From Hamburg to Hamburgers …
Early one morning not long ago, I visited our local Tarwin Lower IGA store to buy some essentials for home. Wandering in, my ears excitedly pricked up as I happened to overhear a lovely couple, seemingly in their late twenties, talking amongst themselves in my native tongue. German tourists, I immediately presumed.
Most of today’s cases are in metro areas. But we have seen a significant jump in regional communities. It’s vital we stop this virus further seeping into regional Victoria. Face coverings mandatory from Midnight Sunday-All Victoria
Two doses of an experimental vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced robust immune responses and rapidly controlled the coronavirus in the upper and lower airways of rhesus macaques exposed to SARS-CoV-2, report scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Big Red….
As I write, I can’t help but shed a tear for this huge, beautiful icon of a creature that had been a part of our lives for so long. He continues to be greatly missed on our farm.
Poor Checks & Balances for Wind Farm Development
It is the responsibility of government departments to present advice to ministers that is balanced. Input must be sought from all stakeholders. Individual proposals should be analysed based on their merits. An industrial scale wind farm in a bushfire prone forest surrounded by townships and lifestyle properties is a far cry from one in a sparsely populated, broad acre farming region. Yet the State Government sees little distinction.
At its Meeting last week South Gippsland Shire Council committed to construct Atherton Drive, Venus Bay from the existing seal to Spring Street if it receives grant funding from the Federal Government.
A three-month trial of state-of-the-art safety cameras that will capture distracted drivers on Victoria’s roads will start next week throughout the state.
A staff member at the Gippsland Southern Health Service has tested positive to coronavirus.
Health service CEO Mark Johnson said the worker had followed coronavirus procedures and has not been at work since Tuesday, July 21.
Tarwin Lower is a small, picturesque, country township with a population of approximately 340 people, nestled on the banks of The Tarwin River in South Gippsland.
Council passed the motion to submit the Council Submission on the Sera Sand Project at Nyora.
This report which covers the 12-month period that the Administrators have been in charge makes comparison to the 2019 survey results only. Those results were a massive drop from 2018 due to all the various goings on at the time and the “encouragement” from external “players” who had an interest in removing the Councillors from office. Listen to what the Administrators said in the Council Meeting on this matter.
Quote from Administrator Eisenbise-“We will not be resting on our laurels.”i
Letter to Editor. Recently this paper has published 3 newsletters from OSMI about their Delburn Wind Farm.
It is not so much what OSMI say in these newsletters, but what they have not said that I would like to address.
The first stages of the approvals process for the Delburn wind farm have met with State and Federal Government approval.
Major Pier Upgrades To Create Jobs And Boost Economy
A construction blitz on piers and jetties around the state will create vital new jobs as the state rebuilds from the coronavirus pandemic and provide a long term boost the fishing, aquaculture and tourism industries.
Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne today announced a $24 million investment from the Victorian Government’s Better Piers and Waterside Facilities program.
The loading area of Port Welshpool’s Marginal Wharf will also be rebuilt in a boost for the local fishing industry, and there will be safety upgrades and repairs at Rye Pier, Tooradin Jetty and Portland Bay Trawler Wharf.
OSMI is committed to a holistic benefit-sharing model based around sharing the profits of the wind farm fairly and creating a positive long-term legacy in the region. OSMI values the community’s contribution to the development of the Delburn Wind Farm, and is engaging with the community to ensure that the Delburn Wind Farm project is well supported and designed appropriately, and to that benefit sharing is tailored for the local context.
Sustainable Australia MP Clifford Hayes MP has supported the view of 80% of Britons who want their Government to focus on improving health and well-being, rather than economic growth.
An application for a supermarket, convenience store, and petrol pumps is on advertisement at South Gippsland Council. Comments on facebook today appear very supportive of the proposal as the following shows.
Open Letter About Tourism Development in South Gippsland Shire (SGS)
The South Gippsland Action Group has been pushing for the development of tourism infrastructure to help stimulate growth in our Shire, particularly at the eastern end of the Shire.
People living in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will now be required to wear a face covering when leaving home for one of the four reasons, following a concerning increase in coronavirus cases in recent days.
Based on the latest advice from the Chief Health Officer, we’re urging Victorians: just as you remember to take your keys when you leave the house, you need to remember to take something to cover your face – to help keep you and our community safe.
A very thoughtful article in the Age today “what will the new normal look like?”
What Will The New Norm Look Like?
A very thoughtful article in the Age today “what will the new normal look like?”
By Bill Kusznirczuk, highlights the opportunities that the Corona Pandemic presents for regional towns and cities. People have gotten used to working away from the office, many will seize the opportunity to make tree or sea changes. The planners with the local councils need to move fast to ensure that towns under their control are liveable and desirable destinations for this new breed of refugee.
Things like ensuring “Fibre to the home” Internet, good postal and courier services and the icing local businesses will attract new residents. The housing development opportunities need to be in place and planning processes streamlined.
Question is, can Baw Baw, South Gippsland and Latrobe Shire Councils rise to the challenge?
Graeme Wilson
Delburn resident.
South Gippsland Council Meeting July 22nd, 2020 State Government’s Strategic Extractive Resource Areas (SERA) Pilot Project. Council Meeting is live streamed 2pm Wednesday July 22nd, 2020
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