Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 17 May 2023

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Call answered

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

FOR more than 15 years, the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council (GTLC) has battled for anational energy transition authority; now, their callshavebeen heard.

Federal Climate Changeand Emergency Minister, ChrisBowen has announcedthatthe government would establish aNet Zero Authority.

Mr Bowen made the announcement on Friday, May 5, while visiting the retired Liddell power stationinthe Hunter Valley region of NSW.

The Net Zero Authority aims to ensure thatworkers,communities, and industries can manage the shift to alow-carbon economy.

It will seek to make the transition fair, coordinated, orderly and ensuring economic opportunities for transition regions like the Latrobe Valley.

“We want it to be aone-stop shop for

those thinking of coming to regions like thistocreatenew jobs, to create investment, to create jobs for the future,”

Mr Bowen said.

Thecalls foranationalbody to take charge in the energytransitionhave been constant and widespreadamong unions, industries, green activists and scholars.

The National Net Zero Authority will start work on July 1, focusingon transitioning jobs away from coal.

The federal government will also seek to write the new authority into law.

The energy minister announced a $400 million fundingpackage from the Powering the Regions Fund, to be administered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

SpeakingtoMark Richards,the Assistant Secretaryofthe Gippsland Trades and Labour Council, he said:

“It’sgood to get recognitionfromthe federal government that this (transition

authority) is needed and that all states are all pulling in the one direction in where we are going.”

This announcement comes after the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the GTLC renewed their callfor anationalenergy transition bodytohelpworkers exit the fossil fuel industry in March, after yearsof advocacy.

“We have been fighting for, believe it or not, over 15 years for something similar to this (energy authority)”, Mr Richards said.

“I remember doing speeches in support of this in 2016 in Canberra; it’s taken this long period of time to get here finally, so it’s good to see we’ve finally got some traction and something to build on.”

With the Yallourn Wpower station set to close in 2028 and Loy Yang Apower station to go in 2035, Mr Richards said: “It is Latrobe Valley under pressure

right now,wewill be followed by the Hunter Valley sometime in the future, so we are akey stakeholder in this.”

According to the government, the body willbeguidedbythree main principles:

 Supportworkers in emission sectors to access new employment;

 Coordinate programs across all levels of government to support regions and communities to take on the advantages of new clean energy, and;

 Assist Investors and businesses to capitalise with net zero opportunities.

Lisa Gooding, the Transition Leader of EnergyAustralia, expressed her admiration for the National Net Zero Authority

“It is important that the National Zero Emissions Authority helps create new jobs in advance of coal-fired power station closures so that our workers have roles to transition to,” she said.

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Fatal single-vehicle car crash at Flynn

AWOMAN has died and achild has been seriously injured following asingle-vehiclecrash in Flynn.

Investigators have been told acar was driving alongRosedale-Flynns Creek Road at about 7.50pm on Monday, May 8, when the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The car left the road and crashed into trees. Sadly, the 31-year-old female passenger died at the scene.

The 11-year-old child wasairlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

The 38-year-old male driver of the car was taken to hospital under police guard.

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives haveinvestigated the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The area was cordoned off and the police said the scene was assessed the following morning.

The male driver has since been chargedwith dangerous driving causingdeath, dangerousdriving causing serious injury, unlicenseddriving and driving an unregistered car.

He appeared before the LatrobeValley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Anyonewho witnessed the collisionoranyone with dashcamfootage is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Stolen camper

POLICE are investigating the theft of aJayco camper trailer from aresidence in Werribee.

The incident occurred on Christina Court around 9am on Thursday, March 30.

Investigators believe the white utility used in the theft and the stolen camper trailer are in the Latrobe Valley or East Gippsland area.

Anyone who sights the vehicle/camper trailer or has information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Three men chargedafter ramming police vehiclein stolen car

EAST Gippsland Criminal Investigation Unit detectives have charged three men after an allegedly stolen vehicle rammed police in East Bairnsdale on May 1.

It is allegedthe stolen Nissan Patrol reversed intoa police vehicle in Royal Court about 5.30am. No one wasinjuredduring the incident.

A17-year-old Black Hill boy has been charged with theft of motor vehicle, attempted theft of motor vehicle and committing an indictable offence whilst on bail. He has been remanded to appear at aChildren’s Court at alater date.

A27-year-old Morwell man has been charged with theft of amotor vehicle, attempted theft of a motor vehicle, handling stolen goods, possessing

PoliceBeat with Stefan Bradley

proceeds of crime, possessing acontrolled weapon and driving whilst disqualified. He has been remandedand was scheduled to appear before the Bairnsdale Magistrates’ Court on May 2.

A19-year-old Wendoureeman has been charged with aggravated intentional exposure of apolice officer to risk by driving, damage to emergency service vehiclebyreckless driving, recklessconduct endangering serious injury, driving in adangerous manne, assaulting police, theft of amotor vehicle, attempted theft of amotor vehicle, and stating false name when requested. He was remanded to appear before the Bairnsdale Magistrates’ Court on May 2.

Impound in Heyfield

Intercepted: Policeimpounded this bike in Heyfield recently Photo: Contributed

ON Monday, May 8, police in Heyfield intercepted an unlicensed person riding an unregistered motorcycle. Police impounded the motorcycle for aperiod of 30 days. The offender will be required to pay costs of $995 to retrieve the impounded motorcycle and may be summonsed to appear in court at alater date.

Police said abicycle may become amotorcycle in thefollowing scenarios:

 The pedals have been removed;

 The rider is not pedalling and is maintaining asteady speed on level ground;

 The motor may no longer be auxiliary and the bicycle is now amotorcycle;

 The motor exceeds 200 watts (0.26 horsepower; 4.42cc) or;

 The motor is an internal combustion engine of or more than 50cc (3hp; 2.24 kilowatts).

Possiblecharges for the aboveinclude unlicensed riding, unregistered motorcycle, or not wearing an approved motorcycle helmet.

GP incentives to bulk bill

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

DOCTORS will have three times as many reasons to bulk-bill familieswithyoung children, pensioners and concession cardholders under the new Federal Budget proposal to boost healthcare accessibility.

On Budget nightlast Tuesday, May 9, Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a$5.7billion boostto Medicare spending.

Around $3.5 billion of that is goingtowards funding more bulk billing or free GP visits.

Fewerthan 65 per cent of Australians now have all their GP appointments bulk-billed; the average out-of-pocket fee is $42.44 across Australia. Why?

Thebudget's primary care spending would quadruple the bulk billing incentive, boosting bulk billing for disadvantaged groups.

Furthermore, the MBS reimbursement for consultations lastingmore than 60 minutes would be increased, better-paying GPs for delivering highquality treatmenttopatients with complicated needs.

Catholic Health Australia,Australia's biggest non-governmentprovidergrouping of health care services, has welcomed the FederalBudget'sinclusion of a$5.7billion funding increasefor Medicare.

CHA’s Director of Health Policy, Caitlin O’Dea, said the investment would encourage high-quality carefor patientswithcomplex needs through longer GP consultations.

“This much-needed boost to Medicare funding and primarycare will directly benefitthe most vulnerable patientsinour communities, including the elderly, those with chronicillnesses, and people with disabilities,” Ms O’Dea said.

“The extended GP consultations will allow for more comprehensive and personalised care, improving health outcomesfor patients with complex needs.”

The Australian government has also invested $445.1 million over five years to strengthen the Workforce Incentive Program-PracticeStream, which will assist practices in developing multidisciplinary teams and hiring additional health professionals.

“This funding boost notonlybenefitspatients, it also supports GPs and other healthcare professionals by offering them more resources to provide high-quality care,” Ms O’Dea said.

We are confident this change will contribute to Australia's moresustainableand effective

healthcare system.”

Dr Kingsley Rajasingham fromCentral GippslandFamily Practice in Moe hasworked as aGPfor 27 years. Dr Kingsley said the budget announcements were agreat startfor local health outcomes.

“It’s agreat start, but it was long-awaited; you might have known that," he said.

“A lot of the clinics have been private billing a lot of the pensioners, healthcare card owners and under 16s, but we are one of the few here in Moe that is still bulk billing even when the incentive was not that high,” Dr Kingsley said.

“This will really boost us; the cost of running a clinic has gone up so much, the Medicare rebate has been frozen for the last 15-16 years, so we haven’t had any increase in that, so it will boost us and I’m quite pleased this will kick start the healthcare system

"Face to face, they’re bringing in avery long consultant at the moment it’s a40-minuteconsult maximum, and apparently they are going to go for an hour consult now look we’d probably rarely will need that but no GPs are taking over the role of counselling as the cost of seeing apsychologist is so high .there will be some patients that need that hour consultation.

“We’d probably be able to attract new doctors and that has been aproblem, as I’ve mentioned I’ve beenhere 20 years and we haven’t been able to attract any younger generation doctors that would come and settle in the country and hopefully this incentive will bring them.

“This will put less pressure on us and we can spend more time with patients dealing with more chronic illnesses that we haven’t had that much time with lately because we’ve been doing mainly quick consults.

“If we had more doctors and more appointments heretherewillbefewer patients going into hospitals because hospitals are choc-a-block with patients going in because they can’t find aGP appointment."

The Budget's developments follows the government's commitment to cut the price of 320 popular medications in half for millions of Australians by increasing the amount of medicine they may get from one to two months' supply.

The Federal Budget sees the biggest cash injections into the universal healthcare system in 30 years.

Local: Dr KingsleyRajasingham is pleased with thelatest FederalBudget. Photograph supplied

Crossword Puzzle No.8534

with Muzza

ONE POINTERS

1. Who wrote and sung the 1980s hit ‘Boys of Summer’?

2. What do you call ashape with six sides?

3. What animal is on the Twitter logo?

4. In which TV family was Lurch the butler?

TWO POINTERS

5. What does SPF in sunscreen stand for?

6. What language is most commonly spoken in China?

7. True or false. Lego was founded in 1932?

8. After a21year drought, what senior Gippsland Football League team beat Sale in Sale recently?

THREE POINTERS

9. In netball, how many players on ateam areallowed to score?

10. What is the capital of Scotland?

11. Michelle Payne is aprofessional in which sport?

12. What other name was ‘The Whitechapel Murderer’ also known as?

FOUR POINTERS

13. What is used to create electricity in an Eolic power station?

14. What country’sflagfeatures an eagle eating asnake?

FIVE POINTER

15. I’ll give you five movie synopsis and you guess the movie.

1. Agirl and her dog arewhisked away to amagical land when a tornado rips through their farm.

2. ANew York City policeman visiting his estranged wife on Christmas Eve gets involved when agroup of terrorists take over the exclusive high-rise whereshe works.

3. Ayoung rapper in Detroit struggling with every aspect of his life wants to make it big.

4. Five high school students meet in aSaturday detention and discover how they have agreat deal more in common than they thought.

5. Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder.They contend they wereacting under orders.

HOW DID YOU FARE?

37: Topofthe class; 30-36: Outstanding; 23-29: Well done; 15-22: Solid effort; 9-14: Room for improvement;

0-8: Hit the books.

Target Time No.0158

Howtoplay...

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or morecan youlist? The centreletter must be included and each letter may be used only once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or

W B D R K A E O N

Sudoku No.0158

Howtoplay.

Fill the grid so that everyrow and every 3x3 square contains the digits 1to9 Solution next Wednesday.

Drones to find endangered species

By PHILIP HOPKINS

VICFORESTS has started using drones at night to detect endangered fauna to comply with new orders from the Victorian Supreme Courtthat have temporarily led to the closure of the native forest industry

The state's native harvestoperator is working with drone operators to trial technology that is enabling surveys of nocturnal arborealfauna, particularly gliders and owls.

The new survey techniques detect Greater Gliders and their home ranges and any Yellow-Bellied Gliders, their feed trees; and all hollow-bearing trees to comply with the court orders.

"Using drone technology to survey removes the need for dangerous night time, foot-based surveying," said VicForests in astatement.

"The safety of our staff and contractors is our highest priority."

Drone operators have been hired to conduct the necessary surveys.

The drones operate athermal camera to detect hotspots when flying over aforest canopy at night.

When ahot spotisidentified, the drone switches

to anormal light video and usesaspotlight to zoom in to enable the species to be identified.

The location of the fauna can then be recorded, along with images.

VicForests says drones allow it to conduct safe, consistent,systematic and faster monitoring than boots-on-the-ground techniques that use spotlighting.

"The new surveyingmethod also enables our ecologists to verify detections and seek to have the data included in the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas," thegovernment body said.

The Supreme Court's findings and orders obliged VicForests to undertake additional surveysbefore future timber harvesting operations to meet the court's new interpretationofwhatisrequired under the state's timber regulations.

The court has also ordered new additional protections beyond the specific rules in the regulations.

VicForests' appeal against the decision was heard in late March, and the native forest operator is waiting on the Court of Appeal’s verdict.

VicForests has rejected as false and misleading allegations thatthese orders meantVicForests had been harvesting illegally.

"Thesewordsdonot appear anywhere in the 168-page judgment," it said.

As agovernment agency, VicForests is subject to the ordinary governance obligations and control of other government agencies.

"There has been no view expressed by the court that VicForests would act in any way other than in compliance with these orders,” it said.

“Suggestions that VicForests is continuing harvest illegally or is 'rogue' are unfair andunt

VicForests relies on pre-harvest spotlight surve conducted by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) in addition to spotlight surveys carried out by its own and contractors.

Traditionally,DELWP and VicForests do surveyanentire coupe, but conducted sin transects about onekilometre longinprop coupes where gliders are likely to be detected.

These spotlight surveys are conducted at night, on foot, using aspotlight and ahand-held therma camera, in areas most likely to contain gliders.

The results enabled VicForests to derive measure of glider density.

The Supreme Courtfound these survey niques as inadequate to protect the endang greater glider and yellow-tailed glider.

These survey standards were developed the Arthur Rylah Institute, and are also within the Department of Energy Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) ForestProte Survey Program.

The Victorian government's Greater Glider Action Statement No. 267 says the Greater Glider is threatened and faces threats that are likely to lead to extinction.

Threats include habitat degradation and the risks associated with small, fragmented populations, including genetic decline.

The statementsaysfactors contributing to elevated mortality and the loss of hollow-bearing trees include bushfire, planned burning, drought, timber harvesting and hyper-predation.

"Native forest timber harvesting in the eastern and central parts of Victoria overlaps with the main distribution and habitat of the Greater Glider," the statement says.

"Timber harvesting has the potential to affect Greater Glider populations through localised habitat modification, however timber harvesting occurs in arelatively small proportion of the total

area of habitat occupied by Greater Gliders."

More information about VicForests’ research andmonitoringisavailablevia https://www vicforests.com.au/vicforest-forest-management/ managing-forest-values/page/overview

Technology: VicForests has deployednight time drones to help detect endangered fauna.

Photograph supplied

Steel Sales

Works on Loy Yang generator

By PHILIP HOPKINS

AGL has begun a$92 million refurbishment of the Unit 1generator at its 2200-megawatt Loy YangA powerstation as partofa maintenance program that aims to produce reliable power until the station’s closure in 2035.

The 560MW Unit 1generator -one of four generator units at Loy Yang A-will be out of service for more than two months undergoing maintenance works and upgrades.

It willinclude critical asset integrity assessments, major repairs and replacements.

Akey element of the outageisthe refurbishment of the generator stator in Unit 1.

The stator is the stationary part of arotary system in the generator.

Energyflows throughastator to or fromthe rotating component of the system. The 255-tonne stator was listed from its foundation earlier this month and replaced with aspare stator.

AGL’schief operating officer, Markus Brokhof (who cametoAGL three years ago from aSwiss power company) said the stator was transported by road to the Port of Melbourne -“alogistical challenge”,asthe 255-tonne unit required special permits to travel through the citytothe Port of Melbourne.

It was shipped to Rotterdam and barged down the Rhine river to Erlangen, where it will be repaired in aSiemens factory.

The refurbishedstatorwill return to Loy Yang in late 2024 and will then become the spare.

The spare stator that has been installed was refurbished in 2018-19and brought to the site from Germany.

Mr Brokhof -who has more than 25 years’ experience in the oil, power and gas sectors in Europe, Africa and the Middle East- said constantly swapping the generators was part of the normal ageing process of power stations.

“One of our lessons from the Unit 2outage forced last year, was that we always wanted a fully refurbishedgenerator to ensure that if something happens, we can immediately replace the generator,” he told the [italicise]Express

“Every six years we willrefurbish the major components of the units."

Was the damage the result of the intermittency of renewablewind and solar energy, as traditional coal-fired power stations are designed to operate continually over 24 hours?

Mr Brokhof said that was initially the thinking of power station operators.

This prompted an exchange of information with other generators in the world and specialist engineering companies on how to handle these pressures carefully.

“At end of the day, going down to minimum generation, if you do it in aproper fashion, it will not damage the unit,althoughitmay increase wear and tear,” he said.

Mr Brokhof said Loy Yang had tested down to 300MW per unit from each’s full 560MW.

This flexibility of 260MW foreachofthe four units created aflexibility of more than 1000MW for the whole power station.

“This is very practical for us,” he said.

When solar energy is at itspeakduring the day, “we can run down to 300MW and in the evening and morning when demand is high, we go back up and extract maximum commercial value”.

AGLdid thesame at its Bayswaterblack coal power station in NSW, where flexibilityof500MW for its four unitsgave the station 2000MW of flexibility.

“That is the new the commercial validity;produce whenpower is valuable,beavailable when it is financially worth it,” he said.

This was particularly so in Australia, where solar penetration from rooftop solarand solar farms was the highest in the world.

Mr Brokhof said this approach would enable Loy Yang Atooperate at the highest standard during the transition over the next 12 years.

“We want the highest availability. At the end of the day, the highest values we generate, they financethe transition. We needthe maximum cash to finance the ambitious plan to close in 2035 and invest in our renewable capacity,” he said.

“Despite the early closure, we will run asafe and reliable operation until the end of the period.”

Mr Brokhof emphasised thattocompletethe refurbishment works, Loy Yang was mobilising 750 contractors and sub-contractors on the site.

“This has asubstantial economic impact in the region,” he said.

“Theylive, eat andparty in the region -abig contribution to the entire community.”

Most of the expatriates came from Melbourne, some from interstate, and expatriates from Germany and Japan.

“Loy Yang apprentices in electrical, boiler making and fitting, mostly local from Gippsland, get exposuretospecialistworkers and contractors,” he said

“These are specialist maintenance tasks they wouldnot ordinarily experience during their training.”

Key elements of the maintenance work during the outageinclude generator stator and rotor changeover; turbine LP rotorschangeover; steam strainer works -asset integrity, inspections, replacements;turbine valve overhauls; boiler pressure parts inspection and repairs; and boiler gas outlet duct expansion joint replacement.

Upgrade: AGLhas renovatedits Unit 1generator at LoyYang Apower station

File photograph

Hub aboost for VCE students

STUDENTS in Gippsland will soon be able to access awider range of VCEsubjects and specialist teachers at anew Blended Learning Hub.

The Hub, located at TAFE Gippsland's Morwell campus, was unveiled by Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins last month.

Ms Hutchinssaidthe initiative would ensure local kids can "think big"when it comes to deciding acareer pathway that’s right for them.

“No matter what you want to be, in Victoria we have an educational pathway for you to achieve it - and with this new Hub, we’re making it easier for local students to arrive at their dreamjob,” Ms Hutchins said.

The state government put forward $5.2 million in last year's budget to establish the hub, which will operate as acampus of VirtualSchool Victoria

Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing has welcomed the Hub's unveiling.

“Since2014the educational opportunities and infrastructure across the Valley have gone from strength to strength, with this Hub adding further to our new TAFE campus and Hi Tech School to provideabright future for every Gippsland

student,” Ms Shing said.

Supporting students from 15 government secondary schoolsinInner and Outer Gippsland, the hub aims to provide access to specialised subjects, including VCE Specialist Maths, VCE Physics, and VCE Politics.

It will deliver the combined benefits of virtual and face-to-face learning, with studentsableto come together in Morwell to learn with peers from other schools across the region.

As partoftheirstudies, students whoare enrolled in asubject at the hub will be provided access to hi-tech equipmentthrough the Tech School, withthe opportunitytobenefitfrom resources, pathways and furtherstudy offeredbythe adjoining TAFE campus.

Local schools set to benefitfrom the blended learning initiative include Leongatha Secondary College, KurnaiCollege,Lowanna College, Mirboo North Secondary College, Trafalgar High School and Traralgon College.

The new hubwill be completedand begin accepting enrolmentslater this year,with course delivery to begin in 2024.

Squad: TAFE Gippsland interimCEO RoxanneJones, Virtual Schools Victoriaprincipal Fiona Webster,Member forEasternVictoriaHarriet Shing,Minister forEducationNatalie Hutchins, GippslandTech School directorPaul Boys,and TAFE Gippsland ChiefExecutiveLaura Macpherson. Photograph supplied

Glengarry

BMarket-Makers, akers & Growers

Next Market: Sunday 21 May 9am - 1pm Main Street Glengarry 70+ Stalls, Great Variety of Food/ Produce, Art/Craft, Plants etc Enquiries: Refer to Facebook page

Warragul

Farmers Market

Third Saturday of the month: 8.30am –1pm

Next Market: Saturday,20May

Civic Park,Civic Place, Warragul

Fresh produce, baked goods, meat, and speciality goods. Over 50 stalls.

More info at facebook.com/ warragulfarmersmarket

Longwarry Fire Brigade Market

First Sunday of the month

Next Market: Sunday,4 June Bennett Street, Longwarry

Something for everyone. Hot food and hot and cold drinks. All proceeds go to the local CFA. Phone Janine 0419 158 946

Refer to Facebook forfurther details

Catherine on 5135 4413

People-led mental health care

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

THE community gathered last Friday, May 12 to celebrate the officialopening of Lifeline Gippsland’s newest Wellbeing and Support Centre.

To be known as the WES, the space aims to provideasafeand supportive hub for anyone dealing with mental health issues.

Around 200 peopleflocked to theWES lastFriday on 239 PrincesDrive in Morwell with Member for Morwell Martin Cameron and LatrobeCityCouncil Mayor Kellie O’Callaghan in attendance, acoffee cart and cake to celebrate its official launch.

The WES is open duringunconventional hours because mental health concerns are not nine-to-five.

The space provides flexibility to the community and offers arangeofsupportoptions, including peer support, mental health professionals, coffee, alibrary nook, social connection, breathing space, activity options and service referrals.

The concept of the WES was developed in collaboration with the Latrobe Valleycommunity and by the Latrobe Health Assembly, and is informed by aLived Experience Advisory Group.

CEO of Lifeline Gippsland, Michelle Possingham, is proud to present the WES to the community.

“The WES stands for Wellbeing and Emotional Support, and it is aspace forpeople who are experiencing alevel of mental health distress or social isolation to come along to feel safe and welcomed and to talk to people with lived experience with mental ill health concerns, they can also use the space simply use the relax and time out,”she said.

Ms Possinghamsaid she expects the servicewill be in highdemand and wishes to welcome everyone into the space.

“It really is aspace forpeople to come and use in whatever suits them best. The idea was born from thecommunity who told us that through their experience, they couldn’t access mentalhealth services outside the hours from nine to five,” she said.

The WES provides community-led and flexible mental health supportwith operating times outside of regular business hours to be accessible to everyone and reduce demand on emergency

services.

“We know that especially on the weekends, there are no services, so people often access emergency departments when they don’t need to, but now there is alessintensetype of support that is available to people,” she said.

“We’re receiving feedback from the community who have accessed the space so far that they would otherwise have gone to the hospital but instead found an open space at the WES.”

Anyone over 16 years of age who may be experiencing distress, in crisis or feeling isolated and overwhelmedcan simplywalkinwithnoreferral.

The WES is staffed by acombination of mental health experts and peer support workers who have had their own experience with mental health difficulties, or who have cared for and supported someone who has, allowing you to talk with someone who understands.

The WES is freeand can even provide free transportation to and from any place in Latrobe City.

For six weeks, the WES has piloted their program withexcellent feedback fromthe 40-plus people who have accessed the service so far.

Kiersten Davis has loved the support the WES has provided her.

Ms Davis’ own psychologist referred her to the

WES.

“My psychologist said that because [The WES] is close to my house, she said it would be really good for crisis counselling when she’s unavailable.”

Having just given birthtoher daughterEleanor sixweeks ago, Ms Davis said she needed the extra support the WES has provided her.

“It’s really cool that we have aplace like this in the Latrobe Valley …and it’s like the first of its kind, and Ithink this would be really good across Latrobe Valley,” she said.

The WES prides itselfonbeing acommunity-led approach to mental health support, focusing on providing care based on personal experiences.

Jessie Van Hamond, one of the WES’ mental health peersupport workers, uses her lived experience to help others.

“It is such awonderfulcommunity place, and somewhere Ireally could’ve benefited from in the past, and I’m sure other people could’ve too,” Ms Van Hamond said.

“A really important part of our job is using our experience with services; accessing mental health services and using our positive experiences and negative experiences and drawing upon that to inform how we interact with our guests and the care that we provide.”

The WES is facilitated by the Latrobe Health Innovation Zone program, financed by the Latrobe Health Assembly in collaboration with the Victorian Government.

Mayor O’Callaghan welcomed the new mental health support service and noted its communityfocused approach.

“Mental health and wellbeingreform that’s happening state-wide is very much underpinned by communitiesinforming opportunitiestocare forothers, to providesupport and pathways for participation, particularly in initiatives like this that are communityfocuses and easily accessible,” she said.

If youare looking for support or even someone to talk to, the WES is located at 239 Princes Drive, Morwell, and the contact number is 0400 770 494.

If you would like to know more about the WES, head to llg.org.au/services/the-wes

Net Zero Authority to help easetransition

From page 1

“To play our role, EnergyAustralia will support the retraining of interested Yallournworkers to transition to these new roles through our $10 million Yallourn Transition Program.”

The Yallourn Transition Program offers personalised assistance to help the Yallourn workforce plan, prepare, and re-skill for afuture beyond Yallourn.

This includes customisedcareer plans, supportfor any reasonabletraining indicated by the employee, personalised career counselling, financial advice and planning, small business seed money, linkages to job prospects, and redeployment aid.

EnergyAutstralia are currently reinvesting in clean energy across their operation.

“EnergyAustralia is reinvesting in the regions in which we operate to create new clean energy opportunities. For example, we’re reinvesting in the Latrobe Valley through our Wooreen Battery Storagefacility in Jeeralang and exploring opportunities to transform the Yallourn site so that it enables prosperity and amenity in the region for generations to come,” Ms Gooding said.

The company remains hopeful thatthe authority will get into action so that asuccessful transition can be achieved, making jobsand local training courses available so that their workers and communities will thrive.

Australia’s turn toward clean energy has many stakeholders -especially in regional communities, including farmers.

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has also embraced the announcement of the National Net Zero Authority, as farming communities will be among the most acutely impacted by Australia’s energy transition.

NFF Chief Executive Tony Maharsaid the Authoritymust look closely at the cumulative impactsofthe energytransition on farm production

“When we talk about new renewable energy or new transmission lines, we’re talking about old farmland,” Mr Mahar explained.

Mr Mahar said that already,poorly-executed transmissionline projects had becomea major source of tension in rural communities.

“What we’ve seeninrecent years is energy companiesriding roughshodoverfarmers, with token consultation and no care given to the role they play in feeding and clothing the population,”

he added

“That has to stop. Farmland and the farmers who grow our food needtobevalued and respected Ihope this new Authority can help bring some common sense into the frame.

“A constructive and consideratepartnershipwith farmers is central to delivering the Government’s Powering Australia Plan.

“This new Authoritywill need to work closely with farmers to strike the right balance between hitting net zero, and maintaining our capacity to produce food and fibre.”

Mr Mahar said the NFF is calling on the government to introduce an enforceable code of conduct to steer the practices of energy companies.

“Clearly the ‘let it rip’ approach continues to fail. Just ask anyone in St Arnaud, Castra or Batlow. Thepower companies are abusing their authority at every step,” Mr Mahar said.

“The federal government has aresponsibility to level the playing field here before it embarks on abuilding spree on farmland across the country. We look forward to thenew Authority being an important player in that.”

The peak body for electricity,the Australian Energy Council’s Chief Executive, Sarah McNamara, welcomed the new authority, though she reinforced the needfor coordination withlocal and state governments.

“Governments haveacriticalroletoplay in ensuring that communities are not left behind. To ensurepublic support for the energy market transition, we need strong engagement and cooperation across all levels of government, in industry and in the communities themselves,” Ms McNamarasaid. “It will be important to avoid duplication and to harness the work underway on power plant sites.”

Celebrate: Latrobe Health Assembly and Lifeline workersjoin CEO Michelle Possingham (in red) in cuttingacake.

Photo: Liam Smith

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By TOMHAYES

NEIGHBOURHOOD House Weekstarted in style last week, when the Morwell Neighbourhood House reopened their Kinder Cup café.

Aportion of the Kinder Cup program proceedsgo directly to charity at the Morwell Neighbourhood House, allowing staff and volunteers to continue to support the community.

Neighbourhood House Week ran from May 8 to 14, and Latrobe City Councillor TracieLund thought it would be fitting to reopen the café during the celebratory week.

“We did have to closethe social enterprise last year off the back of the impacts of COVID,” Cr Lund said.

“We’re now open Monday through to Thursday as acafé, and on Friday’s we have our People’s Kitchen program operate out of here.”

The People’s Kitchen program aims to provide access to healthy, home-cooked meals and it allows participants to share skills and knowledge about healthy meals.

At the same time it increases food security and

community involvement for the participants.

“So the space is being activated five days aweek, sometimes on the weekends when we have some other communityactivities going as well,” Cr Lund said.

Cr Lund spoke on the importanceofMorwell Neighbourhood House being able to spread out, so they caninvest more into the community.

“It’sreally important for the Morwell Neighbourhood House to haveaspace up in the (Morwell) CBD …itisanoffshoot of the Morwell Neighbourhood House,” Cr Lund said.

“Our aim is to generate an income that helps to diversify our financial options so that we can keep investing in our community.

“The work that we’re doing here is supported by anumberoflocal businesses as well.”

One of those businesses was there to help with the reopening of the Kinder Cup café, in Fat Cat Coffee Roasters.

Daniel ChessellsfromFat Cat Coffee Roasters appeared to be more than happy to be helping the Morwell Neighbourhood House.

“Obviously justgetting behind agood cause because they donate proceeds from this café back into the Morwell Neighbourhood House,”Mr Chessells said.

“We sponsor about 16 sportingclubs, we have two personal athlete sponsors, we do alot in the community with charities, Breast Cancer awareness, and we are about to open our own charity ourselves.”

Entering the Kinder Cup café on Tuesday, May 9, the place was abuzz.

Tables were filled and staff and volunteers were continually helping and serving people.

“I think that’s the big thing …Ithink when more peopleknowabout the locationitwillbe even better,” Mr Chessells said.

AKinder Cup café is located at 65 Church Street, and is open from Monday to Thursday.

To enquire or get in contact withMorwell NeighbourhoodHouse,call 51345488, or visit them at 48-50 Beattie Crescent, Morwell.

Helping hand: CouncillorTracie Lund behind the counter withFat CatCoffeeRoasters’ Daniel Chessells Photographs TomHayes

Packed: Notanemptyseat leftinsight at the Kinder Cup café reopening

Providers: The Kinder Cup café gaveeveryone awarmplace to socialise.

Retirement beckons after 40 years

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

THE beloved Miss Milly’s Craftsshop will soon be changing hands.

After 40 years of servicing the Traralgon community for all their arts and crafts needs, Betty and James (Jim) Knowles have decided to sell-up shop.

Tucked awayinalittlestore on 74 Seymour Street, Traralgon, Miss Milly’s Crafts offers the good old-fashioned service with asmile that has been ashopping treasure for decades.

Before there was Miss Milly’s, there was Ms Knowles’ first business venture, Soap and Suds. “We startedwith some friends in what was then first called Soap and Suds, which was bulk soap and detergent, and when Jeffery’s big store (Jeffery's Drapery Store) closed that was over the road, we had so many people coming in asking us for different things, so we decided to go into the Haberdashery,” she said.

Miss Milly’s arts and crafts store is quite unique as it still sells many Australian-made materialsand goods at very reasonablepricing, with patchworks,trims, lace,wool, yarn and fabrics of all kinds, and over $12,000-worth in buttons available in-store.

Whenthe Knowles’ first started Miss Milly’s Crafts in the early 1980s, the price for aroll of fabric sat at just over $15; now, 40 years later, that same roll would be twice as much.

Mr Knowles came from afarming family from Gippsland and used to milk cows before he was

school,” she said.

Mr Knowles’ favourite part of working in retail is chatting to the customers.

“One thing you can learn in business is to greet the customers as they come in and when they say ‘I’m just havingalook’ Iusually say,‘We don’t charge for looking and we don’t close until five’ and that always seems to break the ice,” he said.

The couple have been puttingsmilesoncustomers’ faces for over four decades.

With a4.8 star rating on Google, the couple is consistently recognised for their friendly service andlow prices with reviews like: “Wonderful so helpful friendly staff....been going here for years.”

The Knowleses will miss servicing the community for all their craft and sewing needs.

“I think we’ll miss it, that’s for sure I’ll probably miss the customers the most and our craft classes,” Ms Knowles said.

Miss Milly’s Crafts classes would run on Mondays and Fridays, with some of the attendees coming for over 30 years.

“They (the craft class) probably have gotten a bit better and do afew different things over the years, but they really come for chats and abit of friendship,” she said.

Ms Knowles said the art of sewing and repairs is becoming lost as fast fashion becomes the norm

“I think we all buy cheaper things than what we can make them, but they probably don’t last and something else come out in fashion, and out,” she said. inue to repair the holes lines as she has been doing home now.

Knowles says patchwork ems have decreased in hopefulfor the generation of sand crocheters carrying craftstraditions as they store for their supplies. willbesold to anew owner upcoming months, but don’t wait untilthen to pop into Miss Milly’s Crafts to give your thanks and goodbyes to the lovely Knowles couple for their decades of friendly service.

Lovely

couple: Bettyand James Knowles will soon sell Miss Milly’s Crafts and head intoretirement.

Photo: Zaida Glibanovic

Gippsland Finance Solutions is a finance company that has the vision to makedealing with the banks an easier process for you, the client.We take the hassle out of dealing with the banks as we deal with them on your behalf

We haveover20yearsofexperience in the banking and finance industry and ultimately want to provide our clients with exceptional service.

Robyn Beath leads the new Gippsland Finance Solutions office in Traralgon. The office recently opened at 41 Grey Street and is growing rapidly supporting localsin the Latrobe Valley securing finance to buy new houses, refinance their current home loans or build an investment property. The best part is

Family Health Traralgon is the Latrobe Valley’snewest generalpractice clinic. We areexcitedtoprovide excellent holistic health carefocussing on wellness rather than illness.

Family Health Traralgon provide a relaxed andwelcoming environment from which we will care for all members of your family.Fromour friendly, professional, and experienced support staff to our excellent doctors. We are looking forwardtojoining you on your health journey

Dr Aimee Kellow founded Family Health Traralgon late 2022. Born and bred in the Latrobe Valley,DrAimee Kellow has workedinthe health careindustryin Gippsland for over20years. Dr Aimee studied and worked as anurseand nurse educator for 10 years, before commencing and completing her medical degree at Monash University’s

Letustellyou about our NewHyper Health Store.

It is the futureinsports and nutrition. We carryawide range of the best sports and nutrition products on the market.Wehave along historyinthe Health and Wellness Industry. Our parents began their journey in Health Food stores over 40 years agoand still operate averysuccessful storein Traralgon known as Nature’s Health in Seymour Street

IDaniel their son and my sister Angelia have grown up in the health industry. We have found our preferred interest in the realm of health and fitness. So together we have created the Future Sports and Nutrition store. Where the focus will be in supplying more natural and effective products with better results, maintaining akeen interest and product knowledge in the

that Gippsfinance does not charge you for their services, this is FREE to you, the banks paythem for your business and they do all the hard work on your behalf

Robyncomes withover 20 years industryknowledge and is avery well known andtrusted mortgage broker to the local area. Jaime Savoryisalsoavailableatthe office in Traralgon on aweekly basisand supports clients with business, commercial and SMSF loans. Collectively with their years on knowledge and supportfrom an amazing back office team, why would you go anywhereelse, this team can help you with everything finance, let them deal with the bank so you don’t have to !!

Gippsland Regional Clinical School in 2016

Dr Aimee workedinregional and metropolitan hospitals, in and around Gippsland, beforecommencing work in General Practice in 2020. Aimee became afellowofthe Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2022.

Dr Aimee has aspecial interest in Women’s Health and has completed further training with the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. As aresult,she is qualified to provide care to expecting couples throughout pregnancy,birth and beyond. Dr Aimeealsohas an interest in child and adolescent health, mental health, chronic disease management,careofthe elderly and palliative care.

supplements we carry. Iamaqualified Personal Trainer and Angelia is aSports Supplement Specialist

We both live the health and fitness lifestyle. Opening the new storeisa natural progression and continuation of the success that the whole family has experienced over the 40 years in the Industry.

Our goal is to be the leading storein Sports and Nutrition and continue the legacy of looking after our customers and providing unparalleled service, just as our parents have. We will do now and into the future.

We areexcited andlookforward in giving ourcustomers the advice they need in getting theresults they want, and thereforeestablishing along and satisfying rapport with all of them now and into the future

Grey Street Traralgon Phone: 0458 403782

email: robyn@gippsfinance.com.au

GENERAL PRACTICE

SERVICES

All aspects of General PracticeCareincluding:

 General Health Checks

 Women’s Health and Shared Obstetric Care

 Men’s Health

 Paediatrics and baby checks

 Mental Health

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 Wound Care

 Immunisations NURSING AND NURSE PRACTITIONER SERVICES

 Immunisations

 Wound Care

ANTENATAL/ PREGNANCYCARE

 Carethrough pregnancy,birth and beyond

 Midwife services

 Personalised, holistic service

 Continuity of care, one doctor/ midwife throughout pregnancy

 Private childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting classes

27 Hotham Street Traralgon Phone:0341388075 email: reception@familyhealthtraralgon.com.au www.familyhealthtraralgon.com.au

Are you a NEW or not long opened business looking to promote where you are and what you are offering your potential customers? THEN New Businesses in the Valley is for you! To advertse in this feature please contact your advertising consultant

TRARALGON: Catherine 5135 4413

Robyn Beath

We arethrilled to announce that Latrobe Family Dental has taken over Gippsland Dental Group Traralgon. As alocal and familyfocused dental practice, we are committed to providing the highest quality dental caretoour patients. We areexcited to extend ourreach to the Traralgon community,and we lookforwardtocontinuing to provide exceptional care to our patients.

While there may be changes in the name, we want to assureour patients that the location, team and value willremain the same. Our team of dental professionals is dedicated to providing exceptional careand personalized service.

AGrade Service Centreisaleading

automotive repair centre located in Traralgon. We offer awide range of automotive repair servicesfor all makes and models. Our team of highly skilled and experienced mechanics arededicated to providing quality workmanship, superior customer service and competitive pricing. We understand the importance of your vehicle andwealways strive to ensure your complete satisfaction.AtAGrade Service Centre, we use the latest diagnostic equipment and technology to diagnose and repair anyissues with your vehicle quickly and efficiently

Dinesh De Silvaisthe senior technician and owner of AGrade Service CentreTraralgon. With over 10 years of experience in the automotive industry, Dinesh is ahighlyskilled and knowledgeablemechanic. He has a passion for cars and enjoys staying up-todate with the latest industrytrends and technological advancements.

With acaring full dental team, comprising of in-house specialists Dr Jo Gunn Oral Specialist & Maxillofacial surgeon and Dr Binh Tran Periodontist,Latrobe Family Dental brings the best of Victoria/ Melbourne to you at 23 breed St Traralgon. Watchyour favourite movie while in our relaxing environment and you’ll be smiling with cleaner teeth in 30 just minutes.

We look forwardtowelcoming patients with the fresh new brand in the same location and continuing to provide superior dental caretothe Traralgoncommunity

Call the friendlyteamtoday on 03 5174 6800 or book online www.latrobefamilydental.com.au

Dinesh is committed to delivering quality workmanship and superior customer service. He takespride in his work and ensures that everycustomer is satisfied with the service they receive at AGrade Service Centre. Dinesh is approachable, friendly and always willing to go theextramiletoassist his customers.

In addition to his technical skills, Dinesh is also anatural leader.Hehas built ateam of experienced and skilled technicians at AGrade Service Centrewho share his passion fordelivering exceptional automotive repair services. Under his leadership, AGrade Service Centrehas become one of the most trusted and respected automotive repair centres in Traralgon.

Dinesh is dedicated to providing his customers with reliable, efficient and quality automotive repair services. He understands the importance of his customers’ vehicles and ensures that they arealways in safe hands at AGrade Service Centre.

Australia’sInvisibleWorkforce: The Crucial RoleofVolunteersinSupportingour Nation

VOLUNTEERS areChangeMakers, taking action to make the world abetter place by contributing as the often-invisible workforce that supports the nation everyday

After the ongoing impact of the pandemic on the volunteer workforce, it’sencouraging to see over two-thirds of volunteers are back in person at organisations across the country

The data also reveals that for almost three-quarters of volunteers, personal satisfaction, and the desire to do something worthwhile are primarymotivations.

Australia has faced an array of challenges over the last few years, from natural disasters to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Remaining aconstant source of stability through these difficult times, volunteers arenow moreimportant than ever

As the cost-of-living crisis bites, volunteers arevital in supporting our communities and helping those who arestruggling in the challenging economic climate.

Volunteering takes many forms, from fighting bushfires and supporting healthcaretosimply bringing a smile to someone’sface.

Volunteers areanintegral partof Australian society,and it is estimated that over five million people volunteer through an organisation annually,while an additional 6.5 million provide informal volunteering supportwithin their community

The lockdown experience taught

Thankyou

VOLUNTEERS arethe lifeblood of our community and Gippsland is fortunate to have so many wonderful people who offer their time and skills to help others.

National VolunteerWeek is an opportunity to acknowledge the hardwork and commitment of volunteers and also encourage more Gippslanders to do their little bit for the community

us the necessity of connection to others.

In fact, seeking social contact was the most influential motivation to volunteer in emergency services (53%), arts and heritage (49%), and aged care(45%) organisations.

The data also reveals that for almost three-quarters (72%) of volunteers, personal satisfaction, and the desiretodosomething worthwhile areprimarymotivations.

would like to extend a huge to all our Emergency service workers who worked tirelessly during this years bush fire season.

Helping others and the community is also asignificant motivator,with 61% of volunteers indicatingthisas adriving factor

This National Volunteer Week (15th –21stMay), Volunteering Australia is inviting all Australians to become aChangeMaker by volunteering in their community

For moreinformation Aussies can visit volunteeringaustralia.org

Head Office: 537 Princes Drive Morwell Victoria 3840

Tel: (03) 5133 9000

Email: willatontransport.com.au

Depots: Dandenong, Sydney, Brisbane

With life returning to normal after the pandemic, we have seen many community events, sporting matches, performances and community fundraisers startupagain

None of it would be possible without volunteers. Governments could never affordtopay for all of the hours people donate to make our community abetterplace to live.

Thank you to those who areamong the first responders in an emergency

This week is atimefor us to say‘thankyou’.

Thank you to those who work to protect our land and patrol our beaches.

Thank you to the volunteers who give their time to sell raffle tickets, cook sausages, bake cakes and do all kinds of other things to raise money for community causes.

Thank you to the many people who show up at sports grounds, swimming pools, stadiums and other venues each week to help run community sports clubs and competitions, whether that is an umpire or coach, helping out in the canteen or taking money at the gate.

All of our volunteers work tirelessly throughout the year and this week is our chance to tell them we appreciate all they do for us.

It is also agood time to consider getting involved with volunteering and seeing what role you can fill in acommunity organisation.

By working together we can continue to make Gippsland an even better place to live, work, visit and raise afamily

Everylittle bit helps and simply reaching out to alocal group or club you areinterested in and offering your skills can help ensurethey remain apartofthe community for many years to come.

To all those who already do so much, thank you by continuing to help each other and working to build astronger,safer and fairer Gippsland.

Darren Chester, Federal Member for Gippsland

Growing the Community: Tony’s Story

I MOVED to Gippsland last year

I’m semi-retired and wanted something meaningful to fill in a few hours a week

I applied for many volunteer ads and the friendly motivated team at Uniting gave me a volunteering role

I assist in the Gardening Group, the Walking Group and Meals Deliveries

Gardening is one of my hobbies and it brings people together

It’s easy comfortable time spent socially with others while watching the garden grow and benefitting from the harvest by taking home seedlings, herbs, and vegetables

While delivering meals last week, I met a

gentleman in a wheelchair and said “Gee that wheelchair is flash”

He started explaining its functions it was very interesting and I think I made his day

Being a volunteer you meet a wide range of people, often with more issues and challenges than yourself

You’re giving back to the community and helping people in need

It doesn’t take much time from your day and leaves you with a feeling of achievement, reward, and gratitude!

If you are interested in volunteering opportunities with Uniting please contact Helen Culjkovic, Volunteer Coordinator Uniting VIC TAS on 0466 233 344 / 03 9051 7000

Celebrating ourvolundedicated teers

VOLUNTEER’S Week is agreat opportunity to celebrate the fantastic work done by dedicated volunteers across Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley

The value of volunteers in our communities is impossible to summarise –theygive their time towards important causes that often go unmentioned and unrecognised.

From organising local markets and fairs, to lending ahand at the local food bank, to helping run the tuck shop for the football/netball club, volunteers arewhatmakes acommunity great to live in.

To all of the volunteers who put their hands up when it matters –thank you.

Volunteering is never moreimportant than during acrisis, and Iwould like to extend aspecial thank-you to those who areatthe front- linesduring acrisis -our lifesavers, coast guard, CFA, SES,volunteer paramedics, wildlife rescuers, and those who arethereafter the crisis helping on the ground to run relief centres, provide resources, repair property,and get people back on their feet.

To all of the volunteerswho areready to help in the most testing times: your work is nothing shortofextraordinary.

As the Member for EasternVictoria, I’ve had the privilege to meet with many volunteer groups and community organisations who are filled with the most inspiring and compassionate people who are tireless in their commitment to their local communities.

Ihighly encourage anyone who has thought about volunteering to get involved.

Thereare so many ways someone can startvolunteering, and I’m sureIcan vouch for plenty of community groups when Isay that there is always work to be done andyour efforts willalways be appreciated.

Harriett Shing, Member for EasternVictoria

15-21MAY

REHCorkClub 50 years and counting

THIS year the REH Cork Club celebrated 50 years of raising funds for the Royal Children’sHospital Good Friday Appeal.

During that time, we have raised $2,226,649 for this worthwhile cause.

Our events throughout the year include:

•Craft Market held on the second Saturday each month from September to May in the Kay Street Gardens.

•Community Family Fun Day on Good Friday at the Royal Exchange Hotel; Tin-rattling activities at McDonalds Traralgon Central, McDonald’sTraralgon East, and the BP Truck stop Traralgon East; aChristmas raffle and an Easter raffle.

Supportfor our fundraising efforts also comes

from the Latrobe Valley Street Machiners and their car show /Food Truck event; Our Kinda Country and their Countrymusic event; and donations from tins located in various businesses around the area.

Thank you to local businesses, including management, staffand patrons of the Royal Exchange Hotel who supported us through donations for raffles, sponsorship etc.

Thank you everyone who helped us raise $54,452 for this year’sGood Friday Appeal.

Thank you to those who bought araffleticket, donated at our roadside collection points, or in one of our tins located throughout the area, or supported us in other ways.

And aspecial thanks to our volunteers.

We areonly asmall but dedicated group.

Volunteers arethe heartand soul of ourcommunity

WHETHER it’sdelivering emergency services, improving the welfareofothers, fundraising, coaching, providing social supportorcaring for our environment, our volunteers arethe heartand soul of community

“Each and everyday volunteers in our community quietly and selflessly go about their role,positively making adifferenceeach and everyday,” said Ms Bath.

“Our volunteers can often be found caring for vulnerable people –young people, families or the aged.

“Throughout my time as aState MP andShadow ParliamentarySecretaryfor Volunteers I’ve had the privilege of meeting many wonderful volunteers.

Warm,caring, kind, empathetic individuals who help keep us safe, respond to our call for help in an emergency,provide food, emotional supportorteach new skills.

“Importantly our volunteers keep us connected –they arethe backbone of community sharing knowledge, strength, and support.

“This week being National Volunteers Week is atimewherewesay thank you and we publicly recognisevolunteers who often fly under the radar

“The contribution of volunteerism goes well beyond helping people and making us all happier,healthier,and moreconnected –the combined economic contribution of volunteering is nothing shortofoutstanding.

“The State of Volunteering”tells us in 2019 our hardworking volunteers contributed an incredible $58.1 billion worth of benefits across Victoria.

“Volunteers most often performtasks at their own expense –in2019 it was reported collectively they spent $3.9 billion supporting their own volunteering endeavours.

“During National Volunteers Week 2023, Iapplaud the positive difference all volunteers make to all our lives and the ongoing enrichment they deliver to our community.”

WalhallaGoldfieldsRailwaywould liketothankouramazingteamof volunteerswhomakeourrailway whatitis.Youarethereasonour customersenjoytheirexperienceand leavewithasmileontheirfaces!!!!! Ifyouwouldliketobecomeapartof thiswonderfulsupportiveteamand developyourskillscontactouroffice on51656280orvisitourwebsite www.walhallarail.com.auformore information

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We have fun and arepassionate about supporting the Royal Children’sHospitalthrough theGood Friday Appeal.

To continue for the next 50 years, we need your help.

We arealways looking for volunteers to join our small group, whether you have afew hours to spareoccasionally,oronamoreregular basis.

No matter what your skill or experience is, we would love to hear from you.

Check us out on Facebook @REH Corkclub or @REH Cork Club Craft Market, send an email to rehcorkclub@gmail.com or phone Roy on 0413 134 350

Melina Bath, Member for EasternVictoria

THECHANGEMAKERS

Quantum thanks its volunteers

QUANTUM SupportServices has celebrated its team of volunteers, this Volunteers Week

Quantum Chief Executive Natalie McDonald said it was the tireless work by volunteers that happened behind the scenes that made abig impact to our community’slives.

“Wethank them for their willingness and compassion,” Ms McDonald said.

“Their supportmakes adifference to many.”

“Our volunteers’ supportusinmany different ways.

Our foster and kinship carers careday in, day out for our vulnerable children and young people, providing them with asafe and stable home and giving opportunities for building positive relationships.

“Thereare also our tireless volunteers who supported our Christmas and Easter appeals, ensuring that thereweregifts under the tree and food on the table during these times that can often be quite difficult.

“Wealso thank our many community groups who supportour clients with handmade quilts, carepacks, cuddle blankets, toys, literacy packs and morethroughout the year to ensure everyone’sneeds arecovered.

“Each volunteer takes us astep closer to ensuring abetter experience for our community As acommunity,weare better together.”

Quantum thanks its volunteersfor their support. Volunteering with Quantum happens in manyways, from caring forour most vulnerable,tosupporting our Easter and Christmas appeals,orbyproviding hand-made bears, every little bit makes adifference

For moreinformation on the supportservices available through Quantum SupportServices visit www.quantum.org.au or phone 1800 243 455.

How to become a foster carer

AT AnglicareVictoria, we create opportunities to transformfutures.

Everything we do is to prevent, protect and empower disadvantaged Victorian children, young people and families.

This National Volunteers Week we would like to acknowledge the amazing dedication our foster carers have to see young lives changed.

Becoming afoster carer is something many find incredibly rewarding.

Not only areyou giving back to your local community,but you’repotentially changing the life of achild for the better and showing them the way to ahappy,healthy life.

The decision to become afoster carer doesn’t have to happen overnight.

But when you decide it’sthe right time, enquiring about the foster careapplication processis always the first step –and,onceyou’ve done it, you’ll quickly find your confidence in completing the rest of the process.

You’ll then be invited to attend an information session whereyou’ll get the chance to ask further questions about the process beforeyou progress onto the training component.

The next step in the foster careapplication process is completing the mandatory16hours of training.

This is designed to let applicants ask lots of questions about foster caring, and gain an insight

from experienced foster carers who’ll shareabit about their foster carejourney

The application process for becoming afoster carercan take anywherefrom6-12 months.

This is from the time you attend an information session right up until your first foster care placement.

If you’repassionate about makinga positive difference in achild’slife, AnglicareVictoria is heretoguide youonthe rewarding journey of foster care.

Our mission is to empower and supportchildren who’ve had atough starttolife by giving them safe, loving foster homes all over Victoria.

If you’reinterested inbecoming afoster carer, contact our Carer Recruitment Team by calling 5135 9555 or visiting anglicarevic.org.au/fostering

THECHANGEMAKERS

Community Champions

HOSPITALS can be adaunting environment for first-time patients or visitors but afriendly face may make all the difference.

Latrobe Regional Hospital’sCommunity Champions bring knowledge, enthusiasm and empathy to their rolesacross our health service.

You’ll find Champions volunteering their time to help visitors and patients navigate their way around the hospital or providing supportbefore surgeryorduring treatment.

They chat, read to or play games with patients recovering in our wards or transportpeople in

the Latrobe Valley to their appointment.

Still undecided about joining our Champions?

Meet one of our valued team members, Norma. Howlong have youbeen volunteering at LRH?

“Almost 4years.”

What made youbecome avolunteer at LRH?

“As Ihad worked at LRH, IfeltI had an understanding whereand how the volunteers fit in within the hospital and how helpful Icould be.”

What different roleshaveyou had within the hospital?

“I started volunteering in the Agnes Unit prior to COVID, then became consumerrep for BreastScreen.

Ispent time on concierge, assisting with dog therapy and in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program in Allied Health.”

What do youenjoy most aboutvolunteering at LRH?

“I feel Iamdoing something constructive by meeting and helping other people. It gives you agood feeling of satisfaction when you’rehelping another person, in some way shape or form, even if it’sjust with friendship.”

Jump startyourvolunteering adventurewiththe LRH Community Champions Program. Call the Community Engagement team on 5173 8587, or email engagement@lrh.com.au.

Di and Helen

Kees,John V, Maddie,Roger and Graham at Appreciation DayBBQ

Norma

HOROSCOPES

by Joanne Madeline Moore

May15- May21, 2023

Aries Your financial future looks rosier this week, as the planets activate your money zone in positive ways Mercury moves forwards; prosperous Jupiter moves in; and the New Moon signals a promising fresh chapter of fiscal activity Whether you get a pay rise, take on a second job, organise a garage sale or sell an important asset, it’s time to make hay while the Sun shines! But cool down on the weekend when the Mars/Pluto opposition could stir up conflict

Taurus There’s a lot happening in your sign – Mercury moves forwards; Jupiter transits into Taurus; and the New Moon lights up your sign So, avoid getting stuck in a static way of thinking and a routine way of behaving

A current situation (or problem) has more flexible options than you previously thought

Your motto is from fellow-Taurean, singer and activist Bono: “The world is more malleable than you think, and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape ”

Harri’s heroic haircut

By TOMHAYES

LOCAL primaryschool student Harri Tutin made the bravesacrificeofshaving off his hair last week for the charitable organisation Wigs4Kids.

Libra Creative ideas and proactive projects bring professional benefits as Venus and Mars ignite your imagination and propel you into action (while you ’ re wearing something gorgeous) Mercury, Jupiter and the New Moon are also visiting your ‘money-from-others’ zone So, some lucky Librans will benefit from an inheritance, gift, bonus, divorce settlement, insurance claim, bumper tax return or superannuation payout Make sure you spend any windfall wisely

Scorpio Pluto opposes Mars, which can magnify your control-freak tendencies You’re determined to win an argument or solve a problem but don’t step on other people’s toes – especially at home or work And with seven planets in fixed signs, don’t get stuck in a stultifying rut! Your motto is from birthday great, philosopher Bertrand Russell: “In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted ”

Wigs4Kids is an Australian organisation that donates wigs to children who are getting treated for cancer within Australia, donating 100 per cent of raised funds in the meantime.

Wigs4Kids ticked Harri and his mother Tanya’s boxes after they recognised that some organisationscould donate the hair overseas, and not all of the proceeds would be donated.

Harri hadbeen growinghis hair for over two years now, after deciding to chop it off for charity himself.

The incredible gesture only held more meaning when Tanya was diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

Now cancer free, the family realisedintended awareness being raised,which wasnoticed by Harri at school and by friends and family.

On Friday, May 12, Harri gathered Hazelwood North Primary School and family at the end of the school day, as they watched and contributed to the cutting process.

“What Harri is doing is avery kind agenerous act,” Hazelwood North Primary School principal Gillian Connolly explained to the on looking students.

Families who donated to Harri’s fundraiser were able to cut acouple of braids off each, while each of his family members also got the chance to snip some hair.

Chop: Hazelwood North PrimarySchool principal Gillian Connollycuts offthe firstbraid Photograph TomHayes

As the winter season is upon us, Harri’s head mightget colder as the year goes on, so he was given acouple of beanies to keep his head warm. Harriappeared to be over the moon withhis new look -but also what he had achieved, unable to wipe the grin off his face as his hair continued to come off.

Gemini

This week your patron planet

M Gercury moves forwards, and then the Sun transits into your sign Which boosts your confidence and personal magnetism So gung-ho Geminis are keen to power ahead

But if you gossip or make fast moves or hasty pronouncements then you could end up in a mess There’s a lot going on behind the scenes that you ’ re not aware of So do some detective work (and check the facts thoroughly) before you proceed with your plans

Cancer Mercury, Jupiter and the New Moon are stimulating your aspirations zone

So, divert your attention away from current problems and draw up a wish-list for 2023 and beyond Don’t waste the opportunity to escape into your imagination, set intentions and dream ambitious dreams for the future Saturn and Neptune are visiting your travel and education zones so it’s important to keep in touch with your schoolmates, college friends and international contacts

Leo Your career is about to get a welcome shot in the arm as Mercury, Jupiter and the New Moon all barnstorm through your work zone So, it’s time to show your boss, colleagues and competitors what you are truly capable of And with dynamic Mars charging through your sign (until July 10) it’s definitely time to be brave, bold and beautiful As writer (and birthday great) Nora Ephron reminds us: Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim ”

Virgo Mercury moves forwards, plus the Sun tg ransits into your career/reputation zone

So don’t listen to your inner critic! Be inspired by singer-actress Cher, who turns 77 on Saturday: “If you ’ re waiting for someone to believe in you, you’ll be waiting forever You must believe in yourself ” Travel is likely over the coming year, as the planets activate your adventure zone If you nurture your foreign friendships and cross-cultural connections, then the possibilities are endless

Sagittarius Sagittarians can be very scattg ered, but this week Jupiter (your power planet) jumps into the earthy, steady sign of Taurus (where it stays for a year) So, you will feel more grounded and focused than usual The New Moon also suggests a fresh start involving work or health as you commence a new job, devise a more nutritious diet or reboot your fitness routine Be inspired by birthday great, comedian Tina Fey: “Do your thing and don’t care if they like it ”

Capricorn Mercury makes a positive connection with your ruler, Saturn, so concentration is high, your attention to detail is even better than usual, and any work you do will be of an extremely high standard Coupled Capricorn – it’s a wonderful week to work on deepening the love and commitment between the two of you If you are looking for lasting love don’t accept second best Be discriminating, as you patiently wait for the right person to come along

Harri set a$2000 fundraiser goal, whichwas surpassed, and currently sits at $3314 at the time of print.

“We’re really proudofHarri forhis efforts and for people who donated as well,” Ms Connolly added.

His hairwill now be shipped off to the Wigs4Kids organisation, where it will be transformed into a wig for kids receiving treatment for cancer. Donationscan still be made at tinyurl. com/2d857pjd

Moe’srecord Anzac badge sales

Aquarius

With Mercury, Jupiter and the New q Moon visiting your domestic zone, Home Sweet Home is the place to be this week! And, over the coming year – courtesy of prosperous, restless Jupiter – you could buy or sell real estate, move house get a new housemate welcome a new family member or renovate your present place so you have more space Mars also charges into your relationship zone So – if you ’ re looking for love – you’ll have to be proactive Pisces Mercury, Jupiter and the New Moon encourage you to be incredibly creative and organised, learn more and worry less And don t be too timid, Pisces! Remember: mistakes can be fixed contracts can be cancelled and agreements can be broken Inspiration for the week comes from journalist novelist screenwriter and film director Nora Ephron: “Don’t be frightened: you can always change your mind I know – I’ve had four careers and three husbands ”

CopyrightJoanne Madeline Moore 2023

Great work: WallyWalravens,Glen Charles, Gwen Charles and Sue Hall,withLatrobe Naval Cadets and Newborough Army Cadets,who helped sell this year’s Anzac badges

Photograph supplied

MOE RSL had another successful Anzac Badges sale this year.

The RSL started sales on Saturday, April 15 with the Army and Navy cadets in the Moe CBD. In the three hours of badgesales,the cadetsbroke their previous year's record by more than $1000.

The following week, 37 volunteer badge-sellers and four volunteers in the veteran’s centre gave atotal of 530 volunteer hours to help raise money for veterans.

Volunteers wished to thank the Moe RSL committee, and veteran centre volunteers: Gwen and Glen Charles, Sue Hall and Arnold (Wally) Walravens

Meeting for prostate support

LATROBEValleyProstateSupport Group will meet Wednesday, May 24 at Morwell Club.

The meeting will be held from 7pm.The group welcomes those who would like to come and enjoy acounter tea from 6pm.

Business outreach to Bass Coast Prostate Group will be reported on.

David Parkin will address afunction on Thursday,May 25 at Wonthaggi Club in McBride St.

More information can be foundbyphoning Allan Cunningham on 0458 111 688.

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9.30 MOVIE: LondonHas Fallen. (2016,MA15+lv,R)Terrorists attack world leaders in London. Gerard Butler

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6.30 TheProject. Special guests include Michael JFox

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Micallef’s MAD AS HELL.(Ml, R) 2.30 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.00 Escape From The City. (R) 4.00 AntiquesRoadshow.(R) 5.00

Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 TheDrum. Analysis of the day’snews.

7.00 ABCNews. Alook at the top stories of the day

7.30 7.30 PresentedbySarah Ferguson.

8.00 Folau. (PG) Part 1of2

9.00 Grand DesignsNew Zealand. TomWebster meets Phil Metaxas, who is of building apost-modernistcastle

9.45 Griff’sGreat Kiwi Road Trip:Get Some Number 8 Wire –Wellington. (R) Part 2of3

10.35 ArtWorks. (R)

11.05 ABC LateNews.

11.20 TheBusiness. (R)

11.35 Ningaloo Nyinggulu: Collisions. (R)

12.35 Q+A. (R)

1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

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5.30 7.30 (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling.UCI World Tour.Girod’Italia.Stage 11. Highlights 8.00

WorldWatch. 10.05 Inside The Modelling Agency. (Ml, R) 11.00 Secret Cities. (PGav,R)

WorldWatch. 2.00 FirstAustralians (PG, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up.(R) 4.05 Jeopardy! (R) 4.30 Letters AndNumbers. (R) 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.Girod’Italia.Stage 11. Highlights.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.35 TheMurdochs:Empire Of Influence:PlanetFox (M) Rupert steps in to run FoxNews and reaches the peak of his political influence afterTrump’s electoral upset

8.30 Miniseries: Safe Home. (Malv) Part 3of4.Phoebe’s relationship develops, but she is devastated to discoverthe FVLS funding is going to be cut.Ryfinds herself in another conflicted relationship.Diana has nowhere else to go but the streets.

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6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGa)Marilyn goestothe police with her fears.

8.30 TheFront Bar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher takealighter look at all things AFL

9.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG, R) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges.

10.55 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.25 FantasyIsland. (Ma) Siblings work to fulfill theirlate mum’s fantasy.

12.25 World’sMostSecret Homes: Remote Havens (PG, R)

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7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) Alookatpolice random breath-test patrols.

8.30 Paramedics. (Mam,R) Paramedics find adriver who has hadaseizure and crashed. Amother who is having astroke is treated.

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8.30 Traces. (Final, Mal) Sarah works with McKinven to prevent another explosion before makingdecisions abouttheir future.

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7.30 Escape To TheChateau. It’sChristmasatthe chateau.

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9.40 To Be Advised.

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11.30 TheProject. (R) Special guests include LewisCapaldi.

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8.30 To Be Advised.

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11.30 TheProject. (R) Special guest is Belinda Carlisle.

2.30 To Be Advised.

3.25 Mastermind Australia. (R)

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GIPPSLAND LEAGUE Gippsland League

Eddystars in Maroons win

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

TRARALGON was presentedwith agood surface at TedSummertonReserve on Saturday.

The Maroons won the toss and had no hesitationelectingtobat first, as they looked to post adecent total.

Brett Eddy was astrong presence at the crease, andstruckthe ball cleanly all day, clearing the fence on anumberofoccasions.

Sorry, wrong sport.

It washot enoughtoplay cricketon Saturday though.

And BrettEddydid clearthe fence on a number of occasions, on the way to kicking six goals in the Maroons 13.12 (90) to 11.9 (75) victory over Moe.

The matchofthe round lived up to expectation,asspectators were treated to the classic "good game of footy".

Aclassic looked far from happening in the secondquarter, as Traralgon took ascendency with asix-goal to one effort to lead by 26 points at the main break.

TheMaroons’ running game was up and running, and at times it appeared Moe couldn't lay ahand on them.

The Lionswere already down akey defender after Brock Smith suffered concussion early in the piece.

On-lookers had no reason to feel anything out of the ordinary was happening midway through the third, as the Maroons held a 31-point lead and werepretty much playing in cruise control.

previouslysaidthe Maroonsare "not worried about him kicking big bags", they wouldn't havebeen upset by hiseffortonSaturday all the same.

Eddy took two strong marks at the start of the last quarter, and kicked truly with his second shot from right on 50. The ball did not even look like missing after it left his boot.

The former Port Adelaide player was simplytoo classyfor countrydefenders, and while Moe had former AFL defenders of theirown in Keilty and Smith, one had to play up the ground on Maroons skipper Dylan Loprese, and the other was unable to take the field.

At timesitappeared Eddy literally only had 30 centimetres on his opponent, and that is all he needed to take an overhead mark.

With the marginhovering around 10 points, players scrambled madly to help their side. Traralgon's Harvey Neocleous was so caught up in trying to score he even collided with the goalpost.

Another goal to Blasersix minutes in at the Can Bar end made it aseven point ball game. The Can Bar may well have influenced a decision ashort time later, as veteran umpire Steve'Budgie'Buhagiar paid adeliberateout of bounds in Moe's favour.

Who says they never pay deliberate in country footy.

Someoutstanding work from Keilty stopped acertain offensivechain whenhe outmarked Loprese, much to the Maroons skipper’sdisgust, while Jaryn Makepeace, in his first senior game for the season, got the ball into Moe's forward line with anmesmerising one-handed pick-up.

his99thsenior game for Moe, along with James Blaser in his 185th and Tyson Biffin in his 108th.

Grady Cocksedge played well, as did youngster Jacob Balfour, who showed exceptional courage at times going back with the flight.

The Lions wore black armbands for the late John Mete at the weekend. 'Metey'played forthe club in the 1950's/60's and served on the committee for anumberofyears.

His widow Jean was there on Saturday, and understood to be moved by the gesture.

WinningTraralgon coach Jake Best described the match as agood contest.

"We've been testedevery game the last fewweeks, Moe being5-0, it was good to see where we're at, it was areally good hit out," he said.

"We were happywithour firsthalf,felt likewehad it on ourterms,but we knew Moe were going to come back at us, they are aquality side and they did exactly that."

Lookingatwhatchanged momentum in the third quarter, Best felt there was afew factors involved.

"I think with the wind, we played it abit safe in the third quarter, wind down one end we probably went away from our style and justwanted to get through that quarterand getthe wind in thelastquarter so that hurt us abit," he said

"At threequarter time the message was to just be brave, play our style, playour system, it should hold us in good stead, we didn't really want to change too much apart from being abit more aggressive.

HBritten. BEST:

JMorrowM Heywood AWilson LRees TMorrow WClaridge.Traralgon: GWood

GOALS: Leongatha: HLindsay4N Fixter JSchelling KMateria FMateria LHickey LWright

RKemp.Morwell:ZCheffers DHough NWilson MLovison. BEST: Leongatha: HLindsayS

Forrester NFixterJSchelling DBerryman LWright. Morwell: LDalziel MPorykali LTactorM

Lovison DHough RAdams BAIRNSDALE

WONTHAGGI

GOALS: Bairnsdale: TRees3DEastman 2JStewartN George RPeters.Wonthaggi: ABusana

RMorescoK Yann ODawson WLuke BEST: Bairnsdale:JDoreO Clarke LLakay NGeorgeC

ETaylor. Wonthaggi: KYannRCornell RMorescoKBrown

Maffra: MGravener 8J Oldham 7OBrewer2 BMckenzie 2CJohnson WPleming

DSaker BEST: Maffra: MGravener

Agoal to Moe vice captain Harri Sim for highcontact at the 16-minute mark gave teammates something to cheerabout.Little wasanyone to know it would ignite ahuge momentum shiftthat saw the ball camped in the Lions' end of the ground for the next 10 minutes.

Ben Danihergoaled shortly after amid some controversy, withTraralgonplayers adamant the midfielder grabbed the ball out of the ruck without nominating.

Calls from Maroon players of "He can't do that!" did not please the controlling umpire, who awarded afree kick to Moe in the centre of the ground for dissent.

Traralgon was abletosettle,with Sam Hallyburton providing one for the highlight reel after taking aone-handedgrabat half-forward.

Hallyburton was the beneficiary of aMoe kick across goal gonehorrendouslywrong, but another goal to Sim shorty after cut the margin back to just two goals at the final change.

It was the second week in arow Sim had kicked agoal deep into red-time heading into the last change -this one coming from asnap off one step after the ball had bobbled around apack30metres out.

Although the Lions were well in the game, it was clear they were out on their feet.

Sensingthis, Moe coach Declan Keilty urged his charges to dig deep.

Having been stranded on 199goals for a number of weeks, Lions midfielder James Blaser kicked his 200th at the best possible time, less thantwo minutes into the final term,gettingout the backtodribbleone through.

But then there was Eddy.

While Traralgon coachJakeBest had

Traralgon midfielder Tom Schneider showedacool head to slot agoal from aslight angle afterbeing taken high, whilethatman again, Eddy, had another say, kicking truly at the 16 minute marktoextendthe Maroons lead to 19 points.

Moe responded with another goal to Sim, having to finishwhatshouldhavebeen completed the kick before, meaning the Lions almost made acomplete meal out of what looked to be an easy goal.

General play unfolded as the clock ticked over the 20 minute mark, before an exceptional tackle from Traralgon's LucasTripodi handed the ball back to the Maroons in the middle of the ground.

Keilty however just kept finding ways, withhis Inspector Gadget arms nailing consecutive smothers on Louis D'Angelo and Connor Ambler. Moe's Harry Pepper was awarded afree kick at the 26 minute mark, and the resultant goal got the margin back to eight points.

While there was still time, the response from the Lions players indicated they had left their run too late.

By now, they had to risk losing the game by four goals trying to win it by four points.

Time eventually beat all comers. Agoal to Traralgon'sHarvey Howe right on the siren sealingthe finalscore for the Maroons.

Most watching the game would haveagreed Eddy and Sim were the two standouts, not just for either team, but for the game itself. When the league votes are read out, those nameswill surely be three and two.

Connor Littledid agood job for Traralgon, as did Schneider, Mark Collison, Neocleous and Dan McKenna,backaftera very long time away from the game.

Scott Van Dyk was listedinthe best in

Morwell puts up good fight against top team

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

THEY do say timing is everything.

As if playing Leongatha wasn't going to be hard enough -try doing it without your playing-coach or marquee centre half forward.

That was the unfortunate reality that greeted Morwell on Saturday, as the Tigers took on the might of Leongatha.

As expected,the Parrots won the match 11.18 (84) to 7.6 (48), although to Morwell's credit, they weren't totally disgraced.

The quarter-by-quarter scoresindicated the young Tigers,who werewithout playing coach Boyd Bailey or key position playerAdamBraendler, were in the match right up until three quartertime,

when they only trailed the league leader by 10 points.

Granted,Leongatha had registered 10 more scoring shots by this stage, but for a fleeting moment at least, afamous upset was on the cards.

It wasn't to be however, as the Parrots kickedfour goals to noneinthe final term to record their 34th consecutive win. Some familiar names againmadeup the best players for the winners in Tom Marriott (threegoals), CadeMaskell, AaronHeppell, Ben Willis and Aaron Turton.

Ryan Hearn, Brandon McDonald (five goals),Tristen Waack, Tyler Brown, Burkeley Macfarlane and Brandon McAuliffe put in commendableefforts for the Tigers.

Morwell players wore special pink guernseys on Saturday, in support of breast cancer research and fundraising.

"The pleasing thingwas we didn't panic, previous years we might have lost that tight game, it wasgoodweshowed thatmaturity TruecredittoMoe,they didn't roll over at all, they could have won that game, no dramas."

Best said the Maroons wouldlook to recuperate with the week off.

"We're looking forward to the bye, we've got afair few guys that will come back after the bye, it's good for themtohavethat extra week," he said.

"We've still got alot to work on, we don't feel like we are playing at our very best (so) training as normal."

Away from the result, Traralgon and Moe againplayed for the Riley'Choppy' Pearce Cup.

Through tragedy has come afortified bond between the Maroons and Lions, who are set to play an annual match in the name of mental health for generations to come in memory of ayoung man taken far too soon.

Alphabet only thing splitting Tigers, Pies

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

MR CARTER’S head will be spinning over this.

Those checking the Gippsland League senior ladder might notice a remarkable statistic.

After six rounds, Sale and Morwell are separated only by the alphabet. The Magpies and Tigers have both won two games and lost four, and are on exactly the same percentage. That meansboth have scored and conceded the exact same number of points in season 2023.

For the record, Sale andMorwell's points for is 391, and 488 against. Morwell takes sixth spot by virtue of thefactM (13th letter)comes beforeS (19th letter) in the alphabet. While it is highly unlikely, if near-on impossible, to ever come to this, if two teams sit either side of the top five and are equal on points and percentage at the end of the home and away season, the followingisused to determine who makes finals:

PlanA:Record betweenthe two teams during the home and away; PlanB:Ifthat is even, percentage in matches between the two teams, and; Plan C: If it is stilleven then, (no joke), toss of acoin.

League ready for all-star weekend

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

THE GippslandLeague has aleague-wide bye this weekend.

Theleague is breaking for amodern incarnation of interleague, thatwill seebestplayersunder the ageof25compete againsteach other.

Morwell senior coach Boyd Bailey is coaching ‘Team Navy’ which will comprise players from Morwell, Traralgon, Maffra, Sale and Bairnsdale. Warragul counterpartJed Lamb is coaching ‘TeamRed’, taking in players from Warragul, Drouin, Leongatha,Wonthaggiand Moe. Junior football andnetball matches are also taking part, playing under the ‘All Stars’ banner.

The initiative is part of acreditablemove by the Gippsland Leaguetotry and get representative football back on the map following an absence of afew years.

Traditional interleague was scrapped as acostcuttingmove when the pandemicfirst hit,although in the eyesofsome, it had beendying aslowdeath well before that.

Stories of clubs not nominating their best players for fear of them getting injured were common, as wasplayers themselves either declining an invitation or being half-hearted about it.

Gippsland League would normallyplay one interleague match per-season wearing the league colours of red, white and blue.

Recent opponentsfor the seniorfootball team have been: Yarra Valley District (2015 at Drouin,

Gippsland won), Bendigo (2016 at Warragul, lost), Woori Yallock (2017 away, lost), Murray (2018 at Moe, won) and Central Murray (2019 at Cohuna, won).

Players wore acommemorative guernseyin 2019 to pay tribute to the league’s 1979 Victorian Country Football League championship winning side.

The then-Latrobe Valley Football League (later Gippsland Latrobe) won the state Division1 premiership in 1979, 1980, 1990 and 1995.

Thehalcyon daysofthe Gippsland League are generally thought to be the early- to mid-90s. The league made three interleague Grand Finals between 1990 and 1995, while by 1996, the region had aclub on the VFL stage in Traralgon.

The championships were formally playedina

round-robin structure as partofa weekend-long carnival, before it was simply decided to have one league play another in one match per year.

These once-a-year matches formed the basis of aranking scale, determining the top leagues in the state -asystem described as ‘Mickey Mouse’ by some pundits.

While the Gippsland League came in at 13 on the most recent country footy rankings in 2020, in the eyes of most, Gippsland’s only premier league could easily take aplace in thetop 10.

It is hoped the All Stars concept will help reinvigorate interleague and showcase what the Gippsland League has to offer.

TheAll Starswill be in action this Saturday, May20atTraralgon Recreation Reserve from 10am.

No joy for western teams during Round 6action

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

HOPE everyone was nice to their mothers on Sunday.

While everyone would have beenwinners in their mothers’ eyes, onlySale, Maffra and Wonthaggi went into the bye of the Gippsland League season with the four points to their name.

The Magpies and Eagles got much-needed wins on the board in Round 6action, each returning home after successful West Gippsland assignments MAFFRA broke through for its first win of the season.

The Eagles took to Western Park, and held off a determinedWarragul to win 8.14 (62) to 6.11(47).

Not much separated combatants throughout the day, although atwo-goal to nonethird term allowed Maffra to establish a21-point lead.

TheEagleswere then able to maintain amargin somewherewithin this vicinity in the last. Both teams shared three goals in the opening term, althoughMaffra did have to work itsway backafter the Gullshad twice as many scoring shots.

Left-footer BenBrunt led the way for the winners in abest-on-ground performance, followed by Brayden Monk, John Butcher, Tom Thatcher,Alex Carr and Ed Carr.

With the Eagles undergoing arebuilding phase, coachAnthonyRobbinshas shown awillingness to play the kids, and he said awin would do wonders for their confidence.

“Much better to win than lose of course, it was nice to get awin, especially down there, not easy down there but we got the job done,” he said.

“Both sides wasted opportunities at different times that put scoreboard pressure on each other. It was abit of an error-ridden game, however both sidesatdifferent times played good footy.”

Warragul foundservice fromLiamSerong, Nick Mulqueen, LiamSumner, Sam Whibley, Corbin Sutherland and Brad Hefford.

Thebye may have come at agood time for the Gulls, as they have amounting casualty ward.

The unfortunate Warragul squad was so depleted at the weekend, its reserves only had nine registered players and needed five fill-ins to get it up to 14 -the minimum number required to avoid forfeiting.

Injuries in the Gulls’camphave been compounded by the absence of playing-coach Jed Lamb, who will

likely miss the rest of the season.

Lamb suffered ashocking knee injury the week before against Traralgon. It is no exaggeration to say it looked like his left leg was going to snap off. Field umpireMark Smithreported hearing the ‘pop’ from as far as 10 metres away.

Robbins sent hisbest wishes to Lamb, seeking

him out before the game.

“I went over and said Iwas very sorry to see him injured, never want anyone injured in that way, especially playersbringing excitement to thegame like Jed does,” he said.

In agood sign, Lamb has implemented some character building traits with the Warragul team

-players were walkingaroundthe ground picking up rubbish post-game afterthe crowd had gone home.

From aMaffra perspective, although the Eagles are currently second-last on the ladder, the next wave of youngsters has the chance to forge their own history.

Maffra still has some quality senior players in Daniel Bedggood, Kade Renooy and Danny Butcher, the likes of which Robbins said were now passing on their knowledge.

“It’s been quite exciting, we’ve had seven debutants, you think about how many wins we’ve had in the last 20 years, it’s aunique time for alot of us,” he said.

“Those older guys are doing agreat job of mixing in and educating those younger players, and Ithink it’s brought abit of excitement backfor some of them.

“It’snever easy whenyou are getting beateneasily, but we’re learning all the time, young players are learning and the old ones are working with them, we’re still enjoying what we’re doing.” SALE got back on the winners list.

The Magpies led fromstart to finishagainst Drouin, winning 16.13 (109) to 9.9 (63).

WithDrouin having lost mostoftheir games this season by ahandful of points, there was some suggestion the Hawks weren’t that far off some of the finals contenders.

Such thoughtsmay have beenextinguished at the weekend after Sale defeatedthem by 46 points Thevisitors dominated the opening term, putting up 5.8 (38) to 1.1 (7).

Sale added another five goalsinthe second term, and four in the third to make it a39-point margin at the final change.

KaneMartin madea welcome return forSale, and was among the best players with three goals.

Joining the left-footer as his side’s most prominent was Shannen Lange, who also kicked three, while Hudson Holmes and Josh Butcher also playedwell. Brothers Daineand JontyMcGuinesscontinued their strong form from the previous week.

Clayton Kingi kicked four goals for Drouin, and found good support from Kye Quirk, Jordan Kingi, Hugo Birks, Callum Tyler and Jarrod Marshall. WONTHAGGI made the longest trip in Victorian countryfootball asuccessful one,after easily accounting for Bairnsdale.

Only 14 points separated the sides at halftime, before the Power putthe foot down, scoring 10 goals to one in the second half to win 18.21 (129) to 8.7 (55).

Well played: Morwell’s BurkeleyMacfarlanewas among his side’s best at the weekend. TheTigers traded their traditional yellow sashfor pinkinsupportofbreastcancer research.

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FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND

BY ROB POPPLESTONE

FOUR rounds into the 2023 season and clubs have now started to show their hand as to what they can and cannot do, and those strengths andweaknesses had also been tested against various opposition.

Aclearer picture will be obvious in the month ahead, but this week in particular fully tested the teams expected to be at the top end of town.

 FOSTER VYINNAR

IN the fortnightleading into their weekend clash with the reigningpremiers, Foster had claimed two victories, both by just three points and both against quality opposition. Their home ground hosting of Yinnar, was expected to produce yet another nail biting encounter, but it was bad kicking that proved to be costly, very costly.

Foster 4.14 (38) were defeated by Yinnar 9.4 (58).

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NEWBOROUGH 2.2 7.5 12.10 16.16 (112)

HILL END 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 (13)

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FISH CREEK 0.0

“What do they say about bad kicking …it was going to catchuptousafter the last few weeksand today it did. More scoring shots and just as much of the ball, they beat us on the ground and got afew easy ones which was deflating for the group. The Yinnar boys had plenty to say so there’s agood little rivalry building,” Fostersenior coach Sam Davies said Yinnar are slowly getting their mojo, and with that come their confidence, and with that comes their premiership winningform.

“Was great to get the result in what was a good contested game of footy, I’m really proud of how we went about it, our willingness to compete and apply pressure wasgreat to see.

9.6 17.9 (111)

clashes that are of most importance, finals like, for want of abetter description, and this match was touted to be one of those.

Two sides, seemingly evenly matched and both desperate to start and put some distance betweenthemselves and thosemiddle-of-theladder teams.

MDU standing tall and signalling they will be afinals contender in 2023, winning 19.12 (126) to Fish Creek’s 6.9 (45).

on the Lions, Morwell East were keen to make it aperfect start to the season with four wins from their opening four matches.

The Hawks had previously displayed some very slick movement of the ball, which, complemented with young legs, was causing some massive headachesfor opposition sides Round 4was no different for Morwell East winning by 39 points, 10.13 (73) to Stony Creek’s 4.10 (34).

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Our depth has been challenged which has given us no other option but to play the kids and once again they were fantastic! Foster are agood side, they controlled the game at stages but couldn’t hit the scoreboard, credit to my boys though, they worked super hard and deserved the win,” Yinnar senior coach Daniel Taylor said.

Most sides in the competition seem to have improved on what they offered in 2022, and the fact thatYinnar are winning games that they may have lost last season, sends amessage to all in the competition that they believethey are capable of going back to back.



HILL END VNEWBOROUGH

HILL End at home has for many years been oneofthe toughest trips on the calendar for opposition clubs.

The Rovers, always with strong community support, making it asometimes uncomfortable andtesting environment from which to claima victory.

Newborough howeverare quiteadifferent proposition this year to last, and did what they needed to do quite comfortably.

Newborough 17.21(123) defeated Hill End 3.16 (34).

“First time in five years we meet the Hill men and get to sing,” Newborough senior coach Craig Skinner said.

“The usual footy problem, perfect conditions and both sides kick acopious amount of points without asingleexcuse.

“We already have the Byrne Fanning cup in the cupboard and plan to engrave it in the future.

“Santo coaches better with less talent than astarstuddedteam and would agree the scoreboard was not the true indicator of the game that was played. but overall happy to descend with four points.”

Those four points are just another to add to the unbeaten Bulldog’s tally,and they are the same four points that HillEnd would have loved to have had.

“Newborough were far too good for us today. We didbattle and Idon’tthinkthe scoreboard gave our effort justice,”Hill End senior coach Mike Santo said.

“A huge last quarter blew us away. Our inaccuracy around the goal clearly didn’t help. Craig has the boys well structuredand playing for each other and they’ll be hard to beat by most sides.”

Coach Santo has remained, and you can bet will remain positive about what his side is capable of, the evenness of the competition meaning that aquickriseupthe MGFNL ladder is always possible if you can string a few games together.

 MDUV FISH CREEK

CLUBShave worked out very quickly, the

“We had areallygood day as agroup, moved the ball well and the most pleasing thing was turning the forward entries into scores,”MDU senior coachNathanAllen said.

Fish Creek would have given themselves achanceofsecuring awin, but the result highlights theneed for teams to be either on their game or paying the price.

“We got shown up by apretty slick and well coached outfit. It was agreat day for footy and Meeniyan’s skill and work rate shone through. Some good learnings for us to take from the game, so it’s time for us to roll up the sleeves and start putting in the hard yards,” Fish Creek senior coach Jarrod Walker said.

At this early stageofthe season,itappears that some new faces will be putting their hands up for aplace in the league’s top six, MDUiscertainly one of those, but aweek is along time in football and there are still fourteen long weeks to go.



MIRBOO NORTH VTHORPDALE

MIRBOO North approached Thorpdale with the respect the Blues have quickly earnt, as they prepared for home ground clash.

The Blues may not have tasted victory in their opening three matches of the season, but they had certainly done enough to suggest they might cause some concern for the Tigers, and concern is what they caused, the Blues tasting some rare success in possibly their best win in years.

Thorpdale11.8(74) defeated Mirboo North 10.11 (71).

“Great day for the club taking home the win in both gradesoffooty on Mirboo North’s home deck. Abit closefor our liking at the end in the seniors, but good reward for the playing group,” Thorpdalesenior coach Jason Winderlich said.

“Extremely even competition this year so we expect another good challenge against Hill End at home.”

As disappointing as the loss was for the Tigers, you could not help but complimentary of the waythe Blues wentabout their victory

“Congratulations to Thorpy getting their first win today. Theyplayed some good patches of footy and capitalised on alot of our mistakes so they deserved the win. We did have achancetosnatchvictory in the last 30 secondsbut it wasn’t meant to be,” Mirboo North senior coach Peter Mongta said.

Disappointing loss for our club but we have to turn our focus nowtoMDU next week now and get on with it.”

MDU, will not be any easier aproposition for Mirboo North than Thorpdale were, so the pressure is now on the Tigers to quickly turn things around.

 MORWELL EAST VSTONY CREEK

RETURNING to their home ground to take

“It wasa veryphysical game. For four quarters Stony Creek brought the physicality, they threw everything at us. They played the gameone on one. My messagetoour boys was simple. This is us, this is the way we play the game so let’s be better at it for longer,” MorwellEastseniorcoach Paul Henry said.

“The spirit in these boys is something else and that’s exactly what we are going to need again this week, in what will be our biggest testyet,whenwecomeupagainst the undefeated Newborough side. Can’t wait for this!”

TheHawks are cruisingthrough the early part of the season, but will quickly find the pressure will start to build, while for Stony Creek, the pressure is already there.

“We were good with our pressure and tackling which kept us in the game.Our skillslet us down, just lacked that polish going forward. We will take some positives out of the game but haveabit to work on before Toora nextweek,” Stony Creeksenior coach Chris Verboon said.

 TARWIN VBOOLARRA

BOTH of these two teams had come off heart breaking three-point lossesintheir last match, and both to the same side in Foster. Tarwin, who had abye in between, were super keen to bounce back with avictory at home over the Demons.

In somewhatofashootout, it was the Sharks that got the job done Tarwin 19.8 (122) defeated Boolarra 15.9 (99).

“Well we jumped out of the gatewell! Then got complacent and the Boolarra lads turned up the dial alittle bit! It was awell ground out win for us and each week we keep learning about ourselves and also the competition! Ithought we movedthe ball the best we have this year so that’s promising,” Tarwin senior coach Troy Hemming said.

The Sharks’ 10 goals to two opening term was super impressive, but equallyimpressive was the way the Demons didn’t give it up and fought back to put themselves into contention.

“Tengoals to two at quarter andyou think the game is over, but to the boys credit we fought back and hit the front but undisciplined freekicks costusbadly,you can’t give good sides that sort of head start and unfortunately we haven’t hit another four points. We now have abye next week then amassive game against Yinnar,” Boolarra senior coach Tony Giardina said.

The Demons have shown they can mix it with the very best sides in the competition, but soonerrather thanlater they will also need to wingames of footy.

 BYE- TOORA

Underdogs: Thorpdale gotthe betterofMirboo North at the weekend. Photograph supplied

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND

BY ZOE ASKEW

HEYFIELD will host Cowwarr in Sale this weekend, as they complete for the Hollonds-Komen Cup in Round 7.

The Hollonds-Komen Cup is in honour of Heyfield's Pat Komen and Cowwarr's Andrew 'Angry' Hollonds, who both tragically died before the 2009 NGFNL season.

It is contested by Heyfield and Cowwarr in their first meet of every season, with the winning club awarded based on the results of the three football and six netball games.

2023 marks 13 years since the Cup's inception.

Andrew 'Angry' Hollonds' career with Cowwarr spanned over 20 years, first representing the Saints as a17-year-old in the thirds competition before becoming amember of the seniors and reserves list.

Hollonds was awarded runners up in Cowwarr's thirds best and fairestinhis debut football season, claiming the club best and fairest award in the reserves competition in 1990.

In 2005 Hollonds, who holds the club'sgame record with264 games, was awardedlifemembership with

Cowwarr, his boots remaininginthe Saint'schange rooms since 2008 in his honour.

Pat Komen was amuch-loved club man who played 472 games with Heyfield Football Club and was athree-time premiership player, playing in the undefeated Kangaroos flag in 1976, which saw Heyfield defeat Stratford.

In 1998Komen was inducted as alife memberof theleagueand was also awarded lifemembership of both the Heyfield junior and senior clubs.

Komen wasnot onlya greatfootballerfor Heyfield, but was instrumental as ajunior football coach claiming two premierships during hissix-year stint at the post.

Kaylah Komen, Pat Komen's granddaughter, continuesrepresenting the Komen bloodline at Heyfield,withthe Hollonds-Komen Cup holdinga special place in the young netballer's heart.

"It makes me feelgood that Iget to stillplay under Pop, and Ifeel like every time the HollondsKomen Cup does come around, that Pop is still here watching us try and win," Kaylah said.

"Cowwarr has only won it once in the whole time, so it is still good that we can win it every year for him."

For Kaylah, the Hollonds-Komen Cup is agame where nothing is left on the court.

"I feel like Iget up and about more when it comes to it because Iwant everyone to win and make Pop proud," she said.

"Everyone this year hassteppedupand definitely shown everyone what Heyfield can do, but who knows what [the result] is going to be, Ireckon anyone has achanceofwinning it this year, but hopefully, it's us."

Heyfield AGrade netball coach Emma Wojcinski has been involved in the Hollonds-Komen Cup in one form or another since its inception in 2010, 2023 marking Wojcinski's secondyearasthe Kangaroos AGrade netball coach.

Wojcinskisaysthere is alwaysanincreased drive to perform when Heyfield meets Cowwarr for the Hollonds-Komen Cup.

"The Komen family has had so much to do with the Footy-Netball Club for so many years, so the Hollonds-Komen Cup is abit of ahype, it gets talked about at training, and we really don't like to lose it," Wojcinski said.

AheadofHeyfield'sRound 7clash with Cowwarr, Wojcinski is expecting achallenging game.

"I often look at the ladder and the results of all the AGrade games, and Idon't think it will be an easy game," Wojcinski said.

"Oftenitcomes down to the wire for Heyfield and

Hollonds-Komen Cup this weekend Hawks,Blues hoping to continuestrongform

FOOTBALL

MID GIPPSLAND

BY ROB POPPLESTONE

WELL hasn't some extrainterestbeen thrown into the Mid Gippsland Football-Netball League season of 2023,with the likes of Thorpdale,MDU,and Morwell East all showing significant improvement from the season past and all three capable of having an impact on themakeup of the top six, and all three believing they can actually be apart of it.

 Thorpdale vHill End

THORPDALEare coming off one of their most pleasing victoriesinahandful of years, after defeating the respected MirbooNorth on the Tigershome deck just last week.

The Blues had been showing signs that awin might be on its way after three commendable performances in the opening threerounds,but now in the blink of an eye, they have the very real chance of making it two in arow.

"Last week was agreat day for the club, agood reward for the playinggroup. It's an extremely even competitionthisyear so we expectanother good challenge againstHill End at home,”Thorpdale senior coach Jason Winderlich said.

During pre-season, you might have pencilled this match up as one that Hill End would be expected to win, but rightnow Hill End are thehunted, and will need to find something extra to overcome their current blues, after last week's loss to Newborough.

"We did battle and Idon’t think the scoreboard gave out effort justice. It was the last quarter that blewusaway;our inaccuracy around thegoal clearly didn’t help,"HillEnd senior coach Mike Santo said.

There is no easy pathway this week for the Rovers, and Santo will be hoping, or more precisely, coaching as though its their last chance to remain in touch will those sides above them.

 Newboroughv Morwell East

ONLY one of thesetwo unbeatenteamswill continue to hold that title after this weekend.

As good as Morwell East have been, the Hawks

will no doubt know more about themselves after the Round 5clash with Newborough.

The Bulldogs on their home deck are apowerful unit, in fact they are on any ground at the moment, and they will be ready, willing and able to give the Hawkstheir toughest test to date.

“I'm looking forward to an early top of the table gameathome with achancetoget abonus four points in front of our Past Players Reunion,” Newborough senior coach Craig Skinner said.

The opportunitytoshowcase to past players that thismay well be anotheryear for the Bulldogs to celebrate won't be lost on Coach Skinner, but he and his talented team won't have everything their own way.

"The spirit in these boys is something else and that's exactly what we are going to needagain this week,inwhatwill be our biggest test yet, when we come up against the undefeated Newborough side.Can't wait for this," Morwell East coach Paul Henrysaid.

For the winner, clear air at the top of the MGFNL ladder beckons, for the loser it's back to achasing pack of clubs.

 Fish Creek vFoster

TO say awin is crucial for these two teams would be amassive understatement.

Fish Creek, under the guidance of coach Jarrod Walker, are showing patches of what is required to win games, but the Kangaroos will need to give more and do more to be in aposition to claim the points against the visiting Foster.

The Tigers themselves have managed to taste victory on anumberofoccasions already this season, but will not be wanting arepeatofthe sort of inaccurate finishing they showed in their defeat last week.

"What do they sayabout bad kicking …itwas going to catch up to us after the last few weeks and lastweekitdid," Fosterseniorcoach Sam Davies said.

Fish Creek would love the Tigers to once again be giving up chances in front of goals as they did last week, but more importantly they just need to be better themselves.

"Some good learningsfor us to take fromthe game last week, so it’s time for us to roll up our sleeves and start putting in the hard yards,” Fish Creek senior coach Jarrod Walker said.

Thereare no shortcuts or easy passagetosuccess at any level, and the Kangaroo's performance this week will makeobvious whether they understand that or not.

 Mirboo NorthvMDU

MDU would have done some forward scouting on thisweek'sopponent,and possibly walked away from the Tigers defeat to Thorpdale with aplan of how they might also be able to claim victory.

It really is an early fork in the road for Mirboo North, who might well have had last week's clash with Thorpdale as one they expected to win.

Pressure can quickly build in such aclose competitionand thatpressure willgive us an earlylook at whatthe Tigersare madeof.

“Lastweek we did have achance to snatchvictory in the last thirty seconds but it wasn’tmeant to be. It was adisappointing loss for our club but we have to turn our focus now to MDU this week and getonwith it,” Mirboo North seniorcoach Peter Mongta said.

Without question, that is what the Tigers must do,lastweeks surprising loss to Thorpdaleisdead and buried, but awin this week can quickly get the Mirboo North club up and about again. What stands in their way is MDU.

“We had areally good day as agroup last week, we moved the ball well and the most pleasing thing was turning the forward entriesinto scores,” MDU senior coach Nathan Allen said.

As good as the Demons were last week, you get the feeling they will need to be even better again this week.

 StonyCreek vToora

TWO teams that currently sit at the wrong end of the MGFNL ladder will no doubt be preparing to throw everything they have in this week's round five clash.

Toora, coming off the bye, have had time not only to refresh, but also see the Demons account for the Lions first hand just aweek ago.

Cowwarr, some of our margins are often within 10 goals, so it is generally close, and we do match up well against Cowwarr; they are hard to match up against."

Ahandful of the Magpie players may not have been on the trip to Hill End just afew weeks ago, but theywill havenoproblem in the journey to Stony Creek this week.

"We have had patches where we have looked ok, but just not for long enough, we have had asolid three weeks where we have learned alot but we were looking forward to last weeks bye."

Bothsidesare more than capable on their day, bu there willbenoexcuses from either side this week

"Last week our skillslet us down,justlackedthat polish going forward. We will take some positives out of the game but have abit to work on before Toora this week,” Stony Creek coach Chris Verboon said.

 Yinnar vTarwin

WINNING form is good form, and these two teams bring that into this weeks game in round five.

Tarwin showed another side to themselves last week, when they took on and defeated Boolarra in areal shootout against the Demons,the Sharks kicking better than twenty goals of scoring.

However, whether they bring that game style into this week against Yinnar, will be of most interest.

“We keep learning about ourselves and also the competition. This week we have our first away game at Yinnar," Tarwin senior coach TroyHemming said.

Yinnar are preparing for perhaps their biggest challenge of the season, but last week's win over Foster have them well placed.

"Ourdepth has been challenged whichhas given us no other option but to playthe kidsand once again they were fantastic! Tarwin this week is another challenge that we're looking forward to, they look to be in good form so we'll have to be at our best to get the win," Yinnar senior coach Daniel Taylor said.

It promises to be one of the betterand more interesting clashes of the round,for the winner, the momentum continues, and for the loser it's a sure sign there is some work to do.

 BYE- Boolarra

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FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND

BY TOM HAYES

BOY, it was an eventful week in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League, as the weekend was filled with highly-anticipated clashes, tight finishes and ex-AFL royalty. THEmost exciting thing to happen over the weekend was the appearance of ex-Collingwood player Dane Swan at Gormandale.

Perhaps afairy tale match-up, the Tigers would host Heyfield, who is of course coached by none other than Swan’s 2010 premiership teammate Leigh Brown.

Alongside Swan was the cousinof Essendon's Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Adam Tipungwuti, who made aname for himself at the Tiwi Bombers in the Northern Territory and played VFL for the Kangaroos.

Gormandale kept close in the firstquarter, going into the firstbreak agoaldown, but Heyfield continued to track progressively, taking athree-goal lead into half time.

Down, but definitely not out, Gormandale continued to give it their all with the help of Swan and Tipungwuti, but the lead grew to 41 points by three-quarter-time.

A3.4 (22) to 1.5 (11) final termallowed Heyfield to claim a53-point win away from home, 15.17 (107) to 6.19 (55).

For the winners, Kodie and Brayden Woodland, Bailey Escreet, Tyson Graham, Mitchell Bennett and KyleGraham stoodout.

justone point by the main break, kicking five of their own to YYN’s three.

Ahuge third quarter provided end-to-end, free-flowing footy, which had the scoreboard ticking over quite frequently.

The Cougars had the lead eventually and heldonto it goinginto the finalchange, leading by apoint.

But the final term was party time for the Cougars, kicking four goals to one to extend the margin out to 27 points by thefinalsiren.

The party tricks were on show as the Cougars kicked three quickgoals to stun the Jets in the final term, as everything seemingly went their way.

For Churchill, Ben Kearns -who kicked six goals -Ryan Lowrie, Tyson and Dillon Leys along with Joel Mason stood out.

Campbell MacInnes and Dean Macdonald kicked 10 goals between them, earning them aspotinthe best for YYN, alongside Rohan Reid, Anthony Young, Mitchell Luck and Dylan Bath.

The Cougars remain undefeated in 2023, improving their record to 5-0, leaving the Jets in unfamiliarterritory with a3-3 record.

THE Saints and the Blues took to Cowwarr Recreational Reserve in agame that hoped to see ateam claim their second win of the year, but the script was left at home.

The home side got off to the best of starts, booting 5.2 to 0.2 in the opening term to hold afive-goal lead at the first change.

Maxwell and Matthew Ellman were in the best.

TRARALGON Tyers Unitedcontinued their unbeaten start to 2023, knocking over the winless Glengarry with ease at home.

The game wasjustaboutoverbyhalftime, as TTU took a47-point leadinto the first change, kicking 8.2 (50) to 0.3 (3), turning it into a66-pointmarginhalfwaythrough the game.

Thefoot might’ve come off the accelerator, butthe scorescontinued to grow.

TTU surpassed triple digits in the third term and led by 82 points with 30 minutes to go.

AspiritedMagpies outfit competed until theend, winning the final term to drag the margin back to 73 points.

TTU moveto6-0, defeating Glengarry, 19.14 (128) to 8.7 (55).

The Bombers look to be the strongest team in the competition thus far, but could meet their match next week in atop-of-the-ladder clash.

Kade Duncan wasbestonground for TTU, complimentedbyMichaelJacobsen, Brad Kelleher -who ledthe line,kickingeight majors -Liam Willaton, Jye Neilson and Jake Cashmore.

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GOALS:

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8.6 (54)

Within Gormandale’sbest was Luke Farry, Tristan Salerno, Tipungwuti -who kicked two goals -Jet Krimhand, Nicholas Millington and Kodie Owen.

Hopefully Swan and Tipungwuti were able to pass on some words of wisdom to the Tigers,and givethem the boostthey need for the rest of season 2023.

Following their battle, Swan and Ricky Nixon hosted asportsman nightatthe Boneyard, as ahealthycrowdwatched on in the function rooms. CHURCHILL got over the line away from home againstthe reigning premier,Yallourn Yallourn North.

An enticing back-and-forth battle saw the lead swing several times before the final term, where it wasone-waytrafficfor the visitors.

The Jetsgot the jumponthe Cougarsin the opening term, kicking 4.3 (27)to2.1 (13), making the most of that home ground advantage.

Churchill bit back and cut the margin to

FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

BY TOM HAYES

ATRARALGON local has made amonumental stride in her footballing career, following the completion of the Under 16 AFL National Development Championships.

Ella Stoddart, 16, represented Victoria Country alongside fellow Gippsland Power products Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Abby Hobson andAddison Howe.

The girls were handpicked by the Victoria Country selection panel, whichcouldbeseen by some as impressive enough.

At the championships,the girls played two games during April, displaying their talents all in the attempted effort to get Victoria Country over the line.

In their first game, Victoria Country stepped up to face their Metro counterparts at Shepparton’s Deakin Reserve.

Country got the win in athriller, defeating Metro by four points; 6.5 (41) to 4.13 (37). Stoddartwas namedinCountry’s best, something she had done for the second time that year, after arecognisable performance for Gippsland Power two weeks earlier against the Murray Bushrangers.

For theirsecond game, the girls wouldtake on Western Australia in adouble-header at Arden Street Oval, before the Victoria Metro versus South Australia match. Unfortunately, things didn’t go their way as they were drubbed by 60 points, ending their championship carnival.

But once again, the bright light to come from the defeat was Stoddart.

She kicked one of Victorian Country’s two goals in theloss, helping her argument to make the best again for Country.

Despite the up and down carnival results wise, Stoddart and the rest of the team could be proud of their efforts.

She was given recognition for her display whenthe Under 16 Girls All-Australian Teamwas released, after thechampionships.

It was Cowwarr’s best first term of the season so far;their previous best was in Round 1against Gormandale.

Rosedale got the ball rolling in the second quarter,dragging the marginbackto26, but plenty of work still had to be done.

In aseesawing affair,Cowwarr got the better of the visitors, kicking 3.3 (21)to 2.6 (18), extending their lead to 29 with a quarter to go.

But Rosedale evidently didn’tgivein, despite the deficit.

All of asudden, Cowwarr had transferred their momentum to Rosedale, as the Blues went on to kick 6.1 (37) to 1.2 (8).

You can do the math.

The scores ended all square, at 11.8(74) to 10.14 (74), the second draw in the NGFNL this season (the firstinseniors), after Cowwarr and Yarram drew in the reserves.

Shane Morgan, Matt Johnston- who kicked fourmajors -KyleStamers,Ben Coffey,Jake Brown and Shane Galea were the bestfor the home side.

While for the Blues, JayDiamond, Will Murray, Thomas Northe, RileyAtlee, Devon

As for the Magpies, Michael Ryan, Thomas Harris, Cameron Graham, Luke Healy, Riley Adams and Cassidy Bartley impressed. FINALLY, Yarram overcame an early deficit to down the Bulldogs on their home deck at Stephenson Park.

Sale took an eight-pointlead and held onto it up until half time, yet the Demons had slashed the margin to just four points.

The game blew wide open when Yarram kicked 8.1 (49) to 3.3 (21) to put things on their terms,leading by four goals at the final break.

Withthe gameseemingly won, the Demons extended the leadout to six goals to complete the comeback, winning 16.11 (107) to 10.11 (71).

Yarram held onto their top four spot, now twogames clear in the finals positions, from Sale in sixthplace.

Boadie Motton,Tyler Chisholm, Griffin Underwood, Liam Bentley, Dylan Garnham and Matt Clavarinowere the best for the winners, while Joshua Swift kicked five goals -now with the equal third-most goals for the season with 25.

For the Bulldogs, Harry Kaandorp, Daniel Howe, Benjamin Brett, Kaden McCulloch, Matthew Walker and Brayden MacgregorDavies stood out.

Following her strong performances, Stoddartfoundherselfnamed on the field in the Under 16 Girls AA, across half back. Sheturned out to be one of two Country girls to make the team, as Stella Huxtable of the Geelong Falcons made the interchange.

“I think the growth is with confidence as aperson inside the program,” Gippsland Power Girls coach Nathan Boyd said.

“She continually gets stronger in terms of her power, she’s got agreat left-foot kick, and her ability to read the game is continued to develop.”

Tremendously,ontop of her All-Australian selection, Stoddart was also awarded as the Victoria Country Carnival MVP.

Boyd was extremely proud of Stoddart, from acoaching perspective.

“She’s areally great kid, she engages reallywell.So, you naturally have that good relationship with her,” Boyd said.

“Seeing her elevated to All-Australian is something I’m really proud of and I’m happy for her.”

Boyd is keen to see how Stoddart is able to progress over thenext two years.

“We see her as aplayer, for the next two years, we’re going to invest pretty heavily in,” Boyd said.

“We’re all about continuing that process for the next two years and seeing where we can get her to.

“She could be agreat talent, with that development path that she’s on -she’s doing really well, so Iwant to see that continue.”

Stoddartwould havetobeproudofherself -she won the Under 18’s Best and Fairest in ayear that she turned 16-years-old, and apparently only played half of aseason.

With this year, plus another two years of top-age football to play, it would be afair estimatethat she has more to come her way.

Boyd believes Stoddart will make adifference to the top-age side when shereturns, as he looks forward to the remainder of the 2023 season.

Allies get on the board

FOOTBALL WOMENS BY ZAIDA

GLIBANOVIC

IN the Female Football Gippsland League, the Moe and Newborough Allies Women’s team gotoff themark to get their first win of the season, booting 5.8 (38) to Drouin’s single point. Taylah Dow and Chloe Dodd kicked two majors, while Lilly Brown got on the board as well.

In the other game,the BoisdaleBriagolong Women’s team kicked 4.9 (33) to defeat Lindenow South 1.1 (7).

IN the Youth Girls League, Newborough and Moe faced offat Ted Summerton Reserve, where the Bulldogs kicked5.2 (32) to defeat a scoreless Moe.

Churchill had atough fight against neighbours in Morwell; the Morwell youth girls overpowered the Cougars who lost 1.0 (6) to Morwell’s 9.12 (66).

Traralgon won 8.18 (66) to Korumburra’s 2.0 (12).

Sale City had acloseone in aonepoint win over the WarragulIndustrials 1.7 (13) to 1.6 (12).

Bairnsdale had ahugewin on Sunday, booting 10.9 (69) over Phillip Island 1.2 (8).

Woodside continues on good form winning 13.8 (86)tobeat Nar Nar Goon.

In anail-biting contest, Dalyston went down by five points to Bunyip. Boisdale-Briagolong had aclean sweep, as the Youth Girls team bested Drouin 11.7 (73) to 1.2 (8).

Netball Scoreboard

MID GIPPSLAND ROUND4

AGRADE: Newborough 50 dHillEnd 37,FishCreek 40

dMDU 32, Yinnar 54 dFoster 20, Boolarra61d Tarwin

39, Morwell East 57 dStony Creek 29, BYE-Mirboo

North, Toora.

BGRADE: Newborough 57 dHillEnd 33, Mirboo North

85 dThorpdale 14,FishCreek 58 dMDU 56, Yinnar 54 d

Foster 18,Morwell East 52 dStony Creek 27,Boolarra78

dTarwin 41, BYE- Toora.

CGRADE: Hill End 34 dNewborough 32, Mirboo North

42 dThorpdale 32, MDU 42 dFishCreek 31, Yinnar 81

dFoster 1, Tarwin 32 dBoolarra22, Morwell East 28 d

StonyCreek 19,BYE -Toora.

DGRADE: Newborough 28 dHillEnd 25, Fish Creek

34 dMDU 19,Yinnar 64 dFoster 13,Tarwin 38 d

Boolarra24, Morwell East 44 dStony Creek 21, Mirboo North 69 dThorpdale 5, BYE- Toora.

17/UNDER: MDU27dFishCreek 19,Morwell East 35

dStony Creek 19,Boolarra25d Tarwin 20, BYE- Toora, Mirboo North, Newborough, Yinnar

15/UNDER: MDU58dFishCreek 31, Morwell East 22

dStony Creek 19,Boolarra85d Tarwin 5, Yinnar 69 d

Foster 2, Hill End 44 dNewborough 7, Mirboo North bye, BYE- Toora.

13/UNDER: MDU13dFishCreek 2, Boolarra40d

Tarwin 8, Hill End 18 dNewborough 12,Yinnar 27 d

Foster 9, BYE-MirbooNorth, Toora.

NORTH GIPPSLAND ROUND6

AGRADE: Heyfield 61 dGormandale 29, Rosedale 52

dCowwarr 42, Sale City 50 dYarram 34, Glengarry53d

TTU 43, Churchill 61 dYYN 19,BYE -Woodside

BGRADE: Heyfield 50 drew Gormandale 50, Rosedale

46 dCowwarr 43, Sale City 79 dYarram 27,Glengarry 54

dTTU 34, YYN 53 dChurchill 18,BYE -Woodside

CGRADE: Gormandale 54 dHeyfield 23, Rosedale

42 dCowwarr 30, Sale City 87 dYarram 3, TTU 30 d

Glengarry29, YYN 46 dChurchill 14,BYE -Woodside

DGRADE: Heyfield 30 dGormandale 28, Rosedale

36 dCowwarr 29, Sale City 77 dYarram 9, TTU 36 d

Glengarry24, Churchill 30 dYYN 13,BYE -Woodside

17/UNDER: Heyfield 35 dGormandale 23, Rosedale

56 dCowwarr 10,Sale City68d Yarram 3, TTU 31 d

Glengarry31, YYN 32 dChurchill 26, BYE- Woodside

15/UNDER: Heyfield 47 dGormandale 6, Rosedale

51 dCowwarr 8, Sale City 72 dYarram 4, TTU 42 d

Glengarry18, Churchill 30 dYYN 9, BYE- Woodside

GIPPSLAND LEAGUE ROUND6

AGRADE: Warragul 49 dMaffra41, Morwell 49 d

Leongatha 43, Moe 57 dTraralgon 45, Sale 42 dDrouin

38 Wonthaggi 54 dBairnsdale 46.

BGRADE: Warragul 53 dMaffra47, Traralgon 43 d

Moe 41, Leongatha 57 dMorwell 49, Drouin 47 dSale

23, BYE-Bairnsdale,Wonthaggi.

CGRADE: Maffra 48 dWarragul 26, Traralgon 34 d

Moe 30, Morwell 25 dLeongatha 21, Drouin 41 dSale

24, Bairnsdale 52 dWonthaggi 22.

17/UNDER: Maffra43d Warragul 17,Traralgon 49

dMoe 9, Leongatha 38 dMorwell 25, Sale 39 d

Drouin 18,Wonthaggi 59 dBairnsdale 23.

15/UNDER: Maffra 37 dWarragul 19,Traralgon 59 d

Moe16, Leongatha 36 dMorwell 22, Sale 68 dDrouin

14,Bairnsdale 57 dWonthaggi 26.

13/UNDER: Traralgon 45 dMoe 29, Leongatha 41 dMorwell 11,Maffra49d Warragul27, Sale 56 d Drouin 9, Bairnsdale 17 dWonthaggi 1.

Tigers pounce to top of ladder

NETBALL By ZAIDA

GLIBANOVIC

ROUND 6ofGippsland League netball saw some excitingresults. Morwell took the topspot against ahigh-flyingLeongatha, gettingoverthe lineina close one, the Tigers 49 to the Parrots 43. The Moe Lions roared after their dominant 57 to 45 win over Traralgon,while theSale Magpies jumped over Drouin in an unexpected win, the Hawks going down 38 to the Pies 42.

IN other games, Maffracame within 8goals of apowerful Warragul side, losingonly 41 to the Gulls’ 49, and Wonthaggi brought the power to beat Bairnsdale 54 to 46. The Gippslandnetballerswill enjoy awell-deserved restduring AllStarweekend to come back next Saturday, May 27.

IN North Gippsland netball, Heyfield made light work of Gormandale, winning 61 to 29. Rosedale defeated Cowwarr 52 to 42, while Sale had agood win against Yarram, the Bulldogs 50 to Yarram’s 34. Elsewhere, TTU went down to Glengarry 53 to 43, while Churchill breezed through the Jets, defeating YYN 61 to 19.

IN North Gippsland’s Round 7, the game of the round will be when Rosedaleand Sale Citybattle

THE two netball powerhouses will have alot to prove in this one. As theladderstartstotakeshape, Sale City needs the win to keep its second place, while the Blues desperately need the win to put their stamp on the competition, having yet to beat atop-four side.

IN Round 7, things could not get much worse for Yarram after this Saturday,who hosts the winning Wildcats in what will inevitably be avery tough game to watch.

THE Dees will do well to even get near the netball, as Woodside’s ability to put away teams is unlike any in the competition.

IN other games, Glengarry should be able to get the job done quite comfortably against Gormandale, just like Heyfield, who should get over Cowwarr at home.

IT wouldbehard to see the TraralgonTyers United Bombers get on top of the Cougars coming off a 42-point win, but the Bombers did beat Rosedale, so nothing is off the table.

YALLOURN Yallourn North’s AGrade will have the bye.

IN Mid Gippsland over the weekend, Newborough beat Hill End 50 to 27, while MDU fell short against Fish Creek by eight goals losing 32 to 40.

Yinnar tookcare of Fosterswiftly in a54to20win.

Boolarra powered through Tarwin, defeating the sharks 61 to 39. And all went smoothly for Morwell East as they triumphed over Stony Creek in a57 to 29 win. Mirboo North and Toora had the bye.

NOWMid Gippslandwill head into Round 5ofits 2023 season this Saturday.

MORWELLEast will want to assert their dominance in the league and over ayouthful Newborough side.

MIRBOO North should get over awounded MDU side, while the Yinnar Magpies are short favourites to defeat Tarwin.

STONY Creek plays Toora, Fish Creek will face off against Foster, while Boolarra and Hill End have the bye.

Chickendinner: Heyfield defeatedGormandale 61 to 29 in NGFNL’s Round6 Photograph ZoeAskew

Terrific Turnerticks off300 games

FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND

BY LIAM DURKIN

NO ONE would feel left out in the Turner household.

After all, Mirboo North Football-Netball Club veteran Damien Turner can let each of his four kids wear one of the four premierships medals from his career.

The Tigers stalwart celebrated asignificant milestone recently, running out for game number 300.

Turner wasabletobring up the triple ton at home in the Round 2match of the Mid Gippsland Football-Netball League.

Mirboo North made sure it chaired the milestone man off withawin,after defeatingStony Creek 15.8 (98) to 7.11 (53).

The left footer contributed agoal, in what was an occasion that acted as the main performance to what looks like an inevitable encore in amatter of weeks, when he runs out for his 300thseniorgame in the yellow and black.

Turner has played virtuallyall his open age matches in the senior grade,but afew reserve grade games in his very youngyears meant he reached the mark of 300 club games just alittle bitsooner.

"It's abit of atricky one. Iplayed my 300th club, at the end of the year, assumingIdon't get too banged up and Ican play the majority of (senior) games, I'll play my 300th senior. There is a10or 12 game differential at the moment," he explained.

While it looks aforegoneconclusion he will eventually get to 300 senior games, the bigger story brewing is the likelihood of him also breaking the senior games record for Mirboo North.

Chris Shielsand the late SamGervasi are the only two people that have played 300 senior games for the Tigers. The record stands around the 310 mark.

Mirboo Northhelda function in honour of Turner after his 300th match, acknowledgingalength of service that has extended far beyondrunning around for acouple of hours on aSaturday.

Turner captained the Tigers senior side for nine seasons, leading them to three premierships, as well as coaching anumberofjunior players who he later played alongside.

Reflecting on the journey, Turner said it was amazingtothink how muchyet how little had changed across nearly 20 years of football.

"It goes quick. Everyone tells you it goes quick, butyou don't realise it until you get amilestone like that," he said.

"I played in 2007 when we won the GrandFinal, thatwas my first yearout from18s.You blinkand that's gone. I'm grown up now with afamily, that's probably my reflection at this point.

"Because we've got quite ayoung squad now, Ithink backtowhenI was them abit more, it's abit weird being the old one now, Ialwayssaw myself as the young one Ijust keep turning up and playing footy."

Turnermay well have beenaheadofhis time, playing as adesignated winger long before it was fashionable in the AFL.

"Always played there. I'd say 80 per cent on the wing, bit of half-back, bit of half-forward, never got in the square, they never let me in the square," he joked.

"I always founditgood running up and down, theleftfootprobablyhelped.Ithinkall coaches like to have one of each on each side of the square (a left and right footer)."

Spectators have seen Turner covering alot

of grass between the arcs over the years, in his trademark long sleeve jumper.

Like most things, he isn't exactly sure how it started, but is something he's continued with.

"It must have been '08, '09 when Igot the long sleeve, just athing I've done extra votes maybe," he said.

"Everyone laughs at me in preseason when it's abit hot, but then I'm the one laughing in the middle of July (when everyone else is wearing short sleeves)."

Amazingly, current Mirboo North coach Peter Mongta was there when Turner was just starting out.

"He wasmyfirst coach, and he'sbackaround again," Turner said.

"We had abit of alaugh about that, me and Shotty (Mongta). Iwas just alittle light-weight string bean on the wing when he first started coaching me, now I'm just alittle bit balder."

Mongtahas coachedTurneracrosstwo stints,as has Troy Hamilton, while his other senior coaches have been Matt Holland, Clancy Bennett, Josh Taylor and Tony Giardina -who handed Turner hissenior debut all the way back in 2005.

With highly respected names like that synonymous with the Mirboo North area, it hasmeant standards and expectationshave hardly ever wavered at the Tigers, so much so, last year was the first time the senior team missed finals in 19 years.

"It's been good. Even when Joffa (Holland) coached, Troywas helping on the bench,same withClancy, Troy was on our bench. Ubby (Taylor) came on board and Clancy was still around, so we'vealways kept the grouptogether,"Turnersaid. Turnertook over the captaincy fromSimon

Busuttil in 2012, aposition he held until handing over to Hudson Kerr this season.

"It was amassivehonour. I'm tryingpass thaton, Huddy (Kerr) understands, we have 17-18 year olds in the team,hopefully one of them might want to do it oneday and we can makeone of them understand that it isn't just alabel," he said.

"I always made the point I'd do it during Ubby's reign, we'd try and achieve something together, then Ijust thought last year with Ubby finishing up it was agood time, with all the young kids coming through, fresh coach, fresh captain."

In what was acase of good timing, Turner was able to play his 300th on the same day his successor played his 100th.

When it comes to captaincy, there can surely be no greater thrill than taking to the dais and accepting the premiership cup on GrandFinalday.

Turner has lived that dream not once, or twice, but three times.

While all Grand Finals carry great storylines, the three Turner has won as captain are so good you couldhonestlymakeamovie about them -because they all very nearly didn't happen.

Back-to-back victories in 2013 and 2014 were decidedbyless than fourpoints, while the 2017 triumph made amockery of the term 'mathematically possible'.

"It's crazy literally down to kicks," he said of those nerve-killing deciders.

"KalNashin2013just tumbled the ball through, Choco (Shane Peters) 2014, and then '17, far out, Yinnar had ashot at goal as the final siren went.

"It's cliché, but when you talk about moments it's pretty true, you pinch yourself it's crazy."

Some of thosemomentshave indeed been career defining. Peters kicked agoal in the dying seconds of the 2014 Grand Final to win the game by one point.

"Don't want to soundcocky but it'd be nicetowin one by 10 goals Ireckon," Turner said laughing.

The last two premierships Turnerskippered appeared such an outside chance of happening, it defies logic even writing about them.

In 2014, the Tigers lost the semi-final by 90 points,and thenbeat the same opposition when it mattered most.

In 2017, they won four games up to the halfway mark,crept intofinals on percentage, and then won foursuddendeathplay-offsontheirway to lifting their most recent flag.

Such events were perhaps in keeping with something Turner said happened in Mirboo North during the early 2010's.

"Around that 2012/13 era we just got this 'never say die' type attitude," he said.

"We just got this knack of never giving up and it's apretty contagious thing, if one bloke does it, the next bloke, the next bloke, all of asudden you've got 21 blokes that just fight and fight.

"You have to learntowin abit, and Ithink Mirboo North have learnt to win the tough ones and stick at it."

That attitude had aripple-effect into all corners and seasons at Mirboo North. The cricket club won theirshare of highly improbable premierships around this time as well.

While it is hard to quantify exactly what it was, thosewho know local sport will knowthere was some sort of, almost mystical, quality about Mirboo North teams around this time.

There was aperiod where it didn't matter what Mirboo North did in the regular season, when it came to finals -especially Grand Finals -they were almost adifferent team.

"You just have to get there,(to aGrand Final) once you are there, anything can happen," Turner said.

"I always pushed 'just don't give up', even when you are 100 points up in the middle of July, push your structures, set your zone up properly.

"You learn not to throw in the towel, as captain you can get that message around 'we know we're good enough'.

Turner acknowledgedhaving playerswith avast amount of finals experience certainly helped, as did true 'big game' players in legendary full forward Tim Traill and ruckman Don Webb.

He pointed to the former as beingthe best player he has played with, although notbymuchfrom Webb, who was drafted to Port Adelaide.

"Tim is pretty hard to go by," Turner said.

"He made you look good. If you kicked it within afive metre radius of him, his man would be on toast, he'd markitand kick the goal 90 per cent of the time.

"Tim captained one year but hated that stuff, he didn't want to be captain, he just wanted to kick bags of goals.

"I'm very lucky, Idon't take any of the people Iplayed with for granted. Even Ubby,Jack Robertson, they were all good footballers, Choco, could real all the Nashs off (Jake, Kallum, Liam), Liamisa VFL premiership player,Jakeisa multiple best and fairest winner for us."

As far as premierships go, Turner found it near-on impossible to splittwo of them in terms of favourite.

"They are hard to separate. honestlyIcouldflip acoin between '14 and '17," he said.

"'17 we weren't even in the finalssix weeksout, '14 justfor the waythe finals series went,'13 we were quitedominantthrough the year and then snuck homeinthe Grand Final,(and) '07was great."

Across 300 games, there has beennoshortageof quality opponents either for Turner

He rated former Boolarra hard-nut Matt Dyer highly, along with Yinnar's Liam Visser and Yallourn Yallourn North stalwart Barrie Burnett. More modern day Jets Dean Macdonald and KeenanHughes are also "serious players" according to Turner.

But, when choosing one above the rest, Turner shared the same view that most long-serving Mid Gippsland footballers have when deciding who the best player in the league has been in the last decade or so.

"Jimmy Dowling from Yinnar stands out," he said.

"There was no crap with Jimmy, he just got in, won the ball. Over longevity, Ilook at guys like Jimmy Dowling (as being the best)."

Moving forward, the 34-year-old felt he had some years left in him, although admitted "it is getting harder".

"I'll certainly play as many games as Ican while Ican," he said

"You look at blokes that have battled injury and they mightplay150 games in the same amount of years that I've played 300, so I'll just play while Ican."

Coaching asenior team in his own right is also on the cards for Turner, and something he said he would look at if the opportunity arose.

Like all good left footers, his right leg has only been there for balance -orincase of emergency.

"ReckonI've used it five times in my career kicked agoalonce on the right, I'll neverforget that," he said.

The milestone man wished to thank his family, coaches, teammates and Mirboo North FNL for their support over the journey.

With four premierships to his name, if he wins another one,hemight even gettokeep amedal for himself.

Milestone man: Mirboo Northfootballer Damien Turner runs out for300th game with childrenLeyton, Arlo,Juno and Alba. Photograph Annie Holland

Saturday, May 20

TV (2)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 WeekendBreakfast. 9.00 Rage.(PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Traces. (Final, Mal, R) 1.15 Miniseries: The North Water. (Malsv, R)

2.15 TheDurrells. (PG, R)

3.05 Grand Designs. (R)

3.55 Landline. (R)

4.25 Monsters Or Medicine? (R)

5.20 NingalooNyinggulu (R)

6.20 TheABC Of (PG, R) Hosted by David Wenham

6.50 Bluey. (R) Bluey asks Dad to help herdrawa dragon for astory

7.00 ABCNews. Alook at the top stories of theday

7.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (PGa) Sister Bonifaceinvestigates sabotage.

8.15 Miniseries: TheNorth Water (Malv)Part 2of5.Sumner’s adventure turns into anightmare when oneofthe crew is murdered.

9.15 Ragdoll. (MA15+av) With the killer provingunstoppable, theteam desperately huntsdown the second victim on the list.

10.05 TheMessenger (Mal, R) Ataxi driver receives mysterious messages.

10.55 Fires. (Mal,R)The fire fronts joinupcreatingamegafire.

11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling.UCI World Tour.Girod’Italia. Stage 13.Highlights. 8.00

WorldWatch. 10.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 11.00 The World From Above.(R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Windsor Castle Fire: The Untold Story. (PG) Alook at theWindsor Castlefire.

8.30 Westminster Abbey:Behind Closed Doors. (Premiere) Takesa look inside London’s iconic Westminster Abbey in the wake of the pandemic.

9.20 World’sMostScenic RiverJourneys: Scotland.

(R) Narrated by Bill Nighy.

10.15 Britain’s Most ExpensiveHouses. (R)

11.10 Nine Perfect Strangers. (MA15+s, R)

1.50 Life DrawingLive. (Mn, R) 3.50 MastermindAustralia. (R) 4.20 Bamay.(R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 SevenNews

7.00 AFL Pre-Game Show. Pre-game coverage of theupcoming match, featuring hot topics and the latest AFL news.

7.30 Football. AFL.Round 10.Essendon vRichmond. From the MCG.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Awrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.05 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 4. Tasmania SuperSprint. Day 1. Highlights.

1.10 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Greg Grainger takes alookatAustralian sport.

1.30[VIC]HomeShopping.

4.00 GetArty. (R) Ashowcase of artprojects.

5.00 House Of Wellness (PGa, R) Alook at locations that highlight living well

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 MOVIE: HarryPotter And The Order Of ThePhoenix. (2007, Mhv,R)

In his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter must contend with sweeping changes at his school.Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint.

10.15 MOVIE: Clash Of TheTitans. (2010,Mv, R) Akingrecruits awarrior Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes.

12.05 MOVIE: Black Water: Abyss. (2020,Mhl, R) Acrocodile menaces a group of friends. Jessica McNamee.

2.00 TheIncredible Journey

Presents (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

Sunday, May21

ABCTV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7,6)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 WeekendBreakfast. 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week.(R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries (PGa, R) 3.15 Folau. (PG, R) 4.15 Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 5.00 ArtWorks 5.30 AntiquesRoadshow

6.30 Compass: Freeing TheSong.

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 Grand Designs: Dunstable. (Ml) Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

8.20 TheMessenger (Malv) Ed must confront just how farhe will go to complete the card after he comesintopossession of agun.

9.15 MOVIE: Suffragette. (2015, Malv,R) Ayoung laundryworkerbecomes involved in theincreasinglymilitant suffragettemovement. Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter

11.00 Interview With The Vampire. (MA15+hlv,R)

11.40 Mayfair Witches. (MA15+a, R)

12.20 MotherFatherSon. (Final, Mlv,R)

1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.05 The Heights. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.Girod’Italia.Stage 14.Highlights. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 11.00 The World From Above.(R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Cycling. UCI ProSeries. Tour of Hungary.Highlights. 4.10 Going Places. (R) 4.40 Cycling. UCI World Tour.Girod’Italia. Stage 14.Highlights.

5.40 Hitler’s American Battleground. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of TheKillerMega Shark. (PG) Alook at the megalodon shark.

8.30 Rescuing the Nile’s Sunken Temple:Nile’s Sunken Sanctuary. Explores the Philae temple complex in Egypt, aPharaonic site thathad to be moveddue to rising waters.

10.00 Patagonia: TheDesertCoast (Premiere, PGa) Narrated by Pedro Pascal.

10.50KennyRogers: Biography. (PG,R)

12.20 Hunting Hitler’s U-Boats. (PGalv, R)

1.50 TheBuildingsThat Fought Hitler (PG, R)

3.35 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.35 Bamay.(R) 5.00 NHK World English NewsMorning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al JazeeraNews.

6.00 NBCToday [VIC]HomeShopping.

7.00 WeekendSunrise. 10.00

6.00 SevenNews

7.00 Farmer WantsAWife. (PGa) Hosted by SamanthaArmytage.

8.30 7NEWSSpotlight An exclusive, specialinvestigation

9.30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

10.00 Born To Kill? Tony Costa. (MA15+av) Alookat Antone Charles“Tony” Costa.

11.00 QuantumLeap (Mav)Ben’s leap takes him close to home.

12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 4. Tasmania SuperSprint.Day 2. Highlights.

1.00 TheRookie. (Mv,R) [VIC]HomeShopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBCToday

5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 TheSummit. (PGl)

8.45 60 Minutes Current affairs program, investigating,analysingand uncovering the issuesaffectingall Australians.

9.45 Nine News Late. Alook at the latest news and events.

10.15 Australian Crime Stories: TheHunter. (Mlv,R)

11.15 TheFirst48: BadLick And RedDawn. (Ma)

12.05 Law&Order: Organized Crime (Mv,R)

12.55 9HoneyHacks. (PG)

1.05 TheGardenGurus. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.(PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News

EarlyEdition. 5.30 Today

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGan, R) Hoppo demonstrates his Float To Survivetechnique.Chase checks out Bondi’s grey nurse shark colony

6.30 TheDog House. (PGa) Follows pets,including atimid puppy,who are matched with potential companions.

7.30 MOVIE: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984,PGv,R)Onthe run from aChinese crime boss, archaeologistIndiana Jones, his youngsidekick and a nightclub singerfind themselves involved in the mystery of an Indianvillage’s stolen magical stone and acult. Harrison Ford, KateCapshaw,KeHuy Quan

9.55 To Be Advised

11.00 NCIS. (Mmv, R) TheNCISteam works to solvethe murder of asenator’s daughterwho has alarge online following.

12.00 Home Shopping (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

6.30 TheSundayProject. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) MasterChef royalty Julie Goodwin returns and survival is on themenu

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i (Mv) When Lucy receives astrange call from aman admittingtomurder, the NCIS team sets out to find him.

10.00 FBI. (Mv, R) After aretired DEA agent is shot,the team works to determine if the victim’s past is connected to the murder

11.00 TheSundayProject. (R) Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBSMornings. Morning news and talk show

May 22

7.00 ABC News

7.30 7.30 Presented by SarahFerguson.

8.00 AustralianStory PresentedbyLeigh Sales.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism programexposing scandals,triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos.

9.15 Media Watch (PG)PaulBarry takesa look at the latest issues affecting media consumers.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 India Now. (R)

11.10 ABC LateNews

11.25 TheBusiness (R)

11.40 Folau. (PG, R)

12.40 TheSplit (Mdl, R)

1.40 Father Brown. (PG, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.30 AntiquesRoadshow.(R)

4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.35 Secrets Of TheTowerOf London. (PG) Only fiveweeks remain until Superbloom.

8.30 Rise Of TheNazis: TheDownfall.

(M) Part 3of3.Asthe RedArmy approaches the bunker,Hitler plunges into the abyss.

9.30 Reframed: Marilyn Monroe: Siren. (Mans) Part 2of4.Marilyn’s career is nearly derailed when news breaks that she had posed nudefor acalendar

10.20 SBS WorldNewsLate

10.50 Reyka. (MA15+av)Reyka re-enacts the shooting.

11.50 Miss S. (Mv,R)

3.45 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.45 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHKWorld English News Morning. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGav)

7.30 BlowUp. Thecontestants haveeight hourstocreate apiece worthy of being part of acircus

9.00 9-1-1 (Mam) The118 facesemergenciesinvolving aspin class and ahusband and wife in acompromisingposition.

10.00 9-1-1: Lone Star (Mav) Owen wears an FBI wire

11.00 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.30 TheBlacklist. (Return, Mav) Reddington resurfaces in Manhattan

12.30 TheRookie. (Mv,R) [VIC]HomeShopping.

1.30 Kochie’sBusinessBuilders. (R)

Shopping. (R)

Tuesday, May23

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 Who Do YouThink YouAre? Rhonda Burchmore. (PG) Rhonda Burchmore tracesher roots.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi looks at how social media has normalised the sharing of intimatecontentonline.

9.30 Dateline: China’s UndergroundTutors Alook at after-school tutoring in China.

10.00 SBSWorld NewsLate

TheBusiness. (R)

11.00 Four Corners. (R) 11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05 MotherFatherSon. (Final, Mlv,R)

1.05 Shakespeare And Hathaway.(Mv,R) 1.50

The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill.(PG,R) 2.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.30 AntiquesRoadshow.(R) 4.30 The Drum.

(R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

10.30 Living Black. (R)

11.00 Manayek. (Final, MA15+v)

Morning Programs.

RidesDown Under: Workshop Wars.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 TheSummit. (PGl) Presented by JaiCourtney

9.00 RPA. (PGm) Auniversity student presents suffering apotentiallylife threatening collapse of his lung.

10.00

10.30

1.10

2.30

6.30 TheProject. Alook at the day’snews and events

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) BigWeek lives up to its name as the contents of MasterChef’s biggest everMystery Boxare revealed.

8.40 Have YouBeen Paying Attention? (Malns)Celebrity panellists include Melanie Bracewell, Guy Montgomery and Celia Pacquola.

9.40 JustFor Laughs Australia. (MA15+ls) Stand-up comedy performancesfrom RobBeckett, Anne Edmonds and Rudy-Lee Taurua.

10.10 FBI: MostWanted. (Mv) ACroatian tennis player is kidnapped.

12.00 TheProject. (R)

1.00 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGa)

7.30 BlowUp. Hosted by Stephen Curry and Becky Lucas.

8.35 TheRookie. (Mav) Lucy’s undercoverassignment earns her an invitation to Sacramento

9.35 TheRookie: Feds (Mav) Simonetracksdown an arms dealer 10 35 TheLatest: SevenNews. 11.05 CrimeInvestigation Australia: Most Infamous: DeathInAHeartbeat. (Mav, R)

(Mdv,R)

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 TheSummit. Presented by Jai Courtney.

8.40 Lost On Everest. (Ma) Ateam of climbers setout to find Andrew Irvine and hisclimbing partner George Mallory’scamera.

10.00 Nine News Late. Alook at the latest news andevents.

10.30 Chicago Med (MA15+am) Will and Ethan clash overa pregnant patient.

11.20 Casualty 24/7 (Mm)

12.10 CourtCam (Mlv)

6.30 TheProject Alook at the day’snews andevents

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGl) Three contestants strivetoreplicate Eddie Stewart’s TokyoLamington Tower.

8.40 TheCheapSeats. (Mal)Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald takealookatthe weekthatwas.

9.40 NCIS TheNCIS team investigates astring of Russianspy encounters thatmay be linked to amurder

10.40 North Shore. (Mlv,R)A public appeal by Abigail wins over the press.

1.00 Surfing Australia TV (PG, R)

3.50 MastermindAustralia. (R) 4.50

11.55 Hope. (MA15+av) 1.05 Tell Me Who IAm. (Mav, R)

Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize.(R) 5.00

NHK WorldEnglish News Morning 5.30 ANC

PhilippinesThe WorldTonight

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACurrentAffair (R)

TheProject. (R) 12.40 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

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Lowanna’sTeacher of theYear finalist

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

LOWANNA College teacher Judith Stewart has been announced as aTeacher of the Year finalist for the 2023 ResourceSmart Schools Awards.

Lowanna College is one of 23 schoolsand 35 finalistsvyingfor an award in Victoria’slargest celebration for primary and secondaryschool students, teachers and school volunteers taking sustainability action.

Ms Stewart has been nominated for her enthusiasm for sustainability, she has been behind the school’s sustainable initiatives, which include the making of native bee hotels in woodwork classes and the construction of an outdoor classroom in the school vegetable garden and orchard area. This is notthe first timethat Ms Stewart has been nominated as afinalist for the same award.

In 2020,MsStewart wasrecognised by the ResourceSmart School Awards for her role in creating astudent-led garden, one of the first of its kind for secondary schools in the area.

The ResourceSmart Schools Awards is Victoria’s largest sustainability celebration for primary and secondary school students, teachers and school volunteers taking remarkable sustainability action. The theme for 2023 was ‘achieving great things’ where no action is too small.

As the sustainability coordinator at Lowanna since 2013, Ms Stewart has dedicated her efforts to actions both great and small.

Shehas headed many initiatives, from organising and arranging foster farm animals during winter to anew student programcalledthe greentradies, where students receive hands-on learning in the outdoor classroom and learn ways to live more consciously in the environment.

Ms Stewart said, “It’s scary…it’s alot of responsibility to be nominated afinalist.”

When asked about the effects of climate change, Ms Stewart said she was concerned and “wanted to do something about it”, hence why she feels apersonal responsibilitytoadvocatefor sustainability.

Adam Hogan, Lowanna College’s principal, spoke of Ms Stewart’s passion for sustainability.

“Judy Stewartisincredibly passionate about sustainability and builds that passion for sustainability and passioninour students, he said.

"She has dedicated much of her timetorunning sessions for students afterschool for mostofthe last year,”hesaid

“I think (sustainability)isquite arelevant and pertinent topic for the current generation and looking into the future, so we do our best to have asustainable practice around the school but also to educate our students.”

The leadership program among the green tradies program saw students taught “how to be leaders that no matter what happens they’re not frightened, they got their first aid certificates, fire emergency training and other things too,” said Ms Stewart.

Speaking to Ms Stewart’s year 9studentsJemma Web and Matilda Smith, they both said how much they loved learning about sustainability.

“With the green tradies program, what we did was we pretty much helped with the environment we pretty much planted new things,wefigured out what can be plantedinwhatseason, and it was anice way to get out of class when you felt abit overwhelmed,” Jemma said.

“It was really fun. We did awhole class excursion, and we learnt aboutsustainable living and stuff like that, so like not using so much water when you don’t havetoand switching to solarpower,” Matilda said.

When Ms Stewart attendeda World Zayed Sustainability Prize Expo she brought back her learnings to the students.

“We talked aboutwater catchment, constant water supply, healthy food, and growing our own food,” Ms Stewart said.

“We have seasonal planting here; our season planting is opposite to, say, Europe and Australians and most kids have no idea that you have to plant

things at different times everyyear, crop rotation, nutrients for the soil, we do compost here (at Lowanna College), we get food scrapsfrom the kids and the kitchens, and then it goes to the gardens.

Ms Stewart organised asustainabilityExpo with the local community in May last year, which included workshops aboutbeekeeping and freerange eggs, agriculture, fermenting, gardening and agriculture with abake sale and sausage sizzle.

If Ms Stewart wasn’t busy enough planning for class and marking papers, the Expo wascompletely voluntary work.

“I put in 300 hours to do that (the expo)… we ran it with the community withNewboroughscouts and Girl Guides, we had all the community we could find thatprovidedsustainable things like it was solar, it was plant-based, it was mending clothing all those sorts of things, to re-use and grow.”

Ms Stewart will continue to pursue her passion for sustainability by making green changes to the school’sroutine, raising awareness and educating, but mostimportantly, Ms Stewart will continue to inspire the next generation of green thumbs, scientists and sustainability activists.

Clean cut: Judith Stewart(redscarf) with hersustainability team Photographs Zaida Glibanovic

Green thumbs: Principal Adam Hogan(left) and Judith Stewart(redscarf) withLowanna’s sustainabilityleadership programparticipants

‘Let the Words YouSpeak Always Be Full of Grace’

Catholic Education

Visit a Catholic school and see the difference

Catholic schools across Gippsland and Melbourne’s outer south east will open their doorstothe communitytocelebrateCatholic Education Week 2023 from 19 May to 26 May.

This is achance for everyone to witness the vibrant faith and learning environments in their local Catholic Schools with Open Days, activities and events planned.

Mr Paul Velten,Director of Catholic Education in the Diocese of Sale, said Catholic Education Week was an opportunity to celebrate the wonderful achievements of Catholic schools and to highlight the inspiring activities taking place in Catholic schools everyday

“This year’stheme is,Catholic Schools- Places of Encounter

‘Let the WordsYou Speak Always Be Full of Grace,’ based on the Bible Scripture, Colossians 4:6.

“This message reflects our commitment to promoting kindness, respect, and compassion in our schools and communities.

Catholic schools aremorethan just buildings wherestudents come to learn.

They arePlaces of Encounter wherestudents can grow academically,spiritually and personally.”

“The ‘Speak with Grace’ theme aims to

encourage students and school communities to use their words to build up others, to speak out against injustice, and to spread love and hope in the world.”

The official launch of Catholic Education Week will take place with aLeadership Mass and Dinner on Friday 19 May in Traralgon.

During the evening several awards will be

presented including the ‘Spirit of Catholic Education Awards.’

Theseimportant awards arepeer-nominated and acknowledge staffwho aremaking an outstanding contribution to the life of their school community

Mr Velten said many things have changedin education in recent years and over decades but the dedication of Catholic teachers and staff focused on nurturing each child’spotential and to inspirefaith and inspirelearning remains at the core.

“Our Catholic schools strive to be welcoming, supportive and inclusive places wherechildren can thrive.”

Schools across the Diocese extend an invitation to families and members of the community to visit an Open Day or eventataCatholic school intheir local area and see the Catholic education difference.

The Diocese ofSale covers 38 Catholic primary schools and seven Catholic secondaryschools educating almost 20,000 students and employing morethan3,000 staff.

The Diocese spans ageographic area from Melbourne’souter south east suburbs from Narre Warren and Cranbourne, to Wonthaggi and Philip Islandinthe south, andright throughout Gippsland to Orbost in the east.

For tours and enrolment information, contact a Catholic school in your local area or go to: www.doscel.catholic.edu.au/about-us/ find-a-school

Principal: DaveCooper

Principal: Anne-Marie Robb

Principal: MichelleCharlton

Principal: Jodie Ware

Principal: Lisa Broeren

Principal: SallyDarby

Principal:PeterMcKenna

‘Let theWords YouSpeak Always Be Full of Grace’

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Catholic Education

St Michael’s Primary Learning for Life Lifelong learners at Sacred Heart

Since 1902, St Michael’sCatholic School has been committed to providing qualityeducation to students in Traralgon and surrounding areas

In 2018, the school opened the New Foundation Learning Centrecatering for three grades.

“St Michael’sprimaryispartofaCatholic community –bydeveloping and nurturing spiritual awareness, through the teaching of Jesus Christ and by example, we make adifference in the lives of the children, and lead them to believe they also can make adifference,” aspokesperson said.

“St Michael’sisaplace wherechildren are nurtured as independent, responsible and confident ‘Learners for Life’, enhancing their literacy and numeracy skills and enabling each child to reachtheir full potential across all areas of the curriculum.

“At St Michael’sPrimarySchoolweprovide a safe and meaningful learning environment, which considers children’sindividuality

“Wesupport children’s ongoing academic, social, emotional and spiritual development within acontemporaryand global society

Children understand that thinking is central to learning and appreciate their role in the learning process.

This is highlighted by our learning theme Building Learners as thinkers.

“Wewelcome your interest in our school and invite you to visit our school.”

For moreinformation phone Principal Jodie Ware on 5174 3295.

Sacred Heartis asmall school with abig impact.

Our Gospel values empower all our learners to achieve their potential in our world. Everystep in the learning cycle contributes to the learner’sability to be lifelong learners.

We work together as acommunity of faith to educate all learners to be RESPECTFUL, INCLUSIVE,and SAFE

Our goal is for all learners to realise their own excellence and continuously strive to improve.

Teachers combine their knowledge in collaboration to teach everychild at their point of need.

Our timetable dedicates morning blocks of work to English including asequential phonics program and dedicated lessons of reading and writing.

Dedicated learning in Mathematics looks at both number knowledge and applying the knowledge to problem solving.

We make the most of all community activities and embrace these occasions as learning opportunities.

Our specialist areas, Art, Physical Education, Science Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (STEM), Aboriginal Studies and AUSLAN areengaging and stimulating.

Our Inquirystudies, Geography,History, Civics

and Citizenship, The Arts- Drama, Music and Dance and Design and also Digital Technologies aredrawn from abig idea to create connections for understanding and learning.

We welcome all families to join our community and be partofalearning journey that is individualised, empowered and engaging.

Come and visit our school on Tuesday23rd of May for aschool tour or join us forsupper at the school family night which will informand showcase student learning.

Ring the office on 5134 3718 as bookings are essential.

Catholic Education

LetYour Child Shine at Lumen Christi in 2024 St Vincent’s learning with love

Lumen Christi Catholic Primary School is located in Churchill and offers alearning environment with small class sizes and modern classrooms

We take pride in our school and in the relationships we build with our children and families, which is what we do best!

Enrolments arenow open for 2024 and we invite families to call the school to book aprivate tour or visit the school office to collect an information pack.

At Lumen Christi, our welcoming and dedicated staffprovide an engaging learning environment which fosters the development of each child.

We hold high expectations for learning and meet everychild at their individual starting point to promote growth and progress through our expert teaching of the Victorian Curriculum.

We aim to give our children the verybest opportunities for learning and for asuccessful future.

Our school offers awide range of specialist classes including Physical Education, Visual Arts, Auslan, Libraryand Music. We arepassionate about educating the whole child and place great value in these areas of learning that foster creative thinking and expression.

We arewellresourced with technology which teachers and students use purposefully to supportthe development of skills designed for today and for the future.

Students areencouraged to think critically and creatively to stimulate positive learning outcomes on adaily basis.

In our school assemblies and masses, we celebrate being together as acommunity.This is at the veryheart of what it means to be aproud Catholic School whereeveryone is invited to take partinlearningand celebrating our traditions and faith.

We areaninclusive school, committed to child

safety,wherebelonging and acceptance is an important partofwho we areand what we stand for Families do not need to be Catholic to attend our school. Everyone is welcome at Lumen Christi.

Being Responsible, Resilient and Respectful learners areour school wide expectations.

We arecommitted to developing these skills in all of our children to ensurethat they arecapable and confident learners and citizens.

We areexcited to welcome new families into our Lumen Christi community in 2024 and arehappy to provide guided tours by appointment at any time.

For any further enquiries and times for transition programs, please contact Sally Darby,Principal on 5122 2231 or via email principal@churchill. catholic.edu.au

We encourage families to view ourwebsite and Facebook Page (Lumen Christi Catholic Primary School) to get to knowus.

We look forwardtomeeting you.

St Vincent’sSchool is committed to fostering an environment where students reach their potential.

As aschool community we strive to act out our values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience so we create an environment whereweall act and feel safe.

St Vincent’shas along and proud historyinthe Morwell community with many families having a multi-generational connection to the school.

We take pride in averystrong and engaging relationship with parents and the wider community

St Vincent’sisaproud member of the network of Catholic schools across the Diocese of Sale and is afeeder school to Lavalla Catholic College.

Our staffare committed professionals who develop learning programs to meet the needs and interests of all students.

We deliver an education which has entitlement for all and promotes high expectations for every student.

Apartfromour corefocus on providing outstanding Literacy and Numeracy programs we recognise the importance of providing extra-curricular activities through our specialist programs and sports program.

St Vincent’siscommitted to all VPSSA local interschool sports competitions and our school has alonghistoryofsuccess in the sporting arena.

Wellbeing is akey featureofCatholic schools and at St Vincents we have an extensive range of wellbeing initiativesthat proactively support our students, families and staff.

Our Foundation students aresupported initially through our Transition activities and when they commence they build aconnection with our school through our Buddies Program.

St Vincent’soffers an extended transition program for those students enrolled in our school.

These days assist the children to be prepared for school life.

These sessions begin in Term Three and run through until the end of the year

Our school is situated on adeliberately designed site with our learning facilities undergoing the largest building program in the school’salmost seventy year history.

Matched with our learning facilities, our yard offers arange of outdoor learning and play areas to meet the needs of all age groups.

We welcome all families to become partofour St Vincent’scommunity whereweencourage everyone to be involved in their child’slearning journey,establishing aclose partnership between home and school.

To find out moreabout our school please phone the school on 5134 2060 or email Mr.Dave Cooper our Principal at principal@ stvmorwell.catholic.edu.au

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St Gabriel’s builds a loveoflearning Come see what makes us different at St Kieran’s

Planning is well underway forthe 2024 School year at St Gabriel’s, Traralgon.

The committed, caring staffatStGabriel’s PrimarySchoolare devoted to providing high quality teaching of abroad,contemporary curriculum.

We areproudly aCatholic school with Religious Education being acorecomponent of thecurriculum.

Our pastoral careemanates from our ethos of living out gospel values and we welcome families of other faith traditions.

We value and celebrate the uniqueness of each student and take pride in developing positive relationships.

Our2023Foundationstudents arethriving in their new classrooms which werecompleted at

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the end of the 2022 school year

We arelooking forwardtomoving into our new administration area at the end of term2this year

We will then be able to showcase our new STEM room,Chapeland multipurpose learning spaces.

At present we areconducting tours by appointment.

If you would like to book an appointment contact St Gabriel’sSchoolon5174 5515 or email office@stgtraralgon.catholic.edu.au

If you would like to fill out an enrolment application they areavailable on our website. Contact the school office on 5174 5515 for any further information.

Enrolments and toursare now available forthe 2024 school year at St Kieran’s PrimarySchool, Moe St Kieran’sisaCatholic Primaryschool that embraces all denominations who areprepared to embrace the Catholic ethos of the school With approximately 220 students across Foundation to Year Six, St Kieran’spridesitself on having quality classroom teachers combined with specialist subject areas that would compete with any school in Gippsland.

Currently our 2023 Foundation (Prep) class has specialist subjects including Physical Education, Music, Mandarin, Art, Tennis and aspecialised early Numeracy program focusing specifically on place value and counting combined with movement exercises known to the students as Running with Numbers.

In Foundation the teacher’svalue play based learning in the afternoons.

At least once aweek the Foundation children explorethe Inquirylearning areas in our brand new Foundation building.

In these areas the children engage in play-based learning that not only develops their science skills and knowledge but also their social skills, fine motor skills, problem solving and creativity

The school is blessed to have astrong and supportive parent body who areactively involved in the learning cultureofthe school.

With building works now finished St Kieran’s has new and contemporarylearning spaces for students to engage in everyareaofthe school. School tours areavailable throughout the day by ringing the office on 5127 3606 or sending an email to principal@stkmoe.catholic.edu.au

Enrolments arenow open.Application forms areavailableonour website. Enrolment applications close 23rd of June2023

Email office@stgtraraglon.catholic.edu.au for further details

At St Kieran’s Catholic PrimarySchool we celebrate the uniqueness of the child. We believethat children develop at different rates, have strengths, weaknesses, characteristics and learn differently.

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Immaculate Heart of Mary Primary School Compassion, integrity, dignity and hope

St Mary’sCatholic Primaryschool, also known as ImmaculateHeart of Mary, Newborough, is devoted to ensuring all children areableto reach their potential through high quality, targeted, contemporary learning

We areaproudly Catholic school where each child is valued and celebrated for their uniqueness and aresupported to become the best learners that they can be.

We welcome and celebrate all faith traditions and believe that learning from each other and with each other creates acollaborative, engaging and positive environment for all.

Our staffare supportive and provide arich, personalised learning experience for everychild.

Our school is proud of our learning spaces and our playground is vast, providing great opportunities for our students to play arange of sports and activities.

Our specialist subjects provide rich learning and abroad range of experiences for all students.

Our students engage in both the Aboriginal and Italian languages, Music, Art, Sportand STEM.

We have an extensive sports program, where the students have the opportunity to participate in awidevariety of sports at arange of levels.

We also have abeforeand after school care and holiday program available.

We invite you to come for avisit.

If you would like to book atour,orfor more information, please call the school on 5127 2342.

Enrolment packs areavailable from the school office and on our website.

Lavalla Catholic College has provided Catholic education in the Marist tradition to theLatrobe Valley communityfor morethan 60 years.

TheCollege is in the formation business; holistically forming young people who areopen to arich journey of faith and who arestewards of our people, place, time and traditions.

Lavalla graduates areadaptable,resilient, life-long learners and responsible citizens, eager to make positive and meaningful contributions to our society

Students at Lavalla arerespectfuland nurture caring, inclusive relationships in the example of Jesus Christ and areyoung people of compassion, integrity,dignity andhope.

At Lavalla, we strive to educate all students to their full academic potential.

We empower our students with the tools that they need to succeed and provide extensive subject offerings across all secondaryyear levels.

We focus on individual pathways and design programs of learning that motivate and inspire our students to achieve their personal best.

Our breadth of curriculum offerings allows us the flexibility to extend students and to provide specialised learning supportasrequired.

TheCollege also supports students with career counselling, pastoral careand wellbeing programs and on-site access to personal counselling, to supportadolescent mental and emotional health.

Relationships between home and school are prioritised at Lavalla, with strong connections to wellbeing and teaching staffwell established.

Parents and carers have direct access to their child’slearning through our online learning management system, as well as through scheduled parent/teacher interviews.

Family spirit permeates all that we do and we welcome and encourage parents to be active partners in their child’slearning journey

As afamily,decisions surrounding your child’s education arethe most important decisions that you will make.

We welcome and encourage all families who shareour vision to journey with us, so that together,ingenuine partnership, we create well-rounded and successful young people with strong minds and compassionate hearts.

‘Let the WordsYou Speak Always Be Full of Grace’

From Moe to the stages of France

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

MOE might not be known for its high society and fine arts, but it was home to aworld-class ballet dancer: Mark Pace.

Much serendipity is what Mr Pace attributes to his lengthy careerinthe dance world, from studying one year at the Australian Ballet School to joining the Australian Ballet Company and then heading to Europe.

Yallourn-bornand Moe-raised Mark Pace reached atop standard of classical Ballet that very few dancers ever amount to.

His mother, well-rehearsed in the importance of the arts, took her youngest children to the ballet to see shows very frequently in Melbourne, Mark Pace having an Australia Balletsubscription at one point.

Mr Pace, with aname for staying on tempo, said he knew he was different from an early age.

“I didn’tlike the cricket ball,I didn’t likethe football,” he said.

Mr Pace began dancing at eight-years-old, startinghis fundamentals with asmaller dance school Olga stretta before moving to the iconic Julie Ryan Dance School until he was 16.

Mr Pace remembers how he was supported by many includingPrincipal Brother Doug Walsh despite the bullying he faced while studying at St Pauls in Traralgon.

Mr Pace recalled the stigma he faced as agay man who danced in arural town.

“I didn’t have alot of peers because Iwas into ballet, and Iwasn’t very accepted at school even

though Iwas at St Pauls," Mr Pace said.

“I was very lucky Ihad parents who let me do ballet, alot of parents don’t let their sons do ballet because thereisalot of stigma attached; therewere never any conditions attached to my parents, they letusdowhat we wanted.

“Financially of course, it was difficult -myfather worked at the SEC, my mother was anurse.

“I was fortunate in how Iwas always supported by the people Ineeded. By my ballet teacher, by my parents and by the school, it was important.”

Despite the constant bullying and harassment, Mr Pace was never deterred from his dreams of dancing on the big stage.

“The bus was always the worst part of going up and down and that’s where most of the bullying wouldhappen withoutteachers,and there wasone time Iwas being spat at by half the bus.”

“I didn’t like school mainly because of bullying.”

Being at acatholic boys’ school, some teachers weren’t so supportive of Mr Pace.

At 15, Mr Pace auditioned for the Australian Ballet School to be turned away and told to work on technique.

Needinga male teacher, Mr Pace went to the National Theatre Ballet School, with Gailene Stock at the helm;there he studied with Australian Ballet Company dancers Gary Norman, EileenTasker and Martin Rubenstein.

In abusy schedule for a15-year-old boy, Pace would train with the National Theatre on weekends in Melbourne while still studying at Julie Ryan’s after school.

“I would only go on aFriday and the school (St Pauls) would let me go on aFriday morning so I would get on the train myself and go down to St Kilda,” he said.

For Mr Pace, it was like muscle memory as he made that trip to St Kilda multiple times ayear to watch the Australian Ballet.

Returning to the Australian Ballet School with better technique and maturity, Mr Pace was accepted at 16.

“Walking into the balletschool,Ifelt relieved that all that (bullying) was behind me,” he said.

Mr Pace soon went on to join the Australian Ballet Company at 17-years-old as an extra in Coppélia; due to aseries of injuries, Pace was asked to stay on with the company.

The Australian Ballet at that time consisted of 60 dancers and performed up to 180 times ayear, which was taxing on performers, resulting in many injuries but giving alot of opportunity for Mr Pace.

The company took on Mr Pace only one year into hisstudies at the Australian Ballet School, which Mr Pace said was one of the luckiest things to have happened to him that launched his career.

Mr Pace spent five years at the Australian Ballet Company, where he was promoted to soloist.

Promoted to soloist during the1988 European tour, afterdancingFlorestan Pas de Trois and BluebirdPas de DeuxfromMaina's Sleeping Beauty at Convent Garden during the London season.

Mr Pacerecalledthe tour in delight as he was promoted during the season, but also because of performing around the Soviet Union in St Petersburg, Moscow (both now part of the RussianFederation) and Odessa (nowinUkraine) withthe tour finishing at Covent Garden.

Sadly,shortly afterreturning from this tour, Mr Pace became injured, spending nearly eight months out of action.

After injury, Mr Pace returned to work on Lenski from John Cranko's Onegin with Anne Wooliams.

Mr Pace met the love of his life, Bertrand d’At, a Frenchchoreographer and ballet directorwho had come to Australia to produce the Berlin Béjart’s company ‘Le Concours’.

Mr Pace described d’At as aculturedand reserved man,but feltaninstant connectiontohim -so much so that Mr Pace leftthe Australian Ballet Company, his family and his life in Australia and followed d’At to Europe.

On awhimand with some more luck, Mr Pace was accepted into theBéjartCompany in Lausanne after the male soloist suffered an injury.

“We were together 25 years very happily …and then marriage for all happened, so we decided to get married, and we decided to do abig fabulous wedding,” he said.

“Sadly,hepassed away three days before our wedding of an Aortic aneurysm.

“It was very much asurreal moment as all the family wasthere; it was meant to be awedding, andthen it was afuneral.”

In France, there exists alaw that lets you marry afterdeath underextraordinary circumstances.

Only the president of France can give permission, and in January 2016, Mr Pace received it.

So they were finally married.

The date on the wedding certificate is dated the day before d’At died, July 1, 2014.

“I learnt alot from him, alot about music, alot about culture, alot about dance and that, of course, is still with me,” Mr Pace said.

Mr Pace also went on to dance in other major productions with Bayerischer Staatsballet and the Ballet de l'Opéra National du Rhin, which took Mr Pace across Asia to perform.

By the age of 40, Mr Pace decided to hang the point shoes up after too many injuries,and by 2007 he officially retired.

Looking back at such adecorated career, Mr Pace said the absolute highlight amongst many wouldhave been performing and singing‘God Save the Queen’ in front of Queen Elizabeth II herself in 1988.

“It was avery poignant moment for me,” he said Currentlythe lead classical ballet teacher at the ConservatoireofLille, France, Mr Pace is pursuing aPhD at the University of Edinburgh with akeen research interest in dancerdevelopment, resilience and dance science.

After an over 30-year-long career, Mr Pace aims to providedancers and educators withthe tools to become better artists with critical thinking yet curious minds.

Though living in France, Mr Pace is still active in the community, visiting the Latrobe Valley frequently.

Havinghad various teaching roles at Julie Ryan's DanceSchool, Mr Pace had even been the adjudicator in the Moe Dance Eisteddfod just last month.

Reflecting on his life, Mr Pace said he owed his success to the support he received over his life.

“I think that base of having thatsupport from the schooland ballet teachers, my parentsand my family;I was one of six, and they all supported me theywerealways very proud of me, andI thinkthat is very important as research saysifyou don’thave that support, you’re not going to make it,” he said.

Life-long: After30yearsofdancing,Mark

Talent: Mark Pace rose to great heightsinthe balletworld. Photographs supplied

Lead: Pace wasquicklypromoted to soloist in the Australian Ballet Companyafter spending onlyone year at theAustralian Ballet School.

Pace is still committedtoa lifeofdance,now teaching in France whilestudying foraPhD

Council wants your opinion

DOG owners across the Valley: have your say in theLatrobe City Council’s Draft Fenced Dog Park Implementation Plan.

Latrobe City Council endorsed the release of the Draft Fenced Dog Park Implementation Plan for public consultation at its most recent Council Meeting on Monday, May 1, and is now seeking public submissions.

In 2017, the Council received apetition signed by 2673 people seeking support for fenced off-leash dog parks to be constructed in towns across the Valley. From the petition came community consultation, where the council then trialled adog park in Traralgon.

At the meeting, Councillor Dale Harriman said: “We have runafenceddog park[in Traralgon] as atrial; until the floods, it was getting quite a bitofuse. What we looked at now is that there’s been constantlobbying of the council for dog parks across the municipality; we’ve looked at sites, we’ve looked at the most preferential sites, we looked at what would be at the bestvalue to the community,” he said.

“It’s awell-knownfact thatpeople fromacross Latrobe City and outside the Cityhave been using the Traralgon Park simplybecause it is agreat way to socialise their animals.”

The Draft Fenced Dog Park Implementation Plan is basedonthe Latrobe City FencedDog Guidelines 2021, and outlines how Council will prioritise and deliver fenced dog parks across the municipality, subject to future funding availability.

Council hasundertaken detailedassessments of 34 potential sites across the municipality using the criteria outlined in the Fenced Dog Guidelines.

Moe’s Botanical Gardens is set to be one of the first locations of the potential new dog parks.

With2601registered dogsinMoe and Newborough,the Latrobe City-ownedBotanical Gardens has been nominated as the best spot for its ample car parking, adjacent activity spaces, connection to the railtrail, water and power readily available, good visibility and atoilet nearby.

Locations were prioritised based on current dog registrations per town, community enquiries since 2018 and responses from a2018 survey.

MayorofLatrobe City Council, Councillor Kellie O’Callaghan, invited all community membersto make asubmission and have their say about the location of future dog parks in Latrobe City.

“With the growth of new residential areas within Latrobe City, the demand for public space for dog exercise is increasing,” Mayor O’Callaghan said.

“Ourcommunitycontinue to highlight the opportunitiestoexpand social interaction with other like-minded people in an outdoor environment, including spaces such as dog parks.”

The plan is now open for public consultation until 5pm next Wednesday, June 21.

Ratepayers can have theirsay online at yoursay. latrobe.vic.gov.au

Automated External Defibrillator installed at Jeeralang North Hall

JEERALANGresidents areinsafer hands thanks to anew life-saving device.

A24-hour publicly accessibleautomated external defibrillator (AED)has beeninstalledatthe Jeeralang North Hall, thanks to the generous donation of the Latrobe Neighbourhood Watch AmbulanceVictoriaGippsland Paramedic and Operations CommunityEngagement Liaison Coordinator, Jess Shepherd said it was a welcomed addition.

“We are so grateful to the Latrobe Neighbourhood Watch for makingthe AED a reality,” Ms Shepherd said.

“It can mean the difference between life and death, so it’s great to have one in the area.

“Minutesmatterand the sooner aperson receives cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation from an AED, the better their chances of survival.”

She said anyone could use an AED, regardless of whether they have received training to do so.

“Simply open it and follow the instructions.

Theyare safe and easy to use,and will not deliver ashock unless it is necessary.”

It is estimated that 20 Victorians have a cardiac arrest everyday,and only onein10 who do survive.

“It’s important the community learns how to perform basic CPR and use an AED so we can make adifference,” Ms Shepherd said.

“The more people that know what to do in an emergency, the more lives will be saved.”

Ms Shepherd also urged local residents to register with the GoodSAM responder app.

“GoodSAM connects Victorians in cardiac arrest with people who are nearby and willingtorespond in thecritical minutes before paramedics arrive,” she said.

“It willalsoguide themtothe closest registered defibrillator.”

She said you don’t need to have afirstaid qualification to join GoodSAM.

“Ifyou know CPR, it’s as simple as signing up to save alife,”MsShepherd said.

Fetch: Council is lookingfor public feedback on aproposed dog park plan.

Photograph supplied

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Would you like to deliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons in Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Newborou gh 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 agovernment Child Employment Permit Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome.

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forward-thinkingindividualswithapassionforprovidingexcellent servicestoourcommunity Forfurtherinformationincludinghow toapply,positiondescriptionsand applicationclosingdates,pleasevisitour websitewww.latrobe.vic.gov.au/careers Pleasenotesuccessfulapplicantswillbe requiredtoapplyforandsatisfactorilyobtain aNationalPoliceCheckandWorkingwith ChildrenCheck.

Environment Protection Officer

An exciting opportunity to join EPA as an Environment Protection Officer.

● Ongoing |Full-time hours with flexible working hours available

● Traralgon based with travel throughout Gippsland

● VPS3 -$73,842 -$89,661 salary range

● Representing EPA in front-line regulatory operations

About the organisation

As Victoria's environment regulator, we set and implement environmental standards to help ensure all Victorians can enjoy clean air, healthy waterways and pollutant-free land.

Benefits of working with the EPA:

● Contribute to the protection of Victoria's environment and our people's health

● Afocus on work/life balance and development opportunities

● Adiverse and inclusive workplace with many career pathways

● Hybrid and flexible work arrangement options

About the role

Reporting to the Team Leader, Environment Protection, the Environment Protection Officer is amember of ateam responsible for EPA''s on-ground regulatory response in the region, including education, compliance monitoring and inspections, and managing non-compliance via regulatory notices and enforcement action. You will use your initiative to prioritise tasks and monitor workflow in delivering frontline regulatory operations, aligned to EPA's strategic priorities, to prevent harm to Victorian communities and the environment from pollution and waste.

This is an exciting role for an operational regulator that wants to contribute to the success of the EPA as it enters anew era of environmental protection in Victoria. You will actively contribute to apositive organisational culture and ensure you achieve the highest standards of performance and integrity; and foster genuine partnerships across all levels of government, industry, and community to support the delivery of organisational outcomes.

Duties

To be successful in this role you will be required to (not limited to):

● Prioritise tasks to deliver regulatory actions to prevent harm to communities and the environment from pollution and waste

● Actively support the conduct of investigations; and the delivery of preventative projects and compliance programs aligned with EPA's regulatory priorities

● Work collaboratively with co-regulators, duty holders, communities, local governments, and other partners to drive improved environmental and public health outcomes; and provide local intelligence to inform EPA's strategic regulatory priorities

● Undertake administrative processes and other tasks as directed for the effective achievement of regulatory outcomes

Skills and experience

Here are the types of experience, qualifications, and qualities we are looking for:

● Ateam player with aproven ability to work collaboratively with others

● Able to represent EPA positively in engaging with the community and duty holders to build knowledge and awareness of the law

● Ability to manage ahigh-volume workload and prioritise tasks to deliver regulatory actions to prevent harm to communities and the environment from pollution and waste

● Ability to undergo training to be appointed as an Authorised Officer under the Environment Protection Act 2017

● Ability to be present at times and locations as required to successfully perform the role, satisfied by living 1hour or less from the Traralgon office by car due to the on-call/emergency nature of innate job requirements

How to apply

Applications close on 28th May 2023.

To apply, please email the criteria below to careers@epa.vic.gov.au

● Cover letter; addressing your experience, the key selection criteria, motivations, and suitability to the role

● Resume; including contact details of two referees

All queries in relation to this role should be directed to Sarah Cumming, Team Leader -Gippsland at Sarah.cumming@epa.vic.gov.au or 1300 372 842.

Please note:

● Preferred candidates will be required to submit proof of compliance with EPA's COVID-19 Vaccination Policy (two doses of COVID-19 vaccine plus at least one booster dose)

To request acopy of the Position Description, please email Careers@epa.vic.gov.au

Applicants must hold or be willing to obtain:

● Acurrent Drivers Accreditation Certificate

● Heavy vehicle license (MR)

● AWorking with Children Check

Apply to: Warragul Bus Lines 23 Burke St, Warragul or phone 5623 5377 or email admin@warragulbuslines.com.au

Operations Manager DJN

DJN is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee the daily operations of our Industrial Electrical contracting business. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing all aspects of the business, including project management, customer service, and team supervision. This role requires acombination of technical knowledge, leadership skills, and business acumen.

● Electrical trade or engineering qualification.

● Experience in industrial electrical contracting, with at least 3years in aleadership role.

● Competent technical knowledge of electrical systems.

● Project management skills.

● Leadership and team management skills.

● Customer service and communication skills.

● Analytical and problem-solving skills.

● Experience with simPRO job management software is an advantage.

Please email cover letter &resume to: JENNI@DJN.com.au

ELECTRICAL DRAFTSPERSON

Pro Draft Pty Ltd is awell-established engineering drafting company based in Latrobe Valley, Victoria.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Electrical Draftsperson to help service our clients within theLatrobeValley power and manufacturing industries.

The successful applicant will be required to work as an enthusiastic member of an on-site engineering team and be responsible for the creation of electrical drawings to client standards and timeframes.

Applicants must have asuitable engineering / drafting qualification or trade background and a thorough knowledge of Microstation CAD software.

Expressions of interest, together with acurrent CV outlining academic qualifications and relevant experience should be forwarded to: reception@prodraft.com.au by 5pm, 19 May 2023

Forklift Driver, HR Driver and Van Driver positions (Casual/Relief)

VFS Morwell

Victorian Freight Specialists (VFS) is aprivately owned company that has been in operation for over 20 years.

With 6depots based in Dandenong, Truganina, Geelong, Morwell, Echuca and Wodonga and over 200 employees, VFS strives to achieve the best for its staff and customers.

Due to recent expansion of its company fleet and depot, VFS is currently seeking aperson or persons to fill casual positions.

We require an experienced Forklift, HR and Van driver. Or can you do all?

The main responsibility of the forklift role is to unload/load trucks ready for travel. There will be some sorting of freight involved as well. The forklift position may at times be anight time role. Times to be confirmed with the successful candidate.

HR driver and Van driver delivering of freight in our Gippsland Region.

To be successful in this position you must have:

● Hold acurrent forklift licence

● Proven attendance and reliability

● Knowledge of Gippsland (preferred)

● Experience in loading semi and b-doubles trucks

● Acan do attitude

● Ability to work as part of ateam

Applicants must possess aclean driving record and be prompt, honest and enjoy interaction with others. The successful applicant will need to undergo a Medical and Police check.

Send all resumes and enquiries to Anthony@vfs.com.au

ICU/PICU

Stonemason /Labourer

Aposition is available for aStonemason/Labourer in abusy stone manufacturing business in Moe.

Experience is not an essential, however atrade background and/or astrong practical aptitude would be beneficial. Industry training will be provided.

TruStone is looking for acommitted and reliable employee to join its team. Manual driver's licence preferred.

Please email resumes to: kilmeny @trustone.com.au by 31st of May 2023.

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AGL Loy Yang is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced companies to provide site catering services. For tender information, please refer to: https://portal.tenderlink.com/aglprocurement or enquiries PGrant@agl.com.au

Applications close on 30 May 2023.

REQUEST FOR TENDER

Council is seeking submissions from qualified companies/applicants for the following:

RFT/371 -Design and Construct

Landslips Repair, Various Locations

Tenders close 2pm AEST on Tuesday 20 June 2023.

Documentation is available from Council's e-Tendering Portal www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/tenders

Motor Mart

If you love the outdoors and working in ateam environment then this could be the job for you.

We are aSpecialist Wholesale Native Plant Propagation Nursery located in Heyfield. We are currently seeking an enthusiastic self motivated person to join our team. Experience is preferred but not essential.

The position will be on acasual basis with the opportunity for apermanent role for the right candidate. You must have apositive attitude and good work ethic. We are also offering an opportunity for an apprenticeship for ayoung energetic person who would like to begin their career in Horticulture.

Duties will include but not limited to:

● Propagation

● Grading of stock

● Potting

● General nursery work

If you think this might be the opportunity for you please email your resume to: sales@wildtechnursery.com.au or call 03 51482 635

Meat

● Halal Meat

● Smallgoods

● Poultry

Successful bidders should be able to demonstrate capacity to meet the demands of supply for a900+ bed facility, price stability for the fixed term, delivery and service.

Tender documents will be supplied on request. For further details contact Kim Andrew Food Services Manager on 5142 3808 or email fulhamfoodservices@geogroup.com.au

Closing date: end of business Friday 9th June 2023.

Swan stops in at Gormandale

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND

BY ZOE ASKEW

THE smellofhot chips and tomatosauce,the siren's sound blaring across the ground, beer cans frothing at the mouth, pie mince spilling down the front of shirts -this is country football.

The clouds parted just around the sun, lighting up the oval like astage light when Heyfield and Gormandale met on Saturday afternoon for Round 6ofthe North Gippsland Football Netball League.

Donning number 34 for the Tigers was Collingwoodpremiership player, Brownlow Medallist, three-time CopelandTrophy winner, Leigh Matthews Trophy winner and AFLCA Champion Player of the Year, Dane Swan.

WithacovetedAFL starintheir midst, Gormandalestarted strong by scoring an early goal, with the pressure of the occasion unsettling Heyfield for the opening 10 minutes. They settled soon after, the Kangaroos proving too classy and overwhelming their opponents, defeatingthe Tigers 15.17 (107) to 6.18 (54) at Gormandale Recreation Reserve.

The match's top goal-scorer Mitchell Bennett kicked three goals in arow for the Kangaroos in the first quarter, totalling seven goals by the end of the game.

Agoal from Gormandale'sJai Foulkes closedthe gap before the break, with the Kangaroos leading the Tigers 4.5 (29) to 3.5 (23) at the end of the first quarter.

Gormandale had an early chance for agoal in the opening minutes of the second quarter, with abrilliant run from Adam Tipungwuti -cousin of Essenden's Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti -but atenacious Heyfielddefence squanderedefforts, with the Tigers snagging their first goal of the quarter in the dying minutes.

Tipungwuti joined Swan in aone-off gamefor the Tigers at the weekend,one of many players to don the yellow-and-black guernsey as part of aprogram Gormandale have established with Tiwi Islands, bringing acouple of players over every year. Heyfield led Gormandale 7.10 (52) to 4.10 (34) ahead of the third quarter.

The Kangaroos kicked the opening goal of the third quarter, furthering their lead over the Tigers.

Abig hitsaw the Tigers lose their young ruckman ten minutesintothe third quarter, but despite the loss and the Kangaroos' progressively furthering lead, Gormandale's determination was unwavering. Along kick from Tristan Salerno to Tipungwuti inside the 50 saw the Tigers score their opening andonlygoal of the quarter.

Creeping forward from his defensive position, the crowd at Gormandale Recreation Reserve erupted when Dane Swan marked the ball just outside the 50.

Lining himself up, the Collingwood premiership player sent the ball toward the goal, but his glory days proved well behind him,just likehis goal attempt.

"I'm certainly not what Iwas,"Swansaid post-match.

Heyfield led Gormandale 12.13 (85) to 5.14 (44) at the three-quarter break.

Heyfield kicked the opening goal in the final quarter, with the Kangaroos adding two more goals to their score before the game's end.

Gormandale's Jake Rust kicked the Tigers' first and only goal of the fourth quarter in thedying minutes.

Whilethe hosts showed plentyofheart, stepping up with an AFL legend in their midst, they werenomatch against astrong Heyfieldoutfit, the Kangaroosdefeating the Tigers 15.17 (107) to 6.19 (69)

It wasn't allbad forGormandale, with the former Collingwood player and 2017 [italics] I'm aCelebrity [end]runner-up Dane Swan admitting he expected them to lose by alarger margin after the game.

"Tobehonest, Ilookedattheir scoresduring the week, and Ifigured we were in for about (a) 150 (point) drumming; we were actually in front, so I was more impressed than Ithought they would be," Swan said.

"But they were good, they are obviouslyvery young, and Iunderstand when Icome to these sides that it's not usually the best sides, but nah, they were good; good bunch of kids, they had acrack;I didn't actually do alot, they sort of got the game on that score without me.

"I enjoyed it; it was anice day for it actually; it was aperfect day for footy, really.

"It was good fun; hopefully, we can go in and have acouple of beers now and have abit more fun."

Abeer may have been just what the doctor ordered for the 38-year-old after having played in Western Australia the previous weekend.

"I played last week, so this game is my sixth game this year; so I'm hanging on, I'm hanging on by a thread," Swan said.

Baseball provides the goods on Mother’sDay

BASEBALL

ROUND5ofthe Latrobe Valley Baseball

Associationsaw the competition celebrate Mothers Day.

All the teams who played at Moe/Newborough on Sunday wore pink arm bands to celebrate all things Mum

BGrade saw Morwell Cougars drop their early leadinthe sixth innings, when Moe scored six runs. Wilson Luke and Robinson all secured multiple hits for Moe.

RobAmott leadthe Cougars for hits, with two hits in three at bats.

The finalscore saw Moe take the win in the beautiful Mothers Day sunshine 10-3.

CGradebetweenMoe/Newborough and Morwell Cougars was ahome run affair with two home runs

GOLF

CHURCHILL &MONASH

Canadian Foursomes Saturday6th May

2023

Winners: A.West &A.West 77.25

RunnersUp: 1. Heppleston &D.Burridge

79.75 C/B

D.T.L: 1. D. Byers&J.Barnes 79.75, 2.

G.Barnes &B.Frank 80, 3. M.Brereton &J

Sanders80.25 C/B

N.T.P: 3rdPro-Pin: A. Auld,5th L. Anderson,

12th Anton, 14th D.Burridge

4BBB AggregateTuesday9th May2023

Winners: L.Brent &B.Barrow 49 pts

D.T.L: S.Caldwell &L.Anderson 42 pts

N.T.P: 3rdL.Brent, 5th L.Brent, 12th L. Anderson

MIRBOONORTH

Thursday11th May, Stableford

Daywinner: ALiebe,(15)36pts

DTL: MPayne 33, SBickerton 32 c/b

NTP: 6th, SHill-Smith, 16th ALiebe

Birdies: 6th, RMatthews,S Hill-Smith. 16th

ALiebe

Saturday13th May, Stableford.

AGrade: TimTraill(4) 37pts c/b

BGrade: NBickerton (18) 31pts c/b

DTL: SBickerton, MPayne 37,Grenwick

35. RScurlock34

NTP: 4th RJenkins,6th DEvans,13th M

Payne,16th CMcKay

Birdies: 4th PCummaudo,JSmeriglio,R

Jenkins,6th,MPayne,16th CMcKay,

Eagles: TimTraill 17th

MOE

Saturday, 06 May2023 Stableford

Grade AWinners: Tucker, Cody (15) 39

to Stacy Best of Moe/Newborough and one each to Anu Aubhav (M/N) and Michael Aubrey(Morwell).

Best had amassive five-RBI day.

Darren Flanigan and Michael Aubrey both had multiple hits for the Cougars with Flanigan going three for three at the plate.

On the hill, Moe/Newborough's Anu Anbhav allowedfivehits and five runs overfiveinnings, with nine strike outs.

Moe/Newborough took the victory 9-5.

Moe/Newborough again took aclean sweep this weekend with a8-4 win over the Traralgon Redsox.

Trent Jobs led things off on the hillfor Moe/ Newborough, lasting seven innings and allowing only four hits and two runs with eight strikeouts.

Tom Rynberk started on the hill for Traralgon, surrenderingsix runs on eight hits over four innings, with three strikeouts.

Place Getters: Trinidad, Phoenix 34

Panozzo, Gavan33C/B

Harber,John 33 Wilson, Graeme 30 C/B

Great Score John Harber (Birdie) @14

Anton Devent (Birdie) @14

Wednesday, 10 May2023

Winners27Hole Scratch: Jenna

Robertson &Amy Taylor 135

Winners27Hole Handicap: Jenna

Robertson &Amy Taylor 118c/b

PlaceGetters: PatThompson &EvMitchell 118, KathyBorg& Robin Fitzpatrick119

9Hole Competition: Winner:Jan Hale (54) 16 c/b

Place Getter: Judy Lee 16

Thursday, 11 May2023 OPEN Medley

Stableford

Grade AWinners: Vincent, Gregory(11)37

Grade BWinners: Gauci, Anthony(15)35

Grade CWinners: Borg,Manny(24) 34

Place Getters: Bruce,Shane 36 C/B

Hibbs,Steven36

Battista, Anthony34C/B

Spiteri, Paul 34 C/B

Beveridge,Eric34C/B

Shearing,Andrew 34

Ayton, Kevin 34 C/B

Caldow,Steve 34 C/B

Fife,Mark34

Harber,John 33 C/B

Thomson, Bruce 33 C/B

Gaul, Joshua 33 C/B

Lang,Marj 33 C/B

Fazioli, Mark33C/B

Great Score: AnthonyGauci (Birdie) @8

Leigh Anderson (Birdie) @14

Bruce Savige (Birdie) @4

Bruce Thomson (Birdie) @14

Nearest to Pin: 4th Bill Hall

Mitch McGrath hit ahome run in the third innings, with Moe/Newborough racking up 11 hits in total.

Adams went two for three for the Redsox to lead them in hits for the day.

In CGrade,Sale Rangers watched the gameslip away early and couldn't recover in a13-8loss to Churchill Braves on Sunday.

Sale Rangers collected seven hits and Churchill had 10 in the high-scoring affair.

Jackson was on the mound for Sale, the pitcher lasted three and two-thirds innings, allowing 10 hits and13runs while striking out five.

Churchill Braves scored seven runs in the second innings, including ahome run by Brad Jones.

In BGrade,the Churchill Braves won 12-6.

Churchill Braves' AGrade ran away with an early lead in a12-3 victory over Sale Rangers.

GOLF SCOREBOARD

8th Bruce Savige

14th Andrew Shearing

Saturday, 13 May2023 MEN’S Stroke-

Monthly Medal

Grade AWinners: Johnson, Tony (0) 72

Medal Winner

Grade BWinners: Veenman, Laurie (12) 73

Grade CWinners: Chessum, Dallas (20)

73 Place Getters: Bassman, Aaron 73 c/b Stansbury, Les 74 c/b

Taylor,Nicholas 74 Houston, Neale 75 c/b

Stanlake, Peter75c/b

Weir,Charles 75 Bassman, Jeffrey 75 c/b

Jamieson, George 75

Gauci, Anthony76c/b

Wilson, Graeme 76 c/b

Great Score: Aaron Bassman (Birdie) @8

Nearest to Pin: 4th JeffreyBassman

8th PeterStephens

14th Jeffrey Bassman

JeffreyBassman MysterySixesPrize Winner

MORWELL

Ladies 10th May2023 -Stroke

Monthly Medal &1st Rnd Club

Championships

Medal winner: CBoers71 nett

DTL: MMorgan77 nett

NTP: 2nd MMorgan8th NTePaa 11th NTe

Paa15th CPeter

Count Putts: NTePaa 29

TRAFALGAR

10/5/23: 1st Rd Neilson’sFunerals 4BBB

Championships

Winners: BevKeily(20) and JanGriffin (37)

"I'm just getting there; I'm alright. I'm certainly not what Iwas, I've got about five or six sessions of effort in me before the handbrake comes up, and Ineed arest, but Ienjoy it.

"I wouldn't do it if Ididn't; otherwise, I'd just be sitting on thecouch now havin' abet on the horses and the footy, so it's nice to come out and see different parts of the country which Inever would becauseplaying footy and that‘causeassoon as I'dhaveholidays, I'd go overseas.

"I wouldn't come to Gormandale unless... I'd never heard of Gormandale until Iwas told Iwas playing here, so it's nice to come and see different parts of Australia and meet country people whoare obviously all really good people, pretty laid back, relaxed, very [much] like myself, who love to have abeer and don't take themselves too seriously so it's nice to get out of the city for alittlebit and haveacouple beers with somepeoplewho arevery relaxed and chilled and like to have agood time."

Sale Rangers had atough time controlling Churchill defensively, giving up atotal of 12 runs.

Joel Hector was on the hill for Sale, allowing 15 hits and 12 runs over the seven innings, with four strike outs and walkingone.

Shoevers went four for five at the plate to lead Churchill in hits.

Pembrey was Sale’s lead hitter with two hits in three at bats.

with 41 points

RunnersUp: Ange Bayley(20) and Lyn

Powell (31) with 40 points c/b

Down the Line: Lorna Risol and Cheryl

Toyne with 39 points,JennyEvison and

Aija Owen, and Aileen McNair and Nola

Fordham on 38 points

NTP: 5th Lorna Risol

9-Hole Winners: Anne Outhred and Sue

Rogerswith 21 points

Friday,May 12th 2023, Open Men’s&

Ladies Stableford

AGrade Winner: MarkRobinson 39 pts

C/B

BGrade Winner: Darren Morrow 38 pts

DTL’s: Tony Gray 39, Daniel Trease 36, Andrew Shearing 35, Kevin Ayton35, Stephen Mills 35, SteveKlemke34, Ian

Hopper 34, Bob Baldry34 C/B

Birdies: 2nd: Glenn Vassett5th:Ian Browne

11th: Tony Bickley, Noel Cornish 13th:Tony

Gray,John Dodorico,Ray Wiseman

Eagle: 6th: SteveHill

Saturday, May13th 2023, Boomerang

Ball Stableford

Team Winners: Nic Blake, Glen Roberts

Wayne Robbins,Ross Anderson 40 pts

Individual Winner: WarwickGriggs 40 pts

DTL’s: JoePedemont 39, ParisChristian

38, Andrew Tangusso 38, ScottMcKinnon

38, Laurie Snowball 37,Reno Borg37, Peter

Moss 36, Graeme Ayre 36

NTP’s: 2nd: Keith Owen 5th: Tony Gray

11th: Wayne Robbins 13th:Paris Christian

15th: Laurie Snowball

Eagle: 12th:Reno Borg

TRARALGON

TuesdayStableford09/05/2023 Field: 76

Grades:

A: RodneyWare39pts

B: TerrySlavin 37 pts

C: MattJones 39 pts NTP

RichardPaterson NTP

StanleyKurowski

NTP 15th: PeterEzard RunDowns: 1. RayCutler 36pts,2 Raymond Smith 35pts,3.Ralph Smith 3pts,4.Brendan Scully35pts,5.Steven Titford34pts,6.David Cook 33pts,7.Corey

Thomson 33pts,8.Darrell Fricker33pts,9

Douglas Anderson 33pts,10. Geoffrey O Brien33pts

Home: StacyBest steals home base.

Photograph supplied

Familiar face: Heyfield coach LeighBrown wasteammates withDane Swan when Collingwood wonthe AFL Premiershipin2010.

Photograph Zoe Askew

Advice: Dane Swan offers some wordsof wisdom to the Tigers. Photograph supplied

TRARALGON DISTRICT JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Humphrey has best outing

FOOTBALL

AFL EXPORTS BY

TOM HAYES

the Eagles, but not right away as they drewthe margin back to 39 points with aquarter to play.

MFarley EChan

NMacfarlane-MateHStyles.Pax Hill: JJorgensen AHawkins BCooperRO’Donnell NRoss WArmstrong

CS KANGAROOS -12.9(81)

GOALS: SSJFC: MNeocleous 7WWalker3JMurdoch 2C Ruach. CS Kangaroos: KThorley 7S

Wight HBishoff QRoss HLeech TColaciello BEST: SSJFC: BRoscoeMNeocleous JMurdoch L Hooper HKus JHodson. CS Kangaroos: HLeech SWight KThorley TJames OWilkins FRowley

Yinnar Magpies: JRogalsky2TMcDuffie2XMcCafferty 2A Norman 2JReyke RBerg. West End Bombers: CPoulton 2B Stevenson 2J Cochrane

THREElocals competedatthe top level last weekend, spread out from Friday to Sunday.

Only one of them managed to get awin, while the other sides struggled in their respective matches.

THE weekend kicked off with a double-header on Friday night, as the Sunstravelledwestto takeonthe Eagles, whilethe Tigers and Cats locked horns at the MCG.

Despitetherebeing three locals on the Gold Coast list, only one managed to play -Moe’s Bailey Humphrey.

AHuxley.Rosedale Blues: JBoydO ThextonX Symington LJohnson H

SSJFC: CPollard3MShaw3 WWalker 2FGraham WJones.CSKangaroos: HSmith

SSJFC: FGraham WWalker RFarnham RFarley LGearyCPollard. CS Kangaroos: A

JElms CVan derMeer CPurcell HGiblett HDiDio

GOALS: Yinnar Magpies: APoole 4PMills SBartelJ Tantiado HVanderzalm BBremner

Glengarry: Details N/A. BEST: Yinnar Magpies: APoole PMills TTry JTantiado NWalsh H

Vanderzalm.

Moe’s Sam Flanders was omitted acouple of weeks back, while Morwell’s Ben Ainsworth missed out due to aquad injury, but could make his return next week against the Lions. West Coast have been the laughing stock of the AFL this season, so it was expected when Gold Coast gotthe better of them.

Despite only leading by fivepoints at the first break Humphrey kicking one of the firstthree, GoldCoastthen kicked 8.5 (53) to 1.2 (8) in the second term to establish a 50-point half time margin.

It continued to get worse for

The Suns then piled on another five goals to one to run away as 70-point winners, 16.17 (113) to 6.7 (43).

Humphreyhad 20 disposals and kicked amajor, as wellas five marks and five tackles in one of his best AFL matches to date. AFTER receiving arest, Morwell’s Changkuoth Jiath was back in actionfor the Hawks as they met the Demons at the MCG.

Melbourne played the Hawks off of the park, kicking eight goals to one in the first half, holding the Hawks to asingular point in theopening quarter.

The Hawks clawed theirway backinthe third term, turninga 45-point margin into a35-point one.

But the final term was one-way traffic for the Demons, as they ran away as 54-point winners on their home deck.

Jiath had 16 disposals, three marks and three tackles off half back, as he beginstofind his feet after aweek off.

TRARALGON’S TimMembrey crossed the border to South Australiatoface theCrows at Adelaide Oval last Sunday.

Once again, it just displayed how hard it is to face Adelaide in Adelaide.

Harriers represented at Albert Park event

HARRIERS

By GARYFOX

LAST week's (May 11) Harriers Thursday night run was six kilometres starting at the Rotunda on Swinburne Cres Traralgon. We hadagreat turnout with atotal of 87 runners in great running conditions.

The course was two lapstaking in Boston Boulevard, Park Lane, Franklin Street, Mitchell drive and Harvard Avenue.

GreatrunningbyMiles Verschuur saw him first home in an impressive time of 21.58, closelyfollowed by Dempsey Podmore 22.04 and Ian Cornthwaite 22.10.

Excellent running by Liz Kenney saw her first lady home in 26.40, followed Angeline Snell 27.18 and Kate Mayer 29.00. Harriers president PhillMayer welcomed new club members Charlie Wallis, Andrew Croft & Keira Odlum, who were among the evening’s total of 87 starters.

ThursdayResults:

Miles Verschuur 21.58, Dempsey Podmore22.04, Ian Cornthwaite 22.10, Glenn Graham 22.14, Clinton Jolly22.53, RobPreston 23.23, Darrel Cross 23.25, Dale Murphy 23.46, Shane Gavin 24.13, Andrew Greenhill24.14, Trent Kooyman 24.55, GeoffFrancis 26.10, Chris VanUnen 26.21, Liz Kenney26.40, NickTalerico 27.03, AlexCullen 27.05, Angeline Snell 27.18, Andrew Broberg 27.34, David Barr 27.40, GaryFox 27.54, RonVerschuur27.54, Kate Mayer29.00, Seth Bomers29.03, Andrew Panayiotou 29.07,Desley Tulloch 29.27,Andrew Croft29.30, Rose Croft29.30, Jerzey Podmore 29.34, MariekaReilly29.48, Johnny Roscoe 29.49, Nelson Archibald 29.50, Jack Marino 30.42, Phill Mayer30.43, Adrian Sutcliffe 31.23, Maree Graham 31.30, MollyIrvine 31.49, SallyEenjes 31.53, Lucy Magaldi 31.56, AnthonyMagaldi 31.57,Tobiasz Grzmil 32.00, Amanda Reid 32.09, ClaireMacumber 32.14, FelicityBeasley32.15, Kristine Sapkin 32.25, Lee Graham 32.25, Paul Rollandin 32.25, Catherine Leonard32.27,Karen Graham 32.30, Bruce Salisbury32.32, Susan Poole 32.40, MarkFairbairn32.56, Collette Hofmann 35.00, Paul Smith 35.23, Emma Marino 36.30, BennyMarino

The Crows turned a31-point quarter time lead into asteady 27-point half time lead, sustaining dominance over the Saints.

Membrey kickedone of St Kilda’s two goals in the third term, as the Crows piled on five more to hold a47-point buffer at thefinal change.

Afreer-flowing final term saw the Saintskick3.2 (20),but they were outscored by the home side

who managed 4.1 (25), as they closed outa52-point win, 19.7 (121) to 10.9 (69).

Membrey was kept quiet at his end of theground, despite the major, having 11 disposals and taking threemarks in the defeat.

The Saints fall out of thetop four and now have to find their feet as we edge closer to the middle stages of the season.

CENTRAL GIPPSLAND JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE

36.32, PeteSanders36.32, Adam VanBaalen 37.31, Alfie Warner 37.31, Ella Warner 37.31, Gabby Brown 37.31, StaceyPodmore37.36, Keira Oldum 40.12, Jason Odlum 40.12, Charlie Willis 40.31, Kate Cumming 40.31, Kate Rowe 40.37,Belinda Heafield 41.01, Ian Heafield 41.05, Alicia Turner 42.35, Ann Bomers 42.45, BarryHiggins 43.10, Mandy Ellis 43.15, Lynda Jones 46.02, Danelle Wright 47.16, KathyQuinn 47.18, Christina Creighton 49.50, Maggie Willis 50.01, John Reisinger 50.37,LukeWitham 50.37,Bob Duljas 62.32, Callie Cook 20.52, Michelle Sawyer 23.38, Maltilda Lappin 30.25, WallyLappin 31.14, Helen Whitby NTR, Marlon Mifsud NTR, Chris Francis DNF

On Sunday the Harriers had ateam of 25 runners competing in the AthleticsVictoria winter cross-country competition, aka the XCR Seriesatthe Albert Park event.

The course was out and back on roads at Albert Park Lake.

The series is ateam event with Harriers Women Division 2team finishing in 4th place and several outstanding personal results.

Ella Warner and Ron Verschuurrepresent Traralgon HarriersatXCR seriesLakeside Round.

The 56th Traralgon Marathon &Running Festival is only two weeks away.

On Sunday,June 4itstarts and finishes at De Grandi’s Winery (formally Traralgon Winery) with an out-and-back course along the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail.

Entries are still open, but numbers are strictly limitedin each event.

Cost for non-members is $90 (Full Marathon), $70 (Half) and $50 (10km), including lunch and amedal, with special commemorative T-shirtsfor the first 50 entries in each event.

Seethe Harrierswebsite, traralgonharriers.au

Contact Harriers by visiting traralgonharriers.org.au

UnitedUnder 13s recordfirst win

SOCCER GIPPSLAND

UNITED

BY NERELLE FOSTER

AFOGGY morning greeted Beaumaris at Latrobe City Stadiumfor Under 12s pre-NPL action,as Gippsland United enjoyed ahome game on Mother's Day.

It was ahot contest early, with Beaumaris opening the scoring with aseriesofstrong attacking plays that had Gippsland on the defensive.

Oliver Lee shoneindefence, ably assistedby Liam Arbon and Lewis Manzo, with keeper Quinn Asmussen working hard to guard the goal.

The Gippsland boys got better as the firsthalf wore on, connecting from defence,through midfield and into attack, through the run and goodwork of Sidney Box, Blake Breheny, Lucas O'Dowd and Isacc Sharp, who all worked hard to assist Hudson Reiss and Dino Grbic to try and push the ball forward and into attack.

In the second half, Gippsland started to gain some momentum and run. Striker Harry Lee came on with impact, almost scoring from an intercept and alongvolley opportunity.

Romeo Vitale made repeated saves in goal and Ryan Ogg finished the game strongly at right back in the 6-0 loss.

The boys continue to improve each week and played very well in patches, with greater consistency akey focus each week.

UNDER 13 boys headed down to Brighton on what would be aglorious day on and off the pitch for their Round 4clash.

With both teams searching for their first win of the season, it was bound to be acracking encounter.

The game started at aquick pace and it was the United boys that capitalised first, with McCannDiston hitting the back of the net after some great link-up play. Brighton kept trying to press forward, but with the defence being marshalled to perfection by Halkett-Dobson, there was no way through.

Withthe ball being controlledinthe midfield and out wide by Semmens, Sharp and Hermans, the Gippsland boys looked well in control and started to create opportunity after opportunity. McCann-Diston put another one away just before halftime to see United go in 2-0 up at the break.

The second half saw the Gippsland boys remain in control but unable to add to the goal tally. Brighton cleared severalset pieces and free kicks on the goal line to ensure the score remained 2-0 at the full time whistle.

Plenty of smiles and satisfaction post game,

with the Gippsland players and coaches starting to see the reward for effortfrom the training track

ADISAPPOINTING 4-1 lossgreetedthe Under 14 boys (and their mums) against Mornington SC at home on Mother's Day.

Gippslandstarted thematchbrightly,putting pressure on Mornington's defence for much of the first half.

After numerous good shots on goal failed to find the net, Maurice Baldacchino scored ablinder from the right wing midway through the first half.

Several excellent saves from Christian Guarascio,combined with strong defensive playby Ethan Bruce,Declan Pakuand FraserSmith, had thegame looking good at halftime with Gippsland leading1-0

Thecold foggy morning had the coffee machine

jumping and the hot chips popular, providinga welcome distraction as the second half began with Mornington equalising the score.

With serval Gippsland players recovering from recent illnesses, they lacked their usual intensity and were unable to capitalise on their chances in the second half. Three more goals fromMornington and the match points were won.

The sun finally made an appearance as the final whistle blew, but the Gippsland boys will need to shakethis one off andbebacktotheir usual strong form when they take on Bentleigh Greens SC next game.

IN the Under 15s, Gippsland United lost 1-0 to Mornington.

THE Under 18s enjoyed abettertime against Mornington, winning 2-0.

Moe make mockery of Tyers

SOCCER LVSL BY JOHN CARDONA

MOEUnited, on athree-game winning streak, travelled to Tyers on Sunday for Round 7ofthe Latrobe Valley Soccer League.

After ascrappy first half, the Red Devils came home with an 8-0 victory.

Moe coachKevin O'Farrellhad some major headaches selections after ConnorO'Hanlon, Riley Winkleman and Joe Stewart were all ruled out due to injury. Also missing were Lachlan McKenzie and captain Nick Fogarty. It only took twominutes for Moe to score,with a passfromBrendanRuddell finding Matt Shearing, who precisely hit up Ben Schembri in his first senior game in 15 years.

Moe had another chance some time later, when aNoah Kane free kick was headed narrowly over the bar by Oscar Sceney.

Kane's corner kick gave Moe United a2-0 lead just before the break, when O'Farrell headed home from close range.

The secondhalf openedwith Kane crossing to Shearing, who kicked truly after four minutes.

After 55 minutes, another Moe United attack saw Tyers handball and resultant spot-kick converted easily by Shearing to make the score 4-0.

Shortly after, Moe went up 5-0 from aspot-kick

Nothing to seperate Pegasus and Falcons

SOCCER

LVSL

BY LAURIE WILLIAMS

ROUND8ofthe Latrobe Valley Soccer League saw honours even in the match of the day between Morwell Pegasusand Falcons 2000, while Fortuna maintained top spot on the ladder with aresounding victory of Traralgon Olympians.

Furtherwins to Newborough/Yallournand Moe United rounded out the matches on Sunday.

 MORWELL PEGASUS VS FALCONS 2000 (FINAL SCORE 2-2)

ON aglorious Sunday afternoon, spectators were treated to afantastic game between two Morwell sides vying for supremacy in the league title race. Pegasus, whohadn’tdropped apointthusfar, were slight favourites against aFalcons side that had yet to hit top gear in Season 2023.

Afrenetic first 15 minutes opened proceedings, withFalcons all over their opponents andin retrospect, should’vebeen up 3-nil with captain Toby Capp rattling the crossbar from outside the box and striker Michael Fava missing achance from inside the box. However, they would get their due reward as Fava made amends with a wonderful angled finish from 15 yards out. In a game of momentum swings, Pegasus came to life at the 25-minute mark and suddenly ramped-up the pressure and sure enough, they were rewarded with an equaliser as Kuka Mahmoud scored from afree kick outside the box.

Falcons were holding on for dear life towards the end of the half but it seemed their defensive resolve has reappeared, as they stood strong to head into the break all-square.

The secondhalf was muchofthe sameas the Flying Horsemen pushedfor the lead, and they duly delivered for their home supporters as Germaine Otieno expertly crossed for Levi Mohammud to convert.

The home side seemingly thought they had the three points wrapped up but Falcons are renowned for their never-say-die attitude; coupledwith their superior fitness levels, they started to gain the ascendency and sure enough, they equalised

through aJamie Pistrin penalty conversion.

Falcons continued to pushfor awinner in the last 10 minutes, and Pistrin almost delivered for his side as avicious shot from just inside the box was saved by Pegasus ‘keeper Santo Simon.

In aphysical encounter, both sides were rightfully exhausted come the final whistle. While adraw was afair result, one thing was for certain: both sides will be challenging for silverware come the end of the year.

 FORTUNA 60 VS TRARALGON OLYMPIANS (7-1)

FORTUNA maintained their lead at the top of the table (albeit Moe have agame in-hand) with an emphatic7-1 drubbing of the pointless Olympians at Crinigan South Reserve.

After forfeiting their reserves the day before due to alack of numbers, Olympians bolstered senior numbers seemed to have gained them the advantage as they took the lead early on.

HoweverFortuna, after restinganumberof players, soonhit their straps withDjMatar coming off the bench to equalise before halftime.

The second halfsaw the Orangemenput their opponents to the sword as they slammed home six more goals, and with the victory they have sent a message to the rest of the competition that they are aforce to be reckoned with in Season 2023. For Olympians, they continuetofight each week; but with no reward, they must ensure they get on the board shortly to provide encouragement to their young brigade of players.

 MONASH WOLVES VS NEWBOROUGH/ YALLOURN UNITED (1-5)

MUCH like the previous game, Monash took alead into halftimeagainst rival Newborough/Yallourn, but the Combine displayed their quality in the second half to score five past aMonash side who have promised alot this season without much to show for it, whichmust be very frustrating for players and fans alike.

In aderby game betweentwo sideswho are separated by afew hundred metres,victoryis all the more sweeter, and Newborough/Yallourn live to fight another day in the league title race.

ROUND 9PREVIEW (ALL GAMES SUNDAY3PM)

 MOE UNITED VS MONASH

WITH no standoutgames between those at the top of the table, match of the day focuses on the postcode derby between Moe and Monash.

Previous games in this fixture have provided upset results from time to time, and Monash have aknack of lifting so it will not be asurprise if they turn it on this weekend against their opponents.

 SALE UNITED VS MORWELL PEGASUS

SALE has improvedthis season, and with arecord of four wins and three losses they will be lookingto maintain their ladder position with an upset win at home against the high-flying Pegasus.

After abrutal encounter last week, Pegasuswill needtoensure they freshenupfor their encounter against aSalesidethat traditionally plays much better at home than away.

 TRARALGON OLYMPIANS VS TYERS

LIGHTNING

AMASSIVE chance to gaintheir first points of the season presents itself to OlympiansonSunday against Tyers.

The Traralgon side have shown some promise this year in fits and starts, but they must bring that more often, and there’s no better time than the present.

Tyers, equally,will see this as an opportunity to gain their second winofthe season to further prove that they belong in the senior men’s competition.

 NEWBOROUGH/YALLOURN VS CHURCHILL

UNITED

AFTERa week off to freshen their legs, Churchill head up the highway to challenge aNewborough/ Yallourn side that are full of confidence after their win last round.

The Rams, pointless to start the campaign, must concentrate on putting in ashift, and if they are able to do that, then it may give them asmall window of opportunity to get aresult against their more fancied opponents.

after Tanner Pyle was brought down and Sceney stepped up, and coolly converted his opportunity.

At 65 minutes, Kane's run up the right saw his cross slotted homebyHarleyRobinson to make it 6-0. The Red Devils' assault on the Tyers goal continuedwhenSceneyfound Pyle unmarked and he hammered home Moe's seventh goal.

Moe veteran keeper Peter Albanese was called on to make asavefromacounterattack by Tyers.

Campbell Dastey finished off an improved second half when he converted across from Ruddell.

Kane was best for Moe United, followed by Sceney, Shearing and Luke Bathgate.

Moe also won the reserves 11-0. Robinson kicked four before coming up to the seniors, while Kyle Jennings nabbed jus as many.

Moe United Women celebrated aterrific 3-2 win over Tyers.

Miley Cooper, Opal East and Paris Troughton hit the scoreboard,inwhatwas agame thatsaw Miley Cooper, Haley Laws and Summer Cooper beston.

Moe's second division side lost 4-1 to Sale United White.