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Longford Primary School honours CFA
LONGFORD Primary School paid tribute to their local CFA brigade with a public art show earlier this month. The exhibition was displayed as part of the CFA Family Fun Day held Saturday, May 21. Teacher Karen McAdam facilitated the art show on behalf of the school. “It was important for the students to be a part of the celebrations because the school has a long-standing positive relationship with the Longford CFA, and the students and families will continue to have a close connection to their local fire brigade,” Ms McAdam said. Students at Longford spent three weeks preparing for the art show, which included discussions about the brigade’s history and the role it plays in the community. “These art works are inspired by those conversations,” Ms McAdam said. “They are a representation of our community and our local area. “Students recognise the importance of the CFA and I am proud to show the public, through this art display, how students see our local heroes.” The art show included paintings, collages, construction pieces and multimedia pieces from students, with prizes for the best works being awarded on the day.
Longford Primary School paid tribute to their local CFA with a public art show earlier this month.
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Morgan set for Aussie debut
Justin Morgan will represent the Australian Deaf Cricket Team. From page 1
Following his selection in the Victorian team, Morgan participated in a practice match at Casey Fields, where he was tapped by the coach of Australia’s Deaf team, Jason Mathers to play for the National side. Next came a rigorous training weekend in Brisbane, which Morgan described as “a bit of a shock”. “We did … four hours (of training) on the Friday, and then six hours on the Saturday, and then a couple of hours in the morning on the Sunday before we flew back home,” Morgan said. “That’s more than I would have done in a month at Heyfield!” Despite the shock of the gruelling drills, Morgan’s efforts made an impression on selectors, picking him for the 14-man squad to play against England. His team will be one of three Australian sides competing in the Inclusion Series, the other two being the Intellectual Disability team and Blind Page 4 – Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
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team, both playing their respective England squads. For Morgan, the experience will be just like playing for Heyfield Cricket Club, but with one catch – he’s not allowed to use his hearing aids, as per Series rules. Morgan is fully verbal and his hearing aids allow him to listen with little to no hindrance, meaning that he hasn’t needed to communicate with signlanguage like many in the deaf community. Even so, he doesn’t believe this will present a problem when playing in Brisbane. “Setting fields I think would be challenging, but I’m wicketkeeper so it doesn’t really affect me,” he said. “All the basic skills of cricket you don’t need hearing for.” The International Cricket Inclusion Series officially begins tomorrow, and will consist of five Twenty20 and three one-day matches over the next fortnight.
