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Chisholm elected mayor

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Chisholm elected mayor

MITCHELL Shire Council has a new mayor, with North Ward Councillor Bill Chisholm elected to the position at a special council meeting last Monday (November 26) in Broadford.

Cr Chisholm was elected alongside new Deputy Mayor Cr David Atkinson.

Cr Chisholm replaced Cr Rhonda Sanderson while Cr Atkinson replaced Cr David Lowe after each served for the past two years.

Cr Chisholm ran against Cr Lowe for the top job, winning the vote 6-3 with Crs Sanderson, Atkinson, Fiona Stevens, Annie Goble, and Rob Eldridge voting in his favour.

Cr Chisholm said he wanted to see Mitchell Shire continue to grow and remain prosperous in both rural and urban areas for many years to come.

“A key focus for me is working across the municipality to support urban and rural communities, providing stability and building on the work of the last two years,” he said.

“I want to continue to build on our vision for creating liveable communities with a focus on community engagement, economic development, roads and making our communities safer and more resilient.

“I look forward to working towards this with the assistance of my fellow Councillors, staff, the broader community and the Victorian Government.

“I would like to thank Cr Sanderson and Cr Lowe for their hard work and dedication to our shire over the past two years. I look forward to continuing the work.”

Prior to the election of the new mayor, Cr Sanderson tabled the annual Mayoral Report in which she reflected on her time as mayor.

“Together we have built a solid foundation with the new council over the past two years which has been fantastic. We have focused on council’s mission, which is to work with our community to create a great quality of life,” she said.

“I am very proud of the work we have achieved in such a short time. I would like to thank my fellow councillors, the former deputy mayor, staff, our government representatives and our community for their support of Mitchell Shire and their active involvement in our projects.

“These partnerships have been a key to our success, and I look forward to seeing this work continue under the new leadership. I would like to also congratulate Cr Chisholm and Cr Atkinson, I know they will do a great job and I wish them all the best.”

Big blokes band together

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Big blokes band together

LAST WEEK, the Big Blokes Brunch Program won the 2018 Network North East Neighbourhood House (NENHN) partnership award for their outstanding contribution to the Whittlesea community.

The Big Blokes Brunch is a program run by the Whittlesea Community House who have partnered up with the Department of Justice to provide a weekly free lunch to men in the Whittlesea Community and surrounding areas.

The program provides men in the area the chance to connect, share a healthy meal and find out about local services in the community.

The lunch is prepared by people on community service orders and the food is donated from Second Bite and Food Share.

Whittlesea Community House Manager Mary-Lynn Griffith told North Central Review that the partnership was a great success.

“Through the partnership we’re able to do way more for the community than we would by ourselves,” she said.

Ms Griffith added that the mutually beneficial program has also assisted the volunteer cooks with finding employment afterwards.

“Some people have found work in hospitality as a result of completing the program,” she said.

Program Coordinator Tim Russo added that the men who attend attend have incredible stories to share at lunch.

“These men come from all backgrounds, ex-army men, men that were huge in the tramways industry. If you find out the stories of some of these people and what they did, you’d be stunned.

Mr Russo also said that the real benefit to the program is that it assists with feelings of isolation and loneliness amongst men.

“Men’s health is a big issue that is often underestimated in the community, the program is great for mental health,” said Mr Russo.

Barrie Stewart who initiated the program told the North Central Review he recognised a lack of programs that ran for men in the community outside of the men’s shed.

“We can see week by week that people keep coming back. I mean, we lose a few men during the bowls season but we gain them later on, it means a lot to them.

“The award has been great, I hope the program just keeps going and we get more men coming down,” said Mr Stewart.

Kilmore shows off

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Kilmore shows off

IT was a beautiful day on Saturday to celebrate the Kilmore community at the 156th Annual Kilmore Agricultural Show.

With a wide range of talents on display, families got to enjoy blade shearing demonstrations, farm dog trials, camel rides, pedal-powered smoothies, balloon animals, and everything in between.

Emergency services hosted an interactive demonstration, providing helpful information heading into summer as children tackled the high-pressure CFA water hose or donned a checkered blue cap.

As always, home crafts covered a broad spectrum of entries, ranging from the classic boiled fruit cake right through to the best decorated gumboot.

The signature Christmas pudding competition garnered plenty of traction, with exhibitors coming from as far as Queensland to enter their best festive dish.

Painting, photography, woodwork and floral art all highlighted the incredible local talent raised in the Mitchell Shire, while the small dog dash and dog high jump showcased our most talented four-legged friends.

Yan Yean sees red

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Yan Yean sees red

FOLLOWING the state-wide trend, Labor’s Danielle Green retained her seat of Yan Yean, winning two-thirds of the vote after preferences.

Ms Green’s win was one of 51 for Labor as of 10.30am Monday morning, giving Premier Daniel Andrews a second term in office.

Ms Green defeated former Liberal candidate Meralyn Klein with a 13.1 per cent swing towards the ALP to retain the seat she has held since 2002.

Ms Klein was disendorsed by the Liberal Party after she was featured in a video published by far-right party the Australian Liberty Alliance.

While Ms Klein appeared on ballot papers as a Liberal candidate, she was running as an independent on election day.

Ms Green won 55.2 per cent of first preference votes with 63.8 per cent of votes counted, a 12 per cent swing in her favour.

Ms Klein, meanwhile, won 27.7 per cent, a 14.8 per cent swing against her.

Greens candidate High McKinnon won 6.4 per cent and other parties won the remaining 10.8 per cent.

Ms Green dominated the polls in Diamond Creek, Doreen, Laurimar, Mernda and Wallan while it was a closer contest in Whittlesea, Wattle Glen and Beveridge.

Ms Green said she was stunned by the result.

“It felt very good at prepoll and the feeling got better every day. I never in my wildest dreams expected to win on primaries and I’d never done that before in five elections.

Ms Green said work has already started on Labor’s plans for the new term.

“Yesterday, the North East Link went to market as we promised and that’s a huge game changing project,” she said.

“Mental health professionals will be in schools from the start of the next school year and I think that’s crucially important to support our young people, especially in the lead up to the 10th anniversary of Black Saturday. And it’s important to me to support people who will be doing it tough in the lead up to the anniversary.

“As soon as the ministry is known, I’ll be making contact with the relevant ministers to start making progress on the things we’ve promised like the new community hospitals in the north, new paediatric department at the Northern, new schools, continuing to work on the new campus for Beveridge PS, additional carriages for the Seymour line and the overall positive plan we have for Melbourne’s north.”

Yan Yean, Euroa retained

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Yan Yean, Euroa retained

MEMBERS for Euroa and Yan Yean each retained their seats at Saturday’s state election, both winning by significant margins.

Member for Euroa Steph Ryan retained her seat for the Nationals with a convincing victory over Labor candidate Fionna Deppeler-Morton.

Ms Ryan’s victory went against the state-wide trend of Labor victories that gave Premier Daniel Andrews a second term in office with 51 seats won by the sitting government at time of writing.

Ms Ryan won 60.8 per cent of the first preference vote in the Nationals strong hold, a 25.5 per cent swing after the Liberal Party did not enter a candidate.

Meanwhile, Ms Deppeler-Morton won 27.7 per cent of the first preference vote.

After preferences, Ms Ryan won the seat with 66.1 per cent to Ms Deppeler-Morton’s 33.9 per cent, a 1.6 per cent swing towards the Nationals.

Ms Ryan was heavily favoured further north in Benalla and Euroa, while Broadford’s Ms Deppeler-Morton provided tougher competition in Broadford, Kilmore, Wandong, Seymour and Clonbinane.

There was a 4.8 per cent swing in favour of the ALP and a 6.1 per cent swing against the Liberal Party.

Euroa was one of six seats won by the Nationals and one of 24 won by the Coalition.

Ms Ryan said she’s humbled to be returned to the seat of Euroa in the face of a state-wide swing.

“The result is bitter sweet. While The Nationals performed strongly across the state, the swing against the Liberals means Labor has retained government,” she said.

“Labor’s re-election means the $2 billion the Liberals and Nationals committed to the Euroa electorate to improve our train service and build much needed infrastructure including the Kilmore bypass to revitalise the town will be much harder to achieve.”

FOLLOWING the state-wide trend, Labor MP Danielle Green retained the seat of Yan Yean, winning two-thirds of the vote after preferences.

Ms Green’s win was one of 51 for Labor as of 10.30am Monday morning, giving Premier Daniel Andrews a second term in office.

Ms Green defeated former Liberal candidate Meralyn Klein with a 13.1 per cent swing towards the ALP to retain the seat she has held since 2002.

Ms Klein was disendorsed by the Liberal Party after she was featured in a video published by far-right party the Australian Liberty Alliance.

While Ms Klein appeared on ballot papers as a Liberal candidate, she was running as an independent on election day.

Ms Green won 55.2 per cent of first preference votes with 63.8 per cent of votes counted, a 12 per cent swing in her favour.

Ms Klein, meanwhile, won 27.7 per cent, a 14.8 per cent swing against her.

Greens candidate High McKinnon won 6.4 per cent and other parties won the remaining 10.8 per cent.

Ms Green dominated the polls in Diamond Creek, Doreen, Laurimar, Mernda and Wallan while it was a closer contest in Whittlesea, Wattle Glen and Beveridge.

Ms Green said she was stunned by the result.

“It felt very good at prepoll and the feeling got better every day. I never in my wildest dreams expected to win on primaries and I’d never done that before in five elections,” she said.

Ms Green said work has already started on Labor’s plans for the new term.

“Yesterday, the North East Link went to market as we promised and that’s a huge game changing project,” she said.

“Mental health professionals will be in schools from the start of the next school year and I think that’s crucially important to support our young people, especially in the lead up to the 10th anniversary of Black Saturday. And it’s important to me to support people who will be doing it tough in the lead up to the anniversary.

“As soon as the ministry is known, I’ll be making contact with the relevant ministers to start making progress on the things we’ve promised like the new community hospitals in the north, new paediatric department at the Northern, new schools, continuing to work on the new campus for Beveridge PS, additional carriages for the Seymour line and the overall positive plan we have for Melbourne’s north.”

Macedon seeing red

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Macedon seeing red

MEMBER for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas retained her seat, winning 62.8 per cent of the vote after preferences with 76.5 per cent of votes counted.

Ms Thomas’s win was won of 51 for Labor, giving Premier Daniel Andrews a second term in office.

Ms Thomas will also serve her second term after the win, which came with a 9 per cent swing in favour of the ALP.

The Labor member won 49 per cent of the first preference vote, a 10.3 per cent swing in her favour, while Liberal candidate Amanda Millar won 32.4 per cent of first preference votes with a 11.5 per cent swing against the Liberal Party.

Greens candidate Ralf Thesing won 9.2 per cent of the vote, a 5.6 per cent swing against the Greens, with other parties making up the remaining 9.5 per cent.

Ms Thomas was heavily favoured at voting centres in Romsey, Woodend, Kyneton and Riddell, while it was a tighter contest in Gisborne, Bolinda, Darraweit Guim and Lancefield.

Ms Thomas said she wanted to thank the people of Macedon for allowing her to serve them for another four years.

“But there’s much more to do and I’m looking forward to delivering on our commitments to this region including upgrading Lancefield and Romsey Primary Schools, funding to finish the Romsey Ecotherapy Park, establishing the Romsey Men’s Shed, starting work on the roundabout at Barry Street, upgrading Riddells Creek CFA and finishing work on the massive safety upgrades to Melbourne – Lancefield Road,” she said.

“I’m also looking forward to continuing to deliver on our government’s historic reforms to family violence, mental health and early childhood education.”

We’re Hiring: General Manager / Editor

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We’re Hiring: General Manager / Editor

Reporting to the Owners, this dual role of General Manager/Editor will be responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the business along with management of all staff. In addition, managing a small team of journalists who will write general news and sport for our papers that is both timely and relevant to our readers. The successful applicant will have a thorough understanding of general news content, be responsible for what is printed under the Press Council regulations as well as managing customer expectations.

Your Background:

  • 5 years’ people management experience
  • 3 years’ newspaper editor experience
  • Bachelor Degree or higher in Journalism
  • Formal education / training in Business / HR or similar
  • Proficient with InDesign, and Microsoft Office programs, in particular Word and Outlook
  • Experience in managing teams in particular with writing newspaper articles, proofreading and press releases; also writing content for websites and managing profiles on social media
  • Ability to get people to work efficiently under your management
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and listening
  • Good working knowledge of the English language and its correct use with context and grammar
  • High energy with determination to get the job done
  • Self-motivated with a drive to improve self, team and business as a whole
  • Sound business acumen, understanding of P+L
  • Exposure with managing various OHS issues and training of staff to reduce risks
  • Current, valid driver’s licence
  • Current working with children’s check

Key Selection Criteria:

  1. Ability to communicate clearly, effectively and cultivate productive working relationships with a diverse range of customers and stakeholders
  2. Experience in managing competing priorities and organising work in order to complete tasks at an appropriate standard while meeting strict deadlines
  3. Excellent delegation skills and the ability to create a work climate where people are empowered to take action
  4. The ability to deal with complex situations requiring the assessment of priorities under pressure within short time frames
  5. Proven inspirational, motivational and empowering leadership qualities to deliver outcomes
  6. Tenacity and the ability to follow through to a successful conclusion

How to Apply:

To be considered for this position, you must submit your resumé and a cover letter (3 page max) addressing the Key Selection Criteria to gm@newspaperhouse.com.au.

Only applicants who are an Australian resident or hold a relevant visa are eligible to apply (NO VISA sponsorship).

Klein disendorsed

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Klein disendorsed

LIBERAL Party candidate Meralyn Klein has been disendorsed by her party following claims of an assault and rape threat made in an anti-Muslim video.

In the video, published by far-right party the Australian Liberty Alliance, Ms Klein spoke to Australian Liberty Alliance Upper House candidate Avi Yemini about an alleged incident that took place about a decade ago.

In the video, Ms Klein said she and her daughter were assaulted by two teenage boys from a neighbouring business.

Ms Klein did not describe the background or religion of the alleged attackers, but did say the teenagers ‘were not so happy with two blonde women running their own restaurant’.

However words added in post-production said, ‘they were Muslim…’ and ‘#muslimban’.

Ms Klein told the North Central Review she filmed the video on Wednesday (November 14) with the intent of highlighting crime and violence against women, not speaking out against anyone.

“It’s coming up to White Ribbon Day so I wanted to do a video that highlighted crime,” Ms Klein said.

Ms Klein said Mr Yemini never divulged to her that he was a member of the Australian Liberty Alliance and filmed the video with the understanding that she and the Liberal Party would have the opportunity to approve of it before it was published.

Ms Klein said she was not aware of Mr Yemini’s political affiliation despite Mr Yemini wearing an Australian Liberty Alliance polo shirt and carrying a microphone with the party’s logo.

“I actually didn’t notice it. I didn’t even look to be honest,” she said.

Late Wednesday night, Ms Klein said her daughters made her aware of the video, after which she contacted Mr Yemini through a ‘friend of a friend’, threatening legal action if he did not take the video down.

Ms Klein said the video was taken down Wednesday night before being posted again on Thursday.

Ms Klein added reports of a deal between herself and the Australian Liberty Alliance were completely false.

“[The Australian Liberty Alliance] is last on my ticket and, if you think about it, as the then Liberal Party candidate who preferenced his party last, why on earth would I support him?” she said.

“The reality is I don’t care what colour you are, red, white, blue or purple, the reality is crime is crime and the people who commit crime should do the time.

“I have no affiliation with his party and I certainly don’t endorse the rubbish he put on top of it.”

Despite being disendorsed, Ms Klein will still appear on the ballot as a Liberal candidate as she was disendorsed after pre-polling had already started.

If Ms Klein is elected, she would be elected as an independent despite appearing as a Liberal candidate on the ballot.

Lalios makes council return

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Lalios makes council return

CITY of Whittlesea councillor Mary Lalios made her return to council at last Tuesday night’s (November 13) council meeting after not attending a meeting since April this year.

The return comes as prior requests to grant Cr Lalios a leave of absence have been denied and another absence would have seen her disqualified from her position as councillor.

An emergency meeting was called last week in a last-ditch effort to grant Cr Lalios leave before the decisive meeting but the matter was never heard after the councillors wishing to move the motion for leave failed to attend the meeting.

A previous attempt at granting Cr Lalios leave was unsuccessful in September after it was revealed she had made a WorkCover claim against council.

Once her attendance at the 6.30pm meeting was noted, Cr Lalios left the chambers with her belongings around 6.45pm and did not return.

Cr Lalios said she is working with council on a permanent return.

“I am working with council to gradually return to my councillor role, after an unplanned absence,” she said.

“I look forward to being able to continue to serve this wonderful community, as I have for the last 13 years and three times as Mayor.

“There’s lots to be done for this growing community and I will continue to be a strong advocate for residents and ratepayers.”

Meanwhile, apologies for Crs Emilia Sterjova and Tom Joseph were accepted and a leave of absence was approved for Cr Alahna Desiato while she contests the state seat of Thomastown in this Saturday’s election.

Shed one step closer

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Shed one step closer

AFTER months of work and campaigning, Romsey will finally have a men’s shed to call its own.

In a significant milestone for men’s sheds in Victoria, the Romsey Men’s Shed will be the 100th to receive funding through the state government.

Member for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas announced on Tuesday (November 13) the Romsey Men’s Shed would receive $60,000 to build a new shed at Romsey Park.

Despite being formally incorporated in June, the shed hasn’t been able to have any formal or regular meetings or recruit members due to the lack of space.

The announcement means that men in Romsey will soon have a place they can get together, share skills and take on projects that benefit the local community.

The funding will get the Men’s Shed most of the way towards building a new shed, but they have a yet to secure a site for it.

Romsey Men’s Shed secretary Patrick Holt said the funding was a pleasant surprise but doesn’t quite finish the job.

“Our primary focus is we need to get a site secured first. We’ve expressed interest to council about Romsey Park so we’re still waiting to hear back from them about that,” he said.

“The $60,000 will get us pretty close to buying a shed but maybe not getting it standing.

“There was obviously surprise, but gratitude too because Mary-Anne went into bat for us and we really appreciate it.”

Ms Thomas said the Men’s Shed will be a wonderful asset for the Romsey community.

“It will engage men from across the region so they have the chance to come together, share their skills and catch up with mates,” she said.

“Having somewhere to go and spend time with other men makes a huge difference to men’s health and wellbeing.”

“Congratulations to the Romsey community for getting behind this project. They can now start work on building a Men’s Shed for Romsey thanks to this grant.”

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