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CHRISTIE HARRISONAlthough restrictions to stop

the spread of coronavirus arestill in full force, centralVictorian residents have beendisregarding the message tostay home with an increase incar and pedestrian trafficaround the region.

On Friday last week PrimeMinister Scott Morrison addressed

media stating that the NationalCabinet agreed to bring forward itsconsideration of the decision onrelaxing restrictions to today, May 8.

While other states have alreadystarted altering restrictions as casenumbers begin to slow, regulationsare still in full force in Victoria.

A State of Emergency has been inplace since March 16 and in theweek following its declaration strict

social distancing and self isolationmeasures were put in place, withpolice given powers to hand outfines to those not obeying the rules.

Despite this, over the past weekThe Maryborough Advertiser hasseen an increase in road and foottraffic in the CBD as residents fallin line with nearby towns, with bothBendigo and Ballarat experiencing

an increase in traffic.The Ballarat Courier reported on

Monday that shoppers were“jammed into retail outlets” over theweekend with some queuesstretching up to 50 metres while onTuesday the Bendigo Advertiserstated that the previous day, thetown’s Marketplace shopping mallhad “more people than in previousweeks” and that social media users

reported crowds at shopping centresover the weekend.

With Mother’s Day fastapproaching this Sunday — a daywhere people often travel and visitfamily — a Victoria Policespokesperson said it’s vitalresidents stay home and that fineswill be issued to those who disobeythe rules.

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Husband and wife team Dr Francois Nieuwoudt and Dr LizaPrinsloo recently arrived at the centre from their rural practicein South Africa while Dr Kamal Mann has been offering hisservices to locals for just over a year. Story, Page 4 080520 06

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Mount Alexander ShireCouncil is urging localbusinesses and creatives tocomplete a survey on the impactof coronavirus (COVID-19) inthe shire to help create asupport plan.

Mount Alexander Shire mayorChristine Henderson said thecouncil is aware of the hardshipbeing felt by businesses andcreatives and would like to knowhow this is impacting individualbusinesses and livelihoods.

“We understand this is a difficulttime for many but ask that you takesome time to share your story withus by completing the survey on theHave your Say page of our websiteso we can better understand theeconomic impacts of the pandemic,”she said.

“This information will allow us to

uncover the main challenges andidentify the priority areas forsupport in our community to shapeour recovery plan for the shire, andwill also be used to advocate togovernment and other agencies forsupport initiatives.”

Council is also working withseveral working groups to assess theeconomic and social impacts in theshire, as part of its response to thepandemic.

It has set up a local workinggroup with representatives fromcommunity and healthorganisations, businesses networksand emergency services, and nowhas a local business sub-group tofocus on ways to support localbusinesses and industry, includingtourism and the arts which met forthe first time this week.

Contacts from across a range ofindustry sectors are providing

intelligence and feedback to bothgroups to ensure decision making isinformed and in line with localbusiness needs.

Council announced some initialrelief measures in March, and staffcontinue to provide support to helplocal businesses adapt to COVID-19and meet sanitation, socialdistancing and licensingrequirements.

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Continued from Front Page“While we understand these

restrictions are difficult for manypeople, they must be abided by forthe health and safety of everyVictorian,” the spokesperson said.

“As directed by the Chief HealthOfficer, there are only four reasonswhy people should leave their home— to get essential goods andservices, for care and othercompassionate reasons, to work orstudy, or to exercise.

“If a deliberate, blatant andobvious breach of the Chief HealthOfficer’s directions occurs that can’tbe appropriately dealt with by awarning, we will issue a fine.”

Victoria’s State of Emergency wasextended from April 13 and is nowset to expire on Monday, butMember for Ripon Louise Staleysaid residents must followrestrictions and should not expectthings to go back to normal.

“I haven’t been in Maryboroughsince restrictions started because Ican work from home, so I haven’tpersonally seen an increase intraffic but anecdotal evidence saysthere is more activity,” she said.

“Nobody should think that afterMay 11 we’re going to go back to

normal, there’ll still be massiverestrictions in place. We’re on stagethree now, we’re not going to go tostage zero.

“The State of Emergency hasalready been extended once and inmy view it’ll be extended again, it’lljust have different restrictions.

“The sort of things thegovernment is talking about is somevery small lifting of restrictions onthings like some recreationalactivities, maybe the numbers ofpeople who can visit each other. Thechanges haven’t been released yet,but they will be minor restrictionchanges.”

Ms Staley urged everyone tocontinue following the restrictionsand practice social distancing.

“While these restrictions exist, wemust follow them because they’rethere on the advice of the besthealth experts we have,” she said.

“I’m sure most people inMaryborough can’t wait for therestrictions to start being lifted, andI agree with that, but until they arewe have to stick to them and let’sjust hope that by doing what isasked of us — sticking torestrictions, downloading theCOVIDSafe app and getting tested

if you’re unwell — that’s the safeway out of this.”

Ms Staley said overall she’s beenpleased with how Ripon residentshave responded.

“I think Ripon has dealt with itextremely maturely, most peoplehave been stoic and made the best ofit,” she said.

“There’s been instances of badbehaviour towards some retailworkers which is just appalling butas we’ve gone on, people have donewhat’s asked of them and that’s whywe have such low levels oftransmission across most of Ripon.

“We haven’t had new cases herefor quite a long time now and peoplein general have been doing the rightthing and really understanding thatto get back to normal is to follow therules.

“I really want to congratulateeveryone who has done, andcontinues to do the right thing.”

As of Thursday morning therewere 1454 confirmed cases ofCOVID-19 in Victoria, with 14 newcases confirmed since Wednesday.

Locally, the Central Goldfields’cases remain at one, MountAlexander six, Hepburn two andBendigo and Ballarat nine each.

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Clarendon Medical Centrewelcomes new doctorsCHRISTIE HARRISON

Maryborough’s ClarendonMedical Centre has welcomedthree new doctors through itsdoors who are set to providemore appointments than everfor local residents, minimisingthe need to travel out of townfor medical treatment.

Locals will already be familiarwith Dr Kamal Mann who has beenat the clinic for just over a year buthusband and wife Dr FrancoisNieuwoudt and Dr Liza Prinsloohave only just made the move bothto the practice and Australia.

The couple started their first daysof work this month after moving toBallarat from South Africa inJanuary where they spent manyyears in a rural practice.

“We’ve been in South Africatogether in a rural GP practice forabout 22 years and we felt it wastime for a change,” Dr Liza said.

“You hear a lot of talk aboutpeople having a mid life crisis, wellwe’re having a mid life opportunity.

“The opportunities for our twokids here, and for us, are fantasticso all round for the family it was abrilliant move.”

Dr Liza said it was a stroke ofluck that the family were put intouch with the Clarendon MedicalCentre and that they were lucky toget into the country before thecoronavirus pandemic shut downinternational travel.

“We didn’t know Australia at allso when we were looking for jobs wegot in contact with Dr DanielDevilliers at the Clarendon clinic viaFrancois’ brother who’s been livingin Australia for many years,” shesaid.

“We didn’t know anything aboutthe practice or the area but we cameover for a visit last year and it justseemed like such a good place.

“We were some of the lucky onesbecause we got in just before thepandemic got really bad, otherwisewe would’ve been stuck in SouthAfrica for a long time. We’re verygrateful things have worked out forus.

“Australia is a wonderful place,it’s beautiful and the people are sofriendly. There’s a lot of prettyarchitecture. The Australian cultureis lovely too, the sense of communityis amazing and we don’t have anyplans of moving on.”

Dr Francois said making thechoice to stay rural was an easy oneand that Australian medicalpractices are “quite different” totheir South African clinic.

“Rural was where we worked sowe’re used to the rural culture andthat makes it an easy fit for us. Wewould prefer rural, we wouldn’twant to live in the city,” he said.

“The practices here are quitedifferent, the way they practicemedicine here is more expansiveand I do think people get much morevalue for the service compared towhat we’ve seen in South Africa andeven from what I’ve seen working inIreland and the UK.”

As well as providingappointments at the clinic, the pairwill also be involved in providinghospital and after hour services inaddition to adding to aged careservices at the MaryboroughDistrict Health Service.

The couple will be joining DrMann who has been at the practicesince November 2018.

Dr Mann said he feels lucky tohave found the clinic which offers awide range of experiences.

“I’m from Gippsland originallyand live in Ballarat now. A big partof the reason I came here wasbecause I wanted to do some ruralwork with a hospital attached andan urgent care centre,” he said.

“It’s quite a busy place and I see avariety of patients, although Ihaven’t seen much difference to mypractice back in Gippsland.

“The scope of the practice here iswider and I enjoy that variety, thepatients are generally very nice andcaring and both the hospital andclinic staff are very helpful andexperienced. I feel really lucky thatI’ve gotten into this practice.”

Dr Mann said Dr Francois and DrLiza will be a great addition.

“They’ll help us a lot, we’realways very busy,” he said.

Fellow Clarendon Medical CentreDoctor Daniel De Villiers said he’sdelighted to welcome the newdoctors and that they will allow theclinic to offer more appointments,something he’s been working on foryears.

“We were immensely impressedwith Dr Francois and Dr Liza’s wideand extensive experience in treatingrural people having been in practicein a remote area of South Africa formany years,” he said.

“The Clarendon clinic has workedextremely hard over many years toincrease the number of doctors inMaryborough.

“We were very aware of theongoing inability to provide anadequate number of appointmentsto our community, which has led tofrequent frustration and inevitabledelays in treatment for the people ofMaryborough and surrounds.

“We are particularly pleased thatthe clinic will now be able to providemore appointments on a daily basisso that our community will be ableto gain access to medical care in amore timely fashion.

“We are aware that some patientsresorted to travelling out of town togain consultations which led to aloss of continuity. With the additionof these very experienced doctors itshould prevent patients needing totravel to see a doctor.”

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Campaign to supportvictims of family violenceCHRISTIE HARRISON

Concerns are mounting forvictims of domestic violencewith reports the number of callsto services has dropped sincerestrictions to stop the spreadof coronavirus were put inplace.

The Centre for Non-Violence(CNV) — a specialist domestic andfamily violence response servicewhich services the CentralGoldfields — is launching a newadvertising campaign this monthafter noting a concerning drop in thenumber of calls to support servicessince the outbreak of COVID-19.

The campaign is centred on themessage ‘you are not alone’ and willbe advertised across social media,television and radio from next week.

CNV general manager of clientservices Yvette Jaczina said it’s hardto get an exact figure of familyviolence rates but there is evidencelarge scale events like pandemicslead to increases.

“One of the key things is that wenever really know the number ofincidents of domestic violence, weonly have police data to go from, butall the evidence tells us that intimes of disaster domestic violencerates do rise,” she said.

“We know that’s the case inrelation to bushfires, other naturaldisasters and from epidemics inother parts of the world.

“While COVID-19 doesn’t causefamily violence it can exacerbate itbecause of the tensions within thehousehold. There is a potential withthe social distancing we’re beingasked to comply with that there areless opportunities for victims offamily violence to make contact withservices. They just don’t have theopportunity to reach out for support

and to do so would be impacting ontheir safety.

“We’ve heard perpetrators areworking from home, there’s moremonitoring and surveillance andwe’ve also heard of circumstanceswhere ex partners are landing atvictims’ doors saying they’ve losttheir job and have no where to go.”

Ms Jaczina said the aim of thecampaign is to assure victims theyare not alone and raise communityawareness.

“We want women to know theyare not alone, our services areoperating,” she said.

“We also want to raise somecommunity awareness about theparticular circumstances thatvictims may be facing in theCOVID-19 environment and providesome guidance for them on how theycan support someone. It’s importantthey do things like listen withoutjudgement, be supportive, and don’tmake excuses for the violence.”

In a statement this week CNVsaid it is hearing from women thatmen are changing their tactics ofabuse during COVID-19.

Some men working from homeare not giving their partners respitefrom their demands, others arestopping their partner leaving thehouse for essential items and insome cases, vulnerable children arebeing prevented from attendingschool but the abuser is not helpingwith remote learning.

Other tactics of abuse includemonitoring conversations withothers or stopping a woman callingsupport networks, monitoring ortaking away devices or social mediaaccounts, using misinformationabout the virus to scare someone oras an excuse to ignore parenting orintervention orders.

As well as helping victims, thecentre also provides support for

perpetrators and Ms Jaczina saidthere are pleasing reports that moremen are calling the state-wide men’sreferral service — a men’s familyviolence telephone counselling,information and referral servicethat is the central point of contactfor men taking responsibility fortheir violent behaviour.

“What we’re hearing from themen’s referral service is that thenumber of men making contact whoare concerned about their behaviourhave gone up,” she said.

“We’re pleased to hear that, it’s areally positive move for men to seeksupport at this time. We do activelysupport men.”

The Centre for Non-Violence hasa branch located in Maryboroughand Ms Jaczina said services arestill up and running.

“We have a branch inMaryborough and we’re stilloperating and responding to womenin Maryborough,” she said.

“If women here are able to leavethe home and seek support they cancontact us and they’ll be given a safeplace to seek support.”

According to the CNV, while it isdifficult for women to find a safeway to contact the centre, some maybe able to create a plausible reasonfor leaving the house or wait fortheir partner to fall asleep beforecalling. They should always try tocall from a room with an exit.

To contact the centre call 1800884 292 or for more informationvisit www.cnv.org.au/we-are-here-to-help, or for the men’s referralservice contact 1300 766 491.

A 24-hour statewide safe stepsfamily violence crisis response linecan also be contacted on 1800 015188.

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WEEKLY UPDATECommunity Influenza Vaccination ProgramWe have received a supply of the 2020 influenza (flu) vaccine and willrun a series of community flu vaccination sessions for eligiblepeople. The following people are eligible for the free flu vaccine: � All children aged 6 months to less than 5 years

(Victorian Government-funded)� All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged from

6 months� All adults aged 65 years and over� All people aged 6 months or older who have certain medical

conditions that increase their risk of influenza disease complications, for example severe asthma, lung or heart disease, low immunity or diabetes

� Pregnant women (during any stage of pregnancy)If you do not meet these criteria for the free flu vaccine, pleasecontact your local GP or pharmacy to arrange your vaccine privately.For those that are eligible bookings are now open for the followingcommunity flu vaccination sessions: � Today, Friday 8 May: 12.30 to 3.30pm� Thursday 14 May: 10am to 12noon � Friday 15 May: 9.30am to 12noon All sessions will be conducted in the Community Hub inMaryborough. To book visit www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/fluvaccinationprogram For more information on the influenza vaccine visithttps://www2.health.vic.gov.au/publichealth/immunisation/immunisation-provider-information/seasonalflu-vaccine

Have Your Say – Draft Integrated Transport StrategyWe have partnered with the Victorian Government Department ofTransport to develop an Integrated Transport Strategy.The Strategy will identify access and transport needs across themunicipality and determine issues and opportunities with variousmodes of transport.Feedback is required by Friday 29 May, 2020 and is invited via:� Online survey –

www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay � Email: [email protected]� Written submission: Attention Strategic Planning,

PO Box 194 Maryborough VIC 3465� Children are also being asked to draw pictures of the way they

travel – visit our Facebook page or www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay for more info.

For more information contact our Strategic Planner Amy Bell on 5461 0685 or email [email protected]

Animal registration clarificationA reminder to all pet-owners that animal registrations are nowoverdue. Animal registration fees have only been waived forresidents in financial hardship. To apply to have your fees waived due to financial hardship you mustcomplete the application form available here:www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/financialresponsepackageIf your financial hardship application is approved you must:

1. For NEW Animal Registrations, complete the registration form so that your animal is registered with us or

2. For Animal Registration RENEWALS please return the top section (“Council Copy”) to Council

3. Please write at the top of either the New Registration or Renewal form “Hardship Waiver Approved”

For pet-owners – not facing financial hardship – and who haven’tpaid their animal registration you can do so via the following ways:� IN PERSON: Present renewal form at Talbot, Dunolly or Bealiba

Post Offices (not for new registrations) � MAIL: Mail payments and completed new registration or renewal

form to: Central Goldfields Shire Council, PO Box 194, Maryborough 3465. Please make cheques payable to“Central goldfields Shire Council”. A receipt will be mailed to you upon request.

� BPAY: For Renewals only. You will be required to enter the BillerCode 192302 and your personal reference number (detailed on the bottom left hand side of your renewal notice).

� BY PHONE: Call Customer Service on 5461 0610 for credit/debit card payment

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COVID-19 Community InformationOur priority continues to be the safety and wellbeing of ourcommunity, volunteers and staff.You can find information about our altered services, as well asother important information and resources on our dedicatedCOVID-19 section on our website. The page is being updatedregularly and you access it at:www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/covid-19

Kerb renewal works underwayKerb renewal works are currently underway in Raglan Street,Maryborough. Approximately 380 metres of kerb is being upgraded betweenNewton Street and Wills Street. The project is being delivered by Council’s works team and acontractor.

Footpath worksFootpath works will be carried out in Bealiba mid-May. Approximately 142 metres of footpath will be installed in DaviesStreet between Grant and Cochrane Streets – opposite theBealiba Primary School. The project will be delivered by Council’s works team and acontractor.

Rodborough and Baringhup road worksWorks to reconstruct Rodborough and Baringhup roads arecurrently underway and are expected to take four weeks tocomplete.The works will take place for approximately two kilometres alongRodborough Road and one kilometre along Baringhup Road.Traffic lights will be used for the duration of the works andmotorists are asked to obey all traffic directions.The works will be completed by Doran Earthmoving and arefunded by Council, Regional Roads Victoria and Roads toRecovery.

Gordon Gardens updateA new bicycle/scooter pump track, outdoor fitness equipmentand shade structure – all projects that were identified as part ofthe Gordon Gardens Master Plan - will be installed at theGordon Gardens in Dunolly as part of the Healthy Heart ofVictoria initiative.The tender for the project is currently being advertised with acontractor expected to be appointed by May and the projectready for play by Spring, 2020.The $140,000 Gordon Gardens upgrade project will be deliveredthanks to funding from the State Government Healthy Heart ofVictoria initiative.For more information visitwww.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/gordongardensupdate

Rates Fourth Instalment NoticesFourth and final rate instalment notices will be distributed toratepayers by next week. Please note that there may be somemail delays with the COVID-19 pandemic currently affectingAustralia Post distribution times. Included in the mail-out is a letter outlining Council’s COVID-19financial support measures and options available to ratepayers.Ratepayers and businesses that are experiencing financialhardship due to COVID-19 may apply for rate relief underCouncil’s COVID-19 Financial Hardship Policy, including extensionof rate payments from 31 May 2020 to 30 September 2020 withno interest. For more information about the financial support measures -including the COVID-19 Financial Hardship Policy, ApplicationForm and Frequently Asked Questions document, visitwww.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/financialresponsepackage

Major upgrade underway atMaryborough Sports and Leisure CentreA $600,335 upgrade to the Maryborough Sports and Leisure Centre isunderway. The project has been made possible thanks to $430,000 from the StateGovernment’s Sport and Recreation Victoria Community Facility FundingProgram, $113,556 from the Federal Government’s Move It AustraliaGrant Program, $49,878 from Council as part of the 2019/2020 Budgetand $6,901 raised through community funds at the Maryborough Sportsand Leisure Centre.As part of the major upgrade, the existing male and female changerooms will be renovated and a Changing Places change room will beconstructed in the swimming pool area.The Changing Places change room will be a fully accessible space withchange table, toilet, shower, ceiling mounted hoist and compliant grabrails.The existing men’s and women’s change rooms will be renovated withnew toilets, showers, seating, flooring, hand basins, improvedventilation, installation of water efficient fittings, installation of non-slipflooring, new benches and seating to suit people with mobility issuesand dividing partition walls in men’s and women’s change rooms. The upgrade project will also deliver a disability friendly entry to thepool area, modifications to the main reception area, a new pedestrianpathway and disabled car parking. Future works at the Maryborough Sports & Leisure Centre will includeimprovements to the floor and seating replacements on both courts inthe Matthew Dellavedova Stadium. These include resurfacing and relining with one court featuring netballand basketball lines while the other will include markings for a varietyof sports.With the Centre currently closed due to the Government Stage Threerestrictions we’ve been able to get this project moving quicker thanhoped and with less inconvenience to our users.Contractors, FNG Group, will deliver the upgrade in the pool area whileAce Floors and Coatings will undertake the line marking In thebasketball stadium. Both projects are expected to be complete by 31 July.These works will complement the LED lighting replacement in thebasketball stadium that was carried out earlier this year.

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Community mourns the loss of Lyle CourtneyRILEY UPTON

The Maryborough andbroader community aremourning the loss of passionateconservationist and belovedlocal Lyle (Melville) Courtney.

Lyle passed away aged 90 at theMaryborough Hospital last weekand is remembered by those whoknew him as a “gentleman with abig heart”.

Born in Maryborough in 1930, itwas perhaps fate that Lyledeveloped a deep love for nature,finding himself surrounded by itdaily when the financial hardship ofthe Great Depression left his familyhomeless and living in a tent in thebush.

His experiences of living in thebush for seven years made Lyle akeen conservationist and a foundingmember of the Maryborough FieldNaturalists Club in 1951, of whichhe later became a life member andwas treasurer for an unbroken stintof 52 years.

His wife of more than 50 years,Eileen, said Lyle was a keen driverbehind a number of localconservation movements, includingestablishing Paddys Ranges as astate park.

“Lyle always had a great love fornature and heritage as well, he wasvery active in those fields and gavea lot of his time to them,” she said.

“He was part of the campaign toget Paddys Ranges reserved as astate park in 1951 and I rememberhe was delighted when that

happened in 1989, he spent manyyears working on that and it was areal highlight for him.”

A life member of Birds Australia,author of his autobiography OurHouseless Home and member of theAustralian Labor Party from 1966to 2014, Lyle is most well known forhis work in collecting redbackspiders for their antivenom afterresponding to a newspaper call fromthe Commonwealth SerumLaboratories (CSL) in 1951.

Over the next 43 years Lyle notonly collected an approximate50,000 spiders but also provided theCSL with all of the specimens theyrequired.

Receiving an Order of AustraliaMedal in 2000 and a FederationMedal in 2001, Eileen said it wasnever about the recognition for Lyle.

“He wasn’t doing it for a reward,he was very humble and generous toa fault,” she said.

“He was always so willing to giveback and help the community wherehe could and it’s something I knowwill be missed dearly.”

Maryborough Field NaturalistsClub president Yazrena Milnedescribed Lyle as a “passionate”member who was dedicated to thecommunity.

“He was definitely a committedand very passionate member, he hadso much knowledge — I’d sit therein awe of his knowledge at ourmeetings and just listen to what hehad to say,” she said.

“Lyle was a true gentleman with abig heart, he was always willing to

share his knowledge with us andwould always answer our questions,he lived an incredible life.

“There’s no words, he’s the last ofhis breed really and he’s going to bemissed dearly by everyone in theField Naturalists Club.”

Lyle was a lover of the natural environment all his life, right up to his 90thbirthday in January alongside current president of the Maryborough FieldNaturalists Club Yazrena Milne.

Remembered as a “gentleman with a big heart”, Lyle Courtney passed away last week. A founding member of theMaryborough Field Naturalists Club, Lyle also campaigned for establishing Paddys Ranges as a state park and is most wellknown for collecting an estimated 50,000 redback spiders for antivenom research and later production. Lyle is survived by hiswife of more than 50 years, Eileen.

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Week just around the corner,the Goldfields Employment andLearning Centre (GELC) isgearing up to celebrate things alittle differently.

Running next week,Neighbourhood House Week is anation-wide initiative designed tocelebrate the role neighbourhoodhouses and centres play in thecommunity.

Instead of a centre full of peopletaking part in a range of activities,GELC will be hosting a range of

different Zoom activities, cul-minating in Soup Friday on Zoomon Friday, May 15.

“Neighbourhood House Week willinclude five Zoom activities and ofcourse Zoom Soup Friday is open toanyone who would like to celebrateour wonderful community and theimportant work of neighbourhoodhouses across Australia,” GELCmanager Frances Clarke said.

“We will send you the link andeveryone will share soup and chatabout their lives. The theme for theweek is ‘love your neighbour’ and aswell as having a fabulous guestspeaker, we encourage all SoupFriday participants to share a funny

or heart-warming story about theirneighbours, past or present.”

Ms Clarke said that while GELChave changed the way they supportthe community, the organisationhasn’t stopped providing support tothose who need it.

“We have a large food securityprogram that includes the provisionof staple boxes and cookednutritious and delicious meals,” shesaid.

“We deliver the food or people cancollect it from our front door andmany people have accessed ourservice.

“We also complete shopping anderrands for people with immune

system suppression who wouldprefer not to attend thesupermarkets or other shops.”

GELC is also still running itsWobbly Wheels program for thosewho need mobility devices servicedand the community garden is beingmaintained so vegetables areavailable in spring for communitymeals and street harvest.

Ms Clarke said there’s a lothappening behind the scenes toensure that when GELC does re-open to the public, it’ll be “biggerand better” than ever.

“We have established a DVDlibrary of classics of every genre.Our Soup Friday will be back every

week after lockdown with a meatlovers and vegetarian option tochoose from and of course the everpopular Repair Café will be back onthe fourth Friday of every month,”she said.

“Our adult, community andfurther education programs willcontinue where they left off and newprograms will commence includingCook’s Corner and Using PowerTools.”

For more information, visitwww.gelc.org.au and the GELCNeighbourhood House Facebookpage, or contact 5461-3185 for foodsecurity assistance or Ms Clarke [email protected].

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Locals look to letters to help keep in contactRILEY UPTON

With many locals cooped up athome due to current corona-virus restrictions, AustraliaPost is seeing significantdemand for parcels and locally,an influx of people writingletters.

Australia Post has seen a 90percent increase in the volume ofparcels it’s processing compared tolast year, averaging close to twomillion deliveries every day sinceEaster.

Amid the soaring demand forparcels, the number of letters beingprocessed has dropped Australia-wide by around 45 percent, butMaryborough Post Office managerAlan McIvor says that locally, he’sseen the opposite with more andmore residents choosing to writeletters to one another.

“We’ve actually seen an increasein the number of letters we’reprocessing, during the coronaviruspandemic we are seeing more peoplewho are choosing to keep in contactby actually sending letters which I

think is a very good thing,” he said. One local who’s taken to letter

writing is seven-year-old OllieDouglas, who being unable to go toschool due to coronavirusrestrictions or see some familymembers, decided to pick up a penand some paper to keep in touch.

“I just wanted to ask my friendshow they were going because I can’tsee them at school,” he said.

“It was fun and I can practice myhandwriting.”

Having written letters to friendsoverseas in the past, Ollie said it’slikely he’ll continue posting lettersto his friends once coronavirusrestrictions are eased because he“liked posting them in the mail atthe post office”.

Because of an increased demandfor parcels and social distancingrestrictions, Mr McIvor said thereare “significant delays” inprocessing times across the board.

“Because we have to separatepeople and have the 1.5 metredistancing rule, it’s causingsignificant delays in parcels beingprocessed,” he said.

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deliveries from Monday to Friday,but there’s also a delivery beingmade on Saturdays now and we’ve

got drivers going out deliveringparcels on weekends.

“We’re working to process and

deliver parcels as quickly as we canand we’d ask people to be patientwhile they wait for deliveries.”

While nationally the number of letter deliveries has dropped, thereʼs been a local boom in the number of people, both youngand old, picking up pen and paper. Seven-year-old Ollie Douglas is just one community member opting to send letters in themail, which Maryborough Post Office manager Alan McIvor said is a “very good thing” for the community. 080520 01

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Painting an “interesting” picturein terms of where the council is inregards to its budget, the Marchfinancial report was noted byadministrators at last month’sordinary council meeting.

Via video conference CentralGoldfields Shire manager financePaul Brumby said the reportidentifies the council is making“solid progress”.

“There has been a good spend oncapital works and there has beenmore work done in recent times andat this stage there are no particularmatters of concern,” he said.

“The financial impact of COVID-19 still remains to be understoodgiven that it changes week-to-week.”

Administrator Karen Douglassaid the council is looking forward toa “positive result” by the end of thefinancial year and said the progressof the capital works program is“exciting”.

Administrator Hugh Delahuntysaid the report highlights sometiming issues in regards to grantscoming through and some items

being early/ later.

“At the end of the day we aretracking very well,” he said.

“Some of the highlights are thatwhile the pandemic is impacting ourcommunity very heavily, one of thegood things about it is that theMaryborough Sports and LeisureCentre upgrade has started andthrough the Healthy HeartInitiative there are works going onin Dunolly and at the south side ofMaryborough where there has beencapital works expenditure.”

Chief administrator Noel Harveysaid the budget, which wasdetermined around nine monthsago, relies heavily on governmentgrants and that due to the StateGovernment delaying the release ofits budget, this will have an impacton the flow of grant funds to thecouncil which will be reflected indelays in some projects.

“We have to be very aware of thechallenges ahead and ourcommunity is facing some realheadwinds moving forward so weneed to be mindful of that and Irecommend residents andbusinesses to visit our HardshipPolicy,” he said.

“The impact of COVID-19 is notyet reflected in our financial reports,but I think we are very prepared torespond as a council.”

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Knitters create Trauma TeddiesCHRISTIE HARRISON

Trauma Teddies have beenhelping children experiencingillness or trauma for decadesand local knitters have had aspecial hand in helping createthe tiny toys.

Red Cross Australia has beencollecting and distributing theteddies, which are hand made bycommunities, since 1990 and theMaryborough branch has beeninvolved with the process for thepast 15 years.

Maryborough Red Cross branchmember Gwenda Hill said someyears she can collect and hand outas many as 400 teddies.

“We’ve been doing teddies forclose to 15 years, perhaps evenlonger,” she said.

“The number of local knitters wehave vary from six to 10 and we cancollect as many as 400 teddies in ayear.

“The teddies go to the localhospital, pathology, the dental clinic,ambulance and we have given themto the fire brigade and SES. We’veeven had some teddies go as far asBendigo and Ballarat.

“It’s mostly for children but it’sbasically for anyone. They’re offereda teddy to reassure them and to offercomfort whether they’re having amedical treatment or have beeninvolved in a traumatic event.

“When I’ve dropped the teddies offto the dental clinic I’ve seen nursestrying to distract children who aregoing in to have treatment andthey’ve told me the teddies are a godsend.”

Ms Hill said there are some“prolific” knitters who are involvedwith making the Trauma Teddies.

“We’ve got some very prolific

knitters, some will make the wholething, or others will just knit themand I sow them up and put thestuffing in,” she said.

“People enjoy it, it gives themsomething to do and they know it’shelping someone else.”

Ninety four-year-oldMaryborough resident DotWhitmore is just one of many localknitters who have leant their skillsto the cause and Dot said she wasfirst inspired to pick up the needleswhen she saw a local Red Crossdisplay.

“There was a 100th anniversarycelebration of Red Cross inAustralia four or five years ago andthere was a display in theMaryborough resource centre,” shesaid.

“I saw instructions there for theteddies and I thought ‘I could dothat’ so I brought the pattern homeand started making them. I love the

teddies.”An avid crocheter her whole life,

Dot changed to knitting needles tocreate the teddies and has made animpressive amount over the years.

“I’m hoping to make 250 by theend of June, I’ve got about 234 donenow,” she said.

“I’m working on some withfootball colours at the moment and Ialways put little white pupils in theeyes of mine which I think givesthem a cheeky look.

“I sit them up on the chairs in myhall and whenever I have visitorsthey always love looking at theteddies.

“I haven’t come across anybodywith one of mine yet but sometimeswhen I see a child with a teddy Iwonder if it’s one of mine.”

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We’ve joined the Ballarat Council Be Kind campaign which aims to band our community together during this challenging time.

As part of the campaign, we are featuring initiatives that help support and connect under the following pillars: Be Kind to Business, Be Kind to Others, Be Kind to Yourself and Be Kind – Be Safe.

Keep an eye out on our Facebook page or find out more here: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/BeKind

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COVID-19 COMMUNITY INFORMATIONOur priority continues to be the safety and wellbeing of our community, volunteers and staff. Our dedicated COVID-19 section on our website is being updated regularly and includes important and helpful information for our community. You can visit the page here: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/covid-19 or follow our Facebook and Twitter accounts.

COVID-19 FINANCIAL RESPONSE PACKAGEWe have developed a financial response package to assist local businesses and the community with the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.

The following measures will be in place until 30 September 2020 and will be reviewed again at that time:

Ratepayers experiencing financial hardship Suspension of all current debt recovery action New COVID-19 Financial Hardship Policy Extension of rate payments to 30 September 2020

with no interest Waived interest on overdue rates and waste charges

from 16 March 2020 Waived pet registration fees (pets must still be

registered by 10 April 2020)

Business support New COVID-19 Financial Hardship Policy will also

apply to businesses Payment of local suppliers weekly to improve

business cash flow Waived rent for businesses occupying Council

buildings and facilities Dedicated business contact officer within Council Dedicated COVID-19 business support page on

Council’s website with link to local employment opportunities – www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/covid-19

Access to Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry support in partnership with Committee for Maryborough

Permits Extension of expiry dates for septic, building and

planning permits for 12 months at no cost. Refund of permit fees for events and business

activities that have been cancelled or closed as directed by Government Community support

Waived rent for all occupiers of Council buildings and facilities

Waived building or planning permits fees under Council’s Community Support Policy

Additional parking enforcement around MDHS to support health workers/patients

Dedicated COVID-19 information page on Council’s website – www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/covid-19

Capital works Council will continue works as scheduled so

as to maximise local business and employment opportunities Council is working to get these measures ready for implementation as soon as possible.

For more information about the Financial Response Package, including a copy of the COVID-19 Financial Hardship Policy, Application Form and Frequently Asked Questions resource, visit www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/financialresponsepackage

COMMUNITY INFLUENZA VACCINATION PROGRAM We have received a supply of the 2020 influenza (flu) vaccine and will run a series of community flu vaccination sessions for eligible people.

The following people are eligible for the free flu vaccine: All children aged 6 months to less than 5 years

(Victorian Government-funded) All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

aged from 6 months All adults aged 65 years and over All people aged 6 months or older who have

certain medical conditions that increase their risk of influenza disease complications, for example severe asthma, lung or heart disease, low immunity or diabetes

Pregnant women (during any stage of pregnancy) If you do not meet these criteria for the free flu vaccine, please contact your local GP or pharmacy to arrange your vaccine privately.

If you do not meet these criteria, please contact your local GP or pharmacy to arrange your vaccine privately.

For those that are eligible bookings are now open for the following community flu vaccination sessions:

TODAY – Friday 8 May: 12.30 to 3.30pm Thursday 14 May: 10am to 12noon Friday 15 May: 9.30am to 12noon

All sessions will be conducted in the Community Hub in Maryborough.

To book visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/fluvaccinationprogram

For more information on the influenza vaccine visit: https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/publichealth/immunisation/immunisation-provider-information/seasonalflu-vaccine

SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our local business community is widespread and significant.

We’ve put together a dedicated Business Support page on our website to connect businesses with information about local, state and federal government financial support, lease and workplace award relief, training opportunities and external and industry peak body contacts.

We’re updating it regularly so be sure to check back every few days or you can also subscribe to the page for updates: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/businesssupport

Council Business Support Team We have set up a Business Support Team to assist our local businesses during this time. You can contact Alisha, Andrea, Lee or Sally via:

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Social Media Visit Maryborough, the Committee for Maryborough and Council are regularly updating their Facebook and Instagram accounts to encourage our local community to support local business.

Visit Maryborough and Surrounds: www.facebook.com.au/visitmaryborough

Committee for Maryborough: www.facebook.com.au/committee4mb instagram.com/MadeinMaryborough/

Central Goldfields Shire Council: www.facebook.com.au/centralgoldfields

For the most up-to-date information on Council service changes visit our dedicated COVID-19 page on our website www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/covid-19 or follow us on Facebook @CentralGoldfields and Twitter @CG_Shire

We thank the community for their understanding during this time. #BeKindCentralGoldfields

NEW WHAT’S ON FOR CHILDREN FLIERA special edition of the popular What’s On for Children flier has been produced to advise of changes to programs and services accessed by Children and Families during COVID-19 Government Stage 3 restrictions.

The What’s On for Children in Central Goldfields formerly known as the Stu� for Kids and Families in the Central Goldfields flier is usually distributed throughout the shire every term providing information about free activities. It is a reference point for families and services to promote what’s on during each school term with a focus on local services such as playgroups, family and general support services, and library services.

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Locals, businesses get creative during isolationRILEY UPTON

With social distancingrestrictions seeing many in thecommunity battling feelings ofisolation, locals have beengetting innovative and creativein the ways they’re keepingentertained.

Victoria’s current stage threerestrictions are seeing mostcommunity members spendingmuch more time at home thannormal, with events and activitiescancelled or postponed and socialoutings all but forbidden.

Despite being cooped up, anumber of locals have found newways to stay entertained and evenpicked up new hobbies and learntnew skills.

Maryborough resident CourtneyCasey has taken to paper macheand creating terrariums duringcoronavirus restrictions, which shesaid has been rewarding.

“It’s been a great way to reuse thehuge amounts of postage andpackaging materials I’d acquiredduring the process of moving houseand packaging from excessiveisolation online shopping,” she said.

“I’ve been making my own glue todo it, so it’s eco friendly, easilyaccessible and so simple to do. It’ssuch a rewarding process makingsomething useful too like bowls,trinket dishes and others.

“I’ve always been interested ingardening but I’ve recently fallen inlove with creating small terrariumsin things like coffee or jam jars too.

“They’re also really simple andcheap, make awesome gifts ordecorations and are fun to do.”

A number of personal trainingbusinesses have also shifted theirnotoriously physical classes ontovideo conferencing services, offeringa lifeline for many to keep bothphysically active and mentallyhealthy.

Unable to host traditionalsessions due to governmentrestrictions, Brad MathiesonPersonal Training is just onebusiness to innovate and providetheir service digitally and owner,Brad Mathieson, said it’s beenoverwhelmingly positive.

“We’ve probably got 85 percent ofour clients connecting online whichwe’re really happy about, it’s good tohave that many getting on boardand keeping up their fitness,” hesaid.

“We’ve also seen a lot of peoplefrom out of town who couldn’tphysically get to sessions because ofwork log on and get involved, so it’sbeen a bit of a win-win in thatregard.

“Everyone loves it — we’re havinggreat workouts and we’ve had superpositive feedback so it’s been reallygood.”

Running sessions for both adultsand young people, Brad said thesessions, beyond their physicalbenefits, are also helping ease thestresses caused by the coronaviruspandemic.

“Aside from coronavirus, a lot ofpeople train not only for their

physical but also their mentalhealth,” he said.

“Training releases thoseendorphins and that’s what wepride ourselves on, when peoplewalk through the doors or log ontoZoom we’re going to make sure it’s

the best hour of their day.“Physical and mental health are

really important and we aim tomake people feel good aboutthemselves and like they’re a part ofthe community.”

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INDUSTRY on both sidesof the Tasman have calledon their governments forincentives to boost vehiclesales as the April new-carmarket slumped to a recordmonthly low.

Australian new-car datashowed the number of vehiclessold in April fell under 40,000units, the lowest monthly salesrecorded, while in NewZealand, dealerships were openonly three days in April forcontactless sales and serviceand sales plunged 90 percent to9601 units.

The Australian AutomotiveDealer Association (AADA)called the drop in April“alarming” and its CEO, JamesVoortman, said the reducedsales were attributed torestrictions related to COVID-19 and associated “economicanxiety”.

“The effect of these figureson the wider economy shouldnot be underestimated.Passenger cars is Australia’sthird biggest import; theindustry contributes almost $13billion to the economy anddealerships employ nearly60,000 jobs in cities andcountry towns across thenation,” he said.

“Outside of dealerships, newcar sales support so manybusinesses ranging from thoseinvolved in shipping anddistribution of cars, finance andinsurance products,aftermarket accessories,

servicing and repair, and manymore.”

He said the AADA proposedfive key measures for thegovernment to consider to helpthe automotive industry.

These are the $150,000instant asset write off – thatthe AADA said should beextended beyond June 30 – andthe car limit applying to thatwrite off should be removed.

“There is simply norationale for treating carsdifferently to other assets,” MrVoortman said.

The government should alsoconsider ways to incentivise therenewal of Australia’s car fleetto “assist the uptake of newer,safer and lower emitting cars”

In its request to thegovernment, the AADA saidANCAP reports that vehiclesbuilt before the year 2000represent only 20 percent of thefleet but are involved in nearlyone-third of fatal crashes.

“AAA research has shownthat lowering the average ageof Australia’s light vehicle fleetby one year would save up to1377 lives, creating a $19.7billion benefit in trauma andemission reductions over a 20-year period,” Mr Voortmansaid.

“In terms of efficiency, a2016 fuel efficiency study foundthat vehicle efficiency improvedby 76 percent from 2005 to2015.”

The AADA is also calling forcredit to be freed up to addressthe tightening of credit brought

on by the royal commission andcompounded by the COVID-19crisis.

“If credit is not freed up, thisrecovery will not happen,” MrVoortman said.

The AADA also said nowwas the time for taxation onmotor vehicles by federal andstate governments “to beurgently reviewed”.

Mr Voortman said many ofthe federal taxes were acting asa disincentive for motorists tobuy safer and cleaner vehiclesor equip them with safetyaccessories while at the statelevel, luxury stamp duties(Victoria and Queensland) weredriving up the cost of the safestand most fuel-efficient vehicles.

The AADA also sees a needfor a review of the dealerfranchising code that provides abalance between automotivemanufacturers and dealers.

It said that this wouldenable dealers to “right size”their businesses in theprevailing market and removethe unfair and onerousobligations placed upon themby many of the manufacturers.

In New Zealand, the MotorIndustry Association (MIA)reported that moving from aCOVID-19 Level 4 (fulllockdown) to Level 3 on April28 still didn’t mean it wasbusiness as usual for thecountry’s car dealers.

MIA chief executive DavidCrawford said Level 3 was seenas a “careful step” towardsrestarting businesses.

He has called on the NZgovernment to now kick-startthe new-car market and lessenthe “economic pain” ofbusinesses.

The MIA has proposed threemain stimuli to reboot theautomotive industry.

It said the NZ governmentshould accelerate the uptake ofplug-in vehicles across thegovernment fleet.

“To date, uptake of plug-invehicles by governmentagencies has been less thanmodest at best,’ the MIA said.

It proposes that thegovernment increasedepartmental votes (budgets) to

permit departments to increasetheir uprate of battery-electricvehicles and plug-in hybridvehicles.

Also, the MIA said that priorto the pandemic, it supported inprinciple the adoption of afeebate (low-emission car)scheme where high-emissioncars attract higher governmentcharges.

Now it says that the degreeof fiscal impact of the pandemicneeds an immediate review ofthis policy and governmentshould defer the introduction ofthe feebate scheme and insteadprovide incentives for fuel-efficient vehicles, to be

reviewed in 2023.The third issue is that

vehicle scrappage should beplaced on the governmentagenda with financialincentives to remove vehicleswhich are older than 20 yearsof age and/or where theirexhaust emissions standardsare the equivalent of Euro3 orless.

“This would also be in linewith the new road safetystrategy and the government’sclimate change objectives,” theMIA said.

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