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Selby export on world stage By Shamsiya Hussainpoor Selby-born cycling champion Simon Clarke has officially headed for his second Olympics in Paris to represent the Gold and Green cycling team. The 38-year-old left Australia at the age of 16 to pursue his passion in the European popular sport, cycling. He was born in the Selby, lived in Upwey before he moved to Europe, his mother currently lives in Kallista. Mr Clarke said during the month of November and December, he comes back home to visit his family in the Dandenongs. Some of the biggest challenges for him, especially during his early days when he first moved to Europe was dealing with language barriers. “I moved to Italy when I was in my mid-teens, I had to learn Italian, and I ended up marrying an Italian,” he said. “I’ve now spent more years of my life in Europe, Australia is still my home, but I also feel very at home living in Europe.” Turn to page 24 for more
Hugo Page (IPT), Marius Mayrhofer (DSM) and Simon Clarke (IPT) on the victory dais (File)
Independent storm review acknowledges Hills plight, residents say ....
Hear what we say By Gabriella Vukman With Emerald, Cockatoo, Gembrook and Monbulk among the communities that were hit the hardest, the Victorian Government has issued a review looking into the operational response of electricity providers to the storm-induced power outages that occurred in February this
year. This independent review has moved on to its next phase of public consultation, involving the community and stakeholders. With over half a million people left without electricity as a result of a major thunderstorm event occurring on February 14, the purpose of this independent review is to address and
improve the responses of electricity transmission and distribution businesses. A Cockatoo resident and former CFA and emergency relief volunteer said: “You can talk to the community as much as you can but what it comes down to is what real solutions they have that will actually make a difference at the end of all this.”
“There are QR codes and things around about seeking input from residents to survey our responses to the events. I just wonder whether this is a little too late,” the resident said. “Communication is a good step but how much they do with what we say.” Continued page 5
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