MARCH 10, 2020 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
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Centenarian celebrations Doris Caddaye and Connie Dunlop are Macedon Ranges’ newest centenarians. The ladies recently celebrated their 100th birthdays surrounded by family at Warrina Aged Care in New Gisborne. Ms Caddaye was born in Canada on February 28, 1920, one of eight siblings. In 1945, she met Owen Caddaye who was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force. After a six week “whirlwind romance”, the couple married before Doris left her homeland for Australia on a “ship of brides”. Owen later joined her in Australia and they raised three boys. Connie Dunlop moved to Australia from England when she was just four-years-old. “I think my dad was looking for a good job,” she said. Born on March 7, 1920, Ms Dunlop is now the proud mother of three children and loving grandmother to 10 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren. Ms Dunlop said she had seen a great deal of change over the century, but says the way of living was the biggest change. Her daughter Helen Walker said she always knew her mum would reach the special milestone of 100. “Apart from a bit of arthritis, she’s had really good health,” she said. CONNIE DUNLOP AND DORIS CADDAYE
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No toxic soil here: Hume By Jessica Micallef Hume council is seeking urgent clarification from the state government as to whether there are plans to dump contaminated soil in Bulla. Hume mayor Carly Moore said there had been speculation that the state government has plans to dump soil laced with PFAS from the West Gate Tunnel project at a privately-owned Bulla landfill. “Given there has been no conversation with Hume council, we seek immediate clarification from the Victorian government on whether they plan on dumping this toxic soil in Hume,” she said.
“This site in Bulla is in close proximity to the recently approved residential development by the Victorian government in Sunbury South and of great concern, this site backs onto Emu Creek.” Cr Moore said the soil was likely to be laced with PFAS which is known to have lasting adverse health and environmental effects if not properly managed. “Why the Victorian government would want to dump this waste in a growing residential area makes no sense,” she said. “Any move to dump this waste in Hume will be met with strong opposition from council and undoubtedly the Hume community.
“Council requests the Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne sets the record straight on the Victorian government’s plans for the disposal of this toxic waste and to consider the health, safety and the environmental implications of such a proposal.” The council wrote to Mr Wynne on March 2, calling for clarity on its plans and is awaiting a response. The state government is urgently trying to find a place to dump soil from the $6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel, amid an impasse with Transurban and the road’s builders over how to manage the waste. Builders John Holland and CPR Contractors
are threatening to leave the project due to the deadlock, with tunnelling estimated to be about a year behind. In Wyndham, the government is facing rising community backlash to plans to dump soil from the project at a $180 million rail yard. The state-owned 82-hectare site, which backs onto the heritage-protected Werribee River, is just 70 metres from houses and abuts land for planned housing developments and four schools. In neighbouring Bacchus Marsh, more than 400 people vented their frustrations at a town meeting recently over a bid by Maddingley Brown Coal to receive the contaminated soil.