Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 1 March 2023

IT’S OFFICIAL

Hazelwood probe

By PHILIP HOPKINS

THE federal government is investigating the HazelwoodMine Rehabilitation Project to assess its environmental impact on theLatrobe Valleyand Gippsland waterways.

Aspokesperson for the Department of Climate Change, Energy,the Environment and Water told The Express thatthe department was currently assessingthe Hazelwood project.

“It is looking at the project’s potential impactsonnationally protected matters, including waterresources,Ramsar wetlands, migratory species, as well as threatened species and communities,” shesaid.

“The water trigger has been applied because of potential significant impacts to Morwell River and downstream impacts on the Gippsland LakesRamsar Wetlands.”

TheMinister’sofficereferredtheproject to the department for investigation on

February 20. The project will be assessed under the bilateralagreement with Victoria, and require approval under the EPBC Act(Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) before it can go ahead.

Environment Victoria said the government’s move meant Engie’s plan would be thoroughlyscrutinised, including the impacts of ahugevolume of water, and risk of groundwaterand downstream contamination. Thenewsconfirmed thatthe EPBCAct nowapplied to mines being rehabilitatedas‘pit lakes’, EV said.

Friends of Latrobe Water spokesperson, Hayley Sestokas,saidthe group was cautiouslyoptimistic thatthe federal government was requiring more scrutiny of the project.

“Thisdecision sets an important precedent for rehabilitating the other coal mines in the Latrobe Valley,” said Ms Sestokas, whose group has accused the Hazelwood project of potentially

causing massive environmentaldamage.

The Hazelwood project involves filling the mine with water to create alakeof more than 45 metres in height with no need for ongoing groundwater pumping.

Aconcept master plan for the rehabilitated site includes avisiontotransform it into land suitable for amix of tourism, agriculture,industry, passive recreation and conservation of ecosystems.

The Hazelwood Power Station, fuelled by the Latrobe Valley’s browncoal, was closedinMarch 2017and demolishedby the mine owner Engie. Engie’s aims to rehabilitate the 4000-hectare site.

This includes the 1281ha mine void between 70 and 130 metres deep, the 550ha Hazelwood Cooling Pond (HCP) and other land within the mininglicence boundary.

“The disturbance footprint includes the mine void.

“HCP and areas where further earthworksare proposed,covering (about)

2230ha,” says adepartmental summary.

“The existing conservation areaswould be retained on the site (retention area of 37ha).”

It is estimated that it would take 10 to 20 years to fill the mine with water. About17-19 gigalitres (GL)ofgroundwater would be extracted under the mine’s existing groundwater licence, which allows extraction of about 22GL per year from the M1 and M2 aquifers. Agigalitre is 1billion litres.

“Bulk surface water has been commercially secured and is anticipated to be available up to amaximum of around 24.5GL per annum; however, the agreement provides no guarantees in relation to supply,”the department summary says.

However, much lower amounts are expected, with 8GL proposed as an estimated minimum, and this amount is not contractually guaranteed.

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Man dies in fatal Tanjil South crash

PoliceBeat with Stefan Bradley

AMAN has losthis life following acrash in Tanjil South on Monday, February 20.

It is understood aman was driving south along Moe-Willow Grove Road whenhis vehicle struck atree just before 11.50am.

The man, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.

He was the only occupant inside the vehicle.

Police are continuing to establishthe exact circumstances of the collision and investigations are ongoing.

Impound forexcessive speed in Rosedale

SALE Police patrolling the Rosedale area on the morning of February 17, detected adriver going 70 km/h over the 80 km/h posted speed zone, all because they were late for work.

Unfortunately they didn’t make it to work in time because they were intercepted and their car towed at acost of $1115 and impounded 30 days.

The driver of this vehicle is also facing aloss of licence for 12 months andvariousother fines in excess of $1000.

During this same morning, another driver was observed driving at 93km/h through the main street of Rosedale, which is posted as 60km/h. This driver is facing aloss of licence for three months and a$601fine.

Criminal damage charge in Heyfield

HEYFIELD Police havecharged a20-year-old male from the Pearsondale area with criminal damage and discharge of amissile in relation to a police vehicle being damaged in thevicinity of the

RailwayHotel, Heyfield on January 20.

The male wasbailedtoappear at the Sale Magistrates Court at alater date.

Stolen property located in Jack River

ON Wednesday, February 15, Bass Coast Crime Investigation Unit, along with police from Foster and Yarram, executed multiple search warrants and allegedly located asignificant amount of stolen property including astolen Toyota Hilux and trailer at aJack River address.

All items are linked to aseries of burglaries that have occurred in the South Gippsland area over the past month.

A30-year-oldmalewas arrested at the scene and a33-year-old male was arrested in the bush nearby ashort time later. Bothmen have been charged and will face court in June.

AGL welcomes large cohort of apprentices

AGL Loy Yanghas welcomed ninenew apprentices for2023, representing one of the largest apprentice intakes since privatisation in 1995.

Aged between 17 and 35, the nine apprentices were chosen from apool of more than 300 applicants,withthreejoiningstraightout of school and sixoptingfor acareer change.

AGL Loy Yang general manager, Christo van Niekerk, said the number of applicants and the substantialintake of apprenticesfor this year’s program demonstrates that AGL offers arewarding

career in adynamic andchangingindustry.

“AGL Loy Yang is proud to be welcoming one of our largest intakes of apprentices in the past three decades. We are excited to see the next generation of AGL employeesget started and contribute to this essential service,” Mr van Niekerk said.

“Our apprenticeship intake program is an important part of abroad range of programs in place at AGL Loy Yang to ensure we are recruiting and retaining the right skills in our workforce.

“Thevarying ages in this cohortdemonstrates

thatmore people are consideringa tradeinenergy at various stages of their careers. At AGL, we are committed to improving equality across the business,and every apprentice at AGL is given the same opportunity to learn and develop their skills for asuccessful career.”

The AGL Loy Yang apprenticeship program sees the new starters rotate everysix months, with the opportunitytowork across both the power station and the mine, while gaining avariety of skills from other tradespeople across the business.

AGL mechanical apprentice, DakotaAlston, said it was an exciting time to be working for AGL Loy Yang.

“It’s an exciting time to be an apprentice, as the industry preparestochangefrom coal-fired generation to low carbon generation like renewables,” he said.

“Having an apprenticeship at AGL is setting us up to headinthe right direction,and we’vealready done so much in the first few weeks.”

ASHORTENED duck hunting season will take place in 2023.

The state government confirmed late on Friday afternoon (February 24) alength of 34 days for this year’s season, down from 89 days in 2022.

Adaily bag limit of four game ducks per day has been imposed on hunters, while the shooting of the Blue-winged Shoveler and Hardheadspecies hasbeenprohibited for the entire duration of the season.

The season officially begins at 8am on Wednesday, April 26 and concludes 30 minutes after sunset on Tuesday, May 30.

More information on this year’s hunting season can be obtained via www.gma.vic gov.au/hunting/duck 2022’s duck huntingseasonwas the longest since 1986, running for the full three months granted under Victorian law.

Read this Friday’s issue of the GippslandTimes for full coverage on reactions to the hunting season.

The hunt is on Company and director charged after serious head injury

WORKSAFE has chargedaGippsland industrial component manufacturer and its sole director after an apprentice was seriously injured in October 2021.

Dennis Jones Engineering Pty Ltd and director Dennis Jones are facing a singlecharge each under Section 32 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for recklessly engaginginconduct thatplaced another person in danger of serious injury.

The company also faces asinglecharge under Sections 21(1) and 21(2)(a) of the OHS Act for failing to provide or maintain asafe system of work, the same offence for which the director is facinganadditionalsingle charge under Section 144(1) of the OHS Act.

The apprentice washolding aplastic sleeve to steady arotating length of steel pipe that was being threaded in alathe at aworkplace in Morwell when the pipe wobbled and bent, striking him in the head.

The matters were listed for filing hearing at Latrobe Valley Magistrates’Court yesterday (Tuesday, February 28).

Public hearing over bank closure

APUBLIC hearing into bank branch closures is being held tomorrow (Thursday) at the Port of Sale building.

Representatives from Westpac Group, the National Australia Bank (NAB), localgovernment, traders’ associations and the banking union have been invited to participate.

Thepublicisalsobeing invited to havetheir say viaanopen session, scheduled for 2.30pm.

Westpac has been listed as the first witness of the hearing, scheduled to begin at 10am.

The banking giant announced earlier this month thatitwould be closing its Sale branch in May; that closure has since been postponed indefinitely NAB is the next witness at 10.30am; it recently

Plans for empty mine

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THE Hazelwood Pondage has acapacity of about 20GL, and would remain awater supply for fire prevention and mitigation while the lake is being filled.

Whenthe mine is deep enough, the minefire service system (MFSS) would be re-engineered to be supplied by the mine lake and aGippsland Water supply connection.

The HCP water and adjacent pumphouses would be decommissioned; the mine lakewould supply water to the MFSS and support dust suppressionand fire prevention until the lake covers coal batters and rehabilitationworks arecomplete.

The landunderlyingthe Hazelwood Pondage would be rehabilitated to reinstatethe former alignment of Eel Hole Creek.

The existing culvert at Yinnar Road would be upgraded to be immune from floods and re-establish apassage for fish.

If feasible, the Hazelwood Pondage water may be diverted into the mine lake.

The currently diverted Morwell River may be rediverted to its original pathway through the site.

announced the permanent closure of its Maffra Agency, also due to close in May.

The inquiry will then hear from Latrobe City Council, East Gippsland Shire and Wellington ShireCouncil before breaking for lunch.

Upon resuming at 1pm, witnesses from the Sale Business&Tourism Association,Maffra Business &Tourism Association, Finance Sector Union and Yarram &District TradersAssociation will be called, prior to the open session.

The hearing is beingconducted as part of the Senate inquiryinto Bank Closures in Regional Australia, and will be held in the Wellington Room from 10am to 3pm.

For more information on the hearing, phone 02 6277 3511 or send an e-mail rrat.sen@aph.gov.au

Growing: AGLLoy Yang’snew intakeofapprentices.Pictured (clockwise from left) is Tahlia Tappe,RileyEdwards,Jaxen Effenberg, RhodesO’Brien,Jacob Mezenberg, George Duddy,Jake Wheatley, Daniel Jones and Dakota Alston. Photograph supplied

Medicare increasing voting enrolment rate

Modern: Australiancitizens of voting age arenow able to enroltovote, or update their enrolment using their Medicare card.

Photograph supplied MEDICAREcards are now acceptedidentification for enrolling to vote.

The announcement was made last Friday, (February 17), that Australian citizens of voting age areable to enroltovote,orupdate their enrolment, using their Medicare card. Newenrolment transactions were received over the weekend, with people using the new option from the moment it was made available.

In response to an AEC request, the federal government changedregulationsthat meant Medicare cards and Australian citizenship certificatesjoined Australiandrivers licences and Australian passports as valid forms of evidence of identity for enrolment purposes.

While the electoral roll is at aremarkable 97.1 per cent complete,thereremainsanestimated 513,000 people nationwide who are eligible to enrol but are not on the roll.

Alarge portion of the people estimated to not be enrolled are young people aged 18 to 24, Indigenous Australians, new Australian citizens, or people with adisability -eligible electors who are less likely than others to have certain forms of identification.

It has not only been more difficultfor people

without adriver’s licence or Australian passport to enrol online, but thosepeople have also been less likely to be picked up by the AEC’s Federal Direct Enrolmentand Update Program.

This permanent change willassist in getting enrolment as high as possible for the 2023 Referendum and future elections, but is also one of many measuresinthe AEC’s continuing journey towards achieving and maintaining enrolment at rates that are the envy of so many internationally.

Everyday,there are peoplewho turn 18, become an Australian citizen, move house, move overseas or die.

The AEC works to maintainanelectoralroll that is as complete and accurate as possible. This involves thousands of enrolment transactions daily that occur through acombination of direct enrolment and predominantly online enrolment transactions.

The AEC regularly reviews enrolment processes, and sends millions of reminder messages by SMS and email to people who need to take enrolment action.

As with completeness,the integrity and security of Australia’s electoral roll is vital, and the AEC works diligently to uphold the highest standards.

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Crossword Puzzle No. 8523

with Muzza

ONE POINTERS

1. This superstar singer is touring at the moment and his last album is called “=” (Equals)?

2. What colour is Oscar the Grouch?

3. True or false. Pigs roll in the mud because they don’tlike being clean?

4. In the phonetic alphabet, what wordisused for the letter F?

TWO POINTERS

5. Which author wrote the book ‘Dracula’?

6. To avoidbad luck, what is thrown over the shoulder if spilled?

7. What is the name for asmall hat attached to the head with acomb or band?

8. Which doctor is Sherlock Holmes’sroommate?

THREE POINTERS

9. Who is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Australia?

10. The Titanic was built in which UK city?

11. What country uses the Dong as its currency?

12. Thespian is another term for which occupation?

FOUR POINTERS

13. Which wordstarting with Dmeans your lookalike or double?

14. Who is the patron saint of travellers?

FIVE POINTER

15. I’ll give you the album title and you give me the artist/ band. One point each.

1. Slippery When Wet2.Songs from the South

3. Beautiful Trauma 4. ADay At The Races

5. Revolver

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Target Time No.0147

Howtoplay...

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

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Sudoku No.0147

Howtoplay.

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

Chester: Take our skin health seriously

FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chester is urging locals to take their skin health seriously at the launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness.

Mr Chester is the co-chair of the bipartisan group with Labor’s Education Minister Jason Clare, also taking aleadership role.

“We all knowthe numbers about skin cancer risk in Australia, but we also know the people,” Mr Chester said.

“It’s our friends, it’s our family, it’s our work

colleagues who are affected, and we need to take our skinhealth seriously, particularly in rural and regional communities where the issue is more prevalent.

“Regularly checking your own skin and taking action if you notice anything unusual is the first step towards early detectionand abetter outcome if you have acondition that needs treatment.”

Mr Chester also thanked Australia’s health careprofessionals for their world-leading work in treating melanoma and skin cancer.

Volunteers to be celebrated

MANY of Lions Australia’s 25,000-plus hardworking volunteers will be getting out in the community in coming weeks, to celebrate the importance of community service in the lead up to Lions Awareness Day.

Hosted on March 4, LionsAwareness Day is particularly important this year as Australia continues to face some of the worst flooding in history.

Lions Australia’s chief executive Rob Oerlemans, says as climate-induced disasters continue to devastate communities, and volunteersare needed now more than ever.

"LionsAustralia’s 25,000-plus hardworking volunteers often serve their communities silently behind the scenes," Mr Oerlemans said.

"Lions Awareness Day is awonderful opportunity to recognise the incredible difference our volunteers make, and give peopleanopportunity to learn more about our organisation.

"Whendisaster strikes, Lions volunteers are the first to offer support; it’s been abig couple of years for our members with many communities impacted by flooding.

"We know the road to recovery is along one after adisaster. Our volunteersare still going above and beyond to help communities rebuild after the devastatingbushfiresof2019/2020 and we will see the same with flood affected communities."

Since the first club was formed in Lismore on September 29, 1947, Lions Australia has grown to be the largest service club organisation in Australia, with over 25,000 volunteers. Lions Australia hasset agoal of 30,000 members by 2030 and 50,000 members by 2050.

Some Lions are on amission to cure childhood cancer and diabetes, othersare committed to assisting those impacted by droughtand floods,

and many are simplyworking together to help people in need in their local community. One thing all Lions have in common is togetherthey are making an incredible difference.

"If you see any Lions out in your community in coming weeks, we encourage you to say hello and get some information on whatyour local club is up to," Mr Oerlemans said.

"If you are interested in making adifference, ask your local Lions how you canget involved.We know there are many people out there looking to make adifference in the community right now, and it’s agreat time to join us.

“Our goal is that the demographic make-up of our clubs matches the demography of the community in which they operate.

"We’re so proud to have agrowing number of speciality clubs acrossAustralia ranging from young Leo clubs, virtual clubs, ethnic clubs, special interest and autism clubs.Wehave key focusareas and anumberoffantastic Lions foundations. Whatever yourinterest and passion, Lionscan help you make adifference."

Lionsvolunteers pay annual membership fees to cover admin costs, which means 100 per cent of money donated to your local Lions Club goes directly towards the cause.

Morethan $50 million is donatedtoLions Australia each year, with all money going directly to important causes and people in need. More than $5 millionisinvested in youth programs each year, more than $20 million is investedin medical research, $5 million in drug awareness, $20 million in hearingservices, and more than 3000 environmental projects are carried outby Lions Australia every year.

For more information on Lions and how to get involved, visit www.lionsclubs.org.au

Trafalgar High School

Year 7, 2024 Information Evening 4pm –6pm Thursday16th of March

Sports Centre - TrafalgarHighSchool

● View facilities andlearning areas at the school.

● Discuss with teachers the work undertaken and the opportunities each learning area provides.

● Makeaninformed choice regarding secondary school in 2024..

Further information or enquiries may be directed to Mr.Jack Brown or Mr.Sean Richardson 5633 1733.

Principal: Mr.Brett Pedlow

ExpressionsofInterest

TheUsedLeadAcid BatteryCommunity Liaison Committee (ULABCLC)has been meetingfacetofaceand on Zoom for thelasttwo years, to ensure continuityof the engagementofthe localcommunity members andstakeholders.The committee members are electedona two-year term Thecurrenttermofthe committee will end on the22ndFebruary2023. Many changes haveoccurred over thelasttwo years includingchangeofprimary ownership to Pure Environmentaland site construction hascommenced.The success of the ULAB CLCisdependentonthe ongoingcommunity engagementwiththe membersand stakeholders.

Pure Environmental and Chunxing are committed to continuingwithinclusive community engagementregarding our businessand ongoingactivities related to theUsedLeadAcidBattery Recycling Facility at Hazelwood North. TheUsed Lead AcidBattery Community Liaison Committee provides amechanism for ongoingand proactive discussion among localcommunity members andstakeholders with company representatives. TheULAB CLCoperatesunder a“TermsofReference” that outlines theroles andresponsibilities of the members, as well as the rules of engagement. Thecurrent TermsofReference canbefound on the Chunxingwebsite: www.chunxing.com.au.

We are committed to engagingand working with relevantcommunity membersand stakeholderstodeliver astate of the art ULAB recyclingfacility.

If you are interestedinbecomingamember and contributingtothe ongoingsuccess of the ULAB CLC, we invite youtosubmit an Expression of Interest. This should outline;

•Yourreasons for becomingamemberof the ULAB CLC

•Your connection to localcommunity groupsorstakeholders (business, landholding,neighbour)

•The unique experiences and knowledge you bringtoconstructivelycontribute to the ULAB CLC

If you require furtherinformation aboutthe EOIprocess,please contact TaniaBrown, ExecutiveAssistant,on0341223020,or emailtbrown@purenv.au Pleasepostoremailyour

Address: 213BPrincesDrive, Morwell,VIC,3870

Email: taniab@purenv.au

Launched: FederalMPDarren Chester (right) with skincancer survivor DeborahHuttonand Labor MP Jason Clare at the launchofthe newfriendship group which aims to raiseawareness of melanoma and skin cancer. Photograph supplied

Courtyard installed

By TOMHAYES

GIPPSLAND Memorial Park has welcomed the addition of anew courtyard, with the purpose of holding ash interments.

Before the development, the site was aplain hill overlooking the water.

It had no real purpose as the uneven ground wasn’t fit for burials.

Now, the courtyard is well-presented and poses apeaceful and relaxing atmosphere for those who visit to mourn the loss of their loved ones. The courtyard caters for 420 ash interments for families,offeringthem the chance to be as close as possible to their child or grandchild, who may be in the children’s burial lawn above the courtyard.

Maddison Caruso from Carustone Memorials designed the courtyard, alongside Traralgon Cemetery Trust and manager, Brett Clifton.

For the developmentofthe courtyard, Gippsland

Memorial Park would like to thank Ms Caruso from Carustone Memorials, Joe from Custom Wrought Iron and Fencing, TyleratGoHard Constructions, Wayne from WM Associates Inc, Darren at Smart Choice Building Permits, and Glenn from Lawlex Excavations and Earthmoving.

All contractors werelocallysourced and were able to complete the job with great care and respect.

Gippsland Memorial Park has afew more developments on the horizon still.

The first being the construction of new aboveground crypts.

Foundations have been poured and left to set, with construction to take place throughout March. Theother projectisthe excavationand construction of alake toward the entrance of the park.

Marked out at roughly 40 metres by 40 metres, thelakewill be afinishing touch on the already well-presented grounds.

Finally, on ANZAC Day (Tuesday, April 25),

View: Theoutlookfromthe courtyard, overlooking the waterinTraralgon.

Together: Thenew courtyardallows familiestoremain close to their children. Photographs TomHayes

Gippsland Memorial Park will be holding an ANZAC Day service, which is planned to go ahead at 8am.

The serviceishoped to be followed by amorning tea, allowingthe community to get together,

haveachat, or mourn the loss of their loved ones collaboratively.

For moreinformationonGippsland Memorial Park, and updates of theirwork, visit the Facebook page Gippsland Memorial Park Traralgon.

Timber festival well-attended

Winning

By STEFAN BRADLEY

CAN you imagine Heyfield without timber?

Last year, the Heyfield Timber Festival returned 27 years after the last event, and judging by this year's showing, it's here to stay.

The 2023 festival took place on the weekend of February 18 and 19, and there was something for everyone.

On the Saturday, there was woodchopping, the Tim Coleman Stunt Show,acarnival, freekids activities, markets, truck show, vintage displays, dog jumping, tug-of-war, bands, bars and food trucks -the list went on and on.

Sunday saw people gather in the streets to watch the parade, followed by the vigil at the Timber Workers Memorial,where Heyfield FootballNetball Club hosted asausage sizzle, and 51 Coffee sold milkshakes, slushies and of course, coffee.

Heyfield Timber Festival Committee secretaryKayla Stevenson,saidthe weekendsurpassed expectations.

"The whole committee is extremely happy with the turnout we had," she said.

"Itisawesome to see so many faces at the event. There where so many families there,which is great to see as we try make sure thereissomething for not only the children but the adults also, so everyone has something to enjoy.

"The small but dedicated committee are definitely going to be holding our next event in February 2024.Wehope we can create another awesome family day outfor everyone to come back and enjoy."

Heyfield Timber Festival Committee president Felicia Stevenson,saidthe event wasveryimportant forthe local community.

"It brings the local communitytogether,itbrings

Champs: Thewinning men’stug-of-warteam, the Mad Pullers: Roche,Brady,Ryan, Jimmy, Shawryand Tom.

Solemn: Thevigil at the timber workers memorial.

people to our town and it’s apart of Heyfield’s history," Felicia said.

"I grew up in Heyfield and remember going to the eventasachild,itwas ahugeevent. My involvementwith the festival was to bring it back and create afamily fun day out, and to showcase the sustainability of the industry."

Ms Stevensonsaidthe committee hoped that the upcomingclosure of the native timber industry won't have an effect on the festival.

"We come together to reunite the timber festival event not onlytoshow the sustainabilityofthe timber industry, but to bring the community and theindustry together as one, and to hold an event that familiescan come and enjoy," she said.

"Itcomes to thefact that (the state government) doesn't realisethe flow-on-effect and whatwill happen to the small communities."

Competition: Thewood choppersin-actionat Heyfield Timber Festival. Photographs supplied

team: The women’s tug-of-war champions from HoopersFarm: Ellie,Jodie Tash, Kayla, Jess and Misty.

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VFF believes water buyback ignores evidence

THE Victorian Farmers Federation(VFF) has criticised thefederal government'splan to buy back water under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, claiming it "ignores allevidence of the devastation farming communities will be forced to endure."

VFFWater Council chair Andrew Leahy, said the announcement by Federal Water Minister, Tanya Plibersek, to buy back water, continued to ignore the concernsoffarmers about the reduction in the amount of water available to produce food. “The Commonwealth’s plan to buyback water will not onlypricefarmers out of thewater market, but it will also result in less jobs in regional communities and will increase the price of food for all Australians,” Mr Leahy said.

“They continuetoignore the evidencearound buybacks and the impact this has on our communities.”

The VFF's criticism comes after Ms Plibersek appeared on the ABC's 7.30 program last Wednesday,(February 22) in which she maintained the government's commitment to purchase an extra 450 gigalitres(GL) of water from irrigators and return it to the environment.

"Irrigators have been approaching us since we came into government, saying that they’ve got water entitlements that they would like to sell to the Commonwealth to return for environmental flows," Ms Plibersek said.

"Having environmental water to release, when the environment’s under pressure, makes all the difference.

"Without it, you would see…extinctions on a mass scale."

The government's position puts it into conflict with the state government, which is opposed to further buybacks.

"The Basin Plan does not require the Commonwealth to deliver the 450GLofwater, this water recovery is conditional on neutral or improvedsocio-economic outcomes," Victorian Minister for Water, Harriet Shing, told 7.30 Her comments follow areport commissioned by the state government in 2022 that highlighted the economic catastrophe caused by water buybacks.

“That report showed up to $900 million in production would be lost in the Southern Basin under a water buyback scenario," Mr Leahy said. "Countlessotherreports have shown the devastation caused by buybacks, but it seems the government wants to ignore these facts.

"The Ministerhas completely dismissed this evidence without any justification.

"It shows thatshe is not interested in

evidence-basedpolicy,she just wants to keep sweet on apolitical deal with South Australia.”

Ms Plibersek told 7.30:"I’veseen that report and I’m not sure that Iagreewith its conclusions."

Mr Leahy further claimed that Ms Plibersek’s views on fully delivering the Basin Plan, as agreed to by the states, werealsoout of step with the facts.

“The position of the Victorian governmentin2012 was very clear. It did not, nor has it ever since, supported a3200 gigalitre Basin Plan," he said.

"The 450GL target is additional to the 2750GL target, and is subject to asocio-economic test. Buybacks do not pass that test.”

Mr Leahy said that, while buybacks had only been announced for Queensland, NSW and the ACT,Victorian and SouthAustralian farmers would still be impacted.

“We operate in aconnected market, and the 10GL earmarked to be bought out of the NSW Murray will result in less water being available to irrigators across the Southern Basin," he said.

"We know it won’t stop there with the government saying it will look to buyback water to recover the 450GL.”

Mr Leahy said farmers were prepared to work with the government to find solutions to ensure the Basin Plan can achieve its objectives of sustaining the social, economic and environmental health of the Basin.

“Buybacks are the cheap and nasty policy solution. Farmers are committed to working with all levels of government to deliver real outcomes for the Basin.

"This can be achieved by lookingatthe evidence in front of us and ensuring we have flexibility in the Basin Plan."

Apprentices awarded

THREE Gippslandapprenticeshave been honoured for the quality of their work at Master Builders Victoria's Regional Apprentice of the Year Awards.

Matureage apprentice LeighMirams from Heyfield was awarded the Gippsland Chairperson's Award at acelebration lastThursdayatDeGrandi's Winery in Traralgon, which more than 100 guests attended.

Employed by Newry Painting Services and nominated by TAFE Gippsland, the judges in this year's awards said Mr Mirrams dedication to his trade was very evident, noting he loves restoring something old and"alittlebuggered" back to its former glory.

"Leigh'sproblem-solving skills and strong work ethic have helped propelhim through his apprenticeship. Whilst mentoring others, Leigh has demonstrated greatpatience and leadership skills when imparting his wisdom onto those around him," the judges commented.

Master Builders Victoria interim chief executive, Michaela Lihou, said Mr Mirrams was afine example of the success which mature-age apprentices can achieve in the industry.

"After starting out his working life as amarine mechanic, Mr Mirrams has seen the wonderful career pathway opportunities which exist in the building industry," Ms Lihou said.

"By using his existing skill sets, he has repurposed these to successfully transition intoanew and exciting career within construction."

Lookingtothe future,MrMirrams saidhewants to own his own business, and is keen to continue developing his skills and expanding his business management knowledge.

Apprentices were judged on their preparation and presentation, workexperience, knowledge and career plans,attitude on and about the job, and industry representation by apanel of industry judges.

Emmet Dempsey from Wonthaggi took home the Gippsland Apprentice of the Year Future Builder Award.

The final award of the night, the Gippsland Apprenticeofthe Year -Developing LeaderAward -was awarded to Jamie Dixon from Pakenham.

Great work: LeighMirams from Heyfield was awarded the Gippsland Chairperson’s Awardlast Thursday. Photograph supplied

Ms Lihou congratulated Leigh, Emmet and Jamie on their awards, noting the strength of this year's nominations.

"It's agreat accolade for the buildingand constructionindustry that we continue to see such talented apprentices building their futures with us," she said.

Other Gippsland apprentices nominated for the awards received aCertificate of Merit in bricklaying/ blocklaying, cabinet making, carpentry, glass and glazing, painting and decoratingand wall and ceiling lining.

Understanding emissions profiles

THEOn-Farm Emissions Action Plan Pilot is supporting Victorian farmers and growers to measure and understand their on-farm emissions profile, develop an emissions reduction action plan, and implement recommended actions with grant support funding from apool of up to $5 million.

Over three years, Agriculture Victoria will work with up to 250 producers who are interested in understanding their emissions output, adapting theirpractices,growing their businessinalowemissions future, and arewilling to help other farmersbysharingtheir experiences and learnings

Since the pilot opened in May 2022, engagement with industry and key stakeholdershas seen strong interest from the beef, dairy, and sheep sectors.

Six more rounds will open over the next two years, with opportunities for beef and sheep farmers to participate.

Agriculture Victoria emissions specialist, Alison Kelly, has been visiting beef and dairy producers across the state, and said during the visits and working one-on-one with participants, it’s become really clear that no two farms or businesses are alike, and there is no single solution to emissions on-farm.

“Victorian farmers have agreat desire to improve their understanding of climate change and work toward decreasing on-farm emissions," she said.

"The pilot is an opportunity for them to get 1:1 supportfor their emissionsjourney, so they can

Cameron demands work to start soon

THE Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron,has calledonthe state government to deliver aFire Rescue Victoria(FRV) station promised for Moe on the eve of the November StateElection.

The night before Victorians went to the polls, the state government candidate for the seat of Morwell announced on Facebook that the Old Baw Baw Hotel on Lloyd Street, an eyesore that has sat derelictfor many years,would be the site for the new FRV station.

The dil idated OldB Baw Hotel sit

despite asiteclean-up orderbeingissued in 2015, it has remained untouched and unmaintained.

“Labor touted the new stationas‘an investment in Moe’s future, for aMoe we’re all proud of’, complete with ahigh-level artist’s impression of what it would look like and an admissionthe site in its current state was ‘derelict’,” Mr Cameron said.

achieve their business goals no matter what startin point they are at with emissions knowledge."

Through the farm visits, the team has identified several emerging themes which will be explored detail over the remaining two years of the pilot.

“We’ve observed that farmers have already been implementing emissions and sustainability action on-farm, but they want to understandhow they can capture evidence of theiremissions and carbo stocks, as well as practical advice about managing this over time," Ms Kelly said.

"For the beef farmers that we have been working withfor round one of the pilot, improving da collection, herd and feed efficiencies, and reducin inputs where possible, are also important so they can maintain their productivity and continue operate their businesses efficiently as the climate changes."

Stay up to date with the pilotbyvisiting and bookmarking the On-farm Emissions Action Plan Pilotwebpage.Orexpress your interestinthe program by emailing actionplanpilot@agriculture vic.gov.au

The pilotisbeing deliveredasparto the Agriculture Sector Emissions Reduction Pledge to provide practical information, tools and services to support farmers to understand and reduce emissions.

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“For over seven years this site has been a source of frustrationfor Moe residents.It’s dilapidated and -givenitwas built 1990 -likelycontains asbestos of some Residents say it’s also ahot spot for behaviour.” arliament last week (February 22), Mr asked the Minister for Emergency Jaclyn Symes, when the build of FRV station would start, and called state government to commit to and atimeline for delivery of the project.

Minister has 30 days to respond to Mr ameron’s question.

dofleavingthe Old Baw BawHotel sit idle any longer and detract from amenity of the town, the state governmustmakegood on its promiseto amuch-needed FRV stationfor Mr Cameron said.

“The Andrews Labor Government has alreadyleft atrail of brokenpromises ss the Valley,includingthe constructionofanelectrical vehicle manufacturing facility that was supposedtocreatejobs, and we cannot to let something as vital as anew tation suffer the same fate.”

Martin Cameron, has of anew FRVstation forMoe Photographs supplied

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Rundown: The Old BawBaw Hotel siteinMoe has remained untouched

Wellingtonbenefits from new drinkingfountains

EDWARD Crooke Park, Rosedale, has had anew drinking fountain installed.

Further fountains have been installed at Brennan Park in Sale and Victoria Park in Maffra.

Another fountain has been installed at the Nakunbalook Education Centre in Sale.

All four fountains have been installedby GippslandWater, which partners withWellington Shire Council to provide more drinking fountains around the shire each year.

“It’s aboutmaking it easierfor locals to get access to fresh and freedrinking water where they need it, when they’reout and about in the community,” Gippsland Water managing director SarahCumming said.

“Tap water is the best and healthiest option to stay hydrated.It’s also the cheapest and it’s better for the environment than single-use bottles.

“Next time you’re taking awalk throughVictoria Park, picnicking in Brennan Park or taking the kids for aplay at Edward Crooke Park, take your reusable bottle and you’ll be able to fill up along the way.”

WellingtonShire Council Mayo IanBye, said the new fountains supportedcouncil’s Healthy Wellington strategy and council plan.

“This announcement is really exciting, and it’s an important step towards addressing health, wellbeing and accessibility for those living in our communities,” Cr Bye said.

“We have worked closely with Gippsland Water over several years to develop this infrastructure, and I’mhappy to be welcoming new fountains at three of our most popular locationsfor locals andvisitors to The Middle of Everywhere to use.”

Locals are being invited to put forward suggestions on where new fountains should be installed in the coming year.

To suggest afountain location, or to find out more about GippslandWater’s drinking fountain program, visit www.gippswater.com.au/ drinking-fountain-locations

Newaddition: Wellington ShireCouncil Mayor Ian Byeand Gippsland Watermanaging director SarahCumming test thenew drinking fountain in EdwardCrookePark, Rosedale Photograph supplied

Seaweed roadmap released

AGRIFUTURES has released the Australian Seaweed Blueprint Implementation Plan, which prioritisesresearch, development and extension (RD&E) activities for the next four years.

The plan was produced as part of AgriFutures’ Australia’s emergingindustriesprogram,which focuses on new industries with high growth potential, including seaweed,and will be key to meeting changing global demands for agricultural products.

The implementationplan buildsonthe landmark Australian Seaweed Industry Blueprintreport published by AgriFuturesin2020, and incorporates new insights from stakeholder feedbackonthe industry’s most pressing challenges.

AgriFutures program manager, Dr Brenda Kranz, said the implementation plan prioritised three key areas: leadershipand collaboration, including governance, policy and communications; production capability and scale, including the national hatcherynetwork;and biosecurity, investmentinnovation, including new products and technologies.

“Since the industry blueprint was first released in 2020, AgriFutures has invested in aseries of strategic RD&E projects to support industry achieving its goal of $100m in production by 2025,” Dr Kranz said.

“The plan now empowers the industry to take the next step in its growth with clear targeted priorities for future development activities.”

It was released in time for the International Seaweed Symposium (ISS) in Hobart.

The plan outlines the major flagship initiative forthe National Hatchery Network to accelerate industry development.

“Industry has identified that amajor impediment to productioniscapability and technology for production of large quantities of clean, native seedstock,” report author Jo Kelly said.

“A national hatchery network will facilitate knowledgedevelopment and skill transfer to get seaweed growersfocussed on expanding cultivation.”

The plan alsorecommends areview of pests, diseases and biosecurity challenges, as well as the need for alicencing toolkit to assist businesses in obtainingocean leases and aquaculture permits and navigate state-specific legislation governing the industry.

“Aquaculture policy is highly variable between states and can present asignificant roadblock to commercial development,” Ms Kelly said.

“The plan outlines apathway to achieving a national policy framework and facilitating states to create aprogressive and risk appropriate regulatory environment that recognises the benefits of seaweed aquaculture to marine environments.”

To find out more on the seaweed industry visit, www.agrifutures.com.au/seaweed

Division 1winnercollects six figures

ATRARALGON man is still grappling with the revelationhescored more than $685,000 in the weekend’s TattsLottodraw after checking his ticket last week.

The Victorian held one of the eight Division 1 winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4339, drawn on February 18, 2023.

Each division one winning entry won $685,236.47. “Goodnessme!” the lucky winner exclaimed, when the enormity of his prizewas revealed by an official from The Lott.

“I’m just blown away. Isaw the newsagent had asigninthe shop saying they had sold aDivision 1prize from Saturday. I’ve played TattsLotto for along time but Inever for amoment thoughtit would be me," he said.

“I probably haven’t got too excited just yet. It takes awhile for something like this to sink in.

“I’m stillstunned at themoment.I’m justsitting here thinking, ‘oh my god! What the hell?’. This is brilliant.

“I can still work and Iwant to work, so Iwon’t be retiring just yet. It’sjust nicetothink that retirement will be alot easier when it eventually happens.

“My family willalsobenefit… they just don’t know it yet.”

His winningentry wasboughtatTraralgon Newsagencyand Lotto, 51-53 Franklin Street, Traralgon.

Chickendinner: Thelucky winnerwith the winning numbers. Photographs supplied

TraralgonNewsand Lotto manager, Corey Davenport, said th milestone for the outlet.

Movie buffs review new MCU

MARVEL Studios’latest blockbuster, Ant-Manand

The Wasp: Quantumania has graced theatres. Our resident film buffs Tom Parry and Stefan Bradley went to check it out.

TP: Thisisthe 31st entryinthe Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and the third chapter of the AntMan franchise. Iwas slightly nervous heading into this instalment, because it received mediocre reviews in the lead-up to its release, but thankfully Ifound myself enjoying it. What do you makeof the film,Stefan?

SB: Ilikeditaswell. I’ve seen reactionssuggesting that this is one of the worst MCU movies to date, but in my opinion there’s no way Quantumania is worse than the likes of Eternals, Iron Man 2 or Thor: The Dark World.Tobeclear, Idon’t think any of those movies are bad, but they ain’t that great either. I’d say Quantumania is on par with the previous Ant-Man films, or maybeslightly worse. It’s mid-tier -hardly aground-breaking blockbuster, but Ihad fun with it!

TP: The plot sees our hero, Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) sucked into asubatomic world known as the Quantum Realm, alongsidehis teenage

daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton), his girlfriend Hope/The Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) and her parents, Hank (Michael Douglas) and Janet (Michelle Pfeiffer). The group become separated, and must use all their wits to find their way home.

SB: Trouble is, there’s somebody that stands in their way: Kang the Conqueror(Jonathan Majors), the autocratic leader and all-powerful being who rules over the Quantum Realm. Kang is an amazing villain, and superbly portrayed by Majors.

TP: Majors is incredible-wesee so manyshades and nuances in his performance, being eccentric andmenacing in equal measure.

SB: And he’s not the typical quirky, quip-filled Marvel villain either -heplays it all with astraight face.

TP: Idon’t think it’s aspoiler to say that Quantumania is setting Kang up to be the next ‘Big Bad’ of the Avengers movies, so this film provides the perfect teaser as to what he’s capable of, and what Ant-Man and his fellow heroes can expect to face in the upcoming films. I’m certainly looking forward to seeing more of him.

SB: Likewise. On another matter, it was

surprising to see Michelle character have such in the story, especially to Evangeline Lilly Douglas, who do very compared to their previous ances. Ithink The need her own movie this sequel, it seems no room to grow as The main criticism family dynamic of thep never feelsunder threat, relationships never tested.

TP:Iwouldargue Quantuman is almost Michelle movie,whichIreally ated; the family dynamic neverinterestedm impressivefor me visual effects -there’s ethereal, otherworldly throughout the Quant Realm which look other times the backgroun and environments look and unpolished. Did you the same problem?

SB: Not really. Overall, thoughtthe visual were quite impressive, even better if you see did. Iloved the alien in this world -the weirder

TP: Iwasn’t too keen 3D, thoug with The Way of Water,I don’t feel it made the experience any moreorless enjoyable, and at timesIcouldn’t eventell if the 3D effects were being utilised. Another aspect Ididn’t appreciate is how disconnected Quantumania is from the other twoAnt-Man movies, seeming closerintonetoa Guardians of the Galaxy or a Doctor Strange film. It’s also adarkerand more violent picture than its predecessors -where the last two were rated PG, this one is rated M.

SB: The shiftintone didn’t botherme. The main cast do agreat job, especially Paul Rudd as

“We were absolutelythrilled when we first found out we’d sold anotherDivision 1winningticket. We believe this is the store’s 50th major winner,” Mr Davenport said.

“It’s great the winner has discovered their prize and we pass on our congratulations and best wishes to them.

“We’d also like to thank all our loyal customers who have supported us over many years.”

The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4339 on 18 February 2023 were 16, 24, 34, 30, 11 and 8, while the supplementary numbers were 21 and 18.

Across Australia,therewere eight Division 1 winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4339 -four fromNew SouthWales, three from Victoria and one from Queensland.

The Lott’sDivision 1's winning tally has now reached 280 so far this financial year, including 107 won by Tatts customers.

In 2022,TattsLotto created 171 millionaires across Australia.

Duringthis time,therewere 330 Division 1

summary, while Quantumania isn’t the strongest entry in the MCU, it is worth seeing.

TP: Quantumania is aflawed movie, especially in the visual department,but it is an enjoyable one. If you’ve enjoyed the Marvel movies up until now, you’ll like this one just as much; if you’re jumping onboardjustnow, you probably won’t find much appeal in it. As you say though, Stefan, it’s all about the villain, and Kang is asuperb one! Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is rated Mfor violence, and is currently screening at Sale Cinema.

Nowshowing: Cassie (KathrynNewton) andScottLang, a-k-aAnt-Man (Paul Rudd)inthe Quantum Realm. Images MarvelStudios

Another one: Traralgon News and Lotto manager,Corey Davenport, announced thatit wasthe store’s 50thmajor winner

What is International Women’sDay?

INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on March 8.

The day recognises women’s achievements and highlights the right for women to participate equally in economic, political and community life free from discrimination and harassment.

The United Nations started celebrating IWD in 1977 with adifferent theme each year focusing on gender inequality and reform.

The themes haveincluded reproductive rights, promoting women’sleadership,preventingviolence against women and encouraging equal access to

work, education and training.

The theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is ‘Cracking the Code: Innovation for agender equal future ’.

WhyisInternational Women’s Dayimportant?

IN Gippsland, there are several organisations working together to see women participatingin all aspects of life free from violence, discrimination or harassment.

These include, Latrobe Health Assembly, Gippsland Women’s Health, Gipps CASA and Gippsport.

Sadly, women in Gippsland remain disproportionally disadvantaged by the gendered impacts of health, wellbeing and safety inequality.

Gippslandwomen continue to experiencesome of the worst rates of family violence in the state and are consistently disadvantaged by lack of access to quality women’s sexualand reproductive health care, services and information.

Gippsland women are 50% morelikelyto

experience homelessness and represent higher than the state average for obesity, anxiety and depression and harmful drinking.

InternationalWomen’s Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of theissuesaffecting local women and what can be done to make adifference.

More importantly, it is areminder that there is aconstant needtoimprovehow women are recognised for their achievements and contributions within our communities.

Dr Renee Heath MP

YOUR NEW LIBERAL VOICE FORTHE EASTERN VICTORIA REGION

What can Ido to participate in International Women’sDay?

Amplify Women’s Voices

CELEBRATE women by showcasing their achievements.

Highlight the technological contributions women in your community have made or how innovative technologies havehelpedcombatdiscrimination or marginalisation.

Be Inclusive

ENSURE that you are listening to arange of diverse voices from women from all walks of life. Make your events accessible and affordable so that everyone has achancetoattend and participate.

You can make your digital communications more accessible by using plain and simple language, using alternative text for images and using captions on videos and videoconferencing.

LearnMore

Reneeisa devotedGippsland local,borninMorwell and raisedinSale whereshe worked as aChiropractor across several clinics in Gippsland.Reneehas grownup volunteering in her community, working with disadvantagedchildrenand wasafoundingmember of an exciting women’s collectiveinGippsland.

Reneehas been astrongadvocate forwomen from an early age.Inher early 20's,she startedachildren's home fororphanedand disadvantagedgirls and will take thesame passion forhelping people intothe 60th Parliament.

She's proud to be afemale voice forall thebeautiful communities that makeupthe Eastern Victoria Region.

To contactReneepleaseemail renee.heath@parliament.vic.gov.au or call (03) 5941 1112 51 JamesStreet, Pakenham

Renee Heath MP Memberfor EasternVictoriaRegion

HOST or attend atraining session for your staff on gender equality or how to be an Active Bystander.

Gippsland Women’s Health run regular Active Bystander training sessions. The training is designed to teachyou how to recognise risk situations,respond to disrespectful behaviourand challenge and introduce newways of thinking.

Being an Active Bystander means you can play avital role in helping stop men’s violence against women andcreateasaferGippsland for women andchildren.

For more informationcontact Fiona Passarin –Fiona.passarin@gwhealth.asn.au

InvolveMen

GENDER equality is not just awomen’s issue. Involve men from all parts of the community as active and equal partners in supporting gender equality initiatives.

Men can do their bit by challenging sexist language and behaviour; supporting women in decision making and leadership; and challenging the condoning of violence against women. Join an

OrangeRound

THE Orange Round is an opportunity for sports clubs to show their support for gender equality and violence prevention.

There are twoOrangeRoundsper year: Feb/ March for summer sports and July for winter sports.

For more information see gippsport.com.au/ Gippsland-orange-round-2023/

Have conversations around Gender Equality

Here are some ideas to get the conversation going:

•What doesInternationalWomen’sDay mean to you?

•What can we do to make ourcommunity safer for women?

•Doeseveryoneinyourhouseholdspend the same amount of time on housework?

•How do you recognise and celebrate diversity in your community?

•What qualities do you value in aleader? Are they traditionally more masculine or feminine qualities?

•How can we call out sexism when we see it?

Planning an event for women needs consideration

GippSport’sgenderequity work

GIPPSPORT is leading the way in gender equity in sport across Gippsland, having worked with community sports clubs, local government, and everyone in between, on strategic and practical ways to better support women and girls in sport.

At last year’s recalibrate Gender Equity Awards GippSport won both Best SME and Best Company, ahead of an impressive field of finalists including Cotton On, L’Oréal Australia andJayco.

One gender equity project that resonates within the community is Orange Round, which is running February 25 -March 25 this year for summer sports,and July15- 30 forwinter sports.

Community sport is apowerful vehicle for change, and hosting an Orange Round is an impactful way to ‘call in’ community members of varying ages and backgrounds and give them practical tools to elicit change in their clubs, homes, and the wider community.

More informationonOrangeRoundcan be found on the website: https://gippsport.com.au/ gippsland-orange-round-2023/

Other currentgender equity projects include:

•A gender impact assessment for Baw Baw Shire’sSporting Walk of Fame project

•Facilitating the ‘Changing Gippsland’s Game Professional Network’ for women in sport

•Collaboratingwith Proud2Playonacommunity consultation process to understand the needs, experiences, and climate for LGBTIQ+ folks in sport and recreation in the Gippsland area

GIVINGwomen thespace, capacity and opportunity to speak publiclyand highlight their contributionsand knowledge is afantastic way to show support!

It not only encourages your speaker but gives inspiration to the audience to pursue their own achievements.

However, there are still some key considerations to keep in mind when planning your IWD events and guest speakers.

Not having breakfast meetings or events

WOMENare oftenthe primarycarersathome and their mornings will be filled with getting the kids ready for school, taking them to childcare, or in some instances they may not have the luxury of having ababysitter /carer to assist.

Earlyevents may also not be suitable for women wishing to attend.

Vitalopportunities to encourage women may be missed simply due to wrong timing.

Consider the travel time and her ownwork commitments

THE expectation for her to ‘drop everything and get there’ is not reasonable, nor respectful. Alternatively, are you able to offer transport as part of the speaking arrangement?

It is also respectful to request her service or attendance well ahead of time.

Paywomen forspeaking at events... even if she doesn’t asktobepaid!

ORGANISATIONS will have budgets for catering and other eventfees,soit’s time we appropriately recognisewomen for their talent, knowledge, experience and time.

Provide public recognition of speaking engagements

ORGANISE social media, media releases, newsletters or proper acknowledgement at the event. Ensure she is appropriately introduced to key people at the event.

Makesurethe environment is safeand welcoming.

HAVE you arranged someone to greet the guest speaker?

Is there aprivate space for them to rehearse or have aquiet moment before taking the stage?

Do youhave the appropriate resourcesand processes in place to manage backlash or poor behaviour from the audience or your own staff?

•A Gippsland-focussed ‘Men As Allies’research project with La TrobeUniversity, including

two successful workshops late last year that GippSport plans to replicate

OrangeRound

ORANGE Round is aGippsland-wide initiative to encouragesporting clubstotake astand and help raise awarenessabout the incidence and impact of sexual assault,familyviolence and violence againstwomen and girls in the community. It provides an opportunity to talk about how to create aculture thatpromotes equality and respect.

Sport is ahighly visible and valued part of Australian culture and identity.

It has the capacity to influence behaviours and attitudesand promotes the positive values of fairness and respect.

Sportingcommunities are avital partofa healthy wider community and agreat place to promote gender equality.

At each Orange Round the players wear an orange arm band (supplied) in an act of solidarity and courage towards the shared goal of promoting gender equality to eliminate sexual and family violence against women and girls.

There will be signswelcomingplayers and spectators to Orange Round, family violence resources, and the opportunity to learn more about what can be done in sports clubs to reduce the incidence of family violence in Gippsland.

For more information on Orange Round please visit https://gippsport.com.au/gippsland-orangeround-2023/ or contact KathleenDenny, Gender Equity Project Officer at GippSport, via 0455 997 795 or kathleen@gippsport.com.au

Servicing Gippsland in Morwell,Warragul,Sale, Bairnsdale, Leongatha andWonthaggi

Entries open for photo comp

DO you lovegetting out andabout and takingsnaps on the Thomson, Macalister or Latrobe Rivers and wetlands?

The West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority's (WGCMA) 2023 Your Weekend, Your Waterway Photo Competition is currently underway.

All you need to do is grab your camera or phone, head out into the catchment, then capture and submit yourbestphotos of any of thesethree rivers and wetlands via the WGCMA's website.

There is $550 worth of shopping vouchers for winners of each category to spend in their local community, alongwith an overall best photo prize.

“Wehavechosen these three waterways because they receive deliveries of ‘water for the environment’ each year,” WGCMA chief executive Martin

Fuller said Victoria’s rivers and wetlands supply water for towns, industry and food production. This means peopleremove alarge partofthe water thatwould normally flow into these ecosystems.

To limit this impact,Victoriahas ‘environmental water’ in water storages. This water is stored and released to support the animals and plants that live in rivers and wetlands.

“Allocations of environmental waterplay an important role in improving the health of rivers and wetlands in West Gippsland and this is guided by SeasonalWatering Plans approvedbythe Victorian Environmental Water Holder,” Mr Fuller said.

“Images from this photo comp will feature in the proposaland help to promote the benefits of environmental water in both dry and wet years.”

Meet the teacher barbecue

MORWELL CentralPrimary was awash with yellow when the staff all wore their new vests at a ‘meet the teacher barbecue’ recently.

These garments enabled the parents/guardians to quickly find staff and identify them by their name on the front.

Theywere thenabletochatwith all the staff who teach their children, across all subject areas of the curriculum.

The barbecue was awonderful family event, where teachers and parents/guardians mingled in the sunshineand got to know each other while enjoying asausage in bread.

Everyone enjoyed the event,including the students who had fun playing with their friends.

The new vests are also being used by the staff when they are on yard duty, allowing students to locate them quickly should any problem arise.

The waterwaysthat receive environmentalwater deliveries in WestGippsland form thecompetition categories. These locations are:

-Durt-Yowan (Latrobe River) anywhere downstream from Lake Narracan, including the Lower Latrobe Wetlands (i.e. Dowd Morass, Heart Morass and Sale Common); -Wirn wirndook Yeerung (MacalisterRiver) anywhere downstream from Lake Glenmaggie, and;

-CarranCarran(Thomson River), including HeyfieldWetlands, anywhere downstream from the Thomson Reservoir.

“We’re looking for photos showing people using these waterways for their leisure. Theymight be boating, swimming or having asnooze by a riverbank.” Mr Fuller added.

TheWGCMA’s Your Weekend, Your Waterway

Get snapping: Locals arebeing encouraged to enterthe West Gippsland Catchment ManagementAuthority’sphotocompetition.

Photo: contributed

Photo Competition is open until March 10. Winners will be announced before March 20. Formoreinformation andtoenter,visit www. wgcma.vic.gov.au/your-weekend-your-waterwayphotography-competition-2023

Connection:

Instantlyrecognisable:

Tucking in: Morwell CentralPrimarySchool students Hunter,Latisha andCharlie enjoying sausages in bread. Photographs supplied

Meeting:

Generational: Lauraand hergrandfather enjoying atalk with Laura’steacher,Jeneen Clarkson.

Getting to know you: Kobi and hismum chatting to Kobi’s teacher, JennySmethurst.

Teacher,Jocoba Moore, withher studentSakuraand Sakura’smum and brother

Teacher,LukeWilliams,catching up with the familyofone of hisstudents.Jenny, Lizzie and George

Morwell Central PrimarySchool staffwearing theirnew vests

Point of theexercise: Outoftheir comfortzones andbuilding trust areAvan, Oscarand Teddy

Target: St Paul’s studentAmelia takesher shot at

Forging friendships

Discovery:

ST Paul’s AnglicanGrammar School’sYear7 students have enjoyed forging new friendships and reconnecting with nature during their Year 7Peer Support Camp at Camp Rumbug in South Gippsland.

With the support of Year 10 peer support students, Year 7studentsadventured in canoeing, archery, climbing and abseiling gum trees, raft building and launching, low ropes and flying over deep ravines and waterways with the flying fox. Students also appreciated hiking up and down challenging slopes once they were rewarded with the breath-taking views of Wilsons Prom.

As part of the students' transition to secondary school,educators prioritise the wellbeing of students with acamp that aims to forge connections, develop teamwork and personal growth, promote problem-solving, and strengthen the bond of the cohort early on in the school year.

Followme: Year 10 peer supportleader Riley

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Venue: Traralgon Little

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Oscar foundanew,little friend.

Teamwork: Keeping theirraftafloat areTokio,Gracie,Grace (peer supportleader) and Brooke.

Wayupthere: Flying high is Tokio

Even Stevens: Finding balance is Anson

Up friendshipcreek: Paddling away areMakinley, Mia,Lacieand Alex. Photographs supplied

Out-of-home care wanted

SPEAKING in state Parliament, The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath,has called on the Minister for Child Protection andFamily Services to address the gaps in mental health services for children living in out-of-home care.

“Children entering out-of-home care are often in ahighly traumatised state,” Ms Bath said.

“Gippsland foster care advocate, Heather Baird from ABetter Life for Foster Kids, has been for some time calling for comprehensive treatment plans to cover achild’s mental wellbeing when they enter care.

“MrsBaird has been lobbying for mental health support to be providedatthe entrypoint of care to assist achild’s transition into care.

“These children enter out of home care from dysfunctional backgrounds -their emotional and psychological wellbeing must be apriority

“To better support carers, the Andrews Government must introduce ayouth-specific mental health triage within the first six weeks of acarearrangement.”

Ms Bath also took the opportunity to raise the issue of reimbursements for foster carers.

“Our foster carers provide an essential service in our community by supporting vulnerable children to grow up in astable, nurturing home,” Ms Bath said.

“Despite an urgent identified need, the Andrews Government has left our foster carers out in the cold and out of pocket.

“A recent report conductedbyKPMG identified that a67per cent increase in the payment of foster carers is warrantedtobring Victorian reimbursements in line with NSW and Queensland.

“Presentlythe fostercare allowancein Victoria doesn’t even cover the basic essentials, it has failed to keep pace with CPI and it must change.

“I call on the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services to work with ABetter Lifefor FosterKids,Heather Baird to improve supportfor the mentalhealth of our most vulnerable children and the financial stability of those who provide such dedicated care.”

Kids’physical fitness apriority

MORE Australian schools are being urged to signup for Jump Rope for Heart in abid to improve thephysicalfitness of school-aged kids.

The call from the Heart Foundation comes as the organisation supports anew study that aims to understand whether staying fit in childhood reduces the risk of heart disease later in life.

Jump Rope for Heart this month celebrates its 40thanniversary. Theprogramisacultural landmark for Australian school kids dating back to its beginnings in 1983. It has long been away for schools to encourage youngsters to take up physical activitywhile learningabout fundraising for heart health.

Despite the program’s success, data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that kids spend more time sitting or lying down with digital devices than they do playing outside.

Consequently, one in fourAustralian kids is either overweight or obese, and only aquarter of all kids aged five to 14 undertake the required 60 minutes of physical activity each day.

The Heart Foundation is supporting Dr Brooklyn Fraser from the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research to measure the long-term benefitstoheart healthofgreater child fitness, and investigate ways for parents and teachers to identify at-risk children.

Dr Fraser’s research may lead to helping schools implement fitness programs with the aim to help students avoid heart disease later in life.

“There is growing evidence that child fitness levels are in decline, and thatthis may contribute to poor heart healthinthe future,” Dr Fraser said.

“This is what has motivated me to investigate this further and identify children who may be at risk and to find new ways to increase their physical fitness levels.

“My advice in the meantime is thatschools shouldn’t wait: programs like Jump Rope for Heart will help to increase fitnesslevelsamong students, thereby potentially reducing their risk of heart disease into adulthood.”

Jump Rope for Heart offers schools achanceto encourage physical activity among students and to teach them about fundraising. Since 1983, Jump Rope for Heart has:

 Been skipped in by more than 10 million Aussie kids;

 Seen 90 percent of Australian schools take part at some point in time, and;

 Helped to raise more than $111 million for

the Heart Foundation to support vital heart research.

The Heart Foundation’shead of physical activity, Elizabeth Calleja, said Jump Rope for Heart was agreat wayfor schools to play an important role in keeping kids active.

“Participating schools receive all the information and support they need to help students and

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teachers to take part in Jump Rope for Heart,” Ms Calleja said.

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Jump: Studies showstaying fitinchildhood reduces the risk of heart disease Photograph supplied

School Principal Your 2023

Who leads your child’sschool?

Do you really knowthem outside of aschool newsletter, or an assembly?

Theprincipals of schools on these pages give you some insight into whotheyare,what drives them, their passions, their focus and importantlytheir leadership expertise,along with their staff,tolead their school to provide maximum educational opportunities for your child.

“Asapassionate educator andlong-time Gippslandresident,itisa great privilegeto Gippslandreside ,itisa privileg lead LowannaCollege. Ihave abackground in science,engineering, teaching, business administration, andofcourse,educational andofcourse,educati leadership. Icurrently live on acreagein urrently acr Hazelwood North with my youngfamily,and keep life balanced with passion forrunning, unning, music, sport, photography, farm life,and importantly,family time.

As Ilook back over my four years at Lowanna overmyfour College, Iamincredibly proudofthe progress ogr our staff andstudentshave made.From significantgrowth in literacy andnumeracy through our enrichmentprograms, our enrichmen expandedwellbeingand student support expande services,to our specialist Sports Academyand Ac yand our recordperformance in VCE. ourrecor

We remain highly committedtoour vision committed to our –through high expectations, strongcare andsupport, we ensureall studentsachieve excellence in their endeavours”. ende AdamHogan, Principal

School Principal Your 2023

South Street Primary

BrendanDawson

is honoured to lead the school community of South Street Primary School,Moe. Having had extensive experience leading several schools across Gippsland, Brendan brings awealth of knowledge, enthusiasm, dedication, and personality to work collaboratively with the community of Moe to improve the educational and wellbeing outcomes for all students. As thepreviousPrincipal at Glengarry, Willow Grove, and Labertouche Primary Schools, Brendan’s leadership and management skills led to him being recently nominated as afinalist in the 2022 Victorian Education Excellence Awards in the Outstanding Primary Principal category.

“The experiences and successes Ihave had leading and working with various rural communities has reinforced my beliefofwhat matters most when connecting and leading school communities. Thatisastrong focus on building and maintaining relationships, setting high expectations and agenuine desire to work together with students, parents/carers, and staff to achieve academic excellence.”

“I’m incredibly excited to be at South Street and look forwardtocontinuing to achieve academic success for all students.”

34 South Street, MoePH: 5127 1512

Sacred Heart Primary School Morwell

unique gifts andare humbledbythe support of thecommunity at our school. Therelationships we form at Sacred Heart allow us to work together to create individual learningpathways to enhance thelearningofall students. My teaching experiences in Melbourneand Gippsland have given me asolidbackgroundtolead aprogressive mindset across our school. Beingproactive in afaith community has continued to be acatalyst formetomeet theneeds of Sacred Heart Primary School in Morwell.

Lumen Christi Churchill ll

Principal, Sally Darby,isenjoying her second year as Principal at Lumen Christi Churchill. She says that although she has worked in many schools across Gippsland, Melbourne and the UK, thereissomething extra special about the Lumen Christi community that you just don’tfind everywhere. Having completed further studies in Wellbeing and Inclusive Education as well as School Leadership, Mrs Darby says she aims to ensurethat the school continues to move in apositive direction for both Wellbeing, Mental Health and Student Learning.

“I am passionate about education and want to make surethat the children at Lumen Christi experience the very highest quality that we can offer.”

Lumen Christi translates to “Light of Christ” and as aschool community we aim to be the Light of Christ in

the world through everything that we do. Everyone is welcome at Lumen Christi, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive and safe learning environment for all of our children and their families. Children don’thave to be Catholic to attend our school, however our rich Catholic Education fosters asense of belonging for each child and family within our school community,one whereevery child is valued for who they are. Children areatthe heart of everything we do here, we have high expectations for all of our staff and students and offer an engaging experience for children to make progress in all areas of their learning.

“Weoffer awarm welcome to anyone interested in joining our Lumen Christi school family.Please contact the office on 5122 2231 to arrange a school tour at your convenience.”

Sally Darby

At Sacred Heart Iaminspiredbyour

Vision, “Christian values empower our learners to thrive within an ever changingworld” andcompelled by theMission. “Asa community of faith we strive to educate all learners to be respectful, inclusive andcaringtorealise their own excellence andcontribute to theworld”.Which allows thecontinued focus on our studentsbeing central to everything we do. We celebrate their

With Gospel Values we...

•Looktoour humanresource as our greatest resource

•Worktogether to improve student outcomes.

•Use evidencebased strategies forall learning.

Pleasecontact us forall enquiries, principal@shmorwell.catholic.edu.au

266 Commercial Road, Morwell

Phone 5134 3718

Your

HOROSCOPES

by Joanne Madeline Moore

February27-March 5, 2023

Aries Love luck generosity and opportunity are linked, as Venus and Jupiter hook up in your sign So it’s a wonderful week to join an online dating site, go on a first date, propose, get married, renew your wedding vows, launch a passion project or buy a lottery ticket Good fortune could also knock on your door via a local friend, a business partner or an international contact But you must have the inner confidence to truly believe that you deserve happiness and success

Taurus Are you tired of being a paddockbound Bull? This week Jupiter revs up your usually tentative Taurean nature and you will feel more restless and curious than usual So it’s time to break free from boring boundaries escape from your pedestrian paddock, go free-range and start exploring the world around you Your motto is from birthday great Elizabeth Taylor, “I feel very adventurous There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them ”

Libra Thursday is the luckiest day of the year for love, when Venus (your patron planet) hooks up with Jupiter (planet of good fortune) in your relationship zone So make the most of it! Coupled Librans – plan something romantic with your partner, like a candle-lit dinner or a well-chosen present Singles – look out for a sexy, amorous Aries or a sassy, hilarious Sagittarius And you could meet them while you are travelling or via an introduction from a close friend

Scorpio

A relationship (at home or work) looks un psettled this week, as Uranus continues to upset the apple cart and throw some surprises into the mix Someone could say or do something that rattles your sense of security Or a colleague, client or customer could throw you a curved ball Whatever happens, avoid the temptation to brood and fall into a slump As birthday great Elizabeth Taylor declared “Pour yourself a drink put on some lipstick and pull yourself together!”

Gemini

You’re keen to connect with o Gthers as six planets activate your professional and aspirations zones It’s a terrific time to converse and communicate, text and tweet

People are waiting to hear what you ’ ve got to say as you brainstorm your creative ideas, and proactive Mars is charging through your sign

So stop procrastinating, walk your talk and start delivering! Be inspired by birthday great writer and illustrator Dr Seuss, “Only you can control your future ”

Cancer Venus and Jupiter join forces in your career zone, so a professional opportunity could come your way this week But you must keep your eyes and ears open, and nurture potential influential connections along the way Mercury also links up with Saturn, so you need to take a disciplined look at money and tax matters, especially if you ’ re part of a financial partnership Friday Saturday and Sunday favour travel, tourism, education and communication

Leo This week’s spontaneous stars increase your restless side and your independent streak

Travel and communication are particularly favoured, as you connect with creative friends from close to home and far away Clever

Cats will resist the urge to be bossy and self-indulgent You’re in the mood to take a professional risk or go on a grand adventure but avoid saying the first thing that pops into your head Sometimes silence is golden, and some things are best left unsaid

Virgo

With no less than five planets in your rgelationship and intimacy zones, it’s a suitable time to sit down with a loved one and talk through a sensitive issue that’s been bothering you Clear communication and deft diplomacy are the keys to peaceful partnerships at the moment Attached Virgo – it’s a wonderful week to take your sweetheart on a spontaneous adventure If you ’ re single, a seemingly ordinary date could head off in an unexpected direction!

Sagittarius

This week Venus links up wg ith your power planet Jupiter, so it’s time to accentuate the positive and count your lucky stars Quit blaming life, fate, karma or other people for the messes you ’ ve created and the mistakes you ’ ve made Adopt the motto of birthday great, actress and adventurer Joanna Lumley “Only you can make yourself into who you want to be Don’t blame anybody else You are entitled to free fresh air, and that’s it Do the rest yourself ”

Capricorn Venus and Jupiter encourage you tp o listen to loved ones closely and keep the channels of communication open Is a family member going through a rough patch? Don’t lecture them! Strive to help them in a compassionate and generous way But expect a stressful week financially as Saturn shakes up your previous expectations Time to reformulate your fiscal plans When it comes to work and business it’s much better to under-promise and then over-deliver

Convoy for Kids ready to rumble into town again

THERE is nothing quite like the huge rumble of trucks and the sound of air horns as they pass by kids on the side of the road tugging on an imaginary air horn chain.

To watch this huge convoy of trucks pass through the towns of East Gippsland is an amazing spectacle.

The East Gippsland Convoy for Kids wasstarted to raise money for charity organisations thatsupport children during timesofneed

The transportindustry of East Gippslandcome together every four yearstoraise money for this cause. The last event in 2018saw more than 200 trucks participate and $70,000 raised by the trucking industry, with the proceeds divided up andgiven to charity groups.

The trucks will be lined up along the airstrip for the crowd to look at, and will be involved in a show and shine. The public will be asked to vote for apeople’s choice award.

Avariety of food vans and trade stalls will be set up and helicopter rides will be available. Giggles from CampQuality will be making an appearance and Truck’nWith Tim will be there -Tim is aMorwell-raised truckdriver who recently celebrated 20 years on the radio, and has ahuge following and fan base.

There is apublic auctionofanassortment of itemsthat have been donated from businesses all overEastGippsland to helpraiseasmuch money as possible.

Aquarius

This year, the event is being sponsored by Boss Forestryand Gippsland Truck Centre, and raising money for Angel Flight, Ronald McDonald House and Camp Quality charities.

This week Mercury and Saturn hooqk up in your sign, so your progressive ideas and unpredictable antics could upset some people But that’s life when you ’ re a freewheeling Aquarius! So your motto is from this week’s birthday great, ‘Cat in the Hat’ writer Dr Seuss “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” For extra creative inspiration, look to avant-garde Aquarian role-models like Mozart, Bob Marley, Yoko Ono, Oprah Winfrey and Harry Styles

Pisces The Sun Neptune and Mercury are transiting through your sign, so you ’ re emanating some serious charisma! Make sure you appreciate and celebrate the creative and compassionate Piscean within via writing, singing dancing, drawing, painting, playing music or helping others And with Mars visiting your home zone (until March 25) it’s also time to tackle a domestic problem or a DIY project that s been dumped on the backburner for a while

CopyrightJoanne Madeline Moore 2023

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The committee is currently busy with last-minute preparations, and the local transport industry is busy rallyingaroundbuildinga convoy and donating goods for the auction.

East Gippsland Convoy for Kids will be held on March 4atthe Great Lakes Airfield, with gates opening at 10am.

The convoy will start in Traralgon. The trucks make their way through each of the towns and as they pass, more trucks join along the way at different meetingpoints.Their final destination is Lakes Entrance

Aconvoy also leaves from the Orbost end of Gippsland; when it arrivesinLakes Entrance, the whole convoy will come together and meet at the Great Lakes Airfield to start the fun family day.

The aim for this year is to see if as much money can be raised as the last event, and give back to the organisations that provideongoing support to the families and children of East Gippsland.

Batt Brothers Vegetation Management has sponsored Wacky Wombat to provide aday filled withfree children’s activities, suchaschildren’s entertainment, face painting and jumping castles. There will be plenty for children to do and see.

In the evening, there will be atrucking industry dinner which has been sponsored by Dixon Transport Insurance Brokers and Kennedy Trailers. The dinner provides an opportunity for everyone to get together for ameal, pay tribute to truck drivers that have passed, share truck driving yarns, and then another auction is held before the night moves into the early hours.

The convoy will start from TraralgonatRocla Rd at 7.30am; it will then move on to the United Service Station in Rosedale around 7.50am, continuing to travel and grow in size as it passes through Sale to pick up more trucks that will gather at Foster St near the old jail, ready to leave around 8.15am.

Trucks will gather at the industrialestatein Stratford and join the ever-growing convoy as it passes by around 8.35am.

Finally, the trucks from the Bairnsdale area will gather at the Nagle College Bus Loop, ready to leave by 9.05am.

Fromthe other end of Gippsland, the trucks from Orbost and surrounding areas will gather at the TopOvalinOrbost, and leave for Lakes Entrance at 8.45am to converge with the rest of the convoy.

For any further information about the day, tickets for the industry dinner, or if youwouldlike to purchase any merchandise or make adonation, head to the official EastGippslandConvoyfor Kids Facebook page.

TheGuide

ROYALAUTOPSY

SBS, Friday, 9.25pm

Not forthe faint-hearted, this grisly two-part series investigates thecause of the deaths of two of Britain’smostfamousand historically significant monarchs –Queen Elizabeth I(1533-1603) and King Charles II (1630-1685).

In each episode, Professor AliceRobertsand forensic pathologistDrBrett Lockyer conduct simulatedautopsies on eachofthe rulersusingablend of prosthetic bodies, toxicologytesting and forensic analysis.Tonight’spostmortem examination bringstolifethe final days of Queen Elizabeth I’sreign. VERA

ABC TV,Sunday, 8.30pm

Devotedfansofthis long-running detectivedrama can breathe asigh of relief –no-nonsense sleuth DCI Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn, pictured) willreturn foratleast one moreinstalment after this latestfour-episode run wraps up next week. Rest assured, Vera isn’t hanging up her iconic green mac and fisherma

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Wednesday, March 1

SOUTH KOREA WITH ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG

SBS, Monday, 8.30pm

South Korean pop music has exploded overthe past decade, with groups such as BTSand Blackpink dominating charts around the world But fewK-pop songs havecaptured the world’scollectiveattention like Psy’s GangnamStyledid in 2012.

PICK OF THE WEEK

Old-fashioned: Sienna Carol and Olivia try on their 1850s garb

TheWeekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) Asatirical newsprogram.

9.05 QI. (Ms) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

9.35 Spicks And Specks. (Final, PG, R) HostedbyAdam Hills.

10.20 Adam Hills: TheLastLeg. (R)

11.05 ABC Late News 11.20 The Business.

(R) 11.35 Frayed. (Mls, R) 12.25 MOVIE: In My Blood It Runs. (2019,Ma, R) Dujuan Turner,CarolTurner,Megan Turner 1.45 Rage (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 AntiquesRoadshow.(R)

4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

Children’s Programs. 5.20pm Pfffirates 5.30 Ginger AndThe Vegesaurs 5.35 Interstellar Ella. 5.50 Kiri And Lou.

5.55 KangarooBeach 6.05 The Adventures Of Paddington. 6.20 Bluey. 6.25 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Ben And Holly 6.50 Shaun TheSheep 7.05 Catie’s AmazingMachines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Silent Witness. 9.30 Banana. 9.55

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MOVIE: Burn Motherf**ker Burn! (2017,MA15+) 11.15 Late Programs.

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Propelled by an energetic beat and ding dance, went on videoto views his series rhost ongvisits Seoul mortalised catchy .He ngets echance orecord aK-pop banger of his very own.

BACK IN TIME FORTHE CORNER SHOP

ABC TV, Tuesday, 8pm

Our shopping habits have drastically changed over the years with everything now just the click of a button away So it’s fascinating to reflect on far simpler times when Australians had to rely on one small business to meet their daily needs – the humble corner shop In the latest instalment of this much-loved living-history series the fearless Ferrone family returns to experience running one of Australias most treasured institutions over 150 years of history, starting further back in time than ever before – in the 1850s Host Annabel Crabb is on hand as Carol, Peter, Julian, Sienna and Olivia navigate the enlightening challenge with their unbridled enthusiasm and curiosity

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.30 Wildlife ER: Spoonbill SoftShoe Shuffle. (PG)

8.30 MilitaryStrongholds: Megastructures Of Genius. (PG) Explores the constructionoffortresses

9.30 Bloodlands. (M) Tomis forced to suppress his rage.

10.35 SBS WorldNewsLate.

11.05 Cargo (Mal)

12.00 Witch Hunt.(Madl, R) 3.30 Face To Face. (Ma) 4.25 Bamay.(R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home AndAway. (PGa)

7.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (Mls) Grandad’sbrother decides to visit.

9.00 TheFront Bar: All Sports Edition (M) SamPang, Mick Molloyand Andy Maher

aharrowing rescue of two siblings triggers emotional memories.

Bull. (Ma, R)

(R)

TheLateShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

Home Shopping (R)

7TWO (72, 62)

9GEM (92, 81)

AMonth Of Sundays. Continued. (2015,PG) 7.55

Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French)

The PeopleUpstairs.(2020,Spanish) 11.30

ATranslator.(2018,M,Spanish) 1.30pm The Movie Show 2.00 Viceroy’sHouse.(2017,PG)

4.00 Into TheArms Of Strangers. (2000,PG) 6.10

This Beautiful Fantastic. (2016,PG) 7.50 The One

ILove. (2014, M) 9.30 LivingIsEasyWith Eyes

Closed. (2013,M,Spanish) 11.30 Dreamfools. (2018,

M, Italian) 1.25am Hemel. (2012, MA15+, Dutch)

2.55 Crime Wave.(2018,MA15+, Spanish) 4.45 Fellinopolis. (2020, PG, Italian)

Thursday, March 2

6.00 TheDrum.

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30 Presented by SarahFerguson.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent. International affairs program.

8.30 Grand Designs: TheStreets. (PG)Part 1of5.Kevin McCloud returns to Graven Hill in Oxfordshire to seethe UK’slargest massself-build site.

9.20 Joanna Lumley’sGreat Cities Of TheWorld: Berlin. (PG, R) Part 3of3

10.10 Movin’ToThe Country. (PG,R)

10.40 ABCLateNews.

10.55 TheBusiness. (R)

11.10 Girl Like You. (Mals, R)

12.10 Q+A. (R)

1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.35 Antiques Roadshow.(R) 4.30 TheDrum. (R) 5.30

7.30.(R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.35 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar Part 1of2

8.30 American Presidency With Bill Clinton: We ThePeople. (PG) Explores presidentialdecision-making in the face of the turning points for many American citizens.

9.20 Miniseries: TheWalk-In. (MA15+) Part 5of5.Robbie Mullen must face his former friends from NationalAction in court.

10.15 SBSWorld News Late.

10.45 L’Opera. (Madls, R) Zoegets readytoleavethe Opera.

11.45 TheEagle. (MA15+av,R)

4.05 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 Bamay.(R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

Friday, March 3

6.00 TheDrum. Analysis of the day’snews.

7.00 ABCNews. Takesalook at today’stop stories.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis toursanexpert’svegie patch. Jane Edmanson cultivates autumn colour

8.30 Endeavour (Mav) Part 1of3.A grisly discovery in aCollege garden raises suspicion among acelebrated Oxford orchestra, but when asecond tragedy hits this time within their ranks, Endeavour discovers astory the would sooner forget.

10.00 VanDer Valk. (Mav,R)Part 1of3

11.35 ABC Late News. Coverage of theday’sevents.

11.50 Miniseries: Butterfly (Mal, R) Part 2of3

12.35 Adam Hills: TheLastLeg (R)

1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 WrecksThat Changed TheWorld: Danger Ahead. Takesa look at shipwrecks.

8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Devon. (PG, R) RobBelldiscovers the now-abandoned lines that unlocked the wild coastline of north Devon.

9.25 RoyalAutopsy. Part 1of2.Professor Alice Roberts exploresthe final dying days and cause of death of Queen Elizabeth I.

10.25 SBS WorldNews Late.

10.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+v,R)

1.25 Romulus. (MA15+sv, R)

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home AndAway. (PGa) Ziggy delivers Gabeabitter pill to swallow

8.30 Code 1: TheEssendon Plane Crash. (M) Takesalook at the Essendon plane crash that occurred in February2017 when agroup of golfers chartered asmall aircraft to fly them from Melbourne to King Island, only to crash into ashopping centre.

9.30 Air Crash Investigations: Holding Pattern (PGal) Investigators delveintothe mysterybehind the2016 crash of Flydubai Flight 981.

10.30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.15 MOVIE: Upgrade. (2018,MA15+av,R) Logan Marshall-Green.

12.30[VIC]HomeShopping.(R)

4.00 NBCToday

5.00 SevenEarly

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. HostedbyJohanna Griggs.

8.30 MOVIE: HacksawRidge. (2016,MA15+v,R)Based on atrue story. Aconscientious objector,who worked as amedic on the frontlinesofWorld WarII without ever firing ashotorevencarrying agun, wins the US Medal of Honor.Andrew Garfield, SamWorthington, Vince Vaughn.

11.15 MOVIE: Point Of No Return. (1993,Mlsv, R) Amurderer becomes an assassin. BridgetFonda, GabrielByrne.

1.30[VIC]HomeShopping.

1.35 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 ForThe Love Of Pets (PG) Vets fear adog has swallowedashark tooth.

8.30 MOVIE: Mamma Mia! Here

We Go Again. (2018,PGs, R) Ayoung woman prepares to reopen her family hotel, while learning more about the life of her late mother.Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep,LilyJames.

10.40 MOVIE: Footloose. (1984,Mlv,R)A Chicago teenager takes on aminister.Kevin Bacon.

12.40 TheFirst48: BadLove (Mav,R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Take Two. (R)

7.30 Taskmaster Australia. (PGl) Hosted by TomGleeson.

8.30 GoggleboxAustralia. Adiverse range of people open their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows, with the help of special, locked-off cameras which captureevery unpredictable moment.

9.30 TheMontreal Comedy Festival. Stand-up comedy routines from Iliza Shlesinger, ChelseaHandler Katherine Ryan and Jimmy OYang

10 30 Would ILie To You? Australia. (Ml, R) HostedbyChrissie Swan.

11.30 TheProject. (R)

12.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.30 TheProject Thehosts and guest panellists takealook at the day’snews, events and hot topics.

7.30 TheGraham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined on the couch by celebrity guests including Dame Helen Mirren and Pedro Pascal

8.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 JustFor Laughs. (Ml, R) Stand-up comedy performances from Steph Tisdell,Tom Ballard andTwo Hearts

11.00 JustFor LaughsUncut. (MA15+ls, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne.

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

3.25 Mastermind Australia.(R) 4.30 Bamay (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.30 Global Shop (R)

12.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show

5.00 NHK World English News Morning

5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

5.00 NBCToday.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30

SkippyThe Bush Kangaroo. (R)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

PPING

AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON

ROUND 1

Thursday,March 16

Richmond vs.Carlton (MCG)(N)

Friday,March 17

Geelong Cats vs.Collingwood (MCG)(N)

Saturday,March 18

North Melbourne vs.WestCoastEagles (MRVL)

Port Adelaide vs.Brisbane Lions (AO) (T)

Melbourne vs.Western Bulldogs(MCG)(N)

Gold CoastSUNSvs. SydneySwans (MS)(N)

Sunday, March 19

GWS GIANTS vs.Adelaide Crows(GS)

Hawthornvs. Essendon (MCG)

St Kildavs. Fremantle (OS) (T)

ROUND 2

Thursday, March 23

Carlton vs.Geelong Cats (MCG) (N)

Friday,March 24

Brisbane Lions vs.Melbourne (G)(N)

Saturday,March 25

Collingwood vs.PortAdelaide (MCG)

Adelaide Crows vs.Richmond (AO) (T)

Western Bulldogsvs. St Kilda(MRVL)(N)

Fremantlevs. North Melbourne(OS)(N)

Sunday,March 26

SydneySwans vs.Hawthorn(SCG)

Essendon vs.Gold CoastSUNS(MRVL)

WestCoastEaglesvs. GWS GIANTS (OS) (N)

ROUND 3

Thursday,March 30

Western Bulldogs vs.BrisbaneLions (MRVL)(N)

Friday,March 31

Collingwood vs.Richmond (MCG)(N)

Saturday,April 1

Hawthornvs. North Melbourne(UTAS)

GWSGIANTSvs. Carlton(GS)(T)

St Kildavs. Essendon (MCG)(N)

Port Adelaide vs.Adelaide Crows(AO)(N)

Sunday,April 2

Gold Coast SUNS vs.Geelong Cats (MS)

Melbourne vs.SydneySwans (MCG)

Fremantle vs.WestCoastEagles (OS) (T)

ROUND 4

Thursday, April6

Brisbane Lions vs.Collingwood (G)(N)

Friday, April7

North Melbourne vs.Carlton (MRVL)(T)

Saturday,April 8

Adelaide Crows vs.Fremantle(AO)

Richmond vs.Western Bulldogs (MCG) (T)

St Kildavs. Gold Coast SUNS(MRVL)(N)

SydneySwans vs.PortAdelaide (SCG)(N)

Sunday,April 9 Essendon vs.GWS GIANTS (MRVL)

West Coast Eagles vs.Melbourne (OS) (T)

Monday,April 10

GeelongCats vs.Hawthorn(MCG)

ROUND 5

Thursday, April13

Adelaide Crows vs.Carlton (AO) (N)

Friday,April 14

Fremantlevs. Gold CoastSUNS(NO)(T)

SydneySwans vs.Richmond(AO)(N)

Saturday,April 15

North Melbournevs. Brisbane Lions (AH)

Essendonvs. Melbourne (AO) (T)

Port Adelaidevs. Western Bulldogs (AO) (N)

Sunday,April 16

GeelongCats vs.WestCoastEagles (AO)

Hawthornvs. GWS GIANTS (NO)

St Kilda vs.Collingwood (AO) (T)

ROUND 6

Friday,April 21

Fremantlevs. Western Bulldogs(OS)(N)

Saturday,April 22

Port Adelaide vs.WestCoastEagles (AO)

GWS GIANTS vs.Brisbane Lions (MO)(T)

Geelong Cats vs.SydneySwans (GMHBA)(N)

Sunday,April 23

Hawthornvs. Adelaide Crows (UTAS)

Carlton vs.StKilda (MRVL)

Gold CoastSUNS vs.North Melbourne (MS)(T)

Monday, April24

Melbournevs. Richmond (MCG) (N)

Tuesday,April 25

Collingwood vs.Essendon (MCG)

ROUND 7

Friday,April 28

St Kildavs. Port Adelaide (MRVL)(N)

Saturday,April 29

Brisbane Lions vs.Fremantle(G)

SydneySwans vs.GWS GIANTS (SCG)

Western Bulldogs vs.Hawthorn(MRVL)(T)

Melbourne vs.North Melbourne (MCG)(N)

West CoastEagles vs.Carlton (OS) (N)

Sunday,April 30

Essendon vs.Geelong Cats (MCG)

Richmond vs.Gold CoastSUNS (MRVL)

Adelaide Crows vs.Collingwood (AO) (T)

ROUND 8

Friday, May 5

Carlton vs.BrisbaneLions (MRVL)(N)

Saturday,May 6

Richmond vs.WestCoastEagles(MCG)

Geelong Cats vs.Adelaide Crows (GMHBA)

Gold CoastSUNS vs.Melbourne(MS)(T)

GWS GIANTSvs. Western Bulldogs(MO)(N)

Fremantlevs. Hawthorn (OS) (N)

Sunday,May 7

Port Adelaidevs. Essendon (AO)

Collingwood vs.SydneySwans (MCG)

North Melbourne vs.StKilda(MRVL)(T)

ROUND 9

Friday, May12

Richmond vs.Geelong Cats (MCG)(N)

West CoastEagles vs.Gold Coast SUNS (OS) (N)

Saturday,May 13

SydneySwans vs.Fremantle(SCG)

NorthMelbournevs. Port Adelaide(BA)

Hawthornvs. Melbourne(MCG)(T)

Brisbane Lions vs.Essendon (G) (N)

Carlton vs.Western Bulldogs (MRVL)(N)

Sunday,May 14

AdelaideCrows vs.StKilda (AO)

Collingwood vs.GWS GIANTS (MCG)(T)

ROUND 10

Friday, May 19

Port Adelaidevs. Melbourne (AO) (N)

Saturday,May 20

North Melbourne vs.SydneySwans (MRVL)

Western Bulldogs vs.Adelaide Crows (MARS)

Fremantlevs. Geelong Cats (OS) (T)

Brisbane Lionsvs. Gold CoastSUNS(G) (N)

Essendon vs.Richmond (MCG) (N)

Sunday,May 21

Hawthorn vs.WestCoastEagles(UTAS)

Carlton vs.Collingwood (MCG)

GWS GIANTS vs.StKilda (GS) (T)

ROUND 11

Friday,May 26

SydneySwans vs.Carlton (SCG)(N)

Saturday,May 27

St Kilda vs.Hawthorn(MRVL)

Melbourne vs.Fremantle(MCG)

Geelong Cats vs.GWS GIANTS (GMHBA)(T)

Gold CoastSUNSvs. Western Bulldogs (TIO)(N)

WestCoastEagles vs.Essendon (OS) (N)

Sunday,May 28

Richmond vs.PortAdelaide (MCG)

Collingwood vs.North Melbourne (MRVL)

Adelaide Crows vs.Brisbane Lions(AO)(T)

ROUND 12

Friday,June 2

Melbourne vs.Carlton (MCG)(N)

Saturday,June 3

Port Adelaidevs. Hawthorn(AO)

WestCoastEagles vs.Collingwood (OS) (T)

Western Bulldogsvs. GeelongCats (MRVL)(N)

Gold CoastSUNS vs.Adelaide Crows (TIO)(N)

Sunday, June 4

GWS GIANTS vs.Richmond (MCG)

Essendon vs.North Melbourne (MRVL) (T)

Byes: Brisbane Lions, Fremantle, St Kilda, SydneySwans

ROUND 13

Thursday,June8

SydneySwans vs.StKilda (SCG)(N)

Friday,June9

Western Bulldogsvs. Port Adelaide(MRVL)(N)

Saturday,June10

Hawthorn vs.Brisbane Lions(MCG)

AdelaideCrows vs.WestCoastEagles (AO) (T)

Fremantle vs.Richmond (OS) (N)

Sunday,June11

North Melbournevs. GWSGIANTS (BA)

Carlton vs.Essendon(MCG)(N)

Monday,June12

Melbournevs. Collingwood (MCG)

Byes: GeelongCats,Gold CoastSUNS

ROUND 14

Thursday,June15

Port Adelaide vs.Geelong Cats (AO) (N)

Friday,June16

Brisbane Lionsvs. SydneySwans (G) (N)

Saturday,June17

GWS GIANTS vs.Fremantle (GS) (T)

Richmond vs.StKilda (MCG) (N)

Sunday, June 18

Carlton vs.GoldCoastSUNS (MCG)

North Melbournevs. Western Bulldogs (MRVL)(T)

Byes: Adelaide Crows,Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn,Melbourne, WestCoastEagles

ROUND 15

Thursday,June22

GeelongCatsvs. Melbourne(GMHBA)(N)

Friday,June23

St Kildavs. Brisbane Lions (MRVL) (N)

Saturday,June24

SydneySwans vs.WestCoastEagles (SCG)(T)

Fremantle vs.Essendon (OS) (N)

Sunday,June25

Collingwood vs.Adelaide Crows (MCG)

Gold CoastSUNS vs.Hawthorn(MS)(T)

Byes: Carlton, GWSGIANTS, North Melbourne

Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs

ROUND 16

Thursday,June29- Sunday,July2

Adelaide Crows vs.North Melbourne (AO)

Brisbane Lionsvs. Richmond (G)

Essendon vs.PortAdelaide (MCG)

Gold Coast SUNSvs. Collingwood (MS)

Hawthorn vs.Carlton (MCG)

Melbourne vs.GWS GIANTS (TP)

Sydney Swans vs.Geelong Cats (SCG)

WestCoast Eagles vs.StKilda (OS)

Western Bulldogs vs.Fremantle (MRVL)

ROUND 17

Thursday,July6 -Sunday,July9

Brisbane Lionsvs. WestCoastEagles (G)

Essendon vs.AdelaideCrows (MRVL)

Fremantlevs. Carlton(OS)

Geelong Cats vs.North Melbourne (GMHBA)

GWS GIANTS vs.Hawthorn(GS)

Port Adelaide vs.GoldCoast SUNS(AO)

Richmond vs.SydneySwans (MCG)

St Kilda vs.Melbourne (MRVL)

WesternBulldogs vs. Collingwood (MRVL)

ROUND 18

Thursday,July13- Sunday,July16

Adelaide Crows vs.GWS GIANTS (AO)

Carlton vs.PortAdelaide(MRVL)

Collingwood vs.Fremantle(MCG)

Geelong Cats vs.Essendon (GMHBA)

Gold CoastSUNS vs.StKilda(MS)

Melbournevs. BrisbaneLions(MCG)

North Melbourne vs.Hawthorn(MRVL)

SydneySwans vs.Western Bulldogs (SCG)

WestCoast Eagles vs.Richmond(OS)

ROUND 19

Friday, July 21 -Sunday, July 23

BrisbaneLionsvs. Geelong Cats (G)

Carlton vs.WestCoastEagles (MRVL)

Essendon vs.Western Bulldogs (MRVL)

Fremantlevs. SydneySwans (OS)

GWS GIANTS vs.GoldCoast SUNS (MO)

Melbournevs. Adelaide Crows (MCG)

Port Adelaide vs.Collingwood (AO)

Richmondvs. Hawthorn(MCG)

St Kilda vs.North Melbourne (MRVL)

ROUND 20

Friday, July28- Sunday,July30

Adelaide Crows vs.PortAdelaide (AO)

Collingwood vs.Carlton (MCG)

Essendon vs.SydneySwans (MRVL)

GeelongCatsvs. Fremantle(GMHBA)

Gold CoastSUNS vs.Brisbane Lions (MS)

Hawthorn vs.StKilda (MRVL)

Richmond vs.Melbourne(MCG)

WestCoastEagles vs.North Melbourne (OS)

Western Bulldogsvs. GWSGIANTS (MARS)

ROUND 21

Friday, August 4- Sunday,August6

Adelaide Crows vs.Gold CoastSUNS (AO)

Essendon vs.WestCoastEagles (MRVL)

Fremantlevs. Brisbane Lions (OS)

Geelong Cats vs.PortAdelaide (GMHBA)

GWS GIANTS vs.SydneySwans (GS)

Hawthorn vs.Collingwood (MCG)

NorthMelbourne vs.Melbourne(BA)

St Kilda vs.Carlton (MRVL)

Western Bulldogsvs. Richmond (MRVL)

ROUND 22

Friday, August 11 -Sunday, August13

Carlton vs.Melbourne (MCG)

Brisbane Lions vs.Adelaide Crows (G)

Collingwood vs.Geelong Cats (MCG)

Hawthorn vs.Western Bulldogs(UTAS)

NorthMelbourne vs.Essendon (MRVL)

Port Adelaide vs.GWS GIANTS (AO)

St Kilda vs.Richmond (MRVL)

SydneySwans vs.GoldCoast SUNS (SCG)

WestCoast Eaglesvs. Fremantle(OS)

ROUND 23

Friday, August18- Sunday,August20

Adelaide Crows vs.SydneySwans (AO)

Collingwood vs.Brisbane Lions (MRVL)

Fremantle vs.PortAdelaide(OS)

Gold CoastSUNS vs.Carlton (MS)

GWS GIANTS vs.Essendon (GS)

Melbourne vs.Hawthorn(MCG)

Richmond vs.North Melbourne (MCG)

St Kildavs. GeelongCats(MRVL)

WesternBulldogs vs.WestCoastEagles (MRVL)

ROUND 24

Friday,August25- Sunday, August 27

Brisbane Lions vs.StKilda (G)

Carltonvs. GWSGIANTS (MRVL)

Essendonvs. Collingwood (MCG)

Geelong Cats vs.Western Bu ldogs (GMHBA)

Hawthornvs. Fremantle(MCG)

North Melbourne vs.Gold CoastSUNS(BA)

Port Adelaide vs.Richmond (AO)

SydneySwans vs.Melbourne (SCG)

West CoastEaglesvs. Adelaide Crows(OS)

(T) Twilightmatch; (N) Nightmatch;(AH)AdelaideHills (Peramangk and Ngarrindjeri), Adelaide; (AO) Adelaide Oval (Kaurna), Adelaide; (BA) Blundstone Arena (Palawa), Hobart; (G) TheGabba (Yuggera-Toorabul),Brisbane; (GMHBA) GMHBA Stadium (Wadawurrung), Geelong (GS) GIANTS Stadium (Wann-gal), Sydney; (MO)ManukaOval(Ngunnawal),Canberra;(MARS)MarsStadium (Wadawurrung), Ballarat;(MRVL)MarvelStadium (Wurundjeri), Melbourne; (MCG)Melbourne Cricket Ground (Wurundjeri), Melbourne; (MS)Metricon Stadium (Yugambeh),GoldCoast; (NO)Norwood Oval, (Kaurna), Adelaide; (OS) OptusStadium (Whadjuk),Perth;(SCG)SydneyCricketGround (Bidjigal &Gadigal),Sydney; (TIO)TIO Stadium(Larrakia),Darwin; (TP) TIOTraeger Park (Arrernte),

Saturday, March4

Rage.(PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

Endeavour.(Mav,R) 2.00 Death In Paradise.(Mv,R) 3.00 Scottish Vets Down

Under.(PG, R) 3.30 Monty Don’sFrench Gardens. (R) 4.30 Landline. (R)

5.00 DreamGardens. (R)

5.30 Further Back In Time

ForDinner (PG, R)

6.25 Better Date Than Never.

(Final, PG, R) Dianne’s first date continues.

7.00 ABCNews. Takesalookattoday’s topstories and events as they unfold, with comprehensiveanalysis and reporting.

7.30 Call TheMidwife. (Final, PG) Nonnatus House faces its darkest day after atragicincident in the heartofPoplar

8.35 TheLarkinsAt Christmas. (PG, R)

As the Larkins prepare for Christmas, the village faces arash of burglaries. Chaos descends on the farm when Mariette and Charley return for the festive season along with Charley’sparents.

9.40 Traces. (Mal, R) Alab assistant attending aforensiccourse discovers thata fictitious case study has alink to her past.

10.30 Miniseries: Time.

(Malv,R)Part 1of3

11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 JSchwanke’s Life In Bloom. (Premiere) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa,R) 11.00 Outside: Beyond The Lens.(PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00

Bowls.Ultimate Bowls 2022. Event 1. Final Highlights. 3.00 Figure Skating. Four Continents Championships. Highlights. 4.35 Secret Scotland. (PG,R) 5.30 TheAbyss:The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.35 TheWorld’sMostBeautiful Landscapes: TheMekong River.

(PG) Narrated by Robert Lindsay

8.30 Britain’s ScenicRailways.

(R) Part 1of4.Takes alook at the landscapesalong someofBritain’s most scenic railway journeys

9.25 Inside Windsor Castle: Four DivorcesAnd A Fire. (PGa, R) Part 4of4

10.15 Planet SexWith Cara Delevingne: No Such Thing As Straight. (Premiere, MA15+as)

11.10 UFOs (PGa)

2.30 Some Kind OfHeaven. (Md, R) 4.00 MastermindAustralia. (R) 4.30 Bamay.(R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

6.00 NBCToday [VIC]HomeShopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 TheMorning Show. (PG)

12.00 Horse Racing. Australian Guineas Dayand Randwick GuineasDay

5.00 SevenNews At 5.

5.30

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 To Be Advised

8.00 Border Patrol. (PGa) Follows themen and women who protect New Zealand’sborders from drugs, weapons, pests and diseases.

8.30 MOVIE: John Wick: Chapter3 –Parabellum. (2019,MA15+v,R)Having beendeclared excommunicadobythe High Table for themurderofaninternational crimelord, professional assassin John Wick is pursued by ahost of killers determined to claim the price on his head. Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne.

11.10 MOVIE: Absolute Power. (1997, Mlv,R)A thief uncovers adeadly conspiracy.Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

2.30[VIC]HomeShopping.(R)

4.00 GetArty. (R)

5.00 House Of Wellness (PGa,R)

Sunday, March5

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 WeekendBreakfast.

9.00 Insiders 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week.(R) 11.00 Compass. (PGn, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Call TheMidwife. (Final PG,R) 3.30 Victoria. (Final, PG,R) 4.20 Grand Designs: The Streets.(PG,R) 5.10 Joanna Lumley’sGreat Cities Of TheWorld. (PG, R)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

7.00 ABCNews. Takesalook at today’stop stories.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv) Florence returns to Saint-Marie.

8.30 Vera (Ma) Part 3of4.After ayoung police officerisfound dead floatingina park lake, DCIVeraStanhope investigates.

10.05 Miniseries: Butterfly (Final, Ma) Part 3of3

10.50 Queerstralia: TheLaw (Malns, R)

11.50 Finding Alice. (Ml, R)

12.35 LastTango In Halifax. (Ml, R)

1.35 Victoria. (Final, PG, R)

2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.15 LastTango In Halifax. (Ml, R)

4.15 The RecordingStudio. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 MorningPrograms. 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Outside:Beyond TheLens (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing.Australian ProMX Championship Round 1. 4.00 Cycling. UCIWomen’s World Tour.Strade Bianche Women. Highlights. 5.00 Surf Life Saving. Australian Interstate Championships. Highlights. 5.30 TheAbyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. (PG)

7.35 Ancient Egypt By Train: TheTemples (PG) Part 4of4

8.30 Chernobyl: TheNew Evidence:Situation Critical. (PG, R) Part 1of2.Exploresthe catalogue of errors in the build-up to Chernobyl’sdevastating explosion.

10.20 Castles: Secrets, Mysteries And Legends. (Mav,R)

11.30 24

(7,6)

6.00 NBCToday [VIC]HomeShopping.

7.00 WeekendSunrise. 10.00 TheMorning Show:Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness.

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 Space Invaders. (PGal) Theteamtransformsatownhouse.

8.30 MOVIE: TheNotebook. (2004,PGals, R) An old man reads a love storyfromafaded notebook to a woman with Alzheimer’s disease. Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, James Garner

11.00 MOVIE: TheChoice. (2016, PGals, R) Amed student and herneighbour fall in love.Benjamin Walker

1.00 Australia’s TopTen Of Everything. (PG, R)

1.50 Talking Honey. (R)

2.00 TheIncredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGl, R) On Bondi’s shores, the lifeguards investigate aUFO,also known as an unidentified floating object.

6.30 To Be Advised

7.30 NCIS: LosAngeles. (Mv) The NCIS team investigates ashootoutonaboatin which arare cultural artifact is stolen.

8.30 FBI: International. (Mv) When an American vintner is shot and killed on hiswineestate in France,the Fly Team must determine if the region’s local protest group with ahistory of violenceagainstforeignersistoblame.

10.30 NCIS. (Mv,R)Parker is the victim of identity theft.

11.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv,R)Pikeis ambushedwhile working undercover.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

4.00[VIC]HomeShopping.(R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

7.00 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and ScottTweedie.

9.00 7NEWS Spotlight: Peter Bol. (PG)

9.30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

10.00 Manhunt: ThePorsche Kid. (Malv,R)Takes alook at the “Porsche kid”,Bret Lindsay Capper,whose crime spree endedafter aweek-long manhunt

11.00 Born To Kill? BeverleyAllitt. (MA15+) Alook at the case of Beverly Allitt.

12.00 MOVIE: DoomsdayMan. (2000,Mav,R)A professor tracks down avirus thief.James Marshall.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

Million Dollar Minute (R)

(9,8)

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 Married At FirstSight. (PGals) It’stime forthe Commitment Ceremony

8.40 60 Minutes Current affairs program, investigating, analysingand uncovering the issuesaffecting allAustralians.

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

10.10 Australian Crime Stories: Million Dollar Mystery. (Mv,R) Alookatthe case of RevelleBalmain.

11.15 TheFirst48: House Of Horrors/Final Sacrifice. (Mav)

12.05 Law&Order: Organized Crime. (Mdv,R)

Explore

6.30 TheSundayProject Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 Australian Survivor With the Vigilanteshaving taken over,the OG Heroes arehanging on for dear life.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav) When aspecial forces US Marine captain is murdered, the NCIS team finds asuspect in an unusual place.

10.00 FBI (Mv, R) After Rina is critically wounded, theteam discovers that a vengeful Vargas orchestrated theshooting

11.00 TheSundayProject (R)Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Monday,March 6

ABCTV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Landline.(R) 11.00 Antiques

Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

1.00 Being Frank: The FrankGardner Story (Ma, R) 2.00 ParliamentQuestion Time.

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.00 Anh’sBrush With Fame. (PG,R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 TheDrum

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30 Presented by SarahFerguson.

8.00 Australian Story. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos.

9.15 Media Watch (PG) Paul Barry takes alook at thelatest issues affecting media consumers.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 China Tonight. (R)

11.10 ABC Late News.

11.25 TheBusiness. (R)

11.40 Vera (Ma, R)

1.10 Parliament Question Time. 2.10 Father Brown. (Mv, R) 2.55 Rage.(MA15+adhlnsv)

3.30 AntiquesRoadshow.(R) 4.30 TheDrum. (R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (PG) 10.00 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft.(PG, R) 10.55 LadyJaneGrey: Murder Of AChild Queen. (PGv,R) 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.00 First Ladies. (PGav,R) 2.45

Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.(R) 4.15 The ArchitectureThe Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters AndNumbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.30 Planet Reef:Protecting Megamouths. (PG) Part 3of3

8.30 South Korea With Alexander Armstrong. Part 1of3.English actor Alexander Armstrong embarks on an epic journey across SouthKorea.

9.30 SecretsOfPlayboy: The Aftermath (Final, MA15+) Former Playmatesshare their experiences.

10.20 SBS WorldNews Late.

10.50 Infiniti (MA15+v)

11.50 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+alv,R) 12.55

Cycling.UCI World Tour.Paris-Nice Race. Stage

2. Bazainville to Fontainebleau. 163.7km.

From France 2.55 GoingPlaces With Ernie Dingo.(R) 3.55 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.(PG)

11.30 SevenMorning News.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home AndAway. (PGas)

7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) As the competition continues, the results of the live performances are revealed.

8.45 Starstruck. (PG) Another batch of superfans compete for a chance to win the£50,000 prize

10.00 Australia: NowAnd Then. (Mal, R) Part 3of4

11.00 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.30 Busted In Bangkok. (Mals, R) FollowsThailand’stourist police

12.30 Kochie’s Business Builders. (R) [VIC]HomeShopping.

1.00 Dr Harry’sAnimal Encounters. (PG,

Coombs Marr examines the ways that Queers havehad their identitiesdefined and shaped.

10.00 Kweens Of TheQueer Underground: IAmKai. (PGa) Part 2of3

10.10 Brazen Hussies (Mlns, R)

11.40 ABC Late News.

11.55 TheBusiness (R)

12.10 Four Corners. (R)

1.00 Media Watch. (PG, R) 1.15 Parliament Question Time 2.15 VanDer Valk.(Mav, R)

3.45 Rage.(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 The Drum.

(R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 Who Do YouThink You Are? UK: AlexScott. (PG)

8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Dateline: TheChurch And TheAssassin. (Return) Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

10.00 SBSWorld NewsLate

10.30 Great British Railway

Journeys. (PG, R)

11.00 Antidisturbios. (MA15+av)

12.00 Manayek. (Mal, R) 12.55 Cycling. UCIWorld Tour.Paris-NiceRace.Stage 3.

2.55 Cacciatore: The Hunter.(Mal, R) 4.00

Mastermind Australia. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines

The World Tonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGas)

7.30 We Interrupt This Broadcast. (PGal) Sketch comedy series

8.30 TheGood Doctor (Madms) Shaun invites Aaron to stay with himwhile he has exterminatorsathis house.

9.30 QuantumLeap (Mav) Ben leaps into a16-year-old boy’sbodyand finds himself among agroup of outcast teens on therun.

10.30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.00 Police Custody USA: Meth Wars. (Madl) Cops tryto bring down adrugkingpin.

12.00 MOVIE: TheNightingale. (2018,MA15+alv, R) AislingFranciosi.

3.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBCToday

5.00 SevenEarly News 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 Married At FirstSight. (Mals) The Retreat continues

9.00 TheHundred With Andy Lee. (Mls) Andy Leeisjoined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts.

10.00 Nine News Late. Alook at the latest newsand events.

10.30 Botched. (MA15+amn, R) Amodel wants custom implants.

11.20 La Brea. (Mv,R)

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 It’sAll Greek To Me

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Believer’sVoice Of Victory. (PGa)

7.30 Australian Survivor Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia.

8.40 Would ILie To You? Australia. (Ml) Twoteams, includingChristopher Pyne, Josh Lawson,EmRusciano and MelButtle,gohead-to-head.

9.40 Ghosts. (PGals)Trevor receives disturbing news about his parents whentheycometothe Woodstone bed and breakfast.

10.10 TheMontreal Comedy Festival. (R) Stand-up performances from comedians.

11.10 FBI:MostWanted. (Mdv,R)

12.00 TheProject. (R)

1.00 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

6.30 TheProject. Alook at the day’snews and events

7.30 Australian Survivor With numbers dwindling, it is anyone’s game to takeout the title of Sole Survivor and claimthe $500,000 prize

9.00 NCIS (Mav) An old pal of Torres’ comes to him, disheveled and bloodied, forguidance before disappearing

11.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav,R)A US Marine captain is murdered.

12.00 TheProject. (R)

1.00 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Star of the South surveying pelagic fish

OFFSHORE wind project Star of the Southhas beenconducting astudy intoGippsland’s big sport fish.

The two-weekstudy,which started mid-February, willcollect information about the number and type of pelagic fish in the area.

Pelagic fish -such as yellowtail kingfish, southern bluefin tuna and sardines -live closer to the surface, sometimesswim in schools and moveoften and quickly.

This studywilladd to the dataalready collected forthe project’s other marine surveys, providing more information about different species.

Scientists from RPS Group and Deakin University are leading the study, using underwatervideo cameras fitted with bait to attract fish, and line fishingtosurvey thefish size and age. Echo-sounders will be used to locate harder to find species.

Star of the South chief development officer, Erin Coldham, said the surveys are another important piece of work to make sure the project is constructed in an environmentally responsible way. “A local fisher suggested that pelagic fish would help provide abroader view of what’s happening in the water around our project area,” Ms Coldham said.

“This was agreat suggestion, as we know recreationalfishers are interested in bigsport fish like salmon, kingfish and tuna -and what an offshore wind farm means for fishing.

“We’ve seen examples overseas of how offshore wind farms create new habitat for pelagic fish, and fishers are seeing key species in greater numbers, which would be really exciting for Gippsland fishers.”

Two Gippslandcharterboatbusinesses,Port Albert Fishin’ Chartersand Far OutChartersfrom Lakes Entrance, have been used for the study.

Tony Kemna, owner-operator of Far Out Charters since 2003, has assisted Star of the South previously through boat-basedbirdsurveys and tagging.

Mr Kemnasaidhe’shoping to see many different species in the area during the surveys.

“Usinglocal people and vessels for thesesurveys make sense, I’ve done alot of fishing there over theyears -wehave aconnection with the water because we spend so much time on it,” he said.

“Star of the South is welcome in our backyard, and it’s great to be involved in the project doing whatI love.I’m looking forward to seeing more employment opportunities in this new industry, especially for theyounger generation.

“That’s what makes agreat local community

-being able to live and work close to home.”

AssociateProfessor, Daniel Ierodiaconou, from Deakin University, said the team are using advanced baited remote underwater video systems, specifically designed to meet industry needs for documenting pelagic fish.

“The surveysprovideauniqueopportunity to trial arange of techniques to document fish diversity, providing important baselines for any future

comparisons,” Prof Ierodiaconou said.

“Our previous surveys focused on fishes close to the seabed. The data we capture now will complement this information, with species found closer to the surface filling asignificant knowledge gap for this region.”

To learn more about the pelagic fish surveys, visit starofthesouth.com.au or phone 1800 340 340.

Illegaldebt activity putonnotice

BUILDING companies who deliberately and repeatedly go bust to avoid paying debts are being put on notice, with the Victorian Building Authority(VBA) working as part of the Phoenix Taskforce to crack down on illegal phoenix activity.

Established in 2014, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) led Phoenix Taskforce brings together federal, state and territoryagencies to detect and disrupt businessesengaging in illegal phoenix activity.

The VBA’s Executive Director Regulatory Operations, David Brockman, said people with ties to acompany that has enteredexternal administration have faced greater scrutiny since the VBA had its powers strengthened in 2020.

“We have arole in ensuring practitioners understand how to do thingscorrectly, and in discouraging risky, harmful behaviour in the building industry such as illegal phoenixing,” Mr Brockman said.

“If you think you can avoid the scrutiny of regulators by simplyliquidating your company, movingassetsand thenseeking re-registration, think again.”

The VBA runs aseries of credithistory and background checks using internal and external data when practitioners who have entered into external administrationapply forregistration or renewal.

The extra scrutiny means the corporate activity of building practitioners who have served as directors,secretaries or influential persons of companies that have entered external

administrationcan impact on that practitioner’s suitability for registration or renewal.

If the VBA confirms thatabuilding practitioner served in any of these capacities in the two years before their company entered external administration, the VBAcan refuse their registration or renewal, or issue ashow cause notice requiring them to justify why they should be granted further registration.

The VBA hasdenied15registrationsor registration renewalssince July 2020, as part of its work preventing illegal phoenixingactivity. Among those stopped were domestic builders, commercial builders, commercialbuilding companies, domesticbuildingcompanies and draftspersons.

ATO Assistant Commissioner,George Montanez, said the ATO shares information with taskforcemembers such as the VBA, using sophisticated data matchingtools to identify those promoting or engaging in illegal phoenix activity.

“As ataskforce,wetakeaction againstphoenix operators by working together to disrupt their business model,” Mr Montanez said.

“We make it financially unviable, removing their ability to operate,applying financial penalties and prosecuting the worst offenders.” Victorians can visitvba.vic.gov.au/check to make sure their builder or plumber is registered or licensed.

If you knoworsuspect illegal phoenixactivity, report it to the ATO by completing atip-off form, or call the Tax Integrity Centre on 1800 060 062.

Droppingin: Alex from RPSGroup deploys equipment usedtostudy pelagic fish.

Photograph supplied

Importance of origin for health

ABORIGINAL and Torres Strait Islander people experience significantly worse health outcomes than non-indigenous Australians.

Two new priority issues papers released by Gippsland Primary Health Network provide a snapshot of thehealthand wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people in Gippsland.

They include statistics in comparison to the rest of the state, barriers to accessing health care and support services across the region.

Gippsland PHN chief executive, Amanda Proposch, said the under-identification of Aboriginaland TorresStrait Islander people in mainstream health services and national health data sets was afundamental barrier to achieving health equality for all Australians.

“TheAboriginal andTorres Strait Islander population in Australia has historically had, and continues to have, significantly worse health outcomes than the general Australian population,” Ms Proposch said.

Aseries of videos has now been produced by Gippsland PHN to assist general practice in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Avideo called ‘Ask the question’ provides the skills and knowledge for general practice staff in how to ask patients whether they identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. In turn, this enablesclinicians to direct those patients to additional servicesthey may be entitled to receive.

Ms Proposch said it was important for health

professionals to be awareifaperson identified as being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin.

“Understanding aperson’s originmeans they can provide the right care at the right time,” she said.

“Many people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin are at greater risk of developing certain conditions that may be preventable or can be treated more effectively when detected early.

“Asking the question is one step in helping to rectifythe currentimbalance in the health outcomes forAboriginal andTorres Strait Islander people.”

Additionalvideosinclude:

-The 715 HealthCheck (referral options available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have developed or are at risk of developing a chronic disease), and;

-The Medical Benefits Schedule video (items available to healthprofessionals in thetreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people); and the Integrated TeamCare video (program contributes to improved health outcomes for Aboriginaland Torres StraitIslanderpeople with chronic health conditionsthrough better access to coordinated and multidisciplinary care).

The new priority issues papers on health and wellbeing and Closing the Gap are now available on the Gippsland PHN website.

Ms Proposch said feedback and discussion about the content of the papers was welcome, and encouraged interested peopletoemail tellgippslandphn@ gphn.org.au

It’stime to stop papering over the cracks

YOURcoverage in the last edition of theLVExpress (February 22) of the closure and history of the Maryvale paper mill’s white paper production made for sobering reading.

It would seem that whilst our parents’ generation’s legacy was planning and building for the future, our generation will be remembered for the steady disassembly of these assets and a‘make it up as we go along’ attitude to industrial development.

WhenI joined the SECV back in 1980, Iremember my boss excitedly showingmehis projections of the future workforce that would be required by that organisation to man thenumerous future power stations that had been planned.

Work on Jeeralang Apower station (220 MW) had beenmostly completedthe year before with Jeeralang B(240 MW) soon to follow; preliminary works had begun on Loy Yang A, and work was to commence on Loy Yang Bsoon after (3280 MW or 50 per cent of Victoria’s energy requirements); plans for Driffield Aand Bwouldfollow that,with a‘Project X’ also in the planning stage.

Ioften wonder if I’d said to my boss then that by 2035 all of this would be gone and that we’d be relying on the weather for our state’s power, what his reaction would have been.

I’d probablyhavebeencommitted to Hobson’s Park.

Similarly, the Maryvale Mill opened in 1937 and, following years of planning and planting, steadily grew to eventually employ up to 1000 locals.

Now 200 jobs will be lost through no fault of their own due to state government’s deliberate shutting down of our local timber industry -anindustry that injects around $570 million every year into East Gippsland’s/Victoria’s economy.

In 2028 Yallourn Wwill close, followed by Loy Yang in 2035.

Each week we also read of the domino-like collapse of successiveAustralianconstruction companies -skilland timber shortagesbeing inevitably mentioned as causing these.

Iwould be interested to know what the average Labor supporter thinks of this decimation of our forest, paper and electricity industries.

If electionsresults are anything to go by, it is clearthat thereisa gradualawakening thatis occurring -inMay’s federal election, Labor’s vote in our region decreased by fourper cent, and in the recent state election there was alargerswing away from Labor of 6.8 per cent -all of it going to the local One Nation candidate.

In the Upper House, Labor managed enough votes to get one candidate in outright, with the other having to resort to preferences to get her over the line.

In the Narracan supplementary election Labor didn’t even bother to field acandidate -apoint not lost on the angry local supporters whom Imet at the polling booths.

Many pro-Laborcommentators seek to paper[no pun intended] over the situation by using the buzz word ‘transition’.

It is clear to me that anyone who uses that term clearly has no understanding, much less alternative plan, to solve the problems facing the Latrobe Valley.

Latrobe CityCouncil, for instance, on page 18 of your last edition notes that ‘Opal workers are a skilled workforce thatoffer transferable skills to other industries”.

Ask yourself where the unemployed APM workers are going to transitionto? Whatindustriesspecifically? Certainly not the power stations. The real answer is that they will havetomove out of the interstate in other parts of Victoria.

Morwell Rose Garden,my greatest discovery

THE French writer Marcel Proust (1871-1922) once memorablywrote:“Thereal voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in seeing with new eyes.”

Accordingly,livinginMorwell Rose Garden Village, Ivirtually haunt the nearby rose garden, as if Iamglimpsing through aglass darklynow as Iwander along its winding, petal-strewn paths... Thus, Morwell Rose Garden gives meaning and beauty to my life -indeed, it has become so much apartofmyvery being that it “is” my life. For in this garden Iderive an enlargement and an enrichment of my life, drawing deeper breaths and seeing with the inner eyes of my soul, and listening closely to the silence which says so much if only we trulylisten.

local schoolpopulations, medical facilities, sporting clubs, volunteer organisations etc?

Labor needs to end this Greenmadness and reopen our timber industry.

It’s too late now for the workersatOpal, but what is the use of pattingourselves on the backfor locking up the bush here when in some overseas country the jungle is instead ravaged with little thought for world’s best practices?

Greg Hansford Newborough

The need to phase out fossil fuels

RON Camier in his letter to the LV Express (15/2/23) seems to be expressing some frustration, if not surprise that upgrading our electricitygrid to be fit for the21stcentury willnot be cost free.

It should be obvious thatsettingupour coal-fired grid from the 1920s and upgrading it overthe years also cost enormousamounts of money that the taxpayer alone was happy to fund for around 80 years.

Iwouldagree that Snowy 2.0 may not be the best optionfor storage, but the comment thatit will consume more power than it generates is true forany battery.

The value of pumped hydro schemes (after allowing that they have about 80 per cent roundtrip efficiency)isthat they can store electricity from times of surplus production to whendemand is greater, thus stabilising the supply network.

Ireallydon’tsee the problemofrenewing and rewiring our electricity grid to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions in order to prevent ocean acidification and eventual climate melt-down.

Fossil fuels need to be phased out ASAP and we can also do without the landscape devastation and adverse health impacts that coal and gas production have caused for generations.

Ifor one am okay with my taxes helpingtosecure abetter environment and cleaner, more efficient economyfor my children, especially as the majority of the investment is from private enterprise, with manycompanies already reaping the rewardsfrom their investments.

In this regard, $42 billion of private money will be spent in Gippsland in the next decade as new renewable energy projects and the transmission lines to connect them are built.

Dan Caffrey Traralgon

Political joke

IWASN’T Harriet Shing MP also works as from her Gippsland

Water etc is nothing but ajoke.

Harriet’s team of misfits in Parliament are happy to conceal and encouragecorruption,hinder IBAC investigations, and create massivedebts while lining their own pockets with our money, but they are not as clever whenitcomes to concealingtheir contempt for us.

Harriet promised us that she would work hard for us but in this instance she hasn’t.

In my book, abroken promise is alie and Ifor one don’t want aliar on the payroll.

We don’t expect much from politicians, but we do expect not to be treated with contempt.

Iasked her asimple question yet she nor her office could give me an answer. Instead, Iget some long-winded responsewhich didn’t address my concerns,

Let me ask you again Harriet, do you really care aboutyour electorate and the pain governments inflict on us, or are you just in Parliament for the money and the perks?

Ithink any reasonable person would know the answer to that question..

Enjoy your luxurious life Harriet that we provide you while your constituents struggle to make ends meet because you refuse to do your job.

Patrick Ansell Morwell

Victorians need relief from rising bills

THE numbers are in, with reports Victorians will now be slapped with annual energy bills of up to $4000, mountingmore stress on families in the midst of acost-of-living crisis.

This is nothing ground-breaking,manyhave been experiencingthis increasingfinancial pressure for months.

Despite struggling now, Victorians are being told to wait in the hopesome assistance may be madeavailable whenstate and federalbudgets are announced in the middle of the year.

One-off payments to Victorianswill offer some relief for household bills, but it’sjust aband-aid solution, buying time between bill cycles as costs continue to skyrocket.

Victoriansare being strungalong by aLabor party thatismore focused on spinthan substance, touting the return of the SEC and ahurried transition to renewable energy that threatens the reliability of our grid while crushing Victorians’ household budgets.

Familiesneed financial relief throughpolicies that will drive down and keep down energy bills, not handouts to cover up poor policy decisions.

Peter Walsh Leader of The Nationals

Joseph Lis Morwell

Windyproposal

REGARDING the proposed windfarm on Strzelecki Ranges, whatonearth do thesebright sparkswho come up with this stupid idea think this will do to our environmentapartfromfurther destroying it and habitats of the dwindling local kangaroos, deers and koala populations to name aportion of wildlife being threatened.

The fact that our beautiful native birdlife being killed by flying into the blades, don’t these clever clogs realise trees have for millennia absorbed carbon and released oxygen, but they keep clearing kilometresoftrees to installman-made solar panels when the money could have been used to have clean power stations instead of this unreliable idea. Growing forests would be better for everyone who wants to breathe clean air, and to think we are so clever changing our planet’s weather defies all logic to tell that to birds who are at risk; even our whales who rely on their sonar are behaving weird. Iput this downtohugeturbines in their environment, not very green.

Carol Hogan

Moe

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Topical: Thesituation at Opal Australia’sMaryvale millhas created agreat deal of discussion.

File photograph

Viewing platform up and running

Leader andfutureleader: Federal Member forGippsland Darren Chester and 10-year-old St Michael’sPrimarySchool studentPoppyMahonyatthe official opening of theHeyfield Wetlands viewing platformlast Thursday.

By ZOE ASKEW

Nowopen: The Heyfield Wetlands viewing platforminits

DARREN Chester,the federal Member for Gippsland, did not share the same attire as most Heyfield Wetlands visitors, hiking along the gravel path in aneatly pressed, white button-up shirt, suit pants and shined black shoes headed for the Wetlands' newest instalment: the viewing platform.

Mr Chester joined acongregationofabout 50 guests, including Heyfield WetlandsCommittee members Barry Donahoe and Wendy Rhodes; Wellington Shire Council Northern Ward Councillor, CarmelRipper; Australian Lions Foundation chairman, TonyBenbow; andten-yearold St Michael's Primary School student, Poppy Mahony, for the official openingofthe two-year project.

Mr Chestercongratulated the volunteer committee of management for successfully advocating andcompleting the project, for which the federal government's stronger communities program provided $20,000.

"The new platform at Heyfield Wetlands will be enjoyed by locals and visitors to the regionand help boost the visitor economy," Mr Chester said.

"In Gippsland, our communitiescan make alittle bit of money go along way, and practical people justget things donetohelptheir town prosper, and this is an excellent example."

The erection of the Heyfield Wetlands viewing platform, on top of what was the old Heyfield racing track and, before that,acricket ground, was fraught with challenges, ranging from asharp increase in the price of steeltocomplications in the structure's assembly, all of which were met and overcome by the community's dedicated band of volunteers.

Barry Donahoe, amember of the Heyfield Wetlands Committee and the Heyfield Lions Club, played avital role in the viewing platform's

construction,dedicatingthousands of hours to the project and helping overcome the adversities challenging the completionofthe Heyfield Wetlands viewing platform.

The modest Mr Donahoe thanked the extensive list of volunteers and organisations for their contributions to the project, as the sun blistered down, heating the sandy-coloured gravel under guests'feet at the Heyfield WetlandslastThursday

"The committee of management applied to the stronger communities grant, and we were successful in getting $20,000," Mr Donahoe said.

"Me also being in the Lions Club, Iwent cap in hand to the Lions Club, and they gave us $15,000, and then Bill Lack (HeyfieldLions Club secretary) was abig help and said we should contact the Australian LionsFoundation because they will match this dollar for dollar, which they did, so we had $50,000.

"As the project progressed, steel prices went up, and we were getting into abit of abind, so again, Iwent back in hand to Heyfield Lions Club, and they gave us another $7500, so Heyfield LionsClub has contributed $22,500 and the Australia Lions Foundation another $15,000."

Between setting up the gravelled area, building the retaining wall to the viewing platform, and obtaining council approvaland engineerdrawings, $20,000 of the project funding was quickly absorbed.

"Steve Savage is the fabricator, he did all the steelwork,and between the Heyfield Lions Club and the Australia Lions Foundation, they paid for all the steelwork, which is an incredible achievement," Mr Donahoe said.

"By then, we started on the woodwork. We had two truckloads of timber delivered, but we didn't have any money to pay for it, so fortunately, Wellington Shire Council came to our rescue, which was agreat relief to us and David Graham [who

supplied the timber].

"By thistime, we had all this steelwork up at Sav's [Steve Savage] place,which needed to be erected. So,onlyinHeyfield," Mr Donahoe paused "I called up Rodney Miler, he works with big trucks and specialises in wide loads; he bought the steel here and gave us aloader to begin the assembly, then once it started to get higher, that didn't work, so Icontacted FredNicholson, and he bought abig excavator here, and we were able to move allthe steel,assembleitand finish the erection for zero cost, done promptly and effectively.

"Another problem emerged, that's fairly bloody high when you get out there, and you've got people working out there, so Jim Graham came to our rescue and provided us with scaffolding and helped direct, which solved that problem."

Mr Donahoe expressed the Heyfield Wetlands viewing platform managingcommittee's gratitude for the outpouring of community support.

"We are very grateful, very grateful," he said.

Australian Lions Foundation chairman, Tony Benbow, presented Mr Donahoe with the Melvin Jones Fellowship, the Lions Club's highest honour given to individuals representing humanitarian qualities such as generosity, compassion, and concern for the less fortunate, for his vital role in the HeyfieldWetlands viewingplatformproject and work within the Heyfield community.

Despitesome of the biggest names in Gippsland in attendance -MrChester, Carmel Ripper, and Mr Donahoe -itwas 10-year-old Poppy Mahony who stole the show.

"On the 28th of January, Iset up alemonade stand raisingmoney for the Heyfield Wetlands fundraiser," young Poppy said.

"We had agood run and raised $300 for the Heyfield Wetlands fundraiser; Iwouldlike to thank everyone who generously donated and thank the people who chipped in and helped me set up the stall; Ivery much appreciate it, and Ihad avery fun experience."

Heyfield Wetlands Committee member Wendy Rhodes handed Poppy acertificate of appreciation for her fundraising efforts.

"It's people like Poppy we want to keep working for the Wetlands," Ms Rhodes said. Poppy joinedMrChester, Mr Benbow and Mr Donahoe to cut the ribbon and officially open the Heyfield Wetlands' newest installation.

Great work: Barry Donahoe,amember of the Heyfield Wetlands Committeeand the Heyfield LionsClub,playeda vital role in the Heyfiled Wetlands Viewing Platform’sProject.

Viewing: TheHeyfieldWetlandsviewing platformlooks acrossthe stunning natural habitatpreservedbyvolunteersfromthe Heyfield community.

Well done: Heyfield Wetlands Committee member Wendy Rhodes presents St Michael’s PrimarySchool, Heyfield,studentPoppy Mahonywithacertificateofappreciated forher fundraising efforts.

Photographs: Zoe Askew

Gathering: Guests at the Heyfield Wetlands viewing platformofficial opening

completed glory.

Community Corner

Boolarra Folk Festival

THE Boolarra Folk Festival is on this month. The festival runsacross March 3and 4, and will celebrate its 20th year by hosting aline-up of fabulous musicians, food stalls offering adiverse range of delicious foods, abustling arts and craft market, and must-have merchandise.

The program has been released and headlines

Hip Pockets, a10-piece R&B Soul band featuring brilliant vocals and horn section and the high energy with attitude, Half Cit Hicks, who combine banjo, mandolin,trombone and ukulele with guitars and percussion.

Other performers include Jungle Jim Smith, aone-man electric boogie band and masters of highenergy,upbeat Americanroots music and aSkiffle Party.

Local favourites,The Strzelecki Stringbusters arealso on the program.

This 14-piece band combine elements of ole time country,bluegrass,blues and jug band soundswith good humouredbanterand audience participation. The festival opensonFriday, March 3, at the ARC, Yinnar, from 7am.

This is afreeeventfeaturing Nick Charles, a virtuoso of acoustic blues and roots guitar music with more than 25 years of recording and touring the world, and acollaboration of Gippsland’s finest jazz musicians, Doit Doit, who will perform new interpretations of jazz standards and jazz fusion. Checkout the Boolarra Folk Festival website or Facebook pagefor the full line-up.

After two years of aglobal pandemic its worth remembering that it’s music that brings people together.

It’s free, and it’s in Boolarra.

NewGippsland volunteer award

ANEW award for community volunteers in Gippsland was recently announced by sponsoring partners Order of Australia Association, Gippsland, and Gippsland’s Rotary clubs

Titled ‘Exemplary Volunteer’ the award seeks to recognise outstanding citizens, aged 40 or under, in any field of community serviceorcharitable organisation.

Explaining the award, Rotary’s Gippsland assistant governors and OAA Gippsland branch chair,Lorraine Bartling, said the partnership was created to recognise persons of younger years who demonstrated an attitude of social responsibility, givingbeyond basic obligations, and who were

doing so without concern of monetary reward.

“There’s aplethora of community organisations in Gippslandwhose verybeing is underpinnedby hundreds and hundreds of volunteers, and in line withthe Order of AustraliaAssociation’s ethos to celebrate and promote Australian citizenship andRotary’s mandate of bettering communities through voluntary service, together we wish to recognise exemplarycitizens giving through volunteering,” she said.

“Specifically, we are seekingtorecognisethe younger generation, given that older worthy volunteersmost likelyhave alreadybeenpublicly recognised in some way.”

Nominationsshould be made through alocal Rotary club, application forms available from Rotary’s regional assistantdistrict governors: East Gippsland, PeterSindrey (pp.sindrey@bigpond. com),West Gippsland, Tim Wills (agwestgippsland@gmail.com), SouthGippsland, Graeme Sprague (spraguegm@bigpond.com) and Central Gippsland, Helen Lanigan (helenlanigan@bigpond. com), or from alocal Rotary club.

Nominees will receiveanawardcertificate presented in National Volunteers’ Week in May.

Wellness expo

SOURCE Bulk Foods,Traralgon is supporting the Wellness Expo Gippsland wellness expo this month.

The expo will be held across March 25-26 at The 44 Gym (40-50 Queens Parade, Traralgon).

This is acommunity not-for-profit event.

For more information on The Source Bulk Foods Traralgon, email traralgon@thesourcebulkfoods. com.au

Scone Champions going forahat trick

THE month of March is when the CWA branches

across Victoria come together in ascone baking competition to celebrate their birthday.

This year, CWA Victoria is celebrating 95 years.

Thiscompetition started during COVID as the CWA tried to raise money that they would normally obtain from the Melbourne Royal Show.

It started as away to try and beat our record sales from the show, but has now turned into an annual event.

Our veryown CWAMorwell Evening Branch has held the scone trophy for the first two years.

Theyare keen to keep the trophylocal and want to encourage all of Morwelland surrounding areas to get behind them to keep the trophy in Morwell.

On March 25, they will have theirbig yellow marquee set up on the Morwell Historical Society lawn in Hazelwood Road, Morwell.

Theywill be sellingtheirfamousplain and date sconesthat willbesupplemented withacake stall and CWA recipe books.

If you can’tmakeitonthe day and want to support the ladies this year, you can buy virtual scones online; that they will make-up and deliver to our local food emergency networks.

To makesureyou don’t missout on the day, pre-orders are recommendedand can be made through www.trybooking.com

Refer to their Facebook page for links.

If companies would like to supportthe CWA, corporate orders are available by emailing cwamorwellevening@gmail.com

Gippsland FM seeking broadcasters

GIPPSLAND FM is the local communityradio station based in Morwell.

Expressions of interest from local groups or individualswho would liketoparticipate in broadcasting or related activities are now open.

An information session will be held at 7pm on

March 8toexplain the process.

You can register for this event by sending an email to secretary@gippslandfm.org.au or sending your name and contact details to Gippsland FM, PO Box 579, Morwell, 3840.

If youare unable to attend the information night but would like to find out more -contact us just the same.

Anyone in the communityiswelcome to joinhowever, the station is very keen to encourage more women and younger people into ourorganisation. The station is also keen to attract local people who wishtoproduce programs thatconnector serve the various groups within our community.

Autistic adults

MOE Neighbourhood house Term 1program Gippsland Autism Adult Group runs fortnightly. If you are an adult on the autism spectrum, you are not alone.

This group is to connect people together to share interests and information in asafeenvironment. For more informationonthe program, phone MoeNeighbourhood House management on 03 5126 3123.

Meals on wheels

MEALS on Wheels has been providing aservice to the elderly of Latrobe for many years now.

Since we havereturned to the new COVID norm, we are struggling to gain support of new volunteers to this vitally important role in the community. We currently have volunteers who give their time four days aweek, and some are older than those they deliver to.

We are one of the last local government areas providing adaily, fresh meal from alocal contractor. They have been the preferred providerofthe meals for18years

Meal recipients receive asoup, dessert, ahot main meal and adrink or fresh fruit.

This is done fivedaysaweek in Traralgon and Morwell, and once aweek to outlying areas such as Yinnar, Boolarra, Callignee,Glengarry, Toongabbie, Yallourn North and Flynn. The additional service that is never lost on volunteers that they perform is awelfarecheck on these recipients, and someone to have aquick chat with.

For some meal recipients, it is the only contact they have in their week. For their families,itispeace of mind that someone is checking on them physically. If you are interested in volunteering,phone Will Ernst on 0482 902 375.

Traralgon CWAscone drive

JOY Davis, amember of our branch and our own RoyalMelbourne Show scone Queen, is making

with Liam Durkin

Lend ahand: GlengarryLandcareisinviting people to help clean up Australia.

United: CWAbranches arecoming together thismonth.

Support: Communitygroups promoted in thesepages aresuretohavesomething forall interests

scones to help our state branch celebrate its 95th birthday.

Give Joy acall on 03 5174 1032 or 0417 567 033 to place your orders.

Sheisonly able to bake between March 1and 21.

All orders made fresh for your convenience.

Morwell North Primary School reunion

DID you or your descendants attend Morwell North Primary School?

The Morwell Historical Society is excited to announce they will be holding aMorwell North PrimarySchoolReunion on Sunday, March 26 from 1pm to 3pm in their rooms at 12 Hazelwood Road, Morwell.

As well as past students meeting up with their classmates, ahighlight of the reunion will be the school rolls that we have from 1907-1958.

Come and see if your parents or grandparents attended the school.

If anyonehas any photos or memorabilia that they would like to share with us, or any questions aboutthe afternoon, please phone 0409 436 019.

Afternoon tea willbesupplied, so come along and join us for acuppa,achat and reminisce. This will be an opportunity not to be missed.

Morwell Historical Society

CURRENTdisplays -Maryvale Football Club and Latrobe Valley Yacht Club.

Just areminder that our rooms are open on the first and third Wednesdays and last Sundays of the month (Feb-Nov), 11am to 2pm.

Our displaysare constantly changing and for alimited time, we have displays of the Maryvale Football Club and Latrobe Valley Yacht Club.

Theseclubs would hold many memories to their members and the general public.

Join us and take atripdown memory lane.

If footballoryachting is not your thing,wehave lots of other displays.

Our volunteers will be happy to do research for youifyou are looking for something in particular.

Meditation evening

THE Planetary Meditation for Peace (also known as TwinHearts Meditation).

Be guided throughasimple meditation that will relax your mind and body, as well as invoking a deep sense of inner peace and contentment.

Experience stress relief, positive emotions and mental clarity by using this meditation. This is ameditation designed to bless the earth, andisaninstrument of worldservice for peace, loving,kindness, joy, goodwill andabundance.

In addition, this meditation cleansesand energises the energetic body while also promoting a higher level of awareness and consciousness.

Notethat this is aguided meditation and no prior experience is required.

After the meditation, you can experience afree Pranic Energy Healing, which can address both physical and emotional issues.

Community mixed table tennis

SATURDAY morning social practice table tennis has recommenced in 2023.

The sessions are from 10am until noon, and are free to members and all children under 18.

TraralgonTable TennisAssociation is on Davidson Street, and offers opportunities for the communitytobeinvolved in our fast growing sport. We offer both competitive and non-competitive activities each week.

Monday and Thursday mornings from 9am until 11.30am are non-competitive social table tennis, and acuppa for the over 50s who want to get alittle exercise. We are known as ‘Keenagers’!

Mondayevenings from 7.30pm until 9.30pm are social practice nights that are open to the public.

Thursday evenings from 5.30pm until 7pm, we have after school table tennis for juniors. New players are alwayswelcome, no matter what their ability.

For further information, pleasering 0412 818 642 or 5174 5678.

Morwell Combined Pensioners

OUR next meeting will be held on March 6.

All members are asked to bring aplate to share for lunch.

Next social day will be March 20, with demonstration of scone making.

Cost will be $3 for two scones and acuppa. No tea money will be collected on that day. Please remember to bring along some Easter Eggs for our raffles.

Formoreinformation, phone the president on 0414 962615 or secretary on 0413 089 696.

Clean up with Glengarry Landcare

PICK up some rubbish with Glengarry Landcare and enjoy agreat social day in the outdoors for Clean Up Australia Day.

Anyone is welcome to join the group for its first event of the year, collecting rubbish along the rail trail.

Join the group on Sunday, March 5atGlengarry Apex Park.

At 10am, the group will head both north and south along the rail trail.

Please arrive 15 minutes early for registration.

At 12 noon, all volunteers will reconvene for a barbecue lunch in Apex Park.

Bring your own gloves, hat and water bottle.

For more info, find Glengarry Landcare on Facebook or emailglengarrylandcare@gmail.com

Essential hospitality skills training

TRARALGON Neighbourhood Learning House has been facilitating the Serving the Valley in Hospitality course for several years, upskilling participants for local hospitality jobs.

According to manager,Julie Callahan, “we areabsolutelythrilled to see our participants brimming with confidence, applying for jobs, and working in the hospitality industry.”

“The course builds confidence and all the

essential skills needed to get their foot in the door, including RSA and safe food handling.

“The course is fun and practical with an emphasis on hands-onlearning and the feedback we receive is that participants love the course.

“Thanks to being aLearn Local organisation and our partnership withFood and FibreGippsland, we are able to offer the course for only $50 to eligible participants.”

Anew seven-day course will be starting on Monday, March 20, with limited places available.

Phone51746199, email enquiries@tnlh.org.au,or drop into the neighbourhood house at 11-13 Breed Street,Traralgon for more information.

What’s on at Newborough

Senior Citizens Centre

MONDAY 10am -bring your own craft; 1pm-4pm -cards.

Tuesday 10am -games; Noon -lunch at acost of $8; 1.30pm -bingo.

Wednesday10am-carpetbowls;Bringyourown lunch; 1.30pm -cards.

Thursday 10am -carpet bowls; Bring your own lunch, 1pm -bingo.

Friday 10am, bring your own craft and movie; 12 noon-lunch (bring your own); 1pm-feature movie of the day. Newborough Senior Citizen Centre is located at 29 BoolarraAvenue, Newborough. For more information, phone 0474 131 772.

Chess action

AFTER three wins, Peter Bakker took the lead in the latest event.

Ciff Thornton recovered from the early defeats to find awin against Steve Ahern, who had shown good form to claim two wins.

Bob Cooper took the chances in several battles, but fell to strong attacks in others.

For Ian Hamilton, two wins were offset by decisive errors in other games.

Matt Bolding faced tight contests in all games, finishing with two wins and aloss.

Phone Ian Hamilton on 5134 1971 or Cilff Thornton on 0413 330 458 for details.

Acoustic tunes

FOLLOWING agreat start to the year, our March concert will be on March 5at7.30pm at Tyers Hall. Local string-slingers, Dan Musil and Beau Atkinson are back, and the supportacts are Taylah and Mark Healey, along with Jason Crossdale. For more information go to www.musicclub.org. au, visit the GAMC Facebook page or Instagram page @gippslandmusic

Tickets available at the door (cash only) or book online at www.trybooking.com/CGBAK

Toongabbie Old Time Dance

THE next Toongabbie Old Time Dance will be held this Friday (March 3) commencing at 8pm at the Mechanics Institute Hall on the corner of the Village Green.

Music will be supplied by Norm Lade with Monte Carlo, alucky door prize and raffle.

Admission is $8 and attendees are asked to please bring along aplate of supper to share. For further information, pleasephone Bev on 0407 842 757.

Everyone is welcome to come along for anight of fun and dancing.

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.

Please write ‘Community Corner’ in the subject line and nothing else.

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

Education: Hospitalityskills training is on offeratTraralgon Neighbourhood House

Colour: Moe ArtSocietyheld aworkshop recently, dealingwith multimedia. Artist LibbyWitchell led the way. The 15 artists that attended had awonderful daylearningnew techniques.

Photographs Supplied

Builder locatedin Warragul seeks:

Workshop Supervisor/Salesperson

Samba Metal Works is asmall family

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● Forklift licence advantageous

● Trade background (boiler maker, sheet metal or machinist) advantageous

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Send resume to: accounts@sambamw.com.au or PO Box 140, Trafalgar 3824 Or drop off at the Office at 428 South Canal Road, Trafalgar

Gippstown Reserve Committee of Management is seeking an Administration and Marketing Officer to work in its office at Old Gippstown, Moe

The successful applicant would be employed on a permanent part-time basis for anominal three-day week with some weekend work required from time to time.

Old Gippstown is atourist destination, and this position will require customer interface as well as the ability to assist with the organisation of events, functions and other tourist related activities.

The successful applicant will be ateam player with proven ability to work cohesively with the existing team of paid staff and volunteers.

Computer skills are essential, and knowledge of social media and website management would be an advantage. APosition Description is available. Written applications, with references, will be received by mail or email by the undersigned until 5pm on 13 March 2023.

The Secretary, P.O. Box 290, Beaconsfield 3807 secretary@gippslandheritagepark.com.au

Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service are expanding operations. If you want to join an organisation and ateam dedicated to providing aholistic approach in the Family Violence sector, one of the following roles may be just what you are looking for:

BAIRNSDALE OFFICE:

● The Orange Door -Aboriginal Practice Lead (We strongly encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent to apply)

Applications close Friday 17 March 2023.

LAKES ENTRANCE OFFICE:

● Reception/Administration

● Corporate Services Officer

● Operations Support Officer

Applications close Friday 17 March 2023.

NICHOLSON:

● Property Maintenance

Applications close Friday 17 March 2023.

SALE OFFICE:

● Clinical Team Leader

Applications close Friday 24 March 2023.

APPLICANT CHOICE of EITHER SALE, BAIRNSDALE or LAKES ENTRANCE

OFFICE:

● Mental Health Practitioner

Applications close Friday 17 March 2023

ABOUT YWAHS

Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service (YWAHS) is a Specialist Aboriginal Family Violence Service, which is an independent Not for Profit (NFP) organisation, who delivers services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living within the catchments of Wellington and East Gippsland Local Government Area's.

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We provide culturally safe and holistic services including counselling, clinical and therapeutic support and referral pathways. We develop, implement, and deliver family violence education and prevention programs and provide advocacy and post intervention support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and their families.

We support the recovery and healing of Aboriginal victims, individuals, families, and communities affected by family violence, and provides support to perpetrators of family violence, linking them into programs and services to address their behaviour and to help them build tools around respectful and healthy relationships with their partners, children, and extended family. Our focus is on providing Aboriginal led solutions, which are 'trauma informed,' culturally safe, within holistic models of health and wellbeing.

ABOUT THE ROLES

● The roles are located in the East Gippsland and Wellington Shire Council region -each Position Description specifies the location

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

● YWAHS has offices in Sale, Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance and a property in Nicholson - We service and support a wide geographic area from these offices including Orbost, Lake Tyers, Loch Sport, Yarram

● There is travel required with all roles and apool car is provided to support this

● The Position descriptions detail duties and skills required and are available through our jobs email jobs@ywahs.org.au

BENEFITS

● Competitive base salaries plus superannuation and annual leave loading

● Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)

● Industry leading training and support

● Promotional opportunities

● Working alongside diverse people towards acommon goal

● Flexible work hours

● Employee Assistance Program, afree and confidential counselling service

QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

● Qualifications and experience are specified within each position description

● All roles required candidates to have:

oDemonstrated knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal culture and understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal people in acontemporary society

oHold avalid driver's licence

oWill be required to travel across YWAHS catchment area

oHave acurrent working with Children Check clearance number prior to commencement in the role

oAre willing to obtain aNational Police Check on Commencement (note YWAHS Discrimination Policy identifies that the organisation will not discriminate on irrelevant criminal history)

SOUNDS LIKE YOU? HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application to our Jobs email: jobs@ywahs.org.au, addressing the Key Accountabilities and include your resume, please see above for closing dates.

If you have ageneral recruitment enquiry, please contact Melissa (Human Resources/Payroll Co-ordinator) on 0459 373 721 or email our jobs email.

We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. YWAHS is committed to ensuring our workplace culture continues to value diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, LGBTI and other diversity groups.

JOIN US… WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR APPLICATION

FULL TIME BOILER MAKER

Omega Network are seeking to employee a fulltime qualified Boiler Maker with proven experience to join the team at our workshop in Morwell and site in afull-time capacity.

You will need to work well as amember of ateam, work productively unsupervised, be adaptable to changing requirements, have Aclass welding skills.

We are looking for an over achiever who would welcome afull-time position with fortnightly RDO's, competitive workshop rates and the desire to make the role their own.

You will need to have acurrent driver's licence, current forklift licence would be desirable, white card, necessary qualifications with trade certificates.

An application form can be downloaded from our website www.omeganetwork.com.au

Alternatively, you can email your Expression of Interest to: info@omeganetwork.com.au or text your name and email address to 0438 217 690 and an application form will be forwarded to you

St Michael’s School Traralgon TUTORLEARNING INITIATIVE TEACHER

.8 FTEFixed Contract

CommencementDate: Term 2-2023

St Michael’sSchool Traralgon is seeking apassionate teacher inspired to work in the Catholic school system who is dedicated to improving student learning. Graduate and experienced teachers areencouraged to apply.Due to funding for this position FTEmay be dependent on the teaching level of thesuccessful applicant Role descriptionand application form can be accessed from theCEVN website www.cecv.catholic.edu.au/Positions-Vacant

Contact Details: Mrs Jodie Ware,Principal Enquiries welcome,please call (03) 5174 3295

Email: principal@stmtraralgon.catholic.edu.au

Applications close 4pm Sunday19th March 2023

St Michael’s school community is committedtothe safety, wellbeingand protectionofall children

Lecturer (Practice), Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer Program

Job No.: 648763

Location: Mildura, Bendigo, Warragul, Traralgon, Churchill, Sale or Bairnsdale

Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.2)

Duration: Fixed-termappointment until 31 January

2024

Remuneration: Pro-rata of $107,311 -$127,432 pa

Level B(plus 17% employer superannuation)

The School of Rural Health is seeking to appoint a Lecturer, Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer (RPLO) Program to support the rural pharmacy workforce development, aprogram funded through the Pharmacy Programs Administrator (Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care).

The Lecturer, Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer Program is aimed at increasing access to quality pharmacy services for rural healthcare by supporting and strengthening the rural pharmacy workforce in regional and remote areas of Australia. This program implements local level projects aimed at community pharmacies, pharmacists and pharmacy students that will support rural community pharmacy clinical placements; promote inter-professional collaboration; strengthen mentoring and facilitate professional development and networking.

It will be expected that the Lecturer in this position will bring expertise from their profession to work with the Rural Nursing and Allied Health team at Monash Rural Health (MRH) to achieve these objectives.

We are seeking someone with aPhD or relevant Masters Qualification and/or equivalent professional experience in the relevant discipline area. In determining experience relative to qualifications, regard shall be given to teaching experience, experience outside tertiary education, innovative achievement and/or contributions to the profession.

At Monash University, we are committed to being a Child Safe organisation. This position at the University will require the incumbent to hold avalid Working with Children Check.

This position will involve travel to various locations, some of which are not easily accessible via public transport.

Enquiries Dr Pam Harvey, Senior Lecturer, Rural Nursing and Allied Health Lead, +61 5440 9070

Closing Date Thursday 16 March 2023, 11:55pm AEDT

For further information, Position Description and to apply, please visit: www.monash.edu/jobs

Search Job No.: 648763

Please email your interest to us with a covering letter and your resume, at: admin@ odeabuilding.com.au Phone 5622 0799

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Hydrographic Surveyor

Full-time, LakesEntrance

$105,227 -$120,603per annum

GippslandPorts is aprovider of marine infrastructure, asset management,waterway management and dredging services along the Gippsland coast from Anderson Inlet to Mallacoota.

We arecurrentlyseeking asuitably qualifiedand experienced person to conductall aspects of the collection of survey data including mobilisation and calibration of equipment through to the capture and processing of data. The Hydrographic Surveyor will be responsible forplanningand completing hydrographic and associated surveys of Gippsland Ports’ waterways, and other water bodies as required. The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in hydrographic surveying, possess highly developed interpersonaland communication skillsand have excellent computer, administrativeand organisational skills including high level attention to detail.

This position will be primarily based at Lakes Entrance. Enquiries about this position should be directed to theManager Hydrographic Services, Mark Spykers on 0417 055637

To be considered for this position, candidates must address the keyselection criteria foundwithinthe position description. Forafullpositiondescription and application details, please visit our website www.gippslandports.vic.gov au/employment.php

Gippsland Ports is committed to building adiverse andinclusive workplace. Applications close on Monday, 13 March 2023.

Permanent Mechanical Fitters and Boilermakers

D.M.E Engineering Services Australia is a dynamic engineering company that has operated out of Tumut NSW for the past 20 years, and currently employs over 70 permanent employees.

Due to expanding client demand, opportunities have arisen for experienced site based Mechanical Fitters and Boilermakers to join our maintenance team.

Working in these highly diverse roles the successful candidates will further their knowledge and experience in all types of mechanical fitting, machining, rebuilds and fabrication.

These permanent full-time positions are an excellent opportunity to learn new skills while working with a dynamic team in asafe and professional work environment and will suit individuals that are committed to producing quality work and who seek job security and work/life balance.

Essential Criteria:

● Applicable Trade Certificate

● Good communication skills

● Excellent safety record

● Proven experience in maintenance or fabrication industry

Desirable Criteria:

● Forklift Licence

● Dogging Licence

● Elevated Work Platform Licence

To apply, please forward acopy of your resume, including trade papers to: D.M.E Engineering Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

Attention: The Manager P.O. Box 803, Tumut NSW 2720 or Email: tumutoffice@dmeaust.com.au

Applications Close: 17 March 2023.

SUPPORT WORKER

Part Time and Casual opportunities available

Are you ready to join acompany that makes a difference? We have several exciting opportunities for Support Workers to support people with Autism and other complex disabilities at our Active Choice Services in Newborough and Accommodation Services in Traralgon. We have avariety of hours available across our sites. If you have experience, or adesire to start your career and get qualified while working, we want to hear from you!

You will possess the ability to work as part of a team and maintain positive relationships with clients and their families, colleagues and management.

If you are ready to start your new career with SASI -visit our website https://www.sasi.org.au/current-opportunities/ to begin your journey or contact us on Human.Resources@sasi.org.au

RECEPTIONIST

(Option of Full Time or 4days)

Littleton Hackford Solicitors Traralgon

This Front of House position involves assisting a likeable client base, solicitors and staff. The successful applicant must demonstrate a suitable level of maturity and recognise the importance of initial impression.

General reception duties include meet and greet, phone, email, mailroom, registering matters and routine clerical duties which can be taught on site. Asolid position to replace along term retiring staff member.

Application and resume supported by driver's licence ID invited to davidh@littletonhackford.com.au by 6March 2023

Would you liketodeliver theLatrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesdayand/or Wednesdayafternoons in Traralgon, Morwell and Newborough. Please apply to: The Circulation Manager 0456 000541

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

Maintenance and Ground Keeper

The Moe Memorial Park is recruiting Permanent/part time. 30 hours aweek. Flexible hours and days.

● Are you reliable and trustworthy?

● Experienced in lawncare and property upkeep?

● Able to work with minimal supervision?

● Flexible and able to respond to worksite priorities?

● Able to operate ride-on and self-drive mowers and brush cutting and other property equipment?

● Do you have acurrent Victorian Driver's Licence?

For aposition description email moememorialpark@bigpond.com or phone the Secretary on 0409 420 218 Applications close Friday, 3March 2023.

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MOTOR MECHANICS

Due to the high volume of sales, service and parts, we require additional Motor Mechanics for an immediate start in our service department. We need your services and we are prepared to financially reward you for all of your various qualifications. We pay above award rates of pay and offer ongoing factory training in order to maintain your skills levels. Fourth year apprentices are also welcome to apply. All applicants will be treated as strictly confidential.

For further information please phone Ray Massaro 0417 887 718 email -ray.m@massaromotors.com.au

Massaro Motors, 479 Princes Dve Morwell 5134 1422

Career Opportunity

We areseeking applications from suitably qualified and experienced people for the following position at our Yallourn Mine:

Mine RehabilitationProject

Manager

Forfurtherinformation on this opportunity and to apply visit: http://careers energyaustralia com au GP1653808

Multiple FactoryOperator Vacancies

Forfurther information or to apply visit: www.gbsrecruitment.com.au

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Recruitment &Career Specialists

TIMBER INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES

Mount Gambier

SE South Australia

Could amove to South Australia be on the cards for you? Enjoy all that Mt Gambier has on offerregional living at its best with access to great schools and affordable housing, with the beautiful coastline just minutes from the city centre!

Relocation assistance provided for each of these roles -blend career and lifestyle.

● Quality Assurance Coordinator

● Maintenance Electrician

● Maintenance Supervisor -Electrician (Compton)

● Maintenance Fitter (Compton)

Benefit from predictable rostering, attractive salary arrangements, career growth opportunities in the progressive AAM Group of companies, and a manufacturing facility boasting state of the art plant and equipment -aleader nationally.

Interested?

Learn more about these unique opportunities and our region atwww.cooperhardiman.com.au/employment.php

Confidential enquiries are welcomed to Catriona Hardiman of Cooper Hardiman 0448 971 711 or email -catriona@cooperhardiman.com.au

LABOURER

Toongabbie Contractors is currently seeking an interested person to come and join our team!

Must have:

● MR Licence

● Construction Induction

● Traffic Control Here at Toongabbie Contractors we do a wide variety of works ranging from:

Deliverer Wanted

Would you liketodeliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspapertoindividualhomes on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons in Yarragon.

Please apply to:

TheCirculationManager 0456 000541

Please note: Children must be 11 yearsorover as we will need to apply for agovernment Child Employment Permit. Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted.

deliverers also welcome

St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the followingpositions at the Traralgon Junior School.

Early Learning Centre casual relief Teachers and Co-Educators

Commencingassoon as possible

Fixed Term Teacher withthe possibilityof ongoing employment commencing Term 2toTerm 32023

If you areinterested please forwardacurrent resume and cover letter to hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Fora copy of thePositionDescription please refer to ourwebsite: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Applicationsclose 5pm 13 March 2023

WisdomIntegrity Compassion Respect

Position Available

Full time position for person with mechanical experience and knowledge of makes and models of motor vehicles. Resumes to: Logues Auto Wreckers email: sales@ loguewreck.com.au

DELIVERERS WTD

● Sign installation

● Safety barrier installation

● Culvert works

● Bridge maintenance and repairs

If this is something you're interested in, please contact Ash on 0473 924 205 or send an email to: ash@toongabbie contractors.com.au

Please feel free to call into our office at 2Dodd Crt, Traralgon and speak to our friendly office staff!

forward-thinkingindividualswithapassionforprovidingexcellent servicestoourcommunity

Would you like to deliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons in Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Newborou gh and Churchill? Please apply to the Circulation Manager 0456 000 541. Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for agovernment Child Employment Permit Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome.

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Advertise your car, caravan, boat or motorcycle to reach MORE people.

Forfurtherinformationincludinghow toapply,positiondescriptionsand applicationclosingdates,pleasevisitour websitewww.latrobe.vic.gov.au/careers

Pleasenotesuccessfulapplicantswillbe requiredtoapplyforandsatisfactorilyobtain aNationalPoliceCheckandWorkingwith ChildrenCheck.

More than 9 out of 10 people read The Express

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REQUEST FOR TENDER

Council is seeking submissions from qualified companies/applicants for the following:

RFT/356 -Venus BayTourism Precinct

Tenders close 2pm AEST on Tuesday 28 March 2023.

Documentation is available from Council's e-Tendering Portal www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/tenders

REQUEST FOR TENDER

Food Services Department

Latrobe Regional Hospital is now seeking quotations from suitably qualified suppliers for the supply of fresh meat to the Food Services Department. The supply contract will commence on 1May 2023 for atwo (2) year period.

ITS submissions must be lodged by the closing date and time and in the format that is specified. The ITS specifications can be found via the LRH procurement portal https://www.healthsharevic.org.au

For assistance, please contact Michelle Brady on 5173 8825 or Steve Henry on 5173 8394

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Experienced Operator/Technician

If you areanexperienced operator,and would like to join adiverse team, be well rewarded with great salaryand benefits, then this is the opportunity for you!

About us

LoyYang Yang Bisanelectricity generator located in the picturesque Latrobe

Valley currently supplying around 20% of Victoria’s power.Weare owned by Chow TaiFook Enterprises (CTFE) andbelong to the Alinta Energy family, a growingand innovative energy market disrupter

We arefocused on increasing plant performance, efficiency and flexibility and areinsearch of people with expertise and experience to contribute to innovative new projects

We arecommitted to increasing workforce diversity and creating an environment wherepeople with new ideas feel empowered to speak up and explorewhat is possible.

We constantly strive to understand and meet broad community expectations regarding environmental management,health, safety,and good corporate citizenship.

About the opportunity

Competitive salaryand otherbenefits (base salaryrange of $210,780$260,324shift rate)

Generous superannuation, contributions above the superannuation guarantee or membership of aDefined Benefit Scheme

Flexible working arrangements to balance your work, life and play(base 36 hour,4day work week during the initial training period of 4months). 2x12 hour shift work post training. Above awardannual leave entitlements.

Enjoy close proximity to great regional communities of Traralgon, Warragul and Sale, access to alpine regions and snow,expansive beaches, wilderness escapes and leading schools.

Access to development opportunities to continue to grow leadership and technical skills that arehighly transferable throughout industry.

What you’ll do

Responsible forthe safe controland operation of LoyYang ‘B’ unit(s) and associated plant,within limits, for maximum efficiency and outputwhile maintaining environmental compliance.

Monitor equipment conditions, diagnose problems, report abnormalconditions and takecorrective action

Carry outregular plant inspections and take plant readings.

Read,interpret and implement complex technical information including drawings, manufacturer data and operating and maintenance procedures. Lead, develop and mentor other Operator/Technicians including the development and deliveryoftraining modules.

What you’ll need

Evidence of successful completion of an approved electrical utility power plant operator training program.

High risklicence for advanced boiler andturbine.

Knowledge of systemconstruction, capacities,limitations, theories of operation and operating procedures, plant designand valving configurations.

Knowledge of permit procedures for safe access to plant

Demonstrated experience as apanel operator in chargeofa large-scale boiler/turbine unit within acoal fired power station.

If this sounds likeyou, don’t ignorethis opportunity, makesureyou:

Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Position closes Friday,24thMarch 2023

LoyYang B–powering your career!

LoyYang Bwelcome applications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.Wewill provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilitythroughout the recruitmentprocess. If youidentify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via the above email and indicate your preferred method of communication (email or phone) so we can keep in touch and meet your needs.

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Accounts Payable Administrative Officer

An opportunity has arisen within the Finance Team for asuitably experienced Accounts Payable Officer.Ifyou believe that you have the skills and experience, want to join adiverse team and be well rewarded, this may be the opportunity for you!

Aboutus

LoyYang Yang Bisanelectricity generator located in the picturesque Latrobe Valley currently supplying around 20% of Victoria’s power.Weare owned by Chow TaiFook Enterprises (CTFE) and belong to theAlinta Energyfamily,a growing and innovative energy market disrupter

Weare focused on increasing plant performance, efficiency and flexibility and areinsearch of people with expertise and experience to contribute to innovative newprojects. We arecommitted to increasing workforcediversity and creating an environment where people with newideas feel empowered to speak up and explorewhat is possible.

We constantly strive to understand and meet broad community expectations regarding environmental management,health, safety,and good corporate citizenship.

Aboutthe opportunity

Competitive salaryand otherbenefits. Generous superannuation contributions, above the superannuation guarantee or membership of aDefined Benefit Scheme. Flexible working arrangements to balance your work, life and play (base 36-hour,4-day work week). Aboveawardannual leave entitlements. Enjoy close proximity to great regional communities of Traralgon, Warragul and Sale, access to alpine regions and snow,expansive beaches, wilderness escapes andleading schools.

Create change and ‘futureready’ the organisation through your involvement in key projects. Access to development opportunities to continue to grow your skills.

What you’ll do

The Accounts Payable Administrative Officer provides administrative services within the Finance area, primarily in accounts payable. The role also provides backup support for payroll andgeneral administrative assistance to other departmentsasrequired.

Maintain organised accounts payable records.

Process operating and capital expenditurepayments through the accounts payable system via electronic funds transfer

Professionally respond to queriesina timely and accurate manner Ensuresufficient funds areavailable to cover forthcoming payments. Monthly journals and reconciliations.

Constantly seek improvement of existing processes to enhance efficiency

What you’ll need

Basic accounting theoryand practice knowledge.

Ability to meet tight deadlines and handle highvolumes of processing. Exceptional attention to detail.

Knowledge of computerised applications including MS Office, accounting and payroll systems.

Ability to interface with all levels of personnel and communicate both orally and in writing.

VCE or equivalent

Demonstrated experience in asimilar role desirable.

If this sounds likeyou, don’t ignorethis opportunity, makesureyou: Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Position closes Friday,17th March 2023.

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LoyYang Bwelcome applications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.Wewillprovide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilitythroughoutthe recruitment process. If you identify as a personwithdisabilityand requireadjustments to the application, recruitment,selection and/or assessment process, please advise via the above emailand indicate your preferred methodofcommunication (email or phone) so we can keep in touch and meet your needs.

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BUSH, Stan.

Passed away after a brave battle with MND at Latrobe Valley Village, Newborough 25 February 2023. Aged 72 years Dearly loved husband of Pat. Much loved father and father-in-law of Jodie and Scott, Tim and Tammy, Adam and Zoey. Adored Pop of Jacob, Isabella, Ethan, Charlotte, Tyler and Lucas. The end of an era Weep not that he has gone but smile that he has been. We really did have it all Stan.

To our dear Dad, There are no words for how much we are all going to miss you. We are so lucky to have had you in our lives, you have always been there for us. Dad, you will always be in our thoughts and remembered with love. No more pain now, rest peacefully. All our love Jodie, Scott, Jacob (Cobber Jnr) and Isabella (Shorty)

Dad, The memories we shared will be cherished forever. We will never forget the fun times we had. We love you always and forever. See you in NT Tim, Tammy, Ethan and Charlotte XX.

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Dad/Pop, Thanks for being 'You', until we meet again. Deep in our hearts you'll always stay, loved and missed every day. Love forever Adam, Zoey, Tyler and Lucas.

Dad, There wasn't much you couldn't fix, unfortunately we didn't have the right tools for this repair. We will keep the fire going and the fridge full. Tim and Adam.

BUSH, Stan. Sadly taken too soon. So many good memories. R.I.P. great mate Rob, Vicky and the Sherry families.

CHUCK, SuzanneFaye (Sue). 14/2/1946 -18/2/2023.

Formerly from Latrobe Valley, passed away in Qld surrounded by family. Loving mother, grandmother and friend. You fought thehard battle, now Rest in Peace Diane and Tony.

CLERKS, Bert. Passed away suddenly on Monday, 20 February 2023. Loved and loving husband of Julie (dec.). Brother of Nick, Hans, Cathy, Henk, Willie and Ricka. Father of Peter, Michael, Stephen, Andrew, Michelle and their partners. Doting Poppy to all his grandchildren. Reunited With Julie

CLERKS, Bert. Aged 77 years

Our hearts have been broken with the sudden loss of my dad. He was a kind and loving father, everyone knew him as a joker. We will always love you and cherish all the good times we had together.

Rest in Peace Dad

From your son Andrew and daughter-in-law Vanessa and Par to Liam.

DETTRICK, Dr Ann.

Our beloved mother Dr Ann Dettrick, peacefully passed away, 23 February 2023 at the age of 84. She was avalued community member teacher at local schools, and historical researcher who wrote several books on the history of Gippsland. She is survived by David, Adam and Sean and their families. Apublic Memorial Service is being organised, for details please RSVP: dettrickann@gmail.com

AMemorial site will be available at https://memories.com.au/ timeline/ann-dettrick-53240

GRUSS, Sonja.

Passed away on Sunday, 19 February 2023. Wife of Gunther (dec.). Loved mother of Manfred, Karin and Robin, Dagmar and Bill. Much loved Omi of Tania and Sonia. Great Omi of Thomas, Lachlan and Jessica. Now At Peace

JACOBS, Ray.

25 February 2023.

94 years young Devoted and loving husband of Marg (dec.). Much loved father of Alan (dec.), Jan, Rhonda, Kim, James and Shane. Loved and respected grandfather to 16 and great grandfather to 1. Acaring, kind man who lived for his family, friends and community and who always enjoyed ajoke.

JEFFERSON, Kevin Dennis. 17/8/1954 -21/2/2023. Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, Beth, Tyler and Stacy. Forever Missed

MATHIESON, Allan.

The Yinnar Football and Netball Club express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Allan Mathieson. Allan was aformer player for YFNC and still holds club and league record for most goals kicked in a game -23. He was also the club's Secretary position from 1957 -1962.

MILLETT, William (Bill) Edward. 19/1/1938 -24/2/2023.

Passed away peacefully at Narracan Gardens. Eldest son of Edward (Ted) and Hazel (both dec.). Brother of Les and Norma; Shirley and Edward; Kevin (dec.); Stephenand Kathleen; Janny, and their respective families. Forever in our hearts

Until we meet again

STOCKDALE, Ernie. Saddened to hear of his passing. Remembering good times we had as teenagers, riding horses, also coming to town on a Saturday night in the buggy with his horse Dolly in harness. We would always turn up at Bell's Boxing tent at the Carnival, Ernie would always win his bout. Rest IPeace Ern Noel Watts and family.

SUTHERLAND (Burge), Isabel. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Maryvale Private Hospital on 23 February 2023. Aged 88 years

Dearly loved and loving wife of Frank for 67 treasured years. Iwill miss you, my darling Issy.

Phenomenal mother and mother-in-law of Brenda and Rod (dec.), Gary and Liz, Karen and Ian.

BUSH. The Graveside Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Stan (Cobber) Bush will be held at the Moe Memorial Park, Cemetery Rd, Moe on THURSDAY (2 March 2023) at 11am. In lieu of flowers, a donation in loving memory of Stan may be made to Latrobe Valley Village. Envelopes will be available at the Service.

MILLETT. AGraveside Service to celebrate the life of William Edward Millett (Bill), will be held at the Yallourn Cemetery, Haunted Hills Rd, Yallourn THURSDAY (2 March 2023) commencing at 1pm.

O'SULLIVAN, Michael Stephen. 27/2/2021. The world changes from year to year, our lives from day to day, but our love and memories of you Michael, will never fade away. Love Colleen, Danny and Jak.

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CLERKS. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation of Mr Bert Clerks will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Avenue, Newborough on FRIDAY, (3 March 2023), commencing at 1.30pm.

MORRIS (Burns), Doreen Lucy. 5/5/1932 -26/2/2023.

Passed away peacefully. Loving husband to Leo for ahappy 73 years.

Wonderful mother to Linda, Sandra, Rhonda (dec.) and Robyn. Grandmother to Fabian, Rikki, Carly, Jake and Josh.

Great grandmother to Dylan, Sam and Levi.

And great great grandmother to Casey. We will loveyou and miss you to the end of time!

MOULE, (nee Patience) Lorna Belle. Passed away peacefully in Morwell on 20 Monday February 2023.

Aged 95 years Loved and loving wife of Bob (dec.). Beloved mother, grandma, great grandma, and great, great grandma. United with Bob Private burial to be held.

MOULE, Lorna Avery special person, Avery special friend. Avery special woman, We can never replace. How lucky we were and very proud too, To have had afriend, As special as you. Noelene and Wayne.

MOULE Lorna

KAROUSSOS (Bowden), Jennifer Anne. 15/9/1947 -25/2/2023.

Passed away at her home in Traralgon.

Dearly loved and loving wife of Dimitrios (Jimmy).

Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Maryanne and Craig, Simon and Kelly.

Adored Grandma to Lucas, Joshua, Will, and Isabelle. Beloved sister of Andrew, Virginia, Christopher (dec.) and aunty to their families

Loved andremembered always

KRAWEC, Lucy Mary. 4/7/1957 -19/2/2023. Aged 65 years Of Newborough, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Sunday, 19 February 2023.

Much loved daughter of Joseph and Janina (both dec.). Loved sister of Michael, Maria and Joseph. Favourite cousin of Kathy and Marie. Aunty to Emily, Jonathon, Christopher, Courtney, Jemma and Renee, Patrick and Wayne (dec.).

Rest peacefully our beautiful Angel

Adored MaMa of grandchildren Sarah and John, Matt and Ellie; Toby, Amy and Aidan, Zach; Zoe and Karli, and Joel, great grandchildren Logan and Ollie and precious grand dogs Moley, Dexter, Eddie, Bernie, Georgia, Dusty and Nala.

Always in our hearts

Our thanks and appreciation to the caring staff at Maryvale Private Hospital.

SUTHERLAND, Isabel. Dear Frank and family, We send all our love to you on the passing of 'Issy', our dear friend and neighbour. Will be sadly missed.

Cheers to all the good times Love Les and Meryl.

WEBB, John William. 26/11/1934 -15/2/2023.

Very loved father, fatherin-law, grandfather and great grandfather to Grant (dec.), Midge, Karen, Debra, Samantha, and Glen Burrows, Jasmin Cashin and extended family.

WELLS, Eileen. To my precious wife Eileen, Your suffering is over. Peace in Heaven

Your loving husband, Bob.

WELLS (Valler), Eileen. You will always be with us Mum. Abeautiful soul now at peace Loved by Dave and Vicky, Leigh, Hayley and Stu, Sean and family, Luke and Bec.

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GRUSS.

The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation of Mrs Sonja Gruss will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Ave, Newborough WEDNESDAY (1 March 2023), commencing at 11am.

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JACOBS. The Funeral of Mr Raymond William Jacobs will leave our Geoff Rossetti Memorial Chapel, 1390 Maffra Road Sale after aService commencing at 1:30pm on FRIDAY (3 March 2023) for the adjoining Sale Monu ment al Lawn Cemetery.

MORRIS.

The Funeral Service for Mrs Doreen Lucy Morris will be held at Latrobe Valley Funerals Services Chapel 6Ollerton Avenue Moe on THURSDAY (2 March 2023) at 2pm.

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SMITH.

The Funeral Service for Mr Peter Smith of Morwell will be held graveside at the Bairnsdale Cemetery, Forge Creek Rd, Bairnsdale MONDAY (6 March 2023) commencing at 11am. For livestream details, please see our website: petermurray funerals.com.au

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SUTHERLAND. AService of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life of Mrs Isabel Sutherland will be held at St James Anglican Church, 100 Grey Street, Traralgon on FRIDAY (3 March 2023) at 1.30pm. The Service will also be live-streamed. To view Isabel's Service please visit: www.nielsenfunerals.com.au No flowers by request, a donation in lieu may be made to Maryvale Private Hospital. Envelopes will be available at the Church.

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The members of Yinnar Bowls Clubare deeply saddened by the loss of our Life Member Lorna, who was our Ladies President from 1997 to 1999,Ladies Secretary from 1985 to 1995 and Gippsland District Ladies Bowl ing As so ciat ion Presidentfrom1997 to 1998. Lornawas an accomplished bowler who helped our Midweek PennantDivision 2win the league in 2006/07 and 2010/11, and was part of the winning Ladies Champion Pa irs for 1995/96, 2005/06, 2007/08 and 2011/12. Lorna always offered her support to all bowlers andmembersand will be sorely missed. Our sincerecondolences are extendedtoLorna’s family

SMITH, Peter. Of Morwell passed away peacefully at home on 10 February 2023. Father of Rodney and Bradley and loved brother of Jan and Philippa. Uncle of David, Peter, Joanne, Damien and Kerrie. In God's care

WELLS (Valler), Eileen. Loved mum and nan of Alan, Julie, Caitlin, Ron, Jessica and Katia. Always in our hearts Memories are forever

WELLS, Eileen. Dearest Eileen, the friendship you gave and the love, will always be in my heart forever. Rest in peace my dear friend, ta-ra love. Jean OXOX. Akind and beautiful soul, loved dearly. Rest in peace Eileen. Our sincerest condolences to Bob, David, Julie and families. Love Jean, Mark, Debbie Alesha and Brayden.

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BARTON. Requiem Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Wendy Anne Barton will be offered at St Joseph's Catholic Church, Dowling Street, Wonthaggi on WEDNESDAY (1 March 2023) commencing at 11.30am. Private Cremation to follow

JEFFERSON. The Funeral Service to reflect on the life of Kevin Jefferson will take place in the Rose Chapel, Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon on FRIDAY (3 March 2023) commencing at 2pm.

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WELLS. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation of Mrs Eileen Wells will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Ave, Newborough on THURSDAY (2 March 2023) commencing at 11am.

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KAROUSSOS. The Funeral Service for Mrs Jennifer Anne Karoussos will be held at St Michael's Catholic Church, Church St, Traralgon on TUESDAY (7 March 2023) at 11.30am. Private Cremation to follow.

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KRAWEC. AService to Celebrate

Lucy's Life will be held at St Mary's Catholic Church, 50 Monash Rd, Newborough, at 11am on MONDAY (6 March 2023).

At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for aBurial at Yallourn Cemetery.

GRIFFITHS, Helen. 26/12/1951 -16/3/2018. Loved wife of Bill. Adored mum of Gaye, Terry, Gary and Leah, their partners, 6 grandkids and 3great grandkids. Gone but not forgotten, missed by us all everyday. 5long years. Rest in peace

LISZCZAK, Brent. 22/2/1974 -27/2/2018. My beautiful middle son, you lived your life running against the wind. Tired and weary, you never gave up, you died a hero. Imiss you and honour your memory. Dad.

MEERS, James (Jim). 4/1/1938 -6/3/2020. 3years have gone but I still miss you dearly, Love is forever Your loving wife Helen XXX.

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Bowls Grand Final picture complete

BOWLS

STRZELECKI NORTH

SATURDAYPENNANT

BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

STRZELECKI North Bowls Playing Area witnessed agreat crowd of spectators who enjoyed an afternoon of bowls on Saturday at Newborough and Warragul for Preliminary Finals.

After awarm week and suggestions of great heat, the day was quitepleasant,withanearly hot sun replaced by cloudy conditions with some threatening clouds later in the day.

DIVISION 1

NEWBOROUGH and Drouin had agreat battle at Newborough, with the home club havinganarrow lead at the break.

Drouin came backstrongafterthe break,with Samantha Atkinson gaining six shots in her first endagainst TommyLodge,which putDrouin in the leadand they maintained it untilthe last three ends.

When the battle hardened, Newborough players aiming for four premierships in arow drew away to a12shot victory.

RyanMarston and his rink of TonyKnipping, Josh Kennedy and Rod Lewis had a19-12 victory over Mick Fleming and his rink of Bruce Andrews, John Leighton and Geoff Bailey.

Kevin Lovett and his rink of Brian Carpenter, Jo-Anne Michaelsand George Lamboshad a24-17 win over Toby Wallace and his rinkofAlexMiller, PeterWallaceand GraemeAubrey

Alan Grubb and his rink of Phil Marston, Paul Sherman and Neale Houston had a26-19win over SherylAtkinsonand herrink of Maureen Leighton,

Jan Aubrey and Les Firth. Samantha Atkinson and herrinkofDavid McIlfatrick, Rudy Kerkvliet and Mark Atkinson had a26-17 win over Tommy Lodge, and his rink of Dave Wurlod, John Backman and Scott Jones.

 NEWBOROUGH 86 DEFEATED DROUIN 74

DIVISION 2

LONGWARRYplayedMorwell ClubatNewborough and came away with awin.

Jason Lieshoutand his rink of Grant Pask, Barry and RussellWhitehad a29-14 win over NeilWhitelaw and hisrinkofSteve Kilpatrick, David Broadbent and David Stevens.

Ken White and his rink of Hank Metselaar, Ian Peterson and GlennPask had a26-17 win over Tara Harle and her rink of Michael Skinner, David Patience and Roger Rejmer.

Ken Towt and his rink of Peter Lieshout, Robert Proctor and Trevor Kitchin had a23-22 win over Glenn Trembath and his rinkofVaughan Reimers, Lisa Arnold and Alan Campbell.

For Morwell Club, Brett Harle and his rink of Dashaa Martin, Mil Karleusa and Lee McKenzie had a30-14 win over Adam Proctor and his rink of Mark Serong, Col Finger and John McCarthy, leaving Longwarry the winners by nine shots.

 LONGWARRY92DEFEATED MORWELL CLUB 83

DIVISION 3

GARFIELD and Warragul (2)played athrilling game at Newborough.

ShaneOliver and his rinkofGraemeBurton, Bob Lamport and Richard Ross had a25-14 win

over Bob Currie.

Nick Henwood and his rink of Les Pumphrey, Les Breteler and Steve Bassed had a30-15 win over Pat Hammond.

For Warragul (2) Greg Mitchell and his rink of Ian Belling, Glynis Mitchell and Gaye Renn had a30-11 win over Steve Whyte.

Noel Rubenstein and his rink of Ken Landman, Ian McCartney and Paul Simmons had a22-16 win over Tom Cleary, leaving Garfield the winners by one shot.

 GARFIELD 62 82 DEFEATED WARRAGUL (2) 81

DIVISION 4

YARRAGON had agood win over Traralgon(4) at Newborough, with Sam Mazza and his rink of Ross McDermott,Rhett Galley and Kevin McLaren having a29-9win over Norbert Schroeder.

Jarrod Grigg and his rink of Richard Chetland, Ethan Storer and Bevan Romans had a30-14 win over David Karsky.

For Traralgon (4), Stuart Hulseand his rink of Stan Rycak, Jason Irvine and Ian Wills had a 22-19 win over Jason Roberts, and Col Mayman drew with Richard Polmear 17-17.

 YARRAGON 95 DEFEATED TRARALGON (4) 62

DIVISION 5

NEERIM District (2) 63 defeated Garfield (2) 61 at Warragul.

Jim Schroederand his rink of Des Petty, Richard Kerrand JohnRochford defeated Gwen Fabris 25-19 and Mal Collins and his rink of Graeme

Wingrove, Bronwyn Throup and George Rymer had a25-15 win over Damien Brick.

For Garfield (2), Gordon Moxey and his rink of Wes Goodman, LoisKingand Helene Newton defeated Russell Meehan 27-13, leaving Garfield (2) two shots short of awin

DIVISION 6

NEERIM District (3) 45 defeated Drouin (4) 32 at Warragul.

Steve Halligan andhis rink of Peter Nolan, Neville Cousins and Julie Adams defeated Lloyd Smith, while for Drouin (2) Irene Dawson and her rinkofBev and Wayne Walsh, together with Merv Appleyard defeated Cookie Halligan 20-18, leaving Neerim District (3) the winners.

Strzelecki North Playing Area SaturdayPennant

Grand Final Draw

All games at Traralgon

Division 1: Traralgon vNewborough -Middle Green

Division 2: Traralgon (2) vLongwarry-North Green

Division 3: Traralgon (3) vGarfield -Indoor

Division 4: Trafalgar (2) vYarragon -Indoor

Division 5: Morwell Club (2) vNeerim District (2) -South Green

Division 6: YallournNorth (2) vNeerim District (3) -South Green

Midweek pennant ramps up, premiers to be decided

Set: Morwell’sJackPrendergast loads up in recent midweek action

BOWLS

STRZELECKI NORTH

MIDWEEK PENNANT

BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

DIVISION 1

DROUIN showed that home ground advantage did not mean everything, as they defeated top team Traralgontoprogress to the Grand Finalwith only one winning rink.

Sheryl Atkinson and her rink of Mary and Les Firth, together with Mark Atkinson, had a22-11 win over Paddy Francis and her rink of Carolyn Roscholler, Barry Fernance and Bill Francis to provide Drouin with agood start.

Traralgon fought back with Pat Trewin and her teamofElaineSwan, Ron Bakerand VinMcIlwain defeatingMaureen Leighton and her rink of Elaine Thorpe, John Leighton and Geoff Bailey 22-17. Kathy Smiles and her team of Garry Trewin, Rosie Lorenzand Maurie Sutcliffe defeatedDenise Hamiltonand her rinkofRon Westrup,Jan Aubrey and Dennis Throup 22-17, leaving Drouin the winner by one shot in an entertaining game.

 DROUIN 56 DEFEATED TRARALGON 55

Photographs: Stew Chambers Cheersquad: Cheering on Morwell is KerryWright, Cheryl Lawrenceand MarleenMonroe

NEWBOROUGH hadagood win at home against Trafalgar, with Jo-Anne Michaels and her rink of ChrisCunningham, Mary Whelan and Ryan Marston defeating Sue Robinson and her rink of Frank Farrugia, Shirley Melsen and Paul Dawson 30-19.

Joan Goldie and her rink of Bob Goldie, Jeff Wetzel and JulieJackson won 19-13 over Helen Robertson and her rink of Col Carmichael, Carol Saunderes and Ken Capper. Trafalgar fought back with Heather Taylor and her rink of Pat Tatterson, Peter Watson and Tim Anderson drawing19-19,withHeather Mooney and herrinkofDenise Ryan, Ed Whelan and Rod Lewis

 NEWBOROUGH 68 DEFEATED TRAFALGAR 51

DIVISION

2

NEWBOROUGH (2) defeated Traralgon (2) to progress to the Grand Final with all rinks up. Carmel Goss and her rink of Wayne Butler, Jenny Cocks and Robbert Cook defeated May Cross 20-19. Bev Luck and her rink of John Arnold, Adrienne Birchall andIain Preston defeated Barbara Scott 26-17.

Ann-Mary Ryan and her teamofRuth Verhagen,

MichaelWeatherall and Graham Cocks had a22-20 win over Lyn Moffat.

 NEWBOROUGH (2) 68 DEFEATED

TRARALGON (2) 56

MOE(2) had abig winathome against Morwell Club (2) withLorraineHortonand her rinkofBob Rennie, Olive Lang and Steve Pallot defeating ShirleyKolcze 20-12.

Val Rodgers and her rink of Hilda Woods, Brenda Hosking and Brian Rodgers defeated Sandy Sinnott 27-11, while Betty Burridge and her rink of Steve Kilpatrick, Barry Flanigan and Joyce Hughes had awin for Morwell Club (2) over Val Griffiths and her rink of Fred Martin, Robyn Dodd and Len Middling, 20-17.

 MOE(2) 64 DEFEATED MORWELL CLUB (2) 42

DIVISION 3

YINNAR 74 defeated Drouin (3) 51 at home with Jennie Harris and her rink of Murray De La Haye, Russ Peters and Jenny Jones defeating Maureen McMillan 34-10. Meredith Kennon defeated Dini Hone 23-17 and for the visitors, Ethel van Maanen defeated Hilarie Anstey 27-17.

MORWELL (3) 62 defeated Garfield 55 at Garfield with Palma McNeill and her rink of Ron Draeger, Perter Borrodale and Jan Whelan winning 22-12 over Gwen Fabris.Glenda Thompson defeated Maureen Lamport 22-17. For Garfield, Helene Newton defeatedJenny Duncan 26-18.

DIVISION 4

YINNAR(2) 50 defeated Churchill 38 with Leanne Emond and her rink of Ray Tanti, Peter Canavan and Robert Hooper defeating Shirley Turner 31-12, and for Churchill, Dianne Thomas and her rink of Gillian Turpin, Cheryl Gill and Marion Newton defeated Liddy Davidson 26-19.

YALLOURN North 45 defeatedWarragul 40 with Lynne Smith and her teamofBev Wilson,Pat O’Donnell and Wendy Speake defeating Lynda Morrison 23-14, and for Warragul (3)Franciska Axford and her rink of Bernie McIntosh, Heather Baker and Bob Currie defeatedSherrieStanton 26-22.

PreliminaryFinals were playedyesterday (Tuesday)

Results were not known at time of going to press.

Local winners on the Victorian stage

CROQUET

TRARALGON Croquet Club hosted agolf croquet tournament recently, with competitors coming from all around Victoria.

The Section 3winner was Ron Bird and Darryl Edwards was runner-up; two Traralgon players.

The Section 2winner was Judy Anderson from Belmont, and the runner-up was Roger Bradbury from Bairnsdale.

Section 1was won by Greg Freeman from Sale, and HeatherBradburyfrom Bairnsdale wasthe runner-up.

Another tournament was also held recently.

The golf croquet club championship was played in hot conditions.

Golf croquet champions for 2023 were: Michael North (Section 1), Simon Trebilcock (Section 2) and Darryl Edwards (Section 3).

Great work: Traralgon CroquetClub golf croquet champions 2023Michael North (Section 1), Simon Trebilcock(Section 2) and Darryl Edwards (Section 3).

SCOREBOARD

GOLF

CHURCHILL &MONASH

2Person Ambrose 18th Febuary 2023

Winners: T. Sterrick&M.Hutchinson 64.5

RunnersUp: C. Hogbin &J.Vickers 64.75

C/B

D.T.L: 1. J. Barnes &B.Barnes 64.75,

2. L. Anderson &C.Cummings 65, 3. K. Keighran &J.Keighran 65.5, 4. P. Boulding &J.Sanders66

N.T.P: Pro-Pin :3rd.C.Hogbin, 5th G. Barnes,14th T. Collins

StrokeTuesday21st Febuary 2023

Scratch: A. West 94

Winner: V. Reid (27) 69 nett

D.T.L: J. Blizzard(34) 73 nett

N.T.P: 3rdJ.Clegg,5th J. Blizzard, 12th V. Reid,14th V. Reid

MIRBOONORTH

Thursday23rdFebruary Stableford.

DayWinner: RMatthews,(10)41pts

DTL: SHill-Smith 35, JSmeriglio33, R Thompson 32 c/b

NTP: 4th DMcCafferty6th MTethington.

Birdies: 4th TWhitelaw, DMcCafferty, 6th

RMatthews,S Hill-Smith, 16th RMatthews

SHill-Smith.

Saturday25th February,Par

AGrade: TBradshaw(9) 4up

BGrade: SEvison (20) 3up

DTL: SHill-Smith, NBaker 3up,W

Reynolds,E Woodall 2up,Tom Traill 1up c/b

NTP: 4th, RRobbins,6th, MPayne,13th, T Bradshaw,16th,RJenkins

Birdies: 4th MPayne,6th, TBradshaw, 13th, TBradshaw, MOE

Sunday, 19 February 2023 SUNDAY OPEN

MEDLEY 9Hole Stableford

Grade AWinners: A-1Mitchell, Evelyn (29) 21

Sunday, 19 February 2023 SUNDAY OPEN

Medley Stableford

Grade BWinners: B-1Edebohls,Jack (41) 50

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 WOMEN’S

WEDNESDAY 9HOLEStableford

Overall Winners: 1Mifsud, Helen (54) 18

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 WOMEN’S STABLEFORD

Grade AWinners: A-1Savige,Karyn

(28) 41

Grade BWinners: B-1Blandford, Jane (32) 42

Place Getters: 3Young,Gwen38c/b

4Mitchell, Evelyn 38 c/b

5Weaver, Lee 38

Great Score: KarynSavige Birdie @6

Nearest to Pin: 4th KarynSavige

8th KarenShaw

14th Kaye Middlemiss

Target Hole: Kaye Middlemiss

Thursday, 23 February 2023 Competition : OPEN Medley Stableford

Grade AWinners: A-1 Visser,Liam (8) 43

Grade BWinners: B-1Powell, Vincent

(18) 41

Grade CWinners: C- 1Cropley, Mike(20) 41 C/B

Place Getters: 3Spiteri, Patrick41C/B

5Westwood, Keith40C/B

6Yeomans,Wayne 40 C/B

7Mead, Barry40

8Donnison, Terry39

9Hargreaves, John 38

10

Woszczeiko, Bryan38C/B

11 Hibbs, Steven 38 C/B

12 Pisa, John 38 C/B

13 Stanlake, Chris38

14 Halkett, David 37 C/B

15 Forte, Brian 37 C/B

16 Wilson,Graeme 37 C/B

17 Gauci, Anthony37C/B

Great Score: BarryAtkins (Birdie) @14

KeithWestwood (Birdie) @14

BryanWoszczeiko (Birdie) @14

Kevin Ayton(Birdie)@14

Anton Devent (Birdie) @8

BarryMead (Birdie) @4

Anton Devent (Birdie) @14

RayAllen (Birdie) @8

Wayne Yeomans (Birdie) @14

TerryKnox(Birdie)@14

Murray Donaldson (Birdie) @14

PeterBuckman (Birdie) @8

Nearest to Pin: 4th John Harber

8th Anton Devent

14th Anton Devent

Saturday, 25 February 2023 WOMEN’S

SATURDAY Stableford

Grade AWinners: A-1Borg, Kathy(22) 30 c/b

Saturday, 25 February 2023 Competition :

MENS Stableford

Grade AWinners: A-1 Yeomans,Wayne (10) 40

Grade BWinners: B- 1Weir,Charles

(14) 38

Grade CWinners: C- 1Pearce,Liam (26)

38 c/b

Place Getters: Weir,Martin 38 c/b

Donnison, Terry38c/b Young,Bailey38c/b Puddy,Jacob 37 c/b

Beath, Ken37c/b Cunningham, Steve37 Eastaway,Karl36c/b Rodaughan, Peter36c/b Brien, Graeme 36 c/b Condon, Jeff 36 Muirhead, Neil 35 c/b

Weir,Liam35c/b

Great Score: Phillip James (Eagle) @12

Bruce Thomson (Birdie) @4

Jeffrey Bassman (Birdie) @8

Nathan Dart (Birdie) @14

Kevin Ayton(Birdie)@14

Nearest to Pin: 4th Jack Edebohls

8th JeffreyBassman

14th SteveCunningham

MORWELL

22nd February,2023 Women’sFoursomes

Championship

27 Hole Scratch: DVuillermin &CBoers

87 =49- 136

27 Hole Handicap: DVuillermin &CBoers

66 +38.75 =104.75

18 Hole Handicap: NTePaa &SPearson

91 -9.75=72

9Hole Handicap: CPeter &L French

54 -16=38

TRAFALGAR

Friday, February 24th 2022, Open Men’s& Ladies Stableford

Winner: RodBoon 39 pts C/B

Runner Up: MarkHiriart 39 pts

DTL’s: Liam Pearce 38, Bob Baldry36, Todd Malone 35, Ben Cheetham 34 C/B

Birdies: 5th: Todd Malone,Wayne Moon

11th: Ben Cheetham, NickRowe, Thomas

McMahon 13th: Eric Beveridge,Wayne

Moon 15th: John Moon, Stephen Mills

Saturday, February 25th 2022, Medley

4BBB Stableford

Men Winners: MarkRobinson &Tony

Shearer 47 pts

Women Winners: Aija Owen &Vivienne

Davy 45 pts

Mixed Winners: Reno Borg& Alison Bailey

50 pts

DTL’s: SteveClark& Tony Bickley47, Max

Taylor &Jim O’Brien 47,John Dodorico & Russell Cook 46, Brian McKenzie &Paris

Christian 46, Ian &Anne Outhred 46

NTP’s: 2nd: John Dodorico -DiMoody

5th: Jim O’Brien -Anne Outhred 11th:Zac

Canrtrill -Kerren Ludlow13th: Nic Blake

15th: Reno Borg- Di Moody

TRARALGON

MENS TUESDAY 21 February 2023 Players

117Stableford

Grade PlayerHcp Nett

AEnda Murphy9 42

BDarylHenderson 14 41

CIan Whitehead 20 40

DRobertJohnson 24 44

40: DParkerBFarelyDChapman P

Calabrese JLandels

39: RRobertson RPaterson

38: DWight NStaffordLHammond C

Jones

37: AFeehan KGarlickD Trengrove G

Banks-Smith GThomas RSmith T

CoffeyL Chard

36: GDonoghue

MENS: SATURDAY25 February 2023

Players 160Stableford–BlueTees

Grade PlayerHcp Nett

ARohan Berkhout 941

BBen Gardiner 11 41

CBen Cheetham 15 42

DJudd Barnes 30 43

41: CMann

40: EMcNulty

39: HCarman GDonoghue BVan BerkelJ

Swenson DBarker

38: AHobson MJones RMcDonald KHall

DShields BWoodall APigdon GO’Brien

APrivitera

37: DHunter NRansome BJohnson S

Brooks BFrombergC Thompson PBezzina

RAlexander

36: JSavigeJCameron DWight

YALLOURN LADIES

2nd Round Club Championships 23/02/2023

Numberone andtwo: Sale’s Greg Freeman (left) and Bairnsdale’s HeatherBradbury(right) together afterthe Section 1Final. Photographs supplied

LVDCL SCOREBOARD

PREMIER AGRADE ROUND 16 (DAY1)

Churchill first innings

BKearns cClymo bBrincat 46

MHarvey. cCampbell bSeymour. .1

BKelly. .lbw bBrincat 3

SWarr .c Campbell bHarvey. .23

JKeighran cHarveybCukier 82

NDuncan .lbw bHarvey. .2

KHolt. cMooneybCukier 6

JWhykes. c& bHarvey. .0

KFarnworth lbw bHarvey. .8

Hvan Rossum cMooneybCukier 5

CWilliams. notout 0

Extras (nb 0, w0,b2,lb2). .4

Overs. 71.2

Total. 180

Morwell bowling: BBrincat 13-5-27-2, CSeymour

7-3-14-1, BMills 3-1-17-0, RWhelpdale 8-0-39-0, G

Harvey 23-2-54-4, MCukier 17.2-4-25-3

Morwell first innings

SMooney. .c Keighran bWarr 19

MCukier .not out 7

RWhelpdale .not out 1

Extras (nb 0, w0,b0,lb1). .1

Overs. 16

Total. 1/28

Churchill bowling:KHolt 5-1-10-0, KFarnworth 3-0-9-0, SWarr 5-3-1-1,JKeighran3-0-7-0

CATS firstinnings

JCochrane .c Chokununga bA Bloomfield 42

JKeyhoe cColtman bB Zomer 27

JMoore. .c MZomer bB Zomer 6

TBrown .stDuncan bA Bloomfield 2

SGissara. .c Duncan bBZomer 17

CStewart. bBloomfield 97

DKeyhoe .b BZomer 44

BFoster .c Duncan bA Bloomfield 0

VPenrose cFreshwater bA Bloomfield 0

CMcDonald not out 5

HCooper not out 0

Extras (nb 0, w0,b9,lb1). .10

Overs. 69.3

Total. 9/250(dec)

Latrobe bowling: TGamage 13-0-48-0, JBloomfield

10-1-41-0,ABloomfield 19-5-56-5,BZomer 19.3-6-50-4, SFreshwater 6-0-17-0, AMeenakshi 2-0-28-0 Latrobe firstinnings

RChokununga. not out 18

ABloomfield lbw bStewart. .18

JColtman not out 0

Extras (nb 1, w0,b0,lb0). .1

Overs. 15

Total. 1/37

CATS bowling: JMoore3-1-8-0,B Foster 3-0-7-0, V

Penrose 4-1-13-0, CStewart4-2-9-1, HCooper 1-1-0-0 Moefirst innings

RBaldi .b HMcColl 18

NKane lbw bH McColl 4

APhillip .c Perera bMacFarlane 48

CRobinson .c BurrowsbPerera. .2

RPhoenix cHiggins bPerera. .0

CGrant .c BurrowsbPerera. .24

PSpiteri .c HigginsbPerera. .9

RColgrave cBurcombe bPerera. .1

AJohnstone not out 5

CTaylor .lbw bPerera. .4

RBlunt. cunknown bPerera. .1

Extras (nb 0, w0,b4,lb3). .7

Overs. 52

Total. 123

Raidersbowling:HMcColl 9-1-26-2, MPerera16-4-33-7,

GChesire 17-5-29-0, MHiggins 7-1-16-0, BMacFarlane 3-0-12-1

Raiders first innings

BBurrows not out 25

CStanlake lbwb Grant 50

THutchinson not out 4

Extras (nb 0, w0,b5,lb2). .7

Overs. 37

Total. 1/86

Moe bowling: CTaylor 5-1-13-0,RColgrave 4-1-5-0,

AJohnstone 3-0-15-0, CGrant 14-6-17-1, RPhoenix

3-1-8-0,RBlunt 3-0-13-0, RBaldi 5-2-8-0

Last day decides first final

CRICKET LVDCL PREMIER A

BY LIAM DURKIN

PREMIERA is likeAshes cricketthere’s no such thingasadead-rubber.

The penultimate day of the regular season in the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League’s top-flight competitioncarried withitnoshortageof subplots.

While finalspositions look all but set in stone, there is likely to still be some shuffling of positions inside the top four.

With this in mind, semi-final match-ups won’t be known until the completionofthe round, the same completion that will determine just which sideisrelegation fornext season.

WHO wants the minor premiership?

Morwell and Churchill are locked in abattle fortop-spot at Keegan Street.

The Cobras took the opportunity to batfirst after winning the toss, and scratched out ascore of 180.

Most of the Churchill lower order batted around John Keighran, who top-scored with 82 from 128 balls coming in at five.

Before that, opener Ben Kearns negotiated some trickyperiods, making 43, along withSteve Warr, who dented the Tigers efforts, making 23 off 89 balls.

Warrand Keighrancombined for a53-runpartnership for the fourth wicket, before the dismissal of Warr meant Keighran needed to go at it alone.

He did so, with two of his three sixes coming at atimeChurchill needed to break the shackles.

The Cobras were in asteady position at 3/109, but Morwell was able to get back into the contest by striking at semi-regular intervals, and had the visitors 7/149 by the 60th over.

Spin played akey part in the Tigers’ turnaround -the last seven wickets to fall were taken by slow bowlers Greg Harvey and Mark Cukier.

Harvey nabbed 4/54 off 23 overs, and Cukier 3/25 off 17.2.

Their efforts backed-up the work of seamer Brendan Brincat,who took two of the first three wickets to fall. Brincat finished with verytidy

figures of 2/27 off 13 withfivemaidens.

The home side had 16 overs to negotiate before stumps, and got through virtually unscathed,losing just one wicket.

Morwell will resume Day 2at1/28, needing afurther 153 to win.

Awin will not only get the Tigers the minor premiership, but also anumber of advantages that go with it.

Perhaps most crucially is the first choice of venue for the semi-final. Morwell already has the LVDCL Senior Club Championship sewn up, and might just be out to prove why they are deserving of that title over the next few weeks.

HAVE Latrobe gotanother block-athon in them?

Or are they going to go for the win?

The Sharks need afurther 213 runs against CATS in order to do so.

Awin will be enough to see Latrobe avoid relegation -althoughthey do havethe option of batting out for a draw, which will lead to the same result, as they currently have aonepoint lead over CATS on the ladder. CATSmeanwhile really only has one option -togofor afirst innings win to stay in Prem A. Afirst innings win will take them to 34 points, ensuring they will finish the regular season no higher than fifth.

Mathematically, there is astill averyremote(impossible really) chanceCATScan play finals if it wins outright.

However, for that to happen, they would not only need to take 19 wickets in aday, but rely on Moe defeating Raiders.

GivenRaiders are 37 runs away from first innings pointswith nine wicketsinhand, you can all but put a red line through the Lions prevailing.

As it so played out, Latrobe elected to bowl first at John Black Oval.

While on paper the decision backfired, (the home side declared with 250 on theboard)itprobably signalled the Sharks’intentionsthat they were playing foradrawright fromthe start

By bowling first, they immediately tooktimeaway that CATS hadto knock them over.

Ironically, this game of cat (pun intended) and mouse saw CATS make their declaration in the 70th over.

Cal Stewart put the foot down, scoring97off 100 balls, with eight fours and fourbombs throwninfor good measure.

Stewart combined with Dylan Keyhoe, putting on 101 for the sixth wicket.

Keyhoe made 44 off 61 balls, sending one of those balls over the fence, and wasthe last mandismissed when his olderbrother Josh calledthe troops in.

The senior Keyhoe opened the batting with Jamie Cochrane, and the pair put on 53 in the first 15 overs.

Cochrane scored 42 and Keyhoe 27. Both innings’ featured maximums, and the partnership dealt mainly in boundaries; 36 of the 53 runs did not require the pair to get up and down the wicket.

The intent to score relatively quickly meant there was plenty of wickettaking opportunities for Latrobe.

Veteran Anthony Bloomfield added another ball mount to the mantelpiece, taking 5/56 off 19 overs. Seeing was believing for the Sharks legend, who may well havethought his days of taking AGrade five-fas and bowling close to 20 overs in aday were gone.

Skipper Benn Zomer was also productive, taking 4/50 off 19.3 overs, which included half-a-dozen maidens.

Latrobe had 15 overs to get through before stumps, and closed at 1/37.

With the stage set heading into Day 2, Latrobe looks to be the team that has more decisions to make.

While chasing just over 200 in 85 overs with nine wickets in hand sounds straightforward, the Sharks may need to adapt on the fly depending on how the first session goes.

If they can get to the main break with minimum damage in the wickets column, apath to victory might be set.

If things go south however, they do have the option of blocking out for a draw. The Sharks have anumberof players capableofdead-battingfor long periods like Steven Freshwater, Anu Meenakshi and Jamie Coltman.

Adraw keeps them in Prem A, so then it becomes aquestion of ‘what does Latrobe see as more important?’ Risk losing the game trying to end the season with awin, or doing whatever it takes to stay in Prem A, evenifit means blocking fortwo sessions?

If the answer is staying in Prem A, Latrobe could achieve a‘winning draw’.

Zomer will need to weigh up anumber of hypotheticals in the lead-up, but above all else, could just have one message to the top order:

‘No cover drives before lunch boys’. ANOTHER hour might be all that’s needed for Raiders.

The team from Yinnar is 1/86 chasing 123 against Moe at Ted Summerton Reserve. The sixpoints look amere formality.

The Lions decided to bat first on Saturday,but were undone by Madura Perera,who bowled very accurately and took 7/33.

Perera started off by dismissing two of Moe’s top four, and then took the last five wickets to fall.

Mick Higgins and Ben Burrows backed-up the pace-ace superbly, taking two catches each off his bowling.

Arescue-effort from Andrew Philip got the Lions to 4/92, but they lost 5/31 after his dismissal.

Philip made afighting 48, and CallumGrantdug in for apatient 24.

Bean-polequickHarryMcCollset a positive tone for Raiders, taking the first two wickets of the innings, both unassisted, to end with figures of 2/26.

Moe was dismissed in not much more than 50 overs, and with time on their side, Raiders set about pacing themselves to eat away at the required total.

Youngster Burrowsspent some quality time out in the middle, seeing off115 rocksfor 25, while at the other end of the age-scale, Chris Stanlake got himself ahalf-century.

Stanlake was the onlywicket to fall in the 37 overs Raiders had before stumps.

Needing only afurther 37 to win, the visitors can dictate pretty much allofDay 2.

Raiders should win on first innings inside the first 20 overs, and from there, captain Liam Maynard might look to get some batting practice in. Raiders can’t finish any higher than third, and as both teams are bound for finals,players couldbeshaking hands at afternoon tea.

That decision however, rests entirely with Maynard.

Traf High cricketers win schoolchampionship LVDCL

PREMIER BGRADE -ROUND 20

Morwell 133(RHughes 3/11)def by Mirboo North161 (CWise 55, SRogers36, MGraeme34, SGniel3/26, GGniel3/35, CGiddens2/28); Jeeralang-Boolarra 4/146 (G Smith 47,T Laaks 34, JCarnes 34*, D Rode 2/22) def Centrals 9/145(cc) (H Berry 27*, J Cecil 3/18, JCarnes 2/34); Thorpdale 7/341(dec) (S Pickering 62*, CMilson 59, MPowell44*, GBradshaw 40, KBradshaw 29,PShrubb2/43, MTobin 2/87) def Newborough 72 (J Cook 35,SPickering 5/14); Moe -bye

BGRADE -ROUND 20

Latrobe 5/80 (J Bellingham2/17) def CATS 78 (M Anthufor 42*, JHayes 3/20, SBandara 3/20, H Rajapakse 2/15); Churchill 5/134 (J Rae29*, Pvan Rossum 28*, JCooke3/24) def Traralgon West 7/132(cc) (D Cropley69, IAhmad 3/26,TSpark 2/14); Raiders136 (J Hecker43, RGiles 4/18, SDawson 4/31) def WillowGrove 54 (O McColl 2/5, CHill2/11, JVarghese 2/21);Trafalgar -bye

CRICKET SCHOOL SPORTS

BY LIAM DURKIN

IS there amore cricketing school in Gippsland?

Trafalgar High School won the West Gippsland Division Senior Cricket Championship last week.

Trafalgar High easily accounted for Drouin Secondary College in the preliminary round, and put on astrong display to defeat Marist Sion,Warragul in the final by four runs.

Matches were played in twenty20 format.

Students now have alengthy wait for the regionals, which are scheduled for the start of the next cricket season.

Most playersinthe high school team also play for alocal club.

To top it off, the team was coached by school principal BrettPedlow, himself anoted cricketer and current opening batsman for Mirboo North AGrade Cricket state championships are conductedby

Page 46 —The Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 1March, 2023

School Sport Victoria, and played at primary and secondary level.

Whilesome might see students playing cricket as counter-productive to anyschoolwork,they may want to consider afew facts.

You certainly need mathematical knowledgeto playcricket -you can’t just whip outacalculator to findout the requiredrun-rate when you’re out in the middle.

Your language skills will almost certainly improve if you happen to travel to Asia for acricket tour.

If you are trying to hit the ball straighter and longer, you may need to read up on your biomechanics first.

And if you want to swing the ball, there is some sophisticated physics involved.

And that’s before the life lessons cricket teaches you: problem solving, discipline, working with different personalities, dealing with injustices.

As Bradman himself said:

“To play cricket keenly, honourably, generously, self-sacrificingly, is amoral lesson in itself, and the classroom is the air and sunshine.”

PREMIER CGRADE -ROUND 15

Mirboo North 159(SBickerton 51, SPeters29, M Glibanovic 5/26) def by Moe8/161(cc) (T Oakley51*, SMurphy45, KToogood 3/24, CPinkerton 2/22, G Shaw2/30);YallournNorth 8/137(cc) def by CATS 3/151;Trafalgar def Jeeralang-Boolarravia forfeit; Centrals vMorwell (noscoresupplied)

CGRADE -ROUND 15

WillowGrove 102(CVeenman 30, GSallee 27) def by Latrobe 7/104 (J Kelly2/4, ATangutso 2/21); Newborough vRawson (no scoresupplied); Thorpdale-Raidersv Traralgon West (no score supplied)

WOMENS DIVISION -ROUND 14

Mirboo North1/89(cc)(FMorrison 32*, ADean26*) def by Morwell Black3/91(cc) (S Thompson 30*, T McConnell 2/17); Latrobe 1/73(cc) def Newborough 4/36(cc); Morwell Yellow3/51(cc) def by Centrals 1/106(dec);Willow Grove2/87(cc) (A Davey 31*, MDonoghue 30*) def Raiders6/75 (K Richards 3/6, MDonoghue 2/11)

Excellence: Trafalgar High School students afterclaiming theWest Gippsland Senior Cricket Championship last week Photograph supplied

Nominations are now open for Victorian Sport Awards

SPORT

RECOGNISING and celebrating those who made an outstandingcontribution to Victorian sport across all levels during the 2022 calendar year, the Victorian Sport Awards (VSAs) is the night of nights for the state’s sporting community.

Acknowledging the full spectrum of Victorian sport across metropolitan and regional areas, the VSAs will honour grassroots heroes, highperformance athletes who competed nationally and internationally, and everyone in between.

Individual and team athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, administrators, media personnel and the initiativesthatensured Victoriansremained active will all be recognised, with 20 awards to be presented in total.

Of these, 19 awards are open for nominations via the Vicsport website until Friday (March 3).

Fourfinalists for each of those 19 awards will then be announced in April, before the winners are revealed on Wednesday,June7 at Marvel Stadium.

“The premier event on the Victorian sporting

calendar, Vicsport is delightedtoonce again recognise and celebrate the wonderful achievements of our state’ssportand recreation community through the Victorian Sport Awards,” Vicsport chair, Ritchie Hinton said.

“Theseawards provide an opportunity to honour the grassroots heroes who keep our sport and recreation sector thriving, as well as the professional athleteswho starred on theworldstage in 2022 at events such as the Commonwealth Games and Winter Olympics.

“I urge all Victorians to submit their nominations to ensuretheir sport is well represented on the night.”

Allfinalists, family, friends, sporting organisations and clubs are invited to attend the VSAs and celebratethe successes of sport in Victoria.

Categories in the 2022 Victorian Sport Awards are as follows:

Coach of the Year;

Community Coach of the Year; Official of the Year; Community Official of the Year;

Young Team of the Year; Team of the Year;

Community Sporting Event of the Year;

Community Sporting Club of the Year;

Sports Administrator of theYear -Eunice Gill Award;

Sport Initiative of the Year;

Local Government Initiative of the Year; Volunteer of the Year; Initiative of the Year; Athlete of the Year;

Young Athlete of the Year;

Outstanding MediaCoverage of Sport Award;

Peter Norman Inclusion Award; Frank Wilkes Award; Kitty McEwan Award, and; Victorian State GovernmentOutstanding Contribution to Victorian Sport. More information on the 2022 Victorian Sport Awards can be found at https://vicsport.com. au/2022-victorian-sport-awards

Eagles and Ships in battle for top-two

CRICKET

LVDCL AGRADE BY LIAM DURKIN

WITH one day left in the regular season, there could still yet be some shuffling of places inside the top four on the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League AGrade ladder.

Centrals has the minor premiership sewn up, but their opponents for the semi-finalwon’t be determined until all results are finalised.

Second-placed Trafalgar is currently doing battle with Traralgon West. The two teams are equal on points, meaning the winner will secure the benefits that go with finishing second.

The consequence for the loser of that game could see them drop to fourth, that is, if fourth-placed Mirboo North win outright against Willow Grove.

The Tigers look agood show of achieving such a result, and will end the home-and-away season in third if they can nab 10 points on Saturday.

FOR the third week in arow, Mirboo North backed its bowlers in at the toss.

The Tigers set about making some early inroads at home against Willow Grove, and were able to skittle the Wolves for 112.

The visitors duginfor periods;getting to 1/52early in the piece, before things capitulated.

It was acase of ‘get one and the rest will follow’ for Willow Grove, who lost their last nine wickets for 60 runs.

Somegood signs however came in the form of NathanWheildon. Batting firstdrop,the left hander fell one short of ahalf-century, becoming one of three victims for Logan Anders.

Anders combined with Dale Banks, who took two stunning catches in close.

The veteran leg-spinner showedhehasn’t lost his lightning-quick reflexes, taking asharp chance down low at catchingmid wicket to see the back of Seth Dawson.

Not to be outdone, 12 overs later he went one better-diving to his left and plucking the ball one-handed out of mid-air to dismiss Adam James.

The catchwas immediatelyfollowed by anonchalant roll back to the umpire, almost as if to say ‘thanks for coming’.

Banks’ heroics contributed to aclinical performance from Mirboo North, which saw wickets shared among the bowlers.

Anders had the most profitable return with 3/23, while Banks himself took 2/19.

In fairness, the Wolves still batted for 60 overs, but the nature of their dismissals reflected ateam thatwas clearly showing signs of battle fatigue from its first season in AGrade

An example of this came when Wheildon pushed a ball into the covers and called Kyan Mulley through for asingle.

After some hesitation, both players stood motionless, beforeMulley sacrificed hiswicketbyrunning past Wheildon.

The Tigers faced 25 overs before stumps, knocking off 98 runs in the process.

Banks madeitadecent day all-round with27 against the new ball, while Zach Hollis will go into Day 2with 59 to his name.

Hollis hit five boundaries in the 67-ballshefaced, with anumbermaking that discernible ‘cracking’ sound that denotes perfect timing.

With only 14 needed to win on first innings,Mirboo

North will surely look to getaleadaround 130-150 before tea, andthen put Willow Grovebackin. WHO said Apex Park was hard to score on.

Records tumbled for CentralsonSaturday,asthe Lions posted 418 -theirhighest-ever AGrade score.

The effort surpassed the previous Centrals best of 417, made all the way back in 1959.

The Lions of today feasted on aseverely depleted Jeeralang-Boolarra attack, who chased leather for the best part of 90 overs.

The unfortunate Panthers reportedly had 14 playersunavailable, andafterwinning the toss and electing to bowl -that is about where the good news ended as far as the visitors were concerned.

Much like the cows that frequent the Boolarra area, the cricketers were like cattle ready to be slaughtered.

First up, Rob Webber clubbed seven boundaries, falling just short of ahalf-century.

Captain Tye Hourigan came in at four and made 52, followed by Mark Rawson, who went at better than arun-a-ball, scoring 65 off 62.

Reghard Hefer really took the bowling on, smashing 88 off 63 balls; his innings featuring 13 fours andthreesixes.

Corey Pollard,batting at eight, registered a personal-best, ending the day unbeaten on 88.

If ever there wasa chancefor Pollard to bring up threefigures, it was last Saturday. However, in asomewhat cruel but equally comical twist, the middle of his bat denied him the chance to take the helmet off.

Aftersmackingastraight drive, the ball brushed the bowler’s fingertips to see non-striker Marc Fenech run out, thus ending the Lion’s innings.

Joe Stewart also made ahandy 26 off 35 balls batting at number 10, as Centrals forged acouple of very lengthy partnerships.

Hourigan and Rawson put on 116 for the fourth wicket, while Hefer and Pollard combined with 131 for the seventh.

The Panthers persisted as best they could,and had afew small mercies along the way, including taking 3/0 to stem the bleeding.

Lankesh Samaraweera took those three wickets, and ended up taking six for the day.

Jeeralang-Boolarra will return this Saturday with amountain of runs confronting them. Whilethey mightnot be entertainingthoughtsof awin,a firm pitch and quick outfield means there is lots of runs on offer at Apex Park.

If the Panthers can show some grit, there is nothing to suggest they can’t bat the whole day.

Ben McCormack,Ben Heath and Nila Thillekarathna are all capable, and might just see it as the perfect opportunity to end the season with apersonal milestone.

THERE is agood game in the making at Jack Canavan.

Trafalgar is in pursuit of 170 and Traralgon West is on the hunt for 10 wickets.

Theprize for either side is clear -win, and second spot is yours.

For the Eagles, second spot will mean ahome final; for the Ships, who don’t have aturf wicket at their home ground,itwill mean they have achoice, albeit fourth in line (Premier Ateams get first preference), of where they play their final.

Traralgon West opted to bat first after winning the toss on Saturday.

The home side recovered well after losing two

wickets in the first six overs, as skipper Rob Wilkie andRami Zafar set about rebuilding the innings. Thepairtook the score to 64, before falling either side of each other.

Zafar made an attractive 36, which featured two sixes, before his dismissal against the run of play allowed Trafalgar to bowl to two fresh batsmen.

Those batsmen were Josh Monacella and Tim Fitch.

They ended up batting the best part of 30 overs, putting on 54 for the fifth wicket.

Monacellashowcased someenterprising stroke play, while Fitch wasforced to knockthe ball around, owing to aniggle hampering his mobility.

He battedthrough noticeable pain,making 45 not out from 150 balls.

As the partnership materialised, Monacella and Fitch threatened to take the game away from the visitors. Things looked shaky for Trafalgar in the period just after tea, and their case was not helped due to someone with the initials LD putting in one of the most lacklustre fieldingperformances in cricket history.

Anyonewatching the game wouldhave been convinced there was match fixing going on, especially after agentle topedgefromthe bat of Monacella floated to the player in questionatbackward point, only to end up on the grass below.

Given the Ships had a12thman on the day, it is amazing the guilty fielder wasn’timmediately dragged and banished from returning.

Instead, he suffered amuch more terrifying punishment,ordered to field at long on and confront his fearofbirds as aswarm of corellas werehappily feeding on grass seeds inside the field of play.

The corellas actually changed the dimensions of the ground, as they picked up cones marking the boundary and made off with them.

Back in the middle, Monacella got himself to 33, but like Zafar earlier,was dismissedseemingly out of nowhere.

His departure leftTraralgon West 5/118, and from there, the Ships were able to bowl around Fitch, and dismiss the incoming batsman.

The 12th manploy worked in Trafalgar’s favour, as they were able to employ aGary Pratt-typestrategy in which bowlerscontinuallyrotated on-and-off the field.

Substitute fielder Louis Hennessy enjoyed some valuable time out in the middle, alongside debutants Connor Dastey and James Pace.

Dastey was involved in arun out late in the day, while Pace gothis opportunityafter some strong performances in the seconds.

Good time to make your debut.

With fresh bowlers continuallycoming on, the Ships found good returns from Jackson Noonan, who took three wickets with an asterisks off 24 overs, Rhys Holdsworth (2/34) and Owen McLeod-Agland (2/36).

Those looking at the scorecard might have thoughtWilkie pulled asneaky declaration, but alas, Trafalgar only needed to take nine wickets due to an absent batsman.

As the final wicketfellinthe 83rd over, the Ships needed to face two overs themselves to see out the day. They did,and will pick up againinafew days’ time.

North bowling: MWoodall 6.3-4-8-1, A

10-4-11-1, WCheatley9-3-17-0, DBanks

ZHollis 3-0-6-1, LAnders12-3-23-3, L

WLawrey 8-3-14-1

bowling:DBremner 8-1-35-1,

LCumiskey 1-0-6-0, AJames 2-0-7-0, D

3-0-13-0, NWheildon 3-0-13-0

w2,b4,lb4).

Trafalgar bowling:J Noonan24-8-32-3, ZBrown

20-8-33-1, DHeathcote 5-0-16-0, OMcLeod-Agland

15-1-36-2, LDurkin 2-1-6-0, RHoldsworth14-6-34-2, JPace 3-0-3-0

Trafalgar firstinnings

LDurkin not out 0

LWhite. not out 0

Extras (nb 0, w0,b0,lb0). 0

Overs. 2

Total. 0/0

Traralgon West bowling:I Zafar 1-1-0-0, RFalla 1-1-0-0

Centralsfirstinnings

WHenry. cunknown bSamaraweera13

RWebber cunknown bMcCormack. .49

SGray. lbw bThillekarathna 11

THourigan cSamaraweerab Thillekarathna .52

MRawson cDuffy bSamaraweera. 65

RHefer cDuffy bSamaraweera. 88

EFoley. lbw bSamaraweera. 0

CPollard. not out 88

BDoble lbw bSamaraweera. 8

JStuart. cunknown bSamaraweera26

MFenech runout (unknown) 5

Extras (nb 3, w3,b5,lb2). 13

Overs. 90.2

Total. 418

Jeeralang-Boolarrabowling:BMcCormack16-2-731, RBeamish 9-1-40-0, HHewawasam 18-1-72-0, LSamaraweera30.2-7-107-6, NThillekarathna 9-052-2,SDeSilva 1-0-13-0, CCoster1-0-12-0, N Cameron 5-0-33-0, TBeamish 1-0-9-0 The Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 1March, 2023 —Page 47

Good test for the vets in Geelong

CRICKET VETERANS

SEVEN aged Goannas made the trip to Geelong to playagainstthe Geelong Over 70 cricket team recently.

Trevor Wilson from South Gippsland was kind enough to join us and Geelong very generously gave us four of their extra players for the day.

The game was played at the Moddewarre Cricket Club ground at Mt Moriac, which is a beautiful ground with agood turftrack and lovely new clubrooms.

The Geelong innings commenced and stand-in Goannas captain, GordonCowling, took the new ball, along with loan player, Guy Eastwood.

Cowling hit the stumps in his third over, and after 10 overs, Geelong was 1/26.

Andrew Smith and Geelong’sGordon Abraham bowledthe nextsix oversassomeofthe early batsmenretired after 25 balls.

The score wasthen 63,and GraemeLewis, another loanee,and Dick Noble bowled the next four to reach the drinks break

Lewis,with his first ball, had enticed Ian Davis, aVic1player at Over 70 level, to hit him areturn catch.

The score at drinks was 2/80.

These two continued for the next six overs, whenTrevor Wilson and Phill Higginscame into the attack.

Wilsonbowled tightly, his four overs only going for five runs,and aPeterDell throw to the wicketkeeper saw agood run out for the Goannas.

Higgins bowledthe number 11 batsman and the score after 32 overs was 4/133.

Lewis had takenover the wicket-keeping, allowingIan Gibson and Cowling to bowl the last six overs.

Geelong’s final score was 5/156 from their 40 overs.

Cowling, 2/17 from eight overs, Lewis 1/17 from five, and Higgins, 1/8 from three, were the wicket takers.

Acouple of catches went down but this was a reasonable effort from the Goannas and subs.

Seven of the Geelong side completed their 25 ball innings and retired.

After lunch, the Goannas started their run chase with Dell and Smith opening the innings.

Unfortunately, Dell was run out in the fourth over,and two ballslater,Smith wasjudgedlbw

TheGoannas were then 2/6.

Lewis and Gibson came together and both managed to get through to 30 balls and retiring, but the run rate was very slow, and Wilson unfortunately missed the first ball he faced.

The score was 3/18 after 13 overs.

Noble made afew before going lbw, Higgins was stumped for one, and the Goannas reached drinks at 5/40.

Eastwood and Bob Duljas had afruitful partnership, both retiring, and Abraham and Geelong’s Gerry Garner batted slowly together for five overs.

Abraham wasbowled for one, Cowling came to the crease, Garner was bowled for three, Lewis camebackout and Davis had his revenge,bowling him first ball.

Eastwood came back in and was eventually bowled for19, and Gibsonjoined Cowling for thelast fewovers, taking the score to 9/90 at the end of the innings.

Cowling was 16 and Gibson 11 as the innings ended.

Duljas had made eightwhen he retired,and Lewis six.

The Geelong bowlingwas very good and did not allow the Goannas to get their free hitting game going.

The Goannas penultimate game took place at home yesterday (Tuesday, February 28) against the Australian Cricket Society.

Teaming up forchange

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TRARALGONWEST and Trafalgar Cricket Clubs

united last Saturday, as part of the Summer Orange Round to raise awareness of the issues of family violence and men’sviolenceagainst women and children.

The initiative is acollaborativepartnership betweenthe Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault (GCASA), Gippsport, Gippsland Women’s Health and local clubs.

Orange Round promotes community education and awareness raising around issues of gendered violenceand the impact at aperson and community level.

Playersfrom the Eaglesand Shipssported orange armbands in support of the cause on the opening day of play in the Round 16 match of the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League.

Arepresentative fromGCASA was on site for apre-gamebriefingtodiscuss how these issues impact the local Latrobe Valleycommunity, and to thank both teams for beingchampions for change, and allies for the women and girls in their lives.

Captains from bothclubs showed their leadership and support for gender equality in sport.

Traralgon Westcaptain Rob Wilkie said the club was happy to again take part in Orange Round, following on from last season.

“We were excitedatthe thought of playing agame that meant more than wins and losses,” he said.

“We pride ourselves on beingafamily club. Being able to showcase that, as well as further educating

ourselves and the community is really important for us”.

Trafalgar captain Aydan Connolly expressed similarthoughts,and pointed to the number of women activelyinvolved at the Ships in recent years as something the club held in high regard.

The Ships were one of the only cricket clubs in Victoria to have afemale president and treasurer in apremiership-winning season(2014/15), while anumberofyoungfemaleplayershave played alongside boys in junior teams.

The most notable example is current Melbourne Stars captain Nicole Faltum, who played her junior cricket for Trafalgar.

“I’ve got some of my favourite memories playing for Traf Cricket Club. Igot to play with some good mates and we werepretty successful when Iplayed in both the under 14 and under 16 boys’ teams,” Faltum told the Express in 2021.

“At times it was hard (being the only girl in the team) but they were all my mates and those boys are some of the most supportive people still in my life at the moment.

“Throughout thattimetheywere always so welcomingand alwayssosupportive and made every decision Imade really easy.

“They were so good to me and Iwas super lucky to have that group of boys to play alongside of.”

If you or someoneyou know is at risk of or is experiencingfamilyviolence, phone Australia’s national sexual assault, domestic family violence counselling service on 1800 737 732, or visit the website https://www.1800respect.org.au/

The number for GCASA is (03) 5134 3922.

Goannas welcome metroteamtoToongabbie

CRICKET VETERANS

GIPPSLAND Goannas Over 60 cricket team entertained the Endeavour Hills Over 60 team at Toongabbie Recreation Reserve on Sunday.

The weather was perfect and the wicket and ground were in excellent condition as stand-in captain, Toongabbie’s own legend Peter Anton, won the toss and decided the Goannas would bat first.

Reunited, the two Ray’s, Smith and Floyd, took to the field.

Smith retired for awell-made 24 from his 30 balls. Col Carmody joined Floyd who was then run out for 31 from 26 balls.

The score was1/71 in the 12th over. Mark Brown helpedCarmody take thescoreto100, when he was run outfor 14, and Carmody soon retired for 32 from 34 balls.

Bernie Symonsand Murray Moore took the score to 122, when Symons was caught for six, and Neil Meredith joined Moore.

They put on more than 40 runs before Moore retired for 34 from 32 balls and Meredithwas lbw for 16 when the score was 4/167 in the 33rdover.

KevinLanigan, 31 retired from 25, Ian Gibson 11 not out, Jim Armstrong 12 run out from seven took thescore to 5/218 at the end of the 40th over.

After the lunch break, with the breeze strengthening,Symons and Meredith opened the attack forthe Goannas.

The first10overs providedlittle drama, but Symons limped off with aquad strain in the 11th over.

The score at this point was 1/32 as Meredith had bowled one of the opening batsmen.

Robert Bacchetti and Peter Anton were the change bowlers,and both took two wickets, with Endeavour Hills reaching the drinks break in

Kookaburra Cup

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REGION 7

BY LIAM DURKIN

IT would have been astrange premiership anyway.

Ex Students Cricket Club played off for the Kookaburra Cup on Sunday, losing in anticlimactic fashion to Ellinbank.

The cup, played as atwenty20 by the highest qualifying premiership teams across Gippsland from the previous season, gives the victor little more than bragging rights.

In previous years, the winner of the Kookaburra Cup earnt the right to represent Gippsland in the Cricket Victoria Regional BigBash, although this competition has not run since the 2019/20 season. As combatantsfor the Kookaburra Cup are selected based off the previous season, there is agood chance respective line-ups change in the time between seasons as players switch clubs, retire, or move away.

The Sharks were only in this season’s Kookaburra Cup because Leongatha District Cricket AssociationclubPhillip Island pulled out.

Phillip Island had originally been the secondranked team on qualifying calculations for the KookaburraCup, while Warragual District club Ellinbank was first.

As it turned out, Ex Students jumped from third and into the decider following Phillip Island’s exit.

The calculations ranked all six premiership winning teams in Gippsland Region 7(Traralgon District, Latrobe Valley, Sale-Maffra, Warragul, Leongatha and Bairnsdale) from season 2021/22. Rankings were orderedmainlyinrelationto home-and-awaywins, as well as percentage.

troubleat7/52 runs. Barrie Nunn had run out the seventh wicket.

At this point,Symons had 0/17 from 5.4 overs, with Meredith and Anton both claiming 2/17 to add to Bacchetti’s wonderful figures of 4.2 overs, four maidens, two wickets for zero runs. Afterdrinks, Nunn,six overs, two maidens, 1/18, and Moore, five overs, 1/13, continued the effort for the Goannas, with Moore being hit for ahuge six from the one bad ball he bowled.

Lanigan bowled an over and Brown took the final wicket (1/1), as Endeavour Hills were all out in the 33rd over for 90.

Gibson, Moore and Brown all took catches for the Goannas, along with Carmody who secured two.

The Goannas 60s play the last regular season game this Sunday, in Gippsland against the Canterbury Over 60 team.

In Sunday’s final, Ellinbank electedtobat first on their home ground.

Somewhat ironically, the final was played on ahard deck, on which Ellinbank closed at 8/152 from their allotted overs.

The Sharks didn’t offermuch in termsofa reply, and were bowled out for 64 in less than 15 overs.

This was the second Kookaburra Cup played in Gippsland last month.

StratfordCricket Club won the other instalment on Friday, February 10.

In what was averybelatedfinal for the 2020/21 season, the Redbacks, who hadoriginally qualified for the final after winning the SMCA premiership that season, defeated Wy Ying by eight wickets at Stratford Recreation Reserve. With local finals starting in afortnight, there can be little doubt if Ex Students had apreference betweenthe Kookaburra Cup and the TDCA 2022/23 AGrade flag, they would choose the latter.

United: Traralgon West CricketClub captain RobWilkie andTrafalgar captain Aydan Connolly cometogether in supportofOrangeRound.

Photograph supplied

Top four locked and loaded

CRICKET TDCA

THE penultimate round of the Traralgon District Cricket Association seasonlocked in the top four teams to play finals in 2022/23.

With no possibility of the top four clubs moving in ladder position after next round, it means all of the seasons finalistswillhaveaneye on their semi-finals, and willuse thiscoming weekend as achance to tune up for that.

Still, this past weekend has seen some big performances and had some crucial results for the winners.

MATCH of the round between Yarram District and Glengarry lived up to the hype.

Glengarry travelled to Yarram for the first time in AGrade.

The Pelicans won the toss and batted first, with Anthony Scott and Jack Moore opening up.

Scottwas the first wicket to fallwith the score on 20, as the hard-hitting superstar was removed forjustfour,but thisbroughtthe in-form Daniel O’Keefetothe crease, who put on 40 withMoorefor the second wicket before Moore was dismissed on 24.

O’Keefe showed hisclass as he wentontotopscore for the home team with 57, but amiddle order collapse had the home team in trouble at 6/140.

Jeremy Babb tried all he could batting at eight, making afast 32 from 27 balls, but the tail didn’t wagfor Yarram, and the home team was bowled out in the last over of the innings for 187.

Glengarry used six bowlers for the day and every bowler claimed awicket, with Brandon Mayberry being the best, walking away with 4/25.

The Magpies started strongintheir run chase, putting on 50 for the first wicket to give themselves agreat platform for victory.

However, when Kelly Griffiths got Al Jenkin out for 33 and then Nat Freitag for asecond ball duck, Yarram were back in the hunt.

Frank Marks was still at the crease though and when he was joined by older brother Sam, the two put on 41 before Sam wasout to the bowling of Babb.

Nathan Allen then made agood 31 as the score continued to growuntil the46th overwhere

Glengarry moved past the Yarram total, takingout the win and guaranteeing the minor premiership.

Awell-measured Frank Marks was the difference in the match, as the openingbatsman faced 114 balls for his 69 not out in what is avery good sign for Glengarry as they move into finals.

As mentioned, Glengarry are locked into top spot and will face Toongabbie in the semi-final in afortnight’s time.

No doubt they will be aiming to use their match-up againstbottom placedGormandale this weekend as achancetoget thingsright beforefinals, and maybe get some game time into acouple of players who haven’t had much time in the middle. Yarram District will face Imperialsthis weekend, in amatch that will have Daniel O’Keefe (494 runs) going up against Ryan Morley (499 runs) for the TDCA A Grade batting aggregate award for season 22/23.

TOONGABBIE took on Gormandale at the home of cricket, Stoddart Oval.

TheRamsenteredthe match knowing that awin wouldlock them into the finals with around to go.

Gormandale wonthe toss and batted first, confident they could apply pressure to Toongabbie by posting agood score on their home ground.

Keenan Hughes had other ideas though as the big quick had Gormandaleinall sorts, bowling Chris Lehner for aduck and Matt Hibbs for one, while alsodismissing TylerReynoldscaughtand bowled for two to have Gormandale 3/7 in quick time. The fightback came in the form of Campbell Peavey, who contributedlargely to a71fourth wicket partnership of 71.

Once awicket fell afew more fell in quick time, and the Tigers went from 3/78 to 7/90 with the dangerous Peavey out for awell-made 43 from 83 balls.JamesJacobsen added 15 batting at number eighttotake the score up to 122.

Toongabbie set the tone early and didn’t allow Gormandale to score freely at all.

Hughes starred, taking the incredible figures of 5/9 from his 10 overs, while Ben Fleming and the evergreen Tom Shippen both claimed two wickets each.

It was an all familiar tale for the Tigers as they would need early wickets to have any sort of shot at winning.

This came as Tim Dunn was bowled with the score on three. The Tigers created chances but let them slip, dropping three catches in the space of five overs which allowed Toongabbie to relax and go on to form partnerships whichwould eventually win the game.

An amazing direct hit run outofJames Chalmers from Tyler Reynolds had some feathers ruffled but this brought Kevin ‘Pockets’ Stoddart to the crease, who made 28 not out to guide his team home.

Yohan Soyza was the best bowler for Gormandale, claiming 2/18 while Adam Brady took two wickets himself, finishing with 2/38.

Toongabbie nowface Rovers this weekasKeenan Hughes (31 wickets) will shoot it out with Simon Duff (30 wickets) to see who takes out the AGrade bowling aggregate for the season,while Gormandale face the challenge of afocused Glengarry for their last match of the season.

ROVERS hadthe chance to stay in touch with the top four.

They needed to knock over second-placed Ex Students, but it was adisaster for the home team right from word go.

Rovers were 3/44 at one stage, but aLee Stockdale masterclass stopped any chances of Rovers from posting adecent score, as he snickedoff Dougal Williams for aduck, had Ewan Williams stumped for aduck and then had Lachlan Patterson out caught for aduck, ripping the heart out of Rovers and being the main reason why they could only muster up 83 from 35 overs.

Stockdale finished with the superb figures of 6/18 from 10 overs,while Daniel Churchill claimed 3/18 Ex Students made short work of the run chase, losing only two wickets in the process, as the returning Rick Battista top-scored with 28 not out from 32 balls.

The Sharks would have wanted adecent hit after playing Gormandale the previous week, and Rovers last week ahead of the bye in the final round, but still, they will use the week off to freshen up as their next match will be asemi-final against Yarram District.

It will be all about individual accolades now for Rovers, who have Dougal Williams sitting third in the batting for the league and Simon Duff second for the bowling aggregate with one round to go. IMPERIALS had the bye.

BGrade

GORMANDALE recorded their first win for the season in the BGrade against second-placed Toongabbie.

In what was the biggest upset of the season, Gormandale,playing with only10players, smashed 5/220 thanks mainly to Brendan Peavey who made 85 opening the batting for the Tigers.

Toongabbie lost wickets early but Michael Dunn continued his fantastic form with awell-made 81, but the Tigers were able to close out the game, dismissing Toongabbie for 206 whichhas now stopped anychancesofToongabbie finishing top of the ladder this season.

Yarram District lost to aGlengarry team who have come from the clouds to now find themselves sitting fourth on the ladder.

Andrew Dunkley made 50 not out for the Pelicans as they finishedon135,with Andrew Winterclaiming 4/28 to be the best performed bowler for the home team.

It was atense run chase but Glengarry got there in the end, with Chris Dunn top-scoring with 37.

Ex Students smashed last year’s premier,Rovers, by 187 runs at Terry Hunter Oval.

The Sharks amassed 9/267 from their 45 overs, as Kade Duncan made awell-made 45 not out to be the home team’s best.

Ayoung Rovers team were out of their depth in the chase, knocked over for 80 as six bowlers took wickets for Ex Students.

The win solidifies top spot on the BGrade ladder for the Sharks.

CGrade

GLENGARRY won agood game of CGrade over Rovers,chasingdown Rovers’ 191 with an over to spare.

Rovers opening batsman Darren Brain top-scored with 77, while Ash Hodson made agood 64 not out for Glengarry to secure the winand lock the Magpies into third on the ladder with one match to go.

In atensematch,Toongabbie ruinedImperials chances of playing finals this season, dismissing them for 112 thanks to aMark Cooper five wicket haul.

Toongabbie was in trouble early as Imperials quick Joel Randall claimed 3/19 to have the Rams 6/53, but Aaron Wood and Rowan Farley save the team home with a61-run partnership.

In what is predicted to be aGrand Final preview, Ex Students had agood win over Yarram District. The Sharks knocked up 4/227 and then rolled the Pelicans for 172, winning the game by 55 runs and securing the minor premiership as well.

Remarkable Dunstan spell leadsImpstoGF

CRICKET TDCA JUNIORS

TRARALGON District Cricket Association junior finals started with amixture of results.

The two Ex Students teams had very different days in Under 16s.

In agame that willgodown in Imperialsfolklore, the fourth-placedImps batted first againstthe highly-fancied Ex Students, who had only lost one match for the season.

The young Sharks were out for blood early and had Imperials in trouble at 4/19 as Ashan Keppitipola (10) and Kade Jennings (14) did all they could to fightbackagainst the rampant Ex Students bowlers.

It was tough goingthough and eventually Imperials were bowled out for just 62 in the 23rd over.

All of the Sharks bowlers tookwickets, but Jarvis Kee wasthe best,claiming 3/12 from five overs, while Logan Fernance, Marhsall Cropley and Jake Zappulla-Jaensch all claimed two themselves.

For Imperials to win, something special was going to have to happen, and after aseason whichhas seen theyoung spinner make his AGrade debut andalsoclaim figures of 5/1 in BGrade,the ball was thrown to Hunter Dunstan, and from that point on alegend was born.

Ex Students had no answer for the young star as he went on to remove seven batsman in his seven overs, finishing with the incredible figures of 7/7 with five maidens.

Outstanding: Imperials cricketerHunter Dunstan sent his team to the Under 16 Grand Final with astonishing figuresof7/7

Unfortunatelyfor Ex Students, seven batsmen wereunabletoget off the markasDunstan was unplayable,withfive of his seven wickets disturbing the timber.

The Sharks were dismissed in the 16th over for just 43.

Imperialscharged into the Grand Finalonthe backofone of the bestjuniordisplays of bowling in recent memory.

THE other semi-final was aone-sided affair, as the Ex StudentsBull Sharks flexedtheir muscle ahead of the Grand Final.

Second-placed Ex StudentsBull Sharks batted first against third-placed Rovers, and were able to knock up agood score of 7/158 from their 40 overs.

Opening batsman Zac Bastin made agood 29, but thestandoutwas HunterHenry batting at number four who made agood 50 before being dismissed caught and bowled by Adam Hurley.

Some lower order runs came from Will Smith (14) and Lucas Richards (14) and with agood score on the board, the Bull Sharks were in the box seat.

Rovers never got going in their chase as all but oneofthe seven bowlers Ex Students used claimed wicketstoknock over their opponents for 53.

Hunter Henry finished off asuperb all round match claiming 2/6 from four overs while Nate Paulet, Lucas Mackay andBastin claimed two wickets as well.

The Grand Final will now be played on Sunday between the Ex Students Bull Sharks and Imperials. On semi-final form, it should be afantastic match. THE results of the Under 13 semi-finals (played on Monday evening) were not known at the time theExpress went to print.

The final round of the Under 10 season was played last night (Tuesday).

District bowling:K Griffiths10-0-38-2,A Scott

JSwift 4-0-28-0,DO’Keefe 7.4-1-26-0, J

GUnderwood 1-0-9-0, JCollins

bStockdale 21

cDykeb Matthews .......8

cMcMahon bChurchill 15

cDykeb Stockdale ..0

.stDykeb Stockdale ......0

cPryde bStockdale. .0

bStockdale ........2

cMembrey bChurchill ....0

not out 11

bStockdale. 7

cMcMahonb Churchill .9

(nb 0, w5,b4,lb1). 10

34.4 Total. 83 Ex Students bowling:MHarris 4-1-10-0,AMatthews 5-1-9-1,J Pryde8-1-18-0,L Stockdale10-2-18-6, D Churchill 5.4-1-18-3, MMembrey 2-0-5-0 Ex Students innings MRobertson bLynch 15 MHarris. cD WilliamsbDuff. 19 RBattista. .not out 28 LStockdale not out 13 Extras (nb 1, w8,b0,lb3). 12

Overs. 14.3

Total. .2/87

Rovers bowling: LPatterson 2-0-19-0, JLynch 4-015-1, SDuff5.3-1-28-1, EWilliams 3-0-22-0 Imperials -Bye

BGRADE -ROUND 20

Toongabbie 206 (M Dunn 81, MWhitechurch 26, M Hazelman 26, GSwan3/53,BPeavey2/22,MDykes

2/39 def by Gormandale 5/220(cc) (B Peavey 85, G Swan 27,MDykes 26, SSapalya 25, B Grieve 2/33);Ex Students9/267(cc)(KDuncan 45*, MPapalie 45, NMillington 43,AJaensch 31, MLeslie 3/42,TBramwell 3/46)def Rovers 80 (B Nicholls 29, MIsles 3/19,J Zappulla-Jaensch 2/11);Glengarry 139(CDunn 37,B Francis 26, TGriffiths 3/12,T Crawford 2/15, BAskew 2/33) def Yarram District 125(ADunkley50*, MEarles 28, AWinter4/28, P Henry3/20, JFrancis 2/33); Imperials -bye

CGRADE -ROUND 14

Toongabbie 6/114(RFarley28*, JRandall 3/19, L Rickwood 3/31) def Imperials 112(JJones 36*, M Cooper 5/38, DAndjelkovic 2/11, DVeale2/22); Ex Students 4/227(cc) (P Hennessy82, SThompson 57,DMillington 37*) def Yarram District 172(D McGregor 3/17, PHennesyy 2/41, LRichards2/41); Rovers 9/191(cc)(DBrain 77,G Greenway 37) def by Glengarry6/194 (R O’Donnell 2/33)

Waack training with Box Hill

State archeryinMorwell

ARCHERY

TWIN City Archers Gippsland (based in Morwell) ran the first of six, two day events which make up the 3D ArcheryAssociation Australia two-day state series, over the weekend of February 18 and 19.

Nearly 40 competitors attended the weekend, which saw perfect weather over both days.

Competition was 50 full-sized rubber animal targets, with 30 targets Saturday and 20 targets Sunday.

Targets areset out on five unmarked courses, with archers having to estimate distances and then shoot one arrow per target.

Score zones of five, eight, 10, and 11 points are awarded for the smallest middle zone.

Allcompetitors shoot for medals for each division, plus they are shooting to winthe state series ‘shooter of the year’ for Victoria which is the most points won over the six, two day rounds over the whole year.

Feedback from all competitors was that it was achallenging butenjoyable group of courses, and that everyone can’t wait for the next competition, which will be at Mornington Peninsula Bowmen this month, followed by thethird round backat Twin City Archers again on June 18/19.

Anyone interested in learning archery can ring Peter Bennett on 0429 429 240.

Twin City Archersplacings were:

Semi Pro: Paul Eagle 1st

Male Bowhunter Open: Paul Whiffen1st

Female Bowhunter Open: Julie Carn 1st

Master Senior Class: PeterBennett1st

BrettCarn2nd

Future: Tristen Waackthoroughlyimpressed forMorwell in 2022, earning himself aspot at VFL side,Box Hill Hawks

FOOTBALL

By TOM HAYES

Photograph supplied

MORWELL’S Tristen Waack has spent his summer on the track with Hawthorn Hawks’ VFL equivalent, Box Hill Hawks.

In doing so, as an early Christmas present, he was offered aplaying contract for 2023.

Whennot on VFLduty, Waack is mostlikely to be seen locally, playing for Morwell in the Gippsland League, where he has welcomed individual success of late.

Just last season, as a19-year-old, Waack came second in the league’s best and fairest, and was tied on votes going into the last round. He was instantly summoned into the GippslandLeague’s 22-under-22 side, in a season where he caught some eyes. While at Box Hill, Waack has already learnt so much.

“Just being in the professional environment that they have is unreal,” Waack said.

“During the preseason there were lots of learning opportunities, especially in stoppage craft and ways to try and get on top of the midfield battle.”

Even though he missed out on the draft as an 18-year-old, the now 20-year-old’s goals is to still reach the AFL.

“I am certainly trying my best to get the attention of the right people,” Waack said.

“Putting the effort in at training and match simulation is hopefully helping my cause.

“The VFL season matches would certainlygo along way to getting the exposure to achieve this also.”

Despite the pressure that most young, high-level footballers are under, Waack has a focussed and appreciative mindset.

“It would be very meaningful to be able to take that next step and get minutes in the VFL,” he said.

“It would allow me to keep developingmy footymoreand alsomeans that I’m astepcloser to the goal of making the AFL.”

Though his eyes are set on bigger things, he still has arole to play for Morwell, and he believes they can achieve anything.

“Withthe groupwehave at Morwell, Ifeel that anything is possible,” he said.

“The group is young and excited for the season to start, but also has some experience throughout the team.”

The possibility of playing with talented footballers excites Waack, and it is all the more possible now at Box Hill.

“There are afew guys I’m excited to play with; Callum Brown and Patrick Naish, just coming out of the AFL system last year all signed at Box Hill,” he said.

“Another one I’m excited to play with is Cal Porter, he also played in the AFL, and being an experienced player with lots of knowledge about the game, he willbegoodtojust be aroundand to learn off.”

Box Hill’s 2023 VFL season beginsagainst Sydney Swans in NSW, on Sunday, March 26.

The Gippsland League gets under way on Saturday, April 1.

Known Class Troy Mattson 2nd

KatrinaKing5th

Male Bowhunter Release: Mark Borrows1st

Longbow: MarkCarlile 3rd

Dead-eye: Action from the Twin CityArchershosted3DArcheryAssociation

Australia stateseries.

Photograph supplied

Harriers battle the heat over five kms

ATHLETICS TRARALGON HARRIERS

BY MOLLYIRVINE

LAST Thursday night’s Harriers run saw 72 keen runners, joggers and walkers complete ahot five kilometre course up andaroundthe Cochranes Road area off Mattingley Hill Road, Traralgon.

The run included the welcoming of three new runnerstothe club, includingJoshua Dalton (who ran a26:02), Tom Dalton, and Benny Marino (37:57).

The first three runners across the line for the night were Zack Beasley in aspeedy time of 19:46, followed by Ian Cornthwaite in another great time of 21:33, and Miles Verschuur in 22:34.

For thefemales, the fastestthree timeswere returning club-great Kylie Murray in 25:03, followedbyYani Cornthwaite only one minute behindin26:05, and KarenGraham in 28:12 to round out the podium.

Tomorrow night’s run (March 2) is the Chook

Hill 5.8km course, which starts just off the top of the Morwell-Maryvale Rd hill in Morwell. Walkers/easy runners (Wave 1) may start on arrival, but must check in. Wave 2startsat5.55pm and Wave 3startsat 6.10pm.

Participants may choose which wave they start in.

Entries are now open for the 25th DFP RecruitmentGippsland LatrobeCityCouncil CommunityFun Run &Walk(March26atKernot Hall).

Visit https://traralgonharriers.org.au/ to find out more.

5km run results (Thursday,February23): ZackBeasley19.46; Ian Cornthwaite21.33; Miles Verschuur 22.34; Glenn Graham 22.46; Owen Notting 23.24; Darrel Cross 24.03; Clinton Jolly24.33; Andrew Greenhill 24.44; KylieMurray 25.03; Jason Odlum 25.05; DempseyPodmore25.12; Joshua Dalton 26.02;Yani Cornthwaite26.05; Shane Gavin 26.11; Chris VanUnen 26.21; GeoffFrancis 26.52; Tobiasz Grzmil 27.10; Karen

Graham 28.12; Stephen McLeod 28.23; David Hood 28.48; Liz Kenney29.07; GaryFox 29.30; Kate Mayer 29.43; RonVerschuur 29.54; JohnnyRoscoe 29.59; Paul Rollandin 30.26; MariekaReilly30.47; SteveJobling

31.17; Errol Poole 31.29; Andrew Broberg31.30; Angeline Snell 32.07; MarkLansdown 32.25; LucyMagaldi 33.13; Collette Hofmann 33.26; Lee Graham 33.29; David Barr 33.29; Kathleen Kent 33.36; Kristine Sapkin 33.41; FelicityBeasley33.52; Andrew Legge 34.10; Catherine Leonard34.25; Michael Walker 34.30; Phill Mayer34.30; Pete Sanders34.40; Louis Flowers 34.43; Shane Flowers

34.43; Sue Stranger 35.45; BjornLuxmann 36.46; Nick Hodson 37.00; Tania Whitehead 37.35; BennyMarino

37.57; Giuseppe Marino 37.57; Kate Cumming 38.25; Belinda Heafield 38.40; AlfieWarner 39.49; Ella Warner

39.49; Callie Cook 40.42; Ian Heafield 40.56; Alysha Duncan 41.01; Kylee Earl41.39; BarryHiggins 46.10; PeterGrixti 48.30; LukeWitham 49.01; Ann Bomers

49.26; Christina Creighton 56.36; WallyLappin 59.15; Maltilda Lappin 59.15; KathyQuinn 59.26; Michelle Colwell 59.26; Audrina Byrne 67.26; Danelle Wright 67.26; TomDalton NTR

Gun: ZackBeasleywas yetagain thefastest runner across the line in last Thursdayevening’sHarriersrun, stopping the clock in just under 20 minutes Photographs supplied

Legend: Harriersclub great KarenGrahamcompleted theundulatingfive kilometrecourse in agreat time of 28:12.

Lionslooking for next leader

CRICKET

LVDCL

MOE Cricket Club hasalreadystarted forward-planning for next season

Althoughthe Lions are just one week away fromplaying PremierAfinals in the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League, the club is seeking asenior coach for season 2023/24 and beyond.

Current playing/coach Pat Spiteri is stepping down after four seasons at the helm.

The successful applicant couldwell inherit ahealthy squad, as under Spiteri, the Lions won an AGrade premiership last season, to go with three consecutive Grand Final qualifications.

As well as this, Moe also won the flag in CGrade (2020/21), made finals in BGrade (2019/20, 2021/22) and fielded two CGrade teamsin2021/22.

The Lions have stated they are after the following for the role of senior coach or playing/coach:

 Excellent leadership and communication skills;

 High level of cricket expertise and experience, and;

 Valid working with children’s check. Remunerationisnegotiable based on experience.

Those wishing to submit an expression of interest can do so by emailing club president Paul Kane via moecc1881@outlook.com.

All systems go for village

COMMONWEALTH GAMES

THE Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games is another step closer, with Development Victoria releasing an Advance Tender Notice to the construction sector for civil works.

The Games villageswill be home to about 7000 athletes and officials in Morwell, Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong when the Commonwealth Games get underway in March 2026.

The AdvanceTender Notice outlines the generalscope of works that may be required across the four village sites.

Prospective bidders will need to be able to deliver arange of civil works, as well as specialist items for specific sites such as remediation.

Once the Expression of Interest (EOI) process is open in March 2023, interested parties can registervia the Buying for Victoria website at buyingfor.vic.gov.au, from which ashortlistofcivil contractors will be invited to participate in aRequest for Proposal process.

Civil works across the Games villages may include bulkearthworks, installation of new drains and sewers, the relocation of existing services such as power, gas and water, construction of new roads, upgrades to existing roads, and general demolition and clearing works.

Civil contractors will have the opportunity to lodgetheir interest in a single location or across multiple project locations.

Development Victoria’s Group Head Commonwealth Games, Joanne Wandel, said it was agreat opportunity for regional contractors to be involved in construction of the villages.

“We’ll work closely with the construction sector over the next threeyears, with significant investment being made by the Victorian government in community infrastructure, including housing and world-class sports facilities,” Ms Wandel said.

“This first stage of works on the villages will lay the foundations to leave a long-lasting legacy, including additional housing in regional communities.”

An EOI is already underway, inviting builders to register their interest in the delivery of the CommonwealthGames villages, and closes at the end of the month.

The stategovernment is delivering the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which is expected to contribute more than $3 billion to Victoria’s economy, and create more than 600 full-time equivalent jobs before the Games, 3900 jobs during the Games, and afurther 3000 jobs beyond the closing ceremony.

Swimming fraternity united in effort

SWIMMING

GIPPSLAND Swimming added asplash of colour to the 2023 Gippsland Swimming Championships program, by hosting the launch of the Summer Orange Round campaign.

The premier meet on the Gippsland swimming calendar was held at Sale’s Lex Glover Aquatic Centre from February 24 to 26, with competitors, officials and spectators helping to take astand against family violence and showcase gender equality in sport.

In addition to various orange decorations, a marquee was in place on Saturday morning, with staff on hand to provide information on making the link between gender inequity and familyviolence

Wherethe action is

FOOTBALL UMPIRES

LATROBE Valley Umpires are looking for potential field ,boundary and goal umpires for the upcoming football season.

Male, female, young or old are welcome.

Umpires earn cash, stay fit and are part of afriendlyteam providing agreat service in the community with the potential to advance to AFL/ AFLW ranks.

Latrobe ValleyUmpiresare also celebrating 70 yearsofumpiring local football this season, and are

seeking contact detailsand interestfrom current and retired panelmembers to be part of this historic celebration.

This will be agreat opportunity to catch up with friendsand revisit the history of the inaugural umpiring panel in this region.

LVU would be pleased to exhibit any memorabilia that may be lent.

For more details on umpiring in 2023 and the 70th anniversary, get in touch with the panel by emailing lvumpires@gmail.com or phoning 0413 076 555.

For just the 70th anniversary enquiries, email Barry Lawrence at jblaw@spedweb.com.au

Modern take on interleague

The Orange Round initiative is apartnership between GippSport, Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault and Gippsland Women’s Health.

Earlier this month, representatives from participating clubs attended an online information session, which provided statistics on family violence in Gippsland, as well as practical tips to work towards gender equality at their club.

Codes such as cricket, swimming, roller derby, volleyball, windsurfing, and basketball have signed up to host events between February 25 and March 25.

For more information on Orange Round, visit gippsport.com.au/gippsland-orangeround-2023 or email GippSport Gender Equity Project Officer, Kathleen Denny, at kathleen@gippsport.com.au

Wait

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY TOM HAYES

THE Gippsland League has confirmed areturn of the representative format to the league, giving it a facelift in the meantime.

Starting in 2023, the GippslandLeague will feature an under-23 East versus West match.

Makingupthe ‘East’ team are playersfrom Bairnsdale, Maffra, Sale, Traralgon and Morwell.

While on the ‘West’teamare the other five Gippsland League clubs; Moe, Warragul, Leongatha, Wonthaggi and Drouin.

The weekendwillfeaturesix games; threefootball and three netball.

The football will have the seniors, under 18s and under 16s on display, while the netball will exhibit AGrade,under 17s and under-15s.

The East versus West weekend is scheduled to go ahead during the bye round of May 20; in between Rounds 6and 7. This format comes aboutaftertalks withother leagues about reviving the interleagueformat failed.

Interleague has not returned to local footy since the COVID pandemic swept through the community, bringing country football to agrindinghalt.

Gippsland League president, Andrew Livingstone, told the Weekly Times,“We wanted to play another

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major league, but we’re alittle bit isolated where we are here.”

“We then came up with this concept and think it can be areally good way clubs can get together and engage.

“We think an under 23 state-wide carnival would work for that very reason… it would create alot of interest.

“If it becomes agrounding from where afew players get picked up, then the AFL might help fund it.”

Based off last year’s Gippsland League 22-under-22 side, the proposed concept might provetobeafairly even contest.

Twelve of the 22 selected would represent the ‘West’ team, while the remaining 10 players would filter to the ‘East’ side.

Thus, leaving an opportunity for another 22 young Gippsland League players to try and make aname for themselves under anarrowerspotlight.

Traralgon’s Tye Hourigan is one to watch, and is stillbeing closelywatched by Melbourne Demons VFL equivalent- Casey Demons, despite being 21-years-old.

The ‘East’ side could be headlinedbyMorwell’s Tristen Waack,who was runner-up in the Gippsland League best and fairest as a19-year-old,tiedonvotes with the eventual winner going into the last round.

Waack has recentlytrained with Hawthorn Hawks VFL equivalent, Box Hill Hawks.

Seniorand junior: Father and son umpires Markand Liam Smithwouldlovetosee more peoplejoin Latrobe ValleyUmpires.Umpiring is agreat waytostayfit, see thegame from adifferent angle,and earna fewextrabucks File photograph

and see: Aplayersuch as Traralgon’s TyeHourigan could headline aslightlyrevamped version of interleague,with theGippsland Leagueset to playan‘East versus West’ contest forplayers under the age of under23.