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UNDER CONTROL: Four tankers and crews attended the scene of a fire at the corner of Murphy and Reid streets just after noon on Sunday. PHOTO: Steve Kelly
Fire snuffed out
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Groups share in $140k Page 3 By STEVE KELLY By A SW SWIT I CHBOARD fire had staff IT att the Zambrero Mexican food restaurant on Murphy Street, Wangaratta acting quicckly on Sunday aftern r oon with all occupants of thee builidi d ng evacuat a ing g withou ut inju jury ry. Four Fo ur Fir iree Re Resc scue u Vic ue icto tori ria a (F (FRV RV)) and an d Co Coun untr t y Fi Fire re Aut utho ho ori rity ty (CFA) CFFA) A tank ta nker kers rs at atte tend te nded ed d thee sce cene ne jusst af a teer
12 10p 12.1 0pm m to o con onta tain ta in n the fir iree an and d ca carr rryy out extensive in nve vest stig i ation of the ig premises and nd d ups pstairs apartment to rule out ut any fire spread. Incide ident controller David Brock from fr om m FRV said there were four applliances on scenee and spec e ialist crews also o attten ende ded d as it was a multtistor st orey eyy bui uild ldin din ng. “Sta “S taff ff hea eard rd a ban ang, g, not otic iced ed t e sm th smok okee and d ra rang ng tri riplle ze zero ro
p om pr ompt ptly ly” ,” Mr Br Broc ockk sa s id id.. “We had “W d to mak akee su sure r we ha re had d everything we needed just in cas asee the fire spread any further than an whe heree it was found when we got here,” he sa said i at the scene. “T The fire was contained to the he switchboard d an nd it hasn’t sp pread d any furt fu rthe herr th hro oug gho hout u thee bui ut u ld din ng. “Wee ha “W had d to mak akee su sure re itt ha adn dn’t ’t gott in go into to a wal alll sp spac acee orr a cei eililng or an a
adjo ad djoin join iniin ing pr ing prop opeer op erty ty becau eccau use the here ree is an ups p ta tair irss ap apar artm tmen ent. t. “We need to make k it saffe before f we can n lett staff ba ack in an a d that a invol o ves removing the smoke and making sure the power is disconnected into th he bu b illding n from the street.” T e restau Th ura antt close lo osed seed fo forr the remainder off the th h day a , wi with th c nt co ntra acttor ors ex expe pect cted ed d to re rest s orre powe po wer thro r ug ughout ut the he wee eek. k
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‘Pies rooms reno $721k works k to b build ild changerooms h g extension i will ill cater ffor athletes, hl , emergency g y evacuees
WORKS will commence early next year to upgrade changeroom facilities at the Wangaratta Showgrounds costing $721,496 to cater for athletes, and people during emergency events such as bushfires or floods. Works will involve a new ground floor extension to the existing Wangaratta Football Netball Club building to include male and female friendly changerooms, an accessible
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toilet and storage area. The Parklands Precinct, which encompasses the showgrounds and WFNC building, was used as an emergency evacuation centre during the 2019-20 bushfires in the region. The site provided
support to more than 100 families, including temporary camping accommodation. Following the 20192020 emergency event, a post-operational report was developed identifying a recommendation to formalise a future relief centre. Council then received $2.039 million from the Commonwealth Government as part of the
Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants. The changerooms upgrade is one of five key projects to be delivered helping to enhance community infrastructure within the Parklands Precinct (Wangaratta Showgrounds) to improve community resilience during emergency events. Cr Harvey Benton said it was a tremendous outcome to achieve the upgrade that
will cater for people during an emergency situation and for sporting purposes. Wangaratta Magpies Football Netball Club’s Tony Goodison said the new changerooms will extend north towards the netball court and the road will follow a different alignment. “It will allow multiuse of the changerooms including male and female footballers and netballers
including storage for sports equipment,” he said. “There are often clashes with a number of netball teams wanting to use the area. “We are certainly going to upgrade our current space at ground level when we get the funding for it as well.” Works are expected to begin in late January 2023 and take about four months.
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