Alsoalso on -online-line at www.strathbogie.orgat www.strathbogie.org April 2020 Strathbogie Shire Response to COVID-19 What’s On I just want at this time to provide a brief update on Council’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mar 21 - April 17 - Honeysuckle Art Exhibition cancelled. See p11 I would point out that the only source of health information about the pandemic should be the Victorian Dept. of Health and Human Services ------------------------------------------------ at https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus or telephone 1 300 650 172. Public Gatherings by Community Over recent weeks Shire staff have implemented their contingency plan Groups are Currently Prohibited. to maintain services during the pandemic. The focus is on core services Please contact each organiser to (waste collection, maternal & child health, infrastructure maintenance, check for future arrangements. issuing of permits, public amenities) and organisation continuity/disaster recovery. Every Third Monday - 7.30pm STAG meet at Strathbogie Hall. You will notice some changes in how the Shire operates as staff create Helen Peters, Secretary. more separation by working in distinct teams and through a reduction in face to face contact (for the safety of staff and residents). Wherever Every Second Tuesday of the possible telephone and email should be the preferred method of month - Strathbogie Memorial Hall communication. Committee meets 6pm in the Hall. All Shire advisory groups and community meetings have been Enq Mary Wynne 0448 220 014 suspended. Council will continue to meet but will use government guidelines for social distancing. Council meetings will be livestreamed. Every Wednesday - Material Girls - usual times 10am - Rec Ground - Shire volunteers are often in the population group with highest risk in our BYO lunch. Newcomers welcome community. Programs using volunteers have been suspended and this Ph: Jill Smith 5790 5159. results in the closure of the Euroa Cinema and the Visitor Information Centres in Euroa and Nagambie. The libraries are also closed. The Every Wednesday - 7.30pm Shire’s customer service is open but, as mentioned, face to face contact Strathbogie Singing Group - is discouraged. St Andrews Church - Strathbogie Shire staff have checked that community members on the Shire’s (except in School Holidays) Vulnerable Person Register are being supported by home health service Ph: Di Mackrell 5790 5241 providers. It is my understanding that from 30 March the Department of Every Second Month - Strathbogie Health & Human Services will be opening a COVID-19 hotline where people in self-isolation, and who cannot be helped by family or friends, Landcare first Sunday 9-11am can register for assistance with the delivery of supplies. Thanks also to Contact Sean 0400 019 607 community members who have volunteered to provide this type of Every Second and Fourth Sunday service. - Church service at St Andrews Major events across the Shire have been cancelled or postponed in line Church - Strathbogie 11.00am with government requirements. First Wednesday of the month - It goes without saying that this pandemic is going to have very significant 1.30pm Strathbogie Garden Group. health, social and economic consequences for our area. Contact Wendy 5790 8523 It’s a constantly evolving situation and we’ll all need resolve, Every Fourth Saturday of the compassion, kindness and cooperation to get through. month - Australian Plants Society Please social distance, wash hands frequently and stay at home if you Group meeting Pete 0402 882 959 are unwell. Every Third Sunday of the month Best wishes, - 4pm Strathbogie Community of If you have any questions or concerns regarding Council matters, please Food Finders at the Recreation feel free to contact me at [email protected] or on Ground 0427 335 766. Every Thursday night - Please note that the comments in this article are my own as Ward Councillor and should Strathbogie Recreation Ground. not be taken as the official view of Strathbogie Shire Council. 6-8pm pizza & drinks See more on covid-19 from Steph Ryan MLA for Euroa page 3. 1 Swanpool CINEMA Do you need a Tableland Talk advertising rates Justice of to decrease. Closed until further notice the Peace? In light of the current impact on businesses of Chris Thomson the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tableland Talk Tickets $13.50/$11 ‘Aberdeen’ www.swanpoolcinema.com.au Communications sub Committee has decided 5790 5340 to return advertising prices to previous rates. Boho South Hall Free community event advertising is at no Euroa Cinema Available for hire. cost. Business advertisements are charged Bookings contact: at $7 per issue for our usual size, or $12 per Closed until further notice Margaret Mactier issue for a third to half page. Exact size and Ph 5790 8544 placement are at the Editor’s discretion. To receive a weekly email update, send your details to: We hope this gesture will be of some [email protected] Got something to assistance to local businesses for continuing .gov.au say? to promote their services to our community. Tickets $10, pre-schoolers free. Send us a The TT Team. Letter to the Editor For information regarding the GoFish Cancelled “It turns out that even GoFish Violet Town Village Voice or to get Check YOUR Local Event Nagambie is not immune to the an emailed copy each month Doesn’t Clash With Coronavirus. With deepest regret we contact Abbey Ferguson at ANOTHER Local Event. are forced to announce the [email protected] Read it Do you want to get the most postponement of the April 2020 online at www.violettown.org.au people to your planned local Competition and Festival,” Rod event? Is your local event going Lockwood, CEO GoFish Nagambie, to clash with another local event? said in a statement. “Everyone in our Support Strathbogie Landcare GoFish team is heartbroken by this agricultural & conservation projects Ask Tableland Talk. Many local turn of events.” Membership is $10 per household. events are promoted through our local Newsletter. This gives you access to Landcare Tableland Talk is a magazine, subsidised rabbit & If you want to find out if another community newsletter run by a blackberry control, seedling purchases event is being promoted on a volunteer group. & community projects. Simply deposit date you are planning for, get in touch. 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If you think you have COVID-19, the hotline is still the first port of call: 1800 675 398 PLEASE SHOP LOCAL! The economic challenge caused by coronavirus is enormous. It is vital that we shop locally wherever possible. Small businesses create local jobs, and will be called on to sponsor local sports clubs and community groups. Support them any way you can. I am aware that some of our supermarkets have been swamped in recent days by people coming from outside our region. I have asked the Victorian Government to look at measures to stop this from happening but in the meantime I want to stress that there is no need to panic buy. The vast majority of the food we consume is grown and produced in Australia (and we have 3 toilet paper manufacturers!). Our supermarkets are working hard to keep up with demand. BUSINESS & HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT The Federal Government has announced a stimulus packages. 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