Engaging with thelocal community atMid Valley

LASTmonth, police fromMorwell conducted atwo week operationwith an aim to provide a highly visible police presence, to engage with the community and deter anti-social behaviour.

“Community safety is number one priority which is why we regularly engage with local traders and communities to address issues and provide asafer environment for all,”acting senior sergeant, Martin Tullet, from Morwell Police said.

Local police conducted anumberofpatrols and visits to the Mid Valley Shopping Centre in consultation with the centre management.

Mid Valley ShoppingCentremanager, Sjaala Harbridge, said addressing anti-social behaviour continues to be apriority.

“We arevery pleased to be working withlocal police during this operation,” she said.

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Nicks steps into the AGL chair

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HESTA believedthatwithstrongboard leadership and management,therewas scopefor AGL to raise its ambitions on decarbonisation, she said, shifting form its current 1.8degree warmingtrajectory to align with the moreambitious1.5-degree pathway in the Paris climate agreement. The Grok camp maintained last year that the 2029 date would push AGL towards the Paris goal.

However,MsMcKenzie,the AGL chair, argued that faster closure of the coal plants was not possible because replacement capacity could not be built in time to keep the lights on and prevent high energy prices.

AGL’splan to create 12 gigawatts of renewable energywould include 6.5GW of primary generation such as wind and solar farms, and5.5GW of firming capacity, including batteries and pumped hydro.

To achieve the target, AGL says it would have to build 12 new wind farms the size of its 453 megawatt Coopers Gap operation north-west of Brisbane, and another eight solar plants the size of its 102MW Nyngan solar farm in western NSW.

In addition, it would need 14 new 250MW grid-scale battery stations, supported by at least eight other long-duration energy storage plants,such as pumped hydro operations, hydrogen or bio-fuelled firming projects.

AGL has 3.2GW of firming capacity in its development pipeline and under construction, including a250MW battery at Torrens Island in South Australia, due for completion this year, The Australian said.

Other elements include the 200MW battery at Loy Yang A, a500MW battery at Liddell power station in the Hunter Valley, a50MW battery at Broken Hill, and a250MW pumped hydro project at Muswellbrook in NSW. The remaining coal-fired units at Liddell will be closed by April and the nearby Bayswater power station by the end of 2033.

“Police will continue to have ahighly visible presence both on foot andonthe roadsacross Morwell, including the CBD and major shopping centres,” Sergeant Tullet said.

Both police and management from Mid Valley Shopping Centre thank the community for their support during this operation.

Police encourage anyone with concernsfor community safety, to reportthesematters to police or contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or submit aconfidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Williams brings up the half-ton

THE team at Keith Williams Real Estate in Traralgon would like to congratulate Grant Williams on an amazing achievement of 50 years in real-estate.

Having been in the industry since he was 20, what Grant loves most about the industry is the people and long-term friendships he has made with his clients over the years.

Described by his clients as the “humble agent” and a“quietachiever”, Grant gets the deal done with no fuss.

Grant hopes to never retireand keep listing property for as long as he can.

Congratulations Grant!

Busses replace trains this weekend

COACHES will replace trains on the Gippsland Line between Southern Cross,Traralgon and Bairnsdale from the evening of Friday, February 10, to the last service on Sunday, February 12.

Real-timetraffic conditions are available at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au or via the VicTraffic mobile app.

The latest publictransport information and networkstatus is availableatptv.vic.gov.au or in the PTV mobile app.