Premier Andrews locks down individual suburbs from midnight tonight (Wednesday July 1st, 2020).
Strict rules on movement. Heavily enforced by police.
A Melbourne Mayor has accused the disgraced former Labour Minister for Local Government, Adem Somyurek, of attempting to “take over” local Councils. On the covertly recorded surveillance tapes from “60 minutes” Somyurek is heard to say (brag), “in between sacking Councils….”.
South Gippsland Shire Council is establishing an Economic Development Strategy Advisory Committee and a Visitor Economy Strategy Advisory Committee.
Dear Editor
I am appreciating your publication, in particular the (mercifully short) excerpts from the last council meeting.
Also, the articles on the $30 million secret stash and the (beholden) position of other media with the increased advertising spend, of our money, from council were informative reading.
I also enjoyed the contribution from 18-year-old Amity from Fish Creek and her passion for environmental and social issues, and that she didn’t lecture or make demands on the rest of us. Her letter reminded me of my own commitment to such issues as a younger person and the quote attributed to Winston Churchill that “anyone who is not a communist (greenie) at the age of 20 has no heart ………”
Steve Finlay
Leongatha
Several ratepayers chose to speak to their submissions in the recent budget s233 process. This process is a legal requirement under the Local Government Act. Council cannot approve a Budget until they have given, AND CONSIDERED, responses from ratepayers.
After reviewing the live stream of this meeting I felt compelled to write a letter of complaint to the Administrators since in my opinion, and it should be self-evident from watching the 5 minutes that I spoke for, that at least two of the 3 administrators were not listening.
The Delburn Wind Farm that is proposed in the HVP plantation between Mirboo North, Boolarra Thorpdale and Hernes Oak has not yet applied for approval to be built.
Under Victorian law a planning permit is required to construct a wind energy facility and, depending on the location and impacts of the proposal, approval may also be required from the Commonwealth Government.
At its meeting today, South Gippsland Shire Council resolved to commence the design and construction of an integrated early learning centre in Symmons Street, Leongatha.
At its meeting on June 24th, 2020, South Gippsland Shire Council reinforced its support for two major sport and reaction projects in the eastern end of the Shire.
The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1,987, with 41 new cases reported yesterday.
Yesterday’s new cases include one case detected in returned travellers in hotel quarantine. Within Victoria, eight new cases are linked to outbreaks and 13 new cases identified through routine testing. Meanwhile, there are 19 cases under investigation.
For me, thinking about what is important for the future, first and foremost, it’s the climate and the environment. This is really the backbone of life. Next in priority is equality:equality of race, of gender, of opportunity. This is the backbone of society. After that, it’s important to have food security, a fair minimum wage and housing affordability.
At its meeting on Wednesday, South Gippsland Shire Council adopted the Venus Bay Tourism Precinct Plan.
The Precinct Plan was developed following a Council decision in February 2018 to prepare a plan to consider current and emerging issues related to the Venus Bay town centre in response to population and visitor growth.
Spanakopita is a tasty Greek savoury pie filled with spinach, eggs, and feta. It’s likely that the Spanakopita has comes from the Ottoman Empire cuisine, probably during the occupation of Greece began since the fifteenth Century.
At its meeting yesterday, South Gippsland Shire Council resolved to prohibit camping at the Franklin River Reserve due to public health concerns and the damage and inappropriate use of infrastructure. The reserve will be returned to its original use and will be open for day visitation.
The last South Gippsland Shire annual report showed cash deposits of $35.3 million, money that was accumulated on the backs of ratepayers over the last decade through unacceptably high council rates.
Travellers and accommodation operators will benefit from on-site temperature testing over the school holidays, with infrared thermometers being distributed across the state to help keep Victorians safe.
The Andrews Labor Government will continue to reduce the cost of sessional kindergarten for families and provide kinders with extra cleaning for all of Term 3 as part of a $45 million support package during the coronavirus pandemic.
Minister for Education James Merlino announced the funding will provide $230 per child for Term 3, which is expected to save parents approximately half the cost of average kindergarten fees. This will mean that on average families will only pay $23 a week for sessional kindergarten in Term 3.
Administrator Brown speaking on the 4 Year Council Plan adopted in Budget Meeting June 24th, 2020
Perhaps the Budget Documents lost their cover page? With the amount of hidden detail and missing data one does wonder.
PROPOSAL-Every Rate Notice issued for the 2020-2021 year to receive a $800 refund subject to the following conditions.
a. Rate Notices with less than $800 due are to receive a maximum of the Rates Notice amount less the FSL charges.
b. Rates Notices will receive the full $800 refund when the Rates component paid to Council is at least $800.
These appear to be a means of pulling extra rates form the residents. In the past year Council had a substantial capital works budget. Some 6 months into the 2019-2020 year Council scrapped $1.8M of works. These were not just deferred but deleted altogether.
That is $1.8M that found its way into Council reserves without the approval of the ratepayers.
Council have changed the way that s233 submissions are treated if the following is anything to go on. It appears that if the project you wish to discus is not in the next 12 months works they will refuse to even discuss or consider the proposal unless of course, they do entertain the discussion. So one can only think that they will now only consider submissions under the local government act if they agree with them or are happy to have them discussed in open and transparent style.
Delburn Wind Farm Proposal-Submission date looming (July 3rd)
The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) is open for comment now and the community only have up till the 3rd of July to submit their comments. The Strzelecki Alliance Group have put together a page on the strzelecki community alliance website.
The Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2019 paves the way for class actions – including cases of silicosis and wage theft – by ensuring claimants don’t face the burden of legal costs if unsuccessful.