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Colourful fundraiser By Dongyun Kwon
Tyre course in the Colour Fun Run.
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After successfully fundraising for the upgrade of the Grade 3/4 playground, Healesville Primary School students decided to do one more fundraiser for another playground. Students are aiming to raise $20,000 for the upgrade of the Grade 5/6 playground, including getting new platforms and monkey bars. To reach the target, the students decided to run a Colour Fun Run and shop call again. Healesville Primary School principal Tracey Robertson-Smith said the whole school community including parents, teachers and students worked together as a team to run the event. “Having the whole school community involved in the Colour Fun Run event is incredible,” she said. Ms Robertson-Smith is happy with the positive impacts of the fundraising activities on her students. Story page 14
Staffing squeeze Small businesses in all different industries in Healesville are struggling with staff shortages. The issue has become significant since the Covid-19 pandemic. Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Paul Guerra said the
staff shortages have hit many regional towns across Victoria. “We don’t have enough people to fill the vacancies that are currently available,” he said. “When we shut the borders and sent all of the temporary visa holders home, they chose different destinations due to the uncertainty of [the possibility of] being able to get back to
Australia. “One of the solutions would be the combination of having more people who want to work and having more houses in regional towns for them.” Healesville Advantage Pharmacy, which is owned by the same proprietor of Healesville Walk Pharmacy, had to reduce its opening
hours due to staff shortages on 18 December 2023. The store now runs from 9am to 1pm instead of 9am to 5.30pm. Retail manager Jessica said both pharmacies have faced significant staff turnover and shortages since the Covid-19 pandemic. Continued page 2
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