Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 22 March 2023

Counciltoreviewapproach in light of dog attack story

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC AHARROWING account of avicious dog attack

shookLatrobe City Counciland

the galleryat

Monday’s, March 6council meeting.

Speaking to the council, MichelleSlater,took the opportunity to hound council on its management of dog attacks in the Valley.

“Latrobe City should hang its head in shame in response after my horse was mauled by two bull terriers and Iwas surrounded and abused by their owners,” Ms Slater said.

“One dog was hanging off my horse’s neck, the other locked its jaws onto my boots and wouldn’t let go. There was no escape.

“Every step of how Latrobe City handled this incident was adisgrace, leaving me in trauma with little to no support."

Areportbycouncilofficers thatwas tabled at council on the night undertook areview of state legislation and benchmarked other local government areas, to see how the seizure of dangerous dogs are handled.

The report found that local laws adhere to the legislation under the Local Government Act and cannot be given more power. Penalties under the local law consists of up to $1000 in costs that can be charged against the attackingdog’s owner andadditionalfees can apply for seizure and euthanasia.

Cr Sharon Gibson voiced issues with the policy.

“There are times that our local law and the state laws don’t correspond as much as we might like to; we can’t overstep the state laws,” she said.

The report did result in some changes, including the development of a‘Best Practice Guide for the Management and Investigation of Dog Attacks for

staff’. Council conducted trauma responsetraining for local laws officers. Further, councillors pledged the development and integration of acommunity education plantoeducate on responsible pet ownership.

Council also allowed the individuals who were involved in the incident that led to the report, the opportunity to provide feedback to council officers.

“I think it’s apositive step that Latrobe City is revaluating its process,” Ms Slater said.

Cr Gibson expressedthe importance of victim input in the policy review process.

“This is not amotion saying that 'we’ve already got it right' -because we haven’t. That’s why it’s very important to speak first hand to people who have been in that position, who havegone through the trauma,” she said.

Although Ms Slater said she was interested in becoming an agent for change, she added that the council’s decision to allow her to review the report was“too little too late”.

DespiteMsSlater reporting her attack and voicing her concern to the council, the dogs that attacked her have not been seized nor deemed dangerous.

“I’m disappointed that no heavierpenalties have beenapplied…These (perpetrators). .have gotten out of this scot-free,” she said.

Latrobe City Mayor, Kellie O'Callaghan, stated, “Council will continue its work to improve responses in relation to dog attacks, with further advice to come back to council.”

Councilpolicy officers will present afurther report to council in the next six months to provide information on how actions identified by the report have been implemented.

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

TEARS of joy flooded afull gallery on Monday, March 6, as LatrobeCityCouncil approved apermit for the development of Kevin Perry’s property.

The approved planning permit -which upended arecommended refusalbythe council officerswill allow Mr Perry to live on the property and carry on the family farming tradition.

Mr Perry grew up in Yinnaron his grandfather’s dairy farm. “As soon as Icould stand Iwas out on the bucket, helping milk the cows,” he said.

Mr Perry and his father bought the 21.5 hectare property in Yinnar South, 11 years ago.

The property has nine paddocks, two new sheds, afully developed stock water network, new stockyards and 20 Angus mothers for breeding.

Mr Perryargued to council thatahouse on the property is essential for effective farm management. Experiencing high calving losses on the farm in 2022 resultedinabout a$25,000 loss for the Perry's in that year.

Adwelling on farm land serves as afarm office, administrative centre, meeting room, first aid shed, animal pharmacy, security and biosecurity checkpoint, tea room, toilet block, and monitoring post around the clock, 365 days ayear. Stock can be monitoredfor health and welfare and rotated through paddocks for maximum feed utilisation.

The permit approval means that Mr Perry can move out of their parents’home and raise his own family on the property.

"I'm the fourth generational farmer of my family, little Charlie now will be the fifth generational farmer," he said.

The family will also be able to manage their time more effectively and be more productive.

Firstbuying the property 11 yearsago, the Perry's approached council with no luck, but with the help of afarming consultant,the Perry's managed to get the plan in motion.

Mr Perry suggested this councildecision“can set precedence for the area".

"Our land is landlocked by other farms. There’s no room to

expand," he said.

Council issued areport into the planning permit that recommended to refuse, on the grounds thatthe justificationwas not adequateand the land did not need adwelling.

The council report also found that the case was inconsistent with the purpose of the farming zone and local policy.

The property,ina bushfire risk area, was also at odds under conditions proposed by Planning Scheme Amendment C127. Yet evendespitesomeopposition, council approved this special case.

Dean Suckling, director at Enprove Ag &Environment and Mr Perry’s farming consultant, was relievedthat the “right outcome was made".

“I’ve beendoing thisa long time, I’ve worked with thousands of farms, big and small and they are all worthy. Icommend Mr Perry for improving our industry.”

Mr Perrythanked Mr Suckling for making his dreampossible and also all the councillors for their contribution.

Milestone for Harriers Fun Run

THE 25th DFP Recruitment Latrobe City Community Fun Run and Walk is on this Sunday, March 26, and it’s going to be abig one to mark the milestone.

Running from Kernot Hall Morwell, it is an out and back course along Waterhole Creek to Crinigan Road, where it crosses the creek to return on the opposite side.The course is aflat 5k. There is also a1.5krun for the kids 12 and under, which does acircuit around the Kernot Hall Lake.

Organised by the Traralgon Harriers, the event is all about engaging the community in healthand fitness and providing an opportunity to participate in afun event. The main aim is to raise money for Gippsland Rotary Centenary House, which is the cancer support facility at Central Gippsland Hospital.

Harriers Club president and RaceDirector Phill Mayer said, “The out and back course will provide runners with support, cheers and encouragement from each other,and thatgreat feeling of achievement, irrelevantofspeedorability. It’s all about participation and walkers and teams are encouraged to join. This is awonderful event for Latrobe,and it’s supported by so many wonderful organisations, businesses and LatrobeCity, which justaddstothe atmospherewecreate at the start hub.”

“Wehave shoe displays, amassagetent, an ice cream van, BBQ, aDJpumping out the tunes and astack of spot prizes donated. The event is electronically timed for those going for aPB, and our major sponsor will be there at the end handing out water to quench the thirst. The kids all get a medalfor running the 1.5k, there are great prizes forthe place-getters in the main event, as well as plaques for the greatestentryfrom asporting club, business and school.”

“We create areally welcoming and inclusive atmosphere,and encourage the best runners to come and haveacrack, but also those just wanting to challenge themselves and have some fun. Alot of people walk and jog the 5k, running together or with prams and kids. 5k is abig challenge for many people, and it’s surprising how many people sign up and set themselves the goal of just finishing. People get quite emotional,it’sreally awonderful achievement to step outside yourcomfort zone and

do something that pushes your limits and confronts you. There are always wonderful personal stories of overcoming boundaries to arrive at the finish line.And of course we’re raising some money for agreat charityorganisation.”

“The event has raised over $30,000just in the years that I’ve been Race Director, and that’s not counting the thousands in the years prior.This is a really special communityevent and everyonewins, the participants, the community, and of course the actual winners,” Mr Mayer added.

Bib collection will be at Kay Street in Traralgon near the cenotaph between 2-4pmonSaturday 25th, and from 8am on Sunday at the event. The kids run starts at 9am, with the 5k run and walk kicking off after the last junior is finished, at around 9.30am.

“There are some speedy runners signed up and we’re hopingtosee some smashing times and acompetitive race at the front, and hear some wonderful stories from the pack about their own road to doing the eventand overcoming their individual barriers,” Mr Mayer said.

“It’s ahuge undertaking for the club to run such a

big event, and we couldn’t do it without community support and the sponsors, DFP Recruitment, First National LatrobeRealEstate, WINTV,Gold 1242, Athlete’s Foot Traralgon, Latrobe Cityand all the businesses that donate over $2000 in spot prizes. We’re really hopingpeople get behind the 25th running of the event, because with traffic management, setting up official timing, all the effort with volunteers and the amazing organisations, it’s a lot of time, effort and cost to put on, and without our sponsors and volunteers, there is no way an event of this magnitude could happen.”

“Asacommunity basedclub, the Harriers are always looking to give back to our community and encouraging new memberstocome and experience whythe Harriers is such athriving club, which not only builds fitness and ahealthy lifestyle, but also new friendships, socialconnections and apositive, inclusive environment.”

Entries close midnight tomorrow (Thursday, March 23). Enter at traralgonharriers.org.au Entry will be taken on the day but will cost you extra and you’ll need your phone.

Accommodation agreement is up in theair

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

ASIC’S accommodation agreement with the Australian Tax Office-owned Traralgon office expires in 2025, prompting fears of job lossesinthe Latrobe Valley if thenational corporate watchdog leaves the region.

Internal ASIC and ATOcommunicationsseen by the Express stated ASIC and its 80-odd staff would be leaving the region while the relocation of the 160 ATO employees remained uncertain.

In the ASIC memo sent on February 1, ASIC notified staff that it would no longer operate out of the Latrobe Valley.

The ATO then sent aseparate letter to the ATO staffinthe building, advisingthat they were reviewing the need to continue working from the Traralgon office, but offered no guarantees.

In an open lettertothe federal treasurer, Jim Chalmers, the Federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, expressed his concern at the uncertainty behind ASIC’s location.

“The lease on the Traralgonofficeexpires in 2025 and ASIC has already advised the ATO that it doesn’t intend to remain atenant in the building. Forthe record,I was not consulted and the advice was provided to me, and approximately 90 staff, as

aforegone conclusion.” Mr Chester said.

“At the same time, Iamadvised the ATO is approaching the market to secure new premises for approximately 160 staff post-2025, withno assurances the office will be in Traralgon, or in fact the seat of Gippsland.”

Mr Chester indicated it was unclear why ASIC wouldmove its headquarters,asthe building was purpose-built to accommodate the government agency.

When approached for an official statement, an ASIC spokesperson stated: “ASIC has not held a leaseinTraralgon since it transferred its existing leasetothe ATO as part of amachinery of government change in early 2021.

“We currently have an accommodation agreement with the ATO, which expires in June 2025. ASIC is reviewing future needs for office space in Traralgon past this date.”

“There will be no changes to staff employment arrangements or staff redundancies as aresult of our property decision,” the ASIC spokesperson said.

ASIC’s registry services staff and functions were transferred to the ATO on April 15, 2021, as part of the ‘Machinery of Government’ administrative shift.

Mr Chestercalled on the government to reassureGippsland that Australian public service

jobs were safe, secure and here for the long road.

“At atimewhenGippsland and the Latrobe Valleyare experiencing significanteconomic shocks related to the transition in the energy sector and the state government’s failure to support thenative hardwood timber sector, we can’t affordfurther job losses,” Mr Chester said.

Addressing Mr Chambersdirectly, he added:“It would be an appalling decision by your government to abandonthe LatrobeValley as we seektosecure job opportunities for existing residents and the next generation of young Gippslanders,”

Mr Chester further pledged to collaborate with the treasury and the federal government to secure local job opportunities.

“Please advise what steps your government is taking to secure APS employment opportunities in the electorate of Gippsland and provide my community with some assurances that their families havealong-term futureinthe Latrobe Valley. We need alocal jobs guarantee from your government at this challenging time.” Mr Chester said.

Speculation of ASIC leaving started several years ago. The building was sold in 2019 for about $25 million on a14per cent yield. ASIC has been the sole occupant of the Traralgon building since it was completed in 1991.

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Morefunding for Traralgon floodrecovery

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

LATROBE City council has pledged afurther $3.3 million on top of the $2 millionpreviously allocated to the Traralgon Flood Recovery Project.

Councillors announced the additional funding to afull room of onlookers, with Traralgon Men’s Shed representatives sitting front row to witness the decision.

Atotal of $1.7 million has been set aside from the Federal GovernmentsLocal Roadsand Community Infrastructure Program, and afurther $1.6 million from council’sunallocated cash reservewill be added to the total funding tally.

The council will prioritise the delivery of the Traralgon recreational reserve multi-use pavilion andsportshallatGlenview Park projects as stage one of the overall Traralgon Flood RecoveryProject

In addition,$25,000 from council’sunaccumulatedcash reserve will be given to the Men’s Shed to develop concept plans.

Lynn Mathews, the secretary of the Men’s Shed,

addressed the council. “We had over $120,000 worth in damage done during the flood. We tried to find another location and the council was unable to help us,” Ms Mathews said.

“If another flood goes through and we sustain another $120,000 worth of damageagain,wewould go under.”

The Men’sShedpleaded to counciltoallocate land near the Traralgon Croquet club, however the council has proposed to move the Men’s Shed’s operations to Glenview park instead.

This additional funding approval comes after two years of devastating flooding in the recreation reserve that destroyed and left structures unusable. The council has previously promised $2 million alongside $4.5 million from the state government. However, since original estimates of the cost were put at $10 million, the project cost has now increased to $11.6 million -anincrease of $1.6 million within the past 12 months, mainly due to inflation and material supply costs, which are continuing to rise.

Council also referred a$650,000allocation from the 2022/2023 end-of-year budget process in order to further support the Men’s Shed project.

The council also committed to continue to advocate to the state and federal governments for the additional funding required to deliver stage two of the Traralgon Flood Recovery Project.

Communitygroups such as theTraralgon Football Netball Club, Traralgon BoxingClub, Ex-StudentsCricket Club, and other possible tenantswould benefitfrom the new multi-use pavilion, the council said. Glenview Park will also get anew community centreand events area.These community structures would house clubs such as the Traralgon Men’s Shed and contain adedicated venue for the Gippsland Ranges Roller Derby and the Latrobe Valley Dodgeball Association. In other news, council also endorsed applications to the ‘Disaster Recovery Fund’including an overall strategy for aTraralgon Creek study and mitigation support for Glengarry and Moe North-west.

St Patrick’sDay celebrations in the Valley

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

FLANAGAN’S Irish Bar lit up green last Friday, as locals came from across the Valley to celebrate another St Patrick’s Day.

All things Irish were on display as shamrocks garnished the room, the Guinnessflowed and Celtic tunes were sung.

Historically, St Patrick’s Day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. However, as the Irish immigrated elsewhere it became acelebration of Irish culture. The Irish flocked to Victoria in huge numbers. From 1854 to World War I, they were the second largest immigration group behind the English. By 1871 more than one in every four Victorians had been born in Ireland. Internationally, St Patrick’s Day has lived on through these expats to reconnect them to the Emerald Isle.

For Sue Van Sambeek and Kevin Wilburn, they celebrated alittle more than Saint Pat. It could’ve been the luck of the Irish or the strong beer that made the pair fall in love at Flanagan’s bar on St Patrick ’s Dayfive yearsago.Now,the couplevisits Flanigan’s every year on this date to celebrate their anniversary.

Irish-born Steven Murphy who came to Australia in 1965,loves St Patrick’s Day as it is aget-together of all things Irish. Mr Murphy wrote apoem for the special occasion:

On the 17th of March in aGippsland town

There is avenue of renown

Where people come from near and far

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day at Flanagan’s Bar

They come from Moe, Morwell and Yinnar

To share adrink at Flanagan’s Bar

Come along and have ajar

Everyone’s welcome at Flanagan’s Bar

So to this wonderful venue, this Celtic bar

Iraise my glass and say ‘Slanj-a-va’

Pronounced ‘slanj-a-va’ but actually spelt ‘slàinte mhath’ is how the Irish cheers.

Despite, its religious origins, St Patrick’s day now celebrates Irish culture globally (usually involving adrink or amaybe afew).

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Workers to be repaid

By PHILIP HOPKINS

THE state government has vowed that Opal will repay the moneythat the government has paid the paper company to support wages of stood-down workers.

The moves comes as Timber Towns Victoria, which represents 12 local government areas with forestry industries, criticised the government for not establishing the plantations promised more than three years ago to replace native forest.

Latrobe City, and Wellington, Baw Baw and East Gippsland Shires are members of Timber Towns.

The Ministerfor Agriculture, Gayle Tierney fromGlenelg Shire, said the state government continued to provide money to Opal to support wage payments to stood-down workers.

"Unlike earliergovernment support, provided when Opal had not yet announced its exit from white paper, this money must be fully repaid by Opal to taxpayers," she said.

Ms Tierneysaidthe government welcomed Opal's recentpublic confirmation of the importance of the Maryvale mill and its workerstothe company's future. The government had activated a dedicated Opal worker support service, available via ForestWorks, to all affected workers.

"Thisservice is being expanded through the Latrobe Valley Authority and Gippsland Trades and Labour Council," she said.

Ms Tierney said the government would continue

talks with Opal "to determine any further investment needs to support its transition to plantation supply and recycled products".

However, the president of Timber Towns, Cr Karen Stephens, said the promises of the government's 2019 Victorian Forestry Planpamphlet had not been fulfilled.

“This glossy statement is far fromthe truth of whatishappening. Mills are closing.Jobs have been lost. That is the hard cold truth,” she said.

Cr Stephens said Australian Paper had not been supported to transition to afull plantation-based supply to ensureitoperates until2050and the white paper line wouldnot be operating beyond this year.

"Australia now has no capacity to manufacture white copypaper," she said.

In Septemberlastyear, HancockVictorian Plantations was chosen to plant more trees.

"Yet it's more than three years after the state governmentannouncement andpromiseofincreasing the state supply of plantations, with no wordof when or where these plantations will take place," Cr Stephens said.

"(The year) 2030 is approaching faster than aplantation tree can grow to be harvested, and many can see that this will leave ahugeshortfall of timbersupplytothe localchains. Workers in the industry are facing more uncertaintythanever before, with many long term workers being stood down from the industry.”

Tyers still waiting for bridge

NATIONALSMember for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has used his first adjournment debate in Parliament to urge the state government to fast-track therebuild of the Old Latrobe River Bridge at Tyers Road.

“In 2015, the Premier announced anew bridge for the town of Tyers as amatter of urgency. He said it was ‘long overdue’ and promised it would be ‘one of his first tasks,’” Mr Cameron said.

“Now, eight years later, not only are the people of Tyers still waiting for anew bridge, but the old bridge that gives them access into town has been closed since November.

“When the bridge is closed, public access to the town is cut off. Afree shuttle bus designed to ‘connectcommunities to the public transport network’ does not help parents get their kids to school on time. It does not get residents to work on time. It doesnot helpthem access medical services.Itdoes not solve the problemour selfless firstresponders face in accessing and responding to emergencies. It does not help ambulances transporting critically ill patients to hospital.”

Last week the state government posted an update

to the Regional Roads Victoria website.

It said work to replace the bridge was ‘well underway’, but that Tyers Road at the Latrobe River Bridge ‘will remain closed until further notice’.

“At the bottom of the web page it mentions works are not scheduled to be complete until 2024,” Mr Cameron said.

“Bythe Andrews Government’s own admission, this is ‘frustrating.’ But frustrating doesn’t come close to articulating how justifiably angry the people of Tyers are.

“The Andrews Government lauds its own level crossing removal project on aweekly basis, boasting it has scrappedyet another dangerouscrossing forthe people of metropolitan Melbourne -67since 2019 to be exact.

“If the Andrews Government can remove 67 level crossingsinMelbourne in less thanfour years, surely it can extendthe same courtesy to thepeople of Tyers in regional Victoria who are simply asking for the swift restoration of asingle bridge whichwas promised as amatterofurgency eight years ago.”

Ongoing: TheTyers Bridge sagaappears to have no end in sight. Premier Daniel Andrewsis pictured at the bridgewithMember forEasternVictoriaHarriet Shing almost 10

Holocaustsurvivor shares her story

LOUISEGahleitner was just 10-years-old when two Nazi officers stormed her house and arrested her mother.

The 92-year-old Austrian-born woman,who has lived in Moe since 1958, is achild holocaust survivor.

January 27, marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day -78years since the end of World War 2-and Ms Gahleitner tells her harrowing story, with asmile that radiates warmth.

Ms Gahleitnerwas separated from her family when her mother, Judith, was arrestedinJune 1940 for being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Sheexplained that Nazi officers ransacked their home and found copies of banned literature -that actively condemned the Nazi regime -which was enough to take her mother away.

“I missedschool at the time, and Iwas out on the patio while my mum was being escorted by two tall men,” Ms Gahleitner said.

“They found acopy of aWatchtower(magazine) in asugar bag and another one in arice bag because that’s how mother used to hide her things.

“That was the proofthey needed, and she was then taken away and as soon as Isaw herface, I knew she was going to be arrested.

“I wastoo scared to move all day and at about evening time (a) woman came in to get me.”

Four weeks later, Ms Gahleitner’s mother, Judith, faced the Magistrates Court in Waidhofen, and and was sentenced to prison for two-and-a-half years. She refused to stop preaching, and was retried nine months later and sentenced to death.

“The magistrate told(Judith) she doesn’t have to go to jail or anything but just stop preaching, just stop talking about it, that’s all you must do, you can believe what you like, just stop talking about it,” Ms Gahleitner said.

“I started to cry and wanted to touch her, but I was yanked back. Iwasn’t allowedtotouchher. Shewas taken out and she turned around at the door and looked at me and that was the last time

Isaw herfor five years.”

Ms Gahleitner was placed in afoster home and had to sleep in acot that was so small she could not stretch out her legs. Her pillow smelt of vomit and the strawmattress she sleptonwas soaked with the urine of previous children.

She explained herknuckles were raw as the skin was scrapped off after being forced to clean the floors of the foster home with large wire brushes, which were too big for her small hands.

Covered in lice with sores all over her body, one day Louise Gahleitner decided to run away from what she described was a“very bad place”.

“One Sunday Iran away, andthey didn’t even noticeIwas gone… Iran backtomyhometown and asked some of my mother’s friends if they would look after me but they all shuttheir door on me and nobody wanted to be involved,” Ms Gahleitner said.

“I ran to the railway because Idid not wanttoget caught.Ididn’t want to go backthere (foster home).”

“At the railway there was abig building, and I spent the night underneath the staircase. Iwas hungry, Iwas cold, and Iran through the railway yardlooking for something to eat, ahalf-eaten apple or anythingI couldfind,” said Ms Gahleitner.

The followingday,MsGahleitner was approached by akind lady who offered to take her in.

“I sat on astepinthe sun and aladytapped me on my shoulder and askedmeifmynamewas Louise. I was scared, but she told me not to worry… she took me home and cleaned me up,”MsGahleitner said.

“She looked after me for more than aweek, and she bought me new clothes and then found anice foster home for me in Germany.”

At 15-years-old, Ms Gahleitner was reunited with her mother, who survived four yearsina concentration camp.

Her mother worked as acleaner in ametal fabrication shop and attracted the attentionofthe Nazi’s after acolleague ‘dobbed her in’ for suggesting Adolf Hitler needed a“good clean”.

Judith was offered instant freedom if she signed

adeclaration renouncing her faith and confirming herallegiance to the Nazi regime -something she refused to do.

The night before her scheduled execution, Judith sufferedastroke and was transferredto aprison hospital before being sent to Ravenbrück Concentration Camp.

Ravenbrück waseventually liberated by allied forces

Ms Gahleitner explained she had “no idea” what aconcentration camp was and did not believe her mother was aprisoner in one of them.

It wasn’t until the pairmoved back to Austria and her mother began to describethe horrors of the camp that she realised her mother was "somebody special".

“Shewasn’t talking about the concentration camp at all, she just was glad to see me again and she was very exhausted. Whenshe decided we go back to Austria, she told me why she was in acamp and what happened to her,” Ms Gahleitner said.

Ms Gahleitner’s mother Judith migrated to Moe in 1965, despite not speaking the languageand having trouble adjusting.

Incredible journey: Moe

woman Louise Gahleitnerisa

child Holocaust survivor

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In alot of ways she felt at home, until her death in 1978, she was 80-years-old.

Louise is now 92-years-old and still living in Moe today.

1500 Jehovah’s Witnesses died during the Holocaust.

Morethan 850 children were taken from Jehovah’sWitness parents and sent to reform schools, orphanages or families who were loyal to Hitler.

Jehovah’s Witnesses were the only group persecuted in Nazi Germany thatwere offered away out of persecution and personal harm by signing adocumentrenouncingtheir faith and confirming their allegiance to theNaziregime-something Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to do.

Coal-to-hydrogen project backed by Nats and council

A$2.35 BILLIONinvestment by the Japanese governmenttocommercialise the HydrogenEnergy Supply Chain (HESC) coal-to-hydrogen project in the Latrobe Valley has been welcomed by the Gippsland Nationals and Latrobe City Council.

The move to dramatically upgrade the project's development comes after the pilotproject last year achieveda world-first, when hydrogenproduced fromLatrobe Valleycoal was shipped to Japan via the port of Hastings. The long-term aim is to sequester carbon dioxide from the gasification process and store it under Bass Strait.

The Federal Memberfor Gippsland, Darren Chester, welcomed the project, but said the challenge wastoensurethisinternational investment has ahigh local content and secures long-termjobs for local families.

“It’s asignofconfidence in the region and positive news for the Latrobe Valley following the success of the pilot project to create hydrogen from coal," he said.

“The previous Federal Government helped to fund the original pilot program and it is goodtosee this announcement of amajor investment in the further development of emergingindustriesinour region.

“I will be working with the proponentsofthe project to ensure our highly skilled local workforce is given the opportunity to participate in this project which has the potential to boost the local economy.”

Latrobe City said the announcementwas significant for not only Latrobe, but also for Victoria and Australia, as it showed the Valley's brown coal could be used to produce clean hydrogen and support carbon capture and storage.

LatrobeCity Mayor,CrKellie O'Callaghan, said suchlarge-scaleinvestment supported the region's future economic growth through the creation of new industry. "Diversification of industry will reignite the region's role in the energy sector and position Latrobe as akey player in global emissions reduction," she said. "Latrobe City is uniquely positioned with large brown coal resources and a skilled workforce."

The Nationals Member for Morwell,Martin Cameron, said The Nationals had long-backed the production of hydrogen using the Latrobe Valley’s greatestnaturalresource.“We have been behind the HESC project at Loy Yang since its inception,and without the initial support of then Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan, in the LiberalNationals Coalition

government, the HESC project may never have seen the light of day,” Mr Cameron said.

“The willingness of the Japanese Government to now invest more than $2 billion in commercialising the project with theLatrobe Valley at the epicentre, is atremendous show of confidence in our highlyskilledworkforce, existing energy infrastructure andresources.

“Thisproject will provide up to 1000jobs -500 of them here in the Valley. At atimewhenthe Andrews Governmentisstripping the Valley of jobs, this is precisely the sort of investment we need to get behind to shore-up our economic future.”

The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, said the spotlightwas now on the state government to ensure the project proceeds.

“This week in Parliament, Iamcalling on the Andrews Government to ensure the commercialisation of this project can progress, by assisting with CarbonNet carboncaptureand storage (CCS), which is pivotal in the hydrogen production process,” Ms Bath said.

“We have aonce-in-a-generation opportunity to achieve the significant economic and emission reduction benefits that acommercial scale clean

hydrogen project will deliver, and we can do it right here in Gippsland.

“The onus is now on the Andrews Government to get serious about helping our transition and make sure this$2billionprojectcomes to fruition.”

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien, said there were now good opportunitiesinproceeding with the proposed CarbonNet CCS project.

“For the hydrogen project to proceed to commercial scale will require CarbonNet and acommercial CCS project of this scalewould open significant industrialopportunities for Gippsland while mitigating carbon emissions,” Mr O’Brien said.

“As our oil and gas industry in Bass Strait winds down in coming decades, the opportunity for new jobs that are complementary to our existing workforce and local businesses is profound. Iam hopeful these projects will proceed and help set the foundation of skills, supply chains and expertise for awider Gippsland hydrogen industry,including green hydrogen, in the future.”

Memories: Louise Gahleitner with a photograph of her mother

Calls for flood inquiry

Calls: Member forEastern VictoriaMelina Bath has writtentothe chair of the Environment and Planning Committee.

File photograph

NATIONALSMember forEasternVictoria

Region, Melina Bath, has called for the devastating Gippsland floods to be included in anew parliamentary inquiry into the 2022floodevent in Victoria.

Ms Bath wrote to the chair of the Environment and PlanningCommittee,Sonja Terpstra, last week, requesting the Gippsland floods of June 2021 be included within the scope of the inquiry given thetrail of devastation they left across the region.

“We know that northern Victorian communitieshavebeenabsolutely smashed by the 2022 floods and they deserve answers about why levee banks failed and how flood warning systems can be improved,” Ms Bath said.

“InTraralgon, the 2021 floodswere devastating for the Gippsland community, due in part to the failure of local warning systems that left hundreds of residents stranded when evacuation orders were issued fartoo late while flood waters were already lapping at doorsteps.

“Thousands of residents acrossthe region were left without power, some for weeks, and the clean-up took months. There is aresounding sentiment across the region that the experiences of the Gippsland community need to be heard and considered as part of this inquiry.”

Areport released by EmergencyManagement Victoria in the aftermath of the Traralgon floods foundwarning systems had failed flood victims, with one-third of residents reporting they did not receive any warning.

“This is clear evidence that some of those on the ground weren’t watching the monitoring networkof properly transferring the information to residents," Ms Bath said.

“We need to look at why these failures occurred and what the Andrews government is doing to ensure communities and services are prepared for future flooding events, and for this to happen aGippsland-based hearing must be held as part of this parliamentary inquiry.”

Amember of the Environment and Planning Committee, Ms Bathisinviting submissions fromindividuals andorganisations affected by the flooding event.

Submissions are open until Monday, May 8, and can be made on the parliamentary website new. parliament.vic.gov.au/floodinquiry

The real issue regarding speeding

IHAVE just read the frontpage story in the Gippsland Times (March 14)regarding vehicles and trucks speeding on Gibney St in Maffra. The issue of speeding vehicles in towns is widespread.Yourrecent article regardingspeeding through Rosedale,with townspeople requesting fixed speed cameras or average point-to-point speed cameras to be installed, is being requested by many towns within the Gippsland region. There isn'tenough trafficpolicing,and thisissue willnot go away, as the police force doesn't havethe personnel and resourcestocope with our expanding growth in regional areas.

Ilive in Toongabbie, and the speeding through town is no different to Maffra, Rosedale, Heyfield, Glengarry, Cowwarr, Tyres, Stratford or any town that has no permanent police presence or limited traffic policing is open to speeding vehicles and trucks. This is an accident waiting to happen. Having lost one family member to someone else disobeying road rules in the region, it's amajor discussion in our community. The local recreation reserve in town often has kids playing there, it's amiracle that the unthinkable hasn't happened. Fixed speed cameras, point-to-point cameras appears to be agood solution to this issue.

Little

Graeme

Toongabbie

Bush foreveryone

NO cool burn offs in Winter or early Springwill be abig mistake and could lead to property and lives lost next fire season.

Thousands of hectaresofburnt wasted hardwood timber is atotalwaste of Victoria's resources. It's a far better idea to harvest the timber, value add it and put it to good use like building much needed housing and white papers from Maryvale and not bankrupt East Gippsland and Latrobe Valley.

Amajor bushfire will happenand couldwipe out everything and then nobody wins, and still no largepondagesordamsinthe highcountry,when will they wake up.

Don Duthie Morwell

Regarding ‘The Voice to Parliament’.

LYDIA Thorpe did us aservice when she left the Greens. She told us they wanted aTreaty.

Peta Credlin, (Sunday Herald Sun 12/2/2023), said: “Want to knowwhy we suddenlymoved from ‘Indigenous Australians’tothe term ‘FirstNations’?

Facing gas shortfalls

By PHILIP HOPKINS

AWARNING by the energy market regulator reads that Australia faces gas shortfalls this winter and asupply shortage from 2027,highlighting the need for more gas development in areassuchasGippsland, according to akey industry body.

The Australian Energy Market Regulator said in areportlast week thatextreme weather this winter may led to gas shortfalls, especially if coal and renewable alternatives to meet demand were unavailable.

"Long-term gas shortfalls are forecast across the country from 2027 without more investment in supply," AEMO said.

The federal government's intervention to imposeaprice cap had fuelledinvestment uncertainty.

"Ageing gas supply in the south was declining faster than predicted demand," AEMO said.

Risks in the southern states depended on how quickly pipelines from Queensland could deliver gas to the south, withthe export of gas anotherdanger.

The Australian Petroleum Production and

Exploration Association (APPEA) said AEMO's report was furtherreason for all governments to explain how they plan to bring on new gas supply.

"AEMO makesitclear that the root cause of the gas market shortfalls is inadequate supply and infrastructure," said APPEA chief executive, Samantha McCulloch.

"Ongoing market intervention andprice regulation, permittingdelays, and state-based barriers to new gas development are exacerbating the risk of shortfalls."

Ms McCulloch said last month that Victoria faces serious energy consequences. Total gas production was set to declineby43per cent within three years, risking the state's energy security and putting upward pressure on gas prices.

Australianand state government research showed substantial natural gas reservesexist both on and offshore in Bass Strait, she said.

Victoria'slead scientist, Dr Amanda Caples, said Victoria's 2020 gas report showed that development of Gippsland's onshore conventional gas would boost the region's economy and create jobs.

Duckdebate

LOOKING over the natural wetlands adjacent to my property just now, Ican see families of water birds peacefully going about their daily life, species includingBlack Swans, Egret, Heron, Spoonbill, Pelican, Cormorant, Coot, Darter, Lapwing and Swamp Hen.

Soon, these birdswill have shot gun pellets razing their homes, quite likely striking them, as hunters spray their habitat with massesofsmall metal shot in the hope one of the projectiles makes contact with an innocuous duck.

The noise alone will displace and distress these birds, as will the trampling anddisturbance of their breedinggrounds by armed humans and unbridled dogs.

Ducks are not the only innocent victims of this cruel activity,and killing native birdlife is not the only damaging effect this pastime has on our sensitive wetland ecosystems.

This is why. It was the activist class moving the languageahead of the lawsbecausea Treatyis only nation between nation, even if First Nations are nothing of the sort.”

ATreaty is aformallyconcluded and ratified agreement between nations. One that acountry is boundby, to keep open foreign trade (dictionary).

The government cannot have atreaty with its people, so they are dividing us.

Under the heading 'Back to apartheid', (Herald Sun 02/02/2023) Pieter Du Plessis said: “As aformer South African, he lived under apartheid for 50 years and finds it difficult to understand how the federal government can even consider enshrining an apartheid-based system into our constitution.

Anne Pietsch Pomonal

Scan or scam

THE $250state government energy rebate is a scam.

Ihave tried and tried and re-tried to navigate their very complicated application form but keep getting blocked all becauseIamtoo poor (I am on a pension) to afford ascannerwhich thegovernment assumes Iamrich enough and technologically clever enough to download.

What is wrong with putting the $250 rebate direct intomybankaccount as formerPrime Minister ScottMorrison did during COVID?

Oh, Iforgot, thatwould mean all struggling people/households are eligible and not just the third who own ascanner

Joseph Lis Morwell

The harm caused not only to our natural environment but to an array of sectors by the impact of this carnage is beyond the bogusfix of building nest boxes thathunting groupsclaim they so nobly carry out at the taxpayers’ expense.

Anyone with an ounce of compassion or concern for our dwindling and threatened natural environments and faunawouldbehorrified to witness what Iwillunfortunately see unfold soon.

This is only one reason why regional Victorians are demanding the belligerent and antiquated activity of duck shooting be banned.

Elizabeth McCann

Newmerella

Have your say

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Emailletters to news@lvexpress.com.au and include 'letter to the editor' in the subject line.

Deadline for letters is Thursday 3pm.

Energy transition forum in the Valley

AGL is invitingthe Latrobe Valleypublic to attend acommunity forum to discuss Loy Yang Apower station's role in the Valley's energy transition.

AGL said the Loy Yang power station would close by 2035, with the reshapingofits energy portfolio one of the most significant decarbonisation initiatives in Australia.

"That's why we want you to hear our thoughts on our operations and the energy transition," AGL said.

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"AGL Loy Yang leaders will be there to listen and provide you with information on current operations and our future plans."

The forum, will be held next Wednesday, March 29, at the MorwellInnovation Centre at 1Monash Way, Morwell, at 5.30pm for a6.00pmstart. Registrationsare essential. To register, visit agl.com.au/forum by the end of today, March 22.

Steel Sales

Come Celebrate Easter

What is Easter all about? Is it the chocolate eggs,the Easter Bunny or just spending quality time with family? Or coulditbe that the REAL reason for Easter is to celebrate how much God sacrificed to restoreHis relationship with planet earth?

The local churches would love you to join with them as they celebrate the mostimportant event on the Christian calendar. Why not take this opportunity to find outfor yourself….what is the REAL meaning of Easter?

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

Everyperson knows what it is like to live with mishaps, disorder,chaos and suffering. We seem to spend most of our lives ordering things to trytostave this off.Wenaturally desiregood order; for things to go well –for beauty, love, trust,justice and freedom.

But we fail. Things go wrong and suffering in some wayseems inevitable. Gardens arebeset with weeds. Music, sport and art arefleeting. Marriages fail. Perhaps we might blame God -ifonly we really knew Him.

Easter is the culmination of God revealing His naturetous. His preferred way of drawing our attention to Himself.Becoming ahuman being in the person of Jesus Christ.Living alife within the chaos of the Roman ‘world order.’ Tangibly taking upon Himself the problem of our disordered nature and carrying it to the flogging and cross of Good Friday.Suffering the ultimate depravityofaslave’sdeath, abandoned by all.Putting it alltodeath in Himself

Jesus’ rising up in victoryover death on EasterSunday,opens the way for you to followintoHis new life –a new way,lived in surehope of God’s good promises! Easter Blessings!

TraralgonAnglican

We arethe Traralgon Anglican parish, part of the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland. Our main centreisinTraralgon, at St James, thoughwehave worship centres at Glengarry and Toongabbie as well

Each Sundayweworship at 9amand 11 am at St James, while services areheldon the first and third Sundays at Glengarry(9.30 am) and at Toongabbie (11am).There is also aservice at 11 am at Toongabbie on fifth Sundays.

Our services last for about an hour,after which we enjoy acuppaand morning tea together,sometimes sharing lunch too, on special days. In addition, at 10 am on Wednesdays,there is a midweek service at St James. ThereisSunday School at St James each weekand we enjoythe antics of our children, who range in age from two years to 14 yearsand whoare aprecious part of our parish family.OnTuesday mornings we also have playgroup,which anyone is welcometoattend.

All arewelcome to worship with us; we area Trinitarian, Eucharistic, inclusive church;

Easter Worship Services: EasterWorship Services:

Maundy Thursday 6April 7pm with Holy Communion

Good Friday 7April9:30am with Holy Communion

Easter Saturday 8April 7pm Candlelight Vigil

Easter Sunday 9April 9:30am with Holy Communion

249 Kay St, Traralgon KaySt, PH: 5174 0016

and seek to emulate the God of love Jesus embodied in his ministry, by being loving and caring in our local community.

Our Op Shop, ‘Seek and You Will Find’, is probably better known around town than our church building;and we love to offer abargain to all comers. Usually,wehold agarage sale at St James once amonth; and thereare some enthusiastic regulars who greet us beforewe evenhaveachance to openthe shed

Various community groups use our facilities regularly and we regardthat as an important part of what we offer.Our basketball hoop, outside the church, is used by agood number of people throughout the week and on weekends too.

Our Diocesan mission statement in part reads ‘committed, caring,’ and we regardour faith family as committed, caring Christians, wanting to spread God’s love wherever and however we can, to contribute to the happiness and wellbeingofour community, as well as helping in overseas mission. Drop in and sayhello.

Easter service times:

Good Friday at 9.30am

Easter Sunday at 9.30am

Our regular events –Park Lane Traralgon

Mainly Music - Thursday 9 30am during school terms

Play group – Monday 9 30am during school terms

Get Together – first Wednesday of each month 10 00am

Evolve – fourth Sunday of each month 4-6pm

Weekly Sunday service – 9 30am

Afternoon communion service – first Wednesday of each month – 2pm

Glengarry – Cairnbrook Road 11am

Sunday (except 1st Sun)

Rosedale – Queen Street 2nd & 4th

Tuesday 10am & 3rd Sunday 2pm

CONTACT: Church office 5176 1029

(Attended each Wed & Thurs mornings)

Mobile contact: 0483 803 922

Youwill find theTraralgon Uniting Church on Park Lane, just up from Hungry Jacks. When you come to our gathering space, we hope that you will feel welcomed and find friendship and asense of being part of acommunity of caring people. Our mission is to shareGod’s presence and reconcilinglove and we have avision to be morewholehearted, morecompassionate and more abundant in life shared in our neighbourhood.

We have avariety of events and activities catering from theyoung to the oldin our community

Mainly Music is apreschoolmusic program whereparents bring their children to asession of movement and singing. This is followed by atimeofplay for the kids while the adults sharetime together over acuppa and cake.

Playgroup meets during school terms once aweek and is verypopular.This is atime wheremumsordadscan bring along their preschoolers for aplay time whererelationships can grow in the time shared together

Get Together meets once amonth and offers asafe space for all who would like to come along to chat and meets others in community.Amonthly gathering, Evolve invites all to connect in acreativeway andsharealight meal.

Each Sunday our space is open to all, to attend agathering in amix of contemporaryand traditional style activities and song to shareGod’s love.

The CityChurch (TCC)

TCCisacontemporary Christian Church, we arepassionate about loving God, loving people and loving life.

At TCCthereisroom for you, it is place to belong and be cared for,beapartof community andexplorefaith. Everyone is welcome hereand we encourage you to come as you are, it doesn’t matter whereyou areonyour faith journey, whether you areunsureabout it all, still searching or have found what you arelooking for, we invite you to come and join us.

TCCisalso the proud founder of Tabitha’s Closet Van, afreemobile clothing initiative that servicesthe Gippsland communityindifferent locations on amonthly basis. We love our local community and believe in being generous on every occasion.

Our Sundayservice starts at 11am and is located at the Grey Street Primary School Hall in Traralgon.

What to expectonaSunday? Awelcoming face as you walk in, contemporary worship music,amessage of hope, kids program and coffee andchat afterthe service whilst the kids playonthe playground. We look forwardtohosting you sometime soon.

If you would liketofind out moreabout TCCand the programs that we offer head to www.mytcc.com.au or check us out on socials@thecitychurch.

Hellofrom Gippsland Christian Church!

We arelocated on George Street in Moe at the top of ShawsArcade, you can find us through the front stairwell or through the lift in the arcade.

We area Christian churchwho believe that life and all the wonders of the earth demonstrate justhow incredible the creator must be!So whywould any creator go to so much effort and intelligence in design if therewasn’t a purpose for it? We come together weekly at 10am to learn moreand question just who God is -and whatthat means forus.

We want you to know that we careabout you and our local community

Some of the ways we give back to the local community is through our Community CareArm (Wednesdaysand Thursdays 10am-2:00pm), this food bank program (runby volunteers)worksohardto provide food forpeople who

areindifficulttimes. We also haveanafterschoolprogram called DropZone;where we offer asafe space forkidsagedupto15to go after school every Tuesday between 3pm and 5:30pm (entrythroughbackstairwell). This is also avolunteer-based program and doesn’t cost anything for kidstocome along -wehavehad SO much support in this area, so ahugethank you to allof those who have contributed towards this and supported whatweare doing!

Church forusisn’t just about religion; it’sabout supporting eachother, genuinely caring about each other,growing ourselvestobring outour best andlearning to trustGod in everyday

This Aprilweinviteyou to join us for our “Good Friday” service on the 7th (10:00am –11:00am), and/or our Easter event on Sundaythe 9th (10am-12pm), wherewewill have music, something fun for the kids, an encouraging message followedbysome food and fellowship!

"Weare praying for safety over you and your families over the Easter holidays -and praythatyou will see the love of Jesus around you for the time we are blessed with on this incredible earth." GCC

Formore information contact John 0488 486 307 or Greg 0422 114 573

Maundy Thursday April 6th

7pm at Moe Salvos - 79 Dinwoodie Drive, Newborough

Joining together to commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles

Good Friday Reflections April 7th

10am at Morwell Salvos - 57 Bridle Road, Morwell

A time of reflection commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary

Easter Sunday Celebrations April 9th

10am at Moe Salvos - 79 Dinwoodie Drive, Newborough

A time of celebration commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the hope He offers for today

We also have our regular Sunday Family Worship, - 10am every Sunday at both 79 Dinwoodie Drive Newborough and 57 Bridle Road Morwell.

Latrobe ValleySalvos

The Salvation Army is rebirthing it’s footprint in the Latrobe Valley introducing amulti campus model which will include Moe, Morwell &Traralgon and surrounding areas.

Our National Vision is… “Wherever thereishardship or injustice, Salvos will live, love and fight,alongside others, to transform Australia one life at atime with the love of Jesus”

Across the Latrobe Valley,weoffer support to our local Community through material aid, case management,advocacy and alistening non-judgemental ear during times of uncertainty

We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions andintersex status. We arecommitted to providing programs that arefully inclusive.

Thrift Store(Op-Shop) located at 3-7 Clifton St,Moe

Jumble Shed at 57 Bridle Rd Morwell (Wed, Thurs &Fri 9am –2pm)

Activities/programs that areopen to everybody…

Café Church (10am –2nd Sunday of the month -Morwell Campus)

Messy Church (4pm -4th Sunday of the month -Morwell Campus)

Salvo Women’s Group (12noon every2nd Wednesday –Morwell Campus)

Girls Night Out (7pm Last Monday night of the month –Moe Campus)

New Gippsland volunteer award

NOMINATIONSare open throughGippsland’s Rotary clubs for recognition as an outstanding community volunteer.

Titled ‘Exemplary Volunteer’ the award, partneredbyRotary and Order of Australia, Gippsland committee, seeks to recognise volunteering citizens, aged 40 or under, in any field of community service or charitable organisation.

Explaining the award, Rotary’s Gippsland assistant governors and OAA Gippsland branch chair Lorraine Bartling said the partnership was created to recognise persons of younger years who

demonstrated an attitude of social responsibility, giving beyond basic obligations and who were doing so without concern of monetary reward.

“There’s aplethora of community organisations in Gippsland whose very being is underpinned by agreat many volunteers and in line withthe Order of Australia Association’s ethos to celebrate and promote Australiancitizenship and Rotary’s mandate of bettering communities through voluntary service, together we wish to recognise exemplary younger citizens,” Ms Bartling said. Nominations should be made throughalocal

Rotary Club,and application forms are availablefrom Rotary’sregional assistant district governors:EastGippsland, PeterSindrey (pp. sindrey@bigpond.com),West Gippsland, Tim Wills (agwestgippsland@gmail.com),South Gippsland, Graeme Sprague(spraguegm@bigpond.com) and Central Gippsland,Helen Lanigan (helenlanigan@ bigpond.com), or from alocal Rotary club.

Nominees will receive an award certificate presented in National Volunteers’ Week in May.

Learning to be part of the solution, not the pollution

ST Paul’s Anglican Grammar School students pulled on their gloves and set to work to restore the environment to abeautiful state duringClean Up Australia Day. Students gathered rubbishfrom the school’s grounds and nearbystreetsasthey learnt the value of preserving our nation’s beauty for the

Chester pays visit to St Michael’s PrimarySchool

Assistance: Happytohelpare Preps Avaand Lilli. Photographs supplied

benefit of the community and wildlife.

Not too many students turned up their noses at the thought of rubbish collection, since they were happytohelp the environment,and hadlearnt and understood that it is better to contributeto the solution rather than the pollution.

Current leaderand futureleaders: Federal Memberfor Gippsland Darren Chester with St Michael’sTraralgon schoolcaptains EkhaiImhagwe, Rocco Moretti, LillyDuran, LucyGraham, and Sibella MacPherson. Photograph supplied

FEDERAL Member for Gippsland Darren Chesterrecently presented student leaders with certificates at St Michael’s Primary School in Traralgon.

“I always enjoy visiting local schools and seeing what young Gippslanders are up to in their classrooms,” Mr Chester said.

“There are some great things happening at St Michael’s and Iwas impressed to see the studentsusing AUSLAN whenreciting the school prayer, singing the national anthem and even reciting aprayerinItalian.

Tidying up: Learningtobepartofthe solution andnot thepollution arePrepstudents River, Mia and Lleyton.

“Congratulations to all teachers, staff and students for working together and creating such awelcoming and inclusive environment.”

Amos LukeHardy,bornFebruary20 2023 at Latrobe Regional Hospital to proud parents Alice (nee Watson) and Joel HardyofMorwell. Abrother for Mirah and Nathan.

New leadership group

STARTING on March 1, anew operations leadership group began its tenure at Traralgon Fire Brigade.

The CFA volunteers, led by Captain Adam Townsend,will manage the brigade until June 30 next year.

The CFA brigade is co-located within the Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) station 77 on the Princes Highway site in Traralgon, and is responsible forfourvehicles,a tanker (primarily forgrass and scrub fires), aspecialist breathing apparatus support vehicle, a4x4 forward command vehicle and asalvage vehicle.

Captain Townsend said thatheand the team looked forward to working with the brigade and to continue the great working relationship withFRV,

which was formedwhenthe career firefighters were under CFA.

“Whilst we are two separate fire servicessharing the one firestation, the relationships and the commitment to the community does not change, thus we are always on the look-out for new volunteers to join the brigade to continue along and proud history. Training and protective equipmentis supplied; the only cost is your time.” Captain Townsend said.

It is an excitingtime forthe Traralgon Fire Brigade, as 2023 marksthe 135th yearofcommunity service since forming in 1888, making it one of the oldest fire brigades in the state. Enquiries can be made via the CFA website.

Dairyindustrytour set to celebrate major milestone

MEMBERS of theAustralian dairyindustry are set for anight of reflection and celebration when the 25-yearanniversary reunion of the Don Campbell Memorial Tour is held in May.

Hosted by GippsDairy, past participants,leaders and hosts of the study tour are invited to come along and reconnect with fellow participants and hear what the initiative has achieved over quarter of acentury.

The reunion event will be held at the Oaks at Logan Park in Warragul on Friday, May 5from 5pm.

GippsDairy regional extension officer and event organiser,Katherine Byrne,says it willbeanight to remember.

“The DonCampbell Memorial Tour gives young membersofthe dairy industry the opportunity to growasindividuals and expandtheir careers," she said.

"This is achieved through leadership and exposure to the wider dairy community and practices.

"We are lookingforward to bringing past participants together and reigniting old connections, while fostering new relationships between people.

“Participants have not only been from the Gippsland region, but also from South Australia, Western Victoria and Northern Victoria- so we’re keen to have everyone come together and acknowledge this special occasion.”

The evening will feature guest speaker and past participant, Graeme Nicoll, whowill be sharing his Don Campbell Memorial Tour experience and subsequent career.

This will be followedbyentertainment supplied by Phil Bowler Caricatures.

Don Campbell was aprominent member of the Gippsland dairy community in the 1990's.

Hiscontributiontothe formation of GippsDairy was immense -Don recognised that collaboration between regions and sharing knowledge was beneficial to all Australian dairy farmers.

He held the first chair position at GippsDairy in 1996 and washonoured for his contributiontothe community, with the naming of the tour after his sudden death in 1998.

Over 25 years, the study tour has seen more than 300 participants who have been involved with the Young Dairy Network.

The 2023 tour was held in February, with 15 young dairyfarmers in attendance having the opportunity to attend the AustralianDairy Conference.

“The Don Campbell Memorial Tour is as popular as ever,with thepast two years having record applications submitted,” Ms Byrne said.

“This will be acelebration of not only what has been achieved in the past, but an acknowledgement that the event has abright future.

“It has certainly cemented itself as apermanent fixture on the dairy industry events calendar.”

If you have any photographic or video memories of the Don Campbell Memorial Tour, or would like further information, phone Katherine Byrne on 0409 487 275, or email katherine.byrne@ gippsdairy.com.au

Newteam: Thenew operations group Lt Aaron Hopkins,LtRhysPatterson, Captain Adam Townsend, Lt EilyDalton and Lt Shane Gavin. Photograph supplied

Jury still out on the new NAPLANtesting system

Kurnai College leaders

NEWLY appointed student leaders at Kurnai College are ready to demonstrate their leadership abilitieswhile upholding the school’s pillarsexcellence, engagement, relationships,and work ethic throughout the 2023 school year.

Kurnai Collegecaptains Year 12 students Jazmine Sanders, WilliamBonnici, and Kerwin Valdez were inducted into their roles in front of 600 peopleduringKurnai College’s Awards Ceremonyheld in December2022

Will stated “It’s truly an honourtobeschool captain. Ilook forward to all the upcoming challenges, hearingthe voiceofthe Kurnai community, andmakinga positive change.” Jazmin saidshe is “wantingtohelp promote mental health and be avoice for our students.”

Excellence: Kurnai College Churchill Campus school leadersBobby Aarons,Sidney Townsend andBryleighMatthews withcampus principal Cleo Lazaris Photographs supplied

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

LAST week,about 300,000 students across2350

Victorian schools completed the new annual NAPLAN testing.

Amongthe new modifications beingimplemented by the state government to 'enhance' NAPLAN, the exams have beenbrought forward fromMay to March to allow the data to be used to better supportchildren and focus help earlier in the year.

The former 10-band framework and national minimum standard set in 2008 when assessments were on paper will be replaced by new proficiency standards with four degrees of performance.

Each child's NAPLANassessment will illustrate how they compare to their classmates based on four simple criteria: exceeding, strong, developing, and needs additional support.

The proficiency standards will hope to provide a 'more meaningful' gauge of how kids are developing throughout testing, making it simpler to identify and help students who are falling behind.

Reports to parents and carers willmakeitclearer whether their child's skillsare at the level required of them to get the most out of their education.

In other changes, NAPLAN testing hasbeen moved entirely online (with the exception of the Year 3writing test).

Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins wished students luck across the state.

“The changes to NAPLAN reporting and timing will provide more informative and useful

information to schools, parents and carers,” Minister Hutchins added.

The new changes, heavily endorsed by the state government,has faced extensivecriticism from some education experts.

Dr Venesser Fernandes, lecturer in educational leadership studies at Monash University, believes that while pushing the NAPLAN testing schedule forwards this yearmay alleviate worries about substantial test preparation, the earlier scheduling has new pitfalls.

“Inweek six or seven of Term 1, students will not have been introduced to various concepts taught at their year levels. For example, aGrade 3test would in effect, onlydetermine mastery and understanding of content from Grade Two with allowances made that in its online adaptive mode, students will be tested at their current ability level,” she said.

“And with the test results unavailable until July 2023, the only opportunity that schools can use to optimisethe results is in the scheduled Term3 three-way conferences that are held for students, parents and teachers."

Dr Fernandes went on to say the test timing may lead to low-self-esteem in students with learning and social disadvantages as their results will likely fall between 'developing' or 'need additional support'.

NAPLAN was first introducedin2008toall Australian studentsinYears 3, 5, 7, and 9. Testing results will be released in July.

Bryleigh Matthews andSidney Townsendhave beeninducted at the ChurchillCampusasschool captains alongside, vice captains Zoe Woodward and Bobby Aarons.

“Being school captain gives me the opportunity to makethis incredible schooleven better,” Sidney said Bryleigh “wantstomake sure students feel like they are heard and included in the school community.”

At the Morwell Campus, Kieran Webb and AylaSchiavello were inducted as school captains alongside,vicecaptainsIsabella Calnanand Siennah Crivari-Evans.

“I’m very excited to be able to give students a voice,” Ayla said.

Kieran expressed, “with all the activities planned, Ican’t wait to see how much of an improvement we can maketothe college this year.”

School captains play an important role in the learning community. While it not only provides personal growth to the individual students, they led by example, demonstrating the school’s values and provide the voice of the student cohort.

Responsibilitiesofschoolcaptains include representingthe college at community events such as ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day services, representatives at local forums, assisting with school tours and information evenings, and delivering speeches to their peersatassemblies, graduations and award ceremonies.

Leaders: Kurnai College UniversityCampus captains Jazmine Sanders, Kerwin Valdez and Will Bonnici.

In good hands: Morwell Campus leadersMr DanSwallowwithKieranWebb, Ayla Schiavello, Isabella Calnan and Siennah Crivari-Evans with campus principal DanSwallow.

O’Brien seeks answers on transmission lines

MEMBER for Gippsland South, Danny O'Brien,is calling for more public information on why transmission lines for the Gippsland Renewable Energy Zone (GREZ) are not being placed underground. SpeakinginParliament, Mr O'Briencalled on the Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D'Ambrosio, to explainwhy undergroundtransmission lines are not being considered-not just for the GREZ, but around the state.

"I am very aware of the additional costs and technical difficulties that will likely apply to underground versus overhead transmission lines," Mr O'Brien said.

"But the government has recently gone through around of consultation in which the vast majority of constituents- people faced with prospective overhead transmissionlines on their properties -asked the question about undergrounding.

"TheMinisterneeds to come outand explain and give information about the potential costs and benefits of overheadversus underground (powerlines).

"I have spoken with many residents affected by

the proposed AusNet GREZ project from Giffard to the Latrobe Valley, and naturally they would prefer to see any line go underground."

These residents previously made their concerns known duringthe Gippsland New Energy Conference in August last year,urgingAusNet servicestoeither place the transmission lines underground, or use an existing easement from BassLink to Loy Yang.

Mr O'Brien said there were potential local positives from the development of new offshore wind farms in Gippsland,but thenegatives for local landholders needed to be acknowledged.

"I certainly welcome the notion that the government will provide additionalpayments to those residents who hosttransmission lines, but this can't be seen as 'go away money' and I'm not sure that what is being proposedwill ever be enough," he said

"The government needs to be considering underground options up front and explaining to the community -particularly those most directly affected -about whether underground is relevant and affordable for these new transmission lines."

Wood is good: concern that production was carelessly closed

COMMENT

RESPONSIBLE Wood stands for the principle that 'wood is good'. It is the ultimate renewable.

As such,weare concernedthat futureoptionsfor sustainable wood production are being carelessly closed off.

Thisconcernarises as certified, sustainable forest management is being wrongfully confused by key decision makers and influencers as being incompatiblewith the mitigationofclimate change, the maintenance of biodiversity and native forest health.

Theimplication that sustainable forest management is possible in plantationforests, but not in native forests, is not borne out by scientific evidence.

It is also inconsistent with the approaches used in other regions, such as Europe, where the sustainable management of native forests has been practiced for many centuries.

Timber harvesting and the associatedforest regeneration activities, when practiced in accordancewith forest certificationsystems,donot reduce carbon stocks or biodiversityacrossthe certified forest estate. Neitherdoes it lead to deforestation

To be clear, deforestation and the associated environmental harm is readily understood to be the clearing of forests for conversion to other uses such as urbandevelopment, agricultureand mining

Certified,sustainable forest management is the exact opposite and prohibits deforestation.

Put simply, applying scientifically-based

sustainable forest management provides healthy forestsand,inmanycases, improvesforesthealth through the application of best forest management.

Importantly, the managers of certified forests are requiredtomaintain or enhance the forest's contribution to carbon cycles and to identify significant biodiversity values and then to implement practices to support the maintenance or enhancement of these values.

The standard development process is incredibly robust, as it shouldbeand as the community should expect. Theongoing health of our forests and everything that lives within them, is our number one priority objective, including the protection of old growth forests.

By way of further context, the Responsible Wood certification systemundergoesrigorousindependent assessment against the global Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) demanding sustainability benchmarks, to ensure consistency with internationalrequirements which are recognised and valued across the planet.

PEFC certifies more than 325 million hectaresof proven, sustainably managed forests globally and is the world's largest forest certification system.

HereinAustralia, we are further audited by the Australian Standards Development and Accreditation Committee of Standards Australia. In other words, Responsible Wood is the official Australian Standard for forest certification and chain of custody.

If that isn't enough,the forest managers

themselves are rightly,auditedagainst our standard by independent auditors accredited by JAS-ANZ, ajoint independent accreditation auditor group. Third-party accreditation -the type that JAS-ANZ provides -isrecognised aroundthe world as the highest and most credible type of certification an inspection body can obtain.

Timber and other forest products are globally recognised as asustainable alternative to plastics, concrete, steel, etc. If suchproducts aren'tsupplied in atrusted way by Australia, for Australia, then where is it coming from? By closing off sustainable native forestry in Australia, are we exacerbating aglobal environmental crisis?

Failure to maintain sustainable options for the management of our native forests will:

-Diminish Australia's capacity to meet the challenges posed by climate change to our forest estate, and in providing low carbon materials to society;

-Lead to hardwood timber for Australiabeing imported from other countries, many of which do not have equivalent forest management standards, or worse, have ineffective forest law enforcement;

-Exacerbate bushfire management issues/costs and associated increased risk to human life, wildlife and communities;

-Deplete sustainable forest management skills, expertise and systems at the very time when the need is increasingly urgent, and;

-Increase economic disadvantage in many rural communities.

Responsible Wood is the trust mark to ensure

certified forests are regenerating as healthy,ifnot healthier becauseofscience-based, generationally proven, sustainable forest management practices. Forests require sustainable management and Responsible Wood certification is Australia's recognised responsetoprotecting our most precious forest resources while actively contributing to the needs of our society.

SUSTAINABLE management of our native forests is the best way to store carbon, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) says: "A sustainable forestmanagement strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fibreorenergy fromthe forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit.”

Responsible Wood is Australia's leading certification system for sustainable forestmanagement. It is based on AS4708, Australia's national standard for sustainable forest management developed underaccreditation by Standards Australia. Responsible Wood standards are endorsed by PEFC, the leading global forest certification scheme recognised in more than 50 countries. All Australia's public native wood production forests in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia are independently certified as complying with the Responsible Wood forest management standard.

Please explain: Member forGippslandSouth, DannyO’Brien is callingonthe state government to explain whyunderground transmission linesare not being consideredfor offshorewind projects Photograph supplied

HOROSCOPES

by Joanne Madeline Moore

March 20 -March 26,2023

Aries Restless Rams are ready to charge off in exciting new directions as the Sun, New Moon, Mercury and Jupiter light up your sign Time to percolate ideas, make plans and be proactive! Plus, Pluto shifts into your hopesand-wishes zone, so it’s a wonderful week to set transformative goals and dream powerful dreams Be inspired by Aries birthday great, actress Reese Witherspoon: “I believe ambition is not a dirty word It’s just believing in yourself and your abilities

Taurus The New Moon lights up your seclusion zone so you ’ re keen to meditate, contemplate ruminate and rejuvenate But don’t use it as an excuse to hide away and escape the worries and challenges of the world For the first time in 248 years, powerful Pluto transits into your career zone so there are ambitious goals to set and lofty heights to reach Which will require hard work, passion and plenty of persistence No snoozing on the sideline, Bulls!

Gemini This week’s stars help you c Gommunicate your ideas with extra power and passion You’re keen to link up with like-minded friends and influential people at work and within your peer group But don’t get so stirred up and side-tracked that you lose sight of the authentic Gemini within With Pluto transiting into your travel and aspirations zones plan a life-changing trip for sometime soon – an adventure that will stretch you in transformative new directions

Cancer Have you been avoiding a tricky person or a difficult situation? Crabs tend to sidestep problems (or just put their heads in the sand) With four planets in Aries and Mars charging into your sign, try a more direct approach as you face challenges head-on Aim to communicate your ideas in positive and proactive ways As birthday belle

Reese Witherspoon observes: “Confidence is everything ” With Pluto powering into your loyalty zone trust is also everything

Leo If you ’ re trying to get a project off the ground, make sure you cover all bases – from loved ones to work colleagues and international connections It’s also a suitable time to plan your next holiday as the New Moon activates your adventure and aspirations zones Make your goals and travel plans as exciting as possible Be inspired by birthday great, pioneering feminist Gloria Steinem: Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities ”

Virgo Research something thoroughly (with your Vgirgo X-ray vision) and then tell it like it is Other people will appreciate your direct, no-nonsense approach It’s also a good time to read a detective story, uncover a secret, solve a puzzling problem, or get to the bottom of an intriguing mystery But the more you try to control others, the more they are likely to resist So, if you want to avoid ongoing power struggles, learn to diplomatically let go and move on

Libra Is a close relationship stuck in a stultifying rut? This week the Sun, New Moon, Jupiter and Mercury encourage you to blast away the cobwebs and look at things from a fresh angle But how well do you really know your nearest and dearest? Powerful Pluto shifts into your romance, children and friendship zones – for the first time in 248 years! So, it’s time to dig deeper and gain valuable insights into the inner motivations of a lover, friend or family member

Scorpio Prepare for some big changes, as your ruler, Pluto, transits into adventurous Aquarius – for the first time since 1798! There’s also a New Moon in your wellbeing zone, so take a close look at your diet and fitness levels Can you introduce healthier food choices, stop bad habits (like smoking) or reboot your exercise program? Avoid the temptation to operate on autopilot If you shake up your daily domestic routine, it will put an extra spring in your Scorpio step

Vision Australia’sValley volunteer

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

LOCAL musician and disability advocate Phillip Chalkerhas organised 10 Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dog donation collectionboxes in Traralgon in thelastmonth, with goals to expand.

Mr Chalker uses his own experiences being legally blind to advocate for thosewith disabilities. Now volunteering his time for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia, Mr Chalker wants to make more positive changes.

“Out of my own passion …Iwanna make society better for people with disabilities in general,” he said.

Mr Chalker has benefitedfromthe work that Vision Australia do, having had aseeing eye dog since 2007.

“I’vegot my own seeing eye dog and I’m up to my fourth seeing eye dog already," he said.

When asked how having his seeing eye dog has benefited him, Mr Chalker stated: “It helps us people who are blind or visuallyimpaired to bring us independence and freedom and just having a dog in your life. It’s ajoy and companion.”

Mr Chalkerisconvincing local businesses to take on acollection box, by interacting and engaging with business owners. Mr Chalker takes in his guide dog,Sally to showcases the benefits of Vision Australia’s program.

“Taking in my lovely dog …and seeing ablind person do it withadog and all that kinda stuff it inspires them, they’re really seeing what their money is gonna be worth,” he said.

Teamwork: PhillipChalker’s is aided by his supportworkerKristie Wilkinsonand Seeing EyeDog,Sally.

Photograph: Zaida Glibanovic

Sagittarius

Sagittarians can be selfish, self-ig ndulgent souls This week, with the Sun, New Moon, Mercury and Jupiter spotlighting your leisure and pleasure zones, you’ll be preoccupied with your immediate entertainment wants and personal pampering needs However, over the next few years, you’ll gradually shift your focus further afield as Pluto teaches you that social responsibility and local community connections are just as important as individual priorities

Capricorn This week – after over fourteen years in Capricorn – Pluto transits into Aquarius And the New Moon activates your domestic zone So it s a good time to support a family member, get stuck into a DIY project or clean and declutter your living space But how will you decide what to keep and what to discard? Draw inspiration from designer and birthday great William Morris: “Have nothing in your house which you know not to be useful or believe to be beautiful ”

While some seeing eye dogs are financed by government programmes, Vision Australia rely largely on the generosity and support of volunteers andsupporters to delivertheirservices.One seeing eye dog can costs more than $50,000 and requires up to two years of intense training

Money fromthe collection boxes will be collected by Mr Chalker personally. The donations from the community will help fundthe training of guide dogs like Sally to be able to improve the lives of the vision impaired.

Vision Australia stated they were lucky to have volunteers like Mr Chalker. “VisionAustralia seeing eye dogs is fortunate to be supported by hundreds of volunteers each year, many of whom live with blindness or low vision themselves. Their incredible contribution is vital to the work we do to support the blind and low vision community."

Philip, who is aSeeing Eye Dogs client himself, has done an amazing job in the Latrobe Valley area and has helped our collection dog program

grow acrossanumberoflocal businesses and bring in funds that support the breeding, training and development of future Seeing Eye Dogs.”

Mr Chalker has organised nine collection boxes in Traralgon and one in Glengarry. The locations include:YarragonCountry Style Bakery, Traralgon;Lunas Delights; A&P Musicstore; ThriftyEyewear, Traralgon;Tiffany’s Florist; Silly Solly; Traralgon Bakery; Schnitz Traralgon; Handsome Dan’s Barber Shop and the Pallet and Kiln studio. Mr Chalker isn't done yet, stating he has plans to roll out more donation collection boxes across the Valley.

Vision Australia are the only national provider of trained dogs, whichhelp to provide independence for peoplewho areblind or have lowvision.

If your business would like to help out, you can phone Mr Chalker on 0400 603367,orifyou would liketodonate directly to Vision Australia’sSeeing Eye Dog Program,head to www.visionaustralia.org

Aquarius

Powerful Pluto transits into yourq sign – for the first time since 1798! So curious, quirky Aquarians are keen to ricochet off in transformative new directions And don t worry about making messy, complicated (or embarrassing) mistakes along the way Keep stretching your wings trying new things and being the authentic you! Be inspired by birthday great soul singer Aretha Franklin: “Be your own person, and always be confident in what you ’ re doing ”

Pisces Tuesday night’s fiery New Moon lights up your cash zone, which signals a fresh financial chapter So the more proactive you are about money matters, the better your fiscal future will be The Equinox also falls on Tuesday which favours meditation and contemplation, as you aim for more equilibrium and perspective at Casa Pisces And then Pluto shifts into your solitude and spirituality zone which further highlights the focus on peace-of-mind and strong self-esteem

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JEREMY PANG’S

ASIAN KITCHEN

SBS Food, Saturday, 7.30pm

HostJeremy Pang (pictured) hassuch ababy-faced, earnestappeal thatthe food is in danger of playing second fiddleinthiseasygoing cooking-slashexploring series.The Chinese British chef is on amission to inspirehome cooks to whip up moreAsian-style dishes at home, proving thatthis cuisine doesn’t havetobecomplicated or timeconsuming.Premiering tonight,the bespectacled foodie reminds everyone that Chinese cooking isn’t justabout the deep-fryer, celebrating lighter,but justasmouth-watering, fare

RACE FORTHE SKY

SBS, Monday, 8.30pm

CLOSE TO ME ABC

When it comestodeath or catastrophic injuries,stairs arerecently the modus operandi of choice. After Toni Collette’s thriller TheStaircase(thetitle doesn’t beataround the bush)and KeeleyHawe’s FindingAlice(a longtime couplemove into their dream home, only forthe shiny abode’s stairstoprove deadly), comesthissix-partBritish psychological drama. Jo (Connie Nielsen, Gladiator)mustpiece together the past year of her lifeafter ahorrendousfall down her home’s stairs wipesher memory. Flashbacksand cluesigniteastorm of mystery, and everyone including her husband Rob(Christopher Eccleston, pictured with Nielsen) and bestfriend Cathy (Susan Lynch) mustwatch their step

Wednesday,March 22

6.00 MastermindAustralia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.30 Big Ben Restored: The Grand Unveiling. (PG) Alook at the iconic Big Ben clock tower

8.30 TheSwap. (M) Part 3of3.Now in the final stage of the experiment, Ali wantstohold an overnight school campfor the students.

9.35 Miniseries: Mayflies. (MA15+) Part 2of2

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 HomeAnd Away (PGav)

7.30 Inside Cyprus (PGav) Ben Fogle heads to Cyprus.

9.00 The FrontBar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang andAndyMaher takealighter look at all things

3.30 Antiques

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

7.30.(R)

ong others, it’sa fascinating insight ogy most of us take forgranted.

Who needs an action flick with true stories like this to appreciate and enjoy? This British two-partdoco explores the historyofaviation and what it took forhumankind to get up in the sky and fly.Tonight’spremieresalutes the courage and adventurous spirit of the inventors,designers and pioneerswho raced to reignsupreme high among the clouds. Recognising German Otto Lilienthal and American Amelia Earhart,amo into how quickly aviation became atechnolo.

COUNTRY HOUSE HUNTERS NZ

9Life, Tuesday, 8.30pm

HostMattGibb(pictured)travels to diverse in regional New Zealand, showcasing three d abodestocouples who arekeen to escape t race. “The prices seem likeamistakecompa property prices in Auckland. It’s amazing wh canget foryourmoney,” he quips.Viewers in Australian capital cities will be equally shocke by theprices (and the stunning landscapes) get ready to pack your bags. Tonight,he ventures to Waipukurau with Jenny and Dougal, who want acountry home with space fortheir horses.

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Thursday, March 23

Hard Quiz.(PG,R) 1.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament QuestionTime 3.00 EscapeFrom TheCity.(R) 4.00 AntiquesRoadshow.(R)

5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz.(PG,R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Paddington Station 24/7.(PGa, R) 10.00 Tough Trains. 11.00 The Lost World Of Joseph Banks 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cook

6.00 SevenNews.

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

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 Dinosaur With Stephen Fry: When Dinosaurs Ruled

TheEarth. (PG)Part 2of4

7.00 Football. AFL.Round 2. Carlton vGeelong. From theMCG

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair

6.30 TheProject Alook at the day’snews and events.

build an American ranch-stylehouse in Glasgow

9.20 Griff’s CanadianAdventure: Niceness. (PG, R) Presented by Griff RhysJones.

10.10 ArtWorks. (R)

10.40 ABCLate News

10.55 TheBusiness (R)

11.10 Back In Time ForThe Corner Shop. (PG,R)

12.10 Q+A. (R)

1.10 Parliament Question Time. 2.15 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow.(R)

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

8.30 London’s Super Tunnel. (R) Part 2of2.Charts thegrand opening of the Elizabeth Line by Queen Elizabeth II.

9.40 Vigil (MA15+av) Anavy coverupof anear catastrophe hasAmy wondering who she can trustontheVigil

10.45 SBSWorld NewsLate

11.15 Exit. (Premiere, MA15+ads)

Four men search foranescape.

12.15 TheEagle. (Malsv, R)

3.30 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.30 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Awrap-upofthe game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coachesand staff

11.00 TheLatest: SevenNews (R)

11.30 To Be Advised.

12.45 Mighty Ships: Edda Freya. (PG, R) Takesa look at the Edda Freya,anoffshore construction vessel that repairs and replacespipelines

1.00[VIC]HomeShopping.

4.00 NBCToday International news including interviews with people from the world of business, politics, media andsports.

5.00 SevenEarly News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sportand weather.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Paramedics (Ma) A38-year-old man has suffered an attackwhile enjoying aday off with hiswife in their spa.

9.30 Australia Behind Bars. (Mad, R) Inmate Darryl is encouraged to write storiesfor his young son to develop a father-and-son bond from behind bars.

10.30 A+EAfter Dark (Mlm, R)

11.25 Nine News Late.

11.50 Council Of Dads. (PGa)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00

Of Victory.(PGa)

Friday, March 24

6.00 TheDrum Analysisofthe day’snews.

7.00 ABCNews. Takesalook at today’stop stories.

7.30 Gardening Australia Jane Edmanson viewsbotanical art

8.30 VanDer Valk. (Mv) Part 1of3.Van der Valk investigates themurder of a charismatic,young free-runningstar.

10.00 Jack Irish (Malv,R)Barry Tregear calls on Jack forhelp.

10.55 ABC Late News. Coverage of theday’sevents.

11.15 Adam Hills: TheLastLeg. (Final, R) UK-based panel show

11.55 Traces. (Mal, R)

12.40 Smother. (Mal, R)

1.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.30 Wrecks That Changed The World: Savage Revenge. (PG) Takesa look at shipwrecks.

8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Midlands (R) RobBellheads to the Midlands, the heart of England, following the Great CentralRailway

9.25 Viking Empires: TheDark Foreigners. (PG, R) Part 1of2.Through new discoveries in science and archaeology, historians chartthe originsofthe Vikings.

10.25 SBS WorldNews Late.

10.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+v,R)

1.40 Romulus. (MA15+asv, R)

3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.40 Bamay.

(R)

5.00 NHKWorld English News Morning.

5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe WorldTonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Better HomesAnd Gardens. Johanna Griggs meetsmusicicon Harry Connick Jr to talk about his career

7.30 Football AFL.Round 2. Brisbane Lions vMelbourne. From the Gabba, Brisbane

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Awrap-upofthe game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff

11.00 Armchair Experts. (M) Apanel discussesall things AFL

12.00 MOVIE: Three Wise Cousins. (2016,PGa, R) Ayoung Samoan man tries to prove himself.NeilAmituanai, Gloria Blake.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million DollarMinute.

(R) HostedbyGrant Denyer

5.00 NBCToday

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair.

7.30 ForThe Love Of Pets. (PGm) Aduckling causes vetclinic chaos.

8.30 MOVIE: TheNextThree Days. (2010,Mlv,R)A married couple’slives areturned upside down when the wife is senttojail formurder. RussellCrowe, Elizabeth Banks, Lennie James.

11.10 MOVIE: August: Osage County. (2013, MA15+al, R) Afamily gathers for afuneral. Meryl Streep

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop:Home Shopping. (R) 5.30

SkippyThe Bush Kangaroo.(R)

7.30 Taskmaster Australia. (PGal) Hosted by TomGleeson.

8.30 GoggleboxAustralia. TV fanatics open up their living rooms to reveal their reactions to popular and topical TV shows.

9.30 GuyMontgomeryByName. (Mals) Stand-up performance by New Zealand comedianGuy Montgomery at Melbourne’s MalthouseTheatre

11.00 Would ILie To You? Australia. (Mls, R) Hosted by Chrissie Swan

12.00 TheProject. (R)

1.00 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.30 TheProject. Alook at the day’snews and events

7.30 Soccer WelcomeHomeSeries. Match 1. AustraliavEcuador.

10.30 Taskmaster Australia. (PGal, R) Hosted by TomGleeson.

11.30 Would ILie To You? Australia. (Mls, R) Hosted by Chrissie Swan

12.30 JustFor Laughs (Mls, R) Hosted by Nick Cody

1.00 JustFor Laughs Uncut. (MA15+als, R)

1.30 TheProject. (R)

2.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

3.30 TheGraham Norton Show. (Mal, R)

4.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

Saturday, March25

2.00

3.00

3.30

4.30 Landline. (R)

5.00 Knowing TheScore. (PG, R)

6.00 Back In Time ForThe Corner Shop: 1950s– 1960s. (PG,R)Part 3of5

7.00 ABCNews. Takesalook at today’stop stories.

7.30 TheLarkins. (PG) Pop is in denial.

8.20 Under TheVines (Ml) Daisyannouncesher plans to have the vineyard represented in the Behindthe Vinesshowcase

9.05 Grantchester (PG, R) Avagrant is found dead in the doorwayof Leonard’scafé, with abook found on him aclue to his identity

9.50 Miniseries: In Our Blood. (Mals, R) Part 1of4

10.40 Traces. (Madl, R) Daniel faces aculpable homicide charge

11.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

TV PLUS (22)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R)

9.05 JSchwanke’sLife In Bloom. (PG) 10.05

Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Expeditions With PatrickMcMillan. (PG) 12.00

WorldWatch. 2.00 Surf Life Saving. Super Surf Teams League. Highlights. 2.30 Gymnastics.

FIG Artistic World Cup.Individual Apparatus. Highlights. 4.30 Railway Journeys UK. (R)

5.40

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 TheWorld’sMostBeautiful Landscapes: Causeway Coast, The. (PG) Narrated by Robert Lindsay

8.30 Britain’s Scenic Railways. (R) Part 4of4.Takes alookatthe heritage railway that runs through the Severn Valley

9.25 Britain’s MostLuxurious Hotels. (R)Part3of3

10.20 Planet SexWith Cara

Delevingne: Pornucopa. (MA15+ns)

11.15 Outlander (MA15+s)

12.20 MOVIE: SorryWeMissed

You. (2019,MA15+l)

2.15 MOVIE: Dallas Buyers Club.(2013, MA15+ds, R) MatthewMcConaughey,Jared

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Football. AFL.Round 2. Western Bulldogs vStKilda. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show.

Awrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff

11.00 MOVIE: Se7en. (1995,MA15+av,R) Twohomicide police officers, one about to retire,the other arookie, mustcombine their collectivetalents when they investigatea puzzlingseries of murders basedonthe sevendeadly sins. Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa) Peter tackles arecord-breaking 381boxes of stuff.

8.30 MOVIE: Yesterday (2019,Ml, R) Asinger-songwriter realises he is the only person on Earth who remembers The Beatles. Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino

10.45 MOVIE: TheBeatles:Eight Days AWeek –The Touring Years. (2016,Ml, R) Takesa look at The Beatles from 1962 to 1966.John Lennon.

12.40 From Hell: Caught On Camera: Jobs From Hell. (Mlv)

1.30 ThePet Rescuers. (PG, R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGa, R) Atouristisfound unresponsive.

6.30 TheDog HouseAustralia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith.

7.30 Blue Bloods. (Ma) Achess hustler is murdered.

8.30 CSI: Vegas. (Ma) The CSIteam searches for ayoung boy’smother after he is foundhiding in astranger’sgarage.

9.30 FBI: International (Mv) Scott’sconnection to hismother takes aturnwhen GregHutchinson’s jetisshotdown over Poland.

10.30 NCIS (Mdv,R) Acon man from Parker’s past turns up

11.30 NCIS:Hawai’i. (Mv,R)

Programs.

Sunday, March26

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 WeekendBreakfast. 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week.(R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia.(R) 2.30 The Larkins. (PG, R) 3.20 Griff’s Canadian Adventure. (PG, R) 4.10 Grand Designs: TheStreets. (PG,R) 5.00 Art Works. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow

6.30 Compass: Peacock Mormons.

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Mv) Areggae rapartist is murdered.

8.30 Miniseries:InOur Blood. (Mls) Part 2of4.David and Jeremy are forced to reconsider the best way to tackle the worsening crisis.

9.25 CloseToMe. (Premiere,Mals) After afalldownastaircase, awoman losesall memoriesofthe past year of her life.

10.15 Finding Alice. (Ml, R)

11.00 LastTango In Halifax. (Final,Ml, R)

12.05 Smother (Mal, R)

12.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

2.15 Last Tango In Halifax.(Final, Ml,R) 3.20

The Heights. (PG, R) 4.15 TheRecording

Studio.(PG,R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

Leto,Jennifer Garner

4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK

4.15 Mastermind Australia. (R)

World English News Morning. 5.15 France

4.00 Get Arty. (R) Artistscomplete art projects to encourage kids of all ages to get creative.

2.00 TheIncredible Journey Presents (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

12.30 Bull. (Mv,R)

2.30 HomeShopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

5.00 HouseOfWellness (PGa, R) Alook at locations that highlight living well.

4.30 Global Shop.(R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 HelpingHands. (PG)

5.00 Hour Of Power

The Finishers. Continued. (2013,PG, French) 6.40 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 8.20 Last Letter.(2018,PG, Mandarin) 10.25 The Bravest. (2019, M, Mandarin) 12.35pm Between TwoWorlds. (2021, M, French) 2.35 The World’sFastest Indian. (2005, PG) 4.55 Selkie. (2000,PG) 6.35 Hampstead. (2017 PG) 8.30 Dances With Wolves. (1990,M)

ABC TV (2) SBS (3) SEVEN (7,6)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 JSchwanke’sLifeInBloom. 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGal, R) 11.00 ExpeditionsWith Patrick McMillan. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. AustralianSuperbike Championship.Round 2. Replay 4.00 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic World Cup.Individual Apparatus. 5.30 The Interviewer.(R) 5.45 Lost Gold Of World WarII. (PGa, R)

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 Bettany Hughes:Treasures Of Azerbaijan. Bettany Hughes exploresAzerbaijan.

8.30 Watergate High Crimes In TheWhite House. Documents the Watergatescandal, one of the most notorious political crimesinUShistory

10.00 Cycling UCI World Tour Gent-Wevelgem. Men’srace.

2.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour

Gent-Wevelgem. Women’s race.

3.30 TheSource (Malv,R)

4.20 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PGa, R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al JazeeraNews.

6.00 NBCToday [VIC]HomeShopping. 7.00 WeekendSunrise. 10.00 TheMorning

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 AustralianIdol. (Final, PGl) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

9.00 Starstruck. (Final) Thefinal six contestants put their skillstothe test as they compete forthe £50,000 prize

10.15 Manhunt: ThePolish Thief (Mv,R)A Queensland couple’s home is robbed.

11.15 BornToKill? TheHillside Stranglers (MA15+av)

12.15 Mighty Ships: Sapura 3500 (PG, R)

12.30[VIC]HomeShopping.

1.15 LastChance Learners (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping (R)

3.30 Million DollarMinute. (R)

4.00 NBCToday.

5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 Married At FirstSight. It’stimefor the Final Vows

8.40 60 Minutes Current affairs program, investigating,analysingand uncovering the issuesaffectingall Australians.

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

10.10 Australian Crime Stories: KillingFlorence. (Mav,R)Takes alook at the murder of Florence Broadhurst.

11.15 TheFirst48: Dangerous Company. (Mav)

12.05 Law& Order: Organized Crime (Mav,R)

1.00 TheGarden Gurus (R)

1.30 TV Shop:Home Shopping.(R) 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take

Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

Today

6.30 TheSunday Project. Alook at the day’snews.

7.30 Australian Survivor

Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia.

8.30 NCIS:Hawai’i. (Mav) Whena navy deserter comes out of hiding and his family becomes atarget, the NCIS team and Charlie-1toinvestigate who is after them. Lucy surprises the teamby returning from her agent afloat job early 9.30 FBI. (Mv,R)After aMuslim student is murdered, OA struggles to understand his FBI mentor’s endgame.

(R)

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News Mornings. 10.00 Landline.(R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00

1.00 Under TheVines (Ml, R)

2.00 Parliament Question Time.

3.00 Grantchester (PG, R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.00 Anh’sBrush With Fame. (PG, R)

5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 TheDrum

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30 Presented by SarahFerguson.

8.00 Australian Story.

PresentedbyLeigh Sales.

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

9.15 Media Watch (PG)PaulBarry takesa look at the latest issues affecting media consumers.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 China Tonight. (R)

11.10 ABC LateNews.

11.25 TheBusiness. (R)

11.40 TomGleeson: Joy. (Ml, R)

12.55 Parliament Question Time

1.55 Father Brown. (Final, Mv,R) 2.40 Rage (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow.(R)

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

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Paddington Station 24/7.(PGa, R) 10.10 Tough Trains.(PG) 11.10

The Lost World Of JosephBanks 11.40 Dream Of Italy.(Premiere) 12.10 WorldWatch.

2.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R)

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

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.35 BritainByBeach: Kent. (PG) Part 3of4

8.30 Race ForThe Sky: Rise Of ThePioneers. Part 1of2.Traces developmentsinaviation, including the race to develop the first fighter plane.

9.30 24 HoursInEmergency:Never

Really Alone. (Ma, R) A72-year-old is rushed to King’sCollege Hospital aftersuffering asuspected stroke.

10.25 SBS WorldNewsLate

10.55 Infiniti. (MA15+av) Baikonur green-lights Anna’s space mission.

11.50 Beforeigners. (Malnsv, R)

3.25 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.25 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGas)

7.30 HighwayPatrol. (Return, PGal) Adriver makes astrange claim.

8.30 Britain’sGot Talent: The Ultimate Magician. (PGa) Favourites from Britain’sGotTalentcompete againstsome of the very best magic acts from around the world.

10 30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.00 HowToLookGood Naked. (Man, R) Gok Wanhelps two friends reconnect

12.00

1.00

7.30

At

The Final Vows continue 9.00 RPA. (Return, PGm) An actor is sent for an MRI of his brain which reveals multiple aneurysms which couldburstatany time.

10.00 FootyClassified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.

11.25

12.15 UntoldCrime Stories: The Killing Of James Bulger (MA15+av)

Tuesday, March 28

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do YouThink You Are? Cindy Crawford. (R)

8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Dateline: Miracle Birth. Alook at France’s first uterus transplant.

10.00 SBSWorld News Late.

relationship with the media changed.

9.55 TheScience Of Relationships: ACatalystSpecial. (PG, R) Lily Serna explores how to live ahealthier life 10.45 ABC LateNews.

TheBusiness (R) 11.20 Four Corners. (R) 12.05 MediaWatch (PG, R) 12.20 Parliament Question Time 1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow.(R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

10.30 GreatBritish Railway

Journeys. (R)

11.10 Manayek. (Mal)

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home AndAway. (PGav)

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

8.30 TheGood Doctor (Mav)Park must treat the man his wife had an affair with and try to find away to forgivehim

9.30 QuantumLeap (Mav) Ben leaps into one of fivepeople in an elevatorata 1962 nuclear reactor

10.30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

6.00 NineNews.

7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 TheHundred With Andy Lee. (Ms) Comedy panelshow

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 Botched. (Mamn) The doctors perform two radical surgeries, one on a woman with basketball-sized butt implants.

10.30 Nine News Late. Alook at the latest news andevents.

11.00 ChicagoMed (MA15+am) Anew ED chief is announced.

6.30 TheProject. Alook at the day’snews and events

7.30 Australian Survivor (Final) Theremaining contestants discoverwhich of them will become the sole survivor

9.15 Rabbit Hole. (Malv) Acorporate spy finds himselfinthe midst of abattle overthe preservation of democracy in aworld at odds with misinformation, the surveillance state and the interests thatcontrol these powers.

10.15 FBI: MostWanted. (MA15+sv, R) Alocal FBIcase involving twomurdered women turns into amanhunt for acrime lord.

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

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

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBSMornings.

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

7.30 TheDog House Australia. (PGa) An energetic puppycould prove too hardtohandle for apair of dancers.

8.40 NCIS. (Mav) TheNCISprobesthe death of aride-share driver who was found after acar accident. Parker’s dad, Roman, who is temporarily livingwith him, assists them with their investigation.

12.05 La Unidad. (MA15+v,R)

2.05 Miniseries: The Salisbury Poisonings. (Mal, R) 3.55

Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.55 Destination

Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (PG,R) 5.00

NHK WorldEnglish News Morning. 5.30 ANC

PhilippinesThe WorldTonight

11.00 Police Custody USA (Malv)

12.00 MOVIE: Out Of Line. (2001, Mlsv,R)Jennifer Beals 2.00 Home Shopping (R)

11.50 Court Cam: Jodi Arias. (Premiere, Masv)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 ACurrent Affair (R)

5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30

10.40 NCIS:Hawai’i. (Mav,R)A navy deserter comes out of hiding.

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

12.30 TheLateShowWith Stephen Colbert (PG) Late-night talk show

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Timely facelift for Toongabbie Primary

Colour: Thenew-look‘CubbyTown’ thanksto the creativedesigns.

By TOMHAYES

TOONGABBIE Primary School has put atrio of grants to use to update the school, giving it amuch needed facelift, improving their services in the meantime.

The primary school had three grant applications accepted, after principalAlison Stewart applied for them.

In years gone by, the school has transformed from arustic, rural-looking school to an updated, inviting place for kids to be educated.

The biggest grant to be accepted was one for buildingupgrades, worth $422,000, which the school decided to re-do the basketball courts with, transformingthem into amassive multi-sportarea.

The build for this process took longer than originally expected, as prices hiked during COVID.After two years in the making, it was finally completed ahead for the 2023 school year.

On the new basketball courts, kids can play basketball, of course, netball and tennis, and soon they can add volleyball and badminton to that list. “The kids love it,” Ms Stewart said. This new upgrade has been amajor hit with the students,exclaiming the importancefor kidsto

Extra: Theroom dedicated to after-school learning,with plentyonoffer

get outside and enjoy sports and outdoor activities.

Next, wasa$20,000 shadesailgrant, which allowed the school to install anew outdoor learning space.

It only took around eight months for the shade sails to be installed, after the school received the money from the grant.

This was originally atroubled area of the school, as if it was raining,the students would get drenched on their way to the bathrooms.

“The eating area is great, everyone can sit in the shade to eat, especially in summer,” Ms Stewart said.

“Classes go out and sit out there too.”

The final grant was worth around $75,000,allowing the school to operate after-school care for kids that had to wait to be collected from school, or kids that wanted extra time for homework.

Toongabbie PrimarySchool was able to begin this program almost immediately, as the grant covers the running costs of the program.

“We found aprovider …they manage all of the business stuff and we just ask for the wages and running costs,” Ms Stewart said.

“I think there’s about eight to 10 kids …some of

Facelift: Toongabbie PrimarySchool’snew look.

them come multiple times, some of them come everynight.

“There’sprobably aboutanaverageoffour kids anight (attending after school care) currently.

“We’re about to trial our first holiday program …parents are asking for that, parents are looking for at least one week of the school holidays.”

The grantrunsfor two years, with the added hopes of the program can continue in the future afterthe grant expires.

Students can stay on campus until around 6pm, in afun, nurturing environmentuntil they are ready to be picked up.

The after-schoolcare program has helped to attract newfamilies to the school,withone new student to start soon to take the student population to 67.

“Lastyearwehad 60 children, and now we’re up to 66, and there is another one coming next term, so 67,” Ms Stewart said.

Something that many people may had noticed first was the fresh lick of paint that was splashed on thebuildings, now representing the school’s colours.

“When we firstgot the school painted overthe summer,the green was alittle bright, but now it actuallyisthe green of ourshirts,”MsStewart said.

Cool: Thenewly-installed shade sails, creating aniceundercoverareatoeat and learnin.

Before thiswentahead, the buildings had akhaki, cream and brown colour, and every building had adifferent shade on it, according to Ms Stewart.

Other improvements thatthe school will soon see is the installation of the new outdoor undercover shoes-off area, which will include new rubberised flooring.

The sensory garden is in full swing, and the ‘Cubby Town’ beach box houseshavebeen repainted,giving them anew theme; including acafé, police station, fire station and ahouse.

Some more projects are on the horizon for people at Toongabbie PrimarySchool, including updating the veggiegarden, which can be used to provide vegetablesfor cookingordonating, as well as internally painting the rooms.

Electives in full swing at Morwell Central PrimarySchool

STUDENTS in Grades 3to6have been enjoying arange of electives every Monday afternoon at Morwell Central Primary School.

In woodwork, they have been making an echidna, in cross stitch they have been creating frogs, and in sculpturing they have been making food out of clay Cookinghas involved makingscones and

pancakes, while the netball, basketballand cricket groups have been focusing on the rules and skills needed to play these games successfully.

Other groups have included the school’s veggie garden, singing, coding, knitting, graphic design, and dance.

The program has been designed to encourage

student engagement,agency, independence, and leadership,and all the electives are based on the students’ interests.

Next term, new electives will be available, and the studentswill have theopportunity to trysomething different.

Skill: Mitchelllearning to knitascarf ng

Hands on: Tristan helpinginthe vegie garden groupatMorwell Central PrimarySchool.

Photographs: TomHayes

Traralgon Men’s Shed at work

THERE’S anew happening restaurant in Gormandale that’s always busy and full of customers.

Mud piesand grass saladare the most popular dishes, and the head chef is always changing, but that’s all part of the fun.

Most out-of-towners wouldn’tknow about it, but the new Mud Kitchen at Gormandale and District Primary Schoolisthe mostpopular place to be, and it’s all thanks to the Traralgon Men’s Shed.

This fantastic kitchen was built by the members of the Traralgon Men’s Shed, who kindly donated their time to built it.

The kitchen is more than just atable and sink. It featuresanoven,metal sink,kitchen island,large bench top and stove top. Students from all grade levels love going to the kitchen and using their imagination to create new dishes and servepasser-by’s in the playground.

Gormandale and District Primary School is very fortunate to have such agreat imaginative play area for the students, and we look forward to hopefully using the wonderful volunteers at themen’s shed again in the future.

Traralgon Bridge Club

Recent results

Monday, March 13: No bridge.

Tuesday, March 14:N/S 1st Greg Nicholson and Kaye Douglas 67.21 per cent, 2nd Kay Baxter and RoxyLamond 58.98. E/W 1st Fred Kaminskiand Bruce Arnup 62.44 2nd Maria Mactaggart and Roshni Chand 56.13.

Thursday, March 16 N/S 1st Ken Tierneyand Anna Field 61.67, 2nd Greg Nicholson and Kaye Douglas 59.58, E/W 1st Maria MacTaggart and Roshni Chand 59.29, 2nd John Marsiglio and Geoff Dixon 58.57.

Morwell North PrimarySchool reunion

DID you or your descendants attend Morwell North Primary School?

The MorwellHistorical Society is excited to announce they will be

holding aMorwell North Primary School Reunion this Sunday (March 26) from 1pm to 3pm in their rooms at 12 Hazelwood Road, Morwell.

As well as paststudentsmeetingup with their classmates, ahighlight of the reunion will be the school rolls that we have from 1907 to 1958.

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

The Anglican drop-in Centre at 7 Anzac St, Moe is the place to get a free cuppa and achatina quiet, safe environment.

Open each Friday morning between 10am and 12pm. Phone Alice on 0418 175 042 or Jan on 0475 067 145 for moreinformation.

We Live TooCrew

IF you are aperson who lives with adisability or chronic illness, or you care for someone who does, this group may be the one for you.

This little group shares laughs, lived experience stories and fun activities together.

The aim is to empowerparticipants to build their capacity to have avoice and access asafesocial space for all abilities.

We provide afriendly link with other services and civic-minded people.

We look forward to seeing you there.

We LiveToo Crew is at Morwell Neighbourhood House (48-50 Beattie Crescent Morwell)

For information, please phone the Morwell Neighbourhood House on 5134 5488.

Get together

CARERS from formerLatrobeCity Group are invited to attend lunch at Foon Lok Chinese restaurant, George Street, Morwell on Thursday, April 6 at 12 noon.

This is beingorganised to enable us to catch up with each other now that we do not meet as agroup.

If you are interested, please advise Pat on 5133 7748 or 0421 922 731 or Sandra on 5134 2916or0411475 666.

Term 1program

MOE Neighbourhood House Term 1 program is Gippsland Autism Adults Group, which runs fortnightly.

If you are an adult on the autism spectrum, you are not alone.

This group is to connectpeople together to share interests and information in asafe environment.

For more information on the program, phone Moe Neighbourhood House on 5126 3123.

Meet the photograph

COME along for an interesting discussion with fine art photographer Ivan Kobiolke on Monday, April3from 5pm to 6.30pm.

Join Ivan as he takes you on a journey throughhis photographic life of 40-plus years of capturing the photographic image.

Ivan has taken avid photographers to some amazing and exotic destinations and has many years’ experience in delivering photographyworkshops.

He has apassion for educating and

Community Corner with Liam Durkin

passing on his knowledge and skills of hisphotography journey.

If you have an interest in photography, this free session is amust.

To register your interest to attend, phone Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House on 5174 6199 or email enquiries@tnlh.org.au

Erica Lions Easter market

MT Erica Lions Club has been running since the early days of the making of the Thomson Dam Project.

Over the years people have moved on and numbers have dropped, but the core of members still meet every third Saturday of the month and come up withsome interestingways to raise money to help those in need in our area.

One idea is the Easter Market.

Therewill also be aChristmas in July game dinner, but more on that another time.We are inviting everyone and their families to come along to our free entry ‘Erica Lions Easter Market 2023’, on Saturday, April 8, trading from 9am till 2pm.

This will be at the Erica Reserve on the Moe-Walhalla Road, opposite the Erica Hotel.

There will be lots to see including the AustralianAnimal Farm,the playground and face painting for the kids, lots of interesting eclectic stalls to wander through for the grown-ups, as well as good food to be had.

All proceedsfrom the day go back into our local Lions projects to aid our communities of Erica, Moondarra, Walhalla, Amor and Rawson.

If you are interested in joining us with astall, pleaseemail ericalionsclub@outlook.com and we will get in touch with you.

Artdemo

Demo: MoeArt Societymembers learnfromSharon

MOE Art Society members enjoyed ademonstration by member Sharon Wootton.

Sharon worked in anew technique formost of us with alimited pallete in oils

Theresults are wonderful, and we all enjoyed the procedure and the information that Sharon gave us.

Once again, we learned new techniques and how to obtain agood result using abrush, cotton buds and soft cotton rag to cut back the first layer

of paint.

No matter how old we are we can still soak up information and learn new tricks.

Abig thank you to Sharon.

We are hoping that more of our talented memberswillbewilling to give us ademonstration in their medium.

Our monthly challenge is coming to aclose with memberspainting portraits with some wonderfulresults in various mediums.

Our challenge forAprilwill be to paint or draw apainting that depicts movement.

This should be achallenge to most of us but there are already some members with great ideas.

We meet every Thursday from 9am until 3.30pm in the Latrobe City Library in Moe.

We welcome visitors and new members.

For any information,phone secretary Peter McLaren on 0400 933 609 or president Beryl Galloway on 0407 271 686.

TRAMPS ride

ON Sunday, March 12, with perfect weather,agroup of TRAMPS members met at KernotHallfor aride along Firmins Lane to Traralgon and onto the Gippsland Plains Rail Trail to Glengarry for lunch.

The returntrip was to Tyers then overToms BridgetoAlexanders Road andthe Waterhole Creek track to Morwell.

The journeywas acombination of normalroads and rail trail of 58 kilometres.

Our next ride starts at Leongatha Horticultural Park (Young Street Leongatha) at 9am this Sunday (March26) forarail trail ride to Loch and return.

TRAMPSwelcomes new riders.

For more information visit our website: tramps.org.au or ourFacebook page at facebook.com/www.tramps. org.au or club contacts Paul on 0459 823 422 or Vance on 0403 662 288.

Popular jazz band returns

ONE of Victoria’s most popular jazz bands, the Des CammJazzBand returns to Moe RSL this Sunday afternoon (March 26)

Led by Des Camm on trumpet and

Music to my ears: DesCamm Jazz Band plays at MoeRSL this Sunday.

vocals, the Des Camm Jazz Band plays abroad range of traditional jazz standards and is popular with dancers.

The bandappears regularlyat jazz festivals and jazzclub events throughout Victoria.

Latrobe Valley Jazz Club president, Bruce Lawn, said the club was very fortunate to have been able to book the Des Camm Jazz Band for March. Doors open at 12.30pm for a1pm start and further information can be had from Bruce on 5174 3516.

Cancer council fundraiser

TRARALGONGroup of Cancer Council fundraiserwill be held Sunday, March 26 from 10am to 3pm. The day will see aprivate car collections featuringBathurstlegends Jim and Steve Richards at 32 McMahon St Traralgon.

Food and drinksavailableincluding aausage sizzle, sandwiches, slices, soft drinks, tea and coffee.

Entry is $10.

For moreinformation,phoneRay Ikin on 0419 524 671 or Una Fisher on 0434 673 032.

Noteofthanks

GLAD to see previous notes about the quality of photos didn’t fall on deaf ears.

Pleased to report most photos submitted this week were of good enough quality.

My thankstothose involved for their part in this.

Communitycorner needstobetwowaystreet in order to work.

If youhave anythingyou would like to submit, please email news@ lvexpress.com.au by Friday 9am.

Put ‘communitycorner’ in the subject line.

Liam Durkin

LV Express Editor

Wootton

Journey: TRAMPS riderstaketothe Gippsland PlainsRail Trail.

NewAddition: Traralgon Men’s Shed membersconstructed anew playkitchen forGormandale District

PrimarySchool students

Photographs supplied

Beware of fake first Express’

By LIAM DURKIN

IT took months of forensic analysis to crack this code.

First edition Express' are as rare as hens teeth, so when acall came through informing the newsroom that one had surfaced in Yallourn North, excitement was naturally fever-pitch.

Yallourn North resident Dianne Perkins stumbled across the piece at the Yallourn North Op Shop, sitting atop afiling cabinet.

Don't all the good finds get discovered in op shops?

Upon first inspection of the copy, the quality of the newspaper was the most startling aspect. Hardly any damage or crumbled edges from a newspaper thought to be the real deal from almost 60 years ago.

Aflick through the pages offered afascinating insight into Valley life in 1965.

The lead story? Ahalf hour SEC documentary beingfilmed in the Valley -incolour mind you (although spelt American-style).

Otherstoriesonthe front page show aphotograph of Morwell teacher Kathy Choules (then 20) filing letters to local businesses to help fundraise for theSpasticChildren Society through her Miss Australia quest.

There is also astrip pointing to disputesover local football grounds.

How little has changed.

Having generously donated her copy for potential display in the Express office, some further investigations needed to be undertaken.

Was this indeed a'ridgy-didge' original?

Like an episode of Pawn Stars -wecalled in an expert.

Fortunately,the expert was within the Express' own four walls -production manager Wayne Musgrove.

As someone who has worked in newspaper production for decades, 'Muz' would surely be able to tell if we had struck gold.

Cautiously hopingwehad aprized possession in

our hands, the newspaper in question was placed on trial.

There was general agreeance surroundingthe high quality state of the paper itself, and for a fleeingmoment,those gathered around entertained the thoughts that this one,yes this one, was an original Express from 1965.

Alas, hopes dashed -itwas afake.

The tell-tale reason? Aseries of grey computerised tabsspread across the middle of the paper

Known as 'colour bars', this is the greylineyou see in the middle of modern newspapers whenopened up to full tabloid size.

These bars help printing press staff determine if they need to adjust colour levels on each and every page.

The Express reproduced anumberoffirst editions for its 50th anniversary in 2015, and sorry to say, thisalmostcertainlylooks to be oneofthosereplica versions.

Aquick historylesson; the first Express was published on Wednesday, July 14 1965.

The coverprice?Amere three pence -the Express coming just ayear before the nation converted to the Australia dollar.

The Express was the brainchild of local journalist Patrick Hegarty, who saw the possibility for a regional newspaperwith a'blanket circulation' appealing to the entire Latrobe Valley community.

Before that, the big three towns of Traralgon, Morwell and Moe each had separate newspapers.

The Express has remained on George Street Morwell since1965, but has moved afew doors down, from 37 to 21.

So don't be fooled. There are fake Express' out there.

Although, it is believed there are still afew, very select, originals out there.

Do youthinkyou have agenuinefirst edition

Latrobe ValleyExpress?

Get in touchwith our newsroom on 03 5135 4444 or email news@lvexpress.com.au

The Carr’sdiamond anniversary

Hustrbridge just as the pair started to grow fond of each other, they thought it would be the end.

“Weusedtolive in Reservoir and then Mum and Dadmoved up to Hurstbridge so Iwas quiteupset aboutthat because Sandra was living in Reservoir so Ithought that’s it.” John said.

“We didn’t think we’d see each other anymore becausehemoved,and Ithought, 'argh',but he used to come to his best friend’s house, and that’s where we met, so he used to come down every weekend,” Sandra said.

Sandra’sfather working at S.EDickens in Brunswick, helped John get ajob. Soon, Sandra and John would fall headover heelsfor each other

Sandra laughed as she recalled:“We used to write letters to each other so my father was the postie; he would pass letters on to him, and then John would write one back to me, and then Dad would bring them home,” she said.

John, 20 and Sandra, 18 tied the knot on March 23, 1963 under the arches of St Mary’s Church, Preston.Sandra recalled how her brother forgot to bring the camera and they only had three photos taken from the day.

the same medication as patientsinthe hospital that he decided to retire. John has suffered afew minor strokes and cartoid artery surgery, but besidesJohn'shealth issues, the couple remain fit and active.

When asked what their best relationship advice is: “They say, it's too easy to walk out…but we’ve always done things together. We’re always talking things over…We just discuss it and never put the blameonone person, cause it could be the other one,” Sandra laughed.

The pair said the key to ahappy marriage was to talk all the time andnever walk away angry.

Despite John’s futile efforts to convince Sandra to let him buy aboat to go fishing, the couple have mostly remained conflict-free.

The Carr family has lost afew members over the past few years, with Sandra’s brother passing in June 2021. Sandraand John’s eldest son, Michael Carr (Mick), was diagnosed with cancer in July of the same year and afterashortbattle passed away at the age of 53 in November, 2021.

Sandra recalled “It was shocking, something we didn’t expecthewas always pretty healthy and fit.”

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

IT was seeing the then 16-year-old John Carr ride through school on horsebackthat caught Sandra’s eye. Sandra, 13 at the time, would see John working on the dairy farm in Keon Park just across the road from her high school.

Decades later, John and Sandra Carr will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary tomorrow.

(Thursday, March 23).

“When we first met... Iwas playing skipping at the time with John’smate’ssister. There wasa group of friends that used to gather at that house and yeah, we just started seeing each other, and went to the movies and just went on from there,” Sandra said.

John and Sandra both grew up in Reservoir, Victoria. But, when John’s family moved away to

They soon had their first son, Michael in 1968. After relocating to Adelaide for John’s work in aColes warehouses, the couple welcomed their second child, Kevin in 1981 and then Richard not long after in 1982.

Having lived here thereand everywhere, the Carrs decided to go back to Victoria and settled in Moe in 1991. Enjoying the quiet life, the Carrs love Moe for the friendly and peaceful community

John foundhimself working at Moe hospital until its closure and was then transferred to Traralgon hospital.

It was only when John noticed that he was taking

Still grieving the loss of their son, the Carrs said they have relied on each other and their family though this difficult time.

The pair have two grandchildren and are eager to soon welcome their first great-grandchild.

Sandra and John, only 78 and 80 years young, respectively will hope to continuetoenjoy the pleasures of life. Keengardeners and members of the Moe Bowls Club, the pair love agood raffle night and dinner’s at Turf side restaurant.

In true tradition,John will gift anine-stone diamond ring to Sandra, to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary.

Eternal: John and SandraCarr celebratetheir60th wedding anniversary. Photograph supplied

Business Guide

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

SmartChoice Electrical business owner PeterGriffiths said the companywas proud of the high qualityworktheydo.

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

Peterand CarolGriffiths at Smart Choice Electrical guarantee their work and products arethe best possible

Theyprovide customerswith the securityofknowing theyare dealing directlywith approachable business owners

Working in the local area, the Griffiths have seen that many sidents in the Latrobe Valleyare yprotected electricallyby ,anissue that can be quickly ythe installation of safety

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

Thorpdale spud festival gives small town boost

THOUSANDS of people gathered at the Thorpdale Recreation Reserve for the first Thorpdale Potato Festivalsince theCOVID pandemic on Sunday, March 12.

Car parking was scattered between paddocks near the footy oval, as people were eager to get in and check out what was on offer.

Food stalls were as busy as ever, with people lining up in their tens to get their hands on some locally-sourced food.

Everythingfrompotato products to paella to your standard hotdogwas on offer, as everyone's hunger was tamed.

On the opposite wing, activities were ahit.

The potato picking contest held multiple heats, both professional and amateur rounds were held to get everyone involved.

Meanwhile, on the main stage, comedy acts and the fashions on the field progressed,which included the creativity of hessian-inspired clothing.

The crowd favourite was the youngest-ever competitor,who donned hessian pants, whose father held him to the crowd 'Lion King-style' at the end of the runway.

Other entertainment includedlive music from Kindred, The Reel Deal and Tegan Blackstock, as well as dog and shearing demonstrations.

Kids entertainment was everywhere to be seen, withpotato andspoon races held for the young ones, apetting zoo, amagic show by Luigi Zucchini, an inflatable obstacle course and face painting.

On the outskirts of the oval, tractors and trucks

were lined-up for display, while amotorbike stunt show wowed the onlooking crowd.

Around 12,000 people were estimated to walk through the gates, amassive turnout for the country town.

Organisers saiditwas the biggestpotato festival in recent memory.

Every local community had their own stall and every centofthe money stays withthose groups and importantly, in the town of Thorpdale and surrounding communities.

The spud harvest season is set to continue in Thorpdale for afew more months, and usually winds up around mid-May.

With Thorpdale located inside aformer volcanic crater, the rich red soil of the area makes it ideal for growing potatoes.

The remarkably sticky red soil has almost become as well known in Thorpdale as the potatoes themselves, and has led to many mothers refusing to let their children wear white shirts or socks.

Those who know the Thorpdale red dirt will tell you it is literally like glue.

After potatoesare planted and irrigatedfor weeks on end, the exposedtops of the potato plant are slashed, allowing the crop to be dug up and brought to the surface.

Potatoes are brought to the surface through a process known as ‘digging’,whichessentially works using aconveyor belt pulled by tractor.

Depending on what is needed, farmers may choose to have their crop dug with aharvester, or simply

hand picked.

Paddock staff on the harvester work to remove things such as dirt clumps and any potatoes that are damaged, before the potatoes are transported from the paddock to apacking shed, where they then travel over aseries of rollers and belts to be manually sorted.

Hand picking is virtually exactly what it says, and those tasked with this select unblemished potatoes of around tennis ball size to go straight intohessian bags,cardboard boxes or woodenbins.

Potatoes picked straight into bins are generally used as seed for the next season.

Strangelyenough, the footwear of choice for many potato pickers is scuba diving boots,as their lightweight construction and tight fit allow pickers to get around the paddock freely without dirt getting inside their socks.

In days gone by, pickers would be paid for every 50 kilogram bag picked. According to local legend, which has surely increasedover time, the most bags picked in aday was around 500.

The potatoes legacy in Thorpdale is settoendure for generations to come.

Wherestudents at Hogwarts are placed into houses named after wizards, students at Thorpdale PrimarySchoolare placed into houses named after potatoes -Pontiac, Sequoia and Kennebec.

Come one come all: Thousands came to Thorpdale forthe potato festival.

Photographs supplied

Muscles: Thorpdale footballer Mitch Gorman shouldersthe workload.

Creative: Trafalgar woman AmyHay showsher hessians on the fieldpiece

Howit’sdone: Picking spuds theold-fashioned way.

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MORWELL, 3Booran Crt. Sat. 8am-1pm. Leather lounge, 50inch TV, upright freezer, lrg fridge/freezer, b/room suite, h/hold goods, tools, vintage ware, something for everyone.

MORWELL, 477 Princes Dve, 8.30am-3pm. Sat. and Sun. Deceased Estate, everything must go. B/room suites, furniture, wash/ machine, crockery, glassware and much much more.

MORWELL, Market, 31 Holmes Rd. $10 astall or share astall for $5 weekends. Bring abox of goodies to sell. More info call Jo -0437 981 388.

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Walhalla Goldfields Railway seeks motivated people who would like to put back into the community by volunteering for our iconic railway. The WGR has now been in continuous operation for nearly thirty years and is agrowing, successful tourist attraction.

WE SEEK THE FOLLOWING:

QUALIFIED MECHANICAL ENGINEER MARKETING OFFICER

If yo feel you would like to become part of our dedicated and enthusiastic volunteer team, please contact our Office on 5165 6280.

Secretary, Graeme Skinner

YARRAGON TOWNSHIP

Due to changed circumstances we regret a regular and reliable home delivery of The Express to the Yarragontownship cannot be guaranteed

To ensurecontinued availability of TheExpress at no charge to Yarragon township residents, a copy of thepaper will be available for collection at YarragonFoodworks from Wednesday, 22 March 2023.

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

GIPPSLAND ARBORICULTURE SPECIALISTS TREE REMOVALS

Pruning, stump grinding, hedging, nest boxand habitat hollowscreation, insured and qualified. Brent 0403 080315 SERVICING ALL AREAS

Gutter Cleaning

Wanting to be your own boss?

Jim's Mowing is looking for aFranchisee in the Latrobe Valley area.

Situations

MOTOR MECHANICS

Due to the high volume of sales, service and parts, we require additional Motor Mechanics for an immediate start in our service department. We need your services and we are prepared to financially reward you for all of your various qualifications. We pay above award rates of pay and offer ongoing factory training in order to maintain your skills levels. Fourth year apprentices are also welcome to apply.

All applicants will be treated as strictly confidential.

For further information please phone Ray Massaro 0417 887 718 email -ray.m@massaromotors.com.au

Massaro Motors, 479 Princes Dve Morwell 5134 1422

ADVERTISERS PLEASE NOTE:

Much hardship and difficulty is caused to job seekers by misleading advertising placed in the employment columns. Our Situations Vacant columns are reserved for advertisements which carry aspecific and genuine offer of employment. Ads for `Business Opportunities' and `Training Courses' and `Employment Services' should be submitted under those headings. Placing misleading ads is an offence against the Trades Practices Act and state/territory fair trading acts and all advertisements are subject to the publisher's approval. For further advice, contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on 1300 302 502 or your state consumer affairs agency.

Conveyancer/ Probate Clerk

Experienced Conveyancer/Probate Clerk required to work in Latrobe Valley office. Salary negotiable. Flexible working arrangements. References required. Email applications to: andrew@patterson legal.com.au or call 0422 221 625 All applications strictly confidential

DELIVERERS WTD

Would you like to deliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons in Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Newborou gh and Churchill? Please apply to the Circulation Manager 0456 000 541. Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for agovernment Child Employment Permit Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Time Fraction: 0.6 FTE

The South Eastern Independent Schools Association (SEISA), asmall sporting and cultural co-curricular association of independent schools in the Gippsland /South-East Melbourne region, is seeking a highly-organised individual to take on the position of Executive Officer. The successful applicant will have experience in sports administration, together with excellent communication skills and sound financial management skills.

SEISA's Executive Officer will ideally be able to be based at one of the member schools -Beaconhills College, Newhaven College, St Paul's Anglican Grammar School or Gippsland Grammar Schoolwith the requirement to be in attendance at various SEISA events and meetings. There would also be scope for the Executive Officer to work from home when not required on site or at events.

Grey Street Primary School GROUNDSKEEPER/MAINTENANCE POSITION

11 month contract with the possibility of being ongoing

Time fraction: 0.86

Salary: ES Range 2

Contact Tayla Christensen to discuss salary Commencing: 24 April 2023

Our school community is seeking aself-motivated individual who can support us to ensure that the grounds and facilities are well kept and maintained to ensure asafe learning and working environment for the whole school community.

Preferred but not essential:

Demonstrated knowledge, experience and skills in the area of maintenance, gardening and ability to work individually and as part of ateam.

Please apply through DET Recruitment Online or contact Tayla Christensen- Business Manager on 5174 2055 Job

While the position is 0.6 FTE, there will be busy weeks during the year where more than this is required, yet other weeks where alesser amount of time is needed. Consequently, the successful applicant will need to have flexibility, together with an ability to be an independent worker and a self-manager, to succeed in the role.

Asuitable salary will be negotiated with the preferred candidate, together with additional benefits such as the provision of alaptop computer.

For further information about SEISA, please visit www.seisa.com.au or email Cobie Giliam at secretary@seisa.com.au.

To apply for the position, please send acover letter and resume to Cameron Herbert, SEISA Chair, at principal@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au.

Closing Date for Applications: Monday, 27th March 2023.

LOOKING FOR TEAM MEMBERS!! TRARALGON COLLEGE Reception

and Administration

Assistant Full Time Ongoing Position

Monday to Friday 8.00am -4.00pm (negotiable)

If you're interested in working within aschool environment, are flexible, willing to learn new skills and work as part of adynamic team with the benefit of having the school holidays off, then we want to hear from you.

Applications to be submitted via: https:/www.education.vic.gov.au

Job Opening ID #1336494

Need more information, contact: Claire Gibson Business Manager Email: Claire.gibson@education.vic.gov.au

FULL TIME &PARTTIME

Truck/delivery Driver

We have apositions available for adelivery driver based in Morwell delivering Spring Water bottles and products to our customers Throughout eastern Victoria. The successful applicant will be paid above the award rate, and require:

● To be presentable as dealing with our customers -business and residential customers.

● Switched on, honest and trustworthy, tech savvy to use invoicing ap on phone.

● Forklift licence.

● Physically fit -lifting bottles@15kg each with over 200 per day delivered (no forklift on delivery truck).

● Delivery area from Melbourne through to Bairnsdale including Philip Island and Mornington Peninsula.

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● Medium Rigid Licence and be agood driver.

● WWC (working with children's or be able to get one).

● Police Check will be required.

● Pass Drug and Alcohol Test. Send resumes to cool@coolgroup.com.au

St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following position at Warragul SecondarySchool.

Science Teacher

Commencing as soon as possible

If youare interested please forwarda current resume and cover letter to hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Foracopy of the Position Description please refer to our website: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Applications close Monday3 April 2023

J G King Homes Victoria’s largest builder of Steel Frame homes, is seeking an energetic & highly motivated individual to join our Traralgon team You will be based out of the Traralgon Office

As a Maintenance Supervisor you will report to the Construction Manager This Full-Time position will operate & complete all aspects of Maintenance

This is a hands-on roll that will require you to complete the maintenance as well as coordinate trades for different parts of the role

Duties Include

• Complete manage schedule and coordinate the completion of maintenance work carried out

• Prepare and place orders with various suppliers throughout the course of construction

• Manage the inspection, validation and completion of the three (3) month maintenance and general maintenance when required

• Ensure a safe working environment on all site following OHS & E practices;

• Ensure all contractors & suppliers confirm to the company s requirements with respect to insurance and other statutory requirements

• Effectively ensure the client company relationship is maintained at all times

• Following strict process and procedures

Skills

• Display high level of professionalism, maturity & customer service

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

• Microsoft Office Suite skills including usage of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook;

• A sound knowledge of the volume home building industry in Victoria

• High level of time management & organisational skills;

• Ability to multi-task & proactive approach to all tasks provided

• The completion of trade qualification (preferred); and

• A current driver’s license & ability to undertake travel as required

If you are interested please email a Cover Letter & Resume to: human resources@jgking com au

Please note only short listed applicants will be contacted

St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following position at Warragul SecondarySchool.

Science Teacher

Part-time or fulltime –permanent ongoing Commencing as soon as possible

If youare interested please forwardacurrent resume and cover letter to hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Fora copyofthe Position Description please refer to our website: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Applications closeMonday,27March 2023

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AVASALU (Deveney), Thelma Joyce. Passed away,15 March at Wyong Hospital while on holiday Aged 98 years Loved wife of Endel (dec.). Admired and loved mother and mother-in-law of Karen and Barry, Steven and Rhonda, Linda and Chris, Mark and Sandy. A very much loved mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

BERQUEZ, Victor Alistair. Passed away peacefully on 19 March 2023. Aged 74 years Loved husband of Pam for 55 years. Loving father to Victor and Tamara, Angela and Craig, Michael, Andrew and Brooke. Loving granddad to Christian, Xavier, Sebastien and Emmeline. Sam and Charlotte, Alex, Zac and Joe. Erika, Jacob, Isabella and Layla and Beau. Loved Forever For funeral details please see the Latrobe Valley Funeral website.

CADET JOURNALIST

The Latrobe Valley Express and Gippsland Times arelooking for acadet journalist to join our team.

This is afantastic opportunity for you to contribute to the communities in our region. The role will include general news reporting in aregion with awealth of stories to be told about current challenges and future opportunities in addition to the normalstory telling expected of alocal newspaper serving its community

The ideal candidate will:

Have relevant tertiaryqualifications

Have great communication skills, both verbal and written

Be able to write punchy,informative and exciting stories on arange of subjects

Possess great news sense and an understanding of what engages local readers

Have acurrent driver’s licence

Be motivated with acommitment to accuracy and quality reporting

The Express and Gippsland Times areaward winning newspapers with circulations of 35,000 and 15,000 copies respectively

The successful applicant will report to the Editor

Send aletter of application, resume, list of referees and work examples to:

The Editor -Liam Durkin Latrobe Valley Express ldurkin@lvexpress.com.au

Applications close: Thursday, 6th April 2023.

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Use the Latrobe Valley Express to sell your unwanted goods and earn some extracash $$$

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TRAINING &DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR –PRODUCTION &MAINTENANCE

If you arecommitted to best practice in L&D and would liketocontribute to the development of atalented and diverse team while being rewardedwith great salaryand benefits, then keep reading!

About the opportunity

Enjoythe benefits of acountrylifestyle with access to exceptional educational institutions, affordable living,and many stunning local attractions. Less than a two-hour drive to Melbourne.

Base salaryof$180,253 -$236,143per annum

Generous superannuation, contributions above the superannuation guarantee. Attractive benefits including Company Health Benefits Plan for single or family and ProductivityIncentive up to 30% of annual base rate earnings Flexible working arrangements to balance your work, life, and play. Base 36-hour,4-day workweek. Above awardannual leave entitlements.

About us

LoyYang Bisanelectricity generator located in the picturesque Latrobe Valley currently supplying 20% of Victoria’s power.Weare owned by Chow TaiFook Enterprises(CTFE) and belong to the Alinta Energy family,agrowing and innovativeenergymarket disrupter.

We arefocused on increasing plant performance, efficiency and flexibility and seek people who can turn inspiration into ideas, and ideas into gamechanging solutions.

We arecommitted to increasing workforce diversity and creating an environment wherepeople with new ideas feel empowered to speak up and explorewhat is possible.

We constantly strive to understand and meet broad community expectations regarding environmental management,health, safety and good corporate citizenship.

What you’ll do

Provide strategic advice on the training and development needs of production, engineering and maintenance personnel.

Plan, coordinate and schedule training.

Map training and assessments to the relevant national competency units from within the Electricity Supply Industry(ESI) –Generation Sector training package.

Ensurethatall training and assessment materials produced meet LYB’s requirements andspecifications. Deliver training wherecompetent and qualified to do so.

Conduct competency-based assessments and undertake RPL. Contribute to the development of succession plans and individual development plans.

Monitor theon-the-job training provided to Apprentices and Trainees

What you’ll need

Significant and relevant experience as aPower Plant Operator in alarge modern coal fired power station is required.

National accreditation in Electrical Supply Industry(Generation) (UEP12) or a willingnesstoobtainthis qualificationthrough an RPL process.

Must hold aWork safe (Victoria) High Risk Licence for Advanced Boiler and Turbine Operation or equivalent issued in another state or territory. Certificate IV in Training and Assessment or willingness to obtain.

If this sounds likeyou, don’t ignorethis opportunity, makesureyou: Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Position closes Monday, 3April 2023.

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LoyYang Bwelcome applications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.Wewill provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilitythroughout the recruitment process. If you identify as aperson with disabilityand requireadjustments to the application, recruitment selection and/or assessment process, please advise via the above email and indicate your preferred method of communication (email or phone) so we can keep in touch and meet your needs.

CAMPER Trailer, off-road, water tank and pump, elec. brakes, 12v batt. and 12v plugs, boat rack, erect trailer for tinny $9000 o.n.o. Ph 0488 301 283.

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BERQUEZ, Victor. Avery special person, Avery special friend, Avery special man, We can never replace. How lucky we were and very proud too, To have had afriend, As special as you. With heartfelt condolences to Pam, Victor, Angela, Michael, Andrew and families. From Pood and family.

BOULD, Andrew David. Of Raymond Island. 29/10/1960 -17/3/2023

Dearly loved son of Irene and George (both dec.). Cherished brother of Kelvin, Dianne and Lyn. Cherished and loved brother and best friend of Lyn, uncle and friend of Erin and Mitchell. Thank you for alifetime of memories, for your love, kindness, help and encouragement. Missed by Buttons and Sophie. Stephen Baggs Funeral Directors Bairnsdale 5153 2150

BREMNER, David (Buddy) Alexander. 18/5/1936 -15/3/2023. Aged 86 years Passed peacefully at Andrews House Trafalgar. Much adored Dad to Susan, Robert and David. Much loved granddad and great granddad. Now reunited with loved ones

BREMNER, David (Buddy) Alexander. 18/5/1936 -15/3/2023. Aged 86 years Passed away peacefully at Andrews House Trafalgar. Loved Dad of Sue and Stan. Loved Granddad of Kylie and Shane, Glen and Meagan, Megan and Caley. Loved Great Granddad of Mason, Sophie, Jackson, Thea, Harrison and Tyler. Loved partner of Doreen (dec.). Forever in our Hearts Go Pies

BUHAGIAR, Ignatius

Michael (Tony).

Passed away peacefully after ashort illness at Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon on Monday 20 March 2023.

Aged 78 years

Loved and loving husband of Kerrie. Much loved father of Craig and Michelle. Adored Poppy of Rachael, Mitchell, Bailey, Alana, Sienna and Max. Great grandfather of James and Lachie. Loved brother, uncle and friend. Gone fishing

HALL (Jakobi), Joan Lorraine.

Loving wife of Harvey (dec.)

Passed away peacefully on the 19 March, 2023. Loved mum of Timothy and Kim. Loved nanny and great nanny to all her grandchildren. At peace in God's loving arms

For funeral details, please go to latrobevalley funerals.com.au

MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON TRARALGON 5174 2258

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HOPLEY, Richard Francis. 7/6/1931 -12/3/2023.

Passed away peacefully at St Hilary's Nursing Home. Much loved husband of Beatrice (Anne dec.).

Father and father-in-law of Margaret and Stephen.

LASSAM, Denise Kim "Rustie".

Passed away Thursday 9March 2023.

Aged 61 years

Loved daughter of Dennis and Jean. Much loved mother of Harry. Sister of Dave, Ross (Rusty), Peter (dec.). You were someone special, Someone good and true, You will never be forgotten, We thought the world of you.

MACREADIE (nee Smith), Gladys Elaine. 27/8/1937 -14/3/2023.

Passed away at CGHS. Aged 85 years Wife of John (Jack) Allman (dec.), Donald Thomas Macreadie (dec.) Mother of Gary (dec.), David, Christine, Dianne, Kathryn, Fiona, Clarke and Nicholas. Grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother to many.

Peacefully sleeping

PRESTON, Carole Myrna. 21/9/1939 -16/3/2023.

Loving wife of John (dec.).

Much loved Mum to Iain and Laural, Mia and Mick (dec.). Adored Nan to John and Julia, Jayde and Cal, Tara and Cody. Adored Grand Nan to Giorgia, Clare, Leo, Roland and June.

RIJS, Helen. 28/7/1922 -17/3/2023

Aged 100 years

Passed away peacefully at Marjery Cole Aged Care, Traralgon, surrounded by loving family members. Loved and loving wife of John (dec.). Dearly loved mother, mother-in-law, Oma and Great Oma to Ernest, Gerard, Elizabeth, Harry, Francesca, MaryRose, John, Paul, Mark and their families.

Until we meet again Funeral tentatively planned for WEDNESDAY (29 March 2023). Please refer to Julie Harwood Funerals Facebook page for confirmation and live stream link.

SAGAR (née Abbott), Dorothy Joan. 29/10/1927 -12/3/2023.

Passed away peacefully at Narracan Gardens Aged Care on Sunday 12 March 2023. Aged 95 years Wife of Warwick. Loved mother and mother-in-law of, Julie (dec.), Roger and Sue and Jane and Ray.

Cherished Nanna to Gabrielle, Inge, Mark, Andrew, Julie, Warwick, Emma and Bronte. Great grandmother to her many great grandchildren. Sister of Jack, Betty, Keith, Ralph, Ron (all dec.) and Graham. We will miss you so sleep peacefully

VANSTAN, Roger. Died on Saturday, 18 March 2023. At Roger's request, no Service or Memorial will be held.

VANSTAN, Roger David. Loving father of Lisa, mate to Pete, Pa to Brittany and Jake. Dad, there are not enough words to describe the wonderful father that you were. We will miss your cheekiness and sense of humour which you kept right until the end. You could always make people laugh. Together again with Pa Harry, Nana and Uncle Rob.

Love you always and thank you

VANSTAN, Roger David. Passed away peacefully on 18 March 2023.

Much loved father of Mark, father-in-law of Sally, loved Pa of Luke and Tayla, Courtney and Pia, Annabel and Paul, Clementine and Kane, Angus and Georgia. Forever in our hearts

VANSTAN, Roger David.

Comfortably at peace, passing on 18 March 2023.

Loving Dad of Rob, father-in-law to Fe, Pa to Sum, Myf, Tanaha and Zanda.

Those we love never leave us XXX VANSTAN, Roger David. Best mate of Hank (dec.), good friend of Julie, wonderful uncle of Deed and Kate and families. Agreat bloke with aquick wit and cheeky grin. Two mates together again.

HOPLEY. To celebrate Richard's life there will be agathering at the Morwell Club, Helen Street, Morwell on THURSDAY (23 March 2023) at 3pm. All welcome

LASSAM. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Miss Denise "Rustie" Lassam will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Avenue, Moe on FRIDAY (24 March 2023) commencing at 2pm. Rustie's Service will also be livestreamed, to view the livestream please visit our website: latrobevalley funerals.com.au

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MACREADIE (nee Smith). The Funeral Service for Mrs Gladys Elaine Macreadie WAS HELD at St Mark's Anglican Church Rosedale (Tuesday 21 March 2023) followed by burial at the Rosedale Lawn Cemetery. BARRY &ANNETTE LETT 67 MACARTHUR STREET SALE 5143 1232 MEMBER AFDA www.lettsfunerals.com.au

CAMM, Florence. One year has gone so quickly

Mum. Miss you Love from the kids.

RILEY, Maurice. Mary, Jenny, Daphne and Tracey and all the extended family greatly appreciate all the calls, cards, flowers and messages on passing of their Husband, Dad, Grandad and Great grandad.

Special thanks to Father

CONNELLY, Thomas James.

27/4/1989 -20/3/2020

Three years have gone so fast, yet our hearts are still broken, and tears never stop, but Iknow you are in the arms of angels, and they will carry you in their arms, until you are in our arms again. Love your loving family, Mum, Dad, Richelle, Adam, Kelly and Ashlee. Niece and nephews ♥ XXX ♥ Dad, you left us three years ago, but we know you are all around us, making sure we are loved. We miss you so much. Love Jett, Chais and Noah.

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PENFOLD, Ken.

HOPLEY, Richard.

7/6/1931 -12/3/2023.

Dearly loved dad and father-in-law of Peter and Lorraine. Dearly loved granddadand great granddad of Melissa and Ryan, Caitlyn and Jamie, Gemma-Lee,Madison, Grace, Mason, Baylea and Peter.

The leather upholstery and walnut dash, Nothing plastic looking, cheap or brash, The shiny chrome and deep rug pile, Just sitting in it brings a smile. To clean for hours on a weekend day, Then fill with petrol and drive away.

Drive safe Dad XXX

Love Peter and Lorraine and family.

HOPLEY, Richard.

Passed away peacefully Sunday 12 March, 2023.

Aged 91 years

Loved by those he left behind. Now you are with Mum (Anne dec.). Much loved father and fatherin-law of Rick and Helen. Granddad to Rhys, Melissa, Mathew, Daniel, Aaron and Catherine. Great granddad to Hudson and Emily.

HOPLEY, Richard.

There are lots of Dads in this world we know, But you were our Dad and we loved you so, So treasure him Lord in your garden of rest, For while on earth he was the best.

Loved you lots Dad.

Lyn and Chris, Candice, Brett, Kiah, Cayden and Emme, Tanya, Gary, Kobi and Marli. Back in the arms of Mum

LANG, Niva.

Atrue friend and supporter of Kayas Mission Dog Rescue. Awonderful lady taken way too soon from us. Meg and Emma, Kayas Mission.

LANIGAN, Cheryl Maree. 1/10/1961 -16/3/2023.

Passed peacefully on 16 March after acourageous battle with cancer. Loving mother of Phillip and Kimberley. Grandmother to Chelsea, Charlie and Amara. Loved and missed by all her family.

Reunited with her beloved John Mum, You were such atalented progressive lady who always had good advise and the patience of a saint. You were our rock and what aprivilege it was to be your son and daughter-in-law. Love always Iain and Laural.

Mum, Words can't express how blessed Iwas to have you guide me through life. You taught me to live life to the fullest, look for the good in people and that family was everything. Iwill miss you always. Love Mia.

Rest well Nan. Love you. Jayde, Cal and June XXX.

Nan/Grannan, We will miss your strength, resolve and love that you always showed us. Thank you for instilling alove for travel, nature and living afull and generous life. Always in our hearts, John, Julia, Giorgia and Clare.

Thank you Nan for the warm welcome into the family 12 years ago. Tara, the boys and Iwill miss you dearly. The Christmas cook offs won't be the same. Rest easy, love all of us Mylnes.

Nan, What an incredible honor it was to have loved and been loved by you. I'll continue to move through life with your lessons front of mind, leading with kindness and compassion. With all my heart Tara.

SOSTAK, Kathe. 10/9/1939 -18/3/2023. Passed away peacefully at home with family by her side. Loved and loving wife of Heinz. Much loved Mum of Bernd and Eric. Loving Oma to Jasmine and Zachari. Much loved sister to Elisabeth, Margot, Wolfgang (dec.), Friederich (dec.) and their families. Forever in our hearts

SOSTAK, Käthe. 10/9/1939 -18/3/2023.

"When you think of me don't be sad. Rather talk about me and dare to laugh. Leave me aplace between you as Ihad in life."

You left alot of traces of love and care, and the memory of the beautiful time with you will still be alive in us. We will deeply miss you

In love, Elisabeth Sostak with Sybille Hanna, Heinz and family. Margot Messer with Annette, Ulrike, Dorothee and family. Ursel Wöhr, Petra, and family. Monika Wöhr with Alexandra, Michaela, Daniela, Karina and family.

STREET, Lee. Latrobe Valley Umpires Association wishes to express its condolences following the passing of Lee Street. Awell loved member and passionate football contributor. Streety will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family.

WITHAM, Donald Charles Robert. Passed away 20 March 2023. Aged 89 years At Wilson Lodge, Sale. Loved Husband of Barbara (dec.). Father of Dianne, Susan and Merilyn. Loved Husband to Margaret (dec.). Loved Don to David, Ann (dec.), Susan and Christine.Loved Poppy and Great Poppy to all his grandchildren. Adored Friend to Marion and her family.

Resting Peacefully

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BREMNER. The Funeral Service for Mr David (Buddy) Alexander Bremner will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 437A Princes Drive, Morwell THURSDAY (23 March 2023) commencing at 1pm. At the conclusion of the Service, the Funeral will leave for the Hazelwood Public Cemetery. This Service will be livestreamed. Please visit our web site for details: latrobevalley funerals.com.au

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BUHAGIAR.

APrayer Service for the repose of the soul of Mr Ignatius Michael Buhagiar (Tony) will be offered at St Michaels Catholic Church, Church Street, Traralgon on Tuesday (28 March 2023) commencing at 1pm. Following the Service, a Private Burial will take place.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Latrobe Regional Hospital -Critical Care Unit, would be appreciated, envelopes available at the Church.

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PRESTON. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mrs Carole Myrna Preston will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Avenue Moe on FRIDAY (24 March 2023) commencing at 10.30 am. Carole's Funeral Service will also be livestreamed, please visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au go to Carole's funeral notice and click on it for further instructions.

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SAGAR. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mrs Dorothy 'Joan' Sagar will be held at Eternity Church Morwell, 69 Princes Drive, on WEDNESDAY (22 March 2023) commencing at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Royal Children's Hospital would be appreciated. Envelopes available at the Service.

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SOSTAK.

The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Kathe will take place in the Rose Chapel, Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium, Cemetery Dr, Traralgon, MONDAY (27 March 2023) commencing at 2.30pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Cancer Council Victoria would be appreciated, envelopes will be available.

22/3/1933. You are missed beyond words, loved beyond measure. We can't get over losing you, thinking of you always. Titch, your girls Loraine and Jacqui, Leanne and Jodie XXXOOO.

Bereavement

BUSH, Stan. Passed away 25/2/2023. Stan's family would like to sincerely thank everyone for your cards, flowers, phone calls, messages of sympathy and visits following Stan's passing. To all that took the time to attend Stan's Funeral, we offer ahuge thank you.

To Dr's Hannon, Remyn, Birks, Fontaine and Clark, we thank you so much for your compassion and care of Stan.

To Katie Birch and the amazing team at Latrobe Valley Village we offer our heartfelt thanks. We will be forever grateful to all staff at the Village for your love and outstanding care of Stan and our family.

Thank you all Pat, Jodie, Scott, Tim, Tammy, Adam, Zoey and grand children Jacob, Isabella, Ethan, Charlotte, Tyler and Lucas. Stan was truly loved

HOBDEN, Doreen Lavinia, 6/3/2023. Dianne, Cheryl and Patricia and their families would like to thank family and friends for their kindness, cards, flowers and support on the loss of their beautiful mum and grandmother. Thank you to those who attended the Funeral Service, it was much appreciated. We also extend ahuge thank you to the staff of Latrobe Valley Village for their care and compassion shown to mum during her time with them, especially overthe last three months.

Thank you to Mark and the staff of Latrobe Valley Funeral Services for the help and support in putting together the lovely service.

WITHAM

The Funeral Service for Mr Donald Charles Robert Witham will be held at Boolarra Anglican Church, Tarwin Street Boolarra, at 1pm MONDAY (27 March 2023) followed by burial at the Boolarra Cemetery. BARRY &ANNETTE LETT 67 MACARTHUR STREET SALE 5143 1232 MEMBER AFDA www.lettsfunerals.com.au

Daniel, Mark at LV Funeral Services and Narracan Gardens Aged Ca Facility for their care

Maurice and their ongoing care and support of Mary.

Maurice is greatly missed every day.

VIVIAN, Bryan. Marie, along with Kevin and Paula and Tony Faye with their families would like to thank everyone for their prayers, flowers, cards, messages and visits. Your and support were greatly appreciated.

Aspecial thank you Michael's Catholic Church and Father Aju Varghese, Palliative Care, the derful staff at Latrobe Regional Hospital Myra from Latrobe Valley Funeral Services. Bryan was aloving and caring husband, Dad and Poppy/Pop who will be dearly missed.

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When you lose someone close to you, it can be hard to put your thoughts and feelings into words A personal message in the Latrobe Valley Express can say so much For friendly ad i on ho to pl y ur essa e nt t The lassified partment 13 4 The Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 22 March, 2023 —Page 35

Goals galore in opening LVSL round

SOCCER LVSL

BY LAURIE WILLIAMS

THE new season of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League opened with abang, as 26 goals were scored in the opening round from four matches.

Reigning champions,Falcons 2000, madelight workofthe returningTyersLightning, Morwell Pegasus overcame aspiritedMonash, whilst there were wins for both Fortuna and Newborough Yallourn United.

FALCONS, refreshed after agruelling 2022 campaign that saw them lift the ultimate prize, made the short trip to Tyers to face the Lightning, in their return to the seniormen’s competition after aseven-year hiatus.

There wasastrongturnout fromthe locals, hoping that their side could upset the Birds.

However, it was not to be as Falcons made light workoftheir opposition, despite the factthey were missing five senior players due to short-term injuries.

It was aday outfor striker Stefan Sbaglia who helped himself to six goals, and at 24 years of age, this may well be asignofthings to come over the coming years.

The home side put up abrave fight for the first twenty minutes but eventually the dam wall burst open, as Sbaglia scored all four goals in the first half to give his side acommanding lead at the break.

Anewly formed front three of Sbaglia, Josh Patterson and new signing, Liam Johnson, worked intuitively with one another,with Patterson rewarded with agoal of his own in the second half.

Sbaglia scored two more himselfand the task only got harder for the Lightning as the reigning league best and fairest winner, Nonda Lazaris, made his long-awaited return off the bench, to put the final nail in the coffin.

It was adebut to remember for Italian import Gabrielle Bochicchio, who was commanding in the middle of the park with captain Toby Cappleading the way with his aggressive nature.

Tyers 0def by Falcons 8

FORTUNA hoped to start their campaign off on the right note, making the long trip down the PrincesHighway to face aSale side that are looking to upset their more fancied rivals in season 2023.

Unfortunately for Sale, they came up against a Fortuna side that were simply not in the mood to give theiropponents any wriggle room, and they duly put them to the sword in acommandingvictory.

It was adebut to remember for Fortuna product Dontae Marino, who came off the bench to assist one of the Orangemen’s goals in the second half.

Sale 1def by Fortuna 5

MORWELL Pegasustravelled to Monash to

MOE

GOLF

CHURCHILL &MONASH

Churchill &Monash Golf Club

ParSaturday11th March 2023

AGrade Winner : R. King 19 +4

BGrade Winner : G. Barnes 21 +1

CGrade Winner : C. Stevens 38 +1

D.T.L: 1. J. Barnes +3, 2. D. Burridge +2, 3.

C. Gilfilan +1, 4. D. Byerssquare, 5. C. warringSquare,

6. J. Sterrick square, 7. R. Dent square,

8. R. Zomer -1C/B

N.T.P : 3rdC.Gilfilan, 5th Mamun, Pro-Pin

12th D. Byers,

Target Hole : D. Burridge,Eagle 15th

Mamun,

Birdies : R. Dent 12th,C.Gilfilan 3rd,M

Hutchinson 3rd

StablefordMary Michell DayTuesday

14th March 2023

Winner : Lia Brent 24 36 pts

DayWinner : RobSands 30 40 pts

D.T. L: Marianne Ryan 25 34pts,Carol

Barnes 39 34pts

N.T.P : 3rdVannessa Reid,5th Lisa Van

Rooy,12th Lisa VanRooy, 14th Sandra

Caldwell

MIRBOONORTH

Thursday16th March,Stableford.

AGrade: PWoodall, (7) 40pts

BGrade: SHill-Smith (17) 39pts

DTL: PDraper 39, MRichter,37, JHughes, TBradshaw36.

NTP: 4th GWalsh. 6th DTaylor.

Birdies: 4th CHobson. 6th MPayne,D

Taylor.16th JHughes

Saturday18th March,4BBB

Championship R1

Leaderboard: MSnell/R Thompson 47, PCummaudo/ JSmeriglio 43, PDraper/J Hughes 41, T&B Bradshaw40.

NTP: 4th DTaylor,6th JSmeriglio,13th M

Payne,16th MSnell.

Birdies: 4th SMcInnes,D Taylor,6th T Bradshaw,JSmeriglio.16th MSnell, S Evison, SHill-SmithMOE

takeall three points, andunfortunately for the Flying Horsemen,everygame is that little bit more important, given they were handed athree point deductionfor this season duetoanindiscretion towards the back end of last year.

It quickly became panic stations for the Morwell side as theWolves jumped to a2-0 lead but in typicalPegasus style, their high-risk style of football brought them level; they then soon took the lead.

Monash equalised but Pegasus were able to find the winner late in the game to extract themselves out of acontest that they ought to have won with more conviction.

Monash 3def by Morwell Pegasus 4

IN the clubs 100th year, Newborough Yallourn

United were expecting aresounding victory against areturning Traralgon Olympians outfit, who were back in thefold after ayear away.

It soon became starkreality as to what they’re up against this year, as an experienced Combine never looked headed.

NYU took a2-0 lead into half-time, before Olympians hastily respondedafter the breakto make it 2-1.

NYU piled on two more goals late into the game to put the game to bed and take the three points.

Olympians 1def by Newborough Yallourn United 4

IN Round2,Falcons willwelcome Monash on Saturday night at 6pm in their first home game of the season.

After asolid opening against their more fancied opponents last week, Monash will be full of confidence it can repeat the dose against their second Morwell opponent in as many weeks.

The Birds will welcome back some returning players as they gear up for another strong campaign.

Tyers will look to get their points tally started this weekend with afixture that they will fancy their chances in, against Sale.

After both sides were on the receiving endoftough defeats, this fixturewill providebothanopportunity to reacquaint themselves with the winners circle.

Churchill opentheircampaign after aRound 1 bye, against Pegasus.

It is unknown where Churchill are at this season with mixed pre-season results, but rest assured they will be working hard to account for aPegasus side who struggled last week.

Olympians go from the frying pan to the fire this week as they face aMoe side who are primed for amassive season after having the bye in Round 1.

Moe are much-fancied amongst those in the know within the football fraternity, and they will be looking to make astatement against their Traralgon opponents

Newborough Yallourn United and Fortuna both have the bye.

SCOREBOARD

Brien, Graeme 35

TRAFALGAR

Sunday, 12 March2023

Competition : OPEN MedleyStablefordEastwood visit to Moe

Grade AWinners: Devent, Anton (8) 39

Grade BWinners: OUDYK, Ed (12) 39 c/b

Grade CWinner: Stanlake,Helen (23) 39

Place Getters:White, Rodney39, Halkett, David 38 c/b,Clarke, Loretta 38, Savige Karyn37c/b,Doak, Shaun 37,Robertson, Jenna 36, Rodaughan, Peter36c/b, Weaver,Lee 36, FOX, Graeme 35 c/b Donnison, Terry35c/b

Great Score: Laurie Veenman (Birdie) @8 ,Shaun Doak (Birdie) @4 ,Gary HALLAWELL (Birdie) @8 ,EdOUDYK (Birdie) @14,Jenna Robertson (Birdie) @4

Monday, 13 March2023

OPEN MedleyStableford

Grade AWinners: Bullen,Danial (1) 38 C/B

Grade BWinners: Backman, Shane (9) 36

Grade CWinners: Imer,Corey (28) 41

Place Getters:Tate,Sandy 40, Weir,Martin 38 C/B,Weir,Liam38, Silk, Matthew37, Hurley,Matt36C/B

GreatScore: MatthewSilk (Birdie) @14

,Martin Weir (Birdie)@4, Danial Bullen

(Birdie) @14 ,TrevorLangmaid (Birdie) @8

Nearest to Pin: 4th Corey Imer, 8th Trevor Langmaid, 14th Danial Bullen

Wednesday, 15 March 2023

WOMEN’S WEDNESDAY 9HOLE

STABLEFORD

Overall Winners:1Hale,Jan (54) 19 c/b

Target Hole: (8th) Marj Lang

Thursday, 16 March2023

Competition : OPEN MedleyStableford

Grade AWinners: Halkett, David (10) 40

Grade BWinners: Cunningham, Steve

(16) 39

Grade CWinners: Wilkinson, Wally(19)42

Place Getters: Shaw,Geoff41, Hayes, Albert39C/B,Muirhead, Neil 38, Tewierik, Rob37C/B,Lubawski, Raymond37

C/B, Cropley, Mike37, Morrow,Darren 37

Donnison, Terry36C/B,Brereton, Ian 36

C/B,Borg, Manny36 Gauci, Anthony35C/B Papettas, Maurice 35 C/B

—The Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 22 March, 2023

Great Score: Neil Muirhead (Eagle) @ 3,Glenn Helmuth (Birdie) @4 ,Mike Cropley(Birdie) @8 ,Lockie White(Birdie) @14,PeterRodaughan (Birdie) @4 ,Karl Eastaway (Birdie) @8 ,Lockie White (Birdie) @4 ,Anton Devent (Birdie) @8

,LiamVisser(Birdie) @14,WhitneyHiriaki (Birdie) @8

Nearest to Pin: 4th Glenn Helmuth, 8th WhitneyHiriaki, 14th Max Matthews

Saturday, 18 March 2023

MENS Foursomes

Overall Winners: Donnison, Terry&Halkett, David 72.5 Foursomes (Gross) Winner: Andrew Pickard &Aaron Bassman 74

Saturday, 18 March 2023

Competition :Overflow Event -MENS

Stableford

Grade AWinners: Harber,John (14) 39

Grade BWinners: Parcell, Jake (39) 39 Place Getters: Panozzo, Gavan38, Imer, Corey 37 C/B ,Kerr,Graham 37 ,Allen, Ray 36 C/B ,Cantrill, Zac 36 ,Schneider,Michael 35 C/B ,Condon, Jeff 35

Great Score: WallyWilkinson (Birdie) @4 John Harber (Birdie) @14,Gavan

Panozzo(Birdie) @14,ZacCantrill 1 Ball Great Score(Birdie) @8

Nearest to Pin: 4th WallyWilkinson

8th Shane Backman ,14th Graeme

Wilson

Saturday, 18 March 2023

WOMEN’S SATURDAY Stableford

Grade AWinners: Tate,Sandy (24) 33

Nearest to Pin: 4th Sandy Tate ,14th Kathy Borg

MORWELL

Ladies StablefordRWH Day.

Sponsored by LSHAccounting

Winner: IYoshimura37pts

Runner Up: CPeter 33 pts

NTP: 2nd IYoshimura8th CPeter 11th E

Lau15th LFrench

Competition: 15/3/23Rd2Foursomes

Championships and 9-Hole Stableford

DailyWinners: KarenMacGregor and Olwyn Balfour with 72 nett

DailyRunnersUp: LynPowell and Jan Griffinwith 72.5 nett

Down the Line: Kerryn Ludlowand Lorna

Risol, BevKeilyand Sue Rogerswith 74

nettand Aija Owen and Linda Chapple with 75 nett

9-Hole Winner: Sonia Roberts with 21 points

9-Hole Runner-Up: SandraLawler with 17 points

Gobblers: JanGriffin on the 18th

NTP–2nd Anne Outhred.

Championship StrokeWinners: Donna

Mellon and SamCaldowwith 190

Championship Handicap Winners: Karen Macgregor and Olwyn Balfour with 153nett Trafalgar Golf Club –SeniorsResults

TuesdayMarch 14,2023 Comp:

STABLEFORD Players:25

Winner Graeme Harris24R/UpRichard

Gould 20

DTL: GeoffPickburn10, SandraLawler

19,Jeanette Swan 19,Frank Kiss 18,Uve

Tomski 17

NTP: Chris Griffin

Bradmans: John Kerr 8

ThursdayMarch 16,2023. Strokeand

putting. Players:48

WOMENS Winners: Sue Klemke27

Runnersup: Marilyn Kerr 32

DTL: KarenMacGregor 33, Olwyn Balfour

34, Nola Fordham 34

NTP: Silvija Brown13th

Par3event Sue Klemke

Putting: KarenMacGregor 15,Nola

Fordham 15,Olwyn Balfour 15

Bradmans: JanGriffin

MENS

Winner: Hank Fiddelaers31

Runner up: John Robinson cb 33

DTL: Jim Donnet 33, Chris Griffin33, Pat

O’Connell 33, Dennis Scambler 34, Tony

Pittcb35

NTP: Russ Balfour 13th

Putting: John Robinson 13 putts

Par3 event Hank Fiddelaers,Tony Pitt

Bradmans: RonKeith

TRAFALGAR GOLF CLUB WEEKLY

RESULTS SHEET

Friday,March 17th 2022, Open Men’s&

Ladies Stableford

AGrade Winner: StevePorch 38 pts C/B

BGrade Winner: Dave Watt 38 pts C/B

DTL’s: Brian McKenzie 38, TimGargan

38, Greg Evison 38, Darren White37, Bob Baldry36, Ross Anderson 36 C/B

Birdies: 2nd: Steven Porch5th:Steve

Porch, Laurie Snowball, Noel Cornish 11th: Graham Rawson 13th:Brian McKenzie 15th:Noel Cornish

Saturday, March 18th 2022, Leon Christie Memorial 4BBB Stableford

Winner’s: Jeff Gray &Paul Fogaty 52 pts

Runner’s Up: PhilTown&Gus Tangusso 51 pts

DTL’s: Greg Donohue&Symon Lee

47,AkosKerekes &Ron Keith 45, Brian McKenzie &AnthonyCunningham 45, Richie Parsonage &Peter Burghardt 45, GarryJansen &TonyShearer 45, Reno Borg&Chris Moody 45

TENNIS

Riverside–Grand FinalResults

Section 1Doubles

Drouin Maroon 5–38def Moe White4-32

Riverside–Preliminary Final Results

Backinthe topflight: BrandonPieing in actionfor Olympians,backinthe senior division aftera year off. Photographs Damen Francis

Chief: Dylan Dunstall controls theballfor Olympians in theopening roundofthe Latrobe Valley Soccer League

Premiershipglory across the LVDCL

CRICKET LVDCL

BY TOM HAYES

EVERYgrade acrossthe Latrobe Valley and District Cricket Leaguewas finalised overthe weekend, as premierships were collected by teams across the Premier B, BGrade,Premier C, and CGrade on Saturday, in aseries of one-dayers.

Morwell thumped Thorpdaleinthe Premier B Grand Final, winning by awhopping 145 runs. The tone was set in the first innings, as Morwell steadily grew their total.

GlennGniel top-scoredfor the Tigerswith51from 59 deliveries, before he was bowled by Shannon Pickering.

Robert Semmler,LukeGettings and Shane Gniel all managed handy contributions, scoring 23, 27 and27respectively. After 45 overshad concluded, Morwell sat at 9/192.

Thorpdale hadadreary response,asonlyone player managed adouble-figure score.

In agood display, 10 of Morwell’spremiership team played juniors at the club.

Gniel won player of the match.

CHURCHILL tookout the BGrade flag, chasing Latrobe’s total of 116.

Latrobehad two batsmen score over 20, while the rest evidently struggled at the crease.

over, but once Woodall was dismissed, they trickled through the side again.

They went from 4/63 to 7/86, losing three wickets for just 23 runs.

Asmall fight-back was installed by the tail, but nothing was abletostopthe CATS bowlingattack from reaching premiership glory.

Winners:

Kayne

O’Connell opened and top-scoredwith 18, as he watched five wickets fall before his dismissal. Fourplayer scored ducks, as Thorpdale were well and trulydominated, allout for 47 in the30th over.

Glenn Gniel was the most prolificbowlerwith 4/5, Travis Pickering claimed 3/13 and Callum Bailey snagged two scalps.

Morwell were joined by their Premier AGrade side as premiers, whenthey wonthe flag the following day.

Despite the low-scoringnature of the innings, Latrobe did well enough to play out the innings before they could get bowled out.

In response, Churchill didn’t get off to the best of starts, sitting at 2/27 at one point, then 3/41 before Toby Spark and Ijaz Ahmed collaborated in the middle.

Spark scored 40 and Ahmed reached 38 not out, balancing the scale atouch to their side.

Latrobe gathered two quick wickets when Spark was run out and Phil van Rossum was dismissed for agolden duck, giving them aglimpse of hope.

But Churchillsimply had too muchtimeuptheir sleeve and knocked the final runs around to reach premiership glory by four wickets.

CATStook chargeinthe PremierC Grade Grand Final against Mirboo North by winning the tossing and choosing to bat.

Brody Stevenson top-scored with 51, while the other batsmen helped with scores in the teens and twenties.

At the time of Stevenson’s departure, CATS were 5/137, they lost anotherwicketbut gained another 29 runs before the innings came to aclose.

Thomas Basarke took 3/17 from just three overs in an impressive display of bowling for Mirboo North. Wickets fell fartoo consistently for Mirboo North for them to even build apartnership and launch an attack.

At an early stage of their innings, they were3/12, in desperate trouble.

Damien Turner and Paul Woodall took the ease off the batting line-up, as they slowly ticked runs

In the 37th over, CATS eventually bowled out Mirboo North for 132, to win the Grand Final by 34 runs.

THE CGrade Grand Final saw arun chase completedwithfiveovers to spare, whenNewborough defeatedTraralgon West.

TraralgonWestelected to batand were immediately in trouble, losing three wickets for27runs.

The ship was steadiedbyGreg Stephens and Matt Rogers, who scored 56 and 41 runs respectively.

WhenStephenswas eventuallyrun out, the scoreboard read 4/95, and soon after trickled to 5/111.

The two Stephen’s; Cooke and Rogers collectively took the score to 6/170, before Rogers was dismissed with the last ball of the innings for 25.

In return, Newborough strongly contested Traralgon West’s score as they charged for the flag.

AndrewYoung was bowled by Stephens for 29 and the score was ahealthy 1/44, then Robert Hussey and Shaune Wernham both made high scores of 47 and 60 respectively, before Wernham’s dismissal last into the piece.

At the time of his walk back to the sheds, the score read 2/143, and the finalruns wereticked over by Hussey and Justin Cook -who claimed three wickets in the first innings.

Newborough got home in the 35th over to win by eightwickets, and were presented with the premiership cup.

If photos are anything to go by, the Newborough Pub was rocking on Saturday night.

Grand Final observations

CRICKET

By LIAM DURKIN

AFANTASTIC weekend of cricket in the Traralgon District Cricket Association and the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League.

Grand Finals were played across the region, bringing the 2022/23 season to an end.

Congratulations to all premiership winning teams, you are now part of arguably the most sought-after part of the wall at any cricket club. Commiserations to those who ran second on the day. Unfortunately, as with any contest, there needs to be awinner and aloser.

Traversing Traralgon, Morwell and Moe over the weekend, as well as online, there was some great deeds performed, sure to live long in the memory of those involved.

Taking the opportunity to jot downafew notes, these anecdotes might prove of interest to readers.

GREAT SPORTS

ANICE moment during the TDCA BGrade Grand Final presentations at Stoddart Oval.

Amid the euphoria of Yarram District winning the premiership, it became clear there was more players than medals to hand out.

Some of theolder players in the Yarram team graciously handed their medals back, allowing a couple of youngsters in the side to be presented with medals.

The younger players would have surely got a kick out of having asenior premiership medal around their neck.Hats off to the Yarram players for their kind gesture.

By all reports, Yarram is one of the best run clubs in local cricket, and after moments like this, it is easy to see why.

Another act of great sportsmanship was seen in the TDCA AGrade decider.

During the chaosthathappened in thelast over, where Glengarry needed nine to win and the ball sailed toward long on, the fielder underneath the ball, Matt Robertson, had no hesitation signalling straight away the ball had carried over the rope.

In that situation, it can often be hard for the umpire to see if the ball lands inside or not, but to Robertson’seternal credit, he played it extremely fair.

With apremiership on the line, others may would have been temptedtoturn ablindeye.

SAYONARA

OF allthe days for MyCricket to go down, it had to be Grand Final day.

The online platform, for so long the go-to place for peopletocheck local cricket scores and stats, is now virtuallyobsolete-lastweekendmarked the last time it is ever going to be used.

What away to go out.

The system is being replaced by PlayHQ.

CricketLeague.In

Iand many others can already foresee a

disaster in the making during the transition. MyCricket likelywentdown on Saturday due to so many people trying to get on.

The result meant the system crashed in a manner that meant scores were not uploading ball-by-ball.

The issue led to problems with live streams, while peoplehad to revert to checkingscores either by texting people at the games,oron various social media posts.

Just how did cricket administrators operate pre-MyCricket?

HOME OF FLAGS

MORWELL now has two AGrade premierships in the last six months, both from clubs that call Morwell Recreation Reserve home.

Morwell CricketClubtriumphed in the Latrobe Valley DistrictCricketLeague on Sunday, while Morwell Football-Netball Club took the AGrade netball premiership in the last Gippsland League season.

Oddly enough, the two clubs share rooms (of sorts) playing on surfaces operatingatopposite ends of those rooms.

Both carry the Tiger moniker, one of only three across the LVDCL where the cricket nickname is the same as the footy/netball one.

Morwell are the Tigers in cricket and football/ netball, while Moe is the Lions in both, as is Mirboo North.

ONE FOR THE ARMCHAIR EXPERTS

LOOKING at premiership winning teams across Gippsland,two quality line-upsthat standout are Western Park in the Warragul District Cricket Association, and Collegians in the Sale-Maffra Cricket Association.

While thereisprobably no way to quantify who is better, amatch between the two sides would surely make for ahigh-quality game of cricket.

Some names in the Western Park line-up are Greg Munro, Sam Batson,DamienLawrence and Sanjaja Gangodawila (‘Ganga’).

Munro, aformer star for Ex Students, has madeamountainofruns over the years, while Lawrene’s exploits on the high-standard Mornington Peninsula cricket scene are well documented.

Collegians has Noah Hurley, Zac Hurley, Adrian Burgiel, Tom Morrison, Charlie Morrison and Stuart Anderson.

Noah Hurley has been clocked at 130, and played district firsts for Carlton.

Burgiel, aprevious player with Gormandale, has smashed the ball to all parts of various grounds in Gippsland in the last 20 years.

To giveyou an ideaofhow good Collegians are, they reducedSaleto6/2 in the Grand Final. That wasn’t aMyCricket glitch, it was 6/2. Is there astronger team in Gippsland currently than Western Park or Collegians?

What acrew: Newborough wonthe CGrade flag on theTrafalgar harddeck

Depth: Morwell easilywon the Premier BGrand Final. With the TigersA Gradealsointhe Grand Final,Morwell hadanumberofA Gradequalityplayers in the seconds

CATS wonthe PremierCpremiershipinthe Latrobe Valley District

astrange three weeks, CATS actuallyhad to forfeit thelastround of the regularseason following mass playerunavailability. Photographs supplied

Mertonenters local cricket folklore

CRICKET

TDCA

BY LIAM DURKIN

MAX Merton won’t everhave to pay for another beer at GlengarryCricket Club.

Let’s set the scene

TraralgonDistrict CricketAssociation AGrade Grand Final. Glengarryversus Ex Students. Venue: Catterick Crescent.

Glengarry needs ninetowin off the lastover with two wickets in hand.

Number 10 Merton on strike.

First ball: big swipe across the line by the left hander -single.

Brandon Mayberry on strike.

Second ball: sliced drive into the off side -single. Merton back on strike.

Equation: Seven off four.

Bowlerchanges back to right arm around the wicket.

Afew overs before, these words came from Gormandale cricketer Adam Brady, who was commentating the match.

“Max has got to pump abig six over mid-wicket. He’s got it in him”.

It wasn’t over mid-wicket, but he certainly had it in him.

And he proved it.

Third ball: Merton sees it pitched up, puts absolutely everythinginto it, theball sails toward long on, and (cue Mark Nicholas commentary from Ben Stokes’ 2019 Ashes innings).

There’s aman back, there’s aman back

It’s six! It’s six!

Max Merton has hit it for six!

From that point on, he didn’t needtodoanything more. The match was tied, meaning Glengarry couldn’t relinquish the premiership because they were the higher ranked team on the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season.

Another run was added off the fourth ball (an extra) to make the result official.

Glengarry had won. Merton had secured the flag and hero status at the Magpies.

Disbelieving teammates and supporters rushed onto the field to congratulate, or more accurately, thank, Merton for his efforts.

Man of the Match Al Jenkin even went as far to

Flags to Sharks, Pelicans

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TDCA

BY TOM HAYES

THE entire Traralgon District Cricket Association season has now cometoaclose, with the Band CGradesfinalising theirseasons on the same weekend as AGrade.

In BGrade it was Yarram District versus Glengarry, who finished third and fourth on the ladder respectively, both overcoming monster wins in the week before.

Yarram District won the toss and batted at Stoddart Oval, proving to be awise decision.

Thingswere movingalong consistently for the Pelicans, but wickets consistently arrived too, as they went from 1/17, to 2/33, to then 3/62 when Peter Griffiths was dismissed for 24.

An incredible fourth wicket stand changed the complexion of the match, when Anthony Bland and Ben Askew put on 62.

Askew was trapped in front of his stumps by Mitchell Sharp for 26, bringing the score to 4/124, but Bland continued to knock them around.

Only two more wickets fell for the innings, as Bland poweredtowards aGrandFinal century, doing so toward the end of the innings.

Yarram District completed 45 overs with atotal of 6/221, Bland walked off with 100 not out to his name, putting his side in aconvincing position.

Glengarry responded with 182 in their innings, highlighted by another incredible century, from Chris Dunn, before he was bowledbyTrent Crawford.

Only Peter Marks was the other batsman to reach double figures as the rest of the squad skittled.

Glengarry was bowledout in the41stover for

just 182, 40 runs short of their target, as Yarram District claimed the premiership.

Crawford wasthe best of the YarramDistrict bowlers, grabbing 4/34 from eight overs.

Bland was awarded player of the match.

GLENGARRY featured in the CGrade Grand Final too, this time to take on Ex Students.

Glengarry won the toss, but decided to throw the top-of-the-ladder-team, Ex Students in to bat at Jack Maskrey Oval.

Paul Richards and Steven Thomsonput on 64 runs for the opening wicket, before the latter departed.

Richards was joined by Paul Hennessy and the two put on another 69 runs for the second wicket, as Hennessy was caught for 19.

Most of the heavy lifting was done by Richards, who steamed toward acentury and sailed past it. Richards would fall as the third wicket for 143, with the score reading 3/205.

ShaneBonacci was the bestofthe Glengarry bowlers with 3/48.

The final three batsmen for theinnings added 61 runs to the total before the 40-over innings came to aclose, Ex Students finishing on 5/274.

Glengarry hustled into attack mode, as Shinu

Saju collected 43 runs, but the innings plateaued before Ashleigh Hodson came to the crease.

Hodson smashed 106 before he retired hurt, leaving the remaining players to chase.

They wouldn’t come close in the end, falling 56 runs short of their target after 40 overs.

DarianMillingtonwas thebestofthe Ex Students, with 3/44.

In the end,the best CGrade team throughout the season won.

Unsurprisingly, Richards was named player of the match.

say “I love you” during the post-match presentation. Merton himself was in justasmuch disbelief -number10s aren’t exactly known for their six-hitting.

“I reckon that would be the second one apart from Under 16s (I’ve ever hit), unknown territory,” he told the Express

What was going through his head?

“If it’s full and in the slot I’ll go for it straight, just keep my head down,” he explained.

“Usually at training when Itry and go for abig one my head goes up and Iget bowled.

“We knew we only needed eight in the last over, so if we could sneak aboundary (we’d be achance).

“I just saw the ball and hit it.”

Did he think he connected well enoughto

Crowded: MaxMertonismobbed by supportersafter hisfinal over six helped Glengarryto the TDCApremiership

clear the man stationed down there at long on?

“No way, Ididn’t feel Igot it off the batand I knew the breeze was coming into me,” he recalled

“My heart sank because Ithought Iput it straight down his throat, but then Isaw himtakeafew steps back and it went over.”

Walking to the wicket with Glengarry seemingly dead-and-buried, Merton said he and partner Brandon Mayberry decided to go down swinging.

“We knew it was uphill, Iwasn’t nervous because we needed 25 off the last four overs, it wasactually better because Brandon and Ijust decided to back ourselves and hit it,” he said.

“We thoughtitwas probably over so we might as well have some fun.”

Fair to say the Glen boys would have had afair bit of fun these last few days.

Slightlyearly crow: Glengarryplayers rush ontothe groundafter Max Merton’s six tied thegame,ensuring them theA Gradeflag.Players then hadtoretreat and wait alittle bit extrabeforethe match waswon

Jobdone: Yarram wonits second BGrade flag in three seasons on Saturday.

My hero: Max Mertonisembraced by partner Josie Buckleyinthe moments followingthe match.

Dynamic duo: Manofthe MatchAlJenkin with Max Mertonand theTraralgon District Cricket AssociationA Gradepremiershipshield.

Photographs Liam Durkin

Sharks bite: Ex Studentswon ahigh scoring CGrade decider Photographs Liam Durkin

TDCA decider is one for the ages

CRICKET TDCA

THE Traralgon DistrictCricketAssociationseason wrapped up at the weekend with one of, if not the best Grand Final the TDCA has ever seen.

The game had more momentum swings than any other in recent memory, and afinal five overs that needed to be seen to be believed.

CatterickCrescent was the setting for the A Grade Grand Final, with afast outfield and aflat wicket that both teams would benefit from.

When the toss wentup, the captain of Ex Students James Pryde called correctly and elected to bat.

MattDyke andMitch Harrisgot things underway for the Sharks, as Ex Students started well,taking fulladvantageofsomeearly nerves from Glengarry.

Harris was dismissed for nine with the score on 26, but that then brought Lee Stockdale to the crease, who together with Dyke, set about building astrong foundation for Ex Students to reach a score over 200.

The drinks break came at the righttimefor Glengarry, as the Magpies used it to not only get some refreshment on what was ahot day, but also re-align themselves, go back through their plans and take abreath.

From that drinksbreak the game shifted back in Glengarry’s favour as they were able to break the 42-run second wicket partnership afterNat Freitag snicked off Stockdale for 22.

Spinners Al Jenkin and Nathan Allen were then introduced with immediate impact, as it became evident quickly that spin would play amassive part in the game.

Allen was superb from ball one, and after the semi-controversial stumping of Dyke for 32, Allen then went on to bowl an amazingunchanged spell of leg-spin bowling to finish with match figures of 2/13 from 10 overs.

The Ex Students middle order didn’t bat very well, and when Mitch Membrey was caught wondering aroundout of his crease the Sharks were in big trouble at 6/104.

Jackson McMahon was still at the crease however, and even though he wasn’t scoring as freely as he wouldhave liked,hewas still able to keep the score ticking over enough. When he was joined by Matt Robertson, the pair put on 46 for the seventh

wicket before McMahon skied aballtwo runs short of what would have been aback-to-the-wall50.

Mick Stockdale then battedout the remainder of the innings, making avery important 14 not out as Ex Students finished 9/172 from their full allotment of 50 overs.

Glengarry were superb with the ball after their first 17 overs. They took wickets regularly and executed their plans to full effect, as well as setting excellentfields whichstopped the Sharks from getting ascore over 200.

Ex Students would have been thinkingthey were 20 runs short, so knowing early scoreboard pressure would help to win the game, James Pryde opened the bowling and it provedtobeamaster stroke as he dismissed in form opening batsman Frank Marks for aduck with the score on just seven.

Marks’ wicket broughtFreitagtothe crease, who took his time to get used the deck and played more cautiously than what he would usually bat like.

This was due to the captain knowing he had a bigpart to play in winning the match, but he also had opening batsman Jenkin at the other end, who looked as if he was playing in acompletely different match to everyone else in the game.

Jenkin’s timing was unbelievable, as he quickly raced to 58 in apartnership of 76 with Freitag before being adjudged lbw to the bowling of Membrey.

This wicketthen changed the game as Ex Students willed themselves back into the contest withevery player makingtheir presence feltin the field,aggressively throwingthe ball backinat everyopportunity, distracting the batsmen with sledging while also taking their time to set fields and move fielders to get in the batsmen’s heads.

The ploy certainly worked and Glengarry went from being in astrong position to then not being able to scoreatall as the run rate creptupand wickets started to tumble.

When Pryde and Stockdale had finished their spells, Daniel Churchill was then given the ball and bowled brilliantly, only giving away singles if anything at all as the run rate continued to climb higher and higher as the tension grew around the ground.

Freitagwas stillatthe creaseand stillincontrol though,but no sooner had he raised his bat for a well-made 50, he was bowled by Harris and the game then turned on its head.

Freitag was out, there was four overs left and Glengarry still needed 27 runs to win.

Churchill then went bang-bang in the 48th over, and Glengarry were reeling at 8/152 with the pressure mounting on both teams.

With only two overs left in the game, the Magpies still required 21 to win from two overs.

The ball was given to Andy Matthews to try and do what he could, and after bowling adot ball on his first delivery, the game was tipping further and further in the favour of the Sharks.

BrandonMayberrythen smashed aboundary to give Glengarry hope, and then hit atwo and one in the nexttwo ballsasMatthews, who was suffering fromcramp throughout the match, fell to the groundunable to completethe over,leaving the groundinpainwith two balls remaining in his over Pryde looked around the field and called upon Mick Stockdale to complete the over, and with his first ball got athick edge off the bat of Max Merton, but it narrowlyavoided the keeper and trickled down the ground for three as Glengarry had taken 10 off the over so far.

Mayberry was then on strike and lofted one just past the cover fieldsmen for two in what was aheart stopping play but still, Glengarryhad gotten the big over they needed and were now back in the game.

The scenewas set for something specialas Churchill was given the responsibility to win the game for the Sharks as Glengarry needed nine to win from the final over.

Asinglefrom the first ball to Merton meant the battingteam now needed eightfrom five deliveries. Mayberry then got another single himself to take the score required to seven.

The matchlooked as if it wasgoing to come down to afinal ball thriller,but Merton had other ideas, smashing the third ball of the over to deep long on straight to afielder on the boundary.

As the large crowd watched on, everyone was holding their breath as the ball sailed over the boundary, by the narrowest of margins, just going over theoutstretched fingertips of the deep fielder as Mertonwrote himself intoGlengarry folklore to make the scores equal with three balls to go.

Ex Students then brought the field up but awide was bowled and the game was over. Glengarry winning an incredibly good game of cricket by two wickets with only three balls to spare.

It was aGrand Final that nobody will ever forget

as it was certainly the bestspectaclethe TDCA has seen in aGrand Final for the last 20 years.

Jenkin was namedthe Laurie BlakeMan of the Matchfor his 58 and1/30,but theday certainly belonged to Merton as he wrote himself intoGlengarry and TDCA folklore, forever to be remembered and talked about for providing one of thegreatest moments in the history of the TDCA. For those of you wanting to relive the game, go to the TDCA Facebook page and follow the links posted, or type this link into YouTubehttps:// youtube.com/live/ln-LGMvNpAo?feature.

Share to watch all the drama unfold.

TDCA SCOREBOARD

LStockdale10-2-

MMembrey 5-0-16-1, DChurchill 8.3-0-35-3, MStockdale0.2-0-5-0

by two wickets Man of theMatch:AlJenkin (Glengarry)

BGRADE -GRAND FINAL Yarram District 6/221 (A Bland 100*, BAskew 26, TChisholm 25*, MSharp 2/19, JPorter2/44) def Glengarry182 (C Dunn 100, TCrawford4/34, B Askew 3/32, ATaylor2/35)

CGRADE -GRAND FINAL

Students 5/274(cc) (P Richards 143, DMillington 37,DPryde 29) defGlengarry7/219(DMillington 3/44, TKosterman 2/43, DMcGregor 2/53)

One to remember: Glengarrycelebrates aftertheir incredible premiership in the Traralgon District CricketAssociation.

Photographs LiamDurkin

Embrace: Brothers Samand Ben Marks after the Grand Final. The thirdMarks,Frank, played his 250thgame forGlengarryinthe Grand Final

Unbelievable: Glengarryplayers arejubilant afterpulling offa near-impossibleGrand Final win.

Steady: Al Jenkin scored avital half-centuryina Man of the Matchperformance

Mirboo North adds to the collection

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LVDCL AGRADE

BY LIAM DURKIN

THEY’VE done it again.

Every season it seems Mirboo North give you a reason to write them off. And every year they walk away with apremiership

Write them off at your own peril.

Too old and too slow?

More like too good.

TheTigers were certainly too good for Traralgon Westinthe Latrobe Valley District Cricket League AGrade Grand Final.

Mirboo North ended Day 1with aslender lead of 14 runs, but with only two wickets in hand, the match was still well and truly up for grabs.

No one thought to tellDom Davis and Dale Banks that.

With firstinnings points, and therefore awin, the pairwalked to the crease on Day 2knowing allthey had to do was bat.

And that is exactly what they did.

They batted, and batted, and batted some more, until eventually the Eagles could stand no more. The match coming to an early close after 54 overs on Day 2.

Davis and Banks had denied Traralgon West the opportunity to get back into the game.

As every over ticked down, it put Mirboo North one step closer to the premiership.

The steps kept accumulating, the race rope was in sight at tea when the lead was 80, and was crossed once the lead got into triple figures.

Davis and Banks put on 93 for the ninth wicket.

While aninth wicket partnership of that magnitude is somewhat unheard of -this is Mirboo North we are talking about.

The week before, the 10th wicket pair of Max Woodall and Will Lawreyput on 58. The Tigers may not have even made the Grand Final had it not been for that.

Theyjusthave aknack of producing miracles come finals.

Banks was part of a91-runpartnership for the ninth wicket when Mirboo North won the flag in 2013/14.

He’s now done it again.

Banks ended unbeaten on 33, while Davis scored 66 not out, an effort that saw him awarded man-of-the-match.

The premiership meant Mirboo North took the flag after finishing the regular season in fourth.

Speaking of four, the Tigers have now won four A Grade flags since breaking the drought in 2013/14 (flags have followed in 2015/16 and 2020/21).

Banks has played in all four, as has Jed Alexander, this being his first as captain.

The skipper made the boldmove to bowl first upon winning the toss at Keegan St, but his men responded with an exceptional performance.

An accurate Tigers outfit reduced the Eagles to 4/41, all four of thesewickets coming either bowled or lbw.

Key Traralgon West bat Rami Zafar threatened to be the difference, getting to 37 before succumbing to the leg spin of Banks.

Zafar and Tim Fitch had stabilised the situation, gettingthe score to 4/72, but their dismissals came in quick succession, meaning Mirboo North was able to finish off the rest of the order with relative ease.

Traralgon West was bowled out for 115 in 54.5 overs. With Grand Final conditions being 100 overs minimum in aday,there was still essentially half aday left for the Tigers to negotiatewith the stick.

All six bowlers usedbyMirboo North secured wickets.

Zach Hollis, WillCheatley, Banks and Alexander snared two apiece.

With 116 runs their first assignment, the Tigers set about getting past this landmark.

Mirboo North recovered from aprecarious start thatsaw them 2/24, adding another 20 runs before the next wicket fell.

From there, Hollisand Jesse Van Rooyce set up the game with a51-runpartnershipfor the fourth wicket.

Hollismadeexactlythat when he wasdismissed, while VanRooyce departed ashort time laterfor 22.

This is where things started to get interesting.

From 5/102, the Tigers lost their next three wickets for 21 runs.

Although Mirboo North had gone past the first innings total, and went to bed on Saturday night with the game won, the match was still very much in the balance.

If Traralgon West could get the remaining two wickets early the next day, there was plenty of time to set up areverse outright.

In the end, they didn’t get those two wickets.

They didn’t even get one.

Davisand Banks resumed their positionsonDay 2, and did not move for more than two sessions.

Traralgon West threw everything they had at the pair. Pace, seam, finger spin coming into the right handed Banks, wrist spin going into the left handed Davis.

Nothing was removing them on Sunday. Not even the new ball. Not even chin music.

The Eagles took the new second new ball just after tea, but to no avail.

Davis looked totally untroubled,playinganumber of controlled pull shots when the Traralgon West quicks decided to go upstairs. Bankswas equallystout. In anice touch, the bat he used was handcrafted not far from Mirboo North in Berrys Creek by batmaker Clare Johnston -possibly the only female bat maker in the country. What astory.

Anothergreat storycame from Davis. Returning to cricket this season, he started the 2022/23 campaign with an insane one handed diving catch, and ended it with abest-on-ground performance in aGrand Final.

Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath was surely beamingtosee an old Leongatha Imperials player performing on the big stage.

For Traralgon West, desperate times called for desperate measures.

Having gestured afew times with arolling shoulder motion, wicket-keeper Josh Monacella was thrown the ball.

Trading the gloveswithcaptainRob Wilkie, Monacella’s time withballinhand lastedjust one over.

After that, Wilkie had seen enough. It was time to concede.

Teams shook hands before gathering under the pavilion of the Morwell Cricket Club for the postmatch presentation.

UmpiresTonyFlinn and Theo Poursanidis congratulated both sides for making the decider, making particular mention of their good conduct. For TraralgonWest, while it was adisappointing waytosee the season end, it servedasanother step in the right direction.

The Eagles, downontheir knees only afew seasons ago, have been slowly building their way backuptothe top.With threeseniorsidesinfinals thisseason, two of whichmadethe GrandFinal,it appears the Eagles are on the right track.

Mirboo North players were presentedone-byone,all carrying their own stories as they left with medals draped around their neck.

For Will Lawrey, he can now proudly say he is an AGrade premiership player. Having toiled manfully duringsome struggling times at Yallourn North, apremiership might have acted as just reward for those days.

By all reports, Anton Thomas had no great intention of playing AGrade this season,and can now lay claim to being one of only two known LVDCL opening bowlers to play in an AGrade premiership without spikes. The other is Sam Price, who played in anumberofflags for Moe during their eight-in-a-row dynasty.

Like Thomas, players such as Cameron Schellekens and Will Cheatley made it two premierships on Keegan Street in as many years, as did Max Woodall -rated by Banks as the best junior he has seen.

Another Mirboo North player, Brett Pedlow, might just be calling‘class dismissed’ for afew days givenhis work as alocal high school principal.

Perhaps the only question for Pedlow, who was song-master for the Tigers’ 2013/14flag, is how is he goingtowork‘LVDCL’ into the famous premiership song sung by cricket teams across the country?

For those unaware, the song, thought to have its originsinTasmania,ends with ‘because we capturedthe monsterofthe (insert league name)’.

The issue however is the song’s lyrics only rhyme if the league name ends in ‘A’ (TDCA,WDCA, SMCA etc)

With aflagwon however,that is probably the least of Mirboo North’s worries.

Reflecting on what the Tigers achieved presents acomplex case study.

Statisticallyatleast, Mirboo North wasn’t the best side during the home-and-away season.

In the last five games before finals, they lost one outright and were bowled out for 70 in another.

Howthendid theymanageto winthepremiership?

Speaking post-match, skipper Alexander said it was simple.

“We just never give up, that’s just how we roll,” he said.

“We’ve beeninthat situation (wherethe game lookslost) plenty of times before.

“It’s just agood culture, we’re all mates and we’re reasonable at sport so we have agood time.”

Having put together another remarkable finals series, Alexander paid tribute to his players for

the wayinwhich they performed across the two weekends.

“Max (Woodall) andJesse VanRooye and Will Lawrey, we wouldn’t be here if they didn’t bat the way they did last week, so it’s all credit to them, and Anton (Thomas) bowled brilliantly last week,” Alexander said.

“Banksy has done it before, Dom, new to the club, he is avery talented cricketer, you can’t ask for anything else other than that, it was absolutely brilliant (to bat all of Day 2).

“We bowled really well, bowling them out for 115 is what you want, we fielded not too bad, everything went well.

“The pitch looked goodand Ithought the only chance we’re going to get anything out of it is probably in the first couple of hours,. That is pretty much how it played out for the rest of the day.

“We just had aplan to try and bat for at least 20 overs (on Day 2, as it turned out it was alot more.” Mirboo Northnot only won the AGrade premiership, but also led the LVDCL in the FrogBox stakes. Everyweek without fail, and regardless of results, there would be video highlights availableonYouTube for all in cricketcircles to see. They might not need to edit ahighlights package from the Grand Final -justdothe whole game.

Amid the euphoria of winning the premiership, the greatest achievement for Mirboo North may well havebeenglossed over: Relegation lasted a grand total of one season.

LVDCL SCOREBOARD

Edebohls 26-10-40-3, RFalla 17-4-51-1, HKimpton8-2-26-0, AThow 14-4-28-2, IZafar 13-2-39-1,SRasool 15-7-16-1, R

2-1-5-0,J Monacella 1-0-3-0

Northwon by four wickets on first innings

Match called on Day 2after Mirboo North led by 101 runs with two wickets in hand

Man of theMatch: DomDavis (MN)

Herculean: Dom Davis and Dale Banks walk offafter their Day2 heroics.The ninth wicket pair battedthe entireday to securethe flag for Mirboo North.

Valley

Beston: DomDavis drives duringhis innings of 66 not out.

Tiger Time: Mirboo Northwon the Latrobe ValleyDistrict CricketLeague AGrade premiership

Photographs: Liam Durkin

Kings of Keegan St

CRICKET

LVDCL PREMIER A

BY LIAM DURKIN AND TOM HAYES

IF we’re behind then never mind, We’ll fight and fight and win.

Morwell Cricket Club certainly did as its club song says in the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League Premier AGrand Final.

In fact, the Tigers did it across the entire finals series.

Morwell was behindfor alarge part of theGrand Final against Raiders.

But, they fought, and fought, and eventually, won the highest premiership on offer in the LVDCL. The Tigers needed areverse outright just to make the decider.

They needed one of the greatest bowling performances of all time to win it.

Warrior all-rounderBrendan Brincat capped off whatissurely his finest hour playing in theyellow and black, taking 7/55, across 37.4 back-breaking overs.

By the time he’d taken his sixth wicket, he barely had the stamina to run and join his teammates in celebration.

There was no needtokeep bowling when he took his seventh ashorttimelater though, for that was the wicket that secured the premiership for Morwell.

Jubilation must have overcome any physical exhaustion in that moment, as Tigers players rushed to the middle of Ted Summerton Reserve, before joining joyous supporters and club mates on the boundary’s edge.

What followed was anear all-club affair, as Morwell’s premiership winning second grade side was there alongside the recentlycrowned Premier Apremiers.

It was Tiger Time baby; although events in the hours leading up to that moment on Sunday very nearly saw the Tiger Train derailed.

Raiders needed just40runstowin with six wickets in hand, and with plenty of time in which to do it.

‘Just knock em’ around boys’.

However, then came acollapse for the ages.

Raiders skipper Liam Maynard departed for 35, adjudged lbw to Ross Whelpdale.

From there, the scriptwriter handed things over to Brincat.

Brincat ended up taking the remaining five wickets, adding to the two he tookatthe topofthe order,bookending atruly remarkable Grand Final.

From 4/127, Raiders were all out for 146.

Morwell had successfully defendedafirst innings total of 166.

Raiders had lost 6/19.

The dismissal of Maynard provedcritical, and Morwell was able to take the wicketsofAlex Burcombe and the dangerous Madura Perera not long after, leaving the match on aknifes edge at 7/132.

Key Raiders batsman Mick Higgins was still in at this stage, and threatened to be the difference, having played apatient hand of 27 off 100 balls.

With three wickets needed and 34 runs in the bank, most at the ground knew it would be all on Higgins to bat with the tail if Raiders were to get over the line.

Brincat was the man for the occasion however, taking the first of the last three wickets, and then enticing Higginstogoafter adrive,getting aknick into the gloves of skipper Jordan Campbell

From there, the percentages were with Morwell. An appeal for lbw seemed to drag on for an eternity.

Umpire Dale Ireland had along think, before eventually raisinghis finger, officially startingthe Morwell celebrations.

Almost 170 overs had been completed up to that point, which started when Campbell elected to bat first upon winning the toss.

Opening pair Sam Mooney and MarkCukier were only able to draft 10 runs to the score before they were both dismissed for four and six runs respectively.

BlairClymo was next to depart after making 15, with the scoresitting at 3/29.

The middle order continued to make quick runs before walking back to the sheds, as Whelpdale, Brendan Mason and Campbell all combined for 36 runs, resulting in the score sitting at 6/92.

Despite the scoreboard,the Tigers’ depth has been ahallmark this season, and it showed in the Grand Final.

Blake Mills made 31 batting at seven, while Brincat and Greg Harvey also contributed well, making 28 and 33 respectively.

ThewicketofBrincat brought up Perera’s five wicket haul, as he finished with figures of 5/84 from 29 overs.

Other wicket takers were George Chesire with three and Harry McColl with two.

Before the end of play on Day 1, Raiders survived well enough until stumps, however they did lose the sole wicket of Chris Stanlake for 16.

At the completion of Day 1, Raiders sat at 1/49, well and truly in the drivers’ seat.

Day 2arrived and the overcast weather would’ve beena welcomed change compared to the heat from the first day.

Ben Burrows departedearly, clean bowled by Brincat from adelivery that kept low.

Burkeley MacFarlane came and went in quick succession, caught and bowled by Mills.

Chesire compiled 40 runs in awell-worked innings, but Cukier got the betterofhim as he was caught behind by Campbell.

After four wickets had fallen, Raiders required another78runs, andjust as the scales began to balance, Raiders put their best foot forward for the fifth-wicket.

Maynard and Higgins went on to pile nearly 40 runs, putting Raidersbackinthe bestseat to take the premiership.

Then all hell broke loose.

Maynard departed, and the rest followed.

Unsurprisingly, Brincat was awarded player of the match for his seven wickets and crucial 28 runs on Day 1- the runs playing something of a secondary role to his heroics with the fourpiece in hand.

His figures were the fourth bestbyaMorwell player in an AGrade Grand Final, while his 37.4 overs were the most everbowledbya Morwell player in aGrand Final.

Calls to ‘build the man astatue’ at the presentation rang loud and true.

Brincat joined anumber of players in the Morwell line-up as dual premiership players, along with Campbell, Mills, Mooney and Lachlan Day, who allplayed in the Tigers’ last triumph in 2017/18.

Mark Cukier also played in that premiership, while Sunday meant he achieved the rare distinction of winning afirst grade flag for Morwell exactly 20 years after winning his first one (in 2002/03).

Connor Seymour wasn’t even alive then, but as the youngest member of the team, looks to have a great future ahead of him.

Seymourcameofage in the second halfofthe season. He had only bowled eight overs up until Christmas; when he came back, he was knicking off top order batsman.

His younger brother Josh and dad Paul ‘Boof’ Seymour were part of the BGrade premiership the previous day. The Express’ own Barb Seymour was one proud aunty on Monday morning.

English importGregHarvey lookedthe most emotional,appearing to breakdown in tears of joy in the moments following the win.

Blair Clymo entered auniquepartofthe record books, joining his mother Simone as aMorwell premiership player.

Therewouldn’tbetoo many mother/son premiership combinations at acricket club out there.

Morwell Cricket Club statistician Mark Smith surely hasthe answer as farasMorwellCCis concerned. He’s probably already updated the history bookstoinclude the Tigers’ 2022/23

Premier Aand Premier Bflags.

Club president Craig Giddens, who brought up double figures by winning his 10th premiership in BGrade, arrangedanimpromptu group photo of firstsand seconds players, leadingthe club in song

to toast atruly momentous occasion.

There wouldn’t have been too many happier men in Gippsland,maybe even Victoria, thanGiddoon Sundaynight

Whilepremiership-winningcaptain Campbell was being interviewed post-game, Giddens chimed in briefly, describing him as an “awesome leader”.

Campbell said it was agreat feeling to see so many people at the club enjoying success and said the side was confident, even after postinga modest first innings score.

“I said it to the boys five years ago when we won it, we were in asimilar position against Mirboo North,Ialways knew with the bowlingattackwe’ve got and the pressure we create, Ialwaysthought we were achance, Ialwaysbelieve in us,” he said.

“There is always concern when you are three-fa (not many), but we bat really deep. We have Greg Harvey at nine,Brendan Brincatateight, we know we bat deep. We’ve been in trouble before and got ourselves out of it, Connor Seymour at 11 has made an AGrade 50.

“The wicket was good, perfect, the facilities are great. It was just aflat wicket, both teams were probably disappointed with how many they got, I know Iwas disappointed with 160-odd.”

As Day 2unfolded, Campbellfelt one moment

LVDCL PREMIERA GRAND FINAL

Morwellfirst innings

SMooney. cChesire bMcColl. 4

MCukier. cBurrowsbPerera. 6

RWhelpdale .c &bPerera. 10

BClymo cBurrowsb Chesire. 15

BMason .c Burrowsb Chesire. 7

JCampbell cHutchinson bChesire. .19

BMills cBurrowsb Perera 31

BBrincat cChesire bPerera. .28

GHarvey. cStanlake bPerera. .33

LDay not out 4

CSeymour .c MacFarlaneb McColL 5

Extras (nb 1, w0,b 0, lb 3) 4

Overs. .67

Total. 166

Raiders bowling: HMcColl 12-8-21-2, MPerera 29-7-84-5, GChesire24-6-56-3,A Burcombe 1-0-2-0, MHiggins1-1-0-0

Raiders innings

CStanlake. cCukierb Brincat. 16

BBurrows. bBrincat 14

GChesire. .c CampbellbCukier 40

BMacFarlane c&bMills 2

LMaynard. lbw bWhelpdale 35

MHiggins cCampbell bBrincat 27

ABurcombe cMason bBrincat 2

MPerera. cDay bBrincat 0

THutchinson. cMasonb

was decisive in helping swing momentum back in favour for the Tigers.

“Theywere in thebox seat, when we got Liam Maynard Ithought ‘this is achance’, then we got the English lad (Alex Burcombe) not long after, I always knew we had an end to bowl at,” he said. And afew words on aman namedBrincat?

“He’s asuperstar. He’s been so good for so long, and just proves it. He’s done both calves but just keeps soldering in, the guy is asuperstar and deserves everything he gets,” Campbell said.

“It’s unbelievable, we’ve worked so hard as a club the last few years and just proven it, club championship, Aand BGrade (in grand finals), C Grade just missed out.

“The depth is unbelievable, you got throughthe B Grade, Rob Semmler, Kris Fortuin, Trav Pickering, Luke Gettings, Glen Gniel, they are all AGrade players,itjust proves where we are at as aclub, our social side definitely helps that, it just keeps bringingpeople back.”

While people mightjoke aboutMorwell being a poorly designed town due to its multiple CBDs, there can be no doubt about one thing: It’s avery well designed cricket club.

Best in the business: Morwell wonthe Latrobe ValleyDistrict CricketLeague Premier Apremiership Photographs Liam Durkin

The moment: Morwell players celebrateafter taking the winning wicket.