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E: [email protected] Ph: 5461-3866 www.maryboroughadvertiser.com.au www.maryboroughbusiness.com.au Published Tuesdays & Fridays No. 20,372 $1.50 inc GST T COVID-19 T COMMUNITY T BASKETBALL SCHOOLS TO TAKE ON REMOTE LEARNING BIN ISOLATION OUTING HITS TOWN DELLY SHARES LOCKDOWN TIPS PAGE 3 PAGE 6 SPORT The Maryborough District AdvertiserEst. 1855 Tuesday, April 14, 2020 The Be Kind initiative seeks to lighten the increasing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and ease feelings of anxiety and isolation among the community by promoting kindness. The Central Goldfields Shire Council has joined the initiative, and will promote activities for community members to take part in over the coming weeks. Story, Page 5. EXTENDEDState of Emergency and COVID-19 measures to remain enforced until May 11 CHRISTIE HARRISON 13 — has been extended until May authorised officers the powers to working, Victorians should not Central Goldfields Shire, unchanged Residents will have to11 to help flatten the curve of enforce directions from the Chief become complacent. since the case was confirmed on continue staying at home and coronavirus and allow the health Health Officer, including detaining “There are positive signs our April 2. adhereing to strict social system to better manage the virus. and restricting people’s movement, efforts are working — but if we relax There are six cases in Mount and police can issue on-the-spot now, our hard-won gains will distancing measures for the The month-long extension means Alexander, two in Hepburn, 10 in fines of up to $1652 for individuals evaporate and people will die,” he next month with Victoria’s State residents must continue to stay at Ballarat and nine in Greater who are not following directions and said. of Emergency, put in place to home and practice social distancing, Bendigo. up to $9913 for businesses. “This is an unprecedented crisis. help stop the spread of only leaving their homes for four A statement from the Victorian We need to extend the State of So far there are have been no coronavirus, officially set to essential reasons — for food and Government said there is some Emergency to help slow the spread confirmed cases in the Pyrenees continue into May. supplies, medical care and care Originally declared on March 16, improvement in the rate of of the virus, protect our health Shire. giving, exercise, and work or Premier Daniel Andrews announced transmission and Mr Andrews said system and save lives.” As of Monday there were 1281 education. on Sunday that the State of although there are “positive signs” As of Monday, there is one cases in Victoria and to date, 14 Emergency — due to expire on April The State of Emergency gives that the current measures are confirmed case of COVID-19 in people have died from the virus. 2015 HOLDEN CAPTIVA 5 INSURANCE AND MEMBERSHIP • Only 61,000 kms • Automatic 1GI-1ZS • One owner • Local vehicle with service book history RENEWALS • Excellent condition inside Pay your RACV Insurance and Membership renewals right here in Maryborough and out. • VEHICLE INSURANCE • HOUSE/CONTENTS • MEMBERSHIP Superb value at only 54612588 • NEW INSURANCE APPLICATIONS AND INQUIRIES $12,990 20-26 Derby Rd, Maryborough MAFFESCIONI MOTORS DRIVE AWAY LMCT 1411 Cnr High and Inkerman streets, Maryborough. 5461-1303 PResidentsage 2 — The Maryborough Advertiser — Tuesday,urged April 14, 2020 to check their smokewww.maryboroughbusiness.com.au alarms wood heaters cleaned. If they If you have recently started haven’t been going for 12 months working remotely from your home, CHRISTIE HARRISON there can be a build up of soot. the CFA recommends making sure With more people staying at “With more people staying home you are being fire safe by: home as the coronavirus and working from home, just make • not overloading powerboards or pandemic continues to sweep sure you don’t overloadhaving loose cables across the country, the CFA is powerboards. Don’t have lots of • ensuring monitors, laptops, calling on the community to appliances running off one board, televisions and other equipment check their smoke alarms and especially as things like electric have good air flow around them and ensure gas heaters are serviced blankets and computers will likely are not in confined spaces or covered and chimneys are cleaned be used more, and make sure they • don’t leave electronic equipment heading into the cooler months. have the correct ratings.” The CFA always encourages like laptops and phones sitting or residents to check their smoke CFA Deputy Chief Officer Gavin charging on beds alarms heading into winter as Freeman said it’s vital smoke alarm • turning off all electrical heaters and electric blankets start batteries are changed regularly. appliances at the power point when being switched on, but this year it’s “Over the last 10 years, most fatal not in use particularly important. The CFA, including Carisbrook Fire Brigade Captain Ian Boucher are calling on fires started in either someone’s • ensuring home heating, Central Goldfields residents to change their smoke alarm batteries and get their Carisbrook CFA Captain Ian lounge room or bedroom,” he said. including flues and chimneys, are heaters serviced heading into winter, particularly as more people than ever are regularly cleaned and serviced by a Boucher said it’s important every- staying home due to coronavirus. 290618 01 “We also know that many fatal one is wary and remains vigilant. clocks for daylight savings you at home, to ensure powerboards fires start at night and the smell of certified technician “We’re not anticipating more call should change your smoke alarm aren’t overloaded. smoke won’t wake you up. • checking any home fire outs this year but given there are batteries. I hope people have done “Now that you’re inside with the “Our recommendation is that extinguishers or fire blankets to more people at home, people need to that already but if not, please do and new government restrictions, if smoke alarms should be powered by make sure they’re not out of date be more wary and vigilant now that put new batteries in.” you’re looking at heating you a long-life lithium battery, installed • update your fire plan and talk they’ll probably have a full Mr Boucher said it’s also certainly need to get your gas on the ceiling at least 30 centimetres about it with your household — have household,” he said. important to get wood and gas heaters checked to ensure they’re from the wall and interconnected so a fire plan in place and practice it “Hopefully the message gets heaters checked heading into the working efficiently,” he said. that when one of your smoke alarms regularly, just like you would in the across that when you change your cooler months and with more people “It’s also very important to have sounds, the others will do the same.” office. Council seeking feedback on Integrated Transport Strategy options can be improved. who don’t have a car — it’s almost support from the government to established in our shire,” he said. Central Goldfields Shire chief impossible for you to get around if provide improved services. “This is a really important piece of RILEY UPTON administrator Noel Harveyyou’re in that situation.” work for the community and one The Central Goldfields Shire “This is a really important first identified a lack of transport options that deserves input.” Council is developing a Mr Harvey said work like this has step to get improved transport as a “pressing” need for the transport strategy which could not been undertaken in the past and services right across the shire, we’re Feedback can be provided community, stating it can be difficult pave the way for additional that this strategy forms the first not just talking about Maryborough, through an online survey and for residents to access services services to the shire. step in attracting improved trans- but between townships in the colouring-in competition, both Designed to identify access and available locally and in larger cities. port services. Central Goldfields.” available at www.central transport needs across the shire, the “One of the most pressing needs goldfields.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay. in our community that has been “Many other shires have done this Community feedback for the Residents can also provide Integrated Transport Strategy will work but Central Goldfields Shire also determine issues and oppor- mentioned to us since the time we Integrated Transport Strategy is feedback by emailing (the administrators) arrived here has not, there’s a really urgent need required by Friday, May 29 and Mr [email protected] tunities with various modes of for the community to get better transport throughout the two and a half years ago was the Harvey urged the community to get v.au or providing written submission need for improvements in transport access to services and their involved in the “important piece of to Strategic Planning, PO Box 194 municipality. communities,” he said. Partnering with the Department right across the shire,” he said. work”. Maryborough, VIC, 3465. of Transport to develop the strategy, “We have a community that is “The fact is it’s very hard to “We are urging community For more information contact council also hopes the strategy will severely hampered for a whole lot of attract additional services until members to provide feedback to council’s strategic planner Amy Bell identify the current ways com- reasons and there’s a lack of you’ve done this work and until we council on what transport options on 5461-0685 or email munity members access various key integrated services for people who can come up with this integrated they currently use and what [email protected] destinations and how transport don’t or can’t drive and for people plan, we’re not going to get any services they’d like to see v.au.

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