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ISSUE 1133 FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019
All roads lead to the festival SOME of the team behind this year’s Bendigo Writers Festival paid homage to art of another kind this week. They reworked The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover to draw attention to this weekend’s event. It wasn’t Abbey Road, but our very own View Street they chose to cross, sure to be a very busy site over the weekend – See Pages 6 and 7.
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By NICHOLAS NAKOS
THE City Of Greater Bendigo could be hit with a $35,000 water bill to top-up a dwindling Crusoe Reservoir ahead of what is expected to be a long, hot summer. The water storage is at approximately 37 per cent capacity, and needs to be replenished to at least 50 per cent before summer so that users can continue to make the most of its cooling waters. While rainfall during the past three months has been slightly above average, Crusoe Reservoir’s declining level has prompted calls
for a top-up to boost storage levels. City of Greater Bendigo Parks and Open Space manager Paul Gangell said this cost needs to be considered against other demands
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and is working with Coliban Water to secure water for the coming summer season if required,” Mr Gangell said. Owner operator of Stillwater Paddleboards and avid water user
The community needs to get involved and say they’re going to use the reservoir.
for water across the city. “The city acknowledges the many different groups and individuals that use the site, particularly through the warmer months
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Lola Makar said the reservoir is an asset to the city, but unless the community uses it, she can understand the hesitancy in committing money to increase water levels.
“The community needs to get involved and say they’re going to use the reservoir,” Ms Makar said. “This is thrown back on the community and if we want these great facilities, then we have to use them,” she said. If the water levels continue to drop, the reservoir is at risk of becoming untenable for long distance swimmers, canoers and paddle boarders. “It’s not fun to go around in circles. Once the water gets too shallow, it reduces the area that can be used,” Ms Makar said. Continued Page 4