JULY 16, 2019 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
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Power sparks book idea The stories of an old primary school have come to life in a book. Gisborne resident Bryan Power has released his book Remembering St John’s, about St John’s Primary School in Geelong. Mr Power said the idea to write the book was ignited by an old friend. “A girl I went to school with knew I had a website called North Shore and Norlane Stories, about people I knew and grew up with in North Shore in Geelong – I’ve got about 40 stories on that,” he said. “She said ‘well why don’t you write a story about our old school’ and I said ‘OK’. I looked for some official records, the parish had nothing, the Catholic Education Office had nothing [and] the State Library had nothing. “So I decided to make it oral history. I put an advertisement in the Geelong Advertiser last year. Thirty people have given me full stories and 10 have given me anecdotes and lots of photos.” Published by PB Publishing, Mr Power said it took him two years to complete the book about a school that was only “a two-room school”. “It was a good little school, it was run by the Mercy nuns … they were excellent teachers,” he said. “It’s quite a big book actually, it weighs three quarters of a kilogram and it’s been produced beautifully.” BRYAN POWER
Jessica Micallef
Lancefield fire wood claim By Jessica Micallef
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Court show that DELWP had agreed to pay the Walkers $172,895 in compensation, which they accepted. But the Walkers are now claiming almost $1 million in compensation to cover lost firewood, a vintage bulldozer, uncut timber burnt on the forest floor and loss of future earnings as a
result of the fire. While DELWP has admitted the burns broke the containment lines and entered surrounding properties, it is defending the claim in the County Court. Mr Walker’s sister, Cherie Goodson, acting as spokesperson for the couple, said she couldn’t comprehend how a controlled burn was able to get out of hand. Ms Goodson said it was disappointing her brother and DELWP could not see “eye to eye” on the matter. “They can’t come to an arrangement because
they won’t accept what he says and I think it’s just made him more determined,” she said. “They [DELWP] have to own up to their responsibilities. At this stage, they won’t agree to pay for the value of the wood. Graeme has a registered wood business – for in excess of 25 years he’s had this business. “You have to look at the dollar value from his point of view – it’s a lot of wood cut for the next couple of seasons … in Melbourne, it hits a pretty penny.” The matter is listed for trial in the County Court on December 3. 12422226-SN29-19 10070720-19
A Lancefield landholder whose property was devastated in a 2015 bushfire is claiming almost $1 million in compensation. In September 2015, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) instigated a controlled burn-off in Lancefield that resulted in the fire escaping containment lines and entering nearby properties, including the firewood business of Graeme and Adele Walker. Public documents lodged with the County
You have to look at the dollar value from his point of view - Cherie Goodson
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