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Quick turnaround funding for businesses to break down social isolation
Local businesses considering programs or activities that would bring people together and break down social isolation can now apply for up to $10,000 through a new quick turnaround Mildura Rural City Council funding program.
The Community Activation Funding – For Business program is aimed at supporting free or low-cost sport, recreation or arts activities or programs which encourage residents to come together, participate and reconnect in the wake of the social isolation caused by COVID-19.
Applications open Monday 29 March and will be taken until Friday 16 April.
Councillor for Community Health and Wellbeing Cyndi Power encouraged local businesses to consider applying for funding.
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More than 20,000 parking fines to be overturned across Victoria with tens of thousands of drivers urged to check their tickets to see if they are eligible.
About 12 Melbourne councils were ordered by the Victorian Ombudsman to set up refund schemes after they were found to have used private contractors to decide parking fine reviews in a report last year.
Five more areas were added to the list in a follow-up report handed down on Wednesday, including Geelong, Frankston, Mildura, Bass Coast, Parks Victoria, Hume and Monash University.
Ombudsman Deborah Glass told drivers who unsuccessfully appealed a fine within specific periods to check their eligibility.
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Council to lobby for discount airfare aviation recovery package
Mildura Mayor Jason Modica has urged the Australian Government to continue working closely with regions not included in the first rollout of discount airfares as part of its tourism and aviation recovery package.
Cr Modica said there would be major economic and social benefits for north west Victoria if the Mildura region was included in the full recovery package, which includes half-price airline tickets.
“Tourism, and the ability for visitors to fly to our region, has long been a major economic driver for our community, particularly given our remote location,” he said.
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Community input to name Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct
Mildura Rural City Council has launched a community engagement initiative to help name the multi-million dollar Mildura South Regional Sporting Precinct (MSRSP).
Local residents and future users are being urged to submit their ideas over the next three weeks, with priority given to names which address one or more of the following criteria:
Names that relate to local Aboriginal culture or language
A geographic name or feature of the local area
A deceased person who has strong connections with the community and is held in high esteem
Names submitted should be for the entire sporting precinct, and must comply with Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) naming rules (visit https://www.land.vic.gov.au/place-naming/understand-the-naming-process/the-naming-rules