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Study looks at expanding irrigation in central Gld

“I have long said that we should be looking to double the size and output of the Macalister Irrigation District ... as well as increasing irrigation along the Latrobe River.” — Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien

Gippsland MHR Darren Chester (second from right) with (from left) Flynn dairy farmer Bernie Ferguson, Rohanna and Fiona Mills, who have a dairy farm at Kilmany South, Kilmany cattle farmer Richard Crooke, Pearsondale cattle farmer Angus Zilm (front), Soren Christensen, a dairy farmer at Glengarry West, and Luke Stuckey, a beef farmer at Flynn where a large sign displaying the irrigators’ message can seen by passing motorists on the Princes Highway.

Gippsland farmers had been advocating strongly for their region, and she was pleased the government was investigating ways to potentially boost their output.

Eastern Victoria MLC Jane Garrett said the study was about protecting rural communities against the harsh effects of climate change.

The farm gate value of Gippsland’s food is $1.5 billion a year with the industry generating more than 16,000 jobs.

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien said state government funding for a new feasibility study for expanding irrigation in the region was the culmination of a lot of lobbying and hard work.

“I’m very pleased that the state government has listened to my calls to seize the opportunity to expand irrigation in Central Gippsland,” Mr O’Brien said.

“There is a significant volume of allocated but unused water in the Latrobe system that could be, and should be, put to better use supporting irrigated agriculture in the region.

“I have been lobbying for some time now for the government to allocate that water to agriculture, and the announcement of a new $500,000 feasibility study is a step in the right direction.

“I congratulate the irrigators along the Latrobe River who have worked with me to push the government into making this step.”

Mr O’Brien said there was currently about 80,000 megalitres of unused water in the Latrobe system stored in Blue Rock Dam, most of which could be put toward expanding irrigation.

“I have long said that we should be looking to double the size and output of the Macalister Irrigation District, which should be examined by

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“The opportunities for irrigation in part come about as Latrobe Valley coal mine water use winds down.

“As we transition away from coal the sustainable, permanent jobs provided by irrigation could help the region as it transitions.

“I look forward to working with the government and local irrigators on the options which should include consideration of expansion of irrigation along the Latrobe River, transfer of Latrobe River water into the Thomson system and then the MID, and the potential for increased use of glasshouses and high-value agricultural and horticultural production.”

Gippsland MHR Darren Chester said funding to study more irrigation opportunities in the heart of Gippsland was a great win for local farmers.

“I met with Latrobe River irrigators [last] week and agree there is enormous potential for future growth in the agricultural sector if farmers can secure additional, reliable water supplies,” Mr Chester said.

“The farmers have worked hard to secure this funding with support from Gippsland South MP Danny O’Brien.

“Local farmers are well placed to provide input into the planned study and, if it’s feasible, I look forward to seeking federal government funding for infrastructure upgrades in the future.”

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THE state government will spend $500,000 to fund a study which will look at expanding irrigation in central Gippsland.

The feasibility study will examine potential infrastructure options for expanding irrigation development in central Gippsland — based on customer demand and willingness to invest, and water availability.

The study builds on pre-feasibility work undertaken by Southern Rural Water in 2018 to identify potential development opportunities in the Latrobe, Thomson, Macalister and Avon river catchments.

Once complete, the study will assist informed decision-making for any future strategic investment in rural water infrastructure.

Key stakeholders will help identify preferred infrastructure options based on demand and water availability.

SRW will conduct the study and Gippsland communities will have an opportunity to provide their feedback and expertise in helping shape the work.

The work will feed into the government’s Sustainable Water Strategy to be conducted during the next 12 months in central Victoria including Gippsland, which is a regular examination of the water resource and its management in a given region.

The study aligns with the objectives in Water for Victoria, the government’s water plan, to support regional development, invest in infrastructure and help irrigation districts adapt to a drier climate.

Water Minister Lisa Neville said the government had modernised irrigation systems and expanded the water grid in regions across the state, and this work will help provide a sound basis for future decisions.

Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes said the Gippsland region had faced several tough years with drought and bushfires.

“That’s why it’s vital to support these farmers by looking at how to adapt to a drying climate,” she said.

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The affected tree line is visible at the left. Photo taken from video footage supplied by Anthony Amis.

Mr Amis suspected the die-off was attributable to the aerial spraying of a herbicide.

Regenerating growth is known to be particularly susceptible to some herbicides.

“Whatever was sprayed, the wind got hold of it and took it off site,” he said.

“Some significant vegetation could have been impacted.

“Easily, thousands of trees have been impacted.

“The trees that survived the fires might not be able to survive the spraying that followed,” he said.

Mr Amis said the lesson was also an important one for farmers and the need to take care with herbicides drifting onto neighbouring properties.

He added Holey Plains State Park was important for koalas, and his work with Friends of the Earth involved mapping populations.

Mr Amis said Gippsland had important koala populations, as their genes had not been compromised through translocation.

The state park is also home to the threatened Wellington Mint-bush, where work is underway to conserve it.

One side of trees and other vegetation appears to The mint bush is largely restricted to the Holey be particularly affected. Photo taken from video footage supplied by Anthony Amis.

Plains State Park.

About two thirds of the species’ distribution in by fire early last year. the park has been mapped, and it is estimated A spokesman for Agriculture Victoria said it that more than 1000 individuals exist in just 13 took chemical use seriously and would continue populations. to investigate all reports of potential misuse.

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HVP Plantations has taken responsibility for a spray drift incident in Holey Plains State Park, which is affecting regenerating trees and other vegetation recovering from bushfire.

The incident is also being investigated by Agriculture Victoria.

The Gippsland Times reported on the spray drift in Friday’s issue, after concerns were raised by a worker undertaking a koala count in the area.

HVP Plantations said it had “strict protocols” in place to ensure all operations were carried out in a way that protected the local communities and the environment around its plantations.

“We are undergoing a detailed investigation into a possible incident relating to our standard herbicide spraying operations in our Rosedale plantation — in addition to Agriculture Victoria,” he said.

The HVP Plantations spokesman said aerial spraying operations were only applied to plantations twice in their 28-year cycle, and done in a strictly controlled manner to protect the community and environment.

“HVP plantations in the Rosedale area make an important contribution to the supply of logs to our domestic customers.

“In re-establishing our plantations following harvest the early control of competing weeds is critical to the survival of trees,” he said.

“We work with Agriculture Victoria and our neighbours to understand what has happened.”

An Agriculture Victoria spokesman said the department was investigating a complaint made on June 5 about possible spray drift settling onto native vegetation at Holey Plains State Park, abutting the eastern side of a cleared pine plantation.

The man who reported the incident, Anthony Amis, said he noticed the sickly vegetation in early June while undertaking a koala survey for Friends of the Earth near the intersection of Seldom Seen Track and Chessum Rd, in the middle of the state park.

Mr Amis took video of the area which shows die-off of vegetation, much of it on one side, right into the canopy of trees.

Plants on the ground have also been affected.

The die-off occurs for a couple of kilometres along the road and 100 to 200 metres off the road, then stops.

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Ease COVID-19 restrictions in Gippsland, says local MP

their employees are being unfairly punished by the Andrews Labor government’s city-centric focus.”

Mr O’Brien said the government had indicated it would consider stricter lockdowns for high-risk areas in Melbourne and fewer restrictions in regional communities where there were few cases.

“We can’t wait another four weeks. Our businesses have been hit by drought, bushfires and now the coronavirus pandemic, and the hospitality sector in particular has been absolutely smashed.

“Daniel Andrews gave a nod and a wink to 10,000 protestors in Melbourne a few weeks ago, which sent a mixed signal to the wider community.

“Gippslanders have been very patient and have accepted the lockdowns, but in our own communities we should be able to do more to keep jobs and businesses operating.”

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GIPPSLAND South MLA Danny O’Brien has called on the state government to abandon its “city-centric” lockdowns which are costing jobs and businesses in Gippsland.

Mr O’Brien said the decision to reverse a decision on coronavirus restrictions had caught local restaurant, café, hotel and bar operators off-guard and hurt many local businesses.

“We fully understand the need for vigilance on coronavirus, but we’ve had just one active case in Gippsland in the last month or more and business must be allowed to continue,” Mr O’Brien said.

“There is no reason that businesses in South Gippsland and Wellington Shire for example can’t expand to host up to 50 customers as was planned from last Monday.

“As it now stands though, our local businesses and

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OMEO cattleman Phil Maguire is taking his fight to save High Country brumbies to the High Court, after he lost his legal bid last week to stop the cull of the horses in the Alpine National Park.

The Court of Appeal rejected Mr Maguire’s application for leave to appeal an earlier decision that allowed Parks Victoria-sanctioned shooters to cull brumbies under a management plan to protect native flora and fauna.

Mr Maguire believes the wild horses, particularly those in the Bogong High Plains, have heritage value because of their links to the Walers used by Australian soldiers in World War 1.

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Mr Maguire said several errors were made during last week’s hearing, including the judge incorrectly connecting Mr Maguire to a separate organisation, the Victorian Brumby Alliance.

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MONSIGNOR Greg Bennet has been appointed by Pope Francis as the 10th Catholic Bishop of Sale.

Mons Bennet was born and raised in Melbourne, completing his secondary education at Braemar College in Woodend, north-west of Melbourne.

After working in banking for several years, he entered Corpus Christi College in 1986, and was ordained a priest in 1992.

Following a number of parish appointments, Mons Bennet undertook postgraduate study, gaining a Master of Science in Pastoral Counselling from Loyola College in Baltimore and a licentiate in sacred theology from the Angelicum University in Rome.

On his return, he held several leadership positions within the Archdiocese of Melbourne, including as director of Ministry to Priests and later as inaugural director of the Office for Evangelisation.

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Having returned to parish ministry just four months ago as parish priest in West Brunswick, he will now oversee a diocese that stretches from Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs, through Gippsland and to the New South Wales border.

Mons Bennet said he recognised the “enormous responsibility and privilege to be asked to undertake this appointment”.

“It is a responsibility which cannot be exercised in isolation, but in close cooperation with the clergy, the faithful and those in diocesan leadership,” he said.

“I am looking forward to being among and working with the clergy and the faithful of the Diocese of Sale.

“I know that I come to Sale as a stranger, but I pray that we shall grow together as brothers and sisters in the Lord.”

Mons Bennet noted that many people in the Sale Diocese suffered — and some continued to suffer — as a result of the recent bushfires.

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Mons Bennet said it was an honour to follow Patrick O’Regan, whom Pope Francis recently appointed to be Archbishop of Adelaide, paying special tribute to his predecessor’s leadership in Sale Diocese in education and in preparing for the Plenary Council.

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge said after some delays in recent appointments, the prompt appointment of a new Bishop of Sale was welcome.

“It’s all the more gratifying that the man chosen is Mons Greg Bennet, whose personal qualities and range of experience in Melbourne and elsewhere will stand him in good stead for what awaits him in Gippsland,” he said.

“Mons Bennet will be a blessing not only to his new diocese, but also to the Bishops Conference at a time when the church in Australia is looking to the Plenary Council and beyond.”

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“Seems to be a problem with the Victorian Court of Appeal.

“Slack and lacking rigour.”

Parks Victoria chief executive Matthew Jackson said it welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision on June 19 to allow the cull.

“Parks Victoria has an obligation to control invasive species in Victoria’s national parks, including feral horses, which cause long-term and large-scale damage to native alpine plants and animals,” he said.

“Parks Victoria will review feral horse management plans and will commence operations at the appropriate time.”

Parks Victoria has said to protect the safety and welfare of Parks Victoria staff, contractors and community members, operational details would not be publicly released.

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‘More policing support needed’

GIPPSLAND’S timber industry will benefit from additional support as it recovers from the 2019-20 bushfires, according to Gippsland MHR Darren Chester.

The Forestry Recovery Development Fund will deliver up to $40 million over three years to privately-owned wood processing facilities which have been directly and indirectly affected by the bushfires to upgrade and buy new forestry processing equipment; transport assistance to move salvaged, burnt logs; and help to establish mass storage facilities for processed timber products, fire-affected logs and other forestry products.

Mr Chester said the industry had been one of the hardest hit during summer and the measures would provide critical support to speed up economic recovery and help secure jobs into the future.

“Our local timber industry is a major employer and contributes significantly to the local economy through its associate businesses,” he said.

“Skilled timber workers played a critical role in the bushfire fight and recovery, but have been hit hard with the fallout of the fires.

“The federal government supports a sustainable timber and forestry industry, and these measures will not only provide support where it is needed right now, but also valuable investment into a

stronger and more resilient timber and forestry industry going forward.”

Mr Chester said the funding would help the industry bring in more innovative solutions and become more adaptive and resilient.

“This could include upgrading facilities to expand capabilities, improve capacity to process salvaged wood and accommodate fire-affected wood, and upskill employees,” he said.

“We have to work together as we continue the recovery effort, but I have no doubt we can build back better than ever to become a stronger and more resilient Gippsland.”

The Australian Forest Products Association welcomed the government’s announcement, with chief executive Ross Hampton saying the support package would go a long way to helping the industry.

“We are pleased that the federal government has listened and responded to the crisis facing our industry as a result of the bushfires,” Mr Hampton said.

“The $40 million Forestry Recovery Fund will support timber processors facing significant, long-term reductions in log supply to retool and upgrade their mills, while the $10 million Salvage Log Storage Fund will boost mills’ capacity to process and store the short-term surplus in burnt logs.”

Hardwood timber processors to fight government decision Philip Hopkins ALL of Victoria’s hardwood timber processors have formed a new association to fight the state government’s decision to transition the native forest industry.

The Victorian Hardwood Sawmillers Association maintains the decision will lead to huge job losses and damage or decimate the regional communities that depend on the industry.

Spokesman Leonard Fenning, a hardwood timber veteran whose company is based in Bairnsdale, said the government’s decision was wrong and needed to be changed.

The new association is separate from the industry’s traditional lead body, the Victorian Association of Forest Industries.

Some of the new group members are still members of VAFI, which now mainly represents Australian Paper and softwood plantation growers and processors.

The group’s other two key message are that only four trees out of every 10,000 are harvested annually, with every tree replaced as the areas are regenerated and re-grown by law; and that the sawmillers operate modern innovative businesses using high-tech equipment to manufacture goods used by all Victorians.

The group’s members include Heyfield’s Australian Sustainable Hardwoods and Radial Timber, Yarram.

Mr Fenning said the government had turned its back on blue-collar workers in regional Victoria and its policy had to be stopped before it was too late.

The VHSA will look to forge alliances with other primary industries that are also being driven out by what it calls the government’s anti-industry agenda.

“Daniel Andrews is attacking regional communities that depend on the timber, mining and farming sectors,” Mr Fenning said.

“The next generations in our communities are being robbed of their future — we will not stand by and let this happen without a fight.

“We are drawing a line in the sand and saying, ‘enough is enough’.”

Mr Fenning said the group hoped that by giving

a voice to the thousands of blue-collar workers they represented, the government would be held to account for its actions, and others in their communities would join their fight.

“Without our businesses, many of these communities will be gutted,” he said.

“There will be no jobs, and many will be forced to leave the towns they grew up in to find work.

“Yet Daniel Andrews refuses to visit our communities and look us in the eye to explain why he is shutting us down.”

The government announced late last year that the native forest industry would ‘transition’ to plantation by 2030.

The mills’ existing supply contracts are valid until 2024, but the resource will be progressively cut back after that.

The Victorian native timber industry is highly regulated and sustainably managed compared to many overseas models, with only 3000 hectares per year harvested and replanted, in an overall estate of nearly eight million hectares.

That is the equivalent of only four trees out of every 10,000 harvested annually every year, the VHSA says.

VicForests,the government’s native timber agency, regenerates the harvested areas, as it is required to do so by law.

Victoria’s native timber sector produces revenue of $770 million and supports more than 2500 jobs, according to a report from Deloitte Access Economics.

The industry’s overall economic impact over 10 years in Victoria is more than $5 billion.

The report also noted: • Despite the importance of regional jobs, most employment in secondary processing takes place in Greater Melbourne; • The carbon footprint from alternative materials such as concrete is substantially higher than native timber, and • Without native timber harvesting, firefighting would be badly affected by the loss of firefighting resources — skilled staff, specialised forest equipment and reduced road maintenance.

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in South Gippsland Shire.

“The result is borne out by some of these statistics.

“Indeed, since the Andrews Labor Government was elected in 2014 the number of recorded offences has risen 46 per cent in South Gippsland Shire and 19 per cent in Wellington Shire.

“Our local police do a great job, but they are stretched with the resources provided.

“While the government has made much of the additional police it has recruited, very few of them have appeared on the ground in Gippsland South.

“We have been lucky that we are a predominantly low crime area, but the statistics tell the picture that crime is increasing in our communities.

“It is time the Andrews Labor Government looked beyond the tram tracks and provided more support for policing in Gippsland.”

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Gippsland MHR Darren Chester (right), with Australian Sustainable Hardwoods managing director Vince Hurley, says the region’s timber industry will benefit from more government support.

THE state government should provide more policing support in Gippsland, according to a local MP. Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien said he had concerns about police numbers and a general lack of police presence, including the manning of stations in places like Loch Sport and Mirboo North.

His comments come in the wake of recentlyreleased crime statistics which show a rise in both Wellington and South Gippsland shires.

Mr O’Brien said he was concerned offences recorded in South Gippsland had risen 22 per cent and in Wellington 12.7 per cent in the year ended March 2020.

“This is a very concerning development and highlights the neglect of rural areas by the Andrews Labor Government when it comes to community safety,” he said.

“We saw recently the government announce new police officers for the region, but just one

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THE proposed second Bass Strait interconnector, known as Marinus Link, has been given fast-track approval by the federal government.

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien has called on agencies behind the proposed new electricity inter-connector between Tasmania and Victoria to urgently identify their preferred route through Gippsland to the Latrobe Valley.

The link will connect new and existing renewable electricity generation from Tasmania into the national grid via a connection in the Latrobe valley.

“Marinus Link has been under development for some time now and I’ve had meetings and briefings with the proponents where the most important thing I have impressed upon them is the need for any new inter-connector to go underground.

“I have received written advice that that remains the case and now it’s time Marinus Link, which is ultimately a proposal of the Tasmanian government, told us where the cable will run.

“We have previously had a difficult fight over the Basslink pylons that run from the 90 Mile Beach to Loy Yang and we don’t need another re-run of that argument.

“Marinus Link officials have assured me that their intention is to go underground, but we now need to know where that route is.

“I appreciate that proposed discussions with landowners have slowed due to coronavirus restrictions, but the whole Gippsland community deserves to know where this project is going.”

Mr O’Brien said the link could be good news for tackling climate change and securing power supplies on the eastern seaboard, but that must not be at the expense of the communities of Gippsland.

“It’s time the Tasmanian government, which is behind Marinus Link, came out with a route and committed publicly to undergrounding of any cables.”

Concerns over cuts to emergency broadcasting

THE National Rural Health Alliance, the peak body for rural health in Australia, is concerned about proposed changes to the ABC’s emergency broadcasting division.

The ABC plans to make its national head of emergency broadcasting redundant, instead running emergency broadcasting on a state-bystate basis.

Alliance chief executive Gabrielle O’Kane said past summer’s devastating bushfires showed how important the ABC was as an emergency broadcaster for people in rural Australia.

“People rely on the ABC for timely, accurate information about the emergency situation in their area and we don’t want to see that diminished,” Dr O’Kane said.

“While we acknowledge that the ABC is looking to improve their emergency broadcasting capabilities by making it more locally-focused, we are concerned about any changes that would mean that people in rural areas can’t get access to this life-saving information when an emergency comes, and will be keeping a close eye on these developments.”

Dr O’Kane said that media in rural Australia was under threat more than ever and that now was the time to invest more, rather than less.

“The indexation freeze on the ABC is hitting hard and meaning that services are having to be cut — like the 7.45am news bulletin that many Australians wake up to.

“We do applaud the ABC for wanting to focus more on local journalists and producers outside of Sydney, but when the overall amount of money isn’t increasing, it’s hard to see how this will happen without services having to be cut back.

“This also comes at a time when local newspapers are under threat.

“We’ve already seen News Corp having to stop printing over 100 mastheads.”

Dr O’Kane said regional media was important for the health of rural, regional and remote communities.

“Regional media allows communities to be better connected, but also provides a way for people to advocate for better health services and

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“Regional media is also a significant employer, and this is needed more than ever in rural areas, especially in the wake of COVID-19.

New mine rehab authority THE rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley’s brown coal mines will be steered by experts and locals through the creation of a new authority and a strategy to guide rehabilitation planning and works in the coming decades.

State Resources Minister Jaclyn Symes last week launched the Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority and the Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy.

Ms Symes said the new body would ensure locals continued to be informed and involved in mine rehabilitation, and would oversee the implementation of the strategy and contribute to safe, stable and sustainable rehabilitation solutions.

The new authority will be based at the Latrobe Valley GovHub in Morwell, and be part of the 300-strong workforce residing at the new site when completed later this year.

The authority replaces the Latrobe Valley Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner.

The Commissioner, Emeritus Professor Rae Mackay, has been appointed chairman of the authority’s board. Professor Mackay will be supported by experienced board director Christine Trotman, who will serve as deputy chairman.

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“The links between stable employment and better physical and mental health are clear.

“Also, as we saw with COVID-19, regional media is an incredibly important way of delivering public health messages to communities.”

also been appointed to the board, as have former members of the technical review board, Corinne Unger and governance professional Claire Miller.

All positions are three-year appointments.

The rehabilitation strategy provides a blueprint to progress planning for rehabilitation of the region’s coal mines, based on information from geotechnical and water studies. It sets out actions to address issues around mine safety and stability, providing mine licensees with more clarity on available rehabilitation options.

Rehabilitation planning must consider a drying climate and alternative options to relying only on water from the Latrobe River system, and must protect existing water entitlement rights of existing users including farmers, communities and the environment.

“It’s important that the community is involved in planning for the rehabilitation of Latrobe Valley’s coal mines and has confidence in the process — I expect the Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority will deliver this,” Ms Symes said.

The strategy has been informed by consultation with the community, stakeholders and the Latrobe Valley Mine Rehabilitation Advisory Committee over four years.

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AN animal rescue organisation called in to help clear out an abandoned warehouse full of donations discovered much more than it expected when volunteers turned up to the Churchill property.

Animal Rescue Cooperative was part of a salvage operation organised when the building’s tenants left behind a large stash of donated supplies and a few animals in poor condition and without adequate food or water.

Cooperative volunteer and Sale nurse Joey Smith, who helped head the salvage mission, said the warehouse owner had repossessed the property, only to find it was piled with donations collected by community organisations for people affected during the summer bushfires.

While the animals were collected by a local ranger to be vet checked and cared for, it took 40 hours to move 40 pallets of goods from the warehouse.

“Tins of food, adult and babies’ clothing, nappies, baby food, animal food, medical supplies, toiletries, tools, care packs for firefighters — anything you could think of was there — abandoned and in absolute disarray,” Ms Smith said.

Ms Smith said the warehouse owner had asked Animal Rescue Cooperative for help to move the donations and redirect them to where they were needed.

She said it was not the first time volunteers had cleared donations that for some reason hadn’t been distributed, though this was one of the largest.

“Early in the fires a lot of craft, medical and forwarding sheds popped up and quickly got filled with donations for many organisations,” she said.

“But it’s not easy if you don’t have the contacts, the transporters or the funds.

“If you’ve burned bridges it piles up fast, and a week can mean the difference between helping and overload.

“Everything from materials, towels to sanitary pads, food to milk.

“They all need to go somewhere.

“There is often a lot of excitement and attention

This abandoned warehouse in Churchill was filled to the brim with donations to help fire-affected people and animals, and took 20 volunteers all day to clear. doing rescue, but once the selfies die down, people 40 hours from start of the clean-up there is now soon realise that this is a marathon, not a sprint, food and product in the mouths and homes of and you need to get up and do it every day.” people that need it.”

Animal Rescue Cooperative volunteer Louise Ms Black said the project was a team effort Black said the discovery highlighted the need for involving people from the Churchill and Gippsland people collecting donations to consider who they communities, and a local haulage company which would distribute them to, how they would move carried out the transport over two days. them, and whether they could afford to do it.

Derek Knox from Animal Rescue Cooperative Ms Smith said clearing the warehouse wasn’t said thanks needed to go to the people of Churchill easy, and it wasn’t cheap. and Gippsland who helped out, including many “Truck hire and costs are about the $4000 mark individuals, and the Mini Kitty Commune and ,and the volunteer team we pulled together was Animal Rescue Cooperative, which footed the bill. massive,” she said.

The cooperative is a national volunteer group “Nearly 20 volunteers worked all day to clear which rescues and supports animal rescuers this mess and salvage the items needed. nationwide.

“But it was worth it to get this where it is During last summer’s bushfires,Animal Rescue needed.”

Cooperative donors spent more than $3 million Working as a team, with support from Bayside to supply food, rescue equipment, water and Community Emergency Relief, the volunteers emergency supplies to animal rescuers. identified charities in need, and are helping to This equated to 94 per cent of all its donations. coordinate the redistribution.

The group is comprised of specialist animal “It’s a mammoth task, but several charities are rescuers, professionals, volunteers and wildlife getting aid they desperately need, so donations workers, all with a common goal to help animals. will not have been wasted and many more people It is also the largest craft and possum box proand animals will be helped,” Ms Black said. ducer in the country, with more than a thousand “This was an enormous job, but in less than volunteers making supplies for rescuers.

Funding for legal centre to help COVID-19 affected ANGLICARE Victoria’s Gippsland Community Legal Centre will receive $321,500 for its share of almost $30 million in joint funding from the state and federal governments.

The funding will support the legal centre’s current delivery of frontline legal assistance services during the COVID-19 crisis.

It will provide more people with access to justice, as they face the challenges arising from COVID-19.

The service focuses on helping disadvantaged groups and people with special needs, and more recently has played a significant role in assisting people affected by bushfires.

It is currently responding to increased demand because of COVID-19.

The funding will also help the centre upgrade its technology so more people can access the help they need remotely and digitally during COVID19 restrictions.

Eastern Victoria MLCs Harriet Shing and Jane Garrett welcomed the funding.

“Anglicare Victoria (Gippsland CLC) does vital work supporting people in our community every day,” Ms Shing said.

“This extra support recognises that work as well as the challenges of operating during the coronavirus pandemic.”

Ms Garrett said with the funding boost the community could be assured it would continue to have a place to turn for legal help when it was needed.

The state government’s $17.5 million COVID-19 response is in addition to funding recently agreed with the Commonwealth under the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020-25 Agreement.

The agreement will result in an additional $4 million in funding each year for the legal assistance sector in Victoria, compared to the expiring National Partnership Agreement 2015-20.

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Turkish Magic in Stratford closed for good yesterday after 18 years, because of the downturn in business COVID-19 and the Gippsland bushfires have caused.

Magical Stratford store closes STRATFORD’S colourful and eclectic Turkish Magic was inundated with customers at the weekend, who came out in droves for one last opportunity to visit the store.

It was a bittersweet moment for owner Kim Babuc, who welcomed the boost in trade after a COVID-19 inspired downturn, but felt the pain of eventually having to close the doors for good yesterday.

Like many Gippsland stores, Turkish Magic, which was opened by Kim and her husband Adem 18 years ago, has been hit hard by the summer fires and travel restrictions.

The store has long been considered a ‘destination’

shop for the region, with many of its customers travelling from Melbourne and Sydney. But in January, Mrs Babuc told the Gippsland Times the fires had caused a 50 per cent drop in trade.

The Babucs were passionate about their range of products, many of which were sourced directly from Turkey, and enjoyed sharing their knowledge about the products with customers.

Two Sale businesses also announced closure because of COVID-19 last week — fashion and homewares store Keoke + Co in Raymond St, and Chinese restaurant Gippsland Dragon in Cunninghame St, after 30 years of operation. — Liz Bell

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Victoria’s COVID-19 recovery “on a knife’s edge” — Premier PREMIER Daniel Andrews has warned local lockdowns may be a possibility if COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise, as a testing “blitz” rolls out across the state.

Residents of 10 priority suburbs — Pakenham, Keilor Downs, Broadmeadows, Maidstone, Albanvale, Sunshine West, Hallam, Brunswick West, Fawkner and Reservoir — will undergo free COVID-19 testing, whether they display symptoms or not.

Eight hundred testers will zero-in on community transmission with a fleet of mobile testing vans, allowing people to get tested in their own streets.

The government is aiming to roll out 10,000 tests a day for 10 days across these areas, with concentrated testing in Keilor Downs and Broadmeadows — the top two priority suburbs.

“I know many Victorians are feeling anxious and unsure,” Mr Andrews said.

“After all, so many of us have given up so much in order to keep our state safe.

“And yet — disappointingly, devastatingly — we again find ourselves on a knife’s edge.

“What we do now will determine what comes next.”

The Premier said he understood the effect local lockdowns would have on businesses and on families, but the state government needed to get a comprehensive sense of how the virus might be spreading.

From this week, additional testing from the collection of saliva samples will take place, which

A new study has calculated that a single hectare of seagrass supports 55,000 more fish a year compared to seabed without vegetation, representing $21,200 per hectare per year.

Coastal ecosystems crucial to economy A NEW study has, for the first time, put a dollar value on the contribution of Australia’s coastal ecosystems as breeding grounds for fish.

Researchers from Deakin University’s Centre for Integrative Ecology in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences calculated that a single hectare of seagrass supported 55,000 more fish a year compared to seabed without vegetation.

Lead researcher, PhD candidate Holger Jänes, from Deakin’s Blue Carbon Lab said this represented a commercial value of fish of up to $21,200 per hectare per year.

“Understanding the value of coastal ecosystems is critically important because healthy beds of seagrass, mangrove swamps and tidal marshes sustain larger populations of fish than unhealthy or degraded areas,” Mr Jänes said.

“Mangroves support 19,000 fish per hectare a year and tidal marshes support 1700 fish per hectare a year.”

Mr Jänes said while the most abundant fish across all three ecosystems were small, noncommercial species such as gobies and glassfish, the highest biomass production and economic value originated from larger, longer-lived fish that were regularly targeted by fisheries such as tharwine, bream and mullet.

“To better conserve, protect, restore and rehabilitate ecosystems degraded by human impact we must know their associated value to human wellbeing,” Mr Jänes said.

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Lab processing will be expanded to include pathologists in New SouthWales,SouthAustralia, Tasmania, Queensland and private providers, meaning Victoria’s testing capacity will be increased from 18,000 to 25,000 tests a day.

Australian Defence Force personnel will provide planning and logistics support — including the transportation of pathology samples interstate if needed.

The Premier reiterated basic safety rules were still crucial,and everyone needed to play their part.

“If you’re sick,get tested and stay home,”he said.

“If someone in your household is sick, make sure they get tested and stay home.

“If you’ve been tested, stay home while you wait for your result.

“Keep your distance. Keep washing your hands.

Keep listening to the advice. And as you do, remember, you’re doing this for your family — and for every Victorian family.”

The Premier said in the coming weeks, and in line with an expanded testing program, the daily case numbers would likely increase.

“Some may see this as a mark of failure,”he said.

“Instead, if those cases can be traced back to other known positives, it’ll be a mark of our success.

“Every Victorian who gets tested — every case that is identified — brings us one step closer to containing and slowing the spread of this virus.”

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“Over the past decades, we have lost more than 180 square kilometres of seagrass in Victoria alone, and this is a potential loss of fish production of millions of dollars.

“Across Australia more than 117 individual fish species use seagrass as a nursery area, 23 species use mangroves and eight species use tidal marshes as nursery areas.”

Mr Jänes said the higher value of seagrass as a fish nursery, compared to mangroves and tidal marsh, was most likely related to the ease of access for fish through the softer grasses that generally remained under water.

“Mangroves are intertidal with complex root systems and tidal marshes in Australia are even less frequently inundated than mangroves,” he said.

The largest community-led seagrass restoration project attempted in Australia is currently underway in Corner Inlet, off Port Welshpool.

The groundbreaking project, led by Yarram Yarram Landcare, recently received $50,000 in federal funding to increase the health of the marine environment habitat, with the aim of also increasing productivity of the Corner Inlet fishery and repairing the damage caused by decades of poor water quality in the catchment.

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Gippsland historian Peter Gardner is considered by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria as “the expert” on Angus McMillan.

Mr Gardner’s work has been widely referred to throughout the McMillan cairns debate, both in favour of retaining and removing the cairns. Mr Gardner submitted this piece to the Gippsland Times explaining his view.

I WISH to clarify some of the historical information regarding the current controversy surrounding the recent attempt in the Wellington Shire to remove two of the McMillan memorial cairns located on shire property.

As the author of the provocatively titled Our Founding Murdering Father (1988), there has been a substantial amount of misinformed criticism, distortion, and selective quoting of my work, both in print and on social media.

This book was mainly looking at McMillan’s life in relation to the Kurnai tribes, although it did have one chapter on the so-called ‘discovery debate’, in which the question was asked how someone can discover something that is already known.

But, in a chapter called “The Butcher of Gippsland” (another provocative title), about a quarter of the book documents McMillan’s role in the frontier conflict in Gippsland.

Published 30 years ago, the work has received little criticism until recently, and much of that is of a political, partisan nature.

The factual basis for the work remains sound.

It should also be understood that this book is just part of a larger body of work on the frontier conflict in Gippsland published in the 1980s, including my own Gippsland Massacres (1983) and Through Foreign Eyes (1988) and that of Don Watson’s Caledonia Australis (1984) and Phillip Pepper’s The Kurnai of Gippsland (1985).

I have elaborated in some detail on my website on the circumstances and choice of title surrounding my McMillan book.

The Wellington Shire Heritage Network recently used my work to state that the evidence against McMillan is circumstantial and that there is no proof that he led any of the raids against the Kurnai.

In Gippsland Massacres, I noted that primary evidence was lacking for the frontier wars here (and for much of the rest of Australia) because

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the European occupation of Gippsland occurred just after the punishment by execution of those involved in the Myall Creek massacre.

Utmost secrecy was therefore imposed on the subsequent events in Gippsland.

It follows that for these events there will only be circumstantial and secondary evidence.

But to deny these events occurred because of the lack of primary evidence is basically the discredited Windschuttle thesis.

In many places, I have stated quite clearly that for the period 1840 and 1841, McMillan and about a dozen identifiable associates were the only Europeans in Gippsland proper, and that they carried out at least three massacres against the Kurnai people — at Boney Point, Butchers Creek and possibly Maffra.

If we accept McMillan’s claims to leadership in his journals, and on which the cairns dotted across Gippsland are based, then we must also accept that McMillan led these affairs.

The heritage network then selectively quotes from my book about the question of whether McMillan was the leader of the Highland Brigade retaliation at Warrigal Creek, and cherry picks a quote that it was “just possible” McMillan may not have been in Gippsland at the time.

But then in the same paragraph I add that this possible absence “was most unlikely”.

Nor did they mention my claim in my first Warrigal Creek essay that McMillan did lead the Warrigal Creek retaliation.

In re-reading some important material during the past week, I have re-discovered that ‘Gippslander’, one of the main sources on the Warrigal Creek massacre, has McMillan recovering the bolted horse of the murdered Ronald Macalister, thus definitely locating him in Gippsland and very close at the time.

As an aside, I may add in 1844, Aboriginal Protector George Robinson noted that the body of Macalister was unmarked and there was no evidence that the Kurnai had killed him.

The circumstantial evidence against McMillan as leader of the Warrigal Creek retaliation mounts up.

He is in Gippsland at the time and possibly nearby, he is the self-proclaimed leader of the Macalister group and European ‘discoverer’ of the region, he is a close associate of the dead man, the retaliation vehicle was one of Scottish ethnicity and he is clearly implicated in earlier events of a similar nature.

I have stated on a number of occasions it is possible that one of the Macalisters led the retribution but, if so, McMillan was there as well, and on the whole, I favour McMillan as leader.

In statements about “lack of proof”, the primary

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evidence of Henry Meyrick is often forgotten.

In 1846, less than two years after the Warrigal Creek massacre, Meyrick wrote of the Kurnai that “no wild beast of the forest was ever hunted down with such perseverance as they. Men, women and children are shot whenever they can be met with.”

He added that at least 450 Kurnai had been killed to that date, and when on a visit to assistant Aboriginal Protector William Thomas, he specifically mentioned Warrigal Creek.

One wonders if the shooting of unarmed women and children constitutes ‘murder’.

‘Gippslander’, who wrote in the 1925 Gap magazine, is often neglected.

‘Gippslander’ wrote that after the death of Ronald Macalister, the: “brigade coming up to the blacks camped at the waterhole at Warrigal Creek surrounded them and fired into them, killing a great number as others jumped into the waterhole, and, as fast as they put their heads up for breath, they were shot until the water was red with blood.”

He notes 100 to 150 were killed here, and this estimate coincides closely with Meyrick’s estimate.

Whoever writes about this period in our history and casually dismisses much of it as “myth” — the black war,Warrigal Creek and other massacres, the prominence of Angus McMillan and his probable leadership of that retaliation — is attempting to rewrite currently accepted history with little evidence or substance.

— Peter Gardner

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Letters to the editor From Akarna Bowers, Sale: THE outcome of councillor Carolyn Crossley’s motion to remove the McMillan cairns from our community is a tragedy.

We didn’t have a majority vote to “save” history, we voted to oppose reconciliation.

I listened to a lot of presumptuous rhetoric which, amidst other arguments, supposed that the Gunaikurnai people don’t “need” us to remove the cairns for reconciliation in Wellington.

There’s even been suggestions that our First Peoples should simply be satisfied with the acts of reconciliation which the community is willing to give, in an unthinking and indifferent gesture of negotiating reconciliation only on white terms.

National Reconciliation Week was just four weeks ago, and yet it is crystal clear that there are people on our local council and within our community who don’t actually understand the intent required behind reconciliation.

After reading cliché rants on social media about how our Aboriginal community should simply get over the evil and deliberate genocide of their ancestors, it is also obvious that much of Wellington needs to undertake a crash course in cultural awareness — and respect.

White history is not more important than black history.

Our precious history of colonial expansion does not have more significance than the Gunaikurnai’s oral memory of their displacement and suffering which they endured (and are still enduring) because of the British invasion of their tribal lands.

I know this will be hard for some of you to read, but the world does not just contain white people, with minorities existing only on the fringes of our society.

We do not matter more than everyone else, simply because we are greater in numbers.

The Gunaikurnai people have told us how they want to be reconciled with, and it’s now up to us to demonstrate that we really mean it when we claim that we want to work together.

They should not have to accept reconciliation on our terms only — and nor should we expect them to.

We white people must realise that we cannot control reconciliation, and that our Western versions of it are both often insincere, inadequate and unwanted.

We need to destroy the McMillan cairns because Aboriginal deaths matter.

We need to destroy the cairns because Aboriginal people are part of our community.

Everyone in our community requires consideration, not just those of us who feel that a murderous white explorer deserves glorification.

We need to be kind.

I, for one, will not let this go.

The lost motion is a setback, not a failure.

A heartwarming 55 per cent of 239 respondents by the time of the fateful council meeting were supportive of removing the McMillan cairns in consideration of his crimes against Aboriginal people.

Change is insistent on happening, and a time is coming when nothing will hold it back.

We only have to keep trying.

Is the jury still out on McMillan?

From John Buxton, Bundalaguah: I HAVE read articles about Wellington Shire Council’s resolution to remove the Angus McMillian memorials (Gippsland Times 9/6).

I wish to share my views, and I will start by asking some questions: Do you believe in the principles that underline our free society?

Do you believe that an accused person should be innocent until proven guilty?

Do you believe that it is wrong to condemn a man unless the evidence is beyond reasonable doubt?

I hope you can answer yes to those questions.

The next question is, how do you solve today’s social disadvantage — by trying to remove or hide history?

Terrible things happened, no doubt about it, but the question we should be turning our minds to is how do we fix today’s problems, as opposed to trying to rewrite history?

Symbolism fixes nothing; only deeds and effort can overcome problems.

From what I have read it would appear to me that McMillian actually tried to help Aboriginal people.

In a book titled Through Foreign Eyes (1988), page 48, by Peter Gardner I found the following: “In September 1858, McMillan appeared as the defender of two Kurnai, Tarra Bobby and William Login, charged with the murder of a white man at Sale.

“Thomas wrote: ... from there meet — McMillan Esqr J.P. from Gippsland who accompanied me to the Jail- The Blks ... brought up I am informed was handcuffed & in that state on Board till Mr. McMillan insisted on them being taken off.”

It appears that McMillan accompanied the prisoners on board the ship from Port Albert to

Melbourne.

On board also was another Kurnai, witness Jemmie Scott.

McMillan claimed the two charged men were innocent of the crime, and spent some time in Melbourne visiting them and appealing on their behalf before various political figures.

Then on page 49 of the same book: “McMillan’s pre-eminence was attained early in 1860 just after his election to parliament. At this stage McMillan was an M.P., J.P., a local guardian of Aborigines, on the committee to select a mission station site and a member of the Legislative Assembly Select Committee for the Protection of Aborigines.”

What was your answer to the question about the evidence being beyond reasonable doubt?

Surely, we are better off to follow the example of good deeds being done, rather than to hide or remove history.

We are becoming a divided nation From Ian Mumford, Tinamba: I ATTENDED the council meeting last Tuesday night (June 10) and I would like to congratulate the councillors and speakers who showed a bit of common sense.

The comments from some councillors and speakers in my opinion only raised tensions.

This is not a path to reconciliation.

The history of deaths of indigenous people is tragic, but we have already said sorry for the terrible things that happened in the past.

Now some people want references to our early history to disappear.

What is next? Change street names, town names and district names?

How long will it be before they pull down our war memorials in case they upset people from Germany, Japan, Turkey and other areas of conflict?

Some memorials are already being vandalised.

Australia has too many extreme fringe group agitators.

They protest about other people’s rights, our history, farmers, loggers, coal power and many other things.

How come so few can control the lives and livelihoods of so many?

They need to get off their backsides and contribute something constructive to Australia’s future.

I would like to investigate the ancestry of some of these agitators to see what is hidden, 150, 200,

300 years ago.

All societies have things in their past; it was what it was.

Wake up Australia, we are a divided country.

Don’t tear down the McMillan cairns From John Atkinson, Sale: I AM writing in regard to what is going on with the McMillan cairns in Gippsland.

I am 86 years of age and one of the oldies left to defend the rights of our age, and in particular oldies and including past people, that guided laws and things done in the past.

The Atkinson family has been in Gippsland 170 years.

It seems very wrong to suddenly bring this council motion on when council is in lockdown and at such short notice, on a topic certainly of interest to a lot of people.

These cairns were built as a part of history and we don’t have the right to tear them down.

The establishment of Gippsland as we know it today wasn’t an easy thing to make happen, given nothing in infrastructure whatsoever existed.

That tells me McMillan had a slog to be able to exist.

Aboriginal descendants, whites, migrants, should glory in that fact we are able to take part in our great Australia.

I say get on with life and better our Gippsland and Australia. Work hard and enjoy yourself.

Rewriting of history should be resisted From Michael J. Gamble, Belmont: IT is now widely accepted that many injustices were perpetrated against Indigenous Australians in the past, and the appropriate apologies have been made at the highest level.

Smashing, defacing or calling for the removal of statues of historical identities who offend (some) indigenous Australians does nothing to improve the social and economic lot of the three percent of the population which describes itself as Aboriginal.

This is not to say that we should forget the past.

Far from it.

We should, as a nation, learn from it and move

on.

Enough of totally unnecessary social division in the 21st century.

Protest becomes its own justification From John Cooney, Cowwarr: AS one who has great respect for Wellington Shire councillor Carolyn Crossley and her commitment to public service, I cannot share her views on the Angus McMillan controversy.

A problem with the prevailing spirit of protest is that the protest becomes its own justification.

The protest becomes the focus and any substantial issues are obscured.

Certainly, black lives matter, but does this mean that other lives don’t matter?

There is something surreal about the proposal to dismantle Angus McMillan monuments.

The disruption caused by efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic was based on an understanding that all lives matter.

It is difficult to see how esoteric attempts to rewrite history can advance this understanding.

Forces at work to undermine democracy From Brian Cantwell, Sale: WE are tearing our society apart when politicians argue society would be better off without police.

When local governments surrender precincts and property to anarchists, and commentators justify violence and vandalism, we know we are running off the rails.

It is time for the majority to take the field because we can see ever so clearly that there are powerful forces willing to crush democracy, abandon freedom of speech, unlearn history and undercut the rule of law.

Soon they will want to turn Anzac Day into a day of shame.

The majority must speak up before it is too late.

We need to be talking about conserving water and creating jobs.

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Residents were encouraged to lounge in their pyjamas for the day and staff came to work dressed in night attire.

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Promising signs from CarbonNet tests

CARBONNET, the state and federal governmentfunded project to find ways to capture and safely store carbon dioxide from fossil fuel industries, has indicated a better than expected potential for sub-sea storage of captured carbon dioxide.

Rock core from CarbonNet’s recently-completed offshore appraisal well off Golden Beach is being analysed, with early data indicating that the proposed under-sea floor reservoir’s quality is better than previously predicted.

Segments of core from the Pelican well site are being analysed by a computed tomography scanner in Perth.

The scanner uses x-rays to build up a threedimensional image inside the core sample to assess the properties of the rock ahead of more testing, using the same techniques as a medical CT scanner.

Scanning shows up fractures, sedimentary bedding and lithology changes. Rock core analyses from the Pelican site are expected to be complete in early 2021.

CarbonNet’s search for a sustainable storage

for captured carbon has been made more of an imperative as a result of the one-year coal gasification project, led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, currently underway at a plant adjacent to the Loy Yang Power Station.

It will use 160 tonnes of brown coal from Loy Yang’s mine to create three tonnes of hydrogen, which will be shipped to Japan from a loading terminal at the Port of Hastings on a speciallydesigned ship.

Hydrogen can be produced from brown coal by gasification, and is being promoted as a non-polluting fuel for heavy transport and energy- intensive industries.

Coal gasification works by reacting coal with oxygen under high pressures and temperatures to form synthesis gas, a mixture consisting primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

The capture of the carbon monoxide would help reduce the greenhouse emissions of the gasification project and any future large scale development of the coal gasification technology.

The Australian Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is currently developing its input into an internationally-recognised hydrogen certification scheme, which would allow countries to set their own definitions of “green” or “lowemissions” hydrogen, with reference to agreed international standards.

CarbonNet has also pointed to an increase in international efforts to develop carbon capture and

storage technology, with the Global CCS Institute bringing the total number of CCS facilities in various stages of development to 59.

Worldwide there are now 21 facilities in operation, three under construction, and 35 in various stages of development.

Government support and incentives in the United States and the United Kingdom are underwriting many of the projects under development.

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RESEARCHERS from Monash University and the CSIRO have set a record for carbon dioxide capture and storage using technology that resembles a sponge filled with tiny magnets.

Using a metal organic frameworks nanocomposite which can be regenerated with remarkable speed and low energy cost, researchers have developed sponge-like technology that can capture carbon dioxide from a number of sources, even directly from air.

The magnetic sponge is used to remove carbon dioxide using the same techniques as induction cooktops, using one-third of the energy of any other reported method.

Associate Professor Matthew Hill and Dr Muhammad Munir Sadiq led the research published in Cell Reports Physical Science.

The researchers designed a unique adsorbent material called M-74 CPT@PTMSP which delivered a record low energy cost, 45 per cent below commercially deployed materials, and the best carbon capture and storage efficiency recorded.

MOFs are a class of compounds consisting of metal ions which form a crystalline material with the largest surface area of any material known.

MOFs are so porous they can fit the entire surface

of a football field in a teaspoon.

This technology makes it possible to store, separate, release or protect valuable commodities, enabling companies to develop high value products.

Associate Professor Hill said global concerns about the rising level of greenhouse gas emissions and the associated environmental impact had led to renewed calls for emissions reduction and the development of green and renewable alternative energy sources.

“However, existing commercial carbon capture technologies use amines like monoethanolamine, which is highly corrosive, energy intensive and captures a limited amount of carbon from the atmosphere,” he said.

“Our research shows the lowest reported regeneration energy calculated for any solid porous adsorbent, including monoethanolamine, piperazine and other amines.

This makes it a cheap method that can be paired with renewable solar energy to capture excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

“Essentially, we can capture CO2 from anywhere.

“Our current focus is for capture directly from the air in what are known as negative emissions technologies.”

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Bright future with net free Gippsland Lakes In April 2020, the Gippsland Lakes became net free, which means tonnes more fish for recreational fishers and their families and yet another reason for people to holiday in East Gippsland.

Black bream stocks in the Gippsland Lakes have plummeted in recent years so the Victorian Fisheries Authority is developing a comprehensive recovery plan to rebuild key fish stocks for recreational fishers.

A net free Gippsland Lakes is all part of the State Government’s $35 million Target One Million plan to get more people fishing, more often, in more places.

Jodie Goodman – Six Sisters & A Pigeon, Lakes Entrance “With no netting around we’ll have a lot more anglers come down, fish the lakes and spend more money in the towns.”

Frank Milito – Caltex Service Station, Lakes Entrance “We’ve always known the power of tourism and the power of good fishing to the economy of this region.”

David Strange – Metung Hotel “With the removal of netting I’ve already noticed a huge impact on the area; people coming, fishing, out in boats. It was enormous.”

Anthony DiCorleto – Tackle World, Sale “It’ll definitely have an impact through all areas of business.”

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better sons,” Mr Elkington said.

“We try to place emphasis on the individual man by strengthening his character, improving his moral and spiritual outlook and broadening his mental horizons.”

“We have a long and proud history, particularly noticeable in Regional Victoria, of civic and community leadership.”

Mr Elkington is fully supported by his wife Kathleen, a former director of nursing at Brookfield Parking Nursing Home in Traralgon. She is well known for her own community service work through Morwell Rotary Club.

Mr Elkington’s other involvements include having been a presenter of Gippsland Community Radio, Mid Gippsland Football League treasurer and as a performer with the Latrobe Light Opera Society.

He was also Gippsland Water chairman, is a Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry life member, and has served the community on a large number of boards and committees.

The grand installation marked the beginning of an appointment which will result in Mr Elkington regularly visiting the members of the 250 lodges across Victoria.

He has a particular interest in developing tomorrow’s leaders, and as well as practical training, is a champion of the many scholarships and bursaries for students.

The Freemasons Foundation Victoria has given millions of dollars in charitable donations during the past decade, including speedy relief for bushfire causes across Gippsland this year.

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The Freemasons organisation is heavily involved in charitable works across Victoria, and its 8000 members also focus on selfimprovement and community works.

Saturday’s ceremony was different to the usual annual events which are full of pomp and circumstance.

Because of COVID-19 restrictions, only a limited number of people were able to be present. However, the event was livestreamed to members across Victoria.

Born in Yallourn, Mr Elkington, 69, is well known throughout Gippsland, having occupied senior management posts in the Latrobe Valley power industry since commencement as a cadet engineer in 1970.

From initial appointment as operations manager at Yallourn Power Station, he retired as executive general manager of people and positioning at Loy Yang Power (now AGL Loy Yang), and is currently serving as chairman of Regional Development Australia Gippsland.

Since 2010, he has been a director of Paradise Consulting, providing management and strategic planning services to a range of Gippsland businesses.

Mr Elkington’s installation as Freemasons Grand Master follows 40 years’ membership.

He joined the Heyfield Lodge in 1980, and has been a member of many Masonic orders.

“The basic purpose of Freemasonry is to make better men out of good men, better fathers, better husbands, better brothers and

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Mr Chester said projects like these helped to preserve Australia’s wartime heritage story for generations to come and support commemorations of our military history. “This funding will help community groups and local organisations remember the service and sacrifice of our service men and women and support the community to participate in these commemorations,� he said. “The successful community groups and organisations in this round will also be the first to benefit from the federal government’s election commitment which saw the community grants cap lifted from $4000 to $10,000.�

Mr Chester said the government had provided this additional funding to the Saluting Their Service commemorative grants program as part of its continued commitment to commemorating the moments that shaped Australia’s military history. “This year we have the unique opportunity to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the around one million Australians who served and some 39,000 who died,� Mr Chester said. “Remarkably, around 12,000 of those veterans are still alive today. “It has been fantastic to see the creative ways that community groups are commemorating Second World War veterans in their home towns to ensure the memory of our service men and women lives on.�

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It honour roll will commemorate Australian service personnel who lost their lives during active service.

Sale RSL and Community Club president Marty Tanzer said it would include tributes to 162 men and women who came from Sale and the surrounding areas. “With the agreement of families, a photo and service information about each of our lost local servicemen and servicewomen who served in the Boer War,World War 1,World War 2, Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East will be displayed in the sub-branch clubrooms,� he said. “Their names and faces will be seen on a big screen in the club and help bring to life the stories of their service and sacrifice.�

Gippsland MHR and federal Veterans’ Affairs Minister Darren Chester said the club was among the groups from across Australia to share more than $2.2 million through the Saluting Their Service commemorative grants program. “Australian service men and women in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations for more than a century have played a role in shaping our nation,� he said. “This honour roll will give the community a new way to remember and honour their sacrifice.�

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Ben Cruachan Walking Club has been enjoying a range of walks since resuming after lockdown.

Getting warm while walking

ALTHOUGH winter is often a season for sitting by a warm fire, Ben Cruachan Walking Club members get warm while staying fit tramping through Gippsland.

This Saturday, the walkers will explore the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail between Toongabbie and Cowwarr Rail Trail, passing through farmland and grassy woodlands. The trail is flat and well surfaced, making for easy walking.

On Wednesday, July 8, the group will take advantage of an historic cruise on the Rubeena along the Sale Canal to the famous Swing Bridge, designed by John Grainger. The group will watch the bridge open to allow boats to pass, before a walking tour of Sale’s historic buildings led by knowledgeable local historian Val Walker.

On Saturday, July 11, there will be a visit to the Mitchell River National Park for the much-anticipated Roaring Mag Falls walk in the secluded eastern escarpment. There will be spectacular views across and down to the river valley.

The group will explore the Tyers Gorge and Peterson’s Lookout, perched above the Tyers River, on July 25. The walk will include another seldom-visited vantage point within the gorge and inspection of an old timber mill site.

All walkers can visit www.bencruachanwalkingclub. com for more information.

Visitors are welcome, but all walkers need to book with the walk leader before the day.

There are a few additional walks available in July, as well as a calendar for the year’s rambles.

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RESIDENTS of Laurina Lodge Nursing Home in Heyfield will enjoy this summer in air conditioned comfort, thanks to the support of the Gippsland Community Banks Network.

Heyfield Hospital applied for funding under the program, which resulted in Bendigo Bank and Heyfield and District Community Bank contributing $5000 each.

The $10,000 will be used to upgrade the hospital’s

electrical switchboard to that a new air conditioning system can be installed.

Central Gippsland Health aged and ambulatory care executive director Paul Head said air conditioning was identified as a need by Laurina Lodge residents at a meeting late last year.

“At the meeting, we discussed the concern that extreme heat can have a negative impact on the overall health of residents,” he said.

“The Gippsland Community Banks Network fundingprogramwasagreatopportunityforustoapplyfor some financial support to make this project a reality, and a new hospital switchboard will ensure Laurina Lodge has the capacity to support these works.”

Mr Head said Heyfield Hospital was fortunate to have the support of its local bank, which had contributed more than $1 million to the local community since 2001.

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TRACEY Anton claimed in an opinion piece (Gippsland Times 23/6, ‘Concerns over onshore gas in Gippsland’) that the Minerals Council of Australia is part of ‘a trial process’ on land access agreements with government and that this is a ‘conflict of interest’.

Unfortunately, Ms Anton gets a few things wrong.

There is no conflict of interest.

The Minerals Council’s Land Access Guide relates to minerals, not gas.

It is simply a guide for landowners on their rights when mineral explorers seek access to their land.

Ms Anton’s claims about contractual templates ‘to sign away your rights’ do no such thing.

The government’s template agreements are voluntary, and they are not an industry document.

Mining acknowledges that the prospect of exploration can be a concern for landholders, particularly for farmers with long-standing inter-generational connection to their land.

What’s needed is goodwill and respectful relationships between landowners and explorers.

This shows the need for land access guides and template agreements to provide the tools to support local communities in good faith negotiations.

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From Mary Jackson, Sale: I REFER to a recent article in the Gippsland Times which reported the struggle the operators of the Sale Charity Sunday Variety Market are having to keep the market going, simply because they have no permanent building to work from.

Despite the inconvenience of having to erect a tent in the early hours of each market morning, they have managed to provide enormous amounts of money to various charities over many years and have provided a wonderful social event for our residents.

I believe that Wellington Shire Council should see fit to support this group in their quest for funding of a suitable building in the very near future.

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WE are aghast at the Liberal Nationals’ continued vendetta against the ABC. Our ABC must be funded strongly and be totally independent of political influence.

This is something it cannot be under three year, ‘be our mouthpiece, or else’ type support.

The brainwashing of people with slogans like ‘Lefty ABC’ is so obviously aimed at justifying the castration of its function, and indicative of the centre being to the left of anyone at the fascist end of the spectrum of attitudes.

The ABC should get funding that no other media outlet gets, no strings attached.

Without it we are all prey to the brainwashing, morally bankrupt, tabloid-type sources of information, which have quite obviously been influencing our politicians’ behaviour.

Many of our politicians could do with a good dose of the best of ABC etiquette and honesty (remember the style of previous presenters like Andrew Ollie).

A way of seeing the subtle increase in political and social influence over the ABC in the past 20 years is that the face of the ABC has biased towards populist, career-driven journalism while the more critical, independent journalists have been pushed to the back or hidden end of the ABC. Our ABC and compulsory voting are the mainstays holding us to a semblance of democracy, in stark contrast to the United States where there is no major independent media providing trustworthy or unbiased views of the world.

Only a myopic, superficial, corrupted and US-centred coverage of “breasts and bum” journalism has evolved, which entertains only those who might wish to emulate the current president.

How many journalists will now be around to help us in all the future, (and increasingly frequent) emergencies, when all we have are our battery radios to inform us?

The internet is obviously an unreliable support in many parts of Australia, thanks to the current parties in power.

The secrecy of the political parties about how and why they make decisions, and later in reporting the abject failures of some of these actions, makes an independent ABC absolutely essential to us all.

Note the secrecy pact of Scott Morrison over the actions against refugees, undeserved

promotion and accolading of people in positions of power, denial of the sports rorts decisions, cheating East Timor of its resources, near half-billion dollars awarded to political ‘mates’ supposedly to save the Barrier Reef, and denial of any need or virtue in both investigation or oversight of our financial institutions, let alone our federal party machinations.

Without an independent ABC we would have little to no chance of knowing the facts of actions taken ‘in our name’.

We would like to see a separation of media, by both local and city journalists, from the political.

All presenters should be obliged to reveal the facts behind their reports, for example interview formats, whether the questions being asked are genuinely those of the presenter, or whether they have been supplied by, or given the ‘OK’ by the politician or interviewee.

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Lunar cycles and the prediction of drought From Neil Barraclough, Meerlieu: OUR Green friends have sought to associate last summer’s fires with the burning of fossil fuels and climate change.

But the drought that preceded the fires was predictable, and predicted by studying the natural cycles, particularly an 18.6 year lunar cycle — and nothing to do with burning fossil fuels.

Let’s look at the next period in the 18.6 year lunar cycle where there is far more than random probability of a severe drought.

In April 2025, the plane of the orbit of the moon will exert the greatest gravitational forces on the Antarctic ice shelf.

Let’s have a look at what happened when this happened in 2006, and previously on or around this cycle.

In 2006 the plane of the orbit of the moon had its greatest gravitational effect on the poles in the 18.6 year cycle, and this was likely the cause of the large breakdown in the ice caps that got our global warming friends ever so excited.

It also likely brought up cold water from the deep, in a process called ‘vertical mixing’.

Some two years later the cold water had moved sufficiently north to give us very dry years in 2008 and 2009.

The Black Saturday fires occurred during this drought.

Two times 18.6 years earlier we had our driest year on record in the Sale and Bairnsdale area, in 1972.

Go back three times 18.6 years and the Murray River stopped running in 1915 one of last century’s worst droughts.

Go back another 18.6 and you have the drought leading up to the Red Tuesday fire of 1898.

Two of Victoria’s six worst fires occurred in this lunar cycle.

Go back another 18.6 years (wikipedia.org/wiki/ Drought_in_Australia).

In 1877 all states were affected by severe drought, with disastrous losses in Queensland.

In Western Australia many native trees died, swamps dried up and crops failed.

The driest year on record for the Gabo Island Lighthouse, with an annual average of 936mm, is 1878 with 508.4mm. It was preceded by two years of below average rainfall.

Back another two times 18.6 years (also wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought_in_Australia) to 1838-39 droughts in South Australia and Western Australia Also, the discovery and exploration of Gippsland by Angus McMillan was driven by drought in 1839.

Back another 18.6 years to 1823.6 — there are references to a megafire of 1824. It fits the cycle perfectly, and there was a bad planetary alignment as well.

Droughts don’t occur every time on this cycle and they aren’t as regular as they have been with the drought cycle we have just been through. Droughts also occur outside the lunar cycles.

So, as we approach April 2025, keep an eye on the Antarctic ice shelf.

If there is a significant shedding of ice and the sea cools around Antarctica, then expect drought in the 2027-2029 period.

How do I keep my money in town?

From Mia Azlin, Sale: I WENT to a Sale shop expecting them to accept my business, but I was given a negative response.

This was not the first time.

I went to another town, where I was accepted with a caring and professional manner.

They did what was required, and I was very happy.

I wanted to spend my money in the town I live in.

Sad.

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One of Sale’s finest historic homes

GENTS say, quite simply, this is one of Sale’s finest homes.

This Federation home, built circa 1890, has been lovingly renovated with astonishing attention to

detail.

The owners have been able to create a warm family home sympathetic to the character of the era, but also meet demands of a modern lifestyle, with all the essentials in its spacious formal and informal living areas.

There are four large bedrooms, ducted central heating, two reverse cycle inverter air conditioners and a large family bathroom.

This home offers endless features from the carefully selected fixtures and fittings to the beautiful period highlights — Australian red timber floorboards, stunning pressed metal ceilings, ornate ceiling roses and decorative cornices, exquisite leadlight light fittings, a kitchen with Smeg appliances, natural stone benchtops and flooring in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry and quality soft furnishings throughout.

There is a formal dining room, a northfacing formal lounge with gas-fired ceramic log heater, a wide welcoming formal entry, a separate family room, and an outstanding family bathroom.

There is also a huge upstairs master suite with a spacious ensuite and dressing room.

Outside, there is an amazing 22 by 10 metre workshop with three phase power, built-in shelves, toilet and vanity.

The carport measures 10 by six metres, with a remote electric gate for street vehicle access.

There is also a 4.7 kilowatt electric solar system.

The private 1350 square metre corner block includes an established orchard and an extensive undercover outdoor entertainment area.

Brief details: Property: Outstanding renovated-Federation style four bedroom home.

Address: 102-104 Market St, Sale.

Price: $699,500.

Agent: John Elliman Real Estate.

Phone 5143 1199 or 0418 517 032.

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HIS large four bedroom home in central Sale has so much potential, agents say.

They add the new owner could reside in the large family home and build a big shed on the back of the 1480 square metre allotment, or subdivide the back of the block into two titles (subject to council approval) and potentially rent the front home to multiple tenants.

The large mixed clad home offers development potential to an “astute buyer”.

The private, west-facing portico opens up to a hallway with two large bedrooms on either side, both with built-in robes and bathrooms.

A third bedroom or study also boasts built-in robes.

The hallway leads through to the lounge, dining, and kitchen area.

The huge kitchen has modern appliances, including a dishwasher and gas cooktops, and there is a corner pantry as well as a walk-in butler’s pantry.

There is also gas ducted heating, a feature gas log fire and split system heating and cooling.

An attached self-contained apartment includes a huge living space or second lounge for the main residence, another kitchen, laundry and a large fourth

Brief details: Property: Four bedroom, three bathroom, two living home with attached selfcontained apartment on a huge block.

Address: 104 Pearson St, Sale.

Open days: Saturday, July 18, from 10am until 10.30am and Saturday, July 25, 10.30am until 11am.

Auction: Saturday, August 1, 11am onsite Agent: Graham Chalmer Real Estate. Phone Ferg Horan on 0417 123 162 or email fhoran@chalmer.com.au bedroom with an ensuite.

Outside, the securely fenced property has a large alfresco area, raised vegetable garden, small water tank and garden shed, before the enormous yard opens up, giving it plenty of potential.

The new owner can build their dream shed or subdivide the back to build another house or units.

This quality built, unique home is in a quiet cul-de-sac on Pearson St, and agents say it is worth an inspection to truly understand the potential of the property.

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GENTS say this property is ideal as an investment or for a first home buyer.

The two bedroom Conite home is in original condition with a lounge, gas heater and carpet.

Both bedrooms are carpeted and have built-in robes.

The bathroom has a bath under a shower, a vanity and there is a separate toilet.

The kitchen has room for a small table, and has an upright gas cooker.

The property is fully fenced with a single carport and storage shed.

Brief details: Property: Two bedroom home ideal as an investment property or first home.

Address: 12 Campbell Court, Sale.

Price: $175,000.

Agent: Wellington Real Estate. Phone Tony Kiss on 0419 526 637.

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The complete package

Property: Four bedroom, two bathroom, three living family home with in-ground pool, expansive outdoor entertainment area, Colorbond shed and plenty of other features.

Address: 106 Somerton Park Rd, Sale.

Price: $780,000.

Agent: Wellington Real Estate.

Phone Tony Kiss on 0419 526 637.

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GENTS say this renovated home on the edge of Sale “offers the whole family a complete living package”.

There are three separate living areas, a recently-renovated modern kitchen, four generously-sized bedrooms, an outdoor living area, an in-ground pool, a teenage retreat, a man cave, sheds and easy access to all the town facilities.

The solid brick home has double drive access on its 4000 square metres, with a spacious entry opening onto a sitting room or lounge that features a wood heater, brick wall with timber mantle, a reverse cycle air conditioner, dual Holland privacy blinds, plenty of natural light and a small study nook.

A short hallway leads to the completely renovated kitchen and dining area, which agents describe as the home’s “wonderful centrepiece”.

The area has a large island bench, stone benchtops, a Smeg five burner upright stove, Smeg dishwasher, more than adequate drawers and cupboards, a walk-in pantry with stone benchtops and room for a sizeable dining table.

This area has delightful views of the pool, garden and outdoor entertainment area.

The substantial main bedroom is positioned privately at the front of the home, and has a

brick feature wall, ceiling fan, dual privacy blinds, a walk-in robe, a separate powder room, an ensuite with a large shower, stone benchtop vanity and toilet.

The other three generously-sized bedrooms are all carpeted,with built-in robes and ceiling fans.

They are at the rear of the home near main bathroom, which has a bath, shower and vanity.

The third living area or rumpus room is also at the rear of the home, and has a reverse cycle air conditioner and sliding door access to the outdoor entertainment area.

There is access from the kitchen to the large, private, undercover outdoor entertainment area with electric heaters, see-through pull-down blinds and a ceiling fan for year-round use.

The fibreglass solar heated pool is fully

fenced with glass panels and decorative pool fencing.

At the front of the property, there is a double brick garage with remote doors, and an attached teenage retreat or work from home office with split system and ceiling fan.

There is also a Colorbond shed of 11 by seven meters with concrete apron, which has fantastic storage and a portioned-off man cave, wood fire and electric heating, along with a huge bar.

The property’s other features include natural gas, NBN connection, town water, bore water, 1.5 megalitres of stock water, tank water, established gardens, enclosed dog yard and a veggie patch.

Agents say this property offers an ideal lifestyle for all the family to enjoy, with all the renovations already completed, and easy access to town facilities.

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Pipe Dream For Lia Jagielka Opens Tomorrow

Lia Jagielka, the Director of SPA Gippsland has now partnered with Coronis, a powerhouse company in Queensland who are branching out nationwide.

Lia said how this is an amazing opportunity partnering with such a large company who have been in operation for more than 35 years. Going on your own is definitely challenging, but extremely rewarding” she said. “Coronis provides the extra pillar of support for independent business owners with training to help put our business forward”.

Now with an office opening at 274 Raymond Street, Sale, this is a dream come true for Lia and gives her the opportunity to hire and train some aspiring Estate Agents in all aspects of Real Estate. Whilst she will still specialise in Property Management and Owners Corporations the doors will be opened for Sales.

Lia has kept the ability to be a mobile agency by being cloud based, but still maintaining a base for appointments with the new office. Her staff won’t need to be in the office on set times, simply use it as their base and remain mobile agents.

“We are looking forward to offering the whole package of Real Estate to our clients, from specialist property management through to sales and assisting with purchasing your next property.”

Lia can be found at 274 Raymond Street, Sale, on phone (03) 4108 9502 or email lia.j@coronis.com.au.

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HIS brick veneer home is on 22 hectares (55 acres) only 10 minutes’ drive from Stratford.

Three of the four bedrooms and the home office feature large built-in robes.

The central bathroom includes a shower, bath and basin, while the laundry has a second shower and separate toilet.

The formal lounge room, which has solid fuel heating, is adjacent to the dining and kitchen area, which has ample storage, great counter space and a reverse cycle air conditioner.

The combination of a large living area, sunroom and decked front porch provide plenty of comfortable living space year round.

A 6.3 kilowatt solar panel system has been recently installed on the fully reconditioned tiled roof, and the 72,000 litre tank supplies ample water to the house.

Stock and domestic water is supplied via

Brief details: Property: Four bedroom home on highly productive land.

Address: 26 Llowalong Estate Rd, Llowalong.

Price: $725,000.

Agent: Leo O’Brien Property.

Phone 5144 1888 or 0409 143 668. the bore to troughs in every paddock.

The lockable garage can securely house three cars, and is surrounded by a generously-sized front and back lawn area and established gardens.

There is also a barn and new cattle yards central to the well fenced paddocks.

The well pastured and partially resown grazing property also has an 81 megalitre groundwater irrigation water right.

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“DAIRY OR VEGETABLES” LOT 1: 816 & 818 MAFFRA-BRIAGOLONG ROAD, BOISDALE

LOT 2: 13 PEARCE LANE, BOISDALE

• 81 acres approx • 111 megalitres high reliability water • 52.5 megalitres low reliability water • 120 megalitres underground water (approx.)

• 2 Houses • Disused dairy

• 80 acres approx • 108.9 megalitres high reliability water • 49 megalitres low reliability water • 120 megalitres underground water • Comfortable weatherboard house • Small dairy & hayshed

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Paul Bourke 0428 451 366

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HIS modern brick veneer home is on a corner allotment in a developing subdivision, and agents say it would be a great opportunity for a first home buyer or an investor.

It is currently leased with good tenants until January 2021.

The home has a separate lounge, gas central heating and is carpeted with natural colours throughout.

There is an open family area, meals, and kitchen with sliding door access onto a small alfresco area.

The galley style kitchen has gas cooking, a dishwasher, plenty of bench space, a walk-in pantry, tiled flooring, and plenty of space for a kitchen table.

The main bedroom, at the front of the home, has pleasant views, an air conditioner, a walk-in robe and an ensuite with shower, toilet, and vanity.

The other three bedrooms are all carpeted with built-in robes.

Leo O’Brien 0409 143 668 www.leoobrienproperty.com.au

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LOT 4: VALENCIA CREEK – BRIAGOLONG ROAD, VALENCIA CREEK

Outstanding Grazing Property

150 acres approx.

142 acres approx.

• 2 road frontages • Heavily treed blocked

LOT 5: VALENCIA CREEK – BRIAGOLONG ROAD, VALENCIA CREEK

LOT 6: VALENCIA CREEK – BRIAGOLONG ROAD, VALENCIA CREEK

98 acres approx.

20 acres approx.

• Cleared grazing country with some bush • Joins lot 6 • Cattleyards • Build a house (STCA) AGENTS

Paul Bourke 0428 451 366

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• Situated between lots 5 & 4 • Heavily treed

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The main bathroom has a shower, bath and vanity, and there is a separate toilet and laundry.

There is side street access to the double garage with remote door, and a single pedestrian door to the backyard.

The yard is in two sections with some established plants.

Agents say this property would be a great home to begin in, or secure as an investment in bricks and mortar.

Brief details: Property: Four bedroom, two bathroom home in a developing subdivision.

Address: 7 Ashton St, Sale.

Price: $350,000 Contact: Wellington Real Estate, Phone Melissa Bridges on 0497 547 221

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UCKED away privately in Stratford, this excellent 130 hectare (320 acre) parcel of dry land is currently running sheep.

The land is divided into 27 paddocks, with the majority of fencing in excellent condition.

Stock water is provided from a good quality bore fed into a turkey nest dam and gravity fed to troughs.

About 16 hectares (40 acres) of the land is bush with a scrubby creek running through it, providing some nice gullies and shelter for the stock.

Improvements include a two stand shearing shed, a machinery shed, cattle and sheep yards, and a bore serviced by a diesel generator.

Brief details:

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Property: 130 hectare (320 acre) grazing property with two road frontages.

Address: 240 Balgonie Lane, Stratford.

Price: $749,000.

Agent: First National-FOB. Phone John Walker on 0477 430 090.

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All of the cleared land is sown to improved pasture, with an annual fertiliser history.

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141 Macarthur St Sale 13.3m x 36.6m ( 487 sq m ) includes old cottage ...................................................................................................... Going Going...

153 Pearson St Sale Corner block, 553 sqm, 20.16 x 27.41m ................................................................................................................................... $229,000

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18 LAURA STREET - MAFFRA NEW LISTING

“Great location” * Versatile 1 bedroom home * Can do easily converted back to 2 bedrooms * External bungalow * Open kitchen/meals/living * Bathroom/laundry combined * Single timber garage * Rear access via laneway * Ideal position so close to main street * Currently rented for $220 per week * Great block – Invest now, develop in the future

* Situated on 2 acres surrounded by established trees * Only one block from Lake Glenmaggie and boat ramp * 4 bedrooms plus study (or 5th bedroom), 2 bathrooms * Spacious open plan family area * Refurbished kitchen with dishwasher and walk in pantry * Solid fuel heater and reverse cycle air conditioner * Stylishly updated family bathroom * 3 toilets * Fantastic outdoor entertaining area * 6m x 7m colorbond shed with adjoining double carport and annexe ideal for boat or caravan * Garden shed and additional storage area * Town and tank water, ducted vacuum, security system * Ideal for the water enthusiasts

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4/291 York St Sale 2B/R, Car Space, tenanted, $160p/w ........................................................................................... $95,000 - $104,000 15/291 York St Sale 2B/R, Car Space, tenanted, $150p/w ........................................................................................... $95,000 - $104,000 9/95 Macalister St Sale 1B/R, car space, close to CBD, tenanted $150p/w .................................................................. $110,000 - $120,000 1/10 Rolland St Sale 1B/R, renovated, Car Port, tenanted $170p/w........................................................................................................ $115,000 - $125,000 7/39 Marley St Sale 1B/R, top floor, car space, tenanted $160p/w ....................................................................................Going Going...

3/391 York St Sale 1B/R, fully renovated, Car space ...................................................................................................................... SOLD 3/16 Hickeys Rd Wurruk 2B/R. C/Port, tenanted $205p/w ................................................................................................. $155,000 - $170,000 6/4 Neil St Stratford 2 Bedrooms, garage, brand new, over 55s ................................................................................................. $210,000 13/11 Trood St Sale 2B/R, C/Port, renovated kitchen, rear deck, solar panels ....................................................... $218,000 - $239,000 20 Trood St Sale Duplex, 2 x 2B/R brick flats, $345p/w. .............................................................................................................. SOLD 4/17 Prince St Wurruk Modern 2B/R Villa, C/Port, tenanted $250p/w ........................................................................... $220,000 - $240,000 2/21 Topping St Sale 3B/R, Garage, tenanted $260p/w ............................................................................................... $260,000 - $285,000 3/131 Cunninghame St Sale 2B/R villa, close to CBD, C/Port, private, tenanted $255p/w ................................................................... $265,000 - $290,000

89 Carpenter St Maffra 17 Campbell Crt Sale 146 Dawson St Sale 20 Trood St Sale 24 Dundas St Sale 29 Hutchison St Sale 20 Ellen Way Sale 23 Rosstrevor Ave Briagolong 10 Vaughan St Stratford 27 Killeen St Stratford 64 Thomson St Sale 25 Macarthur St Sale 181 Macarthur St Sale

3B/R, Dbl C/Port, 829sqm block........................................................................................................................ SOLD 2B/R conite home, C/Port, tenanted $150p/w ................................................................................................. SOLD 3B/R fibro, C/Port ........................................................................................................................ $180,000 - $198,000 Duplex, 2 x 2B/R brick flats, $345p/w. .............................................................................................................. SOLD 3B/r, renovators delight, superb location ........................................................................................................ SOLD 3-4 B/R, Dbl C/Port, super location, tenanted $255p/w .................................................................................. SOLD 3B/r, nicely renovated, close to schools, big shed, C/Port...............................................................Going Going...

2B/R Home, 1B/R Cottage, Huge Shed ..............................................................................................Going Going...

4B/R, ensuite, Dbl Garage, great location. ...................................................................................................... SOLD 3B/R, Study, en-suite Dbl Garage, 805 sqm ..................................................................................................... SOLD 3B/R, Garage, triple C/Port tenanted $300p/w......................................................................... $330,000 - $350,000 3B/R, superbly renovated, C/Port, close to CBD ........................................................................................ $395,000 4B/R, Ensuite, Dbl Garage, 14m x 7m shed. .....................................................................................Going Going...

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227 Inverbroom Rd Stratford 5B/R house (needs work) 1ha ( 2.5 acres ) 27mx 8m shed, garage, C/Port, 5m x 3m garden shed ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $285,000 - $300,000 162 Gooch Road Stratford 1.698ha ( 4.19acres ) 5B/R, ensuite, inground pool, dbl c/port, 27m x 7.6m colorbond shed with high access ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. SOLD 676B Princes Highway Montgomery Established cattery with 4B/R brick home on 2acres ( approx. ) ........................................... $540,000 - $590,000 1990 Tarra Valley Rd Tarra Valley Triple Occupancy, 2 Ha (5 Acres), Air BNB............................................................................... $599,000 - $658,000 33 Boundary Creek Rd Longford Magnificent 4B/R, study, ensuite home with brilliant shedding and horse stables, 2ha ( 5 acres ) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $700,000 - $770,000

BEACH PROPERTIES

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426 Shoreline Drive Golden Beach Approx 2400sqm block, across the road from the beach.................................................................Going Going...

440, 444 & 448 Shoreline Drive Golden Beach Approx 2400sqm each block, across the road from the beach................ ...............Going Going...

23 Davies St Seaspray Vacant land 796sqm, Fenced two sides, rural outlook ............................................................................. $105,000 8 Ellen Eve Seaspray 2B/R, rumpus room, 659sq m block .......................................................................................... $190,000 - $209,000 71 Main Rd Seaspray 2B/R, 729sqm block, excellent tenant ....................................................................................... $220,000 - $230,000 17 Davies St Seaspray 3B/R, Garage, C/Port, fully furnished ................................................................................................................ $240,000 - $264,000 13 Panorama Drive Seaspray 3B/R, 4143sqm block, ocean glimpse, Garage......................................................................... $275,000 - $290,000 28-30 Astro Avenue Golden Beach 3B/R, Dbl C/Port, Close to shops and beach, 1199sqm block ............................................... $280,000 - $308,000 3-5 Maffra St The Honeysuckles 3B/R, Garage, 1345sqm block (approx.) .................................................................................. $285,000 - $313,000 3 Catton Street Seaspray Renovated 3B/R home on 1000sqm block close to beach......................................................................... $290,000 - $319,000 10 Buckley St Seaspray 4B/R, dual street frontage, close to surf club .......................................................................... $396,000 - $435,000 1 The Boulevard Loch Sport 3B/R, Dbl C/Port, Lake views, fully furnished........................................................................... $445,000 - $489,000

RENTAL PROPERTIES

“Family Home in Desired Residential Estate” * Situated in the well established Cedarwood Drive Estate * 3 bedroom plus study brick veneer home * 2 bathrooms * Separate lounge * Spacious kitchen/dining/family room * Gas central heating, wood heater and reverse cycle air conditioning * Double garage with direct access to the home * Outdoor timber deck entertainment area * Secure yard ideal for pets and children * Ideally suited for the investor or growing family

FOR SALE $360,000

“Quality Family Home in Prime Position” * Brick veneer home in prime location * 4 spacious bedrooms * 2 bathrooms * Bright & light kitchen adjoining formal dining area * Large lounge overlooking front garden * Central heating and reverse cycle air conditioning * Double carport * 9m x 6m shed with concrete floor and power * Secure and private rear yard * Great position opposite swimming pool, tennis courts and easy stroll to schools, churches and Maffra’s main street

FOR SALE $389,000

4/95 Macalister St Sale 18/291 York St Sale 6/110 Fitzroy St Sale 146 Dawson St Sale 5 Ruff St Sale 5/17 Prince St Wurruk 17 Davies St Seaspray 355 Bradleys Rd Stradbroke 104 Shoreline Dve Golden Beach 4 Mitchell St Stratford 22 Surkitt Blvd Sale 197 Stawell St Sale

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1B/R, ground floor, car space, close to CBD.............................................................................................. $170p/w 2B/R, Close to CBD, car space .................................................................................................................... $180p/w 2B/R, close to CBD. .........................................................................................................................................Leased 3B/R, C/Port, good sized yard. .......................................................................................................................Leased 3B/R brick, shed, close to schools. ............................................................................................................. $270p/w 2B/R, luxury, C/Port, Private back yard, quiet location .............................................................................. $290p/w Fully furnished, 3B/R, Garage, C/Port ......................................................................................................... $290p/w 3B/R, Dbl garage, country retreat. .................................................................................................................Leased 3B/R, 3 Bathrooms, Garage, Op beach ......................................................................................................... Leased 4B/R, ensuite, Dbl Garage ..............................................................................................................................Leased 4B/R, ensuite, Dbl Garage, big yard ..............................................................................................................Leased 2B/R, Spacious Villa Unit, Garage, great location....................................................................................... $330p/w

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HIS picturesque property, on about 57.5 hectares (142 acres), has undulating land and mountain views — ideal for a dream home.

With loamy soils to either crop or graze, the choice is entirely the new owner’s.

Either way, agents say the property is a magnificent place to live and take in the

Property: About 57.5 hectares (142 acres) of loamy soil with picturesque views.

Address: CA 11 Luckmans Rd, Boisdale.

Auction: Friday, July 3, from 12.30pm.

Agent: Country Road Real Estate.

Phone 5141 1026. scenery.

Agents say those interested should arrange an inspection and be well prepared to buy come auction time.

Auction will be conducted in accordance to the current COVID-19 guidelines.

Bidders must register prior to the auction with the agent.

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GENTS say a prime location like this doesn’t come along very often.

A short 300 metre walk to the doors of Gippsland Centre Sale, near the central business district, schools and the train station, agent add this is as good as it gets.

This solid brick home features an open L-shaped lounge and dining room, adjacent to the compact kitchen area with walk-in pantry.

There are two sizeable bedrooms, one with built-in robes, and another smaller bedroom or study provides direct access to the backyard.

The bathroom has a bath and shower, with a separate toilet at the end of the hall.

The laundry is adjacent to the back

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verandah area.

The home is on a 736 square metre allotment with laneway access to the side and rear of the property, and is prime for further development opportunities (subject to council approval).

Brief details: Property: Solid brick two bedroom home on 736 square metres in a prime part of Sale.

Address: 18 Macarthur St, Sale.

Price: $380,000.

Agent: Leo O’Brien Property. Phone 5144 1888 or 0409 143 668.

Beautifully presented home in a quiet setting Outside, there is undercover accommodation for cars in two separate areas, both with remote doors.

The bungalow adjoins the large shed and there is established, well maintained gardens with native trees.

Other features include a diesel ducted heating system, double brick construction, timber pelmets, water tanks and a bore for gardens and large sheds.

This property will suit any buyer looking for a well-built property in a private setting, central to Maffra, Heyfield, Denison, Nambrok and Newry.

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There are three main bedrooms, a storage room or fourth bedroom, and a bungalow or fifth bedroom.

The kitchen, lounge, dining and family rooms are adjoined by the east-facing sitting room, which captures the morning sunshine.

The kitchen includes high-end appliances, unique benchtops, timber doors, a wall oven and walk-in pantry.

The lounge includes a wood heater and reverse cycle unit and brick feature wall.

The dining and family room face north.

The master bedroom has an air conditioner and a large ensuite with a separate spa room and complements the second family bathroom.

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Tribute to Player Photo: Liam Durkin

GOLFERS playing at Yarram’s picturesque course will surely notice the mural to golfing royalty Gary Player as they complete the front nine.

Regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time, Player scored a stunning three

under 66 at Yarram in September 1956.

The South African would later go on to win nine major championships on the regular tour and nine on the Champions Tour.

He played ‘The Masters’ tournament a

record 52 times and tallied 163 wins over a near three-decade professional career.

Nicknamed ‘The Black Knight’, ‘Mr Fitness’ and the ‘International Ambassador of Golf’, Player is also a renowned golf course architect with more than 400 design

projects in five continents.

The pristine Yarram golf course is well worth the trip for anyone looking for a relaxing round in a secluded area.

The Yarram Golf Club is located at 42 Golf Links Rd.

Chignells score three wins David Braithwaite

SUNDAY’S Sale greyhounds meeting was a good one for Sharon-Lee and Jeff Chignell, with the Rosedale trainers returning home with three winners.

Seve Rose, prepared by Sharon-Lee, won race seven, a 520 metre grade five, in 29.82s.

Seve Rose sprinted passed Airly Pablo, trained

by Lesley Russell at Sale, to win by 0.6s.

Early leader Loaded, trained by James Absalom at Devon North, finished third.

Kingfisher Rose, prepared by Jeff, won race eight, a 520m mixed grade three and four, 29.49s.The dog was coming off a win at Warragul five days earlier.

Race 11, the second heat of the 440m series restricted to dogs with three to six wins, was a Chignell quinella, with Leo Rose winning in 25.23s.

In second place, 0.47s behind was Nicholas Rose.

Majestic Mojo, trained by Kerry Houlahan at Lang Lang, got out to a good lead, but was swamped in the straight by the Chignell entries.

The other heat, race 10, was won by Hazey Roy for Devon Meadows trainer Garry Selkrig. Hazey Roy ran the race in 24.79s, recording a fourth win from seven starts.

Stay At Home (formerly Conona Cold), a $29.60 chance trained by Chris Johnannsen at Devon Meadows, finished second.

The final will be held during the next Sale meeting on Sunday.

Race two, the final of the 440m maiden series, was won by Baby Talk for Cranbourne North trainer John Paraskevas The $1.30 favourite never looked beaten, covering the distance in 25.13s to win by 4.31s from Amrin, trained by Jennifer Gill at Woodside.

Mandalo finished third for Balliang trainer Shaun Coulson.

Airly Space found speed late to claim race five, a 520m grade five, for Sale trainer Kym Russell.

Coming off a second placing at Sale seven days earlier, Airly Space pipped Mad Eye Madam, trained at Cobains by Ray Floyd, at the post to win in 30.15s.The dog now has five wins from 72 starts.

In third place was Diamond Cartel, trained by Corey Fulford at Bundalaguah, with Okawa Eye Candy fourth for Sale trainer Chris Tilley.

The race one 440m maiden was won by Aston Rosa for Lang Lang trainer Kerry Houlahan.

A run along the rail gave her the win in 25.98s ahead of Select Hypo, trained by Ken Bailey at Maffra, and Dr Tourmaline, trained by Phillip Rowley at Denison.

Only 0.39s separated the first three dogs, while fourth place-getter Drakari, for Dawn Johnston at Boisdale, wasn’t far behind.

Race three, a 440m event restricted to dogs with one or two wins, was taken out by Evi Bale, trained

by Shane Jack at Dalmore, in 24.96s. Evi Bale notched back-to-back wins and fourth victory from 10 starts.

Marsha finished second for Darriman trainer Bill McMahon.

Invictus Sybil, trained by Kelvin Browney at Tynong, won race four, a 440m grade seven.

The $1.50 favourite shot out of box eight to win in 25.17s. From three starts — all at Sale — the dog has two wins and a second placing.

Spring Haze recorded a fifth straight win for Selkrig, claiming race six, a 440m mixed grade four and five, 26.93s.

In race nine, a 440m race restricted to dogs with one to three wins, Sizzle Fly won for Tooradin trainer Dominic Crisafi in 24.91s. After finishing second in his first two runs, Sizzle Fly has notched a hat-trick of wins.

Town Tamer, trained by John Barbara at Exford, finished second just ahead of Speedy Bella, trained

by Leslie Hughes at Giffard.

Race 12, a 440m grade five, was won by Victoria’s Kara for Devon Meadows trainer Paul Anderton in 25.17s. Madalia Brodie, trained at Heyfield by Kathleen Fogarty, didn’t have the best start but recovered to finish second.

SUSPENSE Rules won on debut in the opening race on Friday night at Sale, a 440m maiden, for Yarram trainer Brian Alford in 26.61s. Bomber’s

Scratched after betting plunge

A LOCALLY-trained horse was a late scratched from a race at Moe by stewards last week after its odds fell from $101 to $4.60.

Willygood was due to start her first race for Kilmany trainer Cliff Murray in the maiden event.

Stewards conducted a routine stable inspection at Murray’s property on Thursday morning and discovered the filly was not present, as per her stable return.

According to stewards, Murray said the filly was stabled at his other property, which is not a licensed premises.

Acting under the rules, stewards scratched the horse and fined Murray $750.

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The three-year-old filly’s price at the tote opened at $101, but was backed early down to $12 and then $11.The price settled at $4.60 on Thursday morning, but eased slightly before the horse was scratched.

Murray told Racing.com he suspect the price fell thanks to people watching a jump-out at Sale.

“I would say it’s just local people who have seen her at jump-outs,” he said.

“She’s shown good ability, but just at those local jump-outs. She probably hasn’t been tested properly.

“She hasn’t done anything wrong.”

When handing out the penalty, stewards took into account Murray’s record, forthright evidence and nature of the breach.

Cruiser, trained by Geoff Green at Woodside, finished second.

American Spy won the race two 440m maiden for Kilmany trainer Rachael Busuttil in 25.66s.

In a hotly-contested race four, a 440m mixed grade six and seven, Celebrity won in 25.9s for Lyn Smith at Nambrok.The dog has won two of her four starts.

Just 0.46s separated the first four, with Dusty Fever finished second for Rocky Crisafi at Pakenham, Patience Pays third for Longford trainer Adrian Smit, and Speed Demon fourth for Margaret Read at Woodside.

Old Town Road won a second straight race for Briagolong trainer Matthew Clark, winning race five, a 520m grade five, in 30.22s. The dog had to fend off a late challenge from Can’t Say That, trained by Corey Fulford at Bundalaguah.

Following a hat-trick of second placings, Mombasa, prepared by Ben Joske at Jeeralang, won the 520m race six, restricted to dogs with one to three wins, in 30.13s.

Panda Rose finished second for Sharon-Lee Chignell, with Incognito third for Lyn Smith.

Madalia Maggie produced an impressive finish to win race seven, a 440m mixed grade four and five, for Rosedale trainer John Connor, in 25.33s.

In second place was Crackerjack Kane, trained

by Jordan Cooper at Lethbridge, with Macalister Tiger second for Briagolong trainer Cheryl Morris.

Sandown Park win just what the doctor ordered

DR Rozzie won at Sandown Park on Thursday night for Darriman greyhound trainer Bill McMahon.

Coming off a win at Sale the previous Sunday, the dog claimed victory in race two, a 515m mixed grade six and seven, in 29.74 seconds, four seconds ahead of second place..

The $5280 winner’s purse took Dr Rozzie’s career prize money to $9100.

Also on Thursday night, Lightning Blast, trained by Lyn Smith at Nambrok, finished third in race five, a 515m grade five.

Coming off back-to-back wins, Omega Gringo, trained by Barry Harper at Seaspray, finished second in race nine, the 515m grade five.

In race 10, another 515m grade five, Madalia Ken came second for Rosedale trainer John Connor.

After being involved in a collision with three other dogs on the first turn, Madalia Ken

turned his head inwards and collided with eventual third place-getter Corazon De Leon in the home straight.

A post-race vet check found abrasions on his hind legs, with a five-day stand down imposed.

Madalia Ken was charged with failing to pursue the lure with due commitment. After Connor pleaded guilty, the dog was ordered to perform a satisfactory trial before nominating for another race.

ON Sunday, Flinders won a grade five 515m race at Sandown Park for Rosedale trainer Paul Galea.

Flinders notched up back-to-back wins in 29.57s ahead of Dani Thrills, trained by Matthew Clark at Briagolong.

Demolition finished third in a heat of the GRV Vic Bred grade five 515m series for Nambrok trainer Smith.

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However, throughout history when transformational shocks to the economy occur, they always create opportunity too. In times of crisis, we need to push panic aside and make calm, clearheaded decisions – and look for OPPORTUNITY! • The JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments are assisting to support the local economy • For some, this is providing a greater opportunity to spend • Much of this money will be spent locally • Restrictions are easing, consumers are more active • The Restrictions have created pent up consumer demand across our region • Demand for local consumer goods and services is likely to be higher than normal given continued restrictions in other sectors There is plenty of opportunity! And the businesses that are most proactive will seize it.

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Managing wet conditions MOST farmers find extremely wet conditions result in a lot more cows becoming lame.

Prolonged exposure to moisture causes the hoof to soften, making bruising, penetration injuries and white-line disease more common.

The skin between the claws and around the foot also softens and macerates, leaving the skin more prone to infections such as footrot.

The higher bacterial loads present in wet muddy environments add to the problem.

Larger stones and sharp gravel are also exposed after the fine topping materials are washed from track surfaces.

The cost of an individual case of lameness is estimated to be between $200 and $500.

If a herd outbreak occurs, the costs can increase across the herd.

Good laneways A GOOD laneway can be built by selecting a suitable foundation and with suitable surface materials, so it stands up to the constant cow traffic and damage by rain and excess water.

Select a material for the surface layer that won’t damage the cow’s hooves, but which will also repel and run water off the laneway, helping to keep it dryer and last longer.

The surface layer needs to be crowned to assist with water runoff.

Good drainage for your laneway is also very important.

It needs to collect water runoff and divert it correctly to increase the life of your laneway.

The drain should be fenced off so cattle can’t walk in it and pug it up, which will reduce its effectiveness.

Farmers find that regular maintenance to the laneway surface is best as it helps increase its life and avoid costly repairs to the foundation layer.

Reducing time on concrete

MOST dairy farmers already follow the practice

of minimising the time cows are spending on concrete, which helps to reduce stone bruises and the wearing away of the sole on the cow’s hooves.

Any further reductions in time spent on concrete for cows will assist in reducing the lameness of dairy cattle.

Reducing pressure on cows during movement WHEN cows are allowed enough time to move slowly at their own pace, the cows can look and place their feet and avoid uneven surfaces or stones and thus avoid stone damage to their feet.

This will in turn help reduce the incidence of lameness in the dairy herd.

Nutritional factors ACIDOSIS can result in lameness in dairy cattle.

Acidosis can cause laminitis, paint brush haemorrhages and white line disease, reducing the cow’s ability to walk freely.

To help reduce the incidence of acidosis ensure cows are receiving adequate effective fibre, and a precise allocation of grain.

A well-balanced diet for the dairy cow will include adequate fibre, which helps to buffer the rumen pH. Rumen buffers or modifiers may also be required depending on the level of grain feeding to reduce the rumen pH and reduce the incidence of acidosis in the dairy herd.

Infection factors YOUR cows can have infections on their hooves, including footrot and hairy heel warts.

The use of footbaths and reducing mud in high traffic areas can help reduce the incidence of lameness in some cases. It’s also important to consult with your veterinarian to develop a strategy for your farm.

Benefits of reduced lameness

REDUCING lameness on your farm will assist to improve profitability.

Lame cows will usually produce less milk and be culled sooner from the herd.

Lameness will also result in additional costs of veterinary treatment.

Most cases of lameness are foot associated and the rear feet are more commonly affected than the front.

Lameness in individual cows can have an impact on their reproductive performance, depending on the timing of the lameness episode relative to the mating period.

The higher the incidence of lameness in the herd, the greater the potential impact this condition will have on the herd’s overall reproductive performance.

So, if the answer is “yes” to whether “your cows have a higher incidence of lameness on your farm than you’d like”, and you would like assistance to reduce lameness, more information is available on the Dairy Australia website at www.dairyaustralia. com.au — simply enter one of the topics mentioned above in the search bar.

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DO you find that your dairy cows have a higher incidence of lameness on your farm than you would like?

By taking a strategic look at your individual farm situation you can identify areas for improvement and help to reduce the incidence of lameness in your dairy herd.

You should aim to have no more than five per cent of the herd lame per month.

Farmers are using prevention, early detection and treatment of lameness to achieve better outcomes in cow comfort, improved milk production, and better reproductive performance of their dairy herd.

Lameness in dairy cows in Australia can be caused by a range of environmental, nutritional and infectious factors.

Farm conditions can result in damage to cow’s hooves, including stone bruises and thin soles. mportant things to consider to minimise the incidence of lameness in dairy cows are good laneways, reducing time spent on concrete and reducing pressure on cows during movement.

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Webinar on improving farm business resilience AGRICULTUREVictoria is delivering a series of four webinars to improve farm business resilience,hosted

by ORM managing consultant Matt McCarthy.

Farmers and farm business managers should register for the webinars to identify how to safeguard their core business operations when unexpected situations occur.

If farmers cannot attend the live webinar, they

can register to receive a link of the recorded event.

Webinar 3: Your Resources will be held from 1.30pm this Thursday.

In this webinar, participants will be shown how to identify critical workflows, exposures and vulnerabilities, set priorities and access potential effects using a risk matrix.

For more information,visit www.agriculture.vic.gov.au

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DAIRY farmers can access grants of up to $20,000 to help lower their energy bills and reduce emissions.

As part of a multi-million-dollar election commitment, the federal government put aside $10 million to help dairy farm businessess to save energy, by: • Replacing existing equipment with higher efficiency equipment; • Installing or replacing components to help an existing system run more efficiently; • Carrying out on-farm audits; and • Monitoring energy use and emissions.

Funding for this program will be distributed between states, in proportion to the number of dairy farms in each jurisdiction.

The announcement was welcomed by peak dairy farmer group Australian Dairy Farmers president Terry Richardson, adding it fulfilled a request made

by the farmer group in its 2019 federal election platform.

“Dairy farmers are facing pressure from high production costs that are, in many cases, outstripping their income,” Mr Richardson said.

“We called on the government to provide relief to businesses installing or upgrading to more energy efficient or renewable energy systems.

“These grants will not only mitigate the excessive cost of energy, but also contribute to the dairy industry’s target to reduce emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.”

The grants are part of a $22 million support package promised to dairy farmers in the lead up to last year’s election, which also included over $1 million in projects to be delivered by ADF. For more guidelines and application forms for the energy grants, phone 13 28 46.

Applications close August 17.

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for maybe six months and after a few minutes a little Jacky lizard ran out looking terrified,” she said.

“He was very lucky not to have been burnt, but he would have been pretty hot and scared.

Now, whenever I do a burn, I disturb the pile, or completely move it so that I don’t accidentally burn any reptiles or animals.

“We have a lot of little lizards, particularly blue tongued lizards, around here and the thought of trapping them in a burn pile is horrible.”

A local wildlife carer said most landowners would be surprised to learn that there are things living in their burn piles.

“It’s pretty easy to disturb the pile first, just to be on the safe side,” she said.

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C / Kg 306.6 320.0 286.6 280.6 274.6

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modules on soil and irrigation management, and a water calculator to help make important decisions on water requirements.

The government is also continuing to refine drought support to ensure it targets those most in need.

Farms and related small businesses in affected areas can access free and independent financial counselling from the Rural Financial Counselling Service, with $640,000 allocated from the program to provide small business financial counsellors in each of the Gippsland, north-west, north-east and south-west regions.

For more information about drought and dry seasonal conditions support and practical advice, visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/dryseasons

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Drought support moves online THE state government has moved some drought support programs online so that they are accessible by more people.

The shift to making support available online acknowledges the challenges that farmers are facing as they deal with drought, bushfires and coronavirus.

As part of the program, lessons in computer literacy are being offered to ensure everyone who wants to access support can take part.

Other initiatives being delivered to farmers include computer literacy, to improve confidence and decision-making skills and online financial literacy workshops.

Farmers can also access other programs offered online by Agriculture Victoria such as learning

Brian Ogilvie 0428 598 751 Hayden McKenzie 0428 411 201 Bailey Anderson 0409 614 167

LIVEWEIGHT MARKET

Disturb burn piles before lighting WITH winter being the peak time for landowners to burn off, a wildlife carer is reminding people to disturb piles immediately prior to lighting to scare away any animals that may be living under the debris.

Piles of branches or other garden cuttings can seem like the perfect shelter for small reptiles such as lizards and snakes, who are seeking shelter and may not try to escape from the burning pile before it is too late.

A Stratford land owner who recently carried out some burning on her property said she was recently made aware that leaving piles of branches in paddocks was an invitation to animals to seek refuge.

“We lit this small pile of branches and raked up leaves that had been siting in the paddock

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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

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Wethers - now available.

Good guards. Also suit small acreage. Jen 0412 383 655 or 03 5147 2444.

BULLS For hire or sale. Angus,

Limousin, Hereford, Jersey and Friesian. Very quiet. Ph. 0447 331 762.

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Or mail to: PO Box 159, Sale 3853

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Tuesday’s paper before 9:30am Monday

Friday’s paper

before 9:30am Thursday CREDIT CARD FACILITIES We accept

More options for placing classifieds in person

Enquiries please phone Pine Mulch Haulage.

Inspection invited 70 Rocla Rd, Traralgon. Open 51⁄2 days. Ph. 0408 514 103.

LAYING HENS

Old Port Poultry Farm delivering 18 week old Isa Brown laying hens to your area Saturdays July 4 and July 11. $27 each. Phone 0438 832 535.

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.

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SOFT TISSUE MANIPULATION

Monday to Friday appointments only.

Tamarra van Ingen

Phone 0497 034 511

Public Notices

KARATE'S BACK!

For self defence and fitness. Adult classes begin Wed. June 24 at 6pm.

Junior classes will resume start of 3rd term at normal times. Call now to book your free intro, Mark Johnson 0431 950 738; http://www.mjsma.com.au

Participate

Uniting runs a variety of social and other programs for people including; Let’s Walk and Talk Enjoy a gentle walk for physical and mental health and a cuppa Skills For Life Learn skills to help in day to day life including budgeting, organisation and creating routines Cooking Group A social group to share food, recipes and learn new cooking skills Master Builders A Lego building group for children aged between 7 and 12 who could benefit from group activities.

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. vic.gov.au/

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STRATFORD 2/4 Niel Street. Deceased

estate, numerous household items. Saturday July 4, starts 8am.

Wanted To Buy

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SCRAP METAL

We buy batteries, copper, brass, radiators, catalytic converters. Cash paid.

Also take any type of scrap. Phone 5199 2869.

Public Notices

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$1 CLOTHING SALE This week only. WFR

Op Shop, 87 Macarthur Street, Sale. Exclusions apply.

WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL

Notice of Intention to Sell Land 14 Lawler Street, Yarram Wellington Shire Council (Council) gives notice under Section 189 of the Local Government Act 1989 (Vic) (Act) that it intends to sell land known as 14 Lawler Street, Yarram VIC 3971 more specifically Volume 09722 Folio 955.

Council now intends to sell the property below market value by private treaty to Mirridong Services Incorporated.

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Gippsland Water Service availability and usage charges 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021

Water service availability charge (per annum) All standard connections (20-25mm)

$175.86

Non-connected service (eg vacant land)

$87.83

Water usage charge Per kilolitre

$2.1198

Wastewater service availability charge (per annum)

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We are seeking empathetic and compassionate people who may be able to assist with a variety of our programs, including those listed above and our Emergency Relief Program. Please call to discuss which opportunities may best suit you.

For more information about joining groups or volunteering please contact: Kerrie or Anne on 5144 7777

Ph. Dave 0418 202 202

In accordance with a local law introduced by the State Government on January 1, 2012, it is an offence to advertise a dog or cat for sale unless a microchip identification number of the animal is included in the advertisement.

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WANTED HORSES Gippsland

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CALF BEDDING And cow track mulch

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Livestock

Connected service

$807.97

Non-connected service (eg vacant land)

$403.95

Additional services for business and community customers Wastewater volumetric charge (per kilolitre)*

$4.0125

Fire service charge (minimum connection size 20-25mm)

$45.87

*See full schedule of service and usage charges at www.gippswater.com.au for applicable wastewater volumetric and commercial trade waste charges.

Concession card holders may be eligible for a Victorian Government rebate of up to 50% off their bill. Maximum limits apply, as listed below.

Maximum Pension and Health Care Card rebate (per annum) Water and wastewater services

$337.10

Either water or wastewater service

$168.55

For more information, please call 1800 050 500 or visit www.gippswater.com.au

Any person may make a written submission to Council.

All submissions received on or before 5.00pm Friday 31 July 2020 will be considered in accordance with Section 223 (1) of the Act by Council or a Committee of Council (Committee) convened for that purpose.

If a person wishes to be heard in support of their submission they must so indicate in their written submission and this will entitle them to appear in person or by a person acting on their behalf before Council or a Committee to be held on Tuesday 1 September 2020 in the Council Chambers, Foster Street, Sale. The meeting will proceed if one or more persons request to be heard.

Note: someone will be in touch to make alternate arrangements if submissions cannot be made in person.

Submissions made in accordance with Section 223 of the Act are not considered confidential and will be incorporated into the agenda and minutes of any Council or Committee meeting at which the matter is considered.

Any person requiring more information, including a dimensionalised plan of land areas being sold, may contact Daniel Gall, Coordinator Commercial Property, on 1300 366 244.

David Morcom Chief Executive Officer

The Gippsland Times has reopened its doors

Monday and Thursday 8am - 5pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am - 5pm For News stories,

Please email: news@gippslandtimes.com.au facebook messages to Gippsland Times fb page, hand deliver to our office (with your contact details), or telephone 5143 9345 and leave a message if no one is in attendance.

For Early General News advertising,

Please email: jmcivor@gippslandtimes.com.au or telephone Advertising Manager Julian McIvor on 0458 888 165.

For Classifieds

Please email: classifieds@gippslandtimes.com.au or telephone 5143 9333 or call into our office, 74 Macalister Street, Sale.

Our Tuesday paper can be collected from the outside of the building and Friday can be purchased inside, and also from newsagents, supermarkets and petrol stations Tuesday’s issue is also available online at http://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/ digital-editions/ We thank you for your understanding

WANTED HORSES Gippsland Ph. Dave 0418 202 202

Meetings

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AGM

Nambrok Cricket Clubs annual general meeting will be held Tuesday, July 7 at the Nambrok C.C. club rooms. The meeting will commence 7pm.

Note: Restrictions will be put in place with social distancing and hand sanitiser available.

Due to current Covid 19 restrictions, if you have intentions of attending the AGM, please notify Al Robinson (Secretary) on 0408 177 835 or email alanandjess@bigpond.com

AGM

Rosedale Kilmany Cricket Club annual general meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday, July 8 at the Rosedale Recreation Reserve. All welcome.

AGM

Sale Amateur Basketball Association will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday the 23rd of July, at Gippsland Regional Sports Complex (GRSC), at 7pm. Meeting to be held in the basketball meeting room. We welcome all members to attend. Positions on the committee are available for nomination. Come be a part of this exciting club as we build for the future.

AGM

The Wellington Gippsland Tennis Association annual general meeting will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 7pm at the Sale Tennis Club. All members welcome.

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FIREWOOD

Dry. Split. Mixed species, includes Ironbark.

Deliver all areas.

Also logs available.

Phone 0439 206 925.

FIREWOOD Good quality, dry, split

and del. $120 stringy p/m $140 mixed $160 box.

Can deliver up to 6m at a time. Ph: 0409 783 764.

HAY Lucerne, oaten,

barley, 8x4x3, shedded, no rain damage. Delivery from Ballarat available. Phone 0419 334 208.

Situations Vacant

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OATEN HAY

Excellent quality, delivered to the local area.

B-double loads only. $230 incl. GST. Also barley straw delivered to local area, $120 incl. GST. Money to be transferred on arrival. All shedded, large quantities of both available.

Phone 0438 863 377.

PREMIUM

Firewood, top soil, mushroom compost. Also food grade IBC 1000 ltr tanks and conveyor belt.

Phone 5199 2869, leave a message.

SILAGE ROLLS

Oaten, lucern and pasture. $80 incl. GST. Phone 0428 498 400 Sale.

Situations Vacant

Chef

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We are looking for a creative, adventurous, fun chef.

A vibrant, energetic and rewarding position for a suitable applicant.

Immediate start.

Email applications to: hello@badgerandhare. com.au

Situations Vacant

Situations Vacant

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NEWSPAPER

Delivery. Early morning newspaper delivery job for weekends. Start asap.

Must have valid car licence. Please drop resumes off at Sale Authorised Newsagency.

Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation

Opportunities To Join Our Team The Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative provide people centered health and other community-based services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

We are seeking enthusiastic and suitably qualified applicants for the following positions at GEGAC.

HR Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a large Aboriginal Controlled Organisation, providing services to the Aboriginal Communities of Gippsland. The Role of the HR Manager will be a role essential to the Administration of the Organisation and will entail the usual functions of HR. Applications for this position will close at 5pm on Friday 10th July 2020.

A copy of the position description and the GEGAC A copy of the position description and the GEGAC application form can be obtained at GEGAC reception- ph. 03 5150 0700; by contacting hr@gegac.org.au or by following the below link for all of GEGAC’s current vacancies. https://gegac.bamboohr.com/jobs/ Applications must be emailed to hr@gegac.org.au or sent to: Human Resources Gippsland & East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-operative PO Box 634 Bairnsdale Vic 3875 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

All appointees are required to have a valid Working with Children’s Check and Police check before commencing work in this organisation.

Kinship Care Case Manager – Sale VIC 3850 Outreach Worker Integrated Team Care – Sale VIC 3850 Cultural and Organisational Education Facilitator – Sale VIC 3850

BMC Group is now seeking qualified and experienced personnel to assist fulfilling multiple upcoming shutdowns and Project work.

Applicants must apply on SEEK, to obtain a Position Description and further details visit our Ramahyuck website.

You must address the Key Selection Criteria in the Position Description-as part of your application and send it in along with a current resume.

Applications not addressing key selection criteria will not be considered.

Closing date: 3rd July 2020 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

All candidates should possess a minimum qualification in the relevant trade and be willing to undergo a medical and interview through BMC’s employment process.

Positions available: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Water Treatment Technician

Communications Officer • Permanent Full Time Position • $65,393 - $75,165 per annum plus 9.5% superannuation We have a fantastic opportunity for a bright and energetic Communications Officer to join the Communications and Media team. You will be responsible for the development and delivery of a range of media and public relations services to Wellington Shire Council.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Accountant

journalism or media communications experience and is capable of working in a fast-pace, deadline driven environment.

Key selection criteria and a position description may be downloaded from www.wellington.vic.gov.au/careers or by phoning (03) 5142 3201.

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 Sunday 12 July 2020 at 12.00am.

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

Gippsland Water is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applications from experienced women and men, people with disabilities, LGBTI, ATSI, culturally and ethnically diverse candidates to best represent and engage with communities we live and work in.

Further information: A position description and instructions on how to apply can be obtained from our website www.gippswater.com.au/careers or by contacting Recruitment on 03 5177 4709.

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Manager - Business Services • • •

Supervisors Pressure welders Mechanical Fitters & Machinists Boilermakers Rigger/Scaffolders Crane drivers Trades Assistants HP Personnel Hoist & Lift Operators Experienced Concreters

Submit your detailed resume and copies of qualifications.

Email: resumes@bmcgroup.com.au Mail: PO Box 3017 Gippsland Mail Centre Vic. 3841

WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL

The successful applicant will possess excellent communication and time management skills, and thorough attention to detail. This position will be well suited to someone who has either had previous

Are you ready to take on this meaningful role that contributes to the public health of your community?

Do you have a wealth of process control, chemical and mechanical know how?

Are you someone that wants to work for a quality essential service like Gippsland Water?

If so, we want to hear from you!

Applications close at 5 pm on Thursday 9 July 2020.

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THE legal firms of Semmens Hatch & Anderson Solicitors of 64 Johnson Street, Maffra and Michael Gibney trading as Clocktower Legal of 15/267 Raymond Street, Sale wish to announce that as at the 30th June 2020 Michael Gibney will be retiring from legal practice.

Semmens Hatch & Anderson Solicitors will from that date incorporate the practice of Clocktower Legal and continue to provide ongoing legal services to the clients of Clocktower Legal.

Semmens Hatch & Anderson wish to thank Michael Gibney for his years of dedicated service to the local community and wish him all the best for his retirement and future.

Semmens Hatch & Anderson Solicitors is located at 64 Johnson Street, Maffra and can be contacted on (03) 5147 1944 and are looking forward to assisting the clients of Clocktower Legal in the future.

For Sale

Have you ever thought about a change in your workplace or perhaps getting back into an accounting office? It is often said that a change is as good as a holiday! We are seeking an enthusiastic person to join our team of professionals in the next few months in a permanent, ongoing role. Prior experience in an accounting practice is an absolute must and relevant qualifications will be viewed favourably but not essential.

To be considered for this role you will possess: ● Prior experience in an accounting practice ● An ability to work in a team environment ● Professional communication skills and the ability to communicate with a variety of people ● Experience with a variety of accounting software ● Experience using the Microsoft Office suite ● Strong attention to detail In return, we offer ongoing training, modern equipment, your own office and the support of a close knit, friendly team. Negotiable hours, salary and start date are on offer for the right candidate.

If you think this might sound like you, why not send a confidential email to arrange a chat?

We’d love to hear from you! glenn@bcsaccountants.com.au

Ongoing full time to 0.8FTE negotiable Supportive team environment Attractive workplace benefits

Gippsland Grammar is a leading, independent, Anglican, co-educational day and Boarding school located in Sale and Bairnsdale with 1040 students enrolled from Early Learning Centre through to Year 12.

Reporting to the Business Manager, the Manager - Business Services will assist the Business Manager in the financial and general business management of the School. The Manager Business Services will ensure the provision and effectiveness of the financial systems, processes and standards which includes supervising payroll, accounts receivable/payable and management of the grounds and maintenance team.

The position requires a passionate and results focused individual with financial acumen, project management experience and most importantly, exceptional leadership skills to build strong working relationships and contribute to a positive and constructive team environment.

To be successful, you will have a strong track record demonstrating solid commercial acumen to drive growth and development, sound financial expertise along with team management and business planning skills.

Visit our website to find out more.

Applications close 12pm Friday 3 July 2020

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

Applications are sought for the following roles:

• Clinical Midwifery Educator • Gippsland Program Coordinator Victorian Rural Generalist (GP) Program

• Administration Support Officers Main Reception Executive Support

Extensive salary packaging is available to all permanent and fixed term employees.

For full position descriptions and application details, please visit our website

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Public Notices

www.brhs.com.au or phone (03) 5150 3637.

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Experienced plasterer available for new houses, extensions, renovations, sagging ceilings, water damage, patching. No job too small.

Qualified trades-man with 25 years experience. Prompt, reliable, professional service.

Ph. Chris 0460 813 299.

Caravans

Split system, solar panel, two spares, reg. 'til Dec. Vin. No. 3896932, $5000.

Phone 0427 916 408.

Cars

Phone Sam 0488 471 163

NISSAN Pintara 1991, GLI 4 dr sedan, 5 spd man., 4 cyl., 2L petrol, a/c, towbar, 1 elderly owner, EMK-218 153,761km, $2000 as is. Phone 0419 391 996.

Situations Vacant

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2006 Island Star, 22ft, 2100kg, 8.2ft, oven, gas, cooktop, m/wave, h.w.s., ensuite, w/mach., shower, lrg fridge, front b.r., v.g.c., excellent touring van HQ Holden front bumper $33,000. 0421 027 363. bar, 1971 - 1974, like new and parts $450. Phone 0434 913 630.

FRONT BUMPER

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Motoring Deal

PASTRY COOK/MANAGER

$66.90* line advert with a colour picture or $53.00* without a picture

A qualified person is required in a local bakery in Morwell. Must be able to perform all aspects of the trade and be able to work in a small team environment.

Leadership skills are required. Flexible hours and an attractive salary are offered.

For more information please call 5133 8068.

Reply to: Shop 15, 186 Commercial Rd, Morwell 3840 Email: outofdough@dodo.com

Gippsland

WANTED

Older caravans, any condition, make or size.

Please call 0490 044 717 any time.

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CAR REMOVALS Free service.

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Local tradesman, 12 years exp., new houses and repaints. Interior and exterior. No job too big or too small. Phone Steve 0499 345 384.

PLASTERER Chris Owens Plastering.

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A total of 16 issues!

Cash or credit card, through our Sale office only

Twice a week for 4 weeks in both papers *Price includes Headline plus 4 lines of type Additional lines $7.50 per line

Tenders

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Do you want to be part of a company that cares about people and making a difference?

We are looking to build a team of skilled, compassionate, caring and diligent nurses to support a young man with high needs requiring 24/7 support.

If you are passionate about providing quality care and have experience in complex care in the acute, community, disability or aged care sectors then we would love to hear from you.

Apply now online by visiting: justbettercare.com/gippsland/careers

Applications close Thursday 2nd July 2020

St Mary’s Primary School, Yarram

Casual Relief Teacher St Mary’s is seeking expressions of interest from teachers who wish to be considered for casual relief teaching in our school.

St Mary’s is a Catholic Primary School that prides itself on providing a caring and engaging learning environment for its students.

Please email resumes to: principal@stmyarram.catholic.edu.au

St Patrick’s Primary School, Stratford

Teacher

St. Patrick’s Primary School Stratford is seeking a suitably qualified teacher for the remainder of the 2020 school year. The successful applicant will have a range of responsibilities across the school.

The position is 0.8 FTE with the possibility of full time employment.

Successful applicants will: - Be committed to Catholic Education - Demonstrate a commitment to improving outcomes for all students.

- Have current VIT registration.

Interested educators are encouraged to contact the principal, Nicholas Hall, by email: nhall@stpstratford.catholic.edu.au for further information.

Applications should include a letter of introduction (max two pages) and a completed application for employment form. Application for employment forms are available from the school website under the forms and documents tab.

Applications due Friday 10th July at 4pm.

GP1609530

Your locally owned and operated Gippsland office is currently looking for experienced Division 2 – Enrolled Nurses to join our growing team.

Fulham Correctional Centre - Sale Tenders for the supply of food/produce for the Fulham Correctional Centre for the period 1st August 2020 to 30th June 2021are being sought. Separate tenders are called for the following categories: ● Dairy Products (excluding Milk/Cream) ● Milk and Cream ● Eggs ● Fruit and Vegetables ● Wholesale Dry and Frozen Goods (includes Frozen Seafood) ● Fresh Meat ● Halal Meat ● Smallgoods ● Poultry Successful bidders should be able to demonstrate capacity to meet the demands of supply for an 900+ bed facility, price stability for the fixed term, delivery and service.

Tender documents will be supplied on request.

For further details contact Kim Andrew - Food Services Manager on 5142 3808 or email fulhamfoodservices@geogroup.com.au Closing date: end of business Friday, 10th July 2020.

TENDER

GWS436 - SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS This tender is a joint tender process for the Gippsland, South Gippsland, East Gippsland and Westernport Water corporations.

Tenderers are invited to submit pricing for the supply of water treatment chemicals to each of these corporations participating in this tender process based on the attached common terms and conditions.

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Gippsland Water Web Site - www.gippswater.com.au (under TENDERS) - at no cost.Tender Documents are available in PDF format and can be read in Adobe Acrobat Version 9 or later.

To download this information you require Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7 or later. If you have problems downloading the files please contact either your IT Department or your Internet Service Provider; or

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Gippsland Water Office, Hazelwood Road Traralgon, at a cost of $66.00 (includes GST).

An electronic copy of the tender shall be submitted (consolidated PDF file) with Tenders endorsed with “Gippsland Water, GWS436 – Supply and Delivery of Water Treatment Chemicals”, are to be lodged in the electronic tender box at Tenders.net no later than 4.00 pm Tuesday 21st July 2020 The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

All queries should be directed to Responsible Officer Wayne Hewitt on (03) 5177 5921 or at wayne.hewitt@gippswater.com.au

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SAVAGE (nee Connley), Helena.

Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family.

Dearly loved and devoted wife to Dick.

Adored mother and mother-in-law to Robyn and Peter, Janet and Craig, Darren and Jacque.

Loved and cherished grandmother to Michael and Sophie, Laura, Alex, Andrew, Jordan, Nikki, Cody and Keely.

Dearly loved Grannie Toot Toot to Oliver, Fletcher, Hugh and Beau.

She was our inspiration and we will love her forever.

The love of my life for 60 years, my wife for 59 of them.

I'm so proud of how you handled your illness, you always met problems head on with courage and determination.

Your love and passion for your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren was undeniable.

We all love you and are proud of you.

Love Dick xxx

SAVAGE, Helena.

11/11/1941 - 24/6/2020 Her hands that nurtured, Her hands that sewed, Her hands that loved, Her hands that helped us grow.

LAMB, David.

Will miss you dearly.

The committee and Sav, Jac, Al, Annie, Roo members of the Sale and Tash. and District Agricultural Society are deeply Mum/Gran, saddened to hear of the We were so lucky to have passing of our Honorary time to talk things through Life Member, David Lamb. but even so our hearts are David was a highly broken losing you. respected and knowledge- So selfless, gracious and able man, especially with generous with your time his involvement in the and love. Never knowing equestrian community. He how to complain about contributed to the Sale anything and always Show for over 40 years grateful for the small and was President from things in life. Nothing was 1999 - 2002 and 2008 - ever too hard or a 2009. He will be sadly problem that couldn't be missed. solved. A Connley to the Our deepest condolences core you were the to all of his family. strongest woman we have known.

Craig and I know how lucky our kids were to have you as their Gran.

McVEY, Francis William. Y o u gave them Frank unconditional love and 26/12/1942 - 27/6/2020 were so involved in Passed away peacefully everything that they did. at the Sale Hospital.

Dancing with Grampa, Loving husband to Uncle Rusty and Uncle Kathleen.

Ken and watching over us Much loved father to all with that beautiful smile Meagan and Steven. that lit up your face.

Father-in-law to Greg.

We all love you beyond Cherished Pa to their compare and will forever, families. you were simply the best.

Craig and Jan xxxxxxxx

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MITCHELL, Iris Lillian.

Passed away at Ashleigh House, Sale on June 25, 2020.

Aged 91years.

Dearly loved wife of Frank Dunne and John Mitchell (both dec.).

Beloved mother of Helen and Terry, Pam, Anne and Peter.

Adored Nan to six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Forever in our hearts.

Dear Gran, It's not often in life that you get to meet a genuine person with a heart of gold that is loved by many. I was lucky enough to have that person as my Gran. Going to miss you and I love you so very much.

Love Jordo. xxx

Gran, Thanks for being not only my Granma but a best friend. You were the calm in the storm and the rainbow at the end. Your beautiful smile will never be forgotten. I would do anything for one more cuddle, but I will have POCKNALL, (Roberts) them in my dreams. I'll (nee Maxwell), see you soon. I hope they Aileen Mavis. have the kettle boiled for 22/2/1928 - 26/6/2020 you.

Passed away peacefully I love you more always, at Ashleigh House, aged Nikki xxx 92 years.

Dearly loved wife of Noel Every memory I have of (dec.) and John (dec.).

Gran is inspiring. Always Loved Mum of David pushing me to be the best (dec.), Graham and I could and to follow my Loretta, Christine and passions. There won't be Stewart, and Garry. a day I won't feel her Loved and cherished by cheering me on because I her grandchildren, great know that she's guiding grandchildren and great, my family and I. great grandchild.

Love you always, Cody xx "May the winds of love blow softly, And whisper for you to hear, For we will always love you, And forever hold you near."

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SAVAGE (nee Connley), Helena.

Dear Gran, I am so grateful for every single second that we had together and thankful for all the wonderful memories we created.

These memories I will cherish forever. I am so unbelievably lucky to have you as my Gran and will miss having cups of tea with you, discussing our dreams that we dreamt.

Your endless support and love has taught me what it means to be truly happy and what true love really looks like. A piece of my heart will always be for you; you are my hero, my moon and my stars.

An incredibly courageous woman whom I am lucky to call my Gran. If I become half the woman that you were, I will be happy.

For now we look up at the sky for you as you rest in peace, enjoying endless cups of Earl Grey and eating scones.

I love you more than words can describe and more than you'll ever know. I'll forever feel that you are with me, watching over me my guardian angel.

Love you eternally and so much more. Fidy xxxx Aunty Helen/Gran, We love you dearly and now you will be watching over us. Your smile will be missed but always remembered .

Love Little Ang, Nath, Hope, Koby, Jewel and Steele. xx SAVAGE (nee Connley), Helena.

Blessed are the memories we now cherish. Your beautiful smile may be gone but you will never be forgotten.

Peter and Robyn.

Gran, I was truly blessed to have you as my grandmother. You were one of a kind. Your words of wisdom and memories will be treasured every day.

Love Laura xx Gran, You were a profound and yet understated woman. A true matriarch of the family. We love you dearly, Michael and Soph xx Grannie Toot Toot.

We love her. A very, very good Gran. We will miss her. We love her because she made us jelly frogs in cups.

Miss her. Loved her.

Love Oliver, Fletcher, Beau and baby Hugh who loved her cuddles. (Great grandsons).

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SLADE, Robert Arthur Norman.

29/11/1946 - 24/6/2020 Passed away peacefully at Freemasons Aged Care, Sale, surrounded by his family, after a short illness.

Brother to Graeme and Maxine.

Brother-in-law to Mirra and Lou. Uncle to Rodney, Lisa, Ben, Clare, Michael and Tara.

Great Uncle to Luca, Ashley, Harri, Owen, Patrick and Phebe.

Your memory we always treasure, In our hearts you will forever.

Rest in peace Robert.

- Lou, Maxine Graeme.

will stay now and

Uncle Robert (Bob), Although you are no longer with us, memories will stay with us forever.

We will save you a spot on the couch for a sleep on Christmas Day. Say hello to Grandma for us!

Love Rod, Lisa, Luca, Ash and Harri.

Uncle Robert, We will miss your loyalty, conviction and intelligent conversation.

An independent, free spirit who lived most of his life in his own company but in the company of his family at the end.

Lots of love Ben, Clare, Owen, Patrick and Phebe.

SLADE, Robert (Bob II).

Good mate suddenly gone. Sympathy to all families.

Bob, Andrew, Peter K and Ian.

WAIN (nee Dyer), Glenys Heather.

Born 4/7/1931 Passed away 28/6/2020 Dearly loved and loving wife of Ken (dec.).

Loved mother and mother-in-law of Chris and Tricia, Leonie and Colin (Moran), and Stephen.

Nanny of Kylie, Kirsty and Paul, Hayley and David, Tony, Talor and Caitlin, Tegan and Rod and Fraser.

Great Nanny of Nick and Billy, Emmet, Tilly and Poppy, Dion and Luke.

Nothing can ever take away the love a heart holds dear, Fond memories linger every day, remembrance keeps her near.

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WARNER, Evelyn.

Passed away at Ashleigh House June 22, 2020 in her 94th year.

Dearly loved sister of Ken (dec.) and sister-in-law of Marg and loved auntie of Andrew, Dale (dec.), Narelle, Leanne and Jason.

Peacefully sleeping

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WARNER (nee Castle), Evelyn Rose.

12/11/1926 -22/06/2020 Passed away peacefully at Ashleigh House in her 94th year.

Dearly loved wife of Ray (dec.).

Loved Mum of Micheal and Marilyn (dec.), Peter and Bronwyn, Cheryl and Robert (Hicks) and Jan (Cooper).

Loving Nanna of Samantha, Kelly, Mathew, Amie, Sharalee, Joshua, Brett, Timothy and their partners. Great Nan of Tian, Jackson, Emmett, Frankie, and Ellie.

A special thank you to all the staff at Ashleigh House for their wonderful care of our Mum and Nan. Forever in our Hearts What an awe inspiring life you have lead, touching so many people in your community and beyond.

Your loving heart lives on in us all and your inspiration will continue in our lives in so many ways.

Until we meet again.

Mum to Micheal and Marilyn (dec.), Nan to Samantha and Lawrence, Kelly and Tutu and Grannie to Tian.

You are gone but thank you for all those memories you left behind in our homes in our heads and in our hearts.

Mum, Nanna You were an inspiration to us all as a mother, a nanna and as a caring person who gave so much to the community in which we live.

Peter and Bronwyn, Mathew, Jenna, Jackson and Emmett, Amie, Stephen and Ellie.

We cannot bring back the old days Your smile we cannot see, But we treasure all the memories of the days that use to be.

Words are few, our feelings are deep Our memories of you we will always keep.

Knowing you are now reunited with your loving Ray. We will miss you and remember you always.

Mum to Cheryl and Robert and Nanna to Brett, Tim and Shelley.

Mum, Nanna and Great Nanna.

There is a place in our hearts that is yours alone A piece of our lives no other can own The tears in our eyes we can wipe away, But the memories of you will always stay.

Loving memories forever in our hearts.

Jan, Sharalee and Shaun, Joshua, Hayley and Frankie.

WARNER (nee Castle), Evelyn.

Loved and loving sister of Syd, Jim and Denise.

Aunty to Ann, Bev and Karen.

A kind and gentle lady loved and respected by all our family.

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SAVAGE (nee Connley) A private service for family and friends of Mrs Helena Savage will be held at Delbridge Funeral Chapel, Marley Street, Sale at 11am TODAY (Tuesday June 30, 2020).

Please see our website for livestream details.

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DAVIS. A private funeral service for Mr James (Joe) Wentworth Davis of Seaford WAS HELD on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

McVEY In accordance with his wishes, Mr Francis William "Frank" McVey will be privately cremated.

SLADE A private family graveside service for Mr Robert Arthur Norman Slade will be held.

WARNER (nee Castle) A private service for family and friends of Mrs Evelyn Rose Warner WAS HELD at Delbridge Funeral Chapel, Marley Street, Sale, YESTERDAY Monday June 29, 2020.

MITCHELL A private service for family and friends of Mrs Iris Lillian Mitchell will be held In Memoriam at Delbridge Funeral Chapel, Marley Street, Sale at 1pm on FRIDAY (July 3, 2020).

ORCHARD, Darby.

You walked ahead of me and I've got to understand.

I must release the one I love and let go of his hand.

I try to cope the best I can I'm missing you so much, POCKNALL, (Roberts) If only I could see your face and once more feel (nee Maxwell) A private service for family your touch. and friends of Mrs Aileen You walked ahead of me, Mavis Pocknall will be don't worry I'll be fine, held at Delbridge Funeral But now and then I feel Chapel, Marley Street, your hand slip into mine.

Sale at 11am on Forever love.

MONDAY (July 6, 2020). Betty.

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ORCHARD, Darby.

Loved and remembered always.

- Jo-Ann, Vicki, Mark and grandchildren.

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We offer care, compassion and service with dignity, for the people of Gippsland Caring and personal 24-hour service Chapel facilities available.

67 Macarthur Street, Sale

Phone 5143 1232

www.lettsfunerals.com.au

Member Australian Funeral Directors Association

From left, C grade scratch and handicap champion Robyn Coleman, B grade scratch champion Lynne Reynolds, B grade handicap champion Jackie Murray, club champion Jo Sellen and A grade handicap champion Carmen Lovi.

Photo: Contributed

Maffra Golf Club women’s champions

MAFFRA Golf Club recently held its women’s championships.

Club champion was Jo Sellen with a total score of 248, following rounds of 80, 89 and 79.

A grade handicap was won by Carmen Lovi (handicap 16) with rounds of 73, 71 and 75 (total 219).

B grade scratch was Lynne Reynolds on 295 (96, 100 and 99), with Jackie Murray (handicap 23) winning the handicap on 295 (70, 79 and 78).

Robyn Coleman (handicap 29) won the C grade scratch and handicap titles, with scores of 322 and 235 respectively.

On the links:

June 28, combined stableford: J Gray 42; DTL: M Harrington 36, M Robinson 35, D Bolton 35, C Markovic 35, R Somerville 35.

June 25, women’s stableford: A grade: A Renehan 37, B grade: M Killen 34, C grade: R Noble 37; DTL: L Dunsmuir 33, D Mulcahy 33, N Pratt 31, J Murray 31, J Lestrange 31; NTP: 2nd R Walker, 7th C Cameron, 12th C Cameron, 16th C Munday.

June 27, men’s stableford: A grade: C Brideson 38cb, B grade: B Dooley 38, C grade: G Parker 35cb, D grade: M Harrigan 41; DTL: D Brandon 38, J Thomas 37, D Bolton 36, K Ross 36, S Larson 35, D Reynolds 35, M Portelli 35, C Rimington 35, N Gutteridge 35, B Little 35, A Wedd 35, D Bullen 34cb; NTP: 2nd B Dooley, 7th D Brandon, 11th D Bransdon, 12th L Hurst, 16th D Bullen.

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Maffra

June 27, men’s stableford: A grade: T Millar 36, runner-up D Wright 35cb; B grade: G Moulton 40, runner-up G Schuhack 38, C grade: T White 39, runner-up P Cousin 35cb; DTL: G Callinan 36, R Donaldson 35, M Durrant 35, A Patton 34, J Bailey 34, K Stammers 34, I Glover 33, P Ray 33, C Barned 33, K Martin 33, E Dowsett 33, P Gall 32, B Renou 32cb; NTP: 3rd K Stammers, 6th R Walker, 11th E Dowsett, 14th D Gaskill; women’s: K Manze 34, runner-up P Grimble 32; NTP: 11th M Johns, 14th P Schaper.

Women’s tennis to return next month

MONDAY Ladies Tennis is set to resume on Monday, July 20.

Games are played at venues across the Wellington Shire from 10am.

The competition offers the chance to play for people of all levels of experience.

“I am 58, never played tennis up until about three years ago, now I can’t get enough of it and the friendly ladies I have met,” one current player said.

“So come on ladies, it just goes to show it’s never too late to start.”

Teams are looking for players, particularly in section three.

Women interested in playing can contact their local tennis club,

or phone ladies committee vice-president Raelene Hanratty on 0407 842 740 as soon as possible.

Sections one and three combine players from all clubs into a pool format and play together at alternating venues throughout the season.

It is a good way to meet new people and get some exercise at the same time.

Following the day’s play, the players join together for lunch and a chat.

Section two do the same, but play a club-based format.

Strict adherence to COVID-19 regulations will be applied under Tennis Victoria and state government guidelines.

Sports news to tell?

Email sport@gippslandtimes.com.au

Sports briefs Riding to Newry

THE Sale and District Sunday Afternoon Cyclists will this Sunday leave the Port of Maffra at 10am for a ride in the Newry area, returning to Maffra for lunch.

This will be a shorter winters ride supported by members. All riders are welcome.

Tuesday mountain bike rides and Thursday road bike rides, leaving from the Port of Sale at 9.30am, continue to be popular.

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Best to lead Maroons

TRARALGON has named Jake Best as its senior coach for the 2021 Gippsland League football season.

Best most recently vice-captain at Vermont, helping the club win Eastern Football League premierships in 2018 and 2019, and coaching its under 19s.

Best was also part of Foster’s 2010

Alberton league premiership-winning team and twice represented the Gippsland League while playing for Leongatha.

He also played for Casey in the VFL, where he was named in the Scorpions team of the decade.

Best takes over at Traralgon from Tim McGibney, whom the Maroons sacked this year following comments about a rival club on a podcast. The Maroons indicated they were looking to appoint a playing coach for next season anyway.

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GIPPSLAND TIMES TIPPING COMPETITION

MATT & BECK 5 6 Sydney Swans 4 Port Adelaide 4 Carlton 4 Brisbane Lions 6 Collingwood 6 Richmond 4 Gold Coast Suns 4 Geelong cats 6 North Melbourne

MARCUS & BEN 5 4 Western Bulldogs 6 Collingwood 4 Port Adelaide 6 Richmond 6 Essendon 4 Gold Coast SUNS 4 Brisbane Lions 4 Geelong Cats 6 North Melbourne

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4 Western Bulldogs 6 Collingwood 4 Port Adelaide 6 Richmond 6 Essendon 4 Gold Coast SUNS 4 Brisbane Lions 4 Geelong 4 Hawthorn

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Time called on senior football and netball seasons across Gippsland Liam Durkin

UNSURPRISINGLY, most of Gippsland’s football and netball leagues pulled the pin on senior seasons across the weekend.

The Gippsland, North Gippsland, West Gippsland and Alberton leagues joined the East Gippsland and Mid Gippsland leagues in deciding that too much was running against administrators and more importantly, club volunteers, to facilitate a practical return to play.

The Gippsland League will play a nine-round season, plus three weeks of finals, for junior football and netball. The season will begin Saturday, July 18, with the grand finals the weekend of October 10.

While the NGFNL hopes to play junior competitions this year, the EGFNL decision to abandon its season affects all grades of football and netball.

The Sale and District and Traralgon and District junior football leagues and Gippsland Youth Girls are set to play from Sunday, July 12.

At time of writing, six of the eight Gippslandbased senior leagues have been abandoned, leaving only Omeo and District and Ellinbank and District remaining.

Ellinbank and District appears certain to be called off after the league publicly stated almost a month ago all restrictions needed to be lifted in order for the league to be viable.

There is a chance Omeo and District will press ahead in a compromised format, which will see only four of its six clubs compete after OmeoBenambra and Swan Reach opted out.

On Friday night, the NGFNL and West Gippsland FNC made the decision to abandoned its senior seasons, while the Gippsland League followed suit the next day and Alberton yesterday.

The decision to abandon the Alberton season could see the end of the 74-year-old league, with an AFL Victoria-commissioned report recommending its clubs join Mid Gippsland next year.

Word quickly got around from various league meetings seasons would not go ahead, as some players and coaches were told in the strictest confidence what was happening before anything was publicly announced.

While the news didn’t come as any great surprise to club members, there was still a period of acceptance for those who had been training since November to allow the reality of the fact that there would be no senior football or netball to sink in.

A number of local players used Saturday night as an opportunity to responsibly get together in small groups to commiserate the season that never was.

For some, having no local sport to look forward to was like a kid finding out there was no more

golden tickets left to the chocolate factory.

The Gippsland League had some renewed hope after return to play guidelines did not specifically say restrictions on crowd numbers would be capped, however, the final nail in the coffin could well have come once Pakenham was classed as a high risk suburb.

Given Pakenham’s close proximity to Drouin and Warragul, and the fact a number of Gippsland League players live and study in Melbourne, the risks associated were just too high.

The West Gippsland competition found itself in a similar position, as a number of its member clubs reside even closer to suburbs on the outskirts of Melbourne.

For the North Gippsland FNL, its chances were not helped once a case was detected in the Latrobe Valley recently.

Upon making the announcement, the North Gippsland FNL said “we could not justify or envisage a return to ‘business as usual’ and nor are we prepared to risk the health and wellbeing of people nor club sustainability”.

Arguably the greatest barrier in place for clubs centred around the need to allow a one-hour gap between games in order for changerooms to be properly cleaned and sterilised. The situation would have been a huge burden on club volunteers, and potentially could have also meant games did not finish until around 9pm.

While every provision was made to allow some return to play, in the eyes of the majority it was always going to be a tough ask to get senior football and netball back in 2020.

The first Gippsland based league to make the call was East Gippsland, after member clubs voted unanimously to cancel the season last Wednesday.

Boisdale-Briagolong Football-Netball Club president Ryan Evans admitted the news didn’t come as a great shock.

“It wasn’t really a surprise at all,” he said.

“The league had been in regular contact with member clubs over the past few months so we’ve had a pretty good feel on where the different clubs have been at, in terms of their varying motivations to get back on the field and court this year.

“As the months went on, and restrictions continued, it started to look more and more likely that we wouldn’t see our teams in action this year.

“It probably felt more of a formality when the final decision was made.”

With people now able to get on with other things, Evans said the club would turn its attention to 2021.

“Obviously everyone is disappointed that we won’t be playing any senior football and netball in 2020,” he said.

“We felt that all of our teams were in a very healthy position prior to the onset of the pandemic, and were looking forward to a competitive

year. To this end, we were going to do everything that we could do to get our teams back on the park.

“The situation had, however, put an increasing strain on club volunteers and we knew, through the regular surveying of our playing group, that they were starting to lose interest in playing an abbreviated season.

“We had to consider a number of other factors as well, including the fact that there was no certainty that crowds would be permitted this year, the additional burden that would be placed on club volunteers (in attempting to comply with the hygiene protocols), the shortened season length, the impact that a season extending into October would have on a start date of the 2021 season and, of course, the health of our members.

“In the end, the club committee voted unanimously to abandon the season.

“By making this call, we have been able to remove any uncertainty regarding the weeks ahead, which does come as a relief, and already our thoughts have turned to the 2021 season.”

The Bombers won’t be totally off the park this season, with the club’s youth girls team set to play in coming weeks.

Fellow East Gippsland club Stratford is putting a positive spin on things, with a number of initiatives in the pipeline.

“We will still be running training on a Thursday night for our football and netballs sides for those who want to keep up their fitness,” club president Matt Telling explained.

“We are hoping to get our junior football and netballers into a local competition when they start back up.

“As a club we will continue our monthly Swan lotto and hopefully as restrictions ease we can hold some other social functions.”

In a silver lining, the layoff will allow capital works at the Swans’ home ground to be completed without causing any major disruption.

Had the season gone ahead, the Swans could have been facing the daunting prospect of not playing any home games.

“We are looking forward to season 2021 with our new football and netball change rooms and facilities,” Telling said.

As leagues across Gippsland made what would have been a gut-wrenching decision, ultimately, perspective was needed in putting games of football and netball in context to a worldwide health pandemic.

Attention will now turn to various junior leagues and competitions that have been given the green light.

Locally, if the cricket season starts in the first week of October, Maffra Recreation Reserve, which does not have a turf or synthetic wicket, appears in the gun to be called upon to host the majority of junior football finals.

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Sale Football-Netball Club under 17 netballers have been training in preparation for a return to play this season. Pictured are (back row) Grace Tauschke, Charlotte Ronchi, Bella Tatterson, Ruby Dillon, Maya Bown, (front row) Indigo Waugh, Jazz Anstee, Freya McCarthy and coach Danielle Anstee.

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Guidelines updated for community sport

SPECTATORS at outdoor sporting events can gather in groups of no more than 10 people, according to the latest guidelines from Sport and Recreation Victoria.

In the SRV guidelines, the groups can be spread out around a venue.

The groups of 10 do not include people necessary for the activity to occur, such as umpires, coaches, trainers, or a parent or carer supporting a person with a disability who is participating in the event.

Spectators must keep 1.5 metres apart.

For indoor sporting events, spectators should not attend, only people who are necessary to support the activity or participants.

Subject to advice from Victoria’s Chief Health Officer and the continued management of the spread of coronavirus, adults can resume fullcontact training from July 13 and full-contact competition from July 20.

Competition for juniors and all non-contact sport have been allowed to go ahead since Monday of last week.

Sporting bodies have updated their return to play and training guidelines.

Netball Victoria has updated its Return to

Community Netball guidelines, following the recent state government announcements regarding the lifting of some COVID-19 restrictions.

Indoor venues have been open for sport and recreation since last week. People under the age of 18 can take part in full-contact training and competition, while adults can participate in noncontact training in groups of up to 20 — plus a coach — at both indoor and outdoor venues.

Under the Netball Victoria guidelines, players are required to arrive at netball activities dressed and ready to play and no earlier than required.

Training for adults must remain non-contact, with activities modified to adhere to 1.5 metre social distancing requirements.

Netball Victoria will again host information sessions to educate affiliates on the protocols for a safe return to netball.

Key changes to Football Victoria’s conditions are the separation of conditions between seniors (19 years and older) and juniors (18 years and under).

Junior competitive training and games can resume effective immediately, including friendly games in preparation for the competition resumption dates.

Clubs have been told to review the changes in detail and to continue to liaise with their council or other land owner in relation to venue and facility access.

The AFL Victoria guidelines say it is the clubs’ responsibility to monitor crowd social distancing, and if required can liaise with police to enforce protocols.

Staggered training and game schedules must be adopted where multiple teams are using the same facilities.

Most junior football leagues will begin their seasons on Sunday, July 12.

Sale Amatuer Basketball Assocaition will play its delayed summer season grand finals on Sunday, July 12, with the winter competition beginning that week.

The East Gippsland Hockey Association last week confirmed its season will begin Saturday, July 25.

The Latrobe Valley Baseball Association has been working towards having its first round on Sunday, July 19.

The Latrobe Valley Soccer League will decide if its season will go ahead this week.

BASKETBALL Victoria has made changes to its calendar of country events up to February.

With the return to community sport set to occur across Victorian basketball in coming weeks, BV has rescheduled or cancelled events and tournaments as part of the Basketball Victoria Country 2020-2021 schedule.

While the focus is on a return to domestic basketball, there has been a consistent theme of encouragement and support regarding the resumption of ongoing programs and events BV hosts, in line with COVID-19 restrictions and safety guidelines set out by the state government.

The 2020 country championships for under 16s and 18 divisions three and four, under 14s and under 12s have been cancelled.

The junior domestic championships have been cancelled. Basketball Victoria Country development officers will work with associations on an alternate celebration of basketball weekend if possible.

The under 14 regional qualifiers is set to go ahead as scheduled on November 21 or 28 across four regions.

The Regional Academy, usually conducted between April and September, will now be held from August 10 to November 1, with the 12-week program including the September school holidays.

It is expected each basketballer completes at least 10 hours of the re-developed program.

Each academy will conduct a single day camp to conclude the 2020 Regional Academy, this will become the selection camp for the next country pathway.

The Gold Nugget Camp will be rescheduled to November 7 and 8 to take into account the availability of facilities.

The under 14 and 12 Skills Days will be rescheduled to September 12 and 13 and August 8 and 9 respectively across the previously announced regional centres. The aim is to deliver them from those centres, but if restrictions require less numbers in each centre to maintain proper hygiene and social distancing, then provisions can be made to expand the number of venues.

Provisions around the Jamboree need to be finalised, with the aim of hosting it across the Melbourne Cup weekend of October 31 to November 3. If restrictions require a shorter Jamboree, this may be reduced to October 31 and November 1.

With the Country Basketball League season not due to begin until October, BV believes there is sufficient time for the season to begin as usual.

Referee development projects, Women With a Whistle and referee coach courses at the under 14 country championships, have been cancelled for 2020.

Eighteen young referees will have the opportunity to begin in the pathway at the Jamboree.

The dates are subject to further change because of the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and related government restrictions.

More league recommendations released Liam Durkin

THE seemingly never-ending saga of league changes in Gippsland football and netball was again a major discussion point last week, after recommendations from the Gippsland 2025 Strategic Plan were officially released.

The 45-page report from Melbournebased boutique strategy consultancy firm ColganBauer reached affected leagues and clubs early last week.

The timing of the release of the report raised a few eyebrows, as leagues were grappling with decisions to go ahead or abandon seasons at the same time.

Colloquially known as the ‘G25’, the main bone of contention from the report was the integration of the Alberton and the Mid Gippsland football-netball leagues to create a 15-club competition in time for next season.

As expected, the report was met with a “you can’t do this” response from Mid Gippsland supporters, while Alberton clubs remained tight lipped.

Frustratingly, the proposed merger of Alberton and Mid Gippsland was virtually the same recommendation as the one AFL Gippsland handed down some 18 months ago.

Given that two reviews from two

A report commissioned by AFL Victoria has recommended the Mid Gippsland and Alberton football-netball leagues combine.

Photo: Latrobe Valley Express different organisations have concluded that a Mid Gippsland-Alberton merger is the best option for the future of football and netball in the region, many believe the proposal must push ahead.

In the time since it was first proposed,

MGFNL clubs have fought passionately to stop a potential merger with the AFNL and won, while all six current AFNL clubs eventually sought affiliation with the Ellinbank and District league.

The fall-out has left battle scars from

both camps, and a potential union could take even more time to come to fruition.

The MGFNL reached a stage last week where it acknowledged it would have to “seriously consider” amalgamating with the AFNL. The MGFNL had not entirely ruled out helping some AFNL clubs from the start, and had always maintained it was prepared to bring three across.

Should another three clubs join the MGFNL it would take the league up to 12 clubs, thus eliminating the bye created since the departure of Yarragon to the EDFNL. Given its close proximity to MGFNL clubs such as Mirboo North, Thorpdale and Boolarra, it would appear MeenyianDumbalk United, Stony Creek and Foster were clubs earmarked as suitable candidates.

MDU and Stony Creek were both accepted into the MGFL last August before the move was blocked by the AFNL. The continual toing and froing has clearly not been healthy, and it appears inevitable there will never be a decision that will appease everyone.

Under the proposed 15-team competition of the merged Mid Gippsland-Alberton, more teams would have the chance to play finals.

“A final eight structure will ensure more teams play finals, increase the number of finals played to nine - which should also improve the financial health of the competition,” part of the report read.

The report forecast low to no growth in central and southern parts of Gippsland and that “the amalgamation of the two leagues under the Mid Gippsland governance of the MGFNL will improve the financial position for all members”.

Naturally, travel was the main concern from MGFNL supporters, although to many this has become a largely irrelevant argument given the majority of players don’t actually live in the towns they represent and any player who is keen enough to play for their club is going to travel regardless.

Those making the near two-hour drive from Boisdale to Orbost to play in the East Gippsland FNL will surely be calling double standards.

The ColganBauer report also recommended that divisional football be created in western Gippsland by 2025.

While the recommendations don’t affect the North Gippsland league, the report listed shifting some clubs to the NGFNL among changes to be considered in the future.

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