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COUNCIL REFORM

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC AND STEFAN BRADLEY

COUNCILORS are on notice. The state government is set to introduce new legislation to improve the performance and accountability of councillors state-wide. With much public commotion in Latrobe City Council recently, these reforms aim to bring back public confidence in local government representatives. This legislation comes after the Independent Broad-based Anticorruption Commission (IBAC) tabled its annual report to state Parliament late last month. It also came after local leaders and the community called for action to restore public trust following poor councillor behaviour. Latrobe City Council (LCC) said that upholding good governance was the most important priority of a local government. “We recognise the Victorian government’s commitment to improving council integrity and performance,” a council spokesperson said.

LCC has undergone an enormous economic transition over the past few years; issues include the closing of the Hazelwood power station and the impending closure of the native timber industry, and the closing of the public gallery in council meetings - a central collision point for public angst. The recent governance rules motion that was passed in the October council meeting raised public interest and scrutiny. Crs Graeme Middlemiss and Dan Clancey expressed their wish that the state government would standardise governance rules across the state’s municipalities to avoid the debate and discrepancies. Their wishes have come true as the new state government council reforms include a model code of conduct that will help councils develop and standardise their policies. Though the council said, “At present, we have not been provided with the model code of conduct”, the model will be introduced in the first quarter of 2024 along with the other reforms.

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“Addressing community concerns is paramount, and we will work diligently to align with the model code of conduct as part of our ongoing efforts to uphold the highest standards of governance and accountability,” a council spokesperson said. IBAC delivered 11 special reports and made 68 formal recommendations to improve conduct by public sector agencies, local government and police. Two LCC Councillors were found to be in breach of the code of conduct since the start of 2022. Minister for Local Government, Melissa Horne, announced that legislation to be introduced early next year would elevate governance and integrity standards in the state’s 79 councils, encouraging quality candidates to put themselves forward at local government elections to be held state-wide in October 2024. The Local Government Culture Project has drawn more than 140 submissions from residents, mayors, councillors, council staff and peak bodies. Reforms will introduce mandatory

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Displeasure as Endeavour becomes un-staffed By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

IF you frequently drive into Traralgon on the Princes Highway, chances are you’ve stopped at the Endeavour (formally BP) petrol station. You fill up, head into the store, say hello to the friendly face serving you, pay for your fuel and walk out. Those days of human interaction are gone, as the company has opted to install pre-pay terminals with the station becoming un-staffed since Tuesday, November 21. The Express reached out to Endeavour Petroleum to uncover the reason behind the dramatic change. Ross Gilberthorpe, the marketing manager at Endeavour Petroleum, said the company was struggling to find the right balance to maintain an efficient business model. “We found that ever since the road works happened, the site has had very little foot traffic,” he said. “If we want to provide a petrol price that is competitive in the market place we can’t have a site that’s losing money.” Instead of closing outright, Mr Gilberthorpe said the transition into a self-serve station “is the best thing (the company) can do for our community”. No staff cuts were made, as all employees were

given the option to transfer to another Endeavour petrol station. With stations in Newborough, Morwell and Sale, workers could decide to remain in the region. Mr Gilberthorpe explained that shutting the shopfront would not occur in smaller country towns with less competition. Traralgon is so ‘over-pumped’ according to Endeavour’s findings. With such a competitive marketplace for petrol, the transition into a self-serve model was a challenging yet necessary decision to make for the company. As the site stands, Mr Gilberthorpe explained the company was quite limited in its uses. There is no parking access, and it limits its ability to host a successful ‘duck over’ shopfront. The shopfront will not go to waste or be reduced to rubble as management decides a future for the site. A few ideas have floated around, including an office space for local administration. The company is considering installing vending machines down the line if demand for convenient food comes back at the site. Mr Gilberthorpe attended the Traralgon site on November 20 and said he received mixed feedback from local customers. He said that the majority of those he talked to

said the new machines were easy to use, while he had a few people who admitted they had no clue how to operate the pay station. Not everyone is happy with the store’s transformation, with many customers taking to Facebook to express their concerns about the site becoming unmanned. On the Traralgon 3844 Community Group page, one user posted a photo with the new pre-pay terminals, which sparked much debate. “Well, that’s me done. No staff, no go,” one Facebook user wrote. Another user wrote, “I most definitely won’t be getting any fuel from there again. As this means less staff to serve the fuel to. We need more jobs in the Valley, not less”. A recent national Retail Doctor Group study found that most customers (around 70 per cent) preferred human interaction at the checkouts. For Traralgon customers who desire human interaction at the petrol station checkout, perhaps the Endeavour is not your best bet. But if you’re among the technology-savvy group, are particularly time-poor and are looking for convenience, the self-serve stations at this Traralgon site might suit you.

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Power station redundancies leading to lower incomes

By PHILIP HOPKINS

WORKERS made redundant in coal-fired power plants such as Hazelwood and Morwell, which closed respectively in 2017 and 2014, earned 69 per cent less in the year after they lost their jobs, according to a new study. Economists Dan Andrews (not the former Premier) and Elyse Dwyer, writing in the Melbourne University site, The Conversation, said the coal station workers did much worse than the overall average of workers who received redundancies between 2010 and 2020. Mr Andrews is a Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, while Ms Dwyer is an economics researcher at Macquarie University. Twelve coal-fired power stations closed between 2010 and 2020. The two economists did a ‘deep dive’ into the tax records of workers in that industry, giving them a first systematic insight into what happened.

The study with work colleague Lachlan Vass examined taxation microdata to track the earnings trajectories of Australians who received redundancy payments between 2010 and 2020 by industry. Their study found that on average across all industries, the workers made redundant earned around 43 per cent less in the following year. Incomes plummet by two-thirds. But workers made redundant in coal-fired power plants did much worse than the overall average, earning a mere third of what they had. Some of the loss would have been due to earning less in new jobs, and some of it would have been due to working fewer hours in new jobs. “The tax data doesn’t enable us to tell which is which. Both would be important. And for workers who lost jobs in coal-fired power plants, the effects lingered,” they said. Four years after being made redundant, the workers in coal-fired power plants earned 50 per

New accessible facility unveiled at Apex Park LATROBE City Council has opened a brand-new Changing Places accessible toilet and change room facility in Apex Park, Moe. This will become the third facility of its kind in Latrobe City, with Changing Places facilities available at the Traralgon Library and Service Centre and the Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre. A Changing Places facility provides the necessary facilities for people who cannot use standard accessible toilets. They enable people with high support needs to take part in the community, from work and study to cultural and recreational activities. Latrobe City Mayor, Cr Darren Howe, said that building facilities in the community that are welcoming and inclusive underpin council’s values, and goals of the Public Toilet Plan. “It is our priority to provide well-maintained public toilet facilities that are accessible, safe and sustainable for the whole community,” the Mayor said. “Apex Park is a much-loved destination for local families and visitors to the region, and this facility will allow more people to spend quality time there which will help to enhance community health and connection.” West Ward Councillor, Sharon Gibson said she was delighted to see the opening of the Changing Places facility. “The new Changing Places facility in Moe will enable people with a disability to access public toilet facilities when out enjoying our town. It

will also ensure dignity for all members of our community,” she said. Changing Places facilities can be accessed 24/7 and usually include: a height-adjustable adult-sized change table, a constant-charging ceiling track hoist system and a peninsula toilet with space for two people either side. The facility must be opened with a Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK). A MLAK key can be accessed 24/7 at the Moe Police Station or council’s Moe Service Centre during opening hours. Eligible people who wish to purchase an MLAK can do so via Master Locksmiths at masterlocksmiths.com.au/mlak-order-form/ whilst those that hold a Victorian Companion Card may be entitled to one free MLAK key through partnership with the state government. There are now 116 Changing Places in Victoria out of 259 nationally. The total project cost was $260,000 with $110,000 contributed from the state government’s Department of Fairness, Families and Housing and the remaining $150,000 funded by Latrobe City Council. To find existing Changing Places locations, visit: changingplaces.org.au/find To read more information about Council’s Public Toilet Plan, visit: latrobe. vic.gov.au/Property/Development/ Projects/Recreation_and_Open_Space/ Plans_and_Strategies

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cent less. On average across all industries, the workers made redundant earned only 29 per cent less. The economists said there were at least four reasons why the incomes of displaced coal-fired power station workers were likely to be lower than the incomes of other displaced workers. “One is that many coal-fired power plant workers possess highly job-specific skills (related to operating specialist equipment) that aren’t readily transferable to other jobs, or at least not to other jobs in that location,” they said. “Another is that many coal-fired power plant workers derive high wages from strong union representation, meaning they are likely to earn less if they switch to less-unionised sectors. “Yet another is that coal-fired power plants are often a major source of local employment and provide support to other employers, meaning that when they close the overall unemployment rate in their region increases, making it hard for the workers they displace to get good jobs unless they move. “And another is that they are usually older. Bureau of Statistics data suggests that in 2010, 55 per cent of workers in coal-fired power plants were aged 45 or older compared to 35 per cent in the economy at large. Workers aged 40 and over do much worse after redundancies than younger workers, and workers in coal-fired power plants even more so.” The economists said another 18 coal-fired

power plants were set to close in coming decades - Yallourn in 2028, Loy Yang A in 2035 and Loy Yang B still unknown. “Our study suggests that while these closures will benefit the nation as a whole, helping fight the existential threat of global warming, they may impose foreseeable and long-lasting costs on an identifiable group of workers,” they said. Half a century ago when the then Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, slashed tariffs on imports by 25 per cent in an effort to fight the lesser threat of double-digit inflation, the authors said he extended special support to those the decision would put out of work. Whitlam offered every displaced worker retraining and “a weekly amount equal to his [sic] average wage in the previous six months until he obtains or is found suitable alternative employment”. “Opponents of this sort of targeted support point out that the number of workers set to lose jobs from coal-fired plant closures is minuscule compared to the millions of workers who leave jobs for other reasons every year,” the economists said. “But there is something different about losing a job when it is the result of a government decision, especially one that targets a particular geographic region.”

Transition program underway ENERGYAUSTRALIA and Elanora Offshore have developed a program to support Yallourn power station workers to retrain for work in their proposed offshore wind project and secure future employment. The Job Upskilling and Matching Program (JUMP) matches interested Yallourn workers to roles in the proposed Elanora Offshore wind project off the Gippsland coast. It aims to provide the necessary training to upskill the workers for a successful career in offshore wind should the project secure a feasibility licence. EnergyAustralia is part of the Elanora consortium. Key features of JUMP include:  Should Elanora Offshore obtain a feasibility licence, Yallourn workers will be provided with information sessions on the project, future roles in offshore wind and training opportunities;  Individual sessions with offshore wind specialists will be available to guide workers on roles that may best suit an individual’s skills and interest;  Interested Yallourn workers with compatible profiles will have an interview for roles at Elanora Offshore as they become available or in advance of completing their training;  Applicants successful throughout the interview phase will be offered a job where they

have met all the prerequisite requirements;  Elanora Offshore will also make available work placement opportunities;  The cost of employees training will be funded through EnergyAustralia’s $10 million Yallourn transition program focussed on upskilling Yallourn workers before Yallourn’s closure in mid-2028, and;  Initial roles in the project planning phase of Elanora Offshore would be expected to be available from 2025, with roles to be released in construction and operations from 2027. EnergyAustralia and Elanora Offshore will ensure the release of workers from Yallourn will not affect the operations of the Yallourn power station before its closure in mid-2028. The managing director, Mark Collette, said EnergyAustralia was committed to a just transition for all. “Using our participation in the Elanora Offshore consortium to create JUMP is an innovative example of how we can bring this to life for our Yallourn workforce,” he said. The Elanora Offshore windfarm proposal is a 5GW project off the coast of Gippsland. It is expected to create 3000 direct jobs in construction and 320 direct jobs during operation.

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Innovation Breakfast By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

THIS month, Federation University’s Innovation Breakfast centred on ‘Life beyond coal mines’ and the transition away from the coal industry. The monthly Innovation Breakfast series at the Morwell Innovation Centre is a collaboration between Federation University, the Latrobe Valley Authority and Regional Development Victoria. The event brings together community, government, industry and education to collaborate and generate creative ideas to facilitate change in Gippsland. The Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME) held its annual forum in the region and participated in the Innovation Breakfast, sharing cross-regional knowledge in a transitioning area. The Express had a sit-down with the event’s keynote speaker to discuss the overall forum. Fiona Haslam-McKenzie, Professor of Regional Economics at the University of Western Australia and the program leader for regional socio-economic sustainability at CRC TiME, said the forum and Innovation Breakfast were an excellent way for research, industry and community to collaborate. “Having a forum in the Latrobe Valley where you’re living and working every day in transforming a mining economy has been so useful,” Prof Haslam-McKenzie said. The team at CRC TIME used their time in the Latrobe Valley, presenting speeches and touring the Yallourn and Hazelwood mines. “We were out in the field - seeing the Yallourn and Hazelwood sites and actually understanding the complexities and the scale of transforming a mining economy in this region,” she said. “It’s been epic. Absolutely awesome. The friendliness and the welcome that we’ve had in the Latrobe Valley has been terrific.” The ‘Life beyond coal mines’ Innovation Breakfast discussed many topics, including how to overcome the challenges of transitioning economies. “First of all, it’s a challenge, but if you’re able to work through the challenge, it is exciting. I think there are some really critical ingredients, this is not specific only to the Latrobe Valley but across the board,” she said. Prof Haslam-McKenzie said those critical ingredients were having a clear vision, strong leadership,

an open mind to opportunities, and a consistent approach to the powers that make decisions. “Not being absolutely committed to an idea but to multiple opportunities and inevitably things happen and embracing those opportunities, I think, is a critical part of success,” she said. The Innovation Breakfast brings together many industries and fields to share ideas and research. “Having a cooperative research centre brings together education institutions such as Federation University, UQ, all of the universities involved with the CRS, and it also brings together governments - like it or not, they are a critical part of what might happen next,” Prof Haslan-McKenzie said. “Having a national organisation like the CRC means you don’t have to get bogged down in what’s happening in your state government or in your local government. “It’s actually about taking ideas from other jurisdictions and understanding how those organisations have developed a value proposition.” Prof Haslam-McKenzie’s presentation gave exciting examples of successful transitions away from the mining industry. “I talked about Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory’s site, which was previously a large gold mining cabin a kilometre underground in the Mallee region,” she said. Prof Haslam-McKenzie spoke of the small town of Coolgardie in Western Australia and its successful transition from mining alongside another example from WA, the Collie coal mine. Speakers who joined Prof Haslam-McKenzie included:  Professor Thomas Baumgartl, Director, Future Regions Research Centre, Federation University, as the panel moderator;  Lisa Gooding, Transition Leader, Energy Australia, and a board director of the Committee for Gippsland;  Dr Vaughan Reimers, Business Development Officer, Latrobe City Council, and;  Jen Smith, General Manager, Gippsland Agricultural Group. CRC TiME also visited the Morwell Historical Society for an afternoon tea and the new exhibition that showcased the region’s historic connections to the power industry and multiculturalism.

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Promoting healthy eating in the OVEN FIRED workplace with catering guide GOODNESS

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LATROBE Community Health Services (LCHS) recently launched a Healthy Catering Guide for small and large businesses to help promote healthy eating within the workplace. LCHS Public Health Nutritionist Laura Duff said, “We have partnered with regional caterers to create healthy menus. It’s all about making the more nutritious option the easiest option for customers and workplaces. It’s jam-packed full of healthy, fresh, delicious options. “All the options in this program are accessed against the Australian Healthy Choices Guidelines. The Australian Healthy Choices Guidelines are based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines, and they categorise food and drinks into the Traffic Light System green, amber and red.” Foods and drinks labelled green contain good sources of nutrients, lower in added sugar, saturated fats, salt, lower in energy and higher

in fibre. According to the heas.health website, at least 50 per cent of choices per day should be from the green section, whereas red labelled foods and drinks should only be less than 20 per cent. Healthy eating is essential for people’s mood and energy levels day to day and, in the longer term, decreases chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer. According to Ms Duff, some foods and drinks in the green and amber section surprise people, and many people find that it is guesswork when trying to figure out what is healthy. Foods such as sushi, rice paper rolls, wraps and sandwiches are classified in the green and amber category. The guide uses something called the ‘Healthy Choices Guidelines’, which comes from the state government. The Healthy Choices Guidelines classify foods and drinks by the traffic light system. The system separates foods into their core groups, such as grains, legumes, meats, dairy, fruit and

vegetables, and helps adjust the meal to suit one’s needs. “The catering guide has a wide variety of gluten-free options, dairy-free options, vegan and vegetarian options and those with other dietary requirements can contact the catering service to speak about specific needs,” Ms Duff said. The guide is available online and can be applied to individuals to identify the different foods and where they are on the health margin. For LCHS’s Healthy Catering Guide, go to lchs.com.au/services/community/ healthy-catering-guide/ For more information on the Traffic Light System, go to heas.health.vic.gov.au/resources/ assess-my-menu/traffic-light-system/ If you are a caterer and want to get involved, email LCHS at health.promotion@lchs.com.au or phone 1800 242 696 and ask to speak with the Health Promotion team.

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“Congratulations to our winners and to all the entrants for so many outstanding entries. Each year I am amazed to see the examples of how beautiful our region really is and the talent people within my region hold.” Free copies of the #lovegippsland calendar will be distributed throughout Gippsland and will also be available from Mr Chester’s electorate offices in both Sale and Traralgon. Businesses and community organisations can request a box by phoning Mr Chester’s electorate office on 1300 131 785. Get yours now: Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester’s 2024 #lovegippsland calendars are now available throughout Gippsland.

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MEMBER for Gippsland, Darren Chester has announced the winners of the 2024 #lovegippsland calendar competition. The three winning images include a Port Jackson Shark taken by Holly Baird, a Cygnet by Peter Delbridge and a stunning image of a storm over Gippsland Lakes taken by Jennifer Conn. Mr Chester said there was more than 160 entries for this year’s competition and he was extremely impressed by the high quality and calibre of entries. “This year’s theme ‘Explore Gippsland’ … showcases a multitude of incredible sights across Gippsland such as the scenery, wildlife and the iconic structures of the region,” he said. “The images that have been chosen to be featured in the calendar are only an example of not only the incredible imagery of our region, but also the skill and capabilities of our photographers.

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Saving lives with GippSim vehicle By TOM HAYES

LIFE is precious, and a 70-year-old Churchill local, John Sewell, may have a greater appreciation for life after being granted a second chance. In August, Mr Sewell collapsed outside Churchill Hot Bread while shopping with his daughter, going into cardiac arrest. Meanwhile at Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH), the paramedic duo of Kerry Senior and Nathan Looby were finishing up a scenario in the GippSim vehicle. “We happened to be taking a patient to Latrobe Regional Hospital at the time and we saw the GippSim in there, Nathan (Looby) had never seen it before so I sort of encouraged him to have a go and we worked as a team, it’s a really supportive environment,” Ms Senior said. The GippSim vehicle provides on-the-go training for paramedics, with the versatility to visit different hospitals to train Victoria’s paramedics. “The concept of mobile simulation was designed in Gippsland … the idea being that to have all of the necessary equipment of the high-fidelity training for every ambulance station across Victoria,” director of Regional and Clinical Operations in Gippsland, Ross Salathiel said. “The concept of putting one set of high-fidelity training equipment in an ambulance that we could move around the region was born, and we introduced this back in 2017, pre-COVID with the Helimed 1 Auxilary … who funded the $65,000 for the project. “And since the introduction of GippSim we were able to trial that across the region, and we’ve had a significant improvement in our clinician confidence and competence with their high acuity low occurrence (HALO) skills, so it was a really positive result. “Since we’ve come out of the other side of the pandemic, our working demographic has changed … we put on a lot of new staff during COVID, so in order to ensure they get exposure to those high-risk skills - and they are able to access that in a timely

In it’s glory: The GippSim vehicle. manner - we’ve changed the model whereby we take the GippSim vehicle to the hospital … where one of our clinical support officers can run scenarios with the crews.” Ms Senior and Mr Looby were driving through Morwell when they got the call to attend to Mr Sewell in Churchill. “The doctors from the Medical Centre came to my aid, my daughter was with me - she called for help and called Triple Zero (000), the paramedics arrived and helped, there was AED (Automated External Defibrillator) located in Woolworths - they used that on me,” Mr Sewell said. “I just remember arriving on the scene and seeing

Simulation: The GippSim vehicle simulates an ambulance environment. Photographs: Tom Hayes

Practice: Paramedic Kerry Senior begins a simulation in the vehicle.

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John (Sewell) and we were going to use the exact same skills as we just trained in, I sort of thought ‘What are the chances?’,” Ms Senior said. “We were lucky to have those skills fresh in our mind.” “We luckily didn’t have to use all of the things, but we used all of the basics, all of the core components that we’ve studied and looked at, and that training scenario was the exact same case,” Mr Looby said. “I keep saying it, it’s just a great sequence of events, it worked really well.” After attending to Mr Sewell, he was airlifted to the Victorian Heart Hospital in Monash, where he stayed for six days.

Thankfully, Mr Sewell is now recovering at home, and regularly rehabilitates at LRH. On November 16, Mr Sewell was reunited with the paramedics who saved his life and was introduced to the GippSim vehicle that had promptly trained the respondents. “I’d like to thank all of the people that helped make me survive the cardiac arrest, there was many people involved in that,” he said. “It’s been an experience that I wouldn’t want to do again, but I was very, very lucky and I truly thank all of those involved that helped me recover.” Mr Sewell has a history of heart issues, but this was his first cardiac arrest. “It was the first time I’d had a cardiac arrest, I’ve had a heart attack before and I had a triple bypass (surgery) in the year 2000,” he said. “I think I’m doing pretty well, the rehabilitation that I went through was very good, increased my fitness levels and I’m quite happy with the way that I’m going. “I’m not a super fit person, I probably never will be, I’ve still got issues with the heart and I’ll be on medication for the rest of my life.” The GippSim vehicle is currently the only one in Victoria, and was the first-ever in Australia when it was introduced. Mr Salathiel hopes that more can be made throughout the state to ensure more paramedics are freshly-skilled. “Certainly in Victoria I’d expect that concept of clinician skills maintenance for HALO skills (to become more prominent),” he said. Paramedic Mr Looby agrees on the importance of training. “It’s extremely important (to refresh skills), and the fact that (GippSim) can come to you, and you can use moments of opportunity to study … this is at the hospital with you, and you can take that opportunity to do a quick refresher,” he said. “It was incredible to go through it and see what it was capable of, it paid dividends for that day, and I’d happily use it again, or encourage others to use it.”

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New data from VicForests report By PHILIP HOPKINS

LITIGATION brought by environmental groups had a fundamental impact on VicForests’ financial results in 2022-23, the state government forestry body said in its 2022-23 Annual Report. The chief executive, Monique Dawson, said VicForests had planned to harvest $112 million in timber, returning a margin of $27 million to be applied to the costs of delivering related government services. VicForests harvests native forest timber, sells the timber to processors and regenerates the forest coupes before returning them to DEECA to manage. “Instead, VicForests harvested $17 million in timber and paid compensation of $110 million for undersupply to customers (compared to $7.5 million in FY2022) and $421 million to contractors who were not able to work (compared to $6 million in F22),” she said. “This was entirely due to the impact of orders made in litigation brought by environmental groups.” In 2022-23, VicForests sold 65,759.54 cubic metres of sawlog and 95,257.02m3 of pulpwood, representing about 17 per cent of planned sales, the annual report said. Firewood log sales were also reduced, totalling 16,767m3. Market conditions for sawn hardwood continued to be strong despite a weakening in house construction. “The tightening of log supply resulted in increased demand for the available sawn hardwood, which maintained the upward trend in sawn hardwood prices,” the report said. “Prices paid by VicForests sawlog customers increased around 11 to 12 per cent over the 12 months.” Ms Dawson said VicForests provided strong evidence that it had taken care to manage risks to threatened species, complying with the explicit regulatory rules developed by expert foresters over many years. These carefully balanced economic, social and environmental considerations were as required by the principles of ecologically sustainable development. “Court orders imposing significant additional obligations, including requiring VicForests to identify and protect individual animals or plants, do not reflect this public policy balance,” she said. As a consequence of the unsuccessful court outcomes, Ms Dawson refuted claims that its operations amounted to illegal logging.

Fighting on: VicForests staff in Traralgon earlier this year. “VicForests has complied with the Code of Practice for Timber Production in its operations and associated prescriptions to manage environmental threats,” she said. “However, vagaries in the Code have meant that when raised before the Court, the Court has determined these measures, driven by science and research, to be insufficient and requiring more before timber harvesting operations can occur.” VicForests accepted the Court’s decisions and complied with the interim and final orders. Legal costs for VicForests amounted to $5 million. As a result of the Court orders, Ms Dawson said VicForests worked with the University of Melbourne and drone providers to develop and deploy a survey method that uses thermal imaging technology in conjunction with a normal RGB (red, green, blue) camera and spotlight. This enabled comprehensive night-time surveys to be conducted safely in the forest. “We believe this work is at the cutting edge of survey technology and provides a pathway to comprehensive surveys for nocturnal animals that is efficient and effective - reducing the risk of injury to surveyors operating in difficult and often dangerous conditions,” she said. Ultimately, Ms Dawson said VicForests returned

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a net loss of $60.1 million despite reimbursement of $149 million from government to fund customer and contractor compensation. “This result includes the write-down of the value of native timber rights to zero due to the decision to cease native timber harvesting,” she said. Mr Dawson said VicForests was proud that the independent audit of its operations showed that VicForests achieved an average 96 per cent compliance across four environment areas: environmental values in State forests, conservation of biodiversity, operational planning and record keeping, and coupe infrastructure for timber harvesting operations. “The 96 per cent average compliance findings are a testament to the work our passionate staff undertake in Victoria’s state forests,” she said. Ms Dawson said pleasingly, VicForests had maintained its certification under the Responsible Wood certification scheme under the PEFC certification system - the largest forest certification system in the world. This included a transfer of accreditation to the latest Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management (AS/NZS 4708:2021) “These results are objective evidence that VicForests is a leading forestry company,” she said. Community forest operations, which support

more than 50 businesses or groups in regional Victoria, generated revenue of $300,000 against a program cost of $1.2 million, the annual report said. “The products include firewood and fencing materials, with high-quality timber being used for such product as bar-tops, furniture, appearance-grade cladding, specialised railway uses and musical instruments,” the report said. “Operations are characterised by their low impact with a focus on the use of thinning and selection practices in most instances.” Under the Reconciliation Action Plan, VicForests continued to establish formal agreements, partnerships and commercial arrangements with Traditional Owner groups, the report said. It worked closely with groups east of the Snowy River and the Gunaikurnai across East Gippsland in a Healthy Country Pilot Project. “The purpose of this project is to establish a series of demonstration sites on culturally recognisable parcels of land where the forest has been restored using Traditional Owner knowledge,” the report said. “Work commenced on our first site in early 2023 and continued at low scale without the removal of trees.” Other key events for 2022-23 included: - As part of the $10 million, four-year farm forestry program, 10 grants established 90 hectares of demonstration sites around Gippsland. A second round of grants targeted 50 successful applicants for 300ha of plantation woodlots, shelter belts and wide-spaced planting; - VicForests supplied DEECA with about 2.3 tonnes of Alpine Ash, Mountain Ash and Messmate seed under the State Recovery Plan, in addition to the three tonnes supplied after the 2029/20 bushfires and 3.5 tonnes in 2021/22. Negotiations to extend the seed agreement with DEECA until June 2024 are continuing, but poor seed crops mean collection in 2023/24 will be much smaller; -Blue Gum and radiate pine plantations were consolidated, including deer control to minimise browsing and destruction of seedlings, and further post-planting weed control; -Opal Australia’s closure of its white paper production at the Maryvale Mill in the Latrobe Valley led to the last delivery of native hardwood pulplog, and; -On May 23 2023, the government announced that commercial native forest harvesting would cease on December 31, 2023.

Businesses urge state government to rethink timber policy By PHILIP HOPKINS

DAHLSENS is one of more than 40 Gippsland and Victorian businesses connected to the forestry sector who have written a letter to the Premier, Jacinta Allan, urging a rethink of the policy to close the native forest industry, arguing the decision has several direct and perverse unintended consequences. The businesses represent all aspects of the forestry supply chain, from contractors through to sawmills, processors, retailers and furniture manufacturers, and have 40,000 voting members. “We believe there are better options and request a meeting to explore this with you,” the business said. “Our view is that you, personally, understand the importance and value of the Victorian native forest industry due to your strong regional representation and personal connections. “However, your government must be better informed about the unintended consequences of

this decision, and we request this urgent meeting to discuss the options.” They maintain the direct and perverse consequences include:  Loss of jobs for regional and city workers, having a negative impact on families;  Flow-on impacts to regional communities the creation of 11 new welfare towns;  Loss of skilled firefighters and fire-fighting plant - experience saves lives;  Higher imports of hardwood furniture treated with toxic chemicals;  Higher imports of tropical rainforest timber flooring, cladding, decking-type products from countries with far less environmental regulation and oversight;  Rises in consumer construction costs due to imported replacement materials and manufactured goods, making local construction even less affordable;  Loss of local firewood supply (a carbonneutral fuel) across the community on homes

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These include furniture, flooring, decking, cladding, staircases, architectural joinery, mouldings and high-strength structural beams. “The industry is the economic, environmental and societal foundation of countless Victorian families, communities and businesses based regionally, and with an extended supply chain that spans Victoria’s regional towns, cities, and the commercial and industrial areas of Greater Melbourne,” Mr Bowen said. The group is seeking confirmation of a meeting with Ms Allan before tomorrow (November 30). The signatories include the Australian Furniture Association, the Australasian Timber Flooring Association, Aspect Windows, Pentarch Forestry, Aussie Pallet, Parkside Timber, Australian Sustainable Hardwoods, Radial Timber, Gowling Stairs, Timber Merchants Australia, Britton Timber and O’Connors Transport and Vicbeam, laminated timber specialists.

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with lower income families and the elderly, and;  Loss of critical seed collection for regeneration after wildfire, and more. Giant retailer Bowens is a key member of the group and its chief, Jack Bowen, said the businesses maintain these unintended consequences could be prevented by the state government. “As a collective supply chain, we are offering our experience to work with your government to find agreed solutions that deliver important benefits and wider community needs,” Mr Bowen said. These included forest health and resilience, reduced wildfire risk, greater biodiversity and wildlife protection outcomes, and sustainable, renewable, local and independently certified Victorian hardwood products. “These values are not mutually exclusive; they are in fact the cornerstone of scientifically robust active forest management. Victorians can have their forests and biodiversity and productive timber industry too.” The timber industry supplies a variety of products.

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I REFER to Russell Broadbent’s article in last week's Express where he confirmed his November 14, decision to resign from the Liberal Party and join the crossbench. He resigned because the Liberal Party nominated a younger female with different and more modern views to represent the party at the next federal election. Mr Broadbent seems to think that he has a job for life in Parliament and could not accept this decision. He decided to throw all his toys out of the cot and spit the dummy, resigning and follows on from other senior Liberals like Malcolm Turnbull who could not accept the will of the party. I have voted for Mr Broadbent at the last three federal elections and thank him for the work he has done in representing Gippsland, but resigning from the party has only soured my opinion of him. Lindsay Chard Traralgon

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GARRY Mitchell's simplistic assertion that Kennett's privatisation of the power industry is the cause of high power prices today ('Not the time'), 30 years after privatisation, smacks of left-wing disinformation and ignorance. The reality is we enjoyed low power prices throughout the 1990s and 2000s, until the 2010s arrived with bedwetting global warming alarmism and left-wing Green neo-Marxist ideology distorting economic and energy policy in this country. Nicholas Tam Traralgon East

Case closed

IT appears I have an unwavering ignorance, lack of clarity and bias according to John Duck's letter ('Unwavering ignorance') in the Express opinion section from Wednesday, November 22. If I have lacked clarity or misinterpreted or misrepresented Mr Duck, it's maybe because I thought their was some ambiguity in his statement. If I have misinterpreted his statement and it wasn't how I interpreted it, then Mr Duck - I'm man enough to say sorry. Maybe in future a bit more clarity in writing may save us both from misinterpretation. I do not know whether you and Pat Correa have history, but it appears all she was really doing was backing up my statement on privatisation of the SECV, which was historical fact, nothing to do with the Voice Referendum or anything else. I'm happy to bring this little letter writing to a close and Mr Duck, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May 2024 find you with a happier demeanour. Neil Reid Traralgon

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GARRY Mitchell, ('Not the time') my political preferences or my arrogance have nothing to do with history. Joan Kirner, Premier of that time, sold off 51 per cent of Loy Yang B to private investors, Jeff sold off the rest. The SEC was unprofitable in its last year, it was paying $995 million in interest and $191 million was paid in dividend to the government. Its profit was $207 million as reported at the time it was a basket case. Jeff sold it for $20 billion, paid off the debt and pulled Victoria back on track. Privatisation did not work as well as it should have but we were financially better off. My electrify bill is higher than 18 months ago, cost-of-living is in the same boat - no promises except the vote has been honoured. Albanese has been away for so long he may come back here for holidays. I have lived in the Valley since 1949. I have seen the ups and downs but never as bad as it is now. Patricia Correa Traralgon

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WHAT a low comment from Garry Mitchell accusing Patricia Correa of being a "typical Coalition voter by your arrogance" (LVE Letters 22.11.23). That's a bit rich even coming from a 'typical Labor voter'. He accuses Jeff Kennett for the downfall of Latrobe Valley and high power prices and yet forgets that Labor has been in government for 20 of the last 24 years. Is it the Kennett government currently dismantling and blowing up the power stations in the Latrobe Valley? And didn't 'Airbus Albo' promise to reduce our power bills before the last election? It seems to me Garry that your 24-hour memory needs an update. Now to another matter. Joanne Campbell, when she says that the Latrobe City Council has "gone too far" in giving the chief executive more power than the councillors. It is the councillors who are the decision-makers in any council and the chief executive is there to carry out those decisions unless of course there has been a change in the legislation. It sounds like some councillors do not want to be

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held to account for any decisions that they make, in which case they should be sacked and replaced by an administrator. There is enough dictatorship and secrecy at state and federal levels, we don't need it at council level. Finally, my hats off to Joseph Lis for his brilliant take on 'Wizard Albo' in last week's letters section. No doubt Garry Mitchell loved it too Joseph. Brian Mawhinney Traralgon

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BELATED thanks and congratulations to Latrobe City Council for the events provided during Seniors Week. Warm thanks and acknowledgement to Kath Roberts and her team for providing first class performances (by Zoom) of La Traviata, Carmen, and the MSO. What a joy! Many thanks also to the Traralgon Library staff for their assistance and hospitality in hosting the sessions. We are so fortunate with our Latrobe libraries. Wonderful staff, excellent facilities and always varied and innovative activities on offer. Latrobe libraries, in my opinion, are the jewels in council's crown. Marg Noone Traralgon

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I WOULD not have been the only Moe/Newborough resident to be saddened and rather aghast that once again Latrobe City Council have trotted out the shabby, dirty and quite unacceptable Christmas street decorations. Now, I only shop in Moe so have no idea what the other towns have on display, but I’d be prepared to bet they don’t have the half hearted motley collection that our proud town has to cop. Come on people who make decisions, let’s see brand new Christmas decorations for 2024. You’ve got a whole year to organise an improvement. Jocelyn Yeatman Newborough

Lacking transparency

I HAVE a gripe over retailers charging extra for bags, either paper or plastic. It is a relatively recent concept and is nothing more than price gouging. Years ago, all supermarkets packed your groceries in paper bags, free of charge. It’s about time retailers returned to giving customer service and provided paper bags for free. Not only is it a service, but it would go a huge way to recycling the massive stockpile of used paper. Recently, having spent a considerable amount of money at a well known retail electronics chain store, I was asked if I wanted a bag, either paper or plastic. Without thinking, I replied in the affirmative, electing for a paper bag. Unfortunately the bag didn’t even make it back to my home without falling completely apart. On checking the receipt, I found I’d been charged an extra 50 cents for it, despite not being advised it was an extra charge. Where is customer service and honesty in retail these days? The current retail practice of maximizing profit without consideration of good service is pure greed and needs to cease. I’d love to see people jump on board and start shining a dazzling light on this practice. Please spread the word whereever possible. Peter Dobell Churchill

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The people are your boss

I HOPE the new Mayor of Latrobe City and his deputy apply common sense when doing their jobs and start focusing on important issues like road safety. As a realist, I know that all politicians simply pass the buck and then claim they are honoured to represent us, whilst ignoring the real issues. It would be nice to have just one politician, whether that be at council, state or federal level who is prepared to fight for their constituents and apply common sense to real problems. Time will tell if the new leadership team is all talk or they are genuinely in office to serve the people and not their egos. Patrick Ansell Morwell

Collection shortcomings

THE recent kerbside waste collection in Moe/ Newborough shows the shortcomings of our recycling systems. Worn car tyres and wheels, put out to avoid paying their disposal levy, are left on the nature strip. Uncollected tyres then tend to “disappear”, sometimes reappearing in the long grass beside rural roads, risking damage to mowing machines. Death and tyre wear are two of life’s inevitabilities. Surely it’d be better if the disposal cost of tyres was paid at the time of purchase (like the bottle deposit scheme). That would mean that worn tyres had value and efficient recyclers had an incentive to collect them. It’s time to stop the silly game of 'pass the problem' that is ultimately paid for by councils and ratepayers. Neil Hauxwell Moe

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IN response to ‘Garbage Soup’ (Latrobe Valley Express Letters, 22.11.23). As part of our responsibility for rehabilitating the former Hazelwood Mine and Power Station, ENGIE in 2022 commenced work on an Environment Effect Statement (EES), to assess and manage the potential effects of its Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project. An important part of this EES requires us to investigate and document how we’ve considered alternatives to a pit lake, including those alternatives raised in early project development conversations with community and other stakeholders. All of these alternative options must be, and will be, measured against our project objectives to deliver a safe, stable, sustainable and non-polluting landform. Using waste to fill the pit lake would not satisfy these project objectives for a range of reasons and could lead to poor outcomes for local residents and the environment. However, a robust and comprehensive EES process means that we must assess all the possible options which have been proposed through our engagements. ENGIE has consistently, and still today, considers a full pit lake the best solution to manage stability and safety risks at the Hazelwood site and provide opportunities to contribute positively to the Latrobe Valley. Community feedback is an important part of EES preparation and the project’s development. We’ll continue to consult openly with community and key stakeholders as the project progresses, and we encourage interested community to share their feedback. Adam Moran Environment & Planning Manager, ENGIE

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Latrobe River is all about that Bass By KATRINA BRANDON

ON National Fish Day (November 21) the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (CMA) released 10,000 Australian Bass, also known as Gippsland Perch, into Traralgon Creek to help revive the Latrobe River. The river flows 260 kilometres, goes through the Latrobe Valley and meets Lake Wellington in East Sale. Latrobe River has had many names over the years, including its Gunaikurnai name, Durt’Yowan, nicknamed the Lurking River, due to damage throughout the years. There are many reasons for the damage, according to Environmental Water Advisory crew member, Robert Caune, and Environmental Officer, Dr Adrian Clements. These include industry effects from mining, farming, and community use. According to Dr Clement, there has been a 25 per cent reduction in water due to mining and other industries. “Carp breed prolifically and strip everything out of the river - all of the food and vegetation. When all of that is gone, it starts regurgitating the mud, looking for bloodworms, undercutting banks, and creating murkiness in the water,” Mr Caune said. The release is part of a state-wide native fish stocking program that aims to revive Victoria’s rivers. According to West Gippsland CMA’s documentary, released on November 14, more than 400,000 Australian Bass have been released into Gippsland waterways. The state government has invested in this program to improve waterway and catchment health across Victoria, including flagship waterway sites, investing $248 million into the revival. “Our rivers are in such a bad state. They require a bit of stocking here and there, but it’s not the answer,” Dr Clements said. “We can’t just go up to a river and stock it with whatever fish you like and expect them to survive. You need to provide them with the right conditions. You need to care for the vegetation, shelter, and plenty of food. Bass, in particular, eat a lot and pretty much anything.” The West Gippsland CMA’s documentary explains the importance of keeping Latrobe River healthy, and its history dating back 200 years of how the river has been affected. The video also explains that keeping the river healthy gives better produce,

Team: Environmental Water Advisory crew member, Robert Caune with West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority’s Eleisha Keogh, Environmental Officer Dr Adrian Clements, and Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Mark Little. more tourism, and better mental health to visitors. Bringing in Australian Bass is one of the many ways CMA can help revive Gippsland waterways. Other ways are fencing up to 20 metres along the river to stop livestock; and taking out willows, replacing them with native species to help stabilise the banks. Having native plants on the banks will also provide a place for native fish to hide. According to Dr Clements, Australian Bass also rely on springtime flooding for breeding as floods wash bugs and other foods into the water for the bass to feed off. The last big breeding event happened after the 2021 floods and was the first major one since 1985. CMA has been working on getting waterways ready for the re-introduction of Australian Bass for more than 25 years, working on water quality and vegetation management. CMA also runs programs to help landholders know how to protect nearby

streams. In the last 25 years, they have also pushed for understanding how to breed Australian Bass so they could have healthy waterways again. “CMA’s main role is typically in your rural environment, so we get farmers to manage nutrient runoff. The best thing you can do is visit the river more often, to know it, and do all the reading you can,” Dr Clements said. According to Mr Caune, they use hydrographs to measure the river’s flow. “It seems to have a pattern of having multiple

little floods in springtime, and that is because of the very vital thing. These Bass need freshwater zooplankton and breed in salt water. So you have a flood coming against the salt wedge, and in this washing machine, hatched eggs are mixing in with these little things called zooplanktons, and at a density where they almost have to open their mouths, and it pops in,” he said. Now, CMA wants people to get involved in rehabilitating the waterways in Gippsland and report things to authorities, such as local councils, if something isn’t right. The Latrobe River is on the cusp of a significant change with the planned Latrobe Valley mine rehabilitation. The restoration threatens the waters availability to the river, challenging the flow and disturbing the natural habitat. With the lack of floods and more water being used in mine rehabilitation, breeding the Australian Bass is a bit challenging. “We are stocking the Bass because they need help. The river is missing some key flows that they need to breed but need a spring flood,” Dr Clements said. According to Dr Clements, introducing Australian Bass to reduce carp is one of the most viable ways to control the carp population. He said, “Australian Bass represents one of the most viable ways we can help control carp without using a virus. We get the bonus of returning a native fish, providing the local community with economy and utility. We also get to control the carp, which has ruined the river for many other uses.” The fish have come from Narooma Aquaculture. Narooma Aquaculture breeds bass, dusky flathead, and estuary perch. On November 20, the crew drove up to Narooma and picked them up at 5am, journeying back to another waterway. For more information on CMA, go to wgcma.vic. gov.au/ or youtube.com/watch?v=2JfhkTI264E for the documentary on the Latrobe River. For more information on Narooma Aquaculture, go to narooma-aquaculture.com.au/Home.htm

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GIPPSLANDERS are being urged to do their bit to reduce litter and help protect the region’s environment by local MPs Darren Chester and Martin Cameron. The pair teamed up recently for a community action day with some friends, and removed 10 bags of rubbish from the banks of the Traralgon Creek. Mr Chester said most people do the right thing but litter was a constant problem in the region. “I hate seeing rubbish in public places but rather than just whinge about it, I’ve been taking action, like a lot of other Gippslanders,” Mr Chester said. “When I go for a walk I often carry a bag and pick up some litter as I do my exercise ... every little bit helps and I want to thank everyone who is already taking action in their own area. “Rubbish washes off our streets, into stormwater drains and impacts the environment of our creeks, rivers and lakes system. “Martin Cameron and I joined with a few friends and community members to have a quick clean up along the banks of the Traralgon Creek in the centre of town and it didn’t take a lot of effort to have quite an impact.” Mr Cameron said he was looking for more sites to organise community action in the months ahead. “Cleaning up rubbish around our parks and waterways is something we can all do to provide a safe and clean environment that everyone can enjoy,” Mr Cameron said. “I’m planning to co-ordinate more clean ups in the Latrobe Valley and would welcome any suggestions

Making a difference: Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester (left) and Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron with friends after collecting 10 large bags of rubbish from the banks of Traralgon Creek. Photograph supplied on public places that could benefit from a blitz by our team of volunteers.” People can forward their suggestions via email to darren.chester.mp@aph.gov.au or martin. cameron@parliament.vic.gov.au

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Wooden fire trucks for CFA

TRARALGON Men’s Shed volunteers made 14 wooden fire trucks for the local CFA brigades recently. Several volunteers worked together and the completed trucks looked great. Malcom (pictured middle back row) coordinated the team and managed this fun project, and hopes the trucks will bring smiles to the faces of local CFA communities. Melissa Armstrong - Brigade Administration Support Officer, Merton & Hyland Catchment, South East Region and her team collected the toy trucks and will distribute them among District 27 Brigades. Men’s sheds are located across Australia, with more men’s sheds than McDonald’s stores now. The main purpose of the shed is to offer men and women a place to engage with hands-on activities and to interact with others, and by doing so, develop a sense of meaning and value around the process of completing projects.

Music: Newborough artist Anne Simmons and her band’s new single ‘Do I Lift You Up’ is out now.

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GIPPSLAND folk-rock singer Anne Simmons and her three-piece band are releasing their debut single, which is an indie rock track recorded and mixed by renowned sound engineer Nao Anzai. Anne Simmons & the Bitter Shush’s single Do I Lift You Up showcases Anne’s delicate and dynamic vocals, combined with a powerful rhythm section from Gaetano Valenzisi on the drums and Anton Zalewski on the bass. Anne now lives north of the Latrobe Valley, but the song was written about four years ago from her Newborough home. “With our band spread across Gippsland and Melbourne, the COVID lockdowns and ‘ring of steel’ put a brake on things, but we’re very excited to finally have something to show everyone,” she said. “I really belt out the chorus of this song. It is a cry for reassurance from a time of a lot of change and uncertainty in my life.” Anne wrote the song when she had Prince and The Revolution’s Purple Rain album on high rotation, and when she started to embrace a more soulful vocal style. Discussing her other influences, Anne told the Express she grew up listening to The Beatles and Crowded House, saying she was a big fan of their “simple but beautiful chord progressions”.

“More recently, I’ve been listening to a lot of Neil Young and Bob Dylan. I love Bob Dylan’s way of storytelling and how he creates an image in your mind with his lyrics,” she said. Anne and her band will have more songs to release next year. “We made the most of the studio time with Nao Anzai, who recorded ‘Do I Lift You Up’. We recorded a few tracks at once, so we’ll have more to release next year,” she said. “Down the track, we’re hoping to release an EP or album, but we’re just taking it one step at a time currently. I’ll keep playing solo shows across Melbourne and Gippsland in the meantime.” Anne has only lived in Gippsland for about five years - she previously lived in Melbourne and Adelaide - and her music often explores the loss and insight that come with moving to new places. Now living in the hills, the natural world is a bigger part of life and her music - a bushfire near town meant they missed their last rehearsal before recording ‘Do I Lift You Up’. ‘Do I Lift You Up’ is out now. The launch was at The Catfish in Fitzroy on Friday, November 17 with support from Dodda Rivka and The Koi Fish. Go to facebook.com/annesimmonsmusic to find out more.

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Through shared experiences in the shed, members make friends, build a network of emotional support and develop a sense of belonging - all of which facilitate a willingness to communicate. The health and wellbeing aspect of the sheds, particularly in terms of preventative health, is perhaps their greatest benefit. The shed also provides an environment where productivity and being of value to the community contributes to a feeling of self worth, and helps develop a sense of meaning and productivity in the years following retirement, loss or other hardship. If you would like to check out the Traralgon Men’s Shed and consider joining, the shed is located 5 Howitt Street, and open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays 8am to 2pm. Traralgon Men’s Shed will close over Christmas from December 20 and re-open Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

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Record turnout for Spring Field Day THE Gippsland Research Farm on Bengworden Road has become a hub of new ideas for agriculture. The recent Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG) Spring Field Day showcased plenty of findings on everything from creating better topsoil to lucerne suitability, feed budgeting for stock and forage trials. Aside from offering social interaction and communication, the spring field day (held Thursday, October 26) allowed the 117 attendees to choose a subject and increase their knowledge base. GAgG chief executive, Trevor Caithness, was happy with the roll up, saying despite cold weather, low commodity prices and high interest rates, producers were able to recognise there were things in farming they could control. “Our attendees had the choice of 11 presentations,” Mr Caithness said. “It was most encouraging to observe our members gleaning information from trials to take home and try out in their own business. “The degree of upskilling what’s taking place

within our region is excellent. It was our fourth annual Spring Field Day and the largest turnout we’ve had.” Many of the demonstrations at the research farm are run in conjunction with industry partners. Veterinarian consultant, Dr Alison Gunn, of Herd Solutions, is a co-convenor of the Meat and Livestock Australia joint-funded Growing Perennial Pastures in a Variable Climate project. The demonstration at the research farm aims to demonstrate four different preparation methods, using six different seed mixes to determine the most persistent and productive perennial pastures for Gippsland. “The attendance was amazing and there was some good discussion on establishing and managing perennial pastures,” Dr Gunn said. “It’s a six-year project that also includes six demonstrations on farms across the Wellington and East Gippsland shires.” On hand was agronomist Liz Semmens, of Vast Agronomy, Sale, who said there was a distinct

Education: Coonmoor Pastoral Co Manager Dave Caldwell (Lindenow South), Vast Agronomy agronomist Liz Semmens, Winindoo (near Heyfield) farmer Allister Morris, and Giffard’s Trent Anderson at the Spring Field Day hosted by Gippsland Research Farm. Photographs: Lyric Anderson

difference in the demonstration plots that had been properly prepared for sowing. The two led large groups across the paddocks and encouraged questions and discussion. “It’s obvious in this replicated demonstration that proper preparation improves your outcomes,” Ms Semmens said. “It’s also a grazing demonstration and in one plot there were annuals planted in with perennials, which resulted in gaps on the ground. That makes it easier for weeds to come through and undo the preparation, unless you’re prepared to drill every year.” She said the demonstration was aiming to get perennials in to retain ground cover and keep moisture, so they’ll grow for longer and provide year-round feed. “You also need to know your nutrient base line, it’s a good starting point before you begin so you can target species to suit and not fight nature too much.”

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Sheep dogs come-bye Boolarra By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

TRAINERS and their four-legged friends came to Boolarra from across the state to compete in the Berryden Working Sheep Dog Trial incorporating the Victorian Arena Championship. From Friday, November 17 to 19, sheepdogs competed for the title of best sheepdog and a share in the $4000 worth of prize money. But of course, not everyone comes to the trials for the competition. For many trial goers, the event is merely a social catch-up with like-minded people and an excuse to spend time with their intelligent dogs. With the sport rapidly growing in popularity, it’s not hard to see why. It’s a small community-minded event focused on having fun and socialising. With just under 100 competitors, sheepdogs showed their talent from the crack of dawn until dusk. South Gippsland Working Dog Group Vice President, Sean O’Leary said it was a big two weeks to be a sheepdog enthusiast. With the South Eastern Working Sheep Dog Trial at the Korumburra Showgrounds a huge success, handlers stayed in Gippsland for the Berryden Working Sheep Dog Trial. “It attracts people with their working dogs from all over Victoria,” Mr O’Leary said. “Korumburra, I think, had over 100 dogs. We’ve got just under 100, so very similar. A lot of people at the Korumburra event are here again. “It is a big two weeks. You see, people have their caravans, campers, and trailers with their dogs on it, and they come down and spend two weeks in Gippsland.” The South Gippsland Working Dog Group, which organises the event, is based out of Berrys Creek in South Gippsland. “It was a group started by Jean Moir, who was a well-known person around the area. She passed away earlier this year - a lot of this trial here is her legacy,” Mr O’Leary said.

To tribute Ms Moir, the event has introduced the Jean Moir Memorial Trophy and Sash, awarded to the female handler with the highest aggregate score. So, how do sheepdog trials work? “We have four different classes, so there's an ‘open class’, which is the most experienced dogs and handlers, then there's the ‘improver class’, the up-and-comers, and there’s the ‘novice class’, which is dogs that are younger or newer to the sport and then there’s an ‘encourage’ class which is for people that were just beginning,” Mr O’Leary said. Competitors have 15 minutes to complete a fourobstacle course, herding three local sheep between obstacles 70 meters apart. Mr O’Leary said winners can be hard to pick, with so many variables in the competition, but the routine always stays the same. “You've got up to 15 minutes to complete the course and get the three sheep in the pen,” he said. Each competitor starts with 100 points, with points taken away for errors. The dog and handler with the highest score is crowned the best sheepdog of that class. Mr O’Leary said the event is certainly not all about winning. With a $4000 prize pool up for grabs for podium finishes, “it costs (competitors) more in fuel and dog food,” to partake, Mr O’Leary said. With a small crowd gathered on the grandstand to watch as dogs and handlers showcased their skills one-by-one, Mr O’Leary said the sport was certainly growing. “Each month, we’re getting new people with new dogs and more and more interest … you’ve also got the ABC series Muster Dogs, which popped interest in working dogs,” he said. “Next year ABC is releasing another series with Border Collie dogs so we’ll expect to see another uptake in that.” The audience was dazzled as the dogs danced their way through the paddock in Boolarra,

demonstrating a historical practice that's been mastered over centuries. “(Sheepdogs) are bred over many generations of herding, so it's natural instincts for them to herd the animals. Farmers discovered that it's much easier to work livestock with a dog. The dog has the instinct to herd much better than humans do,” Mr O’Leary explained. “It's a bit of that hunter-predator-prey scenario. “The sheep have a healthy fear of the dog, even though the dogs won’t attack them. They've got that natural instinct to move away from the dog and so the skill is for the handler to position the dog in the right spot to move the sheep in the trialling around the course.” The handlers will use specific commands to control the dog, much like most dog owners do when beginning obedience training. “Every handler has their own call … it's about you and the dog working out what calls work well. As well as body language and signals with the hands,” Mr O'Leary said. RESULTS IN the Victoria Arena Championship Finals, first place was won by non other than Berryden Sheep Dog Trial and Victorian Arena Championship president Ken Jelbart, with his skilful dog Trinity Kora. Barry Paton and Wirchelleba Snowy came second while Wally Dalton and Bakers Chase impressed in third. In the novice final, Conor McConnell and his dog Berryden Badger took out first place with an impressive run. Mr McConnell also went home with the second place ribbon as his dog Mc Connell's Oscar stunned the judge. In third place was Ed Thompson and his dog

Well-eared: Chris Davies from Welshpool and her Border Collie Penny taking a rest after her trial. McGlashens Tig, and in fourth was Camille Shaw with working dog Tacoma. The improver final was a tough competition, but for Mr McConnell it was a breeze, having had a very successful weekend, taking first place with Oscar this time. Chris Davies and Beccles Hazard ran second while Paul O'Kane came third and Colin Reid finished fourth. The open final was won by Mr Dalton and his dog Bakers Chase, while second place was taken by Mr Jelbart.

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TELSTRA 5G coverage will become available in Morwell, with Telstra to switch on 5G services as part of a national rollout of the next generation of mobile technology. The improved coverage will follow an upgrade of Telstra’s mobile base station located in Morwell. “It’s really exciting to roll out 5G connectivity for the first time in these locations, meaning customers with Telstra 5G mobile devices can now enjoy a better mobile experience,” Telstra Regional General Manager for Eastern Victoria, Jenny Gray said. “We’re continuing to expand our 5G network across Victoria and new sites continue to be added to the Telstra network each week. Upgrades such as these continue to demonstrate Telstra’s ongoing commitment to regional Australia. “There are now more than 4900 Telstra 5G sites on-air within selected areas of more than 400 major and regional cities across Australia; 85 per cent of all Australians now can access our 5G network where they live.” Telstra mobile customers will receive text messages advising them of any upcoming works. Landline services, NBN internet services and mobile coverage from other providers will not be impacted. Any calls to Triple Zero (000) from a Telstra mobile when the site is off air will automatically be diverted to any working mobile network to

gain a connection to emergency services. Accessing Telstra’s 5G network “For customers in this area wishing to access 5G on the Telstra network, they will need a 5G capable device so for some people, that may mean upgrading their current device,” Ms Gray said. More information on Telstra’s 5G coverage or devices available to use this new technology is available at any Telstra store or online at telstra.com/5G. Telstra’s 5G coverage maps in this location and nationally are available at telstra.com/ coverage-networks/our-coverage. Tips for improving connectivity while works are underway include gaining access to a wi-fi signal at home or at work (Telstra encourages residents to activate wi-fi calling). This is a free setting on most popular mobile phones and allows your mobile to use a Wi-Fi network to make and receive mobile calls. Many businesses use the Telstra network for their EFTPOS terminals. However, Telstra does not operate the EFTPOS network; it is operated by financial institutions. Many EFTPOS terminals can also be connected using fixed line or Wi-Fi/NBN internet connections. Retailers should get in touch with their bank for more information and details on how to switch between these methods to ensure continuous service.

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November 27 - December 3, 2023

Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)

Monday’s Full Moon is a good time for a brilliant light-bulb moment. You have the creative ideas and fiery passion to get an ambitious project off the ground. Now all you need is the patience and persistence to finish it. The Sun, Mercury and Mars are visiting fellow fire sign Sagittarius, which revs up your Ram motor. But Saturn sends a cautionary reminder: if you are too hasty, then you could find yourself in hot water. So slow down and pace yourself!

Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)

The Full Moon urges you to shine a bright spotlight on financial matters and personal values. Do you need to let go of certain people, possessions or attitudes that have passed their used-by-date? With the Sun, Mercury and Mars also activating your money zone, be careful that your main form of entertainment isn’t shopping. Your bank balance (and budget) won’t appreciate a shop-till-you-drop kind of week. The weekend stars favour catching up with old friends.

GGemini (May 21 - June 20)

Neptune squares your ruler Mercury on Monday, so you could easily become confused or side-tracked by the busyness and minutiae of daily life. The more you concentrate on the needs of others, the better the week will be. With the Sun, Mercury and Mars stimulating your relationship zone, you’re in a romantic and flirtatious frame of mind. So it’s the perfect time to pamper your partner. Unhappily single? Look for love with an amorous Aries or a sexy Sagittarian.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

You’re keen to daydream the hours away in your cosy Crab cave, as the Full Moon illuminates your solitude zone. But – as you retreat into your private world – make sure you can differentiate between fact and fantasy, otherwise you’ll end up in a confusing mess. A current project needs to pass the Practicality Test, so try to balance being idealistic with beingg realistic. And don’t make serious commitments unless you’re certain you can keep them.

Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)

This week a long-cherished dream may need to be re-imagined and reworked so that it better suits your current situation. Rather than seeing it as a disappointing setback, clever Cats will perceive it as an exciting new challenge. You’re keen to communicate about a wide range of topics, as you share creative ideas with family and friends. But, with Neptune squaring Mercury, avoid spilling secrets or saying something that’s inappropriately ambiguous.

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Evenn though you’re run off your feet at work, home is where the heart is as the Sun, Mercury and Mars move through your domestic zone. So it’s a good time to tackle DIY projects and communicate with family members in creative ways. Avoid sending mixed messages though, especially on Monday and Tuesday. On the weekend, the Mercury/Saturn link is wonderful for mental focus, problem solving, strategic thinking and long-term planning.

Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22) Librans love things to run efficiently and smoothly but (courtesy of the Full Moon, Neptune and Pluto) there’s unpredictable planetary energy about this week. So drop the perfectly-planned schedule and just take things as they come. Some possible scenarios? A relationship with a lover, relative, colleague or neighbour could veer off in a confusing direction. Or something you say, text or post on social media could receive a disappointing response. Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)

Scorpios can have trouble trusting other people at the best of times and, this week, the Full Moon fires up your trust and intimacy zones. So a confidence could be broken, a loved one could let you down or an old resentment could resurface. Also, if you don’t feel comfortable asking someone for help then don’t. Your motto for the moment is from birthday great, writer Louisa May Alcott: “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship,”

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The Sun, Mercury and Mars are moving through your sign, which activates your spontaneous side. But avoid overcommitting and promising more than you can deliver. The weekend stars encourage you to tie up loose ends before you launch new ventures. The more energy and focus you put into current projects, the less confused you’ll feel. Make it a priority to communicate clearly, do your homework thoroughly and check all details before you proceed.

Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19) Monday’s Full Moon stimulates your wellbeing zone, so jump off the comfy couch and get moving! Nutritious meals are also on the celestial menu, as you take more interest in your health and more pride in your appearance. Are you worrying about something? If you have the confidence to listen to your wise inner voice, then it will point you in the right direction. Mercury moves into your sign on Friiday, whhichh boostts communiicattion, creattiviity andd concentration.

Aquarius q (Jan 20 - Feb 18) Takee a good look at your close friends and current peer group. Do they encourage you to be the quirky, avant-garde Aquarian you were born to be? Are they supporting your talents and championing your dreams? It’s also a good week to tackle a creative solo project, as the Full Moon energises your self-expression zone. Your mantra for the moment is from entertainer Bette Midler (who turns 78 on Friday): “Cherish forever what makes you unique.” Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)

This week you could feel confused or discouraged, especially when it comes to a family matter or a professional issue. But escaping into a fantasy world won’t make problems magically disappear. As the week progresses, do your best to banish procrastination and be a firm and focused Fish as you find creative solutions to current challenges. The distance between dreams and reality can be wide but, with patience and persistence, that gap will decrease.

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Appreciated: Trafalgar Holden Museum President Neil Joiner has welcomed a Community Heritage Grant, which will help the museum improve its conservation. File photograph

Improving conservation at Trafalgar Holden Museum TRAFALGAR Holden Museum is one of 59 community-led organisations to receive a 2023 Community Heritage Grant (CHG) from National Library of Australia. Neil Joiner, the museum’s president, said, “Trafalgar Holden Museum is delighted to receive this grant, and we are grateful for the CHG program partners for their support of our project”. “This grant represents an important step to improve the conservation of our museum’s unique collection.” Trafalgar Holden Museum was recognised in 2020 as having a collection that is of national significance - both socially and culturally, boasting rare items not held in other similar vehicle museums in Australia. The museum undertook a preservation needs assessment in 2022 to identify areas for improvement in the conservation of the museum objects within its collection. The grant of $17,045 (ex-GST) will enable the museum to fully enclose all of its external windows so that heat and light entering the buildings are diminished, which will significantly improve the conservation of the museum’s collection.

Dr Marie-Louise Ayres, director-general of National Library of Australia, said, “This year, we have awarded funding of $459,987 to 59 community projects to help staff and volunteers assess their collections or to assist with preservation activities”. “We are delighted that the program continues to provide practical support and build professional skills within organisations.” Since the CHG program began in 1994, more than 1650 projects have received grants totalling over $8.9 million, helping to preserve significant Australian community history and heritage for future generations. Of these projects, Trafalgar Holden Museum has received funding to undertake its significance assessment, preservation needs assessment, and now this new preservation activity. CHG is funded by the federal government through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts; National Library of Australia; National Archives of Australia; National Film and Sound Archive of Australia and National Museum of Australia.

Kennards Hire opens its 200th branch in Morwell

AUSTRALIAN family-owned and operated equipment hire company, Kennards Hire, has just opened its 200th branch. The 200th branch is located right here in Morwell. The significant milestone falls in the company’s 75th year. Having recently expanded into regional Victoria with the acquisition of Bendigo Hire, the Gippsland region acquisitions further cements the company’s network footprint in regional Victoria. Now with 37 locations across the state, the new Morwell ‘supersite’ Branch, encompassing the equipment offering of both ProRent’s and CanDo Hire’s sites in the town, secured the official 200th branch title. Kennards Hire chief executive, Bill Whitehouse said that with three new branches opening across the region on the same day, the decision about which one to label as the 200th branch took a bit of out-of-the-box thinking.

“We’ve seen quality growth over the past 12 months, and with every branch just as important to us as the rest, we did what made the most sense to us: we flipped a coin,” Mr Whitehouse shared. “With every one of the 200 branches we have opened; we aim to understand the needs of the local community and businesses to ensure we give them the best product and customer service experience possible. This customer-centric ethos is what has served us well over the past 75 years in business.” Complementing the access, fleet, and general equipment already on offer, Kennards Hire will be offering its full range of DIY, construction, and heavy industry equipment, as well as providing support to the Maryvale Paper Mill with a full-time team member being based at the site. Mr Whitehouse said the milestone is a testament to Kennards Hire’s commitment and understanding of the needs and motivations of its customers.

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Double ton: The Morwell branch team at Kennards Hire. Morwell is home to the company’s 200th site. Photograph supplied

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Changes for residential planning Timely reminder to clear gutters and downpipes

By NICK JOHNSTON

A RECENT change to residential planning laws has sparked a series of inquiries about the possibility of converting an unused shed/garage into a separate living unit, or building a good old-fashioned granny flat. In the beloved film The Castle, Darryl Kerrigan recalls plans to build a granny flat in his backyard, although he laments that the “council said no”. Well, these latest changes may allow you to avoid the town planning process altogether and potentially fast-track the construction process.

THE Victorian Building Authority (VBA) reminds homeowners and renters to regularly clear gutters and downpipes of leaves and other debris to avoid water flooding their homes. VBA State Building Surveyor Andrew Cialini said that non-compliant roof plumbing was the leading cause of plumbing issues. “Non-compliant box guttering is one area of roof drainage where problems are regularly identified,” Mr Cialini said. “We have been working with practitioners to help and educate them on the specific design and installation requirements of these types of gutters. “In addition to maintenance, adequate overflow provisions are critical to mitigating water entry into homes from blocked gutters.” Mr Cialini said that non-compliant roof plumbing increases the risk of leaves and debris getting stuck in gutters and downpipes, which has the risk of leading to flooding. “While clearing gutters is not regulated plumbing work, any clearing of blockages that requires the gutter or downpipe to be detached or altered must be carried out by a licensed or registered plumber,” he said. “Trapped wet leaves that sit in guttering also have the potential to lead to surface damage and corrosion, with leaks making the guttering ineffective.” Installation and replacement of guttering and most roofing components must be carried out by a suitably registered or licensed plumber. Where work costs more than $750, a compliance certificate must be issued at the completion of the work. Owner-builders also need to make sure that all roofing, such as metallic or polycarbonate roofing, including eaves and box gutters, are installed by a registered or licensed plumber who also issues a compliance certificate for the work. When checking your own gutters with a ladder, you should always follow the ladder safety rules on the WorkSafe website. Victorians can visit vba.vic.gov.au/check to make sure their builder or plumber is registered or licensed.

What are the Planning Changes?

THE key change is that planning permits may no longer be required for granny flats or singledwelling backyard units smaller than 60 square meters. Avoiding the 3-6 month wait for council approval is a great advantage, although there are several other considerations that may still trigger the need for a planning permit. Such as, if your block is less than 300m², or if there is a property overlay relating to heritage, vegetation, bushfire or flood protection. To find out what overlays affect your property, visit the ‘VicPlan’ map and type in your address to download the property report.

Planning Permit vs Building Permit

IT’S important to know the difference between a planning permit and a building permit. A Planning Permit is approved by your local council. It relates to the specific planning controls in your local area. To be granted an approved planning permit, you must submit a set of drawings and documents to the council, showing how your proposed changes comply or respond to the relevant town planning requirements. Examples of the relevant requirements include: boundary setbacks, overshadowing of neighbours, building heights, site coverage/garden area, walls on the boundary or overlooking from balconies and windows. A Building Permit is separate, and is approved by a private building surveyor/certifier, or by the building department at the council. These days, not many councils offer this service, so typically you will need to find a private certifier in your area. The building permit relates directly to the National Construction Code (NCC) and relevant Australian Standards for construction. This permit is essential before beginning construction onsite.

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THINK of 60m² as a generous one bedroom apartment. There’s enough space for a bedroom,

Simplicity: Changes to residential planning laws may make it easier for property owners to build separate living units. kitchenette, bathroom and a small living space. It’s an excellent scale to experiment with clever space-saving ideas, such as fold-out desks/beds, mezzanine sleeping areas, alternative storage methods or adjustable joinery components.

How to locate a granny flat

DEPENDING on your property, the most important decision you will make is where to locate the granny flat. A key priority should be to keep as much usable outdoor garden area as possible and try to avoid blocking any views or daylight from the existing windows of the main house. Look to the perimeter of your block, or the corners, if possible. Identify any ‘dead’ areas of the backyard that are underused, dark or wasted. It’s also a great opportunity to improve your garden space and tie-in the new building with the main house. A clever landscape design can use pavers, bench seating, decks or pergolas to create a perfect outdoor setting. The use of plants and trees can also help the new granny flat feel more private and secluded, or to minimise it’s visual bulk when looking out from the main house.

Converting a garage/shed into a habitable living space

THIS sounds very straightforward but can be a complicated and expensive project. If the existing garage or shed is a separate structure to the main house, then it’s likely that the concrete slab or other building elements are not compliant with the building code. In many

Innovative: An example of how to make good use of a small space inside a granny flat.

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cases, the existing foundations or structure needs to be demolished entirely. It is possible to salvage and re-use the materials, but you should seek some expert advice before commencing a garage conversion project. If your garage is part of the main house, there is a better chance that the existing structure will comply with the building code requirements. Building a granny flat or converting a garage is an exciting project that can potentially increase the value of your home, provide the perfect living space for visitors, or allow a child to stay at home a bit longer. The latest planning laws will make the process quicker and easier for people with compliant properties. About the author: Nick Johnston is an architect originally from Bairnsdale, and director of Session Architecture.

Getting serious about men’s health this Movember SCREENING for prostate cancer is a lot simpler than it used to be and it all starts with talking about risk factors with a doctor. Six GP clinics across Gippsland are getting the conversation started to mark ‘Movember’, the international campaign raising awareness about men’s physical and mental health. The clinics in Traralgon, Sale, Drouin and Wonthaggi have offered to bulk bill one prostate screening appointment for each patient who mentions the Movember campaign during November. The screening opportunity is being supported by the Gippsland Primary Health Network (GPHN) and promoted by Latrobe Regional Health (LRH), which is putting men’s health under the spotlight.

Gippsland Primary Health Network Acting Chief Executive, Angela Jacob said avoidable cancer death rates (average per 100,000 people) in Gippsland were at 35.9 per cent, significantly higher than Victoria at 28.2 per cent and Australia at 28.8. “It is important to raise awareness of the importance of screening for cancer, especially prostate cancer for men,” Mrs Jacob said. “We are working closely with general practitioners as we know they are vital to increasing cancer screening participation rates. “Finding cancer at an early stage increases the chances of successful treatment and improved survival. I encourage all men to talk about having

a prostate check with their trusted GP or nurse.” Dr Tunji Onibokun from Mercy Family Medical Clinic in Traralgon urged men to be more aware of prostate cancer and their health in general. “One in seven Aussie men get prostate cancer,” he said. “There can be life after prostate cancer. The prerequisite is early detection.” LRH Information and Communications Technology Manager, William Buckley, was the first to take up the invitation for prostate screening with Dr Tunji. “It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. After having a blood pressure check, we talked about my health generally and assessed any risks

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such as my family history with cancer and my age,” Mr Buckley said. “Dr Tunji explained the process for a prostate check, a simple blood test initially to work out whether a physical examination or scan is required. If the result of the blood test is okay and my risk factors are minimal, then further tests are not required for now.” If you don’t have a regular GP, consider making a prostate screening appointment at: Flourish Medical Group, 2/12 Deakin Street, Traralgon, phone 03) 5174 6711 or Mercy Family Medical Clinic, 52 Grey Street, Traralgon, phone (03) 6144 7575.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE St Paul’s Grammar embrace Moana THIS

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This year The Express will be providing a Christmas Tree for placement of gifts for children less fortunate in our local communities.

JUNIOR school students from St Paul’s Anglican Grammar embarked on an enchanting voyage at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre with their production of Disney’s Moana JR. The stage adaptation beautifully encapsulated Moana’s coming-of-age story of self-discovery and camaraderie from the 2016 Disney film, which followed her as she sailed across the Pacific to save her village and learn the truth about her ancestors. The audience was swept away with empowering messages of bravery and selflessness as the students took them on a musical adventure, entertaining them with well-known songs.

The musical was a powerful and memorable experience for every student from Prep to Year 6, giving even the youngest members of the school the experience and opportunity to perform on the ‘big’ stage. The annual Junior School Performing Arts concert is just one aspect of the performing arts program at St Paul’s, which develops students’ confidence both on and off the stage early in the primary years in preparation for a personalised learning experience as they choose a range of performing arts co-curricular opportunities through until Year 12.

An enchanting voyage: Year 6 student David performing as Maui. Photographs supplied

Perform: Eshan, Georgia and Hayley in a scene about Gramma Tala passing to the spirit world.

Act: Year 5 students William, Ava, Adam, Bailey, Mila, Charvi and Ava in a scene about Maui and Moana entering Tamatoa’s lair.

Feel the warmth as you give the gift of GIVING and place a gift under the tree to do your part in putting a smile on someone's face this Christmas. All gifts will be passed onto Berry Street, Morwell Office, for distribution at their discretion on Monday 11 December, 2023 at 3pm. Gifts should be for babies and children up to 16 years and received no later than 2pm Monday 11 December, 2023

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Feel the warmth and visit us at: Latrobe Valley Express 21 George Street, Morwell

Excellence: St Paul’s Year 8 student, Stella Cardillo, with her ribbons at the Maffra Agricultural Show. Photograph supplied

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IN a remarkable display of skill and dedication, Year 8 St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School student Stella Cardillo showcased her equestrian excellence at the Maffra Agricultural Show in the Interschool section. Her triumphs included capturing first in multiple sections. Stella came first in Smartest On Parade Years 7, 8 and 9 and then Champion of All Ages; first in Rider Years 7 and 8 Reserve

Champion Rider (runner up all ages); first in Handler Years 7, 8 and 9 and Champion Handler; first in Ridden Mount 14hh-15hh and Champion Ridden Mount; and 1st Mount most suitable. Stella also competed in the open section, winning her Ridden Hunter class as champion and placing second in her rider class achieving reserve champion.

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‘Teach the Future’ Celebrating Grandparents Day By KATRINA BRANDON

WE all know the dramatic story of our parents hiking mountains, walking five hours just to get to school only to have mean and scary teachers. Newborough Primary School Teacher, Cassandra Furst believes that perspective is changing. Ms Furst is part of a campaign called ‘Teach the Future’, promoting teaching and changing how people think about teachers. According to Ms Furst, the campaign is designed to help tackle the teacher shortage currently crippling the state’s schools. The state government has invested $33.5 million in employment-based teaching degrees, which will fast-track up to 1200 student teachers into classrooms. Student teachers are employed in schools as paraprofessionals or education support staff while completing a postgraduate teaching degree across 18 to 24 months. Alongside the campaign, a permission-to-teach program has been released, an alternative authorisation to teach primarily to address a workforce shortage within Victorian schools. Before applying, a school must endorse the candidate and explain why a registered teacher could not be recruited. Ms Furst told the Express that the program has been tremendous, and says that instead of industry placement, it would be nice to see student teachers spend a year of paid work at school, learning firsthand what happens in the classroom. “In your first year, you put in a lot of hours, and I think you need to be adequately prepared. I would love to adopt the same perspective as nursing, where you do a full year before entering the classroom. It is very different when you are in a classroom. You have 25 children looking at you; they all have different learning needs, concerns and more. It’s challenging to adapt to, so you need to be very passionate about it,” she said. “Teaching is a labour of love. Unless your heart is in it, it will be a difficult career. It requires you to be completely in it. I think if we had a longer placement program, it would set more people up for success.” According to Ms Furst, the perspective of teaching is that most people see teaching as 12 weeks off during the year, and that’s it. She said it’s an industry that was hard to know about unless you are in it. “People on the outside don’t (know), and that during COVID, especially with remote learning and

SACRED Heart Primary School, Morwell recently celebrated Grandparents Day. The morning began with a church service followed by an invitation for grandparents to come back to the classrooms to view their grandchildren’s work and projects. The morning concluded with grandparents enjoying time at recess with their grandchild and a morning tea.

Support: Newborough Primary School students Holden, Nevaeh, Thomas and Sharnee with teacher Cassandra Furst.

Family: Nan, Mali and Nan.

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those sorts of things, I think half the population started to appreciate us for who we were,” Ms Furst said. During the year, Ms Furst has been teaching the whole school in science, geography, mental health, and social and emotional learning through the ‘Smiling Minds’ program. She said that being a teacher and being able to teach the kids things they are going to use in the real world feels rewarding and uplifting. Now, Ms Furst has moved into teaching the Year 5s and 6s, preparing students for high school. At Newborough Primary School, Ms Furst has been encouraging a voice in agency for students towards their learning. She encourages students to choose what they write about so they are more likely to show passionate thinking. She also says it is crucial to help students feel safe and able to express how they feel at school, and that students should be able to talk to teachers about issues. Social media has made it hard for children to have healthy mental images, in regards to things like body image. With a strong relationship with a teacher, Ms Furst said that teachers can turn that impact around. Ms Furst noted that recently, she had a student come up to her commenting on her weight, so she set up a session about how to get on top of these issues. For more information on the permission-to-teach program, go to vit.vic.edu.au/register/categories/ptt For more information on the ‘Teach the Future’ campaign, go to vic.gov.au/accelerated-learning-program

Love: Charlie, Harper and Saxton with their grandmother. Photographs supplied

Grandparents day: Logan with his grandma.

Great occasion: Thomas with his grandparents.

Generations: Sacred Heart Primary School, Morwell student Jaylen with his nan.

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Done and dusted: Trafalgar High School students Alicia, Abby, Edith and Victoria at their graduation from the NET Program on November 13.

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New energy education program By STEFAN BRADLEY

WITH Gippsland to be home to upcoming renewable projects, including offshore wind, it's important to foresee what issues may arise from bringing hundreds or thousands of workers into the area without sufficient housing. A group of high school students in Gippsland took part in a program which aims to solve problems like this. Trafalgar High School students Alicia, Abby, Edith and Victoria graduated from a mentoring program that aims to teach problem solving. Their focus was how to address housing shortages during construction of renewable energy projects in Gippsland. Flotation Energy, developer of the Seadragon project, took part in the mentoring project with the New Energy Technology (NET) Program, delivered by the Baw Baw Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN). Erin Lord, the Stakeholder Engagement Lead for the Seadragon Offshore Wind Project, joined the program as a mentor in March 2023 and worked directly with the four Trafalgar High School students to solve the problem of housing for construction workers in Gippsland. Twenty-four students took part in the NET Program, which included three other schools from across the Latrobe City and Baw Baw Shire regions.

Mentors would sit with the students during classroom-style learning, but with industry present to explain how it could apply to a real-life workplace. “We talked about why I use time management … or how I’ve proved a concept could work so that they could do classroom style learning,” Ms Lord said. “And also having industry sitting there explaining how that applies in a real life workplace.” With this new workforce coming in, the students, as well as the renewable energy companies setting up in Gippsland, will need to figure out how to bring workers and their families in without reducing housing opportunities from others in these towns, and without causing rents to go up. One way the students believe they could do it differently was with modular housing. “The project and the project problem they decided they wanted to solve … was the housing crisis for the construction workforce," Ms Lord said. “So let's say we ended up with Barry Beach being a construction port, how would we house 500, or 1000 workers going out onto the vessel every day or every week? “We went off to Cape Patterson, and we did a tour of the passive solar design housing down there." The students decided to build a model of modularised housing that allows more rooms or features

to be added according to the construction workers housing needs. They also want the modules to be able to be transportable so that they can be used at the next project site or repurposed for social housing. The group also had a focus on creating community spaces within the development for wellbeing and cohesion such as community gardens, barbecue areas and playgrounds. In the end, the students created the model of the home, which was eventually 3D printed, and they also produced a video that explained to the community why this was important. On November 13, Alicia, Abby, Edith and Victoria graduated from the NET Program, and there were presentations of the innovative designs developed in the program for real-world application. The NET Program provides an opportunity for students to work with and be mentored by professionals in the renewable energy space to design, research and develop an innovation with a real-world application. This program, which ran this year from March to November, met in person with the Trafalgar students over nine days, was designed to focus on these emerging jobs of the future, enabling young people from Years 9 and 10 to learn more about energy and technologies.

Award-winning vocational provider TAFE Gippsland has won the silver medal in the Large Training Provider of the Year category at the country's highest accolade for vocational training organisations - the Australian Training Awards. The award recognises large, registered training providers with 500 or more students that offer a range of training products and services and demonstrate excellence and high-level performance in all aspects of vocational education and training. TAFE Gippsland chief executive, Laura Macpherson said the award was an acknowledgement of the dramatic but considered transition

of TAFE Gippsland into a leading vocational provider. "Winning the Victorian Large Training Provider of the Year award earlier this year was such a thrill, so to take home silver in the Australian awards is such a fantastic achievement," she said. "It is recognition on the national stage for the great deal of work performed by so many at TAFE Gippsland over the past six years. "Through this awards process, we have been able to showcase the amazing work our team has achieved, our commitment to partnering with industry and community, our high level of student

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achievement and the satisfaction of our students and staff." Ms Macpherson said the silver medal was a great accolade that would provide staff with added incentive to continue their everyday work to achieve TAFE Gippsland's vision of providing a skilled and thriving Gippsland in the near future. "Our role is to deliver valued education and training that supports and inspires individuals, industries and communities, and we are beyond proud to be awarded and acknowledged as the leading provider of vocational training in our country."

Winner winner: TAFE Gippsland won the silver medal in the Large Training Provider of the Year category at the Australian Training Awards.

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PROSPECTIVE students will next month have the opportunity to visit Federation University Australia’s campuses and meet with experienced advisors ahead of making a final decision about their post-secondary education. The University's annual Information Day will feature campus tours and presentation sessions, where visitors can gain valuable knowledge from academics, current students, admissions support teams as well as industry guests. For those who did not get the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) they were hoping for, info day is an opportunity to learn about the wide range of options to get into your dream course. Info day is also a chance for non-school-leavers to enquire about study in 2024, and learn about flexible study options, scholarships and pathways from TAFE to university. Federation University is rated by the Good Universities Guide as the Number 1 university in Australia for first generation student enrolment and Number 1 in Victoria for undergraduate starting salary and social equity. As part of the rollout of Australia's first cooperative education model, the university is getting students work and world ready through direct connection to employers and co-op experiential learning, with co-op degrees across science, engineering, business and Information Technology offered in 2024. Federation University Information Day will be held on Tuesday, December 12 from 1pm to 5pm at Gippsland Campus (Churchill). To register, visit federation.edu.au/infoday

Gippsland Water donates gift to Kurnai College

A FIRE pit was recently donated by Gippsland Water to Kurnai College, in support of the school's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) working group. The fire pit was placed in an Indigenous garden, where it will be used to facilitate campfire yarning sessions and other gatherings. Gippsland Water Managing Director, Sarah Cumming said the opportunity to partner on the initiative came about during discussions on opportunities to support local Aboriginal people. “We wanted to help Kurnai College support Aboriginal people to thrive in their education and gain meaningful long-term careers locally,” Ms Cumming said. “The Indigenous garden is an important initiative designed to encourage young local Aboriginal people to engage in conversations in an educational setting. “It will help them create even more valuable moments of knowledge sharing, storytelling and learning - assisting Kurnai College in the great work they already do. “I’d also like to extend a big thank you to Allform Industries for crafting the fire pit.” Kurnai College Principal Anthony Rodaughan said the school was grateful to Gippsland Water. “The pit will help create conversations in a safe place, help build connections with community and mob, and will contribute in a culturally positive way to better mental health and student and family support,” Mr Rodaughan said. “Gippsland Water’s expertise, generosity and understanding is acknowledged with thanks.”

New addition: Tre Moffit and Brett Gay from Kurnai College, Chris Wood from Gippsland Water, Marco Timperio from Allform Industries, Danny Rodaughan from Gippsland Water and Matt Jobling Principal of Kurnai College Churchill Campus light up the fire pit for the first time. Photograph supplied

The Guide BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS Seven, Friday, 7pm

Blooming with festive cheer, this signifificant Christmas special marks the end of an era for onee beloved presenter. dney, tonight, “Fast” Filmed at historic Bella Vista Farm in Syd Ed Halmagyi (pictured)cooks his final dish d for the show. After 20 years of delicious and eassygoing fare, all served up with a smile and seense of humour, he one-fruit chutney bows out with a sweet sto recipe. Elsewhere, host Joh Griggs visits the delightfully g y festive abod de of Carols in the Domain n favourite Dami Im, who belts out her brand-new festive ditty. d Graham Ross shares some colourful ideas to decorate for Christmas, and Juliet Lo ove and Melissa King team up for a backyarrd makeover featuring a chandelier crafted from f plants. JAMIE OLIVER: COOKING FOR F LESS 10, Saturday, 6.30pm

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From left, bachelors Wesley, Ben and Luke are looking for love.

THE BACHELORS AUSTRALIA 10, Sunday, 7.30pm

The dress code is fancy gowns and tuxedos for this new season premiere of the hardworking Bachelor franchise. In this 11th Australian instalment, a swanky Melbourne mansion takes over from the sunny Gold Coast location. The tongue-in-cheek, schmaltzy Bridgerton-style voiceover for the promos merely hints at the cocktail of lowbrow fun to be had, with endearing host Osher Günsberg sporting a sophisticated silver do. The ritzy fashions and flirtations (and roses) are all for the new trio of Bachelors: Brazilian model and theology student Wesley Senna Cortes; NRL-player-turned-lumberjack Luke Bateman; and model, entrepreneur and environmentalist Ben Waddell. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH LEVISON WOOD SBS, Monday, 7.35pm

Rugged British adventurer Levison Wood (pictured) is a pro at putting himself in perilous, breathtaking situations in the wild, but he’s also a skilled photographer by trade. In this intimate, three-part series exploring endangered species, there’s an emphasis on stunning scenery. Last week’s premiere saw him in Borneo with orangutans. Tonight, in part two of three, Levison is off the beaten track in Namibia on the lookout for the rare desert lion, of which only around 100 are left in the wild. With a focus on the effects of climate change and habitat destruction, it’s a poignant and hopeful expedition. Next week, Greenland’s polar bears are in Levison’s sights.

Wednesday, November 29 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Rick Stein’s Secret France. (R) 10.55 Q+A. (Final, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 9.10 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (R) 10.15 Paddington Station 24/7. (Ml, R) 11.05 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (PGl, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Batavia Revealed: Shipwreck Psycho. (Mav, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.00 World’s Most Extraordinary Homes. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Santa’s Boots. (2018, PG, R) Megan Hilty. 2.00 Autopsy USA: Prodigy. (Mad, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Crashing Through The Snow. (2021, PGa) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 GCBC. (R) 6.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mds, R) 2.00 Dessert Masters. (PGl, R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 8.30 Question Everything. Presented by Wil Anderson and Jan Fran. 9.05 Australian Epic: The Wheel. (Ml) The story of the Melbourne Star wheel. 9.35 Planet America. 10.05 QI. (PG, R) 10.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R) 11.15 ABC Late News. 11.30 The Business. (R) 11.50 We Hunt Together. (Malsv, R) 12.35 Parliament Question Time. 1.35 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Mals, R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 IKEA: How Do They Really Do It? (Ml) Takes a look at IKEA. 8.30 Alone UK. (Mal) The Canadian winter closes in. 9.25 Fargo. (MA15+) Dot and Wayne protect their home. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 11.55 COBRA. (MA15+l, R) 2.30 MOVIE: Sorry We Missed You. (2019, MA15+l, R) Katie Proctor, Kris Hitchen. 4.15 Bamay. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (Final, PGasv) Eden wants to run from her problems. 8.30 Big Brother. (Mal) The housemates are sleeping soundly when host Sonia Kruger unexpectedly enters the bedroom with a megaphone, wakes them up and sends them straight to the eviction room. 11.00 The Latest: Seven News. 11.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) Hosted by Phil Keoghan. 1.00 Parenthood. (Mds, R) [VIC] Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Lwasi’s New Family. (PGams) 8.30 Clarkson’s Farm: Tractoring. (Premiere, Ml) Follows Jeremy Clarkson as he runs his farm. 9.40 Luxe Listings Sydney. (Ml) Gavin Rubinstein faces a tough auction. 10.40 Nine News Late. 11.10 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 12.00 La Brea. (Mv, R) 12.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot. (Mal) Presented by Adam Hills. 8.30 My Life Is Murder. (Mad) Alexa investigates a death at an upscale retirement village where a quiet life is the last thing the residents want, and where her brother’s involvement with the victims feels too close to home. 9.30 To Be Advised. 10.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am TRT World

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Home Shopping.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Iconic Australia. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Laughter In Paradise. (1951) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Forensics: Catching The Killer. 11.50 Madam Secretary. 12.50am Rizzoli & Isles. 1.50 The Closer. 2.50 Major Crimes. 3.50 Antiques Roadshow. 4.20 Explore. 4.30 Joyce Meyer. 5.00 Easy Eats.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 NBL Slam. 1.30 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 Seinfeld. 11.10 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 The King Of Queens. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am A Cat In Paris. Continued. (2010, PG) 6.55 The Finishers. (2013, PG, French) 8.35 Roxane. (2019, PG, French) 10.10 Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. (2010, M, Finnish) 11.45 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. (2013, M) 1.20pm The Movie Show. 1.50 The Chaperone. (2018, PG) 3.50 Leave No Trace. (2018, PG) 5.50 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 7.30 American Hustle. (2013, M) 10.00 Scrooged. (1988, M) 11.55 Sweeney Todd. (2007, MA15+) 2.10am The Happy Prince. (2018, MA15+) 4.10 Messy Christmas. (2016, M, Italian) 5.55 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG)

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Fishy Business. 7.00 Oz Fish TV. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 12. Adelaide 500. Day 1. Highlights. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 American Restoration. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Extreme Unboxing. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. The Challenger. 10.30 Seven’s Cricket: The Spin. 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82)

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Diagnosis Murder. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

Programs. 5.45pm Nella The Princess Knight. 5.55 Peter Rabbit. 6.10 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Andy And The Band. 6.45 Kiri And Lou. 6.50 Supertato. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Bay Of Fires. 10.15 Killing Eve. 11.00 Would I Lie To You? 11.30 Louis Theroux: The City Addicted To Crystal Meth. 12.30am Civilisations. (Final) 1.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.55 ABC News Update. 2.00 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.35 Sarah & Duck. 5.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Wild Rockies. 10.50 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 11.00 The Casketeers. Noon Faboriginal. 12.30 Going Places. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Te Ao With Moana. 5.30 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 6.30 News. 6.40 Just Another Day In Indulkana. 6.50 Wild Survivors. 7.40 BLK: An Origin Story. 8.30 Australia Burns: Silence Of The Land. 10.00 Lagau Danalaig: An Island Life. 11.00 Late Programs.

Newshour. 6.50 Indian Country Today News. 7.20 FBC News. 7.55 France 24 Feature. 8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Shortland Street. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. Noon Pacific Games. Day 9: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 9: Evening session. 10.05 The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain. 11.05 MOVIE: Shock Wave 2. (2020, MA15+) 1.15am Romulus. 3.20 Letterkenny. 3.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Law & Order: UK. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45am My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 The Zoo. 2.30 Surf Patrol. 3.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 It Is Written. 5.30 James Robison.

6am Children’s Programs. Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: 21 Jump Street. (2012, MA15+) Midnight Seinfeld. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 4.00 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.30 Transformers: Cyberverse. 5.00 Pokémon The Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends. 5.30 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

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Thursday, November 30 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGv, R) 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 10.50 Her Majesty’s Cavalry. (Ml, R) 11.50 Tales From The Crips. (Mls, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival 2022. (PGal, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Home For Harvest. (2019, PGa, R) Brigitte Kingsley, Landy Cannon, Troy Blundell. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Under The Christmas Tree. (2021, PGa) Elise Bauman, Tattiawna Jones, Wendy Crewson. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mas, R) 2.00 Jamie Oliver: Together. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGas) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia: Perth. (PG) Part 3 of 4. 8.50 Grand Designs: Kinross. (PG, R) Kevin McCloud meets a couple who decided to build an extension inside an old walled garden. 9.35 Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian: Mateship. (Ml, R) Part 2 of 3. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 The Way We Wore. (PG, R) 12.05 Q+A. (Final, R) 1.10 Parliament Question Time. 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Secret World Of Snacks: Sweets. Narrated by Jo Brand. 8.30 Adam And Poh’s Great Australian Bites. (PG) Part 3 of 4. Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow head to Tasmania and South Australia. 9.30 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. (R) Part 2 of 2. Adrian Dunbar concludes his journey around the coast of Ireland. 10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 11.50 Reyka. (MA15+av, R) 3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Border Force stops two brothers from Thailand. 7.30 Code 1: Minute By Minute: The Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race. (Mal) A look at the 1988 Sydney to Hobart yacht race. 8.30 The Front Bar: Cricket Edition. (Ml) Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a lighter look at the cricketing world. 9.30 The Test: Feature Length Special. (Ml) Usman Khawaja writes another chapter in Australian cricket folklore with an emotional homecoming. 10.45 The Latest: Seven News. 11.15 A Friend Of The Family. (MA15+a) 12.15 Pearson. (Malv, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (Mdl) A look at police random breath-test patrols. 8.30 Emergency. (Mlm) A motorcyclist has a broken pelvis. Dr Steve Pinkus has shocking news for a patient. 9.30 Big Miracles. (Malm, R) Follows 10 Australian couples and singles on their journey to becoming parents with the help of IVF. 10.30 Nine News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) 11.50 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean. Part 1 of 4. 8.30 The Hunt For The Family Court Killer. (Mav) Part 1 of 4. Examines the Family Court murders, a violent chapter in Australian history. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+adv, R) The team investigates a sexual assault by a man wearing a crow mask at an underground party. 10.30 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 11.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) 12.30 The Project. (R) 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Question Everything. 9.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.15 Australian Epic. 10.45 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.10 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.50 Would I Lie To You? 12.20am Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Final) 1.05 Live At The Apollo. 1.50 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights. H’lights from the Pacific Games. Noon Pacific Games. Day 10: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 10: Evening session. 10.05 The World’s Toughest Prisons. 11.05 Sex Tape Germany. 12.15am F*ck, That’s Delicious. 12.45 Most Expensivest. 1.40 Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Shopping. 6.30 I

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Danger Man. 7.00

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Seinfeld. 9.00 Friends. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 1.40pm Ngumpin Kartiya. 2.00 Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 The 77 Percent. 5.30 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Survivors. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 The Panthers. 9.30 No Ordinary Black. 9.40 MOVIE: The Furnace. (2020, MA15+) 11.40 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Pawn Stars. Noon Highway Patrol. 12.30 The Force: BTL. 1.30 Crash Investigation Unit. 2.00 Extreme Unboxing. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Family Guy. 8.00 American Dad! 8.30 MOVIE: Django Unchained. (2012, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 5. Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 Matildas Preview Show. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Australian Story. (R) 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show. (R) 11.00 Planet America. (R) 11.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.55 Better Date Than Never. (PG, R) 1.30 Question Everything. (Ml, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

Good Night, And Good Luck. Continued. (2005, PG) 7.35 The Movie Show. 8.05 A King In New York. (1957, PG) 10.00 Gosford Park. (2001, M) 12.30pm Messy Christmas. (2016, M, Italian) 2.15 The Kid. (1921, PG) 3.20 Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French) 5.25 The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 7.20 Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. (2017, PG) 9.30 Blackbird. (2019, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

Escaped To The Country. 7.30 The Zoo. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 9.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Golf. Australian Open. First round. 5.00 As Time Goes By. 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 Late Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Survivor 45. 9.00 Love Island Australia. 10.15 Botched By Nature. 11.15 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.30 Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

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Friday, December 1 ABC TV (2)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds. (R) 11.00 Tiny Oz. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. (Mal, R) 2.00 Finding The Archibald. (PG, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 10.00 Film Kids. (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Chef Antonio’s Recipes For Revolution. (Ml, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: UnPerfect Christmas Wish. (2022, PGa) Alys Crocker, David Pinard, Bukola Walfall. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGas, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mas, R) 2.00 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis and Tammy Huynh explore the plants and gardens of Indonesia. 8.35 Under The Vines. (Ml) The Oakley crew heads to Queenstown to support Tippy, who is speaking at a wine conference. 9.25 Midsomer Murders. (Mv, R) DCI Barnaby and DS Winter investigate the death of a cricketer during a tournament. 10.55 ABC Late News. Coverage of the day’s events. 11.10 Question Everything. (R) Presented by Wil Anderson and Jan Fran. 11.45 Silent Witness. (Final, Mav, R) 12.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Hunting Egypt’s Lost Treasures: Cleopatra, Egypt’s Last Pharaoh. (PGav) A look at Egypt’s last pharaoh, Cleopatra. 8.30 Nick Knowles Into The Grand Canyon. (PG) Part 2 of 2. 9.25 Tony Robinson: Britain’s Greatest River: London City Airport. (R) Presented by Tony Robinson. 10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 11.45 Good People. (Mal) 12.40 Vise Le Coeur. (MA15+a, R) 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (Final) Johanna Griggs catches up with Dami Im. 8.30 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003, Mlns, R) Explores a series of interlocking vignettes about romance in modern-day Britain through the eyes of eight different couples, including the British prime minister and his assistant, in the weeks before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley. 11.15 MOVIE: Bombshell. (2019, Mals, R) A group of women takes on Fox News. Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman. 1.30 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm) A lost duck has everyone at RSPCA in a flap. 8.30 MOVIE: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde. (2003, PGl, R) A woman juggles her demanding career as a lawyer and the preparations for her wedding. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Jennifer Coolidge. 10.30 MOVIE: Like A Boss. (2020, Mal) Rose Byrne. 12.00 MOVIE: The Disappointments Room. (2016, MA15+alv, R) 1.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.30 Drive TV. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards Summer. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined on the red couch by actors Michael Fassbender and Daisy Haggard, comedian Jennifer Saunders and pop superstars Take That, who perform their single Windows. 9.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Good Sam. (Ma) In the aftermath of a storm, Sam and her father come together to support her injured mother. 12.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Guests include Barbra Streisand. 2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Flatliners. (1990, M) 10.20 Would I Lie To You? 10.55 QI. 11.25 Ghosts. 11.55 Mark Seymour And The Undertow: Slow Dawn Live. 12.45am Killing Eve. 1.30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 In The Night Garden. 5.20 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Shortland St. 11.00 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. Noon Pacific Games. Day 11: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 11: Evening session. 10.05 Serviced. 11.00 Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2022. 12.45am Munchies Guide To Scotland. 2.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Danger Man. 7.00

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Bamay. 5.30 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 6.30 Kungka Kunpu. 6.40 Wild Survivors. 7.30 MOVIE: Inkheart. (2008, PG) 9.20 MOVIE: Rock The Kasbah. (2015, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 MOVIE: The Lego Batman Movie. (2017, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Bumblebee. (2018, M) 9.50 MOVIE: Serenity. (2005, M) 12.10am Under The Dome. 1.10 Life After Lockup. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Ninjago. 4.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 5. Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.35am Shopping. 2.05 Late Programs.

Final Countdown. Continued. (1980, PG) 6.55 Leave No Trace. (2018, PG) 8.55 The Kid. (1921, PG) 10.00 American Hustle. (2013, M) 12.30pm Boundaries. (2018, M) 2.30 Good Night, And Good Luck. (2005, PG) 4.10 The Mouse That Roared. (1959) 5.40 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (1952) 7.30 Silver Linings Playbook. (2012, M) 9.45 Boxing Day. (2021) 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: A Star-Crossed Christmas. (2017, G, R) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 The Real Seachange. 2.30 I Escaped To The Country. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Pie In The Sky. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 American Restoration. Noon American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Extreme Unboxing. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Free Guy. (2021, M) 9.50 MOVIE: The Mummy. (2017, M) Midnight Late Programs.

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Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Golf. Australian Open. Second round. 5.00 Keeping Up Appearances. 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Hunter Killer. (2018, MA15+) 10.45 Major Crimes. 11.45 Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Becker. 8.30 Seinfeld. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 King Of Queens. 3.30 Bold. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Joseph Prince.

Saturday, December 2 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R) 2.00 Annika. (Ma, R) 2.50 The Durrells. (PG, R) 4.40 Landline. (R) Hosted by Pip Courtney. 5.10 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Lap Of Luxury: Escapes Down Under. (PG) 10.05 The Autistic Gardener. (R) 11.00 Along Ireland’s Shores. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. NHK Trophy. Highlights. 4.00 No More Spectators. (R) 4.10 Dylan Alcott Meets Peter Bol And Joseph Deng. (PG) 4.35 Stepping Out. (PG) 5.35 Hitler: A Life In Pictures.

6.00 NBC Today. [VIC] Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Spring Finale, Festival Stakes Day and XXXX Country Finals. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Our State On A Plate. (Return, PG) 12.30 Arctic Vets. (PGm, R) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm, R) 2.00 Golf. Australian Open. Third round. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 8.00 I Fish. (R) 8.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 9.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 9.30 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Luxury Escapes. (R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 Soccer. Women’s International Friendly. Canada v Australia. 5.00 News.

6.00 The Way We Wore. (PG, R) Part 2 of 3. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG) Tristan learns a valuable lesson about responsibility after helping a dog in an emergency. 8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 2 of 4. When the badly beaten body of a homeless veteran is found on the streets of central Newcastle, DCI Vera Stanhope must piece together the life of a forgotten man to get to the cause of his death. 9.50 Annika. (Ma, R) Annika is visiting her daughter at a Scottish eco-resort when a local builder is found dead in a stream. 10.40 Under The Vines. (Ml, R) The Oakley crew heads to Queenstown. 11.30 QI. (PG, R) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 12.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Britain’s Most Luxurious Train Journeys: Scotland. Part 3 of 4. 8.25 Highclere: The Real Downton Abbey. Part 2 of 5. There is great excitement at Highclere with the release of the second Downton Abbey film. 9.20 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: California, USA. (R) From the border at San Diego, Bill Nighy narrates a journey along the Californian north coast. 10.15 Wonders Of Scotland: Cairngorms. (R) 10.40 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 11.40 Rex In Rome. (Mlv, R) 1.30 Hope. (Madlv, R) 3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Final. 10.30 MOVIE: Dracula Untold. (2014, Mh, R) After his kingdom is threatened by invaders, a young prince becomes a monster to protect his people. Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon. 12.15 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) In 2016, Jennifer Goines takes power into her own hands and forms a group called The Hyenas. 1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R) A look at a variety of holiday destinations here and abroad. Hosted by Greg Grainger. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) The wonders of science are explored. 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R) A look at locations that highlight living well.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 The Garden Hustle. Hosted by Lisa McCune and Dave Franklin. 8.30 MOVIE: London Has Fallen. (2016, MA15+lv, R) Terrorists launch a concentrated attack on the leaders of the Western world who are gathering in London. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Alon Aboutboul. 10.30 MOVIE: Man On A Ledge. (2012, Mlv, R) A suicidal man distracts authorities. Sam Worthington. 12.25 MOVIE: A Guide To Dating At The End Of The World. (2019, Mls, R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Arctic Vets. (PGm, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGl, R) The lifeguards push each other to their limits. 6.30 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. Jamie Oliver whips up budget recipes. 7.30 The Dog House. (PGa, R) A basset hound is on the prowl for a new owner. Second chances are in store for a Jack Russell puppy. 8.30 Ambulance. (Ma) The North East Ambulance Service and Great North Air Ambulance Service work together after multiple urgent 999 calls alert them to a crash on the motorway and a gas explosion in a Sunderland house. 11.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. 12.00 CSI: Vegas. (Mv, R) 3.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.40 Hitsville. 11.30 Staged. 11.55 MythBusters. 12.45am Portlandia. 1.30 Fleabag. 1.55 MOVIE: L.A. Confidential. (1997, MA15+) 4.10 ABC News Update. 4.15 Close. 5.00 In The Night Garden. 5.20 Tik Tak. 5.25 Wallykazam! 5.50 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 7.20 FBC News. 7.55 France 24 Feature. 8.10 ABC America Nightline. 8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 Pacific Games. Day 12: Morning session. 1pm Pacific Games. Day 12: Afternoon session. 5.00 Pacific Games. Day 12: Evening session. 10.00 The Back Side Of Television. 10.40 Overlooked. 11.10 Vikings. 1am The X-Files. 2.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera News Hour.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 TV Shop. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 MOVIE: Carry On Regardless. (1961) 1pm MOVIE: Now And Forever. (1956, PG) 2.55 MOVIE: Separate Tables. (1958, PG) 5.00 Golf. Australian Open. Third round. 7.00 M*A*S*H. 7.30 MOVIE: Dirty Dancing. (1987, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Something Borrowed. (2011, M) 11.45 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Seinfeld. Noon Frasier. 1.00 To Be Advised. 2.20 The King Of Queens. 3.20 Becker. 4.20 Seinfeld. 5.50 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64)

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm MOVIE: Snowed In For Christmas. (2021) 3.20 MOVIE: Christmas A La Carte. (2021) 5.10 To Be Advised. 7.00 MOVIE: The Mummy. (1999, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The Terminator. (1984, M) 11.45 MOVIE: The Dunes. (2021, MA15+) 1.30am Life After Lockup. 2.30 Transformers: Prime. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-GiOh! Sevens. 4.30 Pokémon. 4.50 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

6am Morning Programs. 1.15pm Pacific Lockdown: Sea Of Resilience. 2.20 Wild Survivors. 3.10 Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away. 4.45 MOVIE: Lord Of The Flies. (1963, PG) 6.20 News. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Great Lakes Wild. 7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 8.30 MOVIE: Stigmata. (1999, MA15+) 10.20 White Noise. 11.20 Late Programs.

Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French) 8.05 Agatha Christie’s Crooked House. (2017, PG) 10.15 The Kid From The Big Apple. (2016, M, Mandarin) 12.30pm Blackbird. (2019, M) 2.25 The Final Countdown. (1980, PG) 4.20 Spread Your Wings. (2019, PG) 6.25 Diana. (2013, PG) 8.30 The Duke. (2020, M) 10.20 Queen Of Hearts. (2019, MA15+, Swedish) 12.40am Late Programs.

11.00 Better Homes. Noon House Of Wellness. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Spring Finale, Festival Stakes Day and XXXX Country Finals. 6.00 Extreme Animal Transport. (Premiere) 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 11.30 Life Off Road. Noon Aussie Adventure Bike Show. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Dipper’s Rigs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 3.00 Motor Racing. Sunraysia Safari. 4.00 Secrets Of The Supercars. 5.00 Counting Cars. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Border Security. 7.30 MOVIE: Pearl Harbor. (2001, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. (R) 1.00 You Can’t Ask That. (Mls, R) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.35 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.20 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.10 Bill Bailey’s Wild West Australia. (PG, R) 4.55 Stairs. 5.10 Hopeful Romantic. 5.20 Head Over Wheels. 5.30 Disability Leadership Oration.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Along Ireland’s Shores. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian Superbike C’ship. Round 7. 4.00 North Beach Football Club. (R) 4.05 Nippers. (R) 4.10 Powerchair Football. (R) 4.15 Range Of Motion. (R) 4.20 Starblasters Cricket. (R) 4.25 Focus On Ability Film Festival. (PG) 5.35 Hitler: A Life In Pictures.

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Cross Court. 10.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm, R) 11.30 Iconic Australia. (PG, R) 12.30 Drive TV. 1.00 Golf. Australian Open. Final round. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Postcards Summer. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 8.30 Freshly Picked. (R) 9.00 Jamie’s 5 Ingredient Mediterranean. (R) 10.00 St10. (PG) 12.00 Dessert Masters. (PGl, R) 1.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 2.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 2.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. (Final) 3.00 Cook With Luke. 3.30 GCBC. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (al) 5.00 News.

6.00 Antiques Roadshow. Hosted by Fiona Bruce. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) Part 2 of 3. 8.20 Annika. (Final, Ma) Annika investigates when a former police officer is found murdered on a burning houseboat. 9.05 Shetland. (Final, Mv) The team races to identify the killer and prevent disaster striking Lerwick. 10.05 We Hunt Together. (MA15+l, R) The hunt for The Birdman intensifies. 10.55 Troppo. (Malv, R) Amanda takes a huge risk. 11.55 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 2.00 Escape From The City. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Fortress Britain With Alice Roberts: Avoiding Armageddon. (PGa) Part 3 of 4. 8.25 The Holy Grail Mystery. (Ma) Takes a look at the Holy Grail, a relic coveted by everyone from Roman Emperors to Adolf Hitler. 9.15 Spain’s Secret Conquest. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 2. 11.30 Pacific Games Highlights. Highlights from the Pacific Games. 12.30 How Sports Changed The World. (PGav, R) 1.40 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 7NEWS Spotlight. Takes a look at a British scam syndicate. 8.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A nervous man says he is here to visit his wife for their wedding anniversary. 8.30 MOVIE: The Fugitive. (1993, Mv, R) A doctor wrongly convicted of murdering his wife escapes from custody and tries to find the real killer. Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward. 11.15 Autopsy USA: Larry Hagman. (Mad) 12.15 Bates Motel. (MA15+a, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday. 7.00 60 Minutes. 8.10 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Deserts And Grasslands. (PGa) Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. 9.20 The Body In The Bag. (Mav) Explores the unsolved 2010 murder of Gareth Williams, an MI6 spy found inside a padlocked duffel bag. 10.50 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Elizabeth Shoaf. (Mv) 11.45 MOVIE: Suburbicon. (2017, MA15+alv, R) 1.35 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders. (R) 2.30 Cross Court. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Drive TV. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (Return, PGl) Three bachelors, Wesley Senna Cortes, Ben Waddell and Luke Bateman, search for love. 9.10 FBI. (Final, Mav) When a prominent doctor is found dead in a ritualistic slaying, the team races to hunt down a religiously motivated serial killer. A medical emergency forces Scola to make a life-or-death decision. 10.10 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav, R) NCIS Special Agent Jane Tennant is on a helicopter interrogating a suspect when it crashes. 11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.50pm Supertato. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: Altered States. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 10.05 Doc Martin. 10.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 11.35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (Final) 12.15am Escape From The City. 1.15 ABC News Update. 1.20 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Morning Programs. Noon Pacific Games Highlights. H’lights from the Pacific Games. 1.00 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 3.30 Bamay. 3.50 WorldWatch. 4.20 Shortland St. 4.50 25 Siblings And Me. 6.00 Kars & Stars. 6.30 Augmented. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Last Overland: Singapore To London. 9.25 Salt Joy. 10.00 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Avengers. 11.10 MOVIE: Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) 12.55pm MOVIE: The Gentle Gunman. (1952) 2.45 MOVIE: Flight From Ashiya. (1964, PG) 5.00 Golf. Australian Open. Final round. 6.00 Customs. 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: From Russia With Love. (1963, PG) 10.55 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am Friends. 11.35 The Middle. 1.05pm The Big Bang Theory. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Brisbane Bullets v Illawarra Hawks. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. 11.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Angel Has Fallen. (2019, MA15+) 3.55 Bold. 4.30 Shopping.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.45pm Rich House, Poor House. 2.45 MOVIE: The Dust Factory. (2004, PG) 4.45 Mr Mayor. 5.15 MOVIE: Mr. Peabody & Sherman. (2014, PG) 7.00 MOVIE: Space Jam. (1996) 8.45 MOVIE: The Matrix. (1999, M) 11.30 Duncanville. Midnight Kardashians. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens. 4.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 JAG. 1pm On The Fly. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 6. Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 FBI: International. 12.10am Evil. 1.10 Star Trek: Discovery. 2.30 iFish. 3.00 48 Hours. 4.00 JAG.

6am Morning Programs. 1pm Going Places. 2.00 Lycett And Wallis. 2.45 Hair Power: Me And My Afro. 3.40 Karla Grant Presents. 4.40 Songlines On Screen. 5.15 Songlines. 6.00 Untold History Of The Pacific. 6.20 News. 6.30 Wild New Zealand. 7.40 Greatest Hits Of The 70s. 8.30 Nothing Compares: Sinead O’Connor. 10.15 MOVIE: I Am Sam. (2001, M) 12.30am Late Programs.

Diana. Continued. (2013, PG) 7.05 The Mouse That Roared. (1959) 8.35 Spread Your Wings. (2019, PG) 10.40 Silver Linings Playbook. (2012, M) 12.55pm Boxing Day. (2021) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.30 Limelight. (1952, PG) 6.00 Race. (2016, PG) 8.30 C’mon C’mon. (2021, M) 10.35 Clara Sola. (2021, M, Swedish) 12.35am Hereditary. (2018, MA15+) 2.55 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R) 1.00 AFL Women’s Grand Final Pre-Game. 1.30 Football. AFL Women’s. Grand Final. 4.30 AFL Women’s Grand Final Post-Game. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

11.30 The Real Seachange. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Animal SOS Australia. 3.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 3.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Slow Train Through Africa With Griff Rhys Jones. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 10.50 Late Programs.

11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Fish Of The Day. Noon The Fishing Show By AFN. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. (Return) 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. (Return) 2.30 Step Outside. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Full Custom Garage. 5.00 Storage Wars: TX. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.00 Motorbike Cops. 8.30 MOVIE: 1917. (2019, MA15+) 10.45 Late Programs.

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Monday, December 4 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In The City. (2013, PGa) Ashley Williams, Ashanti, Jon Prescott. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 What’s Up Down Under. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Mas, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Australian Story. (Final) Australians tell personal stories. 8.30 Media Watch. (Final, PG) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers. 8.50 Freddie Mercury: The Final Act. (Ml, R) The story of Freddie Mercury’s battle with AIDS and the tribute concert Queen staged in his memory. 10.20 You Can’t Ask That: HIV Positive. (Mals, R) 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. (R) 11.25 Yakka: Australia At Work. (PGa, R) 12.25 Waltzing The Dragon With Benjamin Law. (PG, R) 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.55 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PGl, R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Close Encounters With Levison Wood: Walking With Lions. (M) Part 2 of 3. 8.30 Riveted: The History Of Jeans. (PGadnvw, R) Takes a look at the story of the iconic American garment, denim jeans. 9.30 Christmas At The Tower Of London: Inside The Tower Of London. (PG, R) Takes a look at Christmas at the Tower of London and a plan to transform it into a winter wonderland. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 My Brilliant Friend. (Mlsv) 11.55 La Jauria. (MA15+dv, R) 3.45 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A man from Amsterdam raises suspicions. 7.30 The 1% Club. (PGl, R) Jim Jefferies hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions. 8.30 Big Brother. (Ml) The house’s OG couple, Josh and Tay, finally find themselves on a date. However, what starts out as a romantic jungle picnic soon turns into a catastrophe. Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Autopsy USA: Chris Cornell. (MA15+ad, R) 12.40 Bates Motel. (MA15+a, R) 1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III: Freshwater. Narrated by Sir David Attenborough. 8.40 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators: Murder Without Motive. (Mlv) Takes a look at the investigation into the murder of 19-year-old Kim Meredith in central Albury. 9.50 Social Media Murders: Alice Ruggles. (Malv) A look at the murder of Alice Ruggles. 10.50 Resident Alien. (Malsv, R) 11.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.35 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ms, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) Wesley Senna Cortes, Ben Waddell and Luke Bateman invite the girls on single and group dates. 9.00 The Secrets She Keeps. (Malv) As Meghan’s life spins out of control, the devastating truth of who she has killed is finally revealed. When Agatha is hospitalised after a severe beating in jail, her and Meghan’s paths collide. 10.00 FBI: Most Wanted. (MA15+v, R) Hana is kidnapped after trying to help a young girl in peril at a rest stop. 12.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? The Unseen Bits. 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final) 10.10 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Johannesburg. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.10am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.35 MOVIE: L.A. Confidential. (1997, MA15+) 2.50 ABC News Update. 2.55 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Shortland St. 12.10pm The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.20 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Then You Run. 10.20 We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) 11.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 The Middle. 10.00 Friends. Noon Charmed. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Comedy Central Roast Of Bob Saget. 2.55 The King Of Queens. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 APTN National News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 Gulpilil: One Red Blood. 10.05 MOVIE: Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai. (1999, MA15+) 12.05am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 Blue Bloods. 11.15 SEAL Team. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Fightback Farmers. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 QI. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 5.00 Back Roads. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PG, R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (Ml, R) 11.00 Britain’s Biggest Dig. (PGal, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Elizabeth. (PG, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In Pine Valley. (2022, PGa) Kristina Cole, Andrew Biernat, René Ashton. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Extreme Railways. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour. 10.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 11.30 Late Programs.

Spread Your Wings. Continued. (2019, PG) 7.20 Rabbit-Proof Fence. (2002, PG) 9.05 Little Nicolas. (2009, PG, French) 10.45 Clara Sola. (2021, M, Swedish) 12.45pm The Duke. (2020, M) 2.30 The Movie Show. 3.05 Diana. (2013, PG) 5.10 The Great Dictator. (1940, PG) 7.30 The Professor And The Madman. (2019, M) 9.55 Where Am I Going? (2016, M, Italian) 11.30 Late Programs.

1pm Motorbike Cops. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Aussie Truckers. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Support 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Support Races. Dunlop Super2 Series. Round 6. Highlights. 4.30 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 11.30 Late Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.05 Dr Quinn. 3.05 Antiques Roadshow. 3.35 MOVIE: Folly To Be Wise. (1952) 5.30 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 MOVIE: Goldfinger. (1964, M) 10.55 Late Programs.

Noon Medium. 1.00 Rich House, Poor House. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses 2. (2014, MA15+) Midnight Seinfeld. 1.00 Life After Lockup. 2.00 Late Programs.

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Tuesday, December 5 ABC TV (2)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 Dream Gardens. (R) 11.00 Enslaved. (Final, PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Hunt For Gaddafi’s Billions. (Ma, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (R) 4.55 Back Roads. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Legacy List With Matt Paxton. (PGa, R) 10.05 Paddington Station 24/7. (PGa, R) 10.55 Britain’s Biggest Dig. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Elizabeth. (R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Mr Christmas. (2017, PGa, R) Sam Page, Tara Holt, Sam Guinan-Nyhart. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Australia’s Deadliest. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: The Mistletoe Promise. (2016, G) Jaime King, Luke Macfarlane, Christie Laing. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 The Talk. (PGa) 7.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 7.30 Entertainment Tonight. 8.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 Studio 10. (PG) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (Ma) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (PGa) 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 The Way We Wore. (PG) Part 3 of 3. 9.00 Yakka: Australia At Work: Groundbreakers. (PG) Part 3 of 4. Takes a look at how the Aussie miner has exerted huge political influence on the country. 10.00 Believing In Australia: Faith At The Fringes. (Mns) Part 3 of 4. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. (R) 11.25 Media Watch. (Final, PG, R) 11.45 Employable Me Australia. (Mal, R) 12.45 The Cult Of The Family. (Ma, R) 1.45 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Richard Osman. (PGa) Richard Osman explores his roots. 8.40 Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends Of Pop. (Ml) Part 2 of 3. Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman reflect on the success they had in 1987. 9.55 SBS World News Late. 10.25 Das Boot. (Mav, R) Lieutenant Robert Ehrenberg sails out. 12.20 Exit. (Mals, R) 3.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.10 Bamay. (R) 4.40 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Tests on a man’s bag return a positive swab. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG, R) A dramatic chase occurs in Melbourne. 8.30 Big Brother. (Mln) The housemates’ loved ones pay a visit. Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 9.55 The Endgame. (Malv) Doak comes up with a plan to take back a bank. 10.55 The Latest: Seven News. 11.25 A Friend Of The Family. (Final, MA15+a) 12.40 Grand Crew. (Ma) 1.35 Harry’s Practice. (R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Travel Guides. (PGln) The travel guides reflect on their experiences. 8.40 MOVIE: Bad Moms 2. (2017, MA15+als, R) Three unappreciated mothers rebel against the expectations of organising the “perfect” Christmas. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn. 10.45 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) 11.35 Kenan. (PGal) 12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (Ms, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events. 7.30 The Bachelors Australia. (PGls) It is time for the tennis group date, where one bachelorette’s goals do not align with Ben’s. 8.40 NCIS. (Mav, R) The NCIS probes the death of a ride-share driver who was found after a car accident. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mav, R) The NCIS team investigates when a woman is seen fleeing the scene of her husband’s murder. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 9.10 Ghosts. 9.40 Rosehaven. 10.10 Portlandia. 10.55 Fleabag. 11.20 Would I Lie To You? 11.50 MOVIE: Flatliners. (1990, M) 1.40am Staged. 2.05 ABC News Update. 2.10 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Peg + Cat. 5.25 Bing. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Shortland St. Noon The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 3.10 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Shortland St. 5.50 Curse Of Oak Island. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips. 9.25 Alone: The Skills Challenge. (Premiere) 10.15 Hudson & Rex. (Premiere) 11.55 Dopesick Nation. 12.45am Hate Thy Neighbour. 1.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys. 3.30 The Zoo. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 Inspector George Gently. 10.30 Law & Order: UK. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Lucky Jim. (1957) 5.30 Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 MOVIE: Thunderball. (1965, PG) 11.20 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 9. Melbourne United v Cairns Taipans. Replay. 10.00 The King Of Queens. 11.00 Frasier. Noon Becker. 1.00 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 Seinfeld. 11.10 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 1.00 Swamp People. 2.00 Extreme Unboxing. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Medium. 1.00 Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 MacGyver. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: Wedding Crashers. (2005, M) 12.10am Seinfeld. 1.10 Life After Lockup. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 SEAL Team. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 The Casketeers. 8.30 A Band Called Death. 10.10 Faboriginal. 10.40 Late Programs.

SBS (3)

Limelight. Continued. (1952, PG) 8.05 Race. (2016, PG) 10.35 Don’t Stop Me Now. (2019, M, Italian) 12.30pm C’mon C’mon. (2021, M) 2.30 Oliver! (1968, PG) 5.15 The Taming Of The Shrew. (1967, PG) 7.30 The Cassandra Crossing. (1976, M) 9.55 From The Vine. (2019, M) 11.40 Blessed Madness. (2018, MA15+, Italian) 1.45am He Died With A Felafel In His Hand. (2001, MA15+) 3.45 Late Programs.

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AGL Energy has joined the newly formed Latrobe City Business Chamber, whose president, Peter Ceeney, said he was “thrilled” to have AGL on board, as the newly-formed chamber continues to expand its coverage of the Latrobe Valley business community. The Latrobe City Business Chamber extended this campaign by holding an ‘after dark’ networking event in Moe. Mr Ceeney said the chamber committee had been working hard to amalgamate multiple business chambers into one voice for the Latrobe Valley. “To have an organisation like AGL show their commitment to our goals by becoming involved with the local business community will have an immediate positive impact on what we set out to achieve,” Mr Ceeney said. AGL Energy is one of Australia’s leading energy companies, it’s history dating back many decades. “Their extensive experience and commitment

Leader: Latrobe City Business Chamber President Peter Ceeney. File photograph to local industry align perfectly with the business chamber’s mission to foster economic development in the region,” Mr Ceeney said.

AGL Loy Yang A General Manager, Christo van Niekerk said the company was proud to promote advocacy for Latrobe Valley businesses. “We’re proud to partner with the Chamber to encourage capacity building in the local business community and strengthen the economic prosperity of the Latrobe Valley,” he said. “With the Loy Yang A Power Station scheduled to close in 2035, we’re committed to playing our part to support an orderly energy transition. “We’re committed to repurposing the Loy Yang site into the Latrobe Valley Integrated Industrial Energy Hub to support regional economic diversification and to create new employment opportunities. “We are working with government, local key stakeholders, educators, industry, business partners, and the community to transition to a new era of renewable energy generation and bring new industries and opportunities to the Latrobe Valley.” Mr Ceeney said the chamber was confident that

AGL Energy’s partnership would open new doors for local businesses “while also promoting innovation and contributing to overall prosperity of the Latrobe City region”. The chamber’s Moe event took place at the Penny Lane Wine Bar. The networking events the chamber hosts are designed to target local business owners and entrepreneurs who recognise the transformative power of networking. “We believe that networking is at the heart of business success in the region and our goal is to provide a platform where local business owners can connect, exchange ideas, and create synergies that drive local economic growth,” Mr Ceeney said. “Post-COVID, networking events are seeing a resurgence and is something the local chamber aims to be at the forefront of.” For more information, visit lcbc.org.au or email committee organisers at youbelong@lcbc.org.au

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community news Christmas tree sales

FIRST Moe Scout Group will start selling Christmas Trees from Saturday, December 2. The group will sell Saturday and Sundays from 10am to 4pm, and weekdays 4pm-6pm from the Scout Hall, Apex Park Moe. For further information, phone 0448 571 660.

Night of music

AN intimate musical experience on Sunday, December 3 will take place with popular Rockabilly artist Tony Wirth, Phill Edwards on bass and others. If you would like to join us from 11.30am with your own food at the Monomeath Senior Citizens Centre in Traralgon (Victory Park), there will be an opportunity for open mic performances as well.

End of year social ballroom dance

LATROBE Valley Dance Promotions Inc are holding their End of Year Social Ballroom Dance tomorrow (Thursday, November 30). Come and join us at the Girl Guides Hall, Margaret Street, Morwell from 7pm to 10pm for an evening of social dancing (no lessons), friendship, fun and laughter. Entry is $5 per person. Please bring a plate of supper to share. All welcome. Contacts are Norm on 0428 543 737 or Lynda (0428 489 041).

Rotary Awards

MORWELL Rotarians were wowed recently by students from local schools, St Paul's Traralgon and Sacred Heart Morwell, who participated in the Rotary Youth Community Awards presentations. The evening began with all guests being invited to join Rotarians in a light meal, after which the students gave reports of their experiences required to meet the criteria for the awards. The awards have been held over the the

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past 20 years and have great significance for Morwell Rotarians because of the on-going positive influence and the betterment of life it brings to the students. The eligibility for the awards require students to take part in experiences extra to their Grade 6 normal schoolwork, such as involvement in various community services and activities, physical recreation and social activities, community commemorations and meetings, cultural exchanges and religious or spiritual experiences. Involvement in the arts and environment, and development of personal skills are also included. Students were congratulated and thanked for their hard work and their commitment was acknowledged by Morwell Rotary President, Harry Ballis and Youth Director, David McInnes who jointly presented students with framed certificates. Parents and teachers present were thanked for their constant support to the students.

View club

MOE View Club's December Christmas meeting and lunch will be held on Wednesday, December 6. This will be at Moe Hotel (Leggies) at 10.15am for 10.30am start. Remember to return any raffle tickets, and to also bring a Christmas gift for our game. There is no meeting in January, and our annual meeting will be held on February, Wednesday 7, 2024. For further information, please call Sue on 0417 515 745 or Maureen (0458 842 256).

Morwell Combined Pensioners

ALL members are reminded that on Monday, December 4 there will be no

meeting. We will be having afternoon tea and our Christmas Hamper draw. If you wish to come and have lunch before festivities start then please bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee will be available as usual. Christmas Vouchers will be drawn after the Christmas Hampers are drawn. You are all asked to please bring a plate of food to share for the afternoon tea. Members are also reminded that our last event for this year will be our break-up on Monday, December 18. Again there will be no lunch on this day (bring your own if you wish to come early). Please remember to bring your $10 gift to put on the gift table both ladies and men. These will be drawn during the afternoon. The ladies of the committee are putting on a special afternoon tea for this last day. There will be sandwiches, slices and lots of delicious cakes etc. made by these hard working ladies of the committee. Afternoon tea will be served from 2pm onwards. There will be Christmas raffles to be won as well as selecting a gift from the table. Bookings will be taken for this afternoon so please advise us on Monday, December 4 if you will be joining in on the last event of the year. If you require further information, please phone the president on 5135 3440 or 0414 962 615 or secretary (0413 089 696). We would like to wish all the public who have supported us this year, a very Merry Christmas and if you are driving - stay safe.

Churchill Christmas Market

CRAFT and market stalls at Churchill Shopping Centre this Saturday (December 2) from 9am to 1pm.

Free sausage sizzles, entertainment and shopping voucher giveaways between 10am and 12pm. Display by Pistons Car Club in shopping centre carpark, a fairy with bubbles to entertain the children, free stuff (chocolates, fruit, biros, notepads) to be handed out. Rumour has it that even Santa will be there for awhile giving out lollies to the well-behaved! A free event at Churchill Shopping Centre for the family to enjoy, while browsing craft stalls, market tables and retail shops for Christmas purchases. Even the Churchill Lifeline Op-Shop will be open for the morning. It's not too late to book a stall site. Book online at churchill.org.au/events To find out more, see the Facebook page - Churchill Shop Local.

Toongabbie Old Time Dance

THE next Toongabbie Old Time Dance will be held this Friday (December 1) commencing at 8pm at the Toongabbie Mechanics Institute Hall at the Village Green. Music will be supplied by Norm Lade with Monte Carlo, lucky door prize and raffle. Admission is $8 and please bring a plate to share. For further information, phone 0419 874 958. Everyone is welcome to come along for a night of fun and dancing.

International Day

THIS Sunday (December 3), the Uniting Church in Park Lane will be celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The church provides all people with disabilities easy access, aligning with the Uniting Church mission to ensure all people with a disability are treated equally and justly. Helen Chambers of Traralgon Uniting Church says, "People with disabilities need easy access and made to feel welcome. They have much to contribute". The 9.30am service coincides with the

First Sunday of Advent that traditionally celebrates the theme of Hope. Everyone is most welcome. For enquiries, phone 5176 1029.

Christmas lunch

OUR Kinda Country Club Inc Morwell is holding their Christmas lunch on Sunday, December 3 from 1pm. This is an afternoon of music after a lovely lunch. If you are a member the lunch is free or you can buy lunch on the day. The address is 100 Crinigan Road, Morwell and we cater for all ages and all abilities. Truly music for fun and friendship. We are not-for-profit and raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation and the Royal Children's Hospital. Please feel free to ring 0412 161 419 or 0467 478 270 if you require any further information. Merry Christmas all.

Traralgon & District Historical Society

THE next general meeting of the society will be held Tuesday, December 12 at 5.30pm at the Kath Teychenne Centre (11 Breed Street Traralgon). Please note the earlier time start of 5.30pm. The format for the evening will be the general meeting, then a virtual walk of the Traralgon Business District showcasing images of businesses back in 1923 compared to 2023. Back to Traralgon 1923 was featured in our November 2023 bulletin. Our end of year festivities will follow the virtual walk and we ask that you bring a plate of food to share. Timing for the evening will be 5.30pm meeting, 6.15pm virtual walk and meal at around 6.45pm. Our 2024 calendar is still for sale from NewspowerGo Seymour Street Traralgon for $15 each. The next edition of the books Through the Decades will feature the 1990s and will be ready for sale at the meeting. We do have copies available for 1970s and 1980s at $15 each. We take this opportunity to wish all our members a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

Chess results

CLIFF Thorton continued his recent rise in form to find two wins and a draw in Latrobe Valley Chess. Kyan Taber established his presence in club games, winning the first clash and holding a draw in the next game. Ian Hamiton started the round with poor results but improved later on. Steve Ahern had trouble defending the opponent's attacks. Smainata Juers kept chances alive in each battle. Phone Ian Hamilton on 0400 221 649 or Cliff Thornton (0413 330 438) for more information on local chess.

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Generation Next: St Paul’s Students Georgia Hasthorpe, Hayley Loeschenkohl, Fraser Rong and Eshan Shankar, and Sacred Heart Student Oscar Stephenson with Morwell Rotarians David McInnes and Harry Ballis.

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Come along: Uniting Church Traralgon members Max Crisp, Glenys Crisp, Randy Martin, Gwenda Martin and Gwenda Rode invite everyone to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities this Sunday.

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news@lvexpress.com.au Doors open for ticket sales at 5.30pm, which is your chance to buy your tickets, browse the prizes and nominate what you’d like to win. The event officially starts at 7pm, but you need to get in early to get your tickets and check out the hundreds of prizes to be won. Many local businesses have also contributed prizes. Please register your attendance to assist with catering by phoning 5174 6199 or email enquiries@tnlh.org.au Numbers will be capped on the night so get in early.

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Donation: Knitted Knockers Australia, Traralgon Branch recently held a fundraising and awareness day and have kindly made a donation to Gippsland Rotary Centenary House. Pictured is Rosie Di Cierio, Debbie Radford, Traralgon Branch President Jann Wright giving Gippsland Rotary Centenary House President Kay Radford the donation, Helen Bye, Shelley Goldsborough, Jenny Bland and Carol Payne. Items or gift vouchers (over $100 value) for our major raffle are being sough, as are vouchers or gift certificates ($20-50 value) for raffles on the night, Those wishing to donate can phone 0422 916 463 to find out more, or email petsvillegroom@gmail.com

Get Together

GET Together is an open space for conversation and community. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, December 6 from 10am in the Traralgon Uniting Park Lane Foyer. This will be a time when you can meet and chat with others over a cuppa.

As this will be our last gathering for the year, there will be a Christmas theme. If you or anyone you know would like to be a part of of this Get Together, please come and bring them along. All are welcome. For more details phone 5177 8107 or 5174 2398.

Retro Cent Night

GET your gifts organised in time for Christmas, plus have a really fun night! Grab your friends and family and come along to Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House’s Cent Night. A Cent Night is a whole heap of fun and chances are you will be a winner. So, how does a Cent Night work?

You purchase sheets of numbered tickets, pop your numbers into the 'I wish to win' prize buckets and if your lucky number is drawn you win the prize. The $5 entry fee will give you one sheet of numbers and there are more available for $2 per sheet. Plus, a light supper will be provided once all the prizes have been won. The Retro Cent night is a fun way to get together, win some prizes, find some great gifts for Christmas, and also raise money for programs at the Traralgon Neighbourhood House. The Cent Night will be held at The VRI Hall (18-20 Queens Parade, Traralgon) this Friday (December 1).

TRAFALGAR Community Carols will take place on Saturday, December 9 from 7pm in the park area between the Anglican Op Shop in Church Street and the walking path that leads from Church St to Holland Court. The wet-weather contingency plan is to have it in St Mary’s Anglican Church (Cnr School St and Contingent St).

TRAMPS ride

TRARALGON and Morwell Pedallers Inc. (TRAMPS) met at Golden Beach to ride past Seacombe to Loch Sport. Much of the coastal Banksia had been burnt in a recent fire. There were roads off into the burnt bush to holiday resorts, which created an eerie landscape. Due to the absence of wind the ride was quite easy, and on arrival to Loch Sport, we could see Lake Victoria completely calm. The town has interesting works of art of the wildlife along the shore, which was inspiring. After a relaxing lunch we returned

to Golden Beach for coffee at the local store. Our next ride is this Sunday (December 3) and starts at Yarram Memorial Park from 9am and will travel to Port Albert for lunch. TRAMPS welcomes new riders. For more information visit our website at tramps.org.au or Facebook page at facebook.com/www.tramps.org.au Club contacts are Paul on 0459 823 422 or Vance (0403 662 288).

Dignity bags

YALLOURN North Senior Citizens Club has provided 11 dignity bags for women and children fleeing family violence or suffering homelessness. These bags contain essential personnel products and items for women, children and mums with babies which will help these families transition through this difficult time. The program is run through Bunnings stores Australia wide so those families can enjoy a more positive festive season.

St Matt's Op Shop

THE Yinnar Op Shop (26 Main Street, Yinnar) has a selection of Christmas tableware, clothing and decorations for sale as well as a large stock of summer clothes for all ages. EFTPOS is now available for purchases over $10. Please check our Facebook page for the latest updates. The shop is open Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am till 4pm. The shop will close for the Christmas break on Monday, December 18 at 4pm and will reopen on Monday, January 8 at 10am. Please don’t leave donations when the shop is closed, our volunteers need a break. We would like to thank all our customers for their support and generous donations and wish you all a very happy Christmas and holiday season.

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On the road: TRAMPS took to Loch Sport and Golden Beach on their most recent ride.

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Great work: Yallourn North Senior Citizens Club is taking part in Share The Dignity, helping those experiencing poverty this Christmas.

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Harriers take on the Chook Hill Double Gold ATHLETICS TRARALGON HARRIERS BY IAN CORNTHWAITE

LAST week, 80 Traralgon Harriers tackled one of the traditional summer courses, the Chook Hill 5.8km

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Rugged: Mountain runner Ree Graham recently competed in the state’s high country.

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throughout pine plantations north of Morwell. For the most part the route was undulating to steep with a surface seemingly more potholed and rutted than usual, meaning a lot of dancing around obstacles for participants. New member Sav Mavrofridis found the confidence to push his limits and after just a few runs with the Harriers, managed to complete the course with the third fastest time. A little further back, Matthew Deppeler was also running strongly, finishing just ahead of experienced veteran Glenn Graham and internationally competitive adventure racer, Rob Preston. Ree Graham placed midfield with an admirable effort after her sterling participation in the GSER 2023 mountain running endurance event in Victoria’s high country where she covered 56km of rocky trails while summiting some of the state’s highest peaks. Yet another adventurous Harrier at Thursday’s event, Megan Scott also competed in the GSER 2023, completing the Mount Feathertop 28km option. The quickest three females for the Chook Hill course included

Molly Irvine, Edward Hunter Trail Championship winner Jessie Gollow, and veteran marathon runner Liz Kenney. The fastest male trio were the unstoppable Peter Cutler, the club’s dominant junior Miles Verschuur and Sav Mavrofridis. Tomorrow's (30.11.23) event is the challenging 6km course from Wirilda Park, Tyers. The hilly route could be seen as a mental conditioner for Sunday’s iconic Mount Tassie King and Queen of the Mountain quest where the options are to run either as a sole entry or as part of a team 30km up the Strzelecki Ranges’ highest mountain from Traralgon South. For more details visit traralgonharriers.org.au Results Thursday, November 23: Peter Cutler 21:40, Miles Verschuur 23:01, Sav Mavrofridis 23:46, Ian Cornthwaite 23:48, Dempsey Podmore 24:13, Matthew Deppeler 25:12, Glenn Graham 25:18, Rob Preston 26:06, Clinton Jolly 26:31, Darrel Cross 26:53, Molly Irvine 27:19, Ashleigh Dugan 27:20, Trent Kooyman 27:24, Owen Notting 27:29, Josh Dalton 27:34, Seth Bomers 28:18, Scott Syme 28:23, Chris Van Unen 28:44, Warren Shields 28:45, Andrew Panayiotou 28:47,

Friendship Games celebrates inclusivity SOCCER By TOM HAYES

THE Friendship Games returned for its 14th year, as eight special schools met at the home of Newborough/Yallourn United - WH Burrage Reserve - to play some soccer. The term that 'soccer is for everyone' was truly on display, with kids of all abilities in attendance. As the clock neared 10am, schools began to roll in on their buses and get ready for the tournamentstyle day ahead. Students listened to the national anthem, before the Friendship Games were hastily underway. Jos Adrichen was one of the founding fathers of the Friendship Games, and his involvement dates further back than the first instalment. As an ex-Baringa teacher, when at the school, he organised for the school to meet up with other special schools as far as Wangaratta and Shepparton to play friendly football matches.

It even got to a national level at one stage, when Baringa was represented at the 2015 Special Olympics in New Zealand, so you can only imagine - from the step up - how those students would have felt. Now all these years later as a life member of the Newborough/Yallourn Soccer Club, the Friendship Games is fittingly one of the most anticipated days on the calendar for these kids and organisers. "It's my baby," Adrichen laughed. "It's for kids with disabilities, and there's no loser - everyone's a winner - everybody gets the same; a medal, a drink bottle, a hat," he said. "It's just to give the kids a chance at playing a team sport; a lot of sporting clubs won't accept kids with a disability, so this is fantastic. "This club here, Newborough Yallourn (United) actually had six kids from Baringa playing in their club team because of the Friendship Games." Despite the friendly competition, Adrichen believes there is plenty of other positives it has

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Squad: Baringa students eagerly awaiting the start of the 2023 Friendship Games.

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on the kids within their team sport experience. "It just gives them a chance to get out and have fun," he said. "(They) learn how to make friends with other people, so it's nice." Adrichen reminisced of the time a student in a wheelchair played in a game but found themselves quickly stuck in the mud. While stranded, the ball rolled off his wheelchair and into the goal, sending them and their team into raptures. "It brought a tear to my eye," Adrichen said. Eight schools and over 200 students attended the day, split into different divisions and teams two play games with two 10-minute halves. Baringa Principal Kelly Mether was stoked to have the Friendship Games back up and running again over the last two years. "The school has been involved for the whole time, the 14 years, a little break for COVID, but back and doing it again this year, last year as well," she said. "It's really important for them to see other students each year, they build connections with the same kids. It's really nice to see them come back and remember friends they'd made from the previous year." Mether spoke on how the Friendship Games are not a one-off day at Baringa, as the kids spend extra time working towards this day. "But also for us to see them build on skills, so earlier this term they started doing a soccer training, setting those expectations about committing to the team and having them work towards something," she said. "So for our school, this is not a one-off day, this is something they work towards. "For our kids to have the opportunity to participate with their peers is really important."

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TRARALGON Pickleball player Denise Twite recently made a triumphant return from NSW after competing in the 2023 GemLife Australian Pickleball Championships. Held in Blacktown, Sydney, this competition was the largest Pickleball event held in Australia, where close to 700 competitors battled it out in 105 events. Twite returned with two Gold medals after successfully competing in both the women’s doubles (2.99 & under) 60+ age group and the mixed doubles (2.99 & under) 30-50+ age group. Twite entered both events as a single in the 60+ age group, seeking to be matched with similarly aged players who were also needing a doubles partner. Sydney woman Lynette Gossip soon reached Twite and they teamed up for the women’s doubles. Only one week before the competition, Ryan Harris offered to partner Twite in the mixed doubles, but due to Harris’ age, the pair competed in the lower age section of 30-50 age group. In the women’s doubles, Twite and Gossip were defeated in their first game and dropped one other game in the Gold medal match before taking out the Gold medal by winning two games to one. The mixed doubles started similarly with the loss of their first game and despite playing outdoors while also competing with extreme weather of 39 degrees and strong winds, the duo continued unbeaten to take out Gold in the event. Pickleball, originating in the USA in the 1960s, is a relatively new sport in Australia and is known to be one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Combining elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis, it is played with a paddle and a plastic ball on a badminton sized court. It can be played both indoors or outdoors and is enjoyed by all age groups. Twite, having played competitive tennis in the past, found it helpful in her transition to Pickleball and she is a regular participant in the local social competition.

Great guns: Denis Twite took home two Gold medals from the Australian Pickleball Championships. Photograph supplied

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Remembering the late Ted Hopkins FOOTBALL By MAX THOMAS OBITUARY

TED Hopkins and I had close changeroom lockers at Carlton Football Club. We shared not only the same birth date (May 27), but the rivers of Gippsland flowed in our veins. The great St Kilda player, Nathan Burke said that “football is what I do, it’s not who I am.” Ted decided early on that football would not define his future. He made that choice deliberately. I had it thrust upon me by accident, but that’s another story. Even though he had decided not to be defined by football, it could be argued that he played an important role in redefining the game. In 1995, he founded Champion Data, to systematically record AFL match statistics. It went on to revolutionise coaching and how the game has evolved through objective analysis. Ted and I reconnected 40 years after the 1970 Grand Final stamped its mark on his life. Inevitably, others wanted to relive their vicarious recollections of that episode. I saw a man accost Ted one day at the Prahran Market to reprimand him for his part in Collingwood’s demise on that day, long before the assailant could have started school. A few years ago, Ted and I ventured onto Blue Rock Lake on the Tanjil River in one of Ted’s kayaks, not far from his beloved Lake Narracan on the Latrobe River. I was paddling furiously trying to keep pace with him when he announced that my paddling was rubbish, or words to that effect. Never

a wise thing to do from the back seat. His hearing wasn’t good, so my only response was to increase the cadence of my efforts, if not the efficiency. I thought Ted deserved an occasional splash in the face to remind him of his water-skiing exploits. Back at the boat landing, sans fish and with backsides wet, our attempts to become reunited with Terra Firma didn’t go unnoticed by two young chaps looking like reflections of our erstwhile selves. Certainly nothing like two 60-somethings flailing helplessly in the bilge. “You need a hand?” One of them asked, before landing me like a gasping carp on the deck. Ted was grimly holding on with a hand behind his back as Carlton did in the first half all those years before. With the other hand, he waved them away and struggled ashore regardless of the odds against him. Footballers know the phrase ‘sold the dummy’. It describes a feigned move designed to deceive an opponent into thinking the opposite of what is really intended. Ted’s blog, titled Sold the Dummy was a collection of essays on topics ranging from sport and art to politics and the environment. We often collaborated to highlight issues that governments and authorities would prefer to overlook. Churchill said, “we shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us.” The same can be said of town planning. Yallourn was a marvellous example of how intelligent town planning can profoundly influence the life of communities. Ted’s passion for the Gippsland township of Yallourn was always evident and he wrote extensively on this. An exhibition at the State Library featured Ted’s insight and talent for seeing things in a wider, if

sometimes idiosyncratic perspective. The exhibition focused on the how the Latrobe Valley had literally generated Victoria’s prosperity. Dressed as a briquette, Ted drew attention to the human and environmental costs of destroying the town to win cheap brown coal for electricity generation. Ahead of the pack, he understood the economic externalities associated with so-called ‘development’. Ted had an old fishing mate in the Western District of Victoria. Both of them lamented the degradation of their favourite angling spot. With my background in agricultural and environmental science in the water industry, I had the privilege of working with Ted to identify how this had come about. His interest in the big picture soon had me doing more useful things in retirement. As one of his former opponents in the Latrobe Valley Football League and having arrived at Carlton from Traralgon a year ahead of him, I was asked to help attract Ted to Princes Park. That didn’t happen, but I don’t think my influence would have had much effect in any case. In fact, if it hadn’t been for the generosity of an Italian-Australian shoe shop owner in Lygon Street, I wouldn’t have had proper training footwear, let alone the money to shout Ted lunch. Much later, we could afford to laugh at that over lunch while discussing his latest scheme to promote renewable energy. Ted once wrote this to me: “Over the journey I’ve begun to appreciate more the role of serendipity and our capacity to grasp the opportunities falling from the sky.” Vale, Ted Hopkins.

Vale: Former Moe footballer and Carlton cult hero Ted Hopkins. Photograph supplied About the author: Max Thomas is a former Traralgon resident currently living in Yarragon. He played two games for Carlton in 1966.

The Moe boy who shined in front of 121,696 FOOTBALL By LIAM DURKIN

"Get ready Teddy - you're on." CARTLON cult hero and former Moe footballer Ted Hopkins died last week, following a battle with mitochondrial disease. He was 74. Hopkins is being remembered as the unassuming hero of the Blues 1970 premiership, as well as the man behind AFL statistical conglomerate Champion Data. Hopkins, who played 32 games for Moe before finding his way to Princes Park, famously came off the bench and kicked four second half goals in the 1970 triumph as Carlton overhauled a 44-point halftime deficit to defeat Collingwood. Played in front of a still record crowd of 121,696, it would become the very moment Hopkins would be remembered for. His life changed forever when Carlton coach Ron Barassi (who coincidently only died recently as well) made the bold move to bring the then 21-year-old into the game. Keeping in mind there was no interchange back then, the decision to have Hopkins come on as 19th man was a huge gamble. It paid off however, and 10 minutes into the third quarter, Carlton had slammed on four goals, two of which came from Hopkins in the forward pocket. He added a third a short time later, and a fourth in the final term to see the Blues to a 10-point win for their most famous premiership. The blonde goal sneak was chaired from the ground for his heroics as Carlton toasted its 10th flag. Yet, in a dramatic postscript, he was to disappear

almost instantly, as he found the adulation afforded to him difficult to handle, and sought to escape his fame by camping in the bush during the off-season. He played the opening match of 1971 (ironically, again off the bench), but by then had reasoned he had nothing more to achieve and so retired quietly, finishing his playing career with a grand total of 29 games, 10 goals and the wrath of all Collingwood supporters. What should be remembered however is that

Hopkins didn’t just appear out of nowhere and play a blinder on Grand Final day. He was with the team the whole season, making 20 appearances. Hopkins came to the Blues for the start of the 1968 season, in what turned out to be another premiership campaign. Post Carlton, he also spent some time with Yallourn Football Club. He was not your stereotypical league footballer,

and dabbled in areas such as poetry and published fiction. Author's note: Vale Ted Hopkins. He was certainly one person I wanted to try and track down for a story, however he proved very elusive. If there are any family remaining in the area, I would appreciate the opportunity to chat. Email ldurkin@lvexpress.com.au

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Four goal legend: Ted Hopkins is chaired from the ground following his heroics in helping Carlton win the 1970 Grand Final.

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JENNINGS, Maree Alaine. Passed away at Marjory Cole, Traralgon, Sunday, 26 November 2023. Aged 71 years Eldest daughter of Edwin and Annie (both dec.). Sister and sister-in-law of Diane and Greg and Trevor (dec.). Aunty of Tennille and Jess and Luke (dec.). Aunty Ree Ree to Ruby and Kensi. At Rest JENNINGS, Maree (Ree). You were a major part of our family life. You have left a void that cannot be filled. Finally resting Diane, Greg and Luke (dec.) Ree, you were so much more than an Aunty. We enjoyed a lot of life together. So many memories will be cherished. Thank you for being our Ree Ree. Poss, Jess, Ruby and Kensi (your monkey) XXXX. LOVELL (Heesters), Grace Adriana. Sadly passed away suddenly at home in Traralgon, 26 November 2023. Dearly loved and loving wife of Howard. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Richard and Sally, Ross and Tanesha, Alexandra and Michael, Atlanta and Jake. Adored Ouma to Lincoln, Hudson, Boston, Jackson, Aria, Archer, Evie, Amalia, and Peyton. For funeral details please visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au

ANDERSON (nee Spriggs), Margaret Dorothy "Marg". Passed away peacefully surrounded by her devoted family on 16 November 2023 at 11.11am. Aged 86 years Loved and loving wife of Peter (dec.) for 60 years. Much loved mother of Peter, Deirdre (dec.), Adelle and Fiona. Loving grandmother to Ash and Eliza, Elizabeth, Billy and Molly, Matt and Kayla, Brodie, Ayla and Billy, Amber and Shainai, Patrick and Ebony and Alana. MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON Adored Little Nan to Ella, TRARALGON 5174 2258 Place your tribute on Willow and Rylan, River and Benji, Leo and Archer, latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au Noah and 3 cherubs on their way. McNIECE (Davies), Forever Loved Patricia Mary. Passed away at Latrobe Regional Hospital Traralgon MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON on 25 November 2023. Aged 80 years MOE 5126 1111 Place your tribute on Daughter of the late latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au George and Mary Davies. Loving wife of Ron for 62 years. Much loved mother and BLAKELEY, Keith Albert. mother-in-law of Warren 2/12/1947 - 18/11/2023. and Angela, Ian and Linda. Formerly of Morwell. Adored Nan of Jade. Husband, father, grand- Sister of Ray and Ann. father, Brother-in-law and friend, passed away Peacefully in Queensland. MITROVIC, Evica. 13/6/1952 - 16/11/2023. Rest in Peace Passed away peacefully at Dalkeith Gardens Aged Care. BROPHY (nee Cincotta), Dearly loved daughter of Milutin and Barbara (both Josephine Mary. Passed away peacefully dec.). in Perth on 12 November Loved sister and sister2023 surrounded by her in-law of Dragos, Barbara, loving family. Dearly loved Kathy, Ricky (dec.), Olga mother and mother-in-law and Peter, and Ray (dec.). of Annette and Mal, Peter Mother of Linda and and Brenda. Cherished Valentino. Nan and Great Nan. Loved aunty to all her Loved Aunty Josie of John nieces and nephews. and Maree and their Reunited with Mum, Dad families. and Ray Laid to rest in Perth on 24 Rest in Peace November 2023.

COULTER, Margaret Hazel (Marj). My loving and beautiful mum who has gone to be with the Lord. You loved and guided me throughout my years. Your faith in God shone through in your beautiful, loving and caring nature, never a harsh word spoken, only seeing the good in people. Our lives will be changed forever but our love and most beautiful memories of you will never fade. Our love always Geoff and Andrea, Joshua, Jade and Eben, Jordan and Jess.

O'CONNOR, Joseph Francis (Joe). At Sale Gardens Aged Care on 23 November 2023. Aged 92 years Beloved husband of Barbara for 63 years. Adored brother of Sheila. Loved father of Julianne and Peter, Dianne and Mark, Irene and Barry, Gary (dec.) and Brian and Tanya. Cherished pop of 13. Great-Grandfather of 15. Dearly Missed Go Pies

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HOOTON, Henry. Peacefully in Tweed Heads 20/11/2023. Aged 75 years Loved brother of Kathy, Eileen, Peter, Pauline, George, Frank; Anna, Grace, Andy, Alex and SPARK, Bill. Mark. First link in the chain of 12 Passed away 21 November 2023. You became a part R.I.P. Bro of our family over 30 Henry, loved brother of years ago. We will miss Kathy and Bill (dec.) Parr. you at all our celebrations. Uncle to David, Ian, Who is going to give Lynda, Rohan and their us cheek now? Always remembered for pushing families. Go drive those trains in the your lawn mower around the streets of Traralgon great beyond Bro many years ago. Now playing your spoons in Heaven. In our thoughts RUDD, forever. Val Lindsay and Bruce Edmund James. family. Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Regional Hospital Traralgon on 25 UNITT, Joan Margaret. November 2023 in the Aged 87 years presence of his loving Much loved mother of niece. Mick and Kaylene, John Aged 69 years and Beverley. Nanna of 5 Son of the late Evan and grandchildren and 10 Jean Rudd. great grandchildren. Brother of Evan and Paula Private Cremation (dec.) and Cheryll (dec.) and Len Cook. Adored uncle of Janine, VAUX, Graeme Douglas. Graeme, Crystal and 23/6/1958 - 22/11/2023. Evan (dec.). Loved son of Ray (dec.) and Janet. Privately Cremated Brother and brother-in-law of Heather and Glenn, Neville and Debbie. MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON Uncle of Alison, Megan, MOE 5126 1111 Matthew, and Hannah, Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au and families. Finally at Peace after much suffering SPARK, William Joseph. 21/11/2023. Aged 77 years Dearly loved son of VITALE, Anthony. Josephine and Chris 10/2/1935 - 26/11/2023. Passed away peacefully Spark (both dec.). Loved brother, brother-in- 26 November 2023 at LRH. Aged 88 years law and uncle of Olive, Lesley (dec.), Steven Dearly loved husband of Pina for 65 years. (dec.) and their families. Reunited with your loved ones Cherished father and father-in-law of Joe and Josie, Armando and Tammy. Much loved Nonno of Mark, Michelle, David, Katherine, Brandon and their partners. Loved Bis-Nonno of his 4 SPARK, William Joseph great-grandchildren. Respected son, brother 'Bill'. and uncle 21/11/2023. Aged 77. Loved brother of Steven Rest In Peace (dec.) and brother-in-law of Linda. Friend of Peter. He had a smile for everyLoved uncle of Matthew, one, Ryan (dec.), Daniel, Lauren, He had a heart of gold, Adam and their families. He left behind the memories, Friend of James. Thursday lunches will That we will always hold. He never failed to do his never be the same. best, See you later Alligator His heart was true and tender, SPARK, Bill. He simply lived for those Passed away peacefully he loved, 21/11/2023. And those he loved Beloved 'Uncle Bill'. remember. Goodbyes are not forever, Goodbyes are not the "The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in end, They just mean that we'll darkness, in sacrifice and miss you until we meet with extreme effort." St Padre Pio. again. See next edition for Reunited with family and Funeral details friends. Love Leonie, Susan and families XX.

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JENNINGS. The Funeral of Miss Maree Alaine Jennings will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Hwy, Traralgon on MONDAY (4 December 2023) commencing at 11am. At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for the Traralgon Cemetery, Gippsland Memorial Park. MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON TRARALGON 5174 2258 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

McNIECE. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mrs Patricia McNiece will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6 Ollerton Ave Moe, THURSDAY (30 November 2023) at 11am. MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON MOE 5126 1111 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

MITROVIC. The Funeral of Ms Evica Mitrovic will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6 Ollerton Avenue, Moe on FRIDAY (1 December 2023) commencing at 11am. At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for the Moe Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Moe. Evica's Service will also be livestreamed. To view the livestream please visit our website.

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Vroom vroom: Traralgon’s Jacob Vuillermin won Standard Saloons at Bairnsdale Speedway on Saturday.

I’m blue da ba dee da ba di: Local driver Tom Braz in action during the Junior Standard Saloons.

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eight seconds adrift, then Michelle George third with Bree Walker and Bairnsdale’s own Kate Stuchbery fifth. Junior 1200cc Sedans raced at Bairnsdale for the first time with a small field of entrants, while competitors in this class are faced with licensing issues that has seen the class split in two between two governing bodies, with some competitors taking licences with two bodies and some with one or the other. Victorian Speedway Council State Champion, Bryce Leek also had a perfect night of racing, winning all three qualifiers before securing a win in the feature race in front of Chase Doherty, Brad Marshall and Ella Sheedy. Standard Saloon competition was spread across nine qualifiers before the feature event with the threat of rain fast approaching. Bairnsdale member Mitch Foster won the first heat race of the evening, with Brendan Sheedy out of Bunyip taking a win in the second. Former Bairnsdale junior competitor of last season, Beau Stuchbery won the third heat race of the night in a terrific race by half a second, with former Victorian champions Jacob Vuillermin

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Locals in action at Bairnsdale BAIRNSDALE Speedway held its second race meeting of the season on Saturday night, with five classes in action and four winners from the Latrobe Valley. Tom Braz won the Junior Standard Saloon feature, while fellow Latrobe Valley racers Troy Hutchinson won Division 2 Hot Rods, Jacob Vuillermin the Standard Saloons and Tahlia Campbell the Ladies Standard Saloons with Bryce Leek from Wangaratta via West Gippsland a winner in the Junior 1200cc Sedans. Competing in the ‘Skidz Next Gen Junior Standard Saloons Showdown’, Hunter Carey from Melbourne’s Southeastern suburbs got away to a red-hot start for the night, winning heat 1 and then heat 2 of the three qualifiers. Carey was a winner by four seconds in the first event ahead of Ella Sheedy and Braz before he won by six seconds ahead of Braz and Cooper Joynson in the second. Braz picked up a win in the final

heat by just .611 of a second with Sheedy and Tyler McDermott filling the top three places. With a 15-lap final to conclude racing for the evening, Carey found himself out of the race on lap six, leaving the door open for Braz to capitalise. Kaine Smith put some pressure on Braz and Thomas Pope, and Sharni Stuchbery tried hard also with Braz greeting the chequered flag in front Smith and Sheedy, Pope and Stuchbery with the latter two drivers still developing their skills and not on finishing on the lead lap. Troy Hutchison won the first two heat races in Division 2 Hot Rods before Fraser Crittenden won the third and final heat race before the feature race. Crittenden only just beat Hutchison. Hutchison followed up a recent win at Nyora by winning the feature race with Crittenden in second and Andrew Cormack in third. Campbell had a perfect night of racing in the Ladies Standard Saloons, winning all three qualifiers before the feature event. Campbell’s perfect night was achieved in securing a win in the final with a new 15-lap track record for the class. Campbell stopped the clock at 5:38.668 with Caroline Allen from Warragul in second spot some

and Shane Stewart settling for second and third, signalling that the Stuchbery is a lead competitor in the open age class for the years ahead. Vuillermin, Bairnsdale’s Josh Thomas, and Shane Stewart were winners in the second round of racing, with Vuillermin again winning in Round 3 with another local, Bairnsdale member, Steven Dadswell taking victory in the second heat of the final round with Stuchbery a winner a second time closing out the third round. A 20-lap feature event closed out the classes racing and racing for the night, with eight drivers finishing on the lead lap of the race. Passing through the race was constant, with several drivers lapped more than once with the pace on at the front of the field. Vuillermin, from Traralgon, secured a gap late in the race that he was able to maintain to the finish. Stewart came second, Stuchbery on the podium in third then Dadswell and Blake Smith. Bairnsdale Speedway returns to racing on New Years Eve with a 2.30pm start to allow people to get back to any planned New Years celebrations.

Australian Open trophies on display at Culture on Court Day TENNIS By TOM HAYES

IT’S not everyday that you’re able to get up close and personal with the Australian Open trophies, but some lucky people were able to do so recently at the Traralgon Tennis Association. On November 15, the Traralgon Tennis Association hosted Culture on Court Day, in conjunction with Tennis Victoria and Anglicare.

Culture on Court is a program led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, combining their culture with the game of tennis. The day was underway with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony ahead of the day’s tennis activities. The Culture on Court program has been running for five years, with this being the first year it has come to Traralgon. Some added spice to the program is the tour of the Australian Open winners’ trophies for the

Crowd: Warragul’s Tiarna, Drouin’s Mikayla, Morwell’s Kaydin, Drouin’s Lucia, Warragul’s Taya and Warragul’s Tyrese alongside the Australian Open trophies. Photographs: Zaida Glibanovic

men’s and women’s singles, which were on display for all to see and hold (with gloves). Tennis Victoria’s Inclusion Lead, Shivan Nawani said participants get a taste of on court action, as well as the opportunity to participate in off-court cultural activities. “We do a lot of on-court tennis activities, as well as a lot of off-court cultural activities for the participants,” he said. “We try to just run these initiatives and events for youth out there. “Anglicare reach out to their local networks, and most of these kids have come from Morwell Primary School, and there’s a few that have through the partnership that Anglicare Victoria have with organisations.” On-court elements include having a hit of tennis during some fun games, as well as having their hand in some Australian Open ball kid drills. Off-court cultural activities offer plenty of fun, with spear throwing, Indigenous hip-hop dancing, cultural dancing, basket weaving, rock painting, yoga and playing the Didgeridoo. “Every year we take about 14 or 15 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth for the National Indigenous Tennis Carnival up in Darwin, so the events that we run locally are essentially lead-in events to the carnival in Darwin, where it’s not only Victorian kids, but kids from all over the country,” Nawani said. “So, all the young people that we work with - they participate in that, while there are also higher development kids that play professionally,” Anglicare Victoria Cultural Engagement Officer, Les Corlett said. “We also have two days of cultural activities up there.” Programs run throughout the state, going through the towns of Ararat, Castlemaine, Echuca, Kondrook, Swan Hill, now Traralgon and the main event at Melbourne Park. Anglicare have been in conjunction with Tennis Victoria and Tennis Australia for some time now, and their partnership continues to grow each year. Anglicare has a number of partner organisations that work with youth on top of Tennis Victoria and Australia, with the likes of the police academy, Melbourne Fire Rescue, Melbourne Football Club and ANZ all joining forces. “Tennis Victoria and Tennis Australia have been our partner for probably 10 years now, and so Culture of Court happened five years ago,” Anglicare Victoria Senior Cultural Operations Lead, Kellie Hunter said.

“This is our first one (in Traralgon) and it’s been really good.” Hunter goes on to explain that the program is not only an opportunity to get Aboriginal youth together, but to also create a gathering for people to meet one another. “It’s also about having a hit of tennis, introducing them to tennis, and just having a feed and having a good day, do some cultural activities along the way,” Hunter added. “The partnership we have with tennis is really important, they do a lot for us and we give back as well.” Participants had the chance to get up close to the trophies, take photos and hold them too if they were lucky enough, while having a social game of tennis and a barbeque to celebrate the occasion.

Hit: Tyrell, Grade 4 from Morwell Park Primary School has a go at tennis.

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Des Stephens and Bill Clarke winning 25-7 and David Gatewood won 22-21. For Traralgon (3), Col Mayman won 19-17 and Brendon Smiles won 21-18. BOOLARRA 14-79 defeated Morwell (2) 4-67 with Joel Anderson and his rink of Angela Mazou, Eddie Dudek and Joelen Laukens having a 29-10 win and Terry Parker had a 20-15 win. For Morwell (2), Graham Hutchinson won 22-14 and Bob Wilson won 20 -16. NEWBOROUGH (3) 12-82 defeated Trafalgar (2) 6-75 with Anthony Reed and his rink of Ron Carswell, Wally Smith and Maurie Ludlow having a 27-8 win, whilst for Trafalgar (2), Frank Farrugia won 20-17, Bruce Giles 22-16 and Peter Rosenboom won 25-22. DROUIN (2) 16-83 defeated Yinnar 2-64, with Terry McFadzean and his rink of Donald Mowat, Robert Dickson and Andre de Waele having a 25-8 win. Irene Dawson won 24-20 and Brian Thorpe won 19-13 whilst Tim Roche won 23-15 for Yinnar.

BOWLS STRZELECKI NORTH SATURDAY PENNANT BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

ROUND 6 of Saturday pennant was played in threatening weather conditions after plenty of rain overnight, however, all games were completed well within the allotted time frame. Traralgon RSL had a welcome win at home over Drouin with all rinks up. Beau Williamson and his rink of Ian Hartley, Garry Trewin and Titch Hore had a 16-13 win over Mick Fleming. Ross Sizeland and his rink of George Cargill, Nathan Forester and Terry Hunter had a 24-13 win over Les Firth. Alan Kanavan and his rink of Paul Matters, Dave Morley and Greg McRonald had a 22-19 win over Andrew Kidd. Dave Hodson and his rink of Chris Mackintosh, Craig Wilson and Kevin Durward had a 22-21 win over Graeme Aubrey.  TRARALGON RSL 18-84 DEFEATED DROUIN 0-66

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TRAFALGAR had another good win at Moe, with Chris Bortignon and his rink of Tim Anderson, Ken Capper and Nathan Cook having a 19-16 win over Sandy Caines. Ian Miles and his rink of Kyen Jenkins, Paul Dawson and David Cook had a 22-11 win over Steve Pallot. Jayde Leech and his rink of Lachlan Sim, Michael Muccillo and John Harvey had a 16-14 win for the home team over Tim Fraser and Michael Smogavec drew 15-15 with Matt Schreyer.

MOE (2) 13-78 defeated Morwell (3) 4-69 with Lorraine Horton winning 26-13. Val Griffiths and Ian Wilson drew 17-17 and for Morwell (3), Trevor Curtis won 23-19 and Rita Reddiex won 20-16. YALLOURN North 18-99 defeated Warragul (3) 0-50 with Rob Matthews winning 26-12, Darren Fry 25-13, Ricky Hearn 25-12 and Gary Ingley 23-13. CHURCHILL 16-84 defeated Traralgon (4) 2-71 with Craig Flanigan winning 22-18. Chris Thomas won 23-17 and Cathleen Dodds won 22-16. For Traralgon (4), Bob Dykstra won 21-17. YARRAGON 14-74 defeated Morwell Club (2) 4-69, with Jason Roberts winning 18-17 and Richard Polmear 23-15. For Morwell Club (2), Len Middling won 19-16 and Duncan Hanlon 18-17.

 TRAFALGAR 15-70 DEFEATED MOE 3-58

MORWELL had a good win at home against Newborough, with Morice Gardiner and his rink of Mike Arnold, Ross Kennedy and Laurie Melhuish having a 18-14 win over Paul Sherman. Ron Lyfield and his rink of Ross Harford, Alex Monroe and Chris Godsbrough had a 20-12 win over Alan Grubb. Brian Kingsley and his rink of Jim Turner, Ernie King and Alex Muirhead had a 16-14 win over Neale Houston. For the visitors, Kevin Lovett had a 24-17 win over Danny McKeown.

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 MORWELL 16-71 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH 2-64

WITH only one rink up, Traralgon had to fight had to defeat Warragul. Matt Ferrari and his rink of Nick Turnbull, Shane Chapman and Matt Eccles had a 25-12 win over Dave Smith. James Scullin and his rink of Matt Ogilvie, James McCausland and Ron Sherlock had a 22-17 win over Graeme Davis. Wayne Lynch drew 19-19 with Bill Clappers, and for the visitors, Robert Renn defeated Phil Mustoe 24-16.  TRARALGON 15-82 DEFEATED WARRAGUL 3-72

DIVISION 2 LONGWARRY 14-76 defeated Morwell Club 4-62, with Ken Towt and his rink of Craig Cousins, Robert Proctor and Barry White having a 21-10 win over Glenn Trembath. John McCarthy defeated Neil Whitelaw 22-17, and for Morwell Club, Brett Harle defeated Trevor Kitchin 17-16 and Alan Campbell defeated Ken White 18-17. GARFIELD 18-75 defeated Newborough (2) 0-58,

Winners: Traralgon’s Garry Trewin was a part of their winning rink against Drouin. with Tom Cleary and his rink of Rick Sillett, Ron Saunders and Alan White defeating Ed Whelan 20-14. Nick Henwood defeated Peter Policha 18-15. Stephen Whyte defeated Albert Van Stekelenburg 16-14 and Joe Lenders defeated Ann-Mary Ryan 21-15. NEERIM District 18-100 defeated Traralgon RSL (2) 0-52, with Peter Brooks and his rink of Robert Cook, Jim Fallon and Karren Sheers defeating Ron Osler 30-10. Angus McGillivray defeated Jeff Blythman 29-12. Ray Throup defeated Max Gibbins 19-15 and Shane Hogan defeated John Farquhar 22-15.

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TRARALGON (2) 14-74 defeated Thorpdale 4-62 with Cary Locke and his team of Tom Irvine, Kathy Smiles and Shasti Bhatti defeating Brendan Jennings 22-13 and Abe Roeder defeated Danny Vanzuylen 21-13. For Thorpdale, Graeme Edwards defeated Trevor James 16-15 and Ben Powell defeated Austin Gapper 20-16.

DIVISION 3 WARRAGUL (2) 14-82 defeated Traralgon (3) 4-68 with Jim Moyle and his rink of Ian Belling,

DROUIN (3) 14-70 defeated Neerim District (2) 2-56, with Peter Hone winning 23-14, Lloyd Smith 31-15 and for Neerim District, John Rochford won 27-16. TRAFALGAR (3) 16-85 defeated Morwell (4) 0-39 with winning skips Daryl Horner 29-13, Helen Robertson 38-10 and Russell Lavell 18-16. YALLOURN North (2) 16-24 defeated Newborough (4) 0-0 by forfeit. LONGWARRY (2) 16-80 defeated Garfield (2) 0-51 with winning skips Graham Woolstencroft 19-18, Dale Hendrick 26-21 and John Majkut 35-12. TRARALGON RSL (3) 14-89 defeated Traralgon (5) 2-37, with Gordon Asbury winning 39-10 and Frank Metcalf winning 32-7 for Traralgon (5). Terry Lawrence won 20-18.

DIVISION 6 MOE (4) 8-38 defeated Traralgon (7) 2-33, BOOLARRA (2) 10-46 defeated Churchill (2) 0-27, TRAFALGAR (4) 8-44 defeated Drouin (4) 2-32, TRARALGON (6) 10-51 defeated Neerim District (3) 0-24, MOE (3) 8-46 defeated Traralgon RSL/Yinnar 2-34 and THORPDALE/YARRAGON 8-36 defeated Longwarry (3) 2-31.

Good weather for Midweek Pennant action

BOWLS STRZELECKI NORTH MIDWEEK PENNANT BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

MIDWEEK bowlers enjoyed a lovely day’s bowls on Tuesday, November 21, on a day when a number of sides were winners despite only having one rink up. In Division 1, Traralgon RSL had a good win at home against Warragul, with Shirley McKenzie and her rink of Adriana Eaton, Gordon Bayly and Joe Ward defeating Gaye Renn 23-16. Margaret Gibbins drew 19-19 with Margaret Ratcliffe. For Warragul, Janette Gallasch defeated Elaine Muir 16-11, leaving Traralgon RSL the winners by two shots.  TRARALGON RSL 13-53 DEFEATED WARRAGUL 3-51

TRAFALGAR’S winning streak came to an end at Newborough, with the home team winning all three rinks. Sheryl Atkinson and her rink of Maureen Leighton, Tony Knipping and Michael Weatherall had a 28-10 win over Helen Robertson. Joan Goldie defeated Sue Robinson 27-16 and Julie Jackson defeated Heather Taylor 23-14.  NEWBOROUGH 16-78 DEFEATED TRAFALGAR 0-40

MORWELL Club won their first match for the season, with Tara Harle and her rink of Sue Karleusa,

Roger Rejmer and Wayne Arnold having a 30-13 win over Lyn Moffat and Beryl Noblett defeated Kathy Smiles 20-14. Traralgon had a winner in May Cross, who defeated Jan Karleusa 20-12.  MORWELL CLUB 14-62 DEFEATED TRARALGON 2-47

MORWELL, with only Kerry Wright’s rink of Bill Tumney, Marleen Monroe and Col Grant having a 25-12 win over Jan Aubrey, had a narrow two shot win over the visitors who had Mary Firth defeating Rita Reddiex 19-11 and Denise Hamilton defeating Pat Trewin 18-15.  MORWELL 12-51 DEFEATED DROUIN 4-49

DIVISION 2 MOE continued their good form and retained top spot on the ladder with a two shot victory over Traralgon (2) with only one rink up. Val Rodgers and her rink of Olive Lang, Bob Rennie and Brian Rodgers had a 27-8 win over Lyn Bloomfield, whilst for Traralgon, Barbara Scott defeated Val Griffiths 22-17 and Barbara Gapper defeated Lorraine Horton 24-12  MOE 12-56 DEFEATED TRARALGON (2) 4-54

NEWBOROUGH (2) got back on the winning list with a big victory over Newborough (3). Carmel Goss and her rink of Phil Marston, Betty Williams

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and Ed Whelan had a 29-6 win over Dianne Bertoli. Ann-Mary Ryan defeated Joan Lee 30-11 and Bev Luck tied 16-16 with Glenys Perkins 20-16.  NEWBOROUGH (2) 15-75 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH (3) 1 -33- 47

YINNAR had a good win at Morwell Club (2) with Meredith Kennon and her rink of Liddy Davidson, Max Aumann and Tim Roche defeating Betty Burridge 24-15. Jenni Harris defeated Shirley Kolcze 22-21 and Hilarie Anstey drew 18-18 with Janine McCowan.  YINNAR 15-64 DEFEATED MORWELL CLUB (2) 1-54

DROUIN (2), with Dini Hone and her team of Pat Cole, Wayne Walsh and Bob Cole defeated Karren Sheers 27-10 and Irene Dawson defeated Pat Fraser-Aurisch 30-20. For Neerim District, Chris Hogan defeated Lyn Jeffrey 19-16.  DROUIN (2) 14-73 DEFEATED NEERIM DISTRICT 2-49

TRARALGON (3) 12-56 defeated Morwell (3) 4-43 with the only rink up being Shirley Richardson and her team of Karen Hodgens, Deborah Johnson and Gavin Malane, who won 25-6. Morwell (3) had winners Jan Moody 18-15 and Chris Cunningham 19-16. TRAFALGAR (2) 15-76 defeated Yarragon 1-57 with Lyn Sephton and her rink of Sharon McRae, Rob Matthews and Greg Sephton winning 32-11 and Lyn Hill winning 24-20. Margaret Moss drew 20-20 with Glenda Beagley. CHURCHILL 12-63 defeated Drouin (3) 4-51, with Dianne Thomas and her rink of David Moir, Cheryl Gill and Chris Thomas winning 23-7 whilst Drouin (3) had winners in Maria Wans 21-20 and Maureen McMillan 23-20. MORWELL (2) 14-57 defeated Moe (2) 2-43. Rebecca Matheson and her rink of Pauline Toner, Jenny Duncan and John Bradbury won 23-9, Glenda Thompson won 21-16 and for Moe (2), Joanna Schmidt won 18-13.

DIVISION 3

DIVISION 4

WARRAGUL (2) 14-68 defeated Garfield 2-47, with Gladys Atkinson and her rink of Anthony Wynd, Franciska Axford and David Gatewood having a 29-10 win and Dawn Thomas winning 20-16. For Garfield, Gwen Fabris had a 21-19 win.

LONGWARRY 10-71 defeated Trafalgar (3) 0-12, Yinnar (2) 9-40 defeated, Traralgon (5) 1-32, Newborough (4) 10-16 defeated Yallourn North 0-0, Traralgon RSL (2) 10-40 defeated Traralgon (4) 0-29.

Bridge at Government House BRIDGE

TRARALGON Bridge Club members Ken Tierney and Anna Field took their seats at the table for an historic Bridge game at Government House recently. The Grand Ballroom was transformed into a card house hosting 160 players and distinguished guests, representing the thriving Bridge-playing community across the state. The occasion marked the first time the Ballroom, with a length surpassing even Buckingham Palace's Ballroom, had been set up for Bridge.

Event organiser, Laura Ginnan, said, “This wonderful game of Bridge in the Ballroom event aimed to celebrate Victoria’s Bridge community and to showcase Victoria’s contribution to the game worldwide”. Bridge is a strategy-based card game and is recognised as a mind-sport by the International Olympic Committee. Its origins can be traced to the invention of trick-taking games in the 16th century. Bill Gates is a big fan. Sharon Stone is learning to play and it is a passion of local luminaries such as Caroline Wilson and Barry Jones.

In many ways, Victorians have left an indelible mark on the international Bridge scene. Victoria is home to the first vice president to the World Bridge Federation Executive Council and the World Bridge Federation Chief Tournament Director. The world’s biggest Bridge streamer and influencer, Peter Hollands, is based in Victoria and the world’s biggest bridge podcast, Sorry, Partner, is also produced in Victoria. Even in Bridge, Victoria is the 'Education State', with the State Library of Victoria housing the Bourke Bridge Collection, one of the largest collections of Bridge books in the world.

The benefits of playing Bridge are well-documented. Bridge stimulates the brain and helps maintain mental sharpness, it can help boost the immune system, and Bridge players are increasingly less likely to develop diseases like Alzheimer’s disease. Bridge is also fun. It is a social game that builds a community and social connections between players. For more information about local games and where you can learn to play, phone Greg Nicholson on 0419 365 739.

SCOREBOARD ATHLETICS GIPPSLAND ATHLETICS CLUB

Round 7 of Gippsland Athletics Club track and field season was held Tuesday 21 st of November 2023. 100M Women: U/14 – Zaria Dalton 13.53, Melian Archer 15.60, Xanthe Dalton 15.88; U/16 – Janella Archer 14.78; U/20 – Tamsin Bur 14.13, Krystal Archer 14.75 Men: U/18 – Aaron Abuan 11.78; Open – Brendan Caffrey 14.40, Lachlan Coleman 14.46; Masters – Stuart Dalton 16.18, Wayne Seear 17.45 JAVELIN Women: U/14 – Zaria Dalton 11.78, Melian Archer 9.17, Xanthe Dalton NT; U/16 – Janella Archer 19.49; U/20 – Krystal Archer 23.43 Men: Open –Cameron Hughes 34.99, Brendan Caffrey 25.37, Lachlan Coleman 21.01; Masters – Wayne Seear 21.19, Stuart Dalton 16.32 3000M Men: Open – Brendan Caffrey 12:56.78 LONG JUMP Women: U/14 – Zaria Dalton 4.22, Melian Archer 3.40, Xanthe Dalton 3.39; U/16 – Janella Archer 4.02; U/20 – Krystal Archer 4.20 Men: U/18 – Aaron Abuan 5.14; Open – Lachlan Coleman 4.56, Brendan Caffrey 3.97; Masters – Wayne Seear 2.81 DISCUS Women: U/14 – Melian Archer 13.60, Zaria Dalton 13.41, Xanthe Dalton 13.21; U/16 – Janella Archer 23.47; U/20 – Krystal Archer 26.15 Men: U/18 – Aaron Abuan 21.57; Open –Cameron Hughes 21.61, Brendan Caffrey 18.18, Lachlan Coleman 16.25; Masters – Wayne Seear 25.10, Stuart Dalton 24.65 400M Women: U/14 – Zaria Dalton 1:06.74, Xanthe Dalton 1:23.80, Melian Archer 1:27.22; U/16 – Janella Archer 1:21.97 Men: U/18 – Aaron Abuan 56.87; Open – Lachlan Coleman 1:03.19

BOWLS STRZELECKI NORTH MIDWEEK

MIDWEEK PENNANT - ROUND 4 21-Nov-23 DIVISION 1: Morwell 12 51 Drouin 4 49, Newborough 16 78 Trafalgar 0 40, Traralgon RSL 13 53 Warragul 3 51, Morwell Club 14 62 Traralgon 2 47 DIVISION 2: Traralgon (2) 12 56 Traralgon (2) 4 54, Drouin (2) 14 73 Neerim District 2 49, Newborough (2) 15 75 Newborough (3) 1 33, Yinnar 15 64 Morwell Club (2) 1 54 DIVISION 3: Churchill 12 63 Drouin (3) 4 51, Warragul (2) 14 68 Garfield 2 47, Traralgon (3) 12 56 Morwell (3) 4 43, Trafalgar (2) 15 76 Yarragon 1 51, Morwell (2) 14 57 Moe (2) 2 43 DIVISION 4: Traralgon RSL (2) 10 40 Traralgon (4) 0 29, Longwarry 10 71 Trafalgar (3) 0 12, Yinnar (2) 9 40 Traralgon (5) 1 32, Newborough (4) 10 16 Yallourn North 0 0 Division 1 W L D F A Dif Pts Newborough 1 3 1 0 280 187 93 50 Warragul 1 3 1 0 217 209 8 43 Trafalgar 1 3 1 0 227 244 -17 39 Morwell 1 2 2 0 238 225 13 32 Traralgon RSL 1 2 2 0 205 249 -44 27 Drouin 1 1 3 0 228 208 20 25 Traralgon 1 1 3 0 221 242 -21 21 Morwell Club 1 1 3 0 203 255 -52 19 Division 2 W L D F A Dif Pts Moe 1 4 0 0 255 196 59 54 Newborough 2 2 1 1 244 199 45 40 Newborough 3 2 2 0 193 220 -27 35 Yinnar 1 2 2 0 233 232 1 33 Drouin 2 2 2 0 232 205 27 30 Neerim District 1 2 2 0 215 253 -38 30 Traralgon 2 1 3 0 213 235 -22 20 Morwell Club 2 0 3 1 202 247 -45 14 Division 3 W L D F A Dif Pts Churchill 1 4 0 0 263 208 55 58 Trafalgar 2 3 0 1 187 155 32 51 Morwell 3 2 1 1 228 226 2 41 Traralgon 3 2 2 0 241 226 15 32 Warragul 2 2 2 0 249 219 30 30 Yarragon 1 2 2 0 230 236 -6 29 Drouin 3 1 2 1 169 172 -3 28 Morwell 2 1 2 1 198 239 -41 23 Garfield 1 1 3 0 251 230 21 22 Moe 2 0 4 0 165 270 -105 6 Division 4 W L D F A Dif Pts Longwarry 1 3 1 0 193 127 66 28

Traralgon RSL 2 2 1 1 99 73 26 27 Traralgon 5 3 1 0 168 144 24 27 Yinnar 2 3 1 0 152 141 11 27 Newborough 4 2 2 0 129 109 20 22 Traralgon 4 2 2 0 123 108 15 22 Trafalgar 3 0 3 1 61 172 -111 5 Yallourn North 1 0 4 0 39 90 -51 2 STRZELECKI NORTH PLAYING AREA

SATURDAY PENNANT 2023 - 24 ROUND 6 25-Nov-23 DIVISION 1: Traralgon 15 82 Warragul 3 72, Morwell 16 70 Newborough 2 64, Traralgon RSL 18 84 Drouin 0 66, Trafalgar 15 71 Moe 3 58 DIVISION 2: Traralgon (2) 14 74 Thorpdale 4 62, Garfield 18 75 Newborough (2) 0 58, Neerim District 18 100 Traralgon RSL (2) 0 52, Traralgon (2) 14 76 Morwell Club 4 62 DIVISION 3: Warragul (2) 14 82 Traralgon (3) 4 68, Newborough (3) 12 82 Trafalgar (2) 6 75, Boolarra 14 79 Morwell (2) 4 67, Drouin (2) 16 83 Yinnar 2 64 DIVISION 4: Yallourn North 18 99 Warragul (3) 0 50, Churchill 16 84 Traralgon (4) 2 71, Moe (2) 13 78 Morwell (3) 5 73, Yarragon 14 74 Morwell Club (2) 4 69 DIVISION 5: Drouin (3) 14 70 Neerim District (2) 2 56, Traralgon RSL (3) 14 89 Traralgon (5) 2 37, Trafalgar (3) 16 85 Morwell (4) 0 39, Longwarry (2) 16 80 Garfield (2) 0 51, Yallourn North (2) 16 24 Newborough (4) 0 0 DIVISION 6: Moe (3) 8 46 Traralgon RSL/ Yinnar 2 34, Trafalgar (4) 8 44 Drouin (4) 2 32, Traralgon (6) 10 51 Neerim District (3) 0 24, Boolarra (2) 10 46 Churchill (2) 0 27, Thorpdale/Yarragon 8 36 Longwarry (3) 2 31, Moe (4) 8 38 Traralgon (7) 2 33 Division 1 W L D F A Dif Pts Traralgon 1 6 0 0 509 390 119 94 Newborough 1 4 2 0 460 417 43 66 Trafalgar 1 3 3 0 468 434 34 58 Morwell 1 3 3 0 448 429 19 58 Traralgon RSL 1 3 3 0 459 445 14 55 Moe 1 2 4 0 425 460 -35 41 Drouin 1 2 4 0 394 470 -76 34 Warragul 1 1 5 0 384 502 -118 26 Division 2 W L D F A Dif Pts Longwarry 1 6 0 0 581 368 213 97 Traralgon 2 5 1 0 532 421 111 84 Morwell Club 1 4 2 0 522 451 71 66 Neerim District 1 3 3 0 454 484 -30 51 Garfield 1 2 4 0 441 497 -56 45 Thorpdale 1 2 4 0 411 509 -98 40 Traralgon RSL 2 2 4 0 412 506 -94 37 Newborough 2 0 6 0 412 529 -117 12 Division 3 W L D F A Dif Pts Traralgon 3 5 1 0 535 391 144 89 Drouin 2 4 2 0 436 469 -33 67 Warragul 2 4 2 0 448 506 -58 60 Yinnar 1 3 3 0 462 457 5 58 Newborough 3 3 3 0 459 478 -19 47 Morwell 2 2 4 0 466 462 4 44 Boolarra 1 2 4 0 451 480 -29 36 Trafalgar 2 1 5 0 459 473 -14 31 Division 4 W L D F A Dif Pts Moe 2 6 0 0 481 409 72 88 Churchill 1 5 1 0 504 416 88 84 Yarragon 1 3 3 0 514 408 106 59 Morwell Club 2 3 3 0 476 436 40 59 Traralgon 4 3 3 0 502 446 56 56 Yallourn North 1 3 3 0 461 479 -18 50 Warragul 3 1 5 0 367 549 -182 21 Morwell 3 0 6 0 382 544 -162 15 Division 5 W L D F A Dif Pts Longwarry 2 6 0 0 434 281 153 91 Traralgon RSL 3 5 1 0 426 295 131 68 Drouin 3 4 2 0 381 361 20 62 Garfield 2 3 3 0 355 375 -20 46 Traralgon 5 3 3 0 342 399 -57 46 Yallourn North 2 2 4 0 303 339 -36 38 Neerim District 2 2 4 0 339 386 -47 37 Newborough 4 2 4 0 291 338 -47 37 Morwell 4 2 4 0 341 406 -65 28 Trafalgar 3 1 5 0 329 361 -32 27 Division 6 W L D F A Dif Pts Moe 3 4 2 0 253 208 45 39 Boolarra 2 4 2 0 209 191 18 39 Traralgon 6 4 2 0 260 215 45 38 Traralgon 7 4 2 0 247 217 30 38 Trafalgar 4 4 2 0 243 223 20 36 Drouin 4 3 3 0 272 204 68 32 Neerim District 3 3 3 0 218 243 -25 30 Thorpdale/Yarragon 3 3 0 196 243 -47 28 Longwarry 3 2 4 0 223 228 -5 26 Trgn RSL/Yinnar 2 4 0 216 238 -22 24 Churchill 2 2 4 0 219 240 -21 22 Moe 4 1 5 0 144 250 -106 8

GOLF CHURCHILL & MONASH

Club Championships RD 2 Stroke Saturday 18th November 2023.

A Grade Winner: M. Brereton 13 69 nett B Grade Winner: J. McCafferty 24 71 nett C Grade Winner: T. Collins 30 71 nett D.T.L: 1. C. Hogbin 72, 2. M. Soppe 72, 3. C. Stevens 72, 4. A. Sharrock 73, 5. D. Burridge 73, 6. M. Hutchinson 74 C/B, 7. A. Auld 74 C/B, 8. R. Vesty 74 C/B N.T.P: 3rd . Pro-Pin : D. Ellwood, 5th D. Burridge, 12th C. Hogbin Target Hole: M. Hutchinson Birdies: M. Brereton 14th Star Medal Tuesday 21st November 2023 2nd RD Championships Day Winner : S. Turner 26 67 nett Scratch: S. Turner 93 & M. Dear 93 Star Medal Winner : S. Turner 26 67 nett D.T.L: 1. L. Van Rooy 71 nett, 2. S. Caldwell 77 Nett N.T.P: 3rd M. Dear, 5th L. Brent, 12th M. Dear, 14th V. Reid MIRBOO NORTH

Thursday 23rd November. Stableford. A Grade: T Whitelaw, (11) 41pts. B Grade: R Jenkins (26) 37pts. DTL: G Renwick 39, R Robbins 37, T Bradshaw, R Matthews 36 c/b. NTP: 4th, G Renwick 6th R Robbins, 13th T Bradshaw, 16th R Robbins, Birdies: 4th G Renwick, 16th R Robbins, Saturday 25th November, Stroke, R 3 Championship. A Grade: G Shandley (14) 72. B Grade: S Hill-Smith. (20) 66 DTL: R Scurlock 72, G Dawson, B Bradshaw, C Dawson, Tim Traill 73 c/b. NTP: 4th D Taylor, 6th P Cummaudo, 13th C Dawson 16th R Matthews, Birdies: 4th R Matthews, 16th M Mc Kay. Championship A Grade scratch: Tim Traill 240 A Grade hcp: T Bradshaw 218 B Grade Scratch: M Payne 258 B Grade hcp: S Hill-Smith 213 C Grade scratch: M Mc Kay 287 C Grade hcp: M Mc Kay 224 c/b Vets scratch: R Matthews & R Scurlock play off next week 18 holes. Vets hcp: R Scurlock 143 MOE

Wednesday, 8 November 2023 Twilight Stableford A Grade Winner: W. Wilkinson 20 pts Birdies: 4th - W.Yeomans Wednesday, 15 November 2023 Twilight Stableford A Grade Winner: G. Geisler 20 pts B Grade Winner: W. Wilkinson 20 pts Birdies: 8th - T. Langmaid, 18th - W. Yeomans Sunday, 19 November 2023 OPEN Sunday 9 hole Stableford Grade A Winners: Shaw, Karen (24) 19 Grade B Winners: Mitchell, Evelyn (28) 20 Place Getters: Pedemont, Joseph 19 Sunday, 19 November 2023 OPEN Sunday Medley Stableford Grade A Winners: Pearson, Stephen (32) 37 Place Getters: Nyko, Steve 36 Wednesday, 22 November 2023 WOMEN'S WEDNESDAY 9 HOLE Stableford Grade A Winners: Hale, Jan (54) 19 Wednesday, 22 November 2023 WOMEN'S STABLEFORD Grade A Winners: Savige, Karyn (26) 39 Grade B Winners: Mitchell, Evelyn (28) 44 Place Getters: Wallis, Elizabeth 39, Young, Gwen 37 C/B, Shaw, Karen 37 Great Score: Elizabeth Wallis Birdie @ 4, Robin Fitzpatrick Birdie @ 3 Nearest to Pin: 4th Elizabeth Wallis, 8th Karen Shaw, 14th Karen Shaw Target Hole Prize: Karyn Savige Thursday, 23 November 2023 OPEN Medley Stableford Grade A Winners: Veenman, Laurie (10) 44 Grade B Winners: Panozzo, Gavan (18) 36 C/B Grade C Winners: Beath, Ken (25) 39 Place Getters: Hayes, Albert 40, Condon, Jeff 38 C/B, Azzopardi, Nato 38, Dunstan, Craig 37 C/B, Griggs, Ryan 37 C/B, Dent, Russell 37 C/B, Beveridge, Eric 37, Fox, Brian 36 C/B, Cunningham, Steve 36 C/B, Nyko, Steve 36 C/B, Scammell, Mark 36 C/B, Rodaughan, Peter 36 C/B, Harber, John 36, Brien, Graeme 35 C/B, Griggs,

Daryl 35 C/B Great Score: Shane Bruce (Birdie) @ 4 Nearest to Pin: 4th William Pace, 8th Jeff Condon, 14th Kev Howard Saturday, 25 November 2023 Stableford Grade A Winners: Donnison, Terry (11) 41 Grade B Winners: Gauci, Anthony (17) 43 Place Getters: Rothwell, Craig 40, Collings, Dale 39 C/B, Imer, Corey 39 C/B, Weir, Liam 39 C/B, Devent, Anton 39 C/B, Donaldson, Murray 39, Hibbs, Steven 38, Dyt, Ricky 38 C/B, Cropley, Mike 38 Great Score: Terry Donnison Birdie @ 14, Paul Spiteri (Birdie) @ 8 Nearest to Pin: 4th Murray Donaldson, 8th Anthony Gauci, 14th John Harber A45 MORWELL

Ladies 22nd November 2023 - Stableford Winner: E Lau 36 pts NTP: 2nd D Vuillermin 8th D Vuillermin 8th D Vuillermin 15th C Boers Birdies: D Vuillermin TRAFALGAR

22/11/23 Women's 2nd Rd Championships and Round 1 Vets Winner A Grade: Sue Klemke (20) 66 nett Runer Up A Grade: June Tickell (10) 69 nett B Grade Winner: Anne Outhred (28) 67 c/b B Grade Runner Up: Aija Owen (26) 67 nett DTL – 18 Holes: Nola Fordham with 68 nett, Sam Caldow, Bev Keily and Linda Chapple with 70 nett 9 Hole Winner Stableford: Jan Griffin 23 points 9 Hole Runner Up: Pat Harris 16 points NTP: 5th – Lyn Powell. 11th Nola Fordham Gobblers: Sue Rogers 5th Championships Leader Board at the end of Round 2 A Grade Scratch: June Tickell and Sam Caldow 165, Sue Klemke 182, Bev Keily 186 A Grade Handicap: Sue Klemke 142, Bev Keily and Aija Owen 144, June Tickell 145 B Grade Scratch: Anne Outhred 190, Nola Fordham 195, Yvonne Pitt 211 B Grade Handicap: Anne Outhred 128, Nola Fordham 129, Aileen McNair 145 Tuesday 21/11/2023 Stableford Players: 25, Women 3, Men 22 Winner: Glenn Doolan (24) Runner Up: Duane Baker (22 c/b) DTL: Richard Gould (22), Bev Keily (22), Graeme Harris (21), Graeme Grant (21), Andrew McCrorey (21) NTP: Steve Klemke (5) Bradmans: Tony Pitt Thursday: 23/11/2023 4 Person Ambrose Players : 59, Women 18, Men 41 Winners: Glenn Doolan, Steve Gould, Dennis Scambler, Ray Williams (25 1/8) Runners Up: Aileen McNair, Aija Owen, Richard Gould, Ron Keith (27 1/2) DTL: Wayne Dunn, Gavin Patchett, Jan Griffin, John Dodorico (29); Silvia Brown, Kerren Ludlow, Peter Cooke, Chris Moody (29); Ian Outhred, Chris Barfoot, Ed Hayward, Graeme Harris (29 3/8) NTP: Chris Griffin & Kerren Ludlow (13) Bradmans: Vivienne Davy, Cheryl Deppeler, Hank Fiddelaers, Pat O'Connell (33 1/8) Friday, November 24th 2023, Open Men’s & Ladies Stableford A Grade Winner: Jeff Hasthorpe 40 pts – Jeff shot better than his age B Grade Winner: Darryl Blackshaw 41 pts DTL's: Peter Pankhurst 37, Tony Gray 37, Brian McKenzie 37, Bob Baldry 35, Barry Dwyer 34, Roger Barnes 34 Birdies: 2nd: Glenn Vassett 5th: Roger Matheson 11th: Barry Dwyer Eagle: 8th: Tony Gray Saturday, November 25th 2023, Stroke – 2nd round of championships A grade Winner: Jeff Hasthorpe 68 nett – Jeff again shot better than his age B Grade Winner: Steve Gould 68 nett C Grade Winner: Rob Saunders 70 nett DTL’s: George Petkovic 68, Peter Collier 70, Bob Baldry 71, Mark Scammell 72, Russ Grant 72, Mark Ando 73, Dick Sheehan 73, Nathan Dart 74, Greg Evison 74, Ken Street 74, Peter Moss74, Tim Cross 74, Mark Jackson 74 NTP's: 2nd: Stewart Cluning 5th: Fred Dyke 11th: Reno Borg 13th: Peter Griffin 15th: Scott McKinnon Birdies: 5th: Cam Hobson, Steve Klemke, Tony O’Reilly 11th: Cam Hobson, Bill

Williams 15th: Brian Wattchow Championship Leaders A grade: – Scratch – Jeff Hasthorpe 150 H/ Cap – Jeff Hasthorpe 136 B grade: – Scratch – Dick Sheehan 167 H/ Cap – Dick Sheehan & Stu Marriott C grade: – Scratch – Rod Boon 187 H/ Cap – Rod Boon 143 D grade: – Scratch – Rob Saunders 190 H/ Cap – Rob Saunders & Norm Mether 140 Veterans – Jeff Hasthorpe, Steve Gould & George Petkovic 68 nett TRARALGON

Saturday Mens – Stroke Round 3 Club Championships Sat, 25th November 2023 Div 1: Moon, Wayne 3 74 Div 2: Franklin, Glen 15 84 Div 3: McDonald, Andrew 18 93 Div 4: Smith, Justin 33 104 Run Downs: 1 Ashford, Keith 13 69, 2 Davey, Tony 12 70, 3 Hobson, Aaron 11 71, 4 Knowles, Brad 8 71, 5 O’Neill, Matthew 13 72, 6 Roberts, Paul 12 72, 7 Blair, Simon 13 72, 8 Ware, Rodney 0 72, 9 Darby, Tim 14 72, 10 Northe, Thomas 7 72 NTP: 5th Pro Pin Darby, Tim, 8th Barbour, Shaun, 15th Trengrove, Dave, 18th 2nd shot Milner, Glenn CLUB CHAMPION: Rod Ware (0) 74 78 72 = 224 HANDICAP: Dylan Loprese (10) 75 66 77 = 218 B GRADE CHAMPION: Rod Lawn (12) 84 84 89 = 257 B HANDICAP: Glen Franklin (16) 80 66 68 = 214 C GRADE CHAMPION: Brad Royal (21) 94 89 94 = 277 C HANDICAP: Brad Royal (21) 73 68 73 = 214 D GRADE CHAMPION: Billyjoe Hegarty (26) 99 104 101 = 304 D HANDICAP: Justin Smith (34) 68 82 70 = 220 VETERANS CHAMPION: Rod Ware (0) 74 78 72 = 224 VETERANS HANDICAP: Wayne Moon (4) 71 78 70 = 219 JUNIOR CHAMPION: Arlen Peavey (10) 87 86 84 = 257 JUNIOR HANDICAP: Joel Thomson (13) 73 65 82 = 220 YALLOURN

Thursday 23/11/23 18 hole stableford. Winner: Betty Dobson (33) 34 pts DTL: Lyn McAlister (18) 33 pts, Loretta Booth (32) 32 NTP: 2nd Loretta Booth, 14th Betty Dobson 9 hole stableford Tuesday 21/11/23 Loretta Booth (32) 26 pts Tuesday 7/11/23 Sue Caldow (36) 19

TENNIS Riverside Tennis Association

Round 7 Results Section 1/2 Doubles: Warragul 2 - 38 def by Drouin Maroon 7 – 52, Moe 8 - 52 def Neerim District 1 – 12, Hallora 9 - 54 def Trafalgar 0 – 12, Poowong 4 - 35 washout Drouin Gold 1 - 29 Team P W L D % Pts Drouin Maroon 7 6 1 0 172.82 60 Moe 7 5 1 1 155.15 54.5 Neerim District 7 4 3 0 99.27 42 Hallora 7 4 3 0 104.28 40 Warragul 7 3 4 0 112.16 38 Poowong 7 2 3 2 69.26 32.5 Drouin Gold 7 1 5 1 72.17 21 Trafalgar 7 1 6 0 62.79 20 Section 1 Singles: Moe White 4 - 8 - 48 def Trafalgar 0 - 1 – 22, Moe Blue 3 - 6 - 41 def Drouin 1 - 2 - 28, Moe Red had the BYE Team B P W L D % Pts Moe Red 2 5 5 0 0 184.55 26 Moe White 2 5 4 1 0 177.24 26 Moe Blue 1 6 4 2 0 120.1 22.5 Drouin 1 6 1 5 0 59.92 8.5 Trafalgar 1 6 0 6 0 51.96 4.5 Section 2 Singles: Warragul 0 - 3 def by Trafalgar 6 – 48, Drouin Gold 4 - 40 def Moe 2 – 40, Drouin Maroon 3 - 30 def by Pax Hill 3 – 35 Team P W L D % Pts Trafalgar 7 6 1 0 236.36 45 Pax Hill 7 7 0 0 190.06 42 Drouin Maroon 7 3 4 0 113.53 29 Moe 7 3 4 0 91.37 24 Drouin Gold 7 2 5 0 77.22 18 Warragul 7 0 7 0 20.3 1

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Crushing home victory for Rovers

CRICKET CLV A GRADE BY LIAM DURKIN

RAIN did not stop winners being crowned in Cricket Latrobe Valley A Grade. Round 6 matches were completed at the weekend, with all games being pretty one-sided. TRARALGON WEST got back to business. The Eagles easily defended their first innings total of 257, knocking over Centrals for 137 at Jack Canavan. The home side backed itself in on Day 2, opting not to bat on, instead giving them more time to take all 10 wickets. Centrals got off to a steady start, before off spinner Ben Fleming was brought into the attack. Fleming, new to the Eagles this season, took the big wickets of Rob Webber for 30, and then Lions captain Tye Hourigan for a third-ball duck, to see the visitors with two fresh batsmen at the crease. Fleming added a third some time later, and then a fourth as Centrals fell to 5/91. Mark Rawson proved something of a roadblock for Traralgon West, getting himself to 35 off 40 balls. However, as always seems to be the case with Rawson, he was dismissed after making an attractive score in the 30s, falling lbw to Darcy Cooke. From there, the rest of the batting failed to come together, and Traralgon West was able to raffle off the remaining wickets. Some moments of pure defence threatened to force a draw, yet these only delayed the inevitable. Fleming led the way with 4/40, ably supported by Harvey Bright (2/4) and Ben Edebohls (2/12). IMPERIALS finally found their feet. After a few average batting performances, Imperials were able to put together a decent first innings total of 249 against Gormandale. Taking to Catterick Crescent, the home side was well served by Dilshan Thilakarathne, who made 68, along with Anu Meenakshi (51), Scott Aitken (43) and Kaveesha Jayasuriya (31) on the first day.

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The Tigers found success with the ball from skipper Matt Hibbs (3/33) and Yohan Soyza, who gave very little away in his 3/36 off 21.5 overs. Come Day 2, Hibbs was again the man for Gormandale, scoring 32 in the middle order. Others to make runs were Dylan Freitag (36 not out), Nat Campbell (28) and Campbell Peavey (24), yet unfortunately for the Tigers, they ended up being one more decent score or partnership short, and were bowled out for 173. Thilakarathne could not be denied, and completed just about the perfect game, taking 6/46 (including four unassisted) to go with his 68 from the previous day. Dom Thompson was forced to play second fiddle, and took 2/40 off 13 overs. THINK Pattto might have been a bit too quick for some of these blokes. Rovers speedster Lachlan Patterson tore through Willow Grove, as Rovers completed an outright victory at Duncan Cameron. Patterson set up victory by taking the first five wickets on Day 1, bowling three, before coming back and claiming two more in the second innings. In an unfortunate sight following a confidence boosting reverse outright win the previous round, Willow Grove was bowled out for just 26 in their first innings, in response to Rovers' 230. That English import Luke Payton scored 18 of those 26 runs perhaps said it all. Coming into Day 2 a mammoth 188 runs behind, not even a 90 minute rain delay could save the Wolves from losing maximum points. The second innings fared hardly much better, this time, Willow Grove was bowled out for 62. Patterson took 2/8 to go with his 5/16 from the first dig. Stefan Sbaglia nabbed 4/20, while Dougal Williams did his average no harm, taking 2/0. Having achieved two wins in succession leading into the game, a loss of this magnitude will more than likely be viewed as one step forward and two giant steps back for the developing Wolves in their

second season of A Grade. Coach Todd Mann kept his side out in the middle for what seemed a long time after the game, and

a few players could have learnt a harsh lesson in not getting ahead of oneself. LATROBE had the bye.

Rain limits Premier A action

CRICKET CLV PREMIER A BY LIAM DURKIN

RAIN caused some havoc in Cricket Latrobe Valley Premier A at the weekend. The first day of Round 6 saw the diversity of Gippsland weather on full display, as showers hit some areas more than others. Contests remain very much alive however, as all four games got a start, meaning intrigue now surrounds just how respective captains will try and force results heading into Day 2. EX STUDENTS and Churchill are locked in a pretty good battle. The Sharks are 7/171, having faced 56 overs at Terry Hunter Oval. All players in the top order got to double figures for the home side at the weekend, with Mitch Harris the one to make the most of his opportunity, scoring 44. Others to chip in were Matt Dyke (34) and Rick Battista, who will resume on 27 not out. King Cobra John Keighran again showed his skill, taking 4/41 off 15 overs with five maidens. Chris Williams proved to be a somewhat unassuming go-to man with the ball, sending down 19 overs and returning tidy figures of 1/59. GLENGARRY has got itself into a decent position against Raiders. The Magpies reached 3/104 at stumps at Fred King Oval.

Raiders liked conditions for bowling, and decided to inject their opponents in at the toss. Things appeared promising when Al Jenkin and both Marks boys were back in the shed cheaply, thanks to some great bowling from Luke Thornton. Glengarry steadied through the efforts of Nat Freitag and Chris Dunn, who are unbeaten on 48 and 35 respectively. ONLY 17 overs were bowled up at Mirboo North. The Tigers took on Moe, who are 1/40. Team leaders Noah Kane and Andrew Philip will resume their innings this Saturday. Kane is unbeaten on 22. Ironically, Evan Sheekey made his first grade debut for the Lions in a rain affected match. Sheekey had previously been selected in washed out rounds, but was able to technically make his debut as this match had a start. Officially speaking, a game of cricket only counts in records if there is a coin toss. The Moe debut adds to Sheekey's likely hundreds of A Grade games, with previous stints at Yallourn North, Latrobe and CATS. CATS are already chasing against Morwell. The match at Keegan Street saw the most amount of overs on Saturday, with close to 85. The home side batted first and compiled 158. CATS have made a strong start, and are currently 1/51. TOONGABBIE had the bye.

CRICKET LATROBE VALLEY PREMIER A ROUND 6 (STUMPS) MORWELL V CATS at Keegan Street Reserve MORWELL 1ST INNINGS BATTING TOTAL 10 wickets for 158 (63.3 Overs) CATS 1ST INNINGS BATTING TOTAL 1 wicket for 51 (20.4 Overs) Need scorecards please. Anyone else miss seeing first and second initials on MyCricket? GLENGARRY V RAIDERS at Glengarry Recreation Reserve GLENGARRY 1ST INNINGS BATTING A Jenkin c B Burrows b L Thornton ...............................................2 F Marks c T Hutchinson b L Thornton ...........................................7 N Freitag not out................................................................................. 48 S Marks c B Burrows b L Thornton .................................................0 C Dunn not out.................................................................................... 35 Sundries (1w 0nb 7lb 4b) 12 TOTAL 3 wickets for 104 (27.5 Overs) RAIDERS 1ST INNINGS BOWLING L Thornton 11-2-35-3, H McColl 5-0-10-0, B Bailey 8-2-29-0, G Cheshire 2-0-7-0, T Robertson 1.5-0-12-0, MIRBOO NORTH V MOE at Mirboo North Recreation Reserve MOE 1ST INNINGS BATTING J Pheeney c C Anders b A Thomas ................................................7 N Kane not out .................................................................................... 22 A Philip not out ......................................................................................9 Sundries (0w 2nb 0lb 0b) 2 TOTAL 1 wickets for 40 (17 Overs) MIRBOO NORTH 1ST INNINGS BOWLING M Woodall 7-1-26-0, A Thomas 8-3-11-1, W Lawrey 2-0-3-0, EX STUDENTS V CHURCHILL at Traralgon Recreation Reserve EX STUDENTS 1ST INNINGS BATTING M Dyke st J Rae b J Keighran ........................................................ 34 J Pryde b R Harvey ............................................................................. 14 J McMahon b S Warr .......................................................................... 10 L Stockdale c M Harvey b J Keighran ......................................... 24 M Harris c&b J Keighran .................................................................. 44 M Membrey b J Keighran ...................................................................0 R Battista not out................................................................................ 27 H Richards lbw C W Williams .............................................................0 M Warne not out....................................................................................5 Sundries (0w 0nb 2lb 11b) 13 TOTAL 7 wickets for 171 (56 Overs) CHURCHILL 1ST INNINGS BOWLING R Harvey 9-2-27-1, Chris W Williams 19-4-59-1, K Holt 1-0-70, S Warr 11-4-24-1, J Keighran 15-6-41-4, M Harvey 1-1-0-0

A GRADE ROUND 6 (COMPLETE) TRARALGON WEST V CENTRALS at Jack Canavan TRARALGON WEST 1ST INNINGS BATTING B Edebohls ............................................................................................. 48

C Glynn b Fenech ............................................................................... 16 T Fitch lbw b Rajapakse..................................................................... 11 I Zafar c Webber b Pollard ................................................................ 79 J Monacella c Gray b Gamage............................................................8 H Kimpton c Gamage b Rajapakse................................................ 17 S Rasool not out................................................................................... 42 B Fleming c unknown b Pollard .................................................... 12 J Cooke b Pollard ................................................................................. 16 D Cooke not out......................................................................................0 Sundries (6b 1lb 0w 1nb) 8 TOTAL 8 wickets for 257 (89 overs) CENTRALS 1ST INNINGS BOWLING M Fenech 9-4-19-1, T Gamage 16-7-35-1, R Hefer 8-2-14-0, R Webber 15-5-40-1, H Rajapakse 16-4-54-2, C Pollard 16-3-633, L Speairs 9-2-25-0 CENTRALS 1ST INNINGS BATTING L Speairs b Fleming ............................................................................ 13 R Webber c Edebohls b Fleming .................................................... 30 T Hourigan b Fleming ..........................................................................0 M Rawson lbw b Cooke..................................................................... 35 R Hefer c Rasool b Fleming ................................................................7 C Pollard c Rasool b Edebohls ........................................................ 18 B Doble c J Cooke b Bright .................................................................9 B Williamson b Bright ...........................................................................1 T Gamage c Zafar b Edebohls ............................................................7 H Rajapakse b Falla ................................................................................3 M Fenech not out ................................................................................ 22 Sundries (6b 2lb 1w 1nb) 10 TOTAL 10 wickets for 137 (67.1 overs) TRARALGON WEST 1ST INNINGS BOWLING B Edebohls 16-9-12-2, J Cooke 8-4-23-0, B Fleming 19-6-40-4, A Thow 13-3-21-0, D Cooke 5-0-25-1, H Bright 4-2-4-2, I Zafar 2-0-4-0, R Falla 0.1-0-0-1 IMPERIALS V GORMANDALE at Catterick Crescent IMPERIALS 1ST INNINGS BATTING S Aitken b Soyza................................................................................... 43 A Meenakshi c Keyhoe b Bramwell .............................................. 51 S Galea b Hibbs .......................................................................................0 R Morley c Keyhoe b Soyza .............................................................. 20 J Skingle lbw b Hibbs......................................................................... 25 D Thilakarathne b Hibbs ................................................................... 68 N Thillekarathna lbw b Campbell .....................................................2 E Jarvis not out .......................................................................................1 K Jayasuriya b Soyza........................................................................... 31 Sundries (1b 1lb 1w 5nb) 8 TOTAL 8 wickets for 249 (84 overs) GORMANDALE 1ST INNINGS BOWLING T Bramwell 5-0-21-1, N Campbell 16-2-72-1, D Freitag 17-631-0, T Gafa 2-0-11-0, M Hibbs 12-2-33-3, C Peavey 10-2-43-0, Y Soyza 21.5-11-36-3 (know that’s not in order but PlayHQ lists bowlers alphabetically GORMANDALE 1ST INNINGS BATTING N Campbell c Skingle b Jarvis ........................................................ 28 D Freitag not out ................................................................................ 36 T Gafa lbw b Thilakarathne ................................................................0 S Ganiga c Moss b Thompson ...........................................................8 M Hibbs c Morley b Aitken .............................................................. 32 D Keyhoe c Morley b Thilakarathne ............................................. 19 B Peavey c Skingle b Thilakarathne .................................................4 C Peavey b Thilakarahne .................................................................. 24 T Reynolds b Thilakarathne ................................................................0 J Scurlock b Thilakarathne .................................................................4 Y Soyza lbw b Thompson ................................................................ 10 T Hood not out ........................................................................................6 Sundries (0b 2lb 2w 4nb) 8 TOTAL 10 wickets for 173 (57 overs)

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IMPERIALS 1ST INNINGS BOWLING S Aitken 12-4-22-1, A Meenakshi 1-0-9-0, H Dunstan 8-2-19-0, S Galea 2-0-8-0, D Thilakarathne 17-7-46-6, D Thompson 134-40-2, E Jarvis 4-0-27-1 ROVERS V WILLOW GROVE at Duncan Cameron ROVERS 1ST INNINGS BATTING L Little c unknown b Payton ........................................................... 16 T Pearce c unknown b Mann........................................................... 16 O Hannam b Mann.................................................................................9 D Williams c unknown b Mann ...................................................... 12 E Williams c unknown b Mann ....................................................... 36 S Sbaglia b Mann ...................................................................................7 W Coad lbw b Walsh .............................................................................2 L Patterson b Cumiskey .................................................................... 25 D Duncan b Mann ............................................................................... 26 S Duff c Payton b Mann .................................................................... 48 J Lynch not out..................................................................................... 17 Sundries (3b 6lb 4w 3nb) 16 TOTAL 10 wickets for 230 (68 overs) WILLOW GROVE 1ST INNINGS BOWLING T Mann 25-5-60-7, L Payton 14-4-46-1, D Walsh 9-1-61-1, L Cumiskey 5-1-13-1, J Hammond 13-1-33-0, N Wheildon 1-0-20, S Dawson 2-0-6-0 WILLOW GROVE 1ST INNINGS BATTING K Mulley c Pearce b Patterson ...........................................................5 T Norton b Patterson ............................................................................1 S Dawson c Pearce b Patterson ........................................................0 A James b Patterson .............................................................................0 L Cumiskey b Patterson .......................................................................0 L Payton not out ................................................................................. 18 J Hammond lbw b E Williams ............................................................1 N Wheildon c Pearce b E Williams ....................................................0 T Mann c D Williams b Duff.................................................................1 D van der Stoep c Pearce b Duff .......................................................0 D Walsh st Pearce b Duff .....................................................................0 Sundries (0b 1lb 0w 0nb) 1 TOTAL 10 wickets for 26 (14.4 overs) ROVERS 1ST INNINGS BOWLING L Patterson 6-2-16-5, E Williams 3-2-3-2, S Duff 1.4-0-2-3, J Lynch 4-2-4-0 WILLOW GROVE 2ND INNINGS BATTING L Payton c E Williams b Sbaglia ...................................................... 27 K Mulley c Hannam b Lynch ..............................................................0 N Wheildon c Patterson b D Williams .............................................9 S Dawson b Sbaglia ...............................................................................1 J Hammond c Sbaglia b D Williams............................................... 11 T Mann c Duncan b Sbaglia ...............................................................5 A James c Pearce b Patterson ............................................................3 L Cumiskey b Patterson .......................................................................3 D van der Stoep ......................................................................................0 D Walsh not out.......................................................................................2 Sundries (1b 0lb 0w 0nb) 1 TOTAL All out for 62 (28.2) ROVERS 2ND INNINGS BOWLING L Patterson 7.2-2-8-2, S Sbaglia 11-4-20-4, J Lynch 3-0-12-1, S Duff 1-0-16-0, D Williams 3-3-0-2, E Williams 3-1-5-0 LATROBE - BYE

PREMIER B ROUND 8 Mirboo North 6/216 (L Anders 63*, C Wise 40, S Rogers 34, B Aitken 32, J Atkinson-Mobourne 2/25, A Savige 2/39) def Moe 182 (R Straughair 49, M Johnstone 35, J Keyhoe 31, T Basarke 3/14, S Rogers 3/27, R Hughes 3/28), Glengarry

4/173 (P Henry 54*, D Cochrane 42) def Jeeralang-Boolarra 3/170 (B McCormack 59, G Smith 51*, L Smith 41*, S Saju 3/25), Thorpale 2/20 def Churchill 18 (S Pickering 5/8, T Pickering 4/9), Toongabbie 8/191 (R Wheildon 88*, M Dunn 50, J Veneman 25, M Bentley 3/27, J Zappulla 2/15) def Ex Students 7/190 (A Jaensch 74, J Zappulla 33*, J Veneman 3/22, S Moran 2/32), Morwell 4/36 (Brodie Howlett 2/5) drew Centrals DNB (match abandoned)

B GRADE ROUND 8 Willow Grove 2/64 (C Polo 25) v Gormandale (abandoned) Raiders 7-134 (H Rai 28 K Hutchinson 25; I Brown 2-17 O Grant 1-8) d Rovers 130 (J Pearce 31 J Carney 28, H Singh 3-15 J Berryman-Lambert 3-17) Latrobe 1-75 (D McDougall 53 not out J Wilson 14; J Downs 1-18 A Donoghue 0-4) d Traralgon Imperials 74 (J Twite 24 R Bosch 9, D Ganegodage 3-8 M Metcalfe 2-11) CATS 3/75 (M Anthofer 25, R Hare 25) vs Traralgon West (abandoned)

PREMIER C ROUND 7 Rovers 1/100 (B Nikodemski 52, D Brain 37) v Moe (abandoned) Centrals 85 (B Vanderzalm 5/8, L Vanderzalm 2/2) v Mirboo North 4/53 (abandoned) (P Woodall 29, A Dissanayake 2/18) Ex Students d Traralgon West (fofeit) Glengarry 4-166 d Cats 9-162 (no scores supplied) Morwell - bye

C GRADE ROUND 7 Rawson 6-203 (B Jarvis 70 not out M Williams 23; Z QuinseyMunro 3-25 P Mills 1-18) d Raiders 9-114 (J Macfarlane 46 Z Quinsey-Munro 17 not out, J Goudge 4-7 R Braad 3-21) Toongabbie 6-83 (R Farley 24 D Andjelkovic 17; A Atkinson 3-12 C Dunlop 2-35) d Latrobe 82 (P Mooney 21 not out G Duncan 17, J Pearson 3-14 B Grieve 1-7) Jeeralang-Boolarra 3/75 (T Laaks 33, K Morley 2/24) v Traralgon Imperials (abandoned) Churchill 7-205 (S Wernham 68 A Young 38; N Sallee 2-40) d Willow Grove 39 (L Hecker 3-3 R Harrington 3-4) Gormandale - bye

WOMENS DIVISION ROUND 6 Willow Grove Gold 1-67 (M Donoghue 30 not out K Mann 17 not out; T Anderson 1-14 B Lever 0-4) d Latrobe 7-48 (J Rainbow 26 A Beedall 8 not out, K Wheildon 3-1 K Mann 1-6) Morwell Black 0-85 (D Cole 31 R Ball 20; R van der Stoep 0-8 K Schultz 0-12) d Willow Grove Green 6-81 (R van der Stoep 15 not out K Grima 14, D Cole 1-9 Z Spencer 1-17) Churchill Senior 3-97 (Z Treloar 30 T Vallance 15; N Freeman 1-17 M Freeman 1-23) d Morwell Yellow 7-89 (N Freeman 31 not out M Freeman 15, Z Treloar 3-12 A Forbes 2-10) Raiders 1-96 (F Morrison 31 Z Quinsey-Munro 25; K Peters 1-8 E Shaw 0-8) d Centrals 3-80 (E Shaw 25 not out L Pettie 19, Z Quinsey-Munro 1-21 )

Freitag frenzy against Bairnsdale CRICKET GCL BY LIAM DURKIN

ONLOOKERS were treated to a thrilling finish in Round 3 of the Gippsland Cricket League between Latrobe Valley and Bairnsdale. Playing in Lucknow, Bairnsdale got over the line by just one wicket. The travelling side decided to take a punt and bat first at a venue that saw the host club score just 96 runs in 39 overs the previous day. Local knowledge may have proved decisive for Bairnsdale, who were able to bowl in helpful conditions as the visitors nudged their way to 9/161 from 49 overs. Latrobe Valley Captain Nathan Freitag took conditions out of the equation, shouldering the run-scoring and batting through most of the innings for a tremendous 75 not out. His effort was easily the best of his teammates, with the next highest score 22 from Number 10 Luck Thornton. The partnership of 38 between Freitag and Thornton took Latrobe Valley from a mediocre score around 120 to a competitive total given the circumstances. An earlier partnership of 62 for the third wicket between Freitag and Tom Robertson (20) also allowed the innings to stabilise after the visitors were 2/12. Bairnsdale bowlers cashed in, with most returning tidy figures. Chris Hammond took 3/19 off 10 overs with three maidens, while Ricky Tatnell (2/38) and Brodie Anderson (2/26) were also serviceable.

Frank Mostert gave little away, going for just 24 off 10 overs with four maidens. As they say however, never judge a game until both sides have batted. Needing someone to ignite things with the ball, Latrobe Valley found an answer in Mitch Harris. The bustling quick knocked over two of the biggest wickets in the Bairnsdale camp, cleaning up Rohan Blandford and Mostert to see the home side in early trouble at 2/5. Blandford, fresh off a century the day before for Meerleiu, managed just three, while left-hander Mostert failed to trouble the scorers. Thornton then got in on the act, taking the next two wickets to see the score 4/28, which quickly became 5/29 when Harris again disturbed the timber. Watching on from the other end was dependable opener Brodie Anderson, often the one called upon to provide a cool head under pressure. Anderson had done this for a period, getting to 24, however, when he fell to Lee Stockdale the score was 6/47 and Bairnsdale was staring down the barrel of defeat. Nick Adendorff and Tatnell then came to the rescue, putting on 72 for the seventh wicket. The latter peeled off 42 batting at eight, while the former knocked them around for 29. Their effort took Bairnsdale within 42 runs of victory before the match took a dramatic turn. Tatnell and Adendorff were dismissed within three runs of each other, leaving Bairnsdale 8/122, and then 9/127 after Freitag bowled Ryan Halford. With the game seemingly in Latrobe Valley's favour, it was left to Bairnsdale stalwart Reagan Kyle to call upon all his experience. Kyle succeeded, and saw his team through in the

41st over with an unbeaten 23. Number 11 Steve Bertino held his nerve, scoring one of the more important 12 not outs he is ever likely to make. The pair put on 35 for the final wicket to win the match. Leading bowlers for Latrobe Valley were Harris (3/37), Thornton (2/16) and Freitag (2/14). IT'S a different story on turf, as Warragul found out. The Wild Dogs were undone by Sale-Maffra, succumbing to the Sharks' three-pronged spin attack of Dylan Bolton, Isaac Love and Jack Rietschel. The trio took nine wickets between them, leading Sale-Maffra to a 43-run win. With the Warragul District Cricket Association mainly a hard wicket competition (with only four active turf pitches currently), the Wild Dogs struggled to adapt on a Stratford wicket offering some purchase. The home side batted first, and recovered from an indifferent start after falling to 2/8. Stefano Di Bartolomeo and Charlie Morrison then got together for a partnership, and put on the best part of 100 runs, combining for 98 for the third wicket before Morrison departed for 38. Di Bartolomeo continued on for some time, and top-scored with 65 in a match reduced to 46 overs due to irritant rain. The Sharks hit and ran toward the end, trying to squeeze out as many runs as possible, and ended with 165 on the board. James Wilcock got the first two wickets for Warragul, and finished with figures of 2/14. Left arm wrist spinner Harvey Jupp was the pick of the bowlers however, taking 2/24 off 10 economical overs.

The reply started positively for the visitors, with the score ticking along to 1/59. The match turned though once the spinners came on though. Off spinner Isaac Love got one through James Vela, who scored 26, before Sale-Maffra skipper Bolton took the next two wickets bowling the same style. The pair then repeated the dose, before Rietschel joined in to see the Wild Dogs well out of contention at 7/103. Yashan Samarasinghe played a mightily fine hand in the conditions, scoring 51 at nearly a runa-ball (54 balls) from first drop, going through six partners in the process. He became Bolton's fourth wicket, and soon after, he took his fifth to end with figures of 5/30 off 10 overs with three maidens. Love finished the job, taking the final wicket to make his bowling card read 3/19 off 7.5 overs as Warragul was skittled for 122 inside 32 overs. The accuracy of Sale-Maffra's spinners was noteworthy - five of the nine wickets to fall to slow bowling were either bowled or lbw. The victory keeps the Sharks unbeaten in Senior Men's GCL for season 2023/24. LEONGATHA had the bye. THE Under 18 match between Latrobe Valley and Warragul in Traralgon South was abandoned due to weather, as was the women's game between Latrobe Valley and Sale-Maffra at Apex Park. Latrobe Valley Under 13s are playing Bairnsdale this Sunday in the Junior Development League. There is one more senior GCL match before Christmas (Sunday, December 10).

Gippsland show their power at the AFL Draft FOOTBALL By TOM HAYES

A FRESH batch of Gippsland Power recruits have made their way onto AFL lists following the 2023 AFL Draft. It was once again another strong year for the Gippsland representative side, who had five players drafted into the big time. The program has now seen 11 players make it into the system in the last two draft years, 10 from the national draft and one recruited in the 2022 Mid-Season Draft, all of which still occupy spots of their respective AFL lists. Two of the five 2023 draftees were selected in the first round to the same team, while the remaining three were sent packing to three separate clubs. MORWELL'S Tew Jiath headlined things from a Latrobe-Valley view. Tew, the younger brother of Hawthorn rising star Changkuoth, was selected by reigning premier Collingwood with Pick 37. Ahead of the draft, Jiath was recognised as a bolter, moving into potential first round contention, but subsequently dropped to the eighth pick of the second round, but nonetheless, now on a competitive list. Jiath joins his brother Changkuoth in the AFL system - a Hawk who has played 45 games in the brown and gold.

Jiath shows similarities to his brother’s game, yet stands a little taller and displays himself as a strong intercept marker on the half back flank. TJ was praised for his second half of the season this year, which puts a lot of eyes on him from most clubs. It’ll be hard to break into the Magpies premiership team, but Collingwood must see something important in him that could offer them some benefit. FOSTER’S Zane Duursma was selected by North Melbourne with Pick 4, after their bid to sign Gold Coast academy player, Jed Walter, was matched by the Suns. Duursma shone for Gippsland Power and Victoria Country in his senior year, showing up when it mattered and making an impact as a midfielder/ forward, earning himself the best-and-fairest award at Gippsland Power. Highlights included his performance in his final Under 18 Championships game, where he had 22 disposals, 10 marks and kicked 4.2 in Victoria Country’s 31-point win over Victoria Metro. The brother of now Essendon player Xavier Duursma, who was previously at Port Adelaide, now joins his sibling in the AFL state and is sure to make an instant impact at the Kangaroos. We may have to wait until Round 10 next season (May 19) to see the two brothers face off, if all goes swimmingly. Duursma became the highest selection from

the Gippsland Power squad since Morwell’s Ben Ainsworth was also selected with Pick 4 to Gold Coast Suns in the 2016 National AFL Draft. Zane also joined sister Yasmin as an AFL player, with his sister currently with the Power's AFLW side. We may see another Duursma in the system soon, with his brother, Willem, also on the rise. The siblings all carry first initials in alphabetical order: W (Willem), X (Xavier) Y (Yasmin) Z (Zane). Foster has produced a remarkable line of AFL players in recent years, with the small town of 2000 people home to the three Duursma's, as well as current GWS midfielder Ryan Angwin. Adding to the list is Brett Eddy (Port Adelaide), Jack Weston (Geelong) and Jordan Staley (St Kilda), who have all returned home to play in Gippsland. THE Kangaroos must have a liking for the Gippsland Power boys, having selected Leongatha’s Wil Dawson later in the first round with Pick 22, their fourth pick of the draft. Dawson is a big-bodied player who can rotate as a key defender and play a role in ruck, standing at 201 centimetres (6 foot, 6 inches) tall. Following the departure of key defender Ben McKay and ruckman Todd Goldstein to the Bombers, if the Kangaroos can get Dawson ready by Round 1, he may have an early effect in their camp in 2024.

INVERLOCH’S Archer Reid was the first selection of the second round, coming through at Pick 30, heading west to the West Coast Eagles. Gippsland had the second Reid to be drafted to the wooden-spooners, joining Pick 1 Harley Reid. It became obvious as we got closer to draft night that West Coast were always going to select Harley Reid as the Number 1 pick, but the addition of Archer Reid is one that could be of use. West Coast are in desperate need of talent, and only having four picks at the national draft didn’t help, but Archer Reid joins the Gippsland Power recruits of Drouin's Ryan Maric and Maffra's Coby Burgiel, so he is sure to feel at home. Archer Reid joins his brother in the AFL too, Zach Reid, who currently belongs at the Bombers. FINALLY, another big man was shipped off, this time Warragul’s Lachlan Smith to the Western Bulldogs with Pick 47. Smith will arrive at the Kennel after a strong season as a ruckman for Gippsland Power. He was dubbed as one of the most complete rucks in the draft, standing at 203 centimetres tall, and will provide much-needed depth to the Doggies ruck stocks. Smith was unable to compete at the Combine, but displayed a 3.13-second 20-metre sprint, which showcases his mobility as a ruckman over two metres tall.

CURRENT LATROBE VALLEY EXPORTS TIM MEMBREY

(Sydney Swans 2013-14, St Kilda 2015-)

BEN AINSWORTH (Gold Coast Suns 2017-)

CHANGKUOTH JIATH (Hawthorn 2018-)

SAM FLANDERS (Gold Coast Suns 2020-)

BAILEY HUMPHREY (Gold Coast Suns 2023-) Magpie mates: Tew Jiath stands with fellow Collingwood draftee Harry DeMattia. Photograph: Tew Jiath/Instagram

Shinboner: Zane Duursma was taken at Pick 4 by North Melbourne. The Foster product played one game in the 2023 Mid Gippsland FootballNetball League season. Photograph: AFL Photos

TEW JIATH (Collingwood 2024-)

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Victory: Starspangled Baby wins the 2022 Traralgon Cup.

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HORSERACING By LIAM DURKIN

LATROBE Valley Racing Club received the news it had been praying for last Friday. Racing Victoria gave the volunteer-run club the all clear to host the Traralgon Cup, which will be held this Sunday. Club officials suffered a few anxious weeks, working around the clock to address parts of the Glenview Park track that were previously deemed unsuitable. The situation meant Latrobe Valley Racing Club’s Derby Day meeting (one of only two meetings for the year), was transferred to Pakenham, and left some uncertainty about whether or not time would run out to have the marquee Traralgon Cup in Traralgon. However, the track has improved rapidly, and was a lush green in most parts when the Express paid a visit last Wednesday. Heavy rain over the weekend provided more assistance, and with the track hurdle negotiated, all is now in readiness to welcome patrons to Glenview Park. Glenview Park has become much more than just a racing club in recent times, with Latrobe Valley Racing Club opening its doors to a variety of groups. Cowwarr Football-Netball Club are using the social rooms to host bingo, while another section of the facility was utilised by the Australian Electoral Commission for the recent referendum. Community has been at the heart of Latrobe Valley Racing Club, who have also upgraded their

Racing community: Country racing is a great day out.

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bustle of the betting ring, and Fashions on the Field set to highlight. Can anyone beat Karlie Owen? The Cranbourne South fashionista is again set to wow judges as she looks to add another sash to her collection. On the track itself, competitors will be out to take the Traralgon Cup, but may have to get past reigning title holder Starspangled Baby. The six-year-old mare has gone from strengthto-strength since winning at Glenview Park last year, coming fourth in a highly-touted Sale Cup last month. Given the Sale Cup generally produces future Group 1s, Starspangled Baby could be one to watch. This Sunday is set to be an emotional day on a number of fronts, not least for long-serving Latrobe Valley Racing Club committee members Peter Wright and Peter Walkley. Both have stepped down after more than 20 years on the committee, and part of this year’s Traralgon Cup will no doubt give people a chance to thank them for all they have done for racing in the area. Gates open 11am this Sunday at Glenview Park. Those wishing to purchase packages will need to get in quick, and visit linktr.ee/lvrc

Traralgon Cup 2023 DATE:

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facilities further to better enhance the racing experience. Spectators will stand on the new viewing mound along the straight for the first time this Sunday, while race callers will get to see races from improved camera towers. The new viewing deck outside the members area also gives pundits a great view of the track, the track taken to by jockeys who will benefit from upgraded changerooms. Most of these works, it must be said, have been done through volunteer labour, once again, with community front of mind to make for an enjoyable time at the races. Even the bricks in the stables are reused from the old Traralgon Town Hall many moons ago. Latrobe Valley Racing Club Chairperson Frank Bezzina said all was positive in the lead-up to Sunday. “Can’t wait to see the public come back and support us and have a great Traralgon Cup,” he said. “The packages have almost sold out, the track is looking absolutely mint, it will be spot on, ready to go.” All the usual attractions from a day at the races will be on show, with marquees, the hustle and

Up for grabs: Trainers, owners and jockey’s will vie for the Traralgon Cup.

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Photograph: Liam Durkin

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High stakes: Fashions on the Field is expected to be as hotly contested as the races themselves. File photograph

Hope to see you there: Latrobe Valley Racing Club Chairperson, Frank Bezzina and Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron with this year’s Traralgon Cup prizes.

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Looking great: Glenview Park is in tip-top shape for the Traralgon Cup this Sunday. Photograph: Liam Durkin

Track characteristics Traralgon Cup distance:

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Meteors and T-Birds in finals TWO Latrobe Valley clubs will continue their seasons after qualifying for the Country Basketball League finals campaign. For the second weekend running, it was a perfect week for all Latrobe Valley clubs, as Morwell, Traralgon and Moe managed wins in both the men’s and women’s competitions. MOE completed a perfect home-and-away season in the senior men’s competition, winning their 10th game of the season after defeating the Southern Peninsula Sharks. The Meteors climbed from strength to strength, getting further ahead as the game grew longer, claiming as much momentum as possible before their finals campaign. Moe put themselves in the best possible position, claiming a 12-point first quarter lead, which was contested in the second quarter, but nonetheless grew to 14 points at the half. It only got worse for the Sharks, who were continually outscored, down by 18 points at the end of the third, before Moe closed out the game with authority, winning by 27 points, 125-98. Thomas Portbury and Austin Shelley scored nearly half of Moe’s points, scoring 30 each, while Simon Vannapraseuth scored 21 points. It appears to be Moe’s title for the taking, and it would be an almighty fumble to lose from here, despite it being all up for grabs in finals. TRARALGON battled long and hard against Warragul Warriors, and managed to steal the chocolates to seal a home semi-final. The first half had Warragul written all over it in a dominating performance that saw the Warriors grow their three-point quarter time lead into a 10-point advantage. With all the momentum, Warragul had the top two in their sights. But a massive third term from the T-Birds not only shifted momentum their way, but also gave them a slender four-point lead, outscoring Warragul 28-14. A mammoth effort was needed in a grueling final quarter, that saw both sides score 28 points, and therefore see Traralgon as winners to close the home-and-away season, 89-85. Mason Porykali and Kody Tibballs led the way for the T-Birds with 17 points apiece, also helping

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GIPPSLAND MEN Moe vs Warragul (at Moe/Newborough Rec) Traralgon vs Wonthaggi (at Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium) GIPPSLAND WOMEN Korumburra vs Moe (at Korumburra Indoor Rec) Traralgon vs Wonthaggi (at GRISS) them over the line was Frazar Brouns (16 points), Zac Bezzina (14) and Ben Barlow (13). The all-round performance was enough to seal second and a home final, giving two Latrobe Valley teams the best chance of progression to the big dance. MORWELL Magic was too strong for the Sale Sonics, beating them by nine points at home, despite some late pressure from the visitors. The Magic started strongest, taking a commanding eight-point advantage at the end of the first quarter, which drew back to just five points at the half, but nonetheless in their control. The margin drew back out to eight points at the end of the third, before a tight final term confirmed the win for the Magic, 81-72. Jesse Bowe was prominent for the Magic with 17 points, as was Jordan Canovan with 14 points. Morwell however will leave their season at that, after finishing the season in eighth following a troubling start. IN other games, Maffra went one from two at the weekend, confirming their end to the season, going down to Wonthaggi Coasters 109-62 after their

exciting 103-96 win over Korumburra Wildcats. Southern Peninsula defeated Lakes Entrance by nine points, and the Coasters completed a perfect weekend ahead of finals with an 18-point win over Pakenham Warriors. Moe will face Warragul, while Traralgon will take on Wonthaggi in the semi-finals, with the winners to face off in the Grand Finals the following week. JUST like the men’s sides, all Latrobe Valley women’s sides got won against their opponents in the final home-and-away round. Traralgon made an absolute mockery of Warragul in their final game ahead of finals, gaining as much momentum as possible, winning by 44 points. The T-Birds didn’t give their opponents a sniff, extending their lead at every change to dominate proceedings. Traralgon almost doubled Warragul’s score in the first quarter, taking a 13-point lead into the break, before growing that to 18 points at the half. That lead more than doubled in the third quarter, when Traralgon outscored Warragul by 19 points to take a 37-point lead. A cooling final quarter not only gave the T-Birds the win, 102-58, but also a hell of a lot of confidence heading into finals. Lauren Tuplin was quality for the T-Birds with 27 points. Plenty of assistance came in the form of Sienna Privetera (18 points), Jordan Pyle (17), Taylah Murtagh (12) and Laura Vannapraseuth (10). MOE dealt just as much damage to Southern Peninsula, you could say, also winning by 44 points, but doubling the Sharks score. Doing so dominantly, Moe kept the Sharks to as little as 12 points or less in each quarter. The tone was set in the opening stanza, which saw the Meteors take a 20-point lead. Moe then doubled the Sharks score in the second term to take a 30-point lead at the half, and from there the game was well and truly out of reach for the visitors, the score reading 53-22. The second half was tame, but Moe still got the job done, scoring just 35 second half points to 22, closing out the game 44-point winners, 88-44. Danielle Davies starred with 20 points and was helped in attack by Piper Albert (16 points), Caitlin Demczuk (13) and Tahni Hodgens (12). MORWELL finished their season off in style, smashing the Sonics by 37 points at home. Just like the other Latrobe Valley counterparts, the Magic outscored their opponents in every quarter, growing their lead with ease.

Latrobe Valley Soccer League awards night

SOCCER LVSL BY ZOE ASKEW

THE 2023 Latrobe Valley Soccer League season officially concluded at the weekend, with players, coaches, and administration from participating clubs converging at the Morwell Bowling Club for senior presentation night. Saturday's event celebrated the crème de le crème of local football, with the LVSL recognising the season's best teams, players, coaches and referees. Football relies on the unwavering dedication, relentless hard work, and tremendous commitment of referees, without which the game would not exist. Hayden Stockdale was awarded Young Referee of the Year for his stellar contribution to the world game. Kieren Lenders received Senior Referee of the Year in recognition of his efforts.

The LVSL celebrated 2023 champion teams across the grades: Fortuna in senior men's and reserves, Sale United (senior women) and Traralgon City (Second Division). Each team was presented with a plaque in recognition of their achievement. Cup winners were also presented a plaque. They were: Moe United (Battle of Britain, senior men's), Sale United (Browne-Huizer Cup, senior women's), Fortuna (Shopwell Trophy, reserves) and East Gippsland United (Nan Bosma Cup, second division). Morwell Pegasus's Kuku Mahmoud was awarded the Dick Bosma Best Player Award in senior men's. Newborough Yallourn United Soccer Club's Dylan Fairbrother was awarded the Phil Blunt Best Player Award. Morwell Pegasus Soccer Club's Germaine Otieno and Moe United's Connor O'Hanlon were the LVSL senior men's leading goal scorers, each with 26.

Fortuna's Jordan Campbell took out the men's Players Player Award. Sale United FC's 2023 league championship and cup-winning coach, Madelaine Breakspear, was awarded the Women's Coach Award. Monash Soccer Club's Callum Polo and Ethan Lawrence and Fortuna's Hayden Tanti were joint Men's Coach Award winners. Sale United Football Club's Luke Wilson was the LVSL Second Division leading goal scorer with 20 goals and was also awarded the Ken Steel Best Player Award. Moe United's Harley Robinson was the LVSL reserves leading goal scorer (39 goals). Sale United's Anouk Meereboer was crowned the LSVL senior women's leading goal scorer (39 goals), with Meereboer also taking home the Best Player Award. Madelaine Breakspear was named the women's Players Player.

Morwell remained on top of their opponents for each quarter, taking a six-point lead, turning it into a 13-point advantage at halftime. This continued to grow in the second half, turning into a blowout, with Morwell extending out to a 23-point lead before finishing strongly to walk away 85-48 winners. Emily Scholtes was clinical with 29 points, as was Keely Philips with 23 points while Abbey Noblett was admirable with 16. The Magic closed out their season with a 4-6 record, finishing seventh in the standings. MAFFRA were downed twice, first by Korumburra 95-78, then the following day by Wonthaggi 66-60. Southern Peninsula picked up a win against Lakes Entrance by 26 points, while the Coasters went two from two defeating Pakenham by 17 points.

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