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Business owners to receive psychological support
Volunteers are set to visit Wellington business owners to offer support around the emotional impacts of bushfire, drought and Covid-19.
Members of the Victorian Council of Churches Emergencies Ministry will offer face-to-face support visits from Monday 1 February until Wednesday 3 February in Dargo, Heyfield, Maffra, Rosedale, Stratford and Yarram.
Since 1977, the VCCEM has been engaged by the state government to provide support to disaster-affected people, providing counselling and support services. VCCEM work includes caring for those affected by the Ash Wednesday bushfire, Gippsland Floods, Black Saturday bushfires and the Bourke Street Massacre.
The organisation also played a role at the Sale relief centre during the 2020 East Gippsland Fires.
Restoration Work And Solar Power For Yarram’s “Grand Lady”
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Victoria’s Wellington Shire Council is calling for tenders for restoration work at Yarram’s historic Regent Theatre, which will also soon be hosting a solar power system.
Situated on Commercial Road in Yarram, Regent Theatre and its two shops were built in 1930 at the cost of 20,000 pounds. It has seen a number of refurbishments since and a new restoration project involves removing the paint and recoating the façade with a breathable finish to protect the render. The current paint isn’t breathable, which has resulted in the render to deteriorate in some spots.