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■ An elected Liberals-Nationals Federal Government will provide an upgrade to Seymour RSL facilities. Nicholls MHR Sam Birrell said the historic building does not meet modern standards for access and toilets. “The state of the building, including access issues and inadequate and inaccessible toilets has restricted the use of the building and the ability to host public commemorations and other activities,” Mr Birrell said. “It also lacks private spaces for the discreet delivery of important veterans’ welfare services. “A future Coalition Government will commit $900,000 for the refurbishment, provid ing a significant extension of the meeting hall and function area “It will also fund improved toilets and a playground, which younger ex-service personnel and their families can enjoy “As a nation it is important that we support veterans and their families, and this upgrade will allow Seymour RSL will not only provide space to offer veterans services, but expand the range of services offered,” Mr Birrell said. “Seymour RSL is growing, with younger members associated with the nearby Puckapunyal military base. “The region has major memorials to the Australian Light Horse and those who served in Vietnam,” Mr Birrell said.
SEYMOUR IS CANCER HOTSPOT ■ Seymour has been named as Victoria’s bowel cancer hotspot. The Age said that a decade’s worth of data showed that bowel cancer - also known as colorectal cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer - was at its highest rate in the state in Seymour. Reporters Hannah Kennedy and Brodie Carmody reported that 28 per cent of Seymour’s 6500 people were more likely to be diagnosed with cancer of the inner bowel lining compared with the average Australian. Other Victorian country regions that are hotspots are: Hamilton, Portland, Swan Hill, Horsham, Buloke, Gannawarra, Shepparton North, Nhill and Glenelg. The newspaper feature quoted statistics from the Australian Cancer Atlas, a project developed by Cancer Council Queensland. The study was completed in collaboration with the Queensland University of Technology. The data analysed covered the decade from 2010 to 2019. Seymour, and the other named regions, had diagnostic rates 23 per cent above the national average. Medical oncologist Dr Prasad Cooray was quoted to say that while bowl cancer risk increased with age, the disease didn’t effect only older populations.
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