The Weekly Advertiser – Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Hallam, Hailey Puls, Karla Aurthur and Isobelle Hamilton have raised more than $600 to date, with donations open for a few weeks yet. “It’s pretty special. It’s hard to let go of it, but it’s going to a really good cause and I think whoever gets it will enjoy having it,” she said. “I’ve only ever really had trims and my last was in January. It’s probably grown five-centimetres or so since then.” People can support Eva’s effort via fundraise.kidswithcancer.org.au/fundraisers/evadrendel/wigs-4-kids

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BY ABBY WALTER

Wimmera support services

say drug overdoses in the region have reached alarming levels and are impacting people of all ages and circumstances.

Uniting Vic.Tas Wimmera and Grampians Community Health are combining forces to combat stigma and increase education about alcohol and other drug overdose.

The organisations provide alcohol and other drugs support to people across the Wimmera.

A drug overdose is the ingestion or application of a pharmaceutical or

illicit drug or other substance in quantities much greater than recommended. Not all overdoses are fatal.

Uniting Wimmera alcohol and other drugs, AOD, team leader Dianne Hornsby said overdose was stigmatised, which meant there was also a lack of education about it.

“Substance use can be alcohol, cannabis or other drugs and it can impact every person of any age,” she said.

“People who seek treatment might have full-time jobs, or maybe not have a job. We see young people and elderly people. It can affect such a range of people in the community – it doesn’t matter where they come from.

“There is a massive impact when someone overdoses and it is not spoken about enough.

“It can affect family members who struggle with the trauma and wider community members who have lost a friend or a neighbour.

“The stigma means it is not acknowledged and that is heartbreaking.”

In 2020, 41 Horsham residents, 20 Hindmarsh residents, 20 Yarriambiack residents, 14 West Wimmera residents and 27 Northern Grampians residents died due to overdose.

The same year, 130 Horsham residents, 36 Hindmarsh residents, 22 West Wimmera residents, 48 Yarri-

ambiack residents and 98 Northern Grampians residents were admitted to hospital due to substance use.

Grampians Community Health nonresidential withdrawal nurse Emma Mackley said in rural Australia there were 6.8 deaths to overdose per 100,000 people. In metropolitan areas, it is 6.1 deaths per 100,000.

She said the largest demographic of people who died due to overdose were over the age of 50.

“The overdose rate surpassed the road toll in 2008 and this trend has continued,” she said.

“It is also important to note that opioids were the number one drug found

in unintentional overdose deaths, followed by benzodiazepines.”

Ms Mackley said Grampians Community Health and Uniting Wimmera offered a variety of programs to support people using drugs, and their families.

“Grampians Community Health offers AOD counselling, including brief intervention and in-depth counselling, family counselling, AOD case management, non-residential withdrawal services and rehabilitation programs, group program ‘Making a Change’, QUIT programs as well as drink and

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drug-drive programs,” she said.

CHOP FOR CHARITY: A Wimmera gymnast is travelling a little lighter – for a good cause. Eva Drendel, 15, chopped about 40 centimetres off her long locks on Monday afternoon, donating it to Wigs 4 Kids while raising money for the Kids with Cancer Foundation. Eva, centre, and her peers at Natimuk and District Gymnastic Club, including, from left, Dusty Schellens, Ella

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Blooming good careers in local government

Two of Horsham Rural City Council’s parks and gardens team members have finished three-year apprenticeships and are now looking forward to long careers in horticulture. Lauren Player and Montana Petering have officially completed Certificate III in Parks and Gardens Horticulture. Both are now working as fully qualified members of the HRCC parks and gardens team.

LAUREN PLAYER

What started your interest in gardening?

I grew up in Queensland and have always enjoyed being outdoors. I particularly like the practical side of my job. Planting out trees and flowerbeds and creating great displays which all the community can enjoy is very rewarding.

What’s it like to work in the parks and gardens team?

Council has provided me with the opportunity to progress, and has supported me to develop my skills. They provide a safe and supportive work environment, and I really enjoy working with my team. They bring experience and knowledge from different backgrounds and so there is a lot that we can learn from each other.

What equipment have you learned to use?

Dingo Mini Digger, skid steer loader, mini street sweeper, gang mower, front deck mower, Husky mower, cricket pitch roller, chainsaw, pole saw, tree chipper and smaller tools such as a whipper snipper, hedge trimmer, backpack blower, handheld blower and an edger.

MONTANA PETERING

What do you like about your job?

This variety of tasks means there is always something different happening at work. I like the flexible work arrangements at the Council working an eight-day fortnight. I also enjoy working with my colleagues as they share the same interests of gardening and make work more enjoyable.

What skills have you developed?

I’ve learnt how to maintain public gardens and reserves, weed control, chemical use and handling, tree maintenance, plant and turf nutrition and mowing and irrigation maintenance.

Would you recommend a career in Local Government?

I definitely recommend a career at the Council for school leavers that like hands-on work and enjoy working outside every day. You will learn lots of new skills and gain great knowledge in the job you’re working as well as enjoying working outside in the fresh air. The environment at the Council is very friendly and co-workers will help teach you so you can do your job to the best of your ability.

What do you enjoy about living and working in the Wimmera?

SKILLED: Recently qualified horticulturalists Lauren Player and Montana Petering are pictured at the newly-opened Nature Play Park. The parks and gardens crew is a multi-skilled team tasked with the beautification of the municipality’s parks, reserves and urban streetscapes. HRCC also employs trainees and apprentices in the fields of carpentry, diesel mechanics, information technology and business administration.

As a gardener at the Council there is a wide variety of jobs and tasks to do such as hedge trimming, planting annuals, street sweeping footpaths and planting out new gardens beds.

NEW PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OPEN

Horsham’s new pedestrian bridge across the Wimmera River is now open.

The Hamilton Street Bridge connects 2000 people living in newly developed residential areas on the southeast side of the river with Horsham’s central business district, several schools and Wimmera Base Hospital.

The 74-metre cable-stay bridge’s construction was funded thanks to matching $1.225 million contributions from both the Victorian and Commonwealth governments.

The bridge includes lighting, so it is safe to use at night and an additional ramp to connect Menadue Street is still to be constructed.

“I am proud that our council has been able to attract this substantial amount of money for a project in our regional city,” Mayor Robyn Gulline said.

“The entire project has been funded at no cost to our ratepayers which is a terrific outcome for the many community members who have called for this bridge to be constructed for years,” she said.

Planning for a second road bridge across the river remains a priority for Council.

HRCC is currently working with Regional Roads Victoria to develop a feasibility study for an alternative truck route through Horsham.

This will include another vehicle bridge across the river at an appropriate location away from the centre of the city.

Next Council Meeting: Monday 26 June 2023 - 5.30pm

council@hrcc.vic.gov.au | Web: www.hrcc.vic.gov.au

I can go for a walk along the Wimmera River and greet others with a smile. I also enjoy how friendly the community is and the opportunities there are such as playing for a local football and netball club, going to see a performance at the Town Hall, eating out for tea, or catching up with friends at a park or nice spot.

TENDERS AND RFQ

Q54/2023

QUANTONG OVAL DRAINAGE WORKS

Supply and installation of box culverts at Quantong Recreation Reserve.

Closes 12noon, Thursday 22 June

23-041

PROVISION OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, HORSHAM AQUATIC CENTRE HYDROTHERAPY FACILITIES

Construction-ready plans and documents suitable for tender.

Closes 12noon, Thursday 29 June

Q55/2023

LANDSCAPING - THE STATION YOUTH CENTRE

Landscaping at the front section of the Council facility at 14-16 Pynsent St Horsham.

Closes 12noon, Monday 3 July

All tender, EOI and RFQ details at hrcc.vic.gov.au

An opportunity to be informed

BY SEAN O’CONNELL

Areferendum

to determine whether a First Nations Voice to Parliament will be enshrined in Australia’s Constitution will proceed later this year.

The passing of legislation through the Senate on Monday means that a date must now be set for the vote.

It comes after an information session at Federation University’s Wimmera campus on Thursday that sought to equip people with a better understanding of the referendum.

Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reconciliation Professor Andrew Gunstone said the Horsham event was the fifth dialogue, through the National Centre for Reconciliation, Truth and Justice, since National Reconciliation Week last month.

He said the centre had led discussions following the university’s endorsement of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for a

commitment to voice, treaty and truthtelling.

“In the lead-up to the referendum, it is vitally important the wider community learns about enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament,” Dr Gunstone said.

He said the referendum included two key messages centred around recognition and listening.

Emma Garlett, an advisory board member for the centre, elaborated on the themes: “It is recognition in the fact that we will be recognised in the way we want to be. Truth-telling means being told in the way that it is deserving to be.”

Professor Emma Lee said as an Indigenous woman, recognition was a crucial aspect of the Voice. She hails from Tasmania.

“If you are of a certain age, you learned at school that my people were extinct by 1876,” she said.

“Recognition means I don’t have to keep proving myself as human –

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“Overdose can have a devastating impact on a community.

“There is an average of 33 years of life lost with every drug-induced death in Australia. These are not just numbers, but someone’s sister, mother, brother, father and friend.”

Ms Mackley said drug overdoses were preventable, but despite this, in 2020 there were 2220 drug-induced deaths across Australia.

“We recognise International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 to remember those who have died by overdose and acknowledge the grief of their friends and families,” she said.

“It also raises awareness about drug safety and educates the community about prevention of drug-related harms.

“A campaign will be running across August at Grampians Community Health, where we will be educating other services within the community as well as promoting our needle syringe program to service users.

“This is not just an issue for people who are using illegal drugs but includes alcohol and pharmaceuticals. Naloxone, a drug that can temporarily reverse opioid overdose, is now free from participating community pharmacies.”

Mrs Hornsby said Grampians Community Health and Uniting Wimmera were working together to raise awareness.

“Uniting and Grampians Commu-

because when I was born, I wasn’t recognised as human.”

The campus’ Aboriginal Education Centre manager Katrina Beer said the referendum was ultimately about making a change.

“For me, it is about a sense of belonging. Right through primary school and into high school, I didn’t feel I belonged. I see this as change – we do belong, we have a say and a right to live in our country,” she said.

Dr Gunstone said there was a ‘massive increase’ in the ‘cultural load’ for Indigenous people, who were often seen as de facto experts on the Voice. He called for people to share the responsibility by informing and educating themselves before taking a vote. He suggested websites such as Yes 23, Reconciliation Victoria and the Uluru Statement from the Heart document as helpful resources.

Federation University will host other initiatives in the lead-up to the referendum throughout the year.

Mighty Mia

nity Health have very different programs and that is why we are working together,” she said.

“Both Grampians Community Health and Uniting Wimmera have counselling services. Uniting Wimmera leads AOD behaviour change in a group setting and has care and recovering co-ordination, so we can provide transport, booking of doctor’s appointments and case management for people.

“On August 31, both organisations will set-up outside Uniting Wimmera, on Baillie Street, with goodies and raffles between 10am and 12.30pm.

“Una Sosta, next door, has agreed to provide free coffee during that time for people who come along to see us.

“Teal and purple are the colours of International Overdose Awareness Day, so we will be lighting up the Horsham Town Hall purple on that day as well.”

Mrs Hornsby said it was important to increase education and awareness about AOD overdose.

“A lot of people don’t realise the Wimmera has support for people who need help,” she said.

“If you feel you need support, contact Grampians Community Health or Uniting Wimmera. There’s no wrong door – if you seek help, we will find it for you.”

Grampians Community Health can be contacted at 5358 7400, Uniting Wimmera can be contacted at 5362 4000. In an emergency contact 000.

HAPPY: Mia Yendall has raised more than $6500 for this year’s Jump Rope for Heart campaign. Mia’s peers at Holy Trinity Lutheran College in Horsham wore red and participated in a range of activities on Thursday as part of annual efforts. Mia and her school’s campaigns end tomorrow. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Mia Yendall is making hearts skip – for an important cause.

Mia, 9, of Horsham is leading the individual fundraising efforts for this year’s national Jump Rope for Heart campaign. She has smashed her skipping and fundraising goals for the campaign, tallying 560 minutes and raising more than $6400 for The Heart Foundation during May and June.

And the year-four Holy Trinity Lutheran College student is not doing it all on her own, with her jockey parents Dean Yendall and Christine Puls, and their industry colleagues, rallying around Mia and taking their turn with the jump rope while also contributing funds towards the cause, publishing their efforts to social media.

“It’s really fun. I enjoy skipping with my friends,” Mia said.

The college’s team is also faring strongly, placing 11th of the registered school teams participating in the campaign, having raised more than $11,500. It has registered more than 146 hours skipped –well surpassing its own goals of 10 hours skipped and a $5000 fundraising target.

The Heart Foundation is a charity dedicated to fighting heart disease – the single biggest killer of people in Australia.

Jump Rope for Heart is a fundraiser and fitness challenge for primary school-aged children. The program is open year round and schools and individuals can decide when, and for how long they run the program. Launch to Jump Off Day, the final day of the program, is typically five to eight weeks.

Winner 2022 Business of the Year

LEADERS: Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Reconciliation Professor Andrew Gunstone and Indigenous leaders, from left, Emma Garlett, Emma Lee and Katrina Beer, led an information session about the First Nations Voice to Parliament on Thursday. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

DRAFT BUDGET 2023-24 - SUBMISSIONS

CLOSE 21 JUNE

Council welcomes your feedback on our Draft Budget 2023-2024. The budget is the blueprint that shapes our priorities and outlines our financial commitments for the delivery of important services, programs and infrastructure.

Submissions can be made online via www. engage.ararat.vic.gov.au, or by writing to Ararat Rural City Council - PO Box 246, Ararat, VIC, 3377, or emailing council@ararat.vic.gov. au.

NIGHT ROAD INSPECTIONS

Under the Road Management Act, Council are required to periodically inspect their road network at night. These inspections allow Council to check reflectivity of signs and guideposts and identify any conditions that may be hazardous at night when visibility is low, as well as identifying where more delineation may be needed. We will be conducting these inspections from 19 June for a period of approximately four weeks. For enquiries, please contact Paul Young on 5355 0200.

VIEW POINT STREET PATHWAYS

Upgraded sections of View Point Street Pathways, from High Street along the eastern side of View Point Street through to Lambert Street, have been transformed to improve pedestrian safety.

View Point Street is the latest in a series of works to renew and improve local footpaths, including the reconstruction of Laby Street, Tobin Street, Vincent Street, Moyston Creek Road, Moore Street & Alfred Street footpaths.

During works for the View Point Street Footpaths, crews carried out improvements in small stages to minimise disruptions to residents, traders and surrounding organisations.

These upgrades are part of an ongoing renewal program to respond to the changing needs of our footpaths to improve the safety and overall experience of some of our busiest walking areas.

Funding for the footpath was made possible through Council’s 22-23 Capital Works Budget – Footpath Renewal Program and the project was carried out by SHS Civil in partnership with Ararat Rural City Council.

The reconstruction of View Point Street Pathways has transformed a natural path into a newly paved 330 metres long and 1.5 metres wide section along View Point Street.

LAST CHANCE TO PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE 2023/24 DRAFT BUDGET

Council is encouraging community members to have their say on the 2023/24 Ararat Rural City Council Draft Budget as part of its ongoing commitment to community consultation, by 21 June.

The draft Budget proposes a net zero per cent rate increase and features $9.5 million investment on capital works projects, including the first stage the Ararat Leisure Centre redevelopment, funding for resheeting works and sealing urban gravel roads to keep people and freight moving, plus town infrastructure upgrades including drainage.

Proposed investment will also go towards economic and community developments such as the affordable housing initiative, support for the Aradale masterplan, Façade Grants and Workforce Pilot program, implementing a weekend community response team, and programs for young people.

Mayor Jo Armstrong noted the community’s pleasing feedback so far on the draft Budget 2023-24 which tailors local solutions for local need.

“Inflation is an immediate concern as we face increasing costs of program and infrastructure delivery and rising asset renewal and maintenance. Council is well placed to navigate rising costs, but it requires a focused and conservative approach on delivering programs that will provide the highest value to the community,” Cr Armstrong said.

“Considering market volatility, we made a conscious decision to focus on smaller scale projects that can be locally managed for this Budget. We’re proud to again present a Budget with a zero percent rate rise to the community.”

“As a councillor group we attended community engagement sessions at various locations across the municipality which were well attended and generated great discussion and feedback on road maintenance, economic development, waste management and the potential for implementing an environmental land differential,” she continued

“I’d like to thank those in the community who have provided that feedback to us. There’s still time to share your thoughts to help Council inform the development 23-24 Budget. Remember, your rates fund the budget, and our job is to do what is best for the community we live in.“

A copy and snapshot of the Draft 2023/2024 Council Budget is available via www. engage.ararat.vic.gov.au . Submissions can be made via the Engage Ararat website, or by writing to Ararat Rural City Council - PO Box 246, Ararat, VIC, 3377, or emailing engage@ararat.vic.gov.au. Submissions are open until Wednesday 21 June at 5:00pm.

As we navigate our way through the easing of Coronavirus restrictions, it’s good to remember we’re #StrongerTogether.

Thousands explore career options

BY JESSICA GRIMBLE

Thousands of secondary college students explored an enormous breadth of career choices when country Victoria’s largest careers expo returned to the Wimmera.

More than 90 exhibitors including higher education and training, try-a-trade, industry representatives, employers and employment services showcased options for the future careers of more than 2000 students at the Western Victorian Careers Expo at Longerenong yesterday.

Co-ordinator David Crooks, of Wimmera Southern Mallee Local Learning and Employment Network, said students had travelled from as far as Swan Hill and Casterton, and careers in trades and the defence force were ‘big winners’.

“The most popular site was the defence force and trades have also been a big winner. It’s the hands-on aspect

– equipment, or something to play in, always drags people in and all the interactive and try-a-trade sites have been really popular,” he said.

“Most exhibitors just love the engagement. The expo is all about the face-to-face contact; for employers to see and talk to kids, and for the kids to ask them questions.”

Skillinvest was connecting students to information and opportunities in apprenticeships, including schoolbased apprenticeships, and traineeships; and taking interest for seasonal and ongoing employment.

Marketing and communications coordinator Beau James said there was significant demand for people to fulfill employment in trades.

“There are so many job opportunities and an apprenticeship is a good way to learn while getting paid and getting experience and go on and have a really good career in a trade,” she said.

“The vocational subjects in year-11

Support for Stawell cemetery expansion

Stawell’s lawn cemetery is almost at capacity.

Northern Grampians Shire Council has endorsed a concept plan to expand the Pleasant Creek Public Cemetery into a reserve on Mary Street, developing an additional 5500 plots to accommodate demand for 80 to 100 years.

If the project does not commence in 12 to 24 months, the current lawn cemetery will run out of space.

The council has planned initial construction works to expand the existing cemetery.

It has contacted neighbouring residents and has received unanimous support to date.

Mayor Kevin Erwin said the concept plan was important to ensure the cemetery catered for the community’s needs well into the future.

“I know the current lawn cemetery was supposed to accommodate for nearly 50 years, but unfortunately I don’t think it will reach that period,” he said.

“Our cemetery, which people pay a lot of attention to, having loved ones buried there, is an important part of our social fabric.”

Cr Karen Hyslop said the council was obligated to provide necessary and suitable infrastructure.

“It makes a lot of sense. We don’t really have a choice; we have to accommodate for this and people are supportive of it in the area,” she said.

Information from the previous Cemetery Trust, a cemetery planning consultant and the council’s internal teams guided the concept plan.

Installation of trees and a fence along Mary Steet and the rear of

and year-12, and school-based apprenticeships, are a really good foot in the door.

“We are also talking to people about work experience and helping them with resume writing and interview preparation.”

Warracknabeal Secondary College year-nine student Triston Kipp was investigating training options leading to a career in technology or design.

“I’ve been running around, looking for different stuff that interests me – like tech or design. It’s just really cool. Some people say it’s really complex but, depending on your knowledge on it, it doesn’t have to be – you can just play games and that’s still technically a career,” he said.

A career in hairdressing beckons for Murtoa College year-11 student Riana Warrick.

“Hopefully I’ll get an apprenticeship full-time at the end of this year – I’ll stay locally and be close to family,” she said.

Horsham’s St Brigid’s College year10 student Jessica Dunn is also exploring her options for a career in hairdressing and beauty, while Mia Geue sought to investigate her options, leveraging interests in studying outdoor education and environmental science at school.

Goroke P-12 College students Tyson Bannerman, year-10, and Aiden Dean, year-11, said pursuing a mechanics apprenticeship was most appealing.

“So then I can fix my own car,” Aiden said.

Lesley Lannen, St Brigid’s College careers and pathways co-ordinator, said the expo offered students a wealth of options, pathways and experiences that helped them direct their focus.

She said health, architecture and design and business had been popular among students and there was a growing interest in education, including early childcare.

“I really encourage the kids to think about what they’re interested in; to

focus on what you’re interested in and go from there,” she said.

“In the past there’s been real focus on university, but now there’s so much choice – and they can take different pathways to get to where they want to be.

“They can do it through traineeships, they can go through TAFEs or universities.

“The score is not the be-all-andend-all, and there’s always another way in.”

A series of seminars gave students a chance to gain insight into careers and study along with lifestyle accommodation options while they completed further education or training.

Dr Rob Grenfell of Grampians Health was a special guest speaker, while opportunities in the defence force and mining were also featured. Wimmera and Southern Mallee Careers Association hosts the annual event, which is in its 38th year.

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PLANS: Northern Grampians Shire Council parks and gardens team leader Kevin Rickard inspects Pleasant Creek Cemetery in Stawell, which will expand to suit the town’s forecasted needs for at least 80 years.

Cypress Street properties will occur. An access lane behind Cypress Street properties is also proposed.

The project requires a bulldozer to

level the site due to rock located on the site, which was also the case for the existing cemetery area.

The council will now undertake

planning to start construction on the eastern half of the project with further budget required in the 2024-25 financial year to complete stage one.

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Volunteers to rejuvenate namesake

Volunteers will work to restore a native wildflower plantation whose arc of rainbow colours in spring is said to have inspired the name of a Hindmarsh shire settlement.

Hindmarsh Landcare Network’s annual Project Hindmarsh planting weekend, next month, will restore a 10-hectare section of the ‘Rainbow Rise’ – a crescentshaped lunette, west of Rainbow.

About 100 volunteers will plant, guard and water upwards of 7000 trees, shrubs, wildflowers and grasses across two sites on Saturday, July 8.

Landcare network board member Darryl Argall said the wildflowers had died out due to a range of reasons, including the impact of pests such as rabbits.

He said a rabbit-proof fence would be built around the area prior to the planting weekend, and an archaeological study had

Performance to open mind

Jed Prouse wants to evoke important conversations.

Prouse will take a leading role in Horsham Arts Council’s newest show, American Idiot, when he brings ‘young anti-hero’ Johnny, a self-proclaimed ‘Jesus of Suburbia’, to life.

The rock opera is based on band Green Day’s popular album, American Idiot, and follows Johnny and his buddies, Will and Tunny, as they attempt to break out of their ‘mind-numbing, aimless suburban existence’ – with their lives taking three distinctive paths.

The show explores the themes of youth angst, relationships, love and loss. It contains adult themes.

“There are a lot of themes that will challenge you to think differently – especially about men’s mental health,” Prouse said.

“I’m hoping people walk out of the show and it acts as a conversation starter for some of those themes that can get brushed under the rug.

“They’re also still going to enjoy the classic Green Day songs – singing along and with a little bit of comedy sprinkled in here and there.”

Darcy Hogan plays Will and Matthew Bandy is Tunny.

They have support from Chloe Findlay as Whatsername, Brittany Bates as Heather, Alayna Toporzisek as Extraordinary Girl and Mark Block as St Jimmy.

The cast includes six backing vocalists and an ensemble for a five-performance run at Horsham Town Hall from October 12 to 15.

Rehearsals for the show got underway this month.

informed the initiative appropriate to its Indigenous heritage.

“It’s a win-win for nature, the environment and the people that come and help us,” he said.

Butterflies, worms and wildflowers is this year’s theme.

Two species known to attract butterflies are included in the weekend’s plan, including habitat for the endangered goldenrayed blue butterfly; and returning native scurf-pea – a threatened species that also attracts the migratory chequered swallowtail.

To help the wildflowers grow, volunteers will add worm castings to the soil to help restore soil biology.

Project Hindmarsh is the Landcare network’s most successful and well-known flagship program.

It started in 1998 and is the longestrunning event of its kind in Australia.

Mr Argall encouraged people interested

in volunteering to register soon, because numbers are capped.

People travel from as far as interstate to attend; many returning annually.

“There is a great cross-section of people – accountants, doctors, lawyers, students all mixing with our farmers and country people. They learn about our life and we learn about theirs and that’s been one of the greatest assets from day one – bringing the city to the country,” he said.

“A lot of the sites we’ve done in the past are visible from a satellite – it’s pretty significant.

“It then brings back lots of birds and native animals.

“This year we’ll do a few less trees than normal. It won’t be a tough day, but it will be a full day.”

Mr Argall said people wanting more information, or to register to volunteer for the planting weekend, could go to hindmarshlandcare.org.au

The show is Prouse’s fourth with the arts council and his first leading role.

“It’s daunting, but exciting,” he said.

“It’s funny – the first ever CD that I had for my Walkman was actually the

American Idiot album. I grew up listening to them, so it makes it a bit easier to learn the songs when you already know them.”

Tickets will be available soon at the venue and online.

Shaun Casey, Sandra Casey, Erin Wallace

CENTRE STAGE: Jed Prouse will play the role of Johnny in Horsham Arts Council’s newest show, American Idiot, which features songs from the band Green Day. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Service extends maternity care

BY JESSICA GRIMBLE

West Wimmera Health Service registered and enrolled nurses have enhanced their preparedness to support mothers and babies during unplanned and emergency births.

A Maternity Services Education Program, MSEP, from The Royal Women’s Hospital, supports clinicians with the skills and confidence to provide safe care to women and newborns when an unexpected birth occurs at a rural or regional health service.

West Wimmera Health Service is classified ‘level one’ of a six-level state maternity and newborn service system, meaning it can offer local care for healthy women and babies at low risk.

Executive director clinical services Cheree Schneider said the ‘Emergency Birth’ program was delivered through simulation and clinical skills stations, giving clinicians hands-on experience with real-life scenarios including an unexpected breech birth, neonatal resuscitation and postpartum haemorrhage, in a safe environment.

MSEP is a state-wide clinical education program delivering inter-professional education to planned and unplanned birthing services across Victoria.

“MSEP’s Emergency Birth program is an ideal opportunity for our staff in regional areas, in facilities with no maternity wards or birthing suites, to gain exposure to emergency births and become confident in caring for and improving clinical outcomes for mothers and their babies,” she said.

“Much like many emergency scenarios, even though they may not be frequent, clinicians need to have the skills and confidence to manage them, especially living in a rural area.”

A Wimmera Southern Mallee By Five Initiativeled report on antenatal care across the region

highlighted the West Wimmera Health Service’s unique model of care and its potential for wider adoption elsewhere.

Chief executive Ritchie Dodds said the health service’s maternal and child health team comprised experienced and qualified maternal and child health nurses and midwives.

Appointments are available across the health service’s sites to support pregnant women and their families.

“While we aren’t a birthing hospital, we do provide antenatal and post-natal care,” Mr Dodds said.

“Our dedicated staff collaborate with pregnant women, their birth partners, midwives and doctors to provide them with all the information, guidance and support they need to make informed decisions and enjoy a healthy pregnancy.”

Mr Dodds said the health service took a collaborative approach to care.

“We believe that working as a team with pregnant women and their doctors can offer comprehensive and personalised care to address the unique needs and concerns of individuals,” he said.

He said safe, effective and person-centered care was a priority.

“This includes continuing to provide quality antenatal and postnatal care to those in our communities, and working collaboratively and effectively with the birth mother, birth partners, midwives and doctors to ensure the best outcomes for mother and baby,” he said.

“We are, of course, always open to discussions with other care providers in the region to determine how and if it is possible to expand our level of care and-or support their birthing programs while upholding safe and effective care at all times.”

CONNECTED: Horsham residents Maddy McGennisken, Enzo Summerhayes and Hamish Summerhayes enjoy a walk across the city’s new Hamilton Street pedestrian bridge. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Connecting communities

Horsham’s new Hamilton Street pedestrian bridge is now open, connecting the central activity district with the city’s Waterlinks Estate.

The bridge crosses the Wimmera River, between Horsham Showground and Coughlin Park on the west side, and links to walking trails on the east side of the river, near Waterlink Esplanade.

On-site works began about October.

Horsham resident Maddy McGennisken said the bridge would better connect her family to schools, and the centre of Horsham.

“It is somewhere to walk

along the river other than the road bridge and Anzac Centenary Bridge and makes it easier to meet with people outdoors that live on the other side of the city,” she said.

“It’s a big improvement for safety, especially for children riding to school rather than crossing the road bridge, so it is a big win for Horsham and it’s very exciting for it to be open.”

The 74-metre cable-stay bridge has two 15-metre A-frames and eight high tensile tension rods from each frame, with 2.5 metres between the stainless-steel handrails and lighting across the structure.

It will include 30 metres of approach boardwalk on the west side, including a ramp at Menadue Street, and 34 metres of boardwalk on the east side.

The new bridge will create a continuous 10-kilometre walking loop with existing walking trials along the Wimmera River.

The State Government provided $1.2 million for the $2.45-million project through its Regional Infrastructure Fund. Horsham Rural City Council sourced remaining funding through the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program.

AVONBANK PROJECT NEWS

PROJECT UPDATE

WIM Resource Pty Ltd (WIM) was authorised by the State Planning Minister to commence public exhibition for the Avonbank Project Environment Effects Statement (EES).

This marked a major milestone for the project and provided an opportunity for members of the public to review the EES and make a submission.

WIM also opened the Avonbank EES Community Information Hub, an interactive exhibit that presented a fantastic opportunity to meet our team and learn about the EES and the Avonbank Project.

Earlier in 2023, the lentil crop planted on the Avonbank test pit site was successfully harvested.

WIM continues to actively support a number of local initiatives and was pleased to attend the Wimmera Machinery Field Days, along with involvement in other community initiatives.

Michael Winternitz, Director of Projects

TEST PIT UPDATE

WIM was involved in the second harvest over the Avonbank test pit and rehabilitated areas, with lentils successfully grown over the site. The 2023 cropping season is now underway with wheat due to be sown this season.

WIM attended student presentations at Longerenong College and met the 2023 students who will be undertaking their research project at the test pit site for this year. Supported by WIM, the students will be active on the ground in the coming months, with regular visits to monitor plant growth and soil health.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT UPDATE

Wimmera Machinery Field Days

The Wimmera Machinery Field Days was held in March this year after a three-year absence. WIM has been a long-term exhibitor and supporter of the Field Days and returned with a new look site and interactive displays. During an action packed three days, WIM’s site attracted a great deal of interest from Field Days patrons.

WIM hosted a stakeholder partner and industry luncheon for over 50 guests at the Field Days where Michael Winternitz, Director of Projects, discussed the Avonbank Project and the future of mineral sand mining in the Wimmera.

2023 also saw WIM partner and sponsor the Ag Ed Quest program. This program is designed to provide visiting school students targeted participation at the Field Days. It also included panel sessions attended by students to meet with industry professionals, to discuss and highlight the wide variety of careers in agriculture, mining and the rural sector.

EES UPDATE

The Avonbank Mineral Sands Project (Avonbank Project) EES was placed on public exhibition, commencing Friday, 14 April 2023 for a period of six weeks.

During this time, members of the public could review the EES and make a submission to Planning Panels Victoria, which was due by Friday, 26 May 2023. As a part of the public exhibition, WIM opened a Community EES Information Hub with project information and displays and released a dedicated EES webpage.

The Minister for Planning has appointed a joint Inquiry and Advisory Committee to review the submissions, EES, and draft PSA.

A public hearing will also occur, where people may speak about their written submissions in person. For more information, visit the website at www. avonbankproject.com.au or visit the team in the Community Information Hub located at 81 Hamilton Street, Horsham.

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2023 Victoria Mine Rescue Competition

WIM is proud to sponsor the Victorian Mine Rescue Competition which celebrates 30 years in 2023. The competition sees teams from mines across Victoria and Australia compete against each other in a variety of simulated emergency situations. This year’s competition will be held locally at Stawell Gold Mine.

TESEP Rock Kits

Holy Trinity Lutheran College hosted a Teacher Earth Science Education Programme (TESEP) presentation which supports science teachers in earth science education. Students were involved in presentations regarding the roles of geoscientists in industry, and opportunities for jobs in the mining industry. The presentations also involved hands-on activities with specialty rock kits. WIM sponsored TESEP rock kits and educational materials for the college, a valuable ongoing learning resource.

OREAS

Victorian Minerals Round-Up 2023

Michael Winternitz is presenting at the Australian Institute of Geoscientists OREAS Victorian Minerals Round-Up in Ballarat in June 2023. The theme for this year’s two-day event is the responsible, sustainable minerals supply as one of the pillars of economic development, while tackling some of the challenges facing current and future generations.

2023 Victorian Women in Resources Awards

WIM sponsored this year’s Victorian Women in Resources Awards, hosted by the Mineral Council of Australia Victoria. In their seventh year, the awards celebrate extraordinary women and gender diversity champions across Victoria’s minerals industry.

Community Engagement

Throughout February, pop-in information sessions were held at Jung, Murtoa and Dooen. WIM also presented to the Wimmera Branch of Australian Independent Retirees with an overview of the Avonbank Project and mineral sands mining.

WINNERS: Aizla Shrestha, left, and Sophia Gerdtz from team ‘Crazy As’ won the ‘Riley Rover’ rescue division at the RoboCup Junior Victoria Horsham Regional event on Friday.

Students from two Horsham schools have shown their expertise in technology, competing in soccer and rescue trials at a RoboCup Junior Victoria Horsham Regional event.

More than 30 students from event host Holy Trinity Lutheran College and St Brigid’s College participated in the robotics competition on Friday.

RoboCup Junior Australia is a projectbased educational program that encourages development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, STEM, skills, teamwork, co-operation and organisational ability.

Holy Trinity Lutheran College student Sophia Gerdtz, a member of the winning team in the ‘Riley Rover’ rescue division, said working with teammate Aizla Shrestha made preparations for the competition easier.

“I like spending time with Aizla and helping work on the robot,” she said.

“For a while it was once a week and then, when we started getting closer to the competition, it went up to three times a week.”

Aizla said she enjoyed the task and the competition on the day.

“We programmed our robot to capture a can,” she said.

Assembly road trip

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Horsham Rural City mayor Robyn Gulline, councillors Penny Flynn and Les Power and chief executive Sunil Bhalla were among Wimmera representatives at the Australian Local Government Association’s National General Assembly last week.

Cr Gulline said housing and skills shortages were common themes among councils, no matter their location; but conversations demonstrated there was no one solution.

“It’s a balancing act between the needs of the metropolitan areas versus the rural and regional areas. It really is a conundrum because we have very different needs and different solutions are required for the same problem,” she said.

“One size doesn’t fit all.”

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster hosted a dinner for local government representatives within her electorate, including Horsham Rural City, Hindmarsh and West Wimmera shires.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Federal Local Government Minister Kristy McBain hosted a gala dinner later in the week.

The national assembly occurred during a sitting week for Federal Parliament.

Cr Gulline said there was brief opportunity to meet Mr Albanese – which came about a week after he was due to visit the region and open Horsham’s riverfront activation project and water play park along the Wimmera River.

“I literally just introduced myself, we had our

importance of place-based solutions for shared challenges is among the key takeaways for Wimmera leaders attending a local government forum in Canberra.photo taken and moved on. He was excited to put a face to the voice,” she said, referring to a phone call from the Prime Minister when cancelling his visit to Horsham due to storms.

Cr Gulline said councillors advocated for the importance of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program to Federal Member for Ballarat Catherine King and invited her to visit the region to view projects that had received funding through the program.

She said councillors met Health Minister Mark Butler and shared the community’s concerns about a proposed 60-day medication dispensing scheme, feared to have repercussions for residents and pharmacies.

“We had a really long chat with him. He is very aware of the differences and different requirements of rural and regional areas versus metropolitan, and he’s very conscious that any rules put in place need to be nuanced for rural and regional,” Cr Gulline said.

“We certainly made our points clearly heard.”

Cr Gulline said the national assembly offered an important opportunity to network and connect with people across Australia and the Horsham contingent worked to speak with as many people as possible during the three-day event.

Horsham Rural City councillors were invited to attend and assessed, individually, whether they had capacity to do so within their respective training budget. Cr Bob Redden chose to attend the event virtually.

It was Cr Gulline’s third national assembly.

“The more times you meet people, the stronger your connections – and they remember you,” she said.

Lutheran college technology teacher Adam Engert said students in years five to eight participated in the competition.

He said the competition created opportunities for students to go on to state and national events later in the year.

Mr Engert said the students worked on their designs during lunchtimes, learning and enjoying the robotic engineering experience.

“It’s been a blessing to have the opportunity to be involved in the program and have experienced experts run workshops and events at HTLC to work with our students,” he said.

“There are so many memories and moments of learning created at these events, both for the students and the volunteers.”

Competition founder and former Horsham resident Brian Thomas visited the college ahead of the event.

“These children are only in year five; imagine how good they will be by the time they’re in year 12,” he said.

“Originally when RoboCup Junior started, the experts said high school students aren’t smart enough to do this; and here today we have year-five students mastering it – the programming, the building, everything.”

Wimmera and Grampians students are learning to become environmental champions through hands-on learning projects.

Horsham’s Green Park Kindergarten, Dimboola Early Learning Centre, Ararat Primary School, Pomonal Primary School and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School at Hopetoun have received $1000 as part of the latest round of a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program.

They join more than 1100 schools and early learning centres, nationally, awarded grants to build and develop hands-on environmental learning projects.

The program also officially included First Nations perspectives projects for the first time this year.

Woolworths and Landcare Australia will award more than 320 grants this year to projects that focus on expanding students’ First Nations education and deepening their connection to Country.

People wanting more information on this year’s recipients, and their successful project submissions, can visit juniorlandcare.org.au/woolworthsgrants/map

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Glenorchy call

Northern Grampians Shire Council will call on the Transport and Planning Department to reduce the speed limit of a Glenorchy thoroughfare.

A group of more than 20 residents submitted a petition to the council calling for the speed limit of Bunbury Street to reduce from 60kmh to 50kmh, and the installation of speed signs on Forest and Arapiles streets.

The petition cited safety for children and elderly residents using Bunbury Street, which can experience increased traffic during school holidays or during highway diversions, as reasons for the call. It also noted the road is not wide enough to allow vehicles to pass each other at higher speeds without veering off the road, increasing accident risk.

Almost 200 vehicles, about 13 percent of which are heavy vehicles, use the street daily.

It is classified as a ‘rural access residential road’.

The council agreed, at a meeting earlier this month, to support the request.

Cr Murray Emerson noted while the council was responsible for managing the road, the department was responsible for altering the speed limit.

Cr Lauren Dempsey said the calls ‘made sense’ and aligned with stipulated requirements before a speed limit change could occur.

International accolades

BY SEAN O’CONNELL

AHorsham photographer has collected two awards in an international astrophotography competition.

Baillie Farley’s photographs, ‘Escapism’ and ‘Cosmic Sands’ earned him bronze awards in a Sky-Watcher Australia Astrophotographer of the Year competition for 2023, which accepts entries from Australia and New Zealand.

“Some of the guys who won –that’s their full-time job,” he said.

Farley said his winning photographs were taken at Mungo National Park near Mildura and Dock Lake near Horsham.

He said he was just starting to regularly take photos again, with his awarded shots taken last year.

“I haven’t had a camera for two years. I was getting it modified and there was a lot of trial and error, a lot of headaches getting it to work,” he said.

“When I wasn’t shooting, I was

researching, looking at places to go, new methods and re-processing.”

Farley said he found the practice therapeutic – from setting up at night to take the photos, to processing them later.

“I just zone out and get lost. It is my happy place,” he said.

“The processing is pretty enjoyable, too, seeing how far you can

take an image.” Farley said he was planning a trip to Uluru and a separate journey to observatories along the New South Wales-Queensland border.

“Uluru is a perfect statement shot,” he said.

Farley said he had been studying advancements around artificial intelligence and photography.

“AI can’t quite replicate astrophotography. It can’t recognise star patterns,” he said.

Farley said he planned to enter more competitions this year, including with National Geographic

He said he was also hoping to get his work in a gallery, showing people the larger process it took to get the final image.

“I think it’s great that we can have the community rally together and come to us on issues that they feel to be appropriate – and this is one of those,” she said.

Election recruitment

The Victorian Electoral Commission is calling on would-be election managers to register their interest now for the 2024 Local Government Elections.

Senior election officials are responsible for co-ordinating elections for entire council areas and will work for almost four months during the Local Government Election period leading into, and following, October 2024.

The recruitment campaign is targeting areas with the greatest staff shortages, including northern and western Victorian regions.

Acting electoral commissioner Dana Fleming said while managing elections could be challenging and unpredictable, it was also a rewarding experience, with many senior officials sticking with the job for decades.

“You don’t need previous election experience,” Ms Fleming said.

“It’s all about the skills and life experience you can bring to the role. If you’re a strong communicator, organised and bring a positive attitude, we want to hear from you.”

Applications are open until Friday, July 14 and people wanting more information can go to vec. vic.gov.au/jobs

AWARDED: Horsham photographer Baillie Farley has won two bronze awards for his entries entitled ‘Escapism’, pictured, and ‘Cosmic Sands’, below, in the Sky-Watcher Australia Astrophotographer of the Year 2023 competition.

Kooka’s brought to life

BY SEAN O’CONNELL

Acommitteeof Donald residents has taken the flavour of one of its most famous businesses – Kooka’s Country Cookies – to bring more people to the town.

Donald 2000 member Jodie Hollis said when the idea of creating a giant kookaburra was raised, it sparked an idea that led the group to put significant time and effort into making it come to fruition.

“One of the members of the 2000 committee, Graeme Harris, said he would love a kookaburra in front of the new Kooka’s Country Cookies factory,” she said.

“I started searching for big Kookaburras online and found one built in Kurri Kurri in NSW.

“I tracked down the artist, Chris Fussell. A phone number was under one of the pictures and when I called, it was him.”

Mrs Hollis said Fussell, who Donald 2000 has commissioned to create the big kookaburra, was reluctant about the project at first.

“He is 75 years-old compared to 65 when he built the other big kookaburra,” she said.

Mrs Hollis said Fussell’s wife died last year, and the couple worked on much of their art together, including exhibitions in Sydney and Brisbane.

“He had thrown in the towel and lost his mojo for art,” she said.

“He didn’t think he had it in him.”

Mrs Hollis said she asked him to send through some plans anyway.

“About a week later he sent me a text saying he might have one last kookaburra in him,” she said.

Mrs Hollis said after a conversation with Donald 2000 president John McConville, the group gave the artist a deposit to create the kookaburra.

She said Fussell was based in Newcastle, NSW, about 11 hours drive from Donald, and the sculpture would be transported in three parts.

She said since starting three months ago, Fussell had finished much of the body and hoped to have the full piece finished by the end of the year.

Mrs Hollis said she set-up a fundraiser to pay for the big kookaburra, which has raised $5000 of the $50,000 goal.

She said the money would pay for the sculpture itself, permits and cement, in-

Pride Night celebration

LGBTIQA+ advocacy group Wimmera Pride Project is hosting a night of drag, dancing and connection for queer people and allies this Pride Month.

The group will host its annual Pride Night on Saturday for people aged 18 and older to celebrate the LGBTIQA+ community.

Pride Month, in June, celebrates the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community.

Melbourne-based drag queens Sam Thompson and Lil X will join Queen Sooky La La to ‘shake up’ Horsham crowds between 7.30pm and midnight at Wilson’s Nightclub.

Wimmera Pride Project spokesperson Dylan De Jong said the event was an opportunity for queer people and allies to build connections and a community atmosphere.

“Our Pride Night event is a perfect place to meet like-minded people and to forge meaningful connections in a safe space,” he said.

“Adding to this, it’s a great night to cut loose, have a dance and mingle with some Drag Queens, who are always the life of the party.”

He said hosting a drag event also allowed the pride project to share a part of LGBTIQ culture with the Wimmera.

“We hope the people of Horsham who might be unfamiliar to drag come and check it out, get among the festivities and support the local LGBTIQA+ community,” he said.

“This is a great opportunity to get together, make friends, have a dance, get a little silly and celebrate being our true authentic selves.

“The pride project has worked tirelessly since its formation to make positive change for its community.

“Every little step towards acceptance and understanding through education is a positive outcome for our community.”

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cluding a large stump made from concrete that Fussell would craft to look like a red gum with steel.

“We hope it promotes tourism, linking it in with the Silo Art Trail, which we don’t actually have in Donald,” she said.

“The fact Kooka’s Country Cookies is known Australia-wide was a big influence on the choice of a kookaburra.”

People wanting to support the project can visit Donald 2000’s fundraiser page go fundme.com/f/tourist-attraction-the-bigkookaburra

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STAGES: New South Wales-based artist Chris Fussell has been working on a kookaburra that will liven up the streets of Donald.

Mapping future volunteer profile

BY ABBY WALTER

Leaders at Horsham’s Centre for Participation are aiming to increase the volunteer profile of the Wimmera after receiving cash help to support more research and programs.

The State Budget 2023-24 allocated $100,000 to the centre.

Centre for Participation chief executive Robbie Millar said the funding would support work to increase volunteers across the region.

“We heavily use volunteers in our organisation, and we could not deliver our programs without them, which is similar to many community groups and sporting clubs across our region,” he said.

“These groups are the fabric of our community and only survive because of countless hours from volunteers.

“We know there was a strong downturn of volunteers post-COVID and it hasn’t bounced back quite the same.”

Mr Millar said the funding would allow the organisation to understand why that had occurred and options to improve the situation.

“We will look at broadly mapping the volunteer

“We heavily use volunteers in our organisation, and we could not deliver our programs without them, which is similar to many community groups and sporting clubs across our region”

– Robbie Millar

profile of the region and have an evidence-based plan to increase volunteer numbers,” he said.

Member for Western Victoria Jacinta Ermacora formally announced the funding during a tour of the centre in Horsham.

During her visit, Ms Ermacora also announced funding for Natimuk Primary School and officially opened the oval upgrades at Quantong Recreation Reserve.

“It was great to really sense the community at Quantong and meet so many enthusiastic locals,” she said.

“The oval is now established for all weather use with significant drainage problems resolved.”

Ms Ermacora said she was delighted to visit Natimuk Primary School and was keen to return to a well-refurbished school after it received an additional $750,000 in the budget.

READING: Ararat Library team leader Ashlee McKinnis is encouraging people to participate in the Warm Winter Read challenge, which runs until August.

‘Warm Winter Read’ challenge

As the temperature drops, the region’s librarians are encouraging people to stay warm with a great book and incorporate reading into their daily routine.

The ‘Warm Winter Read’ challenge aims to foster healthy reading habits through tracking a reader’s progress online and, as an added bonus, be in the running to win prizes.

Ararat Library team leader Ashlee McKinnis said the challenge was designed for adults.

“Don’t forget to sign-up in the Beanstack app to track your reading efforts or come see

your friendly local librarian for assistance – you might even leave with your very first Warm Winter Read,” she said.

“If you need some inspiration, there are seven Victorian authors on our Warm Winter Read bookmarks including Sally Hepworth, Tony Birch, JP Pomare, Jennifer Down, Jacinta Parsons, Chris Flynn and RWR McDonald.”

People can log their reading each day until August 31 via the app or the Beanstack website plv.beanstack.org/reader365

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ON THE MOVE: Horsham Rural City Band marked a historic move for the 150-year-old group by marching from their band hall to their new home. Band members marched from O’Callaghan Parade to Jubilee Hall on Roberts Avenue on Tuesday last week. The band hall on O’Callaghan Parade will be demolished for a redevelopment of Horsham City Oval and Sawyer Park. The band committee elected it was a fitting way for the band to move to its new location because it was the same way it moved 50 years ago from its original hall in Pynsent Street. Pictured clockwise from above: Angela Matheson prepares for the march; Mark Ngoi; Georgia Walsh; and drum major Montana Carman leads the way.

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CAREERS EXPO: Students planning for life after secondary school and adults looking for a change of career met with education providers, employment agencies, industry and everything in between at the Western Victorian Careers Expo at Longerenong yesterday. The expo, in its 38th year, attracted students from 25 schools, including, clockwise from left: Stawell College students, from left, Olivia Rivera, Aliya Emmett, Alizeh Khan and Sonny Gellie with Ambulance Victoria’s Tristan Terry; Horsham College student Chloe Martin tries a plumbing task with Laser Electrical and Plumbing’s Corey Tucker; Aylah Zanker and Ava Koschitzke, Warracknabeal College, try out protective wear at an East Grampians Health Service stand; Rachel Mullin chats about childcare careers with Lilly Williams and Melissa Clarke of Rainbow College; and Wimmera CMA’s Alicia Merriam with Edenhope College students Lolah Joubert and Maizy Bentley.

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Council endorses

‘new identities’

Stawell and St Arnaud have a ‘new identity’.

Northern Grampians Shire Council has endorsed a ‘brand strategy and identity’ for the towns, celebrating their unique qualities and stories – and seeks to diversify the visitor offering, establish shared visions for towns and increase their competitiveness as visitor destinations, grow jobs and visitor spend, and unlock opportunities for private sector investment.

The Grampians region attracts more than 1.7 million visitors annually, from across Australia and internationally, but the majority of visitors discover only Halls Gap and Grampians National Park, also known as Gariwerd.

Cr Lauren Dempsey said the project also offered an opportunity to develop and align promotion alongside the work of Grampians Tourism.

It aims to appeal to a range of visitors including what it classifies as ‘off-the-beaten-track’ explorers, roadtrippers and easy breakers to its historic stories, creative communities, sporting contributions and natural environment.

Its ‘elevator pitch’ to explore the shire more broadly states: “We are a region for natural explorers and go-getters, where visitors become part of creative and resourceful communities that have been making mighty contributions for centuries. From world-class sporting moments to heritage-listed goldfields, accessible natural landscapes and storied art trails, our region is rich in experiences and people that will spark your curiosity and inspire your inner explorer.”

The council also has a number of strategies in relation to tourism and economic development.

“It’s come out through the emerging need of the tourism strategy and action plan that has been developed for the next 10 years for Stawell

and St Arnaud – identifying that we don’t have a lot of branding or brochures in terms of other areas apart from Halls Gap,” Cr Dempsey said. She said the branding strategy would lead to visible promotion such as town flags and digital marketing.

“We’ve seen some great video shoots and photography promoting our space more broadly that we can then take further,” she said.

“It’s really a word of mouth thing as well. Council can have all the resources and the information to promote, but it does come down to the community valuing where we live and promoting the positives so we can attract more people into our area, which will boost economic growth, keep businesses running and jobs available.”

Major events

Cr Eddy Ostarcevic said the council’s strategic plans in relation to tourism and economic benefit aimed to gain ‘full advantage’ across the shire.

He said major events including the Stawell Gift, Grampians Grape Escape and Great Western Rodeo attracted thousands of people, and there were opportunities to develop more events and opportunities to appeal to more people and groups.

“We need to now foster greater engagement with events and we need many more events that are routine and become entrenched within communities,” he said.

Cr Murray Emerson said the brand strategy had been years in the making, while mayor Kevin Erwin noted its earthy colours were ‘striking’.

“There are deep, rich colours, which I think depicts this area very well and very appropriately,” Cr Erwin said.

Frustrated resident takes action

Frustration at the sight of dumped rubbish on a major roadway near Horsham has driven residents to act.

Dadswells Bridge resident Max Green said he became increasingly frustrated at a lack of action after a pile of hard rubbish was dumped at the St Helens Plains rest stop, between Dadswells Bridge and Horsham, in about March.

He and son Peter loaded up three mattresses, a couch and chair on Saturday, June 3 and took it to Laharum tip where receival contractor Wastebusters waived charges.

The pair left a tyre at the rest stop because it was too heavy to lift.

Max Green said ‘action created action’ – by the Monday, he noticed people were mowing near the rest stop and the tyre had been removed.

“Nothing was happening for so long,” he said.

“It makes you wonder what sort of person would dump their rubbish, and it had been there far too long.”

Regional Roads Victoria, RRV, is the body responsible for maintaining roadside areas of major roads, such as the Western Highway; councils can intervene and advocate on behalf of communities to RRV.

In exceptional circumstances, a council would undertake maintenance work on behalf of RRV.

This requires formal instruction and an agreement to ensure ratepayers are not footing a bill unnecessarily.

Horsham Rural City Council acting infrastructure director Krishna Shrestha said people caught dumping rubbish in a municipal place faced heavy fines and court convictions.

He said the infringement amount depended on many circumstances such as the type of rubbish, volume and where it was dumped.

“Unfortunately, we do see occasional instances of rubbish dumping and we are encouraging residents who see littering to report it,” he said.

“Dumped rubbish not only creates an eyesore for residents, but can also cause significant damage to the environment.

“In addition, it also costs council and our ratepayers tens of thousands of dollars a year to clean up.

“We thank the Dadswells Bridge residents for their proactive action in giving up their time and resources to remove the rubbish.

“We appreciate the pride they have shown for their environment and our municipality.”

People can report dumped rubbish to the council via an online service request at hrcc.vic.gov. au/service-request

EYESORE: Dadswells Bridge resident Max Green, with his son Peter, cleared a pile of hard rubbish dumped along the Western Highway after months of inaction.

Clinical trial to aid heart patients

AGrampians Health doctor is seeking to understand the opportunities of using magnesium to treat heart patients.

Dr Khaled El-Khawas, an Intensive Care Unit doctor, is leading a clinical trial using magnesium to help ICU patients keep their blood pressure and heartbeat in the normal range.

He is partnering with Austin Health in Melbourne to run the trial to treat atrial fibrillation.

An atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disturbance that occurs when a patient’s heart is beating too fast and out of its usual pattern and the heart is unable to pump blood properly.

This can increase the risk of blood clots forming and travelling around the body – something that could worsen patients’ outcomes and hinder their recovery.

Dr El-Khawas said atrial fibrillation was common among ICU patients who needed a ventilator machine to help them with breathing and-or those needing medication to help support their blood pressure.

Through the clinical trial, Dr El-Khawas aims to address how atrial fibrillation can be better treated.

“Recognising non-invasive ways, such as replacing magnesium levels in our ICU patients, to prevent or shorten the duration of atrial fibrillation, could improve patients’ outcomes and

reduce potential side effects,” he said. Doctors have a range of treatments for atrial fibrillation – from giving potassium or magnesium replacement or medications that slow down the heart’s rate, to an electric shock to reset the heart into a normal rhythm.

“Unfortunately, such invasive treatment methods are not without significant side effects either,” Dr El-Khawas said.

“We hope to identify better and safe interventions for ICU patients to prevent this heart rhythm irregularity. In addition, we could improve our future patient outcomes by investigating the correct method and targets for magnesium level supplementation.”

Dr El-Khawas’s clinical trial aims to help both current and future patients needing intensive care.

“Research partnership with Austin Health is essential as it allows collaboration with one of the most active ICU research centres in Australia and New Zealand. Furthermore, it will enable opportunities to exchange knowledge and expertise that will positively impact patient care in the Grampians region,” Dr El-Khawas said. Research is a key component of patient health for nurses and doctors at Grampians Health.

Grampians Health has also appointed three nurse study co-ordinators to support trials and research in the ICU.

‘50 Precious Objects’ on exhibit

Willaura residents welcomed Rose Bygrave back to her hometown when she launched the latest exhibition ‘50 Precious Objects’ at Willaura Modern Railway Station Gallery earlier this month.

Bygrave is a member of the iconic Australian rock band Goanna, which has recently completed a 40th anniversary concert tour across Australia.

Visitors to the opening of the exhibition listened to her story – including how growing up on a farm at Willaura shaped her music.

They were treated to hearing Bygrave sing one of her most popular hits, ‘Universe’.

“This exhibition combines art and history to tell the story of our district,” project co-ordinator Lois Reynolds said.

“We are grateful to members of our community who loaned us objects that have special meaning to them. They reveal stories and feelings that are important to our sense of place.”

The exhibition is open from Thursday to Sunday between 11am and 3pm; it closes on Sunday, June 25.

People wanting information can go to the Willaura Modern Facebook page or phone Lois on 0428 541 482.

HISTORY: Spence Millear shows sheep-handling equipment from the 1880s, designed and patented by his great grandfather.

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After an Infection

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I’M HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING SINCE MY CHEST INFECTION, I HAVE A TIGHT CHEST. I’VE BEEN TO THE DOCTOR AND HE SAYS THERE’S NOTHING WRONG.

Ever had that happen to you or someone you know? Why?

Unfortunately, sometimes when we have a chest infection or bronchitis which can cause a lot of coughing or difficulty breathing, we change our breathing patterns. We can overuse some muscles which can result in the upper back and neck tightening up. It doesn’t necessarily cause a lot of pain, you just feel as though you can’t take a deep breath.

So what can a chiropractor do? Chiropractic care can help the rib-cage move more freely by adjusting the fixated (subluxated) areas of you spine and relieve the tightness in those muscles allowing a person to breathe more easily. If that sounds like you or someone you know, give us a call to see how we can help move and breathe better.

Entries showcase Horsham’s spirit

Horsham Tidy Towns leaders have chosen events, projects and people they believe will place the regional city favourably for the 2023 Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy Towns and Sustainable Cities awards.

The awards, in their 41st year, recognise, celebrate and share environmental achievements and community spirit among a range of applicants including community groups, education institutions, businesses and councils across Victoria.

The initiatives might empower people, change behaviour, protect the environment, reduce waste, engage youth and indigenous communities, and promote community spirit and resiliency.

Chair David Eltringham said the Horsham Tidy Towns committee had selected entries for nine of a possible 10 judging categories.

Mr Eltringham said Horsham’s submissions had maintained a high standard that reflected the ‘many and diverse’ activities of the area.

The committee nominated Kayla Wilson of Horsham Arts Council, also an announcer and creative for ACE Radio Horsham, for the young legend award.

It nominated the North West Grampians Newsletter for the community award category; Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative-lead Hand Up Day mental health awareness campaign for the Indigenous culture award category; Healthy Minds, also a mental health awareness group, for the education award catergory; and a monthly highway clean-up initiative for the litter control category.

Horsham Repair Cafe was nominated in the EPA waste reduction category; Horsham Police Paddock in the environment category; community group Baking from the Heart for the wellbeing category; and Horsham’s street art for the heritage and culture category.

The group was unable to identify a nomination in the ‘energy innovation’ category.

“Our entry will again place Horsham in a favourable position for judging our community with other very worthwhile towns, cities and, indeed, industry,” Mr Eltringham said.

“This year the awards program differs, as all entries from both small towns, large cities and industry have been required to submit extensive online details to Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria, which will then determine their relevance compared to all other submissions.”

Submissions closed last week and judging will occur during July and August.

An event in Melbourne on October 23 will crown the winners.

“On behalf of Horsham Tidy Towns group, I thank all who have contributed to the 2023 submission process and, in particular, those in our community who continue to make Horsham a significant and worthwhile entrant for consideration of the annual award for Victoria’s Tidy Town,” Mr Eltringham said.

As the overall winner of the Keep Victoria Beautiful 2021 Sustainable Communities Tidy Town awards, Horsham qualified for the Keep Australia Beautiful National Sustainable Communities awards in 2022.

Bart Turgoose went on to claim the national young legend title.

Stawell ‘ensemble’ gathering

When Barry Curtis visited Stawell a year ago, he fondly remembered the good times he had when he was a lead actor in Stawell Music Ensemble shows.

Andrew Cunningham and Verna Rolph agreed with him, and got to work to plan a reunion.

They came up with a list of 200 people who had been involved with the shows, which started in 1984 with ‘Trial by jury’.

The ensemble went on to involve many Stawell and district people of all ages, with shows such as ‘The Mikado’, ‘Pirates of Penzance’, ‘Oklahoma’ and ‘Guys and Dolls’.

The shows were staged in Stawell Entertainment Centre and many toured to towns including St Arnaud, Warracknabeal, Lake Bolac and Avoca.

Stawell Music Ensemble, which is now known as Stawell Performing Arts Company Inc, or SPACi, has planned a reunion on Saturday from 11am to 4pm at Stawell Trotting Club.

This is a one-off opportunity for all past participants to gather. They are encouraged to bring memorabilia.

People wanting more information, or to register their interest, can phone Andrew Cunningham on 0429 431 722 or Verna Rolph on 0428 519 552.

Glass recycling starting in West Wimmera

West Wimmera Shire Council residents are receiving their new glass recycling bins.

The council is delivering bins, roadside, to residents and businesses that already receive kerbside recycling collection.

Monthly glass bin collection will start on July 19 for Kaniva, Miram, Lillimur, Serviceton and Apsley, and on July 20 for Edenhope, Harrow, Goroke and Douglas.

A council spokesperson said collection times might differ from regular recycling or waste collection schedules and encouraged residents to place their bins out the night prior to the scheduled collection day, or no later than 6am on the day of collection, to ensure timely pickup.

People wanting more information can phone the council on 13 99 72.

MEMORIES: Former Stawell Music Ensemble members, back from left, Ted Holden, Mark Holden, Andrew Cunningham; and front, Ian Mitchell and Pat Pickering prepare for a reunion at the weekend.

Safety spotlight on ag research

BY ABBY WALTER

Workplace safety and the role of technology in the future is the focus of a Trialsafe seminar at Horsham Golf Club this month.

Trialsafe executive officer Paige Cross said the seminar was designed for people working in the agricultural field research industry.

“Trialsafe is a relatively new not-for-profit that promotes better, safer outcomes for people working in the agricultural field research industry,” she said.

“Horsham and the Wimmera have a longstanding history of being a leading region in the sector.

“Trialsafe last hosted a conference in Horsham in 2018 and we are excited to return in 2023. A lot has happened since we were last in Victoria.”

Ms Cross said the first seminar of the year was at Northam in Western Australia in March.

“We have board members based in WA, South Australia and Victoria and the businesses who sponsor us have a substantial footprint across a large part of Australia,” she said.

“Pre-COVID the directors were facilitating regular quarterly to half-yearly seminars throughout southern and Western Australia.

“The landscape then changed, so we are now returning to where we were in terms of curating regular face-to-face seminars throughout Australia.”

Ms Cross said the Horsham seminar would take a futuristic view of safety in agriculture field research.

“The focus will be about the future of

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agricultural research trials and where technology could play a role in providing safer outcomes,” she said.

“Our intention is to end the day with a commercial-scale drone demonstration.

“It’s about thinking about the role technology can play in keeping people safe – whether that is with precision ag, drones or advancements with systems and procedure.”

Emmetts precision ag manager Matthew Burns, Elders AgTech development officer Andrew Phelan and WSB Distributors precision ag and sales Corrie Eichner are the guest speakers for the Horsham seminar on Tuesday.

Ms Cross said the day would also include two TED-style panel discussion sessions.

“The TED talkers are people who work in the field, potentially locally, and will share a safety incident and the key learnings from that experience,” she said.

“Through sharing of these experiences, it will assist others in the room to implement strategies to avoid a repeat incident.

“We create a safe environment for people to share or to seek input from others, which might assist with resolving an outstanding issue.

“Corrie will take a safety focus looking at the rules and regulations using drones and where their capacity lies for use within either the research sector or large-scale broadacre agriculture.

“Andrew Phelan will talk about drones as well, but with a focus on gathering and using data to make better safety decisions.”

People can register for the free seminar via events.humanitix.com/trialsafe-seminarhorsham

Arnold leads creative journey

Ararat North Primary School was a hive of activity last week due to a music-inspired visit. Country musician Josh Arnold said he wanted to build ‘school spirit’ during his visit by writing a song with students and filming a music video.

“The song is called Our World to Explore,” he said. “A really nice learning part of the creative journey has been trying to get the students to think metaphorically, thinking about the name of the song and what that means.

“It could mean the world around them, but it could also mean their world is the school, or themselves or the learning journey.”

Mr Arnold said he had been creating music videos with schools for about 10 years, but

it took Ararat leaders reaching out for the Queensland-based musician to make his first trip to Victoria.

“I was lucky enough that ABC Backroads did an episode on me earlier this year. Judy Jenkins, the principal at Ararat North Primary School, saw the episode and got in contact,” he said.

Mrs Jenkins said Mr Arnold’s visit had been a boost for the entire school community.

“The positive effect on the whole school is terrific. We even have families in the video,” she said.

“We are from all over the world here. I’m Canadian, we have families from Myanmar, Thailand, Hong Kong and Vietnam. We have some students who don’t have English as a first language.”

Mr Arnold said music could act as an ‘equaliser’ between people and this came through in the music he created with students.

“We’ve really showcased that. There’s lots of little solo parts with kids from different backgrounds,” he said. He said his visit included trips to different locations and activities for the students.

“We went to Halls Gap and got some shots at the zoo, we’ve been out to One Tree Hill and Green Hill Lake,” he said.

“This is such a beautiful little school and hopefully the start of my Victorian journey.”

Mr Arnold said the song would be available on streaming services and social media sites in early July.

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from left, Harlem, Bella, Vayda, Penelope, Simon, Sallow and Inari, with principal Judy Jenkins and country musician Josh Arnold during a songwriting session last week.

Picture: SEAN O’CONNELL

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Ararat part of screening push

Anew campaign is encouraging more people in the Ararat region to undergo regular cancer screening.

Grampians Community Health is working with Cancer Council Victoria to design and deliver activities across Ararat Rural City municipality to improve cancer screening rates and save lives.

GCH will run education and awareness-raising activities across Ararat and bordering local government areas as part of a State Government-funded project to support people who are due for cervical, bowel and breast cancer screening.

Registered nurse Katie Lovett said the Ararat area was known to have lower-than-average screening rates, compared with other towns in the region.

“Early detection is vital in tackling any form of cancer and so raising awareness about screening is essential,” she said.

“We hope this project leads to the Ararat region having one of the best cancer screening rates in the state by ensuring everyone knows how to participate.

“We are here to support you and if you want to speak to a community health nurse like myself, call us on 5358 7400.”

Cancer Council Victoria’s head of screening, early detection and immunisation Kate Broun said many people put off cancer screening.

She said a Cancer Council Victoria

report, undertaken in 2021, showed people living in regional areas were nine percent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than those living in major cities.

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GCH project officer Carlie Goodin said activity locations would include a range of different community spaces such as sporting clubs, large industry, men’s sheds and markets.

“We will be supporting eligible community members aged 25 to 74 to participate in cervical screening at our cervical screening clinic at GCH Stawell,” she said.

“We are also ensuring they know about the self-collect option for cervical screening, which allows patients to collect their own sample in private at a health clinic.

“It is also important that community members aged 50 to 74 complete their bowel cancer screening kit, which arrives in the mail every two years.

“If you’ve lost or not received a bowel kit, order a replacement kit from the National Cancer Screening Register at ncsr.gov.au and don’t put it off.”

Ms Goodin said eligible community members aged 50 to 74 were also encouraged to have a mammogram every two years from BreastScreen Victoria; people can go to breastscreen.org.au or phone 13 20 50 to make a booking.

Ararat residents can access support for screening by phoning GCH on 5358 7400 and asking to speak to a community health nurse.

Mentors, drivers celebrate program

Central Grampians LLEN will host a community celebration this week to mark 10 years since the inception of a learner driver mentoring program in the region.

Past and present mentors, learners and staff of the TAC L2P Program, delivered in Ararat Rural City and Northern Grampians shire, will celebrate the milestone tomorrow in Ararat.

Central Grampians LLEN executive officer Jane Moriarty said the program had helped 137 young people gain their probationary licence in the past decade.

“This is a really important milestone for us as it allows us to celebrate the many people who have

been involved in this fantastic program since Central Grampians LLEN first started co-ordinating it in 2013,” she said.

“Our anniversary event will be a chance for us to showcase how the program has grown over the years and celebrate the many achievements of our learners and mentors.”

The program assists learner drivers between the ages of 16 and 21 who have limited access to a supervising driver or vehicle.

The learners are matched with a trained, volunteer mentor and practice vehicle to help them gain the 120 hours of supervised driving experience needed to get their probationary licence.

More than 70 volunteer mentors have been involved in the program since its inception in the Central Grampians, supervising 13,303 hours of driving.

“The program relies on the support of volunteers, and we have been lucky enough to have some amazing mentors over the years. Their dedication to supporting young people to gain their licence, and more importantly their independence, is admirable,” Ms Moriarty said.

“With demand for L2P currently at an all-time high, we are also hoping our 10-year celebration will encourage more community members to consider signing up as mentors for this valuable program.”

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MILESTONE: Peter Bowen of Grampians Driving School, Jane Moriarty of Central Grampians LLEN, Toni Chegwin of Victoria Police, Penny Walton-Bourke of Central Grampians LLEN and mentors Don Gardiner and Mick Watson prepare to celebrate 10 years of the TAC L2P Program. Picture: SG PHOTOGRAPHY

headspace Horsham

At headspace Horsham, we provide a range of programs, services and support for young people aged 12 to 25 for things that might be affecting your health and wellbeing.

headspace Horsham

is a good place to talk about your wellbeing

headspace Horsham is support with mental health; physical alcohol and other drugs;

we can help with:

Mental health

We can help if you’re:

• Feeling down

• Stressed or worried a lot of the time

• Experiencing relationship problems or difficulties with your family or friends

• Location 77 Hamilton Street, Horsham, Victoria 3400

• Phone (03) 5381 1543

• Wanting to talk about your sexuality or gender identity

• Just not feeling yourself, or if you’ve noticed changes your thoughts, feelings or behaviour

Physical and sexual health

To find out about all the services, programs, group sessions and activities available - or to make an appointment - you can call, email or drop in.

You can also ask a friend or family member, health worker or other community service to make an appointment for you.

headspace centres often have youth-friendly doctors and nurses who can assist you with issues related to:

• Any physical health issues

• Contraception and sexual health

• Drug or alcohol use

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we have new centre hours to increase access for young people and their family and friends wanting to visit the centre and have appointments, we have enhanced our hours!

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Work, school and study

We can help if you’re:

• Struggling at school or work and feeling anxious or stressed

• Unsure of what course you want to do

• Needing a hand writing a resume

• Searching for a job

Alcohol and other drugs

Alcohol and other drugs can affect things that matter to you, like your mental health, wellbeing or friendships. If you’re having a hard time cutting down, we can support you to get things back on track.

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let’s talk headspace Horsham

Many things contribute to someone’s mental health. That’s why, at headspace Horsham, we provide information, social opportunities, support and services to young people. We offer appointments, in centre, 1-on-1 with trained mental health clinicians, or also by phone call or telehealth services.

Where to find support:

eheadspace also has a range of ways to support young people, with online or phone services available. They are open 9am - 1am, 7 days a week for 1-on-1 chats with trained clinicians. It’s confidential, free and a safe space to talk about what’s going on. For information you can visit https://headspace.org.au/online-and-phone-support/connect-with-us/ or call 1800 650 890

To connect with a Work & Study specialist to get tailored 1-on-1 support and advice on everything from study and education options to job hunting visit https://headspace.org.au/services/work-and-study-support/ or call 1800 810 794

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Strategies for young investors

The newest generation of young investors were raised during the ‘age of information’.

Growing up alongside the internet, this generation has been exposed to more information and technological advancement than any generation before them.

Young investors have greater access to education around investing, more diverse opportunities for investing, as well as a rise in social media content creators creating communities around building wealth – making this topic much more popular among younger generations.

However, the world of investing can still seem intimidating, especially for young adults who are just starting out.

While investing does involve risk, there are some time-tested investing strategies that all young investors

should adopt to set themselves up for success.

Know your goals

Before investing, it is essential to know what you are working towards. Are you saving for a house deposit? Or are you building wealth so that you can retire early? You might want to launch a business. Or start a family?

Knowing your financial goals can help determine the best investment strategy for you.

Once you have set your goals, you can develop a financial plan for achieving these through investing.

Start small

When starting, you might think you do not have ‘enough’ to begin investing.

Starting small and gradually increasing your portfolio over time is a great way to begin. It allows you to ‘learn

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the ropes’ and build knowledge and confidence over time, without feeling like you have too much at stake.

Getting started sooner rather than later also means you are taking advantage of the power of compounding returns, when you reinvest your investment earnings, allowing your investments to grow over time.

The earlier you start investing, the more time your investments have to compound, leading to significant long-term growth.

Diversify investments

You might have heard the term, ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one bas-

Shows popular with country fans

Horsham Country Music Inc has presented another successful show featuring Lawrance Country, which included Chris Leskie on bass guitar and duo Leo Tellefson and Sandra Loats, last month.

Committee member Alana Morrow said two shows at Horsham RSL this month would feature Ian ‘Bidge’ Boyd and Allan Webster along with Kinta Watts. Artists will perform a dinner show on June 29 and morning melodies on June 30.

“These artists have a strong following, so I think this show is going to be popular going by the large amount of interest,” she said.

“I would suggest booking your tickets directly through the Horsham RSL, if you haven’t already.”

The group’s July show will feature Rodney Vincent and John O’Dea, with a dinner show on July 20 and morning melodies on July 21.

“In August, we are trying something a little different by having a Friday night show, on August 18, with the popular Amber Joy Poulton,” Ms Morrow said.

“It’s fantastic to see these monthly shows being so popular and being so well supported by the community. Each month if it’s not sold out, it’s extremely close. It’s so rewarding to hear such positive feedback from those who attend.”

Ms Morrow said people wanting more information about upcoming shows could visit the Horsham Country Music Inc Facebook page.

ket’, which, in the world of investing, translates to, ‘Don’t put all your money in one investment’.

Diversifying your investments across different asset types is a key strategy that can be used to lower portfolio risk and provide more stable investment returns.

Remember your plan

Investing should generally be viewed as a long-term strategy, as markets are cyclical and typically go through periods of growth, decline and stagnancy.

This means you will likely experience a market crash at some point in your investing journey, which can be a scary time for investors.

It’s important to stay calm and avoid making impulsive investment decisions. In many cases, the best strategy during a market crash is to stay the course and stick to your investment

plan. Further, market corrections can often present a great opportunity to invest as markets sell off and asset prices reduce.

As Warren Buffet said: “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.”

While investing might seem daunting at first, incorporating these fundamental strategies will pave the way for success.

And a final tip – seek expert guidance. A financial adviser can help you set achievable financial goals, plan ahead, and making informed investment decisions that will keep you on track towards building lasting wealth. Do not navigate the financial world alone – let your adviser be your partner in success.

• The information provided in this article is general in nature only and does not constitute personal financial advice.

ON SONG: A Horsham Country Music Inc show at Horsham RSL last month featured, from left, Leo Tellefson, Sandra Loats, Cynthia and Tony Lawrance and Chris Leskie.

Dolphin hits shores

Most affordable, high-quality electric vehicle to enter market this week

BYD will launch its allelectric Dolphin in Australia this week.

EV Direct managing director and chief executive Luke Todd said a ‘big splash’ would drop tomorrow – Australia’s most affordable, high-quality electric vehicle of all time would be on sale.

Already available in New Zealand, having launched there on June 1 and in showrooms from September, the Chinese-made two-variant BYD Dolphin range is priced from $46,370 plus on-road costs.

As the second offering from BYD, following the Atto 3 from $48,011 plus on-road costs, the Dolphin is promoted as a ‘simple and stylish’ EV offering with seating for five, 345 li-

tres of cargo space, and a ‘reassuring’ range of up to 427 kilometres.

Built on the same e-Platform 3.0 as the Atto 3, the Dolphin offers 45kWh and 60kWh Lithium Iron-Phosphate ‘Blade’ battery alternatives with 6.4kW AC or 80kW DC charging options. The latter is said to provide a 30 to 80 percent state of charge in 29 minutes.

The Dolphin’s battery pack incorporates a heat pump to bolster thermal efficiency and to use residual heat to warm the cabin – or to use cabin temperature to regulate battery pack warmth in colder climates. Regenerative braking is likewise standard.

Vehicle-to-load functionality of up to 3.3kW is offered across the range.

Drive is to the front wheels via a

permanent synchronous motor, which delivers 70kW-180Nm or 150kW310Nm depending on variant. Acceleration times to 100kmh for the duo are listed at 12.3 and seven seconds, respectively.

The BYD Dolphin measures 4290mm in length, 1770mm in width, 1570mm in height, and rides on a 2700mm wheelbase suspended by a MacPherson strut front and torsion beam or multi-link rear arrangement. Braking is via disc all round.

Those measurements place the Dolphin within striking distance of the Chinese-made GWM Ora, priced from $43,990 plus on-road costs, which crosses the tape at 4235mm long, 1825mm wide, and 1603mm high.

Considering the price tag, the BYD

Dolphin is impressively equipped with a comprehensive list of infotainment, convenience and safety technologies.

A 12.8-inch rotating touchscreen offers connectivity and entertainment features typical of that found in most rivals, while a panoramic sunroof is also available, alongside synthetic leather upholstery, 16 or 17-inch alloy wheels, seat heating, a five-inch instrument cluster, single zone climate control and a range of colour schemes.

Interior décor options see the standard variant available with black and brown, black and grey, or pink and grey themes; the extended variant offered with a choice of black and grey, black and pink, or blue and black.

Importantly, and while the Dolphin is yet to be EuroNCAP or ANCAP

safety rated, the model is equipped with ‘an abundance of safety and advanced driver assistance features’.

These include LED headlights with adaptive high beam, seven airbags, forward collision warning, driver fatigue monitoring, autonomous emergency braking, rear collision warning, rear cross-traffic alert, rear cross-traffic brake, lane departure prevention and emergency lane keeping assist.

Child presence detection is also standard, while adaptive cruise control, 360-degree camera technology, blind spot detection, stability and traction control, hill descent control, brake hold and traffic sign recognition with intelligent speed limit control are also offered.

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• More than 30 MPs align to promote electric-vehicle adoption — Page 37

EX30 to join SUV segment

Beforethe end of the year, and for less than $60,000, electric vehicle buyers will be able to purchase a premium, pure electric Volvo product following the introduction of the new EX30 small SUV.

Three variants are available, starting with the EX30 Single Motor Extended Plus from $59,990 plus on-road costs, moving up to the EX30 Single Motor Extended Ultra from $64,990 plus onroad costs and topping out with the EX30 Twin Performance Ultra from $69,990 plus on-road costs.

Though a touch smaller, they occupy the same small SUV segment as Volvo’s soon-to-be-upgraded C40 and XC40 Recharge SUVs that sell from $76,990 and $78,990, respectively, plus on-road costs.

On top of that is a plethora of alternatives from all points of the compass including Tesla’s Model Y from $69,300, Hyundai’s, Kona EV from $54,500, BMW’s iX1 from $84,900, Kia Niro EV from $64,450, the Lexus UX300e from $74,000, Mazda MX30E from $66,010, all plus on-road costs, and the MGZS Long Range from $55,990 drive-away.

There are also several hybrid and plug in hybrids in the same space.

Volvo points to the new Mini electric and Cupra Born as potential competition.

All that aside, the EX30 is Volvo’s smallest electric SUV, which the company says also boasts the smallest carbon footprint of any Volvo produced to date.

Built in China, it combines ‘the best elements of Volvo’s distinctive Scandinavian living room design’, with ‘industry leading’ safety features, the latest Apple CarPlay and voice-activated Google functionalities as standard.

The EX30 is another link in the chain of Volvos commitment to produce electric-only cars by 2030 and uses high-voltage 400V lithium-ion battery that Volvo says makes the EX30 ‘optimised for range, comfort, safety and versatility’.

All three locally available variants run the same 69kWh battery with the single motor in the Extended duo good for a hearty 200kW and 343Nm, while the twin motors in the Performance AWD having a maximum output of 315kW and 543Nm.

Those numbers mean the single en-

COMPETITOR: Volvo points to the new Mini electric and Cupra Born as potential competition for its new EX30.

gine rear wheel drive models can clock a zero to 100kmh sprint in 5.5 seconds and the AWD dually does it in a rapid 3.6 seconds.

The other side of the equation sees the single motor drivetrain with up to 480km from a charge with the twin motor rated at up to 460km.

Using high output DC charging, both powertrains are capable of charging from 10 to 80 percent in about 30 minutes.

Underlining the EX30’s green credentials is the company’s claim that it is ‘the most sustainable Volvo model ever produced with a leather-free interior that incorporates recycled and renewable materials such as flax, wool and denim upholstery created from the waste fibres of the denim recycling

process’. A feature of the diminutive Viking is the minimalist dash with a single central 12.3-inch tablet screen through which most in-car controls are activated, and most information provided – just like a Tesla.

Though quite arresting to look at the EX30’s lines are accentuated by a selection of five colour options.

The face of EX30 features Volvo’s now signature ‘Thor’s Hammer’ LED headlights and equally dramatic taillights.

The EX30 comes with a large fixed panoramic glass roof and a soundbar speaker as standard complete with integrated tweeters, mid-range speakers and a woofer all in a full-dash-width audio unit.

Over-the-air update capability to uti-

lise the latest software is provided along with ergonomically-designed seats that are size optimised to provide more interior space.

Passengers are also protected by an interior air quality cabin filtration system that shuts out hazardous gases and particles.

Near Field Communication technology activated through a digital key gives the driver full access to the vehicle via a smartphone.

Though not yet ANCAP rated, the Volvo EX30 comes equipped with a suite of active and passive safety equipment along with the latest driver assist technology.

– Peter Barnwell

Aussie MPs form EV friends group

Morethan 30 Federal Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum and Australia have come together to form an electric vehicles supporter group it calls Parliamentary Friends of Electric Vehicles and Future Fuels Transport.

Formally launched in Canberra last week by climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen, the group will be co-chaired by member for Higgins, Michelle Ananda-Rajah and member for Kooyong, Monique Ryan, who are both ‘passionate about supercharging the uptake of EVs and helping more Australians get the opportunity to enjoy the benefits they provide’.

The group plans to host several events during the parliamentary term to ‘help ensure Australia’s EV momentum powers ahead’.

It is intended the group will provide a non-partisan forum for parliamentarians to meet with experts to discuss promoting greater EV awareness and ways to incentivise their uptake.

“The adoption of electric vehicles in Australia will be a steep change in transport that will liberate motorists from the irritation of the nozzle with the added bonus of lower running costs and cleaner air, free from particulates and carcinogens that come from Australian cars burning some

of the dirtiest fuel in the world,” Dr Ananda-Rajah said.

Ms Ryan echoed Dr Ananda-Rajah’s sentiments.

“We need to work together to usher in the cleaner, greener economy and investing in electric vehicles is a central part of that,” she said.

“I’m thrilled to launch this group and bring more than 30 MPs into the fold as we look to move Australia into

the fast lane on electric vehicles.”

The Electric Vehicle Council, EVC, welcomed the launch of the group and said it would work with the MPs involved to develop, support and advocate for policies that make EVs more affordable and accessible.

EVC chief executive Behyad Jafari said it was great to see political momentum building for electric vehicles.

“Australia has more to gain from

transport electrification than any other nation,” he said.

“The millions of vehicles traversing our nation can and should be powered by Australian renewable electricity.”

Road transport infrastructure provider and toll road operator, Transurban, threw its considerable weight behind the group, saying it was keen to help drive Australians towards the uptake of electric vehicles.

Chief financial officer Michelle Jablko said Transurban prided itself on ‘getting people where they need to go safer, faster, more reliably and more sustainably when compared to the alternative route’.

“If we can help drive the uptake of EVs among our customers, we know it will have a significant impact in reducing emissions across the broader road network,” she said.

Also attending the launch was electricity supplier Origin, who said it supports ongoing efforts to accelerate the switch to EVs by providing opportunities and making it easier for people to get into the driver’s seat of an electric vehicle sooner.

“We are thrilled to support this launch as part of our ambition to lead the energy transition and help accelerate the uptake of EVs in Australia,” Origin general manager of e-mobility Chau Le said.

“To make it easier for customers to make the switch to an EV, Origin has developed a full suite of solutions to support EV drivers on every step of their EV journey.

“This includes providing smarter charging and energy solutions, the recently launched EV salary packaging subscription service, and securing ARENA funding to support more business customers to transition to EVs.”

Matt Brogan

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UNITED: Newly launched Parliamentary Friends of Electric Vehicles and Future Fuels Transport will work towards supercharging the uptake of EVs in Australia.

1. The skins of what animal are used to create Australian slouch hats?

2. Wotjobaluk elder Kevin Coombs, originally from the Wimmera, is a significant national sporting figure. He represented Australia at five Paralympics in what sport?

3. Which has more vitamin C than oranges? A. Cauliflower. B. Strawberries. C. Broccoli. D. Chilli and peppers. E. Kale. F. Papaya. G. Brussel sprouts. H. Pineapple. I. Kiwifruit. J. Mango.

K. All of the above.

4. Which causes gastroenteritis – bacteria, viruses or both?

5. Our region is home to many ephemeral lakes. What does this mean?

6. Australia is home to marsupial numbats and bandicoots. Hamilton was home to the last known wild population of a mainland subspecies of which one?

7. What curious American cult pop band, that had hit songs in the 1980s, featured two sets of brothers – Mark and Bob Mothersbaughs and Gerald and Bob Casales?

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Aries: (March 21- April 20)

Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Racing Numbers: 1.4.8.5

Lotto Numbers: 12.13.18.25.32.45. This could be a very busy time in your social circles and some progress could be made in your career matters also. Make sure everything is in writing and people are trustworthy.

8. What was the first Australian organisation, a wellknown and iconic national body, to start using the internet, which meant it could choose any domain or ‘au’ address?

9. If you were travelling through our solar system in a space ship and stopped to marvel at the Great Red Spot, what would you be looking at and where?

10. The works of what notable Australian painter, stationed in the district while in the Australian Army, are in the National Gallery of Victoria’s collection and depict Dimboola district landscapes?

7. Devo. 8. The CSIRO or Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Its website is www.csiro.au and as the first in the country had no need for a ‘.com’ or ‘.org’ in its address. 9. The Great Red Spot is a massive storm on Jupiter. 10. Sidney Nolan.

Taurus

(April 21-May 20)

Colour: Blue

Lucky Day: Thursday

Racing Numbers: 8.5.2.5

Lotto Numbers: 1.18.19.23.37.44. There could be a need for some travel because of your career reasons and this could create some problems with your loved ones. Some surprise invitations are coming up.

Gemini:

(May 21- June 21)

Colour: Yellow

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 1.5.8.3.

Lotto Numbers: 6.9.18.24.22.45. More fun coming up and some happy people around you. Make sure you get enough rest or your health could suffer. No more fad diets or you will really need some help.

Cancer:

(June 22-July 22)

Colour: Lilac Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 3.5.2.1.

Answers: 1. Rabbits.

2. Wheelchair basketball. 3. K. All on average have more vitamin C than oranges. 4. Both. Viruses, particularly rotavirus and bacteria species Escherichia coli and -Campy lobacter are primary causes. Other infection agents also cause the syndrome. 5. A lake that is -usu ally dry but fills briefly with enough rain. 6. Bandicoots. The mainland subspecies of the eastern barred bandicoot is now considered extinct in the wild. Numbats are native to Western Australia.

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Lotto Numbers: 12.18.24.29.35.33. There could be a possibility to join a successful business but make sure you do not buy into something over your head. In relationship matters your hunch could turn out right.

Leo: (July 23-August 22)

Colour: Mauve.

Lucky Day: Tuesday.

Racing Numbers: 5.4.8.4.

Lotto Numbers: 15.19.25.40.36.23.

Your present love could be a little irritable but you should trust your personal charm to sort it all out. In business matters things are working out well.

Virgo:

(August 23-September 23)

Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 1.5.7.4.

Lotto Numbers: 10.45.1.41.26.33.

Try wearing apple green for luck. Real estate matters are very much in your mind and some hassles could be avoided if you check all the facts before decisions.

Libra: (September 24-October 23)

Colour Dark: Blue

Lucky Day: Friday

Racing Numbers: 1.5.8.7.

Lotto Numbers: 15.19.24.28.34.45.

A surprise encounter with an old flame could change some of your plans. Keep an eye out for opportunities coming up in the most unusual way and check all your appointments.

Scorpio:

(October 24- November 22)

Colour: Green

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Racing: 1.5.7.4.

Lotto Numbers: 15.19.24.28.34.36. . There could be an offer too good to refuse but keep your head, even if things could look like not working out first. Perseverance is the key word and more effort also.

Sagittarius: (November 23-December 20)

Lucky Colour: Orange

Lucky Day: Monday

Racing Numbers: 1.8.7.4

Lotto Numbers: 1.5.19.24.42.45

If you are planning something sneaky, forget it, you will be found out before you say Jack Robinson. Financial matters are about to turn for the better in a short while.

Capricorn: (December 21-January 19)

Colour: Fawn

Lucky Day: Monday

Racing Numbers: 2.5.2.4.

Lotto Numbers: 12.19.15.24.45.32. Not the best time to take on any extra work or do any interstate travel, stay close to home if you can. Someone special could go out of the way to please you.

Aquarius: (January 20-February 19)

Lucky Colour: Navy Blue Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2.4.8.7. Lotto Numbers: 1.5.40.28.34.33 Good period for looking forward and not dwelling on the past. Loved ones will give you a surprise that will really please you and you plans for the next couple of months will go well.

Pisces: (February 20-March 20)

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Colour: White Lucky Day: Tuesday. Racing Numbers: 5.6.4.1.

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Patrol Special (PG) 8:30 Britain’s Got Talent (PG) 10:30 Movie: “Major League

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Happy The Hoglet

6:30 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Andy’s

Gardening Australia 8:30 Smother (M l)

9:25 Utopia (MA15+) 9:50 Mayfair Witches (M l,s,v) 10:35 ABC Late News 10:50 The Split (PG) 11:55 Harrow (M v) 1:40 rage

(MA15+) 10:30 House Of Wellness (PG) 11:30 Bowls: Australian Open

*Live* From The Gold Coast 4:00 Down East

Dickering (PG) 4:30 Storage Wars (PG) 5:00

American Restoration (PG) 5:30 American Pickers (PG) 6:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown 7:30 Movie:

“Fatherhood” (PG) (’21) Stars: Kevin Hart 9:45 Movie: “Lock Up” (M l,v) (’89) Stars: Sylvester Stallone

2:55 Circle Square 3:30 Play School 4:00 Andy’s Aquatic Adventures 4:25 Happy The Hoglet 5:00

Peppa Pig 5:35 Fireman Sam 6:05

Octonauts 6:30 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Andy’s

5:00 Worldwatch 9:05 22 Kids And Counting (PG) 10:00 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs (PG) 11:00 Lost World Of Joseph Banks (PG) 12:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Henry VIII And The King’s Men (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35

12:00 Days Of Our Lives (PG)

The Young And The Restless (PG) 1:50 Explore 2:00 Bondi Vet (PG) 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Movie:

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Dragons v Warriors *Live* 9:55 NRL: Golden Point 10:40 Cricket: The Women’s Ashes: Day 2 *Live* From Trent Bridge

Shorebirds 6:30 The ABC Of Greig Pickhaver (PG) 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Classic 100 In Concert With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 9:15 Vera (M v) 10:45 The Messenger (M l) 11:35 rage

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Blokesworld (M) 1:30 The Car Club (PG) 2:00

Sunraysia Safari 2022 (PG) 3:00 Rides Down Under

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Fit the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 into the hexagons so that where the hexagons touch, the numbers will be the same. No number is repeated in any hexagon.

Fit the given numbers into the hexagons so that where the hexagons touch, the numbers will be the same No number is repeated in any hexagon

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word must contain the centre ‘Focus’ letter and each letter may be used only once

* Each word must be four letters or more

* Find at least one nine letter word

* No swear words

* No verb forms or plurals ending in ‘s’

* No proper nouns and no hyphenated words

TODAY’S Good: 14 words

FOCUS Very good: 21 words

Excellent: 35 words

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death notices

BIBBY, Floris

Dearly loved sister in law and friend of Brian (dec), Doreen, Tracey & Julie.

You are very special and dear to our hearts, Wonderful memories le behind.

BIBBY, Jeanne

Dearly loved cousin and friend of Brian (dec), Doreen, Tracey & Julie. A beautiful lady, always thoughtful and kind. You will always be remembered in a very special way.

KERR (Lawson), Cheryl Pauline

Died in hospital in Sydney, aged 76, after a brief illness.

Daughter of Ron and Sophia Lawson and loving wife of Ian and sister of Maurice (Horsham) and Gary (Horsham).

Loving mother of Morag, (Canada) Iona, (Sydney), Lachlan (Perth) and Hadyn, (Sydney) and a loving grandmother.

RABL, Stephen John “Ginge”

Passed away on June 18, 2023 aged 71 years.

Dearly loved father of Jack and Cormac.

Friend of Marianne.

Loved brother of Paula, Cate, Damian, Chris, Lucy, Dominic and Justin.

Beloved son of the late Leo and Mary.

“Ever onwards”

RIDDING, George Wildred

Pass away on 2-6-2023 in Melbourne.

Loved Brother & Brother-InLaw of Bob & Judy.

Uncle of Mark, Paula, Rebecca & families.

Funeral Notices

JOLLY, Terry Richard

8-2-1952 to 4-6-2023

The funeral service to farewell

the late Mr Terry Richard Jolly will be a graveside service at Horsham Lawn Cemetery on Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11am.

Amity Perovic & Dylan Hartwich 5382 1149

Funeral Notices

RABL, Stephen John “Ginge”

Requiem Mass will be

offered for the Repose of the Soul of Stephen John “Ginge” Rabl at St Mary’s Catholic Church

Murtoa on Monday 26th June 2023 commencing at 1.30pm

At the conclusion of Mass the cortege will leave for the Murtoa Cemetery.

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Hockey competition heads to Yanac

BY SIMON KING Wimmera Hockey Associa-

tion competition will visit Yanac for the first time this year on Saturday, as it clicks over the halfway mark of the season.

Clashes between the home teams and their Horsham counterparts will headline round eight.

Although Horsham Hurricanes slipped up last weekend, losing to Kaniva Cobras in challenging wintry conditions, the team has shown enough improvement this season to earn the right to be taken seriously.

Yanac Tigers, comfortably on top of the ladder, have not played a game in three weeks due to a bye and a week off for senior country championships.

On their home ground, the Tigers have the recent form to start as favourites, but if the Hurricanes can assemble their best team, they can mount a serious challenge.

Regardless of the result, these two teams will remain first and second on the ladder, however, a Hurricanes win would see them draw equal on points with the Tigers, but goal difference would keep Yanac on top.

Buoyed by their recent record of two wins and a draw from their last three outings, Kaniva Cobras will be confident of adding another win when they come up against the winless Nhill Rangers.

Sitting on the bottom of the ladder

and with their chances of making the finals diminishing, the Rangers have nothing to lose and can play with more freedom to try different on-field combinations – they might just turn their fortunes around.

The Warrack Hoops have the bye for which they will receive two points, but a Cobras’ win would see them overtake the Hoops into third place.

Women

Coming off a good win last week, the boost to fourth-placed Nhill Thunderbirds’ confidence could

see them mount a serious challenge to undefeated Kaniva. In the other women’s game, match conditioning after a tough encounter with Kaniva last weekend might give Horsham Jets the edge over a Yanac team that has not played for three weeks.

The Jets’ incentive is to remain in touch with the top two, while Yanac will be plotting to keep pressure on Kaniva and be ready to challenge for the top spot when they meet again in round 10.

After a loss in the rain on Saturday, Warracknabeal will enjoy a week off with the bye as they look ahead to

CLEAR: Nhill Rangers’ goalkeeper Kayden Rowe and Craig Schultz, right, clear the ball with Warrack Hoops’ Mark Peters and James Paley looking on.

Picture: SIMON KING

their next engagement against the allconquering Kaniva in several weeks.

Under-16

The top four teams are closer on the under-16 ladder than those in the senior competitions, making any win at this point in the season valuable.

Kaniva Raiders will be looking to continue their surge in form with a win against Nhill Leopards, who will want to make a statement against a team higher on the ladder.

Horsham Bombers are coming off their first loss for the season when they take on Yanac War-

riors, who might be lacking some match practise due to recent byes. Round seven results –

Open: Kaniva Cobras 2 (Goals, N. Krelle, M. Goodwin; Best, N. Krelle, C. Beattie, B. Lovett) d Horsham Hurricanes 0 (L. Simmons, D. Jochinke, T. Leffler). Warracknabeal Hoops 4 (T. Jorgensen, K. Shilling, J. Paley, M. Peters; J. Paley, T. Jorgensen, S. Schultz) d Nhill Rangers 0 (S. Bone, C. Schultz, F. Albrecht).

Women: Kaniva 1 (J. Hauselberger; L. Stimson, J. Hauselberger, I. Williams) d Horsham Jets 0 (L. Schilling, R. Batchelor, C. Lawson). Nhill Thunderbirds 6 (R. Clark 4, K. Clark, S. Rowe; K. Clark, R. Clark, N. Kuhnell) d Warracknabeal 0 (B. McMaster, T. Keehihan, C. Hadzig).

Under-16: Kaniva Raiders 3 (C. White 2, L. Krelle; C. White, L. Krelle, F. Dodson) d Horsham Bombers 0 (S. Schwarz, J. Schwarz, A. Heal). Nhill Leopards 8 (D. Bee 3, T. Shue Bee 2, D. Clark 2, O. Bone; D. Clark, O. Bone, B. Clark) d Warracknabeal Revengers 0 (Z. O’Connor, Z. Allott, J. Nuske).

Under-12 development program: Yanac Lowan Stars 3 (H. Zanker 3) v Horsham Black Hawks 0. Dimboola Kookaburras 0 (Encouragement awards, C. Elliott, C. Wallace) v Warracknabeal Avengers 0. Nhill Bandits 1 (B. Clark; Encouragement awards, B. Clark, H. Albrecht, D. Bee) v Kaniva Rampagers 2 (L. Doyle, D. Stimson; Encouragement award, A. Wallis).

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ROUND NINE: There was action aplenty in Wimmera and Horsham District league matches across the region on Saturday.

Pictured, clockwise from above: Pimpinio’s Freddy

Frew marks in front of Louis Papst, Kalkee; Jodie Hayes, Southern Mallee Giants, is clear of her Horsham opponents; Giant Kai

Sheers tackles Al McKinnon, Horsham; Kalkee’s Brodie Pitt tackles Pimpinio’s Liam Jakobi; Jedah Huf, Kalkee, and Victoria Taylor, Pimpinio keep their eyes on the game; and Zach Robins, Southern Mallee Giants, dodges

Horsham’s Sam Bigham.

Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER

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Trip down memory lane at Laharum

BY SEAN O’CONNELL

Since the early days, when people would travel from neighbouring farming districts to play football and socialise, Laharum has been a special club.

Laharum will celebrate its centenary year this weekend with a gala ball at Horsham Golf Club following its match against Natimuk United in Horsham District league.

A family day will follow on Sunday at Cameron Oval Reserve, Laharum.

Ivan Smith, Kevin Dunn and Bob Hayes were players during the ‘golden years’, when the club won five premierships between 1958 and 1964.

Kevin Dunn recalled a risky outing in the 1959 finals, when only 21 players were training.

At that time, teams comprised 20 players and any interchange was permanent. A player who was taken off

the ground had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines.

“If we had two injuries, we would only have been able to field 19 players,” Mr Dunn said.

Mr Hayes said the celebrated coaching of Bill Tucker was crucial to the club’s run during this period.

“They were probably the glory years. There were a heap of us of a similar age who came to the club,” Mr Hayes said.

“We were fortunate with the guys who were there and we kept the same coach right through – Bill Tucker.

“He was one of the catalysts for keeping it all together.

“He was a good player himself and he was a people person.

“He wouldn’t ask you to do anything he could not do himself.

“When he got a good player, it was him that kept him there.”

Mr Smith said the club’s longevity

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was more than its on-field successes.

“It has had good administration and you become friends when you are involved with a club like that throughout the years – that enabled a lot of success at the time, because we are all mates and we used to knock around together,” he said.

“While winning is very good, it is the ability of people to mix with one another to have a happy club.”

The growth of the club through the introduction of junior and reserves football teams, and the introduction of a netball club, Mr Dunn said, had benefitted the broader area.

“There were a lot in the district who

Weekend of centenary celebrations

Past and present Laharum Football Netball Club affiliates will meet this weekend as the Demons take on Natimuk United in Horsham District league.

Many past Laharum members will return to the club to watch the weekend’s action and reconnect with old friends for the club’s 100-year milestone.

Gill Mibus is travelling from Adelaide to reunite with netballers she played with 40 years ago, along with other friends from the club.

Mrs Mibus said the facilities had come on ‘leaps and bounds’ from the wintry nights she remembers, when car headlights were needed to light up the court.

“There’s a lot more opportunities nowadays,” she said.

“We started out with tartan uniforms.”

Mrs Mibus said her return for the centenary was also a chance to celebrate the contribution of her family to the club.

“Our family has strong links to the club over many generations,” she said.

“Four generations have played or had administrative roles.”

Mrs Mibus said her grandfather was president early in the club’s history and her grandmother donated the land Cameron Oval was built on.

“Like a lot of families in the area, we have all grown up at the club,” she said.

Roger ‘Pud’ MacInnes is another for whom Laharum runs in the family.

“Our farm is opposite the footy ground,” he said.

“When Laharum was officially formed, my grandfather Malcolm was one of the people who started up the club.

“He was one of the first life members.”

Mr MacInnes said his parents Ian and Lois were also life members, along with his wife, Debbie.

“I played more than 200 games for Laharum,” he said.

“After I finished playing, I became a trainer for about 30 years.

“My second year as a trainer, 1987, we won a senior flag.”

Mr MacInnes said the introduction of a junior program during his time brought more success to the club.

“In 1995, we won another senior premiership. It was about the time the juniors started,” he said.

“Since then, we have won five under-14s flags, five under-17s, two reserves and two seniors.

“That was one of the biggest thrills – to see kids go through the system. A couple played in multiple premierships.”

Mr MacInnes said his son Heath came through the ranks during this time and was approaching his 200th game.

He said the centenary was going to be a ‘huge’ occasion for the club and a chance to reminisce.

“I’m going to catch-up with people I haven’t seen for years,” he said.

“Everyone has a story from their time with the club.”

David Laffy will be master of ceremonies during a gala event on Saturday night.

Mr Laffy said he had been involved at the club for 20 years as both a player and board member.

“I came to the club in 1998 as an assistant coach and played until 2010,” he said.

“We managed to make two grand finals in my time playing there.

“I was also inducted into the Laharum team of the century.”

Mr Laffy said the 100-year anniversary would be an opportunity to reflect on the legacy of the club and the people involved.

“It’s a great country club. Everyone is just so welcoming,” he said.

“I think it will be great to catchup with a few of the players I was involved with and quite a few of the premiership teams who had the ultimate success.”

had younger children who previously wouldn’t get a game until they were 18 or 20,” he said.

“All of a sudden, they were able to play and be involved.

“The girls being involved with netball, that brought them along. That all added to the social atmosphere.”

Mr Dunn said some of the most noticeable changes throughout the years were to do with the oval itself.

“The Laharum ground was a very sandy ground and it wasn’t sown down,” he said.

“If the autumn had been good and there had been plenty of rain, there would be a fair bit of grass over it.

“When the autumn hadn’t been good for rain, there would be great sand holes.

“Today, with water being put on it during the summer and the changerooms and the social rooms, it’s terrific.”

Mr Dunn said the club had ‘punched above its weight’ to reach the centenary.

“I think the club deserves an enormous amount of credit for being able to keep going, because if you’re a town and you have facilities around you, it’s not terribly hard to recruit; but if you’re a country club, to be able to go for 100 years and still field teams every week is excellent.”

Mr Hayes said he was looking forward to taking a trip down memory lane when he visited the ground on Saturday.

“From our era, the ’50s and ’60s, there are not many people around,” he said.

“The interesting part is to see the operation in comparison to where we started.

“It was pretty basic. You arrived at the footy, dressed, and the coach spoke a few words and out you ran.”

“While winning is very good, it is the ability of people to mix with one another to have a happy club”

Ivan Smith

NEW LOOK: Laharum Football Netball Club players Caitlin Story and Alec McCallum model commemorative uniforms to celebrate the club’s centenary. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

O’Brien snares double

BY TONY LOGAN

Ararat Harness Racing Club played host to the time-honoured Tontine Championships last week and in a wonderful night for ‘the locals’, Armstrong trainer Leroy O’Brien and driver Jason Lee captured both the pacing and trotting divisions of the prestigious event.

In doing so, O’Brien joined legendary horseman Peter Manning in snaring the Tontine double in the same year – Manning with Lombo Rapida and Chase A Dream at Horsham in 1999.

Three-year-old gelding Blake Bolac took on a classy bunch of older and more experienced rivals in the $25,000 Tontine Pacing Championship and showed enough gate speed to find the front-running role after they had travelled 350 metres.

With little pressure applied through the middle stages of the race, Blake Bolac had plenty in reserve for the final quarters and scooted away to a 10-metre victory against Jilliby Retro, Lochie Cook, and the fast-finishing Art Jester, James Herbertson, in a rate of 1:59.1 for the 2195-metre journey.

The O’Brien-Lee combination

SUCCESS: Armstrong trained three-year-old gelding Sir Eros, with Jason Lee in the sulky, takes out the $25,000 Tontine Trotters Championship for trainer Leroy O’Brien at Ararat on Wednesday last week.

buttered again up in the Tontine Trot over the long trip of 2570m from the stand, with promising four-year-old gelding Sir Eros.

After sitting quietly one-outthree-back for most of the trip, Lee latched on to the back of Gee Cee Calder when Chris Alford made a three-wide forward move down the back on the final occasion.

Angling wide round the final bend, Sir Eros matched the lead-

ers on straightening then dashed away to score by nine metres from Baxter, Ben Hope, and Gee Cee Calder in a rate of 2:06.4.

Victory for Manning

It was great to see Kerryn Manning in the Ararat winner’s circle, just two days after her Member of the Order, AM, appointment was announced in the King’s Birthday honours.

Manning piloted five-year-old

‘Daughters of the West’ set to return

The Western Bulldogs’ Daughters of the West program is returning to Horsham to empower Wimmera women with a focus on mental and physical health.

The Western Bulldogs are partnering with Horsham Rural City Council to bring the program back to the region.

The free 10-week health program aims to support women aged 18 and older with their health and wellbeing, connect with their community and get active with exercise professionals.

Horsham Rural City Council mayor Robyn Gulline said the program was a fantastic space for women to come together.

“Daughters of the West supports creating a safe and welcoming space for women to come together and improve their health and fitness as a team,” she said.

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“The council is committed to providing accessible fitness and health programs for women in the Wimmera, which is why we’re contributing $20,000 to facilitate Daughters of the West happening.”

Redbank Molly to victory in the 2195-metre Ararat Rural City Pace Final.

Trained at Kooreh, St Arnaud, by brothers Shawn and Jason McNaulty, Redbank Molly enjoyed a cosy passage one-out-one-back through the 2195-metre journey and proved too strong for Ona Merry Dance, Rory Coverdale, over the final stages to record her seventh career victory from 69 starts.

The 2023 Daughters of the West program will start in Horsham on July 12 and will run from 6.30pm on Wednesday nights, with a venue yet to be confirmed.

Participants will hear from a variety of experts on topics relating to physical and mental health before participating in group exercise sessions.

Exercise sessions are sectioned into low, medium and high-intensity levels so women of all abilities and fitness levels can participate with confidence.

Registration is open via westernbulldgs.com.au/ foundation/programs/daughters-of-the-west

Picture: CLAIRE WESTON PHOTOGRAPHY

Middleton’s 530-game milestone

Carolyn Middleton will this week play her 530th game for Edenhope-Apsley Football Netball Club.

That is the equivalent of playing every single game in a season, for more than 30 consecutive years.

The mother-of-four has only taken two full seasons off, while pregnant with her sons, since joining the club in 1986.

“In total I’ve played more than 700 senior games, from when I started aged 14 in Adelaide,” she said.

“I’m a netball nerd; I eat, breathe and sleep it.”

Carolyn’s first experience of whiteline fever came early, but it was not until she landed in Edenhope that netball became a way of life.

“In the city, you just play the game and go home,” she said.

“In the country it’s your life; it’s a lifestyle, and I’ve embraced every part of it.”

Netball became coaching, cleaning, cooking, making speeches, planning events, incessant fundraising, umpiring, hosting meetings, strapping limbs and counselling a community.

This list of jobs is perhaps why she was too busy to realise her 500th milestone had whizzed past.

This year is Carolyn’s eighth as club president; she also served as netball president for four years, junior coach for 27 years, senior coach, and on the

main committee for 15 years. Another important off-court role: dancing.

“The social events over the years have been unbelievable,” she said.

“We had some wild times in the ’80s and that’s what we lived for, it was everything.”

The club has Carolyn’s husband Richie to thank for luring her to the district, where she has also worked as a nurse for 37 years.

She was quick to join the A Reserve team and balance club commitments around shift-work.

“I’ve never seen volunteering for the club as work, it has always given me a sense of belonging,” she said.

“It was such an inviting club from the moment I got here. We’d close the kitchen and sit down for a glass of bubbles, it’s a lovely feeling to get something done as a community.”

Lifelong friendships

Carolyn’s four children – now 33, 31, 28 and 23 – have grown up in the club and formed lifelong friendships.

“I dragged them along from newborn babies, through all those winter weeks,” she said.

“There’s a euphoria that you get from exercise, from leaping through the air, and it’s something everyone should have in their life.

“I have instilled that in the kids – fitness and wellbeing – and I’m so grateful they’ve taken that on.”

Carolyn has moved down through

Small acts make a big impact.

the grades over the years, but her career highlights are not far in the rear-view mirror.

“I’d say the last eight years have been the best, with Cath McDonald and Wendy Cryer by my side,” she said.

“I think we’ve played five C Grade grand finals in that time. I just love playing with those girls and building that friendship, that’s what will always stick in my memory.”

Cath McDonald describes a lifelong friendship, developed through a love of the game and all its ‘laughs, frustrations and fun times’.

“She has improved with age, like a fine wine, and maintains her fitness and skill all year round; she’s fitter than most players,” Cath said.

“Her commitment to the club has been extraordinary, not just as a leader but as someone whose loyalty can’t be questioned.”

Another huge moment for Carolyn was coaching 13-and-under in 2007, when they took out the club’s first premiership in the Horsham District Football Netball League.

“They were my favourite years, because the girls were so enthusiastic and loved netball as much as I did,” Carolyn said.

“Those kids are now adults and coaching some of our senior teams.”

Ongoing challenges

Behind the scenes, the club has navigated an obstacle course that typifies the challenges of regional Australia.

Population decline, financial stress, a league switch and amalgamations have all featured, but nothing hit the club harder than COVID-19.

“The whole mindset has changed and there’s a detachment from the club that’s turned volunteering, and getting volunteers, into a chore,” Carolyn said.

“There’s no blame there, because everyone’s had their own challenging journey, but I can’t deny that it’s become quite hard; it’s a difficult time to keep a club going.”

Winning the 2022 A Grade premiership, for the first time in more than 30 years, certainly helped.

“That is the pinnacle and it was such an amazing thing for the club,” Carolyn said.

“I’ve been around the whole time, so I felt the significance of it; we’re all very proud.”

As for her own time on centre court, Carolyn cannot see any reason to come down from the high.

“I suppose I’ve got grandkids now and I’m in another life stage, but I never really want to hang up my boots,” she said.

“I’ve never had a major injury and I still get that euphoria.

“People ask me when I’ll retire, because of my age, but what is with age dictating what people do?”

Carolyn’s 530th game will be at Edenhope against Kalkee, on Saturday.

SIDE-BY-SIDE: Cath McDonald, Carolyn Middleton and Wendy Cryer following a C Grade grand final.

AroUND tHE LEAGUES

RETURN TO FORM:

Horsham Demons’

Holly Smith, in her second game for the year, keeps her eye on the ball during a contest with Tyrendarra on Sunday.

Picture: ELIZA McANULTY

Demons hold on for the win

Horsham Demons women’s open team redeemed an early season loss to Tyrendarra at home when they travelled to the Darras’ home ground in round nine.

A tough game, in windy conditions, ensued as both teams were establishing the tone for their remaining rounds before finals.

The Darras were able to convert their firstquarter efforts and went into the first break five points ahead.

Across the ground it was a constant battle for possession and in the second term the Demons were able to capitalise on two fast breaks towards the goals. A strong third-quarter push put the Demons in front by three goals and the team looked in good stead for the win.

Elle Treloar was crucial with two goals and her speed through the forward line.

Tyrendarra did not allow the Demons to win

easily and two quick goals early in the fourth quarter put pressure on Horsham to maintain a lead.

Every player fought hard to prevent any more scoring and the Demons were able to secure a five-point victory.

Maddy Huggins and Holly Nuske were instrumental across the ground, particularly in the midfield and forward line.

Horsham is now in third position and gearing up for a tough contest against first-positioned South Warrnambool at Horsham City Oval on Sunday.

The Demons youth girls’ team did not play on Sunday due to a Warrnambool Blues forfeit.

The team remains in second position heading into round 11, when it will face top of the ladder South Warrnambool at Horsham City Oval.

Consistency key

BY SEAN O’CONNELL

Twostruggling teams desperate for a win face off in round 10 of Mininera and District league senior football.

Last placed Caramut will travel to play SMW Rovers on Saturday at Conna Wilson Reserve, Mininera.

Caramut coach Sam Brooks said the first half of the season had seen his side change from week to week.

“It’s been pretty tough, trying to get a consistent team on the field. That makes it difficult to get some continuity,” he said.

Brooks said he took some positives from last week’s 66-point loss to last year’s premiers Ararat Eagles.

still difficult to see how some of the teams were shaping up, but his team could take some confidence from last week’s effort.

Brooks said a couple of players who had come up from juniors this season had really held their own in the senior competition.

He said ruckman Seth Pearse and midfielder Thomas Hutchings were developing nicely.

Brooks said his team’s goal for the second half of the season was not only about finding that elusive four premiership points.

“It is a lot better when you rock up every week and make it a competitive game,” he said.

He said he was hoping for a similar turnaround to last year’s campaign when his team was much improved in later rounds.

AROUND THE LEAGUES

Wimmera

This week: Round 10, Nhill v Dimboola, Warrack Eagles v Horsham Saints, Horsham v Minyip-Murtoa, Southern Mallee Giants v Stawell at Beulah. Ararat, bye.

Senior football

Last week: Ararat 8.5 (53) d Dimboola 7.6 (48), Horsham Saints 9.15 (69) d 5.5 (35), Minyip-Murtoa 11.10 (76) d Warrack Eagles 5.5 (35), Southern Mallee Giants 20.16 (136) d Horsham 7.4 (46).

Ladder: Ararat 32 points, 245.45 percent; Southern Mallee Giants 24, 172.89; Horsham Saints 24, 101.6; Dimboola 20, 113.73; Minyip-Murtoa 16, 99.09; Stawell 16, 80.57; Horsham 6, 66.48; Nhill 6, 63.98; Warrack Eagles 0, 57.41.

A Grade netball

Last week: Dimboola 50 d Ararat 41, Horsham Saints 60 d Nhill 28, Minyip-Murtoa 50 d Warrack Eagles 48, Horsham 55 d Southern Mallee Giants 21.

Ladder: Horsham Saints 32 points, 163.96 percent; Horsham 28, 178.38; Stawell 20, 112.41; Dimboola 20, 95.65; Nhill 16, 108.64; Ararat 12, 89.35; Southern Mallee Giants 8, 78.16; Minyip-Murtoa 8, 64.43; Warrack Eagles 0, 60.7.

Horsham District

This week: Round 10, Rupanyup v Kaniva-Leeor United, Laharum v Natimuk United, Noradjuha-Quantong v Taylors Lake, Swifts v Jeparit-Rainbow, Pimpinio v Harrow-Balmoral, Edenhope-Apsley v Kalkee.

Senior football

Last week: Harrow-Balmoral 18.17 (125) d Swifts 1.3 (9), Kalkee 8.11 (59) d Pimpinio 7.8 (50), Edenhope-Apsley 10.14 (74) d Natimuk United 8.13 (61), Noradjuha-Quantong 11.18 (84) d Jeparit-Rainbow 8.9 (57), Rupanyup 28.18 (186) d Taylors Lake 7.7 (49), KanivaLeeor United 10.7 (67) d Laharum 7.5 (47).

Ladder: Harrow-Balmoral 36 points, 504.59 percent; Jeparit-Rainbow 28, 189.41; Noradjuha-Quantong 24, 115.59; Edenhope-Apsley 24, 97.61; Rupanyup 22, 137.32; Swifts 20, 106.26; Pimpinio 16, 90.9; Kaniva-Leeor United 16, 61.96; Kalkee 12, 80.89; Natimuk United 10, 78.33; Taylors Lake 8, 45.23; Laharum 0, 28.41.

A Grade netball

Last week: Kalkee 59 d Pimpinio 39, Edenhope-Apsley 51 d Natimuk United 14, Swifts 54 d Harrow-Balmoral 45, Noradjuha-Quantong 56 d Jeparit-Rainbow 42, Rupanyup 56 d Taylors Lake 40.

Ladder: Edenhope-Apsley 36 points, 243.32 percent; Laharum 32, 160.77; Kalkee 28, 130.84; Noradjuha-Quantong 24, 126.24; Rupanyup 22, 119.95; Pimpinio 20, 104.99; Jeparit-Rainbow 18, 105.22; Natimuk United 12, 76.59; Taylors Lake 12, 70.18; Swifts 8, 59.83; Harrow-Balmoral 4, 49.23.

Mininera and District

This week: Round 10, SMW Rovers v Car

amut, Wickliffe-Lake Bolac v Glenthompson-Dunkeld, Ararat Eagles v Hawkesdale-Macarthur, Lismore-Derrinallum v Woorndoo-Mortlake, Penshurst v Tatyoon, Great Western v Moyston-Willaura.

Senior football

Last week: Ararat Eagles 11.12 (78) d Caramut 1.6 (12), Wickliffe-Lake Bolac 13.12 (90) d SMW Rovers 6.4 (40), Hawkesdale-Macarthur 11.11 (77) d Lismore-Derrinallum 6.11 (47), Woorndoo-Mortlake 9.9 (63) d Penshurst 3.5 (23), Tatyoon 13.15 (93) d Great Western 6.8 (44), Glenthompson-Dunkeld 31.26 (212) d Moyston-Willaura 2.4 (16).

Ladder: Tatyoon 36 points, 377.45 percent; Wickliffe-Lake Bolac 32, 278.98; Woorndoo-Mortlake 28, 266.12; Ararat Eagles 24, 186.12; Glenthompson-Dunkeld 24, 159.27; Penshurst 20, 110.16; Hawkesdale-Macarthur 16, 125.08; Great Western 16, 100.4; Lismore-Derrinallum 10, 73.08; SMW Rovers 4, 72.24; Moyston-Willaura 4, 15.99; Caramut 2, 11.15.

A Grade netball

Last week: Ararat Eagles 56 d Caramut 19, Hawkesdale-Macarthur 58 d Lismore-Derrinallum 47, Tatyoon 48 d Great Western 13, Glenthompson-Dunkeld 50 d Moyston-Willaura 20, Woorndoo-Mortlake 46 d Penshurst 24.

Ladder: Tatyoon 36 points, 219.16 percent; Ararat Eagles 32, 247.66; Lismore-Derrinallum 28, 209.17; Woorndoo-Mortlake 28, 191.86; Hawkesdale-Macarthur 28, 130.42; Penshurst 24, 136.03; SMW Rovers 12, 106.78; Caramut 12, 69.77; Glenthompson-Dunkeld 8, 78.01; Great Western 4, 68.56; Moyston-Willaura 4, 30.09.

North Central

This week: Round 10, Nullawil v Birchip-Watchem, Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers v Boort, Charlton v Wedderburn, Wycheproof-Narraport v Donald. St Arnaud, bye.

Senior football

Last week: Birchip-Watchem 19.20 (134) d St Arnaud 4.6 (30), Nullawil 14.5 (89) d Boort 5.13 (43), Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers 17.17 (119) d Wedderburn 6.4 (40), Donald 18.12 (120) d Charlton 8.12 (60).

Ladder: Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers 32 points, 268.05 percent; Nullawil 24, 169.09; Birchip-Watchem 20, 196.17; Donald 20, 105.91; Wycheproof-Narraport 18, 94.28; Boort 14, 106.27; Wedderburn 12, 91.96; Charlton 4, 39.65; St Arnaud 0, 29.98.

A Grade netball

Last week: Boort 49 d Nullawil 32, BirchipWatchem 45 d St Arnaud 27, Wedderburn 68 d Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers 22, Charlton 44 d Donald 38.

Ladder: Boort 32 points, 156.65 percent; Wedderburn 24, 139.16; Nullawil 24, 113.36; Birchip-Watchem 20, 113.78; Wy cheproof-Narraport 16, 105.06; Charlton 12,

AFTER THE SIREN

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Senior football

The match of the round: Noradjuha-Quantong’s victory against Jeparit-Rainbow was an important game for both sides. The Bombers had to win to shore themselves up as a finals contender. The second-placed Storm would have liked a better result to hold onto its ladder position. Noradjuha-Quantong came out of the blocks early, kicking goals quickly to create the lead it held for the rest of the game. The return of Damian Cameron, Nigel Kelly and Brock Orval settled the side. Despite the loss, Jeparit-Rainbow remains a very good side. When travelling players Bradley Stokes and Nicholas Yarran, who missed Saturday’s game, return, the Storm will be a challenge for any team.

The standout player: James Hallett is a top footballer in the Noradjuha-Quantong midfield. His ball skills and attack on the game were on show as he was named the Bombers’ best player.

The rising star: Declan Bushby has been growing in confidence this season. He attacks the contest and makes good decisions with the ball. The Bombers footballer is a player to watch in the second half of the year.

A Grade netball

The match of the round: Rupanyup’s win against Taylors Lake was the match of the round. Rupanyup should be considered a real chance to play finals. It is exciting what Taylors Lake brings to the court each week. The Lakers are a young squad that remain competitive in every game. The team is growing in confidence and has won a couple of games it would not have expected to this season. For a club that did not have an A Grade side last year, to be playing this brand of netball is a credit to them.

The standout player: Georgia Kramm is a standout player for Rupanyup and led her team from the midcourt against Taylors Lake.

The rising star: Zanaiya Bergen, who plays under the ring, shot 49 goals for the Panthers on Saturday. To be that prolific in front of net is a good record for any player.

Hopes high for the Demons

Amomentous occasion for an entire club will feature in the background for the team sitting at the foot of the ladder in Horsham District league’s senior football.

Laharum will play at its home ground of Cameron Oval Reserve on Saturday against Natimuk United to mark its centenary year.

Demon’s co-coach Hamish Roberts said his team was ‘excited’ to pull on the special-made heritage guernseys in round 10.

The uniforms are modelled after the club’s old guernseys that were blue with a red sash.

“We are the current custodians of the Laharum jumper,” he said.

Roberts said his team had a tough start to its 2023 campaign, but the scoreboard had not always reflected the bulk of games.

“We would obviously like to get some wins on the board,” he said.

He said the effort had been there from his squad in recent games, but wasted opportunities had cost them.

“We are a young side,” he said.

Roberts said ruckman Oliver Sykes had started to show that he had the potential to become a quality senior player for years to come.

“Pat Lattanzio’s growth has been huge, too,” he said.

“He’s always been a hard, tough player, but his skills, game-aware-

ness and leadership have really developed.”

Roberts said last week’s 20-point loss to Kaniva-Leeor United gave his players some encouragement, but decision-making and skill errors led to the final result.

“That was a tough loss. I felt we could have won that one,” he said.

“The score blew out in the last 10 minutes, but there was less than a goal in it for most of the game.

“We had some opportunities to score, but didn’t make the most of them.”

Ahead of its Natimuk United clash, Roberts said his team would hope to claim its first four premiership points of the 2023 season.

“Like the last few weeks, we go out there aiming to win,” he said.

“We are going to need to put together four quarters of tough football.”

Roberts said his team knew where it could improve and expected a difficult game against the Rams.

Natimuk United sits in 10th position on the ladder, with two wins after nine rounds.

The away side is coming off a valiant effort, losing by 13-points against finals hopeful EdenhopeApsley.

Captain Jonathan Lovel and Zach Smith both hit the scoreboard to be named in the Rams’ best against the Saints.

Competition youngsters up for challenge

One of the competition’s youngest teams faces its second test in as many weeks in Horsham District league A Grade netball.

Fourth-placed Noradjuha-Quantong will host Taylors Lake, who is in ninth position.

Lakers coach Lydia Schneider said her squad was ‘off the pace’ against a fancied Rupanyup line-up last week.

She said the effect of the bye the previous week was clear in her team’s play.

Schneider said she was still pleased with her squad’s performance to date, claiming three wins in the opening nine rounds of the club’s return to A Grade netball.

“We’re pretty ecstatic. The oldest

player on our team is 21 years-old,” she said.

Schneider acknowledged the experience of Noradjuha-Quantong, who have performed like ‘a welloiled machine’ in the first nine rounds.

She said her team would largely treat the match as a learning experience.

She said midcourter Lilly Weir, who is still eligible for under-17s, and Tayla Eltze in the goal circle have been strong performers in recent weeks.

The Bombers defeated JeparitRainbow last week at Jeparit, to claim their sixth win this season.

Stefanie Cooper and Shannon Couch were best players for No-

radjuha-Quantong during the 14goal win.

In other games, Laharum will play Natimuk United in a match marking the Demons’ centenary year of the club.

The Demons have only lost once in 2023 and will be expected to beat the eighth-placed Rams.

Swifts will host Jeparit-Rainbow in a mid-table contest that could be important to the Storm’s finals aspirations.

Edenhope-Apsley takes on Kalkee in a top-of-the-table clash.

The undefeated Saints will be hoping to see off the third-placed challengers.

Harrow-Balmoral will travel to play Pimpinio.

The home team is a strong favourite and will be expected to win against the Southern Roos, who sit at the bottom of the table.

The Tigers could momentarily rise above Rupanyup into fifth position with a win.

The Panthers have a bye this weekend.

In finals news, the second elimination final and first semi-final venues have switched.

The second elimination final will now take place at Dock Lake Reserve, near Horsham, on Sunday August 20.

The first semi-final is at Kalkee Recreation Reserve on Sunday, August 27.

with Kuges, Cobba, Easty & Hugh

STRONG: Pimpinio’s Dylan Bates evades his Kalkee opponent in round nine on Saturday. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

WIMMErA LEAGUE

Giants maintain momentum in finals push

Southern Mallee Giants senior footballers maintained their momentum heading into round nine despite a long weekend bye and will work to continue building on their success this week against Stawell.

Stawell, after two weeks off, continues to be part of the Wimmera league’s top-five race and sits in sixth position by percentage.

When the two teams last met, the Giants won by 86 points, however, Stawell has looked more dangerous as the season continued.

Giants coach Kieran Delahunty said his squad had a good first half of the season and had been competitive in every game to date.

“The players are learning a new game style and have adjusted well,” he said.

“We play Stawell this week and

they are always a good side – no matter where they are on the ladder, they always come to play.

“We expect nothing different this week and like many games across the Wimmera league, you have to be on your game to win.”

Delahunty said the Giants were building good cohesion as the season progressed.

“The boys’ pressure and intent went a long way to securing the win against the Demons in round nine,” he said.

“I expect that will keep improving the more we play.

“Rupert Sangster kicked six goals on Saturday and was dynamic up forward, while Jake Garvey was a focal point in the forward line and took many pack marks.”

Stawell’s Jackson Dark is a force

in the backline and will present a challenge for the Giants’ forwards.

Across the league, Minyip-Murtoa will aim to further establish itself as a finals threat and boost its ladder standing with a win against Horsham Demons.

Horsham is yet to secure continuous wins for the season, but the young squad provides a challenge for each opponent it faces.

Demons’ Billy Carberry is coming off a good game in round nine and Minyip-Murtoa’s Jye Walter has been playing well, kicking four goals last weekend.

Horsham Saints are eyeing another win, after a strong defeat against Nhill, and if they can convert each opportunity to score, they should win convincingly against Warrack Eagles.

AFTER THE SIREN

Patrick Knott stepped up for the Saints last week and will be looking for a solid repeat performance while Eagles’ Ryan McKenzie has been playing well as his team continues to fight hard each week for its first win.

Dimboola’s narrow loss to an undefeated Ararat will have put a fire in the team to prove its strength when coming up against Nhill on Saturday.

Roos’ Aisea Raikiwasa was agile and strong on Saturday and Dimboola will look to him again to shut down Nhill’s backline.

Tigers’ Darcy Honeyman played well in round nine and will be crucial for Nhill to slow Dimboola down.

Ararat has a bye this weekend.

Rivals go head-to-head

Traditional rivals Nhill and Dimboola will go headto-head in what is set to be a close contest in A Grade Wimmera league netball this weekend.

In round one, Dimboola came away with a win by three goals, setting the teams up for a competitive round 10 clash.

Dimboola is coming off a 15-goal turnaround win against Ararat in round nine, while Nhill had the challenging task of Horsham Saints and was defeated by 32 goals.

Dimboola co-coach Nicole Polycarpou said the Roos had come together well as a team in the first half of the season and were looking onwards and upwards towards finals.

“We have things to work on in the second half of the season, but we have done very well so far and have been trialling new combinations,” she said.

“We’re looking forward to playing against Nhill. It will be a good benchmark to find out where we are, going forward.

“They have been playing well recently, so it will be a good matchup and good to see how we have improved and how they have improved since round one.”

Polycarpou said her team’s versatility was a big strength this season.

“Our ability to have players change positions and not feel at a loss is really good,” she said.

“Being able to create different match-ups against different teams is important.

“Hannah Dubois keeps improving dramatically week on week and her confidence since last year is up, which has been so good to see.”

Ellen Bennett continues to be a strong presence in Nhill’s midcourt and will be instrumental in the game on Saturday.

Horsham Saints will look to retain their undefeated status as they face Warrack Eagles, who came close to achieving their first win in round nine.

Jordan Heller played well for the Eagles and will be in for another strong performance, while Saints’ Rory Doran will be a challenge to get past in defence.

Minyip-Murtoa is coming off its second win for the season, but will be challenged by Horsham, which continues to move from strength to strength.

Marnie Lehmann was crucial in defence during the Demons’ convincing win against Southern Mallee Giants last weekend and Jessica

FOCUSED: Southern Mallee Giants goal defence Taya Horman looks to intercept a pass to Horsham goalie Georgie Carberry on Saturday.

Newell continues to be consistent in the goal ring for the Burras. Stawell is likely to be too strong for the Giants and will want to return to form quickly after two weeks off.

Meg Walker is playing well for the Warriors, while Olivia Revell will be one to watch for the Giants. Ararat has a bye this weekend and will be preparing to play Nhill in round 11.

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Senior football

The match of the round: Ararat v Dimboola. A Jack Ganley bomb on the run from 60 metres out with a couple of minutes to go in the last quarter was the difference between Ararat maintaining its unbeaten run. In a tough-fought game where the lead was no more than 11 points at any stage, both sides threw themselves into one of the toughest and most physical contests of the season. The Roos lost no admirers and showed with a full side, they will be a major player when the whips are cracking come finals.

The standout team: In tricky conditions, the Southern Mallee Giants showed a real ruthless streak as they demolished Horsham by 90 points. Most pleasing to the coaching staff would have been their ability to finish the contest off with an eight-goal last quarter. Percentage will be critical to ladder positions and the Giants did theirs no harm last weekend.

The rising star: Dimboola’s Aisea ‘Magic’ Raikiwasa arrived in the Wimmera league with a big reputation and he is now living up to that billing. The defender provided plenty of rebound from defence and his bodywork in one-on-one contests saw him rarely defeated. The Roos recruit will have a big say on his team’s finals fortunes.

A Grade netball

The match of the round: Warrack Eagles v Minyip-Murtoa. Warrack Eagles were chasing their first win of the season and it looked a reality at halftime as they led Minyip-Murtoa by three goals. A lack-lustre third quarter saw the Burras sneak out to a five-goal break at the last change. A big last quarter from the Eagles wasn’t enough as they fell two goals short and now that elusive first win of the season will have to wait for a least another week.

The standout team: Horsham Demons continue to build and gel together. A big win against the Southern Mallee Giants sees them sit second on the ladder and a legitimate premiership contender. The Demons have the best percentage in the league and all eyes will be on a clash with the unbeaten Saints in a fortnight.

The rising star: Warrack Eagles’ Amber O’Connor. She shot 39 of the Eagles’ 48 goals in the team’s closest margin loss of the year. She stepped up from the B Grade earlier in the year and has since played five A Grade games. Her shooting accuracy is almost 70 percent.

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Sport

Finals showdown

BY DAVID BERRY

The culmination of a wonderful first half of the year for Volleyball Horsham will happen tonight with five grand finals to be decided.

In the A Grade decider, Hellenic Nuggets will battle Phantoms in a contest between two big hitters of the competition in Tyler Puls, Nuggets, and Jack Exell, Phantoms.

The big question is just how fit Exell is? The high leaping hitter has carried a knee injury for the past two weeks, but a week off training last week should see him right to take the court.

Nuggets will start favorite, with key setter Kara Johnson ably supported by Puls and veteran Dimitrios Vettos.

Exell will look to Shaun and Delaney Bray to provide consistent sets, with Will Saligari his partner-in-crime along the net.

In A Reserve, perennial grand finalists Waterhammers will be out to claim their 10th premiership since their inception in 2002, when they take on Hurricanes.

Waterhammers took the direct route to the grand final, winning their second semi in five sets, while the Hurricanes were too powerful in their preliminary final and will hit the ground running, hoping to continue their awesome form.

Lachlan Start and Chris Baker are the keys to a Waterhammers victory, while the big hitting duo of Alex Baker and Joey Nagorcka will adopt the Brendan McCullum philosophy of ‘Bazball’ volleyball and try and blow their opponents off the court.

In the women’s grand final, undefeated Bingo Biddies will take on Heidelberg.

Bingo Biddies will look to Kara Johnson and Kymberley Murray to serve their way to victory, ably supported by Ellonia Barnett.

Heidelberg was good in its preliminary final win, and has Molly Carter, Annika McDonald and Lydia Schneider in good touch, which will ensure a close fought final.

In B Grade, Dommi Nators have been good all season but will face an improving Scemps team in what promises to be another great final.

Dommi Nators will look to the Young brothers, Haidyn and Logan, to hit plenty of winners, and will be well supported by setters Lily Adams and Ethan Heard.

Scemps have Sebastian Maggs and Malachy O’Brien on song and they will have to block strongly to get their team over the line.

In C Grade, Spike It Up take on the improving Stars.

Spike It Up has Heath Warrick in good touch along with Cher-Leah Williams, while their opponents, the Stars, will look to Zane Joseph, Kai Dodson and Joel Brilliant to win the bulk of their points.

Grand finals start with C Grade at 5.30pm, and then on the hour for other grades.

Presentation night

Members are reminded to book their tickets for the presentation night on Friday, starting at 6.30pm at Horsham Cycling clubrooms. The night will be catered for with pizza and chips on the menu, and tickets are available at $15 each, until tomorrow night, with numbers required for catering purposes.

Air-Con & Refrigeration Mechanic Apprenticeship & Apprentice Plumber

Horsham

Closing date: ASAP

Requirements:

• Physically fit & good mobillity

• Current driver’s licence and reliable transport (desirable)

• Willing to obtain a Police Check and/or Medical

• Working At Heights Competency

• White Card

• This role requires staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19

For more information contact Chris Barber on 0427 346 655.

Apprentice Chef

Horsham

Closing date: July 4, 2023

Requirements:

• Passion for cooking and culinary arts

• Ability to work well in a team environment

• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask

• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays

For more information contact Paul Barnett on 0458 706 272.

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Frejiah picked for national championships

Horsham Saints export and Greater Western Victorian Rebels footballer Joel Frejiah is one of 31 players named in a Victoria Country squad.

The squad will compete at the 2023 under-18 boys AFL National Championships.

Players were selected from six Coates Talent League country programs – Bendigo Pioneers, Dandenong Stingrays, Geelong Falcons, Gippsland Power, GWV Rebels and Murray Bushrangers.

Water Operations Traineeship

Edenhope

Closing date: ASAP

Requirements:

• Competent computer skills

• Sound verbal and written communication and able to work in a team

• Ability to follow operational policies

• Willingness to commit to work and study

• Evidence of COVID 19 vaccination required

• Police check required

For more information contact Shane Cross on 0418 564 890.

Parts Interpreter Apprenticeship

Donald

Closing date: June 27, 2023

Requirements:

• Aptitude for mechanics and electronics

• Willingness to commit to work and study

• Basic Automotive knowledge (highly regarded)

• Current driver’s licence and reliable transport (desirable)

For more information contact Kate Clark on 0428 971 821.

The AFL National Championships are the highest level of state and territory representative football, as part of the AFL’s Talent Pathway Program.

The team will compete against Victoria Metro, South Australia, Western Australia and Allies –comprising ACT, NSW, Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania.

The championships began on June 4, with three matches at Adelaide’s Thebarton Oval between

South Australia and Allies, South Australia and Victoria Metro and Allies and Western Australia. Victoria Country played its first game on Sunday against South Australia at Ikon Park, Melbourne, losing by 19 points. The team will compete against Western Australia at WACA, Perth on June 30, followed by a game against Allies at RSEA Park, Melbourne on July 9 and a Victorian derby against Victoria Metro on July 15 at Ikon Park.

Aged Care Support Traineeship

Stawell

Closing date: June 27, 2023

Requirements:

• Caring & patient individual with passion for industry

• Positive attitude and able to adapt to varying situations

• Physically fit and enjoy being active

• Current National Police Check Clearance

• This role requirements staff to be fully vaccinated against Influenza & Covid-19

For a confidential discussion, please contact Daryl Eastwell on 0407 364 654.

Panel Beater & Assembler

Horsham

Closing date: ASAP

Requirements

• Attention to detail & good time management skills

• Mechanical aptitude

• Must have a team first attitude

• Willingness to learn

• Trade specific qualification desirable

To discuss this role further, contact Paul Barnett on 0458 706 272.

OPENING TOURNAMENT: Wimmera Whippets netball team, back from left, Patricia Mackley, Andrea Cartwright, Hilma Summerhayes, Crystal Nitschke, Zoey Manwaring and Graham Manwaring; and front, Lydia Schneider, Rachael Werner, Jessica Sorrell, Bianca Lauricella and Indya Baulch played against Warrnambool Stingers and Ballarat Bulldogs on Sunday in the opening tournament of a newly established Regional All Abilities Netball League at Horsham Basketball Stadium. The league will meet each month until finals in October, with another team from Ballarat and a team from Mount Gambier expected to join the competition.

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West and Haven Primary School student Chavi Sulic, front, has won selection in a 12-andunder School Sport Victoria football squad. His friends, from left, Tannar Treacy, Dustin Kelm, Thomas Combe, Baxta Wade and Nate Ellis will be cheering him on.

Talented trio win state selection

BY ABBY WALTER

Three Wimmera rising sports stars are preparing to represent Victoria in football, hockey and basketball teams at upcoming interstate school sport championships.

The School Sport Victoria ‘Team Vic’ squads will participate in the annual School Sport Australia Championships this year.

Chavi Sulic, of Horsham West and Haven Primary School, won selection for 12-and-under football; Buzz Brennan, of Edenhope College, for 16-andunder hockey; and Micah Livingstone, of Horsham College, for 16-and-under basketball.

Sulic said he was selected as one of 23 from 770 players who trialled at four sessions in Ballarat and Melbourne.

“I like everything about football – I have grown up playing it and it has always been my favourite sport,” he said.

“At Horsham Demons I play forward pocket in the under-14s, but I played in centre half back and back flank for the trials.”

Sulic said there would be six training sessions and practice matches in Mel-

bourne. “The championships start on August 6 in Lavington, NSW,” he said.

“My mates think it’s pretty cool – I was so surprised as I thought I might not have even made an emergency.

“I tried out last year and got to the first stage before I was cut pretty much straight away.”

Livingstone said to be selected for the state basketball team was an exciting opportunity.

“It should be fun playing against other states and gaining experience of training in a school state team,” he said.

“I was pretty surprised as I didn’t attend second tryouts because I had COVID, so I feel fortunate they saw enough in the first trial to select me.

“The championships are in Perth from August 19 to 25.”

At 197 centimetres tall, Livingstone said he was quite a bit taller than his age cohort, but was similar in height to the School Sport Victoria team.

At 15 years-old, Livingstone is not yet a top-age player for the team.

“I am a centre player and try to play big, get lots of rebounds and I have been shooting well lately, too,” Livingstone said.

“Playing the game has been my favourite thing to do since I was a little

kid, and it takes me to a different world where I can focus on what I love.

“I am working towards playing professionally when I get older.”

Brennan said he was surprised to be selected for the state team.

“I was expecting to be a training partner or emergency, so it was a great relief to make the team,” he said.

“To be selected I went to trials in Melbourne three times.

“The championships are in Adelaide from August 12 to 19.”

Brennan said this was the first year he would be competing in the school state team for Victoria.

“I did play for South Australia in the under-13s in 2019,” he said.

“I am looking forward to representing regional Victoria, as I am the only player in the team not from a metropolitan school.

“I want to show that people can play sports well no matter if they are from the city or regional areas.

“I enjoy hockey because it is not a physical game – you don’t have to be the biggest or the strongest, but it makes you think and requires a lot of co-ordination.”

REPRESENTATIVE: Edenhope College year-10 student Buzz Brennan will compete in a School Sport Victoria state hockey team in August.

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STEP UP: Horsham College student Micah Livingstone has won selection in an under-16 School Sport Victoria basketball team. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER

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Giant victory

Southern Mallee Giants senior footballers Lou White, Kai Sheers and Jake Garvey celebrate Sheers’ goal against Horsham Demons on Saturday. The round nine Wimmera league clash was Sheers’ first game for the club and saw the Giants bank a 90-point win against the home team at Horsham City Oval. At the halfway point of the season, it appears positions in the top five could come down to percentage and the convincing Giants win has boosted theirs by almost 15 percent. Story, page 61.

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER