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THOSE recognisable blue, red and yellow colours of the super discount pharmaceutical giant Chemist Warehouse will be ever more omnipresent as the company merges with Sigma Healthcare, a move set to be worth more than $8.8 billion if cleared by regulators. On the morning of Monday, December 11, it was announced that the parent company of Chemist Warehouse, CW Group Holdings, were to enter a merger agreement with Sigma after a long period of rumours and offers from other companies. This deal is a stark contrast to the company’s humble beginnings in 1972 on Melbourne streets. The deal would see Chemist Warehouse, alongside Sigma Health, become Australia’s leading healthcare distributor and retail pharmacy and one of the biggest traded companies on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). In total, around 800 pharmacies across

Australia are operated by Sigma, with the company also owning its own private branded items, including cold and flu tablets and throat lozenges. The brands Amcal, Discount Drug Stores, Guardian, and PharmaSave are owned by Sigma Healthcare. Raymond Street Pharmacy owner Keith Kwan doesn’t believe prices or competition will change much if the merger goes through. “There’s pretty much a Chemist Warehouse in every town already,” he said. “People who come to us don’t come for the price, they come for the service.” He also points out that Chemist Warehouse Sale and Findlay & Weymouth (part of Amcal) are already very close to each other. “Some people don’t want to shop at Chemist Warehouse, so if (Amcal) becomes a Chemist Warehouse, that might benefit us.” Sigma has indicated that all branded stores such as Amcal will stay the same, and remain separate from Chemist Warehouse.

As a result of the agreement, the group will own more than 1000 stores, including 54 overseas locations in China, Ireland, and New Zealand. The critical part of the merger is that Sigma also operates nine distribution centres across Australia, owning the rights to three of the nine outright. The merger with Sigma will give the company a market capitalisation like no other - with control of the whole process from making the products to the shelves. Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare are set to have a combined 16 distribution centres in Australia and New Zealand once the merger goes through. Nic Balfour runs the Findlay and Weymouth Pharmacy and is a partner at Balfour’s Pharmacy, both in Sale. The stores are franchises of the Amcal brand, but Mr Balfour has ownership and control of them. “It is early days and more detail on what it means for franchisee Amcal pharmacies will become clear over time. We have been reassured by Sigma’s chief executive that the Amcal

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Mountain Huntsman release Ben McArthur

A NEW book was released by the Longford Uniting Kindergarten and Bug Blitz last Wednesday at the Port of Sale. The story is about a Mountain Huntsman named Monty, who escapes from Bug Blitz Program Director, Dr John Caldow, during a bug presentation because he wants to go to ‘bush kinder’. Monty jumps on a bus and hides in a teacher’s backpack then runs into two magpies named after Collingwood players Mason (Cox) and Scottie (Scott Pendlebury). Monty, scared for his life makes a deal with the magpies who will not eat Monty if the spider tells the magpies where to find the spiky caterpillars, because then the magpies will get prickles in their tummy and won’t eat Monty. The story originated from Dr Caldow’s Bush Kinder program which is a once-a-year field day with the Longford Uniting Kindergarten highlighting the important role spiders plays in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Dr Caldow lets the kids hold a huntsman called Monty and answers questions about spiders, inspiring the children to write a story about Monty and draw artwork. This idea of publishing the book came from Kindergarten Teacher, Sue-Ellen Jackson who said

Police were alerted to this incident around 11.07am last Tuesday morning.

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two points. Traffic management was arranged. Repair work to the centre barrier was carried out. The road reopened that day at 5.10pm. No other details were provided. An eyewitness says the truck driver lost control of the loaded B-Double prime mover, flattening the centre barrier, partly leaving the road momentarily before crossing back through a break in the centre barrier. Then it smashed into the left side barrier where the vehicle finally came to halt in the drain, resulting in the highway being closed.

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AT approximately 11am last Tuesday morning, a truck incident occurred in Montgomery, north of Sale. The Department of Transport and Planning confirmed to the Gippsland Times that Victoria Police was informed at 11.07am that a collision involving a truck had occurred on the Princes Highway between Montgomery Road and Myrtlebank Road. Police needed to close the road between those

PATTIES Food Group, the East Gippsland food production company most famous for meat pies and baked goods, have paid tribute to the son of founders Annie and Peter, Richard Rijs, who died recently. "Patties Food Group share our deepest sympathies with the family, friends, and community of Richard Rijs, son of our founders Annie and Peter. Richard was an integral part of Patties for over 50 years. His enthusiasm and visionary leadership have been the cornerstone of the Patties' success story," the company's statement said. "During his time at Patties, Richard served as Managing Director, Shareholder and Board Member. He was the epitome of outstanding

leadership, dedicating his time to mentoring and nurturing Patties and our people. Beyond his contributions to the bakery, Richard devoted many compassionate years to charities, including his role as Patron at the Hope Restart Centre, now Odyssey House. This underscored his desire to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. "The loss of Richard will be felt profoundly across every aspect of the business, and he will be sorely missed by all those who knew him. "We will forever honour Richard's legacy and his remarkable impact on Patties Food Group. Vale Richard,” said Paul Hitchcock, Patties Chief Executive on behalf of the Patties Food Group family.

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that she is pleased with how the book turned out. “I asked [the children] if they wanted to write books and they said yes. And I asked about what we should put in the story and the kids had ideas which we put it all together,” she said. Dr Caldow said the book release was another opportunity to eliminate arachnophobia in the community. “It is an opportunity to break down the myths that spiders are these terrible creatures when in fact, they're mostly non-aggressive,” he said. The book can be purchased at the Longford Uniting Kindergarten.

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Tales from a Tinamba farm Curly Tales from an old boar’s pen by Jim Fairchild - An excerpt from Chapter 10 - 'Vince'.

I remember very little of the 2nd World War, for I was only 8 when it ended - the end I do remember, because I was allowed to fire a Verey Pistol during the celebrations on Maffra’s Mafeking Hill (and, to this day, when I hear “Land of Hope and Glory” sung, I think of that night, when I first heard it! I remember the blackout curtains on the windows, the foul homemade butter we ate during rationing, and I recall Dad telling me one day, as he rolled out a 44-gallon drum of highoctane petrol from under a hedge, that I was to tell nobody of the stash of fuel we had. When fuel rationing came in, he lost his nerve, and declared that we had 770 gallons on hand, stashed under Cypress trees, with convenient branches to the ground!! I certainly do not remember, from the time, when my cousin, Sqdn Ldr Jimmy Catanach was captured and later, being in The Great Escape, was shot on Hitler’s orders - aged 22! He had been Australia’s youngest-ever Squadron Leader. There is a special memorial to him in the crypt of the Shrine in Melbourne. I don’t actually remember it from then, but have heard the stories many times since - of when both Dad and Cedric Clutterbuck, his farming partner, joined the VDF; the ‘Dads’ Army’ of Australia. Cedric, quite incredibly because he had poor eyesight and absolutely no mechanical ability, went into Tinamba one evening a week and spent the night in a lookout tower, watching for Japanese aircraft. I do recall the silhouettes poster on his bedroom wall of the undersides of “their” planes and “ours”, so he could swot it up each night! Just what the enemy would be doing over Tinamba, a sleepy village of about 60 souls, is still beyond me!! Dad, on the other hand, spent many nights on “military manoeuvres” around Tinamba. Early on, there were no rifles for them - they drilled with brooms and garden rakes (one of the platoon still unable to get his ‘rifle’ onto the correct shoulder when ‘shouldering arms’, even at the end of hostilities). Grenade practice was rather messier than squarebashing - no grenades, of course, so they used cowpats!! The Sergeant was not popular, so one night, as he led them with ‘Left - Right - Left’ down the road away from the village in pitch darkness, by pre-arrangement his platoon peeled off one by one into the dark, until he was marching alone! There was ‘trouble’ at the next meet!! But something very clear in my memory is October 18, 1944, because that morning our new farm worker, Vincenzo Esposito, was delivered to us by the Army. Vince had been captured in North Africa, and was one of about 90 Italian placed on farms in

our area. I recall clearly what work he did on that first day - helping lay some new concrete path outside the kitchen. Vince had just one word of English that I recall - “yes”. That soon changed, as he lived with the other farm workers, and at night Dad would go down to this room, armed with a large-print Children’s Book of mine, to teach Vince English: ‘BUZZYWING.’ ‘Chapter One - Buzzywing’s Home. In a sunny corner of a large garden, stands the little wooden house in which I live. It is called a bee-hive. In it live thousands of bees like myself” etc.!’ (No, I don’t have a magic memory, but I do still have the book, more than 75 years later!!) Vince taught Dad some rudimentary Italian using the only book he had in his own language - a heavy book of Opera! [Chapter 10 continues.]

Stefan Bradley FORMER pig farmer, Jim Fairchild, born 1936, has spent nearly his entire life in Tinamba and Maffra. It’s been over a century since his father, also named Jim, began farming in Tinamba. And now, thanks to Mr Fairchild’s new book, that legacy can be told for 100 more years. Curly Tales from an old boar’s pen, released earlier in the year, is not intended to teach you how to be a pig farmer, and it’s not going to tell the full story of Jim or his father Jim Snr. “This is not an autobiography about me, it’s not even a story about my dad, it’s about the things that happened along the way,” Mr Fairchild says. The two Jims became very wellknown for their pigs, exporting them all over the world. Jim Snr (born 1900) became the longest-established breeder of the Vaucluse Large White Pig Stud in the world, with 60 consecutive Melbourne Show exhibitions. They weren’t the only ones to own pigs - they were everywhere. “Dairy farmers all had pigs around here. Because you could only supply cream to the factory,“ Mr Fairchild said. “So you have to separate the milk on your farm and we had all this skim milk. “So pigs eat the skim milk after you take the cream off it.” Mr Fairchild went to Europe on the Churchill Fellowship in 1970 to study the pig industry. He was surprised at the equipment they had for piggeries that they didn’t have in Australia, so he imported them once he returned home. “I started a business in 1970 importing piggery equipment. I imported a particular drinker for piggeries.” His business ventures were a success. When he wasn’t taking care of swine, Mr Fairchild enjoyed writing. He had done it for decades for farm magazines, including Pig World. Most of these magazines are no

After decades, Jim Fairchild is still exciting about writing as he works on his second book.

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Jim Fairchild with his first book, Curly Tales from an old boar’s pen.

A special cover of Jim Fairchild’s book made of kangaroo hide.

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longer around, but some of Mr Fairchild’s work from that time has now been immortalised in his book. Together with the new content, it took him about three-to-four months to write Curly Tales from an old boar’s pen. “I just worked on it when I had some spare time or a bit of enthusiasm,” he said. After just a few months of release, he was surprised to learn that the Maffra Newsagency had shipped 70 copies of it. “I’m amazed about that. I hadn’t made a big effort to sell it,” he said. Mr Fairchild thinks the book will appeal to those who have lived in the local area for many years. The most interesting response he’s had from this book comes from a friend he ran into at the Heyfield Vintage Machinery Rally. “He said what really got to him most

about the book was finding out how difficult life was for my mum, a city girl, when she came up to Tinamba,” Mr Fairchild said. “It was difficult because there were three young boys who worked in the house, and she had to feed them seven days a week, three meals a day.” “And Dad had a farming partner who also lived in the house, Cedric Clutterbuck ... he was never married.” Asked about his favourite part of the book, Mr Fairfield struggled to answer, but pointed to the front cover, which is a photo of him when he was five-and-a-half-years old on a horse. “Today, people simply can't believe that I rode a horse four miles each way to school everyday in Tinamba for four years,” he said. “I used to catch a bus nearby to the Tinamba school, and I’d leave the horse in a friendly man’s paddock.” His two sons have read Curly Tales

from an old boar’s pen, but there’s more story to be told, so he’s working on his second book. “The second book is very close to completion,” Mr Fairchild said. “It's not a continuation. It’s a more personal book. It’s stories about people who did something dramatic. "It’s about local people." Mr Fairchild has sold off all his farming property in Tinamba, and he now lives in Maffra with his wife Lorrayne. He’s lived in Melbourne and abroad in Europe, but prefers Gippsland’s countryside and its people. Being in his mid-to-late-80s, he acknowledges he may not have much time left, but says he feels a sense of fulfilment. “It’s been a good life, a very good life.” Curly Tales from an old boar’s pen is now available from the Maffra Newsagency and Collins Booksellers Sale.

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Hard work pays off amid ATAR results Ben McArthur GIPPSLAND Grammar celebrated their Year 12s' Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) results with a morning tea at Garnsey Senior Campus last week. An ATAR score determines a student’s position relative to all the other students in the state and is one of the key factors used to grant students a tertiary place in the first round of offers, which take place this Thursday, December 21. Thirteen per cent of the regional school's 2023 graduating cohort achieved an ATAR above 90, placing them in the top 10 per cent of students in the state, and 26 students achieved a study score of 40 or above in at least one subject, placing them in the top nine per cent of students in that subject in the state. But two students achieved perfect study scores of 50: Zara Clydesdale in Media and Ellen Roberts in Biology. A total of 40 per cent of Gippsland Grammar’s students achieved an ATAR of more than 80. The school’s median ATAR for 2023 was 73.8. Gippsland Grammar’s DUX for 2023 was Georgia

Shell with an ATAR of 97.6. She said she plans to study an Arts degree majoring in French at the University of Melbourne next year. "Year 12 is difficult for everyone but I chose the subjects I was most passionate about and put lots of hours of work into," she said. "It was hard balancing all my extra curriculars and passions with the school work because I am passionate about musical theatre and attend this while studying (which) was a challenge, but that's also what gave me the energy to try so hard." Gippsland Grammar Principal, Michele Wakeham was thrilled about the results, and said students were very persistent in their studies. “This year’s cohort has shown such resilience through the adversity of COVID during much of their secondary education," she said. "Congratulations to all for the excellent effort the students put into their classes, co-curricular activities and assessments. They have been wonderful role models for other students to follow. A huge thank you to the teachers who persisted with skill and expertise. "We are very proud of our community and our Year 12 students." A Gippsland Grammar spokeswoman also said many students successfully transitioned to the

Gippsland Grammar Dux Georgia Shell with her parents Josie and Damien.

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workforce through an apprenticeship or traineeship. “Tertiary study is not the desired destination for all students, and we are so proud of the students that have this year started their journey in the workforce," they said. "We are grateful for the ongoing support of local businesses and companies who support our work experience activities and employ our students. We aim to prepare our students for the next step in their journey, regardless of the pathway they choose." Gippsland Grammar’s 2023 Year 12 cohort included 67 students from across Gippsland, the Latrobe Valley and far East Gippsland. Some of these students were either full-time or part-time boarders at the school’s Blackwood House. Four students chose to complete their VCE unscored, meaning they did not receive an ATAR despite successfully obtaining their VCE and graduating. Students joining DUX Georgia Shell as the school’s highest achievers with an ATAR above 90 include Nathaniel Shelton (Bairnsdale), Samithri Kaluarachchi (Sale), Leah Brutovic (Paynesville), Lailah Moore (Bairnsdale), Monty Richardson (Eagle Point), Edward Courtier (Bairnsdale) and Sophie Alexander (Bairnsdale). AT St Paul's Anglican Grammar School, Traralgon, there was also a number of high ATAR results. Fourteen per cent of students achieved an ATAR over 90 and 69 per cent of students achieved an ATAR above 70. The percentage of students who achieved an ATAR 80 or above was 46 per cent, placing them in the top 20 per cent in the state; 98 per cent of students achieved an ATAR over 50. The 2023 Dux was Hamna Mohamed Fahmi with an ATAR of 99.75 and a perfect study score of 50 in Psychology. She said she plans to study Medicine at Monash University. “The Year 12 subjects were very hard and there was a huge workload,” she said. “But I was able to manage the stress because I would always talk to my teachers who would help me overcome the challenges and get the most help I could.” St Paul’s Principal, Cameron Herbert said he was proud of how students had actively pursued

Mildred Lapthorne Scholarship honours GIPPSLAND Grammar student Sophie Alexander, who was among the School’s 90+ high achievers in this week's ATAR results, is the deserving recipient of this year's Mildred Lapthorne Scholarship. Gippsland Grammar Foundation President Jessica Cane made the announcement and presentation to the Year 12 student at the Year 12 Valedictory. Ms Lapthorne was an Old Scholar attending St Anne’s Campus from 1937-1940. She had a passion for education and understood that rural and regional students sometimes needed extra help to reach their further education goals. In 2020, Ms

comprising of parents, former students, staff and friends of Gippsland Grammar. The Foundation provides opportunities for the community to support the School by making tax-deductible donations to benefit our students. "With our students at the centre of all our efforts, the Foundation Committee oversees programs such as the Annual Giving Day, Scholarships and other major gifts and bequests," she said. Ms Cane said the Foundation received 12 excellent applications for the award, all of which were commended by the judging panel.

their educational ambitions. “The school is incredibly proud of the way our class of 2023 embraced every opportunity they were presented with both in and outside of the classroom,” he said. “The Class of 2023 approached this year with maturity and good humour and have actively pursued their potential to achieve excellent results.” This year’s cohort have a variety of plans for the immediate future, from tertiary study in areas such as health, commerce and law, apprenticeships, Australian Defence Force traineeships and work. Students joining DUX Hamna Mohamed Fahmi as the school’s highest achievers with an ATAR above 90 include Shivi Maheshwari (Warragul), Harrison Miller (Pakenham), Devmini Rankethkumbura (Traralgon), Quinn Carmichael (Warragul), Lachlan Speairs (Traralgon), Samuel Williamson (Warragul), Charles Jaques (Warragul), Elsie Steenholdt (Warragul), Lucy Shen (Morwell), Madison Ashley (Warragul), Ocea Urbach (Warragul), Alannah Rogalsky (Traralgon) and David Baker (Warragul).

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Lapthorne bequeathed the Gippsland Grammar Foundation a generous gift, enabling an annual $10,000 scholarship for a deserving student to assist with their university costs. Her wish was that this would help the recipient to complete a university degree and for that person to then go on to contribute to society. Jessica Cane explained the role of the Foundation. She said it was the School's fundraising arm, raising funds for capital works, such as the new Garnsey Campus Art & Design Centre. "It is a separate, incorporated entity administered by a voluntary Committee of Management,

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STRATFORD on Wednesday, December 13 faced a Telstra communications outage, with some, if not all services restored on Saturday. Residents on the Telstra network reported that no calls, texts or receptions were available unless you left the town. The Gippsland Times phoned multiple Telstra contacts on Friday but did not receive a response. An email to Telstra’s media line also went unanswered on Friday, and on Monday morning there was still no email response from the company. It doesn’t appear that Telstra informed residents on what was happening or when the services would be restored. Telstra customer service told one resident that it’s a power outage, but reportedly did not inform all affected. Multiple businesses switched to cash only payments, or possibly resorted to closure. More to come.

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Avon Parish Christmas services Christmas Eve (Sunday, December 24): 6pm - Family Christmas Service at Holy Trinity, Stratford. 8pm - Christmas Eve Holy Communion at All Saints, Briagolong. 11pm - Candle-lite Holy Communion at Holy Trinity, Stratford. Christmas Day (Monday, December 25): 8.30am - Holy Communion at St Mary’s, Munro. 10am - Holy Communion at Holy Trinity, Stratford. St John’s Lutheran Church Christmas Eve - 1.30pm service with Holy Communion. All welcome. 29 Dawson St, Sale. Christmas at St Paul’s St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral at 149 Cunninghame St, Sale. Christmas Eve: 9am combined morning service; 5pm: An informal Family Worship Service Suitable for all aged children and grownups; 11pm: St Paul’s Holy Communion. Christmas Day: 9am at St Paul’s Holy Communion; St Mark’s Loch Sport: 10.30am and St Alban’s Kilmany 8pm; St Anne’s Golden Beach 10.30am. St John’s Anglican Church Maffra Christmas Eve: 9am Holy Communion 11pm Carols and Holy Communion. Christmas Day 9am Holy Communion. Sale Memorial Hall 82-84 MacAlister St, Sale Christmas Eve - Sunday 10am (Regular service). Christmas Day - Monday 8am (Shorter service). St Mary’s Catholic Church - Maffra Christmas Eve carols followed by Mass from 8.30pm. Christmas Day- 9am Mass. Riviera CC Christmas Christmas Eve Service -51 Princess Highway 10am Carols, giveaways appearance from Santa fun for kids, morning tea included. Other services Sale Salvation Army 139 Cunninghame St Sale - Christmas Day Service 9.30am. Flooding Creek Sale at Memorial Hall Christmas Day 8am - short service. Sale Baptist Church Princes Hwy and Cobains Rd: Christmas Day 9.30am.

Sale Uniting Church Christmas Day, Corner of Raymond at Macalister St 9.30am. Maffra Uniting Church Christmas Day Service - Pearson St, Maffra 9.30am. St Andrew’s Uniting Church Maffra - Christmas Day 9.30am. St George’s Anglican Church - Boisdale: Christmas Eve 8pm Holy Communion. St Ita’s, Newry: Christmas Day 11am Mass. St Michael’s, Heyfield: Christmas Eve carols followed by Mass from 6.30pm. Maffra Community Church - Christmas Eve: 10am in the Maffra Memorial Hall, Foster St and 5pm at Victoria Park, Kent Street, Maffra.

Lions Club’s gratitude THE Lions Club of Sale wishes to expresses their heartfelt gratitude to the people of Sale and surrounding areas, for their continued and unwavering support during the past 12 months. By supporting the Saturday morning Lions sausage sizzles, Carols by Candlelight, Lions Christmas Cake project and the many other events undertaken by our Club, you have enabled the Lions Club of Sale, as a community service organization, to support local, national and international needs. Our club has funded assistance dogs for hearing and medical alerts, giving those people in need with much needed support. Our club has supported the Licola Lions Wilderness Village by donating $30,000 to assist in the refurbishment of staff accommodation. $10,000 was donated for statewide flood relief. The club has supported local health services, kindergartens, schools, CFA and sporting clubs. In co-operation with other Lions Clubs in the district, Lions Club of Sale has been involved in free vision screening at schools. This important project assists in determining the eye health of primary school children The Lions Club of Sale is involved in and supports many other projects, large and small, too numerous to mention. We couldn’t have achieved so much without you. The Lions Club of Sale wishes the local community a safe and happy festive season and we look forward to your support and our involvement in the community in the coming year. If you are interested in joining the largest community service club in the world and would like to serve your community, please contact Sale Lions at secretary.salelions@gmail.com.

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shareholders for approval if it passes those regulatory barriers, which calls for a vote of at least 75 per cent of them. Chemist Warehouse has the My Chemist brand and Ultra Beauty under their wing alongside part ownership in brands including Bondi Protein Co, Goat Soap and the Wagner supplement brand, to name a few. It is speculated that Chemist Warehouse product sales in the first year of the contract could generate $3 billion in revenue. Not everyone is excited about the merger, with The Pharmacy Guild of Australia saying the move might pose significant question and risks. “These questions and risks relate to patient care, community pharmacy ownership, competition, and the future of CSO wholesaling which Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments together with regulators, like the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC),

need to urgently consider and address,” they said. “For many decades, the community pharmacy model has guaranteed patients access to vital and life-saving medications without putting profit over patient care. The Pharmacy Guild reiterated that “Medicines are not ordinary items of commerce”. “We recognise, with the appropriate regulatory oversight, that franchising can and does legitimately and conveniently support many community pharmacies providing health and other services to their patients,” the statement read. “Regulators must however be wary of increased corporatisation in the community pharmacy sector, and carefully scrutinise complex business models for compliance with community pharmacy ownership laws - laws designed to ensure that only pharmacists own, operate and control community pharmacies are in the best interest of patients.”

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From Tuesday, December 26, 2023 until Sunday, January 7, 2024, the Dargo Transfer Station will be open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 3pm. This, in addition to normal trading hours. The Loch Sport Transfer Station will be open from 12pm to 5pm every Wednesday from December 27, 2023 until January 31, 2024.

As Christmas and the New Year holiday season rapidly approaches, I would like to take the opportunity to thank my Eastern Victorian constituents for the contribution they make to our beautiful region. The holiday season is an opportunity to touch base with our neighbours, friends and spend time with loved ones. It is good to see our small traders busy as people shop locally and families enjoying Christmas events. Generosity of spirit and locals helping locals is the hallmark of country people and it is heartwarming to see many charities receiving donations of toys, clothing and food hampers despite the cost of living pressures at home. To all who have donated in a variety of ways, thank you for your kindness. Representing eastern Victoria in State Parliament is an honour. As a local, I am passionate about our region’s future. I remain committed to working with our community to continue to tackle the challenges faced by individuals and communities. If you are travelling on our roads during this holiday season, please take care, be patient and drive to the conditions. Finally, may I wish you a joy filled Christmas surrounded by the people you know as family. May your start to 2024 be a safe, healthy, and blessed one. Melina Bath Nationals MP

No bin collection on Xmas WELLINGTON Shire Council is reminding residents that there will be no kerbside bin collection across the shire on Christmas Day (Monday, December 25). In areas where a council bin collection is normally on a Monday, a bin collector will come a day later on Boxing Day. Council is asking people in Flamingo Beach, Glomar Beach, Golden Beach, Honeysuckles, Loch Sport, Longford, Paradise Beach, Seaspray and any Sale households that normally have their kerbside bin collected on Monday, to leave their bins out before 6am on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. All other collection days remain the same. As for waste transfer stations - all council waste facilities (tips) including Heyfield, Kilmany, Maffra, Seaspray, Stratford, Loch Sport, Dargo and Yarram will be closed on Christmas and New Years Day. In the popular holiday spots of Loch Sport and Dargo, transfer stations will operate with additional hours during the Christmas holidays.

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WAS Angus McMillan really the ‘Butcher of Gippsland’ or was he just the fall guy, a convenient scapegoat whose name has become unjustly associated with a dark time in Gippsland’s history? In his book A Convenient Scapegoat - Angus McMillan and the Gippsland massacres, wellknown local author and historian Rob Christie has meticulously researched and verified evidence that doesn’t exonerate McMillan entirely, but proves that while involved, he was not the leader and instigator of the atrocities suffered by the Indigenous populations of Gippsland.

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Explore the wilderness at Briagolong Art Gallery now BRIAGOLONG Art Gallery's new exhibition is The Wild Inside began at the weekend, with the official opening on Sunday. For The Wild Inside, Briagolong Gallery artists explore the wilderness in our minds and the wilderness in our personal spaces. The exhibition finishes on February 11, 2024.

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McMillan was revered as an early explorer and pioneer in the establishment of Gippsland as a productive pastoral district and future home for European settlers. Stone monuments or cairns were erected across the region to honour his achievements. More recently though, his name has been associated with a much darker aspect of our region’s history: the massacres of its original inhabitants whose land the white settlers took as their own, often violently. But was Angus McMillan the main instigator and leader of those massacres? Many people have been led to believe so, based on scant and often unsubstantiated evidence. Rob Christie’s book explores further evidence and delves deeper into the background of McMillan’s place in the history of our region. He shows that the McMillan monuments are an important part of Gippsland history, that he was one of many responsible for the demise of Gippsland’s Indigenous people, involved in the notorious massacres, but not deserving of the title of mass murderer. “He needs to be remembered for his connections to the Aboriginal people, both good and potentially bad. The cairns … should be the focus for telling the largely untold story of the first custodians of Gippsland. If this includes the darker side of white settlement then it must be included. The story of the massacres stands alone and is not dependent on McMillan; there were many others who played a significant role in the persecution of the Gunaikurnai. Through the cairns McMillan can be a conduit between the present and what we need to know of the past, but there is insufficient evidence to warrant him being portrayed as the ‘Butcher of Gippsland’.” This book has been written with respect and insight, with thoroughly-evidenced research and with acknowledgement and understanding of the clash of characters and cultures that can lead to conflict. Was Angus McMillan a mass murderer or a convenient scapegoat? Read the book and decide for yourself. A Convenient Scapegoat - Angus McMillan and the Gippsland massacres is available at bookshops, newsagents and other retail outlets. Rachel Dawkins is a Gippsland-based writer and editor.

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ANIMAL Aid in Fulham have been looking to boost their foster and volunteer numbers for the kitten season, with donations also welcome. Sale College student Rahni Chester’s heart-warming donation of beautifully crafted handmade blankets means the cats and kittens at Animal Aid will enjoy warmth and comfort as they wait for their forever homes.

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Community House honoured Regional service award winner Ben McArthur THE Loch Sport Community House received a Community Resilience award by Neighbourhood Houses Gippsland, last Thursday.

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The award recognises the achievements of the Community House in preparing for emergency scenarios. Neighbourhood Houses Gippsland is a network of 21 Neighbourhood Houses across regional Gippsland. Loch Sport Community House Manager, Rachel Mulder said the award was due to the Community House's effort on producing a large map. “The map is very big and has four pages and it's double sided too. One side is a birds-eye view of the town, containing all the streets, numbers and landmarks,” she said. “I’m very excited and I’m sure it will be heavily utilised.” In collaboration with the Wellington Shire Council, the map shows the key locations in Loch Sport of the services that could be used during an emergency. The back page shows additional emergency information, such as the location of defibrillators. The map was sent to every

Loch Sport address but can also be purchased for a dollar. A major contributor to the project was Loch Sport resident, Ren Renehan who said the map has already been used. “We knew we needed a map that clearly defined in the town where the defibrillators, the health agencies and the other important things are,” he said. “We actually put this out a week before the bushfires, which was brilliant because the CFA had all these strike teams coming from Melbourne and they needed a clear map to show where everything was.” Loch Sport business owner of The Gourmet Shed, Brooke Raymond said she hangs the map in her business that she runs from the garage so all the visitors can see it. “I like the map but it’s also great for safety because it’s got all the emergency services and the local shops,” she said. “I didn’t realise how big Loch Sport was.”

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LOCAL charity A Better Life for Foster Kids has been recognised at the Australian Community Achievement Awards for Victoria, winning the Nectre Regional Service Award. A Better Life for Foster Kids was founded in 2014 by Heather Baird, who herself grew up in foster care. The well-known charity supports children and carers in the out-of-home-care system through essential items and advocacy. Long time supporter and Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath was part of the nomination process and celebrated with A Better Life for Foster Kids at the award ceremony. “Last month I arranged for Heather to have a face-to-face meeting with the Minister for Children, Lizzie Blandthorn to share her perspective on why so many carers are leaving the system and the need for mental health triage for children entering care," she said. “I was delighted that Heather Baird, and her ABLFK team were recognised for their outstanding support of children in out of home care. “Heather has worked tirelessly to support and advocate for our most vulnerable children – she is an inspiration. “The physical and emotional support ABLFK bestows on children in out-of-home care and their carers is invaluable.” ABLFK has a voluntary board of management and operates with an extensive network of volunteers who deliver support throughout Gippsland and statewide. Ms Bath said volunteers power the ABLFK charity with more than 450 community groups across the state handmaking or donating clothes to the charity.

Local charity A Better Life for Foster Kids won the Nectre Regional Service Award at the Australian Community Achievement Awards for Victoria. Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath (bottom left) is pictured congratulating A Better Life for Foster Kids’ Heather Baird, Leonie McCann and Evonne Baird. Photo: Contributed “ABLFK has created an impressive network that assists the child and the foster family," she said. “Navigating through the state government’s complex out-of-home and child protection system is often stressful and challenging for those individuals and families who find themselves in it.

“Heather Baird has consistently been a fierce campaigner for children in out-of-home care. “The award is due recognition of the years of hard work that a ABLFK has put into supporting vulnerable children and I sincerely congratulate Heather, the board and all volunteers for their recognition.”

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* Brick veneer home set on approx. 1 acre * Spacious 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & three living areas * Ducted central heating, split system air conditioning and refrigerated cooling * Double carport * Water via two tanks & stock & domestic bore * Large 200 sqm2 (approx.) workshop with high clearance doors accessing both sides of shed for easy access * Outstanding opportunity to establish business from home (STCA) * Set in picturesque rural setting, prospective purchasers won’t be disappointed

FOR SALE $1,249,000

TOWNHOUSE ON OWN TITLE 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Huge open plan living area Modern kitchen Double garage with automatic roller door and direct access into dwelling Undercover alfresco area at rear Garage shed with concrete floor Located near Maffra s major sporting complex Compact low maintenance yard

FOR SALE $445,000

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Kevin Lanigan Paul Bourke

FOR SALE $525,000

66 KENT STREET, MAFFRA

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∙ Beautifully presented both inside and out ∙ 3 bedrooms with built in robes ∙ Separate lounge area ∙ Modern kitchen featuring electric appliances and dishwasher ∙ Ducted gas heating plus reverse cycle air conditioner ∙ Undercover patio at rear ∙ Double carport plus 11m x 7.5m colorbond garage/workshop

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Bec Rose Leo O’Brien

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18 EDWARD STREET, MAFFRA

RENOVATED FAMILY HOME, POPULAR LOCATION

• A complete refurbishment • Compact block measuring 391m2 • Stylish 2 bedroom home • Master bedroom featuring ensuite and walk in robe • Large open plan living • New family bathroom and laundry • Low maintenance yard • Will suit first home buyers, investor or those looking to downsize

FOR SALE $410,000

FANTASTIC FAMILY HOME IN GREAT LOCATION * Solid brick family home on large 1033m2 block * 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms * Formal lounge, formal dining area * Sunlit kitchen adjoining the family room * Combination of wood heating, reverse cycle air conditioning and gas heater * Large outdoor undercover area including spa * 6m x 8m garage/workshop * Delightful established gardens

* Situated on a beautiful 1000m2 (approx) block in one of Maffra’s most sought after residential streets * 3 bedrooms plus large study/office * 2 modern bathrooms * Stylish kitchen features stone benchtops, induction cooking, dishwasher and butlers pantry * Open plan living area which takes full advantage of the afternoon sun * 5 bay garage/workshop plus other sundry shedding * Inviting undercover BBQ area * 9.4kw solar power system reducing the cost of electricity

FOR SALE $565,000

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add to your portfolio, or alternatively it will tick many boxes as your family home. Phone us today to arrange an inspection. Property features:  Wide entry hall with great inbuilt storage;  Master bedroom at the front, featuring a generously sized ensuite and a walk-in robe;  Three additional bedrooms, each equipped with built-in robes;  A cosy separate formal lounge - a great versatile space;  Open plan kitchen, dining and living with a northerly aspect providing plenty of natural light;  Modern kitchen with island servery and plenty of storage space;

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 Central family bathroom with vanity, shower and separate bath;  Seasonal comfort is ensured with gas ducted central heating and split system;  Practicality meets convenience with a double lock-up garage featuring a remote-controlled door and direct access to the home and the rear yard;  A spacious, secure backyard with established lawn offers plenty of room for children and pets, and;  Currently leased until March 2024.

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Merrijig-based Cass McCormack (centre) has returned for another year as president of the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria. She will be supported by past president Bruce McCormack (left) and vice president Ben Treasure. Photo: Contributed

MOUNTAIN Cattleman Cass McCormack was re-elected unopposed as president of the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria (MCAV) last month. Ms McCormack, who is now in her second term as president, said it had been a steep but rewarding 12 months. “Like all jobs, it takes a while to find your feet, especially when you consider the knowledge and experience of other MCAV Board members,” she said. “But with 12 months now under my belt I am even more confident that I can lead this great team to effect real change in the way our High Country landscape is managed. In the last year, Ms McCormack helped the MCAV provide advice to Victoria’s Bushfire Management Strategy, provided a detailed submission on the MCAV’s brumby management position, and has developed and commissioned a resource for VCE students on alternative landscape management practices. “The reality is we are fighting a battle that just keeps getting larger,” Ms McCormack said. “The High Country Landscape is in far worse condition that it was 20 years ago, and we firmly believe that things will continue to worsen unless something is done. “I’m not talking about commissioning another study or paying for a desk-bound expert to provide an opinion - I’m talking about getting out there and having a real impact on the dangerous levels of bushfire fuel building up.” Ms McCormack, in her opening speech as president, said she was tired of hearing warnings about the bushfire threat when no one was interested in mitigating the situation.

“We are talking to people with closed ears, and it is incredibly frustrating,” she said. “Instead of warning the public about the dangers of a bad bushfire season just around the corner, how about we do something about it!” Ms McCormack said she was focused on making a positive change both within her organisation and further afield. “As president, I have a long list of goals I want to achieve, some more likely than others,” she said. “I intend to continue raising management issues, which includes the strategic use of Alpine grazing, at both a state and federal level on behalf of the MCAV. “I will advocate for a louder voice in the education system at all ages, encouraging the government to put forward alternative methods of land management.” Other goals for the MCAV in 2024 include: - Increased advocacy for public land users; - Increased support of other alternative management groups such as the Howitt Society; - Additional documentation of historical trials and scientific experiments conducted in the High Country, and; - Return of Alpine grazing licenses. Ms McCormack will again be aided by Gippsland Mountain Cattlemen’s Ben Treasure, who returned to his role as vice president, with Tania Coleman and Cameron Rash taking on the positions of MCAV Treasurer and secretary respectively. For more information on the MCAV or to become a member, head to mcav.com.au

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The blitz will also ensure other vital parts of the road network are well-maintained, including strengthening bridges, rebuilding culverts and retaining walls and inspecting and maintaining thousands of traffic lights, signs and other structures. “This is a welcome investment in regional roads which are vitally important to keep our people and the economy moving,” Member for Eastern Victoria, Tom McIntosh said. With warmer weather on the way and conditions more suitable for major roadworks, drivers can expect to see hundreds of workers delivering this important work across the state. It comes on top of a massive maintenance blitz delivered over the past 12 months, which saw more than 1800 kilometres of the state’s roads undergo rebuilding and repair work. In a first for Victoria, the government says it is delivering $2.8 billion of new investment - a 10-year investment in road maintenance and renewal works, including flood recovery, taking the total spend to at least $6.6 billion over the next decade. The government says that under this new longterm funding model, more than $770 million will be spent on maintaining the state’s road assets over the next 12 months. Most funding will go towards repairing roads in regional Victoria, where last year’s flooding and extreme rainfall have caused incredible levels of damage.

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removing wildlife habitat in the process. Coupled with the impacts of climate change bringing increased temperatures, frequency of extreme droughts and fire risk, we need to restore native vegetation to retain species diversity, ecosystem services and productive primary production,” Dr Parker said. The Nestlé Global Reforestation Program aims to grow 200 million trees globally by 2030 and is part of Nestlé’s efforts to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The 10 million trees in Australia aim to capture an estimated 1.9 million tonnes of CO2 over a 25-year carbon crediting period. Averaged over the project lifetime, this is the equivalent of exhaust emissions from more than 22,000 cars driving each year. A biodiverse mix of native species, the trees are expected to help restore local biodiversity, improve water quality and revitalise degraded soils at each of the planting sites. Nestlé Oceania Director of Sustainability Margaret Stuart said: “Nestlé has set the target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, reaching a 50 per cent reduction by 2030 - and a goal of 10 million trees in Australia, aiming to capture around 1.9 million tonnes of CO2. By the end of 2023 we’ll have planted more than 1.9 million trees. “But this is about much more than just planting trees - this program aims to improve biodiversity, help restore habitats, and provide environmental and economic benefits to local communities,” she said. Greening Australia chief operating officer, Paul Della Libera, said that partnership and collaboration were key to driving impact and change across Australian landscapes.

“To address the twin challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change we must work together, finding innovative ways to drive speed and scale. Working with partners such as Nestlé allows us to undertake ambitious projects that will help to deliver real change and tangible benefits to the Australian landscape," he said. “These projects are not possible without the participation of private landholders. In the 40 plus years we’ve been restoring landscapes, we’ve worked with thousands of landholders, helping them to re-establish native habitat, improve the health of their land and create environmental and financial value. These relationships are essential to achieving nature restoration at scale, we couldn’t do this work without them.” Landholders interested in learning more and registering their interest for a no-obligation chat with a Greening Australia representative can do so at greeningaustralia.org.au/landholder registration/

Estate will help efforts to restore habitat in the Central Gippsland area and improve ecological connectivity for locally threatened species, among them several orchid species, amphibians such as the Growling Grass Frog, and numerous species of birds. We also hope to see improvements in local soil quality, resulting in increased water retention and pasture production. Reduced runoff across the area will help enhance water quality of Lake Wellington. “Reforestation projects such as these are important for our future. An enormous amount of tree clearing took place in Victoria over the years,

THREE hundred and fifty thousand trees have been planted across Strathfieldsaye Estate, as part of a reforestation project aimed at capturing carbon and restoring local ecosystems. The plantings are part of the Nestlé Global Reforestation Program, which, in Australia, aims to establish 10 million trees in partnership with Greening Australia, Canopy and One Tree Planted. Dr Pamela Parker, board member of the Australian Landscape Trust based at Strathfieldsaye Estate, said the project aims to deliver local impact by supporting crucial habitat restoration. “These 350,000 native plants for Strathfieldsaye

Returning seagrass meadows to the Gippsland Lakes Parks Victoria, GLaWAC, Gippsland Ports, Greening Australia and Habitat Creations to deliver the first stage of harvesting and planting one the two species of seagrass found in the Lakes - Zostera muelleri. Working largely underwater in depths of 50 centimetres to one metre, the team pegged out 15 by three metre plots using snorkels at trial sites near Bunga Arm, Walliston Bay and Pelican Island. They then harvested rhizomes and collected the central plug, roots and soil. The plugs were planted directly into the seabed and the rhizomes were secured with bamboo stakes. The team will now monitor the sites every two weeks and then monthly for the rest of the year with seed collection planned for next February. The restoration trial objective is to develop a workable model to restore seagrass to the Gippsland Lakes

Ramsar Site that can be scalable into the future. “Seagrass meadows are a critical component of the ecological character of the Gippsland Lake Ramsar site. This is why it is important we understand how effective our management strategies are in protecting and rejuvenating seagrass populations now and into the future,” Ms Hemming said. This project is part of a $248 million investment by the state government to improve the health of waterways and catchments. Of this, $7.5 million is being provided to improve the health of Gippsland Lakes over three years (2021-2024), through support to the Gippsland Lakes Coordinating Committee and for the delivery of on-ground works and community engagement. Full details of the Gippsland Lakes projects are available at loveourlakes.net.au

East Gippsland CMA, Parks Victoria, Greening Australia and volunteers take part in a trial to restore seagrass meadows of the Gippsland Lakes. Photos: Contributed

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St. Patrick's Primary School, Stratford is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated individual for the above education support officer position, commencing on the Monday, 29th January 2024. The successful applicant will be employed Monday to Friday from 9am - 2:00pm or similar by negotiation. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate a commitment to Catholic Education and to the safety and wellbeing of all students. They will also demonstrate an ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with students, colleagues and families. The successful applicant will also need to demonstrate that they can work effectively as part of a team, have an eagerness to learn and excellent communication skills. Special Requirements: ● Qualifications in Integration Aide/ Education Support are desirable ● Applicants must possess a current Working with Children's Check. ● Applications are to include a completed application for employment form (available from the school website) and the names and contacts of three referees. Applications can be emailed to: Mr. Joel Brayshaw principal@stpstratford.catholic.edu.au Applications close: Friday, 22nd December, 2023 at 5pm.

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DISTRIBUTION CONTROLLER The Gippsland Times is looking for a person to fill the position of Distribution Controller for part of the Sale area. Duties will include being available of a Monday night/Tuesday morning each week to organise paper distributors. Sourcing new paper deliverers for the Gippsland Times as rounds become available, and the organisation of paper work for new paper deliverers. You will also be required to follow-up on any complaints from non-delivery of the Gippsland Times. If this sounds like a job you may be interested in please call: The Gippsland Times 5143 9333 or email reception@gippslandtimes.com.au

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GRAY, Patricia. Beloved grandmother and great-grandmother of Brendan, Janina, Ben, Charlie and Lyla along with James, Gabrielle, Hunter, Kenzi and Luca. An elegant, strong and loving matriarch whose guiding light will be so very missed by us all; now at peace and with Pop Jack. "Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday. Unseen, unheard but always near; still loved, still missed, and held so dear." GRAY, Pat. It is with great regret that we announce the passing of Pat Gray, a longstanding member of the Maffra Ladies Probus.

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BLAZINCIC, Josip. 06/08/1937 - 17/12/2023. Passed away peacefully at age 86. Adored husband of 61 years to Dora. Valued brother-in-law, godfather, and cherished uncle to many. We entrust our beloved Pappou Joe in God's loving embrace on his final journey. A man of many attributes and loving kindness for every individual. A devoted and very loyal husband to Dora, who was always supportive. Joe leaves behind a legacy of generosity and appreciation for the simple things in life. Appreciated friend of many. His admiration and unwavering love for children, will leave a lasting impression on their lives.

GRAY, Pat. The Stretton Park Board of Management, along with Central Gippsland Health, acknowledges with great sadness the passing of Pat Gray, long standing former member of the Stretton Park Board and Maffra community. Pat's contribution to the work of Stretton Park was invaluable, and as a local in Maffra for more than 60 years, she will be very much missed within the Maffra community. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with Pat's family during this difficult time. HARRIS, Noel. Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, with friends at his side. Much loved husband of Pamela (dec.). Father of Tamara, Robert, Catherine and Christopher.

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RIJS, Richard. Patties Food Group share our deepest sympathies with the family, friends, and community of Richard Rijs, son of our founders Annie and Peter. Richard was an integral part of Patties for over 50 years. His enthusiasm and visionary leadership have been the cornerstone of the Patties' success story. During his time at Patties, Richard served as Managing Director, Shareholder and Board Member. He was the epitome of outstanding leadership, dedicating his time to mentoring and nurturing Patties and our people. Beyond his contributions to the bakery, Richard devoted many compassionate years to charities, including his role as Patron at the Hope Restart Centre, now Odyssey House. This underscored his desire to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. The loss of Richard will be felt profoundly across every aspect of the business, and he will be sorely missed by all those who knew him. We will forever honour Richard's legacy and his remarkable impact on Patties Food Group. Vale Richard. Paul Hitchcock (CEO) and the Patties Food Group family. WHITEHOUSE, Gaila Denise. 2/5/1959 - 15/12/2023. Much loved wife of Whitey. Adored by sons Jeff and Scott. Rest in Peace.

WHITEHOUSE, Gaila. To our dear Gaila. HAYES, Patricia (Pat). "Our Pocket Rocket" Late of Briagolong passed Rest peacefully our friend away at Ashleigh House, and night shift colleague. Sale on December 13, Vic, Abin, Kathy, Chris, 2023 aged 85. Kim, and Glenda. Beloved (dec.).

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1 ONGOING PART TIME TEACHING POSITION (0.5FTE)- 5 days per fortnight 1 FIXED TERM FULL TIME TEACHING POSITION (1.0FTE) Applications are invited from suitably experienced persons for the above educational roles. Job share arrangements will be considered for the full time position. These roles are positions under the Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited Schools and Secretariat Agreement 2022. The successful applicants will have a demonstrated commitment to Catholic education and to the safety and wellbeing of children. They will possess the skills and abilities to provide students with a rich and rewarding educational experience and will embrace a collegial, collaborative, team-based approach to teaching and learning. The successful teaching applicants will hold current Victorian Institute of Teaching Registration. For further information on this exciting opportunity please email reception@sttsale.catholic.edu.au Applications are to include a one page cover letter addressed to the Principal, Anita Little and a CV that includes three professional referees. Applications are to be emailed to alittle@sttsale.catholic.edu.au Applications close: Monday, January 8, 2024 at 12:00pm. Please note: the interview process may commence prior to the closing date, if a suitable applicant is found, the role may close early. We would encourage applications to be received as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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HAYES, Patricia Ann. BLAZINCIC. Our beloved Mum/Mimi at For funeral arrangements peace at last. Reunited for Mr Josip Blazincic, with Bobby. We love you please check our website A truly wonderful wife and very much. Forever your or phone: companion. So glad you Kate, Renzo, Maggie and were able to enjoy some Sam and Alice. quality retirement years with us, your loving family. NICOLACI, Dominic. A loved and adored A valued friend and teammother to her four mate of Super Roos and children. later Celtics Basketball A cherished Nanny to her Club. Many a final won six grandchildren. and lost together. You will be forever Coach Laury Davis (Dec.), CUMMING (nee Carroll). missed, but never Steve Goodwin, Lynden The funeral service for forgotten. Falcke, Mick Clohesy, Mrs Angela Mary 'Ange' Geoff Horstman, Tony Cumming will be held at Always in our hearts. Bennet and Barry Delbridge Funeral Chapel, Marley Street Sale Burgess. CUMMING, Ange. at 11am on FRIDAY A beautiful friend who will A shame we didn't get to (December 22, 2023) be sadly missed. Friday say goodbye. followed by a private See ya Dom lunches were special cremation. times. Will miss your advice and wise words. RIJS, Richard Cornelis. In lieu of flowers, Condolences to Grant, 18/9/1952 - 12/12/2023 donations may be made family and friends. Passed away at home in to the Peter MacCallum Leta and Rob Lakes Entrance after a Cancer Foundation. long illness. Dearly loved husband of Please see our website Marlene, father of Monica, for livestream details. Tony (dec.), Daniel and Luke. Adored by all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by his family and community. Times-Spectator, Tuesday, 19 December, 2023 - Page 25

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HARRIS. The funeral service and Committal for Cremation of Mr Noel Harris will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 437A Princes Drive, Morwell on THURSDAY, (December 21, 2023) commencing at 11am. To view the livestream, please visit our website and follow the prompts.

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BARNFIELD, Emma Jayne. One year of missing you 20/12/2022. Forever 40. Happy heavenly birthday 22/12/1981. Forever loved and missed. Love Mum and Dad, Erin, Chad and Tyson. GUEST, Paul. Another year gone. A much loved son of Colin and Liz, and brother of Matthew and Melissa.

SHINGLES, Judith. In loving memory. Dearly missed. Loving mother, nan and old nan. Merry Christmas from all the HAYES. Requiem Mass for the family. repose of the soul of Mrs Patricia Hayes will be Bereavement offered at St. Mary's Thanks Cathedral, corner Pearson and Foster Streets, FARRUGIA, Fay. Sale at 11.30am on The Farrugia family would WEDNESDAY (December like to thank everyone 20, 2023). who attended Fay's funeral and sent flowers, cards A private burial will take and kind thoughts on the place after the funeral. loss of our beloved wife of the late Mario, Mum and For those unable to attend Nan. the funeral a "Youtube" Thanks to Royal Freebroadcast will take place, masons and the Nurse details to follow. Next Door, Brad and the team at Semmens Funerals and Gina Brakey, the celebrant. Sincere thanks to Brad and staff at the Sale Turf Club for providing the wake. Debbie, Kerrie, Stephen, SULLIVAN. Julie, Johnny and partA funeral service for Mr ners, grandchildren and Llyn Clive Sullivan of great grandchildren. Foster WAS HELD on TUESDAY (December 12, HOWDEN, Warren. 2023). Robyne and family would like to thank everyone for their support during the last 12 months and since the passing of Warren. We would like to thank Sahra Cair, Kim Sturgen and Therese Smythe for being brave enough to WHITEHOUSE. speak at Warren's funeral The funeral service service. for Mrs Gaila Denise Please accept this as our Whitehouse will be held at personal thanks to you all. the Newry Hall, Main St., Newry on THURSDAY (December 21, 2023) commencing at 1pm. A private cremation will follow.

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Gippslanders shine at Championships Tom Hayes and Gordon Cowling TWENTY-THREE Gippslanders scattered across Australia and New Zealand for the Veteran National Cricket Championships that took place over the last month. Across four age brackets, locals divided throughout Over 50s, 55s, 60s and 70s to play the game they love at a national level. Twenty of the 23 selected are members of the Gippsland Goannas Cricket Club, with the club hoping to soon have the remaining three on board. “Twenty Gippsland Goannas players were selected in teams to represent Victoria in (the) National Championships played in November and December. Three other players from Gippsland also took part,” Gippsland Goannas’ Gordon Cowling said. “This is an outstanding representation from the club and the region and is an indication that Veterans Cricket is alive and well.” MOST recently, the Over 50s Championships held in Melbourne from December 3 to 7, 10 Gippslanders were in action across four different Victorian teams, in three different divisions. Latrobe’s Anthony Bloomfield and Mirboo North’s Steve Rogers were vice captains for their respective Victorian sides, while Sale’s Geoff Wells captained the Victoria White Division 3 team. Bloomfield’s Division 1 team made the Grand Final with three wins from three games but were only just unable to chase down a Queensland score of 238, finishing on 6/227 after their 45 overs. Bloomfield with 38 was a fine contributor in the Grand Final played at Junction Oval but did not bat in two earlier games. He bowled 15 overs and took 2/36 for the week. Rogers made 63 runs during the first 3 games which saw Victoria Blue qualify for the Division 2 Grand Final, where they were beaten by the NSW team. Trafalgar’s Graeme Rankin made a cameo appearance in Game 3 for Victoria Blue in Division 2. Moe’s Pat Spiteri, Mirboo North’s Chris Anders and Warragul’s David Nobels played for Victoria White in Division 2, winning two of three group

games, defeating Queensland in a third-place playoff. Spiteri batted in three games, with a best of 43 in the third-place playoff, Anders batted three times, for two not out scores, and had three stumpings, a catch and a run out as wicketkeeper, while Nobels took wickets in every game, including 3/21 from nine overs in the third-place playoff. Victoria also had two teams in Division 3, where Sale’s Geoff Wells was captain of Victoria White, and Traralgon’s Chris Malone and Catani’s Brad McDonald also played. Sale’s Rod Jones played in the third group game and took 3/37. Wells started the week in good form, with two scores of 50 retired. McDonald made 50 retired in the second group game, and 47 in the Grand Final, and Malone had a best score of 31 in Game 3. As wicket keeper, Wells took three catches and made two stumpings. After three good wins from the first three games Victoria White played the other Victorian team, Victoria Blue, in the Grand Final, but were unable to defend a score of 143. Malone bowled 33 overs for the week, with best figures of 2/23 in the second group game. THE Over 55s had six Gippsland representatives take to the field throughout two teams, including Rankin who took part in the Over 50s Victoria Blue Division 2 side. These six lucky cricketers were given the chance to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from November 23 to 27, to compete in two different teams and divisions. Rankin and Traralgon West’s Brenton Howe were part of the Victoria White team in Division 1 which won three of four games. Rankin batted in three innings, with a best of 32, while Howe usually opened the bowling and took 4/68 from 27 overs, and took four catches in the field throughout the championships. Two non-Goanna Gippslanders also played a part in the Victoria White side that made the third-place playoff; Leongatha’s Gary Sauvarin and Trafalgar’s Colin Parnall. Victoria won their third-place playoff against NSW, winning a close one by 10 runs. Rosedale-Kilmany’s Geoff Kinnish and

non-Goanna and MTY Raiders’ John Daddo played for Victoria Johnson in Division 2, winning two of four games. Kinnish made 42 runs in three innings, with a best of 22, while Daddo scored 30 runs throughout the championships, taking 1/25 from four overs bowled. Victoria Johnson won the fifth versus sixth playoff, defeating Queensland Droughtmasters by two wickets. THREE Gippslanders took part in the Over 60s Championships, which were held in Perth, WA from November 12 to 16. Churchill’s Ray Smith was named to play for Victoria in Division 1 but injured his calf before the championships and did not play. Victoria’s Division 1 side went undefeated in quite convincing fashion in Pool A, the only team not to drop any points in the group stage. They defeated the Australian Capital Territory by 94 runs, Tasmania by 151 runs and Queensland by five wickets as they stormed to the Grand Final to face New South Wales. But it wasn’t so smooth sailing for the Victorians anymore, as they were skittled for 115 runs in the first innings, as NSW chased the total with a little under 10 overs to spare to win by eight wickets. The other two cricketers, Toongabbie’s Peter Anton and Longford’s Ray Floyd played for Victoria in Division 4. Goannas' Ray Floyd (Longford) and Peter Anton (Toongabbie) played in the Victorian Division 4 team, missing out on the Grand Final the barest of margins. Victoria won two games and tied one in the group stage, missing out on top spot in the group on percentage. Floyd opened the batting, making 77 runs, with a best of 42 retired in the Grand Final, earning him Man-of-the-Match honours. Anton batted three times, made 59 runs and had a best of 31 not out, he bowled 24 overs for the week, taking 4/87. Nonetheless, Victoria breezed through the third-place playoff, defeating NSW Boomers by six wickets. FINALLY, five veterans took to the field in

Bunbury, WA from November 22 to 28 for the Over 70s Championships. Three teams comprised the five Gippslanders across Divisions 1 and 2. Maffra’s Kevin Lanigan captained the Division 1 side, and fellow Gippslander from Jeeralang, Ian Gibson, stood behind the stumps. Victoria’s Division 1 side had a flawless championship, with four wins, becoming premiers. Mirboo North’s Ian Southall was the opening bowler and Jeeralang’s Ian Gibson played as the wicketkeeper, both played significant parts in this team's win, as did captain Lanigan. They won Game 1 by nine wickets, Game 2 by nine wickets, Game 3 by 106 runs and the Grand Final by eight wickets. Southall bowled 29 overs, had 6 maidens and took 6/54 for the week, an outstanding bowling effort. He also had an important run out in the Grand Final. Lanigan batted twice for 20 runs, and Gibson had three catches, two stumpings, and two runouts for the week. Neither Gibson nor Southall were required to bat at all throughout the championship. Victoria Blue in Division 2 had three wins and a loss, completing the championships in third. Goanna Gordon Cowling opened the bowling for this team, and tore his calf in Game 2 which was the 10-run loss to the South Australia side. He was then team scorer for the final two games. Churchill’s Fred Debono took part in the Victoria White team in Division 2, which lost their fifth versus sixth playoff by four wickets. “National Championships for Over 40 women were held in Wollongong from November 19 to 23. The Goannas do not yet have a women’s team but are keen to field one if there are women out there who would love to play,” Cowling said. Victoria was premiers in Divisions 2 and 3 in the Over 40 Women’s, while coming fifth in Division 1, and third in Division 4. Cricket Australia has plenty of praise for the veteran’s game, labelling it as one of the growing divisions of cricket. “Veterans Cricket is the fastest growing division of cricket in Australia,” Cricket Australia said.

Saying goodbye to 2023 with Twenty20 THE last lot of games in the Sale-Maffra Cricket Association for 2023 will be staged tonight (Tuesday, December 19). Twenty20 action is on for the women. The women's midweek competition moves into Round 10 - the last round before the Christmas break. All games are at Cameron Sporting Complex, Maffra, making for a true carnival of cricket. The Eagles take on Collegians, while Longford plays Bundalaguah and Sale faces Stratford. Rosedale-Kilmany has the bye. Games commence at 5.30pm. Semi-finals in the men's T20 competition will be played next year. Boisdale-Briagolong, Sale, Stratford, and RosedaleKilmany are the last teams standing.

Maffra Cricket Club is hosting all matches of the Sale-Maffra women’s T20 competition tonight. Pictured is Sale’s Lily-Mae Lyndon. Photo: Zoe Askew

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Yarram puts SMCA on notice Liam Durkin

CRICKET made a one-day return at the weekend. After two weekends of washouts, Round 8 saw matches completed in the Sale-Maffra Cricket Association. Any joy however was short-lived, as players will now take stock for the Christmas break. The competition pauses for three weeks, with play to resume on Saturday, January 6. STRATFORD showed it can still take down the best teams. Well, it can when both Jacks and Bohdi Walker fire at least. The trio all played major roles in helping the Redbacks to victory over Collegians. Stratford took the points and the afternoon tea to an away game, which was played in Stratford as College Oval is still recovering from recent floods. The technical home side decided to bat first upon winning the toss, and compiled 7/169 from their allotted 40 overs. Zak Russell top-scored for Collegians, making a fine 66 off 77 balls. His innings included three fours and just as many maximums, in an effort that may have also made a statement as far as vindication goes. Russell had been brought into the eventual Collegians premiership team last season after veteran Stuart Anderson was suspended for the Grand Final. Coming into the side under such circumstances (first game in two months) would have undoubtedly been conflicting, perhaps even more so walking up to accept a premiership medal at the end of the game. Much like Billy Frampton in this year’s AFL Grand Final, who looked noticeably uneasy in all celebratory photos - taking a back-row position on the dais and on the ground, it can often be a mental battle for players in this position until there is a performance of substance to their name. With runs on the board now against a quality Stratford attack, Russell can rest easy knowing his worth to the College XI. Helping the Collegians total was Charlie Morrison, who scored a patient 42 off 72 balls, and Jed Malone, who patched things up after two early wickets fell, noodling them around for 21. The Redbacks opted to take pace off from one end

to start, and left arm orthodox Jack Rietschel was able to make early inroads. The plan worked well, as the Stratford captain took the wicket of his opposite number, Zac Hurley and the key wicket of Morrison to eventually finish with miserly figures of 3/17 off eight overs. Stratford also changed things up with the bat as they set about the reply, sending usual number four Jack Tatterson out to open. Again, the plan came off, as the left-hander was able to settle into his work. He combined with Cormac Hassett, who contributed a busy 27 off 26 balls, to put the Redbacks in a commanding position. Tatterson peeled off 52, setting the innings up perfectly for fellow left-hander Bohdi Walker to come in under ideal circumstances for his type of game. The big-hitting Walker capitalised on the Collegians attack, slaying an unbeaten 72 off 58 balls. His innings featured seven fours, and saw Stratford to victory by six wickets in the 31st over. Collegians used seven bowlers trying to find regular breakthroughs, but with express quick Nathan Whitford absent, their task was made markedly harder. BURGS went bang. A trademark slog-a-thon from Adrian Burgiel saw Boisdale-Briagolong defeat Longford. Burgiel whacked 11 fours and three sixes in a 64-ball stay that saw him fall just 10 runs short of a ton. Runs came at will on the Stephenson Park turf, in what was a high-scoring affair that only reiterated the mantra cricket is a ‘batsman’s game’. Batting first, the Saints racked up a score as good as 250, closing at 6/246. Joining Burgiel in the runs was ace South African recruit Kev Renecke, who scored 63 off 82 balls. Renecke has hit the ground, and the ball, running since coming over to Boisdale-Briagolong, with his last run of scores reading: 63, 60, 45 and 66 in limited overs cricket. Having come across with massive wraps, the seasoned pro is proving to be a very good investment by the Saints. The Bolton brothers, Dylan and Lewis kept the runs coming, with the latter making 28 and the former 37 not out. Longford bowlers toiled hard for little reward, although Rupinder Singh kept things in relative

check, taking 1/14 off five, while leaders Lachlan Floyd (1/37) and Stefano Di Bartolomeo (1/32) hovered around 4.5 an over. The Lizards proved just how many runs were in the deck, making 180 in reply - a score that generally wins most one-day games at this level. Where the home side suffered however was losing wickets once batsmen were set. Batsmen three to five all made scores in the 30s, and what’s more, all while going around the strikerate required. Di Bartolomeo hit 39 off 45 balls, Brett McMaster hit the same amount, and Mitch Floyd did likewise, scoring 30 off 43. Another counterattacking punch from Harry Wilkinson (26 off 35) coming in at seven showed just how good a pitch it was. Losing Di Bartolomeo and McMaster within six runs of each other was arguably the moment Longford’s path to victory was thwarted, but the Lizards’ efforts to at least try and win the game was commendable - a lot of other teams would have counted batting out the overs for 140 as good enough. Boisdale-Briagolong bowlers performed well in unforgiving conditions. Mason Annear was outstanding, taking 3/17 off eight overs, arguably playing a role as important as his batting teammates had done in the first half. Taj Threadgold and Dylan Bolton chipped in with two wickets each, while club favourite Liam Hurst bowled time expertly well, going for just 30 off eight overs. SALE was made to work hard for the points against Maffra. While the Swans won as expected, victory by a margin of two wickets meant a huge sigh of relief from those at Sale Oval. The Eagles decided to bat first at Sale Oval, a venue where runs are usually relatively easy to come by. Maffra however struggled to get going, and only managed 128 from their 40 overs. A few starts plagued the innings, although on a positive, a couple of players previously out of touch were able to get some runs next to their name. Josh Rurawhe played a productive hand of 28 off 33 balls, while Lee Hopkins returned to the runs with a stabilising 36. Hayden Glover hit good areas with the ball, taking 2/20 off eight overs, while South Adrican

quick Garreth Wolmarans took 3/24 coming on late. Sale made harder work of the chase than they perhaps should have, but got home with 23 balls to spare nonetheless. Chasing small totals can often bring about dismissals, and the Swans lost eight on the run home. If MyCricket was still around, no player would have got a mention as they failed to meet the qualification for report (25 runs), but skipper Ben Jones did make 24 off 28 balls trying to get the game over and done with. The Swans were seemingly flying at 2/72, however the dismissal of Coenie Nel triggered a collapse of 3/13. Ben Durrant was the one to take Nel’s wicket, and he ended with figures of 3/40. Skipper Josh Davis did a good job, leading his team to what would have been a memorable victory, taking 2/18 off eight overs. RECKON Yarram means business. The Pelicans destroyed Rosedale-Kilmany in more ways than one, making for one sombre trip back for the visiting side. It wasn’t so much the margin of Yarram’s five wicket win, it was the manner in which they achieved it. The Pelicans bowled first and had the Warriors 5/9. Anthony Scott then plundered 102 not out off 80 balls as the home side chased 168 with seven overs to spare. That Rosedale-Kilmany managed to post 6/167 was an achievement in itself. Following the early carnage, it was left to Rohan Diamond arriving late and coming in at number eight to rescue the innings. He did that superbly, as did Spencer Fox, as the pair both posted unbeaten half-centuries. Diamond’s came at virtually a run-a-ball while Fox hung around to see off 94 balls. Dylan Rowley also chipped in with a stoic 25 off 58 balls, along with 23 extras that were most welcomed by RK. Yarram bowlers Owen Gourley and Daniel O’Keefe ran riot, decimating the Warriors top order. Four of the first five wickets to fall were bowled, with Gourley claiming 3/34 and O’Keefe 2/30. Scott’s unbeaten ton featured seven fours and four bombs, as he took most of the strike. Drew Owen had some success, taking 2/32 off eight overs. BUNDALAGUAH had the bye.

SALE-MAFFRA CRICKET ASSOCIATION FIRST GRADE ROUND 8 LONGFORD V BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG at Stephenson Park, Oval 1 - Turf BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG INNINGS K Renecke b R Sidhu........................................................................... 63 A Burgiel c L Floyd b M McMaster ................................................. 90 D Bolton not out .................................................................................. 37 L Bolton c S Di Bartolomeo b L Floyd ........................................... 28 L Hurst c H Wilkinson b S Di Bartolomeo .......................................5 M Roberts run out M McMaster ........................................................3 S Noble c S Smith b N Nimsara De Silva .........................................9 M Annear not out ...................................................................................2 Sundries (0b 0lb 4w 5nb) 9 TOTAL 6 wickets for 246 (40 overs) LONGFORD BOWLING M McMaster 6-0-38-1, L Floyd 8-0-37-1, N Nimsara De Silva 5-1-43-1, J Taylor 3-0-27-0, S Di Bartolomeo 7-1-32-1, R Sidhu 5-0-14-1, M Floyd 5-0-38-0, S Smith 1-0-17-0 LONGFORD INNINGS N Nimsara De Silva c T Threadgold b M Annear....................... 17 W Sutton lbw M Annear.......................................................................3 S Di Bartolomeo c A Burgiel b D Bolton ...................................... 39 B McMaster c L Bolton b M Roberts.............................................. 39 M Floyd c L Bolton b E Phelan-Penson......................................... 30 L Floyd c K Renecke b D Bolton .........................................................7 H Wilkinson c T Threadgold b M Annear..................................... 26 S Smith b T Threadgold ........................................................................7 S Dean not out.........................................................................................0 R Sidhu c L Bolton b T Threadgold ...................................................0 J Taylor not out........................................................................................0 Sundries (0b 2lb 8w 2nb) 12 TOTAL 9 wickets for 180 (40 overs) BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG BOWLING T Threadgold 2-0-7-2, M Annear 8-0-17-3, M Roberts 8-0-39-1, D Bolton 8-0-47-2, L Hurst 8-0-30-0, E Phelan-Penson 6-0-38-1 SALE V MAFFRA at Sale Oval MAFFRA INNINGS C Lawrence c M Raidal b H Glover................................................. 23 B Sly c L Carman b J Mayman.............................................................3 L Hopkins b H Glover.......................................................................... 36 J Rurawhe c N/A b M Raidal............................................................. 38 J Davis c N/A b G Wolmarans........................................................... 13 J Lawrence b G Wolmarans .................................................................6 D Butcher b G Wolmarans ...................................................................1 J Pendrick not out ..................................................................................3 B Durrant not out ...................................................................................2 Sundries (2b 0lb 1w 0nb) 3 TOTAL 7 wickets for 128 (40 overs) SALE BOWLING H Glover 8-2-20-2, C Nel 8-0-31-0, M Raidal 4-0-24-1, B Jones 8-1-17-0, J Mayman 8-0-10-1, G Wolmarans 4-0-24-3 SALE INNINGS J Mayman c B Sly b J Davis ..................................................................7 B Jones c N/A b J Davis...................................................................... 24 S Wolmarans lbw B Durrant............................................................. 18 C Nel b B Durrant................................................................................. 22 G Wolmarans run out B Sly, L Hopkins......................................... 18

N Massey c N/A b B Durrant................................................................6 M Raidal b L Hopkins.......................................................................... 12 L Carman not out................................................................................. 14 H Glover c&b J Lawrence .....................................................................0 L Mowat not out .....................................................................................2 Sundries (0b 0lb 4w 2nb) 6 TOTAL 8 wickets for 129 (36.1 overs) MAFFRA BOWLING J Kelly 6-1-16-0, B Durrant 8-0-40-3, J Lawrence 4.1-0-10-1, J Davis 8-2-18-2, L Dowd 5-0-20-0, D Griffiths 2-0-10-0, L Hopkins 3-0-15-1 YARRAM & DISTRICT V ROSEDALE-KILMANY at Yarram Recreation Reserve ROSEDALE-KILMANY 1ST INNINGS BATTING M Walters b D O'Keefe ..........................................................................1 B Scott c M Perry b O Gourley............................................................2 I Love b D O'Keefe ..................................................................................0 D Owen b O Gourley .............................................................................1 J Diamond b O Gourley........................................................................0 D Rowley st M Perry b J Babb.......................................................... 25 S Fox not out ......................................................................................... 56 R Diamond not out ............................................................................. 59 Sundries (3b 5lb 15w 0nb) 23 TOTAL 6 wickets for 167 (40 overs) YARRAM BOWLING J Moore 2-0-21-0, D O'Keefe 8-3-30-2, A Scott 8-2-23-0, O Gourley 8-0-34-3, B Askew 6-0-34-0, J Babb 8-0-17-1 YARRAM & DISTRICT INNINGS A Scott not out ...................................................................................102 J Moore b D Rowley...............................................................................6 D O'Keefe c B Scott b D Owen......................................................... 15 D Rash c C Freshwater b D Owen................................................... 12 M Perry lbw I Love..................................................................................0 J Swift c I Love b J Diamond ............................................................ 20 M Lush not out ........................................................................................3 Sundries (0b 4lb 5w 1nb) 10 TOTAL 5 wickets for 168 (32.3 overs) ROSEDALE-KILMANY BOWLING B Scott 6-0-43-0, I Love 5-0-27-1, D Rowley 8-2-26-1, B Reid 1.3-0-7-0, J Diamond 1-0-3-1, D Owen 8-1-32-2, T Love 3-025-0 COLLEGIANS V STRATFORD at Stratford Recreation Reserve COLLEGIANS INNINGS Z Hurley c B Walker b J Rietschel ...................................................9 B Hurley b J Rietschel ..........................................................................1 J Malone c C Hassett b T Birss ........................................................ 21 C Morrison c J Rietschel b J Rietschel ........................................ 42 Z Russell b J Tatterson ...................................................................... 66 M Foster run out J Tatterson ..............................................................8 N Giove c T Birss b B Walker ...............................................................9 J Cyrus not out........................................................................................4 J McGuiness not out..............................................................................1 Sundries (3w 1nb 4lb 0b) 8 TOTAL 7 wickets for 169 (40 Overs) STRATFORD BOWLING B Walker 7-1-38-1, J Rietschel 8-1-17-3, J Tatterson 8-0-40-1, N Bennett 4-0-16-0, E Albrecht 5-1-19-0, T Birss 5-0-16-1, S Anstee 3-0-19-0 STRATFORD INNINGS

J Tatterson b N Giove ........................................................................ 52 S Anstee c J Malone b C Morrison .................................................2 C HAssett c&b: M Foster .................................................................... 27 J Rietschel b A McGuiness............................................................... 11 B Walker not out.................................................................................. 72 L Channing not out...............................................................................5 Sundries (3w 0nb 0lb 0b) 3 TOTAL 4 wickets for 170 (30.5 Overs) COLLEGIANS BOWLING C Morrison 5-0-28-1, J Cyrus 2-0-20-0, M Foster 8-0-38-1, A McGuiness 8-0-33-1, M Nicholls 4-0-26-0, Z Russell 2.5-0-230, N Giove 1-0-2-1

SECOND GRADE ROUND 8 BUNDALAGUAH V HEYFIELD at Bundalaguah Cricket Club BUNDALAGUAH INNINGS C Morris c N/A b J Keane................................................................... 11 J Barnard c D McMahon b D De Silva ........................................... 87 T Oreilly c T Pritchett b b Stanley ................................................... 19 G Munasinghe c N/A b J Keane ...................................................... 51 N French lbw D McMahon................................................................ 19 R Singh lbw J Keane...............................................................................0 N French lbw J Keane............................................................................5 E Aponso lbw R Smith........................................................................ 28 A Lynch not out.................................................................................... 34 Z Knight c J Keane b D De Silva.........................................................7 P Horan not out.......................................................................................1 Sundries (7b 2lb 19w 3nb) 31 TOTAL 9 wickets for 293 (40 overs) HEYFIELD BOWLING D McMahon 8-0-68-1, R Smith 8-0-33-1, F Mahony 4-0-30-0, J Keane 8-0-51-4, D De Silva 7-0-67-2, b Stanley 5-0-35-1 HEYFIELD INNINGS J Keane c C Morris b R Singh ..............................................................1 D De Silva run out Z Knight, C Morris........................................... 54 L Parsonage b A Lynch ...................................................................... 45 M Eastham c&b T Oreilly ................................................................... 36 R Smith c E Aponso b T Oreilly........................................................ 36 J Burton lbw E Aponso .........................................................................0 T Pritchett c R Singh b T Oreilly .........................................................2 S Donahoe run out ................................................................................0 C Ronan not out......................................................................................2 D McMahon b E Aponso ......................................................................1 b Stanley b P Horan ............................................................................ 11 Sundries (0b 5lb 14w 3nb) 22 TOTAL 10 wickets for 210 (37.1 overs) BUNDALAGUAH BOWLING J Barnard 4-0-30-0, T Oreilly 7-0-29-3, Z Knight 5-1-31-0, P Horan 1.1-0-2-1, E Aponso 4-0-20-2, G Munasinghe 5-0-43-0, R Singh 5-2-25-1, A Lynch 6-0-25-1 MAFFRA V SALE at Cameron Sporting Complex, Oval 1 SALE INNINGS J Duffield c N/A b M Phelan ................................................................2 W McKenzie b C Hennig.......................................................................4 M O’Brien c N/A b M Phelan ...............................................................0

A Nicholas lbw C Francis ................................................................... 26 D Wynn c C Hennig b J Beaumont ................................................ 31 R Sudan lbw J Beaumont.....................................................................9 D Jones c N/A b C Francis ....................................................................6 T Dobson c N Wozniak b W Robinson .............................................6 B Dobson b N Magnuson.....................................................................4 A Jackson b C Francis ............................................................................1 J Sharma not out.....................................................................................0 Sundries (2b 1lb 5w 0nb) 8 TOTAL 10 wickets for 97 (38.2 overs) MAFFRA BOWLING N Magnuson 3-1-4-1, J Beaumont 8-0-21-2, C Francis 6-1-153, W Robinson 0.2-0-0-1, M Phelan 5-0-10-2, A Kuizenga 8-124-0, C Hennig 8-2-20-1 MAFFRA INNINGS H Shingles c J Shingles b A Nicholas ...............................................5 z Connolly b J Sharma........................................................................ 21 B Harrington st A Jackson b A Nicholas .........................................0 N Wozniak run out J Shingles, A Jackson.......................................9 N Magnuson lbw J Sharma .................................................................1 C Hennig st A Jackson b R Sudan .....................................................7 B Rowley lbw D Jones ........................................................................ 12 A Kuizenga not out ............................................................................. 26 J Beaumont c D Wynn b T Dobson...................................................9 W Robinson c T Dobson b R Sudan..................................................0 M Phelan run out J Sharma, R Sudan ..............................................1 Sundries (6b 0lb 0w 0nb) 6 TOTAL 10 wickets for 97 (39.5 overs) SALE BOWLING R Sudan 5.5-1-19-2, T Dobson 6-2-20-1, J Sharma 4-2-3-2, A Nicholas 8-2-18-2, B Dobson 8-2-14-0, J Shingles 5-3-5-0, D Jones 3-0-12-1 STRATFORD V YARRAM & DISTRICT at Gordon Street Recreation Reserve YARRAM & DISTRICT INNINGS P Griffiths b B White .............................................................................7 M Earles b B White ................................................................................2 A Bland b S Williams ............................................................................7 T Crawford c M Woodward b J Woodward .............................. 14 D Green c&b: D Devisser .....................................................................0 B Layton b J Williams ........................................................................ 19 R Hyland c&b D Devisser......................................................................2 A Taylor c M Woodward b D Devisser .............................................5 D Coulthard c B White b D Devisser.................................................0 P Hyland not out....................................................................................0 J Scott b J Williams ...............................................................................0 Sundries (1w 3nb 3lb 3b) 10 TOTAL 10 wickets for 66 (31.3 Overs) STRATFORD BOWLING B White 4-0-11-2, J Woodward 8-2-13-1, S Williams 5-1-7-1, J Williams 7.3-1-19-2, D Devisser 7-3-10-4 STRATFORD INNINGS B Channing not out ........................................................................... 41 T Boyd c ? b P Griffiths .......................................................................8 D Devisser not out .............................................................................. 16 Sundries (1w 1nb 0lb 3b) 5 TOTAL 1 wickets for 70 (18.1 Overs) YARRAM & DISTRICT BOWLING P Griffiths 7-3-22-1, B Layton 2-1-10-0, A Taylor 4-0-11-0, T Crawford 1-0-4-0, P Hyland 2.1-0-12-0, J Scott 2-0-8-0, Boisale-Briagolong vs Collegians (no scores available)

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Hawks humble Phoenix at GRISS Tom Hayes ALMOST exactly a year after playing at Traralgon’s Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium (GRISS), South East Melbourne Phoenix returned for the third consecutive year to play an NBL game. Over 3000 fans packed into the GRISS to watch their adopted NBL team take to the court against Illawarra Hawks, showing their support throughout the afternoon. The Phoenix suffered a major blow and had to do it without captain, Mitch Creek, after he suffered a knee injury against Melbourne United. Gary Browne stood in as Phoenix captain and led from the front as best as he could, while ex-NBA small forward for Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns, Abdel Nader, made his debut for the Phoenix - five days after joining the club. Pre-game, new Latrobe City Mayor Darren Howe presented the match ball to officials, to get proceedings underway. Despite sitting third ahead of the weekend, conversely, Illawarra sat on the other end of the standings, the visiting side wasn’t going down without a fight. In fact the Hawks gave themselves the best chance of winning from the offing, starting the game off with a stylish alley-oop dunk with the first play of the game. The Phoenix found it difficult early, failing to make shots and relying on fouls to keep them in the game, nonetheless, their press would pay dividends eventually. South East Melbourne’s Ben Ayre drained a three, plus a foul, to complete a four-point play and give the Phoenix their first lead of the game late in the first quarter. The home side rallied to hold a five-point advantage at the break, a testament to their hard work. That hard work would soon become irrelevant, as the Phoenix were dominated and outworked, almost in every facet from here on out. Nader made his first basket in Phoenix colours early in the second term to extend the lead to seven points, but the onslaught from the Hawks was incoming. It’s almost as if the Hawks were trying to jeopardize their work, as their coach, Justin Tatum,

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received a technical foul, sending the Phoenix to the line, keeping their lead intact with a hefty amount of time remaining in the half. Just over a minute after the tech, the Hawks suddenly had the lead again after a flurry of momentum went in their direction. And just as they did in the opening stages of the game, Illawarra took full control of the game, coasting to a nine-point lead. Some entertaining end-to-end basketball led to some altercations on the court, as an attempted steal saw two players fight for the ball, before they began to burst into a small brawl on the court, with only 18 seconds left in the half. The quarter petered out, and the Hawks were in full control, turning a five-point quarter time deficit into a nine-point advantage in the space of 10 minutes. Perhaps led by their captain, Illawarra’s Tyler Harvey had 22 points in the opening half, but also faced foul trouble with three next to his name already. During the half time break, Mayor Howe took to the court for interviews with matchday staff, while some Under-12 basketballers showed their skills in front of thousands of fans - who got behind them too.

Even during the breaks, the crowd noise was electric, so you can only imagine how many decibels reverberated through the GRISS when the Phoenix landed a basket. The start of the second half was much for freer flowing, yet the scoreboard wasn’t ticking over as much, but it soon began to pick up as the Hawks took further command. South East Melbourne were doing everything to stay in the game, including throwing in a coaches’ challenge for the shooting foul, which was unsuccessful midway through the third quarter. The Phoenix soon found themselves in foul trouble, as Illawarra entered the bonus with several minutes left in the term. Sam Froling and Gary Clark proved to be extra dangerous for the Hawks during this time, drawing consecutive shooting fouls which were converted, extending their lead at every attempt. The visitors finished the third term a further six points ahead, and with the lead in double figures, a comeback looked unlikely from here for the Phoenix. Just a quarter of the way into the final quarter and the lead was stretched to 20 points, another 90 seconds later and it was out to 25 points.

Despite their frustrations visibly getting the better of them, the game followed suit, yet the crowd were still behind them, loud as anything even when the lead was cut down to 23 points with five minutes left on the clock. The game soon fell out of reach for the Phoenix, as they decided to bring the bench onto the court, alongside Owen Foxwell. The Hawks did the same, as the bench players provided some entertainment for the last couple of minutes. The margin soon ballooned out to 28 points as the final siren rang through the GRISS, the final score reading Illawarra 100, South East Melbourne 72. “Once they (Illawarra) started going it was a struggle for us to score, the ball didn’t move as well as we needed to move, and they kept scoring,” South East Melbourne coach Mike Kelly said post-match. “The fans were amazing tonight.” South East Melbourne remain inside the top half of the standings - fifth, with an even 8-8 record, while the Hawks climbed to eighth to improve their record to 5-8. With around two months of basketball still to be played before finals, so much more can happen before the pointy end of the season gets underway.

History on the cards for Sale Cup meet

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Local tennis wraps up for 2023

Section 1 Juniors Sale Khayaam’s Max Ronchi is off the ground as he swings into a forehand drive in his match against Bairnsdale. Photos: Contributed

Section 3 Juniors Sale Riveria Signs’ Charlotte Biram hits a strong first serve in her match against Sale Marathon Electrical.

Section 3 Juniors Sale Marathon Electrical’s Rory Macmillan shows beautiful balance as he plays a forehand from the back of the court in his match against Sale Riveria Signs.

Section 1 Juniors Sale Intersport’s Josiah Levchenko is both feet of teh ground for a baseline drive in his match against Sale Sambuilt.

Section 2 Longford’s Peter Chappel stretches high for a first serve in his match against Sale Findex.

Section 2 Sale Findex’s Andy Pate is in good position for a backhand in his match against Longford.

Wellington Gippsland Tennis Association Round 10 - Saturday, December 16  SENIORS SECTION 1: Maffra WRE 3 def Sale Dahlsens 1, Maffra GRE 4 def Maffra CSC 0, Sale KFC - BYE. LADDER: Sale KFC (85 points), Maffra GRE (83), Sale Dahlsens (75), Maffra WRE (58), Maffra

CSC (47). SECTION 2: Maffra ARL 4 def by Sale CS 5, Maffra O'Briens 6 def Heyfield 3, Longford 6 def Sale Findex 3, Stratford - BYE. SECTION 3: Maffra Wilmours 6 def Sale GL 3, Maffra Stobies 2 def by Stratford 7, Briagolong 5 def Heyfield-Longford 4.

 JUNIORS SECTION 1: Longford-Sale 0 def by Maffra 8, Sale Khayaam v Bairnsdale (no score supplied), Sale Intersport v Sale Sambuilt (no score supplied). LADDER: Maffra (68 points), Sale Intersport

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(61), Bairnsdale (54), Sale Khayaam (36), Sale Sambuilt (34), Longford-Sale (11). SECTION 2: Sale DSF v Longford (no score supplied), Sale IH v Briagolong-Stratford (no score supplied), Maffra - BYE. SECTION 3: Bairnsdale Alcott 2 def by Maffra 6, Longford 0 def by Heyfield 8, Sale RS v Sale ME (no score supplied), Bairnsdale Rafters - BYE. SECTION 4: Sale JERE 5 def Maffra 3, Sale GMS v Sale AH (no score supplied), Sale WG&M v Sale Phillipsons (no score supplied), Bairnsdale Laver v Bairnsdale SS (no score supplied), Stratford - BYE.

Section 1 Juniors Sale Sambuilt’s Sam Bertino middles a classic forehand in his match against Sale Intersport.

Section 2 Longford’s David Field goes wide to his backhand in his match against Sale Findex. SECTION 5: Briagolong v Sale GFB (no score supplied), Sale HB v Bairnsdale (no score supplied), Sale GCP - BYE. SECTION 6: Stratford 1 def by Heyfield 5, Maffra Aces 0 def by Sale Specsavers 6, Bairnsdale Hewitt 6 def Maffra Volleys. SECTION 7: Nambrok 1 def by Longford 2, Bairnsdale 6 def Maffra 0, Sale MoR - BYE. Volvo - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes Benz - Peugeot

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Junior Country Week begins with a bang Peter Flahavin

THE opening round of the Under 15 Gippsland Cricket League Junior Country Week got underway last Sunday. Sale-Maffra defeated Bairnsdale in a high-scoring match, while Warragul was victorious over Latrobe Valley. In the match played at Sale Oval, Bairnsdale won the toss and elected to bat. The visitors posted 9/173 from their 50-over allotment. Bairnsdale got off to a solid start, and were 1/22 after seven overs. A well grafted 100-run partnership for the second wicket followed between captain, Mitchell Johnson, who scored 43 runs, and his vice, Harrison Forbes, who made 60 had the visitors in good stead. Their departure left the remaining order to face 12 overs, which Bairnsdale added another 51 runs.

Accurate bowling from Xavier Hurley, who took 0/17, and Blake Rowley (0/16 from 10 overs), aided by good fielding that resulted in two runouts helped set the scene for Monty Mayman (3/18) and Thomas Young (2/30) to chime in and take valuable wickets. In reply, Sale Maffra got off to a flyer with an opening partnership of 84. Solid performances from Patrick Horan (55 off 72 balls) and Josh Duffield (48 not out) enabled the home side to win four down with five overs to spare. Bairnsdale’s bowlers toiled hard but had difficulty breaking through and halting the run chase. Albie Clarke took 1/14 from five overs to be the most economical bowler. With both these teams showing their capability of batting their full complement of overs and producing high scores, there is a reasonable chance Sale-Maffra or Bairnsdale could feature in the final at Western Park in Warragul on January 5. IN the other match, Warragul won the toss and elected to bat on the well-prepared wicket at the

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Fred King Reserve in Glengarry against Latrobe Valley. Early wickets to Latrobe Valley’s Tom Hood (3/27) and Jacob Dunne (2/31) saw Warragul 3/36 after 12 overs. But, a well-paced knock from Warragul’s vicecaptain, Artie Davidson (72 off 137 balls), who was supported by Oliver White (25), saw Warragul finish its innings at 8/155 after 50 overs. From the outset, the Latrobe Valley innings was held together by Ashton Ceeney who batted the entire innings to make a stoic 68 off 140 balls. However, good bowling from Musa Faisal Wahid (2/7 off six overs), Edward Dieu (3/25 off 10) and the captain, Henry Allsop (2/19 off eight) meant meaningful partnerships weren’t able to be established, which saw the home side lose wickets at regular intervals to be all out in the 49th over for 126. Again, it was commendable to see both teams capable of batting their 50 overs.

LEONGATHA had the bye in the opening round. Junior Country Week recommences on New Year’s Day as a traditional five-day carnival. Drouin Cricket Club is looking forward to hosting the Warragul and Sale-Maffra game on its beautifully presented turf at Bellbird Park, while Leongatha and Latrobe Valley are scheduled to do battle at the picturesque Hallora Recreation Reserve. Follow up games on will be hosted by Warragul and Neerim District Cricket Club. Junior Country Week concludes on Friday, January 5, with Western Park Cricket Club hosting the final. An experimental 30 x 30 x 30 game involving the three non-finalists will also take place. Each team bats for 30 overs, receiving 15 overs from the other two teams. Following the final, presentation of Junior Country Week awards will take place at the Western Park precinct.

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