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This Friday marks 10 years a since the start a of the Hazelwood w Mine Fire. e The fire i burnt for o 45 days, bringing about widespread s e health a and economic issues s for o Morwell and surrounds. Express x es reporter Zaida Glibanovic looks back on the event, the fallout, and the effect it is still having on locals a decade on.

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Bennett Street, Longwarry Something for everyone. Hot food and hot and cold drinks. All proceeds go to the local CFA.

LOCALS swept newsagents and The Lott agencies last week, in a bid to be the lucky winner of Powerball's record draw. Powerball jackpotted to an insane $200 million - the biggest lottery every seen in Australia. The draw created two instant multi-millionaires, who shared the jackpot prize. The players from New South Wales and Queensland held the two Division 1 winning entries nationally in Powerball draw 1446 on Thursday, February 1, 2024. Each Division 1 winning entry scored $100 million. The NSW players, a couple from Singleton, had their lives turned upside down in the best way imaginable after taking home a phenomenal $100 million. The newly-minted multi-millionaires wasted no time discovering their life-changing news - answering the life-changing phone call on the first ring while lying in bed. “Thank you!” the winning woman hysterically laughed. “It's a lot of money. A lot of money to fathom! “I just had a look a moment ago and I instantly went ‘Oh my god.’ “I mean you joke about winning but never expect it to happen to you.

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We don’t want a repeat (of last year), so we’re just asking members of our community to take some responsibility for their actions behind the wheel Mel McLennan Wellington Local Area Commander Inspector

"We don't want a repeat (of last year), so we're just asking members of our community to take some responsibility for their actions behind the wheel," she said. It was reported last month that 299 people were killed on Victoria's roads in 2023, compared to 242 in 2022. Recently, the Road Fatality Review Panel met, and four deaths were removed from the 2023 provisional lives lost figure. The figure for Lives Lost in 2023 is now 295. The Road Fatality Review Panel is an independent panel made up of medical, forensic and road experts who meet regularly throughout the year and review individual deaths to determine if they should remain on the lives lost figure. Cases that are removed via this process include incidents where the cause of death is medical, intentional or has occurred off- road on private property. Cases may be added where further information has come to light. Victoria Police said they do not release details of cases removed or added.

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SPEEDING drivers made up almost half of offences detected by police during a four-day state-wide road policing operation over the Australia Day long weekend. Operation Amity saw police highly visible and enforcing across Victorian roads and highways in an effort to reduce road trauma. Police detected 2261 speeding offences, with three quarters of those detections for speeding between 10km/h and 25km/h over the speed limit. There was 44 speeding offences in Latrobe, 25 in Wellington and 62 in East Gippsland, as reported by TRFM. Two lives were lost on Victorian roads over the long weekend, including a 59-year-old Wodonga man who died after a motorcycle crash in Guys Forest on Saturday, January 27, and an 89-year-old Wallan man, who died when his car collided with a tree in Whittlesea on Sunday, January 28. The weekend's fatalities bring Victoria's lives lost to 22, compared to 28 at the same time last year. With the return of school, police are urging motorists to adhere to the 40km/h speed limit in school zones, and are warning that reduced speeds will be actively enforced. Last month, Wellington Local Area Commander Inspector, Mel McLennan, and the Acting Inspector ED6 Command, Luke Banwell, made a plea to motorists to drive safer in 2024. Inspector McLennan described 2023 as "an absolute disastrous year on our roads, right across the state of Victoria".

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Paramedics call for caution PARAMEDICS and lifesavers are urging Victorians to take care in and around inland waterways this summer, following an uptick in fatal and non-fatal inland drownings in Victoria. Life Saving Victoria (LSV)’s 2022-23 drowning report shows there was 19 fatal drownings at inland waterways during the last financial year - a 14 per cent increase on the 10-year average. There was also 12 non-fatal drownings at Victorian inland waterways - a 13 per cent increase on the 10-year average. Local populations at holiday hotspots such as townships along the Murray River can double or even triple during the summer months, however, LSV Research and Evaluation Manager, Dr Hannah Calverley said even locals are at risk of inland water incidents. “In Victoria, inland waterways record just as many, if not more, fatal drownings as our coastal locations,” she said. “What’s more concerning, is over a third of inland drownings occur within the person’s own residential postcode - it’s locals drowning in their local waterways. “It’s important to not be complacent about water safety wherever you are, be that at home or visiting the local river or lake.” Rivers and lakes present many unique drowning risks, and Ambulance Victoria (AV) Director Emergency Management, Justin Dunlop said it’s important to be aware of the hazards to avoid putting yourself at risk. “Getting in trouble while swimming in a river, lake or dam isn’t the only danger - a lot of our callouts to inland waterways are where people have unintentionally found themselves in a body of water from things such as slips and falls,” he said. “We’ve seen several cases such as people tripping and falling into a marina or lake while attempting to board a houseboat, which have resulted in fractured bones. “These situations can be more dangerous, because the patient is totally unprepared to be in that body of water and can sustain significant injuries.” Around two-thirds of drownings at inland waterways involve alcohol or drug use. Dr Calverley added that unexpected water entries were a real concern all year round. “While summer is a busy time, incidents can

% & '! " $ $# Alarming: Paramedics have reported an increase in fatal drownings from the last financial year on the 10-year average. Photograph supplied also occur during cooler months, with a significant portion of these cases resulting from accidental entry where the individual never intended to get into the water,” she said. “It’s crucial here that when visiting waterways people take note of their surroundings and stay away from the water’s edge to avoid slipping in. “Children also need to be actively and constantly supervised around all water, appropriate lifejackets should be worn when boating and fishing, and alcohol should be avoided until after you’ve finished being around the water to ensure you remain vigilant.” Mr Dunlop said people planning to visit rivers and lakes this summer can prepare themselves better by knowing how to get help in remote areas and also learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). “If you see someone in trouble in the water, call Triple Zero (000),” he said. “If you’re in a remote location, you can also use the Emergency Plus app, which uses smart phones’

in-built GPS functionality to help a Triple Zero (000) caller provide location details. “Open the app and you’ll be able to tell the call taker your location coordinates, as well as three words which can be used to pinpoint your exact location.” How to stay safe around inland waterways this summer:  Read the signs around waterways to familiarise yourself with the dangers, which differ at each body of water and even at different sections of the same river or lake;  Learn how to swim and know your limits;  Never swim alone and let people know where you’re going;  Be alert around waterways, whether you’re planning to enter the water or not, this includes keeping watch on children while they’re in and around water, and;  Whether in a boat, taking part in water sports or swimming, people should also wear a correctly fitted lifejacket.

Summer heat wave sweeps the state

THE state government is reminding Victorians to take care of themselves and others as people grapple with increasing temperatures. Sunday touched 40 degrees, blanketing most of the state. Minister for Health, Mary-Anne Thomas warned Victorians to look after their health, and that of their loved ones. Most of Victoria saw the summer’s first heatwave conditions on Sunday, with Melbourne recording its hottest day since last February, while Mildura saw a staggering 44 degrees, Wodonga 40 degrees, Horsham 39 degrees and Bairnsdale got as high as 36 degrees. Extreme heat kills more people than natural disasters - and after multiple years of cooler, wetter La Niña conditions, Victorians are reminded of the simple steps they can take to survive the heat: -Drink plenty of water, stay cool by seeking out air-conditioned buildings; -Plan ahead and schedule activities to the coolest part of the day; -If heading outdoors, seek shade when possible, wear a hat and sunscreen and avoid exercising in the heat, and; -Check in on others most at risk in the heat. People who are vulnerable to extreme heat include

the elderly, babies and infants, pregnant women, people with acute or chronic health problems and people who are socially isolated. These conditions can lead to heat exhaustion and heatstroke, trigger heart attacks or stroke, or worsen existing conditions such as kidney or lung disease. Children and pets are particularly vulnerable to heat if left in enclosed areas like parked cars, where temperatures can more than double within minutes, and which are often 20 to 30 degrees hotter than outside - a deadly combination for children, whose body temperatures rise much faster than adults. Leaving the windows of a parked car down has little effect on reducing the temperature, with tests showing that when windows are left open 10 centimetres, the temperature will only reduce by five degrees. In the event of an extreme heat period, the Department of Health will always provide information and advice to ensure Victorians know how to stay well during the heat and ways to keep cool. If you or someone you know is showing signs of heat exhaustion, heatstroke, or other health emergency, call Triple Zero (000) immediately. For non-life-threatening emergencies, people can

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Chester has “unfinished business” for Gippsland

FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester has been pre-selected unopposed as The Nationals’ candidate for the next election, due to be held in 2025. The experienced MP says he has "unfinished business" and is looking forward to the challenge of getting a fairer deal for all regional communities, particularly Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley. "I entered public life to make a difference 15 years ago, and I'm proud of everything my team and I have achieved in partnership with local communities, but there's always unfinished business," Mr Chester said. "I believe in delivering a safer, stronger, better and fairer regional Australia, where everyone can get ahead. "This year, I will be using my experience in government and opposition to focus on delivering policies, programs and services that improve the lives of people who choose to live outside our capital cities. "Regional Australia grows world-class food and fibre, and we also grow great kids. We need to keep investing in regional education for our youth to achieve their full potential as tradespeople, running their own business or farm, or undertaking tertiary studies. "We also need to invest in the liveability of country communities, with better health, childcare and aged care, to attract and retain skilled workers." Mr Chester said the next election would be critical for the region as it was being neglected by city-focused state and federal Labor leaders. "We need a fairer share of federal government investment in the critical infrastructure such as roads, rail and telecommunication services, which will continue to make our region a better place to live, work and visit," Mr Chester said. "We have a long list of projects that were fully funded by the previous government which will be completed in the next 12 months, but there's no pipeline of new funding from the Albanese government for the next infrastructure improvements we will need. "It requires commitment, passion and determination to get results in politics and I still have the

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energy to keep putting locals first and simply get stuff done across Gippsland. "My pledge to Gippslanders is that I will keep finding more positive ways to deliver action on the ground, and ensure the needs of regional communities are heard at the highest level of decision-making in our nation throughout 2024 and beyond. "Long-term and sustainable jobs are fundamental to regional development and growth. We need to keep adding value and creating new opportunities in our traditional industries across regional Australia, while also supporting investment in emerging industries. "As a father of four children, providing pathways for young Australians to secure their own futures outside our capital cities is my highest priority. "Small town Australia needs big voices in Federal Parliament and I'm optimistic, positive and full of hope that I can continue to work in partnership with our communities, and improve the lives of more Gippslanders."

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Hyland Highway slip needs urgent action

MEMBER for Gippsland South, Danny O'Brien is demanding the Minister for Roads, Melissa Horne, to step in to deliver an urgent solution to the major landslip on the Hyland Highway between Yarram and Traralgon. Mr O'Brien said while he was pleased to hear that funding has been secured for the repairs to the major landslip, urgent action was needed. "This landslip has been a long time in the making with the issue originally recorded by VicRoads in April last year and the problem rapidly deteriorating after heavy spring and summer rains," he said. "I'm pleased that there is now a pathway forward, but I am concerned that there will be an ongoing delay in reconstruction occurring. "It's time the Minister for Roads acknowledged just how crucial this link is for the people of Yarram and district and the anxiety it has caused over recent months. "Frankly, I'm astounded that the slip, which has reduced the highway to one lane, has not worsened and taken the remaining lane with it, and I fear that is still a prospect. "That's why the Minister needs to step in and ensure that this project is prioritised. "It is unfathomable that a major road linking a district population of some 6000 people could be left in limbo this long.

"While I acknowledge that it's a difficult and technical fix, the prospect of a road closure is not something a community the size of Yarram and district should be forced to contemplate."

Drop: Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien in front of the deteriorating Hyland Highway landslip. Photograph supplied

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with Muzza ONE POINTERS 1. Who played William Wallace in the 1995 movie ‘Braveheart’? 2. What would you fill a piping bag with? 3. What do you call the area of a ship where people board? 4. Which animal is also known as a pachyderm? TWO POINTERS 5. What was the original name of the Beatles? 6. Soy bean curd is also known by which other name? 7. In Roman numerals, what number does LXXV make? 8. Someone with a lack of red blood cells suffers from what? THREE POINTERS 9. What is the name of the only Australian actor to play the part of James Bond in the movies? 10. What do you call a person who creates maps? 11. What was Elvis Presley’s middle name? 12. If I was visiting the town of Beachport, what state/territory would I be in? FOUR POINTERS 13. In the movie ‘The Castle’, what is the name of the actor who plays Darryl Kerrigan? 14. What name is given to the central aisle of a church? FIVE POINTER 15. I’ll give you five movie synopsis and you give me the movie? One point for each correct answer. 1. Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, a young chocolatier manages to change the world, one bite at a time. 2. A harrowing journey of self discovery befalls a mathematical genius who makes an astonishing discovery early in his career. 3. After a serious car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. It isn’t long before things take a dark turn for the worst for the author. 4. An unpopular schoolgirl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy. 5. A young couple die in a car accident and find themselves haunting their country residence. Unable to leave, they enlist a rambunctious spirit whose help becomes dangerous for all. HOW DID YOU FARE? 37: Top of the class; 30-36: Outstanding; 23-29: Well done; 15-22: Solid effort; 9-14: Room for improvement; 0-8: Hit the books.

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Target Time No. 0196 How to play... Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may be used only once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in ‘s’. Solution next Wednesday

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Birthday girl: Irmgard Mohr celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, January 20, with her daughter Birgit Sim. Photograph: Zaida Glibanovic

German malt beer for Irmgard’s 100th year By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

STAFF, residents and family at Moe Royal Freemasons came together on Saturday, January 20, to celebrate a very special birthday. Irmgard Mohr, originally from Breslau in the east of Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), celebrated her 100th birthday. Growing up in war-torn Germany, Irmgard was a girl who never asked for much and enjoyed the simplicities of life. Fluent in German and Polish, Irmgard was a bright young girl who worked hard and kept her head down. With Germany losing World War 2, reparations needed to be paid, and citizens suffered. For Irmgard, living in post-war Germany “was a horrible life,” and from there, she sought out greener pastures. Both Irmgard’s parents died in 1945, so after the war, the young woman was sent to live with her family in the north of the country. “With war - I wouldn’t want to go to another one,” she said. “With Hitler, you had to do something for the country; you couldn’t go ‘I want to go to uni’ all those things, forget it.” Having worked as a sign writer watching aircrafts, Irmgard loved being a working-class woman but still sought out something or someone that could complete her. “In Germany, you had maybe well 20 women for one man; nobody came back. They were shot in the war,” she added. It wasn’t until Irmgard was in her mid-30s that she found herself with the most exciting marriage proposal. One young man by the name of Martin Mohr sent her a letter asking for her hand in marriage and an opportunity to sail away to a foreign land Down Under. Only knowing Martin through mutual friends, the young lady took what was possibly the largest

leap of faith and jumped on the next ship headed for Melbourne. The six-week journey was gruelling, but Irmgard and Martin finally arrived in January 1958. Wasting no time, the pair were married by March and welcomed their daughter Birgit in December of the same year. Martin had pre-purchased a plot of land in little old Moe, and that’s where the Mohrs began their lives as a family. Once Martin had secured enough savings from his work at the SEC, where he slowly climbed the ranks - the pair decided to build their house on that very same block of land. Martin and Irmgard were married for 64 lovely years before he passed away a few years ago. In their life, Irmgard recalled many fond memories of travelling overseas to visit family on vacation; the pair have even completed a whole lap of Australia. Irmgard is quite the character, full of cheek and cheer, even at 100. The strong German woman has one piece of advice for the world, and that is to live a simple life. Irmgard always says, “You can have hopes and dreams, but you won’t always get what you wish for - that’s life, so take the good with the bad”. Living within your means is something Irmgard had always practised, but perhaps the secret to living to 100 may have something to do with her impeccable, healthy cooking. With a self-sustainable garden in the backyard of their Moe home, the Mohrs always grew their own produce and ate clean. On her 100th birthday, Irmgard made an exception to the clean eating to enjoy some birthday cake and her favourite German malt beer with her friends and family. Even the local member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, made a visit to the Royal Freemasons in Moe to celebrate Irmgard’s very special day.

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TRAMPS ride

TRAMPS (Traralgon and Morwell Pedallers) met at Mirboo North on Saturday, January 27 for an exciting cruise along the Grand Ridge Rail Trail to Boolarra. There was a brief rest at the old Darlimurla Railway Station, which is always an interesting place to stop. There are interpretive signs about the saw mills and trains that used to be in this area. We were then off down the second half of the trail, over a spectacular bridge to Boolarra. The next 10 kilometres was to Yinnar for dinner at the local pub. This was an afternoon and night ride so the return to Boolarra was completed during daylight, then lights were on the bikes to ride back up the trail to Mirboo North. There was lots of wallabies seen by the riders along the trail at night. For the first event back after the break, it was great to see so many supporting the ride. We look forward to many exciting rides throughout the coming year. Our next ride is this Sunday, (February 11) and starts at Kernot Hall, Morwell. TRAMPS welcomes new riders. For more information, visit our website at tramps.org.au or call Paul on 0459 823 422 or Vance (0403 662 288).

Craft exhibition

LATROBE Central Country Women’s association annual craft exhibition will be held Saturday, February 17. Latrobe Central Group includes people from Bunyip to Traralgon. Many members enter hand crafts, home baked items as well as jams and preserves. The exhibition is open to the public from 9am3pm on February 17 and 18. Admission is $5 per adult and children are free. The exhibition will be held at The Anglican Church, Princes Way, Drouin.

Trafalgar District Historical Society

WITH their summer recess over, the Trafalgar and District Historical Society has resumed activities. The first meeting for 2024 will be held on Thursday, February 15 at 7.30pm in the society’s rooms at 30 Contingent Street, Trafalgar (the old Kindergarten building beside the public hall). We are open most Fridays from 2pm until 4pm for working bees and for research by appointment. You can find us on Facebook or email to historicalsocietytraf@gmail.com Current copies of the Gazette are still available at the Trafalgar Newsagency or post office. The Gazette costs $4 per copy, $20 for an annual posted subscription, with an annual electronic version also available on request.

opens to the public on February 21 from 2pm and bimonthly after that. For any further enquires, phone 0409 436 019 or follow us on Facebook.

Community Corner with Liam Durkin

Much appreciated: Traralgon Probus Club Members are enjoying improved communication at their functions, thanks to a new portable Public Address System. This was purchased with the support of Latrobe City Council’s Community Grants Program. Latrobe City Councillor Kellie O’Callaghan was on hand to congratulate the group on receiving this grant recently. Call the church offices on 5176 1029 for any enquires.

Hand in Hand

HAND in Hand Craft Group will recommence tomorrow (Thursday, February 8) in the Moe Baptist Church Hall, corner of Fowler and Vale Streets from 9.30am. Come along and see the crafts we are teaching, or bring your own crafts and get to know the ladies in our community. All are welcome. Phone Marilyn on 0409 661 548 for more information.

Bridge results

TRARALGON Bridge Club results for January 22, 25, 29, 30 and February 1. Jan 22 - 1st Robin Hecker and Don Tylee 67 per cent; 2nd Barbara Brabets and Anne Moloney (65).

Jan 25 - N/S 1st Greg Nicholson and Kaye Douglas (67); 2nd Helen McAdam and Moira Hecker (55), E/W 1st Maria MacTaggart and Barbara Barr (63); 2nd Marion and Kevin Taylor (60). Jan 29 - 1st Barbara Brabets and Anne Moloney (58); 2nd Moira Hecker and and Helen McAdam (57). Jan 30 - N/S Phillip Goode and Barbara Barr (63) Marion Taylor and Anna Field (62), E/W Christine Zarb and Fred Sundermann (68); 2nd Heather Watt and Anne Howes (54). Feb 1 - N/S 1st Greg Nicholson and Kaye Douglas (66); 2nd Rob Graham and Glenis Lohr (63), EW 1st Helen McAdam and Moira Hecker (68); 2nd Fred Kaminski and Heather Henley (55). If you would like to play or learn more about Bridge, please ring Traralgon Bridge Club President, Greg Nicholson on 0419 365 739.

Gippsland Tango

NEVER danced before? Now is your time to start! All levels catered for and Gippsland Tango especially love sharing this dance with beginners. Gippsland Tango has a regular community enjoying learning, dancing and keeping our bodies physically and mentally sharp with Argentinian Tango - The Walking Dance. Our friendly community would love for many more people to come, as the more the merrier. Classes are held on Wednesdays from 7pm to 8.30pm at St David's Uniting Church Hall (behind the Church) on 9 Campbell Street, Yarragon. Wear comfortable loose fitting clothes allowing free movement and leather soles or shoes that allow you to slide a bit on the floor. Ladies - no slingbacks, you need a secure fitting shoe that won't slip off. Great to start in socks or jazz ballet type dance practice shoe. Come and make new friends and get your body moving at a gentle pace! If you'd like to chat before coming, phone Naomi on 0405 739 819.

Morwell Historical Society

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30th anniversary

THE first general meeting for 2024 for the Traralgon & District Historical Society will be held next Tuesday, February 13 in the Kath Teychenne Centre (11 Breed Street, Traralgon) from at 7.30pm. The society held a very successful working bee during January. A complete review was done on the books held by the society and the number of copies. The society is planning a Book Sale to be held in October, where multiple copies of books will be sold. Also the garage, where the Oldsmobile is housed, got a thorough clean and disposal of damaged chairs and furniture took place. A big thank you to the many members who volunteered their time which made the job so much easier - a great way to start the New Year. A reminder that the 1902 Oldsmobile is still on display at the Gippsland Vehicle Collection Museum in Maffra. Be sure to go for a drive and see the Vehicle Museum display. The next Open Day of the society will be held at the rooms on Sunday, February 25 from 2pm to 4pm. Our annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12. See the society if you are interested in being a part of the committee, we are always looking for new members.

Ballroom dance lessons

LATROBE Valley Dance Promotions Inc are holding their weekly Thursday night lessons at the Morwell Girl Guides Hall (18 Margaret Street, Morwell). Starting at 7pm and finishing up about 10pm, cost is $5 per person each Thursday. Join us to learn a new skill, have some fun dancing, revision, friendships, exercise, and socialising. Follow us on our Facebook page: Latrobe Valley Dance Promotions Inc. Phone Norm on 0428 543 737 or Lynda (0428 489 041) for more information.

Chess results

SAMANTHA Juers was pleased with more improvements in her chess technique, highlighted by a convincing win in Latrobe Valley Chess. With only one loss, Peter Bakker had most success last week. Always fighting till the end, Steve Ahern was satisfied with a win and a draw against Ian Hamilton. Cliff Thornton kept the main challenges on hold. Phone Cliff Thornton on 0413 330 458 or Ian Hamilton (5134 1971) for more information regarding local chess.

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ON the weekend of February 24 and 25, the Uniting Church, Traralgon celebrates 30 years on its current site in Park Lane. The Traralgon community is invited, along with past and present members of the church, to celebrate the anniversary. We especially look forward to hosting our immediate Park Lane neighbours. On display during the weekend will be the superb collection of fabric art, memorabilia, old photographs and historical displays. Features of the weekend will include the lively Mainly Music group, morning teas, an afternoon concert and historical displays. Join us at 9.30am on Sunday, February 25 for a service of celebration.

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Generations: The famous Dargo Hotel was in the Hurley family for nearly 70 years.

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Dargo descendants reunite

MORE than 300 descendants of Dargo pioneers Michael and Margaret Hurley attended a reunion at Dargo Hall on January 20 and 21. The reunion followed a chance meeting at the Dargo cemetery four years ago, of six of Michael and Margaret's descendants. All six were fifth generation descendants of the couple who arrived in Australia in October 1856. They came from Ireland on a ship called the Startled Fawn, which sailed from the Port of London on July 31, 1856. Michael and Margaret married in Wangaratta in June 1858 and started a family, while working on the goldfields around Eldorado Flat, Indigo and Growlers Creek. In mid-1860 they followed the gold to Grant, where Michael acquired a team of pack horses and a bullock team and changed from miner to supplying the miners. With a growing family of eight, he selected land on the Dargo Flat and built a five-room log home. Michael died tragically at the age of 47 after falling from a horse in May 1877. At the time of his death the children - two boys and five girls - were aged five to 19. Both sons, Jeremiah and Daniel, were very community minded, serving as councillors for the Shire of Avon and being heavily involved in everything happening in the area.

There are more than 1500 descendants. The entertainment at the reunion went will into the night and featured several family members. Jenny Rebecchi (fourth generation) started entertaining family at the Dargo Hall when she was 13-years-old, and presented quite a few favourites. Danielle Hurley (sixth generation) debuted on stage with her beautiful voice. Anthony Hurley and his daughter Grace presented wonderful duets and Justin Rebecchi and Jackie Elliott kept the dancers on their feet. The Sunday breakfast was followed by a visit to the museum, then the old school for a reminisce, then to the cemetery to pay respects to those who had gone before. The formalities concluded with a service at the Catholic Church. While many descendants live within a short drive, some travelled from Perth, NSW’s Mid-Coast, Bombala, Buchan, Yarram and Melbourne. Apologies were received from New Zealand, USA, Tasmania and Ireland. Anyone who missed the reunion and would like to be involved in an updated family history book, can contact Jenny via email at mystique992@bigpond. com, or phone 0427 455 789. Alternatively, contact Narelle via email at narellehurley22@gmail.com, or phone 0439 882 313.

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Local hunters get the green light By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

Cautious: Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath, pictured with Rick Foster from Morwell Field and Game, welcomed the state government’s decision, but believes the ‘devil will be in the detail’. Photograph supplied Mr Thompson said as a president of the local field and game club and as an avid hunter, he had never seen someone act unlawfully but welcomed harsher penalties for those that did. “I think that increasing the penalties for people

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doing the wrong thing is actually a good thing,” he said. In regard to improving hunter education and decreasing wounding rates, Mr Thompson said most hunters, especially those involved with shooting clubs, are always looking to better their skills. "We all have to pass a waterfowl identification test to identify game birds and non-game birds, which is a prerequisite to getting a hunting permit - it’s not an easy thing to pass. You really need to study for that,” he said. “I’m a very active clay target shooter, so I’m practising my proficiency all the time, almost weekly in the off-season, so it’s not like I don’t shoot all year, and then the duck season comes along, and I get out there.” At Morwell Field and Game training, on Wednesday, January 31, everyone discussed the positive outcome of the duck debate, but the restricted season continued to take a toll on the hunting victory. The 2024 season will open on April 10 and will close on June 5 with a bag limit of six ducks per day and 8am start times. Mr Thompson believes the state government attempted to appease all parties by taking the middle road, opting to reform the recreation activity

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LOCAL hunters have rejoiced after the state government shot down the duck hunting debate, opting to keep the season in place. While recreational duck and quail hunting will continue in Victoria, it's not without its changes, in an effort to keep the sport "safe, sustainable and responsible". The state government announced its response to the Parliament's Inquiry into Victoria's recreational native bird hunting arrangements on Monday (January 29), confirming its position had not changed, and recreational duck and quail hunting will continue, despite the inquiry's recommendation of a blanket ban. The Minister for Outdoor Recreation, Steve Dimopoulos, said duck hunting was integral to regional life. "Duck hunting is a legitimate activity - but more than that, it supports regional communities and economies," he said. "Our position has not changed and we're supporting recreational duck and quail hunting to continue in a safe, sustainable and responsible way with minimal harm to our environment." The state government plans to make changes to hunting laws to reduce the effects on endangered species, including introducing harsher penalties for hunters who break the law. These changes were made on the basis of the state inquiry's recommendations and include: -Improving hunters' knowledge and skill by making education and training for hunters mandatory; -Stricter compliance levels, including further penalties for hunters breaking the rules; -Banning the use of lead shot for quail hunting; -Implementing the Waterfowl Wounding Reduction Action Plan, to reduce the risk of wounding, and; -Greater recognition of Traditional Owners' knowledge of hunting and land management. Philip Thompson, president of Morwell Field and Game, welcomed the continuation of duck and quail hunting. “I think it’s a very good thing that it remains - a lot of the members of Morwell Field and Game are duck hunters themselves," he said. “We have approximately 300 members, and I’d say probably at least half of them participate (in the sport)." Every season, three generations of the Thompson family take part in the duck season, using the time as a bonding experience. “I hunt every season, and for me, it’s time to spend with family - I have two adult children who come and hunt with me, some of their partners come along, and the grandkids come and camp with us,” he said.

instead of banning it outright. As a Labor strategist in an ABC report said, “You can’t out-green the Greens”, suggesting a duck hunting ban wouldn't swing inner city voters. Many people, including Mr Thompson, suspect the duck hunting vote of confidence is a move to avoid alienating voters ahead of the next election. The Parliamentary Inquiry into the recreational activity found duck hunting had "acute animal welfare" issues and contributed to the loss of large areas of public land. The Nationals, especially local Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Land Use and Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath, worked hard to pressure the state government against the ban. The Game Bird Inquiry heard some evidence that habitat, not hunting, was the key to duck populations. Ms Bath said The Committee Report for Inquiry into Victoria's Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements was ‘seriously flawed’, and the state government made the correct choice to reject the recommendation to ban duck and quail hunting in Victoria. "Any ban on duck and quail hunting introduced in Victoria would have been based on emotion and political ideology, not sound science," she said. "During the inquiry, the committee heard in evidence that the greatest threat to duck populations is habitat decline, not hunting. "If hunters continue to revive and care for our wetlands as they have done, then our waterfowl will have habitat to breed and flourish into the future. "Our law abiding hunters don't fear regulation - their simple request is the activity is regulated with science, not emotion." Ms Bath said while the state government was allowing the hunting of ducks and quail to continue for now, its decision was being met with cautious optimism as the devil was in the detail. "It's been a wet year with favourable breeding conditions, duck populations have increased - yet the Allan Labor government has imposed restrictions on the 2024 season outside of the Game Management Authority's recommendations," Ms Bath said. Ms Bath thanked hunting organisations, hunters, and their families for the respectful manner in which they approach the debate and for their ongoing volunteer efforts to restore Victorian wetland habitats. Since the announcement, animal rights groups have slammed the state government's decision. RSPCA Victoria Chief Executive, Dr Liz Walker, questioned how the decision to keep the duck hunting season was safe, sustainable or responsible. "Devastated doesn't begin to cover it," Dr Walker said. "The government wants to invest $10 million into mandatory training, hoping this will reduce wounding rates, however Denmark, a world leader in wounding reduction, took 20 years to reduce wounding rates, and these rates still sit unacceptably high at around 10 per cent. "At a minimum, a $10 million investment means spending around $205 per licensed hunter, and considering how few licenced hunters actively participate, the cost blows out to around $524 per hunter. "During a cost-of-living crisis, there are plenty of struggling Victorians who would rather $524 in their own pocket." The Age has reported that taxpayers spend millions to support this "fowl sport", which, according to game licence statistics, had a 97.9 per cent male participation rate in 2023. This aligns Victoria's Game Management policy closer to Tasmania and the Northern Territory, with duck hunting banned in Western Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland and under review in South Australia.

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Supported: Duck hunting will continue in 2024, with a modified season. File photograph FIELD & Game Australia (FGA) welcomed the announcement that the state government has supported the continuation of sustainable, regulated native game bird hunting in the state. FGA celebrates this major milestone in the regulation and comprehension of hunting activities in Victoria, and Australia. We are grateful to the Victorian Labor Party for its decisive leadership action in rejecting the Parliamentary select committee's previous recommendation to prohibit hunting. This move not only honours Australia's deepseated hunting tradition but also recognises the essential role of hunting in our ecosystem. Our thanks go to all those within the Labor Party who have supported this decision, as well as members of the other parties involved in the Parliamentary committee who originally voted for this outcome. The announcement is soured slightly by news that 2024 will be a modified season. A shortened season and reduced bag are not aligned with the science. FGA advocates for a scientifically driven seasonsetting process for hunting, to base decisions on solid evidence, moving this issue away from political

influences and focusing on ecological and conservation priorities. The need is clear to prevent future ministerial meddling with season parameters on political grounds - that are not based on science. We will be engaged and will work with the government to reach the goal of true scientific adaptive harvest modelling from 2025. There was a lot of work and many parties involved in achieving this outcome. Too many to name them all here; however, notably, this issue has garnered remarkable community participation and collaboration. The work of the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) and the participation of other trade unions in forming the Outdoor Recreation Action Group (ORAG) exemplifies the growing concern among working-class Victorians about the erosion of their fundamental values and traditions. The issue has also garnered international support and interest that was previously unheard of. The recent challenges to game bird hunting represent just one front in a broader ideological struggle that threatens various outdoor activities, including hunting, fishing, animal agriculture, and boating, opposed by an opinionated minority.

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These minority groups cannot and will not be satisfied with anything less than complete bans on everything they are opposed to. Recognition that these groups can not be bargained with is a crucial turning point. Scientific research strongly supports hunting, showing its overall positive impact on habitat conservation and wildlife management. This is echoed by Australia's leading scientists and further corroborated by the Conservation and Sustainable Harvest Models for Game Duck Species report by Thomas Prowse, which confirms the sustainability of hunting practices in Australia. FGA advocates for a scientifically driven seasonsetting process for hunting, to base decisions on solid evidence, moving this issue away from political influences and focusing on ecological and conservation priorities. The need is clear to prevent future ministerial meddling with season parameters on political grounds that are not based on science. FGA remains dedicated to promoting responsible and sustainable hunting and is optimistic about hunting's future in Australia. We are committed to fostering continued collaboration among hunters, scientists, and policymakers.

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Animal welfare concerns RSPCA Victoria has one question for the state government when it comes to duck and quail hunting - why is Victoria different? The government’s decision to allow duck and quail hunting to continue flies in the face of its progress on animal welfare legislation, the Select Committee’s recommendations, clear evidence of its harms, and public sentiment. RSPCA Victoria Chief Executive, Dr Liz Walker has called on the government to reverse its decision. “The recent Parliamentary inquiry recommended native bird hunting cease based on extensive evidence and a record number of submissions from the public,” Dr Walker said. “The evidence is there, with other states like Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia all having banned it up to three decades ago with people still enjoying the great outdoors. “Instead of sanctioning the injury, pain, suffering, distress of our native birds, the government

should have listened to the Inquiry, and millions of Victorians who also want to see it banned. “This decision simply leaves us asking when it comes to duck and quail hunting, why is Victoria different? “We urge the government to hear the millions of Victorians who have made clear their support for a duck hunting ban in Victoria and to reverse this decision.” The government is said to be considering a mandatory training program similar to the competency test used in Denmark - world leaders in wounding reduction, however the Danish program, developed in 1997, took more than 20 years to notice any significant reduction in wounding, with wounding rates still as unacceptably high as 10 per cent. Based on the Game Management Authority’s own figures, more than 300,000 native birds were killed in the shortened 2023 season, with tens of thousands more estimated to experience debilitating injuries.

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Sadly, Victoria’s native birds don’t have 20 years to wait to see minor reductions in wounding rates. Calls for a duck hunting ban in Victoria have grown louder every year, with independent research indicating two in three people across the state oppose it. The Select Committee’s recommendation of a ban on native bird hunting was formed after consideration of extensive evidence including:  The suffering caused to waterbirds through unavoidable wounding;  Longitudinal data indicating species decline that provides clear evidence that hunting is unsustainable, and;  The majority community support for an end to native bird hunting in this state. RSPCA is opposed to the recreational hunting of ducks as it causes unnecessary injury, pain, suffering, distress or death to the animals involved.

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Duck decision ‘a win for common sense’

Saga: Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron, is pleased for law-abiding hunters, who will be able to partake in duck season. Photographs supplied native bird numbers," he said. “The government's decision is the right one and finally gives some hope to those who partake in traditional activities that are constantly under threat by out of touch inner city activists.

“Nonetheless, I think we should always be vigilant, and hunters will need to continue to do the right thing to guard against ongoing campaigns to shut down their legitimate activity.” Mr O'Brien said he was disappointed

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Cautiously optimistic: Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien says while the duck hunting decision is welcomed, a start time of 8am could be in place to purposely frustrate hunters. that despite the incredibly wet seasons and huge bird breeding events, the state government had still reduced the season to eight weeks and a six-bird bag limit. “I'm also alarmed at the proposed

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8am start times each day which seems designed simply to frustrate hunters. "Nonetheless, the decision is a good one and I look forward to hunters right across Gippsland being able to continue their favourite pastime."

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MEMBER for Morwell, Martin Cameron, has labelled the state government’s decision to continue duck hunting season a win for common sense. But Mr Cameron said the six-bird bag limit and start time of 8am still ignores science. “Law-abiding hunters will still be able to enjoy their pursuits, as they have done for generations, and so they should,” Mr Cameron said. “Labor, the Greens and the Animal Justice Party members involved in the Inquiry into Victoria’s Recreational Native Bird Hunting Arrangements based their judgements on ideology alone, ignoring science. “Similarly, there are valid concerns the new limitations are an attempt by the Labor government to increase hunting breaches so there’s another excuse to ban hunting next season. “The 8am start time is far too late, as most the ducks have gone by then, making it difficult to get a full bag, if any ducks at all. “Whilst I am relieved to see hunting continue, I am still wary about the direction the government is looking to take in future. “Nonetheless, I am pleased hunters will still be able to enjoy their favourite pastime, and The Nationals will continue to advocate for their right to do so.” Fellow Nationals party member Danny O'Brien, (Member for Gippsland South) echoed these thoughts, saying the decision was a win for not only common sense, but science as well. Mr O'Brien said the debate about duck season was shrouded in emotion and politics, as evidenced by the biased recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry. “The evidence tendered to the inquiry made it very clear that habitat is the main driver of duck populations and hunting has very little impact on

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Fury as ‘fowl’ sport set to continue By FIONA BYRNES

MORE than 1.6 million Victorians now live regionally, with the right to peaceful enjoyment of their properties. Regional businesses need tourism. Farmers need protection from trespass and crop contaminants. Less than half of one per cent of the Victorian population fire shotguns at native birds for recreation. But the adverse impact on the rest of us is significant. Recreational native bird shooting is banned in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and the ACT. Ongoing professional polls show most Victorians want it banned here too. A UComms poll in 2021 showed the strongest support for a ban came from the regions. There’s good reason. Duck shooting ain’t fishing. In our latest survey (May 2023) of 821 respondents regarding impacts of bird hunting;

 Over half reported safety concerns, stress and anxiety;  Over a quarter said they had witnessed illegal activity of duck or quail shooters including trespass, littering, shooting in the dark, leaving wounded birds, shooting protected species, removing habitat, leaving campfires unattended, etc, and;  Nearly 40 per cent lived within three kilometres of bird shooting (the distance shotguns are audible). A quarter lived within 1km, 16 per cent within 350m and five per cent within 60m. Survey comments were heartbreaking. “Stressful to be woken by what sounds like cannon fire”, “trying to fish during duck shooting is dangerous”, “men dressed in cammo, brandishing weapons whilst our children are enjoying water sports”, “seeing ducks still alive but in agony - shot but not dead”, “shot gun pellets striking the house.” Some ecotourism businesses were forced to close. Farmers couldn’t move around their farms for “fear

of being shot at.” Shooting “freaked out” racehorses. Traumatised tourists went home. Animals were sent panicked through fences. Children were inconsolable. Gippsland MPs should be asking these questions: how many constituents live within 250m of bird shooting? When were safety risk assessments or a cost benefit analysis done? What is the commercial risk of toxic lead (from quail shooting) in our farm produce? Or the cost to taxpayers of lost tourism? It’s well-known shooting deters tourism. Latest government data shows the number of duck shooting licences across the entire state has dropped to just 21,959 - the lowest since the millennium drought. Most electorates have between zero and half of one per cent of their voters with a duck shooting licence. A third of them aren’t even used. Economically, the Parliamentary Budget Office puts the net contribution of bird shooting at just $12 mil for the entire state. The latest government survey of duck shooters

reported their alleged spend fell 46 per cent across Victoria between 2013 and 2019. In Gippsland it fell further. Claimed duck shooter spend in Latrobe fell 52 per cent, East Gippsland and Wellington fell 58 per cent and Baw Baw 73 per cent. The already low spend areas of Bass Coast and South Gippsland fell off the list of mentions. The key towns of Traralgon and Bairnsdale fell 72 per cent and 67 per cent respectively while Rosedale slipped to inconsequence. This is without accounting for the costs of lost tourism, lost productivity (as folks can’t work from home and shift workers can’t sleep), compliance monitoring, helicopter duck “counts”, or eyewatering government grants to hunt clubs. Conversely, birdwatching - which is not compatible with bird killing - brings more than $3 billion to the country. It’s time Victoria got its share. Fiona Byrnes is a Health & Safety Director for Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting Inc.

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‘Decision disrespectful to regional communities’

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By ELIZABETH MCCANN

I’M tired of The Nationals referring to science and ideology in the duck hunting debate. There is a whole other side that is being totally ignored. Last Friday, the Gippsland Times reported Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath welcoming 'the survival of duck hunting'. What about the issues that many regional landowners and residents near wetlands have with the activity, none of what I would consider is science or ideology, or has been addressed in the proposed reforms announced recently? These are serious issues and include trespass (reports cannot be followed up because the perpetrators cannot be identified), theft of firewood (most often habitat timber), the very loud and disturbing noise at all times of day and night that scares animals (causing fleeing) and children (often

sleeping), not to mention when you are working from home (as is the nature of farming) and trying to conduct a Zoom meeting. Then there is the litter left behind - bottles, human excreta, plastic shot gun cartridges and wads contaminating what are often food producing farms (some organic) as well as dead and injured birds washing up on the foreshore that property owners then have to deal with. Regional Victorians have been ignored in this decision to continue the killing of native birdlife for recreation. Regardless of numerous invites, no MP has ever cared to come and visit these landowners to experience this for themselves. If they did, while they are there they can see the wonderful work these landowners are doing for environmental regeneration on their properties using their own money. This leaves regional people feeling helpless, undervalued and discarded.

If we want to bring mental health into the argument, the mental health of these landowners, who cannot simply pack up and move on, (whereas shooters have the choice to move on to many other recreational activities), is the real mental health issue that hasn’t been considered. It’s their livelihood, their safety, their homes and their peace that are under attack for the quarter of the year. Can you put yourself in their position for a moment? In a time when we have a serious issue with farmer suicide rates, we are deeply concerned for the worsening mental health crisis in the bush. As for economical benefit the shooters bring to regional areas, I am wondering where this data comes from - perhaps it’s ideology. Elizabeth McCann is a Newmerella (near Orbost) resident.

It’s their livelihood, their safety, their homes and their peace that are under attack for the quarter of the year. Can you put yourself in their position for a moment? Elizabeth McCann

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Opening doors for Continueyourwritingjourney women in science Join now: Gippsland Water Wastewater Treatment Compliance Specialist, Taylor Woods, hopes to see more women take up careers in science and the water industry.

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ON the ninth annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS), Gippsland Water is recognising staff who keep the taps running. Each year on February 11, IDWGS aims to close the gender gap in science and celebrate the achievements of women in the field. Gippsland Water Managing Director, Sarah Cumming said it is important to encourage more women and girls to pursue a career in science and in the water industry. “Much of what we do would not be possible without the expertise and experience of our staff working in science,” Ms Cumming said. “However, we are very aware women continue to be outnumbered in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) across Australia. “So we’re shining a light on the pathways and experiences of women currently knocking down barriers to open up pathways for others.” Taylor Woods is a Wastewater Treatment

Compliance Specialist at Gippsland Water. Her role focuses strengthening collaboration within the business in the area of environmental stewardship. “I studied Environmental Science - Wildlife and Conservation - at university,” Ms Woods said. “I’ve always been drawn to nature, its beauty, and the sense of calm its brings when you’re emersed in it. Ms Woods said she didn’t encounter many female mentors early in her career and instead found herself looking outside her immediate field to find women to learn from. “I’m proud to have taken the opportunities I’ve had. I’m continually developing and broadening my experiences so I can be a mentor for other women and girls in science in the future," she said To learn more about careers at Gippsland Water, visit gippswater.com.au/careers

GIPPSLAND Writers Network (GWN) is presenting 'Write for your Life', a friendly introduction to writing life stories, suitable for writers of all levels of experience. Organiser Ben Langdon said that memory, family and local history, and connection to place can help people find their own stories. “We are grateful to the Latrobe City Council for a community grant that has helped us secure three amazing writers for the event," he said. "These talented authors have used their experiences to shape compelling narratives and to help others tell their own stories. "The free panel will feature JapaneseAustralian writer, Alli Parker, whose debut novel At the Foot of the Cherry Tree is based on her grandmother’s story, alongside two Gippsland writers - Scot Gardner an awardwinning YA author and Sally-Anne Watson Kane, poet and experienced editor. “The event will start with a workshop delivered by Sally-Anne, to help writers understand the basics of memoir-writing, followed by a free panel featuring all three authors, and rounded off by a workshop with Scot to explore personal narratives. “Life writing can be creative, therapeutic

and inspiring. We hope this event will appeal to established writers who are looking to improve their craft, as well as those who may be considering writing their life stories but are unsure where to start." The author panel is free to all. There is a day pass available at a discounted rate for GWN members. Places on the workshops are limited, so attendees are encouraged to book early. Find out more and book at eventbrite.com.au/e/ write-for-your-life-workshops-and-paneltickets-779860833747 The event will be held at Moe Library on Saturday, February 17 from 9.30am. Tickets are available at Eventbrite. The Gippsland Writers Network is a notfor-profit writing network established in 2016 that connects writers with other writers, and to writing opportunities. The team at GWN aims to provide a central contact point for writers across Eastern Victoria. Paid and non-paid members of GWN can receive tickets for this event at a reduced rate. To find out more, visit gippslandwritersnetwork.com.au

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Supporting the valuable work of local men’s sheds

THE Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project has shown its appreciation for the work that men’s sheds undertake in the community, with significant donations to five local organisations. Men’s Sheds at Morwell, Churchill, Boolarra, Traralgon and Traralgon South have each received a $2000 voucher that will enable them to purchase equipment from local hardware outlets. Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project Director, Tom McDowall said the men’s shed programs provided on-going support to the local community through their activities. “We want to acknowledge their work in a tangible way that will help these local men’s sheds in their operations,” he said. “The social connections and the mental health benefits of those connections are extremely valuable for individuals and at the same time their activities support other parts of the community. “The value of involvement in these entities cannot be underestimated. By making these donations, the project team hopes we can encourage people to become involved in men’s sheds and other community organisations like community houses.” One of the men's sheds representatives said the funding would enable the sheds to continue offering the community an outlet for practical involvement. “Through shared experiences in a shed, members make friends, build a network of emotional support, and develop a sense of belonging," the said. The vouchers provided can be used at either Bunnings stores in the Latrobe Valley or at Bensons Timber and Hardware, which has stores in Morwell and Yinnar. Each club has nominated its preferred option. The Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project is undertaking remediation and rehabilitation of the former Hazelwood Power Station and mine. The rehabilitation works are being undertaken to provide the best possible outcome for the safety and stability of the site, as well as provide opportunities for potential future uses. Details on the project are available at the website hazelwoodrehabilitation.com.au

Helping hand: Men’s sheds across the region are set to benefit, thanks to recent donations from Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project. Pictured at Bensons Timber and Hardware in Morwell are Neil Cartwright from Boolarra Men’s Shed, Hazelwood Project Director, Tom McDowall, and Morwell Men’s Shed members Jesse Dawson, Graham Berry and Keith Ladd. Photographs supplied

Better broadband for businesses and homes BUSINESSES and homes in Gippsland have received a major connectivity boost following the completion of local upgrades to NBN Fixed Wireless technology. The upgrades are part of the federal government's $480 million investment to upgrade the network nationwide, with more than 2300 NBN sites being upgraded across the country. More than 1300 local premises can now access faster speeds, including typical wholesale busy hour speeds of at least 50 Megabits per second (Mbps). This includes premises in towns such as Foster, Inverloch, Venus Bay, Sandy Point, Wonthaggi and Toora. Across Gippsland, close to 50 premises originally receiving NBN satellite services are now also eligible for NBN Fixed Wireless. Following the program’s start in July 2022, the upgrades to the NBN Fixed Wireless network

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I am, you are, we are Australian

LATROBE City Council welcomed new Australian citizens at a special citizenship ceremony at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC). The event was held as part of Australia Day celebrations during the 75th anniversary of Australian Citizenship awards. More than 15,400 people from more than 140 countries were invited to become citizens at one of the 320-plus ceremonies held on January 26, 2024. Having migrated from different countries, including Colombia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom, Latrobe City conferees were welcomed by Latrobe City Council Mayor, Darren Howe. Australian citizenship ceremonies are an important part of the nation’s celebrations. The newest citizens have joined a special group of Australians who will now celebrate the

anniversary of their citizenship each Australia Day. On 26 January, 1949, the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 came into effect, creating the new status of Australian citizen. The first Australian citizenship ceremony was held on February 3, 1949, at Albert Hall in Canberra. Cr Howe said the skills and cultural diversity of the new citizens, as well as their hard work and participation, would enrich the Latrobe City community. “Council welcomes new citizens with open arms. We are positive each citizen will continue to make Latrobe City a great place to work, live and visit," he said. "We thank each person who supports one another in this beautiful country we call home." Latrobe City Councillor, Kellie O’Callaghan, who attended the ceremony, invited all to reflect on Australia's diversity, the country's

rich First Nations' connection to country and culture, shared values, collective history and how people can support each other to be involved in all the wonderful opportunities the Latrobe City community brings. “Citizens from diverse backgrounds are welcomed to our region,” Cr O’Callaghan said. “Australia is known for its multiculturalism and as a country that values diversity. Our citizenship ceremony is a time to focus on inclusivity and recognise the vibrant cultures, traditions, and experiences that further enhances our big-hearted community.” More than six million people have chosen to become Australian citizens since the first citizenship ceremony in 1949. Latrobe City has a successful history of welcoming at least 180 people from all around the world each year and looks forward to welcoming many more for years to come.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie: Latrobe City Council welcomed 23 new citizens during the 2024 citizenship ceremony on Australia Day.

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Looking back at the Gippslander’s grandeur

THIS image dates back 40 years and tells a historical tale. Captured on December 29, 1983, the photograph displays a V/Line L-class electric locomotive hauling the Melbourne-bound Gippslander train from Bairnsdale into Morwell. The Gippslander was the iconic day-return passenger train run by Victorian Railways from Melbourne through central Gippsland and out to Bairnsdale. The train was established in December 1952 and named two years later to celebrate the electrification of the main line as far as Warragul - 66 years after the passenger service had begun along the line. The Gippslander would charge along the tracks from Monday to Saturday, equipped with airconditioning and a buffet cart to provide passengers with some sustenance on their travels. While there were many other trains on that exact

Vintage: The Gippslander captured 40 years ago, at Morwell.

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route, the Gippslander was considered the greatest for its speed and prestige at the time. Up until 1987, trains between Melbourne and Traralgon were electrically hauled by L-class electric locomotives from Melbourne to Warragul,

where an R-class steam locomotive took on the job to get to Sale. The journey to Bairnsdale, however, was done by a J-class steam locomotive. When electrification was extended to Traralgon, steam traction on the service was replaced by T-class diesel locomotives. Bill Swaine, a safeworker, guard and conductor on the Gippslander featured in the Nick Anchen book Victorian Railways - The Spirit of Blue & Gold. "Working this train was a complicated affair," Mr Swaine wrote. "With a guard's van at each end, an L-class took the train from Melbourne through to Traralgon, where several cars were detached from the rear, and the L was replaced with a T-class diesel. The guard was then relocated to the front van, and the train conductor became the guard in the rear vehicle." Mr Swaine explained that when the Gippslander reached Sale, which was a dead-end station, again

the train would rearrange as the T class would be detached and then reattached to the rear. The back of the train became the front, with a guard in the van at the rear to complete the journey to Bairnsdale. On the way back, everything occurred in reverse Mr Swaine recalled and the train conductor became the guard from Bairnsdale to Sale. This image tells of a past no longer here as town planning and freeway upgrades forever changed how the line would look. Yet, some things remain the same as that Morwell Pub in the background continues to rest upon that same hill. Timetables no longer use the term 'Gippslander', although some residents still use it, Melbourne and Traralgon currently have hourly services and three daily trains to Bairnsdale, and VLocity diesel railcars from V/Line operate every train except for one loco-hauled Bairnsdale service.

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Letters should be for local issues REFRESHING to hear from a local correspondent talking about local issues; (Two Way Street, Latrobe Valley Express Opinion 31/01/24). I reckon the primary function of a regional paper letters page is regional matters. We have had our fill about Dictator Dan or Airbus Albo. Voice apologists persist. Anyone not to the extreme right of Genghis Khan is ‘woke.’ Let us have more letters from new correspondents commenting on purely local issues. Having said that, I have a different take on Traralgon drivers at pedestrian crossings. My observation at the double pedestrian crossing adjacent to the Plaza in Traralgon is the poor behaviour of the pedestrians. Often, I have hung back to let traffic pass, only to be whizzed past by heads stuck to a mobile, an aggressive pram or merely the plain oblivious. Luckily, to my observation, most drivers appear aware of recalcitrant pedestrians. But good for this correspondent. Let’s have more discussion about local issues in these pages. Ian Whitehead Traralgon

Debut and division

GOOD points by Patrick Ansell (Connect Four, LVE Letters 31/01/2023) regarding our politicians. If only our politicians were “working hard” for us or, as another politician claims “He’s there for us” we would not be in the state that we are in now. Since the Federal Election, Australia has become a divided nation together with debt spiralling out of control. The PM announces “changes” to the tax cuts that he previously agreed to before the election. People will get tax cuts this year, but according to the Treasury, the government will get an increase of $28 billion in tax over the next 10 years. Given the stand of Chalmers and Albanese about ‘negative gearing’ and ‘capital gains tax’ well before the election, more pain could be on the horizon. Albanese wasted $450 million on the Voice Referendum and gave $600 million to PNG for a rugby team. In Victoria, Labor tore up the East/West link agreement, costing taxpayers $1.1 billion, $380 Million was wasted in Commonwealth Games compensation. Our AAA credit rating has gone again with interest on our debt costing Victorians $10.58 million a day. Let’s not forget the Desalination plant in Wonthaggi costing $1.8 million a day. Just think of the schools, hospitals, and aged

care facilities that could have been built with all of this financial waste. Imagine being handed the keys to Fort Knox, all of that money would be gone in taxes within a year under Albanese and Chalmers, provided of course that they were in the country long enough to make a decision or “working hard” with a glass of wine in Port Douglas. Brian Mawhinney Traralgon

On the ground

AS a Minister and a Parliamentarian, I’m curious, how much time does Harriet Shing actually spend in Latrobe Valley? As a Minister, she would have a ministerial office in Melbourne which she would need to attend in order to fulfil her ministerial responsibilities, and as an MP, she would spend a lot of time in Melbornre attending Parliament. It would seem to me that she wouldn’t have a lot of quality time to devote to her constituents, and that might explain why she is never seen in the area. It makes me wonder, are we being represented by Harriet or her unelected electoral staff? I don’t know about others, but I want my MP to be a real presence in my electorate and not have an absent MP who delegates her responsibilities as an MP to her office staff who may or may not be qualified to serve the people. Patrick Ansell Morwell

Where to next?

BRING on the next state election! Axella Johannesson, Brian Mawhinney, Patrick Ansell and Patricia Correa (appreciate your lovely reply). Well done and well said to you all (LVE Opinion 24/1/2024), loved your honest, well worded opinions. It’s such a terrible shame, that the State of Victoria doesn’t have an opposition, that can offer an alternative to the Labor rabble we have at the moment. I’m 74-years-old and I’ve seen the best and worst of federal and state governments. By a country mile, the worst were (in my opinion) the Rudd and Turnbull federals (Barnum and Bailey) I called them, and who could possibly forget our former, inglorious state Premier, Daniel Andrews, whose moniker of ‘Teflon Dan’ suited him to a tee. Sadly our once beautiful country and in particular our state, and its councils have gone. Woke and dominated by the extreme left leaning Greens, politically correct, do-gooders of society,

FRV fleet maintenance program ensuring safety COMMENT BY GAVIN FREEMAN AFSM

THE safety of Victorian communities and our firefighters is critical. That’s why Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) has a rigorous fleet maintenance program to ensure our firefighting trucks and other life-saving appliances are safe and always ready. As operators of a large fleet, we are constantly servicing and maintaining our vehicles and utilising our spare vehicle pool on a rotational basis to ensure a high level of availability for emergency response. An expert team works meticulously to ensure our trucks are safe and at the standard needed to protect community and firefighter safety. This enables FRV to meet our key operational response times. The replacement and modernisation of firefighting equipment is a constant exercise. We now have 22 new trucks and support vehicles in the build stage. These are a combination of replacement and growth assets to bolster different key capabilities within the fire service, including heavy pumpers, rescue vehicles, breathing apparatus support and rehabilitation units. Last financial year, we also accepted delivery of three new pumper platforms. These trucks incorporate the latest technology to allow for response to urban environment fires and incidents. FRV is maximising the life of our fleet through upgrades and enhancements to deliver best value for Victorians. For example, last financial year our fleet technicians spent 3700 hours making enhancements

to modernise our fleet, including replacing and updating equipment. FRV workshops also provide 24-hour breakdown support for faults that impact truck operational capability, or roadworthiness. FRV’s fleet is largely for urban firefighting and does not go off-road. The Country Fire Authority and Forest Fire Management Victoria have specialist equipment for off-road and aerial firefighting to respond to bushfires. During these events, FRV supports our fire service partners by deploying resources to protect buildings and infrastructure, supplement firefighting personnel and provide incident management capability. FRV’s maintenance, fleet upgrades and spare vehicles to ensure we provide uninterrupted service to the community. We also have spare trucks strategically located across the state and available for deployment. This means the community can have confidence in both the highly trained firefighters of FRV, as well as their life-saving equipment. Gavin Freeman is Fire Rescue Victoria’s Commissioner. Leader: Victoria’s Fire Rescue Commissioner, Gavin Freeman.

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climate activists, protesting misfits, who have learnt their craft from the Extreme Left Green Learners Woke Manual (available at all good book stores, RRP .99 cents). Goodness me, what has happened to this once great country and our beautiful Victoria? Our Diggers fought under one flag - the Australian flag. We now have a multitude of different, multicoloured, pieces of Chinese made, cheap cloth purporting to be of significant importance. Apart from the Australian and Aboriginal flags, the remainder are completely irrelevant, and that’s my honest opinion. Cathy Freeman famously and proudly ran around the MCG with those two flags draped around her exhausted, proud and victorious body. Well done to her. Every day we see and hear of the diabolical mess this Labor rabble has left us in. Sadly, this is the the ball and chain we are forced to carry, brought on by this dog-leg Lefties government, their Green bedfellows and their warped agendas. We are the highest taxed state in the country and we are being sucked into a tax fuelled, financial abyss...a black hole. For this dire predicament we can lay the blame squarely at the miserable feet of Daniel Andrews, who jumped overboard off an already sinking ship. What a ‘hero’! But now, we have his clone in Jacinta Allan, who can’t board the ship ... because it has sunk! She has jumped onto a Daniel Andrews replica train. All aboooard! Over the last eight years, under the ‘leadership’ of Danny Boy, they wasted almost a billion dollars on ‘Consultancies’. Victorians are still in the dark as to exactly what these ‘consultants’ have done to help bring spiralling costs under control. Apart from line their own long pockets, this is an abhorrent, disgraceful and obscene waste of taxpayers money. Our once great state is now in the ‘shizenhousen’ (thanks for the term, Rex Hunt). Those simpleton, ignorant individuals who continue to applaud, believe and justify this Labor obscenity for all the “great things they have done” need to wake up from their slumber and accept the glaring fact, that like a Christmas turkey, the state of Victoria is well and truly stuffed. Personally for me, the highlight of 2023 was undoubtedly the resignation of Daniel Andrews. The unbridled joy and euphoria in the streets was one I’ve never seen in my lifetime. Dancing in the streets, car horns tooting, flags flying, pubs bursting at the seams, yelling and screaming, “he’s gone, he’s

gone”. Such a shame we couldn’t have Quasimodo ringing the tower bells to add to all the joy. It’s very plain to see that the proof is in the pudding. The truth is plain to see. For those who continue to deny its existence, go and suck on a lemon! Looking forward to a negative and vitriolic, diatribe response. To all the real, true opinion contributors, well done and keep em’ coming. A big thanks to my best mate who sends me a copy of the Express Opinion page every week. ‘Goodonya’ buddy. Let’s have a good laugh and may you all have a wonderful, happy and prosperous 2024. Bring on the election! Oliver Bergens Dandenong

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HOROSCOPES Stopping the school of lice news@lvexpress.com.au

by Joanne Madeline Moore

February 5 - February 11, 2024

Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)

The Sun/Uranus square and New Moon (in Aquarius) shake up and reboot your peer group zone, so a friend or work colleague from the past could boomerang back into your world! Whatever happens, do your best to surround yourself with authentic people who help you in hard times, encourage your talents and support your dreams. As birthday great Bob Marley observed: “True friends are like stars; you can only recognise them when it’s dark around you.”

Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)

You’ll be in the public eye in some way as the Sun, New Moon, Mercury and Pluto stimulate your reputation/career zone. So you could shine at work, at school or in a volunteer position. When it comes to your job, do you need to upskill? Are you looking for employment or is it time to change vocation? The winds of change are blowing so prepare to pivot! Are you looking for love? You could be attracted to someone from another country or culture.

GGemini (May 21 - June 20)

You’re super busy and raring to go but are you actually achieving anything of substance? On Monday your ruler Mercury hooks up with meticulous Pluto, so make sure you double-check details and leave plenty of time to get to appointments. If you focus and prioritise (plus tackle tasks in regular short bursts) then you’ll gradually get things done. Friday night’s New Moon heralds an insightful realisation about yourself or a welcome weekend getaway.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

Crabs are sentimental creatures and can spend too much time in the past. Resist the urge to brood over love gone wrong. This week’s stars help heal your hurt feelings so you can finally let go and move on. The New Moon also signals a major shift in the areas of intimacy or money. Perhaps a passionate new affair or the start of a promising financial partnershipp? But plentyy of patience is required on Thursday when a relationship goes through a bumpy patch.

Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)

On Thursday, a romantic relationship or a professional partnership could veer off in an unpredictable direction, when disruptive Uranus squares the Sun (your ruling planet). When it comes to your career, don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater! Try to get the balance right between keeping what works and exploring exciting new options. Friday night’s New Moon is all about new beginnings involving love, marriage, a joint venture or a business partnership.

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The Sun, New Moon, Mercury and Pluto all highlight your health-and-wellbeing zone, so strive to be the fittest and most vibrant Virgo you can be. Get your body moving ASAP! Reinvention is the name of the game, as the planets encourage you to reboot your daily routine with passion and determination. The best way to manage stress is with relaxing indoor pursuits (like meditation or yoga) and vigorous outdoor activities (like running, cycling or hiking).

Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22) This week six planets activate your family and friendship zones, so focus on the important people in your life who make your world go ’round. Make sure you love, nurture, and appreciate them to the max – but don’t expect them to make you happy! As writer (and birthday great) Alice Walker wisely observed: “Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” The terrific Venus/Uranus trine encourages you to express yourself creatively. Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21)

Monday’s Mercury/Pluto conjunction is all about intense communication and powerful conversations, especially with family members and/or housemates. And then Friday night’s New Moon encourages you to patch up an unpredictable relationship with a relative, as you demonstrate endless patience and hold out the olive branch of peace. As music legend (and birthday great) Bob Marley sang: “Overcome the devils with a thing called love.”

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Fridaay night’s New Moon inspires you to contribute your versatile talents to a worthy cause within your local community. Then satisfying connections and positive friendships will follow. However, when it comes to a neighbour, family member or work colleague, hold onto your seat and prepare for a rollercoaster ride. And avoid putting your foot firmly in your mouth on the weekend when the Mercury/ Jupiter square encourages rash words and impulsive actions.

Capricorn p (Dec 22 - Jan 19) The New Moon stimulates your cash zone, so take stock of your financial situation and initiate some smart strategies. And don’t forget to do an inventory of your inner wealth, which includes your self-esteem and core Capricorn values. Remember – you are more than your job, what you earn and what you own. With love planet Venus visiting your sign (until February 16) romance is in the air. Singles – amazing synchronicities could lead you to your soulmate. Aquarius q (Jan 20 - Feb 18)

Therre are four planets transiting through your sign – the Sun encourages creativity, the New Moon signals a fresh cycle of growth and learning, and the Mercury/Pluto conjunction boosts concentration. But Thursday’s Sun/Uranus square could stir up a domestic drama. And remember – just because you’ve thought of a brilliant idea (and talked about it endlessly) doesn’t mean you’ve achieved anything. Be proactive about turning dreams into reality!

Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)

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Check those nits: With school back for another year, parents and guardians are being reminded to look out for head lice in their children. Photograph supplied

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It’s thought generally that between 20-30 per cent of primary school students are likely to get head lice at some stage. A single infested head can successfully infest a whole classroom and when the children return home, they often unwittingly pass the infestation on to the rest of the family.

SCHOOL returned last week, and unfortunately for many school children (and their parents) that also meant the return of head lice. According to health authorities, head lice is most prevalent among children of primary school age. It's important to note that head lice and nits are not caused by poor hygiene or unkempt hair. Rather, the lice can be transferred by direct contact with the hair, allowing the little creatures to easily go from an infected individual to an uninfected individual. With kids being kids, it's not hard to imagine how easy their hair comes into direct contact with each other during playtime. So, what exactly are head lice? Head lice are wingless parasitic insects that move from one individual to another by crawling or climbing; contrary to a popular misconception, head lice can't jump! What makes them such a problematic infestation is that female lice lay their eggs, otherwise known as the 'nits', close to the scalp and the bottom of hair strands making them hard to detect. The 'nymphs' they hatch then only take a further seven days to grow to adulthood and just another seven days to breed, which is why early detection and removal is so important to break the breeding cycle. It's thought generally that between 20-30 per cent of primary school students are likely to get head lice at some stage. A single infested head can successfully infest a whole classroom and when the children return home, they often unwittingly pass the infestation on to the rest of the family. The tell-tale signs to look out for in your child include if you notice them scratching, especially around the back of the neck and behind their ears. While head lice do not carry or transmit disease, their irritation can lead to itchy dermatitis on the scalp, crusted sores and enlarged lymph nodes in the neck. But this isn't common, and your child can avoid it if you treat their head lice as soon as possible. For treatment and detection, look closely at your child's hair to see if they have small, oval-shaped, white or brown-black nits attached to the root of the hair, near the scalp.

If you do see nits, you might also see live head lice. Live head lice move fast, so to spot them you might have to part your child's hair very quickly. Once you have discovered head lice you will need to get rid of them as quickly as possible. This is where your local community pharmacy comes in, which stocks special combs as well as shampoos and other products to treat head lice infestation. There are chemical-based treatments available, as well as a number of treatments which are based on essential oils such as anise, rosemary, lavender, and tea tree oil. There is also a range of herbal products. Talk to your local pharmacist about what treatment is appropriate for your child and other family members if they are infested. Also ask your pharmacist to recommend an evidence-based product: one that is proven to be effective - and also ask them to show you how to apply it effectively. After selecting a treatment, it is important that following its use, you test to see if the lice are dead. This is because you need to be sure that what you are using is working on the lice. Whatever head lice treatment is chosen, a fine toothcomb is essential to get the nits out. If live lice are found in the combings after treatment, it's possible that the head lice are resistant to the particular product, and retreatment should begin as soon as possible with a product from a different active-ingredient group. If the lice are dead, treat again in seven days using the same product. If the treatment has worked, the lice will be dead within 20 minutes. It is possible a head lice product could cause a reaction, and should be used with care by women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, children less than 12 months old and people with allergies, asthma or who have open wounds on the scalp. For more advice, talk to your local community pharmacist. To find your nearest pharmacy, go to findapharmacy.com.au

The Guide PICK OF THE WEEK

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We’re veil-deep in the 11th season of this Aussie dating reality-TV juggernaut. Truthfully, it’s perhaps more of a commitment for viewers than the contestants, with movie-length episodes airing four nights a week. Whether you see the developments as “plot twists” or “relationship hiccups” speaks to how much of these love hijinks you believe are the real deal. Tonight, experts Mel Schilling, Alessandra Rampolla and John Aiken (pictured) are in for a wild evening at the first commitment ceremony, while one couple mightn’t last another hour-and-half instalment.

Jack (Shayne Ward) and Kate (Catherine Tyldesley) solve crimes on a cruise ship.

THE IRRATIONAL Seven, Monday, 9.15pm

Who needs a hardened cop with a drinking problem when you can be seduced by a smartly dressed behavioural scientist who has a twinkle in his eye and a knack for grasping human nature? Law & Order’s Jesse L. Martin (pictured) shines bright in this witty American procedural as Alec Mercer, the consummate professional. In this premiere, a former marine confesses to murdering his influencer girlfriend, but it doesn’t add up for Mercer. Simmering in the background is his stirring relationship with his estranged wife, who happens to be an FBI agent. MARY BERRY’S LOVE TO COOK SBS Food, Tuesday, 7.30pm

THE GOOD SHIP MURDER SBS, Friday, 7.35pm

Described by Radio Times as “Midsomer Murders set on a cruise liner” this series stars UK X-Factor winner Shayne Ward as Jack Grayling, a former police detective who is pursuing his dream of becoming a cabaret singer on a luxury Mediterranean cruise ship. In between crooning for the guests, Grayling finds himself investigating a series of murders on board with the help of ship’s First Officer Kate Woods (Catherine Tyldesley, Coronation Street) and cheerful waiter Jamil (Zak Douglas). Tonight’s second episode sees Jack and Kate embroiled in another murder when the husband of a famous crime writer dies during a stop in Lisbon, Portugal.

Most folks can’t wait to retire, with visions of eating and just generally relaxing in their twilight years. For The Great British Bake Off’s Mary Berry (pictured), all she wants to do is cook. Berry has published around 100 cookbooks throughout her still-evolving 60-year career, but the 88-year-old is also a charming host with a passion for sharing lip-smacking recipes through her many TV shows. You could call her the David Attenborough of the cooking world. In this new series she branches out, meeting other cooks, growers and foodies to share tales and dishes. In tonight’s premiere, fresh air beckons in Berry’s idyllic, inviting garden.

Wednesday, February 7 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Nemesis. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address. 1.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour Bitesize. (R) 9.20 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.10 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. (PGa, R) 11.05 Icons. (PGavw, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.15 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. (PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.10 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Australian Idol. (PGa, R) 1.30 Border Patrol. (PGa, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA: Desi Arnaz. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Hosted by Larry Emdur.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.30 Explore TV: Viking Cruises Portugal And Spain. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 6.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 7.00 The Talk. (PGa) 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGas, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Hard Quiz. (Return, PG) 8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (Return) A satirical news program. 9.00 This Is Going To Hurt. (Premiere, Mals) Follows the life of a junior doctor. 9.50 Planet America. 10.20 Miniseries: Best Interests. (Ml, R) 11.20 ABC Late News. 11.35 The Business. (R) 11.50 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.40 Tenable. (R) 1.30 Parliament Question Time. 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Scottish Islands With Ben Fogle: Isles Of The Clyde – Arran And Holy Isle. 8.40 Shackleton’s Endurance: The Lost Ice Ship Found. (PG, R) A look at the discovery of the Endurance. 9.50 Kin. (MA15+lv) 10.50 SBS World News Late. 11.20 All Those Things We Never Said. (Ma) 12.30 Miniseries: Holding. (Mls, R) 2.20 Germinal. (Mav, R) 4.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) Mackenzie and Levi are drawn together. 7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie. 9.10 Below Deck Australia. (Premiere, M) A new charter season gets underway in Cairns, Australia’s gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. 10.10 First Dates UK. (Ml) Couples meet for the first time in a restaurant. 11.15 The Latest: Seven News. 11.45 Autopsy USA: Donna Summer. (Ma, R) 12.40 Parenthood. (PGa, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The social experiment continues. 9.00 Under Investigation: The Snake And The Shotgun. (Return, Mv) Presented by Liz Hayes. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 See No Evil. (Mav) 11.30 The Equalizer. (Ma, R) 12.20 La Brea. (Mv, R) 1.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 Swimming. National Open Water C’ships. H’lights. From Busselton, WA. 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Ambulance Australia. (Return, Ma) Paramedics respond to emergencies. 8.30 FBI: International. (PGav) The fly team searches Bucharest for a Romanian surrogate who has gone missing. 10.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv, R) Jamie helps a former officer. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

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

6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Death Row: Countdown To Execution. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 1am Harry’s Practice. 1.30 Animal Rescue. 2.00 Late Programs.

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

Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. 2.50 Antiques Roadshow. 3.20 MOVIE: Let’s Be Happy. (1957) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.40 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Forensics: Catching The Killer. (Return) 11.50 Madam Secretary. 12.50am As Time Goes By. 2.00 Midsomer Murders. 4.10 MOVIE: The Iron Maiden. (1963)

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

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am The Fishing Show.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon World Rugby Sevens Series Show: Perth. 1.00 Raymond. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Jupiter Ascending. (2015, M) 11.00 Seinfeld. Midnight Medium. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Beyblade Burst: Quad Drive. 4.00 Transformers Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures. 4.30 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu. 5.00 Pokémon. 5.30 Pokémon Journeys.

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

Programs. 5.55pm Octonauts. 6.10 Pfffirates. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin. 9.20 Interview With The Vampire. 10.05 Killing Eve. 10.45 Would I Lie To You? 11.20 Louis Theroux: Mothers On The Edge. 12.20am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 12.40 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.35 ABC News Update. 2.40 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Numberblocks. 5.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 8.50 Tales Of The Moana. 8.55 Nanny Tuta. 9.00 Toi Time. 9.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 10.00 Wild Survivors. 10.50 Woven Threads: Refugees. 11.00 Chatham Islanders. Noon Herbs. 1.30 Going Places. 2.00 Going Native. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Living Black. 6.30 News. 6.40 Wild Survivors. 7.30 High Arctic Haulers. 8.25 Rodman: For Better Or Worse. 10.20 Stan Walker: Impossible Live. 11.15 Late Programs.

8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Front Up. Noon TVNZ 1News At Midday. 12.30 Planet A. 1.20 Nuts And Bolts. 2.00 Australia In Colour. 3.00 BBC News At Ten. 3.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.00 PBS News. 5.00 Joy Of Painting. 5.30 TVNZ 1News At Six. 6.10 Duckrockers. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Winona Ryder: Fighting Demons. 9.35 Pussy Riot: Rage Against Putin. 10.45 MOVIE: So Close. (2002, MA15+) 12.45am The Bad Kids. 2.25 Iggy & Ace. 3.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

The Movie Show. 6.15 The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen. (1988, PG) 8.35 Romeo And Juliet. (2013, PG) 10.45 Benjamin. (2018, M) 12.20pm Bright Young Things. (2003, M) 2.15 The Movie Show. 2.50 Amazonia. (2013, No dialogue) 4.20 Lost In Paris. (2016, PG) 5.55 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 7.35 Summerland. (2020, PG) 9.30 Ali And Ava. (2021, M) 11.20 Death Of A Ladies’ Man. (2020, MA15+) 1.15am An Impossible Love. (2018, MA15+, French) 3.45 Amarcord. (1973, M, Italian)

7.00 My Fishing Place. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 American Restoration. 2.30 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v South Africa. Game 2. Afternoon session. 6.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v South Africa. Game 2. Evening session. 9.30 Motorway Patrol. 10.30 Police: Hour Of Duty. 11.30 Nature Gone Wild. Midnight The Lost Corvette. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Late Programs.

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

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Thursday, February 8 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.30 Mr Mayor. (PGas, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Clunes, Victoria. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Grand Designs Transformations: Belmont And Oatlands. A Victorian cottage is being transformed. 9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. (PGad, R) Part 2 of 4. 9.50 Fake Or Fortune? Modigliani. (R) Part 2 of 4. 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 This Is Going To Hurt. (Mals, R) 12.10 Finding Alice. (Final, Mls, R) 12.55 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 1.55 Parliament Question Time. 2.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 3.40 Catalyst. (PG, R) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 DNA Family Secrets. (PG) Hosted by Stacey Dooley. 8.40 Hitler’s Jewish Soldier? Australia Uncovered. (Mav) Takes a look at the story of Alex Kurzem, a Jewish boy who became Hitler’s youngest soldier. 9.45 Culprits. (MA15+v) Three years ago, the job goes off the rails, and the Culprits make their getaway under a barrage of bullets. 10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 A Class Apart. (MA15+d) 12.05 My Brilliant Friend. (MA15+av, R) 4.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGas) Eden fights for her rights. 8.30 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (Mls) Rumours swirl around Foley’s bar that Agnes has won the lotto jackpot. A DNA test and the surprise visit of Cathy’s childhood friend leaves Agnes with some serious questions to answer about her past. 10.00 The Latest: Seven News. 10.30 Australia: Now And Then. (Ma, R) Presented by Shane Jacobson. 11.30 Monster Mansion: Evil Behind Bars. (MA15+av, R) Takes a look at HMP Wakefield. 12.40 Black-ish. (PG, R) Bow takes Diane to have her hair done. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (PGdl) Follows the activities of police units. 8.30 Emergency. (Mlm) Dr Andrew Trezise is worried a dirt bike rider will have life-altering injuries after a crash. 9.30 RPA. (PGm, R) When a young man’s first kidney transplant fails, he gets a second chance thanks to an offer from his sister. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+am) Will and Hannah work to save a surrogate’s baby. 11.50 Emergency Call. (Ma, R) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. 8.40 The Dog Hospital With Graeme Hall. (PGlm) Part 2 of 4. A two-year-old labrador is rushed to the hospital because of a severe infection. 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Ma, R) The search for a suspect who is drugging women’s drinks leads the unit to Muncy’s brother. 10.40 Blue Bloods. (Mav, R) Danny races to catch a serial killer. 11.40 The Project. (R) 12.40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 10.10 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.50 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.15 Bliss. 11.40 Would I Lie To You? 12.15am Black Mirror. 1.45 Live At The Apollo. 2.15 Louis Theroux: Selling Sex. 3.15 ABC News Update. 3.20 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm WorldWatch. 12.35 Heimo’s Arctic Refuge. 1.20 Toxic Farmland. 2.15 Munchies Guide To Bohemia. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.00 Joy Of Painting. 5.30 WorldWatch. 6.10 Duckrockers. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. 10.10 Loot: Blood Treasure. Midnight Late Programs.

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

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

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Ghosts. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 Friends. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The

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

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

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 15. Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Muster Dogs. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Earth. (R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6am Morning Programs. 2pm Going Native. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Dreaming Whilst Black. 9.05 MOVIE: Once Were Warriors. (1994, MA15+) 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.05 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. (PGa, R) 11.00 Icons. (Man, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar. (R) 3.05 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

Movie Show. 6.30 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 8.15 Whale Rider. (2002, PG) 10.10 Clandestine Childhood. (2011, M, Spanish) 12.10pm Two Of Us. (2019, M, French) 2.00 Summerland. (2020, PG) 3.55 A Month Of Sundays. (2015, PG) 5.55 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 7.35 The Way Way Back. (2013, M) 9.30 Stuck In Love (A Place For Me) (2012, MA15+) 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 Australian Idol. (PG, R) 1.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 2.00 Your Money & Your Life. (PG) 2.30 Border Patrol. (PGa, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Room For Improvement. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 The Coroner. 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Pawn Stars. 11.00 Motorway Patrol. Noon Highway Patrol. 1.00 The Force: BTL. 2.00 The Lost Corvette. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Counting Cars. 8.30 MOVIE: Back To The Future Part II. (1989, PG) 10.45 Late Programs.

Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Angry Silence. (1960, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot. 10.50 Late Programs.

Noon Scorpion. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Under Siege. (1992, M) 10.40 Seinfeld. 11.40 Dating No Filter. 12.10am Medium. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Bakugan: Geogan Rising. 3.30 Late Programs.

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Friday, February 9 ABC TV (2)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (R) 10.30 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Ma, R) 2.00 Total Control. (Ml, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.00 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. (PGa, R) 11.00 Icons. (Malv, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.00 NITV News: Nula. 3.30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw. (R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Avarice. (2022, Malv) Gillian Alexy, Luke Ford. 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGa, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Koroit, Victoria. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Hosted by Tom Gleeson. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Gardening Australia. Costa Georgiadis plans some landscaping. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Ma, R) Part 4 of 4. A charity event involving drag queens causes controversy in a conservative village. 10.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 10.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.20 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.05 Tenable. (R) 12.55 Miniseries: Innocent. (Malv, R) 1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 The Good Ship Murder. (Mv) Jack finds himself embroiled in a murder. 8.30 Silk Road From Above. Part 2 of 3. The aerial journey continues from China’s heartland to the country’s western border. 9.30 Sex: A Bonkers History: Twentieth Century. (MA15+as) Amanda Holden and Dan Jones explore the impact of sex on the 20th century. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 L’Opera. (Mals) 11.55 Departure. (Mv, R) 2.25 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Malv, R) 3.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna Griggs and the team demonstrate some terrific ideas for the house, garden and the kitchen. 8.30 MOVIE: The Help. (2011, Ma, R) During the civil rights movement of the ’60s, an aspiring author decides to write a book detailing the African-American maids’ point of view on the white families they work for and the hardships they experience. Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer. 11.30 To Be Advised. 1.00 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) Cole and Cassie head to the ’60s. [VIC] Home Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve. 5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Black Rhino Birth. (PGam) A black rhino goes into labour. 8.30 MOVIE: The Intern. (2015, Mal, R) A 70-year-old retired widower is hired as a senior intern for an online fashion startup. Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo. 11.00 MOVIE: Analyze This. (1999, MA15+al, R) Robert De Niro. 1.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Postcards. (PG) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Dakota Johnson. 8.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGa, R) Dog trainer Graeme Hall tries to play cupid between Dan and his companion dog, Tinka. 9.30 Fire Country. (PGa, R) A vegetation fire gets tricky for the crew when a panicked horse refuses to leave a burning barn. 10.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGd, R) Margaret joins an elite philanthropy club. 11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. (Final) 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: American Sniper. (2014, MA15+) 10.40 MOVIE: The Miseducation Of Cameron Post. (2018, M) 12.10am Would I Lie To You? 12.40 QI. 1.10 Killing Eve. 1.55 Back. 2.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.05 ABC News Update. 3.10 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. 12.10pm WorldWatch. 12.40 Christians Like Us. 1.45 Small Town Secrets. 2.35 VICE Sports. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.00 Joy Of Painting. 5.30 WorldWatch. 6.10 Duckrockers. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 Love & Sex In Italy. 10.15 Embarrassing Sex Stories. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

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

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

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Scorpion. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 MOVIE: Home. (2015, PG) 7.45 MOVIE: Edward Scissorhands. (1990, PG) 9.50 MOVIE: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. (2000, M) Midnight The E! True Hollywood Story. 1.00 Medium. 2.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 15. Macarthur FC v Western Sydney Wanderers. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6am Morning Programs. 1.50pm Woven Threads Stories From Within. 2.00 Going Native. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 NITV News: Nula. 6.00 Bamay. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 9.25 MOVIE: Next Friday. (2000, MA15+) 11.05 Late Programs.

Five Flights Up. Continued. (2014, PG) 6.40 Summerland. (2020, PG) 8.35 A Month Of Sundays. (2015, PG) 10.35 Golden Exits. (2017, M) 12.20pm Ali And Ava. (2021, M) 2.05 Last Chance Harvey. (2008, PG) 3.45 Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French) 5.50 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015, PG) 7.30 Blind. (2016, M) 9.30 Larry Crowne. (2011, M) 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Party From Hell. (2021, Mav) 2.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

9.00 Our Town. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Room For Improvement. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Maternal. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 Billy The Exterminator. 11.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.45 NFL: Road To The Super Bowl. 1pm NFL Honors. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Men In Black. (1997, M) 9.30 MOVIE: Morbius. (2022, M) 11.40 Late Programs.

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11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Garden Gurus Moments. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Saturday Island. (1952, PG) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders. 8.30 MOVIE: Battle Of Britain. (1969, PG) 11.15 Late Programs.

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With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 NBL Slam. 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 9.30 How We Roll. 11.00 Becker. Noon Frasier. 1.00 The Middle. 2.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

Saturday, February 10 ABC TV (2)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 1.30 Darby And Joan. (PG, R) 2.15 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 2.45 McCartney 3, 2, 1. (R) 3.15 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (R) 3.45 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 4.35 Grand Designs Transformations. (R) 5.30 Muster Dogs. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 The World From Above. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Four Continents Championships. Highlights. 4.00 The Weedy One. (PGa, R) 4.10 Multiply. (R) 4.45 Raiders Of The Lost Art: China. (R) 5.35 Secrets Of The Imperial War Museum. (PGa, R)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Great Australian Detour. (R) 12.30 My Way. (Return, PG) 1.00 The Pet Rescuers. (PGm, R) 1.30 MOVIE: Rocky. (1976, PGlv, R) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young. 4.00 The Garden Hustle. (PGl) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. (PG, R) 10.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 10.30 The Chef’s Garden. (R) 11.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGal, R) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Everyday Gourmet. (R) 2.00 Wildlife Rescue. (PGm, R) 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (PGl, R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Taste Of Aust. (PG, R) 5.00 News.

6.30 Back Roads: Timber Creek, NT. (PG, R) Presented by Kristy O’Brien. 7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at the top stories of the day, including coverage of developing stories and events. 7.30 Darby And Joan. (PG) Jack is asked to help a young woman, a surf lifesaving champion, navigate a sports doping scandal. 8.15 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 4 of 4. DCI Vera Stanhope and the team investigate the death of a teenager whose body was found floating in a reservoir three days after he went missing from a close-knit rural timber community. 9.45 Total Control. (Ml, R) Alex makes an unsavoury deal with a political rival on a nation-changing piece of legislation. 10.45 Midsomer Murders. (Ma, R) Part 4 of 4. 12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Cotswolds And Beyond With Pam Ayres: Longleat House. Pam Ayres visits Longleat House. 8.25 Scotland’s Scenic Railways: The Flying Scotsman. A ride aboard the Flying Scotsman train service along the Fife coast and over the Forth Bridge. 9.20 Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership. (R) Part 2 of 3. An exploration of the truth behind Queen Victoria’s reputation continues. 10.15 Stolen: Catching The Art Thieves: Franfurt. (PG, R) Part 2 of 3. 11.20 In Therapy. (Mals, R) 2.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Authorities come across a box from Malaysia that seems a little unusual and reveals something frightening. 7.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Supremacy. (2004, Mlv, R) A former CIA agent, suffering from amnesia, tries to clear his name after being framed for a botched assassination. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox. 9.45 MOVIE: American Made. (2017, MA15+l, R) A pilot is recruited by the CIA to carry out one of the largest covert operations in history. Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright. 12.10 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) The team infiltrates a Nazi gala. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa) Experts help people declutter their lives. 8.30 MOVIE: Yesterday. (2019, Ml, R) A singer-songwriter realises he is the only person on Earth who remembers The Beatles. Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joel Fry. 10.45 My Life As A Rolling Stone: Keith Richards. (Madl, R) Part 2 of 4. 12.00 MOVIE: Carrie. (1976, MA15+hv, R) Sissy Spacek. 1.50 Explore. (R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

6.00 To Be Advised. 7.00 AACTA Awards. Coverage of the annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards from HOTA, Queensland. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.00 FBI: International. (PGav, R) The fly team searches Bucharest for a Romanian surrogate who went missing shortly before carrying the biological child of an American couple to term. Scott fears for his neighbour’s safety. 12.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) After a Japanese sailor is murdered on American soil, the NCIS team must find the killer. 1.00 Deal Or No Deal. (R) Hosted by Grant Denyer. 1.30 Soccer. AFC Asian Cup. Final. 4.30 Authentic. (PG) Religious program. 5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 9.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Return) 9.50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.20 MythBusters. 11.10 Portlandia. 11.55 Black Mirror. 1.25am Unprotected Sets. 2.15 ABC News Update. 2.20 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. Noon Gymnastics. Trampoline World Cup Series. H’lights. 1.05 Asia’s Next Top Model. 3.00 WorldWatch. 4.55 Australian Korean Hanbok. 5.00 WorldWatch. 5.40 China’s New Silk Road: Yiwu To Madrid. 6.40 The UnXplained. 7.30 Building The Ultimate. 8.30 MOVIE: The Farewell. (2019) 10.25 Better Things. 11.25 Fear The Walking Dead. 12.20am Late Programs.

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

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 MOVIE: Passport To Pimlico. (1949) 12.45pm MOVIE: Will Any Gentleman…? (1953) 2.30 MOVIE: The Baby And The Battleship. (1956) 4.30 MOVIE: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (1968) 7.30 MOVIE: Space Cowboys. (2000, PG) 10.10 MOVIE: Cadillac Man. (1990, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30pm To Be Advised. 3.30 Becker. 4.30 Frasier. 5.30 How We Roll. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 4.00 Just For Laughs Montreal. 5.00 Home Shopping.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am All

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

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. 1.30pm MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Secrets Of The Jungle. (2020, PG) 3.30 MOVIE: Courage Mountain. (1990, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Tom & Jerry. (2021) 7.30 MOVIE: Tomb Raider. (2018, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Assassin’s Creed. (2016, M) 11.50 The E! True Hollywood Story. 12.45am Kardashians. 1.35 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 Snap Happy. Noon Pooches At Play. 12.30 Jake And The Fatman. 1.30 JAG. 4.30 Camper Deals. 5.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 16. Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.05am FBI: International. 1.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. 2.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.15pm NITV News: Nula. 2.45 Pacific Lockdown: Sea Of Resilience. 3.45 Exile And The Kingdom. 4.45 Woven Threads Stories From Within. 4.50 Going Places. 5.50 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.20 News. 6.30 Kura. 7.00 Family Rules. 7.30 Stay At Home Animal Dads. 8.25 MOVIE: Housebound. (2014) 10.25 The One And Only Dick Gregory. 12.20am Late Programs.

Roads Lead To Rome. Continued. (2015, PG) 7.00 Asterix And Obelix In Britain. (2012, PG, French) 9.05 Love And Friendship. (2016, PG) 10.50 Blind. (2016, M) 12.50pm The Way Way Back. (2013, M) 2.40 The Movie Show. 3.15 Five Flights Up. (2014, PG) 4.55 The Kid From The Big Apple. (2016, PG, Mandarin) 7.10 Ride On. (2023, PG, Mandarin) 9.30 Hero. (2002, M, Mandarin) 11.20 Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Family Day and Inglis Millennium Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) An elderly gambler’s luck runs out.

8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.00 My Greek Odyssey. Noon Escape To The Country. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 3.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Family Day and Inglis Millennium Day. 6.00 Heathrow. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 11.30 Late Programs.

11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.30pm Motor Racing. Shannons SpeedSeries. Round 1. 2.30 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v South Africa. Game 3. Afternoon session. 6.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v South Africa. Game 3. Evening session. 9.30 Mighty Ships. 10.30 Mighty Planes. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.25 Dream Gardens. (R) 3.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.25 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of America. (PGad, R) 4.40 Joanna Lumley’s Britain. (PG, R) 5.30 The ABC Of... (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 The World From Above. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Judo. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Four Continents C’ships. Highlights. 5.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs. (PG, R) 5.35 Secrets Of The Imperial War Museum. (PG, R)

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6.00 Fishing Aust. (R) 6.30 ACA. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 GolfBarons. 10.30 Endangered. (R) 11.30 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGam, R) 12.30 Fishing Australia. 1.00 Golf. Mick Fanning Charity Day. 1.30 MOVIE: The Choice. (2016, PGals, R) 3.30 Space Invaders. (PGa, R) 4.30 Explore TV: Viking Cruises Portugal And Spain. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Pooches At Play. (R) 11.00 Buy To Build. (R) 11.30 Healthy Homes. (R) 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Cook With Luke. (R) 2.00 4x4 Adventures. (PGl) 3.00 Roads Less Travelled. 3.30 The Placemakers: Expedition Kimberley. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. (R) 4.30 GCBC. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 Grand Designs Transformations: Belmont And Oatlands. (R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day. 7.30 Muster Dogs. (PG) Part 5 of 5. 8.30 Total Control. Determined to reform youth justice, Alex pushes forward with her plan in the House of Representatives. 9.30 Silent Witness. (Mav, R) Forensic pathologist Sam Ryan recruits the Lyell team to investigate the assassination of the health secretary. 10.30 Mystery Road. (Mlv, R) 11.30 Harrow. (Mav, R) 12.20 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Mals, R) 1.20 Sanditon. (PG, R) 2.10 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 Catalyst. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Karnak: The Largest Temple In The World. A look the temple complex of Karnak. 8.30 Genghis Khan’s Mongolia. (Mv) Explores the rise of Genghis Khan from outcast to the founder of the Mongol Empire. 10.10 Rise Of The Nazis: Dictators At War: Barbarossa. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 3. 11.20 Muhammad Ali. (Ml, R) Part 2 of 4. 1.20 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 3.10 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie. 8.45 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Marafiote Murders. (Madlv) Ron Iddles revisits the 1985 murder of Dominic Marafiote and the deaths of his elderly parents. 9.50 What The Killer Did Next: Joy Morgan. (Mav) Hosted by Philip Glenister. 10.50 The Disappearance Of Gabby Petito. (Mav) Part 2 of 3. 12.15 Bates Motel. (MA15+asv, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls) The social experiment continues. 8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 A Murder In The Family: Cheryl Hooper. (Premiere, Mav) Looks at the murder of Cheryl Hooper. 11.10 The First 48: Endless Love And Out Of Time. (MA15+al, R) A woman is stabbed to death. 12.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) 1.00 The Bizarre Pet Vets. (PGam, R) 2.00 World’s Greatest Islands. (PG, R) 3.00 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 1. Finals. 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Joins panellists for a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways battles it out on the beaches of Samoa as they vie to become the sole survivor. 9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) When a navy petty officer is murdered, Jane and the team investigate while also protecting the victim’s friend. 11.00 FBI: International. (PGav, R) A Romanian surrogate goes missing. 12.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Queerstralia. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 9.55 Interview With The Vampire. 10.35 Doc Martin. 11.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.05am Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.10 ABC News Update. 2.15 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. Noon Super Maximum Retro Show. 12.30 Noisey. 1.25 Rise. 2.20 Jungletown. 3.10 The Casketeers. 4.10 WorldWatch. 4.40 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 5.10 WorldWatch. 5.50 Alone Sweden. 6.40 Ocean Wreck Investigation. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The Phoenix Lights Phenomenon. 9.20 Cracking The Code. 10.20 Late Programs.

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

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs. 7.30

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Middle. 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.30 The Big Bang Theory. 12.30pm The Middle. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 19. Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers. 4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 19. Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 South Park. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 2.30 Late Programs.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

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

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

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Shopping. 7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 10.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.30 JAG. 1.30pm What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 Camper Deals. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 16. Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets. 7.00 Bondi Rescue. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.40pm Rugby League. Murri Carnival. Replay. 1.40 I Live, I Breathe, I Surf. 2.35 VICE Sports. 3.05 Away From Country. 4.05 Marion Jones: Press Pause. 5.05 Exile And The Kingdom. 6.05 News. 6.15 Nature’s Great Migration. 7.25 Monochrome: Black, White And Blue. 8.30 MOVIE: Twice Colonized. (2023) 10.15 MOVIE: The Piano. (1993, MA15+) 12.20am Late Programs.

The Kid From The Big Apple. (2016, PG, Mandarin) 8.15 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 10.00 Silver Linings Playbook. (2012, M) 12.20pm Larry Crowne. (2011, M) 2.10 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015, PG) 3.50 The Mouse That Roared. (1959) 5.20 The Kid From The Big Apple 2. (2017, PG, Mandarin) 7.35 The Farewell. (2019) 9.30 Bodyguards And Assassins. (2009, MA15+, Mandarin) 12.05am Late Programs.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Beretts Tour De Cure 2023. 1.00 Cycling. Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. H’lights. 2.00 Beach Cops. (PGa, R) 2.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Our Town. 9.30 Last Chance Learners. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 DVine Living. 11.30 Animal Rescue. Noon The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.40 Vera. 10.40 Late Programs.

11.00 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. Noon Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 12.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 Motor Racing. Shannons SpeedSeries. Round 1. 4.00 Disasters At Sea. 5.00 Storage Wars: New York. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Jurassic World. (2015, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

In Touch. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 Avengers. 11.30 MOVIE: Money Talks. (1932, PG) 1pm MOVIE: Angels One Five. (1952) 3.00 MOVIE: Moby Dick. (1956) 5.30 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 1. Heats. 9.45 To Be Advised. 12.45am Late Programs.

1.45pm Ben Fogle: Starting Up Starting Over. 2.45 Rich House, Poor House. 3.45 MOVIE: Combat Wombat. (2020, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: How To Train Your Dragon 2. (2014, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The Fast And The Furious. (2001, M) 9.35 MOVIE: Creed II. (2018, M) 12.05am Medium. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. (a, R) 9.30 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.20 Great Lighthouses Of Ireland. (R) 11.15 Icons. (PG, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.10 Vesuvius With Bettany Hughes. (PGa, R) 3.05 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Sunrise. 10.00 NFL. Super Bowl LVIII. Kansas City Chiefs v San Francisco 49ers. 3.00 The Chase. Hosted by Bradley Walsh. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. Contestants race to answer quiz questions correctly to avoid being caught by The Chaser.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (PGls, R) 1.45 Explore. (R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 10.00 Farm To Fork. (R) 10.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 11.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Ent. Tonight. 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.00 Farm To Fork. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Menindee, NSW. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson. 8.00 Nemesis: The Morrison Years. Part 3 of 3. 9.30 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry. 9.50 Nemesis: Behind The Scenes. Delves into the making of Nemesis. 10.15 You Can’t Ask That: Ex-Prisoners. (Mal, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (R) 11.40 Planet America. (R) 12.10 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.00 Tenable. (R) 1.45 Why Are You Like This. (MA15+ls, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. (PG) Hosted by Michael Hing. 8.30 Isle Of Wight: Jewel Of The South. (Final) Follows the Seaview Salties, swimmers who regularly brave the freezing Solent. 9.25 Building The Snowy: The Legacy. (PG, R) Part 3 of 3. Explores the scheme’s lasting impact and how it transformed the environment and people around it. 10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Blanca. (Madlv) 11.50 Bloodlands. (MA15+v, R) 3.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.00 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) After an exhausting round of auditions, the top 30 strive to impress the judges. 9.15 The Irrational. (Premiere, Mav) A professor of behavioural science suspects there is more to the story when he is called on to investigate the murder of a fashion influencer whose boyfriend, a decorated soldier, has confessed to the crime. 10.15 The Latest: Seven News. 10.45 S.W.A.T. (Return, Mav) An undocumented woman is abducted. 11.45 Curse Of The Chippendales. (Masv, R) Part 1 of 4. 12.45 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The social experiment continues. 9.00 Big Miracles. (Malm) Donor eggs are giving Sheila and Tyson, a couple in their late 40s, one last shot at a baby. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av) Stabler testifies against the brotherhood. 11.20 Court Cam. (Mv, R) 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 12.40 Pointless. (PG, R) 1.30 Great Australian Detour. (R) 2.00 Hello SA. (PG) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 2. Finals. 4.50 Explore. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways battles it out on the beaches of Samoa as they vie to become the sole survivor. 8.30 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mlv, R) Remy and Kristin are in danger when a riot breaks out in a prison where they’re interviewing a witness, putting staff and visitors in harm’s way as they’re held hostage by two murderous gangs. 11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert. 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Riley Rocket. (Premiere) 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 QI. 12.10am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.00 MOVIE: The Miseducation Of Cameron Post. (2018, M) 2.30 ABC News Update. 2.35 Close. 5.00 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.05 Front Up. 12.10pm WorldWatch. 12.40 Curious Australia. 1.45 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.00 Planet A. 2.50 Most Expensivest. 3.20 WorldWatch. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Everyone Else Burns. 10.25 Hitler’s Jewish Soldier? Australia Uncovered. 11.35 Late Programs.

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

9.00 DVine Living. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Your Money & Your Life. 1.30 Last Chance Learners. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Danoz. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. 5.30 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 2. Heats. 8.15 Signora Volpe. 10.15 Miniseries: Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders. 11.15 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Big Bang

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2.05pm Going Native. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.35 Karla Grant Presents. 9.05 After The Apology. 10.35 Late Programs.

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7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 Carnage. 11.00 Border Security: Int. Noon Border Security. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. USA Sprintcar Muster. Highlights. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Deep Water Salvage. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Rich House, Poor House. 1.00 MOVIE: Step Up 2: The Streets. (2008, PG) 3.00 Bewitched. 3.30 Full House. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Swordfish. (2001, MA15+) 10.30 The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter. 11.30 Late Programs.

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

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Landline. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Australia Remastered. (R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

And Friendship. Continued. (2016, PG) 7.15 The Kid From The Big Apple 2. (2017, PG, Mandarin) 9.25 Ride On. (2023, PG, Mandarin) 11.50 Hero. (2002, M, Mandarin) 1.45pm What We Did On Our Holiday. (2014, PG) 3.35 Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 5.25 Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams. (1990, PG, Japanese) 7.35 One Second. (2020, M, Mandarin) 9.30 The One. (2001, M) 11.05 Late Programs.

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Theory. 8.30 The Middle. 9.30 Friends. 11.00 Ghosts. Noon Charmed. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Two And A Half Men. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Workaholics. 2.00 Late Programs.

8.00 Buy To Build. 8.30 All 4 Adventure. 9.30 iFish. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Project Wild. (R) 10.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.20 Make Me A Dealer. (R) 10.10 Station: Trouble On The Tracks. (PGal, R) 11.00 Icons. (Mav, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.15 Vesuvius With Bettany Hughes. (PGa, R) 3.05 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Who Do You Think You Are? (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

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6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. (Mls, R) 1.30 Kenan. (PGals) 2.00 Pointless. (PG) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads: Wheatbelt Animal Carers, WA. Presented by Heather Ewart. 8.35 McCartney 3, 2, 1: The Long And Winding Road. (Final) Paul McCartney chats with Rick Rubin. 9.00 Earth: Atmosphere. Part 4 of 5. 10.00 You Can’t Ask That: Models. (Mal, R) 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R) 11.05 Nemesis. (R) 12.40 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.45 Tenable. (R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.30 Catalyst. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Stephen Page. (PG, R) Stephen Page explores his roots. 8.30 Stephen Fry: Willem And Frieda. (PGa) Stephen Fry documents the story of painter Willem Arondeus and cellist Frieda Belinfante. 9.50 Robson Green’s Icelandic Adventure. (PGad, R) Part 2 of 3. 10.45 SBS World News Late. 11.15 Das Boot. (MA15+av) 12.15 Dark Woods. (Mav, R) 2.55 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PGa, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PGad) 7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie. 8.50 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA. (MA15+) Gordon Ramsay tries to revamp a country club restaurant that is struggling to find cohesiveness. 9.50 First Dates UK. (Mals) Couples meet for the first time in a restaurant. 10.55 The Latest: Seven News. 11.25 Autopsy USA: Aretha Franklin. (MA15+a) A look at the death of Aretha Franklin. 12.25 Bates Motel. (MA15+av, R) 1.25 Your Money & Your Life. (PG, R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. (Mls) Intimacy week continues. 9.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Ms) Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts. 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 Travel Guides NZ. (PGln, R) The guides explore Southland. 11.30 Family Law. (Ma) 12.20 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.10 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Everything. (PGa, R) 3.00 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 3. Finals. 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer. 6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news. 7.30 Australian Survivor. A group of Australian castaways battles it out on the beaches of Samoa as they vie to become the sole survivor. 9.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) Agent Torres finds himself in prison as the team tries to stop an impending terror attack. 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) Sam Hanna goes undercover as a fighter. 11.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news. 12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Bliss. (Final) 9.00 To Be Advised. 10.00 Portlandia. 10.45 Back. 11.10 Would I Lie To You? 11.45 MOVIE: American Sniper. (2014, MA15+) 1.50am Unprotected Sets. 2.40 ABC News Update. 2.45 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch. 6.50 News. 7.20 WorldWatch. 10.00 Front Up. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Devoured. 1.20 Cryptoland. 1.50 One Star Reviews. 2.20 Lee Lin Chin’s Fashionista. 2.30 Australiana: Island Queens. 3.05 WorldWatch. 5.00 Joy Of Painting. 5.30 WorldWatch. 6.10 Duckrockers. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Dark Side Of The 2000s. 9.25 Late Programs.

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

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

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Becker. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 19. Melbourne United v New Zealand Breakers. Replay. 10.00 King Of Queens. 11.00 Rules Of Engagement. Noon Becker. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 King Of Queens. 3.00 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Going Native. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Brazil Untamed. 7.30 Chatham Islanders. 8.30 MOVIE: Eagle Vs Shark. (2007, M) 10.05 Night. 11.30 Late Programs.

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7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Opal Hunters. 1.00 Aussie Salvage Squad. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Desert Collectors. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers: Best Of. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs. Noon Scorpion. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, M) 10.30 Seinfeld. 11.30 Dating No Filter. Midnight Medium. 2.00 I Dream Of Jeannie. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping. 8.00 Buy To Build. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm NCIS. 1.30 FBI. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

Walking On Sunshine. (2014, PG) 7.50 The Farewell. (2019) 9.45 The Mouse That Roared. (1959) 11.15 One Second. (2020, M, Mandarin) 1.10pm L.A. Story. (1991, M) 3.00 The Movie Show. 3.30 A Hero. (2021, PG, Farsi) 5.50 My Best Friend’s Wedding. (2016, PG, Mandarin) 7.30 Kung Fu Yoga. (2017, M) 9.30 The Lost Bladesman. (2011, M, Mandarin) 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 1.30 Surveillance Oz. (PGn, R) 2.00 Autopsy USA: John Ritter. (Ma, R) 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia.

8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

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9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.55 The Young And The Restless. 1.50 Explore. 2.00 Dr Quinn. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. 5.30 World Aquatics Championships. Doha 2024. Day 3. Heats. 8.15 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 10.15 See No Evil. 11.15 Late Programs.

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AS school returns for another year, one of the state's major foster care providers is encouraging families and education professionals to consider opening their home to a child in need - and consider just how much it could enrich their lives. New Anglicare Victoria foster carer Amanda Dyson's caring journey with eight-year-old Alice has so far been one of the unexpected wins. "She's been kicking goals since she arrived. In five weeks, I've seen massive changes in her. We can walk to school together, and her anxieties around meal time have improved out of sight," she said. "Having a safe place to stay really lays the foundation that gives a child a chance to thrive." For Amanda, caring for a child with complex disabilities has been challenging at times but she

said it was also surprising how easily the pair have adapted to each other. "When I finished my training, I did specify an age range for any placements but not disability. When I got the call for Alice I thought, 'I'm willing to give a child with a disability a go'. All children deserve a fair go," she said. "I still think about those days worrying before she arrived and laugh. Look, there's definitely challenges. There's going to be tantrums, there's going to be tricky moments, but there's also going to be a lot of joy. "She's very cuddly. And like any eight-year-old she's cheeky and full of mischief. She's keeping me on my toes. I wouldn't have her any other way." Amanda said there were a lot of perceived barriers

New Free TAFE courses available FOUR new courses in hospitality, youth work, kitchen management and tourism are now available through the state government’s Free TAFE initiative, giving Victorians more opportunities to learn new skills and grow their careers. Minister for Skills and TAFE, Gayle Tierney is encouraging prospective students to look at courses on offer through Free TAFE, which will provide Victorians with more access to vocational training. Since the program was introduced in 2019, it has grown to include more than 80 TAFE qualifications and short courses. This has helped more than 156,000 students who have saved almost $423 million in tuition fees since the program began. The program has seen thousands of Victorians embark on a new career pathway - including a quarter of all Free TAFE students based in regional Victoria, more than 44,500 from multicultural backgrounds and more than 90,000 women. With enrolments now open, students can start their careers or upskill to gain new experience or qualifications across a range of sectors like nursing, building and construction, community services and cyber security.

about fostering - which weren't really barriers at all. "I'm single, I'm in a rental, I do shift work. You've got a lot of support around you, not just family or friends, but with Anglicare Victoria. There's a community around you to back you up," she said. A residential care worker and former teacher, Amanda said she already had a lot of the skills from her professional life which she uses to look after Alice. "You're not only helping a child, you're gaining the trust of a little person. It feels like a huge milestone when those small moments of connection begin and build on each other," she said. "If you've worked with children before you've already got the tools to be a foster carer. If you've got a safe place, patience, compassion, some steady guidance, and a little bit of playfulness, you might be more suited to it that you realise." Anglicare Victoria Gippsland Regional Director, Vicki Levey said people might be surprised to find there were many ways to be a foster carer to fit in with different lifestyles and family situations.

"I often hear from people who become carers that they wished they'd started sooner," she said. "No matter what part you play, it really is one of the most rewarding things you can do. "From respite care to taking emergency placements, short-term to what Amanda is doing in providing a safe place full time to a child who needs it. "We know that educational professionals or families with children are often well placed to become foster carers, because they already have a lot of the skills you use when looking after kids who need that safe place. "I'd encourage anyone who's curious about foster caring to come along to one of our information sessions or give us a call for a chat. There's no silly questions." Anglicare Victoria runs regular information sessions about all things to do with foster caring. Visit the website to find out when the next one is running near you.

The Free TAFE program is helping Victorians get the skills they need for the job they want, including in growth areas like clean energy, building the state’s future workforce. The state government is also backing the development of new clean energy skills and courses through the $50 million Clean Energy Fund, including projects at TAFE Gippsland, Morwell. Free TAFE courses are available to all Victorians, regardless of their existing qualification level. The program allows thousands of students to enter an in-demand career without the worry of the cost of tuition fees. Students can also enrol in more than one Free TAFE course provided it’s within the same priority pathway. The Victorian Budget 2023/24 invested more than $543 million in TAFE to help more Victorians get the skills they need, with more subsidised courses and improved facilities, including funding for new TAFE campuses in Melton and Sunbury. For the full list of Free TAFE courses, visit vic.gov.au/free-tafe

Make a diff fference: f Anglicare Victoria Gippsland Regional Director, Vicki Levey is hoping to see more people become foster carers to help kids in need.

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Archives: The older part of the Hazelwood coal mine burned red hot. By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

FRIDAY 9, 2024 - this Friday - marks the 10th anniversary of the Hazelwood Mine Fire, a disaster the region will never forget. Ten years ago on that day, blistering heat and strong wind combined to create almighty infernos across Victoria in the summer of 2013/14. One particular inferno burned for 45 days, suffocating Morwell and surrounding towns with smoke, causing widespread panic. Burning only 400 metres away from some streets of the town, thousands of people fell sick within days as the dangerously toxic smoke entered airways. The people of Morwell were left with little direction from the state government as the smoke blanketed the town. The Hazelwood open-cut mine fire was undoubtedly a disaster in many ways. Beginning on February 9, 2014, the fire was among 70 other fire fronts being fought across the state. The Hazelwood fire, in particular, started when embers from the multiple nearby grassfires reached the worked-out coal mine, feeding itself on the coal to create the worst mine fire in the history of the region. Throughout the incident, 20 firemen received treatment for smoke inhalation, and at that time, there were complaints of serious health issues. The following health effects were reported: headaches, nausea, sore throats, diarrhoea, nose bleeds, painful eyes, chest discomfort, and exhaustion. During the fire, many of Morwell's day-care facilities and schools closed and moved their kids. Hearing of the disaster, PhD candidate, Tom Doig, travelled to Morwell to witness the scenes with his own eyes. He described the scene in his article for the New Matilda, Morwell Is 'Like Mordor'. "I bumped into Raku Pitt, who ... had driven through Morwell that afternoon and was visibly shaken. He said it was 'like Mordor'. “There’s ash raining from the sky, a horrible stink in the air,” he told me. “The coal mine fire’s going to burn for weeks, it’s right next to town and no one knows what’s in the

smoke. People are wearing face masks, hiding in their houses - it’s like a zombie movie.” "Small grey chunks of ash blew out of the sky like dirty anorexic snowflakes; it smelled like a bad barbecue." Sleeping at the Cedar Lodge motel in Morwell, Mr Doig recalled his terrible sleep, feeling as if he had "smoked half a packet of cigarettes". "I went to the bathroom and started coughing up bright green phlegm. Outside, the ash was thick on car bonnets and windshields. A Cedar Lodge employee was hosing off the plants in the garden. As one wit tweeted, “Morwell smells like a briquette broke wind”. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seemed to be primarily concerned with minimising public alarm, rather than providing detailed information when the fire initially broke out. Mr Doig has written two books on arguably Latrobe Valley's biggest disaster. Since his visit, Mr Doig has remained passionate about telling the Valley's story. Having released Coal Face and Hazelwood, Mr Doig's research took him on unsettling journeys. One of the most tragic cases from the entire episode was the story of volunteer mine fire fighter, David Briggs. Mr Briggs worked through the night to try and stop the Hazelwood fire, oblivious to the danger to himself. Mr Doig writes of Mr Briggs' experience in his article for Meanjin, Ten years on from Hazelwood: last decade’s second-worst disaster*. The twelve-hour night shifts, the fields of flaming coal stretching in all directions, the burning crevasses ten metres deep, the smoke billowing ceaselessly. Steering the excavator across angry red crumbling ground, rivulets of ash running down the windows, staining the console in front of him. Coming home black-faced with soot, his work clothes soon ruined. Then, months later, feeling short of breath, 'headachey', weak. Vomiting. Collapsing. Passing out. David’s lungs, it turned out, were also ruined. So was his life. He told me what it was like to have terminal

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pulmonary fibrosis: to be able to hear, as he lay in bed trying to sleep, the alveoli in his lungs scarring over, stopping him from breathing. Mr Briggs took legal action, winning the case against WorkCover despite their appeal efforts. Paid out in a lump sum, Mr Briggs was taxed harshly and in the end, he and his partner Penny Linegar were left with almost nothing. Living on oxygen tanks with 18 per cent lung capacity, Mr Briggs was among the many victims who continue to suffer a decade onwards from the Hazelwood Mine Fire tragedy. The EPA and the Department of Health were the key agencies responsible for informing the community about the smoke and ash produced by the mine fire and possible adverse health effects. For local mother Wendy Farmer, the Hazelwood mine fire was a turning point in her life. “It was a hot day, and it was a really windy day; we already had fires across the Latrobe Valley,” she said. “We were already on edge." Ms Farmer recalled the dishes she was washing at the exact moment she received a call informing her that her husband Brett was immediately required at work at Hazelwood Power Station. “It looks like hell,” is what Wendy’s husband told her when he reported back. As the smoke began to thicken and air quality worsened, Ms Farmer grew concerned with the lack of health advice. As the Latrobe Valley grew frustrated, Ms Farmer stood up and voiced her worries to the rest of the community. The first protest that Ms Farmer attended was called 'Disaster In The Valley - Dying For Help', where people gathered to express their frustration at the whole situation. Their frustration was with the mine owners, GDF SUEZ Energy International's failure to rehabilitate the unused section of the mine or have sufficient safety measures in place. Frustration also lay with the EPA and their slow reaction to address pollution concerns. Ms Farmer wasn't much of a public speaker, but as the panic set in she jumped upon the stage ready to champion the concerns of the community.

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Emergency: Water bomber helicopter dumping water on the blaze at Hazelwood’s open-cut mine. From that protest, Ms Farmer's Voices of the Valley community organisation, was born to speak for those suffering from the hazard effects of the Hazelwood open-cut mine. The last Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry found that the health response ultimately failed - it was given out many weeks too late following some of the most dangerous levels of air pollution. As Morwell was inundated with ash and smoke, Victoria's Chief Health Officer, Rosemary Lester, advised vulnerable residents in southern Morwell to leave almost three weeks after the fire started when initial instructions were to stay home. Businesses in Morwell shut down as people were encouraged to stay indoors - Morwell became a ghost town as the fire burned. Peter Rennie's Rennie Property Sales worked behind closed doors and recalled the "terrible" conditions. "With the fire there was like a stigma on the area - people weren’t coming because they weren’t sure what to expect - there was so much smoke and new people weren't coming," he said.

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A story to tell: A ‘snowstorm of ash’ enveloped the town of Morwell during the Hazelwood Mine Fire.

Reconstructing chaos: Volunteer firefighter Doug Steley described the disorganised situation his crew entered when responding to the Hazelwood Mine Fire for the inquiry. "It certainly made some businesses shut down and I know that there were government grants at the time to keep business going ... but they probably weren't enough for some." While the fire was officially declared ‘under control’ on March 25, 2014, it was not fully extinguished until June 6, 2014. An inquiry was launched in August 2014, and found that GDF Suez was at fault for not reviewing or updating its fire preparedness and mitigation plan. Changing its name to Engie, the French multinational corporation went on trial in front of a Supreme Court jury and was found guilty of putting workers and the community at risk in June 2020, six years after the fire. The Hazelwood Power Corporation (Engie) neglected to cut the vegetation surrounding the mine, failed to establish a suitable reticulated water system, failed to evaluate the fire danger enough, and delayed wetting down the surrounding regions. The jury also concluded that Engie had not sufficiently evaluated the risk of a fire spreading inside the mine and that there was insufficiently

skilled personnel on-site to put out the fire. The court handed the Hazelwood Power Corporation a $1.56 million fine for those occupational health and safety breaches. The Hazelwood Power Corporation was fined an additional $380,000, totalling over $1.9 million in fines for their fault in the blaze that caused $100 million in damages. The power station once supplied 20 per cent of Victoria's electricity, but was the power station with the highest greenhouse gas emissions in Australia when it ceased operations in March 2017. CFA volunteer firefighter Doug Steley from Heyfield recalled working through the night trying to fight the fire - except the CFA had no water to fight the fire with because the mine owners had removed the water pipes. In his account to the inquiry, Mr Steley described an unorganised and chaotic response to the fire, relaying to the investigators the overgrown shrubbery in the mine, equipment faults and accessibility issues. There were two inquiries into the Hazelwood mine fire. The first one received widespread backlash for not delving into the health effects of the disaster. Following a community uproar led by the Voices of the Valley and a change of government, a new inquiry was commissioned, which looked into the adverse health effects of the fire and related deaths. Ms Farmer was among the first to enquire about the deaths that occurred during the fire and shortly after. Her advocacy work led to a more holistic Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry, which found that the mine fire contributed to 13 extra deaths in the Latrobe Valley. There has been much research conducted in regard to the mine-fire caused and related deaths, with one researcher predicting as many as 46 people or as low as two could have died as a result of the fire. One thing was for sure, thousands of locals fell ill from breathing in the toxic smoke and research continues to delve into the effects the fire did and will have. Latrobe City Councillor, Tracie Lund was the coordinator of the Morwell Neighbourhood House and Learning Centre and appeared as a 'community witness' at the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry.

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as a Health Innovation Zone in 2016 to improve health outcomes in this region. The formation of the Latrobe Health Assembly was a key component of the Health Innovation Zone and continues to be a mechanism for increased community engagement leading to health improvement and integration of services. The Hazelwood Health Study led by independent researchers from across the country and commissioned by the Victorian Department of Health continues to study the long-term health effects of the event. By 2022, all 246 recommendations of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry were deemed closed or complete. These actions included:  Improvements to public communication and warnings - including the development of the VicEmergency app;  Enhanced smoke plume modelling and air quality monitoring, including the Latrobe Valley Air Monitoring network co-designed by EPA Victoria and the Latrobe Valley community;  The establishment of the Latrobe Health Assembly and a series of initiatives to improve the health outcomes of the Latrobe Valley community, and;  Significant increases to rehabilitation bonds ensuring that the cost of mine rehabilitation in the Latrobe Valley would be borne by the coal mine operators. For many, the mine fire was a wakeup call - a push away from multi-billion dollar energy companies and colossal exposed mines, a push away from old energy as the Latrobe Valley undergoes its clean energy transition and mine rehabilitation. Much has changed over the past 10 years, but that community mobilisation and those active voices from this region carried on. The devastation from the fire will remain a significant part of the Latrobe Valley's history, and the region will always remember. *Tom Doig's new article Ten years on from Hazelwood: last decade’s second-worst disaster will be published in the latest edition of Meanjin on March 15, 2024.

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WITH the 10th anniversary of the Hazelwood Mine Fire upon us, new research has found that children exposed to air pollution in the 2014 disaster have shown no long-term lung issues. The region was anxious during the 45-day Hazelwood mine fire fii blaze, as extreme air pollution and smoke covered the Valley. Many Morwell residents were concerned for their health at the time, but even more so about the potential long-tterm effects the pollution may have caused. Medical researchers conducted a prospective cohort study of 200 to 300 children who lived near the Hazelwood coal mine fire fii in 2014. The researchers found there was no statistically signifi ficant i relation between mine fire-related fii pollution and prolonged lung issues. Wh What h was found was that children who were post-natally exposed to the Hazelwood mine fire fii air had experienced decreased lung function three years post the initial exposure, but lung health restored itself seven years on. These results came from the Victorian Departtmentt off Heallth-commiissiioned d Hazellwood d Health Study. The study was led by independent researchers from Monash University in collaboration with Federation University, University of Tasmania, University of Adelaide, and the CSIRO. The purpose of the study was to investigate possible long-term health impacts from the extreme smoke levels at the time of the fire. fii This study is from the Latrobe Early Life Follow Up Study - the child health and development stream of the full Hazelwood Health Study. Many studies have focused on how chronic, lowintensity air pollution exposure directly correlates to reduced lung function throughout childhood, but not the effects of acute high-intensity air pollution exposure on children. During the six weeks the mine was on fire fii from February to March in 2014, neighbouring towns were exposed to dangerously poor air quality levels, with 23 out of the 45 days exceeding the PM2.5 air quality standard. PM2.5 are very small particles usually found in smoke. They have a diameter of 2.5 micrometres (0.0025mm) or smaller, which can cause coughing, choking, and breathing issues. Good air quality sits at PM2.5 25 µg/m3, averaged over one hour. In Morwell, the pollution reached a maximum PM2.5 of 731 µg/m3. Children affected by the pollution of the mine fii though initially suffering from adverse health fire, effects, have recovered seven years after the fact and perhaps it highlights a message of the Valley’s recovery and resilience. The Latrobe Valley Express spoke with Professor Fay Johnston, the research paper's lead investigator. "This is the first fii study of its kind in the world, so we did not know what to expect! But as severe smoke exposure is getting more common with increasiing bush hfire i riisk k, it’’s a very important study. We need to know how long lasting any impacts might be as we know that young children are a vulnerable group," grr Prof Johnston said. Researchers were pleasantly surprised by the good results. "At our first fii follow up which was three years after the fire, fii we found small changes in lung function associated with higher smoke exposure

at the time of the fire. fii We were pleased to see in th his study - seven years after the fire fii - that these associations with higher smoke exposure were no loonger detectable," Prof Johnston said. It is well known kn n through many studies of air pollu ution around the world that chronic air pollution ov ver years has more serious impacts on health th han short or 24-hour fluctuations fll in air pollution. However, those studies don't evaluate extreme ex xposures seen with fires, fii unlike the groundbreaking study conducted by Prof Johnston and her team, which was a fir irst of its kind. The state government has invested in the regi gion i after the disastrous event with the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry in its two iterations and a myriad of health bodies and transition organisatiions aiming to assist the regi gion i after the disaster. Though this study suggests children are found too have no long-term lung defi ficiencies i after the mine fire, fii it doesn’t take away from the very ry y deadly and toxic nature of the disaster. The second Hazelwood Mine Inquiry found the fii likely contributed to a rise in deaths in the fire reegion. gii Moe's Sally-An Anne n Watson Kane recalls leaving th he regi gion i wiith h her ch hild duriing th he worst off th he sm moke in February. "My Jak was a toddler then and I had to leave toown for a few days as breathing the air gave him asthma," she said. Wh While h the new research findings fii into children's lu ung health were positive, previous research from th he Hazelwood Health Study has shown that the mine fire fii has indeed had long-term health and soocial impacts. Furt rtherm t rmore, m new findings fii frr the Psychologi from gical i Im mpacts and Community Wellbeing streams of the Hazelwood Health Study found differing level of community wellbeing since the fir ire. "The mine fire fii caused considerable disruption at the time, with community members raising cooncerns about long-term health, social and ecconomic impacts," Hazelwood study Co-Principal In nvestigator, Dr Matthew Carroll said. The surv rvey, v completed by 585 Morw rwell w residents in n late 2019 and early 2020, was a follow-up to the major Adult Surv rvey v completed in 2017. Overall, the study found some demographics were more dissatisfi fied i than others with community wellbeing perceived to have declined since th he mine fire. fii “T The fin indings regarding younger people and th hose who have experi rienced i recent stressful events orr health complaints provide important insights in nto which groups grr could be targeted for support seervices rv v in response to future events," Dr Carroll sa aid. "Import rtantly, t other findings fii suggested that some seectors of the community, part rticularly t older people, reeported higher community wellbeing, potentially because they had a stronger attachment to the Morw rwell w community and so were more resilient." People's perceptions of community wellbeing siince the mine fire fii weren't dependent on how much sm moke they had been exposed to during the event. "This long affter th he miine fire, i it is not surpriisiing that the impacts of the event on people’s sense of community wellbeing g were not limited to just those with higher levels of smoke exposure," Hazelwood Study Community Wellbeing stream lead, Dr Sue Yell said. "The event has ha ad wider economic and social implications that cleearly impacted broadly across the community."

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HAZELWOOD'S open cut mine was stranded without power overnight, as SP AusNet supply issues brought the operation to a standstill. Fire Authorities worked with onsite emergency response crews to bring the blaze along the mine's dormant northern batter wall under control, but it was the power short rtage t which did the most damage. With conveyors offl fline l and coal winning operations ceased, the power station was forced to wind back generation to two units as of early this morning. GDF Suez spokesperson, Trevor Rowe said while the Driffie ield fir ire had been of temporary concern for the station and the active section of the mine, a wind change diverted the threat away from operations. Looking south from Morwell yesterday evening as night set in, Hazelwood power station's eight stacks were aglow against the dark smokey skies ...

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WHEN every phone at the Express offi fice i rang in unison on Sunday, I realised the threat of the Hernes Oak fire fii was all too real. The automated voice on the other end of the line had warned the area was under immediate fire fii threat and we should leave now and seek shelter in a safe location.

I didn’t hesitate - I ordereed my staff to relocate from George Street to Traralgon, where we operated from the home of a journalist until the late hourrs of the night to keep the community inform med of the fire fii situation. Never had I thought thee township of Morwell would come underr direct threat from a grass grr or bushfi fire. i I was wrong, and very naiv ve. About an hour or two befoore the phones attracted my attention at thee Express, the Hernes Oak fire fii had spotted into an unused section of the Hazelwood miine. From my offi fice i I could see great r plumes of smoke, ash and coal rising from the mine. Wh What h I saw before me did not fill fii me with comfort - it looked like a wa ar zone, and in some ways it was. Hazelwood mine personneel and the CFA were fighting fii a terrible batttle against the fla lames in the mine and surrounding area, and aerial appliances were flyi fllying i overhead and bombarding the area in n a bid to hold the inferno at bay. Over the next few days, an nd I assume at this very moment, our brav ve volunteers continue to work relentlessly. Day and night these men n and women have fought bravely to prootect our vital assets, properties, livestocck, and more importantly, our community y. They constantly put their liives on the line and for that I thank you. The community thanks yoou. If not for your dedicatioon the situation could have been worsee in Morwell, Hazelwood, Driffi field i and th he many other townships in the area whicch were under direct fire fii threat. I believe it is safe to say y the Latrobe Valley community will foreever be in the Country Fire Authority’s debt for their tireless work. The CFA is a vital part of the community

and we will always be there to support you when you are on the front lines protecting us. Again, thank you.

Valley told to breathe easy Thursday, February 13, 2014

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FIRE-related air pollution will persist in the Latrobe Valley for a few more days, according to the Victorian Department of Health chief health offi ficer. i The department has issued a low level alert rtt based on advice from the Environment Protection Authority and has advised those with heart or lung conditions to stay indoors. At the peak of local fir ires on Sunday between 6pm and 7pm, the EPA reported Latrobe Valley air quality at its Traralgon test station as ‘very poor’ with an Air Quality Index of 474. The EPA defi fines i AQI as ‘very poor’ at 150 or above, and the area remained in this category with the test site reporting a reading of 209 at 9am yesterday morning. Department of Health Chief Health Officer, Dr Rosemary Lester, said no long-term health effects would be observ rved v from smoke exposure at current levels, but information from the EPA and people in the Latrobe Valley showed a “sign gnifi n ficant” i amount of fire fii smoke exposure. “This can affect your health, and particularly those with existing heart or lung conditions,” Dr Lester said. She advised those with these conditions to rest inside as much as possible, minimise physical activities outdoors and continue to take their medication as prescribed. “IIf the fir ire is not directly threatening

you, keep window ws and doors closed and the air-conditioneer switched to recycle or re-circulate to red duce the amount of smoke inside,” she said. Bushfi fire i smokee - a mixture of particles, including water vapour and gases, carbon monoxide, carboon dioxide and nitrogen oxides - can creatte large and finer fii microscopic particles. The larger parrticles contribute to the visible haze wheen a fire fii is burning and are generally too la arge to be breathed deeply into the lungs, but can irritate the nose and throat. Finer microscop pic particles and gases are small enough to be breathed deep into the lungs and can cau use health problems. Dr Lester said smoke can particularly affect the lungs as an irritant, including wheezing, chest tightness and diffi ficulty i breathing. “Most people get itchy eyes, a sore throat or coughing as sh hort-term effects and is resolved after sm moke exposure.” Following the fire i at Hazelwood Power Plant’s open cut mine, Dr Lester said smoke generated from a coal mine had a different mix of chemicals than bushfi fire i smoke - but not a different efffect on peoples’ health. “There is moree carbon monoxide in a coal mine fire, fii wh hich is relevant to people working in the fir fiire or workers at the coal mine, but not reelevant for the general community,” Dr Lester said. Environment Victoria safe climate campaign gn n manager, Nicholas Aberle said as a general rule, fires fii in coal mines emit carbon dioxide in the sam me way as in the station. “But all the otheer components of coal are getting burnt as well, mercury, sulphur dioxide and carboon monoxide with coal pit fii fires,” Mr Aberle said. “The take hom me message with fire fii in a mine is we doon’t really know what’s happening.”

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Morwell RSL Sub Branch Inc.

The AGM will be held on WEDNESDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2024 - at 7.30pm Whereby Declaration of Ballot and Installation of Office Bearers will be announced Nominations for Committee members will be open Monday 22nd January 2024 Nominations close Monday 9th February 2024 Absentee votes submitted to the returning officer by Friday 16th February 2024 Absentee votes Apply to Secretary for Nomination and Voting Forms Voting to be conducted on (if Required) Friday 23rd February 2024 Wayne Hutchinson, President

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Con-struct Ramsay Insulation, based in Morwell and serving the surrounding areas, is seeking motivated and skilled sub-contractors to join our team. As an insulation installer, you will be responsible for installing insulation products in new residential homes. With a flexible schedule and the opportunity to earn significant income, this is the ideal opportunity for individuals looking for a new career and be rewarded for their hard work. To be suitable for this opportunity, you must meet the following requirements: ● Own an ABN number ● Possess a valid driver's licence and have your own transport, trailer, and mobile phone ● Hold a Building Industry 'Construction Card' ● Experience is desirable, but not essential as training can be provided Email your interest and contact details to us at rickyf@con-struct.com.au or for any questions call Ricky on 0458 020 238

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Latrobe City Council has exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and forward-thinking individuals with a passion for providing excellent services to our community.

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Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Practice) Monash Rural Health

Monash Rural Health Churchill is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (Practice) to play a key clinical teaching role in the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. Bring your wealth of clinical expertise to a dynamic team, where you will develop content, facilitate small group teaching, learning and assessment, and foster the personal, professional and academic development of medical students. If you have a tertiary qualification in a field relevant to clinical medicine, hold current medical registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APRHA) and/or possess substantial relevant skills and experience, you are encouraged to apply. This is a part-time position (0.6 FTE) on a 3-year fixed-term contract. At Monash University, we are committed to being a Child Safe organisation. This position will require the incumbent to hold a valid Working with Children Check. Your application must address the selection criteria. For further information, Position Description and to apply, please visit: www.monash.edu/jobs Search Job No.: 659241 Enquiries: Associate Professor Marianne Tare +61 3 9902 7485. Closing date: Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 11.55pm

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AITKEN (Forbes), Beryl May. Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Regional Hospital Traralgon on 2 February 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Aged 91 years Dearly loved wife of Mervyn (dec.). Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Janice and Jim, Gwenda and Geoff, Neil and Leanne. Adored Nana to her grandchildren and grandma to her great grandchildren. Visit latrobevalley funerals.com.au for funeral details or next edition of the L.V. Express.

ALWAY, James (Jim). 26/11/1941 - 26/1/2024. Deepest sympathy to Pam and family. May the winds of love blow softly and whisper for you to hear, That we love and remember you and forever hold you dear. Frank and family.

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COLLINS, Neil Raymond. 5/4/1951 - 28/1/2024. Dearly loves son of Lew (dec.) and Wilma. Brother of Jenny. Uncle of Naomi, Tracy and families. Nephew of Aunty Olwyn, cousin of Athol, Lee, Errol, Ross and Glen (dec.).

DYKE, Wilfred (Bill). 25/5/1926 - 5/2/2024. Aged 97 years Loving husband of Joan. Much loved father and father-in-law of Peter and Carolyn, Geoff (dec.) and Claire, Kathy, Barry, Suzy and Ian, Linda and Brett, Julie and Brad, Christine and James. Poppy to Jessica, Megan, Melissa, Zara, Blaeden, Camilla, Jaclyn, Lauren, Cameron, Aidan, Trent, Elly, Blake and Michael. Much loved great-grandfather. Lovingly Remembered

EVENDEN, Kevin Francis. Passed away peacefully after a short illness. Loving husband and best friend of Jenny. Father to Rodney and Melanie, Eric and Penny (dec.), Philip and Jenni (dec.). Stepfather to Shane and Rachel, Marcus and Janine. Pop to all his beautiful grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Loved brother to Jean, Don and Pat, Biddy (dec.) and Reg (dec.). Enjoy tinkering in your Heavenly shed listening to the sports, having a beer with past family and friends Your loving wife Jenny XXX.

GRIFFITHS, Barbara. Passed away peacefully on Thursday, 1 February 2024. Aged 96 years Much loved and loving wife of Keith (dec.) for nearly 60 years. Loving mother of John and Neil. Friend and mother-in-law of Joan, Nora and Nola. Devoted Nan to Josh, www.nielsenfunerals.com.au Jack, Jason and Mia. Dearly Missed At Rest

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JORDAN, John "J.J.". 13/9/1944 - 29/1/2024. Loved husband of Julie. Father of Jennifer and father-in-law of Peter. Grandfather to Stephen and Robbie. Cherished by all of his grandchildren. Dad, Pop - you were one of a kind and loved by us all. Rest in Peace

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SCHUBACK, Peter. Born 23/3/1938. Passed away 26/1/2024 after a long illness. Much loved and cherished husband of Kate. Loved father to Catherine, Deborah, Kim (dec.), Tracey, Neil, Lisa, Jamie, Katrina, and Jakob. And much adored Grandfather. Privately Cremated BARRY & ANNETTE LETT 67 MACARTHUR STREET SALE 5143 1232 MEMBER AFDA www.lettsfunerals.com.au

MIDDLEBROOK, Wayne. 21/11/1060 - 26/1/2024. Life threw plenty of challenges at you, you faced them with courage and dignity. Rest now We will miss our 5 o'clock coffee on the deck watching the Chaser. Lance and Jocelyn. MILLETT, Stephen John (Rocky). 24/3/1954 - 27/1/2024. Life partner and beloved husband of Kathleen. Adored father of Michael and Kate. Pa Pas to Sophie and Charlotte. A heart of gold. Friend to all. Gifted mechanic. A true quiet achiever. Stephen, you will always be with us. A light has gone out in our world.

MITCHELL, Norma Edith. 29/10/1923 - 23/1/2024. Made it to 100 years and then called time. Much loved mother (in-law) to Lindsay and Kristine. Grandmother to Scott, Danny, Ben and Allison, secret petrol head and wild child. Rest easy Mum

RYAN, Brian Vincent. 31/1/1931 - 2/2/2024. Passed away peacefully at St Hilary's. Loved son of Hugh and Hilda Ryan. (both dec.). Brother of Timothy (dec.), Stanley (dec.), Ellen (dec.), Bridget (dec.), and Teresa. Good friend of Dianne and EVENDEN, Kevin. Chris. Our deep condolences to Rest in Peace my sister Jen on the A Private Funeral Service passing of her beloved will be held. husband Kevin. Kev loved working in his shed making wooden gifts and kid's furniture for his family. He was a doting father to his 3 sons. R.I.P. Chester and Jill Goulter.

ASMUSSEN, Noel Alexander. Passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on February 2024. Aged 73 years Dearly loved husband of Iris for 52 years. Devoted father of Danny and Susan, Steven and Rebecca, Ben and Kellie. Proud Poppy of Beau, Quinn and Angus. Gone Fishing For Funeral details visit:

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CUMMINGS. The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Sheree Cummings will take place in the Rose Chapel at Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium, Cemetery Dr, Traralgon on FRIDAY (9 February 2024) commencing at 11am. Please see Harwood Funerals Facebook page for livestream link.

DYKE. The Funeral Service for Mr Wilfred (Bill) Dyke will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6 Ollerton Avenue Moe on TUESDAY (13 February 2024) commencing at 1.30pm. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Moe Cemetery. MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON MOE 5126 1111 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

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MILLETT. A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Stephen "Rocky" Millett will take place at the Yinnar and District Memorial Hall, 14 Main St, Yinnar on WEDNESDAY (7 February 2024) commencing at 2pm. To be preceded by Private Cremation. Please see Harwood Funerals Facebook page for livestream link.

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BAIRNSDALE Speedway Association, in partnership with the Victorian Speedway Council, held a successful Victorian title for the Junior Standard Saloon competitors recently. Rosedale Speedway Club was well-represented at the Saturday, January 27 meeting with Broderick Stray, Jordan Haley and Jacob Vuillermin all winning their sections. Travelling from his home in the Wangaratta region, Bryce Leek led the night for Hill Racing, with Bailey Hill making it a one-two result for the team with River Paterson finishing third. Involved in race night for the title was Victorian Speedway Council President and title representative Aaron Meakins, the original junior title winner 27 years ago, and Chris Stewart as an assistant steward, who won the title the next two seasons after Meakins. Each driver competed in three of the six qualifying heat races. River Paterson claimed victory in Heat 1, in what would have been a new 10-lap record for the juniors at Bairnsdale, however it was bettered later in the evening. Dyclan Sweet, Hunter Carey, Chase Ingram, Bryce Leek and then Bailey Hill - the teammate of Leek set a new 10-lap record for the Junior Standard Saloons at 3:31.750. Thirty laps awaited drivers in the Junior Standard Saloon Victorian title race, with Chase Ingram, Leek, Hill, Tom Braz, Cooper Joynson and Carey the top six starters. When the green flag unfurled, Ingram led Lap 1 and it took until Lap 4 before Leek moved into the lead. At the 10-lap mark, Leek led Ingram, Hill, Carey and Braz. Braz was the first of the pre-event favourites to exit the race with car issues. At Lap 20 with 10 to go, Leek was leading Hill, Carey, Ingram and Joynson. Paterson pushed forward in the last 10 laps, moving from outside the top five and into third place by lap 29, however he didn’t have enough for the two ahead of him, with Leek winning by more than two seconds from Hill, Paterson, Ingram, and Joynson. Leek was the first winner from the Drouin Speedway Club since 2012. Adults also raced in their Standard Saloons on the same program, with almost 30 competitors competing in three heats each of the nine to be raced. Mark Miles, Kane Gibson and Jack Yeomans won the first-round races. Miles began the second round first heat race with Bairnsdale member Josh Thomas, and then Jack Braz completed the round as winners. Finally, Andrew Miles, Jacob Vuillermin and a second Bairnsdale member Gus Argoon won heat races in Round 3. Twenty laps was the distance in the final for the Standard Saloons, where Vuillermin began from the front of the field with Mark Miles. Behind them were Andrew Miles, Argoon, Alan Danks and Noah Greaves. Vuillermin made the

Quickie: Jacob Vuillermin from Rosedale Speedway Club during his win in the open standard saloon final in Bairnsdale.

Photograph: Image Worx/Steve Mitchell

most of his pole position, heading through Lap 1 as the leader with Miles brothers Mark and Andrew right behind. Yeomans was the first driver starting outside the top five to move into it on Lap 4. Halfway through the race, Vuillermin still led the field over Mark Miles, Andrew Miles, Yeomans and Argoon. With five laps to go, Vuillermin could still not be headed as Mark Miles, Andrew Miles, Yeomans and Argoon closed in. The lead group brought the field to the finish in the same order, with Vuillermin picking up another win at Bairnsdale. Mark Miles and Andrew Miles rounded up the top three podium. Yeomans locked in the fourth spot in front of Argoon. Division 2 Hot Rod competitors were also on the program. Jordan Haley, the current Victorian champion, claimed the win in the first of three qualifiers. Fraser Crittenden from Lakes Entrance was a winner in the second before Haley won again in the third and final qualifier. Haley started the 15-lap final from pole position and got a great start to lead Jason Seymour and Rob Tatterson. At the five-lap mark, Seymour was still pressuring Haley the leader. Tatterson was holding onto third in front Fraser Crittenden and Beau Stuchbery. Stuchbery, a junior in his last season, moved into third place on Lap 8. Tatterson slipped back to fourth with Crittenden back to fifth. At the end of 15 laps, Haley completed the win from Seymour, Stuchbery, Crittenden and Tatterson. Sports Sedan competitors also got a taste of Bairnsdale Speedway, with a small field keen to see the class take off in East Gippsland. Bobby Devine won the first heat race and then Broderick Stray won the next two head races. Stray would also go on to win a final over eight laps from Bernie Franklin and Leigh Mitchell. Racing returns to Bairnsdale Speedway on February 24 with the VSC Sprintcar Victorian title, Ladies Standard Saloons, Open Standard Saloons and Unlimited Sedans competing in a state series round. Before that, there is racing at Rosedale on Saturday, February 17 for the Ladies Standard Saloons State Titles.

Sale Polocrosse Club takes the reins POLOCROSSE By TOM HAYES

THE unique sport of polocrosse will be presented by the Sale Polocrosse Club for their annual tournament this weekend (February 10-11). The free-to-watch event will be played at the Sale Polocrosse Grounds in Fulham, with a plethora of action on offer for spectators from. Between the eight clubs in Victoria, each has to host their own event annual, this being Sale’s annual tournament for the year, as the season runs from January to May. Despite it being a Victorian event, players come from far and wide, representing other states from around Australia, as the Australian team will be doing. Around 30 teams are expected to have entered the tournament, and with six players on each team it equates to around 180 polocrosse players that will compete across the weekend. Of those, Gippsland will have further representation with the Trafalgar Polocrosse Club set to enter into the tournament too. To add to the event, the Australian Polocrosse Team will also be competing in Fulham, featuring local talent and president of the Sale Polocrosse Club, Corey Buys. Secretary of the Sale Polocrosse Club, Kimberly Wright is excited about the upcoming event. “This one’s a bit special this year because we’ve actually got the Australian team playing throughout the weekend,” she said. As part of the Australian National Team’s practise games, they will feature in Sale before going off to South Africa to represent their country in the 2024 Polocrosse World Cup in July. The Australian Polocrosse Team will exclusively play on Saturday from 6pm. Along with the Australian team taking part, the Sale Polocrosse Club’s Annual Event will also have their annual twilight competition, held on

the Saturday night with some of the best players in Victoria playing against each other. “Obviously the best of the best will be playing at Sale … so it’s just a fantastic opportunity for anyone that wants to have a look at polocrosse or interesting to see what goes on, to see the level of polocrosse that they play, it’s incredible,” Wright said. The twilight competition will host Under 16s, U21s and the Australian Polocrosse Team. “It’s probably the better players that nominate for those categories … so that sort of showcases the level or the skill that these people have playing polocrosse,” Wright said. Wright brands it as a good opportunity to see a unique sport, admitting that after seven years of playing herself, she had never seen the Australian Polocrosse Team play live in the flesh before. The action gets underway on Saturday from 8am, wrapping up at around 7pm, while on Sunday, play will go from 8am until 3pm. The Sale Polocrosse Club would also like to send their condolences to the family of Charlie Jones. Jones was a founding member of the Sale Polocrosse Club and was awarded life membership at the club in 1992. A highlight of his career was when a B Grade member pulled out of Victorian Championships team in 1986, to which Jones was called upon. He held down the Number 2 spot between current members, Mark and Michael Semmens, becoming B Grade champions. Jones was a brilliant club man, only living down the road from the fields that he spent many hours at maintaining the grounds, and he took pride in caring for the new polocrosse facility at Fulham, often seen shirtless on his ride on mower. For more information on the Sale Polocrosse Club Annual Tournament, contact Kimberley on 0449 803 661.

The Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 7 February, 2024 — Page 35

PB’s for local Athletics stars

Friendly firefighting competition FIREFIGHTING

CFA is encouraging brigades across the state to compete in this year’s CFA/VFBV State Firefighter Championships in Mooroopna in March. Mooroopna Recreation Reserve will again be the site of the events; with the Urban Junior State Championships starting March 16. The Senior Urban and Senior Rural events will be held at the same site the following weekend, (March 23-24). CFA Chief Officer, Jason Heffernan said the state championships have a rich tradition and are an integral part of CFA. “The championships are a great opportunity for our members to engage in some friendly competition with their brigade and fellow firefighters,” he said. “It’s also a great way for the community to see what we do and hopefully we can inspire them to join their local brigades. “I highly recommend brigades get involved in the event which includes practical firefighting

activities utilising hoses, hydrants and other equipment. It’s also fantastic for teamwork and comradeship.” Hannah Logie from Strathmerton Fire Brigade, who has competed in the State Championships for the past eight years, encourages other brigades to take part because she says it’s the best two weekends of the year. “I have been competing since I was 11-years-old and my whole family has been involved over the years too,” Hannah said. “It’s a great event because you make friends, you get fit and most importantly, you have a good laugh. “What I love most is the people I’m around all day, it’s a really close-knit group. If you’re considering joining, just do it, it’s the best fun!” Interested brigades need to register by February 18 2024. Nominations are online via the VFBV website 2024 State Championships - entries now open vfbv.com.au

Get involved: The Firefighter Championships are coming up. Photograph supplied

Local Rubology finds winning ideology HORSERACING By TOM HAYES

Dynamic duo: Glengarry sisters Elly and Kaydence Fleming show off their medals from the state championships.

Photograph supplied

ATHLETICS

WELLINGTON Athletic Club travelled to Ballarat to compete in the 2024 Victorian Country Track and Field Championships over the Australia Day long weekend. A very successful weekend was had by the local athletes, ranging in age from 12 to over 50. A total of 15 personal best performances were achieved and 21 medal placings were awarded. Excitingly, under 16 athlete, Lachlan Rosato ran national qualifying times in the 400 metre and 800m events, enabling him to compete in the Australian Athletic Championships in April.Wellington Athletic Club’s membership includes athletes from Orbost, Sale, Latrobe Valley, Bass Coast and Warragul districts. One of the highlights of the meet was the Open Women’s 4 x 400 Relay, with two Wellington teams competing. Elly Fleming, Antje Kempff, Maddy Boyd and Kaydence Fleming flew around the track in a time of 4:05.01 to win the gold medal, defending their gold medal performance in this event from last year. A second team, consisting of Aleasha Read, Darcy Knowles, Lily Marazzato and Charlotte Cunningham, placed third in a time of 4:26.45, showcasing the depth of talented Gippsland runners. Gold medals were also achieved by Elly Fleming (U20 800m 2:25.53), Zali Metcalfe (U20 3000m 10:54.97), Michaella Rosato (U18 High Jump 1.50), Kaydence Fleming (U16 400 60.40), Grace Graafsma (U16 3000m 11:05.30), Matilda Read (U16 3000m Walk 16:28.38), Thomas Kanavan (U14 200m 29.01), Oscar Woodhouse (U14 400 62.18 and 800m 2:18.58). A total of seven silver medals were awarded. These went to Elly Fleming (U20 400m 61.11), Zali Metcalfe (U20 1500 5:12.23), Rhylee Stewart (U18 1500m 4:12.53), Kaydence Fleming (U16 200m 27.00), Lachlan Rosato (U16 400 54.27), Thomas Kanavan (U14 400m 63.86) and Oscar Woodhouse (U14 1500m 4:38.62). Additionally, bronze medals were awarded to Angela Coleman (50+ 3000m 14:50.79), Ada Hill (U20 3000m 11:34.97), Antje Kempff (U20 800m 2:29.44) and Emily Kanavan (U16 800m 2:29.35). All of these athletes have trained very hard in the lead up to these championships under the guidance of ‘Gippsland Track Club’ coaches, Denis and Craig Huffer.

A PERFECT day cast over the track of the Sale Turf Club for the eight-race meeting on Sunday. The track was upgraded from a Good 4 to a Good 3 by Race 4 as the temperature hovered in the high-20s From the eight races on offer for spectators, they saw horses from eight separate stables claim victory, keeping action at a high for the entire afternoon. From a Latrobe Valley perspective, Moe trainer Peter Gelagotis was able to salute, winning the Race 5. THE nail-biting stuff was front and centre from the very start, as Nishino Crescent for Ballarat’s Henry Dwyer pipped Slane at the line by a head in the Race 1 Fantasy Cocktails Handicap over 1717 metres. Neither had been up front until the end as Wiesenbach for Sale’s Kerry Farrugia and Anything But took an early lead before coming fifth and sixth respectably. Nishino Crescent and Slane hit the front together as they rounded onto the straight, going toe-to-toe, but it was Nishino Crescent who had more in the tank, winning by 0.2 lengths. MISS Black Diamond from the Gai Waterhouse stable made everything look easy in the Race 2 Carlton Draught Maiden Plate (1000m). Paying a comfortable $1.12 to win, Miss Black Diamond almost effortlessly claimed the first win of her career. Holding the lead for the entire race, she streamed to the line over two lengths ahead of the next best, Citiroc, in second. After a recent 18-week spell and two solid jump outs, the mare looks fit and firing to go from here on. Marshal Cogburn for Sale’s Troy Kilgower was nowhere to be seen, crossing the line in fifth, almost 20 lengths back from the pace. ZENA Boy for Cranbourne’s Jason Warren seemingly crossed the line unopposed in the Race 3 Fantasy Cocktails Maiden Plate (1200m). At around the 500m mark, the three-year-old gelding was entering his element, taking the lead as they rounded the bend. He made it look easy from there, sailing on the

inside rail to take his first win from three races by nearly three lengths. The favourite, Peter Moody’s Fitasafiddle, surprisingly fell to the back after a confident start, coming last. EVERYTHING was up for grabs until the very last in the Race 4 Living Turf Maiden Plate (1200m). Five horses traded positions in the final 600m, making for an exciting finish, but eventually the one that led to the favourite pinched it at the line. Waterhouse’s Tilussion had a great start and stormed to the lead, holding on until they had all gathered on the straight, claiming an inside position. Disco Bay for Sale’s Adam Hanley took the lead and looked to be destined to take the win, but there were other plans in store for it. Measured and Kilgower’s Flower Gallery poised a challenge, but neither could get close enough, as Charming Deel for Cranbourne’s Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock stormed home from the outside. The three-year-old filly came from as far back as sixth to take the lead inside the final 200m and win by a little more than a length. From a local standpoint, Discobay was ever so close to victory in second, while Flower Gallery had to settle in fourth. RED hot favourite Rubology for Moe’s Peter Gelagotis was head and shoulders above the rest during the Race 5 Kwik Tip Bins Maiden Plate (1400m). Robology did it the hard way too, and he wasn’t alone, with several horses merging to the front from the rear of the pack. Eye Of Epaulette finished second, A Tom Bowler (fourth) and Kilgower’s Texas Dan (fifth) all came from outside the top 10 at the 400m mark to finish in the top five. Robology however, came from seventh at the 400m, and it looked like it worked perfectly, the favourite was first to cross the line, nearly three lengths clear of Eye Of Epaulette. In just the third race of his career, Rubology claimed his first win to go with his only other podium finish. ANTHONY and Sam Freedman’s Show Some Decorum was just another horse that was simply better than the rest on the day, claiming the Race 6 Ladbrokes Sale Quality Handicap (1200m). Estrapaz was the best out of the gates, charging

Stride: Rubology for Moe’s Peter Gelagotis wins Race 5 at Sale Turf Club on Sunday. Page 36 — The Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 7 February, 2024

to an early lead, closely followed by Lumber Punk in second, with the eventual winner in third. The three held firm at the front, as they patiently waited for the right time to pounce. Estrapaz and Lumber Punk looked to take the race from there, but Show Some Decorum went three-wide in an attempt to gather momentum and give it one last shot. And that he did, passing them both at the 150m mark, coming home by more than two lengths. Take the favourite out of the race, and you definitely would have had an interesting finish, Only a nose separated second and third, a neck separated third and fourth, another neck back was fifth from fourth, and half a length back was the sixth-placed runner - five horses all within a length. THE time had come for a roughie to shine, and that was in the Race 7 Fantasy Cocktails Handicap (1400m). Antarctic Ocean for Moe’s Paul and Tracey Templeton sailed into the lead at the 400m mark, after passing the second-favoured Okataina for Waterhouse, but it wasn’t going to be either of their days. The top four finishers, all coming from as far back as ninth, yet once again, the one that moved first reaped the rewards, that being Exzello for Ascot Vale’s Michael Moroney. The five-year-old gelding only managed to stay with the field, and used that momentum to propel him to the finish line, claiming the second win of his career, and his first since April 2022. Antarctic Ocean eventually came fifth, while Kilgower’s Street Swagger and Smokin’ Salmon came seventh and ninth respectively. TO wrap up the afternoon’s events was the Race 8 Ladbroke It! Handicap (1100m), which was easily won by Midnight Devil for Berwick’s Enver Jusufovic. Leading from start to finish, the $3.50 favourite showed why he was the one to watch, making it look easy in the end to win by three-and-a-half lengths. Just Malcolm for Sale’s Bill Wood came fourth after a positive start. SALE Turf Club will be back in action before the end of the month, hosting an eight-race meet on February 18 for Sunday Racing.

Photograph: Scott Barbour/Racing Photos

SCOREBOARD Traralgon 4 Newborough 4 Trafalgar 3

ATHLETICS GIPPSLAND

Round 12 of Gippsland Athletics Club track and field season was held Tuesday 30 th of January 2024. ROUND 12 RESULTS: 800M Women: U/14 – Zaria Dalton 2:46.17, Xanthe Dalton 3:11.16 Men: Open – Jack Doderico 2:06.54, Paris Gadsden 2:15.56, Lachlan Coleman 2:44.27, Brendan Caffrey 2:49.42, Jordan Bourke 3:04.14 HAMMER Women: U/14 – Zaria Dalton 10.59; Masters – Fiona Saltmarsh 15.10 Men: U/20 – Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 26.52; Masters – Simon Van Baalen 40.91, Paul Olsson 36.46, Wayne Seear 22.71, Stuart Dalton 20.09 TRIPLE JUMP Women: U/14 – Xanthe Dalton 7.39, Zaria Dalton NJ Men: U/20 – Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 10.47; Open – Lachlan Coleman 9.90, Brendan Caffrey 9.31; Masters – Simon Van Baalen 7.63 2000M Men: Open – Jack Doderico 6:58.25, Paris Gadsden 7:03.46, Lachlan Coleman 8:15.16 Brendan Caffrey 8:46.60, Jordan Bourke 9:27.06 SHOT PUT Women: U/14 – Zaria Dalton 6.09, Xanthe Dalton 5.08; Masters – Fiona Saltmarsh 6.69 Men: U/20 – Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 10.49; Open – Simon Van Baalen 10.91, Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 9.10; Masters – Simon Van Baalen 11.88, Stuart Dalton 8.23, Wayne Seear 6.89 100M Women: U/14 – Zaria Dalton 13.50, Xanthe Dalton 16.56 Men: U/20 - Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 12.50; Open – Jack Doderico 11.50, Jordan Bourke 12.06, Lachlan Coleman 13.37, Paris Gadsden 13.68; Masters – Simon Van Baalen 117.57, Wayne Seear 17.65

BOWLS STRZELECKI NORTH

MIDWEEK PENNANT ROUND 11 - 30-Jan-24 DIVISION 1: Drouin 14 55 Morwell 2 52 Newborough 14 62 Trafalgar 2 55 Warragul 16 59 Traralgon RSL 0 46 Traralgon 15 69 Morwell Club 1 48 DIVISION 2: Moe 14 74 Traralgon (2) 2 60 Neerim District 14 67 Drouin (2) 2 46 Newborough (2) 14 66 Newborough (3) 2 61 Morwell Club (2) 14 69 Yinnar 2 46 DIVISION 3: Churchill 15 72 Drouin (3) 1 51 Garfield 14 63 Warragul (2) 2 55 Traralgon (3) 16 74 Morwell (3) 0 43 Yarragon 15 55 Trafalgar (2) 1 43 Moe (2) 16 61 Morwell (2) 0 50 DIVISION 4 : Traralgon (4) 10 51 Traralgon RSL (2) 0 35 Longwarry 10 60 Trafalgar (3) 0 25 Yinnar (2) 8 46 Traralgon (5) 2 31 Newborough (4) Bye Division 1 Round 11 30/1/2024 Division 1 W L D F A Dif Pts Newborough 1 10 1 0 724 559 165150 Warragul 1 8 2 1 618 510 108127 Drouin 1 5 5 1 588 519 69 94 Traralgon 1 5 6 0 635 626 9 88 Trafalgar 1 6 5 0 616 642 -26 87 Morwell Club 1 4 7 0 591 668 -77 69 Traralgon RSL 1 3 8 0 538 685 -147 48 Morwell 1 2 9 0 566 667 -101 41 Division 2 W L D F A Dif Pts Moe 1 9 1 1 647 497 150138 Newborough 2 8 2 1 734 543 191131 Neerim District 1 5 5 1 547 579 -32 85 Yinnar 1 5 6 0 621 657 -36 79 Drouin 2 5 6 0 592 621 -29 78 Morwell Club 2 4 6 1 593 632 -39 74 Newborough 3 3 8 0 546 646 -100 61 Traralgon 2 3 8 0 557 662 -105 58 Division 3 Churchill 1 Trafalgar 2 Traralgon 3 Morwell 3 Garfield 1 Drouin 3 Yarragon 1 Warragul 2 Moe 2 Morwell 2

W L D F A Dif Pts 9 1 1 655 509 146143 7 3 1 595 528 67 115 7 4 0 657 618 39 104 4 5 2 525 591 -66 82 4 6 1 607 555 52 79 4 6 1 574 570 4 77 5 6 0 602 650 -48 75 4 6 1 579 591 -12 72 4 7 0 563 667 -104 70 3 7 1 593 671 -78 63

Division 4 W L D F A Dif Pts Longwarry 1 9 1 0 467 275 192 88 Yinnar 2 6 4 1 380 329 51 64 Traralgon 5 6 5 0 404 386 18 63 Traralgon RSL 2 5 4 1 336 301 35 57

5 5 0 359 352 7 49 4 5 1 302 307 -5 44 3 7 1 263 449 -186 35

SATURDAY PENNANT 2023 - 24 ROUND 12 - 03-Feb-24 DIVISION 1: Trafalgar 16 108 Warragul 2 58 Traralgon RSL 18 94 Morwell 0 58 Traralgon 17 90 Drouin 1 52 Newborough 17 89 Moe 1 57 DIVISION 2: Longwarry 18 95 Thorpdale 0 57 Morwell Club 16 7 Newborough (2) 2 62 Traralgon (2) 15 76 Neerim District 3 69 Garfield 15 83 Traralgon RSL (2) 3 71 DIVISION 3: Yinnar 18 96 Morwell (2) 0 64 Trafalgar (2) 16 104 Warragul (2) 2 64 Boolarra 16 84 Newborough (3) 2 70 Drouin (2) 12 90 Traralgon (3) 6 75 DIVISION 4 : Moe (2) 17 97 Morwell Club (2) 1 57 Yarragon 16 93 Churchill 2 61 Morwell (3) 15 78 Warragul (3) 3 70 Yallourn North 16 102 Traralgon (4) 2 86 DIVISION 5: Drouin (3) 16 65 Traralgon (5) 0 53 Traralgon RSL (3) 14 63 Garfield (2) 2 47 Longwarry (2) 16 94 Morwell (4) 0 40 Yallourn North (2) 14 59 Neerim District (2) 2 57 Trafalgar (3) 16 88 Newborough (4) 0 40 DIVISION 6: Thorpdale/Yarragon 10 46 Moe (4) 0 30 Drouin (4) 10 44 Moe (3) 0 27 Traralgon (6) 9 34 Trafalgar (4) 1 28 Longwarry (3) 8 42 Neerim District (3) 0 35 Traralgon (7) 8 35 Boolarra (2) 2 32 Traralgon RSL/Yinnar 8 46 Churchill (2) 2 42 Division 1 W L D F A Dif Pts Traralgon 1 10 1 1 934 732 202168 Newborough 1 8 3 1 869 741 128146 Trafalgar 1 8 3 1 920 752 168145 Traralgon RSL 1 5 6 1 824 840 -16 104 Warragul 1 3 7 2 668 824 -156 80 Morwell 1 3 8 1 769 848 -79 77 Moe 1 3 8 1 781 853 -72 73 Drouin 1 3 7 2 652 827 -175 71 Division 2 W L D F A Dif Pts Longwarry 1 10 0 2 976 589 387183 Traralgon 2 8 2 2 865 693 172150 Morwell Club 1 7 3 2 878 712 166138 Garfield 1 5 5 2 772 818 -46 111 Thorpdale 1 4 6 2 711 848 -137 92 Neerim District 1 3 7 2 731 818 -87 80 Traralgon RSL 2 2 8 2 644 907 -263 60 Newborough 2 1 9 2 669 861 -192 50 Division 3 Traralgon 3 Morwell 2 Boolarra 1 Newborough 3 Drouin 2 Yinnar 1 Warragul 2 Trafalgar 2

W L D F A Dif Pts 8 4 0 988 836 152147 7 5 0 936 872 64 121 6 5 1 876 802 74 117 6 5 1 885 833 52 112 6 5 1 792 901 -109108 5 6 1 803 888 -85102 4 6 2 722 831 -109 84 3 9 0 893 932 -39 73

Division 4 W L D F A Dif Pts Yarragon 1 7 4 1 951 709 242136 Churchill 1 7 4 1 876 772 104135 Moe 2 8 3 1 836 782 54 134 Traralgon 4 7 4 1 925 820 105130 Yallourn North 1 7 4 1 850 848 2 120 Morwell Club 2 4 7 1 852 827 25 95 Morwell 3 3 8 1 732 956 -224 71 Warragul 3 1 10 1 695 1003-308 43 Division 5 W L D F A Dif Pts Longwarry 2 10 0 2 730 461 269166 Drouin 3 7 3 2 617 597 20 120 Traralgon RSL 3 6 4 2 656 514 142109 Yallourn North 2 6 4 2 542 557 -15 109 Neerim District 2 4 6 2 543 547 -4 89 Garfield 2 4 6 2 607 605 2 85 Morwell 4 5 5 2 569 658 -89 85 Trafalgar 3 3 7 2 566 637 -71 73 Traralgon 5 3 7 2 567 664 -97 69 Newborough 4 2 8 2 432 589 -157 55 Division 6 W L D F A Dif Pts Drouin 4 7 4 1 498 344 154 75 Longwarry 3 7 4 1 469 384 85 75 Moe 3 7 4 1 459 360 99 74 Traralgon 6 7 4 1 440 381 59 74 Boolarra 2 7 4 1 410 373 37 74 Traralgon 7 6 4 2 400 363 37 68 Neerim District 3 5 6 1 418 433 -15 59 Trafalgar 4 5 5 2 361 380 -19 59 Thorpdale/Yarragon 6 5 1 384 474 -90 59 Churchill 2 3 8 1 392 470 -78 39 Trgn RSL/Yinnar 3 8 1 374 484 -110 39 Moe 4 2 9 1 302 461 -159 25

GOLF CHURCHILL & MONASH

Monthly Medal 27th January 2024. A Grade Winner: P. Smart net 68 Medal B Grade Winner: B. Kilday net 68 C Grade Winner: As. West net 70 D.T.L: 1. G. Barnes 68, 2. R. Vesty 69, 3. A. Auld 69, 4. D. Radnell 70, 5. I. Fortune 70, 6. J. Cahill 71, 7. R. King 74 C/B, 8. B. Mathieson 74 C/B.

N.T.P: 3rd S. Allison, 5th G. Barnes, 12th Pro-Pin: G. Barnes, 14th P. Smart Scratch: P. Smart 78, Putts: I. Fortune 23 Target Hole: P. Kearns Birdies: 5th G. Barnes, I. Fortune, 12th G. Barnes, 3rd S. Allison Stableford Tuesday 30th January 2024. A Grade Winner: C. Carder 23 31 pts C/B B Grade Winner: L. Brent 27 40 pts D.T.L: 1. C. Stevens 36, 2. S. Martinac 35 N.T.P: 3rd S. Caldwell, 5th S. Caldwell, 12th S. Turner 14th L. Van Rooy B Grade Winner: R. Sands 31 -2 D.T.L: 1. M. Ryan -1, 2. L. Brent -2 N.T.P: 3rd Ad West, 5th S. Turner, 12th L. Brent, 14th M. Ryan MIRBOO NORTH

Thursday 1st February Stableford. A Grade: J Smeriglio (17) 40pts B Grade: Tom Traill (19) 36pts DTL: S Beitz, 37, N Rutledge, W Reynolds, 36, R Pentland 35c/b, NTP: 4th N Rutledge, 6th, C Le Page, 13th N Baker, 16th S Mc Kenzie, Birdies: 6th C Le Page, 16th J Smeriglio, S Beitz, Saturday, 3rd February Stroke,' A Grade: M Woodall (9) 68nett B Grade: R Clark (19) 66nett C Grade: C Mc Kay (25) 71 c/b DTL: R Taylor 69, Tim Traill, N Baker, N Bracecamp 71, T Baker, M Payne, R Jenkins, B Bradshaw 72 c/b NTP: 1st, R Taylor, 4th J Chila, 6th S Mc Innes, 13th E Woodall, 16th T Whitelaw, Birdies: 4th J Chila, 6th J Chila, S Mc Innes, 16th T Whitelaw. G Renwick. Eagles: M Woodall 11th Hole MOE

Wednesday, 24 January 2024 Twilight Stableford Winner: H. Stanlake 18 pts C/B Eagle: A. Pickard (3rd) Sunday, 28 January 2024 OPEN 9 Hole Stableford Grade A Winners: Horton, Richard (19) 22 Grade B Winners: Allen, Ray (28) 18 C/B Place Getters: Taylor, Amy 19 Sunday, 28 January 2024 OPEN Sunday Medley Grade A Winners: Donnison, Terry (10) 37 C/B Grade B Winners: Griggs, Ryan (24) 46 Place Getters: Flynn, Errol 37 Barnes, Ken 36 Wednesday, 31 January 2024 WOMEN'S STABLEFORD Grade A Winners: Taylor, Amy (16) 42 Grade B Winners: Griggs, Andrea (37) 39 Place Getters: Tate, Sandy 40, Wallis, Elizabeth 38, Beath, Joy 37 C/B Great Score: Linda Bates (Birdie) @ 14, Amy Taylor (Birdie) @ 4, Nearest to Pin: 4th Amy Taylor, 8th Helen Stanlake, 14th Leahann Stewart Target Hole Prize: Amy Taylor Wednesday, 31 January 2024 WOMEN'S WEDNESDAY 9 HOLE Stableford Grade A Winners: Rankin, Joyce (54) 19 Place Getters: Mifsud, Helen 18 Wednesday, 31 January 2024 Twilight Stableford Winner: P. Stanlake 19 pts Birdies: 4th - H. Stanlake, 14th - W. Wilkinson, 18th - C. Weir, A. Pickard Thursday, 01 February 2024 OPEN Medley Stableford Grade A Winners: Hancock, Chris (7) 38 Grade B Winners: Richer, Paul (12) 39 Grade C Winners: Taylor, Amy (15) 38 Grade D Winners: Allison, Stephen (21) 40 Place Getters: Pace, William 38, Ryan, Mark 37, Babet, Alain 36 C/B, White, Rodney 36 C/B, Rodaughan, Peter 36, Gosling, Craig 36, Brien, Graeme 35 C/B, Wilson, Lee 35 C/B, Griggs, Ryan 35 C/B, Weir, Charles 35 C/B, Laukens, Ryan 35 C/B, John, Paul 35, Young, Bailey 34 C/B, King, Rob 34 C/B, Ray, Michael 34 C/B, Hammer, Mark 34 C/B, Wilkinson, Wally 34 C/B, Cook, David 34 Great Score: Harry Frei (Birdie) @ 14, Vincent Powell (Birdie) @ 14, Bob Harland (Birdie) @ 4 Nearest to Pin: 4th Graeme Wilson, 8th Dan Chapple, 14th Alain Babet Saturday, 03 February 2024 WOMEN'S SATURDAY STABLEFORD Grade A Winners: Taylor, Amy (15) 39 Place Getters: Wallis, Elizabeth 34 Great Score: Kathy Borg (Birdie) @ 4 Saturday, 03 February 2024 MEN'S Stroke - Monthly Medal Grade A Winners: Devent, Anton (7) 73

Grade B Winners: Skicko, Nick (12) 71 Grade C Winners: Toet, Wiebe (32) 68 (Medal Winner) Place Getters: Shaw, Jayden 70, Taylor, Nicholas 72 C/B, Matthews, Max 72 C/B, Nyko, Steve 72, Ayton, Kevin 73 C/B, Papettas, Maurice 73, Backman, Phil 73 C/B, Dunstan, Craig 73 C/B, Whittaker, Zac 73, Stephens, Peter 74 C/B Great Score: Brett Robinson Birdie @ 14, Peter Stephens Birdie @ 14, Nick Duncan Birdie @ 8 Nearest to Pin: 4th Terry Donnison, 8th Zac Whittaker, 14th Nick Skicko Mystery Sixes Winner: Rodney White Scratch Winner: Anton Devent MORWELL

Women's Stableford 31st January 2024 Winner: N Te Paa 37pts DTL: C Peter 33 K Delpiccolo 32 NTP: 2nd C Peter 11th C Boers 15th E Lau TRAFALGAR

Wednesday 31/1/24 Women’s Stableford with 8 - 9-Hole players. 16 - 18-hole players Winning Teams Round 1 4BBB Knockout: Sue Klemke and Ange Bayley Aileen McNair and Karen MacGregor Jo Baker and Jenny Evison Jan Griffin and Linda Chapple Tuesday 30/01/2024 Stableford - 4 Club Challenge Players: 32, Women 3, Men 29 Winner: Chris Barfoot (23) Runner Up: Chris Moody (21) DTL: Nola Fordham (20), Brian Barnes (19), Geoff Fallon (19), Steve Lawrence (18), Tony Price (17 c/b), Chris Griffin (17 c/b) NTP: Chris Griffin (5) Bradmans: Heather Savige Thursday: 01/02/2024 Stroke - Monthly Medal Players: 57, Women 17, Men 40 Women’s Winner: Karen Swingler (30) Scratch Winner: Sue Klemke (46) Runner Up: Sue Williams (32) DTL: Cheryl Deppeler (34), Sandra Balfour (37), Karen MacGregor (38), Sue DeVries (38), Jan Griffin (38) NTP: Karen Swingler (11) Bradmans: Nola Fordham Men’s Winner: Tony Price (29 c/b) Scratch Winner: Gavin Patchett (40) Runner Up: Steve Lawrence (29) DTL: Ron Pyke (29), Les Pearce (30), Russell Balfour (31), Geoff Coulter (32), Harold McNair (33 c/b), Geoff Pickburn (33 c/b), Graeme Harris (33 c/b) NTP: Geoff Pickburn (11) Par 3 Event: Ron Pyke, Russell Balfour, Ray Williams, Geoff Pickburn, Tony Price Bradmans: Rod Brisbane Friday, February 2nd 2024, Open Men’s & Ladies Stableford A Grade Winner: Garry Jansen 37 pts C/B B Grade Winner: Andrew Tangusso 42 pts C/B DTL's: Steve Klemke 42, Mick Wright 39, Peter Pankhurst 38, Di Moody 38, Ron Davey 37, Darryl Blackshaw 37, Peter Cooke 37, Tony Gray 37, Peter Trickett 36 C/B Birdies: 2nd: David Winfield, Mark Hiriart, Chris Sargeant 5th: Di Moody, Ray Wiseman, Paul Fogarty 11th: Tony Shearer, Max Matthews 13th: Ray Wiseman, David Woodall Saturday, February 3rd 2024, Monthly Medal stroke Medal & A Grade Winner: Lockie Cornish 65 nett B Grade Winner: Peter Burghardt 66 nett C/B C Grade Winner: Mick Poxon 68 nett C/B Scratch Winner: Bill Williams 70 gross DTL’s: Graeme Ayre 66, Rod Boon 66, Reno Borg 67, Chad McKie 68, Rex Daly 68, Pat O’Connell 68, Noel Cornish 68, Peter Collier 68, John Tabuteau 69, Bill Williams 69, Greg Evison 69, Shane Dwyer 69 NTP’s: 2nd: Brad Griffin 5th: Rob Saunders (Pro Pin) 11th: Nathen Dart 13th: Graeme Ayre 15th: Stewart Cluning Birdies: 2nd: Greg Evison, Dick Sheehan, Bruce Aplin, Nick Gray, Brad Griffin, Ian Charge 5th: Rex Daly, Rob Saunders, Darryl Blackshaw 11th: Peter Rhodes, Les Ellis 13th: Graeme Ayre 15th: Graeme Ayre, Stewart Cluning 2023 Medal of Medalists: Lockie Cornish 65 nett YALLOURN

Summer 12 hole Competition 14/12/23 Winners: L Carter, 21/12: S Caldow, 28/12: A Snowdon, 4/1/24: H Ware,

11/1: L Carter, 18/1: E Graske, 25/1: L Carter Tuesday 9 hole Competition 12/12/23 Winners Div 1: L Carter 15 Div 2: S Riches 15 2/1/24: L Carter 17, c/b S Caldow, 9/1: S Riches 15 16/1 Div 1: H Ware 18 Div 2: S Riches 17 23/1. Div 1: L Carter 16 Div 2: E Graske 17 30/1 Div 1: L Backman 18 Div 2: S Caldow 21 Thursday 18 hole Stableford 1/2/24 Div 2: L Carter 33 Div 2: S Caldow 31 DTL: L McAlister 32, L Booth 31 c/b AM Vella NTP: 14th AM Vella, 16th S Riches

PISTOLS Wed 24/1/24 no scores entered Sat 27/1/24 morning shoot 25 mt pistol C Grade: C Benelli 502-74-576 D Grade: D Chandler 497-108-607. V Pardini 399-137-536. Afternoon shoot Rapid fire B Grade: D Farnham489-79-568. Mon 29/1/24 Air pistol B Grade: B Kelly 514-52-566. D Grade: D Chandler 448-121-569. A Urban 416. Mon 29/1/24 Air pistol B Grade: B Kelly 514-52-566. D Grade: D Chandler 448-121-569. A Urban 416. Wed 31/1/24 Standard pistol C Grade: G Harvey 535-81-616. H Shields 345-205-550. D Grade: C Benelli 451-88-539. M Howard 287-158-445. Sat 3/2/24 morning shoot Rapid fire C Grade: C Goodwin 452-105-557. D Grade: M Trent 342-165-507. W McGuire 328-158-486. Afternoon shoot standard pistol D Grade: C Benelli 425-96-521. A Urban 388.

TENNIS RIVERSIDE TENNIS ASSOCIATION

Round 11 Results Section 1/2 Doubles Warragul 7 - 49 def Poowong 2 – 22 Drouin Maroon 6 - 46 def Hallora 3 – 34 Moe 8 - 53 def Drouin Gold 1 – 19 Trafalgar 3 - 32 def by Neerim District 6 - 48 Team P W L D % Pts Drouin Maroon 11 8 1 2 172.22 89 Moe 11 7 1 3 186.15 86.5 Neerim District 11 6 3 2 106.76 69 Warragul 11 5 4 2 126.23 66 Hallora 11 4 5 2 87.68 54 Poowong 11 2 5 4 62.21 46.5 Trafalgar 11 1 8 2 62.41 37 Drouin Gold 11 1 7 3 68.23 36 Section 1 Singles Moe Blue 3 - 6 - 37 def Trafalgar 1 - 4 – 34 Moe Red 1 - 4 - 36 def by Drouin 3 - 6 - 40 Moe White had the BYE Team B P W L D % Pts Moe White 3 8 5 1 2 176.51 37.5 Moe Red 2 9 6 1 2 158.97 36 Moe Blue 2 9 5 3 1 108.42 32.5 Drouin 2 9 2 5 2 66.21 20 Trafalgar 2 9 0 8 1 58.08 11.5 Section 2 Singles Warragul 1 - 16 def by Pax Hill 5 – 43 Drouin Gold 1 - 22 def by Trafalgar 5 – 42 Drouin Maroon 2 - 36 def by Moe 4 - 41 Team P W L D % Pts Trafalgar 11 8 1 2 219.23 61 Pax Hill 11 9 0 2 206.77 59 Drouin Maroon 11 3 6 2 102.05 37 Moe 11 4 5 2 85.25 34 Drouin Gold 11 3 6 2 88.85 31 Warragul 11 0 9 2 19.72 9

TRARALGON WALKING CORRECTION

THE Latrobe Valley Express has been informed of a mistake in last week’s issue in the story titled ‘Walking group reaches 15-year milestone’. It has been confirmed that the Walk Organiser, Jean Robertson, still participates in walks, but has been unable to only recently. Robertson formed the group in 2008 and has told the Latrobe Valley Express that she has walked with the group since it’s formation.

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Hutton’s welcomed homecoming Launch: Tom Hutton during his time as a College punter in the US.

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FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT*

FEW people have experienced the incomparable sensation moments before booting a ball 50 metres afield while 50,000 equally cheerful and loathing bystanders precariously wait for your effort. Tom Hutton, who spent four years as a starting punter for the Division 1 football program at Oklahoma State University knows that feeling. The Latrobe Valley local has since left that life behind, and it preparing for his next challenge, as senior coach of Yallourn Yallourn North FootballNetball Club. Hutton returns to his native club, coming full circle from his time as a junior footballer at George Bates Reserve. Last season, the Jets squandered the chance of going back-to-back in their first two complete seasons in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League, falling to Churchill in an Elimination Final shoot-out. Hutton, who returned to the club amid YYN's 2023 season, admits the group fell short of expectations. "I think we underachieved (last) year," Hutton said, "and we let our own standards slip." The first-time coach expects the playing group to drive stringent standards and take accountability for those principles. Hutton succeeds dual premiership coach and YYN games record holder, Barrie Burnett - a giant at the club. Admittedly burnt out from his five years at the helm, Burnett approached Hutton to take over the reins. "I was probably done last year after the premiership," Burnett said, "knowing the side needed a new voice to reinvigorate them." However, Hutton's approach offers a unique lens to what the playing group has seen. "(Burnett) was very big about getting the best team on the park and letting them play their natural game," Hutton said. "I still want guys to play their own game but there will be a much more structured approach to the game plan as a whole." Four years in a professional and competitive environment moulds that structure Hutton hopes to implement. "Discipline and toughness" Hutton said are the mental and physical drivers Oklahoma State head coach, Mike Gundy, would drill into his players. Repetition was a constituent of Gundy's training regime, and Hutton said that "rather than try to mix it up all the time, he found what was important and he would drill that into us." While that intense infrastructure boded well for him, Hutton knows those strategies and philosophies are not completely applicable to local football. "It's a new level of professionalism and structure, almost like military style, everyone does exactly what they're told," he said.

"That just doesn't work at local footy, these guys are working full-time jobs and then coming to training after work, it's not their sole purpose." Despite no immediate coaching aspirations, following his meeting with Burnett, Hutton said there was a time of self-debrief following his offer. "I didn't know how well they'd respond or how well they'd stick together having a complete outsider coming in taking over the coaching job, and I already had good relationships with 80 per cent of the team, I thought I'm probably the right guy to take over.", Hutton said. An earnest reflection can only come from the true affection he has for YYN, once that was worked out, it was all up to him. "It was more me thinking I need to do it that initially drove it and then the more ideas I had, the more I thought 'yeah, maybe I can do this' and it got me more excited to do it rather than thinking I had to do it," Hutton said. Hutton is a highly regarded local footballer with many coaching figures across his journey that instinctively shaped his leadership. A member of the Morwell FNC's last two senior premiership sides in the Gippsland League (2013 and 2014), Hutton recalls Tigers senior coach

Harmit Singh leading a relentless formation that entrusted all to their roles regardless of their opinion or feelings. Returning to YYN in 2015, Hutton was awarded the Mid Gippsland FNL Best and Fairest in his homecoming season, becoming one of only four YYN players to do so. His Morwell premiership teammate, Adam Bailey, came across to coach the then Bombers that same year. "He brought us from nowhere to the top of the ladder," Hutton said. "Seeing those principles he brought, he's a teacher and a really good people person too." With the club revitalised, YYN would make two consecutive Grand Finals (2015-16) after years near the bottom of the ladder, only to lose on both occasions. Hutton's punting career started in 2017, meaning he missed subsequent flags at YYN in 2019 and 2022. Possessing a raking left foot kick, which he used to damaging effect in local football, Hutton decided to see if these skills would be transferrable to other sports. Engaging Prokick Australia, a company aimed

Over to you: Tom Hutton (right) alongside the man he is succeeding as coach of Yallourn Yallourn North, Barrie Burnett. The Jets are again tipped to be among the top five North Gippsland FootballNetball League sides. Photographs supplied

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at bridging American colleges with talented Australian kickers in the hopes of joining their squads and getting them a college education, the planets started to align for the YYN boy. Hearing of other bids by local footballers such as Maffra's Hayden Burgiel successfully gaining scholarships in the States, only made Hutton want to proceed with this further. "I went down there for just a try-out session," Hutton recalled. "(They) told me to keep coming back and then about three weeks later I had a phone call from Oklahoma State and then everything got serious from there." Soon after, he was stepping out for one of his first few punts in front of 50,000 avid Oklahoma State fans. Opting for an AFL drop punt rather than the traditional spiral kick turned heads, even from his teammates, but it was comfortable, and it worked. In his four years in the system, Hutton compiled a total of 7686 yards punted in which 18 times he punted for over 50 yards. In a game against Kansas State in the latter portions of Hutton's final season, a seemingly regular play, he followed his punt to attempt a tackle on a Kansas State runner after he broke multiple tackles. Before even getting to the player with the ball, Hutton was hit innocuously, awkwardly twisting his knee, meaning his career at Oklahoma State would be cut short due to an ACL tear. Returning to Gippsland, the new Jets coach said he was motivated to win a premiership for his home club. "I was lucky to win two flags at Morwell, but it wasn't with the guys I grew up with and it wasn't at the club I grew up around," he said. "Being able to experience that is what drives me and what drove me to take up the job." Where there could be hints of jealousy or kiasu, Hutton has nothing but admiration for the success the club has gone on to achieve. "Seeing the guys like Baz (Burnett) who've been through it and then persevered through that and gotten so close so many times and finally win it, there is nothing in me other than pride for the club," Hutton said. "I was just ecstatic for the guys that finally won it (in 2019)," he said. Challenges will inevitably present themselves throughout the year, but with his devotion to the club and the depth of talent, Hutton looks set to topple more goals from an impressive and constantly checked-off sporting bucket list. *Blake Metcalf-Holt is a final year Sports Media student contributing stories to the Latrobe Valley Express.

Good weather and good bowls

BOWLS STRZELECKI NORTH SATURDAY PENNANT BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

STRZELECKI North Playing Area Bowls continued on Saturday in fine weather, with the top four teams having big wins against the bottom four teams. Newborough welcomed Moe, with Kevin Lovett and his rink of Barry Daley, Tony Knipping and Jo-Anne Michaels drawing 17-all with Sandy Caines and his rink of Stan Myers, Bob Rennie and Ted Kuklinsky . Scott Jones and his rink of Brian Carpenter, Alan Ryan and Paul Sherman had a 23-17 win over Jayde Leech and his rink of Lachlan Sim, Michele Muccillo and John 'Banger' Harvey. Neale Houston and his rink of Fran Clark, Matt Leicester and Rod Lewis had a 23-14 win over Barry Hawkett and his rink of Michael Rudy, Jan Rudy and Stuart Caines. Alan Grubbb and his rink of Tony Knipping, Michael Weatherall and Debbie Kennedy had a 26-8 win over Michael Smogavec and his rink of Paul Graham, Dave Wurlod and Steve Pallot.  NEWBOROUGH 17-89 DEFEATED MOE 1-57

TRARALGON RSL returned to the winning list with a good win at home against Morwell. Brian Smith and his rink of Chris Mackintosh, Dave Morley and Alan Kanavan had a 24-12 win over Danny McKeown and his rink of Ross Harford, Abbas Mehran and Laurie Melhuish. Beau Williamson and his rink of Titch Hore, Garry Trewin and Ross McKenzie had a 27-17 win over Ernie King and his rink of Jodie Ashby, Alex Monroe and Sarah Ashby. Ross Sizeland and his rink of Peter Barnes, Daniel Earl and Terry Hunter had a 21-12 win over Steve Collins and his rink of Keith Gadsby, Mike Arnold and Kevin Pigdon. Dave Hodson and his rink of George Cargill, Kevin Durwood and Rick Lukey had a 22-17 win over Morice Gardiner.  TRARALGON RSL 18-94 DEFEATED MORWELL 0-58

TRARALGON retained top spot on the ladder with a big win over visiting Drouin. Matt Ferrari and his rink of Nick Turnbull, Shane Chapman and Matt Eccles had a 15-all draw with Les Firth and his rink of Mary Firth, Peter Wallace and Bruce Andrews. James Scullin and his rink of Matt Ogilvie, Ron Sherlock and Chris Ward had a 24-13 win over Daniel McIlfatrick and his rink of Denise Hamilton, Wayne Hawken and Col Jeffrey. Michael Yacoub and his rink of Pat Trewin, Phil Mustoe and Jame McCausland had a 20-16 win over Graeme Aubrey and his rink of Alex Miller, Jan Aubrey and Rudy Kerkvliet. Wayne Lynch and his rink of Michael Morgan, Ian Hilsley and Ian Kirkup had a 31-8 win over

Mick Fleming and his rink of John Bickerdike, Elaine Thorpe and Gareth Rich.  TRARALGON 17-90 DEFEATED DROUIN 1-52

TRAFALGAR won well at home against Warragul, with Matt Schreyer and his rink of Wayne Hurst, Graham Hill and Adam Proctor having a 31-12 win over Paul Simmons and his rink of John Vickerman, Graeme Davis and David Smith. Wil McIlwain and his rink of Matt Coutts, Terry Robertson and Tim Fraser had a 23-12 win over Bill Clappers and his rink of Bruce Thompson, Terry Sullivan and Jim Power. Nathan Cook and his rink of Billy Nisbet, Tim Anderson and Ken Capper had a 35-11 win over Robert Renn and his rink of David Alderman, Russell Carrick and Noel Rubenstein. For the visitor's, Janette Gallasch and her rink of Matt Draisma, Margaret Ratcliffe and Peter Gallasch had a 23-19 win over Wayne Arnold and his rink of Kyen Jenkins, Darren Kane and Paul Dawson.  TRAFALGAR 16-108 DEFEATED WARRAGUL 2-58

DIVISION 2 MORWELL Club has a good win at home against Newborough (2), with Alan Campbell and his rink of Vaughan Reimers, Lisa Arnold and Glenn Trembath having a 27-13 win over Graham Cocks. Brett Harle defeated Ann-Mary Ryan 19-16 and Tara Harle defeated Albert Van Stekelenburg 23-12. For the visitor's, Robbert Cook defeated Neil Whitelaw 21-18.  MORWELL CLUB 16-87 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH (2) 2-62

TRARALGON (2) won well at home. Austin Gapper and his rink of Dick Glossop, Di Richards and Al Hegarty had a 25-14 win over Angus McGillivray, and Abe Roeder defeated Pat Fraser-Aurisch 19-16. Kevin Enguell drew 16-all with Peter Brooks, and for the visitor's, Shane Hogan defeated Cary Locke 24-16.  TRARALGON (2) 15-76 DEFEATED NEERIM DISTRICT 3-69

LONGWARRY enjoyed a big win at Thorpdale, with Trevor Kitchin and his rink of Dale Weller, Col Finger and Ian Peterson having a 26-11 win over Danny Van Zuylen. John McCarthy defeated Ron Mackie 27-16, Jason Lieshout defeated Brendan Jennings 19-15, and Ken White defeated Ben Powell 23-15.  LONGWARRY 18-95 DEFEATED THORPDALE 0-57

GARFIELD had a good win against Traralgon RSL (2). Nick Henwood and his rink of Robert Clarke, Les Pumphrey and Steve Bassed had a 19-12 win

over Jeff Blythman. Tom Cleary defeated Greg McRonald 25-19 and Steve Whyte drew 21-all with Max Gibbins. For the visitor's, Leigh Russell defeated Shane Oliver 19-18.  GARFIELD 15-83 DEFEATED TRARALGON RSL (2) 3-71

DIVISION 3  BOOLARRA 16-84 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH (3) 2-70.

JOEL Anderson and his rink of Angela Mazou, Colin Brick and Joelene Laukens defeated Peter Policha 25-12. Jorma Takanen defeated John Wasiukiewicz 26-23 and Terry Parker defeated Jim Cuthbertson 20 15. For the home team, Michael Holroyd defeated Steve Davey 20-13.  TRAFALGAR (2) 16-89 DEFEATED WARRAGUL (2) 2-76.

PETER Jonas and his rink of Col Carmichael, Derek Jones and Russell Levell had a 27-17 win over Pat Hammond. Bruce Giles defeated Greg Mitchell 19-12 and Peter Rosenboom defeated Gaye Renn 21-19. For the home team, David Gatewood defeated Frank Farrugia 22-19.  DROUIN (2) 12-90 DEFEATED TRARALGON (3) 6-75.

TERRY McFadzean and his rink of Don Mowat, Richard Joyner and Andre de Waele had a 43-12 win over May Cross. For the visitor's, Brendon Smiles defeated Andrew Kidd 23-18, Graham Cross defeated Irene Dawson 22-14 and Col Mayman defeated Brian Thorpe 18-15.  MORWELL (2) 15-101 DEFEATED YINNAR 3-77.

COL Grant and his rink of Ron Draeger, Alex Muirhead Jr and Jack Prendergast had a 44-11 win over Ray Anstey. Graham Hutchinson had a 19-18 win over Gavin Osborne and Steve Cunningham drew 21-all with Luka Djudurovic. For the visitor's, Tim Roche defeated Bob Wilson 27-17.

DIVISION 4  YALLOURN NORTH 16-102 DEFEATED TRARALGON (4) 2-86

STUART Hulse and his rink of Stan Rycak, Ian Wills and David Kasky having a massive 40-18 win over Greg Maidment, but it was not enough to counter the visiting rinks of Darren Fry, who defeated Norbert Schroeter 34-21. Rob Matthews defeated Max Cumming 22-10 and Rick Hearn defeated Bill Bishop 28-15.  YARRAGON 16-93 DEFEATED CHURCHILL 2-61

JARROD Grigg and his rink of Ross McDermott, Tony Hiriart and Kaye McLaren having a 33-11 win over Chris Thomas. Sam Mazza defeated Cath Dodds 23-18 and Richard Polmear defeated Shirley

Turner 20- 12. For the visitor's, Craig Flanigan had a 20-17 win over Jason Roberts.  MOE (2) 17-97 DEFEATED MORWELL CLUB (2) 1-57.

JOHN Woods and his rink of Fred Martin, Robyn Dodd and Hilda Woods had a 29-10 win over Leanne Broadbent. Brian Rodgers defeated David Broadbent 23-13, Val Griffiths defeated Len Middling 24-13 and Paul Read drew 21-all with Nobby Noblett.  MORWELL (3) 15-78 DEFEATED WARRAGUL (3) 3-70.

IAN Wilson and his rink of William Fitt, John Betteley and Jenny Duncan had a 28-8 win over Lester Mason. Rita Reddiex had a 22-17 win over Bill Clarke and Max Duncan drew 18-all with Brent Grigg. For the home team, Anthony Wynd defeated Trevor Curtis 27-10.

DIVISION 5  DROUIN (3) 16-65 DEFEATED TRARALGON (5) 0-53,

WITH winning skips Barry Price 24-23, Lloyd Smith 18-17 and Peter Hone 24-10.  LONGWARRY (2) 16-94 DEFEATED MORWELL (4) 0-40,

WITH winning skips Graham Woolstencroft 38-13, John Majkut 27-17 and Gerard Mitchell 32-10.  YALLOURN NORTH (2) 14-59 DEFEATED NEERIM DISTRICT (2) 2-57,

WINNING skips Mark Bentall 27-20, Dale Raven 20-19 and for the visitor's, Jim Schroeder won 18-12.  TRAFALGAR (3) 16-60 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH (4) 0-44,

WITH winning skips Sue Robinson 28-11, Helen Robertson 28-14 and Paul Gridley 24-19.  TRARALGON RSL (3) 14-63 DEFEATED GARFIELD (2) 2-47,

WITH winning skips Margaret Gibbins 25-18, Gordon Asbury 25-13, and for the visitor's, Brian Fox 21-13.

DIVISION 6  LONGWARRY (3) 8-42 DEFEATED NEERIM DISTRICT (3) 2-35,  TRARALGON (7) 8-35 DEFEATED BOOLARRA (2) 2-32,  DROUIN (4) 10-44 DEFEATED MOE (3) 0-27,  TRARALGON (6) 9-39 DEFEATED TRAFALGAR (4) 1-28,  THORPDALE/YARRAGON 10-46 DEFEATED MOE (4) 0-30,  TRARALGON RSL/YINNAR 8-46 DEFEATED CHURCHILL (2) 2-42.

Goanna’s struggle with heat Serving up new activities

CRICKET VETERANS BY GORDON COWLING

THE Gippsland Goannas Over 60s cricket team travelled to Bentleigh East, the home of the Australian Cricket Society team, for the round 12 match on Sunday. Of the 13 players selected after training last week, only eight could play Sunday, so Ian Southall and Bob Duljas were drafted in to make up the numbers. The day was hot and there was a junior game at the ground, causing the Veterans game to start late and be shortened to 36 overs. The Goannas also decided to retire batsmen at 30 balls in preparation for the Echuca tournament. Stand in captain Ray Floyd, won the toss and he and Ray Smith opened the innings. Things weren't great early, with the score 2/21. Mark Brown and Jim Armstrong took the score to 31, before Ian Southall and Peter Anton steadied

Flick: Mark Brown from Traralgon plays to leg for the Gippsland Goannas Over 60s.

Photograph supplied

the innings, both retiring. After 26 overs, the score was 5/64 as the retired batsmen started to recycle. Brown retired a second time, for 17, Southall was out hit wicket for 19 and scorer and 11th batter Deidre Hunter put the pads on and faced a few balls in the 35th over, allowing Anton the strike for the last over, from which he scored six, to finish on 18 not out. In the end, the Goannas managed a score of 8/96. After the lunch break the ACS innings started well, with Ray Smith taking a good catch at slip off the sixth ball of Southall's first over. Murray Moore opened the bowling from the other end and it seemed like the ACS batsmen wanted a quick finish to the game. At 12 overs, the first drinks break saw the score at 1/63, which became 99 by the 17th over. It was then decided for all to retired to the pavilion for a cool drink. The Goannas Over 60 team play away to Richmond this Sunday.

TABLE TENNIS

LATROBE Health Assembly, supported by Latrobe City Council, have served up nine outdoor table tennis tables across the Latrobe Valley. Following the successful implementation of a table tennis table in Newman Park, Traralgon in 2022, which received an overwhelmingly positive response from the community, the project has been expanded to eight other townships. These include:  Churchill - Matheson Park;  Glengarry - Town Common;  Yinnar Recreation Reserve;  Toongabbie Recreation Reserve;  Morwell - Town Common;  Moe - Botanical Gardens;  Yallourn North - McGregor Reserve, and;  -Boolarra - Railway Park Arriving in time for forecasted sunshine, the

vibrant orange additions aim to increase social connection and boost the benefits of physical and mental exercise in a fun and inclusive way. Due to the addition of concrete slabs and footpaths where necessary, the tables are accessible so that they can be enjoyed by all. "There’s been a buzz of positive feedback from the community already. Something as simple as a game or two of table tennis has such a huge impact - it promotes connection between family and friends and ticks all the boxes of physical and mental health," Latrobe Health Assembly Chair, Tanya Rong said. "The table tennis tables have been years in the making and are a fresh addition to some of the Latrobe Valley’s beautiful parks and play spaces. "It’s a testament to the collaboration between Latrobe Health Assembly, Latrobe City Council and our community members - who we hope to see with a paddle in hand and a game face on soon!"

Hit: The Table Tennis table in Newman Park, Traralgon has proven popular.

Photographs supplied

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Ford factory produces top quality

CRICKET CLV PREMIER A BY LIAM DURKIN

COLES picked a good week to have Gatorades on sale for $2 each. The first ‘real hot’ day of the season greeted players in Cricket Latrobe Valley Premier A at the weekend. Players took to the field in 30 degree heat as Round 11 came to a close. HE just has that match-winning ability. A devastating all-round performance from Keenan Hughes delivered Toongabbie a muchneeded victory. After a few underwhelming weeks, the Rams charged back to life, beating CATS in fairly comprehensive fashion. To say Hughes was the difference would be accurate, if also equally understated. He made 82 out of 182 on Day 1, and finished with figures of 8/38 on Day 2. Hughes took Toongabbie to first innings points, sending down 17 overs in the first innings, as CATS were bundled out for 105. The left arm quick found support from Tom Hood, who took the other two wickets, but unfortunately for him, his efforts went largely unnoticed. CATS appeared on track to bite away at the total, getting to 2/60 before the innings quickly capitulated. Hughes cleaned up the tail expertly well, taking the last three wickets without conceding a run. With a lead of 77, the Rams went the tonk in their second dig in order to set up an outright. The second innings saw runs flow, and Toongabbie

declared with the score reading 4/174 after 34 overs. Hughes was again in the runs, making 24 not out off 29 balls, coming in after Tim Dunn and Sean Pickles had done the damage up top. The pair put on 105 for the second wicket, with Pickles making an innings-high 59 and Dunn 56 off 64 balls. By now the lead was above 250, however, time was running out for the Rams to take 10 wickets. In the end, they could only manage one, as CATS got to 17 overs at 1/51. CATS skipper Jamie Cochrane made 30 in a rare highlight for the visiting side. The performance from Hughes added another dot point to his sporting highlights package, which includes nine goals for Yallourn Yallourn North in the 2022 North Gippsland Football-Netball League Grand Final. His new club, Cowwarr FNC will surely be hoping some of the magic rubs off this winter. GLENGARRY got the job done against Ex Students. In what may be a preview of the Grand Final, the Magpies won a see-sawing battle. With Day 1 affected by rain, Ex Students concluded they needed as much time as possible to bowl Glengarry out, and so sportingly declared with 117 on the board. The chase was not as straightforward as it seemed for the Magpies, who slumped to 4/29 at Fred King Oval. Veteran seamer Adam Brady took the first three wickets to fall, knocking over Al Jenkin, Nat Freitag and Sam Marks. Ex Students carried this momentum, and had victory in sight when Glengarry fell to 6/41. Needing a partnership, the Magpies found one

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following records for one of the oldest cricket clubs in Gippsland:  Best Morwell bowling figures since Steve Esler took all 10 in B Grade against Thorpdale in 2014;  Best bowling figures for Morwell First XI since Wayne Mills’ 8/19 against Yinnar in 1990;  Best bowling figures for Morwell against Moe since Robin Auchterlonie’s 8/17 in the 1958 A Grade Grand Final, and;  The third-best bowling figures by a Morwell bowler of all time against Moe. Fords efforts not only entered the record books, but allowed Morwell to add another inscription on the Centenary Cup, played for between the two teams. The medium pacer has been a key acquisition to the Tigers this season, and looks set to end the regular season with at least 30 wickets to his name. Oh by the way, Benn Zomer also scored 46 not out in this game. RAIDERS got what they needed, but not necessarily what they wanted. The team from Yinnar had little trouble winning on first innings, but missed the outright by one wicket against Churchill. MIRBOO NORTH had the bye. The Cricket Latrobe Valley women’s competition will host a marquee event tomorrow night (Thursday, February 8) in support of the McGrath Foundation. A Pink Stumps Round is scheduled, with games taking place concurrently at the Jack Cananvan Complex. Matches commence at 5.30pm, with special presentations to be made later in the evening from various community groups.

Another week, another huge total from Rovers

CRICKET CLV A GRADE BY LIAM DURKIN

ROVERS continued on their run-scoring ways in Cricket Latrobe Valley A Grade. Day 1 of Round 12 left games in fairly predictive positions as to how teams will be approaching the return this weekend. AS they have for most of the season, Rovers put up a 250-plus total. The boys from Duncan Cameron made the short trip to Jack Canavan to take on Traralgon West, where they proceeded to make 278. Dougal Williams was again in the runs, and fell just nine runs short of a century, while brother Ewan was also productive, scoring 70. Both fell to leg-spinner Adam Thow, who was workmanlike in his efforts, and finished with figures of 6/84. The Eagles used eight bowlers during the day, and had it not been for Thow, they could have easily had a much more daunting chase on their hands. Fellow club stalwart Ben Edebohls sent down 16 overs, and picked up 2/39, but unfortunately for Traralgon West, the runs just kept flowing. Tyler Pearce made 32 opening the batting, before falling hit wicket of all dismissals. Rovers faced 80.2 overs, and due to the over rate being fairly brisk, got a crack at Traralgon West for 10 overs before stumps.

Legends: Steve Grover and Tim Cranwell both played their 450th game for Latrobe at the weekend. Photograph supplied The Eagles survived with little issue, and will return this week at 0/17. Under competition rules, the home side can have 90 overs if it is good enough to bat out the day. GORMANDALE needs just 16 runs to win on first innings. The Tigers are 5/109 chasing 125 against Willow Grove at Moe Racecourse.

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from Cam Graham and Ben Marks, who took the score past the first innings total. Marks made 51 and Graham 46, seeing not only their side to victory, but seeing off time which would have given Ex Students the chance to bat again. Glengarry was 6/135 after 43.3 overs when it was decided there was no point playing on. Brady took 3/32 across eight overs. Despite the result, Ex Students may take a great deal of confidence out of what transpired, considering Glengarry arguably had the better of conditions. The Magpies bowled under grey skies on Day 1, and batted in a blazing sun on Day 2. AS if having one seamer from Rawson wasn’t enough. Morwell found bulk wickets from a new face, with Tim Ford running rampant at Keegan Street. Ford decimated the Moe line-up, taking 8/21 across 23.3 miserly overs, as the Tigers recorded a comprehensive 112 run victory. Chasing 216, the Lions were never in the hunt, and were rolled for 104. Ford started by taking the first five wickets to fall, leaving Moe 5/41, from which stage there was no recovery. This paved the way for Ross Whelpdale to come on and add to the Lion’s misery, and he chipped in with a couple of scalps. Ford however was granted the opportunity to finish as he had started, and he knocked over the last three batsmen for a combined total of two, making for one very productive afternoon. The carnage saw Ford grab five unassisted wickets, in a performance that had the Morwell historian working overtime. In the wash-up, Ford now holds the

While the situation appears straightforward, Gormandale could find themselves in a precarious position if they lose a few early wickets. The Wolves elected to bat first at their adopted home ground. Callum Polo made a welcome return to the side, and responded with a patient 58 off 135 balls. He found support from Luke Payton, who was his naturally aggressive self with 34 off 37. The Englishman dealt mainly in boundaries, smashing five fours to the rope. The rest of the card failed to contribute, with a paltry 11 runs from batsmen five to 11. Of the last six batsmen, four made ducks. Nat Campbell sent half the team packing, taking 5/15 off 14 economic overs. The return of Campbell, bowling leg spin and providing another sound bat, has been identified as a key reason Gormandale has enjoyed a meteoric rise since Christmas. Fellow spinner Yohan Soyza and captain Matt Hibbs also chipped in with two wickets each. Gormandale probably lost a few more wickets than they would have liked, but by the same token, would have likely had an outright in mind from the start, meaning more aggressive strokeplay leading to a higher chance of wickets. The Wolves were able to capitalise on this, especially Liam Cumiskey, who had the locks flowing in his 3/22 off nine overs. Soyza steadied the Gormandale ship, making 44, as did Dylan Freitag.

Freitag will resume Day 2 on 31 not out and will be joined by someone with the same name - with Dylan Keyloe for company. IMPERIALS could have an early day this weekend. The team from Catterick Crescent are 2/237, having already gone well past Latrobe, who were bundled out for 75. With a lead of 162, Imperials can probably declare as soon as Day 2 starts, put the Sharks back in, and be done before tea. Imperials fancied their chances bowling first on Day 1 at Catterick, and with good reason as it turned out. Wickets fell at regular intervals, as the home side only used four bowlers. Dilshan Thilakarathne took 2/8 off 10 overs, while Todd Mann filled his boots with 6/21. Imperials racked up the runs after they’d finished bowling. James Skingle had his perfect day, remaining not out on 125. Dilshan scored a half-century for good measure, while skipper Ryan Morley made 48, donging three sixes in the process. In slightly better news for Latrobe, two of their longest serving players celebrated significant milestones in the lower grades. Tim Cranwell and Steve Grover both played their 450th games in B and C Grade respectively. The pair have been stalwarts of local cricket, both enjoying stellar careers. CENTRALS had the bye.

CRICKET LATROBE VALLEY PREMIER A ROUND 11 (COMPLETE) GLENGARRY V EX STUDENTS at Fred King Oval EX STUDENTS 1ST INNINGS BATTING Sundries (0b 4lb 0w 1nb) 5 TOTAL 8 wickets for 117 (57 overs) GLENGARRY 1ST INNINGS BATTING A Jenkin c M Dyke b A Brady..............................................................8 F Marks c N/A b L Stockdale ............................................................ 11 N Freitag c D Trease b A Brady ...........................................................2 S Marks c J McMahon b A Brady........................................................0 H Busk c D Trease b A Matthews .......................................................5 C Graham not out................................................................................ 46 C Dunn lbw M Harris .............................................................................1 B Marks not out.................................................................................... 51 Sundries (0b 10lb 0w 1nb) 11 TOTAL 6 wickets for 135 (43.3 overs) EX STUDENTS 1ST INNINGS BOWLING A Brady 8-1-32-3, M Harris 11-2-35-1, A Matthews 4-2-6-1, J Pryde 6-2-14-0, L Stockdale 15.3-3-38-1 MORWELL V MOE at Keegan Street Reserve MORWELL 1ST INNINGS BATTING TOTAL 10 wickets for 216 (78 overs) MOE 1ST INNINGS BATTING (RES 1/3) N Kane c M Cukier b T Ford .................................................................6 J Pheeney lbw T Ford.............................................................................0 C Grant c M Cukier b T Ford ............................................................. 14 A Philip lbw T Ford .............................................................................. 12 R Baldi b T Ford........................................................................................2 B Zomer not out................................................................................... 46

R Phoenix c L Johnson b R Whelpdale ............................................6 A Johnstone c B Brincat b R Whelpdale....................................... 12 J Shields lbw T Ford................................................................................2 R Colgrave lbw T Ford ...........................................................................0 C Taylor c B Mills b T Ford.....................................................................0 Sundries (2b 1lb 0w 1nb) 4 TOTAL 10 wickets for 104 (61.3 overs) MORWELL 1ST INNINGS BOWLING R Whelpdale 21-5-44-2, B Brincat 6-1-13-0, C Shafi 1-0-4-0, L Johnson 10-5-19-0, T Ford 23.3-12-21-8 TOONGABBIE V CATS at Roger Ries Oval TOONGABBIE 1ST INNINGS BATTING TOTAL 10 wickets for 182 (56.5 overs) CATS 1ST INNINGS BATTING (RES 4/79) J Cochrane b K Hughes.........................................................................3 H Moore c S Pickles b K Hughes..................................................... 34 S Gissara b K Hughes.............................................................................0 C Stewart lbw K Hughes.................................................................... 24 T Panyangara not out......................................................................... 24 P McGill c K Hughes b T Hood............................................................6 N Harrup c N/A b K Hughes ................................................................0 J Bellingham b T Hood..........................................................................1 J Moore lbw K Hughes..........................................................................1 C McDonald c J Veneman b K Hughes............................................0 H Cooper lbw K Hughes.......................................................................0 Sundries (2b 4lb 1w 5nb) 12 TOTAL 10 wickets for 105 (39 overs) TOONGABBIE 1ST INNINGS BOWLING K Hughes 17-5-38-8, S Ryan 3-2-5-0, J Veneman 2-2-0-0, M Barry 5-1-18-0, T Hood 11-4-23-2, S Cogan 1-0-15-0 TOONGABBIE 2ND INNINGS BATTING D Barry b C Stewart................................................................................7 T Dunn b J Cochrane.......................................................................... 56 S Pickles c N/A b J Cochrane............................................................ 59

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M Stoddart lbw J Cochrane ............................................................. 22 K Hughes not out................................................................................. 24 S Ryan not out .........................................................................................0 Sundries (4b 0lb 0w 2nb) 6 TOTAL 4 wickets for 174 (34 overs) CATS 2ND INNINGS BOWLING J Bellingham 4-0-36-0, H Moore 1-0-3-0, J Moore 6-2-19-0, J Cochrane 6-1-27-3, C Stewart 5-0-17-1, P McGill 4-1-24-0, H Cooper 8-0-44-0 CATS 2ND INNINGS BATTING J Cochrane c S Cogan b J Veneman .............................................. 30 N Harrup not out ................................................................................. 21 Sundries (0b 0lb 0w 0nb) 0 TOTAL 1 wickets for 51 (17.5 overs) TOONGABBIE 2ND INNINGS BOWLING K Hughes 7-1-16-0, J Veneman 4.5-1-11-1, M Barry 2-0-7-0, T Hood 4-2-17-0 CHURCHILL V RAIDERS Scores unavailable, PlayHQ had a hissy fit

A GRADE ROUND 12 (DAY 1)

S Dawson c Ganiga b Campbell ........................................................0 D van der Stoep not out ......................................................................2 R Giles c & b Campbell .........................................................................0 D Walsh lbw b Soyza .............................................................................0 Sundries (0b 1lb 0w 0nb) 1 TOTAL 10 wickets for 125 (52.1 overs) GORMANDALE 1ST INNINGS BOWLING D Freitag 6-1-16-0, M Hibbs 8-3-19-2, C Peavey 6-0-18-0, Y Soyza 13.1-2-46-2, N Heard 5-3-10-1, N Campbell 14-4-15-5 GORMANDALE 1ST INNINGS BATTING N Campbell b van der Stoep ........................................................... 21 C Peavey c unknown b Cumiskey ....................................................2 M Hibbs c Mulley b Cumiskey ............................................................ 6 Y Soyza c Walsh b Cumiskey .......................................................... 44 D Freitag not out ................................................................................. 31 T Reynolds b Walsh ...............................................................................0 D Keyhoe not out ...................................................................................0 Sundries (0b 2lb 1w 2nb) 5 TOTAL 5 wickets for 109 (35 overs) WILLOW GROVE 1ST INNINGS BOWLING L Cumiskey 9-3-22-3, D van der Stoep 8-2-31-1, J Coombs 5-1-18-0, J Hammond 6-1-10-0, D Walsh 7-0-26-1

WILLOW GROVE V GORMANDALE at Moe Racecourse Turf

IMPERIALS V LATROBE at Catterick Crescent

WILLOW GROVE 1ST INNINGS BATTING K Milley lbw b Hibbs .......................................................................... 21 J Hammond lbw b Hibbs ....................................................................0 C Polo lbw b Soyza ............................................................................. 58 I Payton c unknown b Heard .......................................................... 34 J Coombs b Campbell ..........................................................................4 L Cumiskey c unknown b Campbell ................................................0 A James c unknown b Campbell ......................................................5

Latrobe 75 (T Mann 6/21, D Thilakarathne 2/8) vs Imperials 2/237 (J Skingle 125*, D Thilakarathne 51, R Morley 48). TRARALGON WEST V ROVERS at Jack Canavan Rovers 278 (D Williams 91, E Williams 70, T Pearce 32, A Thow 6/84, B Edebohls 2/39) vs Traralgon West 0/17.

Perfect start to new cricket era

CRICKET GCL BY LIAM DURKIN

A champion team will always beat a team of champions. LATROBE Valley only had one player named in this year’s All Gippsland XI - and won Sunday’s Gippsland Cricket League final by nine wickets. Taking on traditional GCL powerhouse SaleMaffra, who entered the senior men’s final undefeated, Latrobe Valley played best when it mattered most, beating the Sharks and the heat at Drouin’s Bellbird Park. In what was likely the hottest GCL Finals day on record, with temperatures sitting around 35 degrees, Sale-Maffra failed to put a decent total together, and were bundled out for just 149 after electing to bat first. Poor shot selection was generally to blame, as a number of players got starts without going on. Garreth Wolmarans top-scored with 26 off 55 balls batting at number seven, but he was one of eight players to score between 10 and 30. Things looked stable enough early, as Kev Renecke and Zac Hurley took the total to 35 without loss. However, the pair fell within one run of each other, leaving two fresh batsmen at the crease to try and pick up the pieces. It was a similar story a little while later when Jack Rietschel and Steve Spoljaric were dismissed, with the latter adding just nine runs following the departure of the former. The incoming batsmen tried to combine preservation with ticking the score over, but for the most part, this failed to materialise. Sale-Maffra sunk to 7/107, by which time a score around 150 was looking the most likely. Latrobe Valley bowled well as a collective, with wickets shared throughout. Al Jenkin and Lee Stockdale both took three, working in tandem during the middle stages. James Pryde gave little away, going for just 28 off 10 overs, and got the ball rolling with the first wicket of the game. Tye Hourigan was able to extract two wickets during his four over burst, taking the key scalps of Hurley and Rietschel up top. Latrobe Valley had little trouble chasing the total, so much so the game was a foregone conclusion by the 20th over. Jenkin and Frank Marks batted sensibly in a

Lamers named Player of the Year CRICKET GCL BY LIAM DURKIN

LEONGATHA cricketer Ethan Lamers was named Player of the Year for the Gippsland Cricket League at the weekend. Lamers took the honour after scoring all but 200 runs at an average of all but 50 this season, to go with a handful of wickets for Leongatha District. The all-rounder put together a consistent GCL campaign across four games, scoring three half centuries and twice taking three wickets in an innings. He showed his class with a fine 62 against eventual grand finalists Sale-Maffra in Round 2, while his match against Warragul in Round 4 saw him take 3/30 and smash 72 off 80 balls. That innings featured five sixes at Korumburra Recreation Reserve. His home club, Outtrim Moyarra Kongwak, will be hoping some of this form translates to regular Saturday cricket, as OMK are 12 points outside the top four in the Leongatha District Cricket Association. He scored a mighty 144 out of 236 for OMK in November, but the runs seem to have dried up since then. As GCL Player of the Year, Lamers received the Alan Rankin Memorial, named after the Gippsland cricket legend, as well as an All Gippsland Cap for making Team of the Year. Rankin is generally regarded as one of the greatest cricketers ever seen in Gippsland. He scored in excess of 60 centuries at club and representative level, playing for Trafalgar and Warragul District. A famous story recalls Rankin needing to make well over 100 in the last game of one particular season to win the WDCA batting aggregate. Sure enough, he scored the required amount.

In the bag: Latrobe Valley won the Gippsland Cricket League senior men’s title on Sunday. The post-match photo was taken under cover, out of oppressive heat which topped 35 degrees, making for one of the warmest finals in living memory. Photographs: Liam Durkin 102-run opening stand, knocking the ball into the wide open spaces of Bellbird Park. The openers grinded Sale-Maffra away, who battled trying to find a breakthrough. One had to feel slightly sorry for the Sharks, who were out in the scorching heat wearing virtually all-black uniforms. Jack Tatterson and Dylan Bolton had a few ‘ooh’ moments with deliveries biting off the surface, but Jenkin and Marks seemed to have things covered all things considered. Marks played some smart shots behind square, before being stumped for 39 off 67 balls. Jenkin meanwhile kept batting, and saw the team over the line with an unbeaten 74 off 100 balls in a Man of the Match performance. The left hander hit nine fours and a six, and was joined by fellow leftie Nat Freitag, who made an effortless 26 not out off 36 balls. Despite dropping the most important game of the season, in fairness to Sale-Maffra, the Sharks hadn’t actually played Latrobe Valley before the final, as their regular season game was washed out. Players from both teams were quick to escape the heat, and into the comfort of the air conditioned clubhouse at Drouin Cricket Club. Raiders Cricket Club great Jeff Knowles proudly handed over the senior GCL premiership cup to Freitag, who then presented each player and official with their medallion. This was the first time the GCL competition saw the strength of a combined team containing players from the former Traralgon District and Latrobe Valley District, which amalgamated last year. While there was some conjecture around just how players from the two former associations would go playing together, with a premiership now secure, perhaps the proof was there for all to see. Upon taking on the captaincy at the start of the season, Freitag adopted a ‘if we’re gonna do it, do it properly’ mantra, and has seen the rewards for doing so. The TDCA’s last president, Steve Kay was reportedly rapt to hear of the result, while Cricket Latrobe Valley President, Brad Howlett was on hand to see the historic moment. As a slightly humorous aside, given the inaugural season of Cricket Latrobe Valley has been punctuated with washouts, it was somewhat ironic the first GCL final involving the league had temperatures close to 40 degrees. Further presentations were made to Fretaig and

Sale-Maffra captain Dylan Bolton, who now both carry the title of ‘Champions of Gippsland’. The pair received the accolades for their efforts in representative cricket. Bolton has made four All Gippsland XIs (picked after each GCL season), while Freitag has represented Victoria Country on numerous occasions. While being champed is considered the ultimate insult, to be called a champion in this context is a huge honour. Legendary Warragul and Tasmanian Shield fast bowler Mark Ridgeway spoke at the presentation, congratulating all involved on the season, making particular mention to outgoing GCL Region 7 President, George Munro. Munro has led Region 7 for the best part of a decade, seeing Gippsland Cricket shine across the state - particularly at Under 21 level, where the Gippsland Pride team has won a number of premierships. Ridgeway knows many of the Latrobe Valley players well, having coached the likes of Freitag and Stockdale at Victoria Country level. The 63-year-old had a colourful if unlikely career for his adopted state, finishing with more than 150 first class wickets. Latrobe Valley now turn their attention to Country Week, which begins February 12. As Latrobe Valley is classified as a ‘new’ league, it will need to pay its dues by starting in Division 2. Unfortunately, not all Gippsland associations are taking part in Melbourne Country Week this season. Warragul District is not sending a team down for the second year in a row, after failing to receive enough buy-in from players. With the estimated outlay for Country Week around $10,000 (accommodation, bus hire, etc), it can become a costly exercise.

THE WINNING LATROBE VALLEY TEAM WAS: Nathan Freitag (Glengarry), Al Jenkin (Glengarry), Frank Marks (Glengarry), Hamish Busk (Glengarry), Riley Baldi (Moe), Jordan Campbell (Morwell), Matt Dyke (Ex Students), Mitch Harris (Ex Students), Lee Stockdale (Ex Students), Tye Hourigan (Centrals), Keenan Hughes (Toongabbie), Ryan Morley (Imperials), Ray ‘Razor’ Stanlake (scorer), Michael ‘Boozer’ Petersen (manager).

Done it all: Man of the Match Al Jenkin scored 74 not out and took three wickets for Latrobe Valley.

Success for CLV juniors CRICKET GCL BY LIAM DURKIN

TWENTY20S are just hit and giggle anyway. Latrobe Valley won the Gippsland Cricket League premiership that mattered, defeating Leongatha District in a high-scoring Under 18s final. The side lost to Leongatha in the T20 Final on the Tuesday, but were able to turn the tables in the 50 over decider on Sunday. Batting first at Hallora, Latrobe Valley put up a total of 7/218 from their allotted 50 overs. Connor Seymour top-scored with 70, hitting nine fours in his 83-ball stay. Kyan Mulley, Jacob Bloomfield and Hayden Stockdale all helped out with scores in the 30s. Leongatha made an ominous start, getting to 1/116 before Willow Grove’s Darcy Walsh got the key breakthrough. Walsh’s wicket was followed by a run out, which then saw Leongatha fall in arrears. Some nervous moments came when Leongatha was 6/190, but Latrobe Valley bowlers were able to strike at crucial stages to see Leongatha fall short with 199 on the board. Dylan van der Stoep capped off a great season in representative cricket, taking 3/13 off six overs, while Bloomfield finished with 3/28. Seymour was named player of the match, making for one very proud aunty in the Express office. Liam ‘Chops’ Cumiskey was named Player of the Year alongside Leongatha’s Aydan Williams.

GIPPSLAND CRICKET LEAGUE

ALL GIPPSLAND XI 2023/24

Nathan Freitag (Latrobe Valley, captain) Dylan Bolton (Sale-Maffra) Stefano Di Bartolomeo (Sale-Maffra) Brodie Anderson (Bairnsdale) Frank Mostert (Bairnsdale) Chris Hammond (Bairnsdale) Ned Harrison (Warragul) Harvey Jupp (Warragul) Yashan Samarasinghe (Warragul) Ethan Lamers (Leongatha) Jack Ginnane (Leongatha) Jake Cochrane (Leongatha)

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Harriers busy over the festive season

3.00.44, Jessie Gollow 3.10,50, Ian Twite 3.12.07, Errol Poole 3:13.32, Marieka Reilly, 3:20.39, Daniel Goodwin 3.29.49, Ree Graham 3:40.38, Miranda Chapman 3.44.13, Felicity Beasley 3:53.55, Angelo Gaudiano 3:56.21, Alysha Duncan 3:56.26, Kathleen Kent 3:57.49. 56km: Dion Finocchiaro 4.09.39 (1st M), Narelle Crozier 5:16.44 (3rd F), Grace Tame (2021 Australian of the Year) 5:22:11, Bec Howe 6.03.53, Zack Beasley 6.56.15, Stephen Renehan 6.56.16, David Mann 7.29.01.

ATHLETICS TRARALGON HARRIERS BY BARRY HIGGINS

DESPITE the Christmas-New Year hiatus in their local Thursday evening runs, many Harriers took part in events far and wide throughout January. Ignoring the temptation to rest and relax over the festive season, hardy Harriers contested a range of trail, track and swimming events across the state.

Victorian Country Athletics Championships.

TWO BAYS TRAIL RUN

Ian Twite, 60+ 3000m Final, 14:19.05 (2nd); 60+ 1500m Final, 6:27.94 (2nd); 60+ 10000m Final, 50:48.62 (1st). Anna Cardillo, 40+ 5000m Final, 23:26.58 (3rd) ; Melissa Jones, 40+ 5000m Final, 25:42.45 (4th).

A STRONG cohort of Harriers, friends and other noted people took part in the Two Bays runs. Many ran the 27km from Rosebud to Cape Schank, across the hilltops of the Mornington Peninsula. Some of the more hardy - or less wise then ran back again, climbing across the Arthur's Seat summit to complete the 56km return trip. Among these was local Harrier and Traralgon Marathon winner, Narelle Crozier who was the third woman finisher.

Results, Thursday 1st February, 6km Traralgon South trail run.

PORTSEA SWIM CLASSIC MULTI-TALENTED Harrier and Latrobe Valley Triathlon Club stalwart and Pier to Pub veteran, Andrew Legge took to the water in the Portsea Swim Classic. Splashing through the pristine waters along the coastline of the Point Nepean National Park, Andrew finished in 18 minutes 40 seconds, placing in the top echelon of the 450-strong Masters section of the field. The swim celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Portsea Surf Lifesaving Club. Harrier Corey Milner blitzed the companion event, the demanding 9km Portsea Bay to Surf run across the Point Nepean Peninsula, placing outright first in 34 minutes 27 seconds. THREE club members competed in the Victorian COUNTRY Athletics Championships in Ballarat on the Australia Day long weekend.

Veteran: Felicity Beasley ran well last Thursday evening after finishing high in her age group in the Two Bays Trail Run in mid-January. Photograph: Jay McGown and I am not looking forward to the day when I am too old. I will go and represent the Traralgon Harriers, as I have for a long time, sometimes on my own, or with a couple of other Harriers and sometimes with a lot of Harriers. It doesn’t matter to me - I just enjoy the atmosphere of this event so much".

VICTORIAN COUNTRY ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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NEARING his 30th season of the state competition, veteran Harrier Ian Twite won the 10,000 metres 60-plus age group and gained two silver medals, while Anna Cardillo and Melissa Jones performed well in their 5000 metres mid-distance event. Ian said, "I hate saying it, but I am probably now too old to compete, still, old habits are hard to kick,

IN their third run following the Christmas-New Year break, the Harriers did a trail run, starting from near the Traralgon South Recreation Reserve. Running the usual course in the reverse direction, members puffed their way up and down the severe undulating forestry track before reaching the final level stretch of the 6km course.

The field of 82 runners, joggers and walkers enjoyed the benign conditions after their rainsoaked run around the Railway Reservoir Reserve the previous week. After the run, among the 'lucky draw' and usual social announcements, the gathered group cheerfully acknowledged the birthday landmarks of two members - one qualifying for a driver's licence, the other arriving at his second half-century.

Selected results Two Bays Trail Run 27.55km: Michael Kernahan 1.50.11 (1st M), Sarah Klein 2.00.10 (1st F), Bill Barry 02:23.49, Daniel Ziffer (ABC television presenter) 2.39.10, Lauren Isles 2:39.27, Chris Van Unen 2:55.03, Zoe Kirkman 2:55.25, Shane Gavin

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Connolly with Casey and Melbourne this preseason AFL EXPORTS By LIAM DURKIN

FORGOTTEN AFL player Leo Connolly could yet resurrect his fledgling career. The former Moe player is currently training with Melbourne this AFL preseason. Connolly has not played an AFL game since 2021, and was delisted by St Kilda at the end of last season. Despite this, the speedy half-back has not given up hope on an AFL comeback, and will spend this year with Melbourne's VFL affiliate Casey. In what turned out to be good timing, and given AFL clubs generally need surplus players to get through a preseason, the Demons dipped into their Casey list to see who might be available. Connolly was, and now he is suddenly back training with an AFL club. Connolly admitted him training with Melbourne was just to "fill in some numbers", but he was grateful for the opportunity all the same. "Loving it, been a change of scenery from the last four years, getting to know everyone, it's a great club, organised really well, everything is on point, tough as well which is what you need preseason," he said of his first impressions with Melbourne. The 22-year-old has been training with Melbourne for the last few weeks, the Demons themselves coming down to Casey Fields in Cranbourne East to get ready for the season ahead. After winning a drought-breaking flag in 2021, the red and blue have stumbled in successive finals series, bowing out in straight sets. It is little surprise to learn just how professional one of the leading clubs in the AFL go about their business, as Connolly has experienced first-hand. "That was one of the first things I noticed, honestly within the first 15 minutes of training, the way everything is done, on time, in order, when you need to, with intensity, the boys train very, very hard, even though it's your own teammates," he said. "They go flat out, you can tell why they've been successful."

Holding out hope: Former Moe footballer Leo Connolly is training with Melbourne this AFL preseason, after being delisted by St Kilda. Photograph supplied Connolly has been able to rub shoulders with a few notable names in his short time running around in a Melbourne singlet, including 2021 Norm Smith Medalist Christian Petracca. "Petracca is something to behold in person, it's even more ridiculous in person than it is on TV," he said of the midfield bull. "I lined up on him at training and it was scary. Another scary one if Kozzy Pickett because you just have no idea what is going to happen at any given stage, and Max Gawn is probably the largest human I have ever met. "They've been very welcoming, they love having

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us down to help out and are more than willing to teach us what roles we need to learn and what role we are playing. "Had Gussy Brayshaw (Angus) playing half-back with me, he's just talking to me the whole time, telling me where I need to be, what I need to be doing." Connolly has at least one familiar face training alongside him, with former St Kilda teammate Jack Billings now a Demon. The man himself is set for an intriguing season, as he makes the transition from full-time professional to knockabout country footballer for the first time.

Where football was previously his job, the dynamic has now shifted, meaning Connolly will need to juggle a range of commitments playing for not only Casey, but for De La Salle in the Victorian Amateur Football Association on occasions as well. "It will be interesting, I'm looking forward to playing for Casey, the people there have made it so welcoming, really easy for me to come in and enjoy my footy," he said. "De La Salle, they are a great bunch of lads, hopefully I can get a few games there and qualify for finals, but hopefully at Casey we are going all the way." As for an AFL return, Connolly is holding out hope to anyone willing to throw him a lifeline. "That's a fingers crossed sort of thing, I would love to get redrafted again, midseason draft is the soonest it can happen, ideal world that happens, but if not, there is also the end of the year," he said. "Just need to put a good year of footy ahead of me and hope for the best after that. "After getting delisted it made me question if I wanted to take it seriously, after getting back into preseason, especially after training with Melbourne it's certainly lit that fire back up. "I'll be doing everything I can." Connolly played seven games for St Kilda after being taken in the 2019 National Draft. He joins a recent list of Valley exports with ties to Melbourne and Casey. Current Moe Football-Netball Club senior coach Declan Keilty played for Melbourne, while Connolly's old Moe and Gippsland Power teammate Riley Baldi played for Casey. Morwell exports Aidan Quigley and Casey Sherriff are both premiership players for Casey and Melbourne respectively. Quigley was part of Casey's flag in 2022, while Sherriff played for the Demon's in their AFLW premiership that same year in Season 7 (there was two AFLW seasons fitted into one calendar year in 2022).

First look at star-studded VNL team NETBALL VNL BY ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

On court: The Gippsland Stars Victorian Netball League Teams represented the region last Sunday. brought that competitiveness into their match against the Pen Waves. Despite not coming home with the win, the team showed an ability to perform among the best netballers of the Mornington Peninsula. The Stars featured a few Gippsland League familiar faces, including 2023 A Grade premiershipwinner Hollie Bugeja from Moe. Traralgon’s Sophie Lecchino was a sharpshooter on Sunday, working in the ring with the powerful Myah Healey.

Big stage: The Stars marked off a huge step in their journey by playing their first-ever practice match.

Morwell’s Chloe Radford played the midcourt smoothly with Bugeja using speed to facilitate smooth transition down the court. Fellow Morwell gun Anna Solomon was magic in the defensive end, using her aerial ability to pick off passes left, right, and centre. Bairnsdale’s Alison Dwyer received a special mention as a quiet achiever who did great in defence. “I think because we had a solid effort across, we saw those players play all at a higher level … so quite impressed with all of (them),” Palmer said. Unfortunately, the Stars were without Moe’s Charlize Bird and Bairnsdale’s Paris Dunkley, who sat out of the practice match due to injury. The development squad also had a good run, with both games going down to the wire. The Under 19s were also working through different combinations and positions on the court but continued to smash expectations. “There are always things that are going to come up out of these practice matches to work on, but to see them on the court and come up with those first-up efforts, we’re very proud and excited,” Palmer said. The Stars looked to have had an exceptional preseason, with the young women fit as ever and ready to take on the best teams in the state. Despite never taking the court for the same team, Palmer said the young women in both sides showed a lot of promises and improvement since the club’s inception. “It’s exciting coming off our first-ever hit out for us - I think that there’ll be a lot of eyes on our team, and look, I think we’ll do well. You can only have high hopes for what you’ve got, the team you’ve put together,” he said. The 2024 VNL season isn’t too far away, with the opening round on March 6. The Stars will take on North East Blaze at the State Hockey Netball Centre. Palmer said the Gippsland girls are eager to get the season underway, wanting to show all of Victoria how good the region’s talent truly is.

Whirlwind period for Jack White BASKETBALL By TOM HAYES

IT has been a whirlwind period for Traralgon basketballer Jack White, who has endured quite the journey since winning the NBA Championship last June with the Denver Nuggets. Despite picking up NBA minutes, which led to the attainment of his championship ring with the Nuggets, White primarily featured in Denver’s G-League affiliate, Grand Rapids Gold. Following the Nuggets’ first championship, White opted to leave, signing with the Oklahoma City Thunder in July 2023, but was soon moved on, waived during the final roster cuts in October 2023. Confirming his exit, White was then put into a pool of players hoping to be picked up during the 2023 G League Draft, which took place six days after his contract was waived at the Thunder. During the draft, White was selected with Pick No. 1 by the Texas Legends. His rights were traded away to the South Bay Lakers just hours later, joining the Los Angeles Lakers affiliate team. Since joining the South Bay Lakers, White has been an integral part of the team. Already in just seven games for the Lakers, at the time of writing, he is averaging 25.1 minutes per game, 8.9 points per game, 7.1 rebounds per game, 1.7 assists, 1 steal and 0.9 blocks per outing so far in the 2023/24 season. The South Bay Lakers are currently the third seed in the Western Conference, with a record of 10 wins, four losses. For a team that was knocked out in the first

round of the playoffs last season, the improvement for the Lakers is massive. Unlike his last contract with the Nuggets, White will solely be a G League player this time around, but new contracts can be offered at any time if he exceeds the level of the G League. At the Nuggets, White was on a two-way contract, meaning he could play NBA minutes, but at this stage there is no chance of White lining up for the Lakers alongside the likes of Lebron James and Anthony Davis. His acquirement in the G League will only benefit White even more, as he is vying for a spot in the Australian Boomers side that have already qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. A number of names are in contention, and it won’t be easy for him to slide into the squad. As a forward, there are a few household names already better suited than White, with the likes of NBA-listed players Joe Ingles (Orlando Magic), Josh Green - who just signed a three-year, $41 million USD extension with the Dallas Mavericks, and Matisse Thybulle (Portland Trail-Blazers). Also in the pecking order includes 31-year-old Nick Kay, who is currently a free agent that most recently played in the Japan’s top-tier basketball league, and Xavier Cooks, who had a spell at the Washington Wizards in the NBA, but now plays in the Japanese league. Playing in the G League may give White some favour over the last two mentioned, but nonetheless, he has to perform like a No. 1 draft pick would, to keep impressions high.

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“All the players are on board, engaged, and want to see us do well, but we are well aware that we’re going up against well-established VNL teams,” he said. “We’ll find our feet early and hopefully come away with some good results. Many people might ask why a practice match might be so important, and that’s because this is another first milestone moment for this club, with many people working hard for many years to establish a netball excellence team for the region. “You can’t help but get excited about the VNL program in Gippsland and what it’s going to do for the region not only that, but all the support there and all the key people involved … have all been working pretty hard behind the scenes and I think they would be quite proud and come home with big smiles on their faces because we’ve put ourselves in a good position,” Palmer said. The Stars are planning another practice match before the start of the VNL season.

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THE Stars are here. The Gippsland Stars had their first-ever practice match last Sunday at the Jubilee Park Stadium in Frankston. The Stars proudly took to a Victorian Netball League court adorned with blue and red for the first time at the Peninsula Waves facilitated event. Getting ready for their inaugural season, the Stars were prepared to practice what they’ve been working on all preseason long against Tooradin’s open combined side and the Waves’ VNL team. Both the 23 and Under and 19 and Under sides played two matches each, showcasing the very best of Gippsland’s exceptional talent. Coach of the Under 19s, Roger Palmer oversaw the day’s games as temporary head coach and was impressed with the level of fight the Gippslanders showed. “We’re very happy indeed - from the Under 23’s point of view. We worked a number of different combinations and a couple of different positions for some certain players and that really came off,” he said. “I’m happy with the connection across the board with all the players and their attitude - I think they were engaged from the start. You can tell when a team is on when their warm-up is pretty sharp, and I think that’s what we saw. “I think they were excited to get out and represent Gippsland for the first time in their first official hit-out.” The Under 23s had no trouble getting through the open Tooradin team in the first match, and

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