COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)Community Newsletter Issue 4

24 April 2020

• Wreath Laying & Poppies in Gingin. The Gingin Pensioners Social Club will still hold a small ceremony at dawn on ANZAC Day at the War Memorial. Shire President, Cr Wayne Fewster, has agreed to lend a PA system so that the Ode, Last Post, One Minute’s Silence, Reveille, New Zealand National Anthem and Australian National Anthem can be broadcast to the surrounding area.

Community members are requested NOT TO ATTEND this ceremony but to stand outside your front gate/driveway at 6am. If you are close enough you will be able to hear the ceremony but if not, please tune into the ABC’s broadcast at 6am. You are also encouraged to take a photo of your family commemorating ANZAC Day in your driveway and share it in the comments section on the Shire’s latest ANZAC Day post on Facebook.

Poppies will be available at the War Memorial and Wall of Remembrance for those who wish to place them on these sites. The Pensioners Social Club also welcomes the laying of wreaths at any time after 6.00am but adherence to social distancing rules is requested please.

Lest we forget.

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Anzac Day in our Shire – 25 April 2020

Tomorrow is ANZAC Day and it will be a very different sort of day for Australians all over the country due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, that doesn’t mean that we can’t still pause for a moment as a community to remember those who have fought and died for our country. The Shire encourages all community members to look at some of the following ways for how you can still mark the passing of ANZAC Day 2020: • RSLWA’s Driveway Dawn Service (www.rslwa.org.au/

commemoration/anzac-day). At 6am on ANZAC Day, the RSL is calling on community members to stand in their driveways, on their balconies, etc., tune into ABC radio and stand united but apart to remember the fallen, those who served and those who continue to serve.

If you live on a rural property, the Shire suggests that you may wish to go to your nearest crossroads. Be sure to maintain appropriate social distancing if more than a single household goes to the same location.

• Music for Mateship is another similar campaign of the same nature to the Driveway Dawn Service but Australia’s brass players are being called on to play the Last Post and the Rouse/Reveille (with a minute’s silence in between) during the dawn service. Further information on this can be found on their Facebook page or website (https://musicformateship.org/) if you have a brass instrument and would like to participate.

The Shire of Gingin would like to remind the community that our front desk is currently CLOSED to the public due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Staff continue to operate behind closed doors and members of the public will not be allowed inside unless you have made an appointment with us prior. To arrange, please contact the Shire on (08) 9575 5100 during office hours.

If you need to conduct any business with the Shire then we have the following options available:

• TELEPHONE – Gingin - 9575 5100 / Lancelin - 9575 5155• EMAIL – mail@gingin.wa.gov.au• POST – 7 Brockman Street, Gingin WA 6503.• WEBSITE – www.gingin.wa.gov.au/forms/?formid=14• FACEBOOK – www.facebook.com/ShireOfGingin• DROP BOX – Available if you need to drop off anything for

processing. There is one located just out the front of the Shire’s Gingin Administration Centre and also our Lancelin Office. Please fill in the available form with your details so that we can contact you if we have any queries or if we need to arrange to send something back to you, e.g. receipts, documents, etc.

Licensing PaymentsDid you know you can still conduct a lot of your licensing business online through DoTDirect? The Department of Transport offers a lot of services through this online service such as:

• PAY ONLINE – You can pay your motor vehicle rego, driver’s licence and boat rego with your DoTDirect account.

• ACCOUNT LOOKUP – Lost your account details? You need these to pay your current renewals and can find them online.

• VEHICLE REGO CHECK – Find out when your vehicle rego expires.

• CHANGE OF ADDRESS – Update your residential and postal addresses, email and mobile instantly with DoTDirect.

• TRANSFER A VEHICLE – Conveniently buy or sell and transfer the vehicle to the new owner with DoTDirect.

See what other transactions you can do online with DoTDirect - www.transport.wa.gov.au/dotdirect/my-tools.asp.

Front Desk, Licensing & Reminders

Current Home Delivery Services and Shopping for Groceries

Practical Driving Assessments CancelledThe Department of Transport (Transport WA) cancelled the ability to book a PDA (excluding priority candidates) several weeks ago due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. For a time the Shire of Gingin was able to continue to offer PDAs to applicants living within the Shire of Gingin.

However, 22 April was the last day that PDAs were carried out at the Shire. All further PDA bookings with the Shire of Gingin have been cancelled until further notice.

You can visit the Department of Transport’s FAQ page on their website (www.transport.wa.gov.au) to find out more such as:

• Who is considered a priority candidate?• What evidence do I need to provide to qualify as a

priority candidate?• I need my licence to travel to and from my place of work,

will I be prioritised?• I’m not a priority candidate, can I still book a PDA for a

future date?

If you’ve been struggling to source groceries, the Shire included a list of suggestions in our last issue of this newsletter. You can find this list on our website - visit www.gingin.wa.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19.aspx. Alternatively if you are not online, please contact the Shire on (08) 9575 5100 during office hours.

If you are a local business offering groceries and/or delivery services and you would like to be included on this list of local providers, please contact the Shire on (08) 9575 5100.

DID YOU KNOW THE SHIRE HAS SET UP A COVID-19 PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE?This webpage contains past issues of this newsletter and other information.

Visit www.gingin.wa.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19.aspx.

New Travel App for WA Check Points

On 20 April Premier Mark McGowan announced that West Leederville firm GenViz, in partnership with WA Police and Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, have launched a new app to assist in processing those people with an exemption through our borders and checkpoints across WA.

The G2G App has been designed as an efficient tool for freight, transport and other key industries to travel through the borders, reducing time and interaction at checkpoints.

Businesses or individuals can now apply for approval to travel, if you fall under an exempt category.

You can still use the existing paper-based process or help police at checkpoints by providing documentation to support your approved travel.

If approved a ‘QR’ code will be issued to your phone via the G2G app or it can be printed out for presentation at a checkpoint.

This will be a really useful and practical tool as it will help to streamline the process, particularly for business and industry, fast-tracking movement through the checkpoints.

For further information and to apply, visit www.g2gpass.com.au.

WA COVID-19 HOTLINE 132 68 43

AUS COVID-19 HOTLINE 1800 020 080

For more information visitWA State Government - www.wa.gov.au/covid19

Shire of Gingin - www.gingin.wa.gov.au

Let’s work together to stop the spread of COVID-19

Please practice good hand hygiene and social distancing

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS:

Canned protein, vegetables and fruits

Breakfast cereals

Shelf stable meals

Granola and protein bars

Shelf-stable and powdered milk

HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS: Shampoo and conditioner

Toothpaste and toothbrushes

Deodorant

Feminine hygiene products, diapers and wipes

Toilet paper;

Paper towels;

Diapers and wipes;

Garbage bags

GENERAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS:

Toilet paper

Paper towels

Cleaning products

Garbage bags

THANK YOUR FOR YOUR SUPPORT

POP UP Community

Gingin CRC | 1a Lily King Place, Gingin | Behind building on back verandah

The Pop-Up Pantry is a Community Initiative led by neighbours who want to help neighbours experiencing food insecurity.

The Gingin Community has created a designated, easily accessible space for donation of food, hygiene, and paper products. All donated products must be within the expiry date and have no signs of damage, mould, dents rust or dirt. Products must have intact labels that are not fully or partially removed, concealed or faded.

If you are a neighbour who wants to help please give what you can. Focus on giving items your own household uses. If you are a neighbour in need then please take what you need.

The Pop-Up Pantry is located at the rear of the Gingin Community Resource Centre, 1A Lily King Place, Gingin where a food chest has been placed on the verandah.

Non-Perishable Food Items:• Canned protein, vegetables and fruits• Breakfast Cereals• Shelf stable meals• Granola and protein bars• Shelf-stable and powdered milk

Health and Hygiene products:• Shampoo and conditioner• Toothpaste and toothbrushes• Deodorant• Feminine hygiene products, nappies and wipes

General Household Items:• Toilet paper• Paper towels• Cleaning products• Garbage Bags

Questions & Further InformationSylvia Kelly – 0438 575 254

Helena Dixon – 0426 292 521 www.gingin.wa.gov.au/Pop-Up-Pantry.aspx.

A: 7 Brockman Street (PO Box 510) Gingin WA 6503 P: (08) 9575 5100 E: mail@gingin.wa.gov.au W: www.gingin.wa.gov.au

Disclaimer: The information contained in this publication is general guidance and should not replace professional advice concerningindividual circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve rapidly and the accuracy of the information contained in this

newsletter cannot be guaranteed should the situation have changed following the date of issue for this newsletter.

If the COVID-19 Pandemic

has been getting you down

then this SCAVENGER HUNT

is for you this long weekend!

Grab a camera and see how

many of the items you can

hunt down around your home

and neighbourhood. There is

a $20 Gift Card up for grabs

for the winner.

At 8am on Saturday morning

the details for the hunt will

go live on the Shire’s website

– visit www.gingin.wa.gov.

au/scavenger.aspx. Happy

hunting!

Queries?Contact the Gingin & Lancelin

Libraries on (08) 9575 5153.

P.S Please remember that if you

do go out, you can only go out

in groups of 2 and you need

to maintain social distancing

from other members of the

public due to the Covid-19

Pandemic. Good luck.