Ram-Raid occurred at Welshpool

Ram-Raid occurred at Welshpool

A Ram-Raid occurred at Welshpool at the business of Welshpool Outdoors Power Equipment and LPG Gas Supplies yesterday on July 3rd, 2020.

The owners say that the repairs will take a couple of weeks so customers should enter the building through the side gate entrance.

Video caught a white ute in the image which was later abandoned down the road. Police are looking for suspects.

Another sign of our rural area needing more police stationed locally.

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The Locked Down Suburbs List

In line with advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer, the Victorian Government has announced that a number of postcodes will return to Stage 3 Stay at Home restrictions from 11.59pm on Wednesday 1 July 2020.

This decision was made in response to increasing evidence of significant community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) in these postcodes:

The Suburbs

3012 (Brooklyn, Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham, West Footscray)
3021 (Albanvale, Kealba, Kings Park, St Albans)
3032 (Ascot Vale, Highpoint City, Maribyrnong, Travancore)
3038 (Keilor Downs, Keilor Lodge, Taylors Lakes, Watergardens)
3042 (Airport West, Keilor Park, Niddrie, Niddrie North)
3046 (Glenroy, Hadfield, Oak Park)
3047 (Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana)
3055 (Brunswick South, Brunswick West, Moonee Vale, Moreland West)
3060 (Fawkner)
3064 (Craigieburn, Donnybrook, Mickelham, Roxburgh Park, Kalkallo)

If you live in these locations, there will again only be four reasons to be out:

Shopping for food and supplies
Care and caregiving
Exercise
Study or work – if you can’t do it from home.

Wherever you can, you should do these things as close to home as you can. If you do need to leave your postcode, those same restrictions – those same four reasons – travel with you. If you live outside these locations, there’s only four reasons to come into these communities: shopping for food and supplies, care and caregiving, exercise, and study or work – if you can’t do it from home.

Eligible local businesses will be able access an initial $5000 in support from the government.

Based on the most up-to-date advice of the Chief Health Officer, students will return to school after the school holidays.

For more information visit vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS

Staying Apart Keeps Us Together

Venus Bay Precinct Plan Adopted

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.

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The Waiting Game

I pulled the official letter from our post office box early one morning a few weeks ago. It was solely addressed to me.

I was a little shocked upon opening and reading the concerning news, yet subconsciously I’d been awaiting the inevitable day my body would begin to protest.

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Trulli Pizzeria-Meeniyan. On the Road

Trulli is known far and wide across South Gippsland, but like so many of our other businesses, the Meeniyan landmark has been

closed during the lockdown. The difficulty Trulli is facing is a little different than most other businesses in that the operation

employs nine full-time jobs, all of which are here on Visas not eligible for JobKeeper or Seeker support. 

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Clubs, Community Win Big With Local Sports Support-25th May 2020

Community sporting clubs and associations can now make their pitch for a share of more than $100 million in Victorian Government grants dedicated to supporting grassroots players and volunteers.

More than three million Victorians are involved in community sport and recreation. From today, 12,000 clubs and associations across the state will be able to apply for support under a $40 million program to help with basic running costs and to support readiness to return to play.

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