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Uniting, Lions Clubs across Wellington Shire, St Vincent de Paul in Sale and Maffra as well as the Salvation Army have joined together to support families this Christmas, by providing food, toys and gifts generously donated by the community. Pictured, Bernadette Cullen, Bridie Dekunder and Raquel Mayman from Uniting getting ready for Christmas with Lenie Smolenaars and Vin Claxton from St Vincent’s De Paul.

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WELLINGTON Shire Council finished the financial year with a budget surplus of $14.51 million — more than $5 million above what was estimated.

This surplus was due in part to grants paid to council that will be transferred into this year’s budget and COVID lockdowns reducing expenditure.

The municipality’s major capital works included Cameron Sporting Complex, Sale Tennis Club, the Maffra streetscape, Briagolong Recreation Reserve and Pony Club, the Aqua Energy outdoor pool, Sale Oval, Stratford Pavilion upgrade, Gippsland Regional Sports Complex upgrade, Stephenson Park upgrade and The Wedge upgrades.

Council’s most notable public-facing achievement last financial year was the rollout of its ‘Middle of Everywhere’ campaign in 2020, which aims to demonstrate the diverse landscape of the region and the amenities available to residents and visitors.

The information is contained in Wellington Shire’s annual report, tabled at last Tuesday’s council meeting.

The report also touched on the important contribution of Councillor Malcolm Hole, who died in April.

He had serving on council since 2000, with stints as mayor in 2002 and 2006.

In his mayoral message, Cr Garry Stephens praised the work of Cr Hole (Cr Ian Bye has since been elected mayor).

“Cr Hole had served his community of Heyfield and the Wellington Shire for 21 years and his sudden loss was deeply felt,” he said.

In the report, council also noted its highlights for each month.

These included a new online system for tender submissions, practical completion of the Cameron Stadium redevelopment project, the announcement of the Archibald Prize to be held in Gippsland, the launch of ‘Your Wellington Your Say’, Wellington’s first public fast electric vehicle charging station launch at the

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Donations sought for Knights’ toy ride in December RED Knights Australia will present the 24th Annual Keith Hamilton Toy Run on Saturday, December 11.

The ride will depart from Sale clocktower mall at 9am, then meet at the Maffra Shed at 11.30am for the massed ride to Sale mall for the presentation of toys at 12.15pm.

People are invited to donate toys, non-perishable food, children’s clothes, gift card or make cash donations.

Donations can be left in Sale at GJ Gardner Homes, 85 Macarthur St, and Sale Motorcycles, 314 York St. Toys will be handed to the Salvos and Vinnies for distribution from Sale to the New South Wales border, keeping toys in the Gippsland area for children in need.

Archies now over

After six weeks at Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, the nation’s most prestigious portrait exhibition, the Archibald Prize, has closed its doors. Bringing thousands of people to Sale and surrounds while it was here, the local showing was the exhibition’s only stop in Victoria during its regional tour around the nation. Hosting the prize during its centenary year was a major coup for the gallery. After all 52 portraits are packed up, the prize will be off to Hazlehurst Arts Centre in Gymea, New South Wales.

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LOCAL organisations across Wellington Shire are seeking support from the community to spread Christmas cheer this year.

Uniting, Lions clubs across Wellington Shire, St Vincent de Paul in Sale and Maffra, and the Salvation Army have joined together to support families by providing food, toys and gifts generously donated by the community.

Uniting Gippsland executive officer Di Fisher said the Christmas appeal was one of the highlights of each year.

“For all of the agencies, being able to put smiles on the faces of families and provide gifts to children and young people is so rewarding,” Ms Fisher said.

“We are determined that no one is going to go without a gift this Christmas.”

St Vincent de Paul spokesperson Bill Smolenaars said the group was seeking the support of businesses and individuals who may be able to help reach this goal in communities across Gippsland.

“It could be by donating, or by offering to collect physical donations, like gifts, toys or food on our behalf,” Mr Smolenaars said.

It is expected there will be an increased need this year.

MsFishersaidasthepandemiccontinued,theyhad noticed a significant increase in the need for support

through their emergency relief program.

“We expect this need will flow into the Christmas period and that more people will need some support to get them through.”

The joint Christmas appeal is reliant on strong community support.

The Salvation Army’s Belinda Alcock thanked the organisations which had already committed their support this year.

“We ask any other businesses, groups or individuals who are interesting in supporting this initiative to get in touch,” she said.

Sale Lions Club spokesperson Stephen Boyce said the appeal was a major activity each year, and had grown over time.

“The Lions Club of Sale has delivered assistance at Christmas since 1974,” he said.

Donations of food and gifts can be left at the Uniting Op Shop in Raymond St, Sale, or at Uniting offices across Gippsland.

Donations may also be left at St Vincent de Paul in SaleandMaffra,Unitingat126RaymondSt,Sale,the Uniting Kilmany Op Shop at 407 Raymond St, Sale, andtheSalvationArmyat139CunninghameSt,Sale.

Anyone wanting to help should phone Tracey Sheilds at Uniting on 5144 7777, or email gippsland@ vt.uniting.org

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Yarram man is missing

RAAF E-7A Wedgetail stops by THE mystery of an aircraft which landed at RAAF Base, East Sale, last week has been solved by the Royal Australian Air Force.

Some eagle-eyed readers noticed that an aircraft not normally spotted in the area landed at the base about 10.30am Wednesday.

A RAAF spokesperson confirmed the aircraft was a RAAF E-7A Wedgetail from No. 2 Squadron, based at RAAF Base, Williamtown, near Newcastle in New South Wales.

The aircraft was conducting approach training at RAAF Base, East Sale.

“The purpose of the training scenario was to test the skills of RAAF E-7A pilots and crew in approaches at a planned and designated divert airfield,” the RAAF

spokesperson said.

“Regular training ensures RAAF aircrew validation and proficiency, maintaining the highest standards of skillsets to ensure optimal operational readiness.

“Air Force appreciates the support it receives from the wider community in relation to its training activities.

“Noise management, safety and the environment are vital considerations in the planning and conduct of any military activity – with all flying activity conducted within strict guidelines.”

For those with an interest in aviation, there is more information about the RAAF E-7A Wedgetail at www.airforce.

The E-7A Wedgetail, which stopped in at Sale last week, has long range surv rveillance v and communications capabilities.

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Emergency broadcaster readies for summer

AHEAD of summer, the ABC has launched an emergency broadcasting campaign focusing on connectedness and preparedness during emergencies.

The launch took place at the Heyfield Recreation Reserve on Friday, attended by ABC managing director David Anderson, Gippsland MHR Darren Chester, CFA assistant chief fire officer for District 10 Aaron Worcester and ABC regional and local director Judith Whelan.

The public broadcaster has partnered with the Australian Red Cross to develop a Stay Connected Toolkit to help communities prepare for emergencies.

The resources are available via the ABC Emergency and Red Cross websites, and include practical tips like people knowing their neighbours and listening to their local ABC radio station and ABC Emergency as part of their

emergency plans.

The ABC Emergency website now features interactive incident maps that aggregates information from emergency and support services, which includes rural and regional fire services, state emergency services and the Bureau of Meteorology.

This allows Wellington Shire residents to check for emergencies in the region and around the country.

A high grass fire risk is expected in coming months.

Speaking at the event, Mr Anderson said the key message was for people to ask themselves if they were prepared for emergencies.

“A battery-powered radio can be a lifesaver when the power is cut,” he said, warning against complacency.

The ABC Emergency website is at abc.net.au/emergency

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Local emergency services met in Heyfield last week for the launch of an emergency broadcasting campaign ahead of this summer’s fire danger period.

Council’s annual report: surplus of $14.51m across a key performance indicators.

The shire had an overall score of 64 out of 100, two better than last year, six points better than the average large rural score for 2021, and three points better than the state average.

Twenty-nine applicants were successful in receiving community assistance grants across three categories — projects, events and facilities, totalling $124,853 — while 62 applicants were successful in receiving quick response grants, totalling $113,875.

Wellington Shire Council provided $14,608 in COVID operational support grants to community groups affected by multiple periods of COVID restrictions.

Councillors were paid about $300,000 for their work on council, and spent $24,163 on expenses such as travel and training.

Port of Sale, Gippsland Regional Sports Complex being activated as a COVID community vaccination clinic, the raising of a rainbow pride flag at the Raglan St roundabout in Sale and Yarram Memorial Park for the first time, and council’s coordinated significant response and relief services following June’s severe weather.

Council estimates it has almost 1400 volunteers serving in various capacities, including visitor centres and committees.

Wellington Shire Council performed above the state’s average in the Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey.

This survey is statewide survey for councils, where at least 400 phone interviews are conducted to understand residents’ opinions of their councils

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POLICE are appealing for public help find a missing Yarram man.

The 36-year-old was last seen at a licensed premises in Yarram about 3.35pm on Friday.

Police and family are concerned for his welfare because his disappearance is out character.

John is about 170cm tall with sandy coloured hair, brown eyes, a fair complexion and thin build.

He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, dark pants and thongs.

Anyone who sees John or has information as to his whereabouts is urged to phone Yarram police station on 5182 5033.

Council has also been busy on the roads front during the past financial year, resealing 729,402 square metres of local roads, slashing 8300 kilometres of roadsides, and cleaning 6283 urban drainage pits.

It received 47,056 customer service telephone calls.

At the council meeting, Cr Stephens noted the importance of the annual report and the transparency it gave the community.

“The annual report is a vital and very important document for the council,” he said.

“It gives a wealth of information for anyone interested in knowing just about anything they want to know about Wellington Shire.

“I want to congratulate the CEO and the staff for the work they did under quite trying circumstances.”

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INGLIS Medical Centre in Sale is warning of a malicious email that some people may have received which appears to be from one of its staff members, but is in fact not.

The email has the subject “URGENT Message from Inglis Medical Centre”, and urges people to click on a link to get an “important document”.

People who receive this email should ignore, and immediately delete it.

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VICTORIA closed in on the 90 per cent double dose vaccination threshold at the weekend, allowing a number of statewide changes to come into place.

Gippsland Region Public Health Unit said the high vaccination rate allowed health authorities to “take a risk-based approach to how it manages cases and contacts, continuing to focus on high-risk outbreaks and removing stringent self-quarantine requirements for people who are at lower risk of transmission, and alleviating the burden that isolating puts on families, mental health and business”.

The majority of people who come into contact with a confirmed positive case outside their home won’t have to self-quarantine.

Instead, those contacts will have to get a standard COVID-19 test and isolate until they get a negative result.

That means those exposed to a case in an office, restaurant or bar won’t automatically have to quarantine, although the Health Department can still impose quarantine periods on a case-by-case basis if it is considered necessary.

People who test positive to COVID-19 will be required to isolate for 10 days instead of 14, and are asked to contact the people they have seen in the lead-up to their diagnosis and encourage them to get tested, but the Health Department will no longer trace and manage those contacts.

Cases must notify their workplace, school or childcare about their positive results, and workplaces will be responsible for contacting other

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employees, but not customers, who may have been exposed.

Fully vaccinated household contacts will have to isolate for seven days instead of 14.

Exposure sites will no longer be published, but notifications from the Service Victoria app will alert to higher risk venues if a positive case has attended.

Masks are no longer required in workplaces such as offices, but are still required for primary school staff and visitors and students in Years 3 to 6, for hospitality workers, and workers and customers at indoor retail.

Masks will also need to be worn in healthcare, aged care and justice facilities, and in ride-share vehicles, taxis and on public transport.

Office workplaces are open, and masks no longer need to be worn, but workers and volunteers must be fully vaccinated if they are required to be vaccinated to work outside the home, for example, authorised workers who were the subject of mandated vaccinations.

As part of the changes to exposure and isolation rules, a positive case in an office setting won’t automatically require self-quarantine, but contacts will need to isolate until they receive a negative test result.

There is no limit on the number of guests people can have to their homes or see in public places, although the recommendation is that everyone is fully vaccinated.

Density limits and mask restrictions will remain for weddings, funerals and places of worship if vaccine status is not being checked.

The restrictions will be one person per four square metres to a maximum of 50 people.

There are still limits on attending high-risk settings, like visiting hospitals and aged care, even for those who are fully vaccinated.

People in care facilities can have five visitors a day, including dependants.

Visitors to hospitals are still limited.

There are no limits on travel or accommodation in Victoria, and people are free to leave the state for any reason, however, permits will be needed for anyone returning to the state.

Only fully vaccinated people can attend food and drink venues, such as pubs, bars and restaurants, for table service or eating in (unvaccinated people can collect take away food); entertainment venues, such as cinemas or zoos; events, such as festivals or fun runs; gambling venues and adult entertainment, such as the casino and pokies venues;

As of Friday, Gippsland Region Public Health Unit was managing 423 known COVID cases.

There were 17 cases in Wellington Shire, 196 in Latrobe, 24 in South Gippsland, 60 in East Gippsland, 27 in Bass Coast and 99 in Baw Baw. There were six patients being cared for

by Latrobe Regional Hospital — one in the inpatient unit, one in intensive care and four being monitored at home.

The former Sion Catholic College Sale campus is now a COVID testing site, after opening last week. Entry is via Raymond St, and exit via Raglan St. Pre-fill details using the testing registration form testtracker. covid19.dhhs.vic.gov.au/citizen-prefill

At this stage, it is open from Monday to Friday, from 9am until 11am, but operating hours will be adjusted depending on demand.

Central Gippsland Health anticipates the drive-through site will be at the Sion site until the end of January.

Other testing options include: Sale Respiratory Clinic, 9am to 5pm weekdays, by appointment (for bookings go to bit. ly/3Fbd8eH); and Yarram District Health Service, drive through 10.30am to 11.30am weekdays (no appointments required — prefill details using the testing registration form testtracker.covid19.dhhs.vic.gov.au/citizen-prefill

non-essential retail stores, such as bookshops, clothing, toy or jewellery retailers; personal and beauty services, such as hairdressers or waxing salons; community or creative arts venues, such as libraries or theatres; and real estate services, such as inspections and auctions.

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A work premises is anywhere people need to be for work outside the home (for example, a real estate work premises would include a home inspection — not just head office).

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Sandhill Road Reserve protects rare landscape near Stratford A PROJECT to restore land at Stratford once used for cattle grazing to a nature reserve is now ready for the public to enjoy, thanks to a collaboration between Wellington Shire Council and Avon Landcare Group.

Sandhill Road Flora and Fauna Reserve protects remnants of critically endangered Gippsland Red Gum Grassy Woodland vegetation, which used to stretch from the Latrobe Valley to east Gippsland.

Sadly today, it is believed less than one per cent still exists, and only in small fragments.

While it is difficult to believe now, the reserve used to form part of the old Stratford tip, and was also historically used at different times for burying night soil, holding cattle and grazing.

On about 7.6 hectares of land owned

by Wellington Shire Council, it has been managed on behalf of the community by Avon Landcare Group volunteers since 2007, who embarked on a project to clear and re-vegetate it.

The result is now open to the public via a walking track which loops around the reserve.

Avon Landcare Group member Deb Ray said the Sandhill Rd site was part of a vital wildlife corridor and habitat refuge for many insects, birds, marsupials and reptiles.

“It is also a significant seedbank for many of the now threatened and vulnerable species that make up this community,” she said.

“Having the site classified as a reserve will now provide this small remnant protection into the future.”

Native vegetation in the reserve includes flowers and grasses like common everlasting and kangaroo grass, alongside Gippsland red gum and sweet Bursaria trees.

Ms Ray said the walking track would help people appreciate the beauty and significance of the area.

“As the soils are very sandy and vulnerable to disturbance and erosion, we ask that people stick to the track which has been specially made throughout the area,” she said.

“Keep dogs on leads to protect the variety of wildlife that lives there and restrict access to foot and pedal power only.

“Anything more risks disturbing and destroying the many wildflowers, grasses and ancient trees that are throughout this reserve.”

Signs and entrance fencing has recently been erected and the walking track is maintained with regular mowing and weed control.

Wellington Shire Council mayor Ian Bye said the reserve was a result of a collaboration between council and the community to ensure the protection of fragile vegetation and wildlife.

“These are important assets to the community, and I congratulate and thank Avon Landcare members for the many hours spent in getting this reserve to a state that we can all enjoy and be proud of,” Cr Bye said.

Avon Landcare welcomes members of the public interested in taking part in some of the group’s projects.

For more information, visit Avon Landcare’s Facebook page.

Avon Landcare president Beth Ripper, group members Brian and Deb Ray, and Wellington Shire Council mayor Cr Ian Bye at the entrance to Sandhill Road Flora and Fauna Reserve.

MP says action is needed on new Winnindoo fire station GIPPSLAND South MLA Danny O’Brien has called on the state government to “fess up” about a fire station budget commitment which he says has “gone nowhere in 12 months”.

Mr O’Brien said the 2020-2021 State Budget announced funding for a badly needed new fire station at Winnindoo, between Rosedale and Heyfield.

However, despite several attempts, Mr O’Brien said the government had refused to confirm how much money it had set aside for the new station, no construction had begun and there is no indication of when the station would be built.

“I had campaigned previously for a new station for the small band of hard-working volunteers at Winnindoo as they had an old tin shed with no toilet facilities, change rooms or anything expected by modern volunteers,” Mr O’Brien said.

“So I was pleasantly surprised when there was literally six words in a generic press release last November from the Premier that indicated a new station would be built at Winnindoo.

“Given the station wasn’t specifically listed in the budget papers, I wrote to the then Emergency Services Minister who also failed to say how much money had been allocated or when construction will start.

“This is now getting a bit beyond a joke and the volunteers at Winnindoo are starting to wonder

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Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien, with Winnnindoo brigade captain Manaia O’Donnell and former captain John Hooper, during a previous visit to the outdated fire shed. whether the project will ever happen.”

Mr O’Brien said it was “highly unusual” for the government to announce a project in the budget but fail to give any indication of how much money would be spent. “... this seemed to be some sort of bright light on the horizon for the small community of Winnindoo.

“We are now all wondering just actually what has happened and whether this commitment was a figment of the Premier’s imagination.

“The reality is that a generous local volunteer has already provided land on which the new station can be built — and all we need is the money and a start date from the state government.”

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A summer reading challenge, supported by local libraries WELLINGTON Shire Council is encouraging local children to keep reading over summer, with the launch of the BIG Summer Read program.

Organised by Public Libraries Victoria and supported by Wellington libraries, the BIG Summer Read is a challenge for young people aged up to 18, which begins on December 1 and runs until the end of January.

It is aimed at raising awareness of the benefits of maintaining reading skills during summer.

Wellington Shire Council mayor Ian Bye said while the warmer months naturally meant more time spent outside, reading remained an important activity to ensure children continued to build their literacy skills.

“Summer is actually the perfect time for kids to keep up their reading, since they will have more time to relax while on school holidays,” Cr Bye said.

“Having a challenge like the BIG Summer Read makes it an even more fun activity and will keep children engaged and interested in trying to read as many books as they can by the end of January.

“These can be books from home or books borrowed from one of our libraries.”

By signing on to take part in the BIG Summer Read, children can go into a local prize draw for Wellington library patrons, with winners announced in February next year.

Families can register for the challenge now at plv.beanstack.org, and books will be counted towards the challenge from December 1.

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A COMMUNITY festival will be held on Saturday, December 4, filling Sale’s central business district with live music, an array of businesses and organisations, local food vendors and entertainment.

Open to people of all ages to enjoy, the Esso Community Festival will begin at 10am, with appearances throughout the day from local music talent including The Voice 2021 finalist Micka Harrington, as well as Harry Hookey, The Vibe, Danny Spencer, and Gippsland Live finalists Olivia Lay and Ella McCubbin, concluding with an electrifying Propellor Battle of the Bands competition before 4pm.

The event will extend from the deck at Gippsland Music and Sound in the Desailly St car park throughout the Sale CBD. There will be local food, beverage and business vendors on site to buy from throughout the day.

Sale Business and Tourism Association president Julian McIvor said the past two years had been tough, taking a toll on local business.

“Activating our business district across open spaces like this, with the assistance of companies such as Esso, help us showcase local businesses and talent, allowing us to rebuild after suffering through horrific bushfires, tough COVID-restrictions and torrential floods,” Mr McIvor said.

Esso’s Longford Plants manager Kartik Garg noted how good it was to finally gather the community for a fun-filled day after such a trying time.

“With Christmas coming up, it will be great to see the community out and about as COVID restrictions ease and we work towards a sense of normality,” he said.

“Operating within the Gippsland community for over five decades, we are proud to support communities close to our operations.

“We invite the whole town to come together and celebrate the unity between residents of this great community.”

Micka Harrington will perform in Sale central business district next month.

Helping women doing it tough SHARE the Dignity is calling on local residents to support women and girls in need this Christmas through its annual #ItsInTheBag Christmas appeal, encouraging people to donate a bag and drop it off at Bunnings, Sale, from now through to this Sunday, November 28.

The initiative, which is now in its seventh year, aims to ensure that every woman and girl spending Christmas in a domestic violence shelter receives the basic essentials – including pads and tampons, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and soap – as well as little luxuries such as hair accessories or a handwritten note.

With COVID-19 pushing more vulnerable women and girls below the poverty line, and at greater risk of homelessness and domestic violence, #ItsInTheBag donations are in high demand.

Share the dignity local volunteer Kyla Earsman explained the importance of the donations for local charities.

“I have got daughters and we are incredibly privileged to not need this ... that is what drove me to volunteer,” she said.

“Especially with COVID it has been difficult, and many women need this now more than ever,”

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Share the dignity local volunteer Kyla Earsman with Susie Neeves from Bunnings, Sale, with donations for Share the Dignity’s Christmas appeal.

“I want to encourage Victorians to give where Ms Earsman said.

Share the Dignity Victoria team leader Donna they can, in whatever way they can – that might be Levinson-Murray said for many women and teen putting together a bag, sponsoring a bag online, or girls, this was the only gift they would receive as simple as donating the essential items,” she said. this Christmas.

Gabi Alosi received an #ItsInTheBag donation when she found herself homeless at the age of 22, and knows first-hand how a simple gift can provide hope and dignity.

“I experienced homelessness through my mental health,” she said. “... I ended up in a youth homeless shelter.

“I wouldn’t wish that on anybody else,” she said.

“The bag made me feel incredibly loved and cared for, and that was something I hadn’t experienced in a long time either from myself or others.

“It meant a lot to me that people felt that I even deserved to receive a bag, and that they were proud of me for moving forward in my life.”

Ms Earsman explained how the bags were • BOARDING distributed once they were donated.

“The bags go to local charities and they engage • DAY CARE with who needs it,” she said.

• GROOMING “Gippsland often needs to bring in bags from Melbourne just to keep up with demand.”

BRAND NEW Ms Earsman said if residents were unable to QUIET EXECUTIVE donate a full bag, they could still donate brand SUITES new items which can be added to bags that may be missing items.

Those wanting to support the initiative can drop-off an #ItsInTheBag donation to their nearest Bunnings store from November 19 to 28, sponsor a bag online, or register to become a Share the Dignity volunteer.

The drop-off point is in the café in the back corner of the Sale store.

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Sarah Luke PROPOSED on-the-spot fines for those who trespass on Victorian farms could still be a year away from coming into effect.

After a spate of incidents where activists broke into farms across the country a few years ago, resulting in stolen livestock and significant biosecurity risks, a parliamentary inquiry into farm trespass produced a report in May 2020 with several recommendations.

The following month, the state government committed to introducing hefty on-the-spot fines for biosecurity breaches on Victorian farms, describing them as “among the heaviest in Australia”.

However, since the announcement, there seems to be little movement on the ground, and with fines yet to be implemented, opponents have begun questioning the government’s “lack of progress”.

The topic was recently reared during state parliament’s question time, when Eastern Victoria MLC Melina Bath asked when the proposed on-the-spot fines would be implemented.

“It has been almost three years since 70 activists stormed and invaded John Gommans’s Yarragon goat farm, greatly distressing his staff and stealing his livestock,” Ms Bath said.

“It has been almost two years since the Economy and Infrastructure Committee presented to this parliament and to government the inquiry report, one that I moved in this house, with a recommendation calling for on-the-spot fines for activists that invade farms and compromise biosecurity and livestock.

“Minister, no Victorian deserves to be intimidated or threatened.

“When will you implement recommendation five of this said report?” Ms Bath asked.

Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh was quick to echo the call, adding the “lack of progress” left “farmers and their families exposed to theft and people illegally entering their property”.

“The Agriculture Minister bizarrely tried to claim today that the delay doesn’t matter because farmers are protected by existing laws — but flaws in existing legislation are exactly why these reforms are needed,” Mr Walsh said.

“When current laws see criminal actions by extreme animal activists resulting in a fine of just $1, it’s clear the system isn’t deterring illegal trespass or protecting hard-working, law-abiding farm families.

“Other states have already done the work to draft, introduce and pass legislation for on-the-spot fines,” Mr Walsh said, referring to New South Wales (fines of $1000), South Australia ($1875) and Queensland ($600), which all implemented their respective fines in 2019.

“Farming is fundamental to our regional, state and national economy, and supporting the agriculture industry must be a priority, but the minister’s lack of action shows Labor’s priorities are all wrong,” Mr Walsh said.

Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas told the Gippsland Times Mr Walsh was “simply wrong”.

“Significant work has taken place this year to engage with industry and develop legislation, and I look forward to having more to say about these reforms soon,” she said.

The state government says significant work has been underway this year as it consulted with industry to develop new biosecurity legislation surrounding farm trespass, but on-the-spot fines likely won’t be in place until mid to late next year.

WITH Christmas holidays approaching, local police are reminding Wellington Shire residents to review the security of their homes and vehicles — whether home or away this Christmas.

Crime prevention officer Leading Senior Constable Kim Kell, based at Sale police station, is trained in crime prevention through environmental design.

Leading Senior Constable Kell can inspect businesses or residential addresses, and give comprehensive advice and recommendations on how to minimise the chance of property being a soft crime target.

This is a free service offered by Victoria Police.

Anyone who would like Leading Senior Constable Kell to attend and conduct a security audit at their address should phone Sale police station on 5142 2200.

People should always remember to prevent themselves becoming an easy target by locking all doors and windows, even when they’re at home, storing car keys and valuables out of view and never hiding spare keys in the car or property.

Victoria Police has several crime prevention tips that can be found via www.police.vic.gov.au/

Ms Thomas’ office said despite challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, development of legislative amendments to deter animal activists remained on track.

Subject to parliamentary processes, the government anticipates the new framework will be in place by mid to late 2022.

The minister’s office confirmed Agriculture Victoria had this year consulted with key stakeholders, including the Victorian Farmers Federation, on proposed legislative changes, which will create a new biosecurity offence relating to trespass on private land.

The feedback will inform how the legislative changes will operate with different types of production systems and existing biosecurity requirements.

Seventeen months ago, the Victorian government supported the inquiry into the Impact of Animal Activism on Victorian Agriculture, undertaken by the Legislative Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee.

The inquiry made 15 recommendations, of which the government supported 13 in full, and one in principal.

The one recommendation the government rejected would have provided “public interest exemptions” to animal activists carrying out “surveillance” on farms.

A new biosecurity offence will be created as a result of the inquiry, requiring any person entering a livestock premises to adhere to the property’s biosecurity management plan.

Those who fail to comply will receive an on-thespot fine.

There is no requirement for the property’s owners to explain the biosecurity management plan to those trespassing.

The Victorian government maintains it supports the agricultural sector to undertake its work free from unlawful interference, and condemns illegal behaviour by animal activist groups.

Illegal activities, including trespassing on farms

in the name of animal activism, are unacceptable and put farming families, biosecurity and the health and welfare of animals at risk, according to the government.

Following an investigation, the group Aussie Farms, which was behind an online map sharing the details of thousands of Australian farmers, had its charity status revoked by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission in 2019.

The group has since renamed itself the Farm Transparency Project.

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Thorpe runs for Gld Greens

MARJORIE Thorpe has been chosen as the Greens Party candidate for the federal seat of Gippsland.

Born and raised in Yallourn with family links throughout Gippsland, Ms Thorpe is a proud Gunnaikurnai Elder, and member of the east Gippsland community.

She has worked extensively in the public and community sectors throughout Gippsland, and is an activist in environment, social justice and first people’s rights.

As a lifelong advocate for environmental protection, Ms Thorpe recently campaigned to save the Grandmother trees on Tjapurong, the land of her grandmothers.

As the Greens candidate for Gippsland, she said she would be campaigning for better services for the region like healthcare and education, urgent action to tackle the climate crisis, treaty for First Nations peoples and investment in renewable energy so workers can transition to clean and green jobs.

Ms Thorpe has strong ties to Gippsland, attending Yallourn High School, and she still has family and friends throughout the Latrobe Valley area.

Her father worked in the power industry, and was one of the last people to leave Yallourn before the whole town was demolished.

Given the town’s ties to the coal industry, she said it was a fitting place to begin her campaign, as it was vital for the region to have strong leadership as the world transitioned away from fossil fuels. ‘’We need to look after the people and the land,” Ms Thorpe said.

“That is the law of the GunaiKurnai.

“That means all the people and land of Gippsland.

We know this land.

“We have knowledge to share so our land can be protected and healed, for us all and for our children to enjoy.

“Gippsland communities deserve better.

“I want to strive for prosperous, peaceful communities that are sustainable and who look after the children, elders, and all of us.’’

“For me, everything comes back to the environment, with a sustainable future that creates prosperous opportunities, where nobody is left behind.

“We must develop thriving communities for our young people. We need real jobs that will extend into the future, with high quality training facilities that will build on skills and knowledge, to bring good jobs that will employ us and our children.”

“The world is changing, and we must change to clean, renewable sources of energy and nonpolluting industries.

“Latrobe Valley must be the first community to come to the negotiating table – not the last.

WELLINGTON Shire Council will continue Cowwarr’s main road improvements, which began in 2008, as part of an initiative to improve town entrance ways and main streets.

At a recent council meeting, councillors agreed to two centre median islands for pedestrians, new footpaths, upgrading two bus stops, better street lighting, tree planting and low level landscaping.

At the meeting, Cr Gayle Maher said the Cowwarr community would “certainly be happy to see their town entry and main street improved”.

Works will be on the section of road from the existing rail trail crossing west of the town, through to the corner of Main and Cricket Sts, with the upgrade expected to be completed in 2022-23.

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Gippsland Greens candidate Marjorie Thorpe and her daughter, Senator Lidia Thorpe.

“Don’t let the powerful coal interests bury us in the past.

“It is our children that will suffer if we let the world pass us by. We need to take a lead.

“Yallourn is where it all began for me and my family.

“We all remember how coal was so important to our lives – but now is the time to accept the science.

“We must change to clean, renewable sources of energy and non-polluting industries.

“We must stand up to the powerful coal interests and political donors who will only serve themselves — not us.

“We have so many chances to make a just transition to a new, cleaner, safer future that will profit everyone.”

Ms Thorpe’s daughter, federal Senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe, will be the special guest supporting her mother and continuing her campaign to retain her seat in the Senate.

This mother and daughter team of First Nations women representing the Greens in Gippsland is groundbreaking in many ways, and they say points to the Greens’ strong First Nations and inclusion policies.

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WELLINGTON Shire Council will write to the state government about erosion along Loch Sport’s Lake Victoria foreshore.

Councillor Garry Stephens put forward a motion at last Tuesday’s council meeting for council to write to Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, requesting an update and urgent action to address the coastal erosion on crown land areas adjacent to Lake Victoria.

“This is an extremely important issue for Loch Sport and for our wider community,” Cr Stephens said.

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“Where the groynes have been placed they have done a marvellous job in helping to arrest the erosion,” Cr Stephens said.

“In other places where there are no groynes and the timber groynes have rotted away, there are huge problems and the erosion is becoming quite serious.

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The ‘Young Longies’ proves popular

INSPIRED by the Young Archies, the children at the Longford Preschool (Uniting) hosted their own art show last week, which they named the Young Longies.

The art show featured portraits drawn by children of someone special in their lives as well as other art work, including pieces inspired by the kindergarten's bush and nature program and its Japanese language program.

The families of children and members of the wider community visited the art show, including special visitor Meg Bye from the Gippsland Art Gallery Sale.

A kindergarten spokesperson said the art show was also a great way to connect with kindergarten families and Longford community when COVID had placed restrictions on families and visitors spending time at kinder.

Community and sports clubs, charity organisations, schools, playgroups and kindergartens are welcome to send in images and a few words about the activities they are undertaking. This is a great way to promote your organisation — and accepted items are published free of charge.

We just need the first and surnames of people pictured from left to right (unless large groups or crowds), and images should be about 300kb or higher. Words and images can be emailed to:

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Meg Bye from Gippsland Art Gallery Sale was a visitor to the Young Longies exhibition.

Monday Tucker has resumed MONDAY Tucker resumed its free, sit-down, two-course home cooked meals from yesterday.

Committee members encourage their longtime patrons and new friends to join them from 4.30pm on Mondays for coffee and a chat.

Meals are served between 5pm and 6pm at the Gippsland Veterans Centre on the right hand side of the Memorial Hall.

All volunteers are double vaccinated, and patrons must be able to show evidence of double vaccination

before entering the dining room.

Masks must be worn inside, except when eating or drinking.

Because of current COVID rules, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated patrons will still be able to get take away meals.

Monday Tucker is a local volunteer group that serves meals to those struggling in the Wellington Shire community.

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Letters to the editor From Phillip Edwards, Hazelwood South: THE need for the state government to have the ability to respond to emergencies and for officials to direct the public is never challenged when they make total fire bans and evacuation orders.

The same applies to public health emergencies, but you cannot see smoke from a virus.

More and more hospital beds are a poor substitute for a prevention strategy.

The recent bill before the Victorian Parliament was intended to provide the legislative framework to prioritise life in an emergency.

I watched the upper house debate online.

One of the criticisms of the original bill was that it might allow the government to target people based on their attributes, gays and so on.

In our electorate of Eastern Victoria, our members Melina Bath MLC and Jeff Bourman MLC both voted to kill the bill.

In question time Wednesday, Ms Bath wanted to know what the government was doing specifically about vegan animal welfare protesters?

Mr Bourman wanted action against forest protesters.

I know I am a bit dumb, but vegan would seem to be an attribute.

Neither vegans or forest protestors have ever taken a gallows to a protest that I can remember.

Choking vegetation at bridge a concern From Tim Dwyer, Newry: THE issue of choking vegetation in the Macalister River at Hagan’s Bridge has concerned the Newry community in recent years.

Adam Dunn of the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority sought to dismiss this (Gippsland Times 15/10/20) stating that “Flood modelling showed changing amounts of vegetation had very little impact of small floods”.

The WGCMA argued that vegetation would bend over in floods.

Recently a minor flood was released from Glenmaggie.

The traditionally fast-flowing river at Hagan’s Bridge was alarmingly high.

The vegetation (unnaturally all of the same age) did not bend over.

And so what now when a moderate flood (or

heaven forbid major) is released from Lake Glenmaggie?

Vegetation choking has altered the pattern of future floods.

The Newry township will be clearly at risk.

Who will be responsible? Who will warn these people?

The ball is back in the court of the WGCMA.

The cost of abandoning coal and gas From Nicholas Tam, Traralgon East: TREVOR Hoare (Gippsland Times 16/11) appears to not understand monetary policy and international financial markets, with his assertion that failing to pursue a net zero emissions policy would cause ordinary Australians to pay higher interest rates unless the coal and gas sectors are shut down.

There is no credible evidence for that astonishing assertion, which ignores the reality that interest rates are influenced by a complex set of variables including the interest rate differential between central bank cash rates in Australia and overseas cash rates; inflation; public borrowings; and the ability of Australian borrowers to repay.

We can, however, make the following predictions with a reasonable degree of certainty.

Firstly, the abandonment of reliable baseload power sources (coal and gas) in favour of intermittent, weather-dependent sources of energy like wind and solar (which cannot compete without enormous subsidies and regulatory advantages lavished upon them) will cause power prices to rise.

That will inevitably create inflationary pressure, because the proponents of net zero demand this sweeping change in energy production without reference to the maturity, reliability and cost of the solar and wind sources that they prefer.

That will cause a spike in CPI and pressure the Reserve Bank to raise the overnight cash rate, which determines home lending rates in Australia.

Secondly, the green lobby may succeed in intimidating the increasingly and embarrassingly woke Australian banks into refusing to lend to new coal and gas projects, but there is no shortage of well-capitalised, rational banks in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, India, and China which will gladly lend.

I have no doubt that the senior executives at such banks will gladly raise a glass to the

naive efforts of Mr Hoare and his ideological fellow-travellers in gratitude for having the opportunity to take over the Australian resources sector, expand their loan books and increase their own annual bonuses, courtesy of the woke-ification of the Australian banking sector — something these foreign banks could never have achieved without the useful idiots of the Australian green lobby.

Sound economics has never been a strength of the green left, but shrill scare mongering that seeks to intimidate Australian families into supporting their radical economic agenda by conflating home mortgage rates with net zero should be seen as nothing more than the latest fraudulent prediction from the discredited green lobby, whose false prophets like Tim Flannery once proclaimed that Australian dams would never be full after 2007, and that Sydney, Brisbane and Perth would run out of water by 2008 due to climate change.

Maffra nature strip issue drags on for years From Lorraine Bennett, Maffra: AS the only surviving mid-20th century owner of one of the Boisdale St north side homes between Thompson and Pearson Sts in Maffra, and also as the victim of ridicule over the state of the nature strips outside my property on the corner of Pearson and Boisdale St, I assume the right to speak on behalf of those who have gone before, as well as defend my actions.

In the early latter half of the 20th century, when Maffra was part of the then Maffra Shire, one of our rates notices included a subsidy for roadworks on our then gravel road to be carried out — curbs and channelling on both sides of Boisdale St. We all paid up expecting the street to be completed. However, although the south side of Boisdale St was completed as quoted, the council obviously overspent, so although the south was tarred as specified, the north side of the road was only tarred to the width of what was then just a gravel track.

That meant we had the nature strip, and then an extra six feet or so of grass beyond a huge open storm water drain.

The work that we paid for in our rates was never completed.

Meanwhile, the surrounding shires amalgamated, so I appealed to the new council to at least mow the six or so feet of extra grass which extended beyond the drain.

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My request fell on deaf ears — I was told that it was my responsibility, and I had to maintain it all. I believed the council, and bought a ride-on mower for the purpose.

However, the first time I tried to use it, I turned it over on myself in the huge drain.The late Ron Pitt came along and rescued me from under it.

Not brave enough to do that again, I began using the local George Gray group.

Some years rolled by, and George Gray continued to keep the grass under control, until perhaps 12 or so years ago, when the council decided to narrow the eastern side road.

This extended my side nature strip to perhaps the largest in the street.

I protested strongly, but fortunately, George Gray agreed to pick up the extra work for no extra cost.

There was an even greater problem in that the work meant that a footpath had to be constructed on my eastern boundary, but there was a huge light pole obstructing the area designated for the new footpath.

So how did the council handle that situation?

It simply zigzagged the footpath surrounding the pole, increasing my cost for whipper-snipping.

So I began to make enquiries as to whose responsibility the nature strip really is, and was surprised to learn that it is the responsibility of the council — not the landholder.

I was given this information by a state government member, as well as a prominent member of Wellington Shire Council.

Even although the council has a huge mowing machine which would take care of both Boisdale and Pearson St nature strips in a few minutes and in fact, mows grass outside the croquet green within about three metres of the area I refer to, it hired a private contractor specifically for my area, who did a half job on an unsightly area.

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2. What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan? 3. How many planets are in the solar system?

4. Who is older Scott Morrison or Anthony Albanese?

TWO POINTER 5. Which two colours adorn the Scottish flag (one point for each correct answer)?

6. True or false – A newborn baby has more bones than an adult?

7. Name the second man to walk on the moon?

8. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

THREE POINTER 9. Which Australian cricketer scored an unbeaten 77 to guide his side to victory in the Twenty20 World Cup Final against New Zealand?

10. What does the AC abbreviation on a calculator stand for?

11. Who is the patron saint of Ireland?

12. How many elements make up the periodic table – a) 100, b) 109, c) 118?

FOUR POINTER 13. Two countries in South America are landlocked, can you name them (two points for each correct answer)?

14. Who is the current coach of the Socceroos?

FIVE POINTER 15. I’ll give you the property, you tell me what colour they are on the London Monopoly board – Mayfair, Northumberland Avenue, Coventry Street, Fleet Street, Oxford Street (one point for each correct answer)?

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ACROSS Inexpensive Donkey Anaesthetic Make fast a vessel Live coal Land measure Sphere of action Went in Opposed Dance step Nothing more Repeated from memory Go forward Young horse Man’s name City fortresses Business executive Numeral Of advanced age Skilled Showing talent Slow and solemn (mus) Slippery fish

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Answers 1. New South Wales, 2. Tinkerbell, 3. Eight, 4. Anthony Albanese (58 to Scott Morrison 53), 5. Blue and White, 6. True, 7. Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, 8. Leonardo da Vinci, 9. Mitch Marsh, 10. All Clear, 11. St Patrick, 12. c – 118, 13. Paraguay and Bolivia, 14. Graham Arnold, 15. Dark Blue, Pink, Yellow, Red and Green.

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Gippsland needs support to transition to 2050 net zero emissions target

NEW economic modelling shows Gippsland as the only region in Victoria that would experience slower jobs growth in a net zero economy.

The modelling report from Victoria University compares two scenarios: business as usual and a transition to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Under both scenarios, all areas of Victoria will experience economic and jobs growth.

Most regions across Victoria will experience higher economic and jobs growth if Australia transitions to a net-zero economy.

While Gippsland could see 36,100 new jobs in a net-zero economy by 2050, jobs growth is lower compared to Gippsland’s business-as-usual scenario.

If Australia transitions to net-zero emissions, more jobs will be created and economic growth will be higher.

The report shows that even with a commitment to net-zero emissions, the Australian economy will continue to grow strongly at an average of 2.56 per cent per annum, just 0.03 below a business-as-usual approach.

The report’s author, Professor Philip Adams, said the cost of Australia transitioning to net-zero emissions by 2050 had plummeted by 80 per cent in just eight years, because of “a rapid decline in the cost of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and the emergence of new green technologies”.

The report highlights under a net-zero emissions transition, every region in Australia will continue to grow, and in 42 out of 88 regions economic growth will be above the business-as-usual scenario.

The report identifies nine out of 88 regions where production and employment growth is more constrained because of a net-zero emissions policy.

Growth is still expected in these regions, but at a lower rate compared to the business-as-usual scenario.

The modelling takes a conservative approach and is based on today’s technology and industries, but does require government policy intervention.

Importantly, the modelling does not include the possible effects of slowing climate change such as savings from fewer extreme weather events and fires.

Professor Adams said that while the modelling showed net-zero would have an economic benefit or neutral effect on most of Australia, government

The Latrobe Valley will need government support, such as an investment in renewable energy industries in the area and retraining the local workforce, under a net zero emissions by 2050 target. Pictured, Yallourn Power Station. support and transition strategies were needed for some regions.

“Governments need to properly plan, resource and invest in regions like the Latrobe Valley to attract renewable energy industries, new green industries and invest in retraining and upskilling the workforce,” he said.

“Not having these strategies or delaying the transition means the pain will be felt greatest in these regions with large coal, gas and petroleum industries.”

Professor Adams said transitioning to net-zero

represented value for money for Australia.

“Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is like buying an insurance policy,” he said.

“We incur a small decline in the growth in gross domestic product in order to limit the potential impact of catastrophic climate change.”

Some sectors will experience economic and jobs growth as a result of net-zero such as the forestry and renewable energy generation sectors.

Forestry will grow at 93 per cent with a commitment to net-zero compared to business as usual, largely because of bio-sequestration (removal of CO2 from the atmosphere by plants).

The modelling uses a price on carbon to incentivise transition to net-zero emissions.

“It will be very difficult for Australia to achieve net-zero without some price on carbon, whether that is explicitly through a carbon tax, or implicitly through costs imposed by regulation, subsidies for new technology or the removal of existing fossil fuel subsidies.” Professor Adams said.

“But the task is getting much easier.

“Eight years ago, our modelling showed the effective price on carbon needed to be $285 a tonne to achieve net-zero – now it is at $151 per tonne.”

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Let the Games Begin

Akira St John-Biggs, John Biggs Kiri Riley-Attard, Riley Attard Caius Mitchell Mitchell,l T Tully ully Lock Lock, Riley Sprague, Cael Kiely, Noah Trenholm, Jessica Monck and Matilda George will all be on the silver screen next week, when Guthridge Primary School’s Let the Games Begin premieres at Sale Cinemas.

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THROUGHOUT the year, Sale’s Guthridge Primary School Year 6 students have been working on their school production — Let the Games Begin.

In a challenging year riddled with COVID lockdowns, the school made the transition to the silver screen and will showcase its school production at Sale Cinemas.

For a while, it appeared Guthridge may not be able to hold a production at all this year, for the first time in almost 30 years.

Knowing it needed to think creatively, the school decided a movie was the best way forward, but that presented new challenges.

Along with all the learning that comes with making a movie, the cast and crew needed to overcome the realities of extended remote learning and COVID restrictions.

Students diligently persisted with rehearsing during their time at home while remote learning, and worked even harder when back at school to complete each scene.

The premiere will be held next Wednesday, December 1, complete with a red carpet and an awards ceremony for the stars and their families.

After the premiere, the whole school will go on an excursion to the cinema next Friday, December 3.

The school will have two screenings on Wednesday, December 8, from 11.30am and 6pm for extended family and friends, as well as the wider community.

Those interested in attending should phone the box office at Guthridge Primary School on 5144 3633, or email a ticket order and payment details to guthridge.ps@education.vic.gov.au

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THE GIPPSLAND GREAT OUTDOOR AND 4X4 EXPO or motorhome be mainly used for weekend escapes?

FOR those considering taking some time to explore Australia’s great outdoors, buying a caravan, motorhome or camper trailer is a great option.

“Is it for family holidays with the kids?

But determining the size and choosing from such a large range can leave campers a bit confused and overwhelmed.

“Is it for the fulfilment of a lifelong dream – the trip around Australia that may take months or even years to complete?

The Great Outdoor and 4x4 Expo will be at Sale Racecourse this weekend.

“The purpose will determine whether it be a caravan, motorhome or camper trailer and its size and configuration.”

The expo’s exhibition manager, Richard Hiscock, has some great advice for all caravan and camping enthusiasts.

“By asking yourself some questions, you will be guided to choosing something that’s right for you,” he said.

“What do you intend to do with it?

“Don’t just think about the first trip, plan forward a couple of years; will your caravan, camper

How are you going to tow the caravan or camper trailer?

You need to check the tow capacity of your current vehicle, as this will set a maximum weight for your dream caravan or camper trailer.

Just because you have a tow bar does not mean you can tow anything you like — check what the tow bar is rated for.

New or used?

NEW caravans, motorhomes and campers offer all the benefits, safety features and comforts of recent design advancements, including independent rear suspension and durable, lightweight construction material.

Buying new also gives you the choice to custom build the layout of your caravan to suit your needs.

If you choose to buy a used caravan motorhome or camper trailer, always buy from a licensed dealer.

This is the only way to guarantee clear title on what you are buying.

The bottom line NEW buyers are sometimes astonished by what they consider to be the high price of today’s caravans and camper trailers, but

they have always kept in step with inflation.

When you look carefully at the improvements in design, technology and the excellent modern materials and accessories used in today’s models, you will see that most of them represent real value for money.

Overall, what you get is what you pay for, but the caravan industry today is competitive enough for a little shopping around to be worthwhile.

Caravan, motorhomes and camping expos where manufacturers and dealers are all together in one place, can become very generous, offering impressive discounts and “show specials”.

By visiting the Gippsland Great Outdoor and 4x4 Expo, hopefully this will help to decide on what type of caravan, motorhome, or camper trailer is needed, and help make an informed decision.

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There is a maximum of two per person — and they are available during business hours today.

We will announce when we run out of the giveaway tickets on the Gippsland Times Facebook page.

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Arts and entertainment

UPSWING FESTIVAL MARKET stalls, food and live entertainment will be part of a mental wellbeing festival for young people in Sale this Friday.

Upswing Festival, to be held at the Port of Sale from 4pm to 8pm, will bring young people from across Wellington Shire together to socialise, as well as connect with youth services and clubs in Wellington.

There will be food trucks, live music from young local artists, a skate event and youth makers’ market, as well as involvement by community clubs and organisations.

This year’s Upswing Festival theme is ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’, which promotes simple things young people can do to improve their mental wellbeing – connect, be active, keep learning, be aware and help others.

Wellington Shire Youth Council and other groups of local young people are involved in delivering the event.

It is aimed at helping young people stay informed about opportunities to be involved in their community.

Admission is free.

To stay updated, follow the Wellington Shire Youth Council on Facebook and visit the Upswing event page.

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Intricate works in Munro

AFTER a 20-year hiatus raising three children, former local gold and silversmith Kelly Williams is releasing a new body of work.

Kelly, who had two silver and bronze sculptures on show in the Victorian Sculpture Prize at the Port of Sale recently, is the daughter of Munro wildlife artists, Dawn and Chris Stubbs.

The new works include finely carved dog pendants and native animals.

The process of creating these works is extremely time consuming, using wax and wax carving tools and dental equipment to achieve the detail in the small sculptures.

All of Kelly’s works are poured in Melbourne, making them authentically Australian-made.

A labour of love, the series of dog breeds poured in silver has taken four years, and Kelly’s native animal pendants pay homage to her family’s love for wildlife.

Kelly’s sort of minute carving is a rarity in the jewellery world.

She honed her unique talent while at university, where she won the Monash Craft Award in 1996, and was awarded the honour of being chosen for the Monash permanent collection.

She has completed 15 dog breeds, but more will be added in the new year.

The collection is registered under the namesake of her grandfather — Jack Kelly.

A dog lover who she lived with while attending university, Jack never missed an opportunity to carry her sketch pads and accompany her by train during her early appointments and interviews.

He died a few years ago, but because they shared a special bond, she chose his name and

Stringbusters play at Stratty AFTER a COVID-induced hiccup in September, the Stratford Courthouse will host The Strzelecki Stringbusters this Saturday, November 27.

The band will perform an outdoor, twilight show in the carpark at the rear of the theatre, from 5.30pm.

The Strzelecki Stringbusters are a 14-piece string band featuring guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, fiddle, double bass and harmonica.

These festival favourites play many styles of music from bluegrass and western swing to country and the blues.

The band members live, work and play in the hills around the Strzelecki Ranges.

The event will be preceded by Singer Songwriters Storytellers Stratford’s 11th anniversary show, from 1pm.

The songwriters event is separately ticketed,

at no cost. Tickets are $25 and can be booked at stratfordcourthouse.com.au Concession card holders who are Wellington Shire residents can obtain free entry by entering the gift certificate or promotion code ‘CompTicket2021’ when booking.

The Wit’s End Bar will be open.

The event is being presented with assistance from Arts Centre Victoria, MusicForVictoria and the Wellington Shire Council.

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hers to pay tribute to him.

The works will be on show during December at Wallaby Run (formerly — Australian Wildlife Art Galleries, half way between Sale and Bairnsdale on the Princes Highway).

A launch of the work will be held this Sunday, November 28, from 3pm.

The home of Kelly’s now-retired parents,

Wallaby Run closed three years ago, but will be reopening for this one month event.

The gallery will be staffed each weekend, but those who wish to visit during the week must phone 0403 034 337.

The exhibition will be opened by Kelly’s sister, Crystal Stannus Stubbs, director of the East Gippsland Art Gallery.

Mark Seymour at The Bundy MARK Seymour, a name synonymous with the glory days of the Australian music industry, will take to Live at the Bundy’s stage this weekend — twice.

Seymour’s body of work is ingrained in Australian culture, and his latest line-up is further testament to his staying power as a bona fide thinking man’s artist.

Local audiences will have the opportunity to see Mark Seymour and the Undertow perform at the Bundalaguah Hall in an unbelievably rare opportunity to see this band in an intimate venue.

The show will be a stand-up affair, with limited seating available, and will be the first full capacity indoor event in almost two years.

Support will come from former local and industry respected musician, Warren Clark, making the trip from Melbourne to make his

Bundy debut.

On Saturday, there will be a barbecue from 6pm, doors will open at 7pm, Warren Clark will play from 7.30pm, with Mark Seymour and the Undertow from 8.30pm.

On Sunday, the barbecue will begin at noon, with doors opening at 1pm, Warren Clark from 1.30pm, and Mark and the band from 2.30pm.

There are a handful of tickets to both shows available through www.trybooking.com

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Rescue

Roman Kulkewycz

THE welcome rain began to fall on a June Friday, with intermittent heavy downpours.

The following morning, the rain continued steadily.

However, this was not unusual for the rich dairying district of east Gippsland, as most winters the local farmers experienced heavy rainfalls.

Already, high up in the mountain catchment area, more than 400 millimetres of rain had fallen.

At nine o’clock on the Saturday morning, the Melbourne weather bureau issued flood warnings for the Thomson, Avon and Macalister rivers, and alerted all the local emergency services to be on standby.

Maffra State Emergency Service’s Des Sinnott looked out of his window and into the tumbling rain, and got a nasty feeling.

With that, he began to ring all the farmers in the lower-lying areas, suggesting they move their stock to higher ground, and be prepared to evacuate their properties upon notice.

Unfortunately, some of those farmers had already left for Maffra or Sale to do their weekly shopping, whilst others were heading to Newry football ground for the home game against the Stratford Swans.

Moreover, even those that Des did manage to contact had not shown much concern.

“She’ll be right Des,” was their common reply, “we’ve been though many floods before, so we know how to look after ourselves”.

Although Des was disappointed at the apathy of some, as the day progressed, the river levels were not rising much.

However, Bill and Eileen Unwin, a semi-retired dairy farming couple in their mid-60s, whose property bordered the Thomson River at Tinamba, had just listened to the message that Des had left on their answering machine.

Concerned by the message, Bill phoned the gatekeeper at Cowwarr Weir for an update on the situation.

“It’s been raining heavily in the mountains and there’s a massive wall of water heading downstream,” the gatekeeper said.

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Heeding this remark, Bill rang a stock carrier at nearby Heyfield, who agreed to cart his cattle on to higher ground.

Then, while Bill was helping the carrier to load his cattle, Eileen began lifting their valuable possessions up onto the kitchen table and onto high shelving.

Once the cattle were settled and they had done all they could to protect their valuables, Bill and Eileen decided to drive their utility to their daughter’s place, to wait until the flood waters had subsided.

By now, darkness was beginning to creep in, with the rain and the wind increasing.

Nearby, neighbours Geoff and Maureen Stephens were enjoying a meal in front of the television set when a flood alert for their area came over the news.

Geoff went outside and shone a torch towards the river.

All appeared to be normal, but just to reassure themselves, they decided to get into their diesel four-wheel-drive and check around Tinamba for signs of flooding.

Along their drive, very little water was covering the road and, when Geoff saw the large number of cars parked outside the Tinamba Hotel, he said to his wife, “Everything must be okay Maureen.

Everyone’s in the pub celebrating Newry’s win over the Swans.”

But then, as they were driving back home, the intensity of the rain began to increase, alarmingly.

Meanwhile, Brian and Pam Nazzari and two of their five children — Korine and Samone — were heading back to their new home in Heyfield after visiting Pam’s family in Melbourne.

Still in the process of relocating, the Nazzaris were towing a large trailer behind their station wagon — both of which were loaded to the hilt with household items, plants and bits and pieces.

It had been a long day for the Nazzari family — Pam was already nodding off, and Korine and Samone were fast asleep in the back seat, safely secured in their seat belts.

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headlights reflected off the slippery road surface, they illuminated a yellow and black sign, indicating a detour to Heyfield via Tinamba — an extra half an hour — as a further sign read ‘flooding over the road’.

With the rain now pelting down on the roof of the station wagon, Brian headed onward, wondering why there were no other vehicles on the road.

Not far past the Gibson-Knox Bridge, over the Thomson River at Tinamba, Brian noticed water rippling across the road.

It was then that he saw the headlights of another vehicle coming towards him, and pulled over with the intention of asking the oncoming driver if the road to Heyfield was safe.

When Geoff and Maureen Stephens saw the station wagon parked by the side of the road, they pulled up.

After a quick discussion, Geoff told the Nazzaris things were getting worse and it would be best for Brian to turn his station wagon around and follow them back over the bridge.

Another car’s headlights appeared through the sheeting rain, belonging to Bill and Eileen Unwin on their way to their daughter’s place in their utility, and they decided to join in the convoy and ease across the bridge.

It was only minutes since the Nazzaris had driven along this road with only a little water sheeting over it, but it was now a daunting stretch of water.

Geoff Stephens realised the situation was dire.

At the front of the convoy, his four-wheel-drive was in the middle of a vast expanse of deepening water, with a strong current forcing itself against his vehicle’s side.

Geoff silently thanked the heavens that he had a diesel four-wheel-drive vehicle, for two reasons.

First, it was higher off the ground, and second, if it had been a petrol two-wheel-drive vehicle, it would have stalled.

This is precisely what happened to the Unwin’s utility and the Nazzaris’ station wagon.

Then, disaster, as suddenly Maureen let out a shriek.

Both the Unwins’ and Nazzaris’ vehicles were being washed away into the turbulent dark abyss, until all they could see were two sets of headlights bobbing helplessly up and down.

As the Unwins’ utility thrashed downstream through the swirling waters, luckily, it snagged on a fence post.

However, their relief turned to despair when the outside pressure from the turbulent water proved too powerful for them to open the car door.

With great difficulty, Bill wound down the side window to allow the wild water to rush into the

vehicle, and the pressure instantly released.

With all the strength he could muster, he forced the door open, grabbed Eileen and dragged her out behind him.

They scrambled through the shoulder height turgid waters onto the safety of land.

Meanwhile, Geoff and Maureen Stephens sat stunned in the knowledge that, somewhere out there, lost in the rapid waters and the pelting rain, were their neighbours, Bill and Eileen Unwin, and the Nazzari family.

Then, at that moment, they saw the two figures of Bill and Eileen staggering towards them through knee-deep water.

When they met up, they clung on to each other with relief, before looking back into the flooded murky darkness.

Eileen exclaimed, “the Nazzaris are out there somewhere!”.

With all mobile phone connections now lost, Geoff sprang into action.

“You all stay here,” he said. “I’m going to go and get help.”

Then, before disappearing into the ink-dark rainpelting night, he handed Maureen a torch and told her to stand out in the middle of the flooding road and turn back any oncoming vehicles.

Meanwhile, back in the river, the Nazzaris sat trapped inside their station wagon, with the icy waters slowly creeping in.

And with Pam and Brian’s adrenaline pumping, they managed to undo their children’s seatbelts, grab the girls, and clamber out of the car windows and onto the roof.

Their station wagon had been fitted with a roof rack, which allowed them to wedge their feet under the bar for support.

As the minutes ticked by, deep inside, Pam’s hopes were fading and she began thinking the worst.

However, when she looked down at Korine clinging desperately on to her, she picked up her every ounce of resolve and said, “We’ll be all right darling. Don’t worry, we’ll be alright”.

Meanwhile, on a nearby property, 46-year-old Barry Marshall — a big, jovial man — was out in the squally night feeding hay to the cattle he had moved to higher ground.

In the distance, he could hear the deafening roar of an angry Thomson River.

Barry’s wife Wendy was preparing a meal of roast beef and vegetables, while their 26-year-old son Wayne was watching the football replay.

Like his father, Wayne was of big build and as strong as an ox.

Their house, the only one for miles, was warm and inviting, and its lights shone like a beacon out

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into the wicked night.

However, this homely scene was suddenly broken by someone bashing on their front door.

Wayne opened it, and was met by a distressed, shaken and sopping-wet Geoff Stephens.

“There’s a family out there, who have probably drowned,” Geoff blabbered.

While Wendy tended to Geoff, Wayne slipped into his gumboots and grabbed the tractor keys.

As he rushed out into the wild night, Wendy contacted Barry via the UHF radio, telling him that Wayne was on his way to pick him up and go to look for a stranded family.

After trying a small tractor in the still-rising waters, the pair was forced to swap to a larger tractor, and forge their way out into the windswept night.

Meanwhile, back in the raging river, bits of passing debris were lashing the legs of Barry and Pam Nazzari.

Then, as all hope seemed lost, through the deep, dank darkness, appeared the orangey-yellow cabin lights of a tractor, slowly edging towards them.

Then further along the riverbank, they saw a line of waving torches.

However, try as they might, even with the larger tractor, the Marshalls could only get to within 50 metres of the stricken vehicle.

Moreover, when they switched on the tractor’s powerful spotlights, they illuminated the stricken figures of Brian and Pam Nazzari, each desperately clutching a child.

At that, Barry got on the tractor’s UHF radio and, through the crackling reception, he told Wendy to contact the police and the ambulance.

“And tell them it’s an emergency,” he said, “because, with the water rising so fast, they won’t last long”.

With time rapidly running out and with the Marshalls unable to rescue the Nazzaris, they decided to take their tractor further downstream.

Their thinking was that, if the Nazzaris were swept off the roof of their station wagon, they would be washed down towards them and they might – just might – be able to save them as they were being washed past.

Meanwhile, the water was rising alarmingly higher.

Hypothermia was setting in.

The wild wind was whipping up waves, bashing against their bodies.

A sudden surge of current spun the Nazzaris’ station wagon around like a top, flushing it further out into the river.

Yet, they clung on.

When Brian saw Pam shivering uncontrollably, he remembered there was a blanket in the station wagon.

Whilst holding on to Korine, he eased himself, inch by inch, down the side of the car and with his free hand felt inside for the blanket.

Wrapping it around his wife, his thinking was, even though it’s sopping wet, it would protect her against the cold, biting wind.

By 10.30pm all hope seemed lost, and Brian and Pam believed it was inevitable they were going to be swallowed up by the unforgiving Thomson River.

With a crunch, crack and crash, another violent surge of current upended their trailer.

In doing so, it caused the car to flip over, abandoning all of four of them to the raging torrent.

In that instant, Wayne Marshall leapt out of the tractor cabin and waded into the wild waters.

He managed to grab hold of Brian as he was passing by and pushed him towards his father who hauled the sodden man into the tractor cabin.

He did the same with Pam. Then Korine.

Then — just in the nick of time — Samone.

Soon, all four were safely inside the cabin of the tractor.

Barry revved the mighty engine, and drove through the thick mud and swirling waters, up onto higher ground, towards two awaiting ambulances.

For the Nazzari family, there had never been a more welcoming sight.

The ambulance attendants soon bundled the Nazzari family into the back of the ambulances, and took off to the safety of Heyfield Bush Nursing Hospital.

In the eyes of the small farming community, Barry and Wayne Marshall remained heroes long after the floods had subsided and life had returned to normal.

However, as they were so often quoted as saying, “We only did what anybody else would’ve done in the same situation”.

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Sale Common still closed SOME of Gippsland’s parks and walking tracks remain closed for public safety — including Sale Common — as clean up after damage continues following October’s windstorm.

Trees have been splintered or uprooted, and major flooding is yet to recede at several locations across the Parks Victoria estate.

With gusts averaging between 100 and 140 kilometres per hour, the damage was widespread.

When severe storms occur, rainfall soaks deep into the ground, softening the soil and reducing the grip of tree roots.

This storm caused large trees to fall on walking tracks, fences, bridges and access roads at parks.

Where trees are grouped, some have become uprooted but remain hanging against other trees and could fall without warning – even in light winds.

With continuting wet weather, the soil will continue to move and disrupt the structural integrity of many trees.

It is extremely important for visitors to stay out of closed parks as rangers continue to conduct safety assessments and begin the process of identifying and removing hazardous trees.

Remember to observe signs and stay out of fenced or taped-off areas.

Currently, closures in eastern Victoria include Sale Common Nature Conservation Reserve, sections of the Walhalla Historic Area, Brewster

SALE Keenagers Table Tennis Club will have its annual meeting this Thursday from 10am.

It will take place at the badminton courts, Cobains Rd, Sale.

Club members and guests enjoy social table tennis at the badminton courts Mondays and Thursdays from 8.30am to 11am.

New members are always welcome.

Christmas choir SINGERS are invited to join the ‘Choir for Christmas and more’ for a short, six-week season.

The choir will be held Tuesdays from 6.15pm until 7.15pm at Julie Ward School of Music, Sale.

So far, the choir has two performances booked, including Carols by the Barrels on December 17.

Organisers say the choir is an opportunity for family members to sing together in harmonies.

It’s an advantage to be able to read music.

Phone Julie on 0428 673 423.

Sale Common’s boardwalk is closed after damage sustained during last month’s windstorm.

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and Braniffs Rd entries on the Grand Strzelecki Track and sections of Billy Creek Track at Morwell National Park.

Visit the Safety in Nature page for up-to-date information on affected sites and closures.

People are encouraged to check the Alpine National Park webpage before they travel, for change of conditions related to seasonal

road closures – some of which may extend into December.

For the latest information on which parks remain closed, visit the Parks Victoria Safety in Nature page, or for detailed information and maps on track closures, look at the change of conditions section on individual park pages.

Lifeblood bus heading to Sale

RED Cross Lifeblood’s mobile donor centre will be in Sale from December 7 to 17, and is calling out for new donors because of a high number of cancellations.

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood needs an extra 7000 people to donate blood during the next fortnight, and is urging donors to keep their appointments as cancellations and no-shows rise.

As lockdowns lift in Victoria, elective surgeries recommence, and with experts concerned about a spike in road trauma, Lifeblood is asking people to make saving lives part of their new normal.

In particular, Lifeblood’s reserves of O Negative

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blood are being challenged, with 1000 fewer active O Negative donors than it had more than a year ago.

O Negative is the universal blood type and can be given to anyone in an emergency like those involved in road accidents, when there simply isn’t time to find out their blood type.

Executive director of donor services, Cath Stone, said half of all blood donation appointments were not being attended, while hospital demand was at its highest point in a decade.

The Lifeblood bus will be at Sale Greyhound Racing Club, with appointments available between 8.30am and 6pm.

To book a donation, visit lifeblood.com.au, phone 13 14 95 or download the free DonateBlood App.

Christmas at CWA shop THE Sale CWA Pop-In Shop opens Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 3pm, until Christmas.

There are numerous items on offer, including handmade crafts, Christmas gifts and ornaments, knitted and crocheted items, beautifully made dresses with smocking, dressed dolls and knitted socks, beanies and scarves.

People are invited to call in, browse and chat with volunteers.

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OUT for Lunch will resume on Wednesday, December 8, from noon at Sale Baptist Church.

Fifty double vaccinated people are allowed, and must be able to show proof.

Bookings can be made through the church office, by phoning 5143 2727.

Christmas lunch at St Mary’s ST Mary’s Soup Kitchen will host a Christmas lunch on Thursday, December 9, at the Chapter House at St Mary’s Cathedral (off Reeve St, Sale).

All are welcome.

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The outdoor entertainment area overlooks the well maintained, easy-care backyard.

The front yard has established gardens with a watering system, and there is a double carport with a panel-lift door.

There is a shed or garage with access to Coverdale Drive, plus an additional store and workshop out the back.

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There is a hostess kitchen with ample storage, and an adjoining open plan living and meals area.

All four bedrooms are substantial, while the premier master suite has a walk-in robe and ensuite.

Outside, there is a large, secure garage, a workshop, a private garden and an outdoor spa.

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Agents say its custom, rustic design, fused with modern day living, puts it at the top of the list of prospective buyers’ ‘must see’ properties.

The four spacious bedrooms are impressive, with built-in robes and ceiling fans, while the main bedroom has a sizeable walk-in robe with custom racks.

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Gld Wine Show attracts strong entries WINERIES across Gippsland will showcase their wines in the annual 2021 Gippsland Wine Show, with judging to take place next week on the Bass Coast.

The show will be judged next Monday, November 29, at the new Cape Paterson Surf Lifesaving Club.

The later date allowed the committee time to work within the COVID roadmap and plan an in-person awards ceremony and dinner — one of the few to continue in Victoria this year.

The awards ceremony and exhibitor tasting will be held at the Phillip Island Winery on Wednesday, December 8, with a limited number of tickets to be opened for online booking soon.

Wine Gippsland chair Alistair Hicks said the committee was delighted to be able to hold the event, finishing the year with an in-person celebration for producers, sponsors and supporters.

Mr Hicks added the profile of Gippsland wine producers and wine makers had expanded

Last year’s Gippsland Wine Show awards ceremony was held at Mewburn Park, Maffra. greatly in recent years, with the wine show playing an important role.

“It gives our producers and wine makers the opportunity to gain feedback from highly respected judges, who base their marks on national standards, not just the best within Gippsland,” he said.

“The awards ceremony itself is also an opportunity for wineries to celebrate with community leaders, sponsors, trade and local wine enthusiasts and thank them for their support.”

Gippsland’s cost of works jumped 45 per cent from last financial year to $1.71 billion.

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Gld building approvals highest in VIC THE percentage increase in building permit approvals in Gippsland during the past financial year were the highest in the state, according to new data Gippsland had 9560 building permit approvals in 2020-21, compared to 6859 in 2019-20 — a 39 per cent year-on-year increase, and their highest level in the past decade Statewide, building permit data collected by the Victorian Building Authority shows approvals totalled 123,330 last financial year — an increase of 18 per cent from the previous financial year (104,560) — and 13 per cent more than 2018-19 (109,396).

The largest increase in approvals was in regional Victoria, which experienced a 32 per cent spike in the number of building permit approvals.

The authority’s chief executive, Sue Eddy, said the biggest cost of works increases was in regional Victoria, with Gippsland leading the way.

“There has been significant cost of works boost in regional Victoria, with a 45 per cent year-on-year increase in Gippsland, which rose from $1.18 billion in 2019-20 to $1.71 billion in 2020-21,” she said.

Of all permits issued, those for domestic building increased more than 22 per cent, with about 19,500 more permits issued in 2020-21 than in 2019-20.

Ms Eddy said the building and construction

sector remained strong throughout the pandemic.

“It has been a challenging time for all Victorians, however the resilience shown by the building and plumbing industries, and its ability to adapt, has meant Victoria has continued to grow,” Ms Eddy said.

New building work accounted for more than 62 per cent of all building permits in 2020-21, with the number of permits issued for this work 24 per cent greater than a year ago.

The number of permits issued for residential, retail, hospital and healthcare and public buildings each decreased more than 10 per cent.

As the number of building permits issued increased, so did the cost of building works.

In Victoria, total cost of works increased from $39.1 billion in 2019-20 to $41.9 billion in 2020-21.

By building use, the cost of works for new building work was valued at $34.6 billion — an 11.6 per cent increase compared to 2019-20.

Extension ($1.8 billion) and demolition ($577 million) cost of works increased 14 and 20 per cent respectively in 2020-21 compared to 2019-20.

The federal government’s HomeBuilder Grant Scheme further supported the building industry, generating more than 35,000 applications from Victoria, with more than 29,000 of these for new builds.

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Promoting careers in ag A NEW program will be delivered in secondary schools across Victoria, to help more students with ambitions to embark on a career in agriculture.

Last week, Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas announced the state government had allocated $5.5 million to the Secondary Schools Agriculture Fund.

The program will support TAFEs and other education and training providers to develop students’ skills and carve pathways into agriculture.

The fund will help Victoria meet the demands of its growing farm, food and fibre sector, which needs more workers with digital, IT, business and marketing skills, plus food and fibre entrepreneurs who can take products to international markets.

Some $4.5 million will go towards investing in programs and resources that will boost pathways into agricultural careers, meeting the needs of communities and Victoria’s agricultural industries.

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The fund will also allocate $1 million for tech schools to invest in state-of-the art resources and new technology to deliver online and outreach agricultural technology programs that meet the needs of industry as farming practices evolve.

It will be delivered by Agriculture Victoria in partnership with the Department of Education and Training.

Expressions of interest for the fund will open for tech schools in late 2021 and secondary schools by mid-2022.

A TAFE Gippsland spokesperson said the training organisation was looking closely at the opportunities the funding would present for future agriculture student training in 2022 and beyond across Gippsland.

“We look forward to the expression of interest process opening for the TAFE sector next year,” the spokesperson said. “The current agriculture training at Gtec campus will continue.”

For more information visit agriculture.vic.gov.au

TAFE Gippsland is looking forward to the expression of interest process opening next year for a new fund aimed at encouraging secondary students into careers in agriculture, recently announced by the state government. In the meantime, the current agriculture training at Gtec campus will continue.

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The 2022 Rural Bank Scholarship Program will support first-time tertiary students to foster excellence in agriculture and encourage the best young minds in agribusiness to pursue further education and development in the sector.

First-time undergraduate university, agricultural college and TAFE students enrolled in agribusiness studies and with a passion to contribute to the future of Australian agriculture are invited to apply.

Each of the 11 scholarships on offer is valued at $5000 per year and, subject to academic performance and duration of the course, is extended for a second year of study to support students’ study-related expenses, including accommodation costs, course materials and education related travel.

Rural Bank chief executive Alexandra Gartmann said the program assisted students from rural and regional Australia to pursue careers in agriculture by removing some of the barriers experienced by many when choosing

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“Now in its 29th year, the program is further evolving, introducing two scholarships targeting students of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent,” Ms Gartmann said.

“This is the first year that we have offered specific Rural Bank Indigenous Agribusiness Scholarships. Recognising the significant contribution Indigenous people make to rural industries, we are delighted to provide support to further grow diversity and opportunities.

“Demand for graduates across agribusiness continues to be high and a Rural Bank scholarship can be a valuable enabler for students keen to access some extraordinary career opportunities in an exciting, forward-looking and rapidly changing industry.”

Many of Rural Bank’s scholarship alumni have achieved considerable success in their chosen field of endeavour, with most going on to be important contributors to agriculture and rural communities.

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Managing climate risk FARMERS will have an opportunity to gather and share ideas on how to better equip their farm business for managing climate risk in workshops to be held at Maffra this week.

Agriculture Victoria’s livestock industry development officer Janice Dowe said the workshops will provide insights into likely future seasonal patterns, based on CSIRO modelling as part of the Victorian Climate Projections report.

“The workshops will discuss the projected impacts on Gippsland farming such as changes in rainfall patterns, temperature increases, and variable growing seasons,” Ms Dowe said.

“Many Gippsland farmers are already responding to climate variability and are adjusting their farming practices, including pasture management and species selection.

“Workshop participants will have the opportunity to discuss possible impacts on their farm business

and explore practical strategies for adapting their farming practices in response to a more variable and changing climate.”

The workshop presenters will include seasonal risk agronomist Dale Grey, who has expertise in climate modelling, cropping, pastures, senior research scientist Dr Elizabeth Morse-McNabb, who has expertise in monitoring pasture quality and quantity using sensor technology, and irrigation extension officer Billy Marshall, who has expertise in irrigation, pastures, cropping and soils.

The session will be held from 10am until 2pm this Thursday.

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WITH above average rainfall predicted for all major cattle regions during the next three months and increased rainfall in northern Australia, pasture growth is expected to surge and strengthen the national herd rebuild into 2022, according to Meat and Livestock Australia’s latest Australian Cattle Industry Projections.

MLA’s market information manager Stephen Bignell said good seasonal conditions across the eastern states and southern Western Australia continued to underpin demand and confidence in the sector.

“The cattle market continues at historic highs, with restocker and feeder demand fuelling record prices at the saleyard, which is flowing along the supply chain,” Mr Bignell said.

“The extent of rain post-drought has resulted in slaughter being revised down to six million head for 2021, the lowest level in 36 years. While carcase weights are still expected to reach record levels, they have been revised slightly down to 308kg, bringing overall production estimates to 1848 tonnes carcase weight.

“Seasonal conditions started to improve in autumn 2020, and by the end of 2022 calves born

since this time are expected to hit the market which will increase the supply of cattle available.

“The rebuild is expected to continue into 2022, as the BOM prediction of a La Niña will ensure that ground water supplies are available. The favourable harvest conditions of 2020 and 2021 have also allowed Australia a feed grain buffer should the 2022 season deteriorate.”

Mr Bignell said Australia was a leading exporter of beef globally, with Korea remaining a strong and reliable market, and Japan continuing to buy the most Australian beef.

“Australia has exported 660,568 tonnes of beef for the year-to-date, with 17 per cent lower volumes for the year-to-September. Lower export volumes have been the result of both supply and demand factors.

Most key export markets have fallen compared to 2020 volumes except for South Korea, which has held steady at a two per cent increase this year,” Mr Bignell said.

“Strong consumer purchasing power and sophisticated retail, food service and food manufacturing sectors, combined with a positive image of Australia as a trusted source for tasty and high quality will continue to underpin long-term growth for Australian beef exports to Japan.”

Celebrating bees’ contribution AUSTRALIAN Pollinator Week marked the ideal opportunity to celebrate the remarkable contribution the humble honey bee makes to our nourishment, health, and to communities right across the country.

Small in stature but mighty in impact, it is estimated honey bees and the associated industry contribute $14.2 billion annually to the Australian economy, not just through honey production but through the crucial pollination services provided to horticultural and agricultural crops, as well as some crops used for livestock grazing.

Australian Honey Bee Industry Council chair Trevor Weatherhead said a third of the food that ends up on our plates relied on honey bee pollination.

“Approximately 65 per cent of Australia’s horticultural and agricultural crops rely on honey bees and other insects, wind, or bats for pollination,” Mr Weatherhead said.

“However, in that 65 per cent, there are 35 industries that solely rely on the pollination services of honey bees for the majority of their production.”

As a percentage of yield, Mr Weatherhead said almonds, apples, avocadoes, blueberries, cucumbers, pumpkins, and rockmelons all depended 100 per cent on honey bee pollination services.

“Commercial honey beekeepers move their hives around the country to pollinate major crops throughout late winter, spring and early summer,” he said.

THE Commonwealth Bank has announced a pilot to provide funding at discounted rates to support agribusiness customers to invest in environmental initiatives on their properties.

CBA group executive of business banking Mike Vacy Lyle said the pilot would allow participants to invest in eligible initiatives that enhance natural resources and climate resilience for the future.

Mr Vacy Lyle added the eligibility criteria for the pilot covered a broad range of sustainability practices, such as projects to reduce emissions, sequester more carbon, improve soil health, promote biodiversity and vegetation cover, and protect waterways.

“From planting shelter belts of trees, to water use efficiency projects, we want to support customers who are adapting to the changing climate and protecting the environment in which they operate,” Mr Vacy Lyle said “An important part of the loan will be verification with the customer that the funds are used for defined, eligible purposes.”

This pilot follows the big bank’s launch of an Australian-first sustainability linked loan for agriculture, and a Property Sustainability Upgrade Loan for new and existing business customers with commercial properties.

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MULTI VENDOR CLEARING SALE AUCTIONS PLUS ONLY PROPOSED TO Commence FRIDAY, 10th December 10.30am to Monday 13th December 10.30am Thinking of selling farm machinery/equipment that is surplus to your requirements?

Contact Ben or Jack to be a part of our online clearing sale.

A chance to have a tidy up before Christmas.

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For example, in July and August this year, commercial beekeepers from across Australia transported billions of honey bees to orchards in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia to provide pollination services for the almond industry.

With about 277,000 hives required for the sixweek season, the annual pilgrimage is hailed as one of Australia’s largest livestock movements.

Mr Weatherhead said the importance of honey bees extended to the production of many other nutritious and popular foods eaten each day by Australian and international consumers.

“Cherries, macadamias and mangoes are 90 per cent dependent on honey bee pollination and, of course, the production of seeds for many vegetables including broccoli, cabbage, carrots and cauliflower among others must also have pollination,” he said.

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Accommodation Accommodation Wanted Lease To Let Business Opportunities Education and Training Employment Services Professional Situations Vacant Phone: 5143 9333 Situations Wanted Adult Services Computers Entertainment Events Fax: 5144 7308 For Hire Holidays and Travel Home Maintenance Houses for Removal Legal Email: classifieds@ Lost and Found Meetings Missing Persons Party Planners Personals Pet gippslandtimes.com.au Cemetery Public Notice Religion Tenders 4WD Caravans Cars Machinery

PHONE

(03) 5143 9333

FAX

(03) 5144 7308

E-MAIL

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IN PERSON

74 Macalister St, Sale or newsagents

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Tuesday’s paper

BULLS

For hire or sale. Angus, Limousin, Hereford, Jersey and Friesian. Very quiet. Ph. 0447 331 762.

HORSES WANTED $$$ Cash Paid $$$

Lost & Found

FOUND

Old Port Poultry Farm

Delivering 18 week old Isa Brown laying hens to your area, Sat.4 Dec., $26 ea. 0438 832 535.

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. animalwelfare. viic.gov.au//

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Hub cab from late model, new car found on York Street Sale on 13/11/2021. Ph 0409 509 159.

Farming

Gippsland Ph. Dave 0418 202 202

before 9:30am Monday

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Farm Mortgages Ltd

Finance advanced in Victoria.

Investments accepted.

Interest paid 4.75% p.a.

(03) 5593 3450

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BIKES X2

Men's road bicycles.

Ricardo Viva, $160. Ricardo Elite, $190. Both Australian made frames, good original condition. Phone 0417 585 716.

DBL HORSE FLOAT

Friday’s paper

Professionally re-built, new tyres and lights, just needs paint, $5000.

Phone 0408 378 748.

before 9:30am Thursday CREDIT CARD FACILITIES We accept

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Ch hristmas Trees Stored S tor ed undercover Held in water Trimmed to shape Best stands in town Delivery and pick up service available

7 days a week

Support Animal Aid

Garage Sales

STRATFORD

48 Bolden Street. Saturday and Sunday at 8am.

Household goods, toys, furniture and lots more.

INDOOR PLANT SALE Saturday 27 November.

SALE

168 Guthridge Pde., Sunday, November 28 from 9am-1pm. Kitchen ware, white goods, furniture and bric-a-brac. All must go.

SAWDUST

Hardwood, ideal for horse yards. 200kg bags, $25.

Firebrace Road, Heyfield.

Canningvale P/L. phone 0427 890 319.

CHRISTMAS TREES

Trimmed Undercover

Also Available: Artificial and Potted Christmas Trees and Decorations

You can’t go past a Growmaster Xmas!

34-38 Princes Hwy, Sale

Ph: 5144 4338

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Maffra Newsagency Newry Store

SALE

56 Ross St. (cnr Topping St, entrance via Topping St), Sat. Nov. 27, 8am start. Small front opening freezer, woman's bike EC., sofa bed EC., women's clothing 10-14, various household goods.

STRATFORD

12 Jones Street Friday 26th November, Saturday 27th November and Sunday 28th November between 10am-3pm. New and pre-loved items, giftware, books, stationery, photo frames, shoes, new clothing, vintage items, cushions, kitchenware and lots more. So many new, never used items, would make ideal Christmas gifts.

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HORSES WANTED $$$ Cash Paid $$$

CLASSIFIED GUIDELINES Car advertisers Private vendors of motor cars advertised for sale must include in their advertisement: - Cash price of motor car - If car is registered, registration number - If unregistered, the engine, vin or chassis number.

Photographs Photographs for Death and In Memoriam notices will cost according to the space they use.

Please email high resolution images to classifieds@gippslandtimes.com.au as we cannot accept photos on a memory stick.

Personal notices All engagement and marriage notices must carry the signatures of BOTH parties. If under 18 the parents’ signatures as well.

Lost and found All ‘found’ advertisements are published free.

Simply provide the details of your find for publication. ‘Lost’ advertisements are paid.

The publisher reserves the right to refuse advertisements Page 36 - Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 23 November, 2021

Sale District Darts Association wil be holding it's A.G.M. on Monday 6th December at 7pm, at the Sale Greyhound Club. All Welcome.

Public Notices

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The annual meeting of the Port of Sale Boat Club Inc will be held 6pm Thursday December 9th at the Sale RSL Club York St Sale.

Covid 19 rules will apply.

COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM

The Fingerboards Mineral Sands Mine is a major project for the local region that will support economic growth and local jobs for many years.

Kalbar's Community Grants Program supports community initiatives that enhance the quality of life, heritage, recreation, and cultural opportunities and provide long lasting benefits to the wider community.

Grant funding is available for projects within the Educational, Recreational, Environmental and Social aspects of the community. A total of $30,000 has been provided year to date with the final $10,000 round 4 allocation consisting of five $2000 grants opening 11 October 2021. These grants must have a direct positive outcome for the local community, adding to a project in a positive and sustainable manner.

To be eligible to apply local organizations must: ● Be an organization that provides benefit to the broader community. ● The Project must be completed within six months of receipt of funds. This may be extended upon written approval from the committee should extenuating circumstances arise. ● Organizations must agree to expend grant monies only in accordance with the successful grant project application. ● The project must be based within the East Gippsland and Wellington communities. ● Applicants must detail how the project will be funded and delivered.

Applications will close 30th November 2021 at 5pm. Successful applicants will be advised in December 2021 For further information please visit our website at https:/www.kalbaroperations.com.au

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Marathon Road, Briagolong

BUYER REGISTRATION ESSENTIAL

AGM is given

Nutrien Greenwood Entries Include:-

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Thursday December 2, at 11am

Heyfield Newsagency

Public Notices

9am - 12pm, 268 Raglan Street Sale. Visa eftpos available.

Meetings

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Notice that an annual general meeting of the Sale City Junior Football Netball Club will be held on Tuesday, November 23 at 7pm at the Sale City Clubrooms.

All members, supporters, parents and life members are invited to attend.

Alex Scott & Staff Entries Include:

Proposed Road Exchange on Marathon Rd, Briagolong Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of Section 206 including clause 2 of Schedule 10 and 207A of the Local Government Act 1989, the Wellington Shire Council, not less than four (4) weeks from the date of publication of this notice, proposes to undertake a road exchange by closing the Government Road between of Lot 1 TP121970B and Lot 4 PS304688N, Parish of Woolenook (shown hatched) and by opening a road over (part of) Lot 1 TP121970B, Parish of Woolenook (shown cross hatched).

AGM

Sale Football Netball Club Inc. annual general meeting will be held 29th November 7pm at the Nest social rooms. We invite all current members and encourage any interested parties to attend.

Public Notices

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Newry Eights Rod and Muscle Inc., will be holding it's AGM on Saturday, 1st December at the Newry Rec Reserve at 4pm. All Welcome.

Any person wishing to make a submission regarding this proposal, may do so in writing addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Wellington Shire Council, PO Box 506, Sale 3853, by 5.00pm on Friday 24th of December 2021.

All submissions will be considered public documents unless specified otherwise.

Any person who requests that he or she be heard in support of any written submissions lodged shall be entitled to appear in person or by a person acting on his or her behalf before the Council or a Committee of the Council convened for that purpose.

David Morcom Chief Executive Officer

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Podium Property Maintenance Specialising in: Painting Gyprock/Plaster repairs Render repairs Splash backs/Tiling Timber repairs/ Carpentry Landscaping/ garden design Garden maintenance Demolition Fencing Call for your free quote!

0415 476 008 or 0433 812 307

Business Opportunities

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Wanting to be your own boss?

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COXSWAIN and DECK HANDS

If you enjoy being on the river and are interested in local history, please contact: Alan 0418 507 375 or Elizabeth 0435 951 716

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Requires an Apprentice or Qualified The suitable applicant will be required to work on mowers, chainsaws, pumps and customer service and front of shop.

Training will be provided.

Applicants are asked to bring in a cover letter and resume to: 72 MacAlister St Sale.

If you have any queries please contact Peter Padula on 5144 2200.

Applications close 29 November 2021

St Paul's Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following position commencing 2022.

Special Needs Teacher at St Paul's Secondary School, Traralgon. ● Any teaching methods welcomed ● Fulltime or Part time ● One year contract with possible ongoing contract If you are interested please forward a current resume and cover letter to: hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au For a copy of the Position Description please refer to: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au Applications close Friday 26 November 2021.

MILKER

Experienced casual milker req'd. for modern 30-aside Nambrok dairy, milking 330 cows with one other.

Drivers' licence and covid vax essential. Phone 0414 988 946.

Ventia is seeking an Eviro Scientist / Assistant Hydrographer to fill a permanent full-time position based out of our Maffra office.

This role will assist in the delivery of environmental monitoring & field sampling support on ground & surface water compliance monitoring programs.

You will also be working on projects in the Defence industry and large government contracts just to name a few!

If you'd like to learn more please contact Hosanna from Ventia's recruitment team on 0411 329 768 or email hosanna.finau@skoutsolutions.com

Full Time Miller Tinamba Branch

Browns Stockfeed are currently seeking applications for a miller at our Tinamba Branch.

As part of our milling team you will need to bring a positive attitude and demonstrate your ability to communicate and work well in a small team environment. In addition to this applicants should possess solid mathematical skills, have an eye for detail and be able to follow policies and procedures in line with WHS and Feedsafe criteria.

The role involves general milling, preventative maintenance and assisting in other areas as necessary along with some manual handling requiring the applicant to be adequately fit and capable.

Training will be provided, but a basic understanding of a manufacturing plant would be beneficial.

For further information please contact: Chris Brown 0439 901 555 Please forward applications to: chris@brownssf.com.au

The Central Gippsland Health Service Board of Directors cordially invites you to attend the

Mark Dykgraaf, Chief Executive Officer will present on 'Central Gippsland Health: Who we are and What We Do?' To receive the zoom meeting link, please RSVP to rebecca.gunning@cghs.com.au or phone (03)5143 8319

Casual Newspaper Deliverer Required for Heyfield.

Please phone Sue 0403 006 347

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WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL

Local Development Strategy Project Officer (Yarram) • Position No. 946 • Temporary Full time (2 years) • Band 5 - $69,396 - $79,766 per annum plus 10% statutory superannuation We have an exciting temporary opportunity for an enthusiastic, flexible, highly organised and collaborative individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills to join the Economic Development team here at Wellington Shire Council.

Based in Yarram, Victoria the role of Local Development Strategy Project Officer will drive, motivate and coordinate stakeholder engagement with the Forestry Transition Team, Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions, and the Yarram Business and Tourism Association to undertake a strategic analysis of the future potential for the town of Yarram.

In this role you will be responsible for engaging with various external stakeholders including the wider community that have been impacted by the closure of the native timber industry. You will investigate and evaluate each community’s assets, strengths, challenges and opportunities determining key potential long term prosperity for any future associated timber jobs with Wellington Shire Council.

To be successful in this role you will have highly developed written and verbal communications skills, along with leadership and the ability to motivate a team to achieve desired outcomes. You will be proactive in your approach to work with a professional demeanour that will ensure you quickly develop working relationships both internal and external with a strong focus on customer service delivery.

If you possess exceptional leadership skills, a desire to assist the community for future planning and growth with an understanding of the legislative framework applicable to local government then we want to hear from you!

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A position description may be downloaded from www. wellington.vic.gov.au/careers or by phoning (03) 5142 3145.

Applications can be submitted via the website and following the instructions or by forwarding hard copy to the: Human Resources Officer, PO BOX 506, SALE VIC 3850.

Applications close: Midnight, Sunday 28 November 2021

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Position No: 50935723 Solar Victoria: Helping Victorians take control of their energy bills, tackle climate change and build a cleaner, renewable future

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Local Development Strategy Project Officer (Heyfield)

The Solar Victoria Data Analyst is responsible for maintaining the integrity of data and systems used for reporting on project performance and underpinning key policy/program decisions. This is a role for someone who loves working with data, who is focused on data quality, quality assurance and improving data systems and processes. By enabling critical reporting activities and operational functions of the program, the role will make a valuable contribution to the success of the Solar Homes program, drawing on deep technical skills and working closely with experts from across Solar Victoria’s divisions.

• Position No. 945 • Temporary Full time (2 years) • Band 5 - $69,396 - $79,766 per annum plus 10% statutory superannuation We have an exciting temporary opportunity for an enthusiastic, flexible, highly organised and collaborative individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills to join the Economic Development team here at Wellington Shire Council.

Based in Heyfield, Victoria the role of Local Development Strategy Project Officer will drive, motivate and coordinate stakeholder engagement with the Forestry Transition Team, Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions, and the Heyfield Business and Tourism Association to undertake a strategic analysis of the future potential for the town of Heyfield.

In this role you will be responsible for engaging with various external stakeholders including the wider community that have been impacted by the closure of the native timber industry. You will investigate and evaluate each community’s assets, strengths, challenges and opportunities determining key potential long term prosperity for any future associated timber jobs with Wellington Shire Council.

To be successful in this role you will have highly developed written and verbal communications skills, along with leadership and the ability to motivate a team to achieve desired outcomes. You will be proactive in your approach to work with a professional demeanour that will ensure you quickly develop working relationships both internal and external with a strong focus on customer service delivery.

If you possess exceptional leadership skills, a desire to assist the community for future planning and growth with an understanding of the legislative framework applicable to local government then we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a team player looking to develop their career in data analysis, business intelligence and reporting in a highperforming and fast-paced environment full of passionate people.

Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications • Significant experience in relational databases, preferably MS SQL • Significant experience in Information gathering, data preparation, analysis, consolidation and reporting from internal, industry and internet sources • Conceptual and analytical ability using conceptual thinking and sound analytical approaches to support decision-making • Experience in development and presenting complex data, graphical analysis, and written documentation to senior stakeholders • Demonstrated awareness of the energy distribution networks, solar technologies, and industry issues relevant to Solar Victoria’s operations would be an advantage • Experience working in Salesforce CRM, Tableau • Experience in Spatial analysis and reporting (including GIS tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS) would be an advantage • Extensive experience in Excel (including VBA).

This is a fixed term role available for a period of 2 years. This position is located in Morwell.

To be considered for this position, your application should include a supporting statement demonstrating that you meet the Key Selection Criteria detailed in the position description.

Applications close at midnight on Wednesday, 1 December 2021.

For further information including the position description, key selection criteria and to apply visit www.careers.vic.gov.au

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Situations Vacant

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OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT MECHANIC

Situations Vacant

Situations Vacant

A position description may be downloaded from www. wellington.vic.gov.au/careers or by phoning (03) 5142 3145.

Applications can be submitted via the website and following the instructions or by forwarding hard copy to the: Human Resources Officer, PO BOX 506, SALE VIC 3850.

Applications close: Midnight, Sunday 28 November 2021

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Early Years Teacher /Educational Leader

TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT

We are seeking an enthusiastic and can-do person to join our team of professionals in a permanent, ongoing role. Excellent entry level position for someone who has recently completed secondary school and is looking to undertake a relevant accounting degree or TAFE qualification.

This is a great opportunity to kick start your career and is not suited to having CPA or CA qualifications as this is an entry level position.

Training will be provided, giving you an excellent opportunity to learn the operations of a professional accounting office environment.

As a Trainee Accountant you can expect to: ● Learn the basics of Income Tax Returns and Business Activity Statements ● Learn how to use a variety of different accounting software such as Xero, MYOB and Intuit Quickbooks ● Assist with restoration of Reckon files ● Assist with registrations and utilization of the ATO Portal ● Assist the partners with various Ad hoc tasks We can offer you: ● The opportunity to be part of a friendly and experienced team ● Ongoing training and support ● Flexibility around your study commitments ● A likely full-time position at the completion of study.

Essential skills: ● Fluent English written & verbal skills. ● Ability to work within timeframes and meet deadlines. ● Ability to communicate clearly, respectfully and confidently with managers and staff on all levels. ● Intermediate-Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Previous accounting studies or experience in a professional services environment will be highly regarded.

Please forward a cover letter and a copy of your resume to the Practice Manager, Glenn Crawford - glenn@bcsaccountants.com.au OR why not deliver by hand to our office 441 Raymond Street, Sale or 147 Johnson Street, Maffra.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Applications close at 5pm, Friday 26/11/2021

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HC Driver for Melbourne Run

Newspaper Deliverers required for

Bonaccord Freightlines has a full time position available for a driver for trips from Bairnsdale to Melbourne. Applicants will need to be available for the 5 day a week business, including early starts.

Hutchison St, Wharf Crt, Allambie Drive area.

Please phone Sam 5144 6513

HC Local Driver/Yardman

We also have a position available for a Local Driver/Yardman with a HC Licence.

Duties will include local pickups, forklift duties, use of pallet jack, loading/unloading of trucks for our transport operation, monitoring and reporting for our Quality, Safety Management Systems, general housekeeping, washing of inside of trailers, deliveries/pickups of freight in Melbourne and change-over of trailers as required.

This is a fulltime position that includes overtime for rostered Saturday and public holidays as required.

All candidates we are looking for will have: ● A HC licence as minimum. ● A license to Perform High Risk Work (Forklift) is required for Local Driver/Yardman. ● Professional driving attitude and driving record. ● Previous refrigerated transport and depot experience, is desirable but not essential. ● A commitment to workplace health and safety is essential To be successful for this role applicants must: ● Pass a company medical including drug and alcohol test. ● Be well presented, professional and reliable. ● Have attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a team.

If you have minimal driving experience, we are prepared to give you the training and experience to help further your career.

To apply, email your resume with the position name in the subject for the position you wish to apply for: (Casual Driver for Melbourne or HC Local Driver) with work referees directly tofreightlines@bonaccord.net For further details please contact our office on 03 5157 1325 during office hours Applications close end of day 17th December 2021

Newspaper Deliverers required for Inglis St, Canopus Crt, Antares Ave, Orion St area.

Please phone Sam 5144 6513

Rosedale Neighbourhood Kindergarten 27 hours/week, limited tenure (12 months) The Rosedale Neighbourhood House inc. operating as the Rosedale Neighbourhood Kindergarten is seeking a qualified and experienced Early Childhood Teacher/ Educational Leader to join our team.

Please phone Rosedale NH on 0417 574 355 to request a Position Description Closing date: Tues 30 Nov 2021

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Housekeeping Staff A progressive Accommodation Provider In Sale is looking for House Keeping Staff to work over a seven day period, including Public Holidays on a rotation basis.

Requirements for the position are: Reasonable Fitness ● Strong Communication Skills ● Willingness to work within a Team Environment, as well as Independently ● Take pride in your work with an eye for detail ● To be available for immediate start ● On the job Training will be given to the right Applicants ●

Only genuine Applicants need Apply Please forward CV's to: aspen@bestwestern.com.au Attention: Managers

Catholic College Sale "Every Student, Every Day"

Applications are invited for the following full time positions:

Head of Library

To commence January 27, 2022.

Applications are invited for the following part time positions:

Teacher - Tutor (Literacy) Teacher - Tutor (Numeracy)

To commence January 27, 2022 until January 26, 2023.

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 Monday November 29, 2021.

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Applications close at 5:00 pm on Wednesday 1 December 2021.

Asset Management Coordinator Wanting to join a leading organisation which offers a collaborative and flexible culture?

Are you looking for better ways to deliver outcomes to our community?

Are you a strategic thinker in asset management?

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For store in Maffra Immediate start.

Phone Alan 0428 501 534

Catholic College Sale Every Student, Every Day

JUNIOR SOLICITOR

Junior solicitor to work in multi discipline well established small country law practice. The successful candidate to have an interest in working in conveyancing and property transactions, wills and estates, family law, crime and general commercial law with the ability to manage their own files and diary. The position will provide the successful candidate the opportunity to have an excellent work life balance while developing your career with the opportunity to progress in the firm. Candidate must hold a current legal practicing certificate or the ability to obtain one.

Please send CV along with covering letter to Semmens Hatch & Anderson, PO Box 152, Maffra, 3860 or admin@shamaffra.com.au Applications close on 3 December 2021

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WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL

FORD FALCON

CONTRACT NO 2022-064

McMillan Street Reconstruction Works, Stratford

Cars

Wellington Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for complete reconstruction of McMillan Street, Stratford (between Davis Street and Scott Street). Works include drainage, pavement, kerb and channel and footpath construction.

Practical completion date: 9 June 2022.

2007 VW JETTA

All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents or contact Project Engineer, Kamal Nazar on (03) 5142 3227 or email kamaln@wellington.vic.gov.au Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Monday 20 December 2021.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.

White, 308,000kms., RWC, service history, reg.

06/22, YML-778, garaged, blue tooth, EC, $3500 ONO. Ph. 0418 900 693.

CONTRACT NO 2022-047

Wellington Shire Council invites qualified contractors to tender for the Charlies Steet Loch Sport Pontoon Re-alignment & Gangway replacement

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Cameron Sporting Complex Morison Street, Maffra

Practical completion date: 3 March 2022.

All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents.

Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Wednesday 15 December 2021.

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Casual H2S Technician

Maersk H2S Safety Services Australia are seeking an H2S Technician to work in both our Offshore and Onshore Projects.

H2S Safety Services AS started in 1985 and holds a long record for providing services to the oil and gas industry. We have during three decades successfully delivered a wide range of H2S safety to Oil and Gas companies both Onshore and Offshore.

The successful candidate will be required to fulfil a role including but not limited to: ● Perform regular inspection, testing, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of all equipments ● Brief and educate crews on the dangers of working in H2S environments ● Train crews on breathing air equipments ● Set up and monitor gas detection equipments ● Conduct meetings and training in relations to safe work practicess ● Work closely with on-site project manager to discuss and dissolve any environmental issues arise during projects ● Ensure preventive equipment is properly recorded and maintained Experience in Oil and Gas Industry will be highly regarded.

Email CV or enquiries to: OperationsAus@maerskh2s.com Applications Close at 5:00pm Wednesday 15th December 2021.

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BOAT 4.2m alum. Quintrex, 40hp, elec. start, 35 hrs, fwd controls, all safety gear, EPIRB, 2 radios, 2 depth sounders, swivel seats, fish box and heaps more $10,000, must sell due to ill health. 0417 751 933.

Tenders

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.

Tenders are invited for the cleaning contract for both the Stadium and Pavilion buildings.

It is anticipated that the contract period would be for 12 months with the option for a further 24 months by mutual agreement.

For further information and a position description please contact Bill Whelan on 0455 089 288.

Tenders to Box 618, Maffra will close on Wednesday 8th December 2021.

Peter Anderson - Chairman.

WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL CONTRACT NO 2022-065

Briagolong-Stockdale Road Crest Widening Program

WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL

Wellington Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for pavement widening of the Stockdale-Briagolong Road (between Freestone Creek and Boundary Roads).

Practical completion date: 9 June 2022.

Wellington Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for the installation of solar PV on two locations across the shire. Sale Depot, and Cameron Sporting Complex - 125.5kW in total, including battery storage and remote monitoring.

CONTRACT NO 2022-060

Solar PV Installations – Various Locations

Practical completion date: 30 March 2022.

All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents or contact Project Engineer, Kamal Nazar on (03) 5142 3227 or email kamaln@wellington.vic.gov.au

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Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Monday 20 December 2021.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.

All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents.

Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Wednesday 15 December 2021.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.

WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL

WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL

CONTRACT NO 2022-063

CONTRACT NO 2022-070

Duke Street Road and Drainage Construction, Yarram

Abels & Boyles Roads Reconstruction Works, Longford Wellington Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for complete reconstruction of Abels & Boyles Roads, Longford. Works include drainage and pavement construction and related works.

Practical completion date: 9 June 2022.

Wellington Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for the upgrade of Duke Street, Yarram (between Commercial Road and Growse Street).

Works include drainage, pavement, kerb and channel and footpath construction.

Practical completion date: 9 June 2022.

All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents or contact Project Engineer, Kamal Nazar on (03) 5142 3227 or email kamaln@wellington.vic.gov.au

All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents or contact Project Engineer, Kamal Nazar on (03) 5142 3227 or email kamaln@wellington.vic.gov.au

Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Monday 20 December 2021.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.

Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Monday 20 December 2021.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.

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Charlies Street Pontoon Relocation & Gangway Replacement

HOLDEN Cruze Z auto 2016, hatchback, exc. cond., one owner, r.w.c., 7 mths reg, heated seats, 59,000kms, 1HN-8ZK, $16,200. 0427 342 945.

Marine MITSUBISHI Magna ES, 2003, auto, e.c., elec. driver seat, mirrors, elec. windows front and back, a/c and heater, cruise, Pioneer CD, radio, bluetooth, rev. camera, 6mths reg., 1MZ-6DW, r.w.c., 207,266kms, $3650 o.n.o.

Ph 0450 017 249.

WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL

Come and join our sales team!

Full time required: Mon - Fri 9am-5pm, with some 9am - 12pm Saturday shifts.

Location: 23 Foster Street, Sale Start Date: Available for Immediate Start We are a locally owned business that has been successfully running for over 40 years.

Description: We are searching for a friendly, highly motivated individual to fulfil the position of full time Sales Assistant in our Sale store.

Your responsibilities will include: ● Provide outstanding customer service to assist the selection of the preferred flooring needs ● Assisting with inventory & stock maintenance ● Operating EFTPOS facilities & processing transactions ● Sales (planning, quoting & invoicing) ● Basic computer skills required Requirements include a current driver's license, interpersonal skills and double vaccination certificate. Experience in the industry preferred.

On the job training and support will be provided.

If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please email your resume to cassandra@carpetcountry.com.au, or call our store on 03 5143 0266.

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Ford falcon ute, BF Mk 2, 5 speed, factory air, cruise, tow bar. 12 month reg WKV 807. $12,500.

Ph: 0428 238 818.

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Law clerk/paralegal required for small well established country law practice, with flexible working hours available. Duties include working in areas of conveyancing and property law, family law, wills and estates, crime and general commercial law. The successful candidate will work with our Solicitors and liaise with clients, opening and closing files, collating Court documents, drafting and sending correspondence and general administrative duties. Experience with LEAP legal system preferred but not essential.

Please send CV along with covering letter to Semmens Hatch & Anderson, PO Box 152, Maffra, 3860 or admin@shamaffra.com.au.

Applications close on 3 December 2021

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EXPERIENCED CARPET AND VINYL INSTALLER REQUIRED Or 4th year apprentice.

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Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 23 November, 2021 - Page 39

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MARINER 3400

Includes Fabdock, tender (Achilles), Paynesville berth avail, tender trailer. Will consider caravan as part payment, $110,000 neg.

Ph. 0419 374 526.

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JAYCO Conquest motor home 2015, 21', low kms, as new, toilet, shower, elec./gas hot water, self cont., many extras, 150L 3-way fridge, cruise, auto, GPS, rev. cam. w/sensors $115,000. Ph 5174 4647.

MOTORHOME, Avan Ovation 2016, M7, 5 seater, 16,000km, sep. bathroom and toilet, fridge, stove, hot water, 2 TV indoor and outdoor, diesel heater, solar panel, 5 seat belts, air cond., auto, cruise control, reversing camera, toolbox, bbq, towbar, 6 speed, 3.2L, only car licence required, 1IE-1YB $165,000. 0419 593 526.

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BROWN, David John.

12/12/1942 - 11/11/2021 To me always, Johnny with a smile and a traveller.

Loved brother of Lyn, uncle to Brad, Leigh, Paul and families.

Rest easy now

BROWN, David John.

12/12/1942 - 11/11/2021 Loved brother-in-law of Margaret and Joe. Uncle of Adrian and Christine. Great uncle of Caleigh, Bradly, Nathan and Jam. "Rest easy Brownie" Gone Fishing.

BROWN, Paul.

The Guthridge Primary School community would like to offer our deepest condolences to Julie, GEHL 1400, runs well, Issacc, Tony and Jaymes manual string tie, spare on the passing of Paul belts, $2250. Phone Brown.

0407 865 291.

We are thinking of you all.

ROUND HAY BALER

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

All engagement and marriage notices must carry the signatures of BOTH parties.

If under 18, the parents signatures as well.

Birth notices: where both parents are named, signatures of both are required and telephone numbers to enable verification.

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MARSHALL, Barry John.

26/3/1944 - 20/11/2021.

Passed away suddenly.

Dearly loved husband of Michelle.

Loving father of Wayne, Leanne, Chris, Sharon, Michael, Natalie, Simon and Rachel (dec.).

Grandfather of 14, greatgrandfather of 6.

Barry, Dad (Moon), What are we going to do without you. You left so suddenly we had so many plans. We loved you so very much and always will. Death leaves a heartache no-one can heal.

Love leaves a memory no-one can steal.

Your loving wife Michelle and Moon.

As we look back over time, we find ourselves wandering, Did we remember to thank you enough, for all you have done for us? For all the times you were by our sides, to help and support us, To celebrate our successes, to understand our problems and accept our defeats, or for teaching us by your example. The value of hard work, good judgement, courage and integrity.

We wonder if we ever thanked you for the sacrifices you made, to let us have the very best? And for the simple things like laughter, smiles and time we shared? If we have forgotten to show our gratitude enough for all the things you did, we're thanking you now. We are hoping you knew all along how much you meant to us.

Rest easy Dad Your loving daughter, Leanne, Chris, Nathan, Jennaya, Ben, Anna, Cassie, Liam and great grandsons XXXXX. Dad, those special memories of you, will always bring a smile. If only I could have you back, for just a little while.

Then we could sit and talk again, just like we use to do. You always meant so very much, and always will do too. The fact that you're no longer here, will always cause me pain.

But you're forever in my heart, until we meet again Your daughter Sharon XXXXX.

Fond memories of days gone by CARRUTHERS, Barry Sleep peacefully Richard.

It is with great sadness Wendy. that we announce the Barry, sudden passing of Barry The love you have given Richard Carruthers. me and my family will Beloved husband of never be forgotten. You Margo. Loving father to will be forever in our Stuart, Jakob, Michelle hearts. We will wrap our and Rebecca, father- arms around Mum. All our in-law to Janet, Ana, love Natalie, Simon, Shaun and Anthony. Callum, Haarmoni, Braden, Proud Grandfather to Jade, Brendan, Paige and Felix, Harper, Richard Charlie XXXX. and Darcie.

MARSHALL, Barry John.

You will be missed 26/3/1944 - 20/11/2021. rest well Barry we thank you so much for all you did for us.

You were just the kindest man to us. We will miss you so much. R.I.P. Barry.

FULLARD, Love from Trude Junior John Frederick.

Burger (Daniel) and family.

22/6/1927 - 17/11/2021.

Dearly beloved husband to Margaret (dec.).

Father to Alison (dec.), Andrew and Libby, and their partners Annette and Nicola.

POPOV, Valentine (Val).

Grandpa to Chloe, Ned, 14/5/1951 - 19/11/2021.

Will, Harrison, Annella, Taken from us too soon. and their partners Steve, Lifelong soulmate and Victoria, Kelly and Brooke. partner to Brigita, father to Great Grandpa to Adeline, Andrew and Luke, fatherEloise and Charlie. in-law to Simone, stepfather to Adam. Loving We remember the joy you Poppy Val to Alexander, brought to our hearts.

Georgia, Sasha and You will be greatly missed Joshua. by us all.

Forever in our hearts Rest In Peace

POPOV, Valentine.

MARSHALL, Barry John. Son of Feodor and Zoya Passed away suddenly on (both dec.). Brother to Lydia (Battye) and November 20, 2021.

Loving son of Frank and brother-in-law of Adrian.

Mona and brother to Alan, Fond uncle Val to Anthony, Brenda, Marj a n d Justine, Stephanie and brother-in-law to Gerarda. families.

Gone too soon Uncle to many.

Rest Peacefully Sleep peacefully dear Valik Page 40 - Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 23 November, 2021

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POPOV, Val. Deepest sympathy to Brigitta, Andrew, Luke, Lydia and families. We were shocked and saddened to hear of Val's sudden passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. A wonderful brother-in-law and a truly great friend who will be sadly missed.

Dennis and Raelene Hanratty and family.

SMITH, Hilda Rose.

Passed away peacefully at Wilson Lodge Sale on November 21st 2021.

Aged 89 years Loved mother of Peter (dec.) and Pat. Mother-in-law of Alice and Murray.

Loved grandmother to Karl, Brett, Bronwyn and Mark, great grandmother of 15 and great great grandmother of one.

Will be sadly missed Now at peace with God

SOKOR, Donald.

'Bear' 16/4/1954 - 17/11/2021.

Passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning 17 November.

Aged 67 years Loved and cherished husband of Heather (H) for over 40 years. Father of Melinda and Lachlan, Alyshia and Brock, Brendan (dec.), Brett and Ashley. Grandfather to his much-loved; Eva, Max, Augie, Harmony, Everley, Parker, Mackenzie and Eden. Adored by nieces, nephews and many more.

Yesterday, today, tomorrow, love always.

Nothing loved ever dies.

My love for you has no beginning and no end.

For all the days and tomorrows and all the years you've left behind there's memories, Memories that are tucked in my heart where time will never touch.

You are my first thought in the morning, my last thought at night, I will miss your arms holding me, your snore's that filled our room at night.

You are a man of strength and courage, the rock on which I lent, so many thoughts of days gone by and special times we spent.

I'm proud to be your wife, I'm proud to be your friend and if given the choice I would do it all again.

I love you Love Heather.

You held my hand when I was small, You caught me when I fell, The hero of my childhood.

And of latter years as well.

Every time I think of you, My heart just fills with pride, And though I'll always miss you, Dad, I know you're by my side.

In laughter and in sorrow, In sunshine and in rain, I know you're watching over me, Until we meet again.

Forever Lesh XXXX.

SOKOR, Don. Bear, we'll always remember our good friend and neighbour. Sincere sympathy to Heather, Melinda, Alyshia, Brett and their families.

Peter, Linda, Katie, Shelley, Craig and Martina.

Gone fishing with Brendan

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WALLACE, John Robert 9/4/1941 - 18/11/2021.

Passed away peacefully in Sale, Victoria, aged 80 years.

Devoted loving husband and best friend of Joy for 60 years. Much loved Father of Debbie, Vikki, Robert and Sue. Admired Father-in-law to Scott, Andy, Dannii and Des. Cherished by his grandchildren Ashlea, Sarah, Jackson, John, Michael, Annie, Emily and Jane.

Resting peacefully now, forever missed

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CARRUTHERS Funeral Arrangements for Mr Barry Richard Carruthers are not yet confirmed, please visit our website or contact: COL & PAL SEMMENS -Servicing GippslandMAFFRA - SALE - HEYFIELD MAFFRA 5147 1954 semmensfunerals.com.au AFDA Member

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WALLACE The funeral service for Mr John Robert Wallace will be held in our Geoff Rossetti Memorial Chapel, 1390 Maffra Road Sale (next to Sale Cemetery) on FRIDAY (November 26, 2021) commencing at 11:00am.

A Private Cremation will follow. For those unable to attend, a "Facebook Live" broadcast of the service will take place FULLARD, https:/www.facebook.com The funeral service for Mr /gippslandfuneralservices John Frederick Fullard will be held at Delbridge Funeral Chapel, Marley Street Sale at 11.30am on THURSDAY (November WARRY, Ronald Alfred 25, 2021), followed by a Warry. private cremation.

10/9/1933 - 21/11/2021.

Covid Restrictions will In Memoriam Aged 88 years young Son of Alf and Alice Warry apply. (dec.). Brother to Shirley.

Husband of Merle. Father Please see our website for livestream details. of Peter and Kerrie, Michael and Janet and Chris. Grandfather to, Matt, Gus, Emma, Hannah, Lauren, Tom, Alex, Tiesha, Elise, Katie, Olivia and partners. Great grand father to Sam, CARRINGTON, Vivien.

Nate, Ellidy and Charlie Remembering with love (and soon to be one always more). A fantastic husband Viv. and father that could 4/8/1963 - 28/11/2020. never be matched.

So missed, so loved, Dad, we were so lucky to MARSHALL. so very dear have you as a father, the The Funeral of Mr Barry life you provided us from John Marshall will leave Mum (Maria and Keith childhood through to adult the Sale Baptist Church dec.). was truly amazing. Life as after a service commenc- Sons Harry and Charlie. a child was one adventure ing at 12pm on TUESDAY Michelle and Neil, James after another and the (30 November 2021) for and Tracey, Fletcher and Nicoll and learnings and memories the Sale Monumental Spencer, Alistair. Neville and Karen, will never be forgotten. Lawn Cemetery.

Hamish, Axel and Declan Dad you were "simply the Andrew and Carol, Izaak, best" sail away to that big Angus and Airlia. golf club in heaven and Forever in our hearts say hello to your mates that are ready to tee off.

We will all miss you SINNOTT, Des. Strawb.

November 23, 2019.

Two years have passed since we said goodbye, POPOV. but you are in my WARRY, Ron. Funeral Arrangements for thoughts every day.

A part of Oakstone.

Mr Valentine (Val) Popov With love always We will miss our yarns. are not yet confirmed, Trisha, Aaron, Maria, Brad and Monique. please visit our website or Liam and Jade. contact:

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People who have recently lost loved ones are respectfully invited to contribute life stories and photos for publication in the Gippsland Times.

There is no charge for this service.

This is separate from the Death notices in the Classifieds section.

Those who would like to honour a loved one in print by telling the story of their life journey are invited to email details and images to: news@ gippslandtimes.com.au with ‘obituary’ in the subject line

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MILDENHALL, Darryl.

On behalf of myself and Diedre we would like to thank our families and friends for their love and support on the passing of Darryl. I would especially like to thank the doctors and nurses at the Kingston Centre NW1 and the Sale Hospital for their care and compassion (silent angels).

Special thanks to everyone who sent flowers, cards and messages.

Your thoughts and prayers are a great comfort to us both. Thank you to everyone who brought food to us. We were both overwhelmed at your generosity.

Thanks to the Stratford Lions Club and Fire Brigade for their part in the Service. Thanks also to the Mechanic's Hall Committee and Fire Brigade Ladies Auxiliary for looking after us on the day. Lastly, but by no means least, a big thank you to Bradley and Letts Funeral Service for Darryl, not to mention our very special friend Julie Duffy for her comfort and support through this tough time.

Again thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.

Val Mildenhall and Diedre Morris.

COL & PAL SEMMENS -Servicing GippslandMAFFRA - SALE - HEYFIELD MAFFRA 5147 1954 semmensfunerals.com.au AFDA Member

SMITH. Funeral Arrangements for Mrs Hilda Rose Smith are not yet confirmed, please visit our website or contact:

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Barrry & Annette Lett SOKOR. The Funeral Service for Mr Donald Sokor will be held at Delbridge Funeral Chapel, Marley Street Sale at 11am on FRIDAY (November 26, 2021) followed by burial at the Sale Lawn Cemetery.

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Michael John Bland was held on WEDNESDAY (November 17, 2021).

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Sport

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Smith wins Torchlight Challenge

Lake Wellingt gton t Yacht Club is back on the water aft fter t COVID interruptions. Photo supplied.

THE Ross Smith Torchlight Challenge was sailed at Marlay Point on Saturday evening, followed by Sunday’s full day of sailing of eight boats in light conditions.

Andrew Smith, Ross' son, won the named event in his boat Why Not? Lake Wellington Yacht Club has had two chequered seasons between COVID and poor conditions for sailing.

The club is looking forward to sailing next week with visitors welcome to make contact.

To keep up to date with Lake Wellington Yacht Club, visit the club’s Facebook page.

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Latrobe Regional Hospital Gippsland Regional Public Health Unit team leader vaccinator Lara Parker and Latrobe Valley Racing Club chairperson Frank Bezzina show off the Traralgon Cup trophy.

Photo: Liam Durkin

Traralgon Cup on Sunday Liam Durkin

ALL race-going eyes will be on the Traralgon Cup which will be run and won this Sunday.

The timing could not be better as far as the racing fraternity is concerned, as crowds will once again be welcomed back through the gates.

So much of what has been missed about country racing, from fashions on the field, to picnic rugs, to marquees, to the hustle and bustle of the betting ring will again be a feature for the Latrobe Valley Racing Club’s staple meeting at Glenview Park.

Glenview Park has been a key meeting place in the last few months for reasons other than horse and greyhound racing, as it has been used

by Latrobe Regional Hospital as a facility to administer COVID vaccinations.

A large part of this year’s Traralgon Cup will

be used to pay tribute to LRH staff who have worked around the clock on the frontline during the pandemic, and give the public a chance to say thanks and the staff themselves an opportunity to unwind and enjoy a day’s racing.

Latrobe Valley Racing Club chairperson Frank Bezzina said it was all systems go in readiness for the Cup. “We can’t wait, we’re so looking forward to it,” he said.

“The community really wants to come back, we’ve been inundated with phone calls. The membership for the last two weeks has gone through the roof.

“The track couldn’t be any better, it is nice and lush all the way around.”

As a volunteer organisation, Bezzina said the Latrobe Valley Racing Club felt it was important to keep the sense of community alive.

“What we have really concentrated on this year is

all the services will be local,” he told the Gippsland Times.

“The marquee man is local, the chef is local, we’ll have the local bagpipe player playing as people arrive and local singers.”

The $70,000 Bet365 Traralgon Cup will see owners and trainers from across the state converge on Glenview Park to try and get their hands on the silverware.

At least eight races are expected to feature, with a final call to be made the day prior.

The 2021 Traralgon Cup will also remember prominent local trainer Allan Douch, who died earlier this year, with the naming of a race in his honour.

Gates at Glenview Park will open from midday on Sunday.

Patrons must be double vaxxed to gain entry.

Seconds: Maffra 5-159 (cc) (HM Shingles 46, JM Rurawhe 38, NJ Wozniak 28, WS Robinson 27 not out, J Granger 2-17) def Sale 89 (M O'Brien 30, JL Beaumont 3-21, JW Pendrick 2-0, WS Robinson 2-4, RN Phelan 2-9).

Collegians 7-173 (cc) (SD Anderson 49, A Phillips 35, Jake Rietschel 3-30, NJ Bennett 2-31 def Stratford 111 (M Stobie 3-10, N Giove 2-18, M Grattan 2-23). Heyfield 2-188 (cc) (R Smith 72 not out, JJ Keane 52, D Birss 39 not out) def Bundalaguah 140 (NO French 51, C Lay 28, R Smith 4-7, PJ Berryman 2-9). Longford 80 (J Outhart 4-3, DP Murphy 2-11) def by Boisdale-Briagolong 8-81 (C Stewart 33, J Taylor 3-8, L Knight 2-16).

Thirds: Maffra 66 (B Lanigan 31, A Tilley 3-3, L Van der Velden 2-8, L Tourtoulas 2-15) def by Wurruk 5-68 (CM Young 31, J Kelly 2-4). Collegians 182 (NB Anderson 54, W Sutton 38, S Dawes 36, K Lenehan 3-14, W Brady 2-27, T Woolford 2-35) def by Bundalaguah 216 (LG Wrigglesworth 75, PT Brady 48, KD Bannak Ralalage 28, T Woolford 25, D Bird 2-30, J McPherson 2-36, B Carubia 2-63).

Rosedale-Kilmany 78 (CW Barnett 25 not out, C Sharp 3-20, C Hudson 3-21, M Sangha 3-27) def bySale 6-80 (A Clissold 31, S Treasure 2-9). Stratford had the bye.

Fourths: Maffra 3-64 (A Sellings 26) def BoisdaleBriagolong 61 (T Threadgold 37, C Sellings 3-13, L Heyne 2-6). Nambrok 6-86 (J Woodward 2-12) def Heyfield 84 (K Bakulapalli 3-16, AJ Robinson 2-3, RP Knowles 2-14).

Rosedale-Kilmany 9/169 (cc) (H Fox 47, M Edgar 33 not out, MA Pendergast 3-14, YA Sachar 3-28) defStratford 37 (M Edgar 3-12, JM Goodwin 2-8, D Ross 2-8). Bundalaguah Bulls 8-147 (DJ Braithwaite 50 not out, JB Ingle 2-21) def

by Sale 7-158 (cc) (JB Ingle 50 not out, RW Coulthard 41 not out, A Begbie 2-35). Bundalaguah Yaks 4-184 (cc) (A Day 52 not out, M Wrigglesworth 35 not out, GA Hickey 28) def Longford 43 (C Lenehan 3-6, S Tilley 3-13, JT Cantwell 2-7, JJ Hickey 2-16). Wurruk v Collegians (no detail supplied).

Under 16: Norths (Hey, BB, Maff) 3-83 (cc) def Bundalaguah 34 (M Murphy 4-4, B Bowker 2-6). Collegians 2-125 (cc) (W Sutton 31) def Sale 62 (J Wells 2-4, L Davine 2-8).

Longford 6-98 (T Boyd 2-15) def Stratford 97 (N Walker 2-4, CJ New 2-7, L Knight 2-13).

Under 14: Country (Maff/Wurr) 58 (A Sellings 2-1, M Leslie 2-15) def by Rosedale-Kilmany 101 J Bravington (2-11, BD Rowley 2-17). Collegians Red 93 (R Wells 27 not out, CP Lindrea 2-5, C Johnston 2-7) def by Bundalaguah 3/126 (cc) (OF Simpson 36 not out, P Horan 28 not out).

Collegians Blue 31 (K Bottrell 3-2, W Callanan 2-4) def by Sale 6-115 (cc) (R Donohue 26 not out, W Foster 2-17).

Longford 6-66 (cc) (B Van Zelst 3-8, B Brickley 2-7) def

by Stratford 7-68 (N Singh 2-7, J Gibb 2-7).

GippSport is a finalist in two categories for the Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards GIPPSPORT is a finalist in two categories for this year’s Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards.

The Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Awards are a celebration of the achievements of sportspeople with disability, the coaches, organisations, officials and volunteers who support them, and the inclusive sport and recreation sector across Victoria.

Hosted by Disability Sport and Recreation, the VDSR Awards are an opportunity to discover notable champions and rising stars.

It celebrates what’s truly great about accessible and inclusive sport.

The presentation of awards will be held tonight

at Southbank’s Riverside Quay. The event will also be streamed live for those unable to attend.

Award nominations are made by state sporting associations, regional sport assemblies, local government, teammates, club members, coaches and local communities.

Each award is in recognition of outstanding contribution to inclusive sport and recreation.

“After another extremely challenging year for many in our community, the focus for this year’s awards is a celebration of the community sporting sector and the fun, inclusive and innovative activities that individuals and clubs undertook during lockdown to remain connected with their clubs

and community,” chief executive of Disability at Sport and Recreation Richard Amon said.

“We were very proud to receive 31 nominations for the Initiative of the Year award alone, demonstrating the incredible work behind the scenes to keep people active and connected during these difficult times.

“As we emerge from lockdowns, let’s come together and celebrate what has been achieved amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Importantly, let’s look to a brighter future with more Victorians with disability finding greater positive outcomes and connection through involvement in sport and recreation.”

The VDSR Awards have previously celebrated

elite level Paralympians including Dylan Alcott, who recently became the only male to complete the Golden Slam in quad wheelchair tennis singles, winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021 and Ellie Cole, who became Australia’s most decorated female Paralympian with six gold, five silver and six bronze medals from four Paralympic Games after winning her 17th Paralympic medal in Tokyo.

GippSport will be vying for the title of VicHealth Initiative of the Year in active recreation and Administrator of the Year, through the work of Sale-based GippSport program coordinator Brenton Dinsdale.

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Sale enjoyed a strong day in the pool on Sunday.

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Sale swimmers produce a fine showing in home pool SALE hosted the second Gippsland Swimming meet on Sunday at the Aqua Energy complex, presenting a great opportunity for swimmers to show their skills around family and friends.

At their home meet the Sale swimmers put in a

strong performance after starting their season well last week in their first meet at Traralgon.

Tara Dihood started the day for Sale, finishing third in the 200 metre freestyle.

Max Williamson then got the clubs first win, taking out the nine-and-under 50m freestyle by a comfortable two seconds.

Stella Whitford then followed up a few races

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later with another win for Sale in the 14-15 50m breaststroke finishing almost three seconds ahead of her rivals.

Mia Whitford then followed up with a second place in the 16-and-over 50m breaststroke finishing 12 seconds ahead of third place. Riley Lowe then came in third for his event, the 12-13 50m breaststroke.

Teddy Ripper got Sale back on the winners list winning the 14-15 50m breaststroke ahead of teammate Jamieson Barton who finished third.

Oliver Dwyer was just pipped in his 10-11 50m butterfly going down to Aidan Smyth by four one hundredths of a second to finish second.

Molly Dettbarn finished third in her 12-13 50m freestyle heat, while Alessandra Southern won her 14-15 50m butterfly by over a second.

Mitchell Dihood finished third in the 12-13 50m butterfly. Scarlett Tavasci came in second for the girls’ individual medley beating out rivals three years her senior in an impressive performance.

Sophie Arnup ensured Sale's run of finishing top three continued, getting a second place in the nine-and-under 100m freestyle.

Jesse Taylor just pipped Tessa Newstead to finish third in the 10-11 100m freestyle. Max Williamson came in third for the nine-and-under 100m freestyle.

Harry Whitford and Oliver Dyer continued Sale's dominant day when they finished first and second respectively for the 10-11 100m freestyle, finishing well ahead of their rivals.

Tara Dihood continued Sale's run of top three finishes, coming in second for the 12-13 100m freestyle.

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Alessandra Southern continued her strong day of competition finishing second for the 14-15 100m freestyle joined in the top three by Charlie Price-Wigg.

Mia Whitford continued what was quickly becoming a great day for Sale, finishing third in the 16-and-over 100m freestyle. Riley Lowe put in a solid swim to finish third in the 12-13 100m freestyle.

Teddy Ripper got third for the 14-15 100 metre freestyle and Sadie Daly also finished third for the nine-and-under 100m freestyle.

Sale locked out the top four in the 10-11 100m freestyle with Harry Whitford, Oliver Dyer, Cooper Beckman and Toby Turnbull finishing first to fourth respectively.

Tara Dihood finished third in the 12-13 100m backstroke and Alessandra Southern finished second in the 14-15 100m backstroke.

Riley Lowe finished second in the 800m freestyle and Lily Wheeler won the 10-11 100m butterfly.

Tara Dihood completed a second place finish in the 12-13 100m butterfly and Scarlett Tavasci finished third in the 14-15 100m butterfly.

Zayden Burton came in second for the 12-13 100m butterfly and Mia Whitford won the girls 200m butterfly.

Teddy Ripper continued his day of strong results just pipping Owen Jones to finish second. Sophie Arnup finished second in the nine-and-under 50m backstroke and Jesse Daly came in third in her 50m backstroke.

Max Williamson got another top three finish getting third in the nine-and-under 50m backstroke.

Harry Whitford won the 10-11 50m backstroke and Tara Dihood finished third in the 50m backstroke.

Alessandra Southern snagged another top three finish to make it four for the day finishing second in the 14-15 50m backstroke.

Zayden Burton finished in a comfortable second place for the 12-13 50m backstroke and Jesse Daly was just pipped for second in the 10-11 50m freestyle and Max Williamson finished second in the nine-and-under 50m freestyle continuing a great day for the young swimmer.

Harry Whitford won the 10-11 50m freestyle comfortably accounting for Aidan Smyth.

Molly Detbarn and Alessandra Southern finished second for their heats of 12-13 50m freestyle and the 14-15 50m freestyle respectively.

Riley Lowe came in second for the 12-13 50m freestyle and Teddy Ripper finished third for the 14-15 50m freestyle.

Charlie Price-Wigg finished third in the 200m backstroke and Zayden Burton came in third for the boys 200m backstroke ensuring Sale was a repeat top three finisher throughout the day.

Adelaide Ripper just finished second behind Sienna Hunt in the 10-11 100m breaststroke.

Max Williamson won the nine-and-under 100 metre breaststroke and Toby Turnbull finished second in the 10-11 100m breaststroke.

Rounding out the day, Scarlett Tavasci finished second in the 14-15 100m breaststroke. Mia Whitford finished second in the 16-and-over 100 metre breaststroke, Mitchell Dihood came third in the 12-13 100m breaststroke, Teddy Ripper won the 14-15 100m breaststroke and Blake Vine came second for the 16-and-over 100m breaststroke to round out a strong day for the club.

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BOISDA BOI SDALE LE-BRI BRIAGO AGOLON LONG GD DEFE EFEATE ATED D LONGFORD LONGFO LON GFORD RD BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG M Roberts ...............c M Johns b K Macgregor-Davies 11 SG Noble ................c M Johns b JR Floyd ..................59 MJ Freeman............b AR Tyson ....................................11 T Langshaw ............c M Johns b J Wynd .....................19 TJ Leeds..................c JR Floyd b J Wynd ......................3 C Hughes................run out (AR Tyson) .......................47 DJ Bolton ................run out...........................................26 L Hurst.....................b MR Floyd......................................1 M Leeds ..................lbw b KS Macgregor-Davies ..........0 L Howard.................not out.............................................3 K Randle .................st M Johns b K Macgregor-Davies 1 SJ May ....................not out.............................................0 Extras......................(nb 2, w 7, b 0, lb 1) ......................10 Total ........................(41.2 overs) .................................191 Bowling: L Floyd 5-0-22-0, M Floyd 7-1-27-1, A Tyson 5-0-33-1, K Macgregor-Davies 6.2-1-32-3, J Floyd 9-1-44-1, J Wynd 9-0-32-2 LONGFORD A Vogt......................c M Leeds b L Howard....................3 KS Macgregor-Davies c T Langshaw b L Howard .........7 S Smith ...................b C Hughes.....................................1 MR Floyd.................lbw b C Hughes ..............................1 W White...................b L Hurst..........................................6 J Wynd ....................b L Howard......................................1 JR Floyd..................c L Howard b K Randle.................42 AR Tyson.................b L Hurst..........................................9 M Johns ..................not out ...........................................33 ST Lucas-Laws.......not out...........................................12 Extras......................(nb 1, w 3, b 1, lb 2)........................7 Total.........................(45 overs)......................... 8-122 (cc) Bowling: C Hughes 6-2-13-2, L Howard 9-2-13-3, D Bolton 9-1-18-0, L Hurst 9-3-16-2, S May 5-0-17-0, M Leeds 3-0-22-0, K Randle 4-0-20-1 STRATFORD DEFEATED COLLEGIANS COLLEGIANS J Malone .................c B Channing b T Wrigglesworth. 33 TG Morrison............c A Tatterson b SD Anstee............28 T Dessent ...............c NL French b J Tatterson.............18 C Morrison ..............c SD Anstee b T Wrigglesworth......9 I Love.......................c B Channing b B Walker............. 38 M Thacker ...............c NL French b J Tatterson............. .8 H Anderson.............c SD Anstee b B Walker...............13 J McGuiness...........run out (S Pendergast).................. .2 M Nicholls ...............b J Tatterson....................................9 A McGuiness ..........not out............................................. 0 LS Panwar ..............not out............................................. 3 Extras......................(nb 0, w 5, b 0, lb 4)........................9 Total.........................(45 overs)......................... 9-170 (cc) Bowling: B Walker 6-0-26-2, A Tatterson 7-0-22-0, E Albrecht 8-0-36-0, J Tatterson 9-0-39-3, S Anstee 6-0-21-1, T Wrigglesworth 9-0-22-2 STRATFORD A Tatterson ..............c J McGuiness b I Love................46 C Aurisch.................b C Morrison................................. 18 B Channing.............b C Morrison................................ .13 T Tatterson ..............c T Dessent b H Anderson......... ..10 B Walker..................not out......................................... ..51 J Tatterson...............lbw b I Love................................ ...11 L Channing .............c I Love b LS Panwar......................5 NL French ...............not out............................................. 1 Extras .....................(nb 3, w 13, b 0, lb 0)....................16 Total.........................(32 overs).................................6-171 Bowling: T Morrison 7-0-44-0, M Nicholls 5-0-28-0, I Love 7-0-28-2, C Morrison 5-0-23-2, H Anderson 4-0-23-1, A McGuiness 1-0-10-0, L Panwar 2-0-9-1, J McGuiness 1-0-6-0 BUNDALAGUAH DEFEATED ROSEDALE-KILMANY ROSEDALE-KILMANY M Walters ................lbw b GR Munasinghe....................5 AW Scott .................b GR Munasinghe.........................15 C Freshwater ..........lbw b S Bedggood........................22 J Diamond...............run out (H Anderson)......................0 S Fox.......................c NA Hibbins b N Whitford............26 A Wright...................c K O’Reilly b S Bedggood.............1 R Diamond..............not out...........................................51 D Rowley.................not out...........................................20 Extras......................(nb 4, w 10, b 2, lb 2)....................18 Total.........................(45 overs)......................... 6-158 (cc) Bowling: N Whitford 9-0-30-1, G Munasinghe 9-0-34-2, S Spoljaric 9-1-39-0, H Anderson 3-0-13-0, E Aponso 9-3-23-0, S Bedggood 6-0-15-2 BUNDALAGUAH JR Langshaw..........b B Reid..................................... .....3 K O’Reilly ................c T Love b D Rowley.......................8 M Dowsett...............c R Diamond b D Rowley........... ..29 S Spoljaric...............c B McDonald b R Diamond....... .21 T O’Reilly.................c M Walters b A Wright................. 31 S Bedggood............not out........................................... 52 B Smith ...................not out............................................ .8 Extras......................(nb 0, w 2, b3, lb 3).........................8 Total.........................(41.5 overs) ..............................5-160 Bowling: D Rowley 9-2-30-2, B Reid 4-0-24-1, B McDonald 5-2-22-0, A Scott 5-1-17-0, R Diamond 6.5-0-30-1, T Love 9-4-17-0, 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THE Sale-Maffra Cricket Association was able to get back on the park for round three after wet weather forced round two to be cancelled.

Only two teams remain undefeated with Bundalaguah on top of the ladder ahead on percentage from Stratford.

Rosedale-Kilmany, Boisdale-Briagolong, Maffra and Collegians make up the middle of the ladder tied on one win each.

Longford and Sale round out the ladder, both without a win after two rounds of cricket.

BUNDALAGUAH put together a solid team performance to overcome Rosedale-Kilmany.

The Warriors welcomed back Anthony Scott but he only amassed 15 runs before he was trapped in front by Gayashan Munasinghe.

Cameron Freshwater and Spencer Fox both got starts but only scored 22 and 26 respectively before they fell.

Rohan Diamond gave the Warriors the flourishing finish the team needed, scoring 51 not out from 48 balls, putting together a partnership with Dylan Rowley at the end of the innings.

Rowley scored 20 not out to get the Warriors to 158 off their 45 overs.

Sam Bedggood and Munasinghe were the pick of the bowlers for Bundalaguah, taking two wickets a piece.

The Bulls got off to a shaky start losing both openers early before Matt Dowsett and Steve Spoljaric steadied, scoring 29 and 21 respectively.

Toby O'Reilly scored a well-crafted 31 off 50 balls before he fell to Ashton Wright.

Bedggood capped off a good day - scoring 52 not out - hitting five fours and one six to guide the Bulls to a win with four overs to spare.

Rowley was the pick of the bowlers against his old side, taking two wickets for 30 runs off his nine overs which included two maidens.

STRATFORD enjoyed a strong win against Collegians, winning by four wickets with 13 overs to spare.

Collegians openers Jed Malone and Tom Morrison got them off to a strong start, putting on 55 before Morrison fell for 28 to the spin of Sam Anstee.

Malone then fell for 33 and was soon joined in the sheds by Tim Dessent.

Captain Isaac Love steadied for his team, scoring 38 off 52 hitting two sixes.

Stratford's bowlers restricted College to 9-170.

Wickets went to Bodhi Walker, Jack Tatterson and Tom Wrigglesworth taking two, three and two wickets respectively.

The Redbacks welcomed back Andrew Tatterson, with the opener scoring 46 at the top of the order off a staggering 29 balls to get Stratford off to a flying start.

Collegians’ bowlers fought back well through the middle order with thanks to Charlie Morrison who finished the match with two wickets from his five overs.

Walker then guiding it home for Stratford with 51 from 59 deliveries.

Love rounded out a good individual day taking two wickets for 28 runs from his seven overs.

BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG was happy to rejoin the winners list with a big win over Longford.

The Saints put in a strong batting performance but lost a steady stream of wickets throughout the innings which hampered their run scoring efforts.

Steve Noble started Boisdale-Briagolong's innings strongly with 59 from 63 deliveries, hitting

MAFFRA DEFEATED SALE MAFFRA B Sly........................c H Glover b LP Carman..............13 C Bailey...................c R Blandford b LP Carman...........2 L Hopkins................c D Padula b H Glover....................5 D Bedggood............b B Dobson...................................90 JS Davis..................c BL Jones b JA Mayman............19 BD Harrington.........c H Glover b B Dobson........ ........25 BT Lanigan .............run out.............................................3 MG Bennett.............c unknown b BL Jones...................8 BC Durrant..............not out........................................... 10 NA Magnuson.........c unknown b BL Jones...................0 D Griffiths ................not out............................................. 0 Extras......................(nb 4, w 6, b 2, lb 0)......................12 Total.........................(45 overs)......................... 9-187 (cc) Bowling: L Carman 5-0-20-2, B Jones 9-1-29-2, L Mowat 3-0-16-0, H Glover 8-1-36-1, J Mayman 4-0-17-1, A Nicholas 7-0-39-0, B Dobson 9-2-28-2 SALE D Padula .................c L Hopkins b J Farrell....................1 MR Raidal...............c B Sly b NA Magnuson.............. .13 R Blandford.............c JS Davis b BC Durrant............. .25 NA Massey .............c C Bailey b BC Durrant............... 15 H Glover..................c BT Lanigan b MG Bennett.........32 BL Jones.................b BC Durrant...................................6 LN Mowat................c JS Davis b BC Durrant.................4 JA Mayman.............b D Griffiths.....................................1 A Nicholas...............c C Bailey b MG Bennett................1 LP Carman .............run out (BD Harrington, B Sly)....... 5 B Dobson................not out............................................. 1 Extras......................(nb 0, w 4, b 0, lb 1)........................5 Total ........................(30.5 overs).................................109 Bowling: N Magnuson 5-0-1-25, J Farrell 4-0-1-19, B Durrant 9-1-4-28, J Davis 6-0-0-23, M Bennett 4.5-0-2-9, D Griffiths 2-0-1-4

Maffra ace Daniel Bedgoood whacked five sixes during his innings of 90 from 81 balls against Sale at the weekend.

File photo eight boundaries before he fell to the bowling of Jarryd Floyd.

The Saints’ lost wickets through the middle of their innings before Connor Hughes and Dylan Bolton steadied.

Hughes atoned for his duck in round one, falling just short of a half century, hitting 47 from 64 balls.

Bolton helped the Saints to their final score of 191, scoring 26 from 29 deliveries before being run out.

Kerrod Macgregor-Davies had a strong day with the ball for the Lizards, taking three wickets for 32 runs, and Jake Wynd continued his great start to the summer taking two wickets to go with his six from round one.

Longford's batting innings got off to a shaky start with the Saints’ opening bowlers doing the damage up front.

Connor Hughes took two wickets for 13 runs off his six overs, which included two maidens.

Louis Howard finished with incredible figures of 3-13 off nine overs to create a challenge for the Lizard's batters immediately.

Jarryd Floyd and Mathew Johns put on a strong comeback for the Lizards, scoring 42 and 33 respectively to put some pressure on the Saints.

Liam Hurst enjoyed a strong day for the Saints, taking two wickets for 16 runs from his nine overs which included three maidens.

MAFFRA enjoyed a big win against Sale with thanks to Daniel Bedggood, who fell just short of a century.

One of the SMCA's greatest cricketers, Bedggood batted almost flawlessly at second drop and scored 90 runs off 81 deliveries, hitting five fours and five sixes.

Bedggood was ably assisted by young gun Ben Harrington who scored 25 from 57.

Sale's bowlers chipped in as a unit to restrict the Eagles to 187.

Lachie Carman, Ben Jones and Brody Dobson all took two wickets to ensure the Eagles experienced a steady fall of wickets.

Sale struggled to get any fluency throughout their innings with the bat, losing wickets at regular intervals throughout their innings.

Captain Rohan Blandford provided a response

after both openers fell cheaply, hitting 25 from 45 before he fell to an outrageous running catch by Maffra captain Josh Davis.

Blandford skied a ball over Davis' head at mid-off who turned and put the afterburners on, taking a fully stretched dive, catching the ball over his head and landing to take a big wicket for his team.

Hayden Glover attempted to steady for the Swans, but lost wickets around him, scoring 32 from 38 balls before he fell to Mitch Bennett.

Ben Durrant was the pick of the bowlers for the Eagles, taking 4-28 from his nine overs to ensure the match did not slip away from Maffra's grasp.

Bennett continued his consistent start to the season, taking two wickets from his five overs.

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Nippers’ age groups are determined by a child’s age on September 30. That means, a child who turns 10 on November 1 will be in under 10, as they were nine-years-old at the end of September.

A child who turned 12-years-old on September 1 will be in under 13s as they were 12 on September 30.

For more information on Seaspray Nippers, phone (03) 4127 6800 (operations) or the Waves Bistro and Sand Bar on (03) 5146 4231, or email: admin@ seaspraysurfclub.org.au

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13s and under 14s), 9.30am for 10am start (under seven, eight, nine and 10).

Nippers age managers will be running activities in the outdoor pool after the assessments if time and weather conditions allow.

Nippers should arrive wearing their bathers and bring goggles, a towel, drink bottle and warm clothing and a wetsuit if it is cold.

For more information about Nippers and to register, visit seaspraysurfclub.org.au/club-activities/ nippers/.

Those interested are asked to enter Aqua Energy via the main reception area off Brayakoloong Close.

Aqua Energy currently requires everyone aged over 16 who enters its facility to be fully vaccinated and to show their vaccination status via the Service Victoria app, a printout of their vaccination certificate or an official letter from their doctor with evidence of a medical exemption.

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“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 life saving equipment.

“We are particularly lucky at Seaspray as we can spread out along the beach and can use nearby Merriman Creek if the surf is rough.”

This season, Nippers will be held on most Sunday mornings in December and on Tuesday and Friday evenings in January.

Anyone interested in joining Nippers must first have their swimming ability assessed by a qualified instructor.

Assessments will be conducted at Aqua Energy Leisure Centre, Sale on Sunday, December 5.

The assessments will be done by age group.

Children aged under six do not need to be assessed.

The times are: 9am (under 11s, under 12s, under

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SUMMER is nearly here, and that means the Nippers season at Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club will begin soon.

Nippers is an inclusive beach education program for children aged between five and 13 that introduces participants to life saving.

Seaspray Surf Life Saving Club is one of 57 surf life saving clubs to successfully run the Nippers program for more than 10,000 participants across Victoria.

Seaspray Club president Chris Fleming said the program comprised safe, fun activities on the beach for life savers of the future.

“Nippers caters for all levels of experience and ability,” he said.

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