Weed identification app puts control in the palm of your hand - Premier of Victoria

Weed identification app puts control in the palm of your hand - Premier of Victoria: "Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith and Member for Seymour Cindy McLeish today launched a new Weeds of Murrindindi iPhone and iPad application to help tackle the spread of environmental weeds following the Black Saturday bushfires.

Mr Smith said the free app would be online today, providing the community with important information on weed identification and control."

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From council critic to Yarra Ranges Mayor - Council - News - Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader

From council critic to Yarra Ranges Mayor - Council - News - Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader:

"A FORMER fierce critic of Yarra Ranges Council is now its new mayor."

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New face elected Yarra Ranges mayor | Maroondah Weekly - Yarra Ranges Weekly

New face elected Yarra Ranges mayor | Maroondah Weekly - Yarra Ranges Weekly: "NEW councillor Jim Child has been elected Yarra Ranges mayor for the next year.

All five new councillors — including Child himself — voted for the O’Shannassy ward councillor, in what appears to be a divide between the old and new faces at the shire offices.

Three councillors — Samantha Dunn, Noel Cliff and Child — were nominated for the mayorship last night , however Cr Dunn and Cr Cliff received only two votes each in the nine-seat council.

Cr Child said one of his main aims was to ensure higher education is maintained at the Swinburne Lilydale campus.

He said as a retiree he was ready for the role as mayor, and expected it to be a learning curve.

In his first mayoral response, Child rubbished an article published in the Weekly that made reference of a divide between the returning councillors and new councillors, and said ‘‘our team will be united’’. "

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NEW SHIRE MAYOR

Jim Childs has been elected Mayor 
and 
Jason Callanan Deputy Mayor. 

Congratulations to both of them.

Regards and good luck

Mario Galteri

Weather statistics for Coldstream Estate weather station

   Averages\Extremes for the month of October 2012 in Coldstream

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Average temperature     = 13.8°C

Average humidity        = 72%

Average dewpoint        = 8.0°C

Average barometer       = 1016.9 hPa

Average windspeed       = 2.2 km/h

Average gustspeed       = 4.5 km/h

Average direction       = 295° (WNW)

Rainfall for month      = 48.6 mm

Coldstream Average      = 77 mm

Rainfall for year       = 788.0 mm

Average YTD             = 646 mm

Maximum rain per minute = 6.6 mm on day 27 at time 08:16

Maximum temperature     = 32.2°C on day 30 at time 14:09

Minimum temperature     = 3.3°C on day 09 at time 05:24

Maximum humidity        = 98% on day 22 at time 07:58

Minimum humidity        = 18% on day 30 at time 13:27

Maximum dewpoint        = 15.6°C on day 19 at time 12:06

Minimum dewpoint        = 2.7°C on day 23 at time 6:20

Maximum pressure        = 1032.1 hPa on day 02 at time 09:14

Minimum pressure        = 1002.3 hPa on day 25 at time 06:13

Maximum windspeed       = 20.4 kmh from 360°( N ) on day 04 at time 10:18

Maximum gust speed      = 35.2 km/h from 315°( NW) on day 16 at time 16:48

Maximum heat index      = 30.3°C on day 30 at time 14:09

Avg daily max temp :20.2°C

Avg daily min temp :7.4°C

Total windrun = 1611.0km

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Daily rain totals

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  08.4 mm  on day 9

  01.6 mm  on day 10

  11.6 mm  on day 12

  04.0 mm  on day 14

  02.0 mm  on day 15

  01.2 mm  on day 16

  05.2 mm  on day 19

  01.0 mm  on day 21

  00.2 mm  on day 22

  04.4 mm  on day 24

  02.4 mm  on day 28

  06.6 mm  on day 29

Rainfall for the month was down on the average.

Regards,

Robert Bethell