State budget insults regional communities
The Victorian government has sacrificed regional and rural communities on the altar of budget repair, according to Rural Councils Victoria (RCV). "The budget is propped up by hundreds of millions of dollars that will be ripped from the state's rural communities through the unfair Emergency Services Volunteers Fund levy," RCV chair, Rob Amos said.
Mountains group celebrates milestone
The re-opening of the Bluff Falls tourist area on Sunday after restoration works is a huge feather in the cap for the 'Friends of Murray Mountain Parks' group, which is celebrating 25 years of volunteerism. The occasion was marked in December when Parks Victoria Ranger, Scott Thompson, presented several members with a 25 Years Recognition of Service pin...
‘We’ll dump tax hike’
The Liberals and Nationals will scrap Labor’s Emergency Services Property Levy (ESVF), Member for Benambra, Bill Tilley, vowed at a rally on the steps of Parliament House ... “Labor’s new levy has doubled or even tripled charges for property owners across the state with primary producers hit hardest and facing rate hikes of up to 150 per cent."
Cemetery walk unearths hidden stories
Encouraged by the interest and support shown over previous years, the Upper Murray Historical Society recently held a walk through the old Corryong Pioneer Cemetery ... Choc Thompson spoke of his own family's interesting history and the events that brought them to settle in Corryong. The Thompsons, headed by Lewis Thompson, were noted saddlers ...
Batteries boost energy benefits
Home batteries are set to change the energy landscape with household subsidies to solar and storage systems to deliver benefits to household power bills and take strain off the energy grid, according to Member for Indi, Helen Haines ... "The scheme starts on July 1st but batteries can be purchased and installed now and be eligible for the subsidy in the new financial year.
Mum’s community spirit passed on
After watching her mother, Lisa, work on the frontline as an Ambulance Victoria Ambulance Community Officer in Corryong, Maisie Pilli was inspired to follow in her footsteps. Volunteering runs deep in the Pilli family with Maisie and her siblings already being members of the CFA.
