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GLENBURN FOOD VAN ROW RE-IGNITES

Local Briefs De Goey charged

■ Collingwood star Jordan De Goey has been charged with indecent assault, reports the Herald Sun. De Goey and another man have been charged with indecent assault in relation to an incident in 2015.

The Herald Sun understands that all three parties were known to each other at the time of the incident, and that De Goey underwent respect and responsibility education in the wake of the incident.

De Goey was a special guest at a Yea charity function at the Shire Hall last year, and attended at a meet and greet held at a local hotel prior to the event.

A modern artwork is to be erected on the site of this tree

Flowerdale gift ● The sign on the damaged tree stump at Kinglake West toilets.

■ What has happened to the prominent Kinglake West tree, allegedly damaged by contractors on a Murrindindi Shire project?

Either the Council or the contractors have turned the matter into public relations spin, advising that the remains of the tree will now become a ‘wood sculpture’.

A cautionary sign has been fixed to the tree in the Kinglake West Toilets car park, which was closed for a significant span time period. The sign advises people not to touch the tree.

● The damaged tree at the Kinglake West Toilets car park.

Local News Old newspapers

■ More old newspapers titles are being digitised and will soon appear on Trove in the Newspapers and Gazettes category.

■ Lilydale Express (1898-1913; 1919-1924).

Eastern Regional Librariesand Lilydale and District Historical

Dashcam needed ■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance as they investigate a serious collision in Yering on Friday afternoon (July 3).

It is believed a hatchback collided with a four-wheel drive which then hit a sedan on Melba Hwy about 3.45pm.

The driver of the hatchback, a 21-yearold Mount Evelyn woman, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Her passenger, a one-year-old boy, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The sole occupant of the four-wheel drive, a 61-year-old Yarra Glen woman, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.

The sole occupant of the sedan, a 29year-old Dandenong man, was uninjured and did not require hospitalisation.

Contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

■ Flowerdale Community House has thanked Judy D’Arcy Evans for her gift of Lego, top help arrange a Lego Club for local children. This is happening from the start of Term 3, with sessions on Thursday afternoons.

Term 3 to begin ● Grab Some Grub food van operates at weekends from the Glenburn Hotel site.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council looks set to be walking into another public relations disaster over food vans at Glenburn.

In March last year, Murrindindi Council’s then-Director, Stuart McConnell, tried to shut down the Friday night Country Wood Fired Pizza van operated by Yea couple Justine and Damien Baker.

Because of a public groundswell, the Council was forced to take a 180-degree ‘about-face’ and allow the couple to trade from the vacant site, which is at the corner of Melba Hwy and Break-o’-Day Road.

History repeats itself in 2020. Jason Fraser and his family live in Two Hills Rd, Glenburn.

They work in the amusement rides industry, but the Coronavirus pandemic has closed down all agricultural shows, thereby preventing the Frasers from having an income.

Murrindindi Shire Council is widely publicising that it wants to help local businesses through the economic hardship caused by the pandemic, yet here it appears to wanting to close down one family’s local enterprise.

The Frasers have a properly-presented food van, and comply with all the food handling regulations, and they are properly.

Jason Fraser says the Council has ordered ● Jason Fraser at Glenburn his family’s van to not trade at the Glenburn site. Web comments speculate that a complaint ersed.

At the time, Murrindindi Shire Planning has gone to Council from the operators of the Officer, Karen Girvan wrote to the Kaers: “As Glenburn Roadhouse.

Mr Fraser says the Council has told him that the use for take away food is prohibited Council there is a zoning issue at play, and that the prop- does not have an option for allowing it to conerty is zoned for farming. The Council has pre- tinue.”

The words in Ms Girvan’s letter proved to viously issued a planning permit for the Glenburn Hotel, a commercial concern, to be be incorrect. Council quickly found a way to keep the Bakers trading, at the first hint of rebuilt on the site.

Mr Fraser says the Council has given him a unfavourable publicity.

A petition to indicate the public support for four-week extension to trade at the site, but only the Fraser’s business is being circulated. Mr on Sundays.

To the best of The Local Paper’s knowledge Fraser says Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish has the issue of the Fraser’s van has not gone be- taken an interest in the matter.

In the Baker’s case, Murrindindi Council fore a formal open meeting of Murrindindi received adverse publicity on statewide ABC Shire Council.

In the case of the Baker’s food van at Glen- radio.

Murrindindi Council is currently trying to burn, CEO Craig Lloyd and then-Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay, attended the van site on a boost tourism, to promote the number of visitors Friday night in early March 2019, to announce to return to the municipality, as part of the that Mr McConnell’s instruction was being re- COVID-19 economic recovery.

New injunction halts forest logging ■ A Supreme Court of Victoria injunction prevents Vicforests from conducting timber harvesting operations within part of the Central Highlands until 5pm Tuesday (July 14) Justice John Dixon issued the order following a writ filed on June 23 by Kinglake Friends of the Forest. The order was made last Friday (July 3).

Vicforests “must not, whether by itself, its servants, agents, contractors or howsoever othewrise, within any coupes in the Central Highlands Region: ■ subject to Order 2, fell our cut trees or parts of trees within 20 metres of any road or track in any coupe in the Central Highlands regikon; or ■ conduct timber harbesting operations within a nett

harbestable area in excess of the nett area identified for that coupe in the defendant’s Timber Release Plan dated Devember 19, 2019, or any varied Timber Rlease Plan that is gazetted before July 14.”

Order 2 allows felling or cutting trees or parts of trees necessary to create road access to the interior of a coupe, as shown on Vicforests’ published operations map.

■ Term 3 at Victorian state primary and high schools is scheduled to begin on Monday (July 13), and runs until Friday, September 18.

Term 4 runs from October 5-December 18.

Tree People on show ■ The Tree People of Flowerdale, a permanent feature at Flowerdale Community House, is an exhibition that will be hung after the school holidays. It is a photographic exhibition created by Lindy Allen.

People who have the tattoo, and/or those photographed, have been invited to a special evening at 5pm on Wednesday, July 29. There is a COVID-19 limit of 20 people who may attend on the night.

Jackie moves on ■ After 2½-years as Chair of the Yea Railway Market, Jacqueline Butterworth is moving on. She is moving to Nagambie where she will open Bumble Bee’s Marketplace (298 High St).

The new Yea Railway Market Committee will include Wayne Fulton, President; Lyell McFadden, Secretary; and Roger Revens, Treasurer.

Count cancelled

■ The lyrebird count held annually at Kinglake will not be conducted in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The need to ferry volunteers by four-wheel drive vehicle to parks locations is not considered to be practical whilst current social distancing restrictions are in place.

K’lake bank grants

■ Three local groups have been recipients of Bendigo Bank community grants at Kinglake: ■ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House, $1412, ■ Kinglake Ranges Men’s Shed, $1530, ■ Lions Club of Kinglake, $1500.

Friends of Forest ■ Kinglake Friends of the Forest will hold their next spotlighting night on Saturday (July 11). Numbers are restricted due to COVID19 health directions. Book: kinglakefriends oftheforestss@gmail.com

Yea Golf weekend ■ Brian Simmons (11) with 36 points won on CB from Steve Rumney (29) on Saturday.

Conditions were heavy but the greens were ideal. Third with 35 points was Wayne Rowe (13) from fourth Mick Spagnolo (7) with 33.

Fifth on CB was Kevin Coghlan (19) from Steve Wealands (17), Ken Whitfort (7) and Phil Armstrong (23) all on 32 points.

Ken Whitfort was NTP on the 2nd and Jeff Aurisch took out the ClubAward. Jonathon Fisher won the Birdie Hole on the 15th.

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65 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Endeavour Alexandra (BP). 10 Downey St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Foodworks. 102 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Mount Pleasant Hotel. 90 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Nutrien Harcourts. 56 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Shamrock Hotel. 80 Grant St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Simpson’s Fuel (Caltex). 25 Aitken St. ■ ALEXANDRA. Totally Trout. 42 Downey St. ■ BUXTON. Blue Igloo Roadhouse. 2200 Maroondah Hwy. ■ BUXTON. Buxton Hotel. 2192 Maroondah Hwy. ■ BUXTON. Shell Buxton. 2093 Maroondah Hwy. ■ DIAMOND CREEK. Diamond Creek Newsagency. Shop 62a Main Rd, Diamond Creek Plaza.

■ DOREEN. Doreen General Store. 920 Yan Yean Rd. ■ EILDON. Foodworks. 18 Main St. ■ ELTHAM. Eltham Newsagency.

2/963 Main Rd. ■ EPPING. APCO Service Station. Cnr McDonalds Rd and High St. ■ EPPING. Epping RSL. Harvest Home Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Flowerdale Community House. 36 Silver Creek Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Flowerdale Hotel. 3325 Whittlesea-Yea Rd. ■ FLOWERDALE. Hazeldene General Store. 6 Curlings Rd. ■ GLENBURN. Glenburn Roadhouse. 3883 Melba Hwy. ■ HURSTBRIDGE. Hurstbridge Newsagency. 900 Main Hustbridge Rd. ■ KANGAROO GROUND. Kangaroo Ground General Store.

280 Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd. ■ KINGL AKE. Cafe. WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ■ KINGLAKE. Foodworks. 12 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ KINGL AKE. Kinglake Pub. 28 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ KINGL AKE. United Service Station. 2 Glenburn-Kinglake Rd. ■ L AURIMAR. Laurimar Newsagency. 95 Hazel Glen Dr. ■ MANSFIELD. Foodworks. 119 High St. ■ MARYSVILLE. Foodworks.

40A Darwin St. ■ MERNDA. Mernda Villages Post Office. 50 Mernda Village Dr. ■ MOLESWORTH. Molesworth Store. 4353 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ■ NARBETHONG. Black Spur Inn. 436 Maroondah Hwy. ■ NARBETHONG. Black Spur Roadhouse. 264 Maroondah Hwy. ■ PANTON HILL. Panton Hill General Store. 586 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ PANTON HILL. Panton Hill Hotel. 633 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ PHEASANT CREEK. Flying Tarts Cafe. 888 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ■ PHEASANT CREEK. Pheasant Creek Store. 884 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ■ RESEARCH. Research Post Office. 1546 Main Rd. ■ SMITHS GULLY. Smiths Gully General Store. 914 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd. ■ SOUTH MOR ANG. Milk Bar. 15 Gorge Rd. ■ ST ANDREWS. St Andrews General Store. 10 Caledonia St. ■ ST ANDREWS. St Andrews Hotel. 79 Burns St. ■ STRATH CREEK. Strath Creek Post Office. 8 Glover Rd. ■ TAGGERTY. Taggerty General Store. 26 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. ■ THORNTON. 4 Ways Diner.

1369 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. ■ THORNTON. Rubicon Hotel.

1362 Taggerty-Thornton Rd.

■ THORNTON. Thornton General Store. 1365 TaggertyThornton Rd. ■ WATTLE GLEN. Peppers Paddock General Store. 13 Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Rd. ■ WHITTLESEA. Champions IGA Supermarket. 2/16 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. El Azar Milk Bar. 13 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 29 Beech St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea Bowls Club. 101 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea Court House. 74 Church St. ■ WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea NewsXpress. 45 Church St. ■ WOLLERT. Wollert General Store. 491 Epping Rd. ■ YARCK. Buck’s Country Bakehouse. 6585 Maroondah Hwy. ■ YARCK. Giddy Goat Cafe.

6606 Maroondah Hwy. ■ YARCK. Yarck Hotel.

Maroondah Hwy. ■ YEA. Amble Inn Cafe. 24 High St. ■ YEA. Country Club Hotel. 18 High St. ■ YEA. Endeavour Petroleum (BP). 31 High St. ■ YEA. Foodworks. 10 High St. ■ YEA. Giddy Coat Cafe. 94 High St. ■ YEA. Grand Central Hotel. 64 High St. ■ YEA. Marmalades. 20 High St. ■ YEA. Mint and Jam. 46 High St. ■ YEA. Nutrien Harcourts. 52 High St. ■ YEA. Peppercorn Hotel. 21 Station St. ■ YEA. Provender Bakery. 56 High St. ■ YEA. Rendezvous In Yea. 10 High St. ■ YEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 88 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Bakery. 44 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Newsagency. 74 High St. ■ YEA. Yea Take-Away. 68 High St.

Lilydale and Yarra Valley Express Edition

■ COLDSTREAM. Coldstream Post Office/Newsagency. The Lodge Shopping Centre. 670-672 Maroondah Hwy. ■ CROYDON NORTH. Croydon North Newsagency. 5 Exeter Rd. ■ HEALESVILLE. BP. 66 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Coles Express. 123 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Grand Hotel.

270 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Healesville Newsagency. 195 Maroondah Hwy. ■ HEALESVILLE. Tobacco Station/Tatts. Shop 11, Healesville Walk.

■ L AUNCHING PLACE. Launching Place General Store.

2200 Warburton Hwy. ■ L AUNCHING PL ACE. Home Hotel. 2170 Warburton Hwy. ■ LILYDALE. Lilydale Newsagency. 237 Main St. ■ MILLGROVE. Licensed Grocery. 3043 Warburton Hwy. ■ MOUNT EVELYN. Mount Evelyn Newsagency. 1A Wray Cres.

■ RINGWOOD. Burnt Bridge Newsagency. 434 Maroondah Hwy. ■ SEVILLE. Wooworths Seville.

568 Warburton Hwy. ■ WANDIN. Wandin Newsagency. 18/2 Union Rd. ■ WARBURTON. Bakery. 3415 Warburton Hwy. ■ WARRANDYTE. Grand Hotel.

140 Yarra St. ■ WARRANDYTE. Quinton’s Supa IGA Supermarket. 1/402 Warrandyte Rd.

■ WARRANDYTE. Warrandyte Newsagency/Post Office. 100 Melbourne Hill Rd. ■ WESBURN. Hotel. 2882 Warburton Hwy. ■ WONGA PARK. IGA Xpress.

70 Jumping Creek Rd. ■ WOORI YALLOCK. Hillcrest Little Store. 1745 Warburton Hwy. ■ WOORI YALLOCK. Woori Yallock Newsagency. Shop 4,1585 Warburton Hwy. ■ YARRA GLEN. IGA Supermarket. 1/38 Bell St. ■ YARR A GLEN. Yarra Glen Newsagency. 32 Bell St. ■ YARR A JUNCTION. Yarra Junction Newsagency. 2454 Warburton Hwy.

Mitchell Shire Edition ■ BEVERIDGE. Beveridge Post Office. Lot 1 Old Hume Hwy. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Corner Store. 89 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Hotel. 100 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Newsagency. 67 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Post Office. 123 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Broadford Service Station. 165 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Commercial Hotel. 31 High St. ■ BROADFORD. High Street Bakery. 67A High St. ■ BROADFORD. IGA Supermarket. 65 High St. ■ BROADFORD. Stuty’s Bakehouse. 91-93 High St. ■ DONNYBROOK. Donnybrook Hotel. 825 Donnybrook Rd. ■ DONNYBROOK. Donnybrook Post Office. 810 Donnybrook Rd. ■ KILMORE. BP. 102 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kemp’s Bakery.

65 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kilmore Bakery.

54 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Kilmore Newsagency. 41 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Red Lion Hotel.

29-31 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. Royal Oak Hotel.

29-31 Sydney St. ■ KILMORE. United Service Station. 127-145 Powlett St. ■ SEYMOUR. IGA O’Keefe’s.

10/115 Anzac Ave. ■ SEYMOUR. Liberty Seymour.

37-39 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Seymour NewsXpress. 66 Station St. ■ SEYMOUR. Seymour South Post and Lotto. 75 Anzac Ave. ■ SEYMOUR. Prince of Wales Hotel. 48 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Royal Hotel. 26 Emily St. ■ SEYMOUR. Terminus Hotel.

26 Station St. ■ SEYMOUR. Top Shop. Cnr Anzac Ave and Delatite Rd. ■ TALLAROOK. Tallarook General Store. 36 Main Rd. ■ TALLAROOK. Tallarook Hotel.

15 Main Rd. ■ TRAWOOL. Trawool Estate/ Hotel. 8150 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ■ WALLAN. United Service Station. 11-14 High St. ■ WALLAN. Wallan News and Lotto. Shop 6, 55 High St. ■ WALLAN EAST. New Rattlers Inn. Station St. ■ WANDONG. Caltex Star Mart.

3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Dundee’s Fish and Cips. 3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. IGA Supermarket. 3272 Epping-Kilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Wandong Post News and Tatts. 3272 EppingKilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Kemp’s Wandong Bakery. 372 EppingKilmore Rd. ■ WANDONG. Magpie and Stump Hotel. 3313 EppingKilmore Rd.

Liscombe House re-opens

Council Briefs Conflict declared

■ Murrindindi Shire Councillor Charlie Bisset disclosed an indirect conflict of interest at the June 24 meeting of Council regarding a proposed combined permit and amendment because of conflicting duties as she is a Manager within Parks Victoria.

7-all at meeting ● Lisombe House, St Helena ■ The Old Colonists’Association of Victoria has reopened its aged care home, Liscombe House, at St Helena, on Friday (July 3).

The home took the precaution of closing the aged care facility on Thursday after a staff member tested inconclusive to a COVID-19 test.

The home had written confirmation – as did the Department of Health and Human Services - that the test was negative.

Upon advice from the DHHS, OCAV reopened the facility.

No other resident or staff member had shown any symptoms of COVID-19. The Home was in touch with families regarding the re-opening.

Liscombe House is managed by the Old Colonists’Association of Victoria . There are 81 residents living at Liscombe House. OCAV was founded over 150 years ago.

We’ll restore CFA: McLeish ■ Cindy McLeish, Eildon MLA, along with her Liberal National colleagues, have committed to restoring the Country Fir Authority following what they call “the union led takeover legislated by Labor Premier, Daniel Andrews”.

"A Michael O'Brien-led Liberal Nationals government will guarantee to restore the Country Fire Authority as an independent fire authority - one that respects the volunteers who protect our communities,” said Ms McLeish.

"Local volunteer fire brigades have been protecting our community in the face of bushfires and danger for well over 100 years - from the devastating bushfires of Ash Wednesday and Black Saturday through to the bushfires earlier this year that greatly impacted our community.

“City centric DanielAndrews has thrown the CFA volunteers under the bus by signing off on the commencement of union-led Fire Rescue Victoria, muscling out the CFA as an independent and equal firefighting service.

"Bushfires are a very real threat to our community, something we know all too well. It is a devastating blow to our community to see the CFA, which has worked so hard to protect us for so many years, disassembled in this way.

"My family has long been involved with the CFA and I greatly respect and admire the selfless work they do."

The Liberal Nationals announced that within the first 100 days of being elected, they will introduce legislation to restore the CFA's power to select, recruit and manage its own staff and wear the CFA uniform.

Legislation will enhance the CFA's powers and responsibilities for the ongoing delivery of fire services in current CFA areas.

Victoria had lost 3955 operational volunteers since Daniel Andrews started his war on CFA volunteers in 2014.

"We have seen CFA volunteer numbers across Victoria significantly decline since the Daniel Andrews takeover. This is simply not good enough. We need to show our respect and our support of the CFA. This is why the Liberal Nationals vow to back the CFA and reinstate their independence and former entitlements if elected," Ms McLeish said.

■ The number of Murrindindi Shire officers equalled the number of Councillors at the June 24 meeting held by video-conferencing.

Councillors present were Mayor Cr Leigh Dunscombe, with Crs Jackie Ashe, Charlie Bisset, Bec Bowles, Eric Lording, Sandice McAulay and Margaret Rae. Officers in attendance were: Craig Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer; Michael Chesworth, Director Corporate and Shared Services; Shivaun Brown, Director Community Engagement; Vito Albicini, Director Assets and Development; Tara Carter, Manager Governance and Risk; Natalie Stewart; and Clara Gartland, Manager Development Services:

Public submissions ■ Murrindindi Council’s June 24 meeting heard a number of submissions from the public.

Craig Lloyd, CEO, read a submission on behalf of Jack Russell regarding the Fixing Rural Roads Funding for the upgrade of High St, Yea. Angelina Bell spoke against a matter regarding 47 Halls Flat Rd, Alexandra – change of use of existing outbuilding to a second dwelling; and use of land for group accommodation.

Michael Harper spoke in support of the matter regarding 47 Halls Flat Rd, Alexandra.

Craigie St drain ■ Yea resident Jack Russell put a question to last month’s Murrindindi Council meeting: “Why is the 180 metre open drain in Craigie St, Yea - that is not self-flushing and the main drain line for central Yea (CBD) so blocked and currently a Bog Reed Thistle threat to our river system and a flood risk?”

The Council's response was: “Counciladdressed the weed situation early this year and is monitoring and will action as required.”

Mr Russell asked: “What funding applications for grants to pipe that open and unmarked section of such essential drain line and as stated in 2013-14 as being urgent?

“Photographs taken over years show that the invent for the total length is well below the height of the outlet cross over due to excessive over excavation so what immediate remedy is open to Council to rectify such a risk?”

The Council responded that it is always searching for grants that can contribute to delivering high priority projects.

“Our maintenance teams will be attending to minor erosion on the banks by adjusting the batter each side of the outfall. This will be undertaken late to early next year when on site conditions permit. There is also minimal bank up on Craigie St and nothing holding in the outfall down to the creek.”

Alexandra proposal

Bushfire relief

■ Murrindindi Council is working towards a planning scheme amendment that will allow for low-density residential devlopment at Plantation Lane, Alexandra.

Councillors voted at the June 24 meeting to adopt Amendment C70 to the Murrindindi Planning Scheme and submit the amendment to the Minister for Planning for approval. The applicant is B. and R. Creighton.

■ Bushfire affected regions of Victoria will share in more than $294,000 additional funding from the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government to increase access to financial counselling services.

Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said $10,000 would be provided to Mansfield Shire.

Anne Ruston, Minister for Families and Social Services, said it was vital families and businesses continued to have access to free financial advice throughout recovery period.

■ Crs Sandice McAulay and Margaret Rae successfully proposed a vote to refuse a planning permit for R.L. Shanks for buildings and works within 100 metres of a watercourse in the farming zone at 3912 Whittlesea-Yea Rd, Flowerdale. It was argued that the proposal does not comply with bushfire planning objectives.

Permit refused

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A big cross to thin blonde lady with distinctive ugg boots and a blue heeler dog, who visited Kinglake Primary School in the dark at 4.45am on Thursdaymorning. Torch in hand, she took out one of the standard roses, Blue Moon variety. The school has excellent footage of the culprit.

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Memo Murrindindi Council typists: Yea Shire Hall, not Town Hall.

Craigie St, Yea, not Craig St (that’s the boss’s name). And Frank Thomson Reserve at Kinglake, not Thompson.

Cr David Lowe, Mayor of Mitchell Shire, issued a media release about the annual customer satisfaction survey about how the Council is performing. Overall performance fell from 55 per cent to ● Cr David Lowe 52 per cent. “Unfortunately, satisfaction with roads has dropped after a large increase in expenditure last year. We also have low results for footpaths and slashing and weed control despite a considerable investment in these important areas over the last few years. Hopefully people see we are trying to do more in this area and that we are also strong advocates for the Victorian Government to do more on the roads and roadsides they manage.”

Mitchell Council’s ‘customers’indi cated that their view of the Shire’a advocacy fell to 49 per cent, went down 3 percentage points about community decisions beuing made, felt customer service satisfaction was down from 70 per cent to 68 per cent. The overall Council direction fell four points to 50 per cent. Views on customer service, emergency and disaster management, family support services, appearance of public area, and environment sustainability all dropped.

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● Yea Swimming Pool There will be free public entry to swimming pools in Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville and Yea, Murrindindi Council has decided. There will also be a one-year trial of late-night pool openings on Fridays and Saturdays at busiest swimming pools in Alexandra and Yea to promote greater utilisation of these facilities Aprogram that enables Yarra Ranges businesses to upgrade build ings to improve energy efficiency and lower operating costs will continue, after gaining support at last week’s Yarra Ranges Council Meeting. The program also generates local employment and allows any tenants leasing the property, to contribute to the upgrade costs and share in the benefits with the property owner. Mayor, Cr Richard Higgins, said the program has become even more important now for local business empowerment, in a time of economic uncertainty and change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Murrindindi Shire Council has added an arbrist to its staff. This will result in a number of savings.

There has been a $100,000 increase to funding for tree works across the Shire, reflecting increased need given recent storm events and changing climate patterns.

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31 new Council staff: CEO ■ Murrindindi Shire CEO Craig Lloyd has spoken about 31 new staff at the Council,, in his latest report to Councillors.

“As we are now aware, the number of new cases, particularly those being traced back to being community and family transmissions has seen an increase in recent times,” Mr Lloyd told the June 24 meeting.

“Unfortunately some foreshadowed easing of restrictions did not occur at the Direction of the Chief Health Officer.

“We know that this will cause some additional disruption, financial impacts and strain on individuals, businesses and families.

“Now more than ever we need to make sure that we follow strictly the advice and directions of the Chief Health Officer.

“As a community we have seen excellent adherence to advice to social distance, maintain good hygiene, avoid crowds, and now avoid some areas of Melbourne that have been particularly impacted.

“Please continue to follow the rules and we will be able to maintain low case numbers, ill-

we continue to urge both levels of Government to do more to support rural areas recover.

“I would like to join Councillors in thanking our staff involved in preparing this year’s budget.

“In adopting the budget we join a very small number of Councils who have maintained average rates with no increase.

“Thank you in particular to our Finance and Capital Works teams for their efforts in the development of this very important budget.

“I would also like to welcome 31 new Council staff to the team.

“These staff [are] fully funded by the State Government’s Working for Victoria program.

“Our parks and gardens are looking great and we are already receiving lots of positive comments about this work. ● Craig Lloyd, CEO “Further works will be unness and fatalities in our com- dertaken during the next six munity. months to clean up areas, re“We have continued to ad- paint street furniture and genvocate for and work hard for erally bring a shine to our Shire our community. as we head towtowards the “We have received good summer. support for the State and Fed“The remaining 10 staff eral Governments to date, but will be joining us shortly.”

New jobs funded by Victorian State Govt.

‘Long road ahead of us’ ■ Murrindindi Mayor, Cr Leigh Dunscombe, cautioned that there is a long road ahead in the Shire’s recovery from the COVID-19 situation.

Cr Duncombe addressed the Council at its meeting conducted by video-conferencing.

“First of all please accept my apologies for my absence at last month’s meeting due to a minor medical procedure and my thanks to Cr Rae for taking the reins,” Cr Dunscombe said.

“Fortunately, there was nothing too serious found and a quick follow up procedure should see me fighting fit.

“I would however, like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone over 49 to take the free bowel cancer screening test when you get it.

“It’s a simple test and if required a simple procedure that could save your life.

“Don’t let these COVID 19 restrictions cause you to neglect your health.

“Now looking at tonight’s agenda it should be obvious that the work of council doesn’t stop – in fact quite the opposite.

“I don’t recall a fuller meeting agenda throughout my entire time as a Councillor and to do it under the current circumstances really is a credit to all officers and staff.

“And it’s not only the business as usual stuff that is keeping them busy, COVID 19 has inspired and necessitated a whole range of additional activities that council staff have been asked to implement across the entire organisation, there is increased cleaning of public toilets, access management at our parks and gardens, implementation of our many new community support programs, such as our book butler service or Dindi Link, Dindi Directory and now Dindi shop websites.

“Not to forget Dindi Live which has been streaming the talents of our local artists and musicians directly into people’s homes each week over the past five weeks.

“We have run online community recovery forums with community event organizers and groups, a local business workshop with our local traders and tomorrow night we will gain the perspectives of the general population.

“The information and ideas gathered from these workshops will play an important role in the recovery phase of this Pandemic.

“And it doesn’t stop there, we have a new Local Business and Tourism Committee, a COVID-19 Emergency Management Commit-

Local Briefs COVID-19 stories

■ Yarra Ranges community members are being asked to share photos, videos and reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic as part of Still Life.

Still Life builds upon Yarra Ranges Council’s Be Kind initiative and asks community members to reflect and express how life has been for them since the pandemic began in March.

Yarra Ranges Mayor, Cr Richard Higgins, said the COVID-19 pandemic had caused unprecedented upheaval in communities throughout Australia.

Premium dropped ■ The 25 per cent premium paid by commercial and industrial property owners in Murrindindi Shire under the commercial/ industrial differential rate has been removed for 2020-21 in recognition of the need to support business recovery in the Shire over the coming 12 months.

“Whilst recognising this will reduce Council’s income over the longer term, with an approximately $5million reduction in predicted rate revenue over 10 years, this is still considered a prudent step due to the severity of the current crisis, Council’s current relatively sound financial position and the ability to manage the effects of this reduction in revenue through future savings, deferral of nonessential spending, the re-prioritisation of expenditure and the availability of discretionary reserves,” said a report to Council.

B’ford play spaces ■ Broadford is getting two new play spaces and Mitchell Shire Council is looking for input on the draft designs.

People are being asked to participate in two surveys to help finalise the designs for a new play space at Memorial Park in High St and a new play space at the Community Precinct behind the Broadford Living and Learning Centre, Youth Centre and skate park.

Mitchell Council has spoken with various community groups in Broadford to help develop the draft designs and is now looking for input from the wider community.

Dindi $46.4m spend

● Cr Leigh Dunscombe, Mayor tee and a whole range of State and Federal Government stimulus initiatives to consider, all while navigating the annual budget, unfamiliar technology and working arrangements and the fears and concerns that we all share.

“Not to mention the introduction of a new Local Government Act and Governance Rules or the massive amount of work that is to come as a result of this year’s Local Council Elections.

“Anyone who thinks that COVID-19 is a cake walk obviously doesn’t work for Council.

“So as far as a response goes to this pandemic I think it is fair to say that Murrindindi has led the way, so to my fellow Councillors, Craig, Directors, Officers and Staff – I say Thank You, to the volunteers helping with our support programs and those serving on our various committees and to all those who have taken the time to participate and contribute in our recovery workshops – thank You. “And to everyone within our communities that are heeding the advice and making the sacrifices to keep us all safe, I say Thank You. There is a long road ahead of us but together, we will get there,” Cr Dunscombe said.

■ Murrindindi Council will spend $46.40 million to deliver services and improve infrastructure. This includes an expanded $11.68 million Capital Works Program to help stimulate economic and community recovery.

Highlights include: ■ $3.86 million on roads and paths including reseals, re-sheeting, footpath renewals and improvements to unsealed roads ■ $175,000 to improve safety at the Kinglake West Primary School crossing and surrounds ■ $479,000 on Marysville Swimming Pool renewal works ■ $160,000 on Kinglake Public Toilet Renovation (Aitken Crescent) ■ $350,000 on a new public toilet in Kinglake Memorial Reserve ■ $45,000 on solar hot water showers for male and female amenity blocks at Eildon and Marysville swimming pools ■ $40,000 to replace bi fold doors at Yea Recreation Reserve Clubrooms ■ $189,000 to improve connectivity to Kellock Lodge (William St to Johnston St , with connection to Leckie Park) ■ $45,000 for additional shade sails at the Yea Swimming Pool ■ $100,000 for the extension of the footpath in Falls Rd, Marysville (Stage 1 – Gallipoli Park to Goulds Terrace) ■ $50,000 for bridge renewal at the entrance to the Yea Caravan Park.

K’lake comments

■ The final stage of consultation for the Kinglake Streetscape will commence this month, Cr Eric Lording has told Murrindindi Council. Works in Aitkin Crescent including concreting, stormwater, footpath, kerb and channel have been completed.

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Pandemic fears ■ The mental health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 virus will far outweigh its horrible physical health toll.

As at Monday this week, 22 Victorians are dead because of the Coronavirus.

As a full-page special report reveals today, Hume municipality now tops the ‘leader board’ for cases, many of them active.

A number of postcodes are in lockdown, while residents at nine towers in inner Melbourne are in ‘total lockdown’.

This means 3000 people are unable to go past the front door.

Many complain that the promised supplies of food and other essentials are yet to arrive.

‘New normal’

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Influx fears

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The Woolworths online centre ■ The buzz words at Westdelivery was these days are the closed Footscray won after a ‘new normal’. tested positive Ways of going worker about life that we to COVID-19.

The NSW-Victohmay have never pre- rian border was closed viously considered.

(Tues.), It is all built on the yesterday which has profound optimistic premise that effect on commerce in “things will get better’. the state’s North-East.

Yet another blow has been struck to our tourism industry.

Service closed

■ Take nothing for granted. In country areas, many independent supermarkets have found their supplies compromised, because suppliers have been more keen to satisfy the buyers at chains such as Coles and Woolworths.

Areas such as the inner suburbs were closed down last Saturday at a moment’s notice.

Dr Vella says he would not be surprised to see areas of Whittlesea return to lockdown.

“It’s called the hockey stick effect, when it’s been a very flat line, then it suddenly ticks upward to show that exponential growth.”

District watch ■ The outbreak in the Hume municipality, in Melbourne’s north, has effects on neighbouring local government areas.

To the north, these include Mitchell and Murrindindi area.

In the suburbs these include districts such as Moreland, Brim-

bank, Moonee Valley, Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay. There is a nervous feeling in northern suburbs such as Reservoir and Thomastown where cases have already been reported.

In the east, Knox Mayor Cr Nicole Seymour has been issuing positive statements about the small number of cases in her area, but just over the border in Casey, the numbers are racing away.

Data science ■ Dr Paul Vella, a data scientist, warns that cases have been rising sharply in four Council areas: Whittlesea, Melton, Wyndham and Casey.

■ Hospitals around the state are gearing up for the possibility of an influx in critical cases.

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says that he fears for what might occur over coming days.

“When you have got 70 odd cases every day, there is absolutely an expectation that some of those people will die,” Prof.

Sutton said.

He suggested that the world is only a quarter of the way through the pandemic.

Doyle report

■ Former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle, had engaged in “highly distressing” behaviour by touching a woman inappropriately at a black-tie dinner in 2016, the Herald Sun reports.

The newspaper yesterday (Tues.) noted a controversial report released by the Melbourne City Council which found that Mr Doyle had no justification for the behaviour and it was fundamentally inconsistent with the dignity of the office of Lord Mayor.

Mr Doyle has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

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Little interest

■ Only one nomination was received for the vacancy in the Shire Council caused by the retirement of Cr F. G. Purcell. Little interest is there taken in municipal affairs beyond criticising the doings of councillors individually and as a body.

It can.not be said that others withheld their nomination owing to the names of other likely candidates being mentioned, as it was only on the day of nomination that Mr H. Gracey (now Cr Gracey) was approached. and his nomination lodged within a few minutes of 4 o'clock.

The new councillor is a man of progressive ideas, and is well acquainted with the shire and its requirement, and should prove an acquisition to the Council.

Bridge v Morang HURSTBRIDGEV. MORANG. (BY DIGGER ) The above teams met at Hurstbridge on Saturday last, 10th inst.

Weather conditions were favourable and there was a fair attendance to witness what was expected to be a good game of football.

The Morang skipper won: the toss and elected to kick towards the south goal, which had the advantage of a slight wind The ground was in good order, and a good ball was also a factor in the clean, fast game.

From the bounce the Bridge was first away, and began scoring within a few minutes ; but Morang backs, being very fast, were always equal to the Bridge forwards.

Final scores : Hurstbridge 9 gls. 15 behs.-69 pts.

Morang 6 gls 6 behs - 42 pts

Upper Plenty

■ A concert and dance were held in the Upper Plenty proved very enjoyable, although the attendance was only moderate, owing to an abnormal amount of sickness now prevalent in the district.

MrA. McDougall presided at the concert and the programme was gone. through, all the items being well received, the audience, OliverTwist like, asking for more after most of the items

Dead at age 38

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● The Caledonian Hotel, Yea, was built by John Wishart Cairns in 1860.

Photo: Yea and District Historical Pages, courtesy Alan Thorley.

■ I was present at the "Mugs " concert last week, and I enjoyed it immensly. It was a huge suneess. The only drawback was the weather, which was most unfavorable. Personally I consider It the most enjoyable variety entertainment that we've had for a very long time.

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TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 8.9.5.6.

Lotto Numbers: 8.9.34.42.33.5.

There is a possibility of gaining what you have been hoping for a long time now. Do not let your impulsiveness ruin your chances of improvement in your career matters.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 7,8,9,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,45,22, Some surprise gains from unexpected directions could be the first thing y will be noticing. Your love life should be improving and some success in what you have been aiming for.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 7,9,2,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,41,22, Not them time to get involved with other people's problems. You might have to make extra effort to get your work load finished on time. Some luck with objects of art.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Brown Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 1,4,2,1 Lotto Numbers: 1,12,23,34,37,45, People you thought you knew well may surprise you.

Something nice and delightful could happen soon. try with loved ones.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 5,7,6,2, Lotto Numbers: 1,16,26,39,41,3, Plenty is expected of you at this time. However, you will come through with flying colours and reap the rewards in the end. A friendship could turn into something more serious.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 2,6,7,9, Lotto Numbers: 1,6,23,37,7,22, Make sure everyone concerned knows what you are on about, otherwise you could create quite a pandemonium.

Romance could be a slow burning affair.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Lemon Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 7,9,2,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,6,23,38,36,30, Friends and relatives should be giving your life a bit of a boost. Make sure you get enough rest. Some of your planned work may have to be postponed till a later date.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 1,4,1,7, Lotto Numbers: 1,17,23,38,36,5, Things may not be working out the way you wanted to, but you will enjoy yourself never the less. Do not let other people's ideas worry you, just go ahead and do your own thing.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 5,7,9,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,4,23,28,33,3, You may have to listen to an older and wiser person before making any important decisions. Otherwise a period of surprises some you may not like so much.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Apricot Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 4,7,8,9, Lotto Numbers: 1,16,23,35,45,11, Most could be more interested in distant places and people than existing friendships even they could strengthen and for some become romantically involved.

Some are likely to meet an old love about now.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Fawn Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 4,7,2,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,16,23,36,41,9, A better understanding could be reached with those in authority, most have a reason to feel confident. A good time now to be more adventurous.

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● The six-month trial at Masons Road is coming to its conclusion.

■ Whittlesea Council’s six-month trial of MaWhittlesea Council will consider a number sons Rd as a one-way road, eastbound between of options for the future of Masons Rd including Epping Rd and Wilkes Ct, will end on August3. maintaining one-way access, closing the road The trial was put in place to determine if at a given point, west of Wilkes Ct, or returning to two-way flow, as per before the trial. road safety and conditions would improve.

Have your say by August 3: Early results from the trial show: ■ No crashes causing injury recorded by emer- ■ Online whittlesea.vic.gov.au/masonsroad ■ Email engineering.services@whittlesea. gency services ■ The condition of the road has deteriorated at vic.gov.au ■ A drop-in session will be held on July 29 a slower rate between 3pm and 7pm at Mernda Villages Com■ Traffic has decreased by 81 per cent (data munity Activity Centre, 70 Mernda Villages from other local roads suggests around 61per Drive, Mernda. RSVP by phoning 9217 2006 or centcan be attributed to the trial, and 20 per cent by emailing engineering.services@whittlesea. attributed to COVID-19 restrictions). vic.gov.au Before the trial ends, residents are invited to Feedback, together with input from emerprovide feedback on the effectiveness of the gency services and other road users, will help one-way road in addressing safety, amenity im- inform Council's decision on the future of Mapacts (dust and noise) and road conditions. sons Rd.

Nillumbik launches 36 ‘Live July’ events ■ Live July kicks off Nillumbik Shire Council’s innovative Art in the Time of COVID19 program which also supports writers and visual artists.

Live July features 36 live-streamed events with 47 creatives from across Victoria and will include performances, studio tours, workshops, demonstrations and tutorials.

Citizens can enjoy music, dance, film, ceramics, painting, illustration, creative writing, literature, creative upcycling and more – without having to leave the house.

Artists of all mediums were invited to apply for commission opportunities through Livestreaming in the Time of COVID-19, Art in the

Norris Bank dog park closed

■ Whittlesea Council has had a small number of reports of dogs becoming ill after visiting the Norris Bank Reserve Dog Park.

“In consultation with the District Vet we have decided to close the dog park as a precaution until Thursday, July 16, to rest the soil and improve the health of the grass,” said a Council statement.

“Dog owners are reminded to ensure their pet is up to date with vaccinations and not showing signs of illness, such as vomiting or diarrhoea, before entering a dog park.”

The Norris Bank Recreation Reserve and playground remain open.

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Tri-Council boost

■ Murrindindi Shire Council is joining Mitchell and Mansfield Shire Councils to deliver the Great Victorian Rail Trail Strategic Development Plan, following endorsement at its June 24 meeting.

As Australia's longest continuous rail trail, the 134 km Great Victorian Rail Trail follows the old railway line from Tallarook to Mansfield, with a spur line to Alexandra.

The GVRT is already an important tourism asset for the region, but the GVRT Strategic Development Plan aims to help the trail reach its full potential.

The Plan identifies actions and initiatives to help improve the trail experience for visitors and locals alike, foster engagement and collaboration for communities and local businesses, drive visitation and establish the GVRT as a signature tourism experience for our region.

Murrindindi Council's Mayor Cr Leigh Dunscombe said this is a fantastic opportunity to further improve the Rail Trail and bolster its role as a key tourism attraction for Murrindindi Shire.

“Just an hour's drive from Melbourne, the Rail Trail is easily accessible, varied and unique,” Cr Dunscombe said.

“It offers a wonderful experience for locals and visitors alike to enjoy the great outdoors in our beautiful countryside, and explore the towns and villages along the way.

“The Plan includes a three-year action plan, which comprises 18 individual projects.

“One of the areas the Plan looks at is how we engage local businesses that are associated with the GVRT, including those in the key trail towns of Yea, Molesworth, Alexandra and Yarck.

“There is a great opportunity to enhance and diversify the visitor experience on the Trail, including the addition of accommodation and food and beverage options along the way.

“We're excited to work with alongside Mitchell and Mansfield Shire Councils to support this initiative and build visitation in our region.

“The Plan provides us with clear direction and actions, to help our Shire capitalise on opportunities for business and economic growth,” Cr Dunscombe said.

■ To view the GVRT Strategic Development Plan, visit our website at murrindindi.vic.gov.au and search 'strategies'. If you have any questions about the Plan, please give Council a call on 5772 0333.

Local Briefs Zoom, zoom, zoom

● Cr Karen Egan Time of COVID-19 and Written in the Time of COVID-19.

Nillumbik Council received 356 applications from artists both locally and across the country, underscoring the appeal of the program and the great need within the arts sector during the pandemic.

Members from Nillumbik Council’s Arts and Cultural Advisory Committee sat on three selection panels awarding 163 artists a commission through the program.

Mayor Cr Karen Egan said Council had been impressed with the calibre of applications.

“Nillumbik is known for its vibrant arts community,” Cr Egan said. “The sector has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and we are pleased to be able to support artists of all mediums in this way.”

From September 3 to October 29, the work of 36 local and national artists will be presented at the Art in the Time of COVID-19 exhibition at Montsalvat in Eltham, subject to COVID-19 restrictions.

■ Cr Jackie Ashe told the June 24 meeting ofMurrindindi Council that the COVID-19 period had been a time of personal reflection.

“I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank all of the teams across Council for all that they’re doing during these extremely difficult times.

“It’s great to see a communication policy and to also reflect on how far we have come, especially with social media. I would like to thank the communications team but again thank you to everyone for what they’re doing.

“I would also like to thank the community for their uptake. It’s been amazing to see their interest with the online forums that have been going on lately. Thank you everyone in the community for learning the new technology that we’re all using (Zoom) and for making the best of it,” Cr Ashe said.

High St works ■ Cr Eric Lording has told Murrindindi Council that High St, Yea construction works have commenced and will continue for 12 weeks. Works will include some landscaping works including planting of Crepe

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■ Puffing Billy Railway has announced the appointment of two new members to the Emerald Tourist Railway board of management.

Dianne Smith and Michael Mangos were selected by Tourism Minister Martin Pakula and announced as board members on June 29.

- Ranges Trader Mail

Budget on hold

■ The Mansfield Shire Council is one of many local government areas yet to release their 2020-21 budget after recently postponing it until August 2020.

A motion was passed in support of the decision at the shire’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 23, following the State Government’s recent announcement of an extended deadline for 2020-21 council budgets (August 31) and annual reports (November 30).

- Mansfield Courier

Bike paths plan

■ Planning for final stages of the bicycle path to connect Warrandyte to the Main Yarra Trail is underway.

Manningham Council is currently planning for a new shared bicycle path to connect Pound Rd to Taroona Ave in Warrandyte, with a final leg taking the path from Warrandyte High School to the junction with the Main Yarra Trail at Beasley’s Nursery.

- Warrandyte Diary

Car show off

■ The Australian National Show and Shine, scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 4, has been cancelled this year because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event is arguable Euroa’s largest yearly event, and one of the largest gatherings of car enthusiasts in Victoria, with over 10,000 people thought to have attended last year’s show, with more than 1600 vehicles including cars, motor cycles, trucks, tractors and race cars on display.

- Euroa Gazette

Tram in Seymour

■ Seymour’s Kosta Kostoski was pleased to see a Victoria W-Class tram craned on to his property after 20 years of trying to acquire one. Kosta plans to showcase the tram and other items of Australian history to attract more people to Seymour and district.

Kosta and Sylvia own Victorian Railway Workshops, Art and Antiques and plan to use their expertise to showcase an important part of Australian History and workmanship not often seen today.

- Seymour Telegraph

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AFL Outer East Football cancelled ■ The AFLOuter East Commission has ratified a decision to cancel Senior, Reserve and Veterans football for Season 2020.

A tightening of protocols made returning in 2020 unfeasible and unsustainable for Senior clubs, said Tony Mitchell, Chair of AFL Outer East “We have exhausted every possible avenue, including the implementation of alternative competition models,” Mr Mitchell said.

“AFL Outer East is immensely proud and grateful of its Senior Clubs through-out this period.

“They have been united, positive, and hugely resilient and the leadership of our Senior Committees, coaches and players during this period has been exemplary.

“The commitment to well-being, connectiveness and mental health of participants and the community has been outstanding.

“Our clubs have set great foundations to return stronger than ever in 2021.

“Our approach has been and will remain to continue to strive to provide our participants the opportunity to play football and netball, until it in no longer feasible.

“We remain committed to seeking alternatives, offering different solutions, and meeting this challenge head on.

“Our focus now shifts to our Junior and Female competitions, where we have a wonderful opportunity to showcase and shine a spotlight on these competitions.

“As per our Return to Play guidelines, each competition across the AFL Outer East will be assessed independently in regards to a return to play.

“After reviewing the current government, AFL Victoria and Netball Victoria protocols, we can confirm the current start dates for the following competitions remain in place: ■ Junior Football, including Under 18’s- July 25 and 26 ■ Junior Netball - July 25 ■ Senior Netball - August 1 ■ Women’s Football - August 1 The clubs responses for team entries in these

● Tony Mitchell, AFL Outer East competitions for the 2020 season: ■ Junior Football – All Clubs ■ Open Netball – 16 Clubs ■ Women’s Football – 9 Clubs ■ Junior Netball – 13 Clubs ■ U18 Football – 14 Clubs “We will work with these clubs and our Umpiring groups to support and prepare them for the implementation and management of all required protocols in returning to competition,” Mr Mitchell said, “The structure for the 2020 season for these competitions will be confirmed next week once team nominations are finalised.

“AFL Outer East will continue to monitor all advice from key stakeholders in the lead up to these start dates.

“We continue to urge all Outer East participants to practice good hygiene and adhere to all Government, AFLVictoriaand Netball Victoria guidelines to help reduce the spread of COVID19 in our community.

New Kinglake netball courts await players

All fired up

■ A lack of consultation and underfunding are two of the major concerns expressed by volunteer firefighter leaders in condemning State Government fire service reforms.

The government’s restructuring of Victoria’s fire services sees Melbourne’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade combine with 38 current Country Fire Authority stations in regional centres under the new banner of Fire Rescue Victoria.

The 38 transitioning CFA brigades, including South Morang and Craigieburn, which currently operate as integrated stations combining career staff and volunteers, will become fully staff-operated.

- Whittlesea Review

Stealing agent

■ A Berwick real estate agent will spend the next nine months in jail after he was caught stealing $175,000 from unsuspecting clients.

Geoff Horne, 55, was sentenced in the County Court on Monday, June 29, after he pleaded guilty to two charges of theft.

The “serious and concerning” offending began in May 2018, when Mr Horne’s company – Geoff Horne Real Estate Pty Ltd – was engaged to sell a Berwick property.

- Pakenham Gazette

● Contact community sport is not allowed right now for those over 18 years.

But Kinglake’s improved netball courts are waiting for local teams, once restrictions ease. The renewal of the Kinglake Memorial Netball Courts was completed last month, featuring a new playing surface that will last well into the future.

Mini gender comp. at Yea ■ Wednesday (July 1) saw 18 men/9 l adies compete in a stableford round in week 1 of the mini gender competition at Yea Golf Club.

Winner with 38 points was Gary Pollard (13) from second Martin Lowe (16) on 37 on CB from third Jonathon Fisher (16).

Fourth was Chris Smith (24) with 36 points.

NTP on the 2nd was Gary Pollard and the Club Award went to Norm McCallum.

Team averages were 29.4 to the Men and 17.2 the Ladies.

All gender points went to the men – 42. Winner of the Ladies was Vicki Clements (22) with 26 points and Di Holdsworth was NTP on the 2nd.

W’sea Junior Footy ■ Whittlesea Junior Football Club committee was due to meet last night (Tues.) at the Showgrounds tgo consider this week’s NFNL announcement.

Criminal Case Listings Thursday, July 9 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Boore, S (37654)v Bilston, Matthew. Uni-Geelong Victoria Police - Niemann, C (34454) v Heslop, Jessica Lee. Socit-Seymour Victoria Police - Hall-Poulios, D (40888) v Craven, Mathew. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Stanlake, K (16359) v Ryan, Roger James. Ciu-Kingston Victoria Police - Whiteside, M (43500) v Bamford, Jamie. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Carter, S (42829) v Draper, Adam. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Carter, S (42829) v Gates, Tracey. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Lye, Boon Hui. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Telfer, J (38560) v Garbutt, Courtney. Uni-Heidelberg Friday, July 10 Victoria Police - Thomas, S (40419)v Phillips, David. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Mapperson, J (44313) v Nesbitt, Anthony. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Phillips, David. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Keevil, A (43714) v Phillips, David John. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Porter, I (33403) v Spencer, Anthony. Ciu-Mitchell Mitchell Shire Council - Rickard, S v Croos, Nithiya. Mitchell Shire Council Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Henderson, Kihrya. Dtu-Seymour Thursday, July 16 Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Murphy, Dean. Ciu-Mitchell Traffic Camera Office - Traffic Camera Office v Healthyclean Services Pty Ltd. Melbourne Traffic Camera Office - Traffic Camera Office v Elliot, Glenn. Melbourne Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Mcintosh, Lori. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Mcintosh, Lori. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Smith, Bruce. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Johnston, Lisa Jayne. Uni-Pyalong Victoria Police - Kliemt, R (44009) v Manson, Tane. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Kliemt, R (44009) v Kingston, Daniel. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Feben, T (38222) v Douglas, Michael. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Bingley, R (24103) v Griffiths, Clinton. Ciu-Yarra Ranges Victoria Police - Carter, S (42829) v Thomas, Troy. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Hogan, Daniel. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v Kearns, Adam. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Charles, Shawn. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Manning, Scott Adrian. Uni-Alexandra Community Corrections Centre Cochrane, S v Thompson, David. Seymour Community Correction Centre Friday, July 17 Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Gunes, Kenan. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Prosser, A (42155) v Mason, Melissa. Ciu-Melbourne Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v O'neill, Stephen. Highway Patrol-Wallan Community Corrections Centre Cochrane, S v Colenso, Ricky. Community Corrections Centre.

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■ The Local Paper is grateful to a network of volunteer contributors who regularly supply reports of local organisations.

Local contributors include: ■ Ann Argent, Central Bowls Division.

■ Stephen Baker, Seymour Railway Heritage Centre.

■ Julie Blyth, Y Water Discovery Centre.

■ Liz Bower, Nanna’s Makers Market.

■ Laura Caine, Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House.

■ Beth Caldow, Shepparton Festival.

■ Meagan Callander, Middle Kinglake Primary School.

■ Bonnie Cavanagh, Broadford Football Netball Club.

■ Viv Cavanagh, Yea Bowls Club.

■ Gayle Cole, Kinglake Friends of the Forest.

■ Stuart Dale, Albert Edward Lodge, Alexandra Masonic Centre.

■ Paul Denham, Buxton CFA. ■ Holly Ditchfield, Eltham Jazz Festival.

■ Andrew Embling, Alexandra Truck Show.

■ Chrissy Eustace, Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges.

■ Patrick Evans, Yea Football Netball Club.

■ Hannah Graham, Green Wedge.

■ Sam Hicks, Fawcett Hall, Alexandra Indoor Pool.

■ Ryan Hurst, Kinglake Football Netball Club.

■ Alison Huth, YAPPERS, and Yea Arts.

■ Bev Johns, Kinglake.

■ Ross Malcolm, sports photographs.

■ Rhyll McCormack, Mountain Cattlemen.

■ Kelly McLeish, Yea CFA. ■ Shannon Mittrow, Alexandra SES. ■ Sara Murray, Alexandra Show.

■ Eden Elizabeth Nicholls, St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea and Molesworth.

■ Alan Pell, Yea Golf Club.

■ Pam Petersen, Alexandra Christmas Tree Festival.

■ Brian Phillips, Yea Football Netball Club.

■ David Purcell, Healesville Amateur Race Club.

■ Peter Rice, UGFM - Radio Murrindindi.

■ Clinton Robinson, Kinglake Football Netball Club.

■ Sacred Heart Primary School, Yea. ■ Michaela Sargeant, Goulburn Valley Water.

■ Denis Smith, Yea St Pats Race Club.

■ Megan Smithwick, Whittlesea activities.

■ Ian Staff, Whittlesea Table Tennis, agricultural items.

■ Steels Creek Grapevine, newsletter.

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■ Ray Steyger, Alexandra Football Netball Club.

■ Jeffrey Swain, Yea-Kinglake RSL, Alexandra-Mansfield-Yea Legacy.

■ Cat Thomas, Upper Goulburn Landcare Network.

■ Heidi Twining, Victoria Police.

■ Nikki Vanderwerf, Alexandra District Health.

■ Iris Vrzovski, Bollygum Community Market.

■ Ash Walsh, Yea Football Netball Club.

■ Caroline Weeks, Murrindindi Beanie and Fibre Festival.

■ Peter Weeks, Alexandra SES. ■ Glenda Woods, Rotary Club of Yea.

SEYMOUR POLICE PROBE DRUG RING

■ Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad seized drugs, and cash following the execution of a series of warrants across Victoria and Tasmania last week.

Seymour Police were incolved in the opeartions Warrants were executed on Tuesday last week (June 30) at residential, commercial and rural properties in Balwyn, Mont Albert, Point Cook, Truganina, Kerang, Bannerton and Robinvale as part of a fivemonth investigation into an alleged Malaysian drug manufacturing syndicate.

Police from the Crime Command Organised Crime Division were involved in the warrants, along with local police from a number of areas across metropolitan Melbourne, Mildura, Swan Hill and Seymour.

Assistance was also provided from Australian Border Force, Australian Federal Police and Agriculture Victoria during the investigation.

Warrants were also executed in Hobart by Tasmania Police.

Six men were arrested and charged in Victoria, including: ■ A 36-year-old Balwyn man charged with traffick a large commercial quantity of a drug of dependence; ■ A 32-year-old Balwyn man charged with traffick a large commercial quantity of a drug of dependence; ■ A 32-year-old Bannerton man charged with traffick a large commercial quantity of a drug of dependence; ■ A 41-year-old Kerang man charged with traffick a large commercial quantity of a drug of dependence; ■ A 35-year-old Point Cook man charged charged with traffick a large commercial quantity of a drug of dependence; and ■ 28-year-old Bannerton man charged with

possess material/equipment for manufacturing a drug of dependence.

All men have been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on November 4, with the exception of the 28-year-old Bannerton man who has been bailed to appear at Mildura Magistrates’ Court on September 30.

Two women were also arrested in Tasmania, including a 35-year-old Kingston Beach woman who has been charged with traffick a large commercial quantity of a drug of dependence and a 29-year-old Lindisfarne woman who has been charged with recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime.

The Kingston Beach woman was remanded to appear at Hobart Magistrates’ Court on July 2 while the Lindisfarne woman has been bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on November 24.

In total, 19 people have now been arrested during the course of the investigation.

Police seized three tonnes of chemicals believed be pre-cursor chemicals for the manufacture of drugs. Seven luxury cars were also seized.

During the investigation, Police had previously seized 57kg of methylamphetamine as well as a significant quantity of cash.

Three large-scale clandestine laboratories were also dismantled.

Homicide Squad detectives are also looking at possible links to the drug syndicate as part of the ongoing investigation into the death of Shu Jian Lim, whose body was located at Cobbledicks Ford Reserve in Mt Cottrell on September 17, 2015.

Detective Superintendent Jacqueline Curran said the warrants were the culmination of five months of committed investigation by the Clandestine Laboratory Squad and other units across Victoria Police, along with a number of external agencies.

Lilydale’s Meisha, 15, missing Teenager did not return to her Albert Hill Rd home ■ Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Lilydale teenager Miesha Hansford.

The 15-year-old was left her home address on Albert Hill Rd on Monday, June 29, and has not returned.

Police and family have concerns for her welfare due to her age.

Investigators have released an image of Miesha in the hope someone recognises her and can provide information regarding her current whereabouts.

Anyone with information about Miesha is urged to contact Lilydale Police Station on 9739 2300.

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IMAGE: VICTORIA POLICE

● Olivia Adams-Razos ■ Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Lilydale teenager Olivia Adams-Razos.

The 15-year-old was last seen at a Victoria St address about 7.30pm on Wednesday night (July 1).

Olivia is known to frequent the Yarra Glen and Wantirna areas, and was last seen wearing a black jumper, black leggings and white runners.

Police and family hold concerns for Olivia’s welfare due to her age.

Police have released an image of Olivia in the hope someone recognises her and can provide information regarding her current whereabouts.

Anyone with information about Olivia is urged to contact Lilydale Police Station on 9739 2300.

Radio station arson

● Meisha Hansford, 15

■ This transmitter facility for Seymour FM 103.9 at Grainte Park was destroyed by arson on Sunday morning.

The station is broadcasting via a smaller temporary facility at the studio complex in the meantime. There have many offers of loan equipment.

Station President Ian McOwan said that four people, wearing hoods, entered the premises a few times from 9.50pm Saturday, and 40 minutes later into the transmitter room, cutting the power and therefore the surveillance cameras.

Victoria Police are investigating, including Arson squads of VicPol and CFA, Mr McOwan said.

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Worst days of Coronavirus hit Restricted postcodes

Cases by Local Govt.

Areas

■ For the restricted postcodes there are only four reasons to leave home.

■ To shop for food and essential goods and services.

■ For care or compassionate reasons (for example, this includes shared parenting obligations or providing care and support to an unwell, disabled, elderly or pregnant friend or relative).

■ Exercise.

■ For work or study – if you can’t do it from home.

As at Mondday, July 6 ■ Hume 235 (confirmed cases ever), 124 (active cases, current) ■ Melbourne 169, 82 ■ Brimbank 168, 62 ■ Wyndham 148, 86 ■ Moreland 127, 33 ■ Casey 120, 16 ■ Moonee Valley 110, 46 ■ Stonnington 105, 6 ■ Banyule 99, 3 ■ Whittlesea 84, 31 ■ Boroondara 81, 7 ■ Melton 81, 17 ■ Darebin 70, 14 ■ Greater Geelong 68, 0 ■ Interstate 65, 2 ■ Mornington Peninsula 63, 0 ■ Glen Eira 60, 2 ■ Monash 57, 3 ■ Port Phillip 57, 9 ■ Yarra 50, 13 ■ Maribyrnong 45, 16 ■ Frankston 42, 2 ■ Manningham 39, 6 ■ Bayside 36, 1 ■ Hobsons Bay 35, 13 ■ Kingston 35, 2 ■ Whitehorse 30, 5 ■ Greater Dandenong 28, 3 ■ Nillumbik 28, 1 ■ Yarra Ranges 28, 2 ■ Knox 26, 3 ■ Unknown 24, 19 ■ Cardinia 22, 0 ■ Mitchell 20, 8 ■ Maroondah 19, 3 ■ Greater Shepparton 15, 1 ■ Wellington 12, 0 ■ Ballarat 11, 0 ■ Moira 11, 0 ■ Greater Bendigo 10, 1 ■ Latrobe 9, 1 ■ Macedon Ranges 9, 0 ■ Surf Coast 9, 0 ■ Mount Alexander 6, 0 ■ Ararat 5, 0 ■ Baw Baw 5, 0 ■ Campaspe 5, 0 ■ Mildura 5, 0 ■ South Gippsland 5, 0 ■ Warrnambool 5, 0 ■ Bass Coast 4, 0 ■ Overseas 4, 0 ■ Swan Hill 4, 0 ■ Benalla 3, 0 ■ Horsham 3, 0 ■ Loddon 3, 0 ■ Mansfield 3, 0 ■ Moorabool 3, 0 ■ Northern Grampians 3, 0 ■ East Gippsland 2, 1 ■ Gannawarra 2, 0 ■ Hepburn 2, 0 ■ Murrindindi 2, 0 ■ Southern Grampians 2, 0 ■ Strathbogie 2, 0 ■ Wangaratta 2, 0 ■ Wodonga 2, 1 ■ Alpine 1, 0 ■ Central Goldfields 1, 0 ■ Corangamite 1, 0 ■ Glenelg 1, 0 ■ Golden Plains 1, 0 ■ Moyne 1, 0 ■ West Wimmera 1, 0 ■ Yarriambiack 1, 0 Total 2660, 645

● 3000 people in nine towers are in total lockdown.

Photo courtesy SBS ■ The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria, as at Monday (July 6) wass 2660 with 127 new cases reported on Sunday (July 5).

The overall total has increased by 124, with three cases reclassified.

Within Victoria, 34 new cases are linked to outbreaks, 40 new cases have been identified through routine testing and 53 cases are under investigation. No case has been detected in a returned traveller in hotel quarantine.

There have been two new deaths stricted postcodes, there are only four reported since Sunday. A man in his reasons to go into those postcodes: 90s passed away in hospital On Sun- shopping for food and supplies, care day and the Department has con- and caregiving, exercise and study firmed another man in his 60s passed or work.

People who live in these away in hospital on Monday morning. To date, 22 people have died postcodes cannot have visitors to their home, or visit other homes, exfrom coronavirus in Victoria.

There have been 416 confirmed cept for caregiving or compassioncases of coronavirus in Victoria that ate reasons, or receiving services.

Businesses and facilities in these have been acquired through unknown transmission. There are cur- postcodes that have reopened will rently 645 active cases in Victoria. again be restricted. Cafes and resCurrently, 31 people with taurants will only be able to open for coronavirus infection are in hospi- take-away and delivery services.

“Victorians in these locked down tal, including five patients in intensive care. 1992 people have recov- suburbs are being urged to do their bit in the fight against coronavirus – ered from the virus.

Of the total 2660 cases, there stick to the rules and get to a testing have been 2307 in metropolitan station,” Victoria’s Chief Health OfMelbourne and 260 in regional ficer Professor Brett Sutton said.

“This virus is not selective, it will Victoria. The total number of cases is made up of 1397 men and 1244 impact anyone it encounters, and women. More than 952,000 tests personal contact is the clear source of its transmission. More than 300,000 have been processed to date.

It was announced the border be- people live across these suburbs. We tween Victoria and New South need everyone to do their part and Wales will be closed from 11.59pm ensure it is stopped in its tracks.

“There is no excuse for not geton Tuesday (July 7) With outbreaks occurring in pub- ting tested. We have people knocklic housing towers in North ing on your door, coming to your Melbourne and Flemington, the Vic- neighbourhood – we are bringing the torian Government has implemented testing to you. There are also several new measures to slow the spread of drive-through and fixed sites where the virus amongst these communi- people can go.

“And no matter where you live, it ties.

The nine towers involved are now remains critical to practice good hyclosed and residents are required to giene in and outside the home – wash stay in their homes at all times. This your hands regularly, cough and will be in place to ensure we can test sneeze into a tissue or your elbow every single resident. The lifting of and try to avoid touching your face, “Stay 1.5 metres away from anythis restriction will be determined by our success in testing and tracking one you don’t live with and avoid crowds, especially indoors. If you can this virus.

On the advice of health experts, keep working from home – you must 3031, 3051, 3012, 3021, 3032, 3038, keep working from home.

“Don’t take this disease lightly. if 3042, 3046, 3047, 3055, 3060 and 3064 postcodes must follow the Stay you feel unwell with any symptoms at Home directions until July 29. of coronavirus, however mild, you People who live in these restricted should stay home and get tested. postcodes are only allowed to go out “If you have any fever, chills, for four reasons: shopping for food cough, sore throat, shortness of and supplies, medical care and breath, runny nose, and loss of sense caregiving – including to be tested of smell or taste - stay home, don’t for COVID-19, exercise and study go in to work and don’t visit friends or work – if unable to work or study and family. Get tested and stay at from home. home until you get the result,” ProFor people living outside these re- fessor Sutton said.

■ 22 dead ■ 2660 cases ■ 127 cases on Monday ■ 40 new cases through routine tests on Monday

3012 – includes Brooklyn, Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham, West Footscray 3021 – includes Albanvale, Kealba, Kings Park, St Albans 3032 – includes Ascot Vale, Highpoint City, Maribyrnong, Travancore 3038 – includes Keilor Downs, Keilor Lodge, Taylors Lakes, Watergardens 3042 – includes Airport West, Keilor Park, Niddrie, Niddrie North 3046 – includes Glenroy, Hadfield, Oak Park 3047 – includes Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana 3055 – includes Brunswick South, Brunswick West, Moonee Vale, Moreland West 3060 – includes Fawkner 3064 – includes Craigieburn, Donnybrook, Mickleham, Roxburgh Park, Kalkallo From 11:59pm last Saturday (July 4) additional postcodes became restricted: 3031 – includes Flemington, Kensington 3051 – includes Hotham Hill, North Melbourne

Where COVID-19 is active

■ Alfred Hospital: One case in a healthcare worker at the Alfred Hospital. It’s believed the worker attended the site while infectious. Contact tracing is under way and the department is working closely with the hospital to ensure all appropriate public health actions are taken.

■ Ascot Vale: One new case at the Ascot Vale Primary School, a known close contact of an existing case, taking the total cases to two.

■ Brooklyn: One new case at the JBS abattoir in Brooklyn. All staff at the site are being tested and the department’s outbreak squad will visit to ensure the appropriate public health actions are taken.

■ Camberwell: One new case linked to the Camberwell Grammar School outbreak, taking the total to four.

■ City: The department is also investigating cases linked to Telstra Bourke St. Close contacts are in quarantine and the store has been deep cleaned.

■ City - Stamford Plaza: Two new cases linked to the Stamford Plaza outbreak, one household contact and one contracted security guard who was already in quarantine.

■ Deer Park: One new case is linked to a Deer Park gathering, ■ Docklands: Two new cases at the Optus head office, taking the total to five cases. A deep clean has been undertaken and investigation into potential transmission occurring via social settings outside of work is ongoing.

■ Epping: Two new healthcare worker cases linked to the Northern Hospital Epping Emergency Department, taking the total number of cases linked to the outbreak to five.

■ Lysterfield/Patterson Lakes: Two new cases linked to the Patterson Lakes/Lysterfield family outbreak, both close contacts of known cases, taking the total to 15.

■ North Melbourne: One new case relates to the North Melbourne public housing apartments outbreak, taking the total to 11 cases ■ North Melbourne and Flemington: 16 cases relating to the North Melbourne and Flemington public housing towers. These cases, plus existing cases on site that have now been linked to the outbreak, take the total number of cases to 53.

■ Roxburgh Park: Two new cases linked to the Roxburgh Park outbreak, two close contacts of a known case ■ Royal Melbourne Hospital: One case in a healthcare worker at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, a close contact of a known case.

■ St Albans: One new case in a healthcare worker at the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital, a close contact of a known case who was already in quarantine.

■ Thomastown: One new case at the Pacific Meats abattoir in Thomastown. The site has closed, and all workers will be tested.

■ Truganina: One new case linked to the Truganina family outbreak, a close contact of a known case, taking the total number of cases linked to the outbreak to 16.

■ Truganina: 14 new cases linked to the Al-Taqwa College outbreak, all previously identified school contacts. We have also linked some existing cases, taking the total number of cases linked to the outbreak to 77.

■ Tullamarine: The department has been notified of a case in a contracted healthcare worker undertaking duties at the Park Royal Hotel.

The person is believed to have worked shifts while infectious. The source of acquisition is currently unknown and all avenues of transmission will be investigated. The contact tracing process is underway, with all appropriate public health actions being implemented, including cleaning, quarantine and testing.

■ West Footscray: One case in a worker from the Woolworths online fulfillment centre. It’s believed the person worked shifts while infectious and the contact tracing process is underway.

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Yea Railway Market resumes

● Wayne Fulton and Lina Bin of Walina Coffee, Alexandra.

● Angela McCormick of Hotbag Heatbags.

● Rae Johnston and Kerry Scida of Intimo.

● Kate Tousoulas and Jacqueline Butterman.

● Tracy and Lyell McFadden.

● Marqo The Magician (Mark Bruere) entertains Marketgoers.

● Roger Revens and Troy Nutter.

● Kimm Noonan and Emily Noonan

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Observations Bar Open launches Go Fund Me drive

■ Fitzroy’s iconic live music venue, Bar Open has launched its GoFundMe campaign.

For the past 22 years, Bar Open has been an integral piece of Melbourne’s live music scene, a rite of passage and platform for many emerging bands and artists now household names and headline festivals internationally.

Bands as diverse as King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, The Bombay Royale, Clare Bowditch, The Woohoo Revue, Vulgargrad, Kylie Auldist’s Heavy Earth, The Hoodangers, Frank Yamma, The Horns of Leroy, Holy Serpent, Bucket Rider, The Presets, Lamine Sonko & The African Intelligence, Pugsley Buzzard, Blue King Brown, Blue Juice, The Brown Hornet, Coloured Stone, The Barons of Tang and The Spazzys have all played in the intimate band room upstairs or the aquarium-style front bar, injecting life into Brunswick St. It’s also the home of the Make It Up Club - the longest-running improvised music night in the world, and the infamous Slow Grind Fever.

The hard truth is, the COVID lockdown has meant that Bar Open struggles to cover costs as a small live music venue.

This is why Bar Open is now reaching out to its wider community for support so it can continue its commitment to the live music art form, continuing to stage self-funding free gigs alongside ticketed shows, as it has done ever since its inception.

Zvi Belling – bass player for the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra, Disasterware and countless other bands, who has toured extensive internationally said: “My music was nurtured in that narrow upstairs live room at Bar Open.”

Another Bar Open alumni, jazz saxophone player Adam Simmons said: “Bar Open has been an outlet for all these different bands and all sorts of musicians across all genres with a real focus on helping support emerging artists often with paid opportunities which is a rare thing in this scene.”

Clare Bowditch summed up the reason to support Bar Open’s GoFundMe campaign.

“We loved our time at Bar Open. And I want you, if you can, to get behind them right now.

They support musicians, so if you can, support them.” https://www.gofundme.com/f/xpa34bar-open - Cheryl Threadgold

Midsummer’s Night Dream

■ Mistaken identities and love triangles perennially come to mind when we think of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. And let’s not forget the comic riot of the rude mechanicals.

But in this broadcast production by the National Theatre, gender is bent to add an extra contemporary frisson.

Titania (Gwendoline Christie) takes Oberon’s lines (Oliver Chris). The heightened mischief this provides is evident when Oberon falls in love with Bottom (Hammed Animashaun) who has been converted to an ass.

The lovers themselves find Puck (David Moorst) and Titania toying with the potion so that Hermia (Isis Hainsworth), Helena (Tessa Bonham Jones), Demetrius (Paul Adeyefa) and Lysander (Kit Young) all see opportunity not just in their gender opposites but in their gender equal.

Given that all the roles would have been played by men in Shakespeare’s day, I doubt he would have had a problem with the concept.

The generous chaos of Nicholas Hytner’s direction allows for moving platforms amongst and suspended aerials over the audience though his almost austere congregational entrance of the cast as if processing to church is not sustained throughout the play.

The puritanism of their dress and attitudes which are reflective of the state’s initial attitude are simply forgotten in the exuberance that follows.

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Local Film The Taverna

Published statewide weekly in the Melbourne Observer and all editions of The Local Paper.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020

IT’S AN HONOUR ■ Congratulations to Professor George Werther who was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Queen's Birthday Honours for 'Distinguished service to medicine, to paediatric endocrinology and research and to professional medical organisations."

In congratulating George Werther on his Award in Peridot Theatre's latest newsletter, President Alison Knight points out that "George's talents extend well beyond medicine".

For more than 30 years, George has been involved in Melbourne's local theatre scene as performer and director for companies including Heidelberg, Malvern, Brighton and Mordialloc Theatre Companies and Peridot Theatre.

In 2019, George directed a wonderful production of Stage Kiss for Peridot Theatre Company in Mount Waverley.

My review published in the Melbourne Observer reads: "Superbly directed by George Werther, the performances of the wonderful cast led by Kate Bowers (She) and Colin Morley (He) remind us how fortunate we are today to enjoy such talented and skilled performances in local theatre."

Hearty congratulations to Professor George Werther AO. A well-deserved honour.

- Cheryl Threadgold

● Professor George Werther AO

Keeping The Curtain Up ■ Arts Centre Melbourne presents Keeping The Curtain Up, a musical theatre treat supporting the Australian performing arts community as an audience digital experience on Saturday, July 18 at 7pm.

Presented through the Together With You program, Shane Jacobson will host Keeping the Curtain Up, which will be an evening dedicated to musical theatre with funds being raised by the Actors Benevolent Fund of NSW to support performers and theatre workers around Australia.

The evening will take a look at some of the best moments from musicals produced in Australia in the last decade or so with special guests Lisa McCune, Lucy Durack, Alinta Chidzey and Verity Hunt-Ballard revisiting shows such as Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliott, My Fair Lady, The Rocky Horror Show and many more.

Viewers will have the opportunity to see performances from stars of the Australian stage including Reg Livermore, Jemma Rix, Hayden Tee, iOTA, Paul Capsis, Esther Hannaford, Eddie Perfect, Kate Ceberano and Genevieve Lemon.

The Actors Benevolent Fund of NSW is welcoming donations to support actors, singers, dancers, creatives and technicians with financial assistance during this difficult time.

All donations will be distributed across the Actors and Entertainers Benevolent Funds, Trusts and organisations around Australia.

“Over the years the performers generously gave their time and talent to make the Helpmann Awards the success they have become,” says co-producer Jon Nicholls.

“This is one small way we can help those that have found themselves in great difficulty during this insidious pandemic,” The program was devised and produced by David Mitchell and Jon Nicholls, and directed

by Martin Croft.

Arts Centre Melbourne announced it had postponed welcoming visitors back to its venues in accordance with the most recent Victo-

● Emmanuela Costaras ■ Melbourne is famous for being one of the most successful multicultural cities in the world, and a new Melbourne-based film proves this.

The Taverna is a darkly humorous comedy set in an Elsternwick Greek restaurant, that follows the lives of an Australian-Greek restaurant owner, his Indian belly dancer employee, his Turkish chef and a colourful mix of restaurant patrons.

To explain much more would be to spoil the fun, but readers may be interested to know that the White Village Tavern in the film, is a real restaurant of that name in Elsternwick, and the entire film was shot in the restaurant.

Veteran star Maria Mercedes has a delightful cameo role as Greek mother Helen in the film, and Maria says that she recalls several nights of filming at 1am in the restaurant after closing time.

As Melbourne has one of the world's biggest Greek populations outside Athens, there is plenty of accessible and gentle humour that will amuse GreekAustralians and non-Greek Australians alike.

The language is on the earthy side of humour, so it might not be a hit with your maiden Aunty Flo, but people who don't mind a bit of robust humour should enjoy this film.

And it gave work to many Melbourne actors and is a homegrown product, so get out there and support it, now that cinemas are open again.

The Taverna is screening at Palace Cinemas across Melbourne, and at the Lido in Hawthorn, the Classic in Elsternwick and the Cameo in Belgrave.

We all need a chuckle in these gloomy times, and The Taverna has plenty of them.

- Julie Houghton

Media Flashes Livinia on Magic

■ Nine has announced that Livinia Nixon will host the breakfast shift on the Magic 1278 music station. Nixon is being heard on weekends from 6am to 12 Noon on a network of stations across Australia.

3MP returns

● Shane Jacobson will host Keeping the Curtain Up. rian Government guidelines on COVID-19. The ghost lights will stay on a little longer as Arts Centre Melbourne focuses on finding new ways to engage with audiences, including the digital online hub Together With You. For more information, to book free and ticketed events in the reopening program, for Arts Centre Melbourne’s health and safety policies and additional digital content and experiences visit artscentremelbourne.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold

■ 3MP has returns to Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula on 1377 AM. The revived station is set to target a 55+ demographic with an ‘Easy Music’ format.

Easy Music 3MP will also be available on DAB+ across Melbourne, as well as through iHeart Radio and RadioApp. The weekday line up is: 5.30am- 9am - Jon Vertigan and Julie Strini 9 am-3 pm - Emily Canning 3 pm-9 pm - Cathy Jubb 9 pm-1 am - Dave Drinkell 1am - 5.30 am - Easy music overnight.

Vale John Paige

■ Well known Melbourne voice over specialist John Paige has died. He worked on air at many radio stations - injcluding 3WM, 3AK, 3Gl, 3MPand 3EE - before going fulltime as a voice over artist.

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Victorian Arts Laurent Gallery

■ The Laurent Gallery was first created under the name God's Stuff Art Space. The idea was to create a sustainable space where people could come to find out about God who wouldn't normally feel comfortable going to a "Church".

The Gallery soon discovered however, that even the word ‘God’ in the name was enough to keep people away and so it was decided to change the name to the Laurent Gallery, after the president and art director, Titane Laurent.

The gallery was situated in Thistlethwaite St, South Melbourne, and contained 12 art studios as well as two large gallery spaces and a bar/café area. After about three years the gallery did for the first time become sustainable, mainly off the back of venue hire, with a few exhibitions.

However, the building was sold during the time and when it became time to renew the lease, the new owner liked what we had done to the building so much, he decided to increase the rent by $1000/month.

The board of this little not-for-profit organisation decided not to renew the lease and look for a new location.

Happily, a space was found in it's present location at 1 Vale St,St Kilda. The building required a lot of renovation, but with the experience gained in South Melbourne, a new space was created.

The gallery now has seven art studios along with a large gallery area. Council has placed restrictions on venue hire, so the focus is once again on exhibitions. The gallery is now able to fulfill its role as a sustainable footprint which houses Titan Laurent's permanent collection, other artists can hire monthly studio spaces, regular cultural events take place and a faith-based community is developing.

This finds form in a weekly More Than Artsoirée that is open to the public. More Than Art Soirées are held every Wednesday evening at 7pm and features talks from internationally renowned Christian speakers, displayed on the big screen along with pizza, snacks and drinks.

Details can be found at http:// morethanchurch.org Outside of Soirée and exhibition hours, the gallery is open by appointment only, which can be made contacting info@ laurentgallery.com All activities were stopped due to COVID19, however they are now starting up again, even though in a limited fashion. The Laurent Gallery has become the Australian home of the international photography group GuruShots and the next exhibition starts Friday July 19. Places are naturally strictly limited.

Laurent Gallery 1 Vale St., St. Kilda - Peter Kemp

National Gallery Destiny Deacon Retrospective Exhibition Destiny Deacon, one of Australia's boldest and most acclaimed contemporary artists, will be celebrated in her largest retrospective to date.

Destiny will mark Deacon's first solo show in over 15 years, featuring more than 100 multi-disciplinary works made over a 30-year period and including the premiere of newlycommissioned works created with the artist and her long-term collaborator Virginia Fraser.

The exhibition will also feature a number of earlier video works created with the late Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi photographer Michael Riley and WestAustralian performing artist Erin Hefferon.

Featuring early videos which mock stereotypes of Aboriginal Australians - Home video 1987, Welcome to my Koorie World 1992, I Don't Want to be a Bludger 1999 - the exhibition will also feature an installation of a lounge room housing Deacon's own collection of 'Koorie Kitsch'. Deacon and Fraser's highly acclaimed installation Colourblinded will also be on display.

National Gallery of Victoria 150 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne - Peter Kemp

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Melbourne’s Big Night In

● John Foreman of the Aussie Pops Orchestra ■ Aspecial edition of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Human Nature, Christie Whelan Brown, Big Night In with John Foreman will complete Rohan Browne, Courtney Act, Lucy Durack, its much-loved digital season with an episode Tania Doko, Ben Gerrard and the cast of featuring a playlist of all the favourite Aussie American Psycho: The Musical, Casey Pops Orchestra performances and the most hi- Donovan, Rhonda Burchmore, Bert and Patti Newton, Vika and Linda Bull,Aled Jones, Sam larious bloopers and gags of the series.

Arts Centre Melbourne’s Big Night in has Mac, Josh Piterman and Meghan Picerno.

The Big Night In was developed as part of employed 109 artists including the 54 members of the Australian Pops Orchestra for the series. Arts Centre Melbourne’s digital hub Together The season has achieved more than 63,815 with You, in response to the temporary closure views (8009 hours watched) in its 10 episodes of Arts Centre Melbourne’s venues due to the plus more than 450,183 views of the 10 Aussie Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The season was originally slated to be six Pops Orchestra finale songs on Facebook. episodes, but was extended by five episodes The initiative has also supported The Arts Wellbeing Collective, an Arts Centre Melbourne due to popular demand.

Arts Centre Melbourne has postponed welinitiative that comprises a consortium of arts and visitors back to its venues, in accorcultural organisations working together to pro- coming dance with the most recent Victorian Governmote positive mental health and wellbeing in ment guidelines on coronavirus (COVID-19). the performing arts.

The ghost lights will stay on a little longer to Episode 11 will include a playlist of the spec- energise and illuminate the stages while pertacular musical finales, where a headline per- formers and the Victorian public can’t be there, former is accompanied by the wonderful Aussie in keeping with the long-standing theatre tradiPops Orchestra. tion of lighting up unoccupied stages.

Highlights have included Casey Donovan perArts Centre Melbourne will continue to proforming Over the Rainbow, Lior performing Mad vide audiences with access to the best of the World, Ricki-Lee performing What the World performing arts through Together With You. Needs Now is Love, Marina Prior, Aled Jones, Audiences can access Arts Centre Mirusia, Josh Piterman, and Meghan Picerno Melbourne’s Big Night Inwith John Foreman performing You Raise Me Up and Joe Camilleri via Together with You on Arts Centre and The Black Sorrows performing Hold Onto Melbourne’s website.

Me. Arts Centre Melbourne’s Big Night In with Past guests who have joined John Foreman John Foreman include Meow Meow, Joe Camilleri and The Final Episode 11 on July 8 at 7pm Black Sorrows, Lior, Hugh Sheridan, Gorgi artscentremelbourne.com.au Coghlan, David Campbell, Jemma Rix, Mirusia, - Cheryl Threadgold

Grant streams at Frankston ■ Frankston City Council is supporting two grant streams to support local artists who live, work or study in the Frankston municipality. ● From Previous Page

Midsummer’s Night Dream It never ceases to amaze just how readily Shakespeare can be morphed to suit the current age and find renewal in a theatre world that is constantly exploring new ways of presenting.

Despite having seen the rude mechanical scene hundreds of times, it seems open to endless variation. Such was the case in this performance.

National Theatre Live YouTube - Review by David McLean

This is one-off support to help grow skills, develop a concept, or bring a project to life which will create work that contributes to culture and community.

The funding is part of the $6.434m Relief and Recovery Package, to help individuals, community groups and businesses to survive and thrive through COVI19 and beyond.

Artist grant streams include: ■ Creative Industries Professional Development Grants (up to $2,500) ■ Artist Project Grants (up to $4,000) Applicants must live, work or study in the Frankston municipality or demonstrate a strong affiliation with the Frankston City municipality.

More information about the range of opportunities in the Community and Business Support Grant Program is available on the Frankston City Council website.

Submissions close: Sunday, July 19.

Observations La Mama Theatre

■ La Mama Theatre has announced it is taking part in the Dear Australia project commissioned by Playwriting Australia, with their two nominated playwrights Diane Stubbing and Liv Satchell.

Playwright Diane Stubbing says: "Dear Australia is such an important initiative, one that will showcase some of the best of what Australian theatre has to offer. "I’m really grateful to La Mama for nominating me to be part of this project."

Liv Satchell who has also been nominated

by La Mama Theatre for the Dear Australia project, says: "I'm also very excited about DearAustralia - it's been such a thrill and an honour to be involved."

Applications are also open for productions to be staged as part of the Midsumma Festival 2021 at La Mama Theatre Send proposals to Liz Jones liz@lamama.com.au and proposals@ lamama.com.au There is no template for submitting an application, applicants just need to say what they know and what they want to do, how and why, and why they think that La Mama is the best place for it.

Please send scripts, images, sketches, anything that might help the proposal.

Please also include information about ideal performance dates and any dates that are not possible (between Jan 17 - Feb 7, 2021), as well as including contact details, whether you have a team in mind with whom you would like to bring your ideas to the stage, or if you are looking for one.

La Mama Theatre will administer all Midsumma registrations, provide marketing, front of house and tech support provide a modest production budget an 80/20 door split (80 per cent of ticket sales go to the artists) Lan Mama looks to auspice any grants you apply for La Mama aims to provide a nurturing environment for participants to take risk and grow in their practice.

Please send proposals by July 24.

- Cheryl Threadgold

White Light

■ Following its run at film festivals in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane last year, and at a time when the world is at a critical juncture in its response to the Black Lives Matter movement, award-winning Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes’s critically acclaimed documentary White Light will air on ABC and iview on Tuesday (July 14) at 8.30pm.

White Light is an intimate portrait of the community of Englewood in Chicago’s segregated South Side, an area that has earned the nickname “Chi-Raq” from some residents who liken the area to the war zones in Iraq due to its extremely high gun violence and murder rates.

White Light goes to the source of why these civilian deaths are happening, highlighting ways the community is working to bring peace, and end the cycle of revenge which is perpetuated with every new killing.

Gittoes, who has spent over 40 years documenting war zones around the world, travelled to the United States after speaking with a US soldier, Yanos Hagos, who told Gittoes his hometown in Chicago was far more dangerous than fighting in Iraq.

Gittoes says: “I found this to be horribly true. With rising gun violence in the USA, I decided to go to the place in South Side, Chicago that’s been dubbed Chi-Raq to show how little progress has been made since 1968 when first I travelled to the US after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King and began to understand the depth of racism in that country."

“Our intention is for White Light to be used as a tool by anti-gun violence groups to open discussions on how to bring peaceful and positive change. This is a film that must be seen by Australians too. The worldwide protest movement born in the wake of the murder of Minneapolis man George Floyd earlier this year has brought our own country’s history with IndigenousAustralians into review.”

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

COVID-19: America locked down ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

Out and About

Stadiums 2020 lockdown

■ It would seem that the millennials don't get it. They are having COVID-19 parties hoping to get the virus.

I am not sure if it is a right of passage or just boredom that has made this age group into the most dangerous spreader of this virus.

We are all locked in for another month to get the numbers down. No restaurants, no bars, no entertainment venues open in that time.

The situation can change to suit how aggressive the virus has become. Dodgers Stadium, Hollywood Bowl, The Rose Bowl, Greek Theatre and the Pantages Theatre are all black.

These entertainment venues could be empty for all of 2020.

Australian performers believe that to get anywhere in your career you must play to American audiences.

This will not be happening this year. Russell Morris and Max Merritt have played every stage in Australia many times over and the dream is to make it to the big stages in LA and beyond.

Spending out of control

● Pictured at a music function in Los Angeles is Alan Johnson, the Managing Director of the Ramada Hotel and Suites in West Hollywood, with music legends Max Merritt and Russell Morris.

Negative side of virus ■ One positive side effect of Coronavirus restrictions is fewer car crashes is creating a negative side effect with longer waits for organ donations.

The data makes it clear that deaths from car accidents are the biggest single source of organs for transplant, 33 per cent to be exact, according to the United Network for Organ Transplanting which runs the country's organ transplant system.

When the novel Coronavirus started the wave of shelter in place orders across the country, car crashes, and deaths from them, are in steep decline.

In California, for instance, car fatalities were down 50 per cent during the first three weeks of safer at home orders, according to a study by UC Davis.

Similarly, drowning deaths are also way down by a whopping 80 per cent.

Not so patriotic ■ A new study ranked New Jersey the worst patriotic state in America.

WalletHub released its 2020's Most Patriotic States in America survey. WalletHub used 13 categories to break down which states showed the most patriotism including, the state's military enlistees, the number of adults who voted in 2016 and volunteer rate.

New Jersey came in No. 50 for overall patriotism and No. 49 in veterans per capita. Pennsylvania ranked No. 37 overall, and Delaware came in No. 31.

WalletHub says many Americans feel their patriotism has been affected by the recent protests against police brutality and many find it hard to celebrate a country that continues to have racist incidents persist.

Dead people receive cash ■ $1.4 billion worth of stimulus checks was sent to more than one million dead Americans, a congressional watchdog said last week.

That happened partially because the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which was in charge of sending out stimulus checks, didn't have access to the Social Security Administration's set of death records.

So who is this watchdog that would dare hold the government accountable? The Government Accountability Office, which released a 403-page report evaluating Washington's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The conclusion: room for improvement. The GAO knocked the Small Business Administration for dragging its feet in complying with its investigation and for not addressing fraud risks stemming from the Paycheck Protection Program.

It also said the CDC's initial COVID-19 tests had "accuracy and reliability issues" that hurt the US’s early response.

As the economic recovery takes shape (or doesn't), there's going to be an intensifying battle on Capitol Hill over the next stimulus package.

The GAO will expect better oversight.

■ A coalition of conservative leaders sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warning that the congressional spending in the Coronavirus must stop because it's getting very close to $10 trillion, which is more than the government spent fighting the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and World War I and II combined.

The Save Our Country coalition, which is made up of conservative leaders, called on Trump and Republican congressional leaders to "Stop the Spending".

During a press briefing, they released new budget projections showing government spending is headed to 51 per cent of GDP for the first time ever.

The Federal Government has already spent trillions in stimulus funds, and the White House and Congress are considering plans to spend at least $1-3 trillion more.

"Congress has already spent more than $2 trillion on Virus relief packages. The irresponsible Pelosi bill that passed the House a week ago would raise that spending total to $5 trillion, which is on top of the $4.71 trillion that Congress already authorised," the coalition wrote in the letter.

"We are getting very close to an unthinkable $10,000,000,0000,000 (ten trillion) federal budget, which is more money in one single year than the United States Government spent, adjusted for inflation to fight the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I and World War II combined," they wrote.

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Arsenic in bottled water ■ Bottled water manufactured by Whole Foods and sold in most of its US stores and on Amazon contains potentially harmful levels of arsenic, according to new tests by Consumer Reports.

CR recently tested dozens of bottled water brands and found that Starkey Spring Water, introduced by Whole Foods in 2015, had concerning levels of arsenic, ranging from 9.49 to 9.56 parts per billion, at least three times the level of every other brand tested. Federal regulations require manufacturers to limit the amount of arsenic, a potentially dangerous heavy metal, in bottled water to 10 PPB. CR experts believe that level does not adequately protect public health. CR also tested samples of Starkey Spring Water in 2019, finding levels of arsenic that approached or exceeded the federal limit: three samples ranged from 9.48 to 9.86 PPB of arsenic; a fourth registered 10.1 PPB. Those results are cited in two pending consumer lawsuits over Starkey's arsenic content.

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■ Hollywood and business mogul Steve Bing died by suicide following a years long battle with depression and financial woes after blowing much of his $600 million fortune, friends said.

Bing, 55, died after jumping from his 27th-floor apartment in LA's Century City.

He was a notable philanthropist and Hollywood investor, including as a producer for the Sylvester Stallone remake Get Carter.

Bing dropped out of Stanford after receiving a $600 million inheritance from his grandfather, a real estate developer.

He is perhaps best known for being the father of Elizabeth Hurley's son, Damian, born in 2002. Bing initially denied he was his father, but a DNA test proved otherwise.

"Steve did have a drug problem, but it was the mental issues that tormented him. He would often disappear for long periods of time. He didn't have a strong relationship with his kids, and he was sad about that and as surprising as this sounds, he had financial problems in the end.

“He made a lot of ill-advised investments. His latest film with Warren Beatty went upside down, and many people took him for a lot of money. People imagine it is impossible to run through $600 million, but he did. He was too generous." A second source added, "Steve recently sold his jet, his home, and was very depressed."

Cyber-stalking warning ■ US Attorney-General Andrew Lelling announced that six former eBay employees are being charged for an extensive intimidation campaign against a Boston-area couple who reportedly criticized the company in their online newsletter.

The charges: cyberstalking and conspiracy to tamper with witnesses.

The specifics: Mailing the couple a Halloween mask of a bloody pig face, boxes of live cockroaches and spiders, and a book about surviving the loss of a partner. Doxing the couple by posting their address on Craigslist and soliciting sexual partners. There's more.

The harassment was "a systematic campaign fueled by the resources of a Fortune 500 company to emotionally and psychologically terrorize this middle aged couple," Lelling said. If you're thinking "that's just a few rotten apples" Lelling counters that given the involvement of multiple higher-ups (including, ironically, a former head of safety and security), the harassment can't be written off as "rogue" behaviour. For its part, eBay investigated the suspicious activity last August following an FBI tip and fired all six employees a month later.

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■ My first memory of Eve Arden was as the school teacher in the 1950s television series Our Miss Brooks - although I must have seen her prior to that in lots of films as a supporting actress.

Eunice M. Quedens was born in 1908 in Mill Valley, California. She made her stage debut at an early age and it was a small comedy sketch in a stage version of Ziegfeld Follies that attracted attention and led to small film roles.

By 1937 Eunice was working as Eve Arden and landed a good role in the film Oh Doctor playing opposite Edward Everett Horton and William Demarest.

In her next film Stage Door for RKO Pictures her role was expanded to a wise cracking fast talking character and Eve found herself working with Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers.

In 1939 she married Ned Bergen and in the same year appeared in the MGM film At The Circus with The Marx Brothers.

Her big break came when she landed the role of Ida in Mildred Pierce playing opposite Joan Crawford.

Eve Arden was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress. In 1946 she worked in a radio series with Danny Kaye and that led to the radio series of Our Miss Brooks which was a situation comedy set in a typical American High School.

Jeff Chandler played her fellow teacher Philip Boynton in the radio series.

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Eve Arden

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

The show was very popular and when it went to television the only cast member not to go into the series was Jeff Chandler as he was now playing lead roles in films.

Eve Arden became very popular as Miss Brooks and the television series ran from 1952 to 1956.

When television began in Australia we loved to watch Our Miss Brooks.

Eve had divorced Ned Bergen in 1947 and married actor and producer Brooks West in 1952 - they had four children.

Eve Arden played herself in an I Love Lucy episode set in the famous Brown Derby Restaurant.

Some of her films included - The Kid From

● Eve Arden

Brooklyn, Tea For Two, Anatomy Of A Murder and The Dark At The Top of the Stairs.

In 1974 Eve Arden came to Sydney to star in the Australian premiere of the ill-fated stage musical Applause.

Her later film roles included the school principal of Rydell High in both of the film musicals Grease 1 and Grease 2.

Brooks West, who also had a role in Anatomy Of A Murder, passed away in 1984.

There is a classic story about Eve when she was appearing in a play and her leading man had arranged for the telephone to ring in the middle of one of Eve's monologues as a practical joke.

Eve went over to the phone, picked it up, adlibbed some lines then calmly turned to her smirking fellow actor and said quite loudly, "It's for you!" Which left him struggling to invent lines to get out of it. When he hung up the phone, Eve continued the play as if nothing had happened. Eve Arden passed away at her home in Los Angeles in 1990 at the age of 82. A great character actress.

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - Remember When Sundays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens.

And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon.. www.innerfm.org.au

Northern Territory scheduled to re-open OK. With John O’Keefe One more time

● ‘Posh’ Spice ■ The Spice Girls have hinted they will hit the road again, and this time it will be their final tour. The iconic group will perform in the US, South America, South East Asia and you guessed it – Australia. Because of COVID- 19 the appearance dates in 2021 are yet to be confirmed.

Their last tour in 2019 was a raging success with, as an example, UK sales pulling in huge bucks from 700,000 tickets sold over 13 shows. ‘Posh’ will not be touring as she has her fashion label to concentrate upon .

John Wayne to be shot down?

■ The John Wayne Airport is likely to be renamed Orange County Airport. Reason for obliteration of the John Wayne name is because of the actors aggressive racist attitude. He once told Playboy magazine: “I believe in white supremacy until blacks are educated to a point of responsibility’’. ● Nitmiluk National Park: part of the country's natural heitage.

■ The Northern Territory borders tination, and it's one that's on the will officially reopen on July 17,with bucket list for many Australians. For iconic destinations including worldtoo long Australians have said: 'I'll go heritage-listed Kakadu National Park one day'. Well that day has come.

There are no excuses left," Quarmby and Uluru-Kata-Tjuta National Park said. accessible again for all Australians to enjoy.

"Everyone here is looking forward Tourism Northern Territory is into reopening and sharing this specviting everyone to turn their holiday tacular part of our own backyard with dreaming into holiday bookings so all the rest of the country. can enjoy the warm tropical north and "This is your chance to escape your spectacular blue skies of the Red Cenroutine and the winter chill; the tre. weather is warm, it's more affordable From July 17, self-quarantine for than before, and there's plenty of wide domestic travellers arriving in the teropen spaces to explore and shake off ritory is no longer required. Tourist the 'isolation' blues."

From the Red Centre to the Top destinations, attractions, restaurants End, the Territory is the envy of inand tour operators are getting ready to welcome new and returning visitors. ternational locations, with beautiful Those bucket list experiences that Outback adventures, an abundance of wildlife, World-Heritage-listed naare synonymous with the Northern Territory are ready and waiting. Extional parks, waterfalls, swimming with John Rozentals ploring the territory has moved from holes and the world's oldest living culyour 'one day' list to the best place to destinations, including Darwin, Alice ture all waiting.

Visit: www.northernterritory.com be.

Springs, Uluru-Kata-Tjuta, Kakadu NOTE: Potential travellers should Tourism NT Executive General National Park, Kings Canyon, Manager of Marketing Tony Nitmiluk National Park, Arnhem check the status of individual events and establishments with regard to the Quarmby, anticipates first-time visi- Land and the Tiwi Islands. tors will be keen to visit popular NT The Territory is a truly iconic des- coronavirus outbreak.

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Crawf gets his wish

■ One time Hawks footballer and Brownlow winner Shane Crawford always had his eyes set on becoming a TV star. Now his wish has been granted.

Nine Network has included Crawf as one of the presenters of 2020 Australian Ninja Warriers billed as the world’s toughest obstacle course.

He will describe the muscle fest along with Rebecca Maddern, Ben Fordham and Freddie Flintoff as contestants strain every muscle looking for a share of the $ 400,000 prize pool. On air date yet to be confirmed.

Fanous one-liner

■ One of the most remembered one liners in an Australian film is when local actor Gabby Millgate accepted a bit part in Muriel’s Wedding. It was Gabby who said “You’re terrible, Muriel”. The film was made in 1996 and today the one liner is still very much in use. Gabby has ditched aspirations of further acting , she runs a daycare centre in Canberra, complete with chooks to help educate the pupils.

Hard Quiz to be exported

■ The Netherlands is about to watch a new telly show called Hard Spel.

The production company in Holland has purchased the Aussie format of Hard Quiz and renamed it as Hard Spel which made its debut July 4.

Hard Spel has its own local personality who we are told is nowhere near as caustic as Tom Gleeson .

It is orth noting that Australia originally purchased rights to Big Brother and Voice from Netherlands TV. - John O’Keefe

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs TRIBUTE TO CARL REINER - 1922-2020: Legendary Actor, Director and Screenwriter Carl Reiner recently passed away at the age of 98.

With early beginnings on the Sid Caesar hit TV variety show "Your Show of Shows" (1950-1954), working along with then up and coming writers and performers Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart and Woody Allen, among others, he had a career spanning seven decades, throughout which he created and co-starred in the classic "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961-1966), and helmed over a dozen films on the big screen including "The Jerk," "Oh God!, "Where's Poppa," Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid," "The Man W ith Two Brains" and "All of Me." Reiner also starred or co-starred in such screen classics as "The Gazebo" (1959), "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming" (1966), "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963), and found continued fame with his role in the "Ocean's" trilogy, "Ocean's Eleven" (2001), "Ocean's Twelve" (2004) and "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007), concluding an extraordinary career as Carl Reineroceros in Disney's "Toy Story 4."

One of his most popular achievements was as co-creator and collaborator with Mel Brooks on the legendary comedy sketch series "The 2000 Year Old Man," and went on to make multiple TV appearances on such comedies and dramas including "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," "Frasier," "The Larry Sanders Show, "Ally McBeal," "Two and a Half Men" and "Family Guy," and along the way won multiple Emmys and a Grammy.

Here are just three recommendations in tribute to the unique and extraordinary Carl Reiner, who brought so much joy to millions around the world.

FILM: THE GAZEBO: Genre: Comedy/Crime.

Cast: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner.

Year: 1959.

Rating: G. Length: 100 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Review: Delightful and hilariously engaging dark comedy of a TV writer who end up all sorts unexpected strife and ends up having to bury a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard, but due to a series of further mishaps, the nervous writer can't let the body rest there.

Brimming with plot twists and one comic gem after another, especially as everything goes wrong so he queries Alfred Hitchcock on the phone for some what do I do with a dead body advice, screen veterans Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds are in top form, as are John McGiver and comic great Carl Reiner adding to the macabre merriment, all making this botched perfect crime mystery a pure joy, a corpus delicti of laughs from beginning to end!

FILM: THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING: Genre: Cold-War/Comedy.

Cast: Carl Reiner, Alan Arkin, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith, Jonathan Winters, John Phillip Law, P aul Ford, Michael J. Pollard.

Year: 1966.

Rating: PG. Length: 126 Minutes.

Stars: **** Review: At the height of the Cold War a Russian submarine comes too close to a mythical Massachusetts island to have a look at America, and gets grounded, and after a team goes onshore a holidaying New York family who believe it is an invasion, leading hysteria and paranoia by the inhabitants of the small nearby village.

From writer William Rose (The Smallest Show On Earth, The Ladykillers, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) and director Norman Jewison (In The Heat of The Night), this is a wildly crazy and constantly hilarious Cold War comedy.

Alan Arkin is a stand-out in his first big screen Oscar nominated role as he leads the confused land-locked Russians into comedic ensemble havoc, with comic legends Carl Reiner and Jonathan Winters equal stand-outs, but beyond the extraordinary on-screen talent, who are all at their peak, director Norman Jewison, writer William Rose and editors J. T erry Williams, and future director Hal Ashby, keep it tight, bright, brisk and always engagingly funny!

FILM: THE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN - The Complete History DVD & 3CD: Cast: Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks.

Genre: Comedy.

Year: 1960.

Length: 268 Minutes.

Stars: **** - James Sherlock

Rourke’s Reviews The Truth ■ (PG). 107 minutes. Now available on DVD. Winning the top prize at Cannes last year with his sublime Shoplifters, acclaimed film-maker Hirokazu Kore'eda (After Life, Nobody Knows, Still Walking, After The Storm, Our Little Sister) makes his first film outside his home country, and although it doesn't reach the heights of his best work, The Truth still offers much entertainment.

The story centres on a mother and daughter, legendary actress Fabienne (Catherine Deneuve)and successful screenwriter Lumir (Juliette Binoche), reuniting at their Paris family home just as the former has released a tell-all book.

Fabienne is currently shooting a sci-fi drama, and as tensions begin to surface at home, the filmwithin-a-film starts to mirror troubled familial history.

Kore'eda has proven to be a master at examining small human details within various kinds of family units since making his feature film debut 25 years ago with Maborosi, and despite a different cultural setting, again brings warmth and insight to his gallery of characters, and is lucky enough to have two great actresses at his disposal.

Deneuve is simply outstanding as Fabienne, with a performance that, at times, feels self-reflective, and one hopes that her exceptional work won't be forgotten at next year's Oscars.

Binoche is equally fine, playing a role that could have easily become a Woody Allen cliche.

Ethan Hawke is noticeably relaxed as Lumir's actor husband, and Clementine Grenier is winningly natural as the couple's young daughter.

While it is missing some of Kore'eda's exquisite nuance and texture, The Truth remains a rewarding viewing experience, and a welcome addition to what is an impressive body of work for one of the best film-makers working today.

RATING - ***½

Scoob!

■ (PG). 93 minutes. Now available to rent or buy on participating digital platforms.

Still going strong after 51 years, Scooby Doo and the gang return in a brand new adventure, rebooted with all the bells-and-whistles a modern production can afford, and though hardly memorable, does eventually provide mild entertainment after a very shaky beginning.

The film begins by showing us how Scooby (voiced by series veteran Frank Welker), Shaggy,

Velma, Daphne and Fred met at a young age, and the original mystery that would lead them to working together as investigators.

Ten years later, and Velma (Gina Rodriguez), Daphne (Amanda Seyfried) and Fred (Zac Efron) want to turn their hobby into an official business, and receive financial support from an unexpected source (a groan-inducing cameo by Simon Cowell), but on the condition that Shaggy (Will Forte) and are jettisoned from the group, as they seem to bring nothing to the table.

Ostracised, the duo are soon in the company of the Blue Falcon (Mark Wahlberg), a superhero whom both admire.

Along with his sidekicks, Dee Dee Sykes (Kiersey Clemons) and Dynomutt (Ken Jeong), Blue Falcon takes the despondent Scooby and Shaggy under his wing, but not only are they faced by a new, frequently dangerous adventure, but the two come to realise that their idol isn't quite the hero they originally thought.

Scoob! noticeably wants the best of both worlds, offering frantic, even chaotic, pacing and plotting for younger viewers, while offering older audiences plenty of nostalgic references and in-jokes.

The screenwriters largely walk down a predictable path, rather than being genuinely inspired, but a wellchosen voice cast enables the formulaic material to come to reasonably amusing life.

Surprisingly coming off best is Wahlberg, who delivers a funny performance as the rather self-absorbed Blue Falcon, and the banter/chemistry between he, Clemons, Jeong, Forte and Welker provide some of the movie's funniest moments.

Also a stand-out is Jason Isaacs, who is pitch-perfect as the villainous Dick Dastardly. Of course, given how Marvel and DC have made this trick tiresomely routine, the writers here bring in notable characters from other HannaBarbera productions, and if the end credits sequence is anything to go by, this will be only the tip of the iceberg.

Scoob! never aims all that high, but thanks to its talented voice cast and some nicely placed references, it is more entertaining than it has any right to be.

RATING - *** - Aaron Rourke

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7. ONWARD [Animated/Adventure/ Comedy/Voices: Chris Pratt, Julia LouiseDreyfus].

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Affection for an arrogant frog

Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

No Light the Night ■ The 2020 Leukaemia Foundation’s annual light the night fundraiser event has been cancelled due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. A number of locations around the state host their own evenings walk with lit lanterns plus host entertainment featuring artists volunteering their talent for the worthy cause.oo

New awards ■ The Music Victoria Awards has introduced two new categories and the merging of two others.

Outstanding Woman in Music recognises the achievements of not only female musicians but those behind the scenes, like managers, crews or publicists, voted by the Music Victoria board.

Best Producer will be an industry vote, while Best Male and Best Female Musician becomes Best Musician, voted for by the public as reported by the Music News.

Slice of Heaven ■ Thomas and Tessa Libreri from Destiny Band Oz have released their new single Slice Of Heaven The song is a country swing/jazz style inspirational track about moving forward through adversity.

It's written by Thomas and reflects on their relocation from Kinglake after the Black Saturday bushfires and finding a little Slice of Heaven in country Gippsland, says their media release.

- Rob Foenander

■ John Rozentals has a chance encounter with a bargain French bottle and recalls a past meeting in Languedoc with its creator.

It was just over 12 years ago that I met French winemaker JeanClaude Mas at the tasting bench of his largish winery on the outskirts of the Languedoc town of Pézenas, where he had arranged accommodation for us in a truly endearing hotel.

He had just started selling his Arrogant Frog label in Australia and was having a laugh at the silliness of his countrymen in thinking that Languedoc produced such ordinary wines as to be largely left to its own devices outside a revered appellation system that was a great marketing tool but often acted against beneficial change and crucial innovation.

Meanwhile, he was growing fashionable varieties such as chardonnay in unfashionable areas such as Languedoc, adopting the latest Australian production and marketing techniques, and selling French wine like there was no tomorrow.

He was exactly what you'd expect a French former-racing-cardriver-turned-winemaker to be charming, good-looking and, yes, racy. I immediately liked him, both for his winemaking skills and for his sense of humour in selling wine to Australians under his new Arrogant Frog label.

The wines were good and they

were very competitively priced.

I chanced across of bottle of Jean-Claude's Arrogant Frog 2016 Chardonnay (Lily Pad White) in a local bottlo the other day and couldn't resist it at just under the $10 mark.

The wine was very good value dry and richly flavoured, though just a little rough on the edges when tasted on its own - and I must admit wondering how the grapes could be grown, the wine produced and packaged, all on the other side of the world, and sold in Australia for what was really a steal.

WINE REVIEWS Logan 2015 Apple Tree Flat Merlot ($10): I often don't like merlots from the large Australian producers, simply because they've been sweetened up for an American market in love with sugar.

Smaller Australian producers rarely suffer from that problem, as shown by this medium-bodied red from Mudgee, which has bountiful blueberry flavours, is dry, and constitutes a real bargain. What more do you want?

Tim Adams 2019 Riesling ($24): That this wine is so good was apparently a triumph of solid vineyard management over adverse conditions.

The resultant dry white shows hallmark citrus (mainly lime) and floral flavours, and on the palate bracing acidity.

Like our Wine of the Week, this is a Clare Valley classic that will

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● Columnist John Rozentals outside Jean-Claude Mas's chateau, near the town of Pézenas in southern France.

Come morning, noon or night, develop lovely complexity with maturation in the cellar, if you can come hail or shine, I can't resist a resist the temptation now to pair it glass of this delicious, full-bodied dry red on its own. with freshly grilled bream.

Better still, though, grab a bottle WINE OF THE WEEK Tim Adams 2016 Shiraz ($26): and head for your favourite pizzeThe other new release this week ria. And don't spare the mushrooms from Tim Adams comes from one in the topping.

Another glass please. of the best-ever vintages in the his- John Rozentals tory of Clare Valley grape growing.

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THE T OP 5 W AYS TOP WA WE COULD BRING CHIN T O IT S KNEES. TO ITS 5. Let the Andrews government run China for a week.

4. Let them have our military secrets.

Perhaps then they will die laughing.

3. Take them to Flower Drum and say “This is how you do it”.

2. A law making it compulsory for Chinese tourists to stay at a certain Melbourne hotel.

1. Tell them Hong Kong has developed a cure for COVID 19.

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2420 Plenty Rd, Whittlesea. Phone: 9716 2226 Trading hours. Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm. Saturday 8:30am-3pm. Sunday 9am-1pm These hours are subject to change. Please keep up to date on changes via our website and Facebook page.

In the interests of everyone's safety we have modified our trading hours for the time being to: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 4pm Saturday 8:30am - 1pm Sunday 9am - 12pm DELIVERY MONDAY - FRIDAY You can call and place an order; we can take credit card payments over the phone and deliver without any contact.

Firewood Household & BBQ Gas Timber Decking Paint and Painting Accessories Tools

FIREWOOD AVAILABLE NOW MIXED HARDWOODS FIREWOOD - $140 A CUBIC METRE. ORDER 6 CUBIC METRES AND HAVE IT DELIVERED FOR ONLY $800 (CUSTOMERS LOCAL TO WHITTLESEA & SURROUNDING SUBURBS) PLEASE CALL US ON 9716 2226 TO PLACE AN ORDER

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GRAND Re-Opening Grand Central Hotel, Yea

NOW OPEN

LUNCH AND DINNER Lunch from 12 Noon Dinner in two sittings: 5.30pm-7pm and 7.15pm-8.30pm

Meet the new publicans Phil and Patrice Larkin

• Spaghetti • Seafood • Beer Battered Flathead • Angus Steak Sandwich • Chicken Schnitzel • Pub Chicken Parma • Rissoles, Bacon & Mash Grill • 300gm Angus • Lamb Cutlets Vegetarian , Gluten Free Desserts • Berry Bread • Ice Cream • Coffee, Tea Carlton Draught Great Nor thern Canadian Club

Come in and enjoy the familiar surroundings of the Grand Central Hotel, Yea - bring the family.

Enjoy a sit-down meal with table service.

It’s a good idea to phone ahead to make booking.

(Maximum 6 per table under current rules.)

You can now order a casual drink - table service rules apply.

There’s soup of the day, and plenty for the kids: chicken strips, fish, party pies and sausage rolls.

All with chips.

Wednesdays: Parma Night. $18 each.

GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL 64 HIGH STREET, YEA

BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED: 5797 2513

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Eildon

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NEW

Superb Investment or First home!

• 3 bedroom home with open plan living.

• Open fire place & split system heating and cooling.

• Great undercover deck and secure rear yard.

• Double carport and lockup garage with power and concrete floor. $289,500

Marysville

Neatly renovated Eildon home:• Open plan living, new kitchen with stone benches • Split system & wood heater for heating and cooling • 2 bedrooms with built in robes • Undercover bbq area, lockup garage/ workshop and carport $295,000

Alexandra

NEW PRICE PRICE NEW UNDER C ONTRA CT CONTRA ONTRACT

SOLD

Ideal investment or First Home • 3 bedroom brick home on just over 1000sqm • Kitchen with dishwasher, living with wood heater • Large secure yard with deck and single lockup garage • Currently rented for $300 per week until Sept, 2020 $349,000

Build your dream home:• Located in a quiet cul-de sac is this parcel of land measuring 825m2 • Ready to build your dream home.

• Great views of the surrounding hills, with northerly aspect.

• Power, town water, sewerage and telecommunications ready to connect to. $115,000

Taggerty

NEW PRICE PRICE NEW UNDER C ONTRA CT CONTRA ONTRACT

Opportunity awaits • Large level block measuring 1017m2 approx • Views over Marysville surrounding hills • Power, Water & telecommunications ready to connect to • Walking distance to Marysville town centre $220,000

Light and Bright first home:• 3 bedroom weather board home on approx.

800sqm • Living area with Open fire place, free standing wood heater and split system • Superb back yard with in ground pool and undercover BBQ area $375,000

“The Poplars”- A Private Sanctuary:Delightful 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom country home nestled amongst established trees on just under 2 Acres Central hostess Kitchen, combustion wood heater and reverse cycle split system Large outdoor deck with wood fire pizza oven, spa & double lockup shed. $645,000 - $695,000

Director/ Sales Specialist- Belinda Hocking 0418 115 574 Sales Specialist- Jody Murphy 0422 184 231

Nutrien Harcourts Alexandra 56 Grant Street, Alexandra I 5772 3444

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Not actual storage sheds

‘EXPRESSION OF INTEREST’ is required for storage sheds in Yea. We have a party that is going down the avenue of wanting to set up storage shedding in the Yea area and is keen to know if there is any requirment for this.

Open to all enquiries on sizing of shedding to accommodate marine, caravan and general storage.

Property Management – SharonRishworth Butcher 0409 2799 Real Estate Sales Professional – Kerryn 0412439 346805., 169. 5797 kerryn.r@landmarkharcourts.com.au Real Estate Sales Professional – Kerryn 0412113 346927 169.

Property Management – SharonRishworth Butcher 0402 Contact Landmark Nutrien YeaYea forfor allall of of your Stock, Merchandise, Insurance & Financial Services 5797 2799 Contact your Stock, Merchandise, Insurance & Financial Services 5979 2799

Nutrien Harcourts Yea 52 High Street, Yea I 5797 2799