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Tuesday, 20 December, 2016
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In Serena’s memory FUND-RAISING in Emerald will gather momentum over the Christmas period to help the family of Serena Lay, 8, the popular Emerald Primary School student who passed away in a tragic car accident last month. The Emerald RSL is holding a fund-raising table out the front of the Emerald Newsagency from 19 to 24 December. Also, a plant and flower sale will be held on Friday, 23 December, at Blooming Brides (333 Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Emerald) from 9am to 7pm. In addition, a Lay Family Fund account has been set up for direct donations. Donations can be made to 083 638 736 780652. Alternatively, contact Sarah Cole on 0422 985 523. Pictured are fund-raising supporters, from left, Ruby, Eli, Penelope, Sarah Cole (centre), Lyria, Sara and Lucie. Middle, from left, Steve Mills, Tina Mills, Debbie Cooper, Kelly Harris, Rita Feldmann, Simon Lindsay, Vicky Campbell, Emma Clark and Pete Maloney. Behind, from left, Charlotte, Jasmine, Jules, Patrick and Imogen. 163199 Picture: ROB CAREW
Ambo Chrissy gift At council’s 13 December meeting, Mayor Noel Cliff urged support for the move. “To have an ambulance service in your town is so wonderful,” he said. “I believe this ambulance station will be a wonderful asset for the community and something I would ask my fellow councillors to support.” Five objections were received to the proposal, with one objection being a petition with seven signatures, taking the total objections to 12. Among the issues raised include the tree removal, construction in a lowdensity residential zone, traffic access, parking, noise, property devaluation
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another job and go out again.” Ambulance Victoria has advised they always adopt an attitude of caution and respect towards the neighbourhoods in which they operate. They said paramedics were not required to respond to emergencies with lights and sirens, with lights being able to work independently of the sirens. Ambulance Victoria anticipated the use of lights and sirens will be infrequent, while estimates - gathered from the Belgrave site - suggest they will receive around eight call-outs daily, with 45 per cent being classified as a lifethreatening emergency. Continued page 3
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and potential for increased bushfire risk. However, Cr Cliff said those fears would be allayed as the station became part of the community. “In other ambulance stations I have been associated with - in areas where they have received a bit of flack - the same people who have spoken against them have come to apologise because they now have a service for any event,” Cr Cliff said. “Ambulances are not like firetrucks, in terms of lights and sirens, ambulances won’t be coming back after every call. “When out on a job, they finish, get
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AMBULANCE Victoria has been rewarded for its lengthy, arduous bid for a modern station in the Dandenong Ranges, with Yarra Ranges Council paving the way for a new purpose-built facility in Tecoma. After last year failing in its bid to build a station at Rocksleigh Avenue in Tecoma, Ambulance Victoria will finally get its wish to relocate operations from a substandard, non-compliant premises at Bayview Road, Belgrave. The proposed station is set to be located on the north-west corner of the intersection of Collier Avenue and
Rutherford Road, Tecoma, with the proposal aiming to deliver optimal ambulance response times and modern facilities for paramedics and staff. The proposal includes construction of a single-storey building, a new 3.5m wide accessway, a second driveway and eight car spaces. Works will also include removal of trees, the sealing of Collier Avenue and installation of nearby traffic lights along Burwood Highway, which will be made available to paramedics. Despite 12 objections coming from the community, Yarra Ranges Council voted unanimously to allow the project to progress.
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