Notes from Loddon Shire 16 November
Published on 16 November 2020
COVID-19 and garage sales
Loddon Shire residents are reminded that outdoor garage sales are not permitted under the Third Step of the Roadmap to reopening as they are on private residential property.
The public gathering limit only applies to public spaces, and therefore is not applicable to household gardens or privately owned outdoor spaces. You can only have up to two people visit you at home each day.
The two people may be from different households and may visit separately. Your intimate partner and dependents are not included in the cap.
Find out more regarding the Third Step of the Roadmap to reopening
VICSES urges public to plan and prepare
Victoria has a long history of flooding, and is home to many flood-prone communities – something that many in our Shire know all too well.
With the Bureau of Meteorology declaring that we are now in La Niña, the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is urging us to prepare for what could be a very wet spring and summer.
According to the VICSES, those who plan and prepare for emergencies can reduce the impact of the emergency and recover more quickly afterwards.
VICSES’s Get Ready website provides information and resources for preparing for emergencies at home and at work. You can also learn more about emergencies and steps you can take to prepare, including for floods and storms.
Visit the VICSES website to find out more and to start planning.
Become a Health Voice
The Murray Primary Health Network (Murray PHN) is encouraging people to become part of its online Health Voices community.
As part of the Health Voices community, you will be asked to answer some simple questions about your experiences of the health system including identifying the gaps and needs of communities. This will help Murray PHN to work to address issues and ensure the primary health care system is effective, efficient and equitable as possible for people living in the Murray PHN region.
The Murray PHN region includes North West and Central Victoria, Goulburn Valley and North East Victoria.
For more details and to register to be a Health Voice in your community go to the Murray PHN website
Young Farmer Business Bootcamp
Agriculture Victoria is delivering a new Young Farmer Business Bootcamp series designed to improve farm business skills.
The free bootcamp will be delivered via Zoom over four 90-minute online sessions, starting from Tuesday 24 November.
Further sessions are scheduled for Tuesday 1 December, Tuesday 8 December and Tuesday 15 December.
All sessions will run from 12 noon to 1.30pm with bootcamp details to be provided upon registration.
Participants can expect to improve their understanding of profit and loss and cash flow budgeting, balance sheets and gross margins, planning for and managing risks and financial planning and analysis.
Find out more and register online via Eventbrite
Loddon Healthy Minds Network art competition
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Loddon Healthy Minds Network Art Competition, including Griffin Lanyon from Boort District School who won Best in Show with his entry Using words to change your state of mind.
The annual art competition aims to raise awareness of mental health within the Loddon community.
This year the themes were: “Stop Stigma” (Open Section and for ages 14 to 18 years), “Living happy and healthy” (for ages 9 to 14 years), and “Kindness begins with me” colouring poster (for children under 9 years old).
To find out more and to view all competition winners’ entries go to the Loddon Healthy Minds Network website and click on “2020 Loddon Healthy Minds Network Art Competition results”.
Join the Let’s Pivot community
A reminder to residents that the Let’s Pivot program is delivering community and professional development free of charge entirely online until 31 March 2021.
Led by Make A Change Australia in partnership with Loddon Shire Council and councils from around the region, Let’s Pivot is a resilience response program to strengthen community efforts.
It delivers inspiration, information, digital connectivity, adaptation ideas, and real time support to wherever you work best.
All members of the community are invited to participate in any way that suits; info-mailers, Zoom discussions, online community, resource toolkit and more.
To find out more and join visit Make A Change Australia