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TASTE OF SUMMER: Horsham teenagers, from left, Aden Merrett, Tyler Albanese and Trent DeZoete show their delight as they launch into the Wimmera River from a Drummond Street pontoon in Horsham. The arrival of hot weather before weekend thunderstorms, which led to flash-flooding in some areas across the region, provided a curtain-raiser for temperatures expected to rise into the 40s this weekend. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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tate Government funding for Longerenong College near Horsham has reignited speculation about the potential of tertiary institutions offering undergraduate courses in the region.

Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said the region was perfectly poised to move up a gear in education provision, especially in agricultural and environmental science, health and hospitality fields. She said diploma, certificate-level and other trade-training qualifications on offer at institutions such as Longerenong College and Federation

University’s Wimmera campus were a well-established story. But she added that there was now an obvious opportunity to continue an education-industry evolution in the region. “When you start offering bachelor or master’s degrees, particularly in fields where there are workforce shortcomings, it can change the whole dynamic of a community and accelerate growth and development. It has the potential to be a regional game-changer,” she said. “And the timing has probably never been more right for some serious government backing to help make it happen.” Ms Kealy said the expanding

world of agricultural technology was a fitting stablemate for environmental, ecological and geological science, especially in a region where the study subjects were a living part of everyday life. “Major demands of the future will be finding ways to feed the world, for us to become self-sufficient as Australians and protect and capitalise on social and natural assets in an environment of climate and landscape variability,” she said. “In the Wimmera we are already keenly tuned in to this concept. We live and work in an ideal study subject area, which has for many of us always been part of our everyday lives.

“There is also a fundamental shortage of highly qualified mental-health practitioners, and again we are also clearly seeing the implications of this in our part of the world and other regional areas. “We could, in reality, become the Victorian headquarters for education in this field if there was enough political and industry will.” Ms Kealy said Longerenong College was already providing an industry-leading example of hands-on learning. She also added that Wimmera Trade Training Centre at Horsham College was across the road from Federation University’s Horsham campus, where

many classrooms were empty, primed and waiting to fill with tertiary students in some field. Ms Kealy said undergraduate study opportunities in the Wimmera did not necessarily need to follow traditional university formulas. “It might include a collaboration of various institutions and some online study elements,” she said. “But the truth is, the foundations for something new and exciting to happen are already there. If nothing else, it’s worth a new and serious exploration of possibilities.” • Editorial, page 7. Longerenong College funding, see AgLife.

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musically synchronised fireworks display in Horsham on Sunday night will cap off three days of Horsham Kannamaroo Festival activities designed to fit in with COVID-19 restrictions.

Festival organisers are continually modifying event details in line with State Government guidelines but are determined to present a weekend that reflects the festival theme of ‘hope’. The festival starts on Friday and continues on Saturday and Sunday before the ‘pyromusical’ at Horsham Showground. Festival committee president and Horsham councillor Di Bell said keeping the community safe was a priority, which meant a festival with a difference and a pressing need for everyone to follow social-distancing rules.

She said people would be able to watch the fireworks from a limited number of cars in the showground or in isolation at vantage sites outside the showground. “This display has been designed for viewing from far and wide with a high-level display. The music accompanying the fireworks will be Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We are the Champions’,” she said. “We suggest that no matter where you plan to watch from, that you download these two tracks onto your phone or other device and watch the Kannamaroo Festival Facebook page for a countdown. “Anyone wanting to watch from inside the showground will need to drive in and stay with their cars. And the number is capped. So you might

prefer to watch from a vantage point outside. To avoid any inconvenience, we also recommend restraining cats and dogs.”

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Mrs Bell said it had been a challenging task to organise the festival due to continually changing restrictions and people should follow the Facebook page for updates. “We ask all who attend anything during the weekend to remember to follow hygiene guidelines, maintain a distance of 1.5 metres and to carry your mask when this is unavoidable,” she said. Mrs Bell confirmed that unlike other years, there would be no street closures or festival activities in Horsham’s central business district on Friday night. “But there is going to be

plenty of Christmas spirit with many businesses with access to footpath trading courtesy of Horsham Rural City Council and trading later than usual. It will still be a great opportunity to shop after work with a Black Friday Sale, and meet a friend to enjoy a meal too,” she said. Carnival rides this year, instead of being in Firebrace Street, will be at the north end of Horsham Showground in various sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Entry numbers will be capped and contact-tracing guidelines in place in line with restrictions. All rides and amusements will be spread out to allow for social distancing and to undergo repeated cleaning. A forecast of hot weather on Saturday has meant sessions will be from

IN THE BAG: Share the Dignity volunteers join forces with Bunnings Horsham employees to raise awareness of women and girls experiencing hardship. From left, volunteer Shelley Mumford, Bunnings employees Sarah Campisi and Abi Sampson and volunteer Bernadette Tillotson. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

‘Share the dignity’ this Christmas Horsham volunteers are seeking community support to help women and girls who are experiencing homelessness, domestic violence and ‘period poverty’. Bunnings Horsham has joined Australian charity Share the Dignity to help supply women and girls in need with sanitary items such as pads and tampons. The charity encourages residents to donate a used handbag filled with essential items for its annual ‘It’s in the Bag’ Christmas campaign at Bunnings. The campaign runs until Sunday. Volunteer Shelley Mumford, who has backed the campaign for the past three years, said the donations would help support women and girls who struggled to afford essential items.

“I believe that all women deserve the right to have access to sanitary products,” she said. “Women fleeing homes from domestic violence and seeking refuge who are left strapped for cash will usually prioritise food over sanitary items. “It’s something that doesn’t get much thought, unless you’ve been through it yourself or have seen how it affects women who are going through hardship and can’t afford these necessities.” Last year, the charity donated more than 134,000 handbags to women across Australia. Mrs Mumford said the charity aimed to give Australian women and girls doing it tough a reason to smile and feel cared for,

as well as restoring some of their dignity. She said donations would make a ‘massive difference’ to others’ lives, especially during the Christmas period. “The donations go a long way and do mean a lot to these women who receive them,” she said. “I’ve heard feedback from women who have received the items where they get really emotional and can’t believe the community has put so much thought into each donation.” Service-providers and charities Horsham’s Christian Emergency Food Centre, Grampians Community Health and Uniting Wimmera help distribute the donated items to women and girls in need. – Dylan De Jong

10am to 2pm and then from 5pm to 8pm. On Sunday the carnival-rides session will be from 10am to 5pm. Sunday children’s activities also include a ‘Wimmera Roll-in’ from 1pm to 5pm at Horsham Skate Park in Park Drive. Mrs Bell stressed that all events were free to enter. She also added that a traditional Horsham Harley-Salvation Army motorcycle ride to support underprivileged children with Christmas gifts had been cancelled. But she said people could still drop off new toys or gifts and donations at Horsham Harley-Davidson in McPherson Street from 10am to noon on Saturday. • For more on the Salvation Army ‘toy drop’, see page 9.

Celebration changes Wimmera families are on track with fellow Victorians in being able to have ‘normal’ family celebrations this Christmas. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed in his latest sweep of guideline changes at the weekend that from 11.59pm, December 13, people could host up to 30 people in their homes. He said babies under 12 months would not count in the cap. In announcing other changes, most that came into effect on Monday, Mr Andrews said the number of visitors people could have in their homes had increased from two to 15 a day. The number of people at outdoor gatherings in a public place is now 50 and attendees at weddings, funerals and indoor religious ceremonies has increased to 150 people. A hospitality patron-density limit for relatively small venues

has changed to one person for every two square metres – for up to 50 customers. QR record-keeping of patrons will be mandatory. For larger venues the density limit will remain but the cap will be 150. Total venue capacity is now 300. Cinemas, galleries and museums will also be able to host up to 150 people indoors. Mask rules have also changed. “In short, you’ll still need to wear one when you’re indoors and on public transport – and where you can’t keep your distance,” Mr Andrews said. “But if you’re outdoors and can keep a safe distance, masks will no longer be mandatory.” Mr Andrews said he would announce more about a ‘COVIDsafe summer’ in the next few weeks. People can visit dhhs.vic.gov. au for guideline updates.

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Recovery theme for State Budget he State Government has promised western Victorians it will revitalise tourist attractions, build roads and social housing and upgrade community facilities and schools in the region.

Premier Daniel Andrews said yesterday’s Victorian Budget 2020-21 represented an ‘unprecedented investment to help the state recover – and to make sure no community and no Victorian is left behind’. Mr Andrews said getting Victorians back working was at the heart of budget, which set a goal of creating 400,000 jobs across the state by 2025. “A job is worth more than just a pay cheque. A job means security and stability. It’s why this budget is dedicated to creating new jobs and getting people in western Victoria back into work,” he said. Mr Andrews said a $619-million Jobs for Victoria investment would help people most affected by the pandemic and included $250-million to work with employers to cover wages. It will also include $150-million in subsidies to help employment of women. Mr Andrews said the budget also included $1.5-billion in tax relief. He said this included a new Jobs Tax Credit project to support small and medium businesses that rehired staff, restored hours or created new jobs. He added that to encourage business to regional Victoria, the government would also bring forward a 50 percent stamp-duty concession on the purchase of commercial and industrial properties to January 2021.

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spending taxpayer money and weak on job creation or getting projects up and running now.” Mr Andrews said the budget confirmed a $465-million allocation to attract visitors to regional Victoria through a Victorian Tourism Recovery Package. This includes reinforcing the Grampians as a flagship tourism destination. Mr Andrews said a further $1.9-million would transform Llew Schilling’s silo at Rainbow. The project includes art and projections on the outside, access inside and a lift to a viewing platform and views across the Big Desert. Mr Andrews said community facilities to help people reconnect included land purchases to build new fire stations at Warracknabeal and Dimboola.

Renewables focus

He also said a $1.6-billion investment in renewable energy would help create jobs in regional communities, with western Victoria one of six new Renewable Energy Zones across the state. He said the government would invest in a $626-million Digital Future Now package to improve mobile coverage and broadband access, while supporting businesses to grow and create new jobs. This includes $300-million to eradicate mobile black-spots in populated regional areas and $250-million to co-fund business-grade broadband connectivity for regional communities through a Gigabit State program. There will also be a $64-million Digital Skills and Jobs Program to help regional Victorians and $65-million for Victorian famers, growers and producers through a new agriculture plan. A Breakthrough Victoria Fund focuses on agribusiness with $50-million going towards upgrades at agricultural colleges, including Longerenong College. Mr Andrews said education and healthcare

reforms and social-housing development were also a major part of the budget. A $6-billion Big Housing Build features a $15-million allocation for Horsham. A $47-million statewide school-building program includes refurbishing class and music rooms at Stawell Secondary College and upgrades for Rainbow P-12 College and Concongella and Natimuk primary schools.

‘Tireless’ advocates Member for Lowan Emma Kealy paid tribute to Warracknabeal community for its ‘tireless’ advocacy, with confirmation of a May announcement of $19.8-million in Warracknabeal Education Precinct funding in the budget. “I commend Warracknabeal teachers, students and families for taking up this fight and never giving up,” she said. Ms Kealy said she was, however, disappointed that the government had not committed any health funding in Lowan, and ‘very’ little cash for roads. “The government has set aside $2.8-billion on roads in the budget, and yet the only slice of funding our area will receive is $4-million for the Henty Highway from Horsham to Lascelles – a drop in the ocean for a road spanning about 145 kilometres,” she said. Ms Kealy was also critical of a government decision to publish the state’s capital program in budget documents. The government will provide an extra $120-million for its Regional Health Infrastructure Fund and $870-million for mental-health services. • People can view a copy of the State Budget 2020-21 online at website dft.vic.gov.au. The budget papers are split into four sections and are supported by Budget Information Pages.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: Horsham College year-eight student Matilda Riddell, 14, won 100 books for her school in a writing competition. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Matilda wins book bonanza Horsham College student Matilda Riddell has won 100 books for her school by writing and illustrating a book about her dog, Navi. Matilda, 14, said she was surprised to do so well in the Coles’ ‘Create Your Own Book and Win’ competition. “I’m not the best at writing, I like the illustrating side of things much more,” she said. College library manager Helen Hynes congratulated the year-eight student on her efforts. “Matilda has been a very good representative of the school,” she said. “She’s always done well with her studies and is clearly a very good writer. She did really well in the competition and there were about 6000 entries. “As a result, Coles will donate 100 books to the school. They are generally fiction, although some are non-fiction, such as a couple of thesauruses.

“There are several books for primary school children as well. It’s going to be a great benefit for our library and all our students.” Head of English Mark Block said the school had a heavy focus on writing in 2020, particularly with a reliance on remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve had several competitions that we’ve been encouraging all the kids to enter,” he said. “It’s been great to see so many kids writing so much more this year and getting really enthusiastic about it – and so many have been winning competitions, which is amazing to see. “We’re really proud of Matilda and the work that she’s done. “There are so many opportunities for good writers and we want to make sure they have every opportunity to excel at that skill.” – Sarah Matthews

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variety of unfolding circumstances in the past few years have opened the door for us to regularly ponder over the possibilities and ways to build on socio-economic growth in the Wimmera.

The expansion of renewable energy, mining proposals, agricultural value-adding opportunities and the prospect of people perhaps considering a lifestyle change have all sparked debate and brainstorming. But if there is a constant that has been with us for as long as most remember, it is the economic-growth opportunity that would come with a decision to expand profound tertiary education in the region. Member for Lowan Emma Kealy, in seeing momentum generated by agricultural-study growth at Longerenong College near Horsham, has zeroed in on the concept. She believes circumstances are ripe for the region to explore ramping up what it could offer in tertiary-education provision, underpinned by undergraduate degrees. She is right in suggesting that agricultural, environmental, geological and mental-health and food science study areas

EDITORIAL By Dean Lawson

are a neat fit for a vast primary production region. Considering Stawell’s underground laboratory project, renewable-energy production and the extent of historic sites in the region, we could also throw in physics, cultural and archaeological studies. If you step back and examine what tertiary or skill-acquisition provision is underway in the region and then consider other opportunities based on infrastructure and service opportunities, it feels like something significant is waiting to happen. It is like we’re confronted with a mystery tertiary-education image that is clearly there but will only appear after we join the dots. Longerenong College is obviously hitting the spurs, combining traditional farm learning with the blossoming field of agricultural technology.

Apart from being surrounded by a landscape-scale classroom, it also has Agriculture Victoria’s Grains Innovation Park and the Australian seed bank in Horsham. Federation University Australia’s Wimmera campus could easily become a launching pad of something expansive and has a regional trade-training centre operating across the road at Horsham College. Apart from agricultural production, the underground physics laboratory might open unique doors of opportunity, while gold mining might be set to write a new chapter in Stawell, Ararat and St Arnaud districts. Then of course there is significant mineral-sand mining emerging on the near horizon and energy farms establishing in the region. Industry requires skilled, qualified professionals and we seem to have the skeleton of ‘school’ holistically waiting for them. We know that much of the world of tertiary education will change in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More people than ever will gain their degrees without leaving their homes. But there will always be a need for high-level on-site learning and the Wimmera appears primed to play its part.

Land council statement on Mount Arapiles Barengi Gadjin Land Council, which represents Aboriginal cultural interests across much of the Wimmera, has released a statement to clarify its position on heritage values at Mount Arapiles near Natimuk. Here is the statement – Management action undertaken by Parks Victoria in recent times in the Dyurrite – Mt Arapiles – and Gariwerd – Grampians – landscapes to protect Aboriginal heritage values have been cause for both celebration and some concern among members of the public. Barengi Gadjin Land Council recognises the need to clarify its position on this matter as the organisation which represents the interests of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk Traditional Owners. To do this, BGLC developed a position statement around the protection of our values in these landscapes. This statement can be found on website www.bglc.com.au/media.

In summary, BGLC makes it clear that not only does the organisation support the management actions of Parks Victoria, but that it is providing guidance and advice on what management actions should take place to protect our heritage values, particularly in relation to complying with the requirements of the Aboriginal Heritage Act. This is the case exclusively for Dyurrite, and for Gariwerd in partnership with Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation and Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. The position statement also provides cultural context and perspectives which hopefully demonstrate not only the deep connections of Traditional Owners to these landscapes, but also indicates how harm or impacts have a much broader definition and implications to Traditional Owners. BGLC is overwhelmed by the level of support for the Traditional Owner drive to have a stronger focus of heritage values protection in these landscapes, and espe-

cially from visitors and recreational users who want to be assured that what they do in these areas doesn’t impact on the integrity of those values and the needs of Traditional Owners. BGLC On Country Operations manager Stuart Harradine: “BGLC is determined to meet the expectations of Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk Traditional Owners in relation to the protection of Aboriginal heritage values in the Gariwerd and Dyurrite landscapes. “There needs to be a rebalancing so that site protection has its rightful status in relation to recreational use. “We know we have the support of many in the regional and climbing communities for what we are doing, and we will continue to work with those who engage with us in a respectful manner to get outcomes for the benefit of all.” – Barengi Gadjin Land Council

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SIR, – In regard to a story in The Weekly Advertiser 4-11-20 concerning changes to laws to allow people to access more Crown land river frontage for camping and so on. There is probably more to that law that I would not understand but it is my opinion that farmers would not be the only ones affected by such changes. I have been lucky to experience open camping in many beautiful spots around the country but have noticed how prevalent it has become for so many, campervans in particular, to be territorial with their selection of camp site as to be as close to the water’s edge as possible. The ordinary sightseer is deprived the chance to freely stroll or take in the view when they feel – as I do – that one is impinging on their space. Fair enough that they pay big money for picture windows in those big rigs but when you find that the swimming hole is overlooked by an audience or an evening stroll along the foreshore encroaches on their dinnertime, the appeal diminishes. I have also been fortunate to have spent a number of years operating a caravan park on a beautiful stretch of river in Tasmania but do you think I could get campers to play fair? No! They would want to plonk their tents or campers so close to the river that fishing people had to move on with no view left for those in the designated spots on higher ground. In one place in Victoria I have seen up to 12 campervans all parked horizontally to the lake-front even though it was sign-posted to the contrary. I am a grey nomad at heart too but I wouldn’t like to lose any more river, lake or sea views blocked out by a select few. Catherine Selwood, Miram

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Health board seeks merger input

immera Health Care Group’s board chair Marie Aitken has provided further insight into why the service is exploring a greater partnership with Ballarat Health Services.

Mrs Aitken has provided some of the key statistics driving the three-month probe, which also includes examining of a voluntary merger, in a letter to the editor. Here is her letter – SIR, – In relation to the editorial ‘Hard think needed on health services’ in The Weekly Advertiser on November 18, 2020. Thank you for your coverage of the recent decision by Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Ser-

vices to explore partnership options – including a possible voluntary amalgamation – to enhance services and create better health outcomes for local people across the region. The key focus of this initiative is about strengthening the partnerships between our health services to provide safe and accessible care closer to home. Many people in our local community are having to travel great distances to get the healthcare they need – and we would like to provide this care locally. The statistics tell us – • Horsham residents travel outside of the region for about 2200 episodes of care a year, about six a day. This represents about a quarter of all pub-

lic hospital admissions for Horsham residents. • The proportion of Horsham residents’ hospital care that is provided outside the region has increased in recent years – 450 more episodes of care now occur outside the region than five years ago. • For the wider Wimmera region, almost 4000 episodes of care happen outside the region each year – more than 10 per day. • The proportion of Wimmera region residents’ hospital care provided outside the region has also increased in recent years. Almost 600 more episodes of care occur outside the region than five years ago. • If Wimmera residents could have

has been good, but not enough to prevent the loss of clinical services from our community that we have seen over the past five years. This is where we really want to hear from local people. What are your priorities for healthcare? What areas would you like to see improved? If you are a team member of Wimmera Health Care Group, what are the career and training opportunities that you would see from a stronger partnership with Ballarat? Input into this project is vital to ensure we develop our health service to meet the broadest possible needs. • People can visit www.theweeklyadvertiser.com.au for a full list of ways to provide feedback.

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TIME FOR GIVING: From left, Horsham Harley-Davidson owner Brad Shilton and Horsham Salvation Army’s Chris and Tracy Sutton promote a COVID-friendly alternative to the annual Salvation Army Charity and Toy Ride. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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Toy ‘drop’ replaces annual ride The annual Salvation Army Charity and Toy Ride will look a bit different this year, with organisers adapting their appeal in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which celebrated 20 years in 2019, usually sees motorcycle enthusiasts ride from Natimuk via police escort to donate toys and gifts to Salvation Army’s Horsham corps. The charity and toy ride is a highlight on the Harley Owners Group Horsham Chapter calendar. Horsham chapter director Bopp Greenberger said the group had to make a call several weeks ago about whether the ride would go ahead. He said due to evolving COVID-19 guidelines, and the need to organise street closures and a police escort, the group

the same proportion of their hospital care delivered within the region as happens in other nearby regions, 1300 fewer patients would have to travel to get the healthcare they need – four per day. Source: Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset 2018-19. The health services are working together to try to address these issues and bring services closer to home. I reassure the community that any partnership options being explored would focus on enhancing and expanding services. Increasing local access to healthcare for the people of the Wimmera is a key driver of the partnership project. To do this will require some big thinking, as what we have done so far

decided to change its approach this year. “We didn’t want to cancel it altogether, because it’s such a worthy cause, so we have decided to have a ‘toy drop’ instead,” he said. Salvation Army members will be accepting donations at Horsham Harley-Davidson on Saturday, from 10am to noon. “People can donate money, gift cards, toys – all the stuff they would usually donate – at Horsham Harley-Davidson,” Mr Greenberger said. “It will be a COVID-safe event, people don’t even have to get out of their car. There will be Salvos reps on site and people can just pull up out the front and someone will come out and take the donation. “Obviously a lot of people are doing it tough this year.

“The Salvos are really under the pump and would really appreciate some help – I encourage people to consider making a donation on Saturday.” Salvation Army Horsham captain Chris Sutton said he was grateful the Harley Owners Group would continue to support the annual appeal despite pandemic conditions. “We really appreciate everything the motorcycle club does and we encourage people to come down and donate toys and money on Saturday. We use the money to buy gift cards to give as presents,” he said. Mr Sutton said anyone who would like to make a donation but was unable to attend Saturday’s event could drop into the Salvation Army office at 12 Kalkee Road or call 5382 1770. – Sarah Matthews

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Call to ‘be kind’ in anxious time BY SARAH MATTHEWS

ural Outreach Program leaders have called on community members to be kind to themselves as well as each other as the region adapts to an evolving ‘COVID normal’. Outreach worker Maggie Bridgewater said people throughout the Wimmera-southern Mallee were dealing with a wide range of challenges and issues, including how to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Rural outreach workers respond to community members who are in psychological distress and might be showing signs of mental ill-health. They do not provide therapeutic or clinical interventions but respond to a need for immediate support and help community members to navigate and access services quickly. Ms Bridgewater, who became one of three rural outreach workers covering Horsham Rural City, West Wimmera, Hindmarsh and Yarriambiack municipalities about two months ago, said she was seeing a significant amount

of COVID-related anxiety in the community. “It’s hard at the moment, because we’re still not allowed to have large gatherings and events, but some opportunities have opened back up and some people just aren’t sure about what to do during this time,” she said. “People need to adapt to the ‘new normal’, but that ‘new normal’ keeps changing.” Ms Bridgewater suggested people try taking ‘little positive steps’, such as going out for a coffee, a walk by the river or other ‘short trips’. “It’s okay to tell people you’re a bit anxious about being out and about again – we have all spent so much time at home and we haven’t been through this before,” she said. “Just try taking little positive steps and remember to be kind to yourself and each other.” Ms Bridgewater said she and her fellow counsellors had received an increase in calls in the past few weeks now face-to-face sessions were allowed to resume. “One week I had five new callers,

the next week another five, the week after that there was four – people have really been hunkering down and now that restrictions are lifting, they are seeking help,” she said. Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital and Wimmera Primary Care Partnership have co-ordinated the Rural Outreach Program – which involves 10 other agencies – since December 2018. Partnership project officer Krista Fischer said COVID-19 restrictions had created barriers to the program. “Our calls have been steady all year, but they’ve started to increase now that our rural counsellors are out and about again,” she said. “The workers have been really happy to get back out because they find people will open up more than over the phone.” Mrs Fisher said rural outreach workers responded to calls within one to three days to help people ‘get to the right place’. She said some people who accessed the service wanted the worker to attend or set up appointments for them.

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Festive treats to promote region Showcasing Wimmera and southern Mallee produce is the aim of a new festive-season project for the region. Wimmera Development Association is coordinating A Taste of the Wimmera promotion, which involves at least 10 producers providing oils and dressings, salts, coffee beans, preserves and honey and pulse products for gift boxes. Project manager Vernetta Taylor said the idea was not for profit and ‘simply a way to celebrate and give people a chance to sample what the region has to offer’. “Because they are mystery boxes, you won’t know what you’re sampling until they are gifted or unboxed at home,” she said. “The response from producers has been extremely positive – people are so excited to showcase their products to the region in this way.”

“Once they do get to the right service, it might be a six-week wait, so the outreach workers can go and support these people until they get to that appointment or right place,” she said. Mrs Fisher said workers had reported an increase in calls in the past month, with many expressing anxiety about ‘coming out of COVID’. “Some people are really worried about COVID and won’t even come to bigger centres for shopping. They have really isolated themselves and won’t even leave their house because they are very fearful,” she said.

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Mrs Fisher said months of remote learning had also affected families, with many struggling throughout the pandemic. She said she hoped the easing of restrictions would allow the return of the program’s prevention activities, designed to create resilient communities. She said outreach workers hosted community sessions and did collective responses to incidents as well as taking a one-on-one approach. “We’ve had great feedback from

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Analysis key for incoming mayor N

BY DEAN LAWSON

ew Horsham mayor Robyn Gulline believes having an in-depth process of project analysis will be critical in how a new Horsham Rural City Council operates in the next four years.

Cr Gulline, who took the council chair after a statutory meeting last week, said she wanted to ensure the council went beyond a simple ‘for and against’ approach in addressing the many issues likely to emerge. “I want to move past some of the ways we discuss projects. I want to analyse them deeply – perhaps bring my teacher and risk-management hat to the table to determine strengths and weaknesses of a proposal and how it impacts on people,” she said. “It’s about problem-solving through swot analysis and when we have solutions, doing another analysis on them. This type of problem-solving methodology was something I was going to bring to the council regardless of whether I was in the chair.” Cr Gulline, a Longerenong farmer and teacher and a mother of three adult children, has qualifications including a Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Education, Diploma of Accounting, Diploma of Teaching – Primary-Preschool, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and Governance of Registered Organisations. She has also spent the past five to six years working at high levels of regional advocacy through various development programs and organisations. She said her experience made her feel comfortable in being the lead-

FRESH APPROACH: New Horsham mayor Robyn Gulline plans to bring her teacher and riskmanagement hats to the table to help analyse projects and their effects on people. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

ing community representative for the most populous municipality in the region. “I already know a lot of the key players at key high levels of governance and have worked closely with them,” she said. “I have strong personal and professional working relationships with many councillors and agency representatives.”

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Cr Gulline said she had great confidence in what diversity in council representation would bring to the table. “We as a collective group have agreed that we want to present a united front to the community,” she said. “We have also committed to being respectful when we have differences of opinion. And we have also committed to bringing different perspectives

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and it was important to explore ways of overcoming shortfalls and capitalising on opportunities. “What else can we attract or build here, where can we add value to what we already do? These are the conversations we must continue to have,” she said. “I object to the pull that drags people away to greater Melbourne, which includes Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong, and I want to see us develop in a way that those push-pull factors aren’t as strong.” She said the Horsham municipality was a regional leader and she was committed to enriching the partnerships with neighbouring councils, Wimmera Southern Mallee Regional Partnership, Regional Development Australia Grampians, Grampians Tourism, Wimmera Development Association, GNet and working with the region’s parliamentary representatives ‘for the benefit of our regional population’. Cr Gulline was also quick to add that taking on the role of mayor was ‘an honour and a privilege’. “Horsham is a wonderful place to live, work, play, visit and invest. We are a community with diverse interests and needs,” she said. The seven-person Horsham council includes six representatives entering their first terms as local government representatives. Police officer Cr Les Power is the only representative from the previous council. Other councillors are Penny Flynn, Di Bell, Ian Ross, Claudia Haenel and David Bowe.

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Support for Call It Out West Wimmera Shire Council is again participating in Respect Victoria’s Respect Women: Call It Out campaign. The campaign runs from November 25 to December 10 and coincides with the United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The Respect Women: Call It Out campaign encourages Victorians to call out sexism, sexual harassment and disrespect towards women. This campaign aims to support the Victorian community in understanding what respect means, what it looks like, and how to put it into practice in their everyday lives. As part of the campaign, West Wimmera Shire leaders are encouraging residents to show their support in several ways. Community members will be able to listen to virtual guest speaker and domestic violence survivor Simone O’Brien talk about her journey. A video of Simone’s talk will be available on the council’s website at www.westwimmera.vic. gov.au/Places-and-events/Supporting-the-prevention-of-family-violence. Council staff will place QR codes throughout the municipality, to allow people to easily access the video. Chief executive David Leahy said people could also show their support for the campaign through shopping, with the council to supply reusable shopping bags featuring the Respect Victoria: Call It Out logo. The bags will be given out to shoppers at Edenhope Foodworks, Kaniva IGA and Goroke IGA. The council also has several orange hats to give away, displaying the Respect Victoria logo. Residents can pick up a hat from the Kaniva or Edenhope shire offices and take a photo of them wearing it. Photos can be emailed to communications@westwimmera.vic.gov.au throughout the 16 days of the campaign and they will be posted on the council’s website and Facebook page. Mr Leahy encouraged people to watch Mrs O’Brien’s video and get involved in the campaign. “We are very fortunate to have Simone O’Brien as our virtual guest speaker this year,” he said. “Simone suffered a horrific domestic violence attack in 2012. She now works tirelessly to raise awareness of domestic violence and give strength to victims to get out of violent relationships.” Mr Leahy said the presentation was appropriate for school-aged children with parental supervision. He said family violence was an important issue in the region. “It is vital that we all do our part to make our shire a safer place for everyone,” he said. “We need to work together to create change and I encourage everyone in the community to show their support.” Wimmera Committee Against Family Violence will also host a virtual event for White Ribbon Day. The committee has called for residents to submit a photo or video representing the concept of ‘shining a light’ on family violence, which will be edited into a short video, launched on the group’s Facebook page on Friday.

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SWORN IN: Yarriambiack Shire Council leaders, from left, Cr Tom Hamilton, Cr Corinne Heintze, Cr Karly Kirk, mayor Graeme Massey, deputy mayor Kylie Zanker, Cr Andrew McLean and Cr Chris Lehmann.

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ouncillors Graeme Massey and Kylie Zanker will lead Yarriambiack Shire Council for the next 12 months.

Warracknabeal ward representative Cr Massey will serve his fifth year as mayor after he won the position in a two-way contest with newly elected councillor Andrew McLean. Cr Zanker, who has served in Warracknabeal ward for the past 12 years, was elected deputy mayor unopposed. Cr Massey said the next few months presented the council a challenge to reconnect with people across the shire after the COVID-19 pandemic prevented most face-to-face meeting opportunities. “We’ve got to reconnect with our communities. COVID-19 has locked

us away for six months where we haven’t been able to visit the towns across our shire to discuss with progress committees what their aims are for the next few years,” he said. “We have to get more anecdotal comments about how people are going and find out where there are pockets of disadvantage in the community.” Cr Massey said he was ‘humbled’ to be re-elected mayor. “It’s a privilege to be able to represent the council. I’m very grateful for the councillors’ support, who have faith in me to continue for another year,” he said. Cr Zanker said strengthening ties between the community and partnering organisations was a key focus for her time as deputy mayor.

“As deputy mayor and as councillor my main focus is to work in partnership and harmoniously with our fellow council members and work towards the best possible outcomes for our community,” she said. “Being a small rural council, we always have our challenges. But we need to look at our positives and work towards those strengths.” The council welcomed back Cr Tom Hamilton and Cr Corinne Heintze who will represent Dunmunkle ward. Newly elected Cr Karly Kirk is one of three councillors representing Warracknabeal ward. Cr Andrew McLean and Cr Chris Lehmann, both new to the shire, will represent Hopetoun ward. The new council will have its first ordinary meeting at 9am today.

LEADERS: Hindmarsh Shire Council has sworn in its councillors for 2020-24 and elected its mayor and deputy mayor for the next 12 months. Pictured, from left, are Cr Rob Gersch, Cr Debra Nelson, mayor Ron Ismay, deputy mayor Melanie Albrecht and Cr Brett Ireland.

Ismay, Albrecht elected Newly elected councillors have chosen Ron Ismay as mayor and Melanie Albrecht as deputy for Hindmarsh Shire Council. Cr Ismay won the position in a twoway contest with Cr Debra Nelson, while Cr Albrecht was elected unopposed for the 12-month term. The mayor and deputy were elected at the council’s annual statutory meeting last week. The council welcomed back past councillors Cr Nelson, Cr Ismay and Cr Rob Gersch. Cr Albrecht is one of two new Hindmarsh Shire councillors. She is joined by Cr Brett Ireland. Cr Ismay thanked councillors for their support. “I’m very much involved in the

tourism side of things with Wimmera Mallee Tourism, and we’ve got some really good things going on,” he said. “I really believe that we’ve got a lot of businesses out there and hospitality industries that are hurting very badly, and we need to do the best we can to help them recover.” Chris Johnson, Costa Di Biase and Wendy Bywaters will contest a Hindmarsh Shire Council East Ward by-election. The ward has two representative positions. Debra Nelson was elected unopposed to fill one during local government elections. A by-election is on December 4 with the Victorian Electoral Commission to announce results on December 11.

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West Wimmera appoints interim leader West Wimmera Shire Council has appointed Paul Brumby as acting chief executive. His appointment follows chief executive David Leahy announcing he would leave the council at the end of November. Mr Brumby, appointed late Monday afternoon, will fill the role while the council seeks a permanent chief executive. He was previously corporate director at Central Goldfields Shire. Mr Leahy welcomed the appointment.

SERENITY: Melbourne tourists Lucy Serret and Shahid Qureshi enjoy Flat Rock in the northern Grampians. Grampians Tourism wants to promote some of the region’s ‘hidden gems’ as part of its ‘Host with the Most’ promotion. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Flat Rock another Grampians ‘gem’ T

BY DEAN LAWSON

he Grampians mountain ranges and surrounding districts have provided a variety of nooks and crannies that have been magnets for generations of holiday-makers and weekend picknickers.

Having such regional wilderness and rural-experience gems at our back door is something many of us across the Wimmera and Western District have taken for granted. But it’s these attractions – be they picnic hideaways in Grampians National Park, inspirational gardens, quaint meal and beverage providers or produce or craft stops – that help make up the Grampians experience. And for people who can’t absorb it all in one day, there is a variety of accommodation options and we all have our favourites. Grampians Tourism, in partnership with Horsham, Northern Grampians and Ararat municipal councils, is keen for people to share these attractions with friends and family members beyond the region. Its ‘Host with the Most’ promotion is designed to help stimulate the regional economy and help consolidate the Grampians as a popular visitor destination. In the region we all have our favourite visiting places and for many families in Horsham, Flat Rock in the northern Grampians has long been a go-to place for a picnic, somewhere to burn off energy and to soak up inspiring views. The official name of the spot is Mount Zero Picnic Area because it is also at the base of Mount Zero, but locals have always simply referred to the place as Flat Rock. This is probably because it is hard to visit the spot without having a crack at the inclined and aptly named flat-rock landform. It is just like a

mighty grey flat rock on a tilt. The more adventurous have gone the whole hog and taken on the extended Mount Stapleton Loop Walk, but for many just doing the relatively short hike to the top of the rock is enough. It is relatively easy but takes a bit of puff and you need an element of endurance. Kids do it easily, sometimes too easily, and it is wise to keep up with them. On reaching the top, having a quiet reflection while soaking up the vista as you catch your breath is worth the effort. With a ragged drop off, this is also a particularly a good time to keep an eye on the kids. There is often someone in the picnic party who will give the walk ‘a miss this time’ and if you have things planned well enough, their job will be to get the barbie started or organise a ‘cuppa’ on the walking party’s return. There’s nothing quite like the sense of expectation when heading back to the picnic area and catching the smell of cooking snags on the wind. When visiting the Grampians, a good thing to also remember is to check Parks Victoria’s website for updates on what walks are open, closed, under repair or subject to fire or flood management schedules. And don’t forget that all COVID-19 rules governing the rest of the state applies in the park. Mount Zero Picnic Area is just around the corner from culturally significant Hollow Mountain Gulgurn Manja rock-art shelter area. At first look it might appear nothing special, unless you visit the area at the height of wildflower season when the whole area can be ablaze with colour. But it holds a special place in the heart of its many long-term visitors and is within a short drive of all sorts of places that can provide a visit, a feed, a stay or an experience.

“I wish him all the best and welcome him into the role of chief executive,” he said. “Mr Brumby’s experience in local government and his accounting background will be an asset in the implementation of the Local Government Act 2020.” Newly re-elected mayor Bruce Meyer also welcomed Mr Brumby into the role, which starts on Monday. Recruitment for a permanent chief executive will get underway next month.

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xcitement to perform for a familiar crowd in Horsham is growing for Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Tim McCallum.

The classically trained tenor will perform for Horsham’s annual Carols by Candlelight on December 6 to help spread Christmas cheer. McCallum, who sang the national anthem at this year’s AFL grand final in Brisbane, has his musical roots in Horsham. Born and raised in Geelong, McCallum frequented Horsham in his early teens for a country basketball competition and again in his early 20s for disability and arts event Awakenings Festival. He also had strong connections with carols co-ordinator Simon Dandy and family. “Singing for the carols, I’m really excited to be sharing my music with Horsham,” McCallum said. “I’ve performed and travelled to Horsham quite a lot over the years.” At 18, McCallum had already laid the groundwork for a long-term career in music and theatre when a car accident changed his life forever. Doctors told him he would never sing again after he broke his neck in a car accident, leaving him a quadriplegic. However, something ignited within him to prove his specialists wrong – he pulled out all the stops to re-learn and re-master his skill. “Losing more than two thirds of my physical ability was a huge shock and was going to have a huge impact on my life,” he said. “The reality was, I wanted to be a

UNITED IN SONG: Brisbane-based singer Tim McCallum will take to the stage in a virtual showcase for Horsham Carols by Candlelight. successful singer, not a successful walker. While there was no template or any specific type of therapy I could do at the time, I just decided to get at it and learn it myself.” McCallum set about adapting a technique where he used his arms to push himself up on his wheelchair and allow air to flow through to his diaphragm. “That way I could control the air in a way that would give me the projection and sustaining of notes I needed to sing,” he said. “I found a really great singing teacher who helped me take a lot of the focus away from my physical disability and really brought my emotions and

my love for singing to the forefront. “I was lucky enough to be surrounded by people who pushed me to do my best.”

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McCallum said his return to singing could also be attributed to support from the Dandy family. He said in his early 20s, Mr Dandy and father Howard had a major part to play in helping him build up confidence and ability to perform again. “The Dandys played a big part in my rehabilitation and return back to the stage – I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today if it wasn’t for families like the Dandys,” he said.

“Howard Dandy was a great teacher, director and mentor of mine. He was also a basketball referee in the times I played and coached basketball. “Singing for the carols is just another opportunity Simon has entrusted in me to deliver some songs to the community.” The operatic tenor said he hoped his journey to success could serve as a platform to show others what was possible. “My belief has always been if you’ve got a goal, a love, or a passion, nothing can stop you or get in the way from achieving it as long as you have the right motivation to follow through with it,” he said. “I’ve faced some fairly big adversities in my life and not let them get in the way of what I wanted to achieve. “If you’ve got a dream, a passion, follow it through. Because it’ll drive you nuts until you actually give it go.” McCallum said he was eager to perform songs from his debut album ‘Let Your Heart Be Light’ for the Horsham Christmas event. Other performers set to take to the stage include professional singer-dancer Grace O’Donnell-Clancy, highly accomplished classical performer Sofia Laursen Habel, versatile and creative singer-songwriter Alice Skye and gifted pianist Sean Hallam. Wimmera Eisteddfod singing teachers Lisa Thomas, Venetia Elbourne-Hobbs and Maddie Ostapiw will come together and Jamie Thomas will join O’Donnell-Clancy for a duet. Wimmera rock band Johnny Thunder and the Lightnings will also join the list of performers.

Diversity key: Agent The real estate agent managing a new multi-million-dollar apartment development in Horsham’s north believes the project reflects a growing need for Wimmera housing diversity. Wes Davidson from Wes Davidson Real Estate said 35 one-bedroom Minerva apartments planned for the northern end of Alexandra Avenue provided people with an important housing option. “Generations have grown up with the concept of a three or four-bedroom house on a quarter-acre block as the ideal. While this still represents the dream for some, it doesn’t fit the needs of many others,” he said. “Large houses on large blocks are often outside the financial scope of many first-home buyers and can be unappealing to busy people keen have less, not more, property issues to manage. “High-quality affordable apartment-style living opportunities without high price tags, where everything is already done for the buyer, are relatively scarce in places such as Horsham. “And when the return on investment for a landlords is around six percent and a first-home buyer can alternatively finance a new home at two to three percent and receive a government grant to do so, then it just makes absolute sense to start small and build your way up from here.” Mr Davidson said housing-development adaptability was crucial for regional centres to capitalise on growth. “With growth comes people and with people comes a variety of housing needs,” he said.

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ural Councils Victoria has joined a chorus welcoming the State Government’s $465-million Victorian Tourism Recovery Package to help the tourism sector bounce back in rural and regional Victoria.

RCV chair Mary-Ann Brown said the government response came after an ‘incredibly’ challenging year for tourism in rural and regional Victoria. “We have been speaking with the government for some time about creating a scheme that helps Victorians enjoy Victoria and we are delighted that this investment is now being made,” she said. “We are also pleased that the package will help tourism operators of all sizes right across the state.” The State Budget 2020-21 also includes a multi-million-dollar spend in upgrading visitor facilities at environmental attractions across the state, including a $19-million allocation for Grampians National Park. The budget includes $7.76-million to improve visitor experiences at Mackenzie Falls, including connections to nearby campgrounds, $5.8-million to upgrade Brambuk cultural centre in Halls Gap and $5.2-million for additional trail heads for Grampians Peaks Trail. The government is also providing financial support for Mallee Silo Art Trail, which continues to expand across the Wimmera-Mallee. The government’s tourism package also includes a $150-million Regional Tourism Investment Fund that will fund nature-based, First Nations, arts and culture,

and food and wine tourism projects – priorities identified in the government’s Regional Tourism Review. An investment of $1.6-million will support First People’s tourism businesses through advisory services, mentoring and digital-skills development. A further $106.5-million in tourism-industry support will include a $58-million marketing boost for Visit Victoria to promote the state’s appeal to all Australians. This will also target businesses to help them adapt to new conditions and improve digital literacy.

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The government has also renewed its Regional Events Fund, allocating $20-million to support major events outside Melbourne. “The package has several components, ranging from investment in infrastructure, events and a voucher scheme for visitors,” Cr Brown said. “We’re really pleased to see support for a range of projects right across Victoria, from the Murray River to the Great Ocean Road and from the Grampians to Wilsons Promontory. “The marketing boost for Visit Victoria will help draw visitors from across Victoria and interstate. The announcement, with so many elements working together, is a fantastic and major first step in helping our rural and regional tourism sector recover. “We look forward to working with the State Government to continue to identify and to address the needs of the tourism sector right across rural and regional Victoria. “Most of all, we encourage Victorians to enjoy rural Victoria.”

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KINDNESS KITCHEN: Tully Gordon in her new café at Rupanyup. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Plant-based café for ‘pulse capital’ The first entirely plant-based café to open in the Wimmera is making its mark on a small rural community. Rupanyup’s Tully Gordon transformed her Cromie Street shop into a solely plant-based café called The Kindness Kitchen. The café-gallery, opened in early October, will be the only 100-percent vegan cafe between Melbourne and Adelaide, located in the ‘pulse capital’ of Victoria. Ms Gordon said she was unsure what to expect when opening her doors, but she had since seen more than 500 visitors in just four weeks. “I thought it might be hard work, but I have been absolutely flat out and inundated with customers,” she said. “I’m really excited – we’re showing people what you can do with plant-based foods.”

The café aims to appeal to a broad range of diets from people seeking lighter, healthier meals to those who desire more classic meals such as a burger and chips. Ms Gordon said Rupanyup residents and travellers were eager to try vegan alternatives. “We’ve got people in the community who might like big burgers and lots of fries – so we decided to target many different diets,” she said. “We’ve had people come in who said they were initially unsure about the plant-based meals, but after trying they were surprised by how delicious their meals were.” Ms Gordon has had a major career change, after previously working as a behavioural analyst. She moved to Rupanyup in 2016 with her daughter Emma. She said The Kindness Kitchen

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immera grain producers are preparing for harvest and might currently be considering entering into contracts with grain buyers to sell their soon-to-be harvested crops.

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Businesses might use the PPSR to register ownership of items they have sold on credit or consignment. Grain sellers might use the PPSR to protect against buyer default. To do so they must have a security agreement with the grain buyer, this may be in the form of a retention of title clause within their grain sale contract. A retention of title clause in the contract of sale can enable a purchaser to take possession of property without providing title to the grain until the full purchase price is paid. Usually, this clause will have to be negotiated

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For potential purchasers of a used car, the search can return information such as its stolen status, if it has been written off, or even if it is part of the Takata airbag recall and has not been repaired. It could also tell you if it has a security interest recorded against it. This is important, because if you have bought that car and there is money owing on it, it could be repossessed. The PPSR website allows you to search the register by VIN or chassis number; for other items, the serial number might be needed. The register is subject to some conditions of use and some small fees apply. At present, this fee is $2. You can visit website www.ppsr.gov.au for further guidance. • Patrick Smith is the principal of O’Brien & Smith Lawyers. This article is intended to be used as a guide only. It is not, and is not intended to be, advice on any specific matter. Neither Patrick nor O’Brien & Smith Lawyers accept responsibility for any acts or omissions resulting from reliance upon the content of this article. Before acting on the basis of any material in this article, we recommend that you consult your lawyer.

CONFIDENCE BOOST: Stawell Secondary College student Albert Eldridge takes part in barista training through Short Courses Australia’s Job Camp program.

Students equipped for future An employment program has proven to be a major confidence boost for Stawell students looking to step out into the workforce. Central Grampians Local Learning and Employment Network helped 20 Stawell Secondary College students gain practical training in areas such as food handling, coffee making, first aid and responsible service of alcohol. The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning, VCAL, students gained foundational skills and compliance certificates to help them transition into paid employment as part of training provider Short Courses Australia’s Job Camp program.

Network acting executive officer Jane Moriarty said the program boosted their employment opportunities through ‘hands on’ training. “We were delighted to be able to offer this program to Stawell Secondary College and help some of their students gain skills and certificates that will be invaluable to them when they are ready to apply for a job,” she said. “As part of Job Camp, the students get coaching in resume building, public speaking and interviews. They also learn about employment industry expectations to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge they need to thrive in the workforce.” College VCAL co-or-

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT: From left, Ararat council business development officer John Watson, YMCA Kindergarten representative Nerissa Gee, Ararat council early years and positiveageing co-ordinator Erin Mackley and Ararat mayor Jo Armstrong with a banner presented to the council.

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Ararat council chief executive Tim Harrison said the gesture was in response to council officer efforts to help with a difficult enrolment process during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It meant a usual kindergarten enrolment process has been difficult and limiting for many parents who have been unable to visit in person,” he said. “Council officers have taken it upon themselves to create a range of virtual tours for the kinders and early learning centres in the region. “Thank-you to YMCA kindergartens for acknowledging staff work and gifting the council this banner. “It will be put on display at the Maternal and Child Health Centre, where all parents

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and children can see it.” YMCA Kindergarten western region area director Nerissa Gee presented the banner to Ararat council representatives. “These kinder tours have allowed people to experience the kinder while we are unable to let people physically attend a tour,” she said. Dr Harrison said the council hoped the videos would continue to help parents when considering their options following the announcement of a three-year-old kindergarten roll-out. Nerissa Gee: “The Schools Readiness Fund will increase accessibility to kinder and will help the region’s children develop on the same level as their peers across the state.

“This fund will help ensure that children aren’t left behind.” The State Government is also providing incentives for kindergarten teachers to relocate to regional areas when the roll-out occurs. Dr Harrison: “This is a great initiative to ensure that organisations are able to accommodate and expand with additional funding and enrolments. Attracting new teachers to the region is great for everyone, it’s great for the kinders and early learning centres, the children, the parents, and the regional economy. “Ararat Rural City Council welcomes all of these changes, and eagerly looks forward to working with the Victorian government in effecting these changes in our region.” People seeking further information about the virtual kindergarten tours can visit website www.ararat.vic.gov.au/services/ people/kindergartens-schools. They can also call the council on 5355 0200 or email council@ararat.vic.gov.au.

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he owner of a refurbished church at Natimuk has encouraged potential buyers to jump on a ‘unique and rare opportunity to acquire an iconic residential property or potential lifestyle business’.

Kim Cross is selling her ‘beautiful, big white church’, named 1915, which she said had been ‘lovingly and meticulously created from the ground up’. “It has recently been restumped, has open living, a large courtyard, nature shaded trees, rose plantings, an orchard, veggie garden and chicken yards set on a large double block,” she said. “This property is just waiting for a new and inspiring custodian. ‘1915’ has enormous scope and versatility for the new owner to create their own story.” Ms Cross said Father O’Sullivan led the town’s first Catholic mass at the Ryans’ home in Noradjuha Road, in 1876. Mass was later observed at The National Hotel, the state school, mechanics institute and private homes. In 1889, Father Hogan opened a new church building, which was damaged by a cyclone in 1897. The current St John’s Catholic Church was built in 1915 and served the community until 2010. The last service, led by Bishop Peter Connors and Father Peter Sherman, was on May 2. It concluded with a procession to the Uniting Church a few doors down the road where mass would be delivered monthly in the future. Sally Emslie and her partner Ryan

HISTORY AND POTENTIAL: Kim Cross is selling her Natimuk home, a former Catholic church built in 1915, to be closer to family. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

bought the Catholic church at auction, creating a bed and breakfast, until they decided to move back to northeast Victoria to pursue agricultural opportunities. “I had moved from a short stay in Horsham to one of the original stone cottages in Natimuk for 12 months,” Ms Cross said. “I painted it white and redesigned the whole cottage garden. “The idea of buying the church was put forward to me by Sally, whom I knew and had been associated with at Longerenong College. “I sat on the idea for a while as I had moved to Natimuk for a quieter lifestyle after bringing up my three children, Kate, Miles and Emma, and having spent years breeding and showing

a small herd of Limousin cattle with many successes in the show ring.” Ms Cross said despite the fact she had decided to ‘slow down’, she couldn’t resist the challenge of buying the church. “I could see the potential of the beautiful, old church sitting back in the middle of a large double block, a blank canvas waiting for me to put my signature on it and develop something spectacular for the legacy of the old church community and the town,” she said. “In my mind, I designed the garden around what attracted me most – the cattle grids at either entrance. I could relate to them, but I still often wondered, ‘what on earth do you need cattle grids for in a church yard?’

“Always on a budget, I set about designing and planting stock that would be self-maintained and survive the Wimmera climate variations – varieties that would hedge for privacy and that could also be harvested, such as the olive trees down either fence line, along with the green leaf ornamental pear and crab apples that would produce shade, autumn colours and blossoms during the changing seasons. “Purchasing bare-rooted stock, growing and mass planting your own cuttings is a slow process but, money saving and more rewarding.” Ms Cross said she had a passion for anything with an agricultural feel or theme. She sourced her fence posts from felled timber from a bush block with

the help of a friend to give the garden a long-established country feel. She added an orchard, vegetable garden and chook yard, as well as a double-fronted, circular stone driveway and a large courtyard entertaining area. Ms Cross said the process was not always easy. “There was a stage for 12 months when I was physically struck down with a silent condition which rendered me almost physically useless,” she said. “It was entirely frustrating when my mantra is, ‘You have to achieve or create something every day’.” Ms Cross said despite her challenges, she loved the overall result. She said a highlight was sourcing old furniture pieces from Wimmera-Mallee farms and clearing sales. “My theme is always country-provincial, with pieces that represent the history of agricultural old farm kitchens and furniture that has been especially crafted out of necessity – depression furniture – built in the bush for a loved one,” she said. “I love seeing the value, history and potential in a piece that is dusty or rusty and giving it a new life.” Ms Cross said despite her efforts to renovate the church and gardens, she had decided to sell up to move closer to family. “I’ve recently welcomed a grand-daughter and this whole year has been a huge time of reassessment about what is important in our lives,” she said. Ms Cross has listed the church for sale with Coller Rathgeber Property Group in Horsham.

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SUCCESS: Organisers of a pop-up market at Horsham Plaza at the weekend were thrilled with the day’s proceedings despite unpredictable weather. Stallholder Annie Carson was all smiles at the event, which raised $2395 for Horsham East Rotary Club. Market-goers and sellers will head to Jung on Saturday. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Tourist service from town hall

orsham Town Hall is officially the new headquarters for the city’s tourist information and regional promotion.

Horsham councillors endorsed a plan in May to move Horsham and Grampians Visitor Information Centre in O’Callaghan Parade to the town hall hub. A new and modernised service will initially operate from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. The relocation was part of a series of Grampians Tourism Visitor Servicing Review Report recommendations. Horsham Rural City Council chief executive Sunil Bhalla said an increase in Melbourne people travelling to regional Victoria provided a valuable socio-economic boost to the city. “With the easing of restrictions in Melbourne, many people are travelling regionally to visit family and friends and we look forward to welcoming travellers to our area,” he said. “By bringing visitors to the heart of the city, we envisage better results for local businesses. We will also provide visitors with a more direct experience of our city and its social, retail and service options. “We are hoping the new location will also give our retailers a boost as they look to bounce back

from the impact of COVID-19.” Mr Bhalla said the council had considered concerns about the availability of parking for caravans near the town hall. He said the council had installed extra signs to direct travellers to the new location and completed changes to existing signs. “Caravan parking will be available opposite the entrance to the Horsham Town Hall in Wilson Street. There is also caravan parking available on Wilson Street near the skate park and on Darlot, McLachlan and Hamilton streets,” he said. “We will continue to monitor visitor parking over the coming months as part of the review of the council’s car parking strategy.” Mr Bhalla said the council would also provide a COVID-safe environment for visitors. “Leading up to the summer holidays, staff will survey visitors about their travel plans and use the information gathered to determine how best to provide this service at Horsham Town Hall,” he said. “Programming and functions of the art gallery and performing arts centre remain closed due to COVID directives, however, when they resume, these services will complement the visitor experience and will not be disrupted.”

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FOOD FIGHT: Heavy rock multiinstrumentalist and former Horsham resident Brett Hammond has been busy producing original music during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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areer musician Brett Hammond is making his mark in the Gold Coast music scene.

The former Horsham resident and self-described ‘one-man band’ has been busy during COVID-19 lockdown, crafting a six-song Extended Play, EP, and producing several music videos. The multi-instrumentalist launched the videos in the build-up to his EP ‘Streets Talk’, released earlier this month. A music video for his track Turn n Runaway featured Hammond singing

along to the heavy rock ballad while people threw a banquet of cakes and condiments at him. Hammond said the music video was a ‘light-hearted’ way to generate interest in his music. “I’ve just seen how music videos have changed and shaped the music industry,” he said. “Videos have become more important than the concept behind the song, especially in commercial music. “Turn n Runaway was pretty much showing a film clip could be anything. “It was just a basic idea to have

some fun and add a bit of shock value.” Hammond grew up in Horsham and played in bands including Fetrail and Still in Dispute. He moved to Queensland in 2001 and played in a heavy-rock band called Misdirection until 2010. Hammond said he continued to pursue music after the group disbanded. “Since Misdirection broke up, I’ve had friends and family members who encouraged me to keep making music – they helped me believe in myself and showed me that I can actually do it,” he said.

“The idea of doing it all by myself was a pipe dream I had when I was younger – making music by myself under my own name.” Hammond plays all instruments such as drums, strings, bass and keyboard in every recorded track under his own name. His new album can be streamed from Spotify, iTunes or Amazon. His latest videos for his songs The Ever Ticking Brain, A Simple Thing and Turn n Runaway can be viewed at www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdKN k5eUIzr5nZnyusWlDg.

Call to help shape tourism West Wimmera Shire Council is calling for residents to help shape tourism in the region. West Wimmera Shire Tourism Advisory Committee is looking for both business and community members to join the group. The committee will provide advice to the council about the future of tourism in the shire. Council chief executive David Leahy said the council established the committee years ago, but it had been in recess for the past 12 months. “Renewed interest in the community has led to the council wanting to open it up again for people to join,” he said. The committee will have a maximum of 11, with an aim to include residents of Harrow, Dergholm, Edenhope, Apsley, Goroke, Kaniva, Serviceton and districts – provided residents in these locations express an interest. “This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who is passionate about improving tourism in West Wimmera Shire,” Mr Leahy said. “We have so much to offer visitors in this part of the world, from our new silo art to lakes, wetlands, nature trails and historical buildings. “We hope this committee will help shape what tourism in West Wimmera Shire looks like and help encourage as many people as possible to visit western Victoria.” People can submit expressions of interest for the committee online at west wimmera.vic.gov.au. Committee members will sit for a term of two years. The committee will also include a councillor representative as the committee chair, which will be Cr Trevor Domaschenz. Cr Jodie Pretlove will be an alternative councillor representative.

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7. English painter Richard Hamilton said: ‘Transient, low-cost, mass-produced, young… sexy, gimmicky’ of which art movement he helped create?

8. Cyanobacteria, known more commonly as the blue-green algae that can turn our lakes toxic, is responsible for what happening on earth more than two-billion years ago during the Paleoproterozoic era? 9. What representative team won the first Cricket World Cup? Too easy? What team broke its early hold on the cup? 10. American superstar sportsman Joe DiMaggio played with the New York Yankees in Major League Baseball for 13 years in a career showered with accolades. He was married to Dorothy Arnold in 1937 and the couple divorced in 1944. He then famously eloped with whom on January 14, 1954?

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(March 21 - April 20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 9.6.2.3 Lotto Numbers: 9.12.23.36.34.45 Many will be more self or beauty conscious. Many will be starting new ventures. Travel is indicated and a very lucky period after hitting your first brick wall for a long time to come.

(July 23 - August 22) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2 Lotto Numbers: 4.7.12.26.35.36 Opportunities to advance your career interests. Many changes are in the pipeline. Make sure you are not taking on more than you can handle. Domestic and love life getting more interesting.

(November 23 - December 20) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.1 Lotto Numbers: 5.12.45.40.9.7 Friends and neighbours should be very supportive and your popularity at an all time high. Plenty of social invitations and a romantic overture should be delightful. News received could result in more travel.

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(December 21 - January 19) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.3.2.5 Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.26.36.37 Your outside activities could conflict with your love life. Although the trends are very fortunate, keep your activities above board. The chance to resume a past hobby may be very tempting.

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(May 21 - June 21) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 9.6.5.3 Lotto Numbers: 9.15.26.35.36.3 Long distance travel could be in the pipeline. Lots of social activity, new friends can change your lifestyle. Love, marriage and children are all indicated.

(September 24 - October 23) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 8.6.5.2 Lotto Numbers: 8.12.26.35.40.22 The rekindling of an old flame is indicated plus the return of many old friends. The chance to rectify errors made in the past. For most there will be more to celebrate than to regret.

(January 20 - February 19) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2 Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.35.5.1 Wiser to keep your secrets to yourself or someone could beat you to the post. It is a good time to begin any well thought out ventures. However, your love life could present a problem, maybe through too much of a choice.

CANCER:

SCORPIO:

(February 20 - March 20) Lucky Colour: Red Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.8.9 Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.39.8.33 A very close friendship could be formed under present aspects. Keep your social plans flexible as there will be many changes. Some good news plus some good luck is on the way for most. Career activities picking up.

(April 21 - May 20) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3 Lotto Numbers: 5.12.24.40.26.33 It is a good time to push your luck. What you try should work out. Many will be offered a past opportunity, a past job at better odds and someone you know may need a favour returned.

(June 22 - July 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.5 Lotto Numbers: 4.12.25.29.8.4 If you plan well a financial venture will succeed. Health will be improving and worry should lift off your shoulders. Most important is your attitude to money, be positive and successful.

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(August 23 - September 23) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 3.6.9.5 Lotto Numbers: 9.5.12.24.45.40 There could be some major changes looming in your love life. Long distance travel is indicated. However, do not expect too much from people you work with.

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(October 24 - November 22) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 5.2.3.1. Lotto Numbers: 5.12.23.32.20.3 Your financial affairs show fortunate trends and more career opportunities are about. Property dealings look good or present values increase. Romantic ventures could be a definite plus.

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igh-quality produce and promising yields are early indications of what is to come for farmers during western Victorian grain harvest.

Predictions from earlier this year showed grain and pulse farmers were likely to have a favourable season for their winter crops right across Australia’s eastern seaboard. And as harvest 2020 kicks off, southern Mallee and Wimmera farmers are starting to see the results. Southern Mallee farmers are about two weeks into harvest, with many busy harvesting lentils and barley. Meanwhile, Wimmera farmers, who traditionally start later in the season, are picking away at crops as they ripen and seeing early signs of quality produce. Commercial grain company Shannon Bros, which operates grain receival sites at Beulah and Horsham, has reported outstanding quality from growers across the region. Beulah site manager Mikayla George said lentils were coming in by the truck load, while other crops such as barley were slowly trickling into the site. “We started getting busy about 10 days ago – in the past week, we’ve been averaging 2500 tonnes a day in receivals,” she said.

SOLID START: Horsham farmer Jeff Moore is harvesting what he describes as potentially the best lentils he has ever grown. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER “We’ve had a lot from growers up north, in places such as Hopetoun, Rainbow and Jeparit, while farmers in Beulah are still waiting for the crops to ripen.” Ms George said despite farmers contending with ‘harsh’ frosts late in the season, the crop quality outweighed her expectations. She described the lentils as the best quality she had seen in her 10 years of sampling grain. “The quality has been absolutely immaculate so far,” she said.

“The past month of rain really assisted in the ripening of the lentils, with majority of pods quite full on all lentil plants.”

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The Beulah site has already pumped through 20,000 metrics tonnes of grain since harvest started in the southern Mallee in early November. Ms George said based on the fact the receival site was handling more than 2500 tonnes a day, it was likely to fill up quickly.

“The farmers have been pleasantly surprised with how well they are yielding,” she said. “We’re receiving and exporting at the same time this harvest. “We’re exporting between 15 and 20 shipping containers full of lentils for overseas exports each day.” Ms George attributed ‘timely’ rain to the high quality of crops. “We had great rainfall throughout the season this year, which has probably been better than last year in regard to the timing,” she said.

“Last year we were a little bit slower in the important parts of the season, while this year, when we needed the rain, we got it – that has been a blessing.” Ms George said weather permitting, she expected the harvest season would continue until mid-December for southern Mallee farmers. Meanwhile, Horsham farmer Jeff Moore, who grows barley, canola, lentils, beans and wheat, is seeing promising results from crops he pulled off in the past few weeks. Mr Moore has been busy harvesting his barley crop and started on his lentils in the past week. “This is potentially the best lentil crop I’ve ever harvested,” he said. “I’m predicting it will be a pretty good harvest this year. I’m expecting we’ll do better than last year. “The only downfall is the prices for grain are fairly low, which could make a big difference to returns.” Mr Moore said he was ‘pleasantly’ surprised with his yields so far, considering on-and-off rain during the season. “We’re getting roughly six to seven tonne per hectare from our barley,” he said. “That’s a really good outcome considering how dry it was during the earlier part of the season in June through to August.”

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next generation of farmers and help position regional Victoria for growth. “Agriculture is the lifeblood of regional Victoria with ample career opportunities for young Victorians,” he said. The government investment includes $30-million for student upgrades and teaching facilities to be shared between agricultural institutions Longerenong College near Horsham, University of Melbourne’s

VFF president David Jochinke said the future of Victorian agriculture was bright and further investment into the sector was crucial to help attract the

Dookie campus and Marcus Oldham College’s Waurn Ponds campus in Geelong. “We need to ensure there are avenues for those interested to learn about agriculture and not have to move out of the country to the city to do so,” Mr Jochinke said. “If we enable more agriculture students to live and study in the country, more than likely they stay to work in the regions.

“It’s a win-win for regional Victoria. There’s also the added ability for rural areas to host events and conferences, which can only be seen as a positive step forward.” Mr Jochinke said the VFF had been calling for investment to meet the growing needs of skilled workers in Victorian agriculture. “The VFF requested the Victorian government invest in certificate-level agriculture and horticulture courses

From Kaniva farmer to Oxford Scholar Kaniva’s Kate Maddern plans to use her scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the world to further her studies in sustainable agriculture. Ms Maddern, who grew up on a farm in the Wimmera, has won a 2021 Victoria Rhodes Scholarship into the University of Oxford. Victorian Governor Linda Dessau announced the scholarship at Government House late last month. Ms Maddern said she was a passionate advocate for advancing sustainable food production. She said she was eager to enable agriculture to become a leading force recognised for its sustainability and advances in technology, while continuing to produce food and fibre for all. “Growing up on a sheep and grain farm in the Wimmera, farming with a focus on sustainability is an issue close to my heart,” she said. “With this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity my goal is to apply the education, skills and experiences that come with a Rhodes Scholar towards a more sustainable future for Australia’s agriculture industry.” Ms Maddern plans to travel to Oxford University in September 2021, where she hopes to enrol in a Bachelor of Arts with a focus on philosophy, politics and economics with a senior status. She completed a bachelor degree in advanced science with honours at Monash University in 2019, majoring in ecology and conservation biology. “Learning that I’d won the 2021

WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY: Kaniva-born Kate Maddern has earned a spot at the University of Oxford. Victorian Rhodes Scholarship was incredible,” Ms Maddern said. “It opens up a whole new world of opportunity to better understand how markets and policy influence Australian agriculture and the effects this has on farmers.” Ms Maddern had leadership roles while she studied at Monash and is a

volunteer firefighter in the Sandsmere CFA brigade. She has participated and volunteered in squash and netball clubs while at school, at Monash and in the Kaniva community. Each year, nine Rhodes Scholarships are offered to ‘outstanding’ Australians to study at the University of Oxford.

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Longerenong College will gain $6.5million in State Government money to start a ‘shovel ready’ project to build eight studio apartments capable of accommodating more than 33 people and a communal building for conferences and student gatherings. The apartments will replace seven of 13 existing college houses. Confirmation of the State Government injection comes just weeks after the official opening of a new DATA Farm Innovation Centre at the college. The centre is designed to provide a training hub for future professionals working in agricultural technology. College campus head John Goldsmith said new developments shored up the college’s growing reputation as one of Australia’s most prestigious agricultural education institutions. “We’re just going from strength to strength. These infrastructure developments provide us with the opportunity to grow and develop even further,” he said. “These major developments are stepping stones. With this investment, we’re really becoming one of the main

SHOVEL READY: Longerenong College campus head John Goldsmith, left, and Skillinvest chief executive Darren Webster check plans for new accommodation and a conference centre. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER agriculture colleges in Australia, not just in Victoria.” Mr Goldsmith said the studio apartments, with building set to start in early 2021, would accommodate students and visiting industry professionals as well as allow the college to attract international students beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. “This really complements our existing accommodation,” he said.

“We currently have student dormitories that cater for our full-time students and apprentices – but it can be a little restrictive. “We want to host various groups from around Australia. That could include agribusiness-type organisations that want to do workshops or host conferences.” Mr Goldsmith said the upgrades would expand on the college’s accom-

modation, which can house about 107 full-time students. He said with additional accommodation, the college was exploring opportunities with universities across the country to provide students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience at its modern facilities. “We’ve spoken to universities about bringing their undergrads to the Wimmera to do some block training and

have access to our DATA farm,” he said. “We think it’s a great idea to get students who are studying in the city out into regional Victoria and do some hands-on, practical training.” Mr Goldsmith said the redevelopment represented an opportunity for the college to strengthen its relationship with universities. He also did not rule out the possibility of the college offering undergraduate degrees in the future. “We’re in a niche area at the moment where students can gain an advanced diploma in agriculture and related industries. The next stepping stone would be an undergraduate degree,” he said. “We’re more likely to explore deeper relationships with partnering universities, however you never know what the future holds.” Mr Goldsmith said upgrades to the college were crucial to attract more young people into the agriculture. “The demand across the board for graduates in agriculture is really high and we only see it increasing,” he said. “Ag-tech is a growing area, and we need to be attracting some pretty smart minds, particularly young people, to the industry.” Mr Goldsmith said the college looked forward to working out the finer details of the two-year project.

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HAPPY HARVESTING: Nhill farmer Brett Wheaton finishes off his canola harvest last week before moving onto barley this week. Mr Wheaton said a good harvest was ‘a good way to finish off a bad year’. Watts Price Accountants produces annual reports assessing the Wimmera’s farming industry based on farmer feedback. interest: 2019, four times; 2015 to 2019, 4.4 times. These five ratios or key performance indicators provide a snapshot of Wimmera farms’ financial performance for the 2019 financial year. Five-year rolling averages are prob-

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“You have to employ people who are willing to work in a quite strenuous labour environment, but during these times in COVID-19 it’s important to employ anyone who is willing to work or give it a crack,” she said. “You can be working outside for 10-plus hours each day doing bunker work, which includes cleaning up grain, unloading trucks or moving machinery. “It’s not a walk in the park, but it’s certainly rewarding.”

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A new National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases will help authorities develop national plans to combat invasive threats and problems. The list is the result of a recommendation of a 2017 review of Australia’s biosecurity system. Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud said exotic pests represented a major threat. “Species on the list pose a serious risk to Australia’s environment, our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, the Australian tourism sector and many also impact on agricultural production,” he said. “The priority list was developed by experts from across the nation and agreed on by state and territory governments. It provides a national level focus to raise awareness, guide surveillance activities, strengthen preparedness and response capabilities and inform research.” Environment Minister Sussan Ley said the list would play a key role in focusing prevention efforts to keep exotic pests out of the country. “Prevention delivers the best outcomes, far more so than eradication, containment or asset protection,” she said. More information is available online at www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/environmental/priority-list.

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That is just what retiring dairy industry consultant, highly regarded John Mulvaney, has developed. While it applies to dairying, having interviewed him, his view resonated for me for all farmers. The headline message is – farming has a cultural problem. Mr Mulvaney gave the example of the respect dairy farmers in New Zealand have in the broader community: “In New Zealand and, in fact, to some extent in Tasmania, if you are a very good dairy farmer who has grown wealth in the industry, you’re put up on a bit of a humble pedestal,” he said. “There is a tendency in Australia if you do that, they’ll cut you down pretty quickly, or they’ll be told to pull their heads in. We don’t want anyone to know we’re doing well.” This is not just an ego issue. It is also possibly slowing down growth. Dairy farmers here, according to Mr Mulvaney, like to hold their cards very close to their chest. “When you do come across highly profitable dairy farmers, they are reluctant to put themselves out there,” he said. Is this sounding at all familiar? The dairy industry needs to shake off its gum-boot wearing, working-seven-days-aweek martyrdom image. It is actually one of the most complex and advanced industries in genetics and productivity gain, still very much family based, with a deep relationship with its animals. And it should be waving its credentials around so

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consumers take more pride in the industry and are less tempted to find alternative food sources. It’s also giving young people the wrong impression of the industry, discouraging them from a career in agriculture. There is another fundamental problem – equating productivity growth with success and making it the ultimate goal. But that often is not the most profitable path. “Increased production only enhances a business if it’s intrinsically profitable to produce that little bit extra,” Mr Mulvaney said. He has concluded that the most successful businesses have one thing in common, no matter where they are in Australia. “Once we have our production system correct, as in generating a profit, we don’t change much. A really good dairy farmer has the ability to make very complex decisions seem simple.” So here’s the challenge. Be proud of what you do, walk tall and know that you’re doing one of the most important jobs; producing food for a very hungry planet. Share what you have learned and open your mind to others’ ideas. Now is the time to grasp the nettle and sell what we have and gain the respect we deserve.

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Dress like a farmer for Rural Aid One of Australia’s largest rural charities, Rural Aid, is asking Australians to dress like a farmer for the national ‘Good Onya Mate’ fundraising concert scheduled this Saturday. Rural Aid’s unofficial spokesperson for the event, known as ‘The Ringer’, advised Australians about appropriate headwear for the event. “You want to make sure you’re not wearing your country hat awkwardly like a city politician on a farm visit,” he said from his

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immera-Mallee farmers can expect to see a new face leading representative body Victorian Farmers Federation before the end of the year.

Federation members will decide between Gippsland horticulture and livestock farmer Emma Germano and Mallee grain grower Leonard Vallance, who are vying to be elected the group’s next president. The successful candidate will replace Wimmera grain grower David Jochinke, who has served the past two terms as president. Mr Vallance has served as the VFF’s livestock group president, while Ms Germano has been vice-president for the past two years. If elected, Ms Germano would be the first female VFF president in more than three decades. She said the organisation ‘desperately’ needed to modernise to appeal to young farmers. “The VFF is seen as old school. We need to modernise the way we get policy through the organisation,” she said. “We need to support the young growers and engage on a grassroots level. We need a breath of fresh air in terms of the culture.” Ms Germano said past years had

CONTESTING: Gippsland farmer Emma Germano, left, and Mallee farmer Leonard Vallance, above, will contend for the role of Victorian Farmers Federation president.

shown the group had failed to represent all commodity groups in the agriculture industry. She said the group must ensure it can provide equal representation for all farmers across the state. “It doesn’t matter where people farm or what they farm in the state, they need the same thing from the VFF, which is a cohesive voice of solidarity among all the commodity groups,” she said. “We need to strengthen people’s relationship with the organisation. “The VFF needs to start sowing

back into the community, rising up our farmers, providing professional development, turning everyone into an advocate.” Mr Vallance said his farming background, which crossed over many commodity groups, would serve him well to represent farmers across the state. “In my previous role in Crime Safe I got to know the chicken, dairy and meat industry very well and I already had a background in grain, cattle and sheep,” he said. “Whether it’s people in the high

country who have a constant war with wild dogs, feral pigs and deer, or whether you’re way out west at Nhill or Kaniva and dealing with invasive weeds or animal welfare issues, I’m here. “You have to listen to people from different production systems and environmental conditions, and understand the social pressures they have on them.” Mr Vallance said his focus would be to bridge the connection between ‘paddock to plate’. “Australian farmers produce some magnificent food and pride themselves on the integrity of our prod-

uct,” he said. “But some of the biggest challenges we face is informing consumers of how their food is produced – very few of our consumers have direct access to farmers on a one-onone basis. “There’s been an disconnect for quite some time now.” Mr Vallance said technology could play a major role in connecting consumers with farmers and industry. “It’s up to us to provide the tools to convey our stories to the consumer,” he said. Election results will be announced on December 10.

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ember for Lowan Emma Kealy has joined the state’s peak farmer group in expressing disappointment in the State Parliament’s passing of legislation to change laws surrounding riverfront leases.

Ms Kealy said in the state’s Legislative Council or upper house, Labor representatives and crossbenchers had voted to allow unrestricted camping access to thousands of kilometres of licensed water frontages in Victoria. She said passing of the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Bill meant people could camp on river frontage leased by farmers without gaining permission. “This result is so disappointing for the rights of Lowan farmers,” she said. “Farmers who hold riverfront leases take on the responsibility of a land manager, but they will now get no choice in who camps on that riverfront. “This has the potential to create many problems and it is really going to open a can of worms.” Ms Kealy said the Coalition supported more Victorians enjoying fishing and camping on public land, but also wanted to safeguard native habitats on water frontages and protect farmers, their livestock and crops.

“To that end, the Liberal-Nationals listened to the concerns of farmers and environmental groups and attempted to pass an amendment requiring the legislation be put on hold for six months,” she said. “This was to allow proper community consultation with recreational groups, farmers and environmental groups, and allow for an amendment that would give farmer licensees a say, requiring campers to obtain permission before setting up camp and campfires.”

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Ms Kealy said her office had received calls from district farmers with riverfront leases, concerned about the impacts of the bill and the government’s lack of consultation on the issue. “Granting permission would have been one simple way of ensuring campers would be respectful of the local farmer, the environment and the ongoing sustainability of river management,” she said. “Those who have supported this bill have ignored the genuine and reasonable concerns from the farming community and environmental groups.” Camping on licensed water frontages can start from September 1, 2021. The issue has left Victorian farmers’ peak body concerned.

VFF president David Jochinke said attention would now turn to negotiating regulations that protected agriculture and the environment. “We are bitterly disappointed that the concerns of farmers have been ignored,” he said. “In consulting, the government must get out and speak to the farmers and landholders that will be impacted. We can’t afford to have confusion about the regulations. “We’ve heard from landholders with legitimate concerns in these areas about how this will impact them, their businesses and their environment.” The VFF wanted regulations to protect licence holders, agriculture and the environment by requiring a system of registration, setbacks from waterways and private land, and limiting camping to areas where toilet and rubbish facilities were available. “There must be a system of registration to ensure accountability, limit the number of campers and duration of stay and allow farmers to adhere to their biosecurity quality assurance scheme obligations,” Mr Jochinke said. “From our point of view, if there’s no registration and no camping infrastructure, there should be no camping. There’s also the threat of fire and the added risks to both people and property, which is just far too great.”

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Agriculture Victoria professor Brendan Rodoni was awarded the inaugural Dr Kim Ritman Award for Science and Innovation. Dr Ritman, who was Australia’s chief plant protection officer, died earlier this year following an accident in 2019 and was a mentor, colleague and friend to professor Rodoni. Professor Rodoni said it was ‘deeply’ meaningful to win an award in Dr Ritman’s honour. “To win an award in Kim’s name means so much to me – he was a great leader for Australian plant biosecurity and plant sciences,” he said. “He was passionate about his work and it was an absolute

privilege to have someone like him to look up to and learn so much from. “I am one of many who respected Kim’s work and attitude. “He has inspired many of us to continue asking questions and find answers through science to better protect the plants we all rely on in our day-to-day lives.” Professor Rodoni has dedicated his 35-year career to protecting Australia’s plant industries from pests and diseases. He is based in Melbourne at Agriculture Victoria’s AgriBio Centre for AgriBioscience and leads a team of research scientists based at Grains Innovation Park in Horsham. “We are probably the biggest group now doing research and innovation in plant and animal biosecurity in Australia, and this award recognises the impact of our work at AgriBio and

our Horsham research facility,” Professor Rodoni said. He said taking part in the national response to the detection of contagious disease fire blight in Melbourne in 1997 changed how pests and diseases were diagnosed and triggered the start of a new era of biosecurity in Australia’s plant industries. “This was the first major incident of fire blight in Australia, and it was a very big deal for me personally and a turning point for biosecurity and biosecurity research in Victoria,” he said. “The people and facilities make AgriBio a very special place to work and together through our partnership with La Trobe University we are making a huge difference to how biosecurity is managed in Australia and across the world. “For that, I consider myself RESEARCH: Agriculture Victoria Professor Brendan Rodoni, who leads a team of scientists in Horsham, has received a national award. very lucky.”

Keep an eye out for winged assassins Authorities are encouraging Victorians to look for and report Australian plague locusts after sightings of the potentially destructive insect in the west and northwest of the state. Favourable weather conditions in the first weeks of November led to small clusters of locusts sighted in Haven, Hopetoun, Horsham, Jeparit, Lake Hindmarsh, Mockinya, Ouyen, Rainbow, Speed and St Arnaud. Agriculture Victoria plague locust commissioner Dr Kyla Finlay said heavy rain during spring had led to plentiful green feed and ideal conditions for locusts to breed. She said while there was no locust plague or predicted plague in Victoria, conditions had led to higher-than-average sightings of the insects. The Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera, is a native Australian insect but can reach high population levels under ideal conditions and can pose a serious threat to pastures, crops and horticulture. “It’s important to understand where the populations are and what stage of development they are at so government, industry

An adult Australian plague locust and community can work together to effectively treat and curtail the populations,” Dr Finlay said. “Locusts can feed on fresh, green plants and, when present in large numbers, cause damage to pastures, horticultural crops, gardens, parks and sporting grounds.” Dr Finlay said now was a good time to spray young hoppers, about eight to 12millimetres long, because it would limit the population growing further. “If you have locusts on your property, be proactive in carrying out control as that will help reduce the populations for next year,” she said. “It becomes more difficult to manage populations as they become adults.” An Australian plague locust can be iden-

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onda has revealed its plans for the next-generation Civic following the – almost – reveal of the 11th-generation model, which is set to be offered in the familiar hatch and sedan body types while also welcoming back the Type R nameplate.

We say the almost-reveal because Honda has not actually revealed the finished product yet, instead following Nissan’s lead and debuting a nearlyfinished prototype. Nevertheless, the prototype is so far along its development process that we can still draw a heap of conclusions as to its styling and proportions, while Honda has started to detail some of the key features and specifications. Due to hit the North American market for the 2022 model year, Austral-

ian timing remains up in the air for the time being, with Honda Australia telling GoAuto it was too early to confirm any details, however it would only be the hatchback heading Down Under. “The sedan body style will be finished locally when the current model reaches the end of its lifecycle towards the middle of 2021,” a spokesperson said. “The 11th-generation Civic will be offered in the hatchback body style preferred by the majority of small car buyers in Australia, including the performance Type R variant.” Compared with the current-gen car, the new Civic’s styling has been pared back in terms of complexity, with the overwhelming feature being the abundance of straight lines, especially so at the front.

Gone are the busy headlights, layered grille and convoluted front bumper, replaced instead by a clean and simple arrangement centred around a new rectangular grille trapezoid lower intake. Flanking the new grille is a slightly raised set of headlights capped by Lshaped LED daytime running lights. Below the lights and flanking the big new intake is a pair of contrasting black flicks, within which reside a set of smaller intakes. Of the two body types that will be offered Stateside, it was the sedan that was featured for the reveal. In terms of the overall silhouette, the Civic Sedan flaunts more than a few similarities to the bigger Accord, like its sloping roof and boot lines, the defining parabolic line that serves as

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Subaru reveals more powerful BRZ

t long last, Subaru has unveiled its new second-generation BRZ coupe, a car that sticks to the first-gen’s basic recipe of being small, light and rear-wheel drive but ups the ante in terms of firepower, now boasting an extra 18kW-37Nm courtesy of a bigger 2.4-litre engine.

Subaru has answered fans’ prayers and given the BRZ a bigger engine and more power

extensive use of aluminium has also lowered the centre of gravity. In terms of styling, the new BRZ is a far cry from its predecessor, instead resembling something of a mix between a Ferrari 599 and C7 Chevrolet Corvette, albeit in a much smaller package. In fact the only real similarities between the current BRZ and the new one is the basic inverted trapezoid shape of the main grille and its subtly flared rear haunches. At the front we find an almost smiling fascia – expect the new Toyota 86 to flip the trapezoid grille to create a

frown – with rounded triangular headlights underlined by simple daytime running light strips. A darkened integrated front splitter, meanwhile, adds a quiet sense of purposefulness to the arrangement, as do the black 18-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels – wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport 4 rubber. Behind the front wheelarches there is a set of functional air vents, which integrate into the generously sculpted side skirts. The rear end looks like it could have come almost directly off the last of the Holden Insignia VXRs; featuring

upsweeping tail-lights mounted right up underneath the lip spoiler, linked by a similar full-width trim piece. The bumper, meanwhile, is meaty and defined by a sharp contour line when it intersects the rear wheelarches, flanking the twin exhaust tips that poke through a generously proportioned double-bubble style rear diffuser. Interior styling has been kept more closely in line with the current model in being simple and driver-focused, with the familiar mix of grey cloth and leather upholstery, sports seats, rotary climate controls and a high-

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Channelled to the back wheels via either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, the new BRZ’s flat-four petrol engine develops 170kW of power and 249Nm of torque, directly addressing the main criticism of the current model. The engine in question is actually a naturally aspirated version of the force-fed mill found in the overseas Liberty and Outback XTs, which has be infused with Toyota’s D-4S direct fuel and port injection system. While a fair bit bigger in terms of engine capacity, the new BRZ is only marginally larger dimensionally than the current model with 25mm being added to its overall length – 6mm of which can be found in the wheelbase – while its width stays the same. Nine millimetres has been cut from its overall height, meaning the new model stands just 1311mm tall. When all is said and done, Subaru is claiming the new model’s body to be 50 percent stiffer than the current model, while the lower roofline and

mounted infotainment screen. Australian pricing and specification is yet to be detailed by Subaru, however some of the global spec highlights include Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a digital instrument cluster and Subaru Eyesight. Subaru Australia general manager Blair Read said the new BRZ’s reveal was ‘tremendously exciting’ given the hype the first generation stirred up. “This car gave the whole sports segment a massive shake when it originally launched in 2012, and based on what we know so far about the second generation, we’ve got very high hopes for its ongoing appeal in Australia,” he said. While the new model’s arrival is yet to be confirmed, GoAuto understands it should be on track to arrive in the third quarter of 2021. What this means for the BRZ’s Toyota sibling, the 86, and its arrival Down Under remains to be seen, with previous reports suggesting the Toyota will lob here about the same time as the BRZ, even though the secondgeneration has not been revealed. Subaru Australia had sold 297 BRZs as of the end of October, accounting for 6.1 percent of the sub-$80,000 sportscar segment and marking 10.8 percent decline compared with the same period last year. – Callum Hunter

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Mini unveils futuristic pod concept

ini has used the BMW Group’s #NEXTGen 2020 online event to reveal its funky and futuristic Vision Urbanaut concept car, a pod-like vehicle designed to show the lifestyle possibilities a multi-purpose vehicle can provide.

The Vision Urbanaut is a major departure from Mini’s normal hatchstyle vehicles, taking the shape of a Kombi-like people mover that provides greater interior space and versatility, with a long wheelbase and minimal overhangs. Mini design chief Oliver Heilmer said the Vision Urbanaut was designed to show the possibilities of a vehicle facilitating a number of uses outside simply A-to-B travel. “Mini sees its future self primarily as an enabler of and companion for unforgettable times – what we might call ‘MINI moments’,” he said. “The Mini Vision Urbanaut uses three curated Mini moments – ‘Chill’, ‘Wanderlust’ and ‘Vibe’ – to present a wide range of possible usage scenarios.” The Vision Urbanaut measures 4.46metres long, and was designed from the inside out, starting with floor plans, furniture pieces and wooden scale models. From the outside, two signature Mini

The Vision Urbanaut is a major departure from Mini’s normal hatchstyle vehicles, taking the shape of a Kombi-like people mover design elements are included, with the headlights and front grille semi-hidden underneath a milled aluminium structure with slotted openings, with the headlights able to display different multi-coloured graphics. Otherwise, the Vision Urbanaut is completely new with a huge glasshouse roof, a hinged windscreen that can fold upwards, a sliding rear door

and a wheel design inspired by the Union Jack. Despite not disclosing any concrete details, Mini says the Vision Urbanaut is underpinned by an all-electric powertrain with automated driving functions. Occupants enter the Vision Urbanaut through the rear sliding door and are greeted by a flexible four-seat layout

with the two front seats able to swivel around, while the rear backrests can be folded and turned around. When the car is stationary, the padded dashboard lowers and becomes an extra couch-like seating space. At the rear, another lounge-like couch seat is included, dubbed ‘Cosy Corner’ by Mini, which sits next to a small integrated table complete with a

small houseplant. As mentioned earlier, three ‘moments’ are envisaged for the Vision Urbanaut, the first of which is ‘Chill’ – designed for urban environments, the rear seat bench features an LED signature across the roof called Loop, which takes on the appearance ‘inspired by a green forest canopy’. Ambient music and atmospheric sounds are added to give a relaxed feel to the interior. The second moment, ‘Wanderlust’, activates when the vehicle is moving and is designed to evoke the joys of travel. The information screen mounted to the wall provides visuals inspired by 1950s and ’60s tourism posters, while journey information including potential attractions and arrival time are displayed along the designated route. Lastly, the ‘Vibe’ moment opens the windscreen and sliding door to create an open, inviting space while the circular screen transforms into a media control panel with an animation of graphic EQ functions projected onto the front and rear of the vehicle, as well as the wheels and Loop strip. In order to reduce its footprint, the Vision Urbanaut is crafted with recycled materials, including the knitted textile upholstery and cork steering wheel and floor segments. – Robbie Wallis

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6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Honor Student” (M v,s) (’14) Stars: Josie Loren 2:00 Cheat (M v,l) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 The Front Bar: Cricket Show (M) [s] 9:30 The Latest Seven News [s] 10:00 The Amazing Race: You Don’t Strike Me As A Renaissance Man/ I’m Not Even Walking, I’m Falling (PG) [s] 12:00 Blindspot: Artful Dodge (M v) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Paramedics (PG) [s] 8:30 Kings Cross ER (M) [s] 9:30 Chicago Med: It’s All In The Family (MA15+) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M v) [s] 11:50 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 12:50 9Honey Every Day Kitchen [s] 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

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10:30 Ellen (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian 12:00 ER (M) 1:00 As Time Goes By (PG) 2:20 Explore 2:25 Antiques Roadshow 2:55 Movie: “Heavens Above!” (PG) (’63) Stars: Peter Sellers 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Poirot (M v) 9:30 The First 48: Dead Wrong (M v) 10:30 The Price Of Duty (M) 11:30 Heartbeat: Sophie’s Choice (PG) 12:35 Antiques Roadshow

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Outback Ringer (PG) [s] 10:30 Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] 11:00 The Recording Studio (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (PG) [s] 2:00 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:10 Father Brown (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Gardening Australia [s] 8:30 Vera: Young Gods (PG) [s] 10:00 Mum: June (M l) [s] 10:35 ABC Late News [s] 10:50 Gruen (M) [s] 11:25 rage (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Heroes’ Mountain - The Thredbo Story” (M l) (’02) Stars: Craig McLachlan, Tom Long, Anthony Hayes 2:00 Manhunt: Hollywood Murderer (M v,l) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 8:30 Movie: “Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them” (PG) (’16) Stars: Eddie Redmayne 11:15 SAS Australia: Uncensored: Courage (M) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Escape To The Chateau (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Mary Queen Of Scots” (MA15+) (’18) Stars: Margot Robbie, Saorise Ronan, Jack Lowden, Angela Bain 11:00 Movie: “The Game” (M v,s,l) (’97) Stars: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 The Living Room (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Living Room (PG) [s] 8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] 9:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 10:30 Program To Be Advised 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Project (PG) [s]

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 The Point 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 4:30 Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Scanning The Nile (PG) 8:30 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate (PG) 9:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 10:15 SBS World News Late 10:45 Country Music (PG) 11:45 M - The City Hunts A Murderer (MA15+) (In German)

2:00 World’s Most Amazing Videos (M) 3:00 Million Dollar Minute 3:30 River Monsters (PG) 4:30 The Real Seachange 5:00 Medical Emergency (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Greyhound Racing 8:30 Escape To The Country 9:30 Selling Houses Australia 10:30 Australia’s Amazing Homes (PG) 11:30 Property Ladder UK (PG) 12:45 The Fine Art Auction (M)

12:00 Doomsday Preppers (PG) 1:00 Ax Men (M l) 2:00 Dipper’s Backyard BBQ Wars (PG) 3:00 Rides Down Under (PG) 4:00 STIHL Timbersports (PG) 4:30 Engineering Connections (PG) 5:30 Movie: “Battle For The Planet Of The Apes” (PG) (’73) Stars: Roddy McDowall 7:30 Movie: “X-Men: Apocalypse” (M l,v) (’16) Stars: James McAvoy 10:25 Movie: “Aliens” (M) (’86) Stars: Sigourney Weaver

1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 LA’s Finest (M v) 3:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 4:30 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M v) 10:30 Evil (M s) 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 NCIS (M) 4:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 5:00 Jake And The Fatman (PG)

3:00 Hunting Hitler (PG) 3:50 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:15 PBS Newshour 5:15 From The Ashes: A Fresh Start 5:45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross (PG) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 Hoarders (M) 9:20 Ina Loves Porno (MA15+) (In English/ Finnish) 10:10 Vagrant Queen (MA15+) 11:00 The Feed

2:25 Find Me In Paris 3:15 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch 3:30 Mighty Mike 4:15 Odd Squad 4:35 Hank Zipzer 5:05 School Of Rock 5:25 All Hail King Julien 6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge 6:30 Horrible Histories 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:25 Good Game Spawn Point 8:45 Voltron: Legendary Defender (PG) 9:10 Fruits Basket 9:35 Degrassi: The Next Generation (PG)

3:05 Curious George 3:30 Play School 3:55 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Kiddets! 5:05 Dinosaur Train 5:35 PJ Masks 5:55 Go Jetters 6:25 Hey Duggee 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Gruen XL (PG) 9:15 Absolutely Fabulous (PG) 9:45 The IT Crowd (PG) 10:15 The Catherine Tate Show (M l) 10:45 Inside No. 9 (M s,v) 11:15 Wasted (MA15+) 11:40 Doctor Who 3:55 ABC News Update

12:00 ABC News 3:00 ABC News 4:00 Afternoon Briefing 4:30 Friday Briefing 5:00 ABC Newshour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 9:00 The Drum 10:00 The World With Beverley O’Connor 11:00 ABC Nightly News 11:30 Close Of Business 12:00 ABC Late News 12:30 Friday Briefing 1:00 ABC Late News 1:15 The Drum 2:15 ABC Late News

2:00 Quantum Leap (PG) 3:00 The Six Million Dollar Man (PG) 4:00 Baywatch (M) 5:00 Movie: “Flight Of The Navigator” (G) (’86) Stars: Joey Cramer 7:00 Movie: “Trolls” (G) (’16) Stars: Anna Kendrick 8:40 Movie: “Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen” (M) (’09) Stars: Megan Fox 11:40 Heroes (MA15+) 12:35 URBEX: Enter At Your Own Risk (M l) 1:30 After The Raves (PG) 2:00 Dance Moms (PG)

10:30 Ellen (PG) 11:30 My Favourite Martian 12:00 ER (M) 1:00 Poirot (M v) 3:00 9Honey - Every Day Kitchen 3:10 Movie: “It’s All Happening” (G) (’63) Stars: Tommy Steele 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Planet Earth II 8:40 Movie: “Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan” (M v) (’82) Stars: William Shatner 11:00 Movie: “Stargate: The Ark Of Truth” (M) (’08) Stars: Michael Shanks

6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 rage (PG) [s] 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Pine Gap (M l,s) [s] 1:30 Program To Be Advised 2:30 The Sound [s] 3:30 Searching For Superhuman: Spark Of Life [s] 4:25 Landline Summer [s] 5:00 Basketball: WNBL: Townsville v Southside *Live* From Cairns Pop-Up Arena [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Victoria: A Public Inconvenience (PG) [s] 8:20 Shetland (M l,v) [s] 9:20 Endeavour: Lazaretto (M v) [s] 10:50 Poldark (PG) [s] 11:55 rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 Surf Patrol [s] 12:30 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Movie: “Oh, Christmas Tree” (AKA ‘Fir Crazy’) (PG) (’13) Stars: Sarah Lancaster 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Movie: “Frozen” (G) (’13) Stars: Kristen Bell 9:00 Movie: “Fantastic Beasts: Crimes Of Grindelwald” (PG) (’18) Stars: Johnny Depp 12:00 How To Get Away With Murder (M s) [s]

6:00 Easy Eats [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 Today Extra - Saturday [s] 12:00 Award Winning Tasmania [s] 12:30 Rebound [s] 1:00 The Healthy Cooks [s] 1:30 Program To Be Advised 2:00 The 54th Annual Country Music Awards [s] 4:00 The Perfect Serve [s] 4:30 The Garden Gurus [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway [s] 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Good Onya Mate: Rural Aid Concert (PG) [s] 10:30 Movie: “Red Dog - True Blue” (PG) (’16) Stars: Levi Miller 12:10 Movie: “Cadillac Man” (M l,v,s) (’90)

9:00 Healthy Homes Australia [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 Jamie Oliver: The Naked Chef Bares All [s] 1:00 The Living Room (PG) [s] 2:00 Taste Of Australia [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 10 Travlr Northern Territory [s] 3:30 Roads Less Travelled [s] 4:00 Left Off The Map [s] 4:30 Farm To Fork [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Movie: “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” (PG) (’08) Stars: Ben Stiller 7:45 Movie: “Sister Act” (PG) (’92) Stars: Whoopi Goldberg 9:45 Movie: “Three Summers” (M l) (’17) Stars: Robert Sheehan 11:50 Blue Bloods (M v) [s]

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix China 4:00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 4:10 Gourmet Farmer 4:40 Coast New Zealand: Top Of The South (PG) 5:35 Nazi Megastructures (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Secrets Of Our Cities (PG) 8:30 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys (PG) 9:30 Movie: “Destroyer” (MA15+) (’18) Stars: Nicole Kidman 11:40 The New Pope (M l) (In English/ Italian) 4:00 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (M l,s)

2:00 The Real Seachange 2:30 The Great Australian Doorstep (PG) 3:00 Sydney Weekender 3:30 Creek To Coast 4:00 Weekender 4:30 Building The Dream 6:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 Peter Andre’s 60 Minute Makeover (PG) 12:30 The Fine Art Auction (M) 3:30 Sydney Weekender 4:00 Creek To Coast 4:30 Weekender 5:00 Home Shopping

12:00 Raceline TV 12:30 STIHL Timbersports (PG) 1:00 Blokesworld (PG) 1:30 Step Outside With Paul Burt (PG) 2:00 Engineering Connections (PG) 3:00 Rides Down Under (PG) 4:00 Storage Wars Canada (PG) 5:00 Engineering Connections (PG) 6:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Cricket: Women’s Big Bash League: Final: Teams TBA *Live* From North Sydney Oval 10:30 Movie: “Lone Survivor” (MA15+) (’14)

10:00 Cheers (PG) 11:00 The Neighbourhood (PG) 11:30 Charmed (PG) 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 TBA 1:30 Broke (PG) 2:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:30 Friends (PG) 6:00 Columbo: Double Shock (PG) 7:30 Kojak: Cross Your Heart And Hope (M v,d) 8:30 Spyforce: The Gunner (M v) 9:30 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 10:30 The Middle (M) 12:30 The Flash (M v) 2:30 Charmed (PG) 4:30 Home Shopping

1:00 Truck Hunters (PG) 2:00 Car Crash Global: Caught On Camera (PG) 3:00 Driven Not Hidden 3:30 Fishing Edge 4:00 By Design Heroes 4:30 Mighty Machines 5:00 Reel Action 5:30 MacGyver (M v) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 10:20 Seal Team (M v) 12:15 Law & Order: SVU (M v) 1:10 48 Hours (M v) 2:10 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 3:05 MotoGP 2020 Portugal Grand Prix

2:55 Insight 3:55 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:20 PBS Newshour 5:20 Monty Python’s Flying Circus (PG) 6:30 Only Connect (PG) 7:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M d,l,s) 8:30 The X-Files (M h,v) 11:05 Hungry Ghosts (M l) (In English/ Vietnamese) 12:10 Movie: “Code 46” (PG) (’04) Stars: Samantha Morton 1:50 Vikings (MA15+) 2:45 France 24 News In English From Paris 3:00 Thai News

2:15 Dennis And Gnasher Unleashed 3:10 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 3:35 Dragon Ball Super 4:05 Odd Squad 4:35 Hank Zipzer 5:05 School Of Rock 5:25 All Hail King Julien 6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge (PG) 6:30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies 7:10 The Zoo 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:20 Danger Mouse 8:45 So Awkward 9:15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 9:35 Degrassi: The Next Generation (PG)

3:05 Catie’s Amazing Machines 3:30 Play School 3:55 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Kiddets! 5:05 Dinosaur Train 5:20 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt 6:10 Dog Loves Books 6:25 Hey Duggee 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Greg Davies: The Back of My Mum’s Head (MA15+) 9:55 Mock The Week (M) 10:30 Doctor Who (PG)

12:00 ABC News 12:30 ABC News 1:00 ABC News 1:30 New Normal 2:00 ABC News 2:30 Landline Summer 3:00 ABC News 3:30 The Breakfast Couch 4:00 ABC News 4:30 Close Of Business 5:00 ABC News 5:30 The Mix 6:00 ABC News Weekend 6:30 ABC News Regional 7:00 ABC News Weekend 7:30 Australian Story 8:00 ABC News Weekend 8:30 Foreign Correspondent 9:00 ABC News

2:00 Targa Great Barrier Reef (PG) 3:00 The Xtreme Collxtion (PG) 4:00 BattleBots (PG) 5:00 Movie: “The Smurfs” (G) (’11) Stars: Hank Azaria 7:00 Movie: “Puss In Boots” (PG) (’11) Stars: Antonio Banderas 8:45 Movie: “Skyfall” (M) (’12) Stars: Daniel Craig 11:45 Heroes (MA15+) 12:40 The Horn (M mp,l) 1:35 Bromans (MA15+) 2:30 The Xtreme Collxtion (PG) 3:00 Power Rangers Beast Morphers

10:30 The Baron (PG) 11:30 Movie: “Carry On Screaming” (PG) (’66) Stars: Kenneth Williams 1:30 Movie: “A Hole In The Head” (G) (’59) Stars: Frank Sinatra 4:00 Movie: “Birdman Of Alcatraz” (PG) (’62) Stars: Burt Lancaster 7:00 Movie: “The Time Traveller’s Wife” (M) (’09) Stars: Rachel McAdams 9:10 Movie: “The Vow” (PG) (’12) Stars: Rachel McAdams

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

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12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Landline Summer [s] 1:00 Back Roads [s] 1:30 Victoria (PG) [s] 2:30 The Mix [s] 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Sydney University v Townsville *Live* From The Royal, Darlington [s] 5:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 6:00 The Sound (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Restoration Australia [s] 8:40 Program To Be Advised 10:10 Total Control (MA15+) [s] 11:00 Killing Eve (MA15+) [s] 11:45 No Offence (MA15+)

12:00 House Of Wellness [s] 1:00 Surf Patrol [s] 1:30 Movie: “Will You Merry Me?” (PG) (’08) Stars: Wendie Malick 3:30 Border Security - International (PG) [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Beat The Chasers (PG) [s] 8:40 Movie: “The Holiday” (PG) (’06) Stars: Jude Law 11:25 Autopsy USA (MA15+) [s]

12:00 World’s Greatest Natural Wonders [s] 1:00 Garden Gurus Moments [s] 1:15 Getaway [s] 1:45 Movie: “Mermaids” (PG) (’90) Stars: Winona Ryder 4:00 Wild Metropolis (PG) [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 RBT (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 7:00 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 8:00 RBT (PG) [s] 9:00 Program To Be Advised 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 Killer On The Line (M v) [s] 12:20 Grand Hotel (M v,s) [s]

12:00 Destination Dessert [s] 12:30 Roads Less Travelled [s] 1:00 Farm To Fork [s] 1:30 Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On [s] 2:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 2:30 Left Off The Map [s] 3:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:30 Taste Of Australia [s] 4:00 All 4 Adventure [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 8:30 FBI: Most Wanted (M) [s] 9:30 Blood And Treasure (M)

1:00 Speedweek 3:00 How To Get Fit Fast (PG) 3:55 Travel Man 4:50 Coast New Zealand (PG) [s] 5:35 Nazi Megastructures (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 QE2 - The World’s Most Luxurious Hotel (PG) 10:15 Marry Me, Marry My Family (M l) (In English/ Hindi/ Maori/ Urdu) 11:15 Civilisations (M l) (In English/ Spanish) 12:20 How Do We Look? (PG) 1:25 Paradise On Earth (PG) 2:30 Inside Hitler’s Killing Machine (M) (In French)

2:00 Vasili’s Garden 2:30 The Bowls Show (PG) 3:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:30 World’s Most Amazing Videos (M) 12:30 Jodi Arias: An American Murder Mystery (M v,s) 1:30 I’d Kill For You (M v,s) 3:30 Dates From Hell (M)

3:00 Engineering Connections (PG) 4:00 Bushfire Wars (PG) 4:30 Graveyard Carz (PG) 5:30 Counting Cars (PG) 6:00 Detroit Steel (PG) 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Kingdom Of Heaven” (MA15+) (’05) Stars: Eva Green

2:30 Broke (PG) 3:30 Man With A Plan (PG) 4:30 The Middle (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:00 Friends (PG) 10:00 Man With A Plan (PG) 11:30 2 Broke Girls (M s) 12:30 Mom (M) 1:45 The Flash (M v) 2:40 Charmed (PG) 4:30 Home Shopping 5:30 The Brady Bunch

3:00 Driven Not Hidden (PG) 3:30 Fishing Edge 5:00 I Fish 5:30 Truck Hunters (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) 10:20 48 Hours (M) 11:20 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 2:05 Mighty Machines 2:35 Elementary (M v) 4:35 Reel Action 5:05 The Doctors (M)

4:10 Movie: “Invaders From Mars” (PG) (’86) Stars: Jimmy Hunt 5:55 Running Wild (PG) 6:45 Jeff Bezos: The Rise And Reign Of Amazon (PG) 7:50 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M d,l,s) 8:30 Lost Gold Of World War II (PG) 9:20 United Shades Of America (M)

4:10 Odd Squad 4:35 Hank Zipzer 5:05 School Of Rock 5:25 All Hail King Julien 6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge 6:30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies 7:10 The Zoo 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:20 Danger Mouse 8:35 Almost Naked Animals 9:15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG)

4:55 Floogals 5:35 PJ Masks 6:10 Dog Loves Books 6:35 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 7:05 The Deep 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (M l) 8:30 Penn And Teller: Fool Us (PG) 9:10 Live At The Apollo (M l) 10:00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) 10:40 Doctor Who

2:00 ABC News 2:30 Australian Story 3:00 ABC News 3:30 Offsiders 4:00 ABC News 4:30 ABC News Regional 5:00 ABC News 5:30 The World This Week 6:00 ABC News Weekend 6:30 Foreign Correspondent 7:00 ABC News Weekend 7:40 Drum Beat 8:00 Insiders

3:30 Movie: “Flight Of The Navigator” (G) (’86) Stars: Joey Cramer 5:20 Movie: “Space Chimps” (PG) (’08) Stars: Patrick Warburton 7:00 Movie: “Ghostbusters” (PG) (’84) Stars: Bill Murray 9:10 Movie: “Robocop” (M v) (’14) Stars: Peter Weller

3:05 Movie: “Baby And The Battleship” (G) (’56) Stars: Richard Attenborough 5:05 Movie: “Father Goose” (G) (’64) Stars: Cary Grant 7:30 Death In Paradise (M v) 8:40 Chicago PD (MA15+) 9:40 Chicago Fire (M) 10:40 Chicago Med (M) 11:40 License To Kill (M)

12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Gruen (PG) [s] 1:35 Squinters (M l,d,s) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News [s] 4:10 Father Brown (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Australian Story [s] 8:30 In The Face Of Terror (M l,v) [s] 9:15 Media Watch [s] 9:35 Q&A (PG) [s] 10:40 ABC Late News [s] 11:15 Harrow (M v) [s] 12:05 No Offence (M l,s,v) [s]

12:00 Movie: “Secret Of The Nutcracker” (M) (’07) Stars: Bill Baksa 2:00 The Secret Daughter: Flame Trees (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 Station 19: Stuck/ Invisible To Me (M) [s] 10:30 Chicago Fire: Where We End Up (M) [s] 11:30 Chicago Fire: Then Nick Porter Happened (M) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Gold Coast Cops (M v,l) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” (M v) (’81) Stars: Harrison Ford 10:50 NINE News Late [s] 11:20 Lethal Weapon (MA15+) [s] 12:10 Tipping Point [s] 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 8:30 All Aussie Adventures (PG) [s] 9:30 Just For Laughs (M) [s] 10:30 Kinne Tonight (M l,s) [s]

2:00 The Employables (PG) 2:55 Perspective Shift (PG) 3:30 Alex Polizzi Chef For Hire 4:35 The Supervet (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 World’s Most Luxurious (PG) 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 9:25 Life And Birth (M) 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 DNA (M) (In Danish/ Polish/ English/ French) 11:50 Outlander (MA15+) 2:55 Great British Railway Journeys

2:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:30 TBA 3:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) 8:30 Foyle’s War (M) 10:40 TBA 11:50 World’s Most Amazing Videos (M v) 12:50 Doc Martin (M) 2:00 Escape To The Country 3:00 Bargain Hunt

3:00 MXTV (PG) 3:30 Blokesworld (PG) 4:00 Storage Wars Canada (PG) 4:30 Outback Truckers (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 SAS UK (M l) 8:30 Movie: “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” (M) (’81) Stars: Bruce Spencer

2:30 Carol’s Second Act (PG) 3:00 Becker (PG) 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 10:00 Two And A Half Men (PG) 11:00 The Middle (PG)

3:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 4:30 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 10:20 2020 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix 11:20 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 12:15 Home Shopping

4:25 This Week With George Stephanopoulos 5:20 The Gadget Show (PG) 5:50 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross (PG) 6:20 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 Taskmaster (M)

4:15 Odd Squad 4:35 Hank Zipzer 5:05 School Of Rock 5:25 All Hail King Julien 6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge 6:30 Horrible Histories 7:00 Deadly 60 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:20 Danger Mouse 8:35 Almost Naked Animals 9:15 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG)

5:05 Dinosaur Train 5:35 PJ Masks 5:55 Go Jetters 6:25 Hey Duggee 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M l,s) 8:50 Luke Warm Sex: Getting Intimate With Intimacy (M n,s) 9:20 Detectorists (PG) 9:50 300 Years Of French And Saunders (M l,s)

2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:10 ABC News 4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC Newshour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 The Drum 10:00 The World With Beverley O’Connor 11:00 ABC Nightly News

4:00 Baywatch (M) 5:00 Knight Rider (PG) 6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The Nanny (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” (M s,v,l) (’13) Stars: Will Ferrell 9:55 Movie: “Ted” (MA15+) (’12) Stars: Mark Wahlberg

3:10 Movie: “The Siege Of Pinchgut” (PG) (’59) Stars: Aldo Ray 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Grantchester (M v) 8:40 DCI Banks (M) 10:40 See No Evil (M) 11:40 ER (M) 12:35 Antiques Roadshow 1:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Gideon’s Way (PG)

12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 No More Boys And Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free? (PG) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News [s] 4:10 Father Brown (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Outback Ringer (PG) [s] 8:30 Wild Australia [s] 9:30 Searching For Superhuman (PG) [s] 10:25 Insert Name Here (M l,s) [s] 11:00 ABC Late News [s]

12:00 Movie: “March Sisters At Christmas” (PG) (’12) Stars: Julie Berman 2:00 The Secret Daughter: Stuck In The Middle With You (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 7:30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Spy” (MA15+) (’15) Stars: Melissa McCarthy 11:00 Dumped (M l) [s]

12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Driving Test (PG) [s] 8:30 Kath & Kim (PG) [s] 9:40 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year (PG) [s] 10:40 NINE News Late [s] 11:10 The First 48 (M v) [s] 12:05 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Ambulance Australia (M) [s] 8:30 NCIS (M v) [s] 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) [s] 10:30 NCIS (M v) [s]

1:00 PBS Newshour 1:55 The Employables (PG) 2:55 Perspective Shift (PG) 3:35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 4:35 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 World’s Most Luxurious (PG) 8:30 Addicted Australia (M) 9:35 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Why We Hate (M)

2:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:30 TBA 3:30 TBA 4:30 The Real Seachange 5:00 Medical Emergency (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Inspector Morse (M v) 10:50 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence (M) 12:00 TBA

3:30 Life Off Road (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Billion Dollar Wreck (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars: Texas (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Full Custom Garage (PG) 9:30 Counting Cars (PG)

1:30 The King Of Queens (PG) 2:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 Becker (PG) 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 10:00 Mom (M) 12:00 Frasier (PG)

3:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 4:30 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 CSI: Miami (M v) 10:25 Elementary (M v,d) 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v)

4:15 PBS Newshour 5:15 The Gadget Show 5:45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross (PG) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 Escaping Polygamy (M) 9:20 Adult Material (MA15+) 11:10 Final Space (MA15+)

4:15 Odd Squad 4:35 Hank Zipzer 5:05 The Next Step 5:25 All Hail King Julien 6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge 6:30 Horrible Histories 7:00 Deadly 60 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:20 Danger Mouse 9:10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 9:35 Degrassi (PG)

5:05 Dinosaur Train 5:35 PJ Masks 5:55 Go Jetters 6:25 Hey Duggee 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) 9:10 Ghosts (PG) 9:40 I’m Alan Partridge: Towering Alan (PG) 10:10 Frontline (PG) 10:40 Inside No. 9 (M l) 11:10 Squinters (PG)

4:00 Baywatch (M) 5:00 Knight Rider (PG) 6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The Nanny (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Little Fockers” (M s,v) (’10) Stars: Robert De Niro 9:30 Movie: “Knocked Up” (MA15+) (’07) Stars: Katherine Hiegl 12:05 Miami Vice (M) 1:00 Visions Of Greatness (M)

3:20 Movie: “The Night My Number Came Up” (PG) (’55) Stars: Michael Redgrave 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M) 8:40 Halifax FP (M) 10:40 The Disappearance Of Maura Murray (M v) 11:40 Edgar Wallace Mysteries (PG)

12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address [s] 1:40 Media Watch (PG) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News [s] 4:10 Father Brown (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 Gruen (M) [s] 9:05 Reputation Rehab (PG) [s] 9:35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) [s] 10:20 QI (PG) [s] 10:50 ABC Late News [s]

12:00 Movie: “A Star For Christmas” (PG) (’12) Stars: Briana Evigan 2:00 The Secret Daughter (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 Program To Be Advised 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 7:30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly (PG) [s] 8:30 AACTA’s Best Of The Decade: Australia Decides [s] 10:00 Movie: “Last Cab To Darwin” (M l) (’15) Stars: Michael Caton

12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Paramedics (M) [s] 8:30 Kings Cross ER (M) [s] 9:30 Chicago Med (MA15+) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M v) [s] 11:50 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 12:45 Garden Gurus Moments [s]

12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day [s] 8:30 Bull (PG) [s] 10:30 The Masked Singer USA (PG) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s]

1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 The Employables (PG) 2:55 Perspective Shift (PG) 3:35 Little Bang’s New Eye (PG) (In English/ Vietnamese) 3:50 Breaking The Biz (PG) 4:30 Shaun Micallef’s Stairway To Heaven (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 World’s Most Luxurious (PG) 8:30 Inside Cadbury Chocolate Secrets Unwrapped 9:30 The Sister (M) 10:30 SBS World News Late

2:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:30 TBA 3:30 TBA 4:30 The Real Seachange 5:00 Medical Emergency (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 The Coroner (M v) 8:30 Lewis (M) 10:30 Jonathan Creek (M v) 11:40 Brit Cops (M l) 1:30 Medical Emergency (PG)

3:30 Life Off Road (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates 4:30 Outback Truckers (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The Simpsons (PG) 8:30 Family Guy (PG) 9:30 American Dad (PG) 10:30 Family Guy (PG)

1:30 Medium (M) 2:30 The King Of Queens (PG) 3:30 Seinfeld (PG) 4:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 10:00 2 Broke Girls (M s)

3:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 3:30 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 4:30 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 NCIS (PG) 3:10 MacGyver (PG)

4:15 PBS Newshour 5:15 The Gadget Show 5:45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross (PG) 6:15 Alone (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Notorious” (MA15+) (’09) Stars: Jamal Woolard

4:15 Odd Squad 4:35 Hank Zipzer 5:05 The Next Step 5:25 All Hail King Julien 6:00 Dragons: Race To The Edge 6:30 Horrible Histories 7:00 Deadly 60 7:35 Doctor Who (PG) 8:20 Danger Mouse 8:30 Almost Naked Animals 9:10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 9:35 Degrassi (PG)

5:05 Dinosaur Train 5:35 PJ Masks 5:55 Go Jetters 6:25 Hey Duggee 7:00 Sir Mouse 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Friday Night Dinner (PG) 8:55 The IT Crowd (PG) 9:20 Rosehaven (PG) 9:45 Frontline (PG) 10:15 The Thick Of It (MA15+) 10:45 Inside No. 9 (M l) 11:15 Squinters (M)

4:00 Baywatch (M) 5:00 Knight Rider (PG) 6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The Nanny (PG) 7:30 Paranormal Caught On Camera (M) 8:30 Movie: “Underworld Evolution” (MA15+) (’06) Stars: Bill Nighy 10:40 Paranormal Caught On Camera (M) 11:40 The Nanny (PG)

3:20 Movie: “School For Scoundrels” (G) (’60) Stars: Billy Bob Thornton 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes By (PG) 8:50 Midsomer Murders (M) 11:00 Silent Witness (MA15+) 12:20 Explore 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:00 Home Shopping

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31 Watson St – Craving for an alternative lifestyle ? Want to get off the grid ? Here is the place for you. This single room hut has been made very comfortable by the current owner with 12 volt and sloar lighting, compost toilet, shower, wood heater, outdoor bath, outdoor kitchen, under cover living area, established garden and all on a well fenced block zoned township. The property is close to the Wail State Forrest and a short drive to the Wimmera River. The property doesn’t have any services connected but has 2 rainwater tanks.

118 Woods St – Set in the main street of Donald on a very prominent corner site is this large 1954 built brick veneer home. In the past this property has been set up as 4 units but in my opinion is best served a large family home or because it is zoned Commercial 1 there is an opportunity for a service business to utilise this high profile site. The home features at least 4 bedrooms, with option of maybe at least 1 more, the first kitchen has updated electric applicances, the 2nd is older with a wood stove, 2 bathrooms - 1 set up with disability access and 2nd with a shower over bath, vanity & a separate toilet. Outside there is a large store room, pergola/fernery & a single car shed.

50 Mandeville St – They make it look easy on the Block so you should be able to renovate this home in about 3 weeks. Seriously this house needs someone with very good DYI skills to get it back to a livable home. Water and power have been connected but aren’t now, not sure about the sewerage. The house is clad in mini corrigated iron and has 3 bedrooms, kitchen but no stove, bathroom with a shower and basin, lounge and a outside laundry and toilet. The property is being sold as is but the vendors don’t own the cars in the back yard. The block is approx 1000m2 and has excellent rear lane access.

41 Evelyn St – Set on an impressive 2000m2 corner block on the edge of town is this solid brick home. Featuring 2 double bedrooms and a small single room, separate lounge with a split system, renovated bathroom, beautiful kitchen with electric appliances including a dishwasher and dining. Internal laundry and a back porch. Outside you’ll find a single carport, storage shed with an a 2nd toilet, garage with a concrete floor, rainwater tank and a heat pump hot water. The property is only a short walk to both the bowls and tennis clubs and the the magnificent Lake Lascelles. Currently rented for $220pw until at least March 2021.

Price: $89,000

Price: $135,000

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Price: $172,000

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3 Athol Crt – Reasonable offers will be considered. Now it is time to enjoy the spoils of many years of hard work. Move into this as new modern brick veneer home boasting 3 double bedrooms, spacious open plan living/meals area, excellent heating and cooling, well appointed chefs kitchen, fully renovated bathroom, 2 outdoor entertaining areas, easy care garden with workshop, fully automatic sprinkler system, rainwater tanks and the convenience of a double garage with auto doors and storage cupboard. The owners have just recently replaced a split system A/C and the floor coverings through out the house.

Price: $349,000

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2423 Casterton-Apsley Rd, Warrock – ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY - Featuring 4 bedrooms, modern kitchen with stone bench tops, gas cook top and electric oven, large open plan living area. free standing wood heater, split system A/C, updated bathroom, internal laundry with a 2nd toilet, high quality floor covers and window furnishings and ample storage space. Enjoy the beautiful weather with a raised desk which opens from the dining area. Outside the property is well set up for poultry, goats and birds and has a double open fronted car shed, large storage shed, machinery shed with a large lean to on the back of it, ample rain water storage, shearing shed, Atco hut and 5.2kw Solar power system.

43 Toole St – INVEST OR START - 1920’S CLASSIC- This beautiful Californian Bungalow features 3 double bedrooms, timber with electric appliances, spacious lounge with wood heating, country style bathroom with a large corner spa, evaporative cooling, 2 split systems and a stunning formal entry. Outside there is a leafy brick paved pergola area, games room, double garage which is accessed from a wide rear lane, a spot to park your caravan, rain water tank and a 16 panel solar power system all on a well established garden.

14-16 Roy St – Here is something just a little bit different. This metal clad former shop has been transformed into a beautiful home with the current owners extensively renovating the property. The property features an updated kitchen, renovated bathroom, new floating floors throughout, split system, evaporative cooling, office and a large lounge room. Outside there is a beautiful established garden, garage with power and concrete floor, single carport, pergola including a deck, cat runs, 2 garden sheds and 2 rain water tanks. The yard is securely fenced and private. The current owners have rewired the home and replaced the roof while adding sky lights and replacing some of the plumbing.

Price: $280,000

Price: $179,900

Price: $189,000

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19 Shank St – This family home features 2 bedrooms inside the house and a 2 bedroom bungalow just outside the back door, some pressed tin ceilings, large kitchen/ dining area with a gas stove and dishwasher, bathroom with a low mobility shower, split system in the spacious lounge, gas heating and evaporative cooling. Outside there is plenty of shed space with single garage, high clearance carport which can be accessed from a rear lane and another double carport next to the house. There is a fernery and BBQ area between the house and the bungalow and 2 garden sheds down in the back corner.

119 Jamouneau St – OPPORTUNITY DOESN’T KNOCK TWICE - This craftsman built brick veneer home features a modern kitchen with electric appliances, a pull out pantry and a walk-in pantry, spacious separate lounge room, 3 genuine double bedrooms, all with ceiling fans and built in robes, a sewing room or office, a recently renovated ultra-modern bathroom with a step less shower, reverse cycle fully ducted A/C, 2 internal toilets, and more storage cupboards than you will ever need. Pergola, high clearance garage with auto door, carport, large workshop, good size storage shed, roller shutters and several rain water tanks.

22 McLean St – SPACE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY - We are lucky to be offering this large family home for sale. The whole family is catered for with this home as it features 4 double bedrooms all with BIR’s and fans, ensuite to main, office, 2 living areas, kitchen with electric wall oven, gas cook top and pantry, free standing wood heater, evap cooler and ample cupboard space. Outside there are 3 separate entertaining areas, double garage + workshop with power and concrete floor, garden shed, 20 panel solar system and a double carport. The current owners have re-wired the home and just completed painting inside. The kids shouldn’t be late for school either with both schools only a short walk away.

1599 Dimboola Rainbow Rd – Featuring a separate lounge with wood heater, 3 dble bedrooms plus a smaller bedroom on the front veranda, country style kitchen with electric stove, spacious bathroom with shower, bath, vanity and linen press and evap cooling. Step out the back door you’ll find an all steel BBQ area which links the house to the bungalow, sheds and double carport. The bungalow has a bedroom, office and a room used for hair dressing with it’s own split system A/C and hot water service. A 40ft x 24ft approx shed with a concrete floor and power which leads to a lean to also with a concrete floor, followed by an older lean to of a similar size but still very useful.

Price: $139,000

Price: $375,000

Price: $349,000

Price: $169,000

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24 Vickery St – Set on the edge of the Little Desert National Part and the Kiata Flora and Fauna Reserve is this lovely restored church. Featuring 2 bedrooms, modern bathroom, internal laundry, wood heater, modern kitchen with electric cooking, 2 split system A/C’s, and almost brand new stair case leading to the master bedroom. Outside on the 4000m2 (approx) block you’ll find a 16mx 7.5m shed, external toilet, garden shed, 2 Rainwater tanks, and fantastic established garden. The property is on 2 titles and is set roughly half way between Melbourne and Adelaide.

25 Brock St – This stunning Brick Veneer family home overlooks park land and the town swimming pool. Featuring 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms with the main bathroom completely renovated and the laundry has a shower, vanity and a separate toilet, modern kitchen with electric cooking appliances and dishwasher, large lounge with an electric log heater, plenty of storage cupboards, polished/stained floor boards, as new carpets, large aluminium windows, split system A/C, and a walk in pantry. Outside on the generous size block you’ll find a single carport, tool shed, 20 panel solar power system, double car width open fronted shed, rain water tank and the convenience of rear access.

22 Molyneaux St – Take a look and crunch the numbers on this weatherboard home. Currently rented for $220pw with the current tenants in a lease until at least 9th November 2020 this property is a real investment winner. It features 3 bedrooms, lounge with a gas heater, dining with a split system, electric stove in the kitchen and evaporative cooling. Outside there is a single garage, single carport, pergola, 2x rain water tanks and rear access via a lane. The home is only a short walk from the main street.

Price: $189,950

Price: $239,000

Price: $129,000

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78 Mandeville St – Add the finishing touches to this vinyl clad home. This home features 3 double bedrooms all with open fire places, spacious lounge, basic kitchen, a black tiled bathroom with a shower over bath, ref A/C and floating floors through-out. Outside is a blank canvas with a basic open fronted car shed which is accessed from the rear lane and a pergola with a shade cloth roof.

2225 Berriwillock-Woomelang Rd – Set between Sea Lake and Woomelang is this fantastic farmlet on approx 18.7 acres. The property features a large 4 bedroom home with upgraded kitchen and bathroom, large lounge with a free standing wood heater, evporative cooling and a huge back porch. Outside you’ll find a double garage with a cool room inside, 2 piggeries, silos and feed bins, a 12mx 18m grain shed, barn,old machinery shed, hay shed, shearing shed and a small workshop with a concrete floor. The property has ample rainwater storage and is connected to the Wimmera Mallee Pipe Line. It is approx 11.5km to Woomelang and 26km to Sea Lake.

11 John St – This low maintenance 3 bedroom home would make a great home for people looking to scale back. The home features 3 double bedrooms, combined bathroom and laundry, large lounge, 2 split system A/c’s plus a wood heater and a gas heater, central kitchen with a gas stove. Outside the home is hardi plank and PVC cladding, it has a solar panel system, large double garage which is accessed by a right of way, space for a vegie garden, outside toilet and a garden shed. The back yard has easy access and enough room to store a caravan. Set only a short work to the main street and the hospital, it is in an perfect location.

Price: $89,000

Price: $259,000

Price: $122,000

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70-72 Scott St – Set in the heart of the towns main street opposite the Commonwealth Bank and newsagency this commercial shop features a showroom, 2 offices, 2 store rooms, a tea room and a frontage of 7.8m to Scott Street. The property has rear access with excellent off street parking. Currently rented on a casual bases for $100pw, this property would suit someone looking to start their own venture.

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Price: $83,000 plus GST if applicable

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December 3, 2020 Congratulations on this amazing milestone. May this day be filled with sunshine and smiles, laughter and love – have a very happy 100th birthday. Careen, Ray, Clem and Pam and families.

16.9.1937 – 20.11.2020 Passed away at Horsham. Loved wife of Ron (dec). Mother of Gaylene, Craig and Kim. Loving Nanny of Ashley, Ellie, Danny, Matthew and Amy, Rebecca and Phillip. Great Nanny of Fletcher and Henry. So Dearly Loved, So Greatly Missed A Private Service will be held to farewell Hilda. Messages of condolence to pass on to the family may be emailed to admin@hdf.com.au

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Aged 83. Dearly loved husband of Pat (dec). Loved father and father in law of Gillian and Michael, Coralie and Geoff. Loving Pop of Jayden and Alyshia, Tiarne and James, Tim and Alice, Luke and Sam. Great Grand Poppy of Liam and Lachie. Passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family and friends. Reunited with mum. ‘Gone Fishing’ A Private Service will be held to farewell Norm. Messages of condolence to pass on to the family may be emailed to admin@hdf.com.au

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09/06/1949 - 20/11/2020 Died peacefully at Bordertown Hospital after a five year battle with head and neck cancer. Loved and adored husband of Jeanette. Best mate of Jack (the Russell). Loved only son of Maxwell and Edith Feder (both dec). Loved son in law of Val & Eric (dec) Willersdorf, Kaniva, Vic. Loved and respected brother in law and uncle of Ian (dec) & Julie Willersdorf, Coolac, NSW Christine Willersdorf, Murray Bridge, SA. Trevor (Tex) Willersdorf, Lillimur, Vic. Debra & Peter Matthews, Talbot, Vic. Tania & Neil Humphries, Nelson, Vic. And their families. Lifelong friend and special mate to Alan & Janice Burns and Family, Lillimur, Vic. Talk your head off now my love, drain the whisky bottle, and no more bloody syringes and soup. Reunited with your father after 66 years. Private farewell.

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AMPT, Geoffrey David 14/12/1950 - 18/11/2020 Loved and respected brother to Helen, Elsbeth, Wendy, Jenny, Timothy and families. Son of the late Norman and Margaret Ampt. Our love and sympathy to his wife Lorraine and son David. Fondly remembered

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In loving memory of our cousin John Sharry, who passed away peacefully at Kelaston Ballarat on Tuesday 17th November. Bet Nattrass, Norma McRae and families

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10.2.1931 – 17.11.2020 Died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Kelaston Aged Care, Ballarat after a short illness. Husband of Marion for 58 years. Sadly missed by Therese, Claire, Helen, Michael and Paul; their partners and children. Special thanks to the caring staff at Kelaston and wonderful support of Regina, Vicki, Doctors Vish and McDonald. A kind, loving gentleman. All welcome to attend a Mass to celebrate John’s life at Saints Michael and John’s Catholic Church, Horsham on FRIDAY 11 December 2020 at 11am.

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Cash paid for GOLD and SILVER • Jewellery • Coins • Antiques • Watches • Gold nuggets

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Hand raised cockatiels for sale, call John 0432653709 Warracknabeal 3x timber and mesh bird aviaries, #1 183cm w, 140cm d, 250cm h, #2 175cm w, 90cm d, 230cm h, #3 170cm w, 122cm d, 240cm h, $250ea Ph Mark 0438201250 After agistment for childs pony mare, does need a Jenny Craig paddock in spring, can provide 24/7 hay if required, good with fences, in or close to Stawell Ph Allison 0492804340

Hobby beekeeper over stocked Alpacas, male and female, 1yrs to selling 6 hives with honey, no 3yrs $150, 10yrs and older $100 inc diseases, will sell separate Ph Dave Gst Ph 0419334242 Leave a message 0427982398 Angus heifer, 19mths of age, quiet PIC#3HSGN069 $1800ono Ph 0427982038

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Budgerigars, assorted $8each Ph 0417533579

Funeral Directors

Our professional staff will ensure your family is provided with the highest level of care available.

Horsham & District Funerals NFDA Member

Ph: 5382 1149 | Email: admin@hdf.com.au

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Pop-top caravan 16’, 1985, tare 1150kg, reg til April 21, new LT tyres, new wheel bearings, tows well, sleeps 5, GC $5650ono Ph Darren 0419680576 after 5 REDUCED 130L 12V caravan fridge $550 Ph 0427840201

REDUCED Jayco Swan Campervan 1988, canvas top replaced 2016, Black faced Dorper Ewe lambs, pic# Merino rams 2019 drop $400, Fine, bag end flys, bag awning, full annex, 3HSDC083 Ph Liz 0419664345 lustrous, long, soft. 3ARCW050 Ph always shedded $6000ono Ph 0427861316 Black faced Dorper Rams, pic# 0439468016 Great Western 3HSDC083 Ph Liz 0419664345 One Poll Hereford bull, 2yo, very Toyota Coaster 1989, motor fully rec, Black Suffolk Rams, 2018 drop, quiet, well bred $2500 plus Gst Ph receipts and work sheet available, shower and toilet, 2 s/beds, gas oven, Brucellosis tested, quality animals 0429434340 Horsham from stud stock $550 inc Gst PIC# Pigs, spit size from $135 each, PIC# microwave, 2 top stove gas burner, fridge, driver aircon, diesel heater, bus 3NGKJ060 Ph 0427666470 Dadswells 3YKHF059 Ph 0481864397 aircon, 240L water tank, solar panel on Bridge Point of lay pullets, Isa Brown, blacks top, awning, 2 wardrobes, plenty draw Ph Andrew 0477424785 or Julie space $35,000 Ph 0458081257 0419209190

Bristlenose catfish, great tank cleaners $5 each until sold out Ph 0474159010 after 6.30pm

5382 0713

Maremma dogs, born 1/12/19, 2 males, vet checked and microchipped, first vacc $650 firm PER: EE102581, m/c #956000010849104 / 956000010851551 Ph 0428567948

24’ 5th wheeler and V8 Land Cruiser Ute both have heeps of extras for more information, rego ute 1OO5IL, van Q03214 Ph 0427840201

colours

Poll Dorset Rams, excellent Clothes & Accessories quality, reasonably priced, OJD vacc, brucellosis accredited, PIC# 3HSML018 Ph Ron 53839238 or Driza-Bone original coats, EC, one Patrick 0417531085 man’s XL $100, one medium 3/4 Roosters and ducks wanted Ph ladies, EC $100, Four shooting vest jackets, 3 mens, 1 camouflage, GC, 0469740723 1 ladies leather FC $40 the 4 Ph 0409967815 Horsham

caravans

Farm Machinery Budgerigars, show quality at pet 17’ Jayco Sterling pop-top, prices Ph 0447080439 immaculate, elec brakes, island d/ bed, shower, toilet, awning, annexe Case 2188 header with 30’ 1010 front with bat reel and comb trailer, engine $29,990ono Ph 0437164589 hours 7309, rotor hours 5092, harvest The Weekly Advertiser 2007 Galaxy pop-top, 17’6 dual ready $45000 Ph Dale 0418166024 welcomes your advertising. axle, d/bed, 110L fridge, full oven, We are required strictly by law gas elec hot plates, reverse cycle a/c, to include specific information lots of storage, VGC $19,500ono Ph on some items when publishing 0419347136 your advertisement. A snapshot of your obligations are as follows: ANIMALS *All “for sale” or “to give away” advertisements, for either cats or dogs must include one of the following: • Individual microchip numbers • Vet certificate to exclude individual animals from needing microchips • Domestic animal-business number PLUS a source number from the Pet Exchange Register LIVESTOCK *Selling, giving away or bartering of all livestock must include a Property Identification Code (PIC number) in the advertisement.

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2010 Jayco Outback Penguin Camper, fully self sufficient for bush camping, extra battery, two gas bottles, outside BBQ, awning, photos available $18,000 Ph 0408528781 Case Tractor MX270, 270HP, VGC, 7000hrs, duals all round, 3 point linkage, no further use, leased property $70,000 plus Gst Ph 0417334453 Haven

2011 Windsor Genesis caravan, 21’, EC, no off rd, low kms, ensuite, full annexe Ph 0413445347

FOR HIRE

Claas Lexion 600 2008 and MacDon, 40’ FD70 front $200,000 plus Gst Ph 0427323041 Gleaner header R60, shedded, 30’ combe plus trailer $10,000 Ph 0427047105

Family Jayco caravan, very comfy d/island pillow top bed, 2 good size bunk beds, microwave, 90L fridge, easy to erect annex, a/c and heating, plus all accs Ph Nathan for availability 0418657247

Goldacres 80’ trailing sprayer, GC $1250 Ph 0408549832 Grain auger J208-51, Westfield, 22HP van guard, elec start, motor elec, winch, EC $10,500 plus Gst Ph 0419575660

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Farm Machinery

For Sale

Hardi Mister, 400L tank, Honda 2 person spa, 6 jet heated pump and motor, controls, parts book, GC $1750 frame Ph 0427267902 inc Gst Ph 0427544017 2 sets H7 LED h/lamp globe kits, new $35ea Ph 0408504029 Jetstream computer boomspray, 2 x four stroke mowers, four stroke 1000L, GC $1650 plus Gst Ph mulcher mower, self propelled and one 0418345035 four stroke mower $260 will separate Ph 53524193 Ararat

For Sale

Portable Lincoln welder, 200amp, 3000 watt, 15amp generator, with Kohler twin motor on wheels $1600 Ph 0429986219 Quantity SH weatherboard 8”, GC, price neg Ph 0408843210

32v lighting paint Sutherland, water cooled engine on transport $1800 Ph 0427322023 or 53824038 5 Hankook Dynapro 31x10.5 R15LT tyres, tread depth 7mm $250 Ph Geoff 55701395

Leith Gypsum Spreader 1996, 7ton, PTO drive, fert attachment, GC $12,000 plus Gst Ph 0429821461

85 Kenworth Sar Series 60 Detroit, 450 HP, 9sp R/R O/D 40000 lbs, drift 1CW 6rod hyd, air, EC, vicn# 407518 $50,000 Ph 0428991814 A.W.A Radiola radio/record player, 60’s, EX, Singer treadle sewing machine, 6 drawers, The Aeolian Company old wind up Gramophone Aeolian-Vocalion, Graduola for restoration, Commonwealth of Australia P.M.G wooden double bell box, very old Hecla fire, copper and metal heater Ph 53824316

Ascent power-mobile chair, elec lift and recline action, 3wks old, 2yr 2x 7pce glass top dining setting, GC guarantee, available for inspection at shabby shack 3 Sloss St Horsham Ph REDUCED 1998 Mercedes $250 each ono Ph 0428582315 0466571960 Benz bus, all seats removed Bench top elec oven and hot plates Electric lift Recliner chair, fusion ready for fit out, no reg, no RWC, $75 Ph 0427840201 basil colour on interior and dot V I N # 9 V N 3 8 2 0 5 8 T B 11 8 0 5 9 forest on outer fabric, EC $600 Ph $16,000ono Ph 0428257544 Pyramid 0427521978 or 50833415 Hopetoun Hill

Farmor land plane, 100’x16’ bucket, as is, Riverina NSW Ph 0427544017 Field bin, open top 240 bags $250 Ph 0490364260 Dimboola Fishing reels for sale, Mitchell, Penn, Ambidex, Alvery, Fly, wooden Brass Salmon Ph 53824316 Toy hauler trailer 2011, 4.30L x 1.55w x 1.86h, ready for your next adventure, EC, as new, advertise on Ebay, selling due to ill health $6600ono Ph 0468469444 Trail-A-Mate, 1000kg, spare service kit, with foot and wheel $300 Ph 0428234660 Trailer, 12x5 0427361940

$1200ono

LG fridge freezer, icemaker, as new $1250 Ph 0409133685

Palletable coffee table $150 Ph 0427630051

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Outdoor setting 5’ x 3’ table with 4 chairs $400 Ph 53524193 Ararat

Paton trailing oat feeder, electric operation with auger and Honda motor. One and a half tonne, 12 months old, EC Ph 0448200355

Lexus ES300, 249,500kms (country ks), beige with cream leather upholstery, s/r new cooper tyres, serviced reg, VGC, Reg till 12/20, RWC, QEM094 $3990 Ph 0407862486

Toyota Camry Altise, 2008, 425,000kms, EC, rego until 02/21 WUW090 $2300 Ph Karen 0438812618 Horsham

REDUCED Beko fridge freezer, freezer tray in bottom, 2mths old, 3yr warranty, 450L $400 Ph 0434319996 REDUCED Westinghouse 60cm stainless steel freestanding dishwasher, brand new, RP $1099 sell $700 Ph 53523885

Motor Vehicles $10,000 - $20,000

Wheelchair, no further use, over $3000 new, sell $800 Ph 0457589689

2003 BA Ford sedan, VGC, RWC, Motorcycles 230,000kms, XMT790 $3900ono Ph Hobie Pro Angler on dunbier trailer, 0420105211 rod holders, fish finder, GC $2750 Ph Honda 110 Trail Bike, runs well 2006 Ford Falcon RTV utility, 0447538613 AH $1000ono Ph 53837527 v i n # 6 F PA B A J G C M 6 1 5 7 8 0 9 eng#JGCM6Y57809, 333,367kms The Weekly Advertiser Motor Vehicle Accessories $4500 Ph Geoff 55701395 2 Philips D3S HID globes $120 pair Ph 0408504029

Rentals

REDUCED Roof bars, suit SZ Territory, 2011-2016 $235 Ph 2006 Mazda 3 Maxx Sports, EC, auto, 2.0L, air-con, RWC, 222,000km, 2 X housemates required for a large 0408504029 renovated home, you will have the Toyota Landcruiser GX bench UEB217 $5900 Ph 0418350445 choice of either room, great deep 2008 VW caddy van, mint cond, new seats, VGC $650 Ph 0487216364 bath and kitchen, shift workers battery, new gear box, new front tyres, Toyota roof racks and 3 radiator welcome, must like big sooky dogs, ready for RWC $9500 Ph 53562473 or prefer kids over 14, non smokers in hoses and both belts for Toyota 0497616187 side $120 week per room Ph Brettski Landcruiser 100 series, 2000 motor 0423629747 4.5 $270 the lot Ph 0409967815 Horsham

Motor Vehicles under $3000 1996 Rodeo tray Ute, NTG951 $1850 Ph 0428523919

1997 Hyundai Sedan, reg til May 21, manual, sell as is, 170,000kms, OHY322 $1250 Ph 0409133685

Fri, Nov 27 & Sat Nov 28

2006 Hyundai Getz, manual, 4 door, reg until April 2020, would make perfect first car, 1PH1XV $3000ono Ph 0409358886

Household items, tools, yabby nets & cooker, camping items, BBQ, camp stove and heaps more.

Daihatsu 2000 4dr, new head, new tyres, roof racks, tow bar, fantastic little car, plus spare car in pieces $1000 Ph or txt 0497616187

8am to 1pm

2016 Holden Cruze JH CD, hatch, 6spd, tiptronic, silver, rego till May 2020, service books, 60,000kms, 1HE1TY $13,000 Ph Keith Fischer 0417691000

FG Falcon XR6 Seduce, red, 12mths reg, RWC, EC, XSF763 $12,000 Ph 0428989234

CMD Performance chip, suit Chrysler 30CD or Jeep 3-0L CRDIV6 $285 Ph 0408504029

Garage Sale Rahley Crt & (estate of Robert Aisbett) 21 Mardon Drv

1997 Toyota Landcruiser 100 series RV, EC, dual batteries, electric brakes, 376,000kms XMO736 $20,000 Ph 0427897891

2014 plated Honda Accord UTIL, 2.4L motor, 12mth reg, 106,000kms, 1EA8CY $18,000neg Ph 0427861784

marine

welcomes your advertising. We are required strictly by law to include specific information on some items when publishing your advertisement. A snapshot of your obligations are as follows: BOATS All advertisements for boats must include: • Hull number or registration number of the boat If a trailer is included with the boat, the advertisement must also include: • Registration number or chassis number of the trailer.

Navara 2004 d/cab, tub diesel, STR 3lt manual, no RWC, no REG, VIN JNICNUD22A0040824, 383,000km $4100ono Ph 0478001572

2009 Ford Falcon G6E, 213,000kms, seduce red w/cream upholstery, tinted windows, mud flaps, towbar (hardly used), mint cond, regularly serviced, 1986 Ford F 350, single rear near new tyres, one owner XVV182 wheels, 4x4 6x8 dropside trayback, $15,000ono Ph 0480228602 4sp manual, registered, diesel, 2013 Ford Focus sport hatchback, V8, 6.2 Chev, reasonable cond for blue, auto, satellite navigation, age of vehicle, 1LA2PY $8000 Ph Bluetooth,135,000kms, all services 0497296607 done by Ford 1LL6QA $11,000 Ph 0417841666

Garage Sales

12v crutcher, cooper shearer plant, moppet double grinder, hand pieces, pedestal elec drill, A-model Ford wire wheel, heaps of other quality goods Ph 0428663391

Honda Civic 2008, VTI L Sedan, 4 Cylinder, petrol, manual, reliable car, no further use. reg until May 21, RWC, 158,000klms, WKW385 $6500ono Ph 0407346545

Two cars for sale, 2003 VY Calais, V6, eco tek, 350,000kms, dual fuel, VGC, SCL715, 1995 VS Acclaim, V6, eco tek, 490,000kms, has reco motor 140,000kms ago, dual fuel, TJD152, Oscar Recliner easy lift, recently no RWC, selling both cars as is, VY bought, like new $2600 new, sell $4500, VS $2500 or both $6500 Ph $1900 Ph 0400988499 0417873014 W’beal Wheelchair Ki Mobility Focus CR Tilt in space, manual, black and pink, EC Motor Vehicles $2500 Ph 0427 521978 or 50833415 $3000 - $10,000 Hopetoun

Plush double mattress in GC $850 Ph 0474323263

Truck bodies and amp trailers, Hercules 4 axle quad dog trailers, 3 to choose from, RWC not supplied, Hobbs family history books, 1985 $16,500 each, Grain bins available to suit, not included in the price, various and 1999 $10 each Ph 0408567655 Honda generator EU20i, EC, very truck bodies, grain bins to suit a truck and 3 axle trailer, will separate, little use $1250 Ph 0427851409 Murtoa Ph Kevin 0428 504 245 Kipor generator, digital inverter, series 2, GS 2600, runs well, no TWN Generator 8KVA Petrol, EC. Bromar Grain Feeder, GC. Two steel further use $1000 Ph 0428234660 mobility aids footbaths, 6 ft slasher, 1000L round STS Combine 9870, R1969 hours, plastic water trough, Two plastic round Harvest ready, contour front $185000 wool tables, wire spinner, pipe bender, Aquatek reclining shower chair, ono + GST Vic 0427544227 sundries Ph 0448200355 model Ocean VIP, 40-150kg weight Umbrella, as new, 9’, inc heavy duty bearing $200 Ph 0427521978 or 50833415 Hopetoun support $100 Ph 0439101170

new $32 Ph 0408504029

REDUCED 1998 Mitsubishi Magna, blue station wagon, 6 cyl, no reg, tow bar, 284,000kms, vin#6MMTS6A46WTO54057, eng 6G72M117203 $1000ono Ph 0408847419

Electric wheelchair, compact, folding, near new, paid $2450 sell $1900ono Ph 0447724508

Dimboola meat saw $350 Ph 0408377301 Ararat 0427895097 Tailgate lifter, 500kg cap, four 1 Dometic Chescold RC1180 tonne tray top, GC $950 Ph or txt 3-way camping fridge 46lt $390 Ph 0497616187 0427423609 Ararat. Tandem trailer 10’x6’, 5 stage hoist, Electric fence energizer, GO, 240 well built, jock wheel, spare, Z07073 12v $100 Ph 0427322023 or 53824038 $11,500 Ph 0458681119 Ericsson Mining extension bell type Thunderbird 12v crutcher with R75 Gleaner, 2003, 39’ Agco draper N3111, Feb 1947, Old valve radios, charger, as new $350 Ph 0427895097 on trailer, 2641 roter hrs $60,000 Ph console and mantle, 1930s Radio 0429944146 Chassis, AWA Amplifier mic volume, Tool trailer 6’x4’, ladder rack, lockable, jock wheel, spare $1200 Ph REDUCED 3pl Hayes 4’ PTO slasher, phono volume tone, old car horns, 0458681119 kero chicken lamp, 1960s Astor VGO $1200 plus Gst Ph 0429986227 radiogram ex con Ph 53824316

1 Aussie roof rafter, new $25 Ph MTD 7sp ride-on, 80” cut, GC, new seat, 13HP Briggs $900 Ph or txt 0408504029 1 Sphere TV wall mounting bracket, 0497616187

Motor Vehicles $3000 - $10,000

Household Items

Aluminium windows SH, 1 3MT x 1-470 MTS, 1 1-8 MTS x 1-3 MTS, 1 1-7 MTS x .700MTS prices neg Ph REDUCED SMU camper trailer, EC, 0408843210 best around $3200 Ph 0439032938 Aviary galv/mesh 2m h x 1.5m w Rinnai energy saver, 308 FTR gas $350 Ph 53522691 Ararat heater, new flu, components and Brass fire screen decorative featuring booklets, never installed, EC $750 Ph horses $75 Ph 0439101170 0427911765 or 0477138363 Nhill CASE iH mod 1594 Tractor FWA150 Sauna, new, 2 person, low EMF Horsepower with 7ft Slasher, ride on Toro Groundsmaster 322-D 6ft cut carbon heaters, hemlock $2500 Ph 1984-5, Sunbeam 1990 one man 0439824711 shearing plant with handpiece, Nissan Set 4 Slazenger lawn bowls in blue Nomad 1991 seven seater wagon leather case, includes approved R72 Gleaner, 1997, 30’ rigid front vin:JN10WSC22A0003755 eng no measuring tape $110ono Ph and trailer, 30’ flexfront, lentil reel and Z24412793W with 6x4 trailer and fire 0488120160 Ararat trailer, Cummins M11, 4930 separator fighting Honda pump and 1000 litre Steel pipe, 1” black, not galvanised, hours, shedded, Trimble ready, tank, Large fuel tank Ph 0407052787 7 lengths by 6.6m, 3 lengths by 4.2m, Horsham area $29,000 inc Gst Ph Coolroom, drop-in unit, GC working ideal for cattle or sheep yards $240 Ph Gerard 0417213833 order, 240v, plug in $1900 Ph 0429990051 0417101120 Suede beige tub chair, GC $40 Ph

Metal tool box 1.15m long x 15cm wide $50 Ph 0458014560 UFO Drum mower, Reece 3100, GO Mini freezer $200ono Ph 53821345 $7000 plus Gst Ph 0419389693 More than 750 English Model Engineer magazines from #3742 Dec For Sale 1984 to #4537 June 2016, make an offer Ph 0437393876

Motor Vehicles under $3000

Wick wiper $1500 Ph 0427881236

Napier 610 air cart with good small seeds box and urea spreading set up, the machine planted current crop and is for sale due to upgrade, note cart only $3200 plus Gst ono Ph 0427610283

Fishing reels, collectable Mitchel Bailess 499 pro, J.J Crouch and Son REDUCED Gleaner Header, R62, 30’ Dunolly $500 Ph 0476019929 Flex front, Deutz motor, chaff spreader, Ford Ranger tub trailer, brand new been through workshop $27,000 plus $1500 Ph 0497616187 Gst Ph 0427848280 Gates 2 steel with weld mesh infill, REDUCED Portable Lister shearing 1.7m H, cover 4m gate opening, EC plant, antique, villiers motor, runs $150 Ararat 0418501271 well, used recently $1500ono Ph Gold detector GPX5000 Minelab, 0419347160 heaps of extras $4900 Ph 0427423609 Straw chopper to suit L2 Gleaner, Ararat chopper width 1380mm overall $900 Heavy duty 3pl toolbar with grader inc Gst ono Ph 0439812130 blade and ditcher and single ripper $3000 Ph 0427895097

mobility aids

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Holden VZ Ute, 2007, auto, power steer, aircon, cruise, towbar, hard cover top, 1ML5AD $5200 Ph 0423335246

The Weekly Advertiser welcomes your advertising. We are required strictly by law to include specific information on some items when publishing your advertisement. A snapshot of your obligations are as follows: ROAD VEHICLES All advertisements for road vehicles must include a price, as well as: • A registration number, if registered • Either an engine number, VIN or chassis number if the vehicle is not registered.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Tenders

Water Main Renewals Panel of Contractors Contract: C00943 GWMWater is an innovative water corporation providing, managing, operating and protecting water supply and sewerage systems within the Grampians, Wimmera and Mallee regions of Victoria. Contractors are invited to apply to be included on the Water Mains Renewals Panel of Contractors. Works under the contract will be for a period of two financial years, with an option to extend the contract at the end of the period. Works under the panel arrangement will consist of renewal of urban water reticulation mains, typically ranging from 50 mm through to 225 mm diameter. Please note the successful contractors will be required to produce a COVIDSafe Plan prior to commencing works. More information is available at gwmwater.org.au/tenders. Enquiries are to be directed to GWMWater’s Project Engineer, Jonathon Horsfall on 1300 659 961. Offers close: 2 pm on Thursday 17 December 2020. GWMWater reserves the right to accept offers in part. The lowest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Mark Williams Managing Director 11 McLachlan Street Horsham Call: 1300 659 961 bh info@gwmwater.org.au | gwmwater.org.au

Municipality of Commencement PublicDate Notices Northern Grampians 30/11/2020 Shire Council

Trades & Services

Paul Park

HARVEST CONTRACTORS John Deer Headers, Pick-up Fronts, Chaser Bins and Trucks available for immediate start in the readership area.

DECLARATION Fire Danger Period

Phone Paul on

Spouting & water tank cleaning with minimum water loss We clean your spouting. Clean your water tank, clean out your sludge and enjoy clean water.

SEASON 2021

NETBALL COACH EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Chief Officer of CFA will be introducing the Fire Danger Period for all land within the municipalities listed below.

0428 505 539

No obligation, free quote

Public Notices

ALL SENIOR AND JUNIOR GRADES

Basic remuneration packages as negotiated for head coaching position. Applications close Dec 11, 2020. For more information or any enquiries please contact Mollie Hamilton

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 2021.

0412 971 130

Municipality

netball.pimpiniofnc@gmail.com

Date of Commencement

Northern Grampians Shire Council

30/11/2020

Certain restrictions on the lighting of fires are in force during the Fire Danger Period. 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.

Call JOHN

Ph 0432 653 709

Garry Cook

Public Notices

Chief Officer – CFA D031PA

Public Notices

O’Brien & Smith Lawyers We provide notice that Grants of Probate held by O’Brien & Smith Lawyers issued prior to 1 January 1970 will be destroyed unless instructed otherwise by 31 January 2021. Any queries please telephone our Mrs Lee Elliott on (03) 5381 2222.

Fire Danger Period 2020/21 Declared

Garry Cook

The Country Fire Authority has announced the Fire Danger Period for Northern Grampians Shire will be in force from Monday 30 November 2020 to Saturday 1 May 2020.

D031PA

Chief Officer – CFA

During this period you cannot light a fire in the Northern Grampians Shire without a permit and must comply with requirements that have been set by CFA. For more information on the Fire Danger Period visit the CFA website at www.cfa.vic.gov.au.

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

The truth shall set you free

John 8:31-32 The story goes that Napoleon was visiting a prison one day and some of the inmates were lined up in a row. As the emperor walked down the line he asked one after another whether they were innocent or guilty. Innocent said the first one, as did the second and so on down the line. When he got almost to the end one replied guilty, I justly deserve being here. At once Napoleon called for the master jailer and told him to release this man as he feared he might influence the other prisoners. While this is a humorous story the truth can set us free! A question to ask here is what is truth? We live in a world where it appears it is what a person decides it to be, it has become subjective. “You may have your truth but I have mine so don’t tell me what it is”, may be a statement for the here and now. Jesus was once asked by some of the leaders of his day about the issue of freedom. They saw themselves as free, as not being bound by the things they did wrong but as innocent. Jesus however had a surprisingly different reply for them, he said that if they knew the truth they would be free but because they didn’t believe in him they were living a lie, not free at all. Following Jesus will lead to truth and therefore set us free, the choice we have is do we accept him or not? Captain Greg Turnbull - The Salvation Army, Ararat / Stawell www.theweeklyadvertiser.com.au

Our Chair, Marie Aitken, and members of the Board of Management extend an invitation to attend the

WIMMERA HEALTH CARE GROUP

2020 virtual ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday December 17, 2020 Time: 11am, Venue: Online

(registrants will receive the link and program via email) Guest Speaker: Grant Phelps, Consultant Medical Advisor, presenting on the quality management system and defining the ‘right care’. REGISTRATIONS AND APOLOGIES Before Thursday December 10, 2020 email: ceo@whcg.org.au Page

Public Notices

GdA Annual General Meeting

Situations Vacant

FULL TIME RECEPTIONIST/LAW CLERK

Retail Store Manager

Come visit the

& Coming out of Isolation Get Together

Christmas Wonderland

Monday December 14, 2020, 2-4pm

at The Makers Gallery

Alexandra Oval Community Centre 1 Waratah Ave, Ararat All welcome. This is an accessible venue.

(at the Horsham Library)

**RSVP by Dec 7 is essential for catering purposes**

on Saturday Dec 5th From 9am - 2pm

We are seeking a reliable, motivated and enthusiastic employee who has a competent phone manner, excellent computer, customer service, communication and organisation skills.

Cash Sales Only Please

Applications close: 08 January 2021 To apply, please email danielle@nickgrahamlegal.com.au

Phone 1800 552 272 or email admin@grampiansadvocacy.org.au

Nick Graham Legal, 63 Pynsent Street Horsham

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Greenkeeper/ Curator Person

ONLINE AT

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 2021. Municipality

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Date of Commencement

Horsham Rural City Council (Remainder)

30th November 2020

West Wimmera Shire Council (Remainder)

30th November 2020

POSITION VACANT

Situations Vacant

Certain restrictions on the lighting of fires are in force during the Fire Danger Period. Information about fire restrictions within the Country Area of Victoria can be obtained from

A permanent full-time position (38 hours per week) exists at the picturesque Warracknabeal Golf Club for a qualified Greenkeeper/Curator. The position includes two days secondment at Anzac Park Warracknabeal per week. Specific duties and responsibilities for this position are outlined in the Job Description document, which you can obtain by emailing David Baxter at tedbax17@gmail.com. Appropriate qualifications and experience in Turf Management are required and remuneration will be based on qualifications. Job Applications outlining your experience and qualifications can be made to either: 1. David Baxter via email; or 2. Warracknabeal Golf Club, PO Box 91, Warracknabeal, Vic, 3393. Applications will close at 5pm, Monday, December 14, 2020.

Gardener/HRLE Employee

www.cfa.vic.gov.au, your local CFA District Office or Municipal Fire Prevention Officer.

Garry Cook

Parks & Gardens Group

FR3388

Chief Officer – CFA

Situations Vacant

HC/MC Driver

Provide labour and support services to the Streetscapes & Botanics Team primarily in the Botanics Unit and holiday backfill and peak time labour at the Horsham Regional Livestock Exchange (HRLE). For more information and to obtain a position description, please visit: hrcc.recruitmenthub.com.au/vacancies

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The Wimmera Football League & Wimmera Netball Association have amalgamated to form the Wimmera Football Netball League (WFNL), a requirement of the amalgamation is to form a new Board. The purpose of the Wimmera Football Netball League is to conduct, encourage, promote, arrange and develop the playing of Australian Rules Football and Netball for its member clubs. The members of the WFNL are seeking expressions of interest to form the inaugural WFNL Board. • D irector – Chairperson – Governance & Risk • D irector – Deputy Chairperson – Communications • D irector – Secretary – HR & Legal • D irector – Treasurer – Finance & Risk • D irector – Marketing/Events/Sponsorship • D irector – Football • D irector – Netball • D irector – Junior Development • D irector – Umpires Expressions of Interest close on 8th December 2020 @ 12.00pm. To view full Position Descriptions and Expression of Interest forms contact: Jason Muldoon – Jason.muldoon@afl.com.au – 0417 133 990. www.theweeklyadvertiser.com.au

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CONCENTRATION: Tahlia Thompson in action for Horsham Lawn at the weekend.

FORM: Horsham Lawn’s Hayden Farlow won two of his three sets against Drung South on Saturday. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER

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BY SARAH MATTHEWS

entral Park celebrated its first win of the 2020-21 Central Wimmera Tennis Association pennant season on Saturday.

Both Central Park and its opponent Homers have found wins hard to come by, but the Parkers managed to dominate proceedings in round seven to win 10-90 to 2-57. Nicole Zweck-Penhall was Homers’ strongest contributor, winning two of her three sets. Homers will meet Kalkee at Haven this week, while Central Park is likely to come crashing back down to earth at home against undefeated Drung South. Drung overcame Horsham Lawn, 8-80 to 4-61, with its juniors once again in top form. Lawn’s Cherie Wood impressed again, with team-mate Ross Janetzki also snaring two sets. Despite plenty of pushing and shoving in the middle of the pack, Drung South remains a step ahead of the competition. Lawn, St Michaels and Kalkee are relatively even this year and will continue to jostle for second spot. Lawn and St Michaels will do battle in this week’s match of the round, at Lawn, with St Michaels coming off a win over

Kalkee. The Saints won easily on paper, 8-86 to 4-46, but the Kees took to the court without regulars Jeff Friberg or Steve or Grant Schultz. The Saints men continued their rich run of form, with Peter Hayes dropping just two games for the afternoon. With the men’s competition looking one-sided, Kalkee’s women stood up, all winning two of their three sets. Kalkee has an easier fortnight ahead, with matches against Homers and Central Park in the pipeline. There were some interesting results in A Special last week, with Horsham Lawn Massey defeating Horsham Lawn Savage 8-88 to 6-86. Ladder leader Telangatuk East held off Haven to win by two sets, although had Haven claimed another set it would have won on games. The final score was 8-79 to 6-84. Players and officials will be watching the weather forecast as the week progresses, with soaring temperatures on the cards. The association’s heat policy is based on a forecast Saturday temperature of 38 degrees at 8pm on Friday night. Ladder: Drung South 28 points, St Michaels 16, Horsham Lawn 16, Kalkee 16, Central Park 4, Homers 4.

SHOT: Logan Casey has been a standout for Drung South this season and helped his side keep its undefeated status intact on Saturday.

Round four of the Stawell Tennis Club Bendigo Bank Friday Night Competition threw up a surprise, with Carey Covers breathing new life into the competition by comfortably accounting for previously-unbeaten Stawell Toyota. In the other match of the evening, Mitre 10 reigned triumphant in a tight clash with cellar dweller Stawell Goldmine. Carey Covers took full advantage of a depleted Stawell Toyota line-up with a comprehensive 15-150 to 9-115 victory over the competition pacesetter. While Stawell Toyota still finds itself firmly ensconced in the top two, questions were asked of them by Carey Covers and they failed to find the answers. Malcolm Raggart, Stevie Johnston, Emily Davis and Hugh Carey were all in sensational touch for the winners, with the latter wielding his brand-new racquet with aplomb. Carel Chang and junior Larna Graveson all provided valuable support for Carey Covers, which will go into next week’s clash with confidence sky high and riding a tidal wave of momentum after toppling its more-fancied rivals. Youngster Tom Monument played a lone hand for Stawell Toyota, winning all three sets, and will be hoping for a better performance from his team-mates this week, as the ladder leader looks to rebound. Mitre 10 notched up its second consecutive victory and now finds itself knocking on the door of the top two, just out by percentage, following a 13-141 to 11-132 win over Stawell Goldmine. Mitre 10 was paced by the usual faces, with the same names popping up each week in the winners circle. Leon Monaghan, Richard Dodds and Jemima Harney were all unbeaten on the evening. Opposition brains trusts will need to find a weakness in the arsenal of these three before season’s end, as they hold the keys. Anna Sullivan and Elise Monaghan had terrific nights for Stawell Goldmine, which welcomed back the return of Andrew Dunn, however his powerful presence wasn’t quite enough, falling agonisingly short as the side continues to search for that elusive first victory. Ladder: Stawell Toyota 64 points, Carey Covers 58, Mitre 10 58, Stawell Goldmine 44. – Joel Freeland

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olfers from across the region are gearing up for Wimmera District Golf Association 2020 championships at Stawell Golf Club next week.

PREPARATION: Stawell golfer Greg Earle, off a handicap of three, made the most of fine conditions early this week to finetune his game in preparation for Wimmera District Golf Association championships at Stawell Golf Club on December 5. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

The December 5 event, usually scheduled in May, features men’s and women’s 36-hole championships with 7.30am and 12.30pm starts. Organisers were unable to run the event earlier this year because of COVID-19 restrictions but informed its 29 member greens and sandscrape clubs of the change of plans. They were finalising entries on Monday. Association secretary Jo Donnelly said the rescheduled event came after committee members played at Stawell a few weeks ago. “We were talking about how much of a shame it was that the championships weren’t able to be held this year,” she said. “But considering the Stawell course was looking so good, Shane Grover from Nhill followed up

with the rest of the committee as to whether we could quickly get one organised for this year. “A date of December 5 seemed to work well for most but the players in the Wimmera haven’t had very much notice at all about the event. “The championships, as well as club tournaments, are a great opportunity for players from all the clubs, especially those from sandscrape courses that close for half the year, to play and compete at other courses – and to catch up with players from other clubs they haven’t seen for a while.” The championship will include 18 holes in the morning and another 18 in the afternoon and is open to low-handicap players. There will also be men’s and women’s 18-hole competitions open to all handicaps with divisions calculated closer to the event.

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Taylor, Wirth score seventh foursomes victory Marg Taylor and Julie Wirth won Horsham Golf Club women’s annual foursomes championships. Scores were close with the winning pair Taylor and Wirth recording a 36-hole scratch score of 177, just three shots ahead of runners-up June Crabtree and Liz Jackman. It was the seventh time Taylor and Wirth had won this event.

The 36-hole nett winners were Sharon Howden and Donna O’Connor with a score of 148, just one point ahead of runners-up Lisa Jakobi and Peg Muszkieta. Catalina Country Club at Batemans Bay has become a special part of the Horsham club since the Black Saturday fires. The NSW club donated the foursomes championship trophy to Horsham in 2009.

Horsham member Dawn Scott is closely associated with the Catalina club and was a member for about 22 years. During this time she had the role of lady president, lady captain and club captain. She was awarded a Catalina life-membership in 2001 and presented the championship trophy to the winning pair. The Horsham club will have a Christmas ambrose on December 3.

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Wimmera sporting authority is encouraging people to use a further lifting of COVID-19 restrictions to quickly re-engage to get their sporting clubs, pastimes and competitions up and running.

Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly executive officer David Berry said sport played an integral role in society’s mental as well as physical health and it was important to use a pre-Christmas period to get active. “Now that sport has opened further across the board, including adult indoor activities, I encourage everyone who can to get involved,” he said. “I’m sure there would be some genuine excitement with the latest lifting of restrictions. “We’ve had some opportunity to re-engage with children’s and outdoor sport but we’re all back on deck now, although still with some restrictions. “The importance of this is not just about playing a game, learning skills or fuelling a competitive nature. It is about touching base and getting back to engaging with each other through recreation. It’s about having kick-tokick, hooking up with that partner you have played table tennis with the for past 20 years. Importantly, this is the opportunity to reconnect, socialise and engage.” Mr Berry said the pandemic had provided clarity about the importance of community sport.

“The socialising aspect of sport plays an enormous part in our society. It is critically important for people to have ways of connecting and sport has forever played this crucial role in our part of the world,” he said. “Sport is the glue that connects us all both socially and physically. Our physical and mental health through sport in emerging from the pandemic is vitally important. We must get moving.” Mr Berry made his call on Premier Daniel Andrews’ announcement at the weekend that community sporting clubs could resume for contact and non-contact sports for adults as well as children. Indoor sport such as basketball, volleyball, and table tennis can resume. Limits are 150 people indoors with a group size of up to 20 and 500 outdoors with groups of up to 50. Mr Berry said in urging clubs and sporting codes across the Wimmera to swing into action that it was important all had COVID-safe plans in place and on hand. “This is important because there is every likelihood that there will be departmental spot checks taking place,” he said. “But at the sports assembly we’re back on deck full time and if there are any clubs that need help with a COVID-safety plan they can come into the office, call us or shoot us an email,” he said. People can call the assembly on 5382 4599 or email eo@wrsa.org.au.w

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rampians Cricket Association’s T20 Henry Gunstone Cup has this year gone to Swifts-Great Western, which beat St Andrews on Sunday.

The match should have been between the Combine and Buangor-Tatyoon, as the top two teams, but immediately after Saturday’s round, Buangor-Tatyoon notified association officials it would be forfeiting Sunday’s final. Pennant committee members put their heads together and decided there must be a final, so they invited St Andrews – who had just missed the final by percentage – to fill the vacancy. To their credit, the Saints jumped at the chance. Earlier, in round five, matches went as expected with Buangor-Tatyoon, 2-105 defeating Pomonal 6-94. Pomonal’s innings started with promise with Lynden Brewis, 32, and Matt Peel, 36, getting the Tigers a good start, but it fell away after that thanks to 3-16 from Henry Armstrong. Buangor-Tatyoon chased down the score with four overs to spare, thanks to an anchoring innings of 31 not out from James Phillips and 43 not out from Tyler Cronin. At Stawell’s Central Park, the Combine added to Youth Club’s poor start to the season with a 53-run victory. Batting first, the Combine was in a bit of trouble at 6-60. But an unbeaten 56-run partnership from Matt Heffer, 34, and Jay

Moody, 24, saw the innings become a runa-ball affair, with the team reaching 6-112. In reply, the Clubbers were always in trouble after the top-order failed, with the exception of Nic Baird, 22. The best of the bowlers were Jamie Bach with 4-5 and Moody 3-13. Sunday’s final looked in doubt with early rain but the weather fined up to see the Combine bat first to reach 7-114, with main contributors being Charlie Neild, 24, and Matt Heffer, again, with 26 not out. Best of the Saints bowlers was Adam Hasslett with 3-26. In reply, the Saints were always in trouble, after Jay Moody dismissed batting mainstay Tom Mills for one. Fellow opener Ned Bohner went on to top score with 24. Best of the Combine’s bowlers was Jayden McCartney with 3-17 to keep the Saints to 8-86. Officials are still disappointed that Buangor-Tatyoon, with first, second and under-16 teams, couldn’t field a team. The next round of cricket has games reverting to one-day 40-over format for the rest of the season as per Cricket Victoria guidelines. There will be a re-run of the first-round Pomonal v Youth Club match at Central Park and St Andrews v Buangor-Tatyoon, at Alexandra Oval in Ararat. Pomonal, so far winless, has a chance for points against an out-of-sorts Clubbers. Swifts-Great Western has a bye.

TIGHT CALL: St Andrews ’keeper Aiden Moore gathers the ball as Swifts-Great Western’s Charlie Neild makes his ground during Grampians Cricket Association’s T20 Henry Gunstone Cup. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER

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uns, runs, runs! That is what will be on the top of the menu for Horsham Cricket Association A Grade teams heading into Saturday’s round of one-day games.

Runs were far and few between in the latest offering from Horsham’s flagship competition and results had watchers pondering about what had caused the lack of willow dominating ball. Was it a lack of form, technique, value placed on wickets, playing conditions or quality bowling? Or was it simply a case of luck and coincidence? Whatever the case, results from last week showed that no team made it to or needed to make 150 in 40-over-a-side games. The ball certainly had it all over the bat and teams this week will no doubt be trying to overcome any identifiable shortcomings. The competition has entered an awkward period for teams that include farmers who need to get crops off their paddocks. Player availability can heavily influence results under these circumstances. But games continue as scheduled and one of the most intriguing contests this week will unfold between Noradjuha-Toolondo and West Wimmera at Noradjuha. West Wimmera continues to narrowly lead the competition but came back a peg last week with a loss to rebounding Rupanyup-Minyip. The Westerners appeared in the box seat after bowling the Blue Panthers out for 138 at Nhill’s Davis Park, but then crashed and burnt in reply. West Wimmera could only scramble to 104 in reply with only Austin Smith, 23, and Brad Alexander, 22 and a few others who made it to double figures offering resistance. Lachie Weidemann did much of the damage for the visitors, capturing three wickets, and also had a few mates in Clint Midgley and Billy Foorde-Engelsman sharing in the spoils. Noradjuha-Toolondo, meanwhile, dominated its match against Horsham Saints at Noradjuha. The Saints were never in the hunt, all out for a disastrous 65 with Josh Hedt’s 24 looking lonely at the top of the order as Matt Combe, John Heard, Jordan McDonald, Brendan Ward, Brendan Wills and Justtin Combe took it in turns to tighten the screws. The Bullants needed only 14 overs to skip past the target with seven wickets in hand. This Saturday’s match-up, again at Noradjuha, should be a beauty. There are plenty of questions surrounding a Homers team, which bounced back against a disappointing Jung Tigers to set up a clash with Rupanyup-Minyip. Some of the Pigeons’ star veterans are back in B Grade but weren’t needed in a crushing victory over the Tigers. Chaminda Gamage was the destroyer for the Pigeons, capturing 6-25 as the Jung side capitulated at Horsham City Oval for 72. Homers then dashed to victory with Jett Hopper making 37 and Nathan Koenig 33 as they passed the target four wickets down.

BOWLED ’IM: Above, jubilant Homers fielders erupt in celebration as off-spin bowler Chaminda Gamage claims Jung Tigers all-rounder David Puls for a duck. The wicket put Gamage on a hat-trick, and right, he tweaked his way to a six-wicket haul against the Tigers. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER Homers’ opponent at Horsham Sunnyside this weekend would be feeling confident, having freshly dispatched West Wimmera. Rupanyup-Minyip did enough to get across the line last week and double-figure efforts with the bat from Jamie Byrne, Midgley, Bailey Young, Connor Weidemann, Blake Turner and Travis Hair hinted at more success around the corner. Two teams that need to quickly bounce back are Jung Tigers and Horsham Saints, taking each other on at Horsham City Oval. The Tigers are holding on grimly to fourth spot while the Saints have yet to win and this match might be crucial in the teams’ overall season prospects. This week: Noradjuha-Toolondo v West Wimmera at Noradjuha, Homers v Rupanyup-Minyip at Horsham Sunnyside, Jung Tigers v Horsham Saints at Horsham City Oval. Last week: Homers 4-73 (J. Hopper 37, N. Koenig 33) d Jung Tigers 72 (C. Gamage 6-25), Rupanyup-Minyip 138 d West Wimmera 104 (L. Weidemann 3-21), Noradjuha-Toolondo 3-70 d Horsham Saints 65. Ladder: West Wimmera 12 points, 1.57 percent; Noradjuha-Toolondo 12, 1.33; Rupanyup-Minyip 12, 0.98; Jung Tigers 6, 1.47; Homers 6, 1.21; Horsham Saints 0, 0.28.

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Officials sign off on merger

immera Football League and Wimmera Netball Association have officially merged.

The long-time partners formalised their relationship at a special meeting on Monday night. The combined entity will now be known as Wimmera Football Netball League. Clubs competing in the Wimmera football and netball competitions are already football-netball clubs, based on shared association, fixtures and history. A working party had been analysing and assessing issues surrounding the proposal. AFL Wimmera Mallee region manager Jason Muldoon said the outcome was the result of a thorough exploration process. “Members of both Wimmera Netball Association and Wimmera Football League thank the working party that has worked diligently to achieve a positive outcome. They also acknowledge the working groups that have previously gathered information and data that was used to achieve the amalgamation,” he said. The move sets both organisations on a new course of collective administration and the new group will now advertise for WFNL management board representatives. A commission replaced a traditional

delegates operational system in Wimmera Football League decades ago and Wimmera Netball Association clubs have taken it in turns annually to run their competition with a roster system. The administrations of both sporting groups, in recognising the close relationship between the two, have in the past 20 years moved closer together. A major development reflecting this relationship came several years ago when officials combined Toohey Medal football and Hatcher Medal netball presentation celebrations. The WFNL now directly represents football and netball communities in Horsham, Ararat, Stawell, Nhill, Warracknabeal, Minyip, Murtoa, Hopetoun and Beulah districts. “All members are encouraged to seek candidates to sit on the board that will set the direction of football and netball of the group,” Mr Muldoon said. He said people seeking position descriptions and expression-of-interest application forms could call him on 0417 133 990 or email Jason.Muldoon@afl.com.au. The competition decision follows in the footsteps of Horsham District Football Netball League, which runs parallel to Wimmera league.

TEAMWORK: Horsham scooter rider Astin Wade, 5, has been showing the ‘big kids’ his moves at Horsham Skate Park. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Experienced skaters back Astin Horsham youth Astin Wade is gliding, tail-whipping and bunny hopping his way to scooter glory. The five-year-old frequents Horsham Skate Park and spends every spare moment practising. A crew of teenagers well-versed in the sport has welcomed Astin to the skate park, showing him the ropes to help him develop his skills. His mother Kate Wade said she was grateful the fellow skaters were giving Astin guidance. “The kids have been great with him,” she said. “They share the bowls with him,

let him have turns, show him tricks and always say ‘G’day mate’. Astin wakes up dreaming of the skate park – this is his thing.” Ms Wade said since Astin started he had mastered dropping into the bowl and tricks such as a ‘tailwhip’, where riders jump and spin the deck 360 degrees before landing again. Youth across the Wimmera will have an opportunity to test their skills and learn from a professional skateboarder in skate, BMX and scooter competition ‘Wimmera Roll-in’ this Sunday from 1pm. Professional skateboarder Rent-

on Millar, who has represented Australia in international skateboarding competitions, will offer guidance for the Wimmera’s upand-coming skating talent. Hindmarsh, Yarriambiack and Horsham councils collaborated to bring the event to the region for 2020 Victorian Youth Week. Skate clinics will run at Rainbow P-12 College and Jeparit Primary School on Monday, with clinics in Yarriambiack on December 1. Participants can register for the event online at https://form.jotform.com/203168177114856. – Dylan De Jong

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Certificate 3 Automotive Heavy Diesel Location: Edenhope

Closing December 4

Skillinvest on behalf of West Wimmera Shire Council are currently recruiting for a 1st year Apprentice to complete a Certificate III in Automotive Heavy Diesel Apprenticeship located in Edenhope. The position represents an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated person wishing to commence a career within the automotive industry. Ideally the successful applicant should possess the following attributes: • A sound mechanical aptitude • Problem Solve • Willing to learn and undertake apprenticeship training

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Road Worker Location: Horsham Closing : ASAP Skillinvest is currently seeking applications for a Road Worker position in Horsham. Duties will include general labouring, compacting, levelling, spreading materials to form roads etc and machine operations. The position will be casual. It is essential that applicants have: • A current Victorian Driver’s Licence • Heavy Rigid Licence • Traffic Management Certificate

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Skillinvest on behalf of Ararat College, are seeking applications from young people aged between 15-24 to complete an accredited traineeship or apprenticeship in the Victorian Public/Agency or local government sectors. This is an entry level position and the successful applicant will complete a Certificate III in Education Support. This position is an excellent opportunity, and ideally the successful applicant will possess the following attributes: • Excellent communication skills; • Good organisational and time management skills; • Work effectively with diverse people

Skillinvest on behalf of an Education Department in Stawell, are seeking applications from young people aged between 15-24 to complete an accredited traineeship or apprenticeship in the Victorian Public/Agency or local government sectors. This is an entry level position and the successful applicant will complete a Certificate 3 in Business. This position is an excellent opportunity, and ideally the successful applicant will possess the following attributes: • Excellent communication and telephone skills • Attention to detail • Good organisational and time management skills

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High standard Horsham and District Equestrian Sports Club welcomed riders from across the state – including Harrow’s Chloe Shrive, pictured on Sharazi – to contest the twoday Western Victorian Dressage Competition at the weekend. Event secretary Lee-Anne Rigby said the competition went ‘amazingly’, with the club drawing praise for its new state-of-the-art equestrian centre at Riverside. “Everyone kept commenting how good the grounds were and how lucky we were to have something of such a high standard out of Melbourne,” she said. Mrs Rigby said the Equestrian Australia event – ran in conjunction with Western Victoria Dressage Club – was well attended. “We had 56 competitors from inter one down to prelim, on both days,” she said. “We were very happy with the weekend.” Club members will enjoy a Christmas and new year break before returning to training and competition days in 2021. The club is scheduled to host three events at Riverside throughout the year. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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