The Warragul Citizen Issue 9 - 1 February 2013

ISSUE 9 | 1 FEBRUARY 2013

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Ashes to canvas AWARD-winning Icy Creek artist Phil Henshall has donated two paintings depicting the devastation of the Black Saturday bushfires to the Baw Baw Shire Council.

The paintings, titled “Into the gates of Hell… 1 & 2”, depict the fire that burnt the eastern end of the Bunyip State Park in 2009.

On accepting the paintings into Baw Baw’s collections at Wednesday’s council meeting Warragul ward councillor Gerard Murphy said Mr Henshall had tried to show the true devastation of the fire.

“He tried to look into the gates of hell,” Cr Murphy said. Cont. Page 4.

Where are we now?

Warragul Citizen print edition hiatus

By William Kulich, Editor.

Dear readers, It is with both sadness and excitement that I announce this issue of The Warragul Citizen will be the paper’s last regular print issue for the foreseeable future.

The 2,000-run print edition of the paper has been serving Warragul since June 2011 with great success, but with the rise in popularity of the online component of the paper the print edition has

become harder to manage.

I am the only staff member of The Warragul Citizen. I am about to begin my final year at university and have recently taken a part-time job with the Melbourne Press Club.

Regular free online news has become a key and popular component of The Warragul Citizen – a component which can no longer just be dropped every time the print edition requires attention.

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Burke Street playground set to open in three weeks From warragulcitizen.com THE NEW Burke Street Park playground will open in two weeks while renovation works at the park continue.

A Baw Baw Shire Council Facebook update last week said renovation works near the playground will continue into March.

“Everything is on track for the playground to be open again in three weeks,” the update read.

“We are waiting on a liberty swing – which will not be installed until March.

“Garden beds will be the last things to go in once the concreting has been finished.”

Other projects in the park’s renovation include the planting of a “sensory garden” and the installation of further play equipment.

Sound and vision: Backyard Cinema film festival coming to Civic Park A SHORT film festival with live music aimed at youth in Gippsland will run for the first time later this month in Warragul's Civic Park.

Backyard Cinema has invited filmmakers aged between 18 and 25 who are connected to Gippsland to submit films, offering two cash prizes for films voted as the best.

The all-ages outdoor screening will be open to everyone, with live music by local artists and ten films being played on Saturday 16 February.

The project is the brainchild of Gippsland youth Ele Mason-Sakkas and Sarah Guganovic. Ms MasonSakks told The Warragul Citizen the event is designed to showcase local talent.

"Through the event, we hope to support young artists by giving them the opportunity to showcase their work publicly within a community," Ms Mason-Sakkas said.

"The festival will also provide cash prizes that we hope will support artistic development and growth.

"Currently, we are calling for short film entries to be screened at this festival. Ten films will be screened, and two will win cash prizes of $500 or $200.

The competition has been designed to be as open as possible.

"In regards to what kind of films can be submitted, it is pretty open! Films can be any style, including music videos, and must not exceed 15 minutes in length."

"Criteria for judging does emphasise a local focus, but is not restricted to it.

"Local footage and Gippsland references will be smiled upon, but the works don't have to be 'about' Gippsland.

Ten shortlisted films will be screened on the night, after which the two winners will be announced.

"All age groups are welcome to attend the event. It's an outdoor festival, so we're encouraging everybody to bring along picnic blankets and picnics."

The project received funding through a nine-day Regional Arts Victoria workshop.

"We were required to develop an idea for an event, and then pitch the concept to a panel of industry professionals.

"Together with Sarah Guganovic we (sic) came up with the idea for Backyard Cinema.

Aberfeldy man charged over bushfire A 75-year-old man has been charged with five offences related to the Aberfeldy bushfire.

The Aberfeldy man's charges include recklessly cause bushfire and causing a fire to be lit without written authority in a fire protected area.

The fire started on a rural property on the morning of Thursday 17 January

and has burnt over 75,000 hectares of land in Aberfeldy, Heyfield and Seaton.

Several towns in north-east Gippsland were under threat or affected by the fire.

The man faced the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and will appear again on Tuesday.

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"We ended up being the winners of the Bridget Lloyed-Jones Memorial Prize as part of the program, which provided us with seed funding for the project to take place.

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Walhalla fires up train for spotting

By William Kulich.

THE WALHALLA Goldfields Railway has again used its rolling stock to protect north-eastern Baw Baw from bushfires.

The tourist railway assembled its fire train last week in response to the threat posed by the Aberfeldy bushfire.

Walhalla Goldfields Railway President Michael Leaney told The Warragul Citizen the train was mainly set up to protect the railway’s wooden bridges.

“We lost a 20-foot bridge in 2006 and that cost $150,000 to replace,” Mr Leaney said.

"To lose a big bridge [would] cost three to four million, so that's why we need to protect them.”

The train utilises four water containers to hold 4,000 litres of water,

leaving space for a CFA vehicle holding a further 400 litres to be added on.

Three CFA and five railway volunteers made up the train’s crew.

The train was first used to protect the railway from the Great Divide fire in 2006, but last week was the first time it had been used to combat ember attack.

“Different techniques are being used this time around though because, unlike the great divide fire where we were protecting the railway from a fire front, in this case it's being protected from ember attack,” Mr Leaney said.

“The difference [in 2006] was… we had a flatbed car and instead of it having four water tanks it had [capacity to carry] a DSE [vehicle].

The fire, which has burnt over 75,000 hectares of land, threatened Walhalla and surrounding towns several times.

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Opening the gates of hell From Page 1… “On behalf of the Baw Baw Shire Council, we thank Phil for his kindful donation.

“We gratefully accept it and [the paintings] will be shown.”

Mr Henshall said in a media release the significance of the fires meant it was important the paintings were in the council’s collection.

“The Black Saturday fires were, and are, a significant part of the experience and history of the Baw Baw Shire,” Mr Henshall said.

“I thought it appropriate that the two paintings used in the booklet be offered to the shire for its permanent collection.

The paintings are set in the Neerim district.

“At the eastern end of the Bunyip State Park sit two hills joined by a saddle and overlooking the green discipline of the Neerim district – Hell’s Gate South and Hell’s Gate North,” Mr Henshall said.

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Warragul: A town cut in two

“TRYING to get a taxi home on a Saturday night is always difficult.”

It’s an issue faced by many of Baw Baw’s youth: getting home safely and quickly after a night out in Warragul.

Warragul woman Debbie Bates is just one person who has been caught out by a lack of public transport and high demand for local taxis.

“Recently I left the Commercial Hotel at close on a Saturday night with a girlfriend and we called a taxi,” Ms Bates said.

“It was at least an hour wait before a taxi finally came.”

The Local Authorities Superannuation Fund (LASF) is unusual. Closed in 1993 by then-Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett, legislation requires councils to keep the scheme fully funded through payments every three years if required.

It was expected to die quietly, but its unique structure made it more susceptible than most to the effects of the Global Financial Crisis; liabilities went up and this year the Baw Baw Shire Council was told it had to pay close to $4 million by July next year to meet requirements.

THE BUSINESSES, THE council, the developer. It’s the western-style showdown dividing townspeople and driving newcomers and business away.

For over a decade the former Petersville Milk Factory on Queen Street has been a political talking point evoking strong responses from townspeople and the business community.

The factory, once a part of Warragul’s thriving dairy industry, is now the scene of a fight between the Baw Baw Shire Council and the site’s developer and owner. The developer has…

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Two West Gippsland broiler farms caught in malnourishment scandal 6 February 2012.

TWO West Gippsland broiler farms are under Department of Primary Industry (DPI) supervision following claims chickens at the farms were not being regularly fed.

DPI spokesperson Paul Sellars today told The Warragul Citizen two West Gippsland broiler farms are being “closely monitored” by the department.

Both farms house between 40,000 and 300,000 chickens.

The farms were two of six raided by the DPI late last week, with chickens from the other four farms located in Northern and South West Victoria being seized by the department.

All six farms produce chickens for the same Melbourne-based company.

The chickens are disease free and are now being properly cared for and fed and will still be slaughtered for commercial sale when fully grown.

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Family violence, vehicle theft, drug offences and road fatality stats up in Baw Baw

Council slashes Drouin Pool hours to combat ‘antisocial behaviour’ 7 February 2012.

THE Baw Baw Shire Council has slashed the opening hours of the Drouin Outdoor Pool and suggested possible permanent opening hours changes to combat antisocial behaviour at the facility.

A Baw Baw Shire Council Facebook update yesterday stated the pool will only be open between 6.30am and 7.30am three days a week as the council consults with police, the YMCA and the manager of the council’s leisure facilities to “find a long term solution to combating antisocial behaviour at the Drouin pool.”

“For the moment, the pool is still open for early morning swims Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 6.30am and 7.30am but will be closed until further notice for all other times,” the update said.

A spokesperson for the council yesterday told The Warragul Citizen behaviour, including abuse of staff, swearing, fighting between patrons, smoking and “hoon” and dangerous behaviour, was upsetting the community and putting people at risk.

The spokesperson said the offenders were mostly between 12 and 25 years of age.

A move as drastic as a permanent change to the pool’s hours is on the cards.

“If it becomes apparent that the safety of pool patrons and staff cannot be guaranteed, the council will need to consider alternative operating times and security arrangements,” the update said.

The council is encouraging the public to present ideas to resolve the issues.

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FIGURES released by Victoria Police this month show increases in the number of reported family violence cases, motor vehicle thefts and drug offences in the Baw Baw Police Service Area (PSA).

Reported incidences of family violence in Baw Baw rose from 49 recorded offences in 2010 to 147 in 2011 - a 200 per cent increase.

Vehicle thefts rose 43.1 per cent from 58 recorded offences in 2010 to 83 in 2011, while drug offences

rose 34.5 per cent from 87 recorded offences to 117.

The number of recorded road fatalities rose from four in the October 2009 to September 2010 period to 14 in the October 2010 to September 2011 period, however total injuries decreased by 3.4 per cent.

Road fatalities in the Baw Baw PSA are 6.4 times higher than the state average.

Other crime reductions in the 2010-11 period include theft from motor vehicle, down 39.8 per cent, non-family violence assault cases, down 7.2 per cent…

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Longwarry Food Park fire damage bill less than first estimated 22 February 2012.

DAMAGE from a fire at the Longwarry Food Park yesterday might cost less to repair than first estimated.

The repair bill from the fire which broke out in the site’s milk powder spray dryer was originally assessed to be over $3 million, but Managing Director of the Food Park

Rakesh Aggarwal told The Warragul Citizen he believes the cost will be much less.

“We are still assessing the damage. When [assessors] came in they assessed the damage at $3 million, [but] we think it’s much less than that,” Mr Aggarwal said.

“We haven’t got an estimate as yet, we’re still working through because there are some areas that as

we are cleaning up we are finding [to be damaged.]”

Despite the damage bill being less than expected, the cleanup may take longer than the original estimate of five to seven days.

“We did make an estimate yesterday that we probably would be operational in a week, but… having spent one day cleaning up, it could be more than that,” Mr Aggarwal said.

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The army in your backyard

Warragul resident David Steele shows the Plague Soldier Beetles on one of his trees. The tree had been covered with beetles the day before this photo was taken.

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IN THE months leading up to the introduction of the carbon tax a lot of Australians were concerned that the initiative would fail to reduce emissions, but succeed in charging the average, hardworking citizen.

Well here is some refreshing news: in the first six months of the carbon tax, carbon emissions dropped by 8.6 per cent! In the first six months! It is early days yet, but it looks like the tax may be on its way to reaching its goal to reduce emissions to 5 per cent below that of 2000 emissions levels by 2020.

It is very exciting and promising to think that we are seeing results when it comes to the carbon tax. Aside from a reduction in emissions, we have seen an increase in the use of renewable energy.

Hydroelectricity, powered from the Snowy Mountains and Tasmania, and wind power use has gone up and the use of brown and black

coal has reduced since the 1st of July last year when the tax took effect.

It is easy to look for the negatives when it comes to environmental issues. The negatives tend to stand out more than the positives do. It is easy to focus on the potential pitfalls of a carbon tax or the ways in which it may make life harder for ourselves, but here is some good news to focus on: the first six months of the carbon tax has produced positive results, more than was expected. If every journey starts with a single step, the results from the first six months of the carbon tax show that we started our journey to a cleaner, greener, more sustainable Australia with one big, promising stride.

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exciting part – the time once used on producing the print edition will go toward making this service even better.

The launch of The Pakenham Citizen was not a factor in this decision – that paper was launched after the decision to suspend print editions and will run in a different, less-involved way to The Warragul Citizen.

I am committed to keeping The Warragul Citizen going, but need your help to build the paper’s audience to make

From Page 1… These factors – university, online content obligations and other work – mixed with the highly involved print edition production process have contributed to my decision to place the print edition of the paper on hiatus.

The online component will continue as normal. In fact, the online component is the

THEY have invaded Baw Baw but will not hurt anyone. In fact they are probably helping your garden to thrive.

Large numbers of Plague Soldier Beetles have been reported across Baw Baw as the species thrives in what experts describe as “perfect” conditions.

Residents have reported seeing the long green-withyellow beetles in large clusters covering trees since December.

Warragul man David Steele says this is the first time he has noticed the beetles in 37 years in the area.

“I just haven’t seen huge numbers. There may have been one or two just floating around, but when you see them in such huge numbers you start to take notice,” Mr Steele said.

“On a sunny day they would take to the air in huge

numbers and you’d just see them flying in the garden, and that’s before I noticed them just sitting in the trees.

“They haven’t been very active. I think they are mating at the moment.”

Monash University research fellow Doctor Damian Dowling told The Warragul Citizen the beetles reached plague proportions in parts of Melbourne this summer and last summer.“The beetles swarm to mate, forming huge mating aggregations,” Dr Dowling said.

“They will disperse following mating, and become relatively unnoticeable again.

“The environmental conditions are obviously perfect right now to trigger their aggregation for mating.”

Dr Dowling said he is uncertain what triggers the movements of the beetles, but it is unlikely the beetles will lay their eggs in the areas they were reported.

“Where the beetles swarm to mate won’t necessarily be, and probably won’t be, where the females lay their eggs.”

Dr Dowling said the numbers are not alarming as the beetles pose no risk to people.

“It is presumed they are not a significant garden pest, and might even be a good addition to the garden since they are thought to feed on other pests such as aphids.”

“Because of this it is thought that there is no need or point in controlling their numbers.”

Monash University Professor Steven Chown and academic Doctor Melodie McGeoch explained good rainfall since 2009 has helped improve conditions for the beetles.

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Every free paper needs a strong audience to keep going. Please let your friends know about the paper, and especially let them know about the free email update service which now keeps 1,220 people informed about what is happening in Baw Baw. Last month the website clocked up over 40,500 hits from about 17,700 individual viewers, which is over 20

times the run of the print edition. The total for the entire of January last year was 1,475 hits.

The website now reaches more people in one day than the print edition does every two months.

I hope that by the end of next year the online following will be big enough for me to hire a second journalist, meaning regular print editions may be able to return.

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feel the future of this publication is a great one: it is just too great for one person to handle at the moment.

I would like to thank everyone who has helped with the print edition, from committed advertisers to Easy Az printers whose flexibility has suited my disorganisation perfectly. The work has certainly not gone to waste – the print edition has given authority to the online name.

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Baw Baw’s Citizen and Young Citizen of the year announced

By William Kulich TRAFALGAR community members Ray James and Sarah Hartnell have been announced Baw Baw’s Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year.

Mr James and Ms Hartnell were presented with their awards during Australia Day celebrations at the West Gippsland Arts Centre this morning.

Mr James received the award for his work with the Trafalgar/Thorpdale RSL subbranch, which he reestablished and has been President of for six terms.

Mr James told The Warragul Citizen he was surprised but proud to receive the award.

“I didn’t expect it, I didn’t think I had the qualities really for such a prestigious award but no doubt those people that nominated me thought I did… so I’m extremely proud,” Mr James said.

In his speech Mr James expressed the RSL’s desire that the Trafalgar Cenotaph be moved from the highway to RSL grounds.

Baw Baw Shire Council Mayor Murray Cook said in a media release the branch would not exist without Mr James.

“Prior to his tenure as President community participation had declined considerably, Cr Cook said.

“Through Ray’s sheer determination, the sub-branch is up and running again and is being utilised by the whole community.

“In a total voluntary capacity Ray often puts in

BBSN’s CSG warning THE BAW Baw Sustainability Network has warned Gippsland could become a “wasteland” should mining for coal seam gas be allowed.

The group will run an information weekend on unconventional gas and coal mining next weekend (Feb 9).

Event organiser Ursula Alquier said “ordinary people” need to act to stop risks.

“Gippsland should be farmland not wasteland,” Ms Alquier said.

Our government has shown they are unwilling to [protect] local communities [and] to safeguard our water.

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They can be heroes: Ray James (left) and Sarah Hartnell (right).

three to four days per week at whatever they’re doing just to the RSL, and if he isn’t there go for it.” he is often running around Cr Cook said Ms Hartnell organizing events.” has been a crucial member of the organisation.

“As a leader of the Youth Young Citizen of Foundations project she runs local meetings and has the Year Ms Hartnell received the attended planning forums on Young Citizen of the Year the redevelopment of the award for her work as a program,” Cr Cook said.

“Sarah has been crucial in community leader in Trafalgar.

While still being at school the recruitment of other young Ms Hartnell has been heavily people to serve on the involved in Youth Foundations committee.”

Trafalgar – an organisation which supports youth projects Australia Day and activities.

Ms Hartnell told The Medallions Warragul Citizen young Australia Day Medallions were people should become awarded to Lynn Wells, Diane involved in community groups Jackson and Robin Sefton.

Ms Wells received the and projects that interest them.

“If you’re vaguely medallion for her 19 years interested in doing something keeping West Gippsland in the community just get in Community Radio 3BBR FM there and do it – it’s so much running.

Ms Jackson was awarded fun and it’s so rewarding and the people you meet on the for her 25 years of service with way are so fantastic,” Ms the Drouin Girl Guides.

Ms Sefton, who was unable Hartnell said.

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The Community Event of the Year award went to the Yarragon Railway Centenary Celebrations, the committee of which put in approximately 3,000 working hours to make happen.

The Community Contribution Award was presented to The Crossing Drop in Centre for services to those in hardship.

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She is what she plays: 3BBR FM’s Lynn Wells with her medallion and award certificate.

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