Latrobe Valley Express 18 May 2020

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Pubs, cafes, clubs and restaurants to re-open

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By GREGOR MACTAGGART

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Latrobe Community Support Services Team Leader Myla Bennett, Member for Morwell Russell Northe, Corps Officer Major Denise Milkins and Associate Corps Officer Alan Milkins promote a different looking Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal in 2020. FULL STORY - PAGE 7

DEADLINE LOOMS MINE rehabilitation regulators are on deadline to deliver a final Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy by June 30 and have not ruled out releasing details of further technical studies. The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions has released a submissions summary with key themes and feedback into the LVRRS overview after it went out for public comment in November. The LVRRS project team received 31

submissions, many of which were pushing for a range of rehabilitation options, including non-water-based options, as well as alternative water sources. DJPR Earth Resources policy and programs executive director Jane Burton stressed the final strategy to be delivered next month would be a moving document to be updated every three years. Ms Burton said the submissions showed the community felt it important

for mines to be rehabilitated to leave a positive legacy and amenity into the future. She said the community also wanted outcomes which would not come at cost to taxpayers or the environment, or negatively impact downstream water users - particularly along the Latrobe River. “For these people water is their livelihood and they don’t want to be adversely affected if water was a rehabilitation

solution,� Ms Burton told The Express. “The regulator will be assessing what the impacts will be and who would be impacted, these all will be considered. We knew these would be complex issues with complex problems.� Ms Burton said a pit lake was considered the most “technically viable option� out of the Hazelwood mine fire inquiry, but experts also acknowledged there were knowledge gaps to be addressed. Continued on page 3

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PUBS, cafes, clubs and restaurants across Victoria will be able to reopen from June 1. Premier Daniel Andrews announced the easing of restrictions for all hospitality venues following advice from Chief Health Officer, Professor Brett Sutton. “From June 1 - cafes, restaurants and pubs will be able to reopen their doors to serve meals to up to 20 customers at a time per enclosed space,� he said. “From June 22 - this could increase to up to 50 patrons. During the second half of July, up to 100.� The changes in restrictions took place after the state surpassed its goal of 50,000 tests during the past week. There are no active cases of coronavirus in the Latrobe Valley, with 111 active cases across the state. “The results of this data has given us the confidence we need to plan to slowly start lifting some more restrictions,� he said. “The continuing low numbers of community transmission and the high rates of testing give us confidence that cafes, restaurants, pubs and other hospitality businesses can begin planning for a phased re-opening from the beginning of June.� Mr Andrews said the timelines being announced are reliant on Victorians continuing to get tested and those tests continuing to show low numbers of positive cases across the state. “The hospitality industry is one of the pillars of the Victorian economy and has been among the hardest hit by this pandemic - reopening the venues we all love is a critical piece of the puzzle in saving jobs and restoring our local communities,� he said. “We need to be really clear though: this is not a done deal. These timelines will depend on how we’re tracking. “And just as we’ve used evidence to inform our decisions the whole way through this - these next steps will be no different. If, in the coming weeks, we see a sudden upswing in community exposures from an unknown source - we may have to make the call to delay.�


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