Upper Yarra
Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
Lilydale Road worries Healesville community
Grants to Seville, Healesville War Memorials for restoration
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Big morning tea a hit By Dongyun Kwon
Almost 70 people turned up at the event, including Roger Treen (second from right), with Le Pine Funerals Healesville manager Jenny offering up some delicious treats. Picture: DONGYUN KWON
Healesville Biggest Morning Tea was welcomed again by the community members on Wednesday 22 May. The event was hosted by the collaboration of Le Pine Funerals Healesville and Tarrawarra CWA and was attended by almost 70 people from a variety of age groups. Tarrawarra CWA made the cakes and served coffee and tea at the event while Le Pine Funerals Healesville organised the rest including the raffles and prizes. Tarrawarra CWA president Anne Faulks said she would have it again next year. “The event was successful and a lot of people had a lovely time. I saw lots of people having lots of conversations,” she said. “It was great to see our efforts were worthwhile.” Turn to page 14 for more
Emergency funds By Callum Ludwig As Wear Orange Wednesday rolled around on Wednesday 22 May 2024, SES crews across the state are calling for more support. A convoy of SES vehicles took to the Bolte Bridge on Monday 20 May, making up just a small portion of the vehicles that need to be purchased, maintained and equipped by crews. SES volunteers are calling for more funding, as current subsidies and rising costs are hitting hard.
Upper Yarra SES Unit Controller Hannah Brunton said the current funding model for VICSES is not sustainable for the costs of the services that they provide and relies heavily on volunteer-led fundraising. “Many people assume that VICSES receive funding from the Fire Services Levy however this is not the case, the current Fire Services Levy works really well for the Fire Services, and we obviously support it and are not seeking a reduction in funding provided to our fire emergency service colleagues – we work with them and support the valuable work they do,”
she said. “Many people do not realise how little funding we actually receive or how far this goes. Using Upper Yarra as an example, we have five vehicles, one rescue truck which is state-funded and four other vehicles which are unitfunded and each vehicle that a unit funds needs to be fitted out with equipment such as radios and emergency lights as well as retrofitted for operational usage to include storage to safely stow our equipment.” “Each vehicle can easily cost in excess of $100,000 and we have to replace them every 10
years so for argument’s sake (without application of grants) let’s say four vehicles at $100,000 each, is $400,000 to outlay within that 10 year span meaning $40,000 per year is what we need to save to achieve these vehicle purchases. The subsidy we receive is less than this so we immediately start in the red.” The cost of fuel, vehicle maintenance, equipment maintenance, equipment replacement, consumable items and utilities are all further expenses SES units either have to pay for or apply for grants to cover. Continued page 3
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