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CARRIAGE CRISIS: Local and state officials are working to reach a memorandum of understanding over Beechworth’s historic carriage collection currently housed at Billson’s Brewery under an expired lease. Indigo Shire Council and the National Trust of Victoria have been in discussion to have the collection rehoused to allow the business to further expand. Full story page 3. PHOTO: Coral Cooksley
New home for SES unit A BRAND new home for the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) Chiltern Unit was officially unveiled on Saturday at its new location in Anderson Street, Chiltern. The new facility will better support its volunteers to train and prepare for emergencies, and ensure
BY SHANE DOUTHIE sdouthie@ nemedia.com.au
they can strengthen their response capabilities for the Chiltern and surrounding area. The unit has responded
to more than 120 requests for assistance in the last financial year (2021/22), According to VICSES, the new local headquarters incorporates some environmentally sustainable design principles, which will enable the unit to continue to respond effectively to rescues, floods and storms as well as
serve the local community through assisting Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and the fire services. The unit previously occupied a site located at the corner of Crawford and Howes streets, at the rear of the historic former shire council building. This aging building re-
quired extensive upgrades to ensure the unit could adequately undertake training, store equipment, and run operations. To help resolve the issues at the previous facility, Indigo Shire Council allocated land for a new site on Anderson Street. ■ Continued page 2
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