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Statement From The Premier-Covid-19 update

2020 has seen us embrace a new vocabulary. We’ve become experts on “Reff rates” and “roadmaps” – on following the rules and sticking to restrictions. Week after week, change and change – we adapted, and readapted. But we did it, because it meant keeping our state safe. Until we have a vaccine – and even then, until we have a widely distributed vaccine – some aspects of these rules and restrictions must continue to be part of our reality. At the same time, and because of the efforts of every Victorian, we’re able to end this year with far fewer limits on what we can and can’t do.

Community Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC)

At the September Council meeting Council approved a proposal for a new committee called the Community Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC). The closing date for applicants was initially set at Oct 19th, 2020 but has been extended to December 13th according to a Council spokesperson due to a concentration of applicants from one town.

Council expressed the view that they wanted a diverse and widespread range of people from across the Shire. The CIAC will consist of six members with specialist skills and knowledge as well as Council staff-the number of staff members on the committee is not known or whether they will have voting rights.

Local rec-reserves given cash boost by Council

South Gippsland Shire Council will this week send off the final round of payments to recreation reserves under the $2 million COVID-19 Community Support Package. The $2 million COVID-19 Community Support Package offered funding to support community and not-for-profit organisations operating in South Gippsland.

Nyora part owner wins at the races

Janet Hadow from Nyora is a part owner of a horse called “Cliff”. On the racetrack he is called “Two Shots”. Two Shots is trained in Shady Creek by trainer Craig Blackshaw and it won at Traralgon in a maiden set weight race on November 29th. Two Shots was ridden by Jockey Patrick Maloney and he carried 59kg and won by 2.3 lengths.

Burn-off gets out of control in Wild Dog Valley-8 CFA vehicles in attendance

A burn-off which began on Wednesday 2nd December in Wild Dog Valley at the site of a cleared blue gum plantation got out of hand today after burning throughout the night. No wind and cool temperatures prevented the fire moving faster than it did which was really quite slow over the day but there is a house at the top of the hill to the right of the fire area and the CFA were taking no chances with winds predicted over the next few days.

New rules for fishing and camping

In a major victory for fishers and boaters around the state, two landmark pieces of legislation have passed in the Legislative Council, delivering on election commitments to establish a dedicated fund for boating and make sure people can access more camping spaces. New laws to allow camping on riverfront Crown Land have passed the Upper House, as has legislation to create the Better Boating Fund, which will re-invest every dollar of boating registration and licencing fees back into recreational boating.