70 YEARS: Goff and Joyce Letts, of Stawell, are celebrating 70 years of love, marriage and adventure next week. The pair were married in November 1952 in Melbourne and have called the Wimmera home for almost 40 years after time in the Northern Territory. Mr Letts said the best advice he could give about being married for seven decades was to fall in love and stay in love.
study has found 65 percent of Wimmera and southern Mallee families with young children ex perience barriers to employment due to lack of access to childcare.
The report, ‘Childcare in the Wim mera Southern Mallee – Understand ing the story’ collected data about centre-based long day care demand and availability across Horsham Ru ral City municipality and Hindmarsh, Northern Grampians, West Wimmera and Yarriambiack shires.
Across the region, 2021 Census data shows there are 2555 children aged four and younger. The By Five report reveals a capacity 869 childcare posi tions.
There are 300 children on waitlists
for childcare, while five towns with populations of more than 500 people do not have access to childcare.
Horsham mother Amanda Blake said she had experienced long childcare waitlists for her children, Harvey and Oliver Neville.
“I have had Oliver on every waitlist there is since he was one week old and Harvey was on waitlists at a couple of childcare centres for two years,” she said.
“I had even gone as far as emailing MPs Emma Kealy and Anne Webster to ask what they are going to do about the issue.
“I am back at work now as I was lucky to just get a spot two weeks before I went back to work. However, until that happened, I was in limbo and telling my employer that I wasn’t sure if I would be able to come back.”
“Sixty-five percent of surveyed Wimmera Southern Mallee families indicated they were unable to access the required 10 to 30 hours of child care needed to return to work, or work in a higher skilled position,” she said.
“The findings within this report em phasise our region’s extreme childcare shortage and the challenges with cur rent market-based childcare delivery models, which are not fit for purpose in smaller rural areas.
“It is essential that our region offers strong and stable childcare, enabling parents and carers to work and-or train while their children access highquality services.”
Mrs Martin said the report delivered
data-based findings, which supported what By Five staff had anecdotally heard from local families and child care providers for years.
There are 34 job vacancies in the Wimmera and southern Mallee early childcare centres and to meet waitlist demands, another 84 staff are needed.
Mrs Martin said staff shortages were a significant factor in delivering ad ditional childcare placements.
“Deep diving into the workforce retention and supply challenges are critical for attractive solution develop ment,” she said.
“Looking at how we can encourage school leavers to undertake childcare careers while supporting those work ing within the industry with ongoing training and mentoring is vital.
“Advocating for pay parity across the sector is also crucial.”
Mrs Martin said investigating sus tainable funding models for childcare infrastructure was also a priority.
“To assist our children’s develop ment and regional transformation, we’re proposing trialling transforma tional service models, including advo cating for block funding in rural and remote areas – not relying on a shortterm grant-based funding approach,” she said.
“Infrastructure is a critical compo nent supporting service delivery.
“We’ll be investigating infrastruc ture funding across the region, and exploring options to leverage local assets, attract development and max imise government infrastructure in vestments.”
The report is available online at www.wda.org.au/services/byfive
Saturday marks the first State Election under new elector al boundaries, with Lowan and Ripon expanding to the south and the east of Victoria.
In the 2021 redivision, the Lowan electorate gained 5634 voters from Ripon, particularly around Stawell and Great Western, 1591 voters from Polwarth and 114 from South-West Coast.
Ripon electorate gained 5994 voters from Buninyong, 1111 from Wendou ree and 390 from Polwarth electorates.
Liberal Member for Ripon Louise Staley won her seat in the last elec tion by 15 votes after distribution of preferences.
Swinburne University politics and public policy senior lecturer Damon Alexander, a former Donald resident, said while he could not foresee many changes in rural seats he had been studying, Ripon would be an interest ing seat to watch.
He predicts Ms Staley will retain the seat.
“If the boundaries that are in place now were in place at the last election, Labor would have won by about two
percent based on how the votes fell last time,” he said.
“Louise Staley is starting behind the eight ball this time around. She has to pick up that two percent to keep the seat.
“With new boundaries, Ripon has lost areas such as Donald and Charl ton that were pretty heavy conserva tive voting areas, and areas picked up in the south-east corner are Labor leaning.
“Looking at Wendouree north, for example, at the last election, they vot ed heavily in favour of Labor and the outskirts of Ballarat along with areas around Hadden and Bunkers Hill are quite strongly Labor leaning as well.
“So as far as the redistribution goes, it hasn’t done Louise Staley any fa vours.
“However, two percent isn’t much to make up – particularly with a govern ment that has been criticised across a range of areas due to the pandemic and the fact that it’s been in power for some time now and governments do tend to get a little bit tired.”
Dr Alexander said the increasing size of electorates would continue to be a challenge for rural communities.
“It’s a long-term trend – as the popu
lation of people living in rural areas has decreased over the past 70 to 80 years, the number of rural seats has continually been eaten away,” he said.
“It does mean that geographically, the seats get much larger and the larger they get the more diversity they have to try to incorporate.
“There’s also the practical difficul ties with trying to cover a seat as large as Lowan. It does make it hard for lo cal members to keep in touch with all parts of the electorate.”
Dr Alexander said the flip side was the value in ensuring representation was ‘reasonably equal’ of numbers living in each electorate.
“Neither situation is ideal because we could make it so that the seats were geographically smaller and that would give rural people much higher levels of representation in parliament and that’s not necessarily democratic either,” he said.
Following the redistribution, Lowan remined the biggest state electorate, covering 41,857.8 square kilometres.
Hugh Delahunty, member for Wim mera and Lowan from 1999 to 2014, said there were opportunities and challenges for politicians representing large electorates.
“I think in country areas, everyone gets to know their local member for parliament,” he said.
“The member also gets to know a lot of people across the electorate and has more personal contact with people as they visit schools, hospitals and events.
“Members need, and have the oppor tunity, to earn the respect of people in the electorate and ensure they have the confidence to come to their member with challenges.
“As a big community, I also found people were respectful that you cannot be everywhere and it required forward planning to visit each town.”
Mr Delahunty said his goal was to try to make people feel comfortable to approach him and explain issues and opportunities, and for him to un derstand them.
“People want to live in a place that is positive,” he said.
Mr Delahunty said there was a chal lenge in making the most of the time available.
“If you don’t multitask, there isn’t enough time to do what needs to be done when you spend so much time on the road,” he said.
“Mobile phones and hands-free de
vices were a blessing. I clearly re member saying in parliament that I could fit 76 of the other 87 Victorian electorates into Lowan.
“There are a lot of schools, hospitals, human services and roads that need to be maintained.”
Dr Alexander said being a ‘safe’ seat disadvantaged Lowan.
“Safe seats tend to get ignored and they tend to miss out; whereas if you are on a fairly small margin, then you’re much more likely to have both the major parties visit and make the sort of promises they tend to make in the lead up to elections,” he said.
“Emma Kealy is a good local mem ber and the redistribution will prob ably take a couple of percent off the primary vote that Nationals typically have there, but it still leaves her with an insurmountable margin.
“It’s not a seat that you ever imagine Labor picking up.
“However, for people in Ripon, it’s not a bad thing. As a marginal seat, they’re more likely to get the attention of both the major parties.”
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Dunmunkle communities will have a childcare centre at Murtoa after the State Government and opposition both committed to a build.
An effort to replace and repurpose heritage floorboards at Horsham Town Hall started last week.
Horsham Rural City Council has em ployed Locks Construction contractors to replace the floorboards in Horsham Town Hall’s Heritage Hall with ‘like-for-like’ boards after a successful $200,000 grant from Heritage Victoria.
Construction will occur across six months with conservation work to also include re pairs on the hall’s sub-floor structure.
Kevin O’Brien, the council’s director of communities and place, said the site had architectural and heritage importance and the project would meet full heritage requirements.
“This will ensure that further decline of the floor’s condition is avoided and that continued community use of the space is protected into the future,” he said.
“The new floor will facilitate the return of large community functions and activi ties hosted at the auditorium and preserve the structural integrity of this state herit age-listed building,” he said.
He said the heritage floorboards would be stored off site to be repurposed in a notyet-identified ‘appropriate project’.
The State Government will fast-track the childcare centre, at Murtoa College, as part of a commitment to build 50 new government-owned and run earlyeducation centres in ‘communities that need them most’ if re-elected at the State Election on Saturday.
The centre, to open in 2025, would be one of four centres set to jump the construction queue of 30 alreadyannounced locations across the state.
The Nationals have also committed $845,000 for a childcare centre at Murtoa, ensuring the construction on the project should start regardless of Saturday’s election result.
This latest infrastructure commit ment followed an announcement from Labor candidate for Lowan Mick Monaghan, who also prom ised to contribute $200,000 towards Murtoa skatepark, and a $100,000 grant for Centre for Participation at Horsham.
Yarriambiack Shire Council mayor Kylie Zanker said ‘tireless work’ of councillors, staff and communities had paid off and the announcement for a new childcare centre in Murtoa was ‘music to our ears’.
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Victorian Fisheries Authority is preparing Lake Toolondo to reclaim its status as a fishing hotspot by autumn by removing tonnes of carp from the waterway.
The lake, at 22 percent capacity on Wednesday last week, will receive a water allocation from Rocklands Res ervoir, sitting at 68 percent capacity.
Victoria Fisheries Authority inland fisheries manager Anthony Forster said Lake Toolondo was renowned for producing ‘amazing, big, trophy brown trout’.
“Toolondo relies on water to be transferred from Rocklands Reservoir. The last time that happened was 2011 and we’re really happy that it’s hap pening again,” he said.
“There will be about 28,000 mega litres transferred – that will get the
lake to 3.5 metres minimum depth by April. That’s really good news.”
Mr Forster said 100 tonnes of carp had been removed from the lake in preparation for the water increase.
“We have a private contractor who is doing a great job of removing carp,” he said.
“It’s not about eradication; it’s about getting carp numbers down to levels that are not going to impact the trout fishery.
“Carp are everywhere and as an introduced species, if there are too many, they damage the productivity of a system.
“They remove vegetation, colour up and decrease water quality, decrease plant life and cause all sorts of prob lems in terms of how they respond to the environment. However, all those issues are about numbers of carp rath er than carp alone.”
Mr Forster said it was possible to have a viable fishery with modest numbers of carp that coexisted with trout without issue.
“Lake Toolondo has been one of our greatest stock trout fisheries and we’ve been checking the water qual ity, dissolved oxygen and water tem perature,” he said.
“It’s a little bit warm to stock trout at the moment, but we’re expecting that water temperature will decrease by April.
“So we’re gearing up to have a good number of quality brown trout ready to go into the lake in March or April, depending on water temperature and depth.”
Mr Forster said people were ‘pumped’ to see water and fish head ing for the lake.
“Recreational fishers know how good Toolondo has been in the past.
The secret to Stawell residents Goff and Joyce Letts’ 70 years of marriage is loving each other as much now as they did on their wedding day.
Mr and Mrs Letts will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on November 29.
Mrs Letts said she believed the se cret to a long and happy marriage was following the vows they made to each other.
“We promised to do this and it wasn’t difficult to do because we were in love and I still love him as much as I did 70 years ago,” she said.
Mrs Letts said the pair first met at a tennis meeting in Leongatha, how ever, Goff had not remembered her from that meeting.
“Then one day I went around to where he was boarding to ask two girls I knew to come to a party at my place and this bloke was there, so I told him he could come, if he wanted to,” she said.
“He came a bit late because he had a rifle shoot in Traralgon. He knocked on the back door and I went to see who it was and invited him in.
“We were playing games and we had cards with names on them and I hadn’t looked at mine, but I handed Goff one and he had a look at it and he said ‘Adam, where’s Eve’ and I pulled out a card with ‘Eve’ on it.
“He still thinks to this day that I or ganised it, but I didn’t – it was meant to happen.”
Mr Letts said the pair were married at Canterbury, Melbourne.
“We spent our wedding night and honeymoon in the old Bellfield Hotel in the Grampians and had a very nice time, only I found out Joyce didn’t like heights,” he said.
“My highlight of our lives is having a beautiful family.”
Mrs Letts said her husband had made her life more interesting than she ever expected it would be.
“He has taken me on adventures all over the world, and that was in be tween having six children,” she said.
“We had three children, moved to the Northern Territory for 30 years and had three more children while we were there.”
Mr Letts said as a veterinary sur
geon, the Federal Government called on him to lead a team in the Northern Territory to eradicate a serious cattle disease.
“My other main interest was in con servation and I was fortunate to get an appointment as the chairman of the Wildlife Advisory Council for North ern Territory and later on as chairman of the Conservation Commission,” he said.
“It was an interesting and unbeliev able 30 years.
“We moved back to Victoria and I chaired Wimmera Mallee Water be fore I was chief commissioner of the new Loddon Shire after it merged.
“Meanwhile Joyce ran a coffee shop in Donald and looked after the chil dren.
“We then decided to buy a farm, when we were in our 50s. We had never farmed in our life and that kept us fairly busy.”
Mr Letts said they were blessed to have reached 90 and 94 years old and to be celebrating a 70th wedding an niversary.
It’s extraordinary. It becomes alive with productivity – yabbies, mudeyes, gudgeon, minnow – it’s such a pro ductive system,” he said.
“The productivity comes from the fact it isn’t a permanent waterbody — it dries up regularly — so when you flood it, you get this incredible productivity.
“Nutrients come out of the water, aquatic plants kick in and it’s a cycle that trout thrive in.
“I know a lot of people have been seriously impacted by flooding and we are dealing with black water events as a result of major flooding across the state, but not so much in the Wim mera.
“Flooding is a natural process and creates great productivity, as long as it’s not too extreme or lasts for too long, fisheries will benefit from it.”
Mr Forster said lakes across the
Wimmera were coming back to life after more than a decade.
“We’re trying to create a smorgas bord of fishing opportunities for all seasons. We go where the fish prefer to go and perform the best and there are some terrific waters out in the western part of the state,” he said.
“Victorian Fisheries Authority has stocked a large number of native fish in Rocklands Reservoir over the past four to five years.
“The fish, golden perch and Murray cod, are coming of age and this spring we are getting great reports of fantas tic catches.
“Keen fishers should get out there to throw some lures around, fish off the bank or use bait and there’s a high probability of catching a golden perch or Murray cod.”
Violenceagainst women and chil dren affects all communities.
It affects all demographics and all cul tures. It affects women and girls in many ways – not always physically, but always about power and control.
It involves behaviours and attitudes –sometimes unconscious – that are deeply ingrained in society.
Violence against women and children is among the more significant areas of concern for both police and communities across the Wimmera, and remains among the highest reported rates of crime in our region.
A 16-day international campaign will raise awareness and call for real action that can end violence against women and girls.
The 16 Days of Activism against Gen der-Based Violence begins on Friday with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. It concludes on December 10 with Human Rights Day.
The prevalence of violence against wom en and children is so significant that everyone knows someone who is a victim-sur vivor; they likely also know a perpetrator.
They might be a victim-survivor or a perpetrator themselves; and they might not even recognise it.
Women are nearly three times more likely than men to experience violence from an intimate partner.
One woman a week is murdered by a current or former partner in Australia, and almost 10 women are hospitalised for as sault injuries perpetrated by a spouse or domestic partner every day.
Statistics, published by Our Watch, show
one-in-two women will experience sexual harassment in their lifetime. One-in-three women have experienced physical or sex ual violence perpetrated by a man they know – the most prevalent being among women aged 18 to 34 – and one-in-four women will experience emotional abuse.
It takes a long-term toll on women’s health and wellbeing, and on that of their family and community.
There is significant work already hap pening across the region to break the cycle – educating and empowering people and communities to identify behaviours and attitudes that can contribute to violence against women and children, and the ways in which they can support cultural change.
This is not a women’s issue; it is not a men’s issue. It is a whole of society issue and the responsibilty lies with us all.
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On behalf of Wimmera Hospice Care Auxiliary, I wish to thank the Wimmera community for the support given to our quilt auction on November 6.
We had a most successful day and the donations we received contributed greatly to that.
Donations of beautiful quilts came from all over the Wimmera and beyond, as did items on the trading table.
Thank you also to the following people and organisations: Penny Flynn for bis cuits for afternoon tea; Amcal pharmacy, Cooks, and Jan Cameron for raffle prizes.
Jan made the beautiful Scottish family displayed on the raffle table.
Thanks to the members of the Masonic Lodge for the use of their hall; Horsham East Rotary Club for the display boards and their assistance in erecting these; John and Mary Spehr and Adrian and Gillian Vanderwaal who spent two days helping out; O’Brien Windscreens, Souss’ Plumb ing and Horsham council for allowing us to display our banner; and Steve Kelly, our very capable auctioneer who gave up his free time for us.
Thanks also to Carmel O’Kane, who also gave up her free time to give us a short
talk on hospice; Lea and Peter Crammond, who contributed greatly to the success of the day; and our auxiliary members, who always put in an extraordinary amount of work to make our functions a success.
Last, but definitely not least – thanks to the husbands of our members, who will ingly and happily help in any way possible when needed.
Thank you to all who contributed to the success of the day. We are extremely thankful for the support we continually receive from this wonderful community.
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AUCTION: Friday 16th December 2022 @ 2.00pm
Venue: Haven Public Hall
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Located in the heart of the Horsham Industrial Estate this versatile commercial / industrial warehouse premises offers many opportunities due to its suitability to a multitude of enterprises and business applications (STCA). Set on a 3598 m2 securely fenced allotment with a generous 40 metre frontage to Plumpton Road this wellpresented property comprises a 15m x 23m x 4.2m steel portal framed warehouse with sliding door access to the side yard.
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BY MICHAEL SCALZO
Organisers of an institutional Horsham festival have had to rethink this week end’s activities as continued spring rain throws curveballs their way.
Kannamaroo Festival will return in 2022, how ever with soaked earth and saturated grounds at the festival’s intended Horsham Showground base, Horsham Plaza carpark will now host the festival’s carnival and marketplace on Saturday and Sunday.
‘Black Friday’ shopping will continue as planned on Friday evening, as will a 6pm out door family movie at Roberts Place.
A ‘carnival’ at the race-course end of Horsham Plaza carpark will start at 10.30am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday.
ACE Radio’s Pyrotechnical Fireworks Spec tacular, a fireworks show in sync with a music broadcast on MIXX FM, will go ahead as planned at Horsham Showground on Saturday at 9.30pm.
Kannamaroo Festival committee chair Di Bell said she hoped the community who loved Kan namaroo’s annual ‘street party’ would head along to the new venue and enjoy the family fun.
“Once again we have modified the festivities to suit available conditions, which has been quite a challenge 10 days out from the festival,” she said.
Mrs Bell said the festival had dealt with modi fications to its scheduling since COVID interrup
tions first started in 2020, however the fact the community and festival organisers found a way to ensure activities went ahead was a sign of the community’s resilience, “with a capital R”.
“It is great to have something this weekend to get out to and see people we might not have seen in a while,” she said.
“Hopefully the weather is great and we can get back to the life we know, because this festival is about community connection.
“People often tell me they just love wandering around chatting to people at Kannamaroo, so get out and have some fun.”
Kannamaroo Festival highlights include Fri day, late business trading, 6pm movie at Roberts Place and singer-songwriter Eric Bogle at Hor sham Town Hall at 7.30pm; Saturday, Horsham Plaza carpark carnival from 10.30am until late, MIXX FM’s Pyrotechnical Fireworks Spec tacular, 9.30pm; Sunday, Horsham Plaza carpark carnival, petting zoo, market and WACK’s ‘Gas oline and Caffeine’ car and bike show between 9am and 2pm.
People wanting to watch and listen to MIXX FM’s Pyrotechnical Fireworks Spectacular live at Horsham Showground have been asked to ‘bring a torch’ and to ‘dodge the puddles’. There will be no parking at the showground.
Mrs Bell said people should follow the Kan namaroo Festival Facebook page for further information and updates and to access a detailed festival program.
Maddix Hughes has spent the past year completing a certificate three in business and working as a trainee at Horsham branch of aged-care services company Home Instead.
Miss Hughes, a Skillinvest Horsham trainee, won a finalist nomination for training-group peak body Apprentice ship Employment Network’s Trainee of the Year — an award that showcases the hard work and resilience of Victorian trainees and apprentices.
She will travel to Melbourne for the award ceremony tonight.
Fiona Welsh of Home Instead Horsham said throughout the year, she was ‘very excited’ about Miss Hughes’ growth, and lauded her trainee’s dedication to the business and to its aged-care clients.
“Maddix has spent a lot of time on the phones with caregivers and managing their schedules, as well as making real connections with our clients,” she said.
“I know they will be very sad to hear that she is moving on.”
Miss Hughes said she hoped to one day be a flight attendant, and at the end of her trainee contract, she would seek to make that dream a reality.
“I have no certain plans yet and all my plans are very open-ended, but I am hop ing to move away and pursue my dream of becoming a flight attendant,” she said. “That is something I have been want ing to do for a while.
“I did an exchange year at school in France in 2019 and my mum is a travel
agent, so I want to keep exploring what is out there.”
Miss Hughes said Home Instead Hor sham reached out to her to offer her the trainee position and she had ‘loved’ her time within the business.
“I love the business and what it does for our community. I will miss everyone here so much,” she said.
“It feels really great to be recognised for my work here.”
Skillinvest Horsham apprenticeship consultant Daryl Eastwell said Miss Hughes’ nomination was prestigious.
“It is amazing for her to be nominated, but to be a finalist, that is right up there,” he said.
Organisers of a makeup master class in Horsham are planning to make next year a bigger event.
Simply Skin Body hosted a two-hour masterclass with inter national makeup artist Nathan Kake.
Salon manager Jamila Johns said Horsham was fortunate to have Mr Kake teach attendees more about makeup.
“Nathan works closely with ce lebrities who have ambassador ships with Napoleon Perdis,” she said.
“The masterclass was for wom en who wanted to learn new skills or progress with their makeup applications.
“He went through all the latest trends and how to apply products for all different skin types.”
Ms Johns said there was a good turnout at the event.
“I think because we had such a good turnout this year, we are going to go bigger next year,” she said.
“We’ve never had Nathan here before, so it was nice to have him come and get to know what his personality is like.
“He’s a real crowd pleaser, eve rybody loved him and all the feedback we got was incredi ble, with people saying he was knowledgeable with a great per sonality.”
Robyn Gulline is Horsham Ru ral City Council’s mayor for a third consecutive term and will be supported, for the first time, by a deputy mayor.
Councillor Penny Flynn was elected deputy mayor for a one-year term at Thursday’s statutory meeting. Cr Gul line’s term is also for 12 months.
Cr Bob Redden nominated Cr Gul line and Cr David Bowe nominated Cr Flynn.
Crs Claudia Haenel and Les Power also nominated themselves for both roles.
Cr Gulline said she was ‘looking
forward’ to continuing to work with councillors, staff and the community.
“This year will see the completion of several major capital works projects including the nature play park, Hamil ton Street pedestrian bridge, Horsham City Oval redevelopment including netball courts, facilities and a stage, as well as the important road and bridge repairs from the recent flood damage and wet year,” she said.
Cr Gulline congratulated Cr Flynn on her election. The council has not prevously closen to formally appoint a deputy mayor.
“As the role of mayor is diverse and complex, I welcome the formal
assistance that you, as deputy mayor, will provide,” she told Cr Flynn at the meeting.
“It is very important that the mayor understands and can clearly explain the background, details, long-term consequences and financial implica tions of council decisions to the com munity, media and government min isters.
“Supporting the community by at tending a wide range of events has reinforced to me the importance of listening to the diverse and often con tradictory views and opinions in our community, and having comprehen sive knowledge to allay concerns,
Three months into the role of Horsham Regional Art Gallery director, Lauren Simpson is preparing a ‘very big and very important’ exhibition.
A former Horsham College student, Ms Simpson has re turned to the Wimmera to take on the role of director from predecessor Jane Scott.
“It’s been really nice to come back and be a part of the com munity and help develop art here,” she said.
“I definitely have big plans. We have the ‘Expansive Ground: Sidney Nolan in the Wimmera’ exhibition in De cember.
“We have works coming from the National Gallery of Austra lia and loans from prestigious galleries in Victoria and New South Wales.
“There will be $3 million worth of works on display. It’s a very big and very important exhibition for this community.
“It is based on the works Sid ney Nolan developed while he was in Dimboola.”
Ms Simpson said she was also looking to build on the community gallery space.
“The community gallery space started last year, so we’re
working to make that space a place for local artists to exhibit their work,” she said.
Ms Simpson said she moved into the role after teaching art and had ‘no expectations’ she would be the next Horsham Regional Art Gallery director.
“I was an art teacher at Hey wood Secondary College when I saw the art gallery job on line,” she said.
“I thought, why not give it a go as it was something I thought I could potentially do
in the future. I was not think ing I would get the job, so it has been great to be given this opportunity and work with Horsham Rural City Council and the team here.
“We’re starting to develop Horsham Town Hall as a whole venue, working alongside the performing arts as well, which has been great.
“We have a wonderful team committed to building more of an arts profile within the community.”
educate the community with facts and dispel misinformation.”
Cr Gulline said during her previous mayoral terms it was pleasing to ‘reg ularly hear high praise’ from state and federal government ministers for the standard of community infrastructure.
“With so many job vacancies and new business expansions, investment and developments in our region, at tracting and retaining residents to fill these roles is so important,” she said.
“Delivering our community’s 2041 vision and improving the liveability, community, sustainability and acces sibility for our community members is council’s focus.”
Cr Robyn Gulline
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Anew program will build on Hor sham’s youth council to support more people aged 17 and under to create change in the community.
A new partnership between Horsham Rural City Council and the Foundation for Young Australians, FYA, will facilitate a ‘Young Mayors’ program.
The program aims to back young people in the region to take a more active role in local democracy and decision making.
FYA civic and cultural engagement ex ecutive director Molly Whelan said local governments played a huge role in the everyday lives of people, including young people.
“But young people are often locked out of power – consulted but never in charge,” Molly said.
“This program puts young people in the driver’s seat, ensuring that council policies and programs better reflect the concerns, needs and desires of local young people.
“The foundation has 20 years of expe rience working with young people and backing young people is just as much about the resources you provide as know ing when to get out of the way.
“We will be focusing on the balance that we can bring to support them with the ideas that they already have, and how we help them bring those to life.
“This is about providing them with a platform so they can lean into seeing the changes around them, particularly around social issues and picking up projects that might address those things or make their time in Horsham more fun, more engaging and safer.”
The Young Mayors program provides training, mentoring and money to run lo cal projects and campaigns and give youth councils a platform to take action.
Horsham is one of five councils national ly to pilot the program.
Youth council members will be elected by their peers for 12 to 24 months to work with their council to implement projects and events and influence decisions that impact their community.
Horsham council youth services plan ning and engagement officer Louise Bar nett said she knew Horsham youth coun cillors were keen to do more in their community.
“Our youth councillors have made an incredible contribution to the Horsham community through event and community organising,” she said.
“Young Mayors will bring this to life as an active part of our local government, with opportunities to learn about and par ticipate in the systems that govern their lives, and influence decisions that impact their community.”
The Young Mayors program is being delivered in partnership with the Univer sity of Melbourne’s Centre for Cities and is supported by the Victorian Govern ment Department of Families, Fairness and Housing through the Engage program.
Rainbow resident Shirley Flack is the adult winner of Hindmarsh Shire Librar ies’ story competition, ‘Growing Up in Hindmarsh’.
Jeparit’s Bob Lewis finished second and Ann Van Dyk, of Jeparit, came third.
Mrs Flack’s short story is delivered in a non-linear style that captures her personal ity and creativity.
It takes readers to the heart of the com munity and its surrounds, the people, the work, the neighbourhood watch, the complexities and simplicities of life and
the generosity within the community of Rainbow.
Malachi Jenns was the winner of the junior category, followed by Neve Cross in second and Stanley Foster, third. Holly Schulze received an honourable mention.
Malachi captured community life in Jeparit and what connects the youth to the elders in the community in a written and graphic short story.
Former Jeparit resident and author Mary anne Plazzer selected the winners after launching the story-writing competition
earlier this year. Ms Plazzer launched the book ‘Growing Up in Country Australia’ during a visit to the shire.
Hindmarsh Shire Libraries invites on going stories from the community to be submitted through their local branch to continue to grow the collection of stories by local writers on their connection to Hindmarsh Shire.
All stories submitted will be available to read at all four libraries located across the shire.
Victorians will head to polling centres across the state on Sat urday to cast their vote in the State Election.
The Weekly Advertiser invited candidates seeking to represent people in Lowan and Ripon electoral districts to offer a glimpse into their representa tive bids with a self-composed contribution.
We asked candidates two questions: What do they hope to achieve as a representative? And how would they do it?
Emma KealyI am proud to have rep resented the fantastic people of our electorate in the 59th Parliament of Victoria.
It has been extremely re warding to work alongside community groups, schools, health services, sporting clubs, councils, emergency service organisations and many other local champions to help secure more than $160 million in State Government funding for our region.
The COVID pandemic was a very difficult time for many, and I was pleased to be able to support locals during this pe riod with rule interpretations,
All candidates standing for election to the Legislative As sembly, the state’s ‘Lower House’, as a Lowan or Ripon representative were contacted.
Lowan candidates, if success ful, will represent people in West Wimmera, Hindmarsh, Yarriambiack and Horsham municipalities, as well as most voters in Northern Grampians Shire and Ararat Rural City municipality.
Ripon candidates, if success ful, will represent people in the
north-east corner of Northern Grampians shire and the east ern side of Ararat municipality, including the city of Ararat, among other areas.
For more information on all ‘Lower House’ candidates, candidates seeking to repre sent Western Victoria region in the ‘Upper House’, as well as voting booth locations across western Victoria, visit the Vic torian Electoral Commission website www.vec.vic.gov.au
Stawell; rebuilding health services; returning passenger rail to Horsham; and upgrad ing our schools and sporting facilities.
providing regular updates and mailouts to residents, and es tablishing a mask donation program to ensure everyone had access to a cloth mask.
I am continuing to fight for a number of crucial projects including completing the Western Highway duplication to Stawell; ending the gas monopoly in Horsham and
If elected to government, the Nationals have pledged to de liver funding for all of these projects and will also guaran tee that we will reduce house hold bills, provide better ac cess to childcare, and deliver our 25 percent Regional Infra structure Funding Guarantee to ensure our region receives its fair share of funding. And of course, as I’ve proven in my time as the Member for Lowan, I will strive to be a ‘good local member’ and fight for our fair share, whether in government or not.
I’m Louise Staley, and I’ve been the Member for Ripon for eight years. I am an ex perienced Member of Parlia ment who isn’t afraid to go to bat for the communities I represent.
I know how tough many people are doing it right now. The health system is in crisis, roads are in disrepair, and the cost of living is out of control.
Labor got us into this mess, and isn’t offering any real so lutions to get us out of it.
Unlike Labor, the Liber als will invest $30 million to rebuild St Arnaud Hospital, $8 million to rebuild Ararat
For too long Lowan has been disregarded, ignored and treat ed as if we don’t matter by both major parties.
This has resulted in a lack of fundamental funding for ne cessities such as road mainte nance, healthcare and a deg radation of our once working rail line.
If elected, my main aim is to secure ongoing future funding for our electorate by turning the seat marginal and to tackle local issues rather than focus ing on metro ones.
I plan to always put Lowan
Hospital Urgent Care Centre and $800,000 to support lo cal mental health service One Red Tree Resource Centre. We will deliver $90m to finish the Western Highway duplica tion from Buangor to Stawell.
Our roads have so deterio rated that they’re downright dangerous. Unlike Daniel An
drews, we won’t just put up a 40km sign and ignore the problem.
The Liberals will invest $10 billion to fix our roads proper ly. We will guarantee no new taxes and stop wasteful gov ernment spending. We will halve the cost of V/Line tick ets and establish a fuel prices app, saving motorists up to $800 a year. We will provide free healthy lunches for all public-school kids and make kinder free. We will scrap the electricity supply charge for the first six months of 2023 to save families up to $235.
With your support, I will continue to work every day to make things better for the communities I represent.
not ignored. Changing the seat from ‘safe’ to marginal creates competition.
Look at Ripon, to our east. It’s marginal. It will have a new hospital, new sporting facilities and major infrastructure in the near future, whereas us here in Lowan get the same empty promises every election and none of them become reality.
first in every decision made, not a party line or for personal gain.
Our region is the backbone of agriculture for Victoria with the largest and busiest stock yards in the country – it is time that we are treated as equals to the rest of the state,
The only way to assist Lowan with future funding is to make the seat marginal.
I will also push for audits into the wastes of bureaucratic spending that do not benefit the people of our electorate and halt legislation that does not benefit us here in Lowan.
I hope to be a true servant of the people, the animals and the environment of Lowan, and to achieve greater cohe sion between all sectors.
As I have been given two ears and one mouth, I will use them in proper proportion.
I will work with anyone and everyone without exception, bringing collaborative poli tics to Lowan and ensuring combative politics is left to the history books.
We are a diverse mix of people here. My own ances tors came here as recently as 1856. They were astonished by this landscape and rec ognised the sovereignty of Aboriginal peoples and their profound knowing and care taking of the area, prior to our arrival. We all breathe the same air and walk the same earth. There is more that unites us than divides us.
I hope to achieve a truly healthy and robust elector ate where everyone has the
As an economics teacher, I saw the growing concern my students held for their futures with the worsening effects of climate change.
This experience galva nised me to work for positive change in this area. I knew my students needed not just action on climate change but good jobs that will involve climate justice.
I understand the urgency needed to address the rising cost of living and lack of af
chance to be socially, men tally, economically, culturally and physically well.
When we are at our best, we extend ourselves in kind ness to each other, care for and respect animals, and are genuine stewards for the en vironment. This all helps to create feelings of joy, security and belonging and these feel ings have flow-on benefits to our businesses such as ecotourism, farming, retail and hospitality.
I will do my best to be a bridge between the head and the heart, so we can benefit from authentic and open con versations with each other as the seed for positive change.
fordable housing in our area.
I will fight for better condi tions and protections for rent ers, more affordable housing, and for new housing develop ments in our area to be planned with appropriate health and public transport infrastructure and facilities to service them.
Rents are rising by four times the rate of wages, making ba sic housing unaffordable for many Victorians. The Greens are committed to putting a cap on rents and building more public housing.
Both major parties are ig
I hope to achieve being elect ed as the local member for Lowan as part of a Labor Gov ernment, not the opposition.
I would be proud to be a voice for the Lowan communi ties in a government continuing to deliver and doing what mat ters for Victoria.
I will be an advocate for highquality schools, secure jobs, good health services and infra structure that meets the needs of Lowan.
I am really excited about public renewable energy and bringing back a governmentowned SEC.
The new Horsham solar farm plus battery energy storage will help create jobs, slash emis sions and lower power prices.
The Grampians Peak Trail is open and I would promote the 144 kilometre trail to become one of Victoria’s leading tour ism attractions.
Lowan is by far the larg est district in Victoria, which presents a unique set of chal lenges.
I would concentrate on needs
and not wants and focus on what each local community must have.
I would speak with all coun cils, schools, health care ser vices, sporting clubs, commu nity groups and more, and ask what their main issues are.
As for the everyday person in the street, I would organise listening posts, coffee with a pollie meetings and be avail able to listen.
Priorities would be deter mined by what is most worthy and I would lobby on behalf of the Lowan constituents for funding to get the best outcome to build a better future.
The local community is dear to my heart. I am a member of many local organisations including the CFA, Lions club, various hall committees and the Merino Progress As sociation.
My work takes me out into the local community every day where I hear how people are actually travelling on the ground.
The main reason I nominat ed to be the Greens candidate for Lowan was that environ mental issues seem to be very far from the minds of any of the other candidates, espe cially the sitting Nationals member and for that matter most of the electorate.
I’m keen to change that. It is an issue that we ignore at our own peril.
My first priority is to bring some attention to the large amount of degraded farm land in this electorate and work at giving farmers some incentive to do rehabilitation works on their land. These
incentives could be financial as well as seeing the im provement on neighbouring farms where the work is more advanced.
Secondly, I work pretty much full time in the renew able energy industry and can see how silly and wasteful some of the government in terference is in the game.
If they want people to put solar on their property, raise the feed in tariff instead of paying people to put panels on their roofs.
noring the impact of forest clearing. Only the Greens will combine tackling the climate crisis with justice by offering timber workers jobs sustain ing forests rather than tearing them down.
With natural disasters in creasing in frequency and im pact, the time is now to push the government further and faster on the climate emer gency. We need to tackle the climate crisis by replacing coal and gas with 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. Your vote is very powerful in Ripon. I plan to fight for it to improve the deal you receive from the major parties. Together, we can protect our region, and build a sustain able and prosperous future for us all.
It is a simple solution and removes a mountain of red tape. Lowan
Legislative Council candidates for Lowan, in ballot order, are: Richard Etherton, Angry Victorians Party; Emma Kealy, The Nationals; Tamasin Ramsay; Animal Justice Party, Robert Coleman, Family First; Amanda Mead, Independent; Mick Monaghan, Labor; Ricky Lane, Greens.
Legislative Council candidates for Ripon, in ballot order, are: Luke Smith, Shooters Fishers and Farmers; Wayne Rigg, Independent; Earl James, Greens; Martha Haylett, Labor; Wren Wilson, Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party; Louise Staley, Liberal; Holly Sitters, Animal Justice Party; Craig George, Family First.
As an emergency services worker, I’ve spent my career serving communities across Victoria and in recent weeks I have been deployed to floods to assist.
To continue this service, I have nominated as an inde pendent candidate in Ripon.
I’m sick of the major parties and believe most people think the same. During elections, they splash cash around like there is no tomorrow and then disappear and re-emerge dur ing the next election campaign to do the same thing again.
A vote for an independent will break the duopoly of the major parties and elect a repre
Ripon is diverse and it needs a diverse range of candidates.
From the get-go, I stated that I can’t ‘win’ and that I don’t trust any party candidates to represent ‘me’. Putting my money where my mouth is, I bit the bullet and stepped to the crease.
The online application is easier than signing up for eBay or PayPal and making your first purchase. I called and spoke with our elec tion manager. She talked me through the remainder of the process.
In a nutshell, if you can get 10 signatures, and $350, you can stand. I shouldn’t say
During the past eight years, Labor has delivered record in vestment for rural and regional Victoria – but there’s more to do.
If elected as your state rep resentative, my priority is to ensure our region gets the services and infrastructure it needs and deserves.
All roads lead back to roads in Ripon and I know as well as anyone how bad our roads are at the moment. It is clear that they have taken an absolute beating with the recent rain and floods.
This year alone, Labor has
sentative that will commit the government to engage rather than ramming through issues using their numbers.
Independents can speak free ly and vote how they see fit.
Ripon deserves as much at tention and funding as Mel bourne people and it’s time
this too often, as I don’t want the process to be made more difficult. Politicians make the rules of politics.
The previous state election was won by 15 votes, with the lowest candidate gaining 251 votes. Her preferences influenced the outcome.
I want this to be me, but I also want it to be you. An over-simplification, in 1999 Steve Bracks formed a minor ity government. Deals were done and three independents sided with him. Their elector ates received what they asked for. What would you ask for?
Money for sporting clinics to battle post-lockdown obesity?
Solar panels on schools and hospitals? Facilities to attract
we get our fair share. Infra structure, particularly roads, are high on my agenda, along with supporting farmers and farming communities.
I don’t pretend to have the answers to all the issues and I won’t be making any promises, other than to give everyone a fair hearing and you will know where I stand on issues.
I have lived in Ripon for 20plus years. I served six years on Ballarat City Council, am a Justice of the Peace and was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal this year for services to firefighting, particu larly aerial firefighting.
I live in Sulky with my family and our horses and dogs and I enjoy spending time hunting and fishing with mates.
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use on your eyeball. Techniques are very different A lot more mobilisation techniques in specific directions are used. Neither a child nor an infant can tell you exactly what is going on so specialised assessing techniques are used and as a Chiropractor and a number of years in practice, I did 2 yrs extra study to attain my Grad Dip in Chiropactic Pediatric Care to make sure little ones are well cared for. clearly remember one first time Mum coming to see me because she was told, that her 3 week old baby didn’t like breast feeding. The first thing I assured her of was that her baby did indeed like and needed to be breast-fed if at all possible, because it gives the baby the best start in life. I assessed the child and observed that he couldn’t turn his neck comfortably to attach and he would arch and pull off in frustration. So, a hungry baby, an anxious Mum and a very upsetting situation for them. With 3 adjustments the baby was back to being fully breast-fed and Mum didn’t feel like a failure.
invested more than $1 billion into our rural and regional roads, and I will fight for im proved road maintenance and long-term fixes, not patch jobs.
I can achieve this for our community because I’ll be a strong voice around the deci sion-making table in govern ment, and because Labor has
and keep younger profession als – doctors, nurses, teachers, in Ripon? Better fire and flood recovery options? Better pub lic transport, sewage or roads? What do I want for Ripon? More people to stand as inde pendents, and I have the ex perience to make this happen. What do you want?
a track record of delivery. It was Labor that brought trains back to Ararat after the Liber als ripped the train line out and if re-elected we will put five more weekend return services on.
Our communities can’t risk the Liberals’ agenda of cuts and closures again.
Growing up in regional Vic toria under the Kennett govern ment, I know firsthand what these cuts would mean for us all.
If elected as your representa tive, I will work hard to deliver this investment and be a strong, no-nonsense voice in parlia ment for our region. I hope I have earned your support.
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Aformer Horsham College stu dent is one of five women to be awarded a national fellowship to continue working in a field of science.
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute post doctoral researcher and cell biologist Georgia Atkin-Smith received a fel lowship from the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program.
Dr Atkin-Smith’s field of expertise is cell death.
“The human body is made up of about 13 trillion building blocks that we know as cells,” she said.
“Every 10 seconds about 10 million of the cells in our body die and this is just a normal process our body does to get rid of old, infected or even cancer ous cells.
“My area of expertise is to under stand this process — how they die, but also what happens to the cells in our body after they die and importantly, what happens to this process in differ ent disease settings such as inflamma tory disease, infections or cancers.”
Dr Atkin Smith said the fellowship would have two impacts on her work.
“One part is the financial support, but also it’s great recognition of the work I have been doing and provides a platform for me to be able to commu nicate my science to people through out Australia,” she said.
“It provides financial support to fund my own independent research.
“I can put in my own project to pur sue my own exciting ideas in the lab, which is important for me as a young researcher.
“It’s also about the recognition of
leadership that is really important for me to demonstrate in this early stage of my career as well.”
Dr Atkin-Smith said the fellowship highlighted women doing fantastic things in the field of science, technol ogy, engineering and maths, STEM.
“It also works to bridge the gap of the lack of women in science,” she said.
“I hope it encourages more women to get involved in the STEM field.
“It’s a significant challenge trying to get more women in our senior posi tions in STEM, so I think this particu lar fellowship is fantastic because it provides financial support and amaz ing reward within a career in science and will balance gender equity down the path.”
L’Oréal Australia and New Zealand chief executive Rodrigo Pizarro said every year outstanding female sci entists at the forefront of research engaged in the For Women in Science program.
“Yet there remains a significant global gender gap in all scientific fields,” he said.
“Through our fellowships, we hope to bring visibility to this issue and to these exceptional women by giving them a voice.
“To tackle the challenges we face in today’s world, we need to change systemic barriers such as unconscious bias and discrimination, and ensure research is inclusive of all genders.
“This year, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science fellows are nothing short of inspiring and we are proud and excited to share their ac complishments in their unique field of expertise.”
Dr Atkin-Smith said she had always enjoyed science.
“My mum was a science teacher at Horsham College and I think having her influence growing up has played a huge part in my career, helping me find a passion for science,” she said.
“I have clear memories of going to
Horsham College science fair with Mum and helping with experiments, so that really instilled my passion and excitement for science when I was young.”
Dr Atkin-Smith said she was pas sionate about ensuring young people knew the possibilities within the field.
“I have clear memories of going to Horsham College science fair with mum and helping with experiments, so that really instilled my passion and excitement for science when I was young”
– Georgia Atkin-Smith
“I moved to Latrobe University when I first finished high school and I think it wasn’t until late university that I discovered the career options available if you were to pursue sci ence,” she said.
“Growing up in Horsham, you don’t have that much exposure to the world of science. People tend to think about Bayer and the crop facilities that do research, but there’s so much more to science.
“It wasn’t until I was exposed to a wide range of subjects at university that I could see different career op portunities, particularly in research, which is the path I have taken.
“Something I want is to make sure students growing up in regional ar eas such as Horsham and even more remote communities know the career opportunities they do have.
“I think that is something that I have reflected on – we just don’t know what kind of jobs are out there in the world, so I really hope as time goes on with social media and the internet that young people back home can see all the different, amazing career op portunities they have.
“It doesn’t matter where they live now, they can still achieve what they want to achieve.”
This year when shopping on Black Friday, do it locally. Ensure your local earned dollars stay local and go towards a business that has the future of our community in their plans.
This Black Friday, resist the urge and support local because they support you!
students enjoyed a visit from an electric car enthusiast.
Charge Around Australia, a col laboration between Charging Around Britain and the University of Newcastle, showcased a new type of solar panel and electric car during a drive along the coast of Australia, with stops at a number of schools.
Charge Around Australia’s Stuart McBain visited Horsham Primary School in the final days of his trip across the country.
He is due back in Newcastle, New South Wales, on Friday to complete the 84-day trip.
“During school visits we demon strate solar cell making. Each of the students makes a tiny solar cell and they can test it,” Mr McBain said.
“Then we plan a game showing how energy can be converted from one form to another.
“We have a car race and a live cross to a professor at the Univer sity of Newcastle, who explains printing solar cells.”
Mr McBain said the solar panels being demonstrated on the car were different to traditional panels used on buildings.
“They are a lightweight material and printed rather than manufac tured,” he said.
“Traditional panels use silicone as the active ingredient and if you go up one on the periodic table, you get to carbon, which is what we
carbon – it’s organic chemistry, so any material that goes into printing these panels is the same material that is in any living creature.
“When the product’s lifespan ends it means it is 100 percent recyclable and nothing in it is harmful to the environment.
“The products are also made at room temperature, so there is very little energy that goes into creating the new type of panel.”
Mr McBain said there were down sides to the lightweight panels.
hits it into electricity and these con vert as low as one percent,” he said.
“Also, the lifespan is about two to three years.
“However, because they are re cyclable it doesn’t matter that they have a short lifespan.”
Mr McBain said the solar pan els were not conducive to charging cars, however taking them on the road was a chance to see it work in the environment.
“This is a field trial. These panels have only ever been tested in labo
“Now we’ve taken them into the real world and have come across re al-world problems such as weather, physically rolling and unrolling the panels and packing them in the back of the car.
“We won’t see these panels charge cars. Fully charged, the Tesla I have been driving can do 530 kilometres and there have been a few times we have had to stop at a charging station rather than get energy from the panels.
“These panels lend themselves to
Warracknabeal Rotary Club has called for nominations for its annual Australia Day cel ebration.
The event is at Warracknabeal Racecourse on January 26, 2023.
Yarriambiack Shire will not host shire-wide Australia Day awards. Instead they will rely on individual communities to organise their own events.
Warracknabeal Rotary Club’s Wendy Hewitt said the awards were a great way to celebrate the community and country.
“We are moving the event to the Warrackna beal Racecourse, promising shade for everyone in a delightful, relaxed setting,” she said.
“We know it’s a busy time of the year, and the community is still getting back to normal after the restrictions of the pandemic in recent years, but nominating someone worthy of recognition now is worth the extra effort.
“There are people in our midst doing incred ible things.
“We invite everyone to consider submitting citations for worthy nominees for any of the three categories – Citizen of the Year, Young Achiever of the Year, and Sports Person of the Year.
“Nominees must have a strong connection to Warracknabeal and-or the wider district.”
Mrs Hewitt said nominees needed to have made significant contributions to the communi ty or beyond, or have achieved at a high level.
“Nominees can be chosen for their involve ment in several organisations, and this is often the case. This might involve collaboration with others to complete a nomination,” she said.
Warracknabeal nomination forms can be found on the Rotary Club of Warracknabeal website and Facebook page and at several War racknabeal businesses. People wanting more
Summer and the festive season are times we all look forward to – balmy evenings, relaxing holidays and social get-togethers.
Like a beacon on the horizon, it provides some thing to aim for as we work, play and navigate our way through 12, long months.
Our modern world is busier and more stressful than ever and, for many, the holidays also rep resent a time when feelings of isolation, worries about work, finances and family conflicts, seem intensified. It is a time when more families than ever seek the assistance of charities.
So how can you help?
People are traditionally very generous around Christmas-time, but for some organisations, it is not always about cash; there are ways to contrib ute that do not involve donating money.
For example, the needs of disadvantaged chil dren are foremost for organisations such as The Smith Family. This organisation focuses on ena bling children to build better futures for them selves; aiming to break the poverty-cycle through education. Regardless of your education, skill set or background, if you want to make a differ ence to the lives of children, visit www.thesmith family.com.au for more information.
During times of crisis, not everyone has a shoulder to lean on, yet a caring ear is close by thanks to organisations such as Lifeline. Lifeline provides emotional support 24-7, existing ‘so that no person in Australia has to face their dark est moments alone’. Lifeline has a volunteer pro gram where you can be trained to support people in need via phone or web chat. Alternatively, Lifeline can assist you to set up your own per sonalised fundraising page, so instead of receiv ing gifts for your wedding, anniversary, birthday – whatever occasion you choose – friends and
family can donate to Lifeline instead. For further details, visit www.lifeline.org.au.
During the holiday season, with all the associ ated excitement and frenetic activity, it is easy to forget the voiceless, those unable to speak for, and support, themselves.
This time of year, wildlife charities struggle through lack of funding and an inundation of animals injured or left homeless after bushfires, habitat loss or road crashes. While cash dona tions are needed to buy food and medicine, if you are unable to help financially, donations of bedding, old towels, blankets and food are equally important. You can also organise your own fundraising event. Alternatively, if you’re a knitter you can make possum-pouches, or those handy on the tools can assist wildlife car ers in building pens, fences and enclosures for animals. Each state has administrative wildlife centres that distribute aid and workers where they are most needed. In Victoria reach out to Wildlife Victoria, www.wildlifevictoria.org.au
As we face the end of the year, our focus is naturally on summer holidays and festive celebrations, but remember that if you or your family are experiencing difficulty, these charities exist for you, too.
• The information provided in this article is general in nature only and does not constitute personal financial advice.
Stawell branch of Country Women’s Associa tion will organise the town’s 2022 Christmas Tree Festival, reviving the event after a pan demic hiatus.
The association has encouraged people to dec orate Christmas trees in any style, with prizes awarded for entries in several categories.
Christmas trees entered in the display will be on show at Stawell Town Hall on November 26 from 10am to 4pm and November 27 from 10am to 3pm. Tea and coffee will be provided. Entry forms are available at Stawell Library, Stawell Craft Shop, Sneak A Peak, or by email ing cwastawell@gmail.com
Hindmarsh Shire Council is participating in 16 Days of Ac tivism Against Gender-Based Violence.
The campaign runs from Fri day to December 10.
The council received money from Respect Victoria to offer a free community screening of documentary, Brazen Hussies. The screening is on Decem
ber 1 from 7pm at Nhill Cin ema on Nelson Street.
Brazen Hussies celebrates the social activism and grass-roots nature of the women’s libera tion movement and features key activists’ passionate testi monies.
Before the screening, a rep resentative from Grampians Health will speak about pre
vention of violence against women, the importance of be ing an active bystander, and continuing the work of gender equality.
People seeking more infor mation can call community development officer Jennie Hauselberger on 5391 4444 or email jhauselberger@ hindmarsh.vic.gov.au
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Country Fire Authority, CFA, officials warn an abundance of grass across the Wimmera will lead to an elevated risk of grass fires during the 2022-23 summer.
CFA District 17 assistant chief fire officer, ACFO, Mark Gunning said the current wet period would quickly turn to a dry period.
“There is prolific grass growth in the Wimmera and the humid weather, combined with the rain, means there is abundant grass on roadsides, around houses and bushland,” he said.
“The Wimmera looks like a mosaic at the moment.
“Generally, we get the grass dry out north to south, Hopetoun gets dry, then Warracknabeal gets dry, then Horsham after that.
“This year it is very patchy. A lot of rain in October and early Novem ber has been thunderstorm rain, so it hasn’t fallen everywhere and despite the flooding along the rivers we have had lesser rain in some parts, which have started to dry out already.”
Fire restrictions will begin for Yar riambiack north on Monday.
Mr Gunning said he expected re maining areas within District 17 would enter restrictions in coming weeks, but dates were not been con firmed.
Mr Gunning said predicted average December temperatures and aboveaverage night-time temperatures meant vegetation would continue to grow and subsequently dry out.
“People need to get ready for grass fires now and start to clean up, be cause they don’t want to leave it too late,” he said.
“Last summer, 52 percent of the total hectares lost to bushfires in Victoria was in the Wimmera and that was a result of grass and crop fires, so peo ple need to be aware that is the risk in the Wimmera and they need to take due care.”
Mr Gunning said the CFA would ad just its firefighting tactics to navigate wet terrain this summer.
“The wet paddocks and low-lying areas are going to take some time to dry out, so we expect some fires to oc cur where fire trucks might not be able to get to them immediately,” he said.
“We don’t want trucks becoming bogged or disabled that they’re over
run by fire, so for safety of firefighters, people will see fire trucks blocking roads and we will be fighting fires from roadsides and safe areas until the country is dry enough to get into.
“This might disrupt communities at times for that purpose, but grass and crops will regrow and we need to make sure our firefighting volunteers are safe and people in the community are safe.”
CFA District 16 acting assistant chief fire officer Wayne Rigg said people could not get complacent lead ing into the fire season despite the winter-like weather.
“Summer is coming and people need to get prepared – it doesn’t take much, a couple of warm days, and the grass will dry out,” he said.
“Don’t let the current weather fool
you. When the grass dries out in the next few weeks, we’re going to have a lot of grassfire risk.”
Mr Rigg said senior volunteer lead ers would be consulted in the coming week to discuss the implementation of fire restrictions.
“We’ll be noting that shires to the north of District 16 are coming into restrictions next week, so restrictions will definitely be in before Christmas and probably sooner in the northern parts of District 16,” he said.
“We’ll look at the progression of grass drying out coming south and bring those restrictions in and people will be notified in due course.”
Mr Rigg said people needed to make good decisions now to prepare for the fire season.
“Prolific grass growth will turn quickly and dry out, so people need
to cut grass, rake up leaves and sticks and clean gutters,” he said.
“Particularly with the wind events we have been having, there’s lots of fuel on the ground and whether you are on the farm, on the outskirts of town, whether you are in town, now is the time to prepare.”
Mr Gunning said people visiting the area would need to be aware of restrictions, too.
“We have several areas where peo ple will come to holiday and enjoy our waterways – especially to camp – and in recent years, we have seen an increase in unattended campfires,” he said.
“We encourage people to come and enjoy our outdoor areas, but they must do that safely.
“That means having water on hand,
making sure fires are kept inside prop erly constructed fire pits and police will have zero tolerance for anyone who steps outside of requirements.
“People operating machinery or har vesting once fire restrictions are de clared also need to be aware of their requirements.
“There is a requirement your ma chine is in good order, is compliant and you are carrying a knapsack or fire extinguisher with at least nine li tres of water capable of stopping small fires before they get big.”
Mr Gunning said councils across the Wimmera were inspecting properties and issuing fire prevention notices.
“Some people are saying it’s wet and green but they need to understand the grass will dry out and those notices have to be complied with,” he said.
“Notices are about preventing fires, not about how green vegetation is now. It’s about what it will be like when we get into the season proper and councils are doing a fantastic job in that regard.”
Mr Gunning said having an emer gency plan for any household or dur ing an outdoor activity was important.
“Make sure everyone knows what the plan is so you’re not making lastminute decisions,” he said.
“Having a well-thought-out plan is critical to people’s survival in fire situations.
“Grass fires are very fast-moving fires, so plans need to be thought-out to have a trigger point so everyone knows that they are going to leave and leave early.
“Don’t leave too late because we know roadsides will have significant vegetation on them this year and they will be a dangerous place to be if they are fire impacted.”
People wanting more information about fire preparedness can go to www.cfa.vic.gov.au or www.emv.vic. gov.au
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“The wet paddocks and low-lying areas are going to take some time to dry out, so we expect some fires to occur where fire trucks might not be able to get to them immediately”
– Mark Gunning District 17 assistant chief fire officer
AGrampians district Country Fire Authority captain has re flected on advancements in bush fire management he believes were consequence of two of the region’s most destructive episodes.
Laharum CFA captain Luke Du mesny, a former Victorian Forest Fire Management worker, said Black Sat urday fires in 2009, as well as the 2014 Grampians fire were ‘worst case scenarios’, with the 2009 event in particular a prompt for greater statewide inter-agency fire management and prevention approaches.
Mr Dumesny said ‘some of the most destructive fires people had seen in more than a generation’ had become catalysts for increased holistic fire preparedness within fire-fighting or ganisations.
He said people who lived through those emergencies were given a re freshed awareness about a bushfire’s devasting capacities.
“Black Saturday events certainly forced agencies to work more closely together than before,” he said.
“Whether that was rehabilitation services, community support or ganisations, highway management, electricity companies that asses the powerline-network stability, or vol unteer and state-supported firefighters – agencies were so stretched in 2009, but it was the only way we could get people back into their homes as soon as possible after the fires.”
The Black Saturday fires in Febru
ary 2009 killed 173 people and burnt about 450,000 hectares across Vic toria including at Horsham, Wilsons Promontory, Kinglake and Marysville, Bendigo and Beechworth.
The fires across the Grampians in January 2014 burnt through more than 40,000 hectares, starting from a blaze west of Halls Gap.
Mr Dumesny worked at Forest Fire Management during both fire seasons and was based at Horsham during the two emergencies.
He said people at CFA had a ‘good understanding’ of the risks initial Black Saturday fires carried, but the way the fire tore through Horsham’s urban fringe took a lot of residents by surprise.
“I don’t think Horsham had really seen anything like that before,” he said.
“There hadn’t been a fire like that lo cally for many years. It had been more than a generation since something like that had happened and a lot of people, perhaps, didn’t realise how fast flames could spread.
“The impact of those fires stuck with the community, and you can obviously still see the physical scars in the area that remain a constant reminder of what happened.”
Mr Dumesny said logistical limita tions of fighting the 2014 Grampians fires presented a different challenge than in 2009.
“The Grampians fire started in the mountains and quickly came down on Laharum and Brimpaen, and through
Dadswells Bridge. In 2009 we could circle the fires, but this time, we couldn’t get around it easily. That was scary,” he said.
Mr Dumesny said his work at Forest Fire Management meant he needed to develop a broad understanding of holistic fire-prevention and crisis management, across several different regional settings.
He said collaborative and broad un derstandings of firefighting became a crucial element in how agencies began to incorporate new technology into fire warning systems.
“The new unified Australia-wide fire
rating system will save confusion and allow people to work across the bor der more effectively,” he said.
“Radio systems have gone digital, and the emergency fire warning apps have been a great advancement in get ting a consistent message out as early as possible.
“The 2009 and 2014 fires were hor rible, but perhaps they made everyone more aware of what fire can do, and what we can do to be more prepared next time.”
Mr Dumesny said it was inevitable there would be a ‘next time’.
“South-east Australia is one of the
worst fire-prone areas in the world and we must live with it – we just have to be prepared,” he said.
“It is like Tornado Alley in the US, I guess — for people there, it is just part of living. All we can do is continue to improve and eliminate the damage these events can cause.”
Mr Dumesny said this year’s wet spring accelerated grass and crop growth, which would pose a challenge for people this fire season, and encour aged people to get their preparation done early.
He said wet paddocks would be a delay to fire-preparation work, while a late crop harvest, expected during the middle of the fire season, meant people needed to be vigilant.
“A week of hot weather can turn wet grass dry very fast. Paddocks might seem green and less fire-prone, how ever, mats of dry growth underneath external grass layers will still be a fire hazard,” he said.
“You certainly can’t predict too much every fire season. It only takes one bad day to turn things into a dis aster. Fuel is building up now, so even a lightning strike could make things tricky in the region, given there is so much grass and crop growth.
“The Langkoop fire this year, for example, started because of a burning car on the side of the road, it wasn’t anything malicious and it wasn’t even a total fire ban day. But 7000 hectares went up in an afternoon.
“A fire could go pretty hard this season.”
Anew website will help Wimmera residents plan and prepare for emergencies, ahead of the 2022-23 fire season.
‘Wimmera 72’ is an initiative of a Wimmera Emergency Management Resource Sharing Part nership, connecting Horsham Rural City and Hindmarsh, West Wimmera and Yarriambiack shire councils.
Wimmera Emergency Management team coordinator Mike Shaw said while the Wimmera was a ‘stunning’ part of Western Victoria, it could also be quite dangerous.
“As with many parts of Australia, our region is prone to bushfires, floods, heatwaves and other natural disasters,” he said.
Mr Shaw said emergencies could occur at any time, anywhere and without warning.
“We had significant flooding in 2011, bushfires in 2016, a tornado in 2020 and more flooding in October this year,” he said.
“Because it can take time for emergency ser vices to reach people during an emergency, it’s important for everyone to be prepared and have a plan in place.
“Being prepared means having enough food, water, medication and other supplies to last at least 72 hours.”
Mr Shaw said the Wimmera 72 website was a great resource for residents and visitors.
“It includes all the tools you need to be selfsufficient during an emergency in the Wim mera,” he said.
“It contains important information, resources and links to a range of emergency services.”
The management team provides strategic emer gency management support to the councils to help them plan, prepare and deliver activities that will assist their communities in an emer gency. Wimmera 72 can be accessed via website www.wimmera72.com.au
While the consequences of various disasters can be similar, knowing the risks in your area can help you to better prepare.
Across the Wimmera, we face a number of natural events such as bushfires, storms, floods and earthquakes. There are also other types of risks like power outages and industrial or transport accidents.
Knowing the risks will make you aware, doing something about it will make you prepared …
Visit the Wimmera 72 website for important links and information when disaster occurswww.wimmera72.com.au
Emergencies can strike at anytime, anywhere and without warning. Every household needs an emergency plan. It will help you and your family know what to do if there’s an emergency.
Your family may not be together when an emergency happens. Plan how to meet or how to contact each other. Make sure you discuss what you would do in different situations.
Visit the Australian Red Cross website to step you through the process of completing a personalized emergency plan: www.redcross.org.au/prepare/
Having a plan is great, exercising it is even better …
Grab a Brochure Brochures to help you prepare for an emergency are available from customer service areas at Horsham Rural City and Hindmarsh, West Wimmera and Yarriambiack Shire Councils.
be better prepared to face an emergency.
In an emergency, you’ll need some basic supplies. You may need to get by without power or tap water.
Prepare to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours.
Make sure your emergency kit is easy to carry and everyone in the household knows where it is. Keep it in a bag in an easy-to-reach, accessible place.
Your basic kit should include items such as water, non-perishable food, torch, radio, first aid items and prescription medication.
Make sure you review your emergency kit each year, it could save your life …
Country Fire Authority has re leased key messages to help communities prepare for the fire season ahead of summer.
The tips are:
Know the risk: If the fire danger rat ing is extreme or catastrophic, leaving early before a fire has started is the safest option. Waiting and deciding to leave after a fire has started risks driving through thick smoke, fallen trees and power lines, and facing the danger of collisions, being trapped by fire, serious injury or death.
Plan ahead: Know what to do on hot, dry, windy days and plan for all situa tions. Talk to family and friends about how to know when to leave, where to go and how to get there. Never wait for an official warning before leaving, because there might not be one. Fires can start quickly and threaten homes and lives within minutes. Have a plan.
Information: Know how to stay in formed. People can tune into local emergency broadcasters 101.3 MIXX
FM, 1089 3WM or ABC Wimmera 594 AM during an emergency. Always use more than one source of infor mation for warnings. Phone the Vic Emergency Hotline on 1800 226 226, visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au and download the VicEmergency App.
Understand warnings: Advice means an incident is occurring or has occurred in the area and peo ple should access information and monitor conditions. Watch and Act means an emergency is developing nearby and people need to take action
now to protect themselves and others. Emergency Warning means people are in imminent danger and need to take action now. Evacuation means an evacuation is recommended or proce dures are in place to evacuate. Do not expect warnings to be issued in any particular order.
Animals: Have bedding, food and water for pets ready to go and make sure to have safe transport when leav ing early. Microchip pets and include details such as phone numbers on their collars. Have a plan for horses and livestock. Late evacuation with horses is a risk. A large, well-grazed area where they can move freely, with a supply of water, is safest. Remove all gear from horses and always keep them contained on a property. Open internal gates to allow horses room to move. Do not allow them off the prop erty; they are at serious risk on roads where visibility will be poor.
Burning off: The Fire Danger Period is declared when the fire risk increases in a given municipality. Once de clared, open-air burning is prohibited anywhere in the municipality, with exception of a permit issued by CFA, Fire Rescue Victoria or a municipal fire prevention officer. For any per mitted burns, comply with municipal local laws and always register a burn by calling 1800 668 511 or online via firepermits.vic.gov.au Penalties for lighting a fire without a permit might include a fine up to $21,808 or up to 12 months imprisonment. Penalties can double on days of Total Fire Ban.
Rural grassfires: Reduce grassfire risk on days when it is safe to do so. Slash, mow, graze and spray grass near homes and assets, and create fuel breaks. Carry firefighting equip ment in case a fire starts as work is done. If caught in a grassfire on a farm, move to somewhere with mini mal vegetation, such as a ploughed or well-grazed paddock and monitor conditions and information sources.
Staying and defending: While CFA recommends leaving early, under the Emergency Management Act, if
someone has a financial interest in the property, they can decide to stay. Defending a home requires at least two fit adults who are physically and mentally able to work in difficult con ditions. CFA recommends that people have at least 10,000 litres of water, protective clothing and appropriate firefighting hoses and pumps if they decide to stay. Homes in high-risk bushfire areas are not defendable un der Catastrophic conditions. Travelling: Do not drive into or through fire-risk areas on hot, dry,
windy days. Plan an alternate route or delay travel if possible. If travelling to a different part of the state for a holiday or work, check the fire danger ratings for all districts along the route and at the destination.
Crop and farm machinery fires: The key to avoiding harvester fires is diligence in clean-down and inspec tion. Postpone paddock work during the highest fire-risk periods. On hot, dry days, exercise extreme caution before harvesting, grinding, welding, slashing or mowing. Check the fire danger rating against the Voluntary Grain Harvesting Guide before har vesting. Check for total fire ban or severe weather warnings and current fire incidents and follow recommen dations. Avoid driving vehicles and motorbikes through dry grass or crop – the risk from the hot exhaust system is high. Make it a routine to check for straw or grass build-up, and hot bearings.
Haystack fires: It is important to en sure hay is well cured before baling. Keep haystacks to a limited size and separate them. Monitor hay moisture and temperature regularly, watch for unusual odours such as pipe tobacco, caramel, burning or musty smells. Store hay away from farm equipment and other buildings. Keep hay dry and do not stack hay right to the top of a hay shed.
More information is available at online via www.cfa.vic.gov.au/planprepare
Along-time Horsham busi ness operator has reminded people to keep on top of grass maintenance as spring rain delays large-scale grass cutting opera tions across the region.
Fire Prevention and Glass owner Ken McMartin said a lot of land blocks were still under ‘inches’ of water, which had limited his ability to
operate appropriative grass-slashing machinery.
He said flood-related delays to slash ing would extend his fire-prevention season into late summer and pose a potential problem for unmaintained parcels of land with accelerated veg etation growth, when the fire season was at its peak.
“Some blocks are just too wet to get into and the more it rains, the more it
grows,” he said. “There is going to be more growth than normal this season, despite a lot of blocks still being under three inches of water.”
Mr McMartin said his slashing sea son started months earlier than usual this year.
“I am flat out working at the mo ment,” he said.
“I started cutting in August this year. I usually start my slashing sea
A national fire danger rating system is in effect for the 2022-23 fire sea son and beyond.
The Australian Fire Danger Rat ing System offers consistency in information sharing and warnings so people in affected areas can take action to protect themselves and oth ers.
The system calculates, forecasts and reports fire danger using upto-date fuel state data, spatial and satellite data, weather data, science and technology.
It uses decades of research about how fire behaves, incorporating a wider range of fire behaviour mod els to better represent the variety of Australian vegetation and fuel types.
Previously, Australia used the McArthur meter for fire ratings, which was based on two vegetation types, forest and grass, and commu nicated through six to seven ratings.
Focus groups and social research found the new system was easier to comprehend and encouraged great er community engagement.
The new system uses the latest fire behaviour prediction models across eight vegetation types.
The system was implemented in September.
A moderate rating asks people to ‘plan and prepare’, while a high rat
ing asks people to be ready ‘to act’. An extreme rating advises people to ‘take action now’ to protect life and property, while catastrophic states people should leave the area for their survival.
People can tune into local emergen cy broadcasters – 101.3 MIXX FM, 1089 3WM, or ABC Wimmera 594 AM – during an emergency.
son in September or October. This seasonal change has impacted eve ryone with fire-preventative slashing to do.
“I can’t see myself finishing cutting until the end of January, or perhaps early February because there is so much growth, and because I am de layed by saturated ground.”
Mr McMartin said even experi enced farmers were often aware of
how quickly a wet block could dry out once summer arrived, however residential owners often underesti mated how quickly green and wet growth could become dry and haz ardous.
“At the moment we all must bide our time – it is green out there at the moment, so it’s safe. But a bout of hot weather will dry it out quickly,” he said.
Residents in Horsham municipality have a chance to offload their green waste free of charge this month before fire prevention inspections start.
Horsham Rural City Council will waive all fees for green waste disposal at municipal waste transfer stations until November 30.
Mayor Robyn Gulline said the ini tiative aimed to help property owners with clearing their blocks of green waste before summer, and to clear up footpath-obstructing overgrown veg etation.
“Additional garden growth follow ing recent rains has meant it’s more important than ever to keep on top of the garden maintenance,” she said.
“This initiative is about beautifying our area and preparing for the fire season.
“We hope to see as many households
as possible take advantage of this tem porary offer.”
Cr Gulline reminded residents coun cil’s fire-prevention officer would conduct inspections of properties that might pose fire risks as notified to council by community members.
“Council works in partnership with the community in relation to the im portant issue of keeping properties and the municipality safe,” she said.
“This involves responding to noti fications from community members about properties they are concerned pose a fire risk.”
Cr Gulline said council roadside slashers were working more than 250 hours a week to ‘catch up’ after an ‘exceptionally challenging season’ of grass growth. The council operates transfer stations at Quantong, Mount Zero, Toolondo, Dooen and Horsham.
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SUVs have swept the traditional passenger cars aside in terms of sales, but an even bigger trend is revealed in Australia’s ongoing love affair with the trade-oriented ute.
For both leisure and work duties, the light-commercial vehicle sector has exploded in the past decade, with annual sales up almost 56,000 units a year. Percentage growth jumps from 17.8 percent of the total vehicle mar ket in 2012, to 24 percent in 2021.
The ute – either Toyota’s HiLux or Ford’s Ranger – top the best-selling vehicle list in Australia each month.
The HiLux in 2012 had a 3.5 percent share of the entire vehicle market and now has 5.06 percent, selling 52,801 units last year.
It has already leapt last year’s total, with the HiLux finding 54,680 homes in the first 10 months of this year and on track for a record of 66,000 units by the end of this year.
The Ford Ranger is similarly in demand. In 2012 it sold 18,097 units and although it was Ford’s best-selling model, it was not far ahead of sales of the Focus.
Six years later, in 2018, its sales had rocketed to 42,144, which was more than half of Ford Australia’s total sales of the year and 10 times that of the Fo cus. In 2021, it made 50,279 sales, or 4.8 percent of the total vehicle market.
Utes alone are responsible for 21.3 percent of the 2022 year-to-date Octo ber total market – a step up from the 15.5 percent stake when their primary
role was hauling building materials. Hand-in-hand with the rise of the light-commercial vehicle sector – and particularly the dual-purpose utes –has been the ongoing expansion of the SUV market.
SUVs outsold passenger cars for the first time in 2017, leapfrogging the traditional first choice vehicle type by about 15,000 units in that year. Since then, it’s all been downhill for the car. The SUV has long been popular in Australia. In 2012, when models that were essentially all-wheel drive sta tion wagons mixed it with genuinely off-road-capable four-wheel drive offerings, the genre commanded a decent 27.6 percent of the market compared with passenger cars at 51.7 percent.
In 2017, SUVs represented 39 per cent of the market, relegating cars to hold a 37.8 percent slice. A year later that ratio moved to 43 percent, SUVs, and 32.8 percent passenger cars, and this year to date, it is now 52.7 per cent, SUVs, and 19 percent cars.
The lion’s share of the market can be reflected by the Toyota RAV4 that in 2012 sold 14,651 units, or 4.8 percent of the SUV segment and 1.3 per cent of the total vehicle market. Back then, Toyota had five SUVs on sale –RAV4, FJ Cruiser, Kluger, Prado and LandCruiser.
In the first 10 months of 2022, the RAV4 has a 6.4 percent segment share and a substantial 3.4 percent of the total market. Toyota is also far less reliant on one model in the burgeoning
SUV segment, now boasting a selec tion of eight SUVs with the newer entrants including the Corolla Cross, Yaris Cross and C-HR.
The success of the SUV has also decimated the car offerings, with com panies including Mitsubishi having phased out their last passenger cars – the Mirage city car was last to go.
It is the same at Nissan, with only the Nissan Z coupe and Leaf EV representing the passenger car among five SUVs.
Mazda has four cars and six SUVs. Since ditching the Fiesta and Focus, Ford has just the Mustang coupe and three SUVs. Toyota has six cars and eight SUVs and Volkswagen has four cars and seven SUVs.
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ANCAP has awarded the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Nissan X-Trail and Toyota Corolla Cross SUVs a five-star safety rating as the 2020-22 test and rating criteria draws closer to an end.
For the Range Rover and closely related Range Rover Sport, a five-star rating was issued to all diesel, petrol and plug-in hybrid, PHEV, variants.
The duo scored full points for pro tection of adult and child occupants in the side impact test and the driver in the oblique pole tests.
ANCAP said car-to-car and pedes trian AEB forward performance also scored well, however active avoid ance of pedestrians while reversing was not offered.
A centre airbag was also not offered on the Range Rover or Range Rover Sport, although the size of the vehicles and their cabin designs meant perfor mance in far side impact tests was still respectable.
The upper-large segment Range Rover scored 84 percent in the adult occupant protection category, 86 per cent in the child occupant protection category, 72 percent in the vulnerable road user protection category, and 84 percent in the safety assist category.
Meanwhile, the large segment Range Rover Sport scored 85 per cent in the adult occupant protection
category, 86 percent in the child oc cupant protection category, 69 percent in the vulnerable road user protection category, and 84 percent in the safety assist category.
For the newly released medium seg ment Nissan X-Trail petrol and hybrid range – which was assessed as a part ner model to the recently high-scoring Nissan Qashqai – a comparable high level of active safety performance helped achieve an overall safety assist score of 97 percent, which ANCAP says contributed to its five-star rating.
Elsewhere, the Nissan X-Trail scored 91 percent in the adult occupant pro tection category, 90 percent in the child occupant protection category,
and 74 percent in the vulnerable road user protection category.
Nissan Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania regional research and development senior vice president David Moss said the results were engineered into the X-Trail from the very beginning.
“The outstanding performances of both the new X-Trail and the Ariya, which are very different vehicles, built on different platforms, demonstrates the cross-car strategy Nissan has for its models,” he said.
“The development of all our vehicles starts with outstanding body engineer ing, through the use of advanced ma terials and manufacturing techniques
to ensure excellent structural integrity.
“This is complemented by an ad vanced suite of technologies that act as a second pair of eyes, identify ing potential dangers and helping the driver to avoid an accident.
“This comprehensive testing and rat ing program really allows consumers to understand our dedication to safety and how seriously we take our cus tomers’ welfare.”
The X-Trail was joined in a fivestar result by the new small-segment Toyota Corolla Cross, which ANCAP noted as the highest-scoring model in the area of vulnerable road user pro tection – with a score of 87 percent – against the current 2020-22 rating
criteria. Good scores were achieved in both the side impact and oblique pole tests as well as across the majority of autonomous emergency braking, emergency lane keeping, and lane keep assist test scenarios.
However, marginal performance was recorded for the chest of the driver in the frontal offset test, and a pen alty was applied for far side impact protection as Toyota did not provide the additional information required to demonstrate that performance would provide similar levels of protection for occupants of different sizes.
As well as high marks for vulner able road user protection, the Corolla Cross scored 85 percent in the adult occupant protection category, 88 per cent in the child occupant protection category, and 83 percent in the safety assist category.
The five-star rating applies to both petrol and hybrid-powered models.
ANCAP chief executive Carla Hoo rweg said as we approach the end of this 2020-2022 protocol period and look ahead to a broadened test regime from 2023, it was pleasing to see a continued high level of safety perfor mance offered from a range of brands.
She said the heavily revised test criteria would be applied from 2026 and would be subject to a three-year protocol update cycle rather than the previous two years.
– Matt Brogan
Bondys Contractors has established itself as a well-known name across the Wimmera in the past 15 years.
In response to additional demand for high quality electrical, refrigeration, solar and air conditioning services, Bondys Contractors has set up a base in Horsham, and now we are operating from Coronet Street, Wendouree in Ballarat.
Even though Bondys Contractors has been operating in the Wimmera and district for some time, owner Lachlan Bond thought there was an opportunity to expand even further south. The Ballarat site has its own office, storage and showroom.
Bondys Contractors will continue to supply a vast range of services including air conditioning sales, installation and maintenance, electrical contracting, mechanical services, solar installation and coolroom supply and installation.
With Winter fast approaching, Bondys Contractors looks forward to assisting even more people with their heating, cooling, electrical, solar and refrigeration needs in the Horsham and Ballarat regions.
For a free, no obligation assessment and expert advice for homes and businesses, why not drop into one of Bondys Contractors’ showrooms today?
Bondys are open from 8am to 5pm weekdays. For more information, please call the Horsham office on 5382 6777 or email info@ bondyscontractors.com.au.
You can find us at: 115 Stawell Road, Horsham 3400; 31 Coronet Street, Wendouree 3350.
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6:00 Tennis: Davis Cup: Quarter Finals: Australia v Netherlands *Live* 8:00 My Favourite Martian 10:30 Pointless (PG) 11:30 Golf Barons (PG) 12:00 Golf: The Fortinet Australian PGA Championship *Live* 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 Murder, She Wrote (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Grantchester (M) 8:40 Poirot (PG) 10:50 Snapped (M) 11:50 House (M) 12:50 Explore
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Preview
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ARNOTT, Graham Arthur
Passed away on November 11, 2022 aged 64 years.
Loved son of Gordon & Eleanor (both dec).
Loving brother and brother-in-law of Christine & John; Stephen & Vicki; Jeffrey; and Isabell.
Adored uncle to all of his nieces and nephews.
Reunited with loved ones
BUDDE
~ Max Kevin ~ 11-6-40 to 15-11-22
Beloved husband of Pam.
Loving father & father-inlaw to Tamara, Dallas & Sonia.
Adored pa to Jay & Miranda A wonderful life well lived.
Forever in our hearts.
KEAM
~ Lisa ~ 14-7-1965 to 8-11-2022
Aged 57 years
For all of us you gave your best, Now the time has come for you to rest.
So go in peace, you’ve earned your sleep, Your love in our hearts, we’ll eternally keep.
Dearly loved mother of Tom & Layne.
Loved sister of Glenda, brother-in-law of Gary, Aunt to Tara, Michael, Jess & Harli.
The Grampians Health community is saddened to learn of the death of Lisa Keam.
Lisa contributed greatly to the former Wimmera Health Care Group as a board member, serving two terms of four years.
Lisa will be remembered as a skilled, committed and forthright director who contributed to providing the finest health care for our community.
Our thoughts are with Lisa’s family, friends and previous colleagues during this difficult time.
WHEELER, Dawn
27.6.34 - 8.11.22
Loved wife of David (dec). Cherished Mum to Robert & Sue, Pamela & Rick, Penni & Rod, Peter & Pat & Tania.
Adored Nanny to William, Madeleine & Nicholas, Josh, Ben, Maddie & Ema, Alisha (dec), Sarah, Matthew & Amanda & Briannah. Great Grandma of 9.
A private cremation was held.
The family of the late Edna Jean Devlin would sincerely like to thank everyone who sent cards, flowers, food and messages of sympathy on her sad passing.
We would also like to thank the amazing staff from Sir Robert Menzies Manor, for their outstanding care of Mum over the eight years she was a resident.
To Wimmera Funerals, your care and compassion prior to and on the day of the funeral was very much appreciated. Thank you to Del and Bruce from the White Hart Hotel for the lovely afternoon tea. Our Mum, Granny and Great Granny will be sadly missed.
The
28, 2022 commencing at 1pm.
Private cremation.
Trevor Bysouth & Daughter Ph 5381 1444 AFDA Member
Dianne, Stephen, Lynne, Jenny and Annette and families.
To all my family and friends who helped me celebrate my 100th birthday, either by sending cards, making phone calls or attending the open house – you all made my birthday so very special.
Angus Scott
The School Council, Principal, Staff and Students are saddened by the passing of a former colleague, teacher and friend and offer their deepest sympathy to his family.
‘A life to be remembered, recognised and celebrated’
~ Di ~
The Worshipful Master and brethren of Wimmera Lodge No 70 mourn the passing of our esteemed brother Alec Henman.
We offer our sincere condolences to Marion and family.
Kind, caring and funny. So many memories, so many laughs.
Our wonderful friend of 40 years who was part of our family.
We love and miss you dearly.
Stephen, Lyn, Kane, Kelly, Cooper and Audrey.
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One day Burleigh Law serving as a jungle pilot in central Africa took off in clear skies, but shortly after he noticed thunderclouds in the distance and these thunderheads rushed together at a startling speed. As he searched frantically for an airstrip he could find no where to land. Openings appeared in the clouds here and there and he kept turning the plane towards them following little patches of blue. It was like a needle threading its way through fabric. He was lost in the skies depending entirely on visible navigation. Finally spotting a little landing strip, he made it safely to the ground.
Suddenly a vehicle raced up to his plane and a nurse jumped out and ran to the plane shouting “I don’t know where you came from, but I know you are an answer to our prayers”.
The unsettled political situation had left the village cut off from outside communication. The roads were impassable and the bridges out. The missionary wife had become ill with fever and possible rabies. That morning they had called together the Christians in the village and the church had earnestly prayed for God’s intervention. On that day, the Lord arranged the storm clouds to direct and guide Burleigh Law and his little plane to that exact spot.
Think for a moment about your life and how God has directed you down the right clear paths. He can direct our paths even if they’re in the clouds! (adapted from a Robert Morgan devotion)
Terry Dunn, City Heart Church of Christ Stawell
Yarriambiack Shire Council gives notice under section 181 of the Local Government Act 1989 (Vic) of its intention to sell the land (described below) for the unpaid rates and charges.
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The Chief Officer of CFA will be introducing the Fire Danger Period for all land within the municipalities listed below.
The Fire Danger Period will commence at 0100 hours on the date shown and unless varied by a subsequent declaration, will end at 0100 hours on 1 May 2023.
The Chief Officer of CFA will be introducing the Fire Danger Period for all land within the municipalities listed below.
The Fire Danger Period will commence at 0100 hours on the date shown and unless varied by a subsequent declaration, will end at 0100 hours on 1 May 2023.
Information about fire restrictions within the Country Area of Victoria can be obtained from www.cfa.vic.gov.au, your local CFA District Office or Municipal Fire Prevention Officer.
JK Milling are seeking applicants for permanent and casual positions which are available in the Storage area of our business.
The successful applicants may have the opportunity of full-time employment after a qualifying period. Applicants must be fit and be able to climb large silos.
Training will be provided, therefore persons who might have a focus for the above-mentioned work tasks but no experience, are encouraged to apply.
Please reply with your resume to the:
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Our Early Childhood Educators are responsible for the holistic safety, wellbeing and education of children within the service program. This includes building and fostering relationships that honour children’s rights. Recognising that families are children’s first teachers, educators engage and develop partnerships with parents, to support their child’s learning.
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Employment is subject to satisfactory criminal history and Victorian Working with Children Checks prior to commencement of employment. Uniting is proud to be an inclusive employer and is committed to keeping children and young people safe.
JK Milling is seeking a career focused person for the above mentioned position.
The role will include general administration duties, client services and a range of documentation tasks related to our domestic and international, merchandising, manufacturing and export operations.
Applicants with previous exposure in the grains and transport sectors or having training / experience in sales should consider this position as an advancement for their career.
Training will be provided therefore persons who might have a focus for the abovementioned work tasks but no experience, are also encouraged to apply.
Selection criteria for the position will include your proficiencies in the following: - communication skills, use of computers, Microsoft programmes, sound English, Grammar and Mathematical skills.
Please reply with your resume to the: Human Resources Manager, JK Milling P/L, PO Box 1239, Horsham 3402 Ph. 5382 0044 Email: andrew@jkmilling.com.au
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The IFS Worker provides support to vulnerable children, young people and their families through case management and group work.
The families who receive a service from the Integrated Family Services Program present with a range of complex issues including drug and alcohol, family violence, mental health, homelessness and cycles of disadvantage and poverty resulting in chronic neglect and cumulative harm.
Tertiary Qualifications in human services, welfare, or social work OR equivalent work/life experience.
Experience of partnership working with other professionals, agencies and sound knowledge in the provision of project work, management and support of young people and their families from varying socio economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
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• 12 Month fixed term role based in Horsham
• Salary range $86,973 $97,833 plus superannuation
• Contribute to community safety and reducing recidivism in young people
Advanced Case Managers provide complex supervision and support to clients subject to Youth Justice court orders. The position ensures that all cases are managed to a high standard. This includes preparing Court and Youth Parole Board reports, developing Case Plans and attending court for clients matters. Advanced Case Managers provide thorough, high-level assessments, develop case plans/reports and advocate for the provision of support services.
Advanced Case Managers also maintain professional relationships with Youth Justice Centres, the Youth Parole Board, Courts and community service organisations. The Youth Justice program places emphasis on diversion and rehabilitation of young offenders to minimise further offending. Operating outside normal office hours may be required at times.
The purpose of the Youth Justice Court Advice Services (YJCAS) is to provide informed, independent, and evidence-based advice to assist the court in its decision making and rehabilitation objectives.
YJCAS are representing the Secretary of the Department of Justice and Community Safety when appearing in court and must maintain impartial, balanced positions at all times.
YJCAS aims to assist the court to make decisions in relation to:
• Bail and sentencing
• Assessment outcomes such as suitability for a group conference Appropriate diversionary options including suitable community support services
• Program and services available that may be available
This position is located in Horsham in the Grampians Region which stretches from Bacchus Marsh through to the state border with South Australia. Youth justice case managers are based in Ballarat and Horsham.
To learn more about this fantastic role, click the QR code or visit careers.vic.gov.au and search for Job ID YJ0629. For a confidential conversation, contact Andrew Palmer on 0437 756 454.
Applications close 4 December 2022.
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Diabetes Educator
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The Positive Ageing team is seeking applications from suitable candidates to join their team in a part time capacity to be responsible for providing assistance to frail aged people, people with disabilities and their carers to be more independent in their own homes and the community, thereby enhancing their quality of life.
Home care services are provided which:
• promote each client’s capacity to live as independently as possible,
• take a person-centred approach to care, that promotes client’s wellness and active participation in the decisions about care; and
• provides timely, flexible and targeted services that are capable of maximising each client’s independence.
The position is initially casual, but conversion to permanent part time employment may be offered after six months. Applications close Monday 28 November 2022.
Please apply via our website https://www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/Careers
TRENTON FITHALL ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPosition number VG/5232C
GWMWater is seeking a new Water Services Operator to join our Wimmera team, with opportunities to work in other parts of our region from time-to-time.
Our Operators enjoy a fast-paced environment, responding to reported faults and service interruptions to maintain essential water and wastewater services to customers.
Based in the Warracknabeal area, the successful incumbent will achieve a Certificate III in Water Operations while gaining significant work experience and working in a dynamic team.
If you enjoy working with your hands in the great outdoors, problem-solving and contributing to the liveability of your community, please get in touch.
To apply online please visit: gwmwater.org.au/careers
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The Foster Care Case Manager provides high quality support and casework for the Foster Care program and Case Management. The position works with and supports volunteer carers and children who are unable to live at home with their families using a therapeutic approach and the Looking After Children case management framework.
To be successful in this role, you will have post secondary qualifications in Social Work / Welfare or a related field, have experience working with children and families in the child protection area. You will have an understanding of the Looking After Children (LAC) case management framework and a demonstrated knowledge and ability to operate within legislation, departmental and agency policies and procedures.
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The specific requirements are detailed in the tender documents which can be downloaded via Council’s website at www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/tenders
Closing time for the above Tender is 4:00pm on Tuesday 13 December 2022.
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Stawell’s Victor Millington was deservedly a proud man when Neil’s Phoenix, a 34-kilogram dog affectionately known as Bear, made it to the track for his first race just two weeks shy of his third birthday.
This is an age some greyhounds can have had as many as 30 or 40 starts, but Neil’s Phoenix has had a tough run with injuries.
Owned by Nathan and Kerry Jen ner, Bear was close to having his first race start 10 months prior to Sunday’s race meeting at Horsham, but during a trial injured his stopper bone-tendon and required surgery to reattach the tendon, with the chances of making the racetrack following surgery ex tremely low.
This is where Millington stepped in to help the Jenners and took Bear into his care and began the long 10 months of rehabilitation to get the big boy back to the racetrack.
Millington was patient and always erred on the side of caution. The Jen ners had agreed with him that if Bear was showing any signs of soreness, he would be retired to a life of luxury on the couch.
Millington worked his magic and Bear took on every trial as if he had never missed a beat.
Bear’s day arrived on Sunday. Jumping from the inside draw, Bear
was put under pressure entering the first corner, but railing hard he found himself going to the front on straight ening for home and went to win by almost four lengths in the smart time of 23:50sec.
Emotional scenes followed.
I spoke with Kerry following the race and her words about Millington spoke volumes for what he has done for Bear and the family.
“Victor is the only reason Bear can race. All credit goes to him. Every thing he has done for us and Bear. He’s a beautiful man,” she said.
Adding further significance to the win was the naming of the greyhound. Neil’s Phoenix was named after the late Neil Maurer – one of the most highly respected greyhound condi tioners, who was Kerry’s greyhound mentor.
Heather Baxter, Murtoa, produced a further three winners during the Tuesday and Sunday programs in Hor sham, including two finals.
Corporate Box broke through for his maiden victory on Tuesday last week
in the Crymelon Kennels 410-metre maiden final. Racing midfield early, Corporate Box unleashed a huge fin ish to claim victory in the shadows of the post in 23:89sec.
Cruisin Cherry then brought up a double for Baxter in the Warrack Mo tel Grade 5 410-metre event. Cruisin Cherry did what she does best and ex ploded from the boxes with lightening early pace. Setting up a race-winning lead that simply couldn’t be reeled in, Cherry stopped the clock in a fast 23:25sec.
Sunday saw Cherry’s brother Crui sin Blaze lead from start to finish in the Locks Construction Grade 5 over
410m, stopping the clock in 23:35sec.
Andrea Gurry of Nhill also produced three winners across the two meetings.
Carob Bale was victorious in the 410m Grade 7 event. Settling third early, Carob finished strong to go home a one-length victor in 23:62sec.
Gurry then trained a winning double on Sunday with Loco Tonto. Using box eight to his advantage, Tonto used great field sense to go away an easy victor by close to three lengths in 23:50sec.
Negasi Bale then brought up the winning kennel double, storming home to win in 23:81sec.
Tracey Salter and Greg Turnbull
went through a rehab program of their own with Natural Image. Jumping from the inside draw, he was able to hold out the other runners entering the turn and, when he straightened for home in front, was never going to beaten. Image stopped the clock in 23:46sec.
Spit the Dummy for Rodney Mil lington and Kerry Prowse, of Red Cliffs, is putting quite the picket fence together, having now won his past three starts after claiming victory in the On-Site Engineering Grade 4-5 event over 485m. The Dummy was slow away but used unbelievable field sense to stay up the track down the back straight when there was all sorts of traffic underneath him.
Mustering up to third position by the corner, he cut hard to the rail when the opportunity presented and dug deep, hitting the front 50 metres from home then holding them at bay to win by close to a length in 27:45sec.
Trainer Kerry Prowse was then kind enough to let The Dummy’s number one fan Dezi Carter grab a winning photo with the dog to hang on his bedroom wall.
Doug and Paul Hammerstein, Ar arat, rounded out the eventful two meetings winning with Lektra Sammy in the Shima Shine at Stud 410m Grade 5, leading from start to finish in the smart time of 23:44sec.
they headed into the final bend.
Stawell owner-trainer
Chris Blake’s five-year-old mare Tic Tact has struck a purple patch of form in recent weeks.
She made it three wins from five starts with another solid performance in the $9000 Wimmera Mallee Tour ism Pace at Charlton last week.
Drawn the pole, Tic Tact failed to take advantage of the coveted draw when she raced roughly and had to be steadied by driver Ryan Sanderson as the start was affected, resulting in the combo landing in an awkward posi tion, three back the pegs.
However, ‘lady luck’ smiled at the 500-metre mark when a gap allowed Sanderson to ease out into the running line then three-wide with cover as
The mare made up ground to join the leaders and was ready to stake her claim at top of the home stretch.
Tic Tact quickly rounded up the op position and was untroubled to score by 2.5-metres over the ‘flying mile’ 1609m in a rate of 1:58.8.
Tic Tact’s record stands at eight wins, 10 minors and $45,118 for her owners – the Blake, McLean and Ben nett families.
Ararat owned and trained six-yearold gelding Rocknroll Opal provided the upset of the day at Charlton as the 50-1 winner of $7000 Renown Silver ware Pace for driver Michael Bellman and trainer Brad Hunt.
In a performance that defied punter’s
assessment of his chances, Rocknroll Opal raced three-wide out of the gate for the first 600 metres of the contest before working hard before crossing to the markers at the bell.
Bellman kept his hand on the throttle for the final lap and the combo ran them ragged with a 27.3 final quarter to score untouched by 15 metres in a rate of 1:57.3.
Rocknroll Opal is now a seven-time winner for owner Kerissa Bond.
Horsham horseman Aaron Dunn produced his smart colt Hot Deal first up from a decent spell to take out the $7000 VHRC 3YO+ Pace at Charlton.
Dunn’s homebred son notched up four wins during his two-year-old sea son and earlier this year finished third
in the prestigious NSW Pacers Derby at Menangle.
After a sole appearance at Stawell during the winter, Hot Deal returned to the paddock for an enforced break, but looks to be right on target for the upcoming three-year-old Vicbred Super Series – heats of which are to be conducted at Kilmore on Decem ber 15.
Charlton trainer Shane Sanderson landed a home-track quinella in the $8000 Vale Of Avoca two-year-old Pace with a pair of NZ bred young sters, Rumble Stride and Ourmate menko, driven by his son Ryan and daughter Abby, respectively.
The former Ararat training team of Michael Gadsden and Denbigh Wade,
now based at Charlton, also made a home-track visit to the winner’s circle after eight-year-old mare Markleigh Caz took out the $7000 APG Pace.
The evergreen performer debuted at Bendigo in October 2016 but contin ues to defy ‘Father Time’ now with a career record of 10 wins and 42 minors from 154 starts.
Hoofnote: Markleigh Caz lined up two days after her Charlton win for a handy fourth placing at Bendigo.
Four days after that, she faced the starter at St Arnaud, but was involved in a nasty tangle shortly after the start of the final event on the cup day card. The race was abandoned but I am happy to report that all’s well with Denbigh and ‘Caz’, apart from a mul titude of extra sore spots.
Marg Taylor and Julie Wirth are the di vision one winners of the Catalina Golf and Country Club Foursomes Champi onship.
Horsham Golf Club hosted the cham pionship on Friday, with heavy rain re stricting access to the course, resulting in nine holes available to play.
Division two was introduced to the event this year and Catalina Golf and Country Club life member Dawn Scott donated a salver for the second division.
Players were required to compete within their handicap divisions – divi sion one, zero to 25 and division two, 26 to 45.
Taylor and Wirth won with 90-89179. June Crabtree and Liz Jackman were 36-hole nett winners with 75.568.5-144. Division two 36-hole scratch winners were Lenore Sleep and Cheryl Breuer with 109-105-214, and the 36 nett winners were Jill Gawith and Marie Oliver with 80-75-155.
Kalkee has taken the top spot on Central Wimmera Tennis As sociation’s pennant ladder.
In a top-of-the-table clash between Kalkee and Central Park, Kalkee got the job done in windy conditions on Satur day afternoon.
As teams settle into the season, compe tition is heating up in what is setting up to be a close battle for a premiership.
Jimmy Sayle and Steve Schultz had Kalkee off to a great start, winning the opening doubles, while Kalkee’s Melissa Beddison was in great form against Sue Walter winning her singles eight games to four.
Kalkee won nine sets, 79 games, against Central Park’s three sets, 46 games.
In the other pennant match, St Michaels welcomed back Steffi McDonald after having time off with a foot injury.
However, St Michaels remains win less as Horsham Lawn sits third on the
pennant ladder, edging closer to Central Park.
McDonald and Ange Nitschke got St Michaels off to a great start with an exciting win against Tahlia Thompson and Cherie Wood in the opening doubles match.
McDonald and Nitschke won in a tie breaker, eight games to seven.
Ella Thompson was in fine form, win ning all her three sets for Horsham Lawn.
Lawn’s Graeme Wood and Cherie Wood were too strong in their singles matches, while St Michaels’ McDonald defeated Tahlia Thompson.
The final score was Horsham Lawn seven sets, 79 games, defeating St Mi chaels five sets, 73 games.
In round eight, Kalkee takes on Hor sham Lawn at Kalkee and St Michaels takes on Drung South, while Central Park has the bye.
Section one
Why do you play tennis or what do you like most about tennis? I play tennis because it is a fun sport and I enjoy playing with new people and learning new skills.
What is your favourite tennis memory?
Once when I was playing tennis it was a very windy day and the ball hit the top of the net and the wind made it blow onto the opposition’s side and I ended up winning the point. Who is your favourite player? Mum. Who is the toughest player you have played against? Dad.
Do you think you could beat your family members? I can beat my Dad and brother.
Pennant: Kalkee 9-79 d Central Park 3-46; Horsham Lawn 7-79 d St Michaels 5-73.
A Special: Kalkee 10-104 d Central Park 4-68; Drung South 9-98 d Haven 5-70; Horsham Lawn Dorman 4-50 drew with Telangatuk East 6-61; Horsham Lawn Thompson 8-88 d Hom ers 5-75; Natimuk 11-109 d Brimpaen 3-52.
A Grade: Central Park 10-91 d Homers 2-42; Haven 10-89 d Drung South 2-41; Horsham Lawn Bardell 7-72 d Horsham Lawn O’Connor 4-53.
B Special: Natimuk 10-90 d Haven 2-39; Cen tral Park 10-92 d Laharum 2-51; St Michael’s 9-83 d Horsham Lawn 3-53.
Open: All washout.
Section 1 Boys: All washout.
Section 1 Girls: All washout.
Section 2 Boys: All washout.
Section 2 Girls: All washout.
Section 3 Boys: Haven drew with Horsham Lawn Gold, washout; Horsham Lawn Green 4-31 d Horsham Lawn White 2-21.
Section 3 Girls: Horsham Lawn Gold 5-33 d Homers 1-21; Natimuk drew with Haven, wash out; Horsham Lawn Green 4-25 d Horsham Lawn White 2-28.
Section 4 Boys: Horsham Lawn Red 5-34 d Horsham Lawn White 1-13; Natimuk drew with Haven, washout.
Section 4 Girls: All washout.
Match Play Section 5: Horsham Lawn Yellow 6-24 d Horsham Lawn Gold 0-5; Horsham Lawn Green 3-18 d Horsham Lawn Red 3-12; all other matches washouts.
Match Play Section 6: Horsham Lawn Gold 4-18 d Horsham Lawn White 2-15; all other matches washouts.
BY MICHAEL SCALZO
The 2022 country football season finished only a cou ple of months ago, however new coaching promotions and player signings litter the region as pre-2023-season training ap proaches.
Damien Cameron will oversee Nor adjuha-Quantong’s 2023 Horsham District league football campaign, after co-leading the Bombers’ fi nals-missed 2022 season with outgo ing co-coach Gareth Hose.
Hose has stepped away from the club after signing with the 2021 mi nor premiers in 2018, and will be in volved in coaching potential Greater Western Rebels’ Wimmera players during the pre-season.
Jeparit-Rainbow’s 2021 best-andfairest winner Scott Driscoll will coach the Storm this season, as a player, alongside former Pimpinio coach and Dimboola coaching staffer Matt Everest.
The pair has claimed the role from Daniel Batson, who Storm president Jason Hutson said the club was ‘con fident’ of keeping as a player.
Kylo Pinto will coach Taylors Lake
in 2023, replacing playing coach Lee Marshall, while 2022 Horsham District Dellar Medal runner-up and Edenhope-Apsley star Tim McIntyre will coach the Saints after Guy Smith relinquished the role.
Kalkee ruckman Doug Grinning would hope as senior coach he could push the Kees one-game further in 2023 after long-time coach Stuart Farr stepped away from the job after his team’s grand-final loss in Sep tember.
In the Wimmera league, former Carlton Football Club player Tom Williamson will return to his home club Ararat as a player in 2023 after leaving the lights of the nation’s top league earlier this year.
Williamson will join former Rats player Jack Ganley, who left the Wimmera league for Ballarat Foot ball League in 2021, back at the club for this coming season.
The pair would be fair inclusions for Rats coach Matt Walder, who has lost key players Liam Cavanagh and Matthew Hutcheson since the Rats’ loss to 2022 Wimmera league premiers Minyip-Murtoa in the grand final.
Wimmera Legacy Club welcomed 24 teams to Coughlin Park Bowls Club, Horsham, on Satur day for an annual tournament.
The 63rd annual Legacy Bowls Tournament is a major fundraiser for the club.
Teams of three played three games of 10 ends, with no rain interrupting play.
The winners were Gary Coutts, Bill Phelan and Mick Ellis, of Coughlin Park Bowls Club, with 82 points.
Runners-up were Garry Baird, Neil Magor and Mick Billett, of Sunnyside Bowls Club, with 80 points.
BY ‘ONE SHORT’
Grampians Cricket pennant committee was forced to cancel Saturday’s play after a rainband swept across the region.
Prior to the season start, the association, be cause of the loss of several clubs, decided it would play a round of matches in order to grade teams into A Grade and B Grade for the remain der of the season.
Unfortunately, the weather has scuttled this plan because along with wash-outs, forfeits and other problems, the association now has the situation where only one full-round has been played in the first five, in a scheduled eight rounds.
The ladder reads Swifts-Great Western1 on top of the ladder with 24 points and 638 percent, yet the side has only won one game against bottom team Rymney-Moyston2. The remain ing points are derived from forfeits, byes or wash-outs.
Second on the ladder is Pomonal with 24 points and 252 percent, with two wins and other points, third is St Andrews on 18 points, 117 percent. Equal on points in fourth is Halls Gap, 18 points, 65 percent, fifth is RhymneyMoyston on 18 points, 12 percent, sixth is Halls Gap2 on 15 points, 140 percent, seventh is Chalambar, 12 points and 120 percent, eighth is Swifts-Great Western2 12 points, 80 percent and ninth with six points and 39 percent is
Rhymney-Moyston2. With just three qualifying rounds to go, or 24 points, every team will be looking for victories to reach the higher grade.
This week’s scheduled round is St Andrews v Swifts-Great Western at Ararat’s Alexandra Oval; Pomonal v Halls Gap at Pomonal, SwiftsGreat Western2 v Rhymney-Moyston at Great Western, Chalambar v Halls Gap2 at Moyston and Rhymney-Moyston2 has the bye.
This will be an interesting round as the top four teams plays one another – St Andrews host the Combine and the mountain men do battle.
This will give the outsiders a chance to ad vance up the ladder.
The Saints will find out where they stand against the top teams.
Saints’ Tom Mills, Neville Bohner, the Spald ing brothers and Adam Haslett have the chance of making a statement to the competition against the dominant team of the past few years.
The Tigers have form players in Brewis, Mackley and Taylor to take it right up to Peder son, Charlie McIntosh, Toby Ripper and com pany. This should be a great game.
In the other games, Combine’s Travis Nichol son will look to continue his good form with the bat against Rhymston1 and Chalambar’s Ross Kettle, Sam Pilgrim and Ethan McKinnis will be hoping to account for Gappers2 to climb up the ladder.
Horsham association cricketers head into round nine of compe tition this weekend with hopes the rain, unlike at the week end, allows players to take the crease.
In A Grade, Rupanyup-Miny ip players will have another week off because of a bye, but Homers will have a crack at up staging the seemingly in-form Bullants at Sunnyside, while Jung Tigers meet West Wim mera Warriors at Horsham City Oval.
Jung Tigers occupy the bot tom of the A Grade ladder head ing into round nine, unable to grab a win in either of their two
games this season, and should still hold that position after Sat urday.
The Warriors perhaps remain unsure of where they truly stand among the competition given their early-season loss to Rupanyup-Minyip, as well as their match-abandoned chance to come back against the Blue Panthers during the second innings of their round-seven clash.
They would want to gather these mid-season winner points, especially with the rain playing unpredictable havoc with the fixture this late into spring.
The Bullants are looking good
but have only taken to the field twice to prove their abilities.
Ditto Homers, who look capa ble when they take to the pitch despite their unfortunate lack of fixtured and rain-affected play at this point in the season.
Round eight of junior and se nior competition was cancelled at the weekend as November continued to behave like an en thusiastic July, chucking rain down across the Wimmera on Saturday.
It is the fifth round of play that the association has cancelled because of poor weather this season.
– Michael Scalzo
Natimuk and District Field and Game’s 100 target an niversary shoot attracted 110 shooters to the course.
with Kieran Neilson fin ishing second with 70, and Alex Voigt third with 69.
and Horsham’s Country Basketball League teams have two games to navigate this week end in round nine of south-west conference competition.
Ararat men, back on the winners’ list after their match against Colac Kookas at the weekend, have two more chanc es to claw back some points in their mid-season battle with ladder-leader Mount Gambier.
The Redbacks will play Terang Tor nadoes at Ararat on Saturday night, before they back it up on Sunday afternoon against Surfcoast Chargers at Torquay.
Both matches should be within the Redbacks’ points-winning capaci ty, and two wins would be confi dence-boosting preparation for a re match against Mount Gambier in round 10.
Horsham Hornets men’s and wom en’s sides have a tough weekend ahead with a Saturday night tour to Millicent, followed by a Sunday afternoon turn around at Mount Gambier.
Millicent and Mount Gambier, in the men’s and women’s competitions, have settled themselves neatly within the top three, however a Lady Hornets win
this weekend, in particular, might carry with it some extra weight.
A Lady Hornets win against Millicent Magic would give the Hornets their fourth win of the season and put them level on games-won with the Magic –perhaps a top-two position beckons the Lady Hornets this season.
The Lady Hornets were clinical in their round-eight win against the Tor nadoes at the weekend, however the Hornets men’s side was unable to do what they needed to against the Torna does’ men’s side.
They outscored Hornets men’s side by 12-points in the final term to claim a six-point win.
This week: Women, Lady Hornets v Millicent Magic at Millicent on Satur day, Lady Hornets v Mount Gambier at Mount Gambier on Sunday. Men, Ararat Redbacks v Terang Tornadoes at Ararat on Saturday, Horsham Hor nets v Millicent Magic at Millicent on Saturday, Ararat Redbacks v Surfcoast Chargers at Torquay on Sunday, Hor sham Hornets v Mount Gambier at Mount Gambier on Sunday.
Last week: Women, Lady Hornets 71 d Terang Tornadoes 54. Men, Terang Tornadoes 75 d Horsham Hornets 69, Ararat Redbacks 94 d Colac Kookas.
Brad Smith won high gun with 93 out of 100 for the day.
Bill Jorgensen and Craig Handreck shot a 25 possi ble each.
Michael Brilley won AA with 89 out of 100, with Luke Edson second with 88 and Josh Vickery third with 87.
Richard Emmerson won A with 88 out of 100. Tom Hardman came second with 83, and Craig Han dreck came third with 82.
With 74 out of 100, Rod Shirley came first in B,
Robert Nelson won C with 66 out of 100, Reu ben Mirtschin came sec ond with 59 and Brendan Schmidt was third with 59. Mayci Porter was the winner of the women’s competition with 65 out of 100.
Denis O’Brien won the veterans’ competition with 75 out of 100.
Bart Turgoose won ju niors with 75 out of 100.
Chase Porter won sub-ju niors with 75 out of 100.
The next event for the club is its Christmas shoot.
Horsham motocross rider Josh Mc Lean is setting his sights on the European circuit after cleaning up at a national championship series in the United States.
McLean competed in three catego ries at the American Motocross As sociation, AMA, Supermoto National Championship Series.
McLean finished the series Pro Lite 250cc national champion and as phalt-only open cc champion. He placed second in the Pro Open
championship. The series began in April in Prime, Nevada, followed by rounds two and three in August in Sturgis, South Dakota and Shawano Wisconsin.
The final round was earlier this month in Tucson, Arizona.
McLean said he had high expec tations for his performance in the 250cc category, but was surprised at his success in the open competition.
“It felt good to finish the series like that. It makes all the hours, training,
money, gym and pool sessions and effort worth it,” he said.
“I had a perfect season on the 250cc and in the 450cc on asphalt and open I finished on the podium in all rounds but one. I’m very happy with that.
“The rider who won the Pro Open championship is number two in the world, so to come second to him was quite an achievement.”
McLean said he was now looking at riding in Europe.
Melbourne Uni Renegades were the big winners from Volleyball Horsham’s 27th annual tournament, scoring two division wins from the seven on offer — including the coveted champion ship women’s title.
In the end, 47 teams from across Victoria and South Australia com peted, which was a record number of entries, with games played at five dif ferent venues on eight courts.
The championship men’s division was won by BBJSC Pakenham for a second time, when they were just too strong for the Good Ol’ Boys with Tim Popple and Dimitrios Vettos and featuring former Horsham members Matthew Berry, Cam Robinson, Nick Adamson and Brady King.
Final score: BBJSC Pakenham d Good Ol’ Boys 3-0: 25-21, 25-21, 25-22; division MVP: Manjot Singh, BBJSC Pakenham.
The championship women’s division saw some close and exciting matches, with Volleyball Horsham’s women’s team playing some high-quality vol leyball to make the gold medal match.
The preliminary final, in which they defeated Renegades Blue, was one right out of the top draw with Ren egades winning the first set 25-22 and leading for most of the second, but the
Horsham girls dug deep and fought back to win 28-26.
In the deciding set the Horsham girls got off to a dream start and opened up a gap their opponents could not bridge to qualify for the final.
In the final, Renegades Red were too powerful in attack for the Horsham girls who fought bravely all the way but to no avail, going down in three sets.
Final score: Renegades Red d Vol leyball Horsham 3-0: 25-23, 25-12, 25-22; division MVP: Ut Mio Vu, Renegades Red.
Men’s division one saw Renegades prove too strong for Dolan’s Dynasty winning in straight sets.
Final score: Renegades d Dolan’s Dynasty 3-0: 25-20, 25-20, 25-11; division MVP: Noah Van Gemst, Dolan’s Dynasty.
Women’s division one saw Western Region defeat Latrobe Uni.
Final Score: Western Region d La trobe Uni 2-0: 25-17, 25-13; division MVP: Mercedes Arnott, Horsham.
In men’s division two a highly enter taining final was played off between VFUM Quokkas and Adelaide United. Both teams would not have been out of place in division one as there was plenty of talent on display.
Final score: Adelaide United d VFUM Quokkas 3-1: 25-18, 25-16, 15-25, 25-19; division MVP: Michael
Geelong’s best hitter Nay Soe Htoo, the two high-leaping youngsters put ting on a show, with Jackman block ing his heart out against his highlytalented opponent.
Gold medal match final score: HTLC Tigers d Geelong 3-1: 25-22, 25-20, 25-27, 25-12. Bronze medal match fi nal score: Horsham Academy d South West Pirates 3-1: 28-26, 21-25, 25-20, 26-24. Division MVP: Heath Warrick, Horsham Academy.
The junior girls saw an epic five-set gold medal match between Melbourne Wolverines and Murtoa Geckos.
The Geckos had to win their final match against Geelong to make the final, in which they did in a heart stopper.
The Murtoa team got off to a great start, winning the opening two sets and leading 24-21 in the third with the finish line in sight. But they could not close the game out and let their op ponents back into the contest, which the metro team welcomed and then proceeded to steam roll their way to victory in emphatic fashion.
Gold medal match final score: Mel bourne Wolverines d Murtoa Geckos 3-2: 19-25, 29-31, 26-24, 25-13, 15-6. Bronze medal match final score: Gee long d South West Pirates 3-1: 23-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-13. Division MVP: Dimple Borja, Geelong.
Horsham District football net ball clubs have their path to 2023 premiership success laid out, ahead of a return to pre-Christmas training.
The Horsham District Football Net ball League has released its 2023 season, 16-round fixture – a crucial element in clubs’ plans given the HDNFL draw inherently always pro vides an unbalanced fixture.
With 12 teams and 16 rounds, clubs will all play each other at least once as well as five of the 11 opposing clubs twice.
Round one hosts two knockout fi nals football rematches with Eden hope-Apsley against Jeparit-Rainbow, last season’s elimination-round duel lists, as well as Kalkee against Har row-Balmoral, last season’s prelimi nary-final sides.
The last game Harrow-Balmoral played was against the Kees, a game most tipped the Southern Roos to win despite the Kees’ second-place finish during the home-and-away season.
The Kees ran light of foot across the ground, won the preliminary final, and found themselves within an afterthe-siren-kick away from clinching a premiership.
The football grand-final rematch does not happen until round six, when Rupanyup hosts Kalkee at Rupanyup,
Round 1 – Saturday, April 15
Noradjuha-Quantong v Laharum Natimuk United v Rupanyup Swifts v Kaniva-Leeor United
Pimpinio v Taylors Lake Edenhope-Apsley v Jeparit-Rainbow Kalkee v Harrow-Balmoral
Round 2 – Saturday, April 22 Taylors Lake v Edenhope-Apsley
Jeparit-Rainbow v Kalkee Harrow-Balmoral v Natimuk United Kaniva-Leeor United v Pimpinio Laharum v Swifts
Rupanyup v Noradjuha-Quantong
Round 3 – Saturday, April 29
Edenhope-Apsley v KanivaLeeor United Swifts v Rupanyup
Pimpinio v Laharum Natimuk United v NoradjuhaQuantong Kalkee v Taylors Lake Harrow-Balmoral v Jeparit-Rainbow
Round 4 – Saturday, May 6 Rupanyup v Pimpinio Taylors Lake v Harrow-Balmoral Kaniva-Leeor United v Kalkee Laharum v Edenhope-Apsley
Jeparit-Rainbow v Natimuk United Noradjuha-Quantong v Swifts
Round 5 – Saturday, May 13
Jeparit-Rainbow v Taylors Lake
Pimpinio v Noradjuha-Quantong Edenhope-Apsley v Rupanyup Kalkee v Laharum
Harrow-Balmoral v KanivaLeeor United
Natimuk United v Swifts
Round 6 – Saturday, May 20 Swifts v Pimpinio Kaniva-Leeor United v JeparitRainbow Laharum v Harrow-Balmoral Rupanyup v Kalkee
Noradjuha-Quantong v EdenhopeApsley
Taylors Lake v Natimuk United
Round 7 – Saturday, May 27
Jeparit-Rainbow v Laharum Edenhope-Apsley v Swifts Kalkee v Noradjuha-Quantong Harrow-Balmoral v Rupanyup Natimuk United v Pimpinio Taylors Lake v Kaniva-Leeor United
Round 8 – Saturday, June 3
Noradjuha-Quantong v HarrowBalmoral Laharum v Taylors Lake Rupanyup v Jeparit-Rainbow Kaniva-Leeor United v Natimuk United Swifts v Kalkee
Pimpinio v Edenhope-Apsley
League bye – Saturday, June 10
Round 9 – Saturday, June 17 Harrow-Balmoral v Swifts Kalkee v Pimpinio Natimuk United v Edenhope-Apsley Jeparit-Rainbow v NoradjuhaQuantong
but fans get a second chance to relive any 2022 grand final pain or gain when the two sides meet again in round 16, at Kalkee.
Laharum netballers will have their grand-final rematch in round four against Edenhope-Apsley at Laharum
Taylors Lake v Rupanyup
Kaniva-Leeor United v Laharum
Round 10 – Saturday, June 24 Rupanyup v Kaniva-Leeor United Laharum v Natimuk United
Noradjuha-Quantong v Taylors Lake Swifts v Jeparit-Rainbow Pimpinio v Harrow-Balmoral Edenhope-Apsley v Kalkee
Round 11 – Saturday, July 1 Natimuk United v Kalkee
Harrow-Balmoral v Edenhope-Apsley Jeparit-Rainbow v Pimpinio Taylors Lake v Swifts
Kaniva-Leeor United v NoradjuhaQuantong Laharum v Rupanyup League bye – Saturday, July 8
Round 12 – Saturday, July 15
Edenhope-Apsley v Taylors Lake Kalkee v Jeparit-Rainbow Natimuk United v Harrow-Balmoral Pimpinio v Kaniva-Leeor United Swifts v Laharum
Noradjuha-Quantong v Rupanyup
Round 13 – Saturday, July 22 Harrow-Balmoral v Kalkee
Jeparit-Rainbow v Edenhope-Apsley Kaniva-Leeor United v Swifts Laharum v Noradjuha-Quantong Rupanyup v Natimuk United Taylors Lake v Pimpinio Round 14 – Saturday, July 29 Noradjuha-Quantong v Natimuk United
– the only round the two best 2022 netball sides will meet next season. A league-wide bye will cease com petition for a week in early June, just as it did last season, with a secondary league-wide bye scheduled for early July, just three weekends later.
Rupanyup v Laharum Swifts v Taylors Lake
Pimpinio v Jeparit-Rainbow Kalkee v Kaniva-Leeor United
Edenhope-Apsley v Harrow-Balmoral Round 15 – Saturday, August 5
Pimpinio v Swifts Jeparit-Rainbow v KanivaLeeor United Harrow-Balmoral v Laharum Kalkee v Rupanyup Edenhope-Apsley v NoradjuhaQuantong Natimuk United v Taylors Lake
Round 16 – Saturday, August 12 Swifts v Natimuk United Noradjuha-Quantong v Pimpinio Rupanyup v Edenhope-Apsley Laharum v Kalkee Kaniva-Leeor United v HarrowBalmoral Taylors Lake v Jeparit-Rainbow
Finals
Elimination Final Saturday, August 19
Elimination Final Sunday, August 20
Second Semi-Final Saturday, August 26
First Semi-Final Sunday, August 27
Preliminary Final Sunday, September 3
Grand Final Saturday, September 9
Round one is scheduled for April 15, with round 16, the final round, sched uled for August 13. The grand final is scheduled for September 9. Locations for home games of clubs with multiple grounds have not been confirmed.
Clubs to meet twice this season are:
Rupanyup: Noradjuha-Quantong, Natimuk-United, Laharum, HarrowBalmoral, Edenhope-Apsley.
Kalkee: Jeparit-Rainbow, HarrowBalmoral, Kaniva-Leeor United, Rupanyup, Laharum.
Harrow-Balmoral: Natimuk-United, Kalkee, Edenhope-Apsley, Laharum, Kaniva-Leeor United.
Jeparit-Rainbow: Kalkee, EdenhopeApsley, Pimpinio, Kaniva-Leeor Unit ed, Taylors Lake.
Edenhope-Apsley: Taylors Lake, Jeparit-Rainbow, Harrow-Balmoral, Noradjuha-Quantong, Rupanyup.
Swifts: Laharum, Kaniva-Leeor United, Taylors Lake, Pimpinio, Natimuk-United.
Noradjuha-Quantong: Rupanyup, Laharum, Natimuk-United, EdenhopeApsley, Pimpinio.
Natimuk United: Harrow-Balmoral, Rupanyup, Noradjuha-Quantong, Taylors Lake, Swifts.
Pimpinio: Kaniva-Leeor United, Tay lors Lake, Jeparit-Rainbow, Swifts, Noradjuha-Quantong.
Laharum: Swifts, NoradjuhaQuantong, Rupanyup, HarrowBalmoral, Kalkee.
Kaniva-Leeor United: Pimpinio, Swifts, Kalkee, Jeparit-Rainbow, Har row-Balmoral.
Taylors Lake: Edenhope-Apsley, Pimpinio, Swifts, Natimuk-United, Jeparit-Rainbow.
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