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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Net Control for next week <b>Tuesday 15<sup>th</sup> June is Andy VK3VKT.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Stations checking in ;</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VK3SP Don – 57<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VK3MS – John - 35<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VK3YG – Pete – 57<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VK3ZRX – John – 59<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VK3DPW – Paul – 59<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VK3BXG – Graham – 59<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VK3EQ – Rik – CIO – 5/5<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>VK3ARH – Alan – 57<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Upcoming events<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Saturday August 7th 2021<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gippsland Rally<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Heyfield area<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Ross Sargent VK3SF phone: 03 9736 4020<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:vk3sf@outereast.com.au"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>vk3sf@outereast.com.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sunday August 15th 2021<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Commanders & Co-Ordinators Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ZOOM (TBC )<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Ross Sargent VK3SF phone: 03 9736 4020<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:vk3sf@outereast.com.au"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>vk3sf@outereast.com.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Important message from Chris Morley VK3CJK (sent via email to all members 8th June 2021)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>I checked into the Gippsland REMT hook-up this afternoon which was convened in preparation for the impending severe weather event and has been likened to the prelude to the June 2007 event. The forecast regional focus of the east coast low has shifted more to South & West Gippsland which would see downstream flooding around Sale and Stratford initially. The peak rains are expected overnight Wednesday into Thursday. <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>It is planned for the RCC in Traralgon, plus ICCs in Traralgon and Bairnsdale to be open 24/7 for five days. Road closures and evacuations are expected, and a police helicopter is pre-emptively being dedicated to the region. <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Covid considerations are limiting, at least initially, the size of the emergency teams in Traralgon and Bairnsdale. <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Whilst WICEN is more or less a resource of last resort, it would be useful to top up your batteries and check over your equipment to make sure it is in working order as we have had a role to play with some past flooding events. <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>73’s</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mark<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:450.0pt;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:382.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:382.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 9.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=420 style='width:315.3pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:35.35pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:35.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305'>Mark Hudson</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C'>State Ordinary Member </span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C'>& Membership Officer </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305'>WICEN Victoria</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 12.75pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305'>Mobile </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="tel:+61%20409%20500%20414" title="tel:+61%20409%20500%20414"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C;text-decoration:none'>+61 409 500 414 </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305'>Email </span></b><a href="mailto:vk3mdh@gmail.com ">vk3mdh@gmail.com<span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#EB7305'>Website </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.vic.wicen.org.au/" title="http://www.vic.wicen.org.au/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2D2B2C;text-decoration:none'>www.vic.wicen.org.au </span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:450.0pt;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:382.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:white'> </span><img border=0 width=366 height=97 style='width:3.8125in;height:1.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D75D2C.0E9CA4D0"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ wicenvic mailing list wicenvic@vic.wicen.org.au http://vic.wicen.org.au/mailman/listinfo/wicenvic_vic.wicen.org.au <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>