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It's Not Fine EAST GIPPSLAND NEWS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Stratford • Dargo • Lindenow • Shannon Waters • Omeo • Swifts Creek • Mallacoota • Bemm River • Marlo • Orbost • Nowa Nowa • Cann River • Lakes Entrance • Bairnsdale • Paynesville PH: (03) 5150 2300 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 No. 17354 FREE 8 PAGE LIFT-OUT INSIDE THIS EDITION It’s not fine An 89-year-old Buchan knock on the door to discuss on the same date (January 24). resident has expressed her what the problem is, rather than Like his neighbor, Mr Harris had dismay at being issued with a just issuing a ticket. Didn’t we do received a fire prevention notice fine from the East Gippsland enough or was it because mum from the shire’s municipal fire Shire over reportedly having wasn’t here?,” Mrs Jones won- prevention officer, prior to long grass in her horse ders. Christmas. paddock. Mrs Jones says with the horses Mr Harris said he was disap- Leona Lavell has lived in being away from the property be- pointed with the fine. Buchan her entire life and these cause of the fires, the grass had “I was away in South Australia days uses a walker to get another chance to grow. when the original fire prevention around. “There are also limited contrac- notice arrived. I had mowed my Mrs Lavell received a fire pre- tors in Buchan and most were block and checked the mail be- vention notice to cut grass, busy with busfhfire recovery fore I left,” Mr Harris said. weeds and undergrowth on her efforts.” “When I came back the expiry block in early December. Mrs Jones said in the past cou- date on the notice had already It instructed that all vegetation, ple of weeks someone had been lapsed.” including the fence line, must be onto the property and slashed it, Like Mrs Lavell, Mr Harris usu- cut to a maximum height of but she wasn’t sure who. ally has horses graze his back- 100mm. “There’s been no notification of yard to keep the grass down. The notice stated the works who’s done it,” Mrs Jones said. Buchan CFA Captain, Peter “are necessary to protect life or “I suppose we’ll receive a bill White, said he found it odd that property from the threat of fire”. from the slashing contractors as the fire authority responsible Mrs Lavell’s daughter, Gale for the township, the CFA, did- Jones, says she organised n’t receive a list of properties her cousin to slash the grass They didnʼt even deemed to have failed to on the property. knock on the door to comply with the Country Fire On December 27, Mrs Lavell “speak to mum. Sheʼs a ” Authority Act. was evacuated from her “We’re still in clean-up and home with the approaching pensioner. - Gale Jones said recovery mode and for some fires because she was it’s been quite a traumatising deemed a vulnerable person. ordeal,” Capt White said. Three days later fires tore now,” Mrs Lavell said. “If we’d had a list of those who Buchan pensioner, Leona Lavell, with the $1652 infringement notice through Buchan, but Mrs Lavell’s “We are happy to comply with had failed to comply, perhaps we she received for allegedly having not slashed her grass. K174-5184 house and property in Davidson keeping the grass down, but could have helped them so they Street were unscathed. there’s been no personal contact were compliant.” She was unable to return to her whatsoever,” Mrs Lavell said. In response, the East Gipps- property for three weeks, arriving Ironically, the land adjoining the land Shire confirmed infringe- back in the middle of January. Lavell property, which runs down ments had been issued to prop- The horses that usually graze to the river was overgrown and erties that had not complied with the grass were also relocated. untidy when the News visited fire prevention notices. Just recently, Mrs Lavell re- this week. “Following the fires, council re- ceived an infringement notice for The Department of Environ- ceived some community re- $1652 for failing to comply with a ment, Land, Water and Planning quests to ensure fire prevention fire prevention notice. (DELWP) said the land is ‘be- notices were followed up to alle- The offence was alleged to lieved’ to be owned by a local viate further risk,” a shire have occurred on January 24 government authority. spokesperson said. with the infringement notice Mrs Lavell’s neighbor, Nick Har- “After follow-up inspections in dated February 13. ris, who lives in a property in Sa- late January, infringements were Mrs Lavell has until March 11 to leyard Road, which adjoins Mrs issued to owners whose proper- pay the fine. Lavell’s block, also received an ties were not at the standard Gale Jones says the fine has infringement notice for failing to required.” upset her mother greatly. comply with a fire prevention no- Council will now contact each “They didn’t even knock on the tice. He too was fined $1652. person who received an infringe- door to speak to mum. She’s a Mr Harris’s notice was issued ment and “support them to gain pensioner,” Mrs Jones said. three minutes before Mrs compliance and also through a The overgrown land abutting the Lavell property, which is reportedly “Surely it’s common sense to Lavell’s for an offence committed process of infringement review”. owned by a local government authority. 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Thanks to the crowd- ues to be over- make their way to Malla- funding of attendees, Variety whelmed by how Wild Fire Wineryʼs Peter Newman and coota to bring a much- will be presenting 10 brand the community has John Harry will host a fundraiser for needed boost to fire affect- new laptops. pulled together to bushfire victims in Melbourne next ed communities as part of From there, the crew will lend support dur- Thursday. (PS) the Variety Mini Bash stop in local towns along the ing the bushfire Empty Esky Tour. way before its night in Malla- crisis. With the aim to visit as many coota. Having booked out the Work in getting re- Wine for wildfires fire affected towns in regional whole town’s accommoda- quested supplies to Victoria as possible, the tion, it’s sure to be a huge coordinators and in- The thing about a disaster is the far- crowd will depart from Mel- celebration. dividuals in Clifton reaching empathy that presents in hu- bourne headed for Mallacoo- But it doesn’t stop on day Creek, Sarsfield, mans. ta for an overnight stay, issu- one - the journey home has Buchan, Gelantipy, Next week an Upper Yarra Valley winery will ing two very special grants to lots in store too. Orbost, Wairewa, host an event in Melbourne to raise funds for local schools along the way. Kicking things off on Sunday Beta Belong North, the East Gippsland Rotary Fire Aid to help As always with any Variety morning from 8am at Malla- Club Terrace, Noor- those affected by the bushfires. event, there will be a fleet of coota P-12 College, they too inbee and Cann Wild Fire Wines Throws a Shrimp on the classic and themed cars will be a recipient of the gen- River would not have Barbie For Victorian Wild Fire Victims is along with plenty of colour erosity of the Variety motor- been successful being organised by the winery’s owner, and costumes. ing entrants and supporters. without community Peter Newman. The Variety Mini Bash Mallacoota P-12 is home to support. Mr Newman’s connections with East Gipp- Empty Esky Tour concept is 90 students, but at present “We sincerely thank sland stem from family at Ensay. simple. Stop, spend, fill your they only have two opera- you all. It was also “East Gippsland is close to my heart as my eskies and show the locals tional laptops that the stu- great to be able to family has a property at Ensay owned by my some love. Based on the dents can use. With such a support the East ADRA volunteer, Anna Wilson, packing cousin Brendan Flynn, part of which is iconic Variety Bash which broad student population and Gippsland Shire generators to take to Buchan and Ensay Station which has an interesting his- sees up to 100 cars travel diverse needs, Mallacoota P- tory,” Mr Newman said. Council staff, Red Gelantipy. (PS) across the country to provide 12 have asked for 10 laptops Cross, The Salvos “We are charging $50 a head which covers injections into local that can be utilised both in and caterers at the grateful to the police, those affected to be a meal, free wine tasting and entertainment. economies through tourism class and at home to further Bairnsdale Relief council and the Inci- able to come in for “I guestimate about 60 to 100 people will and provide grants to children learning.
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