The Stawell SES unit is yet to run any of its monthly markets in 2021 and that will not be changing, with COVID-19 restrictions forcing it to cancel its markets for the remainder of the year.
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Stawell SES markets usually run indoors but with some COVID-19 restrictions still in place, it decided to suspend the market,
Stawell SES deputy controller Brody Stewart made the announcement on Tuesday and said they were disappointed to have to make the decision, but will now be looking at alternative ways to fundraise for the unit.
"Unfortunately we come to the decision it would be a bit easier for us to put that on hold for now and look at some other ways of fundraising for the unit," he said.
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"As an emergency service, we still have some different restrictions in place and with those restrictions and the things we would need to do to get around them we just didn't have the volunteer base to do all those extra things that were required of us.
"It is basically our fundraising for the year and because of that, we don't have to do anything else.
"For us, we will just have to look at a way to raise some funds to buy the things that we need and improve what we have.
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"I think it will leave a bit of a gap, but we will be looking towards grants and other types of funding means.
"But it will leave a bit of a gap for us and we will just have to do the best we can with what we have got I guess."
The Stawell SES said a big thank you to all their stallholders and supporters and they hope to be back again soon.
If the circumstances improve Mr Stewart said he was hoping the markets would return in 2022.
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