Mount Evelyn
Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
Planning system gets a shake up
Subdivision approved for Heritage Golf
Cricket tour leaves lasting impression
El Nino officially declared for summer
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District Governor Ian Ballantine, Ann Wheeler, Jenny Selway and Yarra Ranges Area Assistant Governor Shia Smart at the awards presentation on Tuesday 12 September. Picture: SUPPLIED
The Rotary Club of Lilydale honoured two of their finest members earlier this month as they surprised them with the Paul Harris Fellow award. Awarded each year to high performing members of Rotary clubs, the Fellow is one of the highest recognitions in the service organisation as a way to say thank you. This year, two women were granted the award for their dedication to the improvement of the Lilydale Rotary and their long standing service to the community. To read more, turn to page 8
Voice vote plans Casey MP Aaron Violi and Labor Senator for Victoria Linda White have talked at length about their views of the upcoming referendum on The Voice to Parliament. Toeing party lines, national consultation and getting in touch with those doing the groundwork at a grassroots level were all factors in their voting choices; No for Mr Violi and Yes for Ms White. “The moment my concerns were crystal-
lised was when I was speaking to an Indigenous leader in our community in Casey and he expressed the same concerns I had, that he hadn’t been consulted in the process,” Mr Violi said. “He was worried his voice wouldn’t be heard through a national voice, if it hadn’t been heard in the initial process.” Ms White was a member of the initial Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum who made the decision to put forward the proposed al-
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mean the quality of the advice and the feel of the advice should be greater,” she said. “We’ll put our hope on a pathway to closing the gap and improving the lives of the Indigenous members of our community and if it’s successful, then there will be a select committee formed so that there can be proper consultation on how it will work, how the members will be selected and then will be off and running.” Read the full stories on pages 6 and 7
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teration to the public. When asked if she thinks The Voice would hold politicians and future governments to account on decisions and policies pertaining to Indigenous Australians, Ms White said the constitutional recognition will do that. “It will give The Voice a permanency and significant legitimacy in the community,I think that we will want frank and fearless advice from the members of The Voice to Parliament and I think that the fact that it can’t be abolished by a successive government will
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