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Class action launched By Tara Murray Nicole McGuinness is angry and furious, but most of all heartbroken, following the death of her mother Kathleen Gribble from COVID-19. Mrs Gribble was a resident at Epping Gardens nursing home where she caught coronavirus. She died 16 days ater being transferred to hospital. Mrs McGuinness and her family have joined a class action lawsuit against Epping Gardens as they seek answers to why their beloved mother and grandmother died. he aged care home has been linked to 210 COVID-19 cases, making it Victoria’s largest aged care outbreak. “I’m angry, I’m furious, heartbroken and I’m so angry,” Mrs McGuinness said. “he owners, the aged care system and the government, someone has to be stepping up and saying ’we’re going to ix this’.” Mrs Gribble, who was 75, irst went to Epping Gardens for transitional and respite care late last year before becoming a permanent resident in April. Mrs McGuinness said her mum was happy. “When the doctors came to us and told us there was no way she could go back to independent living, my mum turned around and said ‘if I can stay at Epping Gardens permanently, I’m happy here and this is where I want to live’. “We hoped putting her in Epping Gardens she would last for many more years and have lots of years with her grandchildren.” When the irst COVID-19 lockdown restrictions hit, the nursing home told families they couldn’t visit for the residents’ safety. Mrs McGuinness abided by this and stayed away for 11 weeks before getting permission to visit for one hour each week. he family managed to get three visits in, the last on Mrs Gribble’s birthday, before visits were again cancelled as COVID-19 cases rose across the state. “It was hard, but we were protecting mum and all the residents and [thought] that if we can stay away, there was no way corona can get in there,” Mrs McGuinness said. Mrs McGuinness said it was about that time that issues started. She said her mum complained that her favourite carers had disappeared. One day, ater having an accident overnight, it took

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until nearly lunchtime for Mrs Gribble to be showered and the bed changed. Mrs McGuinness said once the irst case of COVID-19 was detected at Epping Gardens things started to snowball. She said families were notiied of the case on a Sunday and just two days later, Mrs Gribble was showing symptoms. “My mum started to get unwell, we could tell on the phone. She … had a sore throat, had a really bad cough, she was very raspy when she spoke, I knew then she had all the classic symptoms.” Mrs McGuinness said she was told her mum was positive on a Sunday but staf couldn’t tell her if her mum was going to hospital. She had no contact for the rest of the day.

Mrs McGuinness said Epping Gardens made contact the next day, saying her mum wasn’t critical and she was doing OK. Twenty minutes later a doctor called to say they needed to discuss her mum’s advanced care plan. Mrs Gribble was taken to hospital the next day. She spent 16 days in hospital and died on August 16. Mrs McGuinness said no one from Epping Gardens or the managing company, Heritage Care, had contacted her since her mother’s death. “We never had a question about the care she received prior to this.” Carbone Lawyers is handling a class action case for the families of residents in Epping Gardens.

Managing partner Tony Carbone said as of last week, 25 families had indicated they would be part of the class action, and that number was growing. “he key to what they are doing is to ensure that there is a change … they say no one should be going through what they’re going through.” Active COVID-19 cases in Hume and Whittlesea have dropped by more than half in the past fortnight according to Department of Health and Human Services data. In Hume, there were 284 active cases on Sunday, down from 590 on August 8. Hume has the third highest number of cases in the state with 1503 cases since the pandemic began. Whittlesea has 252 active cases as of Sunday, down from 557 on August 8.

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A message from our Chair, Panel of Administrators Lydia Wilson As we reach the half-way point of COVID-19 stage 4 restricions, I hope you and your families are safe and well. The lockdown situaion, and its impacts, has been very stressful for many in our community and I’m heartened by the way we have all looked out for our friends, families and neighbours. The City of Whitlesea has been working hard to coninue adaping its essenial services as restricions change. Today, our immunisaion sessions are coninuing by appointment, public open spaces are being maintained under a COVID-Safe Plan, and many other services have adjusted to keep our staﬀ

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and community safe. Be sure to visit our website for the latest updates. Council coninues to ﬁnd new and creaive ways for us to stay connected from creaing a community comforter that will tell our story of how we stayed connected in this crisis to brightening your windows and homes as part of our Bring on Spring iniiaive.

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City deal a blueprint for future By Tara Murray A plan developed for Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs is set to unlock employment and economic opportunities across the region over the next 20 years. he North West Melbourne City Deal Plan 2020-2040, released by former premiers John Brumby and Steve Bracks and federal senator Scott Ryan, enables federal, state and local governments to work together to drive national priorities tailored to local needs, develop plans for growth and commit to shared actions. It will serve as a blueprint for the region

to respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the immediate future, and in the medium-term, reform the region’s economy. It’s estimated 300,000 new jobs will be created by the plan which will look to leverage the region’s existing strengths in health, food production, manufacturing and logistics. Eight locations have been identiied as key precinct areas, including Broadmeadows, Cloverton-Beveridge, Epping and La Trobe. hirteen councils, including Hume, Whittlesea and Brimbank, along with LeadWest, the Northern Councils Alliance, La Trobe and Victoria universities, NORTH

Link and the West of Melbourne Economic Development Alliance helped develop the shared priorities. he blueprint includes 66 proposed projects which will help the area to respond to the impacts of COVID-19 and create jobs. Fiteen major projects are listed, including some already underway such as the Beveridge Intermodal Freight Terminal, Broadmeadows revitalisation, Epping Innovation and Food Export Hub and La Trobe University City of Future redevelopment. Whittlesea council panel of administrators chair Lydia Wilson said the plan was critical for

Pet care still essential in ruff times Greencross Vets are still open in stage four lockdown to keep your furry friends it and healthy. While many businesses have been forced to close, vets are classiied as an essential service, with residents able to travel outside their ive kilometre radius to visit them. Craigieburn Greencross Vets’ Dr Ash Pathania said he wanted to reassure clients that they could still access care for their pets. “People are really stressed about the pandemic and having to look ater their pets as well,” he said. “A lot have thought that we aren’t open to rely on for medicines and have gone to Google. We’re still considered care giving and medical.” All Greencross Vets including Craigieburn, Plenty Valley and South Morang have all become contactless to protect both the vets and the pet owners. “hey give us a call from the car park,” Dr Pathania said. “We have a phone consultation and once we’ve had the chat the patient [pet] will be let at the door. “Once done with the exam, we call the owner back and relay everything and agree on a plan.” Dr Pathania said anyone had any concerns about their pets should give their vet a call. or use WebVet, available on the Greencross website.

the Whittlesea area. “Building the Beveridge Intermodal Freight Terminal is a transformative and inter-generational project that will unlock around 18,000 jobs. he plan to build a Food Innovation Hub next to the Melbourne Wholesale Market at Epping will further leverage our existing strength in food production, manufacturing and logistics. “We welcome this City Deal and hope that it provides some light for our community that there is an exciting plan ahead to kickstart our economic recovery, reboot business, and boost social and economic inclusion.”

Big W closes in Broadmeadows Broadmeadows shoppers will lose one of their big department stores early next year. Last week, Big W announced that its Broadmeadows store, which is located in the Broadmeadows Central Shopping Centre, will be one of three stores to shut their doors on January 31, 2021. he closure is part of the company’s network review which aims to build a strong and more sustainable store and distribution centre network that relects customers’ needs Big W managing director David Walker said the decision to close the stores was diicult. “Supporting our team remains our priority and we are committed to doing the right thing by them,” he said. “Over the next ive months, we will explore every redeployment opportunity available with team members who choose to continue their career at BIG W or with other Woolworths Group brands. “We remain committed to building a strong and sustainable BIG W that meets the needs of Australian families.” In April last year, BIG W announced its intention to close up to 30 stores and two distribution centres over a three year period. A spokesman from Vicinity Centres, which operates Broadmeadows Central said they would continue to have a strong relationship with the Woolworths Group. “We are well advanced on negotiations with other retailers to ill the space at Broadmeadows Central to better meet the needs of their local communities,” the spokesman said.

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Children having surgery at Northern Hospital are driving themselves into the operating theatre thanks to the Whittlesea Salvation Army. The Salvos, in collaboration with the Northern Health Foundation, donated a Range Rover Kiddy car to the hospital, enabling young patients to swap a hospital trolley for a set of wheels on their way to theatre. The idea of having kids drive KALEL TAKES THE CAR FOR A SPIN themselves to surgery came from Northern Hospital anaesthetist Jenny Coulson. “We wanted to avoid kids getting stressed when they come into theatre,” By Laura Michell Dr Coulson said. “We thought the use ofthe northern and western suburbs Parts of have been labelled as hot spots for “low level” the car would make the kids happier.” community transmission of COVID-19 by Victoria’s chief health oicer. According to Northern Hospital, the Professor Brett Sutton said recent cases (Supplied)

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Children having surgery at Northern Hospital are driving themselves into the operating theatre thanks to the Whittlesea Salvation Army. The Salvos, in collaboration with the Northern Health Foundation, donated a Range Rover Kiddy car to the hospital, enabling young patients to swap a hospital trolley for a set of wheels on their way to theatre. The idea of having kids drive themselves to surgery came from Northern Hospital anaesthetist Jenny Coulson. “We wanted to avoid kids getting stressed when they come into theatre,” Dr Coulson said. “We thought the use of the car would make the kids happier.” According to Northern Hospital, the use of children’s cars has been a success in many hospitals across Asia. Northern Health Foundation director Yvonne Amos said it was a joy to collaborate with the Whittlesea Salvation Army and Dr Coulson to bring the toy car to the hospital. “To have our youngest patients distracted by being able to drive themselves to theatre instantly takes the stress out of the experience,” she said. Laura Michell

suggested the area from Keilor Downs to Fawkner and Craigieburn was a current hot spot for community transmission, adding that most of Victoria’s recent virus cases were recorded in the northern and western suburbs.

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Wollert prices continue to rise By Tara Murray House prices in Wollert bucked a statewide trend by increasing in the June quarter, according to new Real Estate Institute of Victoria data (REIV). While median house prices across metropolitan Melbourne fell by 3.5 per cent in the three months to June amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Wollert was among the suburbs to record an increase. REIV data shows Wollert recorded the 11th highest growth in median house prices for suburbs with at least 30 house sales. House

prices in the suburb increased by 1.2 per cent, with the median house price now $552,000. Kalkallo, which had less than 30 house sales between April and June, was the only other suburb in Hume and Whittlesea to have an increase, rising by 5.4 per cent to $585,000. LJ Hooker Epping principal Mike Assaad said he wasn’t surprised to see house prices in Wollert increase. “Wollert has always held strong,” he said. “here’s plenty of new homes and a lot of land, so there’s a lot of opportunities to build your own home and build the house you want.

“here are new estates out there, so I would say it isn’t a surprise. here’s still a lot of competition and some good prices.” Other suburbs across Hume and Whittlesea didn’t fare as well. Roxburgh Park’s median price dropped by 6.1 per cent to $540,000, while Craigieburn was down 3.2 per cent to $553,000 and Mickleham’s median price was down by 1.4 per cent to $543,000. Greenvale’s median house price remained steady at $728,000. Several suburbs, including Broadmeadows and Meadow Heights had no quarterly igures.

In the Whittlesea municipality, Whittlesea had the largest drop, with the median price falling 10.5 per cent to $595,000, while homastown was down 9.8 per cent to $577,000. Lalor’s median house price fell 7.3 per cent to $580,000, Doreen was down 4.3 per cent to $600,000, South Morang was down 4.1 per cent to $633,000, Mernda’s median price fell 3.4 per cent to $560,000 and Epping’s median price fell 2.8 per cent to $600,000. Mill Park recorded the lowest decrease in the municipality, down by 0.1 per cent to $685,000.

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Students honour heroes When their school production was cancelled due to COVID-19, homastown Secondary College students came up with another way to showcase their talents and say thank you at the same time. he students, led by head of music Jimi Lundy, put together a video to the Bette Midler song Wind Beneath My Wings, to thank all the healthcare workers. School principal Leonie White said there had been a massive response to the video, which they started during the irst lockdown. “We were hearing things … young people are not tuned in,” she said. “Our kids were incredibly focused on doing the right thing and we just needed to get the message out. hey looked for a song,

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felt the Bette Midler song was going to get that across and started working on it. “hey were doing all their rehearsals on Zoom and places like that, with the music teachers working with them. It was really hard for them, they were in isolation. “We didn’t know whether we were going to pull it together or not, but we did.” A grant from Schools Plus allowed the school to pay for the production of the inal product.

he video has more than 22,000 hits on Youtube and was picked up by television stations. Ms White said the feedback had made the whole school community proud and the students had been blown away with the response. “here’s been fabulous emails coming in from people. Even on Saturday, we got one from a woman on a train. She said, ‘I’m a frontline worker and I’ve seen your video and it’s made me feel so much more appreciated’.” To watch the video follow the link, https:// bit.ly/30OwXGs.

Epping’s Target store is in for a change, with the store to be converted to a Kmart next year. he Kmart Group announced earlier this year that a number of stores would close and a number of others would change from Target to Kmart. he Epping store wasn’t on the list released by the Kmart Group. Last week, a Kmart Group spokesperson conirmed that the Epping store, which is based at Paciic Epping, will change to a Kmart in early to mid 2021. “As announced recently, Target will transform its store network seeing a smaller number of stores and a focus on a stronger online business,” the spokesperson said. “Across the Kmart Group we want to build proitable and sustainable businesses and one of the ways we can achieve this is through optimisation of our store network – we have made a signiicant efort to avoid store closures and retain our team by converting suitable Target stores to Kmart stores. “We can conirm that our Target Epping store will become a Kmart in early-mid 2021. “All team members in Target stores scheduled for conversion to Kmart, including Epping, will be ofered the opportunity to join the growing Kmart team.” No other stores in Whittlesea or Hume are slated for changes. Tara Murray

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On the front line of virus ight Healthcare workers at Western Health and Northern Health are caring for the residents of the ive municipalities with the highest rates of COVID-19 infections in Victoria. Like their colleagues across the state, doctors and nurses at Northern and Sunshine hospitals have been at the forefront of the ight against coronavirus since the start. hese are their messages to the community. Dr Megan Robb Northern Health Director of Emergency How has COVID-19 changed your job? here has been a lot of change in the way we work due to COVID-19. his has included undertaking additional training and implementing new models of care in the emergency department. We work in full PPE [personal protective equipment] which is hot and everything takes much longer to do. One of the biggest challenges is the PPE makes it harder to communicate and develop a personal connection with our patients. We all struggle with this aspect of our job at the moment. he pandemic has brought us closer as a team … it has been a challenging time but we’re very proud of our staf. What’s your message to the community? Our staf on the front line are working extremely hard to care for our patients and help protect our community. We stay here for you, please stay home for us. It’s crucial that everyone continues to maintain 1.5 metres distance and wears mandatory face coverings. Maintain strict hand hygiene – wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser. And please, be kind and support each other – we are in this together. What’s the one thing you would like the community to better understand about COVID-19? COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate. It can afect anyone so we all need to be vigilant. Healthcare workers don’t consider themselves heroes. We are the last line of defence and need all to be involved in the ight against COVID-19.

Lena Pejcinovski Western Health Nurse unit manager, Respiratory Assessment Clinic, COVID-19 team How has COVID 19 changed your job? What once was a 9-5 job with regular staf is now working all hours and days and with multiple amazing staf from all over the hospital. Many staf are working outside of their normal roles to ensure we deliver safe, efective and quality service during this challenging time. No lunches or catch-ups with colleagues due to café closures and social distancing. Hospital life will never be the same. Everyone is practising infection control measures to ensure we keep everyone safe – wearing masks and eye protection for up to 12 hours a day.

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What’s your message to the community? If you have the slightest symptoms please get tested – and once tested, stay at home and self-isolate until you get your result! What’s the one thing you would like the community to better understand about COVID – 19? Wear a mask. his virus can afect all ages. I’d like community members to understand that disposable gloves do not protect you from spreading this virus and do not mean hands are necessarily “clean”. So many people wear gloves believing they are protecting themselves and others when really it just spreads the virus – particularly if you handle money/cash/ mobile phones/items on supermarket shelves while wearing them and do not change your gloves in between. Use hand sanitiser before and ater touching items and limit the amount of times you touch anything where possible.

Sally Guo Western Health Registered midwife How has COVID-19 changed your job? Before COVID-19, I had been allocated to the antenatal clinic. Because of restrictions on the number of people in a room at once, I’m working on the screening desk at the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital. hat involves checking the temperatures of people coming into the hospital and asking a series of questions. What’s your message to the community? Stay Home. If you stay at home, you’re protecting yourself and the community. What’s the one thing you would like the community to better understand about COVID-19? A lot of people think COVID-19 is like the lu. It’s not. Also, many people with COVID-19 don’t have symptoms, so they don’t know they are spreading it. Have you got a message for our healthcare workers? Send your messages of support and thanks to: westeditorial@starweekly.com.au 7 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY Tuesday, 25 August, 2020

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Fire sparks call for action By Tara Murray Hume council will investigate whether it can manage the location of future proposed recycling facilities ater another factory ire reignited residents’ concerns. An explosion and ire at a battery recycling facility in Campbellield on August 9 sent smoke billowing across the municipality. At the most recent council meeting, several residents questioned what the council could do to stop future ires. Councillor Jana Taylor, who was among many residents woken by the latest ire, said the council needed to do what it could to

support the concerns of residents. She said while the state and federal governments had jurisdiction over what businesses could use their land for, the council would continue to advocate for its residents. “I seek that council oicers prepare a report for a future Strategy and Policy meeting on what approach and actions council could explore in order to manage the location of future proposed recycling facilities.” Cr Taylor also asked for details on what planning mechanisms the council could develop, such as bufer areas and permit requirements, to regulate where any future recycling facilities could be built.

“he report I’m seeking to prepare supports the council’s advocacy to change the way the waste industry operates in the best interest of the community.” It’s the second factory ire in Campbellield in the past two years. In April 2019, ire tore through the Bradbury Industrial Service factory. In 2017, a blaze at the SKM plant in Coolaroo burned for more than two weeks. Cr Taylor said while it was only a small number of factory ires and it wasn’t the norm, it doesn’t make it any less concerning. Cr Geof Porter said in an ideal scenario, there would be bufer zones around all recycling factories.

“It’s one of those highly topical matters that I think will rear its head on a regular basis. “No doubt the way that waste is collected and treated will have to go through a major overhaul at some stage. “We are doing a lot of work in the waste management and collection to try and get it right. “Unfortunately we’re victims of poor planning in many ways. We’ve had issues and our community has bore the brunt.” Cr Porter said more education was needed for residents to be aware of what they were putting into rubbish and recycling.

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Family helps keep others safe A Craigieburn mum and her two children are doing their bit to help the community. Sweetie Li Vang and her children, Mary Jane and Caleb have made nearly 300 masks in recent weeks to give to people in need. Ms Vang said she decided to make the masks using letover material ater seeing how expensive masks were to buy. “his is a hard time and we have to help each other,” she said. “No matter how big or small. “I want everyone to stay safe and take care.” Ms Vang said they would continue to make more masks if they were required and had the material available.

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Kurt returns to council Hume councillor Naim Kurt has returned to council ater a two-month absence following allegations of misconduct. Cr Kurt was in attendance at the ordinary council meeting on August 10, which was held online due to COVID-19. Cr Kurt missed the July council meeting along with two planning meetings and a meeting to consider budget submissions while on unpaid leave. He stood down from council for two months in June, ater allegations of misconduct were brought to the council’s attention in May. As reported by Star Weekly, Cr Kurt said he had made “inappropriate comments” about work and council issues to a former partner last year. Tara Murray

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Whittlesea in top pokies losses By Tara Murray Four Whittlesea venues are among the top 10 for poker machine losses in the past inancial year, according to igures released by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Epping Plaza Hotel recorded the highest losses in the state in 2019-20, with $15.29 million lost on its pokie machines. Plough Hotel in Mill Park came in at number two, with $15.04 million lost. Excelsior Hotel ($13.12 million lost) and Bundoora Taverner ($12.87 million lost) were also in the top 10.

Overall, Whittlesea recorded the sixth-highest losses in the state, with $83.7 million lost on pokies in the municipality despite gaming venues being closed between April and June. Whittlesea council panel of administrators chair, Lydia Wilson, said while there had been big savings while pokie machines venues were closed due to COVID-19, it was essential measures were in place to reduce the harmful efects of gambling. “It is very alarming and a huge concern that the top two venues for gambling losses, which

amounts to more than $30 million from 200 poker machines across these venues, are in the City of Whittlesea,” Ms Wilson said. “his only reinforces council’s commitment to ongoing advocacy for change to the poker machine industry. “We are also advocating for the state government to consider a poker machine buyback scheme, which is under way in the Australian Capital Territory. “A similar program in Victoria would allow poker machine operators to invest a inancial package into supporting and retaining staf

and transforming venues into family-friendly locations.” Ms Wilson said council, along with other Victorian councils, was calling on the state government to close gaming venues at midnight. Losses on pokie machines in Hume were slightly higher, with $85.9 million lost on pokies in the nine months. Gladstone Park Hotel recorded the highest losses in Hume, with $14.41 million lost on the venue’s machines. he venue recorded the third-highest losses in the state.

Virus help a call away Northern Health is inding new ways to help coronavirus suferers, launching a COVID-19 Positive Community Monitoring Program. he new program is a telephone-based service for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 at any Northern Health site. Operating seven days a week, the program is for patients who are sufering mild to moderate symptoms and can be treated at home. Northern Health programs director Johanna Hayes said the irst three weeks of the program had been a success. he service is stafed by medical, nursing and allied health professionals. “he program was set up in a response to the increased community transmission of COVID-19, and within one week we had robust guidelines, a call centre with six stations, and, most importantly, amazing staf,” she said. “Since the program commenced three weeks ago, a total of 2444 calls have been made,

monitoring over 600 patients.” Staf stay in contact with patients during the irst 10-12 days of their symptoms, while at-risk patients are closely monitored with daily phone calls. Some patients have been assisted with help to obtain food, health and emergency supplies. All patients are provided with a number to contact the monitoring team for further support and guidance as required. One user of the hotline said it had made a really big diference. “I am now more comfortable staying at home in isolation as I know there is someone who I can call and who will check in on me.” Tara Murray Northern Health staff members Joana, Kelly and Lisa. (Supplied)

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Toxic soil bid slammed By Jessica Micallef Hume council has backed the Sunbury and Bulla communities in a bid to try and stop a proposal to send toxic soil their way. Councillors have labelled the process to ind somewhere to dump the toxic soil “disengenuous” and “ill-conceived”. “No matter how signiicant the West Gate Tunnel project may be for the state government, and for those looking to access the city from the western suburbs, there is no excuse for shutting a community out for having a say on such a

dangerous project,” Cr Leigh Johnson said. he council received a letter from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, on behalf of Planning Minister Richard Wynne, on July 29, seeking it’s views on a request to amend the Hume Planning Scheme to allow soil from the West Gate Tunnel project to be stored, tested and disposed of at the Sunbury Eco-Hub on Sunbury Road, Bulla. Hi-Quality recycling services has requested the amendment be exempt from public exhibition and be considered by an

independent planning panel. he council was given until August 19 to respond, however councillors have requested an extension. Cr Johnson said he objected to the “disingenuous process and ill-conceived” proposal that was put before councillors. “It is shocking that it is the Sunbury, Bulla and Wildwood communities that are being shut out as there is precious little beneit from the West Gate Tunnel project. “I certainly thank the community [and] the No Toxic Soil Group for clearly raising their

concerns about the proposal.” On March 2, council wrote to Mr Wynne seeking clarity as to whether there were plans to dump contaminated soil in Bulla. Cr Ann Potter said the council did not receive a reply for more than three months. “To me it’s … hypocrisy,” she said. “his is something major for our community and to be given three weeks to address all the issues is not good enough.” All councillors objected to the use of the Hi-Quality site on Sunbury Road to handle soil from the West Gate Tunnel project.

Branching out Steve Mclean says a career change has transformed his life. he Sunbury man was a truck driver for StarTrack for 23 years until he was forced to rethink his career options. “I used to love the job. I loved the interactions with people and doing all the diferent deliveries, it was great,” he said. “But … the department I worked in merged with another company and there was no more air freight division so there was no real job for me. “I ended up on a forklit and I was not happy. I was pretty sad, I was struggling with my mental health.” hat was when Mr Mclean decided to look elsewhere for work. Ater applying for a council job, he was encouraged to undertake a university course. In 2012, Mr Mclean began studying a certiicate III in aboriculture at Melbourne Polytechnic.

“It was hard to step out of my comfort zone to go to school because I inished school in 1981 at 15-years-old,” he said. “I was scared and a bit embarrassed because I was 47, but it’s been the best thing I ever did. “I have always enjoyed trees, gardens, the fresh air and the parks.” he 55-year-old landed a job as a tree maintenance oicer for Hume council in 2015 before being promoted to an area aborist. “I look ater all the trees in Hume’s area and residents’ complaints and concerns and I do assessments on health, structure and the safety aspect,” he said. “I love it, I never thought I could be happy at work again. “It’s been an amazing transformation, I am so lucky and I am very grateful.” Steve Mclean credits a Melbourne Polytechnic course with setting him on the path to success.

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Engines / transmissions he new 24-valve twin-cam 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine is matched to Toyota’s irst eight-speed direct-shit automatic transmission.

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he new V6 and eight-speed automatic fell short of the aggression in performance promised by the new design. However, it’s still a leading member of the mid-size sedan segment in its quality of materials and construction. With a rated fuel consumption on the combined urban / highway cycle of 8.7 litres per 100 kilometres the test Camry V6 came up with igures straddling 12 litres per 100 in the city and suburbs and 5.5 litres per 100 kilometres on motorway runs. he new TNGA underpinnings make the Camry more agile during accelerating, braking and cornering. Brakes have greater power and feel thanks to larger rotors all round.

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