b'06 NOVEMBER 4, 2022 The Great Eastern MailTHE GREAT EASTERN l No plan projected for a changemai across the tableBAIRNSDALEPAYNESVILLELAKES ENTRANCEMETUNGWhere Community MattersDelivery throughout: Bairnsdale, Paynesville, Metung, LakesGenerally speaking,Entrance and surrounds. Includes selectedwith Will Bedggoodbusinesses and depot drops.Also find us at: T HEY say that Oppositions Local newsagents, shops and businesses.dont win elections; You can also view our latest publicationgovernments lose them. FREE online at: This is only true so far as it goes www.holstadvertising.com/The-Gembecause the task of a smart along with previous editions. 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Population left theTo his credit, the currentfuelled by a general state of revolution in the ownershipState, companies folded andOpposition leader Matthew Guymind still stuck in the paralysed TELL US and management of vitalunemployment led the nation.has effectively pointed the fingermindset of the pandemic. Theres infrastructure, the KennettThere was also the impact of theirat Victorias declining standardsalso the dismantling of Victorias YOUR STORY Government consolidatedown policies, where boom debtsof health care. As a result Premierpower generation and the local Councils, merged schools,fuelled unprecedented debt costsAndrews is now promising toGovernments refusal to allow gas Be part of \'The GEM\' sold trains and then rationedonce interest rates rose. 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The Victorian on 0428 366 651 down the State debt. unsustainable dimensions ofanalysis of an administration,Opposition has failed to do this Yes, the Kennett GovernmentAndrews Government borrowingso that its broad weaknessesfundamental work.Road safety message to reach millions through musicR ENOWNED Australian andmessages in a targeted way that willBeing able to integrate this important international performers willresonate with audiences across all ofcommunity message into the ALWAYS campaign for road safety asVictoria Mr Calafiore said. LIVE program is an incredible part of a new partnership between theIt has been a tragic year on ouropportunity for the live music industry Transport Accident Commission androads and the TAC is increasing itsand audiences to collectively raise Victorias state-wide celebration of livepresence to ensure our road safetyroad safety awareness.music, ALWAYS LIVE. message is seen and heard everywhereIsaiah Firebrace, Australian singer High-profile artists, including Isaiah drive safely for everyone and keepand former Eurovision contestant, Firebrace and Alice Skye, will use theiryour band together. has thrown his support behind the ALWAYS LIVE performances to kick- ALWAYS LIVE CEO Steve Smithcampaign and will use his ALWAYS start a road safety movement, askingsaid, in partnership with TAC and theLIVE performance and platform to audiences to think about their lovedmusic industry, ALWAYS LIVE wasadvocate for road safety.ones and make safe choices on thepromoting road safety to live music"Its the fans we get to perform in roadsusing the campaign taglineaudiences, with the Keep the Bandfront of who make what we do so Keep the Band Together. Together campaign being integratedspecial, so its concerning that we\'re At the campaigns core is TACsinto the program to reach largeseeing so many lives lost on our roads continued push to reduce road traumavolumes of music fans.we need a find a new way to get the by finding new ways to reach high- As a major event and state- messages out there.priority groups, focusing on deterringwide initiative, ALWAYS LIVE isWeve teamed up with ALWAYS behaviours like drink-driving andsupporting audiences to get outLIVE and the TAC to support the Keep drug-driving. and experience live music. Whetherthe Band Together campaign and ALWAYS LIVE, a State Government- around Melbourne, in the surroundinguse our stage as a way of sharing a backed initiative funded by Visitthe TAC to promote safe drivingnew avenue of engaging with priorityneighbourhoods or across themessage of road safety.Victoria, and has a packed program into millions of Victorians throughroad-user groups, with the campaignVictorian regions, we want to ensureIts our way of getting fans to realise November and December with morevenue activations, a digital contentcoming at a critical time to speak toeveryone is getting to and fromthe role they play in keeping their own than 160 events, featuring more thanseries leveraging artist social mediaVictorians about road safety ahead ofALWAYS LIVE events safely, Mr Smithband, their band of friends, safe this 340 artists. platforms, as well as PR opportunitiesthe festive season. said. summer.In addition to performers integratingwith ambassadors. Joining forces with ALWAYSKeep the Band Together isFor more details about ALWAYS road safety into more than a dozenTAC CEO Joe Calafiore said theLIVE gives us a unique opportunitydesigned to speak directly to theseLIVE and to view the full program, visit live shows, the partnership will allowALWAYS LIVE partnership provided ato promote a variety of road safetyaudiences and in innovative ways.www.alwayslive.com.au'