b"08 AUGUST 12, 2022 The Great Eastern MailState Memorial Servicefor Jane GarrettALegislative Council as the Member forour thoughts remain with Ms Garretts State Memorial Service for the Honourable Jane Garrett will beEastern Victoria. children Molly, Sasha and Max, her held at the Brunswick Town HallMs Garrett had previously served ashusband James, and her friends and at 11am on Friday 2 September 2022. Msan adviser to Premier Steve Bracks fromcolleagues.Garrett served the Victorian community for2000 to 2004 and was a lawyer at SlaterDoors for the State Memorial Service more than 20 years as an MP, a councillorand Gordon from 2004 to 2010. She waswill open at 10am with the Service and lawyer, entering the Victorianelected to Yarra City Council in 2008 andcommencing at 11am.Parliament as the Member for Brunswick inserved as Mayor in 2010. In lieu of floral tributes and in keeping 2010 and serving for two terms. Ms Garrett was a passionate advocatewith Ms Garretts passion for community, During this time Ms Garrett was thefor the rights of working people andher family have asked for contributions Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming andspent her career fighting for safer andto be made to the Smith Family at www. Eastern BeachLiquor Regulation, Minister for Emergencymore secure jobs. Her commitment tothesmithfamily.com.au/donate.Services, Parliamentary Secretary andeducation, equality, and social justice forThe service will also be live streamed at Shadow Cabinet Secretary. all was clear. vic.gov.au/jane-garrett for those unable In 2018 Ms Garrett was elected to theOn behalf of the Victorian Government,to attend in person. A T St Brendansrubbish. Each group got Catholic Primarya space to clean up. We School, we knowcollected seven bags full of that if we help to keep ourrubbish in the 30 minutes we environment clean ourwere there. community will benefit andWe found old shoes, thrive with the change webottles, cigarette butts, make.spoons and lollies. We all had Every second Friday atgreat fun and learned that it's our school we come togethera great thing to do as a school for an assembly, one classto help our world. At the end will be awarded the class ofof the excursion, students got the week judged by respect,to enjoy an ice cream to end resilience and organisation inthe day. the classroom, last week yearWithout the Clean-up five won the award. So far, weAustralia Program what have had every year level gowould our beaches look like to the foreshore to make atoday? If we all played a part difference.in keeping Australia clean Last week, our year sixit would be a much better students led the year fiveplace.class on an excursion to Written by Paige Eastern Beach to clean upBandura and Mia HamerDestination Gippsland - award finalistD ESTINATIONof differencecentre stage. It Gippsland has beencompelled consumers to think named a finalist in theabout Gippsland in exciting WE are STRONGER TOGETHER Brand Revitalisation categorynew ways. For Gippsland, of the prestigious Australianimpacted by bushfire, drought Marketing Institute (AMI)and Covid over the past two Awards for Victoria.years, the brand is also a path The Brand Revitalisationtoward recovery.category recognises marketingThe All Kinds of Wonder excellence in revitalising anbrand changed consumer existing brand. Therefore,perceptions of Gippsland: judges look for submissionsAlmost 70%of consumers that best demonstratefelt more positively toward improved brand positioningthe region and 63% said they and equity resulting from thewere more likely to consider process of brand revitalisation.travelling here after seeing the Destination Gippsland is onecampaign. of only two Victorian finalistsIn turn, the campaign grew in their category. Gippsland market share The AMI Awards areand visitor yield. Visitation broader than the Victorianmarket share grew by 18% and Australian Tourism(outperforming the regional Awards, where DestinationVictoria average), yield per Gippsland has previouslyvisitor increased by 10.4% achieved Gold for the Alland added to length of stay Kinds of Wonder campaign.by 17%, all major aims of the Other finalists in the categoryrebrand and campaign.include UniSuper, JamesThese accomplishments Cook University, realestate. were achieved in the com.au, Ethical Nutrients,aftermath of one of the Great Southern Bank, andgreatest bushfire disasters TAFE Queensland & CHEPin Australias history, and Network. throughout a worldwide Destination Gippslandspandemic, punctuated by General Manager ofcomplete shutdowns of the Marketing, Alison Conroytourism industry.said: The State and National Gippslands tourism brand,winners of the AMI Awards Drought, fires and now COVID - its messed with the mental wellbeing of everybodyAll Kinds of Wonder (AKOW),will be announced in a gala in Gippsland. Well all do much better when we start talking and connecting tolaunched in Oct 2019. Theceremony to be held on 20 friends, family and community. For ideas and support go to connect-well.com.au brand puts the regionsOctober 2022 at Doltone connect-well.com.au strengthsand quirky pointsHouse, Sydney."