b'08 NOVEMBER 18, 2022 The Great Eastern MailService centre and library hours trialled for 12 monthsE AST Gippsland Shire Councilreview was undertaken on thesethe time to share their thoughtsto continue to understand how5pm, MondayFridaywill be trialling new openingfunctions. through the significant consultationservices are used, and the impactMallacoota: 10am to 2pm Monday hours at its service centresWe are required to deliveropportunities, by writing, phoningof increased investment, additionaland Tuesday; 2pm to 5pm and libraries during a 12-month trialservices in accordance with theor signing petitions, presenting to us,services, and opening hours, CrWednesday, Thursday and Fridaythat will monitor community use. service principles and in line withor joining us in large numbers at ourReeves said. Omeo: 9am to 5pm (close 12.30 to Sites that currently open at 8.30amCouncils service review policy, thismeeting tonight. Trial opening hours: 1.30pm) MondayFriday; 10am will instead open at 9am. Bairnsdalereview has assessed the customerCouncillors have had theBairnsdale Corporate Centre: 9amto 2pm SaturdaySunday (visitor Library will open earlier, movingservice and library services andopportunity to review all data andto 5pm MondayFriday information services only)from a 9.30am to 9am opening time. aimed to ensure that the services arefeedback. This feedback has helpedBairnsdale Library: 9am to 6pmCouncil staff will now undertake Councillors considered thedelivered in the most responsibleshape our decision and adjust theMondayFriday (Thursday tothe final planning to implement Service Centre and Library Serviceand sustainable manner, Cr Reevesoriginal recommendations, Cr9pm subject to Libraries Afterthe recommendations. A report on Review at the 8 November Councilsaid. Reeves said. Dark grant funding); 9am to 12pmthe 12-month trial period will be Meeting. The review has generatedThe decision to proceed with aSaturday prepared for Councils consideration Mayor Cr Mark Reeves said it hassignificant interest and feedback.12-month trial gives Council andLakes Entrance, Orbost andwithin four months of the trial period been over 15 years since a detailedWe thank everyone who has takenthe community an opportunityPaynesville service centres: 9am toending.Tiny tots of the STRANGER DAYS INDEEDschool (directly quoted from our history book by Wendy Male) laying the handmade wreath around the lone pine. FROM LEFT: Emmet Cartwright, Mikayla Johanson, Zack Moran, DaisyLevitating Max Beecham andfrom Stranger Henry Jarvis ThingsTalitha and Kaiabelle Julie Mack Cosette Murphy, and Alison MurphyNever forgotten Jake, Dan, and FletcherMetung Primary School hundredandfouryearsago, theFirstWorldWarended. W ASaveryspecialOne hundred and three years morningforourago three school concerts were studentsasweheld here at Metung Primary officially dedicated our MetungSchooltoraiseagainmoney, Primary School Remembrancethistimeforanhonourroll, GardenandplantedaLonewhichwasalistofthelocalCasey PinewithinourschoolmenwholosttheirlivesinBrownliegrounds. World War One.TheceremonybeganwithLong, long ago, in 1920, moreMETUNG HALLOWEEN REACHES GREATER HEIGHTSanacknowledgementofthan a hundred years ago, the countrybyschoolcaptainschool showed that the boys CassidyBlundellandthewho had served on the otherA LMOST 90 goblins,tradition from her homelandGale, who\'sfamily created aSchool, we even had three schoolsingingthefirsttwosideduringthewarhadnotghouls and ghost- to Metung. levitating "Max" from a sceneminibuses doing the rounds, versesofourAustralianbeen forgotten by the Metunglike characters were"Metung Halloweenout of popular TV show,taking children to the 28+ National Anthem. School.An avenue of fifty-sixcounted trickor treatingis a facebook page thatStranger Things. "Excludinghouses that were listed as AylaSeymour,anotheroftrees was planted by relativesaround Metung to celebratecomes to life once a year, to the COVID years, it hasparticipating. It was a really ourotherschoolcaptains,and friends to represent all theHalloween.publish a list of houses thatconsistently grown fromgreat turnout and we are thenwelcomedourspeciallocalMetungmenwhohadThis annual community want to participate in thestrength to strength, and thisalready thinking about next guests Mr Tim Bull, Mr Chrisgonetowar.Threeofthoseevent was facilitated aHalloween tradition of givingyear proved no different withyear\'s installation."Morris current president of thetrees are still here today. few years back, by Ashleyout lollies to kids dressedaround 87 kids taking part." To see more photos and Metung RSL and veterans. WeofficiallydedicatedourJarvis, an American-bornin their best spooky outfit,""Thanks to the Lionsto take part next year, follow OurstudentsfromGradeRemembranceGardenwhichresident of East Gippsland,explained participatingClub of Metung and the\'Metung Halloween\' on 2 to Grade 6 capably led theis filled with special roses andwho wanted to bring a bit of Metung resident, AnaleeTambo Upper PrimaryFacebook.ceremonyandsharedsomerosemaryforremembrance history of our school related totohonourandrememberall wartime: Metung Primary students whoANZACsbravelyfoughtinschoolhistory,wecreateda DuringWorldWarOne,have served our country during1915.special wreath of white flowers from 1914 to 1918 the MetungallwarandpeacekeepingJustastheMetungto place around the Lone Pine Primary school children raisedmissions.Theplaquesandcommunityplantedthebythesixyoungeststudents moneyforthewareffortbyroses were generously donatedAvenueofHonourover100ofourschool;(theyareour holding concerts and showingbytheMetungRSL.Fermioyears ago, we planted the Lonetinytots!)Followingthisall moving pictures.A section ofGardenCentrealsodonatedPine in remembrance.In thestudents, staff and visitors were theschoolgrounds,knownplants and rocks to create thisMetung Primary School Roll ofinvitedtoplaceahandmade asthehorsepaddockwasimportant space.Honour, it is written: poppy in the freshly dug soil usedtogrowvegetablesWe invited Mr Chris MorristhetreeswereplantedinandInFlandersFieldswas whichwerepickedandsenttoassistourschoolcaptainsbatchesofsix.Atouchingrecited.totheBairnsdaleHospital.to plant a Lone Pine (Aleppofeaturewastheplacing,byTheentireschoolthan ForthechildrenswareffortsPine) on the east side of ourthe tiny tots of the school, awalked to the village green and and excellent schoolwork, theoval.Thistreeisthedirectbeautiful white wreath roundattendedtheMetungVillage childrenearnedtheschooldescendantoftheLonePineeach tree planted, in memoryRSLRemembranceDayFROM LEFT: Forbes McQuitty (Metung RSL), Julie Butt-Henley, Tim Bull MP, School Captain Cassidy Blundell, Chris Morris (Metung RSL subbranch motto: Keep Pegging Away.whichgrowshighupontheof a fallen soldier ceremony.president), School Captains Ayla Seymour and Eden Delaney, all in front of On 11 November 1918, onehilltops of Gallipoli where theSoinkeepingwithourWe will remember them. the ANZAC Remembrance Garden.'