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Residents in Cardinia’s rural communities are growing concerned for the local kangaroo population, as they fear the Victorian Government’s harvesting laws could be disproportionately affecting the shire compared with the rest of the Gippsland region. Tynong North resident and local landcare member Pam Cunningham said that while she knew kangaroos could be pesky for farmers, she was growing increasingly worried that the state’s kangaroo harvesting program could see Cardinia’s population “wiped out”, given the shire had been lumped in with the rest of Gippsland. STORY PAGE 4
As a supporter it’s hard to imagine a club you could be more proud of. The deeds of Jim Stynes and the fight and resilience of Neale Daniher have shown that the Melbourne Football Club has a heart and soul as big as the MCG itself. But for proud supporters like Lachlan Elston, there’s one thing missing…a long-awaited, 57-year’s in the making, premiership cup. Turn to page 10 to see what a premiership win would mean to young Lachie and his family
Brakes put on mayor The mayoral car will no longer be allowed to be driven outside of Victoria without approval from the chief executive under new changes to Cardinia Shire’s Councillor Expenses Policy. Councillor Jeff Springfield said the amendment, which was passed five votes to three in the council meeting on 20 September, was merely clarifying a few points on the existing policy. “There is no increase suggested in this policy update, just very minimal changes clarifying the car not be driven outside of Victoria,” he said. STORY PAGE 5
Lachlan Elston can barely contain his excitement ahead of Saturday’s AFL grand final clash wiht the Bulldogs. 251192 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
Cruelled by thugs Small residential building companies within Casey and Cardinia have felt the blow from the State Government in the decision to shut down the construction industry. Simon Dunstan, principal of SJD Homes, which primarily builds homes in Pakenham,
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Warragul and Drouin, is upset that those that have obeyed the Covid-19 regulations are being punished for actions by a few “violent thugs” “The government has had a knee jerk reaction to a few violent thugs in the commercial sector and the question is if they’re actually members of the union or not,” he told the Gazette this week.
“Our guys are not members of the union, they are hardworking people. “For no fault of their own they are now unemployed.” He said he understood the construction industry had been lucky to remain operating throughout the majority of Covid-19 lock-
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