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105 Latrobe Road, Morwell Poultry, Plants, Fruit and Vegetab les, New and Second Hand Goods Canteen Breakfast and Lunch For more information Phone: Sunny 0413 916 424

Warragul Farmers Market

Third Saturday of the month: 8.30am – 1pm

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Civic Park, Civic Place, Warragul Fresh produce, baked goods, lots of organic produce and meats, fish and speciality goods. Over 50 stalls.

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Not in our street: Moe residents Luke Mulder, Amanda and Trevor Ball are part of a growing number of locals who do not want to see double storey units on Hawker Street. photograph liam durkin

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LIKE a scene out of The Castle, residents along Hawker Street, Moe, say developers are dreaming if they think double storey units have a place in their neighbourhood.

A band of locals have put forward an objection to Latrobe City Council and are collecting signatures to help strengthen their case.

The planning application under number 2021/149 proposes that the current property on 887 square metres at 11 Hawker Street be demolished to make way for the construction of four new units.

Under the proposal, three of the units will be double-storey, with units one to three comprising of two bedrooms and unit four containing three.

More specifically, unit one will be a single storey two-bedroom mixed cladding unit constructed to the north of the site with a single garage set behind the unit, accessible from the common driveway and will be connected to unit two via a garage party wall. The same set of arrangements are proposed for units three and four.

A cost estimate of $675,000 has been laid out for the project, which saw the application put forward on May 14 this year.

Hawker Street resident Amanda Ball has led a campaign against the proposal, and has submitted an objection to council.

While not opposed to residential development, Ms Ball believed other options would be more appropriate to the streetscape.

“We would just like to have two single storey units with double car parking put on this property - that is what we would like the end result to be,” she said.

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“The bus service is going to be impacted, we worked out that the amount of cars that property could have is 13 and yet there is only five spaces - so where are the other eight cars going to sit?

On the nature strip.

“We’ve got younger kids in the street riding their bikes, elderly riding bikes, everybody walks around here, you can’t have them dodging extra cars that are in the street.

“As it stands we are going to continue fighting, we are going to get more petitions in there. We need to be a voice that is heard, unless we do something to try and voice our opinion and try and stop it - if nobody does anything they’ll just do it.”

After moving to Moe from Pakenham a few years ago, the situation is looming as a case of déjà vu for Ms Ball and husband Trevor as they try to avoid the very thing that they came to get away from.

“We moved here to be in the country, we didn’t move here to be back in Pakenham,” Ms Ball said.

“We are a country town. I think people forget that people move from the city to come to the country, they don’t want to move from the city to come here and live in the same sort of place.”

In the objection to council, points are made surrounding the build which it states is “out of character for our local area”.

“The local area of which this build will affect, bound by Vale, Wirraway, Langford and Kingsford Street, there are no other (double) storey residential buildings. All dual occupancy units are single storey and have a private outdoor space or secluded private outdoor space,” part of the objection reads.

“Properties adjoining this development have over seven and 11 metres respectively street set back and whilst this development lists the

set back of unit one as three metres, the actual porch is listed at 1.63 metres from the boundary, this is not an existing or preferred neighbourhood character.”

The proposal has suggested that the contemporary style would modernise and enhance the area, something the objection refutes.

“This area is mid-century and nearly all the buildings on our local area reflect this,” it reads.

“Even when the proposal is discussing ‘the several recently constructed homes adjacent to the property’ these are over 10 years old and follow the mid-century modern guidelines and fit within the neighbourhood character.”

Where things also have the potential to get tricky is from shadows that will be created should the double storey units be built hovering over solar panels of the neighbouring property owned

by Luke Mulder. Although there is still a lot to play out, the residents will be able to negotiate changes with council before a final decision is made. If they are still not satisfied, they have the option of taking it further with VCAT. A council spokesperson said it was working through the issue.

“Latrobe City Council is aware of opposition in the community to an application to develop the land at 11 Hawker Street with four dwellings and subdivide into four lots,” the spokesperson said.

“Council received 45 objections to date (Wednesday, August 11) to the application citing concerns around the double storey development, neighbourhood character and potential traffic issues.

“Council continues to communicate with all parties and the matter will be determined at an upcoming council meeting.”

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LATROBE Valley residents are being asked to have their say on a proposed 2000 megawatt offshore wind farm at a community forum run by Star of the South in Morwell next month.

Locals can hear a presentation on the project’s update, talk with the team and share feedback to help shape Star of the South’s ongoing development.

Star of the South is entering the next phase of its detailed environmental assessments with 25 technical reports to be prepared in the next two years.

The reports will cover topics including environment, visual, social, business, transport, agriculture and fisheries.

Star of the South is seeking local knowledge and feedback to help shape its technical reports.

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Locals are being asked to share their favourite sightseeing spots as part of project’s visual assessment, to consider different viewpoints looking towards the wind farm at sea.

The viewpoints will help Star of the South understand any visual impacts from various locations to help inform a concept design.

Star of the South chief development officer Erin Coldham encouraged people to help shape the project’s environmental assessments and development.

“We’re keen to hear from locals and visitors about their favourite sightseeing and special locations in Gippsland to inform an assessment of what the offshore wind farm could look like from different viewpoints on land,” Ms Coldham said.

“It’s exciting to see momentum growing for

offshore wind in Australia and we’re proud to be progressing Star of the South in Gippsland, the home of Victoria’s power generation.”

Star of the South is also working with landholders on an underground transmission route from Reeves Beach through Giffard West to plug into either Loy Yang or Hazelwood.

If built to its full capacity, Star of the South could create thousands of jobs including up to 750 construction jobs and 200 ongoing jobs in Gippsland.

The Morwell consultation session will be held at the Italian Australian Sporting Club on September 16 from 4pm to 6pm – pending COVID restrictions.

For more information, visit getinvolved.starof thesouth.com.au or call 1800 340 340.

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Wind power: An artist’’s impression of the wind turbines which along with other associated infrastructure will cover 4183 hectares in Latrobe. file photograph

Council calls on Minister LATROBE City Council has moved an alternate motion urging the Minister for Planning (DELWP) to consider concerns raised by the community and Council Planning Officers before planning permit applications for the Delburn Wind Farm are approved.

Council has requested further consideration be given to the matters of the visual impacts on homes, bushfire risks, noise, air services and the impact on flora and fauna if the permit was to be approved.

The alternative motion comes after the planning permit applications were ‘called in’ by the Minister under Section 97B of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, which means the proposal will be considered by an independent planning panel run by Planning Panels Victoria and not Latrobe City Council.

Mayor Cr Sharon Gibson told The Express that despite the state government’s permit applications closing at 5pm yesterday, it was far too early to make an informed decision.

“The state government are now the planning authority for wind farms and solar, that’s OK. but we are saying it’s too early to even look at approving or not approving when you haven’t got all that information,” she said.

Cr Graeme Middlemiss said in Monday’s meeting he believed the independent planning panel would be unable to adequately address the concerns raised without community and council involvement.

“The planning panel, in my experience won’t do any research other than to listen to what proposals are put to them,” he said.

Cr Middlemiss described the previous, councilled process as ‘rigorous’ and urged Planning Panels Victoria to ‘do the research that the council would have done’.

“The state government has moved very quickly in the last few months to take away council’s planning authority in particular areas, now major industrial developments will be considered by the minister for planning, social housing issues will be considered by the Minister for Planning and windfarms and solar farms will be considered by the minister for planning, not council with its local knowledge,” he said.

“Do it properly, get in and do the research that the council would have done so the planning panel, when making its decision has all the relevant information.”

Council are also requesting the Minister for Planning conducts a fully-consulted Planning Scheme Amendment process to help clarify where it would be appropriate or not appropriate to build and operate renewable developments.

The community was invited to share their views at a recent community listening post which included input from the Strzelecki Community Alliance, Latrobe Valley Sustainability Group, Strzelecki Sustainable Futures, Voices of the Valley and Friends of the Earth.

Eleven submissions were received in support of the proposal and 67 submissions were received objecting to the proposal.

The proposed wind facility will consist of 33 wind turbines and associated infrastructure and will cover 4778 hectares of land across the Latrobe, South Gippsland and Baw Baw municipal districts with 4183 of these hectares being within Latrobe.

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Going, going, gone: The latest demolition at the former Hazelwood Power Station site, which saw Boiler House Two fall on Tuesday.

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DEMOLITION crew detected a small coal fire after Hazelwood Boiler House Two was knocked down in a controlled collapse which took place at about 1.30 on Tuesday afternoon.

ENGIE confirmed a coal smoulder was fanned by late afternoon winds and ignited in the structure’s basement.

The fire was quickly brought under control that afternoon with fire equipment that had been prepositioned before the demolition took place.

Drone surveillance continued into the evening and the following day to monitor hotspots.

ENGIE stressed the demolition took place safely, after it successfully knocked down the second last boiler house at Hazelwood.

ENGIE head of corporate affairs Ryan Auger said the contractors had to bide their time for ideal weather conditions to demolish Boiler House Two. The demolition had been delayed twice due to unfavourable conditions, originally slated to take place in June and then set back again last week.

“While we were ready with the technical expertise in place, we couldn’t get the variables right.

Today things are falling in place to proceed,” Mr Auger said.

“We need a south westerly wind so any dust falls over the mine void. We have envelopes of time we can work within and some of these variables are outside our control like the weather.”

Mr Auger said the last remaining boiler house is scheduled to come down at the end of September, signalling the end of the demolition phase of the Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project.

“All the eastward travellers over generations

Done and dusted: The plume of dust following the demolition of Boiler House Two at the former Hazelwood Power Station site on Tuesday aft fternoon. t photograph michelle slater

who saw the Hazelwood chimneys and boiler houses will have a new vista when they come over the bluff,” Mr Auger said.

Meanwhile, ENGIE is working with EnergyAustralia on a Morwell River Diversion, in which Hazelwood will act as a spillway to keep

Boost for local childcare centres TWO childcare providers in the Latrobe Valley have received a welcome funding boost to meet the needs of local families.

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said $110,000 had been allocated to the providers to help with operational costs.

“Tilly’s Dream Pty Ltd and Churchill North Primary School have received funding to continue providing quality care and keep services accessible to local families,” Mr Chester said.

“Tilly’s Dream Pty Ltd will use the funding to support In 2 Learn Traralgon South and In 2 Learn Glengarry programs, while Churchill North Primary School will support the before and after school care programs.

“Ensuring these child care programs are supported and can continue means that parents can work and rely on suitable care for their children outside of school or kinder hours.”

Education and Youth Minister Alan Tudge said more than 640 child care services around Australia would share in more than $100 million through the program.

“We are committed to giving every Australian family access to quality child care, regardless of where they live or their circumstances,” Minister Tudge said.

“In some remote areas, there may only be one or two child care services operating and it is critical we keep these open and help improve and expand facilities so more kids can attend.

“This program also helps services to run initiatives that reduce barriers which may otherwise prevent local kids from accessing care.”

Tilly’s Dream Pty Ltd and Churchill North Primary School are two of seven organisations in Gippsland to receive funding through the latest round of the federal government’s Community Child Care Fund.

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water out of the Yallourn mine in extreme flood risk.

Mr Auger said ENGIE was carrying out designs for a weir and spillway in the western corner of the mine to act as a “last resort” in heavy flow volumes.

“We are ex-generators ourselves and understand the importance of maintaining supply, so we are happy to help, this is another way Hazelwood can be seen as a community asset,” Mr Auger said.

“This is one practical and prudent step that can be taken to keep the lights on.”

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Pop-up clinics throughout the Valley

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THE Gippsland Primary Health Network (PHN) and Federation University have teamed up to deliver pop-up health checks throughout the Latrobe Valley community.

Officially opening its first pop-up clinic on Seymour Street in Traralgon on Tuesday, the initiative will expand to Morwell and Moe over the coming weeks and offers free 15-minute health advice sessions delivered by Federation University nursing students.

Federation University nursing academic Nicole Coombs explained the logistics behind the project.

“We are offering free health advice to the public where they can come in and have blood pressure and diabetes checks, things like that - the pop-up clinics are a trial at this stage, we are starting off by doing three weeks in Traralgon before going across to other suburbs in the Latrobe Valley,” Ms Coombs said. “(These clinics) are a result of a survey that was done to see the public’s knowledge of chronic health prevention and not necessarily going to the GP for health checks – so we really just wanted to make a point of showing how easy it is to get a health check.”

For the nursing students, Ms Coombs said these clinics offer invaluable real-world experience.

“The collaboration between Gippsland PHN and Federation University allows our nursing students

Exciting initiative: Federation University nursing academic Nicole Coombs, students Tara Moylan and Tim Patrick, and Associate Professor Joanne Porter at the opening of the Traralgon pop-up clinic. photograph zac standish the chance to practice doing basic skills and communication with patients so it is a win-win for both sides,” she said.

“This gives our students a chance to not work on mannequins like they have to in class, so it is a really great opportunity for them to do blood pressures over and over on live participants and

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LATROBE City residents are being asked to share their reasons for rolling up their sleeve in a COVID vaccination campaign under the hashtags #LivingWellLatrobe #VaccinateLatrobe.

Latrobe City councillor Kellie O’Callaghan is part of the drive to help boost vaccination rates in the Valley, by encouraging others to share their own personal accounts on social media.

She is asking people to post a selfie and a oneliner on why they got the jab, followed by the hashtags.

“Community members have important stories to share and have a role in helping others to find health information, assistance and support,” Cr O’Callaghan said.

“It may help others feel more confident to get vaccinated. We can cheer someone on when they get vaccinated. I’ve had a few people I’ve buddied along the way and shared messages with.”

The Victorian government is expanding capacities at state-run vaccination centres, which Cr O’Callaghan said was the perfect time to book in for a jab.

Cr O’Callaghan said she understood some had found hurdles trying to navigate the system, while others had been confused under a barrage of information around the vaccine.

“People are more likely to gravitate towards a family member, friend, or someone they work with to ask about their individual motivation, or the benefits of getting the vaccine,” she said.

“People are looking to validate their decision by understanding how it may be similar to others.

“I got vaccinated to keep my family, my community and myself well and so we can have big community gatherings again.”

Cr O’Callaghan lives with significant health issues which require regular treatments, and understood that some people cannot get vaccinated or have to wait for the vaccine they need.

“We are relying on the broader community to be vaccinated, so it offers these people a level of protection, others getting vaccinated will keep them safe,” she said.

“With every vaccination we get a little closer to being able to get back to doing all the things we love to do as a community.”

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These 15-minute health sessions include blood pressure, blood glucose level and blood cholesterol levels checks, waist circumference measurements, Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations and vital signs monitoring, while also giving people a chance to

talk to a student nurse about preventative health and strategies they can put in place to ensure staying healthy.

She said having free access to these services will benefit the community greatly.

“We are highlighting anything that is not an abnormality, so if we have someone with a high blood pressure then we can recommend they see their GP and the fact that we are trying to prove how short these things can take really promotes to people that these health checks should be an annual thing,” she said.

“The people that have come in have all been really positive and gave us some great feedback, so we are really excited to see how it grows over the coming weeks.”

Gippsland PHN chief executive officer Amanda Proposch said the partnership will help increase awareness among the community that regular health checks with a doctor or nurse could help identify early signs of illness or disease.

“This free, 15-minute health check could help to identify the warning signs of various conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers, that when found early, treatment may be more successful,” she said.

“The pop-up health clinics are also providing student nurses with the opportunity to put some of their learnings into practice. It’s a great partnership that we hope will yield some very positive results for everyone involved.”

THE state government must “These are the conditions under institute a process to allow which the state government should Victorians to come home from be allowing people to return home. interstate according to Member “It’s not reasonable to have for Gippsland South Danny Victorians stuck in New South O’Brien.

Wales which the Victorian After declaring all of New South government designates as an Wales as an extreme risk zone, “extreme risk zone” and leave them the government has barred people there indefinitely. who have been in an extreme risk “If people have tested negative, zone at any time since the zone isolated and been vaccinated then started over the last 14 days from there must be a way to allow them entering Victoria, unless they to come home.” have an exemption, exception, Mr O’Brien said the lockout of or a valid permit - which are Victorians from their own homes extremely rare. cannot continue indefinitely and In most cases, exempted people the government needs to find a will still have to quarantine for 14 way to allow them back given few days upon arrival in Victoria. exemptions are being offered.

Those without an exemption, DANNY O’BRIEN “I’ve written to the Minister for exception or permit who cross into Victoria will be fined $5452, and will either be sent Health about this issue and am concerned that the government is simply turning its back on its back or placed into hotel quarantine.

Mr O’Brien said he was being contacted daily by own citizens.

“I’ve also asked the Minister to review condiconstituents who had been travelling elsewhere in Australia in non-lockdown periods, and were tions for people transiting New South Wales from now locked out of their state because they were Queensland, which stipulates they must do so attempting to come home through New South within a 24-hour timeline.

“Many of the travellers are retirees and towing a Wales.

“I appreciate the need to ensure we don’t have caravan and it’s simply not safe to expect them to any further leaks of transmission into Victoria, travel such vast distances in such a short amount but there is a way this can be dealt with and allow of time. people to come back to their own homes,” he said.

“Indeed, it is not consistent with the advice of “I have a number of people who have been isolat- the government when it comes to road safety more ing on the border for 14 days or more, have tested generally, and at least a 36-hour window should negative twice and have been double vaccinated. be allowed for such travel.”

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Witness of alleged abduction is now asked to come forward

A search of the vehicle uncovered a taser, a zip lock bag containing what is believed to be methyl-amphetamine and a zip lock bag containing what is believed to be cannabis.

A 43-year-old man from Morwell was arrested and interviewed where he was subsequently charged with trafficking and possessing a drug of dependence and possession of a prohibited weapon.

He was then bailed to attend the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court on December 15.

Police Beat

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DETECTIVES from the Central Gippsland Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT) are re-appealing for a witness to come forward as they continue to investigate an alleged attempted abduction in Traralgon last October.

A woman was walking along a footpath at Whittakers Road, near an underpass bridge, when she noticed she was being followed by a man with a large dog at about 6.45pm on Thursday October 8, 2020.

The man began talking to the woman, but as she tried to continue walking he allegedly grabbed her, made sexual advances and attempted to pull her towards a nearby park.

The woman managed to break free of the man’s grasp and run from the scene.

Detectives arrested a 26-year-old Traralgon man on January 8 this year.

He was interviewed and released pending further enquiries.

Investigators are re-appealing for a witness, who was described as an older woman walking a small dog (possibly a Jack Russell), to come forward.

Police believe she was walking along Shakespeare Road just before to the incident, and may have walked past the male who was walking a large dark-coloured dog.

Any witnesses or anyone with information in relation to the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Lual Maica wanted on warrants

POLICE are currently searching for Lual Maica (pictured) who is wanted on warrants.

The 35-year-old is known to frequent the Moe and surrounding areas.

Caravan allegedly stolen from Hazelwood North

Wanted: Police are searching for Lual Maica.

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Police would like to clarify that this is not the same person known by many as ‘Pockets’.

Any information on the whereabouts of Mr Maica can be provided to the Latrobe Crime Investigation Unit on 5131 5000 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Morwell man charged after vehicle search

LATROBE CIU intercepted a vehicle on Princes Drive in Morwell on Friday, August 13 at 1.35am.

POLICE are currently investigating an alleged burglary at an address on Buckleys Road, Hazelwood North where a caravan valued at $15,000 went missing.

The incident occurred at some time between 12pm Friday, August 13 and 3.10pm Saturday, August 14.

The caravan was bearing registration N48655.

Any information on the incident, or location of the stolen van can be provided to the Traralgon Police Station on 5172 2700 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Alleged robbery in Yallourn North POLICE are currently investigating an incident between 7am on Saturday, August 14 and 9am on Sunday, August 15 where the old Latrobe Valley Ski Club building in Yallourn North was broken into.

It is alleged a lock was broken to get into the premises which was subsequently rummaged through.

If anyone has any information in regards to this incident, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Remember September THE Australian Pancreatic Cancer Foundation (PanKind) has launched the national Remember September campaign aiming to raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer, a disease that is now the third biggest cancer killer of Australians.

Remember September encourages people to stand with those lost to the disease, and those fighting to survive, by giving up a vice of your choosing like caffeine, sugar or alcohol, or choosing to walk 63km over the month of September to honour the 63 Australians that pancreatic cancer claims each week.

The campaign was originally started by brothers David and Ben Wilheim who set up the challenge after losing their father to pancreatic cancer in 2014, a year after the disease also claimed their cousin Danielle at age 33, surviving just six weeks post diagnosis.

“Remember September provides a unique opportunity for Australians to help solve one of our country’s fastest growing health concerns, pancreatic cancer. Survival rates are unacceptably low and it is a devastating disease with dire statistics. Investment in research is critical to increasing the very low survival rate, yet funding remains desperately low,” PanKind chief executive officer Michelle Stewart said.

Pancreatic cancer is the third most common cancer killer in Australia and has a devastatingly low five-year survival rate of only 10.7 per cent.

Last year the disease claimed almost as many lives as breast cancer.

Almost 4000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, and 80 per cent of patients will die within 12 months.

It has the lowest survival rates of all main cancer types.

To register, visit www.rememberseptember. org.au

Teenager’s tilt for AGL board

By MICHELLE SLATER

AN 18-year-old Melbourne university student is having a crack at becoming an AGL board director in an attempt to close the Loy Yang A operator’s coal-fired power stations by 2030.

Ashjayeen Sharif is putting himself up for the position at AGL’s upcoming Annual General Meeting in September. The climate activist and AGL shareholder is hoping to sway the energy giant to get out of coal and switch to renewables by the end of the decade in his Greenpeace-backed campaign Ash for Director.

His nomination is the first time in Australia that a climate activist has run for a leadership position at a major energy, fossil fuel or mining company.

Mr Sharif said Loy Yang A’s 2048 closing date was “too late” to ensure a safe climate, but stressed the necessity to ensure a transition for the region’s workforce.

“In the Latrobe Valley, jobs in coal provided by AGL are an important source of employment, so it’s important that the workers affected most by this transition don’t lose their jobs,” he said.

“A lot of skills in these coal-fired power stations are transferable to renewables or other forms of mining.”

Last year, shareholder activist group Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility put up a resolution at the company’s AGM to accelerate out of coal – the resolution was not supported.

AGL recently reported a $2 billion loss in the past financial year, but Mr Sharif said his renewable energy-focused approach would significantly benefit shareholders.

“As an AGL shareholder myself, I’m furious at the board and executive’s failure to get on top of the speed and scale of the renewable energy transition,” he said.

“Their coal obsession has cost shareholders billions of dollars, when AGL could have been transforming into a renewable superpower.”

AGL aims to reach net zero by 2050 and is planning to transition its emissions intensive sites into low-carbon industrial energy hubs. Loy Yang A will host a grid-scale battery and coal-tohydrogen program, with talks about floating solar.

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Agency is building brighter futures

By ZAC STANDISH

TRARALGON grandmother Sue Patton found herself in a situation no carer would ever like to go through.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, she, along with partner Ian, had to take on the task of raising her five grandchildren in their small Priestly Court home – with the lack of space resulting in overcrowding and her living room being transformed into a make-shift bedroom for these growing children.

With the situation becoming increasingly dire, the family would receive a godsend in the form of youth homelessness agency Kids Under Cover, who heard about their story and came to their aid through the Studio Program.

Supporting young people aged from 12-25 at risk of homelessness or family breakdown, the organisation constructs one or two bedroom studios to put on the back of houses to ease the burden on these families, and give those at risk a comfortable place to live.

With grandchildren, Brandon, 17, and Anthony, 13, now living happily inside a two bedroom studio in the Priestly Court backyard, Ms Patton said the impact of this program had been profound on her family.

“The project has had a huge impact on us, having five kids in the lounge room was hectic, and since having two outside in the studio it has just been great – the kids can now sleep in rooms, they have heaps of privacy, they can now study, it has just been huge for us,” she said.

Ms Patton detailed the situation her family faced prior to the instalment of the unit.

“I had five of them in the lounge room and it was for about two years I had them on the floor there on blow up mattresses,” she said.

“Trying to get to sleep was a struggle, I couldn’t watch TV, and I really could not do anything in the lounge room so yeah it really was just horrible – so to have this studio here now, we are loving life.”

After being approached by Kids Under Cover about participating in the project, Ms Patton said she still did not have her hopes too high, while the kids were jumping for joy.

“To start with I sort of thought ‘oh yeah here is another one of these things I have been promised and not going to get’, but then when they came around and started mapping it out it turned to this feeling of it is really happening,” she said.

A heloing hand: Minister for Consumer Affairs Melissa Horne, Kids Under Cover chief executive officer Jo Swift and Traralgon local Sue Patton outside a double bedroom unit.

All smiles: 17-year old Brandon is loving life inside his family’s new two bedroom studio.

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“The kids were going crazy while it was being built constantly asking when can we move in, when can we move in, so they were chewing at the bit to get in there and now they are in there I don’t think I would ever have them back in the house.”

Now fully settled in the two bedroom unit, Ms Patton said the move has particularly beneficial for Brandon, who is thriving as a result of the new arrangement.

“Since he has moved into the unit his schooling has picked up, he is sleeping a lot better and he just seems more himself and is just loving life again,” she said.

“He was getting a bit within himself being stuck

in the lounge room and he didn’t know where to go, sometimes I would have to give him my bedroom and I would sleep out on the couch – you see him now and he is a smiley, happy boy and being in year 11 I want him to do the best he can and having that unit has been a godsend.”

To help harness this program, the state government recently announced a $2.3 million grant to establish 72 portable studios across the state, with Consumer Affairs Minister Melissa Horne travelling to Traralgon to meet Ms Patton and her family.

“It was great to be able to come and see some of the state government’s investment in providing housing for families in need, looking through the units and seeing what they offer it shows it is a fantastic program that is really well thought through,” she said.

“Coming out here and seeing the impact of this program it just makes my job so worthwhile, it truly warms my heart to see something so simple, that was put up in just three weeks, be able to transform a family.”

Despite this investment, Kids Under Cover chief executive officer Jo Swift said more support

is needed after COVID ravaged the organisation over the past 18-months.

“We felt the immediate impact of COVID on families that were essentially locked down in overcrowded situations, like Sue and Ian, families were coming to us at a rate where we simply could not cope with the demand – so we had to close accepting any studio applications,” she said.

“As a result we have since received over 850 enquiries and none of those will go answered, we simply cannot fund it.”

She said it is important that assistance for youth homelessness is something that continues to be addressed.

“I think it is time we stop the rhetoric around early intervention and prevention, it is time to put money where it counts and the sooner we can intervene with young people at real risk who the family here were, the sooner we can support Ian and Sue’s around Victoria, the sooner kids can remain with loving families,” she said.

“To think that there is more than 850 tonight who aren’t going to be offered our service as a result of a funding shortfall isn’t good enough.”

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RURAL road safety is at the forefront this month.

National auto service company mycar is running their annual rural road safety month, which looks to highlight the challenges that drivers face out on country roads and help educate them on how to be safe in their vehicle.

Mycar chief executive officer Adam Pay explained what the rural road safety month initiative is all about.

“The rural road safety month is about raising awareness for safety on rural roads, around 60 per cent of all fatal crashes in Australia occur on rural roads,” Mr Pay said.

“Drivers on rural roads simply face a greater risk of being involved in a major accident compared to those in metropolitan cities, so we just want to make sure everyone is safe and encourage people to do their bit to help shed light on this issue.”

To help promote this message, mycar have designed an All-4 Check to help regional drivers ensure they set off on their journeys safely.

The four aspects of the program include: CHECK all four tyres, CHECK your windscreen, CHECK your lights and CHECK your oil and water levels.

Mr Pay highlighted the significance of this simple check list and how drivers can easily go about completing it.

“If you think about why there are more deaths on rural roads, often regional drivers leave more time between vehicle inspections despite their cars

clocking up more kilometres and facing tougher road conditions – while there are a higher density of older models as well which are less safe and if you combine that with the lack of other transport options there is a much higher risk of an accident occurring,” he said.

“So what we want to do is raise awareness around some of the basic checks you can carry out yourself, there are a few things you can do, with the first being book your regular service to ensure there are no serious issues.

“The second thing local drivers can do is check your car and do a road test before setting off – some of the things to look for include hearing out for any unusual noises, any strange smells, seeing if the car is emitting any smoke and looking at all the check warning lights – so the All-4 Check is a great way to go about performing an easy safety check.”

He took the opportunity to highlight how important this month is to a region such as the Latrobe Valley.

“I just think it’s about pressing pause before you get in the car to go on a journey to think is my car safe and some of the checks are really basic and only take a couple of minutes to do but they really make a difference when you are out on the roads,” he said.

“If you are unsure of anything, just pop into any one of our 76 stores across the state and one of our friendly technicians will be happy to help with anything.”

Irony in recent sport announcements I HAD to laugh recently at the announcement by the Gippsland League that their grand final this season will be at Ted Summerton Reserve in Moe. This on the back of last season the Latrobe Valley & District Cricket League played their grand final (as well as numerous representative games) at the Morwell Recreation Reserve.

Yet Latrobe City has both of those facilities pegged as the major facility for the other sport.

Indeed there was some talk of a proper season AFL game in Moe in June, but no talk of the same of Morwell despite it being the so called AFL preferred venue.

Morwell only has one junior football club in town, Moe/Newborough has two, and the reverse of which stands for cricket, with two junior cricket clubs in Morwell and only one in Moe/ Newborough.

I wish Latrobe City would listen to its own community with the actions of its community.

Darren Clark, Morwell

Online comments HAZELW HAZE LWOO OOD D BO BOIL ILER ER HOU OUSE SE TWO COM OMES ES DOW OWN N Travis Jankovic: Should have at least left two stacks standing and one of the boiler houses. What a waste of our history going down the drain that helped build the Latrobe Valley into what it is today. I would have loved having tours there of how it used to work.

Loretta Frost: This saddens me so much.

Chris Grant: I know we felt it in Willow Grove.

Glenn Thatch: Is that asbestos on the roof?

Anthony Wasiukiewicz: Isn’t that one of those pieces from Monopoly?

Pete Ransom: My beer vibrated off the bar at the Bemm River Pub. Jo Mathews: A massive KABOOM! JJ Zimmer: I was walking out of Woolies at Christine Smith: I just thought it was thunder Churchill and nearly dropped by shopping. until someone told me.

PRIVATISATION PLAN David John: We all know privatisation doesn’t work, you just have to look at Latrobe Valley today to see.

Mark D’Alterio: Less employees, less time per person, less experienced personnel and plummeting standards.

William Hornstra: Government: This reform is about giving people choice of provider. Also government: Takes away the public option which most people would choose.

Caught with facts down

I REFER to the recent letter by Steve Mitchell (“Stop feeding the fear”, The Express, 12/8) in which he (quite wrongly) accuses me as being an anti-vaxxer and a spreader of misinformation.

On the contrary, I counter-accuse that Mr Mitchell himself, along with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and all state Premiers together with their “medical advisers” (for want of a better term) as being profoundly biased peddlers of propaganda and hence misinformation.

In intimate connection and to illustrate, I call as my witness the most vaccinated country on earth - Israel.

In an interview on August 5, 2021, with Israel’s Channel 13, Dr Kobi Haviv, medical director of the Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem, stated that “the majority of coronavirus cases in Israeli hospitals are FULLY VACCINATED, including those with severe disease.”

Dr Haviv specified that “95 per cent of the severe disease patients were vaccinated”, adding “85-90 per cent of the hospitalisations in Israel are in fully vaccinated people.”

I rest my case.

Joseph Lis, Morwell

A bad solar tax

THE Australian Energy Market Commission has recently decreed that the electricity network operators can charge households with solar panels who want to export their excess zero emissions electricity to the grid for others to use.

Already they get almost nothing for their exports.

This gives all the power to the network operators to make arbitrary decisions without adequate safeguards. And the large generators do not have to pay to export their electricity.

The rule is to tax what you want less of and pay for what you want more of. Surely we want more cheap zero emissions electricity in the grid available for all consumers.

This decision is likely to see less cheap renewable energy in the grid in the future and potentially lead to more dirty, high emissions, expensive coal fired electricity in the grid.

Given the recent IPCC report this is not what we need to do to rapidly decarbonise our electricity and have a better chance of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.

I support the Victorian Energy Minister blocking this unfair and dangerous rule change.

Trevor Hoare, Mirboo

Workplace discrimination

BARNABY Joyce and Scott Morrison’s recent support for states to introduce regulations giving industries and small business the legal right to demand COVID vaccination as a condition of employment is I believe medical apartheid and unethical.

What has happened to conservative leaders in Gippsland that they would support Workplace Discrimination that will if implemented create an unclean underclass whose only crime is to have genuine concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines, their efficacy and safety.

This is a dramatic departure from conservatives core value of standing up for the ‘inalienable rights and freedoms of all peoples’.

The argument that we must protect vaccinated people in the workplace from dangerous unvaccinated employees doesn’t stack up – isn’t that proposal an admission that COVID–19 vaccines don’t give the fully vaccinated protection from falling ill or getting hospitalised because of infection?

John Glover, Seaspray

Hot topic: The poor state of the junior oval at Gaskin Park in Churchill was a discussion point online this week. file photograph

Change

By Jane Sultana CLIMATE change is real and it’s a terrifying deal, There is no doubt in my mind that the dealer is mankind.

What an awful hand to play!

We must find a fairer way!

Life on earth cannot sustain our greedy short term gain...

If we don’t change our play, we will all be blown away.

Marching Fast, Fast, Faster!

Ecological Disaster!

The World Economy is a gambler and a cheat, Plundering the wealth from the earth beneath our feet,

JUNIOR FOOTY GROUND’S WOES John Keighran: Churchill unfortunately is home to the two worst and least maintained grounds in Latrobe City. It’s only a matter of time before more serious injuries occur due to the state of these grounds.

Carol Darby: It’s an absolute disgrace. Been watching grandchildren play on that ground this year and nothing’s changed since my kids started playing there 39 years ago. Latrobe City you’ve had plenty of time to address the situation. No excuses.

Ian Macdonald: Meanwhile, I walked past a near-empty sexy swimming complex late this arvo.

Squandering resources for its own selfish needs, Growing and consuming like a monster as it feeds...

If we don’t change our play, we will all be blown away.

Marching Fast, Fast, Faster!

Ecological Disaster!

The world is getting hotter and Australia’s drying out, We’ve seen fierce, ferocious bushfires and the longest ever drought.

Polar ice is melting and sea levels are on the rise, Flooding island nations, right before our eyes...

If we don’t change our play,

Sobering new report

THE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released a sobering new report and the core message is one of urgency.

Written by the world’s top climate scientists, the report warns that we must cut emissions by 75 per cent this decade and reach zero emissions within 15 years to have any chance of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius thus ensuring a safe, healthy climate future for all.

Despite the shocking nature of this news there is hope, if we can work together to support and implement the necessary changes.

I wrote the poem (above) one year ago and would like to share it with you.

Jane Sultana, Moe

Be on the lookout for imposters

AT 9.15am one morning recently, I answered a knock at the front door of my Newborough unit.

Through the security door I could see a male, late 30s, approximately six-feet tall, in dull coloured clothing, large plastic folder under his right arm, short, brownish hair and wearing thick rimmed, dark glasses.

He wasn’t wearing any high vis, lanyard or badge ID, as is usual with anyone visiting officially from Housing.

He stated that he was doing a “house inspection”, which was immediately suspicious because this place is definitely a unit.

Moreover, I questioned him further as to why

we will all be blown away.

Marching Fast, Fast, Faster!

Ecological Disaster!

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I hadn’t been informed by letter or even verbally

by Housing, as the law demands, a reasonable time before his visit, so that the tenant can adequately prepare for an inspection.

His implausible reply was that a notification “will be sent out in due course”.

Not only was this highly irregular, as well as highly peculiar, but his effrontery was beyond belief.

He then promptly turned away and left the property, straddling my locked front gate the same way as he had entered.

All the other tenants in this compound haven’t been notified by Housing of any blitz of unit “inspections”, particularly as the maintenance section continues to supervise all ongoing unit repairs, and refurbishments.

Therefore, it remains a mystery as to why I have been targeted and possibly others in the neighbourhood.

Subsequently, the Moe Police and Housing, Morwell, have been informed, and I would urge others, particularly in Newborough, to remain vigilant against this imposter.

Jim Larcher, Newborough

Wind farms are welcome

I AM old enough to have witnessed the clearing of the Haunted Hills native forest when it was claimed to be a fire threat to the new open cut coal mine downwind.

It was the first forest I saw demolished, and would not have been necessary had we been able to invest in renewable electricity generation then.

It is ironic that the forest had to go for safer

The Express welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must carry the writer’s name, address and telephone number for verification purposes.

Preference will be given to shorter letters emailed to news@lvexpress.com.au or post it to Latrobe Valley Express, 21 George Street, Morwell 3840.

The editor reserves the right to edit all letters either for length or legal reasons, or omit letters.

The views of the letter writers don’t necessarily reflect the views of the paper. coal fired generation, but the Delburn Wind Farm will be in a forest.

There are many similar sites where pine plantations can host wind farms, keeping them away from houses and less visually obtrusive.

Monitoring forest based wind generators for bird deaths will not be easy, but at least it is not native forest with its much higher bird assemblage.

Gavin Cerini, Ballarat

Which way for the Latrobe Valley?

THE UN’s International Panel on Climate Change latest report says that humanity must get to net zero emissions by 2035, or face the consequences of increasingly intense and longer heat waves, droughts, bushfires and storms.

Sounding familiar? It’s ‘code red’ - act now or lose the battle and leave the next generations to suffer. Latrobe Valley is at the centre of carbon intensive coal-fired energy production.

As a community we must decide whether to actively support renewable energy, or stand by and let decisions on transition be made for us.

Whether its Delburn Wind, Morwell Solar Farm, geothermal at GRAC or energy from waste, there are opportunities to reduce carbon and support our people, businesses and industry.

And critically, to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius if at all possible.

Lorraine Bull, Morwell

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Students made their own Olympic torch that was decorated in a way that represented them as an individual.

The Olympic torches were used to begin the day with students running a lap of the basketball court holding their torch before passing it on to the next member in their team.

The teams were, The 3 Ninjas, Team Marvel Dragon Force and Cosmic Eye of the Man. Each team designed their own flag that they carried around during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Teams had to decide who was going to compete in each of the events and what their National Anthem was going to be.

Events included backstroke, freestyle, equestrian, sailing, shooting, javelin, shot put, triathlon, weightlifting and obstacle bounce.

All events were modified to suit the students and used non-traditional pieces of equipment.

Staff members Lisa and Sharron were the judges and presented the winners with gold, silver, or bronze medals at the end of each event.

Medal winners stood on a podium to receive their medal and flowers.

Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now, Guns-n-Roses’ November Rain and Five Finger Death Punch’s Brighter Side of Grey were the chosen songs for the National Anthems.

Once all the events had been completed the medals won by each team were tallied up to work out the final places.

The 3 Ninjas finished on top with Team Marvel Dragon Force second and Cosmic Eye of the Man finishing third. The day was a huge success.

“It was great to see how proud students stood on the podium, it was like they were actually receiving a real gold medal,” Sharron said.

Classroom teacher Lisa was proud of the sportsmanship all students showed, they cheered each other on during every event, encouraging those students coming last to keep on going.

The best moment during the entire day was when one of the students who had won a gold medal turned to the other students and congratulated them by shaking their hand.

Outstanding achievers: The students on the podium.

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Team effort: Liam, Luke, Seth, Conner, Corey and Daimon after the torch relay.

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$5 booking fee. Small group size. Book at Eventbrite or your local library.

Community Corner

Author talks

with Gregor Mactaggart

AUTHOR Talk via Zoom: Wednesday, August 25 from 6.30pm.

Join writer, Claire Halliday, in conversation with true crime author and podcaster, Vikki Petraitis, in this free online event.

Book at Eventbrite or your local library.

Author Talk via Zoom: Wednesday, September 1 from 6.30pm Join writer, Claire Halliday, in conversation with best-selling Australian author, Monica McInerney, in this free online event.

Book at Eventbrite or your local library.

Last dance at Newborough Public Hall for 2021

THE Moe Social Dance Club will be having the annual “Footy Night” dance at the Newborough Hall in Balfour St, Newborough on Monday, August 23 at 8pm (provided the regional rules don’t change between now and then).

Music will be supplied by Charlie’s CD’s.

Unfortunately, this will be the last dance in the Newborough Hall for 2021, as the hall is unavailable for the rest of 2021 and into 2022 due to council requirements for a COVID-19 testing station.

COVID-19 rules, including the wearing of masks, will need to be followed.

Further enquiries may be made to the secretary on 0448 906 657.

Family history, guest speaker and show & tell

THE Mid Gippsland Family Society invites all members and anyone interested in researching their family history, to their AGM and guest speaker session on Thursday, August 26 at 2pm.

The venue for this is the meeting room at the new library at George Street, Moe. Following a brief AGM, club member and retired police officer Bob Jones will share stories and anecdotes of his life and career, working and living in both metropolitan and country towns.

Members are asked to bring along an interesting item for show and tell as we enjoy a cuppa.

We welcome members of the public to make use of the resources in the Centre and discover their ancestry with the assistance of our experienced family historians.

Do you know where your ancestors lived, how and when they first came to Australia and the hardships they endured as settlers in a distant and largely unknown country?

We can help you to locate the records you are looking for to answer your questions and get to know your heritage.

Depending on the situation with COVID regulations, we plan to resume Wednesday openings in September with the Research Centre, currently in Kirk Street, open every Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 4pm.

This situation may change, and changes will be advised in this paper.

All are welcome.

For further information phone 0403 611 730 Two childcare providers in the Latrobe Valley have received a welcome funding boost to meet the needs of local families.

Winter Market at Churchill

WINTER Market - Saturday, August 28 from 9am-1pm, Churchill Shopping Centre, Craft and Market Stalls at Hazelwood Village and West Place.

Free sausage sizzle and entertainment

Tech Workshops: iPads and Tablets for beginners

Historic occasion: The formation of the Latrobe Valley Radio Control Club took place at the weekend with 15 adults and five juniors on board. photograph supplied (commencing at 10am). Lifeline Store open all morning for Grand Toy Sale.

The LV Neighbourhood Watch team will be installing anti-theft number-plate screws on vehicles (for a small donation) Shop Local in Churchill on Saturday, August 28 for a chance to win a $50 supermarket voucher or 1 of 20 $10 vouchers to spend in-store at a Churchill retailer.

Latrobe Valley Radio Control Car Club

FUN was the order of the day when 15 adults and five juniors turned up for the formation meeting of the Latrobe Valley Radio Control Car Club.

The day consisted of plenty of practice, timed hot laps for prizes and the election of office bearers for the LVRCCC. With a lot of locals on hand people also travelled from Rosedale through to Warragul.

One family travelled all the way from Warrnambool. Spoils for the day went to Paul “Blakey” Blake who took out the fastest lap times.

The next meeting will be on the third Sunday of September (19) at a venue to be confirmed.

For further information contact the secretary on 0448 354 586.

Volunteers sought for Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod

THE Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod this year is desperately short of volunteers.

Tasks include backstage help, announcing, ushering, COVID wardens and ticket box duties.

The Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod has been running continuously for 65 years, having only missed last year due to COVID-19.

The Eisteddfod runs for four weeks in September, and includes Choral and Vocal, Instrumental, Piano, Speech and Drama, Brass and Theatrical Dancing.

Volunteers are needed each day, for either the

morning, afternoon or evening sessions. This year’s dates are as follows: Choral and Vocal: Saturday, August 28, Sunday, August 29.

Instrumental: Thursday, September 2 to Saturday, September 4.

Piano. Sunday: September 5 to Tuesday, September 7.

Speech and Drama: Wednesday, September 8, Thursday, September 9.

Brass: Saturday, September 11, Sunday, September 12.

Theatrical Dance: Friday, September 17 to Sunday, September 26.

For some of the tasks volunteers can actually see the performances which is a wonderful experience. If you are able to assist please see the Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod Facebook page, or email the Eisteddfod on eist@lve.org.au.

Market in Yarram

YARRAM is finally having a variety market.

Held in the grounds of Yarram Anglican Church, Commercial Road, Yarram every second Saturday of the month.

The first market will be the second Saturday in September. Buskers and Youth Groups welcome. Inside stalls $10, outside stalls $5.

Everyone loves a market so hope to see you there. For bookings and information you can phone 0459 428 196.

Sustainable Australia Party

SUSTAINABLE Australia Party’s Eastern Victoria letterbox drop and social meet-up will be on Sunday, September 12 from 11am-1pm.

Meet out the front of the Traralgon Bowls Club.

Family History Workshops: Using Ancestry Library

MOE Library: Monday, August 23, 2pm Morwell Library: Tuesday, August 24, 2pm Traralgon Library: Wednesday, August 25, 2pm

TRARALGON Library: Wednesday, September 1, 2pm.

Moe Library: Monday, September 6, 2pm.

Morwell Library: Tuesday, September 7, 2pm. $5 booking fee. Small group size. Book at Eventbrite or your local library.

Moe Lions Bowling Club now welcoming new members

DO you still have a competitive spirit and miss playing a team sport? Do you reminisce of the days when having a few drinks with your mates after a game was a normal part of life? If you are looking for a low impact, social outlet then bowls could be for you.

Playing bowls is not limited to just Saturdays, there is normally a game somewhere seven days a week, be it social or competitive.

Moe Lions Bowling Club play in events all over Australia, this can be from the club or with any players registered with Bowls Australia.

It is a great way to stay fit and make friends or get your mates to play with you.

With the good weather just around the corner Moe Lions are taking new members for the new season. So why not give bowls a try?

For further information contact Les Stolanik on 0497 673 146 or Leigh Dodd on 0418 572 113 or Noel Savige on 0419 302 094 and give it go, you might be surprised how much it could change your life.

New date to celebrate at St James Church,Traralgon

SUNDAY, August 22 is now the date to celebrate the 50th anniversary of worship in the current St James Church in Grey Street and we hope to have as many as are able attend.

Special guests on the day will be former Rectors, Archdeacon Allan Huggins and Archdeacon Clem Watts along with their wives, Jan and Val. They have indicated there will be a “sermon with a difference” which promises to be a lot of fun! The morning service is at 10am and will be followed by a high morning tea – all COVIDSafe of course.

This will be a great opportunity to catch up and chat with old friends and we would love to have you join us.

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Pets Domain had a very humble beginning. CEO Jason van Peelen began selling live fish out of his garage as a young teenager before taking the leap and opening a physical pet store in Tasmania with his father.

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The family owned business soon opened more stores across the state before expanding further to the mainland. A spokesperson for the company said Pets Domain has a focus on bringing a full pet offering to regional Australia.

“Pets Domain has a wonderful team who are passionate about the care and welfare of all pets. As a company we strive to provide pet parents with the things they need to care for and spoil their pets – which is why we introduced our +PLUS Club Loyalty Program Membership so you can get the best price possible every single day.”

“Here at Pets Domain we stock everything you need as a proud pet parent to keep your furry, feathered or scaly friends happy and healthy.

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There is also a large range of live fish and live plants in the specialised fish room – plus everything you could possibly need as a first time fish owner or someone who has kept fish for years. “Fish and fish products are one of our biggest specialities.”

Pets Domain also supports the pets in the community that may not be so lucky by holding adoption days. “We enjoy supporting and working with local pet adoption and community rescue groups to assist in finding animals their forever homes.”

The business also offers a free Click and Collect service.

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issue Before 12.30pm Wednesday

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Nextra Lotto Moe 1-3 Moore St, Moe. Seymour St Newsagency 83 Seymour St, Traralgon.

PLEASE NOTE: that ad payment is required prior to publication unless a full account is held with the Latrobe Valley Express.

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Sun. 8am-2pm. Kitchenware, linen, cookbooks, JUKI DDL-900B Industrial outdoor furniture, garden sewing machine $1500 ornaments, ladies clothes, o.n.o. Yamato, Z361 over- shoes, boots, handbags, locker $500 o.n.o. Walk to books, soft toys and gifts.

Lose treadmill $150 o.n.o. No early callers. Masks 0474 238 787. must be worn.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of Latrobe Valley Village Inc. will be held at Latrobe Valley Village Inc. Board Room 5 Ollerton Avenue, Moe @ 7pm, Wednesday 15th September 2021 T. W. HAYES Chief Executive Officer

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NOTICE to STEVEN JULIUS KRZNARIC. TAKE NOTE that the Executor of the Estate of ELSIE MARGARET ROSE KRZNARIC Deceased caused to be filed an Originating Motion on the 14th January 2019 in the Supreme Court of Victoria regarding Estate of Deceased. Such proceeding is listed for a Directions Hearing before Judicial Registrar Keith via Zoom on Friday, 3 September 2021 at 10am. YOU MUST contact the Registry of the Supreme Court of Victoria immediately upon seeing this Notice and make yourself known to the Court.

Solicitors for the Plaintiff O'HALLORAN DAVIS 12-14 Kirk St., Moe, 3825

PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD

Please check your ad on the first day and bring any errors to the attention of the Classifieds Department immediately.

The Latrobe Valley Express makes every effort to avoid errors.

We regret that we cannot be responsible for any errors beyond the first day if you fail to bring it to our attention.

No allowances can be made for errors not materially affecting the effectiveness of the ad.

Position cannot will not be guaranteed.

All claims for adjustment of credit must be made within seven days after billing date.

We reserve the right to revise or restrict any ad we deem objectionable and to change the classification when necessary to conform to the policy of this newspaper.

In the event an ad is omitted from publication, we assume no liability for such omission.

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Exp. Masseur for ladies and couples, stress/pain Specialising in all domesrelief, days and evenings. tic work. REC.4188. Ph Peter 0438 177 153 or Peter 0417 336 553.

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Jim's Mowing is looking for a Franchisee in the Latrobe Valley area.

CONTACT 131 546 For a no-obligation free Info Kit

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General plumbing, repairs/ maintenance, drainage and sewerage, roofing and guttering. Small jobs Gippy Gutters - industrial welcome. Ph Glenn 0437 vac, qualified plumber.

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Phone 0455 855 147.

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MONDAY, 30 AUGUST 2021

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Singles, Doubles and Mixed Comps Team or individual entries and all standards welcome $10 per week ball fees COME and ENJOY A FUN NIGHT OF TENNIS!!

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MONDAY’S EDITION OF THE EXPRESS Due to current circumstances regarding social distancing and not visiting hospitals or newborns, Latrobe Valley Express has suspended visits to Latrobe Regional Hospital to the baby photos.

Instead, parents are welcome to email a copy of your newborn photos for publication to our editorial stafffff - news@lvexpress.com.au with the subject line ‘baby photo’.

Please include the following details: ● Baby’s first and middle name/s ● Baby’s surname ● DOB ● Mothers maiden name ● Mother and Fathers names ● Location of Hospital ● Hometown

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Placing misleading ads is an offence against the Trades Practices Act and state/territory fair trading acts and all advertisements are subject to the publisher's approval. For further advice, contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on 1300 302 502 or your state consumer affairs agency.

TRUCK DRIVER

Truck and dog operator required out of Traralgon. Experience preferred with above award wages for right person, for a locally own family business.

Ph Scott 0488 936 136 for further information.

Resumes to be emailed to: dirtmaintenance@ hotmail.com

WE ARE HIRING!

Seeking enthusiastic, hardworking, experienced person to join our team.

Full qualifications in the refrigeration or A/C industry a bonus but not essential.

For further details on the position or to apply please email: Brendan@ moerefrigeration.com.au or call 0409 436 478

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Head of Mathematics

We seek an innovative and creative Head of Mathematics to join us in Term 1 of 2022 to deliver effective programs in an inspiring and exciting teaching and learning environment from Year 7 through to Year 12 at our Garnsey Campus.

If you have substantial experience and success in teaching Mathematics at VCE level and are curious, excited and invigorated by learning and possess a positive outlook, exceptional interpersonal skills and have a demonstrated ability to build authentic, collaborative relationships, we encourage you to apply.

This is an ongoing full-time teaching position.

For more detail on the requirements, duties and responsibilities of this role, view the position description on our careers page http://careers.gippslandgs.vic.edu.au Applications close 5pm Friday 27 August 2021

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, hard working individual who has a keen interest in becoming a qualified HVAC & Refrigeration Mechanic.

Driver's licence preferred.

Email resume to: polar@grahamhobson.com.au

BISTRO MANAGER

ANC Forestry Group is a well-established company, and we are located in Morwell, Victoria.

ANC is dedicated to the Gippsland region, providing long term employment for many workers from truck drivers and machine operators to mechanics, boilermakers and administration staff.

Due to an increase in workload, we are currently looking to fill the following roles:

Boiler Makers (full time)

The following attributes would equip you well for this position: ● Ability to use variety of tools and equipment ● Basic math skills and mechanical aptitude ● Ability to read blueprints and recognize welding symbols and specifications ● Knowledge of industry safety practices ● Knowledge of specific welding processes, such as TIG, MIG and ARC ● The ability to cope well under pressure ● High attention to detail and a "get the job done" attitude

The Italian Australian Sporting Club is seeking an experienced Bistro Manager to help develop and strengthen our team to ensure our guests receive the best experience when dining in Emilio's Bistro.

The Role: The Bistro Manager is responsible for the overall efficient and effective management and operation of the restaurant. The Bistro Manager is to maintain complete knowledge of menu items, ingredients and procedures at all times in order to proactively and promptly deliver the highest level of customer experience.

This role will suit an individual that is passionate about hospitality and management and is motivated to promote the Italian Australian Sporting Club & Emilio's Bistro values and display energy and enthusiasm for our Club.

If you are ready to learn, develop and assist with leading a successful team, then you're the person we're after!

Successful applicants must have: ● Vibrant, enthusiastic and cheerful personality ● Passion for food, quality and making the customers love us ● Proven experience in a supervisory/management role in the restaurant/hospitality industry ● Great leadership and communication skills with people from different cultural backgrounds ● High level people management and conflict resolution skills ● Completed (or willingness to undertake) Food Safety Supervisor course Salary $65,000k neg.

Send your resume and cover letter to: cass@italianaustralianclub.com.au

Qualified Heavy Vehicle Mechanics (full time)

Someone with extensive experience with a proven work history on Cummins engines and a sound knowledge of Kenworth, Mack, Volvo and Western Star trucks.

Requirements we are looking for: ● Qualified Diesel Mechanics with truck experience, or 2nd-3rd year apprentice ● Be able to maintain our fleet of log trucks, trailers and plant ● Work to tight time frames as we are always busy ● High quality of standard ● Trouble shooting and diagnosing repairs with preventative maintenance ● Excellent communication ● Experience with mechanical software systems would be an advantage

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Truck Drivers - HC & MC

The successful applicant will need to: ● Have a current HC or MC licence ● Bush experience is preferred but training can be given to the right person ● Must live within an hour of Morwell, Victoria ● Be self-motivated and a team player ● Take pride in their appearance and equipment ● FOLS (Forest Operators Licence) preferred but not essential

Administration Assistant

We are currently looking for an office all-rounder, with a flexible approach and attitude. Position will be 3 days per week, with the possibility to increase to full time.

The following attributes would equip you well for this position: ● Accurate data entry ● General office administration (experience with accounts, payroll, Workcover) ● Experience with Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Access) ● High attention to detail ● Ability to work as a part of a team as well as independently ● Flexible and adaptive to change ● Knowledge of Timber Industry an advantage All employees must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen. Please email your covering letter and resume to admin@ancforestry.com.au Any questions in relation to the above positions please call our office on 5133 0222 or Jakson (Workshop Manager) on 0418 343 087.

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Full time, Yarram area.

Phone 0400 586 148.

Inverloch Marine is a long-established business located on the Bass Coast. Servicing the Marine Industry for over 30 years, we pride ourselves on delivering quality products and services to our wide spread customer base extending Australia wide.

Inverloch Marine sells the multi award winning Extreme Boat range exclusively for Victoria and South Australia and we are the newly appointed Quintrex dealer for Gippsland and the Bass coast, all being powered with Yamaha outboards.

We are looking for a Qualified Technician/ Mechanic to join our busy team. This position would lend itself to someone with a background in either Automotive, Marine or Light engines.

Our service department offers a wide range of marine repairs from general service through to engine and gearbox reconditioning. We carry out extensive boat fit outs including engine and rigging, electronic fitting and commissioning, lighting, trim tabs, steering systems, Yamaha's new Helm Master EX with Digital Electronic steering and Joystick controls.

The successful candidate should have: ● Trade qualifications ● A friendly and professional demeanor with the willingness to go over and above to assist customers ● A high level of motivation, honesty and integrity ● A team player attitude If you have the skills and experience, we can offer you a stable work environment with a friendly team, ongoing training and development opportunities.

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CONCRETOR/ FORM WORKER

St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following positions at the Traralgon Junior Campus:

Casual Classroom Teachers Commencing as soon as possible

Casual Relief ELC Teachers Bachelor trained in early Childhood teaching Commencing as soon as possible

Casual Relief ELC Co-educators Diploma trained

RETAIL MANAGER

Great opportunity for experienced Newsagency manager in prominent Morwell business.

We are looking for a friendly, out-going leader capable of working with and encouraging our strong team culture.

Solid knowledge of Newsagency management software, Tatts operating system and franchise requirements essential.

All round knowledge of newsagency products highly desirable.

Enquiries by phone to 5134 4133 or apply by email to rayburgess@newspowercentre.com.au

If you are interested please forward a current resume and cover letter to: hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au For a copy of the Position Description please refer to our website: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au Applications close Friday 27 August 2021 Wisdom

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Ryan Wilk Concreting is looking for an experienced concretor and a labourer to join their team.

These two positions will be both full time with a 6-month probationary period.

Applicants must have: ● Experience is desirable but not essential, on the job training will be provided ● Have a current white card and driver's licence ● Must be reliable and a team player, who isn't afraid of hard work ● Be willing to start ASAP For further information please contact Ryan on 0400 023 859.

Please submit resume no later than 30 August, 2021 to: rwconcreting@outlook.com or alternatively via post to: Ryan Wilk Concreting, P.O. Box 299, Glengarry Vic. 3854.

Only suitable applicants need to apply

Must be experienced in all aspects of concreting and kerbing channel experience preferred. Formwork experience a must.

Driver's licence required and truck licence along with excavator and loader tickets preferred. Must be willing to work away at times. Good rates.

Kevron Constructions Ph 0408 532 119

DELIVERERS WTD

Would you like to deliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Monday and Thursday afternoons in Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Newborough and Churchill? Please apply to the Circulation Manager 0456 000 541.

Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for a government Child Employment Permit.

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Registered Nurse / Enrolled Nurse: Successful applicants will have: - Active AHPRA registration and relevant qualifications - Previous nursing experience (aged care experience preferred) Personal Care Assistants Successful applicants will have: - A Certificate III in Aged Care - Previous experience working as a personal care worker (aged care experience preferred) Send your application to: trudy@chrisbarnardhealth.com or alternatively via post to: 206 Princes Street, Traralgon VIC 3844.

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Construction Sciences provides construction materials testing in Australia and internationally.

The role will include conducting and reporting on lab and field testing of concrete, aggregates, and soils.

CMT Technician: to be successful you will have: ● Experience in one or all areas of testing of concrete, aggregates and soils ● A current manual driver's licence ● Licence to operate a Nuclear Density meter ● Certificate 3 or 4 in laboratory techniques Trainee: to be successful you will have: ● A desire to develop new skills and be enthusiastic about learning ● Be punctual and reliable ● Reasonable level of mathematics ● Willing to enrol and complete Certificate 3 or 4 in laboratory techniques For more information please contact Luke Hendriks 0429 790 491.

To apply, send CV with cover letter to: luke.hendriks@constructionsciences.net Applications close: 17 September 2021.

Warragul and Traralgon Secondary School

Head of Careers

Ongoing full or part-time, suitably qualified Commencing January 2022

Warragul Secondary School

IEP Classroom Assistant – 0.92 FTE Mon. – Fri. 8.30am to 4.00pm Commencing ASAP until end of December 2021

Warragul Junior School

Classroom Teacher

Full time ongoing Commencing 24 January 2022

Warragul Junior School

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Background The Save the Snowy Rail Bridge Committee Inc have received funding to proceed with restoration works on the Snowy Rail Bridge at Orbost. The 770 metre long structure requires repairs to the sub structure and replacement of the decking to provide a safe walking/cycling experience.

The Save the Snowy Rail Bridge Committee are seeking to engage a part time Project Manager to manage the restoration project over a period of 18-24 months Duties include Development of a scope of works for the contract to be advertised for the restoration works and development of tender documents Develop a project plan in consultation with the preferred contractor Manage the relationship between the contractor and stakeholders Supervise contract works Track budget progress and report to stakeholders Working hours required during the project will vary. Initial work will relate to development of the scope of works and contract documents. Once the subcontractor is engaged the time spent will include onsite supervision, reporting on contract progress, budget control etc.

The applicant should indicate an all inclusive hourly rate for the work which is an expected time commitment over 18-24 months of 1200-1500 hours.

Further details A position description and details required for the expression of interest are available at: https://www.savethesnowyrailbridge.org/ project-manager or by mailing the Secretary at PO Box 558, Orbost or contact with Garry Squires 0417 588 210.

Applications close 29 August 2021.

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Aged 80 years Dearly loved wife of Alfie (dec.). Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Tammy and Don, Sharon and Darren, Michael and Coral, Paul and Tania.

Adored Little Nan and Nan Courts to all her grand and great grandchildren.

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COURTS, Maureen.

Beautiful sister and sister-in-law of Kelly and Faye.

Loved Aunty Maureen to our family.

Our love and memories will last forever.

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FITZGERALD-CLARKE, Michael.

In Townsville formerly of Yallourn.

11/3/1959 - 14/8/2021.

Loved son of Geoffrey and Kathleen Clarke (both dec.). Loved brother, brother-in-law and uncle.

A thousand books do not come close to describing my sorrow, a hole will never be big enough to hold my grief. A complex man, a kind and generous man, a saint in more ways than one. You'll be in our hearts and minds forever.

Stephen and Konni.

Intellectual, creative, talented, generous, kind and quick to laugh. You leave your legacy of brilliant words and will always hold a special place in our hearts, may you rest in peace.

Robert and Susan, Alexandra and Klay, Stephanie, Elizabeth and Joshua.

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NOBLE, John.

We will always remember his cheeky grin, we went to him for the Melbourne cup win, could drop in anytime for an impromptu chat, we never left without a bag of lemons packed.

Spoilt his grandkids with forbidden McDonalds.

Missing you already, you were our super hero.

Much love, Liz and Darrel, Danielle and Jordan, Leah and Alan XX. O'BRIEN, Jean Mary.

Passed away peacefully at Margery Cole Nursing Home on 16 August 2021.

Aged 89 years Loved mum of John, Jim, Ken, Jennifer, and Brian.

Loved grandma of all her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Reunited with her sisters and brother

O'FARRELL, Kevin Patrick.

Passed away peacefully at home 14/8/2021.

Please join us for a gathering to celebrate his GINNANE, Peter William life TOMORROW (Friday, 20 August 2021) 2pm, at ('Grinner').

Moe Hotel Function Of Warracknabeal.

Room, 45 Lloyd St, Moe. 21/10/1942 - 13/8/2021.

Died peacefully on Friday The Burial Service will be 13 August 2021with family a private event. by his side. Much loved husband of Mary and O'MARA, Irene Olive. loving father to John, Passed away peacefully David and Jenny. Father- on 16/8/2021. in-law to Dave, Peta and Aged 97 years Neilia. Immensely proud Dearly loved wife of grandfather of James, Edward (Ted).

Hannah, Kylah and Jack. Much loved mother of A great mate to many and Shirley and Russell, a passionate community Janice and Ale, Alan, member in his home town Anne and Wayne, John, Ray and Debbie. of Warracknabeal. of 18, Due to the COVID19 Grandmother restrictions, a Private great-grandmother of 17.

Forever in our hearts Funeral will be held with a Memorial Service to be arranged at a later day.

This Service will be livestreamed: Vimeo Live Stream Link: https://vimeo.com/ PAULET, Ron. event/1208700 The Board of Management, The stream will start the Bowls Committee and approx. 10.45am MONDAY the Members of the (23 August 2021).

Traralgon Bowls Club W.B. GARDINER & SON would like to express their Funeral Directors sadness at the recent Lyle Street passing of Ron Paulet.

Warracknabeal Vic. 3393 0407 340 064 Ron was a member of the Traralgon Bowls Club for many years and will be missed. Our thoughts are with Ron's family during MOLINARI, Mario Carmelo. this difficult time.

Passed away suddenly at home on 15 August 2021.

Aged 89 years Loved and loving husband of Teresa for over 66 years. Much loved father and father-in-law of Rosa SMITH, and Vas, Anna and Joe, Allan.

Tony and Lisa, Don and Audrey, Angelo and Carly, The President, Committee, Management, Staff and and Robbie.

Adored Nonno to his 14 Members of the Moe RSL grandchildren, 5 great- Sub-Branch, deeply regret grandchildren and their the passing of their esteemed Affiliate Member families. and friend, Allan. We offer Dear Dad, thank you for our sincere sympathy to everything, you have done his family. for your family. You are an LEST WE FORGET inspiration to us all. Time for you to rest. You will not be forgotten. Rosa, Vas and family.

SOMLAI, Muriel.

16/9/1935 - 11/8/2021 At Peace Dearly loved and respected In God's care sister and sister-in-law to Ian (E, Muriel's pet name) and Cheryl. Loved Aunty to Steven, Warren, Tracey and families. Rest now MOLINARI, Mario.

Muriel, Till we meet again.

15 August 2021 XXX When family chains are broken, it's never quite SUTHERLAND, David. the same, Loved brother-in-law of But as God takes us one Kath and Phil. Sincere by one, we will meet sympathy to Susan, again.

Amanda and Adrian, Fond memories of a much Michelle and Paul and loved family member, now their families and Robert. reunited with loved ones.

Rest In Peace Be at peace Vin, Rosemary, Maria, Mark, Jan and Trevor and families.

NAUGHTON, David Speedy.

17/1/1949 - 15/8/2021.

Passed away in Kempsy N.S.W. former Moe resident, life time friend of Dave and Kerry Wood.

A life lived to the full Goodbye Speedy

SUTHERLAND, David.

Members of the Apex Club of Morwell are saddened by the news of Dave's passing. A popular and hard worker in the service of the community.

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WRIGHT, Aaron.

6/4/1972 - 10/8/2021.

Passed away suddenly Gone too soon Rest in peace Shirley.

WRIGHT, Aaron.

Aaron, you were a quality person who taught me so much. Will miss our friendship and will never forget the good times we shared. Thoughts with Karen and family.

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20/7/1940 - 20/8/2019.

Remembered with love each day by our family.

Kath, Andrew, Carolyn, Laura and Claudia.

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QUIRK, Justin George.

19/3/1972 - 21/8/2007.

14 years of missing you.

Loved memories in our The Classified Department hearts forever. Resting peacefully with your loved brother Mathew.

Mum, Dad, Nicole, Mick, Jason and Sharon and their families.

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Gippsland League votes on return FOOTBALL/NETBALL

By LIAM DURKIN

GIPPSLAND League clubs met with league officials last night to vote on a return to play for senior competitions and the format of the finals series.

Before the meeting the Gippsland League had again made public its recommendation for an immediate return to play for senior competitions starting August 21.

Junior matches resumed last week, but were played without crowds as per state government regulations.

Although a verdict came out after The Express went to press, clubs across the region hit the training track on Tuesday night under the impression they were fully expecting to be playing this Saturday.

With six weeks between games, the situation has presented an unprecedented set of arrangements for players and coaches in trying to stay motivated.

The league is one round short of having its 10 clubs playing each other once, which it had stated earlier this season to be its minimum aim.

For teams out of finals contention, the requirement to meet this mark and front up to play one game has been especially challenging, so much so that in many ways the scoreboard will be irrelevant for them on Saturday, and teams in this position will instead be best advised to just go out and play for enjoyment.

Amazingly, come Saturday teams will have completed a dozen training sessions in the lead-up.

Regardless, the general feeling in local football and netball circles is that the time has come for play to resume, as the continual grind of training week-in week-out with no games to look forward to has taken its toll.

While the Melbourne lockdown is sure to deny some clubs access to senior players, it could lead to some rags-to-riches stories coming out of local players who otherwise would not have been given the chance to play in the first picked team.

Those who have been around sport long enough will know there is no shortage of players who have come into a team late and made a name for themselves, and such stories have been celebrated as lessons in persistence for hanging in there.

Notable examples include Richard Hadley who only played three games for the Brisbane Lions in 2003 - all finals - and ended up in the premiership team.

North Gippy finals begin NETBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND

By LIAM DURKIN

NORTH GIPPSLAND FINALS SERIES

FINALS action begins in North Gippsland netball this weekend.

The run into this years finals series has been unlike any other, as a lengthy layoff due to the decision to end the home-and-away season early because of the every changing COVID landscape has meant courts across the league have remained vacant.

With this in mind, it has been hard, if near impossible, for teams to get an idea of their chances for the finals, with this years series virtually presenting an entire new season for the sides that have qualified.

Clubs have had to make do playing scratch matches in the lead-up, while others have been able to arrange practice games against other teams.

Glengarry played Mid Gippsland club Yinnar last weekend as both teams found themselves without an opponent.

The Magpies of Glengarry should be better for the run, and will face perennial netball powerhouse Rosedale in the qualifying final this weekend.

Qualifying Final: Saturday at Glengarry A Grade Glengarry vs Rosedale B Grade Rosedale vs Churchill C Grade Rosedale vs Churchill D Grade Sale City vs Traralgon Tyers United 17 and Under Heyfield vs Gormandale 15 and Under Heyfield vs Traralgon Tyers United Elimination Final: Sunday at Woodside A Grade Churchill vs Sale City B Grade Sale City vs Glengarry C Grade Sale City vs Glengarry D Grade Glengarry vs Churchill 17 and Under Yarram vs Yallourn Yallourn North 15 and Under Glengarry vs Rosedale

Glengarry will hold the home court advantage, and if successful, will progress to the second semifinal to take on Woodside for a place in the decider.

The Magpies have so far been successful in going one better than their 2019 elimination final finish, but will know only their best will be enough to defeat the reigning premier.

Rosedale has no shortage of star players, and as

the most successful North Gippsland netball team of the 2010s, enter the finals with a ‘been there, done that’ identity.

Lorelle Lowe, Carly Johnstone, Taylor Hardman and Meg Gordyn make up some of the Blues line up which will give Glengarry coach Amy King plenty to think about.

Glengarry came out on top against Rosedale back in Round 10, although both teams will take something out of that match if they wish to reference it for the final.

The Magpies will go in with confidence knowing they have beaten Rosedale already this season, while the Blues will know they are close enough to topple their opponents having only lost to them by six goals.

ON Sunday it is do-or-die for Churchill and Sale City in the elimination final.

The Cougars will make the trip to Woodside with aspirations of taking their campaign further.

If the previous game between these two sides is any indication then the margin should be close as Churchill defeated Sale City by five goals back in Round 6.

Cougars coach Maddi Burney will be pitted against the dual coaching set-up of Jae Evans and Kylie James, and all will be gunning to outwit the game plan and style of the opposition.

Last week of home and away season NETBALL MID GIPPSLAND

JUST one spot in the finals remains up for grabs with one round to play in Mid Gippsland netball.

Stony Creek and Meeniyan Dumbalk United are the two teams fighting for that last place, and as fate would have it, are playing each other this weekend.

The equations for both teams is simple - for Stony Creek it is win and play finals, and for the Demons it is also win and play finals, although they will still get there if they happen to draw.

MDU is currently two points clear of the Lions, thanks to a draw it secured against Boolarra earlier in the season.

The other Demons, from Boolarra, won’t be partaking in finals action this season, but should see the year out on a high note when it plays the winless Tarwin.

Top side Yinnar will travel to Hill End. Although the Magpies didn’t play a game for competition points last week, they were able to get some game time into their legs thanks to a practice match against Glengarry.

Yinnar should have got something out of the hit

out, and will be gunning to go into the finals with their unbeaten record intact.

Match of the round billing will go to Morwell East and Mirboo North. The second placed Hawks and third placed Tigers will more than likely meet again come finals, and will be out to gain an edge on their opponents if that is to be the case by winning this weekend.

Thorpdale and Fish Creek will go into their match each without a game under their belt for different reasons.

The Blues had the bye last week, while Fish Creek was unable to get a team together as their entire A Grade squad was based in Melbourne.

The Kangaroos are finals bound, but it will be intriguing to see what transpires over the next few weeks as the metro lockdown is still ongoing.

Fish Creek players may be forced to double-up from B Grade, in what should tip the scales to a more even contest and give Thorpdale a chance of stealing its second win of the season.

Toora will play Foster in what should be a dress rehearsal for bigger things to come as far as the Magpies are concerned.

Newborough has the bye and ended its season with five wins and seven losses.

Budgie to bring up the 1000 mark UMPIRING legend Steve ‘Budgie’ Buhagiar (pictured) will finally bring up his 1000th game when he officiates the Mid Gippsland match between Hill End and Yinnar on Saturday. Buhagiar has been stranded on 999 games since early July due to the number of interuptions the season has had.

SCOREBOARD GOLF CHURCHILL AND MONASH

Monthly medal, Saturday, July 17.

A grade: D Byers (15) 86. B grade: D Cluderay (18)96. C grade: L Watkins (22) 94. D grade: W Sutton (27) 101. Scratch: D Byers 86 on c/b. DTL: J Langstaff, T Lio 74; R Scurlock 75; G Sanders, T Renwick M/N, G Harvey 76; T Welsh, T Webb, A Quinn 77; B Cleland 78; P Smart 79 on c/b.

NTP: Propin 3rd T Lio, 5th L Watkins, 12th J Wangstaff, 14th C Gillfian. Target hole: J Sanders. Birdies: A Quinn 5th, J Langstaff 12th.

Monthly medal,Tuesday,August 3.

Scratch: M Dear 99. Medal: M Dear (14) 85 net. Putts: S Caldwell 31.

MIRBOO NORTH

Stableford,Thursday,August 5.

Day winner: J Hughes (17) 37pts on c/b.

DTL: R Pentland, J Smeriglio 37pts; R Matthews 32pts. Pro pin: 4th J Kus. Birdies: 6th J Smeriglio, 16th J Smeriglio.

Stableford,Thursday,August 12.

A grade: G Shandley (12) 36pts. B grade: R Thompson (24) 32pts. Pro pin: 13th T Bradshaw, 16th J Hughes. DTL: S Mills 35pts, T Bradshaw 34pts, M Payne 31pts.

Birdies: 13th B Bradshaw.

Stableford, Saturday,August 14.

A grade: G Shandley (12) 35pts. B grade: P Cummaudo (32) 37pts. DTL: J Hughes, S Hill-Smith, S Nair 36pts; J McFarlane, G Renwick 35pt on c/b. Pro pin: 13th T Traill, 16th N Whichello. Birdies: 16th N Whichello, Joe Taylor.

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Vet’s stableford,Tuesday,August 10.

Winners: V Powell (16) 21, B Wallis (39) 16. NTP: 4th J Bethune; 8th A DeVent, J

Woznica. Birdies: 1st P Stanlake, 2nd V Powell. Team winners: L Weaver, J Pisa, V Powell 46pts.

Women’s stableford,Wednesday,August 11.

Div 1: K Borg (23) 33. Div 2: L Stewart (45) 40. DTL: H Stanlake 33, R Fitzpatrick 32.

NTP: 4th M Lang, 8th K Middlemiss. Nine hole comp: J Hale (54) 13. Target hole: K Middlemiss.

Stableford,Thursday,August 12.

A grade: A De Vent (8) 35 on c/b. B grade: P Stanlake (17) 38. C grade: B Swanson (27) 42. NTP: 4th G Pearce, 8th J Winters, 14th C Weir. Birdies: 4th G Pearce; 8th A Pickard, R Dent; 14th C Weir, A DeVent.

DTL: G Whitehead 36; T Tulloch, B Thomson 35; G Brien, A Gauci, G Wilson 34; P Chapple 36; T Allen, S Bruce, R Dent, G Panozzo 33.

Women’s stableford, Saturday,August 14.

Winner: B Wallis (40) 29. DTL: J Woznica.

NTP: 4th K Borg, 14th K Savige.

Men’s stroke/monthly medal, Saturday, August 14.

A grade: A Mamum (10) 73. B grade (medal): S Backman (12) 69. C grade: B Fidler (21) 73. Scratch: A Bassman 75. NTP: 8th K Ayton, 14th S Backman.

Birdies: 8th J Halkett, K Ayton, G Wilson; 14th S Backman, M Fife. DTL: B Backman 73; P Richmond, S Nyko, K Beath 74; K Fitzclarence, G Wilson 75; D Collings, C Rothwell, L Weir, T Donnison, K Ayton, A Bassman 76.

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Men’s Stableford, Saturday,August 14.

A grade: A Soplakow (5) 37pts. B grade: J Rogers (19) 38pts. C grade: A Peavey (22) 34pts. Birdies: 2nd K Ross; 8th P Henderson, P White, N Webb; 15th P White, D Bullen. NTP: 2nd K Ross, 8th P Henderson, 11th S Baker, 15th D Bullen.

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DTL: M Barlow, R Mayo, P Henderson: 37pts; B Simpson, B Smith 36pts; J Mason, P White, G Helmuth 35pts; P Buckman, D Reynolds, S Postlethwaite, D Allan: 34pts; P Andriou: 33pts on c/b.

Mixed stableford, Monday,August 16.

A grade: B Kamphuis (12) 34pts. B grade: I Duncan (17) 37pts. Birdies: 11th M Peel, J Mudita. NTP: 11th S Postlethwaite. DTL: W Hiriaki, B Hall, P Buckman, R Dent 34pts; S Bruce 31pts on c/b.

MORWELL WOMEN

Morwell Golf Club Women’s.

4BBB stableford, August 11.

Winners: S Pearson & D Vuillermin 39pts.

NTP: 2nd C Peter, 8th N Te Paa, 11th S Karleusa, 15th N Te Paa. Birdies: 11th S Pearson, S Karleusa.

TRAFALGAR

Open men’s & women’s stableford, Friday, August 13.

A grade: G Roberts 37pts. B grade: B Wallace 37pts. DTL: S Guttridge, D Dunne, R Cook 34; G Calder, M Davie 33; N Winter, N Stafford, S Titford, J Henning, G Evison 32 on c/b. Birdies: 5th R Cook, A Dalgleish, P Owler; 11th J Hanning; 13th G Calder, R Matheson; 15th M Scammell.

Stroke monthly medal, Saturday,August 14.

A grade (medal): R Anderson 71 nett. B grade: J Gray 75 nett on c/b. Scratch winner: T Cross 82 gross. Women’s winner: B Keily 32pts. DTL: G Petkovic 73; T Martin, R Parsonage 75; B Dwyer, K Rogers 76; D Sheehan, P Heathcote, P Cooke, G Harris 77. NTP: 2nd P town, B Keily; 5th R Borg, B Keily; 11th M McIntosh; 13th B Wattchow; 15th R Boon. Birdies: 2nd P Town.

TRAFALGAR WOMEN

Stableford,Wednesday,August 11.

A grade: J Tickell (7) 30pts. Runner-up: B Keily (19) 29pts on c/b. B grade: A McNair (31) 31pts. B grade: J Baker (29) 30pts.

DTL: D Moody, S Tabuteau 29pts, S Roberts 28pts on c/b. Nine hole winner: S DeVries (27) 15pts. NTP: 5th N Fordham, 11th J Tickell. Birdies: J Tickell 11th.

TRAFALGAR SENIORS

Stableford,Thursday,August 12.

Women’s winner: B Keily 21 on c/b.

Runner-up: N Fordham 21. DTL: A Outhred, June Tickell 20; S Balfour 18. NTP: S Balfour. Bradman’s: R Mether. Men’s winner: I Charge 25. Runner-up: H Fiddelaers 21.

DTL: G Grant 21; M Taylor, R Barsdell 20.

A Kerekes, H McNair 20; G Harris, I Fry 19.

NTP: I Outhred. Bradman’s: D Balfour & R Hardaker tied.

TRARALGON

Men’s stableford (98 players),Tuesday, August 10.

A grade: M Reynolds 9 40. B grade: K McQualter 16 38. C grade: J Wagemakers 31 38. DTL: 39 D Wight; 38 D Tunevski; 37 A Graham, J Carroll, J Simic, J Gaulke, D Henderson; 36 R Smith, M Buckley, T Tulloch, D Tosch, C Donoghue; 35 G O’Brien, S Price, J Murdoch, R Elliott, J Pryde.

Men’s stroke (148 players), Saturday, August 14.

A grade: A Richard Alexander 0 71. Scratch B Farley 11 71. B grade: D Lyons 14 70. C grade: A Pigdon 21 71. D grade: I Truscott 23 68. DTL: 71 G Bettridge, M Hooper, R Alexander; 72 K Jones, N Milne, P Bezzina, D Fricker, C Membrey; 73 J Wagemakers, R Northe, D Fletcher, M Sutton; 74 B Johnson, I Whitehead, W Moon, G O’Brien, A Milbourne, R Bonacci, D Cooper; 75 A Matters, R Gilham, M Di Corleto, J Garlick.

Men’s stableford (15 players), Saturday, August 14.

Grade 1: N Wells 19 38. DTL: 35 A Graham; 34 B MacPherson, J White.

YALLOURN

Stableford,Wednesday,August 11.

A grade (0-12): R Kincaid 5 39 from L Hall 8 36, B Estrada 12 36. B grade (13-36): S Hill 17 39 from T Allan 16 38, A Carolan 25 38, B Burslem 18 37, R Horton 23 36, A Gould 15 36, P Roberts 23 36, H Connell 13 36. NTP: 3rd H Connell, 8th P Andrijczak, 12th R Horton, 14th G Ypelaan. Hole in one: 14th G Ypelaan. Birdies: 3rd H Connell, B Cake; 8th P Andrijczak; 12th D Gibson. DTL: Allan, A Carolan, B Burslem, R Horton, A Gould, P Roberts, L Hall, B Estrada, H Connell.

Stroke monthly medal, E V Williams Trophy - round one, Saturday,August 14.

A grade (0 - 12) (medal): R Kincaid 4 71 nett from B Estrada 12 72 nett, J Horrocks 11 72 nett, B Williams 2 73 nett, N Lugton 10 74 nett, D Hicks 2 74 nett, D Spence +1 75 nett. B grade (13 - 36): D Thompson 21 73 nett from G Whitehead 13 74 nett, P Coffin 18 74 nett, I Dougherty 19 75 nett. NTP: 3rd S Horter, 8th T Rudy, 12th R Kincaid, 14th B Estrada. Birdies: R Kincaid, B Williams, D Beyer, H Connell, S Horter. Scratch: D Spence 74. Putts: D Beyer 25. DTL: J Horrocks, B Williams, N Lugton, D Hicks, P Coffin, I Dougherty, D Spence, R Murphy, J Brierley.

Monthly medals played over August, September & October.

YALLOURN WOMEN

Par event,Thursday,August 12.

Winner: L Whitehead (45) square. DTL: L McAlister (17) -2, B Brown (26) -5. NTP: L Carter 3rd, B Dobson 8th, B Dobson 14th.

Tuesday nine hole comp.

Winner: L McAlister 18pts.

Moe in marvellous form SOCCER LVSL

By LAURIE WILLIAMS

LATROBE VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE LADDERS Seniors

Pos Team

P

W D L

B

F

A

GD PTS

1 Moe Utd

14 13 0 1

2

64

13

51

39

2 Falcons 2000

15 11 2 2

1

53

18

35

35

3 Pegasus

15 11 2 2

1

46

16

30

35

4 Newb/Yall Utd

15 9

2 4

1

36

13

23

29

5 Fortuna

15 8

3 4

1

47

30

17

27

6 Traralgon City

14 6

1 7

2

28

23

5

19

7 Monash

15 6

1 8

1

25

38

-13

19

8 Olympians

14 4

0 10 2

27

44

-17

12

9 Sale Utd

14 2

2 10 2

16

49

-33

8

10 Churchill Utd

14 2

1 11 2

8

39

-31

7

11 East Gippsland 15 0

2 13 1

14

81

-67

2

F

A

GD PTS

P

W D L

B

1 Fortuna

15 13 1 1

1

57

22

35

40

2 Newb/Yall Utd

15 13 0 2

1

58

13

45

39

3 Moe Utd

14 11 0 3

2

44

11

33

33

4 Monash

15 11 0 4

1

49

27

22

33

5 Sale Utd

14 8

0 6

2

43

23

20

24

6 Olympians

14 7

0 7

2

43

27

16

21

7 East Gippsland 15 6

1 8

1

24

35

-11

19

8 Falcons 2000

15 4

0 11 1

13

51

-38

12

9 Pegasus

15 3

1 11 1

30

51

-21

10

10 Traralgon City

14 2

0 12 2

18

34

-16

6

11 Churchill Utd

14 0

1 13 2

10

95

-85

1

P

W D L

B

F

A

1 Fortuna

15 15 0 0

1

146 10 136

45

2 Falcons 2000

15 11 0 4

1

91

19

72

33

3 Sale Utd*

14 11 0 3

1

77

14

63

33

0 7

1

63

46

17

24

5 Newb/Yall Utd

0 8

1

46

36

10

21

6 Monash*

15 7 14 5

0 9

1

25

30

-5

15

7 Olympians/Tyers 15 2

0 13 1

9

103 -94

6

8 Churchill Utd

0 15 1

1

200 -199

0

15 0

LVSL SCORES ROUND 19 SENIORS Falcons 3 d East Gippsland Utd 0 (on forfeit), Moe Utd 6 (C O’Hanlon 8, R Winkelman 31, 56, J Heusmann 45,T Pyle unknown, H Robinson 89) d Fortuna 2 (J Palermo 80, R Whiting 89 pen), Olympians 6 (M Taleb 11, D Cooper 22, 74, 76, 89, L Antonielli 66) d Churchill Utd 0,Traralgon City 1 (J Budija 73) drew Newborough/Yallourn Utd 1 (A Bowman 58), Pegasus 3 (K Mahmoud 60,A Ali 61, M Eliaser 72) d Monash 0, Sale Utd bye.

RESERVES Falcons 3 d East Gippsland Utd 0, Fortuna 2 d Moe Utd 1, Olympians 9 d Churchill Utd 2, Monash 6 d Pegasus 1, Newborough/Yallourn Utd 5 d Traralgon City 1, Sale Utd bye.

IT was Fortuna’s big chance to climb up the ladder, but the task got beyond them as top team Moe strengthened their position with an impressive 6-2 win over the Lions.

Moe have now established a four-point buffer with a game in hand.

Moe went into the match with five of their regular senior players missing, Nick Dastey, Nick Fogarty, Kevin O’Farrell, Matt Shearing and Sam Lietzau were players that had to be replaced.

Despite the myriad of injuries Moe performed exceptionally well under the conditions. Moe were away on the eight minute mark when Connor O’Hanlon, after a solo run, was able to split the Fortuna defence to open the scoring.

Moe were in attacking mode and from a Jobie Heusmann corner, Riley Winkleman was able to beat the Fortuna defenders to score their second.

O’Hanlon and Heusmann then combined to give Moe their third goal and an unassailable lead.

Fortuna were trying, but Moe’s defence stood tall with the Orangemen barely getting within range.

Just before the break Tanner Pyle scored Moe’s fourth to give them a 4-0 scoreline at the main break.

Regular business resumed at the restart with Moe’s fifth goal coming up from Winkleman after a cross from Heusmann.

Although being down Fortuna fought back and scored their first from Joel Palermo but then Moe substitute Harley Robinson was able to pounce on a loose ball to score his side’s sixth.

SOCCER LVSL

GD PTS

4 East Gippsland 15 8

 NEWBOROUGH/YALLOURN V TRARALGON CITY

Happy days: Pegasus continued on their winning ways at the weekend.

file photograph (taken before current COVID restrictions)

Fortuna claimed a penalty in the dying minutes with Rayvel Whiting converting the spot kick to finish the match.  CHURCHILL V OLYMPIANS

OLYMPIANS were big winners over Churchill with three goals either side of the break.

Olympians showed the requisite skills to outplay Churchill.

Olympians first breached the Rams’ defence at the 11 minute mark from Mohamad Taleb and it soon became two with another at 22 minutes from Daniel Cooper. Olympians kept possession not allowing Churchill any avenue to goal.

For the third time in the match Olympians were able to create space allowing Liam Antonelli to make it 3-0.

After half-time it was Olympians who dominated giving Churchill very little to play for, with Cooper completing his hattrick and then adding a fourth to rub salt into Churchill’s wounds, with the final score being 6-0.  PEGASUS V MONASH

EQUAL-SECOND placed Pegasus had to fight hard against a determined Monash, and it took a hour before the Flying Horsemen broke the deadlock as both teams couldn’t find the net after the first half of play.

NEWBOROUGH/YALLOURN had to fight hard to secure a point from a gallant Traralgon City on a blustery Sunday afternoon.

With players missing it was a struggle for Newborough to get forward to be in a position to score.

Both sides had chances in the first half but defences were strong forcing turn-overs with the respective keepers keeping a clean sheet.

The Combine gained the upper hand after the break when Alex Bowman was given room as he placed the ball past the City keeper.

City were not to be denied and fought back admirably and were duly rewarded when only seven minutes later they equalised when Jake Budija was able to put one in the net.

For the next fifteen or so minutes it was a tug of war with neither team able to break the deadlock as the match played out for a 1-1 draw.  FALCONS V EAST GIPPSLAND

FALCONS were awarded a 3-0 win after East Gippsland disappointingly forfeited their Saturday night match.

LVSL WOMEN

WHILE their men’s teams forfeited the East Gippsland women were able to play and came away with a 4-1 win over Newborough/Yallourn.

Top two teams Fortuna and Falcons battled it out with Fortuna winning 5-3.

Olympians/Tyers had a rare win beating Churchill 7-0 and Sale were leading 1-0 when the match was abandoned at the 51 minute mark against Monash.

A preview of Round 20 action

Women Pos Team

THE LVSL continued last week under COVID restrictions which again saw no spectators, which is expected for the foreseeable future.

Moe, Olympians and Pegasus won as expected, while Traralgon City surprisingly held Newborough-Yallourn to a draw.

East Gippsland forfeited both of their games away to Falcons giving the Morwell side maximum points.  FORTUNA V MOE

Reserves Pos Team

In a classy run Moni Eliaser was able to cross to Kuku Mahmoud to open the scoring.

It was only a minute later when Monash were caught napping, with Pegasus scoring again this time through Alradi Ali. The Horsemen wrapped up the match at 71 minutes with a goal from Moni Eliaser to give them a comfortable 3-0 victory.

 MONASH V FALCONS (SATURDAY, 7PM)

THE Saturday night specials continue with Monash at home to Falcons in a game that Falcons need to win to lessen the gap between them and Moe. A forfeit didn’t help Falcons establish a higher goal difference which will come into play later on during the season if they tie with Moe for the top position.

Monash went down to Pegasus last week, but held the Horsemen for the first half and played better than the scoreline suggested, but the Wolves may find Falcons a tougher task.

RECORD: Played 61, Falcons 31, Monash 20, drawn 10. Last time: Falcons 4-0.  SALE V FORTUNA (SUNDAY, 3PM)

THIS will be a good chance for Fortuna to bounce back after their loss to Moe, the Lions need all the points they can get to finish in the top four.

WOMEN

Fortuna 5 d Falcons 3, East Gippsland Utd 4 d Newborough/Yallourn Utd 1, Olympians/Tyers 7 d Churchill Utd 0, Sale Utd 1 v Monash 0 (match abandoned at 51st minute - result yet to be confirmed).

SECOND DIVISION Monash 4 d Tyers Lighting 2,Traralgon City 7 d Newborough/Yallourn Utd 2, Moe Utd 2 d Fortuna 0, Sale Utd bye.

POINTS LADDER: Moe Utd 31,Tyers Lightning 30, Fortuna 22, Monash 22, Sale Utd 13,Traralgon City 11, Newborough/Yallourn Utd 0.

JUNIORS UNDER-16 BOYS Olympians 4 d Newborough/Yallourn Utd 0, East

Sale will be back after the bye and are keen to be back on the pitch.

Fortuna will go in as favourites, but can’t be too casual against a spirited Sale team.

RECORD: Played: 88, Fortuna 60, Sale 18, drawn 10. Last time: Fortuna 8-2.

 EAST GIPPSLAND V CHURCHILL (SUNDAY, 3PM)

A REAL 50/50 encounter with the bottom two sides going head-to-head.

Currently East Gippsland hold down the last position but only need to put a couple of wins together to jump a rung or two.

It will be Churchill’s big chance to win another match and they potentially have the team to do it, but it won’t be an easy task.

RECORD: Played 9, Churchill 7, East Gippsland 2. Last time: Churchill 1-0.  OLYMPIANS V MOE (SUNDAY, 3PM)

MOE are doing everything right at the moment with their win over Fortuna last week.

The Devils were hoping to get some of their players back from injury this week

Gippsland Utd 2 drew Sale Utd 2, Fortuna bye.

POINTS LADDER: Fortuna 19, Olympians 18, East Gippsland Utd 17, Sale Utd 10, Newborough/Yallourn Utd 0.

UNDER-16 GIRLS TCSC Thunder 3 d Fortuna 0, Falcons 3 d TCSC Storm 2, Sale Utd 2 d East Gippsland Utd 0.

POINTS LADDER: Falcons 30,TCSC Storm 28, Sale Utd 25,TCSC Thunder 16, East Gippsland Utd 14, Fortuna 0.

UNDER-14 East Gippsland Utd 5 d Sale Utd 2, Fortuna 6 d Churchill Utd 0,Traralgon City 4 d Falcons 1,Tyers Lightning 4 d Moe Utd 3, Newborough/Yallourn Utd bye.

POINTS LADDER:Traralgon City 31, East Gippsland Utd 27, Sale Utd 19, Fortuna 16, Moe Utd 16, Falcons

in a bid to further solidify their position at the top of the table.

Olympians will be buoyant after their good win against Churchill and will be keen to continue their winning streak.

Olympians did beat Moe earlier in the year in their quarter-final Battle of Britain cup match so an upset is not out of the question.

RECORD: Played: 73, Moe 33, Olympians 25, drawn 15. Last time: Moe 4-0.  PEGASUS V TRARALGON CITY (SUNDAY, 3PM)

ANOTHER game vitally important to Pegasus, they need to keep winning to keep their position alive for the finals.

It’s been an encouraging season for the Horsemen and they’ll want to continue the good form that has seen them become a legitimate contender for silverware.

Traralgon City played well to keep Newborough/Yallourn to a draw last week but will need to on song to come away with a surprise win.

RECORD: Played 67, Pegasus 37, Traralgon City 25, drawn 5. Last time: Pegasus 1-0.

13,Tyers Lightning 13, Newborough/Yallourn Utd 3, Churchill Utd 0.

UNDER-12 Sale Green 4 d Fortuna 0, Sale White 1 drew Newborough/Yallourn Utd 1, Churchill Utd 4 d Olympians 2,TCSC Black 6 d East Gippsland Utd Blue 0,TCSC White 6 d Monash 1, Falcons 5 d Moe Utd 3, East Gippsland Utd Gold 4 d Tyers Lightning 2, TCSC Tornadoes bye.

POINTS LADDER:TCSC Black 33, Sale Green 27, Falcons 25,TCSC White 23, Moe Utd 21, Olympians 18, East Gippsland Utd Gold 16, Churchill Utd 16, East Gippsland Utd Blue 10,Tyers Lightning 9, Fortuna 6, Monash 5, Newborough/Yallourn Utd 5, Sale White 4, TCSC Tornadoes 3.

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Magpies face tough test at Hill End FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND

By ROB POPPLESTONE

fronted up to do the best they can with what they have. It’s not ideal, but it’s what we have and although both of these two teams will take no part in the finals, both are also keen to finish the year with a win.

Boolarra were giant killers last week, defeating a premiership contender in Foster, and celebrating one of their finer wins of the year.

The Tigers may have been well down on their very best side, but the Demons didn’t really care, they like most were just happy to compete and happier to win.

A win for either side might almost make the season a pass, they might not have won enough games to play finals football, but I’m not sure that either would have thought that was possible anyway. However, what is possible is to use the season as proof that they are on the trajectory when trying to entice more talent to the team in the season ahead.

 HILL END v YINNAR

LAST week’s loss to an undermanned Fish Creek should be the wake-up call Yinnar need prior to the massive challenge that awaits them in the form of top-of-the-table Hill End just a week out from the start of Mid Gippsland Football-Netball league finals.

The Magpies appeared to be in cruise control thinking that turning up would be enough to get the points against a severely depleted Fish Creek last week, and it cost them dearly.

Not only did Yinnar miss out on the sought after four premiership points, the loss has cost them any realistic hope of a double chance and rocked the confidence of a group that only weeks ago was seemingly the team that was progressing the best of those in the top six.

Hill End coach Mike Santo will be focused on a fast start on his home ground, squashing any hope of some early belief the visitors might get from hitting form early.

In actual fact this might well be the perfect preparation for both teams just a week out from the start of finals - a ‘real’ contest against good opposition that will have both primed and ready to go.

As testing as this home-and-away season has been, players, coaches, teams and clubs are all desperate to get it done, but for Hill End the taste of grand final defeat to Yallourn Yallourn North in 2019 is still bitter in the mouths of many and only the opportunity to redeem that loss will satisfy the Hillmen.  MIRBOO NORTH v MORWELL EAST

AS good as these two sides have been this season, not much of that matters until now.

Mirboo North can probably look back at the season and be thankful for a handful of results that have gone their way by less than a kick sometimes it’s just ‘your’ time.

For Morwell East, the very fact they have managed to secure a top six spot and be a contender when the real stuff starts in a fortnight is bordering on fortunate.

The Hawks would possibly be first to concede it hasn’t been their most impressive season, but the fact they have made it to where they are gives them as good a chance as any.

This week against quality opposition will be the perfect time for Morwell East to put together the style and the standard of game they have been searching for all year, but have only

 THORPDALE v FISH CREEK

Fine tuning: Finals bound teams Mirboo North and Morwell East will meet this weekend in the last regular season game of Mid Gippsland football. Hudson Kerr (pictured) was among the Tigers best players last week. photograph annie holland

managed to produce for moments rather than matches.

The Tigers really found their mojo last week, and the excitement of returning to play coupled with the quality of player they possess will have them ready to produce their very best football from this weekend.

This isn’t a final and it won’t affect the finals make up, but it might be able to give one the psychological edge should they meet again in a few weeks’ time.  TARWIN v BOOLARRA

LIKE Foster last week, Tarwin too had their playing personnel devastated by the Melbourne lockdown, with many of their homegrown talent currently studying and working in the city and unable to make their weekly trip back to support their local club.

The Sharks however like a few others have gritted their teeth, taken the decision for the season to go ahead despite the lockdown and

THIS match presents a tricky game for more reasons than one. Thorpdale coach Ray Pickering is likely to be missing in action, given he is another that is unable to travel back for Melbourne and assist his home town side.

Couple that predicament with the fact Thorpdale were always going to be very long odds to win this game anyway and you understand the frustration of coach and club.

Fish Creek are coming off one of their most impressive victories of the year, which on the surface, a five point win over Yinnar, a team that sat below them anyway, might not seem so, but dig a little deeper and you will find that the Kangaroos were lucky to have a side to put on the park at all.

There was an extraordinary number of phone calls and pleas of support to many around the club just to ensure a team could take to the field, a win was not really even part of the conversation or thinking, it was simply to get footy back up and going.

However, what transpired was a result that has bonded the club together and had them believe that when and if their Melbourne based players are available, good, maybe even great things are possible.

It will be interesting to see how many of those young and in some cases old players bodies are feeling after their first senior game in a while, but what can be assured is that Fish Creek will be doing the best they can, even though they are likely to remain well short of having their first choice team to choose from.  TOORA v FOSTER

FOR Toora, this game is as important as any

other, maybe even more so. Although the chance of senior finals football remains unlikely, the chance to win a game against a long-time rival is always satisfying.

Foster has been hit hard with the unavailability of players and with every likelihood that there will be no change to the Melbourne lockdown, the Tigers might be stretched for the second week in a row, but don’t expect the Magpies to be feeling any empathy for their visiting opponent this week.

For the home side, there remains every reason to be giving their all, not only to enjoy the taste of victory but to have the satisfaction of throwing a rival off their game as they prepare for finals the following week.

For the first time this year Foster appears fragile, through no fault of their own, but the fact is all have been affected by COVID in some way, some more than others, and the lockdown has certainly seemed to hurt Foster more than most.

It is only hoped that whatever happens this weekend, the lockdown is lifted and we get to see the best of every side as soon as possible.

 MDU v STONY CREEK

WITH the hope of finals participation now gone for Meeniyan Dumbalk United after last week’s loss to Morwell East, there is a good chance the Demons will be much more relaxed, comfortable and spontaneous in their gameplay this week.

MDU has been good for most of the year and will surely reflect back on a few chances that slipped through their fingers that ultimately made the difference between playing finals or not.

Stony Creek, to their credit, have turned up week after week, and for the most part suffered loss after loss, but never waning in their enthusiasm to compete and improve.

For both, their seasons end this weekend and the opportunity to finish with success and celebrate the end of the year will be the driving motivation.

Whatever the result, one certainly gets the feeling both the Kangaroos and the Demons have enjoyed the heightened and varied competition within the new 13-team MGFNL competition and now have a standard to which they can aspire to be finals contenders in the years ahead.

Truth be known, every side should be commended for their efforts throughout 2021, win or lose the hurdles that each have had to face have been sizeable and the numbers that have continued to do the hard work has been commendable.

For one of these two clubs, one more win would be the icing on the cake.

NEWBOROUGH has the bye.

Finals time has arrived in North Gippsland footy FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND

By SCOTT BERECHREE

SATURDAY afternoon marks 42 days since there was any action in the North Gippsland FootballNetball League.

A return to the football field sees a pair of top notch encounters starting what promises to be an epic four week finals series.

Things get underway with Saturday’s qualifying final at Glengarry where the league’s newest club, Yallourn Yallourn North do battle with perennial finalists and reigning premiers Churchill.

Then on Sunday it’s off to Woodside for the elimination final featuring the side that has played in the last two grand finals - Yarram, who are up against Traralgon Tyers United.

TTU in particular will be up and about for this match coming off the back of four straight finals losses over the last two completed seasons.

The winner of Saturday’s match stays on Broadway playing Saturday finals and crucially holds on to their double chance, while for the loser it is a straight into sudden death for the remainder of their campaign.

WHEN Yallourn Yallourn North and Churchill first met way back in Round 2, YYN was coming off what we all felt was an upset Round 1 win over Yarram and the Cougars were kicking off their 2021 campaign.

On that day just two goals separated the sides with the NGFNL 2019 premier Churchill taking the win over the 2019 MGFL premiers in an excellent game of footy played in front of a huge crowd.

Dean MacDonald and Mitchell Luck kicked eight of YYN’s 10 goals while for the victors Ben Kearns and Blake Slater slotted six of Churchill’s dozen.

The Cougars also unveiled a handful of new recruits that day including best on ground Angus Mitchell.

With the stop-start nature of the season it will be interesting to see how the new recruits have gelled and how they perform under the spotlight of finals footy.

Not to be outdone in the new recruit stakes YYN

NORTH GIPPSLAND FINALS SERIES Qualifying Final: Saturday at Glengarry SENIORS Yallourn Yallourn North vs Churchill RESERVES Yarram vs Yallourn Yallourn North THIRDS Traralgon Tyers United vs Rosedale Elimination Final: Sunday at Woodside SENIORS Yarram vs Traralgon Tyers United RESERVES Sale City vs Heyfield THIRDS Heyfield vs Gormandale

Finals time: Yallourn Yallourn North has qualified for finals in its first season in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League. The Jets will take on Churchill in the qualifying final, with the winner to play Woodside for a place in the grand final next week. photograph tom gannon have included Mannon Johnston and welcomed back Keenan Hughes among others to their line up since that meeting way back in Round 2.

Both add some firepower to the YYN front half and have no question marks over their ability to perform in big games.

The addition of Hughes in particular will have the Churchill coaching crew scratching their heads. Covering both MacDonald and Luck was already a hard enough task but when you add another strong marking forward who can bomb them through the big sticks from outside 50 it really stretches the defence.

Interestingly it may be the Churchill ruckman

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and not a key defender that has the biggest say over how much scoreboard impact Luck will actually have.

If the Cougars rucking battery of Dillon Leys and Nathan McRae can dominate the YYN number one ruckman Campbell Staff, it will mean YYN coach Barrie Burnett will have no choice but to try his Luck in the ruck so to speak.

This obviously reduces his scoreboard impact but it also means whoever the Cougars had earmarked for him can now be used on either of MacDonald or Hughes if required.

With a wet end to the week forecast the engine room for each side will be critical in gaining territory. Campbell MacInnes, Jai Massese and Burnett will lead the way in the YYN midfield but the advantage may lie with the bigger bodies of Michael Diaz, Travis Brighton and any of Jake Roe-Duggan, Chris Williams or Ben Skinner who will run through the middle six for the Cougars.

With some uncertainty surrounding player availability tipping a winner without seeing the team sheets is an exercise in futility but for the sake of being a 50 per cent chance of being right I think Churchill will come out on top in a close one.

The winner of this match will play Woodside for a place in the grand final.

IF the Saturday game is hard to pick the Sunday game is entering broken nose areas.

When these sides last met nothing separated them at the final siren. Yarram’s rather inaccurate 10.10 (70) was worth precisely the same at TTU’s 11 goals and four behinds when the final hooter sounded and the points were shared.

Factoring in the five additional scoring shots, the fact that Yarram were charging late with the ball deep in the forward 50 when the siren went and that they lost their ruckman, Daniel Vardy, for the day during the second quarter, you could perhaps mount a case that the Demons were a touch unlucky on that occasion.

What is beyond doubt is that TTU appear to have a tougher edge to them than the Bomber sides that has gone zero and four in their last two finals campaigns. The inclusion of Jayden Cutts and Kieran Jones in particular have really solidified the TTU midfield.

With the class of Ricky Cochrane and Jamie Aitken providing run from behind, if Brad Kelleher and Guy Sinclair can get the better of their match ups the Bombers will present Yarram with a tough task if they are to salute.

Whether or not some of the above mentioned names are able to play or not due to Melbourne’s extended lockdown remains to be seen.

Yarram have class across all lines and enough depth to cover the unavailability of several players rumoured to be potentially missing due to COVID restrictions, however it is how many they have to cover that will tell the tale.

Any side tough with a handful of Chris Bruns, Jack Weston, Jayden Shea, Boadie Motton, Griffin Underwood and a Vardy or two on the team sheet is going to be hard to knock over - even more so in a final. The one missing piece to the puzzle is perhaps a key forward they can attack through and this is where the coach may come into his own. It will be interesting to see if Justin Staley pulls on the jersey or is content to just move the magnets around the board on Sunday.

If we assume however that both teams are nearer full strength than otherwise I think Yarram have a few too many midfield match winners for TTU.

Selections from left field THOSE checking results from the Mid Gippsland Football-Netball League last week would have surely been surprised to see a VFL player and a senior playing coach on a reserves team sheet.

That was indeed the case at Mirboo North, who found themselves needing senior players to double up to help field a seconds side due to the metropolitan lockdown.

Current Western Bulldogs VFL listed player Liam Nash, Tigers senior playing coach Josh Taylor and senior starter Hudson Kerr all made the admirable decision to swallow their pride and front up in the early game.

The Mirboo North trio surely won no shortage of admirers for what they did, and such an act stands as a great example of a football-netball club being a place where no one is better than anyone regardless of how good a player they are.

What happened in Mirboo North on the weekend got the Four Quarters team thinking of some other times in recent memory where selection anomalies have occurred.

From time-to-time occasions arise when clubs are able to select players of note or get certain players into teams through loopholes in by-laws, or a player might have a convenient break in their schedule and be available for a one-off game.

Here are four selection anomalies we have come across.

2. Jess McGrath.

BELIEVE it or not, a VFL player played in the reserves for Moe this season.

A perfect schedule as far as Moe was concerned saw Jess McGrath able to play with the Lions in Round 5 due to a bye with Gippsland Power.

Express reporters Zac Standish and Liam Durkin run the rule over the past week in footy ZS: Straight off the top we have to mention Fish Creek’s effort to get up and win last week.

LD: Incredible. More than a dozen first choice players unable to travel and they found a way.

ZS: That could well be the best home-andaway win in their history.

LD: While it wasn’t a final there are some games you remember just as fondly and that was surely one of them for the Fishy lads.

ZS: Fish Creek like a number of clubs had to send out a call to arms to get a reserves side on the park as well.

LD: Understandable some teams had to forfeit but surely they can’t be fined given the circumstances.

ZS: Finals places in Mid Gippy are sewn up.

LD: The top six is set and it looks like Joel Mitchell from Newborough has the goal kicking wrapped up.

Not playing favourites: Gippsland League senior best and fairest Tom Marriott made some surprise appearances for the Leongatha reserves in 2019. photograph gippsland league cohesion and keeping the fabric together.

Verboon played in the reserves in 2018 and was the senior league MVP the following season.

Marriott played in two early games in 2019 the year after winning the senior league best and fairest, an award that has become known as ‘Marriott’s Medal’ due to the number of votes he polls every year, and Maskell featured in the twos this season just three years after captaining the senior interleague team.

1. Irving Mosquito.

HERE is a trick question: who was the last team Irving Mosquito played for before being drafted to Esssendon?

If you happened to guess the Maffra reserves you are right.

The 2018 season saw the Eagles’ senior and reserve grade side reach the grand final, and as the club was able to choose from a full quota of players under league by-laws, Mosquito, who was a junior and Gippsland Power player at the time, was technically eligible to play.

The small forward filled the last spot on the interchange bench for the twos grand final, but it wasn’t enough to get the Eagles’ home in what ended up being one of the greatest upsets in Gippsland League history.

While that might sound strange for a reserves game, the fact that Maffra went into the decider undefeated and with a percentage of more than 400 against a Leongatha team that had to win three finals in a row just to get there says enough about how big a boilover it was.

Knowing they would get creamed if they tried to go hell-for-leather, the Parrots were smart enough to turn the game into a dog fight and ended up grinding their way to a famous 7.7 (49) to 5.11 (41) victory.

As Leongatha toasted their premiership Mosquito had both eyes turned to the draft, and exactly two months after playing for Maffra reserves, was taken by Essendon with pick 38.

The livewire has to date played four games with the Bombers since making his debut in last year’s Dreamtime clash in Darwin.

On the ball

4. Damien Barnes.

Helping hand: With a shortage of players due to the metropolitan lockdown, VFL player Liam Nash played for the Mirboo North reserves last weekend. photograph annie holland With the senior team tracking along nicely and selectors feeling there was no reason to axe anyone, McGrath was instead put into the reserves, who were more than happy to say ‘I think we can fit him in’.

Although the game was played in horrendous conditions, McGrath featured in the best players in the Lions 6.12 (48) to 2.5 (17) victory over Sale.

As well as McGrath, there was another prominent name on the ground that day in Melbourne Renegades wicketkeeper Brayden Stepien who played for Sale.

McGrath made his VFL senior debut for Richmond eight weeks after playing Gippsland League twos, completing what must surely be one of the greatest turnarounds in football history.

The youngster has so far played two games for the Tigers, running out alongside names such as Josh Caddy and Maurice Rioli Junior.

3. Chris Verboon, Tom Marriott and Cade Maskell.

THESE four names from Leongatha have a few things in common.

They are all senior premiership players, all have been senior captains and all have won Gippsland League awards.

Another thing they have in common is that they have all featured in the reserves from time to time.

Working under the ethos that all injured players must come back through the reserves, Chris Verboon, Tom Marriott and Cade Maskell have been afforded no special treatment despite their credentials.

Given Leongatha’s success in recent years, with back-to-back senior flags in 2017 and 2018, it is likely the ‘what applies for me applies to you’ mentality has certainly helped with team

IT was a case of right place, right time for Trafalgar footballer Damien Barnes, who was plucked from absolute obscurity to play a game in the VFL in 2009.

Barnes suited up for the Casey Scorpions via a bizarre set of circumstances that saw the VFL team travel to Morwell to play a game against North Ballarat.

In 2009, the VFL still had a reserve grade competition known as the ‘Development League’, which meant two teams had to be filled on a weekly basis.

The Development League lent itself to no shortage of derision, as it was colloquially known as the ‘twos twos’ and saw fully fledged men kicking the dew off the ground thanks to 10am start times.

Given the Scorpions game against North Ballarat was held in August, those who couldn’t get a game in the Casey firsts had by that stage of the season chosen to play seniors with the aligned home club - the result of which left the Scorpions seconds severely depleted.

A drive from Melbourne to Morwell for a 10am start didn’t bring about much enthusiasm from the Casey contingent, so an SOS was sent out to the local leagues to see if anyone would be willing to pull on the jumper. Barnes was willing and went on to make an unlikely VFL debut.

In the years since, North Ballarat has left the VFL, Casey Scorpions has become Casey Demons, and the VFL has scrapped the Development League.

Have we missed anyone?

Let our newsroom know at sport@lvexpress.com.au

ZS: He is eight clear of Hill End’s Chase Saunders with one game to go. Newborough have the bye this week and Hill End are playing Yinnar.

LD: Very good effort to kick 43 goals in 12 games in a team that only won three games.

ZS: The last Newborough player to win the league goal kicking was Glenn Michie back in 1999 with 115.

LD: North Gippy will finally see some footy this weekend as the finals commence.

ZS: Reigning premier up against reigning premier in the qualifying final is something you don’t see every day.

LD: Readers might be confused by that but it is Churchill, the reigning North Gippy premier, taking on Yallourn Yallourn North, the reigning Mid Gippy premier who have since moved leagues.

ZS: Then on Sunday in the Elimination Final we have Yarram and Traralgon Tyers United going head-to-head.

LD: The big talking point will be how or if the extended break benefits or hinders some teams.

ZS: Travel restrictions are playing havoc in a league not far from here over in Ellinbank.

LD: There has been talk of just having the top two teams play each other in a grand final.

ZS: To the Gippsland League which had a meeting last night to vote on whether or not to resume the season.

LD: The verdict will be out by the time this goes to print, but hopefully we will see some action.

ZS: The league did recommend an immediate return to play for this Saturday.

LD: It’s become tiring on a number of fronts. I wrote a preview in May that has been copied and pasted four times now.

ZS: The common catch cry seems to be teams will be harmed by not having their city based players.

LD: I take a different approach, the team with the best system should be able to get the job done regardless of who is available. Coaches have had enough time to make arrangements and players have been training all year so surely by now they know where they fit in a structure.

ZS: As always there is no shortage of talking points. I can’t say enjoy the games because we can’t go and watch but we can look forward to talking more local footy next week.

The Latrobe Valley Express, Thursday, 19 August, 2021 — Page 25

Ruby eyes dazzling time in Tokyo

Ready to impress: Traralgon swimming export Ruby Storm will swim in five events at the Paralympics in Tokyo.

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FORMER Traralgon swimmer Ruby Storm will be one of the youngest athletes at the Paralympics.

The 17-year-old is set to make the trip of a lifetime to Tokyo where she will compete in the mixed four by 100 metre freestyle, 100m butterfly, 200m freestyle, 200m individual medley and 100m backstroke.

As well as Traralgon, the teenager will also proudly fly the Indigenous flag, along with cyclist Amanda Reid, as one of only two athletes with Indigenous heritage.

Having only travelled overseas once before, which incidentally was for the World Para Swimming Championships in London, the youngster was understandably beaming with excitement to be among those taking part in the Paralympics.

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“I’m so stoked, when they told me ‘Ruby you’ve made it’, it was so amazing,” she said.

“I’m just excited to see what I can do.”

After moving from Traralgon to the Sunshine Coast last year, Storm has been working overtime to see her Paralympic dream come true.

“It’s been pretty tough,” she said.

“I moved from Traralgon to the Sunshine Coast, training hard and working in a new environment I haven’t worked in before.”

A five event card awaits Storm in Tokyo, something she said she was looking to tackle head on.

“It’s a big program but I like it,” she said.

“I’m approaching it openly, staying cool, positive, not stressing over it.

“You just want to swim as hard as you can.”

The journey to the games has been filled with early morning rises and countless kilometres clocked up in the pool, the majority of which happened at the Ford Swim Centre in Traralgon.

In days gone past while living in Traralgon

Storm would be up before dawn six mornings a week for training, go to school and then head back for more training - often not getting home until 9pm.

Those early morning rises must all seem worth it now, although the ‘eat, sleep, swim, repeat’ lifestyle was certainly a far cry from the same Storm who initially had no ambitions of even entering a pool.

“When she was younger she was terrified of water,” mum Fiona told The Express in 2018.

“The only way we could get her to do swimming was when her older sister was having swimming lessons she would watch and then copy, and that’s how she learnt to swim.

“She taught herself to swim when she was seven or eight and we were on holiday and she had a lot of wanting to beat everyone in a race.”

Storm now has the opportunity to beat some of the world’s best in a Paralympic race, and said she would always be grateful to the Traralgon Swimming Club for all they had done for her.

photograph wade brennan

“They definitely helped me learn how to swim and they started my career,” she said.

“Without them I don’t know where I would be at the moment.”

Living with autism has presented challenges for Storm, but now that the Paralympics are here she said it was great that people from all walks of life had the chance to succeed in their chosen sport in front of a national audience.

“It’s cool that the Paralympics has grown, hopefully it keeps on growing to be like the Olympics,” she said.

“I recently tried on the uniform which was quite special.”

Although the games will be played without spectators, Storm said she would be in no doubt as to how much her family and friends would be supporting her back home.

“They will be screaming at the TV - good thing I can’t hear it,” she said laughingly.

Emily set to make a big splash Third time a charm for Stuart

PARALYMPICS

By ZAC STANDISH

PARALYMPICS

By LIAM DURKIN

TRARALGON swimming product Emily Beecroft is gearing up for her second trip to the Paralympic Games.

Currently up in Cairns taking part in the Paralympic swimming team’s pre-departure camp, the 21-year old is currently deep in the midst of her last minute training program as she hopes to reach the podium after a fourth place finish in the 50m S9 freestyle at the Rio 2016 Games.

Beecroft explained what she has been up to since she qualified for the team at the national swimming trials in Adelaide in June.

“It has been a really busy time since trials, I fortunately was able to get home for three weeks which was very nice and something I didn’t think I would have been able to do, and Victoria actually turned out to be the safest place for me at one point,” Beecroft told The Express.

“Then at the start of August we went up to Brisbane to have a bit of a mini-competition with the whole team and then from there I went down to the Sunshine Coast for another training camp before coming up to Cairns for the pre-departure camp where we will leave for Tokyo.”

She said it has been fantastic to get together as an entire team in Cairns, something they have not had the opportunity to do in recent times.

“It has been a really long time since the whole team has been together, so to see everyone in person and find out how they are going heading into the games has been really nice,” she said.

“The Australian team has been in Cairns for about five years now, so it is always lovely to come back to the great facilities here and the city itself is really lovely so I have taken a lot out of this little period.”

With the games less than a week away, Beecroft explained her mind set heading into the competition.

“I am just really excited to get over there and see what everything is like, it is obviously going to be a very different Paralympic Games but I am just so thankful for Japan and all of the organisers for getting the competition up and running,” she said.

“In terms of my events I am in a couple of relays which is really exciting as I haven’t been in any international relays yet, and we are in really good medal contention for those – I have also got the 100m freestyle individual event as well, and after coming fourth in Rio I am really excited to see how I go there.

“I am tracking along really nicely with my training and I have really high expectations on my performance, so my mind set is really just focused and ready to hit the pool in Tokyo.”

Having travelled to the Paralympic Games in 2016, she said she is going to be leaning heavily on her experiences in Rio as she embarks on a quest for an elusive medal in Tokyo.

“I really think my Rio experience will help into

TRARALGON-BORN cyclist Stuart Tripp is preparing for his third Paralympics.

Tripp will be jetting off to Tokyo tomorrow along with 11 other teammates representing Australia in his sport.

Competing in the road time trial and road race, Tripp will be out to add to the silver he won in the time trail event at the 2016 games.

Now based in the Victorian town of Bright in the state’s north-east, Tripp said all involved with the para team were excited to finally get the games underway after last year’s instalment was cancelled due to the pandemic.

“We really started our journey five years ago,” he said.

“You start for the next games after the last one, you start collecting points for Paralympic spots through World Cups and World Championships.

“I moved to Bright in March 2020, living out there has been a great training environment for me to prepare so I couldn’t have any better place to prepare to continue training through a pandemic.”

Tripp has been training in Queensland in the lead-up to the games, where the team has spent time preparing as best it can to deal with the near 40 degree days that may well greet them in Tokyo.

“Part of what we are doing up here is what we call ‘heat acclimation block’, so we do a lot of work in saunas,” he explained.

“I’d do an hour and a half session on the road and then I’d come back and jump in the hot box for 20 minutes. We also have a heat room at the Queensland Institute of Sport where we take the bikes into the room and do a session in the room.

“What that does is two-fold, one it gives athletes opportunity to see what happens to your power over time as your body heats up, as your body gets hotter your power drops off, so it’s all about control and controlling your effort during the race.

“The other benefit is putting your body under heat duress increases the plasma in your bloodstream, which allows your blood to flow quicker through your system and that then allows you to cool yourself down quicker because you sweat better.”

When asked if he had ever experienced such oppressive conditions, the 51-year-old said he had dealt with 40 degree days in Bright, “but nowhere near the humidity” of what could be on the cards in Tokyo as some races in the Olympics just gone touched over 80 per cent humidity.

“We are preparing ourselves as best we can for that heat and adjusting our race plans accordingly with what the heat might do to us,” he said.

“We’ve been doing a lot of that up here getting ready for those types of conditions.”

As he prepares to take the track for his third Paralympics, Tripp said he would be applying the same philosophy that has served him well throughout his 11 years in the national team.

Pushing for the podium: Traralgon’s Emily Beecroft is determined to go one better after a fourth place finish at the Rio 2016 Paralympic games.

photograph wade brennan, swimming australia

my Tokyo experience, just knowing what to expect with a Paralympics it has assisted my preparation coming into this meet greatly and I am not as nervous heading into competition,” she said.

“Obviously every Paralympics is different but I am really thankful I can lean on my time in Rio to guide me through this next exciting challenge.”

Watching the Australian Dolphins team perform so well at the Olympic Games is another source of inspiration for Beecroft and the rest of the Paralympic team, as they ride the wave of momentum surrounding swimming in the country at the moment.

“Our team did amazingly well, it was the most successful swim team at the Olympics for us ever, so to sit back and watch it was pretty incredible to see and has certainly gotten me inspired,” she said.

“Obviously our Paralympic team is part of that Dolphins team as well, so we are really looking forward to adding to that medal haul and impressing our fans back home.”

As her five year wait to once again hit the Paralympic pool again finally comes to a close, Beecroft outlined what she hopes to get out of the games.

“Ever since I started swimming I always said Tokyo was my number one goal, so going to these games is a major dream come true,” she said.

“With my races I just want to take everything and have fun with it, rather than focusing purely on my performance, obviously I want to do the best that I can in the pool and push myself as hard as I can, but at the end of the day I really just want to have a great time.”

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Flying the flag: Traralgon-born cyclist Stuart Tripp is off to his third Paralympics. file photograph “Like I approach all my races I always try and do my best,” he said.

“On the day you want to do your best and if your best is good enough you will get a result. The silver in 2016 was a great result, I was happy with that, and now I’m trying to go to Tokyo and do my best.”

Tripp will have no shortage of support from those in the Latrobe Valley, having spent his formative years in Traralgon.

“I grew up in Traralgon, I spent the first 21 years of my life in Traralgon, parents still live in Traralgon, I have lots of good mates in Traralgon and I have lots of strong connections with Traralgon,” he said.

“I don’t get there as often as I would like to, living in Bright now it’s quite a journey over the hill.”

Tripp’s story in becoming a paralympian is as much a tale of triumph over adversity as it is triumph over a path that may have led to something much worse.

After losing his right leg in a car crash at the age of 24 in 1994, Tripp turned to alcohol and smoking as a coping method before discovering handcycling in 2003. While losing a right leg changed his life, handcycling may well have saved it.

Now on the way to another Paralympics, Tripp said the sense of honour to be involved in such an event was never downplayed by those who took part.

“It is very special. It is the culmination of four years of work,” he said.

“It was a competitive team to get into. The way the points system works, the allocation of slots … not everybody can go to the Paralympics.

“It’s awesome (the Paralympics), it’s about people achieving. It’s an achievement to get in the team itself and it’s an achievement to do your best when you get there.”

Jade the most precious Gem of all

BASKETBALL

By ZAC STANDISH

THE stock of rising Traralgon basketball star Jade Melbourne has risen to new heights after being named as the sole Australian in the FIBA Under-19 World Cup All-Star Five following the tournament in Hungary.

Leading the Australian Gems to a silver medal, with the team falling 70-52 to the USA in the Gold Medal match on Monday morning, the 18-year old proved she will be a key figure in the future of Australian basketball averaging an impressive 12.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game throughout the tournament.

After going down to the Yanks 99-59 in a group stage encounter some seven days prior, the Australians came into the finals as firm underdogs against the powerhouse reigning champions.

However, the Gems would make a bright start on the big stage, going toe-to-toe with the Americans in the early stages and trading baskets to take an early lead before the USA warmed their way into proceedings and ended the first term with a 7-0 run to take a 18-14 advantage at the first change.

The Australians would again come out firing to begin the second term, with some nice work from Melbourne setting up Olivia Pollerd for a three pointer to trim the margin to one, before some more excellent team play saw Australia capture the lead with six minutes remaining to half time.

A great achievement: Traralgon’s Jade Melbourne (centre) was named in the U19 FIBA World Cup All Star Five alongside USA pair Caitlin Clark and Sonia Citron, Mali’s Sika Kone and Hungarian Julia Boros. photograph fiba This however, would see the Americans once again click into gear, as they did what all great sides do and closed the quarter out brilliantly with a 12-2 to take a comfortable 36-28 lead into the main break.

With the game up for grabs heading into the third term, the reigning champions took the opportunity to flex their muscles, tightening up their defence and improving their offence to put on another nine unanswered points to extend the

lead out to 19 midway through the stanza before the Gems narrowly trimmed it to 17 come the final change.

Playing for pride in the final term, the Gems showed their never say die attitude by not letting the USA extend the lead any further, with a 70-52 final score line indicating a brave performance from the Australian team.

A crucial reason as to why Australia got to their second successive U19 World Cup title match, Melbourne did all she could to will her team across the line against the star studded US – registering a gallant seven points, five rebounds and four assists.

Despite the unfortunate finish however, the tournament was filled with highlights for the Latrobe Valley point guard, dropping 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists in the Quarter Final against Canada, 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a semi-final win against Mali and 19 points, three rebounds and five assists in the tournament opener against Egypt.

Her consistency, tenacity and ability to come up with clutch buckets were highlights of her game throughout the tournament, as she served as a real leader for the Gems team who grew as the competition wore on.

Melbourne was joined in the U19 FIBA World Cup All Star Five by American duo Caitlin Clark and Sonia Citron, Hungarian Julia Boros and Mali’s Sika Kone.

Moe-Newborough all set for grand final FOOTBALL

By ZAC STANDISH

Raring to go: The Moe-Newborough girls are primed for their first grand final on Sunday.

Pictured are co-vice captains Caitlin Prestidge and Lara Downey, team manager Dean Abbott, coach Rob Raymond and co-captain Kylie Mann. photograph zac standish

THE Moe-Newborough women’s football team will be looking to make history as they take on Boisdale-Briagolong in the AFL Gippsland Women’s Grand Final at Morwell Recreation Reserve on Sunday afternoon.

Finishing the season as the competitions top two sides on the ladder, and splitting their two home and away season encounters, this Sunday’s match promises to be an enthralling contest as the Moe-Newborough girls hope to bring home the silverware in their first year as a merged entity.

Moe-Newborough coach Rob Raymond expressed his pride in the group for reaching this point in just their first season together.

“We were speechless last week (after beating Sale in the preliminary final), I had supreme confidence in the group from the get-go despite this being our first year – but not in my wildest dreams did I think we would be in a grand final,” Raymond said.

“It was hard work to begin with (being a new team) and without the hard work of people like

Dean Abbott and Kylie Downie, we would have never got off the ground – so it really was a team effort to get everything going and we are all super proud of how far the group has come in such a short time.”

Coming up against the competition’s only premiership winner and perennial powerhouse Boisdale-Briagolong, Raymond outlined his expectations heading into the game.

“The venue has been moved around a bit but is now finally settled on Morwell, so they have to travel further our way so it just makes me feel like we are in a bit of a better position,” he said.

“But we still need to get on the front foot early and put scoreboard pressure on them because they are a confidence team – so heading into the match I am quietly confident if we can stick with them in the early stages we can run away with it.

“We have a nicely balanced side, but they also have a very strong and experienced team – so it is going to take everyone playing together as team and it will be the team that defends better that will come away with the win.”

Co-captain Kylie Mann said the squad was super excited to run out on the big stage.

“Being a first year side is quite rewarding for the girls and very good way to start off as a team, so I am super excited for the whole squad who have worked so hard to get here,” Mann said. “(Heading into the year) our expectations were just to bond as a team and play team footy and I think the last three games we have played we have gelled quite nicely and are beginning to get into a rhythm, so I am very excited to see what we can dish up on Sunday.”

With the match fast approaching, Mann said she is going to try and keep things as normal as possible for the group.

“I think I will just try and give a good rev-up, personally I don’t want to go into it thinking it is a grand final because if I do it will just put me off – so I will keep it the same, eat my 10 red frogs and get the girls on a positive note like I try and do every Sunday,” she said.

The match begins at 2pm at Morwell Recreation Reserve although no fans are permitted at this stage.

Hockey players return to action following latest lockdown HOCKEY

By LINDA REID

Contest: Churchill and Traralgon compete in local hockey action at the weekend. contributed

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BACK out of lockdown again had the juniors ready to play. The Under-7s saw lots of goals scored and lots of energy used up. There was great excitement at being able to play again.

It was the same in the Under-10s as boys and girls fought for the ball.

The Under-13s have been playing full field as numbers have grown and some of the Under-10s doubling up to play a second game.

The senior women took to the field in the afternoon as all Vic League games were suspended due to the metropolitan teams being in lockdown.

Rovers defeated Moe 7-0 to cement top spot.

Goalscorers for Rovers were Maddy Hall (three), Corrinne Metcalf, Aria Ranui, Genevieve Piercy and Penny Kerr.

Churchill won against Traralgon 2-0.

Claire Goodwin made her debut and played her first match in goals.

The Churchill men’s team travelled to Bellbird Park, Drouin and did very well, as Daniel Godfrey (two goals), Mathew Wells and Rob Wells each got on the scoreboard.

Those interested in playing hockey are welcome to come to training every Thursday from 5.30pm at the Latrobe Valley hockey field at Federation University, Churchill.

Having a hit: Under-13 hockey players enjoy their game at the weekend.

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