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In this edition: recycling in the spotlight; claim your worm farm and compost bin subsidy; get prepared for the fire season; what's on this weekend; public art for Great Victorian Rail Trail; and get your COVID-19 vaccine.
Picture: Take advantage of our worm farm and compost bin subsidy until the end of this month. Details below.
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RETHINK YOUR RECYCLING HABITS
To celebrate National Recycling Week next week, we're hosting a free Rethink Recycling virtual tour and trivia session with the Rethink Waste Education Centre
Join the fun on Tuesday 9 November at 7pm for a 75-minute virtual session to see where your recycling goes after it leaves your kerbside.
Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week, now in its 25th year, helps you to improve your recycling knowledge and to build better recycling habits.
You can take part by joining the Rethink Recycling online event, brushing up on your recycling knowledge, or discovering new tricks to cut down on waste and improve recycling and reuse.
Tune in to hear from Grace, our Waste Education Officer, on OKR FM at 9am Monday to brush up on your recycling knowledge and discover some new tricks to improve your recycling and reuse. Listen in on 98.3 FM (Wallan area) or 97.1 FM (Kilmore area) or live online on the OKR FM website.
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WORM FARM AND COMPOST SUBSIDY
We're offering a Compost Bin and Worm Farm subsidy until the end of November, where residents can claim up to 50 per cent back for any compost bin or worm farm purchased at one of our participating retailers (capped at $50 for worm farms and $30 for compost bins).
The subsidy gives a low-cost opportunity to introduce composting and worm farming into home recycling routines, as well as reducing the amount of waste going into garbage bins.
Find participating retailers and how to claim on our website. Closes 30 November.
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Purchase from Broadford Timber and Hardware, Kilmore Mitre 10, Seymour Bunnings or Wallan Pretty Sally Home and Garden and claim your subsidy this month.
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PARKING FOCUS
Pressure on parking in main streets
The car parks in busy main streets and shopping strips are timed to encourage shorter stays to keep the spots free for shoppers and visitors rather than all day or longer term parking.
It's great to see our main streets busy after lockdown, but it does mean it is more important than ever that we try to keep these parking spaces turning over.
If you need to stay longer than the allocated time, please use one of the longer timed spots or an all day parking space.
You will need to walk a little further, but the shorter parking spaces really do help support our traders by encouraging more people to visit.
Please do the right thing and avoid a fine.
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ARE YOU FIRE READY?
Act now to protect your property
We live in a high bushfire and grassfire risk area in Mitchell, so it’s important to prepare your properties and make a bushfire survival plan well ahead of the hot summer months.
Have you taken these steps?
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Plan what to do in the event of a fire
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Download the VicEmergency app
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Keep the grass short around your property
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Remove, leaves, twigs and loose bark from around the home
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Cut back overhanging tree branches within 10 metres of your house
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Remove material that can burn from around your home (such as woodpiles)
The CFA has also launched a brand new website and it has same easy to find and helpful resources to help you plan ahead and find information in an emergency.
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Each year we acknowledge the achievements of individuals and groups in our community through our Community Awards. The awards will be presented at the Broadford Australia Day event in 2022.
We're looking for nominations in the following categories:
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Citizen of the Year
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Young Citizen of the Year
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Community Event of the Year
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Community Organisation of the Year
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Access and Inclusion Champion
Nominations close at 9am, Wednesday 10 November.
Find out more or nominate on our website now.
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Council services returning to normal
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With the new roadmap stage reached last weekend, we've been able to reopen most of our services to people who are fully vaccinated, which also means we've been able to increase the number of people in our facilities too.
It is great to see our sporting and community facilities preparing to head back into action and to see so many people out and about supporting our local traders and businesses.
We are also able to offer click and collect printing for anyone who needs a hard copy of their vaccination certificate.
If you are are not double vaccinated, please check our website before attending a face-to-face service to see if you are able to attend on-site and what alternative arrangements may be in place.
If you need to bring forward your second dose, or book your first, there are a number of local pop up opportunities over the next few weeks. We've included details below as well as a summary of the latest vaccination data by postcode in our area.
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Pyalong area 90%
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Kilmore area 85%
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Wandong/Heathcote Junction area 85%
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Beveridge area 85%
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Wallan area 85%
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Tooborac area 80%
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Tallarook area 75%
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Broadford area 75%
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Seymour area 70%
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Puckapunyal area 60%
Thank you to everyone who has helped get these numbers up over the last few weeks. We hope to see Tallarook, Broadford, Seymour and Puckapunyal tip into the green mark soon.
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COVID VACCINES
Free vaccine for anyone over 12
While the vaccination rates in some areas of Mitchell Shire are travelling along nicely, there's still a few towns sitting below the 80% fully vaccinated target.
To help residents get their vaccine as quickly as possible and to protect the community, there's some pop-up vaccination clinics happening in the next few weeks:
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Wallan Secondary College, Saturday 6 November, 10am to 6pm, no bookings needed
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Tallarook, Railway Place, Thursday 11 November, 10am to 11.30am, no bookings needed
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Seymour, Chittick Park, Thursday 11 November, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, no bookings needed
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Beveridge Community Hall, Tuesday 16 November, 6pm to 8pm, book via Nexus Primary Health
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Broadford Hall, Wednesday 17 November, 10.30am to 3.30pm, no bookings needed or register online
Appointments are also available through the state run centres at Kilmore and Seymour hospitals as well as many local GPs and pharmacies.
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VACCINE FACTS
Fantastic fact checker videos
If you're unsure about the vaccine or you're trying to start a conversation with someone you know about getting vaccinated, the University of Melbourne has prepared some fantastic videos about common questions, potential concerns and vaccine myths.
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The different types of vaccines available
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Vaccinations and children
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Vaccinations, pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility
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How to convince family or friends to get vaccinated
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Booster shots
These are great resources if you want to find out more about the vaccine.
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CALLING BUSINESSES
Free COVID-safe forums
Business owners and managers are invited to these upcoming COVID-Safe forums and webinars with the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR).
Roadmap and COVID-safe settings forums:
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Sports and fitness: 9 November, 3pm
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Markets: 10 November, 3pm
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Office-based businesses: 12 November, 1pm
Keeping your business COVID-safe education webinars:
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Food retail: 4 November, 3.30pm
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Hair and beauty: 5 November, 10.30am
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Beauty and personal care: 10 November, 10am
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Cafes and restaurants: 15 November, 10am
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RESUME HELP
Workshops for young people
One-on-one sessions to help young people polish their resume and get ready to join the workforce will be held on Thursdays throughout November.
Anyone aged between 15-24 years can take advantage of these free sessions, which will give you a complete up-to-date, professional resume.
The sessions will be held every Thursday from 3.30-to 4.30pm and 4.30-5.30pm at the Wallan Youth Room at the Wallan Multi-Purpose Community Centre.
Spots are limited, so book now to secure your spot. To book, email apugliese@prace.vic.edu.au or phone 0457 892 893.
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CONSULTATION OPPORTUNITIES
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Input wanted
We have consultations open and would like to hear your views and ideas. We're currently seeking input on:
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Seniors fitness equipment in Kilmore and Seymour (closing: Monday 8 November)
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Road renaming in Wallan (closing: Monday 8 November)
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How do our parks rate? (closing: Monday 24 January)
You can find out more on our Engaging Mitchell consultation portal.
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Interested in rail trail art?
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We are seeking ideas from our communities about a $1.2 million outdoor art project along the Great Victorian Rail Trail between Tallarook and Mansfield.
Mansfield, Mitchell and Murrindindi Shire Councils are holding pop-up events and online sessions for people to find out more and share their ideas about the sort of art they would like to see and where along the rail trail to locate it. You can also get involved via an interactive online map and an online survey.
Community members with a keen interest in art, tourism and the Rail Trail are also encouraged to nominate to join a Community Reference Group, which will help select the art and locations.
We'll be at the Tallarook Farmers' Market this Sunday. We'll also be popping up at the main street in Seymour on Friday 12 November from 10am to 1pm and we'll be at Trawool Estate on Friday 4 December from 10.30am to 2.30pm.
Visit Murrindindi Shire Council's engagement platform The Loop for more details including how to register for online sessions on 23 November and 2 December.
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WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND
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It's great to see events returning
We're starting to see events returning across the shire.
You can list your event or find out what's on through the event calendar on our website.
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CURRENT VACANCIES
Looking for a new career?
Have you considered a career with Mitchell Shire Council or do you know someone who is looking for work?
We are recruiting for the following roles:
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Resource Recovery Centre Operator
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Communications Advisor (temporary)
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Senior Management Accountant
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Project Manager – Civil Infrastructure
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Community Development Officer - Liveability
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Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse
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Maternal and Child Health Nurse
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Maintenance Worker
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Swim Instructors
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NOVEMBER MEETINGS
November schedule
We're still online for Council meetings.
The next meetings will be held on:
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Monday 8 November, Community Questions and Hearings Committee, 7pm
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Monday 15 November, Election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and appointment of Committee representatives, 7pm
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Monday 22 November, Council Meeting, 7pm
You can view agendas for upcoming meetings and watch previous meetings online.
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