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Council budget blow By Alesha Capone Wyndham council has forecast a $30.2 million budget shortfall for the current inancial year. he coronavirus, a reduction in ines and lower-than-expected revenue from the Werribee tip are expected to signiicantly impact the council’s inances. Key drivers behind the anticipated deicit include a $5.2 million lower net operating result from the tip, a $3.4 million reduction in revenue from statutory fees and ines, and a $3.2 million drop in user fees related to recreational and sports facilities, according to the March quarterly inancial report. he report stated the mandated closure of council facilities during the coronavirus pandemic was one of the reasons for the loss of revenue. According to the report, the loss of revenue from the Werribee tip comes ater major commercial customers, who took their business elsewhere when there were delays experienced in obtaining an EPA works approval in 2017, have subsequently negotiated lower landill prices or started using multiple landill sites. Cr Aaron An said that, in the past, the council’s inancial position “has been a bit too reliant on revenue generated from the RDF (refuse disposal facility)”. He said the council needed to ind other ways to remain self-suicient. he inancial report stated the reduction in revenue from ines and infringements could be partly attributed to the introduction of the Wyndham Enforcement Policy, which had resulted in “behavioural change” and a lower number of ines being issued. he policy provides a framework upon which council oicers base their enforcement decisions. he report also stated: “Council has also been required to adopt a diferent approach to enforcement during COVID-19 and this is expected to result in lower revenue than assumed in the budget for the full inancial year.” Cr Heather Marcus said it was good to “see that people have probably been watching their behaviour” when it came to matters such as parking. “he council oicers have been wonderful, they have been very lenient with a lot of our people,” she said.

Coding is top class Robots rock – just ask students from the west who have been participating in a coding program. The four-week Robots at Home Coding Challenge is being delivered by Wyndham Tech School, which is based at Victoria University’s Werribee campus. The Coding Challenge is the brainchild of Gail Bray, the newly-appointed Wyndham Tech School director and Victoria University Polytechnic’s general manager of learning and innovation. “Artiicial intelligence and machine learning are skills required for the future of work,” Ms Bray said. “With COVID-19, students have been unable to visit the Wyndham Tech School, so with our partner schools, we thought we would take the robots to them.” Thomas Carr College in Tarneit was the irst of six schools to participate in the coding program, hand-delivering small robots to the homes of year 7 students as part of their digital technology curriculum. Educational resources company The Brainary, based in Geelong West, provided the robots and weekly online sessions. The students learn to program a robot for a scenario in which it would meet people arriving at the Royal Children’s Hospital. They look at camera control, sound, speech recognition and more. Thomas Carr principal Craig Holmes said the coding challenge had been a great way to bridge the period between when students were learning at home due to the pandemic and returning to school this week. Other schools participating in the challenge are Bayside P-12 College, Featherbrook P-9 College, The Grange P-12 College and Good News Lutheran College. Thomas Carr College year 7 student Joseph. (Damjan Janevski) 209242_03

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MP calls for council to be sacked By Alesha Capone Western region MP Bernie Finn has called for Wyndham council to be sacked and administrators appointed. Mr Finn’s call comes ater long-serving Wyndham councillor Kim McAliney resigned last Tuesday. Speaking to Star Weekly, Mr Finn said: “I’m calling on the Minister for Local Government, Adem Somyurek, to sack Wyndham council.” Mr Finn described Wyndham council as

“distracted, dysfunctional and not doing the job it’s supposed to”. “Wyndham council is actually a circus, the councillors have actually forgotten what they are there for,” he said. “Councillors are meant to be there for the good of the community, not to play petty little games and having their egos run amok. “A lot of these councillors are putting their own interests ahead of the community. Kim is certainly one of the better councillors … “It’s time for the minister to step in.” Mr Finn said he has previously raised the

matter of sacking Wyndham council, in private meetings with Mr Somyurek, and that he was planning to do so again. Mr Finn said he would also speak about the matter publicly in Parliament. Mr Finn said that although local government elections will be held across Victoria in October this year, the state government should take action and sack Wyndham council now. Wyndham mayor Josh Gilligan hit back at Mr Finn’s calls for the council to be sacked. “Bernie is a broken record when it comes to

council sackings,” Cr Gilligan said. “He’d be on track to win an award for most media appearances on council sackings of any state politician in Victoria’s history. “Our annual community survey shows that community conidence in council governance and leadership has never been higher, this council term. “Let the facts speak for themselves.” A state government spokesperson said: “he community will have the chance to deliver its verdict on its council’s performance at the October 2020 general elections.”

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Former Wyndham mayor Kim McAliney (right) with Wyndham road safety advocate Jim Giddings and Sergeant Marty Wallace. The photo was taken last year, when Ms McAliney was taking part in a road safety campaign. (Damjan Janevski) 201353_01

Former mayor’s shock resignation Long-serving Wyndham councillor Kim McAliney resigned last week. he decision, which took immediate efect, was announced at a council meeting last Tuesday. Ms McAliney served on the council for 11 years, including two terms as mayor and two as deputy mayor. In a statement issued last week, Ms McAliney did not give a reason for her resignation, which comes ahead of statewide council elections to be held in October. Star Weekly contacted Ms McAliney seeking further comment on her reasons for resigning, which she declined to give. Wyndham council will meet on June 23

to consider whether Ms McAliney’s vacated position will be illed with a new councillor. Ater being contacted by Star Weekly, the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) issued a statement which said it had received notiication of Ms McAliney’s resignation from Wyndham council. he VEC statement said that the council would notify the Minister for Local Government and the VEC “if it determines the extraordinary vacancy is to be illed before the October 2020 general elections, in which case a countback will be used to ill the vacancy rather than a by-election”. Under the Local Government Act, if an extraordinary vacancy occurs within six

months of the next general election, the default position is that it will not be illed unless the council determines otherwise. Wyndham council issued a statement last week which said Ms McAliney “has been a passionate advocate for residents and community groups in the Harrison Ward and has made a valuable contribution as council’s delegated representative on a number of internal and external advisory committees”. Ms McAliney’s own statement thanked the many community leaders and groups in Wyndham that she has worked with during her time on council.

Statistics from the Department of Health and Human Services showed there were four active cases of the coronavirus in Wyndham, as of Monday. his brings the total number of cases in Wyndham to 55. he DHHS also revealed last week that two workers from a Laverton North waste management and recycling facility have tested positive to COVID-19. Global Resource Recovery (GRR) closed on May 29, ater two employees, who were linked to a Keilor Downs family outbreak, were diagnosed with the virus. “While the risk of transmission is low, as a precaution the facility has closed to allow a deep clean to be undertaken, contact testing and tracing,” a media release from the DHHS said. GRR also issued a statement which said the workers were infected as “the result of social contact outside the workplace”. he statement said that the DHHS did not direct GRR to close its facility, but that the company had voluntarily decided to do so “in an abundance of caution”. “GRR made the decision to temporarily close the Laverton North facility, as a precautionary measure on May 29 voluntarily,” the statement said. “here were no concerns raised in relation to measures GRR is taking to minimise the risks associated with COVID-19. “GRR is committed to reducing the spread of COVID-19 and will continue to follow comprehensive measures to manage business continuity and worker and customer safety and wellbeing.” Alesha Capone

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Emergency call centre opens By Alesha Capone A new emergency communications centre, which will house triple-0 operators, has oicially opened in Williams Landing. Victoria’s Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) hosted the opening of its Overton Road centre on Friday. ESTA is moving its 24-hour police and VICSES call-taking operations from Docklands to the purpose-built centre in Williams Landing.

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ESTA chief executive Marty Smyth said triple-0 operators answered more than 2.6 million calls for help each year and that the new Williams Landing centre would help to meet growth in demand. “It’s an exciting and signiicant milestone in ESTA’s capability to add increased call-taking and dispatch capacity, provide for future growth of the workforce and ofer employment opportunities in the area of Wyndham City and surrounds,” Mr Smyth said. “In the next 12-24 months, we will be looking to increase the centre’s capability to include ambulance and ire services, which could generate more than 100 new job opportunities.” In April, Star Weekly reported that the emergency communications facility had been sold for $25.93 million. Cedar Woods Properties Limited sold the four-storey building to Hellenic Property Investments Pty Ltd, which has, in turn, leased

State Emergency Service Chief Oficer Operations Tim Wiebusch, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton, ESTA Chair Flavia Gobbo, ESTA chief executive Marty Smyth and Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp at the opening. Right: The inside and outside views of the new State Emergency Communication Centre. (Pictures: Supplied)

the property to the state government under a 15-year agreement. Cedar Woods managing director Nathan Blackburne said the emergency communications centre featured “sophisticated IT systems, back-up power, and high-quality inishes and materials throughout”. “here are also acoustic treatments to the building which help to limit internal noise

transfer and much more,” he said. Wyndham mayor Josh Gilligan, said: “We welcome this new facility to Wyndham which shows the city’s ability to attract large organisations seeking access to a professional services workforce.” ESTA also has State Emergency Communications Centres in Burwood East and at Mt Helen, near Ballarat.

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Top honour for community service By Goya Dmytryshchak he head of a co-op who helped keep the former Altona hospital site in community hands, has received an OAM for service to the community of Hobsons Bay. Altona’s Maree Duield, a physiotherapist at Werribee Mercy Hospital, heads up the Hobsons Bay Community Advancement Co-operative, operating from the old hospital building now known as the Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre. She has been a board member since 1997 and formerly chaired Friends of Altona Hospital.

Ms Duield said Dr Louis Joel started Altona’s “bush hospital” in 1932 and it became a public hospital in the late 1950s before being closed in 1996 during the Kennett era. “Werribee Hospital was closed around the same period,” she said. “I suppose the diference was that Altona Hospital’s origins were as a community hospital. here was always this strong community ainity with the hospital, so it was a real tragedy for the local community for a hospital just to be sold of – boom, gone. “here was a very guttural community response that we needed to do something about this, and there was an incredible

coming-together of many organisations – community groups, unions, local government, various state politicians, service groups – basically with the aim of keeping that beautiful beachside hospital site in community hands.” Ms Duield said it was an “absolute privilege” to work at Werribee Mercy as a senior clinician in the Health Independence program. “his service provides the most innovative and efective health outcomes for the people of Wyndham and surrounds,” she said. “And I’m very proud to work here.” She said the Queen’s Birthday honour was “a tribute to all the people I’ve worked with”.

Maree Dufield was honoured with an OAM. (Joe Mastroianni)

Amazing Grace You could call her ‘Amazing Grace’. Altona Meadows’ Grazia ‘Grace’ Gammaldi on Monday received an OAM for service to the community, including volunteering as part of the Laverton Catholic Parish and giving more than 110 blood and plasma donations. Mrs Gammaldi, 72, started donating blood in 1993. She also started donating plasma in 2016, because “you can give it more regularly”. “One time, I started giving out every couple of weeks and then because you get a lot of build-up … I had to reduce that to every four weeks,” Mrs Gammaldi said. She does the cleaning and helps wherever needed at Queen of Peace church in Altona Meadows, which is just starting to ofer small masses by appointment ater coronavirus. Mrs Gammaldi has been a committee member of the Melbourne Passion Play – cancelled this year – for 22 years.

She volunteers with Joseph’s Corner, which operates free drug and alcohol counselling centres at Yarraville, Hoppers Crossing and Laverton, and Merrijig op shop in Yarraville. “hey’ve struck hard times, too,” Mrs Gammaldi said of the store she donates to and volunteers in. “You can’t have any fundraising now – Joseph’s Corner used to do a lot of fundraising to maintain that. “he goods were donated but you’ve always got the rent and things like that.” On learning of her Queen’s Birthday honour, Mrs Gammaldi said she was “shocked and, dare I say, a little bit embarrassed”. “I enjoy doing it but to me it’s just part of my life,” she said. “I think I’m privileged to be able to do the things that I do.” Goya Dmytryshchak

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Ryan and Emma Meehan with their son Lenny, and Suzanne and Mitchell Meehan with their son Elijah. (Supplied/Samantha Moody Photography)

Birthday surprise A Wyndham family received a lovely surprise when two cousins were born on the same day at Werribee Mercy Hospital last month. Werribee wife-and-husband Suzanne and Mitchell Meehan welcomed their son Elijah into the world at 3.58am on May 31. About 12 hours later, at 4.40pm, Mitchell’s brother Ryan and sister-in-law Emma welcomed their son Lenny. Mitchell and Ryan are the sons of Peter and Amanda Meehan, who run Anglers Anchorage in Werribee South. Peter and Amanda have four sons in total, and three other grandchildren Peter said that he and his wife were overjoyed when their two new grandsons were born on the one day, which he described as “a double-whammy”. He said the family had not been expecting

Lenny and Elijah to be born within 24 hours of each other. “One boy was overdue by two days and the other one was around a week-and-a-half early,” Peter said. Suzanne said that Elijah and Lenny being born on the same day was “unexpected but very exciting”. Suzanne said that she and Emma had started talking about the possibility of sharing, or co-ordinating, birthday parties for their sons in the future. She was also full of praise for the medical team at Werribee Mercy Hospital. “hey were lovely from the beginning – we very kindly treated by all staf,” Suzanne said. Alesha Capone

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A Wyndham-based company has launched a sanitising solution to the public which it claims is highly efective against the Human Coronavirus 229E. PathoSans – part of Spraying Systems brand divisions – employs about 20 people at its Truganina oice and warehouse, where the sanitiser is manufactured. Product specialist, Michel Fernandes said PathoSans has been providing its sanitiser to the industrial market – such as food processing plants and beverage companies, which have strict biosecurity criteria – for years. Mr Fernandes said that when the coronavirus pandemic hit Australia, the company decided to release the sanitiser for sale to the general public. “We saw this as an amazing opportunity to provide our local community by enabling access and assisting the general public to achieve a higher level of hygiene at a crucial time,” he said. He said that PathoSans sanitiser is composed of water and hypochlorous acid, which is the active ingredient. “Hypochlorous acid works to oxidise protein, breaking it down,” Mr Fernandes said. “As viruses protect their genetic material with layers of protein, the active ingredient is able to work against the virus wall, breaking down the protection barrier and inactivating it. Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has a double layer of proteins, this is referred to as ‘enveloped’. “Although enveloped viruses have an extra layer of protection, hypochlorous acid is still highly efective against them. “For example, the white blood cells in human blood are responsible for ighting against

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infections in the human body – this is done by the hypochlorous acid the human body naturally produces, to inactivate bacteria and viruses through the phagocytoses process.” Mr Fernandes said some tests conducted by external labs have shown the “great performance of hypochlorous acid on various enveloped viruses, including Human Coronavirus 229E,

a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19”. Mr Fernandes said that while there are many types of sanitisers and disinfectants in the market, PathoSans is diferent because it is produced using simple raw materials. Since the launch, he said the response had been “very positive”. Details: www.pathosans.com/au/

he Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA) has expressed disappointment that Wyndham council will not renew its membership for the 2020-21 inancial year. Wyndham councillor Mia Shaw raised a motion on the matter at last week’s council meeting, which was passed ater a protracted debate between councillors. Cr Henry Barlow, who argued the council should remain a member of the VLGA, described the debate as “a shambles”. However, Cr Shaw said the council would save $48,000 a year by not renewing its membership. Cr Shaw’s motion also called for the VLGA and Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) “to work together to merge as one local government peak body”. he VLGA issued a statement last week which said it was “disappointed” by Wyndham council’s motion. It stated the council and VLGA have a “long history”, with the council still participating in a number of VLGA activities, programs and services. “he VLGA was not consulted on any merger and legal advice from the state government would be required as the MAV, unlike the VLGA, is a body formed under state legislation,” the statement said. “he VLGA provided a comprehensive submission to all (Wyndham) councillors prior to the meeting, however, it appears that the details in this submission were not considered.” Alesha Capone

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Family cat caught in illegal trap By Alesha Capone RSPCA Victoria is investigating a “sickening act of animal cruelty” ater a family’s pet cat was caught in an illegal trap in Werribee. On or around April 14, a 12-year-old female tabby-coloured domestic cat named Abby went missing from her home in Greaves Street North. Days later, Abby was found with her leg caught in an illegal trap, close to the street where her owners live. Abby’s paw was mutilated and the limb broken.

In a statement, RSPCA Victoria said that Abby likely spent several days struggling to free herself from the trap. “his beloved family pet sufered excruciating pain and distress prior to being located by a member of the public and taken to a veterinarian,” the statement said. “Abby was weak and severely injured.” Due to her injuries, Abby had to have her entire limb amputated. Leghold traps, such as the one Abbey became caught in, are illegal and cause extreme pain and sufering to animals caught in them. RSPCA Victoria inspectors have been

canvassing the neighbourhood around where Abby lives. he inspectors have been asking the public to report if they know of people who set illegal traps, or who have similar traps, in their possession. Once identiied, the person responsible for Abby getting caught in the trap could face prosecution and serious liability, including a term of up to two years’ imprisonment and ines of up to $82,610, according to the RSPCA. Anyone with information they believe may be relevant is encouraged to make a report via www.rspcavic. org/report or by calling 9224 2222.

Illegal traps similar to the one Abby was caught in. (Supplied/RSPCA Victoria)

Greening Wyndham Wyndham council is planting 8000 trees across the municipality, as part of its annual planting season. Environment and sustainability portfolio holder, Cr Heather Marcus, said residents might have noticed that the council had been planting trees on nature strips since April this year. She said the planting would continue until August. “Planting in the cool, wetter months gives the trees the best chance of survival,” Cr Marcus said. “Last year residents let us know what nature strips needed tree coverage for the 2020 tree planting season, and later this year we will be in touch about the 2021 tree planting season. “We are planting trees across the municipality to provide shade near our houses and streets; to cool our streets on summer days; to protect us against the wind; to reduce stormwater runof

and absorb pollution; to create habitat for our local wildlife, and to improve the look of our roads and streets.” Cr Marcus said that Wyndham’s tree planting program was one of the largest across metropolitan Melbourne, ater recent research revealed the area has a lower tree cover than most other municipalities. “We want to see Wyndham not only be on par with other councils but lead the way to provide a greener and healthier environment for our residents,” Cr Marcus said. “Council aims to have a tree in the nature strip of each household in Wyndham by 2040, in order to achieve our canopy cover targets and make Wyndham an even more beautiful place to live.” Residents can view the locations of trees being planted this year at www.wyndham.vic. gov.au/treeplanting

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Plea for help solving cold case By Alesha Capone Police have launched a new appeal for information about the death of Point Cook man Shu Jian Lim, whose body was found dumped in Mount Cottrell almost ive years ago. Police believe Lim’s death could be connected to a drug syndicate. On September 17, 2015, university students were conducting research at a creek on Cobbledicks Ford Reserve, near Dukelow Road, when they came across a wrapped-up black plastic sheet containing Lim’s body. Lim, 26, had been reported missing by his

sister in March 2015. Lim was last seen at a friend’s house at Covent Gardens in Point Cook on February 20, 2015. Police have been told he let the property about 5pm in his silver Toyota sedan with the Victorian registration XHS 070. he car was later found on Allen Street, Laverton. Police were told an unidentiied Asian male, believed not to have been Lim, was seen parking the Toyota in the street on or around February 20, 2015. hat person then got into a light-coloured small 4WD, possibly a Toyota, driven by another male. Despite a ive-year investigation, no-one has been charged in

relation to Lim’s death and the investigation remains ongoing. Oicer in charge of the Homicide Squad, Detective Inspector Tim Day, said: “here are a number of Lim’s associates we have spoken to over the years and investigators are still not satisied with their version of events. “One avenue of inquiry for investigators has been that Lim’s death is possibly connected to a drug syndicate that was operating in the area at the time. “Hopefully there is someone out there who feels that now is the right time to come forward.” Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.

Shu Jian Lim, and his vehicle which was seized by police. (Supplied/Victoria Police)

Scholarship’s a beauty Heidi Kelaart hopes to inspire people who are facing hardship to achieve their dreams. Ms Kelaart, 21, has been selected as one of four recipients of a L’Oreal Australia scholarship, which supports people facing hardship to pursue a career in the beauty industry. he young Hoppers Crossing resident said she was “speechless” and “in complete shock” ater hearing she had been selected for the scholarship program. Ms Kelaart began studying a diploma of beauty therapy this year, following a period of helping her family to care for her grandmother. When Ms Kelaart was aged 16, her grandmother experienced a fall and moved in with the family. Ms Kelaart, who began working at a swim school that same year, has also helped support her family inancially. She said working at the swim school helped

her decide that she wanted to one day run her own business – a beauty salon. “hat experience, working as part of a team, I really enjoyed that,” she said. Ms Kelaart said her interest in the beauty industry began while she was in primary school, ater seeing her sister – who is six years older – experimenting with make-up. “I love the way beauty therapy uses aesthetic principals to bolster an individual’s self-esteem,” Ms Kelaart said. “I just want to inspire people who might be experiencing hardships, or trouble that might be holding them back from achieving their dreams, that they will be able to do it they keep persevering – their time will come.” Alesha Capone Heidi Kelaart is a recipient of a L’Oreal Australia scholarship. (Supplied)

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Underpants-clad carjacker jailed By Alesha Capone A drug-afected man who committed a carjacking in Werribee, while clad only in his underpants, has been sentenced to more than three years imprisonment. At a sentencing hearing last month, the County Court heard that Benedict Kearney had earlier pleaded guilty to carjacking; causing serious injury recklessly; conduct endangering persons; assaulting an emergency worker on duty; resisting an emergency worker on duty; and damaging property, while on bail.

he court heard that on July 15 last year, a motorist driving along Railway Avenue in Werribee noticed 37-year-old Kearney laying on some grass. She contacted triple-0 and an ambulance took Kearney to the emergency department of Werribee Mercy Hospital. Shortly before 5pm, Kearney let the emergency department and walked through the hospital carpark, wearing only his underpants. About this time, Kearney’s victim let a nearby medical centre and walked to her car, which was in a carpark opposite the hospital.

Kearney pulled the woman out of her vehicle and stole the car. However the woman managed to get into the backseat. Kearney did burnouts before colliding with another vehicle in the carpark. He then drove through garden beds to avoid being stopped by police at the carpark’s exit and drove on the wrong side of Hoppers Lane before losing control of the car. he victim was thrown from her seat, as the car became stuck in a ditch. Kearney ran into a paddock. When he later emerged from bushland he attempted to punch

a police oicer involved in his arrest. he court heard that Kearney’s victim required surgery on her index inger and would never have full use of her inger again. Kearney admitted to using a combination of methylamphetamine, GHB, and Xanax in the lead-up to his ofending. County Court Judge George Georgiou said Kearney had engaged in “outrageous behaviour” but had good prospects for rehabilitation if he refrained from drug use. He ordered Kearney to 37 months and 14 days in prison, with a non-parole period of 20 months.

Creating alfresco charm Temporary alfresco seating areas will be installed in Werribee’s city centre and Hoppers Junction, to allow restaurant and café customers to sit down and socialise outside. Wyndham council announced a plan to install the “parklets” last week, under a three-month pilot period. Wyndham mayor Josh Gilligan said the parklets would help to boost trade while COVID-19 restrictions limit the number of people allowed in eateries. “he parklets will occupy previous car spaces that are not being used as frequently, due to many residents still working from home rather than returning to their workplace,” Cr Gilligan said. “Residents have the opportunity to use these parklets to socialise with family and friends and breathe life back into these centres – while adhering to social distancing guidelines.” During the next three weeks, the council

will build two parklets in the Hoppers Junction Shopping Strip and four in Watton Street, Werribee. he parklets will be owned, maintained and sanitised by the council. he Hoppers Junction parklets will be located between Jock and Mack café and Elio’s Pizza, and also Michael’s Fish n Chips and Hoppers Kebabs and Grill. he Watton Street parklets will be located between District 3030 and Sunny Tran Bakery; between Chatterbox and Notorious Espresso cafes; between Il Piccolo and B2B cafes; and between the Black Seed and Social Sutra cafes. he parklets will take up four angled parking spaces each, but no disabled parking spaces will be used. District 3030 founder and operator Ami Tran said that while the impact of COVID-19 had been challenging for businesses in Wyndham, it was great to see the council’s parklet initiative being introduced to support the recent easing of restrictions.

An artist’s image of the new alfresco area. (Supplied)

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Hop back into Hoppers Club he doors have reopened at Hoppers Club, with the team welcoming diners back to the bistro to enjoy their favourite meals every night between 5.30-7.30pm. Chief executive oicer Michael Lewis says the number one priority remains the safety of patrons, staf and the community, so dining in may be a little bit diferent for a while. “We are following all government social distancing guidelines and hygiene requirements,” Michael says. “We have set seatings with limited capacities for each, so make sure you book ahead to get a spot.” If you’ve been enjoying choosing from the takeaway menu during COVID-19 isolation restrictions, you still can, with pick-up service still ofered from 5pm and Uber Eats now available for delivery. Head chef Sid Haldikar says for those who have been missing the Sunday night carvery, the roast of the day with all the delicious trimmings, will hit the spot. “Our takeaway menu covers all the favourites, from burgers and chicken parma to heartier winter warmers such as lamb shanks, butter chicken and lasagne,” Sid says. “And keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for specials.” he menu also has a range of entrees and sides if you feel like a bit extra, and a good choice for the kids. “We are excited to see many friendly faces back at our tables this week and want to thank everyone who has continued to support us over the past few months,” Michael says. he club’s motto of ‘Not just a club but a community’ is supported by a solid commitment to helping those in need. Hoppers Club has a range of sporting and social sub-clubs and it supports many charities,

Backpacks for VIC Kids volunteer operations oficer Lenise Thorne, Hoppers Club treasurer Wayner Ralston and Backpacks for VIC Kids founder Sally Beard. (Kris Middleton) Right: Hoppers Club head chef Sid Haldikar. (Supplied)

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Wyndham community through its long-time partner, he Salvation Army. “We deeply value the wellbeing of the members in our community, especially during the current health crisis,” Ms Gardiner said. Wyndham City Doorways team leader Jane Kerbage said the organisation provided support for up to 20 people per day. “Clients are assessed over the phone and then asked to come in to receive a food parcel and/or some Coles and Woolworths vouchers for food, on a non-contact basis,” she said. “We also ofer referral services and can assist with utility bills when assessed. “All clients who access our site are ofered a

food parcel as a basic need, as we do not want anyone to leave without some sort of assistance. “We have started providing toys to families with young children as an extra support to families with kids at home. “his has been great as an added support for struggling families and gives mums a little breather and break from the kids.”

Wyndham City Doorways team leader Jane Kerbage, with volunteer Charles, at the Salvation Army’s Community Pantry. (Supplied)

App to loat boats – or not Boaters will be able to check the conditions at the Werribee South boat ramp from the comfort of their own homes, thanks to a plan to install cameras at the site. Maritime Safety Victoria is planning to install ramp and carpark cameras, which provide live images to a Boating Vic app every ive minutes, at 19 locations across the state this year including Werribee South, Newport (Warmies), St Leonards, Queensclif and Torquay. Cameras have already been installed at Altona, Rye, Geelong Limeburners Point, Cliton Springs, St Helens and Patterson River. Smart technology allows the cameras to count the number of vessel launches and retrievals at each ramp per hour, prompting a status of ‘quiet’ or ‘busy’ to be listed on the Boating Vic app. his is displayed alongside localised hourly weather forecasts from the Bureau of Meteorology. Maritime Safety Victoria director Cameron Toy said boaters could use this information to make safer decisions about where and when to head out onto the water. “We know boaters can become frustrated if there are long wait times at a boat ramp and we hope to ease some of that congestion,” he said. “We see situations where the weather starts to turn, but people decide to head out anyway because they have already loaded up the boat, driven down to the ramp and waited around.” Camera images can be viewed by downloading the Boating Vic app or at boating.vic.gov.au

Taha’s a top student Nine year-old Taha says that it was “cool” to receive an award from her school in the mail. Taha, who attends Cambridge Primary School in Hoppers Crossing, was to be presented with a Principal’s award at a school assembly in March. However, Taha’s father Imran Abul Kashem said the assembly was cancelled because of coronavirus concerns, as pupils began learning from home. Mr Kashem said Taha was surprised and happy when the school posted the award to her. Taha said she received the award for aiming high to be the best she possibly could, and for showing positivity. “I thought last year and the year before that I would never get a Principal’s award,” she said. Taha, who is learning remotely from home at the moment, said she was keen to return to school. “I miss everything related to school, except for homework,” she said. Taha said she enjoyed writing and art, but had become quite interested in maths lately. “My maths teacher Miss Caine is very good,” she said. “Miss O’Mealley, my homeroom teacher, also helped me a lot with literacy/humanities and she also gave me conidence to present in front of the class.” Taha said she enjoyed learning about history and news, as well. “I think I’d like to go to law and art school, I would like to work in criminology,” she said. Alesha Capone

Nine-year-old Taha. (Imran Abul Kashem)

Jayitaa’s VCE success Werribee Secondary College student Jayitaa Ann Sethupathy has been recognised with a Premier’s VCE Award. he annual awards recognise the outstanding achievements of VCE and VET students in Victoria. Jayitaa recently received the award for a subject which she completed last year, Chinese Language, Culture and Society (Chinese LCS). She achieved a study score of 46 out of 50 for the subject. Jayitaa, who will celebrate her 18th birthday on June 27, is now studying year 12. She said she was surprised and grateful to be selected for the VCE award. “I was totally not expecting it, didn’t even dream of it,” she said. “here were many aspects of Chinese LCS that were very intriguing to me. 14 WYNDHAM STAR WEEKLY Wednesday, 10 June, 2020

“I especially enjoyed learning about the Chinese economy and practising my oral component, which was a detailed study on the history and culture of Chinese lanterns.” Jayitaa said she would like to thank her teachers, Ms Jia, Ms Cheng and Ms Chao, for helping her throughout the subject. She credited her teachers for “tirelessly helping me throughout the year and consistently making me work harder … to have no regrets in the end”. She also thanked her family and friends for their support. Heathdale Christian College student Joshuah Ephraums received a Premier’s VCE Award for Music Performance (VCE VET). Alesha Capone

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Restaurant pays thanks to nurses A popular local restaurant has been donating free meals to nurses at St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee. Wolf on Watton staf have been cooking and delivering the meals to the hospital, as part of eforts to support healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic. 2020 is also the World Health Organisation’s International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, which encourages communities to express gratitude for the work nurses and midwives do. Wolf on Watton director Nathan Salvalaggio said: “We are excited to give back to the

community, in particular, our local doctors and nurses at St Vincent’s Hospital Werribee. “his is a small gesture to show our support and thanks for our local heroes.” St Vincent’s Private Hospital Werribee general manager and director of clinical services, Libby Fiis, said she was “constantly in awe of the generosity and community support that is demonstrated in Werribee”. She thanked the Wolf on Watton team for delivering meals to nurses. “his act of generosity is a great demonstration of community support and the

hospitality industry rallying around health care workers,” she said. “Being new to the area, it has been a humbling experience to see how Wyndham has banded together during such a diicult time.”

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Deibrillator donation for iries he Point Cook Fire Brigade has been presented with a deibrillator. Representatives from the Country Women’s Association, Point Cook last week donated the deibrillator to the ire brigade. Fireighter Graeme Prentice said that the CWA, Point Cook had approached the brigade with the ofer of a donation following devastating bushires across the nation earlier this year. Mr Prentice said that a deibrillator was suggested as a possible donation. “his was a fantastic ofer, as during the ires

a ireighter sufered a heart condition and was saved by the eforts of other ireighters using a deibrillator carried on one of the tankers,” he said. Mr Prentice said that most of the brigade’s ireighters had been trained in the use of deibrillators as part of their irst aid training, and that this would be extended to all brigade members. “With the addition of this new equipment anyone on the ire ground needing resuscitation will be better supported, while waiting for ambulance attendance,” he said.

he Country Women’s Association, Point Cook – which is also known as the CWA Point Cook Evening Branch – was forced to cancel some of its fundraising markets and eforts due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the CWA members raised funds for the deibrillator by holding a pop-up show selling homemade scones, jams and relishes last month. he CWA took pre-orders for its scones, jams and relishes, with customers able to pick them up or arrange for contactless delivery.

Wyndham council has received a petition calling for a fee waiver on rates for residents facing hardship due to COVID-19. he petition – which has been signed by 77 people – said the council should apply the fee waiver to rates, up to a certain percentage, or on a case-by-case basis. he petition was listed in the council meeting’s agenda last Tuesday. he agenda did not specify who had submitted the petition, due to privacy reasons. he petition stated: “his pandemic has afected everyone, including our local business owners, employees and their families. It also has an impact on local residents and their families who are not owners and employees of businesses in Wyndham as they have lost their jobs or work hours [have] reduced.” he council will prepare a report to respond to the petition, at the next council meeting on June 23. In April, Cr Intaj Khan raised a notice of motion urging the council to adopt a 10 per cent fee waiver on its rates, for each property across the city, due to the pandemic. However, the motion was not supported by most other Wyndham councillors. Earlier this year, the council established a $5 million WYNLocal Economic Support Package, as well as a small business support program and rates and fee relief for local businesses, in response to the pandemic. Alesha Capone

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Sewing for a cause More than 1000 hospital gowns have been sewn for Western Health staf, as part of a community project. Earlier this year, the health organisation partnered with 20 community centres in the west, to help sew much-needed scrubs for medical staf during the Covid-19 pandemic. Point Cook resident and Heathdale Christian College teacher Jasmine Hill kick-started the scrubs campaign, along with her friends Lily and Cassy. Mrs Hill said the idea came about ater she contacted the Western Health Foundation, to see how she and her friends could help during the pandemic. Mrs Hill said she also contacted Point Cook Community Learning Centre for assistance, and soon more community centres joined in, along with Network West, which provides support to Neighbourhood Houses in the west. Last week, Melton council, Network West and

volunteer sewers from Stevenson House in Caroline Springs presented Western Health with 50 hand-sewn gowns. Wyndham mayor Josh Gilligan, who attended the event, said: “his initiative is a fantastic example of people coming together in a crisis to make a positive diference in the community. To date, more than 1000 hospital gowns have been cut and sewn thanks to volunteers across community centres, Neighbourhood Houses around the western suburbs and Country Women’s Association chapters. “To see the community response to this project – which was the brainchild of a Point Cook resident and is being run by Wyndham City’s Point Cook Community Learning Centre and Wyndham Park Community Centre – is nothing short of amazing.” Alesha Capone

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Celebrating women in council It’s been 100 years since Mary Rogers was elected to Richmond City Council, cementing her place in history as Victoria’s irst female councillor. Today, of the state’s 79 local councils, 35 have more than 40 per cent female councillors and there are 36 female mayors. Star Weekly talks to some of the women shaping the communities in the north and west. Cr Carly Moore

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Carly Moore hopes she is teaching girls across Hume that anything is possible. he irst-term councillor is Hume’s current mayor and the irst Hume councillor to be voted into the top job two years in a row. It’s an achievement Cr Moore is understandably very proud of. “It is a big achievement … I think it is a good endorsement from my fellow councillors that I am doing a good job,” she said. Cr Moore was irst elected to Hume council in October 2016. She ran for council on the advice of her sister, Casey Nunn, a former Hume mayor. “My sister … served for four years before me. She encouraged me to run and took me to a candidate information session,” Cr Moore said. “It was at that information session that I became serious about running for council. I can clearly remember looking around the room … really thinking about whether these other candidates could better represent me and my family.” Cr Moore said the 2016 council elections also came at a time when she was ready for a career change. Having worked as an accountant in inancial services in the city for a number of years before becoming self-employed, Cr Moore said she had reached a point where she was looking for something new. hese days, she continues to work part-time while juggling the role of mayor and mum to four school-aged children, who for the most part love that their mum is mayor. “It’s been an amazing experience,” Cr Moore said, “I genuinely love it.” While Cr Moore said she has many “fond memories” from the past four years, her favourite experiences on council have involved

Wyndham’s Kim McAliney says she is passionate about giving everyone, regardless of their gender or socio-economic background, equal access to decision-making opportunities in their community. Cr McAliney, who resigned last week, served on Wyndham council for a total of 11 years, including twice as mayor and once as deputy mayor. “When I was irst elected, I was thrilled, and honoured to be given the opportunity to not only make a diference – but be the diference – to be a leader, an inspiration to women – to show what was possible with determination, persistence, tenacity and the willingness to pursue your dreams even with a young family,” she said. Cr McAliney was recently nominated by members of the Ministries of the Women’s Round Table, which is chaired by the Minister for Local Government, to sit on the Gender Parity in Local Government committee. “As a councillor there are challenges,” she said. “It’s a political environment, however you need to remember why you are there – to serve the people. “It’s an opportunity to develop and learn new skills and you can make a real diference.” Cr McAliney said she was proud to see Wyndham council endorse its Towards Equality Policy Statement and Action Plan earlier this year. “We have come a long way, no doubt, but there is still a way to go,” she said. “It is disappointing that in 160 years, only six female mayors have been elected in Wyndham. “I hope to see an increase in the number of women, and candidates from diverse backgrounds stand for election and be represented.” Cr McAliney said that aside from her council duties, she had spent 20 years as a cadet with the St Johns Ambulance Brigade. his aligns well with her role as Wyndham council’s safer communities portfolio holder. “Over the years, I have built close working partnerships with emergency services personnel from our local police force, SES, Coast Guard, Ambulance Vic and to the CFA,” she said. “I have immense respect and gratitude for our front-line responders, who all do a fantastic job in diicult circumstances – oten responding, assisting and helping the most vulnerable in our society.”

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her family. She is also proud of the example she is setting for her daughters and young girls across the municipality. Cr Moore said she loves to tell girls that they could grow up to be mayor too. “It makes little girls’ eyes sparkle and makes

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Macedon Ranges council Macedon Ranges mayor Janet Pearce may have only been in council for four years, but she says the experience has been a “huge learning curve”. Cr Pearce was elected to council in 2016 and has spent her time listening to local residents’ stories and attending community events across the region. But her involvement within the community 16 WYNDHAM STAR WEEKLY Wednesday, 10 June, 2020

goes back far further than that. Spending time in the community that she calls home was one of the reasons she decided to pursue a career in local council. “I have always been very active in volunteering and have met such a diverse range of people over the years,” she said. “I realised that passionate, supported and resilient communities can achieve amazing things and are such an asset. “My children have grown up, attended school here and have been involved in many

them think anything is possible. “I love it!” Cr Moore said any women thinking about running in this year’s election should “absolutely go for it”, adding that being a councillor ofers great lexibility and the chance to really “add value” to your community.

groups. My husband and I are involved in a small business in the shire. “I felt I could relate to many aspects of living in the shire and the community and I could contribute in many ways.” To better understand the Macedon Ranges and it’s locals as a councillor, Cr Pearce spent her irst two years in council attending as many local events and visiting community groups. She put her hand up as a mayoral candidate during the 2018 election and was voted in by her fellow councillors. She was re-elected as mayor in October last year. While the role of the mayor is all about “greater responsibilities” and becoming “more deeply involved” according to Cr Pearce, she says the role is not without its challenges. “I had always promised I would commit 100 per cent to the role,” she said. “At times it is challenging to reach and engage with everyone and people have diferent opinions, but in the end you make the decision you believe is best for the whole community and the shire. “You really are learning every day.” Females represent more than half of the Macedon Ranges councillors, including deputy mayor Mandi Mees. Cr Pearce is hoping the female representation among her council inspires other women to take up positions in local government. “It is important to have equality and diversity in representation of the community,” she said. “We need more women to get involved, to take that step forward and to believe in themselves that they can make a diference. “Being a councillor is one of the most fulilling opportunities available to residents.”

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Maribyrnong council Making a diference at a grassroots level and being a role-model for other women have sustained Maribyrnong mayor Sarah Carter’s love of serving in local government for more than a decade. Before becoming a councillor she worked as a communications oicer at Hume council. Seeing the excitement of local young people at the opening of the Hume Global Learning Centre in Broadmeadows, Cr Carter understood the direct diference local government can make in the lives of residents. “I remember the naysayers saying the kids aren’t going to turn up, it’s Broadmeadows, but when the learning centre opened there was a queue out the door,” she said. “It was something that really struck me about the capacity to engage at this level.” Cr Carter soon moved to the west and decided to dip her toe into local politics, feeling

like “a ish out of water” at irst. She has now spent three terms and 12 years on council,and is the city’s current mayor, the second time she has held the role. Come the November elections at the end of this year, she plans to throw her hat back into the ring and seek a fourth term as a councillor. “I think it is the people that keeps me coming back,” she said. “We really have a special community here in the west, there are so many wonderful people and it just remains a real privilege to be able to serve them.” he rapid growth of Footscray in particular, but Maribyrnong generally, brings with it challenges and opportunities, according to Cr Carter. “One of the things I want to see get of the ground is the ‘NeXT project’, the Footscray library redevelopment that is a personal passion project of mine because I would love to see a performing arts centre here,” she said.

“I think it’s ambitious, but I think now is the time to be really ambitious while we have caught the attention of state and federal governments.” Cr Carter said she is mindful of her role as a woman in a leadership position and she hopes this inluences more women from a range of backgrounds to consider representing their community via local government. “his term, ive out of the seven councillors are women which is great, but I think more work has to be done to get into the CALD communities to identify emerging leaders,” she said. “I want to promote the opportunities they can take and contributions they can make.” Cr Carter said not only does better representation improve the situation for women, but makes for a better society. “he more diversity we have around a table the better the outcomes … everyone wins.”

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Melton mayor Lara Carli has always wanted to serve the community. For much of the past two decades, Cr Carli has been involved in local government, irst as a young councillor in Whittlesea, and now coming to the end of her second term in Melton. It is a passion that stems back to her youth. “I grew up in a family where, at the dinner table, we would discuss community and world events,” Cr Carli said. “I became well aware of social justice at a very early age, so getting into politics seemed a natural choice for me. “I wanted to serve and give to others in a way that was not only meaningful but also have a long-lasting legacy for the community.” Ater attending her irst council meeting at a young age, Cr Carli made her irst steps into local government in 2003 when she was elected to Whittlesea council at just 24, juggling the demands of an 8-month-old child with her council responsibilities. Just a year later she was elected as mayor, making her the irst female to hold that position in the 130-year history of the council. When her family relocated to Melton, it was not long before she returned to local government, elected to Melton council in 2012 and 2016. “I love what I do, and it’s so rewarding to be part of the decision-making process that has the potential to positively impact the lives of thousands of people, not only now but for

he majority of Brimbank councillors are women, including the leadership positions of mayor and deputy mayor. Mayor Georgina Papafotiou said her family was a major reason behind her decision to enter local politics. “Brimbank is my home, and I have lived here for over 40 years. I was motivated to run for council by my drive to make a diference in my community and to celebrate its successes,” she said. “I would also attribute this interest to my family background where my parents represented the Greek community and were actively involved in many community activities. his ignited a passion in me to serve the community in various forms throughout my career in education, and through volunteering on a lot of local committees.” She said the number of women on the council was a credit to the municipality. “Brimbank is one of only four municipalities in Victoria (alongside Darebin City Council, Macedon Ranges Shire Council and Yarra City Council) to have a majority of female councillors as well as a female mayor, deputy mayor and CEO,” she said. “In Brimbank, seven of our 11 elected councillors – or just over 60 per cent – are female. I was extremely pleased to see so many women voted into our council.” She said a large array of women can only be beneicial. “Women have a wealth of unique knowledge, experience, expertise and perspectives that they can bring to roles in council – either as councillors or in senior leadership positions. “Female participation in local government is improving, but still far too slow, in my opinion. I believe promoting more gender equality will help encourage more women to stand for oice.” Deputy mayor Cr Kim hien Truong echoed her sentiments, but said the wheel is slowly turning. “here have certainly been some challenges along the way,” Cr Truong said. “Gender equality is important for the whole community, and it is not only a women’s issue – we know that communities thrive in a society where men and women are treated equally.”

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generations to come,” Cr Carli said. “here will always be those in the community that support diferent views from myself or council, but I’m always very proud when our council is united and strives to achieve the very best for our residents. “One of my proudest moments was being part of the community campaign for a Melton Hospital, and what we achieved out of that working together with the state government has been fantastic to see.”

Cr Colleen Gates

Hobsons Bay council A desire to improve the relationship between council and community led to Hobsons Bay mayor Colleen Gates entering local government 18 years ago. She has been a councillor since 2012, served as mayor twice in 2014-15 and 2019-20, and as deputy mayor in 2013-14 and in 2016-17. Cr Gates has a strong interest in the environment and enhancing public open space. She is a qualiied environmental professional

with vast experience in contaminated land clean-up, pollution prevention, environmental compliance and waste management. Cr Gates’ greatest achievement in local government was seeing the former Laverton Primary School site on Epsom Street transformed into a modern, inclusive community park, which involved extensive community consultation. “Ater years of advocating to the state government to give the Epsom Street school site back to the community, council was able to purchase the site in 2014 and last year the

With 2020 marking 100 years of women being elected into local government, Cr Carli said it would be great to see more women involved at council. “I’m always looking for an opportunity to encourage more women to be involved with council, and particularly the youth in our community,” she said. “It’s deinitely easier now for women to enter local government than when I was irst elected, and I believe the inequality in local government is largely gone.”

community celebrated the opening of the new park, formally named Curlew Community Park,” she said. “I was incredibly proud to see one hectare of unused space become a vibrant community hive of activity, and touched that the park would feature tributes to four local residents to honour their contribution to the Laverton community.” Cr Gates is hopeful that in the future additional land on the site will be dedicated to independent living for older residents or people with disabilities. She is also proud of infrastructure improvements delivered through advocacy, including the Laverton Community Hub and the rail crossing removal project. In her second term as mayor, Cr Gates has focused on community connectedness, open space and innovation. She says, her favourite job being mayor is the privilege of conducting citizenship ceremonies and getting to meet new people. Cr Gates supported a number of women with their election campaigns in 2016 and would encourage more women to get involved with local government. “Many women are concerned about being able to juggle multiple responsibilities around family and work commitments but it’s absolutely possible to multi-task … and still be a successful and efective community advocate,” she said.

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Point Cook girl Devy, who captured hearts across the nation after singing at the Eurovision – Australia Decides concert earlier this year, has written a song reminding us all to stay safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine year-old performed alongside singer Kate Miller-Heidke during the Eurovision event on the Gold Coast, which was broadcast on SBS, in February. Devy said that she penned Stay Home – Coronavirus song on the second day of a 21-day songwriting challenge which she has set for herself, during the pandemic lockdown. “I do a lot of singing in my day By Alesha Capone A move by a Wyndham councillor to adopt a 10 per rate cut during the COVID-19 pandemic because music is what makes me has been described as “irresponsible” and “a vote-grab”. happy,” Devy said. At a meeting last week, Cr Intaj Khan raised a notice of motion urging the council to adopt “I write songs often because it comes the fee waiver for each property across the city.

Point Cook girl Devy, who captured hearts across the nation after singing at the Eurovision – Australia Decides concert earlier this year, has written a song reminding us all to stay safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine year-old performed alongside singer Kate Miller-Heidke during the Eurovision event on the Gold Coast, which was broadcast on SBS, in February. Devy said that she penned Stay Home – Coronavirus song on the second day of a 21-day songwriting challenge which she has set for herself, during the pandemic lockdown. “I do a lot of singing in my day because music is what makes me happy,” Devy said. “I write songs often because it comes naturally to me and it’s my favourite activity to do.” Devy said her dream was to become a popular pop/rap singer-songwriter. “I hope a lot of people will know me because I could bring a smile to their faces and make their day with my music,” she said. Details: https://www.facebook.com/ Devy.Iyer Alesha Capone

He described the council’s existing plan to defer rates for some businesses for six months because of the pandemic as “not good enough” and said Wyndham was home to many

migrants and young families who had already lost jobs or businesses in the current crisis. Several Wyndham councillors criticised the move, one comparing the idea to a Monty Python skit. Cr Henry Barlow, who was irst elected to the council in 1997, said: “his would have to be the worst notice of motion I’ve ever heard in my life”. “It looks as if it comes out of a Monty Python sketch.” Cr Barlow said that cutting rates by 10 per cent would give the majority of residents an

extra $2.80 to $4 per week. He said he sent Cr Khan an email on March 31, urging Cr Khan to be transparent about where the cuts would be “otherwise this just looks like blatant electioneering with a council election coming up”. Cr Kim McAliney said Cr Khan had not provided any inancial modelling to support a 10 per cent rate reduction, which would result in “severe cuts” to the council’s capital programs and staf. Cr Peter Maynard said a 10 per cent cut in rates would result in the loss of about $21

million from the council’s annual budget. “his is an ill-conceived and unwarranted notice of motion, that has no sustainability for this council whatsoever,” he said. “I think it’s nothing but a vote-grab.” Cr Tony Hooper described the notice of motion as “grandstanding at best and outright manipulation at worst”. Cr John Gibbons said: “It’s a crazy motion and I oppose it”. Cr Khan was the only councillor to vote in favour of the motion, although Cr Walter Villagonzalo abstained from the inal vote.

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