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■ Business owners are invited to attend a free business recovery workshop, which will feature a presentation and Q&A session with Jan Barned, one of the country’s leading small business experts. Cardinia Council’s free recovery workshops provide businesses with tools to plan for the future and reset for new opportunities, as well as tips for making business improvements. The workshop will provide tools to: ■ plan for future disaster events ■ address key issues following disaster events to ensure business recovery ■ reset your business to benefit from future opportunities. Workshop dates Date: Tuesday, March 15 Time: 10 am– 2pm Cost: Free Where: Walhalla Mechanics’ Institute, 98-108 Main Rd, Walhalla. ★ Date: Wednesday, March 16. Time: 10 am – 2pm Cost: Free Where: Emerald Hills Hub, 402 Belgrave-Gembrook Rd, Emerald.
FAREWELL BAILS MYER
Amanda is top citizen ● Amanda Meehan is the Greater Dandenong Citizen of the Year. Details on Page 2.
■ Merricks identity Sidney Baillieu ‘Bails’ Myer died at the age of 96 on January 22. The businessman and philanthropist was well known for his support for community organisations across Western Port, the Mornington Peninsula and the wider Australian community. He was born into the famous Myer Emporium retailing family in 1926, became its Chairman in 1983, and was involved in the Coles Myer merger that followed. He had served as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy during World War II. He died at his home in Merricks on January 2022, 11days after his 96th birthday. He i survived by his wife of 66 years, Sarah Myer (née Hordern), and their three children, Sid, Rupert and Samantha. “We are all forever grateful for his indomitable spirit, his sense of humour and fun, his
● Baillieu Myer AC love for his family and friends, plentiful random and considered acts of generosity, business acumen, mental agility, imagination and curiosity,” said a family press tribute. A private family service is being followed by a Thanksgiving Service at a time to be advised, according to a newspaper notice.
Awards at Frankston ■ Frankston City Mayor, Cr Nathan Conroy, announced the 2022 local citizens of the year at a ceremony at the Frankston Arts Centre. ■ Citizen of the Year, Trudy Poole ■ Young Citizen of the Year, Bethany Yeuong ■ Senior Citizen of the Year, Erminio (Minio) Rossetto ■ Special Community Award for service to the community during the pandemic, Peninsula
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