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It’s been a long hard winter, but now it’s time to get outside and enjoy summer. In a meteorological metaphor, the easing of COVID-19 restrictions across Victoria has coincided with the lifting of cloud for some glorious sunshine. Longford’s Ruby Scott, aged four, and Sale siblings Hudson, aged five, and Ava Whiteley, aged three, wasted no time in celebrating an early burst of summer at the fountain in Sale Botanic Gardens last week. Photo: Sarah Luke

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IN a major coup which is expected to bring tens of thousands of visitors to the area, Gippsland Art Gallery Sale has been named as the sole Victorian host venue for the 2021 Archibald Prize Regional Tour. The gallery will host the prestigious prize for portraiture, celebrating its centenary year, from October 8 to November 21 next year. The Archibald Prize is awarded annually to the best portrait, ‘preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, painted by any artist resident in Australasia’. Finalists are displayed in an exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales before beginning a year-long regional tour of Australia. Wellington Shire mayor Garry Stephens described the announcement by the Art Gallery of New South Wales as “wonderful news”. “We are excited for the opportunities this will bring to the region after a year that has been dominated by drought, bushfires and then the pandemic,” he said. “Having the Archibald Prize on our doorstep confirms our gallery’s position as the premier cultural destination in the region, and gives all Gippslanders a chance to show off our region to the rest of the state”. Gallery director Simon Gregg said hosting the Archibald Prize in 2021 would be “one of the most exciting events in the gallery’s 55-year history” and a fitting tribute to the world-class new facility at the Port of Sale. Continued page 3

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Exxon-Mobil has again planned to abandon plans to sell off its Gippsland Basin assets. Mr Fay said there had been a “number of interested parties” in the assets in the past year. He described the placing of assets on the market as “a process to evaluate a potential sale of our upstream Gippsland Basin assets”, adding “there was no pre-determined outcome”. It has been a wild ride for workers, with on-again, off-again talk by the company of asset sales. Back in June 2016, the joint venture partners confirmed they had their stakes in Bass Strait crude oil up for sale. At the time, the offshore fields being offered for sale included Perch, Dolphin,Seahorse, Tarwhine, Kingfish A, Kingfish B, West Kingfish, Fortescue, Halibut, Cobia, Mackerel, Blackback and Flounder, and associated platforms. With declining oil reserves, the joint venturers were planning to divest much of their crude oil interests in Bass Strait, saying they would focus on the substantial reserves of gas. They had planned to retain all the major gas production operations, and both the offshore fields and the onshore production plant at Longford. However in February 2018 there was a change of heart, following a jump in oil prices. BHP and ExxonMobil said they would hold onto their ageing oil platforms and fields in Bass Strait, a spokesman saying “we are committed to our Australian operations and ensuring the safe and reliable delivery of oil and gas to our customers”. Then with new ExxonMobil Australia chief Nathan Fay in the chair, speculation again arose that ExxonMobil would not just sell off its share of

Gippsland Basin oil assets, but gas as well. Shockwaves reverberated across Esso’s Gippsland facilities in September last year when the company announced it did indeed have all of its Gippsland Basin assets on the market.Work halted across sites as Mr Fay made the announcement to employees via Skype. The sites up for sale this time included offshore oil and gas platforms, the Longford Gas Plants and Long Island Point facilities. ExxonMobil planned to maintain its interests in the huge Gorgon gas project in Western Australia, and its interests in Papua New Guinea. Local workers feared an uncertain future, with the possibility that a new operator may reduce the workforce. But in the end it was Esso that significantly reduced the workforce, with the offer of redundancy packages in September of this year. The redundancy program, which was offered to all employees in Melbourne, Gippsland, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth, had a strong uptake, largely because of the uncertainty employees had over the future of ExxonMobil in Australia. The joint venturers have operated oil fields in Bass Strait since the 1960s after they drilled the country’s first offshore well in 1965, reaching peak production of about 500,000 barrels a day in the 1980s. Last year was the 50th anniversary of the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture. The joint venture supplies between 40 and 50 per cent of the east coast’s domestic gas demand.

Archibald tour coup for GAG From page 1

“Our thanks go to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in selecting Gippsland as the sole Victorian venue for the 2021 Archibald Prize regional tour and we can’t wait to welcome all Victorians to the gallery next year,” he said. The Archibald Prize was first awarded in 1921. In establishing the prize, JF Archibald’s aim was to foster portraiture as well as support artists and perpetuate the memory of great Australians. During the past 99 years, some of Australia’s most prominent artists have entered and the subjects have been equally celebrated in their fields. This open competition is judged by the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Pictured, Gippsland Art Gallery director Simon Gregg is overjoyed the world class facility has been announced as the sole Victorian host venue on the regional tour of the Archibald Prize in 2021. Photo: Sarah Luke

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IN a roller-coaster ride for workers and their families, ExxonMobil has again abandoned plans to sell its Gippsland Basin assets. The change of mind comes just six weeks after the deadline expired for indicative bids for the portfolio, and a little more than 14 months after the assets were placed on the market. ExxonMobil’s Bass Strait oil and gas interests includes Australia’s oldest and largest oil field Kingfish A and B, but given decommissioning expenses for end-of-life assets, the sale was never going to be straightforward. BHP is ExxonMobil’s partner in the 50-50 Gippsland Basin Joint Venture. A spokesman for the oil and gas giant said after completing an extensive market evaluation, ExxonMobil had decided to retain its operated Gippsland Basin producing assets in Australia. “Projects in our portfolio are evaluated for robustness against competition, internal alternative investments and across a range of prices and scenarios,” the spokesperson said. “We believe Gippsland Basin and the Kipper unit are more valuable as part of our portfolio and we will continue to operate rather than divest.” The decision comes after Esso recently shed hundreds of workers through voluntary redundancies. It is understood many more employees took up the offers than Esso anticipated, and the subsequent cost savings in wages into the future appear to be a factor in the about-turn. In a letter to employees last week, ExxonMobil lead country manager Nathan Fay said with the work done during the past 12 to 18 months to lower costs and improve the underlying profitability of the business, “we have determined that we can realise greater value by continuing to operate our Gippsland assets ourselves”. “With this decision, our job is now clearer than ever. “We need to continue our work to transition the Gippsland Basin into a competitive, modern gas business, as we streamline our operations to align with our future production and begin to decommission many of our end-of-life facilities. “The recent restructuring achieved through the voluntary redundancy program has helped put us in a good position to deliver on our business strategies in Gippsland and we need to continue to build on this in order to remain a low cost and reliable supplier to the east coast market.”

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Sale Sunday market returns ORGANISERS of Sale Sunday market have confirmed it will return on Sunday, December 19. Beginning at 7am and finishing at 1pm, the monthly market raises money for charity and is an outdoor market featuring a wide variety of plants, woodwork, clothing stalls, trash and treasure, bric-a-brac, arts and crafts, barbecue and food stalls. Organisers have also confirmed via social media the usual group of dedicated volunteers will be onsite to sell food from the tent and caravan. According to current Department of Health COVID-19 restrictions, people must still wear masks when attending outdoor markets.

Catholic College Sale’s latest project, the refurbishment and extension of the John 23rd building, has been well received by the first students who walk its modern halls. Pictured, the new central courtyard that welcomes students into the renovated building. Photos: Sarah Luke

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CATHOLIC College Sale’s junior students have so far been enjoying the spoils of being the first cohort through the school’s brand new John 23rd building. The building has undergone a $6 million refurbishment and extension, now housing the school’s Year 7 and 8 students who made the move from Sion to the St Patrick’s campus last week. The modern facilities and in-built technology have impressed the school’s current Year 7s — next year’s Year 8s—- who will be joined by the next lot of Year 7 students in late January. With the new facility comes a new leadership structure and teaching style. The leadership structure now involves engagement coaches, who identify the individual needs of each student to help them learn the best way they can. To tailor education to the needs of each student — whether that be academic, applied learning or otherwise — the school decided to move away from a traditional ‘chalk and talk’ classroom environment to a more flexible ‘learning studio’ set-up. The building’s six new learning studios interconnect, facilitating collaboration and teamwork from students and teachers. A number of ‘breakaway’ spaces — in the classroom or visible from the classroom through windows — mean the students can learn at their own pace and move away for small group work or individual study. Some of more popular classroom improvements include whiteboard tables, allowing students to work directly on their table surface, and remote access from the students’ laptops into

the classroom television, to display what they’re working on to the class. The building also houses an impressive new university-style lecture theatre, in addition to the theatre the more senior students enjoy. There will be a nod to the school’s Sion roots, with an historical display at the entrance to the John 23rd building, as well as in a hallway near the recently-refurbished entrance and reception area, which also pays tribute to the college’s Marist heritage. A new calming central courtyard, between the library and the John 23rd building, has plenty of seating and even a stage — which has already been christened with a couple of lunchtime live music performances. Assistant principal Cindy Foat is overjoyed with the finished result. “We’re very proud of it, and we’re excited about how our students have adapted to the change,” she said. “We’ve welcomed all the new Year 7 students via Zoom because of COVID-19 restrictions, but we’re looking forward to actually having the kids on site.” The new John 23rd building joins a long list of improvements the school has made recently — including its Notre Dame de Sion library building, renovations to the heritage-listed St Patrick’s building and the new O’Connor Learning Centre, which houses the year nines. The list will soon include new undercover basketball and netball courts near Bishop Phelan Stadium, a new Desailly St entrance, a running track, and more basketball and netball courts along the Cunninghame St boundary — all due sometime next year.

Mitchell McMaster, Flynn Ferguson, Abby Gibb and Phoenix Anderson relax on one of the new building’s breakaway spaces.

Jasmine Henry, Haydn De Sair and Ashton HarveyGee test out a new breakaway space.

This multipurpose space has a more traditional classroom area and two breakaway spaces — a high table arrangement, ideal for practical activities, and a discussion room.

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to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases such as Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses. These viruses can cause symptoms including joint pain and stiffness, headache, fever, rash and fatigue. Recent weather conditions are favourable to mosquitoes and mosquito breeding. Most stings will only cause minor swelling and irritation, but infected mosquitoes can transmit potentially serious diseases. All parts of Victoria where there are mosquitoes may carry a risk for Ross River virus infection, although the risk is greatest in rural and regional Victoria. Ross River and Barmah Forest viruses disease are similar. Both can cause joint swelling and pain, fatigue and muscle aches which can persist for many months, while a rash and fever may

also develop. It takes three to nine days for symptoms of Ross River virus disease to occur after exposure, and occasionally up to 21 days. Barmah Forest virus disease symptoms occur between seven to 10 days after a sting from an infected mosquito. While people recover from the initial onset, symptoms may recur in some individuals for more than a year or longer. The best protection from these diseases is to avoid mosquito stings. Protective measures include regularly using mosquito repellent containing picaridin or DEET on all exposed skin, wearing long, loose fitting clothing when outside, and ensuring accommodation, including tents, are properly fitted with mosquito nettings or screens.

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PASSENGER trains on the Gippsland line will be able to travel at 90 kilometres per hour over the new Avon River Rail Bridge at Stratford, from next Monday, December 7. It will be a welcome improvement on the 10kmh speed limit on the old bridge, which was crossed by a train for the final time on Friday night. To allow for final works, coaches are replacing trains on sections of the Gippsland line until December 6. People are being encouraged to plan ahead and allow extra travel time this summer, with work on the state government’s ‘Big Build’ to push ahead to deliver better transport across Victoria. Much of the summer’s work will centre around Melbourne’s west, with buses to replace trains between Laverton and Werribee until December 6 while crews complete the new Werribee St rail bridge by the end of summer. Work will also continue on more than 20 level crossings across Melbourne, with buses replacing trains for around a week at a time for works in Pakenham, Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Edithvale, Chelsea, Bonbeach and Glenroy Rd, where the level crossing will be closed for seven weeks from January 8 as works ramp up for the new rail trench. The Metro Tunnel is a year ahead of schedule — with the rail tunnel excavation at State Library Station to be complete next month and tunnelling from Parkville to the CBD.

Annual maintenance on the West Gate Bridge will take place from Boxing Day until January 6, with three of the five outbound lanes to be closed and overnight closures affecting inbound lanes. The West Gate Freeway will close in both directions at Grieve Parade between January 6 and 11, and inbound M80 traffic will be detoured, as crews on the West Gate Tunnel project demolish the southbound bridge before rebuilding it. For six weeks from January 11, both inbound and outbound ramps from the Princes Freeway to Geelong Rd and the M80 inbound ramp to the West Gate Freeway will also be closed. From early December, large concrete segments will be taken to Footscray Rd to build an elevated road as part of the West Gate Tunnel project. Motorists using CityLink and the M80 Ring Road should only pass when it is safe. Buses will replace trains until December 2 and for five days in January as part of the Cranbourne Line Upgrade. The Monash Freeway’s new electronic road management signs will undergo testing to keep the 460,000 vehicles who use it each day moving, and overnight closures and daytime lane closures will also continue over the coming months as crews work to add 36 kilometres of extra lanes to the Monash and Princes freeways. For more information about planned disruptions during summer, visit bigbuild.vic.gov.au/disruptions

Victoria Police say they will continue to work with other state and federal law enforcement agencies in Australia and across the world, to ensure they are continuing to improve the response to this type of crime.

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A 78-YEAR-old Sale man has been charged with possessing child abuse material following a raid at a property in Sale on Friday. Detectives from the Sale Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team arrested the man as part of an investigation. Police seized numerous electronic devices and allegedly found electronically stored child abuse material. The man was interviewed and will appear at Sale Magistrates’ Court on March 23, 2021. People with information about online offending have been asked to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au Offences for the possession, distribution and access to child abuse carry penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment in Victoria.

Sexual orientation conversion outlawed

CRUEL and bigoted practices that seek to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity will soon be stamped out across Victoria, with new laws introduced to parliament last week. The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 put in place new measures to protect Victorians from serious damage and trauma caused by conversion practices. The Bill denounces such practices as deceptive and harmful, reinforces that the ideology behind these practices is flawed and wrong. The Bill also puts in place strong criminal sanctions for people who subject others to change or suppression practices that cause injury or serious injury — with up to 10 years jail for the latter.

Those who try to get around the new laws by subjecting people to change or suppression practices which cause injury outside of Victoria could face a jail term of up to two years, while advertising these practices will incur a criminal sanction and a maximum fine of close to $10,000. A civil response scheme will also be established within the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to support survivors and address the harm they have endured. Attorney-General Jill Hennessy said no one was ‘broken’ because of their sexuality or gender identity. “These views won’t be tolerated in Victoria, and neither will these abhorrent practices,” she said.

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BoM warns of fire, flood

THE Bureau of Meteorology has warned Australia to brace for fire and flood this summer in its Summer Climate Outlook, released last Thursday. Australia can expect a wetter than normal summer, but bush and grass fires cannot be ruled out completely, according to the outlook. Australia will continue to experience an active La Niña event, expected to remain until at least the beginning of autumn. The bureau’s head of operational climate services Dr Andrew Watkins said this meant large parts of eastern Australia had an increased risk of flooding. “While the last three weeks have been dry in many parts of the country — due in part to unfavourable tropical weather patterns — it does not signal a weakening of La Niña,” he said. “Our climate outlook is the opposite of what we experienced last year in Australia. “This summer, New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland are expected to see above average rainfall, meaning we face an increased risk of widespread floods.” Dr Watkins said that while the risk of bushfires wasn’t as high as last summer, fires would occur.

Dr Watkins said the outlook was also a reminder for communities to be prepared for heatwaves in coming months. “Every summer we see heatwaves across southern Australia,” he said. “This summer heatwaves may not reach the extreme temperatures of recent years, but may be longer duration and more humid, which can still have a significant impact on human health. “Daytime temperatures in summer are likely to be near average, but there will be periods of high heat combined with milder periods. “It’s important to keep up to date with the bureau’s heatwave service.” According to the outlook,Wellington Shire has a 75 per cent chance of exceeding 100mm of rainfall during the next three months, and an above 65 per cent chance of exceeding an above median maximum temperature. While the outlook indicates wetter than average conditions, the bureau emphasised southern parts of Australia were entering into their drier season, so rainfall was not likely to be sufficient to relieve long-term rainfall deficits.

Weather extremes are likely this summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. “There’s a great chance of grass fires in some areas as recent rain and warm weather have led to vigorous vegetation growth,” he said. “South-eastern Australia is one of the most fireprone regions in the world. “Even short periods of hot and dry weather increase the risk of fire in summer.”

Consultative committee was told of water for the environment THE Macalister Customer Consultative Committee was advised in October by Southern Rural Water of the decision by the state government to return its share from the MID 2030 Phase 2 program to the environment. Last week local MPs claimed the state government had “blindsided” Macalister Irrigation District irrigators with its “unexpected” decision to deliver some savings from irrigation upgrades to the environment rather than local farmers. Given the Victorian funding comes from the environmental contribution levy, it was decided to return the government’s 1.7 gigalitre share to the flow-stressed Macalister River, to boost the health of the river and the Gippsland Lakes. Both the Commonwealth and Southern Rural Water are making their share of water savings from the $63 million Phase 2 project available for increased agricultural production -— taking the total savings use from the combined Phase 1 and 2 projects to an estimated 31 gigalitres for agricultural use. SRW has said these water savings will continue to provide significant benefits for agriculture within the region, delivering greater water security for primary producers, businesses and communities, and to allow farmers to invest in more efficient on-farm systems, to help build climate resilience. Eastern Victoria MLC Jane Garrett said the state government was proud to be delivering the Macalister Irrigation Modernisation program with contributions from the Commonwealth and local irrigators. “Across Phase 1 and 2, around 33 gigalitres of water will be saved — with irrigation set to receive more than 31 gigalitres to underpin the productivity of the region, and the resulting jobs and economic activity,” she said. “Of the total, just 1.7 gigalitres is earmarked for the environment, providing vital support for the health of the Macalister River and Gippsland Lakes — which are also crucial to the prosperity of the region.” Last week Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien and Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull claimed irrigators were “startled” to discover the state government wanted to send its share of those savings

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FIVE new 7.5-metre Naiad rigid hull inflatable boats have been added to the Water Police’s squadron, completing a $7.2 million boat replacement program which began in 2017. The boats can be towed anywhere in the state. The boost to resources is one Water Police and Search and Rescue Inspector Greg Barras said would help maximise the police response to incidents at sea. “We often see issues at both inland and coastal locations, particularly involving fishermen who sometimes overestimate their ability and end up getting into trouble,” he said. “There’s an opportunity for us to use these new vessels to police those waterways.”

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The state government will allocate its 1.7 gigalitre share of water savings to the flow-stressed Macalister River, to boost the health of the river and the Gippsland Lakes. to environmental flows rather than returning it to the productive pool, where they said it would create more production and local jobs. Mr Bull said the project had always been funded on a three-way basis between both levels of government and irrigators and the savings returned for irrigators to buy to expand their operations or for new entrants to come into the market. “At no stage through previous rounds or in announcing its $10 million contribution back in May, did the government ever suggest that it wanted its share of savings to go to the environment,” he claimed. Mr O’Brien said the government needed to explain the need for more environmental water. “It’s our understanding that current environmental flows in the region have been deemed adequate,” he said. “If this is not the case, then the Andrews Labor

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Boost for natural assets Chemical user courses for landholders

To preserve Wilsons Promontory’s unique wildlife, a $6 million state-of-the-art predator exclusion fence will be built to keep out foxes, deer, cats and rabbits. Gippsland will also share in $6 million to continue the Wild Dog Control Program, which will also benefit north-east Victoria. To help drive more visitors to Gippsland, $6.7 million will upgrade visitor facilities at the Mallacoota Inlet and Point Hicks Lighthouse.These upgrades will allow for the development of an iconic new Coastal Wilderness walk through Croajingolong National Park. Parks Victoria will use $3.5 million to build accommodation at Cape Conran Coastal Park. The distinctive eco-pods made from sustainable

materials will attract more visitors to the beautiful beach on the Melbourne to Sydney coastal route. An additional $2 million will create more camping spots in east Gippsland and $350,000 will help the koala trail at Raymond Island accommodate more visitors, enticing tourists to stay, spend and support local jobs. To support east Gippsland and the north-east’s recovery from last summer’s bushfires, an additional $29 million will also be spent continuing the critical work of the Bushfire Biodiversity Response and Recovery program.

Submissions on animal welfare Act sought FARMERS, hunters, fishers and those who live in rural communities should be aware the Victorian government is seeking feedback on a new animal welfare act, says Gippsland East MLA Tim Bull. The new Act would replace the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (POCTA Act), and submissions are being received until December 14. “While we all want to see sensible improvements to animal welfare — not one person would argue against that — it needs to be reasonable and workable,� he said. “What I would not like to see is more protections

for those activists who illegally invade farms, unnecessary restrictions on our hunting fraternity, or measures that impact on farmers going about their business. “We have recently had situations where the Greens and Animal Justice Party have voted with the government on contentious Bills to get them over the line in the Upper House, including the unpopular CFA reforms. “This would not be going without return favours and Animal Justice MP Andy Meddick has in the past championed those who have been involved

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in farm invasions. “Rural communities need to be aware this Act is being revisited, changes will be made and they need to be having their say. “It is important that east Gippsland farmers and those who work in animal-based industries take this opportunity to protect both their animals and their livelihoods from the agenda of the Animal Justice Party.� Information on the new Act and feedback can be provided by completing a survey or making a submission at engage.vic.gov.au

LANDHOLDERS in the Wellington Shire have an opportunity to obtain or upgrade their Australian Chemical Users Permit for free. The training is on offer to primary producers and landholders undertaking nature conservation on their properties as part of the Wellington Weeds and Pest Animal Control project. This project, being delivered through the Wellington Shire by Maffra and Districts Landcare Network, aims to build the community’s capacity to manage weeds and pest animals through and post-drought. Two training courses will be held this year, with another four proposed for early next year. Training will be provided free of charge, but will be limited to one person per property or farming business. A two-day course for those wishing to obtain a new Australian Chemical Users Permit will be held in Stratford on Wednesday and Thursday, December 2 and 3, from 9am to 4pm. A refresher course for those who wish to renew an existing permit will be held in Maffra on Thursday, December 3, from 9am to 4pm. Places will be limited to 12 for each course. More Australian Chemical Users Permit courses, including a one-day course for landholders wishing to obtain endorsements to use 1080 and Para-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) animal baits, will be available early next year. To register or for more information, phone Nicky Hair on 0484 002 296.

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WILSONS Promontory, Mallacoota Inlet, Cape Conran Coastal Park and Raymond Island are among Gippsland’s finest natural assets, and now they will be getting a helping hand. The state government will provide $23 million to protect Wilsons Promontory’s unique and abundant wildlife. Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said money allocated in the state budget would establish a 50,000 hectare biodiversity sanctuary, by building a predator-proof fence. Parks Victoria will spend $6 million to erect the state-of-the-art predator exclusion fence spanning more than 10 kilometres from coast to coast with double barriers at shoreline boundaries to keep out foxes, cats, deer and rabbits. The Prom connects to the Australian continent by a narrow peninsula known as Yanakie Isthmus — making it an ideal site for the sanctuary which will be world-leading in park management. The visitor precinct in the northern Prom will include an information centre and tourism hub, environmentally sustainable accommodation and a new park and ride service during peak season to reduce congestion and allow more people to visit mainland Australia’s wild southern tip. “This funding will protect the Prom’s spectacular and unique coastal wilderness and help more people enjoy it,� Ms D’Ambrosio said. “Gippsland’s unique natural environment attracts visitors, creates jobs and supports communities — so it’s vital we preserve it and improve it, which is what this investment will do.�

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THE state opposition’s forestry spokesman has attacked the government for allegedly supporting an environmental group’s campaign to close the native forest industry, and urged it to sack the group from a government body. Narracan MLA Gary Blackwood raised the issue in parliament recently with Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio. “The action I seek is that she immediately stop supporting the environmental activist groupWOTCH, also known as Wildlife of the Central Highlands. “Currently the minister supports WOTCH representatives sitting on the stakeholder reference group of the Office of the Conservation Regulator,” Mr Blackwood told the Legislative Assembly. “The minister also directs that WOTCH be given specialised survey equipment such as infra-red cameras from the Department of Environment,Land, Water and Planning for the purposes of the group’s survey activities. “The results of the survey activities are used to withdraw large areas of forest from timber production and are acted on by DELWP without any verification.” Mr Blackwood said it was interesting to note that

their work was only conducted in areas that were being logged or were earmarked for logging in the timber release plan signed off by the Minister for Agriculture, not in the 94 per cent of native forest area set aside from timber harvesting in parks and reserves. “On their Facebook page,WOTCH state that with each tree that falls, with each hectare of habitat lost, we come closer to losing these species forever,”he said. “This is typical of the emotive language used to depict a lie. With the controls in place and the precoupe survey work undertaken by VicForests, not one species of animal has become extinct because of timber harvesting, ever.” Mr Blackwood said for example, the Leadbeater’s possum was now found in regrowth from logging that was only 40 years of age. “The areas that are harvested do not disappear. “They are regrown, and this has always been the method used,” Mr Blackwood said. “Habitat trees are set aside from harvesting,ensuring animal habitat is protected in close proximity to the forward food source that will come with the regenerating forest. “WOTCH is an environmental activist group using the information gained with the support of DELWP

to undermine and eventually end the sustainable harvesting of our native forests. “This group completely disregards our rule of law. “They published a book on how to monkey wrench logging equipment, as they called it, but in reality it advocates the sabotage of equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, which happened on many occasions through the 1980s and 1990s. “WOTCH has proven to have the same disregard for the law, conducting their surveys in breach of the curfew and the five kilometre and 25 kilometre travel limits of the COVID restrictions, also illegally entering harvesting coupes and breaching the safe work zone of an active coupe on many occasions.” Mr Blackwood queried how the Environment Minister could justify giving the group legitimacy, accept its survey results and use them to remove areas from industry, without verifying the survey data. “I call on the minister to stop providing WOTCH with taxpayer-funded equipment and remove them from the Office of the Conservation Regulator stakeholder group as they are completely conflicted with their intent to shut down our native forest timber industry,” he said. WOTCH was contacted for a comment, but did not reply.

A government spokesperson said the Conservation Regulator had established a stakeholder reference group that included representatives from diverse fields, including community, traditional owners, commercial land users and conservation groups. “The role of the reference group is to provide advice and support to the regulator to assist it being an effective, trusted and best practice regulator,” the spokesperson said. “Timber harvesting work sites are dangerous, and unauthorised entry puts protesters, workers and compliance officers at risk. “Unauthorised entry into timber harvest safety zones is illegal.” Under government policy, all reported sightings of animals by stakeholder groups are to be verified by species experts from the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research. The loan of survey equipment to community groups, including WOTCH, to undertake field surveys for Leadbeater’s possums was stipulated by the Leadbeater’s Possum Advisory Group. The various community groups survey in either state forest or national parks. Their evidence must be verified by a video recording of a Leadbeater’s possum, in conjunction with a GPS reading.

burning material carried by the high altitude and high intensity winds in the mountains, could ignite spot fires out to the Gippsland coast. This has been clearly demonstrated from the account of Captain Mayban in 1851, when the sails and rigging were set alight on his ship he described as “well out to sea,” between Australia and New Zealand, from a fire in the mountains. With the environment, as a result of the management now in the mountains, we are at risk of fires 50 to 100 times as intense, under the same weather conditions, as 1939 and 1851. This is based on honest bushfire science, not the utter fanciful garbage blaming climate change. Even under lesser extreme conditions, we could be at risk of ember attacks from the burning candle bark far worse than the 1939 and 1851 attacks. If a ship “well out to sea” is not safe, neither is the spouting, backyards, dry land farming and neglected council roadsides, for most of the

people in Gippsland, especially east Gippsland. This is not to forget the open cut coal mines. With how bad things are in many areas of the mountains, huge tracts of land could fire up from spotting in a very short time with little warning. If this happened during summer holidays, literally thousands could be trapped with poor chances of escape and not knowing where to go to survive. People would not be able to report a fire starting, or embers landing, from the lack of communications around Licola. Places like the appalling mess in the Wellington River campsites could trap hundreds, with minimal chance of escape or survival from the type of spotting likely to occur. People fleeing the Alpine National Park would travel through this area. A mobile phone antenna, on a knob, at grid reference 4644 58353, about 1km north-east, from the Telstra microwave tower on Cobb Spur to the west of Licola, is the minimum of what’s

required. Our politicians need to be active to protect us.

Letters to the editor Licola mobile phone base station inadequate From Ralph Barraclough, Licola: THE proposed Telstra mobile phone base station at 8 Licola-Jamieson Rd, just beside the caravan park, is nothing more than an excuse. It won’t work to cover for a serious black spot, endangering life and property. Urgent reporting of a fire escaping could save hundreds of lives. The proposed Licola mobile phone network would serve so little area, to get out early warnings, as to be almost totally useless. The limited area it would cover is already adequately served by landlines. It is not just the people visiting the mountains who need urgent warnings of any fires escaping. The environment in the mountains is now so dangerous, that within a very short time,

Applications for the Amy Roseby O Neill and Nancy Callinan Scholarship program are now open, supporting nurses in the Wellington Shire with their further education costs. Sale couple, Jenny O Neill and Gerard Callinan established the Amy Roseby O Neill and Nancy Callinan Scholarship program in memory of their nursing mothers, who were passionate about their professions.

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Bin and wind problem needs creative thinking From Matthew Ridgeway, Sale: JUST asking. Can we get some tenders put out or some quotes for rubber coated steel plates to be mounted to wheelie bins and rubber coated magnetic tiles to keep bins upright during periods of high wind? Can we just say, “let’s look into this fabulous idea!” and see what happens. After the wild winds we have had, rubbish has gone who knows where. We’ve got the brains to fix this. Email letters to news@gippslandtimes.com.au

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St, Sale, was named in her honour, and in 1993 she was awarded an Order of Australia for her services to the community. As Pam Frew wrote fittingly,“It was Gwen Webb’s vision and ability to draw out the very best in people, be they artists or otherwise, which is certain to endure beyond the four walls of the gallery”. Gwen kept herself busy with community activities with regular bridge nights, U3A and bushwalking with the Field Naturalists, where she maintained her close friendships. She is remembered by the staff of the Gippsland Art Gallery and all who knew her as an exemplary leader within her field, and as a generous, bighearted friend to all who knew her. She is survived by her children Evan and Marian, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. — Written by Gippsland Art Gallery director Simon Gregg with assistance from Evan and Marian Webb, Annemieke Mein OAM and Phillip Mein,

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having to navigate through clouds of her cigarette smoke to locate the artworks,and yet she was always there, awaiting visitors, ready to greet them with a smile. No challenge was too great for Gwen, and many of her greatest triumphs were born from adversity. In May 1989, hours before the biggest opening night of the year, she and her voluntary staff were told to immediately close the gallery by the Department of Labour and Industry, because of concerns about asbestos in the ceiling. Gwen successfully negotiated to hold the opening that night, but the following day the gallery was literally homeless. With remarkable tenacity she quickly found a short-term home in the Gippsland Centre before moving into the Spotlight Plaza for six months. It was here that the gallery staged the first retrospective exhibition of Annemieke Mein’s artwork to large crowds — many never having visited the first gallery on Macalister St. After her retirement in December 1990, Gwen continued to be seen as a figurehead for the gallery and for the arts in Gippsland. She embodied the essential characteristics of a good gallery director, being approachable, compassionate, well-connected and diplomatic. It is not an exaggeration to say that Gwen inspired a generation of artists and art lovers through her passionate stewardship of the gallery, and Sale has much to thank her for. The Gwen Webb Art Activity Centre on Market

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real character. She was a strong-willed woman”. Her strong will would come to serve Gwen well in the years ahead. Notably it was at her painting classes in the 1960s that Gwen met and became firm friends with fellow student and proprietor of theW.D.Leslie department store in Sale, John Leslie, who later became the first patron of the gallery. In 1971, Gwen and Rick moved permanently into Sale and she joined the gallery’s voluntary committee of management, putting her accounting training to good use as the treasurer. As she once said, “I wasn’t much of an artist, but I was a great administrator”. In 1975, changes made by the Ministry of Arts meant that only galleries with a paid full-time director would be eligible to receive government funding. Gwen was appointed permanently to the role from January 1, 1976 (having been acting in the role since June 1975). She had a gift for coercing others into helping her at the gallery, assembling a loyal army of volunteers to help with hanging exhibitions (including members of her family). While not joining the voluntary committee herself until 1971, she was “always involved with the gallery”, and she was fond of reminding people that when the subscriber program began in 1965 (today’s ‘Friends of the Gallery’), she was the first to join. In her 15 years as director, Gwen formulated a collection focus on Gippsland and the natural environment, which remains in place today. She rallied the entire community behind the gallery, built up an enviable annual visitation, created the largest membership of any public gallery in Victoria (more than 600 at one point), and implemented an increasingly ambitious exhibition program. Marianne Alcock (Parasiuk), a volunteer with the gallery during that period, recalls: “... she was a catalyst for excellence, and it was her drive and vision that took the gallery forward. It was exciting”. It could be said that Gwen’s longevity was in spite of her lifestyle, not because of it. She has seemed for so long to have been untouchable by mortality, too strong, and too defiant. Visitors to the gallery in the 1970s and 80s recall

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WITH the passing of Gwen Webb OAM at the age of 98, Gippsland has lost one of its greatest advocates and a friend to artists everywhere. A true one-of-a-kind, Gwen was a champion of the region, putting the Sale Regional Arts Centre (now Gippsland Art Gallery) on the cultural map during her 15-year tenure as the gallery’s inaugural director from 1976 to 1990. Gwen achieved much during her time in the role, including promoting visual arts across the region, providing a platform for craft (especially textiles and woodwork), and bringing art to a wide audience. Gwen earned the title of ‘the lady who opens doors for people’ because, as her friend Pam Frew wrote in 1993,‘her vast experience and knowledge of the arts, accounting,natural history and the environment was always eagerly shared to help others achieve success’. Gwen earned the respect of all who came to know her for her courage and dedication to her many causes, which aside from the arts included education and the natural environment. It was, however, as the inaugural director of the Sale Regional Arts Centre that she is likely to be best remembered. During Gwen’s employment from 1976 to 1990 she provided transformational leadership not only within the gallery, but across the wider art scene. Her achievements were in spite of extremely limited resources, which she overcame by uniting the community behind her and the gallery to an extent that has not been seen before or since. Gwen’s directorship followed four additional years as treasurer of the committee of management from 1971 to 1975. Gwen fearlessly steered the gallery through a period of tremendous growth and transition, and of equally tremendous challenges, which never seemed to daunt her. Six directors have followed Gwen since her retirement in 1990, and yet she is the one who is most often cited, and most often recalled. Opposed to elitism in all its forms, it was Gwen who claimed the gallery as being ‘for the people’. The move from its original premises above the Sale Library in Macalister St to a shopfront space in Raymond St in 1989 was, according to Gwen, the best thing for the gallery as it made the arts much more accessible. Among the many highlights of Gwen’s career was the annual exhibition of Gippsland craft artists, which in the late 1970s led to the debut exhibition of world-acclaimed, Sale-based environmental textile artistAnnemieke Mein OAM.Gwen andAnnemieke enjoyed a close friendship for more than 40 years. The craft exhibitions also led, in the 1980s, to residencies for weaver Ann Greenwood and woodworker John Woollard. She fought tirelessly for the recognition of regional artists in the broader arts community, but it was Sale and more broadly Gippsland that benefitted most from Gwen’s lifetime’s work. Gwen was born at Rochester (near Echuca) in 1922 and moved to Traralgon with her family at the age of four. In 1936, she left home to study accounting in Melbourne. She worked at the Council for Adult Education for a number of years as the assistant director of classes and courses. In 1950, she married Rick Webb and the couple relocated back to Gippsland, initially living in Yarragon and then Heyfield, in a house on her grandfather’s property where her father had been born, and finally to a soldier-settlement dairy farm in Nambrok-Denison. During the 1960s, Gwen — who always had an interest in art — began to attend evening painting classes at the Council for Adult Education, taught by Harold Farey from Sale Technical School. While Gwen also joined the Sale Art Group around this time, she was not initially active with the Sale Regional Arts Centre (established in 1965) because of her distance from Sale, and her commitment to providing daily physiotherapy to her handicapped daughter Thea. In 2015, Harold Farey remembered Gwen as “a

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Does anyone recognise this woman? SALE Historical Society is calling on readers who might recognise the woman in this photograph. The framed photograph was recently discovered in a local attic, but apart from a date of April 24, 1925, no other information is available. If the photograph is indeed from the 1920s, it is in remarkable condition. Anyone who recognises this woman should email Sale Historical Society via salehs3850@gmail.com

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Putting Gld on the board GIPPSLAND is one of 22 communities from around the nation to feature in the custom Australian Community Relief Monopoly game board to raise money for disaster relief, including bushfires, floods and COVID-19. To give it a strong Australian feel, the edition includes locallythemed squares to replace Mayfair and Park Lane from the original Monopoly board, and includes customised ‘Community Chest’ and ‘Chance’ playing cards. As well as showcasing some of the regions severely affected in 2020, the game has also been created to highlight the community spirit and strength of some of Australia’s stunning locations. For every Australian Community Relief Edition Monopoly game and Monopoly Puzzle, $5 and $2 respectively will be donated directly to The Australian Red Cross, to assist the areas and people in need around Australia. The games will be sold through retailers nationwide.

Around Maffra ST Vinnies Jack Kelly Store, Laura St, Maffra, is now open for donations only on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am to 11am. CHRISTMAS trees are on sale at 90 Powerscourt St, Maffra. Proceeds will be donated to the Maffra Fire Brigade. To order, phone Marlene on 0417 638 886 or John on 0427 472 216. HEYFIELD Community Market will be held on Saturday at John Graves Memorial Park, Temple St. A BOOK fair will be held at St James Anglican Church Parish Hall, Temple St, Heyfield, next Tuesday, December 8, from 10.30am until 2.30pm. CATHOLIC Mass has resumed on Sundays from 9am at St. Mary’s Maffra Parish, with restrictions. People should arrive a little early to register for contact tracing and to get a seat. Bookings are

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not required. ST John’s Church, Maffra will hold its annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 5. There will be a selection of Christmas cakes, Christmas puddings, Christmas decorations, biscuits and slices, sweet treats, jams, sauces and preserves available for sale. Gluten free options will also be available. There will also be craft, plants, a raffle and fresh produce to peruse, as well as lots of great Christmas present ideas and stocking fillers. The fair will be held at St John’s Anglican Church, in Church St, Maffra, from 9am. MAFFRA Municipal Band has cancelled its community Christmas carol event because of COVID-19. The band welcomes new musicians. Phone Rob on 0411 434 520 to register interest. - Jennifer Toma

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Ensuring everyone gets a gift this Christmas

AFTER everything people have gone through this year, everyone wants Christmas to be extra special. But for many families, it will be so much tougher to afford gifts for their children. TheUnitingVic.TasChristmasAppealinGippsland supportslocal families byproviding food,toysand gifts generously donated by the community for children in need. However, this year, things will be a little different. Uniting Vic.Tas, executive officer Di Fisher said because of COVID-19,more families than ever before were expected to seek assistance. “The impact of job losses and the extended lockdown hasstretchedmany familybudgets tobreakingpoint,� Ms Fisher said. “While life as we knew it had stopped during lockdown, the bills didn’t. “Whether it’s rent, gas, electricity, water or putting food on the table and fuel in the car, we know people have been really struggling. “Our Christmas appeal is one of the highlights of each year for us — and we are determined that no one is going to go without a gift this Christmas. “For us, being able to put smiles on the faces of familiesandprovidegiftstochildrenandyoungpeople is so rewarding.� Ms Fisher encouraged individuals and families, community groups,schools and workplaces to support Gifts for Families. “We thank the organisations who have already committed their support this year and ask any other businesses who are interested in supporting this initiative to get in touch,� said Ms Fisher. “People can also donate online if that is more convenient for them.� Donations can be made at www.unitingvictas.org.au/

Lance Mitchell receives the John French Award of Excellence from Sale and District Agricultural Society president Laurie Jeremiah.

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To learn more or become involved, phone Uniting on 5144 7777.

Current collection points in Sale: • Uniting, 126 Raymond St, Sale. • Uniting Opportunity Shop, 407 Raymond St, Sale. • Victoria Hall, 47 Macalister St, Sale. • Our Past Times, 296 Raymond St, Sale. • DMG Financial, 67-71 Foster St, Sale.

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SALE Showgrounds legend, the late John French, was memorialised on Tuesday night, during Sale and District Agricultural Society’s first face-to-face meeting for four months, when the inaugural winner of the John French Award of Excellence was announced. The award memorialises Mr French’s lifetime of dedication to the society and his inspiration to members. It will be awarded annually to someone who has made a significant contribution to the society in the previous 12 months. The inaugural winner is past president and honorary life member Lance Mitchell, who has been involved in all aspects of showgrounds management in the past 12 months, including the pandemic challenges, preparation for the construction of a new caretaker’s residence and construction that will lead to a new main entrance early next year.

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Brief details: Property: Recently renovated five bedroom home with a modern kitchen and bathrooms. Address: 30 Mount View Drive, Wurruk. Price: $849,500. Agent: Graham Chalmer Real Estate. Phone Mark Ventrella on 0419 348 614.

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built-in robes. The master bedroom features a large dressing room. The owners have added double glazed windows to most of the house, providing high levels of insulation and noise reduction. The home has dual air conditioning systems, one on each floor. The 4.4 kilowatt solar system and solar hot water dramatically cuts living costs.

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Outside, there is a 12 by four metre workshop, paved outdoor entertainment areas, an oversized double garage, garden shed, chicken shed, separate storage shed and an electric gate for security — all set on a beautifully landscaped 7078 square metre (1.8 acre) allotment. Agents say the photos do not do a property of this calibre justice, and those interested should arrange an inspection.

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For Sale $535,000 Brief details: Property: Three bedroom, two bathroom home with a unique floorplan. Address: 41 Thomson St, Sale. Price: $649,000. Agent: Wellington Real Estate. Phone Lisa Wegener on 0401 065 422.

The home’s large kitchen has stone benchtops and two ovens, and there are high quality fixtures and soft furnishings throughout. There is also gas ducted central heating and cooling, a ducted vacuum system and double glazed windows. Outside, there is an oversized double garage and excellent storage facilities.

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29 ALFRED STREET MAFFRA AUCTION

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Rock Solid Investment In Great Location * Nest or Invest in this very well constructed brick veneer home * 3 spacious bedrooms * 2 bathrooms * Huge lounge room * North facing kitchen/dining area * Double garage * 6m x 4m shed with concrete floor & power * Delightful 1/4 acre block * Easy walking distance to schools and bowls club AUCTION SATURDAY 19TH DECEMBER AT 10:30AM ON SITE

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67-69 MCLEAN STREET BRIAGOLONG NEW LISTING

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* 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms * Open plan living area with reverse cycle air conditioner and wood heater * New kitchen with quality appliances * Outdoor timber decking area ideal for entertaining * Double carport plus tandem garage * 9m x 6m shed/workshop with adjoining storage area

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Country living with room to move * Situated on approximately 1600m2 * Beautifully presented both inside and out * 3 bedroom with built in robes * Spacious open plan design * Modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances * Reverse cycle air conditioner & wood heater * Double garage with concrete floor & power * Undercover patio area * Delightful established garden setting

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Character, Charm, Quality * Situated on approximately 1 acre * Modern home with yesteryear features * 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms * Huge open plan family/lounge area * Kitchen with walk in pantry, quality Falcon stove and dishwasher * 6 star energy rating * Outstanding outdoor undercover timber deck * External bungalow/teenage retreat plus sundry shedding * Town water and dam

Ideal First Home * Low maintenance brick home situated on corner allotment * Immaculate presented * 3 bedrooms (2 with built in robes) * Open plan design * Kitchen with gas stove * Undercover patio area * 9m x 6m garage/workshop with concrete floor, power and automatic door * Fully fenced houseblock * Will suit first home, retirees or investment

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Brief details: Property: Historic hostel and bar in Maffra s main street. Address: 117 Johnson St, Maffra. Price: $595,000. Agent: Country Road Real Estate. Phone Jeremy Gray on 5141 1026.

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103 MAFFRA-SALE ROAD, MAFFRA Included in the floorplan of this brick veneer home are 4 bedrooms, 2 living areas, 2 bathrooms, a study & an outstanding outdoor area with an in ground pool. The home is well established in amongst treed & gardens areas & is located on 10 acres of land. The home is tastefully laid out with the northern wing taking in the living, dining & kitchen space, whilst the western wing accommodates the bedrooms & bathrooms. The kitchen is filled with light, reflecting off the crisp white colours & stainless steel appliances, while the brick features & cathedral ceiling in the family room take in the views of the entertaining area & pool. The living or formal lounge has a view out to the magnificent front garden & trees.

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This family home is one that certainly ticks plenty of boxes. Sitting on a large 920m2 block with four bedrooms and two living areas downstairs, and another bedroom with an ensuite, walk-in robe and parents retreat upstairs. The kitchen features a dishwasher, appliance cupboard and breakfast bar as well as being central to the living areas downstairs. As you can see by the floor plan, there are two bedrooms for each living area on the ground floor and your own parents retreat off the main bedroom on the second floor. The layout is ideal for the extended family. At the rear is a double lock-up shed with workshop and at the front is a massive four bay carport.

A functional floorplan is what sets this property apart from the others. It can be a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with lounge, rumpus & media room or it can be a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with 2 lounges or even a 5 bedroom home with single lounge! A great open plan with the kitchen, dining & lounge in the centre of the home with kitchen inclusions such as stainless steel appliances & timber bench tops. The lounge has a wood heater & reverse cycle unit for your comfort, with the traffic areas all covered in stylish vinyl plank flooring. The master bedroom has an updated ensuite & WIR, whilst bedroom 2 & 3 have BIR’s. The rumpus room faces east & leads out to the back yard where there is sitting areas, gardens & a shed.

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Brief details: Property: Three bedroom home set on a rural 6867 square metres with bore. Address: 241 Yuill Rd, Bundalaguah. Price: $695,000. Agent: Wellington Real Estate. Phone Christine Haylock on 0417 007 336. a 90,000 litre rain water tank and a bore for the gardens set on about 6867 square metres. The property is only a short drive to Maffra, Sale and Stratford.

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VICTORIAN primary producers are more aware than most, particularly after the devastating 201920 bushfires, of the importance of being prepared and having a plan in place for their livestock. Damaged fencing, and other infrastructure, facilities and supplementary feed stores, burnt pastures, and the devastating loss of thousands of sheep and cattle, are results of this year’s bushfires. Producers were also required to move about 160,000 livestock to alternative locations across Victoria and interstate urgently prior to, during and post the bushfires. Now is the time for livestock owners to get prepared and have a clear strategy to apply in the possibility of a fire emergency on their farm. A key factor in minimising the threat to livestock during a bushfire or on extreme fire danger days, is to identify safer areas on-farm where livestock can be moved to. The area chosen should depend on the type of livestock and their expected behaviour during fire. To reduce potential injury and death to livestock, farmers should consider relocating stock to designated low risk areas during days of high fire danger and Total Fire Bans. Low risk areas include ploughed paddocks, areas cultivated and kept free of combustible vegetation; bared-out paddocks, provided they are well defended by fire breaks; irrigated paddocks or paddocks containing green summer crops (green feed does not burn easily), and stockyards that can be wet in advance (however, the yards must be well defended as the fire front passes). All low risk areas should have sufficient drinking water to enable stock to remain in the area for extended periods of high fire risk and high temperatures, be protected by firebreaks and be free of leaf, twigs and bark build-up. Areas where there are dams and swamps are another possible option. For more information about stock containment areas in emergencies, visit https://go.vic.gov.au/Ex53E4 Stockyards have been known to successfully hold livestock during a bushfire, if protected by a firebreak. If this is a preferred option, consider using a sprinkler system, similar to stock being held together on a hot day, as they can suffer heat stress. Horses should not be locked up in small areas or stables but moved to an open paddock with

Marlay Point, taken earlier this year during the east Gippsland bushfires. Photo: Wayne Robinson minimal vegetation, so they can move freely. Horses are good at moving themselves to safe open areas and usually suffer minimal burns if left to do so. If equipment such as rugs, halters and flyveils remain on horses, the plastic may melt, and metal buckles can burn the animal. Therefore consider using rope halters for easier handling and management. It’s crucial not to open gates that may allow stock access to public roadways, as any animals will be a hazard to traffic in smokey conditions. On days of extreme fire danger or on the day before, stock should be moved into lower risk areas on-farm, or to a safer property. Agriculture Victoria advises livestock owners to act early and not get caught trying to move stock as a bushfire approaches, listen to weather forecasts and observe the environment to help decide when to put a plan into action. For more information on preparing a farm and livestock bushfire plan, visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/ farm-management/emergency-management or phone Agriculture Victoria on 136 186.

Engaging farmers to share their Landcare stewardship LANDCARE Australia, in partnership with the National Landcare Network, has launched a national Landcare Farming campaign ‘My Landcare Legacy’ to engage primary producers to share their landcare stewardship stories. Landcare means different things to different people. At its very roots, Landcare is about people coming together and caring for the land to preserve the natural resources and biodiversity for generations to come. Over the next year, the Landcare network is looking to explore farming stewardship stories and experiences, and are inviting other farmers and their industry to participate. The ‘My Landcare Legacy’ campaign is the first step in building broader recognition of Landcarers who have been developing and supporting adoption of improved practices in Australian agriculture for more than 30 years. Landcare farming program manager Mick Taylor said Landcarers had an opportunity to share what drives their passion for good farming practices

and environmental stewardship in their business. By recording a video, producers and land managers can share with the community why they are passionate about being good stewards of their land — and their vison for a farming future. Standout producers, networks and their Landcare projects will be identified during the campaign with awards presented for best video, a rising star award, best actor, and longest distance a kit has travelled. For more information, visit landcareaustralia.org. au/landcarefarming

Landcare Australia, together with the National Landcare Network, manage the Landcare Farming Program. Funded by the federal government, the Landcare Farming Program builds farmer awareness, knowledge and participation in productive environmental best management in agriculture. The program will increase agricultural community resilience to future challenges, and strengthen Landcare’s connection to the broader Australian agricultural sector.

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plantation timber sawn like a cake to minimise waste. Research and development is a vital part of the ongoing success and growth of the food and fibre sector. A growing number of farms and producers around the region and beyond are reaping the benefits of the technology and system developed by the 2020 winner of this category, Soilkee, based in Hallora. Niels Olsen’s internationally-patented technology is a power take off driven implement which reverses soil depletion, sequesters soil carbon, enhances soil fertility, and increases productivity. Outside of the specific fibre industry award, another timber business, Alberton Timber, impressed the judges and claimed the Excellence in Innovation award — recognition for the significant upgrade program it has undertaken for the sawmill which has resulted in a significant increase in capacity, improvements in working conditions for staff, and an increased ability to minimise waste. As one of Australia’s leaders in the horticulture industry, Newry’s Hussey and Co is a grower, packer and distributor renowned for producing high quality gourmet baby leaf salad mixes. In what has been a tough year for exporters, its ongoing international success has been recognised, in being awarded the Excellence in Exporting award. Collaboration is king with a growing number of businesses in Gippsland, and in the far east, the leadership of Sailors Grave Brewing has been acknowledged with the Excellence in Collaborative Partnerships trophy. Change is always happening in the food and fibre sector and businesses which plan and manage it are the ones who thrive. One such business is Schreurs and Sons, which has profitable changes as it has grown its Middle Tarwin base. Schreurs and Sons’ vision and efforts resulted in the highest score from the judges, making it the Excellence in Adaption to Change winner.

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THREE Wellington Shire agribusinesses have been named in the best of the best of Gippsland’s food and fibre sector. During an online presentation of the 2020 Food and Fibre Gippsland Excellence in Agribusiness Awards, Newry’s Hussey and Co, Yarram’s Radial Timber and Alberton Timber won awards. With gala dinners and large gatherings a distant memory in a COVID-19-affected year, the awards were hosted by acclaimed food writer for The Age Good Food, Richard Cornish, and ‘premiered’ online earlier this month via the Food and Fibre Gippsland website. Greenham Gippsland claimed the premier award, the Gippsland Agribusiness of the Year, acknowledgement for the 100 per cent Australian-owned family company, which for six generations has bought livestock from thousands of Australian suppliers. Since the early 1900s, Greenham has been a significant player in the Australian domestic and export meat industry. During this time, the business has developed a reputation for quality and food safety. Greenham has been in Gippsland since 2017, when it bought an abattoir in Moe. Since then, it has invested heavily in the equipment for expansion, supported the employment of local staff and developed the Never Ever program to source and certify natural 100 per cent grass fed beef for the Bass Strait Gippsland brand. Rob Bayley from Blackwood Piggery, Trafalgar, was named Young Agribusiness Leader of the Year for his work at local, state, and national levels for the pork industry, and agriculture as a whole. A new premier award for 2020, Female Agribusiness Leader of the Year, went to Gabrielle Moore, not just for her success in the establishment of the Sailors Grave Brewery brand and business in Orbost, but her for passion for the region, support and mentoring of other businesses and collaborative spirit. Warragul Farmers Market received the Excellence in Service to the Food and Fibre Industry Award, a nod to the efforts of the volunteer committee to create and continue to build a thriving monthly community event where people can connect with the producers of their food. On the back of being announced Gippsland Agribusiness of the Year in 2019, Flavorite Tomatoes, Warragul, remained in the winner’s circle, taking the Excellence in Sustainability Award. The Excellence in Workforce Capability Award featured two winners — Jaydee, Cows Create Careers for its work with schools building awareness and interest in a career in the dairy industry, and Victoria Valley Meats for its impressive efforts in workplace culture, training, and retention. Venturing into the development of a low volume, high value, product has been a great success so far for South Gippsland Dairy, Korumburra — its bio colostrum range of products now being exported and attracting new domestic customers daily. Its vision and growth have been recognised in being announced winners of the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award. The Food and Drink Manufacturing award has been split into two categories, small and large in 2020 — one for businesses with less than 10 employees, and the other for businesses with more than 10 employees. Foster cellar door destination, Gurney’s Cidery, claimed the small category and ViPlus put its name on the large category trophy. Another new award was the Excellence in Fibre Industry, won by Radial Timber, Yarram, for its unique, sustainable timber product utilising

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Gillian Kline’s ‘God of Carnage — Tsunami’ (2011)

Freestone at GAG FOLLOWING its recent re-opening to the public, Gippsland Art Gallery Sale is presenting Artist Proof: The Collective Spirit of Freestone Press. This timely exhibition celebrates 10 years of Briagolong’s Freestone Press printmaking studio in a comprehensive showcase of the ingenuity, passion and skills of its artists. The artworks included in this 10-year celebratory exhibition are testament to the range of printmaking skills and styles that have been developed through the Freestone Press community and studio, launched by local artist Gillian Kline in 2010. Each artist was asked to produce new work for this exhibition, which has been combined with works from Gippsland Art Gallery’s permanent collection. The exhibition features works from Diana Balhorn, Helen Banks, Alan Chappelow, Wendy Chappelow, Judith Dorber, Lesley Duxbury, Ali Fullard, Amanda Goodge, Kye Hanley, Susan Hibberdine, Glenda Johnson, Gillian Kline, Tamsyn Lenne, Adelaide Macpherson, Deborah Milligan, Gail Noble, Jenny Noone, Vanessa (Ness) Power, Fiona Reynolds, Maxine Salvatore, Lorraine Scott, Valmai Todd, Louisa Waters, Pat Waters and Lorraine Watt. Based in Briagolong, Freestone Press is the collaborative printmaking studio where this evolving group works together, exhibits together and travels together to support each other’s art-making practices. The work created by the Freestone Press artists celebrate and elevate everyday experiences to create memorable images that exploit the inherent characteristics of the medium to their greatest effect. Artist Proof: The Collective Spirit of Freestone Press is on display at Gippsland Art Gallery until February 28.

BRIAGOLONG Art Gallery is welcoming patrons back with the resumption of its exhibition program. The exhibition of Louisa Waters’ To Carry Fire will be on display from Saturday until January 10. Waters examines the transformation of Gunnai land (Gippsland) since colonisation, through narratives of fire, critiquing European fire regimes. Exploring ideas of listening and themes of

Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission performs for Live at the Bundy MICK Thomas and his Roving Commission will perform two shows at the Bundy Hall on Saturday, December 12, from 2pm and 7pm. Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission is itching to get out and play some actual shows, and is hitting the road to perform across Victoria. Having not spent the Victorian lockdowns idle, Mick and his band ended up producing two albums.

The first of these was ‘See You On the Other Side’, which came out in June and featured the landmark ‘chain recording’ track See You When I’m Looking At You, showcasing a plethora of artists such as Angie Hart, Nick Barker, Vicki Thorn and Ron Peno. The second albums is ‘City’s Calling Me’, which will be released early 2021 — although there is a fair chance for some sneak preview, pre-release action this tour. The first single will be a stunning cover of Cold Chisel’s Forever Now, once again featuring guest vocals by Angie Hart — this time with Tim Rogers and Sophie Koh thrown in for good measure. For tickets to the Bundy Hall show, visit www. trybooking.com/BMJQV

Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission will also join Nick Barker for Pitch Invasion at the Devon North Recreation Reserve on Sunday, December 13, from 2pm to 5pm. For tickets visit gutsofgippsland.com/micknick All shows will have strictly limited capacity, and require socially distancing and COVID-safe behaviour.

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landscape, history and ruin, Waters works with drawing, photography, printmaking, film and sound. The exhibition is described as multi-disciplinary, gently visceral installation of visuals and soundscape. The show will have a closing event on January 9 at the gallery from 2pm. There will be a Welcome to Country and talk by Wayne Thorpe — Gunnai custodian, story teller, linguist and teacher.

Daniel Wayne Spencer Band at The Wedge THE Daniel Wayne Spencer Band will rick The Wedge Loading Dock this Friday. Stratford’s Danny Spencer, known for collaborations with the likes of Jimmy Barnes, John Stevens and Richard Clapton, and for supporting The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen, plays a blend of blues, rock and alternative country, which has been influenced by many artists over the years. The 39-year-old will be supported by his group, the Daniel Wayne Spencer Band. The group is comprised of Johnny Salerno (Jon Stevens Band, Richard Clapton, Black Sorrows, Vanessa Amarosi) on drums, and Travis Clarke (Russel Morris, APIA Good Times Band, Ross Wilson) on bass. Tickets cost $30, and are available by phoning 5143 3200, visiting thewedge.com. au or from the box office at 100 Foster St, Sale.

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LAYING HENS

Isa Brown, $8 each. Phone 0407 846 077.

WANTED HORSES Gippsland Ph. Dave 0418 202 202

In accordance with a local law introduced by the State Government on January 1, 2012, it is an offence to advertise a dog or cat for sale unless a microchip identification number of the animal is included in the advertisement. A registered domestic animal business may use its council business registration number as an alternative.

As of July 1, 2019 a Pet Exchange Reg. No. is also required. Please go to https://per. animalwelffare. vic.gov.au/

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Mature and slim, country lady. From 11am-9pm Phone enquiries/book 0439 263 764 swa 10270xe

COINS Australian pennies half-pennies. 5182 8756.

Maffra Newsagency Heyfield Newsagency Stratford Newsagency Newry Store

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positions at Seaspray Surf Club. Immediate start. Salary negotiable for right applicants. Applications: 0499 917 251.

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For Lease By Tender 250 acres (approx.) Redbank Road, Stratford Initial twelve month lease commencing January 1, 2021. Good stock yards, good water supply, suited to cattle, lessee to apply 40kg of super per acre per year, fences and weed management, portion of rates, no hay to be cut. Full details from agent. Highest tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders close Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 5pm, via email to johnw@fnsale.com.au

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Maffra Angling Club Inc. annual general meeting Monday December 7, 2020 at 7pm, at the Maffra Community Sports Club. Please register your intention to attend to Di on 0418 167 799.

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male or female. Full training provided. Must be prepared to work nights and weekends. Email: tgo ntaxis@wideband.net.au

Full details and inspections call John Walker 0477 430 090.

Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation

An exciting opportunity exists for the right person to join the sales team at Jayco Gippsland. The caravan industry is prosperous, rewarding and on the cusp of a generational boom. The successful candidate will be energetic, enthusiastic and impeccably presented. Experience in sales of high value goods would be preferred but not essential. Key selection qualities include: ● Strong team player with the ability to show initiative and create opportunities. ● High level written and verbal communication and mathematic skills. ● "Can do", dedicated and persistent work ethic. Willing to do whatever is needed. ● Knowledge of CRM's and commitment to diligently work leads. ● Willing to work 5.5 days per week. Jayco is Australia's biggest, oldest and most trusted caravan brand and Jayco Gippsland have been a Jayco dealer for 35 years. We currently have a friendly and inclusive team of 15 staff over two sites. Remuneration is retainer plus commission. We welcome your hand-written application and resume. Applications close Wednesday, December 6, 2020. Address applications to: The Manager, Jayco Gippsland, 718 Princes Hwy, Bairnsdale 3875

Cleaning Contract Tender

AGM Memorial

Maffra Hall annual general meeting, Tuesday, December 8 at We buy copper, brass, 6pm at the hall. All batteries, c a t a l y t i c welcome. converters, Phone 0429 992 869.

BATTERIES

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LOST IN SALE 2X CHEF/BARTENDER TAXI DRIVERS Permanent annual Required. Mature aged

Glasses and case. Case: triangle shaped, gold sparkled. Glasses: blue/ pink frames. Return to Gippsland Times.

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Sale Baseball Club, AGM and will be held on WednesPhone day December 16, 7pm at the clubrooms.

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Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Stretton Park will be held on:

Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation is seeking tenders for the Provision of Cleaning Services of the following Gippsland premises for a period of 36 months: Sale, Victoria: 2 Stead Street, 111 and 117 Foster Street, 104 Raymond Street and 373 Raglan Street. Morwell, Victoria: 15-17 Collins Street, 19b Hazelwood Road, 72 Latrobe Road, 158 Mary Street and 5 Buckley Street. Mandatory site inspections are required for all sites. Tenders may be submitted for one or all sites. For enquiries or to obtain the tender document contact: Andrew Dimarco Projects Manager Phone 0407 822 925 or a.dimarco@ramahyuck.org Tenderers must comply with the tender guidelines and submit a tender by COB 11 December 2020.

Tuesday 8 December 2020 at 6:30pm via videoconference

1. Confirmation of previous AGM minutes. 2. Receive the Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2020. 3. Election of Committee Members nominations available from Evelyn Marciniec, Executive Assistant 4. General business for which 7 days notice has been given. Should you wish to attend, please contact Evelyn Marciniec, Executive Assistant at 5143 8608 or Evelyn.Marciniec@cghs.com.au for videoconference details.

Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Heyfield Hospital will be held on:

Wednesday 9 December 2020 at 6:30pm via videoconference

1. Confirmation of previous AGM minutes. 2. Receive the Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2020. 3. Election of Committee Members: nomination forms available from Evelyn Marciniec, Executive Assistant 4. General business for which 7 days notice has been given. Should you wish to attend, please contact Evelyn Marciniec, Executive Assistant at 5143 8608 or Evelyn.Marciniec@cghs.com.au for videoconference details.

Request for Tender Mechanical Disturbance

VicForests is calling for contractors to undertake mechanical disturbance work across eastern Victoria.

23 lots are available ranging in size from 5ha to 56ha. Total area is 597ha. The Tender submission period closes at 9am 21st December 2020. Tender documents are available from the VicForests website: www.vicforests.com.au/tenders This work is part of VicForests’ 2021 Regeneration Program and will provide receptive seedbed for sowing and/or planting programs. VicForests, a State owned business enterprise, is responsible for the sustainable harvest, regeneration and commercial sale of timber from Victoria’s State forests.

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Employment Opportunity at Wellington Primary Care Partnership A Primary Care Partnership is an alliance of health and community care agencies, working together to improve the health and wellbeing of their communities. The following position is available at Wellington Primary Care Partnership:

Executive Officer (38 hours/week) Fix Term contract until June 30, 2021.

The Wellington Primary Care Partnership (WPCP) is seeking an Executive Officer to provide strategic leadership for planning, policy and program development and maintenance of the State Government Primary Care Partnership Strategy in Wellington Gippsland. This position will lead the WPCP team and facilitate the key objectives of the Partnership. Further details: To successfully undertake this role extensive knowledge and experience with the primary care service system, together with relevant qualifications is essential. Deliverables include building the capacity of the health service system in the catchment area through partnership, leadership, organisational and workforce development and resourcing. The key domains of activity include partnership, integrated health promotion, service coordination and integrated chronic disease management. Applicants must be highly motivated and have well developed executive, strategic, organisational and interpersonal skills. This challenging and interesting position will suit highly motivated individuals committed to improving healthy communities. Salary in the range of $98,586 per annum with generous salary packaging. The role is based in Sale. ● A copy of the PD and application submission details are available on our website www.wellingtonpcp.com.au or at careers@gwhealth.asn.au ● Applications must address the key selection criteria. ● For enquiries please contact Bruce Smith: email Bruce.Smith@cghs.com.au or on 0407 414 994 or Stewart Harper, WPCP Chairperson email Stewart.Harper@cghs.com.au or on (03) 5143 8810. ● Applications including a current resume and contact details of two referees will be accepted up to Monday, December 7 by email to careers@gwhealth.asn.au

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Housekeeper/ General Cleaner

As one of the largest employers in the East Gippsland region, we offer a range of career opportunities and excellent staff benefits.

Applications are sought for the following:

Director of Quality and Education Clinical Operations Manager

Busy motel requires a casual housekeeper to join our team. Must be available to work on a 7-day roster including weekends, public holidays and school holidays. No experience required. Email resume to info@thematador.com.au

PHARMACIST Pharmacist to work Mondays, 9am to 6pm at

Project Officer - Consulting Rooms Readvertised

Direct Chemist Outlet, Maffra.

Modern pharmacy with great backup staff to support you. Reply to Wendy Naidu

Volunteer Coordinator Care Coordinator Aboriginal Health Unit Aboriginal Health Unit Access and Support Officer

wendy_naidu@msn.com Phone 0427 150 004

Dietitian - Grade Two Registered Midwives

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Honda Postie bike, GC., CT110X, 51,000km, $500. Viscount Grand Tourer caravan, GC., good beginner, $3,500. Phone 0458 472 722.

CHRISTMAS TREES

Trimmed ● Undercover ●

Also Available: Artificial and Potted Christmas Trees and Decorations You can’t go past a Growmaster Xmas!

Ph: 5144 4338 Situations Vacant

“Every Student, Every Day”

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Stored S tored u undercover ndercover Held in water Trimmed to shape Best stands in town Delivery and pick up service available

7 days a week Support Animal Aid Same site as always, off Raglan Street, Sale Phone: 5144 4493

MISC. ITEMS

Fisher and Paykel 248ltr Slimline, top mount fridge/ freezer, EC, $150. Westinghouse 85.5ltr bar freezer, EC, $85. Bodyworx exercise bike, 2017 model, EC, $100. Phone 5147 3391.

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Catholic College Sale

Registered Nurse - Emergency For full position descriptions and application details, please visit www.brhs.com.au or phone (03) 5150 3637

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Situations Vacant

Applications are invited for the following full time positions:

Student Counsellor Information Technology Assistant Librarian

Large and small squares. Pea, bean, barley, rice, lucerne. Delivery available. Phone Ray 5144 2622 or 0427 344 832

Rosedale Rd, Longford Opening November 28 9am-6pm daily

$40

Pick your your own Phone: Phone: 0498 0 498 6 664 64 823 823

Over 200 acres in 9 titles. Lovely 2-storey home. 81sq.m. workshop /garage. Irrigation licence and excellent fencing. Private wetlands. 60 years of family ownership. Google 16 Bay Rd, Sale 3851

MISC. ITEMS 2x brown lounge chairs w/footstools, $70. Bench press, $25. Vibroslim training machine, $30. Triton router/jigsaw table series 2000, $175. Phone 0418 835 825.

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Commencing 27 January, 2021 Further information and application forms available at www.ccsale.catholic.edu.au All applications are to be forwarded to principal@ccsale.catholic.edu.au Applications Close: 4.00pm Wednesday 9th December 2020.

Administration Worker 2x Full-time positions avail 1x Part-time 0.6 FTE position avail Sale location x Leading community services organisation x Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration

Automotive Technician

Sale Mazda & Mitsubishi

Service Advisor/Warranty Clerk Full Time

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, energetic customer service focused person to join our team. Previous experience is not necessary, however you must have a proven history in a customer service roll. Commitment and attention to detail, meeting deadlines, problem solving and working in a team environment will be key to your success. Please forward your application and resume to the General Manager via email: jasont@batmotors.com.au

Respected local Ford dealer requires the services of a qualified Automotive Technician for our busy service department. We have a clean well equipped workshop which caters for: new car servicing, pre-delivery and option fitment; used car reconditioning; and general servicing. Good working conditions in a friendly environment Competencies: ● Strong communication skills ● Team orientated ● Undergo further training ● Able to meet deadlines and prioritise workload ● Good analytical and problem solving skills ● Ability to achieve key performance indicators Please send your resume to: john@wilmourmotors.com.au

The Administration Worker position provides customer service and administration support to the broad range of services delivered across the Gippsland Cluster. This position is responsible for providing exceptional customer support to internal and external stakeholders including staff, consumers, volunteers and funding bodies, office administration, program support and specific site-based duties. Learn more For more information visit https://careers.unitingvictas.org.au/en/li sting/

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CARPENTER

Fully qualified, quality work guaranteed. Interior, exterior house, farm, factory, commercial. Verandahs, pergolas, decking. Mobile 0400 647 111.

JMS PAINTING

Servicing the Gippsland area with 15 years experience. Interior and exterior, new or old. For a prompt and reliable service contact Joe for a no obligation free quote. Phone 0477 232 706.

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Situations Wanted

drop into our office: 74 Macalister St., Sale or email: classifieds@gippslandtimes.com.au

ST VINNIES MAFFRA Open for donations only 9am to 11am Wednesdays and Saturdays Phone 0407 472 904

WANTED HORSES Gippsland Ph. Dave 0418 202 202

SALE 2BR UNIT

Vacant with rent discounted to $260pw. DoH bond OK. No agents. Fair Go policy applies. Phone Johann 0435 751 588.

Business Opportunities

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Kitchen lease at the Sale Golf Club Enquiries to Rob on 0403 031 280

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Auto, 70,000kms, new tyres, reg. until May, leather trim, tinted windows, full service history, local car, one owner, ABM-263, $21,500. Phone 0428 514 012.

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St James Church Centre, Temple Street, Heyfield. Tuesday December 8 to Friday December 11, 10:30am-2:30pm. Saturday December 12, 1992 4WD diesel auto 9:30am-12noon. 274,950km reg 5/21, new fit out. $27,000 ONO. 1EQ-7EL. P 0487 752 561

TOYOTA HIACE

MAFFRA MARKET

Rotary Club of Maffra Community Market, Sunday, December 6, 9am-12:30pm, Island Reserve, McMahon Drive, Maffra. Enquiries: 0409 030 918.

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1100cc, 10,000 gen. km, heaps of extras, incl. wet gear (sz 9), 1 owner, $8000 Heyfield Community mar- o.n.o. Ph 0402 090 271. ket, Temple Street, Saturday December 5, 2020. Caravans Phone Ray 5148 3408.

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2010 Kimberly Kamper Platinum, white, elec. disc brakes, 265/75R16 tyres, diesel h/w, i/spring matt, 2 water tanks, 300w solar panels, full ann./awning (never used), spare OME shockers/wheel bearings, receipts / papers, manuals $25,000. 0418 951 471.

AVAN Cruiseliner Adventure Plus 1D, full annexe/ walls, all Avan options and more, rev. camera, h/duty cabling, x2 lockable rear boot compart's, upgraded sound system, exc. cond. $38,950. 0418 412 948.

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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN

We are looking for a qualified Automotive Technician in a dual franchise dealership. You will have strong communication skills and attention to detail. Be able to work in a team environment and be willing to undergo further training. Competencies: • Compliance and OHS • Able to meet deadlines and prioritise workload • Time management and forward planning • Can do positive attitude • Team orientated • Ability to achieve key performance indicators • Good analytical and problem solving skills • Excellent communication and customer service skills • Undergo further training If you have the above skills and the ambition to join a fast growing automotive franchise, then we want to hear from you. Please send your resume to: jasont@batmotors.com.au

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Land Development Officer Do you excel in delivering customer focused outcomes? Are you a self-starter who thrives on grasping the technical stuff? Do you know your way around corporate systems? Are you seeking great benefits and a work life balance? If so, we want to hear from you! Applications close at 5 pm on Wednesday 9 December 2020.

CAMPER TRAILER

and kayak, base model, 7x4 high wall, new, never used, reg'd $4000 must sell! 5166 7201 extention 1.

Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical and a National Police Check.

Gippsland Water is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applications from experienced women and men, people with disabilities, LGBTI, ATSI, culturally and ethnically diverse candidates to best represent and engage with communities we live and work in. Further information: A position description and instructions on how to apply can be obtained from our website www.gippswater.com.au/careers or by contacting Recruitment on 03 5177 4709.

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JAYCO Heritage Caravan 2005, 21 foot, full annexe, solar panels, very good condition, genuine reason for selling $35,000 neg. Phone 0417 545 735.

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GREAT family van, bunks, island bed, 18ft tandem pop-top, '93 Windsor, easy tow, take to the beach this summer, reasonable price $14,990. 0429 149 922.

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JAYCO 2000 Freedom pop-top, 17ft, new annexe, a/c, solar panel, elec. brakes, 2 single beds, m/wave, ex. cond. as new $14,000. 0449 939 640.

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Melly's Paint N Plaster Christmas Pop Up Shop Sale Girl Guide Hall, Market St Sale, 3850

Saturdays 5th & 12th December 10am to 5pm

Pick and collect plaster packs, Plaster painting, Party Packs, Homemade Art Smocks, Lucky Dips and more. For more information call 0411 673 381.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN EXPLORATION LICENCE

Caravans

OFF-ROAD Wilddog camper trailer, top of the range, cost, with extras $29,000, used once only sell $18,000 due to health reasons. 0439 808 022. POPTOP, 1996, Roadstar 3-way fridge, house battery, island bed, TV, m/wave, full oven, rev. cycle air, roll-out awning, 11 months reg. g.c. $9500 o.n.o. 0407 886 171. VISCOUNT Supreme 20ft, 6 berth, full annexe, hot water service, full stove, fully serviced, spare wheel. v.g.c., very clean. $11,500. Ph. 5134 1205.

WANTED

Cash paid for older caravans. Phone Ken 0418 547 047.

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 – Section 15(5) Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2019 – Regulation 22(1) and Schedule 1 1. Name and address of the Applicant: Applicant: Syndicate Minerals Pty Ltd (ACN 635 864 587) Address: Acute Business Services, Unit 53/11-15 Labouchere Road, South Perth WA 6151 2. For map and other information requests, please see the below contact details. Contact: Hetherington Pty Ltd Contact No: (02) 9967 4844 Email Address: ashlee@hemts.com.au 3. Further information in relation to this application is available at the following website: https://www.syndicateminerals.com.au/ 4. Details of the Application: • Application Number: EL007450 • Locality: In the vicinity of the Wellington and East Gippsland Local Government Area • Area of application: 492 Graticular sections/1,476 km2 • Date of application: 19 November 2020 • Proposed Program of work: The proposed program of work will include low impact geological surveys. Any resulting targets will be ranked, with higher priority targets to be drill tested and reviewed, with consideration of a number of parameters (exploration, environmental, community etc). • Term of licence applied for: 5 years 5. Objections or comments Any person may object or comment to a licence being granted by: a. putting the objection in writing; and b. including the grounds on which it is made. Objections must be lodged within 21 days after the latest date on which the application was advertised and can be lodged online at or posted to: Manager Licensing Earth Resources Regulation GPO Box 2392 Melbourne VIC 3001 It is recommended that objections are lodged online to ensure timely consideration: https://rram.force.com/ObjectionSubmission Enquiries can be made by writing to the Manager Licensing at the above address or by phoning the Earth Resources Information Centre on 1300 366 356. 6. Other Statutory Requirements a. Subject to other statutory requirements being satisfied, an exploration licence, if granted, entitles the holder of the licence to explore and search for minerals in the relevant land, but does not entitle the holder to undertake mining. b. Further information regarding the statutory requirements that must be complied with prior to work being undertaken on a licence, including landowner and occupier consent requirements, is available on the Department’s Community & LandUse page: https://earthresources.vic.gov.au/communityand-land-use

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WOODSIDE, on-site van and annexe, good central location, large back area with bush views, annual rates $2100, 2 b.r. and kitchen, great buy $17,000 o.n.o. Ph 0421 951 252.

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3m front steer, 30 Zongshen OB not running, with trailer, both reg'd, some extras $600. 5174 9272. CARLSON (nee Cornell), Jennifer Margaret. 1/10/1943 - 23/11/2020 Passed away after a short 420, 4.2mtrs, QC879, illness. as new. 30hp, e.rude. Loved mother of Melinda e.tec, e.start, p.tilt, 12mths and Daryl, Wayne and rego. trav.cover, vg trailer. Fiona, Geraldine and Lee. Grandmother of Emma, $7,900. Ph: 5144 7941. Andrew, Bridie, Carla and Meara. Rest in Peace

QUINTREX BUSTA

Private family service.

HAINES HUNTER

1800 SO ski boat. 1987 200 Mercury. Old but still goes well. Hull completely refurbished. Gel coated inside and out. All new seats and bimini cover. New travel cover. $16,000 ONO. Ph. 0407 080 187.

CORNHILL, Martin Charles. On November 23, 2020, at home in Maffra with his family. Dearly loved husband of Jill. Best Dad in the world to Sarah and Laura. Loved father-in-law to Lisa and much loved Grandpa to Ivy and Oscar. Uncle to Jo and Richard. Tennis player, bike rider, share watcher, a numbers man right to the end. A life well lived. We'll miss you more than words can say. Privately cremated.

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FOAT (nee Moyle) A graveside service for Mrs Doreen Faye "Dee" Foat will be held at the Yarram Cemetery, Hyland Hwy, Yarram at 2pm on FRIDAY (December 4, 2020). Please see our website for Livestream details.

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FOAT (nee Moyle), Doreen Faye "Dee". Passed away November 27, 2020 at Wilson Lodge, aged 73 yrs. Loved and cherished wife of Bryan. Mother of Michelle, Joanne, and Damian. Mother-in-law of Phil, David and Teresa. Grandmother of Bryan, Casey, Melissa, Amanda, Rebecca, Thomas and Shayla. Great Grandmother of Shevvi, Coco-Rose, Scarlett and Lenny. Resting peacefully.

FYFFE. A funeral service for Mrs Wendy Anne Fyffe of Yarram WAS HELD on Friday November 27, 2020.

GEANEY A private family service for Mr Martin Vincent "Marty" Geaney will be FOAT, Doreen. held at the Briagolong Fond memories of a Mechanics Hall, Avon loving friend who is now at Street, Briagolong at 12 peace. noon on SATURDAY - Lesley and Ron and (December 5, 2020). family. Contact Anne: geaney3@bigpond.com if you are wishing to attend. The love of my life. - Bryan.

GEANEY, Martin Vincent. "Marty" Passed away November 27, 2020. Aged 59 years. Loving son of Jim (dec.) and Mary. Dearly loved brother of Danny, Patrick and Di, Jimmy (dec.), Anne, Mick and Dee, Carmel and Sean, and Bobby. Beloved uncle to his nieces and nephews. A kind and gentle soul at peace.

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GRAINGER (nee Rogerson) In accordance with her wishes, a private family graveside service for Mrs Norma Claire Grainger WAS HELD at the Maffra Lawn Cemetery YESTERDAY Monday November 30, 2020.

I told you that we could fly, 'Cause we all have wings, But some of us don't know why. Miss you. Love you. Rest in peace big brother. - Carmel "Ides". WHEELER. A private funeral service GRAINGER for Mr Henry Raymond (nee Rogerson), Wheeler of Inverloch WAS Norma Claire. 31/3/1924 - 26/11/2020 HELD on Wednesday Peacefully at Laurina November 25, 2020. Lodge, Heyfield. Loved wife of Sandy (dec.). Dearly loved mother of Sue and Sandra. Loved Grandma to Simon, Rachel, Jeremy, Gemma and Dimity. Great Grandma to Tom, WILSON Tori, Chelsea and Angus. A private funeral service for Mr James Lewis Loved daughter of Sydney Wilson of Foster WAS on Friday, and Alice Rogerson of H E L D November 20, 2020. Horsham. Sister of Rene and Jack (all dec.).

Come try dragon boating

THE Gippsland Water Dragons dragon boat club will host a free ‘come and try’ day on Saturday from 10am in Sale. Dragon boating is a good way to get fit in a fun and supportive environment, which is why it is the world’s fastest growing water sport. Everyone will be welcome to Saturday’s event, with all equipment and coaching to be provided, together with a month’s free membership. Meet at the first gazebo, McIntosh Drive, on the southwest side of Lake Guthridge. For more information, phone or text Heather on 0478 371 555, or visit the Gippsland Water Dragons Facebook page.

Croquet tournament

THE Sale golf croquet croquet level singles tournament on January 16 and 17 will be one of the first Gippsland events to resume following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. After the long break, players from across the state are keen to be able to compete again, and not surprisingly the number of entries for the Sale tournament exceeds the limit, so several entrants are on the reserve list in case there are cancellations. Social distancing and sanitising must be practised at all times. Because of restrictions, Sale’s other major tournaments scheduled for this year, the association croquet singles in May and the golf croquet doubles in June, had to be cancelled. The Gippsland Croquet Association pennant competitions are likely to begin in January.

Saturday pennant

NORTH Gippsland Bowls Division Saturday pennant results:

Section one: West Sale 14-60 d Sale White 0-51, Maffra 12-62 d Yarram 2-52, Heyfield 12-60 d Sale Blue 2-51, Stratford bye; ladder: Heyfield 63, West Sale 6 55, Maffra 51, Sale White 40, Stratford 34, Sale Blue 29, Yarram 22. Section two: Stratford 12-66 d Rosedale 2-49, Sale Blue 14-60 d Sale White 0-46, Maffra 12-56 d Heyfield 2-55, West Sale bye; ladder: Sale Blue 53, Rosedale 52, Sale White 52, Stratford 42, Heyfield 36, West Sale 33, Maffra 26. Section three: West Sale Green 9-73 d Maffra Black 0-32, Maffra Red 7-42 d Sale Blue 2-30, Heyfield Millers 7-36 d Sale White 2-29, Yarram 9-39 d West Sale Gold 0-26, Rosedale Bulls 7-36 d Rosedale Rams 2-32, Heyfield Loggers 9-41 d Stratford 0-31; ladder: West Sale Green 56.5, Heyfield Millers 47.5, Maffra Red 43.5, Heyfield Loggers 40.5, Yarram 33.5, Sale White 33.5, Rosedale Bulls 7 32.5, Sale Blue 31.5, Maffra Black 22.5, Rosedale Rams 17.5, West Sale Gold 10.5, Stratford 8.5.

State pairs

NGBD men’s state pairs results: Semi-finals: G Fox-M Burton 21 d B Smith-A Russell 8, S Manson-R Orchard 30 d W Morris-N Stewart 15. Final: G Fox-M Burton 15 d S Manson-R Orchard 12.

SADSACs

THE Sale and District Sunday Afternoon Cyclists will continue Tuesday mountain bike rides and Thursday road rides, leaving the Port of Sale at 9.30am both days, during the Christmas season. All riders are welcome. Sunday SADSACs rides will go into recess until late January. For more information, phone George on 0429 949 322 or Maree on 0402 940 051.

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WEBB, Gwen. On behalf of the Gippsland Art Gallery Advisory Group, Board of the Gallery Foundation, Friends of the Gallery and all Gallery volunteers, the Director and staff of the Gippsland Art Gallery offer their sincere condolences to the family and friends of our inaugural Director, Mrs Gwen Webb OAM, who passed away on Wednesday November 25, 2020, aged 98. Gwen was a true pioneer in her field and championed the belief that our Gallery was 'run by the people, for the people'. Gwen's cherished legacy will be forever etched into the past, present and future story of our Gallery.

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FARLEY, Eric (Ricky). Judy, Natasha, Rob, Lachlan and Dylan would like to extend a big thank you to everyone for cards, flowers and food. To all the hospitals, Sale Medical Ward and nurses, all at Letts Funerals and Traralgon Crematorium thank you.

HARRISON, Stanley Ian. Ann, Steven, Cheryl and Craig and their families would like to sincerely thank everyone for their kind thoughts, phone calls, cards and flowers as well as viewing the service of our special Maffra 5147 1954 Our Family Caring For Stan. Thanks go to Ambulance Sale WEBB, Gwen. 5144 1954 Your Family since 1979 Long term member and Victoria and the intensive respected player at the care unit at Central Heyfield 5148 3354 Member Of The Australian Gippsland Health and to Sale Bridge Club. www.semmensfunerals.com.au Funeral Directors Association Condolences to the Bradley Lett and staff for 24 Hour Service their special support. family. Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 1 December, 2020 - Page 29

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Seaspray Nippers begins

SUMMER is nearly here — and that means the Nippers season at Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club will begin soon. Nippers is a beach education program for children aged between six and 13 which introduces participants to life saving. Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club is one of 57 clubs to successfully run the Nippers program for more than 10,000 participants across Victoria. Seaspray Nippers coordinator Jie Van Berkel said the program included safe, fun activities on the beach for life savers of the future. “Nippers caters for all levels of experience and ability,” he said. “The focus is on fun, getting involved and safety. “As they move through the age groups, these kids learn valuable water safety and life saving skills. They gain confidence in the surf and learn how to use valuable life saving equipment. “We are particularly lucky at Seaspray as we can spread out along the beach, including to nearby Merriman Creek if the surf is rough. “This year, we’ve had to cap numbers to comply with coronavirus regulations. To secure a place, we are telling parents to register their child and pay the club membership fees now so they are not disappointed.” Anyone interested in joining Nippers must first have their swimming ability assessed by a qualified instructor. Assessments will be conducted at the outdoor pool at Aqua Energy, Sale, on Sunday. Assessments will be done by age group, with under sevens and eights from 9am, under nines and 10s 9.30am, under 11s and 12s 10am and under 13s and 14s 10.30am. Children aged under six do not need to be assessed. Participants can enter from the outdoor pool entrance on Guthridge Parade. Those who are not Aqua Energy members may be asked to pay the entrance fee. For more information and to register, visit seaspraysurfclub.org.au/club-activities/nippers

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FOLLOWING the state government announcement that contact sport can resume, the Sale United GO Sevens mixed senior competition begins tomorrow with a full contingent of teams. All spots were filled within three days, which shows people were keen to get back into football after COVID-19 halted sport across the state for most of 2020. Games kick off at 7pm and 8pm each Wednesday, with a short break over the Christmas-New Year period. Finals will be played Friday, January 22.

Raptors’ Cooper Coleman is too fast for Gladiators’ Mitchell Lummis in the under 15s last week.

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Junior results: Under 12s: Mustangs 2 (M Ferguson, A Sutton) d Predators 1 (own goal), player of the match: Noah Trenholm (Predators); Phantoms 4 (S Godde, A Hanafi, S Norwood, own goal) d Cockatoos 3 (J Roads 2, R Mizzi), player of the match: Riley Mizzi (Cockatoos); Panthers 3 d Eagles 0, players of the match: Alvin Sae-Chew (Panthers) and Lana Douthat (Phantoms); ladder: Phantoms 15, Panthers 9, Cockatoos 9, Eagles 6, Predators 3, Mustangs 3. Under 15s: Samurais 6 (R Kong 2, B Campbell, C Chow, H Cook, S Roff) d Romstars 0, player of the match: Braithe Campbell (Samurais); Gladiators 1 (H Lancaster) drew Raptors 1 (T Eldred), player of the match: Luke Wilson (Raptors); ladder: Raptors 10, Gladiators 7, Samurais 6, Romstars 0. Under 18s: Crumlee 4 (L. Dare 3, M Desio) d Mixed Nuts 2 (H Lancaster, J Lancaster), players of the match: Samantha Davies (Crumlee FC) and Maximus Torres (Mixed Nuts); Good Morning Joel 3 (I Jondahl 2, D Irvine) d Leftovers 1, players of the match: Hollie Ryan (GM Joel) and Luke Williams (Leftovers); ladder: Good Morning Joel 13, Crumlee 12, Mixed Nuts 4, Leftovers 0. Today's matches: Under 12s: 4.30pm, back field A: Cockatoos v Panthers; back field B: Mustangs v Eagles; 5.30pm, back field A: Phantoms v Predators. Under 15s: 5.30pm, front field A: Gladiators v Romstars; front field B: Samurais v Raptors. Under 18s: 7pm, main field A: Good Morning Joel v Crumlee FC; main field B: Leftovers v Mixed Nuts.

ASPL heading to Sale Skate Park

LOCAL skaters, BMXers and scooter-riders will have the opportunity to compete for a regional place in the Australian Skate Park League series on Saturday, December 12, at the Sale Skate Park. Held in partnership with YMCA Action Sports, Skate Australia,Victorian Skateboarding League, BMX Victoria and Wellington Shire Council, locals and out-of-towners are expected to take part in the event.

The scooter, BMX and skateboard competitions are a part of a structured and interconnected ASPL series held across the country. YMCA action sports specialist Lily Smith said the competition in Sale was a chance for young locals to showcase their talent. “There are some amazing up and coming skaters, scooter-riders and BMXers. These competitions give them the spotlight they deserve,” she said.

“The series presents a great opportunity for young skateboarders to harness their skill and progress through a structured national pathway.” There are more than 100 ASPL events each year, making it the biggest and most established grassroots skateboard, scoot and BMX series in Australia. The ASPL event at Sale Skate Park, Port of Sale, will be held Saturday, December 12, from 11am to 4pm.

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LOT Coin Babe won the Sale Cup Prelude for Kilmany greyhound trainer Steve Spoljaric on Sunday night. Razor’s Edge, trained by Rosalyn Hume at Wattle Flat, led by the first turn of the 650 metre race, followed by Lot Coin Babe, who finished better, winning by half a length to claim the $2185 first prize in 37.41 seconds. Financial Tarra, trained by Corey Fulford at Maffra, finished third. The night’s other feature race, the 440m mixed grade six and seven final, was won by Lakeview Max for Harley Whelan at Metung. The $2.10 favourite claimed a third win from as many starts in 25.59s, finishing six lengths ahead of Jet Lee Rose, trained by Jeff Chignell at Rosedale, who came into the race as a reserve. In third place was Kobe for Jenny Gill at Darriman. Formidable, trained by Matt Clark at Briagolong, lived up to his name, winning the 440m grade seven by six lengths. Fargo, trained by Emily McMahon at Darriman, finished second just ahead of Somerton Rose, trained by Michael Delaney at Cobains. Dr Luna, trained by Judy McMahon at Darriman, won the 440m race restricted to dogs with two or three wins. Prize Diamond finished third for Susan Northway at Heyfield. Northway’s California Blond won the following 440m grade five, leading all the way from box one.

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Ant Man won the opening 440m maiden for David Kerr at Warragul, just ahead of Tarlee, trained by Gill, and Autumn Lynx, trained by Wayne Boreland at Seaspray. No Talking, trained by Brian Selleck at Tooradin, won another 440m grade five, with Duke Of Airly, trained at Sale by Bruce Russell. In the first three 520m races for dogs with one to three wins, Fast Lane, trained by Peter Presutto at Devon Meadows, won with Bodine third for Carolyn Jones at Rosedale. Rockstar Rebel, trained at Lara by Paul Mathieson, led all the way to win the second 520m restricted race, with Swift By Design second for Jones. The third 520m restricted race was won by Betty’s Dream, trained at Brett Mackie by Tooradin, by a nose ahead of Spoljaric’s Klopp. The 520m mixed grade four and five was won by Motor City Tiger, trained by Geoff Scott-Smith at Pakenham South, ahead of Airly Pablo for Lesley Russell at Sale. William Rose, trained at Rosedale by Sharon-Lee Chignell, led approaching the back straight, but fell after Squiggle Keeping galloped on him. This opened way for Motor City Tiger to get away and win by seven lengths. Bad Guy won the 440m mixed grade four and five for Jason Thompson, Pearcedale. DARRIMAN trainer Bill McMahon opened Friday night’s Sale meeting with the first three winners. Dr Bronte won the race one 440m by a neck from a fast-finishing Dundee Ember, trained by

Scott-Smith. Dr Macie, trained by Judy McMahon, finished third. Bill McMcMahon’s Berdeen then won the race two 440m maiden, before his Dr Lynch led all the way to take out the 440m grade seven, with kennelmate Maxwell finishing third. Following back-to-back second placings, Purify Virtuoso, trained by John Boreland at Giffard West, won a 440m grade five. Rio Hustler finished third for Tyllah Cornell at Giffard West. Suspense Rules, trained at Yarram by Brian Alford, won another 440m grade five, by a head from Kutcher’s Ruslie, trained by Russell Edwards at Langwarrin. Omega Dodge recorded back-to-back wins for Barry Harper at Seaspray, taking out the 440m grade seven. Spolly James came third for Spoljaric. Prime Time won a 440m restricted win race for Fulford, with Miss Demonica winning another for Kate Gorman at Tanjil South. Dream Wizard won the 440m free for all for Sean Lithgow at Devon Meadows, ahead of Bill McMahon runners Sweet Demi and Dr Mumma. In the 520m race restricted to dogs with one to four wins, Sweet Antares, trained by Justin Bowman at Toorloo Arm, opened up a big lead before going wide entering the home straight, but holding on to win by a nose from Chelsea’s Love. In third place was Madalia Pixie, trained by Kathleen Fogarty at Heyfield. THE next greyhound meeting at Sale will be this Sunday, featuring heats of the Sale Distance Championship.

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Two in a row for Tugga War

TUGGA War has claimed back-to-back wins for Bundalaguah horse trainer Sharyn Trolove. Having won at Bairnsdale nine days earlier, the five-year-old mare took out the 1600 metre benchmark 64 handicap at Pakenham on Friday night. Ridden by Craig Newitt,Tugga War went to the lead out of the gate and wasn’t challenged in the home straight, winning by three lengths.

CRANBOURNE-BASED former jumps jockey Gavin Bedggood trained his first country cup winner on Sunday, when No Effort took out the $70,000 Traralgon Cup (1900m). The six-year-old mare beat favourite Lord Bouzeron by a long neck, with Nudge Bar a further half-head back in third.A post-race protest lodged by the connections of Nudge Bar for interference

during the concluding stages was upheld, promoting the Moe galloper to second and relegating Lord Bouzeron to third. Earlier, Dixieland, trained in Sale by Troy and John Kilgower, finished second in the four years-plus maiden plate, finishing four lengths behind Beautrooper, trained at Pakenham by Joseph Waldron.

Green light for spectators to return to races SPECTATORS can return to horse racing meetings across Victoria. Racing Victoria and Country Racing Victoria on Friday announced the resumption of spectator attendance, under COVID-safe protocols, the following day. Under the state government’s COVID-19 public events framework, racing clubs can welcome limited spectators to attend where they have an approved COVID-safe event plan or have completed and registered an event checklist depending on the number of attendees and the event’s risk profile. Saturday’s meeting at Yarra Glen and Sunday’s at Warrnambool were each allowed 500 spectators. Spectators are allocated a specific seat and will be unable to move around the racecourse, unless there is a specific reason, such as buying food. Clubs will also enact their COVIDsafe plans to ensure hygiene and physical distancing arrangements are in place and records are kept to enable contact tracing. Attendees should carry face masks with them at all times for indoor use and where they are unable to meet safe distancing requirements outdoors. Racecourses will continue to separate spectators and racing participants in the immediate future. RV chief executive Giles Thompson was delighted to be able to welcome spectators to tracks for the first time since March. “Everyone in Victorian racing has worked incredibly hard to safely continue racing and training throughout the pandemic and has helped protect the equivalent of 25,000 full-time jobs across Victoria,”

Spectators can return to race meetings if clubs gain approval. he said. “The return of spectators is further reward for their efforts. “In the initial period it will be a different experience for those spectators who attend a race meeting with some restrictions on their movements, but it is important for the community and our sport that we make these initial steps in a safe and responsible manner.”

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BUNDALAGUAH had a crucial win over RosedaleKilmany, its second victory of the Sale-Maffra cricket season. The Bulls defended 111 in treacherous conditions at Rosedale, as 20 wickets fell and only 189 runs were made for the day. Batting first, a few players got starts for Bundalaguah, but weren’t able to go on. Jake Wynd top-scored with 27, coming in at number seven and taking the innings deep to be the last man out. Wynd’s 27 was probably as good as a half century in the conditions, and given the final margin was 33 runs — it proved to be the difference. Brad Scott was again menacing with ball in hand, taking 3-10 from 6.4 overs.

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CRV chief executive Scott Whiteman said at the end of a tough year for clubs, the resumption of spectator attendance was important entering summer, when many community race meetings are scheduled. “The opportunity to have up to 500 spectators at a race meeting is a welcome first step and we hope to be able to build upon that number in

the weeks and months ahead should Victoria remain on top of the virus,” he said. Clubs who apply and are approved for spectators to attend their meeting will publicise the details of this on their websites and communicate directly to their members. The next meeting at the Sale Turf Club will be the Christmas race day on Sunday, December 20.

Bailey Reid, Ben Fleming and Rohan Diamond all finished with multiple wickets for the Warriors. In reply, Rosedale-Kilmany found itself in the scarcely believable position of 4-6 by the fourth over, as a procession of wickets came and went. The Bulls’ fast bowling quartet of Gayashan Munasinghe, Nathan Whitford, Lachlan Floyd and Steve Spoljaric could not put a foot wrong, as they all took multiple wickets — the majority of which were unassisted. Whitford took 3-15, with his scalps all being recognised batsmen in the top order. Dylan Rowley made 35 not out for the Warriors but after another collapse of 4-20, the match became a forgone conclusion and Rosedale-Kilmany was eventually rolled for 78. COLLEGIANS won a thriller over Boisdale-Briagolong. Batting first, College closed at 6-152, with Zac

Hurley (41), Jayden Allison (37) and Isaac Love (29 not out) the best performers. Hurley and Allison got their side off to an ideal start, putting on 92 for the first wicket. Louis Howard (2-20), Dylan Bolton (2-22) and Jonny Lash (2-35) took multiple wickets for the Saints. Boisdale-Briagolong also began brightly with the bat, with its opening combination of Todd Mann and Mick Roberts putting on 51. Roberts made a game high 60, but unfortunately his effort was in vain as the Saints fell just nine runs short. Needing to go for quick runs, every BoisdaleBriagolong batsmen listed below first drop returned single figure scores. Had just one batsman been able to make their way to double figures, the result could have been different. Hurley found some success with his off breaks, taking 4-18, while Stuart Anderson nabbed 3-16.

SMCA lower grades Collegians 7-163cc (M Thacker 44*, C Malone 26*, A Sandison 3-30) d Boisdale-Briagolong 135 (M Lobley 63, N Sutton 30, T Dessent 4-20); Bundalaguah 6-172cc (L Wrigglesworth 51, B Smith 47, S Tudor 37*, L Van der Velden 3-21) d Wurruk 9-118cc (W Breddels 36, L Wrigglesworth 3-26); Heyfield 7-173cc (M Eastham 60, J Morgan 46, C Francis 4-24) d Maffra 7-153cc (J Rodda 63, H Shingles 26); Stratford 7-127 (N French 38, N Bennett 26, R Sudan 3-33) d Sale 126 (L Bates 25).

Thirds

Rosedale-Kilmany 5-162 (T Love 87*, J Cope 27) d Collegians 5-161cc (S Anderson 60*,

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COLLEGIANS defeated BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG Collegians Z Hurley ..................... b L Howard 41 J A l l i son ..................... c M R ob b ertt s b D B oll t on 37 T Morrison ................. c J Outhart b L Howard 0 C Morrison ................ b DJ Bolton 15 I Love .......................... not out 29 NE Hurley................... b J Lash 6 B Hurley ..................... b J Lash 5 S Anderson ............... not out 1 Extras 18 CC (40 overs) 6/152 Bowling: T Mann 8/1/0/32, J Goodwin 6/0/0/23, L Howard 8/1/2/20, J Lash 8/0/2/35, D Bolton 7/1/2/22, L Hurst 3/0/0/16 Boisdale-Bria golong M Roberts .................. c TG Morrison b Z Hurley 60 T Mann ....................... b S Anderson 24 S Noble ...................... b C Morrison 21 T Leeds ...................... b S Anderson 2 T Langshaw ............... c J McGuiness b Z Hurley 5 D Bolton..................... c C Morrison b Z Hurley 4 J Lash ......................... c I Love b S Anderson 8 L Bolton ..................... b Z Hurley 7 L Howard ................... lbw T Morrison 6 L Hurst........................ b T Morrison 0 J Outhart .................... not out 0 Extras 6 Tot al (38.1 overs) 143 Bowling: NE Hurley 5/0/0/16, T Morrison 7/0/2/31, I Love 5/0/0/22, S Anderson 8/1/3/16, J Allison 4/0/0/17, C Morrison 4/0/1/20, Z Hurley 5.1/0/4/18 LONGFORD defeated by MAFFRA Longford A Tyson....................... c J Davis b Z Kearns 11 K Macgregor-Davies . c ? b D Griffiths 28 L Rolfe ........................ b Z Kearns 8 M Johns...................... c ? b H Nettleton 13 W White ..................... b M Bennett 2 C Wrigglesworth ....... b D Griffiths 1 B McMaster............... not out 32 J Neesham................. c L Hopkins b H Nettleton 0 S Smith ...................... run out 0 B Hornby .................... not out 3 Extras 7 CC (40 overs) 8/105 Bowling: D Bedggood 8/2/0/17, N Magnuson 6/3/0/16, Z Kearns 6/2/2/20, M Bennett 8/1/1/27, D Gri ffith s 6/2/2/9, J Davis 3/1/0/9, H Nettleton 3/1/2/6 Ma ffra B Lanigan .................. c M Johns b K Macgregor-Davies 16 D Bedggood .............. b A Tyson 35 J Davis ........................ not out 27 L Hopkins .................. c A Tyson b L Rolfe 14 Z Durrant ................... lbw L Rolfe 0 C Bailey ..................... not out 6 Extras 8 Tot al (21.1 overs) 4/106 B o w l i n g : P M o y l a n 3 / 0 / 0 / 3 2 , K M a c g re g o r- D a v i e s 5 / 1 / 1 / 2 0 , A Ty s o n 5 / 0 / 1 / 16 , C W r i g g l e s w o r t h 5.1/0/0/20, L Rolfe 3/0/2/17

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A Griffin 36, M Wharf 30); Maffra 9-123cc (A McKenzie 55*, D De Silva 3-18) d Heyfield 9-106cc (D Stokes 27, B Lanigan 3-11); Nambrok 5-114 (D Oldham 34) d Bundalaguah 111 (J Walker 33, L Hardy 5-29, D Cormack 3-18); Sale 8-154 (J White 60, B Matharu 25, A Singh 3-17) d Longford 7-151cc (A Vogt 102*).

Fourths

Boisdale-Briagolong 2-133 (B McIvor 54*, K Johns 25) d Bundalaguah Buffaloes 130 (B Fuller 52*, D Smart 29, K Johns 4-32); Bundalaguah Yaks 1-128cc (A Bradley 51*, A Day 44*) d Collegians 123 (N Hall 39, B Morris 29); Rosedale-Kilmany 6-93 d Bundalaguah Bulls 92 (D Braithwaite 44, K Hahn 7-16);

Maffra 4-179cc (D Bransdon 53*, J Pataki 50*, T Allman 33) d Sale 135 (G Ingle 50*, P Padula 27, L Hicks 4-32); Nambrok 3-195cc (P Brown 55*, R McMillan 50*, P Knowles 37*) d Stradbroke 111 (T Pritchett 51*, T Chessum 3-18); Heyfield 3-124 (P Westland 51*, J Allman 31) d Stratford 9-123cc (Z Waixel 34, L Bowker 5-18); Wurruk 9-152cc (S Breddels 55*, M Bennett 34, B Vandervelden 26) d Longford 8-119cc (K Bosman 4-15).

Under 16s

Stratford 1-124cc (T Wrigglesworth 54*, A Russell 29*) d Boisdale-Briagolong 101 (M Annear 36, T Russell 2-5, J Van Zelst 2-13, B Dekkers 2-22); Bundalaguah 8-101cc (D Ross 2-14) d Rosedale-Kilmany 5-97cc (J

Carter 27*, B Dowsett 2-5, H Anderson 2-12); Longford 6-106cc (L Knight 26*, J Westland 2-4, T Birss 2-10) d Heyfield 6-95cc (T Birss 48*, O Pearson 25*); Collegians 8-86cc (B Morris 2-14, M O’Brien 2-15) d Sale 50 (M Stobie 2-4, S Callahan 2-5, M Malone 2-5, M Grattan 2-11); Maffra bye.

Under 14s

Stratford 107 (M Grattan 3-9, L Davine 2-5, S Treglown 2-11) d Collegians 9-72cc (J Brickley 2-4, O Shaw 2-8, B Aurisch 2-12); Bundalaguah 65 (O Simpson 29, W Smith 3-8, J Cochrane 2-5, B Nicholls 2-10) d RosedaleKilmany 37 (J Lenehan 3-3, M Robinson 2-1); Longford 6-88cc (A Vakiti 2-3, J Duffield 2-9) d Sale 53 (J Gibb 2-9); Maffra bye.

ROSEDALE-KILMANY defeated by BUNDALAGUAH Bundala guah J Langshaw ................ c C Whiteoak b B Scott 4 G Munasinghe .......... c J Carter b B Reid 20 S Spoljaric ................ c A Diamond b O Johnstone 17 S Bedggood .............. lbw B Reid 11 N Hibbins .................. b B Fleming 7 T O’Reilly ................... c M Walters b B Fleming 0 J Wynd ........................ lbw B Scott 27 J Read ........................ c O Johnstone b R Diamond 2 K O’Reilly ................... c R Diamond b B Scott 13 N French .................... c&b R Diamond 0 N Whitford ................. not out 1 Extras 9 Tot al (36.4 overs) 111 B o w l i n g : B S c o t t 6 . 4 / 2 / 3 / 10 , D R o w l e y 8 / 1 / 0 / 2 3 , O J o h n s t o n e 7 / 1 / 1 / 21, B R e i d 4 / 1 / 2 / 11, B F l e m i n g 5/1/2/27, R Diamond 6/1/2/14 Rosedale-Kilmany B Scott ....................... lbw N Whitford 3 CM Whiteoak ............ b N Whitford 0 M Walters .................. c S Spoljaric b G Munasinghe 0 J Carter ...................... c J Wynd b L Floyd 9 R Diamond ................ b N Whitford 0 A Diamond ................ run out 17 J Diamond ................. c&b S Spoljaric 0 D Rowley .................... not out 35 O Johnstone .............. lbw L Floyd 0 B Fleming .................. c J Langshaw b S Spoljaric 3 B Reid ........................ b G Munasinghe 2 Extras 9 Tot al (29 overs) 78 Bowling: G Munasinghe 7/0/2/17, N Whitford 6/1/3/15, L Floyd 6/1/2/11, S Spoljaric 8/2/2/23, J Wynd 2/0/0/11 STRATFORD defeated SALE Stra tford C Hassett ................... c J Granger b B Jones 11 B Walker .................... b A Nicholas 2 J Tatterson ................. c J Granger b W McKenzie 50 T Tatterson ................ c D Padula b B Jones 0 B Channing ............... c J Granger b L Gallagher 44 C Aurisch ................... c D Padula b J Granger 22 A Tatterson ................ not out 122 E Albrecht .................. c A Nicholas b J Granger 4 T Wrigglesworth ....... run out (D Padula) 13 S Anstee .................... not out 3 Extras 12 CC (40 overs) 8/283 Bowling: A Nicholas 6/0/1/44, B Jones 8/0/2/69, M Raidal 3/0/0/23, L Gallagher 8/0/1/36, D Marks 8/0/0/49, W McKenzie 3/0/1/20, H Glover 1/0/0/9, J Granger 3/0/2/32 Sale R Blandford ............... b B Walker 0 D Padula .................... c&b S Anstee 16 H Glover ..................... c A Tatterson b B Walker 0 L Mowat ..................... c B Walker b E Albrecht 15 M Raidal .................... c B Walker b E Albrecht 19 B Jones ...................... b JH Rietschel 39 J Granger ................... c T Tatterson b SD Anstee 6 W McKenzie .............. run out 2 L Gallagher ............... c B Walker b S Pendergast 4 A Nicholas ................. not out 4 D Marks ..................... lbw S Pendergast 0 Extras 7 Tot al (30.4 overs) 112 Bowling: B Walker 4/0/2/12, A Tatterson 2/2/0/0, E Albrecht 8/1/2/31, S Anstee 8/1/2/31, S Pendergast 2 . 5 / 0 / 2 / 9 , T Wr i g g l e s w o r t h 3 / 0 / 0 / 19 , J H R i e t s c h e l 3/0/1/8

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WHILE there was no major upsets in round seven of Sale-Maffra cricket, the biggest surprise came by the margin of victory Stratford had over Sale. The Redbacks destroyed the Swans — winning by 171 runs. Sale made the decision to send Stratford in, and it appeared justified when the home side fell to 3-18. Ben Channing rescued things again, playing a counter-attacking hand in the top order, scoring 44 from 39 balls. Channing combined for a 98-run partnership with Jack Tatterson, who suited up for Stratford for the first time since crossing to Collegians five years ago. Like Channing, Tatterson kept the runs flowing, making 50 from 55 balls. The pair fell in quick succession to have the scoreboard reading 5-116.At that stage, Sale would have fancied its chances of keeping the Redbacks to less than 200, but was surely not prepared for what was to follow. Stratford veteran Andrew Tatterson strolled to the crease at number seven just before drinks,

and put on a clinic, peeling off an unbeaten 122 from just 71 balls. In 90 minutes of mayhem, Tatterson belted 12 fours and four sixes, striking at an unbelievable rate of 180. Such was the Tatterson onslaught, fellow left hander Chris Aurisch was forced to sit in the passenger’s seat during their 89-run partnership — of which Tatterson scored 67. Stratford closed at 8-283, leaving Sale the daunting task of needing to score at seven runs an over. Ben Jones took the key wickets of Redbacks coach Cormac Hassett and captain Taylor Tatterson early in the piece, but given what happened thereafter, those moments would have felt like a lifetime ago. If the situation for Sale was already at danger levels when it went out to bat, things quickly turned to catastrophic. Redbacks opening bowler Bohdi Walker had the golden arm, with two wickets to his name in the first over. Walker began by bowling Rohan Blandford off the first ball of the innings, before seeing the back of Hayden Glover. Andrew Tatterson could not be kept out of the

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game, taking the catch to give Walker his second wicket. Amazingly, within two legal balls, Sale was 2-1 as a wide had been bowled between the two wickets. With the Swans shell-shocked, their innings never really recovered, despite the best efforts of Jones, who valiantly tried to make a game of it by scoring 38 from 36 balls. In the end the chase became insurmountable, and Stratford bowlers became vultures as wickets were shared around. The Redbacks had the added luxury of knowing Sale would be looking mainly to defend, and was able to bring on some younger bowlers perhaps earlier than they otherwise would have. Ethan Albrecht came on first change and bowled unchanged for eight overs and took 2-31. Leg spinner Sam Anstee returned identical figures and helped himself to some championship points with a caught and bowled. Last week’s hero Seb Pendergast finished with 2-9, while Walker ended with 2-12. The Redbacks’ huge victory now sees them with a team batting aggregate 163 runs better than the next challenger.

MAFFRA kept its unbeaten season intact, defeating Longford by six wickets. Bowling first, the Eagles were able to strike at regular intervals, as the Lizards struggled to build any partnerships higher than 20. Longford saw off opening bowlers Daniel Bedggood and Nathan Magnuson, leading Maffra captain Josh Davis to turn to Zach Kearns. Kearns nabbed a wicket in his second over on the way to figures of 2-20. Kerrod Macgregor-Davies scored 28 opening the batting, but was forced to shelve his usually attacking game style given what was happening around him. Club president Brett McMaster led by example, scoring an unbeaten 32 from 36 balls. Longford again batted outs its allotted overs, finishing on 8-105. Hamish Nettleton took 2-6 and David Griffiths 2-9 for Maffra. The Eagles chased the required total just after the drinks break, with Bedggood (35) and Davis (27 not out) ensuring the points. Lincoln Rolfe finished with figures of 2-17. More SMCA, page 31.

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