Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 8 March 2023

Commercial stage Brilliant Borough

By PHILIP HOPKINS

JAPAN’S Hydrogen Energy Supply

Chain (HESC) project, whichuses

Latrobe Valley brown coal to produce clean hydrogen, will proceed to its commercial stage through $2.35 billion funding from the Japanese government, positioning the Valley as amajor source of renewable energy.

The move to dramatically upgrade development of the project follows the successful provingofthe technologylast year at apilot plant located next to Loy Yang Apower station.

HESC, whichisregarded as Australia’s most advanced clean hydrogen project, is ajointventurebetween J-POWER, a major Japanese energy company, and Sumitomo Corporation. Jeremy Stone, J-POWER, Latrobe Valley non-executive director, said the companywas excited to be one step closer to makingcommercialscale hydrogen production in Victoria areality.

“This is amajor milestone and recognition of Gippsland’s unique ability to help reduce global CO2 emissions throughthe reliable productionoflarge quantities of costcompetitiveand clean hydrogen,” he said.

“Gippsland, beyond the abundance of natural resources, has unrivalled access to askilled workforce and majorenergy infrastructure. Theproject will bring new clean energy infrastructure and jobstothe LatrobeValleyand Hastings communities.”

HESC uses coal from the Loy Yang mine, where it is gassified in anearby plant, with the carbon dioxide extracted in the process to be sequestered under BassStrait.The aim is to liquefy the hydrogen and transport it via apipeline to the Port of Hastings, where it will be shipped to Japan.

Mr Stone said the CO2 would be sequestered either by CarbonNet or in the aquifers available from ExxonMobil. The final cost of the hydrogen would

include the cost of the energy required to pump the CO2 to BassStraitand the cost of sequestration, he said.

Mr Stone said the IPCC (InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and the International Energy Agency both backed carbon storage as a way to achieve zero emissions by 2050.

“Accordingtothe Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, over the past 45 years, 32 projects have been built and there are some 204 CCS projects under variousstagesofdevelopment around theworld,” he said.

The joint venture will initially produce about 40,000 tonnes per annum of gaseous clean hydrogen -30,000 tonnes for the Japanese market and 10,000 tonnes for the Australianmarket. In Japan, the hydrogen will be transported to Kawasaki City, close to Tokyo,where it will be used by the many industry departments, power generation and chemical producers.

The commercial plant is expected to

be in productionbythe late2020sat about the same time as Yallourn W power station is scheduled to close.

Future potential production in the early 2030s, all going well, is estimated at about 225,000 tonnes per annum, which Mr Stone said wouldcreate thousands of jobs ayear.

The company said the project at this scale would stop about 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 being released into the atmosphere.

Mr Stonesaidsuchalarge project would require aplethora of planning, design, environmental, construction and commissioning approvals over the next few years.

“We are aware of the social licenceand environmental issues at play,” he told the Express

“However, we are not coming in cold. We have been here for five years and have long engaged with the government. We have alot of work to do and also to liaise with people in the region.”

Stay up to date and protect yourself

CANCER Council Victoria is urging women and peoplewith acervix in regional Victoria to get up to date with cervical screening and protect themselves from cervical cancer.

Recent data from Cancer Council Victoria’s Victorian Cancer Registry, has revealed that females living in regional Victoria are 28 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer compared to those living in major cities.

Head of screening, early detection and immunisation at Cancer Council Victoria, Kate Broun, urged residentstocheck if they are up to date with cervical screening and to book in for atest if they are due or overdue.

“A CervicalScreeningTest is the best wayto prevent cervical cancer and needs to be done every five years by all women and people with acervix aged 25-74, even if they’ve had the HPV vaccine,” Ms Broun said.

“Regularly participating in cervical screening can help to detect the virus called HPV that causes most cervical cancers. Cervical screening can help to find cancer early, or even find pre-cancerous cells that can be treated before acancer develops.” Australia recently marked five years since renewalofthe National Cervical Screening Program, which included the introduction anewer more effective test and extension of time interval from two to five years.

In 2023, thousands of Victorians will receive an invitationfromthe National Cervical Screening Program to participate in cervical screeningfor the first time in half adecade. Those who are due for aCervical Screening Test will now have the option to self-collect their test. Self-collection allows people to collect their own vaginal sample in aprivate space at the doctors or other health setting using aswab. It’s quick,

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Ms Broun encouraged anyone who has been putting off cervical screening to speak to their doctor or nurse about self-collection.

“In Australia, over 70 per cent of cervical cancers are found in people who have neverscreened or are overduefor screening,” she said.

“Doing this one quick test every five years could save your life. Now that there’s self-collection,you havea choice in how youprotect yourself from cervical cancer.”

Regional Nurse cervical screening provider, Emily Grantsaidself-collection had openedadoor for thosewho havefaced barriers to accessing screening, includingthose living regionally or remotely.

“So oftenwomenand people with acervix opt out of screening for various reasons; for those of us

living regionally, there can be additional barriers to screening, likefindingahealthprofessional near you who you feelcomfortable with”, she said.

“Self-collectionhelps to break down alot of these barriers,byallowing people to choose what’s right for them and to do thisimportant test themselves, in private, if they would prefer. It reallyisexciting.”

If youare due for aCervical Screening Test, speak to your doctor or nurse about your options, includingself-collection, or call CancerCouncil Victoria’s experienced cancer nurses on 13 11 20 for information and support.

Find out more about self-collection at www. cancervic.org.au/selfcollection, or search for alocal provider who suits your needs on Cancer Council Victoria’s Cervical Screening Directory.

Season slash

THE state government’s decisiontoslash theduck huntingseason from three months to just one month, has beenlabelled “unfair” by the Nationals Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron.

Mr Cameronsaidhehad been approached by several local hunterswho have expressedconcerns aboutthe state government’s announcement, that shooters would also be held to tighter bag limits and restricted to justfour birds per day during the modified season.

“Duck hunting is awell-regulated practice in Victoria and hunters have been left disappointed by thisannouncement which impacts amuch-loved pastime for manylaw-abiding shooters across the Valley,” Mr Cameron said.

“The Game Management Authority website has referenced the supposed ‘poor behaviour’ of some as afactor in its decision to slash the hunting season, and this is an insult to the vast majority of recreational hunters who do the right thing.

“Labor’s own data from the 2022 duck hunting season also shows zero of the 802 hunters checked had exceeded daily bag limits.

“This just shows the decision to cut the season short hasnothing to do withthe behaviour of hunters.”

The Game Management Authority also claims a“more precautionary” approach has been taken because of “long-term declines”inwaterbird numbers and habitat availability.

“Butthe Valley’s duckhuntingcommunity takes great pride in ensuring the practice remains sustainable for generations to come, and that includes caring for our wetlands and their native species,” Mr Cameron said.

“I’m calling on the state government to reinstate a full-length duck hunting season, so our recreational shooterscan enjoy this pastime which supports local businesses and generatesmore than $350 million for the Victorian economy.”

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Yallourn’s$400m maintence job

By PHILIP HOPKINS

ENERGY Australia willbring forward $400 million of maintenance work at Yallourn power station to stop fallingprofits at the plant, which contributed to a$HK5.3 billion ($1billion) full-yearloss for theHong-Kongbased company.

The Australian Financial Review reported thatthe heavyoperating deficitsfor the year ended December 31 compared with aloss of $HK83 million ayear earlier.

The Hong-Kong-listed parentcompany, CLP Group, describedthe past year as one of “unprecedented conditions”, which included a suspension of the National Electricity Market last June, the AFR said.

Melbourne-basedEnergy Australia, which is Australia’s third-biggest retailerofpower and gas, said it would close each of the four units at Yallourn in turn to find out the root causes of the forced outages at the 1480-megawatt generator last year.

Two units willbeclosed this year,followed by the other two in 2024, CLP said. Energy Australiaput the cost of “major scheduled outages” at about $400 million.

In 2021, the company negotiated asecret deal with the Victorian government to keep Yallourn power stationoperating until 2028.

The AFR said the forced closures had madeEnergyAustralia to cut backits target for forward contracting of power salesat Yallourn to lower its financial exposure from unexpected outages, which badly affected its profitability last year.

The breakdowns of units at Yallourn last year caused shortfalls in Energy Australia’s generation at critical times, forcing the companytoincur much higher costs to settle forward sales contracts.

The company also blamed the situationon coal supplyissuesatthe Mt Piper generator in New South Wales.

The Australian businessposted an underlying lossof$128million in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation,amortisation and fair value adjustments, down from aprofit of $486 million ayear earlier.

“The perfect storm of events we experienced in 2022 reinforced that we are now operating in avery different, more uncertain environment at the sametimeasAustralia’s energy transformation is accelerating,”saidthe managing director, Mark Collette.

Energy Australia was going forward with aplan “to reset our performance over the next two years”, he said.

The company also said it was actively working with governments and gas and coal suppliers to meet the goals of recent interventions on energy pricesbyboth the federal and NSWgovernments.

TheAFR notedthat Energy Australia has investments in lower-carbon power, including building anew gas and hydrogen power plant in the NSW Illawarra. The company, which saidthe $300 million project was on trackto start up by next summer, is also developing battery products in Victoria and NSW.

Federal government backs carbon capture

By PHILIP HOPKINS

THE federal government has strongly backed carbon capture and storage projects such as Victoria’s CarbonNet to reach its net zero emissions target by 2050.

The Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia, Madeleine King, said by managing emissions from Australia’s oil and gas production, carbon capturepresentedanopportunity to decarbonise Australia’s energy exports, in particular gas processing,liquefied natural gas and potentially hydrogen.

“The use of CCUS (carbon capture, utilisation and storage) will allow us to become atop exporter of low-carbon intensity energy in our region,” she said in aspeech in Darwinlastweek to the Australia and Southeast Asia Global CCS Institute forum.

“CCUS will also become essential if we are to manageemissionsfor industrial processesthat havenoknowntechnologicalalternatives,such as cement and some chemical manufacturing processes. The use of CCUS will allow us to become atop exporter of low-carbonintensiveenergy in our region,” she said.“We have legislated for net zero and there can be no doubtingour resolve on this front.”

CarbonNet, jointly funded by the state and federal governments since 2010, aims to capture carbon dioxide released by industrial processes in the Latrobe Valley and Wellington Shire. TheCO2 wouldbecompressed,transported and pumped underground into depleted oil and gas reservoirs offshore in Bass Strait.

Ms KingsaidAustralia had the ability to become aworld leader in theemerging CCS industry, with large, stable geological formations for greenhouse gasstorage.

The October Budget committed $141 million over 10 years to implement anew carbon capture

technologiesprogram. “Australiahas already enteredinto lowemissionpartnership agreements with the Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore, which includescooperationoncarbon capture. Our collaboration with these countries on key policy, regulatory and technical matterswill further enhance and progress the development of this essential technology,” she said..

“We are also amember of the Japan-ledAsia Carbon Capture Use andStorage Network that seeks to supportdeployment of carboncapture through the Southeast Asia region.“Collaboration includes technical and research work in mineralisation and carbonation technologies, synthetic aviation fuel, methanation and carbon dioxide storage monitoring injection and testing.”

Ms KingsaidAustralia had ahuge capacity for geological storageofcarbon dioxide in saline aquifers and depleted fields, both onshoreand offshore.

“Geoscience Australia is leading work in this field, identifying possible sites around Australia forstorage. There are some 16 projects that are at various stages of development across Australia,” she said.

While industry developedCCU, “thegovernment’s Offshore GreenhouseGas StorageRelease Program is akey mechanism to support thesector”, she said.

Five permits had been awarded -the first titles granted in offshore Australia outside the Victorian Government’s CarbonNet project. Ms King warned: “Nationally and internationally, we have along way to go with carbon capture.”

Sheadded that achieving net zero would need more mining, not less. “Batteries, wind farms, solar panels –they all need minerals, and we will needgas to process the minerals to buildthem. Without athriving resources sector there will be no net zero. The road to net zero runs through the resourcessector,” Ms King said.

Hydrogen plantinthe works

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THE HESC joint venturewas chosen as the preferredhydrogenprovider to Japan Suiso Energy (JSE), which comprises Kawasaki Heavy Industriesand IwataniCorporation. The $2.35 billion funding comes from the Japanese government’s Green Innovation Fund. The Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry (METI) launched the $US16billion Green Innovation Fund Project fund set up to provide 10 years of continuous support to business-led decarbonisation initiatives, ranging from R&D and demonstration to social implementation,with specific goalsshared between the public and private sectors.

Japan Suiso Energy chief executive, Dr Eiichi Harada, saidafter adecadeofwork with the Japanese,Australian and Victorian governments, “our efforts to to establish aworld-first clean hydrogen energy supply chain have been rewarded”. “This is truly awatershed moment for ourcombinedefforts to decarbonise global energy production,”hesaid.

“This commitment of $2.25b gives all participants in the hydrogensupply chainthe confidence to progress to the next stage of commercialisation.”

The carbon intensity of the hydrogen produced

willbeverifiedunderthe Guarantee of Origin scheme, which is being developed by the federal government in-line with globalhydrogenmarkets HESC says this will facilitate the accurate assessment and determination of the carbon intensity (kgCO2/kgH2) of hydrogen produced.

Mr Stone said there was great domestic interest in areliable source of locally produced, cost competitive clean hydrogen. “Now we have countries establishing the definition of ‘clean hydrogen’, based on carbon intensity, we are seeing an opening of trade, based on credible and transparent CO2 reduction numbers,atvariousprice points,” he said.

“We are expecting further offtake agreements for hydrogen that can be used by awide range of businesses and industrial processes, including the production of ammonia, fertiliser and methanol.”

In January last year, HESC’s pilot plantshowed that cleanliquid hydrogen could be extracted from amix of Latrobe Valley coal and biomass, liquefied, shipped and unloaded in the port of Kobe in Japan. HESC saidthis was aworld first achievement.The Australian and Victorian governments contributed $100 million in funding to this $500 million project. Therest was invested by the Japanese government and project partners.

Construction dominates $55b transition jobs

By PHILIP HOPKINS

THE state government’s policy that the transition to renewable energy will create 59,000 jobs by 2035 is based on more than $55 billion in investment, according to areport by consultants pwc.

More than half this investment amount -$29.34 billion -will come from offshore wind -with the bulk of the jobs, about 53,000, coming from the construction phase. Ongoing jobs in the operational phase by 2035 will total about 6000.

These are key figures from the report, ‘Victorian electricity sector renewable energy transition’, prepared by pwc for DELWP (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning).

Consultants pwc were hired by DELWP to assess theeconomicimpactofthe government’s new renewable plans -arenewable energy target of 65% by 2030 and 95% by 2035.

The analysis found that 95% renewable supply

by 2035 would boost gross social product by $9.5 billion and generate an additional 59,214 jobs over that horizon. The GSPincrease is based on $7.1 billion from construction, while $2.3b relates to the impact of ongoing jobs. The GSP impact by 2030 is $5.32b -$4.4b in construction and $911 million in ongoing operations. The analysis uses energy modelling by Jacobs Australia and DELWP.

Withenergy accounting for 70%ofVictoria’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, “the transition to 95% renewable energy is essential in order for Victoria to achieve itslegislated target of net zero emissions by 2050”, pwc said. It claims the transition will maintainsupplyreliability and affordable energy.

The transition is based on renewable energy investment, firm capacity and emerging dispatchable technologies such as hydrogen-based generation.Greater transmission, interstate interconnections, household solar, batteries and

Employment rate worringly low

By PHILIP HOPKINS

WITH labour force participationinGippsland well below the Victorian average, affordable and accessible education is apriority for the region, according to the Latrobe Valley Authority’s draft regional plan.

The LVA’s ‘Gippsland 2035. Latrobe Valley and GippslandTransition Plan’ also notedthat the youth unemployment rate in Gippsland remained unacceptably high.

“More than 100,000 people in Gippsland are classified as not in the labour force, meaning they are not lookingfor work or receiving unemployment benefits. Growing the region’s workforce will require aconcerted effort to raise the participation rate,” the draft plan said.

“Key area of focusthat can improveaccess to educationinclude entry requirements for tertiary education, the cost of degrees, online provision, affordable student accommodation and financial support during studies.

“The provision of affordable shortcourses through Learn Local courses,TAFE and university and moresupport for students fromlow socio-economic, multicultural and LGBTIQ+ groups, and people living with disabilities can help address systemic disadvantage and intergenerational unemployment in the region.”

The draft plan noted that wind farm developer Star of theSouth and Energy Australia were working together to map existing skills in coal power generation with those needed in offshore wind.

“The project will identify transition opportunities and what new skills, qualifications and training were needed and should be designed and offered locally to build aclean energy workforce in Gippsland,” the plan said.

The LVA backs state government planson forestry and energy. “The transition away from native forest harvesting providessupport, training and assistance through the Victorian Forestry Plan to build opportunities for new, sustainable industries and jobs. This includes transition support for affected workers, businesses and communities,” the plan said. The industry would be bolstered by the Gippsland Plantation Investment Program and VicForests’ farm forest program.

The Victorian Skills Authority has estimated that Gippsland needs 12,925 new workers by 2025. This includes 6884 new jobs and replacement of 6041 retiring workers.

“Looking further ahead, the projectedgrowth in renewable energy products in Gippsland will require asignificant newworkforce. Filling these

future jobs will necessitate inboundregional migration and population growth,” the plan said. This would create aflow-on demand for health and social services, agriculture, construction, education, childcare and arange of retail, service-based and hospitality jobs.

Investing in training for clean energy jobs is also afocus of the plan, which warned that not all transitioning workers would move to renewable energy jobs. “Many will retire or work in other industries,” it said, highlighting the need to attract, train and retain aworkforce with theskillsfor future-focussed jobs.

The LVA noted that it was working with solar installation companies and the education sectorto address the shortage of suitably qualified electricians in the region. “At the time,there wasno pathwaytoobtain the necessary qualifications for electricians to work in the solar industry in Gippsland,” the plan said. Holmesglen TAFE and TAFEGippsland could offerthe necessarycourses locallyand “develop an ongoing courseinrenewable technologies”.

The LVA said research showed that two-thirds of skilled and well paid workers in power, mining and forestry struggled to find comparablejobs with similar pay, working conditions and job security.

“This highlightsthe need for targeted workforce planning,” the draft said.

The report highlighted the growing importance of the healthcare and social assistance sector, already Gippsland’s largest employer. There should be a renewed focus on aged and disability care.

Also, the tourism sector should work Gippsland TAFE and Federation University to improve the availability, retention and skills of the workforce.

The LVA emphasised that its planwas not designed to displace or replace existing thinking or work being undertaken across Gippsland. “It should be read in conjunction with existing plans, strategies and reports,” it said, including the Victorian Forestry Plan and the Gippsland RegionalPlan2020-2025,which was backed by One Gippsland, RDA Gippsland and the Committee for Gippsland. “It remains the primary strategic advocacyplan for the region.The LVA has aligned the transition priorities forLatrobe Valley and Gippsland withthe Gippsland Regional Plan,” the draft report said.

electric vehicles will complement this new build.

It assumesthe closureofall Latrobe Valley brown coal plants by mid-2035, the upgrade of the Kerang Link interconnector in mid-2031,completion of the Marinus Link interconnector to Tasmania in mid-2033 (stage 1) and mid-2035 (stage 2) and Victorianoffshore wind targets of 4gigawatts(4000 megawatts)by2035and 9GW (9000MW) by 2040.

The report found that the total undiscounted capitalcostofthis technology investment from 2023 to 2040 would be $55.5 billion.

The total is dominated by offshore wind ($29.344b) followed by onshore wind ($8.7b), rooftop solar ($4.9b),householdbatteries ($4.48b), utility batteries ($2.1b), PVNSG solar -more than 100kilowatts and lessthan 30MW ($1.98b), pumped hydro ($1.85b), solar ($1.46b) and hydrogen ($614 million).

The estimated 53,019 two-yearconstructionjobs by 2035includes 28,549 directjobs, 13,873 indirect and 10,597 induced jobs. The 6195 operational

jobs includes 961 direct, 3254 indirect and 1980 induced jobs.

By 2030, two-year jobs created total 27,86925,996 in constructionand 1872 in the operational phase.

The estimated economic impact of the investment accelerates after 2032. The report includes tables showing the estimated investment in renewables and energy storage annually until 2040, showing the contribution of the various energy types.

Other tables show the undiscounted operating costs of the various technologies until 2040, with offshore wind well ahead at $8.1b, and also the economic impacts of the various technologies.

The pwc analysis does not include fuel costs withinthe modelling. As agreedwith DELWP, pwc assumed that pumped hydro systems have eight to 48 hours’ storage capacity.

Following DELWP’s instruction, battery storage systems are based on two-hour and four-hour storage capacity.

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Road safety s saafeet t ty y grantsopen grraantts s open

THE Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath, is encouraging eligible community organisations to apply for grants under a road safety program that opened recently.

“Road safety is an ever-increasing problem, particularly across regional Victoria, where our rapidlydeterioratingroadshaveseen aconcerning increase in road traumastatistics,” Ms Bath said.

“While the Andrews Government must take responsibility for repairing our crumbling roads network, grassroots organisations can also play a role in community safety.

“Applying for aroad safety grant is afantastic way for community organisations to get involved by helping to raise road safety awareness.”

Road safety grants are available to incorporated associations withanABN,Local Government Authorities, and schools.

Ms Bath said there was only ashort window in which to apply for the road safety grants, so it was important for community groups to act quickly.

“Thisisgreat opportunity for local schools to gain

needed fundingtofacilitatelearningprograms around cycling, beinga safe driver, passenger and pedestrianaswellasunderstanding roadside signage,” said Ms Bath.

“Bike educationisa veryimportant program that is often taught in schools -itprovides young people with asolid foundation about understanding road safety rules and measures.

“Other groups that could benefit are local disabilityproviders and organisations that support our CALD community members.”

Applications for the Community Road Safety Grants Program 2023/24are now open and will close on March 15.

Furtherinformationontheprogramguidelinescan befoundontheVicRoadswebsiteatvicroads.vic.gov au/safety-and-road-rules/road-safety-programs/ vicroads-community-road-safety-grants-program

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By TOMHAYES

POLISH couple Joseph and Celina Sliwinska have surpassed anumberoflife milestones over the past couple of months,and they shared their story with The Express

In December 2022, Joseph and Celina celebrated their 74thwedding anniversary, which wasthe first of three celebrations.

Last month, on February 18, Joseph turned 101-years-old, celebrating with his extended family at agathering.

But, thecelebrationsdon’t end anytimesoon, as Celina turns94-years-old on March 16.

Their story begins in Poland, where they grew up, survived World War 2, got married, and had three children, all before moving to Australia for abetter life.

Joseph is known to be arelentlessly tough hard-worker.

Despite serving during the war, Joseph was quite lucky not to be anywhere near the front line.

He witnessed afew explosions nearby, but that was the worst that he witnessed in person.

He took on several jobs before and during the war, travelling across Europe, spending months upon months away from his family.

Joseph only receivedfour-years of primary schoollevel education from the age of 10 to 14, as school was an expense and non-compulsory.

He learntseveral languageswhile working abroad, such as Italian and German.

His son, Chris, believes that he learnt Italian before he learnt English, and even had to translate for Italianswho couldn’t understand their own language, when working in Italy.

While trying to meet up with hisbrother,Michal, after WW2 as they had promised, Joseph was stopped by Americans for having no papers, after cycling for what was believed to be more than 500 kilometres across Europe

He was relocated to Marseille, France to work, before being given the opportunity to move to a country of his liking.

Countries included the United States of America, Brazilorback home to his eventual selection, Poland.

Back at home, during WW2, Celina was just 10-years-old when Germany began the war.

“It was not so good,” Celina said.

“We used to live in the village, on the farm.

“You go to amarket, once aweek Ithink…when yougothere, you don’t know if you’ll come home.”

Celina spokeonhow the German soldiers patrolled the town during WW2.

“Maybe twice, three times aweek, they go from house to house,” she said.

Celina went to school for seven years before her school was burnt down due to the war.

The couple met after the war and in 1948, they got married, during abetter -yet not perfect time -for the Polish.

Poland was controlled by the Soviet Union, and things such as educationand medical services were free and there were jobs available for everyone, but criticism of the Soviet regime was not tolerated, making things like freedom of speech impossible.

Fast-forward to the mid-to-late 1950s,Joseph finallyheard from his brother Michal, via letter -from Australia.

It was discoveredthat Michael had spentseveral years in camps, both in Germany and Australia, before he was freed and moved to Gippsland.

This was the first time that Joseph had heard from his brother, since they were separated at the start of WW2.

In the grand scheme of things, it wasn’t long until the young family of five would be moving to Australia, although they went separately.

Michal had to find Joseph ajob and aplace to live in order for him to move to Australia, and in April1962, Joseph was on his way, albeit alone on along plane journey, having to stop in Singapore.

It would be almost ayear and ahalf later that he would see his family again, when Celina and the three children -Krzysztof (Chris), Andrzej (Andrew) and Grazyna -arrived in September 1963 on an Italian ship called Galileo Galilei.

At the time the children were still young, Chris was 11-years-old, while Andrew was nine-years-old and Grazyna was seven-years-old.

“It was not easy,” Celina saidabout Joseph being in Australia alone.

“We were always thinking we were going to come to Australia…it was abetter abetter life here (Australia).”

The family moved to Morwell,where they got jobs and the children attended Sacred Heart Primary School.

Joseph worked in construction, as aconcreter and at asteel manufacturer -areal jack of all trades! On New Year’s Day in 1967, Joseph and Celina welcomed their fourth and final child into the world -Dianne.

Ever since movingtoMorwell in the early 1960s, Joseph and Celina haven’t left, as they celebrate their 60th year together in Australia later this year.

Fourgenerationshavefollowed Joseph and Celina; four children (as mentioned), nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, completingthe fifth generation.

The couple have had their fair share of ups and downs, whileintheir (nearly)195-years of compiled life, they have only endured ahandful of trips to the hospital, as they have been able to stay on top of their health.

Joseph currently has abroken arm due to a recent fall, but even that hasn’t stopped him from getting up and raking the leaves with his opposite hand, at the ripe old age of 101!

The COVID-19 pandemic was not aworry for them, as they survived unscathed, unlike countless others who suffered the wrath of the virus.

It’s fair to say that Joseph and Celina have just about seen it all.

The family hopes they are able to witness the couple’s 75th weddinganniversary, whichison December 26 this year.

Themilestone will just be another one that they cantick off the list!

Life-long: Celina and Joseph Sliwinska recently celebrated their 74th wedding anniversary.

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Dairy effluent ponds should be on ‘todo’ list,EPA says

EPA Victoria (EPA) officers returning from inspections in South Gippsland’s dairying districts say farmers should be putting dairy effluent ponds on their ‘to do’ list before winter sets in.

The officers visited 10 farms and issued one official warning, but in most cases, gave compliance advice to help farmers to keep their dairy effluent management systems up to standard.

EPA Gippsland regional manager, Jessica Bandiera, says last year’s wet spring and flooding in parts of the statewere reminders of the hazards of an overgrownorbacked-up dairyeffluent system.

“The threat from aneglected dairy effluent management system is in overflows and leaks, and any rainy weather can sendbacked-up effluent pouring over the edge,” Ms Bandiera said.

“Dairy farmers need to get somemaintenance done on their dairy effluentponds, pumps and pipes as soon as they can.

“It’s the most effective way to make sure dairy

Parkinson better egg

FORMER Fish Creek egg farmer Meg Parkinson has been elected unopposed as presidentofthe Victorian Farmers Federation Eggs Council.

Tony Nesci has been elected vice-president, also unopposed.

The VFF recently announced the outcome of elections for the 2023 VFF Eggs Council.

Ms Parkinson has an extensive background in Victorianagriculture as aformer egg farmer from Fish Creek.

She is aVFF life member and has aconsiderable background involvementwith theVFF as aprevious deputy president on the VFF board, chair of Farrer House,trustee of the Disaster Relief Fund, chair of the Animal Welfare and Industrial Committees, VFF Egg Group president and intensive commodities representative on the VFF board.

Mr Nesci has been involved in the egg industry for more than 60 years.

His family were market gardeners when he was achild and Tony then branched out into egg farming after acareer in sales. He has considerable management experience within the industry and is passionate about progressing the future for all growers.

VFF acting returning officer, Brendan Tatham, congratulate the two on their elections.

“I look forward to working with them and the wider VFFteamtohelp deliver for egg growers throughout Victoria over the coming years,” he said.

Mr Tatham said the VFF would like to thank outgoing VFF Egg Council presidentBrian Ahmed for his work on behalf of Victorian egg farmers.

“The VFF would like to thank outgoing Brian Ahmed for his dedication and passion to the role and wish we him the very best for the future,” he said.

TheVFF would alsolike to congratulate the councillors which have also been returned uncontested: Andrew Postregna and Lou Napolitano.

effluentisafertiliser that’s good for your farm, not apollutantthatthreatens waterways and neighbouring properties.”

The pollutants can include:

• Nutrients; • Pesticides; • Fertilisers; • Milk fromwashdown, spillageand waste milk,and;

• Contaminated soil washed away by heavy rain.

Letting those pollutants escape intochannels, drains and waterways can reduce oxygenlevels, kill aquatic life, encourage toxic algae and create the danger of disease.

“Dairy farmers can prevent effluent ponds from overflowing by de-sludging, controlling weeds and irrigating the water component to pasture when

weather conditions are appropriate,” Ms Bandiera said.

“The end of summer is the best time to clean out ponds ahead of winter wet weather, while keeping effluentirrigation equipment in good condition and preparing to deal with any pipe or pump failures.”

Family group’s new dairy horizon

By PH

VILLAGE

Dairy was awell-established niche player in the dairymarket, having long since tapped into Gippsland milk as the main source for its yoghurt and cheese, when its owner, Omer Huseyin, grabbed at an unexpected opportunity.

Omer decided four years ago to check out a failed dairy factory in Traralgon thathad gone into receivership.

He went looking for equipment that he may have been available to buy.

Instead, he bought the factory.

Thus, Village Cheese &Yoghurt found itself with aprime site on the Princes Highway in Traralgon -you can’t travel through the city without seeing it -inthe heart of Gippsland dairy country with a large factory as avehicle for expansion.

It was atypical act of gambling courage by Omer, who has areputationasavisionary entrepreneur.

It was this quality that led Omer, the son of a Turkish Cypriot immigrant, to found the familyowned Village Dairy business about 20 years ago.

As Gavin Hunter, Village’s business manager explained, the family started out making Halloumi, atraditional Cypriot cheese.

“Omer, one of six children, saw an opportunity backthen to expand anddevelop into the local Indian market for pot-set yoghurt, which can be used for cooking, and acottage-like cheese, Paneer,” he said.

Pot-set yoghurt is yoghurt produced and poured into its container, where it sets.

Fundamentally this is the main different in production to stirred yoghurt.

Village believes pot-set yoghurt makes the best tastingyoghurt, being firmer than most yoghurts, whichmakes it flexible for use in cooking recipes, dips and simply mixing with fruit.

Village’s early days were frantic, with delivery vans on the roads in metropolitan Melbourne supplying independent supermarkets.

Omer and histhree daughtersSezen,Demet and Sevda,alongwithMum,all helped withproduction and deliveries in the early days.

Sevda Huseyin, Omer’s youngest daughter, is managing director and currently manages the business with the general manager, Lee Pironelli, her brother-in law, on aday-to-day bases under the watchful eye of her father Omer.

“The business grew organically for anumberof years as the Indian community grew, by word of mouth. They liked the cheese and the quality of the yoghurt,” Gavin said.

The originalfactoryand warehouse were in Springvale, however the company outgrew that and moved to its current location in Dandenong

Omer sdaughter, Demet Yalaz, who deals with customers and distributors, said Village started to manufactureproducts for other companies. “Some who are now our main opposition started with us; we produced under their label and then they got to asize and went separate ways,” she said.

In late 2019, Omer went to Traralgon and came back with the ‘surprise’.

“He saw the potential; we were landlocked here in Dandenong South,” said Demet.

Then COVID arrived.

“That was adifficult period,”saidGavin, who was hired by Village Dairy at this time.

A30-year dairy industry veteran, he had worked at Bonlac Foods, Fonterra and Warrnambool Cheese &Butter before the Saputo takeover.

“Oneofthe opportunities -and why Icame on board -was some equipment suitable for contract packaging. We secured acontract with amultinational and still supply them today,” he said.

“Importantly, it has given us the ability of obtaining an export licence for Traralgon as well.

We went into anew dimension with ‘contract pack’. That gave us adifferent direction as a company to expand.”

Contract pack involvesmanufacturingaproduct for the customer’s brand, size, specifications, and parameters,producingitunder contract for a number of years. Demet said simply:“Contract work kept us going during COVID”.

The growthofthe business has been through the Indian community, supermarkets and Indian wholesalers.

“Wesupply throughout Australia to wholesalers in the main who provide adistribution service to the independent Indian community, cafes and restaurants.

These wholesalers have their own customer bases, we supply them. We also deliver to our own customer base in metropolitan Melbourne,” said Gavin. Another growth area is foodservice wholesalers in Victoria and across all capital cities in Australia.

“We are not strong traditionally in retail. We have had product in Woolworths -our two- litre natural potset yoghurt- for six years but have struggled to expand on that.”

Gavin saiditdepends on what buyerswanted and the retailer’s strategic direction.

“A buyer came to us wantingsomething different in the drinking milk category,” he said. Village came up with ayoghurt drink, labelled as a‘Cultured milk drink’, that fitted into the milk categoryvanilla, mango and berry yoghurt drinks.

“Mango lassie is the strongest of our yoghurt

drink products. Themango is thickerand suited to the traditional meal as a“pallet-cleansing drink” made with mango pulp. We also produce ayoghurt drinkcalled ‘Ayran’,ideal for traditional Middle East cuisine -spicey food. It helps digestionwhenhaving thistype of meal. Our other yoghurt drinksuits abroader spectrum of customers. We are looking to expand this area in thefuture,” Gavin said

Village Dairy is stillengaging with Woolworths and Coles and exploring opportunitieswith both retailers. Gavin said dealing with major retailers was different from dealing with independents

“Withindependents, you deal with the owners, which aligns withour family business. Village Dairy has agreat opportunity for the brand in front of the retail consumer -wewill encourage and develop that -but the base of the business is still independent stores. They tend to be loyal; once they buy and like aproduct, you mustdosomething bad to lose that business,” he said.

Village works with Gippsland Food &Fibre to promote the products from its Traralgon factory. Sevda and Lee shot adocumentary on the Village business and family history. It showcases the products and production at Traralgon along with anew packaging logo marked, ‘Gippsland Trusted Provenance’, that highlights Gippsland and milk sourced locally.

Village Dairy emphasis it is an Australian, family-owned company.

Gippsland’s countryside, whichgives aperception of green pastures and healthy food, is apowerful marketing tool. “It signifies anything produced here is off good quality,” said Gavin.

Village employs about 25-30people at the Traralgon plant and asimilar number are also at the Dandenong South operation in Melbourne.

Village received agrant afew years ago from the stategovernment to expand the Traralgon factory andemploylocally.

“The majority of production staff that lost their jobs in the previousbusinesswerere-employed, most have remained. We find new peopleand gave back jobs to the community to people who lost jobs. We also regained alevel of past experience,” Gavin said.

Village does not directly buy its milk from farmers; it goes through abrokerage company.

Buying direct from afarmer, as the company did in theearlydays, meanthaving to takeall themilkproduced, even if it could not be used. “Our requirement for milk is up and down -more up than down -but as the business has grown, we

Target Time No.0147

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Target: Average-30, Good -40, Excellent

have secured milk supplythat has ensured the continuity of production at all time,” Gavin said. “Milk supply is ourlifeblood,and we ensure it comes from Gippsland region. The only exception is the organic milk we purchase direct from farm, which is more of aboutiqueproduct in the market.”

Village Dairy has eight varieties of yoghurt in 10kg, 5kg, 2kg and 1kg packs.

“The 10kg and 5kg are mainly for catering, but some Indiansupermarkets sell 10kg to the general public.

They have big families!” said Demet. “Our Paneer cheese is used in cooking; it holds its shape, does not melt or get soft.”

The company’s main export from Traralgon is into South-East Asia under contract pack.

Gavin emphasised how important it is to diversify the customer base between retail, wholesalers, independent stores and contract pack. “We make sure there is aspreadtoprotect our vulnerability from changes in the market. Our business strategy where possible atargetofabout 30 percent into retail, 40 per cent to wholesale and Independent stores and 30 per cent to contract pack. However, that is always changing,” he said.

As with many small businesses, there are clouds on the horizon. The cost of transport has gone up, as has the cost of milk, which went up 30 per cent last July.

“Farmers have been doing it hard and need the extra income, however it was the level of the increase in one‘go’. This affected sales in the short term until general prices in the market caught up with these increases,” Gavin said.

The company has also installed solar energy at Traralgon to reduce increased energy costs.

Gavin said yoghurt,asa healthy foodsource, was still underutilised. “People look at yoghurt as adessert, but we feel it has greater market possibilities. It has got potentialasa probiotic, healthand good food source for the gut, having yoghurt as part of abalanced diet.

Kefir has exploded for that reason,” he said.

In Traralgon, VillageDairy works with Gippsland Food &Fibre to try to support local produce and labour.

“They understand the local area. GFF are targeting local manufactures that truly source and produce product out of Gippsland region, not just use the regional name,” Gavin said.

“Asafamily-owned business,weare focussed on quality.Our owner Omer and the family in general will not comprise on quality. You live and die by your reputation.”

HILIP HOPKINS South in n 2012. Omer’s daughter Yalaz

Team: Demet Yalaz and Sevda Huseyin in production at Village Dairy Photograph supplied

Dynamic duo: Demet Yalazand Gavin Hunter Photograph: PhilipHopkins Offand away: Another batch leaving Village Dairy. Photograph supplied

Courage personified

GIPPSLAND Jersey’s2023‘Farming Conversations’ calendar includes the stories of 12 Gippsland farmers, who speak with Gippsland Jersey co-founder and director, Sallie Jones.

April’s story features achatwith Matt Willis, a dairy farmer from Carrajung South.

Sallie Jones: Tell me about your farm situation?

Matt Willis: I’m on the farm that Igrew up on.

SJ: Ihear that you seem to have had every possible bad thing happen to you. Tell me about your story.

ON January 1, 2004 Iduck dived intothe waterwhile we were camped at The Barrier in Lakes Entrance. Iwas 21-years-old at the time and Ibroke my neck. Iamnow an incomplete quadriplegic. Iwas in hospital and rehabilitation for around six months.

At the time of the accident Ionly had six months of an apprenticeship left.

In October 2004, Iwas able to be agroomsman at my sister Michelle’s wedding and to help out with our farm’s harvest season. Ihave always had atight bond with my brother in-law, Chook. He’s the one that saved my life; gave me CPR on the day of my accident.

In 2006 we builtarotary dairy, purpose built for my disability, to help me milk the cowsabit easier. Icouldn’t milk in the herringbone any longer.

Afterspending lots of money updating the shed, in 2007,wewere hit with adrought.

Then, in 2009,the Black Saturday bushfires came and we lost 150 acres of pasture and seven kilometres of fencing.

We had to sell off cows to pay our bills; we simply couldn’t keep them.

Then the big Murray Goulburn milk crash happened and the drought struck us hard.

Soon after that, my mum was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. She’s afighter, but life is tough for her. She has carers seven days aweek.

Just before last Christmasdad wasinanaccident with aKenworth truck coming back from Maffra. SJ: Youprobably could havegiven up so many times, Matt. What keeps you getting out of bed each day?

EVERY morning is agood day, right?

When Iwas 21and coming to grips with my lost abilities, Ilearned ahell of alot about grit.

Do you have any tips or advice for anyone going through tough times?

JUST to take every day as it comes.

WhenI’m having abad day Ijustgoand do something else. Shift my mind.

Is farm safety on your mindasyou go about your day-to-day work?

YEAH, it’s always in the back of my mind.

Igrewupinthe time when you just went and did it and you didn’t thinkabout it too much.Once you have had an injury it’s always in the back of your mind.

Our appetite for risk is very low. We don’t like employing people because of this very reason.

That’swhy asharefarmer arrangement is better suited to us. We live on ahill so you have to have your wits about you.

Are you feeling optimistic about the future?

AS long as we can keep getting agood milk price we can do this!

We’ve been pretty close afew times to closing it all down. We were just lucky enough to have our first lot of share farmers come along at the right time.

My sister has taken overall the bookkeeping and paperwork and I’ll continue contracting work and doingwhatI canaroundthe farm.

So do you still go back to The Barrier where the accident happened?

YEP, it’s likefalling offahorse; yougotta get back on it!

Lifeline can be phoned on 13 11 14.

Talk:

features achat with MattWillis (left), adairy farmer from Carrajung South. He is pictured with father John and sister Michelle

Photo: Contributed

Planning outrage

By TOMHAYES

RESIDENTS in Traralgon are worried about a proposed development, and the way they were advised about it.

Counciluploaded the followingplanstotheir website: development of land with 52 dwellings on alot, including the 52-lot subdivision of land, and the creation and removal of an easement.

Anotice, supposedly delivered to few of the potentially affected residents, advised them that they essentially had until March 10 to object to the plans.

The notice was supposedly first found in letterboxes on Monday, February 27, which residents believe isn’t enough time to get the opinions of the entire neighbourhood.

The planning stage is currently in the ‘notification’ phase, which according to the Latrobe City Council’s website, “lasts for aperiod of 14 days”, yet residents believe this isn’t enough time.

Dunbar Roadresidents,Vicki andTed Wiseman, were infuriated by the lack of notice from council, believing more time should be considered.

“We live in the first lot of five houses on Dunbar Road …and we did not get notice (of the proposed development),” Ms Wiseman said.

“No one got notified, other than the people backing onto this (proposed) housing,” aHickox Street resident added.

As they live close to the proposed development, residents believe thatmorepeopleshould have been notified.

Only acouple of other houses on Hickox Street and Dunbar Road were notified, in addition to those backing onto the proposed development.

“Thatisahugelet-down… the whole street should be told,” the Hickox Street resident said.

Residents have several issues with the proposed development, including more traffic, the appearance of the neighbourhood, house prices and safety.

“It’s busy enough as it is now with all of the new houses that have developed …people have spent alot of money developing these beautiful homes,” the Hickox Street resident said.

“That’s potentially 50 more cars aday (on the road),” Mr Wiseman said.

“You’re going to have (parked) cars out on the street,” Ms Wisemanbelieves.

“There is going to be abig problem soon.”

The residents believe the traffic that congests at theBank-Shakespeare Roundabout will only worsen and become more dangerous if the development happens.

Their suggestion to improvethis, would be to widen the road at the rail underpass, to allow for better traffic flow at peak times.

Trucks and school buses use these roads, and residents believe that the new development could cause more mayhem for them too.

The residents are worried that their neighbourhoodcouldend up looking likethe high-density GwaliaStreet development, which they believe isn’t agood look.

This leads to their second cause for concern, the safety of the neighbourhood.

In aleaflet that the outraged residentsare handing out to spread the news,itstates, “The department of housing had abad track record of keeping homes tidy and safe, and thus promotes dangerous conditions and behaviour”.

Comparing the potential development to similar housing, residents believe that it could hinder their neighbourhood safety, appearance and house valuation over the foreseeable future.

“The thingis… adecisionisgoing to be made on

the 10th of March, they’ve given us 10 days to reach out if we want,” the Hickox Street residentbelieves.

The same resident is trying to gainasmuch attention from their neighbours as possible, as she is unsure who has been notified, and is worried that the development will go ahead.

Their family also live close to the proposed area and share the sameviewsabout thedevelopment

Residents are worried about the consultation process too, as only few residentswhere given notice and it is believed that there is not enough time to object properly.

The ownerofCampbell Quality Meats, Terry Campbell, runs his business on Janette Street, off Dunbar Road.

His main cause for concern is simply security.

"No one knows what they're goingtoput in there exactly," Mr Campbell said. Fencing and improved security would be at the top of Mr Campbell's list if the proposed development went ahead.

The Hickox Street resident, along with Mr and Ms

Traffic: TheBank-ShakespeareRoundabout congested at peakhours.

Senate grills suits over bank closure in Sale hearing

By TOMPARRY

BANKING executives have been chastised for their lackofconsultation and quizzed on local branch closures at ahearing in Sale.

The Senate inquiry into Bank Closures in Regional Australia held its first public hearing in thePortofSale's Wellington Room last Thursday, March2

Senators MattCanavan(Queensland -LNP), Malcolm Roberts (Queensland -One Nation), Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania -Greens),RaffCiccone (Victoria -Labor), Richard Colbeck (TasmaniaLiberal) and Gerard Rennick (Queensland -LNP) were present for the hearing, with Senators SladeBrockman (Western Australia -Liberal) and Linda White (Victoria -Labor) engaging via teleconference.

Witnesses from Westpac Group were called first, with theChief CustomerEngagement Officer, Ross Miller, and the National General Manager, Jason Green, both representing the company.

Westpac recently announced it would close its Sale branch, but has since postponed the closure until further notice.

In an opening statement to the inquiry, Mr Miller noted that 96 per cent of Westpactransactions are now done digitally; saying it was led by customer preference.

Mr Miller also acknowledged that "not everybody is ready" for digital banking, with a"smallminority" apprehensive about the change.

He further said that the decision to close abranch "is not made lightly", with customer demographics and their proximity to other branches taken into consideration.

Under questioningfromthe chair, Senator Canavan, Mr Miller claimed that 95 per cent of Westpac's customer transactions can be done through Bank@Post service, citing that figure as areason for the Sale branch's closure.

He also said that consultation with Wellington Shire Councilhad been done "in parallel" with Westpac customers, which was done via email.

The Gippsland Times understands that the Shire was informed through the CustomerAction Request Service.

Mr Miller said Westpac would be changing that process to aconversation.

Meanwhile,MrGreen said that Westpac had only spoken directly to council representatives the morning of the publichearing, which was later confirmed by the Mayor, Ian Bye.

SenatorRennick asked whether Westpac makes aprofit in Wellington, and if that was afactor in the Sale branch's closure.

Mr Miller responded by saying: "We look at the way people bank with us."

Westpac was also questionedabout what happens to staff once abranch closes.

Mr Miller said that mostemployeeswould either work from home or relocate to another branch; he estimated that 28 per cent of affected employees look for work elsewhere, while 23 per cent were retrenched.

Senator Whish-Wilson asked if Westpac executives received bonuses for saving money by closing branches, to whichMrMiller responded: "I'm remuneratedtoprovideservice to our customers."

In his questioningofWestpac, Senator Colbeck took issue with the company's claim that is consulted with the community, saying: "The only

people you're consulting with is yourselves."

Mr Miller responded by saying that Westpac's own data provides"incredibly strong insights" into how customers useits branches,and that decisions are based on that same data.

SenatorColbeck responded by saying that process was "determining" rather than "consulting".

SenatorRennick askedabout the agreement Westpachad reached with Australia Post to provide the Bank@Post service, requesting acopy of that same agreement.

Mr Miller denied the request, citing "commercial confidence".

Finally, Senator Canavan asked about Indigenous customers, and whether Westpac knew how many Indigenous people lived in the Wellington Shire; neither Mr Miller nor Mr Green were able to answer.

Senator Canavan revealed the answer as 923, taken from Census data; he then asked why Westpac wasn't awareofthat figure, to the approval of at least one attendee.

Westpac's questioning concluded at 11.05am -35 minuteslongerthan scheduled -with Senator Canavan requesting alistofWestpac's regional branches and planned closures.

Witnesses from the National Australia Bank (NAB) were called next, represented by retail executives KrissieJones and Mil Kairouz.Ms Jones' opening statement echoed that of Westpac's,noting customers' "preference" for digital banking, while adding that the closing of abankbranch "is not done lightly".

Senator Rennick opened the questioning, asking why NAB hadn't invested in regional Australia.

Ms Jones responded by saying that acombined

$70 million had been investedinthe past three years at regional branches and banking centres. She further stated that branches had seen a66 per cent reduction in foot traffic.

On the subjectofjob losses at regionalbranches, Ms Jones said that NAB offers redeployment "in everyinstance",and that 97 per cent of employees hadbeen retained.

Under questioning from SenatorRoberts, Ms Jones revealed that $15 million was provided by NAB to Australia Post for their community banking services; as with Westpac, she refused to provide copy of agreement, citing commercial sensitivities.

SenatorCiccone askedwhetherNAB consults withgovernment figuresregarding branchclosures; Ms Jones responded by saying that local Members of Parliament are contacted the day prior to when customers are told, while local councils are informed the same day as customers.

Towards the end of proceedings, Senator Canavan questioned NAB on the permanent closure of its Maffrabranch, which was announced last month.

In response, Ms Jones and Mr Kairouz noted that the branch had faced "logistical and practical challenges", such as an inability to employ staff and reducedhours, both of which contributed to thedecision to close.

NAB's questions concluded at 11.45am,which was then followed by other witnesses.

Questions taken on-notice by Westpac and NAB aredue back March 10, while the inquiry's final report is due by December 1.

More coverage on the Senate inquiry will be available in this Friday's issue of the Gippsland Times.

Wiseman urge people who live near or on Dunbar Road to voice their thoughts on the matter before March 10, before adecision is final. Council informed residents to make an objection viaemail to latrobe@latrobe.vic.gov.au

Plans: The proposed site for the 52 dwellings Photographs TomHayes

Concern: This A4-sized notice hung on thefence forlocals to see

ShroveTuesday celebration

STUDENTSatSacred Heart Primary School, Morwell celebrated Shrove Tuesday, on February 21

The pancakeswere prepared withthe helpof the new Grade 6leaders.

Students learnt all about the history of Shrove Tuesday and preparing for the giving, fasting and praying season of Lent.

The new social justice team at Sacred Heart willbeworking towards raising money for the Caritas platform.

CaritasisaLatin word meaning charity or love. It is one of thethree Christian theological virtues: "So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love" (1 Cor 13:13). During Lent the children will be looking out into the world and focussing to help thosewho need more.

LABOUR DAY

The significance of Labour Day

FOR the majority, Labour Day represents along weekend,a weekend to enjoy family time and friendships.

However,the working rights we all enjoy today should not be taken for granted.

Beginning with the Eight Hour Day Movement of the 1850’swhich advocated for eight hours of work, and eight hours of rest. In 1856, on April 21, the Eight Day March was organisedinprotest, and the government agreed to make changes to the rights of workers.

Public celebration marches and parades continued each year with the Eight Hour Day renamed Labour Day in 1934.

The final march was held in Melbourne in 1951, after adecline through the depression and WW2. However,in1955anew celebration of marches and parades were introduced, Moomba, to replace

the marchesthatcelebratedthe victory of workers in the Eight Hour Day campaign.

Moving forwardto2023, there’s many who work outside of the eight hours, shift workers, fly in-fly out’s,

and many more, and MOOMBA is recognised as amajor event in Melbourne’scalendar,but we all should reflect on ‘just how lucky we are, the working conditions we enjoy,and whereitall began.’

Big smiles: Sacred Heart PrimarySchool, Morwell student Thanmaya on Shrove Tuesday.

Photographs Supplied Delicious: Sienna tucksintoapancake.

Morethan just food: Indrani learnt about the true meaning behind PancakeDay

Come one,come all: Apenisa andYien with pancakespreparedfor theday Shrove Tuesday: Jaxonenjoying his pancake.

Creating camaraderie and close competition in the swimming pool

CLOSE competitions and creating camaraderie were on the radar for secondary students during the annual house swimming carnival at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School.

Students competed with their teammates from the school’sTraralgon campus in acombinedcampus event at the Moe Outdoor Pool, while soaking up theglorious sunshine and earning points for their house.

Franklin House was the winner of the junior and intermediate division awards, while Monash took out the senior division.

In the end,itwas Franklin Housethat was victorious, winning the overall house championship title with 601.5 points, followed closely by

New school year at St Joseph’s

ST Joseph’s Primary School Trafalgar has welcomed in the new schoolyear with apositivegroup of eager Foundation students and new staff and student leaders.

The Foundation students have settled into school life very well.

“It is areal pleasure to teach such positive, receptive students. The learning curve for our Foundation students is especially steep in these first few weeks of school and it’s so rewarding participating in and supporting their learning,”

Foundation teacher Liza Marino said Aconfident Foundation studentannounced, “We love our teacher Ms Marino because she is fun and helps us”.

The community also welcomesnew Grade 6 student leaders Summah Parise, Tia Jamieson and Thomas Kennedy. The student leaders work hard to support the students and the learning in the school. Part of the student leaders’ job is to also help run school assemblies.

CynthiaGrahamisthe new Grade 3teacher at St Joseph’s. Cynthia is amum of two-year-old twins. She is agraduateteacher from Melbourne University. Outsideofmum and school-life, she enjoys baking cookies and muffins to share with friends and family and spending time in her garden, trying to grow vegetables.

The St Joseph’s school community is looking forward to apositive year of learning and fun.

Paterson House with 578, and Lalor with 524.

All Year 12 leadersspurred on house spirit, encouraging younger students to put in their best effortsand support their fellowhousepeers, but it was Monash House that scored the house spirit title.

There was two records broken on the day: Year 12 student Zoe Dowler in the 50 metre breaststroke (38.45) and the Year 8Paterson House Relay team in the 4x50metre freestyle (2:10.23).

The annual event focuses on the wellbeing of students by bringingstudents and educators together for afun and friendly day of competition.

Welcome: NewGrade 3teacher at St Joseph’s PrimarySchool Trafalgar,Cynthia Graham.

Photographs supplied

Get on red: Displaying Chisholm Housespirit areAgatha, Angela,Ava andTroy.

Go Patto: Harry and Axel supporting Paterson House. Photographs supplied

Good times: Creating camaraderieare GilmoreHouse’s Charles and Samuel

Awesome orange: Donning their orange FranklinHouse coloursare Sienna, Layla and Chloe

Active: Foundation students NoahTempleton, Samuel Carpinteri,HarryZarah (front) Rhett Willoughby,IsaacBain andBowie Madex.

Crew: Foundation StudentsSophie Dilger,Axel Treyvaud, Ollie Scanlon, Bathannie,Poppy Hicks-Lowjen and Wilfred Jenkins

The future: Grade 6leadersSummer Parise, TiaJamieson and Thomas Kennedy

Bull backsthe return of buffet

By TOMPARRY

DEMAND is growing to reinstate catering facilities on passenger rail services in Gippsland, with Member for Gippsland East Tim Bull being the latest figure to support the cause.

Mr Bull has called on the Public Transport Minister, Ben Carroll, to provide abuffet service on all V/Line long-haul trains that travel directly to and fromMelbourne, including those on the Gippsland line.

“Over recent months there has been an increasing amount of people lodging complaints that they can no longer purchase asnack or adrink on this long-haul route, which is astepbackinservice delivery,” Mr Bull said.

“You would think in this day and age we would be looking to improve services to patrons, but it is not the case here.

“I don’t think it is too much to ask for apassenger on an almost four-hour long train trip to be able to buy something to eat or drink.”

Mr Bull’s pleacomes afterV/Line retiredits fleet of N-class locomotives and carriages on the Gippsland route, and with it the ‘Café Bar’that

provided food and beverages to passengers -as reportedbythe Latrobe ValleyExpress/Gippsland Times in September 2022.

All services to and from Bairnsdale are now serviced by high-speed VLocity units.

Mr Bull spoke aboutthe matterinstate Parliament on Tuesday, February 21, notingthat there were “a lot of elderly people” living in his electorate that benefit from the buffet service.

He further noted that aCaféBar wasstill in operation on the Albury line, despite the introduction of VLocity services to that route.

“That should be standard practiceonall long-haul V/Line services in Victoria, and the government ought to… make thatapriority and make surethat is delivered,” Mr Bull told Parliament.

On February 23, Mr Bull askedMinister Carroll whether the Gippsland line will be serviced by the new VLocity buffet carriage that is currently operating on the Albury line.

He also claimed that rail users were reporting to his electorate office “in droves” about poor rail services in Gippsland.

Rail Futures Institute president John Hearsch told the Gippsland Times he was “not at all” surprised by this claim.

“We are hearing the same from communities on other lines which, until fairly recently, have had on-boardcatering services providedand now seem set to lose them,” Mr Hearsch said.

But he cautioned thatthe Albury line’scatering service had“degeneratedinto afarce” withless than 50 per cent of passengers able to access the service.

“This is because on many occasions the facility is not staffed and therefore closed, or it is open for only aportionofthe journey;orwhenthe train consists of six cars (two lots of three-car sets), the facility is only open in one half of the train with no access to passengers from the other half,” Mr Hearsch explained.

Service: GippslandEastMPTim Bull,iscalling forthe reinstatementofon-boardbuffetfacilities on all long-haulV/Line services,including those to Bairnsdale Photograph supplied

Sporting stars at Stocky Road

RECENTLY the Stockdale Road Primary School, Traralgon school community came together for the annual Stockdale Road Primary School Sports Day.

This year saw ashortened timetable of events duetothe extremely hot weather.

The house captainsgot into the spirit designing

and painting their own banners to cheer on their house colours throughout the day.

Students competed in arange of running and track and field events.

This year, Gold House were the winners in a closebattle,secondplacewas taken outbyGreen House, closely followed by Red and then Blue.

Mr Hearsch putforward atrolleyserviceasa more suitable alternative: “this could be achieved at verymodest cost with minimal carriage modification, compliance with health and safety requirements and the loss of no more than six seats.”

Mr Bull’s question in Parliament was taken on notice; Minister Carroll has until March 25 to respond.

Hulking: Green Houseput in astrong performance forthe sports day.

Bright: RedHousebrought outtheirinner Mario.

Gold by name andnature: Gold Housewon the Stockdale Road PrimarySchool Sports Day Photographs supplied I’m blue da ba dee: Students showing their supportfor Blue.

Hands on: CelesteRoss,who is completing adegreeinfine artand PHD student Roop Deep completing aseries of mosaics

‘FedFest’oncampus to welcome students for new yearatChurchill

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

MORE than 3000first year students across all Federation campuses got to experience anew world as ‘FedFest’ was in full swing last week.

Federation University celebrated students getting back to campus with food, music, art and sport activities. ‘FedFest’ activities were being held to welcome back students and help first years settle into university life.

Roaming performances, free food trucks, art and sport zones, and the opportunity to engage with student clubs and leaders from local industry were all available.

New students received ataste of what their programmes have to offer in orientationweek, (held the previous week) with course overviews and campustours, studentget-togethers, and peer mentor support.

Federation University also offer the ‘FedReady’ program, where students can undergo ashort, non-awardcourse to help develop the academic skills needed to get started at university.

Eighteen-year-oldirst year nursing and midwifery student, Kate Girvan, moved from Sandringham

to Gippsland to gain confidence, new experiences and enjoy the openness of regional life.

“I was feeling alittleisolated with lockdown,” said Ms Girvan.

“I had alot of social anxiety before Icame here. There’s been alot of meet and greets and you meet alot of people and especially of different ages.”

Federation University vice-chancellor and president, Professor Duncan Bentley, welcomed thenew students.

“FedFest is afantastic way to help students settle into university life by connecting with their peers, theservices available to them and the local industries with astrong heritage of partnership with the university,” he said.

Gippsland’s interim head of campus, Professor Andrew O’Loughlin reiterated these sentiments.

“Universities are about social engagement,” he said.

“Great to have people back through the doors.”

Semester1classes at Federation University are currently under way.

Gippsland is one of fiveFederation campuses, alongwithBallarat,Berwick, Horsham and Brisbane.

Study: Kate Girvanislookingforwardto working in acaring industry.

Flair: NewFederation Universitystudents David Ferguson andEden Free showcasetheir artistic skills during FedFest.

Photographs: Zaida Glibanovic

5174 2156 Cnr Gwalia St &Liddiard Rd, Traralgon

Reader offers an alternative view

IWOULD just like to provide an alternative view to that expressed in the rather tabloid front page article in theFebruary 22 edition of this newspaper. Rather than just simplistically putting all the blame on the state government trying to appease inner city Greens, the real reasons for the closure of white papermakingatMaryvale are more complex and are rootedinpublic expectations of good governance.

Firstly, it should be acknowledged that the Victorian forests do not belong to the loggers or to Vicforests.These forests belongtoall Victorians and Vicforests are charged with the responsibility for managingthem on behalf of the citizens of this state.

Secondly,itwasn’t the government, Greens or tree-huggers which caused the recent cessation of native forestlogging.Itwas the factthat the courts had found that VicForests had been guilty of seriously breaking their own laws about their forestry practices.

Thirdly, the harvestingcapacity of the machinery used to log the forests have increased in capacity as the years haverolled by. Mountain sides can be laidbareinaweek or twowhereas it would have taken months in the past. Compared to the sustainable selective harvesting which was practicedpreviously, the erosion and silt laden run-off that present day harvestingproduces is wrecking not only the montane environment, but also reducing the depth of Lake Wellington in the Gippsland Lakes.

Fourthly,the Alpinebushfires whichhavebecome much more prevalentinthe last 25 years have greatly reduced the amount of harvestable timber, and after the 2009Black Saturday fires,force majeure should have been enacted on the supply of native timber to the Maryvale Mill as the resource was no longersustainable.Wood chips from the Western Districts blue gum plantationscouldhave supplied the pulp mill instead. That wouldhave left enough big logs for worthy enterprises such as Heyfield’s ASH manufacturing facility to use in a sustainable way.

Fifthly, VicForests started the practice of clearfelling in the early 1970s and then regenerative burning followed by aerial seeding of mainly mountain ash trees to create mono-culturesof the "right"timberspecies to harvestbythe next generation of loggers.

This has resulted in avastlychanged and much more fire-prone forest environmentthan the natural one. Ican remember going on outings to the snow withmyfamily in the 1960s and the alpine and mountain ash trees were mostly between ametre and some over two metres in diameter at eye height. Recently, on abiketrip across Mt Skene, the biggest trees would struggle to get to 50 centimetres in diameter andwerenot thriving.

The alpine ecology wasclearly distressed.

The ugly vistaofmountainsides of cleared forest laidbare, withnostanding old trees to provide habitat for wildlife has even left some old-time loggers shaking their heads in disgust.

Which brings us to the issue of social licence.

The public, the true custodians of the forests, had no say as to whether these practiceswere acceptable to us.

If VicForests had informed the public 50 years agothat they intended to turn our alpine and wet sclerophyll forests into virtual plantations, then the public would have been horrified. Now that drones and mobile phones have been able to relay the truth of theecocideand landscapeengineering that has taken place, the public has reacted. The Premier had no choice but to call time on these environmentally disastrous practices be voted

management. We need high density timber for buildingand construction, because of its low embodied energy and hence low carbon footprint, but we also need the carbon storage of healthy mature forests and the rain-attracting transpiration they provide. Boththese measures are neededtofight climate change.

Whatwereally need is aforestmanagement authorityempowered to deliver both, and that ensures that hardwood pulp is only supplied from plantation timber.

Dan Caffrey Traralgon

Keep it civilised

THIS is my response to the vicious content of letters published in the Express sincethe stateelection by Patrick Ansell, Brian Mawhinney, Joseph Lis and other readers.

Firstlythe disrespectful language calling the Premier a'Dictator', 'Chairman Dan' and other politicians being called 'The Three Stooges' -you should knowMrLis which states and countries have achairmanordictator and it is not Victoria or Australia.

What apetty thing to say Mr Mawhinney about Harriet Shing and Lisa Neville having drinks at Port Douglas. MPs have holidays likeeveryone else andare free to travel (and socialise) where and with whom they choose too.

Every time the government (stateand federal) wants to do something good, negativity is the response from the Libs, Nats and some locals who are against any said project.

In Martin Cameron’s maiden speech, he said the people who did not vote for him will next time. Remember Martin, you got 9902 primary votes and Kate Maxfield got 13,601 -you became an MP with Dale Harriman’s Liberal/National coalition votes.

And by the way, Iknow the difference between aspanner and ascrewdriver and I’m 100 per cent sure all MPs do as well. What astupid remark!

Mr Lis, re your father’s resting place having only aplaqueand not aheadstone, well it’s up to you to rectify that. Your comment has left me quite confused -headstone on agrave equals being recognised as a22-year employee of YallournPower Station -I’m really not sure what this means.

Another matter, who sold the SEC to private companies many years ago -the Kennett Liberal government.

Everyone is entitled to theiropinion and good healthy debate should always be encouraged, but gentlemen -please keep your hate remarks to yourselves, as the saying goes (and I’m sure your mothers’ would have said this)'If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all'.

Elaine Priest Traralgon

Happiness is here

OH what bliss to hear from Lis, Each and every week without fail, We read his enthralling tale. Rose Garden rapture or climate change sceptic, Our clean future is not his perspective.

Lorraine Bull Morwell

Whereare our politicians?

WHERE are our local politicians and why don't they answer emails from their constituents?

As amere ordinaryman without the superior intell of highly paid localpolitician it is not but Iwas sweredto

thepeopleand notvice versa.

Maybe instead of throwing themselves in front of acamera and then post how proud they are of their communities on Facebook, they might consider doing something that makes areal difference to the lives of their constituents.

Sadly, Morwell and surrounding areas have no real representation.

Sure, we haveFacebookcomments from our esteem politicians and I'm sure these pics look great in the politician'sscrapbook,and we have political ads in the local newspapers telling us how hard they are working for us, but these are no substitute forreal representation.

We have an opposition party which is next to useless, who don't answer correspondence unless they are harassed in doing so, and aLabor politician who seems to be unconcerned with the struggles facing her constituents.

If oppositions refuse to fight for their constituents, why are we paying them hefty wages for Facebook posts, and if Harriet Shingrefuses to apply common sense to issues affecting her electorate and act in the best interestofher constituents, she should resign.

We deserve better than what we are getting. No doubt, come next election, all non-performing, dismissive politicians will tell us how lucky we are to have them representing us, when in reality, we have been abandoned by the very people who claim to be our voices.

Our politicians are ajoke and they need to get their act together and do what they are paidto do -represent us, not give the appearance of representing us, but actually represent us.

Patrick Ansell Morwell

In replytoclimatechange tyranny

ON December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation took place beneath The Gothic arches of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and at the moment of his crowning, when Pope Pius VII said, "Receive the imperial crown of the commonwealth ...", Napoleon suddenly turned and removedhis laurel wreath, and then arrogantly snatched the crown from Pius and thereafter crowned himself! Napoleon's sacrilege thus symbolizedthat he had become emperor on the will of the French nation, and not by some divine right or religious consecration.

In the same way, Ihave dedicated my lifetotruth and true democracy, and Ihereby proclaim to all the world that Iwill expose all forms of deceit and lying hypocrisy.

Joseph Lis, Morwell

What is Mardi Gras?

NOW that there is alot of focus in the media on the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, there is some confusion about what aMardi Gras is.

Mardi Gras literally means ‘fat Tuesday’ and its origins can be traced back to the Medieval period. It was traditionally the last night of eating rich, fatty foods to prepare for the season of Lent when peoplefasted to commemorate Christ having spent 40 days in the wildernessbefore hiscrucifixion.

Pancake Tuesday is also part of this tradition.

In many countries around the world, Mardi Gras developed into acarnival with aparade and elaborate costumes, especially in South America andthe United States, such as the New Orleans Mardi Gras. It became acelebration of life before the more sombre Ash Wednesday and the period of Lent.

The Maffra Mardi Gras arose from this tradition, and is afamily fun day with aparade, street and food stalls, musical entertainment and children’s activities.

The Rotary Club of Maffra supports inclusivity, equity and diversity and anyoneiswelcome to march in theparadeaslong as they align themselves with the Maffra Mardi Gras values of alcohol-free family entertainment.

Float formsare available from rcmafframardigras@gmail.com, and remember that there are huge cash prizes thanks to the Community Bank Maffra and District.

Apart from the fact that the Maffra Mardi Gras started 20 years before the Sydney one (in 1957) the clue is in the name, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. They have become part of the great tradition of Mardi Gras, but the LBGTQIA+ side of it is uniquely theirs, so pleasedon’t confuse that with our wonderful family oriented Maffra event. See you on March 18!

Claire Cochrane

On behalf of Maffra Mardi Gras Committee

Sheer sadistic amusement

NATIVE ducksare struggling to survive, with climate change, catastrophicfires and drought causing long-term decline of the wetlands. So it’s baffling why the government would approve aduck shooting season this year, even with reduced days and killing limit, which the Game Management Authority has admitted is impossible for them to police. The RSPCA has estimated that 87,000 birds will be killed and up to 35,000 wounded and left to die slowly in terror and agony. Ducklings are dependent on their mother for their first two months, and will die of cold, starve, or be eaten by predators if shot. Let’s not pretend this is sportwhich by definition involves bothsides knowing they are playing. Using ahigh-powered rifle to blast adefenceless animal outofthe sky doesn’t fit that definition in any way.Hunterskillfor one reason -sheer sadistic amusement. Several studies have shown that two-thirds of Victorians oppose duck hunting, across both city and regional areas. It’s time for duck shooting to be banned in Victoria outright.

DESMOND Bellamy PETA Australia

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By PHILIP HOPKINS

THE stategovernment's decision to allow a truncated duck-hunting season has been strongly criticised by Gippsland politicians as 'a slur' and 'disgraceful',and by the RSPCA as 'deeply disappointing'.

Given the contested views, the government has also acted to have the Legislative Council examine recreational native bird hunting in Victoria.

This year, the duck season will only run for five weeks with afour-bag limit and 8am start time and closing 30 minutes after sunset each day from Wednesday, April26toTuesday May 30.

Jeff Bourman, Upper House MP of the Shooters, Fishersand Farmers PartyofVictoria, saidthe weak policy was ablowtorecreational hunters, and was in opposition to the report commissioned by the government with government-appointed scientists, who recommended adaily four-bag limit and afull 12-week season.

“I’ve been in Parliament for over eightyears now and I’ve lostcount of the number of times I’ve heard the government tell us about their science-driven and evidence-based decision making," he said.

"So, I’m interestedtohear how they’ll justify this recent insult to the scientists who spent so much time workingonareport for the government, which has been completely ignored.”

Mr Bourman said duckhunting was acontentious issue shrouded in lies, misinformation and very suspect polling pushed by animal rights activists, and used to try and sway decision-makers into making adecision that will please ideologues.

“The anti-duckhunters are unabletopresent evidence that cannot be eviscerated with an even cursory inspection.Yet people who happily eat farmed duck are brainwashed into thinking duck hunting is somehowcruel, yet farmedducks being killed is not. It’s cognitive dissonance of epic proportions,” he said.

Mr Bourman said recreational duck hunting

bringsmuchneeded incomeinto regional and rural economies ravaged by end-on-end disasters and unfeeling government actions.

Mr Bourman concluded: “For so long during the pandemic we were told to ‘trust the science’ yet at the first hurdle where the government could show real leadership and trust their own science, in theface of anoisy, hostile, yet small group,they flubbed it.”

Upper House MP Melina Bath described the policy restrictions as adisgraceful slur on Gippsland’s law abiding recreational shooters.

"Duckseason in Victoria is ahighly regulated activity that injects millions into our local economy," she said.

"Our local recreational huntersare passionate about positive environmental outcomes having spent countlesshourstransformingHeart Morass from awastelandinto an internationally recognised thriving wetland.

"Our recreation hunters are the true conservationists and the Andrews government painting them any other way is shameful. The Andrews government is shuttingdown recreational hunting by stealth."

Ms Bath said the governments’ own research reported not one recreational hunter exceeded their bag limit during the 802 checks under the previous season.

"Asserting hunters are not doing complying with regulations is plain wrong. Labor’s decision... has everythingtodowith appeasingactivists and securing needed support in the Upper House of stateParliamentfrom the Animal Justice Party and Greens MPs to pass other legislation," she said.

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O'Brien, said the decision was an insult to huntersand clearly more about politics than science.

Mr O'Brien said he was alarmed at the government’slanguage in making the announcement, which seems to indicate future plans to ban the

practice altogether.

“The decisionoutlined on the Game Management Authority’s website refers to a‘more precautionary approach’and ‘poor behaviour by some hunters…’ among other matters.

“This is an insult to the vast majority of lawabiding hunters who do the right thing and sustainably harvest ducks every year," he said.

RSPCA Victoria said the decision was deeply disappointing, and called for areview of the decision, given huge animal welfare concerns, declining waterbird abundance and lackofcommunity support.

RSPCA Victoria chief executive, Dr Liz Walker, said the duck hunting season would cause injury, pain and suffering to thousands of native ducks, and further the decline of waterbird populations.

A35-day hunting season would result in 87,000 birds being killed, and up to 35,000 wounded and left to die.

"Research indicates that two in three Victorians (66 per cent) oppose it," she said.

"There is little evidence that regional economies derive any economic benefit from duck hunting; in fact, research suggeststhat there are more potential tourism benefits from eco-tourism than duck hunting."

Thegovernment will movetoestablish a Legislative Council Select Committee to examine recreational native bird hunting in Victoria.

The committee willhave wide-rangingterms of reference, including the operation of the annual recreational native bird hunting seasons, arrangements in other Australian jurisdictions, their environmental sustainability and impact on amenity, and their social and economicimpact

The committee will hold public hearings to hear fromhuntingassociations, animalwelfare groups, and regional communities.

Afinal report is expected to be tabled by August 31.

One sizedoesn’t fitall: Member forGippsland South, DannyO’Brien has labelled the shortened duck hunting season as “an insult to the vast majorityoflaw abidinghunters who do the rightthing”. File Photograph

Forest managment must improve to stabilise timber industry

COMMENT

BY JOHN MULLIGAN

MY letter to your paper last month about the possibility of harvesting the dying fire killed timber fromthe East Gippsland forestsdid not attract any support or discussion.

TheGoongerah peopleand their ‘green’ supporters would certainly, through theirignorance of the ‘balance of nature’ in the forest, not have given any support to such an idea.

The timberworkers whoare on some sort of government support cannotcomment forfear of losing that support. But through all this the taxpayer is surely paying.

Our East Gippsland forests have,since the 1940s and in particular after the recent fires over large areas,been changed beyond recognition to their former state,due the initial abandonment of allowing naturalfire (lightning)and settlers burning before the 1940's and then more latterly, inadequate fuel reduction burning by DELWP and Parks Victoria.

The recent 2019/20 fires over large areas of East Gippsland have resulted in killed timber,with dense scrub and wattle regrowth.

Withoutchange to present management,weare in dangerofour forests becomingdeserts of scrub.

Iamsure that neither the ‘Green Conservation movement’ or the timber industry or the local people or government want this.

Ican well understand conservationistsbeing ‘anti’ fuel reduction burning as practised by DELWP,

continuous drip torch lines around aperimeter and then incendiary bombing the central area does not give any wildlife achanceofescape, such burns are naturally hot and in no wayresemble or mimic natural fire. They are usuallycarriedout in winter or spring whereas natural fire is late summer and autumn, usually slow, because it is alesswindy time of the year. Because there is less wind,the smokelays more heavily over the land.

The general public, the tourist industry and the grape growing industry will not tolerate this natural smoke -they have powerful political pull to frustrate DELWP and to stop autumn burning, leaving DELWP late winter and windy spring in whichtocarry outfuel reductionburns,whichare usually too hot, damaging and risky.

There is no doubtthat the bushitselfand taxpayers have not been well served by DELWP and Parks Victoria.

There are afew peopleinDELWP who understand the nature of the forestsand fire, and if given achance, coulddothe job, but DELWPisgoverned by city-basedacademics with littleactual bush experience.

As Iunderstand it, of the approximately 2500 DELWPemployees about 2000 are domiciled in Melbourne or large towns, not in the bush where they are needed.

Of course all the blame for the failure of the forest management mustlie withthe ‘Captain of the ship’, in this case,our Premier;hehas failedinhis duty.

To my knowledge he has not even visited the area since the 2019/20 fires to see the damage.

Why should he worry about the bush?

All his votes come from the city.

Ilistened thismorning (24/2/23)toatalkon local ABC radio featuring Goongerah environment centre, VicForests and Orbost Chamber of Commerce;this discussion centred aroundthe cessation of logging.

Basically, the Goongerah people being happy that logging had been stopped so that gliders and possums could (allegedly) flourish. No concern for the timber industry and its employees, other than to proposethat these peoplecould be employed in the forests.(What wouldthey do? Who would be employing them?And who wouldpay them?)

VicForests is naturally concerned about lack of access to timber and difficulty of satisfying green surveys, etc.

There was no talk at all of the terrible loss and damage causedbythe 2019/20 fires, the fire killed timber, and the enormous loss of wildlife attributed to these fires.

No recognitionoracceptance of blame for the misguided policies which caused these fires and tremendous loss of forests values, while the Goongerah people are so concerned about the risk to possum and glider populations allegedly caused by logging, thiswould be minimal comparedto the losses during the recent fires, yet the Greens ignore this.

The word hypocrisy comes to mind!

VicForests is not blameless either, as increased volume and profits are their aim.

Ihave never believed in large scale ‘clear-felling’

of our natural forests.

Another point that comes to mind is that Ihave been accused of promoting fuel reduction burning in the interests of achieving a‘grassy understory’ in our forests for cattle grazing.

This is wrong, as bushgrazing is largelyfinished, but yes, Idowant to see a‘grassy understory’, plentiful wild flowers and abundant wildlife, as they once were.

Fire in such forest did little damage to the trees, unlike today with adense understory, which kills standing trees and promotes an ever-thickening unnatural scrub growth, unsuitable for wildlife, and promoting the potential for even hotter damaging fires in the future.

It must be remembered and it is well recorded, that it was the open forests with the ‘open grassy understory’ for their stock that attracted the first settlerstoEast Gippsland. Obviously this was the stateofthe forests before their settlement.

So it’s about time thatall interested parties ‘took aBex’ and had a‘good liedown’, and then come together in good faith to resolve the differencesand plot apath forward for our forests.

We need better managed forests for all sorts of reasons and we need awell-managed stable timber industry.

JohnMulligan is an experienced bushman and member of the Howitt Society

HOROSCOPES

by Joanne Madeline Moore

March 6-March 12,2023

Aries With the Full Moon in your daily routine zone, it’s time to prioritise, organise and stabilise And avoid being too impulsive about a complicated issue – especially involving money, values, morals, or possessions The Sun, Mercury, Neptune and Saturn encourage you to dream ambitious dreams for the future

Be inspired by fellow-Aries, pioneering feminist Gloria Steinem: “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities

Taurus Bulls can blunder around being (unintentionally) insensitive This week you need to be extra responsive to the needs of children, teenagers and close friends, otherwise Tuesday’s Full Moon could trigger a misunderstanding or an emotional meltdown

With Saturn leaving your career zone professional matters are set to improve – as long as you aren’t ridiculously stubborn The more flexible and understanding you are, the quicker things will improve

Gemini Mercury (your ruler) and the S Gun link up with Uranus, which amplifies your changeable qualities and your talent for being what you think other people want you to be But Mars is charging through your sign which encourages you to shine your authentic light for the world to see Inspiring quote for International Women’s Day comes from Gemini entertainer Judy Garland: “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else ”

Cancer On the weekend, compassionate Venus links up with dynamic Mars, which is in your humanitarian zone So it’s time to roll up your sleeves and be proactive about helping others Can you do some volunteer work, start a fundraiser, or organise a working bee? Inspiring quote for International Women’s Day is from actress Audrey Hepburn: “As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands One for helping yourself, the other for helping others ”

Leo Regal Lions love to live in the lap of luxury! Tuesday’s Full Moon activates your finance zone and encourages your tendency to be hasty with cash and careless with credit Then penny-pinching Saturn shifts into one of your money zones So, clever Cats will resist the temptation to blow the budget with an impulsive, extravagant spending spree Big binge buys now will just lead to major money headaches later on So slow down, budget carefully and shop prudently

Libra Librans can be too laidback and lackadaisical But this week the universe gives you a brisk kick up the backside as dynamic Mars links up with Venus (your patron planet), which makes you more proactive than usual So it s time to initiate, instigate, negotiate, collaborate and create Your quote for International Women’s Day is from Libran actress and activist Susan Sarandon: “I take responsibility for the ups and downs of my life, and that is very liberating

Scorpio

Watch out for stubbornly holding a fixed p position: you ’ re probably not seeing the full picture If you listen to family friends and colleagues then you’ll gain a much wider perspective If you are at the receiving end of some stern words from a loved one, accept the criticism with good grace and then move on Your quote for International Women’s Day is from fellow-Scorpio, Vogue editor Anna Wintour: “I try to remain very open to what others have to say

Sagittarius When it comes to your workgand professional prospects, the Full Moon’s in efficient no-nonsense Virgo So people don’t care how fabulous, funny and friendly you are – they just want to know you can do your job promptly and competently With the Sun, Mercury, Neptune and then Saturn transiting through your family zone don’t neglect the needs of your home and loved ones Accept your domestic responsibilities with a sunny Sagittarian smile!

Capricorn Steer clear of negative influep nces that bring you down Surround yourself with positive people in your family/ friendship circle and within your local community The close connections you foster now will prove beneficial in the future Inspiring quote for International Women’s Day is from Capricorn great Dolly Parton: “Love too often gets buried in a world of hurt and fear And we have to dig it out so we can share it with our family, friends, and neighbours

Aquarius Taskmaster Saturn finally leavqes your sign from Wednesday onwards So don’t get side-tracked and lose sight of where you are heading The earthy Virgo Full Moon encourages you to make plans and put them into daily practice with discipline and dedication

Building: Construction has startedonanew ambulance station in Morwell. Photograph supplied

More stations coming

THE state government has started its program to build more ambulancestations in Gippsland, beginning with Morwell.

TheMinister forAmbulance Services, Gabrielle Williams, said construction had started on the Morwell ambulance superstationand the new Foster ambulanceStation-and asitehas been secured for the new multi-million-dollar Paynesville ambulance station.

“We’redeliveringsix bigger and better ambulance stations in Gippslandbecause we knowlocalsrely on the expertise, compassion and commitment of our paramedics,” Ms Williams said.

“We also know that paramedics need modern workplaces, and the latest equipment to stay safe at work and deliver the best care.”

The new Morwell ambulance stationwill feature anine-bay garage for ambulances, eight rest-andrecline areas for paramedics to recuperate, training facilities, afully equipped kitchen and improved security and car parking.

Construction for the new Morwell Ambulance Stationisontrack to be completed in late-2023.

Construction is also underway on the new Foster ambulancestation on Station Road, which will

feature athree-baygarage, two rest and recline areas,trainingfacilities,a fully equipped kitchen and improvedsecurity and carparking.

Construction of the new Foster station is on track to be completed in the second half of the year. Anew multi-million-dollar ambulance station will also be built on Paynesville Road, Paynesville. The station will feature athree-bay garage, two rest-and-recline areas,training facilities, afully equipped kitchen and improved security and car parking.

In other developments, the process to secure aparcel of land forthe new Yarramambulance station is progressing.

Paramedics are already operatingfromtwo new multi-million-dollar ambulance stations in Moe and Warragul.

The new Moe ambulancestationfeatures afivebay garage and four rest-and-recline areas, while the new Warragul West ambulance station has a four-bay garage and four rest-and-recline areas. The stategovernment has committed almost $250 millionsince 2015 to upgrade and rebuild ambulance stations.

Virgo

The Full Moon in earthy, practical Virgog(on Tuesday) sets the stage for a powerful and productive International Women’s Day (on Wednesday) So it’s a good week to bring an ambitious goal to a successful conclusion Be inspired by Virgo entertainer Beyoncé: “As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal That’s how I’ve gotten to where I am ” The Mercury/Uranus link (on the weekend) is wonderful for creative ideas and innovative solutions

Your inspiring quote for International Women’s Day is from Aquarian talk-show host author and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey: “Whatever your goal, you can get there if you ’ re willing to work ” Pisces Pisces folk are inspirational people This week there are four planets visiting your sign –the Sun, Mercury, Neptune and then Saturn

So you’ll feel like daydreaming visualising and creating even more than usual as you perform, paint, draw, dance, write, sing or play music It’s time to make your dreams a reality! Your quote for International Women’s Day is from Piscean entertainer Liza Minnelli: “Don’t listen to anyone who doesn’t know how to dream ”

CopyrightJoanne Madeline Moore 2023

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Always curiousand imminently knowledgeable, award-winning British historian andauthorBettany Hughes (pictured) exudes apassionthat stillshines bright,evenafter decades of intrepid exploration. In this newtwo-partspecial, the diverse cultureofthe under-the-radar Adriatic countryAlbania is laidbare. Featuring fortresstowns and breathtaking sea views, Hughesbegins exploring the Albanian Riviera and the country’s first WorldHeritage site, the ancient city of Butrint; before venturing to the remote communities in the AlbanianAlps.

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British comedian DaisyMay Cooper follows up her acclaimed debut, ThisCountry,with this genre-defying comedy thriller.Written with her best friend Selin Hizli,who also co-stars, the storyfollows lonely and “weird” mother-of-one Nic (Cooper), whose depressing existence is jump-started by thearrival of agin-toting new schoolmum.Intonight’spremiere double episode, there’sadouble shot of booze and questionable behaviour.Young actor LennyRush is acomedic standout as Nic’sson Ollie, who is thewise voice of reason in theirloving yetquirky relationship

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Fire Country. (Mv) An internal investigationislaunched aftera lifewas lost following adifficult rescuethat went awry.

Bull. (Ma, R)

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

4.30 CBS Mornings

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Story (R) 10.30 That Pacific Sports Show.(R) 11.00 Invisible Wars. (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Hard Quiz.(PG,R) 1.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 AntiquesRoadshow.(R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 5.55 NSW Election Announcements.

6.00 TheDrum

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30 Presented by SarahFerguson.

8.00 ForeignCorrespondent. International affairs program.

8.30 Grand Designs: TheStreets. (PG) Part 2of5.AtGravenHill, Kevin McCloudmeetsVineetand Simmi and Prabhjot and Shalini.

9.20 Griff’sCanadian Adventure: Bigness. (R) Griff Rhys Jonesexplores Canada.

10.10 Movin’ToThe Country. (PG,R)

10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 TheBusiness. (R)

11.10 BackInTime ForThe CornerShop (PG, R)

12.10 Q+A. (R)

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

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

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Theroux: DrinkingToOblivion.

2.15 LiveAtThe Apollo 3.05 This TimeWith Alan Partridge. 3.30 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer.(PG, R) 9.35 Home Of The Year:Scotland. (PG) 10.05 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (PG, R) 11.00 Looking ForRembrandt. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 First Ladies. (PGal, R) 2.45 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.(R) 4.15 The ArchitectureThe Railways Built. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy!(R) 5.30 Letters AndNumbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.35 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar Part 2of2

8.30 American Presidency With Bill Clinton: Becoming ASuperpower.

(PG) Hosted by President Bill Clinton.

9.20 Vigil. (Premiere, MA15+) Asailor is found dead on asubmarine.

10.30 SBS World NewsLate.

11.00 L’Opera. (Mdl)

11.50 The Eagle. (MA15+av,R) 12.55 Cycling.

UCIWorld Tour.Paris-NiceRace.Stage 5. Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise to Saint-PaulTrois-Châteaux.212.4km. From France 2.55

GoingPlacesWithErnie Dingo.(PGa, R) 3.55 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: SingaporeBitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight

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6am Lost In Paris. (2016,PG) 7.35 YehJawaani Hai Deewani. (2013,PG) 10.35 MissMarx. (2020) 12.35pm The Parting Glass.(2018,M) 2.25 Storm Boy. (1976, PG) 4.05 MaryShelley.(2017,PG) 6.20 Steel Magnolias. (1989,PG)

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home AndAway. (PGa) Bree’ssecret sidelines Remi.

8.30 Code 1: TheMartin Place Siege (Mav) Takesa lookatSydney’s2014 Martin Place siege of aLindt Chocolate Café by a domestic terrorist. Eyewitnesses and first responders explain what happened in the months and weeks leadinguptothe horror

9.30 Air Crash Investigations:Peril Over Portugal. (PGa)Takes alookat thecrash of 1992Martinair Flight 495on final approachtoPortugal’sFaro Airport.

10.30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.15 Mighty Ships:Norrona. (PG, R)

12.30[VIC]HomeShopping.

1.15 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBCToday

5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 9News Special: Marvellous Moomba. Abehind-the-scenes look at the MoombaFestival.

8.00 RBT. (PGdl) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Paramedics (Ma, R) Afirst responder races to treat aman suffering from horrific injuriesinacrash.

9.30 Australia Behind Bars. (Malv,R)Presented by Melissa Doyle

10.30 A+EAfter Dark (Mlm, R)

11.25 Nine News Late.

11.50 Council Of Dads. (PGa)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home

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6.30 TheProject. Alook at the day’snews and events

7.30 Taskmaster Australia. (Ml) Hosted by TomGleeson.

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

9.30 TheMontreal Comedy Festival. Stand-upcomedy from James Acaster, Patton Oswalt, Sophie Buddle, Sindhu Vee, Caroline Rhea and Jo Koy.

10.30 Would ILie To You? Australia. (Ml, R) Hosted by Chrissie Swan

11.30 TheProject. (R)

12.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

6.00 TheDrum Analysisofthe day’snews.

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7.30 Gardening Australia Jane

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6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.30 WrecksThatChanged

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8.30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Highlands. (PG, R) Presented by RobBell.

9.25 Royal Autopsy: Queen Elizabeth I. Part 2of2

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10.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+sv, R)

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9.30 To Be Advised.

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12.55 Cycling. UCI World Tour.Paris-Nice Race. Stage 6. Tourves to La Colle-sur-Loup.197.4 km. From France

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10.45 MOVIE: Walking Tall. (2004,Mdlv,R)A former soldier battles acrime lord. Dwayne Johnson.

12.15 Tipping Point. (PG,R)

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10.30 JustFor Laughs. (Ml, R) Hosted by Nick Cody.

11.00 JustFor Laughs Uncut. (MA15+ls, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne.

11.30 TheProject. (R)

3.50 Mastermind Australia. (R)

2.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+v,R)

1.00[VIC]HomeShopping.

12.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

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1.05 Travel Oz. (R)

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Po rt Ad ela ide vs .B ri sb ane Li ons (A O) (T )

Mel bo ur ne vs .W es te rn Bul ldo gs (MCG)( N)

Gold Coas tS UNS vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (MS)( N)

Sun day,M ar ch 19

GWS GI ANTS vs .A delaide Cr ows (G S)

Ha wt hor nv s. Es sendon (MCG)

St Ki lda vs .F re man tl e(OS)( T)

ROU ND 2

Th ur sday,M ar ch 23

Car lt on vs .G eelong Ca ts (MC G) (N)

Fr iday,M ar ch 24

Br isb an eL io ns vs .M elb our ne (G )( N)

Sa tu rd ay,M ar ch 25

Colli ng wo od vs .P or tA de la ide (MCG)

Ad elaid eC ro ws vs .R ich mond (A O) (T)

Wes te rn Bulldo gs vs .S tK ild a( MR VL )( N)

Fr eman tl ev s. Nor th Melbour ne (O S) (N)

Sund ay,M ar ch 26

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .H aw th or n(SCG )

Es se ndo nv s. Gol dC oa st SUN S( MR VL )

Wes tC oas tE agles vs .G WS GI AN TS (O S) (N)

RO UND 3

Th ur sda y, Mar ch 30

Wes te rn Bu lldogs vs .B ri sbane Li ons (MR VL )( N)

Fr iday,M ar ch 31

Colling wo od vs .R ichmond (MCG)( N)

Sa tu rd ay,A pr il 1

Ha wt hor nv s. No rt hM elbo ur ne (U TA S)

GWS GI AN TS vs .C ar lto n(GS)( T)

St Ki ld av s. Es sendon (MCG)( N)

Po rt Ad elai de vs .A del ai de Cr ows (A O) (N)

Su nd ay,A pr il 2

Gold Coa st SUNS vs .G eelong Ca ts (M S)

M e b o u r n e v s S y d n e y S w a n s ( M C G)

RO UND 6

Fr iday,A pr il 21

Fr eman tl ev s. Wes te rn Bulldogs (O S) (N)

Sa tu rd ay,A pr il 22

Po rt Ad ela ide vs .W es tC oas tE agl es (A O)

GWS GI AN TS vs .B ri sba ne Li on s( MO)( T)

Geelo ng Ca ts vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (G MHB A) (N)

Sun day,A pr il 23

Ha wt hor nv s. Ad el ai de Cr ow s( UTAS)

Car lt on vs .S tK ild a( MR VL )

Gold Coas tS UNS vs .N or th Mel bo ur ne (MS)( T)

Monday,A pr il 24

Melb our ne vs .R ich mond (MCG)( N)

Tu esda y, Ap ri l2 5

Col ling wo od vs .E ssend on (MCG)

ROU ND 7

Fr ida y, Ap ri l2 8

St Ki ld av s. Po rt Ad ela ide (MR VL )( N)

Sa tu rd ay,A pr il 29

Br isb ane Li ons vs .F re man tl e(G)

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .G WS GI AN TS (S CG)

Wes te rn Bull dogs vs .H aw th or n( MR VL )( T)

Mel bo ur ne vs .N or th Melb our ne (MCG)( N)

We st Co as tE agles vs .C ar lt on (O S) (N)

Su nd ay,A pr il 30

Es sen don vs .G eel ong Ca ts (M CG)

Ri chmond vs .G old Coas tS UNS (MR VL )

Ad elai de Cr ows vs .C olling wo od (A O) (T)

ROU ND 8

Fr iday,M ay 5

Car lt on vs .B ri sbane Li ons (MR VL )( N)

Sa tu rd ay,M ay 6

Richm ond vs .W es tC oas tE agles (M C G)

Geelong Ca ts vs .A delaide Cr ows (G MHB A)

Gold Coas tS UNS vs .M elbour ne (MS)( T)

GWS GI AN TS vs .W es te rn Bu lldo gs (MO)( N)

Fr em an tl ev s. Ha wt hor n(OS)( N)

Sunda y, May 7

Po rt Ad ela ide vs .E sse ndon ( AO)

Col ling wo od vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (MC G)

Nor th Mel bou rn ev s. St Ki ld a( MR VL )( T)

ROU ND 9

Fr iday,M ay 12

Richmon dv s. Geel ong Ca ts (MCG)( N)

Wes tC oas tE agles vs .G old Coas

aw or nv s. e our ne

Br is ba ne Li ons vs .E sse ndon (G) (N)

Car lt on vs .W es te rn Bu lldogs (MR VL )( N)

Su nd ay,M ay 14

Ad el aide Cr ow sv s. St Ki lda (A O)

Colli ng wo od vs .G WS GI AN TS (MC G) (T)

ROU ND 10

Fr iday,M ay 19

Po rt Ad el aide vs .M elbou rn e( AO)( N)

Sa tu rd ay,M ay 20

Nor th Melbo ur ne vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (MR VL )

Wes te rn Bu lldo gs vs .A del ai de Cr ows (M AR S)

Fr eman tl ev s. Gee long Ca ts (O S) (T)

s. GWS GI AN TS (MR VL )

Wes tC oas tE agles vs .M elbo ur ne (O S) (T)

Monday,A pr il 10

Geelo ng Ca ts vs .H aw th or n( MCG)

ROU ND 5

Th ur sday,A pr il 13

Ad elaid eC ro ws vs .C ar lt on (A O) (N)

Fr ida y, Ap ri l14

Fr eman tl ev s. Go ld Co as tS UNS (N O) (T)

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .R ichmon d( AO)( N)

Sa tu rd ay,A pr il 15

Nor th Melbo ur ne vs .B ri sba ne Li ons (A H)

Es sen don vs .M elbou rn e( AO)( T) Po rt Ad el aide vs .W es te rn Bu lldo gs (A O) (N)

Sun day,A pr il 16

Gee long Ca ts vs .W es tC oas tE ag les (A O)

Ha wt hor nv s. GWS GI AN TS (N O)

St Ki lda vs .C olli ng wo od (A O) (T)

Br isb ane Li ons vs .G old Coa st SUNS (G) (N)

Es sendon vs .R ichmond (MCG )( N)

Su nd ay,M ay 21

Ha wt hor nv s. We st Coa st Ea gl es (U TA S)

Car lt on vs .C olling wo od (MCG)

GWS GI AN TS vs .S tK ilda (G S) (T )

ROU ND 11

Fr id ay,M ay 26

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .C ar lt on (S CG)( N)

Sa tu rd ay,M ay 27

St Ki ld av s. Ha wt ho rn (M RV L)

Melbo ur ne vs .F re man tl e( MCG)

Geelong Ca ts vs .G WS GI AN TS (G MHB A) (T)

Gold Coas tS UNS vs .W es te rn Bu lldo gs (T IO )( N)

Wes tC oas tE agles vs .E ssendo n(OS)( N)

Su nd ay,M ay 28

Richmond vs .P or tA delaide (MCG)

Col ling wo od vs .N or th Melb our ne (MR VL )

Ad el aide Cr ow sv s. Br isb an eL ion s( AO)( T)

ROU ND 12

Fr iday,J une 2 Melbo ur ne vs .C ar lt on (M CG)( N)

Sa tu rd ay,J une 3 Po rt Ad el aid ev s. Ha wt ho rn (A O)

Wes tC oas tE agles vs .C olli ng wo od (O S) (T)

Wes te rn Bu lldogs vs .G eelong Ca ts (MR VL )( N)

Gold Coas tS UN Sv s. Ad el aid eC ro ws (T IO )( N)

Sunday,J une 4

GWS GI AN TS vs .R ich mond (MCG)

Es se ndon vs .N or th Mel bou rn e( MR VL )( T)

By es: Br is bane Li ons, Fr ema nt le, St Ki ld a, Sy dne yS wa ns

ROU ND 13

Th ur sday,J une 8

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .S tK ilda (S CG)( N)

Fr id ay,J une 9

We st er nB ulldogs vs .P or tA del ai de (M RV L) (N)

Sa tu rd ay,J une 10

Ha wt ho rn vs .B ri sba ne Li on s( MCG)

Ad el aide Cr ow sv s. Wes tC oas tE agl es (A O) (T)

Fr eman tl ev s. Richm ond (O S) (N)

Su nda y, June 11

Nor th Mel bo ur ne vs .G WS GI AN TS (B A)

Car lt on vs .E sse nd on (M CG)( N)

Mo nd ay,J un e12

Melb our ne vs .C olli ng wo od (MCG)

By es: Ge el on gC at s, Gold Coas tS UNS

ROU ND 14

Th ur sday,J une 15 Po rt Ad el ai de vs .G eelong Ca ts (A O) (N)

Fr id ay,J une 16

Br isb ane Li ons vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (G )( N)

Sa tu rd ay,J une 17

GWS GI AN TS vs .F re man tl e( GS)( T)

Richm ond vs .S tK ild a( MCG)( N)

Sunday,J une 18

Car lt on vs .G old Co as tS UNS (MCG)

Nor th Mel bo ur ne vs .W es te rn Bulldo gs (MR VL )( T)

By es: Ad elaide Cr ow s, Colling wo od, Es sendon,

Ha wt hor n, Melbour ne, Wes tC oas tE agles

RO UND 15

Th ur sd ay,J un e2 2

Gee long Ca ts vs .M elbo ur ne (G MHB A) (N)

Fr id ay,J une 23 St Ki lda vs .B ri sbane Li on s ( MR VL ) ( N )

Sa tu rd ay,J une 24

Sy dn ey Sw ans vs .W es tC oas tE agl es (S CG)( T)

Fr em an tl ev s. Es send on (O S) (N )

Su nday,J une 25

Collin gw ood vs .A delaide Cr ows (MCG)

Gol dC oas tS UNS vs .H aw th or n( MS)( T)

By es : Car lto n, GWS GI ANTS ,N or th Me lbo ur ne, Po rt Ad ela ide, Rich mond, Wes te rn Bu lldogs

RO UN D 16

Th ur sday,J une 29 -S unday,J ul y2

Ad ela ide Cr ow sv s. Nor th Mel bou rn e( AO)

Br isba ne Li ons vs .R ichmond (G )

Es sendon vs .P or tA de la id e( MCG)

Gol dC oa st SUN Sv s. Col lin gw ood (M S)

Ha wt hor nv s. Car lt on (M CG)

Me lbour ne vs .G WS GI ANTS (T P)

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .G eelong Ca ts (S CG)

We st Coa st Ea gl es vs .S tK il da (O S)

Wes te rn Bu lld ogs vs .F re ma nt le (MR VL )

ROU ND 17

Th ur sday,J ul y6 -S unday,J ul y9

Br is ban eL ions vs .W es tC oas tE ag les (G)

Es sendon vs .A delaide Cr ows (MR VL )

Fr eman tl ev s. Car lt on (O S)

Geelong C at sv s. Nor th Melbour ne (G MHB A)

GW SG IAN TS vs .H aw th or n(GS)

Po rt Ad ela ide vs .G old Coa st SUNS (A O)

Ric hmond vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (M CG)

St Ki ld av s. Me lbour ne (M RV L)

We st er nB ulldogs vs .C olling wo od (MR VL )

RO UND 18

Th ur sda y, Ju ly 13 -S unday,J ul y16

Ad elai de Cr ows vs .G WS GI AN TS (A O)

Car lt on vs .P or tA del ai de (M RV L)

Col ling wo od vs .F re man tl e( MCG)

Gee lon gC at sv s. Es se ndo n(GM HB A)

Gol dC oas tS UNS vs .S tK ilda (MS)

Mel bo ur ne vs .B ri sb ane Li ons (MCG)

Nor th Melbou rn ev s. Ha wt hor n( MR VL )

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .W es te rn Bulldogs (S CG)

Wes tC oas tE agl es vs .R ich mond (O S)

ROU ND 19

Fr iday,J ul y21-S unday,J ul y2 3

Br isb ane Li ons vs .G eel ong Ca ts (G)

Car lt on vs .W es tC oa st Ea gle s( MR VL ) Es se ndon vs .W es te rn Bu lldo gs (MR VL )

Fr em an tl ev s. Sy dn ey Sw an s(OS)

GWS GI AN TS vs .G ol dC oa st SU NS (M O)

Melb our ne vs .A dela ide Cr ow s( MCG)

Po rt Ad ela id ev s. Co ll ing wo od (A O)

Richmon dv s. Ha wt ho rn (MC G)

St Ki ld av s. Nor th Mel bou rn e( MR VL )

RO UND 20

Fr id ay,J ul y2 8-S un day,J ul y3 0

Ad ela ide Cr ows vs .P or tA de la ide (A O)

Col ling wo od vs .C ar lt on (MCG)

Es send on vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (MR VL )

Geelo ng Ca ts vs .F re man tl e(GMHB A)

Gol dC oa st SUN Sv s. Br is bane Li on s( MS)

Ha wt ho rn vs .S tK ild a( MR VL )

Richmo nd vs .M elb our ne (MCG )

Wes tC oas tE agl es vs .N or th Melb our ne (O S)

Wes te rn Bull do gs vs .G WS GI AN TS (M AR S)

ROU ND 21

Fr ida y, Au gus t4-S un day,A ugu st 6

Ad elaide Cr ows vs .G old Coas tS UNS (A O)

Es sendon vs .W es tC oas tE agles (MR VL )

Fr eman tl ev s. Br isba ne Li on s(OS)

Geelo ng Ca ts vs .P or tA delaide (G MHB A)

GWS GI AN TS vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (G S)

Ha wt ho rn vs .C oll ing wo od (MCG )

Nor th Melb our ne vs .M elbo ur ne (B A)

St Ki lda vs .C ar lt on (M RV L)

Wes te rn Bu lldogs vs .R ichmond (MR VL )

ROU ND 22

Fr id ay,A ug us t11-S un day,A ugus t13

Car lt on vs .M elbour ne (MCG)

Br isb ane Li on sv s. Ad elaide Cr ows (G)

Colli n g wo od vs .G ee lon g Ca ts ( MCG)

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Ha wt hor nv s. Wes te rn Bu ll do gs (U TA S)

Nor th Mel bou rn ev s. Es sendo n( MR VL )

Po rt Ad el aide vs .G WS GI AN TS (A O)

St Ki ld av s. Ri ch mo nd (M RV L)

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .G old Co as tS UNS (S CG)

Wes tC oas tE agle sv s. Fr eman tl e(OS)

ROU ND 23

Fr id ay,A ug us t18-S un da y, Au gu st 20

Ad elaide Cr ows vs .S yd ne yS wa ns (A O)

Colling wo od vs .B ri sbane Li ons (MR VL )

Fr em an tl ev s. Po rt Ad el aid e(OS)

Gold Co as tS UNS vs .C ar lt on (MS)

GWS GI AN TS vs .E ssend on (G S)

Melbo ur ne vs .H aw th or n( MCG)

Richm ond vs .N or th Mel bo ur ne (MC G)

St Ki ld av s. Ge elong Ca ts (MR VL )

Wes te rn Bu lldog sv s. We st Coas tE ag les (MR VL )

ROU ND 24

Fr id ay,A ug us t2 5-S un da y, Au gu st 27

Br isbane Li ons vs .S tK ilda (G)

Car lt on vs .G WS GI AN TS (MR VL ) Es se ndon vs .C ol ling wo od (MCG)

Geelong Ca ts vs .W es te rn Bulldogs (G MHB A)

Ha wt hor nv s. Fr eman tl e( MCG ) No rt hM elbour ne vs .G old Coa st SUNS (B A)

Po rt Ad ela ide vs .R ich mond (A O)

Sy dne yS wa ns vs .M elbour ne (S CG)

Wes tC oas tE agl es vs .A del aid eC ro ws (O S)

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Saturday,March 11

6.00 Back In Time ForThe Corner Shop: 1850s –1919. (PG, R) Part 1of5

7.00 ABCNews. Takesalook at today’stop stories.

7.30 TheLarkins (Return, PG)

Pop acceptsa lucrativeoffer that he cannot refuse.The new neighbours, theJerebohms, host adinner party

8.20 Under TheVines. (Premiere, PG) ASydney socialite and London lawyer jointlyinherit aNew Zealand vineyard.

9.05 Grantchester (PG, R) When the body of Lord Edmund Fitzgerald is found on his family estate, Willand Geordieinvestigate.

9.55 Traces. (Mads, R) As Kathy andSarah work through the nightclub fire,Sarah’s report reveals some damning issues.

10.40 Miniseries: Time (Madlv,R)Part 2of3

11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

6.30 SBSWorld News.

7.30 TheWorld’sMostBeautiful Landscapes: TheLakeDistrict.

(PG) Narrated by Robert Lindsay

8.25 Britain’s ScenicRailways.

(R) Part 2of4.Takes alook at the Keighley &Worth Valley heritage railway line in West Yorkshire

9.20 Britain’s MostLuxurious Hotels (PGa, R) Part 1of3

10.15 Planet SexWith Cara

Delevingne: Orgasm Gap (MA15+als)

11.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour

Paris-Nice Race. Stage7

1.05 MOVIE: Amateurs. (2018,MA15+l, R, Swedish) Zahraa Aldoujaili, Yara Aliadotter, Fredrik Dahl. 3.00 GoingPlacesWith Ernie Dingo.(PG, R) 4.00 Mastermind Australia.(R)

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

Sunday, March12

TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 WeekendBreakfast. 9.00 Insiders 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week.(R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 The Larkins. (PG, R) 3.15 Griff’s CanadianAdventure. (R) 4.10 Grand Designs: TheStreets. (PG,R) 5.00 Art Works. (Return) 5.30 Nick Cave AndWarren EllisAtHanging Rock. (PG, R)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow

Hosted by FionaBruce.

7.00 ABCNews. Takesalook at today’stop stories.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (PGa)

Ayoung pop starisfound dead

8.30 Vera (Ma) Part 4of4.Veraisdrawn into amystery that brings her closer to her estrangedfamilythanshe would like.

10.05 Queerstralia: Gender And Identity (Malns, R) Part 2of3

11.00 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) Meeting George leaves Aliceshaken.

11.50 LastTango In Halifax. (Ml, R)

12.50 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R)

1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.15 LastTango In Halifax. (Ml, R)

4.15 TheRecording Studio (PG,R)

5.00 Insiders (R)

6.00 MorningPrograms. 11.00 Outside: Beyond TheLens. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM SuperbikeWorld Championship.Round 1. Highlights. 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. FIM SuperbikeWorld Championship.Round 2. Highlights. 5.00 Cycling. CrocodileTrophy 2022. Highlights 5.30 TheAbyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 BettanyHughes: Treasures Of Albania. (PG) Bettany Hughes exploresAlbania

8.30 What Killed TheRoman Empire? (PGan, R) Experts explore the collapse of the RomanEmpireand therole played by climate change and threepandemics.

10.00 Castles: Secrets, Mysteries And Legends: Portugal (PGav,R)Part4of4

11.05 Cycling. UCI World Tour Paris-Nice Race. Final stage.

1.05 24 Hours In Emergency. (Ma, R)

2.55 WhyWeHate (Mav,R)

3.40 TheSource (MA15+a, R)

4.35 Bamay. (R)

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

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Border Patrol. (PGa) Follows NewZealand border officials.

7.30 MOVIE: RED (2010,Mlv,R)After aretired CIA agentisattacked by a hit squad, he reassembleshis old team to uncoverhis enemy’sidentity Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker

9.45 MOVIE: TheHangover. (2009, MA15+lns,R)Three friends wake up after abuck’snight and realisethe groomismissing.Bradley Cooper,EdHelms, Zach Galifianakis.

12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 1. Newcastle 500. Day 1. Highlights

1.00 Mighty Ships: MSC Oscar (PG, R) [VIC]HomeShopping.

4.00 GetArty. (R)

5.00 House Of Wellness (PGa,R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa) The team transforms acluttered home.

8.30 MOVIE: Sully (2016,Mal, R) After apilot makes an emergency landing onto the Hudson River,his actions come underinvestigation.Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, LauraLinney

10.30 MOVIE: TheFounder (2016,Ml, R) Asalesman starts a chain restaurant. Michael Keaton.

12.35 From Hell: Caught On Camera: Holidays From Hell. (Premiere, Ml)

1.30 ThePet Rescuers. (PG,R)

2.00 TheIncredible Journey Presents (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 SkippyThe Bush Kangaroo (R)

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Visitors are barred from the beach.

6.30 To Be Advised.

7.30 Blue Bloods. (Ma) Eddie’s captaintakes interest in her

8.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mv) When the bodies of twoRegencyRomantic Festival attendees are discovered, the CSI team uncovers ashockinglinkbetween their murders and previous cases.

9.30 FBI: International. (Mav)The team attempts to hunt down asniper responsible forkilling an Americanduring an attack.

10.30 NCIS. (Mav,R)Anold pal of Torres’ comes to him.

(7,6)

6.00 NBCToday [VIC]Shopping 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 TheMorning Show: Weekend. (PG) 12.00 Seven’sMotorsport Classic. 12.30

6.00 SevenNews

7.00 Australian Idol. (PGl) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and ScottTweedie.

8.45 Ed Sheeran VAdele. (Md) Ahead-to-head look at the work of English singer-songwritersEdSheeranand Adele.

9.45 Manhunt: Predator Couples (MA15+av,R)A young married couple go missing.

10.45 Born To Kill? Colin Ireland. (MA15+a)

11.45 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 1. Newcastle 500.Day 2. Highlights

12.45 Dr Harry’sAnimal Encounters. (PG,R)

1.00[VIC]HomeShopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) 4.00 NBC Today 5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 Married At FirstSight. (PGls)

8.40 60 Minutes Current affairs program, investigating, analysingand uncovering the issuesaffecting all Australians

9.40 NineNews Late. Alook at the latest news and events.

10.10 Australian CrimeStories: Attack On Police HQ (Malv,R) Alook at the Russell Streetbombing.

11.10 TheFirst48: Runner Runner (Ma)

12.00 Law&Order: Organized Crime (MA15+dv,R)

12.50 9HoneyHacks. (PG)

6.30 TheSundayProject

Alook at theday’snews.

7.30 Australian Survivor AReward Challenge where the winner gets an overnight stay and afeast in the Survivor Spa has everyone salivating.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i (Mv) After a close call at amethlab explosion, the NCIS team learns Kai is being targeted by his old friend-turned-criminal and must takehim down. Lucy gets herfirst big case aboard an aircraft carrier 10.00 FBI. (Mv, R) The teaminvestigates jewellerystore robberies

1.00 Explore TV.(R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.(PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News

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

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Monday, March 13

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Landline.(R) 11.00

AntiquesRoadshow.(R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Under The Vines. (PG, R) 1.45

Grantchester.(PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R)

3.00 Gardening Australia. (R)

4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

5.00 Anh’sBrush With Fame. (PG,R)

5.25 Hard Quiz (PG, R)

6.00 TheDrum

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30 Presented by SarahFerguson.

8.00 Australian Story. Presented by Leigh Sales.

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

9.15 Media Watch (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 China Tonight. (R)

11.10 ABC Late News.

11.25 TheBusiness. (R)

11.40 Vera (Ma, R)

1.10 ZoeCoombsMarr: BossyBottom. (MA15+ls, R) 2.15 Father Brown. (PG, R)

3.00 Rage.(MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30.(R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (PG) 10.05 Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft. (PG, R) 11.05 Being Beethoven. (PG) 12.05 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cornwall With SimonReeve.(PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.(PG, R) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy!

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

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.35 BritainByBeach:The North-West (PG) Part 1of4

8.30 South Korea With Alexander Armstrong. (PG)Part 2of3.Alexander Armstrong continues his exploration of South Korea’s capital Seoul

9.25 24 Hours In Emergency: Ready ForAnything. (Mal, R) AcompilationofstoriesfromKing’s College andStGeorge’s focusingon staff caringfor avarietyofpatients.

10.25 SBS WorldNewsLate

10.55 Infiniti. (MA15+av)

11.50 RedElection (Malv,R)

4.20 Mastermind Australia.(R) 4.55 DestinationFlavour: SingaporeBitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

(7,6)

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGa)

7.30 Australian Idol. (PGl)Asthe competition continues, the results of the liveperformances are revealed.

8.45 The95th AnnualAcademy Awards. (PG, R) Aceremony honouring achievements in filmmaking over the past year,from the Dolby Theatre in LosAngeles.

11.45 HowToLook Good Naked. (Malns, R)

12.45 Kochie’sBusiness Builders (R)

1.00[VIC]HomeShopping.

1.15 Emergency Call. (PGa, R)

2.00 Home Shopping (R)

4.00 NBCToday.

5.00 SevenEarly News.

5.30 Sunrise

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair.

7.30 Married At FirstSight. (Mals) It’sPartner Swap Week

9.00 BigMiracles. (Malm) Follows 10 Australiancouples and singles on theirjourney to becoming parents with the help of IVF

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

11.00 Nine News Late.

11.25 TheEqualizer (MA15+v,R)

12.15

Tuesday, March 14

ABC TV (2)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R) 10.30 Everyone’s ACritic.(PG, R) 11.00 MontyDon’s French Gardens. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Father Brown.(Mav,R)

1.45 Gruen. (Ms, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R)

3.00 Gardening Australia.(R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG,R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

1920s –1940s. (PGlv) Part 2of5

9.00 Queerstralia: Community And Belonging. Part 3of3

10.00 Kweens Of TheQueer

Underground: Lesbians On TheLoose. (Mans)

10.15 Catalyst:ForeverYoung?

TheRise Of Injectables. (PG, R)

11.15 ABC LateNews.

11.30 TheBusiness. (R)

11.45 Four Corners. (R)

12.30 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.50 VanDer

Valk. (Mav, R) 2.20 Rage.(MA15+adhlnsv)

3.30 AntiquesRoadshow.(R) 4.30 TheDrum.

(R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (PG) 10.05 Craig &Bruno’s Great British Road Trips. (Premiere, PG) 11.05 Being Beethoven. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Cornwall With Simon Reeve.(PGa, R) 3.10 Mastermind Australia. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.(PG, R) 4.15 The Architecture The Railways Built. (R) 5.05 Jeopardy!(R) 5.30 Letters AndNumbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 Who Do YouThink YouAre? UK:Josh Widdicombe (PG) Josh Widdicombe exploreshis roots.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi takes alook at the issue of housing stress on Australians and what can be done about it

9.30 Dateline: Breaking Up With Britain. DarrenMaraheads to Jamaica.

10.00 SBSWorld NewsLate

10.30 Great British Railway Journeys: Farnborough To Winchester (PG, R)

11.05 Antidisturbios. (MA15+alv)

12.20 Manayek. (Mal, R)

2.55 Cacciatore: The Hunter.(Mal, R) 4.00

Mastermind Australia. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines

The World Tonight.

(7,6)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PG)

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

8.30 TheGood Doctor (Ma) Shaun and Leaworry about what will happen to their relationship when their child is born.

9.30 Quantum Leap (Mav) Benlands in 1979 Chicago where he takes overthe body of adevoted security guardfor atalented pop singer

10.30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.00 Police Custody USA: Killed In Cold Blood. (Malv)

12.00 MOVIE: Wanted. (1998,Mdlv,R)Michael Sutton.

2.00 Home Shopping (R)

4.00 NBCToday

5.00 SevenEarly News 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 NineNews.

7.00 ACurrent Affair.

7.30 Married At FirstSight. Partner Swap Week continues.

9.00 TheHundred With Andy Lee. Andy Leeisjoined by apanel of comedians and 100 Aussiesto explore the fun behind the facts.

10.00 Nine News Late Alook at the latest newsand events.

10.30 Botched. (MA15+mn, R) Ahiker hopes to fix her nose.

11.20 La Brea. (Mv,R)

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.00 It’sAll Greek To Me (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Believer’sVoice Of Victory. (PGa)

7.30 Australian Survivor Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia

8.30 Would ILie To You? Australia. (Mls) Twoteams, including Peter Rowsthorn,TommyLittle, GeraldineHickey andMyf Warhurst, go head-to-head.

9.30 Ghosts (PGls) Sam and Jay help Thorfinn create aperfect first date. Hetty feelsslighted by the ghosts’ new housemate, Nigel.

10.00 TheMontreal Comedy Festival. (R) Stand-up performances from comedians.

11.00 FBI:MostWanted. (Mdv,R)

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

6.30 TheProject. Thehosts and guest panellists takealookatthe day’snews, events and hot topics.

7.30 TheDog House Australia. (PGa) Asenior snaggletooth may havefound the perfect retirement homewith an ex-pat professional.

8.40 NCIS. (MA15+v)Inpreparation fora role, an actor shadows the NCIS team as they investigate adecapitation case.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv,R)Kai is targeted by an old friend.

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

12.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30[VIC]Infomercials.(PG,R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

46 years on the rails

By TOMHAYES

JANUARY marked the end of the line for Moe V/Line conductor, Paul Burley, after 46 years on the railways.

During his finalweek in the job, he received well-wishes from fellow staff and customers from around the state as he made his final trips.

Paul began his V/Line journey in July, 1976 at the Warragul train station, adapting quickly. This was justified, as within 12 months, Paul was offered an opportunity to becomea conductor, based at the Traralgontrainstation, where he would spend the remainder of his career.

Over the past 46 years, Paul has worked amammoth 10,385shiftsand travelledmore than 3.2 millionkilometres on thetracks; the equivalent of going around the earth about 80 times.

At the end of his lastshift,Paulwas gifted a parting present during apresentation.

Paul even met his wife, Dianna, who was a talented figure skater travelling by train from Gippsland to Melbourne, while Paul was conducting the train.

“I have had agreat career and the staff have become like family -Iwill miss them,” Paul said.

“WhenIfirststarted,wehad the ‘red rattlers’ andthere was no heating in them other than foot warmers on frosty mornings.

“Some of my highlights were running the first train when it returned to Bairnsdale (in 2004), and getting chosen to work the test runs for the VLocity trains when they were first built.”

Paul’s manager, V/Line Regional Manager East,

Service: Paul Burleywraps up his gig at V/Line after46years. Photographs: supplied

Tim Pianta, couldn’t speak more highly of Paul.

“Paulisa highly respected member of V/Line and is known for his friendly and professional demeanour,” Tim said.

“There is not aconductor in this region who has not gone out with Paulwhentheyfirststarted, to experience first-hand how to best run atrain

“Thank you Paul for your service to the Gippsland community and for all the passengers you have helped get where they need to go over your many years of service.”

Paul and Diannaplantospend their retirement betweenhome in Moe and Lakes Entrance -with the occasional trip on the train.

goodbyestoPaul Burley(left).

Trio:

Moe PS welcomes families to 2023

MOE (South Street) Primary School recently held abarbecueand games on the lawn eveningto welcome families to the 2023 school year.

Stafffacilitated games and activities, while the chaplaincy program volunteers cooked a barbecue.

Principal, Brendan Dawson, andassistant

principal, Nic Quenault, also offered an informal information session for interested families. It was agreat opportunity for students, family members and staff to meet and have achat together.

Family: TheTraralgon Train Station crew saytheir

Dean,Mason andMia

Aussie favourite: Rebeccaand Lucas tuck intoa sausage in bread.

Community: Family, staffand students came together at Moe SouthStreet PrimarySchool recently,towelcome in the newyear Photographs: supplied

Colour: Deni-Joy,Lilyand Aiylah-Lee work on their latest creation.

Big smiles: Moe South Street Primary School students Jaylen,Taylah, Layla and Sophie

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Guest speaker forfield naturalist

ON Friday, March 24 from 7 30pm, the speaker at the Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists' Club meeting in the Moe Library, George St, Moe (in person or via Zoom) is Matt Campbell

Matt is one of our members and has had a love for reptiles since a young age

For many years he has been searching for and photographing lizards

In his presentation 'Victorian lizards I have met and photographed', he will share his extensive knowledge and excellent photographs

Visitors are most welcome

The presentation will be followed by our LVFNC's annual and monthly meetings

For more information, phone our secretary on 0410 237 292

Please visit our website to register if you wish to use Zoom

Monthlychallenge

MOE Art Society's monthly challenge ended recently with good results

The paintings are in the library for everyone to see

The staff on duty came up to have a look and there was lots of laughs and talking, in fact, it was quite rowdy

Great to see Sharon Wootton pop in for a chat and John Reeve also came for the natter

Next month’s challenge is portraits, so get painting members

We are looking forward to the results

Ken Downs bought along the paintings he did last Thursday from the top of Coach Road, joined by Eileen Powell and Lorraine Steel

Any enquiries, phone secretary Peter McLaren on 0400 933 609 or president Beryl Galloway on 0407 271 686

The public are welcome to pop in for a chat and prospective members are welcome

Traralgon District Historical Society

WE wish to advise that the annual meeting of the Traralgon District Historical Society will be held at the Kath Teychenne Centre, 11 Breed Street, Traralgon on Tuesday March 14 at 7 30pm

The format for the meeting will be the presentation of the presidents report for 2022, followed by the formal part of the meeting

Our guest speaker for the evening is Dr Peter Burke, a medical historian

Dr Burke will speak on the 'state of medicine in the state of 19th century Victoria' Supper will then be served on completion of the meeting

Please note that you must be a paid-up member to be able to vote at the meeting

Our digitising project is up-and-running with interest shown from another local community group The team is looking forward to using the new equipment and refining their processes

TRAMPS ride

ON Sunday, February 27, a group of 14 Traralgon and Morwell Pedallers (TRAMPS) members met at Boolarra for a ride up the Grand Ridge Rail Trail to Mirboo North, then enjoyed an exciting cruise down to the recreation reserve at Mirboo for lunch

The ride along Shelcotts Road to the Grand Ridge Rd was interrupted by frequent stops, with many photographs taken of the beautiful scenery

In this locality there are many 'hidden' valleys with interesting creeks along the bottom

The day was completed with an exhilarating coast down to Boolarra for coffee in the Railway Park

TRAMPS is an entry-level club to encourage people to exercise using the largest muscles in the body, in a non-traumatic way, to make the heart work and improve the circulatory system

The scenery changes all the time and we are fortunate to live in a part of the world where it is so easy and safe to be out in the bush to exercise in such wonderful country

We always have a support vehicle behind or, even in the case of trails, not far away

The club maintains first aid training so that there are always three or four members on every ride with level two first aid

We carry comprehensive first aid equipment including a defibrillator, and we always have radio contact across the group The people who 'manage' the club are really quite amazing for their dedication and professionalism For example, the ride coordinator, with the support of one or two others, actually rides the routes a week or so before they become a club event

Our Facebook page is evolving into a work of art so that everyone can easily see the exciting times we have, and due to the skill of our treasurer, our

daily ride fee is less than the cost of a cup of coffee

TRAMPS is an asset that the community can be proud of Our next ride starts at Kernot Hall Morwell at 9am on Sunday, March 12

TRAMPS welcomes new riders

For more information visit our website: www tramps org au or our Facebook page: www facebook com/www tramps org au Club contacts are Paul on 0459 823 422 or Vance on 0403 662 288

Dog showinYarram

THE Labour Day weekend marks the return of Gippsland's largest dog spectacular to Yarram Now in its fourth year, the Yarram District Canine Club's Annual Championship Dog Show has become one of the largest dog shows in regional Victoria President of the Yarram District Canine Club, Trever Powell, said that three dog shows will be hosted on the Saturday and Sunday of the Labour Day public holiday weekend at the Yarram Recreational Reserve

"The shows are open to all purebred dogs registered with the Australian National Kennel Council, the nation's peak canine accreditation body, and will represent over 110 recognised breeds," Mr Powell said

The highlight of the weekend will be the Elaine Powell Memorial Championship Show, which will be held on Saturday Tragically lost to the club three years ago, Elaine Powell was a highly regarded member of the Victorian Dog Community and foundation secretary "Bringing dog shows to regional areas provides a double benefit," Mr Powell said

"Firstly, they allow the public to come and talk to exhibitors and get to meet and familiarise themselves with different breeds, and we look forward to seeing as many local people as possible

"Secondly, exhibitors bring tourist dollars into the local community, where they stay in local motels, shop in local stores and eat either at local hotels, cafes and takeaways "

The event will be a fully catered, and there will be local vendors selling dog treats and other dog-related items

Further information can be found on the club's Facebook page

Traralgon BridgeClub

CONGRATULATIONS to Jan Williams and Peter Lonie who won the Tuesday pairs

Results for February 20 to February 23:

Monday: 1st Kay Baxter and Monika Cornell 59 per cent, 2nd Moira Hecker and Helen Mcadam (56)

Tuesday: 1st Peter Lonie and Jan Williams (61 43), 2nd Monika Cornell and Roxy Lamond

Thursday teams: 1st Moira Hecker, Glenis Lohr, Helen Mcadam and Don Tylee 2nd Phillip Goode, Barbara Barr, Bruce Arnup and Roshni Chand

Peer advocacy

NEW Wave Morwell is a peer advocacy group for people with intellectual disabilities and acquired brain injuries, to learn about their rights and how to stand up for themselves

They have meetings every second Wednesday, while their office on 27 Church Street is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, free to the public

For more information, phone New Wave support worker, Eric Silva on 0412 944 850

Mums and babies yoga classes

YOGA sessions for mums and babies run at the High Street Community Hub (4 High Street, Moe) on Thursday, March 9 and Thursday, March 23

Sessions are from 10am to 10 45am

Very gentle yoga and no prior yoga experience required Breathe, stretch and socialise with other mums $15 per session - no obligation to attend both sessions

For more information or to book your spot on the yoga mat, call/SMS Maria on 0499 996 364

Gippsland Orchid Club

GREAT first meeting for 2023 was held in February at our new venue

Our meeting was well attended at the Traralgon Anglican Hall, 100 Grey Street, Traralgon

We welcomed six new members to our group, and hopefully they all enjoyed themselves Our next meeting will be held tomorrow (Thursday, March 9)

Doors open at 1 30pm for a 2pm start

Last month we held a mini auction of Cymbidium Orchids President Robin and vice president Geoff demonstrated techniques for assisting plants to look their best; for your own satisfaction and for showing plants

The club has a mini show at each monthly meeting, and if you have a plant you are proud of, you are encouraged to bring it along to show This month, all members in attendance will be part of splitting up Cymbidium Compots (Groups

Community

with Liam Durkin

Creepy crawly: Latrobe Valley Field Naturalists will hear from Matt Campbell in two weeks Here is one of his photos of a Painted Dragon (Ctenophorus pictus) Photographs supplied

rolling: TRAMPS took to the Grand Ridge Trail last month

“We’re allabout our community”

of three or four plants in one pot)

Potting mix and pots will be supplied, and you can purchase plants for $10-$15 each

A great price for some quality plants

There will also be a mini auction of two larger plants

Please bring along a small afternoon tea plate to share Tea and coffee will be available

For further information ring secretary Pat on 0407 741 621

Gathering of members

MORWELL Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, March 15 at 2pm in their rooms at 12 Hazelwood Road, Morwell

Following the annual meeting, members and the general public are invited to stay for our gathering of members and afternoon tea

The rooms will be open before the AGM from 11am to 2pm

If you are free come and visit us, talk to our

volunteers; if your school no longer exists we may have your school photos

Have a look at our displays

Did you or a family member live in White City?

We would love to hear from you

Go back in time and see our wedding displays

For a short time we still have the Maryvale Football Club and Latrobe Valley Yacht Club displays

Morwell North Primary School reunion

DID you or your descendants attend Morwell North Primary School?

The Morwell Historical Society is excited to announce that they will be holding a Morwell North Primary School Reunion on Sunday, March 26 from 1pm to 3pm in their rooms at 12 Hazelwood Road, Morwell

As well as past students meeting up with their classmates, a highlight of the reunion will be the school rolls that we have from 1907 to 1958 plus other photos

Come and see if your parents or grandparents attended the school

Scone champions

CWA Morwell Evening Branch are the 2021 and 2022 Scone Champions and they are hoping to make it a hat-trick this year!

A pop-up scone stall will be held on Saturday, March 25 from 10am to 2pm Scones can be purchased on the day and preorders picked up from the Morwell Historical Society, 12 Hazelwood Road, Morwell

So you don't miss out, we are encouraging preorders which can be made via trybooking com

Please look at their Facebook page cwamorwellevening for links for pre-orders and more information on corporate and virtual scone orders

Additional baked goods and recipe books will also be available from our pop-up shop on the day

We hope the local community supports the ladies in their attempt at three in a row

Moe District Cancer Council

OUR next meeting will be our annual meeting, to be held on Monday, March 27 from 1 30pm at

the Moe RSL All welcome

For more Information:

Volunteer group contact: Beryl on 5127 4028 or Linda on 0427 671 780

Cancer council supporters hotline: 1300 65 65 85

Cancer Council help line: 13 11 20

Quit Line: 13 78 48

Visit: wwwcancervic org au

Our Kinda Country

AN event for Our Kinda Country will be held at the Royal Exchange Hotel, (Flanagans) Traralgon

(64 Princes Highway) on Sunday, April 2

Various artists will play from 12pm to 5pm

More than 20 Easter raffles and an auction will take place

All money raised goes toward the Cork Club

Good Friday Appeal

Chess results

EVERYTHING worked well for Ian Hamilton, winning all contests

Steve Ahern continued the improvement to win three games although he allowed Cliff Thornton to draw and a sacrifice was unsatisfactory

Trevor Poulton made a late start to forfeit two games, then forced a win against Peter Bakker who slipped up in most battles

Except for one win, Bob Cooper found himself in the lost position

Matt Bolding claimed the win twice but lost the fight in other battles

Phone Ian Hamilton on 5134 1971 or Cliff Thornton on 0413 330 458 for all things related to local chess

Traralgon softtennis

A GROUP of lovely ladies are looking for more people to join their fun group soft tennis group

Soft tennis is played on a badminton court

It is scored as in table tennis

Players use a moulded fibreglass bat and the ball is a foam ball which is similar in size to a tennis ball

The net is lower than for badminton, and they do not play for sheep stations - just great fun and fellowship!

There is a keen group of players meeting each Tuesday morning at the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium in Traralgon to play soft tennis and they welcome new players It is great fun and good exercise as well!

Anyone interested in having a look at the game or in having a go at it, is invited to come to the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium any Tuesday morning between 9am and 11 30am

Cost is only $5 per-person and refreshments are provided

If you are interested, please ring Judy on 0448 380 067 or Cheryl on 0422 332 934

Dealing with grief and loss

TRARALGON Neighbourhood Learning House, in partnership with Jesuit Social Services, is hosting a free event ‘Dealing with Grief and Loss’

According to manager Julie Callahan, “we have organised this event in response to the cumulative trauma we’ve recognised in our local community "

"It’s a difficult topic but a very important one, given the challenges of not only the past few years but also recent traumatic events

"We have a close-knit community and we have all been touched by feelings of grief and loss in recent times It’s been tough for many of us ” Grief is experienced in various ways and there are many types of loss, such as death of a loved one, separations, animals passing, losing friendships, natural disasters, etc

Local professionals will provide practical strategies for supporting yourself and others following a loss

For further information and to register your attendance, phone 5174 6199 or email enquiries@ tnlh org au

Garden club

ST Patrick's Day is the traditional planting time for sweet peas

The next meeting of the Traralgon Garden Club will be at 2pm on Tuesday, March 14 at the Traralgon Greyhound Club, Glenview Park, McNairn Rd, Traralgon

Enter via the float entrance

There will be a presentation on the development and successful propagation of modern sweet peas New members and visitors welcome For further information, phone Bryan Corkran on 0408 598 016

Bushwalking club

SAFETY was the number one focus when club members met on Saturday, February 25 at the Moe Library for a leadership training course

Topics covered in detail were advanced navigation, walk planning including route and elevation and reconnaissance of the walk route

This training was generously provided by a group of highly experienced bushwalkers that we have in the club, with the aim of mentoring and encouraging the next generation of walk leaders

During February, the Strzelecki Bushwalking Club has had groups walking around the Baw Baw Village exploring some of trails in and around the summit

Mt Baw Baw offers a completely different feel in the summer months and there are lots of local flora and fauna opportunities for walkers along the numerous paths

Our next club night is on March 8, and will be held in the Trafalgar Scout Hall beginning at 7 30 pm

The focus of this evening shall be a presentation about kayaking around Hinchinbrook Island by Julie Parker

Visitors are most welcome to attend our club nights

Further information is available on the website at sbwc org au, on our Facebook page, or by emailing publicity@sbwc org au

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Colour: Moe Art Society held a successful

Success: Jan Williams and Peter Lonie, with their bottle prizes for winning the Tuesday pairs at Traralgon Bridge Club

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Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service

.are expanding operations. If you want to join an organisation and ateam dedicated to providing aholistic approach in the Family Violence sector, one of the following roles may be just what you are looking for:

BAIRNSDALE OFFICE:

● The Orange Door -Aboriginal Practice Lead (We strongly encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent to apply)

Applications close Friday 17 March 2023.

LAKES ENTRANCE OFFICE:

● Reception/Administration

● Corporate Services Officer

● Operations Support Officer

Applications close Friday 17 March 2023.

NICHOLSON:

● Property Maintenance

Applications close Friday 17 March 2023.

SALE OFFICE:

● Clinical Team Leader

Applications close Friday 24 March 2023.

APPLICANT CHOICE of EITHER SALE, BAIRNSDALE or LAKES ENTRANCE

OFFICE:

● Mental Health Practitioner

Applications close Friday 17 March 2023.

ABOUT YWAHS

Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service (YWAHS) is a Specialist Aboriginal Family Violence Service, which is an independent Not for Profit (NFP) organisation, who delivers services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living within the catchments of Wellington and East Gippsland Local Government Area's.

We provide culturally safe and holistic services including counselling, clinical and therapeutic support and referral pathways. We develop, implement, and deliver family violence education and prevention programs and provide advocacy and post intervention support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and their families.

We support the recovery and healing of Aboriginal victims, individuals, families, and communities affected by family violence, and provides support to perpetrators of family violence, linking them into programs and services to address their behaviour and to help them build tools around respectful and healthy relationships with their partners, children, and extended family. Our focus is on providing Aboriginal led solutions, which are 'trauma informed,' culturally safe, within holistic models of health and wellbeing.

ABOUT THE ROLES

● The roles are located in the East Gippsland and Wellington Shire Council region -each Position Description specifies the location

● YWAHS has offices in Sale, Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance and a property in Nicholson - We service and support a wide geographic area from these offices including Orbost, Lake Tyers, Loch Sport, Yarram

● There is travel required with all roles and apool car is provided to support this

● The Position descriptions detail duties and skills required and are available through our jobs email jobs@ywahs.org.au

BENEFITS

● Competitive base salaries plus superannuation and annual leave loading

● Salary packaging (which can addupto$15,900 in tax-free pay per year)

● Industry leading training and support

● Promotional opportunities

● Working alongside diverse people towards acommon goal

● Flexible work hours

● Employee Assistance Program, afree andconfidential counselling service

QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

● Qualifications and experience arespecified within each position description

● All roles required candidates to have:

oDemonstrated knowledgeand appreciation of Aboriginal culture and understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal people in acontemporary society

oHold avalid driver's licence

oWill be required to travel across YWAHS catchment area

oHave acurrent working with Children Check clearance number prior to commencement in the role

oAre willing to obtain aNational Police Check on Commencement (note YWAHS Discrimination Policy identifies that the organisation will not discriminate on irrelevant criminal history)

SOUNDS LIKE YOU? HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application to our Jobs email: jobs@ywahs.org.au, addressing the Key Accountabilities and include your resume, please see above for closing dates.

If you have ageneral recruitment enquiry, please contact Melissa (Human Resources/Payroll Co-ordinator) on 0459 373 721 or email our jobs email. We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. YWAHS is committed to ensuring our workplace culture continues to value diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, LGBTI and other diversity groups.

JOIN US… WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR APPLICATION

Home Maintenance • Public Notices • Situations Vacant • Business Opportunities • Situations Vacant • Home Maintenance • Page 36 —The Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 8March, 2023

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Would you liketodeliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individualhomes on Tuesdayand/or Wednesdayafternoons in Traralgon, Morwell and Newborough.

Please apply to:

The Circulation Manager 0456 000541

Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for agovernment Child Employment Permit. Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted.

Adult deliverers also welcome

Accounts Payable Administrative Officer

An opportunity hasarisen within the Finance Team for asuitably experienced Accounts Payable Officer. If you believe that you have the skillsand experience,want to join adiverse team and be well rewarded, this may be the opportunity for you!

About us

LoyYang Yang Bisanelectricity generator located in the picturesqueLatrobe Valley currently supplying around 20% of Victoria’s power.Weare owned by Chow TaiFook Enterprises(CTFE) and belong to the AlintaEnergyfamily,a growing and innovative energy market disrupter

We arefocused on increasing plant performance, efficiency and flexibility and areinsearch of people with expertise and experience to contribute to innovative new projects.

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

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

Aboutthe opportunity

Competitive salaryand otherbenefits. Generous superannuation contributions, above the superannuation guarantee or membershipofaDefinedBenefit Scheme.

Flexible working arrangements to balance your work, lifeand play (base 36-hour, 4-day work week). Above awardannual leave entitlements.

Enjoy close proximity to great regional communities of Traralgon, Warragul and Sale, access to alpineregions and snow,expansive beaches, wilderness escapes andleading schools.

Create change and ‘futureready’ the organisation through your involvement in key projects.

Access to development opportunities to continue to grow your skills.

What you’ll do

The Accounts Payable Administrative Officer provides administrative services within the Finance area, primarily in accounts payable. The role also provides backup support for payrolland general administrative assistance to other departments as required.

Maintain organised accounts payable records.

Process operating and capital expenditurepayments through the accounts payable system via electronic funds transfer

Professionally respondtoqueries in atimely and accurate manner

Ensuresufficient funds areavailable to cover forthcomingpayments. Monthly journals and reconciliations.

Constantly seek improvement of existing processes to enhance efficiency

What you’ll need

Basic accounting theoryand practice knowledge.

Ability to meet tight deadlines and handle high volumes of processing.

Exceptional attention to detail.

Knowledge of computerised applications including MS Office, accounting and payroll systems.

Ability to interface with alllevels of personnel andcommunicate both orally and in writing.

VCE or equivalent

Demonstrated experience in asimilar role desirable.

If this sounds likeyou, don’t ignorethis opportunity, makesureyou: Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Position closes Friday,17th March 2023.

LoyYang B– powering your career!

LoyYang Bwelcome applications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds andpeople with disability.Wewill provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilitythroughout the recruitmentprocess. If you identify as a person with disabilityand requireadjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via the above email and indicate your preferred method of communication (email or phone) so we can keep in touchand meet your needs.

Gippstown Reserve Committee of Management is seeking an Administration and Marketing Officer to work in its office at Old Gippstown, Moe

The successful applicant would be employed on a permanent part-time basis for anominal three-day week with some weekend work required from time to time.

Old Gippstown is atourist destination, and this position will require customer interface as well as the ability to assist with the organisation of events, functions and other tourist related activities.

The successful applicant will be ateam player with proven ability to work cohesively with the existing team of paid staff and volunteers.

Computer skills are essential, and knowledge of social media and website management would be an advantage. APosition Description is available. Written applications, with references, will be received by mail or email by the undersigned until 5pm on 13 March 2023.

The Secretary, P.O. Box 290, Beaconsfield 3807 secretary@gippslandheritagepark.com.au

Hydrographic Surveyor

Full-time, LakesEntrance

$105,227 -$120,603per annum

Gippsland Ports is aprovider of marine infrastructure, asset management,waterway management and dredging servicesalong the Gippslandcoast from Anderson Inlet to Mallacoota.

We arecurrentlyseeking asuitably qualifiedand experiencedperson to conduct all aspects of the collection of survey data including mobilisation and calibration of equipment through to the captureand processing of data. The Hydrographic Surveyor will be responsible for planning andcompleting hydrographic and associated surveys of Gippsland Ports’ waterways,and other water bodies as required. Theideal candidate will demonstrate experience in hydrographicsurveying, possess highlydeveloped interpersonal and communicationskillsand have excellent computer, administrative and organisational skills including high level attention to detail. This position will be primarily based at Lakes Entrance. Enquiries about this position should be directed to theManager Hydrographic Services, Mark Spykers on 0417 055637

To be considered for this position, candidates must addressthe key selection criteria found withinthe position description. Fora full position description and application details, please visit our websitewww.gippslandports.vic.gov au/employment.php

Gippsland Portsiscommittedtobuilding adiverse andinclusive workplace. Applications close on Monday, 13 March 2023.

Permanent Mechanical Fitters and Boilermakers

D.M.E Engineering Services Australia is a dynamic engineering company that has operated out of Tumut NSW for the past 20 years, and currently employs over 70 permanent employees. Due to expanding client demand, opportunities have arisen for experienced site based Mechanical Fitters and Boilermakers to join our maintenance team.

Working in these highly diverse roles the successful candidates will further their knowledge and experience in all types of mechanical fitting, machining, rebuilds and fabrication.

These permanent full-time positions are an excellent opportunity to learn new skills while working with a dynamic team in asafe and professional work environment and will suit individuals that are committed to producing quality work and who seek job security and work/life balance.

Essential Criteria:

● Applicable Trade Certificate

● Good communication skills

● Excellent safety record

● Proven experience in maintenance or fabrication industry

Desirable Criteria:

● Forklift Licence

● Dogging Licence

● Elevated Work Platform Licence

To apply, please forward acopy of your resume, including trade papers to:

D.M.E Engineering Services (Australia) Pty Ltd

Attention: The Manager

P.O. Box 803, Tumut NSW 2720 or Email: tumutoffice@dmeaust.com.au

Applications Close: 17 March 2023.

MOTOR MECHANICS

Due to the high volume of sales, service and parts, we require additional Motor Mechanics for an immediate start in our service department.

We need your services and we are prepared to financially reward you for all of your various qualifications. We pay above award rates of pay and offer ongoing factory training in order to maintain your skills levels. Fourth year apprentices are also welcome to apply.

All applicants will be treated as strictly confidential.

For further information please phone

Ray Massaro 0417 887 718

email -ray.m@massaromotors.com.au

Massaro Motors, 479 Princes Dve Morwell 5134 1422

Multiple FactoryOperator Vacancies

Forfurther information or to apply visit: www.gbsrecruitment.com.au

Ref: 664675

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DELIVERERS WTD

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

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Reach morethan just your facebook friends -reach the whole of Latrobe Valley 5135 4455

Experienced Operator/Technician

If you areanexperienced operator,and would like to join adiverse team, be well rewarded with great salaryand benefits, then this is the opportunity for you!

About us

LoyYangYang Bisanelectricity generator located in the picturesque Latrobe Valley currently supplying around 20% of Victoria’s power.Weare owned by Chow TaiFook Enterprises (CTFE) and belong to theAlinta Energy family,a growing and innovative energy market disrupter.

We arefocused on increasing plant performance, efficiency and flexibility and areinsearchofpeople with expertise and experience to contribute to innovative newprojects.

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

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

About the opportunity

Competitive salaryand other benefits (base salaryrange of $210,780$260,324 shift rate)

Generous superannuation, contributions above the superannuation guarantee or membership ofa DefinedBenefit Scheme.

Flexible working arrangements to balance yourwork, life andplay(base 36 hour,4day work week during the initial training period of 4months). 2x 12 hour shift workpost training. Above awardannualleave entitlements.

Enjoy close proximitytogreat regional communities of Traralgon,Warragul and Sale, access to alpine regions and snow,expansive beaches, wilderness escapes and leading schools.

Access to development opportunities to continue to grow leadership and technical skills that arehighly transferable throughout industry.

What you’ll do

Responsible for thesafe control and operation of LoyYang‘B’ unit(s) and associated plant,within limits, for maximum efficiency and output while maintaining environmental compliance.

Monitor equipment conditions, diagnose problems, reportabnormal conditions and takecorrective action.

Carryout regularplant inspections and take plant readings.

Read, interpret and implement complex technical information including drawings, manufacturerdata and operating and maintenance procedures.

Lead,develop and mentor other Operator/Technicians including the development and deliveryoftraining modules.

What you’ll need

Evidence of successful completion of an approved electrical utility power plant operator training program.

High risk licence for advanced boiler and turbine.

Knowledge of system construction, capacities, limitations, theoriesofoperation and operating procedures, plant design and valving configurations.

Knowledge of permit procedures for safe access to plant

Demonstrated experience as apanel operator in charge of alarge-scale boiler/turbine unit within acoal fired power station.

If this sounds likeyou, don’t ignorethis opportunity,makesureyou:

Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Position closes Friday,24thMarch 2023

LoyYang B–powering your career!

LoyYang Bwelcomeapplications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.Wewill provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilitythroughout the recruitmentprocess. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to theapplication, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advisevia the above email and indicate your preferred method of communication (email or phone) so we can keep in touch and meet your needs.

NEW APPRENTICESHIP

Do you want to take your interest in cabinet making to anew level?

Allure Kitchens Warragul have on offer anew

4year Apprenticeship

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate akeen interest within the building trade.

Allure Kitchens specialists in kitchen and bathrooms, renovations and new home joinery.

Operating out of home town Warragul for the last 19 years.

Applications close 20 March 2023.

Email: craig@allurekitchens.com.au

LABOURER FULL TIME

Are you able to demonstrate akeen interest in building industry and ateam player? Awide functioning role, from demolition, to delivery, stock upkeep, goods in and out. Must have intermediate computer knowledge, amanual licence and fork lift licence is an advantage.

Allure Kitchens specialists in kitchen and bathrooms, renovations and new home joinery.

Operating out of home town Warragul for the last 19 years.

Applications close 20 March 2023.

Email: craig@allurekitchens.com.au

SCHOOL CHAPLAIN (Pastoral Care Worker)

St Joseph’s PrimarySchool Trafalgar

Applications areinvited for the part-time position 2daysper week) of school counsellortowork at St Joseph’s School, Trafalgar,and starting term 2, 2023. The successful applicant will possess either: aCertificate 4inYouth Work; or aCertificate 4inPastoral Care; or aCertificate 4inChaplaincy and Pastoral Care; or a BachelorofCounselling Degree and haveexperience working within schools as aSchool Counsellor Experience in providing support to childrenand youngpeopleand their families to address social and emotional needs is desirable.

Applications for this position should include:

Cover letter

Current copyofresume

Certified copies of qualifications

Current Police check

Current Working WithChildren Check

Names and contact details of threereferees

Email application to: principal@trafalgar.catholic.edu.au

Applications close 5pm Wednesday22March 2023. St Joseph’sSchoolcommunity promotesthe safety,wellbeing and inclusion of all children

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Would you liketodeliverthe Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons in Yarragon.

Please apply to:

The Circulation Manager 0456 000541

Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for agovernment Child Employment Permit. Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome GP1 652589

St Michael’s School Traralgon TUTOR LEARNING INITIATIVE TEACHER

.8 FTEFixed Contract

Commencement Date: Term 2-2023

St Michael’s School Traralgon is seeking apassionate teacherinspired to work in theCatholic school system who is dedicatedtoimproving student learning. Graduate and experienced teachers areencouragedtoapply.Due to funding for this position FTEmay be dependent on the teaching levelofthe successfulapplicant

Role descriptionand application formcan be accessed from the CEVN website www.cecv.catholic.edu.au/Positions-Vacant

ContactDetails:

Mrs Jodie Ware,Principal Enquiries welcome, please call(03) 5174 3295

Email: principal@stmtraralgon.catholic.edu.au

Applications close 4pm Sunday19th March 2023

St Michael’s school community is committedtothe safety,wellbeing andprotection of allchildren

Motor Mart

VX Landcruiser, red arc, crash cam., UHF, CB, elec. brakes, tow mirrors, LED lightbar, oil catch can, 2nd fuel filter, King drawers, r.w.c.

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LANDCRUISER 2006

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MERCEDES-BENZ

St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following positionsatthe Traralgon JuniorSchool.

Early Learning Centre casual relief Teachers and Co-Educators

Commencing as soon as possible

Fixed Term Teacher with the possibilityof ongoing employment commencing Term 2toTerm 32023

If youare interested please forward acurrent resume and cover letterto hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Fora copyofthe PositionDescription pleaserefer to ourwebsite: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Applicationsclose 5pm 13 March 2023

WisdomIntegrity CompassionRespect

QUALIFIED CABINET MAKER

Seeking atradesperson at least 4years out of their time. You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills. Adaptable to renovation demands, and excellent customer focused. An attractive salary for the right person and 4day working week.

Allure Kitchens specialists in kitchen and bathrooms, renovations and new home joinery.

Operating out of home town Warragul for the last 19 years.

Applications close 20 March 2023.

Email: craig@allurekitchens.com.au

CareersatLatrobe

HOLDEN Statesman '04, VY V6, d/fuel, by Holden Design, reg., r.w.c. e.c. sat. nav., leather, books, s/roof, elderly owner, blk, BRB-212 $7500. Ph 0409 173 461.

Responsibility

PLEASECHECK YOUR AD

Pleasecheckyour ad on the first day andbring any errors to the attention of the Classifieds Department immediately TheLatrobeValley Express makes everyefforttoavoid errors We regret that we cannot be responsible forany errors beyond the first day if you fail to bring it to ourattention

No allowances can be madefor errors not materially affecting the effectiveness of the ad. Positioncannot will not be guaranteed.

All claims foradjustment of credit must be made within seven days afterbilling date. We reservethe right to revise or restrict anyadwedeem objectionable and to change the classification when necessary to conform to the policy of this newspaper

In the event an ad is omittedfrom publication, we assume no liability forsuch omission

Situations

Vacant •

LatrobeCityCouncilhasexcitingopportunitiesforenthusiasticand forward-thinkingindividualswithapassionforprovidingexcellent servicestoourcommunity

Kindergarten Positions: Po

• Casual- EarlyChildhood Educator, Educator, AdditionalAssistantEducatorand Early Additional AssistantEducatorand Childhood Teacher,multiplepositions Teacher,mul epositions

EarlyLearningCentres,Childcare Positions: EarlyLearningCentres, Childcare

• Casual - Certificate 3and DiplomaChildcare Educators,multiplepositions

Forfurtherinformationincludinghow toapply,positiondescriptionsand applicationclosingdates,pleasevisitour websitewww.latrobe.vic.gov.au/careers

Pleasenotesuccessfulapplicantswillbe requiredtoapplyforandsatisfactorilyobtain aNationalPoliceCheckandWorkingwith ChildrenCheck.

Nissan Pintara

1992, hatchback, good cond, EWJ 250 $3000. Phone 0408 540 225.

PARAMOUNT

Signature series pop top 19.5ft. Vwell maintained. Selling with all cooking, cleaning, bedding. Reg. to Oct 2023. Inspections welcome. Located Boisdale. Ph: 0498 132 393

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BAUDENDISTEL (Pike), Pauline (Twig) Karen.

Passed away suddenly Sunday, 26 February 2023.

Aged 60 years

Loving and loved daughter of Michael and Jean. Loving wife of Kevin (dec.) Loved mum to Teigan, Mick, Hayden, Kimmy, Tahlia, Kaylah, Michael. Adored nan of Riley and Flynn. Furbaby mum/ nannie to Lily, Sadie, Sucre, Touka, Archie, Zarley, Diesel and Fluffy. Mum,

Words cannot describe how broken we are that you are no longer with us. Your fun and loving personality will live on in our memories and we will always uphold the values you have taught us. Rest easy now Mum, forever in our hearts.

Words cannot describe the grief we feel at this time. You will be in our hearts forevermore. Love you. Dad and Mum.

Loved sister and aunty. To our dearest sister/aunt how do we find the words to say goodbye. We hope you are happy where ever you are you'll be in our hearts no matter how far. We will hold in our hearts the great times we have shared, never forget how much we all cared. We loved you and miss you until we meet again, Fred, Tracey, Kristy, Carly, Liam and Kobi. Gunna miss you. Catch you on the flip side. Love Dean, Sue, Darcee and Ryan XX.

Personals

Births •

Twig, you may have left us but you will never be forgotten. We will miss you always. This is goodbye for now until we meet again. All our love Darren, Stacey, Brayden, Brooke, Mitchell, Tyler, Jemma, Oakley, Dayne, Shakiah and not to forget Buddy Boy XXX.

Twig, To our sister and aunty, forever in our hearts the memories we have had, rest easy. Peter, Kai and Tyson.

MICALLEFLAMBERT

Congratulations

TOYOTA Yaris 2009 3dr hatch, 88,000K, 5speed, r.w.c., 10 mths reg, 4new tyres, new clutch/battery, great cond. ABI-606 $8500 o.n.o. Ph 0430 712 642.

Rachel and Pat on the birth of your beautiful son

JORDY

Born 28/2/2023 at LRH Traralgon

Weighing 8lbs 13oz Loved brother of Michael, Jewel and Goldie

Abeautifulgrandsonfor Sue and Ray,Rosa and JB to love and adoreXX

BENNETT, Barry John. Passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday 28 February 2023. Aged 90 years Loved and loving husband of Judy (dec.). Loved father and father-in-law of Leanne and Joff, Sandy and Peter, Al, Matt and Anna, Kate and Andy (dec.) and Steve, Louise and Simon. Cherished pop and poppy Barry to Sarah, Jason, Lisa, Daniel, Piper, Nick, Chris, Madi, Matthew, Henry, George, Isabella, Will,Mila, Sophie, Jed, Indi, Cody, Paddy and Billy. Friend to Mal and Yatesy. Loving brother and brother-in-law to Kevin (dec.), Des (dec.), Denise (dec.), Mary, John, Rasa, Terry (dec.), Jimmy (dec.), Di, Eileen, Graeme and Carol. Forever in our hearts and memories

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BENNETT, Barry. The Yinnar Football and Netball club wish to express their sincere condolences to the friends and family of Mr Barry Bennett. Barry was apast player, coach, life member and long time supporter of our club. Barry's family is still involved in playing and supporting the club today. Rest in peace Barry, you were well loved and will be greatly missed.

BOS, Theo Martin. 11/8/1969 -25/2/2023.

Passed suddenly and unexpectedly at home.

Sadly missed and loved by all

Adored Partner of Tania. Loving Father of Grant, Adrian and Lexin.

Beloved Brother and Brother-in-law of Susan, Kim and Fred, Rene and Rima. Aproud Uncle and Poppy. He will be missed by Chloe.

BOS, Theo Martin.

Beloved Son of Clara and Fons (dec.). Adored Brother of Susan, Kim and Rene. Brother-in-law of Fred and Rima. Loving Uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Loved by all his aunties, uncles and cousins, and his dear friends.

May you rest in peace my beautiful boy

Love you always -Mum.

AService to Celebrate the life of Theo will be held at Gippsland Memorial Park THURSDAY (16 March 2023) at 2pm.

BROWN, Raymond Anthony. 1/4/1955 -2/3/2023. Passed away peacefully at Colac Hospital with family by his side. Loved and loving husband of Debbie and loving father of Mitch and Jordan and partners Lauren and Bonnie. Loved brother of Andrea and Peter (dec.) and Beryl. Uncle to the many nieces and nephews.

Now at Peace

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BUGEJA, Nazarena.

Passed away peacefully at Calvary, Narracan Gardens, Moe on Sunday, 5March 2023.

Much loved wife of Pius (dec.). Loving mother of Mary, Godwin and Gracie.

Dearly loved Nunna of all her grandchildren.

Aspecial thanks to all the carers at Calvary, Narracan Gardens.

In God's Care

CANTWELL (née Rofe), Carol Ann.

Passed away peacefully at Goulburn Valley Hospital surrounded by family, on Thursday, 23 February 2023. Aged 71 years

Much loved daughter of Jack (dec.) and Lena.

Loved and loving wife of Peter.

Cherished mother of Darlene and Mitch and Belinda and Kyal.

Loved nan of Shannon and Jess, Sarah and Nick, Kobi, Ashy and Billie Lena. Sister of Alan (dec.) and Cheryl (dec.). You worked so hard for those you loved, You always did your best, You fought until you could no more, And now you are at rest, Sadly missed

CANTWELL, Carol Ann.

Much loved sister-in-law to Elva and much loved aunty of Rod, Chris, and Darren Wells. Fly high Caz. Love always

CONSTA, George. In loving memory 25/2/1962 -27/2/2023. Beloved father of Sky. Son of Andrew and Lorraine. Brother of Helen, Larry, Michael and Connie. Uncle of Andrew. George will be deeply missed by his family and friends, he joins his parents and brothers on the other side, finally with Larry, their twin souls together again. Dad, you left this world too soon but will forever be in my soul. My life will never be the same, but I will continue to make you proud knowing you are watching over me. Don't watch too closely, ha-ha. Love you Dad, Sky. George, it's so sad that you're not here to see our daughter continue growing. Hope you're partying it up with Larry and the gang. I'll do my best to fill your big shoes for Sky. Will miss you my dear friend. Rest easy, Krysten. Dear brother, Ididn't think I'd have to say goodbye again so soon. Iloved you across your whole life and always will. See you again one day, Helen.

GRIMA, Shane Anthony. The Grima family is saddened to advise of the sudden passing of Shane on 3/3/2023.

Aged 42 years

Loved son of Sydney and Jeanette. Treasured brother and brother-in-law of Peta and Allan. Cherished uncle of Lachlan, Mason, Hunter and Parker. May you rest in peace and find the happiness you deserve.

For Funeral details please visit: www.nielsenfunerals.com.au

PIKE, Pauline. Goodbye beautiful lady Sleep peacefully

Our love and thoughts to the family. Deb and Jeff Durea.

STOCKDALE, Ernest

CANTWELL. AService to Celebrate the Life of Mrs Carol Ann Cantwell will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Hwy, Traralgon on THURSDAY (9 March 2023) commencing at 11am.

STOCKDALE. The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Ernest John Stockdale will take place in the Rose Chapel, Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon on THURSDAY (9 March 2023) commencing at 2pm.

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CONSTA, George. Wander the markets on your journey. Thanks for our beautiful sky. Rest in peace. Dianne, Red and extended family.

CRUMP, Robert James. 14/4/1945 -4/3/2023. "Lovely man" to wife Stella (dec.). Wonderful Dad to Adam and Natalie. Much loved big brother of Neil and sister-in-law Mavis and brother-in-law to Maureen and Harold. Cherished Uncle Rob to all their kids. Bob was a great friend and neighbour to many. We couldn't have asked for abetter Dad.

Remembering your love will bring us back home to you

CRUMP, Robert James. 14/4/1945 -4/3/2023. Beloved husband of Stella (dec.). Dearly loved father of Adam and Natalie, father-in-law of Stuart. Much loved brother-in-law of Maureen and Harold. Loved uncle to Laura, Daniel, Harold, Elizabeth, Cecilia, Margaret and their families. Agentleman in every sense of the word. Now one with his Stella. The Heavens are brighter now.

FREEMAN, Gladys Catherine. 9/7/1929 -3/3/2023.

Dearly loved wife of Bert (dec.). Friend of Jim (dec.). Loved and loving mother and mother-in-law to Jennie, Wayne and Aly, Gary and Anne, Tom and Rose, Ian and Monica, Helen and Whip, and Susan and Darren. Adored Granma of Travis (dec.), Sarah, Ben and Jeremy, Casey and Joel, Michelle, Ed, Pete and Ali, Cam eron, Lom on d, Thomas and Michael, Daniel, Joshua, Tessa, Skye and Bonnie-Rose, Eleasha, Tim and Nic. Granma The Great to Matilda, Astrid and Wes, Andy and Angus, Holly and Kaiden, Brodie and Carson, Oliver, Charley, Ashlee, Jake and Nate, Greta, Lucas and Beatrix, Daniel, Jaggar, Jet and Scarlett, Matilda-Rose, Jack and Harry, Dixie and Chase, Henry and Sophia, Caleb and Indiana, Bailey, Levi and Blake. Her golden heart has stopped beating, Her busy hands are still, Her feet have danced their last waltz, What alegend and inspiration.

Rest In Peace

HORSKINS, Trevor Leonard. Passed away peacefully on Friday, 3March 2023. Aged 70 years Loving father to Jake and Jack. Aloving father, so good and kind, Loved by those he left behind. Silent thoughts bring many atear, For afather we miss and loved so dear.

HUELSEBUS, Lothar (Snowy). Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Regional Hospital Traralgon on 28 February 2023.

Aged 82 years

Dearly loved husband of Mary. Much loved father and father-in-law of Tiffany and Brett.

Adored Opa to Jessie, and Koby.

Private family Funeral

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KAROUSSOS, Jennifer Anne. Latrobe Ladies Probus Club extend their deepest sympathy to Dimitrious and family on their sad loss. Our members will miss Jenny's company.

KAROUSSOS, Jenny. Iwill miss you Jenny, especially when footy is on and Ican't join you to watch our team, the Cats play. Love from Tina.

LINTON, Ray.

The Yinnar Football and Netball Club wish to express their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr Ray Linton. Ray has been along time supporter of our club and his family are very well represented in our football and netball sides. Rest in peace Ray, knowing that you were so loved and will be greatly missed.

MAYER, Robert 'Bob' (Grader Bob).

15/12/1946 -5/3/2023.

Sadly after 53 and ahalf years my husband, lover, best friend, father of my children and poppy and poppy Bob to our 8 granddaughters and 1 grandson, passed away peacefully with his loving family surrounding him at LRH.

Love you forever, your Missy Robert (Bob) was aloving son of Dot and Ted (both dec.), brother of Allen, Peter and Ruth. Father of Glenn, Allison, Jason, Susan and Steven. Poppy to Andrew and Stephanie Henley, Ashlee, Kelsey, Charlotte and Ruby Mayer.

Poppy Bob to Teagan, Tianna and Maddie Mayer.

Carol's Service will also be livestreamed. To view the livestream please visit our website.

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CONSTA.

Latrobe Valley Funeral Services has been helping the local community for more than

STOCKDALE, Ernie. Sadly we say goodbye to our much loved brotherin-law and uncle. Sleep peacefully dear Ernie. You will be forever in our hearts Love Glenys, Wayne Adam and Daniel.

SUTHERLAND, Isabel. The Members of the Probus Club of Maryvale extend their sincere sympathy to Frank and family on the passing of their fellow member, Isabel.

Funerals •

BAUDENDISTEL (Pike).

The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Pauline (Twig), will take place in the Rose Chapel, Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium, Cemetery Dr. Traralgon on FRIDAY (10 March 2023) commencing at 11am.

The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of George Consta will take place in the Rose Chapel, Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon on THURSDAY (9 March 2023) commencing at 11am.

Ernie's Funeral will be livestreamed. Please see Julie Harwood Funerals Facebook page for digital link.

In Memoriam •

BRUERTON, Betty Ann. 9/7/1947 -5/3/2022.

John. Passed away peacefully on 22 February 2023. Loved and loving husband of Pam, much loved father to Samantha, Brad, Jenni and Sharyne. Loving pop to his grandchildren and great grandchildren. MOE

CRUMP. Requiem Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Mr Robert John Crump will be offered at St Michael's Catholic Church, Kay St Traralgon on TUESDAY (14 March 2023) commencing at 11.30am. The Funeral will leave at the conclusion of Mass for the Gippsland Memorial Park Cemetery Traralgon.

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FREEMAN.

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BUGEJA. Requiem Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Mrs Nazarena Bugeja will be held at St Kieran's Catholic Church, Wirraway St, Moe on WEDNESDAY (15 March 2023) commencing at 11am.

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Family and friends are invited to celebrate the life of Margaret Edith Clement with aThanksgiving Service held at Traralgon Uniting Church on THURSDAY (9 March 2023) at 2pm.

The Funeral for the late Gladys Catherine Freeman will be held at the Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princess Highway, Traralgon on FRIDAY (10 March 2023) at 2pm. At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for the Traralgon Lawn Cemetery, 1Cemetery Drive, Traralgon.

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CAMM, Helen. 25/9/1962 -14/3/2022. Along year has passed Helen. We will miss and love you as long as life lasts. OX always, from your loving family.

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LANG, Heather. 19/11/1953 -14/3/2022. Sad are the hearts that love you, Silent are the tears that fall, Living without you, Is the hardest part of all. Our lives have changed so much without you. Love Linda and Graeme XOX.

HORSKINS. The Funeral Service for Mr TrevorLeonard Horskins will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 437A Princes Drive, Morwell on FRIDAY (10 March 2023) commencing at 1pm. Following the Service the Funeral will leave for the Traralgon Cemetery, Gippsland Memorial Park.

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LVDCL SCOREBOARD

PREMIER AGRADE ROUND 16 (DAYTWO)

Churchill first innings 180

Morwell first innings resumed 1/28

MCukier not out 74

RWhelpdale cKeighran bHolt 3

BClymo cKeighran bWarr 37

BMason not out 41

Extras (nb 1, w1,b0,lb7). 9

Overs. 52.1

Total. ...........................................................3/183

Churchill bowling: KHolt 12-2-35-1,KFarnworth

7-0-28-0, SWarr 16.1-8-39-2, JKeighran 7-2-30-0,

MHarvey7.2-1-22-0, CWilliams 1-0-4-0

CATS first innings 9/250(dec)

Latrobe first innings resumed 1/37

RChokununga. st DKeyhoe bCooper 32

JColtman cDKeyhoe bStewart. 2

SFreshwater lbw bStewart 23

BZomer cBrown bCooper 6

AMeenakshi cDKeyhoe bStewart. 18

MZomer cCochrane bCooper 0

LDuncan cStewart bCooper 0

ADuncan cF Gissara(sub) bMoore 19

JBloomfield cMcDonald bStewart 6

TGamage not out 7

Extras (nb 7, w0,b2,lb0). 9

Overs. 80.1

Total. 140

CATS bowling:JMoore9.1-4-17-1, BFoster8-4-11-0,

VPenrose 4-1-13-0, CStewart23-10-32-5, HCooper

22-9-34-4,J Cochrane 8-3-11-0, JKeyhoe 3-0-14-0, SGissara3-0-6-0

Moe first innings 123

Raiders first innings resumed 1/86

BBurrows bColgrave 25

THutchinson cTaylor bBlunt 8

ABurcombe. cRobinson bTaylor 3

CMills cKane bColgrave 3

BMacFarlane not out 6

LMaynard. not out 26

Extras (nb 0, w0,b5,lb2). 7

Overs. 60

Total................................................................5/128

Moe bowling:CTaylor 9-3-20-1, RColgrave 9-4-11-2,

AJohnstone 7-3-20-0, CGrant 18-6-28-1, RPhoenix

6-1-20-0, RBlunt 6-2-14-1, RBaldi 5-2-8-0

LVDCL SCOREBOARD

PREMIERBGRADE -ROUND 21

Moe 1/143 (J Pheeney79*, MMicallef 32) def

JeeralangBoolarra 7/140(cc)(TLaaks 82,ABaker

30*, JPickering 2/8, JAtkinson 2/17); Morwell

6/181(cc) (K Fortuin 72, JSeymour 57,CWhitehead

4/24) def Centrals 5/116(cc) (G Gniel 2/9, CBailey 2/34);Newborough 99 (S Rogers4/4, LAnders3/11) def by Mirboo North 7/246(dec) (A McCarthy52*, CAnders50*, CWise 40*, MSnell 33, GWalker 25, MTobin 2/29);Thorpdale -bye

BGRADE -ROUND 21

Latrobe 7/158(cc) (S Hanning 61, MLawrence 26, JPace3/32, KChapman 2/24) def Trafalgar 89 (L Hennessy28, JHayes 7/19); Willow Grove102 (A Wilkes 31, JMotta 5/25,EPorigneaux 3/23) def by CATS 0/108(cc) (M Anthufor 56*, DCooper 31*); Raiders8/138(cc) def Traralgon West 73

PREMIERCGRADE -ROUND 16

Moe 4/46 def Jeeralang Boolarra42; Mirboo North defeated CATS via forfeit; Trafalgar 8/176 (S Asmussen 59, WPace34, JDonovan 4/43, B Howlett2/30)def by Centrals 7/183(cc)(AFoley 81, HCanny 30*, OWhite2/21, ZLarkin 2/29); YallournNorth 61 (C Monds 3/5, BWilliams 2/9, N Day2/23) def by Morwell 7/223(cc) (M Smith 59*, TWillis47, AKumar44, OJans3/29, ZLong 2/31)

CGRADE -ROUND 16

Rawson 102(MRogers3/8, SRogers3/16, S

Kosterman 2/43)tied with Traralgon West 102(J Rogers 34,MRogers25, JCasey 3/11,JWiseman

2/10, BJarvis2/21, MWilliams2/22);Latrobe

7/106(cc) (R Hebbard25, RStanyer 3/24) def by Newborough 8/110 (J Cargill 39, KHebbard3/6, JWilson 3/46); Thorpdale Raiders5/161(cc) (R

Harrington 40,NBeecher 40*,J Kelly2/15, MFailla

2/19) defWillowGrove 144(CVeenman 36,M

McCormack3/36, CPoulton 2/8, RHarrington2/43)

WOMENS DIVISION -SEMIFINALS

Centrals 6/78(cc) (Z Quinsey-Munro 2/14, SBlines

2/25)def by Raiders4/113(cc) (Z Quinsey-Munro

31*, SBlines 30*, TKilpatrick3/13); Willow Grove

0/57(cc) (M Donoghue 26*) def Latrobe 5/51(cc) (A Davey2/10)

Nowthe real stuff starts

CRICKET BY LIAM DURKIN

FORGET Christmas, this is the most wonderful time of the year.

Finals commence in local cricket this weekend.

Teams have tip-toed their way through the regular season, to now reach apoint where the ultimate prize is within striking distance.

That distance is so close yet so far -one bad day of cricket from here could undo months of work.

That’s the reality of finals in any sport. Therein also lies the beauty.

For those that have completed solid home-andaway campaigns, connotations of ‘keep going’ will ring loud.

Equally, those that have just scrapped in will be approaching their finals with absolutely no fear.

Plenty of teams have peaked at the right time.

Boisdale-Briagolong completed aremarkable resurrection to win the 2018/19 premiership in the Sale-Maffra Cricket Association.

The Saints were second-last at Christmas, at which time they parted ways with the coach, and then went on to win the flag.

Finals also throw up some truly mystical outcomes

Surely no one can beat Mirboo North when it comes to pulling off great escapes come finals.

The Tigers manufactured aseemingly impossible reverse outright in the 2015/16 Semi, and an equally

nerve-killingdraw in 2020/21, while the 2013/14 Grand Final came down to the 200th over.

Is getting there the hardest part?

Some are adamant the Semi-Final is the hardest game to win.

Statistically at least, you could mount acase.

CATS won last season’s Latrobe Valley District Cricket League Premier ASemi by four runs, and then won the granny by 130.

Closely fought semis are possibly aby-product of a wandering mind to what is to come the next week.

While losing aGrandFinalisn’t fun(been there a few times) the result carries more closure because at least no one else is playing the next week.

Do you have to lose aGrand Finaltowin one?

Possibly, although this could be argued on a number of factors ranging from team experience, conditions on the day, and influence of the toss.

While these questions might be up for debate, one thing is for certain come finals: There is always one bloke who does nothing all season and then plays out of their skin in afinal.

Who will it be this year?

The selection room this week could well resemble the war room such are the decisions being pondered.

Do you stick withawinning team, or throw a curveball?

Awinning team has got you to this position, although asneakyselection isn’t the worst ploy.

ThinkofMarlion Pickett-asanopposition how do

you prepare for someone you’ve never seen before?

To the darker side of finals, it’s around this time of year you hear stories ranging from players threatening to leave if they aren’t selected, to letters being sent to the committee offering ultimatums.

There is bound to be at least one dummy spit in the next two weeks.

Players need to understand they are members of the club, and not tied to aparticular team.

As the finals approach however, the motivation should be there for players who might feel hard done by to keep training and keep the faith.

Finals oftenthrowupsurprises, and many players who have kept working have benefited from being the last one standing at the finish line.

Churchill needed the next man in after Jesse Giardina sustained an injuryattraining during Grand Final week of 2018/19, while in 2014/15, Latrobe had to find alast-minute replacement for KaushikAphale after he came down with illness right on the eve of the match.

Would you miss awedding for acricket final? Most people would, but plenty of people haven’t. COVID still existsdon’t forget, and there is nothing to suggest it couldn’t wipe someone out for afinal

To thosewho areplaying cricket finalsthis week, good luck.

Hope you’ve paid your subs.

Morwell takes the minor premiership into finals

CRICKET LVDCL PREMIER A

BY LIAM DURKIN

BATTLES with different meanings featuredin the last roundofLatrobe ValleyDistrictCricket League Premier A.

At one end, the fight for the minor premiership was on; and at the other -the fight to avoid relegation.

MORWELL claimed top spot after disposing Churchill with relative ease.

The Tigers wasted no time chasing the 181 it needed for victory, racing across the line in 36 overs on Day 2.

The win saw Morwell dethronethe Cobrasin first place on the ladder,and at the perfect time, as they nowget first choice of venue for the semi final. Resuming Day 2at1/28, the Tigers got going after an early loss left them 2/36.

Blair Clymo and MarkCukier built asteady partnership, putting on 75 for the third wicket. Perhapsfittingly, given it was 12 months since Shane Warne’s death, Clymo, who started his career as aleg-spinner, batted for part of his innings in a wide-brimmed hat.

Clymo walked off KeeganStreet with 37 next to his name, pavingthe way for Brendan Mason to come in and do what he does best -score at arate of knots.

Mason did just that, hitting two sixes and five fours to remain unbeaten on 41 off31balls once the game was won.

Cukier played asteady hand, hitting 11 fours and asix during his 74 not out.

Cukier dabbed like it was 2017 again, gliding a large percentage of his runs down the gully.

Having pastthe required total, Morwell found littlepointbattingon, so the match wasbrought to an early end.

Churchill’s Steve Warr had some success with the ball, taking 2/39 off 16.1 overs, which included eight maidens.

RAIDERS won as predicted, but made something of ameal of what looked to be astraightforward run chase.

Heading into Day 2needing only 37 to win with nine wickets in hand against Moe at Ted Summerton, Raiders lost four more wickets on their way to victory.

What’s more, it took them 23 overs to do so.

The visitors middle order crumbled, only returning single figure scores, showing ascoreboard that read 5/99.

After what the Lions were able to do against CATS (defending exactly the same total) there may have been some in the Moe camp entertaining thoughts of arepeat performance.

Raidersskipper Liam Maynard howevermade sure no such thing would happen, seeing his side over the line with an unbeaten 26.

Royce Colgrave bowled well for Moe, taking 2/11 off nine overs with four maidens for good measure.

SORRY Latrobe, ya playing on hard decks next season.

The Sharks lost the relegation battle to CATS, and as such, will drop down to AGrade in 2023/24. While the scoreboard says Latrobe lost by 110 runs, one could argue they actually lost by 15 overs.

Had the Sharks survived afurther 15 overs at John Black Oval, they would have forced adraw, which would have been enough to avoid relegation.

As it was however, CATS took the win it needed, and avoided the ignominy of goingfrom premier to wooden spooner.

Latrobe signalled its intentions of blocking out the

day early in the piece, and the efforts of allbatsman demonstrated aclear focus on minimising risk by eliminating shot play.

Ronnie Chokunungafaced 126 ballsfor his 32. An innings of irony considering 28 of those runs came in boundaries.

StevenFreshwater saw off 87 balls for 23, and Anu Meenaksi 54 for 18.

Meenakshi and co faced ahostile Cal Stewart, who was by all reports ‘running in from the fence’.

The paceman ended with figures of 5/32 off 23 overs, yet it was young spinner Harry Cooper who provided just as many challenges.

Cooper, who bowls left handed and throws right handed, took 4/34 off 22 overs, with nine maidens thrown in.

His efforts ripped the Sharks middle orderapart, as hisfour scalps were between numbers four and eight.

Latrobe sank to 7/89,from whichtimeall they could do was hope the remaining batsman could hang on.

Veteran Adam Duncan and young gun Jacob Bloomfield did well, with the latter seeingoff 31

balls, and the latter 71.

However, Duncan’s72ndballproved his undoing, and his dismissal secured the 10th and final wicket for CATS.

Latrobe has wasted no time getting ready for next season, and is already advertising for asenior coach.

LATROBE VALLEY DISTRICT CRICKET

LEAGUE

PREMIER ASEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 Morwell vs Moe at Keegan St Churchill vs Raiders at TedSummerton

Bowls club backs LVDCL umpires

Union: Latrobe ValleyDistrict CricketLeague umpires have welcomed apartnership with Traralgon Bowls Club.Welcomingthe announcement is Traralgon Bowls Club chairman GrahamCross and LVDCL umpires directorTheo Poursanidis Photograph Supplied

LATROBE Valley District Cricket League Umpires has welcomed the support of Traralgon Bowls Club.

Traralgon Bowls Clubrecently signedonfor the next three years as major sponsors of LVDCL umpires.

The bowls club will provide merchandise support, and feature prominently on umpire shirts at officiating LVDCL matches.

Umpires have been sporting the new ‘blue’ shirts for anumberofweeks, as they get ready for the finals series, beginning this weekend.

As well as Traralgon Bowls Club, the LVDCL Umpires have received great supportfrom Jim’s Mowing and Energy Australia in recent years.

The support fromtheseorganisations has allowed local cricketers, both players and umpires, the opportunity to continue playing.

LVDCL Umpires are always on the look-out for moreumpires, and forward-planning is in motion for next season.

Just like the players, umpires work as ateam, and are an integral part of the game of cricket. Umpiring would suit recently retired players, or those still looking to stay involved in the sport. Umpires are paid per-match for their services. If you are interested in finding out more, phone LVDCL umpires director Theo Poursanidis on 0418 303 880.

Anti-climax in last round

CRICKET

LVDCL AGRADE

BY LIAM DURKIN

THERE was still time for one more surprise in the finalround of the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League AGrade home-and-away season.

Even though the top four was locked in before the round started, it was reasonably expected there would be some changes to the final make-up.

Positions two to four were up for grabs. Mirboo North, in fourth, would have gone to third with an outright victory, but were denied by adetermined Willow Grove.

The winnerofthe match betweenTraralgon West and Trafalgarmeanwhile, secured second position and choice of venue for the semi-final.

However, in something of an anti-climax, the top four ended up being exactly the same as it was at the start of the day.

Centrals had an unassailable lead on top, and took the minor premiership by 15 points, helped in short way by three outright victories.

The Ships finished second on 53 points, followed by the Eagles (47 points) and Tigers (44).

WELL doneWillow Grove, that took some heart.

The Wolves lost the match, but won no shortage of admirers against Mirboo North.

Heading into Day 2facing what looked to be an inevitable outright defeat, Willow Grove dug in, stoically seeing out 56 overs in the second innings to end their season.

The day began with the Tigers needing only 14 runs to win on first innings.

The home sideachieved just that inside seven overs, and then set about building alead.

Zach Hollis addedtohis Day 1score of 59, making an innings-high 88.

His knock came at agood click, off 105 balls. Runs further down the order came from Jesse Van Rooye, who made abusy 41 off 44, highlighted by two balls clearing the fence.

Brett Pedlow alsochipped in with 33 off 29, batting all the way down at number eight.

Mirboo North declared with 227 on the board after 54 overs.

In reality, they declared after 29 overs on Day 2 with alead of 115.

The chase for an outright was on there and then -the Tigers had 57 overs to take 10 wickets. With very little to play for other than pride, the Wolves flipped the order around.

Theodds of an outrightdefeatnarrowed when they sank to 3/17 inside the first10overs, however the Wolves dug in for the next 20 overs, atimein which just two wickets fell.

Such defensive play meant runs became anonissue for either side. As far as Willow Grove was concerned, overs were key, and for Mirboo North, it was wickets.

Josh Coombs and Adam James were resolute in defence, each seeing offmore than 60 balls Their resistance was broken,firstly when Coombs departedwiththe scoreon37, beforethe Tigers took 3/2.

At that stage, the score was 7/64 after 31 overs. The odds seemingly all withMirboo North, who needed just three wickets in 24 overs.

However, the flipped-around order meant usual opener Brody Hams and skipper Pete Grima batted at eight and nine respectively.

Now only facing an older ball, the pair were able to settle in for the long haul.

While points might have already been going to the home side, as far as Hams and Grima were concerned, batting out theday wasjustasgood as awin

It is not oftensomeone willget amention for making five off 82 balls, but in the case of Hams, he deserves one for his application.

While most, if not all players in Willow Grove's position would have mentally checked-out on the season and had thoughts only on beers when the score was 7/64, Hams and Grima would have been well withintheir rights to swing at everything.

Instead, they stayed in.

Maybe they batted to protect the rest of the order, maybethey batted to prove apoint, or maybe they batted with one eye turned to next season. Whatever the motivation, they batted theirway to stumps, closing at 7/114.

Grima remained unbeaten on 40 off 66 balls, and Hams' 88-minute epic ensured the Wolves took some small mercy out of the match.

For aclub looking to build on its first season in AGrade,every win, no matter how small, can only help in the long run.

Will Lawrey ended with figures of 3/17 and Jed Alexander took 2/11.

Earlier in the day, Willow Grove bowler David Bremner nabbed 4/64, while Coombs took 2/32.

Clubleaders Coombs and Hams would have been pleased withthe fight shown in the second innings, at atimewhen it would have been veryeasy to just roll over and fold.

Having now got ataste forAGrade cricket, there will be no surprises for Willow Grove should they go again in the top flight.

It is understood the Wolves already have the wheels in motion for next season, with some prominent names linked to the club.

TRAFALGAR and Traralgon West said 'see you next week boys' after their game.

The Ships took the saying 'slow and steady wins the race' to new levels on Saturday, going at just a click over one an over for the best part of 84 overs to reel in the required total of 170.

Picking up afterfacing two oversonDay 1at

Jack Canavan,returning batsmen Liam White and Liam Durkin set about settling in for the day.

The left handers saw off well over 100 balls each, and put on 77 for the first wicket.

The crawling run rate meant the Eagles were able to scoot through their overs, and by tea, had already bowled 55.

Although wickets weren't falling, the ultradefensive mindset threatened to shootTrafalgar in the foot, especially afterthe visitors misinterpreted the rules governing playing conditions.

Initially thinking they had until 5.30pm to bat, the Ships were correctly informed time was not a factor,and the overs on Day 2simply had to match what was played on Day 1.

So, the equation was 78 runs to win off 30 overs after tea.

Rhys Holdsworth made his intentions clear, hitting amaximum firstballafter the break, on his way to afairly effortless 37 off 46 balls.

White was patient as ever, with the book saying he made 48.

The remaining batsmen all reached double figures, helping the side overthe line in what ended up being agame filled with asense of anti-climax.

Ships name best and fairest

CRICKET

LVDCL BY LIAM

DURKIN

TRAFALGAR Cricket Club heldits senior vote count on Saturday.

Unsurprisingly, Rhys Holdsworth was the runaway winner of the AGrade count, taking the Richard Errington Medal after his 720-run homeand-away season.

Youngster James Pace won the BGrade best and fairest, and CGrade captain Brent Claridge made it three consecutive third grade gongs.

Votes for Trafalgar CricketClubbest and fairests are completed after every game on three separate 3,2,1 cards by the umpire, opposition captain and Trafalgar captain.

Previously,only one card completed by the opposition captain was issued per game, however the system was changed in 2019 after it became clear some votes were cast based on personal feelings.

Holdsworth tallied 69 votes out of apossible 108 to win his sixth Errington Medal.

Long-standing Trafalgar officials said they couldn't recall amore dominant count by one player.

While making 720 runs would be quite afeat in any circumstance, to do it in aseason that featured four washouts was quite remarkable.

The left hander, who handed the captaincy over to Aydan Connollythis season, has put his form down to acombination of factors, most notably, approaching slow bowlers withamuch moreattacking

mindset. Not having the added responsibilityof captaincy has also more than likely played apart.

Pace took 21 wickets in BGrade,the second-most of any playerinthe competition, and was rewarded late in the season with AGrade selection.

Still only bottom-age Under 16s,the swingbowler and hard-hittingbatsman looks to have abright future in the game.

In an interrupted season where only 11 physical games were played due to weather and forfeits, Claridge took 13 wickets and made 144 runs in CGrade

The Ships seconds and thirds faced exciting finishes to the end of the regular season, needing to win the last game to make finals.

Those results did not come through, but awin to AGrade meanta top-two finish and choice of venue for the semi-final.

Given BGrade and CGrade can no longer win the flag, it looks like the incumbent secretary will be going around again next season.

He has said he will do it until the club wins all three in one season.

The TCC firstgrade best and fairest is named in honour of the Ships first life member, Richard Errington.

Errington was one of the finest players the club has produced, playing in six first grade premierships for Trafalgar, scoring three centuries during the 1927/28 Country Week, and captainingCollingwood firsts in Victorian Premier Cricket.

The bat usedbyErrington during his Country Week exploits is on display in the TCC clubrooms.

Traralgon Westtook afew wickets in the last session for their troubles. Ben Edebohls was the pick of the bowlers,sending down 20 overs for figures of 3/23.

Most of Trafalgar'sbowlerswere able to put their feet up for the day, and should be fresh for the Saturday/Sunday assignment this weekend.

Afterrolling with amakeshift openingcombination the lasttwo games duetocircumstance, Trafalgarhas already confirmed they will more than likely revert to their regular battingorder for the semi, meaning Aiden George will go from four backtoopening,and the rest will shuffle as needed.

The Ships top order told the fill-on opener postgame "while we appreciate your efforts, we aren't waiting 40 overs to get ahit".

As this game was essentially adress rehearsal for the semi, both clubs will take some mental notes into the cutthroat match.

Trafalgar has reason to be confident, and heads in withaseven gamewinning streak under their belt.

With this however comes pressure of adifferent kind, and theEagles might looktotakeadvantage of this.

After all, every win brings you one game closer to your next loss.

CENTRALS wonthe least consequential match of the round.

The Lions hadthe minor premiership sewn up before the roundstarted,and had their match with Jeeralang-Boolarra all but won after chalking up more than 400 on Day 1.

Withlittle to no point of going for an outright, Centrals looked to get the game over with as early as possible.

However, avery good wicket and quick outfield at Apex Park made for plenty of runs, and the Panthers ended up batting out virtually the entire day.

Although they didn't hold on for adraw, they did take it to the 85th over.

While probably even the visitors knew they were never going to get close to making 400, they at least put somethingofatotal on the board, ending with205.

Nila Thillekarathna finishedhis season with a half-century, scoring 57, while afew players chipped in with 30s.

Hasitha Hewawasam, Lankesh Samaraweera and Lachlan Smith all madesomething of an impression, pulling the visitors out of asituation that looked troublesome at 3/42.

The partnership betweenThillekarathna and Hewawasam proved the most fruitful, netting 67 runs.

Unfortunately for Jeeralang-Boolarra, they fell either side of one another, which meant Centrals stayed further ahead in the game.

The Lions best bowlers were Tye Hourigan, who took 3/45, Joe Stuart (2/57 off 22.3) and Marc Fenech (2/32).

Understandably,asthis game willbeall but forgotten in aweeks’ time,itisbelieved someinthe Jeeralang-Boolarra camp started their post-season celebrations well before the match.

LATROBE VALLEY DISTRICT CRICKET LEAGUE

AGRADE SEMI FINALS

Saturday, March11, Sunday, March12

Centrals vs Mirboo North at ApexPark

Trafalgar vs Traralgon West at Moe Racecourse

West bowling:I Zafar 1-0-0-0, RFalla

BEdebohls 20.1-9-23-3, HKimpton 6-4-3-0, SRasool 4-0-5-0, BHowe12-5-14-1, T Fitch 14-4-32-0, AThow9-1-40-1

Centralsfirstinnings 418

JeeralangBoolarra first innings

BMcCormack. cRawson bFenech 12

BDuffy bFenech 1

NEdirisinghe cHourigan bStuart. 11

NThillekarathna bHourigan.

bowling: MFenech 18-8-32-2, RWebber 4-2-3-0, RHefer 12-5-16-0, THourigan16-3-45-3, JStuart22.3-6-57-2, MRawson 7-3-23-1, LSpeairs 5-0-20-0

Photograph Supplied

Great seasons: Trafalgar CricketClub best and fairest winnersJames Pace,RhysHoldsworthand Brent Claridge

Traralgonrules the pool once again

SWIMMING GIPPSLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

BY TOM HAYES

FOR the 24th successive time, the Traralgon SwimmingClub havetaken out theGippsland Championships,finishing the meet on ahigh.

Six other clubs from Gippsland competed alongside Traralgon, comprising apack of over 500 competitors from the district.

The club raked in medals of every variety.

Individually, the club scored 50 golds, 42 silvers, and 37 bronze medals, while in the relaysmore medalswere won; 20 golds, 14 silvers and four bronze medals.

For Traralgon, Ash Nicholes won the overall male point score champion, with ascarf of medals around his neck.

Vice-captain Molly Cargill couldn’t be stopped, winning 10 gold and one silvermedal.

In the 17 years/over50-metre backstroke, Cargill broke a20-year record, set by Traralgon swimmer Abbie Stockdale in 2003

Stockdale held many records in her time, and now has her eight-year-old son, Ollie, swimming at Traralgon.

Ollie picked up abronze medal in the 50m backstroke.

The under 14s saw similar success, with Phoebe Balcombe and Archer Marsland becoming the points score champions in their respective divisions.

An encouragement award was presented to Emily Auteri.

For the best performancesoutside of Gippsland, Kayla Wilson won the outstanding 15 years/over award.

Recordsare meant to be broken,aswas the case which saw six new record-holders.

Nicholesbroke threerecords,while Courtney Ford broketwo and Cargill broke one, as previously mentioned.

Outstanding efforts were made throughout the championships, thanks to swimmers, coaches, officials, parents and supporters, all of which witnessed another successful championships.

Grade AWinners: LEGGO,TOBY(42) 41

Place Getters: Hunt,Anthony(45) 37

Wednesday, 29 February 2023 Twlight

Stableford

Winner: J. Mathison 26

Birdies: 14th -J.Mathison, 18th -W Yeomans

Wednesday, 01 March2023 WOMEN’S WEDNESDAY 9HOLEStableford

Winner: Tulau, Susan (49) 19

Place Getters: Hale,Jan 18

Wednesday, 01 March2023 WOMEN’S STROKE -MONTHLY

MonthlyMedal Winner: Lang,Marj (22) 62 (A Grade)

Grade BWinner: Weaver,Lee (43) 67

Place Getters: Savige,Karyn 68 c/b Borg, Kathy68Stewart,Leahann 71

Great Score: KathyBorgBirdie @4 Karyn

Savige Birdie @14Karen ShawBirdie @14

Nearest to Pin: 4th Marj Lang 8th Kaye

Middlemiss 14th Marj Lang

Target Hole: Marj Lang

MysterySixes PrizeWinner: Jane Blandford

MIRBOONORTH

Thursday2nd MarchStableford.

AGrade: TWhitelaw(8) 38pts

BGrade: WWarner (30) 37pts

DTL: DWoodall 36, SMcKenzie 35, J

Smeriglio 34, SHill-Smith33c/b

NTP: 4th TBradshaw16th DWoodall.

Birdies: 6th JSmeriglio,16th NRutledge,

Saturday4th March Stroke,

AGrade: JRobbins (14) 71 c/b

BGrade: JMcFarlane (16) 71

DTL: DWoodall, TimTraill, NBaker 72, N

Bracecamp,P Smart73c/b

NTP: 1st SMcKenzie,4th OMahoney6th

SEvison

Birdies: 4th GShandley, TomTraill, 6thS

Evison.

MOE

Wednesday, 8February 2023 Twilight

Stableford

Winners

AGrade: K. Borg20,

BGrade: C. Elliot 20

Wednesday, 15 February 2023 Twilight

Stableford

Winner: C. Bortington 23 c/b

Birdies: 14th -S.Hibbs

Wednesday, 22 February2023

Twilight Stableford

Winners

AGrade: P. Stephens 22, BGrade -R

Allen 20

Birdies: 14th -D.Collings,R.Allen

Sunday,26February 2023 OPEN Medley

Stableford

PuttsA Grade (25): KathyBorg

PuttsBGrade (32): Lee Weaver

Thursday, 02 March 2023 OPEN Medley

Stableford

Grade AWinner: Yeomans,Wayne (9) 40

c/b

Grade BWinner: Nyko,Steve (14) 44

Grade CWinner: Page,Bruce (30) 39 c/b

Place Getters: Papettas, Maurice41Coffin, Phillip 40 Shearing,Andrew 39 c/b Jenkins, Brian 39 c/b VANBAALEN, Simon 39

c/b Brien, Graeme 39 Pearson, Mark38

c/b Azzopardi, Nato38c/b Pisa, John 38

Hunter,Adam 37 c/b Donaldson, Murray 37

c/b Powell,Vincent 37 c/b

Great Score: Graeme Brien (Birdie) @8

David Halkett(Birdie) @14Ian Duncan (Birdie) @14Anton Devent (Birdie) @8 Ricky Dyt(Birdie) @14Steve Nyko(Birdie) @4 Murray Donaldson (Birdie) @14 Jamie Lodge (Birdie) @4 KevinBrien (Birdie) @8

Nearest to Pin: 4th John Harber 8th

Graeme Brien 14th RickyDyt

Saturday, 04 March 2023 WOMEN’S

SATURDAY

Grade AWinners: Middlemiss,Kaye(14)

39

Great Score: Kaye Middlemiss (Birdie) @ 16 Kaye Middlemiss (Birdie) @3

Saturday, 04 March 2023 MENS Mystery

Sixes

Winner: Wilson,Robert23c/b

Saturday,04March 2023 MEN’S Monthly

Medal -Stroke

MonthlyMedal Winner: Panozzo, Gavan

(14) 70

Grade AWinners: Silk, Matthew(-1)72

Grade BWinners: Tanti, Hayden (13) 69 Grade CWinners: Imer,Corey (29) 71 Place Getters: Tripodi, Lucas 72 C/B Gauci, Anthony72Brien, Kevin 73 C/B Savige, Bruce 73 Donaldson, Murray 74 McMahon, Thomas 74C/B Whittaker, Zac 74C/B Stephens,Simon 74 C/B Wilson, Robert74 C/B Shaw, Geoff74C/B Colvin,Anthony74 Clarke,Gary75C/B

Great Score: Liam Weir (Birdie) @14

Nearest to Pin: 4th Anton Devent 8th

RobertWilson 14th Liam Weir

TRAFALGAR

WednesdayWomen’sresults 1/3/23

Stroke/Monthly Medal

Medal Winner: KarenMacGregor (21) with 68 nett Medal Runner Up: Alison Bailey(26) with 69 nettc/b

ScratchWinner: June Tickell (8)with77

Putting: June Tickell with 27 putts

9-Hole Winner: Jo Baker (35) with 34 Runner-Up: Beth Lansdown with 35 Down the Line: Sue Rogers, Kerren Ludlow and Lorna Risol with 72 nett

Gobblers: Sue Balfour on the 12th

NTP: 5th Lorna Risol

TRARALGON

MENS:TUESDAY 28 February 2023

Players 130Stableford

A: Karl Garlic 11 40

B: Dave Trengrove 12 41

C: Suewellen Grasby2042

D: Ian Lowe 24 42

40: GKraan RLogan

39: CTurner DBarkerDLoprese JPryde

GCouling

38: SHenning RMcDonald RElliottI

Whitehead GKnee PRoberts PGray

LHammond GDonoghue PComber T RadfordJ Wagemakers

37: LChardRReggardo EBevridge

MENS: SATURDAY4 March 2023 Players

121Stroke–BlueTees

A: RodneyWare–Scratch -1 70

A: Daniel Lyons 10 67

B: Reagan McDonald 11 69

C: Jeffrey Swenson 15 69

D: RodneyLeworthy2772

69: MHayes

70: SSZarboC Thompson GKyle M

Northe

71: JPilcher BFrombergR Ware JHagart

SGuttridge MStroud

72: SChapman ASlottje BPlatt TMarsh M MurphyD Anderson PClarkR Alexander T Northe HMayer

MENS: SATURDAY4 March 2023 Players

29 Stableford– WhiteTees

Winners:

1: Philip Watkins 30 41

40: BJones

38: JThompson LWatkins

37: JCatlin KHall

ATHLETICS

GIPPSLAND

Round 15 of Gippsland Athletics Club trackand field season washeld Tuesday 21st of February 2023.

ROUND 15 RESULTS:

800M

Men: U/20 –Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne

3;07.728, Open –Brendan Caffrey2:44.73, Cameron Hughes 2:46.80; Masters– Ian

Twite3:17.78

HAMMER

Women: U/18–Isobel Georgeson 16.69;

Open –VictoriaFuller 15.76; Masters–

Fiona Saltmarsh17.71

Men: U/20 -Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 24.53; Open –Cameron Hughes 19.44; Masters–Simon VanBaalen 36.87,Adam VanBaalen

20.46

TRIPLE JUMP

Women: U/18–Isobel Georgeson 7.67; Open –VictoriaFuller 6.11

Men: U/20 –Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 9.63; Open –Brendan Caffrey 9.16; Masters–Jude Fernando 10.45

2000M

Men: Open –Cameron Hughes 8:35.80, Brendan Caffrey 9:31.92; Masters– Ian

Twite9:00.93

SHOT PUT

Women: U/18–Isobel Georgeson 3.94; Open –VictoriaFuller 6.73; Masters– Fiona Saltmarsh6.18

Men: U/14– Jack Riddle 8.65; U/20 –Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 8.28; Open –Cameron Hughes 8.84, Brendan Caffrey5.81; Masters–SimonVan Baalen 10.79, Adam

VanBaalen 7.21, Ian Twite6.73

100M

Women: U/18– IsobelGeorgeson 16.14

Men: U14– Ethan Fernando 21.15; U/20 -Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 12.97; Open –Brendan Caffrey14.18; Masters–Jude Fernando 16.78

Round 16 of Gippsland Athletics Club trackand field season washeld Tuesday 28 th of February 2023.

ROUND 16 RESULTS:

100M

Women: U/14– Zaria Dalton 14.16;U/20–Tamsin Bur 14.28.

Men: U/14– Jack Riddle 13.70;Masters

–Jude Fernando 13.69, Adam VanBaalen 16.45, StuartDalton 16.62.

JAVELIN

Women: U/14– Zaria Dalton 7.09; U/18–Isobel Georgeson 10.22; Masters–Fiona Saltmarsh8.21.

Men: U/14–JackRiddle 19.22; U/20 -Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 29.93; Open –Cameron Hughes 35.20, Brendan Caffrey 22.36; Masters– Simon VanBaalen 29.97, Jude Fernando 23.77,StuartDalton 17.01, Adam VanBaalen 15.69, Ian Twite13.73.

3000m

Men: Open –Cameron Hughes 12:20.40, Brendan Caffrey 13:49.71; Masters– Ian Twite15:12.34.

LONG JUMP

Women: U/14–Zaria Dalton 4.13; U/18 –Isobel Georgeson 3.35; Masters– Fiona Saltmarsh 1.61

Men: U/14– Jack Riddle 4.54; Open –Brendan Caffrey4.29;Masters–Jude Fernando 4.85, Simon VanBaalen 4.03, StuartDalton 2.88. DISCUS

Women: U/14– Zaria Dalton 11.58; U/18–Isobel Georgeson 15.09; Masters–Fiona Saltmarsh 13.76.

Men: U/14–JackRiddle NT;U/20– Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne NT;Open –Cameron Hughes 22.79; Masters–Simon Van Baalen 32.02, StuartDalton 21.30, Adam VanBaalen 20.25, Jude Fernando 15.56. 400M

Women: U/14–Zaria Dalton 1:06.36.

Men: U/14–JackRiddle 1:12.80; Open –Brendan Caffrey1:10.93;Masters–Stuart Dalton 1:29.49.

Round16was the finalround of competition forthe 2022/23 summer season. The 2023/24 season will kickoff in early October,see the website www.gippslandathletics.com.au fordetails and club contacts

LAWN BOWLS

STRZELECKI NORTH

Midweek Pennant Preliminary Finals

Topteam: ThewinningTraralgon Swimming Club

Photographs supplied

Theeightyears/under girls team

Topstep: Theeight years/underboys climb ontothe podium.

Young: The35years/overTraralgon Swimming Club group

TDCA warmsup for finals

CRICKET TDCA

THE Traralgon DistrictCricket Association regular season came to aclose on Saturday.

Ahighly anticipated finals series is set to grip Traralgon this coming weekend.

The top four was already set going into the final round, but it was still crucial for the teams set to play finals to get agood hit-out and try to build some momentum into the next weekend.

TOONGABBIE struggled to getupfor the fight againstafrustratingly good Rovers team.

Rovers were frustratingly good because they saved their best gameofthe season forthe final round when finals were out of reach.

It’s ashame, as the young Rovers team is chock fulloftalentbut have letthemselves downbyletting games slip which cost them afinals berth in the end.

Batting first at Roger Ries Oval after being sent in, Rovers didn’t lose awicket until 63 was on the board thanks to openingbatsmen Tyler Pearce(41) and Simon Duff (32).

LiamLittle continued setting the strong platform for alarge score with awell-made 35, which then set up Ewan Williams to make agood 42 from 58 balls, taking the score up to 200.

The visitors finished up 7/219.

OllyMason whacked aquick17from 12 balls. The home team had no answers for the plucky Rovers outfit who didn’tallow any bowlers to get more than two wickets. Rams veteran Tom Shippen was the best, claiming 2/19 from his eight overs.

The Rams never got out of second gear in the run chase, and could only manage acouple partnerships of over 20.

Rovers continued to take wickets at regular intervals as seven bowlers were used and they all took awicket, including wicket keeper Tyler Pearce.

Toongabbie ended up all out in the 32nd over for just 112, 107 runs short.

Rovers will be pleased with such an emphatic win for their final game of the season, but will be left with abitter taste in their mouth knowing this may have been aseason that got away.

Toongabbie will now need to regroupasthey prepare to take on astrongGlengarry team in the semi-final. If they don’t, they’re in trouble of abig loss this coming weekend.

GORMANDALE headed to Fred King Oval in a David vs Goliath battle.

Gormandale went into the match sitting on the bottom of the ladder, while theMagpies were unable to be knocked off the top.

The Tigers batted first and built a50-runopening partnership,but quickly wentfrom0/50 to 4/69 and werelooking down the barrel of another lowly score. Some missed opportunities helped the Tigers, in particularMattHibbswho wentontomake 37 after

being dropped four times, while recently re-signed Yohan Soyza batted beautifully to fall just short of a 50, remaining 48 not out at the close of the innings as Gormandale finished 7/155.

The Tigers threw amixed bag at Glengarry in the early overs of the Magpies’innings, but managedto have the home team 2/22 with Brandon Mayberry and Al Jenkin back in the sheds.

Dropping Nat Freitag on 20 took the wind out of the Tigers sails, and from then on Glengarry were able to dictate terms.

Cam Graham returned from injury with awellmade 46 not out, but Freitag gained some much needed time in the middle and smashed 71 not out to guide his team home in under 30 overs.

Glengarry will be confident going into the semifinal against Toongabbie, as some of their big names are hitting some good form at the moment.

Gormandalewill be relieved the season is over as it has been one to forget, but stillsome greenshoots are there for the futureand the Tigers areworking hard alreadyonnext season

IMPERIALS travelled to Yarram in the hope to go abit better than last time they made the trip there when they got rolled for ascore of 80.

The home team won the toss and batted first but were in trouble early at 2/17 due to some good fast bowling from Englishman Tom Starkey.

Ant Scott wasn’t having any trouble though as he plundered 57 from 68 balls to top score for the day.

Amini-collapse happened through the middle order but some rear-guard action from Jack Moore and Griffin Underwood took the Pelicans total up to 167.

Starkey was superb for Imperials, claiming 4/26 from just 6.1 overs as he gave his team abig chance to secure awin in their final game of the season.

Agood start had Imps in the box seat with Ryan Morley andDom Thompson putting on 54 before Morley was dismissed.

The rot then set in as Imperials lost their next ninewickets for 58 runs, as an unlikely win was ripped awayfrom them thankstothe bowling efforts of BraydenAskew who claimed 5/16, while Jack Collins took three wickets himself.

Imperials ended up all out for 122, 45 runs short of what could have been agood win, but as the visitors found out, when Yarramget on aroll -they are hard to stop.

Still, Imperials showed plenty of fight all season and have lots of upside going into 2023/24.

If Starkeycomes back they willhave genuine match-winners with himself and Ryan Morley, while the young players around the club like Dom Thompson,Hunter Dunstan and Ryan Bosch have showed signs of being future stars.

Yarram District nowheadinto asemi-final against Ex Students in what will be abrilliant game to watch and no doubtthe Pelicans will go into the game full of confidence.

The Sharks head into the finals fresh off abye.

 BGRADE

YARRAM District shattered Imperials’ chances of afinals berth, beating them by 51 runs at Catterick Crescent.

Batting first, the Pelicans made 7/180 thanks to aPeter Griffiths’ 53.

Imperials seemed to be in ahurry with the bat, and althoughJordanAndersontook it up to the Pelican bowlers with ahard hitting 68, the highly regarded Imperials were dismissed for 122 as JoshJennings wasthe only other batter to make double figures.

Trent Crawford was the best bowler for Yarram, taking 3/15, but Griffiths was the difference, taking three wickets himself in atop all-round effort.

GLENGARRY won athriller over Gormandale winning by two wickets at Stoddart Oval.

Gormandalebattedfirst, making140 as Gavin Swan top scored with 44.

PaulHenry who took 5/26with the ball then went about opening the batting and made 86 not out to win the game for his teamand cementa spotin the finals.

This should have all other finalists worried as Glengarry are storming towards the Grand Final.

TOONGABBIEmadeshort work of Rovers, making 5/217 with Adam Hood the standout smashing 72 from 66 balls.

Rovers didn’tget close as they were knocked over for139.

Matt Whitechurch claimed 3/33 for Toongabbie which now has the Rams playing in ahome final this coming weekend.

 CGRADE

TOONGABBIE 127 (S Veneman 63, BWall22, T Dwyer 4/35)lost to Glengarry 5/130 (S Saju 77*, JWall2/45; Yarram District 7/241 (A Smith 3/39) defeated Imperials 75 (D Morris 27); Ex Students 6/316 (D Millington 93, DPryde 58*, PHennessy 37, HMartin 2/34) defeated Rovers 129 (A Donoghue 53, AVan Zuyden 39, DMcGregor 4/28, LRichards 3/28).

TDCA FINALS

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

AGRADE

GlengarryvsToongabbie (at Fred King Oval)

Ex Students vs Yarram District (TerryHunter Oval)

BGRADE

Toongabbie vs Yarram District (Roger Ries Oval)

Ex Students vs Glengarry(StoddartOval)

CGRADE

Ex Students vs Rovers (Old Trafford) Yarram District vs Glengarry(Tarraville)

Veteran cricketers undone by strong visitors

Total. .3/157

Gormandale bowling:ABrady 9.2-0-58-1,CPeavey 3-0-26-1, YSoyza 10-1-35-1, MHibbs 2-0-14-0, E Jarvis 4-0-21-0

Rovers innings

TPearce cDunn bShippen 41

SDuff. cRHughes bFleming .32

LLittle. cMcIlroy bMoran. .35

DWilliams lbw bShippen. ....0

EWilliams .c Dunn bM Barry. .42

cMBarryb KHughes .......3

not out 17

cKHughes bMBarry .......7

not out 12

(nb 0, w16, b2,lb12) 30

50

7/219(cc) Toongabbie bowling: KHughes10-2-38-1, MBarry 10-1-55-2, BFleming 10-1-32-1, SMoran 9-0-43-1, TShippen 8-2-19-2, KStoddart3-0-18-0 Toongabbie innings

DBarry. cLynch bPatterson 17

TDunn cDuncan bPatterson .....0

GMcIlroy cPearce bLynch ..3

KHughes cDuffbMason 11

KStoddart. .lbw bE Williams. 12

TShippen lbw bMason ....6

HBroad .b Duff .....2

RHughes st Pearce bDuff. .0

SMoran cPatterson bCanning 10

BFleming bPearce 16

MBarry. .not out

bowling: LPatterson 6-0-33-2,J Lynch 3-0-

OMason 6-3-13-2, EWilliams 1-0-5-1, SDuff

JCanning 3-0-14-1, TPearce 3.2-0-13-1 Yarram District innings

cThillekarathna bThompson 57

bStarkey ..0

DO’Keefe. bStarkey ......2

MGarland bHDunstan .21

BLayton. runout (Starkey). 10

JBabb. cJones bBosch. 10

BAskew cMorleyb Bosch ..2

JMoore. cMorleyb Starkey .28

GUnderwood bStarkey 20

KGriffiths .b Thompson ....1

JCollins .not out ...0

Extras .(nb 3, w10, b1,lb2). 16

Overs. .42.1

Total. 167

Imperials bowling: TStarkey 6.1-0-26-4, SAitken

10-0-38-0,DThillekarathna 10-4-22-0, DThompson

6-2-22-2, HDunstan5-0-20-1,RBosch 4-0-31-2, P Dunstan 1-0-5-0

Imperials innings

RMorley. bUnderwood 32

DThompson .c Collins bBabb. .10

TStarkey cGriffithsb Askew 22

DThillekarathna bCollins ...1

SAitken. .c Layton bCollins .6

BSizeland cCollins bAskew 15

JJones .lbw bAskew .....0

LBalakrishnan bCollins 0

RBosch bAskew ......6

HDunstan c&b Askew .....0

PDunstan not out .....0

Extras (nb 1, w19, b5,lb5). 30

Overs. 45.5

Total. 122

Head still: RinoMetlikovec preparestoplayashot on his home ground at Churchill Solid: Traralgon’s MarkBrown defends Photographs supplied

CRICKET VETERANS

GIPPSLAND Goannas Over 60 cricket team welcomed their Canterbury counterparts to Andrews Park in Churchill for the final home and away game of the 2022/23 season.

Winning the toss, the Goannas batted first with Ray Smith and Ray Floyd opening the innings.

Retirement was again set at 30 balls.

Floyd retired first when he was 12. Smithwas outsoonafter, caught off his 30th ball for seven.

The outfield was slow, but the Canterbury bowling had been very good as the score was then 1/26 from 13 overs.

The next five batsmenall retired,with Rob Taylor making eight, Col Carmody 18, Ken Bailey 34, Mark Brown 10 and Rino Metlikovec 17.

The score after 20 overs was 52 runs, and after 30 overs it had advanced to 84.

MurrayMooremade20from 15 balls, Jim

Armstrong and Neil Meredith were both out in the last over, and Chris De Vent and Peter Anton were both not out.

The Goannas score was 4/134 after their 40 overs.

After lunch, the Goannas bowling was opened by Rob Bacchetti and Meredith.

Meredith struk in hisfirst over, as Smith took agood catch.

Anton replaced Bacchetti, and hadthe other opening bat also caught by Smith.

The score was then 1/50, however only nine overs had been bowled.

Meredith bowled his eight overs straight,and finished with 1/27.

De Vent came on and took awicket, and at drinks the score was 3/83 as the bowling tightenedupabit Bacchetticame back on afterdrinksand managed to hit the stumps as Ray Smith took three wickets in his first three overs.

The score was 7/120 after 31 overs, with retiring batsmen due to come back in!

In the end, the Goannas score was passed in the

38th over. Bacchetti took 1/37 fromeight overs, Anton 1/17 fromsix,DeVent1/10from four and Smith3/16 from six overs.

Moore bowled four overs for 15 runs, and Taylor two overs for eight.

Other catches had been taken by Armstrong, Moore, Brown and Metlikovec.

The Canterbury side had recruited well and had avery strong team.

Wicket keeper, Ian Gibson was quoted as saying it was “the strongest team we have played this year”

The Goannas Over 70 side playedagainst the Endeavour Hills Over70’sonMondayatToongabbie (result not known at time of press).

The clubisheadingtoEchuca in the third week of March for the annual four-game tournament. Two Gippslandteamshavebeenentered forEchuca, one in Division 1and oneinDivision 3, probably shared withthe SouthGippsland team

Yarram District bowling: KGriffiths 9-1-21-0, AScott 4-1-5-0,DO’Keefe5-1-19-0, JBabb7-2-8-1, G Underwood 7-0-21-1, JCollins 7-0-22-3, BAskew

6.5-2-16-5

Ex Students -Bye

BGRADE -ROUND 21

Imperials 129(JAnderson 68, TCrawford3/15, P Griffiths 3/27,JSwift2/14) def by Yarram District 7/180(cc) (P Griffiths53, JSwift 28, JRandall 2/19, JAnderson 2/44); Rovers 139(MWhitechurch 3/33,MDunn 2/27,BHood 2/31) def byToongabbie 5/217(cc) (A Hood 72, MHazelman 57,S Cogan 39*); Gormandale 140(GSwan44, PHenry5/26, JPorter4/21) def by Glengarry8/144 (P Henry 86*, BPeavey4/27, GSwan2/36); Ex Students -bye

CGRADE -ROUND 15

Glengarry5/130 (S Saju 77*, JWall 2/45) def Toongabbie 127(SVeneman 63,T Dwyer4/35, S Saju 2/8,AHodson 2/20);Imperials 75 (D Morris 27, MCleary3/19, MSmallwood 2/9, SBecker2/16) def by Yarram District 7/241(cc) (J Thomas 59*, L Jenkins 57,ZCook 40*,M Smallwood 27,A Smith 3/39, KMorley2/23); Rovers 129(ADonoghue 53, Avan Zuyden 39, DMcGregor 4/28, LRichards 3/28, MIsles2/8) def by Ex Students6/316(cc) (D Millington93, DPryde 58*, PHennessy37,WAmbler 31, BDonoghue 2/31, HMartin 2/34)

The Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 8March, 2023 —Page 43

Strzelecki NorthGrand FinalDay

The Newborough machine

LAWN BOWLS STRZELECKI NORTH SATURDAYPENNANT

BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

SATURDAY’S Grand Finals were aresounding success with alarge crowd turning out at Traralgon Bowls Club to cheer on their favourite teamin excellent bowling conditions in good weather.

Going in to the day, the competitions committee faced continual criticism from players suggesting that it was unfair to play matches at Traralgon with Traralgon playing at home in the top three divisions.

Nonetheless, agreat day of bowls was had, with hundredsofspectatorsscattered around the rinks of the Traralgon Bowls Club.

Celebrations were aplenty at the day’s end, as six separate clubs won throughout the six divisions. Droughts were broken and dynasties continued as the weekend pennant came to aclose.

DIVISION 1

NEWBOROUGH went in to the Division1Grand Final as the underdogs, even though they were aiming for four premierships in arow; afeat that had not been achieved in recent times.

Traralgon, thehot favourites, would again play at home,after soundly defeating Newborough on their home turf afortnight ago.

Newborough had to battle to defeat Drouinlast week in the Preliminary Final.

Traralgon got away to agood start and held a handy lead during the early stages of the match. Newborough fought back to have ahandy lead at the drinks break.

Play seesawed for anumberofends until three of the four rinks had finished with Newborough leading by five shots.

Tommy Lodge and his rink of Barry Daley, John Backman and Scott Jones trailed Jim Scullinand his rink of Nick Turnbull, Pat Trewin and Brenton Hackett 16-21 with two ends to play.

Lodge ended the season having not lost amatch throughout the season and had been well beaten in each of the two finals played in recent weeks, and must have been feeling the pressure.

Scullingained two shots in the first of these ends afterLodge managed to draw his third shot,

leaving Scullin needing to gain three shots to force all teams to playanextra end or fourshots to win

Turnbull got Scullin away to agood start before the jack got moved and Lodge managed to draw third shot with each of the skippers having one bowl to come.

Scullin played ahandy bowl which just rolled toofar leaving Traralgon two shots up on the end butone shot behind in the game.

Lodge conceded two shots with the score 16-25 and accepted the win to the jubilationofhis teammates and many spectators.

Alan Grubb and his rink of Phil Marston, Paul Sherman and Neale Houston had a23-15 win over Mick Coram and his rink of Angela Hackett, Ian Kirkup and Shane O’Loughlin. Ryan Marston and his rink of Tony Knipping, JoshKennedy and Rod Lewishad a24-22 win over Vin McIlwain and his rinkofKirsty Van den Hoff, Shane Chapman and Matt Eccles, whilst Kevin Lovett andhis rink of Dave Wurlod,Jo-Anne Michaels and George Lambosdrew 17-17 with Matt Ferrari and his rink of Ian Hilsley, Chris Ward and Michael Yacoub.

 NEWBOROUGH 80 DEFEATED TRARALGON 79

DIVISION 2

TRARALGON (2), after winning the secondSemi Final,wereseeking to break a28-year hoodoo when they took on Longwarry in the Grand Final.

Longwarry got away to agood lead until Traralgon (2) began to peg them back, until the sides were neck-and-neck with afew ends to play, and Traralgon (2) ended up winning by four shots with three rinks in front.

Ron Sherlock and his rink of Matt Ogilvie, Ian Bloomfield and Maurie Sutcliffe had a26-21 win over Adam Proctor and his rink of Mark Serong, Col Finger and John McCarthy.

Abe Roeder and his rink of Chris Thomas, Rosie Lorenz andBillFrancis hada 23-19win over Ken White and his rink of Hank Metselaar, Ian Peterson and Glenn Pask.

Cary Locke and his rink of Jedd Ladgrove, Al Hegarty and Trevor James had a19-15 win over Ken Towt and his rink of Peter Lieshout, Robert Proctor and Trevor Kitchin.

Jason Lieshout and his rink of Grant Pask,Barry

and Russell White had agood win for Longwarry, defeating Kevin Enguell and his rinkofTom Irvine, Kathy Smilesand Dave Currie 23-14, leaving Traralgon (2) the winners by four shots, giving Warragul the opportunity to remain in Division 1for another season.

 TRARALGON (2) 82 DEFEATED LONGWARRY78

DIVISION 3

GARFIELD won anail-biting finish against Traralgon (3) by two shots after being soundly defeated at home in the second Semi Final.

ShaneOliver and his rink of Graeme Burton, Henry Breteler and Richard Ross had a26-16 win overBrendon Smilesand his rink of ElaineSwan, Bill Munday and Paddy Francis.

Stephen Whyte and his rink of Alan Wilson, Alan White and Gary Helmore had a20-17 win over May Cross and her rink of Robert Marsh, Max Cumming and Barry Fernance.

Traralgon (4) was well-served by Bill Kirby and hisrinkofJohnKong, Greg Swan and Ron Baker who defeated Nick Henwood and his rink of Les Pumphrey, Gary Payne and Bob Lamport 17-12, andGordonSlimmon and his rink of ClintJones, Ian Boyes and Ken Mooney who defeated Tom Cleary and his rink of Frank Prins, LeonardPreece and Joe Lenders.

 GARFIELD 77 DEFEATED TRARALGON (3) 75

DIVISION 4

TRAFALGAR (2) faced off withYarragon aiming to repeat their second Semi Final win.

Yarragon got away to agood start, however the experience of Trafalgar (2) came to the fore as they drew away for asound win as the afternoon progressed.

Mal Clymo and his rink of Terry Robertson, Bernie Detering and Peter Watson hada 21-7 win over Jarrod Grigg and his rink of Richard Chetland, Ethan Storer and Bevan Romans.

FrankFarrugia and his rink of Alex Brodie, Peter Rosenboom and Graham Hill had a28-15 win over Jason Roberts and his rink of Graham

Wright, David Swingler and Murray Grigg. Anthony Mitchinson and his rinkofDerek Jones, Lawrence Heenan and Ian Riley drew 25-25 with Richard Polmear and his rink of Peter Handley, Gary Green and Kevin Arnold.

The lone winner for Yarragon was Sam Mazza and his rink of Ross McDermott, Rhett Galley and Kevin McLaren, with a22-13 win over Bruce Giles and his rink of Anthony Dalgleish, Daryl Horner and Heather Taylor.

 TRAFALGAR (2) 87 DEFEATED YARRAGON 69

DIVISION 5

MORWELL Club (2) to their great relief, achieved success after losing four Grand Finals in arow, with asolid victory over Neerim District (2).

Gail Rejmer and her rink of Mick Reynolds,Joyce Hughes and Sue Karleusa had a23-11 win over MalCollins and his team of Graeme Wingrove, Bronwyn Throup and George Rymer. AndrewShepley and his rink of Barbara Lewis, Jo Leslie and Beryl Noblett had a16-14 win over Jim Schroeder and his teamofDes Pelly, Richard Kerr and John Rochford.

Jan Karleusaand her rink of Leanne Broadbent, Geoff Unwin and Lisa Arnold drew 14-14 with Russell Meehan and his team of Jim Fallon, Gerald Englestad and Greg Bond.

 MORWELL CLUB (2) 53 DEFEATED NEERIM DISTRICT (2) 39

DIVISION 6

YALLOURN North (2) had agood win over Neerim District (3) with Barry Lester and his rink of Glenn Swenson,Elizabeth Dobsonand John Smith winning 20-12 against Cookie Halligan and her rink of Terry Giffin, Gerald Winter and Kay Cousins. MarkBentall and his rink of Anthony Wasiukiewicz, Matthew Coutts and John Wasiukiewicz defeated Steve Halligan and his rink of Peter Nolan,Neville Cousins and Julie Adams 18-16.

 YALLOURN NORTH (2) 38 DEFEATED NEERIM DISTRICT (3) 28

Careful: Newborough’sJo-AnneMichaels in atight battle

The moment: Newborough playerscelebrate upon realising theyhavethe Division 1flag

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Photos: TomHayes

Good game: Newborough celebrate afterrealising they’vewon afourth-straight flag

Battle: Newborough’s Kevin Lovett trying to edge his rink over theline.

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Chickendinner:

Teams vying to be crowned midweek premiers

LAWN BOWLS

STRZELECKI NORTH

MIDWEEK PENNANT

BY MICHAEL HOLROYD

DIVISION 1

TRARALGON defeated Newborough at Warragul to progress to the Grand Final.

Paddy Francis and her rink of Bill Francis, Di Richards and Vin McIlwain gave Traralgon with agood start, defeating Joan Goldie and her rink of BobGoldie,Jeff Wetzel and Julie Jackson 25-16.

Pat Trewin and Elaine Swan, Col Mayman and GarryTrewin drew 18-18 with Heather Mooney andDenise Ryan, Ed Whelan and Rod Lewis

Kathy Smiles and Chris Thomas, Rosie Lorenz andMaurieSutcliffedefeated Jo-Anne Michaels and Phil Marston, Mary Whelan and Ryan Marston 22-20, leaving Traralgon the victors by 11 shots.

 TRARALGON 65 DEFEATED NEWBOROUGH

DIVISION 2

MOE (2) defeated Traralgon (2) to progress to the Grand Final with all rinks up.

LorraineHorton and her rink of Bob Rennie, Olive Lang and Steve Pallot had a27-13 win over Janis Kirby.

Val Griffiths and her rink of Fred Martin, Robyn Dodd and Len Middling had a24-11 win over BarbaraScott,and Val Rodgers andher rink of HildaWoods, BrendaHosking and Brian Rodgers had a21-13 win over May Cross.

 MOE(2) 74 DEFEATED TRARALGON (2) 37

DIVISION 3

DROUIN (3) defeated Morwell (3) with scores tied after 63 ends and an extra end being played by all teams.

In the extra end, Drouin (3)gainedthe ascendency with Ethel van Maanen and her team of Pat Cole, Wayne Walsh and Bob Cole gaining five shots on the extra end to defeat Palma McNeill 24-19.

Dini Hone and her rink of Lorraine Fox, Andre

De Wealeand Neil Bullen defeated Jenny Duncan 24-16, and for Morwell (3) Glenda Thompson and her rink of Alex Monroe,Lou Edge andJack Prendergast defeated Maureen McMillan 24-15, leaving Drouin (3) the winners.

 DROUIN (3) 63 DEFEATED MORWELL (3) 59

DIVISION 4

CHURCHILL defeated Yallourn North with Shirley Turner and her rink of Jenny McLure, Helen Dyson and BillBrown defeatingLynne Smith 29-14, and for Yallourn North, Sherrie Stanton and her rink of MarceMallia, Elizabeth Dobson and Rob Mathews defeated Dianne Thomas 19-14.

 CHURCHILL 43 DEFEATED YALLOURN NORTH 33

MIDWEEK PENNANT GRAND FINALS DRAW

All games at Morwell on Tuesday, March 7 (winnersnot knownattime of press)

Division 1: Drouin vTraralgon -BackGreen

Division 2: Newborough (2) vMoe -Front Green

Division 3: Yinnar vDrouin (3) -Front Green

Division 4: Yinnar (2) vChurchill -BackGreen

Victorian Open

THE Victorian Open is the next major bowls event on the calendar.

The Victorian Open, the biggest bowls event in the state, will be played from March 24 to April 2

Playerswill vie for aprize pool worth $100,000.

After holding the event in Shepparton for the last 10 years, BowlsVictoria signed alandmark agreement with Latrobe City Council to host the event in Gippslandfor the next five years

Bloods: Trafalgar get up in the Division 4Grand Final.

Traralgon (2) wasthe onlyTraralgon team out of threetowin on the day.

Glory: Newboroughpresented with theDivision 1premiership shield.

Home away from home: Garfield travelled quitethe distance to secure the Division 3flag

Finally: AfterfourGrand Finallosses,Morwell Clubetchedone in the winnerscolumn in Division 5.

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Gippy United given lesson

Kart championships open

GO-KARTS

NEW drivers and winners featured during the opening round of the Gippsland Go-Kart Club’s 2023 Championship at Morwell on Sunday, February 26.

Warragul’s Xander Rowse made the ideal start to his kartingcareer,winning the Cadet 9class on his debut drive.

Corey O’Brien took aclean sweep of heatwins to claim his victory in Cadet 12 over Harry Jones.

First-timer, Mason Nicola from Traralgon, put in agreat effort for third-place.

Newborough’s Cameron Anderson moved up from Juniorsinthe off-season and scoredhis firstwin in the Senior ranks, taking anarrow victory in 100cc Medium weight class, over the Wicks brothers.

Senior 100cc Light had last year’s front runners in the top placings, Jamie Rowe winning over Isabel Rowe.

Nick Popple was third, with Traralgon’s Harley Bright narrowly missing out on the podium, in fourth.

Havingcontested in the SuperNats in Las Vegas last year, Cohen Naumann returned to racing at Morwell and won the Junior Lightdivision over Cody Boys and Thomas Hickson, while Erebus academy driver, Ryan Wyhoon tookout the Heavy division.

Next race meeting is at the Tramway Park Raceway for Round 2ofthe series on March 19.

RESULTS:

Cadet 12

P1 Corey O’Brien

P2 HarryJones

P3 Mason Nicola

Cadet 9

P1 Xander Rowse

P2 Jett O’Leary

Senior 100cc Light

P1 Jamie Rowe

P2 Isabel Rowe

P3 NickPopple

Senior 100cc Medium

P1 Cameron Anderson

P2 MarkWicks

P3 Grant Wicks

Senior 125cc Heavy

P1 GeoffWyhoon

P2 David Bishoff

Junior 100cc Light

P1 Cohen Naumann

P2 Cody Boys

P3 Thomas Hickson

Junior 100cc Heavy

P1 Ryan Wyhoon

P2 Hunter Bailey

Focus: GippslandUnitedUnder 15 player, SamDarbyon the ball. Photograph supplied

SOCCER GIPPSLAND UNITED

THE Gippsland United Under 18 boys took to the park against top of the tableand A-League Academyside, Melbourne City FC, who came into the bout undefeated with many highscoring wins under their belt.

In the warm conditions, the City boys looked more than likely from kick off, however when Gippsland strung several passes together, it was Ronald Kong who rounded the keeper and gave the home side into an unlikely lead. However, the City boys displayed their undefeated status by swiftly equalising, turning the game around to put themselves ahead in amatter of minutes.

The scoring wouldnot stop there, as the Melbourne City boys demonstrated their academy-level footballing abilities and dominated an extremely one-sidedcontest, goinginto half time with ahefty lead.

The second half began with alittle more promise for the home side,however, City were too much for the Gippsland side.

The Under 18s will look to bounce back in adouble-header next Saturday and Monday, as they host Bentleigh Greens and Oakleigh Cannons.

 GIPPSLAND UNITED 1DEF BY MELBOURNE CITY 15

THE soccer seasonisinfull swing for GippslandFCwith thehighly anticipated match against MelbourneCityplayed this weekend at their home grounds.

It wasahot one,asthe boys played in 34-degree heat which unfortunately proved to be too much for some.

This has always been atough match for the boys and today was no exception. Theunder-16s starting 11 went out lookingstrongintheir new strips, lead by their captain Luca Dicorleto.

Four Under 15s players were needed to step up to support the team, due to unfortunate injuries.

Goalkeeper Jedd Foster and the rest of the defence had their work cut out for them and Foster gave it everything he had with some fantastic saves,especially abrilliant slide save in the first half.

Dicorletto, Spencer Boughton, Noah Jackson and Dylan Rosato foughthard to keep the Melbourne City team under control, but it wasn’t enough.

 GIPPSLAND FC 0DEF BY MELBOURNE CITY 12

Other Scores:

 U15JBNPL -GIPPSLAND UNITED FC 0 DEF BY MELBOURNE CITY 9

 U14JBNPL -GIPPSLAND UNITED

Chickendinner: In his firstracemeeting at Morwell, Xander Rowsewon the Cadet9class aboardhis Kosmic kart

Harriers complete the RokebyTwilightTrail Run

ATHLETICS HARRIERS

BY MILES VERSCHUUR

ASTRONG23-harriersquadron converged on the trails of Rokebyand Crossover on Saturday, for the Rokeby Twilight Trail Run, with representation in all distances on offer.

The first race of the day was the Kid’s twokilometre, where Louisa Semmler ran all the way to finish in 15 minutes exactly.

Next off the ranks were the 14.5km runners. This courseinvolved many twists and turns on technical trails, with about 450m of gained elevation, and required agood eye for navigation.

In terms of Harriers performance, Yani Cornthwaite finished 2nd for the females, amere eight seconds behind first place.

Her father, Ian, continues to tear up the trails, finishing 4th overall, against much younger (and shirt-wearing) competitors.

Also placing in the top 10 were Miles Verschuur (7th) and Greg Semmler (9th).

Ten minutes later, the 9.5km run commenced, following most of the 14.5kmcourse. Jay McGown finished 4th, only nine seconds off apodium place, impressing in the climb to the finish.

GeoffFranciscontinued his good spell of races with a12thplace finish

Kat Kent earned herself a10th-place female finish in astrong performance.

Following the 9.5km runners was the 6km run, with Mel Jones surging to a9th placefinish, followed by DesleyTulloch, Sam McGown,and Denise Twite.

LAST Thursday, the Harriers ventured into the Maryvale pine forests for the traditional 5.8km Chook Hill course.

Featuring plenty of ruts and potholes as well as achallenging uphill final kilometre,72Harriers (featuring threefirst-timers) were up to the task.

The frequent podium trio of Zack Beasley, Ian Cornthwaite, and Miles Verschuur once again led the men, with Dempsey Podmore knocking on the door of the top three.

Notably, the consistently improving junior, Jack Marino, finish in under 30 minutes on atough course.

KarenGraham, LizKenney, and Marieka Reilly earned notable positions in the Harriers women’s draw.

Rose Croft demonstrated how she has improved as arelatively new member with atimeof32.53 across the difficult terrain.

FIVE members of the Traralgon Harriers took part in the annual Snowgum Run at Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort on Saturday.

Four distances were on offer with 15km, 21km, 36km or 44km.

Three Harriers took part in the 15km event and two in the 21km half marathon distance in what is the club’s closest alpine event.

The 15km and 21km courses saw runners wind

Podium: Peta Mullens (centre)with the second and third-placed finishers.

their way through mature, twisted snow gums as they go up andover Mt Baw Baw before venturing into the Baw Baw National Park and summitting both Mt St Phillack and Mt St Gwinear.

The 21km runners descended to the car park before returning to Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort. Entrants were treated to fabulous conditions with sunshine, mild mountain temperatures and apleasant cooling breeze.

Miles Verschuur finished second overall in the 15km event continuing his strong form from Thursday night runs,and a15kmevent at Rokeby aweek before.

David Hood and Ron Verschuur ran close together for the first half of the event, and by the finishwere only separated by afew minutes.

In the 21kmeventboth GlennCrawfordand Geoff Francisput in strong efforts; both climbed over 700 metres in elevation over the scenic half marathon distance with Crawford finishing six minutes ahead of Francis.

FORMER Harriers, Peta Mullens and Leanne Keating, were both successful on their bikes on the weekend.

In the first “gravel”race she had competed in, Leanne was top in her age group and high in the women’s rankings in the 49km Great OtwayGravel Grind (GOGG).

The GOGG is along dirt roads through the Great Otway National Park, with “tall timber forests, past massive tree ferns, lookouts, lakes and beaches”.

The GOGGallows for easy social riding or fast paced gravel racing that anyone can be part of.

“It allows timeout zones where you can wait for friends, and coffee stops (untimed) and is suitable for all types of bikes -gravel, MTB, CX or road.”

The GOGGisheld in conjunction with the Otway Odyssey MTB Marathons making an incredible double header weekend for any rider.

Dom Keatingdid the 100kmand 49km events

and also the King of the Mountain and Red Carpet “sprint” events across the weekend.

Peta was first in the BMX event for her Roxsalt team.

Sinceshe was ateenage Harrier, Peta has won 12 Australian National titles across road, mountain andcyclocross eventsand represented Australia in theOlympic Games.

Both are an inspiration to the Harriers and to all young people.

THE 25thannual TraralgonHarriersCommunity Fun Run is fast approaching,onSunday, March 26. StartingfromKernot Hall withafestival atmosphere, on top of the 5km Run/Walk and 1.5km Kids Run, there are food stalls, lots of spot prizes, and the opportunity to give back to the community.

Entries are open andonline at www.traralgonharriers.org.au

Results:

Rokeby (Selected):

2km: Louisa Semmler 15:00

6km: Melissa Jones 59:13; DesleyTulloch 1.15:26; Samantha McGown 1.17:17; Denise Twite1.19:24

9.5km: JayMcGown 53:55; Geoffrey Francis 1:00:33; GaryFox 1:04:39; RonVerschuur 1:09:16; Phill Mayer

1:13:36; Kathleen Kent 1:14:40; Ann Bomers1:44:55

14.5km: Ian Cornthwaite1:09:29;Miles Verschuur

1:14:09; Greg Semmler 1:14:21;Yani Cornthwaite1:20:48; Stephen Renehan 1:25:21; Glenn Crawford 1:29:23; Travis White1:30:18; Ian Twite1:31:12; Anna Cardillo 1:33:39; David Hood 1:44:25; MarkLansdown 1:55:59; Bjorn

Luxmann 1:59:05

Chook Hill 5.8km ThursdayRun: ZackBeasley21.25; Ian Cornthwaite23.12; Miles Verschuur 23.46; Dempsey Podmore24.18; Glenn Graham 24.52; Darrel Cross 26.00; Stephen Renehan 26.50; Jason Odlum 27.13; Andrew Greenhill27.15;Chris VanUnen 27.59; Clinton Jolly

27.59; Jack Marino 29.05; KarenGraham 29.08; Geoff Francis 29.10; Chris Francis 29.59; Liz Kenney30.06; Pete Sanders30.13; Stephen McLeod 30.16; Giuseppe Marino 30.24; MariekaReilly30.27; JohnnyRoscoe 30.27; GaryFox 30.40; RonVerschuur 30.40; Andrew Broberg

31.31; David Barr 31.48; Errol Poole 31.51; Tobiasz Grzmil

32.33; Rose Croft32.53; Kathleen Kent 33.35; Louis Flowers 33.56; Shane Flowers33.56; Angeline Snell

33.59; Nelson Archibald 35.14; FelicityBeasley35.30; Maree Graham 35.36; Drew Hade 35.44; Michael Walker

36.09; Phill Mayer36.09; BjornLuxmann 36.37; Seth Bomers37.09; MarkFairbairn37.48; Callie Cook 39.09; Tania Whitehead 39.13; NickHodson 40.00; Belinda

Heafield 40.36; Alfie Warner 41.02; Ella Warner 41.02; Kylee Earl43.30; Ian Heafield 43.43; Ann Bomers46.43; BarryHiggins 47.07; Desmond Dalton 48.31; PeterGrixti

53.00; Bob Duljus 53.53; HarryPoole 54.00; Susan Poole

54.06; LukeWhitham 54.52; Christina Creighton 58.29; Lynda Jones 61.04; Danelle Wright 62.59; TimBye 62.59; JacintaWaddell 63.33; Collette Hofmann 63.33; Lea Frances 64.04; KathyQuinn 66.00; Michelle Colwell 66.00; Alli Triggs 66.00; Jodi Hammett66.12; Kaye Livingstone 67.00; WallyLappin 30.00*; Matilda Lappin 30.00*; Andrew Legge NTR BawBaw SnowGum Run(Selected): 15km: Miles Verschuur 1.26.25; David Hood 1.56.25; RonVerschuur

2.03.20

21km: Glenn Crawford 2.29.00; GeoffFrancis 2.35.16

Welcome: Hunter Bailey is anew driver in the junior ranks.

Close: Cameron Anderson (71) resisted relentless pressuretowin theSeniorMedium class,aheadofMarkWicks (2) and George Lee (95).

Photographs: SteveDansie

Experience: CohenNaumann (46) took victoryin the juniorclass,hereahead of Ryan Wyhoon (49) and Cody Boys

Photograph: Megan Harper

Behavewell:Let them play

GIPPSPORT

LET them play or watch them walk away. It’s amessage that should be front of mind for us all as we gear up for an exciting new season of winter community sport,particularly when it comes to volunteers,match officialsand young participants.

Declining numbers in those areas is not unique to our region -orany particular sport -but is a reason for concern.

Last year, GippSport’s GippslandCommunity SportCensus found that community sport wasfinding it difficulttoretain and recruitnew volunteers,

as well as umpires and referees.

Whenitcomes to youth participation, the reflexive response is often to blame technology as the main cause of decline,but local research tellsusit’s more complicated.

The Latrobe Health Assembly-funded Increasing Access to Sport project identified arange of barriers wereatplay, including time constraints,travel requirements and participation costs.

Importantly, though,itfound the community sporting club environment was highly influential in youth participation and retention.

Socialand performance-relatedpressures figured

CATS get the cream of Under 16 premiership

CRICKET

LVDCL

BY LIAM DURKIN

CATS completedastrongseason of Under 16 cricket in the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League, winning the competition premiership on Sunday.

After finishing the regular season on top of the ladder, CATS proved they were indeed the best team all season, accounting for Trafalgar in the decider by acomfortable margin of 57 runs.

The Shipsdecided to bowl first upon winning the toss on Mirboo North Turf, adecision they would come to regret.

Trafalgar had CATS 2/26, before ahandy 35-run partnership forthe thirdwicket betweenJesse Stevenson and Ben Hagley gave CATS the upper hand.

Stevenson departed for astoic 21 off 70 balls, while Hagley batted through until there was eight overs left in the 40-over-a-side game.

He finished with 25 off 65 balls, working in tandem with Lachlan Pass, who made the same amount of runs, but with a'redink' next to his name.

At compulsory close, CATShad 8/111onthe board.

Louis Hennessy took three wickets for Trafalgar, but it was Henry Allsop (son of Yarragon legend John 'Mantis' Allsop) who returned the most noteworthy figures, taking 2/11 off eight overs with three maidens.

The Ships were steady in their reply, yet some very tight bowlingfrom Hagley and Stevenson with the new ball meant the pressure gauge that was Trafalgar's run rate eventually exploded. Hagley ended up going for just nine runs off his six overs, and Stevenson took 3/7 off his six.

The change bowlers were equally effective. Brody Stevenson and Evan Pass were introduced before drinks, and had immediateeffect, each taking a wicket.

At the halfway mark, the Ships were facing an equation thatrequiredthem to go at four-an-over; ataskthat became insurmountable.

From 2/38, Trafalgar soon found itself 5/48. If signs weren't pointing to aCATSflag then, they soon were, as the Ships lost 4/0 to sink even further in arrears. With theinscription now firmly on the trophy, Jonathan Cullen had the distinction of taking the winning wicket.

Trafalgar was bowled out for 54, of which,Allsop made 26.

James Guy sent down adestructive spell, snaring 4/7 off six overs with four maidens, taking the wicket that ignited Trafalgar's dramatic collapse.

CATSplayerswere greetedbysupporters and parentspost-game,makingtheir way downthe hill at Mirboo North to be with them out on the ground.

The host club put on atremendousshow, with the excellent wicket and afternoon tea complemented by warm cricket weather.

Amazingly, anumber of CATSplayersonthe day were still eligible for Under 10s, answering the call to play after aschool camp left the team short.

heavily in the reasons as to why young people quit sport, and data shows that once they disengage, it’s incredibly difficult to get them back.

The good news is we can do something about it.

The even better news is one key shift in mentality could turn the tide for all three cohorts -let them play.

Incidentsofpoor sideline behaviour have been reported in Gippsland over the past12months, with coaches, parents and supporters amongthoseto have crossed the line and made community sport less enjoyable and rewarding for participants and volunteers. GippSport is highlighting this issue with anew campaign which shares stories and insights from members of the local sports community, particularly young people.

The'Let Us Play' campaign aims to encourage amore positive and safe local sport environment

for everyone, regardless of ability, needs and motivations.

So what does that look like?

Here are some tips for being apositive presence on the sideline:

·Support theprocess, not the outcome;

·Control your emotions;

·Support everyone involved in the game;

·Let the coaches coach;

·Respect the decisions of umpires or referees;

·Understandthat sportparticipation is achoice, and;

·Bepresent -watch friends and family play.

So this season, please remember, it’s not the AFL, it’s not the World Cup, it’s communitysport,let them play.

For more informationonthe 'Let Us Play' campaign, visit www.gippsport.com.au

Good times: CATS celebrates afterwinningthe LVDCL Under 16 premiership

Talkaboutmixingwiththe big boys. Imagine seeing Grade 4s at school playingwith theYear 10s at recess.

Umpires Dean Treloar and Tony Flinn awarded player-of-the-match honours to Lachlan Pass.

League awards werealsohanded outatthe presentation.

CATS' Josh Bellingham won the batting and bowling average,while teammate Ben Hagley won the batting aggregate.

Like the 2003 Brownlow, there was three winners of the Graeme Freshwater Medalfor the league best and fairest.

Steven Freshwater presented the medals on behalf of his dad to Hagley and Latrobe's Jacob Bloomfield, while Centrals' Tarkyn Shankland was absent.

Ex Students win flag after armwrestle

CRICKET TDCA

EX STUDENTS took out the first premiership on offer in the Traralgon District Cricket Association, defeating Imperialsfor the Brian Symons Shield, becoming Under 16 champions for the 2022/23 season.

On avery good Terry Hunter Oval wicket, the second-placed Ex Students Bull Sharks were matched up against fourth placed Imperialswho stormed into Sunday’s Grand Final after a gargantuan win in the semi final.

Ex Students won the toss and had no hesitation batting on their home deck, but were quickly a man down at 1/9 thanks to Ashan Keppitipola who removed opening batsman Dylan Smith for one.

Followingthe first dismissal, it was areal arm wrestle as the Bull Sharks wouldbuilda partnership, onlyfor Imperialstothengraba wicket or two and put them back under pressure.

Imperials never lost theirfocusand continued to do all they could, but some very good batting from Henry Hunter (37), William Smith (40) and William Ambler -who brought the innings home with awell made 37 not out -meant that Ex Students finished 8/183 after their40-over allotment.

As mentioned before,the toughcontest meant that no batsman scored over 40, yet no bowler took more than two wickets for Imperials. Liam Bermingham finished as the best bowler, claiming2/15.

It was going to be atough chase for Imperials but Keppitipola went big early,smashing 31 runs from 21 balls, hitting five boundaries and asix from the very first ball of the innings.

Bermingham carried on the momentum, and a superb 42 from wicket keeper Connor Rogalsky had Imperials in avery good position of 4/136. Push eventually came to shove, and the Sharks willed themselves back into the contest as Imperials lost their next five wickets for just

Grinners: Ex Students pose with the premiership shield afterreceiving their medals

19 runs, thanks to some accurate bowling and fantastic fielding, which included two run outs. Eventually time ran out for Imperials and they were bowled out in the finalover for 166, 17 runs short of what would have been an amazing victory.

Ex Students' bowling was very good, but it was young Liam Bastin who changed the game claiming2/17 -one of thosewickets the dangerous Rogalsky.

During the presentations, William Smith was deemed the Player Of The Match.

Ex Students should be very pleased for not only taking out the Brian Symons Shield but also for preparing awicket which netted just under 350 runs in agameofjuniorcricket.

The Terry Hunter wicket has copped some criticism this year,but to be able to prepare a deck which created agenuine fight between bat

and ball was fantastic, and the TDCA executive was thrilled with the spectacle it produced.

Topshelf: League award winnersJosh Bellingham, Ben Hagley and Jacob Bloomfield.

The best: Umpire Robert Prydepresents William Smithwiththe Playerofthe Match medallion. Flanking

Photographs Liam Durkin