Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 4 October 2023

Zero state action BACKTOBACK

By PHILIP HOPKINS

THE state government has not replied to the RFAMajor Event Review18months afteritwas submitted, despite 37 recommendations on forest management after the 2019/20 bushfires.

The joint Commonwealth-State review, held to assess the impact of the fires on the Regional Forest Agreements, took more than ayear to complete and involved feedback frommultiplegroups.

It was prepared by athreeperson, expertpanel -the Victorian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Dr Gillian SparkesAM; an independent forestry consultant Dr Tony Bartlett AFSM and independent forestry consultant; and aVictorian Traditional Owner, Katherine Mullett.

The Express asked thegovernment twice why it had notresponded to the review, but received no reply.

Dr Bartlett, as ascience adviser to Forestry Australia, took the fight to the National BushfirePreparedness Summit in Canberra last week.

The 2019/20 fires burnt 1.5 million

hectares of forests, including 1.39ha of native forest or 18 per cent of Victoria’s native forests, in Gippsland and the state’s north-east.

More than 8000ha of plantationswere also burnt.

“The fires had adevastating impact on Victorian communities,infrastructureand environmental services, the economy, the environment, cultural heritage and community assets,” the panel said.

“Tragically, these bushfires resulted in five deaths in Victoria.”

The review made 37 recommendations that identifiedactions to address the impacts of the bushfires on RFA regions.

The recommendations covered many RFA matters including old growth forests, listed species and communities, commercial native forestry, plantations, apiculture, forest and fire management and Traditional Owner matters.

Key recommendations included:

 Improve the integration of zoning systems in forest, national park and bushfire management plans. Covering better active management strategies

for each zone, to reduce fire risk and support resilience and recovery of forests and their ecological values;

 Commit to comprehensive, long-term research and monitoring program to understand repeated severe short-interval bushfires on stability of forest ecosystems;

 Commit to joint funding for forest management in the RFA regions;

 Several suggestions for Traditional Owners, such as an increase in jobs in forest land management, and reintroduce cultural burning;

 Expand ecological burning in public forests and best to fuel reduction practices;

 Assess the impact of repeated bushfires on threatened species and ecological vegetation classes, including assessing the validity of the current CAR reserve system for listed species and communities in the next five-yearly RFA review;

 Assess the strategies to maintain or enhance the sequestration and storage of carbon in forests, and further investigate mechanical

thinning of dense regrowthforests to restore forests, and;

 Commission an analysis of the impact of the fires on wood flows to the plantation-based industries.

At the National Bushfire Preparedness Summit,DrBartlettadvocated for Forestry Australia’s forest fire management position statement.

“Regardless of tenure, alllandmanagers should actively manage forests and rangelands to minimisethe risk of, and undesirable impacts from,severe bushfires on environmental, social, cultural and economic values,” he said.

“Greater awareness withincommunities is needed that fire has an important and ongoing role in maintainingbiodiversity and ecologicalprocesses in Australian forests and rangelands.

“Landmanagersshould facilitate increased engagement and empowerment of TraditionalCustodians to implement cultural burning practices to achievemore ecologically sensitive and culturally appropriate approaches to forest fire management.”

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DR Bartlett said forest fire management should be prepared at the landscape level based on the best information about fire behaviourand appropriate fire regimesfor maintaining forest ecosystem health.

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“They should apply the principlesof‘prevent, prepare, manage’,relyingon‘response and recovery’ only as needed,” he said.

“Landownersneedalong-term commitment to implement the strategies documented in the National Bushfire Management Policy Statemen.

“Their progress towards meeting the national goals should be reviewed annually using aconsistent national frameworkof key performance indicators relevant to specific,measurable, achievable,relevant and time-bound objectives.”

Dr Bartlett said protection of plantations from bushfiresmust be ahigh priority in bushfire management strategies and responses.

“Increased investment in prevention and preparedness activities is essential to achieveenhanced management of fire in the landscape andaddress the increased risk of more frequent and severebushfires,” he said.

The president of Forestry Australia, Dr Michelle Freeman, said Australia’s inaugural National Disaster Preparedness Summit was atimelyreminder that being bushfire ready was a365-day ayear job.

“It’s great to seethe national spotlight on the critically important issue of bushfire preparedness, but this must be more than just atwo-day flash in the pan,” Dr Freeman said.

“Being bushfire ready doesn’t happen overnight. To protect human life and forest biodiversity, fire must be strategically plannedand managed at alandscapescale andoverlong timeframes.

“Fireinforestsmust be supported by legislation, government policy, and ongoing research. Fire must be managed by professionally trained,experienced, and accredited forest managers in partnership withTraditional Custodians,not just emergency service or defence agencies.”

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

THE former Member for Morwell, Russell Northe, will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to two counts of misconduct of public office.

The 57-year-old falsely claimed $175,813.40 in public expenses, which he used on gambling services over the course of 14 months while in the role of Member for Morwell.

On Wednesday, September 27, the Latrobe Valley County Court heard the former MP (pictured) now works as a manager at Coles in Cowes, electing to move away from central Gippsland.

Northe’s defence lawyer, Christin Tom, described the defendant as “extremely remorseful”, and “crippled by shame” for failing at his role in representing the people of Morwell.

Judge Michael McInerney replied to the defence’s statements stating: “There’s no doubt he’s failed his community -he’s failed his state.”

The former MP further “deeply regrets his behaviour” and is already well advanced in rehabilitation.

Quitting The Nationals party in 2017, Northe sat as an independent before his resignation in 2022 before the last state election.

Under regulations for elected members, Northe was allocated $200,000 from the Victorian Electoral Commission to pay for general costs in representing his electorate, but the court proceedings uncovered how Northe falsified expenses of an assistant, office rent and aprinter in 2019.

Although the auditor processing his claims authorised its approval, Northe was found to be sending the money to two separate banking accounts in which he gambled.

Mr Tom explained Northe’s life as a“spectacular fall from with Northe being someone was respected within the community, but also politics, having served as a member in the Legislative Assembly for 16 years.

Northe’s defence said his gambling and alcohol cost the former MP In his rehabilitation Northe has not drank or gambled since early 2021.

Mr Tom said that Northe been undergoing treatment his diagnosed depression and bipolar disorder.

The prosecutor, David argued that imprisonment with a corrections order was an sentence for Northe.

grace”, who local Victorian addiction “everything”. process, mbled had for polar Hancock, ith appropriate judge health sychologist wou

Though Mr Tom asked the to consider Northe’s mental in handing down his sentence, as apsychologist maintained Northe’s health would take atoll from imprisonment.

Northe is set to be sentenced on Wednesday, October 25 in Melbourne’s County Court of Victoria.

Housing plan forregions

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

WITH the cost of living crisis increasing and the housing supply scarce, the state government has releasednew housingreforms,unveiling short-stay levies, faster planning permit approvals and rent protections.

However, the plan was immediately attacked by The Nationals Member for EasternVictoria Region, Melina Bath, as a“fabrication”.

The former Premier, Daniel Andrews,announced on September 20 aplan to build atarget of 152,000 homes in the next decade in regional and rural Victoria before announcinghis retirement last week.

Victoria’s Housing Statement -The Decade Ahead 2024-2034 set atargettobuild 800,000 new homes across the state over the next ten years by targeting areas thatwill boost the housingsupply.

Key changes include:

 Acrackdown on landlord rent scalping and real estate breaches;

 Planning permits for secondary dwellings (granny flats or home offices) on properties have been scrapped;

 The government will open up state-owned land for development if it includes affordable housing;

 The Victorian Homebuyer fund will receive a $500 million boost;

 The introduction of a7.5 percent short-stay levy, and;

 The government will take control of larger-scale developments both in metropolitan and rural areas.

Ms Bath said social and affordable housing in Victoria was going backwards at an alarming rate under Labor. “Given Daniel Andrews hasfailed to deliver the promised 12,000 new homes in the last three years with a$5.6billion budget, there’s zero chance Labor will be able to deliver 800,000 homes in 10 years,” she said.

“There is no plan for housing in the state -Labor’s latestoffering is aglossy documentthat will do little to turn the tide on Daniel Andrews housing mess and assist vulnerable people.

“Housing has stymied under Labor due to 50 new taxes, risingcost of living, record debt, resource shortages from the closure of the native timber industry, labour skill shortages, and billion dollar budget blow outs.”

Ms Bath said vulnerable Victorians were further away today from achieving asafe, secure, and affordable roof over their heads than they were eight years ago under the Labor Government. “In regionalVictoriahomelessnesshas become a huge problem and our support services are struggling with increased demand,” she said.

Ms Bath said Labor has been undertaking a massive sell off of Victoria’s public housing. Since 2018, therehad only beenanet increase of 74 residences in the state’s social housing stock, a mere 15.6 houses ayear.

“Now DanielAndrews is claiming he will deliver 80,000 each year for 10 years –it’spure fabrication,” she said. “Meanwhile, there’s beenadoubling of the public housing waitlist in the state over the past eight years –68,000 Victorians are stuck on the waitlist, 33,727 more than in 2016,” she said.

“The shortage in social and affordable homes is adirect consequence of Labor’s bad management and vulnerable Victorians deserve better.”

According to the state government over the last year, the number of dwellings approved across the state fell by 26.1 per cent, and the state government hope to combat this by expanding Victoria’s Development Facilitation Program.This will make the Minister for Planning the decision-maker for big residential developments, includingaffordable housing for developments worth at least $15 million regionally.

This means that if developments regionally are worth more than $15 million and deliver at least 10 percentofaffordable housing, theminister becomes the planning permitdecider, not the local council.

The state government aims to fast-track projects by clearing the backlog of planning permits waiting to be approved and standardising rules and legislating faster bureaucratic processes. This aims to give builders, buyers and renovators more certainty about the time frames for approvals.

Further, the government announced howthe state would make it easier to build asecond home on your property; it has scrapped planning permits for dwelling garden units if they’re lessthan 60 square metres. There are plans to also introduce more permit exemptions for single dwellings for things such as extensions to sheds and carports.

The short-stay levy is anew tax on short-term accommodations such as Stayz or Airbnb that reduces properties’ ability for long-term use. The Short Stay Levy will be set at 7.5 per cent of the short stay accommodation platforms’ revenue.

The revenue from the levy will go to Homes Victoria to build and maintain social and affordablehousing across the state, with 25 per cent of funds to be investedinregionalVictoria.The state government has also made acommitment to protect tenant rights by promising crackdowns or landlord and agent malpractice.

Because saving money for adeposit is difficult, the stategovernmentwill boost the Victorian HomebuyerFund by $500million, giving more people access to the housing market.

Master Builders Victoriawelcomed the plan as apositive step in addressing housing demand that gave builders confidence, while the Property Council of Victoria said the fast-track features would benefit the sector greatly.

However, the CounciltoHomeless Persons (CHP) said the government’s plandid not go far enough to address social housing needs. The CHP welcomed themeasures taken in rental protection but said a more specific increase of social housingwas needed to combat ahugeshortage.

The ministerial takeover of larger housing developments was also criticised. The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) said there was uncertainty in what the changes to planning would mean for councils.

The MAV deputy president, Cr Joseph Haweil, said applicationsclassified as significant can choose to go down this alternative assessment pathway.

“Developments can qualify as significantin arange of ways: through the proposed cost of development, being deliveredinpartnership with thestate government, or simply being deemed so by the Minister,” Cr Haweil said.

“And while residential development must include at least 10 percent of dwellings as affordable housing to qualify as significant, communities willrightly be concerned thatthe Ministerhas been given the power to reduce or remove this requirement with no guidelines around when that would be appropriate.”

Also of concern wasthat the Minister can choose to ignore existing heightand setback requirements that would otherwise apply to thesedevelopments.

“Councils want to ensure communities are not completely locked out of the planning process with no third party appeal rights in respect of these applications,” Cr Haweil said.

ALatrobe City Council spokesperson said they were eager to work with the state government to boost housing.

“Council looks forward to the opportunity to work in partnership with the State Government to increase housing supply and diversity for the Latrobe communitythrough the $1 billion Regional Housing Fund and $150 million Regional Worker Accommodation Fund.

“The State Governmentcurrentlyhas alist of projects that do not go through the standard planning permit application process. Last week’s announcement by the Government saw an increase of the types of housing projects that can be exempt from thestandard planning permitprocess, removing the abilityfor the community to haveasay. Thecommunity has an expectation to be included in the conversation when it comes to change.”

Fast-track: Thestate government announced its plan to build152,000 homes in regional Victoria in the next tenyears. File photograph

Andrews resigns as Victorian Premier

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC and LIAM DURKIN

VICTORIA was stunned last week after the shock announcement of Daniel Andrews' resignation as Premier of the state.

Mr Andrews dropped the bombshell on Tuesday,September 26 that he would be resigning as Victorian Premier and Member for Mulgrave from 5pmthe following day. In his ownwords, Mr Andrewssaidthat "when it is time, it is time".

Mr Andrews led Labor to three-straight election victories since establishing office in 2014, and was the state's longest-serving Labor premier.

"It's not an easyjob being the Premier of our state -that's not acomplaint, that's just afact," he said.

The 51-year-oldhas been adivisive figure in politics, as apolarising leader with astrong hold over Victorian Labor.

Despite the widespread criticisms of launching the toughest lockdowns in thecountry during the COVID pandemic and initiating industry closures, Mr Andrews was convincinglyre-elected in November 2022.

With mostofGippsland occupiedbysafe Nationals Party seats, Mr Andrews faced no shortage of opposition on local issues during his time in office.

His legacy in Gippsland may not be overly positive due to anumberofcontroversial decisionssuch the cessation of nativetimber harvesting, the botched electric vehicle factory in Morwell, and the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which were to have events in Gippsland.

While the Premier did announce areturn of the State Electricity Commission as part of an election promise, some have labelled it as nothing more thanatoken gestureatbest.

Locally,MrAndrews also faced tough criticismfrom rank-and-file votersfor hardly ever getting out on the road and visiting regional towns past Traralgon to hear their concerns

Acomment piece by former Gippsland Times journalistSarah Luke titled 'Our Premier missing in action', was presented to Mr Andrews by Member for Gippsland South Danny O'Brien in 2019.

Addressing the public alongside his wife Cath, Mr Andrews saiditwas an honour and aprivilege to have served his nine years in office.

"Nine yearsago, Ivisited Government House to be sworn in as the 48th premier of Victoria -ithas been the honour and privilege of my life," he said.

"I'm also proud to think of all that we have achievedover these nine years in good times, and always working hard to do what's right, not simply what's popular."

Despiteonly just being re-elected last year, the self-proclaimed "workaholic" said "thoughts of what life will be like after this job started to creep in."

"It requires100 per cent fromyou and your family, that of course, is time-limited, and now is the time to step away."

Mr Andrews has been replaced by his deputy, Jacinta Allan, with Ben Carroll now appointed as deputy

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Calls for reset of government

GIPPSLAND Opposition MPs have called on the new Premier, Jacinta Allan, to put agreater emphasis on Victoria's neglected regions after the resignation of Daniel Andrews.

The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, said Mr Andrews' departure marked an opportunity for amajor reset of government.

"Ms Allan mustinvestinour regions, andI will continue to fight for the Valley to receive its fairshare. Labormustgovernfor all Victorians and startmaking sensible decisions that deliver beneficial outcomes for regional Victorian families," he said.

"For far too long Labor has been the party for Melbourne, and regionalVictoriahas been neglected."

Fellow Nationals MP, Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, said for Ms Allan, it was time for agreater focus on governing for "all Victorians" including those outside the tram tracks.

"Genuine investment in regional Victoria is well overdue. It is time to right the neglect of the people who produce our food and fibre, respect our CFA volunteers, and refocus on achievable outcomes for affordable homes with areliableenergy supply," she said.

"Victoria needs aPremierwho makes sensible decisions, not based on ideology and spin. The Nationalsfor regional Victoria know our rural and regional communities deserve nothing less."

Mr Cameron said Daniel Andrews’ legacy in the Latrobe Valleywas nothingmore than atrail of broken promises and neglect, including the acceleration of the closure of coal-fired power stations with no realistic plan or measurableactions to help the region transition, and the failure of the Latrobe Valley Authority, which Mr Cameron said created "noinvestment in new industry".

Mr Cameron also said thedepartingPremier left the LatrobeValley with the highest unemploymentrate in regional Victoria, and left the

Morwell electorate with the highest crime rate of any municipality outside of Melbourne.

Ms Bath saidafter Mr Andrews' resignation, she reflected on the words of her late father who said, “If you can’t find something nice to say about someone, don’t say anything at all”.

"I will leave others to comment on the former Premier’s character,” she said.

Ms Bath said the former Premier’s policies had created challenges, increasedsuffering, and compromisedthe health and well-being of many Victorians

"Wehave endured the longest COVID lockdown in the world and the global embarrassment of a cancelled Commonwealth Games," she said.

"Rural and regional residents drive daily on deteriorating and decrepit roads. Our wonderful hospitals struggle with overworked staff and ballooning surgery waitlists. Fed up, essential police, teachers, nurses are leaving their nobleprofessions in never-before-seen numbers."

"We are paying the price of 50 new or increased taxes with small businesses and mum and dad investorsshouldering much of the burden. State debt is slated to reach $171 billion over the next three years and we have ahousing and rental crisis.

"We have witnessed the closure of traditional industries including the ideologically driven cessation of oursustainable native timber industry. Labor has grossly mismanaged our public land and allowed forest fuel loads to build to adangerously high bushfire risk. "

Ms Bath said in transitioningtorenewables, the former Premier had ignored natural gas as a reliable energy resource.

"His lack of planning means Victorians can now expect summer blackouts," she said.

The office of the Labor Member for Eastern Victoria, Harriet Shing, was reached for comment but did not reply. Ms Shing is the Minister for Water and Regional Development.

Shock: Daniel Andrewsannounced hisresignation as Premier of Victorialast week

Promoted: NewVictorian DeputyPremier Ben Carroll on the campaigntrail in Gippsland last year,flankedbyLabor candidatefor the seat of Morwell, Dr Kate Maxfield File photographs

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No need for travel with ParisatGPAC

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

BRINGING Paris to our doorstep is the show

‘ILoveParis’, live at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) nextTuesday,October 10.

Renownedand awardwinning concert pianist, William Schmidt and international soprano, Alison Jones transport you to Paris, France in a showbrimming withfamous musicinspired by the most magical city in the world. From Chopin to Gershwin, the Eiffel Tower to the the Moulin Rouge, compère Christopher McKenna will guide you through aromantic,dramatic and fun musical vacation.

With hits from Les Miserables, An American In Paris to the rousing sounds of aFrench Can Can this new show from Promac will delight all lovers of theatre and fine music,all performed in front of beautiful imagesdepicting the true French lifestyle and incredible music.

Having been born in old Yallourn and grown up in Morwell, Ms Jones was excited to be back in Gippsland.

Ms Jones explained they designedthe show admits COVID lock downs when people weren’t travelling.

“Wewere kind of thinking we’ll bring Paris to people because people can’t get to Paris,” she said.

“This show ILove Paris is much more easy listening for the general public.”

“It was around the time when people weren’t travelling and we wanted to give ataste of what French and Paris café culture (is like).”

As amorning show, the artists wanted to make the show was interactive with acommunity focus

“It’s abroad appeal show, we’ve got acompère whomakes surethateveryone has agood time, he is areallygreat conduit betweenusand the audience so it’s really fun as well,” she said.

“We come out into the foyer and we are able to speak with people, its avery different theatre experience -avery community thing,” she said.

Skyrocketing to international theatres, Ms Jones began performing in Morwell, now aworld renowned opera singer, she’s excitedtobring theatre to the regions.

“InILoveParis we’ve got this stunning theatre, beautiful frenchslides as abackdropand we set up this little café on the side of the stage,” she said.

“We also wanted it to be as diverse as possible so we go from classicalrightthrough to Les Miserables so its really across the board.”

While, there’snoopera in this specific show, Ms Jones’ favourite thing about ILove Parisis that she gets to enjoy the talents of fellow artist Mr Schmidt.

“Sometimes I’m sitting on the stage and Ijust get to listen to the extraordinary playing of Wlliam Schmidt the pianist and thatismyabsolute favourite thing about the show,” said Ms Jones with alaugh.

“Normally Idon’t get to sit and just enjoy what he does and he is so brilliant at it.”

The show was first put together when the pair was on tour and the premier was at The Wedge, Sale, last year, withonly afew other theatres that have seen the magical show, the GPAC will be among the first in Australia to enjoy it

“The show was born in Gippsland and it’s nice to be back,” she said.

Singing praises of the GPAC facility, Ms Jones said it was trulystate of theart with aworld-class grand piano, amazing acoustics and beautiful architecture.

“Its certainly one of the best regionaltheatres in Australiaand we’ve sung at them all, certainly (it’s) in the top couple, its really really beautiful,” she said.

The mainthemesofthe show is verymuch centred on Paris, France.

“ItsFrance and Parissothe themes are love and heartache so yeah, alot of its centred around

the themes of whatParis is known for which is romance,” she said.

At the end of the show the audience will feel as if they were transported to another city, one that oozes romance, the city of love, longing for the smells of fresh croissants and fine wine.

Ms Jonesencouragedthe community to come check out the show as “there is nothing more uplifting than live music”.

The show is on Tuesday, October 10 at 11am, tickets can be purchased on the door or online at latrobe.vic.gov.au/gpac/events/I_Love_Paris

Musical journey: Travel to France as Alison Jones performs ‘I Love Paris’ liveatthe GippslandPerforming Arts Centre.

Photograph: Zaida Glibanovic

Star: Soprano Alison Jones performingasRosalinde, Die Fledermaus in The William Lewis Schoolof Opera, 2022.

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Brave: Fire Brigades worked hardtocontrol the Rawson fire Photographs supplied

Risk: CountryFireAuthorityand Forest Fire Management Victoria areworking on fire suppression efforts. There is currently no threat to communities,but youshouldstayinformed and monitorchanges

Smokebillowing over Thomas Station on Monday morning

On high alert following Rawson fire

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

THEREisstill awatch and act warning for the townships of Rawson, Walhalla, Erica and surrounds as agrass fire on Knotts Siding Road Rawson began at around 5am on Sunday, October 1, thatraised evacuation alarm bells.

As of the time of writing,the Vic Emergency website advised for people to stay informed while there is no current threat to communities.

The Vic Emergencyapp states there is abushfire

at Rawson, Walhalla, Erica that is not yet under control.

It is strongly recommended that residents prepare to evacuate.

The bushfire is currently travelling from Knotts Siding Road in asouth-westerly direction but conditions may change with rain and damaging winds forecasted for this week.

WalhallaRoad remains closed between TyersWalhalla Road and the Walhalla township due to the ongoing fire and subsequent damage.

MoeFireBrigade tooktoFacebook to say “crews

were called to agrass andscrub fire at Rawson that soon spread to Walhalla Rd and down towards Coopers Creek.

“With over30appliances and airsupportonscene working tirelessly, the area is still under threat and will be for the foreseeable future.

“This acts as atimely reminder that fire season is uponusand all precautions should be taken when burning off.”

TraralgonFireBrigade was also among the services that attended the fire.

The Traralgon Brigade said therewere anumber

of hazards with multiple trucks, limited visibility, tree hazards and multiple spot fires occurring at once. The Brigade took the time to warn that though, “summer hasn’t officially started preparing for summer is critical. This weekend has proved that we are in for avery challenging time ahead”. Toongabie and Tyers Fire Brigade was also on the scenehelping Ericaand District’s fire services. Peopleare being urged to practise their fire safety plan, and to evacuate early to avoid catastrophe. In an emergency, dial Triple 0- 000

No campaign ‘intention to elicit fear and division’

COMMENT BY BRENDAN

from the Heart which called for recognition in the Constitution through aVoice.

O’CONNOR

ESTABLISHING an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament is about one thing, allowingthe world’s oldest continuing culture to provide advicetothe government and the Parliament when apolicy that will directly affect their community is being designed.

Although the opposition continues to peddle falsehoods that the Voice wasaCanberracreation, the fact is thatin2017, after many years and countless conversations in every part of the country, nearly 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and elders endorsed the Uluru Statement

It’s got the backing of over 80 per cent of Aboriginal and TorresStraitIslander people and simply put -if we give those communities agenuine opportunity to provide advice on matters that directly impact them, better decisions will be made, less taxpayer money will be wasted and the outcomes for those communities will improve.

As detailed in an investigation by The Age, the ‘No’ campaign has been coachingvolunteers to use emotional manipulation, instead of fact.

Their intention is to elicit fear and division.

They are treating this referendum like the only goal is apolitical victory, instead of the opportunity

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it affords our country to walk forward, united.

The Voice would be nothing more and nothing less than acommittee that provides advice in vital areas that affect Indigenous communities.

It would advise the government on practical ways to decrease rates of disease, infant mortality, and suicide while increasing access to education, training, and housing -because asignificant gap continues to exist between Indigenousand nonIndigenous Australians.

And just like the hundreds of other committees that make representationstogovernment on all manner of issues-government, and the Parliament are in no way legislativelybound to implement that advice.

As Minister for Skills and Training, since entering governmentmyfocus has been on reforming Australia’s VET sector because getting that right lies at the centre of addressing our severe and ongoing skills shortage.

Key to these reforms is listening to businesses, employers, unions, students, and training providers.That way, our government can look at the mostcompletepicture, ensuring decisions made by Parliament can be the most informed.

For the same reason, we’re asking Australians to support aVoice. So, Parliamentcan benefit from its intimate and informed advice on community-based issues,something that will deliver practical benefits to communities that desperately need them.

In my portfolio, Iknow that different communities need different skills and training, and in the same way, the delivery of that training will differ from Melbourne to Moe to Maffra.

It’s by engaging with communities and consulting withthem on the bestway to deliver programs that we get the best results.

According to the OECD, more than three million Australian adultslackthe foundation skills to participate in training and securework, astatistic that still shocks me.

These skills, such as basic literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy, are required to participate in many parts of our economy and society.

Whether it’sfilling out formsatyour local GP, going online to the bank, or paying bills, not having

these foundation skills can make living in today’s society very difficult.

For First Nations Australians, the skills gap is profound.

It is estimated that 40 per cent of First Nations adults have minimal English literacy, and this figure can rise as high as 70 per cent in remote communities such as those in the Northern Territory. We came to government promising no one left behind and no one held back.

We need to improve numeracy, literacy, and digital proficiency.

With those skills, peoplewill be able to access the labour market and acquire new skills in a fast-changing economy and world.

That’s true of all Australians.

We recently announced an investment of $436 million to reform how the Commonwealth delivers foundation skills programs and increasedaccess to all Australians over 15, removing ahistorical barrier of needing to be ajob seeker.

This change is fundamental because it acknowledges thatmany Australiansfacingliteracyand numeracy challenges are gainfully employed and agreat asset to their business, but may be denied the opportunity to progress in their employment.

Like the Voice, it doesn’t matter whether it’s ourcities, regions,orremote communities; the communities will inform the deliveryofthese foundation skills programs.

When governments listen to peopleonthe ground they make better decisions, get better results and deliver better value for money.

The opposition to The Voice is trying to say it is dividing Australia, but giving the government access to more advice will only unify us.

It willallow us to move forward together towards afuture where communityoutcomes, whether it be health, education, or housing, are equitable.

Voting Yes is something we can all do to make apractical difference for Indigenous people today and for the next generation.

Brendan O’Connor is the Federal Minister for Skills and Training and the Member for Gorton.

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Public comeback

LATROBE City Council will moveits meetings back in-person this October, with afew adjustments.

Council moved meetings online afterdisturbances at the start of the year.

Afterafew monthsonline and areview, Council established new changestomeetings policy to improve the experience for all.

Amongthe new initiativestomaintain asafe and respectful environment, people will be able to attend the meetings but will now need to sign apre-registration through booking online via Eventbrite by midday on the day of the meeting.

Allindividuals attendingthe meetingin-person must provide their current photo ID and copy of their registration ticket on arrival.This can be done via hard copy or on an electronic device.

The size of the meeting gallery is limited to 60, due to the meeting room capacity at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre. In the event that the gallery capacity of 60 is met, community members willstill be able to view the live-stream of the council meeting.

The Councilsaiditremained committed to transparency and accessibility and would continue live-streaming meetings. “This ensures community and stakeholders can stay informedabout council decisionsand discussionsregardless of their location or ability to attend in person,”the Council said. Council meeting recordings are able to be viewed online when convenient via Latrobe City Council’s YouTube channel.

The Council believes that face-to-face interactions among councillors are essential to fostering asense of community and constructive dialogue, with the return to thepublicgallery apositive step.

The Council further said the meetings were an important part of local democracy, “where Council canlistenand respond to community submissions and petitions, and where goals and strategies are set to help guide the work Councildoes for the long-term benefit of the community”.

“With support and cooperation from all those involved, Council meetings can be asafeplace where productive outcomes are achieved, and trust is built,” aCouncil spokesperson said.

Members of the public who wish to speak on a specific item listed on the advertised agenda can register to speak before midday on the day of the meeting. Council officers willassistthose who have registered to speak, either virtually or in-person, withregistrationsaccepted via email egovernance@ latrobe.vic.gov.au or on 1300 367 700.

Councilmay need to close part of the meeting to consider confidential items, and attendees will be asked to leave if this is the case.

For more information about in-person council meetings and to find out how to attend, go to the Council website at latrobe.vic.gov.au/councilmeetings or to register for meetings go to latrobe.vic. gov.au/CouncilMeetingSeating

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Halloween in YallournNorth

THE spooky time is almost here and the excitement is building for Yallourn North Halloween Trick or treating.

Every year, an invite is putout to the residentsofYallourn North to sign their house up for trick or treating so the community can put on their best scary costume and ask the question on everyone’s lips …Trick or Treat!

This year’s event is on October 31, from 4.30pm to 8pm.

To sign up, email your house address to ynhalloween@gmail.com

For those interested in trick or treating, the town maps will be available to collect on the day from Foodworks in Yallourn North.

Chess results

PETER Bakker playedthe correct lines and finished the round undefeated.

Lincoln Newbyjoined, and errors were frequent for Ian Hamilton.

Steve Ahern forced two wins and had chances in other battles.

Cliff Thornton missedhis opportunities in this round.

Phone Ian Hamilton on 0400 221 649 or Cliff Thornton on 0413 330 458 for more details on local chess.

Bridgeresults

TRARALGON Bridge ClubResults for September 27 and 29.

We played the Robyn Couch Pairs for the first time. This event was named after one of our recent players who was avery dedicated club member.

It was ahard fought battle for first place, but Peter Lonie andCarole Cheyne took it out by aslightmargin. Congratulations to you both.

Tuesday: RobynCouch Pairs -1st Peter Lonie and Carole Cheyne (58.52 per cent); 2nd Ken Tierney and Anne den Houting (58.31).

Thursday: 1st Marionand Kevin Taylor(68 per cent); 2nd Greg and Kaye Douglas (59).

Gippsland Orchid Club

THE Gippsland Orchid Club will be holding it’s second orchid show for 2023 starting this Friday and running into the next day.

The show will once again be held at Mid Valley Shopping Centre in Morwell commencing 9am each day, closing at 5pm on Saturday.

Therewill be awide range of orchids in the show, which will be judged by qualified judges and asales bench with many orchids for sale.

Gippsland has many passionate orchid growers and we encourage our newer members to enter theirorchids in the show.

Our clubmember numbers have grown over the last 12 months. The club meets on the second Thursday of each month with the exception of January.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, October 12 commencing at 1.30pm.

We meet at the Anglican Hall, 100 Grey Street, Traralgon.

Community Corner with Liam Durkin

Monday, October 23 from 1.30pm at the Moe RSL -all welcome.

Acoustic club

GIPPSLAND Acoustic Music Club is bringing to its annual Ukulele Festival -Spruik the Uke to the Latrobe Valley on Saturday, October 14.

This is agreat opportunity for local ukuleleplayers to cometogether to enjoy aday of workshops, sharing ideas as well as seeing some great artists at the afternoon concert.

Ticketsare $30 for three workshops and the concert. The day startsat 10.30am at the Tyers Community Hall (Mt Hope Road, Tyers). The concert starts at 4pm.

Workshops include blues, open tuning playing, singing and arranging songs.

You can book tickets at Trybooking com/ckufq

Stallholderswanted

This month is our annual meeting whichwill take up ashorttimefollowed by ademonstration on attaching orchids to backing boards.

Those attending, pleasebring along asmall afternoon tea contribution to share. Tea and coffee are supplied.

For further information, ring Pat on 0407 741 621.

Spring plant fundraiser

MORWELL Historical Society will be holding their Spring Plant Fundraiser this Saturday, (October 7) commencing at 9am at 12 Hazelwood Road, Morwell.

As well as avast array of plants, there will be asausage sizzle, homemade jams, produce, gardeningbooks and greeting cards available.

All proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards debt on our beautiful historic community building.

Your support will be very much appreciated to enable this fundraiser to be ahuge success.

For any enquiries, please phone 0409 436 019.

Moe Meditation Group

GET to know yourself. Explore the timelesswisdomofuniting your body, breath andmind to regulateyour nervous system and pave the way towards ahealthier, happier future.

The group meets on Wednesday mornings from 8.30am to 9.30am in the Narracan Hall at the Gippsland HeritagePark (Old Gippstown), Moe.

Cost is $5 per session.

Email clem@asia.com or phone 0427 262 064 for more information.

Traralgon Garden Club

THE next meeting of the Traralgon GardenClubwill be at 2pm on Tuesday, October 10 at the Traralgon Greyhound Club (Glenview Park, McNairn Road, Traralgon). Enter via the float entrance.

The topic will be “Critters In My Garden”.

For further information, phone Bryan Corkran on 0408 598 016.

Orana seniors

ORANA Seniors Club is situated at 5 Ollerton Avenue, Newborough. Go up the Ollerton Ave hill and turn leftpastthe twoletterboxes, then straight ahead to the clubrooms on the left.

We are ajollygroup and would welcome new members .Weencourage prospectivememberstovisita couple of times beforejoining at an annual feeof$5.

We have a3/4 sized pool table, an indoors bowls mat, and an extensive lending library as well. We have a monthly lunch meeting with atwo course meal for$20. We usually have a guest speakeronaninterestingtopic.

On Tuesdays from 1pm until 4pm, we play 500 and/or rummykub. At 2.30pm we break for afternoon tea. Thursdaymornings from 10am until noon we have craft.

We have a$2weekly attendancefee to help cover some of our costs.

We are actively seeking new faces. Give us atry. Phone Heatheron0429862 196, Jocelyn (0493 496 296) or the Orana rooms on 0487 111 792 for more information.

Daffodil Day

MOE and District Cancer Council Volunteer Group recently held asuccessful Daffodil Day stall, plus sales of pens throughout the year, raising atotal of $648.15 Thankyou to all our volunteers,our committee, and supporters,well done. Moe and District Cancer Council Volunteer Group also held an enjoyable, and successful high tea raising atotal of $1341 recently.

Thank you to the Newborough Bowling Club for hosting the event, our two speakers fromCancerCouncil and Centenary House and to all our supporters.

Our next meetingwill be held on

G L PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOUBYTHESEPARTICIPATING LOCALBUSINESSES

ON Tuesday, November 7(Melbourne Cup Day), the Animal Welfare Market and Pet’s Day Out will be held at Boolarra Avenue Park, Newborough from 9am.

Following the success of last year’s event, this four hour market willfundraise for Companion Pet Care, who subsidise veterinarycare for people who are facing financial barriers.

This small charity ensures owners can get their animals to the vet in a timely manner, instead of hesitating to get help for their beloved pets.

This market needsthe support of market sellers and food trucksto attendand we are callingout for anyone interested in having aplace at this worthwhile event to email sales@ fatcatcoffeeroasters.com

There will be competitions for pets and their owners with prizes awarded in anumberofcategories, including best dressedpet and owner.

Rehoming groups are invited to attend and the local beekeeping club will have their information trailer there as well.

Traralgon District Historical Society

THE next generalmeeting of the society will be the annual dinner which will be held at Dal Mondo’s (Post Office Place, Traralgon) at 6pm for a6.30pmstart.

Atwo course main mealplus dessert will be served.

We encourage society members and anyone from the community interested to support the society.

Our guest speakerwill be Anne Rowland who will give atalkon “The Loch Broom Campbell family connection to Traralgon”.

This will be an insight to another Campbell family who were associated with the history of Traralgon.

The 2024 calendars are available from NewspowerGo Newsagents (Seymour Street, Traralgon).

The society has also lodged asubmission with Latrobe City Councilonthe future of the Old Methodist Church.

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any sort, we welcome you to join us for achatand information exchange among people ‘in the same boat’.

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month. We are meeting today (October 4), at Tommy Brock Café, 11-15 Kirk Street, Moe from 1.30pm. This is acasualgathering in a relaxed and informal atmosphere and all are welcome.

For information, please call Sue Graham on 0415 751 145.

TRAMPS ride

ELEVEN TRAMPS (Traralgon and Morwell PedallersInc.)met at Stratford Apex Park for aride to the north of the town. Withsuch abeautiful dayitwas exhilarating to be among the bush and fields of East Gippsland.

For lunch, we coasted down the rathersteep hill to the Quarry Reserve just out of Briagolong.

This reserve has ashelter and toilets for campers and day visitors. At the edge you can look down to Freestone Creek with its granite boulders and swimming holes.

Our return trip, with lovely views of the surrounding hills, was through Briagolong

As usual, afterthe ride we relaxedin alocal coffee shop at Stratford.

Our next ride is this Sunday (October 8). This will be ashort ride in the morning followed by our annual meeting in the afternoon.

TRAMPS welcomes new riders. For moreinformationvisit our website at tramps.org.au or phone clubcontacts Paul on 0459 823422 or Vance (0403 662 288).

Citizen of theYear

LIONS Club of Moe are once again seeking nominations for the Moe/ NewboroughCitizens of the Year Award, which is presented on Australia Day.

There are two categories, one for Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year for agesbetween12and 25 years, and Australia Day Citizenofthe Year

Both of these awardswill be presented on Australia Day at Heritage Park, Moe.

Allnominations must have contributed and demonstrated outstanding service to the Moe/Newborough community in avoluntary capacity.

Closing date for the nominations is November 32023.

Phone Lion RobertSharrock on 0497 299 719 or Lion Allison Stewart(0407 230 044) for further information. For acopy of the nomination form, email Lion Barbara Cameron moelionsaustraliaday@outlook.com

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

You can address the correspondence to Editor, Liam Durkin.

Please write ‘CommunityCorner’ in the subject line and nothing else.

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

One down: Thesearch is on to tryand identify the people in this photo, takenatTraralgon Visitor Centre.‘Colleen’ hasbeenidentified as the lady sitting in the chair.Ifthe person chasingthesenames wouldliketoget in touch with her,emailExpress editor Liam Durkin at ldurkin@lvexpress.com.au

History Hissttorry grants s comeback

THE 2023 Victorian Community History Awards are up and running after an uncertain start -and The Nationals are claiming alot of the credit for what they called the government’s ‘backflip’.

The state government did not fund the annual community awards and local history grants program in the State Budget, angering the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, which administers the awards. The society’spresident,DrRichard Broome, said he was disappointed with the state budget, but the state government subsequently has reversed its decision.

“We are delighted that the state government has again fundedthese awards which were established in 1997 withthe first awards being made in 1998. Theyhave run continuously since then except for one year,whentheirfunding was not forthcoming,”

Dr Broome said.

The Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, said the recent announcement was music to the ears of local historical societies and localhistory groups, who play asignificant role in preserving and sharingLatrobe Valley historyfor future generations.

Mr Cameron said asuccessful petition tabled by The Nationals Member for Gippsland East, Tim Bull, and supported by fellow Nationals MPs, was amajor driving force in forcing the Andrew Labor Government to backflip on their proposed funding cuts.

“Historical societies are an essential partof our regional communities. The volunteer-led organisations keep detailed archives of their region, maintaining extensive collections of local artefacts and information,” he said.

“The funding allocation was critical to the ongoing growth and digitisation of the state’s archives and supported countless community volunteer historical societies, who contribute thousandsof hours for the benefit of their local towns.”

The Victorian Community HistoryAwards are run by Public Record Office Victoria in partnership with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

Applications are open now for Victorian history projectswhich came to fruition betweenJuly1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. Because of the delay in funding, the awards have been moved to the second half of 2023 with atighter-than-usual timeline.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday, 13 October 2023. Entries must be complete by this date. The awards ceremony will be held at the Victorian Arts Centre early next year.

The Local History Grants Program has been running for 21 years and supports community organisations withgrants of up to $15,000 for projects thatpreserveand sharethe materials and memories that make up Victoria’s history.

Any queries, contact the RHSV at vcha@historyvictoria.org.au or +61 39326 9288.

They’re back: Nationals Member forMorwell Martin Cameron welcomesthe return. File photograph

your tomorrow

IN aworld wherethe cost of living is on arelentless ascent, the dedicated team at Virtue Wealth Management stands ready to provide both reassurance and practical guidance to safeguardyour financial future.

Virtue Wealth Management areproud Gippsland locals who have asolid commitment to the region. Having recently opened a second office at 1/20 Hotham Street in Traralgon, they arenow even moreaccessible to the good folk of Gippsland.

It’stheir vision to help people enjoy financial success through sound, goals-based advice.

At the coreoftheir ethos is a steadfast commitment to their clients, empowering them with knowledge

and fostering realistic expectations. Their fervour lies in aiding people in making informed decisions and achieving their aspirations.

Everyperson is unique. Some may have acrystal-clear vision of their goals, while others find it challenging to see beyond the present moment.

Regardless of whereyou stand, there’slikely something you aspireto change or accomplish. Virtue Wealth Management will assist you in crystallising your priorities and devising a path to reach your objectives.

Areyou prepared to take steps towardrealising the life you desire? With expertfinancial guidance, you can cartacourse to secureyour future.

THREE offices, local staff, afull range of financial services and it’sopening in 1989 makes Tyrrell Partners Financial Services a long standing financial services provider across Gippsland.

Tyrrell Partners Financial Services arethere to help their clients make the right financial decisions for their futurebybuildingstrong relationships based on trust and mutual respect.

Their planners Darryl Bryce and Natalie Sellings work with clients to explorewhatismost important to them and their family to get an understanding of what they really want to achieve.

The client’ssituation is evaluated and then appropriate solutions are investigated, with the aim to suit their lifelong goals and objectives.

The services of Tyrrell Partners Financial Services include

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They believe their ultimate strength is the professionalism and expertise of their financial planners.

Their training, knowledge, skills and dedication translate into high quality service and advice, helping their clients on the right path to financial security

New clients arewelcomed and areencouraged to comein and have achattodiscuss their financial situation.

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Topofthe country: Moe VeterinaryCentrewas named theVeterinaryBusiness of theYear 2023

Picturedis practice managerTeagan Anderson and ownerDrLaura Thorbecke

Topspot for Moe vet

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

YOUR furryfriends are in the best care at the Moe Vet’s: Moe Veterinary Centre was voted the VeterinaryBusiness of the Year for 2023 at the Australian Veterinary Association awards.

The Moe Vet has demonstrated an outstanding performance in veterinary standards to be named Australia’s best vet for the year.

Dr Laura Thorbeckeand her husband, Dr Stuart Cocking, bought the business in February 2019 and have since elevated it to national recognition.

Speaking to the Express, the Moe Veterinary Centre practice manager, Teagan Anderson, said they were incredibly proud of the level of recognition the clinic had received in the industry.

“We are all really excited when Laura travelled to Queensland to accept the award,” she said.

“Towin the award we had to demonstrated that we had outstanding performance across ten core competencies in veterinary business.”

These competenciesinclude: leadership, change management, financial management, clinical standards and protocols, human resources and industrial relations, strategicplanning, ethics, risk management, marketing, and technology. Overseeing the management of the practice, Ms Anderson said the workplaceculture and standards were next to none.

“We’vegot about 29 staff members We’ve got a really close group and the team is just fantastic,” she said.

“Our team of vets and nurses and administration staff is the main reason why we work so well in those many areas.

“We’resolucky withthe community we live in we always have good relationships with our clients.

“The standoutfor us is thatweactually really care in looking after clients and pets of Latrobe Valley which is the culture in our workplace.”

The veterinary clinichas had along standing history in the community.

The clinic had ahumblebeginning as avet service to the Moe Cooperative Dairy and its suppliers run by Dr Donald Dick and wife Joyceinthe 1950s,who also cared for small animals out of theirFowler St home

In the 70s, Dr BarryHaywood and wifeChris

partneredwiththe Dicks,opening aclinic in Morwell on George St.

Once Dr Dick retired, Dr Jim Dorling took his place as partner and in the late 70s, established the Moe Veterinary Centre at 31 Lloyd St, Moe, which later expanded into the adjoining shop.

Though the clinic has undergone many change of hands, thesame friendly faces and care have remained consistent throughout its operation.

Ms Anderson has spent 21 years at the Moe Veterinary Centre,havingbegan work experience at the clinic as aYear 10 student; she has seen many changes.

“During COVID it changed alot in the sense that we were so busy. Pets play areally important life and if anything that’s justgrown in the last20 years. Lots of people pets are now their children and are considered family members,” she said.

“The level of veterinary care had changed as well. People want to do the best thing by their pets and be proactive in their health, that’s what I’ve noticed that has changed within the industry.”

During COVID, Ms Anderson said the clinic received ahugeinfluxofnew pets and animals.

“Lots of pets came in during COVID, lots of puppies and kittens and that sortofthing...but we we’re still an extremely busy small practice,” she said.

It is not often that asmall clinic in ‘little old Moe’ receives nationalrecognition,but the regional Moe Veterinary Centreproved how great‘little old Moe, can be.

“I think what we’re so proud of is that we’re obviously being recognised like that within the industry and it being anational award, it’s ahuge honour,” Ms Anderson said.

To further continue to improve their service,the clinic’s building went through huge renovations in 2021 to createapurpose-built clinic with workflow and patient care in mind.

On the Pet Community website, Moe Veterinary Centre receives five out of five stars in customer ratings.

The Moe Vet’s friendly service and high quality care goes along way, with clients coming from throughout Gippsland for the 2023 Australian Veterinary business of the year.

Big boost for local skills

THE Latrobe City Council Small Business Festival has drawn to aclose for another year after two weeks of seminars and workshops.

Therewere 11 different free events delivered,and hundreds of attendees across all activities.Theevents covered topics such as visual merchandising,new trends in retail, customer service excellence, marketing, podcasting,demographics, recruitment, and retention of employees, collaborating with universities and more.

There were also afew invite-only events, such as anetworkingevening for the Latrobe City Industry Alliance. This provided an opportunity for local businesses to collaborate and receive support while the region transitions to amore sustainable and connected future.

The events includedabroad range of themes and appealed to many different interests, so that the future of various industries and businesses could be celebrated and nurtured.

Latrobe City Council’s Mayor, Kellie O’Callaghan, said thatthis festival was important for Latrobe City’s business community as it provides them with fresh informationand valuable ideas to enhance and grow their business in aregional setting.

“The Small Business Festival delivers an invaluable opportunityfor networking and skill development that all business owners can use to build their strength and resilience as we grow towards amore innovative and sustainable future,” said the Mayor.

“Small business plays an important contributiontoour local economy,provides significant employmentand shapes our culture. It is our priority to provide business owners with theuniqueopportunity to learn from industry specialists and build professional and rewarding relationships.”

TheSmallBusiness Festival was organised and delivered by Latrobe City Council Business Development Team.

All power to pie makers

By KATRINABRANDON

WHAT makes apie? Is it the flavour, the pastry, or the aroma? At Sydney’s OfficialGreat Aussie Pie Competition (OGAPC), they shared the mouthwatering combinations of avariety of different pies from around Australia looking at flavours, proving there is much more to pies than you would think.

Missen Link from Traralgon and Pie Addicts from Morwell both enteredthe competition, finishing second and third respectively in theircategories in Australia.

The importance of the competition for businesses is so that they can showcase their product. This competition in particular investigates all the details of each pie -warm and cold -tosee which ones are the best of their kind.

Entrants submit four standard single-serving pies for each category.

Missen Link -who areknown for experimenting with unique flavours- won eight medals (two silver, six bronze) in their maiden appearance.

Missen Link owner, Guy Missen said “between myself and Brad (Brad Bennett, the baker),we thought up five different pies just today It doesn’t take us much to get anew flavour”.

“We are always trying to push the boundaries to see what goes,” he said.

Missen Link’s pies that were awarded medals

included achicken carbonara and cheeseburger pie,which won asilver medal. Theirbrisket bacon cheese, brisket jalapeno popper, BBQ brisket, brisket Americancheese, Nana casserole and pepperoni pizza pies won bronze.

Unlike Missen Link, this was not Pie Addicts first year, but one of many attempts.

Pie Addicts’ entries in the competition included silver for the lamb, pumpkin and feta pie and bronze for the Thai chicken curry pie.

“I was abit rushed so next time IthinkIwill start acouple of months beforehand trialling flavours like Iused to do,” said Pie Addicts owner, Debbie Carrodus.

“I normally start months before and run competitions for people buying the pies. Tell us your input into the piesand we will give you asix pack of pies or something. Alot more before the competition.”

Ms Carrodus said that this year has been really busy with the business, but she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to enter the competition to see where her new flavour stands with the 15 judges at the competition.

“Normally Igoand checkwhatother flavours havegone in the competitiontotry and spark more inspiration from them,” she said.

“We are always open to suggestions to make pies. Iget requests from peopletomakesomething which most of the time Iwillgiveitacrack.”

In 2020, Pie Addicts came third in Australia for their pies andwill continue to improve their recepties.

Both Pie Addicts and Missen Link are eager for the nextcompetitiontocome and can’twaitto create new tantalising, mouth watering, finger licking, salivating flavours.

For more information on the OGAPC go to greataussiepiecomp.com.au

Swag: Missen Link display theirresults.

Helping hand: Brad Bennettand Guy Missen.

Return: PieAddictscompeted foraconsecutive year

Team: Left to rightBelinda,Pie Addicts owner Debbie,and Trish. Photographs Katrina Brandon

Your Step in The Right Direction?

2023 was meant to be the year when things improved again and we could finally let out the collective breath we wereall holding.

After picking ourselves up from devastating fires and floods and living through the COVID-19 pandemic, for awhile there, it seemed like this was the case.

However,with all of the interest hikes and the increasing potential of adrought, it can feel like we’reconstantly being hit with one challenge after another

As it stands the big four banks have predicted that the cash rate will drop in the next two years (yes please!), but therecould be peaks of up to 4.35 per cent beforewe starttosee adecline (that is the equivalent of buying anew iPhone everymonth in your household compared to this time last year).

Combining the impending interest rate rises with a49.5 per cent below average August rainfall (the tenth-driest August on recordsince 1900)it’snowonder our farming community is struggling with having apositive outlook.

Farmers areknown for their resilience, but even the toughest of us can reach our limits.

High levels of stress can impact our wellbeing, if not managed it can increase the risk of anxiety and depression which has a huge impact on the ability to plan, think or make good decisions.

New research paints an alarming picture of the mental health of Australia’sfarmers, with 30 per cent reporting adecline in their mental health over the past few years and up to 45 per cent considering self-harmor suicide.

Over half (51 per cent) of farmers choose not to sharetheir problems with loved ones or arehesitant to talk about them, leading to asilent struggle.

RFCS Gippsland offers free and confidential assistance to help you get back on track with both personal wellbeing and financial wellbeing.

Similar to how aseed relies on good soil, afarmisdependent on the hardworkofits community

RFCS Gippsland is deeply proud to be part of the Gippsland farming community and has been for over 35 years.

RFCS Gippsland provides farmers and rural related businesses with aspecialised team dedicated to financial and personal well-being.

Our team is passionate about wellbeing and promotes the ‘Detect and Protect’ campaign: engaging farmservice providers and communities on how to identify rural mental health concerns and what to do to help improve their situation.

If you arestruggling emotionally and financially (or know someone who is), protect them and yourself by referring to the free confidential services of RFCS Gippsland.

Our specialised rural financial support team will work on improving your finances whilst adedicated wellness supportofficer will focus on you.

Call 1300 045 747 or visitrfcsgippsland. org.au/wellbeing to find out more.

Mental Health Contacts

Beyond Blue

Beyond Blue provides information and supporttohelp everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age and wherever they live.

1300 224 636

Kids Helpline

Kids Helpline provides afree, private and confidential phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5to25.

Call 1800 551 800 24 hours aday from anywhereinAustralia.

Lifeline

Contact Lifeline for supportifyou are experiencing apersonal crisis or have suicidal thoughts.

Youcan call them 24 hours aday, 7days aweek from anywherein Australia on 131114

MensLine Australia

MensLine Australia is atelephone and online counselling service for men with emotional health and relationship concerns.

1300 789 978

Gippsland Centreagainst Sexual Assault (GCASA)

We at GCASA acknowledge all people who have been impacted by sexual harm, both long past or morerecent.

We acknowledge your journey and strengths and the impacts experienced by you, your families and your supportpeople.

We want you to know we see you; we listen without judgement and we believe you.

GCASA provide specialist supportservices across the Gippsland Region.

We areafreeand confidential service that offers individual counselling and advocacy for children and adults who have been impacted by sexual assault.

Our REFOCUS service offers atherapeutic response whereachild or young person has engaged in problematic or harmful sexual behaviours.

GCASA provides aCrisis Careresponse 24/7 for people who have experienced a recent sexual assault across all of Gippsland.

GCASA also provides Crisis Care responses outside of business hours to people experiencing family violence living in the Baw Baw,Latrobe Valley,South Gippsland and Bass Coast Shires.

GCASA’s team of crisis carestaffare all

based within the Gippsland region and ready to provide alocalised response.

GCASA’s vision is to be an equitable community free of sexual assault and violence.

GCASA arecommitted to the prevention of sexual assault by engaging the Gippsland community in our initiatives to raise awareness and advocate for change to reduce the incidence of sexual assault.

Thereare no right or wrong responses to a traumatic event.

The impact of sexual assault can be varied and may include feelings of helplessness, fear,shame, guilt, emotional numbness, difficulties with sleep, feelings of anxiety and sadness.

With therapeutic and advocacy supportthe emotional, psychological, physical and social impacts of sexual assault can be reduced.

Whatever your experience we encourage you to seek supportassoonaspossible.

For further information about our service and for other helpful resources visit gcasa.org.au or call GCASA: 03 5134 3922

Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL): 1800 806 292

SafeSteps FamilyViolence Response Centre: 1800 015188

What Role Will YouPlay?

In 2023, the theme for Mental Health Month is “Weall have arole to play”

This Mental Health Month, think about ways you connect with the people around you.

Together,wecan work towards aworld free from mental health stigma.

As we reconnect, we areencouraging individuals, communities and organisations to thrive together

We recognise the difficulty in breaking down mental health stigma and areencouraging everyone to play an important role.

Whether it is supporting acolleague, running acommunity event or educating yourself about the importance of mental health language, everyone can play arole.

Together we can create asafe place for those living with, supporting others and receiving mental health support.

What role will you play?

Community Champion

Community Champions connect their community with Mental Health Month.

As aCommunity Champion you will be supporting community engagement and positive mental health.

This may be in your local area, sports team, club or cultural group, or even within ahobby or special interest group.

Workplace Wonder

Workplace Wonders activate their workplace to grow awareness and engage their colleagues in Mental Health Month.

School Superstar

School Superstars bring Mental Health Month to their school.

Whether you areastudent or staffmember, schools areagreat place to promote mental health and wellbeing.

Your activity could assist in creating a

supportive environment, reducing bullying and/or increasing asense of belonging.

Amazing Allies

Amazing Allies areMental Health Month supporters that can listen and provide encouragement to those individuals who may be experiencing mental ill-health.

They also play akey role in the community by actively decreasing stigma, shame and prejudice, by understanding and advocating for individuals with lived experience.

Incredible Individuals

Incredible Individuals arepeople who know they need to prioritise their own mental health. Mental Health Month is herefor you to engage in with as much or as little as suits you.

This is agreat time to connect with other people that may be going through asimilar experience and explorenew ways to support your mental health.

For moreinformation visit www.mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au

HOROSCOPES

by Joanne Madeline Moore

October2- October8,2023

Aries (Mar21 - Apr19)

This week the Sun, Mars and Mercury are all revving up your relationship and joint ventures zones So harmonious partnerships and creative projects are highlighted If you combine diplomacy with dynamism (and Ram charm with a sense of adventure) then you’ll sail through any challenges Balance is the key Your motto is from actress Claire Danes (who has the Sun in Aries and the Moon in Libra): “Relationships are a constant negotiation and balance

Taurus (Apr20 - May20)

Remember that Jupiter (planet of expansion) and Uranus (planet of change) are both transiting through your sign Between now and May 25 (when Jupiter moves into Gemini) it will be easier to initiate changes than at other times So make the most of the opportunities that are around! Your mantra for the moment is from peace activist (and birthday great) Mahatma Gandhi: “Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but to change ourselves ”

Libra (Sep23 - Oct22)

Courtesy of your patron planet Venus a situation involving a class, club or friendship group should start to improve With the Sun, Mars and Mercury visiting your sign this week, make sure your thoughts, words, actions and aspirations are all compatible and consistent Your mantra for the moment is from birthday great, politician and peace activist Mahatma Gandhi: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony”

Scorpio (Oct23 - Nov21)

Scorpios are drawn to extreme views black and white thinking, and intense communication

Compulsive thoughts and bossy behaviour are certainly a danger this week, as Pluto links up with Mercury But there are three planets in Libra, which encourage a more balanced approach as you contemplate the subtle shades of grey in-between

Community: St Joseph’s PrimarySchool Trafalgar staffStaceyLia, Will Troy and Cynthia Graham were presentedwith care packages recentlyaspartofRUOK? Day. Photograph supplied

Thumbs up at St Joe’s

ST JOSEPH’S PrimarySchool, Trafalgar community asked RUOK? recently.

asking RUOK? part of your everyday.

This way, if people are struggling with something big or something small or maybe nothing at all, they’ll know you care.

Gemini (May21 - June20)

E Gxpect your home-life to be busy and bamboozling, as Pluto and Neptune link up with your patron planet, Mercury Aim to be very clear in the way you communicate on Monday and Tuesday otherwise misunderstandings are likely Wednesday is wonderful for looking beneath the surface gloss and gaining some deeper insights Then Mercury moves into peaceful and harmonious Libra on Thursday, which will calm your nerves and rebalance your brain

Cancer (June21 - July22)

Calling all Crabs – are you making the most of your clever mind? This week Pluto and Mercury activate your communication and education zones So conversation, passionate debate, informal study, detailed research and strategic thinking will take you far But – in order to avoid misunderstandings – do your best to convey your ideas in a clear and precise way It’s also a good time to dig deeper into a relationship problem – the answer is waiting for you to find it

Leo (July23 - Aug22)

Languid Lions love to be pampered and preened but it’s time to jump out of your comfort zone and shake up your usual routine! Jupiter and Uranus are both jumping through your public reputation zone, which encourages you to do things differently, as you banish boredom and initiate positive changes

So your motto for the moment is from birthday great, political and peace activist Mahatma Gandhi: You must be the change you wish to see in the world ”

You can also expect flashes of ESP, an insightful dream, or a fateful meeting with someone special Sagittarius (Nov22 - Dec21)

This w geek, expect mental confusion and communication problems at home or work The Sun Mars and Mercury are moving through peace-loving Libra, in your friendship and networking zones

If you practice the gentle arts of patience and persuasion, then you’ll be surprised how much easier life can be Draw inspiration from birthday great, peace activist Mahatma Gandhi: “Leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people

The communityparticipated in this annual event to help educate people about the importanceof mental health.

On RUOK? Day people are encouraged to reach out to friends and family and check in on them. A simple phone call or messagecan go alongway in helping someone with their mental health Leadership at St Joseph’s reached outtostaff and asked them if they were really okay.

The message is to stay connected and make

Learn how to askatruok.org.aubecause a conversation could change alife.

To acknowledgeRUOK? Day,staff at St Joseph’s were presented with care packages. This year, the care packages included healthy treats(avocado, banana, apple and mandarin) to further promote ahealthy eating message in the Vic KidsEat Well Program.

The Sp un, Mars and Mercury are visiting your career zone boosting your creativity confidence and communication skills So make the most of this celestial gift and show other people what you are truly capable of as you write that report, chair that meeting or clinch that deal Wednesday is wonderful for doing research about an upcoming trip Draw inspiration from birthday great, writer Anne Rice: “I’m always looking, and I’m always asking questions

Capricorn (Dec22 - Jan19)

Vicspell competition

STUDENTS from Sacred Heart Primary School, Morwell participated in the state competition for spelling recently.

Jordan, Shenli and Oscar competed while Brylie was also chosen, but was unwell on the day.

Students competedagainst St Paul’s, Chairo Christian School, Grey Street Primaryand Newborough Primary.

Shenuli won through to the next levelinGrade 5.

Flirtqalert! With Venus in your partnership zone (and three planets powering through Libra) you ’ re at your flirtatious best as you charm the cynics and dazzle the doubters (When amorous Aquarians are in full-on charm mode, you ’ re hard to resist ) Already attached? It’s time to reboot a tired relationship with some good old-fashioned romance Singles

Aquarius (Jan20 - Feb18)

The school wished to congratulate all who participated and represented Sacred Heart Primary.

Grammar: Jordan made up the trio of Sacred Heartspellers.

are you searching for your soulmate? Be on the lookout for a gregarious Gemini or a lusty Leo Pisces (Feb19 - Mar20)

The bguzz words this week are confusion and obsession On Monday, nebulous Neptune opposes Mercury (your boss planet) and life becomes confusing as a family member, work colleague or close friend stuffs up your perfectly planned schedule Then – on Tuesday and Wednesday – you could become totally fixated on answering a question or solving a problem With the help of passionate and persistent Pluto, there s a good chance you’ll be successful!

Virgo (Aug23 - Sep22)

It’s a good time to expand your world via new local friendships and peer group connections If you link up with like-minded people it will open doors of opportunity, professionally and personally But Neptune (your ruler) opposes Mercury on Monday and Tuesday So be careful what you say in person and post online, as a casual comment could lead to confusion and controversy Commitments you make this week may not look so appealing next week!

CopyrightJoanne Madeline Moore 2023

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Spelling Queen bee: Shenuli performed outstandinglywell in theVicspell competition.

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IbeforeE except afterC: Oscar represented Sacred Heart PrimarySchool, Morwell in the spelling competition.

St Paul’shears messages of hope

YEAR10students at St Paul’sAnglican Grammar School are considering all the possibilities and what their futures may hold after attending athree-day Careers Conference at Phillip Island recently. Students were informed about VCE processes, university options and pathways, personaldevelopment, and maintainingtheirwellbeing during their final school years.

Aseries of faculty presentations led students through the various VCE subjects available and aspecial CareerDesignworkshop helpedthem to identify their skills, strengths and values to match against potential careers.

Educatorsprovidedstudents with ample opportunity to manage their wellbeing with enjoyable

activities such as abeach stroll, crate climb, rock wall challenge and an ‘80s-themed disco, which inspired some great dancing moves!

Aconservative conference dress code was set for aformal social dinner experience one evening, allowing students to socialise and become better acquainted with each other.

The Year 10 Careers Conference is apartof the Careers Program at St Paul’s and is designed to be amemorable and essential foundation for VCE years.

Students are now well prepared to make excellentsubject choicesasthey personalise their VCE experience and move into the senior secondary years.

To impress: Baileywas awarded best dressed male at theformal dinner

Airborne: St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School student Josh lefthighinthe airduringthe crate challenge Photographs supplied

cardstheymade

Young heartsreachout

IN aheart-warming displayofkindness, agroup of students at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School reached out in support of RU OK? Day. Studentscreatedand distributed handmade cards with positive messages of hopeand support as an initiativetopromote mental health awareness.

Thethoughtfulness of the card-makersdidn’t go unnoticedamong theother students, with the act of kindness reminding the school community that alittle question such as ‘are you okay?’ can have asignificant impact on another person’s wellbeing.

Support: Gracie,Ameli, Madeleine,Amelia andJasmine with

anddistributed at St Paul’s forRUOK? Day. Photograph supplied

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BEACH HOUSE HUNTERS

Nine, Friday, 7.30pm

TheBlockco-hostShelley Craft (pictured) has been quietly adding afew new stringstoher TV-presenter bowoflate –along with herhome renovation projects, Craft gained her real estate agent accreditation in 2020 and has been working alongside her husband Christianathis ByronBay agency –making her the perfect hostfor this new property series. Craft teams up with Aussie city slickers in needofa sea change, showing them three dream houses thatsuit theirspecific needs,wants and budget. Tonight’sdoubleepisode premieresees Craft help acouple in Victoria’s picturesque Apollo Bay,beforeheading to Sydney’sManly Beach to guideanother pairofwould-be wave riders.

CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS

SBS Viceland, Saturday, 9.10pm

This superbadaptation of Irish author Sally Rooney’s best-selling novelcontinues as the drama between its unconventional quartet heats up.Resentment and jealousyrear their heads at the endoftheir Croatian getaway when the connection between 21-year-old best friends Bobbi (Sasha Lane) and Frances (Alison Oliver, pictured, right with Lane), and older married couple Nick (Joe Alwyn) and Melissa (Girls’JemimaKirke)grows more tangled. With Melissa’s literary agent joiningthem fordinner, everyone ought to be on their best behaviour,but it seems unlikely.Acaptivating character study,this faithful 12-part miniseries thankfully has plenty of time to exploreall of the intricaciesofRooney’sprose on screen.

EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALL WHITE

SBS Viceland, Sunday, 9.30pm

On thebrink of theVoice Referendum,thisspirited American doco laysbaresomehardand harsh truths about whiteprivilege. Across four eye-openingand oftenwitty episodes, kicking off tonight,it’sanexamination of what it means to be an American during atimeofheightened xenophobia,and what it’slikeliving in anation of immigrants.Covering events such as the2021 United States Capitol attack, as wellasIndian reservations and colonialism, there’sa crowd of talking heads sharing their thoughts, including comedian Margaret Cho,sports journalistJemele Hill and Amanda Seales. Tune in forthe passionate monologues.

Just pressplay: Noel Gallaghersits down with Zan Rowe for Take5

PICK OF THE WEEK

TAKE 5WITH ZAN ROWE ABC TV,Tuesday, 8pm

ABC Radio star ZanRowestruck achord with her debut season, which affectionately delved into fivespecial songsthat made an indelible impact on the lives of her guests. It wasa rawand illuminating insight into the inner lives of creatives includingAmerican indie singer Tori Amos and belovedAustralian actor Guy Pearce.Tonight,Rowereturns with acaptivating new season, jumpstarting with aguest whoarguably outshines themall:Noel Gallagher.The outspoken Oasislead guitaristdoesn’t disappoint as he reveals his songsofescape and opens up about his formative years in Manchesterbeforefame. Next week, it’sNatalie Imbruglia’s unpredictable soundtrack.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

SBS World News.

7.30 BettanyHughes: Treasures of Estonia. (PGa)

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home AndAway. (PGa)Mali must act on Rose’s ultimatum.

6.00 Nine News

7.00 ACurrent Affair

6.30 TheProject. Alook at the day’snews and events.

8.30 Mother AndSon. (PG)Maggie fears sheisbecoming“invisible”.

8.30 While TheMen Are Away (MA15+s) Frankie dolesout the wages.

9.30 Elvis’ Women: BadMovies, BadMarriage (Mas) Part 2of3

10.40 SBS World News Late.

11.10 Trom. (Malv)

7.30 TheVoice. (PGl) Hosted by Sonia Kruger

8.50 RFDS. (Mal) Peteisforced to face his deepest fears when thecreware tasked with dealing with acatastrophic boat crash.

9.50 TheAmazing Race. (Return, PG) HostedbyPhil Keoghan.

7.30 TheBlock. (PGal) Hosted by Scott Cam.

8.40 Luxe ListingsSydney. (Ml) Simon Cohen hosts asurprise celebration.

9.40 CountryHome Rescue With Shaynna Blaze. (PG, R) Shaynna Blazerestores adilapidated home.

10.40 Nine NewsLate.

7.30 TheAmazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. (Return, PGal) Elevencelebrities race around the world with those they holddearest

9.00 Miniseries: Heat. (Mls) Part 1 of 4. Twofamiliesbecometrapped in the path of an oncoming bushfire.

Annika. (Mal, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40

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

11.55 Cargo.(Mal, R) 3.30 Italian Food Safari. (R) 4.00 GoingPlacesWith Ernie Dingo.(R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

11.20 TheLatest:Seven News.

11.50 Autopsy: USA: Desi Arnaz. (Ma)

12.50 TheEnemy Within. (Mav,R)

1.00[VIC]HomeShopping

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise.

11.10 TheEqualizer (MA15+v)

12.00 The Gulf.(Madls, R) 1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 Getaway.(PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop.(R) 3.00 TV Shop: HomeShopping.(R)

4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 ACurrent Affair.(R)

NewsEarly

10.00 So Help Me Todd (PGa) Margaret helps aclient whosemother passed.

11.00 TheProject. (R) Alookat the day’snews and events.

12.00 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 HomeShopping. (R)

Last Letter.Continued. (2018,PG, Mandarin) 7.35

The RedShoes.(1948,PG) 10.05 Drunken Master (1978,M,Cantonese) 12.10pm Alan Partridge: AlphaPapa. (2013,M) 1.50 Footy Legends. (2006 PG) 3.30 Hairspray.(1988,PG) 5.10 Steamboy. (2004, PG) 7.30 The Big Boss. (1971,M,Cantonese) 9.30 Hunt.(2022, MA15+, Korean) 11.55 Train To Busan. (2016,MA15+, Korean) 2.05am Deliver Us From Evil.(2020,MA15+, Korean) 4.10 Whisky Galore.(2016,PG)

Thursday, October5

(R) 11.00 Trump TakesOnThe World. (PG, R)

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Hard Quiz. (PG,R) 1.30 Would ILie To You? (PG, R) 2.00

Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL.(Madl, R) 2.30

Aftertaste. (Ml, R) 3.00 Restoration Australia (R) 3.55 Tenable.(R) 4.40 Long Lost Family. (PG,R) 5.30 HardQuiz. (PG, R)

6.00 TheDrum

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30

8.00 Foreign Correspondent. International affairs program.

8.30 Grand Designs: House Of TheYear: Exceptional Materials

And Craftsmanship. Part 4of4

9.20 Griff’sGreat Australian Rail Trip: Brisbane To Cairns –Try NotDie. (R) Griff Rhys Jonesexplores Australia by train.

10.10 ArtWorks. (Final, R)

10.40 ABC LateNews.

10.55 TheBusiness. (R)

11.10 Old People’s Home ForTeenagers. (PG, R)

12.10 Q+A. (R) 1.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.40 Tenable.(R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30.(R)

6.00

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PGd, R) PresentedbyMarc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Australian Walks

With Julia Zemiro (PG) Julia Zemiro heads to Melbourne

8.30 Luke Nguyen’s India.

(Premiere)LukeNguyen explores SouthernIndia, discovering the cuisines, sounds, and colours of the region.

9.30 Crime. (MA15+av) Convinced the serial killer is toying with his team,DIRay Lennoxisdetermined to end it on his terms.

10.30 SBSWorldNewsLate.

11.00 Devils. (MA15+ad)

12.00 Nine Perfect Strangers. (MA15+s, R)

3.40 Italian Food Safari. (R) 4.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.(PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay.(R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe WorldTonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PG)Harper is torn.

7.30 HighwayPatrol. (PG, R) Alearner driver bursts into tears.

8.30 MOVIE: Pretty Woman. (1990,Mls, R) In need of an escort for social events while visiting LosAngeles aruthless, workaholic businessman gives aprostitute afirst-hand look at the lives of the rich when he hires her to be his companion fora week.Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo

11.05 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.35 TheGreat Diamond Heist (PGa, R)

12.40 TheResident. (Ma, R)

1.00[VIC]HomeShopping.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 TheBlock. (PGal) With $15,000 on offer in the creativechallenge,the contestants are desperatetoimpress

8.40 Cricket. ICCWorld Cup. Groupstage. England vNew Zealand. First innings.From NarendraModiStadium, Ahmedabad, India.

11.00 ICC WorldCup: Innings Break. Takesalook at the play so far in the ICCWorld Cup match between England and NewZealand.

11.30 Cricket. ICCWorld Cup. Groupstage. England vNew Zealand. Second innings.

3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’sVoiceOfVictory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 ACurrentAffair (R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 TheProject Alookatthe day’snews and events.

7.30 TheAmazingRace Australia: CelebrityEdition. (PGal)InAgra, the celebritiesface extreme heat and amonsoon before aBollywood routine tests their endurance.

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

10.00 TheCheap Seats (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and TimMcDonald.

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

12.00 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 TheDrum Presented by Dan Bourchier

7.00 ABCNews. Alook at the top stories of theday

7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis does some paving

8.30 Sherwood. (MA15+l) Ian and Kevin are called to the scene of asecond murder. Scott remains at large

9.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mv,R) The body of awealthy landowner goes missing on the night of his death, exposingaweb of secrets.

11.00 ABCLate News. Coverage of the day’s events.

11.20 Silent Witness. (Mav,R)The team continues to investigate the crash.

12.15 Harrow. (Final, Mav, R)

1.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 South America With Simon Reeve: Chile And Argentina. (PGaw)Part 5of5

8.40 Ancient Egypt: Chronicles Of An Empire: Women AndPower. (Ma) From Nefertiti to Cleopatra, takes alookatwomen in ancient Egypt.

9.40 U-96,The True StoryOf DasBoot. Explores the true story of U-96,one of the most iconic and formidable German submarinesofWorld WarII.

10.40 SBSWorld News Late

11.10 Unseen. (Malns)

12.05 Furia (MA15+av,R)

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Better Homes AndGardens.

Johanna GriggsmeetsDiego Bonetto

8.30 MOVIE: TheAccountant. (2016,MA15+v, R) Amaths genius who works as an accountant forhigh-rolling criminals is pursued by both agentsof the Treasury Department and hit men in the employofone of his paranoid clients who is determined to silence him. Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons.

11.05 To Be Advised.

12.25 12 Monkeys. (MA15+v,R) The CIAplots to unleash avirus.

12.30[VIC]HomeShopping.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair.

7.30 Beach House Hunters. (Premiere) Hosted by Shelley Craft.

8.30 MOVIE: TheExpendables 3. (2014,Mlv,R)A team of mercenaries battles aruthless arms trader with a grudgeagainst theirgroup.Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham,Mel Gibson.

11.00 MOVIE: Creed II. (2018,Mv, R) MichaelB.Jordan.

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

2.15 It’sAll Greek To Me. (R)

2.45 Garden Gurus Moments. (R)

6.30 TheProject Alookatthe day’snews andevents.

7.30 TheGraham Norton Show. (R) Guests include Kylie Minogue.

8.30 Have YouBeenPaying Attention? (Malns,R)Celebrity panellists compete to see whocan remember the most about events of the week.

9.30 TheGraham Norton Show (Mls, R) Graham is joinedbyMichelle Williams, Helena Bonham Carter,Brendan Fraser,Russell TDavies and Oti Mabuse

10.30 Road To TheMelbourne Cup Carnival. Alookatthe Melbourne Cup Carnival.

3.40 Italian Food Safari. (R)

4.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.(PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay.(R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning 5.30

ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

1.25 Harry’s Practice. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute (R)

5.00 NBCToday.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00

Outdoors Indoors. 4.30 Global Shop.(R) 5.00

TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy

TheBushKangaroo. (R)

11.00 TheProject. (R)

12.00 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert (PG)

1.00 HomeShopping. (R)

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening AustraliaJunior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would ILie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017,PG) 10.10 Noughts +Crosses.(Final) 11.10 Would ILie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.10am Killing Eve. 12.55 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. (Final) 1.40 ABCNewsUpdate. 1.45 Close. 5.00 In The Night Garden. 5.20 Tik Tak.

5.25 Wallykazam! 5.50 Late Programs.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am

Funny Lady.Continued. (1975,PG) 7.35 Memoria. (2021, PG) 10.05 The Big Boss. (1971,M,Cantonese) Noon HappyEnding.(2018,M,Danish) 1.55 Ramen Shop.(2018,PG) 3.35 Hacker.(2019,PG, Danish)

5.25 ARiver Runs Through It.(1992,PG) 7.40

Saturday, October 7

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 WeekendBreakfast.

9.00 Rage.(PG)

12.00 ABCNewsAtNoon.

12.30 Midsomer Murders. (PG, R)

2.00 Sherwood. (Mal,R)

3.00 LastNight Of TheProms.

5.00 Landline. (R)

5.30 Old People’sHome ForTeenagers. (PG, R)

6.30 Kitchen Cabinet. (Final, R) Annabel Crabb meets Anika Wells.

7.00 ABCNews. Alook at the top stories of theday

7.30 ShakespeareAnd Hathaway.

(PG) AnAmerican PI asks Frank and Lu forhelp hunting down a valuable muscle car for aclient.

8.15 Vera (Mv,R)DCI Vera Stanhope and her teaminvestigatethe mysterious death of aJohn Doe.

9.50 TheNewsreader (Mdl, R)

As Australia’s 1988 Bicentennial approaches, Helenisdetermined to interview afieryAboriginal activist.

10.40 Shetland (Malv,R)The hunt is on forSandy’sattacker

11.45 Rage (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.00 MorningPrograms. 10.00 The Eco Show.(PG) 11.00 Curious Traveller 12.00

WorldWatch. 2.00 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic

World Challenge Cup series. Round6 4.00

Ballroom Fit. (R) 4.05 Wheelchair Sports. (R)

4.10 Swan Football. 4.15 Para-Badminton. (PG) 4.20 Gone Fishing With Mortimer & Whitehouse. (PG, R) 5.30 Children Of Chaos: What Became Of WW2Orphans.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Norfolk Island With RayMartin.

(PG, R) RayMartin exploresNorfolk Island.

8.30 Scotland’sRiverwoods.

(PG, R) Takesalookatthe perilous state of the fish that lives in the forest, Scotland’sAtlantic salmon.

9.35 World’sMostScenic Railway Journeys: Australia. (R) Ajourney aboard the Indian Pacific.

10.25 GreatContinental

Railway Journeys: Salamanca

To Canfranc (PGa,R)

11.30 RexInRome. (Mv,R)

1.20 MOVIE: TheFront Runner (2018,Mls, R)

3.20 Italian Food Safari. (R) 3.50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.(R) 4.20 Bamay. (R)

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

6.00 NBCToday [VIC]HomeShopping.

7.00 WeekendSunrise. 9.50 Motor Racing.

Supercars

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Border Security:Australia’s Front Line. (PGd, R) Officers patrol the Kimberley coast.

7.30 MOVIE: Aquaman. (2018,Mv, R) Ahalf-human, half-Atlantean goes on aquest to retrieve the legendary Trident Of Atlanand protect the water world. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard

10.15 MOVIE: Underwater (2020, Mlv) Disaster strikes an underwaterfacility Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel.

12.15 12 Monkeys. (MA15+v,R) Cole gets buried in an airstrike.

1.15 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 10.Bathurst 1000 Day 2. Top10Shootout. Replay

3.00 Home Shopping (R)

4.00 Get Clever. (R)

5.00 My GreekOdyssey (PGl, R)

7TWO (72, 62)

Sunday, October 8

6.30 Voices Of Australia. Part 4of4

7.00 ABCNews. Alookatthe topstoriesofthe day

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv, R) Neville must solveamystery from the past.

8.30 TheNewsreader (Mal)The News

At Six team is approached by Geoff and Evelyn’s daughter Kay Walters.

9.30 Mother And Son. (PG, R) Arthur is determined not to takehis mother with him to visit his ex, but she has other plans.

10.00 Annika. (Mal, R) AGlasgow businessman is murdered.

10.50 Total Control. (MA15+al, R) Alex Irving faces anew political reality

11.40 Talking Heads. (PG, R)

12.20 Rage Vault (MA15+adhlnsv)

2.00 Escape From TheCity (R)

5.00 Insiders (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters: ABig Find. (Premiere, PGal) Explorers investigate the Bermuda Triangle.

9.10 Rebel With ACause: Neville Bonner (PG) Takesa look at the life of politician and JageraElder NevilleBonner AO

10.10 Empires OfNew York:Blinded By TheLight (Madv) Chronicles the rise of fiveNew York icons.

11.00 Bruce Lee: Be Water (Mav,R)

12.45 24 Hours In Emergency (Ma, R)

2.35 Patriot Brains (Mals, R)

3.25 Going PlacesWith ErnieDingo (PGa, R)

4.25 Bamay.(R) 5.00 NHKWorld English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30

AlJazeeraNews.

6.00 Weekend Sunrise. The latest news,sportand weather 7.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 10.Bathurst 1000 Day 3. Support races and warm up 10.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 10.Bathurst

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 TheVoice. (Final, PG) The top four artists sing one final solo and taketothe stage with their coach for an epic duet.

9.00 7NEWS Spotlight: The Voice Final Pitch.

10.00 Born To Kill? Trevor Hardy (Mav) Takesanin-depth look at serial killer TrevorHardy who wasconvicted of killing three teenage girls.

11.00 Autopsy: USA: Alan Thicke. (Ma) Alook at the deathofAlanThicke.

12.00 TheInBetween (Mav,R) Cassie is drawntoa young mother. [VIC]HomeShopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBCToday 5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise

6am Morning Programs.

10.30 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia vWestIndies. Game 1. First innings. 2pm Cricket. Women’sOne Day International Series. Australia vWestIndies. Game 1. Second innings. 5.30 IEscaped To TheCountry 6.30 Escape To The Country 8.30 CallThe Midwife. 9.40 Miniseries: The Pembrokeshire Murders. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Nine NewsSaturday

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 Riverdance25thAnniversary Special. Takesalook at Riverdance.

8.30 MOVIE: DirtyDancing.

(1987, Mas, R) Agirl fallsinlove with adancing teacher whenshe spends the summer at aholidaycamp.Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey,Jerry Orbach.

10.30 MOVIE: Music &Lyrics.

(2007, PGls, R)An’80s pop singer tries to reinvent himself.Hugh Grant.

12.35 Adele: LiveInLondon. (PG, R)

1.50 9Honey: He Said She Said. (PG, R)

2.00 TheIncredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TheGarden Gurus. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30

HelpingHands. (PG, R)

9GEM (92, 81)

Murphy’sWar.(1971,PG) 4.15

MOVIE: The Alamo.(1960,PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Magnificent SevenRide!(1972,M) 9.35 MOVIE: The Mechanic. (1972, M) 11.40 Late Programs.

6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm MOVIE: Barbie Mermaid Power.(2022, PG)

2.50 Motor Racing. IndyCar Series. Grand Prix Of Monterey. H’lights. 4.00

6.00 Luxury Escapes. Cameron Daddo andHeather Mitchell experience aluxury getawaytothe Maldives.

6.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) As thousands flock to Bondi at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing rules, thestate police minister bars people from thebeach forthe first time since World WarII.

7.00 Soccer AustraliaCup.Final Sydney FC vBrisbane Roar.From AllianzStadium,Sydney.

10.30 TheCheap Seats. (Mal, R)

PresentersMelanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald takealookatthe week that was.

11.30 So Help Me Todd (PG, R) Margaret helps aclient whose mother passed during aroutine surgery at Allison’s hospital.

Home Shopping. (R)

Authentic. (PG) Religious program.

HourOfPower. Religious program.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 ICC World Cup: Pre-Game. Pre-game coverage of the ICCWorld Cup match between India andAustralia

7.30 Cricket. ICCWorld Cup. Group stage. India vAustralia. First innings. From MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India.

11.00 ICC WorldCup: Innings Break. Takesalook at the play so far.

11.30 Cricket. ICCWorld Cup.Group stage. India vAustralia. Secondinnings.

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

4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 FishingAustralia (R)

5.00 NewsEarly Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 TheSunday Project. Alook at the day’snews.

7.30 TheGraham Norton Show. Graham Norton is joined by Bernie Taupin, Catherine Tate, Ashley Walters, Bill Baileyand Christine and the Queens.

8.30 FBI. (Mav)When an off-duty diplomatic securityagent is shot whiletryingto apprehend someone,the team investigates if there is aconnection to his time working in Croatia and soon uncovers aglobal threat.

9.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv,R)The NCIS team recruits afamiliar face to help lead them to aruthless international killer

10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 TheSundayProject. (R) Alook at the day’snews.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBSMornings.

6am Morning Programs.

7.00 LeadingThe Way. 7.30 In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today 8.30 The Incredible Journey 9.00 TV Shop

10.00 EdgarWallace Mysteries. 11.20 Garden Gurus Moments. 11.30 Getaway Noon MOVIE: CarryOn Jack.(1964,PG) 2.00 MOVIE: Shalako. (1968,PG)

NITV (34)

6.15 Talking Language. 6.45

News. 6.55 Animal Babies: FirstYear On Earth.

8.00 TheAustralian Wars. 9.10 Rebel With ACause: Neville Bonner 10.10 MOVIE: Fatal Beauty.(1987, MA15+) Midnight Late Programs.

6.00 TheDrum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30 Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Australian Story.

Australians tell personal stories.

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

9.15 Media Watch. (PG)

Hosted by Paul Barry

9.35 Q+A. Theshowheads to SouthAustralia

10.35 ABCLateNews.

10.50 TheBusiness. (R)

11.10 TheNewsreader (Mdl, R)

12.00 MOVIE: TheChild In Time. (2017,Mals,R)

1.35 Our Brain. (PG, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.45 Tenable. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

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

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 Finding Your Roots: Off

TheFarm –Melissa McCarthy, Eric Stonestreet. (PG) Hosted by Henry LouisGates Jr

8.30 Scotland’sExtreme Medics. Part 1of4.Doctorstreat a23-year-old who suffered spinal damage after rolling his car

9.30 MichaelMosley’s 21 Day BodyChallenge. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3. Michael Mosleysets out to help fivepeople get back into shape.

10.25 SBS WorldNewsLate

10.55 My Brilliant Friend. (Mals)

12.05 Hidden Assets (MA15+v,R)

2.55 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (PGal,R)

4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe WorldTonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PG)

7.30 SAS Australia. (Return,Malv) Fourteen celebrity recruits are dropped into the harsh and unforgiving Jordanian desert.

9.15 TheRookie (Mv) Tim’s ex-wife returns and asks theteam to help her save someone fromher undercoverpast.

10.15 TheRookie: Feds (Mav) TheFeds battle acult.

11.15

11.45 Chicago Fire. (Mam)Kylie clasheswithsome of the firefighters. 12.45

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Singer Australia. Hosted by Osher Günsberg.

8.40 Have YouBeen Paying Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to seewho can remember the most about events of the week

9.40 TheBetoota Advocate Presents: Murdoch VPacker –The Super League War. (Mls) Atongue-in-cheek look at how Rupert Murdoch and KerryPacker wentto waroverRugby League in the’90s.

10.40 FBI:MostWanted. (Mv,R)A rogue militia group opens fire on teenagers.

2.30

11.30 TheProject. (R)

12.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

CBS Mornings.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am The Movie Show. 6.10 The Big Steal.

Tuesday, October 10

6.00 TheDrum.

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30 Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Take 5With Zan Rowe:Noel Gallagher (Return, Ml) Zan Rowe chats with Noel Gallagher

8.30 Old People’s Home For Teenagers. (PG) In week two of the experimentitisall aboutbrainpower, with arange of brain boosting activities.

9.30 Australia After War: Homefront. (PGa) Part 2of4

10.30 ABCLateNews.

10.45 TheBusiness. (R)

11.05 Four Corners. (R)

11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.10 Science Of Drugs With Richard Roxburgh. (Mad, R) 1.05

Rage.(MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Tenable. (R) 4.30

The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30.(R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.30 Who Do YouThink You Are? Simon Baker (PG, R) Simon Baker explores his roots.

8.30 Insight Kumi Taguchitakes alook at the discussion in the community overthe Voice referendum.

9.30 Dateline: Adrift In Australian Waters. Alook at people smugglers.

10.00 SBSWorld NewsLate

10.30 ThePoint: Referendum Road Trip (R)

11.30 Blackport (Mls)

12.25 Miniseries: Safe Home. (Mal, R)

4.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo.(R)

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

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGa)

7.30 SAS Australia. (Malv) Celebrity recruits undertakeSAS training.

9.15 HMP: BehindBars: HMP Long Lartin. (MA15+a) Part 1of4 Takesa look inside the prison that convicts dreadbeing sent to,holding some of Britain’s mostbrutal men.

10.45 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.15 Chicago Fire (Ma) Herrmann calls on Trudyfor help

12.15 TheArrangement. (MA15+av, R)

1.15 Harry’s Practice. (R) 1.30[VIC]HomeShopping. 4.00 NBCToday

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair.

7.30 TheBlock. (PGal)

Hosted by ScottCam

8.45 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) The team tackles two neighbouring homes that are jam-packed with clutter

9.45 Love Triangle. (Mls) The rejected suitors are moving in.

11.00 Nine News Late.

11.30 New Amsterdam. (Mamv,R)

12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.05 DesertVet. (PG,R)

2.00 World’sGreatest Animal Encounters. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.(PGa)

6.30 TheProject Alookatthe day’snews and events

7.30 Shark Tank. Inventions and innovations include anostalgic camera anda newstyle of earphone.

8.40 TheCheapSeats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald takealook at the weekthat was.

9.40 NCIS (Ma, R) The team investigates the US Secretaryofthe Navy when her husband claims she tried to murder him.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv,R) Anaval officer is murdered.

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

12.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

New scholarships to help fight shortage of teachers

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

THE state government will make studying secondary education free from 2024 to help combat the chronic shortage of teachers in Victoria.

Theformer Premier, Daniel Andrews,and the Minister for Education,NatalieHutchins, made the announcementlastmonth as part of a$229.8 million package to grow the school workforce.

The scholarship program will follow asimilar path as the nursing degree scholarship that was announced earlier this year.

From 2024 to 2025, an investment of up to $93.2 million willprovide new scholarships to support teaching degree students with the cost of studying and living.

On top of this, final payments will be given out to graduates if they then work in state government schools for two years.

Thisscholarship program is estimated to help boost 4000 future teachers into the school workforce.

Clinical trials offer help forcancer patients

YOU’D think Steve Wadey and Marilyn De Haas know each other because they both live Stratford, andlessthan akilometre from each other.

Steve has lived there for four years, Marilyn for 20. However, the pair had never met untilrecently.

They met because they’ve both been on aclinical trial for melanoma, one of the deadliest cancers forAustralians.

Yet their abilitytoaccess to aclinical trial as country Victorians has been quite different, despite living in the same town.

Steve’s melanoma was diagnosed in 2015 when it was picked up through aroutine health check. He had no choice but to make the gruelling 560km round-trip to The Alfred in Melbourne for the best part of six years.

The melanomawas so aggressive that he chose to go on aclinical trial to be proactive in preventing it from coming back.

“I had two options, go home and see what happens. Or, go on aclinicaltrialtostopthis thing from coming back,” he said.

From2015totoday, Steve married Lauren, he’s become afathertoLuca, has ababy girl due in October, and he’s built acareer as abusiness development executive for alarge, globalcompany

But, also in this time, he’s been on four clinical trialstobeat his cancer and he is extremely grateful to his clinical care team at The Alfred Hospital.

The added challenge for Steve was he had no choice but to make the long drive alone and unwell because clinical trials were not yet available locally.

“It’stakenabig mental toll.For someofthat time Ihadn’t met my wife yet, so it was along way to go alone. When Idid have Lauren, it still wasn’t realistic for her to come. To haveasupport person there to listen to what you’re being told, and to make sense of the information, Ididn’t have any of that,” he said.

“However, despite the challenges, clinical trials are the reason I’ve been able to continue to beat my cancer and I’m so pleased that our community nowhas access to them closer to home,” he added. In 2020, Latrobe Regional Health joined an Australian-first pilot program called TrialHub. Funded by the federal government, it’s apartnership model where acity hospital with alarge clinical trialoffering, The Alfred Hospital, partners with regional and rural hospitals to support them with what they need to deliver clinical trials to their patients. The goal is to greatly reduce the travel and mentalburdenfor these patients, and provide more opportunities for treatment closer to home. Clinical trials that can give patients early access

to treatment has been proven successful well before it’s available to the public.

And that’s where we meet Marilyn.

She was diagnosed with melanoma six months ago. Doctors wereunabletopinpointhow it originated and told her the melanoma would not respond to chemotherapy or radiation. Aclinical trial was recommended as her best option.

But, unlike Steve, she didn’t have to travel to Melbourne to access aclinical trial.

Clinical trialsare now available at Latrobe Regional Health, an hour drive down the highway from her home.

For the past three years, the hospital has been supported by TrialHub, both financially and operationally, including the upskilling of its workforce and creation of new roles.

Marilyn is the region’s first local melanoma clinical trial participant and the first person recruited to the trial she is on in Australia.So far, the melanoma is responding extremelywell to trial treatment

“Originally, the trial wasn’t quite ready to open anditlooked like I’d still have to go to Melbourne. But, luckily for me, the incredible staff managed to get thetrial up so Iwas able to joincloser to home. Itell everyone in my communitytolook into clinical trialsnow becauseit’sworking for me, they’re blown away when Itell them my tumours are shrinking. The best part is the clinical trial team, they’re wonderful,” Marilyn said.

While Steve had to take alot of time off work to accommodate the travel to Melbourne, Marilyn can still go about her daily business, play at the Stratford Bowls Club and is even booked for atrip on the Ghan railway in October.

LatrobeRegional Health has gone on to open 23 clinical trials since 2019, with more growth for its research and clinical trials in the pipeline.

“How good is it that we get to live in abeautiful region with the fresh air, mountains, rivers, and lakes, withimproved access to healthcareand knowing that my little fella can forge acareer in medical research right here in Gippsland if he wants to,” Steve adds.

TrialHub is also supporting Bendigo Health, Peninsula Health, Northern Health, Bass Coast Health, and Mildura Public Base Hospital. The pilot is due to be complete in 2025, and it’s hoped theprogram willbereplicated across the country. Learnmore about what’s happening in clinical trials by visiting LRH’s website at lrh.com.au

New action against tobacco

HEART Foundation has welcomed the introduction of the PublicHealth (Tobaccoand Other Products) Bill 2023 as acriticalaction to prevent and further reduce the heart health harm caused to people by tobacco products and nicotine addiction.

Smoking and vaping both present major heart health risks to people living in Australia: smoking makes people four times more likely to die of a heart attack or stroke, and three times more likely to die from sudden cardiac death. Recent research also shows that e-cigarette use can lead to the uptake of tobacco smoking, further demonstrating how much of agame-changer these laws are for the fight against smoking and nicotine.

Heart Foundation chief executive David Lloyd commendedHealthMinister MarkButlerand

the federal government for their commitment to the health and well being of all people living in Australia.

“The Heart Foundation congratulatesthe Australiangovernment for this new legislation and the commitment it shows to the healthand well being of all people in Australia,” he said.

“Importantly, these new laws will play akey role in helping to protect anew generation of young Australians from alife sentence of poor heart health.

“We’ve come so far in this decades-long battle against smoking and now vaping. These new laws are justthe support we need to continue to reduce the burdenofdiseaseand death caused by tobacco and nicotine products.”

The state government said afurther $27 million will be usedtocontinue and expand the Targeted Financial Incentives Program -providing incentives of up to $50,000 to teachers from Victoria, interstateand overseas to take up rural, remote andotherwise hard-to-staff positions in government schools.

Mr Andrews said this initiativewill help get Victoria back to beingthe education state again. “Teachers change lives -it’sassimple as that. This will mean one less barrier for Victorians thinking of acareer in teaching, and more great teachers for the education state,” the Premier said.

Ms Hutchins said the stategovernment has long worked on helping grow the number of teachers to reach demand.

“The number of teachers in Victoriaisincreasing and that’snoaccident -we’re delivering a range of initiatives that have helped grow the number of registered teachersinVictoriaby nearly 5000 between 2020 and 2022,” she said.

The state governmentsteachingscholarship announcement comes after teacher and staff vacancies for public schools in Victoria hit record numbers in August, with 2255 positions

advertised on the Education Department’s vacancieswebsite according to the Australian Education Union (AEU).

In an open letter to the Premier, the AEU said there is an alarming shortage of people enrolled in education.

“Not enough people are undertaking teacher training, and 50 per cent of those who enrol in teacher education courses don’t complete them. And more than 40 per cent of teachers leave the profession after five years,” the union said. The state government’smost recent announcement has been welcomed by the unions, but also suggestthere can be more done to fix the education issue at hand.

AEU Victorian Branch Deputy President Justin Mullaly said existing teachers are burnt out coveringfor gaps in the system and more must be done to help give schools the ability to retain staff.

“We need to do more to retain existing school staff in thesystem.Retention payments are one of the many solutions the government can implement now to acknowledge the key role of teachers, education support staff, and principals, their valuablework,and encourage them to stay in the profession,” he said.

Federation University, with its Gippsland CampusinChurchill,openly welcomed the state government’s teaching aid announcement. The total scholarship for students who complete their studies and then choose to work in government secondary schoolswill matchthe HELPfees charged by the Commonwealth government for Commonwealth Supported Places -$18,000 for afour-year undergraduateprogramor$9000for two years of postgraduate study.

ProfessorClaire McLachlan, executiveDean at the institute of education, arts andcommunities,Federation University Australia said,“The Victorian government’s scholarships for those who are interested in secondary teaching are a fantastic initiative and should help to ease the teacher workforce shortages. The expansion of funding for Career Start is also welcome news to support beginning teachers to adjust to the profession.”

Victory: Stratfordcancer survivorsSteve Wadeyand MarilynDeHaas. Photograph Lisa Baker

Yes: achance to voice theiropinion

THE October 14 referendum on the Aboriginal Voice to Parliament is an opportunity for Australians to finallyfix one missingpieceofthe Constitution -and that is the recognitionofAboriginal and Torres Strait Island people -and give them asay in determining their future, accordingtothe Yes 2023 campaigner and leading Aboriginal thinker, Noel Pearson.

Mr Pearson set out his views in arecent visit to Traralgon, Morwell and Warragul, and has spoken at venues around the country. “The Voice is so that Aboriginal people can have the opportunity to speak up in Parliament and voice their opinions, but they (politicians)don’t have to take it on, just have to consider and listen to the Voice,” he said.

Mr Pearson said the Voice is not apolitical issue but is for all Australians. “This is not apolitical issue, this is for country peopleand city people, this is for Liberals and for Labor, for Greens and for One Nation voters,” he said.

“It (the Voice) is athird way, which is that we be recognised as having our own identity, culture, languages, heritage within aunited Australia.”

The Indigenous leader and lawyer says the referendum offers“symbolic” recognition of first peoples but goes astepfurther. “We’re going with a symbolic phraseatthe beginning about the recognition of First Peoples of Australia, and then we have the substance. And the substance is an advisory committee that wouldproviderepresentations to theParliament and the ExecutiveGovernmenton matters relatingtoAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,” he said.

“That’s an important phrase on matters relating

What is ‘The Voice’ referendum?

THE federal governmenthas proposed to alter theConstitution to recognise theFirstPeoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The proposedalteration inserts the following text into the Constitution: Chapter IX -Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. 129 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

In recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia:

 1: There shall be abody, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice;

 2: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;

 3: The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.

On Saturday, October 14, Australians will vote Yes or No on whether they approve the amendment to be made to the Constitution. The referendum requires amajority of votes in amajorityofstatestosucceed, in which Parliament will then design the Voice via

to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people… It is on matters relatingtoour people -health, education, jobs, all of the things we need to fix up in relation to Indigenous affairs.”

While heralding the achievements of many First NationsAustralians,MrPearsonsaysa Voice to Parliament presents anew opportunity for disadvantaged peoplelivingina“parlous” position.”Our people are good people, but we occupy the lowest positioninthe country, but we can do it. People likeme, people like so manyother Aboriginal Australians who have done well in this country, show that it can be done. Now we want it done for the people of the Western Desert, of the Kimberley, of the Pilbara,” he said.

“Too many of our people in the communities are living short lives, living lives mired in welfare dependency, burying their relatives every other week and with low school attendance, poor health. Theseare thethings that we need to get serious on

if we’re goingtoaddress the too-often sadsituation of our people.”

Mr Pearson said aVoice to Parliament “does not take away the rights of any other Australian”, and he remainsconfidentnon-Indigenouspeople will recognise this. “Jobs, health, education and all of the good things thatIndigenous people need. That’s what the Voice will speak to.”

Mr Pearson said the Voice is simply an advisory committee that will help government develop policy for Indigenous people. “When you boil it down to itscore, it is an advisory committee. It can’t direct the Parliament. It is there so that we can produce better resultsinthe future for our people,” he says Mr Pearson said Australia must reach apoint in its relationship with Indigenouspeople “where it is legitimate to blame us”. The Voice is “claiming the right to take responsibility”.

“By all means, blame us. But give us asay in the decisions that are made about us before you do,” Pearson said. “This is the message of the Voice. By having aVoice, we will be responsiblefor closing the gap. We will be as responsible as the government for the results. With power will come responsibility.”

Self-determination is hardwork. “This is acritical insight for those concerned with Aboriginal policy at the highest levels and at the grassroots in claiming the right to self-determination. We are claiming the right to take responsibility,” he said.

To the argument put by the No campaign -that aVoice enshrined in the Constitution will “racialise” the nation –MrPearsonsaidthe power to legislate on the basis of race already exists in the Constitution, “so it makes sense to establish abody to advise on the exercise of that power”.

“Recognition through the Voice willprovide a new power for Parliament to legislate the Voice that is not based on race but rather on recognition of our unique position and history as First Peoples of the country,” he said. “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are Indigenous peoples, we’re not

aseparate race. Our race is human. The same as all other Australians.”

In holding the referendum, Mr Pearson said the Prime Minister, AnthonyAlbanese,has simply done what Indigenous people have asked to happen over the past 10 years. “Thisisnot the government’s idea, this has come fromIndigenous people. We have sought this recognition. Now is our time to grow,” he said.

“We will show the world that it is never too late to reconcile, if it is done on the basis of justice.”

In Gippsland, theGunaikurnai Land and Waters Corporation boardunanimously advocates a‘Yes’ vote. Their position statement says: “GLaWAC supports the federal government’s commitment to recognise the FirstPeoples of Australia through achangetothe Constitution, while respecting the individual views held by our member and their right to vote how they choose.”

The Voice, however, is only one pillar in the step to support broad institutional reform at the Commonwealth level. “The organisation continues to work tirelessly toward aself-determining futurefor Gunaikurnai people, and we welcome any opportunity to strengthen our mob’s cultural, spiritual and physical needs.”

The board says it encourages all Australians to “consider the impacts that aNovote will have on First Nationaspeople and the nation”. “Our mob wants agreatersay in the issues thatare important to us regarding culture, country and the social and economic wellbeing of Gunaikurnai people,” GLaWAC said.

Olympic Gold medal winner Cathy Freeman backs the Voice. “Right now, each of us can be part of something thatreally matters.Tostand together and showour supportfor Australians who need it most, to recognise indigenous peoples in our Constitution for the very first time, to give our kids thevery best start in life, an equal start in life,” she said. “To open our hearts and change our future.”

Community band together for Yesvote

Zoe ASKEW

GIPPSLAND locals turned out in force last Saturday to join CentralGippsland for Yes in showing supportfor the VoicetoParliamentby walking around Lake Guthridge.

Central Gippsland for Yes is acommunity-focused group comprised of residents from Loch Sport to Licola and communities in between dedicated to supporting the Yes vote in the upcoming Australian constitutional referendum.

Captaining the Central Gippsland for Yes campaign is Cowwarrlocal Steph Kelley. Ms Kelleydescribed Saturday’s Walk for Yesevent as apositive and enjoyable experience.

“It was much bigger than Iwas expecting; the community really turned out,” Ms Kelley said. “I was running alittle bit late, and as Iarrived, there were already about 30 people standing there, and Ithought ‘Oh, this is goingtobegood’and then more and more and more kept coming, so by the time we started we somewhere around 75 people, with more turning up as we walked.

“It was excellent, it was areally positive experience.Wewalked down past Lake Guthridgealong the main road and kind of double-backed along the main road again. There were cars tooting and two or three people who gaveusthumbsupand waved out the window.”

Wellington Shire councillor Carolyn Crossley, who attended the event in apersonal capacity, said she felt buoyed by the rien of joining Saturday.

walks of

life showingsupport for the Yes campaign gives me hope that the goodwill of the community will come forward and the referendum will pass,” Ms Crossley said.

Voting Yes is averysimple choice for Ms Crossley

“It is time to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution,” Ms Crossley said.

“For 250 years, we haven’t listened to the people who have been here for 65,000. This is our chance to fix that. It is time to make achange because what we are doing now is not working.

Ms Crossley said the Uluru Statement from the Heart was an invitation to the Australian peoplefromFirst Nations Australians. “Itasks Australians to walk together to builda better future by establishing aFirst Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Constitution and the establishment of aMakarrata Commission for the purpose of treaty-making and truth-telling,” shesaid While socialmedia may allude to astrongmajority hold of No voters in the region, Ms Kelley said hercampaign experienceinSaleand surrounding townshad been overwhelmingly positive.

“I could probably count on one hand the amount of negative interactions we’ve had, and we’ve hosted between 15 and 20 events now,” Ms Kelley said.

“We hada market stallatthe New Energy Conference,and not asingle person out of the 400 people who came through that had anything negative to say.

“What we are experiencing on the ground is so verydifferent to what is being portrayed in the media and online.

“It’s unbelievable the difference.Weare in a relatively conservative zone here, and Ihave been immensely surprised and on top of that, we’re up to about 70 members in the local Yes group (Central Gippsland for Yes).”

Firmlybelievinginthe significanceofVoiceto Parliamentfor First Nations people, Ms Kelley was driven to take on the CentralGippsland for Yes captaincy role.

“Thisissuch an importantissue and is fundamental to the progression of First Nations rights and recognition,” Ms Kelley said.

“I know there are alot of misconceptions in the media about what this is, but it really is only two things. One, it’s an acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Constitution.

“The secondthing is it gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandersaplatform to advocatefor change.

“We have seen in which the way all the policies have been unfolding, but what was currently happening is not working. When you start engaging with the community and listening to what they need on the ground, you do see real change.”

Polling paints adire picture for the Yes campaign. The No vote rose to an overall majority -53per cent -for the firsttimeinearly September, according to Newspoll data, with nine per cent of respondents unsure and support for the Voice dipping to just 38 per cent.

State support for the Voice to Parliament, from the most recent Essential poll, shows amajority intending to vote No in the upcoming referendum, with 45 percent indenting to vote Yes.

Yes: Noel Pearson is forthe Voice Photograph supplied

No: Voice will create chaosand division

THE ‘No’ campaign, ‘Australians for Unity’, is led by Indigenous businessman and community leader, NyunggaiWarren Mundine,and the Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.

Mr Mundinesaidthe Voice, an advisorybody of 24 people, won’t deliver meaningful change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. “The idea that you can have people who will be representatives of Aboriginal culture, 24 of them, when you have 300 Aboriginal nations, is just bizarre to me,” he said. “I am Australian. I’m amember of the Bundjalung First Nation of Australia, from my father’s side,and the Gumbaynggirr and Yuin First Nations of Australiafrom my mother’s side. And Ioppose the Voice to Parliament.”

Mr Mundine agrees with Mr Pearsonthat Indigenous Australians need to find solutions to their own problems. However, the time for conversation on Indigenous disadvantage is over. Rather than ending alcohol abuse, surging incarceration and child removalsthrough an advisory body to government and the parliament, Mr Mundinesays individuals need to act.

“There’s onlyone person, or group, that can help us. That’s us. We don’t need anything in the Constitution to make people accountable, we can do it today.”

Mr Mundine said there should be more accountability on how money is spent on indigenous policies, and for abetter focus on education outcomes, economic participation and social change. The federal government should use brilliant reports, such as The Closingthe Gap and ProductivityCommission reports, to helpidentify what’sworking and what’s not working among Aboriginal communities. “We should be then utilising those reports and moving forward,” he said.

Mr Mundine said the Indigenous Business Strategy launched in 2015 is going from strength to strength. “It has helped 45,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders get jobs since 2015, starting with $6.2 million worth of contracts, rising to $8.7 billion in eight years,” he said.

The proposed change to the Constitution is not

recognition of Australia’s First Nations, he maintains. “All it does is recognise Aboriginal people as ahomogenousrace,”hesaid. Race and nationhood are different.“The Oxford Dictionary defines a ‘nation’ as ‘a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language,inhabiting aparticular stateorterritory’. Indigenous Australians don’t have the same languages or cultures or historiesordescent or territorial lands.The Indigenous Australialanguage map illustrates the first language groups across the continent. Eachdifferent coloured area represents adistinct group united by unique descent, history, culture, and language, inhabiting aparticular state or territory: anation,” he said.

The proposal believes the Voice can speak as one

Mr Mundine said the Voice, based on the 2021 Calma-Langton report, will have 24 members: two appointed by the government; two from each state, territory and the Torres Strait; five from “remote” partsofNorthern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales’; and one for Torres Strait Islanders on the mainland. Acurrent model rejects direct election and says members of the “Local and Regional Voices” (community organisations) withineach stateand territory will “collectively determine” Voice members for their respective jurisdictions.

“The regional boundaries for Voice representation won’t align with First Nations but will primarily align with state and territory boundaries–inother words, based on the way British colonists divided

“Traditional owners (like all humans) don’t alwaysagree. Thereare governancestructures and closely supervised rules for how traditional owners make decisions, but when the group makes adecision, there willinvariably be someinthe group who don’t agree.

“It will be much easier to undermine traditional owner autonomy by enlisting aVoice, with a constitutionalright to makerepresentations to government, to advocate against the wishes of traditional owners about their own countries.”

Mr Mundine said the Uluru regional dialogues that preceded the UluruStatement, Document 14 in particular, declare a“metaphorical war on modern Australia”. The document is steeped in grievance and claims indigenous Australians are “trapped in victimhood and oppression,not currently freeorable to make their owndecisions, where self-determination is an aspiration,not something withinreach today”.“This is not true. Nothing could be further from the ideaofReconciliation. Document 14 contemplates afuture of separation withFirst Nationssovereignty standing apart from, and opposite to, Australian sovereignty.”

with no contemplation of its members having differing opinions. “It’s as if this Voice has asingular consciousness. This is based on afalse premise that Indigenous Australians are one homogenous group and will constitutionally enshrine us as asingle race of people, ignoring our unique First Nations. It’s astep backwards.”

Mr Mundine said afundamental cultural principleofall Australia’s First Nations is that only Countrymen and women can speakfor Country. “I used to live in Dubbo, but I’m not Wiradjuri. Now Ilive in Sydney, but I’m not Dharug. So Idon’t speak for Wiradjuri or Dharug countries,” he said. “Mycommonground with Wiradjuri and Dharug people is race. Not Country.”

up the continent,” he said.“Aside from the chaos, confusion and conflict this will create in practice, it’s fundamentally flawed in principle. This Voice cannot speak for Country since it won’t represent one. Ifear worse: thatthe Voice willpurport to speak for Country withoutauthority, undermining traditional owner rights.”

Mr Mundine said governments have passed the 1976Land Rights Act, other land rights legislation in the 1980sand 90s, and in 1992, the High Court’s recognitionofnative title led to the Native Title Act. “Today, anyone who wants to do business on lands or waters where native title or land rights exist needs to talk to the traditional owners of those lands and waters,” he said.

Senator JacintaNampijinpa Price said an advisory body willcreatea “wall between Australians”. “A question Iget the most often is, ‘Whyare you, an Aboriginal woman, opposing the Voice?’ The answer is simple, it’s the Voice of division,” she said.“The Voice will not promote recognition or reconciliation becauseithas been an ‘invite only process every step of the way’ -“a movement of academics, activists and elites who think they know better. ‘Trust us, they say, we’ll get it right and give you the details later’.”

Senator Price said some Yes campaigners who cannot win on the merits or their proposal have turned to emotional blackmail and dismiss arguments against the Voiceas“racistand stupid”. “The Voice is being used as amechanism to undermine the last 122 years of work to bring Australians closer together. For them, this Voice isn’t an attempt to unite, but atool to divide,” she said.

Difficult: Senator Price believesThe Voicewill createa ‘wall’.

Photographs supplied Mundine: ‘Indigenous businessstrategya success’.

There’sonly one person, or group, that can help us. That’sus. We don’t need anything in the Constitution to make people accountable, we can do it today.

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Not theright manfor thejob anymore

WHENIopenedmy Express yesterday (last Wednesday) ,itwas as if Ihad found myself in atimewarp from the 1970’s and 80’s, with the inimitable Brian Handley featuring once again in the opinion columns, (“Abbott was right”, Express 27/9).

Notonly that, but Brian also provides his own unique versionofgrowing up in Yallourn, (“The town of dreams, now just that”).

And all that just afew weeks after a“colourful” profile piece on Mr Handley, now many years departed from this region.

It’s interesting thatMrEditor (Liam Durkin) provides abyline, describing Brian as having “a distinguishedpolitical career”, but with all due respect Liam, and this was well before you were welcomed to the world,it’stimefor afew corrections to the historical narrative.

Brian Handley did not have apolitical career, distinguished or otherwise.

He wasafailed candidate ,standingfor the failed DLP in the seat of Narracan in the state election of 1976, achieving just 4.3 per cent of the vote.

That is not to sayBrianwas not and is not political, for virtually everythinghehas everwritten fits in his political agenda, back 50 years ago to the presentday.And that is the politics of far right conservatism, of exclusivity to anarrow ideal, and rejection of anything disagreeableasemanating from the “the political elites”, the “Marxist left.”

As acaseinpoint, Ihave read many articlesand books on Yallourn, all of which manage to avoid the political bias displayed by Mr Handley, and yet still remain interesting and relevant.

Mr Handley’s view of growing up there reflects his “utopian” view of lifeinthe old days,but I have known people who grew up thereinthe same period, and have personally had close links as along time member of the athletic club. We all agree that Yallourn, whilst alovely little town, experienced the same problems as any other, particularly, noted one, the invasivecoal dust which settledinand on houses.

Rather ironic when considering Brian’s “coal is king” philosophy.

Brian’s utopia, of course, demands the rejection of anything new or different which may challenge it’s existence. The world has always changed, but Brian remains steadfast, hence his latest letter.

Fifty years ago he wasregaling us with his quaint viewson“familyvalues”,and sometimes more amusingly on the “leftification” of education.

Climatechangewasn’t getting too much of a run, but now that debate has well and truly reached finalisation. The whole world, including conservatives and probably evenTony “a loadof crap” Abbott, but not Brian, knows we have afully blown climate emergency. The rightjust doesn’t want to do anything about it.

Brian however, is the ultimate believerinthe world’s greatestconspiracy,that the vast majority of the world’sscientists are charlatans, and in cahoots, to promote “the propaganda, the lie, through doctored computer modelling to weaken/ destroy the West”.

You just couldn’t make this stuff up!

There is amountain of obvious “crediblescience” to support “the man-made climateemergency thesis,” every day, somewhere in the world, but it simply does not fit Brian’s agendaofdenialof anything which might shake his utopian world, so he is notinterested.

It takes some chutzpah for one who holds such beliefs to call someone who doesn’t a“fruitcake”. Finally, please Brian, if you are bored in retirement, then knock yourselfout by flooding the local Mornington Peninsulamedia outlets with your unique philosophies,but don’tcontinue to

disillusionLatrobe Valley localswith further threats of acomeback here.

John Duck Trafalgar

Let’s notforgetorforgive

NOW that Daniel Andrews has left the building comes the inevitable ‘lovey, dovey’ accolades from his political cohorts.

The statements from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Steve Bracks, John Brumby, and especially Lisa Neville whotalks of Dan’s “compassion” are an insult to all Victorians.

Where was Daniel Andrews’ compassion during the COVID years when 768 people lost their lives due to the hotel quarantine fiasco? You could not visit dyingrelatives,jobs were lost,businesses closed and freedom protesters were sprayed with capsicum spray, and rubber bullets.Millions were spent on legal fees to cover up this disaster.

Victoria has lost its AAA credit rating and according to Moody’s rating agency, we will be in debt to the tune of $226 billion by 2026.

LisaNeville, along with every other Minister and thoseadvisers in the Andrews government, aided and abetted Daniel Andrews and should all be held accountable for those lives lost, jobs lost, business closures, and debt.

Let’s not forget or forgive all of those Victorians who voted for Daniel Andrews over the years.

It’s your votes that have resulted in Victoria being

in the state that it finds itself in today at present. There should be atwo-minute silence at 5pm on September 27 every year from now on to remind Victoria of the despair and dictatorialattitude createdduring the Andrews government years and of the lives lost during that time.

Brian Mawhinney Traralgon

Old and reliable

IWOULD like to let the Minister for Energy know acouple of things.

The wind turbines will not produce power if there is no wind or when there is not very strong winds.

The panels on the roof tops will not produce power if there is overcast weather and rain clouds.

Now, Iworked in the power industry for 38 years as amechanical fitter. IstartedinMorwell in 1956 and finished at Hazelwood Power Station.

During the night, all the turbines dropped their speed because all industrieswereclosed, andthey did not require so much.

But, if they wanted the power back up, the Hazelwood Power Station wouldbring it up at the drop of ahat, especiallyifitwas an emergency.

Jim Charalambous Morwell

Howfar we have fallen

LAST week’s edition of the Latrobe ValleyExpress (27/9/23) posted an article by Brian Handley (“The town of dreams, now just that”)thatwas brilliant

Well done, well said and so, so true.

Every word, every sentence your article gavewas oneofhonesty and mixed with an obvious sadness.

Yes, you are so right that we now live in acountry and particularly astate,that has no idea of where it’s heading.

Greedy big businesses have gobbled up our former way of lifeand leftusbereftofanything worthwhile to hold on to.

One only has to read the newspapers of the past week, to see the untold and continuing damagethat was done to Victoriabyanunscrupulous, dishonest and corruptive “leader”. Someone who robbedfrom the poor and gave to the rich, to feather his own nestand that of his Labour cohorts. Pigs with their snouts in the trough, who just couldn’t get enough.

In the famous words of Oliver Twist: “please sir, can Ihave some more?”

Thisman hadnooption but to fall on hisown sword.

His multitude of mistakes, lies and deception saw him throw thetowel in.What aweak,pathetic individual.

He was abeaten man,but will notsuffer the consequences of poverty and loss like the majority of Victorians andbusinesses have done under his disastrous tenure.

Like yousosuccinctly said Brian, the rich will always have the cream rise to the top and the poor will havetofeast on the leftover bile.

Ihave absolutely no doubt there will be some who will pathetically cry, “character assassination”, but you reap what you sow in this tough world and in this case, it has been amonumental crop failure.

Someofthe comments made by his alliesare staggeringtosay the least.Deputy Premier Richard Marles called Teflon Dan agiant. Yes, agiant dressed in wolf’s clothing, cunning, cagey and devious.

Incoming PremierJacinta Allan said he’d changed the state for bigger and better, obviously she’s missed some crucial “milestones”.

Apparently some cabinet Ministers wiped away crocodile tearsathis announcement. Ifeel they may have been tears of unbridled joy!

This joker vowed that he would contest the next state election he couldn’t even lie straight in bed for that whopper!

Ah, but when all is said and done, Teflon Dan will be amuch happier man who enjoyed dishing out the dirt but pathetically couldn’t take it.

There should be dancinginthe streets or perhaps apublic holiday to fall on September 26 each year.

Now, that would be aholiday worth having.

Roy Foenander Traralgon

Unnecessaryreferendum

MOST of the 17.6 million Australians enrolled to voteinThe Referendum, know next to nothing aboutthe ‘Voice’ or the truth about Indigenous Culture.

This unnecessaryReferendum, costing tax payers more than $400 million, was largely ‘dreamt up’ by AnthonyAlbaneseand extremist Aboriginal activists essentially to corrupt the Australian Constitution by stealth, using race based ‘guilt trips’, selective misinformation and unethical marketing techniques.

When closely examined, virtually each and every aspectofthis referendum is extremely questionable.

In the context of the October 14 Referendum ‘Albo’ has chosennot to be honest, truthful or trustworthy.

In fact, no details have been providedonhow the members of the alleged ‘voice’ would be chosen or even how it would work.

Essentially, they want a‘blankcheque’ to fund an

Which side: Brian Handley’s piece on Yallourn North

unexplained mystery that would have undefined Constitutional powers.

Today, some $5.36 billion is spent on Indigenous Peoples annually,with some 47 per cent of Australia subject to Native Title or Aboriginal Land Claims.

Could you imagine how those figures would climb under a‘voice’ with Constitutional Authority?

Your regional and metropolitan community land, private property, rural farms and mining leases, could come under threat or potentially be subject to retrospective reparations for rent, occupation, etc. or worse.

Remember how they closed ‘Uluru’ (Ayres Rock)?

The truthissome of today’s Indigenousculture was actuallyinvented in thepast half century,then cunningly described and promotedasancient tribal heritage. ‘WelcometoCountry Ceremonies’for example, were first invented in 1976 by ErnieDingo and Richard Walley to welcome Maori performers.

Thomas Quinn

Moe

The Lions voice

GROVER,Kingofthe Lions in Zan-Zanier proposed moving to an equally grassy kingdom.

Apride of young lions had inherited club feet Some sharp rocky terrain, while easily negotiated by the able bodied lions was problematic for the club footers.

Astraw poll was conducted with nearly 80 per cent in favour of the move. With voting compulsory in the kingdom, apolldate was set one year hence. But gradually, so subtle it was hardly noticed, small gremlins of doubt crept in.

King Grover was not concerned. The proposalwas straight forward, and no one would be negatively affected.But it was rumoured (stated without evidence on LionNews After Dark) thatthe grasses in the newlyproposed kingdom contained three corner jacks. The flowers that poisoned the dinosaurs (albeit 60 million years ago) were rampant. Unfounded rumours persisted. Thewildebeestand zebra population was in freefall. Tour jeep groups had multiplied 10-fold.

New book “Lion Fear 101” became abest seller. The resultant election returned aresounding No.

Happily,Grover retained the confidence of the prideand nothing much changed.

Nothing except discomfort forthe club footed lions.

Ian Whitehead Traralgon

Marshall maters

MY thanks to Barry Stuckey(Opinion,Aug 23), who answered my query on behaviours of the motorists using the dangerous, narrow MarshallRoad in Traralgon.

Iagree with Barry that infrastructure of the area should havebeendone first, duetothe land opening up for housing and ashopping centre.

Ialsoquery Latrobe CityCouncil’s statementthat it will be completed by June 2024, due to the cost involving others (i.e.: Gippsland Water, Vic Roads).

NF

Nanos Traralgon

Awesome Anglos

IWRITE in regardtothe Opinion articles (27/09/23) surrounding the Voice.

Iwish to thank ThomasQuinn of Moe for his historical information.

Iamsick of the Wogs, Sieks, European, Gentiles and all other disparaging parties to the Anglo Saxons that built and developed this country to ahealthy, happy, comfortable life that they flock here in droves to live.

If it was not the Anglo Saxons, it would have been someone else and definitely not as kind or giving as the Anglo Saxons have proven to be.

If you are born in acountry you are Aboriginal to it. The native First People inhabitants referred to

as Aboriginal, under other nations hands, would undoubtedly no longer exist.

If you list one breed of humanity in the Constitution, you must then listeach race that now exists in Australia.

Australiadoes not have aConstitution, it is a document of the British Parliament.

We have it good here thanks to the Anglo Saxons.

Leonie Rankin Moe

Morethan machinery, we need humanity

AFTER reading articles over the past few weeks, the Voice to Parliament has evoked all manner of opinions from awiderange of people.

Truths and mistruthshave been voiced about Aboriginal people and their culture, land and laws.

In my experience, Ihave found Aboriginal people to be decent people, and proudly Australian, only wanting what is best for this country.

Idisagreewith theseparatist talk of “us” and “them”.

The debate seen in this light is immature and divisive.

We are now anation of many cultures and traditions, which we have learned to accept and integrate into our society. So Isee no reason why there should be continued divisive debate about the acceptance of Aboriginal culture and of Aboriginal people’s thoughts and opinionsonthe kind of country we all want to share.

The more opinions and thoughtsonhow to improve our culture, the better.

Abit more humanity and less politics would go a long waytoimprovingthe stateofaffairsinrelation to the Voice to Parliament, regardless of which opinion you have on the matter.

Darren Kane Moe

All about habitat

MANY Victorians feel that aban on duck hunting will now pave the way for further restrictions on traditional pursuits and access to public land.

Regulated duck hunting is asustainable practice that has significant social, economic, and

environmental benefits for Victoria.

This message was clearly lost on astacked and biased UpperHouseInquiry,whichrecently recommendedthe endofnative game bird hunting

The Labor, Greens and Animal Justice Party members on the Select Committee put ideology ahead of science and thepositive role thathunters play in restoring waterfowl habitat.

Last year alone, hunter conservationists spent half amillion dollars in volunteer hours restoring wetland habitats, erecting nesting structures and pest eradication.

Wetlands such as Connewarrenear Geelong and Heart Morass near Sale, have been brought back to life through restoration projects led by local hunters, who should be praised for their dedication.

In fact, the 3200 acreswhich compriseHeart Morass, once asaltpan worn down by acentury of stockgrazing, is today athriving healthy wetland teaming with bird, insect and aquatic life.

If Labor enforces aban on duck hunting, where is the incentive to volunteer?

This is on parwith maintainingagolf course that you’re not allowed to play on.

Dr Brian Hiller, Professor of WildlifeEcology, sums it up well -Itisall about habitat. “Habitatiskey -ifyou have habitat, you have birds,” Dr Hiller has stated.

This evidence was the key message on the cover of the dissenting minority report Iprepared on behalf of The Nationals and Liberals.

If volunteerscontinue to preserve and revive places likeHeart Morass,then duckswill have additional habitat to breed and flourish.

Regulated by the GameManagementAuthority, withahigh degree of compliance, nativegame bird hunting is practiced in asafeand responsible manner, ideally using the interimadaptive harvest model to guide bag limits.

Ecologist and co-author of the interim harvest model, Professor Richard Kingsford, said that he found little to no impact on bird populations due to hunting.

“We alsoinvestigated whether there wasany effect of hunting on those species, and we found a very small effect, which was considerably overridden by the loss of habitat.”

Victoria has around 58,000 trained and licenced hunters, including 26,000 duck and quail hunters,

who collectively contribute around $356million and 3138 jobs annually to the Victorian economy, predominantly in regional areas.

Aban on regulated duck hunting would not only ignore the science of waterfowl populations, but it would also completely disregard the traditional pursuits of rural and regional Victorians and the economic stimulus it provides.

The Nationalshave in the past and will continue to support law abiding hunters and acknowledge their incredible work as hunter conservationists.

Melina Bath

Member for Eastern Victoria Region

Dictionarymeaning

FURTHER to articles expressed in Opinion (23/09/23), the many informative letterstoyou regardingthe Voice have madethought-provoking reading.

IamIndigenous to this country, havingbeen born here, also making me Aboriginal to the countrycheck adictionary.

Every citizen of Australia should have avoice to Parliament.

Ihave only hadavoice on the rareoccasions that its has suited the media or politicians to answer my letters and articles, with public adverse replies at times.

Anational secretisthat the Commonwealth of Australia Constitutional Act 1900, of which, Section 9islabelled“The Constitution” is an act of Parliament of Great Britainand Northern Ireland. It is inconceivable that in 2023 it would change through areferendum in Australia.

Arevised Executive Arm is required with input from all races, creeds and religionsinthe nationif the benefits ofwhat shouldbethe current balance aretoberetained.

We are Australians.

Ian Murphy Moe

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MARCH FOR THE BABIES Melbourne. Saturday 7October, 1pm start, meeting at the corner of Wellington Parade and Spring Street. Join us for our annual March for Life! Come walk peacefully through Melbourne's beautiful Treasury Gardens with thousands of others who are protesting against the despicable reality of full-term abortion in Victoria. Legal abortion overturned in our lifetime. That is our task and we must not fail. We aim to inspire AND equip you! Let's show our leaders why we march. Let's stop the killing, for the mothers and their babies. Please be there! marchforthebabies.com facebook.com/ MarchForTheBabies

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Please check your ad on the firstday and bring any errors to theattention of the Classifieds Department immediately

The LatrobeValley Express makes everyefforttoavoid errors. We regretthat we cannot be responsible forany errors beyond the first day if you fail to bring it to our attention.

No allowances can be made for errors not materially affectingthe effectivenessofthe ad Position cannot will not be guaranteed.

Traralgon Football Netball Club Inc.

To be held Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 7pm at the TFNC Clubrooms Whittakers Rd, T'gon Business/Nominations by Tuesday, 7th November 2023

An adoption of updated Model Rules will be voted on.

For more information, email the Secretary: jlpaulet@gipps.net.au

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Request for Tender

Multi Agency Co-Location

Feasibility and Options

Assessment

Contract No. 8711

Gippsland Ports is seeking tenders, closing 12pm Friday, 17 November 2023, from suitably qualified consultants to conduct amulti-stage project that examines office accommodation and infrastructure requirements of multiple maritime agencies in East Gippsland, including consideration of co-location at asuitable location. Further information and Tender documents are available online at www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au. The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

PROPOSED 5G UPGRADE TO EXISTING MOBILE PHONE BASE STATION

Address: Monopole-Ridge Road, Morwell 3840 (PC366748)

Reference: M1167 Morwell South

1. The proposed works include the addition of new 4G &5Gequipment and associated works including the replacement of 3existing 4G antennas (less than 2.8m long) on the existing headframe; the replacement of 6existing remote radio units (RRUs) with 9new RRUs; and ancillary equipment including but not limited to GPS antenna, mast head amplifiers, deplixers, combiners, antenna mounts, cable trays, fibre and electrical cabling necessary for the operation or proper functioning of the low-impact facility.

2. Optus regards the proposed installation as a Low-impact Facility under the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 2018 based on the description above.

All claims foradjustmentofcredit must be made within seven days afterbilling date.

We reservethe right to revise or restrict any ad we deem objectionable and to change the classification whennecessaryto conform to the policyof this newspaper In the event an adisomitted from publication, we assumeno liabilityfor such omission.

BOOLARRA MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING

Notice is given of a PUBLIC MEETING

To be held at the Boolarra Multi-purpose Building (cnr Irving and Church Streets) on Tuesday, 10 October commencing at 7.30pm. The purpose of the meeting is to nominate no less than three (3) or more than nine (9) persons as the Committee of Management for the Boolarra Multi-purpose Building for aterm of three years. The current committee's term will expire on 27 November 2023. All positions will be declared open and nominations will be accepted prior to, or on the night. Nominations from women, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, young people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged. Further information, nomination forms and nominee declaration forms may be obtained by contacting your local Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action office or at the meeting. For further enquiries please contact the Secretary, David Warren on 0429 941 905.

3. The proposed infrastructure will comply with the ACMA EME regulatory arrangements. An EME Report and further information can be obtained at www.rfnsa.com.au/3840024.

4. In accordance with Section 7ofC564:2020 Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Code, we invite you to provide feedback about the proposal. Further information and/or comments should be directed to: Reinier Hanekom (Plan Consult Town Planning), 0754306632, Suit 6-10, 28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville, 4566 or info@planconsult.com.au by 5pm on Friday, 20 October 2023.

The Latrobe Valley Express welcomes photos of your newest arrival

Parents are welcome to email a copy of your newborn photos for publication to our editorial staff - news@lvexpress com au with the subject line ‘baby photo

Please include the following details: Baby’s first and middle name/s

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ELECTRICIAN

Specialising in all domestic work. REC.4188. Phone Peter 0438 177 153 or Carol 5126 2110.

GARDENING DONE

Pruning, planting, weeding, small jobs through to large jobs, shed clean ups, rubbish removal, etc. Reasonable rates, pens. disc. Under NDIS the cost of services may be covered by your Care Provider. Reliable and efficient. Police check.

Fully insured. 18 yrs exp.

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Small odd jobs around the home. *Also specialising in: small tree removal/rubbish removal. Matt 0439 744 605

JS PAINTING

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DELIVERERS WTD

Would you like to deliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons in Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Newborou gh and Churchill? Please apply to the Circulation Manager 0456 000 541. Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for agovernment Child Employment Permit Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome.

Personal Care Workers / Enrolled Nurses /Registered Nurses Recruitment Open Day in Traralgon!

Join us on Thursday 19th October 2023 for our recruitment open day for Personal Care Workers / Enrolled Nurses /Registered Nurses. We will be recruiting for part time staff as well as casual positions in Gippsland!

Date: Thursday, 19 October 2023

Time: 10.30am to 12pm and 3.30pm to 5pm (you only need to choose one session)

Location: Dalkeith Gardens, 73 Hyde Park Road, Traralgon 3844

What we look for:

● Certificate III or higher in Individual Support or related studies (i.e. nursing)

● Students studying Individual Support or related

● Unqualified but have agenuine passion for caring for our elders

● Registered Nurse (Division 1) and AHPRA registered

● Enrolled Nurse (Medication Endorsed) and AHPRA registered

Why work with us?

● Not-for-profit salary packaging advantages to give you more money in your pocket

● Paid training hours to build your skills

● Carer traineeships if you are not yet qualified

● Dedicated senior carers to help induct and mentor you

● Graduate nursing programs and aTransition to Practice Program for nurses

Contact Denise Men on 03 8823 7900 or denise.men@benetas.com.au www.benetas.com.au/careers

URGENT Deliverers Wanted TRARALGON, MORWELL and NEWBOROUGH

Would you liketodeliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesday and/orWednesdayafternoons in Traralgon, Morwell and Newborough.

Please apply to:

TheCirculationManager0456 000 541

Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for agovernment Child Employment Permit. Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome

Mechanical Fitter Tradesperson (Technician/Operator)

If youare an extraordinaryperson who wants to joina diverse team, be well rewarded with great salary, perks and benefits, then keep reading!

About us

LoyYang Bisanelectricity generator located in the picturesque Latrobe Valley currently supplying 20% of Victoria’s power. We areowned by ChowTai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) and belong to the Alinta Energy family,a growing and innovative energymarket disrupter

We arefocused on increasing plant performance, efficiency and flexibility and seek people who can turn inspiration into ideas, and ideas into gamechanging solutions.

We arecommitted to increasing workforcediversity and creating an environment wherepeople with new ideasfeel empowered to speak up and explorewhat is possible.

We constantly strive to understand and meet broadcommunity expectations relating to environmental management,health, safety and good corporate citizenship.

About the opportunity

Competitive salaryand other benefits. Generous superannuation contributions, above the superannuation guarantee or membership of aDefined Benefit Scheme.

Flexible working arrangementstobalance your work,life and play(base 36-hour,4-day workweek).Above awardannual leave entitlements.

Enjoy close proximity to great regional communities of Traralgon, Warragul and Sale, access to alpine regions and snow,expansive beaches, wilderness escapes and leading schools.

Create change and ‘futureready’ the organisation through your involvementin key projects.

Access to development opportunities to continue to grow your skills

One immediate vacancy with the potential for further opportunities/ appointments in the near future.

What you’ll do

Maintain and operate the coal fired generating facility.

Conduct preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance of all mechanical and electrical plant and equipment

Undertakediagnostics and corrective actions.

Assist in plant start-up and shut down.

Utilise computerised maintenance management systems to plan and coordinate work

What you’ll need

Certificate III in Engineering (Mechanical Fitter) or equivalent

Ability to understand technical information,drawings and engineering data.

Demonstrated high standards of competency and workmanship with aflexible work manner

Relevantexperiencewithin the power generationorheavyindustryfield.

If this sounds likeyou, don’t ignorethisopportunity, makesureyou: Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Position closes Wednesday, 11 October 2023.

LoyYang B–powering your career!

LoyYang Bwelcome applications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.Wewill providereasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilitythroughout therecruitment process.Ifyou identify as a person with disabilityand requireadjustments to the application, recruitment,selection and/or assessment process, please advise via the aboveemail and indicate your preferred method of communication (email or phone) so we cankeep in touch and meet your needs

Personal Care Workers / Support Workers (Qualified and Unqualified) Recruitment Open Day in Traralgon!

Join us onThursday 19th October 2023 for our recruitment open day for Home carers/ Support workers. We will be recruiting for part time staff as well as limited casual positions in Gippsland!

Date: Thursday, 19 October 2023

Time: 10.30am to 12pm

Location: 6-8 Grey St Traralgon 3844

What is the role?

Personal Carers /Home Carers /Support Workers (Moe /Newborough /Yarragon /Trafalgar /Morwell / Churchill /Traralgon /Warragul /Drouin)

What we look for:

● Certificate III or higher in Individual Support or related studies (i.e. nursing)

● Students studying Individual Support or related

● Areliable car and valid driver's licence

● Unqualified but have agenuine passion for caring for our elders

Why work with us?

● Not-for-profit salary packaging advantages to give you more money in your pocket

● Amileage allowance when you travel between client homes

● Paid training hours to build your skills

● Digital devices to keep you connected and organised on the road

● Carer traineeships if you are not yet qualified

● Dedicated senior carers to help induct and mentor you Contact Denise Men on 03 8823 7900 or denise.men@benetas.com.au www.benetas.com.au/careers

Manager Organisational Strategy and Performance

Full time, Bairnsdale Sustainability and Waste Minimisation Officer

Full time, Lakes Entrance eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/careers

WE ARE HIRING!

Seeking fully qualified Mechanical Plumber or Refrigeration Mechanic specializing in ducted heating and cooling.

Also seeking an Apprentice Refrigeration Mechanic.

We specialize in new builds and are expanding constantly so need someone who can work well independently and as part of ateam.

The right candidate will take pride in their workmanship, be able to follow direction but also have initiative and be able to forward plan.

If this is you, please forward your resume toBrendan@moerefrigeration.com.au or for aconfidential conversation call on 0409 436478

LAUNDRY HAND

Permanent Part-Time

Sale Linen Service are seeking aLaundry hand to work at the Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH) in Traralgon. The roll of our linen room staff is to unpack the clean bulk linen from the daily delivery and deliver each ward/unit their linen needs. Some key points to know about this roll are:

● You will need an eye for detail and cleanliness, as the linen room staff are at the 'coal face' with the end users

● Taking linen counts of each ward/department so aclean linenorder can be placed daily

If you possess well developed communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy providing quality customer service, we want to hear from you!

To apply for the role or for further information, go to: https://centralgippslandhealth.mercury.com.au or contact Mark Brennan, Engineering and Linen Manager on (03) 5143 8681.

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DEUTZ tractor 100hp, good con., $25,000. FIAT tractor 411R and slasher, good con. $5000.

BIRAM, Geoffrey James.

Passed away peacefully at home in Glengarry on 28 September 2023, with his loving wife by his side.

Aged 85 years

Dearly loved and loving husband of Violet for 63 years.

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PARAMOUNT Thunder 19'6'' pop-top, 2020, custom made, dual axle, full ens., L-shaped lounge, bike rack, diesel heater, QS bed, el/brakes, Dexter anti-sway, gas/240v HWS, 3-way fridge, m/wave, anti-flap kit, Dometic awn., solar panel, rev. camera, w/mach., TV, exc. cond., great van, easy to tow, $68,000. 0431 159 984.

Much loved father and father-in-law of Stephan and Kaye, Luke and Melissa, Andrew and Paula, Jake and Alison. Adored grandpa of Bradley, Toby, Grace, Ava, Daniel, and Emma. Treasured friend to Frank and Roslyn (dec.), Ed and Helen.

CORNWALL (Potter), Gloria Dawn. 15/1/1934 -1/10/2023. Aged 89 years Passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Loved and loving wife of Bert (dec.) for almost 64 years. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Brian and Julie, Julie and Gordon, Heather and Warwick, Alan (dec.), Murray and Linda. Adored Nanna of Glen and Stacey, Erin and Grant, Wayne and Jess, Annie, Emma, and Tim. Grand Nanna of Oliver and Jeremy.

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Aged 88 years

Loving husband of Joan for nearly 60 years. Loving dad and father-inlaw to Damian, Narelle and Pat, Marita and Mark.

Loving pa of Jericho and Frankie, Tegan, Jordan and Isaac.

Your life was ablessing, your memory atreasure, You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure. Our grateful thanks for the care given by the staff at Narracan Gardens.

DAVEY, Lee (Bull). Passed away peacefully on Monday, 25 September 2023. Loved husband of Maree. Loved father and fatherin-law of Melanie and Adrian, Brooke and James. Pop to Molly, Stella and Pippa. No more pain and confusion Now At Peace

Aged 88 years

Much loved and loving father and father-in-law of Marita and Mark.

Much adored and treasured Pa of Jordan and Madi, Isaac and Steph.

Thank you always for your unconditional love and your never ending smiles.

You are our superstar.

You are our hero.

And you will walk beside us forever.

Rest peacefully now our beautiful Dad and Pa, we love you and we miss you.

"A life lived with love is an inspiration to us all"

BLIZZARD (Kellaway), Susan. Passed away at Cabrina Hospital 26/9/2023 after a courageous battle.

Loved wife of Terry. Mother of Hanna and Alex, mother-in-law of Chris and Ellie. Loved nanna of 3 preciousgrandchildren.

Loved sister-in-law of Robert (dec.), Maureen, Gary, Pauline (dec.), Jennifer and Jo-anne, and their partners and families.

Always loved and remembered

CHIN, Jack (Kooi Fatt).

Passed away peacefully on 29 September 2023.

Aged 57 years

Beloved husband of Sue, loving father to Krystal, Cindy and Jackson Father-in-law to Chelsey. Gong Gong to Maisy.

Forever in our hearts Memorial to be held at Churchill United Soccer Club on SUNDAY (8 October 2023) from 2pm.

DAVEY, Lee. Passed away on 25/9/2023. Dearly loved brother of Carole, brother-in-law of Graeme. Loved uncle of Kim and Mark, Dean and Mel, and Jay and their families. Always in our hearts

Never to be forgotten

DAVIS, George. Passed away peacefully at O'Mara House Aged Care Traralgon on 22 September 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Aged 91 years Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Julianne and Ian, Karen, Rosslyn and Steve. Aloving grandfather and great grandfather. Loved andcherished always

DAVIS, George. 11/12/1931 -22/9/2023

Loved grandfatherof Matthew (dec.), Nicholas and Kate, Renee and Nicholas, Benjamin and Lauren, Rebecca and Sam, Alexandra and Phil. Loved great-grandfather of Teddy, Henry, Aimee, Charlie, Kieran, Norah, Billy, Neave and Liam. We will miss you and hold you in our hearts forever

FEENSTRA, Gabe.

Passed away after a valiant battle with cancer at the LRH on Thursday, 21 September 2023. Sadly missed by Peter and Dianne, Waynea, Melissa and Jolene, Michelle and Paul. Condolences to Lynette and family. Rest in peacedear brother

FLENLEY, Cyril. Aged 91 years

Dad, our hearts are broken, Our tears are flowing, May you be fishing, Wherever you are going.

Passed away peacefully on 21/10/2023.

Very much loved

Loving daughter Lisa, Noel, Jessica, Dean, Emily and partners. GPoppy Squirrel to 8. Go Tiges

FORBES, Margaret.

Passed away Wednesday, 27 September 2023.

Loved and loving wife of Robert (dec.). Mother of Kenneth and Margaret, Alan, Heather and Gavin. Greatly missed grandmother and great grandmother.

Resting Peacefully

JAMES, Malcolm George. 12/6/1941 -25/9/2023.

Passed away at LRH. Lovingand devoted husband to Marie.

Much loved father to Kaylene, Warren, Sreya (Fiona), Natalie, Nicole and Cameron. Grandfather to nine grandchildren.

Sadly missed by all Resting in peacenow Private Funeral on later date.

LOWATER, Loretta Faye. 7/12/1938 -1/10/2023.

Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Regional Hospital on 1/10/2023 at 84 years years.

Much loved wife of Cliff, loved mother of Wayne and Robyn, Terry, Mark and Sharon, Sharon (dec.) and Mick and Daryl. Adored Nan and Old Nan to all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Loved andalways remembered Funeral notice to follow.

MAYZE (Murfett), Thelma Lynette Passed away at Dalkeith Gardens Aged Care Traralgon on 29 September 2023. Aged 75 years Dearly loved husband of Ron for 52 years.

MEDEW, Vera Shelah.

11/5/1929 -2/8/2023.

Loved grandmother of Matthew (dec.), Nicholas and Kate, Renee and Nicholas, Benjamin and Lauren, Rebecca and Sam, Alexandra and Phil.

Loved great-grandmother of Teddy, Henry, Aimee, Charlie, Kieran, Norah, Billy, Neave and Liam. Loved andappreciated, held dear in our hearts forever

MOFFATT (nee Gourd), Mary June.

Passed away peacefully at home in Morwell on 24 September 2023.

Aged 92 years

Loved and loving wife of Ken for 69 years.

MORRIS, Thomas George (Tom).

Passed away suddenly after ashort illness on 30 September 2023 at the Cabrini Hospital Malvern surrounded by his loving family.

In his 84th year

Dearly loved and loving husband of Margery. Much loved father and father-in-law of Dean and Narelle, Troy and Audra, Melissa and Ross. Adored Pop of Zoe, Georgia, Sophie, Max, Billy, Sid, and Dulcie.

Peddling to his next vegie patch

NUNAN, Graeme. 15/1/1942 -20/9/2003. Of Beleura Village Mornington, formerly of Willow Grove and Drouin.

Loved husband of Shirley, Adored father of Kylie, Katrina, Marcia and Janelle.

PATTINSON, Alice Ethel. 2/9/1932 -24/9/2023. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family.

Treasured wife of Jim (dec.).

Loving mother of Kevin, Martin (dec.), Trevor, Vicki and Martin David (dec.).

Grandmother of 7and great-grandmother of 19. Re-united with Dad

POWER, Elizabeth Jane "Libby/Liz".

Passed away peacefully at home, after abattle with breast cancer, on Saturday, 30 September 2023. Aged 51 years Loved and loving daughter of Ann and Denis (dec.).

Beloved sister and friend of Suzanne.

Libby was abeautiful spirit with anatural carefree nature. God saw that you were weary, And did what He thought best, He gently took you in His arms, And whispered come and rest. Precious memories of you will last forever

SANDERSON (Grose), Daphne Merle.

Passed away peacefully in her sleep at Mitchell house Aged Care Morwell on 28 September 2023. Aged 97 years Dearly loved wife of Bob (dec).

Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Jean and William (dec.), Peter, Christin and Terry (dec.), Bill and Maree. Adored Nanna to all her grand, great grand and great great grandchildren.

Love you to the moon and back

TONKIN, Ian (Russell). 6/2/1951 -28/9/2023. Magpies won for you Fly high mate Missing you Love Eileen.

WILLETT, Glenn. Passed away 28/9/2023. Loved father, grandfather and brother. Always up for agood time and abeer, thanks for all the fun and laughs. Gunna miss you bro.

Memories Forever Syd Peter.

Funerals

BIRAM. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mr Geoffrey Biram will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Highway Traralgon on THURSDAY (5 October 2023) at 2pm.

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BLACK. Requiem Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Noel Francis Black will be offered at St Vincent's Catholic Church, Barry St, Morwell on THURSDAY (5 October 2023) commencing at 11am.

Private Cremation to follow. The ceremony will be livestreamed -for digital link please see Julie Harwood Funerals Facebook page.

CORNWALL. AService to celebrate the life of Mrs Gloria Dawn Cornwall, late of Thorpdale, will be held at St Andrew's Uniting Church, 32 Ridgway St, Mirboo North on TUESDAY (10 October 2023) at 11.30am.

The Service will also be live-streamed, to view Gloria's Service visit: www.nielsenfunerals.com.au

At the conclusion of the Service the cortege will leave for the Narracan Cemetery.

MAYZE. The Funeral Service for Mrs Thelma Lynette Mayze will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Hwy Traralgon on FRIDAY (6 October 2023) at 2pm.

The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of the Service for the Gippsland Memorial Park Cemetery Traralgon.

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DAMBRAUSKAS.

The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Romas Dambrauskas will take place in the Rose ChapelatGippsland Memorial Park and Crematorium, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon on WEDNESDAY (4 October 2023) commencing at 2pm.

The ceremony will be live-streamed, please see Julie Harwood Funerals Facebook page for digital link.

TONKIN. The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Ian Tonkin will take place in the Rose Chapel at Gippsland Memorial Park, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon on FRIDAY (6 October 2023) commencing at 11am after which, Ian will be laid to rest within the Cemetery.

In Memoriam

DAVEY. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation of Mr Lee Davey will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Highway, Traralgon on THURSDAY (5 October 2023) commencing at 10.30am.

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DAVIS. The Funeral Service for Mr George Davis will be held at St Mary's Anglican Church, Latrobe Road Morwell on THURSDAY (5 October 2023) at 11am. In lieu of flowers, donations to mecwacare O'Mara House would be appreciated, envelopes will be available at the Service.

Private Cremation

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FLENLEY.

The Funeral Service for Mr Cyril Victor Flenley will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Hwy Traralgon WEDNESDAY (4 October 2023) at 11am. The Funeral will leave at the end of the Service for the Gippsland Memorial Park Cemetery, Traralgon. Cyril's Service will be livestreamed, to view the livestream please visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au and click on livestreaming.

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FORBES. The Funeral Service of Mrs Margaret Forbes will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Highway, Traralgon on FRIDAY (20 October 2023) commencing at 1.30pm. Following the Service, the Funeral will leave for the Traralgon Cemetery.

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MOFFATT.

The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mrs Mary June Moffatt will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel 437A Princes Drive, Morwell on FRIDAY (6 October 2023) commencing at 1.30pm.

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MORRIS

TheFuneral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mr Thomas George (Tom) Morris will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Hwy Traralgon on MONDAY (9 October 2023) at 2pm. Tom's Service will be livestreamed, to view the livestream please visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au and click on livestreaming.

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AllStarsseason finishes

FOOTBALL

AFL GIPPSLAND ALL STARS

BY TOM HAYES

THE fourth and final round of the AFL Gippsland All Stars took placeonthe eve of the AFL Grand Final, seeingkids from Under 13s,14s and 15s complete their representative duties.

The weather turned up for the conclusion of the competition, which encouraged apacked-out Morwell Recreation Reserve.

GAMES wereunderway as early as 8.30amfor the U13s, beginning with Western Gippsland taking on Latrobe Valley.

Western Gippsland were always going to be tough to beat, as they sat on top of the ladder with Southern Gippsland.

But credit to Latrobe Valley for keeping themselves within touch throughout the encounter, onlysuffering a14-point defeat,7.5 (47)to5.3 (33).

In the best for Latrobe Valley was Trafalgar’s Sullivan Jennings, Hill End’s Thomas Bastin, Kobi Hart-Theissling from Pax Hill (Traralgon), Tyler Siemens of TEDAS (Traralgon) and Archer Tangi and Levi Field from Police Boys (Traralgon).

The result proved just as sweet for Western Gippsland, who kept Latrobe Valley winlessin the U13s, yet three of those losses had just three kicks in it.

Eastern Gippsland’sU13srecord was drawn level after going down to Southern Gippsland by 63 points, 14.9 (93) to 3.12 (30).

This was perhaps asurprising result considering Eastern Gippsland managed to get the better of SouthernGippsland in Round 2, defeatingthem by 28 points back in June.

Eastern Gippslandwereheld goallessinthe first

half, while in the meantime, Southern Gippsland piled on seven goals.

The pace was picked up in the second half, yet thedamage was done and inaccuracy in front of goal didn’t help.

Outstanding performers from Eastern Gippsland include Maffra’s Ace Burgiel, Wy Yung’s Luca Desio and Hudson Froud, Sale’sHunter Wynd, Heyfield’s Max Cox and Bairnsdale’s Campbell Moncrieff.

With awin-loss record of 2-2, Eastern Gippsland finished third, one rung above the bottom-placed Latrobe Valley.

IN the U14s,both Eastern Gippsland and Latrobe Valley found themselves on the winner’s list, to provide agreat ending to the competition.

Eastern Gippsland got on top of Southern Gippsland early in their game, giving themselves athree-goal cushion early into the piece.

They took it up anotch in the second half, taking their 18-point lead and turning it into a46-point lead at fulltime, 10.6 (69) to 3.5 (23).

Five goals from Maffra’s Noah Romeril earnt himself best-on-ground.Hewas complimented on field by Eagles teammate Leo Stephenson, Sale’s Cooper Rand, Stratford’sHarryBartlett, Bairnsdale’s Angus Tanner and Jonah Linford of Sale (JFC).

Now with a3-1 record, Eastern Gippsland were hoping for Latrobe Valley to lose to hold onto top of the ladder, and for alittle while it looked like therewas achance.

Latrobe Valleysealed their spot on the top of the U14s ladder,ina closenine-point win over Western Gippsland.

Nothing could separatethe two sides in the opening quarter, giving Western Gippsland aslither of hope for the rest of the game

Latrobe Valley dominatedmost of proceedings from here on out, but weren’t able to completely capitaliseonthe scoreboard, kicking 1.5 (11) in the second term, 1.1 (7) in the third term, and 1.2 (8) in the final quarter.

But it was enough to get them over the line after keeping their opponent’s goallessfor more than three quarters.

Alatefightback from WesternGippsland was not enough to claw back the margin, as Latrobe Valley secured their top spot, 3.10 (28) to 2.7 (19).

The standouts for Latrobe Valley were Kade Thorley of Combined Saints (Traralgon), Newborough’s Lachlan Willis, Traralgon’s Brodie Adams, Charlie Tatchell andLucas Nichollsof WestEnd (Traralgon) and vice-captain Lachlan Ainsworth of Morwell.

Adams wasawarded player-of-the-carnivalfor Latrobe Valley, astandoutineach game as his side took top spot honours with a3-1 record and a percentage more than 150.

FINALLY in the U15s, Eastern Gippsland finished their carnival on ahigh note while Southern Gippsland completed aperfect 4-0 carnival against Latrobe Valley.

In one of the games of the day, the winless Eastern Gippslandturned their fortunes around in anail-biting comebackwin overWestern Gippsland to secure their first win of the tournament.

Western Gippslandled at the first three changes, all by four, three and 13 points.

But aturnaround arrived in the favour of Eastern Gippsland in the final term, as theybooted 3.3 (21) to 1.0 (6) to steal the win by two points and climbed from last place, 8.10 (58) to 9.2 (56).

Maffra’s Judd Burgiel was named best-onground, also in the best was club teammate Darcy

Congrats: Traralgon’s Brodie Adamswas awarded Playerofthe Carnival forthe Latrobe ValleyUnder14s Photograph supplied

Scott, Bairnsdale’s Kael Frith and Chiti Otuonye, Sale’s Harper Walker and Max Stevens of Lakes Entrance.

Latrobe Valley neededathumpingwin to replace Southern Gippsland as the league leaders, but their opponents had other things in mind, more like finishing the carnival undefeated.

The game waskept close for most of the match in the grand scheme of things. Only two points were scored in the opening term (both going the way of Southern Gippsland), while just three points separated the two sides at the main break.

Southern Gippslandkicked away in thethird term to run out to a15-point lead, and it was just enough to get them over the line despite alate comeback from Latrobe Valley, to win by 10 points, 6.5 (41) to 5.1 (31).

Latrobe Valley still managed to finish second in the carnival with a2-2 record and apercentage of 107.77.

Marlon Neocleous of Southside (Traralgon), Traralgon’s Blair Roscoe, Trafalgar’s Memphis McQualter, captain Archie Jones of Newborough, Traralgon’sJaxon Murdoch(three goals) and Cooper Andersonwere highlightedfor their performances.

High profile coach Helmot pays visit to the region

CRICKET

CLV

BY LIAM DURKIN

BUDDING cricket stars in the Latrobe Valley were treated to asession by renownedprofessional coach Simon Helmot recently.

Helmot came to the Gippsland Regional Cricket Centre in Moe, to takeyoungstersthrough their paces and share his expertise.

While quiet Latrobe Valley was certainly achange of scenery fromthe IPL or the Big Bash, where Helmot currently has ties to SunRisers Hyderbad and Melbourne Renegades, the coach said cricket was about engaging with players at all levels. “There is still just as much enthusiasm, and there is still as much thirstfor knowledge and discovery, improvement of game,” he said comparing juniors to seniors.

“Yesthe agelevel is different and the experience is different, but the enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge isn’t

“I think it is all about players being self-aware. When I’ve worked in India or in the Caribbean or in Bangladesh, players are always searching for answers, lookingatways in whichthey can improve, for these guys it is about how they can perform at their best for their age, under 12, under 14, under 16 competition

“Whether you are in ahigh performance program or are in involved in community cricket,the aspirations are still very similar.”

Helmot undertook abat-versus-ball net session for the Latrobe Valley youngsters, before moving into some more game specifics.

Interestingly, he made apoint that when professional cricketers traininthe nets,there is no mindless chatter betweenthosewaiting to bowl,

and asked the young players present to do the same.

Helmot said the Gippsland tripoffered the chance to help kids along in their cricketing journey.

“It is agreat opportunity to work with some of our youth who are our developing players, wanting to improve their game,” he said.

“I’ve had agreat affiliation with alot of the regions around Victoria, it is just anice time during the school holidaystoget an opportunity to work with

the future Peter Siddle’s (from Morwell)and Sophie Molineux’s (fromBairnsdale) and otherswho have come from this region.

“I remember when Iwas first coaching Victoria, Cameron White (from Bairnsdale) was one of the greatsthatcamefromhere,inyesteryear, Darren Berryand Ian Harvey (both Wonthaggi), so rich historyinthe region.”

Having coached since the age of 25, Helmot has

seen the game transform throughout the decades. Of mostsignificant change,hesaidthe standard of fieldingintoday’s cricket was phenomenal.

“I think this is the great value of twenty/20 cricket, even T10 cricket,the fielding has just improved across the board in all formats, the expectation now is that when aballgoes to the boundary, you catch it and throwitupinthe air,you step outside the boundary line, you stepinside the boundary line, and you take the catch,” he said.

“The aggressive nature of how we bat,and the exploration of hitting 360 degrees (has also been a significantchange), the run rates are alot greater, we are seeing scores of over 400 in 50 over games, bowlers having to have so many different strings to their bow with slower balls, changes of pace.

“I thinkthe game continuestogrowand develop across the world, the combination of the basics, as well as the nuances of T20 cricket are still prevalent.”

The Valley kids received great support from Woolworths Churchill, who provided an abundance of fruit for the session.

Helmot stayed on after training the kids, holding acoaching lecture and education sessionwith senior cricketers.

Helmot is expected to return to the Latrobe Valley, as part of an ongoing partnership with the newly formed Cricket Latrobe Valley league. With the World Cupset to starttomorrow, Helmot is backing the Aussies.

“I’m hoping and I’m confident the Australians can get it done,” he said “England arealways going to be acontest because they bat so deep, they really bat down to 11, so I think they are always going to be strong, and you never write off the Indian side, they are going to be very strong.”

Packed: Spectatorstook advantage of the good weatherand flockedtoMorwell Recreation Reserve forthe Gippsland All Stars.

Photograph: TomHayes

Expertise: Junior cricketers in theLatrobe Valleyweretreated to aclinicbyMelbourne Renegades coachSimon Helmot (backrow left). Assisting the coach wasTraralgon Imperials cricketerAnu Meenakshi (blue shirt).

Photograph: Liam Durkin

Traralgon GreatGreyhound Walk

GREYHOUNDS

THE Great Global Greyhound Walk was held recently.

Gippsland was represented on the global stage whena groupofpassionate greyhoundowners participate in the 2023 Great Global Greyhound Walk in Traralgon on Sunday, September 24.

The Great Global Greyhound Walk (GGGW) is an annualdog-walking eventthat brings together greyhounds and theirowners from aroundthe worldtoraise awareness of the breed and demonstrate to the communitywhatwonderfulpets they make.

The walk originated in Great Britainin2010 and went global in 2014.

Last year, 10,620 greyhounds participated in 432 walks across 29 countries. Australia contributed 1763 sighthounds in 59 walks.

The Latrobe Valley Greyhound Group hosted the event, and has seen rapid growth since being established less than 12 months ago.

LVGG President David Roberts said the first walk in November 2022 had three greyhounds and awhippet, and now the average is over 22.

“We’re excited to be participating in the global walk and have teamed up with arange of organisations and business expand our walk intoan ‘Adoption Day’ as well," he said in the leadup to the event.

“People will have achancetocome along to meet agreyhound and discuss rehoming options with adoption agencies such as Toongabbie Lodge and Racing 2Rehome.

“Greyhounds make great pets. They need little exercise and spend alot of their time sleeping.They are very affectionate andare greattohave around”

Memberfor Eastern VictoriaHarriet Shingtook part in the walk,and said it was agreat initiative

"Today was avery special day to get the sneakers on -asthe Latrobe Valley Greyhound Group led the very first Great Global Greyhound Walkin Traralgon," she said.

"It was all about conversation, socialisation, and perambulation, and toppedoff withacompetition forthe best dressed pointy face at the end.

“Welldone to everyonewho putthis event together -inparticular to David Roberts and KathleenRoberts, and all of the sponsorsand volunteers who made everyone welcome.

Gippy Flippers go to Masters

“Andifyou’reafter afunny, sweet, gentle and extremely lazydog breed whowilllove you and your couch,why not join the army of us who wouldn’t be without at least one greyhound in our lives?”

For more information on Toongabbie Lodge, visit https://toongabbielodge.com.au.

Honouring young, local athletes

THE July Junior GippstarAward Winnerwas Elly Fleming of Glengarry for her achievements in the sport of athletics.

In the 2022/23 season, Elly’s results were: 1st Australian All Schools 800m; 1st Vic Junior 800m; 1st Vic Country 800m,and secondfastestall-time 800m Gippsland Track Club.

Her recent Open National qualifying time in the 800m was 2:09.06.

Ellyisone of Australia’s top juniorathleteswho regularly competes in the open age group. The July Open Gippstar Award Winner was Ian Miles of Trafalgar for his achievements in the sport of lawn bowls.

Miles, earlier in the Strzelecki North Region season won Trafalgar Bowls Club's Men’sOpen Singles Club Championship.

As aresult, he then contested the Strzelecki North Region Champion of Championsevent, which he eventually won from Morwell's Steve Collins in the final.

This win earnedhim the righttocontest the Bowls Victoria State Champion of Champions event held in Bendigo.

In Round 1, Miles defeated Lee Williams (Rye) 25 shots to 11, then in Round 2Ian defeated Kevin Anderson (Moama) 25 shots to 24.

In the semi-final, Joshua Sanders (Lilydale) proved too strong forMiles, eventuallywinning 25 shots to 20.

The August JuniorGippstar Award Winner was Lucas Furlan of Traralgon for his achievements in his sport of clay target shooting.

Lucas recently attended the World Universal Trap Championships in Spain as part of the

GOLF

CHURCHILL &MONASH

Monthly Medal Saturday23rdSeptember

2023.

AGrade Winner: R. Madigan 13 73 Medal

BGrade Winner: D. Cluderay 20 73

CGrade Winner: D. Ireland 28 74

Scratch: R. Madigan: 86

D.T.L: 1. J. McCafferty 75, 2. P. Flanigan

75, 3. R. Welsh75, 4. G. Corponi 76,5.C

Sterrick76, 6. A. West 76,7.J.Barnes 77

C/B,8.R.Dent 77 C/B

N.T.P: 3rdPro-Pin:R.Madigan, 12th C.

Warring,14th C. Warring

Target Hole: P. Kearns

Putts: S. McCarrerty 25

Birdies: R. Madigan 3rd

4BBB Tuesday26th September 2023.

Winners: V. Reid & L. Brent 42pts

D.T.L: S. Turner & C. Carder 41pts

N.T.P: 3rdS.Caldwell, 5th M. Ryan, 12th L.

Brent, 14th M. Ryan

MIRBOONORTH

Thursday28th September,Stableford.

AGrade: TMakepeace (10), 35pts

BGrade: NBaker (24), 37pts

DTL: RMatthews,D Taylor,P Cummaudo

35, TBradshaw33c/b

NTP: 4th MPayne,6th MHeiberg, 13th M Woodall, 16th MWoodall.

Birdies: 4th TMakepeace,6th MHeiberg, 13th TBradshaw.

Friday29th, September,Ambrose

DayWinner: PWoodall, MWoodall, S Woodall, DDavis,(5.25) 55.75.

NTP: 4th SHill-Smith, 6th JKidd, 16th G Renwick.

Saturday30th September,Stableford.

Australian Under 21 Team. The team was successful in defending their world championship title from last year, winning the Gold medal.

Lucas also won the Bronze medal in the individual section of the under 21's with agreat score

of 192/200, just two targets behind the winning Italian shooter.

The August Open Gippstar Award Winner was Julie Beasley of Nilma for her achievementsin the sport of golf croquet.

From Moe to National carnivals

HOCKEY

By JEN SUTTON

MOE'S Brady Cake played for Victoria in the recently held Hockey Australia Under 13 carnival in Newcastle.

The team finished with asilvermedal.

Brady comes from afamily of hockey players, and it was not asurprisethat he started playinginthe local junior development competition at just four-years-of-age. He has gone on to play for teams in Moe, Drouin and for the Gippsland Bulls.

His most recentachievement was playing in the senior women’s Grand Final for the successful Moe team, with his mother, Kerren, and sisters Hayley and Brooke. Dad, Paul and older brother, Jared, are also players and support their competitions as umpires.

Brady said that the Australian Carnival was the most exciting time of his hockey careerand thatheappreciated all the support he has received from his friends and supporters in the local competitions.

On show: Gippsland Flipperstook to the shortcourse championships recently.

SWIMMING

ON Sunday, September 24, atotal of 11 of the 20 members of Gippsland Flippers Masters SwimmingClubattended theMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre to competeatthe Masters Swimming Victoria Short Course Championships.

Of the 11 members, six were competing in aMasters Swimming event for the first time, including Maria Slot, who is in her 70’s. Standout swims were achieved by all, as everymember medalled. Five relayteams swam, and competition was fierce in two age groupings,resulting in successfor all of those teams.

Competition was keen with 250 swimmers at the first dual sanctioned event with Swimming Victoria and Masters Swimming Victoria, including numerous interstate and international competitors.

Swims ranged from 25m to 200m, including an amazing swim in the 200m Butterfly by new member,Andrew Crozier, who also swam to success in many other events, breaking his own personal bests in anumber of swims.

It was astounding to see new members step up to the challenge of not only competing, but being brave enough to go ‘off the blocks’.

Many thanks to all who attended and the clubapplauds the magnificent effort of the officials and volunteers who made the meet so enjoyable and relaxed.

GippslandFlippers encourages anyone who wants to get back into swimming to get in touch with the club and have aswim or two with the club before joining.

Ourmotto is 'Fitness, Fun and Friendship' and we takethe social sideofthe club seriously.

Young gun: BradyCake is forgingquitethe hockey career Photograph supplied

AGrade: R. Matthews (11) 36pts

BGrade: NBaker (24) 38pts

DTL: MMcKay,37, PDraper,PCummaudo 36, PSmart34, RScurlock32.

NTP: 4th GShandley, 6th NBaker,13th J

Coleman, 16th PSmart.

Birdies: 6th SHill-Smith, 13th,D Woodall, P

Draper.16th, DWoodall. MWoodall.

MOE

Sunday, 24 September 2023 OPEN

Sunday9holeStableford

Grade AWinners: A-1 Williams,Janine (14) 16

Sunday, 24 September 2023 OPEN

SundayMedley Stableford

Grade AWinners: Veenman, Laurie (10) 33

Place Getters: Shaw, Karen32

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 OPEN 9 Hole Stableford

Overall Winners: Hale,Jan (54) 17

Wednesday, 27 September2023 WOMEN’S

STABLEFORD

Grade AWinners: Cameron, Heather (17)

37

Grade BWinners: Mitchell, Evelyn (30) 40

Place Getters: Tate,Sandy 35, Griggs, Andrea 33, Deppeler,Cheryl 32 C/B

Nearest to Pin: 4th KarenShaw, 14th

Christine O’Reilly

Target Hole Prize: KarenShaw

Thursday, 28 September 2023 OPEN Medley Stableford

Grade AWinners: Estrada, Bill (10) 38

Grade BWinners: Buckman, Peter(16)40

Grade CWinners: Toet, Wiebe (36) 41

Place Getters: Wilson,Robert41C/B, Matthews,Max 41, Allen, Ray40, Shearing, Andrew 39 ,Young,Peter 38 C/B,Reggardo Reggie 37,Young,Bailey37C/B,White,

Also representing Latrobe Valley hockey at anational level were Bec Cheater and LeonieBarrett, playing for Victoriain theAustralian Master’s Championship in Perth. Cheater’s Over-35 team finished fifth overall,while Barrett returned with asilver medal for the Over-65 team.

SCOREBOARD

Darren 37,Collings,Dale 36 C/B,Hiriaki, Whitney36C/B,Griggs,Daryl 36 C/B, Cropley, Mike 36, Stansbury, Les 35 C/B, Ray, Michael 35 C/B

Great Score: Wayne Yeomans (Birdie) @14 ,BillEstrada (Birdie) @4 ,WhitneyHiriaki (Birdie) @8 ,BillHall (Birdie) @4, Noel Cornish (Birdie) @14,Laurie Veenman (Birdie) @8

Nearest to Pin: 4th PeterRodaughan, 8th

Laurie Veenman, 14th CraigDunstan

Friday,29September 2023 OPEN Medley

Stableford

Grade AWinners: Veenman, Laurie (10) 41

Grade BWinners: Powell, Vincent (21) 40

C/B

Place Getters: Young,Bailey40C/B, Shearing,Andrew 40, Pickard,Andrew 37 C/B,Robinson, Aaron 37 C/B,Fidler,Ben 37, Burridge,Dean 36 C/B

Great Score: Paul Spiteri(Birdie) @8

Nearest to Pin: 4th AnthonyColvin, 8th

Wayne Yeomans,14th Aaron Bassman

Sunday, 01 October 2023 OPEN Sunday Medley Stableford

Grade AWinners: Langmaid, Trevor (16) 37

MORWELL

Women 27th September 2023

Div 1: CPeter 37 pts

Div 2: RBoers39pts

DTL: ELau 38 pts SKarleusa 37 pts

NTP: 2nd CBoers8th NTePaa 11th ELau

15th CPeter

TRAFALGAR

Thursday: 28/09/2023 Stableford

Players: 63, Women 19,Men 44

Women’s Winner: Silvija Brown(24 C/B)

Runner Up: Heather Savige (24)

DTL: Sue Williams (23), Olwyn Balfour (22),

Christine Payne (21), JanGriffin (21)

NTP: Christine Payne (11), Karen MacGregor (13), Sonia Roberts (15)

Bradmans: Kerren Ludlow

Men’s Winner: Frank Edmonds (28)

Runner Up: Hank Fiddelaers(24 C/B)

Swimmers must be capableofswimming a lap competently. Competition is encouraged but not mandatory.

For more information, phone secretary Sue Graham, on 0415 751145 or email gippslandflippers@gmail.com

DTL: PatO’Connell (24), NormMether (23), SteveLawrence (22), RobDeVries (21), GeoffThomas (20), RodBrisbane (20), Max

Pugiese (20), Alain Babet (20), Al Gray (20), Tony Price(20)

NTP: John Doderico (11), Duanne Baker (13), Russell Balfour (15)

Bradmans: GeoffCoulter

Friday, September 29th 2023, Open Men’s

&Ladies Stableford

AGrade Winner: Bill Williams 39 pts

BGrade Winner: Jarrod West 43 pts

CGrade Winner: Andrew Tangusso 38 pts

DTL’s: RonDavey 38, RichardAlbanese 38, Vic Hill 37,AnthonyCunningham 37,Laurie

Snowball 36, BarryWatkins 36,Jan Doberer

36, WilliamBusk 36, Toby Leggo 36, Ray Wiseman 36, Les Ellis 35, Darryl Blackshaw

35, MickWest 35, Noel Cornish 35

Birdies: 5th: RayWiseman, Zac Cantrill, Symon Lee,Declan Leggo 11th:Stuart

Marriott, NickGray

Eagle: 6th: Brad Griffin

Saturday, September 30th 2023,

Stableford

AGrade Winner: StewartCluning 38 pts

BGrade Winner: RonDavey 41 pts

DTL’s: PeterMcKinnon 38, RichardMurphy

37,Ron Keith37, Symon Lee 37,Ken Street

37,Jim O’Brien 36, PeterCollier 36, Pat

O’Connell 36

NTP’s: 2nd: James Hayward5th:Rob

Saunders11th: Phil Town 13th:Laurie

Snowball 15th:Ramon Dyke

TRARALGON

SaturdayMen StablefordSat, 30th

September 2023

Grade Net Winners

A: Lyons,Daniel 42

B: Chapman, Ross 42

C: Te Paa, Scott39

D: Withers, Lysle 38

RunDowns: 1Peavey, Arlen 39

2Lavery, Brooke39

3Fricker,Darrell 38

4Moon, John 38

5Moon, Wayne 37

6Fromberg, Bryan37

7Duncan, Nick37

8Chilver, Paul 36

9Henderson, Daryl36

10 Reidy,Mark36

NTP: 5thHagart, Jim, 8th Langstaff, Leon,

10th Gualke, John, 15th Hunter,Daryl

NTP: 2nd shot 18th Brooks,Stuart

PISTOLS

Mon 25/9/23 air pistol

BGrade: BKelly539-53-592.

CGrade: LKLien 495-95-590. CLewis

462-85-547.J Durham 455-85-540.

DGrade: JStringer 489-114-603.

Visitor: AUrban 451

Wed27/9/23 center fire

DGrade: CLewis 431-180-611. IBrewer 322-234-556. 25 Mtpistol

CGrade: BKelly517-74-591.C Benelli 493-71-564.

DGrade: DChandler 461

Visitor: AUrban 442.

Sat 30/9/23 no scores

Photograph supplied

Gathering: TheGreat GlobalGreyhound Walk in Traralgon. Photograph supplied

GIPPSTAR

Better viewing at Traralgon track

HORSERACING

LATROBE ValleyRacingClubisstepping it up. Literally, the LVRC have finally finished an initiative instigated by the completion of the new Traralgon Greyhound Track.

As aconsequenceofthe newgreyhound track, which was slightly elevated compared to the old track,the resultwas the impairment of the horseracing view to the far side at Glenview Park. In partnership with Greyhound Racing Victoria, LVRCreceived somefunding to build aviewing moundinthe straight of the horseracingtrack spectator area.

LVRC contributed funding to include many power outlets for future use for major carnivaland expos. Lighting was included to make the venue more user-friendly for evening events.

The result is amazing, and is expectedtobe well-received by patrons.

This is one of many projectsthat have been completedinthe pasttwo years, much to thedelight of the Traralgon-based club.

Finally all jockey’s and stewards rooms have full climate controlair conditioners/heaters for their comfort.

As well as this, the roofing at the stable, gutter upgrade, winners room upgrade, Glenview Bar flooring upgrade and the race callers and camera towers are all gettingorinthe processofbeing upgraded. All these areas need attention as the facility almost reaches 50 years sincefirst being built.

Allthe audio/visual cabling and equipment has been upgraded, and at long last, Traralgon is all digital which helps all Racing Victoria television and race day technicians. The new system is compatible with the industry satellite trucks and telecommunication equipment.

LVRC ChairpersonFrank Bezzina said he was so pleased with the new, reinvigorated committee, all lending ahand to do many of the voluntary hours required to run such aclub.

Latrobe Valley Racing Club is run solely by volunteers, and all these upgrades are achievable because of this as it saves many dollars.

The club is in full swing and preparing for their two major meets:

Morwell BowlingClubDerby Day -Saturday, November, 4, and;

Bet365 Traralgon Cup -Sunday, December,3.

Atraditional event coming up is the season

launch for current membersand for people who wish to sign up as members on the night. Dinner is provided with acomplimentary drink on arrival.

TheLatrobeValleyRacing Club has also stepped up the roll it plays with Racing Victoria, as it has become amajor player in official trials for trainers and owners who have horses preparing to race.

The track holds up really well in the Winter and is perfect for these kind of trials.

So along with the racing and trialling, the facility is becoming agreat location for other organisation to meet anduse forthemselves.

The latest partnership the LVRC has ventured into is awonderful friendship with the Cowwarr Football-Netball Club. Cowwarr FNC organise bingoevery Saturday evening and the turnout has been amazing. LVRChas wished Cowwarrwell for the next football/netball season, and hopesthe joint venture continues well into the future.

Bezzina said running the clubhas been lots of hard work, with many hands-on hours for both him and his faithful committee, but the fruits of their efforts are really starting to show.

"Let’s hope the weather turns out great for our race days so everyone can enjoy the day out at the track at Glenview Park," he said.

Race day for Moe Football-Netball Club

HORSERACING

By LIAM DURKIN

CLUBS combined at Moe Racing Clublast

Thursday.

The racing club showed its appreciation to Moe Football-Netball Club, aptly naming the meeting 'Moe Football-Netball Club Race Day'.

Fittingly, in keeping with the theme of all good things Moe, acouple of races carried football/netball related themes.

Race 7was named the 'Moe Lions Football Netball Club BM64 Handicap', while Race 9was the 'Moe Lions AGrade Netball Premiers 2023 0-64 Handicap'.

As the name suggests, the Lions took the Gippsland League AGrade netball flag recently, following an obliteratingperformance against Morwell in the Grand Final afortnight ago.

With many from Moe Racing Club also involved withMoe FNC, the day actedasagood opportunity to unwind, and reflect on the season just finished. Perfect weathergreeted attendees, who saw a number of local runners on show.

The Peter Gelagotis-trained Extremely Rowdy camesecondinthe Race 1Law Somerville Industries MaidenPlate over1017metres, won by Lazy Susan for Gavin Bedggood.

Assistant trainer and general manager of Gelagotis Racing, Manny Gelagotis, is also president of Moe FNC.

Apache Song was well and truly on song in the Race 2Rock Solid Trays and Canopies Maiden Plate (1217m), winning by more than six lengths.

Race 3saw Moetrainers Paul and Tracey Templeton finish third with Frosty Vonn, in a very close call as the the top four were decided by less than half-a-length in the Crosscut Kitchens Maiden Plate (1217m).

Trafalgar jockey Jason Maskiell rode second in the Race 4RGM Maiden Plate (1628m) on board Sirius Princessfor Cranbourne training Trevor Andrews, missing the win by literally anose.

Race 5saw Miss You Too leave second and third in their wake by a-length-and-a-half, to win the The Property Group Maiden Plate (2088m).

Traralgon Cup winning jockey Jamie Mott rode third on board Blooming Edge, while Beau Mertens, son of the late, great Peter Mertens, who had an

Gippsland ties to the AFL Grand Finalists

FOOTBALL COMMENT

BY LIAM DURKIN

THANKS to those who got in touch regarding Gippsland AFL connections to Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions.

As expected, there was afew Imissed, and afew others that seemingly slipped through the cracks.

Perhapsthe biggestoversight was missing the late Rob Dickson, whoplayed forMorwell. He was draftedtoHawthorn and then moved to the Brisbane Bears for aseason in 1991.

More well-known for his filmmaking, Dickson produced some of the best AFL documentaries available, before dying unexpectedly in acar crash in South Africa aged just 45.

extensive career in Gippsland, came second on board It's My Party.

Another close call came in the Race 6Butchers on George BM58 Handicap, as Tarn Prince snuck in by ahead for Tony Rosolini at Cranbourne. Race 7was won by Perilous Fighter, quite easily from the Sale-trained Not Enough Effort for Sharyn Trolove.

Luke Nolen, of Black Caviar fame, rode the winner of the Race 8Ladbroke It! 0-64 Handicap (1217m), seeing Villa Seventynine to victory.

Closing out the meeting was Our Empress Zoe, doing it easy for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr. There musthave beensomething in theair at Moe, as the first three races were delayed due to horses bolting from the gate.

Withthe Ladbrokes Moe Cup, on Friday, October 20, it will be fingers crossed the weather is as perfect as it was last Thursday.

If it isn't however, there will still be racing going ahead, as the Moe track last year proved it can withhold any type of weather event -evenfloods. Moe FNC will continueits strong relationship with the racing club, holding its junior and senior presentation this Friday and Saturday at Turfside.

His younger brother Peter followed in his filmmaking shoes, and continues creating emotionally gripping sports documentaries today. His three-part series on The Ashes titled, Forged in Fire is oneofthe bestcricket documentaries produced.

Another Morwell player missed was Andrew Kuku, who played asolitary game for Fitzroy in 1967.

Further east, Bairnsdale's Jim Edmond went to the Brisbane Bears after captaining Footscray,while Sale's Tristan Lunch played for both the Bears and Brisbane Lions.

Ernie Hug, from Heyfield, played for Collingwood.

Lucknow's Luke Chambers made his way to Brisbane as amere 16-year-old in 1990.

Andrew Harmer, from Lakes Entrance, did similar, being picked up by Collingwoodin the same draft at the same age.

As well as Scott Pendlebury,LeighBrown, JarrydBlair,Dale Thomas and Brent Macaffer, who all played in Collingwood's 2010 premiership, there is another Gippsland Magpiewith aflagtohis name -Graeme 'Chooka' Fellowes, from Maffra.

Fellowesplayed in Collingwood's1958 premiership -still probably the greatest Grand Final upset in VFL/AFL history.

On that fateful day, the Magpiesstopped ared hot Melbourneatthe peak of their powers fromwinningfourpremiershipsin arow -thus protecting Collingwood'smost cherished record.

It is perhaps unfortunate that stories from that era havebeen largely forgotten over time, because they couldform part of the reason aclub like Collingwood enjoys such arabid supporter base.

At the height of The Great Depression, Collingwoodopened its doors, admitting unemployed locals for free into home games at Victoria Park.

This sense of truly belonging to aclub has surely carried on throughout the generations since.

County racing: Latrobe Valley Racing Club Chairperson Frank Bezzina says it is all systems go preparing for the club’s upcoming race days

Photographs Liam Durkin

New and improved: Theviewing mount at Latrobe Valley Racing Club has been completed in time forthe racing season.

Makes twoofus: Miss YouToo strides to victoryinRace 5atMoe,much to thedelight of winning connections watching on from (arms raised).

Who else: Enjoying the Moe Football-Netball Club race dayare Moe FNCplayers,officials and supporters

Good vibes: Moe’s MikeRoderick,Frankie Dunne,Corey Harrison (Drouin) and WillyDow at the Moe races last Thursday.

Photographs: Liam Durkin

Collingwood claim theirsweet 16th

FOOTBALL COMMENT

BY ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

WOKE up this morning,from the strangest dream, Iwas in the biggest army, the world has ever seen.

IT was the best day of my entire life.

After13years of shortcomings and 'almosts', the mightyCollingwoodMagpieswerecrowned premiers of the AFL, and Iwas there to witness it.

With some calling it one of the greatest Grand Finals this century -highlights galore, lead changes and agame that went downtothe last minute, the Pies brought it home in epic fashion, winning 12.18 (90) to Brisbane 13.8 (86).

Being apartofthat 100,024-strong crown at the MCG on Saturday was incredible.

Iwas fortunate enough to have been gifted a guest MCC pass from fellow Latrobe Valley Express journalist Philip Hopkins.

All Ihad to do was get to the MCG at 4am on the morning of the GrandFinaland queue with all the other members who were trying to secure an unreserved seat for AFL's biggest day of the year.

Idid not, however, have to camp out for days like some die-hard footy fans did.

On earlySaturday morningwitharound two hours of sleep under my belt thanks to the nerves,

Isecured aspotinthe line that went from the MCG concourse all the way up the hill and almost to the street.

By 8am, the MCG doors opened and there was a madrushinside -Iwasn't sure if Iwas hallucinating or in shock but it was like the pearlywhite gates opened and Iwas in heaven.

Securing aspotonthe 50-metre mark at the City End of the MCC reserve afew rows from the front -Iwas in for agood day.

And, yes, the wake-up was absolutely worth it.

KISSwas insane performing and yes,the national anthem gave me chills, and yesIwas anervous wreck.

It was the two bestteams in the competition going hard at it, and with our recent six-game losing streak against the Lions, Ihad reason to be nervous.

But at the end of the day, the Magpies weretriumphant, claiming their 16th flag and breaking that 13-year-old drought to join Essendon and Carlton as the most decorated clubs in the competition.

With justfive minutes left on the clock, Brisbane all-star small forward Charlie Cameron booted a goal for the Lions to go four points ahead of the Pies, and my heart was in my mouth.

Replying instantly at just the next centre bounce, Collingwood's Jordan De Goey received astunning handball from Nick Daicos, booting the goal from 50 metres out and the crowd erupted.

The game was back out to four points but not for long as thehallowing Collingwoodchant rockedthe stands,Steele Sidebottomwas awarded a50-metre penalty to also shoot from the 50 mark.

As asenior player with perhaps older legs, not many expected him to sink the shot, but he did and onceagain,the Collingwood faithful shook the entire MCG.

The Pies were 10 points up with less than fourand-a-halfminutes left, but with the quality of thegame, things weren't really overuntil they were over.

Right in front of my eyes, LionHugh McCluggage showed his skills, serving up Joe Daniher's goal to bring the margin back to four points with 90 seconds to go.

Justovera minute to go -withbatedbreath, every single Pies fan was on the AFL app, counting down the seconds until the final siren.

As the Magpies tried to lockthe ball in, they gained possessionand sent it downthe line, the clock ticked down -three, two, one.

Theydid it; the magic Magpies held on once more to win the 2023 premiership.

Someone should recordthe decibels of the crowd at that final siren because I'm sure my cheers alone could have broken some kind of record.

After the gut-wrenching heartbreak of the 2018 Grand Final loss to West Coast, fans rejoiced.

You had to turn to the next person in black and white with ahug or ahigh five as the entire MCG sang the theme song together.

Among the many highlights of the day, Iwill never forget seeing the epic work of the likes of Norm Smith Medallist Bobby 'Dazzler' Hilltaking ahanger and kicking four snags.

Nor will Iforgetcheeringthe house down as Sale's ScottPendlebury bootedhis first goal in any of the five Grand Finals he has played to put us in front at three quarter time.

Never could Iforget Nick Daicos' huge influence, kicking the opening goal and finishing with 29 touches.

Never will Iforget Collingwood's 'Believe' mantra as coach Craig McRae led us to aflag with that positive philosophy.

It was so very special.

As the blackand white confettirained over me, as the presentation concluded and the players made their rounds over to thank their fans (their 19th man) -itstill didn't feel real.

Collingwood is the 2023 premiers and champions, and Iwas there to see it all.

Certainly, astory to tell the future Magpie-mad grandkids.

The hyphen: FanfavouriteWill Hoskin-Elliot stopped to take apicture.

Clutch: JackCrisp kickedtwo goals,including oneonthe halftime siren to help Collingwood win thepremiership.

had ahuge capacitycrowd of 100,024for the2023 Grand Final.

Playing their part in apremiership-winning team

FOOTBALL

By LIAM DURKIN

NOT many can say they were part of the inner sanctumofanAFL premiership team on Grand Final Day.

Morwellpremiership players Mannon Johnston and Harmit Singh can though.

The pair got up close and personal with Collingwood on the biggest stage of all, fulfilling their roles working with the Magpies.

Johnston is the Collingwood runner, while Singh, who coached the Tigers to back-to-back Gippsland League flags in 2013-14, is now an academy coach with the Magpies.

With this year's AFL Grand Final decided by just four points,one can only imaginethe pressure Johnston was under to deliver messages correctly in front of more than 100,000 people.

Singh, who also coached Warragul Industrials this season, has become acareer football coach, and is currently the head of academies and with the Peter Daicos Academy at Collingwood.

Given the rise of superstar Nick Daicos this season, who's brother Josh played alongside him in lastSaturday'spremiership, Singh couldbethe man to uncover the next young gun to wear the famous black and white stripes.

Collingwood has shared sometimeinthe Latrobe Valleythis year, visitingschools and holding training sessions.

Bizarrely, the Magpies were put on the isolated groundinside the Moe Racecoursewhenthey ventured down this way in February.

You would struggle to get alocation further away from the MCG on Grand Final Day than that.

Collingwood signatures were highly sought after while they were in the region, so much the line at Latrobe Leisure Churchill was literally out of the stadium when players arrived.

Johnstonand Singh will ensure Morwell FootballNetball Club is forever linked to the 2023 AFL Grand Final, while Morwellitselfcan hold onto this piece of trivia: It was the first place footy fans got to see Mason Cox wear his now trademark goggles in amatch

No peroxide here: Before anyone knewwho he was, JackGinnivan wasplaying preseason games in Morwell. File photograph

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Dignitaries: Whoismeeting who? Latrobe City MayorKellie O’Callaghan withthe Collingwood squad earlier thisyear File photograph

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Line up: Brody Mihocek, JamieElliottand Jack Crisp signing jerseys forthe Collingwood faithful in Churchill. File photograph

Cricket Latrobe Valley -2023/24 season preview Latrobe seasonpreview

New season and new league is here

CRICKET CLV

LIAM DURKIN

OKAY footy clubs, get off the ground, it's time to play cricket

The opening weekend of the cricket season gets underway this Saturday

A new season brings with it a new era, as Cricket Latrobe Valley is set for its inaugural season

CLV was formed by amalgamating the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League and Traralgon District Cricket Association

The result has created a 21-club league, making for one of the biggest cricket leagues in country Victoria

The Latrobe Valley now stands alongside regional powerhouse Ballarat in terms of number of cricket clubs encapsulating its catchment area

Both of those regions entered a football team in the VFL some 25 years ago, and now look to be leading the way in the summer game

The CLV season will see teams play three oneday games to start, before moving into the longer format

For those that have joined from the TDCA, it will be a return to two-day cricket for the first time since 2021

A Grade teams have been divided into two divisions, with no cross-conference competition as was seen in the LVDCL in the last three seasons

The premier from A Grade will gain promotion to Premier A, replacing the side that finishes last in the top division

After the entire month of October was affected by rain last season, leading to a record-number of washouts, all in local cricket circles will be hoping to get a better run at it this time around

With experts predicting a hot summer to come, the sight of grown men playing a game in long pants under a blazing sun for hours on end may give people watching reason to believe their time could be better spent elsewhere

But, those same people who wonder why cricket takes so long might also see the very reason there and then

It takes so long because it matters so much

GLENGARRY

Last season: Premier (TDCA)

Captain: Nat Freitag

Ins: Hamish Busk (returning from injury)

Outs: None

Teams: Premier A, Premier B, Premier C

THE last TDCA premier will be looking to become the first CLV Premier A premier Glengarry pulled off one of the great Grand Final victories last season, after Max Merton clobbered a straight six in the last over with three balls to spare

The Magpies might have set in motion for their AFL counterparts to win a close Grand Final of their own last weekend, but with two-day finals now on the table, the local Magpies will be hoping to swoop into the top four come March Nat Freitag is back as captain, and will welcome the return of bowler Hamish Busk from injury Freitag was one of the key wickets in the TDCA last season, and the recently appointed CLV GCL captain will now carry the added mantle of one of the key wickets in the whole Latrobe Valley

MORWELL

Last season: Premier (LVDCL Premier A)

Captain/coach: Jordan Campbell

Ins: Tim Ford, Cyrus Shafi, Louis Johnson

Outs: Greg Harvey (England), Travis Pickering (Thorpdale)

Teams: Premier A, Premier B, Premier C MORWELL'S premiership win in the LVDCL might not have been as exciting as Glengarry's, but their journey to get there certainly was The Tigers had both feet on the gallows after Day 1 of the semi-final last season, before freeing themselves thanks to a masterminded reverseoutright victory Even once they made the Grand Final, they were forced to claw their way back into contention, snatching momentum late and running through with it all the way to the premiership dais

After also winning the Premier B flag last season, and having its Premier C side go through the regular season unbeaten, Morwell will surely be keen to demonstrate its power, now on a larger scale

Jordan Campbell moves into his fourth season as captain, with the core of his premiership team going around again

EX STUDENTS

Last season: Runner-up (TDCA)

Captain: James Pryde

Ins/Outs: No significant changes

Ex Student’s teams: Premier A, Prem B, Prem C AH Ex Students, so nice of you to join us For as long as there was two cricket leagues in the area, so too was there talk of how strong Ex Students were Their strength in the TDCA was undeniable - they made every Grand Final for the last 11 years and won six flags

Names such as Lee Stockdale, Michael Warne, Jackson McMahon, Rick Battista, Rob Voss, Andy Matthews and continuing skipper James Pryde have led the way in recent years, along with the likes of now departed Sharks Jordan Gilmore and Greg Munro

With names like those, it is little wonder the Sharks have been so dominant

Perhaps they've been too dominant, which has been part of the reason the new league was formed But equally, perhaps they are just that good In any case, here is their chance to prove how strong they really are

MTY RAIDERS

Last season: Runner-up (LVDCL Premier A)

Captain: Liam Maynard

Coaches: Liam Maynard and George Cheshire

Ins: Luke Thornton (England), Tom Spurr (England), Boyd Bailey (Drouin), Tom Robertson (Ellinbank)

Outs: Madura Perera

Teams: Premier A, B Grade, C Grade (combined with Thorpdale)

RAIDERS look to have assembled a competitive list, and will be aiming to get back on the Grand Final stage

The team from Yinnar was able to compete and develop at the same time last season, as veterans such as Mick Higgins, Madura Perera and captain Liam Maynard worked in tandem with youngsters Ben Burrows, Clancy Mills, Harry McColl and Tim Hutchinson

Another season should see those youngsters progress further, many of whom have already put promising performances on the board in A Grade

However, the way in which the Grand Final ended last season could still leave some wounds from those inside the Raiders camp Maynard cut a sombre figure at the post-match presentation last season, knowing the team had let a golden opportunity slip Raiders needed just 40 runs with six wickets in hand - and then lost 6-19

The team will be without Perera to open the bowling, but could throw the new rock to left-arm quick Boyd Bailey

Bailey, the Morwell Football-Netball Club senior playing-coach, has agreed to play cricket with Raiders this season, in what is more than likely a diplomatic deal

With Yinnar the home of some promising young footballers who happen to play cricket, one can draw their own conclusion as to what Bailey will be talking to them about while Raiders are batting

TOONGABBIE

Last season: Fourth (TDCA)

Captain/coach: Keenan Hughes

Ins: Sean Pickles (England), Sean Ryan (England), Dean Jones

Outs: Ben Fleming (Traralgon West)

Teams: Premier A, Premier B, C Grade

LEFT-ARM quick Keenan Hughes will lead Toongabbie this season, in what will be his third season at the helm

The Rams bowed out of TDCA finals last season almost as quickly as they got in - smashed by 10 wickets

Coming into a new competition, Toongabbie will be out to avoid a repeat performance, and with a couple of Poms in the side, should offer honest competition

Sam Moran will assist Hughes, and he will be somewhat familiar with a few of his new opponents, having spent a short time with Moe a few years ago

Left arm orthodox Matt Barry continued his upward trajectory last season, and could be set for a big return this summer

With Toongabbie now part of CLV, the league is now home to one of the most picturesque grounds in Gippsland

You have to have a Grand Final there surely

MOE

Last season: Fourth (LVDCL Premier A)

Captain: Noah Kane

Coach: Andrew Philip

Ins: Benn Zomer (Latrobe), Joel Mitchell (returning)

Outs: None

Teams: Premier A, Premier B, Premier C

MIGHT as well learn from the best Moe's greatest batsman, possibly cricketer, Andrew Philip has been named coach of the Lions this season, and will work alongside returning captain and wicket-keeper Noah Kane

Philip takes over from Pat Spiteri, who has done four seasons in the coaches chair There will be a degree of familiarity for returning Moe players this season, as those three names have been around the club for years

Philip brings a cricket resume long enough to fill up this entire newspaper, but from a playing perspective, he is likely to hold down first-drop yet again Moe should benefit from having gun left hand bat Joel Mitchell back in the team, while Scotsman Callum Grant is also coming back to bowl his left arm orthodox

The Lions have also added another left hander in Benn Zomer from Latrobe

Zomer has hit a few home runs for Moe/ Newborough Baseball Club in his time, and his new cricket club will be hoping he can do similar during summer

Moe lost a semi-final it perhaps never should have last season, after actually already having the game won after Day 1, only to crumple in scarcely believable scenes the next day to hand Morwell a reverse-outright

The pain of that loss might still linger in the minds of some, and drive the Lions to avoid such a fate again

In news that will surely boost morale, prodigal son Joel Jacovou is understood to be making a comeback

Although he hasn't played A Grade for 10 years, Jacovou was an elegant stroke player in his day, and could well demonstrate how cricket is just like riding a bike

CHURCHILL

Last season: Third (LVDCL Premier A)

Captain: John Keighran

Coach: Ash Bolton

Ins: Nathan Thomson, Ross Parker (England), Ryan Harvey (returning from injury)

Outs: Kian Farnworth (England)

Teams: Premier A, Premier B, C Grade

DON'T know why there was a coronation last May - we already had a King

The King Cobra John Keighran will again lead Churchill as captain this season, and the team will again look to feature heavily in finals action

Having been a powerhouse of the TDCA before moving to the LVDCL, the Cobras will no doubt be looking forward to renewing competition with their familiar foes

Club president and favourite son Ryan Harvey is back from injury which kept him out of last season, and he is expected to do a job either as a counterattacking bat or pushing the ball across right handers with his left arm seamers

Churchill has been busy adding to its list for season 2023/24, and is back to fielding a full complement of senior sides

How precariously cricket can become may have been summed up when Churchill had to withdraw from fielding a C Grade team last season

Of all clubs, the Cobras were one you would least expect to be struggling for numbers given their recent success

CATS

Last season: Fifth (LVDCL Premier A)

Captain: Jamie Cochrane

Coach: Harry Moore

Ins: Harry Moore (Geelong), Paul McGill (Carrum)

Outs: Dylan Keyhoe (Gormandale)

Teams: Premier A, B Grade, Premier C

NOT much has changed at CATS, although they will need someone else to stand behind the sticks, after wicket-keeper Dylan Keyhoe left to join Gormandale CATS survived relegation last season, and new skipper Jamie Cochrane will be out to not only push for finals, but to also avoid finding his team in a relegation battle come the last round

The team from Traralgon South has had a relatively quiet offseason on the recruiting front, but has snared a coach in Harry Moore from the Geelong area Moore has some connection to CATS, with his brother Jack having played at the club a decade ago

CATS have been busier on the facilities front, with new nets at their home ground and a new fence at Wes Pump Oval over in the Callignee bush

LATROBE

Last season: Sixth (LVDCL Premier A - relegated)

Captain/coach: Steven Freshwater

Ins: None

Outs: Benn Zomer (Moe), Anu Meenakshi

(Imperials), Tyron Gamage (Centrals), Hiran Rajapakse (Centrals), Lachy Dobson (Mirboo North)

Teams: A Grade, B Grade, C Grade

WHAT goes around comes around

Latrobe has suffered a mass exodus, and as a result, could be in for a torrid time this summer

In a double-blow, both the captain and coach from last season have departed - and to other clubs within the league mind you Benn Zomer has defected to Moe, while coach Lachlan Dobson is headed up the hill to Mirboo North Latrobe veteran Steve Freshwater has admirably put up his hand to lead what will no doubt be a very young side, topped up with some names from yesteryear who perhaps (in the greatest respect) shouldn't be playing A Grade

Luckily for Latrobe, local cricket legend Anthony Bloomfield is still around, and given his competitiveness, teams coming up against the Sharks will still have plenty to consider when he is at the crease Zimbabwean big hitter Ronnie Chokununga is also still playing, and could single-handedly decide a game if he gets going

Therein however lies the problem for Latrobe, and it is not too outlandish to suggest Bloomfield and Ronnie will have to shoulder most of the workload this season if the Sharks are to be any chance of winning some games

As there is only so much they can do (especially Bloomfield who is now into his 50's), those chances don't look overly positive

Something that does look positive though is the number of father and sons that might get to play more A Grade this season, including Jacob Bloomfield with his old man, and Liam Duncan alongside dad and long time Latrobe wicket-keeper Adam

On the other hand, to play devil's advocate, given many people's memories of Latrobe are only of the Sharks handing out routine thrashings opponents could well be motivated to return serve this season

MIRBOO NORTH

Last season: Premier (LVDCL A Grade - promoted)

Captains: Jed Alexander and Zac Hollis

Ins: Ben Heath (Jeeralang-Boolarra), Lachlan Dobson (Latrobe), Brad Aitken (Willow Grove)

Outs: None

Teams: Premier A, Premier B, Premier C

THEY'LL do something miraculous

They just have to - because they're Mirboo North

The Tigers' time in A Grade was incredibly brief - just one season, as they won the premiership to gain promotion

That however only tells part of the story Mirboo North finished the regular season in fourth, a whole 24 points off top spot - and in fact only actually scored 28 more runs than the team that finished last

But, as they have done so many times before (in cricket and footy actually), the Tigers got into a Grand Final (just), and then played best when it mattered most Mirboo North enters Premier A with some new batsman, welcoming Brad Aitken and Ben Heath back to his old club

The Tigers have also managed to snare Latrobe's coach from last season, Lachy Dobson, which should in theory assist captains Jed Alexander and Zac Hollis Alexander will be missing from the first part of the season due to work, but will filter back into the team, probably at a time when you are just about ready to write off Mirboo North's chances

If recent history is anything to go by however, you just don't ever write the Tigers off

Even in a practice game against Willow Grove last Friday, Mirboo North was 4/20 and managed to post a defendable total around the 150 mark

TRARALGON WEST

Last season: Runner-up (LVDCL A Grade)

Captain: Josh Monacella

Coach: Rob Wilkie

Ins: Ben Fleming (Toongabbie), Chris Glynn (East Malvern Tooronga)

Outs: None

Teams: A Grade, B Grade, Premier C

CERTAIN events mean more for certain clubs

For Traralgon West, after years of struggle, to finally reach a Grand Final last season was indeed one for the true believers

The moment completed part of a journey for the likes of Tim Fitch, Ben Edebohls and Adam Thow, in getting to a stage they may well have thought they never would

However, it was indeed only part of a journey, and the challenge for Traralgon West now will be to go again to try and complete it

The Eagles have turned to Josh Monacella to captain the team, and the energetic wicket-keeper and busy batsman will ensure great vibes partnering with returning coach Rob Wilkie

Off spinner Ben Fleming is on board from Toongabbie, giving Traralgon West the option of taking paceoff the ballfromboth ends through Reece Falla.

Whetherornot the Eagles overachieved by making the Grand Final might remain to be seen, although (respectfully) their decision to pose for a team photo afterbeating Trafalgar in the semi-final last season could indicate achangeinmindset is still needed to take the next step.

CENTRALS

Last season: Fourth (LVDCL AGrade)

Captain: Tye Hourigan

Coach: Rob Webber

Ins: Tyron Gamage (Latrobe), HiranRajapakse (Latrobe)

Outs: Joe Stuart (England)

Teams: AGrade, Premier B, Premier C

WILL this be the season they win asemi-final?

Centrals have had no problem reaching finals in the last four seasons -but have had all sorts of problems winning them.

The Lions have made losing semis something of an artform, often getting into winning positions only to drop the bundle.

Just last season, Centrals had Mirboo North 5/24 in the semi-final, and watched on later as the last wicket partnership put on 58.

Having run with an ageing first grade sidein recent seasons, the Lions might looktobump a few kids up the order.

Lachlan Speairs has spent the last few years batting down the order, and could be one to move up to bat alongside skipper Tye Hourigan.

Centrals has lost import Joe Stuart turning the ball away from right handers, but has covered its slow bowling stocks by adding Dr Hiran from Latrobe, althoughhewillspinthe ball withthe other hand and the other way to Stuart.

WithTyron Gamage also comingacross, and likely to take the new ball alongside Rob Webber, the Lions mighthave the most experienced opening attack in the league, with more than afew tricks up their sleeve.

ROVERS

Last season: Fifth (TDCA)

Captains: JustinLittle, LachlanPatterson, Ewan

Williams

Outs: TyronBramwell (Gormandale), Mitch Floyd

BIGGEST COUNTRY

(Lonngford-inthe Sale-Maffra CricketAssociation)

Teams: AGrade, BGrade, Premier C MUCHlikethe Sydney Swans, Rovers are running with three captains this season.

Justin Little, Lachlan Patterson and Ewan Williams will be leading Rovers in their inaugural season in CLV.

The triowill be lookingtoextrapolate on some goodwork fromlastseason, thatsaw the team win seven games and only narrowly miss finals.

Rovers defeated Toongabbie twice last season -a team that it is now playing in Premier A.

Dougal and Ewan Williams proved their worth with the blade in 2022/23, finishing in the TDCA's top 10, and loom as key wickets in the new competition.

Unfortunately for Rovers, there has been some off-fielddrama on the eve of the season, with Aaron Donoghue stepping down as president and player due to personal reasons.

Bryan Grant has taken over, and hopefully for Rovers' sake,the episode doesnot distract players from their on-field endeavours.

IMPERIALS

Last season: Sixth (TDCA)

Captain: Ryan Morley

Ins: AnuMeenakshi (Latrobe), Nila Thillekathna (Jeeralang-Boolarra), EthanJarvis(Gormandale), James Skingle (England), Tim Bell, Aidyn Moss

Outs: Tom Starkey (England)

Teams: AGrade,BGrade,CGrade

IMPERIALShave certainly gained more than they have lost, as they prepare fortheir inauguralseason in CLV.

After leading the TDCA runs last season, Ryan Morleywill be looking to setanother strong example as captain this season.

He will be joined by ahost of new players, including locals Anu Meenakshi and Nila Thillekathna, who will help sure-up the top six.

Thillekathna is joining his brother Dilshan, while Imperialshave also snared left arm seamer Ethan Jarvis from Gormandale.

Morley said the new season offered an exciting prospect.

"This is the most excited Ihave ever been for a cricket season," he said.

"The buzz aroundthe club is next level, with everyone chomping at the bit to get stuck into the new challenges that lay ahead."

GORMANDALE

Last season: Seventh (TDCA)

Captain: Matt Hibbs

Ins: Dylan Keyhoe (CATS), Dylan Freitag (Maffra), Tyron Bramwell (Rovers),Jefferson Daniels, Fletcher White, John Northey, Gael Greenway.

Outs: Ethan Jarvis (Imperials), Chris Lehner, James Jacobsen, Hayden Richards.

Gormandale teams: AGrade,B Grade, CGrade GORMANDALE has been active overthe offseason, looking to improve all facets of the club.

After their campaign was thrown into disarray at the start of last season,virtually meaning it was over before it started, the Tigers were forced to play a'getthrough'season.

While that meant woodenspoonsinA Grade, BGrade andnoCGrade,the club is operating fromaclean slate this season, and is lookingon track to getting back to being competitive -much likethe Gormandalemostinlocal cricket circles

areaccustomed to, or have been in recent seasons.

The Tigers have appointed Matt Hibbs as captain, and have recruited wicket-keeper Dylan Keyhoe fromCATS, alongwithfastbowler and former leader Dylan Freitag.

New president Brendan Peavey said there was much to be positive about at Gormandale.

"Wehaverecruitedstronglyinall grades as well with ourearly training sessions proving popular particularly with the younger top end talent which has been very pleasing," he said.

"There’s definitely afeeling of positivity and optimism around our club."

WILLOW GROVE

Last season: Sixth (LVDCL -AGrade)

Co-captains: Darcy Walsh and Todd Mann

Coach: Todd Mann

Ins: ToddMann(Warragul), Tim Naughton (Warragul), Luke Payton (England), Brad Atkinson (Walsh backyard)

Outs: Brad Aitken (Mirboo North)

Teams: AGrade, BGrade, CGrade WILLOW Grove are preparing for their second season in AGrade.

The Wolves have taken the step of appointing aformal coach, withjourneyman cricketer Todd Mann coming on board.

Mann has made his presence felt around the club, and has already entrusted responsibility on leg spinnerDarcy Walsh to workalongsidehim as AGrade captain.

At just 15-years-of-age,Walsh is indeed starting young. Willow Grove has hadtwo practice matches leading into Round 1, and with afull complement of senior sides, as well as two women's teams (much to their credit), the Wolves are proving small clubs can attract big numbers.

With most playersstill findingtheir feet in A Grade, Mann said he wasrealistic about the season ahead.

“I’m just hoping to bring in a bit of structure they didn’t have that last year,” he said.

“I’m not going there to change the club, I’m there to put in abit of structure and go ‘okay, this is what we’redoing, let’s all be on the same page’, if we can all be on the samepage, we’ll be doing something right.

“If we win one or two games I’m happy. I’ve got no expectations of winning six/seven games, Iknow it’s going to be hard.”

Willow Grove has anew England recruit Luke Payton who hits the ball very hard, but they will be without opening bowlerDavid Bremner for the first few weeks,asheishavinghis appendixtaken out.

JEERALANG-BOOLARRA

Teams: Premier B, CGrade

Coach: Jamie Brierley

BGrade captain: Glen Smith

Outs: Ben Heath (Mirboo North), Nila Thillekathna (Imperials), Shankajaya De Silva, Navod Edirisinge, Yashan Wickramarachchi.

JEERALANG-BOOLARRA has madethe decision to drop its AGrade this season.

Afterlosing alot and gaining none, the Panthers will look to rebuild through the lower grades.

Jeeralang-Boolarra has been down this road before, having made the step up to AGrade in 2015/16 after afew strong seasons in Central Gippsland Cricket Association BGrade The Panthers should provide strongopposition in

Premier B, with former Latrobe AGrade premiership player Jamie Brierley at the helm as senior coach.

Brierley will likely open the bowling withhis seamers sure to provide morethan ahandfulat Premier Blevel.

THORPDALE

Teams: Premier B, CGrade (combinedwith Raiders)

BGrade Captain: Kayne O'Connell

Ins: TravisPickering (Morwell),TrentGibson(back from injury)

GIPPSLAND'S greatest social cricket club are also pretty handy at cricket -well, BGrade cricket at least.

Thorpdale is again fielding astandalone team in Premier B, and will be out to get back on the Grand Final stage.

Travis Pickering is coming back from Morwell, in what is suretobeastrange dynamic for the fast bowler, who'slast gamefor the Tigerswas actually awinning Grand Final against Thorpdale. With the added teams in the new league comes an added challenge, and Thorpdalecan expect tough oppositionfrom the likesofExStudents and Glengarry.

The Blues have made five Grand Finals in the last six seasons, and won two flags in BGrade/ Premier B.

Any chance of having agoinA Grade boys?

RAWSON

Teams: CGrade

THE Kookaburras willgointo their second season since going into recess, fielding aC Gradeteam. The quaint little ground in Rawson welcomed cricketlastseason, including an AGrade game, much to the delight of many.

CRICKET LATROBE VALLEY ROUND 1FIXTURE

Saturday,October 7 (venue is firstlisted team)

PREMIER

Fingers and toes crossed this thing works out

CRICKET

CLV COMMENT

BY LIAM DURKIN

SO here we are.

The two leagues have finallymerged, and the first lot of games are only afew days away.

Withit, the second-biggest (virtuallyequalbiggest) country cricket league in the state has been created right here in the Latrobe Valley. Administrators certainly have abig job ahead of them, and are already bracing for acouple of speedhumps.

Speedhumps have been roadblocks in the last six years or so trying to get an agreement through between the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League/Central Gippsland Cricket Association and Traralgon District Cricket Association.

Following an independent review in 2017 that recommended the two league combine, there has been no shortage of back-and-forth discussion, as well as some bizarre happenings, trying to get the two associations to come together.

Those bizarre happeningsincludedthe then LatrobeValleyCricket Association beingdenied affiliation with the Victorian Country Cricket League after the TDCA raisedanobjection, as well as life members from aformer TDCA club

reportedly sounded out to vote against affiliating with the Latrobe Valley league.

Not to be outdone, someone even went to the length of registeringthe name Latrobe Valley Cricket Association with Consumer Affairs before anyone had even voted on apotential move (Look it up if you don't believe me -Incorporation Number A0102649I). This was supposedly done out of fear of losingaCGCA medal carrying someone’s name.

Seriously?

While five TDCA clubseventuallymadetheir way over in 2018, there was ajustifiable case that things had been pushed through too quickly.

But by thesametoken,had anythingreally changed in theTDCA between now and afew months ago?

Yes the league accepted Yarram (much to their credit), butonce the Pelicans went to Sale-Maffra, the TDCA was back where it started with six clubs.

The CGCA itself was down to six AGrade clubs in its last season (2017/18), which more or less meant the writing was on the wall.

Speaking to aCGCA life member, who happened to be umpiring agame Iwas playing in what turned out to be one of the last-ever CGCA games of the regular season, his words were amerger "should have happened years ago."

Moe won eight CGCA premierships in arow. By the time it wonits lastin2012/13, Newborough was out of AGrade.

Ex Students made six consecutive TDCA Grand Finals in the same time Traralgon West won three games.

The same teams had been at the top and bottom of the TDCA for too long. Surely something had to give.

The same teams were on the brink of collapse in the CGCA -and eventually did. Clubslike Hazelwood North and St Vincent's are now but amemory.

Alreadythis season, we will have YallournNorth and Newborough entering recess. The demise of clubs is truly one of the game's saddest tales, especially when you consider the teams that once frequented their ovals.

Newborough was playing in AGrade Grand Finalsnot thatlongago. YallournNorth produced no shortage of great players, and one of the most beautiful turf wickets in Gippsland.

To have two turf wickets laying dormant this season is indeed agreat shame.

If there is one thing we cannot have in this new league, it is clubs going under.

The LVDCL had five years of virtual trial and errorworking with previous TDCA clubs, and it will be interesting to see what direction the new league takes.

Some things about the LVDCL were good -such as ending one day games once aresult was achieved (was there anything worse in Central Gippy than

batting on andplaying meaningless overs), to calling off rainaffected games the nightbefore, allowing peopletoget awayfor the weekend(again, we'dbewaiting until3pm in goodold Central Gippy days even when the square was underwater).

However, some things in the LVDCL were also not so good.

Things slipped through the cracks, suchasa bewilderingrulingtoaward the team with the bye the most number of points for the round (therefore ateam could get maximum points for an outright without actually doing anything), and the mandate requiring all AGrade games to be on turf.

Yes all AGrade games 'should' be on turf, but to have clubs without turf wickets constantly playing away puts them at asignificant disadvantage, not to mentionthe added burden for the hosting club preparing strips.

These cracks may have led to some unfortunate instancesinrecent seasons, including aclear downturn in player conduct within the LVDCL Last year, Ihad one prominent seniorumpire tell me they had never seensuch poorplayer behaviour For the sake of cricket, let's hope for more harmony in the new Cricket Latrobe Valley.

Best wishes to all takingpartinthis historic new cricket venture.

Battle of Britain cup staying in Moe

SOCCER LVSL BY JOHN CARDONA

MOE UNITED made it back-to-back Battle of Britain Cup victories on Friday night, after putting on a superb display of attacking football against Latrobe Valley Soccer League runner-up Falcons

2000

The Red Devils beat Falcons on their home pitch

5-1

Moe United proved to be worthy winners, enduring the toughest cup draw of any side, with wins over Pegasus (3-1), LVSL champions Fortuna (2-1) and Newborough/Yallourn United 6-0 in the semi-final

The Red Devils’ potent dual strikers in Connor

O’Hanlon and Riley Winkelman were outstanding in the cup competition, both scoring six goals each, with co-captain Luke Bathgate and Connor Dastey each slotting two during the campaign

O’Hanlon’s dominance in the cup rounds was completed when he took out the man-of-the-match award with a hat-trick and two assists in the final

Defenders Brendan Ruddell, Chad Shelly, Bathgate, Lachlan McKenzie and the evergreen goalkeeper Peter Albanese also did an outstanding job

Contrary to rumours, Albanese is not ready to retire just yet

The unlucky players for Moe United were Oscar Sceney, out injured, and co-captain Nick Fogarty, who had to accept a suspension after being fouled the previous week

Both were still there in full support on Friday, with Fogarty using his skills as a physio to get players strapped

The match started in perfect conditions in front of a large crowd, with lush grass befitting the occasion for a final

Starting line-ups were:

Moe: Peter Albanese, Chad Shelley, Tanner Pyle, Lachlan McKenzie, Connor Dastey, Luke Bathgate, Matt Shearing, Noah Kane, Connor O’Hanlon and Riley Winkelman, with subs Joe Stewart, Campbell Dastey, Bailey Somerville, Kevin O’Farrell (coach) and Harley Robinson

Falcons: Charles Simon, Gianni Salvatore, Harley Broadbent, James Mills, Tom D’Alloa,

Toby Capp, Nonda Lazaris, Josh Patterson, Jamie Pistrin, Jordi Vacca and Micahel Fava, with subs Joe Auciello, Gabrielle Bochicchio, Kevin Carcellar and Anton Sbaglia

Moe United were dominant with possession in the first half, giving the Falcons defence a hectic time Falcons’ keeper Charles Simon stood up to the pressure with some brilliant reflex saves to ensure his side stayed in the game early on

The match started with an opening fast pace, and Falcons created the first opening when a run by Salvatore earned a free kick D’Allia’s free kick into the goal area was headed clear by Moe fullback Shelley

This would prove to be Falcons’ only real shot on goal, as Moe United’s midfield of Shearing, Bathgate, Kane and Connor Dastey held sway of the centre area

A perfectly executed Kane free kick found O’Hanlon at the back post, but his headed attempt was palmed clear by Simon

Fifteen minutes into the match, it was no surprise to see Moe United get the breakthrough they wanted, when a Ruddell corner picked out O’Hanlon, who’s header back across goal was met

Perfect end to the perfect season for Fortuna

SOCCER LVSL

THE Latrobe Valley Soccer League saw out the 2023 season with its cup finals on Friday. With lastFriday apublic holidaydue to the AFL GrandFinal, the day was set aside to allow people to come and watch localsoccer on their

day off, and potentially give players something to celebrate overthe long weekend.

As well as the Battle of Britain, there was also the Shopwell Trophy (reserves), Browne-Huizer Cup (women’s) and Nan Bosma Cup (2nd division) up for grabs.

Fortuna completed the cup and league double by winning the reserves cup final.

The boys in orange were too strong for Falcons, winning 4-1.

Fortuna’s Jacob Cheeney was judged best-on-ground.

Sale did likewise in the women’s, completing the perfect season by adding the Browne-Huizer Cup to their league championship.

The Swans had to fightoff apersistent Fortuna,

and eventually won 2-1 after scores were level.

The Express’ own Zoe Askew had the honour of captaining Sale United,and nowhas the distinction of being aleague and cup winning captain.

In 2nd Division, the cup travelled all the way back to East Gippsland, after East Gippsland United defeated Sale White 3-1.

Perfection: Fortuna added theShopwell Trophytotheir LVSL leaguechampionship

Photograph: LiamDurkin

Go: Connor Dastey had his own fan club in the stands

Home:

by an alert Winkelman’s head for the opening goal.

Unitedwerekeen to increase their lead, and minutes later, along Shelleythrow sent O’Hanlon through, but his shot at goal was saved.

Falcons’ defence were at sixes and sevens with O’Hanlon’s dominance in the air, and across by Shearing into the goalmouth saw O’Hanlon’s attempt go narrowly wide of the upright.

From theresultant goal kick, Falcons created aquick counterattack with Vacca finding space out wide, but his cross to Fava was hit well over the crossbar.

Aspate of Moe United corners by Ruddell again found O’Hanlon,only again to see Simon make agreat save at the 30-minute mark, and again seconds later O’Hanlonwas in play when, after gaining possession, he was fouled by Capp.

The resultant, really well hit strike by Connor Dastey saw Simon againthwartUnited, with a superb low save in the right corner of goal.

Play was flowing freely and athrough ball by Patterson to Pistrin saw his cross met by Fava’s header, but it was cleared by aTanner Pyle header.

Unitedwentstraight backinto attack from along throw from Chad Shelly. The resultant loose ball fell to Luke Bathgate, who blasted his mistimed shot wide of goal.

At the 40-minute mark, Falcons came close to an equaliser when aPistrin free kickwas headeddown low to the Moe United near upright by Mills, but abrilliant fingertip reflex save by Peter Albanese pushed the ball wide of goal.

Just on halftime, O’Hanlon turned the game on its head in amatter of minutes, when he first won aballfrom Patterson, and then sprintedclear and cooly slid the ball past the oncoming Simon. Wellinto the first half of extra time, an O’Hanlon throughball put Winkelman through and he made no mistake with his opportunity to silence the Falcons supporters right on the halftime whistle.

Immediately after the commencement of the secondhalf, United wereleft stunned when a Lazaris corner saw Pistrin ghost in from the back post to revive the Falcons hopes with awell-timed header.

It was Lazaris who was againinvolved in the play, only thistime,his shot wentwideofthe United goal.

The Red Devils got the vital break when a Ruddell corner washeadeddown by O’Hanlon, which fell to Shearing, but he was brought down from behind, which saw aspot kick awarded.

The resultantpenalty was blasted home by O’Hanlon.

Again, it was O’Hanlon terrorising the Falcon’s defence, and his run down the right saw his cross set-up aperfect chancefor Joe Stewarttograb his first goal, but from point blank range, he sent his shot over the crossbar.

One of Falcons’ better players, Lazaris, created two great chances, both saved by Albanese,the second being aclassic Albanese reflex blinder.

Fittingly, man-of-the-match O’Hanlon put an end to Falcons’ misery, after he ran onto aloose ball, drew out the Falcons keeper, thencalmly scored again.

O’Hanlon was joined in the best by Ruddell,

MOE UNITED SOCCER CLUB

LATROBE VALLEY SOCCER LEAGUE BATTLE OF BRITAIN CUP WINNERS 2023

Moe

5def Falcons 1

Man of the match: Conor O’Hanlon (Moe)

Coach: KevinO’Farrell

Captains: LukeBathgate, Nick Fogarty Battle of Britain Cups: 1960, 1976,1977, 1988, 1989,2022, 2023.

(Senior league championships: 9)

McKenzie, Shelley and skipper Luke Bathgate. Best for Falcons was Pistrin, Mills, Lazaris and Broadbent.

The win was agreat wayfor coach O’Farrell to go out, as he prepares to hand over the reigns to Lee Dastey.

Dastey is back in the top job at the Red Devils next season, and will be looking to add to his list of achievements, which includes aleague title.

Dastey looksset to be part of asmooth transition, inheriting asquad which also finished third in this season’s LVSL campaign.

Moe United will hold their presentationnext Saturday (October 14) at Moe Racing Club.

Man of the match: Connor Hanlon proved pivotal in Moe United’sBattle of BritainCup win.

Big game player: Lachlan McKenzie wasone of Moe’s best in the final

It’s ours: Moe United coach Kevin O’Farrell and co-captain LukeBathgate holdthe Battle of Britain cup aloft

Hugs all round: Moeplayers andsupporters congregate on the pitch postgame

Connor O’Hanlon kicks one of his three goals forthe game

Cheer: Moe players Connor Dastey,Noah Kane (No 4) and RileyWinkelman celebrate a goal. Photographs: Liam Durkin

Incoming: Brendan Ruddelltakes acorner, under the watchful eye of refereeLiamWhite.