The Moorabool News FREE EMAIL: [email protected] Your Local News WEB: www.themooraboolnews.com.au Tuesday 1 September, 2015 Serving Ballan and district since 1872 Phone 5368 1966 Fax 5368 2764 Vol 9 No 34 Best, by a country mile By Jessica Howard Ballan’s Shaun Campbell has claimed the Geoff Taylor Medal and made history. The local midfielder took out 34 votes in the CHFL Best and Fairest – marking the league’s second highest total in a single season. Campbell was nine votes clear of Rickey Ferraro from Hepburn, with Springbank’s Paul McMahon a further three behind. The 25-year-old, who was recruited from Ainslie this season, said he was pleasantly surprised to receive the honour. “If you had told me that I was going to win – let alone by that much – I probably would have told you where to go,” he said. “It’s just crazy, I knew I had a good year but not that good”. Campbell said he had enjoyed his first season at Ballan and looked forward to continuing to play in the league. “It’s a good standard of footy here but it’s also really laid back with such a community environment. Everyone is here for a bit of fun and to enjoy themselves and it’s good to see the level of involvement from the netballers”. Meanwhile, Gordon’s Luke Toohey and Ben Beasley from Springbank shared the Reserves Best and Fairest with 21 votes, while Newlyn’s Jesse Eastwell was three behind on 18. A comfortable 34 votes saw Ballan’s senior football Shaun Campbell take out the CHFL Best & Fairest Geoff Taylor medal from Ricky Ferraro (Hepburn) on 25 votes. Photo – Alan Marini (The Miner) (continued page 10). TIME TO Your Local Air-conditioning Specialist SERVICE YOUR GAS DUCTED HEATING G.J. 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Health & Care did not ask somehow meeting the cost.” but if we had have listened we community, and I’m on com- Member for Ballarat Cath- the community if it wanted A resident said he did not would lose the doctors. mittees here, we chose to erine King sent a representa- extra services that will be understand why the conver- come and live here – I’m not paid for by the introduction tive, Dan Juleff, who took to - Mr Weaire (CEO) sation could not have been saying that just as a Board of a fee to see doctors. the microphone to use the held before the meeting and member, I think our staff The meeting, held at the before the decision to intro- meeting platform as a politi- CEO, told the meeting. ready a local pharmacy and at the hospital, the services Mechanics’ Institute last duce the fee was made. cal blame game. access to excellent oncology we provide are the envy of Wednesday with about 80 “You never even asked any- “It doesn’t look like a caring services at Ballarat, just half many,” he said. “To be blunt, it is the Abbott people in attendance, also one,” one resident pointed decision. There are people an hour away. The timing of the meeting government,” he said in his saw criticism of the lack of out, with Mr Weaire re- who will be affected, a lot “We are only a small hospi- was also criticised, with resi- address, before being shut community consultation sponding that “the public of people are the working tal, do we really need those dents saying that 5.30pm is a down by loud shouting from before making the deci- has told us.” poor,” the resident said. services?” she asked. difficult time to make after the objecting audience to his sion to introduce the $23 Local resident Sally Leslie Mr Weaire said that fol- Mr Weaire responded, say- work, while also questioning presence. co-payment. raised a number of questions lowing early research he ing “None of the $23 goes to A number of people raised at the meeting. thinks that “probably only oncology, it’s about meeting questions about how the “You have not asked the 30 per cent will be actually the salary expectations of Bulk Billing v Co-Payment hospital knows what the community, we do not charged.” the doctors.” community wants when it know what it is based on; Mr Weaire said the co- Resident Patrick Bonello told the meeting that he has “It costs $4,500 for them has not asked anybody.