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STEAMPUNK SPECTACLE: Creatives in Dimboola are putting a magnifying glass on the socio-economic potential of running a major alternative art festival in the town later this year. People will have a chance to dress up in pseudoVictorian era costumes for The Wimmera’s First Steampunk Street Party on September 4. The town’s main street will be transformed into a science-fiction wonderland, with steampunk costumes, music, art and culture as primary themes of the event. Festival organiser Chan Uoy, who owns Dimboola Imaginarium, has been taking notes from international and other Australian steampunk festivals as a source of inspiration. Mr Uoy believes the Wimmera needs to ‘strike while the iron is hot’ and tap into regional tourism opportunities created during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured, from left, Wimmera costume designers Helena Croser and Hilary Willowsmith, with festival organiser Chan Uoy. Story, page 15. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Council about-face A

BY DEAN LAWSON

recasting of votes has led to Horsham Rural City Council adopting its 2021-22 budget and 2021-2024 revenue and rating plan.

The council at a meeting on Monday night only agreed to push forward with the plans after considerable and passionate debate and after confronted with State Government intervention. Despite draft plans having gone through a process of consultation and review and a statutory requirement the council adopt the council budget by June 30, the council initially voted against their adoption. A subsequent call for division prompted mayor Robyn Gulline to

suspend standing orders to allow councillors to assess circumstances and understand implications of the decision. Crs Di Bell, Les Power, Claudia Haenel and Ian Ross, after speaking strongly about a broad range of issues, voted against passing the budget. But on meeting resumption after the break, Crs Bell and Power changed their vote in favour of the motion. The change in vote prompted an outburst from the gallery, which included a vocal contingent of farming representatives who gathered to protest against the rating balance. Debate, mainly about fairness and equitability in how sectors shared the rates burden while at the same time applauding aspects of the documents,

exposed councillor frustration in dealing with subjective comparisons and processes surrounding the rating system. Crs Ross and Bell in particular recognised the ‘mammoth’ job the council had done to come up with a formula but were unhappy with how the final documents affected the farming community. Both believed the council should have further considered a Victorian Farmers Federation submission, one of 10 community submissions, which offered an alternative in the ratessharing equation, to the rating draft. Cr Ross described the formula assessing rateable farm land as the ‘one stumbling block’ in what was generally ‘positive stuff’.

He said he also believed the variation in how commercial, industrial, residential and urban sectors shared the rates burden ‘deviated from policy’. Cr Bell, when first speaking on the issue said she believed all ratepayers should be treated the same and while happy overall, was unhappy and disappointed with how the figures had worked out for the farming sector. Cr Power said he struggled with the municipal charge and how the rates worked when comparing large and small farming enterprises, calling the farm-rates issue a ‘white elephant’ and adding that he was disappointed in the lack of submissions from other Horsham ratepaying sectors. Cr Penny Flynn started debate by

initially moving a recommendation from corporate services director Graeme Harrison to adopt the budget revenue, rating plans and rating charges as well as other financial adjustments in response to public submissions. Cr Flynn and her seconder Cr David Bowe went through an extensive list of council development and maintenance projects, describing meeting community expectations ‘in the best interests of the whole municipality’ as ‘challenging’. Cr Haenel said she was unsure whether the documents reflected what the community wanted from the council. Continued page 3

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Column 2021-2022 Council Budget adopted Councillor Cr Di Bell More than $20 million of capital works will proceed during the next 12 months following the adoption of the 2021/2022 Horsham Rural City Council Budget at Monday’s June Meeting.

The key financial document for the coming 12 months outlines how Council will spend revenue generated through rates, charges and grants during 2021/2022. “Council presented to the community during April and May 2021 a proposed budget that maintains current services, supports projects and invests in community-led initiatives that will grow the municipality now and in the future,” Mayor Robyn Gulline said.

of Horsham Town Hall’s heritage floor. productive years on record during the 2020 season and this was on the back Funding will also go towards riverfront of a strong year in 2019,” she said. developments and implementation of the City to River Masterplan, along “Farm values rose by 27.42 per cent with many other projects across the and residential by 4.46 per cent. municipality. This difference is significant and in recognition of that, Council has further Also adopted at the June 2021 Council reduced the farm differential from 67 Meeting was the Revenue and Rating per cent to 59 per cent to lessen the Plan, which provides in-depth details impact of this change,” Cr Gulline said. regarding Council’s revenue sources, as well as how rates and charges are The average contribution of rates for calculated and relevant policies that the agricultural sector rises by 10.65 align with Council’s financial operations. per cent. However If Council was not to adjust the differential, the farm sector Rates have been increased by the increase would have been 17.9 per 1.5 per cent ministerial rate cap, farm cent. differentials have been reduced from 67 per cent to 59 per cent and the “Reducing the municipal charge from municipal charge has been decreased $274 to $240 will help ratepayers with from $274 to $240. lower valued properties,” she said. Cr Gulline said significant consideration was given to the distortion of the relative share of rates between sectors as a result of the rapid rise in farm valuations compared to the rest of the municipality. “The farm sector had one of its most

In the 2021-22 Budget, Council will increase spending on rural roads and infrastructure by 27 per cent or $1.56 million. Key projects include an upgrade for Horsham Caravan Park, the construction of accessible change rooms at Horsham Aquatic Centre and the refurbishment

Community feedback has • Establishment of a signposted shaped Horsham’s newly two-hour precinct in the adopted Parking Management core of the retail area where Plan. all car parks are 2P unless signposted otherwise The new management plan is • Consolidation of all shortdesigned to help make it easier term parking (10, 15, 20 and for people to shop, visit and do 30 minutes) into 30-minute business in central Horsham. parking • Accessible spaces spread KEY CHANGES: across city in key locations • Consolidation of all 1-hour including high turnover parking spaces into two-hour • Removal of exclusive reserved parks parking and any associated infrastructure which is to be

TENDERS AND RFQS TENDER 21/034 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT WIMMERA RIVERFRONT NODES, HORSHAM Closes 12noon Thursday 1 July *Mandatory pre tender site meetings* TENDER 21/035 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT TWO PERGOLAS WIMMERA RIVERFRONT, HORSHAM Closes 12noon Thursday 1 July *Mandatory pre tender site meetings* TENDER 21/036 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT PUBLIC CONVENIENCES AND BBQ SHELTERS WIMMERA RIVERFRONT, HORSHAM Closes 12noon Thursday 1 July *Mandatory pre tender site meetings* TENDER 21/037 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT HAMILTON STREETPEDESTRIAN BRIDGE Closes 12noon Tuesday 6 July

TENDER 21/043 ROADSIDE WEED AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES Closes 12noon Wednesday 14 July TENDER 21/042 PREPARATION OF OPERATING PROCEDURES AND SYSTEMS, COUNCIL WORKS PROGRAM DEPOT Closes 12noon Monday 12 July RFQ No. Q72/2021 DIXON DRIVE CIVIL WORKS Closes 12noon Thursday 1 July RFQ No. Q76/2021 THE STATION – FIXED CANTILEVER UMBRELLAS Closes 12noon Friday 16 July RFQ No. Q74/2021 SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF SEEDLINGS FOR RURAL REVEGETATION PROGRAM 2021 - 2023 Closes 5pm Monday 5 July RFQ No. Q77/2021 REPLACEMENT OF STEEL PIPE, BYRNES RD, MOCKINYA Closes 5pm Tuesday 6 July

All tender, EOI and RFQ details online at www. eprocure.com.au/horshamrural-city-council/

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I feel I was naive, as I thought as Councillors, we would have more involvement in the process for the budget. There have been some new additions such as a focus on improving and adding to our public conveniences and a higher focus on rural roads.

This budget is based on the Council Plan developed by the previous Council and projects which the “Council thanks the community for their previous Council prioritised. input into the 2021/2022 Budget and Hence, I will look forward to 2022looks forward to working together to 2023, as the new Council Plan will implement the extensive projects and be adopted later this year following services outlined in the document,” Cr the Community Deliberative Panel’s Gulline said. work summarising the submissions from the Community Vision.

New parking rules adopted

Pictured: Roadworks at Jung, December 2020

This week our budget will be brought to Council, and for myself personally this had been a high learning curve.

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made available and accessible to the general public Moving of fleet vehicles off streets Parking restrictions to apply 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 12pm Saturday Long-vehicle parking directional signage be established in strategic locations to help point visitors to these without having to do a u-turn Streamlining of permit applications

PLANNING PERMIT: 321 Pohlners Road Laharum The application is for a permit which allows: Use and development being for a resort style development consisting of cabins, function centre, restaurant and cafe, and associated infrastructure and a subdivision (boundary realignment) for Mount Zero Resort.Applicant: Jo Gardner. Reference: PA2100242. The application and any supporting documents are available online: hrcc.greenlightopm.com Any person who may be affected by

the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to Council. Copies of objections or submissions received may be made available to any person for the purpose of consideration. An objection must be sent to Council in writing, include the reasons for the objection, and state how the objector would be affected. Council will not decide on the application before 2 July 2021. If you object, Council will tell you its decision.

Government Pensioner Rates Assistance Scheme

Residential Garbage Services 2021/2022

Ratepayers are advised that government assistance for municipal rates and charges are available for eligible Centrelink and Veterans’ Affairs pensioner concession card holders for a single rateable property used exclusively as their principal place of residence.

Ratepayers can request to upsize or downsize their rubbish bin via Council’s website at request. hrcc.vic.gov.au/servicerequest/ home/new, by emailing council@hrcc.vic.gov.au or contacting Council on 5382 9777 before 16 July 2021, for delivery prior to 6 August 2021.

Continuing Eligibility: If you have previously applied for a pension rebate and you have not changed address you do not need to reapply.

The annual charges for 2021/2022 urban areas are $470 for a 240L rubbish bin and $307 for a 120L rubbish bin. For rural areas charges will be $422 for a 240L rubbish bin and $270 for a 120L rubbish bin.

New applications for the pensioner concession for the year ending 30 June 2022 must be made on the appropriate forms available on Council’s website or by phoning 5382 9777. Applications are to be completed by 30 June 2022.

Council will require the rate assessment number, property address, ratepayer name and telephone number. Occupiers who are not ratepayers must consult with their landlords regarding any changeover.

Earlier this week and last week there was a Why We Live Here Expo to listen to community ideas on health and wellbeing, bike paths and walking tracks, Horsham Skatepark, updates to Local Laws, Sawyer Park and City Oval redevelopment, arts and culture, street trees and shade and pop up parks and parklets. The expo was conducted during the commencement of the school holidays, so I encourage community members who are away for the holidays, to look at these topics and projects online and be sure to have your say. I particularly ask our younger generations to become involved and have their say as we need input from all ages and areas of our community. In line with our values of openness and honesty, I wish to alert the community to one proposed new local law which will prevent parking on nature strips. Following my observations around our city since becoming aware of this change, I have concerns this may affect many households those with more cars, rentals and families with children over 18 living at home, or those who live on narrow streets. So be sure to take the time to read through the Local Laws to provide your feedback on these or any other changes. Finally, and most importantly, I wish to ask all our community members to check in with neighbors, workmates, family and friends, and local businesses to all support each other. The last lockdown has had a major impact on many in our community, so let’s do what we do best, band together and support each other to get back on track. To all those trying to hold events to help our community, thank you for your efforts, no doubt the continual changes are very challenging and require resilience and commitment. Let’s all work together.

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Chief: Embrace parkland potential A

BY DEAN LAWSON

n Ararat municipal leader has spoken of a need to concentrate on the benefits and advantages of new national parks on the rural city’s municipal fringe.

Ararat Rural City Council chief executive Tim Harrison said new Mount Buangor and Pyrenees national parks, when combined with Grampians National Park and other wildlife reserves, meant Ararat would be surrounded by nationally protected wilderness areas. He said the council acknowledged limitations national-park-declared areas meant for business and recreation opportunities, but added it also represented opportunities. “It means we must be creative to capitalise on the environmental tourism element that this presents and to use it to continue to promote the visitor economy,” he said. “The reality is that having new national parks on our doorstep entrenches us further on the international map,

opening greater potential for visitors keen to explore wilderness areas of western Victoria. “It basically means that the rural city of Ararat is now all but surrounded by national parks, which means we are at an epicentre of environmental attractions in Victoria. “In saying that, we completely understand the limitations this places on other uses for that land such as forestry and recreation that will now become prohibited under national park guidelines. “The council will continue to advocate for these uses in other areas of public land. “The ideal scenario in all of this is that we can effectively accommodate all users and importantly, we must move forward and seize the positives this development presents.” Dr Harrison was responding to a State Government announcement that 65,106 hectares in Victoria’s central west would come under higher levels of environmental protection as nation-

al parks. Other reserves would also have protection as either conservation parks or bushland reserves. A 15,000-hectare Pyrenees National Park will be northwest of Avoca, and a 5282-hectare Mount Buangor National Park will double the size of an existing State Park north of Buangor. The government has also created new conservation parks covering 5246 hectares in areas with a high biodiversity value to protect plants and animals. A further 7560 hectares are being added to expand existing nature and bushland reserves. Regional parks will expand by 27,735 hectares. The largest will involve joining Lerderderg State Park and much of Wombat State Forest to create a new national park covering more than 44,000 hectares between Daylesford and Bacchus Marsh. Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the new national parks and reserves would protect habitat for rare and threatened species and ensure the

region remained a drawcard for recreation and tourism. “These changes will improve how we manage and care for our precious natural environment and will ensure these areas can be used for recreation for generations to come,” she said. “We’re listening to the communities that use and care for these areas and balancing the needs of public land users, industry and the environment.” The move, however, has attracted a scathing rebuke from Member for Ripon Louise Staley. “The people of Ripon have demonstrated over and over again that they are totally against this move that will lock many out of these areas,” she said. “Victoria has a beautiful natural environment that should be preserved and protected. There should be more opportunities – not less – for Victorians to get into our great outdoors and enjoy activities like bushwalking, camping, fishing, prospecting and horse riding.

Students celebrate reading achievements Wimmera-Mallee students have embraced an opportunity to bury their noses in books as part of an annual reading challenge. Since 2005, the Premier’s Reading Challenge has encouraged children and students to ‘open their minds to wonderful new worlds through the joy of reading books’. Horsham Primary School teachers Rianne Dossett and Britt Bacon took over the reading challenge six years ago from Pam Young, who introduced the challenge to the school. Miss Dossett said the Premier’s Reading Challenge enabled students to be exposed to a wide range of literature, as they had an opportunity to read both challenge and choice books. “Throughout the challenge, students further develop their love of reading,” she said. “It also allows students to celebrate their reading achievements.” Miss Dossett said reading was a vital skill engrained into all curriculum areas, such as writing, mathematics and science. “It is a life skill, which puts children in good stead for the future,” she said. Grade-four students Natalie Gregor and Maddison Lawes are among 100 children across both campuses enrolled in the challenge. Natalie said she enjoyed reading all

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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: Horsham Primary School students Natalie Gregor, 9, left, and Maddison Lawes, 9, have already completed this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge. The challenge ends on September 17. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER sorts of books, particularly novels. “I like it because it’s very imaginative and it helps your mind to grow and learn,” she said. Natalie, who reads about 10 books a week, has already finished the challenge, as has Maddison, also in grade four. Maddison said she enjoyed reading novels, particularly series. “I like it because whenever you read a different story there’s always differ-

ent adventures,” she said. “There’s all sorts of characters and animals and it gets you more creative. “I’m currently reading the Wings of Fire series.” Students from Rasmussen campus who complete the challenge will receive a book voucher from the Rasmussen Parents and Friends Committee. At 298 campus, students who complete the challenge will receive a

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book with an acknowledgement inside, provided by the 298 Parents and Friends Committee. All students who complete the challenge will receive a certificate from the Premier of Victoria. Miss Dosset said participating students had already read a total of 459 books between them. Three students have completed the challenge, which closes on September 17. – Sarah Matthews

“Opportunities should remain for locals to collect firewood, hunt deer for food and keep their timber industry jobs.” Ms Staley said the government move would result in the people who knew and cared for the areas being locked out of the national parks. “The more people get out and experience what our natural bush offers, the more passionate people will be about preserving these special and unique places,” she said. “Furthermore, Labor has let Victoria’s existing national and state parks become overrun with pests and invasive weeds. Labor has done nothing to control populations of damaging feral dogs, pigs and deer and is dismally failing when it comes to Victoria’s ecosystem decline. “The government should be resourcing and fixing its current parks, addressing the weed and feral animal problem in them, rather than simply putting up a new sign on the front gate.”

City council about-face From page 1 “There are things we were encouraged to advocate for when we started and there seems to be so much variation and deviation. I don’t know if we’re listening to the community,” Cr Haenel said. Cr Gulline spoke of her own experiences as a farmer and said what was ‘fair and equitable’ was subjective depending on individual circumstance and the opportunities different sectors had in gaining financial leverage or support to survive. “Our job is to support all ratepayers,” she said. After the vote and subsequent resumption from suspension of standing orders, Crs Bell and Power explained their decision to change their votes. “I stand by the things I raised in discussion. However, I can’t see our council frozen because of division,” Cr Bell said. Cr Power: “I was against the budget but for the betterment of the community it is something important we need to go through. We need to work hard for the budget for everyone, not just a few.” Cr Gulline said after the meeting that if the council had maintained its position in voting against adopting the budget the issue would have gone to the Local Government Minister for intervention.

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Meeting a must for health issue H

BY DEAN LAWSON

orsham mayor Robyn Gulline has described a July 8 meeting between Wimmera mayors and Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley over a proposed regional health-service merger as ‘desperate’.

Cr Gulline said she feared the delegation’s opposition to the move involving Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services might already be too late. She said she had little faith the Wimmera public knew or understood all that was happening or what might have already happened regarding the

merger. Cr Gulline added she was also worried the community would be left with little opportunity to improve medical services that could have adverse long-term socio-economic as well as health implications. “We’ve been trying to get an audience with the minister since March and have obviously been hindered severely by the ongoing COVID-19 emergency,” she said. “Time is obviously of the essence because we expect to have official word on the proposal in a couple of weeks. “We’re hoping the meeting with Mr Foley is meaningful and not simply a case of closing the stable door after

the horse has bolted.” Cr Gulline’s call came as Ballarat Health Services found itself the subject of a damning Victorian Auditor-General’s Office, VAGO, report. The report finding has added further fuel about the appropriateness of relationships between the groups.

Damning report

VAGO examined Ballarat, Djerriwarrh, Melbourne and Peninsula health services as a representative selection in a follow-up audit to an independent 2016 Targeting Zero review into statewide safety and patient care. It took 18 months to complete and present the latest report.

It assessed whether the four health services set clear clinical governance expectations; have established a culture of patient safety; and understand and respond to the quality and safety risks at board and executive levels. It found health-services systems and processes failed to consistently ensure they were providing high-quality and safe patient care. Findings involving Ballarat Health Services were that the service had fallen short of expectations surrounding investigation into serious incidents, not doing enough to improve patient safety and had issues surrounding culture. Ballarat Health Services accepted

‘Heal Country’

GIFT OF THE GAB: Wimmera Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award judge June Liddy congratulates winner Maddie Carracher, St Brigid’s College, runner-up Nekeisha Bastin, Rainbow P-12 College, and thirdplaced Jack Bartlett, St Brigid’s, on a successful competition. They are pictured with other competitors, back, from left, Lucy Avery, Chloe Zanker, Bailee White, Alexis Bone, Phoebe Bigham and Cooper Stasinowsky. The award included a five-minute prepared speech along with a two-minute impromptu speech. Maddie and Nekeisha will now compete in regional level in Ballarat in September. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Wimmera First Nations leaders are encouraging residents to join in festivities as part of annual NAIDOC Week celebrations starting on Sunday. Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative will join Horsham Rural City Council for a flag-raising ceremony to officially launch the week on Monday morning. The co-operative will run a series of events throughout the week including an art exhibition at Horsham Town Hall, community gathering in Stawell, dance workshops at Dimboola and a walk-run event at Horsham’s Weir Park. Co-operative leaders said the 2021 theme ‘Heal Country!’ called for all Australians to seek greater protections for Aboriginal lands, waters, sacred sites and cultural heritage from exploitation, desecration and destruction.

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Weekend festival plans heating up Organisers of the Art is… Unexpected festival will forge ahead with a Winter Warmer Bonfire event on Saturday at Horsham Showground. The Art is… committee has organised a full afternoon and evening of festivities involving a range of live music, performing arts, dance workshops, community singalongs and food markets. Organisers changed the date of the event at the start of the month due to a seven-day stagefour circuit-breaker lockdown. Experienced performer James Rigby will host a community singalong at 3pm. Dancer and choreographer Gilbert Douglas will teach peo-

ple all the moves needed to take on a Wimmera Dance Challenge from 4pm. Melbourne band Danny Walsh Banned will officially launch its third studio album ‘In The Wimmera’ from 5.15pm. Wimmera artist Margie Mackay will then join the community for a ceremony to light a bonfire and lead an acknowledgement to country from 6.15pm. Festival organiser Sarah Natali invited Wimmera residents to the showground at 11am to help plan the bonfire-lighting ceremony. “This is a call out for dancers, artists, singers and movers and shakers,” she said. “Be part of a community cel-

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WARRACKNABEAL LANDFILL CAPPING The Warracknabeal Landfill Rehabilitation project has commenced that has seen general waste capped with natural ground graded.

Overdue rates collection Council has appointed CollectAU as the debt collection agency tasked with following up overdue rates payments. If you are contacted by CollectAU, they will engage in respectful and genuine conversations to assist you with resolving your outstanding account. If you have any queries, contact CollectAu via their website or phone (03) 7004 8200.

Council Meeting news At the Council Meeting held on Wednesday 23 June, Council adopted the 2021/2022 Budget and the Revenue and Rating Plan. The Budget has been structured to maintain existing service levels, deliver grant subsidised projects and provides a contribution towards the renewal of Council’s infrastructure. The Revenue and Rating Plan determines the most appropriate, affordable revenue and rating strategy which, in conjunction with other income sources, will adequately finance the objectives proposed in the Council Plan. The documents can be viewed on Council’s website https://www.yarriambiack.vic.gov.au.

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Current Tenders (C282-2021) REQUEST FOR TENDER – BEULAH MODULAR CHANGEROOM BUILDING Yarriambiack Shire Council are seeking suitably qualified contractors to undertake all works associated with the construction and installation of a Modular Changeroom facility at the Beulah Yarriambiack Book Club is an online book club on Recreation Reserve (Deakin Street, Beulah). Facebook that enables those with busy schedules and lives to indulge in their love of e-books and audiobooks All tenderers must attend a mandatory site visit. Site visits can and interact with others anywhere and anytime! be arranged by contacting the Project Manager as noted at Item 3, Part 1 (Conditions of Participation). Submissions close 4.00pm Book options will be selected from the Libby App allowing on Friday 23 July 2021 and must be lodged via eProcure and fully titles to be more accessible and for those who are unable received by this time. Late, verbal or emailed submissions will not to access a library the ability to participate. Search be accepted. For more information visit https://www.eprocure.com. Yarriambiack Book Club on Facebook to join today. au/yarriambiack/.

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Our communities highlighted a number of streetscape projects during our Community Engagement Sessions earlier in the year ranging from capital improvements to footpaths and storm water drainage to information and town entry signs and street furniture for all to enjoy. Our streetscapes are an important part of Council’s activities as it improves the livability of our towns, but also its aesthetic attraction to visitors. Earlier this year the Warracknabeal Dog Park was officially opened and has been a popular spot for locals and visitors alike. The outdoor crew was lucky enough to receive the ‘Green Machine’ mini street sweeper to assist staff in keeping our footpaths and streets clean. There are many exciting streetscape projects in our Capital Works Program and 2021/2022 draft Budget. Visit our website to discover what Council has planned for your town in 2021/2022.

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hould we take a glass-half-full or half-empty approach when considering the creation of new national parks in western Victoria?

We have little choice but to take the half-full approach, consider it a case of acknowledging a need to preserve iconic wilderness areas and to halt some of the landscape-scale damage that has occurred in the past 200 years. But the overall issue is far from that simple. It might surprise many that a State Government decision to place an extra 65,106 hectares under stricter regulations, including the creation of new Pyrenees and Mount Buangor national parks, has attracted polarising views. Instead of seeing national parks as ensuring the future of reserves for the good of all and opportunities to enjoy the bush, some see the overlaying protections of national park status doing the opposite. They argue that stricter rules ‘shut the gate’ on business and community opportunities and work against developing

EDITORIAL By Dean Lawson greater appreciation and targeted management of wilderness areas. This comes from bans on activities ranging from motorcycle riding and feral-pest eradication to natural-resource harvesting. The reality is that both arguments in context are right and with any contentious debate, finding the often difficult but gentle medium or balance means everything. We have various tiered levels of parkland protection ranging from bushland reserves to national parks that should match the sensibilities of most. In the end, much of getting the formula right comes down to measured human management. This demands a magnanimous and in-

formed approach from all parties and, dare we say it, a departure from the stringent confines of bureaucratic process to an embracing of objectivity, common sense and collaboration. Happens already? Perhaps in some cases. Perhaps not in others. While we’ve seen some management plans work well for years, we’ve also seen examples of over-zealous approaches on various sides of arguments dictating outcomes that please few and generate anxiety. On the ground, the reality is that we have a long way to go in giving back to the land what we’ve taken. Bring on greater targeted protection of fragile areas and try to capitalise on what benefits this might bring, morally, socially and environmentally. But let’s not forget that ‘the bush’ and our vast expanses of Crown and parkland present a variety of opportunities. These, through considered educated management, can embrace ecological and environmental protection while also meeting a variety of other needs and desires.

PUSHING FOR BETTER: ACE Radio Horsham announcers Kaycee Bould and Adam Roche flank headspace Horsham’s Andrea Coxon and Cass Jeffery at an outside broadcast at the station on Friday. ACE Radio hosted ‘The Final Push’ to mark the culmination of this year’s Push-Up Challenge. The challenge involved individuals and teams completing 3318 push-ups between June 1 and 25, to raise awareness of suicide and mental-health issues. The Wimmera-southern Mallee threw its support behind the event, raising money for headspace Horsham’s youth-oriented mental-health services. More than 350 participants raised $24,236 for the organisation, completing 693,620 push-ups. People can still donate online at thepushupchallenge.com.au or via a link on headspace Horsham’s Facebook page. Centre for Participation’s Laneway Café without Borders catered The Final Push event. For more about the café, see page 12. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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Give undocumented workers a go SIR, – I agree with Anne Webster, The Weekly Advertiser, June 23, that the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Visa allowing workers from ASEAN countries to come to Australia for seasonal work helps fill the worker shortage. But Adelaide University labour expert Dr Joanna Howe is concerned the visa won’t have strict employer obligations and will exploit them. According to former immigration department deputy Abul Rizvi, the much bigger problem is the 100,000 people who have been brought to Australia during the past six or seven years, lured by criminal networks under false pretences such as claims that tourist visas would provide them with workplace rights. They are then assisted to apply for asylum, but unlike previous waves of asylum seekers, they are rejected. They don’t go home, live in the underground economy and are constantly abused. They are in rural and regional Australia, working on our farms. Some farmers are employing them illegally and some want to do the right thing and are asking how do I employ these people given that it is against the law? Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud wanted to give them all amnesty so they could work legally. But Attorney-General Michaela Cash said no, because we run a vigorous visa program here. She offered no alternative. Thus, the Federal Government has left these people in limbo. Undocumented workers need a pathway to residency and citizenship in Australia. They are hard-working, caring and family-oriented people who live among us and who would make very proud Australians. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, you said in 2019: “If you have a go, you get a go.” Well, these people are having

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rarat Rural City Council was preparing last night to sign off a 2021-22 budget that included a 1.5 percent rating cut to the municipality’s total rating pool.

Chief executive Tim Harrison said before last night’s meeting that if the council voted to adopt budget and revenue and rating plan documents it would represent four years of an average net-zero increase in municipal rates. Dr Harrison said he was hesitant to pre-empt a council decision but was confident his team had again produced

a balanced and well-considered plan moving forward. “We’ve been able to do this based on ongoing operational cost efficiencies and savings and without having any impact on service delivery to the community,” he said. “It is a very exciting outcome for the council and a clear indication to the community that we’re serious in reducing a rate burden over time. “We’re talking about a circumstance where in the past Ararat rates have been above the state average. The aim is always to lessen burden on ratepayers to the maximum extent.”

Dr Harrison agreed the Ararat council was in stark contrast to many other local government bodies that needed to raise rates to cover maintenance and development costs. “Of course, we understand every municipality is different, with different sets of needs, expectations and circumstances,” he said. “We’ve just been very fortunate to be in a position to be able to pass on these cuts to the community. “We’re pretty proud and excited about it. I suspect we’re one of few councils in Victoria to be in a position to cut its rates.

“And I stress again – this move does not in any way impact on service delivery now and looking forward.” Dr Harrison said based on the Ararat history in drawing on rate revenue, there was a strong direction for the council to be ‘very’ careful with finances and to ‘watch every dollar’. In 2017 an Ararat Rural City Council rating plan of the time became the subject of considerable controversy, coming under heavy fire, particularly from the Victorian Farmers Federation and politicians. Municipal councils must adopt their budgets before June 30.

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AME committed to help A bake sale has allowed an Ararat manufacturing company to double down on efforts to raise money for Cancer Council Victoria. AME Systems staff raised $1855 through an annual morning tea fundraising event earlier this month. Staff helped raise money for the cause through the purchase of food and bandanas. Organiser Dianne Radford said the event was part of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, a community event to raise money for cancer research. “We have taken part in the morning tea for as long as I’ve been associated with AME,” she said. “The amount of money we raised this year was incredible because it was double what we have raised in the past.”

Mrs Radford said the event was particularly important for AME staff who had been affected by cancer. “At times we have had staff or family members affected by cancer – it has always been considered an important cause for us all here,” she said. “It was really special this year, because we have a staff member here at the moment who is recovering from cancer treatment.” Mrs Radford said the company was forced to move the date of the morning tea back two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was really uplifting to run this event because we haven’t been able to do much during the pandemic,” she said. East Grampians Health Service also supported the event.

READY TO INSPIRE: Skillinvest chief executive Darren Webster welcomes Avril Hogan as Longerenong College’s new general manager. Picture: DYLAN DE JONG

Avril to lead at Longy Horsham’s Avril Hogan will use her extensive background in tertiary education and agriculture to lead Longerenong College and inspire young people into the industry. Ms Hogan will step in as general manager in late August after John Goldsmith announced his retirement after a 12-year appointment. Ms Hogan, who has more than 20 years of combined experience in marketing, teaching and in the agriculture industry, said she was keen to head the college in a new era of leadership. “Agriculture is in a great position and I’m excited to take over and help lead Longerenong College into the future,” she said. “The college has an amazing long history in agriculture in this area and beyond, where we draw on students from all over Australia. “It’s crucial we inspire more young people to start their career in agriculture.” The Canadian export, who moved from Saskatchewan, a province in Canada’s wheat belt,

has served in various roles across the education and agriculture sectors since moving to Australia. Ms Hogan taught an advanced diploma of business, strategy and international marketing at the University of Ballarat, now Federation University. Meeting her Australian-born husband at the Wimmera Machinery Field Days in 2005 is what led to her moving to the region. Ms Hogan said she also started her own consulting business on moving to the Wimmera that worked with universities and crossed over into the agriculture sector. “I worked on graduate-outcome projects and strategies for universities, farmer surveys and agriculture industry research,” she said. Ms Hogan has worked as a group marketing and strategy manager at ag-machinery business Emmetts for the past six years. – Dylan De Jong

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Doors open for business cadets BY SARAH MATTHEWS

orsham fledgling business owners looking for ‘expert’ assistance can apply for a Business Horsham cadet program.

The organisation has two placements available for the program, which provides support and guidance, information, access to member programs and promotional activities. Existing Business Horsham members sponsor the cadets, providing free membership as they establish themselves in the industry. Business Horsham chair Paul Atherton said cadet guidelines were applied to businesses, not individuals. “It is more so based on the duration of operation of the business, rather than the age of the individual,” he said. “We are looking at fledgling businesses and those that have been established for up to two years.” The cadet program is designed

to introduce a new business to the greater business community and help build networks across the region. Mr Atherton said providing an important step within the Young Entrepreneurs Program, a cadetship was a fantastic opportunity for people seeking to get their business off to the best start. Well-known Horsham business leaders Robyn and Des Lardner, of Des Lardner Organic, are among sponsors of the cadet program. Mrs Lardner said getting a business off the ground could be tricky, but help was available. “People in small business are expected to know many different aspects of running a business, from human resources to social media – a whole range of things,” she said. “One of the ways to learn more about what is involved in running a business is to join an organisation such as Business Horsham. “They have access to information from state and federal governments and are able to provide

advice about legislation and the like.” Mrs Lardner said being involved in the program would help business owners improve their knowledge of the industry. “Some people might think they can’t afford that amount of money to join, I’ll leave it, but then they might miss out on something that affects them or proves costly later on,” she said. “Des and I have 97 years of fulltime work experience between us. We know how difficult it is to get started in business – we’ve started businesses from the foundations. “We want to help others by sponsoring them into the group and help them get started in business.” ACE Radio Horsham will also sponsor a cadet placement. People can email Business Horsham ambassador Stacey Taig at ambassador@businesshorsham. com.au or call her on 0423 200 332 for more information about the cadet program, including how to apply.

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GRAND OPENING: Horsham youth Mia Frawley, left, and Bella King at a Design Your Own Hoodie workshop at The Station. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Youth events mark The Station rebirth Dozens of young people across Horsham and district celebrated the start of a new era for the rural city’s youth centre with two free events at the weekend. The events came after Horsham Rural City Council renovated the former Nexus building in Pynsent Street and renamed it The Station. Council youth services planning and engagement officer Louise Barnett said young people participated in retro gaming and hoodie designing events on Friday and Saturday to mark the official opening of the centre. She said the opening was a positive step forward for Horsham youth after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had limited the building’s

use across the past 12 months. “These events provide social connection for our region’s youth who have had less gatherings to attend over the past 15 months,” she said. “It’s so wonderful to have young people enjoying COVID-safe events again.” Ms Barnett said the Design Your Own Hoodie workshop was the brainchild of Horsham teenagers. “The youth council actually came up with the idea of the hoodie event. They wanted to learn new design skills and see how printing equipment works,” she said. “We hope to run it again in the future.”

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Laneway Café without Borders, run out of Centre for Participation in Horsham, has created ‘Laneway care packages’ to spread a little kindness Project manager Jessica Koenig Fisher said the care packages were inspired by a belief there was a need for kindness in the community. “People want to give back and support each other but at times, community members are unsure how to achieve this,” she said. “Us taking the initiative has made the gift of giving easy. “Food brings people together and this is our way of sending a message of inclusiveness within our community.” Ms Koenig Fisher said the packages contained fresh food made daily in the café’s kitchen. The care packages are all similar, depending on availability of products, and cost $100. “This provides the consumer with a minimum of 15 serves of ready-made meals plus staples to help fill the cupboard,” Ms Koenig Fisher said. “We have kept them at cost price and a lot of the food can be frozen. “People can give them as a gift to someone to simply show support to those who may be struggling. “Many individuals and businesses that have lost their income or jobs during COVID will be still feeling the effect for months to come.” Ms Koenig Fisher said the café operated in conjunction with the centre’s other hospitality arms, including a community meals service, catering, social pantry at Murra Warra Wind Farm and food relief cooking. “This all occurs Monday to Friday while providing meaningful work experience in a safe happy space, which is offered by our learner pathway programs,” she said. Centre acting chief executive Robbie Millar said the care packages were an extension of the organisation’s commitment to changing lives and strengthening communities through opportunities in commu-

SREADING KINDNESS: Laneway Café without Borders’ Lyndell Shiells, left, and Jacqui Hill prepare a care package. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER nity support, volunteering, learning and partnerships. “While the end product is clearly beneficial to the community, the process of prepping, making and then delivering through our amazing volunteers also meets numerous other internal goals we have set, which helps build stronger, more resilient communities,” he said. “We’ve also supported more than 32,000 hours of learning through more than 1300 enrolments, delivered more than 7800 community meals and over 5300 Meals on Wheels meals, travelled more than 35,000 kilometres to support over 1800 social support activities, provided opportunity for our L2P learner drivers to continue to get driving lessons, with eight achieving their licence in the past 12 months alone.” Laneway Café Without Borders launched in July 2019 in partnership with Horsham Special School and Woodbine. To combat difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the café moved from Horsham’s central business district to Centre for Participation in Urquhart Street. Mr Millar said there was a need to look at different ways to deliver the organisation’s pathway programs while staying in touch with the community’s needs. “I feel we were able to keep building to-

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Dr Harrison said there was a pressing need to ensure transmission lines from north Ballarat to Bulgana near Great Western were equipped to capitalise on burgeoning renewable-energy projects in western Victoria. “We need to make sure we build something that has the capacity to carry energy loads not just for now but into the future,” he said. A Victorian Renewable Energy Zones Development Plan paper has identified a stage-one need in the network to carry 500kv. The expansion, expected to cost between $132-million and $308-million, would remove barriers to the Wimmera and southern Mallee as well as Ararat district becoming a Victorian renewable-energy hub. It would provide an extra 1200 megawatts of renewable-energy beyond what is already in operation or planned. Dr Harrison declared his position based on Ararat’s long-established history in renewable-energy generation and amid the council’s efforts in development of a new bio-fuel project in the city. Meanwhile, the company in charge of developing the new 190-kilometre electricity-transmission line is confident farming will be able to continue underneath the new line. AusNet Services made the claim after completing investigations into agricultural activities and machinery height limits. AusNet executive project director Stephanie McGregor said the company acknowledged and understood uncertainty around the issue of farming under the potential transmission line. She said AusNet’s engineers had fast-tracked investigations to provide ‘much-needed’ clarity on the issue. “We have listened to feedback from regional communities, as well as from farmers who already farm under the 6500 kilometres of existing transmission lines across Victoria,” she said. “We’ve also undertaken further work and can confirm that farming will be able to continue under the proposed new transmission line for

western Victoria if an overhead option is chosen – including irrigated horticulture. “These summary guidelines for the project are based on these investigations and clarify the agricultural activities and operation of machinery that will be permitted along the transmission-line easement.” Wimmera development leaders, who have long identified the potential of large-scale socio-economic benefits of wind, solar and other renewable-energy generation in the region, have argued for several years that outdated electrical infrastructure was preventing a realisation of the industry’s potential. But the transmission-line project, essential to carry the levels of electricity generated from western Victorian renewables to Melbourne and beyond, has generated considerable anxiety, debate and protest along the line route. The effect of overhead lines on farming activities has been among key concerns.

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Ms McGregor said ‘Living and Working with Western Victoria Transmission Network Project’ summary guidelines outlined activities permitted within 500kV and 220kV line easements as part of the project. She said these included operating centre-pivot and lateral-moving irrigators within permitted heights under the proposed transmission lines. However, operation of large gun-type water-spray irrigators would not be permitted under the proposed overhead lines. “If there is a need to operate vehicles and agricultural equipment above permitted heights, AusNet Services will work with landholders to identify alternative solutions including micro-siting of towers, alternative practices and potential equipment replacement via compensation,” Ms McGregor said. “Once the final route is determined later in the year, we will be working very closely with every landowner to help them continue farming with as little impact as possible.” Detailed investigations into landowners and the wider community concerns are continuing through an Environment Effects Statement process.

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Member for Mallee Anne Webster will officially open Hindmarsh Shire Council’s transformed business and community hub in Dimboola’s Old Shire Hall tomorrow. A $600,000 Federal Government Community Development Grant from 2019 enabled the council to refurbish the building into the Dimboola Community Civic Hub. Mayor Ron Ismay said businesses and community organisations could use the multi-use building for meetings, exhibitions, training, educa-

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imboola will become a science-fiction wonderland later this year for the town’s first ever steampunk festival.

Festival organiser and Dimboola Imaginarium owner Chan Uoy has joined other creatives in the town to present The Wimmera’s First Steampunk Street Party on September 4. Steampunk is a genre of science fiction set in a pseudo-Victorian style era. The steampunk festival will be a chance for people to dress up in themed clothing and experience art, music and culture all in one place. It will coincide with a series of events in Dimboola, including a book launch, night market, park opening and costume exhibition. Mr Uoy said his vision was to create an event to put Dimboola and the Wimmera on Victoria’s tourism map. “The steampunk component is a way of showing the Wimmera is progressive and cool,” he said. “I’ve observed this kind of festival being successful in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Goulburn in New South Wales. “I always imagined it being activated at night, where it would come alive with buildings illuminated and people wearing hats and cool outfits down the street.” Mr Uoy said the many components of the event would create a major socio-economic opportunity to attract visitors to the region. “If you’re not doing the Melbourne to Adelaide route, most travellers become too lazy after the Grampians, it’s too far,” he said.

VISION: From left, Helena Croser, Chan Uoy and Hilary Willowsmith are keen to present The Wimmera’s First Steampunk Party in September. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER Mr Uoy said money raised from exhibition entry fees would go to the Royal Flying Doctor Service for mentalhealth services. “There have been many suicides in the Wimmera during this pandemic,” he said. “The number of suicides that have taken place in Australia in general during the pandemic has been astronomical, so we wanted to raise awareness and money for mental-health services.” Author Adam McNichol will launch his book ‘The Wimmera: A Journey Through Western Victoria’ as part

“The silver lining from the COVID-19 pandemic is when you’ve been locked down in Melbourne, a four-hour drive becomes liberating. “We need to capture the domestic tourist who is here now while people can’t go overseas. “We need to strike while the iron is hot.” The event will involve a retrospective three-day exhibition of costumes, created by costume makers Hilary Willowsmith and Marie Gater, representing the golden age of Melbourne’s alternative party scene during the 1990s and 2000s.

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Dimboola will also be piloting its first night market to run alongside steampunk festivities, featuring stallholders from across the Wimmera including the Kaniva Puppet Shop and Heartfelt Café. Business owners in towns such as Rupanyup, Donald, Warracknabeal, Nhill, Jeparit, Rainbow, Edenhope and Murtoa have also shown interest in the market. Mr Uoy said towns would come

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immera councils are a step closer to being able to transition to a four-bin recycling system with the State Government providing $127-million to support a statewide shift.

The government is providing money to all Victorian councils to buy new bins, improve drop-off facilities, present education campaigns and ensure they have infrastructure in place to roll out the reforms. Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio announced the funding to support Victorian councils to transition to the new household waste and recycling system. The change includes household provision of wheelie bins with different coloured lids. There will be green for food-organics and garden-waste, purple for separate glass recycling, red for general rubbish and yellow for mixed recycling. The government plans for the four-bin waste and recycling system to be standard for households across the state by 2030. Most Wimmera councils already provide two of the proposed bins – general waste and recycling – as part of kerbside services. Many other councils also provide greenwaste bins. The purple glass bin is in response to glass contamination issues in recycled material. When mixed with other recyclable materials glass shatters and contaminates valuable, easy-to-recycle materials such as paper and cardboard. This reduces the quality of these materials and their ability to be recycled. Victorian municipal councils will share in more than $86-million to establish the new

four-bin services with standardised bin-lid colours. Ms D’Ambrosio said the system would make it easier for Victorians to recycle waste. “This funding will ensure that all Victorian households have access to a consistent four-bin waste and recycling service,” she said. “An additional $40.9-million will support councils, business and communities to maximise recycling, creating new jobs and supporting local manufacturing. “The recycling sector creates 9.2 jobs for every 10,000 tonnes of waste recycled, compared with 2.8 jobs for the same volume sent to landfill. “This funding will make sure our regional communities, in particular, are ready for these reforms, with improved drop-off facilities at resource-recovery centres to collect food organics, garden organics and glass. “In partnership with councils the Victorian government will deliver a reliable and consistent statewide recycling system through better household recycling, improved infrastructure and stronger industry regulation.” Ms D’Ambrosio said local government was on the frontline of the reforms. “We are working hand-in-hand with councils to ensure they have the resources they need to roll out these reforms in every corner of the state,” she said. “We know all Victorians want to be able to do more to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and use resources wisely – this funding helps to do exactly that.”

EXPO SUCCESS: St Brigid’s College students, from left, Katelyn Hughes, Claire Burton and Larissa Barber log on to the Western Victorian Careers Expo. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Praise for online careers expo Hundreds of Wimmera-southern Mallee students enjoyed access to a wide range of employment, education and further education providers at an annual Western Victorian Careers Expo. Organisers of country Victoria’s largest careers expo ran the event solely online for the second year running because of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. About 70 exhibitors hosted online interactive webinars, led by regional, metropolitan and interstate career, industry and course advisers. St Brigid’s College teacher and careers co-ordinator Lesley Lannen said the virtual expo was

again successful, with year-10 and 11 students participating in the seminars while at school. “The virtual careers expo provides a wonderful opportunity for students to gain knowledge and to ask questions and is an important part of the career education program at St Brigid’s College,” she said. “It would be great to be able to further increase the number and variety of seminars next year.” Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN project officer Vanessa O’Loughlin said the virtual expo gave students an opportunity to connect with career information despite restrictions on physical gatherings.

She said the LLEN helped with regional trade and industry representation. “We had a great response from young people, particularly with the engineering expert panel,” she said. “The sessions really give young people the chance to connect directly with industry and get first-hand knowledge of what the working environment is like. “WSMLLEN looks forward to supporting next year’s expo, whether it be virtual or back to face-to-face.” The expo is the major platform for information and advice for Wimmera-southern Mallee students in years nine to 12.

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ater supply across almost a quarter of Victoria is manoeuvring to become the latest industry to benefit from renewable energy in the region.

GWMWater is already adopting solar-capture infrastructure to offset power use at its many Wimmera-Mallee facilities and is now a partner in a broader project to save energy and reduce its carbon footprint. GWMWater is collaborating with Gippsland Water, Centre for New Energy Technologies, C4NET, and researchers from Federation University and RMIT University to explore smarter ways to use electricity. The efforts are likely to lead to reduced energy costs, which GWMWater could ultimately pass on to its customers. Managing director Mark Williams confirmed that study results could help GWMWater save money on power bills while further reducing its carbon emissions. “This project extends the work we have been doing to install behind-the-meter solar at our facilities across the region,” he said. “If results show promise, this research can then be put into practice to provide real benefits for us, the water industry more broadly and mostly importantly, our customers.” The project is called INdustrial and commercial demand FLEXing to Increase Overall benefit, or more simply ‘Inflexion’.

Federation University lead researcher Dr Rakibuzzaman Shah said the project involved tracking energy use at water and wastewater treatment plants and pump stations and developing a schedule for operation that reduced energy use during peak demand periods. “For instance, if you could make sure a pump station only operates during off-peak hours when electricity rates are lower, this will save money on the water corporation’s power bill,” Dr Shah said. “They can also be scheduled to operate only when renewable energies, such as solar power systems, are powering the site. “Another part of this project is to set up these water corporations in a way that they can feed electricity back into the grid from their use of renewable energies and be paid for that, partially offsetting their energy costs.” Centre for New Energy Technologies chief executive James Seymour said engagement from the likes of GWMWater and Gippsland Water was an essential part of the project. “It is the leadership of innovative entities such as Gippsland Water and GWMWater to engage in such research that will help deliver benefits for consumers, asset managers and the environment through the energy transition upon us,” he said. GWMWater, which is capturing solar energy from 57 facilities, has already reduced its carbon emissions by 17 percent since 2018-19.

DAY OUT: From left, Serena Daniel, Minay Grobbelaar and Diana Daniel at a family and learning day for the South Sudanese community of Stawell. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Family learning day at Stawell Stawell Neighbourhood House opened its doors to the town’s growing South Sudanese community for a day of family learning at the weekend. Wimmera Development Association’s Settlement Services hosted the day, providing road-safety training to adults as well as children’s activities and opportunities to learn more about services. Wimmera Development Association has worked with community leader Ayuen Kur throughout the pandemic to provide information about COVID-19 to South Sudanese

families, and worked with Stawell Tuition to support students and parents with study and digital literacy support. The association presented the Road Safety for New Arrivals program to adults, part of a VicRoads Community Grants Program, while children were entertained. WDA Settlement Services manager Sara Barron said after a year of disrupted services due to the COVID-19 pandemic she was delighted to have offered people a chance to learn and mingle, in person. “Many of the families moved to

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ravelling distances between Wimmera centres and to Melbourne and Adelaide are likely to fit neatly into a State Government project to have more electricvehicle charging stations across the state. The government is calling for businesses, councils and community organisations to install stations and has allocated $5-million in funding to expand the state’s fast-charger network. One of the key aspects of fast chargers is that they can provide electric vehicles with enough power to travel 100 kilometres after 10 minutes of charge. The Western Highway travelling distance from Melbourne to Ballarat is 114.8 kilometres, from Ballarat to Ararat 92.6km, Ararat to Stawell 31km,

Stawell to Horsham 66.7, Horsham to Nhill 74.4km and Nhill to Kaniva 40km. The trip from Kaniva to Adelaide is about 313km. On the Henty Highway the travelling distance from Hamilton to Horsham is 130.4km, from Horsham to Warracknabeal almost 60km, from Warracknabeal to Hopetoun 63.2km and Hopetoun to Mildura 191km. The Wimmera Highway trip between Edenhope and Horsham is 94.6km, Horsham to Rupanyup 46.6km and Rupanyup to St Arnaud 62.6km and St Arnaud to Bendigo 198.3km. State Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the grants would lead to more charging stations across Victoria to meet the surge in demand for zeroemissions vehicles. She said regional Victoria would re-

ceive 80 percent of the funding, giving electric-vehicle owners confidence to travel across the state. “The funding will deliver around 100 charging stations across Victoria. The government will work with successful applicants to maximise the number of chargers that can be delivered,” she said. Some electric-vehicle charging stations are already in place in centres across the Wimmera-Mallee. Government support for publiccharging infrastructure aims to help meet a Victorian target to have zeroemission vehicles making up half of all new-car sales by 2030 and to halve the state’s carbon emissions, also by 2030. The transport sector accounts for 25 percent of Victoria’s total carbon emissions.

Ms D’Ambrosio said electric vehicles would reduce emissions, while also reducing the amount of air and noise pollution, making cities and towns more liveable. “This funding will expand the extensive existing network of chargers at locations such as shopping centres, hotels, restaurants and tourist destinations,” she said. “By expanding the locations, particularly in regional Victoria, we are giving electric-vehicle owners confidence they can charge their cars when they need and where they need. “The grants program will also support jobs across supply chains and services – including technicians, mechanics and electricians – which brings broader economic benefits across the state.” The 100 new fast chargers will be

across Victoria and range from 11 kilowatts to 100kW. This funding is on top of $644,000 to install chargers across 17 sites in the Loddon-Mallee region and $3-million to install ultrarapid chargers connecting Ballarat, Horsham, Euroa, Moe and Torquay. Ms D’Ambrosio said the chargers were part of a comprehensive $100-million plan to drive uptake of zero-emissions vehicles, which includes more than 20,000 subsidies starting at $3000 to help Victorians buy a zero-emissions vehicle – the first subsidy of its kind in Australia – and funding to drive uptake across the government and commercial fleet. Applications for funding to support charging-station installation are open until 5pm on July 23. People can find out more by visiting website energy.vic.gov.au/DCAV.

School holiday activities galore Northern Grampians Shire Council will offer a winter school holiday program to help keep the shire’s children and their visiting family and friends entertained. The council is working alongside other organisations to present a selection of activities for a variety of ages, stages and interests. For crafters and book lovers, Northern Grampians Library Services is offering a CWA Craft or Create Your Own Jigsaw and holiday story-time sessions in St Arnaud and Stawell libraries. Stawell Sports and Aquatic Centre will be giving children a taste of group fitness with pilates, SMARTFit and sports such as basketball and indoor soccer. There will also be pool games. For nature lovers, Stawell Urban Landcare will host a series of nature-themed activities including building worm towers, nature walks and dances and kids’ yoga at Stawell Neighbourhood

House and St Arnaud Country Club. Budja Budja will have activities at their community house with rock-painting, indoor games such as frisbee frenzy, weaving and scratch art. Grampians Youth Events is also hosting a day of activities on July 1 at Stawell Entertainment Centre for young people aged 12 to 25. The event is called Arcad-i-con and includes Cosplay, DND, spray-paint mural making, facepainting, drum beat and smoothie bike pedalling. The day will finish with a movie screening of Zathura from 6pm to 8pm. Mayor Murray Emerson said he was glad to see restrictions easing at a time with such a diverse timetable of school-holiday entertainment for children and youth in the shire. People seeking more information about shire events can visit website www.ngshire.vic.gov. au/events-calendar or call 5358 8700.

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Dr Harrison said the council identified the two-hour time limit was needed to ensure everyone had a fair chance to find the right park for their purpose. “We know from speaking with local traders that it’s critical to have turnover in parking spaces to attract customers,” he said. “Where a parking spot has time restrictions – this limit will remain in effect to ensure everyone has a fair go at finding a park until we have a chance to update the metered parking signs.” Dr Harrison said parking limits would be regulated between 9am and 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 9am to noon on weekends. Greater Ararat Business Network president Maria Whitford said the network ‘strongly’ backed the free parking scheme. “It really shows that council will continue to support the stronger together ethos, encouraging more people to spend time at our local businesses, especially those travelling from out of town,” she said.

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State Government disability-workerregistration scheme will aim to make Victoria’s disability workforce ‘stronger and safer’. It is also designed to give regional Victorians with disabilities greater choice and better protections. The first scheme of its kind in Australia, voluntary-disability-worker registration will open tomorrow. This will allow a Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria to independently assess disability workers. Across the disability sector, different checks, standards and screenings in place for disability workers might vary in consistency or in some cases might not exist. Registration fills a critical gap by ensuring registered disability workers meet rigorous standards and are assessed for safety, skills and professionalism, regardless of how they are employed or how the services they provide are funded. Under the scheme, by becoming registered, disability workers can demonstrate their commitment to upholding the safety and quality of the workforce for people with disability. By registering, disability workers will be free of a fee in the first year and can have their experience recognised without needing a qualification. People with a disability and their carers will be able to easily check if a disability worker is registered through a public list on a Victorian Disability Worker Commission website. Disability-worker registration is a key part of

the Disability Worker Regulation Scheme – a new set of regulations to strengthen protections for Victorians with disabilities and ensure the quality of the disability workforce. The government established the new safeguards in response to recommendations of the Victorian Parliament’s 2016 Inquiry into abuse in disability services, which revealed high levels of abuse and neglect. The launch of worker registration also shadows a Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, which has heard cases about mistreatment of regional Victorians with disabilities. Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria chair Melanie Eagles said everyone living with disability deserved a ‘safe’ choice. “For someone living with disability, knowing their worker is registered provides confidence they have the right skills to deliver high quality services,” she said. “Registration supports increased professionalisation in disability work and for people seeking services to find workers they know have been independently assessed as safe, skilled and professional.” Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner Dan Stubbs: “I’m really pleased to be part of implementing a registration program that recognises the excellent, high-quality work so many disability workers do in Victoria.” Disability workers can apply to register from tomorrow at vdwc.vic.gov.au.

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FRIENDLY COMPETITION: Ss Michael and John’s Primary School students, from left, Charley Ward, Sienna Manserra, Scarlett Abbott and Isla Hiscock don the colours of their AFL and regional teams for a ‘footy colours day’ to mark the last day of term two. Students broke into sports house teams to participate in activities including a Lego Masters challenge, tower building, designing football guernseys and an AFL quiz. They topped off the day with a hot-dog lunch.

A glimpse into the world of Rohde Sculptor Kate Rohde will head an illustrated artist talk at Ararat Gallery TAMA at the weekend. The Melbourne-based artist uses clay and resin to create intricate, abstract and brightly coloured sculptures. Mayor Jo Armstrong said the artist talk would further enhance visitor experiences at the gallery. “We’re truly privileged to have a top-class institution like Ararat Gallery TAMA that supports access to art and culture and continues to deliver engaging art experiences like the upcoming artist talk,” she said. Cr Armstrong said Rohde’s talk followed on from the success of an ‘Obsessed: Compelled to make, Australian Design Centre’ touring exhibition at the gallery.

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Wimmera manufacturing company desperately trying to attract workers is concerned its plans to hire Pacific Islanders might still fall short of meeting labour demand.

Ararat company AME Systems plans to pay about $3000 for each of 50 Samoan workers to quarantine in Melbourne for two weeks before moving to regional Victoria in late July. The company has signed onto a Federal Government Pacific Labour Scheme, which allows Pacific Island workers to move to rural and regional Australia for up to three years. Managing director Nick Carthew said the company, which makes wiring harnesses for military and aerospace vehicles, had grown substantially in the past two years leading to a desperate need for workers. “We’ve seen a 100 percent increase in order intake,” he said. “We’ve been continually onboarding for more than two years due to substantial organic and strategic growth in the aerospace defence market.” Mr Carthew said the Ararat municipality’s low unemployment rate was making it difficult for the company to find workers who lived in the region. “Ararat’s unemployment rate is three percent, you’re never going to get an employment rate lower than that,” he said. “We’ve been advertising heavily on social media and through television ads and it’s just not working. “We have to attract skilled people

from other locations.” Mr Carthew said lack of housing was also a major factor. “We’ve also got a housing issue that we’ve been pushing state and local governments to try to help with,” he said. “With all of these issues considered, and COVID shutting borders, we’ve nearly got to a point where we just cannot grow the business and meet our customers’ order demands without bringing in new people.” Mr Carthew said the housing shortage prompted the company to purchase Rex Hotel in the city’s main street to house the Pacific Islander workers. “There are tradesmen in there now who are preparing it for 30 of the 50 who are coming,” he said. “We’re also looking for extra rental space for the other 20 people. “But even with all these workers, there is another 30 people required on top of that.” The decision to employ Pacific Island workers is one of many the company is exploring to fill its labour shortage. Mr Carthew said the company had also trialled running a 65-seat bus service to transport workers from Ballarat. “We had that running for about a month and a half,” he said. “We were going to run it permanently given that we were going to get an uptake of people coming from Ballarat, but that didn’t continue.” The company is also concerned it could lose 50 workers who were on a 485 visa to New South Wales. Mr Carthew said the New South

Money for Balmoral RSL Balmoral RSL Sub-Branch has $8646 in State Government funding for electrical and plumbing upgrades under the latest round of a Veterans Capital Works Grant Program. Member for Lowan Emma Kealy congratulated the sub-branch for securing the grant to undertake the works – a project she said was long overdue. “I am delighted the club’s ongoing advocacy for funding to maintain and improve the Balmoral RSL has paid dividends,” she said. “Led by president James Parker, the club has been very proactive in sourcing grants over recent years, with successful applications including a grant for a new verandah and for the poppy sculpture at the Balmoral Memorial site. “The RSL plays a vital role in helping us to honour and acknowledge those who have served, died or suffered for Australia’s cause in all wars, armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations, as well as providing vital support for our veterans and their families.”

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WORKERS NEEDED: AME Systems managing director Nick Carthew is concerned a Pacific Islander labour scheme might not be enough to solve the company’s labour shortage. Wales government changed its policy around the visa to allow people to move to regional parts of the state for three years. “People who are on that visa can only be in regional Victoria for 18 months,” he said.

“We’re lobbying the State Government right now to try to match Victoria with what New South Wales is doing because if we lose those 50 people, AME will be in a hell of a lot of trouble.”

Historic Albacutya bridge north of Rainbow is set for a major upgrade with Hindmarsh Shire Council announcing a contractor for the project. Ace Infrastructure Pty Ltd will build the $2.14-million dual-lane bridge, replacing a single-lane bridge built more than 100 years ago. Mayor Ron Ismay said the council expected works to start in September. “This will enable a further upgrade in the safety of a key road in the shire,” he said. “This will allow easier access for local farmers and tourists as the gravel bypass through the Outlet Creek bed will no longer need to be used.”

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ember for Lowan has described a State Government denial that a plan to open licensed river farmland frontage to camping was a farm-biosecurity risk as ‘outrageous’.

Ms Kealy said it was clear, as the Nationals stated in State Parliament in May, that landholders had legitimate concerns about biosecurity, farm trespass, public liability, waste management, bushfire risk and environmental degradation under the change. She said a response from Boating and Fishing Minister Melissa Horne cited ‘there is no increased biosecurity risk’. “This is despite the rules allowing camping for up to 28 days at a time on licensed river frontages, even within 200 metres of farmers’ homes,” she said. “Incredibly she doubled down on Labor’s new rules saying the changes will allow camping to be ‘better managed’. “It is unacceptable that the Andrews government has handballed the management responsibility of camping to our farmers who are not park rangers. “For Labor to suggest there is no increased risk to biosecurity is outrageous – while river

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frontages are open for day visitation, opening them up for extended camping will substantially increase traffic and risk. “The Andrews government fails to understand the potential threats to our world-class food and fibre industry. There are too many questions which remain unanswered.” Ms Kealy said the minister’s response was a slap in the face to the 10,000 farmers who had river-frontage licences. “Labor has turned its back on our waterways and our agricultural industry when it issued its camping free-for-all,” she said. “During consultation, the government promised new powers would be given to Parks Victoria to enforce new offences created by the regulations, such as interfering with livestock, damaging wildlife or native vegetation, or polluting the area with waste. “Yet during questioning over the budget allocations in the 2021-22 financial year, the government conceded no additional money had been allocated to Parks Victoria to enforce its new camping rules. “The Andrews government must immediately halt its plans to open up licensed river frontages for camping until it gets the balance right.”

RELATIONSHIPS FIRST: Home Instead Horsham franchise owner Kerrie Ward, centre, welcomes Home Instead founders Martin and Sarah Warner to the Wimmera. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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The owner of a newly established in-home care franchise in the Wimmera believes the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated, more than ever, a need for the region’s seniors to remain in their own homes. Home Instead Horsham owner Kerrie Ward started her franchise about 15 months ago, including 12 months at the business’s Roberts Avenue location. “It’s going very well. We’ve had very good growth, particularly in the past few months,” she said. “Given that we opened up during COVID, it took us a while to get established the first six months, but since then, it’s going really well. We now employ 26 people.” Mrs Ward said it was important to enable people to remain living in their own homes. “Especially with the Royal Commission, with everything into residential services in the past 12 months with COVID, it’s more important than ever to keep people in their own homes as long as possible,” she said. Mrs Ward said Home Instead staff looked after senior citizens in the community, providing inhome services to help them stay at home rather than going into care. “We provide a high-quality in-home service. We can do things like transport assistance, personal care, shopping, home care, companionship, cooking meals – pretty much anything they need, really,” she said.

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“We can do private services or government-subsidised services through home-care packages.” Home Instead founders Martin and Sarah Warner visited Mrs Ward in Horsham this month. The couple started the business 16 years ago and Mrs Warner said a highlight was ‘changing the face of ageing one person at a time – enabling them to end their lives in whatever way they want to’. “At the time we started the business we were looking after our parents and saw there was definitely a need for personal care that was focused on building relationships with the person who requires the care and then supporting them to do the tasks,” she said. “We talk about relationship first, task second, not just going in and doing the task as quick as possible and then getting out.” Mr Warner said he was studying a masters in health services when the opportunity to start Home Instead, founded in America, came up. “We decided to investigate that and it was about looking after people in their own home,” he said. “There’s very much a focus on relationships in terms of caring for people as opposed to just tasks, which really appeals to us because we think relationships are the most important aspect of caring for a person.” – Sarah Matthews Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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immera Aboriginal women participating in BreastScreen Victoria’s breast screen program received a free shawl to wear during the procedure, to ensure they felt more ‘comfortable, respected and culturally safe’.

The service’s pink mobile screening van, known as Nina, visited Budja Budja Aboriginal Co-operative at Halls Gap and Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative in Horsham this month. Breast screens are designed to help diagnose breast cancer early and help save lives. Aboriginal women aged 50 to 74 were offered a free mammogram at both locations, along with a shawl – theirs to keep – designed by regional Gunditjmara and Wotjobaluk artist, Tanisha Lovett. Miss Lovett said of her design, called ‘Strong Connections’: “Women sit side by side with no shame of getting their breast screens completed. In the middle of the artwork is the symbol of a meeting place. On each side of the artwork are different mobs and their connections.” The project is part of a series of visits to Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations across Victoria. ‘The Beautiful Shawl Project’ is an award-winning program, run jointly by BreastScreen Victoria and Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, VACCHO. It has visited 14 communities since it started in October 2018 and has reached more than 350 Aboriginal women, who have screened. Budja Budja social and emotional wellbeing co-ordinator Sarah Garton said the co-operative was proud to host BreastScreen Victoria and the Beautiful Shawl Project at its Halls Gap clinic. “Providing a friendly, culturally safe place where women feel comfortable and supported is very important to us at Budja Budja,” she said. “This was our first time being involved in the onsite delivery of breast screening for our local women, both indigenous and non-indigenous, and we have been blown away by the support. “The proactivity of our women in coming forward, making their bookings and really taking control of their health from an early intervention perspective has been fantastic to see.”

Manager of public health and research at VACCHO, Susan Forrester said the organisation was proud the ‘strength-based culturally safe initiative’ had been successful in improving the screening experience for Aboriginal women in the region. “Key to its success is the collaborative approach, including partnering with Budja Budja and Goolum Goolum, designing a shawl featuring the work of local artists, on country, supporting Aboriginal women to screen together as a group and increasing the cultural competence of BreastScreen Victoria staff,” she said. “Together we will continue to build on successes and partner with Aboriginal community-controlled organisations across the state in 2021 and beyond, to ensure a safe and supportive screening experience for women.”

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BreastScreen Victoria chief executive Terri Smith said Aboriginal women had told the organisation the cultural screening shawls provided a ‘culturally inclusive and positive experience’ when they had their breast screen. “It’s important that we can reduce barriers to breast screening wherever possible because early detection saves lives,” she said. “We’re proud our mobile screening service is reaching communities across Victoria and are thrilled to welcome women from Halls Gap and Horsham.” Breast cancer is the most common cancer for Aboriginal women. Aboriginal women typically screen at lower rates than the general population, however, the number of Aboriginal women accessing breast screens continues to increase each year. BreastScreen Victoria aims to reduce the impact of a breast cancer diagnosis by ensuring the best health outcomes through early detection. The organisation encouraged eligible Victorians aged 50 to 74 to have a free mammogram every two years, as they are the group most at risk of developing the disease. However, all eligible Victorians 40 and older may attend. People can visit breastscreen.org.au or call 13 20 50 for more information or to book.

Farm-safety workshops on offer Partners in Ag is collaborating with WorkSafe Victoria to present Farm Safety Staff Induction Workshops at Warracknabeal and Longerenong College next week. The workshops will provide participants with a base level of general farm safety, an understanding of available resources and develop an awareness of a farm-safe culture. The workshops will be at Warracknabeal Neighbourhood House on July 8 and the college on July 9. Both will be from 8.30am to 4.30pm. The one-day theoretical and practical workshop will cover the basics of farm safety in a classroom-style setting in the morning and an on-farm practical session in the afternoon. The workshop will cover a wide range of topics, ranging from basic chemical safety to working in isolation, personal protective equipment

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Called Jimny Lite, the new offering will be a manual-only affair when it arrives in August, riding on 15-inch steel wheels and offering customers an even more back-to-basics approach to motoring and off-roading. While pricing and specification details are yet to be revealed in full, the Jimny Lite will more than live up to its name, with Suzuki revealing so far that the new variant is set to forgo many of the creature comforts the market has become accustomed to. The steel wheels will be the first giveaway of the Lite’s identity, with other cues being the plastic wing mirror covers, halogen projector headlights and a lack of foglights. Inside the cabin, the standard Jimny’s 7.0-inch infotainment system has been ditched in favour of a traditional in-dash radio-CD player, although Bluetooth connectivity will still be included for music streaming and hands-free voice calls. The climate control system has been thrown out too, replaced by a manually adjusted heater and air-conditioner. No changes have been made under the skin or under the bonnet, meaning

BACK TO BASICS: Suzuki’s Jimny Lite is set to forgo many of the creature comforts the market has become accustomed to.

the Lite will share the regular version’s 75kW-130Nm outputs courtesy of the familiar 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine. Although only available with a manual transmission, the Lite will still include a low-range transfer case as well as hill descent control. Suzuki Automotive general manager Michael Pachota said the Lite’s confirmation was the brand ‘giving people what they want’. “With demand continuously increasing for this model, we are so

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ust four months after introducing the entry-level Sport S variant, Jeep Australia has trimmed its Gladiator range back down to two for the new model year, with the line-up now opened by the $68,450 Night Eagle, marking a swift $3000 uptick in starting price.

A range-wide payload increase of 73kg is enough, according to Jeep, to see the Gladiator ‘reclassified from an off-road passenger vehicle to a light goods carrying vehicle’. The addition of the Night Eagle also brings the Gladiator range into line with the Compass, Wrangler and Grand Cherokee portfolios in terms of variant names, with the flagship Rubicon nomenclature still being shared with the Wrangler on which it is based. In exchange for the extra outlay, Jeep has garnered the Night Eagle with more standard equipment than the Sport S, bridging the gap between it and the equally outbound Overland variant. Befitting of its name and in keeping with the other Night Eagle model variants, the newest Gladiator flaunts plenty of darkened styling cues and body features including black 17-inch alloy wheels, gloss black grille, deep tint sunscreen windows and black

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price has risen $500 to $76,950 plus on-roads on account of the payload increase. Jeep Australia marketing and communications director Tom Noble said after a year of being on the market in Australia, ‘we’ve listened to our customers and have invested in improving the payload capacity of the Jeep Gladiator, elevating its capability and adventure-ready stance’. “We’re constantly looking at ways to improve customer value with our vehicles, and the Jeep Gladiator Night Eagle ensures customers can buy into the Jeep Gladiator range and gain premium equipment as a standard,” he said. Jeep has sold 467 examples of its lifestyle-oriented pick-up so far this year ending May, accounting for 0.6 percent of the ever-booming 4x4 ute segment. – Callum Hunter

NIGHT EAGLE: Jeep Australia’s addition of the Night Eagle brings the Gladiator range into line with the Compass, Wrangler and Grand Cherokee portfolios. audio system, parking sensors front and rear as well as keyless entry and remote start. Under the skin, the Night Eagle comes as standard with a new 4.10 rear axle ratio within its non-locking differential and a more powerful 240Amp alternator. Otherwise, all mechanicals are the same as the outgoing Sport S and Overland, including the 3.6-litre ‘Pentastar’ V6 petrol engine, ZF-sourced

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immera-Mallee farmers have been blessed with rain across the region in the past month, but mixed and uncertain conditions continue.

Gorst Rural agronomist Rhys Cottam-Starkey, who works with farmers across the Ararat municipality, said farmer confidence was high with wet, consistent weather since Christmas last year. Mr Cottam-Starkey said his coverage area, which included locations such as Maroona, Tatyoon and Lake Bolac, had a positive start to cropping, with crops germinating. “We’re tracking very well where we’ve had a fair bit of rain since Christmas,” he said. “As soon you get south of the Glenelg Highway, it’s really wet, but everything north of Willaura has been a little drier.” The Bureau of Meteorology recorded 60 millimetres of rain at Ararat, Stawell 76mm, Horsham 61.88mm and Edenhope 41mm this month. Nhill received 17.6mm and Hopetoun in the southern Mallee, 22.2 mm. Mr Cottam-Starkey said the mixed results across the region meant farmers would be approaching their fertilising and spraying routines differently. “Canola spraying is mostly done and the first lot of urea is going out now for a lot of farmers in my area,” he said. “However, when times have been drier like further northwest, it would

WET CONDITIONS: Gorst Rural agronomist Rhys Cottam-Starkey has seen mixed cropping conditions across Ararat district throughout the year. Picture: DYLAN DE JONG be time to change your fertiliser regime based on the potential rain you’re predicted to get.” Mr Cottam-Starkey said regular rain intervals throughout winter and spring would be ideal for crop development. “In my area, I’m looking at the longterm forecast and the closer we get to spring the better idea we’ll have of what the outcome of cropping will be this year,” he said.

“The climate forecast is predicting a pretty standard spring, which is what we want. “We don’t want a wet winter and a wet spring.” The bureau predicts rainfall is likely to be average to above average in most cropping regions in Victoria throughout winter, from June to August. It stated higher than average rain was more likely in June and most

cropping regions would face less favourable conditions for the remainder of winter. Conditions for farmers further west in locations such as Horsham, Warracknabeal, Edenhope and Nhill had been dry up until the June break. Dry conditions in the Wimmera-Mallee led to some farmers having to dry sow their crops, which failed to germinate until the recent break.

Wimmera grain farmer David Drage, who operates a grain and sheep farm near Warracknabeal, said he was forced to sell some of his sheep to mitigate the lack of crop growth on his farm. “I sold a mob of ewes and lambs earlier this month just because it was going to be too long before any feed would emerge for them,” he said. “I just made the call while prices were high to sell them.” Mr Drage said the June break came as a relief after he dry sowed his wheat, barley and canola crops earlier this year. “A lot of my crops that I sowed only germinated on the rain we had last week,” he said. “I’m still in a position where about only 50 percent of what I’ve planted has emerged.” Mr Drage said despite the mixed conditions he was staying positive for an average cropping season this year after his crops were devastated by a severe frost last season. “We were differing between some of the best yields I’ve ever seen dispersed with well-below average yields due to frost damage last harvest,” he said. “However, there’s still potential for an average production and return this year. “There are regular rain events coming through. At least it is raining and we’re not stuck in a permanent drought cycle.”

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imboola resident Prudence Cook is hoping to use her background as an emerging leader in the agriculture industry to inspire women and make positive change in the Wimmera.

Ms Cook was one of 12 women across Australia accepted into a National Farmers Federation 2021 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. Ms Cook, 35, said she met with NFF and prospective leaders in Canberra earlier this month for the program’s official launch. “I was really impressed, not just by the program, but also the willingness of people we met in helping women get to where they want to be in their leadership,” she said. “There were a lot of women who were part of this course who I look up to and respect enormously.” The program will team Ms Cook up with a mentor who will help her work towards her leadership goals. Ms Cook said the short six-month duration of the course would allow her to continue to focus on running her own business and raising her daughter Millie, 17 months. “The NFF program is short, and not a huge time commitment, which makes it a lot more accessible for women with young families,” she said.

STRONG VOICE: Dimboola consultant and agricultural extension specialist Prudence Cook is taking on a national leadership program this year. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER “It’s important that women with young families are in leadership roles and be a representative of the issues they face, while seizing the opportunities they see.” Ms Cook said the diversity of the program was crucial to support more women into leadership positions. “Females make up about 50 percent of the population, therefore 50 percent of representative roles should include

female experiences and opinion,” she said. “We should be supporting more women into leadership roles, whether it be the local school council or the head of a national company.” Ms Cook launched her agricultural extension business Nine Creeks Consulting during the COVID-19 lockdowns last year. Her business uses research to help

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farm in Diapur, between Nhill and Kaniva, it is safe to say agriculture runs through Ms Cook’s veins. She also holds a leadership position with Grains Research and Development Corporation, where she sits on a Southern Panel to be a voice for grain growers across Victoria. Ms Cook said after completing the leadership program she was keen to become a key representative for the Wimmera and its agricultural sector. “I would like to continue to sit on boards or panels or representative organisations, where I can ensure farmers’ voices, Wimmera voices and country voices can be heard,” she said.” “I realise that for ag to thrive, our local communities need to thrive, and I know in the Wimmera we’re facing some social and housing issues. “I plan to live in the Wimmera for a very long time and I want it to be a great place for my daughter to grow up in. “I would love to make sure the Wimmera is a good place to live for everyone.”

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Think about it for a moment. When in government, you are vulnerable to the smallest mistake. When in opposition, your sole purpose is to deliver lasting body blows to the government to make sure you are next in line. Correct me if I am wrong, but I cannot remember the Federal Opposition hitting a home run in the game with the Morrison government for quite some time. Far more troubling to Scott Morrison right now is Barnaby Joyce. His mission, now that he has be re-elected as Leader of the Nationals and Deputy Prime Minister, is to show the government that the Nationals are no longer going to take it on the chin and tow the Liberal line. That was what drove the Nationals to dump Michael McCormack – no doubt a nice enough bloke – but lacking charisma and not putting up the good fight. I am pinching myself now for thinking the Nationals would not be so reckless as to re-elect Barnaby Joyce. But with hindsight, it is not surprising. His ‘shoot-from-the-hip style’ is what made him so popular in the first place.

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He is not the first politician to be shamed into resigning as leader, only to rise from the ashes. But does that make it okay? And should he come out all guns blazing within hours of being re-elected to heighten tensions with his Coalition partner by proclaiming he won’t support zero net emissions by 2050 until he ‘sees the detail’ and declaring his support for coal-fired power? I am pretty sure ‘ScoMo’ would have had steam coming out his ears. There is and has been for some time, little love lost between the Liberals and the Nationals, both at federal and state level. It has long been an uncomfortable marriage, a bit like staying together for ‘the kids’, but more so, staying together for power. But to expose so blatantly the vulnerability of this government is what the Opposition has failed to do. As is said, ‘who needs enemies?’ It would seem there is not just a

Canberra bubble, but a Queensland bubble. Pretty much all farmer organisations have come up with a zero-net carbon emissions target by 2050. The Australian Farm Institute chief executive Richard Heath told me on Country Today, that every keynote speaker at the AFI annual conference two weeks ago – from the Reserve Bank Governor Dr Phillip Lowe to former chief executive of the National Farmers Federation and former Liberal Trade Minister Andrew Robb – that our trading partners are crying out for the government to come up with a clear framework for measuring carbon-reduction strategies. Even Victorian National leader Peter Walsh told Country Today farmers were looking for national leadership on climate change, and on coal-fired power stations. “Science will evolve very fast around renewable energy and I just think if we keep saying no, we’ll deal outside out of the discussion,” Mr Walsh said. “I think there’s some real opportunities with green hydrogen… let’s look to the future rather than look to the past.”

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Money to prioritise farm safety The Federal Government has opened applications for up to $1.6-million in grants for activities that improve farm safety outcomes across Australia. Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said increasing safety awareness and training to save lives on farms was a critical national issue. “Unfortunately, one in five workplace fatalities happens on a farm,” he said. “Finding ways to get safety messaging out there on to farms is paramount to sav-

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Education in spotlight A former Ararat sheep grazier turned politician is at the helm of a State Government review investigating the viability of agriculture-related TAFE programs. Member for Buningyong Michaela Settle, who owned and operated a family sheep enterprise in the Wimmera for more than a decade, will lead the government’s The Future of Agriculture Training in Victoria Review. The review aims to understand how TAFE training can continue to attract and prepare students for the demand of an evolving agriculture industry. Ms Settle said the government wanted to ensure agriculture training remained innovative and relevant and understood the factors involved in students’ choices. “As a former farm owner and TAFE student, this is a really exciting opportunity to use my experience to help shape the future of an industry that means so much to our community and to our whole state,” she said. The review also aims to ensure TAFE and Learn Local providers can continue to be at the centre of agricultural training and explores how training can continue to meet the needs of employers and students. It will involve extensive consultation with industry, employers,

Michaela Settle TAFE and other training providers and students to develop a series of key recommendations to ensure the sector has the training needed to grow the agricultural industry. Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said the review would also support a $50-million Agricultural College Modernisation Fund in the Victorian Budget 2020-21. “We are positioning our agriculture sector as a career of choice and giving the next generation of farmers the skills they need to tackle challenges of the future,” she said. People can find more information about the review online at www.education.vic.gov.au/about/ department/Pages/agriculturereview.aspx.

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Husband and wife livestock farmers David and Sarah Lee sold their kelpie Eulooka Hoover for $35,200 in a Casterton Kelpie Association Annual Working Dog Auction. The figure added an additional $10,000 onto the previous national record that was set at Jerilderie in 2019. The family sold Hoover, a male kelpie aged two years and four months, to an anonymous sheep and cattle farmer in north-east Victoria. Mr Lee, who trained Hoover, said he could see the potential in the kelpie when he was a pup. “I knew I could see something in him,” he said. “He was calm minded and had a special twinkle in his eyes.” Mr Lee said market demand coupled with Hoover’s extensive training led to the record sale price. “It’s never been better seasons in sheep, cattle and goat,” he said. “Now that stock is worth money, farmers don’t want to knock their stock around, so a good working dog is crucial. “Hoover was also unique in that there were no other dogs that had the correct amount of training he’s had. If you

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LOVE AND PATIENCE: Edenhope livestock farmer David Lee sold his kelpie Eulooka Hoover for a national record price at an auction in Casterton earlier this month. Picture: NICOLE CLEARY “If there weren’t people like us doing what we’re doing, the poor old working dog would be left behind.” Mr Lee said although it was hard to part ways with his best mate, he had confidence the new owners would provide a happy home for Hoover.

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OPPORTUNITY: From left, Longerenong College business development officer Donna Winfield, Rotary Club of Horsham East member Geoff Eagle and former program participant Will Gulline are calling on students to put their hands up to take part in a Defying the Drift program. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER seem prohibitive for new entrants, there are great opportunities for careers in agriculture across a broad range of skills,” he said. “Participants are exposed to these opportunities by visiting a range of workplaces including research insti-

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The government announced a specialised farm-crime unit in September 2019. Mr Walsh said the CSA data showed thieves stole 257 livestock, valued at more than $1.9-million, across the state in the 12 months to March this year – up from 234 the year before. He said there were four arrests, meaning 82 percent went unsolved and cattle theft reached a 15-year high with 90 stolen in the year to March 2021. “A lot of rural crime goes unreported because farmers and rural landholders just accept that it will be difficult to get investigators out to help them,” Mr Walsh said. “It’s a direct result of there being too few frontline police dedicated to solving rural crime and to provide an active and visible police presence in the community. “The Labor government likes to snag a cheap headline but goes to ground when it fails to deliver. “At a time when we’ve endured four lockdowns, rural crime has continued to rise, but the Labor government still refuses to appoint the dedicated squad that’s needed to better protect our farmers.”

Mr Walsh said farm crime continued to rise almost two years since the government promised a crackdown on livestock and equipment theft from Victorian farms. He said the data confirmed a nine percent increase in livestock stolen in the past 12 months and despite the crackdown most crimes went unsolved. “Instead of appointing extra police dedicated to solving farm crime, Labor shuffled the deckchairs with a rebrand of the existing Agricultural Liaison Officers,” Mr Walsh said. “Our police work hard with the resources they have to keep us safe, but Labor’s failure to appoint dedicated officers means rural crimes are getting worse – not better – and offenders are walking free. “The Liberal-Nationals have long supported farmers’ calls for a dedicated, rural-crime squad with the time and resources needed to make sure criminals face the consequences.”

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Researchers are investigating whether the combination can protect a population of eastern-barred bandicoots released into woodland on the Grampians’ southern fringe. The trial involves specially trained maremma guardian sheep dogs considering bandicoots ‘part of the flock’ and to inadvertently watch over them while protecting sheep. Eastern-barred bandicoots previously roamed grassland across much of south-western Victoria including Hamilton district in Southern Grampians Shire. But a loss of habitat and a vulnerability of this gentle and shy animal to predation from introduced foxes and cats led to a dramatic decline. An Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery Team formed in the late 1980s, but the species became extinct in the wild on the mainland and has for decades been the subject of dedicated protection and breeding programs managed by Zoos Victoria. In a collaborative trial involving Zoos Victoria, through its Guardian Dog Project and the University of Tasmania, researchers translocated the bandicoots from Phillip Island Nature

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GUARDIANS: In a new trial, specially trained maremma guardian sheep dogs will protect a population of easternbarred bandicoots released into woodland on the Grampians’ southern fringe. to the bandicoots because they are foxes at Skipton. “As the bandicoots solitary and nocturnal – so they do not are going back into natural habitat flock. However, sheep do flock, and on the mainland, we anticipated that in the Dunkeld reserve the sheep can some might not make it through the eat grass, bandicoots can live in the journey,” he said. grassland, and all three species can “However, two months after the share the same habitat.” Skipton release, 10 of the 20 bandiThe southern Grampians release of coots were found to be in good condi20 bandicoots is the second in Victoria tion and had gained weight. Four also involving maremma guard dogs. had pouch-young, demonstrating that A similar release involving eastern- breeding is successfully occurring – barred bandicoots occurred at Skipton which is very positive.” last year with promising results. Mr Williams said the research trial’s Mr Williams said conservation key measure of success would be scientists were thrilled to start the the establishment of self-sustaining Dunkeld trial, following evidence of bandicoot populations on Victoria’s bandicoot breeding and data that in- mainland. dicated the presence of the dogs was “We are excited to see the results altering the behaviour of predatory from these two trials to inform what

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STRONG: Projections show a national sheep flock continuing a significant rebuilding phase with predictions it will grow by 6.3 percent to 68.1-million head. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER This was 53.7 percent or 461 cents a kilogram, above the 858¢/kg recorded in September 2020 when the price of wool was at a 10-year low. The EMI price was in line with an ABARES forecast from March this year, which predicted the EMI would average 1300¢/kg for the 2021-22 financial year. Continued demand for raw wool from China, Czechia, Italy and India wereunderpinning a wool-price recovery. Projection showed end-consumer de-

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The sixth-generation farmer has grabbed the attention of regional media this year after filming a series of on-farm videos about his life as an agricultural contractor. Mr Merrett, 23, lives and works on his family farm, a 7000-acre property in the Dinyarrack and Telopea Downs area north of Kaniva, with his wife Chelsey and daughter Alexandra. He films, edits and uploads to his YouTube channel ‘Merrett Contracting – Australian Farm’. He said his channel’s popularity had skyrocketed since the start of the year, growing to more than 4000 subscribers. His most popular video attracted more than 20,000 views. “I didn’t think it would take off like this. My goal was to get to 100 subscribers,” he said. “It’s well and truly blown my expectations out of the water.” Mr Merrett started making videos in 2016 to show his nieces and nephews in Melbourne what life was like on the farm. In 2019, his wife bought him a GoPro for his birthday after seeing his passion for film-making.

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DIVERSE INDUSTRY: Wimmera farmer Mark Merrett, left, is hoping his YouTube videos will educate and inform people about the agriculture industry. Mr Merrett said he wanted to push into an untapped market and he could see there were few other Australian’s making YouTube videos about agriculture. “In 2019, I started watching American farmers doing what I’m doing now and I wanted to see some Australian farmers doing the same thing,” he said. Mr Merrett said his channel started gaining attention when Australians

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6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Courtney Act’s One Plus One [s] 10:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 11:00 Secrets Of The Museum [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Win The Week [s] 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 2:00 Mystery Road (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 6:55 Sammy J (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 8:30 Q&A [s] 9:35 Australia Debates [s] 10:25 ABC Late News [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “To Have And To Hold” (PG) (’17) Stars: Erika Christensen 2:00 Motorbike Cops (PG) [s] 2:30 Highway Cops (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 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “The Other Woman” (M l,s) (’14) Stars: Cameron Diaz 10:45 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:15 Busted In Bangkok (MA15+) [s] 12:30 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 Talking Honey: Princess Diana: Diana Wedding (PG) [s] 1:10 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 RBT: Early Knock Off/ Hungry P-Plater (PG) [s] 8:30 Paramedics (M) [s] 9:30 Kings Cross ER (M mp) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 4 *Live* [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 The Battle For Britney (PG) [s] 9:50 Off The Bench (M) [s] 10:20 Taste Of Australia [s] 10:50 The Project (PG) [s] 11:50 The Late Show (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Morning Update 8:00 Worldwatch 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 5 *Replay* 1:00 Worldwatch 2:00 North America With Simon Reeve (PG) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys (PG) 8:30 The Good Fight (M) 9:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 6 *Live*

7:00 House Calls To The Rescue 8:00 Harry’s Practice 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 1:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:00 Weekender 2:30 Creek To Coast 3:00 Sydney Weekender 3:30 Surf Patrol 4:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:00 Escape To The Country 6:00 Bargain Hunt 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 8:30 Father Brown (M v) 9:30 Inspector Morse (PG) 11:50 Murdoch Mysteries (M v)

2:00 Gold Fever (PG) 3:00 Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Road Hauks (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 6:50 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 7:05 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “The Other Woman” (M l,s) (’14) Stars: Cameron Diaz 9:45 Movie: “Cop Out” (MA15+) (’10) Stars: Bruce Willis 12:00 The Mike & Cole Show

6:00 Frasier (PG) 7:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 8:00 Becker (PG) 9:00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch (PG) 10:00 Frasier (PG) 11:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Conners (PG) 1:30 The Middle (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (M)

6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 MotoGP: Race 9 Netherlands Grand Prix 9:30 Stories Of Bike (PG) 10:00 Star Trek: Voyager (PG)11:00 Star Trek: Enterprise (PG) 12:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Hawaii Five-0 (M v) 10:30 Seal Team (M v) 11:30 FBI (M v) 12:30 Home Shopping

12:00 The X-Files (M d,h,v) 12:50 Rex In Rome (PG) (In Italian) 1:45 ABC America: World News Tonight 2:15 Cycling: Tour De France Stage 5 *Replay* 4:15 PBS Newshour 5:15 Basketball: NBL Overtime 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (M) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Curse Of Oak Island (M l) 9:20 Cat Ladies

3:00 How To Do Stuff Good 3:30 Mikki Vs The World 4:00 The Dengineers 4:30 Hardball 4:55 Art Blast 5:25 Droners 6:00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! (PG) 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:25 Sadie Sparks 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Dragons: Race To The Edge (PG) 9:25 Lost In Oz (PG)

3:00 Curious George 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Noddy Toyland Detective 5:00 PJ Masks 5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Would I Lie To You? 9:00 Win The Week 9:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) 10:00 Doctor Who (PG) 10:55 That Pacific Sports Show 11:25 You Can’t Ask That (M l)

6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 12:00 ABC News At Noon 3:00 ABC News Afternoons 4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 Road To Tokyo 8:30 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 ABC Late News 12:15 The Business

1:10 Peaking (PG) 2:00 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) 3:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 3:30 The Nanny (PG) 4:00 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 4:30 That 70’s Show (PG) 5:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 6:00 The Nanny (PG) 6:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 7:00 That 70’s Show (PG) 7:30 NRL: Sydney Roosters v Melbourne Storm *Live* 9:45 Knock Off (M) 11:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG)

12:00 World’s Greatest Journeys (PG) 1:00 Days Of Our Lives (PG) 1:55 The Young And The Restless (M) 2:50 Explore 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Movie: “Halfway House” (PG) (’44) Stars: Mervyn Johns 5:30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Tennis: Wimbledon: Pre Show 8:00 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 4 *Live* 11:00 Law And Order (M v) 12:00 Shades Of Blue (MA15+)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Q&A [s] 11:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 1:30 That Pacific Sports Show [s] 2:00 Mystery Road (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Movin’ To The Country [s] 8:00 Dream Gardens [s] 8:30 Vera: Dirty (M) [s] 10:05 Doc Martin (M) [s] 10:50 ABC Late News [s] 11:05 The Vaccine [s] 11:25 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M v)

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Charro” (PG) (’69) Stars: Elvis Presley 2:00 House Of Wellness [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] 7:30 AFL: 16: Geelong v Essendon *Live* From GMHBA Stadium [s] 11:00 Armchair Experts (M) [s] 11:30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Donald Mackay Disappearance (M) [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 Movie: “The Cutting Edge” (PG) (’92) Stars: D.B. Sweeney 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Bondi Vet (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous” (M v) (’05) Stars: Sandra Bullock 10:50 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 5 *Live* [s] 5:00 Explore TV [s] 5:30 A Current Affair [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 The Living Room [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [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 [s] 8:30 TBA 9:30 The Graham Norton Show (M l,s) [s] 10:20 Luke Heggie: Tiprat (MA15+) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Morning Update 8:00 Worldwatch 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 6 *Replay* 1:00 Worldwatch 2:00 North America With Simon Reeve (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Angkor Empire (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 7 *Live* 1:40 French Food Safari 2:10 Food Safari

7:00 House Calls To The Rescue 8:00 Harry’s Practice 8:30 Million Dollar Minute 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 1:00 Million Dollar Minute 2:00 Better Homes And Gardens 3:30 Crash Investigation Unit (PG) 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 Escape To The Country 9:30 Selling Houses Australia

2:00 Gold Fever (PG) 3:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 3:30 Coonamble Rodeo (PG) 4:00 STIHL Timbersports (PG) 4:30 Road Hauks (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Friday Night Countdown 7:30 Movie: “Aquaman” (M) (’18) Stars: Jason Momoa 10:20 Movie: “300: Rise Of An Empire” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Hans Matheson 12:30 Storage Wars (PG)

6:00 Seinfeld (PG) 7:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 8:00 Becker (PG) 9:00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch (PG) 10:00 Frasier (PG) 11:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Conners (PG) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 10:30 Charmed (M)

6:00 Home Shopping 8:00 Formula 1 Styrian Grand Prix 9:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 10:00 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 12:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS: Cadence (M v) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M) 11:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M v) 12:30 Home Shopping

12:00 The X-Files (M h,v) 12:50 Rex In Rome (PG) (In Italian) 1:40 ABC America: World News Tonight 2:05 Cycling: Tour De France Stage 6 *Replay* 4:05 PBS Newshour 5:05 The Joy Of Painting 5:35 Shortland Street (PG) 6:05 Forged In Fire (M) 7:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:25 NITV News Update 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 8:30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible (M l) 9:20 Sex Tape (MA15+) (In German)

3:00 How To Do Stuff Good 3:20 What It’s Like 3:30 Mikki Vs The World 4:00 The Dengineers 4:30 Hardball 4:55 Art Blast 5:00 Dwight In Shining Armour 5:25 Droners 5:50 The Strange Chores 6:00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! (PG) 7:00 Miraculous World (PG) 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:30 Good Game Spawn Point 8:50 Fruits Basket (PG) 9:10 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (PG)

3:00 Curious George 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Noddy Toyland Detective 5:00 PJ Masks 5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 Movie: “I’m Not There” (M l,s) (’07) Stars: Christian Bale 10:40 Doctor Who (PG) 11:40 Art Works 12:10 Anh’s Brush With Fame (M l) 12:40 Insert Name Here (M l,v)

6:00 News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 12:00 ABC News At Noon 3:00 ABC News Afternoons 4:00 Afternoon Briefing 4:30 Friday Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 The Vaccine 8:00 Planet America 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Close Of Business 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 ABC Late News 12:15 Planet America

1:15 Peaking (PG) 2:00 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) 3:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 3:30 The Nanny (PG) 4:00 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 4:30 That 70’s Show (PG) 5:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 5:30 Movie: “Despicable Me 2” (PG) (’14) Stars: Kristen Wiig 7:30 NRL: Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels *Live* 9:50 Movie: “Central Intelligence” (M v,l,s) (’16) Stars: Dwayne Johnson

12:00 World’s Greatest Journeys (PG) 1:00 Days Of Our Lives (M) 1:55 The Young And The Restless (M) 2:50 Explore 2:55 Movie: “Henry VIII And His Six Wives” (PG) (’72) Stars: Keith Michell 5:30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Tennis: Wimbledon: Pre Show 8:00 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 5 *Live* From The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club

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 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] 1:20 Finding The Archibald [s] 2:15 FREEMAN [s] 3:15 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 3:45 Back Roads (PG) [s] 4:20 Landline [s] 4:50 Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] 5:20 Secrets Of The Museum [s] 6:10 Extraordinary Escapes [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 The Durrells (PG) [s] 8:20 Sanditon (PG) [s] 9:10 Jack Irish (M l,s,v) [s] 10:05 MotherFatherSon (M l,s,v) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend [s] 12:00 TBA 1:30 Dog Patrol (PG) [s] 2:00 Movie: “Casablanca” (PG) (’42) Stars: Humphrey Bogart 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 AFL: Round 16: Hawthorn v Port Adelaide *Live* From The MCG [s] 10:00 Movie: “Run All Night” (MA15+) (’15) Stars: Bruce McGill 1:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Easy Eats [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 Today Extra - Saturday [s] 12:00 Our State On A Plate [s] 12:30 The Rebound [s] 1:00 Explore [s] 1:10 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 3:00 Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: Swifts v Fever *Live* [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 David Attenborough’s Life In Colour (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Bumblebee” (M v) (’18) Stars: Hailee Steinfeld 10:50 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 6 *Live* [s] 5:00 A Current Affair [s] 5:30 Wesley Impact (PG) [s]

7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 7:30 The Offroad Adventure Show [s] 8:30 All 4 Adventure [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 12:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 1:00 10 Minute Kitchen [s] 1:30 Australia By Design [s] 2:00 Pooches At Play [s] 2:30 Taste Of Australia [s] 3:00 What’s Up Down Under [s] 3:30 The Living Room [s] 4:30 Three Blue Ducks [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] 8:00 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:00 Bull (M) [s] 12:00 Home Shopping

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Morning Update 8:00 Worldwatch 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 7 *Replay* 1:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Rome: What Lies Beneath (PG) 3:30 Cycling: Giro D’italia Donne Highlights 4:35 Hitler’s World: The Post War Plan Megacities (PG) 5:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Devon (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 8 *Live* 1:40 French Food Safari 2:10 Food Safari 2:40 Rick Stein’s Spain 3:50 Rick Stein’s India

6:00 Home Shopping 8:30 Travel Oz (PG) 10:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 10:30 Mystic 11:30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special (PG) 12:00 The Great Australian Doorstep (PG) 12:45 House Of Wellness (PG) 1:45 Movie: “Ben-Hur” (PG) (’59) Stars: Charlton Heston 6:30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters (PG) 7:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 Home Rescue (PG) 12:00 Before And After

2:00 UIM Class 1 Powerboat Championships (PG) 3:00 Rides Down Under (PG) 4:00 Storage Wars Canada (PG) 5:00 Caught On Dashcam (PG) 5:30 American Restoration (PG) 6:30 AFL: Pre Game 7:00 Surveillance Oz (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Captain America: Civil War” (M v,l) (’16) Stars: Anthony Mackie 10:30 Movie: “Eraser” (MA15+) (’96) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger

6:00 Sabrina The Teenage Witch (PG) 7:00 Charmed (PG) 8:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 9:00 Becker (PG) 10:00 Broke (PG) 11:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) 2:30 Frasier (PG) 3:30 The Conners (PG) 4:30 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (M s,d) 9:45 2 Broke Girls (M) 10:45 Movie: “What If It Works?” (MA15+) (’17) Stars: Luke Ford 12:45 Home Shopping 1:45 Charmed (PG) 2:35 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (PG)

6:00 Home Shopping 9:00 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 10:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 12:00 JAG (PG) 2:00 The Doctors (PG) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 4:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 4:30 I Fish 5:00 Escape Fishing With ET 5:30 Scorpion (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 10:20 Hawaii Five-0 (M v) 12:15 48 Hours (M) 2:10 MotoGP: Race 9 Netherlands Grand Prix 3:40 Escape Fishing With ET

5:00 Worldwatch 12:00 Letterkenny (M d,l,s) 1:30 ABC America: World News Tonight 1:55 Cycling: Tour De France Stage 7 *Replay* 3:55 PBS Newshour 4:55 Magic Alps (PG) 5:10 Seconds From Disaster (PG) 7:00 NAIDOC Awards *Live* 9:45 The X-Files (M h,v) 10:50 Sex In The World’s Cities (MA15+) (In English/ French/ Vietnamese) 12:50 The Record (MA15+) 1:00 Australiana: Island Queens (PG)

2:45 Radiant (PG) 3:10 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG) 3:35 Voltron: Legendary Defender (PG) 4:00 The Dengineers 4:30 Hardball 4:55 Art Blast 5:25 Droners 6:00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 6:30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies 7:15 Hey You! What If 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Dragons: Race To The Edge (PG) 9:25 Sailor Moon Crystal

3:00 Molly Of Denali 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Noddy Toyland Detective 5:00 PJ Masks 5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Shaun The Sheep 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI: Ologies (M l) 8:30 Unprotected Sets 9:15 Black Mirror (M) 10:15 Sammy J (PG) 10:20 Live At The Apollo (M l,s) 11:00 Insert Name Here (PG) 11:30 Fleabag (MA15+)

12:00 ABC News 12:30 ABC News Regional 1:05 Planet America 2:00 ABC News 2:30 The Vaccine 2:45 Drum Beat 3:00 ABC News 3:30 The Breakfast Couch 4:00 ABC News 4:30 Q&A Highlights 5:05 Planet America 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Back Roads 7:00 ABC National News 7:30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:10 Four Corners 9:00 ABC Nightly News

1:30 Social Fabric (PG) 2:00 Red Bull Soapbox Race (PG) 3:00 Movie: “Pokémon The Movie: Black - Victini And Zekrom” (G) (’11) Stars: Rica Matsumoto 5:00 Movie: “Inkheart” (PG) (’08) Stars: Brendan Fraser 7:05 Movie: “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” (PG) (’08) Stars: Josh Hutcherson 9:05 Movie: “Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1” (M v) (’14) Stars: Jennifer Lawrence 11:30 Police Ten 7 (M)

11:30 Movie: “The Brigand Of Kandahar” (PG) (’65) Stars: Yvonne Romain 1:10 Movie: “Suspect” (AKA ‘The Risk’) (PG) (’60) Stars: Tony Britton 2:50 Movie: “Sitting Bull” (PG) (’54) Stars: Dale Robertson 5:00 Movie: “Gunfight At The OK Corral” (PG) (’57) Stars: Kirk Douglas 7:30 Tennis: Wimbledon: Pre Show 8:00 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 6 *Live* 10:50 Movie: “Misery” (M l,v) (’90) Stars: Kathy Bates

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

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12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Landline [s] 1:30 Movin’ To The Country [s] 2:00 Dream Gardens [s] 2:30 Doc Martin (PG) [s] 3:20 Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] 3:50 Australia Remastered (PG) [s] 5:00 Art Works [s] 5:30 Antiques Roadshow [s] 6:30 Compass [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Grand Designs [s] 8:30 Jack Irish (M l,v) [s] 9:30 Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse (M l) [s] 10:30 Operation Buffalo (M l) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend (PG) [s] 11:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 12:00 VFL: Round 12: Teams TBA *Live* [s] 2:30 AFL: Pre Game [s] 3:00 AFL: Round 16: Collingwood v St Kilda *Live* [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 8:45 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous (MA15+) [s] 10:00 The Real Manhunter (M v) [s]

6:00 Easy Eats [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 12:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 1:00 Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: Lightning v Vixens *Live* [s] 3:00 Explore [s] 3:10 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Postcards (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 7:00 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 8:50 60 Minutes [s] 9:50 NINE News Late [s]

12:00 Left Off The Map [s] 1:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 1:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 2:00 Buy To Build [s] 2:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 3:30 Hotels By Design (PG) [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 Three Blue Ducks [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 9:10 FBI (M) [s] 12:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 8 *Replay* 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Sportswoman 3:35 Cycling: Giro D’italia Donne Highlights Stage 2 4:35 Hitler’s World: The Post War Plan: Recreation, Leisure, And Nazism (PG) 5:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Treasures Of Malta (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 9 *Live* 1:40 French Food Safari 2:10 Food Safari

12:00 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters (PG) 1:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 1:30 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph (PG) 2:00 The Bowls Show 3:00 My Greek Odyssey (PG) 4:00 Escape To The Country 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 9:00 Harbour Cops (PG)

2:30 Merv Hughes Fishing (PG) 3:00 Storage Wars Canada (PG) 3:30 Road Hauks (PG) 4:30 Graveyard Carz (PG) 5:30 American Restoration (PG) 6:30 Movie: “Godzilla” (M v,l) (’14) Stars: Elizabeth Olsen 9:00 Movie: “Godzilla: King Of The Monsters” (M l,v) (’19) Stars: Kyle Chandler

12:30 100% Hotter (PG) 1:30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch (PG) 2:00 The Conners (PG) 3:00 The Middle (PG) 4:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 The Neighborhood (PG) 9:30 2 Broke Girls (M s) 11:30 Mom (M s) 12:00 Home Shopping

11:00 Scorpion (PG) 1:00 The Doctors (PG) 2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 3:00 The Offroad Adventure Show 4:00 Pooches At Play 4:30 What’s Up Down Under 5:00 I Fish 5:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v)

2:00 Cycling: Tour De France Stage 8 *Replay* 4:00 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:30 New Girl (PG) 6:00 Life After People (PG) 7:40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler (PG) 8:30 WWE Legends: Rowdy Roddy Piper (M) 10:10 Dark Side Of The Ring (MA15+) 11:00 VICE (MA15+)

4:30 Hardball 5:00 Malory Towers (PG) 5:25 Droners 6:00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 6:30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies 7:15 Hey You! What If 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:25 Sadie Sparks 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Dragons: Race To The Edge

4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Noddy Toyland Detective 4:50 Olobob Top 5:25 Kangaroo Beach 6:10 School Of Roars 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Compass 8:30 Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family (M l)

3:00 ABC News 3:30 Offsiders 4:00 Landline 5:00 ABC News: Auslan Bulletin 5:30 The World This Week 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Foreign Correspondent 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 Drum Beat 8:00 Insiders 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One

4:00 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta (PG) 5:00 Movie: “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps” (PG) (’00) Stars: Eddie Murphy 7:00 Movie: “Back To The Future III” (PG) (’90) Stars: Michael J Fox 9:20 Movie: “The Bourne Ultimatum” (M v) (’07) Stars: Albert Finney

12:30 Getaway (PG) 1:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) 3:00 NRL: Wests Tigers v South Sydney Rabbitohs *Live* 6:00 Customs (PG) 6:30 The Channel: The World’s Busiest Waterway (PG) 7:30 Death In Paradise (M v) 8:40 Grantchester (M) 9:40 Chicago PD (MA15+)

12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 The Durrells (PG) [s] 2:00 Mystery Road (M l,d) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Courtney Act’s One Plus One: Nat’s What I Reckon [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 9:15 Media Watch (PG) [s] 9:35 Murder 24/7 (M l,d,v) [s] 10:35 ABC Late News [s] 11:05 Finding The Archibald [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 TBA 1:30 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera (PG) [s] 2:30 Highway Cops (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 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 9:00 9-1-1 (M) [s] 10:00 S.W.A.T. (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Filthy Rich (M s) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Talking Honey (PG) [s] 1:10 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 9:20 Emergency (M) [s] 10:20 Footy Classified (M) [s] 11:20 NINE News Late [s]

12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:40 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M s,l,n) [s] 9:40 Steph Tisdall Identity Steft (MA15+) [s]

11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 9 *Replay* 1:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Cycling: Giro D’italia Donne Highlights Stage 3 5:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (PG) 8:30 Secret Scotland (PG) 9:25 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 10:20 SBS World News

12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 1:00 Million Dollar Minute 1:45 The Surgery Ship (PG) 2:45 TBA 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) 8:30 Judge John Deed (M v) 10:30 Movie: “Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie” (M l,s) (’14)

3:30 Road Hauks (PG) 4:30 Off The Grid With The Badger (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Aussie Pickers (PG) 8:30 Movie: “U-571” (M v) (’00) Stars: Matthew McConaughey 10:50 Movie: “The Town” (MA15+) (’10)

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Broke (PG) 2:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG)

9:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 10:00 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 12:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 10:20 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 11:20 Blue Bloods (M)

2:15 Cycling: Tour De France Stage 9 *Replay* 4:15 This Week With George Stephanopoulos 5:15 The Joy Of Painting 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (M) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Taskmaster (M)

4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Malory Towers (PG) 5:30 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness (PG) 6:00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! 6:55 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:25 Sadie Sparks

4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Kiddets 5:05 PJ Masks 5:25 Fireman Sam 5:50 Peppa Pig 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI (M s) 8:30 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down The East Australian Current (PG) 9:30 Doctor Who (M)

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

4:00 The Incredible Hulk (PG) 5:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 6:00 The Nanny (PG) 6:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 7:00 That 70’s Show (PG) 7:30 RBT (M l,d) 8:30 Movie: “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (M v,l) (’19) Stars: Dwayne Johnson

2:50 Antiques Roadshow 3:20 Movie: “Fear Is The Key” (PG) (’72) Stars: Ben Kingsley 5:30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Tennis: Wimbledon: Pre Show 8:00 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 7 *Live* 11:50 100% Footy (M) 12:50 Explore

12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Sanditon (PG) [s] 2:00 Mystery Road (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 8:30 Firestarter: The Story Of Bangarra (M l) [s] 10:05 You Can’t Ask That (PG) [s] 10:25 China Tonight [s] 10:55 ABC Late News [s] 11:25 Q&A [s] 12:30 Blue Water Empire (M)

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 TBA 1:30 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera (PG) [s] 2:30 Highway Cops (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 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 9:00 The Rookie (M) [s] 10:00 Police Code Zero (M v,l) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Explore [s] 1:10 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 9:20 The Weakest Link (PG) [s] 10:20 Kath & Kim Kountdown: The Glitz & The Glama (PG) [s]

12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 NCIS (M v) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 11:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 The Djarn Djarns (PG) 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 3:25 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Cycling: Giro D’italia Donne Highlights Stage 4 5:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 10 *Live* 1:50 Italian Food Safari 2:20 Food Safari

12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) 1:00 Million Dollar Minute 1:30 TBA 3:00 My Greek Odyssey (PG) 4:00 Surf Patrol 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Lewis (M v) 10:30 Movie: “The Bucket List” (M l) (’07)

3:00 Road Hauks (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Storage Wars Canada (PG) 5:00 The Mike & Cole Show (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback Truckers (PG) 9:30 Towies (PG)

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Conners (PG) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (M s) 9:30 Mom (M s,d)

10:00 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 12:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Tapestry (PG) 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Blue Bloods (M v) 10:25 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 12:15 Home Shopping

3:45 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:10 PBS Newshour 5:10 The Joy Of Painting 5:40 Shortland Street (PG) 6:05 Forged In Fire (M) 7:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:25 NITV News Update 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Surrogates (M) 9:25 Couples Therapy (M l)

5:00 Malory Towers (PG) 5:30 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness (PG) 6:00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole (PG) 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho!

3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Kiddets 5:05 PJ Masks 5:25 Fireman Sam 5:50 Peppa Pig 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) 9:10 Intelligence 9:35 Doctor Who (PG) 10:20 Superwog (MA15+)

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

4:00 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 4:30 That 70’s Show (PG) 5:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 6:00 The Nanny (PG) 6:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 7:00 That 70’s Show (PG) 7:30 Movie: “The Negotiator” (M l,v) (’98) Stars: Samuel L Jackson 10:15 Movie: “Solace” (M) (’15)

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 3:35 Movie: “Went The Day Well” (PG) (’42) Stars: Leslie Banks 5:30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M) 8:30 The Closer (M v) 9:30 Tennis: Wimbledon: Pre Show 10:00 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 8 *Live*

12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address [s] 1:35 Media Watch (PG) [s] 2:00 Mystery Road (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Win The Week [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 9:00 Starstruck (M l) [s] 9:25 Superwog (MA15+) [s] 9:50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 TBA 1:30 World’s Deadliest Weather: Caught On Camera (PG) [s] 2:30 Highway Cops (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 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 9:00 The Front Bar (M) [s] 10:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 10:30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) [s]

6:00 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Talking Honey [s] 1:10 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 Australian Ninja Warrior: Record Breakers (PG) [s] 9:40 Footy Classified (M) [s] 10:40 NINE News Late [s]

12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Bull (M) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 11:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 10 *Replay* 1:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo 3:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Cycling: Giro D’italia Donne Highlights Stage 5 5:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 11 *Live* 2:00 Italian Food Safari

1:30 TBA 3:00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph (PG) 3:30 Kochie’s Business Builders 4:00 Surf Patrol (PG) 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 The Coroner (M v) 8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M v) 10:15 Murdoch Mysteries (M v) 1:30 Surf Patrol

3:30 Blokesworld (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Mega Marine Machines (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The Simpsons (M s,v) 9:30 American Dad (PG) 10:00 Family Guy (M) 11:00 American Dad

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Conners (PG) 1:30 The Middle (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:20 2 Broke Girls (M)

12:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation (PG) 1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 11:15 Seal Team (M v) 12:10 Home Shopping

2:05 Cycling: Tour De France Stage 10 *Replay* 4:05 PBS Newshour 5:05 The Joy Of Painting 5:35 Shortland Street (PG) 6:05 Forged In Fire (M) 7:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:25 NITV News Update 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Act (MA15+)

4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Malory Towers (PG) 5:30 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness (PG) 6:00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:25 Sadie Sparks

3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:35 Kiddets 5:05 PJ Masks 5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Art Works 9:00 Dubboo - Life Of A Songman 10:00 Doctor Who (PG)

12:00 ABC News At Noon 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:35 ABC News Day 3:00 ABC News Afternoons 4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News

4:00 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 4:30 That 70’s Show (PG) 5:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 6:00 The Nanny (PG) 6:30 3rd Rock From The Sun (PG) 7:00 That 70’s Show (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Uncle Buck” (PG) (’89) Stars: John Candy 9:30 Tennis: Wimbledon: Pre Show

3:35 Movie: “Sands Of The Desert” (G) (’60) Stars: Charlie Drake 5:30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Rugby Union: Australia v France *Live* 10:00 Rugby Union: Post Match 10:30 Movie: “Mission Impossible II” (M v) (’00) Stars: Tom Cruise

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GLENORCHY

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DONALD

JEPARIT

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61 Lower Roy St – The current owners have done so much work to this property and now due to changing circumstances someone else will get the benefit of that hard work. The home has nearly been completely re-plastered, rewired and now features a huge open plan kitchen/ meals area with electric cooking, timber cabinets, free standing wood heater, ref A/C, 3 bedrooms with a massive master which includes a parents retreat and an open fire place, modern bathroom, spacious laundry and the house has been insulted as the work has been done. Outside there is excellent fencing and a single garage. The owners are leaving the building materials that are in the property.

3 Aitken Ave – Rarely do you find a 1/2 acre block in town like this. With the Hospital a only a short walk away, the Secondary College a 652m walk and the shops not much further you are ideally situated in town. The home features 3 double bedrooms, renovated kitchen with a dishwasher, gas stove and the old wood stove, 2 living areas, modern bathroom which is disability friendly, wood heating and gas heating, ref cooling and most of the furniture can be purchased if needed. Outside there is below/above ground salt pool with an outdoor shower and a magnificent 4 bay garage with power about half is concreted.

3 Netherby-Baker Rd – With no power connected but wired up for a generator this property would make an ideal home for someone looking to go off the power grid. Connected to the town water supply and with a septic system so you still have some mod cons. This decked out shed is approx 10 years old and features a large open plan, a kitchen with a gas stove and gas/electric fridge, a combined bathroom laundry, wood heater, back deck, garden shed, wood shed and it sits on 2 titles. The property comes with 99% of the furniture in the photos, the generator and is set up ready to go.

3 Wills St – Set in the quiet country town of Glenorchy is this large weather board home. Featuring 4 double bedrooms, large lounge with a split system, kitchen with both electric and wood cooking, new heat pump hot water and a internal laundry with a separate toilet. Outside the spacious yard has rear access and you can through away the power bills with the 12 panel solar system which is set up with a battery for extra storage. The property is connected to mains power and water, with septic tank system for the waste water.

Price: $85,000

Price: $210,000

Price: $65,000

Price: $149,950

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DONALD

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10 Gray St – The current owner has been busy working on this house but now wants to sell so here is a great opportunity to capitalize on her hard work. This weather board home features 3 dble bedrooms, large open plan living-meals area with a modern kitchen with electric appliances, lounge with a gas heater and a split system, titled bathroom with shower and vanity and good quality floor coverings through out. Outside there is a deck, 4 bay car shed and a generous size corner block. The property is currently leased until at least 12th Aug 2021 for $220pw.

5 Kelsall St – Jump at the chance to purchase this Masonry Veneer home. Featuring 3 bedrooms, large lounge with a split system, generous size kitchen- dining area with electric stove and good cupboard space, disability friendly bathroom, separate toilet and evaporative cooling. Outside you’ll find a pergola area, double garage with power and a concrete floor, rain water tank all on a manageable size yard. The property is a well fenced corner block within walking distance to the shops and the Yarriambiack Creek. Currently rented for $145pw until Feb 2022 but there is a slight chance that vacant possession maybe available sooner.

13 Molyneaux St – Looking to break the rental cycle? Here is your opportunity. This ex Railways home features 3 double bedrooms, large kitchen/ dining area with both electric and gas stoves. Lounge with an open fire place, bathroom with shower, vanity and toilet. Outside there are 2 bungalows, laundry with a 2nd shower and toilet. This home is set on a 862m2 corner block only a short walk to the main street. Power, water and sewerage are all connected. The property comes with 99% of the stuff in the photos and 100% of the stuff I didn’t photograph.

190 Scott St – The current owners have modernised this home by opening up the living area to create a huge open plan. The home features 3 double bedrooms with pressed tin ceilings, combined bathroom/laundry with a shower over bath, toilet, vanity, trough and auto- washing machine taps, a large kitchen space with a dishwasher and a split system in the lounge keeps you comfortable all year round. Outside there is a single c.arport (double if you have 2 smaller cars), garden shed and a blank canvass to add your own garden design ideas. This property is currently rented until at least 28/1/2021 for $955.95 per month ($220pw).

Price: $197,000

Price: $179,950

Price: $109,000

Price: $220,000

5398 2219

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BEULAH

226 Scott St – Set in a very convenient location opposite Anzac Park is this huge family home. Featuring 5 bedrooms, 3 living areas, formal dining room, polished board and laminate floors, split system A/C, wood heater, evap cooling, kitchen with electric stove and dishwasher and a bathroom with vanity and shower. Outside is an easy care garden with a large pergola, double garage with auto door accessed off the neat lane, garden shed, outside 2nd toilet all on a well fenced block. Houses of this proportion are hard to find so don’t hesitate to book your inspection today.

23 Napier St – This older style weather board home features 3 bedrooms, large open plan living meals area with an electric stove, split system A/C, free standing wood heater, spacious bathroom with bath, shower, toilet and vanity, study with polished boards and an internal laundry. Outside there is a semi enclosed pergola, storage room, single carport, garden shed, rain water tank with pump and a large storage shed. The home is set at the end of a no through road. Currently rented for $185pw with a lease expiring 30th June 2021. As of the 5th August 2021 the rent will increase to $205pw with the tenants being on a month by month agreement.

Lot 1 Goyura East Rd – What a place to isolate on your very own 35 acres. Set just off the Henty Hwy at Goyura, with gravel road frontage this property has 7 crown allotments, pipeline water connected, a small area of trees and an unused dam. This is a great spot to go camping and use as a weekender. The land is zoned Farming so it is unlikely that you would get a permit to build a house on it, more likely to get a permit for a shed STCA. Yarriambiack Council Rates are $445pa which isn’t going to break the bank.

36 Deakin St – Set on approx 1 acre of land with no adjoining neighbours this home is something a little different. The home is mostly solid brick and features a lounge w/split system, a coal fuel open fire place, kitchen/dining w/timber cupboards & stainless steel electric appliances, 3 double bedrooms, master bedroom w/BIR’s & ensuite, huge main bathroom, evaporative cooling & quite unique to our region, a wood burning Hydronic heating system w/radiators in nearly every room. Outside you will find a detached laundry w/2nd toilet, a single carport attached to the house, a large double garage w/ auto roller doors, a timber framed workshop, 10 Panel solar power system, vegie garden & an established low maintenance garden.

Price: $265,000

Price: $149,500

Price: $99,500

Price: $229,000

WARRACKNABEAL

DONALD

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.

Price: $335,000

Price: $85,000

27 Dimboola Rd – The owners and key staff have their eyes on retirement and we are offering this excellent well equipped Timber Yard and Hardware business for sale which includes the expansive freehold sitting on 8 titles. Run by the current owners for the last 19 years this business has a fantastic reputation for excellent service, quality materials and advice. Selling everything from general hardware to paint to timber to steel to plumbing supplies to nuts, bolts and screws you would be hard pressed not to find it here. The sale includes the Freehold, plant and equipment and the stock at valuation.

Price: $395,000+SAV

HOPETOUN

DONALD

1 Hopetoun West Rd – As the only hardware store in town, this is a fantastic opportunity for someone set themselves up in an easy to run business. With strong figures and established client base there is still even more room for further development. This business would suit someone with a building/trade background or even a Small Engine repair experience. We are selling the Modern Building, land, Business, Plant and Equipment for $395,000 plus the Stock at Valuation.

92-94 Woods St – Set in the heart of the main street of Donald is these 2 Commercial shops. 94 Woods St is rented for 5 years commencing in June 2018 at $10,404 pa with annual CPI rent increases. Currently rented to a Plumbing Business with a large modern retail and office area, 2 storerooms, a loading dock, undercover storage area, toilets, large shed, yard space and another smaller vehicle/ equipment shed. The property is well fenced with rear access. 92 Woods St is rented to a gift ware business and rented for $150pw. Some of the costs are shared between the 2 buildings. The tenants are paying the outgoings.

LASCELLES

WARRACKNABEAL

4 1 Commercial sale

RAINBOW

WARRACKNABEAL

2 1 Commercial Sale

1 Land 1 Vacant

WAIL

Units 1-3, 9 Camp St – These 3 brick units are fully rented with an excellent occupancy history. They are set on a large corner block with 5 carport spaces and a communal laundry. Each unit has an electric stove, polished floor boards, built in robes and a split system A/C. Unit 1 is a 2 bedroom unit rented for $180pw until at least 2nd May 2021. Unit 2 is a 1 bedroom unit rented for $170.46pw until at least 17 September 2021. Unit 3 is a 2 bedroom unit rented for $180pw until at least 1st August 2021. These unit don’t have separate water meters so the rents include all water charges

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4 Price: $395,000+SAV

2 1 1 $249,000+GST if applicable Commercial Sale Price:

UNDER CONTRACT

8 Edgar St – This vacant block of land is set on a no thru quiet gravel road. It is approx 16mx 50m and has power and water across the road and sewerage runs up the rear lane. The block is flat and would make a great spot to build your new home on or even relocate a home to this site.

4 land 1 Vacant

Price: $29,000

Lots 76-83 Mahrong St – We are selling 8 blocks for the 1 low price. This scrub block is on the edge of town with power right out the front, gravel road frontage and is Farming zoned. Ideal for a weekender while you are exploring the Mallee region of Victoria or sit enjoy the wild life as it passes you by. With a combined area of 1.98 acres this is a great opportunity to secure a large parcel of land.

4 land 1 Vacant

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Price: $35,000

11-13 Gould St – Approx. 2333m2 in 2 lots between Rural North West Health and the main street with the beautiful Yarriambiack Creek and its walking tracks only minutes away from your door. The bowling green is also only a short walk away. This size parcel of land gives you the freedom to do plenty - a large shed and residence, even room for a pool. You could divide the 2 lots and build on one and develop an investment property on the other. Fencing is excellent on the south and east sides and reasonable on the west side. All services are available.

3 1 Residential land

Price: $80,000 plus GST if applicable

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(nee Oliver) Passed away peacefully at Trinity Manor on June 27, 2021 aged 96 years. Loved wife of Roy (dec), mother of Dawn & Geoff, David & Bev, Bruce & Jenny and grandmother of Davina & Rob, Angus & Sue, Tara, Nathan, Fiona & Gareth, Kate & David, James & Kate, Campbell & Renay, Lucy & Shaun. ‘Granny Ackie’ of 13. Sister of Avis, Harold, Jack, Viv (all dec) & Doss. Mum and Dad Reunited

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Bantams 2 males & 2 females Pure breed Maremma $15 each Ph 53837527 after pups $750 Born 28/02/2021 3 males & 4 females PER hours EE102581 Microchip Birds, Princess parrot, Red numbers, 956000010945041, Rumps, Boukes, Turks, hand 9 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2 8 9 0 2 , raised Aviary Cockatiels Ph 9 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4 5 8 5 6 , 956000010928088, 0408535515 956000010944969, Budgerigars, all colours, from 9 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4 5 8 3 0 , imported stock, reasonable 956000010944979, located at Pomonal Ph Norm 0428567948 prices Ph 0428730777 REDUCED Young canaries, Budgies, assorted colours $10 border fancy variety $10 each Ph each Ph 0417533579 53822892

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REDUCED 2018 Jayco Outback Stock Crate, 2 deck, 15’x8, 15’5” pop-up, completely offroad, shedded $1800 Ph 0429857207 ~ McGENNISKEN ~ island bed, g/stove, fridge, m/ Vivian Jackman (Viv) Winter horse and pony rugs 4’ wave, awning, heating and 51 Roberts Ave, Horsham to 6’ all repaired, from $10 up Ph cooling a/con, extras custom 7/4/1920 - 30/5/2021 www.horshamflowerdelivery.com.au made full annex with 2 zip doors Kath and family would Chook houses, various sizes 53543264 Buangor like to thank all family and nest box attached, from $300 Ph Young Muscovy Ducks, all made from 95% blockout shade friends for the beautiful floral cloth, anti flappers, clip on side colours Ph 53542590 evenings 53583440 tributes, cards, phone calls, wind guard, elec sink tap, van and support following the Goats wanted Ph 0427361940 Animals & Accessories done less than 15,000kms, passing of Viv. EC, reg to Aug 21 $37,000 Ph caravans Horse float, double, needs work, Thank you to all at the 2 female American 0429826880 best offer Ph 53543264 Buangor Wimmera Base Hospital who Staffordshire terriers both Viscount Grand Tourer, 2 s/ 1984 Jayco finch, King’s awning cared for him with kindness black with white paws 8 Kelpie pups, male and plus extra large annex, bed fly’s, beds, gas stove with oven, gas/ and compassion. weeks old on 25/03/21, source female, from working parents, May he rest in peace. number mb120421, microchip fully vetted, MB116588, m/c# gas electric fridge, 12vlt wiring elec fridge, toilet, tv, elec brakes, $6,000ono Ph 0419135164 new tyres, registered, exceptional numbers 953010005017368, 953010004974310/17, 8 wks old cond $8250 Ph 0408038452 953010005017371 $2500 each $800 each Ph 0429811803 Ph 0427319225 Arabian X Mare, 13hh, white/ Point of lay pullets, Isa Brown, grey, 14yo, Great to ride and blacks Ph Andrew 0477424785 suitable companion. Selling due or Julie 0419209190 to work commitments, only to Point of lay, 20 weeks, Hyline a good home! Ph 0400598245 browns, delivering to all areas Horsham area regularly, fully vaccinated and wormed Ph Looey’s Layers 1998 Evernew pop top 16’6 Tandem. New fridge new tyres 0488366318 Windsor caravan 19’6”, island Funeral Directors Ready to go price $20.000. Ph bed, reading lights, battery pack, 0418313428 skylight, r/c, a/c, gas stove, The Weekly Advertiser microwave, fridge, rollout awning welcomes your advertising. Our professional staff will ensure your and walls, porta potty $19,500 Ph We are required strictly by law 53820505 family is provided with the highest level of to include specific information on some items when publishing care available. your advertisement. Clothes & Accessories A snapshot of your obligations are as follows: ANIMALS 2017 Jayco Silverline Outback, *All “for sale” or “to give away” NFDA Member 21’6, solar, diesel heater, aircon, advertisements, for either cats stone-guards, club-lounge, or dogs must include one of the Ph: 5382 1149 | Email: admin@hdf.com.au slide-out bed, ensuite, ample following: • Individual microchip numbers storage, immaculately maintained $77,000 Ph 0428583554 • Vet certificate to exclude individual animals from Jayco Starcraft 2012 caravan, needing microchips outback pop-top, d/bed, gas • Domestic animal-business and elec, stove and fridge, number microwave, heating and cooling, PLUS a source number from the aircon and more, EC $20,000 Ph Pet Exchange Register Necklaces $100 on both Ph 0427523264 Ararat LIVESTOCK 0474323263 *Selling, giving away or FOR SALE bartering of all livestock must include a Property Identification farm machinery Code (PIC number) in the advertisement.

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2007 Jayco family caravan with 2 bunks, dual axle 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. $25,500 Ph Nathan 0418657247

2001 Case 2366 Header with 1010 30’ front on Leith trailer, 3800 engine, 2500 rotor, great header selling due to upgrade $77,000 inc Gst Ph 0419542569 Brimpaen

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1 bowling arm device, model Irrigation 100mmx9, pipe 10 Timber red cedar, various DHB, size medium $150 Ph length, best offer Ph 0429848283 lengths and thicknesses $250 Ph no text 0407340457 53823892 30 Pianola rolls and cabinet, Microfish film datamate 175 $50 Two seater sofa bed, folds double piano stool and sheet Ph 0408504029 out to single bed, EC $150 Ph music $350 or will separate Ph National Geographic 53981158 Warracknabeal magazines, complete set from 0418992631 Horsham

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Argosy

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combine,

A62 small

International seed

box,

spring release tynes and finger tyne harrows, CG, $2000 Ph 0417498000

5’ x 3’ patio table and 4 chairs years 1989-2019, prefer to sell as one lot Ph 53928252 $200 Ph 53524193 Ararat Ferguson Tea20 1951, engine Oak wine barrel for musket or 7 lengths of 6” stainless steel port wine, 25l cooper made $300 rebuilt, diff reco, brakes reclined, flu in 3 foot lengths $112 Ph Ph 0429848283 no texts rear axle restealed, hyd system 53870503 rebuilt, new water pump and much more, repainted, all new Boogie board Body Glove tyres $4400ono Ph Laurie adult, with backpack bag $200 Ph 0407861530 0429491426 Camping gear, Oztrail 9 tent, Outdoor Connection camp stretches, 2 swags Black Wolf sleeping bags, mattresses, large and small, ice boxes, sundries O’Brien natural wakeboard $500 or seperate Ph 0407861530 $625, Hoski 67” Slalom $450

Up to 1500 cement garden moulds, at least 200 garden ornaments and at least already made $10,000 ono Ph Electric recliner, VGC $550 Ph 0423662397 Glenorchy 0423967449 Vulcan wall heater, good order, Large timber dining table suitable for a shed or back room and 8 chairs, GC $480ono Ph $700ono Ph 0427885641 or 53823149 53822651

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both as new Ph 0408881137

Paint Taubmans sunproof exterior, 15lt, colour fudge truffle, cost $185 sell $100 Ph 0408504029

511 Combine, 28 row 3 row trash floats, brand new berrigan trash harrows EC $8800 Phone 0428395237 Furphy water tank, complete, 1965-1975 $3500 Ph 0428504587 Nhill

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Grey Fergie tractor, some implements included, R.O.P. Cubby house with window and $3500 Ph 53522463 Ararat carpet painted ready to go $300 Hardi Boom sprayer, 3.6m, suit Ph evenings 53583440 motorbike, 50l, plus hand nozzle Double bed mattress and base, $550 Ph 0418551685 as new $700 Ph 0456393984 International Truck C1600 Ararat 1970, 4x4, tipper side, reg Engine Rosebery, connected 14157F $7500 Ph 0418551685 to 32v vault generator, elec start Bedford 300 petrol, single McCoy knife points fits slim inc 32v-240v transformer, 32v rebuild, set for gas $500 Ph wedges, done little work, 36 at sun lamp, 32v singer sewing 04199778181 Jeparit machine all on transport $600 Ph $50ea plus gst Ph 0429979100 0427322623 or 53824038

REDUCED Polaris 2 new wheels, 25x11-10 & 25x8-12 $350 plus Gst Ph 0427 581825

Silver cross pram, Offers Ph Gas Wall furnace Braemar 53524193 Ararat WF2000 LPG, VGC $150 Ph approx 7000 rolls $38,000 plus Skope glass single door fridge, 0408504029 Sprayer Jaeschke, 60’ $2200 Ph Gst Ph 0428549263 VGC, good working order $850 Golf clubs, mens RH Cleveland 0419778181 Jeparit Ph 0417101120 Launcher HB irons, 5-SW, 7 Electric recliner chair, GC, clubs, Dynamic Gold s/shaft, o/s Small wooden meat safe, restored $200 Ph 53981158 reduced to $1250 Ph 0409133685 grip, hardly used, over $300 off Claas Variant 380 Baler, as new,

new price $650 Ph 0487227965

HF radio, Barratt 950, auto tune/ whip, remote head, EC $1100ono Ph 0413207022 Tipper Mitsubishi canter, 1994, engine out of pallet smokey, v/ Deutscher slasher, goes well guides $2200 Ph 0419778181 $600 Ph 0419778181 Jeparit Jeparit

International Viba shank shears, 60x6.5”, $6 each, 8x7.5” $6 each, 30x4” $4 each, 46x6.5” worn $1 each, MC knock ons Ph 0429848283 no text

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8am - 12noon Collectable bric-a-brac and lots more

Boat H/D inflatable boat and oars, Adventuridge, never used $50 Ph 0408504029 Hallet 1992 inboard ski boat, high pole, registered HW 902, vin…1497678, trailer reg V14779, recently serviced and new battery installed $13,500 Ph 0427242808

100yo over mantle, fancy design, 180cm W, 140cm H, EC $450 90 yo cane doll’s pram $150 Ph 0487592270

Air conditioner, reverse cycle Roof bars and fittings to suit 4.1 KW Fujitsu AFT 16 RAM-W SZ Ford Territory $195 Ph $250 Ph 0429934307 0408504029 Brand new double bowl sink, Sharp FXJ80J air purifier, cost 1.8x.5m, comes with 90mm outlet $749 sell for $350 Ph 53981404 $150 Ph 0427902413 Everything for teddy making Shed heater, industrial diesel fan forced, 20kw Fanmaster, ew enquiries Ph 0439101170 $350 Ph 0407861530 Fly fishing reel, circa 1955 collectable JJ Crouch & Son, Shower base screen and plash back plus vanity basin $350 the Dunolly $300 Ph 53521903 lot Ph 54952551 Fortune Tellers 3” diametre crystal ball on palm of green Shower over bath glass screen porcelain hand $50ono Ph 1400mm x 800 x 6 $120 Ph 0411419516 Ararat 0488120160 Ararat

Handmade chess set, unique, enquires Ph 0439101170

$300

Quintrex traveller explorer, 11’ One to pick up, white bath safety 5” L, 51”W, bulldog folded trailer, screen $250 Ph 0428504301 Mercury 8HP motor, all as new, Queen size Jarrah bed, very car topper $3000 Ph 0459222231 heavy, EC, no mattress $400 Ph 0414829805

MOBILITY AIDS Round table and chairs turned legs, new Kambrook frypan, 12” fish tank and stand medium size, concrete pot plant 46cmx48cm A frame walker, GC $60 Ph $150 or will separate Ph 0429811601 0475431668 Mobility scooter Celebrity Pride, 2 new tyres and battery, VGC $1200 Ph 53823720 marine Pride Celebrity deluxe mobility scooter, serviced with new batteries $1800 Ph 0428971235 Dimboola 3.9m fishing boat NB982, box trailer X87847, 20hp mariner motor has good service history, spare tyre, 20l fuel tank $3400 Ph 0417721143 Aluminium boat, 3.4m trailer, 2 motors, extras, boat reg GA288Y, trailer reg U54678 $3000 Ph 0418551685 Bluefin 2.95 tracker, 6HP Pride Pathrider mobility Mercury, as new, XA426Q $3200 scooter, EC, hardly used $1900 Ph 0419647779 Ph 0429811601

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Honda VTR 250, 2006, 12mths reg, near new tyres, 15400kms, FN-623 $3000ono Ph 53852883

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2015 silver Honda Jazz, 1.5L i-vetec auto, CVT transmission, 2012 blue Ford Fiesta reg new front tyres, new starter ZNB130, GC $4250 Ph 33,000kms, RWC, reg till 08/21 1FI4MQ $19,450 Ph 0417504173 0427009490

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“ I NEVER THOUGHT I’D BE HOMELESS.” 2016 Mazda Maxx Sport sedan, 2.0l, silver, auto, petrol, tinted windows, bonnet and headlight protectors, full service history, EC, 58,000kms $20,500 Ph 044753415

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Basketballers rise to occasion Horsham Amateur Basketball Association will turn its attention towards a winter domestic competition following three days of summer season grand finals. President Jon Fitzgerald said members were rewarded for their patience, with some close finals and high-level basketball. “It was awesome to be able to play the grand finals,” he said. “Obviously the last lockdown affected us a bit and we had to reschedule. A lot of hard work went in behind the scenes but it was worth it.” In the A Grade men’s decider, Zombies enjoyed a strong win over Cavs, 84-60. The Shanes were too good for

Blame it on the Froffies in B Grade, winning 40-37. Celtics claimed victory over Lakers in a thriller, 65-64, to nab the under-18 boys title, with Max Bryan named most-valuable player. Aces won the senior girls division in a close encounter, triumphing 39-36. Grace Manserra won the season’s most-valuable player accolade. The Kings defeated Phoenix in the under-16 boys division, saluting by four points, 46-42. Mitch Amos was the division’s most-valuable player for the season. Levi Munyard was the under-14 boys’ most-valuable player, with Warriors winning the grand final by six points over 76ers.

Lynx starred in the under-14 girls grand final, defeating Capitals 37-29. Maddi Bethune was the season standout, while Keely Schultz won accolades for her efforts throughout the under-12 girls competition. Fire won the under-12 division, 4730, while the under-12 boys title was claimed by Tornadoes, which narrowly defeated Thunder, 37-34. Jasper Beddison was named mostvaluable player for the under-12 boys. All grand finals were live streamed via the Horsham Basketball Facebook page. Mr Fitzgerald said he looked for- TRIUMPHANT: Horsham Amateur Basketball Association winning teams, ward to the winter domestic competi- clockwise from above: under-12 girls; A Grade men; under-14 girls; and tion tipping off on July 19. under-16 boys.

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ames that made up round nine of Wimmera Hockey Association season at the weekend had significance as teams competed for positions on the run to finals.

Two close games in under-16 competition were highlights, but those who braved cool conditions at Dimboola to watch the senior games later in the day were also well entertained. In the first game in open division, Warrack Hoops and Nhill Rangers both had a chance to enhance their place in the order. After two solid halves, the game finished in a one-all draw. This allowed the Hoops to retain second place on the ladder, but the Rangers slipped from third to fourth. In an even, fast and free-flowing game, it was a goal by Royce Bennett early in the second half that put the Hoops ahead. With the intensity of the match continuing, it took considerable work to preserve this lead. However, after a skilful passage of play the ball travel quickly down the wing before a sharp centering pass found the goal via Blake Miller’s stick to even the scores. Neither team could break this deadlock before the final whistle, and both finished with their second tied game for the season. Yanac Tigers accounted for a determined Horsham Hurricanes, who again put in a credible performance

against a dominating opponent. Possession of the ball was shared evenly during the match’s opening stages, but when the Tiger forwards found their range, they scored five first-half field goals. Two more goals in the first seven minutes of the second half stretched the margin to seven. To their credit, the Hurricanes maintained pressure and prevented further scoring. On a unique scorecard, the Alexander brothers scored all seven goals, with Todd scoring three and Shaun and Brad two each. Paul Mackereth, Thomas Roberts and Stu Hoffman all put in tireless performances for the Hurricanes. Inconsistent so far this season, Dimboola Burras brought their A-game to the last match of the day and overcame Kaniva Cobras. Both teams scored once in an even first half, and despite opportunities created at both ends after the break, the Burras enjoyed more success. The Burras found the goals twice more to cement the win and earn a rise to third place on the ladder. Fraser Cullen scored twice and Jason Harris once for the Burras, and Duncan Shalders was lone scorer for the Cobras.

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OPTIONS: Royce Bennett of Warrack Hoops takes control of the ball. Craig Schultz and Lachlan Schultz of Nhill Rangers are also pictured: Picture: RACHEL CLARK Strong offensive play by Yanac paid off with a two-goal half-time lead, although there were excellent individual performances on both sides. Yanac extended its lead to four goals by the final whistle. Caitlyn Smith found the goals twice in the second half to join team-mates Louise Bone and Carmel Beattie, who scored the goals in the first half, and Launa Schilling and Ellie Morrow played well for the Jets. Dimboola Roos could not field a team and forfeited the other scheduled game to Kaniva.

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In under-16s, the clash of the top two teams featured Horsham Bombers match the undefeated Yanac Warriors

for the full 70 minutes of their game – only to be thwarted by a late goal. In an even first half, both earned five penalty corners each, but the first goal came in the shadows for half-time when Archie Zanker earned the Warriors the lead at the break. An eye-catching solo run by Thomas Batchelor ended in him eluding the defenders to score a goal for the Bombers to tie scores within three minutes of the game resuming. The Bombers successfully defended four more penalty corners during the second half while also creating several scoring opportunities. With the end fast approaching, a tie looked to be a fitting result, but in a cruel twist for the underdogs, the Warriors earned a penalty corner within

the last minute of the game, which they converted after the final whistle. The Warriors remain undefeated but now know they have a genuine challenger. Warrack Revengers and Nhill Leopards played out a scoreless draw in the other under-16 game, which was enough to keep the fifth-placed Revengers in touch with the top four and the Leopards firmly in third place. The assocation has a general bye this weekend but has players competing in junior state championships this week.

Results – Open: Warrack Hoops 1 (goal, R. Bennett; best, S. Schultz, E. Schilling, H. Wagenknecht) drew with Nhill Rangers 1 (B. Miller; B. Miller, D. Reichelt, J. Reichelt), Yanac Tigers 7 (T. Alexander 3, S. Alexander 2, B. Alexander 2; T. Alexander, B. Alexander, J. Croot) d Horsham Hurricanes 0 (P. Mackereth, T. Roberts, S, Hoffman), Dimboola Burras 3 (R. Cullen 2, J Harris; T. Jorgensen, D. Danisch, R. Cullen, J. Harris) d Kaniva Cobras 1 (D. Shalders; A. Wallis, J. Hendy, M. Goodwin). Women: Yanac Women 4 (C. Smith 2, L. Bone, C. Beattie; N. Harding, E. Alexander, C. Smith) d Horsham Jets 0 (L. Schilling, E. Morrow, C. Lawson), Kaniva Women d Dimboola Roos by forfeit. Under-16: Yanac Warriors 2 (Archie Zanker 2; Archie Zanker, R. Croot, Asher Zanker, H. Pedie) d Horsham Bombers 1 (T. Batchelor; T. Batchelor, K. Schwarz, K. Dodson, O. Nuske), Warrack Revengers 0 (L. Eilola, C. White, C. Bennett, J. Goodwin) drew with Nhill Rangers 0 (K. Clark, D. Clark, S. Rowe).

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Sons of the West participant call BY SARAH MATTHEWS

immera-Mallee men interested in improving their physical and mental health and wellbeing can sign up for a free program run by Western Bulldogs Community Foundation.

Wimmera Primary Care Partnership will facilitate the Sons of the West program in Horsham from July 14. The 10-week program enables participants to learn about their health in a safe, inclusive space; connect with new and old friends; and try new, ‘fun’ types of physical activity. Partnership project officer Krista Fischer said Sons of the West would complement the female-focused Daughters of the West program, ran in Horsham for the first time in 2020. She said despite missing out on regional grant money, the Western

Bulldogs foundation was ‘committed to bringing Sons of the West to Horsham this year’. “We’d love to run Daughters of the West this year as well, because it was so successful last year, but because we could only do one, we thought it was fair to run the sons,” she said. “In the future, hopefully we can get funding to run both, but we will have to take it year by year.” The program will run at Horsham Aquatic Centre on Wednesdays from 6pm to 8pm. “It will be a similar program to Daughters of the West, with an hour of education and chatting on different topics followed by an hour of physical activity,” Mrs Fischer said. “The program caters for all fitness levels and the talks will include topics such as food, heart health, mental

health, gender equity and diversity.” Mrs Fischer said foundation leaders had received great feedback from previous programs. “Anecdotally, from other programs throughout western Victoria, most people who do the program become more interested in their health and wellbeing and are driven to continue with good habits,” she said. “People are more likely to get involved in the community, in volunteer roles, and become more engaged.” Mrs Fischer said the program encouraged men to operate outside their comfort zone and enabled them to meet people they might not normally meet. “There is a diversity of ages, backgrounds and cultures involved in Sons of the West,” she said. “It’s quite powerful, bringing togeth-

er a group of people for 10 weeks. It helps break down barriers in the community and creates a cohesive group. “Many groups go on afterwards to continue to meet socially, or start exercise groups. We don’t think Horsham will be any different.” Expressions of interest for the program are now open. Sons of the West leader and former participant Phil Edwardes will be in Horsham today and tomorrow and will be available to talk about the program at Priceline in Darlot Street. Mrs Fischer said 10 people had already expressed interest in the Horsham version, with 40 spots available. “We’ve had interest from the younger age end, which is really pleasing,” she said. “The people involved in running the program said it’s really good to

be able to attract interest from young people from the get-go. “We know that programs can be hard to get up and running in the first year – it’s easier after that because people tell their friends and that word-of-mouth feedback is invaluable. “So to have 10 people already is great.” Mrs Fischer said Sons of the West was an inclusive program and encouraged people who were culturally diverse, Aboriginal and-or Torres Straight Islander or identified as a man to attend. People can visit website www.western bulldogs.com.au/foundation/ programs/sons-of-the-west or call 9680 6355 for more information or to register for the program. People can also put their name down with Stuart Hall at Priceline.

Sienna wins back-to-back

FIVE AND FIVE: Ararat horseman Michael Bellman drives Brad Hunt-trained gelding Rocknroll Opal up along the sprint lane to claim victory over Spacewriter at Stawell on Friday afternoon. It was the fifth career victory for owner Kerissa Bond’s five-year-old son of Rocknroll Hanover and Wattabout A Smile. Stawell’s Laidlaw Park played host to a nine-race card of harness action that also paid tribute to the late James McLeod, Rachael McGrath and Judith McLeod. Picture: CLAIRE WESTON PHOTOGRAPHY

History continued on its merry march when 12-year-old Sienna Santuccione became the first of her age to win a seniors race with Stawell Amateur Athletic Club and then back it up to win again at her next start. She had only her third run at eight kilometres in the Lindsay Kent Memorial Handicap and it now seems logical that a week later she would be stronger in the five-kilometre Kieran Ryan Handicap. In both races her family friend Claire Davies was the nearest chaser. Santuccione is thriving on the experience. Her five-kilometre rate has already toppled from 29.20 minutes in April to 27.42, on a tougher course, in June. Gracious in victory, Sienna said the opportunity to run with the club was ‘the highlight of my week’.

She has become a regular at Stawell’s Central Park on Monday nights, enjoying the company of young and old in 45-minute sessions that focus on speed and endurance ‘at your own pace’. “I’ve always loved sport and exercise,” she said. Sienna graduated from sub-junior ranks this season, keen for the challenge of racing much more seasoned runners over longer distances. In the one-kilometre sub-junior handicap for toddlers to pre-teen, Sophie Fletcher romped to a decisive win over Jerome Baker and Emila Jones but it was Nash Santuccione and Will Freeland who thrilled onlookers racing neck-and-neck to dead heat in fastest time. – Keith Lofthouse

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BY DEAN LAWSON

here are a few big questions hovering over Wimmera football league as teams prepare for round-11 action this weekend.

Firstly, is Stawell, which shares the same points as top-of-the-table Minyip-Murtoa, at the same level as the Burras? Secondly, do third-placed Southern Mallee Giants still measure up in this table-top equation? And finally, where do Horsham Saints, Horsham and Dimboola, all gripped in battle on the edge of the five, sit in the run home to the finals? Sometimes, usually about this time of the year, a season trail ahead appears obvious. Other times it doesn’t and this season is clearly the latter. A Sunday clash between Horsham Saints and Horsham is an obvious match of the round this weekend. If these teams weren’t already fired up for the contest based on a fierce intra-town rivalry, ladder positions and a pressing requirement of good form have thrown a few extra logs on the fire. The Saints passed a tough assignment in beating Dimboola in a low-scoring affair at Dimboola last week, while Horsham’s victory over Nhill at Nhill was more comfortable. The results left the Saints and Demons sitting in fourth and fifth places respectively and Dimboola in a vulnerable sixth spot. There is always considerable tension in games between Horsham and Horsham Saints and both will give

themselves more than a good chance of winning on Sunday. ACE Radio 3WM’s Local Footy Live team will be calling the match at Coughlin Park in what might come down to which team can best turn transitional play into scoring opportunities. Horsham is using tough key-position player and usually first-line defender Rhona Conboy to overcome shortcomings in attack and the move appears to be working. Conboy kicked seven goals last week, following five against Dimboola the week before. Matt Wynne, three goals last week and riding a wave of good form, also kicked three goals last week, while a variety of others, including Ben Lakin and Jonty Scott, in producing good games, shared in the spoils. But the Saints will be a harder defensive unit to crack, particularly in the sometimes-awkward pockets and flanks on Mardon Drive. Watchers will be tuned in to seeing how much influence Xander McRae and Andy Devereaux have on the contest for the Saints and whether Mitch Martin, Jacob O’Beirne, Sam Clyne and co can unsettle the visitors. Dimboola players have a bye this week and will listen with interest on news of this game. On Saturday, Stawell is likely to continue on its winning way, taking on Nhill at Nhill’s Davis Park. The Warriors’ two losses this year have come against Minyip-Murtoa and narrowly against Horsham Saints, perhaps just enough to keep the team

hungry for success. So why the doubt sneaking from other Wimmera camps about Stawell’s finals hopes? Is it because of games like last week, when the Warriors sneaked home to win a low-scoring arm-wrestle against Grampians neighbour Ararat by five points? Perhaps. But the win-loss column is all that really matters and results last week showed Tom Eckel led the team with aplomb, George Manton bagged three goals and others such as Cam Kimber, Jack Walker and Jackson Dark were prominent. Stawell can’t afford to take Nhill lightly either. The Tigers might have copped a belting from Horsham despite the efforts of Liam Albrecht, Drew Schneider and Josh Jarred, but they are just as likely to bring a different game this week. And Southern Mallee Giants? This week the Giants take on Yarriambiack neighbour Warrack Eagles and should win. But, again, considering the side is coming off a bye and a win-loss-win record from the previous month, the Giants might take time to get rolling. Warrack Eagles were never going to match Minyip-Murtoa last week, well and truly reflected in a 110-point loss. But the side, which had Charlie Penny, Dane Stewart and Jake O’Donnell trying to rage against the machine, will work hard against the northerners. Again, much will be about hanging on against a tough opponent and scoring from limited opportunities. Minyip-Murtoa will turn its attention to Ararat and it should come

OOMPH! Stawell’s Corey Taylor rides a tackle from Ararat player Sam Jenkinson during Wimmera league action at Stawell’s Central Park. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER away from Alexandra Oval with four more points. Braydon Ison is kicking almost four goals a game for the Burras, collecting another seven last week, while Nick Kelson, Kieran Delahunty, Tim McIntyre and Luke Fisher were in everything. The Burras have so many options in front of the sticks and a simple

positional change can turn games on their head. Ararat had a crack against Stawell with Tom Mills continuing to generate critical spark for the Rats and others such as Dylan Woods, Henry Shea, Liam Arnott and Baydn Cosgriff all good players last week. The Local Footy Live team will be broadcasting this match.

Horsham wins back masters squash championships After a two-year hiatus, Horsham has won back the rights to host Victorian Masters Squash Association championships. Some of the country’s most talented players will contest the open championships in July. While the majority will be Victorian players, expectations are that there will also be a mix of NSW, ACT and SA competitors visiting the Wimmera centre. Horsham Squash Club president

Tim Hopper said there had been significant interest from across the region after the club had learned it had won the rights back to present the event. “This will be the third time we’ve hosted the tournament and it has been a big winner for our small club each time,” he said. “We compete against bigger clubs such as Bendigo and Shepparton, so it’s a good result for our hard-working committee.”

Mr Hopper said Horsham Rural City support had also played an important part in Horsham securing the tournament. “They helped with negotiations for the event and a recent HRCC grant ensured we were able to complete our LED lighting program by finishing the final two courts,” he said. Victorian Masters Squash Association chair Lou Morsch said he was pleased to see the winter championships played in Horsham.

“Our players often talk about how much they enjoyed playing in Horsham and how welcome they felt,” he said. “Horsham has bent over backwards to support us in the past and both the club and Horsham Rural City Council have been invested in our championships. “We are expecting good numbers with entries because after missing almost a year of play, everyone has been really keen to get back into it.”

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Season pace-setters set BY DEAN LAWSON

Horsham District football race to the season’s end already appears on in earnest with five of the top six teams making early claims for finals action come spring.

A battle for a swinging sixth spot remains red-hot with Swifts and Natimuk United appearing destined to trade blows for the position until season’s end. Noradjuha-Quantong, Rupanyup, Kalkee, Jeparit-Rainbow and Harrow-Balmoral are obvious pace-setters and should continue their winning form this weekend. Third-placed Kalkee is on the hunt for a top-two or even top spot and after coming off a hard-fought win against Swifts will take confidence into a clash with Natimuk United at Kalkee. The Kees are on equal points with second-placed Rupanyup and trailing Noradjuha-Quantong by a game and like all others jostling for position will need to simply keep winning. Kalkee found itself in a scrap against Swifts at Stawell’s North Park last week and only seriously seized control of the game in the final term. But it ultimately had 23 scoring opportunities to nine and eventually won by 29 points. Front-and-centre specialists Simon Hobbs and Hamish Exell led the way alongside Matt Magee and Jayden Kuhne bagged four goals. The story was different for Natimuk United, which can’t seem to gain enough traction to match it with competition leaders. Against Jeparit-Rainbow last week, the Rams watched the Storm pile on nine unanswered first-quarter goals and eventually experience a 56-point loss. This was despite Nathan Koenig kicking five goals and strong responsive efforts from Sam Anson, Adam Coutts and Dylan Bates. Jeparit-Rainbow players were pumped after the game, Scott Driscoll, Jakob Cocks and Lukas Essenwanger shining and Peter Weir bagging five goals. They will take that enthusiasm

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This week: Saturday, Ararat v Minyip-Murtoa, Warrack Eagles v Southern Mallee Giants, Nhill v Stawell; Sunday, Horsham Saints v Horsham. Dimboola, bye. Last week: Minyip-Murtoa 21.18 (144) d Warrack Eagles 5.4 (34), Stawell 7.9 (51) d Ararat 6.10 (46), Horsham 19.11 (125) d Nhill 5.12 (42), Horsham Saints 9.5 (59) d Dimboola 5.12 (42). Ladder: Minyip-Murtoa 28 points, 241.91; Stawell 28, 148.08; Southern Mallee Giants 20, 185.60; Horsham Saints 20, 111.20; Horsham 16, 115.26; Dimboola 16, 114.59; Ararat 12, 77.26; Warrack Eagles 4, 33.20; Nhill 0, 35.25.

Horsham District

This week: Laharum v Harrow-Balmoral, Taylors Lake v Noradjuha-Quantong, Kalkee v Natimuk United, Swifts v Edenhope-Apsley, Pimpinio v Jeparit-Rainbow, Rupanyup v Kaniva-Leeor United. Last week: Taylors Lake 15.6 (96) d Pimpinio 9.9 (63), Harrow-Balmoral 28.16 (184) d Edenhope-Apsley 1.2 (8), Noradjuha-Quantong 18.16 (124) d Kaniva-Leeor United 9.6 (60), Kalkee 8.15 (63) d Swifts 5.4 (34), Jeparit-Rainbow 16.18 (114) d Natimuk United 8.10 (58), Rupanyup 17.16 (118) d Laharum 4.6 (30). Ladder: Noradjuha-Quantong 32 points, 259.65 percent; Rupanyup 28, 244.54; Kalkee 28, 229.32; Jeparit-Rainbow 24, 142.06; Harrow-Balmoral 20, 203.07; Swifts 16, 132.88; Natimuk United 16, 88.90; Laharum 8, 49.35; Edenhope-Apsley 8, 39.85; Kaniva-Leeor United 4, 65.64; Taylors Lake 4, 56.63; Pimpinio 4, 38.74. IN DISPUTE: Zavier Hobbs from Kalkee and Swifts’ Ben Leong chase a loose ball during a Horsham District football clash at Stawell’s North Park. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER into a contest against Pimpinio, which crashed against Taylors Lake last week. The Tigers are finding it tough at the wrong end of the ladder, but stalwart Dylan Baker continues fly the yellow and black flag, kicking five goals last week amid efforts from Harry Bigmore, Dylan Thomas and Nathan Clough. Taylors Lake would have enjoyed gathering the points against Pimpinio, but now faces the prospect of playing against Noradjuha-Quantong, more than 10 goals better than Kaniva-Leeor United last outing. Andrew Phelan, Jack McRae, four-goal Ashley Lawson and Joseph Watkins were Lakers leaders at the weekend and line-up against the Bombers at Dock Lake Reserve. The Bombers, with Dawson Cross, Tom Cooper, Cam Bruce

and James Gregg on song, were always in control against the Cougars and remain the only unbeaten outfit in the competition. They are keeping an eye on challengers, including second-placed Rupanyup, scheduled to play Kaniva-Leeor at Rupanyup on Saturday. The Cougars have a primary target in Chris Bryan, who kicked five goals last week and Hamish Bennett, Kayne Councillor and Dylan Collis had good games last outing. Rupanyup is fresh from an 88-point victory over Laharum, powerful Mitch Gleeson again leading the way and Blake Turner and Jack Musgrove kicking eight goals between them. Laharum is a competition straggler this season and can think again if it was looking for respite this weekend.

The Demons, who had Shannon Argall, Brett Ervin and Ben Peucker busy last week, come up against a revitalised Harrow-Balmoral fresh from a crushing 30goal win over Edenhope-Apsley. Simon Close, seven goals, and Michael Close, five, and Will Plush, Matt Jones and Ethan Appleton all featured in a massive booster for the Southern Roos. What was great for the Roos was devastating for the Saints, which must try to regroup against a Swifts side that must respond strongly to its loss against Kalkee. Jeremy Kealy and George Walker represented the spearhead of the Saints’ efforts last week, but now come up against the likes of Scott Carey, Jakob Salmi and Todd Matthews, who were all good against the Kees.

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Mininera and District

This week: Bye. Last week: Ararat Eagles 30.19 (199) d Caramut 4.7 (31), Glenthompson-Dunkeld 14.10 (94) d Penshurst 5.9 (39), Tatyoon 18.10 (118) d Hawkesdale-Macarthur 8.7 (55), Lismore-Derrinallum 15.8 (98) d SMW Rovers 6.10 (46), Great Western 20.18 (138) d Moyston-Willaura 5.10 (40), Woorndoo-Mortlake 32.19 (211) d Wickliffe-Lake Bolac 3.5 (23). Ladder: Woorndoo-Mortlake 32 points, 367.04; Tatyoon 32, 304.97; Glenthompson-Dunkeld 28, 175.69; Great Western 24, 189.08; Lismore-Derrinallum 20, 143.91; Ararat Eagles 16, 176.13; Moyston-Willaura 12, 109.95; Penshurst 8, 81.29; SMW Rovers 8, 68.15; Hawkesdale-Macarthur 8, 37.28; Wickliffe-Lake Bolac 4, 44.46; Caramut 0, 11.67.

North Central

This week: Bye. Last week: Donald 8.16 (64) d Boort 6.8 (44), Wedderburn 10.10 (70) d Charlton 6.8 (44), Birchip-Watchem 10.7 (67) d Sea Lake-Nandaly 8.10 (58), St Arnaud 11.7 (73) d Wycheproof-Narraport 8.5 (53). Ladder: Sea Lake-Nandaly 28 points, 325.60 percent; Wedderburn 26, 139.43; Birchip-Watchem 24, 196.85; Donald 14, 88.09; Charlton 12, 66.34; Boort 12, 65.48; St Arnaud 8, 56.00; Wycheproof-Narraport 4, 49.26.

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immera netball league A Grade outfits will contest some important matches in the second half of the season, as they scramble to secure a finals berth.

Warrack Eagles will host Southern Mallee Giants in the match of the round, in a battle of third versus first. This match has the potential to be a high quality, goal-for-goal hit-out, with plenty of talent on display. The last time the sides met the Giants won by 13, but chances are the margin will be closer this time around. Depending on how coaches start their teams, Eagles goalies Molly Stewart, Briodi McKenzie and Megan Werner will enjoy a good tussle with Giants defenders Caitlin Hickey, Brylee Schache and Maddelyne Shannon. The Giants should be well rested from a bye, while the Eagles are coming off a narrow come-from-behind win over Minyip-Murtoa, 49-46. Eagles defenders Jenna Schulz and Eilish Flagg were among key players against the Burras and will be out to limit Giants’ scoring opportunities on Saturday. Minyip-Murtoa, eighth, will take plenty of confidence into this week’s match-up against seventh-placed Ararat, at Alexandra Oval. The Rats, however, will be keen to

continue their march after dispatching fifth-placed Stawell. They are only one game out of the top five and have their eyes firmly set on another win. The last time these sides met, Ararat escaped with a three-goal triumph. The Burras were unlucky against the Eagles last week and their bad luck might continue on Saturday – the Rats might be a little too strong. Jesse Bligh will enjoy a good tussle with Minyip-Murtoa’s Meg Cashin in the centre court, and Cashin and Laura Delahunty will need to feed the ball well to their goalies, as Racquel Scott will pick off any stray passes. Tayla Borrelli, 21 goals, continued her impressive season for the Rats last week and along with fellow shooter Delaney McLoughlan, cannot be underestimated. Stawell was unable to get over the line last week but will be out to make amends against Nhill. The Warriors will be desperate to hold on to fifth spot and will count on defender Lisa Fleming to produce another strong performance. Ebony Summers and Zanaiya Bergen will need to be on song in the ring, but Tigers defenders Maddison Peterkin, Sydney Thorogood and Sarah Dickinson will do their best to cause an upset.

In the final match of round 11, Horsham Saints, sixth, and Horsham, second, will lock horns at Coughlin Park on Sunday. The Saints have been unpredictable this season, primarily due to such an even competition. Midcourter Jess Cannane and defender Elly Barnett stood out in their side’s 45-55 loss to Dimboola last week, while Horsham goal attack Georgie Carberry shot 45 goals to lead the Demons to victory against Nhill, 70-30. Barnett is likely to get the job on Carberry this week, while Saints centre Ashlee Grace and her Demons counterpart Georgia Hiscock will provide another dynamic match-up. Dimboola, which had regular contributors Nicole Polycarpou and Billie-Jo Barber in fine form against the Saints, has a bye. Results: Dimboola d Horsham Saints 55-54, Horsham d Nhill 70-30, Ararat d Stawell 49-29, Warrack Eagles d Minyip-Murtoa 49-46. Ladder: Southern Mallee Giants 28 points, 133.82 percent; Horsham 24, 165.83; Warrack Eagles 24, 116.31; Dimboola 20, 97.18; Stawell 16, 103.81; Horsham Saints 16, 96.08; Ararat 12, 91.35; Minyip-Murtoa 4, 87.57; Nhill 0, 50.92.

OPTIONS: Stawell shooter Zanaiya Bergen in action against Ararat at the weekend. Stawell lost the encounter, 49-29. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Worthy Warrior reaches 450 Wimmera sporting leaders have joined a chorus commending Stawell netball figurehead Tracey Dark on reaching a rare milestone. Wimmera Football Netball League chair Pauline Butler said Dark, who played her 450th club game for the Warriors last weekend, represented the epitome of what country netball was all about. “Tracey has represented a benchmark in everything in Wimmera netball – from hard-working volunteer to elite player and representative and coach,” she said. “She deserves all accolades she has received and we congratulate her on reaching an amazing milestone. “Tracey has particularly been one of the great leaders in promoting junior MILESTONE: Long-time Stawell benchmark netballer Tracey Dark before netball. She has been a wonderful her 450th match for the Warriors last week. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER mentor on and off the court.

“She represents the type of personality and figurehead we cherish in netball.” Athletic Dark, nee Miller and originally from Rupanyup, forged a reputation in her prime as a powerful ‘bookend’ netballer as she plied her expertise primarily in defence, but also in attack. She played for Rupanyup for 12 seasons, Buninyong for two and the rest for the Warriors-Stawell combination. Her club tally includes more than 200 A Grade games for the Warriors. At 55 she now plays goal keeper in Stawell’s C Grade team, one of the leading outfits in the division this year. She said on reaching the milestone that she enjoyed the game, the people involved and the friendships she had made. “I just love it, it keeps me fit. I sup-

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pose I will have to make a call to end it sooner or later but I’m still enjoying playing,” she said. Dark said she had missed playing when officials called off last season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “In some ways it was good to have a break, but I was keen to return this year and got myself reasonably fit,” she said. Dark said the best aspect about playing for the Warriors was the people involved. “It’s just a good place to be. Everyone supports each other,” she said. Saturday was particularly special for the Dark family with Tracey’s son Jackson playing his 150th senior football game for the Warriors. Her husband Tony also has a long history of club involvement, as an innovative administrator.

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All eyes on top-of-the-table clash BY SARAH MATTHEWS

ll eyes will be on the court at Cameron Reserve on Saturday as Horsham District netball fans await what will – hopefully – be one of the best A Grade battles of the season.

Undefeated ladder leader Laharum will host Harrow-Balmoral in a top-ofthe-table clash in an opportunity for both sides to determine their measure. The Demons have taken all sides before them this season, their closest margin an 11-goal win over NoradjuhaQuantong in round two. After keeping the majority of their premiership team together and slotting in some handy recruits with ease, it’s not hard to see why the Demons are travelling so well. The Southern Roos on the other hand, have had quite the changeover in personnel. Despite the need to gel players and settle combinations, the side has dropped only one match for the year – to Noradjuha-Quantong, by a lone goal. Both teams boast talent across the court, with Southern Roos goalies Kirby Knight and Lucy King starting to hit their straps and Laharum’s Caitlin Dumesny and Maddie Iredell playing like a well-oiled machine. The Demons duo will be up against an experienced, talented defensive

combination in Ebonie Salter and Kate Vickery. At the other end of the court, Laharum has options when it comes to curbing the Roos’ efforts in the ring, with both Faith McKenzie and Rebecca McIntyre – lining up for her 250th A Grade game – strong options for the last line of defence alongside Ema Iredell. With intense defensive pressure already guaranteed, a lot will come down to the midcourt. Harrow-Balmoral has a young centre court and will need to match the likes of Laharum’s consistent Liv Jones, who is in stellar form, including a best-on-court performance against Rupanyup last week. The Demons won the match 66-25. The Southern Roos are also coming off a strong win, getting the better of Edenhope-Apsley, 64-22. Laharum will start favourite on Saturday, but Harrow-Balmoral cannot be discounted. Kalkee and Natimuk United will both be out to bounce back from losses when they meet at Kalkee. The Kees, who would have been disappointed to lose to Swifts, will be out to retain sixth spot, but the match is do-or-die for the Rams as they struggle to remain in the hunt for a finals berth. Both sides were missing key players last week, with Jenna Bywaters a

PASS: Swifts’ Jade Ralph looks to pass. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

noticeable absence for the Kees. The side has, however, picked up Casey Jess, who will add a little depth across the court. Defenders Clair McDonald and Katie Ruwoldt stood tall in the 37-40 loss and will make life tough for Natimuk United’s goalies this week. The Rams were without defender Jo Taylor last week, although Casey Vanstan did her best to repel JeparitRainbow’s attackers. Much will depend on who lines up on Saturday. The Storm’s Penny Fisher was once again invaluable, winning best-oncourt accolades in her side’s sevengoal triumph over the Rams, 42-35.

Georgia Batson, 21 goals, was also a key player. The Storm, fifth, will continue on its winning way against Pimpinio, coming off a bye. Swifts have an opportunity to nab sixth spot this week, but they will need to defeat Edenhope-Apsley and hope Natimuk United upsets Kalkee. Swifts and Edenhope-Apsley, 11th, are both relatively young sides, but the Saints are unlikely to have many rebound opportunities against the likes of Michaela Armer, who shot 31 goals in a best-on-court performance against the Kees. Rupanyup, who had Kayla Woods battling hard in defence against the

Demons, will be out to score an upset win over Kaniva-Leeor United. This game could be an interesting one, although the fourth-placed Cougars are stronger across the court. Nikki Hawker, 28 goals, and wing attack Lauren Tink led the way in the Cougars’ loss to Noradjuha-Quantong. Little separated the sides for the first half, with the Bombers holding a narrow three-goal lead at three-quarter time. The Cougars refused to give up, getting within one goal in the last quarter, although the Bombers managed to capitalise on turnovers to turn the match in their favour. Noradjuha-Quantong went on to win by seven goals, 45-38, to keep third spot on the ladder. The Bombers have a bye this week. Results: Harrow-Balmoral d Edenhope-Apsley 64-22, Noradjuha-Quantong d Kaniva-Leeor United 45-38, Laharum d Rupanyup 66-25, Swifts d Kalkee 40-37, Jeparit-Rainbow d Natimuk United 42-35. Ladder: Laharum 32 points, 295.29 percent; Harrow-Balmoral 28, 176.82; Noradjuha-Quantong 28, 136.71; Kaniva-Leeor United 24, 140.94; Jeparit-Rainbow 20, 112.82; Kalkee 16, 121.48; Swifts 16, 106.89; Natimuk United 12, 85.08; Rupanyup 6, 69.71; Pimpinio 6, 59.91; EdenhopeApsley 4, 51.49.

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BY DAVID BERRY

SUCCESS: Volleyball Horsham A Grade premiers, from left, Romnick Bermudez, Nathan Berry, Laelah Robertson, Paddy Sherry, Tamikah Dockrill and season most-valuable player Jack Exell.

better script you could not write for Volleyball Horsham grand finals, with all four games having supporters on the edge of their seats. The flagship A Grade grand final was heading to Shados Inala for an 11th time when it led two sets to one and 21-16 in the fourth. But as you would expect your senior players to do, up stepped captain Nathan Berry and with well-placed serves the game was transformed immediately as Heidelberg went from trailing by five points, to leading by three points in the blink of an eye. The fifth set went point for point until Laelah Robertson stamped her authority on the contest with four consecutive points on serve, while Berry again nailed the coffin shut with three points and then a well-placed set to competition most-valuable player Jack Exell helped seal a famous victory. “I had to do something to turn the game around so I made sure I got my serves in and created as much pressure on the Shados Inala receivers as I could, and lucky for me it worked,” Berry said. Disappointed Shados Inala captain Tim Popple heaped praise on his young team for their gallant effort. “I couldn’t be prouder of this young team as they improved as the season went on,” he said. The final score

showed Heidelberg defeating Shados Inala 3-2: 20-25, 22-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-12. Exell won his first Robinson Medal as the competition’s most-valuable player. In B Grade, Waterhammers recorded their seventh title, when they had to pull out all stops to beat Von Steiger Shadows. After taking the first two sets, a drop in concentration let their opponents back into the game and the grand final went to a fifth set. Veteran captain Andrew Wundke took the responsibility at 9-8 in the fifth and produced the six serves needed to get his team over the line, after each team traded blows up until the change of

ends. The final score showed Waterhammers defeated Von Steiger Shadows 3-2: 25-13, 25-20, 23-25, 17-25, 15-11. Tom Milbourne from Von Steiger Boomers won his first O’Connor Medal as the competition’s most-valuable player. In C Grade, the Heidelberg girls got their game together at the right time to beat an undermanned Holy St Pats in straight sets. The final score showed Heidelberg defeating Holy St Pats 3-0: 25-20, 2522, 25-19. A Radford Medal for the competition’s most-valuable player went to Holy St Pats’ Matt McLoughlin. A junior grand final was a high-stan-

dard affair but the overall depth of talent in the Murtoa Geckos team proved too much for Phantoms, with the Murtoa team winning in straight sets. Murtoa Geckos defeated Phantoms 3-0: 25-16, 25-18, 25-23. The Ladlow Medal for the competition’s most-valuable player went to Logan Young from Phantoms. Volleyball Horsham invites teams and individuals interested in participating in a winter season to register that interest, by emailing details to info@volleyballhorsham.com.au. The winter season is scheduled to start in the last week of July.

Richardson, Pretlove victorious Lauris Richardson and Joy Pretlove shot 153 and 149 for a total of 302 to win a Horsham Golf Club women’s Life Members Stroke Aggregate. Life-members Joyce Mills and Sandra Savage presented the winners with their awards. The event attracted 54 players for the two-day annual competition, who braved challenging weather conditions. Daily competition winners: First day, Gail Jenner-Barb Uebergang 151, runners-up, Lauris Richardson-Joy Pretlove 153 on countback, third, Jill Gawith-Lorraine Gladigau 153, nearest the pins, second June Crabtree, 11th, Robyn Watts, 13th, Lisa Jakobi; second day, Richardson-Pretlove 149, runners-up, Liz Robertson-Joan Williams 153, third, Pam Watkins-Marie Oliver 158, nearest the pins, second Kerry Harvey, eighth, Lil Mayer, 13th, Jackie Fechner. Players will now turn their attention to a Beth Officer fourball best-ball stableford on August 12 and Nell Smithett Memorial Trophy open events on October 7 and 8.

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hile some players spend their entire sporting careers chasing an elusive premiership, Rebecca McIntyre has five A Grade titles to her name and – all going well – a sixth in the pipeline.

The Laharum defender will line up for her 250th Horsham District league A Grade game on Saturday when her undefeated side takes on second-placed Harrow-Balmoral in a mouth-watering clash. The Demons, the reigning premiers, are favoured to go back to back this year, but McIntyre is not counting her chickens. Instead, she is using the build-up to her milestone game to reflect on how fortunate she has been in her netball journey – and how her love of sport has helped shape the woman she is today. McIntyre played netball as a junior, although in the early days, the sport took a backseat to her love of basketball. She started playing netball consistently about 16 and spent four years playing A Grade for Horsham United. “Those games don’t count towards my total because they were in Wimmera league, but one year I got to play alongside my mum and my sister, Sammi, before mum retired, which was a highlight,” McIntyre said. When she joined district league outfit Noradjuha-Quantong with her husband, Brent, in 2004, she had no idea what was in store. Noradjuha and Quantong had merged in 1997 and were about to embark on an era of unprecedented netball success. “I’ve been reflecting throughout the past week and I am the only player to have played in all four of Noradjuha-Quantong’s A Grade grand finals, in 2005, 2008 and back to back in 2011 and 2012,” McIntyre said. “That’s really special and shows how lucky I was to be involved in something that might never be repeated. “During my time at Quanny I coached about 13 premierships, ranging from 15 and unders up to A Grade. “We were strong in all grades and it was an amazing era – it was always just a given that we would be there at the end of the year. “My husband has played more than 300 games and never played in a grand final. I have played in eight A Grade grand finals, lost three and won five. You don’t take it for granted, but looking back, you can really see how special it is. “I’m so grateful to have been a part of it.” Wednesday, June 30, 2021

McIntyre was also named Noradjuha-Quantong’s coach of the decade twice, the second time in partnership with current Bombers coach Fiona Rowe. “I was also named in the team of the decade both times,” she said. “To be part of that was another highlight, especially after playing in premierships with Sammi and Fiona and some of my best friends. “Then to go to Laharum and be a part of their first-ever one in 2019 was also special. I’ve been lucky to be involved in several key moments in the league’s history.” McIntyre, who started out in goals but concedes she is a ‘much better defender’, took a break from netball from 2015 to 2017. “I was good friends with Sarah Koenig, who was playing at Laharum, and a few of the girls I was playing basketball with at the time were also out there, so I thought I’d go and have a change,” she said. The move paid off, with McIntyre bringing a wealth of experience to the up-and-coming side and playing key roles on and off the court.

Looking forward

A lifetime of sport has taken a toll on her body, but McIntyre is not quite ready to call time. “There’s always the saying, ‘you’re a long time retired’, so as long as I can still contribute to the team and play at that standard or higher, I will,” she said. “In saying that, it has been a struggle coming back after COVID and getting my body right. But I didn’t want COVID to be the reason I retired, I wanted to do it on my own terms. “Ideally, I’d love to be able to hold out to play a senior game with my daughter, Izabella. “She’s in the under-15s at the moment so I don’t know if I will make it – I might have to come back and play a C Grade game or something.” McIntyre is passionate about junior development, along with encouraging women’s participation in sport. “You form so many friendships through sport, some that last forever,” she said. “I love being in a team environment. I’m very social and I love that week in, week out you get to spend time with your friends doing something you love. “Team sports teach you so many things – discipline, sacrifice, hard work and resilience. “It really helps mould you into a good person and my involvement in sport has definitely shaped the woman I am today.”

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