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By Goya Dmytryshchak Hobsons Bay traders have had a win with commercial rates set to drop by an average of 1.91 per cent under the council’s 2020-21 budget adopted last week. Originally, the draft budget had proposed to increase rates by 3.89 per cent for commercial properties and 8.78 per cent for industrial properties. Under the revised budget, the total rate increase across all categories averages 2 per cent, but this has been offset by rebates that will bring five out of the six rating categories into the negative. Under the revised budget, rates will drop in five out of six rating categories including residential (-0.17 per cent), vacant residential land (-0.31 per cent), industrial property (-0.02 per cent) and cultural and recreational property (-0.27 per cent). The petrochemical sector will bear an average 2.64 per cent increase. Corporate services director Andrew McLeod told last week’s council meeting there had been a $2.2 million adjustment to provide targeted rate relief. He said the council had provided nearly $3 million relief since the COVID-19 outbreak last financial year and about $5.5 million was allocated in this year’s budget. The $2.2 million has been carved off the capital works allocation, the council meeting heard. Cr Peter Hemphill said the council had listened to traders to drop the commercial rates. “We’ve listened and we’ve gone from (3.89) down to a negative 1.9 per cent,” he said. “There are five categories that are now less than what was in the 2019-20 budget … we never intended to create hurt in that area but we’ve listened and made some changes. “I know that a lot of those traders lease their premises that they operate out of and
while the budget relief that we’re intending here will go to the owners of those properties, we hope that those landlords hear what we are saying and pass on that relief to those lessees of those premises. “And, certainly, I’d want to hear from individual businesses that are not getting that relief passed on to them.” Councillors Tony Briffa and Michael Grech voted against the budget, while Cr Angela Altair abstained from voting. Cr Altair questioned how much an across-the-board rate freeze would have cost and was told it would be $1.6-$1.7 million on top of the $2.2 million adjustment. Cr Altair told the meeting she wanted a flat rate freeze. “We keep talking about average increases and decreases when we know in some respects, depending on the valuation of your property, there are actually quite significant variations to people’s individual rate notices,” she said. “Under my scenario, nobody would have been paying more than they paid in rates last year.” Cr Briffa argued against the average 2 per cent rate rise and increased fees. “I know that the budget actually stipulates a 2 per cent rate increase every year for the next four years, at least until 2024,” Cr Briffa said. “In fact, it’s a 10.7 per cent increase over four years to be more specific. “I also note that many of the fees and charges have also increased … and most of those have increased by more than 2 per cent. “For example … the cat registration for sterilised cats is going up by 4.76 per cent. The registration for sterilised dogs is going up by 2.65 per cent. “If I look at street furniture for local businesses, that’s going up 3 per cent according to the fees and charges.”
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Indy’s river rescue An adventurous Labrador who landed herself in hot water on a recent outing has been reunited with her grateful owner after fire crews on a training exercise in Maribyrnong carried out an unusual marine rescue. Fire Rescue Victoria marine firefighters were conducting routine fireboat training drills on the Maribyrnong River when they were waved down by a distressed woman. The woman explained her black Labrador, Indy, had been chasing ducks along the river banks before jumping into the water and
setting off downstream, quickly disappearing from view. FRV crews set off in search of Indy, who was found in the lake at Edgewater Marina almost a kilometre away – chasing more ducks. While canine rescues are a little out of the ordinary for FRV’s marine team, conducting rescues on Melbourne’s waterways is all part of the role. The crews are responsible for nearly 1000 square kilometres of Port Phillip Bay. Benjamin Millar
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Council has expanded its COVID-19 Community and Business Relief packages to provide an additional $2.5 million in support for vulnerable members of the community and businesses. Since April 2020, $11 million has been provided in resources and assistance to the community through the initial relief packages, a zero rate increase, in-kind support and expanded support packages.
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A total of $1,934,185 has been allocated to extend a range of existing support initiatives such as rate relief/deferrals; lease and license fee reductions; fee waivers (for not-for-profit groups in Council Properties); COVID-19 community grants and arts grants. Council is also providing targeted relief packages for Families and Young People ($350,000), and a Business Relief Package ($271,000) including: • Material and Financial Aid ($150,000): In partnership with local agencies, this program provides aid for young people and families experiencing extreme hardship. • Family Violence and Mental Health Support and Pathways Program ($150,000). • Skills Development and Employment Pathway Program ($50,000). • Local Shopping Centre – ‘Buy local’ and ‘Activation’ Campaign ($150,000) in addition to Trader Association Fees Support ($21,000). • Business Improvement District program ($100,000): Addressing the impact of COVID-19 on traders. • Activating local shopping centres through COVID safe outdoor dining: Repurposed parking bays which are designed to create spaces for pedestrian activity and include seating, dining areas, greenery and bike parking; and improved access to local shopping centres through investment in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. For further information about Council’s response to COVID-19, visit maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/COVID
Maribyrnong City Council’s Councillors have been busy. 1. Cr Martin Zakharov out walking his dog at the local park. 2. Out for a walk, Cr Megan Bridger-Darling enjoying her one hour of outdoor exercise a day. 3. Ready for the City Development Special Committee meeting, Cr Mia McGregor attending online. 4. Cr Simon Crawford working from home with a stand-up desk. 5. Cr Gina Huynh attending the Ordinary Council Meeting virtually during stay at home restrictions. 6. Mayor Cr Sarah Carter getting ready to celebrate Book Week with Maribyrnong Libraries. 7. Cr Cuc Lam tending to her garden during Stage 4 stay at home restrictions.
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COUNCIL MEETINGS SEPT Tuesday 1, 4.30pm – Enterprise Maribyrnong Special Committee Monday 7, 6.30pm – S223 Hearing – Proposed Sale of 220 Barkly Street Tuesday 8, 6.30pm – Ordinary Council Thursday 10, 6.30pm – Special Council Meeting – Proposed Sale of 220 Barkly Street Tuesday 15, 6.30pm – City Development Special Committee Due to the current stay at home directive, Council meetings will be closed to the public until further notice. Meetings can be livestreamed via Council’s YouTube channel and community members can submit questions for public question time by emailing governance@ maribyrnong.vic.gov.au by 4pm on the day of the meeting.
I love our villages and their wonderful community feel. I’m fierce in my desire to protect what makes them special. There are multiple things that contribute to the vibe - residents, visitors, businesses, traders associations, tree planting, parks, street art, cleansing, planning controls that support reasonable development and more. We have been faced with significant development challenges to our village charm. Last year for example this Council backed the community and refused an application to increase Seddon’s population by 20%, by building a 12-story apartment block. Sadly, our decision was overturned by VCAT, but we did manage to get a new public park for that site. This month we have received significant community thinking about a planning application to build another tall, bulky block in the heart of Seddon, without any car parking. Be engaged people – details of major projects and planning applications are on our website. Cr Mia McGregor Yarraville Ward
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Virus numbers give hope By Goya Dmytryshchak and Benjamin Millar Active cases of COVID-19 have dropped to double digits in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay for the first time since July. Maribyrnong had 69 active cases and Hobsons Bay 70 as of Tuesday, continuing the downward trend of recent days. Maribyrnong has now recorded a total of 564 cases and Hobsons Bay 418 since the pandemic began. Just cross the municipal border in Brimbank, key outbreaks include 160 cases linked to JBS
abattoir at Brooklyn. Doutta Gala Aged Care Services chief executive Vanda Iaconese said that the situation at the Yarraville and Footscray homes have continued to stabilise, with many of the staff returning to work. “We have also seen the gradual return of some residents from hospital and very sadly we have had some of our residents pass away,” she said. “This loss has included residents both with, and without the virus, across all of our homes. Losing a loved one is never easy and loss in this
period is further heightened by the constraints placed on all of us by COVID-19, whether our loved one had tested positive or not.” Statewide, there were 58 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the lowest tally since early July. However it followed the worst day for deaths so far, with 41 deaths reported on Monday. The Department of Health and Human Services said the high death total was due to a delay in the reporting of 22 deaths in aged care. “Today’s deaths total includes 22 people who died in the weeks leading up to 27 August and
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were reported to DHHS by aged care facilities yesterday,” it said. Deputy chief medical officer Nick Coatsworth said stage 4 restrictions, initially due to last for six weeks, were unlikely to be lifted on September 13. “It’s hard to see that happening,” he told Today. “I gotta be honest … with the people of Victoria. I think that we’re going to have to see the numbers down where they’re controllable.” Premier Daniel Andrews said on Monday that authorities were working on a roadmap out of the strict lockdown.
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Melbourne dance and performing arts studios are on the brink of collapse as months of strict restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 crisis take their toll. An Ausdance Victoria survey of almost 200 studios found all had lost revenue since March and more than 85 per cent have seen revenue slashed by more than half. The survey found more than nine in 10 dance studio owners are worried their business won’t last until next March. Tayla Blake, founder of The Rage Dance Company in Yarraville, said studios have been overlooked in support packages and are in urgent need of financial assistance. “For a lot of us we are still facing the losses that all the businesses are, but we can’t get JobKeeper and we can’t get the grants,” she said. “So it’s really frustrating to fall through the cracks and to know that we could crumble.” Ms Blake said the experience is mirrored right across the arts sector, particularly beyond the obvious industries such as film. “I don’t think the government thinks about how far the arts expands, to the rest of us working in musicals and productions and dance.” Ms Blake said studio owners have done everything they can to keep classes going online, but the experience for students is very different to being in a studio setting. “I’ve got 30 students ranging from 7 to 17, they come to dance because of the community and what they get out of being in the studio,” she said. “We’re doing everything we can to be able to keep them engaged, but the studio is where they came to feel happy with their dance friends – it’s so much more than just dance, it’s connection as well.” Frustrated by the lack of support, Ms Blake and other owners have been turning directly to local government and local MPs to draw attention to their plight. “We’re worried, but we’re not going to go down without a fight.”
There is a light at the end of the COVID-19 crisis tunnel for Yarraville Glory Football Club after the state government announced a $185,000 grant towards new lighting at the club’s home ground McIvor Reserve. The project is one of 13 announced last week under the $4.9 million World Game Facilities Fund, a timely boost for community clubs hard hit by the restrictions on sport during the lockdown. Football Victoria chief executive Peter Filopoulos said the commitment to developing facilities was a major win for local football, which is pushing for an extra 420 pitches by 2026 to meet growing demand. “This significant funding will immediately go towards the biggest problem we have in football – our lack of proper facilities to cater for the thousands of Victorians who want to play our sport,” he said. Victorian Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence said the funding was about giving the sport the backing it deserved. “We’re on the hunt for the next Sam Kerr or Tim Cahill and we’re all inspired by what our Matildas have achieved already – this funding will give grassroots football the support it deserves,” she said. The World Game Facilities Fund provides grants of up to $500,000 to councils to improve facilities including lighting, turf pitch redevelopments, synthetic pitches and female-friendly changerooms. The 2020-21 round will open for applications in November. Benjamin Millar
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Tayla Blake with some of her dance students prior to the studio’s forced closure. (Supplied)
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Application PA2046092 George Petridis of Petridis Architects has lodged a planning application for the construction of 30 dwellings (comprising of 20 double storey townhouses and a double storey walk-up apartment containing 10 dwellings) at 13 Thomas Street, Laverton.
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Experiences of the pandemic Four Hobsons Bay residents share their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and their hopes and fears in their own words, as told to Goya Dmytryshchak.
Marc Allwood “I’m a professional photographer that is based in Seabrook. “My main style of photography is landscape photography and I like to take some portraits once in a while. “COVID-19 has impacted me a lot. “With the restrictions it means that I can’t take landscape photos that I like to take. “This limits my creative potential and forces me to try different types of photography. “With trying different types of photography, I have found out that I want to take more portraits – and I also found out that dogs don’t really like to stay still. “I hope that when this lockdown is all over and Victoria starts to open up again I will be able to get more business and continue to progress in my photography journey. “I fear that COVID will continue to impact Victoria to the point where we can’t really recover and life, as we know it, would be different than what it used to be, and will never go back to normal.”
“Before COVID, I was a fresh high school graduate preparing for the beginning of my university experience as a bachelor of music student at Victoria University. “Socialising was something I did a lot and often spent my days with my friends, either going out or staying in, but nonetheless with my friends. “The pandemic drove my education online, which was initially not the easiest thing to do with such a practical degree like a music course. “The lockdowns took away the ability to see my friends in person, thus it felt at the beginning that they had taken away my support systems too. “As someone who has struggled for a long time with severe anxiety and depression that had been well managed up to the point of the restrictions, this was hard on my mental health. “I had seen a rapid increase in my mood changes as the restrictions were imposed as the pandemic progressed and found myself in a point of having to seek medical support that I hadn’t required for some time. “My fears for myself and my community were that people whose support systems prior to the pandemic focused mainly on people and resources outside of their households would not be able to maintain these services or relationships within the restrictions. “However, I have found that though I can’t see my friends in person to help me through my difficulties, it doesn’t mean they aren’t there. “The hopes I have for the future of
our community, and my own personal experiences in the remainder of the year and within the remainder of the pandemic, is that we can band together to help those around us who are not able to have the
connections and support they require … “As well as all do our part to work together to try and achieve once again a sense of normality in our community post COVID- 19.”
Olivia Kowalyk “I’m a university student, studying psychology with a major in neurology, and prior to COVID-19 I was working in hospitality at the Arts Centre. “Since lockdown began everything around us just came to a halt. “At the end of last year I had started a new chapter of my life. “I had moved out into my own place, started dealing with my health more proactively and I finally felt like I was taking a step in the right direction in regards to my general happiness. “When COVID-19 struck, all of that was
Georgia Wren “I’m a registered midwife at one of the major maternity hospitals in Melbourne and an avid advocator for women’s health. “I’m a local resident of Newport and have a little sausage dog called Olive. “Being a midwife is such an honour; supporting women through pregnancy, labour, birth and beyond is a very challenging and rewarding experience, ordinarily. “However, the COVID-19 pandemic has added an extra unprecedented challenge to maternity services and to women and their families. “Babies are born at any time of the day or night, even during a global pandemic. “COVID has impacted me in the same way as every other Victorian, being separated from my family and friends is one of hardest parts of lockdown. “I’m lucky enough to still have a job to go to and one that gets me out of the house.
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“Every day, I’m at work looking after new families, vulnerable women and newborns wondering if today will be the day I come into contact with a positive case, contract the virus and become one of the daily stats. “As a health care worker myself, I find it intimidating seeing my colleagues in full PPE (hair net, face shield, N95 mask, gown, gloves and shoe covers), so I fear how scary it must be for women and their partners to not even be able to see the face/ smile/tears of joy of the person catching their baby. “I hope that women are still able to feel how much midwives care about creating a positive birth experience even with all of our PPE on. “My hope is that the necessary lockdown measures will be all worth it and we will all be able to be with our families and loved ones soon.”
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renounced and it felt like I was back to square one – back at home in my parents’ house, my mental health exceedingly dwindling, I had no job and no foreseeable future. “Due to the unconditional love of some of my closest friends and family, they helped me to reshape my mindset into a considerably more hopeful one. “Yes, what we are all going through is a spanner in the works but it’s a small period in our lives that will come to pass. “We will be able to blossom again. “Hold on to those you love most during these trying times, it won’t be long until we are out of the woods.”
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Food waste program begins By Benjamin Millar Maribyrnong residents with green waste bins are now able to drop all food scraps into the bins under a program due to roll out across the rest of the municipality next year. The council has followed Hobsons Bay’s lead and introduced a food organics into garden organics bin (FOGO) program that accepts cooked and raw food waste in residential green waste bins. The program was initially due to begin earlier this year, but the introduction was delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. It follows audits that show food waste
accounts for about 40 per cent of household waste generated each week in Maribyrnong. A council report noted that the new program will apply to about 9000 detached homes that currently use a green-lidded bin for a green waste service. “Residents that currently use the green waste service will be advised that the service has been expanded to include food waste,” it stated. “This will be accompanied by an ongoing education and behaviour change campaign to encourage uptake of the service.” Residents that do not have a green bin will continue to be able to opt-in to receive the new food and garden waste service at any stage, with
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Food and garden waste collection will expand to all detached residential dwellings from September or October next year. The council has also prepared a plan under which the service will expand to multi-unit developments and businesses by September 2022. A separate glass recycling bin is due to be in place by September 2023, along with the roll-out of standardised bin lid colours by 2024. The council report noted that although the council is already using the Australian Standard bin lid colours on new bins, about 40 per cent of older landfill bins still have a dark green lid needing to be changed over to red.
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Karlo and Sophia Arcinue have proved an online hit. (Supplied)
Father-daughter duo’s musical bond Tarneit father and daughter Karlo and Sophia Arcinue formed a music group as a way to keep busy during the pandemic lockdown. The pair, who make up the folk/alternative band ‘The Ark Duo’, have found online success during the past four months. Their band’s Facebook page, where they post videos of themselves playing songs written by Karlo, has gained more than 11,000 followers since April. Ten-year-old Sophia plays drums, piano and ukulele while her father plays “everything else”.
Karlo said they had always played together, but decided to officially form a duo as a result of the pandemic. The IT worker said that the lockdown had given him time to record songs which he had written in the past, and also work on new material. “It’s just so much fun, I never really expected to be doing this with my daughter,” Karlo said. Last week, Karlo and Sophia performed an acoustic song as part of a series of free online concerts for aged care homes and frontline
workers organised by the Hobsons Bay Music Academy. Sophia, who is also in two other bands with her friends, said she was teaching her five-year-old sister to play ukelele. She also has a two-year-old brother. Karlo said he was not sure what his family was planning for Father’s Day, but that it would likely involve music. Further details: www.facebook.com/ TheArkDuo/
Toxic chemicals stored just 420 metres from Brooklyn homes will be removed after Brimbank council refused to grant a private company a retrospective permit for storage of dangerous goods. FBT Transwest, which specialises in bulk storage of liquids and tank containers, had lodged a retrospective planning permit application with the council for chemical storage at 6/600 Geelong Road, Brooklyn. Brooklyn and surrounding residents, along with Hobsons Bay council, had opposed the permit and said the operation should be immediately shut down as it placed people “at great risk”. Brimbank city development director Kelvin Walsh said 180 objections had been received. “Brimbank undertook a detailed assessment of the application against the requirements of the local planning scheme, which concluded that the application should be refused,” he said. “The site was already being used for the storage of some chemicals and the application sought to formalise this use. “Given the application was refused, we are now working with the site occupant to ensure that the chemicals are removed from the site and it is brought into compliance with the Brimbank planning scheme.” Brooklyn Residents Action Group president Bert Boere said those living nearby were glad that required safety clearance distances for hazardous chemical storage had been enforced by not granting the permit. “In the light of the recent fires in other like facilities, storages and resources recovery centres, the safety clearance distances to any residential areas and other sensitive commercial undertakings needs to be maintained and enforced,” he said. “Well done to everyone who either objected to the application or rallied against it.” Hobsons Bay deputy mayor Sandra Wilson said although the site was in Brimbank, it had impacted Hobsons Bay residents. “Council exercised its right to object to the planning application and put its weight behind the wishes of our community,” she said. “We don’t need further negative industrial impacts affecting the residents of Brooklyn and I am relieved at the outcome. I commend all the community members who put in objections and showed how much they care about making Brooklyn clean and safe.” Goya Dmytryshchak
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Bring the library home Library lovers haven’t let Melbourne’s lockdown deter their appetite for learning. Responding to the closure of libraries as part of COVID-19 restrictions, Maribyrnong Libraries has continued delivering resources and services to members through the Library At Home program. Maribyrnong mayor Sarah Carter said a live and interactive Pyjama Story Time was recently created especially for families. Books have still been making their way to members hungry for a read. “Maribyrnong Libraries launched a popular Reservation Delivery Service that was free for all library members,” Cr Carter said. “The library made 6682 deliveries to local families, totalling 23,005 items.”
The program was put on hold when stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions were introduced, but library members have been using the eLibrary. Maribyrnong Library members have so far borrowed 10,599 eBooks, 11,392 eAudiobooks and 14,745 magazines and newspapers, as well as streaming 5549 films. The most popular adult titles include Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo, and Becoming by Michelle Obama. The most popular children’s titles have been the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and 26 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths. Details: www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/ LibraryAtHome
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Maribyrnong mayor Sarah Carter with some lockdown reading. (Supplied)
Hobsons Bay police are urging motorcycle owners to secure their bikes following a spate of motorcycle thefts this month. Police say the thefts are occurring after the 8pm curfew, with bikes mainly stolen from outside homes when parked in the street, carport or driveway.
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By Goya Dmytryshchak Hobsons Bay could become the first Australian council to provide cheaper green electricity to the community by mid-2021, as it begins to roll out a “virtual power plant” harnessing solar energy. The council’s Large Scale Solar Installation Program will involve solar panels being installed on more than 40 council-owned and occupied buildings. The virtual power plant will enable solar energy from the buildings to be distributed across council-owned and leased assets and, in the longer term, made available at low cost to the broader community. Councillor Jonathon Marsden said the
program was the culmination of a four-year investigation into how the council could become an energy retailer to reduce costs and emissions. “After the panels are installed early next year, council can then co-design the virtual power plant with the community to make low-cost green electricity available across Hobsons Bay to residents, community groups, sporting clubs, not-for-profit organisations and business and industry,” he said. “A virtual power plant allows us to offer low-cost green electricity to households and businesses and community organisations to reduce power bills during the economic recovery from COVID-19. Our city could
quickly become energy independent and at the same time massively reduce our greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors.” Cr Marsden said the solar energy system would initially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 4000 tonnes a year – or up to 55 per cent of the council’s direct emissions over the coming two years – which is equivalent to taking about 600 homes off the grid. “If we can start providing low-cost green electricity to the community by mid-2021, we will be the first council in Australia to do so, but Alice Springs Town Council is also in the race,” he said. Details of the successful tenderer will be announced when the contract is finalised.
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Call for election nominations Candidates for October’s local government elections have until September 22 to throw their hat in the ring. The Victorian Electoral Commission will stream a recorded information session online from September 3, outlining the requirements for candidates to nominate for the election. The VEC has also released its COVIDSafe election plan, reassuring Victorians that postal voting will be safe. Electoral commissioner Warwick Gately said measures to safeguard voters and VEC staff include the removal of counter service for replacement ballot packs and unenrolled votes. “Additional measures in place include increased distancing in election offices, limiting face-to-face contact, enforcing mask wearing where mandated by the Victorian government, and moving operational activity online whenever possible,” he said. Voters in each council area will receive a ballot pack in early October. Voters will still be able to hand-deliver completed ballot papers to the election office if they miss the mail collection times, with strict social distancing measures in place. The VEC expects additional social distancing during vote counting activities will delay the declaration of results for some elections by at least one week, to November 13. Details: vec.vic.gov.au. Benjamin Millar
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Incoming Victoria University vice-chancellor Professor Adam Shoemaker. (Supplied)
Victoria University has announced a new vice-chancellor to take the helm as the institution braces for the big hit to the higher education sector inflicted by the COVID-19 crisis. Professor Adam Shoemaker, the current Southern Cross University (SCU) vice-chancellor and president, is regarded as one of Australia’s leading researchers in the area of Indigenous literature and culture. He acknowledges the COVID-19 crisis is having a significant impact on higher education, but said VU is uniquely placed to strengthen its influence, impact and contribution to its
communities. “It takes its responsibility to both people and place in Melbourne’s west very seriously, and that is a wonderful thing. Over decades, VU has become a beacon of dual sector excellence and diversity. It recognises the responsibility and challenge of successful career-creation for all students, regardless of background.” Professor Shoemaker said VU is set apart by drawing inspiration from the Indigenous concept of Moondani Balluk – meaning ‘embrace people’. VU chancellor Gaye Hamilton said that Professor Shoemaker is well placed to help the university navigate the challenges of a post COVID-19 world.
“He is an ideal fit to build on the firm foundations of VU and to continue our transformational agenda as well as continuing to enact our moral purpose, which is to transform the lives of any student from any background and to transform our communities.” Deputy chancellor Wayne Kayler-Thomson, who chaired the committee making the appointment, said Professor Shoemaker presented a compelling vision for VU’s next stage of development and his appointment was unanimous. Professor Shoemaker will take up his position on December 14, the week in which Professor Peter Dawkins retires as vice-chancellor and president of VU after a 10-year stint.
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Second giant sculpture vandalised A second giant sculpture along a popular western suburbs’ trail has been cut at its base in what has been described as an act of “selfish and pathetic” vandalism. The kangaroo figure is one of eight monolithic sculptures over a two-kilometre stretch along the Kororoit Creek Trail at Altona North. World-renowned artist Geoffrey Ricardo was commissioned by Hobsons Bay council for his Spirits of Time and Place installation. The Brooklyn-based sculptor was commissioned to do the work as a legacy of Toyota’s Altona manufacturing plant which closed in 2017. In April, another of the figures was removed at the base and rolled down an embankment. Ricardo, who last week brought the newly-damaged sculpture to his studio to repair, said he believed it could be the same perpetrators. “It’s deliberate and intent this time,” he said. “I think the first time it was just a whole lot of mucking around, let’s see what happens, and this time they said that was fun, let’s do it again, let’s do as much damage. “The interesting thing is that this time, they’ve actually pushed it over, because you can see where it’s landed on its nose, but when I got there it’s been stood up again and pushed over the other way again. So, they’ve had a game of it this time.” Ricardo said when he repaired the last sculpture, he added steel to make it harder to vandalise. He said attacks on the community artwork impacted everyone. “This is just such a selfish thing to do, just for someone’s mild entertainment,” Ricardo said. “It’s just that destructive instinct … it’s like kids pushing over the other kid’s pile of blocks. “To me, it’s that juvenile, pathetic, ridiculous, adolescent, childish mentality.”
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A Father’s Day regaled by sea tales Williamstown’s anti-whaling history, recent and past, will be highlighted when Sea Shepherd’s Captain Paul Watson gives a Father’s Day reading from his book. The War That Saved the Whales includes a chapter titled ‘A warm reception in Williamstown’, telling the story of a visit to Williamstown by the CSS Shenandoah – the most successful anti-whaling ship of its time, 155 years ago. Kerrie Goodall, the founder of not-for-profit Ship4Good who owns and manages Sea Shepherd’s decommissioned flagship vessel, MV Steve Irwin, grew up in Williamstown’s famed Shenandoah House. The house is known for a massive mural of the confederate raider on the side of the building. Her father, Leigh Goodall, started the
Shenandoah Society which evolved into the Williamstown Maritime Society and instigated Seaworks, where ‘The Steve’ is permanently moored. Mr Goodall will join Captain Watson for the Father’s Day reading: Goodall and Watson sharing Captain Wadell’s anti-whaling campaign aboard Shenandoah. The Shenandoah’s officers, under the command of James Waddell, prided themselves on not harming any of the 1053 people they took captive from whaling ships at sea. “We couldn’t do the National Heritage Week festival to share the story through an exhibition aboard The Steve due to COVID, so this is the next best thing,” Ms Goodall said. When the confederate ship arrived in Williamstown in 1865, there was debate over whether to call the crew heroes or pirates.
While the US consul in Melbourne fumed at the presence of a confederate ship known for burning its whaling fleets, the public was in awe. “The confederate navy was sent out to destroy Yankee whaling ships – whale oil at the time being the crude oil of our day, it was their major financial contributor to the Yankees’ campaign in the civil war,” Ms Goodall said. “So, cutting off the income for the Yankees obviously would benefit the confederates. “The Shenandoah sunk and burnt tens of thousands of litres of whale oil – some 38 Yankee whaling ships.” To register to listen to Captain Watson’s reading, visit Ship4Good on Facebook or at ship4good.com.au Leigh Goodall and daughter Kerrie. (Joe
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Community heart beats By Goya Dmytryshchak Williamstown’s yacht clubs and businesses have thrown a lifeline to Santorini Greek restaurant after its chimney caught fire. Restaurant owners Craig and Claire Turton say the community support in the wake of the blaze had enabled them to stay in business preparing and delivering food. “As the fire was being dealt with, the first call I got was from Royal Victorian Yacht Club, who let us use their coolroom and freezer, as we would have lost thousands of dollars of stock,” Mr Turton said.
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“Then that night, I spoke to Rod Austin from Hobsons Bay Yacht Club who without hesitation said we could operate from their kitchen for as long as we needed. “This was supported by their Commodore, Colin Orchard, who also called me. “This basically saved us and the next day we were doing takeaway deliveries from Hobsons Bay Yacht Club and still are.” Santorini is using the club’s kitchen and roasting lamb out the back on a spit donated by Westgate Party Hire in Newport. Mr Turton said the Prince Albert Hotel had also offered use of its facilities.
Main: Michael Duong, Craig Turton and Annalyn Calub in the kitchen at Hobsons Bay Yacht Club. Above: Claire Turton roasts lamb on a spit donated by Westgate Party Hire. (Pictures: Cas Bukor)
“We got so many calls and messages of support,” he said. “We also found our locals supported us by ordering food to keep us busy. “Much of the business relationship and spirit is an outcome of the Williamstown Seaport Festival, as this was the first time most of the waterfront business community had worked
together and this event built an incredible relationship between clubs and businesses. “We’ve also found, and it’s a lesson to other local business, if you support the local community as we have over the years, when you need it they will support you. “Hobsons Bay does have a heart and we survived due to it.”
Five soccer clubs from Melbourne’s north-west are among those interested in being part of a national second division [NSD] competition. The Association of Australian Football Clubs held a meeting last week with representatives from 60 clubs, including Hume City, Green Gully, Melbourne Knights, Altona Magic and Caroline Springs George Cross, to discuss forming a new competition. Clubs expressed strong interest in progressing to the next steps of implementation, including forming a partner group which would finalise a design, modelling and criteria to form the basis of consultation with football’s stakeholder groups and to submit to the FFA board. It’s hoped the new competition will kick off in 2022, with promotion and relegation between the A-League, the new competition and the National Premier League among the goals. Hume City manager Nick Hegarty said his club wanted to reach the highest level that they could. “Obviously there is a long way to go in everything,” he said. “As soon as something opens up and suits the club and has the potential to allow the club to develop and grow, I’m sure we want to be part of it. “We know we will have a lot of work to do in different areas, but we are in a good position already with our ground and facilities and the culture. “We want to not only push into the second division, but push into the higher division [A-League] as soon as possible.” Altona Magic executive board member Marjan Tasevski said his club wanted to give local talented kids the best opportunities. The club board will meet later this week to finalise its position. “We have been part of these meetings,” he said. “We’re very interested … being part of the next stage. Our club has been ambitious and has been for a while. “We want to represent Hobsons Bay at the highest level in Australia.” Mr Tasevski said the club had put in the hard work on and off the field and was in the process of finishing a facility upgrade plan. Mr Tasevski said there was no reason why the club couldn’t dream of rising to the A-League competition. “We’re a work in progress, but we’re prepared to go to that next level.” Tara Murray
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previously), followed by Wyndham which recorded 46 deaths (35 previously). Maribyrnong recorded 38 deaths (35 previously), 38 people also died in the MeltonBacchus Marsh region (22 previously) and 32 people died in Hobsons Bay (18 previously) Another area, including Keilor, Keilor Park and Keilor East – which was represented in the report as a separate region – recorded 16 overdose deaths (10 previously). Geelong recorded the highest number of overdose deaths in the state, at 82 (52 previously). The Penington Institute’s chief executive
John Ryan said drug overdoses were “a hidden health crisis” in Australia. The institute is calling on the federal government to commit to a National Overdose Prevention Strategy; to expand the Take Home Naloxone pilot to every state; and to roll out real-time prescription monitoring. Werribee Mercy Hospital dual diagnosis nurse (alcohol or other drugs/mental health) Lithiya Jose said that drug and alcohol addiction “will almost certainly create significantly challenging and stressful times for those impacted as well as the members of their families”.
Ms Jose said that for friends and families of someone struggling with addiction, empathy was important. “Being able to relate to the patient and to identify with and understand their feelings and challenges is paramount,” she said. Ms Jose said that recovering from addiction could be a long journey for patients. “However, we aspire to develop a treatment plan which focuses on their personal goals,” she said. For assistance, contact the 24/7 alcohol and drug counselling and referral service DirectLine on 1800 888 236, or The Family Drug Support Australia Support Line: 1300 368 186.
COVID spurs council tilt and I know the community … This municipality is very diverse and if the council does not reflect the community I think you risk a lot of people being left behind.” Mr Semra said the attraction of local government is that it is “closest to the ground” and in the best place to directly involve communities in decision-making. He identified COVID-19 recovery efforts as one of the key priorities for the new council after the October elections, with the need to focus on areas such as mental health services and public open space. Mr Semra said to be most effective this needs to happen in culturally aware and appropriate ways. “We need to know what is happening in every community and every single community is different,” he said.
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