COLLIE RIVER VALLEY
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EDITION No. 90
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Thursday, July 7, 2022
Farewell Dr Van Vollenstee
DOCTOR Jan Van Vollenstee retired his stethoscope last Wednesday, after 16 years at Collie River Valley Medical Centre. Page 7.
NAIDOC Week 2022
NAIDOC Week celebrations were held at the PCYC this week. Hudson Pike, Tyler Mackenzie and Luca Pike had fun dancing on the stage before the ceremony started. More NAIDOC week coverage on pages 10 and 11.
Colliefields’ 125th birthday
THE Colliefields Hotel celebrated its 125th anniversary last Friday, as part of the “Kaya Collie” festivities. Page 12.
As closure approaches, Muja employees say:
‘Yes’ to redundancies
TWENTY-TWO Synergy employees have chosen voluntary redundancies, in wake of the closure of Muja Power Station C’s unit five by October 1. Five employees have chosen to be redeployed to other Synergy sites. A Synergy spokesperson said the company’s transition plan enabled affected workers to choose which pathway to take. “Synergy recognises that every person’s circumstance is unique, so there are many individual transition pathways,” the spokesperson said. “A person
may choose to continue working at Muja Power Station, redeploy within Synergy, choose to leave and pursue a career elsewhere, or transition into retirement.” Each individual transition plan included support for career advice, skills assessment, redeployment opportunities, upskilling, training and development programs, assistance with job search, financial planning and preparation for retirement. Synergy has been in Collie for more than 50 years.
“It will continue to operate locally beyond the retirement of Muja C units,” the spokesperson said. “Our collaborative, people-first approach towards the known closure dates of Muja C units has ensured all affected Synergy employees and contractors have long-term transition plans in place.” The state government announced in 2019 that it would retire Muja C units five and six in 2022 and 2024 respectively due to changing economic conditions of the electricity system.
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One-in-three WA households now have solar systems, and this is expected to increase to 50 percent by 2030. It will collectively generate more energy than Synergy’s 854 megawatt Muja Power Station. The Australian Energy Market Operator and Energy Policy WA were both consulted prior to the decision to close Muja. “There is sufficient generation capacity to meet future demands on the South West Interconnected System,” the spokesperson said.
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