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9 DECEMBER, 2025
A very merry makeover
Riddells Creek Lions Club and Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House volunteers have wrapped the town with Christmas cheer. Pictured is Tamara and Justus Homburg with granddaughter Raelia, 4, Susie Laurie, Melanie Kinsey and Narelle McGellin. (Damjan Janevski) 521515_06
The Riddells Creek Lions Club and the Riddells Creek Neighbourhood House (RCNH) have sprinkled some festive cheer around town. RCNH president Justus Homburg said the display along Main Road and throughout town wouldn’t be possible without the help of volunteers. “A number of years ago the ‘Christmas In Riddells Creek’ initiative was established through the dedicated work of several Riddells Creek Community members with the support of local businesses and organisations,” he said. “This program involved the manufacture of Christmas tree frames, which were then decorated, and placed throughout the town.” He thanked the Riddells Creek Lions Club, RCNH volunteers and the Riddells Creek Men’s Shed for their help. Narelle McGellin from the Lions Club said the group installed a tree in a special spot in town. “The Riddells Creek Lions Club has also installed one of the Christmas trees at the local Riddells Creek Cemetery, inviting family and friends to tie an ornament when sharing a moment for their loved one at this time of year,” she said.
Petition tabled By Georgia Tacey The No Sunbury Waste Incinerator group has taken its fights to stop a waste-to-energy facility being built in the town all the way to state parliament. The group’s petition against the proposed incinerator at HiQ’s Sunbury Ecohub site on Sunbury Road was tabled in parliament on Tuesday 2 December. The petition calls on the Legislative Council of Victoria to call on Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny to immediately halt any approval or progress towards building a waste incinerator in Sunbury
until parliament;s Economy and Infrastructure Committee’s inquiry into Waste to Energy is complete. The petition gained 3264 signatures of residents concerned about the project, and gained support from Western Metropolitan MP David Ettershank. Mr Ettershank said he was proud to bring the petition to parliament. “We had (almost) 3500 people who signed the petition which is calling for the government to not make any approvals on the Sunbury incinerator until after the inquiry into waste to energy has been completed and it’s terrific we’ve got a big
response and we’re absolutely delighted by that,” he said. “As it looks at the moment, this petition will be debated in the first week when parliament returns in the new year, which is a great way to start the new year. “Sunbury is going to be a big campaign, it’s going to draw across the whole year and it’s going to end in August-September with the inquiry results being handed down, and we’re pretty excited about that.” Mr Ettershank said he welcomes all Sunbury residents to attend parliament in the new year to watch as the petition is debated.
No Sunbury Waste Incinerator Group spokesperson Alison Medforth said the community had come together in such a great way to rally against the proposal. “We will be there in parliament to see the debate, and hear what our representatives have to say about our concerns. And whatever the outcome, we will keep fighting until this proposal is the thing going up in flames,” she said. As reported by Star Weekly, HiQ is expected to lodge an for the facility to the Environment Protection Authority Victoria by the end of this year.
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