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LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT The weather held out wonderfully for the Mansfield Lantern Festival on the weekend, which saw a great turnout to an amazing night. Hoop girl Shona Conacher wowed the crowd with her spinning antics. Turn to page 6 for more. PHOTO: Alli Walker
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Budget discussions MEMBERS of the public were invited to attend a special committee meeting of council on June 7 to discuss submissions received in relation to the proposed budget 2022-23. Following the release of the draft budget on April 29, council undertook a community engagement and consultation process aimed to ensure that there was good information out in the community about the proposed budget. Councillors held community information sessions in both Melbourne and Mansfield with feedback reportedly generally positive about the
Council welcomes budget ideas ahead of finalisation at end of month BY SHAUN McMAHON smcmahon@ nemedia.com.au
budget and the direction the council was taking. The budget was also open for online engagement on council’s Engage Mansfield website. Five submissions were received and covered diverse issues including the development of a splash park in Mansfield, mobility issues on High Street, the future of Targa High Country and the upcoming 20th anniversary of the
ouncil de-amalgamation from Delatite Shire Council. Two submitters accepted the invitation to speak to their submissions at the committee meeting. Ilena Young from North East organisation Startup Shakeup spoke about their initiatives to back their submission for $10,000 of funding from the Mansfield Council. “Over the past 12 months we’ve run six masterclasses open to everyone across the region, a regular newsletter with information about programs we run and for other things businesses can
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sign up for, and a ‘thrive conference’ coming to the region which we’ve been lobbying very hard for,” said Ms Young. “We also have a Mansfield business involved in our latest ‘incubator’ program, which is run online on Mondays for 24 weeks. “We don’t try to compete with organisations like MDBA, who do face-to-face meetings each month. “We try to create programs complementary to that.” Tony Tehan also spoke, commending council on their budget, particularly
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with parking and truck bypass initiatives, support for the saleyard and emergency services precinct. Mr Tehan touched on a number of points relevant to Mansfield. “I’d like to see council investigate the establishment of a weather station, in conjunction with the Bureau of Meteorology,” said Mr Tehan. “I believe we need a dedicated station for Mansfield; what appears on TV is from Eildon and can often have a disparity of three degrees.
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An automated station would be maintained by the BOM and Mr Tehan provided an estimated cost in the vicinity of $20,000 based on enquiries he’d made a few years ago. He also raised the importance of recognising the upcoming 20th anniversary of the deamalgamation of the Delatite Shire, noting the achievement, particularly for newcomers to the shire who may not be aware that if it wasn’t for a few key individuals, we might still be under the control of Benalla. ■ Continued page 3
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