Regional Vic to Take Another Step
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Phone 5862 1034 – Fax 5862 2668 – Email - Editorial: [email protected] - Advertising: [email protected] – Registered by Australia Post – Publication No. VA 1548 established 1895 LEADER NumurkahWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 $1.30 INSIDE An encouraging Sign of encouragement ... Barb and Garry Duke are pleased to be shining a small light into the sign darkness of lockdown. Mustica stands again See story page 3 A cuppa with Bugs See story page 10 Regional Vic to take another step REGIONAL Victoria is moving ahead in leaps • Schools - staged return to onsite learning for people aged 18 and younger; outdoor non-con- and bounds with a second easing of restrictions to all students in term four, with safety measures in tact sport only for adults, with gathering and take place as of 11.59pm tonight. place density limits, outdoor skateparks open, outdoor Having hit the trigger point of a 14-day average • Adult education - restricted. Learn from home if tness for groups of 10 people of less than ve cases - 3.6 as of yesterday - and you can, onsite for hands-on, skills-based learning Ceremonies and special occasions with no mystery cases, public health experts Work • Weddings - allowed with up to 10 people (in- have advised that regional Victoria can now safe- • Work from home if you can cluding the couple, two witnesses and celebrant) ly move to step three of the State Government’s Shopping, personal services, eating and • Funerals - allowed with up to 20 people (in- roadmap, which means much greater freedoms. drinking out fants under 12 months of age or people required Activities allowed under step three: • Hospitality - predominantly outdoor, group to conduct the funeral not included in the limit) Social limit of 10 and density limits • Religion - outdoor religious gatherings for up • No restrictions on reasons to leave home or • Retail - all open, hairdressing and beauty ser- to 10 people plus a faith leader, places of worship distance you can travel vices where a face covering can be worn for the open for private worship for households or social • Public gatherings of up to 10 people outdoors duration of service bubbles, plus a faith leader • Households can create a ‘household bubble’ • Real estate - private inspections by appoint- Entertainment, leisure and travel Playground with one other nominated household, allowing ment only, auctions outdoors subject to gathering • Travel within Victoria - allowed across all areas up to ve visitors from that household at a time limits except areas with higher restrictions objections (infants under 12 months of age are not included • Shopping - no limit on number of people from • Entertainment - outdoor venues and events in the cap) a household who can go shopping open, subject to pre-approved plans Education and childcare Exercise and recreation • Accommodation - open, with caps per the so- See story page 4 • Childcare - open • Outdoor contact and non-contact sport for cial bubble. We’re back...again! Starting tomorrow the Shamrock Hotel, Numurkah, will be reopening for dine in meals, both lunch and dinner. Seats are limited so bookings appreciated. Shamrockhotel Walk ins welcome and takeaways still available. lunch (12noon - 2pm) dinner (5.30pm - 8pm) PHONE: 58621 006 2 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 PETER COX & SONS Has COVID aff ected your chocolate consumption? FUNERALDIRECTORS IT’S no secret that businesses in April as people across the plan- prised of impulse and gi purchases impulse purchases have dried up. Professional service tailored to your needs across the globe have been a ected et stockpiled groceries, global de- made at retail shops, vending ma- Whilst the report didn’t give spe- by the COVID-19 crisis, but one mand for chocolate has dropped chines, airports, or while travelling. ci c gures for Australia, let alone Locally owned & operated 24 hours - 7 days a week business to take a hit might come as sharply in the months since. With people working from home north east Victoria, the Leader took a surprise - cocoa producers. Apparently, under ‘normal’ cir- under lockdown conditions, travel to Melville Street this week to ask Funeral calls and information A recent report has shown that, cumstances, a signi cant propor- being largely outlawed, and consum- locals if their own experience corre- whilst demand for chocolate spiked tion of chocolate demand is com- ers limiting their retail visits, those lated to the report. Cnr5862 Meiklejohn &3047 Quinn Streets ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION Murray Ma hews Dianne Cro I’ve actually been eating I think I have been eating less Meals on Wheels Roster more. I’m not usually a choco- chocolate, but I don’t think Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 late fan, but I’ve started eating that’s related to COVID. I’ve M. Crowther - F. Booth S. Green it recently. I’ve been eating a just been trying to be more 21/9 Harris few chocolate bullets, and my moderate because chocolate V. Bunny S. Morley K. Moodie son has been staying with me goes straight to your hips, and 22/9 G. Varley and ge ing through a bit of at my age I’m a lot less active, L. Decker C. North M. Caccianiga Oreo chocolate. so I don’t burn it o . 23/9 V. Dickinson P. MacDonald L. Trimby F. Booth VOLUNTEER B. Palmer 24/9 REQUIRED B. Macdonald L. Grant Lions Club of 25/9 T. Newman Numurkah Coordinator – MHA Care Phone 5742 1111 Tabitha Burch I’ve de nitely been eating a lot less because it can give me migraines, and headaches are Jarrod Holmes a symptom of COVID and I I’ve been eating less; I’m not can’t just be constantly ge ing COME AND SEE US sure why, I just haven’t really tested. It’s pre y unfortunate. felt like I needed to eat it. FOR ALL YOUR Mollie Beverley No, we’ve still been buying it every week and eating plenty of it. I prefer white chocolate, and the kids love Cadbury and can PRINTING get through a block in no time. Zach McKeown FLYERS I’ve been eating less of it. I’ve just had more time to cook up BUSINESS CARDS other stu and I haven’t really Geo Buzza been buying chocolate. I have actually been eating less, but I didn’t realise that un- MENUS til just now, and I don’t know why I have. I don’t usually eat heaps of it, but I will have a MAGAZINES chocolate bar here and there and I haven’t had one for ages. CALENDARS I’ve even been buying fruit bis- cuits for the tea room instead POSTERS UP TO A1 of chocolate ones. PROMOTIONAL POLICE PRODUCTS BEAT WE CAN EVEN DESIGN Stolen IT FOR YOU! Firies getting busier AFTER some relatively hicles had been removed, with Shepparton’s aerial Wunghnu brigades, along car quiet weeks recently, local the re brigade washed pumper, were turned out with Shepparton’s aerial re brigades have experi- down the road. to a smoke alarm operating pumper, were again called enced a busier few days in A few minutes later at in a residence in Madeline out, this time to a large NumurkahLEADER crashed the past week. 3.20pm, Yarroweyah, Strath- Street, Numurkah, be- bin re, in the Numurkah At 3.05pm on Saturday, merton and Cobram bri- tween Melville Street and Hotel car park on Quinn Ph. 5862 1034 into tree Numurkah brigade was gades were turned out to a Harbison Avenue. Street, Numurkah, be- INVESTIGATIONS are called to a motor vehicle reported tree re on Healy ere was no sign of smoke tween Melville Street and 88 Melville St, Numurkah ongoing a er Nathalia Po- accident at the intersection Road, Cobram, between Be- or re so Numurkah used the Meiklejohn Streets. lice recovered a stolen vehi- of the Goulburn Valley nalla/Tocumwal Road, and ermal Imaging Camera e re had been de- cle which had collided into Highway and Nathalia/ Cobram South Road. (TIC) to check for any hot liberately lit. Police were a tree on Stewarts Bridge Katamatite Road, near the e owner of the prop- spots, but none were found. noti ed and a ended. Numurkah Leader is Road in lower Moira. Caltex roadhouse. erty was burning prunings e re brigade believes Katunga, Wunghnu and bound by the Standards A recycling bin at the rear A car and a four wheel and the re burnt into that it was a faulty smoke Shepparton were stopped of Practice of the of the Numurkah Hotel was drive utility towing a trail- the tree; the re was soon alarm. e smoke alarm enroute. Australian Press destroyed when it was set er had collided, blocking brought under control. was newly installed, and People are starting to Council. If you believe alight in the early hours of the highway. Tra c was e re brigade captain the installers have been clean up and burn their the Standards may have been breached, Wednesday, September 9. diverted through the road- expressed concern that asked to check the smoke rubbish and are being you may approach the newspaper e re is being treated house driveway. A female the tra c was not slowing detector for faults. Katun- asked to ring Fire Comm itself or contact the Council by email as suspicious, and anyone passenger in the car had a down enough while pass- ga, Wunghnu and Sheppar- (formerly Vic Fire) on 1800 ([email protected]) or by phone with any knowledge of suspected broken leg and ing the re trucks. ton brigades were cancelled 668 511 to record their burn ([02] 9261 1930).