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Help for ire victims By Laura Michell he Hume community is rallying around a Greenvale family ater their house was destroyed by ire late last month. Zena Arab, her husband Mustapha and their children are living with family following the ire at their rental house on July 28. Ms Arab said the ire started in her four-year-old daughter’s room. he cause of the blaze is under investigation. “he ire alarm went of … I pulled a chair over to turn it of and I saw smoke on the roof. “I walked towards the bedroom and saw a

massive ire in my daughter’s room,” she said. “I was screaming … by the time I saw it, it was really big.” Ms Arab said she quickly grabbed the children and ran out of the house before calling triple-0. She then knocked on the doors of her next-door neighbours to alert them to the ire. “he kids didn’t even have shoes on … within ive minutes, the whole house had burnt. If it wasn’t for the ire alarm, “I reckon we would have been stuck in the house. It burnt so fast.” Ms Arab said her children, aged nine, four

and two, were coping as well as could be expected following the ire, although they missed their toys. Her brother, Wesam, started a GoFundMe fundraiser to help the family with the cost of inding somewhere to live and buying new clothes and furniture. Within the irst three days, more than $5000 had been raised. “It is so heartwarming,” Ms Arab said. “he other day I just sat down and cried … I wasn’t expecting that.” To donate, visit: www.gofundme.com/f/irerelief-for-my-sister-and-her-children.

Concerns have been raised about the impact of Stage 4 restrictions on Whittlesea and Hume residents ater a number of businesses closed their doors last week. Under Stage 4 restrictions, all businesses deemed to be non-essential by the state government were forced to close last hursday. he widespread closures have resulted in thousands of workers being put out of work for the next six weeks, adding to the region’s growing unemployment rate. Whittlesea council’s acting chief executive, Joe Carbone, told a recent council meeting that the pandemic was afecting all corners of the community, adding that Stage 4 restrictions would change the face of retail and manufacturing. He said data provided to the council revealed 4900 local jobs had been lost as of June. “Another telling piece of data is the number of our residents on JobSeeker or job allowances … this igure has more than doubled since the same time last year. In June 2019, it was 4.1 per cent – now we have reached 9.8 per cent,” he said. Mr Carbone said the unemployment rate in some Whittlesea suburbs was between 12.7- 13.1 per cent. He said it was likely the council would need to draw on reserve funding to help with its continued response to the pandemic. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases linked to signiicant outbreaks in both municipalities continues to grow. As of Sunday, there were 186 cases linked to Epping Gardens, while Craigieburn’s Arcare Aged Care has been linked to 87 cases. homastown’s Bertocchi Smallgoods factory was linked to 200 cases on Sunday, while 31 cases have also been recorded at the Ingham’s factory, also in homastown. here were 578 active coronavirus cases in Hume and 560 cases in Whittlesea, as of Sunday. Laura Michell

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Many things have changed, some stay the same Life looks prety diferent in the City of Whitlesea right now. Many people are working, and children are learning, from home. We are restricted in where we can go, what we can do and how long we can do it.

It seems hard now, but by sicking together we’ll get through this next stage of lockdown that will help stop the spread of COVID-19. Stay safe, don’t leave home without your face mask, and please stay healthy.

Council coninues to deliver many essenial services, however others have had to adapt or be temporarily cancelled due to COVID-19 restricions.*

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• Animal management • Council Call Centre • Delivered meals • Dog Parks • Emergency Management • Environmental Health • Hard waste collecion • Home support for aged care clients • Immunisaion sessions > limited locaions by appointment only • Kerbside waste collecion including bundled branch collecion • Parks, gardens and public faciliies maintenance • Road maintenance • School Crossing Supervision • Street cleaning • Support for business

• Aboriginal and Cultural Diversity > enhanced community support iniiaives • Arts, Heritage & Events > online programs and aciviies plus non-contact aciviies for residents who don’t engage digitally • Building and Planning services > online by default > in person inspecions/audits for high risk and for building permits • Construcion > with COVID-Safe Plan • Council Meeings > conducted remotely • Disability Parking Permits > via post or email • Epping Animal Welfare Facility > only open for pet collecion • Family Day Care > for vulnerable children and children of permited workers only • Hanson’s Wollert Landill > for commercial customers only • Kindergartens > for vulnerable children and children of permited workers only • Libraries > moved to eLibrary service • Local Law Enforcement > for maters that pose high risk to community • Maternal and Child Health > phone appointments only • Youth Services > online programs, informaion, support and referral via phone

*This list may be subject to change if further restricions come into efect.

Temporarily closed/ postponed/cancelled • Ciizenship ceremonies • Community centres • Council oices (South Morang and Wesfield) • Golf courses • Libraries • Playgrounds, skateparks and barbecue areas • Plenty Ranges Arts & Convenion Centre • Pools and gyms • Public events • Recycling faciliies • Seniors Club meeings and LEAP golf program • Sportsgrounds and sporing clubs • Tennis courts

Financial relief If you are having diiculty paying Council rates, fees and charges, you may be eligible for an interest free payment plan or deferral unil 30 June 2021. View the COVID-19 Financial Hardship Policy at whitlesea.vic.gov.au/coronavirus

For a list of local support services please visit www.whitlesea.vic.gov/coronavirus Council coninues to deliver essenial services, and works are progressing on community infrastructure projects. Other Council programs and aciviies have also adapted so we can stay engaged and connected while physically distancing. Find out more at whitlesea.vic.gov.au/coronavirus For health informaion and guidance on current restricions visit www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus or call 1800 675 398.

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Council rejects airport rates plea By Laura Michell Melbourne Airport’s request for a $6 million rates waiver has been knocked back by Hume council. Australia Paciic Airports (Melbourne), which owns Melbourne Airport, made a submission to the council’s 2020-21 budget, urging councillors to consider reducing its rates bill for the next 12 months. APAM’s corporate and public afairs executive, Jai McDermott, told councillors the airport had been signiicantly impacted by the

COVID-19 pandemic. Mr McDermott said Melbourne Airport’s total revenue was down 85 per cent in May, compared to May 2019. He said passenger numbers had dropped dramatically, with just 73,000 passengers passing through the airport in May, compared to the long-term average of three million passengers. He said that despite the drop in revenue, the airport had ofered about $78 million in relief measures to its business partners to help them weather the pandemic.

However, it needed a reduction in its rates to enable it to continue providing assistance. “Melbourne Airport has made a long and ongoing contribution to Hume City Council, in the order of $100 million over the last 10 years,” Mr McDermott said. “Right now, we need some support so we can continue our eforts on supporting our people and businesses in restarting the aviation industry. “We ask that the council consider the signiicant contribution made in previous years.” A report to the July 27 council meeting

said that while the council welcomed the opportunity to meet with the airport to work towards a new long-term agreement, it did not have the capacity to provide a rate reduction. “APAM’s request for rate relief is more than 50 per cent of council’s entire [$11.5 million] stimulus and support package which is for the beneit of over 92,000 ratepayers,” the report stated. Cr Joseph Haweil said he was shocked by APAM’s request. “Council has not approved the waiver of rates for any ratepayer,” he said.

Play your part: Residents urged

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Pet adoptions on the rise Shelters across Melbourne are reporting a surge in pet adoptions during lockdown, but are warning potential pet owners to remember that their pet will be part of their family long ater lockdown has ended. homastown’s Hegarty family are among those who decided to adopt a pet during lockdown, recently adopting a cat named Queenie from a shelter in Echuca. Mum, Melody, said she was planning to adopt a cat for her daughter Lyrix’s 5th birthday in February but decided to adopt one sooner because of lockdown.

“We thought it was a good time for Lyrix to spend the time properly at home learning how to look ater Queenie without the distraction of having plans and heading out of the house and leaving Queenie at home,” she said. he Lost Dogs’ Home recorded 566 adoptions in May – its largest single-month adoption total since January 2018 – while 453 animals were adopted in June and 371 in July. Spokeswoman Suzana Talevski said the organisation encouraged would-be adopters to make careful choices when adopting pets to ensure they stayed with their family for the

long-term. She said he Lost Dogs’ Home asked potential adopters to consider their living environment, lifestyle and those that already exist in their household when deciding whether to adopt a cat or dog and make a responsible decision for all parties involved. “Our shelter staf work tirelessly to prepare our beautiful animals for adoption. When our four-legged visitors leave us we want to make sure it’s for the irst and last time,” she said.

Whittlesea’s administrators have urged residents to abide by the new stage 4 restrictions for the health and safety of the entire community. In a message to residents, the council’s panel of administrators chair, Lydia Wilson, described the move to a hard lockdown as “sad”, “stressful” and “heartbreaking”. “But these extra measures are necessary,” she said. “We need to be thinking of, and looking out for, the health and safety of our whole community. “his of course means protecting ourselves and our families, but also our friends, our neighbours, front line workers, essential workers and the most vulnerable people living in the City of Whittlesea. “By remaining vigilant and adhering to the curfew … by only going out for the reasons listed under new restrictions, and never leaving home without a face mask, we will all be playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the hope that life can return to any form of normality in the future.” Ms Wilson reassured residents that the council would continue to deliver essential services and would be looking at more ways to support local businesses. “Please stay connected with each other in whatever ways you can – phone, email, social media, video calls, letters, signs of support in your window, or a note in your neighbour’s letterbox asking if they’re OK,” she said. Residents in need of support are urged to visit the council’s coronavirus page (https://whittlesea.vic.gov.au/ coronavirus), or local support services. Laura Michell

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Mother of all awards An Epping mum has been nominated for the AusMumpreneur Awards for her work inspiring other women to share their stories. Rosa Carrafa has been nominated in the Big Ideas and Women Will Change the World categories at the annual awards, which recognise the contributions of mums in business. he mother of two said the nominations came as a shock. “I must admit, I was nervous upon the news and it took me over a week to soak it all in and share it with my sons and the community around me. At irst, I thought, ‘Why me?’,” she said. Ms Carrafa is in the process of starting up a local publishing house which she hopes will

be able to help people share their experiences of grief, loss and change. hree years ago, she wrote an airmation book, titled Aspects of Me and is about to publish her second book, Aspects of Death, drawing from her experiences following the death of six members of her family – including her parents and brother – in a car accident when she was 14. She also recently launched a podcast, ‘Hope Talk’. “I am a 50-year-old mamma and I am learning so much more about myself and how I can give to those who are feeling as I do,” she said. “I want to encourage people to write or record their stories so they can be told.

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Hume CEO gets new contract By Laura Michell Hume council has reappointed chief executive Domenic Isola for another four years, despite one councillor claiming he was “too comfortable” in the role and that it was time for a change. Cr Jodi Jackson urged her colleagues to reappoint Mr Isola for just two years. “Some would – and oten do – argue that we are overdue for a change,” she said. “Mr Isola has been part of this organisation for over 20 years, he is practically part of the

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Cr Jack Medcrat described Mr Isola as “one of the best CEOs in Victoria”, adding that he was highly-regarded by his peers. “Going back a few years, council was in a broke situation – we were basically bankrupt. And now, look at us, we are possibly one of the most successful councils in the whole of

Victoria,” he said. “We have only got to look around at councils like Whittlesea and others to see what can happen if you don’t have the ship in the right direction.” Cr Leigh Johnston said he believed Mr Isola was the second-longest serving council chief executive in Victoria at the moment. “I have worked under a lot of leaders and managers … and I’ve got to say I’ve only ever seen Mr Isola as an ultimate professional. “I believe the stability, particularly through these COVID times … is crucial for the council moving forward.”

FRESH Youth Theatre member Bastian during a pre-COVID-19 performance. (Supplied)

With the possibility of treading the boards in a live theatre show still a way of, a group of young actors have signed up for online ilm-making workshops. Run by FRESH Youth heatre, the workshops are open to young people aged 12-18-years-old and began on July 30. he classes explore creative and technical ilm-making techniques. Participants work in a group to create a series of short ilms which will be shown as part of a mini festival in November. he Whittlesea Freshies, led by artistic director Jordan Stack, usually meet weekly to share what is happening in their lives. he group ran an online program earlier this year focusing on diferent forms of writing and subject matters. Details: jordan@freshtheatre.org Laura Michell

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Council approves recovery fund By Jessica Micallef A recovery fund to support the community and local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved as part of the Hume 2020-21 budget. Hume councillors endorsed the inal budget late last month, which includes an $11.5 million stimulus package to assist businesses, sporting clubs, community groups and ratepayers recover from coronavirus. he package includes a rate waiver of $50 for residential and rural properties, funding for

food parcels and essential items for families in inancial hardship, grants for small and medium businesses, rent relief for tenants occupying council facilities and fee waivers and grants for local sporting clubs. Cr Karen Sherry said the economic efects of the virus were going to progress longer than the pandemic. “Now more than ever, we are required to balance the iscal responsibility with making provisions for our city’s future needs,” she said. “We need to fund capital works in the future to meet the growing demands of the city and

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the people. “he COVID-19 epidemic will continue to be felt in Hume ater the health crisis is gone [and] we are ready to meet the challenges. “here has never been a more important time for council to invest in critical projects, our community’s needs and to create jobs for

our local people.” More than $10 million has been allocated towards car parking across the municipality, including building a multi-deck carpark at the corner of Station and Evans streets in Sunbury, new indented parking bays on narrow streets and resurfacing of existing carparks across the city. Cr Jana Taylor said the council had demonstrated its ability to use the budget in a “reactive way” in a time of crisis. “At a very base level, these works will endeavour to make our footpaths walkable, our bike paths rideable, our bridges crossable,” she said.

New vision for Epping Panel of administrators chair Lydia Wilson said Epping Central was an important hub for employment, education, retail and health-related services. “One of council’s important roles is ensuring our community is planned in a way that its with people’s lives and how they want to enjoy their local areas,” Ms Wilson said. “A reined vision for Epping Central will focus on its unique attributes, opportunities and strengths. “Residents can provide feedback now on whether our plan to refocus the heart of Epping Central to the area between the Northern Hospital, Paciic Epping Shopping Centre, Cooper Street and the potential future transport interchange will work.” Residents can make submissions on the future directions paper until August 17, via: www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/eppingcentral Laura Michell Whittlesea council is reviewing its plans for the Epping Central precinct. (Supplied)

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Whittlesea residents are being encouraged to have their say on the future of the Epping Central precinct. Whittlesea council is reviewing its Epping Central Structure Plan, which was adopted in 2011, and has released a future directions paper for public consultation. he future directions paper proposes 19 key directions that will share the future of Epping Central including refocusing the heart of the activity centre from the High Street village retail strip to the area between the Northern Hospital, Paciic Epping Shopping Centre, Cooper Street and a potential new train station near Paciic Epping as part of a future Wollert rail extension. Encouraging new residential and mixed-use developments, creating a major health precinct and food hub and improving pedestrian links to enhance walking and cycling is also included.

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Hume property values on the rise By Laura Michell Property values in Hume have increased, with the commercial, industrial and rural markets the strongest performers, according to the council’s general valuation for 2020. Property valuations are carried out annually on behalf of the council and are used to determine the distribution of rates among rateable properties. he 2020 general valuation found that between January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020,

property values in Hume rose by 1.58 per cent overall. A report to council said the slight overall increase was in contrast to the 2019 valuation when property values rose by 5.06 per cent overall. According to the report, rural property values rose by 15.39 per cent between January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020, while industrial values rose by 6.9 per cent. Commercial values increased by 4.7 per cent. In contrast, residential property values fell by 0.52 per cent.

“he proportion of rates to be paid by residential property owners will be a slight decrease … because the percentage change in residential values is lower than the overall average percentage increase,” the report stated. “his means that a residential ratepayer whose property value has decreased by the residential average of -0.52 per cent will see little change in their rates payable compared to their 2018-19 rates bill.” Campbellield, Coolaroo, Westmeadows, Sunbury and Greenvale were revealed as the

only residential markets to record an overall increase in median property values. Campbellield recorded the highest rise in residential values, with the median value rising 3.89 per cent from $450,000 to $467,500. Meadow Heights, Mickleham, Broadmeadows, Kalkallo and Dallas all recorded drops in median residential values of between two and four per cent. Ratepayers can object to their property valuation within two months of the date on their rates notice, with objection forms available from council oices.

Telehealth’s a real help A Mill Park mum has found a silver lining in the coronavirus crisis, with the pandemic enabling her son to access speech therapy for the irst time in a year. Nina Parharidis said her son, Andronicus, was able to access regular speech therapy sessions via telehealth with the help of Melbourne City Mission, ater being without a therapist for 12 months. “here was no therapy available to him for a year but then COVID allowed us to get a spot through telehealth,” she said. “He is enjoying it … it has helped him. “When he wasn’t able to access speech therapy, he regressed … to see your child regress is heartbreaking.” Andronicus, 6, was recently diagnosed with KBG Syndrome – a rare genetic disorder caused by a mutation of the ANKRD11 gene. KBG Syndrome afects Andronicus in every way imaginable, Mrs Parharidis said.

She said Andronicus has been receiving intervention services for developmental delays since he was four months old, adding that he didn’t start talking until he was 4.5 years old. “We are grateful to get a diagnosis. It is a very rare condition,” she said. “Each year, we did a lot of genetic testing and were told nothing had been detected. “Now we know what it is and it has helped us work out what we need to do.” Mrs Parharidis said Andronicus, who is in grade one at Concord School, had taken to the telehealth sessions better than she expected. “It challenges him. He can’t point to something, so it challenges him to actually use words,” she said. Laura Michell Nina and Harry Parharidis, with Christos, 9, Elisavet, 5, and Andronicus, 6. (Supplied)

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Emergency cases down By Laura Michell he COVID-19 pandemic has led to a substantial reduction in the number of people visiting Northern Hospital’s emergency department, new state government data reveals. he latest Victorian Health Services Performance data reveals 21,445 people presented to the emergency department between April and June this year – 5878 people less than the same time last year. Despite the reduction in presentations,

Northern Hospital’s emergency department remained the busiest in the state, with 4743 more people presenting to the hospital than Frankston Hospital, which was the next busiest emergency department (16,702 presentations). Of the three months, June was the busiest for Northern Hospital, with 7822 emergency department presentations. In May, 7231 people visited the emergency department, while April was the quietest with 6392 presentations. he performance data also reveals a drop in the median waiting time for treatment at

Kudos for Kumar Rahul Kumar knows a thing or two about delivering pizza. he Domino’s Epping North employee was recently named Delivery Expert of the Year ater making more than 1300 safe deliveries over the past 12 months. Mr Kumar was recognised for his outstanding road safety, customer service and eiciency at the annual Domino’s ANZ Rally. Domino’s Epping North franchisee Dinesh Varadar said the award came as no surprise, adding that Mr Kumar knew the local area “like the back of his hand”. “His organised and methodical approach ensures every pizza that leaves the store is delivered safely and on time,” he said. Mr Kumar said he was proud to be delivering safe, hot meals to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Right now, I know that a hot meal, friendly face … is more essential than ever before.”

Northern Hospital. Between April and June, the median waiting time was 11 minutes, down from 20 minutes between April and June, 2019. he state average was 12 minutes. Ambulance transfer times also fell, dropping from 21 minutes between April and June 2019, to 19 minutes during the same three months this year. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said the latest data showed that doctors, nurses, paramedics and everyone else who help keep hospitals running have done an outstanding job caring for the community during the pandemic.

Rahul Kumar was recently named Domino’s delivery expert of the year. (Supplied)

Show falls victim to virus he Whittlesea Show is the latest event to become a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Late last month, he Whittlesea Agricultural Society announced it had pulled the plug on this year’s show. In a statement, the society said the pandemic and ongoing restrictions had made it diicult to plan the event, which was scheduled for November. “he continuing restrictions associated with COVID-19, especially the management of social distancing and the possible risk to public health during large events were the major factors for this decision,” the statement said. “he uncertainty of knowing when these restrictions would be lited has made it very diicult to forward plan for our annual show.” he agricultural society said it understood the importance of the show to the Whittlesea community and was disappointed to be cancelling this year’s event. “We take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the show including our many supporters, volunteers, exhibitors, sponsors, local community groups, stallholders, entertainers etc. “We know that for some of these groups the Whittlesea Show provides a major contribution to their fundraising … and we are saddened that we are unable to assist …. We look forward to providing our 161st Whittlesea Show on the 6th and 7th of November in 2021.” Laura Michell

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Housing shortage at crisis point By Laura Michell Close to 6000 more social housing properties are needed in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, where more than 1500 people are currently homeless, new data reveals. he data, prepared for Homelessness Australia and Everybody’s Home for Homelessness Week (August 3-7), reveals that 900 people living in the Calwell electorate, 600 Scullin residents and 100 McEwen residents are currently homeless. he data also shows that 3000 more social

housing properties are needed in Calwell, while 2700 are needed in Scullin. Homelessness Australia and Everybody’s Home are calling on federal MPs to pledge to commit to investing in social housing to help end homelessness. Homelessness Australia chair Jenny Smith said the data showed homelessness was a problem in all Australian communities. “he lack of housing that people can aford is not only the biggest cause of homelessness, but it also prevents people escaping from homelessness,” she said.

“he growth in unemployment as a consequence of COVID-19 and cuts to social security payments will drive further increases in homelessness. By investing in social housing, the government will not only give more people a home but will also keep more people in a job.” Northern Homelessness Networker Meredith Gorman said the North and West Homelessness Network – a coalition of 50 specialist homelessness and family violence organisations – was aware of people sleeping rough in areas such as Dallas and Werribee.

She said that across the northern and western suburbs, there were 3837 people waiting for access to housing and homelessness support as of February, while a further 23,000 people were waiting for long-term public housing. “he extent of homelessness in Melbourne is not a symptom of individual failing and bad luck but is relective of the housing crisis that we are experiencing,” Ms Gorman said. “Melbourne has a housing supply problem … and a housing afordability problem.”

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departure mitigation. It’s good to see that all Civic models, not just the topline ones, get a multi-angle reversing camera; emergency stop signal; low tyre pressure warning; hill start assist; and IsoFix child seat anchor points on two rear seats.

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