Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen 28 August 2015

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Clay faces see artists explore

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Keltie Mullin and Nicole Smith are learning how to work with clay at the Yarragon Arts Hub as part of the People & Place project. Inset: Kim Pauly. Full story on Page 7

Read more local arts stories in the Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen's new regular section, Baw Baw Life - Page 5 Also in Baw Baw Life: Gippsland's photographic same sex marriage campaign, style, an investigation into off leash areas for dogs and more

Forgotten fees will return: council

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We have something for every budget, including Opinel DIY utility knives for $39.95, oil skin vests for $150, gardening tool sets for $95 and, of course, great Australian made wool-nylon blend socks for $12.95 a pair Shop at Port Phillip for Australian made 1a Barkly Street, Warragul 5623 4369 www.portphillipshop.com.au

BAW BAW // NEW FEES for replacement sharps containers and other budget changes accidentally omitted from Baw Baw's 2015/16 budget will be pushed again for next financial year. A report accepted by councillors on Wednesday noted that a number of new, modified and deleted fees and charges which were to be introduced in the new budget were left off budget documents. While the changes were discussed with councillors and staff and recommendations were made to include them in the budget, they were omitted from the advertised draft

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budget and the final adopted budget. Councillors unanimously accepted the report, as well as the referral of the forgotten fees for inclusion in the 2016/17 budget. "This omission meant no public consultation [on the changes] occurred," Mount Worth ward councillor Murray Cook said on accepting the report. "The council has not done a backflip - [the fees will be included] next time, and will go out for public

consultation as they should have done this year." The report stated the plan to introduce a charge for an empty sharps container "has caused concern in the community, particularly for those residents with a chronic illness requiring this service." Playing with semantics, the report also stated "at no time was the council considering a charge for the disposal of full sharps containers." The council has started a review of its processes following the omissions with a goal of future budgets being released with all planned changes being included.

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