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Cuts to TAFE funding will see jobs lost and courses slashed at GippsTAFE Warragul, and could pull over $1 million from the local economy. GippsTAFE CEO Dr Peter Whitley told The Warragul Citizen the institute expects to lose between 35 and 70 staff because of the cuts, including between 10 and 15 at its Warragul campus. “I have already had a number of meetings with staff who are going to be affected, [and] I will probably commence those redundancies in the
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next two or three weeks,” Dr Whitley said. “Without being too specific about it, I imagine there will be between 10 and 15 staff that ultimately will be lost from Warragul.” Baw Baw Shire Council modelling indicates a loss of 10 jobs in the local education sector could also see three supporting jobs go and cost the local economy $903,000. If GippsTAFE is forced to cut 15 jobs, the council says five (Cont. Page 3)
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CSG POLICY FEARS The Baw Baw Shire Council has indicated it will develop a coal seam gas policy soon, but action has been slow while community concern grows. Mining company ECI International was granted permits to explore for gas in the Baw Baw Shire area in April last year, which could see exploration for coal seam gas around Warragul and Drouin. Coal seam gas is a form of natural gas found in coal deposits. Baw Baw Shire CEO Helen Anstis said in an email the issue of whether to lobby for or against coal seam gas exploration and mining will be introduced to the council in coming months. “Unfortunately BBSC (Baw Baw Shire Council) hasn't had any discussions regarding coal seam gas,” Ms Anstis said. “I have been in discussion with DPI on the topic of 'earth resources' in BBSC and I hope to brief the council on the issues in the coming months.” The DPI’s definition of earth resources includes coal seam gas, mineral sands, coal, and other nonrenewable energy and metal resources. Nearby Bass Coast Shire Council passed a motion earlier this year calling for the denial of an exploration license to a company looking for coal seam gas in the area. The Colac Otway Shire Council has also passed a motion calling on the State Government to ban coal seam gas exploration. It is unclear what the Baw Baw Shire’s policy will be, and a majority
of councillors said they have not considered a policy. “DPI [will] provide… advice, then the Council can form a policy position which the organisation can implement,” Ms Anstis said. Darnum landholder Ian Honey is calling for the council to follow Bass Coast’s decision, encouraging others to pay attention to the issue. “I don’t think we can afford to be passive much longer,” Mr Honey said. “I’d be very surprised if anybody around here wants coal seam gas.” Mr Honey’s land sits above an aquifer, which provides water for livestock and gardening. “I’m not a scientist, but it’s obvious to me that if you frack into an aquifer and you put chemicals in there, it’s going to filter through.” “People keep talking about the agricultural value of this area in close proximity to Melbourne… and we’ve got to think about all these things.” Fracking is a gas extraction process which involves fracturing a coal seam using pressurised water and chemicals, releasing coal seam gas and water. Exploration licenses have been granted to search for the gas, however no mining permits have been granted in Victoria. A community meeting about coal seam gas hosted in Longwarry recently attracted over more than 80 locals, including three Baw Baw Shire councillors. But councillors are yet to have any community members directly approach them
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Darnum landholder Ian Honey is concerned his aquifer could be polluted should coal seam gas mining be allowed in the Baw Baw Shire. Image: Author.
about coal seam gas. Councillor David Balfour, who attended the meeting, said a broad policy might not be in the community’s interest. “I believe it’s up to the individual landholder,” Cr Balfour said.
“Some people might like it, other[s] might not.” But Cr Balfour joined with other councillors in saying he is yet to decide his position. It is not known how much gas is stored in Victoria’s coal deposits. By William Kulich.
Councillor’s bright idea for a darker night We are taught from school empty rooms need no light, but have you compared that lesson to what we do with public lights when no one is about? Baw Baw Shire Councillor Tony Wolfe has - so much he has written a landmark report suggesting council switch some lights off.
plan for the Baw Baw Shire Council to become an Australian test case for the lighting reductions he saw being made overseas.
“My idea is around reducing the amount of lighting that we currently provide. There’re a few benefits to that, obviously we’re trying got be more energy efficient and more green in the fact that we reduce our emissions. The best form of energy efficiency is to turn them (the lights) off. Not to reduce the usage; turn them off altogether.”
safety and lighting goes together,” says Cr Wolfe. “I’m not talking about turning all lights off by any means, but doing an audit of the amount of lights that we have and whether we actually need them or not and what’s the purpose of having those lights there.”
Cr Wolfe’s report recommends the Baw Baw Shire adopt a scheme like that in Santa Rosa, California, to remove unneeded lighting and “What I would like to see happen is reduce costs; a move he knows will Baw Baw used as a bit of a model for take some convincing. what can be done elsewhere,” says “That sounds scary for people Cr Wolfe. because the perception of public
Managing Director of Ironbark Sustainability Paul Brown said the An electrician by trade, Cr Wolfe idea does have risks, but if carefully works at Loy Yang power station implemented could have a positive when not occupied with council effect. business. Often taking the night shift “Well [turning lights off is] very he has direct exposure to the amount common practice for non-street of energy being used by street lighting installations like parks [and] lighting, which has made him car parks,” says Mr Brown. question if roads need the lighting “All I’d say to Baw Baw is they need they get. to be careful with how they would Cr Wolfe conducted a research tour approach a program like that. I would of Europe and America late last year suggest that they should take it very to investigate sustainable street slowly. They’re potentially leaving lighting projects, and in a report for themselves open for risk and liability.” the MacArthur Fellowship outlined a CONTINUE READING ONLINE! See below:
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20 JOBS COULD GO (From Page 1) supporting jobs will be lost at a cost to the local economy of $1.354 million. Dr Whitley said reduced course subsidies will see some courses cut. “In Warragul, courses such as the community pharmacy will be cut, the businesses administration will be cut… we are talking that the diploma in business will be cut, [along with] the diploma in human management [and] the diploma in event management,” Dr Whitley said. “In some instances the fees will have risen by between three and four fold, and therefore the cost of doing the course will be out of reach of some of the people in our community.” “Some of these courses are linked to diploma-type courses, and that obviously means that some of those diplomas will not run and therefore the pathway to University study is also going to be jeopardised.” The cuts were revealed in the state budget, which was handed down in May and comes into effect next month.
Liberal MP for Narracan Gary Blackwood said the cuts “have become necessary” due to rising costs and funding will be directed to
training in skill shortage areas. “The reduction in subsidies will mean that $1.2 billion will be available this year which is still an increase of $300,000 on what was budgeted last year,” Mr Blackwood said. “The government has put an extra $1 billion over the next four years into vocational education and training which will target areas of skill shortage.” Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall announced on Tuesday the establishment of the Gippsland Tertiary Education Council, which will advise the minister on how to better co-ordinate tertiary education in Gippsland. “The ultimate goal of [the council] is to ensure that Gippsland’s residents have access to high quality, indemand training that will help them gain a qualification and find work locally,” Mr Hall said. Dr Whitley said the council could help GippsTAFE. “We would certainly be hoping that some of that advice to the minister will enable him to be better informed about the situation as it currently stands,” Dr Whitley said. By William Kulich.
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POETRY
The Lion of Rothenburg The final part of a poem by Ross Uren.
thought “That none should welcome me?”
The ice was falling down to Earth, Snow coming from the sky. It rested very low in grass, It rested very high. It rested in The Lion’s mane, Like rose petals for his pride.
True to her word, The Lioness, Not beside him anymore. Her companionship, she denied him, As he had her, before. “I’ve lost her, then” The Lion held, The spoils of his war.
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Community Groups WANTED: ARTISTS AND INVENTORS FOR ART EXPERIMENT Words by the Baw Baw Arts Alliance.
His body was in agony, His vessel very sore. But still he soldiered further on, For naught could spoil his core. And soon enough he reached the gates Where he roared his mighty roar. The gates swung open timidly, And did so with a groan. No-one was there to welcome him, The Lion, all alone. “No matter, then,” The Lion said “For I have made it home.”
He tore the wood planks off his door, His suffering, despite. He started up the fireplace To scare away the night. And wept like anything to see Such a familiar sight.
The Lion found a nice warm spot, And there, his fur was dried. With pain he breathed in, with pain he breathed out, He whimpered and quietly cried. But soon enough, the flames He began again, and ventured on, went out, The lone soul in the street. And The Lion, in solitude, died. He had no allies left alive, He had no friends to greet. Read parts One and Two at “Have I been so unkind,” he www.warragulcitizen.com/issues
Plans are on the Baw Baw Arts Alliance drawing board for an Environmental Art Exhibition in Autumn 2013 that explores themes around the value of our shared environment and natural resources. Spokesperson Sue Keirnan said the Arts Alliance is keen to draw on the creativity of artists, inventors, gardeners or anyone who has a passion for Baw Baw’s natural environment to participate in a collaborative art experiment. “The idea behind the exhibition is to engage the arts and broader community to promote the importance of caring for our local environment and resources for current and future generations to discover, experience and enjoy,” Sue said. Creative environmental themes include: • The endangered Baw Baw Frog – the emblem of the exhibition. • Carbon sink sculptures. • Enduring art pieces that incorporate living plants. • Renewable or energy saving art eg solar, photovoltaic, wind, LEDs etc.
• Art pieces made from recycled materials such as fabric, wool, wood, metal, plastic, glass, etc. • Musical, written or theatrical representations. “At the moment, we’re tossing around a few concepts and seeking expressions of interest from people who would like to be involved with this exhibition individually or as a collaborative effort.” If you’re having a brainwave already or would like to be involved in this exhibition, please email bbaa@isnapbox.com, providing theme interest, basic concept and return contact details by 30 June 2012. More detailed information will be published next month on the Baw Baw Arts Alliance website, www.bawbawartsalliance.org.au, or follow us on Facebook, http://tinyurl.com/bbaa-facebook. DO YOU REPRESENT A COMMUNITY GROUP? You too can get in on the act! The Warragul Citizen will showcase at least one community group in every issue and many more online. The Community Groups section aims to inform the public of local community groups and explain how people can get involved. Email editor@warragulcitizen.com if you would like your group to be involved.
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SHORT STORY
Dream for Reality
By Zachary Coster. yes wide, I can scarcely see. Adjusting to the dark I am able to take in the scene floating beyond my grasp; stars everywhere, as far as my mind can comprehend. I watch them, scrutinising them for I wish to find a pattern. However, rather than doing so, I see instead millions of insignificant imperfections. No matter how intently I might look, the errors in the night sky present themselves to me; one star twinkles brighter than its brothers and sisters; another makes its way across the sky, ignoring the fact that shooting stars are merely dying suns, for this one seems very much alive. With a sigh I turn for I have given up on searching, searching for something, clues which will make the pattern of the stars fall into place. Stubbornly, they refuse the logic and the reasoning behind scientific fact. They chose instead to taunt me by going against any foreseeable truth that surely they are supposed to live by. Is everything in this world not planned and part of some bigger picture? It is unfair for the stars to make that untrue? What right do they have when they are so far away? All they do is sit up in space watching, waiting. Oh how I wish they would come down to Earth and explain their purpose. I have to know, oh please tell me. Waves ripple through the sky sending the stars drifting elegantly away. To where I do not know, although I have a strong desire to find out. For this reason I make a mental note to do so when I find the time. But wait, stars do not move, the sky stays still. How can this be? I close my eyes for a brief moment to ponder over the predicament I am now faced with; I know that logically the sight I observed is impossible, but seeing is, after all, believing. Taking in a deep breath, I am jolted with a sudden shock! Coughing and spluttering my panic rises, for the oxygen that is surely around me seems to be evading my lungs. A mild discomfort deep in my chest quickly yet slowly turns to agony. Opening my mouth to scream, I stop. Silence all around like a dark blanket coating everything, muffling all noise. How long ago did this silence come? It is strange how I never noticed it before but never have I really tried to listen to silence. Without noise I am able to focus more intently on other things. Perhaps I should be glad, for silence could most definitely be seen as a blessed gift. But what things are there to focus on? The stars are gone and the sky is dark. Around me I sense a great absence of all things. I am unable to see, but why could this be? Cold forms in my chest and I can feel it within me like a physical force. It seems to grow, becoming stronger, more robust. Then it erupts, storming from my lungs then up my throat. Eyes open, all that I can see is a great snake flying from between my lips. It is so thick, so powerful that my jaw feels as though it just might break. Still, I cannot breathe. Dizziness sets in,
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sending the world spiralling around me, dark colours mixing to become one monstrous storm. I jerk back slightly when my jaw slams shut. I feel depleted, which is not helped by the nausea that the swirling brings forth. In fear I look around for the snake which came out from within; my own inner demon, beast. Why has he left me? Perhaps, I wonder in insane disbelief, I have atoned for my wrongs and no longer have a use of such a beast. This thought is dismissed as realization hits me like a wave of dying energy. Amongst the swirling of the storm, a puddle lies on the earth not inches from my toes. Looking at this puddle I come to see that the snake was in fact a mere mass of water. I do not swim, nor have I ever. And as far as I can tell there is no water here and never has there been. That is until now when it came from within to moisten the parched dirt and feed the dying grass. Lethargy comes and knocks on my door. It is time to rest, she informs me. I try to say no, I really do. How can I rest at this very moment; I have yet to unravel this water mystery. My feeble protest is silenced by her saying: ‘There will be time for that later but right now you are needed elsewhere. So sleep, child, and move on.’ Eyelids drooping I see the dusty earth coming closer to my face before slamming into it hard. Slowly, I get my arms under me and push up from the ground. It is not until a moment too late I regret the action; something is soaring through the air a half meter from the ground, and I know, I just know that it will surely soar straight into me! Sure enough, as I take in a deep breath a sharp pain spikes through my body as a jagged shard of this something punctures one of my limbs. I can’t say for certain whether or not it was my thigh that was first hit, for in the instant that follows, my body erupts in flames of agony; hundreds of little slivers cut into me, tearing at my flesh. My initial response is to crumple my face and twist my body against the hurt. But I force my spine to stand straight whilst opening my eyes. I only manage to open them a slit however, before it is the turn of my face to be severely savaged. In that instant before the tiny pieces get to my face I am taken aback by the beauty of the things suspended in the air. They appear to be dancing, all in unison as they drift towards me in slow motion. I feel one pain over all the rest. This pain seems different, stronger somehow than the rest. I feel it tear into my neck but it also seems to erupt from that location, reverberating through me. Before collapsing in a mangled heap, I smile for the first time in what seems forever. I smile because finally I can feel something more than torment. Finally I feel a thing akin to relief as endorphins spread through me faster than anything I have ever felt before. And then he is rushing at me-arms flailing- whilst he shouts profanities which
www.thefashiongallery.com.au I can make no sense of. I experience a moment of stunned paralysis, my body refusing to cooperate with my mind’s frightened orders. It feels as though a fog fills me rather than bones, organs and whatever else is truly there, until finally I seem to combust. Although my body moves in one direction, (backwards,) I am confused by the feeling of sprinting in every direction at once. It makes no sense and so I do all that can; continue running, focused on getting away from the large, muscular man before me. “I am going to crush your bones!” taunts the brute as I stumble and fall to the ground. It feels different to the hard dirt which I was expecting to fall upon. I do not know why my mind should realise that but it did anyway and so I tilt my head to the left and notice white sand as far as my dazed eyes can see. He is upon me now, standing just inside my field of vision. I try to scramble away but before I can I am kicked right in the ribs and sent flying through the air until I hit a tree. The bark is rough as I slide down to the ground and land in… mud. The sand is gone, instead replaced by a massive swamp. Suddenly all I can hear is the croaking of a thousand frogs and the songs of a million crickets. “I didn’t mean to hurt you,” the man says apologetically as he emerges from behind a tree. It appears he is hiding from something. From, I realise, me. I force my body to stand, ignoring the searing pain in my side. “What do you want?” I frighteningly implore. Clearing away the fear I try to recall why someone would wish me harm. I hadn’t done anything harmful to anyone. Had I? His lips curl upwards, his face contorting into a sneer. “You see,” he snickers at me in reply to my thoughts which I swear were not spoken aloud. “Every living person on this Earth ends up hurting others. Perhaps it is most often incidental, merely indirect hurt. But that does not change the fact that it is, after all, hurt.” Extending a hand, he gently brushes my cheek in an almost loving way. I wish to close my eyes, shut them off from the fear swirling around in the air before me. Instead I simply say in a quivering voice: “Whatever I have done to you I apologise and extend to you my sincerest-” “You really don’t remember do you?” he
says sharply, cutting me off. He touches my forehead and suddenly I see something, a vision of sorts. I see this man cradling a young child in his arms. Then he whispers something in the child’s ear before my m… mother? Before my mother comes and snatches the boy from him. She slaps the man firmly across the face, the noise loud and distinct. The picture fades and I realise a truth that cannot be true. I realise that the man standing right before my very eyes is… he must be“Your father.” A single tear slides down his cheek before coming stuck in stubble. “But you are dead.” I manage to stutter. “Indeed, I believe that I am as good as dead to you. You did not even cry at my funeral did you?” He whispers. A rage I didn’t even know I had been harbouring escapes from within and I jump at the man whom I refuse to call father, wrapping my hands around his throat and squeezing as tight as ever I have. He does not even struggle as a wave of power strikes my very core and I smile again for the power feels good, great. I scream at him, shouting words even I cannot comprehend until he falls to the ground where he evaporates into thin air like he never was really there at all. Shutting my eyes I shake violently, not for cold but for something else. Whilst standing like this I come to realise another truth which now that it is known can never be unknown. I come to see that reality is a lie. There is no truth to this world there is only what we as people chose to believe. Is reality not a concept made by man to describe what is happening to them? “Are you ready?” My mother’s voice breaks the silence I didn’t even know was there. “What?” I say in reply. She looks at me and frowns, her forehead creasing. “We have to go now or we will be late. Please tell me you are ready?” I nod and she takes my hand, leading me to the car. Everything appears the same as usual. There is the same car in the driveway of my same house. The same yellow mailbox. The same cars parked in the street. Even though I feel no pain whatsoever and appear unscathed, in light of previous events I am not sure I will ever truly have faith in anything in this world again. Get your short story published: Head to www.warragulcitizen.com/submit
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ENVIRONMENT / COMMUNITY GROUP A look at the Baw Baw Sustainability Network’s
Sustainability LEAF Program By Maggie Riddington. The Baw Baw Sustainability Network is a not-for-profit, volunteer fuelled network that promotes sustainability and environmentally aware behaviour across the shire. The BBSN runs skill revival and energy use workshops, facilitates local produce swaps and holds events such as Sustainable House Day. The Sustainability LEAF program assists local businesses in lower their energy costs and reduce their emissions while appealing to environmentally aware customers. The LEAF program is an accreditation system that acknowledges the sustainability efforts of local businesses. There are two levels to the program – yellow LEAF and green LEAF. Businesses can achieve yellow accreditation by doing such things as recycling, phasing out plastic bags, changing their lighting to low wattage bulbs, setting the thermostat to the recommended temperature and much more. To achieve green accreditation, businesses must strive for a higher level of sustainability by doing things such as installing solar panels or double-glazing windows. The business then pays a small fee for an audit which will indicate whether they have reached sustainability accreditation or
need to take some further actions. The accreditation is advertised to the wider community in the form of a LEAF sticker or certificate displayed in shop windows. The program also appeals to customers who prefer to support businesses actively involved in sustainable initiatives. For a business involved in the LEAF program, sustainability is an achievable goal and for some it is already an accomplishment. Manageable retrofitting, some simple changes and ongoing staff environmental awareness create an overall picture of sustainability that not only makes positive changes for the environment, but also puts money back in the pocket of the business. If you represent a business interested in making some positive, environmental changes in the workplace while saving a few bucks, or if you’d like to know more, contact Natasha Brown, Sustainability Project Officer for Sustainable Impact in Yarragon, at s.leaf@dcsi.net.au or on 03 5634 2284. For more information you can also check out www.bbsn.org.au, or www.heyfield.net to learn more about the ‘Sustainable Smart Town’ program in Heyfield that uses flags instead of leaves as their symbol of sustainability.
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Although the Bureau of Meteorology predicts Victoria will experience a winter with warm days and a 70 per cent chance of high June-August temperatures, it has been very chilly and very rainy lately. Keeping warm this winter should start with you. If it’s a cold day, the very first thing to do is dress appropriately. No use kicking it in thongs, shorts and a singlet if you have to crank your heating to 30 degrees celcius to be comfortable. A thick jumper and some warm slippers make a world of difference when you’re trying to beat the cold. If you are still really cold, thermal underclothes are a good idea. Now that you’re wearing the right gear, try to warm yourself from the inside out. Make some hearty soup or brew a cup of tea. It’ll warm your fingers and the cockles of your heart to sit with a rug over you knees, sipping some English Breakfast, keeping cosy on a cold day.
If you’ve done all that and are still cold it’s time to put the heating on. Heating your home produces toxic emissions and can cost a lot, but sometimes it’s the only way to be comfortable in a cold house. However, there are some simple ways to reduce your emissions and your expenses. For a long-term investment, insulate your home. An insulated home uses about 45 per cent less energy than a home without insulation. Keep your thermostat set to 20 or 21 degrees. (Remember, you’re wearing a woolly jumper so 21 will be just right.) If you aren’t using a room – don’t heat it! Close off any unused ducts if you have central heating and close up rooms that don’t have heating at all, such as the laundry. Keep heat in with thick curtains at night and let the sun shine in and naturally warm your home during the day. For more information, visit www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au to see how you can save money and energy this winter.
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COMMUNITY RADIO GUIDE Weekday programming only. Schedules may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
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TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY The Sounds of West Gippsland (Includes News, Weather and Community Programs.) Sweet Soul Music / Geof’s Country Move ‘n Groove / Turn Up Your Radio / Soul Connection Music Cafe* Sam’s Alternatives* All Stars Jazz Festival* The Catch Up / Night Classic Rock Corner / Night Prog Spectrum / Golden Mega-Mix / The Dance of Life Sounds of West Sounds of West Gippsland* Wednesday Night Live* Trad Jazz@Oak Gippsland* Street* Night Sounds of Night Sounds of West Night Sounds of West Play It One More Night Sounds of West Gippsland Gippsland Gippsland Time West Gippsland Night Sounds of West Gippsland
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