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Doctor’s plea to Gippslanders:

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Heed the messages A GIPPSLAND doctor is urging Wellington Shire residents to take heed of government advice on social distancing and hygiene, as the municipality remains virus free amid an increasing infection rate in Australia and overseas.

With Thursday’s confirmation that a person in neighbouring city Latrobe had tested positive to COVID19, vice-president of the Rural Doctors Association of Victoria and Central Gippsland Health GP, anaesthetist Rob Phair, warned of the risks of complacency.

“The message I would send at this time is to follow the Health Department’s official advice and stick to the measures of hygiene precautions and social, or rather physical, distancing,” he said.

“I know that’s a hard message to take on, but it’s an important message if we are to contain this virus,” he said.

Dr Phair said it was not “business as usual” any more, despite some communities being slow to adopt strict physical distancing protocols and other measures.

“The difficulty is that the advice applies to everyone, even those who are young and well, so people are still getting used to it,” he said.

“But everyone needs to listen to what the Health Department is saying.”

Dr Phair said the “gold standard” of advice would be to “stay home whenever possible” and avoid physical social contact, even in regional areas where the virus had not yet been detected.

“The next few weeks are crucial, and that is not being alarmist, that’s the advice,” he said.

“Consider whether you need to be out and about, and whether you can call or Skype your extended family rather than visiting them in person.”

While social distancing involves remaining out of group settings, banning gatherings of more than 100 people, avoiding mass gatherings and

Authorities are urging people to limit contact with others to slow the spread of COVID-19. maintaining distance, there are concerns the message is not being taken seriously in regional areas, particularly among younger people not in the ‘at risk’ category.

The Health Department has stated that it is an important part of mitigating pandemic influenza, and complements other approaches in decreasing the likelihood of its spread.

But in Sale on Saturday, some cafés and pubs were overflowing with people socialising, with little apparent concern about the social distancing requirement to stay one and half metres from each other, and the limit on numbers to one person per four square metres for inside spaces.

Dr Phair said residents had a responsibility to protect everyone, especially the elderly and those with compromised health who were most at risk from the virus.

“People have to understand the risk to older people — do they really need to catch up with mum and dad for dinner on Saturday night, or the grand parents, or could they just call?” he said.

“I know it’s tricky.

“But all of us have to take responsibility for slowing the spread of COVID-19.”

Dr Phair said people with serious medical conditions should be talking to their GPs (ideally over the phone, in the first instance) about advance care planning now, if they hadn’t already done so.

“It’s really important that everybody discusses their future health care preferences, just in case they do get very sick.”

Since the first Australian-confirmed case of coronavirus was announced on January 25, the government has steadily ramped up its advice.

It has now banned indoor gatherings of more than 100 people and outdoor gatherings of 500.

It is advising people to avoid handshaking and all non-essential travel, and to maintain regular and appropriate hand cleaning and disinfection of shared surfaces.

For those who are at work, large face-to-face meetings should be avoided, and meetings ideally held via video conferencing or phone calls (with

Non-essential businesses close Sarah Luke

NEW restrictions shutting down non-essential activity across the country came into force from noon yesterday,aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus.

The National Cabinet has implemented stage one of a shutdown on non-essential activity, which includes clubs,nightclubs,Crown Casino and licensed venues in hotels and pubs.

It also includes gyms,indoor sporting venues,places of worship, cinemas and entertainment venues.

Restaurants and cafés are only allowed to provide home delivery or takeaway services.

People can still go to supermarkets,banks,pharmacies, bottle shops and other essential stores, like petrol stations and convenience stores.

Freight, logisitics and home delivery are also considered essential and will remain open.

Stage two has not yet been defined or discussed,

with Prime Minister Scott Morrison warning the public on Sunday night if they failed to adhere to the new measures, more draconian rules would be introduced.

Enclosed spaces for funerals and “things of that nature” are allowed, but must follow the four square metre rule.

School holidays will be brought forward inVictoria, beginning today.

Schools have been urged to use this time to help teachers and staff plan for flexible and remote learning, in the event schools need to move to that method of teaching.

The decision whether to re-open schools after the term one holidays will likewise be determined following advice from the Chief Health Officer.

Victoria Police has established a coronavirus enforcement squad of 500 officers to ensure containment measures put in place to combat coronavirus are followed.

Coordinated through the Police Operations Centre, the officers will be out in the community doing spot checks on returning travellers who are in 14-day isolation, as well as enforcing the bans on indoor and outdoor gatherings.

Yesterday, Premier Daniel Andrews issued a statement, saying the decision and other containment measures would be meaningless if Victorians didn’t take them seriously or don’t think they will be caught if they flout the rules.

“Such thinking is wrong and the new coronavirus enforcement squad at Victoria Police will take action against anyone caught doing the wrong thing,” it read.

“The stage one shutdown will have a significant impact on the lives and livelihoods of many Victorians, but if we don’t do this, more Victorians will contract coronavirus and more Victorians will die.

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face-to-face meetings that have to be held occurring outside if possible).

People who are not sick are not being advised to wear face masks, despite many people choosing to do so, as there is currently a shortage and they should be reserved for medical professionals and the ill.

In the wake of this advice, all tourism campaigns to lure people back to Gippsland have now been put on the backburner, as official advice focuses on protecting communities and keeping people from travelling unnecessarily.

The first case to be recorded in Australia was on January 25 in Victoria, when a man returning from Wuhan, China, tested positive.

But in less than two months, a rapid rise in infections has seen that figure jump to more than 1000 nationally in Australia, and more than 350 in Victoria, most of those in Melbourne, but four in regional areas.

On Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia’s travel ban had been extended to include all foreign nationals.

This means anyone not an Australian citizen, Australian resident, or their dependents will be denied entry to the country.

Australians returning home from overseas will still need to self-quarantine for 14 days from the date they arrive in Australia.

It is believed most Victorians who are required to are voluntarily complying with requests to isolate, but expanded powers now mean that people who don’t comply with a directive could be fined up to $20,000.

Fines for businesses that don’t comply could be up to $100,000.

In Italy, which was slow to implement social distancing measures, the death toll has spiked to more than 5000 with almost 60,000 people diagnosed with the disease.

For more information visit www.health.gov.au and www.health.vic.gov.au

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Now is the time to act

In classic cases of “shoot the messenger” many media outlets have been jumped on for being “alarmist”, “sensationalist” and “panicking people”.

This has been particularly rampant on social media pages.

The Gippsland Times will not apologise for informing people as to the latest developments surrounding COVID-19.

Some people have been sleepwalking into this pandemic thinking they have some kind of special immunity that the rest of the world doesn’t.

But the developments at the weekend will have shocked many out of their complacency.

Worryingly, people have been gathering in supermarkets concentrating on hoarding, rather than taking sensible precautions like washing and sanitising hands and limiting social contact.

In a lockdown situation, people will still be able to access food and medication.

It is only if you are ill, or in contact with someone who is ill, that you would need to isolate for a couple of weeks — so stop panic buying.

You’re just hurting those more vulnerable in our community.

We are urging Gippslanders to take as many precautions as they can against COVID-19 now.

Premier Daniel Andrews made it clear yesterday morning that if people continue to act selfishly, there will be significant numbers of deaths.

By the time we see multiple cases in Gippsland, it will already be too late to take the actions needed, because the virus is sneaky — it has an incubation period of up to two weeks, but that could be longer.

It can be spread by people who exhibit no visible symptoms.

This means numerous people will be infected without even knowing it, passing it on to others if they are not careful now.

The proportion of people in the community who are particularly vulnerable to becoming severely ill — people who are immune suppressed, or have diabetes, asthma or heart disease — may be greater than you assume.

We believe the message also needs to get out to younger people, some who appear to think they are bullet-proof.

Yes, people over 70 are more at risk — but people in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 60s have also been admitted to critical care, as has been demonstrated overseas.

There have also been deaths in younger age groups, and they haven’t all had pre-exisiting medical conditions.

China acted swiftly and decisively.

Italy acted too slowly, and is now facing a death toll in the thousands.

We need to do everything we can do at a personal level to slow the spread of COVID-19 — right now.

Preventative actions — updated • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitiser that contains at least 60 per cent alcohol.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve or elbow.

• Clean and disinfect high touch surfaces regularly.

• Stay home if you are sick and don’t expose others. If you are unwell with flu-like symptoms, do not go outside your property or home, do not go to work, school or shops unless it is essential.

• Get vaccinated for flu (influenza) when available in April. It is not yet known whether COVID-19 could significantly increase the risks of influenza infection.

• Ensure you have enough supply of any medications being taken by you or your family.

• Stop shaking hands or kissing as a

greeting.

• Avoid crowds if possible. If not, keep the time short.

• Where possible, consider home delivery and take-aways.

• To minimise contact, and where possible, use debit and credit cards instead of cash and make use of online and self-serve transactions (for example, Myki top-ups).

• Avoid unnecessary travel.

If you have been identified as a contact of a person with confirmed COVID-19 infection in Australia, your local public health unit will get in touch with you and provide advice. If you’ve been in close contact with the infected person (including in the 24 hours before their symptoms started), you need to isolate yourself at home for 14 days after the contact, monitor your health and report any symptoms to your local public health unit.‘Close contact’ is typically being face to face with the person for at least 15 minutes, or being in the same closed space for at least 2 hours.

For more information visit www.dhhs. vic.gov.au/coronavirus

Effective hand hygiene is crucially important in preventing infections.

Common symptoms of COVID-19:

See a doctor immediately if you have these symptoms and have travelled overseas in the past 14 days or have had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Before your appointment, call ahead and advise of your symptoms and recent travel so necessary precautions can be taken.

• Fever • Flu-like symptoms, such as coughing or sneezing • A sore throat • Fatigue • Difficulty breathing, which may develop into pneumonia

For information on COVID-19, phone the Coronavirus Helpline or visit www.healthdirect.gov.

au/coronavirus

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“Until we can reopen safely, we simply ask that everyone takes care of themselves, checks in with each other, and lets us know if they need assistance with anything.”

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THE Gippsland Vehicle Collection and Model World Maffra has closed the doors to the general public until further notice, amid concerns about the increasing spread of COVID-19.

The organisation has postponed its next two events, the Club Plate Day and annual swap meet, with new dates to be announced once large public gatherings can take place safely.

GVC vice-president Peter Quennell said such decisions were difficult, but this one made itself.

“The majority of our volunteers and many of our patrons are part of what are considered to be vulnerable community members when it comes to this illness,” he said.

“We could not have kept our doors open and continued to ask for support from our volunteers or visitors. In terms of our duty of care to them, and as a way of showing them how much we truly do value them, we really had no option but to close the doors for a while.”

Mr Quennell said someone would be available at the GVC office on the first and third Saturday of each month, from 10am to 1pm, to help owners who needed to renew their club plate registration or put a vehicle on club plates.

The GVC’s free camp facilities will remain available to self-contained visitors wanting to use them with the usual 72-hour stay limit, with the dump point continuing to operate.

The current exhibition, Marvels of Maffra, will stay on show until November, when it will change over to the Racers theme, rather than changing over in July as per usual.

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Victoria has plenty of food — VFF

The VFF says Victoria is well placed to meet the food demands of the state.

THE Victorian Farmers Federation is assuring Victorians that the state will not run out of food.

Leadership and representatives in horticulture, livestock, dairy, grains, chicken, egg and pork industries joined VFF president David Jochinke in urging people not to panic about running out of food.

“We understand that there is panic and fear,” Mr Jochinke said.

“Victorian farmers are well placed to meet the demand.

“We feed you, and we will continue to feed you.

“It’s timely that we reflect on the remarkable scale of food that we produce right here.”

“We produce more than we consume.

“We are a nett exporter.

“At the moment, we are experiencing an unrealistic urge in demand.

“That means, if Victorians continue to purchase in bulk, it might take a few days to get things from paddock to plate.”

Victoria produces 23 per cent of Australia’s total gross value of agriculture; 42 per cent of Australia’s sheep and lamb meat; 62 per cent of Australia’s milk; and 32 per cent of Australia’s horticultural products.

Mr Jochinke said Victoria had a strong competitive advantage across multiple agricultural industries and had a global reputation as a source of clean, safe food and fibre and diversity of food.

“Undoubtedly, there will be some challenges going forward,” Mr Jochinke said.

“We are keeping a close watch on workforce, labour and supply chain issues as well as the reactions from our trading partners.

“The VFF continues to work closely with the federal and state governments to map these issues, plan for them and address them.”

Mr Jochinke said COVID-19 may affect the movements of seasonal, casual and permanent workers, and that may have an impact on the ability of farms to secure much-needed workers.

“Similarly, there may be attendant supply chain issues associated with transportation including road, air and freight,” Mr Jochinke said.

“In terms of our trading partners, we are seeing product being redirected away from China to other markets including Japan, USA and South-East Asia.”

“Agriculture has proven time and time again to be able to withstand many of the economic shocks that often decimate other industries, and we anticipate this pandemic will be no different.”

This was highlighted last week with the release of Rabobank’s quarter one Rural Confidence Survey which found that 41 per cent of Victoria’s farmers were expecting conditions to improve in 2020.

The survey found confidence surrounding strong incomes this year was feeding into investment planning for the year ahead, with more than a quarter of farmers (27 per cent) looking to increase their business investment.

“We applaud the stimulus packages, the work of the banks and corporate Australia,” Mr Jochinke said.

“We are in this together and we are working in close partnership with government.”

“We know these are unprecedented times.

“As always, we have got your back.”

Festival of the Lakes postponed THE Festival of the Lakes at Lakes Entrance which had been planned for April has been postponed because of the risks around COVID-19, amid rapidly changing events during the past two weeks.

Gippsland Lakes coordinating committee chair, Peter Jennings OAM, said while they were disappointed to be postponing the event, he was heartened by the response to the event.

“It’s clear we had a lot of community support

for this event,” he said.

“There was a huge buzz around it and we’re disappointed that it won’t be running in April.

“But the safety of the community at this time has to be our number one priority.

“We’re hoping we will be able to bring this event to the community later in 2020.”

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Blue-green algae alert A BLUE-green algae bloom is currently present in the western end of the Gippsland Lakes.

Recent testing has shown that there is one more site at Loch Sport with high levels of the toxic species, Nodularia spumigena.

Incident controller Anthony Costigan said as of Friday, the only places affected with high levels of Blue-green algae are Marlay Point, Roseneath Park, Hollands Landing and now Loch Sport.

“The public is warned not to swim in and to avoid any direct contact with blue-green algae-affected water at these locations,” Mr Costigan said.

“Direct contact with blue-green algae can cause allergic reactions such as skin rashes or itchiness, sore eyes, ears and nose or if swallowed gastroenteritis, nausea or vomiting.

“People who come in to contact with contaminated water should wash immediately in fresh water and seek medical advice if experiencing illness after contact with affected water.

“Fish can ingest the toxins and then move around the lakes, so any fish harvested from the lakes should have gills and guts removed prior to cooking.

“People should not eat whole fish, shellfish or crustaceans collected from any parts of the Gippsland Lakes.

“In previous blooms, BGA toxins have

concentrated in shellfish and crustaceans and have also accumulated in the liver and internal organs of fish.

Ingesting BGA toxins can lead to serious illness.

“You can still catch and release, or harvest fish as long as you gill and gut the fish prior to eating.”

Water from the affected water body should not be used for drinking, cooking or other domestic uses.

Boiling the affected water will not make it safe for use.

For any health issues experienced after contact with BGA-affected water people should seek medical advice immediately.

Pet owners should prevent pets from drinking or having direct contact with contaminated water.

Recreational use of the water is currently only restricted in affected areas at Marlay Point, Roseneath Park and Hollands Landing and Loch Sport. All other parts of the Gippsland Lakes are safe to enjoy the water.

Visitors to the area are advised that they can also enjoy other recreational activities such as bushwalking, boating and sightseeing around the water body.

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Collection tin stolen

THE brazen theft of a collection tin containing about $1500 from Guthridge Fish and Chip Shop, Sale, on Friday has distressed a wide section of Sale’s community.

The collection tin held donations from customers who wanted to help the family of 11-year-old Ethan Monk, who is expected to undergo another round of cancer surgery tomorrow.

Proprietors Tina and Scott Russell have known Ethan since he was a baby and had hoped a fundraising event on Friday would help reduce the stress of the surgery for his family.

“We had been collecting for about two weeks with customers and many locals who don’t have a lot of money donating,” Mrs Russell said.

“On Friday at 3.38pm, two girls walked in.

“My husband Scott was making hamburgers out

back and called out and I turned, distracted, and looked to him to see what he wanted.

“While my back was turned they walked out.”

The unsecured tin was missing from the counter.

CCTV footage from neighbouring premises shows one girl take the tin to a waiting car and the two leave.

News of the theft went viral on social media and efforts by the Russells to make up for the theft included Friday’s fundraiser, a raffle and a new donation tin with many people adding substantial amounts.

“We had one man drive from Melbourne with a jar of coins — more than $500.

“From Friday to Sunday night we raised more than $2500 for Ethan,” Mrs Russell said.

Sale police are investigating.

Art Aid raises more than $160,000 for bushfire victims THE Art Aid auction raised $161,200 for the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund.

More than 3500 bid in an online auction, while $20,000 was raised during an event at the Gippsland Art Gallery, led by auctioneers Guy Cairnduff, Leo O’Brien and Darren McCubbin.

In response to the east Gippsland bushfires, artists of all abilities and levels donated artworks, including local artists Annemieke Mein, Klara Jones, Tony Hanning, Hendrik Forster, and Dawn and Chris Stubbs.

Nationally-renowned artists such as winner of the 2018 Archibald Prize Yvette Coppersmith, Louiseann King, Nick Mount and Tony Lloyd have also contributed pieces.

People who have bought pieces have been asked to not collect them before next Monday, March 30, to allow time for administration.

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Wild Honey café in Sale was making changes ahead of the noon deadline yesterday, removing chairs and tables and offering only takeaway coffee and food.

Official direction from Deputy Chief Health Officer (communicable disease), Dr Annaliese van Diemen, in accordance with emergency powers arising from declared state of emergency: “A person who owns, controls or operates a nonessential business or undertaking in the State of Victoria must not operate that business or undertaking between noon on March 23, 2020, and midnight on April 13, 2020.”

A non-essential business or undertaking means any of the following, whether operated on a for profit or not-for-profit basis: a. a business characterised as a pub, bar or club that supplies alcohol under a general licence, an onpremises licence or a club licence, but not including any part of the business constituted by a bottleshop; b. a hotel, whether licensed or unlicensed, but not: i. to the extent that it provides accommodation, takeaway meals or a meal delivery service; or ii. any part of the hotel constituted by a bottleshop; c. a gym;

d. an indoor sporting centre; e. a casino; f. a cinema, nightclub or entertainment venue of any kind; g. a restaurant or café, other than to the extent that it provides takeaway meals or a meal delivery service; h. a place of worship, other than for the purposes of a wedding or funeral.

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“The decision will be reviewed regularly by the national cabinet, and speaking as honestly as possible, it’s likely that governments across Australia will need to go further in the days and weeks ahead.

“I also call on every Victorian to undertake their civic duty and practice social distancing: don’t be closer than 1.5 metres from another person, wash your hands and practice good hand hygiene.

“Do that for yourself, your loved ones and for the loved ones of people you have never met.

“It will save lives.”

On Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison once again urged people to stop stockpiling, as the government was not putting a lockdown in place that confined people to their homes.

“That is not a measure that has been contemplated at this point,” he said.

“So there is no reason for anyone to do that.”

Joining the prime minister, chief medical officer Brendan Murphy said Australian lives must change dramatically if the country is going to get through the pandemic, and urged every Australian to play their role. “... it’s also clear that some people haven’t got it,” he said.

“I’m particularly talking to young people who may think they’re immune to the effects of this virus.

“It’s true, most young people don’t get significant disease.

“But as a young person you don’t want to be responsible for the severe and possibly fatal disease of an elderly, vulnerable Australian.”

The comments were prompted by a general disregard for social distancing practices from Australians, as people flocked to a packed Bondi Beach at the weekend forcing its closure, and piled into venues across major cities.

The AFL has postponed its 2020 season, as Australian states and territories begin to close their borders.

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Moratorium is lifted for onshore gas exploration

Flu vaccine for over 65s is becoming available SALE Medical Centre now has stock for this year’s influenza vaccine for those aged over 65, and said the vaccine was also beginning to become available for other age groups.

The centre advised people to regularly check its website to see if it was in stock for other age groups.

On Wednesday, Inglis Medical Centre advised it had also received a supply of influenza vaccine for those aged over 65 years, and encouraged those eligible to book a vaccination.

“We are still waiting for the supply of latest influenza vaccination for people between the ages of six months to below 65 years of age,” it stated.

The clinic is also offering telehealth and phone consultations, which can be made when booking through Hotdoc or the Inglis Medical Centre website.

People can choose telehealth or phone consultations as the type of booking they would like to make, and answer a series of questions regarding eligibility in order to make the booking.

People should check availability with their own clinics, or pharmacies which offer flu vaccination.

With flu season on the doorstep, people are being urged to get vaccinated to help take the pressure off the health system, which is expected to have resources stretched because of COVID-19.

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IN the midst of the COVID-19 panic, the state government has quietly lifted a controversial gas moratorium on conventional onshore gas exploration.

Despite being banned in 2014, conventional gas exploration will now be permitted in Victoria from July, 2021.

The state government introduced two bills last week — the first solidifying the historic ban on fracking and coal seam gas exploration in the Victorian Constitution, and the second allowing for an orderly restart of onshore conventional gas exploration and development from July 1.

Fracking was banned in 2017 and the state government is fulfilling a 2018 election promise by putting the ban in the constitution.

Local opponents of gas drilling have called it a “low, dirty act” to release the news in the middle of a media frenzy on coronavirus and after major events such as the drought and bushfires for Gippsland.

Gippsland resident Tracey Anton said she was “furious”, and called for the government to be called out.

“I have spoken to a few farmers and we are all confused as to when the so-called survey was in Gippsland ... and attitudes to it,” she said.

“When did it happen, who did the survey, how many and where?

Environmentalists pushing for less reliance on the fossil fuel industry and regional communities concerned about drilling in rural areas campaigned hard between 2011 and 2017 to stop fracking and cease onshore conventional gas drilling.

The government’s turn-around on onshore conventional gas drilling comes after a report overseen by the state’s lead scientist found there were gas reserves which could be extracted without causing environmental harm.

The studies identified potentially significant onshore conventional gas resources, particularly in the Otway Basin, which stretches across the border to South Australia where a productive industry has been established.

Production of Victoria’s estimated resources could generate more than $310 million annually for regional economies and create 6400 jobs during the life span of these projects.

The state government has lifted the moratorium on conventional onshore gas exploration, but enshrined the ban on fracking into the Victorian Constitution.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the new gas supplies would be reserved for Victorian households and businesses first and companies that wanted to drill for gas on private land would have to strike agreements with landholders.

However, Friends of the Earth says Victoria produces more gas than it uses, but gas companies and politicians “are manufacturing anxiety around gas shortages to justify opening up yet more gas”.

The group also rejected the government’s assertion onshore gas drilling would bring down gas prices for domestic and commercial consumers, arguing that Victoria would be better off with a domestic reservation policy for gas to ensure supply for local consumption.

The group claims gas companies are “gaming the market”, and distorting the supply and demand landscape.

In contrast, Premier Andrews said new gas exploration and production was essential to help businesses who were struggling with “record high gas and electricity costs”.

“We’re backing the science to create jobs, boost energy supply and support regional communities across the state,” he said, “We promised to enshrine our historic ban on fracking in the constitution and we’re delivering – to protect farming communities, and our huge food and fibre sector.”

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry supported the state government’s move, and is calling for a regulatory regime to manage the risks of individual gas supply projects on a case-by-case basis, a domestic gas reservation scheme to secure low cost and reliable gas supply

for local industry and gas-fired generators, and an integrated national climate and energy policy.

VCCI chief executive Paul Guerra said the decision would put Victorian businesses in a better position to emerge stronger from the coronavirus crisis.

“The decision to lift the moratorium is the right one,” he said.

“Not only for business owners, but for all Victorians who in such uncertain times cannot afford to be hit with more unnecessary costs.”

Currently, most of the state’s gas is produced from the offshore Gippsland Basin, with some coming from the offshore Otway Basin, and a minor amount from the offshore Bass Basin.

The government will work with industry and communities to develop “rigorous engagement and transparency obligations”, and improve the regulatory framework to guarantee a world’s best practice approach.

Landholders will also be supported in negotiating access rights and compensation with exploration companies.

The moratorium on onshore conventional gas exploration and development was set to expire on June 30.

A new wave of offshore gas exploration is expected to begin this year off the south-west coast.

Companies will soon be awarded the rights over blocks in waters next to existing sites.

According to the government, gas will continue to play an important role in supporting Victoria’s transition to a cleaner energy future, in line with its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.

Food, wine festival cancelled THE Tinamba Food and Wine Festival has been cancelled for 2020,Wines of East Gippsland announced yesterday.

The event was to have been held on Sunday, April 19.

Organising committee chairman Tony Dawkins of Glenmaggie Wines said it was a difficult decision and disappointing for everyone involved, but was absolutely necessary given the crowds that always supported the event.

“Tinamba Food and Wine Festival will be back with new wine vintages, amazing foods and produce

when it is safe for us to all come together again and celebrate anew our region’s riches,” Mr Dawkins said.

“In the meantime, take care of yourself, make good decisions, check in on each other and ride this situation out as well as you possibly can.”

The organisers also thanked patrons and followers for their support over previous years of the festival and asked that they stay posted for future announcements regarding the festival.

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Australian Sustainable Hardwoods managing director Vince Hurley explains the features of ASH’s new a high-strain twin band resaw, which maximises the amount of usable timber and minimises sawdust and woodchip waste.

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AUSTRALIAN Sustainable Hardwoods has officially commissioned a new $3 million timber manufacturing plant in Heyfield.

The centrepiece of the new plant at ASH’s Greenmill in Firebrace Rd is a high-strain twin band resaw, which uses German sawing technology to maximise the amount of usable timber while minimising sawdust and woodchip waste.

ASH managing director Vince Hurley said the technology used in the new manufacturing plant would mean less waste.

“We will be able to make more timber available for use in staircases, windows, doors and furniture with the same volume of saw logs,” Mr Hurley said.

“The new twin band resaw is more efficient at sawing smaller and lower grade logs than our current equipment, so we can now turn more of our saw logs into usable timber.“Our business, our town and Gippsland more widely have weathered a number of storms over the past few years.

“The opening of this new plant is great news for our workforce and a big vote of confidence in Heyfield.”

Gippsland MHR Darren Chester helped to secure $1.2 million from the federal government for the project to create new jobs and encourage business investment.

“ASH is a major employer in Gippsland and a vital part of the fabric of the Heyfield community,” Mr Chester said.

“This project has supported 14 jobs during the construction phase and will secure another 140 on-going positions — that’s a significant number of jobs for this area.

“The timber industry is facing difficult times following the bushfires and the state government’s announcement last November that it would phase out the harvest of native trees over the next 10 years.

“In that context, I am proud to say I fully support this environmentally sustainable and economically critical industry, the associated businesses and the many people and towns it supports.”

The federal government funding for the project was provided through the $20 million Regional Jobs and Investment Package.

Street names approved for Stratford subdivisions David Braithwaite

WELLINGTON Shire Council has approved names for roads in two Stratford subdivisions.

Both names came from council’s list of names related to the Anzacs.

The name ‘Warnock Way’ was approved for a subdivision off Blackburn St and Redback Rd. This was the third name for the road after council’s place names committee rejected the developer’s two suggestions, as they did not meet naming guidelines.The developer selected Warnock from council’s approved names list.

Councillor Darren McCubbin said Joseph Warnock was decorated while serving in France during World War 1.

“Joseph Warnock apparently has served with distinction in that conflict and is deserving of remembrance,” Cr McCubbin said.

A road in a subdivision at Wyndham St will be

called ‘Barton Court’ after Stratford-born Ernie Barton, who died at Gallipoli.

“He actually does not have a grave. He is one of the unknown on the Gallipoli Peninsula,” Cr McCubbin said.

Meanwhile, the spelling of a Sale street has been corrected to reflect proper French grammar.

Rue Grande Monde has been changed to ‘Rue Grand Monde’.

The original plan for the subdivision showed ‘Rue Grand Monde’, but street sign and databases have ‘Rue Grande Monde’.

In December, council’s place names committee moved to write to affected property owners, recommending the spelling change. The change progressed after no objections were received during the prescribed period.

The word ‘monde’ needs a masculine adjective, meaning ‘Grande’ should be ‘Grand’ in the name of the street. Grand monde can mean ‘big world’ or ‘high society’.

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Putting locals first LOCAL MP Darren Chester is encouraging Gippslanders to continue putting locals first and support local jobs by shopping locally.

Mr Chester said many Gippsland businesses had been badly impacted by the drought, bushfires and the restrictions imposed to minimise the spread of the coronavirus.

"There are a lot of challenges in Gippsland at the moment, but we will get through this by working together and supporting local businesses which support us," Mr Chester said.

"Many events have been cancelled due to the coronavirus. This will affect the local businesses that would normally support these events in some way or cater for the visitors that the events attract.

"By shopping locally, hiring a local tradie or service provider or taking a break in Gippsland, we will be helping to protect local jobs and creating new opportunities across our region.

"It is important that we heed the messages about social distancing and personal hygiene to reduce the spread of coronavirus. We can continue to support local businesses while also following those recommendations."

Pensioners and other people receiving some form of government benefit will receive a $750 bonus at the end of March to help stimulate the economy.

The payment was among the first of the Federal Government's economic measures to reduce the impact of the virus.

"This bonus is about supporting local jobs and small businesses in our community," Mr Chester said.

"This injection of Federal Government funding into Gippsland's economy has the ability to support local jobs.

"It's critical we keep as much of this money in the local economy as possible."

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, pictured with newsXpress Maffra owner Mackenzie Pope, is urging Gippslanders to shop local to support local jobs.

Dear Gippslanders We are living in uncertain times and we are going to need to work together and trust each other to get through the challenges of the next few months.

I hate seeing local people lose their jobs, worried about their family’s future and anxious about what lies ahead for Gippsland and Australia.

Remember, we are all in this together.

Two words come to mind: respect and responsibility.

We need to respect ourselves, respect each other and take responsibility for our own actions.

The panic buying in our supermarkets is not respectful of others and it has to stop.

There is enough food and essential supplies for all Australians, so buy what you need and respect the rights of others to get what they need too.

The coronavirus will not kill otherwise healthy Australians but it can be fatal to elderly and vulnerable people and it does have the potential to fill up our hospital beds and compromise our world class health system.

We are working as a government to contain the spread of the virus and take the pressure off our doctors, nurses and hospitals because it will save lives.

We need to do everything we can to keep each other healthy and that might mean putting up with laws, rules and decisions we don’t really like.

From everything I’ve seen behind closed doors in Ministerial meetings, all levels of government are acting with the best intentions and on the basis of the best available advice at that time.

The advice might change as the situation and circumstances change. So please, continue to monitor trusted sources of news and information such as www.health.gov.au If you're concerned about your wellbeing, remember you can call the coronavirus hotline 24 hours a day on 1800 020 080.

And please remember basic hygiene is our first defence - wash your hands and keep surfaces clean at home and in the workplace.

Gippsland is a strong, reslient, respectful and determined community where our people look after each other.

Throughout our history, we’ve been tested by wars, droughts, fires and floods.

We’ve always managed to stick together and come back stronger.

Take care. Be kind to each other and we will overcome this challenge.

- Darren Chester, Member for Gippsland

Coronavirus information To stay informed, visit www.health.gov.au or call the Coronavirus Health Information line on 1800 020 080, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Details about how to practise good personal hygiene, social distancing and selfisolation can be found on the website. There is advice for people in different circumstances, such as those experiencing symptoms and returned travellers. It also lists new requirements on visitors to residential aged care facilities and limits on organised gatherings.

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Duo stuck and unable to leave Bolivia Sarah Luke

MAFFRA’s Jackson Callahan and his girlfriend Alex Stobaus have been abandoned in Bolivia, after a “mistake” cost them their flights home.

The Gippsland Times reported on the couple in Friday’s issue, as they struggled to get home amidst the chaos caused by COVID-19.

The pair quit their jobs and jetted to the Galapagos Islands in January, hoping to spend the year abroad in South America and Europe.

As borders closed around South America last week, the two managed to catch the last bus out of Peru to Bolivia before they were locked in indefinitely, with a flight booked for Australia on Friday.

They arrived three and a half hours early to catch their flight home, but were advised by immigration officials that Australian borders were shut.

Confused, the pair argued their advice, readily available on government websites, was that Australians were still able to enter the country.

However, no-one answered the phone at Australia’s end before the flight, so the pair, and five other Australians, were not allowed to board.

One of the other Australians got in contact with border operations in Australia, who admitted what happened was a mistake.

“We have since had confirmation that this must have been a mistake,” Alex said.

“I understand mistakes happen and we are all human, however this mistake means that we are stuck in Bolivia indefinitely.

“We have had no help from the Australian government embassy or consulate.”

The two have been checking Smartraveller updates, and organised flights home as soon as the Australian government told them to do so.

In the days leading up to their flight, they checked with the airline that border closures wouldn’t be an issue, and were assured it wouldn’t be.

The pair had already paid for the flight, and the airline has since advised they would be able to get on the next flight open to Australia at no extra cost.

They also hope they will be able to claim part of

Maffra’s Jackson Callahan and girlfriend Alex Stobaus will now spend at least the next two weeks quarantining in an apartment overlooking La Paz, Bolivia, after they missed their flight home because of a “glitch”.

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their expenses for accommodation and food while they wait for a flight home.

While they are unsure when exactly flights will reopen for them to come home, they are now spending two weeks quarantining in an apartment in La Paz. They describe themselves as safe, happy but very angry.

“It’s not a nice feeling,” Jackson said.

“Having what they called a ‘glitch’ in the system stopping us entering our own country is pretty bad, especially with this pandemic going on.”

The two have no idea when they’ll be allowed back.

“We haven’t heard anything about the borders reopening,” Jackson said.

“We have only heard today the whole country is going into quarantine tonight for two weeks, so hopefully flights reopen after that.

“So we have been busy getting food and

accommodation sorted before that happens.

“We have buddied up with another couple who were meant to be on our flight as well but weren’t let on the flight for the same reason as us.

“They are from Brisbane — we met them while we were watching everyone else get their boarding ticket and go through to customs.

“We have booked an apartment for the 14 days and are just going to wait it out; luckily we have Netflix.”

Currently, only one person at a time is allowed to leave the apartment during an allocated four hours in the day, and that is only to go to a supermarket or pharmacy.

The language barrier is still proving difficult for the pair, but they understand breaking the rules means people can be jailed or locked up for a short period.

Jackson said at this stage, no-one in Australia was able to help.

“Our family and friends have been contacting local members of parliament and also national media companies to tell them what happened,” he said.

“There is a couple of Facebook pages for Australians stuck in South America, which has been good to find out information about what’s happening.”

Jackson said his family had a sleepless night when he told them what happened.

“Mum and dad were really helpful through the whole thing — they were calling people from Australia for us and called our insurance company,” he said.

“Alex’s family was doing the same for her.

“It was really good having help and getting information from them while we were unsure what to do.”

Jackson said the couple were just angry and disappointed about the whole situation.

“One of my friends is a travel agent who had clients from Australia transiting through Chile and New Zealand to Sydney on the flights we were meant to be on,” he said.

“So we are confused what the issue was with us.

“All we want is to just be home right now.”

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Catholic Bishop of Sale Patrick O’Regan will be heading to Adelaide.

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New Archbishop of Adelaide CATHOLIC Bishop of Sale Patrick O’Regan has been appointed the 12th Archbishop of Adelaide.

Bishop O’Regan said his appointment by Pope Francis came at a critical moment for Catholics in Adelaide and across the country.

“With Adelaide set to host the first assembly of the historic Fifth Plenary Council of Australia later this year, this is an exciting time for the Archdiocese of Adelaide,” he said.

“I look forward to playing my part alongside the people of the Archdiocese in welcoming to Adelaide the church from right across Australia.”

Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Bathurst in 1983, Bishop O’Regan was appointed Bishop of Sale in December 2014, with his episcopal consecration in February 2015.

Bishop O’Regan will succeed Archbishop Philip Wilson, who resigned as Archbishop of Adelaide in July 2018.

COVID-19 bringing out the worst in people From Sue Burnett, Maffra: WHILE the bushfires across Australia brought out the best in so many people, it seems sad to observe the opposite during this current coronavirus pandemic.

It is hard to believe that my local supermarket has had to resort to mounting posters all over the place stating that “aggressive and abusive behaviour will not be tolerated”.

Seriously? Do people really believe that it is somehow the fault of our hapless shop assistants that there is no toilet paper on the shelves?

They are doing their absolute best in extremely trying circumstances.

This need-to-hoard frenzy is being fuelled by social media and certainly not helped when a major Melbourne newspaper encouraged people in Sunday’s issue “to buy two weeks of food”.

An overwhelming sense of entitlement is getting in the way of common sense and common courtesy.

Come on Australia.

Step up and treat each other with respect, patience and understanding.

We are all in this together.

Thanks for Sale Music Festival support From David Harrington, Sale: ON behalf of Sale Music Festival committee, I’d very much like to thank the community at large for its great support of the eighth Sale Music Festival — Picnic On The Green, held in our magnificent Sale Botanic Gardens on Saturday, March 7.

Despite being held this year on the Saturday of the Labor Day long weekend and not the usual Sunday, an excellent crowd of all ages attended this free family community event and enjoyed a wonderful day of continuous music catering for a wide range of musical tastes.

With music ranging from extremely talented soloists to bands playing blues, 50s and 60s rock ‘n’ roll, soul, covers and more, the standard of the local musical talent was quite extraordinary.

The variety of free activities for children throughout the day was a delight as children participated in hands-on environmental nature activities with ‘Bug Blitz’, creative making of

musical instruments with the Sale Girl Guides, and three sessions of singing and dancing with local children’s entertainers, GranPam and PhilPop. Many thanks to our wide range of financial and in-kind supporters, without whom the festival could not take place.

Our community is so fortunate to have businesses, individuals and community groups willing to give of their time, money and commitment to continue to make the Sale Music Festival an annual, ongoing, free musical event for the whole family.

Thanks also to local service groups Sale Rotary Club, Sale Scouts, 123 Café and Starlight CWA for providing delicious food and refreshments for the whole day.

Money raised by these groups is then used back in the community for their varied community activities.

May I also thank the small and dedicated committee that works with great fun and enthusiasm to make this event come to life each year.

We look forward to planning the ninth Sale Music Festival — Picnic On The Green for March 2021.

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Letters to the editor

Is it Times for some newspaper loo paper?

From Chris Sarsfield, Heyfield: IN light of the current (and ongoing) shortage of personal paper products, would the producers of our newspapers consider offering two versions of their publications?

One with newsprint and the other plain.

Just saying.

Jelly slice queen’s recipe a big hit From Felicity Rooney, Sale: A BIG thank you to the ‘jelly slice queen’ Kath Pleydell, for giving us readers her jelly slice recipe (Gippsland Times 10/3).

It was easy to make, very delicious, and a great hit with family and friends.

Send letters by email to news@gippslandtimes.com. au or by mail to: The Editor, The Gippsland Times, PO Box 159, Sale, Victoria 3853.

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Event cancellations March

Alexis Ingram from the community play and Samantha Straw as Puck in the grade six play.

Flower, garden show cancelled

Heyfield Community Resource Centre had been planning a bus trip to the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show on Wednesday, March 25. The event has been cancelled.

Those who have booked the bus trip should direct queries to the resource centre on 5148 2100.

Shakespearean festival cancelled

Performance cancellations

STRATFORD’S Shakespeare on the River Festival will not be held in April and May. Festival organiser Gavin Roberts said the committee announced the festival’s cancellation “with the deepest regret”.

“We are devastated but we have no doubt this is the right decision,” he said.

“It has been a difficult start to 2020 for our community with bushfires over summer and now this pandemic.

“The Shakespeare Festival will not have any live events in April or May this year. “ ... we all understand the value and significance of theatre in bringing communities together and as such, we are desperate to bring you some form of the 2020 festival line-up as soon as the threat eases and our government advises we are able to resume regular social practices.

“At this stage with so much uncertainty, we don’t know exactly how that will look, or when that will be, but we can assure you that as soon as we know — we will let you know.

“In light of this situation, full refunds will be made to those who have already purchased tickets to events and performances.

“Our faire day stall holders will also receive a refund.”

Presentations for best costuming 2019, best actor 2019 and the Janice Jones Youth Award 2020 will still go ahead, using online presentations on April 23 (Shakespeare’s Birthday).

The short story competition is still proceeding with entries extended until the end of March, and Mr Roberts recommending “get[ting] your quills out in isolation”.

Entry details for the competition are available at www.stratfordshakespeare.com.au Mr Roberts directed people to the Shakespeare on the River Festival Facebook page to keep up to date with any reinstatement of activities.

All of The Wedge’s performances scheduled to take place over the coming weeks are cancelled or rescheduled.

The Wedge is currently working with producers to formulate exchange or refund policies for each show scheduled during this time, and hopes to reschedule as many shows as possible.

Patrons will be contacted directly by The Wedge with exchange or refund details.

Performances affected include Lennon — Through a Glass Onion, Art, The Robertson Brothers 60s Variety TV Show, The Gruffalo’s Child, Gippsland Symphony Orchestra, Ian Moss, Alice in Wonderland, Mental as Everything, Hells Canyon, Archie Roach, Songs and Stories of the War Years, 50 Shades The Musical, Roy Orbison ‘You Got It’, the Australian String Quartet, Jimeoin, AMN Dream, Go Go Go, This is the Moment, Leaving Jackson, The Magnolia Tree and The Spooky Men’s Chorale.

For rescheduled shows people are unable to attend, a refund will be offered.

At this stage, The Wedge is planning to recommence presenting performances from June 1, however it has advised as official advice is constantly changing, it will be as flexible with its plans as it is possible to be.

The Wedge has directed people to its website and social media for updates.

Farm world cancelled

Farm World, scheduled for March 26 to 29, at Lardner Park, Warragul, has been cancelled.

Church events postponed

The Anglican Parish of Avon has postponed its family movie night on Friday, March 27, until further notice.

Race the Rubeena cancelled

This year’s Race the Rubeena, scheduled for Sunday, March 29, has been cancelled.

Organiser Gerard Callinan said while the event was under the 500 participant limit, a number of factors had made it more difficult to host the event.

He added he was working with TryBooking over the next few days to process refunds.

Mr Callinan said he hoped the event would be back next year, and to keep an eye on social media platforms for any news.

Easter fair cancelled

Loch Sport Lions Club’s Easter Fair has been cancelled.

Good Friday Family Fun Day cancelled

Longford Good Friday Family Fun Day, scheduled for Friday, April 10, has been cancelled.

Horse trials, rodeo and gymkhana cancelled

April

Buchan Pony Club’s horse trials, rodeo and gymkhana, scheduled to be held over the Easter weekend, has been cancelled.

Flats and Sharps concert cancelled

Tarra Festival postponed

Valencia Hall committee advises English bluegrass act Flats and Sharps has cancelled its performance, to be held April 1.

The Hidden Valley Project postponed

Following discussions with key stakeholders, the Hidden Valley Project music festival, to be held at Stephenson Park, Sale, on April 4, has been postponed. Ticket holders will be automatically refunded.

Bluegrass jam cancelled

Wellington Bluegrass Jammers has made the reluctant decision to cancel the jam scheduled for Sunday, April 5. Jams will resume once the risk of spreading the coronavirus is diminished.

Because of the ban on gatherings of 500 or more people, Yarram’s Tarra Festival has been postponed. Organisers say the decision does not necessarily mean all events planned for the festival will be cancelled, and add a new date hasn’t been set, but it may end up postponed till 2021.

Easter tennis tournament cancelled

Maffra Lawn Tennis Club has cancelled its 94th annual Easter tournament.

The club said in a statement it had to consider the health of its players, the health of the Maffra community, and the very real possibility further government restrictions will make the event impossible to plan for, manage or run.

Refunds will be issued for Hi-Tac tickets and early entries.

Community Notices

The Healthy Lifestyle Group is a 7-week program run jointly by a CGH Dietitian and Exercise Physiologist.

The group is focused on teaching you how to have a sustainable healthy lifestyle through healthier food and exercise habits. The healthy lifestyle group runs for 7 consecutive weeks on Wednesday mornings between 10.30am - 12.30pm. Specifically, the Dietitian will cover strategies to improve eating habits. The Exercise Physiologist will focus on how to fit exercise into your lifestyle. After the group finishes there will be an ongoing exercise group, twice weekly at aqua energy. For more information about to be involved, please contact the Dietetics or Exercise Physiology Departments on 5143 8560.

ROSEDALE DIABETIC SUPPORT GROUP

The Rosedale Diabetic Support Group will be held on the 2nd Thursday of Every Month at 1.30pm at the Rosedale Neighbourhood House. Please contact 0427 924 394 or 51992595 for further information.

CONSUMER ADVOCATE

· Friends of CGH, Sale Campus – 2nd Wednesday of CGH has a community advocate who can provide direct advocacy for individuals and groups within the community. Alan Murray can be contacted on 0408 581 711 or alan.murray@cghs.com.au.

AUXILIARY MEETINGS

· Friends of CGH, Sale Campus – 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10.30am in the Boardroom, CGH. · Heyfield Hospital Auxiliary – 2nd Thursday of the month at 2pm at Heyfield Hospital. · Maffra Hospital Auxiliary – 2nd Friday of the month at 2pm in the Community Meeting Room, Maffra Hospital. · Stretton Park Auxiliary – 2nd Tuesday of the month at 1.30pm at Stretton Park.

SALE & DISTRICT STROKE SUPPORT GROUP

The Sale & District Support Group meets at the Community Rehabilitation Centre. For more information, please call Bob Sheean on 0455 555217.

MAFFRA CARERS GROUP

The Maffra Carers Group will meet on the 3rd Monday of every month at 1pm in the Community Meeting Room, Maffra Hospital. “We are a group of people at various ages and stages in our lives who are current or former carers of our loved ones with various issues or disabilities resulting from age, illness or accident.

If you’d like to come and meet others who have - or who are ‘walking the walk’ - we would love to meet you. If you too are interested in meeting with other Carers - be it occasionally or more regularly then Maffra Carers Group could be for you”. For more information, contact Pam Stevens on 5145 5417.

Central Gippsland Health has commenced work with a group of people – staff and community members, aimed at providing a welcoming environment for members of the LGBTI Community. The group welcomes new participants. Please contact Jude Bridgeman, Community Network and Volunteer Support Officer on 51 438 833 or at jude.bridgeman@ cghs.com.au for more information.

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CONTACTS

Sale Hospital 155 Guthridge Parade Sale, VIC 3850 Telephone: (03) 5143 8600 Facsimile: (03) 51438 633 Maffra District Hospital 48 Kent Street, PO Box 313, Maffra, VIC 3860 Telephone: (03) 5147 0100 Facsimile: (03) 5147 0152 Stretton Park Aged Care Corner George and Kent Streets, Maffra, VIC 3860 Telephone: (03) 51 47 2331 Facsimile: (03) 5147 1155 Heyfield Hospital 14 Licola Road, PO Box 139, Heyfield VIC 3858 Telephone: (03) 5139 7979 Facsimile: (03) 5139 7922

SALE & DISTRICT CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Please visit the recruitment section on our website: www.cghs.com.au

Job Vacancies

Sale Hospital Phone: (03) 5143 8600 Heyfield Hospital Phone: (03) 5139 7979

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Maffra District Hospital Phone: (03) 5147 0100 Stretton Park Aged Care Phone: (03) 51 47 2331

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE GROUP

Sale & District Cancer Support Group meetings will reconvene in May 2020. The meeting of the Sale and District Cancer Support Group takes place every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2pm in the Conference Room. This invitation is extended to people who have, or have had cancer. Carers, Family or Friends are also invited to attend. The Group’s aim is to enable a safe, confidential and friendly place where people can give and receive emotional and practical support from others with a similar lived experience. For more information, contact Group Founder Charlie James on 0403 015 229.

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OSTOMY MEET & GREET

The Ostomy Meet & Greet scheduled Wednesday 25 March has been cancelled. Should you have any Stoma related queries please contact Ann Payne on 5143 8148.

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and postponements

Wedge cancellations and postponements THEWedge has been forced to cancel or reschedule scheduled performances.

The performing arts centre is planning to recommence performances from June 1,however because of constantly changing official advice, will remain flexible in planning.

The decision to cancel or postpone performances falls in line with the Chief Health Officer’s recommendations around social distancing and banning indoor public gatherings of more than 100 people.

The centre is responding to feedback, cancellations and postponements from the performing arts industry, and working with producers to formulate exchange and refund policies for each show scheduled.

For rescheduled shows that people are unable to attend, a full refund will be offered.

Patrons will be contacted directly by The Wedge with details, and management asks for patrons to please wait to be contacted.

Performances affected:

Stratford’s Shakespeare on the River Festival Faire Day has been cancelled.

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Coongulla market cancelled

Sale Netball Association has postponed Monday night matches, representative team training and NetSetGo.

This year’s Coongulla Paddy’s Market, scheduled to be held Easter April 11, has been cancelled because of the increased risk of the COVID-19 virus.

The Coongulla Reserves Committee of Management said the announcement was made “with a heavy heart”.

“Health and safety are our top priorities, and we have made this decision for the wellbeing of the community, our stall holders and volunteers,” the announcement said.

Golden Beach fishing festival cancelled

Golden Beach End of Summer Surf Fishing Festival, scheduled to have been held from April 10 to April 12, has been cancelled.

Nambrok Denison PS fete cancelled

Nambrok Denison Primary School’s annual fete and auction, scheduled for April 19, has been cancelled for 2020.

• Lennon — Through a Glass Onion: Hope to reschedule to a date to be announced. Full refund available.

• Art: Will reschedule to a date TBA. Full refund available.

• The Robertson Brothers 60’s Variety TV Show: Rescheduled to February 14. Tickets honoured for the new date.

• The Gruffalo’s Child: Rescheduled to September 16.

Full refund available.

• Gippsland Symphony Orchestra: Cancelled. Full refund available.

• Ian Moss: Rescheduled, date TBA. Tickets honoured for new date.

• Songs and Stories of the War Years: Cancelled. Full refund available.

• 50 Shades The Musical – Rescheduled to September 8. Tickets honoured for new date.

• Roy Orbison “You Got It”: Rescheduled, date TBA. Tickets will be honoured for new date.

• Jimeoin: Rescheduled to September 11. Tickets honoured for the new date.

• This is the Moment: Rescheduled to December 3.

Tickets honoured for the new date.

• Leaving Jackson: Rescheduled to September 29.

Tickets honoured for the new date.

To be announced still:

Alice in Wonderland, Mental as Everything, Hells Canyon, Archie Roach, Australian String Quartet, AMN Dream, Go Go Go, The Magnolia Tree, and The Spooky Men’s Chorale.

Out for lunch cancelled

Out for lunch, which is held at Sale Baptist Church, has been cancelled for April.

Shakespeare festival cancelled

The Shakespeare on the River Festival will not host any live events in April and May this year.

Full refunds will be made to those who have already bought tickets to events and performances.

Faire day stall holders will also receive a refund.

Presentations for best costuming 2019, best actor 2019 and the Janice Jones Youth Award 2020 will still go ahead using online presentations on April 23.

The short story competition is still proceeding with entries extended until the end of March.

Entry details are available at www.stratfordshakespeare.com.au People can check the festival’s Facebook page for regular updates.

May Heyfield Vintage Rally cancelled

Heyfield Vintage Rally, scheduled for May 16 and 17, has been cancelled.

Organisers say the event will be back bigger and better on May 15 and 16, 2021.

Ongoing Art gallery activities cancelled

Gippsland Art Gallery has taken the step of cancelling all public events, activities and programs until further notice. The gallery will be in touch for those who have already paid for an upcoming event to arrange a refund. The gallery remains open to the public.

Mary’s Soup Kitchen closed

Mary’s Soup Kitchen has closed until further notice.

The kitchen usually serves soups, sandwiches, tea and coffee, lunchtime Thursdays, operating out of St Mary’s Chapter House, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale.

Netball postponed

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Residents of Eastwood & Northwood Parks are consulted on future works The focus of a recent quarterly meeting of residents at Northwood & Eastwood Parks provided valuable feedback to the future of the Board of Management’s Strategic Planning into infrastructure. The topic of discussion was ‘’Footpaths, gardens and roadways”. Residents were consulted on how the existing grounds enable residents to go about their daily activities with ease and senior management sought views on how future works could benefit residents in this area.

With the Board of Management currently planning for the next exciting phase of their Strategic Plan (2020-2025), the discussions and time spent with residents will enable the Board to consider the views of residents when scoping and planning for capital works.

Sale Netball Association has postponed Monday night matches, representative team training and NetSetGo. The SNA will still be taking registrations for the Saturday season, with forms to be submitted at the Gippsland Regional Sports Complex on Monday between 5pm and 6pm, or email to salenetball@gmail.com Children’s and Youth Week programming has been cancelled until further notice, including Storytime, Rock Rhythm Rhyme, Easter Bunny shared story time, and Cat in the Hat performances.

The ‘Day nine at Wooreen’ author talk at Yarram library has been cancelled.

Aqua Energy Swim School has been cancelled (with account credits for cancelled classes).

Term one of social sports season has been cancelled at Gippsland Regional Sports Complex.

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Counselling for those Men’s Shed members bereaved by suicide deliver to fire areas

A COUNSELLING service for people bereaved by suicide is available in Gippsland.

Gippsland Primary Health Network (Gippsland PHN) has partnered with Jesuit Social Services to deliver the Support After Suicide program.

This program helps people affected by suicide by providing information about suicide bereavement and by referring people to local counselling services to support them through difficult times.

In most cases, free or heavily subsidised counselling is available.

Phone or web-based counselling can also be organised free of charge.

When someone has lost a loved one to suicide, Gippsland PHN chief executive officer Amanda Proposch said counselling may help them work through loss, grief, trauma, anger and guilt.

“People impacted by suicide are at increased risk of suicide themselves,” Ms Proposch said.

“Referrals are most often made via Victoria Police when they are liaising with the family after a suicide death, however people can refer themselves directly and I encourage them to use this important program.”

Referrals to Support After Suicide have been low in the past six months, which concerns program manager Dr Louise Flynn, as there has not been a decrease in the number of suicide deaths.

“A person bereaved by suicide often has a relentless experience of trying to understand why it happened, how it was that this much-loved person ended their own life,” she said.

“In some situations, families can feel additional

distress if they feel let down by the mental health system.

“Help is only a phone call away, and it can be as little or as much as you need.

“We’re also keen to ensure that people know that specialised support is available and that it is available at any time following the loss.”

To supplement their counselling service, Support After Suicide has produced a podcast series, Let’s Talk About Suicide.

A collaboration between Joy FM 94.9, Switchboard Victoria and Support After Suicide, the podcasts focus on suicide bereavement experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and queer identifying people.

It is a 14-episode series with topics such as dealing with blame, understanding guilt, stigma and the importance of community, and is available on podcast platforms such as iTunes.

Training is also now available for local counsellors and psychologists to be better equipped to support people in Gippsland that are bereaved by suicide.

All Gippsland community members can access these services via Support After Suicide.

Information about the suicide bereavement counselling program is available at www.support aftersuicide.org.au or phone Jesuit Social Services on (03) 9421 7640 or via email at aftersuicide@jss.org.au People who need immediate help should phone Lifeline on 13 11 14, Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, MensLine 1300 78 99 78 or QLife (LGBTIQ) 1800 184 527.

Men’s Shed leaders Rob Ringholt, Croydon, and Jim King, Maffra, unload goods in Buchan.

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‘Fill the Gap’ public appeal for St Paul’s Cathedral

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MAFFRA Men’s Shed recently donated an assortment of hand tools, woodworking equipment, consumables and even a billy cart to three communities directly affected by the recent devastating bushfires.

Deliveries were made to Buchan, Bruthen and Mallacoota via the Maffra Men’s Shed, following a concerted effort by some outer eastern suburb Men’s Sheds in Melbourne to gather donated items and deliver them to the Croydon Men’s Shed for sorting and delivery to Maffra.

Driving through each fire-affected town between Bairnsdale and Mallacoota was a heart wrenching experience for all involved, as the devastation was widespread and in some areas rows of neighbouring homes were lost, especially through Sarsfield and at Mallacoota.

The drive from Cann River to Mallacoota was particularly eerie, as most of the ground was blackened, trees were virtually totally destroyed and the sighting of animals was rare.

In total, three trailer loads and one ute load was successfully and safely delivered to these fireaffected areas, with each delivery well received by the communities visited.

ST Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Sale, has launched a public appeal to fund urgent work on the historic, 1884 building, and keep it protected from the elements.

Over the years, poor guttering has caused rain to dissolve some of the brickwork’s mortar, allowing moisture to affect the internal walls of the cathedral and cause paint to peel.

Spokesperson and lay Canon Christine Morris said some of the brickwork could be repaired quite quickly by simply repointing, however the arches around the windows need to be ‘tuckpointed’, which was a much slower and more expensive process.

“We recently replaced the guttering, so are now able to go ahead with stage two,” she said.

“Once the external walls are weatherproofed again, we will commence stage three, which is the need to fill the internal wall gaps and repaint them.

“The walls are rather high in places, so not only do we have to pay the tradesmen, but for scaffolding as well.”

The cathedral is hoping to raise about $20,000.

“Many people in the Gippsland region have been to events or services at St Paul’s and admired the building and stained glass windows,” Ms Morris said.

“Others have special memories of baptisms, weddings and even funerals held at St Paul’s.

“We are hoping the present and past residents of Sale may be willing to help fund the restoration

Dean Susanna Pain shows how the loss of mortar has created significant gaps in the cathedral walls. of this historic beautiful, magnificent building.”

For information, phone Dean Susanna Pain on 5144 2020 or 0418 637 469, or email stpaulssale@ wideband.net.au

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Cassie’s jewellery collaboration with the national gallery

Left: Cassie Leatham and the National Gallery of Victoria’s Simone LeAmon looking over pieces for the jewellery line.

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As a precautionary measure, considering the current public health situation, the National Gallery of Victoria has been closed to the public until April 13.

The gallery is encouraging people to visit its website and follow its social media for updates.

Small basket pendant 2020. Feather, flax, sterling silver chain.

Hoop earrings 2020. Sterling silver, flax, feathers from barn owl, rainbow lorikeet, galah and cockatoo. thread, weaved native grasses, and this creates a jewellery collection like no other.”

Ms Leatham described her husband, Kevin, as her backbone and “support to carry me forward”.

“He’s the one who put the aboriginal flag up out front in supporting me in my community,” she said.

“Being the second only aboriginal artist to ever collaborate with NGV in jewellery design, I’m hoping that I can encourage youth here in Gippsland to apply for the upcoming Blak Designs [art programs] that will give them the opportunity to be a part of another jewellery collection collaboration which I will be involved in.”

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WHILE Cassie Leatham is certainly a gem in Gippsland art scene’s crown, she prefers a more down-to-earth approach when it comes to her own jewellery line.

Ms Leatham has recently launched a contemporary jewellery line at the National Gallery of Victoria, and is the first Gippsland artist to ever collaborate with the NGV design team.

Her jewellery line, titled So Murrup Manggii (Spirit Within), was commissioned for Melbourne Design Week 2020, and will be available from the NGV design store.

Collaborating with the NGV’s Simone LeAmon and Blanche Tilden, the line consists of 318 units of work, including feather flower earrings, river reed necklaces, gumnut and eucalyptus pins and brooches, woven baskets and hoop-weaved wrapped earrings.

The jewellery is made from natural materials collected from her home in Boisdale, as well as materials foraged from trips back to her own country.

So Murrup Manggii (Spirit Within) shares her love of her country, acknowledging the importance of the plants and animals that play an essential role in her life and artistic practice.

Living near bushfire-affected areas, her jewellery, made this summer, reflects the beauty of country and the urgent need to protect and take care of it.

As she always does with her work, Ms Leatham drew inspiration from the cultural practices of her ancestors by researching and transforming techniques perfected by Aboriginal people from south-eastern Australia.

She describes the exclusive jewellery line as her highest artistic achievement yet.

“I feel humbled and honoured that I can share my traditional knowledge and collaborate with contemporary jewellers such as Simone LeAmon and Blanche Tilden, who worked alongside me creating these pieces,” she said.

“I learnt so much in such short time ... I want to make sure that they know how much I appreciate them.”

She said the jewellery line was created to showcase how her traditional adornments she wears in ceremony dance could be worn everyday by anyone.

“The river reeds are harvested and cut and cleaned individually, which takes two hours per reed,” she said.

“The reeds are something my great-great- grandmother (who was a Taungurung woman) would collect to create gifts and ceremony pieces to wear around the neck in song and dance — which I still do to this day.

“The reeds sing in the wind, and when one wears this jewellery, they will find the reed plus the silver pieces move and change position, so the wearer is wearing a ever-changing piece that sings around the neck.”

Ms Leatham said the NGV approached her about her necklace and feather flower gumnut earrings she wore to a NGV art exhibition, which showcased some of Ms Leatham’s pieces.

Discussions and design work began soon after.

“It was a year in the making, but with the fires, I was restricted to go and forage and collect elsewhere, as the places I would normally collect from were under fire threat,” she said.

“This collection, I feel, is special, as it honours my ancestors and brings contemporary art into one, using natural organic materials and mixing with the metal elements.

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Telling the story of Elsie Redman A community day was to be held on Sunday, April 19, to honour the men and women who enlisted in World War 2 and are now interred at the Stratford Cemetery.

This has now been postponed, but the cemetery trust is still calling for stories about the men and women veterans buried at the cemetery.

So far, more than 150 service people have been identified, but there is still more research to be done as some of the women buried there are listed under former names, says Stratford Cemetery Trust secretary Marg Robbins.

One touching and personal eulogy comes from former local Elise May Redman, who is one of four women whose life story will be honoured on the celebration day, when it happens.

Elsie May Redman was born on Christmas Eve 1918 and died on February 10, 2010.

She was the second child of Percival Harold and Violet Ellen Redman.

This her own story, as written by Elsie for her eulogy, and shared by her family:

“We were a family of five girls and two boys — two girls, Eileen and Elsie, two boys Colin and Sydney, then three girls Joan, Dorothy and Gladys. “In that period after World War 1 and the Depression years we were poor, but a happy family. “I attended Stratford Primary School and was dux of Year 8 in about 1931. “My early years were spent in Stratford in Victoria. “As a small child we were taken to the Presbyterian Sunday School by neighbouring teenage girls, and I continued to attend the Presbyterian Church in Stratford until I left home to commence nursing training at the Gippsland Base Hospital in Sale in 1937. “Whilst I was training at GBH in Sale World War 2 had begun, and being a patriotic young person I applied to join the Australian Army Nursing Service

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as soon as I had completed training, however it was several years before I was called up for the Army. “At that time I was in Queensland so had a QFX number and worked at the 117th AGH at Toowoomba before going overseas with the 2/4 AGH to work on the island of Labuan in Brunei Bay, off the mainland of Borneo. “I travelled on the Wonganella from Brisbane to Morotai, via Lae and Biak. “On arrival at Morotai we lived in tents. “Soon after we were transferred to Labuan where we lived and worked in tents. “We had mostly British soldiers — civilians being put in a camp on another part of the island. “The soldiers were in a pitiful state. “All had to be investigated for tropical disease and most were found to be suffering from malaria, beriberi, dysentery, worm infestation, differing diseases, malnutrition and other physical problems as well as neuroses, etc. “They had been on starvation rations for so long a time, so food had to be introduced slowly — this was difficult. “Those who were mobile visited the canteen and stocked up on food for themselves and their mates and anything that couldn’t be eaten immediately

was stashed away in lockers. “After having been hungry for so long it was hard for the men to believe that there would be more food available at the next mealtime. “Whilst we were on Labuan the atomic bomb was dropped on Japanese cities and that brought about the war’s end. “After the end of hostilities prisoners were released from POW camps on Borneo and our hospital took in many British soldiers who had spent years as POWs. “Later we also had civilian POWs, women and children including many Dutch nuns who had worked on Borneo before the war. “In due course I returned to Australia to work in a military hospital in Brisbane. “We were given the option of being discharged in any state of Australia, so a friend and I decided we would go to Western Australia and do midwifery training at King Edward Memorial Hospital. “After working at Hollywood Hospital for some time I was discharged from the service just before Christmas in 1946. “It had always been my custom to attend church service and whilst I was still on Labuan I heard and really understood the Gospel, but it was months later after reading the scriptures and contact with Christians at Hollywood Hospital that I committed my life to the Lord Jesus. “This of course turned my life around. “After completing midwifery training I went to the Perth Bible Institute. “Before going to PBI I was conscious of the Lord’s call to serve Him with the SIM in the Sudan. “In 1950 I sailed for Africa. “When travelling to Sudan I disembarked at Aden and then travelled on an Egyptian boat up the Red Sea to Pt Sudan. “I was the only female and only English speaking person on the boat. “On reaching Khartoum I was fortunate to travel to Mariak with a fellow missionary. “After a period of language study in Khartoum I went to Southern Sudan to work with the Hill Barun people. “After a slow start a small group of believers formed the first church among the Hill Barun people. “My first home at Mariak was a grass roofed and walled hut with dirt floor. “Later this was to become the clinic from which we nursed. “In 1964 after some years of unrest in Southern Sudan all Christian Missionaries were expelled from their stations in the Southern Sudan, but by that time many tribal churches had been established and the Lord has given the increase. “When I returned from the Sudan with little chance of returning I began work in the midwifery section of the Gippsland Base Hospital, lived at home in Stratford and worshipped at the Presbyterian church once again. “After eight years I left the GBH to work with the Mission of St James and St John (Anglican) at a home for unmarried mothers in Kew, Victoria. “In due course the Mission Societies who had worked in the Sudan formed an organisation called ACROSS and gained permission to do relief work in the Southern Sudan. “This gave me an opportunity to return to the Sudan where I served in a different area for a further eight years from 1971 to 1979. “When I returned to Australia I had no home to go to, so was very thankful to be allotted a unit at the Churches of Christ retirement village Carinya, which has been my home to this day. “In the intervening years I have been involved in the Prayer Ministry of SIM. “For some years I worshipped at Maylands Baptist Church, but on being transferred to Warwick Village, Churches of Christ Retirement Homes [in Perth] I have worshipped at the services conducted in the village.�

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Brief details: Property: Four bedroom, two bathroom homestead on 1432 square metres in town with veggie patch and an orchard.

Address: 216-218 Guthridge Parade, Sale.

Auction: April 18, from 10.30am on-site.

Open house: March 28, from 10.30am until 11am.

Agent: Graham Chalmer Real Estate.

Phone Ferg Horan on 0417 123 162.

Sunnyside circa 1870s S TEEPED in local heritage, the stunning Sunnyside homestead is seeking a new custodian.

With beautiful Cape Cod architecture, secluded private gardens and space for a family, agents say this heritage-listed home is ready for a savvy buyer to simply move straight in.

The ground floor has a huge, newly-constructed verandah, formal lounge with fireplace, three large bedrooms (including two with bathrooms), a study, a family room and a dining area.

The old kitchen — formerly the maid’s quarters — has been

lovingly restored, with a modern kitchen, gas cooking and views across the orchard and vegetable garden, all watered by a serviceable well on-site.

Upstairs, there is a fourth bedroom and third living space with reverse cycle heating and cooling.

Outside, mature trees, a fruit orchard and a vegetable garden on the sizeable block provide a sense of country living right in the middle of town.

An outside laundry is attached to the main home, adjacent to the large two bay carport and workshop.

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Property: Four bedroom, two bathroom home with stunning rural views.

Address: 241 Yuill Rd, Bundalaguah.

Price: $749,000.

Agent: Wellington Real Estate. Phone Melissa Bridges on 0497 547 221.

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While the property has been in the same family for more than 70 years, the house was replaced 15 years ago with a new home, designed to capture the history and charm of the original farmhouse and its setting, while drawing on modern design elements and conveniences.

The interior spaces boast views from almost every window.

The living area has floor to ceiling glass, capturing the spectacular rural views across adjacent farmland and towards the mountains.

Agents say the new owner will be able to curl up with a book by the open fire in winter, or simply relax and take in the views.

Sliding doors lead out to the sensational north-facing outdoor area perfect for entertaining or simply enjoying the peace and quiet.

The kitchen is well-equipped, with a Smeg five burner gas cooktop, 900mm electric oven, Miele dishwasher, a large walkthrough pantry and abundant bench space and cupboards.

The bedrooms include a magnificent main suite with views of the gardens, a spacious ensuite, a generously-sized walk-in-robe and dressing room and split system.

Near the spacious family bathroom and separate powder room at the other end of the house, there are three other bedrooms — two with built-in robes, one with magnificent views.

The home’s other features include high ceilings, huge proportions, double glazing, ducted heating and cooling, ceiling fans and excellent storage.

Outside, the new owner will be able to stroll through the magnificent gardens boasting a wide variety of established plantings, fruit trees, raised vegetable boxes and a magnificent 70-year-old Oak tree.

There is a double lock-up garage and other workshop space, a 90,000 litre rain water tank and bore for the gardens.

The block is about 6867 square metres.

Agents say this spectacular property is just a short drive from Sale and Stratford.

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The home has three substantial bedrooms — the master has a sizeable walk-in robe and ensuite, while the two other bedrooms have large built-in wardrobes.

The kitchen has a gas cooktop and under bench electric oven, a dishwasher, ample bench space and cupboards and a “design change” walk-in pantry.

The open plan living and dining area is a great family hub, ideal for entertaining guests, with double sliding doors opening onto an outdoor undercover area.

The living space features a large Coonara solid wood heater with heat transfer, and a reverse cycle air conditioner.

Electricity bills are taken care of by the 12 panel three kilowatt solar system installed.

The double car garage has a remote door, with access through to the fully-fenced backyard via a pull up roller door.

The home was built in 2014 with quality fixtures, fittings and workmanship.

Brief details: Property: Three bedroom, two bathroom quality built home on 809 square metres.

Address: 27 Killeen St, Stratford.

Price: Estimated selling range of $320,000 to $350,000.

Agent: Heart Property. Phone Mark Hurst on 0409 442 532.

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They add the hard work has been done, and just a few finishing touches will make this lifestyle property a real dream.

A dam built behind the shed and home has the potential to hold more than enough water to service cleared land and establish gardens.

Agents say given the current drought, the fact this dam still has water speaks volumes about its size and water-holding capability.

From the 48 hectare property, about 36 hectares is uncleared, and agents say the chance to buy this type of property with a split between bush and cleared land is becoming rarer.

There are numerous species of local native trees and with that comes an abundance of native wildlife, so agents recommend the property to those who enjoy kicking back and taking in the sights and sounds of Australian bushland.

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Property: About 48 hectares with a large dam, and an unfinished three bedroom home.

Address: 13 McCarthy Lane, Valencia Creek.

Price: $449,000.

Agent: Country Road Real Estate.

Phone 5141 1026.

They also suggest adding some finishing touches to the three bedroom residence will make the place feel like home, and that it’s not going to take much work.

A remote start Subaru RG3200 generator is included to assist the new owner in the completion of the project.

A 14 by eight metre shed with a large roller and sliding doors provides ample secure storage and is more than large enough to house machinery if you choose to improve the land, or just store some toys.

Agents say it’s unlikely that this property will sit on the market for long, so those interested shouldn’t hesitate to enquire today.

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The fully-serviced allotments range in size from 920 to 1375 square metres, with power, water, sewerage and a fully-sealed roadway with easy access in and through the subdivision.

Buyers will be able to take advantage of the space larger allotments offer to build an alternative dwelling, with use of the many energy efficient products on the market.

To assist in this endeavour, the developers will ‘give away’ two Daikin split system air conditioners (7.1 kilowatt and a 2.5KW reverse cycle) for

the first 10 allotments sold in stage one (conditions apply).

Stratford offers many lifestyle advantages for families, with two primary schools, a shopping precinct, sporting activities, theatre groups, community clubs and set on the Avon River with walkways and parklands.

Brief details: Property: Fully-serviced allotments from 920 to 1375 square metres.

Address: Avon View Estate Stratford.

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

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Agents say this four bedroom, two bathroom home also has three living areas and an undercover entertainment area, and the new owner can put their own stamp on the property through establishing gardens.

There is a children’s play area, a family room and a media-lounge room.

The functional kitchen has large hotplates, a 750mm oven, a dishwasher and a walk in pantry.

The spacious bathroom and ensuite are fitted with quality fixtures and tiles.

Other features include ducted heating and cooling, a solar hot water system with a gas booster and block-out blinds.

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Outside, the double garage has remote entry, there is a 10,000 litre water tank, and the yard is fully fenced with Colorbond.

Agents say with the added prestige of being located in Maffra’s newest estate with its own playground and walking paths into town, the new owner will be buying a property that can be enjoyed well into the future.

Brief details:

Property: Four bedroom home in popular estate.

Address: 11 Moon St, Maffra.

Price: $389,000 (new price).

Agent: Country Road Real Estate. Phone 5141 1026.

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Great value family home

Property: Three bedroom family home with huge backyard in Karrawatha Estate.

Address: 70 Hobson St, Stratford.

Price: $325,000.

Agent: Graham Chalmer Real Estate. Phone Mark Ventrella on 0419 348 614.

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The home is in great condition throughout, and has an entrance porch and hallway, a large open plan kitchen, meals and family room that opens onto the alfresco area, and overlooks the large backyard.

There are three large bedrooms, with an ensuite and walk-in robe to the master, a well-appointed laundry and second bathroom.

There is a large solid fuel burner and splitsystem heating and cooling unit to cover the property’s needs.

Outside, the gardens have been extensively landscaped at the front adding extra charm, while there is ample parking area on the driveway and double garage under the roof.

The rear garden has an alfresco area and plenty of room to move.

The corner allotment allows for access for vehicles into the rear garden.

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The home brims with character charm, yet offers all the features required for the modern living demands of today.

Agents say the interior highlight is the

massive open plan living space, adjacent to the kitchen which has one of the biggest work spaces agents have seen.

The kitchen is central to the floorplan, and has views to the low maintenance gardens and extensive outdoor entertainment deck.

Maintained to the minute, there are four bedrooms, a sensational new bathroom, two toilets, high ceilings, ornate cornices,

split system air conditioning, an entry foyer, quality soft furnishings and a superb presentation both inside and out.

The recently established gardens are colourful and easy to look after, and there is a double carport, a small powered workshop and a fabulous rumpus room that can easily be converted back to a double garage if desired.

Brief details: Property: Character four bedroom home near Lake Guthridge, the hospital, the bowls club and Sale Botanic Gardens.

Address: 15 Palmerston St, Sale.

Price: $538,000.

Agent: John Elliman Real Estate. Phone 5143 1199 or 0418 517 032.

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78 Macarthur Street, Sale

Ph: 5143 0090

www.fnsale.com.au

Impressive family home

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GENTS say the moment prospective buyers step inside this property, they will be impressed.

Not only does this home offer style but also space and luxury throughout, they add.

The home has a cosy formal lounge, a top class kitchen with granite benches, top of the range appliances and a walk-in pantry, a spacious family room, a master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe, and three generously-sized bedrooms with built-in robes and a well-designed main bathroom with corner spa bath.

There is an indoor-outdoor alfresco entertainment room, ideal for entertaining all year round.

The supersized double garage with storage

9 Marilyn Way SALE

17 Morison Street Maffra

NEW LISTING

Brief details:

Property: Four bedroom, two bathroom home with a supersized garage with office, ideal for those who want to run a homebased business.

Address: 11 Langholme Court, Sale.

Price: $479,000.

Agent: Wellington Real Estate. Phone Lisa Wegener on 0401 065 422.

$329,000

$339,000

•4 bedroom, 2 bathroom brick home •Gas heating & cooking •Covered outdoor entertaining area •10m x 8m shed with toilet & pot belly •Double carport, quiet location

and an office would be ideal for those who are handy, or plan to run a home-based small business.

The well-established private gardens are set behind a secure, high fence.

•6 bedroom brick veneer home •2 bathrooms, gas ducted heating •Formal lounge room, 2 toilets •Light and bright kitchen, meals area •6m x 6m shed, 800m2 block

Contact: John Walker 0477 430 090

Contact: John Walker 0477 430 090

156 Raglan Street SALE

14 Janice Way Sale NEW PRICE

$320,000

$419,000

•4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home •2 living areas, gas heating, split sys •Renovated b/room, kitchen & laundry •Wood heater, covered outdoor area •700m2 block, carport, 11m x 6m shed Contact: John Walker 0477 430 090

•Large 4 b/r plus study family home •Formal lounge, new paint, new carpet •Open plan living, ducted heating •W/I Pantry, D/Washer, Island bench Inspect: Thur 2 April 12:00 - 12:30pm Contact: John Walker 0477 430 090

Lot 1 Andersons Lane Stradbroke

131A Stirrup Iron Road Woolenook NEW LISTING

$230,000

$230,000

•100 acres of heavily treed bush •6m x 6m lock-up c/bond shed •Water tank, some cleared areas •All weather access road •15 minutes to Sale

Elders Real Estate 51 444 444 “180 years of selling rural properties”

Contact: John Walker 0477 430 090

Contact: John Walker 0477 430 090

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Trades & Service Guide “Our people, Our community”

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Community news

Shine Bright event may run again next year

ORGANISERS have hailed the recent Gippsland Shine Bright cocktail fundraiser night an “incredibly successful evening”.

The fundraiser raised $14,563 for Central Gippsland Tourism to help kick start a campaign to attract visitors to the region.

This campaign is designed support the local economy and its small business sector and help tourism operators bounce back from the recent downtown as a result of the Gippsland bushfires, and now the coronavirus.

Whilst the campaign initiative is hoped to have an immediate impact, the itinerary-based campaign will be designed to influence a number of core demographics for many years to come, offering a dash of inspiration with some good old fashioned advice on how to get the most out of visiting Gippsland.

Event organisers Ferg Horan and Alistair Hicks were delighted with the local support of the event, with a turnout of almost 200 people.

The Cobb and Co stables was spectacularly styled for the cocktail evening, which showcased local produce by Portside Food and Wine, The Criterion Hotel Sale, Red Bluff and Sailors Grave Breweries, Avon Ridge Cider along with Glenmaggie Wines and Blue Gables Wines.

“Not only was the event for such a worthy cause, it was great to put on a party of this magnitude for all to enjoy,” Mr Hicks said.

“It was a very social evening coupled with some very high end entertainment by Harry Hookey, Bradley Cruickshanks Big Band and the Sultanas, that set the scene and the standard for the whole night.”.

Mr Horan and Mr Hicks plan to run the event again next year, possibly to raise money once again to support the local small business economy and tourism sector, or another cause that may need support.

www.gippslandtimes.com.au

Send in your baby photos Because of current advice regarding social distancing and not visiting hospitals or newborns, the Gippsland Times has suspended visits to the Sale Hospital to take baby photos.

Parents are, however, welcome to send in newborn shots with mum or dad for publication.

We just need a few details: The names of parents: Town or district: Baby’s name: Baby’s sex: Baby’s date of birth: Baby’s weight in grams or kilograms: The hospital baby was born at: The names of siblings: Images need to be jpeg files of 400kb or more, and attached to emails, rather than embedded in other files.

Baby photos are published in Friday Gippsland Times issues, and must be submitted within three weeks of baby’s birth, unless a medical condition prevents an earlier photo being taken.

Email your photo and information to: news@gippslandtimes.com.au

Event organisers Alistair Hicks (left) and Ferg Horan (right) present the cheque for money raised to Central Gippsland Tourism president Nathan Smith.

with “baby photo” in the subject line.

Milk Supply 2020/21 ✓ Do you have all year round milk supply ✓ Looking for a simple to understand pricing model ✓ Maximise farm gate milk price ✓ And want to be apart of a successful likeminded group of farmers who highly values cooperative principles

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Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 24 March, 2020 – Page 15

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Friends of Tarra Bulga member Eddie Silvester works on Diaper Track.

Photos: Contributed

Learning from friends WOODSIDE Landcare Group recently enjoyed having David Akers from Friends of Tarra Bulga National Park as a guest speaker at its first meeting for the year.

Mr Akers spoke about the history of the development of the park, and showed some early photos taken of visitors enjoying the beauty of the towering mountain ash and tree ferns.

Bulga Park was established in 1904, and the Tarra Valley in 1909.

The parks were gradually enlarged and finally merged in 1986.

The visitors centre was built in 1991 and the Friends of Tarra Bulga Group formed in 1994.

Since then, a team of dedicated volunteers from the group has manned the visitors centre and conducted regular working bees to help Parks Victoria care for the park.

For 22 years, the Friends of Tarra Bulga group has conducted a survey of lyrebirds in the park.

Members have also conducted long term photo monitoring of revegetation at 12 points across Tarra Bulga, providing valuable data to Parks Victoria about issues such as regeneration after fire and weed infestation.

The group has also been involved in planting mountain ash into degraded parts of the park,

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including areas burnt on Black Saturday.

Large wire trees guards were developed to deter ever-resourceful wallabies.

The group also helps control invasive species like the sycamore maple tree, a remnant from early settlers’ gardens.

This type of work can be difficult for the volunteer group, as members have to deal with steep terrain and thick undergrowth.

Friends of Tarra Bulga has received funding from Communities for Nature grants and have ongoing assistance from Parks Victoria staff.

Six years ago, the group received money to set up eight remote sensor cameras across the park to monitor wildlife.

Mr Akers showed footage from these cameras, which revealed night life in the park — BrushTailed Possums, Swamp Wallabies, koalas, Antechinus (a marsupial mouse), Sugar Gliders, Lyrebirds and Long-Nosed Bandicoots.

Worryingly, the cameras have also picked up foxes and cats, with some cats obviously domestic as they were wearing collars.

For more about Friends of Tarra Bulga, visit

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TRARALGON MOE SALE MORWELL Page 16 – Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 24 March, 2020

39 Grey St 11 Haigh St 195 Raymond St 150 Commercial Rd

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MAFFRA Neighbourhood House will be closed for the school holidays from Friday. Some classes have been suspended indefinitely. It is anticipated the house will reopen on Tuesday, April 14, but anyone wishing to attend classes should phone to confirm if they’re going ahead.

THE financial information seminar for retirees and pensioners will go ahead on Thursday at Maffra Library from 1pm until 3pm.

THE final Messy Church for term one will be held at St John’s Anglican Church, Thomson St, Maffra, on Thursday between 4pm and 6pm. Families are invited to join in the Bible

Around Maffra

— Jennifer Toma

stories, songs, craft and a family meal. All are welcome.

ST John’s monthly Fun and Fellowship get together has been cancelled for April. For more information phone Jo Inglis on 5147 1914.

Community news

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Grants for ‘passion projects’

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien meets Gippsland Grammar students at state Parliament House.

THIRTY-ONE per cent of Australians who are working on a passion project are doing so in a bid to make the world a better place, according to research from the AMP Foundation.

When asked what drives them to pursue their passion, almost a fifth (18.4 per cent) said they were motivated by personal or family experiences.

Despite this, about a quarter of Australians are not actively doing anything to pursue an area of interest they are passionate about, with access to money cited as the biggest barrier.

The AMP Foundation is offering $1 million in Tomorrow Fund grants to help Australians make a positive impact on the community.

Open to individuals of all ages, working on any field, the annual program offers grants of between $5000 and $100,000.

After six years of the Tomorrow Fund, AMP Foundation head Helen Liondos knows a welltimed financial boost can take these passion projects to the next level, providing people with the validation and encouragement to keep going.

“Aussies are altruistic, but access to funding is inhibiting them from being the change they want to see in the world,” she said Applications for AMP’s Tomorrow Fund are open until April 15.

Visit www.ampstomorrowfund.com.au

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Pupils visit parliament YEAR six students from Gippsland Grammar, Sale, met up with local MP, Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien, in state parliament recently.

The students from St Anne’s campus were taking part in a tour of Parliament House and met Mr

O’Brien along the way.

“It was great to see the students in parliament and teach them a bit about government and the role I play in parliament in law-making and providing representation for the people of Gippsland South,”

Mr O’Brien said.

The group spoke to Mr O’Brien about the three tiers of government and the role each plays and how that affects people’s lives.

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Maffra Cubs Alfie Harpley, Jack Davis, Cooper Rimington, leader Andrew Ogle, Archie Boothroyd, Charlie Willis and Caleb Munro clean up around Maffra.

Photos: Contributed

Local Scouts clean up in Longford and Maffra

items were collected during the morning.

In Maffra, the Cub Scouts collected rubbish around the town as part of their meeting night the week prior.

For any Scouting enquiries in Wellington Shire, phone Wendy on 0407 446 488.

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JOEYS, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and leaders from Sale Scout Group, along with other members of the public, joined with Wellington Shire Council sustainability officer Raquel Harris to clean up the area around the Swing Bridge during Clean Up Australia Day. Numerous bags of rubbish and some larger

Phillipsons have been advising farmers for over 40 years.

Our Agri Group will help you deal with the challenges and opportunities you face.

Joeys, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and leaders clean up around the Swing Bridge.

Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 24 March, 2020 – Page 17

Rural news

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Milk shortage drives interest in trading platform

Turning manure into money THE federal government is investing $2.95 million in a project that maximises the benefits of manure products for agriculture and the environment,under Landcare’s Smart Farms initiative.

The project soon could be “turning manure into money”, using cutting-edge techniques such as robotic growth accelerator trials, photographic 3D scanning of nutrients and solid separation.

The project will result in improved fertilisers and soil improvers from manure products, and could see more farmers generating power from biogas, cutting carbon emissions.

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said the project would be led by animal health company Scolexia and would increase farm profits with high-tech manure and nitrogen management.

“This has big potential and could be applied in many animal farming operations,” he said.

The technology will be trialled in farms in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland.

AUSTRALIA’S new milk trading platform, Milk Exchange, is seeking uncontracted milk from farmers to meet demand from processors seeking to buy milk for this season and 2020-21.

Milk2Market head of corporate development Richard Lange said the company’s new Milk Exchange had received a large volume of registration applications and enquiries from both farmers and processors.

Mr Lange said the current milk shortage was clearly a key driver of the strong response to the opening of the Milk Exchange, and strong farmer interest was also a sign of farmers’ growing confidence that higher profitability could be achieved through commercial and technical innovation.

The Milk Exchange offers farmers a traded transparent price, and the choice of managing their individual risk and accessing higher value for their milk.

“Selling some or all of their milk on the Milk Exchange allows farmers to manage their risk according to their individual circumstances and to back in their operational productivity improvements by accessing better returns,” Mr Lange said.

Mr Lange said the Market Exchange for the first time gave the dairy sector a functioning market that allowed farmers to capture greater value in

times of high competition for milk.

“Farmers can’t access full value and returns that match the risk they take unless they get fair and transparent pricing and the opportunity to sell to whichever buyer values their milk the most,” he said.

“The current spot price is over 60 cents per litre and the average contract price is under 50 cents.

The Milk Exchange gives farmers a way to access some of that upside.”

The commencement of the Milk Exchange means

that Australian dairy farmers will go from only having access to local buyers, to having access to buyers all over the country.

“In a real market, sellers help set the price,” he said.

“They don’t just take it.”

Mr Lange said processors were embracing the platform because it would benefit them and farmers, directly as a supply channel and by helping to create a more efficient market in which farmers can profitably produce more milk.

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STRONG commodity prices and steady summer rainfall across most of the state has seen most Victorian farmers step positively into 2020.

According to the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey, confidence in the state’s farm sector is now at its highest level in two years.

High Country and Gippsland farmers have been buoyed by the improvement in seasonal conditions, recording some of the biggest turnaround in confidence.

The year is off to a good start with 41 per cent of farmers expecting conditions to improve in 2020 — more than double the number with that view in the previous quarter — and 37 per cent expect conditions to remain similar to last year (was 36 per cent).

Yet bushfires in the Upper Murray and Gippsland regions, along with ongoing water shortages and continuing drought conditions in northern parts of the state, mean some farmers feel more rain and recovery time is needed before business can bounce back into full production.

Rabobank’s southern Victoria regional manager Hamish McAlpin said many of the state’s farmers were well set up going into 2020 thanks to strong livestock sales and good seasonal conditions.

Mr McAlpin said the soaring increase in red meat prices, spurred on by big January rain in New South Wales and Queensland, had buoyed farmer confidence about business conditions and their own incomes for the year ahead.

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Despite some regions not having a good summer, the survey found confidence generally was up across all commodity sectors in Victoria, but strongest among beef and dairy producers.

The proportion of Victorian dairy farmers confident of improved conditions rose from 15 per cent last year to 44 per cent this year, while in beef 53 per cent of producers expect conditions to improve, up from 22 per cent at the end of last year.

Confidence has also rallied in the sheep and grains sector, with 29 per cent of sheep graziers (up from 20 per cent) and 38 per cent of grain growers (was 22 per cent) expecting business conditions to improve this year.

Mr McAlpin said sheep producers especially were currently enjoying some of the strongest prices on record.

Seasonal factors, especially increased rainfall, have been the main drivers of confidence in the survey, with 75 per cent of those Victorian farmers expecting conditions to

improve citing good seasonal factors as the reason for their optimism.

The state’s farmers were also particularly upbeat about the outlook for their own gross farm incomes this year, with 37 per cent expecting an improvement (was 30 per cent in the last quarter) and 48 per cent expecting a similar result to last year (previously 43 per cent). Dairy farmers were most upbeat, with 60 per cent expecting stronger gross farm incomes in 2020, up from 41 per cent last quarter.

The confidence surrounding strong incomes this year is feeding into investment planning for the year ahead, with more than a quarter of farmers (27 per cent) looking to increase their business investment.

Mr McAlpin said 2020 should be a good year for ongoing investment on-farm based on current sentiment among farmers,with fertiliser,pasture and infrastructure spending all high priorities for producers this year.

According to the survey findings, on-farm infrastructure and new machinery and equipment make up the bulk of planned investment,

meanwhile 22 per cent of farmers who plan to increase their investment want to purchase new property and expand their farming operation this year.

Dairy farmers especially were leading the charge with investment on-farm, Mr McAlpin said, modernising sheds and developing confinement feeding structures.

The survey found 39 per cent of Victorian dairy farmers were looking to increase their business investment this year, up from just 17 per cent at the end of 2019.

This survey,farmers were also asked their views about climate change and the impact it may be having on their farming enterprises.

The survey found 69 per cent of Victorian farmers expect climate changes to have an impact on their business over the coming decade, with 22 per cent rating that impact as “major”.

Sheep producers were shown to be the most concerned about the impact of climate change on their business.

While managing water usage and irrigation were identified as the main action taken to minimise the impact of climate change on their business, 31 per cent of respondents said they had done “nothing” to minimise the impact.

Mr McAlpin acknowledged climate change, or more specifically how to manage its effects, were “conversations more and more farmers are now having” which he thinks will be followed by action.

The next results are scheduled for release in June 2020.

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International Spinach Conference hopes wilt

THE fast-moving developments of the coronavirus outbreak have forced the postponement of the 10th International Spinach Conference until a more suitable date can be found.

The conference was scheduled to be held in Lakes Entrance the first week of May as part of the East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days 2020 program.

The EGVID organising committee, headed by Andrew Bulmer and Stuart Grigg, held lengthy discussions with all stakeholders about the implications of the rapidly changing environment and government restrictions around travel and events.

With a State of Emergency now declared in Victoria until April 13, there was no alternative but to postpone the conference.

“With the international travel restrictions now in place, as well as the social distance and selfisolation policies required to be implemented, we have, with great regret, chosen to postpone the International Spinach Conference until a more suitable date can be determined,” Mr Bulmer said.

The committee had briefly considered venturing into hosting the conference online, but felt that there would be too much content and context missed.

“With no human interaction, and delegates only seeing photos on a screen rather than touching and feeling crops in the field, we just felt that it would have minimal impact,” he said.

Mr Grigg said audio visual plans may have enabled some of the conference to run as planned and allowed non-attendees to participate online, but running the entire event remotely would have been a considerable challenge and detracted from information and interactions.

There are a few options already being considered that still involve bringing the high-profile conference event to Australia — as this year was to be the first time in its history that it was to have ventured in the Southern Hemisphere.

“We’ve discussed some potential ideas which include rescheduling the conference to be a stand-alone event later in the year or running it in conjunction with another Australian horticultural event in 2021,” Mr Bulmer said.

The International Spinach Conference was to play a role in the east Gippsland region’s recovery from the devastating impacts of a summer dominated by bushfires.

The organising committee has continued to receive support from the sponsor group to

Stimulus package is much-needed THE Victorian Farmers Federation has welcomed the Australian governments announcement of a $17.6 billion stimulus package that will help bolster the state’s agricultural industries.

VFF president David Jochinke said support would be needed for Victoria’s agricultural sector, which contributes almost one quarter of the nation’s total agricultural output and more than $14 billion to the Victorian economy.

“The impact of drought and bushfires was obviously devastating and now the deleterious impact of Coronavirus will kick the industry while its down,” he said.

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economies and Science forecasts that almost one third of Australia’s broad acre farms are likely to have negative income this year.

It is forecasting total farm production to drop by $3 billion compared to last year.

Mr Jochinke said this was coming at a time when farmers were desperately trying to restock their paddocks.

“Nationally, our sheep flock numbers are at the lowest they have been in more than a century (1904),” he said.

“ABARES is also forecasting a 12 per cent slide in the production value of the seafood industry.

“Restrictions on travel and people movement will have a clear impact on the ability of farmers to secure the much needed seasonal worker workforce.

“And there are the attendant supply chain issues associated with transportation including road, air and freight.

“This is a dire situation not only for farmers but for Victorians more broadly who will start to see the impacts of this on food, meat and seafood prices.”

Of particular note to farmers are the following initiatives: • Eligible businesses will be able to claim up to $25,000 against income tax costs of their staff; • The instant asset write-off threshold will also be increased from $30,000 to $150,000; and • Households that receive benefit payments will receive a stimulus payment of $750, including pensioners, those receiving Newstart, the disability support pension, carers’ allowance, youth allowance, veterans support payments and family tax benefits.

The International Spinach Conference, which was to be held in May at Lakes Entrance, has been postponed to a date yet to be determined. explore all avenues to still hold the conference in Australia.

The East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days are scheduled for May 7 and 8 and work continues daily in the event field sites at Lindenow.

The committee is working on how they can and will revise the event to comply with directives and meet expectations around the current circumstances.

The current directive from Victoria’s Chief Health Officer indicates that a person who owns, controls or operates premises in the state must not allow a mass gathering of more than 500 people to occur on the premises.

On Wednesday Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a ban on non-essential gatherings of 100 or more people indoors.

The 500 person limit still applies for outdoor

gatherings.

“Due to the ‘in-field growing trial’ nature of the event, EGVID is not the sort of event that you can just postpone and hold at another time — it is still a number of weeks away, so at this stage, we are making plans around how we will modify the East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation Days as we continue to monitor the advice of authorities and keep everyone informed via our Facebook page and on Twitter,” Mr Grigg said.

“A lot can and no doubt will happen over the coming weeks and months.

“All our actions and decisions will certainly be made to comply with the Victorian government and Australian health authority directives, with the health and safety of the east Gippsland residents and visitors at the forefront.”

Graziers warned of phalaris toxicity SHEEP and cattle producers should keep an eye out for signs of phalaris toxicity, which can lead to illness and sudden death in livestock.

With the flush of new growth across the region following recent rainfall after a prolonged dry period, there is currently an increased risk of livestock suffering from phalaris toxicity as a result of consuming young phalaris grass.

In its early stages of growth (usually the first six weeks) phalaris grass contains toxic alkaloids, which if grazed, can lead to animals developing phalaris staggers. In contrast, phalaris sudden death syndrome is caused by high levels of ammonia in the animal’s system.

Both sheep and cattle may suffer staggers or sudden death after grazing phalaris, although cattle are less susceptible than sheep.

Agriculture Victoria district veterinary officer Rachel Gibney said phalaris staggers can develop between 10 days and four months after grazing pasture and animals can even show signs months after being removed from phalaris.

“Sheep that start staggering may improve, but may be left with staggers for life,” she said.

Physical signs that an animal has phalaris staggers include staggering or stumbling, a bunny hop gait, head nodding, trouble standing or trouble eating and weight loss.

Dr Gibney said sudden death syndrome usually develops 12 to 36 hours after the animal has been on pasture.

“Signs include breathing difficulties and bluecoloured gums and the animal will usually die,” she said.

“If phalaris toxicity is suspected stock should be removed immediately, but slowly, from pasture.”

To avoid phalaris toxicity it is best to avoid grazing phalaris during the first six weeks of new growth or to limit the intake of phalaris during the first two days of grazing to just a few hours per day.

“Farmers should also manage stocking rates and feed hay before giving animals access to pasture to ensure they are not overly hungry and consume less,” Dr Gibney said.

“Cobalt supplementation may help prevent phalaris staggers, but not the sudden death syndrome.”

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Circus sculptures

THE work of Peter Cole, The Circus of Life, is on show at Gippsland Art Gallery Sale until May 3.

The exhibition invites the viewer to step inside the sacred space of the studio and learn more about the art and creative practice of one of Gippsland’s prominent sculptors.

Cole’s works are largely autobiographical, depicting his reaction to oppression in its various social, political and personal forms.

EAST Gippsland Art Gallery is showing the artwork of renowned children’s author Leigh Hobbs in its new display, Mr Chicken Goes to Bairnsdale.

Leigh Hobbs is an artist and author best known in Australia and overseas for the 23 children’s books he has written and illustrated featuring his characters Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Mr Chicken, Mr Badger, Fiona the Pig and the Freaks in 4F. Some of Hobbs’ characters have come to life with Old Tom and his owner Angela Throgmorton being adapted into a popular animated ABC TV cartoon series, and Horrible Harriet being adapted into a production performed at the Sydney Opera House.

Hobbs’ Mr Chicken Goes to Paris was shortlisted for the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. and has been a constant seller in the Louvre Museum bookshop in Paris for eight years.

Hobbs’ father Jack (now aged 96) was a teacher at Bairnsdale Technical School from 1961 to 1966, and the Hobbs family lived in Francis St. Leigh was a student at Bairnsdale Primary School 754 and Bairnsdale Technical School.

Celebrating diversity GIPPSLAND Women’s Health and Gippsland Art Gallery are hosting an exhibition celebrating the diversity and unity of women in the community.

The aim for this exhibition is to support female artists by increasing their visibility. The exhibition theme highlights and celebrates women’s achievements, strengths and differences through a powerful display of artwork that emphasises the importance of advancing gender equality.

The exhibition includes established and emerging Gippsland female artists with diverse artistic styles from right across Gippsland.

The exhibition is currently on display at the Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, and will run until Sunday, April 12.

Phoenix rising at the gallery GIPPSLAND Art Gallery is hosting the impressive and immersive work Australia Phoenix: A Cosmology by Susan Purdy.

Expanding more than 21 metres, the monumental work wraps around the gallery and encompasses the viewer in a black and white narrative.

Australia Phoenix surveys the cyclical phenomenon of fire over hundreds of thousands of years and documents the role humanity plays in shaping this event.

Each section of the long work forms part of a story, starting with the cosmos. As the viewer continues along the work, a tension starts to build when an isolated island, with its unique blend of flora and fauna, is exposed to new arrivals.

Australia Phoenix: A Cosmology is on display until April 26.

As well as being an author and illustrator, Mr Hobbs is an artist who works in a wide range of mediums. He designed the colour scheme for the entrance to Melbourne’s Luna Park, and the creature that sits atop a ride inside called the ‘Spider.’

Hobbs’ work can be found in significant public collections, including a Flinders Street Station inspired teapot housed at the National Gallery of Victoria.

Sculptures of Old Tom, Horrible Harriett and Mr Chicken can be found in the collection of the State Library, and two Hobbs’ caricature sculptures created in the 1970s for Sydney’s Luna Park are housed in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.

Hobbs was Australian Children’s Laureate from 2016 to 2017 and in 2019, he was honoured by Australia Post with his own ‘Australian Legend’ postage stamp.

Mr Chicken Goes to Bairnsdale is on show at East Gippsland Art Gallery until April 4.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gallery will only be open Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4pm until further notice.

Wedge performances postponed

BECAUSE of the effects on the performing arts industry as a result of efforts to manage the spread of coronavirus, all shows at The Wedge, Sale, scheduled to take place in coming weeks have been cancelled or rescheduled.

At this stage, management is planning to resume presenting performances from June 1, however with official advice changing constantly, it will be as flexible as possible with plans.

Among the shows affected are Lennon: Through a Glass Onion, with promoters hoping to reschedule.

New dates for Art and Ian Moss will be announced.

The Gruffalo’s Child has been rescheduled to September 16, while the Robertson Brothers 60’s Variety TV Show will be performed next February.

The Gippsland Symphony Orchestra’s show has been cancelled.

In statement from management, it said the decision to cancel or postpone performances was not made lightly, and was in response to Wellington Shire Council’s consideration of the Chief Health Officer’s recommendations

around applying social distancing measures and banning indoor public gatherings of more than 100 people.

“We are also responding to feedback and cancellations and postponements from the performing arts industry and businesses who are also working hard to meet responsibilities in this challenging situation,” the statement read.

“The Wedge is currently working with producers to formulate exchange and refund policies for each show scheduled during this time.

“We hope to reschedule as many

shows as possible.

“For rescheduled shows that you are unable to attend, a full refund will be offered.”

Patrons will be contacted directly

by The Wedge with information about exchanging tickets and refunds.

Tickets will be honoured for new dates or refunded if holders can’t attend the new date or if the show is cancelled.

For a list of affected shows, refund and exchange policies, and rescheduled dates, visit www.thewedge.com.au or The Wedge’s social media channels.

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Please be advised that the Chook Auction is suspended indefinitly until further notice.

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LAYING HENS

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WANTED HORSES Gippsland Ph. Dave 0418 202 202

A/c Bellbrook Holsteins 50 Mid Aug – Nov 2019 calved 100% A.I. bred Holstein cows 2-6 yrs not rejoined.

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Items include: Hay Rake tarrup9035, 2 overhead fuel bowsers, Tractor David brown 990, Tractor 454 International, 20 plate discs, Old super spreader not used, Antique maze elevator, 4-disc hay mower, Grass Harrows working order, Grass harrows Antique, old Antique Trailer, assortment of farm and yard gates from 16ft and down, Corrugated copper tank 100ltr, Test buckets stainless steel x2, assortment of feed troughs, Steel hay feeders, Round bale x2, Small square x4, Antique wooden chest, sundries, Calving chains x2, Wire strainers, De Horners, Ear tag applicators, Nose grips, calving jacks and more, Trailing hydraulic hay feeders, Conner Shae 18 disc seed drill, Massy Ferguson tractor 168, Tarrup 6-disc mower, Massey Ferguson 135 tractor, Electronic platform scales, 4 stainless steel milk vats, Bag trolleys, Welder in good working order, Rotary hoe as new, fence mesh 6ft, Yamaha kodiac 400cc 4wheel motorbike, Ride on mower, Yamaha Ag bike 200cc, 3inch aluminium irrigation pipes on good pipe trailer, X3 calf bale feeders, Southern cross travelling irrigator and hose Caravans x2, Navara farm Ute going, Terms: Cash Or Cheque on day of Sale.

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GIPPSLAND REGIONAL LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE - SALE Landmark Greenwood Livestock Entries Include:

A/c DJ and DM Aurisch 15 Angus/Friesian X steers 18-20 mths A/c G Davis 10 Angus X steers 16-18 mths A/c MD Killeen 10 Hereford steers 16 mths A/c C Sinclair 6 Murray Grey steers 16 mths A/c AR Chomley 27 Hereford steers 10-11 mths (Allendale and Mawarra Blood) yard weaned A/c Nicholls and MacNee 30 Angus Steers 10 mths (Kunuma and Hazeldene Blood) WND A/c Estate G Pigot 12 Angus/Hereford X steers 9-10 mths A/c P and S Ashdown 20 Angus steers 10 mths (Sharinda Blood) WND A/c M Lee 10 Angus steers 10-11 mths WND

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A/c DJ and DM Aurisch 30 Angus mixed sex calves 8-10 mths A/c AR Chomley 14 Hereford Heifers 10-11 mths (Allendale and Mawarra Blood) yard weaned A/c RA and EG Newnham 15 Angus/Hereford X heifers 11 mths A/c C Sinclair 6 Murray Grey heifers 16 mths

Alex Scott and Staff Sale Entries Include: A/c 15 15 A/c 10 A/c 6 A/c 8 A/c 8

B and A Howard Angus steers 18 mths Angus steers 12 mths PJ Rouse Shorthorn steers 18 mths Eaglehawk Trading Angus/Limo X hfrs 12-14 mths ESM Contracting Pty Ltd Hereford heifers 10 mths Owner Angus/Belgian mixed sex yearlings A/c Owner 10 Angus cows joined to Hereford Bull – October calving

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Permanent Water Share Auction - ONLINE Macalister/Thomson system Friday 3 April 2020, conducted online on WaterBid Bidding opens 10am, closing from 12noon at staggered times, by lot.

This auction will include 15 lots of varying sizes, made up of the following: • 48.5 ML of high and low reliability water shares bundled, with allocation • 92.8 ML of high reliability only, with allocation Potential bidders must register with the online bidding system WaterBid https://waterbid.srw.com.au/register.php

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Emergency Relief helps people address immediate basic needs in times of crisis. It may include one-off assistance such as food parcels or vouchers.

We are seeking empathetic and compassionate people who may be able to assist with filling bags, restocking shelves and helping our clients access the assistance they need in a supportive manner.

For more information about these roles please contact: Jared at the Uniting office in sale on 5144 7777 or jared.manukia@vt.uniting.org

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Wednesday, April 1, 2pm - 5.15pm.

Appointments are essential 5144 4788.

Do therapy? Why not try a new hobby: CERAMICS Better and cheaper than any therapy session and much more fun. Numerous classes available for adults and chldren. All abilities catered for. For details of venue, cost and times phone Elaine on 5149 7114.

TUTOR Experienced, available.

Primary, secondary and adult literacy. Maths to yr 9, English language indiv. or group. Phone Rod 0418 575 847.

Garage Sales

The Gippy Hotel

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LONGFORD

153 York Street Sale

For orders phone 5144 4003

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Home Delivery Sale area only $5 or Pickup via drive-thru Bottleshop

Schnitzels $20 each Aussie, Napoli sauce, bacon, onion, fried egg, cheese Gippy, gravy, bacon, fried egg and cheese Hot 'n' Spicy, spicy chilli sauce, bacon, onion, calabrese New Yorker, guacamole, fried onion, cheese Rancher, BBQ sauce, bacon, fried onion, cheese Satay, satay sauce, cheese Children's Menu $6 Chicken nuggets, chips, sauce Hours 6-8:30pm Tuesday-Saturday CASH ONLY

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POSTIE

GIPPY GUTTERS

33 Andrews Road, Saturday March 28, 10am-2pm.

House sold now furniture and contents for sale.

Everything must go.

No reasonable offer refused.

MAFFRA

19 King St, Sat. and Sun., March 28 and 29, 8am start. Tools, fishing, 3-way fridge, mower, 2 leather recliners, air con., more.

MAFFRA

76 Queen St., Sat. March 28, 8am start. Ladders up to 6m, house and garden furniture, household items, plants, CDs, tools, trailer, camping chairs and tables.

SALE

12 Lansdowne St, Saturday, March 28, 8am - noon. H/hold items and bric-a-brac.

Wanted To Buy

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BATTERIES

We buy any old batteries.

Also copper, brass, etc.

Phone 5199 2869 or leave a message.

Accommodation

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SHORT TERM

Cabin accommodation, Tinamba. Phone Ron 0428 451 484.

Cars

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Casual relieving postie for decking, pergolas, main- Maffra. Suit semi-retired tenance, farm assist., person. Early starts, quality work, 40 yrs exp. motorbike licence essenPh. Pato 0400 647 111. tial. Send resume to: 14 Back Maffra Road, Sale, 3850 or email jenniferbee@bigpond.com Phone 0427 442 540.

Gutter Cleaning, industrial vacc., qualified plumber.

Phone 0455 855 147. rickmckenzie82@me.com

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fitness. Separate adult and children's classes.

Call now to book your free intro, Mark Johnson 0431 950 738; mjmartial arts@westnet.com.au or find us on facebook: sale karate dojo.

Situations Vacant

Cars

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HOLDEN Statesman, 2002, silver, 290,000 km, velvet seats, 2 owner car, RPM-931, $5000. Phone: 0438 744 078.

Cars

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MITSUBISHI Pajero, 2013, NW VR-X wag., 7 seat, 5dr, sports auto, 5sp, 4x4, 3.2DT, 247,102km, 4 cyl., reg. 6/20, immac. cond, one owner, r.w.c. ZUM-134 $21,888. 0419 898 151.

Advertise in The Gippsland Times and Latrobe Valley Express

PLASTERER

Chris Owens Plastering.

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.

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AUDI A3, 2002, Auto, very clean and tidy, drives well, RWC, a/c, 4 new tyres, new batt, rego. till April 20, 129,038 km, QPA-791, $3990 ono. Ph: 0413 215 235.

Situations Vacant

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Motoring Deal

$66.90* line advert with a colour picture or $53.00* without a picture

A total of 16 issues!

Twice a week for 4 weeks in both papers

Cash or credit card, through our Sale office only

Price includes Headline plus 4 lines of type Additional lines $7.50 per line

Major Systems Leader Permanent full time position Gippsland Water currently has an opportunity for a Major Systems Leader to join the Bulk Waste workgroup in Traralgon.

Situations Vacant

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Applications close at 5 pm on Tuesday 7 April 2020.

Chemist Warehouse Sale is seeking suitably qualified and enthusiastic applicants for the following positions:

Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a preemployment 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.

FR1501

Full time and Part time

Dispensary Assistant Full time and Part time

1605253

For Sale

Pharmacist

All positions offer flexible working hours, friendly team environment, on-going training and professional development. These exciting opportunities are for highly motivated, customer service focused individuals who can keep up in a fast paced environment.

Dispensary Assistant:

Position responsibilities include: ● Assisting customers with prescriptions and general enquiries ● Assisting the Pharmacist in dispensing responsibilities ● Counselling customers ● Dispensary stock management ● Updating customer files and other administrative tasks Applicants required to posses: ● Strong interpersonal, organisational and problem solving skills ● Exceptional customer service ● Excellent verbal and written communication skills ● Dedicated work ethic and strong team player ● Dispensary Technician certificate desirable not essential, willingness to complete qualification.

Pharmacist:

Position responsibilities include: ● Day to day management of store, dispensary and team operations ● Professional patient counselling and provide complete patient care ● Accurate and efficient dispensing of prescriptions using MyScripts ● Supervise Intern, Student Pharmacists and Dispensary Assistants ● Dispensary inventory management and order processing ● Support and grow new business strategies Applicants required to posses: ● Current AHPRA Registration as a Pharmacist ● Strong leadership, interpersonal and organisational skills ● Exceptional customer service and communication skills ● Dedicated work ethic and strong team player ● Solid business acumen and eye for perfection.

Please provide a cover letter and resume to sale@chemistwarehouse.com.au.

All successful applicants are required to meet satisfactory National Criminal History Check outcome.

Motorcycles

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Caravans

Caravans

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BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

R1200 RT SE, r.w.c. reg. till Dec. 2020 $4300 o.n.o.

Ph 0448 777 445.

Marine

Birthdays

for only $52.20*

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ACT cruiser, caravan, 4 berth, 3-way fridge, LED lights, override hydraulic 1999 Mustang 2600 brakes, light weight, For sale at Sale Motor Cruiser, currently moored $4000 o.n.o Phone 0407 Village, $98,000. Phone 0437 089 484.

Gippsland Lakes, trailera- 301 829. ble, needs some work and TLC $26,000 firm. Phone 0428 675 842.

CABIN

Situations Vacant

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MAZDA BRAVO

Deaths

2006, diesel, turbo, 5-spd manual with slide-on solar shower and toilet, RWC, UEF-480. $23,950. Phone 0428 374 338.

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WHITE A private funeral service for Mr Jeffrey Clyde White will be held due to Covid 19 virus at our Geoff Rossetti Memorial Chapel, 1390 Maffra Road, Sale (next to Sale Cemetery) with a memorial service being held at a later date.

In Memoriam

Bereavement Thanks

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WAUGH, Eileen.

Michael, Dan, Chris and their families would like to thank everyone for their lovely thoughts, flowers, prayers and messages of condolences on the passing of Eileen.

- Michael, Dan and Chris.

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HAYES, Alison Mary.

30/11/1949 - 24/3/2008 You're once, twice, three times a lady and I love you.

We all loved you.

- Jeff and family.

Birthday Memoriam

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ARTHUR, Charles.

March 28, 1927.

Thinking of you on your birthday and always.

Not a day goes by without my thoughts wandering back to you and the good times we shared together.

Your loving wife, Bet.

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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.

Dual Diagnosis Clinician This challenging yet rewarding positions will put you at the front line of supporting, advocating and empowering individuals with high complex needs. This role will sit within a diverse team of skilled staff in a warm and friendly environment which focuses on community wellbeing. The position is based at Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Health Service (LEAHA)

Senior AOD Clinician This challenging yet rewarding position will place you at the front line of supporting, advocating and empowering individuals of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander background with complex substance use. Your extensive experience will place you in a senior clinical role overseeing a small team of AOD workers and working one on one with forensic clients. This role will sit within a diverse team of staff in a warm and friendly environment which focuses on community wellbeing.

Applications for the above position will close at 5pm on Friday 3rd April 2020.

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 GEGACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Check and Police check before commencing work in this organisation.

Working alongside with Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Health Association (LEAHA)

CLANCY (nee Pollock), Janet Christine.

14/12/1954 - 16/03/2020 totally fitted for free camp- Beloved daughter of Bob ing, 90,000km, UTP-486, and Pat. $69,000 ONO. Ph: 0409 Sister to her five brothers.

342 432 Cherished Mum to Rachael, Narelle and Trucks Timothy. & Tractors Loved and adored Mama.

Finally at peace

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WHITE, Jeffrey Clyde.

After a short illness on March 13, 2020, aged 63 years.

Dearly loved son of Clyde (dec.) and Mona. brother and GELANGSI, 2wd, Tractor, Loving 30 HP diesel, 3 point brother-in-law of Denise linkage, $6,000 o.n.o. and Stanley, Garry and Joy, and Phillip.

Ph: 0407 808 860.

Uncle to Charlotte, Lucinda, Abbey and 4WD Jason, and Emma.

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NISSAN Pathfinder, 2001, reg. till Sept. 2020, in good condition, RDZ-739, $3500 without RWC. Phone: 0497 164 798.

TOYOTA HILUX

SR5, 2015, 86,000km, set-up for towing, many extras, 1GA-1PZ $38,000.

Ph 0410 306 804.

TOYOTA Prado, 2008, 3L turbo, 6 speed man, b/bar, winch, electric windows, cruise control, power steering. 293,000 km YWG-682 $16,000 with r.w.c. or $15,000 no r.w.c.

Ph. 0459 461 211.

Engagements

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

If under 18 the parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; signatures as well.

BIRTH NOTICES: Where both parents are named, signatures of both are required and telephone numbers to enable verification.

WHITE, Jeffrey Clyde.

In loving memory of our nephew and cousin.

Love, Alfred (dec.), Viola, Heather, Lorraine, Rosemary, Joylene, Ed and families.

Funerals

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BUCKLEY. A funeral service for Mr Joseph Rubeun Buckley of Yarram WAS HELD on Friday, March 20, 2020.

Bereavement Thanks

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EDGAR, Sheila.

Bill and family wish to sincerely thank relatives and friends for their expressions of sympathy and comfort afforded us on the death of his wife, our Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother.

We wish to thank all who supported our family. To the local Catholic communities of Sale, Traralgon and Morwell your prayers are sincerely appreciated.

Thank you to Father Peter for his time spent with Sheila in her last days and for celebrating the requiem mass along with other priests, including Monsignor Allman.

Special thanks to the St Mary's Cathedral, Bereavement Group and Gippsland Funeral Services for assisting us in many ways during our bereavement.

FOOTBALL clubs which want to work to educate their local communities on the importance of road safety will be able to apply for a share of the $1.3 million Toward Zero Club grants program.

Road Safety and TAC Minister Jaala Pulford announced the expansion of the grants into 13 regional and rural football leagues and eight metropolitan leagues in 2020.

Football and netball clubs are the lifeblood of many communities which is why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important they encourage their players, families and supporters to drive safely.

Last year, clubs in the Barwon and Goldfields football regions were invited to apply for up to $10,000 from the inaugural Towards Zero Club Grants program with the TAC engaging clubs across the state through road safety education and training programs with players and members, and promotional activities engaging spectators.

A club in western Victoria used its grant to help pay for a new, electronic scoreboard which will play TAC road safety ads during matches in 2020.

Gippsland South MLA Danny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said football and netball clubs were the lifeblood of regional communities and could play an important role in encouraging players, families and supporters to drive safely on the roads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I encourage clubs to review the criteria and look at ways they can help to promote road safety and potentially help to reduce road trauma,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Less than one-third of all Australians live in regional areas, but regional Australians make up more than two-thirds of road trauma statistics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sporting clubs, together with community leaders, have an opportunity to help lead a safety-first culture for all drivers, particularly for young drivers, and assist to reduce road trauma in our community.â&#x20AC;?

Clubs from across Victoria are invited to apply for grants of up to $10,000 by demonstrating their commitment to keep their participants safe on the road.

Applications open April 1.

For more information visit www.towardszeroclub-

On the links Sale

March 18, men's stableford: A grade: J Simic 37cb, runner-up I Glover 37; B grade: K Curtis 39cb, runner-up M Kirkpatrick 39; DTL: N Wagland 38, J Todd 38, B Nankervis 36, B Croaker 36, I Mein 36, J Pollard 36, C Rintoul 36, R Donaldson 35, P McIntyre 35, C Turner 35, S Pollard 35, R Burns 35, T McAdam 35, D Wright 35; NTP: 3rd D Fitzgibbon, 6th B Carter, 11th J Pollard, 14th K White.

March 19, men's veteran nine-hole stableford: J Wake 21, runner-up P Neligan 19; DTL: M Tomlinson 18; NTP: 14th T Gillett; women's: D Goodison 20, runner-up H Wood 17; NTP: 3rd H Wood.

March 21, men's stroke championships, round one: A grade: A Tatterson 67, runner-up D Salerman 68; B grade: M Hurst 64, runner-up A Gaskill 69; C grade: C Rintoul 68, runner-up J Todd 70; DTL: D Fitzgibbon 70, G Fenton 70, P Hulland 70, S Harrap 70, A Chaffey 70, E Dowsett 71, B Dawks 71, I Griffiths 71, B Croaker 71, K Stammers 71; NTP: 3rd P Hulland, 6th R Burns, 11th E Dowsett, 14th A Gaskill; women's par: M White square, runner-up T Potter -2; NTP: 11th D Grimble.

March 22, men's stroke championships, round two: D Wheeler 66, runner-up J Todd 67; DTL: N Maxfield 69, P McIntyre 69, S Krusic 70, C Turner 70, R Walker 71, P Ray 72, B Coleman 72, T Millar 73, R Donaldson 73, A Smith 74cb; NTP: 3rd C Turner, 6th R Holder, 11th R Burns, 14th R Burns.

A special thank you to the staff at Central Gippsland Health for the wonderful care provided to Sheila and the support provided to Bill and our family.

Funeral Directors

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FUNERAL DIRECTORS

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

Maffra

Phone 5143 1232

www.lettsfunerals.com.au

March 19, women's par: A grade: J Vardy +6, B grade: J Robbins +4; DTL: A Mitchell +5, K Gallagher +3, K Boyle +2, M Bates +2cb; NTP: 2nd J Robbins, 7th A Renehan, 12th L Templeton, 16th S Marsden.

March 21, men's stableford: A grade: G McQuillen 40, B grade: D Noble 37cb, C grade: L Jones 39; DTL: D Wright 39, B Sage 38, N Magnuson 38, S Murray 37, B Kemp 37, G Howard 37, K McLachlan 37, B Moyle 36, B Nicholl 36cb; NTP: 2nd K McLachlan, 7th D Runciman, 11th G McQuillan, 12th J Rogers, 16th N Magnuson.

Member Australian Funeral Directors Association

Rosary will be recited in the above cathedral at 11am prior to mass.

MOONEY A private funeral service for Mr Graham Lloyd Mooney will be held due to Covid 19 virus with a memorial service being held at a later date.

Road safety grants for footy clubs

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Barry & Annette Lett CLANCY (nee Pollock) Requiem mass for the repose of the soul of Mrs Janet Christine Clancy will be offered at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Pearson Street, Sale at 11.30am TODAY (Tuesday, March 24, 2020). At the conclusion of mass, the funeral will leave for the Sale Lawn Cemetery.

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Tennis grand finals

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Senior section two premier Maffra Pund, (back row, from left) Mick Caffrey, Chris McMahon, Phil Carter, (front) Leanne Wilson, Debbie Kaandorp and Kate Laskowski.

Senior section three premier Sale Orange, (from left) Georgia Roberts, Sen Goold, Sam de Boer, Pearl O’Connor, Andy and Nok Pate.

Photo: Tim Dunnett

On the court despite virus TEN teams emerged victorious on Saturday, after what was easily the strangest grand final day in the history of the Wellington Gippsland Tennis Association.

On what was certain to be the last Saturday people could congregate before coronavirus restrictions tightened, the association was clear what was needed from players in order to allow regular play to continue.

Players touched racquets instead of shaking hands at the end of the matches, and were asked to apply social distancing and regularly hand wash while off court.

IN seniors section one, Maffra Weirs took home the chocolates over Maffra GRE 57 games to 52, in a tight tussle full of surprises.

After GRE defeated Weirs in the previous weekend’s semi-finals and having the Sunday off, Weirs needed to overcome Longford by a single game in the preliminary final to book its grand final spot.

Both teams shook the grand final day nerves early, with GRE capably taking the first women’s set, and Weirs the first men’s.

The play of GRE’s Bree Martin and Kasey Dessent was impregnable, so defensive it was offensive. Their smart play slowly unraveled Weir’s number one and two pair Sarah Luke and Julie Foat, as lobbing the two six foot-plus women at the net became a sport onto itself for GRE, and the set was theirs 8-6.

In the men’s, it was always going to be a tough contest, with arguably the steadiest man in the competition, Dave Taylor, taking on WGTA association champion Mitchell Allman, in the number one line-up.

Standing in for an injured Jake Weir, Stratford’s Josh Kennedy had nothing personal to lose, and played the game of his life to take the set with Allman 8-4 against GRE’s Dave Taylor and Jason Garrett.

In the second set for the day, Taylor and Brad McKay troubled Weirs’ Allman and Mick Hewitt, mixing things up to break rhythm, but eventually Weirs took its second set for the day 8-6.

Over on the women’s court, things got a little tricky for GRE, when Weirs swapped its usual number one woman Alecia Dignan to the number three spot, to shape up against GRE’s Natalie Allman. The move paid off for Weirs, as

Junior section one premier Sale Hawks, (from left) Hunter Pearce, Sen Goold, Georgia Roberts, Jack Prestney and Murray Casella.

Junior section two premier Longford Platypus (from left) Rory McLeod, Connor Rainey, Brysen Nottle and Bradley Burton.

Junior section three premier, Sale Magpies, (from left) Tahlia Hill, Sam Bertino, Josiah Levchenko, Camille Japhary and Faith O’Connor.

Junior section four junior premier Longford Cockatoos, (from left) Krista Walpole, Ellie Roache, Cara Heskey and Sophie McLeod.

Luke and Dignan paired well to take the set 8-4 against Martin and Natalie Allman.

In the third men’s, Garrett and McKay piled on the class, running down every ball to eventually secure GRE’s second set for the day 8-3.

The third women’s set was by far the pivotal moment for Weirs. Foat and Dignan, facing an abysmal scoreline of 1-5 down, regrouped and steadily gained momentum, to eventually secure the set 8-5, giving Weirs a handy 4-2 lead in sets headed into the mixed.

In the number one mixed,Weirs’ Luke and Mitchell Allman recorded a healthy 8-1 win over GRE’s Garrett and Natalie Allman, putting Weirs in the favourable

drawing 34-34, the teams returned to the court, as is protocol, to bash it out in a super tiebreak, with the one and two pairings playing on one court, and the three and four pairings on the next court.

When this too returned a draw, the one and three pairings and the two and four pairings returned to the court, which, much to the dismay of eager players and spectators, resulted in a draw.

Unsure of what to do, as association protocol dictates they return to the court in pairs, the decision was made to return the players to court for singles super tiebreaks. This returned a tight 33-35 score in Longford Cockatoos’ favour, who did not win the day on sets or games but two tiny points.

Junior section five premier Briagolong, (from left) Cam Harry, Hunter Appleton, Darcy Duncan and Ned Conway.

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position that it only needed to score three more games to win the match. This was achieved when Dignan and Kennedy lost their mixed 8-3 to the tough match-up of brother sister duo Dessent and McKay in the number two mixed.

Taylor and Martin also won the number three mixed 8-5 over Foat and Hewitt, but it wasn’t quite enough to wrestle back the match for GRE. IF the new COVID-19 rules weren’t bizarre enough, a rare occasion in the junior section four saw the pair-up between Longford Cockatoos and Sale Swans return to the court three times following a draw.

After playing their usual sets and

Junior section six premier Stratford Redbacks, (from left) Umut Cetin, Imogen Carpenter, Finn McMillan Gross and Roger Sears.

More photos will be in Friday’s Gippsland Times.

Grand final results

Seniors: Section one: Maffra Weirs 57 d Maffra GRE 52.

Section two: Maffra Pund 65 d Sale Red 53.

Section three: Sale Orange d Longford.

Juniors: Section one: Sale Hawks 47 d Longford Emus 24.

Section two: Longford Platypus 43 d Longford Koalas 33.

Section three: Sale Magpies 39 d Longford Wombats 37.

Section four: Longford Cockatoos 34 d Sale Swans 34, after three super tiebreaks.

Section five: Briagolong 27 d Maffra 24.

Section six: Stratford Redbacks 30 d Maffra 29.

Section seven: Stratford 30 d Heyfield 19.

Junior section seven premier Stratford, (from left) Lucas Duggan, Cooper Marsden, Bruce Sears and Henri Duggan. Photos: Sarah Luke

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grade flag without actually winning a final. The Eagles benefited from finishing on top of the ladder after its semi-final match was washed out and the grand final ended in a tie.

As there is an inexact science to a lot of things in club cricket, it was somewhat fitting that this season’s premiership was decided in such an inexact manner.

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to do it. “’Buddha’ (Massey) to his credit never looked like getting out and he said over and over again at breaks ‘if someone stays with me, we’ll get these runs’, he just looked rock solid, he was calm throughout it all. It was a brilliant innings, he just took the game over.

“But when you’re eight down and 40 runs short you’re sort of going ‘are we or aren’t we going to get there’?

As the coronavirus crisis continues to develop, Mayman said what had happened was unfortunate, but believed the team was still entitled to celebrate the season as a whole.

“It’s unprecedented, so none of us know what to do but we’ve worked really hard and feel we’ve earned the right to be premiers so if anything else we’re disappointed that we haven’t had the chance to show that,” he said.

“It’s different but we have achieved a lot as a team.”

Sale players and supporters celebrated over the weekend, with players from the club’s previous first grade premiership, 1989-90, understood to be ecstatic there was finally a new Sale team assuming the mantle of last premiers.

The Swans are not alone in the category of strange premierships, with Maffra achieving the rare distinction in 2008-09 of winning the first

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SALE Cricket Club is experiencing similar emotions to all teams that were awarded Sale-Maffra Cricket Association premierships this season after grand finals were cancelled because of the coronavirus threat.

With the season brought to an early halt last week, teams which had finished the regular season in a higher ladder position than their grand final opponent were given the premiership.

The grand final teams were forced to sweat on a decision by the SMCA as to whether or not premierships would be awarded.

At a meeting held on Wednesday night, the SMCA committee decided to award premierships to the highest ranked team, meaning Sale (firsts), Bundalaguah (seconds), Maffra (thirds) and Bundalaguah Bulls (fourths), all walked away with flags.

The awarding of the title to Sale meant the Swans ended a near 30-season premiership drought.

For club veteran John Mayman, the win was extraordinary and equally anti-climactic.

Mayman, who played his first senior game of cricket for Sale in the late 1990s, said he could never have imagined things panning out quite the way they did.

“When we found out we’d won there was a fair bit of ‘what do we do?’” he said.

“The part of it that’s horribly disappointing is that we were all preparing to play cricket and we wanted to play in a grand final and we feel like we’ve earned the right to be the premiers and wanted to show that and we didn’t get a chance to.”

Having finished three games clear on top of the ladder, Sale was scheduled to play Stratford in the decider.

The Redbacks would have taken confidence into the match after defeating the Swans in the final home-and-away round.

“Realistically, the shame in all of it is that we were the two best sides for the season,” Mayman said.

“That is a shame because I’ve got no doubt we would have been able to deliver a great spectacle to the league.

“They’re a side that we respect and I would hate to be in their shoes so our thoughts and commiserations go out to them.”

In some consolation, Sale’s semi-final win over Collegians gave players and supporters a snippet of what the following week may have felt like had the game gone ahead.

The Swans got home by two wickets, thanks mainly to a stoic 164-ball innings from wicket keeper Nathan Massey.

Massey scored an unbeaten half-century, as he and number 10 Andrew Nicholas steered the side home with a 40-run ninth wicket partnership.

“It was a great win, it was probably reflective of what we’ve done all season,” Mayman said.

“There was a couple of times with bat and ball where we were up against it and people just stepped up and did what they had to do when they had

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Weirs wins section one

Despite other sports competitions being cancelled or postponed, the Wellington Gippsland Tennis Association went ahead with its grand finals on Saturday. Pictured is senior section one premier Maffra Weirs, (from left) Josh Kennedy (fill-in), Julie Foat, Mick Hewitt, Mitchell Allman, Alecia Dignan, Sarah Luke and Jake Weir. Details page 24.

More local sport sidelined THE range of local sporting events and seasons affected by the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread.

Local bowls clubs have postponed or cancelled.

North Gippsland Bowls Division has postponed its presentation day and super veterans’ day.

The NGBD men’s fours and pairs events have been cancelled.

Sale Bowls Club has cancelled its activities.

West Sale has also cancelled its events, including triples and president’s day.

All bowls at Stratford and Heyfield have been cancelled until further notice.

The Maffra Golden Eagle mixed triples has been postponed.

State events have been postponed, with the men’s and women’s country carnivals cancelled.

Sale Turf Club is due to host its Maffra Cup meeting on Sunday.

After the initial restrictionto limit events to 500 people was enforced, race meetings were already closed to club members, horse owners and the general public.

Racing officials met yesterday to discuss the federal and state government directives, and consider advice from health authorities and medical experts.

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To minimise the number of people at greyhound events, Sale meetings been moved from twilight to daytime.

GRV is examining ways to hold race meetings with minimal staff and limited participant numbers at tracks.

“We would like to assure you that we are working with the governments’ new community safety regulations to continue racing’s current program, or alternatively explore a different type of greyhound racing which will see our sport continue in some capacity,” a Greyhound Racing Victoria statement read.

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