Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 19 October 2022

Frustrated van owners want time to move

By DANIEL PEDERSEN

WITHOUT definitive action from Latrobe City Council in relationtothe abrupt closure of the Lake Narracan Caravan Park, what happensnext will likely be decided by acourt.

Site owners arenot going to quietlypackuptheir belongings and leavethe park in avirginstate, and are currently contemplating what shape legal action will take.

Since being told via email on October 5that the parkwill be permanentlyclosedasofDecember 10,permanent site owners have met with council.

On Wednesday morning, council manager Shay Ferguson met with some of the site owners to explain why the caravan park was to be closed, the reasoning behind it and what came next.

He told an impromptu gathering of about 10 site owners he would take their concerns to council that afternoon.

Officers acknowledged the frustrationofsite holders about the timing of the park’s closure just weeksbefore Christmas, and said council would consider multiple requests for people to stay on site longer to dismantle their holiday shacks.

Ownerscan stay at the park overnight until December 10 and after that will be given daytime access to remove caravans or structures, because the Environment Protection Authority has ordered the park closed unless ordered waste treatment works are completed by then.

There are two separate notices attached to the caravan park.

EPA issued an ‘improvement notice’ on October 29 last year, requiring repairs to the Lake Narracan caravan park’s irrigation system.

All requirements of the notice were met and the notice revoked on December 17 last year.

EPA issued asecond improvement notice on October 29 last year,requiringthe council to modify the caravan park’s wastewater management system.

This meant ensuring all wastewater generated at the premises was prevented from entering surface waters, including but not limited to storm water drains.

Requirements of this notice have not been met, the EPA said.

“EPA’s role is to protect the environment and human health from the impacts of pollution and waste; the operation of the caravan park is not a decision for EPA,” astatement from the authority said.

“However, after an application from council, EPA extended the notice compliance period to accommodate council’s consideration and feasibility work,” the statement said.

“EPA encourages any notice recipient to engage with potentially affected parties,but that would also be adecision for the caravan park operator,” it said.

In the laneways between caravan sites, Lorraine and Debbie Rigby, mother and daughter, sit under an awning with the fourth generation of their family to take in the sights of the caravan park.

While Lorraine’s great grandson Baxter is probably more involved withhis red plastic tricycle thanthe van park’s future,all the same he’s there.

“I just thinkthe whole thinghas beenreallybadly handled,” Lorraine, the family matriarch, said of the decision to move them on.

“There’s been absolutelynoconsultation, and this is nota newissue,we’ve had heavy rain before, there must be other treatment options,” she said.

Council at its September meeting decided to close the park, after being given notice to rectify its treatment of waste water or face legal action.

After aquote from aprivate contractor, council estimated it would cost about $800,000 to rectify waste treatment problems.

But, given it had already decided to relocate the caravan park, the council decided simply to close the existing park ratherthanwaste ratepayers money on atemporary solution.

Plans for anew ‘destinationcaravan park’ for the area have beenagreed to in principle and a timeframe of “about four years” would have it developed.

At this stage, it is not decided whethercouncil will own the new caravan park.

Asked if council had considered any compensation for the site owners, council’s chief executive, Steve Piasente, said it had not.

“The caravan park doesn’t run at aprofitand hasn’t for someyears, even before COVID it wasn’t profitable, so it was subsidised by ratepayers.

“People staying theredo, of course, spend money locally and council acknowledges that,” he said.

“We’ve been waitingfor the right time to develop the precinct and now there are anumberofsites being developed around the lake.

“Council owns 8.4 hectares of land at the edge of the lake,” said Mr Piasente.

He said council hoped for the “highest and best” use of the land.

“There are about 4000 housing lots to be developed,”hesaid, “but when the total precinct is completed will depend on the rate of development.”

He said the new ‘destination lifestyle park’ would be connected to asewage treatment plant.

Every developer will contribute to social-amenities development for the area.

Meanwhile, developersare selling waterfront dreams on Lake Narracan’s shores.

Tyler Hogan from Harcourts Warragul said 105 lots had been sold for Narracan Lakes Estate and construction of the first houses would begin in the next couple of weeks.

Stages one, two and three sold in nine months, he said, and the 54-lot stage three sold particularly fast, in just one week.

Roads and guttering will be prepared for stages two and three in the next couple of months.

There are in total 656 blocks in 16 stages, all about 500 to 600 square metres in size.

Mr Hogansaidthat size was the “sweet spot” for developers.

Also boasting ‘absolute waterfront living’ is Lake Narracan Resort.

Resort spokesman Ijaz Ahmad said first-stage building would begin in next year’s second quarter and it was hopedthe entire development would be completed by 2028 or 2029.

There will be 11 stages for atotal of 350-plus lots, some of which will carry medium-density units.

House and land packages are still available in stage one and two, but the bulk of lots in those stages are already sold, he said.

An on-site sales office is due to open in December.

Couple: BobWilson and Shirelle Lean outside of their vanatLakeNarracan CaravanPark. photograhs danielpedersen

Stuck: AshleyRiddifordand Natalie Leggett with their van. The flyovertoprotect thevan and createasheltered outdoor area is concreted into the ground

Generations: Lorraine and Debbie Rigby and Baxter at the front of one of thefamily’s caravans on siteatLakeNarracan Caravan Park

Residence: One of the structures insidethe vanpark, which willhavetobedemolishedatthe owner’s expense

Sudden impact: Angela Rondinella outside her vanthatshe onlybought in March this year

Traralgon court work

By MICHELLE SLATER

THE Traralgon Court house is getting a$98,000 spruce-up through astate government grant to restore the 1886 Franklin Street landmark.

The LivingHeritageGrant will helpconserve the heritage-listed building.

The money will be used to tacklemildew, replace defective cast-iron downpipes,repair plasterwork andanew lick of paint on the ceiling.

Friends of the Traralgon Courthouse president, Jenny Hammett, said the restoration would help stopthe courtroom deterioratingand enable more community events to be held in the building.

“The courtroom is really significant, you could still hold acourt session in there.This building has asignificant level of craftsmanship and it’s a tribute to our cultural heritage,” Ms Hammett said.

“These bricksweremadeinabrickworksin Traralgon and all the joinerywas donelocally. It’s apiece of history that should stand for all time and if we don’t use it andrestoreit, it will disintegrate.”

The Traralgon Courthouse originally held the court of petty sessions, as well as post office and treasury.

The Traralgon Magistrates Court convened there until the late 1980s. The building was left vacant for someyears until it was used briefly as afamily court and then left vacant again.

The building had been heritage-listed at astate and national level because of its considerable historical importance to Traralgonand as an example of Federation-era public works architecture.

It is now owned by the state governmentand managed by Latrobe City Council,with the Friends groupusing thespace forweekly community events and opening it to tourists.

“It was built because the [government] at the time believed the Latrobe Valley had abright future. The younger generation comes in and says,‘Wow!

Inever knew about this’,” Ms Hammett said.

“There’svery little left in Traralgon that is significant to our community. You go around the country and there are manybuildings in other towns that represent their heritage.”

By MICHELLE SLATER

LATROBE Regional Hospital structural works havebeenfinished as part of stage three of a$223 million expansion that is on track to be in operation by early 2024.

With structural constructionnow complete, work can now start on the hospital facade and internal fit-out.

The multi-storeyproject includes arecently announced Mental Health and Alcohol and Other DrugsHub.

LRHchief executive DonMcCrae said the stage three expansion would bring all the acute care servicesinto onelocation,making the hospital more efficient.

Mr McCrae said it meantthat LRH would have 10 operating suites, 16 critical care beds, 64 acute surgical beds and new medical imaging and pathology.

Once complete, the expansion will allow for an additional 6200 elective surgeries per year. He said the expansion also included new maternity services with asix-bed birth suite, adult in-patient beds, special-carenursery and aone-bed paediatric unit with family spaces and children’s play area.

“Forour community and the Gippslandregion, it means better health care facilities and expanded health services close to home,” Mr McCrae said.

“Plus more employment opportunities with an estimated additional 200 full-time equivalent employees required across anumberofdisciplines to deliver the expanded services.”

The project is being delivered by the Victorian Health Building Authorityinpartnership with Latrobe Regional Hospital and Built.

Stages 1and 2have alreadybeen completed with the Gippsland Regional Cancer Centre,anew emergency department, acardiac catheterisation lab and two new medical in-patient units.

The expansion consists of more than 20,000 cubic metres of concrete, 640 tonnes of structural steel, 2500 tonnes of steel reinforcement and 180,000 bricks, providing 600 construction jobs.

The Ministerfor Health, Mary-Anne Thomas, said the expansion was taking shape and meant Latrobe Regional Hospital could meet the needs of agrowing community.

“Increased capacity and purpose-builttreatment spaces will ensure patients don’t need to travel to Melbourne for complex procedures,” Ms Thomas said.

Village

By MICHELLE SLATER

ANEW Commonwealth Games village will be built in Morwell to host1000athletes and officials for the regional events to be held in the Latrobe Valley in 2026.

The Valley will also host afurther three sports, withShooting, Road Cycling and T20 Cricket added to the region on top of Badminton and the Rugby Sevens.

The Minister for Commonwealth Games Legacy, ShaunLeane,was at the Ted Summerton Reserve in Moe last week making the announcement.

Mr Leane said the new Games village would be built in English Street, Morwell, on vacant lot owned by the Department of Health.

The village would then be used to provide social andaffordable housing, aged accommodation or worker housing for more than 20 years after the Games, he said.

Mr Leanesaidthey were stillworkingonthe finaldesign of the village, but it wouldinclude multi-use areas such as dining rooms and physio centres that would later benefit the community.

“I’m determined to squeezeout every bit of social impact we canindeliveringthese Games,and also support local businesses and local jobs,” Mr Leane said.

“Construction alone with the opportunities for apprentices in the Latrobe Valley, work on these Games infrastructure is apriority for us.

“These will be the first regional Games. It will be atemplate for futuregames where different jurisdictions can hold different sports.”

The final phase of Road Cycling will be held in Traralgon and the T20 Cricket in Moe, with a venue for Shooting yet to be decided.

Mr Leane said the government would invest in sportinfrastructure upgradestoaccommodate the Games.

These would include expanding the Ted Summerton Reserve with temporary seating, stands and food stands that could be used for other international events.

Mr Leanepointed to the successofthis year’s Commonwealth GamesinBirmingham, which attracted aviewing audience of 1.5 billion people.

“The goal is to makepeoplewatchingthe telecast get down here one day to support the community and spend money, supporthospitalityand

accommodation. This is what the legacy will be,” he said.

Latrobe City mayor,Kellie O’Callaghan, said the Games would create abig legacy for the Valley, with the village to provide valuable housing into the future.

She said the new athletes’ villagewouldbeclose to schools, transport, sporting precincts and social infrastructure

“We are looking at buildingneighbourhoods, not just providing housing,” Cr O’Callaghan said.

“This is about creating social structuresfor people to get the support they needinanenvironment that is sustainable.”

Games community: Latrobe Citymayor Kellie O’Callaghan with Latrobe ValleyDistrict Cricket League president Wayne Mills,players Brady Cake andcommitteemember SarahPrime and Commonwealth Games LegacyMinister Shaun Leane,Laborcandidatefor Morwell Kate Maxfield, and Gippsland CricketLeague executiveNeilPurdy

Newaccomodation: Minister for CommonwealthGames LegacyShaun Leane announcing anew althletes villageinMorwell. photographs michelle slater

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Weir saves mine, floods farms

By MICHELLE SLATER

AUTHORITIES willwork with local farmers to assess the impacts of heavy flooding associated with aweir that was builtaspartofmeasures to protect the Yallourn coal mine in heavy rain.

The state government issued approvals last year for works to safeguard Yallourn coal supplies after severe storms and flooding cracked the mine walls, sparking an energy emergency.

Hazelwood operator ENGIE has approval to divert wateraway fromYallourn and into Hazelwood undercertain high-flow conditions. This approval is valid until July 2023.

But aweir along the Morwell River means water had been backing up and inundating paddocks in heavyrain, affecting morethan 16 upstream landholders around Hazelwood, Driffield and Yinnar.

Landowners say they were not consulted before the weir was built, nor were they notified of any potential impacts from the project.

They calledon the state government to inspect theirpropertiesand discuss compensation for the

loss of land use and any property damage from the flooding.

Beef farmerNoel Coxall owns 36 hectares along the Morwell River,but said about athird of his low-lying paddocks were under water for about a month in August because of the river diversion.

Mr Coxall saiditmeant he may not be able to cut hay this season because of the sodden paddocks, andsaidthe projectwas turning his property into awater storagefor mining companies.

“At the moment I’m emptying my hay sheds to keepmystock going,itwas this onerainevent that it happened, but if Yallourn gets into trouble it could happen all the time,” Mr Coxall said.

“I don’t think therewas much due diligencebeing done for upstream landowners when they issued permits. It would be nice for them to talk to us to see what they can do.”

Nationals Member for Gippsland South and Shadow Water Minister, Danny O’Brien, backed calls for the state government to find solutions to address the flooding and compensate farmers.

Mr O’Brien said it “beggars belief” that the government failed to consider upstream landholders

when solving the problems at Yallourn.

“This is not an argument if there was action to protect the Yallourn mine, this had to happen,but the government hasn’t considered the consequences of their actions,” Mr O’Brien said.

“Thesefarms are on river flats and the landholders are accustomed to some flooding, but this flooding is unnatural and has remained much longer than it should.”

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has assuredthat Southern Rural Water will work with ENGIE and landowners to assess the impacts associated with the diversion.

But it stressed that determining any impacts to landholders was complex and required looking at the potential additional effect of the Hazelwood diversion compared to normal flooding impacts.

“Heights of diversion infrastructure in the Morwell River were lowered to allow for increased flows and ENGIE will continue to engage with affectedlandowners to investigate potential impacts as aresultofincreased rainfall,” aDELWP spokesperson said.

Electoral deadline loomingNorthe facing IBAC charges

By MICHELLE SLATER

MEMBER for Morwell Russell Northe faced misconduct chargesbroughtabout by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission in the Latrobe Magistrates Court on Monday. Mr Northe was not present, represented by his lawyer Mark Woods.

Russell John Northe is facing 45 charges relating to allegedly falsifying documents between 2018 and 2020 in his term as Member for the Legislative Assembly.

The charges include wilful misconduct for expenditure returns to theVictorianElectoral Commission based on false information.

He will face acommittal mention in the Latrobe Magistrates Court on January 13, 2023. TheretiringMPwillnot re-contest this year’s state election.

THE Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is reminding everybody to enrol if they wish to vote in this year’s state election.

The deadline for enrolment is 8pm on Tuesday, November 8. Voting in all elections is compulsory for all Australian citizens, who can be fined if they do not participate.

The VEC notes that some Victorians may be unaware that they have been “directly enrolled” to vote in the upcoming election.

Direct enrolment occurs when the VEC uses informationprovided by othergovernment bodies such as the Department of Transport or the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority to add people to the electoral roll.

Deputy Electoral Commissioner, Dana Fleming, said that althoughthe VEC writes to everyone whom the VEC proposes to directly enrol, research indicated that people were often not aware they had been directly enrolled.

“The process is that we write to people and advise that unless they are not eligible and tell

us within 21 days, we will automatically update their enrolment with the address details we have been provided,” Ms Fleming said.

“At thelaststate election, voter turnout for directly-enrolled voters was close to 78 per cent, compared to the overall voter turnout rate of 90 per cent, accounting for asignificant proportion of the drop in voter turnout at the 2018 election.”

The VEC will be using mobile numbers and email addresses to send VoterAlertmessaging to directly-enrolled voters ahead of the election, reminding them to check their enrolment details.

“If you’ve recently moved home, you may not be aware that you’ve been directly enrolled to vote,” Ms Felming said.

“As everyone on the electoral roll must vote, I certainly don’t want asituation where aperson firstrealises that they shouldhave voted when they receive our ‘please explain’letter after the election,” Ms Fleming said.

Eligible voters can enrol or update their details by visiting www.vec.vic.gov.au/enrolment

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Car park push to stop traffic rush at schools

By MICHELLE SLATER

LATROBECity Council will ask the state government to provideadequate car parking when building new schools to cater for growing traffic congestion at drop-off and pick-up times.

It comes after several Latrobe Valley schoolcommunities had been raising ongoing concerns about the lack of parking and safe student crossings.

Morwell Park Primary School parents had sent apetitionand repeated complaintstoLatrobe City calling for more car parking along Burnside Drive after long-standing traffic problems.

Cr Graeme Middlemiss described the problem as the“tippfthe iceberg” across Latrobe City, at council’s October meeting.

“We have asituationwith more and more parents using cars, but the ability to pick your kids up in acar is severely restricted,” Cr Middlemiss said.

“The school reacted and said it’s getting wild and woolly, cars are everywhere.”

He citedsimilarissuesatHazelwood North PrimarySchool, where parents wereparking alonga 100 kilometres-an-hour roadside to pick up their kids while capital workswere underway at theschool.

Morwell Park Primary School has 100 car parks on Latrobe City land, with 50 staff at the school who have beenasked to parkfurther afield to cater for parents.

The school ended up working with police on the problem and wasusing itsown teacherstohelp kids cross the road at drop off and pick-ups.

Latrobe City officerslooked at the issues at Morwell Park Primaryand foundtherewas suffi cientparking,but attributed poor driver behaviour to the root of the problem at pick-up times.

Cr Middlemiss warned that councilhad “no real

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All the grief council gets over this matter and we as councillors are desperate to help these schools, we run up against the bureaucracy of Regional Roads Victoria and the education department.

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way” of solving these wider issues, which were under the responsibilities of state government departments.

“All the grief council gets overthis matter and we as councillors are desperate to help these schools, we run up against the bureaucracy of Regional RoadsVictoria and theeducation department,” Cr Middlemisss said.

Cr Middlemiss suggested that the education department could buy alarge unused block across the road fromMorwellPark Primarytoturnitinto extra car parking.

He saidcouncil had alsocome up againstanother red light when Regional Roads Victoria had stated the school did not meet the funding criteria for a school crossing with flashing lights.

Morwell Park principal Chris Joustra said he wanted drivers to be aware around schools, but the congestion usually only lasted for about 10 minutes at drop-off times.

Sacred Heart celebrates dads

AT Sacred Heart PrimarySchool, Morwell, students celebrated Father’s Day with fathers, grandfathers, and carers, who were invited to share breakfast with their children.

It was alovely morning with many families attending.

At Sacred Heart, Father’s Day gave us an opportunity to focus on fathers, grandfathers, uncles and significant men who play aspecial role in our children’s lives.

The breaky served was sausage in bread, egg and bacon and toast.

The morning’s highlight was the announcement of the Fathers Day raffle winners organised by our parent helpers.

All money raised will go towards arunning track at the school.

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Walhalla Rd worksbegin

THE state government says it will deliver a“critical safety project” on Walhalla Road, with crews set to begin work this month to install asafety barrier on the outside curve of the first corner of the road leaving the town, following detailed planning and engineering assessment.

Work will begin in coming days and include: Road widening to allow sufficient width for barrier installation; new kerb and channel along the inside of the road to improve drainage; New safety barrier along the outside of the curve and; the section of the road will be resurfaced and re-linemarked as aresult of these barrier works.

In July 2022, Regional Roads Victoria crew and Victoria Police inspected the crash site to investigate how safety could be improved. Since this inspection, crews have added additional signage, guideposts, andtrimmed foliage to improve visibilityofsigns and installed alarge ‘curvewarning’ signwitha25km/h ‘advisory speed limit’and ‘reduce speed’ message.

Regional Roads Victoriahas worked closelywith road safety experts in planning for this project.

During construction, therewillbereduced speed limits and lane closures. Drivers are urged to take extra care and drive to the traffic conditions.

The works should be completed in November.

Thisyear, two majorcrashes occurred on Walhalla Road.

In June, 19-year-old Declan Day died and three other teenagers were injured when the vehicle they were in slid off acliff.InJuly, another car with two occupants fell off the same stretch of road, plunging 10 metres. The pairescaped with injuries.

Farm trespass laws tougher

THERE are new laws allowing livestock owners to voluntarily establish extra biosecurity measures on their properties, to protect them from trespassers.

Changes to the Livestock Management Act 2010 and Livestock Management Regulations 2021 have introduced offencesfor non-compliance with prescribed biosecurity measures,including entering agricultural premises without consent.

Offenders will face on-the-spot fines of $1,294 for individuals and $8,321 for organisations, the toughest fines in Australia.

Penalties of as much as $11,095 for individuals and $55,476 for organisations could apply for more serious offending.

AgricultureVictoria executive director of agriculture regulatorypolicy Angela Brierley says thesenew laws will help to deter people from trespassing on farms and better enable prosecutions of trespassers.

“Victorian farmers work hard to keep their animals safe and protect them from pests and diseaseswith robust biosecurity systems,”she said.

“These new lawsseektodeter behaviour that puts thathard work and the safety of their animals at risk.”

Ms Brierley said producers choosingtotake advantage of these new protections must have a biosecuritymanagementplan (BMP) that includes afarm map and mandatory information, as well as compliant biosecurity signage.

Specific visitor consent procedures must also be followed under the new laws.

“Producers who already have an on-farm biosecurity plan in place can simply add aBMP coversheet to this plan to be covered by the new laws,” she said.

Family violence talks

By MICHELLE SLATER

VICTORIAN family violence providers met with candidates standing for the seat of Morwellto discussthe region’s ratesoffamily and sexual violence ahead of the November state election.

The groups were getting into the ears of local candidates for the major parties, including Labor candidate Kate Maxfield,Liberal candidate Dale Harriman and Nationals candidate Martin Cameron.

The roundtablewas targeting the electorates with the highest rates of family violence, organised by peak bodies Safe and Equal, Sexual Assault Services Victoria and No to Violence.

They were joined by Morwell service providers, including Quantum Support Services, Latrobe Community Health Service and Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault.

They provided awish list for local candidates to advocate for arange of issues, such as improving the justice system for people affected by family and sexual violence, as wellasprovidingmore emergency housing and addressing specialist workforce shortages.

Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault chief executive, Jane Barr, urgently calledfor more forensic medical examiners in the region to support sexual violence victims.

Ms Barr said there were only two forensic

examiners operating after hours across the entire state to collect the physical evidenceofasexual assaultfromavictim.

Shesaidthis was despite the fact that there was at least one sexual assault being reported in Gippslandeach day, and GCASA was receiving about 12 phone calls aday from people seeking support.

“Thereissuch areductionofforensicservices that adults and children need to travel to Melbourne if they need the service because of cuts,” Ms Barr said.

“If apersonisassaulted at night,they have to waituntil themorning for an examination in business hours. Thensome victimsmay not enter downthat forensic path. We wantpeople to get immediate services.”

Safe andEqual chief executive, Tania Farha,said the stategovernment had made big investments in the sector since the Royal Commission into Family Violence was completed in 2015.

But Ms Farhasaidtherewere still many system gaps that needed addressing.

“We need continued action from Victoria’s government to ensure people impacted by violence can get the support they need, when they need it. We can’t afford to take our foot off the pedal now,” she said.

“It’s the only way we’ll end family and sexual violence in Victoria.”

Greens’ standing on

By STEFAN BRADLEY

THE Australian Greenshavemoved to clarify their stance on the ‘Voice to Parliament’ proposal this week following adisputed report in The Australian that Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe met with Indigenous businessman Warren Mundine to discuss a‘No’campaign.

Ms Thorpe is the first Aboriginal woman to represent Victoria in the Senate and is the Greens First Nations spokesperson.

Her motherisMarjorieThorpe, who wasthe Greens candidate for Gippsland in the federal election in May.

Mr Mundineisaformer federal Liberal Party candidate and is expected to campaign against a referendum on the voice to parliament.

Prime Minister AnthonyAlbanesehas committed to holding areferendum in his first term.

The report suggested that Ms Thorpe had spoken to Mr Mundine about their joint opposition to the

referendum.MsThorpe had previouslycalled the referendum awaste of money and said advancing atreaty was more important. But she said The Australian report was “false and misleading”, and that she had not discussed a‘No’ campaign with Mr Mundine,and said she wouldnot campaign against the Voice to Parliament.

In an interview with the Gippsland Times, Greens state candidate for Eastern Victoria Mat Morgan clarified the Greens stance on the Voice to Parliament.

“The Greens have been unequivocally supportive of all elements of the Uluru Statement (from the Heart). We were the first party to come out behind that,” Mr Morgan said.

“As aparty we’ve sent (Federal Greens leader) Adam Bandt and Lidia Thorpe to negotiations with Labor about their model of the Voice. We want to see progression on all three elements of theUluru Statement,” he said.

Urgent action: Morwell candidates,Liberal Dale Harriman, Labor’s Kate Maxfield, and The Nationals’Martin Cameron (centrethree), metwithfamilyviolenceand sexual assualt service providers to discuss policies ahead of the November stateelelction. photogrpah michelle slater

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Gormy goingsolar

By MICHELLE SLATER

ANEW five megawatt solar farm is being proposed on a16-hectare parceloffarmlandinGormandale.

The solar farmisbeingdeveloped by BNRG Leeson, ajoint venture between an Irish solar company and an Australian renewables developer.

The projectwill include a10megawatt-hour battery and will plug into existing powerlines across the Highland Highway.

Acompany spokeswoman said they hadbeen lookingfor aflatsite without large amounts of vegetation thatneeded to be cleared, that was also close to existing powerlines.

“Thisproject brings renewable energy to the area,aswell as providing energysecurity and stabilisation when existing generation methods fail,” the spokeswoman said.

“Over the next few yearsweare looking to develop other similar sized projects to thisone. Some of these are in planning now.”

The spokeswoman said the Gormandale project would provide between 25 and 50 construction

jobs, with two-to-four ongoing technical jobs and up to 10 horticultural and cleaning contractors.

She said they were aiming to start the four-month construction process in the middle of nextyear, pending planning approvals.

“We are aiming to submit the planning application at the end of the month,” she said.

“We operate usingbestpractises and aimtospeak to the community prior to planning to alleviate any concerns, hence the community engagement session, door knocking and letter drops.”

The company held acommunity session in Gormandale earlier this month to let locals learn more about the project.

“We had areally positive engagement session last week where most community members were excited about the project and interested to know what technologies are being used,” the spokeswoman said.

“One community member was concerned about thevisual lookofthe solar farm however it will be screened by trees and have an antiglare film on the panels to prevent glare.”

Is gambling affecting you?

LATROBE Community Health Service is urging communities to talk about the negative effects of gambling on people’s physical and mental wellbeingduring Gambling Harm Awareness Week this week.

It comes as Latrobe City continues to have the worstpokies losses in the Gippsland local government areas,losing $9.2million in July and August this year.

Last year,$40.8 million was lost on the pokies in Latrobe City, which includes aloss of more than $125 million across Gippsland.

This year’s theme is asking Could gambling be affecting your wellbeing?

The week provides an opportunity for open community conversations aboutdifferent types of gambling harm.

LCHS partnerships and prevention manager, Michelle Ravesi, said they were daily supporting people experiencing negative consequences from gambling.

“It’swidely understoodgambling can lead to

financial losses and relationship difficulties. What’s less often discussed is how gambling can change how people feel and behave,” Ms Ravesi said.

“Gambling can cause stress or guilt, difficulties with concentration, and trouble sleeping. These effectscan build up overtimeand have asignificant impact on an individual’s mentaland physical health.”

Ms Ravesi said if people recognised any of these symptomsinthemselves or someone else who gambles, aconversation may be beneficial.

“Other signstolook outfor includefeeling shame or regret after gambling, uncharacteristically snapping at friends and family, or drinking more than usual,” she said.

“Talk. Share. ‘Support’ is not just aGambling Harm Awareness Week slogan. It is alist of actions that really work to help improve the wellbeing of people experiencing gambling harm.”

If you are affected by your own gambling, or the gambling of someone you know, phone Latrobe Community Health Service on 1800 242 696.

2022 HIA Eastern Victoria Regional Housing Awards

Virtue Homes

VIRTUE Homes enjoyed winning five awards at this years, Housing Industry Association (HIA) Eastern Victoria Regional Awards.

Managing director Mick Nicola said it was a“great achievement” and attributed Virtue’ssuccess to the team’s hardwork and dedication.

“Over the years we’ve just built such agreat team and attracted great people they’resogood at what they do and they aresopassionate -it’s really raretofind,” he said.

“You get agood team like that together and you’re unstoppable. I’d like to thank the team, all of our sub-contractors, tradesmen and suppliers for all their hard work and passion. It really does

show in the end quality of our homes, Icouldn’tdoitwithout them.

“Wecarefully select our building materials and use sustainable resources as often as we can in order to reduce

the ecological footprint we have, both during construction and long after ahome has been handed over

“Everyhome we build is custom designed to suit the land and the client’sneeds and wants, also energy efficiency and thermal performance taken into consideration from the very start.

“Our vision is for Virtue Homes name to be synonymous with quality,innovation and integrity, for our customers and team to be proud of each and every

home we build.

“Our mission as apremium custom home builder is to provide aflexible stress-free experience for our clients and deliver the highest of standard in craftsmanship and materials.

“We’reflexible with what the buyer wants in ahome, and we just really enjoy bringing it all to life,” Mick added.

Virtue Homes invites you to visit our three new display homes that will be opening soon in Traralgon.

Virtue Homes

2022 HIA EasternVictoria NewKitchen

Project: Traralgon

Project Brief: This Traralgon kitchen is fit for a professional chef -which is apt, because that’sthe homeowner’sjob! It boasts wide stone benchtops, both conventional and steamer ovens, and afull butler’s pantry. Excellent ergonomics, as well as the inclusion of smartsolutions such as electronic opening for high cupboards, werenoted by the judges.

Virtue Homes

2022 HIA EasternVictoria NewBathroom up to $30,000

Project: Traralgon

Project brief: The main bathroom of this Traralgon home drew praise from the judges for its high standardofworkmanship. The standout featureisapoured concrete benchtop and matching freestanding bath. Herringbone tiles behind the bath create interest, and the large window delivers on the client’sdesire to minimise artificial lighting.

Virtue Homes

2022 HIA EasternVictoria Small Commercial Project

Project: Traralgon

Project Brief: The builder overcame anumber of challenges in constructing this light, bright, open space on acorner site in Traralgon. Tight boundaries and overhead power lines had to be carefully managed.

The finished project integrates an existing storage shed with the new structure. The attractive facade delivers street appeal, and the expansive glazing provides product exposure. The judges noted the high end finish achieved by the local trades on this project.

Virtue Homes

2022 HIA EasternVictoria Custom Home $350,001 -$500,000

Project: Traralgon

Project Brief: Sitting on acorner block in Traralgon, this unique home has been designed from the ground up to achieve the client’svision.

The home makes use of modern, raw and natural elements in acarefully balanced aesthetic.

The highly honed and polished floor was just one aspect of the builder’scraftsmanship that caught the judges’ eyes. Atraditional Japanese wooden bath in the ensuite is another standout featureofthis elegant and appealing home.

Housing Awards

Virtue Homes

2022 HIA EasternVictoria

Residential Interior Design

Project: Traralgon

Project Brief: The design concept for this Traralgon home was to fuse styles in afresh and modernway to achieve acomfortable, resortstyle feel. Finishes come together in harmony from the moment you enter.The theme of featuretimber runs throughout, and smartglazing choices have been made to maximise natural light.

2022

Eastern Victoria Regional Housing Awards

Latrobe Valley Building Services

QUALITY workmanship and dedication from loyal employees has helped Latrobe Valley Building Services win the awardfor Best Renovation/Addition up to $500,000 and Best Custom Built Home up to $350,000.

Latrobe Valley Building Services director Andrew Brady said he was pleased with the result.

Latrobe Valley Building Services

2022 HIA Eastern Victoria Renovation/Addition Project up to $500,000

Project: Boorool

Project Brief: This extension in Boorool is well integrated into the existing property

The new section includes alarge kitchen with butler’spantry, aliving and dining area with raked ceiling, anew

“Quality workmanship and dedication from our loyal employees has been the key to our success,” Mr Brady said.

“All our projects arecustomised to suit our clients’ needs, no two jobs are ever the same and we really like that as the versatility continually challenges our team to adapt to different ways of building.”

Mr Brady also attributed the team’s awardsuccess to their extensive experience in the field.

“Having over 20 years’ experience in the building industrymyself, as well as having an experienced management team that have worked together for over 10 years plays abig partinall our projects being successful,” he said.

Latrobe Valley Building Services

2022 HIA EasternVictoria Custom

Built Home up to $350,000

Project: Baromi

“Our company was verypleased to win the awards and would like to thank our clients for the opportunity to work on such amazing projects with them.”

Mr Brady said the vision of Latrobe Valley Building Service was to continue to “grow and provide quality building work to the local area”.

master bedroom with ensuite, and an external decking area.

The judges noted that all works were executed to averyhigh standardand the finished works deliver fantastically

Project Brief: This home in Baromi does alot with limited space and asloping block. Features such as araked ceiling with Velux skylights make the large, central kitchen and living area bright and inviting. Quality workmanship and attention to detail is

on display throughout.

The brick and weatherboardexternal finishes arewell suited to the location, and the judges noted that the whole home represents great value for

2022 HIA Eastern Victoria Regional Housing Awards

Roseleigh Homes

WITH over 40 years experience building custom homes in the Gippsland region, Roseleigh Homes know there’snothing moresatisfying than seeing their client’s unique vision for their home come to life.

The expertteam works with clients everystep of the way so their client’s expectations areexceeded, and offer an upfront and honest approach to

Roseleigh Homes

2022 HIA EasternVictoria Custom

Built Home 500,001 -$750,000

Project:Warragul

Project Brief: Taking advantage of its large allotment in Warragul, this contemporaryhome has an individual design that still sits comfortably among the mature, established homes in its neighbourhood.

The judges praised the skill demonstrated in laying the hand-made YorkshireClamp bricks, as well as the

custom home building which ensures that their clients never have to worry about hidden costs or unmet promises.

Roseleigh Homes has won two awards at this years Housing Industry Association (HIA) EasternVictoria Regional Awards.

Emerald Drive winning Best Custom Home $750,000k-$1 Million

The brief provided by the client was to design and construct an innovative, contemporaryhome with afocus on utilising the fall of the land in the design whilst capturing expansive northern views to Mt Baw Baw

The owners sought to create an impressive, captivating avant garde home through the unique design, which

Roseleigh Homes

2022 HIA EasternVictoria Custom

Built Home $750,001 -1Million

Project:Warragul

features the extensive use of render, Colourbond Custom Orb cladding, Silvertop Ash Horizontal cladding with featurechimney in recycled brick. Reminiscent of aDutch barn, the home was designed to sit proudly and boldly on the site, and it’scarefully considered layout combines to create astunningly distinctive home.

radial timber shiplap cladding.

The floor plan is well zoned and makes for comfortable family living.

The complete package is very impressive.

Project Brief: Located in Warragul, this contemporaryhome utilises the considerable fall of the site and captures expansive northernviews to Mount Baw Baw

Asilvertop ash deck walkway leads up to the dramatic formal entrance. Inside, arammed earth featurewall 4.4 metres high and seven metres long is

the home’sfocal point.

The six bedrooms areprovided across four levels in aone of akind home that combines functionality,creativity and liveability

HOROSCOPES

by Joanne Madeline Moore

Aries On Monday and Tuesday you’ll feel creative and motivated, as the Sun and Mars activate your Aries mojo But there’s the potential for explosive Sun Pluto power struggles mid week (with an authority figure, work colleague or loved one) So calm down and try to communicate with extra care and diplomacy, otherwise you could overreact and do or say something you later regret! Strive to be uncharacteristically patient, as you make frustration your friend

Taurus Mid week looks eventful as the Venus/Pluto square stirs up trouble A double dose of diplomacy is required if you want to keep the peace Then the focus is on friendships how to nurture them keep them and then let them go if you have outgrown each other You’ll find enjoyable mutual interests are essential to long term platonic relationships An old friend could also be the final piece of the puzzle as you follow the path to your true destiny

Gemini Your wonderfully witty side could b Glossom, as you brainstorm ideas and amaze others with your quick witted quips and clever comments But if you are too hasty then you could put your foot firmly in your mouth When it comes to a relationship issue, are you desperately trying to fix a frustrating situation? Prepare for some resistance from others (especially a friend or colleague) Quick fixes won’t work You need to slow down and think things through Cancer Pluto pushes your insecurity button, which could activate your protective Crab claws But the more defensive you are (and the more resistant you are to change) the more exhausted you’ll feel and the more difficult the week will be Try to get the balance right between maintaining the status quo (with things that are working) and changing the aspects of your life that aren’t functioning well A close relationship certainly needs to be reviewed and renewed

Leo Mid week, there’s a challenging connection between Pluto and the Sun So try to avoid family squabbles, online arguments and run ins with authority figures If you are the person in charge, then resist the urge to be bossy and overbearing Behaving like a demanding Diva will get you nowhere fast! Try to be extra patient which is not one of your natural virtues For some lucky Leos, Venus blesses a community project or a joint venture on the weekend

Virgo Don’t be deterred by challenges Hard workgand calm consultation will take you far! When it comes to work, a study project or a social media matter, you have the potential to achieve success, but it won’t come without plenty of elbow grease on your part And avoid overreacting, Virgo! Criticising others (or blurting out the first thing that comes into your head) is a recipe for trouble Saturn encourages you to bite your tongue, sit tight, and bide your time

Libra LIBRA HOROSCOPE

This week Venus (your power planet) trines Mars and pairs up with the Sun, which favours flirtatious encounters, romantic adventures and long term friendships But negotiations will be tricky, and possessiveness and jealousy could rear their ugly heads So slap on a diplomatic smile and share the love around As Libran birthday great Carrie Fisher observed: “Everything is negotiable Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another thing ”

Scorpio

The Sun and Venus are at odds with powerful Pluto (your patron planet) mid week, which boosts your temperamental streak and your Scorpio control freak tendencies And you could feel like you ’ re stuck in a self sabotaging rut or even going backwards You’ll find the more stubborn you are, the more challenging the week will be Birthday great Tom Petty may sing “I won’t back down” but you need to keep your options open and try to be much more flexible

New hospital coming

CONSTRUCTION of anew hospital in West Gippsland has gained bipartisan support, with boththe Liberals and now Labor pledgingtofund the project.

by 2024 andestimates 1800 jobs will be created as part of the project.

Labor’sannouncement comes exactly four months after asimilarpledge by the Liberal-National Coalition, whichhas backed anew hospital in West Gippsland for several years.

Sagittarius

Are your dreams achiegvable? Are you being unrealistic about a project that’s due to be completed? Perhaps you need to be more proactive, get others on board and learn to delegate? If you think creatively work hard and capitalise on your group connections then you’ll eventually taste success Communication is emphasised so expect plenty of phone calls texts tweets and emails But avoid getting drawn into an argument about friends or finances

The rulingLabor government announced on Monday, October 3, that it will invest as much as $675 milliontobuild anew hospital and public aged care facility in Drouin East between Warragul and Drouin.

Premier Daniel Andrews said more and more Victorians had discovered West Gippsland a beautiful place to live and work. “This booming population needsanew localhospital to deliver world-class care,” Mr Andrews said.

“Labor is doing what matters we’ll deliver the new hospital and an aged-care centre that West Gippsland needs, now and into the future.”

In June, opposition leader Matthew Guy and Shadow Health Minister GeorgieCrozier promised to provide $400 million toward building anew hospital in Warragul.

At the time, Mr Guy said the investment would help fix “the ongoing healthcare crisis across Victoria.

“The currenthospital(in Warragul) simply cannot cope with the massive increase in demand and rapid population growthinthe area,” Mr Guy said

Ms Crozier saidthat building anew hospital in Warragul “will ensure that the people of West Gippslandwillget thequalityhealthcare they deserve, close to home, when they need it”.

Capricorn

As part of the investment, the new West Gippsland Hospital will hold up to 223 beds and treatment spaces, including 33 treatment spaces in the emergency department, and 25 spaces for outpatient care and specialist treatment.

With the Sun, Mercury and Venus all transiting through your career zone, it will be easier to sort out workplace problems than at other times Especially if you articulate your thoughts and are prepared to compromise A stressed colleague is hoping you can provide some astute advice and a helping hand Single Capricorns love and work are linked in dynamic ways The weekend is good for mental focus, long term planning and clever problem solving

It will also contain three operatingtheatres, and anew birthing unit,includingspecial care nursery cots and amaternity unit.

The proposed aged care facility will contain “up to 60 beds”.

Thegovernmentexpects constructiontobegin

Warragul is located in the seat of Narracan, currently held by the Liberal Party on atwo-party preferred margin of 7.26 per cent.

Incumbent MP Gary Blackwood willretireatthe upcoming state election in November.

While the Liberals have endorsed Wayne Farnham to succeed Mr Blackwood, Labor is yet to select their candidate to run in the seat.

Aquarius

Are you making the most of y qour quirky Aquarian mind? With the Sun, Mercury and Venus all visiting your philosophy zone, you have the ability to affect others deeply with your controversial ideas, expansive views and progressive values Education, foreign travel, social media and local community connections are also favoured But beware the tendency to self sabotage The only person who’s likely to undermine your efforts this week is you!

Pisces

This week emotions are murky and still waters run deep! With the Sun and Venus visiting your mystery zone (and squaring Pluto) there’s more to everything than meets the eye And it will take your Piscean perception and substantial detective skills to uncover secrets and distinguish fact from fantasy Resist the urge to be drawn into playing power games with others Mid week favours sharing secrets family functions and romantic rendezvous

CopyrightJoanne Madeline Moore 2022

The stategovernment’sartistic impression of the newWest Gippsland hospital.

CHILDREN’S Week is anational celebration that recognises the talents, skills, achievements and rights of children.

This year it takes place from October 22 to 30.

Eachyear,thousands of Victorian children takepartinChildren’s Week festivities.

The 2022 theme is “All Children have the right to astandardofliving that supports their wellbeing and healthydevelopment” .

During Children’s Week, local councils, not-for-profit organisations, schools and early childhood services organise open days,displays,special events, virtual spaces and online based activities.

These celebratechildhood and showcase children’s achievements.

It’s agreat opportunity forVictorian families to enjoyfun, engaging and educational experiences.

Learning that lasts alifetime

CHAIRO in Traralgon provides engaging, challenging and flexible programs that cater for varied learning styles.

From the early years of three-year-old and four-year-old kindergarten right through to Year 8, students are encouraged to develop alove of learning and to exploretheir gifts and abilities in a caring environment.

In the kindergarten program, the natural curiosity and creativity of the children arefostered by encouraging them to use their five senses to explorethe world around them to inquire, plan and collaborate, and to grapple with and solve problems.

Children areactive learners who learn best when encouraged to be involved, given choices and presented with a variety of opportunities.

Parents Tegan and Stanton explained: “Wechose ChairoKinder at Traralgon for our first child’syears of schooling because we felt it had aresponsible, caring and positive community

“They have shown and given our child morethan we could have ever asked for!”

The Prep to Year 2program follows on well from kindergarten and includes investigative learning sessions where students exploreliteracy,numeracy, science and social science concepts through play-based learning activities.

The students learntoset goals, report back their findings and sharewith and learnfromothers.

From Year 3, students continue exploring

learning through education research projects that stretch their thinking and develop independent learning skills.

Other programs such as VCOP and SMARTSpelling begin in Prep and are built on each year through to Year 8. Chairo’sJunior School (Prep to Year 4), Middle School (Years 5-8) and Senior School (Years 9-12) model facilitates a smooth transition between primaryand secondaryschooling.

Transitioning into Year 9atChairo’s campus in Drouin is supported by providing various intercampus opportunities throughout the year, including camps and sporting activities.

The deep hope at Chairoisthat students will become young men and women of character,capability and commitment, who will have apositive impact in the world around them.

For moreinformation, interested families areinvited to call Tonya on 5173 0500 or visit chairo.vic.edu.au.

Youcan also follow ChairoChristian School Traralgon on Facebook.

Sacred

AT Sacred Heart, Morwell, our students arecentral to all learning and we celebrate their unique gifts.

We consider each child individually and assess their attributes when developing a starting point for their learning.

Our students’ voice is heard, and is an inspiration for our community projects, our social justice action and our community interaction.

Our teachers care, respect and focus on improving student learning outcomes with specialist lessons in PE, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Aboriginal studies, AUSLAN and Literacy

Through aChristian lens we: -Build relationships; -Focus on improving student learning outcomes, and; -Ensuresafety for all.

Enrolments areopen for all levels, for information and a tour please email principal@ shmorwell.catholic.edu.au or call our school on 5134 3718.

Newborough East 2023 enrolments open

AT Newborough East PrimarySchool, we pride ourselves in the extensive supports and programs that we have in place.

These include; Breakfast Club, garden programs, social skills groups, Rock and Water, amultidisciplinary wellbeing team (including aschool nurse, Mental Health and Inclusion Coordinator) and ongoing work with a number of Department of Education Support

staffand external professionals (such as an Occupational Therapist and aMental Health Social worker).

Our range of curriculum and specialist programs also allows each student to unlock their full potential and exposes them to a range of different skills. These include; Art, PE, Music, Information

Newborough PrimarySchool

AT Newborough PrimarySchool, our goal is for our students to be motivated learners who value themselves and their community

We help them develop the knowledge and skills to become successful and thrive in all of their life endeavours.

We understand that all learners aredifferent

and requiredifferent supportand instruction to achieve their goals.

All staffatthe school, not only the teachers, focus on what each student is currently doing and how we can supportthem to get to the next step in their learning.

This focus is vital for their academic growth and is equally important for their

South Street PrimarySchool

AT South Street Primary School, Moe, we pride ourselves on building strong and positive relationships within our community and engaging students with avariety of academic, social and extracurricular programs.

We provide abalanced educational program that prepares students to be independent, respectful, and successful learners.

This is achieved by:

-Our strong focus on literacy and numeracy, enhanced by our team of dedicated and

Elizabeth

ELIZABETH Street PrimarySchool is awell-resourced, community minded educational setting, located in Moe.

Elizabeth Street Primary school maintains small class sizes, especially in the early years of schooling.

It is staffed with experienced teaching staffwho arepassionate about

and Communication Technology (ICT), STEM and Robotics.

Student voice and agency is extremely valued at NEPS and is fostered through our active Junior School Council and student leadership teams.

For moreinformation call the school on 5126 1399 or visit https://neps.vic.edu.au

caring staff; -Expertteachers delivering specialist programs: DigiTech, Visual Arts, Music and

Physical Education; -Modernlearning facilities, spacious and well-maintained play spaces;

-Ensuring safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environments through our lead status in the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support program; -Extensive multidisciplinary

social and emotional wellbeing.

With supportofthe Wellbeing Team, the staffare able to assist students in all aspects of their schooling life.

Having fun at school is just as important as academic growth.

Our main focus is to have happy students who love learning.

Newborough Primary School

each child’sacademic growth and wellbeing.

These small class sizes, maximise the attention each child receives on adaily basis.

Each class also has Education Supportstaff available to meet the academic and social needs of the children.

We arealso heavily focussed on the wellbeing of each

welfareand wellbeing team that ensures all students receive the supportthey need.

Enrolments arenow being taken for any level for 2023.

Our Get Set @South Street program for our 2023 Preps has begun, and runs until the end of the year

For moredetails, please phone our office on 5127 1512.

child as well as their academic excellence.

The school also offers additional supportwith aschool Wellbeing Officer,School Chaplain and School Nurse.

ESPS is aschool contributions/fee free school for all enrolments.

For further information phone principal, Ian Frost, on 5127 2607.

LearnatAlbertStreet

ALBERTStreet Primary, Moe is asmall and inclusive school offering engaging programs to supportthe learning growth of each student.

Individual Learning Plans are developed for students’ learning, social and emotional needs.

Flexible and tutoring groups ensureintervention and extension learning in numeracy and literacy

Our extensive curriculum enables students to explore and strengthen their talents,

through Kurnai Language and CultureProgram, visual arts, digital technology,sports, performing arts, sustainability and leadership programs.

Students aresupported by our welfareand wellbeing officers, nurse, counsellors and speech therapy if required.

Our Ready Set Grow program prepares our new preps for school.

We partner with Theircarefor beforeand after school careon our premises.

Immaculate HeartofMaryNewborough

ST Mary’sCatholic Primary school, Newborough, is devoted to ensuring all children areable to reach their potential through high quality, targeted, contemporary learning.

We areproudly aCatholic school whereeach child is celebrated for

their uniqueness and are supported to become the best learners they can be. We welcome and celebrate all faith traditions and believe that learning from each other and with each other creates a collaborative, engaging and positive environment for all.

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 a broad range of experiences for all students, including Music, Sportand STEM.

Our Whole School Approach to Positive Behaviour supports our strength-based approach to education and enables us to meet the needs of every child.

Workers wanted now

By STEFAN BRADLEY

ALMOST onethird of advertisedjob vacancies are in regional Australia, according to last week’s National Skills Commission (NSC) data.

Regional Australia Institute (RAI) chief executive Liz Ritchie said August data showed 309,000 job advertisements nationally, of which 91,000 are in theregions. “When accounting for unadvertised jobs, which are often low-skilled, temporary positions, we know this number could be doubled or even tripled,” Ms Ritchie said.

The NSC’s ‘skills priority list’ identifies national shortages across 286 occupations, an increase from 153 in 2021. The most pronounced national shortages are in the areas of healthcare, trades, machinery operators and personal services, such as aged care and childcare workers.

Two thirdsofthe regional vacanciesare for managerial, professional,and qualified trades positions. The shortages in these skills are hitting theregions hard and, if left unaddressed,threaten to widen the gap between city and country and see the regions miss out on valuable opportunities.

Sale businessman GagandeepSingh runs a trucking business, and has been working on the redevelopment of the Gippsland Line Upgrade. Mr Singh has two employees who join him in driving atruck to “move dirt around”.But likemost employers around the country, he’s experiencing askills shortage.

“It’s getting hard, there’s ashortage of drivers. Ineed to find someone who has atruck licence. I need acasual driver to open more work options. I need drivers to work at night and during the day. I’mtryingtorun abusiness in Melbourne as well, so I’ll need twomore drivers.

“I’m offering goodpay, it’s not like I’m ripping people off. Ihave trucks on hold that Ican’t make any money from. It’srunningmedown. Ican’t afford to park these things and moneykeeps going out. I’m trying to find locals.” About 3.7 million

regional Australians live in aregional childcare ‘desert’. When it comes to access to adoctor, there are about 328 full-time equivalent GPs for every 100,000 people in the regions, compared with an average of 465 in the capital cities.

Ms Ritchie said ashortage of builders, plumbers, electricians,machinery operatorsand labourers was constrainingbadly-needed developments

Closingregional Australia’sunprecedented jobs and skills gapisakey aim of the RAI’s Regionalisation Ambition 2032 -AFramework to Rebalance the Nation,launched last month.

The framework includes agoaltoreduce recruitment difficulty to less than 40 per cent, from 70 per cent today, and to increase the share of skilled workers employed in regional Australia to 80 per cent, an increase from 73 per cent in 2022.

Farmers join GAgG board

THE farmer-driven Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG) has had several new board members join its ranks.

Tony Anderson, Angus Zilm, Llowalong, and Anthony Snow, Bengworden, have joinedthe board of managementand outgoing members, Trent Anderson, Giffard, and MurrayStewart,Hillside, have wished them well.

The group organises trials and demonstrations about issues of importance for Gippsland’s farmers, including pastures, crops, lime and fertiliser, as well as dung beetles and African lovegrass.

On October 27, the group’s annual spring field day will take place at the Gippsland Research Farm on Bengworden Road near Bairnsdale,at which everyone is welcome.

Group: SamRichardson, BeteBolong,Ken White, Bairnsdale, Tony Anderson, Tonvan Dijk, Winnindoo, Dave Caldwell, LindenowSouth, AnthonySnow, Bengworden, Trevor Caithness, ForgeCreek,Rowan Paulet, Flynn, and Angus Zilm, Llowalong. Tony,Anthonyand Angusare new membersofthe board. photograph supplied

RegionalAustralia Institutechief executive Liz Ritchie.Photo: Contributed

$1bn pot bonanza: Greens keen

By STEFAN BRADLEY

LEGALISING and regulating the sale of cannabis could earn Victoria $1.21 billion in the next 10 years, say the Australian Greens.

Taxing legalised cannabisat30per cent is one of the policies the Greens Victorian branch will take to next month’s state election.

Greens health and justice spokesperson Dr Tim Read, unveiling the party’s policyonMonday, said Parliamentary Budget Office costings backed their claims of abillion-dollar bonus.TheGreens say the revenue raised from their proposed tax should be invested in drug and alcohol detoxification and treatment services, which they say havebeen chronically underfunded in Victoria.

“Thousands of Victoriansuse cannabis each year, yet for 50 yearswehave beenmore at risk from thecriminal justice system, than the drugs,” Dr Read said.

“If we’re serious about tackling organised crime, taking their market away will do more than any amount of enforcement.”

The Greens’ plan also includes decriminalising possession of small quantities of other drugs from next year.

The party says the plan will save the state an additional $250 million in police, court and prison expenditure during the next decade.

Dr Read said more than one in three Australians had used cannabis, yet ‘law and order’ politics had thousands of vulnerable drugusers needlessly draggedthrough the criminaljusticesystem every year, causing great damage to their lives.

“We need asmarter approachtodrugs, and decriminalisation of drug use is the first step,” Dr Read said.

“Italsomeans legalisingand regulatingthe sale and use of cannabis so Victorians aren’t buying dangerous products from the black market.

“With moreGreens in parliament this November we can push the next government to just legalise it.” Greenscandidate for Eastern Victoria Mat Morgan told the GippslandTimes the party had long supported treating drug addiction as ahealth problem rather than acriminal issue.

“(Wewant to) movetowards aharm-reduction approach,” he said.

“Criminalising something that so many people are doing just leads police with the abilitytoover-police marginalised communities at their own discretion.

“Locking peopleup, fining them, charging, is driving what could be awell-taxed industry underground and into organised (criminal’s) hands.”

Mr Morgan said he witnessed someone experiencing adrug overdose in Moe this year (he did not know the substance) as he was campaigning in the federal election.

“There’s an epidemic happening, and it’s going completely underground and not being treated properly. Addiction is ahealth issue,” he said.

Greens candidatefor Gippsland South, Jay Tiziani-Simpson, agreed that drug addiction was ahealth issue, rather than acriminal one.

“Decriminalising marijuana, it’s just astepping stone in givingpeople the help that they need,” she said.

The Animal Justice Party’s (AJP) lead Upper House candidate for Eastern Victoria Austin Cram said the party supported the Green’s proposal.

“The Animal Justice Party supports

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Locking people up, fining them, charging, is driving what could be awell-taxed industryunderground and into organised (criminal’s) hands.

MATMORGAN

decriminalising the use of cannabis and calls for regulations to enablealawfuland safe supply,” Mr Cram said.

“The AJP acknowledges the evidence of adverse sideeffects and believes education, healthcare access and safe regulation are essential tools in addressing this.

“On balance, we believe the harmcaused by criminalising cannabis is worse than the side effects of consuming it.”

Premier Daniel Andrews lastyear rejectedrecommendations of aparliamentary inquiry to consider legalising cannabis for adults in the state.

Last month, federal Greens Senator David Shoebridge said his officehad obtained legal advice identifying the legal path for the licensing andsale of cannabis federally, whichwould overrideall state and territory criminal laws.

“Legal advice obtained by my office shows the Greens can pass abilltolegalise cannabis nationally,” Mr Shoebridge wrote on Twitter.

“All state legislation criminalising its legal use, possession and sale can be overridden. We could legalise cannabis across the country this year!”

Aspokesperson for Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus told SBS News the federal government did not support the proposal.

“The Australian Government does not propose to legalise the production, sale and use of cannabis,” he said.

Greens candidatefor Gippsland South Jay Tiziani-Simpson

Greens candidatefor Eastern Victoria Mat Morgan. photographs supplied

TheGuide

INSIDE THESYDNEY

OPERA HOUSE

ABC TV,Sunday, 7.30pm

If you’ve ever lookedatthe gleaming white shellsofthe SydneyOpera House andwonderedwhatgoesoninside,wondernomore. Forthe first time in itshistory, thehallowed hall hasallowed cameras to go behind the scenes to reveal what it takes to runone of the world’smosticonicperforming arts centres. Thebestliveperformances can sometimes feels likeamagic trick, and it’sfascinatingtosee the incredible work thatgoesinto making them happen Awonderfully timely reminderofthe love and dedication underpinning an industry that hasstruggled more than mostoverthe pastfew years

THE GRAHAM NORTONSHOW

10, Friday, 8.30pm

Lovable chat show hostGraham Norton always gets asuperb collection of guests, but he might justhaveoutdone himself in this season 30 premiere. Forstarters, Hollywood icon Jamie LeeCurtis drops by to discuss HalloweenEnds Comedy royaltyEric Idle speaks about surviving cancer,but does so withhis usual irreverence and humour.Ifthat’snot enough, David Tennant and rising star Lydia West also takeaseat on the famous red couch to discuss their latestprojects on stageand screen.Tocap it all off is the musical guest –fresh off his amazing AFL Grand Finalappearance –the inimitable Robbie Williams.

CSI:VEGAS

10, Saturday, 8.30pm

While initially meant to be alimited series, this CSI:CrimeScene Investigationreboot wassopopular it wasrenewed forasecond season. WhileJorja Foxand WilliamPetersen (akaSaraand Grissom) haveleft the series, the producers have managed to lurethe great MargHelgenberger (pictured) back to the fold,asshe reprises her Emmy-nominatedrole of Catherine Willows forthe first time since 2015.Willows joins Maxine Roby’s (Paula Newsome)Las Vegas crime lab team as aconsultant,but she’s quietly on apersonal mission her friend and former student Grace went missing threeweeks ago,and Willows wants answers

Wednesday, October 19

BUDGET 2022/23: THE TREASURER’S SPEECH

ABCTV, Tuesday, 7.30pm

It’sbeen fivemonths since the election and almostadecade since Labor has handed down afederal budget. So howdotheypropose to tackle the issues of theday? Taxcuts willbethe big question on everyone’s mind, but housing affordability andcostoflivingalso loom large. At 7.30pm, Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlineshis economic plan forthe future. Then, at 8pm, it’s adeepdiveintoanalysis, followed by reactions and abreakdown of how the budget will impact different Australians at 9pm. Sarah Ferguson (pictured) and David Speers helm the comprehensive coverage.

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

Mornings. 10.00 Four Corners.(R) 11.00

Armadillo: Narrated By David Attenborough. (PG,R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30

National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch.(PG,R) 2.00 Sanditon. (Ma,R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.00 ThinkTank. (PG, R) 4.55 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer.(PG) 10.00 Great LighthousesOfIreland. 11.00

Along Ireland’sShores. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir 1.00 PBS NewsHour 2.00 Dateline. (R) 2.30 Insight 3.30 Destination Flavour ChinaBitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.(PG,R) 4.05 Who Do You Think YouAre? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

(R)

SEVEN (7,6)

NINE (9,8) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 SevenMorning News. 12.00 MOVIE: FlowerShopMystery: Mum’sThe Word (2016,Mav,R) 2.00 TheReal Manhunter: TheMurder Of Christopher Donovan. (Madv,R) 3.00 TheChase. (R) 4.00 SevenNewsAt4 5.00 TheChase Australia.

6.00 SevenNews.

SBS World News.

Lost ForWords. (M) Part 2of3

Secret Scotland: Argyll And Bute. (R) Susan Calman travels to Argyll and Bute, where she gets ropedinto bell ringing at InverarayBell Tower

NinePerfect Strangers. (MA15+) Masha receives mysterious threats.

SBS World News Late.

No Man’sLand. (MA15+av, R)

Bad Banks. (Mals, R) 12.40 Departure. (Ma,R) 3.50 8Out Of 10 Cats DoesCountdown. (Mals, R) 4.45 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize.(R) 5.00 NHK World English NewsMorning. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

7.00 Home AndAway. (PGav) 7.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (Ml)HostedbyColin Fassnidge. 8.40 Extreme Weddings: Australia. (PGl)A man wantstomarry his truelove 9.40 Air Crash Investigation: Meltdown Over Kathmandu. (PGa) Alook at the crash of Flight 211. 10.40 TheLatest:Seven News. 11.10 TheAmazing Race. (PGl) 12.10 MOVIE: The Pawn.(1998,MA15+v, R) Greg Evigan, SydneyPenny,TonyCurtis Blondell. 12.30[VIC]HomeShopping. 4.00 NBCToday 5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R)

1.20 My Way. (R) 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News 4.30[VIC]MillionaireHotSeat 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30[VIC]WINNews.

6.00 NineNews 7.00 ACurrent Affair 7.30 TheBlock. (PGl) Hosted by Scott Cam.

8.45 BritneyAnd Kevin: FamilyFeud (Maln) Takesalook inside the tumultuous world of pop princess Britney Spears.

9.45 TheRiseAnd Fall Of Janet Jackson (Maln, R) Takes alookatJanetJackson.

11.10 NineNews Late. 11.40 Family Law. (Mas)

12.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am, R) 1.30 TV Shop:Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop.(R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.(PGa) 4.30 ACurrent Affair.(R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 The Talk.(PGa) 7.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGs, R) 8.00 10 NewsFirst: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10.(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight 2.30 My Market Kitchen.(R) 3.00 Judge Judy (PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday GourmetWith Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.(PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 TheProject Alook at the day’snews and events.

7.30 TheDog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 8.30 TheReal Love Boat Australia (PGl) Drama and romance are ready to shakethings up when the Regal Princessdocks in Livorno

10.00 My Life Is Murder (Ma) Alexa investigates adragqueen’s death.

TheProject. (R) Alook at the day’snews and events.

TheLateShowWith StephenColbert. (PG)

Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Inside an icon: AnthonyCarthew,Phillippa Martinand Alan Croker take viewersbehindthe scenes in InsideTheSydneyOperaHouse

6.00 TheDrum

SammyJ (PG)

ABC News

7.30

8.00 Foreign Correspondent. International current affairs program.

Q+A. Public affairs program.

9.35 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. Kurt Fearnley speaks with Dr Dinesh Palipana.

10.05 George Floyd: AKilling That Shook TheWorld. (Mav,R)

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 TheBusiness. (R)

11.10 TomGleeson’s SecretsOf TheAustralian Museum. (R)

12.10 Doc Martin. (Final, Ma, R) 12.55 Sanditon. (PG, R) 1.45 LesMisérables. (Mav R) 2.45 Silent Witness. (Mav,R) 3.45 Rage (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.25 TheDrum. (R) 5.20 Sammy J. (PG,R) 5.25 7.30.(R)

COMEDY (22)

6.00

GreatLighthousesOfIreland. 11.00

Australia With Julia Bradbury.(R) 12.00

WorldWatch. 2.00 Rise Of Empires. (Mav, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Destination

Flavour China Bitesize.(R) 3.35 TheCook Up

With Adam Liaw.(PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You

Think YouAre? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters AndNumbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by JenniferByrne

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 Dishing It Up (PG) Narrated by VeronicaMilsom

8.00 Guillaume’sParis. (PG) Guillaume Brahimi explores achocolate factory

8.30 World’sMostScenic Railway Journeys: California, USA (PG) From theborder at SanDiego,BillNighy narrates ajourney along the Californian coast north.

9.30 TheHandmaid’sTale. (MA15+) Alone and isolated, June and Serena must labour together for both to survive.

10.30 SBS WorldNews Late.

11.00 Gomorrah. (MA15+v)

11.55 TheEagle. (Malv,R) 4.05 8Out Of 10 Cats DoesCountdown. (Mals, R) 5.00 NHKWorld English News Morning 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 TheMorning Show.(PG)

11.30 SevenMorningNews

12.00 MOVIE: IDo, Or Die: AKiller

Arrangement. (2020,Mav,R)

2.00 Kochie’sBusiness Builders

2.30 MotorbikeCops. (PG, R)

3.00 TheChase. (R)

4.00 SevenNews At 4. 5.00 TheChase Australia.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGav) Justin doubtshecan manage without Ziggy.BreeturnstoRemi for help Xander picksupa hot date.

8.30 Kath &Kim. (PGals, R) Sharon enlists her boastful boyfriend Mark for her netball team. Kim has doubts about Brett’smanliness. Kath’s attemptstomake afruit hat for her floral design course go awry when she loses phone reception.

10.50 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.20 To Be Advised

1.00 Underarm: TheBall That Changed Cricket. (PGl, R) Takesalook at the1981 underarm bowling controversy during thecricket WorldSeries Cup [VIC]HomeShopping.

4.00 NBCToday News and current affairs.

5.00 SevenEarly News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sportand weather.

6.00 Today. 9.00 TodayExtra.(PG) 11.30

Morning News. 12.00 The Block. (PGl, R)

1.00 Travel Guides. (PGls, R)

2.00 Pointless (PG)

3.00 Tipping Point. (PG)

4.00 Afternoon News.

4.30[VIC]MillionaireHotSeat

5.00 MillionaireHot Seat 5.30[VIC]WINNews.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 RBT. (PGdl) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Paramedics (Mam) Paramedics find adriver who has had aseizure and crashed.

Amotherwho is having astrokeistreated.

9.30 A+EAfter Dark. (Mlm) At Hull Royal Infirmary, aman is brought in after having been beaten with abaseball bat and bitten.

10.30 Nine News Late. Alook at the latest news and events

11.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam)

11.50 Pure Genius. (Premiere, Ma)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 ACurrent Affair.(R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today

6.00 The Talk.(PGa) 7.00 JudgeJudy.(PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa, R) 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10.(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 EntertainmentTonight 3.00 Judge Judy.(PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork.(PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 TheProject. Thehosts and guestpanellists takealookatthe day’snews, events and hot topics.

7.30 GoggleboxAustralia. TV fanatics open up theirliving rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

8.30 TheRealLoveBoat Australia. (PGal) The eligible singles are hoping to find their ferry-tale endingastheysail into Civitavecchia, Italy.However, as some couples become stronger,others will be left high anddry.HostedbyDarren McMullen.

10.00 To Be Advised

11.00 TheProject. (R) The hosts andguest panelliststakealookatthe day’snews, events and hot topics.

12.00 TheLate ShowWithStephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBSMornings. Morning news and talk show

7TWO (72, 62)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Emmerdale 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Sons And Daughters. 3.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 3.30 Million DollarMinute 4.30 Medical Emergency. 5.00 Animal Rescue. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 McDonald And Dodds. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)6am Morning Programs. 2pm Shortland St 2.30 KriolKitchen 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Raven’s Quest. 4.10 Grace Beside Me 4.35 Spartakus AndThe Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The77Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 UndiscoveredVistas. 7.30 Going PlacesWith Ernie Dingo 8.30 The Pact (Premiere) 9.30 MOVIE: Queen Of The Damned. (2002, MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

1.40 Toast. (2010,PG) 3.30 The Perfect Candidate. (2019,PG, Arabic) 5.30 Viceroy’s House.(2017, PG) 7.30 TheSpy.(2019,M,Swedish) 9.35 Hope. (2019, MA15+, Norwegian) 11.55 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 AmericanRestoration. 10.30 Pawn Stars. 11.00 American Pickers. Noon Leepu And Pitbull. 1.00 AussieLobster Men. 2.00 Heavy Lifting. 3.00 Shipping Wars 3.30 Down EastDickering. 4.30 Scrap Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Cricket. Women’s BigBash League. Game 11.Perth Scorchers vMelbourne Stars. 11.30 Late Programs.

Friday,October 21

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Q+A. (R) 11.05 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG,R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Significant Others. (Mdl, R) 1.50 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) 3.05 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Think Tank (R) 5.00 Anh’sBrush With Fame. (PG,R) 5.25 Hard Quiz (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer.(PG) 10.00 GreatIrish Interiors. (Premiere) 11.00 Australia With Julia Bradbury.(PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Rise Of Empires. (Mavw, R) 3.00 NITVNews: Nula. 3.30 Destination Flavour ChinaBitesize. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.(PG, R) 4.05 Who Do You Think YouAre? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SEVEN (7,6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 TheMorning Show. (PG) 11.30 SevenMorningNews. 12.00 MOVIE: Dead At 17 (2008,Mav,R) 2.00 HouseOfWellness (PG) 3.00 TheChase. (R) 4.00 SevenNews At 4. 5.00 TheChase Australia. HostedbyLarry Emdur.

Homes And Gardens. Fast

cooks aporterhouse

America (PG) Alook at the SS America

Good With Wood. (PG) Thewoodworkers arechallenged to makea daybed and scorchaportrait of Mel on wood using apyrography pen.

World’sGreatestHotels: George V, Paris. (R) Takesalook at Hotel George V.

SBSWorld NewsLate

DasBoot. (Masv, R)

ThePier. (Mlns, R)

8Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (Mals,

style

with

andTuscankale.

KnivesOut. (2019,Mal, R)

eccentric detectiveisenlisted

renownedcrimenovelist, and

with

of

Middleton& RebelWilson:

(Mal,

6am TV Shop: Home Shopping. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 TV

9GEM (92,81)

Shop: Home Shopping 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My

Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55

The YoungAnd The Restless. 1.50 As Time Goes By 3.10 Antiques Downunder 3.40 MOVIE: Carry On Nurse.(1959) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote 6.30

Antiques Roadshow 7.30 Grantchester 8.30 Poirot. 10.30 Snapped. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82)

6am Children’s Programs.

Noon Smash. 1.00 Baywatch 2.00 Full House.

3.00 TheNanny 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 TheNanny 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That’70s Show 7.00 YoungSheldon. 7.30 Survivor 8.30 MOVIE: Bridesmaids.(2011 MA15+) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Telenovela

Midnight LA Clippers Dance Squad. 1.00 Kardashians. 2.00 Baywatch. 2.50 Late Programs.

6am The LateShow With Stephen Colbert 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The King Of Queens.

NINE (9,8)

6.00 Today 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30

Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Abduction Of Angie.(2017,Mav,R)KellyThiebaud,LaLa Nestor 1.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 TippingPoint. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30[VIC]MillionaireHotSeat.(R) 5.00 Millionaire HotSeat. (R) 5.30[VIC]WINNews.

Nine News.

ACurrentAffair

Taronga:Who’s Who In The Zoo: Daphne’s Dentist. (PGm) Alookatsustainability at Taronga Zoo.

8.30 MOVIE: TheIntern. (2015,Mal, R) A70-year-old retired widower is hired as asenior intern for an online fashion startup.Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway,Rene Russo 10.50 MOVIE: Ted. (2012, MA15+dlsv, R) Mark Wahlberg.

Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures. (PG, R)

Talking Honey (PGa,

6am Home Shopping 8.00 The Doctors. 9.00 What’sUpDown Under 9.30 iFish. 10.00 MacGyver Noon NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.00 TheCode. 2.00 Blood And Treasure. 3.00 Bondi Rescue 3.30 The Love Boat 4.30 Star Trek: TheNext Generation. 5.30 MacGyver 7.30 NCIS 8.30 Bull. 10.30 Elementary. 11.30 48 Hours. 12.30am Home Shopping. 2.00 Tommy 3.00 Star Trek: TheNext Generation. 4.00 MacGyver.

10 BOLD (12, 53)

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 The Talk.(PGa) 7.00 JudgeJudy.(PG, R) 7.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PG, R) 8.00 10 News First:Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10 (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 2.00 Entertainment Tonight 2.30 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 3.00 Judge Judy.(PG, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork (PG, R) 4.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5.00 10 News First.

Room.

Norton

LeeCurtis,

6.10 ExtraordinaryEscapes: JennyEclair. (Final, PG)

Presented by Sandi Toksvig

7.00 ABC News. Takesalook at today’stop stories.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Ma, R)

Aradio legend is murdered liveonair

8.30 TheCapture. (Mlv) DCI Carey investigatesaTVhack amidst agrowing mediastorm

9.30 SignificantOthers (Mdl, R)

Estranged siblings are reunited after one of them disappears, leaving behind twoteenage children.

10.25 Summer Love (Final, Mls,R) Theholiday house gets vandalised.

11.00 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) Nikkicalls on Adam’s expertise 12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Ageless Gardens. (PG) 10.00 The World From Above 11.00 Paul O’Grady:For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30

ABC World NewsTonight With DavidMuir.

PBS NewsHour 2.00 John Williams In Vienna. (R) 4.25 When IStutter 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Greatest Train Journeys From Above:Norway’sBergenRailway. (PG) Alook at Norway’s Bergen Railway

8.25 SecretsOfThe Royal Palaces: Kitchens. (PG)A look at royalkitchens through the ages. 9.25 Search ForCleopatra. (R) Archaeologists search for Cleopatra’s tomb 10.15 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (M,R)

11.15 MOVIE: Marshall (2017,Malsv, R)

1.20 MOVIE: Sweet Country. (2017, MA15+v R) Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Hamilton Morris.

3.15 8Out Of 10 Cats DoesCountdown. (Mals, R) 4.10 Food Safari. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour DownUnderBitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English NewsMorning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

6.00 NBCToday [VIC]HomeShopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 TheMorning Show: Weekend. (PG)

Horse Racing. SpringChampion Stakes Day and Bondi Stakes.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’sFront Line. (PG, R) NarratedbyGrant Bowler

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Border Security:Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Border Force executes awarrant.

7.30 MOVIE: TheGreatestShowman. (2017,PGa, R) After meetingawealthy playwright, entrepreneur PT Barnum sets out to create awax museum and circus. Hugh Jackman, MichelleWilliams.

9.40 MOVIE: Con Air (1997, MA15+lv,R) Anewly paroled criminal becomescaught in asiege after the prison transport aircraft he is on is hijacked. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich. 11.50 To Be Advised.

1.00 Behave Yourself (PGl, R) [VIC]HomeShopping. 4.00 It’sAcademic (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness (PG, R)

6.00 Getaway.(PG,R) 6.30 ACurrent Affair

(R) 7.00 WeekendToday 10.00 Today Extra:

Saturday.(PG) 12.00 Destination WA 12.30

Rivals. 1.00 DriveTV. 1.30 Cross Court 2.00

My Way. (PG, R) 2.30 The Block. (PGl, R)

3.30 TheBizarre PetVets. (PGm,R)

4.30 TheGarden Gurus.

5.00 News: FirstAtFive.

5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 Cricket. ICCMen’s T20World Cup Super 12. Australia vNew Zealand.

9.00 ICC Men’s T20World Cup Post-Match. Post-match wrap up with expert analysis, player interviews as well as alook aheadatthe next game.

9.30 ICC Men’s T20 WorldCup Pre-Show. Pre-match coverage of the ICCMen’s T20 WorldCup clash betweenEngland andAfghanistan.

10.00 Cricket. ICCMen’s T20World Cup.Super 12. England vAfghanistan.

1.00 Cross Court. (R) Hosted by Todd Woodbridge and Jelena Dokic.

1.30 Drive TV (R) Emma travels from Brisbane to Noosa.

2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 SkippyThe Bush Kangaroo (R)

6.00 MorningPrograms. 8.30 What’sUp Down Under.(PGs, R) 9.00 AustraliaBy Design:Innovations. (PG,R) 9.30 St10 (PG) 12.00 Living Room. (R) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 1.30 Healthy HomesAust. 2.00 Freshly Picked. (R) 2.30 GCBC. (R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under 3.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. (PG, R) 4.30 Taste Of Aust.(R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Twopeople are endangered by amiscommunication

6.30 TheDog House. (PG,R)Dogs are matched with companions.

7.30 BlueBloods. (Return, Mv)

The job takes adangerous turn for the Reaganswhen Eddieand Jamie deal with adomestic violence case.

8.30 CSI: Vegas. (Return, Msv)

Theunit investigates the murder of adominatrix whose body wasfound near her secretsex dungeon.

9.30 NCIS. (Mv,R)With Parker still on the run, the team enlists the help of Special Agent Jane Tennant from theHawai’i office.

10.30 To Be Advised.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG) 4.00[VIC]HomeShopping.(R)

4.30 Authentic (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

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6.50News. 7.00True North Calling. 7.30The Land We’reOnWith Penelope Towney. 7.35Stay At

Dads.

MOVIE:Spiders. (2013,MA15+) 10.05Late Programs.

Sunday,October23

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Ageless Gardens. (PG) 10.05 TheWorld From Above.(PG) 10.35 Paul O’Grady:For The Love Of Dogs. (PG) 12.00 APAC Weekly 12.30 France 24 English News. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 CountdownToQatar 2022. 3.30 Ascot Kayaking. (PG) 3.35 Blind Sailing 3.40 The Royals And The Nazis. (PGa, R) 5.40 Secret Nazi Bases. (Final, PG)

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6am Morning Programs. 10.00 To Be Advised. 11.00 Auction Squad. Noon Creek To Coast. 12.30 Weekender 1.00 Weekender 1.30 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.00 To Be Advised. 2.30 Escape To The Country 4.30 BargainHunt. 5.30 Horse Racing. Spring Champion StakesDay and Bondi Stakes. 6.00 To Be Advised. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (73,63)

6am Morning Programs. 12.30pm Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIMSupercross World Championship.Highlights. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Barter Kings 5.00 Last Stop Garage. 5.30 To Be Advised. 6.45 MOVIE: The TimeMachine. (2002, PG) 8.50 MOVIE: Hitman: Agent 47.(2015,MA15+) 10.55 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs.

12.30pm AntiquesDownunder 1.00 TheBest30 Years. 1.30 MOVIE: WarDrums. (1957,PG) 3.00

MOVIE: TarasBulba.(1962, PG) 5.30 ICCMen’s T20 World Cup Pre-Show 6.00 Cricket. ICCMen’s

T20 World Cup.Super 12.Australia vNew Zealand.

7.00 MOVIE: The First Wives Club.(1996,PG) 9.05

MOVIE: When HarryMet Sally. (1989,M) 11.05 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82)

6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Star Trek: TheMotionPicture. (1979)

1.40pm MOVIE: StarTrek II: TheWrath Of Khan. (1982, PG) 4.00 MOVIE: Star Trek III: The Search ForSpock. (1984,PG) 6.05 MOVIE: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. (1986,PG) 8.35 MOVIE: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.(1989,PG) 10.45 MOVIE: StarTrek VI:The Undiscovered Country. (1991, PG) 1am Late Programs.

6am Shopping. 9.00

The Doctors. 10.00 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing. 11.30 HealthyHomes. Noon TheLove Boat 1.00

NINE (9,8) 6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 WeekendBreakfast. 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week.(R) 11.00 Compass. (R) 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust.(R) 2.30 Question Everything. (R) 3.00 Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked. (PG, R) 4.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (R) 5.00 ArtWorks.(PG,R) 5.30 AntiquesRoadshow.(R)

Lee.

BloodOfThe Clans: The Year Of Victories. (PGv,R)

America’s GreatDivide:From Obama To Trump (Mav,R)

Food Safari. (R)

UnderBitesize.

SEVEN (7,6)

6.00 NBC Today [VIC]HomeShopping. 7.00 WeekendSunrise. 10.00 TheMorning Show:Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 Football. AFL Women’s Round 10.StKilda vAdelaide. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s.Round 9. Richmond vGWS Giants. From MilduraSporting Precinct, Victoria. 5.00 SevenNewsAt5 5.30 Border Security:Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 SevenNews.

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Morwell -off to the circus

ALL grade 2to6 students of Morwell Central Primary, along with more than 30 members of staff, travelled by bus to the Arts Centre Melbourne to see ashowcalled ‘Girls with Altitude’.

This was funded through the ‘Positive Start 2022’ program, aVictorian government initiative to boost students’ physical and emotional health.

The students and staff were enthralled with the world-famous Flying Fruit Fly Circus, acast of 17 females aged eight to 18 who had breathtaking high-level circus skills and plenty of humour in their show.

Combined with their acrobatics, were projections of works by celebrated Australian cartoonist, Judy Horacek, who illustrated Mem Fox’s book, ‘Where is the Green Sheep?’

Afterwards, the arts

centre handed out snack packs to the students, which they enjoyed eating in the Queen Victoria Gardens before returning to school.

Bigsmiles: Rileyis excited to be travelling to Melbourne on thebus

Dynamic duo: Bella andGrace enjoying eachother’s company on thebus photographs supplied

Snacktime: Hollyand Shailon eating their snack packs in the Queen Victoria Gardens

Tucking in: Tylerand Charlieeating some goodies in theirsnack packs.

Powerbosses criticise energy market

By PHILIP HOPKINS

COMPANYleaders who own Latrobe Valley powerstations have strongly criticised the national energy market at anational conference,withLoy YangB chief Jeff Dimery tipping electricity prices could soar by at least 35 per cent next year.

Mr Dimery, the chief executive of Alinta Energy, which owns Loy Yang B, said next year, using the current market prices, tariffs were going up aminimum35per cent,which he described as "horrendous"

"It'sunpalatable, nobody wantsthat... The market is really in trouble," Mr Dimery told the Australian Financial Review Energy &Climate Summit.

MarkCollette, the chief executive of EnergyAustralia,which owns Yallourn Wpower station, said the steep rises in wholesale gas and electricity prices were putting a''lot of upward pressure" on tariffs.

At the conference, the federal Coalition's new energy shadow minister, Ted O'Brien, placed nuclear power on the national energy agenda, aweek after the nuclear power option for the Latrobe Valley was featured in The Express.

Mr Dimery said with tariff rises, there was aripple-on effect on the cost of insuring power stations. "I've got afutures market punishing me every time Iwrite acontract, I've got an insurer telling me 'Stop writing because we're not insuring you as well'. And so you've got this circular thing going on in liquidity," he said.

Mr Dimery said he was in the process of replacing 1000megawatts of coal-fired power at Loy Yang Bwith 1000MW of offshore wind project and 900MW of pumped hydro to firm it, the AFR reported. The coal-fired power plant cost him $1 billion to acquire but will

cost $8 billion to replace.

"Explain to me how energy prices come down.AmImissing something?" he said.

Mr Dimery said he was "quite pessimistic" about asmooth transition to renewables, given the tens of billions of dollars of development needed during aperiod of intense labour shortages.

There was no certainty about the way forward due to the dithering on introducing acapacity mechanism that would incentivise the building of firming capacity -pumped hydro, battery storageand lower-emissions gas-fired generation -tobackrenewables. "We are out of time. Time for talking is finished," he said.

As an example of the delays, he cited the flora and fauna studies that must be conducted as part of building arenewable energy project. Every study had to take into account the changing season.

"If you miss amonth, you may miss aseason. If you miss aseason, you may miss ayear," Mr Dimery said.

Mr Collette said Australia needed to build two to three times as much electricity infrastructure that it built built in the past three decades over the next seven years.

"The next bit's hard. The scale is enormous," he said, which included the enormous task of connecting renewable projects to the grid with new infrastructure.

Mr O'Brien said nuclear power could re-use the infrastructure that would be made available after coal-fired power stations closed.

"Both offer the system services needed to operate asynchronous grid and both require similar infrastructure to connect to the network," he said, adding that ignoring nuclear would lead to manufacturing closing and job

losses as Australia struggled to bridge the gap between fossil fuels and renewable power.

Mr O'Brien has stronglyfavoured small,modular nuclear reac tors, not large, old-style reactors. He cited France, where nuclear technology formed 70 per cent of the mix, and the United Kingdom, which has a25per cent nuclear target by 2050.

Mr O'Brien acknowledged the publicrelations problem facing nucleartechnology,but argued the technologyhad evolved since the catastrophies of Fukushima and Chernobyl. "We'llonlybeconsidering new and emerging nuclear technologies," he said.

Mr O'Briensaidhewouldstart holding nuclear energy forums across Australia to push the issue. "If we continue to do nothing on the topic, we will be eight to 10 years away from being able to procure the technology if, one day, we realise we need it," he said.

Morwell businessman Ray Burgess, aformer scientist withthe State Electricity Commission, last week urged the consideration of nuclear power for the Latrobe Valley. He cited areport from the University of Queensland called 'What would be required for nuclear energy plants to be operating in Australia from the 2030s'.

Thestudy'slead author,Professor StephenWilson, said Australia needed to prepare for the nuclear option in adecade to ascertain whether we needed it or not. "We need adisciplined, well-managed program to get there," Professor Wilson said.

Regional roads need fixing,says VFF

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling on both sides of politics to commit funding certainty for regional road maintenance, saying the terrible condition of country roads has reached crisis levels.

VFF PresidentEmmaGermanosaidyears of neglect and underfund ing has left Victoria’s regional road network in aruinous state and in desperate need of investment.

“Speak to anyonelivinginregional Victoria and they’lllikely have one thing in common- their local roads are dodgy and dangerous.

“More than 50 per cent of all road fatalities occurinregional Victoria, despite it being home to 24 per cent of the state’s population.

“We won’t accept that,” Ms Germano said.

As part of its ‘Fair Go for Regional Victoria’campaign, the VFF has called for aminimum of $2 billion in the next four years for targeted arterial road maintenance.

The plan has been supported by the state opposition, but with less than twomonthsuntil theVictorian state election,regional communities are waiting to hear the Andrews Government’s plan.

“The VFF welcomes the opposition’s commitment to guarantee maintenance funding over the next decade.

“Now it is time for the Andrews Government to offer country communities aplan to fix our roads. That’s why Ihave written to the Roads Minister Ben Carroll seeking his government’s commitment to deliver funding certainty,” Ms Germano said.

In addition to funding for arterial roads, Ms Germano called on both sides of politics to reintroduce the ‘Fixing Country Roads Program’ to provide funding grants to rural and regional councils to undertake local road projects beyond regular road maintenance.

“Wedesperatelyneed funding to help local governments maintain theirroad and bridge networks.”

“Council roads make up 87 per cent of the state’s road networkand represent 10 per cent of local government expenditure.

“This is puttingadisproportionate strain on ruralcouncils that have large road networks, but asmall rate base to help fund their upkeep.”

Ms Germano concluded saying road maintenance is an important

issue for regional communities and expects to see aplan from both sides of politics.

“It’s time for our leaders to stand up and put an end to the country road maintenancecrisis. Driving on saferoads is atop priority for regional communities at this electionand we need both sides of politics to deliver certainty,” Ms Germano said. While on the subject of roads, Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brienwas promoted to the role of ShadowMinister for Water, Public Transportand Roads and Gaming and Liquor Regulation in August. Mr O’Brien, who has served State Parliamentsince 2015,saidat the time, “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to take on these responsibilities in addition to representing the needsofthe Gippsland South community”.

“I will be working hard to ensure the Andrews Labor Government is held to account in these areas and also deliver policies from The Nationals and Liberals that will help improve our public transport services, road conditions and water management.”

RevolutiionaryVariicose Veiin Treatment at Doctor Vein

Just the mention of ‘varicose vein treatment’ can conjure up disturbing thoughts of vein ‘stripping’, major surgeryand extendedhospitalstays. Thankfully times have changed and long gone arethe days of painfulsurgerytoremove unwanted and uncomfortable veins.

Just ask Dr.Ganesha Param, an experienced phlebologist,who is now consulting at Warragul Specialist Centreand withhis main state-of-the-art vein treatment facility in Frankston which champions the non-surgical removal of varicose and spider veins.

‘Wefind so manypeople areput off seeking help forvaricose veins because they fear the ‘stripping’ treatments of yester-year. The reality is that technologyhas evolved to apoint that no

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major surgery or general anaesthetics are required In fact, the outcomes of the new treatments arefar superior to old surgery methods and patients areable to return to daily activities almost immediately,saysDr. Param.

As aphlebologist Dr.Param is amedical doctor who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of venous problems and disorders. Dr.Param lives and breathes vein health and is known for his advanced use of newtechnologies and meticulous patient care.

At the Doctor Vein clinic he treats veinsofall shapes and sizes from large varicose veins to small spider vein clusters. With a range of treatment types available including Endovenous Laser Ablation, Cyanoacrylate gluetoUltrasound guidedsclerotherapy injections, Dr.Param works with patients to create individualised treatment plans to achieve the best results.

The decision to treat your varicose veinscan belifecha in

Patients who come to us have often spent years hiding their up with the discomfort of varicose veins. What’s worse, if left varicose veins can lead to painful ulcersand discolouration the legs. Treatingyour veins is definitely not about being “vain”, it is am condition and one that can be treated with excellent results,’

rlegsand putting t untreated, on a medical s,’ says Dr.Param. cess is at Doctor gul Specialist edfor an

Gippsland patients areoften surprised at how easy the process Vein, with Dr.Param now consulting fortnightly at the Warragul CentreinSutton Street,Warragul. AGPreferral is not required for initial consultation and thereare Medicare Rebates available on most of the vein treatments and appointments. The non-surgical treatments mean patients can still driveand return to work almost immediately.The DoctorVein website is agreat resource to find out moreabout vein health and treatment options, visit www.doctorvein.com.au.

Dr.Param consults and performs minor procedures at the Warragul Specialist Centre. Doctor Vein Clinic is situated at 7Winifred St,Frankston.

To discuss your treatment options and book an initial consultation please call 9781 0646 or email reception@doctorvein.com.au.

Dr Param

Mr Adrian Aitken M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.S.

EXPERTISE, PERSONAL CARE’ SPECIALIST GENERAL SURGEON NOWCONSULTING IN THE VALLEY MARYVALEPRIVATEHOSPITAL

Three councillors down and yet the

IT is disappointing to see three of our nine Latrobe City Councillors have chosen to abandon their local community to stand for the upcoming state election.

Iwas of the understanding elected councillors make an oath to serve their community and further, representation to community groups etc be shared between councillors.

Whilst only for another six weeks or so, having three less councillors must have an impact!

The councillor allowance (approximately $30,000p.a.) is suspended whilst on leave, however is reinstated once the state government election results are finalised and, if unsuccessful, the three councillors return to their role.

If local government can survive with a much-reduced number of elected representatives for their own political whim, perhaps this arrangement could be made permanent, freeing up dollars for other community priorities.

Alan McFarlane Morwell

Abetterman

I’LL try to share something of my personal life, nature healing journey.

Iwas raised on our family farm, so my love and need for nature has grown from my natural, intriguing and challenging, childhood farm adventures.

Outdoors, in nature, was my freestyle playground, to test and find my self confidence, my need for aconnection, imagination and reassurance with nature.

However, in 1968, as Iwas officially and impersonally discharged from the Army, after 173 days of active national service in Vietnam,

Ifelt so confused and conflicted with intense trauma, like an outsider, abroken, lost soul, without understanding, needing help, trauma reassurance and healing.

Fortunately, Icame home to the reassurance of our family farm at Mardan, at atime when my mother Mary saw the desperate need to plant farm trees and she needed encouragement and my muscle.

So, as ayoung 22-year-old war veteran, Iwas back in home country, beginning my muchneeded tree planting therapy.

My need for nature connections was rekindled and nurtured -Iwas so scared, but learning to trust and love and live my young life again.

Our native forests have always been unique and precious spaces to free our human spirits from the day-to-day issues of personal, family and community pressures and anxieties.

Our busy, anxious headspace can be the transformed by watching trees grow, awarbling bird call, water babbling in acreek, waterfalls, a simple whiff of our lungs filled with fresh forest air, scents from many bush plants, beautiful flowers, berries, fungi, sighting wildlife, or importantly finding arefuge of silence, solitude, reflection and healing.

These are the precious jewels and magic of our native forests that often don’t find aplace in a busy work and business world.

Aspecial thanks to my inspirational bush friend and mentor Ellen Lyndon OAM -I still feel her generous bush spirit.

As anurseryman, tree lover and planter all my adult life, Ihave experienced how my life and so many others’ lives can grow better, closely connected to nature.

The healing power of life balance, aclearer mind and positive thinking.

Mirboo Nth native forests are much loved and

are acrucial and precious part of our community, personal prosperity and wellbeing.

Our combined group forest field study is so inspirational and educational.

Healthy forests equals healthy us.

Surely, adaily dose of ‘nature basking’ can open more hearts, keep our headspace more positive and keep our blues away.

Nature rescued me and gave me apositive life path.

My experience? Embrace nature, it will enrich your imagination, spirit and your life journey.

Dick Lester Mardan (near Dumbalk)

What is the plan?

IAMwriting in addition to Ms Gillian Blair, (Latrobe Valley Express 31/8/2022) regarding the soon-to-be plastics incinerator for Melbourne municipal waste at the Opal paper plant.

After some research on the internet Idiscovered that the plant is planning catalytic filters for the exhaust gases and particulate matter from the chimneys.

This was somewhat reassuring, however I have aquestion: Will there be ongoing monitoring for adequate frequency for filter replacement that will be necessary?

Iwish to ask what will happen to the wastewater from the plant resulting from the cleaning of exhaust gases from the industrial process? What are the plans for the safe storage of resulting toxic fly ash waste? Is this the first large-scale plastics incinerator for Victoria? Australia?

It would seem that our air, soil and water quality will still suffer at the hands of burned rubbish, resulting in bioaccumulation of the toxins which are released into the environment

and are deposited onto the land and into water sources for many miles around.

As Ms Blair points out, these technologies improved have been rejected in other major nations. Why are they visiting them on us?

Australia has plenty of space for landfill, a far less hazardous choice for the environment overall according to the research.

Japan uses plastics incinerators and densely populated countries in Europe and big cities in the US for example. Australia has plenty of space for landfill. We have already given the Opal company $30 million taxpayers’ dollars from the federal level. Where are our Victorian environment laws when we need them?

In the future there will be competition between Opal and the mine rehabilitation for our precious clean water resource.

What about the residents? With prevailing winds from the west these dreadful wastes will be blown over precious farm land too.

Are our politicians and environmentalists on the job?

Idon’t think so.

Thank you for allowing me to air my views. Rosalie Hamilton Morwell

Roads remain akey issue

TRAVELLING the length and breadth of our state, I’ve met incredible people doing great things in their communities.

It’s something Ienjoy themost about my role as leader of The National Party.

But no matter what direction Ihead, the community sentiment is the same, and it’s something Ihavewitnessed firsthand -our road network is crumbling right before our eyes.

By this point, in the lead up to the election, we’ve heard that sentence amillion times over. But our regional communities have to deal with it every day; these are people who rely on Victoria’s road network to make aliving and keep our state moving.

It must be said, this neglect doesn’t happen by accident, and it certainly doesn’t happen overnight.

Our roads have perished under the neglect of the Andrews Labor government, which has pared road maintenance tothe bone.

This budget, it isapproximately $600 million for all of Victoria, which has more than 150,000 kilometres of road.

Daniel Andrews and Labor try to pull the wool over our eyes with aspring blitz to patch up the cracks and potholes -but Idon’t need to tell you that these band aids only last amatter of weeks.

Iamnot going to give political spin.

The fact that the roads have been neglected for so long means we have amammoth task ahead to bring them up to scratch -but Iamupfor the job.

That is why the Liberals and The Nationals have set aside $1 billion every year for 10 years to fix the roads properly, making them safer for us and our vehicles.

There is aclear choice this election.

Avote for Labor is for more burst tyres, buckled rims and speed reductions on country roads.

The Liberals and The Nationals have alongterm plan to improve our road infrastructure.

The choice is yours this November.

Peter Walsh Leader of The Nationals

Attention: Rosemary Beange has written in expressing concerns surrounding the upkeep of Traralgon

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show goes on, do we need them?

can become timber) and more small trees (which become wood chips).

Latrobe Valley Express readers deserve the whole story, not spin.

Nic Fox

Millgrove, VIC (near Yarra Junction)

Look up and listen

INTERNATIONAL White Cane Day, (celebrated on Saturday, October 15) saw Guide Dogs Australia’s ‘Look up. Listen Up. Let me be’ campaign urge the community to be more aware of how they might be obstructing people with low vision or blindness, with the aim of making our streets safer and more accessible for all.

This meant looking up from phones and turning the volume down or off, with three in four Guide Dogs clients saying distractions from mobiles or headphones are the main cause of obstructions to their path.

Bikes and scooters being ridden on pavements are also aconcern, as this can leave more vulnerable people in the community at risk of physical harm.

White cane use is skilled and concentrated work, and people devote timetolearning that skill to maintain their independence and quality of life.

It’s important that work isn’t obstructed, especially since these incidents leave white cane users feeling anxious, frustrated and unsafe.

Most people are trying to do the right thing, but that should stop short of touching aperson or their cane without asking -something athird of clients have experienced.

In short, simply levelling-up your awareness is the one thing you can do to create asafer environment for everybody.

Not atidytown

BEING aresident of Traralgon and by necessity having to travel all the east coast of Australia, it is very obvious that Traralgon lags far behind in presentation when entering and leaving the town.

Very grubby and unkempt, and that is not just lately, it has been that way for along time.

Other towns have upgrades but do not leave the other areas unkempt.

Rosemary Beange Traralgon

Key points

TWO stories and one letter in last week’s Express all avoided key facts around the native woodchipping.

1. Government logger VicForests had to be bailed out another $21.12 million last year, and that could be 200 nurses or firefighters for Gippsland.

2. We don’t log native forest for construction. We use good pine from plantations for house frames.

3. Native forests are bulldozed for woodchips, not timber (more than 90 per cent becomes woodchip and pallets now).

4. South Gippsland Shire Council has passed amotion to end native forest logging, and East Gippsland Shire Council has passed amotion to end clear fell logging and transition workers.

5. The logging industry’s own huge survey found native logging was supported by just 17 per cent of Gippslanders (FWPA, 2018).

6. There is no big timber left to log. Each year VicForests drives further and further to bulldoze forest which has less and less big trees (which

For more information, visit www.guidedogs. com.au Jaryd Clifford Paralympic medallist and Guide Dogs ambassador

Could it be gambling?

IT seems barely aday goes by lately without disturbing media reports of record pokies losses or controversial casino practices, and children are continuously exposed to saturation levels of sports betting advertising.

These extremes are newsworthy stories about which we are right to be concerned, but the negative effects of gambling can be more subtle.

So subtle, in fact, that those affected sometimes don’t make the connection between how they are feeling or behaving and their gambling activities.

Are you feeling anxious or stressed? Do you have an underlying sense of regret about money lost or time spent gambling? Perhaps you’re having difficulty concentrating or sleeping. Or maybe you’re more irritable or short-tempered than usual.

While these signs of gambling harm may seem relatively minor, they can build up over time, which is why Victorians are being encouraged during this year’s Gambling Harm Awareness Week (October 17-23) to pause and consider whether gambling could be affecting their wellbeing.

For more information, visit effectsofgambling. com.au Shane Lucas Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation CEO

Have your say

THE Latrobe Valley Express welcomes letters to the editor.

Preference will be given to brief, concise letters which address local issues.

The editor reserves the right to edit letters for reasons of space and clarity, and may refuse to publish any letter without explanation.

Thank you letters are discouraged and poetry will not be published as aletter.

The Express does not publish letters from anonymous contributors.

Letters must include aphone number or email address for purposes of substantiating authenticity.

The views expressed in letters to the editor are those of the writers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Latrobe Valley Express management or staff.

Email letters to news@lvexpress.com. au and include ‘letter to the editor’ in the subject line.

Earth is not aGreenhouse

WARMING alarmists claim: “Earth’s atmosphere acts like the glass in agreenhouse.”

This is false.

Glass is largely transparent to incoming solar radiation, which warms whatever is inside the greenhouse.

If the greenhouse had no walls (like the atmosphere), warmed greenhouse air would rise by convection, escape out via the open sides, and heavy cooler air near to the ground would flow in to take its place.

This open “Greenhouse” would stay close to outside temperature.

What causes areal greenhouse to warm is the solid transparent roof and the closed walls.

The glass roof welcomes incoming solar radiation, but the solid enclosure prevents this warmed inside air from escaping.

In areal greenhouse, operators shut vents

to prevent warm air from escaping (or open them when they wish to lower the inside temperature).

They also pump CO2 into their greenhouses to encourage plant growth (but the anti-Greens want to starve plants by restricting CO2).

The Earth’s atmosphere has no firm roof or walls. Solar heating at the surface just causes that hot air to rise and it cools either by radiation or adiabatic expansion. It is replaced by cooler air Earth is not agreenhouse.

Viv Forbes Washpool, QLD Renewables all smokeand mirrors

TO the great lies of the 21st century (‘The cheque is in the mail’, ‘Iraq stockpiled weapons of mass-destruction’, and “Of course I’ll love you in the morning”) must be added the Great Lie Of All Time: ‘Renewables will keep the lights on and power prices down’.

Indeed, we are being told repeatedly that renewables are now the cheapest form of energy and yet, at the same time, the price of gas and electricity is skyrocketing!

Now the boss of Alinta Energy has predicted aprice rise of at least 35 per cent for electricity in 2023.

Meanwhile, Ijustgot mynewsletter from Star of the South in myletter box promoting their offshore wind project.

On page two under the heading ‘Gippsland’s energy future’, it reads: “Offshore wind power is set to play an important role in keeping the lights on and power prices downasAustralia movestoarenewable energy system.” Really.

Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s propaganda minister, hit the nail on the head when he wrote: “If you tell alie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it”.

Joseph Lis Morwell

Look up and listen: WhiteCane Daywas celebrated on Saturday. photograph supplied

Time to tango

NEED to exercise but unmotivated, and going for awalk is uninteresting?

Try Argentine Tango -the walking dance.

Have fun with us on Wednesday nights from 7pm to 8.30pm at St David’s Uniting Church Hall, 9 Campbell St, Yarragon (hall behind church).

Learn the dance with us to then enjoy our social practice dance on first Saturday night of each month.

Easy movement for the body even for those with two left feet

Research showing that dancing is beneficial for all types of medical conditions and for prevention of older lifestyle conditions.

No partner or experience required.

Fantastic group of people for social interaction which is great for your mental health.

Keep healthy and active with us!

For more information, phone Naomi on 0405 739 819.

Meeting of historical society

MOE and District Historical Society is meeting on Tuesday, October 25 at 2pm.

Guest speaker is Tina Forte, manager of Heritage Park Old Gippstown.

Ms Forte will talk about the history of Old Gippstown.

The public are welcome to attend the meeting.

MHS is located at 2High St, Moe.

Microbats fascinating creatures of the night

DR Lindy Lumsden, the principal research scientist with DEWLP, has been conducting ecological research on insectivorous bats for 40 years.

The little forest bat plays an important role in controlling insect numbers, including arange of pest species, by eating up to half their body weight in insects in anight

However, because of their small size, nocturnal behaviour and cryptic roosting habits, these fascinating native mammals are rarely seen and are often portrayed negatively.

In her presentation to the Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists Club on Friday, October 28 from 7.30pm in the Moe Library meeting rooms or via Zoom, Dr Lindy will describe intriguing, little known aspects of their natural history, the innovative approaches used to study these nocturnal animals, their habitat requirements, and what you can do to help protect them.

If you wish to see or attend this presentation, please register through lvfieldnats.org or phone 0410 237 292.

March forthe Babies

AN array of pink and blue adorned Treasury Gardens Melbourne on Saturday, October 8for the March for the Babies.

This year’s march marked 14

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since the state government legalised abortion up until birth, including partial birth abortion, and no care for babies born alive during abortions.

On October 10 2008, the then health minister of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, played amajor hand in passing this law.

Anumberoflocal pro-lifers gather annually (although missed the last two years because of COVID, to be voices for the unborn children, in the hope of having the law overturned.

There were key speakers, Bernie Finn, Gary Blackwood MP for Narracan, Jasmine Yuen aVictorian speaker for the Australian Christian Lobby and Kay Painter from the USA.

The march was very well attended and it was peaceful.

Visit to Tesselaars tulip farm

MARYVALE Probus Club members and their guests travelled by bus to Silvan on October 6toobserve and enjoy this enchanting display of floral colour.

Members have varied social and friendship gatherings, which include breakfasts and lunches, book reading at the Morwell Library, visits to interesting venues, and the general meeting at the Morwell RSL, every third Thursday of each month at 10am.

Guest speakers are invited to most meetings, and give our club insight into relative issues of retirees, and/or interesting topics of everyday life.

Our September meeting speakers were Ainslee and Anna from Bega Foods.

They outlined the day-to-day operations of their Morwell site, and the technology involved in producing their Australia-wide yoghurt range.

Members were amazed at the volumes produced and distributed.

Our October 20 guest speaker will be from Lifeline.

Visitors are invited to the member meetings, and ascertain if Probus is a suitable extension of their retired or semi retired life for the over 60s age group.

Phone Neil on 0439 562 221 for any information.

Music at Rotary

ROTARY Club of Moe is hosting asocial event featuring Jefferson Smith, who performs music that appeals to arange of ages.

The event will be on Saturday, November 5, at Turfside Function Centre ,Moe.

Cost is $30 per person and tickets are available at the door or they can be purchased from Lyn Cassar on 0434 239 744.

Doors open from 7.30pm with nibbles supplied.

Drinks at bar prices.

There will be door and raffle prizes.

The theme for the evening is ‘silver’ and attendees are encouraged to ‘sparkle’

ProbusDay

PROBUS DAY is celebrated on October 1every year.

Probus is an independent, notfor-profit club, formed by Rotary so retirees can come together to participate in awide range of activities and experiences.

Probus promotes friendship, fellowship and fun.

Members can make new friends, enjoy diverse activities and expand their interests and knowledge.

Newborough Probus Club is a vibrant club that promotes the values of Probus.

They have recently returned from asix-day trip to Yarrawonga. They visited very interesting places and attractions -itwas aterrific trip.

Members had alot of fun and new friendships were made.

Newborough Probus meets on the first Monday of every month in the Moe Hotel function room at 10am.

Retired folk are always welcome to the meetings to see if Probus is for them.

To find out more information or to organise avisit, phone Deidre on 0412 518382.

If you decide to visit you will be made very welcome.

Chess results

STEVEAhern was the most successful player at Latrobe Valley Chess on Tuesday, October 11 after claiming the win in the decisive clash against Peter Bakker.

Sacrificing material helped Bob Cooper find two victories, but he missed the chances in the other clashes.

Cliff Thornton had alatestart but immediately found form to force two wins.

The errors by Ian Hamilton forfeited some good positions. Alex Lovejoy did not manage to capitalise on his opportunities.

In the previous week, the situation went the right way for Cliff Thornton who managed to defeat each opponent. Peter Bakker started the round with aloss and from thereon things improved, although he did drop one more game.

Bob Cooper finished on top with three wins in the three-gamematch against Steve Ahern.

The focus for Alex Lovejoy was to practice the chess skills with a variety of study methods.

Ben Holt faced arange of challenges and finished the evening with one win.

Ian Hamilton showed signs of good form in the first game but then slipped up in two other clashes.

Phone Ian Hamilton on 5134 1971 or Cliff Thornton on 0413 330 458 for all things related to local chess.

Quilt hanging

MOE Neighbourhood House is holding aquilt hanging on Saturday, October 29 from 11am to 4pm.

Come and see some beautiful quilts on display.

The quilting class would like to share with the community some of the quilts they have completed, while attending their weekly quilting class.

Many hours have been put into reading, measuring, cutting, sewing,

stitching and quilting these beautiful creations.

MNH quilting classes are held each Wednesday (of each school term) beginning at 10am, followed by an afternoon quilting group.

Classes are $10 aweek. This includes help from our wonderful tutor and the opportunity to use our long arm quilting machine oncea term.

Our weekly quilting group is $2 (no tutor).

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Takes two: Tango lessons are being offered in Yarragon photograph supplied

Learntodance

DO you want to learn to dance?

Then come along and let us teach you.

Social ballroom partnered dancing and lessons are provided by Latrobe Valley Dance Promotions Inc on Thursday evenings at the Girl Guide Hall, Margaret St Morwell from 7pm to 10pm.

Cost is $5.

Phone Norm on 0428 543 737 or Lynda on 0428 489 041 for more

information.

Dates: Week commencing: October 17, October 24, October 31, November 7, November 14, November 21.

Meditation evening

THE Planetary Meditation for Peace (also known as Twin Hearts Meditation).

This is ameditation designed to bless the Earth and is an instrument of world service for peace, loving kindness, joy, goodwill and abundance.

In addition, this meditation cleanses and energises the energetic body while also promoting ahigher level of awareness and consciousness.

After the meditation, you can experience afreepranic energy healing which can address both physical and emotional issues.

Note that this is aguided meditation and no prior experience is required.

This is arelaxed environment supporting discussions as well.

When: Every Tuesday 7pm to 8.30pm and/or every Thursday 10am to 11.30am.

Phone: Amanda 0411 051 044 or Garry 0476 162 646.

Location: 2Avondale Rd, Morwell.

Cost: $5 (Donation).

Mid Gippsland FamilyHistory Society Inc

NAVIGATING the PROV (Public Record Office Victoria) website.

The PROV is the archive of the state and local government in Victoria, and houses avast collection of records such as shipping passenger

lists, wills and probates, inquests, which are of great value to afamily researcher.

The guest speaker at the October meeting of the Mid Gippsland Family History Society Inc will talk about the collection and give tips on navigating the PROV website to get the best outcomes.

The talk is open to the public and all are welcome to attend at 2pm on Thursday October 27 at the Family History Centre, 44 Albert St, Moe (opposite the Post Office).

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

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

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

And if you are looking for anew interest or re-kindling apast, dabble in genealogy, we’d love you to become amember of the group.

It’s such arewarding and worthwhile pastime to share with likeminded researchers.

The Research Room is open every Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 4pm.

All are welcome.

For more information, phone Dawn on 0403 611 730.

Yinnar &District Historical Society and Museum

TO celebrate History Month (October), the Yinnar &District Historical Society and Museum will be open every Sunday in October from 10am to 4pm.

The museum, located in Main St Yinnar, is in the Old Railway Goods Shed together with asecond shed to display the vast array of historical artifacts and photographs from Yinnar and district.

Our members will be available to answer any questions you may have.

In November, we will resume our normal opening hours which is the first Sunday of the month from 11am to 2pm or by appointment.

Grant forlibrary

TRARALGON Community Toy Library has been awarded agrant of $800 to purchase anew computer and database to streamline the catalogue of toys, and provide an online system for memberships and what is available for people to borrow.

Toy library president Jane Ang said “as avolunteer-run initiative, grants and donations such as those provided by council are invaluable to offering families access to toys and activities that interest children and continuously help their learning and development”.

The library stocks an extensive range of toys and equipment suitable for newborns, toddlers, preschoolers

and primary school aged children including outdoor bikes, scooters, games and indoor toys and activities such as puzzles, dolls, trucks, musical instruments, dress ups and much more.

It is agreat way to try before you buy, particularly leading up to Christmas and finding out whether or not your children would like the toy that you are considering for their gift.

The Toy Library is run by ateam of volunteers and is open for new members to sign up and borrow items every Saturday from 10am to 11.30am during school terms.

Members can also access the library during the week to return and borrow items by collecting akey from the Latrobe City Traralgon Library in Kay Street.

If you would like to find out more about the Traralgon Community Toy Library, like how to become a member, please phone Jane Ang on 0429 792 413.

Toongabbie community auction

THE Toongabbie Recreation Reserve Committee will be delighted to host (for the first time post-COVID) its Machinery Sale and Auction on Sunday, October 23.

The auction had been held annually for more than 40 years, and has been asuccessful fundraiser ensuring important improvements in community infrastructure across the town.

Those in the community enter all manner of items from farm machinery, vehicles, caravans, boats and mowers, to furniture, appliances, bric-a-brac. All lots are auctioned by professional auctioneers to ensure owners get the best prices. Asmall percentage of the sale price goes to the committee.

Abuyer registration system applies, and gates open at 8.30am. The auction itself starts at 10.30am.

Full catering is available, as are stall sites to cater for the hundreds who participate.

Larger items should be booked early to ensure they are well advertised. Call Graham on 5192 4567 or Alan on 5192 4435.

To book astall site, phone Roger on 5192 4702.

Cancer Council

MOE and District Cancer Council Volunteer Group will be hosting a high tea on Wednesday, November 2, from midday at the Newborough Bowling Club.

Cost will be $30.

There will be adoor prize, and a raffle on the day, also atrading table.

Entry to the event will be by ticket only, tickets are available by phoning Diane 0438 517 470, Linda 0427 617 780 or Cynthia 0409 021 108.

Our next meeting is on Monday, October 24 from 1.30pm at the Moe RSL.

All welcome

For more Information, phone Beryl 5127 4028 or Linda (mobile number above).

Cancer Council Supporters Hot

Children’s book out now

INSPIRED by his grandchildren’s demand for longer bedtime songs (Operation Bedtime Delay) local writer Ian Whitehead wrote a children’s book, Wheelsonthe Bus. Bedtime Edition.

Awacky animal alphabet story, the book is best enjoyed when joyfully sung.

Published and available in UK and US bookshops, the book is available online in Australia from Booktopia, Amazon, Dymocks and Readings.

Traralgon Senior Citizens Centre

CURRENT programs: Bowls -Wednesday and Friday 1pm.

Patchwork/needlework -Monday 12 noon.

Cards (500) -Tuesday 1pm.

Tai Chi -Thursday 9am.

Cost: membership $4 per year Activities: $2 Afternoon or morning tea following activity is free.

Phone 0475 610 039 between 10am and 4pm weekdays for further information.

Inner Wheel Club

THE Inner Wheel Club of Moe is part of one of the world’s largest service organisations and originally began as afriendship group for the wives of Rotary Club members.

World membership is 100,000 and Australian membership is approximately 4000.

Objectives of Inner Wheel are to promote true friendship, to encourage the ideals of personal service and to foster international understanding.

Our club meets once amonth, where we have ameal, have guest speakers and support the community where able.

We currently sponsor local primary school students to attend camp, make toiletry bags for welfare organisations and at Christmas we supply gifts for disadvantaged teenagers.

This year’s Inner Wheel theme is ‘Work Wonders’ and our club does this quietly and efficiently in many ways.

If you would like to know more about the Inner Wheel Club of Moe, please email our secretary via iiw. au.moe@gmail.com.

Youcan be apartof Community Corner

IF you are acommunity group and have any news items you need publicised, feel free to email us at news@lvexpress.com.au.

You can address the correspondence to editor Liam Durkin.

Deadline is Friday 9am to appear in the following Wednesday issue.

SMARTChoice Electrical has more than 40 yearsexperience operating in the Latrobe Valleyand surrounding areas

The team hasawealth of knowledge in the electrical industry, which ensures peace of mind when clients call SmartChoice Electrical forany job

SmartChoice Electrical business owner PeterGriffithssaid the companywas proud of the high qualityworktheydo.

“Weare proud of our achieve ments in electrical safetyand quality, consistentlyproviding a high levelofworkmanship,” Mr Griffiths said.

Peterand CarolGriffiths at Smart Choice Electrical guarantee their work and products arethe best theypossibly can be Theyprovide customerswith the securityofknowing theyare dealing directlywith approachable business owners

Working in the local area, the Griffiths have seen that many

residents in the Latrobe Valleyare still onlyprotected electricallyby fuses,anissue that can be quickly fixedbythe installation of safety switches that should be considered by all households

SmartChoice Electrical specialise in working with 240 volt

and 415volt experiences including mains,metering,power,light and air conditioning

If youare planning arenovation, SmartChoice Electrical can provide advice and customise their work to ensureyour needs aremet.

To find out howSmartChoice Electrical can solve your domestic, ruraland commercial needs, phone Peteron0438 177153 or Carolon51262110toarrange a no-obligation, free quote.

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TRARALGON, 15 Guntzler Court, Saturday, 8am start. Moving sale, everything must go, CDs, household items, tools, something for everyone.

TRARALGON, 24A Albert St, Sat. 15th &Sat. 22nd Oct., 8-12pm. Tomatoes (bush type and exotic vine types), zucchini, capsicum, cucumbers, pumpkin, sweet corn -$2.50 each. Home made relish and chutney's at marked prices. Also avail. week days in driveway. All proceeds to Guide Dogs.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

LESLIE WALTER TULAU

Deceased, late of 90 Fernlea Road, Yallourn North, Victoria

CREDITORS, Next-of-Kin and others having aclaim in respect of the Estate of the Deceased who died on 18 February 2019 are required to send written particulars of their claim to the Executors C/- PO Box 104, Moe, Victoria, 3825 within 60 days from the date of publication of this Notice, after which date the Executors may convey or distribute the assets, having regard only to the claims of which they may then have notice of.

O'HALLORAN DAVIS, Solicitors, 12-14 Kirk St, Moe 3825

YUKI

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Tuesday, 25th October $25pp. Jaybee Tours/ Hazelwood Coaches 0428 223 361. Police Boys Junior Football Club

FREE CONCERT

The Latrobe Community Concert Band is holding a free concert on the 12th of November, 2:30pm, at the Moe Baptist Church to celebrate their 100th Year Anniversary. For more information, or to book your free ticket visit: www.band100.com or call 0435 386 949

GUITAR LESSONS

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When making contact with people for the first time, it is advisable to meet in apublic place and let amember of your family or atrusted friend know where you will be.

We would advise readers and advertisers to exercise caution and giving out personal details. This will be respected by genuine respondents.

Moe Self Storage

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THE Latrobe Community Concert Band is holding a 100th year anniversary reunion on 12th November. Anyone who has been involved in the Band is invited to attend. Please contact info@lccband.com or call/text 0435 386 949 for more information.

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● Hospitality Assistants

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Orbost Regional Health (ORH) is an innovative multi-purpose health service located in Orbost in Far East Gippsland. ORH provides arange of inpatient, primary, residential aged care, home-based and community-based services for these communities.

The organisation has strong community support and excellent relationships with service partners. ORH are currently seeking an experienced nursing leader for this exciting career opportunity in an idyllic location.

The Director Clinical and Aged Care Services is responsible and accountable for the Clinical Services teams and ensuring contemporary practice by engaging the teams to demonstrate ORH values and behaviours and by creating strong regional networks to drive partnerships and best practice models of care. This role is responsible for the clinical domains of acute and aged care and must demonstrate strong leadership and decision making to ensure ORH consumers are treated with dignity and provided with the best clinical practice available. Clinical governance, quality, consumers and best practice models will be the centreofall decisions.

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DELIVERERS WTD

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.

TRAINEESHIP 2023

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This position will require the successful applicant to be dedicated to completing the required Certificate 3course within the employment time at the college. Ideally applicants will be 'Gap-Year' students who are enthusiastic about working in the field of Science. This position will start on 27/01/2023 with end date 19/12/2023. A current employee working with children's check is essential.

For further information regarding job description and selection criteria please contact: Josie O'Connor (Business Manager)

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Applications close 4pm October 21st 2022 Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment in accordance with their legal obligations including the Child Safe Standards. The school's Child Safety Code of Conduct is available on the school's website"

Bookkeeping Manager

We operate asuccessful Chartered Accounting practice in the Latrobe Valley focussing on small and medium sized businesses and their business needs. We extensively utilise the latest cloud based technology and offer excellent, flexible working conditions to our team.

We have aposition for asuitably qualified candidate as our Bookkeeping Manager. The role involves management of our bookkeeping team, clients, technology and workflow. It is apart time role with considerable flexibility and opportunity for additional leave if required.

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Much hardship and difficulty is caused to job seekers by misleading advertising placed in the employment columns.

Our Situations Vacant columns are reserved for advertisements which carry aspecific and genuine offer of employment. Ads for `Business Opportunities' and `Training Courses' and `Employment Services' should be submitted under those headings.

WILLOW GROVE FARMS

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Birthdays

•

KRAWEC, Wayne Michael.

Passed away peacefully at home in Moe on 13 October 2022 surrounded by his loving family.

Aged 51 years Dearly loved and loving son of Michael and Susan (dec.). Much loved brother and brother-in-law of Renee and Ian, and Patrick. Adored uncle Wayne to Bayley and Bella.

LITTLEJOHN (Morgan), Beverley. 4/12/1940 -14/10/2022.

Dearly loved sister, sister-in-law and aunty of David (dec.) and Joan, Fred and Zelvai, Evelyn and Geoff, Heather and Ken, and their families.

God saw you were weary, The road too steep to climb.

So He gently closed your tired eyes, And whispered "Peace be thine".

LITTLEJOHN, Beverley.

Dearly loved sister and sister-in-law of Heather and Ken. Loved aunty of Emma, Gavin and Zarah. Greg, Sherryn, Lauryn and Alannah.

MATTHEWS, Justin Victor.

Passed away peacefully at Peter McCallum Cancer Care Melbourne on 10 October 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Aged 30 years Dearly loved and loving son of Max and Judy.

Much loved brother of Kristy, Leah, and Aaron.

Adored nephew of all his uncles and aunts and their families.

BAINES.

The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Jean Baines will take place in the Rose Chapel, Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium, Cemetery Drive,Traralgon, on THURSDAY (20 October 2022) commencing at 2.30pm.

For livestream link, please see Julie Harwood Funerals Facebook Page.

MATTHEWS.

The Funeral Service for Justin Matthews will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Avenue Moe on THURSDAY (27 October 2022) commencing at 1.30pm.

The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Moe Cemetery.

MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON

MOE 5126 1111

Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

ASLING, Jacqueline. 25/8/1972 -25/10/2016.

Six long years have passed since we have held hands and laughed. Love you and miss you more everyday. Glenn, Brooke and Amy XXX.

BASTIN, Tony. 12/3/1946 -23/10/2020.

You have been gone for 2 years my Tony. Maggie and Istill miss and love you everyday, as does your ever growing family.

More than local Funeral Directors

Wishing avery happy birthday to our beautiful

years of brightening people's day with your beautiful smile

positive energy.

Enjoy Uluru With love Kellie and

Deaths •

BAINES (nee Trusler), Jean.

Passed away peacefully at Mitchell House Morwell on 12 October 2022

Aged 87 years

Loved mother and mother-in-law to Linda and Doggie, Mark and Pam, and Carol.

Adored grandmother to Jarryd, Sian, Bree and Marlee, great grand mother to 9great grandchildren.

Forever in our hearts

MALININ, Michael. 18/9/2022.

To my much loved brother, fishing companion and best friend, there are no words to describe how much heartbreak this has caused me and David. They say they take only the best and sadly for us that has happened. Mike, you were such acaring, giving, generous brother who always looked out for us. You were ateacher, protector and always found time to help me and many others. You had a positive attitude, and a beautiful, calm demeanour. Always giving and never wanting anything in return, except acup of coffee. Mike, it is an honour and privilege to have you as my big brother. If Ihad one wish, it would be to see you come through my door and hear you say, "Put the kettle on". You are irreplaceable and have left me with so many cherished memories of fishing together and sitting around the table, for many years.

OLIVER, Kelvyn Alexander (Kel)

The President, Committee, Staff and Members of the Moe RSL Sub-Branch deeply regret the passing of their esteemed Service Member and friend, Kelvyn.

We offer our sympathy to all his family.

LEST WE FORGET

STEPHENSON, Glen Thomas.

Passed away suddenly as the result of an accident on 11 October 2022

Aged 40 years

Loved and loving husband, friend, and soulmate to Lisa. Loving son to Keith and Cath Stephenson.

Much loved brother to Paul, Kelly, Phill, and their families. Loved son-in-law to Cheryl and Billy.

All those whoknew you Loved you dearly You are so sadly missed Now and Forever

Until we meet again

ENGUELL.

The Funeral Service for Mrs Gladys Enguell will be held in the Rose Chapel of the Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium, Cemetery Drive Traralgon on FRIDAY (21 October 2022) at 10am.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Dementia Australia would be appreciated, envelopes available at the Service.

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KRAWEC.

The Funeral Service for Mr Wayne Krawec will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Avenue Moe on FRIDAY (21 October 2022) commencing at 1.30pm. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of the Service for the Yallourn Cemetery.

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WILSON.

ACelebration Service for the life of Anthony Joseph Wilson will take place at the Salvation Army, Dinwoodie Drive Moe at 2pm FRIDAY (21 October 2022).

There will be abrass band at the service and all bandsmen are invited to participate.

The family request that, in line with the celebration theme, that people dress in bright, vibrant colours. In lieu of any flowers, donations can be made to Bowel Cancer Australia through the "Win the war with willow" link below. https://melbmara2022. grassrootz.com/bowel canceraustralia/win-thewar-with-willow/?tab= donations Anthony's service will also be livestreamed. To view the livestream, visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au and go to livestreaming

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You will live in our hearts forever, "Poppy on the farm". Robyn, Donna, Carol, Richard, Lee and their families. Lots of love from Maggie.

BORRMAN, Kevin. 2017 -2022.

Kev, 5years ago you sadly left us with avery broken heart. The pain is deep but the memories are strong and special.

We love you Miss you always Heather Fiona, Natalie, Kylie and families XO.

DAVIDSON Esq. John "Jack". 16/10/1922.

Happy 100th Birthday Dad/Pa and also to our Uncle Alex Keeble both celebrating 100. We together as afamily will have awee Dram for you both. We know you will be celebrating with Mum and the rest of the clan. We love and miss you all.The Davidson Clan of Traralgon.

NUGUID, Alejandro Jr. 18/10/1992.

30th Anniversary

It's been 30 years since you left us. Loved and remembered by your family. Ivan, Jenning and Alejandro.

ODLUM, Carol Ann. 1/12/1953 -18/10/2020.

STEPHENSON, Glen. 26/4/1982 -11/10/2022.

The Kurnai College learning community is profoundly saddened by the passing of Glen Stephenson. He was ahighly regarded colleague, friend and teacher.

ENGUELL, Gladys.

Aged 91 years Passed peacefully at BUPA Aged Care in Traralgon on 14 October 2022, after along battle with dementia.

Loved wife of Fred (dec.), loved mother of Kevin and Geoffrey, loved motherin-law of Diane and Caroline, and treasured "Nanny" of Sheree, Alicia, Daniel and Tyler.

Mum, thanks for alifetime of love and support. You were such aproud and determined woman. While you will be sadly missed, you have finally found peace. Love Kev.

Many loving memories of times shared. Aproud, caring, quiet-natured and determined lady, now at rest. Love Diane.

Nanny, Iamgrateful that you are now at peace and can finally rest. You have been in my heart and mind.

Iwill cherish my memories of you when Iwas growing up. Love Sheree.

Nanny, Iamsolucky to have had you in my life. I aspire to have half the strength and courage you had. Afighter until the end. You will always be in my heart. Love Alicia.

Nana, we will always remember your wonderful welcoming smile, your happy energy and your vice-like hugs. Love forever Daniel and Tyler.

ENGUELL, Gladys.

Loved and respected friend of Sandra and Colin (dec.) Salathiel.

Peace at last

Rest in peace, Mike Gone Fishing Riba, Riba Dog

Glen always worked hard in the best interests of the students and in his time at our college contributed stronglytobuilding engagement and supporting students to be their best. He was respected by students, parents, and colleagues alike and his passing leaves avoid in our community.

We are thankful for his contribution to our college and we express our sincere condolences to his friends and family.

Kurnai College will always remember the substantial contribution that Glen made to our college.

WILSON, Anthony Joseph. 9/10/1969 -12/10/2022.

Passed away peacefully at LRH surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with illness. Much loved son of Marilyn and Stuart. Loving brother of Serena, brother-in-law to Steve and uncle to Jack, Ruby and Milly.

In Heavenly love abiding

WOOD, Peter. 16/4/1928 -12/10/2022.

Passed away peacefully at Maryvale Private Hospital, Morwell. Beloved husband of Margaret (Betty, dec.).

Much loved father and father-in-law of Maureen and John (dec.), Philip and Eileen.

Proud grandfatherof Bryan and Angela, Tracey and Sean, Andrew and Belinda, David and Debbie, Nicole and Matthew.

Cherished great grandfather of Bryce and Chloe, Rhys, Emily, Chelsea, Danielle, Archer, Kenya, Dustin, and Gemma.

Mum and Dad Reunited Forever in our hearts

STEPHENSON.

The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mr Glen Thomas Stephenson will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Highway Traralgon, WEDNESDAY (19 October 2022) commencing at 10.30 am.

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WOOD.

AService of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life of Mr Peter Wood will be held at the Drouin Anglican Church, Princes Way, Drouin on TUESDAY (25 October 2022) at 11am.

The Service will also be live-streamed. To view Peter's Service please visit: www.nielsenfunerals.com.au

APrivate Cremation will follow.

2years have gone since you went away. Aspecial smile, aspecial face, in our hearts aspecial place.

Memories are agift to treasure, ours of you Carol, will last forever. Mum, Dad and family.

PEEL, Margaret. Died 24 October 2021.

Aged 83 years Mum, Imiss you everyday. Imiss our talks. I miss my best friend. Love you Mum, Susie. XXXX ♥

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2022Moe 20Cupinphotos 22 Moe Cup in photos

Big smiles: Wayne and Hilma Gould inside oneofthe marquees on Moe Cup Day. photograph liam durkin

Lettingtheir hair down: TheRGM tent wasbuzzing forMoe Cup Pictured areRGM directors John Saxton, Pearse Morgan, Joe Auciello,MarkReidy, Daniel Bremnerand PruCox photograph liam durkin

Legends: Wilson Maslen, whomone of the bars at Moe Racing Clubisnamed after, with son Gary photograph liamdurkin

Magnificent seven: SallyBouchier, Toulla Gaull, Pauline Luchetta, Wendy Milkins, Di Slayford, JanetteCollins and JennyMaslen braved the elementsonMoe Cup Day, staying on the lawn forthe entiremeeting. photograph liamdurkin

Aday at the races: Trafalgar’s Nicole Power, Moe’s Evvy Hortis andGarfield’sCatherine Boraston enjoyed the Moe Cup photrograph liamdurkin

Doing the honours: Christine Lukeand Harley Robinson presented the winningtrophyonbehalf of Harcourts Moe-Newborough in Race 3. photrograph liam durkin

Hands on: TheExpress’ ownMichelle Slater withthe Moe Cup photograph liamdurkin

Company: Keeping the Nationals reputation as being asporting party aliveiscandidatefor Morwell Martin Cameron and Member forGippslandEast TimBullwith racingicon PeterMoody. photograph liam durkin

Couple: Evvy and Peri Hortis photograph liam durkin

Colour: Warragul’s Olivia Whiteand Brodie Pyle got dressed up forthe occasion. photograph liam durkin

Cheap as chips: Local service station Saviges Road,Moe,sold fuel for99c between 8am and 9am on MoeCup Day. Thestore soldover5000 litres during therush. photograph liam durkin

Worththe trip: MattScobbie,Megan Oakley, Vinotha Satkunam andKesavanSatkunam travelledfrom Melbourne forthe MoeCup photograph

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Team: Laborcandidatefor Morwell Kate Maxfield with Victorian Racing MinisterAnthonyCarbines photograph michelle slater

Patrons: Agood crowdcametoMoe Racing Clubfor the Moe Cup photograph liam durkin

Good weather greets bowls season

BOWLS MIDWEEK

By MICHAEL HOLROYD

MIDWEEK bowls began on Tuesday, October 11, in

conditions after lots of recent rain.

DIVISION 1

NEWBOROUGH, with their grass greens in excellentcondition despite continual rain, welcomed Trafalgar. Heather Mooney and her rink of Peter Policha, Fran Clark andRod Lewis had a29-11 win against Sue Robinson and her rink of Helen Robertson, Graham Hill and Paul Dawson.

Jo-Anne Michaels and her rink of Phil Marston, Mary Whelan and Nosha Michaels was too strong for Shirley Melsen and her rink of Carol Saunders, Tony Dawson and Ken Capper winning 20-14.

For the visitors Heather Taylor and her rink of PatTatterson,Col Carmichael and Tim Anderson defeated Joan Goldie and her rink of Robert Goldie, Ed Whelanand Julie Jackson28-13 leaving Newborough the winners by nine shots.

 NEWBOROUGH 14 –62DEFEATED TRAFALGAR 2-53.

MORWELL welcomednear neighboursMorwell Club.Judy Tumney and her rink of Helen Cook, BobSkinnerand Keith Gadsby had a21-15 win over Tess Borg and her rink of Leanne Broadbent, Bernie Kirkup and Tara Harle. KerryWright and her team of Bill Tumney, Irene Biggs and Kevin Pigdon had a28-14 win against Beryl Noblett and her rink of Iyoko Yoshimura, Roger Rejmer andSue karleusa. RitaReddiex and her rink of Ross Harford,Shirley Skinner and David Cook completed the clean sweep with a21-15 win against Gail Rejmerand herrinkofDashaa Martin, Bernie Marino and Neil Whitelaw.

 MORWELL 16-70 DEFEATED MORWELL CLUB 0–44.

WARRAGUL welcomed Traralgon RSL and Janette Gallasch and her rink of Matt Draisma, Margaret Ratcliffe and Peter Gallasch had a23-22 win againstElaine Muir and her rink of Titch Hore,JulieSutcliffe and Jeff Blytheman.Gabrielle Draisma and her team of Ken Landman,Kerri Currieand Jim Power won 31-6 against Margaret Gibbins and her team of Max Plant, Margaret Morley and John Farquhar.

For the visitors Marianne Hodson and her rink of Dianne White, Max Gibbins and Dave Hobson salvaged apoint when they drew 15-15 with Pat Hammond and her rink of John Vickerman, Alison Matthews and Ian Belling.

 WARRAGUL 15-69 DEFEATED TRARALGON RSL 1-43.

THE Traralgon versus Drouinmatch hasbeen moved to Monday October 24 at Traralgon starting at noon because Sheryl Atkinson and Maureen Leighton together with SamanthaAtkinson, from Drouin, are playing in the national championships in Queensland.

The Drouin girls had abig wininthe second game

against the eventual winners, however they lost theirfirst game by one shot and tied their third game to finish third in their section.

DIVISION 2

MORWELL Club (2) welcomed Neerim District and Cheryl Reynolds and her rink of Bec Magnuson, Norma Tyrerand Nobby Noblett won22-10against Pat Fraser-Aurisch and her rinkofBronwyn Throup, Thelma Schroederand John Rochford. Joyce Hughes and her rink of Janine McCown, David Broadbent and Duncan Hanlon won 29-13 against RichardKerr, Gerald Winter, Cookie Halligan and Kay Cousins. Betty Burridge and her rinkofMargaret McColl, Mick Reynolds and Barry Flanigan won 21-11 completing the clean sheet againstKarrenSheers andher rink of Graeme Wingrove, Dianne Tame and Stephen Halligan.

 MORWELL CLUB (2) 16-72 DEFEATED NEERIM DISTRICT 0-34

WARRAGUL (2)travelled to Newborough (3) and for the visitors Glynis Mitchell and her rink of Dawn Thomas, Bernie McIntosh and Greg Mitchell won 20-13 against Dianne Bertoli and her rink of Lyn Akarsu, Wayne Butler and Jin Cuthbertson.

GayeRenn and her team of PanVickerman, David Gatewood and Rober Renn won 27-11 against Joy Cadby and her rink of Helen Grubb, Michael Holroyd and Charlie Cadby.

To complete the clean sweep Linda McCoy and herrink of Ray Headspeath, Freda Lay and Brian Barby defeatedNatalieLambos and her rink of John Vicic, Heather Disisto and Alan Luck 18-14.

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WARRAGUL 16-65 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH (3) 0-38.

TRARALGON(2) travelled to Drouin (2) and for the visitors Janis Kirby and her rink of Carolyn Roscholler,Jim Overdyk and BillKirby won 21-11 against Mary Andrews and her rink of Lyn Rippon, Graeme Aubrey and Clive Newman.

Lyn Bloomfield and her rink of Barbara Baker, Bill Bishop and Greg Swan won 17-15 over Irene Dawson and her rink of Glenda Jarred, Andre De Waele and Rudy Kerkvliet.

Lyn Jeffrey and her team of Lorraine Fox, Andrew Blaby and Necip Akarsu salvaged two points for the localswith a19-12 win against May Cross and her rink of Frank Stake, Barbara Scott and Graham Cross.

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TRARALGON (2) 14 –50DEFEATED DROUIN (2) 2–45.

DEFENDING Premiers Newborough (2) travelled to near neighbour Moe (2) and came home with full points. Carmel Goss and her rink of Spencer Goss,Jenny Cocks and Robbert Cook won 31-17 over Lorraine Horton and her rink of Len Middling, Roslyn Martin and Steve Pallot.

Bev Luck and her team of John Arnold, Denise Ryan and Iain Prestonwon 22-15overVal Griffiths and her rink of Fred Martin, Joanna Schmidt and Robyn Dodd. Glenys Perkins and her rink of Ruth Verhagen, Michael Weatherall and Graeme Cocks defeated Val Rodgers and her rink of Paul Louis Read, Hilda Woods and Brenda Hosking 30-16.

 NEWBOROUGH (2) 16 –83DEFEATED MOE 0–48.

DIVISION 3

YARRAGON welcomed Drouin (3).

Margaret Arnold and her team of Richard Chetland, Glenda Beagley and Richard Polmear won 29-10 against Margaret Owens and her team of Pat Cole, Bob Cole and Wayne Walsh.

Marion Chetland and her team of Helen Bates, Kevin McLaren and Kevin Arnold won 26-11 over Dini Hone and her teamofAda Baxter,Peter McGrath and AndrewKidd. MariaWands and her team of Marie McDonald, Robert Dickson and Alex Miller salvaged two points for the visitors with a18-17 win over Pam Jones and her team of Peter Petschel, Marion Willis and Kaye McLaren.

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YARRAGON 14 –72DEFEATED DROUIN (3) 2–39.

TRARALGON (3) welcomed Morwell (2) with Fay Marsh and her team of Darrell Curnick, Janine Barling and Robert Marsh winning 28-10 over Letti Mizzi. Muriel Johnsonand her rink of Ingrid Snell, Jill Beck and Gary Bassettwon 20-10 against Jan Moodyand Shirley Richardson completed the clean sweep for the locals with a19-17win over Rebecca Matheson.

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TRARALGON (3) 16 –67DEFEATED MORWELL (2) 0–37.

MORWELL(3) welcomed Garfield and for the visitors Helene Newton and her rink of Margaret Hyam,Richard Rossand LexTaylordefeated Lou Edge 26-13.

Maureen Lamport defeated Palma McNeil 21-19 andfor the home team Glenda Thompson defeated Gwen Fabris 25-22.

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GARFIELD 14-69 DEFEATED MORWELL (3) 2–57.

YINNAR travelled to Trafalgar (2) and for the visitors Jennie Harrisand her rink of Aga Kozlowska, Murray De La Haye and Russ Peters had a37-9 winagainst Margaret Moss.

Hilarie Anstey defeated Lyn Sephton 18-12 and Meredith Kennon defeated Carolyn Fox 19-11.

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YINNAR 16 –74DEFEATED TRAFALGAR (2) 0–32.

DIVISION 4

Traralgon (4) 10-39 defeated Morwell Club (3) 0-26 with winning skips Joyce Hales 15-14 and June Cantwell 24-12; Yallourn North 10-44 defeated Newborough (4) 0-36 withwinning skips Wendy Speake and Sherrie Stanton; Churchill 10-48 defeated Trafalgar (3) 0-35 with winning skips Cathleen Dodds and Dianne Thomas; Yinnar (2) 10-36 defeated Warragul (3) 0-25 with winningskips Leanne Emond and Liddy Davidson; Moe (3) 9-49 defeated Traralgon RSL (2) 1-42 with their winning skip Maureen Bartley; Drouin (4) 8-50 defeated Moe (2) 2-38 with their winning skip Helen Kerkvleit.

ATHLETICS

GIPPSLAND ATHLETICS CLUB

Results forround twoofthe trackand field season held on Tuesday, October11.

200M. Men: U/14–J VanBaalen 34.07; U/20 -A Saltmarsh-Milne 25.71; Open –B Caffrey 30.66; Masters-J Fernando 27.86, SVan Baalen 33.35, ITwite40.90.

HIGH JUMP.Women: U/18–I Georgeson 1.45. Men: U/14–J VanBaalen 1.00; U/20 -A Saltmarsh-Milne 1.50; Masters–S Van Baalen 1.30, JFernando 1.25.

DISCUS.Women: U/18–I Georgeson 15.97; Open –V Fuller 15.50; Masters–F Saltmarsh11.20 Men: U/14–J VanBaalen 18.10; U/20 -A Saltmarsh-Milne 25.83; Open –B Caffrey18.73; Masters–S Van Baalen 29.36, ITwite21.11,J Fernando 17.97

1500M. Men: U/20 –A Saltmarsh-Milne 6:49.27; BCaffrey 6:12.55; Masters–J Fernando 6:15.13, ITwite7:04.33.

HAMMER.Women: U/18–I

GOLF

CHURCHILL &MONASH

Moe Vets nine hole stableford,Tuesday, October 11

Winners: TVicic (36) 21, JLee (47) 20. NTP: 4th JLee; 8th RTomlinson, EMitchell. Winning team: TVicic,R Tomlinson, B Cahill.

Women’sstableford-captain vpresident, Wednesday, October 12

Agrade: LBates (21) 30 on c/b.B grade: E Wallis (35) 34. Birdies: KBorg4th, KShaw 14th.NTP:

JBlandford, 14th KShaw.

Twoperson stablefordaggregate, Saturday, October 15

Winners: WGriggs &B Aplin 78pts.DTL: DSheehan &W Robbins 76,SDwyer & BDwyer 75, JChapman &CMoody 73, MHiriart&B McKenzie 71.NTP:2nd B Hume,5th BHume,11th WRobbins,13th MHiriart, 15th RWiseman.

TRAFALGAR WOMEN

Monthly medal/strokeand putting.

Handicap

MIRBOONORTH

Par, Saturday, October15.

Agrade: BBradshaw(10)5up.B

3up.DTL: SMills,GShandley, 2up; JSmeriglio 1up.NTP: 4th WReynolds, 6th TBradshaw, 13th MPayne,16th G Shandley. Birdies: 4th WReynolds,6th T Traill, 16th SMills

MOE

West Gippsland Vets open medley stableford, Monday, October10.

Target hole: JBlandford. Split sixes: GYoung &MLang 51.Mystery sixes: CElliot 15,G Young 11 on c/b Four-ball aggregatestableford, Saturday, October 15

Winners: LVeeman &P Richmond 74 on c/b.DTL:A Colvin &V Powell 74;P Stephens &Pickard,CImer &B Young 68 on c/b; AGauci &A Pickard 66; RAllen & AColvin 63; LStansbury&S Cunningham 00,0 60.

MORWELL WOMEN

Stableford,Wednesday, October 12

Winner:

up:

Events:

Agrade: MVick(12)36onc/b.A grade: R Taylor (10) 36. Bgrade: PChapple (20) 38. Bgrade: PRodaughan (18) 35 on c/b.C grade: JPisa(25) 39. Cgrade: LSnowball (24) 35. Runners-up: PCoad, RThompson, RRyan35onc/b;N Langhorn, GBrennan 34 on c/b; PJordan, BFarley, GPanozzo, BMathieson 33 on c/b; DSaint, ALogan, C McConnell, JCurtin, ELau 32 on c/b

TRAFALGAR

Open men’s&women’sstableford, Friday, October 14

Winner: RBorg36pts on c/b.Runner-up: MHiriart36pts.DTL:D

Beveridge

MHiriart,

Medal winner: JTickell (10) 72 net. Runner-up: KMcGregor (27) 74 net. Scratch winner:J Tickell 82. DTL: LRisol 80 net, SKlemke81 net. NTP: 5th BKeily, 15th J Tickell.Gobblers: LPowell 2nd, CToyne 15th. Nine hole winner:L Powell (31) 39 net. Runner-up: AMcNair (34) 42 net. Putting: J Tickell 30.

TRARALGON

Men’sstableford -white tees (61 players), Tuesday, September

Bgrade: B Woszczeiko20

Agrade: PCalabrese

DTL:

TNorthe,B Fromberg;

RSmith;

PHilderbrand, LPollard;

DHenderson;

DAnderson,

Simmons,D Chapman, RSmith

Men’sstroke- blue tees (132players), Saturday, October1

Agrade: Scratch -R Alexander -1

Bgrade: B Szarbo

Agrade: BKnowles

Cgrade:

Crackerjack: Midweek bowls has commenced in Strzelecki region. file photograph

Reigning premiers still too strong

BOWLS SATURDAYPENNANT

BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

ROUND 1ofSaturday pennantwas played in surprisingly goodconditions after the rain throughout the state earlier in the week.

DIVISION 1

TRAFALGAR travelled to Newborough and found the grass greens running extremelywell considering the recent weather. After some solid recruiting over winter, Trafalgar found the reigning premiers tough opposition. Tommy Lodge and his rink of DaveWurlod, BarryDaley and John Backmanhad a32–14 winover Wil McIlwain and his rink of Billy Nisbet, Peter Jonasand DarrenKane. Kevin Lovett and his rink of Brian Carpenter, Nosha Michaels and George Lambos had a26–17 winoverMatt Schreyer and his rink of Col Carmichael, Wayne Hurst and Steve Lodge. Scott Jones and his rink of Josh Kennedy, Jo-Anne Michaels and Neale Houston won 20–16 over Ian Miles and his rink of Graham Hill, Phil Wynd and Nathan Fraser. Ryan Marston and his rinkofTony Knipping, Rod Lewis and Paul Shermancompleted the clean sweep with a33–15 win over TimFraser and his rink of Danny Bryant, Ken Capper and Paul Dawson.

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NEWBOROUGH 18–111 DEFEATED

TRAFALGAR 0–62

TRARALGON travelledtoMoe and camehome withfull points. Matt Ferrari and his team of Kirsty Van den hoff, Brenton Hackett and Ian Kirkup won 19–13 against Steve Pallot and his rinkofIan Caines, Stan Myersand Banger Harvey. MickCoramand his rink of Angela Hackett,Shane Chapman and Ian Hilsley had a25–14 winover Jayde Leechand his rink of FredMartin, Jan Rudy and Barry Hawkett. Michael Yacoub and his rink of Nick Turnbull, Rosie Lorenz and Shane O’Loughlin defeated Michael Smogavec and his rink of Paul Louis Read, Les Stolarik and Stuart Caines 37-15. James Scullin and his rink of Pat Trewin,Matt Eccles and ChrisWarddefeated Sandy Caines and his rink of Bob Rennie, Val Griffiths and Ted Kuklinsky 21–16 to complete the clean sweep.

TRARALGON 18–102 DEFEATED MOE 0–57

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Drouin welcomedMorwell back to Division 1 and for the home team, Dale Hendrick and his team of BruceAndrews,CliveNewmanand Denise Hamilton won 25–21 against Nathan Cook and his rink of Sarah Ashby, Brian Kingsley and Ernie King. Mark Atkinson and his rink of David McIlfatrick, John Leighton and Mick Flemingwon 21–13 againstRon Lyfield andhis rink of Ross Harford, Russell Williams and Abbas Mehran. Sam Atkinson and herrink of Peter Wallace, Steve Barr and Toby Wallace defeated Keith Gadsby and his rink of Stuart Humphrey, Jim Turner and Laurie Melhuish 21–17.

To complete the clean sweep, Sheryl Atkinsonand her rink of Maureen Leighton, Jan Aubrey and Les Firth defeated David Cook and his rink of Danny McKeown, Mike Arnold and John Osborne 22–16.

DROUIN 18–89DEFEATED MORWELL 0–67

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Traralgon RSL travelled to Warragul with Ross Sizeland and his rinkofMax Plant, Chris Mackintosh and John Taylordefeating Dave Smith

and his rink of John Vickerman, Des Stephens and Robert Renn 38–11, Dave Hodson and his rink of Peter Barnes, Ross McKenzie and KevinDurwood won26–16 against David Ferguson and his rink of Kerrie Currie,David Alderman and Paul Simmons Alan Kanavanand his rink of Titch Hore,Chris Brown and Rick Lukey won 27–13against Andrew Glover and his rink of Matt Draisma, Linda McCoy and Janette Gallasch. Jim Power and his rink of Ken Landman,Ian Belling and Peter Gallasch gained two points for the locals with a20–16 win over Beau Williamson and his rink of Dick Glossp, Dave Morley and Terry Hunter.

 TRARALGON RSL 16–107 DEFEATED WARRAGUL 2–60

DIVISION 2

LONGWARRY welcomed Newborough (2) with Trevor Kitchen and his rinkofMark Serong, Jason Lieshout and Ian Peterson defeating Robbert Cook and his rink of Dave Madden, Bob Goldie and Michael Weatherall 22–16,while RussellWhite and his rink of Elio Megetto, BarryWhiteand John Majkut defeated Ed Whelan and his rink of Stuart Gemmill, Graham Smith and Spencer Goss 22–11. Grant Pask and his rink of John McCarthy, Robert Proctor and Col Finger defeated Peter Policha and his rink of Alan Ryan, Phil Marston and Joan Goldie 26–14. Graham Cocks and his rink of John Arnold, Julie Jackson and Jeff Wetzel salvaged apoint for the visitors with a21–21 draw withAdam Proctor andhis rink of Jasmine O’Shea, Simon Counsel and Glenn Pask.

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LONGWARRY17–91 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH (2)1-64

TRARALGON (2) welcomed Morwell Club and for the visitors, Glenn Trembathand hisrink of Vaughan Reimers,David Broadbent andNobby Noblett defeated Cary Locke and his team of Chris Thomas, Al Hegarty and Trevor James 29–21. Tara Harle and her team of Michael Skinner,David Patience and Roger Rejmer defeated Abe Roeder and his rink of Jedd Ladgrove, Bill Kirby and Ron Sherlock 23–15. Wayne Arnold and his rink of Dashaa Martin, Mil Karleusa and Lee McKenzie defeated Dave Currie and his rink of Matt Ogilvie, Kathy Smiles and Graham Cross 24–21. Maurie Sutcliffe salvagedtwo points for Traralgon (2) with his rink of Ken Mooney, Bill Munday and Ian Bloomfield defeatingNeil Whitelawand his rink of Bernie Marino, Alan Campbell and David Stevens 24–17.

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MORWELL CLUB 16–93DEFEATED

TRARALGON (2) 2–81

TRARALGONRSL (2) welcomedThorpdale, with the visitorsteam of Ben Powell and his rink of Wendy Jennings, Darron Fraser and Denis Gunn defeating Gordon Bakker and hisrinkofDaniel Earl, Margaret Gibbins and Paul Matters 18–17. Brendan Jennings and his rink of Alan McLure, Charlie Howell and Ron Mackie defeated Gordon Asbury and his rink of Ian Hartley, George Cargill and AlanJones 25–14.Dwayne Gunn and his rink of Brian O’Connell, Ross Pethybridge and RossKennedydefeated Jeff Blytheman and his rink of Nathan Forester, Craig Wilson and Brian Wilkinson 21–16. The home team salvaged two points when Ron Osler and his rink of Gordon

Bayley, Julie Sutcliffe and Eric Warfe won 19–18 against Danny Vanzuylen and his rink of Shane Chambers, Dylan Gunn and David Ferguson.

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THORPDALE 16–82DEFEATED TRARALGON

RSL (2) 2–66

DROUIN (2) visited Neerim District and Arthur Moore and his rink of Bob Cole, Ron Douthie and Phil Jarredhad a24–12 winover NeilAdams and his rink of Colin McKay, Robert Cook and Angus McGillivray. Col Jeffrey and his rink of Don Mowat, Mary Firth and Graeme Aubrey had a19–18 win over Peter Throup and his rink of Karren Sheers, Tony Thornton and Pat Fraser-Aurisch. Brian Thorpe and his rink of Norm Dickson, Necip Akarsu and Terry McFadzean won 21–18 against Shane Hogan and his rink of Jim Fallon, RossPollard and Trevor Kuhnell. Peter Brooksand hisrink of Chris Hogan, Ray Throup and Ray Watts were the lone home team winners with a26–18 winover David Taylesand hisrink of Neil Radford, Neil Bullen andAndrew Kidd.

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DROUIN (2) 16–82DEFEATED NEERIM DISTRICT 2-74

DIVISION 3

NEWBOROUGH(3) welcomed Warragul(2) with ChrisCunningham and her rinkofChris Wagstaff, Bob Halland Jeff Edwards defeating David Gatewood 25–10. Carmel Gossand her rink of Mary Whelan, Peter Bertoli and Wayne Butler defeated Noel Rubenstein 27–16 and Alan Luck and his rink of Ron Carswell, Maurie Ludlow and Bev Luck defeated Greg Mitchell 22–20. For the visitors BobCurrieand his rink of Brian Barby, Russ Carrick and Jim Moyle defeated Heather Mooney 19–14.

 NEWBOROUGH (3) 16–88DEFEATED WARRAGUL (2) 2-65

Garfield welcomed Boolarra andTom Clery and his rink of Frank Prins, Len Preeceand Joseph Lenders made hay with a38–14win over David Caldwell. StephenWhyteand his rink of Alan Wilson, Les Pumphreyand Gary Helmorewon 23–13 overJorma Takanen. The visitors fought back with Darren Napier and his rink of Tony Snell, Joanne Laukens and StevenDavey defeating Richard Ross 22–10 and Terry Parker and his rink of Tamara Traill, Jack Cleaver and John Cargill defeated Alan White 27–15.

 GARFIELD 14–86DEFEATED BOOLARRA 4–76

Yinnar welcomed Moe (2)and Gavin Osborne and his rink of Kerryn Nicholson, Meredith Kennon and Russ Peters defeated Leigh Dodd 23–19. Murray De La Haye and his rink of Hilarie Anstey, Peter Bramley and Ray Anstey defeated John Woods 19–13 and Tim Roche and his rink of GordonSmith, JennieHarris and Max Aumann defeated Wim Detering 30–10. Moe (2) salvaged two points with Brian Rodgers and his rink of Jan Parniak, Martin Dyt and Rex Price defeating Trevor Berryman 28–10.

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YINNAR 16–82DEFEATED MOE (2)2–70 Traralgon(3) travelled to Morwell (2) and Barry Fernanceand his rink of Tom Irvine, David Mallaghan and Gordon Slimmon defeating Gerry Van Duin 21–14. Bill Francis and his rink of Frank

Stake, Ian Boyes and Paddy Francis had a21–13 winover Bob Wilson. The home team fought back with Bob Skinner and his rink of Helen Cook, Irene Biggs and Kevin Pigdon defeating Brenon Smiles 27–15 and Ken Turner and his rink of John Woischuk,BillTyben and John Bradbury defeated May Cross 19–17 leaving Morwell (2) one short of Traralgon (3).

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TRARALGON (3) 14–74DEFEATED MORWELL (2) 4–73

DIVISION 4

TRAFALGAR (2) welcomed Newborough (4) and had abig winhighlighted by Frank Farrugia and his rink of Heather Taylor, Sean Tatterson and Anthony Mitchenson winning 30–9.

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TRAFALGAR (2) 18–90DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH (4) 0–54

TRARALGON (4) had aclean sheet win over Morwell (3) with Norbert Schroeter and his rink of Jim Barling, Jim Overdyk and Roger Davey winning 28–13.

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TRARALGON (4) 18–103 DEFEATED MORWELL (3) 0–60

YALLOURN North had agood win over Warragul (3) with Rob Matthews and his team of Greg Maidment, Wendy Speake and Ray Roberts winning 34–13.

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YALLOURN NORTH 16–94DEFEATED WARRAGUL (3) 2–72

YARRAGON welcomed Churchill to Division 4 with abig winled by Sam Mazza and his team of Bevan Romans, Glenda Beagley and Marjan Pazek winning 38–10.

16–99DEFEATED CHURCHILL

DIVISION 5

TRAFALGAR (3) 14–73 defeated Garfield(2) 2–46 with winningskips for Trafalgar Russell Lavell and Paul Gridley.

Morwell

Traralgon RSL(3)

with winning skips Joel Brookes, Bob Lorenz and Judy Tumney.

Traralgon (5) with winning skips Chris O’Reilly and Bob Essler.

14–62

Club (2) 16–72 defeated Drouin (3)0–44 with winning skipsGailRejmer, Beryl Noblett and Tess Borg.

Neerim District (2) 16–76 defeated Longwarry (2) 0–52 with winning skipsGregBond, John Rochford and Jim Schroeder.

DIVISION

defeated Morwell Club (3)2–36. Neerim District(3) 8–51defeated Traralgon(6)

TRAFALGAR

Drouin (4) 8–52 defeated Yinnar/Churchill

Yallourn North (3) 8–36 defeated Yallourn North (2) 2–33.Thorpdale (2) and Boolarra (2) received forfeitsfrom Traralgon RSL (3) and Newborough

On

Player points in spotlight

FOOTBALL

By LIAM DURKIN

IT’S just like the whole class getting detention.

Every senior football club in Gippslandhas been accused of breaching the player points system.

Before people losetheirminds and call for clubs to be docked premiershippointsorstripped of flags, it must be stressed that caps have not been exceeded, more so individual players havebeen incorrectly allocated.

Clubs are given acertainnumber of points in acap, dependent on factors such as past performance, demographics and population.

“There is no breach of the caps being alleged here. It’s just wrong allocations,” AFL Victoria community football manager, John O’Donohue, told the Herald Sun

“Thereare failings at the club for misinterpreting the categories, there is fault at the league level for not overseeing and there is probably fault at the regional level for not overseeing it all.”

The issue of possible player point breaches had been bubbling for some time, before amemorandum was emailed to clubs across Gippsland earlier this month.

“Regrettably 100 per cent of clubshave been foundtobeinbreach of incorrect playerpoint allocations” the memo from O’Donohue said.

For the record, thatis72clubs fromseven leagues in Gippsland.

At least we’re consistent.

Lowde with No in SAN

FOOTBALL

FORMER Traralgon fo (pictured) was part of N the SANFL recently.

Lowden moved to Ad after spending some ti Demons in the VFL.

He made his senior d for Traralgon in 2018, played five games for t Maroons in 2021.

Ajunior premiership player with Traralgon Lowden had 12 dispos in the SANFL decider.

The Redlegs won a thrilling grand final by one points against Nor Adelaide.

Norwood is one of the powerhouses of the SANFL, with 31 prem ships to its name.

ootballer Nick Lowden

Norwood’s premiership in delaide this season, ime with Casey debut and the p , als y rth e ier-

PlayerPoints System (most basic)

1point: ‘Home player’

2points: Local playermovingleagues that has playedmorereservesgames than seniors.

3points: Local playermovingleagues that has playedmoresenior games than reserves.

4points: NEAFL, TSL or NAB League player.

5points: VFL, WAFL or SANFL player.

6points: AFLplayer.

AFL Victoria undertookanaudit on points,where it found breaches had been made across the board.

However,given, for the most part, incorrect pointswere only allocated to aminority of players at eachclub, punishments are likely to amount to little more than a“please explain”.

There are some who believe AFL Victoria should take part of the blame, feeling clubs are dealing with abroken system.

AFL Victoria did not even have aregional manager until August.

The move to the online platform PlayHQ this season has also been identified as areason that exasperated the problem.

PlayHQwas nothing short of disastrous in 2022.

The system, introducedonthe eve of the season, did not allow clubstoaccess players’datauntil late

in the year, while local supporters cited troubles trying to find information such as leading goal kickers.

From a Latrobe Valley Express viewpoint, unlike GameDay where you could copy and paste scores from an entire round, PlayHQ meant we (usually this writer), had to individually type scores from every game across three grades of the Gippsland League, Mid Gippsland and North Gippsland.

Every. Single. Score.

Questions surrounding why an audit on player pointshad not beencompleted earlier havealso done the rounds, as has the overall confusion regarding just how many pointsaparticular player is worth.

WestGippsland club WarragulIndustrialshad a very public points-related saga playout last month, which forced the issue to become more widespread.

Dusties, who madethe preliminary final,was fined $3500 for having two players allocated incorrect points.

While there was some who were quick to condemn Dusties,onface value it appearedaclub volunteer overseeing the operation made agenuinely honest mistake amid what is, admittedly, acomplex system.

The strain on volunteers is understandable, and it is unrealistictoexpect peoplewho work and have familiestobeacross absolutelyevery rule, especially when loopholes leaveanumber of avenues open.

Heyfield Football-Netball Club wasthe victim of onesuch loophole in 2019.

TheKangaroos were docked premiership points and subsequently lostthe double-chance in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League finals after fielding aplayer ruled to be ineligible because he was too young for senior football.

The issue of player eligibility is not justconfined to country football. Only last month Moe United SoccerClubwas thrown out of the LatrobeValley Soccer League reserves cup final after being found to have,technically,fielded an ineligible player. The situation was made all the more confusing by the fact the RedDevils hadtheir senior and reserves sides in the final, which usually means anyone on the roster is up for selection.

The player points system has also been queried in somequarters for failing to really make that much difference to competitive balance.

For example,Gormandale FNC used 46 out of its 46 points in Round 9ofthe NGFNL last season, and still lost by 157 points to Glengarry -ateam that finished ninth on the ladder.

Conversely, TraralgonTyersUnited, which finished fifth, used 41 out of 41 points in Round 8 of the same season and won by 92 points against Cowwarr.

The Tigers,havingnot won agamefor three years before the 2021 season, were givenonly five points more to spend on players than the Bombers, who had finished top-two the previous season.

Some anomalies also exist within the system, which offer an interesting discussion point.

Using myself as an example, Itechnically would not have ahome club going off the player points system.

Because Iattended boarding school and only played junior football at Moe Saints (Under 14s) and Thorpdale(U16s,U18s) during schoolholidays, Inever met the 40-game threshold at either.

Considering everything that has gone on in recent years,itwould appear the time has well and truly come for AFL Victoria to appoint an officer of some description to oversee everythingrelated to player points and salary caps across Gippsland.

Or there couldjust be asimple solution-develop local players.

CBL action is back up and running

BASKETBALL

CBL

BY LIAM DURKIN

THE CountryBasketball League is well underway for season 2022/23.

The season has been going for three weeks, withteams across Gippsland and even one from the Peninsula taking part.

Anotable change thisseasonsees Morwell Magic making areturn to the men’s division, in place of Churchill Blue Devils.

TheBlue Devils sufferedafairly acrimonious exit from the CBL competition during the off-season.

Anumberofplayers from Churchill have since joined Morwell for this season.

Defending champion Traralgonwon its opening round game 110 to 79 against Lakes Entrance,while Moereceived agreat confidence boost by knocking off grand finalists Warragul 100-90.

Morwellwentdown to Southern Peninsula 95-79onreturntoCBL.Maffra had the better of Sale in thelocal derby, winning 74-54,and won again the next day, defeating Wonthaggi 95-66.

Wonthaggidid get awin on the board on day one, beating Lakes Entrance 101-79 Korumburrarounded outthe winners, accounting for Pakenham 97-77.

Saturday Round 2winners were Traralgon (94-79 over Maffra), Morwell (73-67 vs Lakes Entrance), Southern Peninsula (99-44 vs Warragul), Wonthgaggi (70-69 vs Korumburra).

Warragul won their Sunday game, beating Korumburra by two, 73-71.

Round 3winners(most recent) were: Southern Peninsula (109-55 vs Lakes Entrance), Traralgon (87-69 vs Morwell), Wonthaggi (83-74 vs Sale), Maffra (98-82 vs Pakenham).

Sunday games saw wins to Traralgon (12196 vs Southern Peninsula), Moe (92-57 vs Wonthaggi), Warragul (105-62 vs Sale).

Havingnow coveredafew games, if asked to describe what men’s CBL is like Iwould say: “It’s like footy players playing basketball”.

THE women’s competition is also in full swing.

Ten teams are taking part this season, with Wonthaggi the reigning premier.

In astunningturn of events, the Coasters were defeated in Round 1byLakes Entrance who had finished wooden spooner the previous season.

The Pelicanswon 66 to 49, perhaps signalling the start of things to come.

Other Round1winners wereWarragul (84-34 vs Southern Peninsula), Maffra (77-69 vs Sale and 94-52 vs Wonthaggi), Traralgon (84-43 vs Lakes Entrance on the Sunday), Moe (59-49 vs Warragul) and Korumburra (101-35 vs Pakenham).

Round 2results saw Korumburra defeat Wonthaggi 58-48, Warragul beat Southern Peninsula 99-50, Traralgon roll Maffra 77-58 and Korumburra down Warragul 70-57onthe Sunday.

Round 3winners were: Lakes Entrance (56-53 vs Southern Peninsula), Wonthaggi (70-50 vs Sale),Maffra (78-38vsPakenham),Moe (66-55 vs Wonthaggi on Sunday), Traralgon well and trulyannihilated Southern Peninsula 144 to 49 on Sunday, while Sale won 67 to 52 against Warragul.

Historyinthe making at Churchill Bowls Club

NORTH

CHURCHILL BowlsClubopened its greenin September 2016 with apennant team entered in the Saturday Division 6competition.

The club did not havesufficient membership to enable the entryofateaminthe midweek competition.

The Saturday team has been successful and has been promoted from Division 6toDivision 5and this year to Division 4.

This season the club has finally gained enough members to enter ateaminthe midweek competition.

Churchill managed to win its inauguralgame of midweek.

The club is looking for new members and would welcome anyone interested in joining.

queries can be directedtoclubsecretary

Bluey coaching aspiringcoaches

CRICKET

By LIAM DURKIN

FOR once Stuart Anderson wasn’tthe onlyAFL premiership player at Collegians CricketClub

Former West Coastplayer and Gold Coastcoach Guy McKenna was in Sale on Sunday, October 9, although this time, educating playersofa different kind.

McKenna has not let his sacking from Gold Coast in 2014 stop him coaching -hehas simply taken up anothersport, andisnow Cricket Victoria’s Coach andTalent Specialist.

Far from the glitz and glamour of the AFL, McKenna came to the region to facilitatea Community (Level 1) Coaching Course for local cricketers.

Clubs across Gippsland were represented.

The course wastailored to coachingjunior players and teaching the fundamentals of the game.

McKennaexplainedanumberofimportantfacets involved in coaching young players, such as the need to speak loudly when addressing the group, and keeping training sessions fun and engaging.

AccordingtoMcKenna, akey part of the ‘Australian’ way of coaching was getting players to do what acoach wanted them to do, as opposed to the coach telling aplayer how they should be doing something.

The man known as Bluey also said it was important young players were given achanceto problem solve.

For instance, in abasic fielding drill, ayoung player throwingthe ball seam up will hopefully, over time, realise the risks involved (throwing the ball seam up makes it swing dangerously), and thus change to throwing cross-seam.

He also broke down some common truisms about cricket, generallythought to belong in the ‘hard and fast’ category, such as the non-striker calling if the ball went behind the striker.

However, as McKennaexplained,did that not go against the first principle kids are taught about ‘watching the ball’?

As part of the course, participantswere given aset of tasks to complete in small coaching teams, and then explain their approach in front of McKenna and the rest of the group.

Uponcompletion,(which includedanonline component), those who tookpartbecame accredited Level 1coaches.

From here, the opportunity is there to progress to Level 2in12months’ time, and then to further levels that carry strict prerequisites.

While McKenna said coachingatstate level cricket wascertainly“adifferentpace” to the AFL, the transition from one to the other had been smooth.

“Coaching is coaching, it is all about communication,” he said.

“From atraining point of viewit’smaximising time on the tools, ballsinhands,batsinhands, gloves in hands, fielding, all those concepts of cricket to maximise at training.

Sporting stars all year round

Some who have excelled at cricketand football

Locally

Jake Best: PlayedVFL seniors/captained CaseySouth Melbourne firsts in Vic Prem Cricket.

StuartAnderson: PlayedAFL/playedVictorian Premier firsts

Adrian Burgiel: DraftedtoRichmond/scored 20 firstgrade centuries in TDCAand SMCA

From McKenna

Karl Langdon: West Coast premiership player/played cricketfor Australia Under 16s.

Todd Breman: PlayedAFL forWest Coast and Richmond/played10first class games

PeterSumich: Kickedover500 goals forWestCoast/playedfor Australia Under 19s.

Craig Bradley: Carltongames recordholder/playedfirst class cricketinSA.

“They (players) get confident, they get competent, and they become better cricketers.

“From acoaching point of view, like football, cricket, softball, netball, it’s engaging, it’s fun.”

Although he is no longer coaching at the highest

Cricket legends are honoured

CRICKET LVDCL

MIRBOO North Cricket Club legends John Mercer and Stuart McKenzie were bestowed with the highest honour recently, with the turf cricket ground named in their honour.

Twelve of the club’s surviving14lifemembers gathered on Saturday,October 8tosee the unveiling at Walter JTuckReserve.

Mercer and McKenzie have offered 100 years of service to the club.

Attendees then gatheredinthe clubrooms for morning tea, to celebrate and say farewell to fellowlifemember Bertie Bright,who is leaving to live in Queensland.

level, McKenna said working with young cricketers was comparable to his time at Gold Coast.

“The problem with Gold Coast when Ihad them was they were still young,they were always young,” he said.

“EvenGippsland Cricket foundthis out last year when there was seven bottom-agers playing in the YPL (Youth Premier League), they just won’t be able to competefor as long in agame of cricket and don’t have the consistency like an older boy would.

“Nowthisyear, looking at the squad, you can see how more consistentand biggerthey are physically,sothey can play for longer and play more consistently, that is going to allow them to win more games.

“Football is no different, you’ve got ateam full of kids, they are going to play like kids -consistently up and down.”

Looking back, McKenna’s sacking from Gold Coast is surprising considering he won 10 games in his final year. No Gold Coast coach has been able to do better since.

The man himself was willing to put it all in perspective.

“No one wants to be sacked -but that happens,” he said.

“Thereisonly two types of AFL coaches: Ones that have been sacked and ones that are about to be sacked.

“You learn from experiences and make yourself better for the next experience, and in this case it is Cricket Victoria.”

Junior badminton guns in Traralgon

BADMINTON

ONE of Badminton Victoria’s flagship junior events was successfully held at the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium Traralgon for the first time ever on Saturday, September 3and Sunday, September 4.

With support from Latrobe City Council and in partnership with the Latrobe Valley Badminton Association, the event brought the top junior players from Victoria and some interstate players to Traralgon in the Under 13, Under 15, and Under 17 age groups.

The standard of badminton on display was a great boostand motivation to the local juniorplayers, as was the coaching clinic held by Badminton Victoria for local juniorsonFriday, September2

Among theplayers that participated were several national junior champions, all Victoria junior representative players and even players that are representing Australia.

In total,more than 100 juniorscompetedfor two days for medals and valuable ranking points for the Australian National Ranking in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.

The amazing army of volunteers from the Latrobe Valley BadmintonAssociation worked around the clock together with Badminton Victoria staff and officials to ensure the venue looked great and that the event ran smoothly.

This was the first time that ajunior event of thiscalibre washostedinTraralgon, and with badminton being earmarked to be played at GRISS during the 2026CommonwealthGames, this event providedafantasticopportunity for badminton to be showcased in the region well ahead of the Games.

As Garry Silvester, president of Latrobe Valley BadmintonAssociation and aformer top badmin-

tonplayer in Australia, mentioned in his speech during the medal ceremony, some of the top junior players may well be back at GRISS in 2026 playing in the Commonwealth Games.

Badminton Victoria executive general manager,

Legends: Mirboo North CricketClub’sJohn Mercer and Stuart McKenzie on theoval nowbearing theirname photograph supplied

Bluey: Former AFL coachGuy McKenna,now working withCricketVictoria, conducted acoaching course in Gippsland recently. photograph liamdurkin

TJ Weistra, stated that Badminton Victoria will continuetowork closely with Latrobe City Council and Latrobe ValleyBadminton Association to ensure this event can come back to Traralgon on ayearly basis.

Test run: Theregion welcomed topbadmintonaction recently. Badminton is slated to be playedin Traralgonatthe 2026 CommonwealthGames. photograph supplied

Students show theirclassin TDCA

CRICKET

TDCA

THREE games could be played at the weekend in the Traralgon District Cricket Association.

At this rate,the TDCA willbeplayingafull round of matchesbythe first week in November, so there’s certainly plenty to look forward to.

The weather continues to cause issues for all grounds and if afull week of sun was able to be enjoyed across Gippsland, it would go along way to getting rid of the wet surfaces.

The TDCA has set the tone for the season though and will continue to playgames where possible, evenifitonlymeans one matchgets played for the round.

EX Students played their first matchfor the season against abattle-hardened Imperials, who came into the round as the only team to have won agame in season 2022/23.

TheSharksstarted cautiously after winning the tossand batting, with Imperials opening bowlersin Tom Starkey and Scott Aitken not giving anything away with the new ball.

It wasn’t until achangewas made that opening batsmen Matt Dyke and James Pryde were able to free themselves up abit and start scoring, taking the total up to 93 before Joel Randall removed Pryde for 39.

Without Lee Stockdale in the line-up, Imperials would have known that some quick wickets and a bit of pressure on the Sharks batsmen would give them agood chance. When Matt Robertson was removed for nine, followed quickly by Dyke, Ex Students were all of sudden 3/120.

Ahard-hitting Mitch Harris was well supported by acool-headed Mitch Membrey for the fourth wicket, as they put on 41.

When Harris fell for 29 from 22 balls and then Rick Battista departed for 10, Imperials may have thought they could restrictExStudentstoaround 200.

However, Daniel Trease and MichaelWarne made sure the home side got agood score on the board as they put on 48 for the seventh wicket and guided their team to an impressive total of 6/251.

The Sharks hit 16 boundaries throughout their innings and ran incredibly hard between wickets for every other run, which is certainly ahallmark of the way they play and makes it incredibly hard to defend.

Imperials knew the taskathand, and set off with their two best batsmen in Ryan Morley and Starkey.

The pair certainly caught out the Ex Students opening bowlers, as they set about putting on a very good opening partnership of 75 until Starkey was dismissed on 31.

Unfortunately for Imperials though, within the blink of an eye they went from 0/75 to 5/94 as the Sharksturned the screws and dismantled their middle order.

Apart from the resistance of Aitken who ended up 11 not out batting at three, it was asteady precession of wickets until Imperials were all out for 119 in the 39th over.

Pryde was the leading wicket taker with 3/12, with Harris and Trease each claiming two wickets for their efforts as well.

Ex Students begin their season with agood win knowing they will only get stronger when Stockdale

returns and Warne is injury free.

Imperialswillcontinue to improve also but need to strengthen their middle order depth somehow so that Morley can continue his good form without as much pressure on his shoulders.

ROVERS hosted Yarram and District at Duncan Cameron Park.

The home side won the toss and batted first on a wicket which had no right to look as good as it did after sitting under covers for half aweek.

It was the same story as last weekend for Rovers though, as they lost wickets at regular intervals with the highest partnership of the innings before the last wicket being 20.

Only three batsmen (Olly Mason, Tyler Pearce and Ewan Williams) got into doublefigures, and it wasn’t necessarily due to good bowling but again some ordinary shot selection.

The one mainstay though wasEwan Williams battingatfive,who wouldn’t give his wicket away, batting incredibly well as batsmenfell aroundhim.

Williams brought up his 50 in the 41st over but then unfortunately he lost his wicket in the 42nd after a29-runpartnershipwith Jack Lynch batting at 11.

Lynch was looking very solid and is in line to take away the honour of the best number 11 in the TDCA for season 2022/23 if he keeps getting the tailender job.

Williams would be dirty on himselfafter leaving afew runs out on the field, but he was still able to get the score to 148 and give his team achance.

An opening stand of 36 gotYarram underway withJackMoore and wunderkind Matthew Garland doing the honours of facing the new ball.

Moore got outfor 20 from 21 balls and the wickets started to fall.

Awounded Anthony Scott finally came to the crease at 5/76 when the wheels were wobbling for the Pelicans, but a20-runstand between himself and ahard fighting Garland took the score into the 90s before Garland and Ben Layton both fell in quick succession.

Scott was always going to be the danger for Rovers and as good players do, he stood up for his team when it mattered most.

Scott finished the game on his terms, smacking three big sixes on his way to amatch-winning 54 from50ballstoget the Pelicans overthe line in the 37th over.

Some missed opportunities in the fieldinthe way of dropped catches hurt Rovers big time, but there wasmarked improvementfromlastweek which will keep the coaches happy.

Simon Duff was superb as he claimed 5/30, which is the first five wickethaul of the season, while Ewan Williams capped off atop all-round game with2/21 as he bowledwith good rhythm and pace.

Yarram and District will be happy to bank the points and turn theirattention to next week, while Rovers must continue to work on tightening their lines and lengths with the ball.

EwanWilliamsshould nowbelockedintothe number five spot for the rest of the season.

THE match between Glengarry and Toongabbie at Fred King Oval did not get astart

Gormandale had the bye.

TDCARound 3: Ex Students vs Yarram District (at Terry Hunter Oval), Toongabbie vs Imperials (Roger Ries Oval), Gormandale vs Rovers (StoddartOval), Glengarry-bye

TDCA

AGRADE -ROUND 3

ROVERS VYARRAM DISTRICT

Rovers innings

OMason cRash bCollins.....................

TPearce cBrinker/Ritchie bGriffiths

LLittle lbw bO’Keefe.

DWilliams cLaytonbGriffiths

EWilliams cLaytonbCollins

DDuncan lbw bAskew

MFloyd cAskew bScott.

LPatterson cGarland bRash 6

SDuff. cAskew bCollins.. 5

NNikodemski bCollins 0

JLynch not out 6

Extras (nb0, w26, b4, lb6) 36

Total. 148/(42.1ov)

Yarram bowling:K Griffiths 7/1/23/1, JCollins 6.1/0/25/4, D O’Keefe9/3/21/1, TGriffiths 3/0/15/1, AScott 4/2/6/1, BAskew 10/1/28/1, DRash 3/0/20/1

Yarram innings

JMoore. lbw bLynch 20

MGarland cPatterson bDuff. 28

DO’Keefe. lbw bWilliams 5

DBrinker/Ritchie.c Duff bWilliams 6

DRash cD Williams bDuff. 8

BAskew cPatterson bDuff. 0

AScott. not out 54

BLayton. cPatterson bDuff. 0

JCollins cPatterson bDuff. 4

KGriffiths not out 2

Extras (nb0, w21, b1, lb0) 22

Total. 8/149/(36.2ov)

Rovers bowling: MFloyd 7/0/42/0, JLynch 7.1/0/40/1, EWilliams 7/1/21/2, LPatterson 6/1/15/0, SDuff9.2/1/30/5.

IMPERIALS VEXSTUDENTS

Ex Students innings

MDyke. cStarkey bJones 50

JPryde c&b Randall 39

MRobertson cCampbell bRandall 9

MHarris bStarkey 29

MMembrey cJones bRickwood 30

RBattista. cWilliams bRickwood........... 10

DTrease. not out 27

MWarne not out 25

Extras (nb2, w21, b3, lb6) 32

Total. 6/251/(cc)

Imperials bowling: TStarkey 10/3/26/1, SAitken 7/1/22/0, D Thompson 5/0/30/0, JRanda l10/0/50/2, RWilliams 4/0/21/0, J Jones3/0/30/1, LBalakrishnan 7/1/35/0, LRickwood4/0/28/2.

Imperials innings

RMorley..............runout/ (M Robertson) 45

TStarkey cMembrey bHarris 31

SAitken. not out 11

JAnderson bTrease. .................................0

JRandall cMRobertson bPryde 0

RWilliams c&b Trease 2

AKeppitipola bHarris. 3

JJones bPryde 2

LBalakrishnan bPryde 4

DThompson cMatthews bThomson 0

Extras (nb2, w18, b1,

Total.

Ex

Matthews6/1/30/0, KDuncan 4/0/22/0,

MHarris9/1/30/2,

NThomson

Another week, another washout in the LVDCL

CRICKET LVDCL

BY LIAM DURKIN

ANOTHER false start for the Latrobe Valley and District Cricket League.

Round 2action in the LVDCL was abandoned, after asecond week of rain left the majority of grounds unplayable.

The LVDCL again made the call early Friday, giving players plenty of notice to at least salvage something from the weekend.

While therewas somehopeof‘gettingon’, heavy downpours over Thursday eventually put to rest any such hope.

By the time Thursday night training rolled around, most players were confined indoors, with bicep curls about the only physical exercise being undertaken.

These bicep curls were of aparticular different sort however, as dumbbells were replaced by cans of beer.

Not professing to know much about meteorology, but with such awet start to the season, there is surely everychance cricketerswill be playing amid adrought this time next year.

Despitenomatches going ahead, club officials still had abit to ponder, as under LVDCLby-laws, matches count for all players listed in an abandoned game.

Those with an appreciation for proper cricket statistics will know that only matches where a coin toss has taken place are included in records;

however, the local rules state otherwise.

With this in mind, clubs need to be careful just who they select in an abandonedgame, while those perhaps alittle more clued on may have used the first two weeks to think ahead.

Granted finalsare along way out, thereisgenerallya maddash closer to the endofthe regular season to get people qualified.

Some cheeky selections are guaranteed around February, with players beingthrown onto team sheets knowing full well they won’t be getting to the game on time.

During winter asimilar concept arises in football, with some coaches confident enough of achieving victory in alopsided home-and-away fixture that they will select aplayer who is not fully fit but earmarked to play finals to fillaspot on the bench.

There is surely nothing more suspect when a player runs onto the field for literally 15 seconds and off again just to get them qualified.

Club secretaries certainlyhave alot on their plate.

LVDCL Round 3fixture: Morwell vTraralgon West (at Keegan St), Latrobe vTrafalgar (Peter Siddle), MTY Raidersv WillowGrove (Yinnar Turf), Churchill v Jeeralang-Boolarra(George Cain), CATS vCentrals (McGregor Reserve,YallournNorth), Mirboo North vMoe (Mirboo North Turf).

Changing face: Heavy rain to startthe season has meant Trafalgar CricketClubhas become Trafalgar Social Club in the lastfortnight. photograph supplied

Good dayatthe office: Ex Studentscaptain James Prydetook 3/12 andmade 39 in the Sharks win over Imperials file photograph

They said it

“This is ahugeindustry and Iwant to support the Moe Racing Club and its volunteers. I’m happy to be back on course after acouple of tough years.

“It’s agreat day out and agreat employer and the Moe Racing Club has doneagreat jobtoget people back on course. After COVID, we are focusing on getting people back to meetings.”

Victorian Racing Minister Anthony Carbines

“Really good day’s racing, track performed superbly.The club has been really smart investing in what it has done.

“The track is excellent, no kick-back at all, very fair racing.

“Really good community feel today, good crowd, lots of different hospitality areas, just areally good communityday, real credit to the club and committee.

Racing Victoria CEO Andrew Jones

“We’re extremely pleased, large crowd, alocal winner for the Cup, their trainer use to train here.

“The track had 25 millimetres on it last night, had 57ml in the last five days and wasupgradedduringthe day, so it rates very well.

“I think that despite the weather and the first race meeting back in three years, it really is the start of anew era.

“A lot of stress (in the lead-up) but the staffare an amazing bunchofpeople, dedicated, and it all went very well.

“There was never any doubt amongst the committee we were going to race.”

Moe Racing Club Chairman Mike Vandeerfeen

HORSERACING MOE CUP BY LIAM DURKIN

IF you are ever lackingmotivation, just think -they raced at Moe whenhalfthe state wasunderwater.

And they didn’t just race, they held an entire meeting on Moe Cup Day.

While every other grass track in Victoria was deemed unfit to race last Friday, little old Moe in the Latrobe Valley went through anine race-card program unscathed.

In what was aproudday forthe club, suretolive long in the memory of all those involved, the Moe Racing Club’s StrathAyr track passed the ultimate test on the biggest day of the club’s calendar.

On that calendar, the Moe Cup was pushed back aday from its traditional Thursday timeslot, and just as well -there was more than 20 millimetres that fell last Thursday.

While the sense of irony about rain on Moe Cup Day (which to those unaware, has become a recurring local joke) was not lost, officials would have surelybeen feeling trepidation as the rain pelted down.

Moe Racing Club officemanager,Sandra Townsend, was reportedly on the phone all day repeatingthe words “yes,weare racing tomorrow”.

Although many had predicted awashout after 23.6ml fell on Thursdaynight, they perhaps underestimated the sheerstrength of the club’s StrathAyr track.

Thetrack had previously withstood 15ml falling beforeand36mlfallingthroughoutameetinglastyear.

Moe Cup

In the end, you couldn’t have asked for amore ringing endorsement for the track at Moe Racing

Moe Cup a celebration

Club; you could hardly even notice rain had affected the track.

Jockey’s the calibre of Craig Williams have spoken glowingly of it in the past.

That track has well and trulypaid foritselfsince it was installed in 2016.

The sand-based track is designed to allow continuous drainage to occur and prevent surface water laying on the track.

By the end of the meeting, MoeRacing Club had the last laugh against anyone who thought the meeting was ever in doubt.

The meeting started with Flight to the Moon winning the Race 1Triple MMaiden Plate over 1600 metres.

In what was athrilling start to the day, the first threehorses were separatedbyanose, with the four-year-old gelding sneaking in, sandwiched betweenGottabesavvy and Satin Image, ridden by Trafalgar jockey Jason Maskiell.

Peintre’s Pride had amore straightforward victory in the Race 2TM&H Mitre 10 Maiden Plate (1100m), winning by alength after running from third with 400m to go.

With floods across Victoria leaving roads closed and stables finding it physically impossible to transporthorses through flood-affected areas, only four horses were able to take part in this race.

Thiswas followed by Empressive Enuff doing exactly as its name suggested, winning the Race 3Harcourts Moe-Newborough 4Y0+ Maiden Plate (1100m).

The four-year-old gelding took an early lead and

was rarely headed, winning for the Mornington stable of Dean Binaisse.

In the Race 4Ian Grants Caravans BM64 Handicap (1000m), Jungle Sensation won the sprint to the line.

The five-year-old mare has been in impressive touch, winning three of its last four startsand placing in all four.

Arkitika won the Race 5Hydro Australia BM64 Handicap (1600m), getting the job done ahead of Claidheamh and HollywoodPark, riddenbyLuke Nolen of Black Caviar fame.

Race 6was the Bottlemart Moe Mile BM78 Handicap(1600m), and was won by Sharper for local trainer Mick Templeton.

Again, asmall field left only three runners for the race, but spectators were treated to agood finish nonetheless,withthe four-year-old gelding winning by half-a-length to make it back-to-back victories.

Race 7was the Ladbrokes Moe Cup, while two more races were held to round out the meeting.

Parisian Dancer won the Race8Moe Optical ‘Royal Snack’ BM70 Handicap (2050m) before Do Ya Punk got awin for prominent trainer Peter Moody in theRace9 Moe Nextra Sprint BM78 Handicap (1200m).

In aboostfor MoeRacing Club, the Cupwas not the only race to carry significant prize money.

The Moe Optical ‘Royal Snack’was valued at $50,000,the Moe NextraSprintat$60,000and the Bottlemart Moe Mile at $60,000.

But aMoe Cup offeredasterner test, not so muchin termsofthe rain, but in terms of what was at stake.

Headhonchos: Moe Racing Clubchairman MikeVandeerfeen and RacingVictoriachief executive Andrew Jones.

Formalities: Moe Racing Club chief executiveShane Berry,treasurer Pauline Turra, chairman Mike Vandeerfeen,Victorian Racing Minister AnthonyCarbines,Moe Racing Clubcommitteemembers Roger Taylor,TonyFlynn and vice chairman Brad Lawwiththe Moe Cupbeforethe main race

Three

men: Moe Racing Club chiefexecutiveShane Berry(centre)flankedbySale Racing Club counterpartBradEvans (left) and Latrobe Valley Racing Club chairperson Frank Bezzina.

Up for grabs: The Moe Cup Day trophies on display photographs liam durkin

Jobdone: Fengarada winsthe MoeCup

Fengarada triump

HORSERACING

By LIAM DURKIN AND MICHELLE SLATER

AMETHODICAL performance saw five-year-old gelding Fengarada win this year’s Moe Cup.

The main event was run over 2050 metres, and carried a$150,000 prize pool.

Heartland Raider carried the hopes of locals, with the Charlie Gafa trained mare flyingthe Moe flag Sale-trained Plymouth Road also took part, but appearedtonot want to jumponce the barriers flew open.

Fengarada andNot Usual Glorious jostledfor front position early,with the latter taking the lead all the way to 400m mark.

With 700m to go, the Travis Doudle trained gelding appeared in agood position, with racecaller and Stony Creek RacingClubchiefexecutive Adam Olszanski declaring “everything going to plan for Not Usual Glorious, the SA visitor down the side trying to steal another one of our cups”.

However, Fengarada, havingmaintained asteady pace for the entirety of the race, broke from second in the last 250m, taking over to run away and win by alength from Fifth Position.

The win took his record to 16-6-4-0, and netted the Pakenham-based stable, headed by trainer John Leek Jr, an $82,500 prize purse.

Leek Jr, who owns and trainsFengarada, had the guidance of hoop Beau Mertens in the saddle.

Leek had entered the gelding in Wednesday’s half-million dollar Geelong Cup, but was thrilled with taking out the Ladbrokes Moe Cup.

“It’s like winning aMelbourne Cup to be honest, but without the [prize] money. It’s fantastic and exciting if you can have acountry cups horse,” Leek said.

Leekhad initially entered Fengarada in the Melbourne Cup, but couldn’t qualify him after having purchased the gelding earlier this year for $20,000.

Since entering Leek’s stable, Fengarada has won five out of six starts. Leek is aiming for the talented stayer to have acrack at next year’s Melbourne

Cup.

The gleaminggreylooked rock hard-fit in the mounting yard thanks to being trainedout of Leek’s property just out of Pakenham.

“It’s farm workathome, we have a70-acrefarm. He trains up hill and dale,” he said.

“My wiferides himevery day and she has ahandle

on him if he needs aquiet or abusy day. He is in great condition.”

HeartlandRaider putinanadmirable perfor mance to come third, made all the more meritorious by the face it carriedbyfar the longest odds at $101.00.

Trappingsofsuccess: Winning trainer John Leek Jr andstablestaff member Lilly McGregor check out Fengarada’snew regaliamoments afterthe Moe Cup.

Toast: John Leek Jr holds aloft the Moe Cup