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Plan for 27 lot subdivision knocked down DROUIN // COUNCILLORS have unanimously rejected a plan to develop 27 dwellings on 1.436 hectare block.
The 61 Monica Drive development was referred to councillors after 12 objections from the general public were received. Planning officers recommended councillors refuse the development plan despite it being in a zone which allows high density development.
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"The site is suitably located and zoned for unit development, however, given the fall of the land, the density proposed is not considered appropriate as the intensity of cut and fill required to accommodate the units will create overshadowing issues," a report to councillors said. "If the number of units were to be
reduced, a more acceptable outcome may be able to be achieved and a unit development could possibly proceed at the site. "The proposal is considered to be inconsistent with the decision guidelines of the general residential zone [and] several state planning policies." A spokesperson for the developer told councillors at Wednesday's meeting a Continued Page 2
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Your computer held to ransom SPONSORED IT COLUMN
"I felt as though I had been completely violated." It's not often computers cause visceral emotional responses other than frustration and anger, but a wave of nasty hijacks has affected computer owners across Baw Baw. “Someone stole everything on my computer including my photos and financial records. Now I have to pay them to get it back.” “Why me?” Ransomware – yet another form of malware – has become a great earner for cyber criminals. Attackers are like home invaders who break into your house, take your photo albums and tax documents and leave a ransom note, and in the largely digital world we live in today the impact is the same. How does one wind up the victim of such an attack? In the same way many forms of malware are spread: email. A hacker finds your email address – in many local cases from chain emails and community newsletters where senders have used CC (carbon copy) instead of BCC (blind carbon copy) – and sends you an email with a disguised link to the ransomware; Crypt010cker is one example. Once in your system it spreads to devices attached to your PC and home network, encrypting your photos, accounting files and everything else, locking you out of them. A ransom note is left on the computer demanding cash in return for decryption. It's a terrifying attack and shows there is money to be made from unsafe email practices and malware, but what can you do to make sure it does not happen to you? Prevention, as
always, is better than a cure. Backup your data regularly and do not leave the backup drive attached to your computer when it's done – ransomware is fast and smart and will see your backup and delete files from that too. Having good antivirus with parental controls switched on also helps; yes, you're not a child but these blocks stop you from accidentally visiting dangerous websites. Good quality antivirus is important as many free offerings are not equipped to deal with ransomware. If you have clicked a bad link, hold your computer's off button for 5-10 seconds to force it to switch off or flick the power switch on the wall quickly. It's not good for the computer, but the longer you leave your computer on after the ransomware starts working the more data you could lose. Do not turn the computer back on and seek professional advice. If you use your computer for banking let your bank know immediately and change every password you can access without switching your PC back on. Drop into Itaffinity for a free “Data Backup Considerations” fact sheet, a copy of the Australian Government's “Protecting Yourself Online” booklet and visit scamwatch.gov.au for further information. And finally, a very important message: avoid using CC in your emails. Using BCC instead will protect your friends and co-workers from a ransomware attack. Chain email jokes are only funny until someone loses a file. ITaffinity.com.au - PC sales and repairs 2 Smith Street, Warragul 0499 999 869
27 lot subdivision plan refused From Page 1 precedent had been set at VCAT to allow such developments and the council officers' advice that the development be refused had been a surprise. "In our mind the development is clearly appropriate and reasonable," the spokesperson said. "Up until May this year negotiations suggested [the development was acceptable], but by the time the notice of motion was printed it seems that changed somewhat. "The proposal has a very good chance of being upheld [at VCAT], and we calmly ask the council to see that project as what it is: suitable for the area and planning scheme. "We have sought advice from two VCAT experts. We are unwilling to reduce the number of dwellings tonight having been through a 14 month planning process." Objectors to the motion who also spoke at the meeting did not agree the development was suited to the site. "The parcel of land is relatively small and somewhat unique. It's steeply sloping, borders Whisky Creek wetland, borders significant eucalyptus trees," one objecting neighbour said. "The opportunity exists to design something special that accommodates these features... and can be
something the developer is proud of. The design at present is not that." "Are the land pressures in Drouin really such that development like this is required?" Several objectors raised similar concerns, as well as concerns about the safety of having only one entrance to the estate, parking availability and increased road traffic which they had not expected when buying properties in the area in recent years. "I don't think it's fair on the people who have bought there to have a quiet retirement life to be impacted by so much traffic and people," one objector said. Several objectors raised concerns about the future impact the development could have on the retention of the large gum trees. The developer also spoke to councillors at the meeting. He said there was a need for affordable housing in Drouin and the small lots would help address that. "I say let's approve it so we can build cost effective housing in Drouin," he said. Questioned by Warragul ward councillor Mikaela Power, the developer confirmed he lived in Pakenham. Asked if he understood the Drouin community he replied "I have various other projects in
Drouin." All councillors voted in opposition to the development, with the only exception being Debbie Brown who was unable to vote on the motion due to a conflict of interest. "There are a number of dwellings being fitted on a site that is quite steeply sloping," Cr Power said on moving the motion to reject the development. "Managing the slope and actually having a liveable space... is a really important thing. "This is trying to wedge in a range of houses onto a site that is quite difficult to deal with." Drouin ward councillor Tricia Jones seconded the motion. "The over-development of the site [and] its one in and out access are of concern," Cr Jones said. "I am on the record as being concerned about terraced properties. I'm also concerned about deterioration of walls and footings, we've already seen this in Drouin in the past." "It's unsympathetic to Drouin's natural beauty and is not acceptable as a built form." Mount Worth ward's Murray Cook added: "residents want to maintain the rural aspect of the community and I see such an over-development ofthe site not doing that."
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Arts Centre buys bigger seats for Baw Baw's bigger bums BAW BAW // NEW seating for the West Gippsland Arts Centre approved at this week's council meeting will meet new standards required to accommodate the nation's growing waistlines.
Councillors approved the purchase of 510 new seats to replace those presently in the theatre at a cost of $253,564 following community consultation on design options. The consultation involved five seat options being set up in the council-run centre's foyer for visitors to try out and give feedback on. A key difference between the old and new seats is their width. Community services director Liana Thompson explained why. "Bigger chairs are the new standard," she told the Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen. "The standard for the chairs we've got is smaller. The new ones will be bigger." But wider seats does not mean fewer in the theatre. The total number will rise from around 490 to 510. "We've actually had to change the layout of the theatre to have no middle aisle. There will be a handrail assisted aisle and chairs will be in a continual arc," Ms Thompson said. "This is a very common way of doing it." The need for new seats might not be apparent for casual visitors to the Arts Centre, but it will make a big difference. "This is quite a big thing for this community," Ms Thompson said. "For 30 years we've had three aisles, now we will have two but with great access across the front and back of the theatre. "The chairs have been there for 30 years. They've done their job. "Recently people have been falling
WGAC staff members Jayson Bowles and Debbie Giles trying out new seating options on display during the community consultation period. Photo: William PJ Kulich:PRN01044 through them. Some have been repaired a lot. "The new ones are all-Australian, and modular too. We can actually buy spare parts for them. The old ones were all one unit and [had to be completely removed to be repaired]." The extra seats will be a bonus for the Arts Centre, which regularly sells out shows.
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Another big change at the WGAC will be the council taking over operation of the on-site café. Debritz Catering, Café and Restaurant has operated on the site for the last nine years but the manager has recently taken on a new project. "We are very excited to announce that although we are leaving the Arts Centre, we will be taking our business out to Neerim South and taking over
the Kings Arms Hotel," a Debritz spokesperson said on social media. Baw Baw planning and economic development director Matthew Cripps said there will be changes. "The café will be closed from 28 September until 12 October so we can make minor refurbishments to the café/bar area," he said in a media release. "A limited service of complimentary tea and coffee [will be provided] during this time. "After [that], the WGAC will continue to operate a daily café space where guests can enjoy coffee and light meals as well as the usual pre-show, interval and post show beverage. "At this stage we will be unable to offer restaurant meals in the café... but we have taken the opportunity instead to showcase the great local food Warragul restaurants offer."
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WARRAGUL // IMAGES of the devastation from the Napal earthquake in April this year touched many in Australia, and locals will soon be able to donate through a trivia nightin Warragul.
Funds raised through the event will go to the Centre for Legal Research and Resource Development, a Nepalese organisation which event organisers say is "working on the ground in specific remote communities to ensure that practical support is available." "The beauty of supporting this organisation is that it is a Nepalese organisation and one that is already closely linked with small and remote communities, putting CLRRD in the position to provide help that is both practical and empowering to local communities." The event will be held at the Warragul Club Downtowner on Friday 16 October at 19:00. The cost will be $10 per person and tables of up to 10 can be organised. To register your interest or talk to event organisers you can find the event on Facebook. Search for "Trivia Night for Nepal Earthquake Recovery."
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WARRAGUL // AN investigation is underway into illegal dumping of rubbish on Palmerston Street. Council officers have marked the area next to the Coles car park with yellow tape stating an investigation is underway. "The matter is currently being investigated by Council's Community Compliance team, as the rubbish has been dumped on private land, a Baw Baw Shire spokesperson told the Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen.
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In brief BAW BAW // COUNCILLORS have adopted Baw Baw's revised Positive Ageing Strategy 2015.
The strategy sets out how the council will improve wellbeing for older community members through development of age-friendly policies, services and structures. Revisions to the strategy incorporated feedback from 62 community members and groups. Drouin ward councillor Terry Williamson spoke to the adoption motion at Wednesday's council meeting. He compared the strategy to policies and reports on children recently adopted by the council. "This is the other end of the kinder debate," he said. "The start of life and approaching the end of life needs a lot of thought, especially in our shire. [This report] goes right down to nuts and bolts, safety. "Times change and we have to be able to move with it. Positive ageing deserves the attention we as a council give it."
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BAW BAW // WANT to see the future of sustainable living? The Baw Baw Sustainability Network has an eventfor you.
Two homes on Lardners Track will open their doors to the public to demonstrate green building practices as part of Sustainable House Day on Sunday. Strawbale and off-grid energy solutions, along with other green construction techniques, will be on display at the homes. The homes are located at 1511 Lardners Track, Lardner and 1915 Lardners Track, Torwood. They will be open between 10:00 and 16:00. Visit bbsn.org.au or sustainableh ouseday.com for more information.
Ed Conference in New Jersey, America. Rewards in the Pozible crowd funding campaign include original and digital art largely based around Ms Vandyk's "Sex Ed Alphabet." For more information and to pledge, visit pozible.com/project/199026
BAW BAW // RESULTS of solar and LED public lighting trials will finally be presented to councillors.
Ms Vandyk has researched the "psychology of disgust and the menstrual cycle" and is studying for a Masters of Public Health/Sexual Health and a Diploma Counselling. Passionate about her sex ed career, Ms Vandyk has started selling art to raise funds which will allow her to visit the National Sex
At Wednesday's council meeting Drouin ward councillor Tricia Jones successfully moved that a report into the findings of the trials be presented to the council and the Environment Voice advisory committee be asked to provide information on new developments in public solar lighting. "The Baw Baw shire has long been trialling the alternative lighting and I don't remember ever having a report come back to us with the trial outcome," Cr Jones told councillors. "It will be a good chance to find out what the findings were." In the context of recent developments, Warragul ward councillor Mikaela Power mentioned new glow in the dark footpaths had been
and sexual assault against women. Through these examples, Ms Langton explained how the campaigns worked and the kind of message Collective Shout had tried to send. "Sometimes we'll get people who come on and say 'all men should die,' [but] this is not about having an antagonistic gender war," she said. "It's about respectfully putting our opinion and evidence on the table. "It's not a one sided debate – everyone together has to talk about respect for everyone." The take home message of the talk was one of action. "Change will not come if we wait for someone else," Ms Langton said. "We are the ones who must make this happen." And word is the message has had an impact - a forum organiser told the Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen some of those who attended the talk have since successfully lobbied local retailers to remove inappropriate posters. The problem of sexist behaviour is so entrenched even small changes can be difficult but effective, including basing praise of young girls on achievements, not looks. "Tell girls they're okay as they are," Ms Langton said. "It's really hard to criticise little girls not for their looks. Not talking to her about her looks takes a lot of reprogramming."
Ms Langton said teaching children media literacy was important in lessening the impact of sexist messages. To teach children media literacy, try these activities with them: • watching photoshopping demonstrations on YouTube to show many photos of women in the media are not reality. This also includes looking at photoshopping bloopers to bring humour into the conversation. • looking at images in advertising carefully and comparing the bodies of people in ads to “real bodies.” • reviewing song lyrics together; adults can give context to words and phrases children may not understand. Ms Langton also suggested watching films with the Bechdel test in mind. To pass the test, a film must have at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. Taking action on sexist messages can take many forms, and Ms Langton said it was important for children to see parents taking action. "Let your kids see you standing up," she said. "Tell your kids how you are changing a purchase, sign petitions [and] share messages on social media." You can find resources for dealing with sexist campaigns and images, including research papers on the sexualisation of children, at collectiveshout.org.
WARRAGUL // LOCAL sex ed advocate and artist Bec Vandyk has launched a fundraiser to help further her training.
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BAW BAW // A SPECIAL council meeting will be held to endorse Baw Baw's response submission to the Victorian Electoral Commission's Electoral Representation Review.
The meeting will be held on 12 October at 17:50 to allow the response to be submitted in time. Councillors unanimously supported a motion enabling the special meeting at their meeting this week. Warragul ward councillor Mikaela Power said the timing allowed for "maximum time for input at this stage of the process," while North ward's David Balfour said the wider community could respond individually to the review at a later stage.
TRAFALGAR EAST // A FREE community barbecue will be held at the Trafalgar East Hall to show off the results of recent upgrade and repair works. Hall committee members will answer questions about usage of the hall at the event. The event will be held on Thursday 8 October at 18:30.
expo Empoweredwomenspeakout Dairy reaches 15th BAW BAW // MANY have accepted sexist marketing and products as a fact of life, but a seminar in Warragul on empowering women has told locals they need not stand for it and action can cause change.
Eighty people attended the event on Saturday to hear Felicity Langton, chair of gender equality group Collective Shout, discuss her group's successful campaigns and ways the influence of sexist marketing on children can be lessened. Collective Shout campaigns against groups engaging in activities potentially harmful to women and girls, as well as men and boys. Ms Langton told the audience of occasions when women had been used as plates at events, Hooters sponsoring youth football teams and the sexist decorations of rental camper van company Wicked Campers. Sexualised clothing aimed at every youth bracket including "I'm a tits man" baby shirts and underwear for six year old girls with "call me" and "I heart rich boys" slogans was also discussed, as well as bras pitched at girls under the age of 13. "You can't be telling [girls] they should have bigger breasts," she said. The group has also campaigned against the Lingerie Football League and successfully saw Target and Kmart pull Grand Theft Auto 5 from its shelves for promoting violence
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"We attract 10,000 to 12,000 people including dairy farmers from all over Gippsland," expo organiser Deanne Kennedy told the Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen. "The expo is a one stop shop for farmers, which provides the latest products and innovations." One of the expo's main attractions is a panel convened by Matt Farms from OnFarm Consulting which will discuss how success is perceived in the dairy industry today. A pavillion of activities for kids will entertain children visiting with their family. Everyone in attendance once again has the chance to enter the draw to win $3,000 in the Udder Truth show bag competition. The South Gippsland Dairy Expo will be held on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 September from 09:00 to 15:30 at the Korumburra Showgrounds.
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With the sun beginning to show its face and the smell of spring in the air an early spring lunch was in order. We are grateful for the produce grown around Gippsland and we used a few key ingredients, with some additions from our pantry and garden, to make this lunch. Enjoy the recipes below and we hope you spend as much time as you can eating and relaxing this spring with family and friends.
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Grilled Asparagus with Black Garlic Yoghurt & Dukkah For this dish, grill asparagus with olive oil and serve alongside a bowl of dukkah and a bowl of yoghurt with black garlic paste mixed through. Or get rid of the bowls entirely and drizzle the asparagus with the yoghurt and dukkah. We used Schulz organic yoghurt and black garlic from our pantry. Salads
Roasted Fennel & Parsnip with Pomegranate Dressing Slice six parsnips and two fennel bulbs and toss in a bowl with extra virgin olive oil and salt. Roast in a moderate oven for 30 minutes. During this time combine three tablespoons of pomegranate molasses with three tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a jar with a pinch of salt. We always have Murray River pink salt and Mount Zero organic extra virgin olive oil at our disposal. Once cooked to your liking, place fennel and parsnip together on a nice serving plate (visit String + Salt in Warragul for some inspiration) and drizzle recently shaken dressing and sprinkle over with a few mint leaves.
Roasted Pumpkin with Kale, Lemon & Dukkah Inspired by Sarah Britton - My New Roots Cut one large butternut pumpkin into cubes and remove the skin. Toss with olive oil and salt and roast in a moderate oven for 30 minutes, until tender. While pumpkin is roasting, remove tough stems from a bunch of kale. Slice kale into ribbons and add to a nice serving bowl. Massage kale for a few minutes with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt. Top with roasted pumpkin and add juice from one lemon, toss through with hands and sprinkle with a few tablespoons of dukkah. Grilled halloumi also goes well with this salad.
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Lamb Loin stuffed with Preserved Lemon, Caperberries, Pine Nuts & Barberries Ingredients
• 50 g quince paste* • 1 kg-piece lamb loin • 3 tbs. olive oil* • Stuffing • ½ red onion, chopped • ¼ cup caperberries, stems removed and finely chopped* • 1 preserved lemon, finely chopped* • ½ cup dried barberries* • ¼ cup pine nuts • ½ cup breadcrumbs* • Handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped • 1 thyme sprig, leaves picked • 1 rosemary sprig, leaves picked and chopped • 1 garlic clove, crushed *products available at Stella’s Pantry
Method • Firstly, preheat oven to 180°C • In a small saucepan combine quince paste with 125ml of water, place on stove and stir over low heat until quince paste is melted, around five minutes • Prepare all ingredients for the stuffing and combine in a bowl • Carefully spoon the stuffing into the hollow of the lamb loin, secure with kitchen string • Drizzle lamb with olive oil and season with salt and pepper • Roast for 15 minutes and then remove from oven and pour half the quince syrup over the lamb • Place lamb back in oven and roast for another 30 minutes • Allow lamb to rest for 30 minutes before serving • Remaining quince syrup can be poured over cut lamb Serves: Six Time: from preparation to eating, 1hr 30 minutes Skill Level: Easy.
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Almond & Citrus Cake with Gin Syrup
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• 125g unsalted butter, softened* • 1 cup coconut sugar* • 3 eggs* • 1 lime, zested • 1 lemon, zested • 1½ cups buckwheat flour* • 50g almond meal • ¾ cup Schulz organic yoghurt* • Double cream, to serve* Gin syrup • ¾ cup coconut sugar* • ½ lime, juiced • ½ lemon, juiced • 3 tbsp. gin *products available at Stella’s Pantry
Method • Preheat oven to 180°C
• Prepare round cake tin • Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat in eggs one at a time • Gently stir in flour, zest, almond meal and yoghurt • Transfer mixture into cake tin and bake for 35 minutes • Whilst cake is cooking make gin syrup by combining juice and sugar in a small saucepan • Simmer for five minutes over medium heat until slightly reduced, add gin • Spoon hot syrup over cake, allow the cake to cool before cutting Serves: Eight Time: from preparation to eating, 1hour 5 minutes Skill Level: Easy.
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Locavore Dinner - October the 24th – 6pm to 10pm
Five courses shared table dinner with beer & wine to match This spring join award winning Gippsland chefTrev Perkins on a gastronomic journey of the best local food, wine, beer and produce from this beautiful region. Tickets $150 - trybooking.com/155531
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Seeing orange - Warragul Farmers' Market Visitors to the Warragul Farmers' Market last month would have faced a wall oforange as they walked in, with new oranges glowing in the late winter sun. Farmer Aimee Fisher, pictured, told the Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen there were two main seasons for the fruit: summer and winter. We are presently in the middle of the winter season of Navel oranges. In summer, Valencia oranges take over. Ms Fisher said now was a great time to tuck into a Navel orange. "At the moment they have a really nice sugar to acid ratio," she said. "It's a good balance." Ms Fisher also sells Imperial mandarins, which are approaching the end of their season.
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Garlic has more forms than cloves - Gippsland-grown saffron? It exists! Warragul Farmers' Market Warragul Farmers' Market Leni Teng, this doesn't look like what people see in supermarkets.
Phyll Tierney, saffron grown in Mirboo? It's not something people expect.
Does it have a strong flavour?
Has this been a strong year?
This is spring garlic. It's an early form of garlic, before they bulb up. You can use it like spring onions with a garlic flavour. It's mild, but you can still taste the garlic in there, so it's really beautiful stir fried, you can put it in soup; anywhere that requires spring onion or garlic. You can roast it as well.
So this will bulb up later in the season?
By November or December, if left in the ground, they will bulb up. The thing about garlic is you can harvest it at any stage. If you harvest it early you get the spring garlic, and if you harvest it in a few months they will start to form a bulb and you will get an early form of a clove. If you use that before it dries up it's called wet garlic. That's nice as well – you don't have to peel it, just use the whole thing from bulb to leaf, but if you have excess you can dry it and it becomes like normal garlic. PRN01042
No, it's not, and it's something I just thought I would try and five years down the track, yeah, it's looking good. Each year there is a bigger and bigger harvest and the strength of the product has always been the same since the first harvest – very strong.
Restaurants inMelbourneareinterested, yes?
Yeah, they're saying it's twice as strong as anything they're importing, so we have one of the top restaurants considering buying Australian saffron – I'm pleased with that. It's just great to think they're willing to give an Aussie product a go.
Itmustbe hard work.
The labour content is so enormous. There are no machines... able to pick and pull the strands out, so it's all very hard labour. It takes 230,000 of these flowers to yield a kilogram of saffron. A kilogram is equivalent to gold, per gram. PRN01043
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BAW BAW // GENDER equality remains a prominent issue in local politics, despite significant progress being made through legislation and social change.
Since the Baw Baw Shire was established 24 years ago, the representation of gender in the political landscape has changed substantially. Hedy Kirkbride served as a councillor for the Warragul Shire – one of the three councils which amalgamated to make Baw Baw – and was one of the first women to be elected to a Victorian council. "It was extremely interesting and pretty full on," she told the Warragul &Baw Baw Citizen. "I didn't know what I was signing myself up for but I was encouraged to stand by people who knew me and my views.
Hedy Kirkbride at home. Photo by Jack Lacy. PRN01040 "I also wanted to contribute to the community I lived in. "There was a particular female councillor, Marg Malick, who encouraged me as well. People said to me 'we need someone like you on council' because, I guess, I was fairly outspoken." Ms Kirkbride's term lasted from 1989 to 1991 and during that time was instrumental in passing progressive legislation. "The first thing I did, the very first day, I stopped councillors from smoking inside the council rooms,"
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she said. "They refused to pass the motion that I put up that the rooms be smoke free. They didn't support it but they decided out of courtesy that they would stop and they did. "In those days you could smoke anywhere inside the arts centre and the council offices. "The other thing that I did notice, very early on, was the sexist language in council minutes, agendas, which is what was happening a lot back then. "Some of the other councillors didn't understand what I was on about and we had huge discussions. I tried to change the words chairmen to chairperson, which they did. Everything also said 'he' there was never 'he or she'." Ms Kirkbride said there was widespread sexism in the council at the time, which contributed to her work sometimes being an uphill battle. "I remember once getting an invitation to something [which was addressed to] 'Councillor Kirkbride and wife,' which I found highly amusing," she said. "I remember having a go at one particular female councillor because when we had a break, she would go and make tea for the blokes and pick up their cups and wash them. That was what women were expected to do. I was quite horrified by it. "There were instances where, for example, either I or Marg would raise an issue that would get voted down and then one of the men would later get it through because he raised it. They supported him and not us. Just little things sometimes, like wanting to go to a conference and they said 'you don't need to go.'" Following the 2012 council elections, the number of female councillors in Baw Baw dropped from four to three. Female representatives have never been a majority in
Baw Baw. According to Warragul ward councillor Mikaela Power there had been "a campaign organised by local representative bodies to get more women elected" at that election. "My view of local government is that there are some more spaces [available] for women to be working," Cr Power said. "There needs to be a greater representation of women in council. It’s a generalisation but I think a lot of women are hesitant to stand. There is the mentality of 'I can’t do all of those things so I won’t have a go.' Most councils are stuck in a traditional mindset of the old white bloke; to go against that view is difficult. "We should be encouraging all sorts of people including women to have a go." Ms Kirkbride added: "I know there is a push in politics to have more women involved in government. I am also aware there has been a push to encourage more women on local council. It stands to reason that women should have a big representation by other women because there are issues that concern women that perhaps men don't have that edge about." Although the elected representatives – headed by a female mayor – are not equal, the Baw Baw Shire's executive team achieves a gender balance; a female CEO with two male directors and one female director. "It's obvious by the numbers that there are more men than women, particularly at a management level," Cr Power said. Both Cr Power and Ms Kirkbride said they believe the societal expectation associated with gender is one of the main factors contributing to the gender imbalance in elected officials. "People could argue there are reasons for this difference. Traditionally women had [a greater amount of] responsibility, especially in regard to childcare and were required to put their careers on hold," Cr Power said. "Women with more than one child find it hard to maintain their career because of kids in child care."
Ms Kirkbride said "it's not easy." "We had little primary school aged kids; I couldn't have done it without the support of my husband," she said. "Some days I would go to a breakfast meeting, a lunchtime meeting and an evening council meeting. I was on thirteen committees at one stage and so I was in and out a bit. I couldn't go shopping without people stopping me to raise some issue. [My husband] did what had to be done; pick up the kids, cook, clean, shop. That was really good." Despite significant progress being made, including the implementation of the Victorian Local Government Women's charter by the Victorian Local Governance Association, there is more work to be done. A report by the Victorian Workplace Gender Equality Agency showed that this year 29.5 per cent of councillors across the state's 78 municipalities are female. Less than one third of women are represented on councils in Victoria and only a fifth hold executive level positions. Cr Power said government and industry working together was crucial for improved representation across all fields if there is to be any hope of achieving gender equality. "The fact the gender of the newly appointed governor general is newsworthy means there is still a long way to go," she said. "Government and industry need to identify clear actions that will change things and develop a clear plan of attack, a plan of action. We go 'oh it’s a problem; it’s a bit too hard.' There is no coordinated approach. "For politics in general, I’m in favour of creating opportunities for women to run for leadership positions. There currently exists a 50 per cent target for women on boards, who have to go through specific selection process and an election process. "We have been saying for the last 15 or so years we should have more women but went backwards in council elections. We need to do more."
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RE: DiscomfortoverVECreview submission (WBBC14 August2015): The council's point about a mix ofmultiand single-councillors wards resulting in inconsistent vote counting systems and confusion is a good one. They could also have said that having such a mix is a good way to gerrymander results, ifyou have single-councillor wards in areas that favour a certain side, and multicouncillor wards in areas that aren’t so favourable to that side. The same applies to having a mix of wards with different numbers ofcouncillors, ifyou make the quota higher in areas where your opponents don’t poll well, and make the quota lower in the areas where you don’t poll so well. I’m not saying this has happened here, but it is not democratic for the quota to be 20 per cent in Warragul, 25 per cent in Drouin and 33.33 per cent in the East. The only three outcomes with nine councillors that make democratic sense are: • nine single councillor wards (quota 50 per cent for everyone) • three wards ofthree councillors (quota 25 per cent for everyone) • the council elected as a whole (quota 10 per cent for everyone) The easiest way to fix the council proposal would be for part ofthe Warragul ward to be excised and added to the Eastern ward so both wards would be ofequivalent population to the Drouin ward, with three councillors each. It would make that Eastern ward even larger, but there would be an extra councillor to cover the kilometres. Having democratic councils is much more important than having small wards. "Simon" ~ via warragulcitizen.com
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RE: Labormakes penalty rates an election issue (WBBC14 August2015): Good response from Mr. Broadbent with WBBC trying to nail him re. WorkChoices. Broadbent 1, WBBC 0. "Raymond" ~ via warragulcitizen.com
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