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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1950
Page
2
Council moves to set up a municipal library. Library Services Board inspectors viewed rooms in Shire Hall and deemed them suitable. Suggested layout and furnishing ideas to be submitted. Estimated funding starts at £1,600. A book mobile could cost £2,000 with £1,000 annual maintenance.
Residents express concern as drainage from a local estate pours water into a creek. Dr N Green calls for creek water tests every week through summer. Dr Casthey suggests possible future chlorination system.
G Dobson J P presides over a complimentary social for all Electoral Council and Municipal Campaign Committee members at Shire Hall supper room tonight Friday 16th Dec at 8 pm. Local MPs have accepted invitations. Program features include John Want and Miss Dorothy Skinner.
In St Albans the Carnival and Sports Meeting set for New Year’s Day requires much work with two weeks left. A planning meeting for ladies is scheduled Monday at 8 p.m. at the Hall to recruit volunteers. proceeds support a new hall. Progress Association notes the monthly meeting next Tuesday, the last until February, urging all members to attend.
The district faces questions as the Board of Works considers actions on the water system and potential shortages. Officials discuss measures and timelines amid ongoing supply concerns affecting residents and businesses.
The Department of Health offers bursaries for pupils in a pre school play leaders course to start around May 20. The six month program covers tuition and living expenses. Applicants aged 18 to 35 with at least Merit Certificate qualifications may apply. closing date is January 27, 1951. Further details at 538 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
Health Inspector McN Dixon reports a recent investigation found food shops in the Shire maintain a high standard of cleanliness. The council will be updated on Monday with the findings and any recommendations.
Sisters E. R. Richardson and J. Tope are appointed to Braybrook Council as infant welfare workers.
Braybrook Council on Monday decided to incorporate a proposal to close a right-of-way behind houses on Thomson and Alice Streets into the Byron and Shelley Streets closure scheme under preparation.
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