50 years ago
The Express, November 5, 1975
Museum faces cash crunch
THE state government’s method of allocating grants to the Gippsland Folk Museum is costing Moe ratepayers large amounts in bank overdraft interest payments. Council discussed the matter at a special closed meeting. The museum is more than $30,000 overdrawn at its bank, and council has refused to allow it to overdraw further. In fact, they have instructed the committee to reduce its overdraft to nil by October 1977. The problem, according to Deputy town clerk, Mr Lerstrang, is that the committee has to fully expend any announced subsidies, plus the local contribution, before the subsidy is payable – putting the committee into the red. The State Development Department gave approval to grant the museum $50,000 this year, but the money hasn’t been received, and the department now wants more details on the $75,000.
30 years ago
The Express, November 3, 1995
Skilled workers wanted
A MULTI-MILLION dollar shipbuilding industry based in Hobart is desperately seeking skilled and semi-skilled workers from the Latrobe Valley. The company wants an initial 100 workers with welding and metal fabrication skills. Eventually, the company could take on up to 550 workers. “The plea follows a meeting between the company and Prime Minister Keating, which concluded that if a skilled workforce could not be found immediately, then the industry would have to go offshore” Incat spokesperson Grant Alifrod explained. “It was then suggested that such a workforce would be readily available within the Valley, considering the redundancies following industry restructuring.” Mr Aliford explained that Incat was on a major growth path with worldwide demand for its large aluminium catamaran ferries outstripping production capacity. The 25-year-old company was particularly in demand within the European market, with this being on the increase. Workers would also have the opportunity to upgrade skills through the College of Aluminium Training, which is on-site.
10 years ago
The Express, November 2, 2015
Timley save for ‘Lucky’ guinea pig
A BABY guinea pig wrapped inside a plastic bag has been found dumped inside a Morwell charity donation bin. Lifeline Gippsland volunteers stumbled across ‘Lucky’ last week, with the charity’s acting CEO, David Rohde, describing the disposal as a “disturbing” act. He said the volunteers were saddened to stumble across the act. Since being rescued, Lucky has been cared for by the volunteers and was on the mend, before he is up for adoption, with many Latrobe Valley residents having already stepped forward to offer to care for the animal. “There are far more appropriate avenues available to re-home an animal,” Mr Rohde said. The organisation is investigating the incident.
