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A breakout of the Lilly) to get their deadly parvovirus in the wester including Wyndh pets vaccinated. State presid n suburbs has prompted a warnin ent Dr Trish Stewar am Vale, Werrib can be fatal within ee, Hoppers Crossin t said more than g to pet owners. The Austra 24 hours. Dr Stewar lian Veterinary 50 g, Lavert Association is t said under-vaccin on, Altona and Altona cases had been reported in urging cat-lovers Meadows. the area ating and weathe like Chloe (pictur r conditions could Symptoms include dehydr during the past few month ed with s. Calls came ation, fever, loss have led to the from suburbs of appetite and outbreak. vomiting. Left untreated, it
Council debt
By Xavier Smerd on
A Wyndham councillor has residents could warned that be to 10 per cent if slugged with rate rises of up the record $55 million council’s debt is raised to a . At a public meeting on Monda Heather Marcu y night, s councillors to vote was one of only two suggests borrow against the draft budget that ing another $15 fund the capital million to help works total amount borrow program, bringing the ed to $55.06 million .
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“We have never money ever before borrowed this amount of loan, meaning and this really me,” Cr Marcu a rate increase concerns s said. of people into a situatio “I don’t want to put our not likely. Cr Marcus reiterated 10 per cent was have a hardsh concerns raised ip policy to suppor track two to three n where, going down the by Cr Gautam Gupta, who said who are in genuin t the people he did not see e hardship. our rates up by years, we will have to put why rates should be raised “If we increas by an average ed our rates by of borrowings. We 10 per cent to pay all these 5.5 per cent when the CPI only CPI, as increase was only this council did for many 2.75 may per cent. need to borrow years, we’d be each year. I’m further and further more sorry, but I’m Cr Marie Brittan behind with your getting not putting my ratepayers throug said capital the council could works.” h this”. not afford to raise rates by But Wyndham Cr Intaj Khan 5.5 any corpor per less suppor cent, ate than service and ted Cr Marcu Steve Lambert she did not think voting against s director increas s by said the counci the draft the suggested es in charges l had secured seven-year fixed Wyndham residen budget. a interest rate for “I think that once were too high. ts have until June its $55 million make you own a house 10 to that there are you know wyndhsubmissions. For more inform ongoing costs,” ation, visit am.vic.gov.au. she said. “We ■ Budget focus Now is the time page 9 to purchase Austra lia’s favourite luxury is available for a never to be repeat car during the Merce ed $54,900 drive this only comes des-Benz C-Clas away, including around s runout event. 18 inch AMG wheels The C 200 Sedan www.mbgeelong.com once in a blue moon, so visit Geelon Sport and AMG body g City Motors today .au styling. An opport before it disapp unity like ears.
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