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Games bid opportunity T

BY MICHAEL SCALZO

he Wimmera might have an opportunity to play a major role in 2026 Commonwealth Games if the State Government wins a bid to present the event as a regional showcase.

The government, which has entered ‘exclusive negotiations’ with the Commonwealth Games Federation, has yet to announce what regional areas it would target for specific events. But it appears certain western Victorian will play a role.

As part of the State Government’s vision to present ‘a model of Games unprecedented in the competition’s history’, many natural attractions in western Victoria loom as eventvenue options.

Ararat Hills have a reputation for multiple mountain-bike trails that might be suitable for the Games’ mountain-bike events, while the Grampians might provide a suitable challenge for cycling or running events.

With the government and Commonwealth Games Australia ‘assessing the viability of the event’ as part of its submission, Wimmera leaders are eager for their communities to be involved.

Horsham City Rural Council mayor Robyn Gulline said she welcomed any opportunity for Horsham district to be ‘a part of any activities’ across the state.

“This proposal has been floating around for some time and we are delighted the State Government is supporting a bid for the Games,” she said.

She said the proposal for a ‘predominantly’ regional Commonwealth Games was a great concept.

“Anything that promotes the region to the domestic audience is a great thing. We have a unique and beautiful landscape and natural beauty, as well as a thriving community with life-long opportunities waiting for visitors to experience,” she said.

Cr Gulline said there were also opportunities for Horsham to host Games athletes.

“There might be opportunities for businesses in the region to host smaller national and international teams in suitable accommodation and for the regional business economy to benefit from the arrival of any teams,” she said.

She emphasised the proposal was still in a viability-submission phase and Games planning had yet to include any sporting-event specifics.

“While it is exciting, specific region involvement remains just speculation before details and discussions have been had,” she said.

“However, when everything is confirmed, conversations will begin in earnest about Horsham’s potential involvement.

“What all of it will mean, we are not 100 percent sure.

“There might be challenges Horsham might face in terms of providing large-scale sporting facilities and large-scale accommodation. But we are open to conversations and we shall see how it all plays out soon enough.”

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COMMITTED: Brenton Holden, 25, a BMX rider from Stawell, spots his landing point at Horsham Skatepark on Saturday.

Skilled skateboarders, BMX and scooter riders from across western Victoria gathered in a skate-scoot-BMX competition at the weekend, in conjunction with Grampians Community Health, to showcase their abilities and show off their tricks.

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Councillor Column: Tania Kernaghan coming to Horsham Cr David Bowe Horsham Rural City Council and the community an opportunity to socialise and Victorian Seniors Festival Reimagined enjoy entertainment after some difficult will host the Tania Kernaghan Band at the months and years,” she said.

Horsham Church of Christ on Friday 1 April.

“We all recognise the challenge seniors in The Covid safe and free event has been our community have faced during these rescheduled from last October and is the times is important,” Cr Gulline said. last show on the award-winning country The performance runs from 11am to singer’s regional Victorian tour.

12noon. A free morning tea will be provided Bookings are not necessary however from 9.30am before the show. patrons need to comply with vaccination There will be access to an all abilities requirements. bathroom and individual bathroom facilities Mayor Robyn Gulline said a local seniors at the event. week planning group supported HRCC to Bus Route 3 Horsham – Wawunna Road design the event. and South Bank has a drop off near the SENIORS FESTIVAL | The Tania Kernaghan Band will be performing in Horsham on 1 April.

“This event provides seniors in our front of the venue.

CURRENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS

Draft Streetscape Plan for Horsham out for comment A Draft Streetscape Plan for Horsham’s Central Activity District (CAD) Revitalisation Project has been released the Draft Streetscape Plan is available for public comment. from the Have Your Say section of Council at its 14 February Meeting Council’s website. endorsed the draft plan for a five-week People can share their feedback by public engagement period. completing an online form or by talking to The Draft Streetscape Plan sets out Council in person at drop-in information a number of proposals to improve the and feedback sessions at the pop-up city centre including new public spaces, park at the corner of Roberts Place and streetscape improvements and urban Firebrace Street. greening opportunities such as street tree Submission can be made until Friday 25 planting.

March.

Its development is the second stage of the CAD project and follows the Urban Draft CAD Streetscape Plan drop-in Design Analysis which has informed the sessions: • Wednesday 2 March, 2pm to 4pm proposed enhancements.

Information about the project including

• Thursday 3 March, 10am to 12pm

TENDERS AND RFQ RFQ # Q110/2022 1000 LT DIESEL FUEL TRAILER Closes 1pm Friday 4 March

TENDER # 22/018 RIVERFRONT LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING Closes 12 noon Thursday 24 February

RFQ # Q109/2022 CITY GARDENS WETLANDS SILT REMOVAL & DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT SPILLWAY Closes 6pm Monday 28 February TENDER # 22/015 REPLACEMENT OF PARKING METERS SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION, HORSHAM CBD Closes 12 noon Monday 7 March TENDER # 22/020 PROVISION OF CLEANING SERVICES VARIOUS OUTDOOR FACILITIES AND PUBLIC CONVENIENCES, HORSHAM Closes 12 noon Monday 28 February TENDER # 22/017 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT ACCESSIBLE CHANGE ROOMS & OUTDOOR FUNCTION ROOM – HORSHAM AQUATIC CENTRE Closes 12 noon Friday 4 March TENDER # 22/021 REFURBISHMENT OF AMENITIES AT HORSHAM RIVERSIDE CARAVAN PARK Closes 12 noon Tuesday 22 March

RFQ # Q108/2022 TRI-AXLE DOG (PLANT) TRAILER Closes 1pm Friday 25 February RFQ # Q96/2022 SUPPLY OF CIVIL WORKS FOR RURAL TRANSFER STATIONS IN HORSHAM RURAL CITY COUNCIL Closes 12 noon Monday 28 February

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HAVEN PRECINCT PLAN ANZAC PARK HRCC and Haven’s Community Reference Group have been developing a plan for Haven Recreation Reserve since May 2021. The draft plan is now available for comment. Submissions close Friday 4 March, 5pm.

CENTRAL ACTIVITY DISTRICT REVITALISATION Council is currently undertaking the “CAD Revitalisation: Streetscape Plan Project” to improve Horsham’s town centre. Feedback is now sought on the Draft Streetscape Plan. Submissions close Friday 25 March.

To view the engagements above, please visit hrcc.vic.gov.au/Have-Your-Say VIEWS SOUGHT Council is currently undertaking an investigative project which aims to improve how we recognise and support survivors of family violence in the community. HRCC would like to invite women who identify as victims or victim survivors to participate in a confidential conversation about their views. For more information please contact Claire Edwards, Project Facilitator, TAG Health at Claire@taghealth.com.au or 0438 112 347

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It has been fantastic to see economic and social activity on the increase thanks to visitors and the community attending various sporting and community events over the past couple of months. Well done to all involved.

At HRCC there has been a lot of work, both in front and behind the scenes, to have proposed projects in the city tested via the community engagement process.

There is a major project happening at the moment - it’s called the Horsham Central Activity District Revitalisation: Draft Streetscape Plan - and it’s out now for community feedback.

As mentioned in the draft plan, public consultation started last November and this is when people raised issues such as parking – including opposition to parallel parking, improvement to lighting, greenery, shade, pedestrian safety, footpaths and seating.

The draft plan mentions seven improvement strategies and 12 specific proposed projects.

What do you think? Would you like to see the proposals implemented? Are there enough improvements in accessibility, lighting, greenery, shade, parking, seating and public facilities?

Perhaps more space for activities or social connection such as a town square, more pop up parks, a play area, #1000 trees for Horsham campaign or highlighting what we have in our central activity district like our heritage buildings.

So I would like to encourage the community to have your say, no matter who you are, what you do or where you are from. The current stage of community engagement started last week and will conclude on 25 March.

We need to keep looking and moving forward, as we are a thriving regional city.

We need to be open to new ideas and transparent in moving our community forward.

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SUNNYSIDE PARK LANDSCAPE PLAN Sunnyside Park Landscape Plan has been developed with the community and organisations that call Sunnyside Park home. The draft landscape plan is now available for comment. Submissions close Friday 4 March, 5pm.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Mayor praise for Karkana concept H

BY DEAN LAWSON

orsham mayor Robyn Gulline has joined a community chorus supporting a concept to transform dormant Karkana on the outskirts of Horsham into a Wimmera mental-health centre.

Cr Gulline said the idea, if viable, had the potential to be far-reaching and profound and would close a major gap in service provision.

“The facility has provided a wonderful service to the community and it would be lovely to see it revamped and repurposed,” she said.

“If it is all possible I would certainly support the proposal.”

Horsham mental-health advocates pushing for the past two years for a crisis and respite centre in Horsham have identified Karkana Support Services in Grahams Bridge Road at Haven as an ideal project site.

Their announcement in The Weekly Advertiser last week prompted a strong and positive community response on social media.

Karkana, backed by significant community support, had for many years provided supported employment for people with disabilities.

It went into administration in 2009 and community health organisation Uniting took over the site and built

on the service. But a 2019 review found the centre was no longer fit for purpose.

The land, complete with buildings, has since sat relatively unused.

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In exploring the idea, advocates including Graham Gerlach and Gavin Morrow are now in discussions with Uniting Wimmera and other stakeholders.

Cr Gulline said development and finances needed to make the project work would be significant.

“It would need a feasibility study to determine what services could be provided and what facility upgrades

and developments and so on would be needed,” she said.

“But it is absolutely a great idea.

Once we have a clear proposal, relevant bodies could go to government and say this is what’s proposed and this is what we can provide.

“It is important to establish a clear gap analysis.

“We already know there is such a gap in service delivery in this area in our region.”

Cr Gulline said apart from crisis and respite service provision, the site appeared ideal for a vast diversity of allied services to support people in need of help.

“I can imagine a site with this much potential providing a home for all sorts of groups or programs helping people to get involved in mindful activities,” she said.

“There is a broad range of people this type of development could help.”

Cr Gulline said the idea also fitted neatly into a Horsham council plan of promoting and developing the rural city’s ‘liveability and accessibility’.

“The potential is also quite significant for the broader region,” she said.

“We have yet to discuss this but I’m sure the council would be open to joining advocates if investigations deemed it feasible.”

Games bid opens door to region From page 1 Cr Gulline said regional collaboration was a likely prospect, as soon officials locked in the Games.

“As a region we work well together.

There is a long-standing history of councils and residents working collaboratively and collectively and I can’t see this opportunity being any different,” she said.

Ararat mayor Jo Armstrong welcomed the 2026 Commonwealth Games regional idea.

“A Victorian Commonwealth Games in 2026 is ambitious but it would be wonderful for regional cities – it’ll showcase what regional Victoria has to offer for major events, tourism, culture and sport,” she said.

“Regional Victoria has staged many large sporting events and certainly has world-class sporting facilities to offer.

“Sport is the lifeblood of many rural and regional towns.

“It would be exciting to have some of the world’s best athletes close to home, particularly with an impressive number of rural Victorians being among that elite group.”

Wimmera Development Association executive director Chris Sounness said an event such as the Commonwealth Games would generate a ‘collegiate’ energy across regional Victoria, including the Wimmera.

He said it had the potential to foster ‘huge’ economic results for the region.

“It would be great for our region to be involved, no matter the scale,” he said.

“The Wimmera is always interested

“A Victorian Commonwealth Games in 2026 is ambitious but it would be wonderful for regional cities – it’ll showcase what regional Victoria has to offer for major events, tourism, culture and sport”

– Jo Armstrong

in elite sport and the event would be great for visitors to the Wimmera and southern Mallee areas, as well as locals, to see the very best in the world competing in our backyard.”

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the submission to the Commonwealth Games Federation would focus on showing how the event could occur at multiple locations across regional Victoria to ‘showcase the best of what the state has to offer’.

“Victoria is Australia’s sporting state, and, if awarded, the 2026 Commonwealth Games would demonstrate to the world a new way to deliver the competition,” he said.

“We would hope to have the majority of events in our regional cities – to display the best of Victoria, create jobs and housing and infrastructure that will deliver for the long term.”

In its announcement, the government highlighted Victoria’s sporting pedigree and emphasised a regionally focused Commonwealth Games would expand the capacity of Victorian regional cities for major events, tourism, arts, culture and sport.

Commonwealth Games Federation

KEEPING WATCH: Horsham mayor Robyn Gulline is keeping a keen eye on what opportunities might exist for the Wimmera if a predominantly regional Commonwealth Games in Victoria in 2026 wins approval.

Picture: MICHAEL SCALZO president Dame Louise Martin, DBE, said she was pleased to have entered into an exclusive dialogue with the Victoria Government and Commonwealth Games Australia.

“Victoria is one of the world’s greatest sporting states and there is no doubt it has the venues, infrastructure

and people to stage a world class edition of the Games,” she said.

The State Opposition has welcomed the proposal for a regional Games but emphasised that any event negotiations should accompany a regional infrastructure investment plan.

The Commonwealth Games Federa-

tion will assess Victoria’s submission before making any decision.

Victoria last hosted the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006.

If Victoria is successful in its 2026 bid, it will be the fifth time Australia has won an opportunity to host the event.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Key creek set for rehabilitation

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waterway that plays a major role in determining the quality of water that flows into the Wimmera River system is set for a $100,000 environmental rehabilitation works program.

Mount Cole Creek, which starts at Mount Cole east of Ararat and winds its way through the region’s southeast upper catchment, will be the subject of the project.

The creek is a major tributary of the Wimmera River, entering the arterial system that ultimately pushes deep into the Mallee near Crowlands, and has a historic role as a significant wildlife refuge.

Authorities have also identified sections of the creek as ideal for a major re-introduction of rare river blackfish, of which the waterway was historically renowned, and perhaps platypus.

The Federal Government has con-

firmed $100,000 in funding to help restore key areas of the creek that upper Wimmera Landcare network Project Platypus will help identify as most appropriate.

Project Platypus manager Allistair Stephens said the network considered the project and funding a kick-start for ongoing work.

“Hopefully we will be able to use this as a start and then use it as further leverage to continue the work,” he said.

Mr Stephens said the network would need to assess what sites ‘produced the best bang for the buck’ and his initial thoughts were they would be downstream from Warrack.

“There used to be so many blackfish in the creek that it was at one stage almost a recreational fishery,” he said.

“It also had platypus. These species are no longer there, but the habitat is

and that is what we’re trying to enhance. The hope is that we might be able to reintroduce blackfish.”

Decades of Landcare work has gone into tackling upper-catchment land degradation, erosion and waterway sedimentation caused by extensive land clearing in the past.

Drying climate

Mr Stephens said Mount Cole Creek had historically flowed year round but a drying climate and a need for water retention had altered circumstances.

“Water erosion can create deeply eroded gullies and is bad for the river’s health where platypus and fish could live because it fills the deep holes with sediment and affects their populations,” he said.

“The creek’s deep pools have been identified as a major wildlife refuge.”

The creek funding comes from a $20-million Murray-Darling Healthy

Rivers Federal Government Grants Program.

Member for Wannon Dan Tehan said the funding was ‘fantastic’, particularly for communities in the Wimmera’s upper catchment.

“This grant will allow Project Platypus and community volunteers to undertake a full suite of environmental restoration works at Mount Cole Creek,” he said.

“Works include installing fencing to prevent stock access and reduce bank erosion, controlling invasive weeds and planting 10,000 plants to stabilise creek banks and provide habitat for native wildlife.”

Mr Tehan said the works would improve the habitat instream and support other fish species such as the southern pygmy perch.

“A wide range of community members will get involved, such as land-

holders and Landcare volunteers,” he said.

Murray-Darling Healthy Rivers Federal funding will also benefit other regions of western Victoria including the broader Mallee and North Central regions.

Member for Mallee Anne Webster also welcomed the funding to help communities restore rivers and wetlands.

“It’s fantastic to see the Australian Government supporting Mallee by funding eight new Healthy Rivers grants for community-led projects to improve the health of our waterways,” she said.

Projects in the Mallee electorate are at Birchip, Wargan, Gunbower Creek, Lindsay, Mulcra and Wallpolla islands, Avoca district’s Chain of Ponds, Wallpolla Creek, Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and Canary Island.

Council tree probe

Young athletes impress Horsham athletes punched above their weight at a regional championship at the weekend in a showing of Horsham’s sporting proclivity.

Horsham Little Athletics Centre finished third in the medal tally at the Western Country Region Track and Field Championship in Ballarat.

The centre won 16 gold medals and 50 in total.

Centre president Nigel Binney said the athletes had an ‘outstanding’ time at the championship.

“We had a lot of success in Ballarat. Not only that, our athletes showed a terrific spirit.

They had a lot of fun, even though it is a serious competition,” he said.

“It was great for our kids to socialise and get to know athletes from other centres.

“It was a terrific weekend for us.”

Two Horsham athletes set Western Country Region records – Sebastian Le Roux in under-16 boys shot put and Isla Hiscock in under-12s girls hurdles.

Mr Binney said the athletes were looking forward to state championships in Melbourne in a month’s time.

“We’ll gather with our athletes who have qualified and then we can start fine-tuning a few skills and get ready for the big experience of going to Melbourne.

It will be a whole new level of competition,” he said.

Horsham centre athletes Ada Binney, Acacia Blake, Indi Finn, Georgia Foster, Ella Hearn, Isla Hiscock, Charlie Inkster, Piper Knorpp, Sebastian Le Roux, Asha Meek, Stephanie Plazzer, Luke White and Peter White have progressed to the state championships.

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Horsham Little Athletics Centre members, from back left, Peter White, Acacia Blake, Ella Hearn and Stella Tucker; centre, Shea Hiscock, Joel Plazzer, Luke White, Asha Meek, Georgia Foster and Charlie Inkster; and front, Sebastian Le Roux, Gretal Blake, Indi Finn, Stephanie Plazzer and Adele Tucker show off their medals from Western Country Region Track and Field Championship in Ballarat.

Isla Hiscock, Ada Binney, Piper Knorpp and Hannah Plazzer were absent.

Investigations are underway into the suspected poisoning of an ageing peppercorn tree at Horsham College Community Oval.

The exotic tree is dying and authorities will remove it in coming weeks.

The tree overhangs community cricket nets and has been part of the reserve landscape for many decades.

But apart from providing shade, the tree, in constantly dropping debris and casting shadows across the wicket playing surface, has also presented a long-term hazard to users.

Horsham College and Horsham Rural City Council, which manages the oval, will pursue prosecution if investigations reveal an offender.

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Webster responds

NEWCOMERS: Ella Roberts and Mason Palmer make the most of a Salvation Army community piano in Roberts Place in Horsham to ‘tickle the ivories’. The pair have just moved to Horsham from Queensland’s Gold Coast for a ‘fresh beginning’.

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Karkana ticks boxes

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e watch with fascination how state and federal authorities respond to an idea of turning Horsham’s former Karkana Support Services site into a Wimmera mental-health centre.

While the concept no doubt is sure to come with a hefty price tag, it appears to tick so many boxes that it will be hard to ignore.

So let’s consider the boxes that need ticking. The first for this type of project reflects on community support and sentiment for the project.

Karkana and the 1970s concept of providing a centre where people with disabilities could be part of a worthy and productive working environment came from the community.

The latest idea, to transform a site no longer fit for its original purpose but sitting idle with glaring potential, also comes from communityspirited identification of pressing need.

Big tick there!

As we move down to the next box, the question might be about community need.

As a broad community we have

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known for several years that mental illness takes a devastating toll on the region.

It is indiscriminate in nature, affects the young, the old, the elderly, the strong and the average of both sexes and in just about every facet of life. It can also strike or manifest in various forms and in the end have serious long-term consequences for individuals, families and communities. There are also scant services dealing with this ‘hidden’ issue across much of western Victoria.

The Wimmera and associated authorities and agencies have also had about three years, through many stories in the media, to absorb why an advocacy group has pushed for a dedicated centre that meets both mental-health crisis and respite needs.

There’s another mighty tick… that almost runs off the page!

Next is the box asking for a tick to

ensure multi-use and allied-service opportunities are met in a project brief.

Mental-health illness is a multipronged beast. Apart from requiring treatment or even cures if they exist, management and prevention services are also essential for the most vulnerable to this plight. This means a broad-spectrum mental-health centre could be the base for an eclectic range of programs and specialist services.

Again, an obvious tick!

So what about a box reflecting timelines, foundations or infrastructure already in place?

Karkana in Grahams Bridge Road features large and relatively modern buildings that, pending further investigation, might easily be renovated to at least establish a project start. There are also several sheds and it all sits on a sizeable parcel of land not too far from Horsham’s heart but far enough away to provide seclusion.

Tick!

Then there is the final box, asking how willing all parties are for the project to happen.

We wait and see.

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Member for Mallee Anne Webster has outlined her position in response to Dean Lawson’s editorial in last week’s edition of The Weekly Advertiser. The editorial, ‘A need for more from leaders’, February 16, 2022, called on politicians to provide substance in promoting their case for election or re-election.

Here is Dr Webster’s letter – SIR, – The best predictor of the future is the past. My track record as the Nationals Federal Member for Mallee shows that I am responsive to people’s needs and inquiries, that I am prepared to consider complex issues and front the party room and media on them and that I care about people’s individual difficulties as experienced with the state border closures and rules. Fundamentally, that I fight for better outcomes for Mallee communities.

In response to last week’s editorial, I ask people to re-elect me because I get stuff done – and still have much more to do; because I am strategic and consider how investment in bigger projects such as manufacturing and industry is important for the whole community.

I’ve delivered significant funding for Horsham Regional Livestock Exchange; the Horsham City to River funding and $200-million for the Murray Basin Rail.

I have fought for and delivered $472-million for roads across Mallee.

I fought for and delivered funding for Warracknabeal’s Woodbine Disability’s new accommodation facility, and capital works for children at Holy Trinity Lutheran College in Horsham, and Agricultural Show funding for Natimuk Show, all with improved amenities.

I have a focus on child-care delivery in the Wimmera with funding of $240,000 for Wimmera Regional Family Daycare, but there is more to be done, and Murtoa Dunmunkle is high on my agenda, along with the Warracknabeal childcare.

The Coalition has delivered good policy and legislation which includes the Ag Visa; the sovereign manufacturing capability for Urea and Ad Blue – both essential for producers. We have delivered policy and investment for the technology roadmap to achieve lower emissions.

Good policy has meant electricity bills are down eight percent in the past two years, 1200 mobile black-spot base stations are now funded.

Good policy has delivered 91-million telehealth consults through Medicare, and 1400 additional nurse placements in the regions.

Good legislation has increased online safety measures, and healthcare HECS reimbursement to encourage doctors and nurse practitioners to move to regional centres.

Good policy has meant 220,000 trade apprentices are now working – the highest level ever.

In these uncertain times, stability of government is essential. The geopolitical environment and sovereign threats which exist in the vicinity of Australia should cause us to pause and consider which government will be strongest to keep Australians safe. Certainly not a fractured, marginal government.

As Churchill said, ‘Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the rest’. The reality is that our democracy is best evidenced in the ability for every Australian to vote and be part of choosing the government that best represents them.

It is important to understand the Westminster system on which our government is founded.

The fact is that an Independent cannot deliver what a party can. They can make noise in a favourable media, but they cannot become a minister, they cannot make decisions, they are outside the doors where these things take place.

I am proud to be a representative of a very large regional seat with a vast array of diverse interests and needs and to sit in a party room where there is experience, and support for me and my electorate’s issues.

We have power together, we can make change together, we can formulate good policy together and see it implemented.

If the people of Mallee choose to back me for a second term, I will continue to fight for better healthcare in our regions, for roads and rail, for improved connectivity and infrastructure, increasing workforce and skills and supporting regional industries and small businesses.

Much has been achieved, but there is much more to do.

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Platypus find raises hope A

BY DEAN LAWSON

n opportunistic summer survey confirming gradual growth of a fragile Wimmera platypus population in the MacKenzie River has generated fresh confidence in the survival potential of the species in the region.

G’DAY RUSS! ‘Russell’, a juvenile platypus from the MacKenzie River in the northern Grampians, says hello.

Researchers captured four of the unique animals in one night of trapping between Laharum and Cranages, the most in one night since surveys started in the 1990s.

An Ecology Australia team led

by Chris Bloink and working with Wimmera Catchment Management Authority, set survey traps on Friday night.

The group, usually involved in fish surveying for Wimmera CMA, had made the most of an opportunity for a training and professional-development trapping event for team members after a sudden change in scheduling.

But its results were profound, finding three juveniles that hatched last spring, in a Zumsteins section of the river, and a sub-adult male less than two years old above MacKenzie Falls.

Two of the juveniles, now named Georgia and Frankie, were female and the other, Russell, was male.

The sub-adult male won the name Perry.

Wimmera CMA waterways project officer Greg Fletcher said the find was exciting and researchers had already nicknamed Zumsteins the ‘platypus highway’.

“The fact that three of the four were young from the latest season

and the other being less than two years old shows the animals have been very productive and happily breeding in the river. This bodes well for further dispersal of the species downstream,” he said.

“It also shows the environmental value regularly flowing water has on river ecology and in this case considering the MacKenzie supplies Horsham with its water supply from Lake Wartook.”

Platypus, similar to other Australian animals, have a high level of physical resilience to environmental conditions and are therefore sometimes poor bioindicators.

But their food, often involving macroinvertebrate and other aquatic life and essential for them to survive, is usually sensitive to envi-

ronmental conditions. Platypus also have considerable dietary needs, especially feeding mothers that need to produce milk that, in the absence of teats, must express milk through their skin.

Mr Fletcher said researchers had fitted all platypus captured during Friday night’s survey with microchips for future reference and released them back into the river.

“This survey was a bonus. We hope to try to tee up Josh Griffiths from research company Cesar Australia, who has been regularly monitoring this population, for another survey next spring,” he said.

Waterway managers raised fears more than 10 years ago, during a long period of drought, the MacKenzie River might have been the

site of localised extinction of platypus.

The fears prompted the launch of a survey program and a focus on environmental protection of the river, including environmental flows.

Platypus require specialised riverside bank burrows that exploit natural wilderness cover to lay their eggs.

They sit at the top of the aquatic food chain in many systems, often sharing habitat with native rakali, also known as water rats.

The survey team also captured a juvenile rakali on Friday night.

Parts of the MacKenzie River are home to some of the last remaining pristine stretches of natural waterway habitat in the Wimmera.

Millar new centre chief Horsham Centre for Participation has announced a new executive officer to lead the community organisation.

Robbie Millar has acted in the position since the departure of former executive officer Julie Pettett in 2020 and will continue in the role.

Centre for Participation is a community organisation based on voluntary work and social enterprise programs.

Board chair John Martin said the board was excited to announce Mr Millar’s appointment.

“Robbie has led us through a challenging period and as we emerge from the COVID pandemic he has guided us to a stable and strengthening financial position,” he said.

Mr Martin said Mr Millar had a vision that would strengthen the Centre for Participation across the Wimmera.

Mr Millar said he was humbled by the board’s endorsement for him to lead an organisation that has such an impact on the community.

“The past two years have been challenging for everyone, including our organisation, and I’m so proud of our team’s ability to work through these challenges,” he said.

“We’ve grown opportunities for many marginalised groups and have created meaningful pathways to employment and further education through our learning and social enterprise programs.

“Along with taking on new initiatives that are supporting our community, I’m super proud to have grown our standing as a volunteer involving organisation, increasing our volunteer numbers from 82 to 273 during my time as the acting chief executive officer.”

Mr Martin said in addition to his formal qualifications, Mr Millar was highly regarded in the community development sector, including being recognised as a fellow of several industry and governance organisations.

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One of those organisations was the Horsham Badminton Association who received $1,350 to purchase new racquets, shuttles and nets providing much need new equipment for new participants looking to join the sport.

Michelle Dunlop Horsham Badminton Association “The support of the Horsham Sports & Community Club has been outstanding as we continue to provide a well-resourced environment for all participants new and returning, the future looks bright with many new faces looking to join” The Badminton Association has now received $3,850 for new equipment over recent years.

Club Manager Glenn Carroll “We recognise that that there are many sports and activities in the community that are not mainstream. Being able to provide support to sports like badminton, table tennis, rowing, cycling, swimming, croquet and many others, encourages people to participate and be active which is good for their individual health and the community in general.”

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Office, mask rules ease

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ules regarding wearing of masks and working or studying from home are the subject of COVID-19 changes as hospitalisation rates decline and third-dose vaccination rates increase across Victoria.

State Government has changed pandemic orders and public health recommendations, to start at 11.59pm on Friday.

It has removed a requirement for people to wear masks in most indoor settings and removed a public health recommendation for Victorians to work or study from home.

Masks will only be required indoors in the following circumstances, unless an exemption applies: • People on public transport, in taxis and rideshare, on planes and indoors at an airport.

• People working or visiting hospitals, and indoor areas at care facilities.

• Workers in hospitality, retail and the court system.

• Workers at justice and correctional facilities.

• Students in years three or above at primary school, and workers at early-childhood centres and primary schools. Masks can be removed in secondary schools.

• People working indoors at an event with more than 30,000 people attending.

• In special circumstances, such as if you have COVID-19 or are a close contact and you’re leaving home.

The government is recommending masks for other workers serving or facing members of the public, such as people working at reception areas, meeting guests or serving customers.

The government, after further assessment of hospitalisation rates and workforce pressures, plan to lift remaining restrictions on elective surgery on Monday.

Under the plan, public hospitals will be able to resume

all surgery, with capacity to be based on an individual assessment of staff availability and COVID-19 demands.

Private hospitals will be able to resume up to 100 percent of preCOVID activity.

Health Minister Martin Foley will also declare some temporary exceptions and deadline extensions for workers required to receive three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine: • The third-dose deadline for workers in education facilities who were fully vaccinated on or before October 25 will be extended by a month, provided that workers have a booking within that time – meaning all education workers have until March 25 to be ‘up to date’.

• Fully vaccinated workers who are not yet eligible for a third dose will have a third-dose deadline of three months and two weeks from when they had their second dose.

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ternational arrivals will have a new third-dose deadline of four weeks from the date of their arrival, provided they have evidence of a future vaccine booking.

• Workers whose temporary medical exemption – for example, because they had COVID-19 – has expired will have a new third dose deadline of two weeks following the expiry of the medical exemption.

The government will publish further details on the new restrictions coming into place from 11.59pm on Friday at www. coronavirus.vic.gov.au.

“Victorians have done such a great job getting vaccinated, so we’re able to take safe steps to get more people to return to the office,” Mr Foley said.

“We’re balancing the need to support our health system with the benefits of easing restrictions in a careful and sensible way.”

Road resurfacing Horsham Rural City Council will upgrade 40 roads using microsurfacing.

The council awarded a contract to Downer EDI to complete the ‘innovative maintenance technique’.

Microsurfacing uses specialised machinery to add a new layer of surface to seal and protect regional roads and is ‘a cost-effective treatment for roads that are worn but have not deteriorated enough to require full reconstruction’.

The treatment is laid over the top of the old surface and helps preserve the road as well as filling in shallow cracks and holes.

Council chief executive Sunil Bhalla said microsurfacing was an emerging maintenance technique for sealed roads.

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RECOGNITION: From left, Horsham College school captains Yasinta Grosser and Bart Turgoose and Horsham Holy Trinity Lutheran College year-11 student representatives Hannah Borlasey and Wil Tippet at the Darwin memorial at Horsham’s Sawyer Park.

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Defenders acknowledged A group dedicated to maintaining recognition of the Wimmera-Mallee’s involvement in the Second World War bombing of Darwin is already planning ahead for next year’s commemoration.

Horsham Darwin Defenders committee presented an informal ceremony at Horsham Cenotaph at Sawyer Park last week to acknowledge the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack.

Services usually involve a formal gathering including students from across the Wimmera and community at Horsham College’s Maroske Hall.

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Iconic Grampians festival returns A

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n iconic food and wine festival will return to the Wimmera in April in a testament to the continued attraction of the region’s producers and tourism operators.

Grampians Grape Escape, in Halls Gap from April 29 to May 1, will host exhibitor wine, beer and cider tastings, guest chefs, cooking masterclasses, live music and dancing.

The last festival was in 2019, before COVID-19 restrictions cancelled the event in proceeding years.

Grampians Tourism chief executive Marc Sleeman said the festival, which attracted more than 8000 people in 2019, was a ‘hero’ event of the region.

“It is our signature event. It combines a love of great produce with one of Australia’s longestrunning food and wine festivals. We are ecstatic to have it back on the calendar,” he said.

“It brings new audiences to the region and some statistics have shown that about 60 percent of festival attendees are first-timers to our region, which shows how amazing the Grampians and the festival will continue to be.”

The event will also showcase Grampians natural sites and visitor experiences.

As part of a wider Grampians stay, visitors can experience the Silo Art Trail and hiking attractions, including the Grampians Peak Trail.

The festival program will be released closer to the event.

Grampians Estate owner and the festival’s first life-member Tom Guthrie said he was excited

about the event’s annual Grampians winemakers shiraz barrique auction.

The barrique, containing the blend of some of the region’s best shiraz from different Grampians wineries, is sold at auction in a variety of sized bottles and packages.

Mr Guthrie said the wine blend could be sampled by visitors before the auction.

“The wine normally ages into a beautiful drop.

It is great for cellaring for years, and given the quality of last year’s harvest, it is something people should treasure,” he said.

Labor Member for Western Victoria Jaala Pulford said Halls Gap provided a ‘beautiful natural’ backdrop for the festival and the weekend was a ‘homage’ to the wine, food and music of the Grampians region.

“We back events like the Grampians Grape Escape because they attract more visitors, support local jobs and grow regional economies,” she said.

The festival received State Government funding as part of a $20-million Regional Events Fund.

Mr Sleeman said additional funding had enabled the festival to become a three-day event rather than a two-day celebration.

Grampians Grape Escape board chairman Kevin Erwin said he was looking forward to welcoming visitors to the Grampians.

“We thank the Victorian government for helping us put on a great event in regional Victoria,” he said.

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EAGER: From left, Jordan Charty, 17, from Deep Lead; Connor Briggs, 15, Horsham; Jett Grambeau, 16, Horsham; Jett James, 15, Horsham; and Broc Zuecker, 17, Ballarat, enjoy the weekend event. Below, winner of the 12 and under competition Angus Rohrsheim, 12, from Haven.

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rganisers of a competition at Horsham skatepark at the weekend are ecstatic talented young people had an opportunity to socialise and test their skills in a skate-scoot-BMX event.

The competition, supported by the State Government’s FReeZA youth program and Grampians Community Health, saw young athletes across multiple age categories showcase their tricks on either

a skateboard, scooter or BMX bicycle.

Grampians Community Health support worker Zoe Douglas, who co-organised the event with skateboarders Dylan Bates, Benny Hallam and Jed Hermans, said the afternoon was a great event for young people.

“Everyone loved it and it all ran smoothly,” she said.

“Skateboarders from across western Victoria came along for the action for one of the first post-COVID-19 skatepark events in a few years.”

Riders competed in under-12, under-16, open-age and open-girls categories for a variety of prizes.

Horsham skate-shop Drift83 sponsored the event and contributed winning prizes.

Ms Douglas said she hoped the event would run again.

“It depends on council and FReeZA funding, but this event was such a success and the skateboarders who helped organise it were such good role models. I would hope we could do something again,” she said.

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Union critical of council rate caps

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erennial debate over municipal rates has resurfaced in the Wimmera, this time from a union that believes the system is costing jobs across the state.

Australian Service Union believes the State Government’s municipal rate-capping policy is costing Wimmera councils up to 52 jobs.

The union has used data from an Australia Institute Centre for Future Work report it commissioned to back its claim.

In the process it has listed the number of jobs it believes the rate cap has cost specific councils.

It claims the cap damages ‘local’ workforces and has detrimental effects on essential community services.

Based on localised data from the report the union lists the rate cap costing 22 jobs in the Horsham municipality.

It also lists up to 13 jobs in Northern Grampians Shire, 13 in Ararat, seven in Yarriambiack Shire, six in Hindmarsh Shire and four in West Wimmera Shire.

The report also determined that despite Victoria recording population growth of more than 20 percent in the past decade, there were about 3000 fewer local government workers in 2019-20 than eight years prior.

The assessment was that rate capping had cost up to 7425 jobs in public and private sectors and reduced gross domestic product by up to $890-million in 2021-22.

The union believes local government revenue

from other sources, including user fees and fines, were now growing at more than twice as fast as before the cap was introduced.

Union secretary Lisa Darmanin said Victorians were seeing fewer local government services, more ‘user pays’ programs to cover funding shortfalls and a casualisation of council workforces that created employment insecurity.

“Local government is an important and outsized employer of choice in regional Victoria that could be providing even more high-quality middle-income jobs in regional Victoria,” she said.

“Local communities know what they need – they don’t need interference from the State Government in Melbourne.

“Rate capping imposes a top-down, one-sizefits-all approach at the expense of democratic decision-making and local jobs and services.”

Report author and economist Dan Nahum said there was no evidence rate caps made local councils ‘more efficient’. Instead, they took money out of council services and ‘robbed’ communities of employment opportunities.

“Far from protecting ratepayers and residents, rate caps hurt them,” Mr Nahum said.

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COMPETITIVE: About 2500 people enjoyed the entertainment on offer for the Peter Taylor Memorial Barefoot Water Ski Tournament and Night Jump on the Wimmera River in Dimboola.

Pictured, clockwise from above: Luke Van Den Heuvel from Mackay, Queensland, in action on Saturday; from left, Tee-Jay Russo, Connor Rogers, Keenan Derry, Luke Van Den Heuvel and Ben Franks after an Aboriginal smoking ceremony; junior medallists, from left, Jarvis Wright, 14, Ballarat; Rhys Driscoll, 13, Yarrawonga; and Lachy Shearer, 14, Echuca; and Fletcher Ball in action.

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n organiser of one of Australia’s largest barefoot water-skiing events was elated by the community turnout and positive reception to the showcase.

The Peter Taylor Memorial Barefoot Water Ski Tournament and Night Jump on the Wimmera River in Dimboola, attracted some of Australia’s top-ranked barefoot water-skiers for a weekend of competition and entertainment.

Dimboola Ski Club president Darren Bone said at least 2500 people enjoyed the entertainment across the two days.

“There was a fantastic atmosphere and everyone really seemed to enjoy themselves,” he said.

“We’d love to make the event bi-annual, perhaps. The community gave it a big tick of approval so we’d hope to come back and put on another show.”

Junior skiers competed on Friday and Saturday afternoons, before the elite skiers took to the water in front of growing crowds gathering on riverbanks.

The weekend culminated with the elite category Spectacular Night Jump on Saturday night.

Floodlights lit up the Wimmera River, as live commentary and a live-stream projection captured the skiers competing to jump the furthest off a one-metre-tall ski-jump.

A DJ played each skiers’ favourite song as they contested their runs.

Fletcher Ball won the junior category in the jump, while world number-one barefoot skier Keenan Derry won the open-elite category jump.

Derry, 24, said he had been skiing since he was three and began barefoot skiing at seven.

“Barefoot events are incredibly competitive overseas, but it is great to be travelling around Australia at the moment, trying to grow the sport

“Barefoot events are incredibly competitive overseas, but it is great to be travelling around Australia at the moment, trying to grow the sport from the grassroots level”

– Keenan Derry

from the grassroots level,” he said. Punters were also treated to fireworks displays late on Saturday night to round out the weekend at Dimboola Recreation Reserve.

Mr Bone said given the public did not often see elite barefoot skiers compete, it was great to give everyone a taste of what the athletes could do.

“There have been very few events since COVID-19 began so people were really enthusiastic about seeing amazing elite skiers and enjoying a real, one-of-a-kind entertainment event,” he said.

“It was amazing to bring this event to Dimboola and the support community clubs gave over the weekend was enormous.

“I thank everyone and every group who supported the weekend.”

Mr Bone said many leaders in Australia’s barefoot ski community had referred to the weekend as the ‘best barefoot event they had ever been involved with before’.

He said as head of the ski club, he was only the face of ‘truly amazing workers’ who helped make the event possible.

“The rowing club, Hindmarsh Shire Council and all the sponsors were amazing in getting so many people to the river for such a huge weekend,” he said.

“And thanks to the community for making the show what it was.”

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rampians wine producers are rejoicing in the return of an iconic food and wine festival they hope will cement a postCOVID-19 boom for business.

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The Grampians Grape Escape returns to the region after a three-year hiatus from the calendar.

It is Victoria’s longest-running food and wine festival, run over the first weekend of May, that celebrates an end to the grape-harvest season in Victoria.

Grampians wine producers and tourist businesses are confident the festival will not only signal a return of Grampians wineries to the top of visitor’s bucket-lists but showcase the region’s motivation for continual progress.

The Weekly Advertiser spoke to three Grampians wine producers about their excitement for the festival and business adaptability in the region’s wine-making community.

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Pep Atchison, owner and director of Pomonal Estate along with her husband Adam, said the festival was a ‘big deal’ for the region.

“It is a showcase of everything the Grampians has to offer,” she said.

She said while pre-harvest was normally a ‘quieter’ time for the business, January and February were ‘just crazy’.

“We are so tired, but it is so great to be so busy,” she said.

“People have been busting to get out of Melbourne and head back to the region. We had Ross Wilson at the estate for a Saturday of live music in January, which was a bit of a kick-starter for the year.

“We have had lots of birthdays and weddings throughout February, huge events we don’t normally have.

“I think people have missed celebrating each other and are keen to get out.”

Mrs Atchison said the key was adapting.

“It is about moving with the times. We try to

listen to people and give them what they are after. It is up to us to create the experience. Simply, it is about listening and placating,” she said.

“Be like Madonna. She always changed with the times and winemakers in the Grampians have had to do it too. You just can’t do it any other way. We love the region and these food and wine events. These festivals are a part of the entire community showcase experience.”

Mrs Atchison said she had been in the wine industry for more than 30 years.

She said she was confident the way for any regional business community to flourish was through community networks and support.

“The region has really worked together, and you have to do that. I think COVID-19 really helped our community take charge and capture the value in working together. No one wants to see anyone else fail,” she said.

“And now things are coming together for the region, this festival will be a showcase of this community’s strength.”

Mrs Atchison said the produce the winery was keen on showcasing at the Grape Escape, apart from its wine, was its ginger beer.

“Sometimes our ginger beer can be our biggest seller at these events. People will be drinking a lot of wine all day and they will need something to clean their palate. We might go through 200 or 300 in a day,” she said.

“It is about adapting and making use of opportunities.”

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Jane and Shane Goninon operate family business Mountainside Wines.

Mrs Goninon said it was a testament to the Grampian region’s quality produce the Grape Escape was able to include a Friday evening extension to the normally two-day weekend event.

She said people were ‘busting’ to enjoy the region’s businesses and attractions again.

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festival return shows resilience “Visitors to the region love the festival. And the organisers have gone out of their way to really lift the event to another level this year. It is absolutely outstanding and I can’t wait,” she said.

“We have a regionally distinct peppery shiraz that is really great.

“Shiraz generally grows well here and with good-quality grapes and outstanding winemakers, we can have lots of small producers who can work together to make outstanding produce.”

Mrs Goninon echoed the sentiment of Mrs Atchinson about the region’s communal business strategy.

“If the region is successful, the business is successful. If the business is successful, the region is successful,” she said.

“I believe we are all very supportive of each other. Everyone wants everyone else to be successful.

“We can all offer something different and that’s intentional.

“We work together to sell something different and if someone comes to me and tells me they are after something we don’t have – I know where to send them.”

Mrs Goninon said she leant on media technology during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, to enable her to continually showcase the winery and the region digitally.

“We created a podcast and radio episodes with the Grampians Wine Association. We were able to talk about varieties, regional history and discuss the people we thought were ‘legends’ in the region,” she said.

“Working with the association was great for us.

“After so many years in a row, for the festival not to be there the past couple of years was devastating. It is such a wonderful event for everyone.

We are all cautiously excited, but it is looking positive”

HOPEFUL: Grampians winemakers, from left, Mountainside Wines owner Shane Goninon, Grampians Estate owner Tom Guthrie and Clarnette and Ludvigsen owner Leigh Clarnette, ready for the relaunch of the 2022 Grampians Grape Escape festival.

“Working as a region allowed us to organise initiatives that could take off once people could travel again.

“I am confident that groundwork will come to fruition now people can do so.”

Grampians Estate

Grampians Estate owner Tom Guthrie said COVID-19 had given a lot of

businesses in the region a chance to reflect, adapt and upgrade.

“We had planned a move from a wine business to a food and wine business. And then COVID-19 restrictions and shutdowns hit. But it made us continually think about how to reshape our business,” he said.

“We did a whole lot of planning

while navigating staff-shortages, menu remodelling, as well as physical building expansions.”

Mr Guthrie said his business had seen produce web sales double during the pandemic.

“We shifted our focus and we had to. In a lot of ways people had time to look at their business and reflect

– Tom Guthrie

on new ways to operate. While it was doom and gloom on one hand, people used the opportunities to look at ways of increasing productivity,” he said.

He said the absence of the Grape Escape had left a big hole in the region’s calendar.

“After so many years in a row, for the festival not to be there the past couple of years was devastating. It is such a wonderful event for everyone.

We are all cautiously excited, but it is looking positive,” he said.

Mr Guthrie said the strength of the wine region was its collaboration.

“In terms of other wine regions, it is quite small, but through our collaboration we can punch above our weight. The Grampians Wine Makers organisation has been amazing and very active in promoting the region,” he said.

“If wineries attract people, they need somewhere to stay. Those staying in Grampian’s accommodation are then after alternate activities and attractions to enjoy over the weekend.

“We are all about working together.”

The Grampians Grape Escape will be in Halls Gap between April 29 and May 1.

Day passes and ticket packages are available online.

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Caravan club set for Kaniva West Wimmera Shire Council will welcome Trakmaster OffRoad Caravan Club to the region next month.

The offroad club will base its annual gathering at Kaniva from March 30 to April 6.

Council chief executive David Bezuidenhout said the event, involving about 200 people, was a fantastic opportunity for the town and shire.

“We are excited to welcome the caravan club and hope they take advantage of the many attractions we have here in West Wimmera Shire,” he said.

The council expects the event to generate more than $60,000 for Kaniva district economy.

Caravan enthusiasts will stay at Kaniva Recreation Reserve and the council has urged Kaniva businesses to take advantage of the gathering and make the visitors feel welcome.

The council is also running a best-dressed window competition complete with prizes and is encouraging business owners to decorate their shop windows.

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Former Wimmera journalist and founder of the Wimmera’s first public-relations firm Melissa Pouliot released her sixth crime novel yesterday.

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Wimmera changeover from summer to autumn has long been a significant time on the calendar for the region’s farming communities.

It represents a time to leave behind experiences from a summer harvest and productivity, good, bad or indifferent, and prepare for the next season and the sowing of new crops and building livestock assets.

The iconic Wimmera Machinery Field Days at Longerenong north of Horsham, one of the biggest events of its kind in Australia, has traditionally run parallel to the seasonal change.

It is an event that has represented much more than a simple showcase for the latest farming machinery and technology, albeit from around the world.

It has also provided a promotion and snapshot of regional and rural culture and an opportunity for farming communities, leaders, businesses, advocates and families to catch up and generate a sense of solidarity.

Unfortunately, uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic

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But while the event that has held pride of place in March is notable by its absence this year, the region’s bustling farming activity continues in its preparations.

It is a circumstance far from lost on staff at The Weekly Advertiser and Wimmera radio stablemates 3WM, who are again delighting in partnering businesses in spreading the word

about our region of growth and production.

Apart from The Weekly Advertiser expanding a usual monthly AgLife feature to an AgLife Week promotion, 3WM will be broadcasting live from several businesses.

This will provide businesses with the chance to highlight their suppliers, products and services.

Horsham radio content director Adam Roche said the summer-autumn change was an ideal time to celebrate the

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“We’re committed to agriculture and how it makes the region tick,” he said.

“We’re asking listeners as well as readers to support the agricultural industry, its ag firms, farming enterprises and allied businesses.

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BY DR ANNE WEBSTER, Federal Member for Mallee The Wimmera Machinery Field Days has always been a feature on the region’s calendar. It is an iconic gathering that draws farmers, locals, investors and people from across Victoria and Australia.

Sadly, the field days are not going ahead this year. Traditionally it is a time when broadacre growers get together to see new technology, catch up with mates and hear the local news.

It is such a vibrant and exciting gathering, showcasing suppliers who are providing displays and offering discounts.

The event brings more than opportunities for growth and investment, it is also evidence of pride in the region.

The field days support the competitiveness of our agricultural industries by promoting new technologies and high-quality produce, growing the sector even further.

Throughout Australia our agricultural shows and field days generate more than $1-billion in income and are visited by six-million people. About 50,000 people volunteer their time to see them run.

The agriculture sector and our farming community are the lifeblood of Australia. As a proud food and fibre nation, we want to see our industries growing and thriving. This is why the Australian Government has adopted the Ag2030 target to grow agriculture to $100 billion by 2030.

To stride toward this ambition, it is important we get behind our most vital asset – the men and women in agriculture.

Here in regional Australia, when ag is thriving, our towns are thriving and the local economy is healthy.

I was pleased to fight and secure support for our field days, and I’m pleased the Liberal-Nationals government has provided $21-million for round two of the Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program. This support builds on the $34.5-million awarded to 378 grantees under the first round.

These times are difficult, but it is support like this, like AgLife Week, and support of the community that backs our ag industry. Ag2030 is ensuring agricultural producers receive maximum returns for their hard work, which in turn ensures vibrant rural and regional communities.

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Science wins in Chloe’s career path A

BY NICK RIDLEY

creative job on stage or screen or a job in science?

That is the decision Chloe Findlay had to make before she decided to move from Melbourne to Horsham.

Ms Findlay, from New Zealand, revealed that an acting career was as much a possibility as working in agricultural science when she pondered her eventual career pathway.

“Ultimately the science side of me won,” she said.

Two years ago, just after turning 21, Ms Findlay took on a job at Agriculture Victoria’s Horsham SmartFarm, where she worked in soil sciences and pulse-breeding programs.

“Food is a massive commodity and it’s not going anywhere,” she said.

“You are going to have a job; even throughout this pandemic, we still had jobs.”

Ms Findlay said she still engaged her creative side with Horsham Arts Council and had performed in some of its productions.

“I was in the Disney concert last year, which was awesome,” she said.

Ms Findlay studied a Bachelor of Agriculture majoring in plant and soil sciences at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 2019.

In 2021 she successfully completed her honours on the impact of temperature on fungal disease of lentils.

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Ms Findlay now works at Grains Innovation Park as a technical assistant in the labs and glass houses and occassionally supports field technicians in the paddock at Horsham SmartFarm.

Her work investigates disease in barley in Australia to help growers with disease management.

“We are at a time of innovation and productivity and we are providing to billions of people, it’s exciting,” Ms Findlay said.

Grains Research and Development Corporation and Agriculture Victoria invests in her work.

Ms Findlay said agriculture was a wide and vast industry that had many aspects.

“In agricultural science you are looking at a global perspective in terms of food security, import and export of products and economics of the industry,” she said.

Ms Findlay said she felt ‘incredibly’ supported during her time in Horsham.

“My family and all my teachers have always said to me ‘do whatever you are interested in, and we will support you’,” she said.

Ms Findlay said the people who gave her the greatest support in pursuing a career in the agricultural industry were her housemate, scientific agricultural researcher Angela Van de Wouw and her mother.

“In agricultural science you are looking at a global perspective in terms of food security, import and export of products and economics of the industry”

CLOSE WATCH: Agriculture Victoria technical assistant Chloe Findlay.

“My housemate has gone through the hard yards and shares her wisdom with me, and my mother, knowing who I am as a person, encouraged me to get into agricultural science,” she said.

“I often second-guess myself and I do have some ‘imposter syndrome’, but they have made me feel important knowing I will do well.”

Ms Findlay said the agricultural in-

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“In the agriculture science industry there are a large number of women from all backgrounds. It doesn’t matter if you are from a regional or metro background – we don’t discriminate,” she said.

Ms Findlay said her interest in agriculture began in Southeast Asia watching farmers.

– Chloe Findlay

“I have lived in Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea and I’ve always been fascinated by how food is produced and how different it was in Southeast Asia compared with Australia,” she said.

“When I was living there the conversation about food security and having enough for our growing population was very prevalent.”

Ms Findlay said young girls should take any opportunity they could to get into any sort of science field.

“If you think you are interested in science, take on those opportunities.

If your school has a field trip, program or camp, go on them and see if you like it,” she said.

Ms Findlay said she wanted to focus on farming sustainability as well as research into climate change and pulses.

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Lack of connection without field days A

BY NICK RIDLEY

Rupanyup farmer and agricultural entrepreneur has spoken of the strong community connection generated by the Wimmera Machinery Field Days.

David Matthews, who also writes a monthly From Left Field column for AgLife, lamented the absence of the important annual social occasion this year, fearing it would diminish opportunities for farming communities to interact and socialise.

He said there was a level of intimacy at events that was hard to get through an online meeting.

“Farmers are missing that from not having the field days,” he said.

Field days traditionally showcase latest developments in farming practices, machinery, equipment, technology and services.

Mr Matthews said Wimmera Machinery Field Days provided a base where farmers could access critical information.

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full,” he said. “There is information on new crop varieties, new treatments for seed and pests, and there is new machinery for farmers to look at.”

Mr Matthews said he had experienced the field days from two perspectives – as a farmer and as an exhibitor.

“In some metro regions the agriculture industry isn’t shown for what it really is – a progressive industry,” he said.

Wimmera Machinery Field Days organisers announced in late January they would cancel this year’s event because of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr Matthews is a third-generation Wimmera farmer, a key instigator in the development of community banking across regional Australia and remains a Bendigo and Adelaide Bank director.

He also founded farmer-owned

agribusiness Farm Trade Australia in 2020 and was a former owner of Wimmera Grain Company He said despite the COVID-19 pandemic he felt confident about the agricultural industry, with ‘bright and new’ talent deciding to work in the industry.

“I am feeling confident about the agricultural sector, everyone is having a good season,” he said.

“We have been lucky to run our businesses normally during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with hospitality and entertainment businesses.

“But every industry has been impacted by COVID-19.

“In the agricultural industry the pandemic has caused disruptions to shipping schedules and delays with the port disruptions.”

Mr Matthews said the perception of farming from people from nonfarming backgrounds was that it was an easy life.

“Some people I meet say farming is a nice lifestyle,” he said.

“But it is a complex and demanding business that requires significant investment and knowledge.”

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lant pathologist Grant Hollaway came to Horsham ‘for only a few weeks of work’ in 1992.

Mr Hollaway this month won recognition for more than 30 years of service to the grains industry.

Grains Research and Development Corporation awarded him a 2022 southern Recognising and Rewarding Excellence Award.

Mr Hollaway, based at Horsham’s Grains Innovation Park, said he was ‘stunned and truly honoured’ to receive the excellence award.

“It’s been a privilege to be able to work in such a progressive industry and to make a contribution where I can,” he said.

“It’s important to recognise the work I have done and the achievements of so many other people.

“They should take a lot of pride in this award, particularly the plant pathology team at Agriculture Victoria.

“One of the great pleasures of working in plant pathology is being among the network of experts across the nation.

“Many of those people have been so generous with their time to help me develop as a scientist so I can help support the Victorian grains industry.”

Mr Hollaway started from humble beginnings when he graduated from university studies.

HONOURED: Horsham plant pathologist Grant Hollaway is honoured to receive Grains Resarch and Development Corporation’s 2022 southern Recognising and Rewarding Excellence Award.

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER After his studies he began working in shearing sheds and travelled throughout Australia before starting with Grains Research and Development Corporation.

“I started at GRDC as a casual, then I moved into a role as a technical as-

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Mr Hollaway said he was ‘very’ fortunate to have been able to stay in his field of research.

“When I started, pulses were quite

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Longerenong College students Thomas Baird and Melea Mckay each received $5000 from Fox and Lillie Rural, the direct wool-buying and brokerage arm of the Australian wool, aquaculture and seafood trading company, Fox and Lille.

The 2021-22 Fox and Lillie Rural Foundation Scholarships are given to aid student pursuits in the agricultural industry and provide financial assistance for tuition fees and housing throughout a two-year course.

Thomas, originally from Curlwaa in New South Wales, said the scholarship would provide financial stability during his studies.

“It’s been fantastic meeting all these likeminded people at Longerenong College,” he said.

“Undertaking a work placement at Fox and Lillie this year, as part of the scholarship, will provide another perspective into the wool industry to see how it all works. I am really looking forward to the program.”

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HEAD START: Longerenong College students Melea Mckay, above, and Thomas Baird, centre, received a $5000 scholarship from Fox and Lillie managing director James Lillie, left, and Fox and Lille Rural Mildura store manager Peter Dow. at Longerenong College for five years as part of the business’s ongoing commitment to attract more young people to the wool industry.

“We are excited to be playing our role in supporting the next generation coming into the agribusiness industry,” he said.

“Longerenong College and other agriculture colleges and universities are providing students with excellent training in the rural sector and we are excited to see there is so much growing interest in the industry.”

Longerenong College business development officer Donna Winfield said the college had experienced a booming couple of years with a high number of enrolments for 2022.

“The range of animal, agronomy, business and digital studies offered at Longerenong College has drawn a lot of interest from young people across Australia who are looking to pursue a career in the agricultural industry,” she said.

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It seemed like a good time to hand over control, so from February 1 the young cousins now manage day-to-day operations of the farm business.

A few things guided us to the decision to merge farms with the cousins.

Firstly, we wanted to keep farming. Selling up and retiring wasn’t attractive.

Secondly, we needed to properly resource the business. Farms are now such complex enterprises and you need highly skilled people to operate them. And you need to work extreme hours through the peak periods of sowing and harvest to get the job done in a timely manner.

We’d found it very difficult to do this with mainly employed labour. Under the merged structure we’ll have six family members contributing to the planning and operations of the business, supported by a further six employees.

Of course, a critical factor is we know each other well. My father and uncle worked together before splitting the farm when the eldest sons came home. There was no animosity between them, they just did what was typical for that generation.

But does that make sense? Build scale only to halve it every 20 to 30 years?

We’re not naive to the potential pitfalls in what we’re doing. But it seems to me the business advantages are clear. Failure of family partnerships is usually caused by personality issues. So if we create a structure that separates personal life from the business – as much as is practicable in a farm business – and put some clear rules around roles and responsibilities, we can remove the most frequent tension points.

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Succession is a challenging issue for many farming families. How do you balance the expectation of family members who don’t have active involvement in the farm, with the need to build scale?

Should you provide equal value to all siblings?

Everyone has a calculator and with the book value of a typical family farm now very high, there’s intense interest from all family members keen to get a piece of the action.

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There’s no one answer how best to manage generational change or transition to retirement.

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It could be co-operation with members of your extended family, as in our case. It could be forming a partnership with an aspiring farmer who doesn’t have the capital to enter farming or to expand from a modest base.

Whatever the approach, it has to start with open and honest discussion between the key stakeholders. And the best time to start that discussion is now.

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Port regulations ‘insufficient’ A Wimmera farmer is calling for urgent government action to strengthen port regulations and Australia’s port efficiency.

Victorian Farmers Federations infrastructure and transport chair Ryan Milgate said the significant pressures facing the agriculture supply chain were being compounded by high port and stevedore costs, insufficient regulation and low productivity.

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“As a critical monopoly infrastructure that is central to the prosperity of Australians, it is imperative that there is greater regulatory oversight of port and stevedore pricing,” he said.

“These high costs and delays across port operations risk long term damage to our vital export markets and makes Australia less attractive for international shipping lines. It makes it incredibly hard for Victorian farmers to maintain access to export markets under these conditions.”

Mr Milgate said farmers needed to take action because they faced the inevitable flow-on costs.

“We are asking the government to act to relieve pressure. The longstanding domestic port inefficiencies act as a real disincentive to visit Australian ports and add more cost to landside costs to shipping services,” he said.

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ember for Lowan Emma Kealy is angry the State Government has rejected a request from West Wimmera Shire Council to declare recent fires at Poolaijelo and Langkoop a disaster.

The fire on New Year’s Eve killed thousands of sheep and cattle and destroyed dozens of farm outbuildings, hundreds of kilometres of fencing, plus pastures and vehicles.

Ms Kealy raised the matter in State Parliament, concerned residents impacted by the bushfires were unable to unlock State Government support through Bushfire Recovery Victoria.

Bushfire Recovery Victoria is a new arm of the State Government specifically established to streamline and provide bushfire support to affected families, businesses and councils.

Ms Kealy said Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville’s response, saying declarations needed to have happened during an emergency and not in a recovery stage, was unacceptable.

She said the minister’s response was a complete ‘cop-out’ given the request for disaster declaration came through on the second day of the fires, and ‘the minister declined to act’.

“This is a catastrophic event for this region, with so much pasture, hundreds of kilometres of fence lines, extensive farm infrastructure and

CATASTROPHIC: Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is throwing her support behind West Wimmera Shire Council to help unlock Bushfire Recovery Victoria money for people affected by fires at Poolaijelo and Langkoop.

Picture: NICK RIDLEY thousands of head of stock destroyed by fire,” Ms Kealy said.

“The minister now says it’s too late as the communities are in the recovery stage, but her failure to respond in a timely manner over her holidays doesn’t override the fact the request was made by officials on the fireground just two days after the fire broke out.

“While everyone is doing an amazing job in providing support to the families affected by the fire, support services are extremely limited in the region, with many already overwhelmed with increasing numbers of COVID cases in the area.

“The additional State Government support that is provided through Bushfire Recovery Victoria would be

so important over the coming months for families in the Poolaijelo and Langkoop communities to help them recover and rebuild.

“The minister’s response is totally unacceptable and insulting.

“I’ll continue to pursue the bushfire support for this isolated region that they need and deserve.”

Support for new eBook A new climate eBook is designed make life easier for Mallee broadacre farmers for dryland cropping and livestock management.

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“It’s absolutely preposterous that the government is prepared to walk from that. This is a time when agriculture has absolutely underpinned the economic resilience of Victoria, when other industries have been shattered.

“We try to work constructively with the government of the day, but when they tear the guts of out the ag department, it is further evidence to me the Andrew’s government has no respect for the food and fibre producers of this state.”

The government’s Jobs Precincts and Regions Department responded to the farming group’s fears by stating Agriculture Victoria had a workforce of more than 1200. It added government efforts would focus on issues that mattered to farmers and communities.

It provided information that showed the department had offered some staff access to a government early retirement scheme.

It also revealed 174 people had accepted voluntary early-retirement packages, which included 100 from Agriculture Victoria.

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Victorian Farmers Federation president Emma Germano said the decision would be a backward step for Victorian agriculture.

“The move comes at a time when agriculture and regional Victoria are facing significant challenges in the face of a changing climate, supply chain challenges and the ever-present risk of natural disasters,” she said.

Ms Germano added the move had the potential to undermine the progress made to support Victorian farmers.

“So much work has been done to build the research and development capacity of Agriculture Victoria to support the resilience of our farmers,” she said.

“Our soil scientists are world class and essential to support the future of our young farmers as they adapt to climate change.

packages across the department, ‘proportionate to the size of the workforce and the number of eligible applicants’. Departures were ‘staggered to ensure Agriculture Victoria continued to deliver highquality services across the state’.

A Victorian Government spokesperson in response to the issue said: “We are investing more money than ever before in rural and regional Victoria, almost $30billion since 2015, which is four times more than the previous Liberal-National government. As part of the Victorian Budget 2021-22, the Victorian public service was asked to implement a range of cost saving measures. All departments were asked to make changes. We will always support our farmers and communities and high-quality on-ground services will continue as the voluntary packages are rolled out, with more staff in Agriculture Victoria in 2022 than there were four years ago.”

The department statement also included confirmation that it had provided $211-million for Agriculture Victoria in the past two budgets.

SPECIAL GUEST: Warren Davies, also known as The Unbreakable Farmer, will speak about his journey at an Active Farmers night in Warracknabeal on Saturday.

The Unbreakable Farmer visit Warracknabeal Active Farmers group is encouraging all ‘blokes’ attending its social night on Saturday to register for the event.

The open invitation to attend the casual evening with guest speakers and a barbecue and drinks, is also a chance for men to share stories and discuss the challenges of mental health.

Keynote speaker Warren Davies, The Unbreakable Farmer, will share his story of resilience, persistence and determination, that he hopes will resonate with all men, whether they be ‘from the city, the country, a farmer or chief executive of a large corporation’.

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“Warren’s story is incredible and I would love people to hear it,” he said.

“There will be a chance for people to share their own stories if they would like, talk to other men or just get things off their chest.

“It can be hard for guys in the Wimmera, especially farmers who might feel a bit isolated at times, to get together with mates.

“The evening is a casual, social occasion for men of all types to share a meal, have a drink and have a chat.”

Mr Knorpp said Warren was planning on staying the night in his swag and he encouraged others to do the same.

“If guys want to have a couple of drinks, they are welcome to swag it or bunk at the showgrounds for the night. We will be cooking some bacon and eggs for breakfast for everyone who stays,” he said.

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Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Market Bill presented a new opportunity for Wimmera-Mallee farmers to use their land-management expertise to create new income streams.

“This Bill will allow farmers to use less-productive agricultural land to improve biodiversity and provides a robust national legal framework to back it up,” she said.

“We’re making sure there are clear definitions in place on what eligible projects are, through biodiversity protocols, which will enable farmers to be rewarded for their land stewardship.”

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said the Bill would create a biodiversity certificate, which would be tradeable.

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Senior research scientist and project lead Dr Maartje Sevenster told Country Today the good news was the report showed Australia’s grain industry produced fewer emissions per tonne of grain than its major competitors.

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Immersion Group director Scott Elliott told Country Today, “Asparagopsis armata and its sister species taxiformis produce high doses of a compound known as bromoform. Bromoform blocks an enzyme that produces gut methane in livestock, particularly cattle and sheep.”

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Mount William Charolais principal Rob Abbott and his family donated $3750.

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Auxiliary president Heather Fleming thanked Mr Abbott and his family for their support.

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Step Outside and Live Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Breaking tracing records

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amilton Regional Livestock Exchange created an Australian record when it scanned 59,487 electronic National Livestock Identification System tags on sheep sold at a sale late last year.

Agriculture Victoria has used the figure, as well as the fact that one-million sheep-tag details entered an NLIS database in December, to demonstrate widespread success of the system.

Agriculture Victoria’s livestock traceability manager Ben Fahy said electronic identification tagging and movement recording allowed accurate ‘whole of life’ tracking of sheep and goats for food-safety, disease-control and market-access purposes.

“Electronic tagging is an important tool in ensuring that Victorian sheep and goats can be quickly tracked in the event of a disease outbreak or food safety issue,” he said.

“Victorian saleyards have become world leaders in this area. They have demonstrated repeatedly, and over a long time now, the ability to efficiently scan thousands of sheep on a daily basis.”

Electronic tagging, EID, has been required in the United Kingdom for several years because of the role sheep can play in the spread of

SYSTEM SUCCESS: More than one-million sheep-tag details were entered in a National Livestock Identification System database in December.

infectious diseases such as foot-andmouth.

But unlike the situation in Victoria, saleyards in the UK typically only sell and scan fewer than 10,000 head at a sale.

Mr Fahy said the excellent traceability of Victoria’s system was demonstrated by the SAFEMEAT sheep traceability evaluation, which showed Victorian-EID tagged sheep were 99 percent traceable, compared with 70 percent traceability for interstate sheep that did not require electronic tags.

“The automatic verification of the

presence of a sheep or goat at a saleyard following the scanning of its tag enables reliable traceback and facilitates prompt contact tracing in a disease emergency,” he said.

“Contact tracing where saleyards are involved in the recent movement history of sheep can only be done successfully with electronic tagging.

“The entire livestock supply chain should be congratulated for their efforts during Victoria’s implementation of an electronic NLIS sheep and goats system.”

Since 2017, producers have bought more than 51-million electronic

NLIS sheep tags, and almost 35-million sheep and goat movements have entered the NLIS database.

From January 1, 2022, all sheep and non-exempt goats need to be identified with an electronic NLIS sheep tag before leaving a Victorian farm.

Victorian sheep and goat producers can access electronic tags from 77 cents per tag.

More information is available on an Agriculture Victoria website or by calling an NLIS Helpline on 1800 678779 during business hours.

Prospering from change Australian grain growers are producing low-emissions intensity, high-quality cereals, pulses and oilseeds.

A new report released by the Grains Research and Development Corporation, Australian Grains Baseline and Mitigation Assessment, found the Australian grains industry exhibited low greenhouse gas emissions for each tonne of grain produced compared with other grain producing regions and countries, including the EU, USA, Canada, Russia and Ukraine.

Grains Research and Development Corporation chair John Woods said Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, was commissioned to prepare the report, to establish a detailed and robust greenhouse gas emissions baseline for the Australian grains sector and explore mitigation opportunities that maintained or increased profitability.

“The risks of climate change and climate variability including low rainfall and increased temperatures to the Australian grains sector are significant,” he said.

“Yet climate challenge creates new opportunities for innovation and growth for the agricultural sector, and with the right approach, Australia’s grain sector can prosper in a changing environment.

“Grain growers manage about four percent of the Australian continent with 22,300 grain farms covering an estimated 31 million hectares, so they play an important part in delivering economic and environmental outcomes on behalf of the broader community.”

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Exotic pests warning after wet year

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“Thankfully, very few cane toads make it into Victoria – less than 10 a year on average – and community reporting has played a big role in protecting our state”

oxes, rabbits, weeds! But cane toads?

For Wimmera land managers, cane toads are probably the last introduced pest to immediately come to mind – especially considering the region’s dry, temperate climate.

But heavy rain across parts of Victoria and subsequent frog activity has prompted Agriculture Victoria to warn of the dangers of the destructive South American native, which has wrought havoc in northern parts of the country.

The agency is also using circumstances to reaffirm a need for the community to report potential risks as part of efforts to protect the state.

Leading biosecurity officer Emily Hill said the community had reported potential cane-toad sightings in Victoria after latest rain, adding that this community response was critical.

“So far all of the reports we’ve received have been native frogs and not cane toads,” she said.

“Exotic toads such as cane toads pose an extreme threat to Victoria’s native species because they compete for food, can carry disease and pathogens, poison with their toxic glands and can rapidly expand and colonise new areas,” she said.

“Thankfully, very few cane toads make it into Victoria – less than 10 a year on average – and community

reporting has played a big role in protecting our state.

“These are usually entering the state as sneaky stowaways, accidentally transported on vehicles, camping gear, caravans and in the luggage of returning travellers from northern Australia or via commercial goods such as potted plants imported for the plant nursery trade.”

Ms Hill said people could easily confuse exotic toads with native frog species – such as the eastern banjo frog or pobblebonk.

“Therefore, Agriculture Victoria has developed several quick reference guides to help people identify what is a native frog and what is a cane toad,” she said.

“We encourage people to use these

guides and of course if they believe they have found a cane road report it to us immediately.”

Ms Hill said prominent identification characteristics that set natives apart from exotic species could be indentified by using online guide agriculture. vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-animals/ priority-pest-animals/cane-toad/ native-frog-or-exotic-toad.

– Emily Hill

“If people are still unsure about the animal’s identity, people can email photographs to highrisk.invasive animals@agriculture.vic.gov.au or call a customer service centre on 136 186, with details,” she said.

Ecologists often consider native frogs, because they are so susceptible to environment change and contamination, reliable bio-indicators.

The Wimmera is home to variety of native frogs, some of them endangered and some that resemble juvenile cane toads.

The south American cane toad, Rinella marina, came to Queensland from Hawaii in 1935 in what proved an ineffective effort to control the cane beetle in sugar-cane fields.

The toxic toads have established themselves across northern Australia where they have devastated eco-systems.

Populations of this enemy amphibian have been creeping south.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Fond memories of early ag shows The Weekly Advertiser, in partnership with Natimuk Agricultural and Pastoral Society, is presenting a series of stories that explore some of the history of Natimuk Show and its volunteers. The 130th Natimuk Show will be part of combined 150th Back to Natimuk celebrations on March 26.

This week Natimuk Show secretary Judith Bysouth reflects on her lifetime involvement with agricultural shows.

M

y grandfather would always turn up at show time with a suitcase full of goodies for his grandchildren.

It was like Christmas at show time with boxes of White Knight and Redskin lollies. I remember getting a beautiful porcelain doll one year.

On reflection his visit was possibly his annual holidays from working in the Port Kembla steel works were he worked when returning from the Second World War. This was where his family had settled while he was away at war and I understood his ancestors arrived in Australia via New Zealand by a boat that transported circus people.

So, there was a strong connection with circus showmen.

We always got new clothes for show day. This was special because mum made most of our clothes.

There was one particular dress I just

loved. It was a pale blue with lace top with a sunray pleated hipster skirt.

I remember my mum giving it away when I had outgrown it, something I was not happy about.

Show day was always special as it often fell on mum’s birthday.

Dad was born in Hay and returned to work on a sheep station.

He was a renown horseman and always assisted in the arena on show day at Hay. He was awarded a life-membership for his contribution.

Mum taught us all to cook and sew and of course we had pet dogs to show off.

I won a scone-baking competition in an electric oven at the show and my little brother got his photo in the local paper removing his batch from the electric display oven.

This was an achievement because we had a wood stove at home. A far cry from the microwave and induction stove I have today.

Another memory was winning first prize in the art section with my drawing of a platypus.

I was asked if I would be secretary of Natimuk Show by Keith Mackley.

Coming from a devoted show family from Hay in NSW of course I did not say no.

My father’s advice was it would take three years to fully understand all facets of showing.

FAMILY SHOW DAY: Natimuk Show secretary Judith Bysouth, centre, is pictured with fellow members of the McGrath family at Hay Show in 1962.

Twenty years on I am still learning.

The Natimuk Show office was in the Arapiles Shire Office leading up to show day and people placed their entries and paid their membership.

We would pack up the office and move to the showground the night before the show.

A khaki tent borrowed from Hor-

sham City Rowing Club was used as the office before Marlene McCredden suggested to the committee that we needed a permanent show office.

Many options were explored before settling on a two-room self-contained portable container from the then Wimmera Container Line at a cost of $45,000.

The much-needed funds were raised from selling an 18-month nude calendar depicting each section of the show from 2009-2010 The Natimuk calendar as a fund-raising project always put a smile on the face of Max Laurie’s past president of the Victorian Showman’s Guild.

He would mention it whenever we met at the annual Victorian Agricultural Show Convention.

A proud and humble moment was being awarded a Life Membership of Natimuk Agricultural and Pastoral Society.

I encourage anyone interested in assisting with the Natimuk Show Society to do so because it is rewarding.

The Natimuk society is always looking for interested and committed helpers.

We need additional volunteers, particularly this year as there are many tasks to do. If you are available to help, call 0429 328 600.

Anyone planning to attend the 130th show and combined 150th Back to Natimuk celebrations on March 26 can contact the show office and get their gate ticket early.

There will be an early-bird ticket prize draw for people who buy a ticket before the show.

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6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Back Roads [s] 10:30 Nigella At My Table [s] 11:00 Dementia And Us (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] 2:00 Shetland (M l,v) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent (M) [s] 8:30 Q+A (M) [s] 9:35 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One [s] 10:05 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Family Sins” (M v) (’04) Stars: Kirstie Alley 2:00 Harbour Cops (PG) [s] 2:30 Dog Patrol (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 Showtrial (M d,l,s) [s] 11:40 TBA 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 1:30 Driving Test (PG) [s] 2:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 RBT (PG) [s] 8:30 Australia Behind Bars (MA15+) [s] 9:40 A+E After Dark (M) [s] 10:40 NINE News Late [s] 11:10 New Amsterdam (M) [s] 12:00 The Horn (M) [s] 1:00 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Religious Programs

6:00 The Talk (PG) [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 First Dates Australia (M) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Hustlers” (MA15+) (’19) Stars: Constance Wu 10:40 Blue Bloods (M) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Egypt’s Apocalypse Volcano (M v) 2:55 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize 3:00 Ethnic Business Awards 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble 8:30 The Long Call (M) 9:25 No Body Recovered (M) 10:20 SBS World News 10:50 Gomorrah (MA15+) (In Italian) 11:50 Partisan: Missing People (M l) (In Swedish/ English) 12:40 Beforeigners (M l,n,s) 3:30 Blinded (M l,v) (In Swedish) 4:25 Vice Guide To Film (MA15+)

6:00 Home Shopping 6:30 Travel Oz (PG) 8:00 Harry’s Practice 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 A Confession (M l) 1:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:00 TBA 2:30 Sons And Daughters (PG) 4:30 Selling Houses Australia 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Father Brown (M v) 8:30 Inspector George Gently (M v) 12:30 The Fine Art Auction (PG)

12:00 SAS UK (M l,v) 1:00 Demolition NZ (M l) 2:00 Hellfire Heroes (PG) 3:00 Shipping Wars (PG) 3:30 Big Easy Motors (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 5:00 Pawn Stars South Africa (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars Texas (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “The Fast And The Furious” (M l,v) (’01) Stars: Paul Walker

8:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 9:00 Becker (PG) 10:00 The Middle (PG) 11:00 Frasier (PG) 12:00 This Is Us (PG) 1:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 1:30 Friends (PG) 2:00 Mom (PG) 3:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 Mom (M s) 12:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 What’s Up Down Under 8:30 NBL Slam 9:00 Jake And The Fatman (PG) 10:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 11:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 11:30 Cheers (PG) 12:00 NCIS (M v) 1:00 Walker, Texas Ranger (PG) 3:00 Jake And The Fatman (PG) 4:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Bull (M) 10:30 Seal Team (M v) 11:30 NCIS (M)

2:00 Most Expensivest (M d) 2:30 Gaycation (M s) 3:20 Mr Tachyon On The Edge Of Science (M n,s) 3:50 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:15 PBS Newshour 5:15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Curse Of Oak Island (M l) 10:10 Chasing Famous (M l)

3:15 Operation Ouch! 3:30 The Dengineers 4:00 Bluey 4:30 Little Lunch 5:00 Malory Towers 5:25 School Of Rock (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 8:25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 9:00 Hank Zipzer 9:25 Find Me In Paris (PG) 9:55 rage (PG)

5:00 Children’s Programs 1:30 Tish Tash 2:00 Rusty Rivets 2:35 Book Hungry Bears 3:05 Curious George 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:25 Thomas And Friends 5:00 Nella The Princess Knight 5:35 Luo Bao Bei 6:05 Octonauts 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Penn And Teller: Fool Us (PG) 9:15 Hard Quiz (PG) 9:45 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M v)

6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 12:00 ABC News At Noon 3:00 ABC News Afternoons 4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 ABC Late News 12:30 Foreign Correspondent 1:00 ABC Late News

6:00 Children’s Programs 2:00 Hercules - The Legendary Journeys (M) 3:00 The Nanny (PG) 3:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 4:00 That 70’s Show (PG) 4:30 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:30 The Nanny (PG) 6:00 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 6:30 That 70’s Show (PG) 7:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Jaws 2” (M v) (’78) Stars: Roy Schneider 9:55 Movie: “The Shallows” (M v) (’16)

7:30 Home Shopping 10:30 Pointless (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian 12:00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 12:55 The Young And The Restless (PG) 1:50 The Bill (M v) 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Movie: “Josephine And Men” (G) (’55) Stars: Glynis Johns 5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) 8:40 Fawlty Towers (PG) 10:40 House (M) 11:40 The Equalizer (M)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Q+A (M) [s] 11:10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip [s] 1:55 Les Miserables (M v) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Gardening Australia [s] 8:30 Van der Valk (M v) [s] 10:05 Mum (M l) [s] 10:35 ABC Late News [s] 10:50 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (MA15+) [s] 11:20 Starstruck (M l) [s] 11:45 QI (M l,s) [s] 12:15 rage (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Poseidon” (M v) (’06) Stars: Josh Lucas 2:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “2012” (PG) (’09) Stars: Amanda Peet 11:40 TBA 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Just For The Summer” (PG) (’20) Stars: Brant Daugherty 1:45 Talking Honey (PG) [s] 2:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 David Attenborough’s Green Planet [s] 8:40 Movie: “The Bourne Legacy” (M v) (’12) Stars: Jeremy Renner 11:15 Movie: “Split” (M l,v) (’16) Stars: James McAvoy 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 The Talk (PG) [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Jamie’s Ultimate Veg [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 9:30 Just For Laughs (MA15+) [s] 10:00 Georgie Carroll The Gloves Are Off (MA15+) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:05 The Royals And The Tabloids: Royals V (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize 3:35 Celtic Heart (In English/ Gaelic) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 The Lakes With Simon Reeve (PG) 8:35 How To Build A Nuclear Power Station (PG) 9:45 The Pyramids - Solving The Mystery 10:40 SBS World News 11:10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 12:05 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games (M) (In French)

6:00 Home Shopping 6:30 Travel Oz (PG) 8:00 Harry’s Practice 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 A Confession (M l) 1:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:00 One Road - Great Australian Road Trips 2:30 Sons And Daughters (PG) 4:30 Selling Houses Australia 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Railroad Australia (PG) 8:30 Selling Houses Australia 11:45 The Great Outdoors (PG)

12:00 SAS UK (M l,v) 1:00 Demolition NZ (M l) 2:20 Movie: “Superman II” (PG) (’80) Stars: Christopher Reeve 5:00 Movie: “Superman III” (PG) (’83) Stars: Christopher Reeve 7:30 Movie: “2 Fast 2 Furious” (M l,v) (’03) Stars: Cole Hauser 9:45 Movie: “Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance” (M l,v) (’11) Stars: Nicolas Cage 11:45 Hardcore Pawn (M) 12:15 SAS UK (M l,v)

6:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) 7:00 NBL Slam 7:30 Seinfeld (PG) 9:00 Becker (PG) 10:00 The Middle (PG) 11:00 Frasier (PG) 12:00 TBA 1:00 Mom (M) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M s) 11:00 Nancy Drew (M) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 The Late Show (PG)

6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Escape Fishing With ET 8:30 Cheers (PG) 9:00 Jake And The Fatman (PG) 10:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 11:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 11:30 Cheers (PG) 12:00 NCIS (M v) 1:00 Walker, Texas Ranger (PG) 3:00 Jake And The Fatman (PG) 4:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M)

2:05 Hunters (PG) 2:55 Jungletown (PG) 3:45 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:15 PBS Newshour 5:15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Hoarders (M) 9:20 Sex Unlimited (MA15+) 10:20 Day Of The Dead (MA15+) 11:10 Narcos (MA15+) (In Spanish/ English)

1:25 The Crystal Maze 2:15 What It’s Like 2:50 Mustangs FC 3:15 Operation Ouch! 3:30 The Dengineers 4:00 Bluey 4:30 Little Lunch 5:00 Malory Towers 5:25 School Of Rock (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Bruno And Boots (PG) 8:25 Good Game Spawn Point 8:50 Log Horizon (PG) 9:20 Dragon Ball Super (PG) 10:05 Voltron: Legendary Defender (PG)

5:00 Children’s Programs 1:30 Tish Tash 2:00 Rusty Rivets 2:35 Book Hungry Bears 3:05 Curious George 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:25 Thomas And Friends 5:00 Nella The Princess Knight 5:35 Luo Bao Bei 6:05 Octonauts 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Dinner” (PG) (’17) Stars: Michael Chernus

6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 12:00 ABC News At Noon 3:00 ABC News Afternoons 4:00 Afternoon Briefing 4:30 Friday Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 The Virus 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Close Of Business 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum

6:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Xena - Warrior Princess (PG) 2:00 Hercules - The Legendary Journeys (M) 3:00 The Nanny (PG) 3:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 4:00 That 70’s Show (PG) 4:30 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:30 Movie: “Goosebumps” (PG) (’15) Stars: Jack Black 7:30 Movie: “Kung Fu Panda 3” (PG) (’16) Stars: Jack Black 9:15 Movie: “Nacho Libre” (PG) (’06) Stars: Ana de la Reguera

10:30 Pointless (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian 12:00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 12:55 The Young And The Restless (PG) 1:50 The Bill (M v) 2:50 Antiques Roadshow 3:20 Movie: “The Dove” (G) (’74) Stars: Joseph Bottoms 5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances (PG) 8:40 Movie: “The Untouchables” (M l,v) (’87) Stars: Sean Connery

6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 9:00 rage (PG) [s] 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Van der Valk (M v) [s] 2:00 Employable Me Australia (M l) [s] 3:00 Outback Ringer (PG) [s] 3:40 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:00 Basketball: WNBL: Round 12: Southside Flyers v Bendigo Spirit *Live* [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) [s] 8:30 All Creatures Great And Small (PG) [s] 9:20 Call The Midwife (PG) [s] 10:20 Father Brown (M) [s] 11:05 Les Miserables (M v) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 7:30 Movie: “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” (M v) (’81) Stars: Harrison Ford 10:00 Movie: “Con Air” (MA15+) (’97) Stars: Nicolas Cage 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Easy Eats [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 Today Extra Saturday [s] 12:00 Destination WA [s] 12:30 Delish (PG) [s] 1:00 My Way [s] 1:30 Movie: “The Pink Panther 2” (PG) (’09) Stars: Steve Martin 3:20 David Attenborough’s Green Planet [s] 4:30 The Garden Gurus [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway [s] 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Space Invaders (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Muriel’s Wedding” (M l,s) (’94) Stars: Toni Collette 10:40 Movie: “The Birdcage” (M l) (’96) Stars: Robin Williams

8:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 8:30 Pooches At Play [s] 9:00 Freshly Picked [s] 9:30 Studio 10: Saturday [s] 12:00 4X4 Adventures [s] 1:00 Left Off The Map [s] 1:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 2:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 2:30 Destination Dessert [s] 3:00 What’s Up Down Under [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Taste Of Australia [s] 4:30 Roads Less Travelled [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:00 Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Men: Round 16: Sydney FC v Melbourne City *Live* [s] 10:00 Ambulance UK (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Worldwatch 2:05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 2:35 KGB: The Sword And The Shield (PG) (In English/ Russian/ Ukrainian/ German) 3:35 Nazi Megastructures 4:30 Ethnic Business Awards 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman 8:30 Eurovision - Australia Decides *Live* (PG) 11:10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 12:00 Dublin Murders (MA15+) 1:05 Great British Railway Journeys 1:35 Movie: “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” (MA15+) (’11) Stars: Rooney Mara 4:25 Vice Guide To Film (MA15+)

12:00 Weekender 12:30 Creek To Coast 1:00 Sydney Weekender 1:30 One Road - Great Australian Road Trips 2:00 Selling Houses Australia 3:00 Special: Harry And Meghan - Royal Rebels 4:00 Special: Invitation To A Royal Wedding 5:00 Seven’s Horse Racing *Live* 5:30 Greyhound Racing: Australia Cup *Live* 7:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 The Great Outdoors

1:00 Blokesworld (M) 1:30 The Food Dude 2:00 Drag Racing: Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship 3:00 Rides Down Under (PG) 4:00 All The Way Up (PG) 5:00 Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 *Live* 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:00 AFL Women’s: Round 8: Melbourne v North Melbourne *Live* 9:00 AFL Women’s: Round 8: West Coast v Brisbane *Live*

6:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) 6:55 The King Of Queens (PG) 7:55 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8;20 Frasier (PG) 9:20 Becker (PG) 10:15 The Middle (PG) 11:10 Brides Of Beverly Hills (PG) 12:10 Australian Survivor (PG) 3:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 10:15 Friends (PG) 12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 Mom (M) 2:35 Undercover Girlfriends (PG) 3:30 Nancy Drew (M)

6:00 Home Shopping 9:00 The Doctors (PG) 10:00 Cheers (PG) 10:30 Australia By Design 11:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 12:00 Jake And The Fatman (PG) 1:00 JAG (PG) 2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 3:00 Buy To Build 3:30 Hotels By Design (PG) 4:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 4:30 I Fish Summer Series (PG) 5:00 Escape Fishing With ET (PG) 5:30 Scorpion (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (M v)

2:10 Insight 3:10 ABC America: World News Tonight 3:35 PBS Newshour 4:35 RocKwiz (PG) 6:35 Extreme Food Phobics (PG) 7:35 Impossible Engineering 8:30 Ghost Planes & The Mystery Of Flight 370 (M v) 10:05 The X-Files (MA15+) 12:35 Movie: “My Left Foot” (M) (’89) Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis 2:30 France 24 News In English From Paris 3:00 Thai News 3:30 Bangla News

2:35 What It’s Like 3:00 Mindful Earth 3:35 Lost In Oz 4:00 Bluey 4:30 Little Lunch 5:00 Malory Towers 5:25 School Of Rock (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 6:30 Top Jobs For Dogs 7:00 Mythbusters (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 8:25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 9:00 Hank Zipzer (PG) 9:25 Find Me In Paris

5:00 Children’s Programs 1:30 Tish Tash 2:00 Rusty Rivets 2:35 Book Hungry Bears 3:00 Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:25 Thomas And Friends 5:00 Nella The Princess Knight 5:35 Luo Bao Bei 6:05 Octonauts 6:30 The Snail And The Whale 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI (M l) 8:30 Live At The Apollo (MA15+) 9:15 Sammy J (PG)

12:00 ABC News At Noon 12:30 ABC News Regional 1:00 ABC News 1:30 Q+A Highlights 2:00 ABC News 2:30 Landline 3:00 ABC News 3:30 The Breakfast Couch 4:00 ABC News 4:30 Close Of Business 5:00 ABC News 5:30 ABC News Regional 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Back Roads 7:00 ABC National News 7:30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:10 Four Corners

6:00 Children’s Programs 12:30 Beyblade Burst Rise (PG) 1:00 Power Rangers Dino Fury (PG) 1:30 Peaking (PG) 2:15 Race Across The World (PG) 3:30 Ultimate Rush (PG) 4:00 Red Bull Soapbox Race (PG) 5:00 Movie: “Megamind” (PG) (’10) Stars: Will Ferrell 7:00 Movie: “Minions” (PG) (’15) Stars: Pierre Coffin 8:45 Movie: “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (MA15+) (’08) Stars: Jason Segel 11:00 The Drop Off (M)

8:30 Home Shopping 10:00 My Favourite Martian 10:30 Edgar Wallace Mysteries (PG) 11:50 The Baron (PG) 1:00 Movie: “Arabian Adventure” (G) (’79) Stars: Christopher Lee 3:00 Movie: “Frankie And Johnny” (G) (’66) Stars: Elvis Presley 4:50 Movie: “Khartoum” (G) (’66) Stars: Charlton Heston 7:30 Rugby Union: Super Rugby Pacific: Melbourne Rebels v Western Force *Live*

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years, [s] Subtitles (d) drug references, (s) sexual references or sex scenes (h) horror, (l) language, (mp) medical procedures, (n) nudity, (v) violence Programming information correct at time of going to press, changes are at the network’s discretion Prepared by National Typesetting Services

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12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Landline [s] 1:30 Gardening Australia [s] 2:30 Australia Remastered [s] 3:25 Love On The Spectrum (PG) [s] 4:25 Back In Time For Dinner [s] 5:30 Nigella At My Table [s] 6:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Grand Designs New Zealand (PG) [s] 8:30 Troppo (M l) [s] 9:30 Killing Eve (MA15+) [s] 10:15 Patrick Melrose (M d,l,s) [s] 11:15 Harrow (M d,n,s,v) [s] 11:35 Q+A (PG) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:00 Movie: “Strange Magic” (PG) (’15) Stars: Alan Cumming 3:00 AFL Women’s: Round 8: Fremantle v Adelaide *Live* [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Dancing With The Stars (PG) [s] 8:45 Crime Investigation Australia (M) [s]

12:00 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures (PG) [s] 12:30 Ultimate Rush (PG) [s] 1:00 World’s Greatest Natural Icons [s] 2:00 Serengeti [s] 3:00 Space Invaders (PG) [s] 4:00 Bondi Vet (PG) [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Postcards (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 7:00 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 8:40 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 9:40 NINE News Late [s] 10:10 Australian Crime Stories (M) [s] 11:20 The First 48 (M) [s]

8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 8:30 Freshly Picked [s] 9:00 Left Off The Map [s] 9:30 Studio 10: Sunday (PG) [s] 12:00 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 1:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 2:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 2:30 Australia By Design 3:00 Destination Dessert [s] 3:30 Roads Less Travelled [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 Taste Of Australia [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 9:00 FBI (M)

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Motor Sports: Australian Superbikes *Live* From Phillip Island 4:00 Cycling: Mountain Bike National Championships Highlights 5:05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 5:35 Nazi Megastructures (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Treasures Of Arabia (PG) 8:30 Atilla’s Forbidden Tomb (M) 10:05 Every Family Has A Secret (PG) 11:10 Mary Beard’s Shock Of The Nude (MA15+)

12:00 The Yorkshire Vet 2:15 TBA 2:45 Great Australian Doorstep (PG) 3:15 Movie: “Ocean’s 11” (PG) (’60) Stars: Frank Sinatra 6:00 Dog Patrol (PG) 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 Railroad Australia (PG) 9:30 Mighty Trains (PG)

4:15 Last Stop Garage (PG) 4:45 Movie: “McFarland, USA” (PG) (’15) Stars: Kevin Costner 7:30 Movie: “Fast & Furious” (M l,s,v) (’09) Stars: Don Omar 9:40 Movie: “Fast Five” (M l,v) (’11) Stars: Paul Walker 12:30 Last Stop Garage (PG) 1:00 Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars (M)

1:00 Basketball: National League: Round 13: Adelaide 36ers v Sydney Kings *Live* 3:00 Basketball: National League: Round 13: Cairns Taipans v Melbourne United *Live* 5:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 Friends (PG)

12:30 Scorpion (PG) 2:30 Pooches At Play 3:00 What’s Up Down Under 3:30 Football: A-League Women: Round 13: Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix *Live* 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v)

11:30 Basketball: NBA: Toronto Raptors v Atlanta Hawks *Live* 2:00 Nuts And Bolts (M d,l,s,v) 3:00 ABC America: World News Tonight 3:30 RocKwiz (PG) 6:30 Eurovision: Australia Decides 9:05 The Story Of Late Night (M) 9:55 Point Blank: Gun Obsession (M) (In English/ Hindi)

4:10 Bluey 4:30 Little Lunch 5:00 100 Things To Do Before High School 5:25 School Of Rock (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 6:30 Top Jobs For Dogs 7:00 Mythbusters (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 7:50 Little Big Awesome 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness

4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Go Jetters 5:00 Nella The Princess Knight 5:35 Luo Bao Bei 6:05 Octonauts 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Compass (PG) 8:00 You Can’t Ask That (PG) 8:30 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets 9:30 Catalyst (M)

3:00 ABC News 3:30 Offsiders 4:00 Landline 5:00 ABC News With Auslan 5:30 The World This Week 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Foreign Correspondent 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 The Virus 8:00 Insiders 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Back Roads

4:00 Movie: “The Road To El Dorado” (G) (’00) Stars: Kenneth Branagh 5:45 Movie: “Astro Boy” (PG) (’09) Stars: Freddie Highmore 7:30 Movie: “Oblivion” (M l,v) (’13) Stars Andrea Riseborough 10:00 Movie: “After Earth” (M) (’11) Stars: Will Smith 12:00 The Fix (M v)

12:00 NRL Women’s Premiership: Dragons v Titans *Live* 1:50 NRL Women’s Premiership: Roosters v Broncos *Live* 3:40 NRL Women’s Premiership: Knights v Eels *Live* 5:00 Movie: “The 7th Dawn” (PG) (’64) 7:30 Movie: “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” (M) (’14)

12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Death In Paradise (M v) [s] 2:00 Shetland (PG) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 5:00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Australian Story [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 9:20 Media Watch (PG) [s] 9:35 The Missing Children (M) [s] 11:05 ABC Late News [s] 11:20 The Business [s] 11:35 Q+A (PG) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Preacher’s Sin” (M v) (’15) Stars: JR Bourne 2:00 What The Killer Did Next (M v) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 SAS Australia (M l) [s] 9:00 The Amazing Race (PG) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s]

12:00 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 1:45 Talking Honey (PG) [s] 2:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:00 La Brea (M) [s] 10:00 NINE News Late [s] 10:30 Botched (M) [s] 11:20 Bluff City Law (PG) [s] 12:10 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:00 Hello SA (PG) [s]

8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 8:30 Would I Lie To You? Australia (M) [s]9:40 FBI: Most Wanted (M) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:55 The Royals And The Tabloids (PG) 2:50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 3:20 World’s Most Luxurious Trains 4:10 The World’s Greatest Palaces (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Heritage Rescue 8:30 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets (PG) 9:30 Great House Revival 10:30 SBS World News 11:00 Paris Police 1900 (MA15+) (In French)

12:00 A Confession (M l,v) 1:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:00 Weekender 2:30 Sons And Daughters (PG) 4:30 Selling Houses Australia 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) 8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M v) 10:50 Cold Case (M v)

4:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 5:00 Pawn Stars South Africa (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars Texas (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 American Pickers (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Fast & Furious 6” (M l,v) (’13) Stars: Vin Diesel 11:05 Movie: “I Am Paul Walker” (M l) (’19)

12:00 Instinct (M s,v) 1:00 Nancy Drew (PG) 2:00 Mom (M d) 3:00 The King Of Queens (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 Mom (M d,s)

1:00 Walker, Texas Ranger (M v) 3:00 Jake And The Fatman (PG) 4:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG: What If (PG) 6:00 Bondi Rescue 7:30 NCIS (M) 10:20 Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Highlights 11:20 NCIS: New Orleans: Overlooked (M v) 12:15 Home Shopping

3:55 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:20 This Week 5:15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Taskmaster (M) 9:25 Derry Girls (M)

4:10 Bluey 4:30 Little Lunch 5:00 100 Things To Do Before High School 5:25 School Of Rock (PG) 6:00 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir (PG) 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Horrible Histories (PG) 7:35 The Flamin’ Thongs 8:00 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness (PG)

4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:25 Thomas And Friends 5:00 Nella The Princess Knight 5:35 Luo Bao Bei 6:05 Octonauts 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 The Planets: The Two Sisters Earth And Mars 8:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 9:20 Grand Designs 10:10 Doctor Who (PG)

3:00 ABC News Afternoons 4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 ABC Late News

3:30 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:30 The Nanny (PG) 6:00 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 6:30 That 70’s Show (PG) 7:00 Young Sheldon (PG) 7:30 RBT (PG) 8:00 Gold Coast Cops (PG) 8:30 Movie: “S.W.A.T.” (M l,v) (’03) Stars: Colin Farrell 10:50 Young Sheldon (PG)

3:20 Movie: “Lady With A Lamp” (G) (’51) Stars: Anna Neagle 5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Agatha Raisin (PG) 8:30 Poirot (PG) 10:40 Law & Order (M) 11:40 The Equalizer (M d,s) 12:35 Antiques Roadshow 1:00 Home Shopping

12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 All Creatures Great And Small [s] 2:00 Shetland (M l,v) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Escape From The City [s] 5:00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Outback Ringer [s] 8:30 Catalyst [s] 9:25 Silver Spitfire - The Longest Flight (M l) [s] 10:35 ABC Late News [s] 10:50 The Business [s] 11:05 Four Corners [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Maid Of Honor” (M v) (’06) Stars: Linda Purl 2:00 The Real Manhunter (M v) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 SAS Australia (M) [s] 9:00 The Rookie (PG) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Movie: “Magnum Force” (MA15+) (’73)

12:00 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 1:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 2:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:00 The Hundred With Andy Lee (PG) [s] 10:00 NINE News Late [s] 10:30 True Story With Hamish & Andy (PG) [s] 11:00 Mr Mayor (PG) [s]

8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 9:00 Movie: “Joker” (MA15+) (’19) Stars: Joaquin Phoenix 11:30 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 The Royals And The Tabloids: Royals V (PG) 2:50 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 3:20 World’s Most Luxurious Super Yachts 4:10 The World’s Greatest Palaces (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8:30 Insight (PG) 9:30 Framed (PG) 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News

12:00 A Confession (M l,v) 1:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:00 Creek To Coast 2:30 Sons And Daughters (PG) 4:30 Selling Houses Australia 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Foyle’s War (M v) 10:40 Without A Trace (M)

4:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 5:00 Pawn Stars South Africa (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars Texas (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback Truckers (PG) 10:30 Aussie Lobster Men (PG) 12:30 LPL Pro (MA15+)

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(November 23 - December 20) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 1-7-9-4 Lotto Numbers: 6-17-24-31-36-44 Make sure your friends are paying their fair share – not wise to lend money or possessions. Love affairs go well even if some of your other plans don’t.

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MG Motor’s new upper mid-grade HS Plus EV variant to slot beneath Essence flagship

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G Motor says a new upper mid-grade variant of its popular HS SUV will arrive in Australian dealerships from the middle of this year.

because of the level of spec offered and where it sits within the lineup.

“It will sit beneath the Essence, which is our top-spec model.

“It will be a more value-focused version of the HS Plus EV, but it will retain the same driveline as found in the Essence, meaning it will offer the same 189kW mechanical package available now.”

Full specifications and pricing for the MG HS Plus EV Excite will be announced next month.

The model is expected to retain all the safety features found in the top-shelf Essence, including adaptive cruise control, AEB, auto high-beam,

The new variant, dubbed Excite, will slot beneath the current Essence variant in the MG HS Plus EV range.

MG Motor public relations and communications manager Tim Robson said the new model would broaden the product offering of the brand’s mid-size plug-in hybrid SUV range.

“We want to roll-out the next chapter of the HS Plus EV story soon,” he said.

“It’s likely to be called the Excite,

blind-spot monitoring, lane keep assist, traffic sign recognition and rear cross-traffic alert.

As noted by Mr Robson, the upcoming HS Plus EV Excite will feature the same powertrain as the top-tier Essence. That means the pairing of a 119kW-250Nm 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol with a 90kW electric motor offering a combined system output of 189kW and 370Nm. The front-wheel drive model is equipped as standard with a 10-speed automatic transmission, with six ratios for the petrol engine and four for the electric motor.

MG quotes a 0-100k/h acceleration

time of 6.9 seconds for its HS Plus EV range, the model’s electric motor drawing power from a liquid-cooled 16.6kWh battery which allows up to 52km of all-electric driving.

The model’s claimed combined cycle fuel economy figure is just 1.7 litres per 100km.

Essence variants of the MG HS Plus EV offer a strong equipment list including a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster with built-in satellite navigation, 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen, Apple CarPlay-Android Auto, heated sports front seats, sixway power adjustable driver’s seat, metal pedal trim, dual-zone climate

control, keyless entry and start, 360-degree camera, automatic LED headlights, LED tail-lights, ambient lighting, rain-sensing wipers, heated power door mirrors, electric tailgate, panoramic sunroof and a six-speaker audio system.

All MG passenger models are offered with a seven-year unlimitedkilometre warranty in Australia.

To the end of January, MG sold 3538 units nationally. Its MG 3 topped the light car segment with 1551 unit sales, or a 38.7 percent share of the segment, the mid-sized HS SUV 399 units and the strong-selling ZS SUV 1588 units.

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itsubishi has made modest specification and pricing changes to its popular Outlander SUV range as the brand continues to be impacted by what it says are ongoing supply constraints and increasing material, manufacturing and logistical costs.

In introducing its MY22.5 Outlander line-up, the importer adjusted the standard specification levels of certain variants, saying the decision would optimise production and minimise supply delays for its SUV customers.

Mitsubishi Australia chief executive Shaun Westcott said the all-new Mitsubishi Outlander remained the bestequipped vehicle the company had sold in Australia, boasting a newly developed platform and powertrain, bold and distinctive exterior styling and a refined interior with high-end finishes.

Exceed and Exceed Tourer variants face a price increase of $500 and $1000 respectively and retail from $48,490 and $50,990 plus on-road costs. Specifications for the pair are unchanged. Entry-grade Outlander ES variants now feature power window one-touch up and down on the driver’s window only, while Outlander LS variants lose their powered tailgate.

Pricing for both variants is unchanged, still from $34,490 and $37,990 plus on-road costs, respectively.

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Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited says pricing and specifications for the Outlander PHEV will be revealed closer to the model’s launch.

GoAuto understands an increase of up to 40 percent in the performance of the Outlander PHEV is expected,

S-AWC, adopts Active Yaw Control, AYC, for the rear axle to better split the torque between the axles as required and torque vectoring by brake is also included to split drive from left to right.

The Outlander PHEV is produced as a five or seven-seater, rides on 20-inch wheels and is available with a twotone paint scheme.

It is also fitted with Mitsubishi’s latest MI-PILOT7 safety and driver assistance suite, which includes adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping and following assistance, traffic sign detection, blind-spot assistance, forward and rearward autonomous emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert and driver fatigue monitoring.

The system is also capable of using map data to automatically adjust vehicle speed for corners and ‘other circumstances on expressways’ while automatically starting after the vehicle in front has moved on from standstill within 30 seconds.

Further, the Mitsubishi Connect smartphone app enables owners to check on the vehicle’s remaining range remotely, set charging times and locate it when parked.

Mitsubishi added the original Outlander PHEV to its line-up in 2013 and says the electrified medium SUV had since sold more than 270,000 around the world by the end of 2020.

– Matt Brogan

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Cupra reveals Formentor specs upra Australia has released details of its Formentor, which will go on sale in July.

The range will include a 140kW, 180kW and 228kW 2.0-litre turbopetrol derivatives, plus a 1.4-litre petrol-electric plug-in hybrid with a combined output of 180kW. Two will also have an all-wheel-drive configuration.

The Formentor might be based on the same platform as its Leon sibling, but it features distinctive coupeinspired styling.

The newcomer will head the brand’s launch line-up and be available in V 4Drive, VZ, VZe and VZx 4Drive guises.

Cupra Australia’s head of product and planning Jeff Shafer said visually, the Formentor was the ‘most Cupra’ of the conventional Cupras.

“This has undoubtedly contributed to the Formentor comprising almost two-thirds of the brand’s total sales,” he said.

“As with the Leon and Ateca, the highest feasible level of standard specification has been our objective.”

The Formentor V 4Drive is powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbopetrol engine that develops 140kW320Nm, is mated with a seven-speed wet-clutch automatic direct-shift gearbox and drives all wheels courtesy of the 4Drive system.

It can be distinguished by its 18-inch

NEWCOMER: The launch line-up of Cupra’s top-selling model will comprise four derivatives.

sport black and silver alloy wheels, heated and power-folding side mirrors covered in dark-aluminium caps, full LED head and tail-lights, fog lights, rear-tinted windows, glossy black roof rails and rear spoiler.

The V 4Drive’s interior features, inter alia, cloth-trimmed sports seats and a leather-rimmed multifunction steering wheel with paddle shifters, while dynamic chassis control avails the owner with a selection of drive modes.

Conveniences include a welcome light, keyless entry and start, autodimming rear-view mirror, three-zone climate control, light assist, light and rain sensor, wireless phone charging

and parking sensors as well as two front and two rear USB-C ports.

Apart from a 10.25-inch digital cockpit instrument cluster, the V 4Drive’s 12.0-inch touchscreen infotainment array incorporates a satellite navigation system, wired and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, plus a reverse-view camera.

The list of safety equipment is extensive. It includes, but is not limited to, adaptive cruise control, front, lane, park, side, exit and emergency assist, a driver fatigue monitor, a tyre-pressure warning system and pre-crash warning.

The newcomer is available with a

choice of Nevada White, Magnetic Tech, Magic Black and Asphalt Blue metallic exterior finishes.

Optional extras include Desire Red, Dark Camouflage and Graphene Grey exterior finishes and panoramic glass sunroof. The leather and power package incorporates leather bucket seats, heated front seats and electric adjustment for the drivers’ seat.

The VZ has the same specification as the V 4Drive, but is powered by a punchier 180kW-370Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine mated with a seven-speed wet-clutch DSG. It comes fitted with 19-inch black and silver alloy wheels.

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The VZE plug-in hybrid combines a 110kW-250Nm 1.4-litre turbo-petrol engine paired with a six-speed wetclutch DSG with an 85kW-300Nm electric motor and comes replete with a ‘Mode 3’ charging cable and a tyrerepair kit.

Lastly, VZx is the most potent of the 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol trio, 228kW-400Nm, and is distinguished by 19-inch performance sport black and copper alloy wheels, quad exhaust outlets and a hands-free power tailgate.

Inside, the VZx is fitted a Supersports leather-rimmed steering wheel with shift paddles and heating, Petrol Blue leather-trimmed bucket seats, heated front seats with electric adjustment and memory for the driver, memory function for side mirrors and nine-speaker Beats audio with a subwoofer and 340W amp.

Options include a Brembo brake package with tyre repair kit, a panoramic glass sunroof and Petrol Blue Matte, Magnetic Tech Matte exterior finishes.

Cupra Australia says pricing for the Formentor will be ‘confirmed shortly’.

All Spanish marque’s models will come with a five-year unlimited-kilometre warranty.

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43 Devereux St – Located less than 200m from the Main Street, on a spacious 1500m2 approx. allotment with rear lane access. The home comprises 5 bedrooms, large living room with open fire place & Mitsubishi split system, formal dining area & large kitchen with polished timber floorboards & second Mitsubishi split system. The features continue with evap cooling system throughout the home, lovely front and rear facing verandahs, 3KW solar system, updated switch board and 2 double garages/workshops.

1 Clark St – In desperate need of renovating this former church needs someone to return it to its former glory. The power has been disconnected but the water is there and the toilets use a septic system (no town sewerage). There is still a beautiful timber ceiling in the main part of the church, a good size supper room and another room that is separated from the supper room by sliding doors. This property could be turned into a fantastic weekend while you are enjoying the water on the Watchem Lake.

22 Rockley St – Calling all keen renovators or developers! Roll up your sleeves for this project. Located on an excellent 1020m2 approx. corner allotment is this 5 bedroom Miners Cottage screaming to be restored or knocked down for development purposes (STCA). The home still has many original features throughout needs some renovation work before it could be occupied again. Contact the listing agent Courtney Plowright on 0466 233 520 for further information or to register your interest.

9 Woolcock St – The current owners have done the hard work and now you can enjoy the returns. Currently rented until at least August 2022 for $250pw this property would make an ideal addition to your property portfolio. The home features 3 double bedrooms, modern bathroom, updated kitchen with electric stove and dishwasher, lounge with a split system, large dining room or 2nd living area and an enclosed back porch. Outside there is a laundry, 2nd toilet, huge pergola, single garage, rain water tank and a storage shed. The property is just a short walk to the Main Street, Yarriambiack Creek and Bowls Club.

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UNDER CONTRACT 4 O’Callaghan St – With a frontage to O’Callaghan Street of 36.2m, a depth of 32.2m and with the convenience of a rear lane this block is an ideal project for someone looking to test their skills. This property has the power, sewerage and water still connected and in more recent years has had some work done to it like electrics, roofing and cladding. There is evidence of white ants and of a lot of plaster work to be done you’ll have to roll up your sleeves and put your working clothes on.

43 Charles St – This stylish 3 bedroom brick veneer home is well suited to family living. Featuring beautiful polished floor boards, large lounge room with a gas heater and ref A/C, spacious kitchen with a dishwasher, electric stove and the original wood stove, ample storage cupboards, large bathroom with a bath separate shower, toilet and vanity and ducted evaporative cooling. Outside there is a covered BBQ area, single garage, 2 bay car shed with a workshop and storage area and an outside toilet.

50 Nhill Rd – Acre block in town with 2 titles. The first title (2014 m2) features neat home with 3 bedrooms, two with ceiling fans and new built in robes. The large open plan living & dining area has split system unit & evaporative cooling. Walk through to the modernised kitchen with ceiling fan and electric cooking facilities. The bathroom has also been updated and features separate bath and shower. Outside is an excellent undercover paved entertainment area, 2 bay carport and powered shed.

The second title (2032 m2) is located next door to the home and is currently a vacant yard. This block also has road and driveway access.

78 Anderson St – With a tenant paying $195pw until at least 17th May 2022 this property would make a great investment. Built in the Californian Bungalow style, the home features 2 double bedrooms with the possibility of another single bedroom in the sleep out . The kitchen is modern with electric stove, separate lounge, updated bathroom, office, and an internal laundry. You are kept comfortable all year round with a evaporative cooler and gas heater. Outside the compact back yard has a clothes line, small store room and a rain water tank while being well fences. the home is clad in PVC cladding and weather.

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11 John St – Set just a block from the main street is this low maintenance Vinyl clad home. An ideal size for a single person or a couple this home features 3 double bedrooms (2 with BIR’s), kitchen with a gas stove and a pantry, dining room with a split system, combined bathroom/ laundry, large lounge with a wood heater and a split system and the option of portable gas heating as well. Outside there is a veranda shielding the westerly windows, a refurnished outside toilet, solar panels, heat pump hot water and a double garage with power and a concrete floor accessed off a right of way. Behind the garage is an established vegie garden.

218 Woods St – 3 bedrooms plus front facing snug with verandah access and open fireplace. The whole property has been electrically rewired with new switchboard, light fittings and ceiling fans. There is also brand new carpet & paintwork throughout the and beautiful original character features such as ornate ceilings, leadlight windows & doors, and verandah. The living room is set in the heart of the home and features second open fireplace & Mitsubishi split system.

57-59 Commercial Street West – Set in the heart of Kanivas Main Street is this double fronted shop with verandah. The property is zoned ‘township’ which gives the purchaser many options on what they could look at doing with the premises STCA. Inside is a large front floor space, which has been modernised with Daikin Split system and updated flooring & paintwork. The building is serviced by a kitchenette with laundry taps and bathroom with toilet, vanity and electric hot water.

There are two private rooms which could be utilised as consulting rooms or bedrooms. Outside there is a small rear court yard, and front public parking spaces. The switch board has been updated with smart meter.

Price: $225,000

Price: $355,000

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19 Charles St – This spacious weather board family home has some extras that you normally only find in houses double the price. Firstly there is 3 living rooms, the master bedroom has an ensuite, there is 4 bedrooms, refridgerated A/C’s, walk in pantry and a dishwasher in the kitchen. Outside on the large block there is a semi self contained bungalow and a large garage with a workshop. The home is set in an ideal location to, close the shops, hospital, Primary School and river.

With the river being very popular with fisherman and skiers.

41 Dimboola Rd – Impressive brick home with 3 stories, the basement has the pool room/ bar at one end and then at the other end of the house is the master bedroom with WIR and ensuite, bedroom 2, a shower, toilet and the laundry. The ground floor is the main area with a stunning timber kitchen with stainless steel appliances and island bench, dining area with direct access into the triple garage, a large free standing wood heater and a huge lounge. The top story has bedrooms 2-6, access to the balcony and a very clever bathroom setup. Outside there is fantastic 27ft x 40ft garage, a large storage shed, rain water tanks and high quality fencing.

Lot 80, Mahrong St – Zoned Farming so it is only for camping or bird watching, not for building a house on. This is a block of Mallee scrub with light sandy loan soil. It is accessed via a dry weather road and is ideal for weekend camping while exploring the region. There are no services available.

16 Halliday St – Here is an opportunity to finish this project that has been started. Set on 2 titles, the cottage has nearly been rebuilt, new stumps, floors, wall frames and there is nearly enough materials included in the sale to finish the job. The brick building would make an excellent studio apartment with a separate bathroom. There is an old storage shed which can do with being re-clad on the outside. The property has a frontage of 33.21m and a huge depth of 70.41m. The property is a short walk to the main street and close to the River.

Price: $177,000

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8 Lake St – This solid 2 bedroom stonewall cottage is in need of major renovations to restore the home to its once former glory. The property features functional floorplan with two large living spaces, 2 large bedrooms, open kitchen/dining area and combined shower and laundry space. Outside the home has updated double garage, front undercover veranda and a fully fenced rear yard with side lane access.

The Vendor has some items he has already purchased for the project, which will be included with the sale.

20 Anderson Ave – What a great spot to build your new home (subject to council approval). This fantastic corner block has a frontage to Anderson Ave of approx 39.3m and an approx depth along Victoria St of 67.4m, you have options on how to face the home to best suit you. The property has power, water, phone running past.

No sewerage in town so a septic system would have to be installed.

The block is zoned township by the Buloke shire and is flat and level. Come and enjoy what the Mallee region has to offer with the Murray River only about 45 minutes away. There are no restrictive covenants on the block either.

30 Woorak Ni Ni Lorquon Rd – Unique opportunity to purchase a former abattoir site located at Glenlee. The site has not been operational for many years, therefore no warranty can be given on the status of any equipment, or condition of the buildings. The land is made up of 21 titles, however only 12 are transferable to the purchaser making up 5.86 acres. In 1993 1.5 million was spent on the property, plant & equipment, there is potential for the buyer make use of the existing buildings rather than developing a new operation.

49 Victoria St – Recently refurbished building with newly established business located in a thriving town halfway between Melbourne & Adelaide. The ‘Nhill Mart’ services the town as a supermarket and convenience store with liquor licence. The shop is located prominently on Victoria Street/Western Highway in Nhills Main Street across from Goldsworthy Park, a popular stop for travellers. This is a great opportunity to break into the commercial market as an investor or to quit working for wages & become your own boss. This sale includes the freehold, plant & equipment plus all stock on hand at settlement will be included complimentary.

Price: $87,000

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Animals & Accessories 2 white Dorper rams, 18mths

Liana GASPARINI & Nick TOSCANO

will celebrate their marriage at West Side Tabaret on Saturday the 26th of February at 3:30pm

ANNIVERSARIES

50th Wedding Anniversary

SHARRY ~ Marion Rose ~ (nee PALMER)

9.5.1937 – 12.2.2022 Died at Kelaston Aged Care, Ballarat.

Wife of John (deceased) and mother of Therese, Claire, Helen, Michael and Paul; and their partners and children.

Special thanks to the wonderful, kind staff at Kelaston.

All welcome to attend Mass to celebrate Marion’s life at Ss Michael and John Catholic Church, 13 McLachlan Street, Horsham on Thursday 10 March 2022 at 10.30am No flowers by request.

Congratulations to Mum and Dad on their 50th Anniversary.

Max & Barbara Clark

married on 26.2.1972 Love from all the family

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~ SMITH ~ Allan Walter

Passed away February 14, 2022 at Stawell, aged 89 years.

Dearly loved husband of Betty (dec.).

Dearly loved stepfather and father-in-law of Lynda and Jim, Neil and Theresa, Gavin and Kerry.

Dearly loved Pop of Emma and Anthony, Patrick, Zac and Alanna, Josh and Kat, Carl and Kim. Dearly loved Great Pop of Olivia and Hallie, Callum, Emilia and Ana, Alexander, Fletcher and Levi.

Allan will always have a special place in our hearts Rest peacefully.

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Happy birthday and 50th anniversary to my loving husband

Max Clark True love never dies, love you forever.

Barb

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GREEN, Bill The funeral of Bill Green will take place at the Church of Christ, Horsham on Friday, 25 February 2022 commencing at 2pm and will be followed by private cremation.

The service may also be viewed online at https://youtu.be/J6fur87_q4U

THOMAS, Gerry

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1937 - 2017 Time slips by, But memories stay, Quietly remembered every day, Tender thoughts that bring a tear, A silent wish that you were here.

In our hearts forever.

Helen, Sharon, Michael, Emma & Thomas

20 Australian White X Dorper Ewes lambs, nice starter package PIC 3WWJH126 Ph 0447275737 Angus Bull, 18mths, granite ridge blood, $4000 plus Gst PIC#

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Dearly loved husband of Joan.

Loved and respected by all his extended family.

Now at peace with the Lord.

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Commercial Equipment Coolroom drop-in unit, Kirby, 1.5hp, 240V plug in, GC, works well $2200 Ph 0417101120

farm machinery 1963 Fordson Dexta Tractor, engine reconditioned XOY394 $4000ono Ph 0409891308

Rams Dorper/Australian White Cross PIC# 3HMRR021 Ph 0400099150 Rams, Poll Merino, 2yo, pic# 3HMJS034 Ph 0407911884 evenings

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Animals & Accessories

Pups, mum purebred American bulldog, dad bullarib/great dane/ mastiff cross, both parents great temperament , vaccinated and microchipped Breeder # MB171006, 985141004441733, Bristlenose catfish, great tank 9 8 5 1 4 1 0 0 4 4 4 1 5 6 2 , 941000021983104, cleaners $5 each until sold out 985141000984215 Ph Ph 0474159010 after 6.30pm 0400360487

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Animals & Accessories

4’ 3pl category 1 slasher, VGO Budgie cage, 40x30x60 house Pure breed black faced Dorper $1200 Ph 0429986227 rams, pic # 3HSDC083 Ph Liz top, black $40 Ph 0473870476 Bantams 2 males & 2 females Case Header IH, 1460, open 0419664345 Horsham front, leit trailer $20,000 Ph $15 each Ph 53837527 after Budgies, assorted colours $10 Purebred Whippet pups, 0476113946 hours each Ph 0417533579 12wo, 3x male, assorted FOR SALE, Denyers galv, water colours and markings, vet tank, 800 litre $300, heavy duty Birds, Princess Parrots, Budgies, pastel and normal checked, vacc, wormed, slush bucket to tow between 2 Bourkes, Red-rumps, Conures colours, lace wings $10 each Ph m/c # 953010100068567, tractors to clean dams $700 Ph and Cockatiels, all aviary bred, 0419505737 9 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 6 5 9 1 , 53870522 AH 953010100045378, source ring for prices Ph 0408535515 Budgies, young, asstd colours # MB146514 $2000 Ph 0407363983 $10ea Ph 0423182267

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Wanted unpedigreed pup/ REDUCED Claas Variant 380 dog, suited child’s pet, will cover Baler, as new, approx 7000 rolls Chook houses various sizes vacc and microchip costs Ph $36,000 plus Gst Ph 0428549263 nest box attached, from $275 53810818 phone evenings 53583440 Ferretts Ph 53928225

White and brown Japanese quails, male $5, female $10 Ph 0414851313

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Blue Sky 2008 single axle REDUCED Hay rake $950ono pop-top caravan, 17’6, roll out Ph 0428928259 awning, full annexe, d/bed, microwave, new tyres, EC, always garaged $20,000 Ph 0412147326

REDUCED Slasher 15’ Newbolt $1500ono Ph 0428928259 Windrower Case 8210, 21ft, reasonable condition $8000 plus Gst neg Ph 0427861316

Caravan 2001 Series Avan single axle pop-top caravan, extremely neat, tidy and for sale clean van, rollout awning, more pics available $16,000 ono Ph 30 Pianola rolls and cabinet, 0488915244 Nhill double piano stool and sheet Jayco pop-top, used on week music $350 or will separate Ph only, as new, front kitchen, two 53981158 Warracknabeal s/beds, many extras $18,500 Ph 5’ x 3’ patio table and 4 chairs 0417853974 or 53824200 $200 Ph 53524193 Ararat Page

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8” Samsung tablet, Pendo 10” Small bale elevator and stacker ipad $100 or will separate Ph $300 Ph 53870503 0428257544 Small wooden meat safe, Abu Garcia Sonar Top Graphite restored $200 Ph 53981158 composite heavy action, Penn overhead fishing reel no68, Stihl chainsaw, 441C magnum, surfmaster fishing reels, Alvey very good order, plus extras $650 fiberglass reels, Penn Delmar Ph 0428886295 Horsham fishing reel no285 in box, Daiwa Sealine overhead fishing Towable calf race, all galv, reel no250, Penn Power stick hydraulic wheels with portable graphite TB980c fishing rod, Bullfrog series, E Glass fishing fencing $450 Ph 0429388438 rod EC, all quality fishing reels Triumph pocket watch, made in and rods Ph 53824316 Great Britian fob, large amount Aircon Levanti, VGC $300 Ph of fob watches plus parts, large 0428527544 amount of mens stainless steel Budgie cage, 40x30x60 house watch bands Ph 53824316 top, black $40 Ph 0473870476 Up to 1500 cement garden Chef gas oven, separate grill, moulds, at least 200 garden EC as new, 54cm width $200ono ornaments and at least Ph 0353922703 already made $10,000 ono Ph CJM Crop lifters to suit 810, 0423662397 Glenorchy 1010 or 1020 header front $330 Ph 53870503 Very healthy established Craft generator, 5.5hp, 240v plants, indoor and outdoor, also $400 Ph 0487313892 including ginger and garlic spices Double bed mattress and base, Ph 0418843389 as new $700 Ph 0456393984 Vulcan wall heater, good order, Ararat suitable for a shed or back room Mazda Ute, 2014, tray needs $700ono Ph 0427885641 or replacing, regularly serviced, 53822651 195,000km, IBF9ZI $12,000 Ph 0408085458 White gloss desk, VGC, wood Microfiche film viewer 175 $50 laminate desk, VGC $140 or will seperate Ph 0437942778 Ph 0408504029

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Electric recliner, 5mths old, sandstone colour fabric, paid $3700 sell $3200 Ph 53824788 Horsham

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Stejcraft fibreglass boat, 14 Paint Taubmans sunproof feet, 1/2 cab, 50hp evinrude, exterior, 15lt, colour fudge One to pick up, white bath safety trailer and boat reg, S61975, truffle, cost $185 sell $100 Ph screen $200 Ph 0428504301 $2500 Ph 0490364260 Dimboola Wood or Briquette Heater, no 0408504029 flue, glass panels separate Ph Pet carrier crate for cat or dog, 0457534621 MOBILITY AIDS large $50 Ph 0473870476

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2006 Nissan Navara D22 dual cab, manual, diesel, ARB canopy, bull bar, tow bar, winch, dual batteries, UHF radio, many extras, RWC, reg til 1/23, 140,000kms, UMT371 $14,000 REDUCED 2008 Toyota Camry Ph 0427849492 Altise, one owner, VCG, service history, RWC, reg to 24/04/22, tow bar, roof racks, 110,000 kms WHI568 $10,500 Ph 0437827005 Horsham

Motor Vehicles $3000 - $10,000

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Motor Vehicles over $20,000 2008 Mitsubishi Triton 4x4 GLXR 4 door diesel auto utility, 2 local owners, serviced with books, new tyres and brake pads, canopy, tub, nudge bar, steps, tow pack, RWC, 246,000kms, 1VF1NS $12,500 Ph 0408504617 Nhill

Nissan Navara 2011, 4WD, 6spd manual, RWC, 113,000kms, YEL994 $30,000ono Ph 0419333466

REDUCED Mercedes Benz C200, AMG package, Bermester 2011 Ford Territory Titanium, sound system, 12mths rego, EC, 7 Seats, 12 mths rego, inc RWC, 18,000kms factory RWC, 163556 kms, YRD042 warranty, Dec 2019 rego $22,000 Ph 0437997358 YME121 $56,000 genuine sale Ph 0418981322 Suzuki Sierra JX 1998, 1.3L, 5spd manual, 4cyl, 4WD, ac, rego 10/10/22, immaculate condition, RWC, 134XXXkms, QKV464 $20,000 Ph 0418518590 2013 Mazda 2 hatch, EC, one lady owner since new, regularly serviced, always garaged, 126,500kms, sold with RWC, ZWH107 $10,500ono Ph 0421956261

Toyota 1992 gxl manual diesel, one owner, long range tanks,cruise control, o/head radio console for two radios, cheap club rego, many extras,197,000kms, 3198 HZ $29000 Ph 0427925586

Queen Anne bedroom suite, VGC $500 - Ph 0428132136 Fold up scooter, paid $1200 sell REDUCED A1 quality reclining $850ono Ph 0423664106 lift chair with remote control, as Mobility scooter Celebrity new terrific condition, unmarked, Pride, 2 new tyres and battery, burgundy colour, for a good VGC $1200 Ph 53823720 deal piced to sell $500ono Ph 0410244661 from 10am-8pm Peak Ellipse Super Lite weekly Carbon Fibre Rollator, Small Filing cabinet, 650D x medium size to 120kg, 460W x 720H, double drawers, EC $400 Ph 0429 092 059 Pride Celebrity deluxe mobility scooter, serviced with new batteries $1800 Ph 0428971235 Dimboola

Motorcycles BMW K1200, 2003, RWC, extras, new battery $7000 Ph 0419508310

Ventalair Max, Nebuliser therapy Yamaha XT225 motorbike, vin system, as new $80. Accu JYA4FDTO, 004476, not reg, Check Perform blood glucose 21,000kms $1800 Ph 53870503 meter & Lancing device $25 Ph 0429092059

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2015 silver Honda Jazz, 1.5L i-vetec auto, CVT transmission, new front tyres, new starter 33,000kms, RWC, reg till 08/21 1FI4MQ $19,450 Ph 0417504173

Mitsubishi Magna 1997, no rego, vin# 6MMTE6D42VT038104, 241,000kms $800 Ph 53912077

“ I NEVER THOUGHT I’D BE HOMELESS.” That’s the unimaginable reality Megan* and countless other Aussies are living right now. In fact, for every person experiencing homelessness you can see, there are 13 more you can’t.

Together we can help stop the rise in homelessness.

Vintage irons, lamps chandelier, scales, glass wear. Also household items, pictures and dolls, home made soap.

186 Lloyd St, Dimboola

Motor Vehicles $10,000 - $20,000

1986 Ford XF sedan, registered, XF parts car and other spares, some new, vin# JG23G595061C $2000ono Ph 0427889147 Dimboola

Outdoor setting, Tuscan table and 6 wrought iron chairs $750ono Ph 0429918241

Buffet and open hutch, pine, suit small home or office $100 Ph 145 x 45 x 216 $280ono Ph 0428975203 53840235 Sony Digital HD video camera Custom made TV unit 2m x recorder, as new, includes 1.050m, suits up to 45” TV, VGC carry case, remote, manual, 5 mini discs $280ono Ph Phill $350ono Phone 0428582315 0488120160 Sherwell 2x28T 11’ auger bins, Double sliding wardrobe doors Upright Euro made elec stove $12,000 plus Gst Ph 0409844259 with track and surrounds, 1x as new, front controls, grill Silver cross pram, Offers Ph security wire door with new wire door, fan forced, Robin Hood 53524193 Ararat $60 lot Ph 0429491426 rangehood $500 Ph 0408504550

Garage Sales

Motor Vehicles $10,000 - $20,000

2009 Subaru Liberty wagon, Electric O/B motor, 70lbs thrust, vehicle in VGC, recently 26” shaft $150 Ph 53470200 serviced and fitted with four Scallywag blue fin ready to boat on duneier trailer, reg X17260 new tyres, outstanding reliability and SR872, 2 motors, 1 elec and performance, reluctant Leather recliner, colour forest and 1 petrol, deep cycle battery, sale, some minor exterior and green, paid $1700 sell $600 Ph 2 boat seats, 2 rod holders, 2 interior scratches and marks, 53824788 Horsham life jackets, fish finder $4200 Ph 176,820kms, RWC, reg to Massage chair $250 Ph 53583148 26-2-2022, 1RG1GG $9000ono 53870522 AH Horsham Ph 0429652876

Old metal heckler electric fire heater, small green bakelite Techieo radio, 6 drawer treadle sewing machine Singer, Astor brown and cream bakelite table Radio-gram, plus lots more Ph 53824316

Portable Coopers shearing plant with a villiers mark 10 household items engine no.329X55720, not used for years, collectable item for person keen on restoring Ph 120L Westinghouse bar fridge 0418170153 Ararat as new cond, excellent working Potted plants, clivias, garviers, $200 Ph 0427824693 variety of succulents Ph 53821130 2 seater leather lounge $300 Red Loxton 7 rotor slasher, GC Ph 53870522 AH Horsham always shedded $8000, John 2 seater lounge chair $250 Ph Deere moisture check meter SW08 20 $300, Jarrett field bin 53870522 AH Horsham winch $200, 12V electric fuel 3 piece floral tapestry lounge pump $200 Phone 0418166024 suit, GC $250 Ph 0407432355 REDUCED Treadmill Endurance, as new $199ono Ph Beds, d/bed and mattress, 2 bunk beds with mattress, s/ 0458192247 bed and mattress, black tubular frames, VGC $1050 or will separate Ph 53564288

Motor Vehicles under $3000

marine

3.9m fishing boat NB982, box trailer X87847, 20hp mariner motor has good service history, spare tyre, 20l fuel tank $3400 Ph 0417721143

Mag Wheels, suit Holden, Bluefin 2.95 tracker, 6HP 2021 ROH 18x8, matt black, Mercury, as new, XA426Q $3200 with brand new tyres $1700 Ph 0427902165 Beulah Ph 0419647779 www.theweeklyadvertiser.com.au

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Sports Equipment

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Wertheim pianola, stool, Old hickery golf clubs, Stag numerous rolls $700 Ph Mashie Nielion special Mashie 0427159506 Dondee, also Wood LR.McManus no3 special royal Slazenger 10 Gary player iron plus others, in Sound & Vision old gold bag Ph 53824316 REDUCED Golf clubs, l/h Top flite graphite shaft, full set with bag, EC $400 Ph 53823803 or 0419509335 REDUCED Linx l/h golf clubs, GC, with bag $300 Ph 53823803 or 0419509335

Wanted to Buy

RFT No. C9 2021/22 – Production & Supply of Delivered Meals Service Northern Grampians Shire Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced enterprises for the Production & Supply of Meals for the Delivered Meals Service (Meals on Wheels) in the townships of Stawell & St. Arnaud. Tenderers may choose to tender for either one or both or these services.

Tenders close 2pm Friday, 18 March 2022.

To download a copy of the tender documents please go to the website www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/tenders, and follow the link, or for further information contact Ty Taylor on 03 5358 8700.

LIANA THOMPSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Aeolian Vocalion Console Graviola windup Gramophone, old gramophone console not complete with lots of parts Ph Ph 53824316

Sports Equipment

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1970’s yellow or white Honda Z50 motorbike Ph Bern 0417581496

Sheep stock crate, 20-40’ Ph Huffy push bike, 26”, 0417512189 aluminium frame, 7 speed, near new condition $110ono Ph Wooden wool table and rabbit 0418541331 traps Ph 0400017344

Tenders

Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons/organisations for: CONTRACT NO. 2021-2022-13

CONSTRUCTION OF NHILL TENNIS CLUB ROOM The specific requirements are detailed in the tender documents which can be downloaded via Council’s website at www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/search-tenders Closing time for the above tender is 2:00pm on Thursday 17 March 2022.

All enquiries should be directed to Simon Landrigan, Project Management on telephone (03) 5391 4444.

Greg Wood Chief Executive Officer

RFT No. C10 2021/22 – Supply & Install Sewer Pump Station – Sloane Street Stawell Northern Grampians Shire Council invites tenders from appropriately qualified and experienced contractors for the supply and installation of a sewer pump station at Sloane Street, Stawell.

Tenders close 2pm, Tuesday 15 March, 2022.

To download a copy of the tender documents please go to the website www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/tenders, and follow the link, or for further information contact Amanda Smith on 03 5358 8700.

LIANA THOMPSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Public Notices

Kaniva Facility Site and Pipeline Project Design and Construction

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DUE TO COMPANY GROWTH WE HAVE MULTIPLE VACANCIES FOR HC & MC DRIVERS

Contract Number: C01110 GWMWater is an innovative water corporation providing, managing, operating and protecting water supply and sewerage systems within the Grampians, Wimmera and Mallee regions of Victoria.

Tenders are invited for the design, supply and construction of the following: > Three (3) Water Storage Tanks > One (1) Pump Station > One (1) Chlorinator > One (1) Diesel Generator > Approximately 740 m of DN225 potable water pipeline > Ancillary Works

Submit your Run it ‘Til You Sell it Classifieds online now!

Please note the successful contractor will be required to produce a COVIDSafe Plan prior to commencing works.

More information about this tender is available on our website at gwmwater.org.au/tenders. Enquiries are to be directed to GWMWater’s Project Engineer, Chris Baker on 1300 659 961.

Tender closes: 2 pm, Wednesday 23 March 2022.

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The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Mark Williams Managing Director 11 McLachlan Street Horsham Call: 1300 659 961 bh info@gwmwater.org.au | gwmwater.org.au

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Notice is given of a PUBLIC MEETING

to be held at Dooen Public Hall, 1025 Henty Highway, Dooen 3401 on April 5, 2022 commencing at 7.30pm.

The purpose of the meeting is to nominate no less than three (3) or more than nine (9) persons as the Committee of Management for the Dooen Public Hall for a term of three (3) years. The current committee’s term will expire on May 8, 2022. All positions will be declared open and nominations will be accepted prior to or on the night. Nominations from women, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, young people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

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A Firm Foundation for Life

Home building is growing, with housing developments in our regional cities. People are choosing all sorts of sites to build on. With severe and changing weather patterns, with floods and fires and storms and strong winds, the importance of building a firm foundation is greater than ever.

Jesus said that we would all face the many and varied storms of life. He talked about the importance for us as people to have firm foundations; to build our lives on a secure basis, to keep us standing when we have these trials. One thing is sure; we will face storms in life and will be battered around; what helps us to not just survive, but to withstand these storms?

The Bible is full of examples of people facing incredible storms in life, but the thing that helped them was faith and trust in God, Jesus says a relationship with God will help us withstand life’s battles. So he talked about building your house upon the rock. We all need something to give us a foundation in life – trust God and see what God can do.

Susan Pearse, Uniting Church

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Horsham Film Society’s first screening for 2022

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B-DOUBLE (MC) DRIVING POSITION • 1:30pm start daily Mon-Fri • Horsham to Tullamarine-Return • Forklift licence required for pickups and deliveries • Attractive payrate

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 Leading community services organisation  Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration  Various locations across Wimmera region

Orange Door Practitioner x 4 Full-Time ongoing We have an exciting opportunity for a number of Practitioners to join our multi-disciplinary team at the new Wimmera Orange Door. The Orange Door Program brings together workforces from Community Service Organisations, Aboriginal Services, Family Safety Victoria and DFFH, to deliver an integrated practice model and a consolidated intake point for Women, children, young people & families who are experiencing or have experienced family violence, People who use violence and Families requiring support with the care, development and wellbeing of unborn babies, infants, children & young people.

Children and Young Person’s Practice Leader Full-Time ongoing We have an exciting opportunity for a Practice Leader to join our multi-disciplinary team at the new Wimmera Orange Door. Auspiced by Uniting within The Orange Door network, the Children and Young Person’s Practice Leader will work in collaboration with The Orange Door Manager, other practice leaders (Senior Child Protection Practitioner/s, the Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader and the Aboriginal Practice Leader), and team leaders to lead the delivery of high quality, safe and effective service responses to Victorians seeking support and services through The Orange Door.

About you You will work as an integrated member of the Orange Door team to deliver quality, safe and effective responses to children, young people and families seeking support through the Orange Door Support and Safety Hub. The Practitioner will be responsible for screening, triaging and assessing clients, offering crisis intervention, and coordinating referrals in accordance with program guidelines and relevant risk assessment frameworks. The role will provide support to clients via phone, within the Orange Door site and at outreach visits.

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Assistant Educator Cert 3 Casual Positions Various locations across Wimmera We are looking for Assistant Educators to join our Early Learning team across Wimmera region.

Locations include: Horsham, Kaniva, Balmoral, Hopetoun, Warracknabeal and more.

The position will be responsible for ensuring all children and families attending the service are provided with a safe, stimulating and supportive environment.

The position may be required to assist in service delivery at peak times or as required at any Uniting Early Years’ service and is flexible with working hours according to service delivery requirements.

Assistant Educator Cert 3 Part-time Ongoing Kaniva location We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Educator (Certificate 3) to join our team at Kaniva. This is a Permanent Part-time position for 40 per fortnight.

The position will be responsible for ensuring all children and families attending the service are provided with a safe, stimulating and supportive environment.

The position may be required to assist in service delivery at peak times or as required at any Uniting Early Years’ service and is flexible with working hours according to service delivery requirements.

About you To be successful in your application, you will have Certificate III in Early Childhood and relevant experience in an Early Childhood services role and Sound discipline knowledge, including the underlying principles of Early Years, gained through experience, education and / or training.

Learn more www.unitingvictas.org.au

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Get in touch

Kate Farlow, Early Learning Coordinator

Katrina Scimone, Team Leader – Child, Youth & Families - Western on 0417 544 055

Part-time Ongoing Warracknabeal location We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Educator Cert 3 to join our Warracknabeal Early Learning centre. This is a Permanent Part-time Position for 60 hours per fortnight.

The position will be responsible for ensuring all children and families attending the service are provided with a safe, stimulating and supportive environment.

The Assistance Educator will monitor the day to day operation of the centre and provide feedback to Room Leaders and management to make informed decisions regarding the operation of the program.

The position may be required to assist in service delivery at peak times or as required at any Uniting Early Years’ service and is flexible with working hours according to service delivery requirements.

About you To be successful in your application, you will have Certificate III in Early Childhood and relevant experience in an Early Childhood services role and Sound discipline knowledge, including the underlying principles of Early Years, gained through experience, education and / or training.

Learn more www.unitingvictas.org.au Interested?

If this sounds like you, apply today. Please upload the following as part of your application to https://careers.unitingvictas.org.au  Cover Letter  Current Resume (no more than 3 pages) Get in touch For more information, please reach out to Kate Farlow, Early Learning Program Manager T: 03 5362 4000 Position closes: Sunday, 13 March 2022

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General Hand and Gardener for Marnoo Piggery

Carines Merchandise have a sales position available in Western Victoria.

20 hrs per week, $30 per hour.

Duties include pressure washing pens.

Suit active pensioner.

• Casual hours • Potential for position to become Part Time Drop resume in or email to horshamcellarbrations@gmail.com

Phone 0448 592 350

21-23 Wilson Street, Horsham

Experienced Worker

EXPERIENCED CROPPING FARM HAND

Bartlett Farms Partnership, Pimpinio, is looking for a hard working, reliable and enthusiastic full-time farm hand to join our team.

We’re looking for an applicant with: • Experience in operating broadacre cropping and harvest plant and equipment • Good mechanical maintenance capabilities • Attention to detail when completing all on-farm tasks • Exceptional communication skills, initiative, and works well within teams • A HC truck licence (not essential) Attractive remuneration on offer, based on prior experience.

To apply please send a resume outlining previous farm experience and include referee details.

For all enquiries, contact Chris Bartlett on 0427 523 331 and email applications to admin@bartlettfarms.com.au.

Applications close 25th February 2022.

To apply online please visit: careers.vic.gov.au Refer to the position number VG/4204A Applications for this vacancy close Wednesday 9 March 2022 GWMWater Contact: Olwen Reynolds, People Talent and Culture Officer GWMWater is an EEO employer and is committed to continuously improving our quality, safety and environmental systems. Full vaccination for COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all staff.

To receive information in relation to this vacancy in an accessible format such as large print, please contact People Talent and Culture during business hours on 1300 659 961.

Mark Williams Managing Director

Community Is Our Middle Name You can be more than part of your community be someone making a difference for people in your community **Attractive salary packaging in addition to salary**

The soon to be opened Orange Door based in Horsham service reform, integrated service delivery and improving outcomes for individuals, children and families. Professional clinical experience and relevant

Current Horsham Orange Door Vacancies: ’s

- $55.05 per hour - $55.05 per hour - $55.05 per hour

Men’

- $55.05 per hour

- $37.54 to $42.94 per hour Contact: Gemma Beavis, Manager Family Violence

rewarding careers in our growing community health

Intensive Case Manager Homelessness

38 hours per week Stawell based $34.20 to $37.54 per hour Contact: Gemma Beavis, Manager Family Violence

Mental Health Clinical Specialist 38 hours per week Stawell based $42.94 to $50.25 per hour

Care and Recovery Coordinator 22.8 hours per week Stawell, Horsham or Ararat based $30.03 to $37.54 per hour

Counsellor

19 hours per week Stawell, Horsham or Ararat based $42.94 per hour Contact: Kelly Eckert, Manager Counselling and Support

Mental Health Support Worker

30.4 hours per week Stawell based $29.11 to $34.89 per hour Contact: Karen Watson, Manager Community and In Home Assist

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Our offering has evolved over the last 10 years to a position where we believe we have the right machines for the market, at the right price with the support and backup to ensure repeat sales.

You’ll be part of a family owned business that is professional, organised with a client solution based focus. We value the long term support of our customers.

This position is about long-term relationship building, being efficient with your time, listening, and being positive and enthusiastic.

For the right person the position can be based anywhere in the territory. We have two branches that may require you to attend to assist with sales etc in Horsham and Ballarat. The position comes with all necessary tools to perform the job including maintained company vehicle and phone/laptop.

This role may be suited to someone who’s like to make the leap from an operational role into sales/product specialist.

Applications are being sought for the following position:

(Fixed Term 18 months) The Project Manager - Horsham SmartWater Project will play a critical role in delivering an innovative and nationally-significant reclaimed water treatment and distribution project in Horsham. The role will be responsible for managing the project from beginning to end, including: > Development of design concepts; > Engaging with project stakeholders; > Managing contract procurement; > Contract management; > Detailed design review; > Construction work monitoring; and > Asset commissioning.

This will include working with and guiding other GWMWater staff members involved in delivering components of the project, although there is no direct staff management responsibility.

The Horsham SmartWater and Integrated Water Management Project is an exciting opportunity to develop a modern, beneficial and sustainable reclaimed water use network in and around Horsham. The $10 million project includes: > Design and construction of a dissolved air flotation (DAF) treatment facility; > Design and construction of a reticulation system to supply the Horsham urban area with reclaimed water for irrigation of green spaces; > Liaison and coordination with existing and new reclaimed water customers; > Engagement of specialist consultants and contractors to assist in delivery of project components; and > Commissioning of the complete, integrated reclaimed water system.

We have a diverse portfolio of products including grain handling, storage and cleaning, earthmoving, telehandlers, conveyors, Implements and general farm needs.

We strongly recommend enquiries from diversified applicants, but a knowledge of agriculture or earthmoving will be essential.

If you already have experience in another facet of ag, this may be the opportunity you’ve been seeking to further yourself.

GWMWater is an innovative and progressive employer committed to contributing to the sustainable growth of communities within the Grampians, Wimmera and Mallee regions.

Project Manager - Horsham SmartWater Project

We currently have a great track record in new and repeat sales but want to grow our business with a dedicated sales professional.

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Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-Operative About Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-Operative (GGAC) GGAC is an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation delivering Primary Health, Allied Health, Home and Community Care, Youth and Community Justice, Aboriginal Family Services and Early Years programs.

Incorporated in 1982, GGAC has continued to grow and adapt to meet the needs of the local Aboriginal community. GGAC relocated to its current location, a purpose-built health facility, in 2007. Since its inception GGAC has been funded to service Aboriginal people residing within the Grampians and Wimmera region of Victoria.

About The Orange Door (TOD) TOD aims to provide a new way for women, children and young people experiencing family violence, and families in need of support with the care, development and wellbeing of children and young people, to access coordinated support. TOD will also focus on perpetrators of family violence, to keep them in view and play a role in holding them accountable for their actions and changing their behaviour.

The State-wide concept highlights that the safety of victim survivors and children will be TOD priority. It also recognises that a gendered understanding of family violence and an understanding of child and family vulnerability are critical to effective services and systems. TOD will be accessible, safe, and welcoming to people, providing quick and simple access to the support and safety they need. TOD will deliver a fundamental change to the way we work with women, children and families, and men.

Aboriginal Practice Lead – 1.0 FTE Horsham

Aboriginal Practice Lead, the role is co-located at TOD and GGAC in Horsham. The Aboriginal Practice Lead will work in close partnership with the Aboriginal Practitioner, and Team Leaders to lead high quality, culturally safe and effective responses to Aboriginal people seeking support and safety through TOD. The Aboriginal Practice Lead will be responsible for providing practice leadership and expert advice to TOD workforce on culturally safe and inclusive specialist family violence services, child and family services and perpetrator interventions. The Aboriginal Practice Lead will provide secondary consultations to internal and external stakeholders and proactively build cultural safety and competence in TOD. This is an Aboriginal designated position, classified under ‘special measures’ of Section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply.

Aboriginal Practitioner – 1.0 FTE Horsham

The Aboriginal Practitioner will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality, culturally safe and effective responses to women, children and families seeking support and safety through TOD. Through a whole of family approach focused on victim/survivor safety and wellbeing, services will also be offered to perpetrators of violence to engage with services to address these behaviours and other support needs.

The Aboriginal Practitioner will report to TOD Team Leader on a dayto-day basis with formal line management and supervision provided by GGAC. They will also receive support and guidance from TOD Aboriginal Practice Lead.

To apply for these positions, you will need: • A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Community Services, Welfare, or the willingness to work towards a qualification.

• Expert knowledge and practice leadership experience within Aboriginal services.

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.

To obtain a position description email: maryanne.lovera@goolumgoolum.org.au To apply please submit: • Cover Letter • Current Resume • Address all selection criteria Addressed to: ceo@goolumgoolum.org.au by no later than 28th February 2022, 5pm.

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The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning of asset replacement and upgrade projects, predominantly for urban water and wastewater treatment services.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a diverse and committed team. If you think you’ll fit right in, we would like to hear from you.

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Refer to the position number VG/4212A The Senior Water Resources Officer is a key role within the Water Resources Division, providing specialist hydrological expertise and oversight to enable the effective management of surface water and groundwater resources within GWMWater’s area of responsibility.

The Senior Water Resources Officer will oversee high level planning, monitoring and operations across all bulk water supply systems as well as the technical assessments, compliance monitoring, and investigation activities necessary to support the management and licensing of surface water and groundwater resources.

They will ensure GWMWater fulfils its obligations under bulk entitlement and Storage Manager instruments, and will lead a range of activities supporting our water licensing responsibilities.

To apply online please visit: careers.vic.gov.au Applications for these vacancies close Wednesday 9 March 2022 GWMWater Contact: Olwen Reynolds, People Talent and Culture Officer GWMWater is an EEO employer and is committed to continuously improving our quality, safety and environmental systems. Full vaccination for COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all staff.

To receive information in relation to these vacancies in an accessible format such as large print, please contact People Talent and Culture during business hours on 1300 659 961.

Mark Williams Managing Director 11 McLachlan Street Horsham gwmwater.org.au

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here’s been a steady buzz of excitement building throughout the Wimmera during the past month or so as sports, entertainment and hospitality stage a comeback to those heady days pre-lockdown.

Hot To Trot harness racing is next in line with the 2022 The Weekly Advertiser Horsham Pacing Cup highlighting an afternoon of action, entertainment and fellowship at Horsham Racing Centre on Sunday.

Gates open at noon with the usual QR code and proof of vaccination required for entry.

Then chip in a gold coin donation for Royal Flying Doctor Service Rural Mental Health Services and you are on the way to a great community event.

Don’t forget to put your entry into the barrel for a chance to be one of 10 Traction Ag Owners For A Day and enjoy having a starter in their sponsored race later in the afternoon.

Pre-race you’ll get to meet up with your horse, trainer and driver and enjoy the hospitality in the Horsham owner’s enclosure.

Watch your horse in the parade ring, follow it on to the track for a warm-up, then ride the emotions from start to finish.

If your judge posts your number in the winner’s frame it’s off to the presentation dais to collect a $1000 cheque from Traction Ag’s sales manager Anthony Redford.

You can unpack the Esky and picnic basket with ‘bring your own’ permitted in reasonable quantities on the grassed areas, but no glass.

Pick your favourite spot and settle down to follow all the action, on and off the track, with the big screen operating to bring you up close.

also with a free $10 betting voucher.

A full TAB service will operate on Horsham and venues nationwide that race, chase or pace.

Stawell bookmaker Peter Stiles is fielding and the Victorian Bookmakers Association has donated lucky betting vouchers to give away.

The powerful Emma StewartClayton Tonkin camp will be looking to add a sixth Horsham Cup trophy to their mantelpiece after victories with Safari, 2006, Philadelphia Man, 2015, Major Secret, 2017, Shadow Sax, 2018, and Mach Dan, 2021.

The stable celebrated a one-two finish on Saturday night in the $50,000 Terang Pacing Cup and will be hoping for a similar result on Sunday with Like A Wildfire and Phoenix Prince.

Lemnos trainer Russell Jack has nominated the recent $30,000 Ararat Pacing Cup winner Perfect Stride and stablemate Boots Electric, $35,000 at Cobram, and will weigh up the options. The pair finished one-two in last year’s $60,000 South Australian Pacing Cup. Also in the mix for a start at Horsham are the Ararat minor placegetters, Bettor Be The Bomb, second, and Major Roll, fourth.

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Horsham club chief executive Jo Cross said there would be live music from popular regional duo Darryn Wardle and Jeff Woodward to enjoy between the races.

“The kids will also be well looked after with ‘Fantasy Faces by Sonia’, free showbags and activities,” she said.

Horses and riders from the ‘HERO’ program are a fan favourite wherever they appear and ‘Lochlee’ and ‘Nardoo’ will be in Horsham for patrons young and old to get up close and personal, before they lead the field out to contest the day’s feature event, $60,000 The Weekly Advertiser Horsham Pacing Cup. For those who like a flutter, the Punters Club at $10 a ticket is the way to go with a seeded starting pool of $500 and first 150 tickets

GREAT DAY: From left, Kiesha Besselaar, James Besselaar, Thalia Albanese, Scarlett McMaster and Oliver McMaster learn the fundamentals of hockey at Horsham College Community Oval.

Open day a ‘great success’ Horsham Hockey Club officials have declared a come-and-try day a success.

Promotions officer Launa Schilling said more than 60 children learned the fundamentals of the game at Horsham College Community Oval on Dimboola Road on Sunday.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better day,” she said.

“It was fantastic. We had great weather and the community’s response was overwhelming.

“About 40 kids have either joined or expressed a keenness to participate in our term one Hookin2Hockey program.”

The club’s next Hookin2Hockey event is on March 2 from 4.45pm.

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CONCENTRATION: Telangatuk East took on Haven in A Special competition on Saturday. Telangatuk’s Daniel Rogers, left, and Haven’s Rebecca Bird, below, are a picture of concentration. The clubs now head into round 12 with five wins each. Bird went undefeated on Saturday while Rogers won both his doubles games. Pictures: KAREN REES

eaders at the top of a Wimmera tennis pennant ladder continue to pull away from the pack with two home-and-away rounds left to play in the Central Wimmera Tennis Association.

The top-four and finals competitors have now been locked in after round 11.

Horsham Lawn, St Michaels, Kalkee and Drung South Purple will now fight it out for positions within the four and crucially, a home-court advantage in the finals.

Kalkee has continued its late-season form with an upset win over ladderleader’s Horsham Lawn at the weekend.

The side handed Horsham Lawn its second loss of the season, claiming the win 10-87 to 2-54.

Kalkee now sits only one win and four points behind Horsham Lawn and St Michaels on the ladder, as a fierce top-three begins to play out.

With Horsham Lawn and St Michaels scheduled to meet in the final round of the season, it leaves a prospect of a final top-three, possibly equal on points.

Meanwhile, Drung South Purple has locked in fourth position on the ladder.

The side trumped Drung South Orange 8-80 to 4-70.

St Michaels came out on top against Central Park, 8-81 to 4-45.

The penultimate match of the season, round 12, starts at the weekend.

St Michaels should be favourite to beat competitive Drung South Purple.

Drung South Orange will have a tough time containing the in-form Kalkee when they meet on Saturday, while Horsham Lawn will expect to claim the win over Central Park.

With finals just around the corner, all sides will be keen to find their best form yet and give themselves the best chance of a successful finals campaign.

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atimuk United Football Netball Club leaders plan to front the Horsham District Football Netball League 2022 season with a well-run and consistent operation.

Finishing midtable in the senior football and netball ladders, club leaders are confident their foundations are strong and ready for the first full-year of competition since 2019.

President Greg Radford said with some luck and a strong club culture, Natimuk United had maintained a ‘sturdy ship’ since the end of the interrupted 2021 season.

“Our playing lists haven’t changed much other than our younger players are another year older,” he said.

He said their success was measured through the club’s high returning participation rate.

“We run four football and seven netball teams,” he said.

“With a town population of just over 500 people, we are doing pretty good.”

Mr Radford said the club had injected money into making its facilities the ‘best in the league by a mile’.

“We can host night games and the football ground’s surface is exceptional,” he said.

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a while ago, to have the best facilities around, as well as an incredibly high community feel.”

Mr Radford said with community sport participation rates down in recent years, his club wanted to support the wider health of the league’s junior programs.

“We want everyone who comes to Natimuk to walk away feeling welcome,” he said.

“We have drilled that message home within our club. If we need to help opposition clubs to support local community football, then that is what needs to happen. If an opposition team is short on kids and we want to still play a game, we will make sure that two teams can play on the day.

“It is about community spirit and we all need to help each other out in that space.

“If everyone can leave through our gates at the end of the day and remember it as a great, fair day’s play – then that’s where we stand.”

Netball director Kate-lyn Perkin said the club had implemented a ‘big’ support network for players and coaches after a tough past couple of years.

“We’ve recognised the past couple of years have been hard and our coaches have so much work to do, especially outside of game day,” she said.

“We want to give them as much

SHOW OF STRENGTH: Natimuk United senior footballers line up before the inaugural Anzac Memorial Arapiles Cup between Natimuk United and Noradjuha-Quantong in 2021.

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“We don’t want to burn out people.

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Mrs Perkin said the club had secured all their netball coaches ‘reasonably’ early and brought on a fitness coach,

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coach mentor and development coach as part of their new coaching-support structure.

She said the club would enter the new season with a completely new A Grade netball team.

“We have been fortunate to have a really strong A Grade side for a few years. But now our young guns will have an opportunity to step up and be the next best thing,” she said.

“It will be a huge transition year for

us, but we are really excited by it. Our recent A Grade netballers will still be involved in the club but will be taking a backseat this year.”

Senior football coach Jarred Combe said his side’s focus in 2022 would be on achieving consistency.

“Last season we sort of struggled for the first three quarters of the year with having performance and team selection consistency,” he said.

“With so many changes we had to make each game, through injury and availability, it was hard to build a strong team platform.

“And with the interrupted season and lockdowns affecting training, it was hard for our injured players to get the recovery support they needed, or to muster a strong block of training to build that post-injury confidence to fully move past their injuries.”

Combe said pre-season training had generated positive vibes and enthusiasm, however he was under no illusion the side still had to improve on its performances.

“Last year we were not effective or efficient when we were in control of games,” he said.

“We want to develop a consistency with our playing that means we keep the same level head as the game situation changes.

“We really want to limit the fluctuations between are best and worst.”

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eaders at Ararat Football Netball Club have earmarked unity and momentum as key proponents of their future success in Wimmera Football Netball League.

The senior football and netball sides finished 2021 in the lower half the ladder, among competitive midtable clubs.

President David Hosking said things got messy at the end of last year when COVID-19 pulled the rug from beneath them and the season ended earlier than expected.

However, he said he was confident a reshuffling of roles within the club and a continuation of a rebuilding approach started last year, would continue to build momentum for the senior sides 2022 seasons.

“We think we have advanced where our football and netball sides were in 2021,” he said.

“We all want to win premierships every year, but we started a bit of a rebuild last year and we want to consolidate that this season. 2022 is about building on that rebuild.”

Mr Hosking said he was also focusing on maintaining high participation rates of footballers and netballers within the club.

“That is a big thing for us, getting

people into football and netball and maintaining good participation rates,” he said.

Netball director Celine Bush commended Mr Hosking’s stewardship of the club during recent years.

“Things are looking positive. We have a great club president with excellent vision,” she said.

Mrs Bush said the senior netball sides have had an injection of new players during the off-season.

“Change is good and the club is very united in where we are heading in 2022,” she said.

“We are seeing a bigger number of netballers involved than we have had for a few years. These new players are having a positive effect on the club.

“It is a great sign for the club that players from neighbouring clubs are choosing to play their netball with us.”

Mrs Bush said she was confident with some exciting junior talent possibly stepping into more senior roles in the netball sides, the new senior netball coaches had a lot to work with.

“Bec Skrabl will be coaching the A Grade side and Lauren Armstrong will be looking after our B Grade team,” she said.

“However, there will be a lot of collaboration in their roles, as we look to build a squad of senior netballers that will push each other and create a healthy competition for spots.”

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“Our aim is to make all our new players feel welcome and have them be a part of the club moving forward,” Mrs Bush said.

Senior football coach Matt Walder said internal goals and improvement were driving his side’s 2022 season.

“We are only worrying about what

we are doing,” he said. “You hear things from outside the club and we can make comparisons all we like with our competition, but we are concentrating on us.

“Obviously our internal expectations were going to rise from this year to last year.

“We were bottom half of ladder in 2021 and just weren’t good enough.

“This year we are projecting a higher level of achievement than what we produced last year.”

Walder said being able to train has helped everyone this year and his side was preparing as best as they could.

“It is all systems go and we are making our way through our scheduled programs, getting everyone right for round one,” he said.

“Obviously the team’s drive has to start at the top, but it will be a combination of youth and experience and new recruits taking us forward.

“Our experienced personnel are helping preach that message.”

Walder said coaching management had a plan to attract experienced Ararat people back to the football club to help ‘thicken’ the squad.

“Liam Cavanagh will be joining us.

He has been playing good metro footy in Melbourne but is from the area originally,” he said.

“Alan Batchelor is the same. He is from here but has spent some time in Ballarat recently.

“Other guys such as Ben Christodolou and Matt Hutchesson have come up from Melbourne to bolster our young side.”

Walder said in terms of his team’s image heading into the 2022 seasons, all the Rats footballers were concerned about was their actions on game day.

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DESPERATION: Jung Tigers veteran Marty Knight, left, sends down a delivery against Noradjuha-Toolondo at Horsham City Oval. Above, fellow Tiger veteran Chris Walter shows desperation in the field.

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Points critical as finals loom T

BY DEAN LAWSON

he make-up of Horsham Cricket Association’s top four sits on a knife-edge with teams desperate to avoid missing the finals with two home-and-away games remaining.

A five-team competition means all will play in the finals except one and it remains far from certain which outfit will drop out of contention.

Noradjuha-Toolondo has continued to shore up its position of red-hot premiership favourite at the top of the A Grade table and Homers are in good shape in second spot.

But third-placed Rupanyup-Minyip is only six points or a win ahead of fifth-placed West Wimmera.

Jung Tigers are holding on grimly to fourth position, only three points ahead of the Warriors.

The Bullants underlined their domination of the competition with a T20 grand-final victory over Homers on Sunday night, answering the Pigeons’ 72 with 4-74.

The victory came a day after the Bullants profoundly dispatched the Tigers in a 45-over-a-side game, also at Horsham City Oval.

All-rounder Matt Combe starred with bat and ball as Noradjuha-Toolondo clipped 184 and then ran through a depleted Tigers list for 86.

Combe made an unbeaten 82 and

SHORT-GAME WINNERS: Noradjuha-Toolondo T20 premiers and supporters after Sunday night’s win over Homers. followed up with a 5-18 haul. Others to do well included Justtin Combe, 33, Kent Hair, 24, Tony Caccaviello, 21, and Anthony Cutter, 3-37.

For the Tigers, only Angus Adams, 20 and 3-37 and Prageeth Malin-

ga Hewa Pothuwilage, 24 down the list, made a serious impression in the scorebook.

At the same time, Homers scored victory over West Wimmera in a gripping game at Nhill’s Davis Park.

The Pigeons responded to West Wimmera’s 8-174 by passing the target with five wickets down in the 43rd over.

Paddy Mills, 42, Chaminda Gamage, 35, Adam Atwood, 32, top-scored for

the winners and Gamage captured 3-21.

The Warriors’ openers Mitch Dahlenburg, 43, and Nathan Alexander, 39, led the West Wimmera effort.

Homers now meet Noradjuha-Toolondo in a fascinating clash at Horsham’s Sunnyside Oval, while West Wimmera has a bye.

The desperate Tigers face Rupanyup-Minyip, coming off a bye, at Minyip.

This week: Homers v Noradjuha-Toolondo, Rupanyup-Minyip v Jung Tigers at Minyip, West Wimmera, bye.

Last week: Noradjuha-Toolondo 184 (M. Combe 82, J. Combe 33, K. Hair 24, T. Caccaviello 21; A. Adams 3-43) d Jung Tigers 86 (P. Malinga Hewa Pothuwilage 24, A. Adams 20; M. Combe 5-18, A. Cutter 3-37), Homers 5-175 (P. Mills 42, C. Gamage 35, W. Goudie 32no) d West Wimmera 8-174 (M. Dahlenburg 43, N. Alexander 39, L. Preston 22; C. Gamage 3-21, A. Atwood 3-28).

T20 grand final: Noradjuha-Toolondo 4-74 d Homers 72 (T. Caccaviello 4-5).

Ladder: Noradjuha-Toolondo 72 points, 1.44 percent; Homers 54, 1.18; Rupanyup-Minyip 39, 0.72; Jung Tigers 36, 0.81; West Wimmera 33, 0.96.

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aturday will feature the final round of Grampians Cricket Association this season.

In A Grade, Buangor-Tatyoon is at home to Youth Club, Pomonal will welcome Halls Gap and Swifts-Great Western will host Chalambar at Stawell’s Central Park.

The ladder looks fairly straightforward but there is still a fair bit to play for on Saturday.

Can Youth Club continue its winning way against the Hawks, who have reached their peak after thrashing the Tigers? Can the Gappers beat Pomonal by enough to replace them in fourth position? And can Chalambar avoid relegation by defeating a wobbly Combine?

Youth Club travels to Tatyoon to take on the Hawks with a renewed confidence following their defeat of the Combine.

Against the team is a poor record at this ground and a group of cricketers playing every bit like the top outfit.

The Clubbers will have to make more runs than last Saturday if they expect to trouble the Hawks.

This means Nic Baird and co have to be on song against Zander McDougal, James Phillips and Callum Baker.

The Hawks have displayed batting depth this season, which means Clubbers bowlers Tom Thulborn, Baird,

and Clinton Slorach will have to work hard to both restrict and dismiss the Hawks batters.

At Pomonal, the home side’s qualifications to feature in the finals will be put to the test by the Gappers, who will be thinking a big win here might see them replace the Tigers as finalists.

Charlie McIntosh and Josef Martin dominated the Gappers last innings with a 110 unfinished partnership and will look to repeat this feat.

Members of the Gappers attack all took wickets last week, so the Tigers batting won’t find the going all that easy this week either.

It is a big ask to make up 0.5 of a percent at this stage of the season, but the Gappers have nothing to lose.

At Stawell’s Central Park, the Combine, still smarting from its defeat by the Clubbers, will be hoping for a strengthened side against Chalambar.

Chalambar needs a win, or at least a good showing against the Combine to avoid relegation next season.

Missing a few of their better batters last week, the Combine will be hoping for the return of Rick Peters, Tom Eckel, Jack Cann, Tom Fitzgerald and Jamie Bach for a run into the finals.

Chalambar needs runs from Sam Pilgrim and Guddie Singh and bowling

HOPEFUL: Swifts-Great Western will be hoping for a return of the likes of Rick Peters, pictured, this week.

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER efforts from McKinnis and Vincent to worry the Combine.

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through Clint Slorach, 4-21, and Tom Thulborn, 4-22, in the 34th over.

The Combine started well but were let down by their middle-order who succumbed to rash shots and finished on 110.

The bright spot for the Combine was under-16 player Jack Harney who in his first game took 4-8.

The Hawks, 6-204, well and truly overcame Pomonal, 95.

Features of this match were Tyler Cronin’s century, 111 not out, and Zander McDougall’s 3-14.

At Halls Gap the home side, 1-142, easily accounted for Chalambar, 119, in a game that lasted only 43 overs.

This week: Buangor-Tatyoon v Youth Club, Pomonal v Halls Gap, SwiftsGreat Western v Chalambar.

Last week: Halls Gap 1-142 (C. McIntosh 89no, J. Martin 31) d Chalambar 119 (J. Barbieri 32), Buangor-Tatyoon 6-204 (T. Cronin 111no, M. Harris 31, S. Cronin 25) d Pomonal 95 (S. Allen 3-8, A. McDougall 3-14), Youth Club 8-119 (M. Healy 36, R. Scott 30; J. Harney 4-8) d Swifts-Great Western 110 (S. Cocks 29; C. Slorach 4-21, T. Thulborn 4-22).

Ladder: Buangor-Tatyoon 63 points, 2.13 percent; Swifts-Great Western 48, 1.89; Youth Club 42, 1.26; Pomonal 24, 0.55; Halls Gap 18, 0.61; Chalambar 12, 0.51.

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even new additions to a Hall of Fame was the perfect way to kickstart Volleyball Horsham’s summer season.

John Mibus, Katrina Jolley, Donna Dunmore, Darren Gemmola, Kara Johnson, Nathan and Joanne Berry all received thunderous applause for their contributions to volleyball in Horsham when they won recognition at a season launch on Saturday night.

Mibus was the first inducted for his contribution as one of the best and most watchable players back when he started his career in the early ’70s.

Mibus got tongues wagging from the younger members of the audience when he recalled how his Horsham Technical School team of the mid-70s used to train on asphalt, without kneepads, with their mantra being to hurt the opposition as best they could, even if that meant aiming for their heads.

They used to travel to school tournaments by train.

Jolley was one of the association’s best female players of the 1980s and early ’90s, renowned for her booming serve and strong hitting.

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Horsham girl players, which enabled strong teams to enter tournaments.

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am teams. Gemmola also started his career in Ararat and was a member of the Ararat team that won a Horsham A Grade title in 1985.

Gemmola came to the fore when the association reformed in the early ’90s, both on and off the court, and will

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She has a list of credits that took

more than two minutes to read out, highlighted by her three country championship gold medals and her state league gold medal.

Johnson has contributed off the court as well giving time as the association’s treasurer, academy coach and state team assistant coach.

Nathan Berry has done it tough throughout his career, following in the footsteps of his brother Matthew.

Nathan has had to bide his time and in doing so has won a country championship division-two gold medal and been an all-star-seven team selection on two occasions.

Nathan is a foundation Phantoms member where he has won a division-two gold medal and a division-one silver medal and is now in the premier team.

Joanne Berry was caught completely by surprise when association stalwart Tim Popple presented her with her induction plaque.

Popple remembered the times when Joanne would cook tea for him when he attended a committee meeting at the Berry household, citing Joanne as ‘like a mum’ to him and all the boys and girls involved with Volleyball Horsham over the journey.

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