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What Will The New Norm Look Like?

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What Will The New Norm Look Like?

Jul 19, 2020 Carpe Diem

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.

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Feedback to Newspaper

Jun 29, 2020 Carpe Diem

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

 

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Delburn Windfarm Proposal

Jun 17, 2020 Carpe Diem

Just as Britain assumed Australia was Terra Nullius (nobody’s land) and proceeded to usurp the rights of the traditional owners, OSMI Australia Pty Ltd, assumes that they have a right to develop a wind farm at Delburn, ignoring the opinions and feelings of nearby residents. Their only motive is profit. There are three main beneficiaries from this project, The Developers; Stephen Buckle and Peter Marriott who each stand to make millions if their plans are approved and HVP who will receive over a million dollars per year in rental. HVP is American owned and profits go overseas. HVP claims on their website that they are “Good Neighbours” but have not consulted with locals on this project. 

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Editorial April 30th, 2020

Apr 30, 2020 Don Hill

Well, it has taken 6 months but finally we have a launch. The first Newspaper to be launched in the area in a long time, I guess.

When this idea began late last year, it came about because of the perceived bias in certain sections of the local press. Important issues appeared to be selectively ignored and not addressed by fair and balanced journalism.

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SGSC Budget – Hits and Misses

Apr 30, 2020 Lindsay Love

We are all in this together” – how often have we seen this or heard it said over the past 2 months.
Well it does not seem to have been applied at the local elite work force at the South Gippsland Shire Council.
This is a Council where workers who have had their place of work closed (i.e.. Caravan parks, coal creek, libraries) are still employed and paid for by ratepayers at SGSC Centrelink.

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