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T S E: [email protected] Ph: 5461-3866 www.maryboroughadvertiser.com.au www.maryboroughbusiness.com.au Published Tuesdays & Fridays No. 20,427 G $1.50 c n i The Maryborough District AdvertiserEst. 1855 Friday, October 23, 2020 T COVID-19 T AFL T MCDFNL BUSINESSES FRUSTRATED AS RESTRICTIONS REMAIN FOOTY FEVER TAKES OVER AS GRAND FINAL NEARS LEXTON SCORES CASH BOOST PAGE 7 PAGE 12 SPORT NEXT CHAPTER Residents are once again able to visit the local library after Premier Daniel Andrews announced the further easing of restrictions on Sunday. Maryborough Regional Libraryʼs library services coordinator Maree Stephenson has welcomed the announcement, and said libraries are not only a place to borrow books for learning and pleasure, but also for social connection. Story, Page 8. 231020 14 MATTER OF TIME Broiler farm applications likely to be approved by Central Goldfields Shire Council RILEY UPTON 396 Bald Hill Road, Carisbrook The applications are exempt and contained within the farm She said deferring a decision on Controversial applications for and the other at 3080 Pyrenees from public notice requirements, boundary, with the minimum the applications could result in the two broiler farms each with a Highway, Carisbrook — that they according to the report tabled to distance for both applications 686 applicants lodging an appeal to the capacity of up to 400,000 birds on were exempt from public notice council at the meeting, as under the metres. Victorian Civil and Administrative the Moolort Plains near Caris- requirements and would be decided Victorian Code of Practice for Broiler The applications were included on Tribunal. brook could be approved before under delegation. Farms they fall under the category of the meeting agenda despite council “For the two applications that we the newly elected council is Both applications were received Class A farms. being in caretaker mode, however have, the statutory timeframe for sworn in. by council in May this year and According to the code, farms are general manager infrastructure making a planning permit appli- At Tuesday’s ordinary council propose to develop a caretakers considered class A if they have a assets and planning Rebeccacation decision — which is 60 days — meeting, administrators notedresidence, associated infrastructure capacity of between 10,000 and Stockfeld told the council the ends this coming Friday (today),” she council had received the two and six sheds to house up to 400,000 400,000 birds and the required applications had to be before the said. applications — one for the land at birds. minimum separation distance is met meeting due to time constraints. 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Collicoat, Peter Jeffs, Geoff Lovett, Completed ballot papers must be A total 16 candidates have put Matt De Haan, Candice Anketell and in the mail or hand-delivered to the their hat in the ring for the election Grace La Vella. WATERPLANT VARIETIES election office by 6 pm today, Friday, where seven positions are available. Two candidates, in Sonia Wright • Water Lily • Dwarf Papyrus October 23. The Paddys Ranges Ward only and Anna De Villiers, have put their “Local councils make all kinds of attracted one candidate however, in hands up for the Tullaroop Ward • Umbrella Grass • Court Jester decisions for their communities, so Chris Meddows-Taylor, meaning he (one vacancy). it’s important that you exercise your will be declared as the councillor on Residents in the Paddys Ranges • Shield Pennywort • Elephant Ears (taro) right to vote,” Electoral Commis- or after election day (Friday, October Ward will not have to vote this sioner Warwick Gately said. 23), according to the Victorian election due to the seat being PH: 5461-4508 “Your vote will help decide who Electoral Commission (VEC). uncontested. 64 Derby Road, Maryborough will be representing you at the local In ballot paper order, the Flynn Voting is compulsory for voters level for the next four years.” Ward (one vacancy) Liesbeth Long who were on the state roll for this www.carramarnursery.com Local mail clearance times vary so and Marion Da Costa have election at 4 pm Friday, August 28 CLOSED TUESDAYS voters should check their local mail nominated and a total 11 candidates and council-enrolled voters are clearance times to make sure their have announced their running for encouraged to vote. State-enrolled vote is in the mail on time. Voters the Maryborough Ward (four voters who don’t vote may be fined. Operation Saturn kicks off across the state How to make your community, with easing of some the safety of vulnerable road users. In a shattering week on restrictions coinciding with two long “For those in metro Melbourne, Victorian roads, seven lives have weekends. it’s the first time in a while we’ve new home a reality. been lost since October 14. “We’re urging everyone to go back been able to move further than five With so many processes, steps and jargon, talk of With restrictions easing and two to basics. That means buckling up, kilometres from home,” AC Murphy caveats, covenants, easements and planning upcoming long weekends, Victoria slowing down, and not driving while said. Police are urging the community to impaired.” “Be patient, exercise caution and overlays, buying your first home can get confusing. drive safely as the dangers on our During the operation police will be drive slowly to ensure that you keep I can help make sense of the process and guide you roads begin to creep back in. conducting both preliminary breath yourself and other road users safe. Police have launched Operation tests (PBT) and drug tests. As police “Expect to see vulnerable road to achieving your dream. Saturn, a two-and-a-half-week road are deployed in vehicles, the users such as pedestrians and policing operation that kicked off community can expect to see them in cyclists around populated areas like yesterday and will run into locations where booze buses aren’t parks and beaches and drive November. typically spotted. accordingly.” Call me first. The state-wide operation will aim “I want to make it clear that Regional police will be active in to prevent further trauma on the Victoria Police is still conducting and around their communities to roads caused by dangerous driving PBTs and drug tests,” AC Murphy prevent serious collisions and trauma Professional, mobile in both metropolitan Melbourne and said. that often results from speeding, regional Victoria. “We know that the number of fatigue or distracted driving. conveyancing service Road Policing Command Assistant drink and drug drivers typically “We know regional motorists and Commissioner Libby Murphy said increases on grand final weekend their passengers are over-rep- 0448 740 298 Victorians are facing two different and during the Melbourne Cup resented in serious collisions,” AC Lauren Dent but equally dangerous settings on Carnival. Murphy said. 10 yrs experience metro and regional roads. “We also know that alcohol “Despite making up less than a “We expect that road trauma will consumption has increased during third of the state’s population, more increase as more people get back on the coronavirus pandemic and are than half of lives lost on Victoria’s our roads. It is devastating to me concerned about the impact this will roads are in regional areas. Spring Catalogue that in the last week seven people have.” “We have worked so hard to get to have already fallen victim to this,” In metro Melbourne local police this position and now need to protect Now Available Both Stores! she said. and highway patrol will be each other on the road.” “Operation Saturn comes at a undertaking patrols to ensure Operation Saturn will run to 11.59 ENGEL MT45V critical time for the Victorian compliance on local roads, as well as pm Sunday, November 8, 2020. 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