Phone 5862 1034 – Fax 5862 2668 – Email - Editorial: [email protected] - Advertising: [email protected] – Registered by Australia Post – Publication No. VA 1548 established 1895 LEADER WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 $1.30 Numurkah INSIDE Smashing start ... Numurkah Foodworks’ new owners received a rude surprise when the front doors of the premises were rammed on their fi rst day of business. Council candidates’ views See story pages 8 & 9 A cuppa with Nicole See story page 14 FOODWORKS RAMMED THE new owners of Numurkah Foodworks super- that useful ngerprints will be found. market received a nasty surprise on Monday, their rst e male o ender is described as having a solid build, o cial day of business, when a vehicle was driven into wearing a high-visibility top and a dark-coloured beanie the store’s front doors in the early hours. and face mask. e incident occurred at around 3.15am when a green e vehicle used in the robbery was found dumped on False Toyota Hilux ute, which had earlier been stolen from an Naring Hall Road at 9.30am and returned to its owner. address at Hurley Court, Numurkah, was driven into New owner of Foodworks, Don Kerry, told the Leader the supermarket’s front sliding doors, which were then that, as it was his family’s rst o cial day as owners, and positive forced apart to gain access. A lone o ender entered the supermarket through the the incident occurred before the premises was open, broken doors and stole approximately $2,000 worth of they were still working out whose responsibility the in- cigare es. cident fell under. in Shepp Foodworks manager Dave Jenkins became aware of “It’s disappointing, and a pre y rude welcome to the A COVID-19 case diagnosed at GV the break-in when he arrived for work at around 6.20am business, but that’s how society is these days I suppose,” Health on Monday has now been listed as and immediately noti ed police. he said. a false positive result. Mr Jenkins said a review of the premises’ CCTV foot- “We’ve just got to get on with it, and things can only Whilst the positive result was announced age revealed the incident was over and done with in a get be er.” on Monday, GV Health CEO Ma Sharp ma er of minutes. Plans had already been made for the supermarket to said that the case was under review, but “One bloke came in and went straight to the cigare e remain closed for the day for cleaning, while the Ta s GV Health was taking a cautious approach counter and cut a lock o one of the cupboards and New arts counter remained open. ough the Ta s counter was and identi ed close contacts of the person emptied it, and then emptied another one, and then he required to remain closed throughout the morning had been tested and were monitored while was gone,” he said. self-isolating, and further rapid contact whilst repairs were made to the front doors, it was able hub “He was being COVID-safe and wearing a mask, so it tracing was being undertaken. was hard to identify him.” to reopen in the a ernoon. Later on Monday, the Department of e Leader understands that the o ender was also Mr Kerry said that his family is planning a major ren- Health and Human Services announced See story page 5 wearing gloves so, despite police crime scene investiga- ovation of the supermarket, though a date is still to be that the person had been re-tested and re- tors visiting the store yesterday morning, it is unlikely con rmed. turned a negative result. www.numurkahleader.net.au 2 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 PETER COX & SONS FUNERALDIRECTORS What do you think about when Professional service tailored to your needs Locally owned & operated 24 hours - 7 days a week voting in council elections? Funeral calls and information WITH Local government elections now under way by postal vote, it’s time to decide who you want Cnr5862 Meiklejohn &3047 Quinn Streets to represent you on a local level for the next four years. 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Vote 1 Maggie Korteman Ken German We need to make sure the I vote for people I know will towns look a ractive. I think we speak up about issues. Even need a bit more colour, because Ed if that causes dissent, you then places feel positive for resi- need to have an opinion and dents and tourists. voice it because that creates discussion and might make Cox others think a bit more about things. Too many people go • Experienced Councillor to meetings and sit there and • Financial Accountability contribute nothing. • Projects across shire in small and large community • Tourism Development Merrilyn Je s • Rural Roads maintenance I want them to do something about the gu ers because they • Cobram Scott Reserve, are too dangerous for mobility Yarroweyah Rec Res, Cobram scooter users. Some of them are Tourism Information Centre Elaine German too high, so they need to think upgrade, Cobram East Levee, I think it’s really important about replacing them, and oth- Cobram Cinema project that we have people from ers are just badly maintained, • Footpaths across shire our local area on council to so you could easily get tipped represent us. It’s a big shire o . ey also need more play- LIST OF PREFERENCES and if we don’t have local grounds, because they are all in representation on council we the same area, which can make 17 Mansfield P could miss out. We need a lo- access hard for some families. 14 Martin M cal to represent our interests. 13 Heather J 3 Elliott P 6 Beitzel J 5 Mustica L 4 Limbrick W 16 Olson S 2 Brooks J 15 Bourke K 9 Goldman A 10 Campbell G 12 Buck W 1 Cox E 11 McPhee D 7 Lawless P Business heating up for fi ries 8 Douglas F THE recent warmer weather has given local Yarroweyah, along with Strathmerton, was of Churr and Cooray Streets, where the tempera- AUTHORISED BY ED COX, re brigades a taste of things to come, with seven called to support Cobram again at 4.45am on Sat- 38 PURGATORY ROAD, COBRAM, 3644 ture in a shed rose too high, se ing o the detec- turn outs in the past week. urday, when a house re was reported at Mitchell tor. Once again Strathmerton and Yarroweyah At 2.25pm last Wednesday, Numurkah and Street, Cobram, between Sturt and Wills Streets. were not required. Numurkah Leader is Wunghnu brigades were called to a rubbish e re was a rubbish bin re; Strathmerton and at same a ernoon at 3.40pm, Tallygaroop- bound by the Standards fire immediately behind the roadhouse on Yarroweyah were stopped enroute. na and Wunghnu brigades were turned out to a of Practice of the Walshs Bridge Road, Numurkah. It was a small en at 12.40pm on Saturday, Strathmerton reported grass and scrub re in a paddock at the fire, about a metre square; there was no one in and Yarroweyah were again called to support Australian Press corner of Barmah/Shepparton Road and Waaia Council. If you believe attendance, so the fire brigade put the fire out. Cobram, this time to an alarm at Pullar’s cool at morning, at 6.45am Yarroweyah brigade stores, Murray Valley Highway, Cobram. Road. Wunghnu was stopped enroute. the Standards may have been breached, At 7.25am on Sunday, Waaia brigade was you may approach the newspaper was turned out to support Cobram for the rst Water pressure had dropped in the re service itself or contact the Council by email of what would be the rst of four times in ve main, se ing o the alarm. Strathmerton and turned out to support Nathalia at a grass and ([email protected]) or by phone days, when it responded to a reported grass re Yarroweyah were stopped enroute, but they were tree re at the corner of Cemetery Road and Ga- ([02] 9261 1930). For further information in a paddock at the corner of Campbell and no sooner back in their re stations at 1pm and ronne Street, Nathalia. e re started in grass see www.presscouncil.org.au. Lonergan Roads, Cobram. Yarroweyah was not they were called to Cobram again, this time to near the cemetery and burnt into trees; the trees required. the Goulburn Valley Water depot at the corner were not badly burnt.