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BY ABBY WALTER

hree Wimmera communities are the frontrunners of a new housing innovation blueprint that aims to increase housing options in rural towns.

Wimmera Housing Innovations, established by Wimmera Southern Mallee Development, has worked with Murtoa and Minyip progress associations and Donald 2020 to form housing innovation companies in the respective towns.

WSM Development chief executive Chris Sounness said Wimmera Housing Innovations was supporting the organisations to activate housing plans in their towns.

He said the for-profit company was in discussion with many communities across the region and plans for Murtoa, Minyip and Donald were most progressed.

“The purpose of Minyip, Murtoa and Donald housing innovations is to build houses in the towns, and they are progressing along at an exciting rate,” he said.

“All three companies are called ‘special purpose vehicles’, and they are about to engage with their communities to start thinking about how they might raise money.

“They have business plans and housing plans in place, and they know how much money they need to raise.”

Mr Sounness said the projects were in a $1.5 to $2 million range, with a plan to raise some of the funds and apply for loans.

“The projects have come about because most communities in our region realise governments are not going to save them, property developers are not going to save them – so they have to do it themselves,” he said.

“However, the challenge of building houses as a community is there are a lot of capabilities needed, so that’s where Wimmera Housing Innovations plays a part, with business plans, legal agreements and property development pieces.

“Then, the community can do what

it does best, which is volunteering, making sure the community is engaged and working out where the money will come from.

“The money will be the hardest part.

If you’re going to start raising money from the community, you have to do it the right way and people need confidence their money is safe and being invested well.”

Mr Sounness said the project outcome would be a community dividend after many years of under-investment in housing in western Victoria.

“For example, if you are involved in agriculture, people are always wanting farm workers and there’s growing realisation an abandoned farmhouse

that hasn’t been lived in for 20 years doesn’t have much appeal to attract a worker or their family,” he said.

“But, having a modern place to rent in town does.

“If we can get more houses, it means farmers can more easily employ workers and other businesses in town can do it, too.

“It’s not going to solve all the problems, but we have to start somewhere – it’s the first step and it’s really exciting.”

Mr Sounness said the innovations companies would be controlled by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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Progress on rail corridor H

BY ABBY WALTER

orsham Rural City Council is taking steps to reinvigorate Horsham’s rail corridor after years of communication with VicTrack.

VicTrack owns the land at the Horsham Railway Station and leases the rail infrastructure to the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

Environment Protection Authority, EPA, Victoria issued a clean-up notice for the rail corridor, due in 2023, for historic contamination, mainly regarding fuel.

The council, at a meeting on Monday night, endorsed a Rail Corridor Landscape Plan, which went to public comment in November.

The council also voted in favour of referring the development of the rail corridor to the long-term capital works program and investigating funding opportunities.

Mayor Robyn Gulline said while there had been hold-ups with devel-

oping the rail corridor, the council was now pursuing opportunities to beautify the area.

She said council staff were working with VicTrack to establish what areas the council could buy or lease.

“VicTrack has looked at all the land they own, assessed what they would need if passenger rail ever came back, and they were able to declare what was surplus land,” she said.

“They followed through with the EPA clean-up order, so the land has been rehabilitated back to industrial standard.

“The community has said safety is the highest priority for the space.

“There will be paths, great lighting, seating, a playground, car parking for the silos and all sorts of things.”

Ninety-five percent of survey respondents to the plan in November indicated it was visually appealing, 90 percent said it would provide good connections, 87 percent thought it provided enough open space and 82 percent thought it would be safer.

Councillor Gulline said while it was not a space designed to spend hours in, it would be good for people in Horsham North to have access to a green, open space in their backyard.

“We will be looking at all sorts of sculptures and things to liven up and beautify the area for the locals and also for visitors to the silos and those who pass by on the Overland,” she said.

“It is going to be a user-friendly space.”

The council also moved to advocate for funding from the State Government for a new underpass at the rail corridor.

Cr Gulline said the underpass was one of the council’s highest priorities.

“The government is on board, but their budget is tight, if not tighter than ours, so when it could be funded, I don’t know,” she said.

“It is something we will continue advocating to them for because it is a matter of urgency and a high priority for safe access for people to transit

between north of the railway line to the rest of the city.”

Cr Claudia Haenel said the sentiment from the community was to get the upgrades at the rail corridor complete.

“It’s really critical everyone is on board for the beautification of the area,” she said.

“Particularly for when the Overland passes through Horsham and they can see a beautiful space.

“For the community’s benefit and from a tourism aspect and how we present ourselves as a town, I think it is important to get this done.”

Cr Haenel said she also wanted to see pedestrians and people using mobility aids, including electric wheelchairs, safely access the centre of town from Horsham North without having to use a narrow footpath on the overpass.

Cr Ian Ross was an apology for the meeting and Cr Penny Flynn is on a leave of absence.

For more photographs go to theweeklyadvertiser.com.au FIRST DAYS: Students across the region returned to the classroom this week, with excitement and nerves bubbling for the youngest members of the school. Pictured, clockwise from above, Horsham Holy Trinity Lutheran College grade-six students Charlotte Kelly, left, and Lara Peterson, with their foundation buddy Holly Carter; Sarah Driscoll, Savanna Hamerston and Jake Hamerston at Horsham West and Haven Primary School; friends Loretta Miatke and Matilda Leslie starting foundation at Horsham West and Haven Primary School; and Janaka Fernando and Dil Edirisinghe with their daughter Livini Fernando at HTLC. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER

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Building for community From page 1 “It’s about being really transparent with the community. The community raising the funds will appoint some of the directors, so it is a proper company,” Mr Sounness said.

He said Wimmera Housing Innovations spoke to communities, identified appropriate community organisations to step up to a project and conducted prefeasibility studies.

“Once you start going beyond the prefeasibility stage, the community does have to start investing money,” he said.

“What we are trying to offer – while each housing project is unique – is having some processes in place so we can lower costs.

“For example, the legal agreements are done the same each time, so it costs less to do.”

Minyip Housing Innovations director Lloyd Milgate said while the company was in its early days, it aimed to build new houses and enable people to move to Minyip with confidence there would be housing available.

“There are industries in Minyip – Dunmunkle Lodge, Tuff Equipment, Wimpak, a mineral sand mine in due course and farmers in the area who employ people,” he said.

“So, there is employment and what we are lacking is good quality accommodation for people.”

Mr Milgate said it was a long-term project.

“We’re not going to be able to build 30 houses at once. We want to build one or two housing developments at a time and then hopefully that snowballs,” he said.

“Once we sell or rent a house, we create cash flow to have capital to build the next house.”

Mr Milgate said the company spent four months establishing the legality of the project and company structure, and would now approach the community.

“We’re going to the community in early to mid-February to start raising funds,” he said.

“We want to raise $500,000 and that would give us backing to potentially start or fully finance a housing complex.”

Mr Milgate said it was not a moneymaking venture for people who contributed, but the return on investment would come in terms of people moving to town for the community.

“It’s more to develop the community and keep us growing rather than going backwards,” he said.

“The return on investment is having people in town to employ and be part of the community, the schools, sporting clubs and more.

“You have to start somewhere and we’re taking tiny steps at the moment – we just hope to keep building on it.”

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Police call for CCTV assistance H

BY ABBY WALTER

orsham police members are calling for business owners with CCTV cameras to register their details to streamline procedures in the event of a crime.

Acting Sergeant Mick O’Dwyer said modern-day policing required modern-day tools.

“Theft, property damage, assaults, vehicle collisions and various other offences continue to keep the police busy,” he said.

“We are always looking for new ways to prevent this offending and to protect people from becoming victims.

“Unfortunately, it won’t always be prevented and the focus for police quickly changes to finding those responsible and bringing them before a magistrate.

“Over the years we have found CCTV cameras have played an increasingly important role in terms of solving crime and deterring unsociable behaviour.

“We’re seeking assistance from local business owners to help us streamline our enquiries with regards to any potential CCTV cameras that might be able to assist.”

Acting Sergeant O’Dwyer said many business owners in the Horsham Police Service Area had been asked by police if they had any CCTV cameras to help them with enquiries into various types of offending.

“Many of these businesses have

SAFETY: Horsham Police Senior Constable David Hoffmann and Horsham Plaza centre manager Allison Roberts are encouraging businesses to register their CCTV cameras.

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER been through this process more than once, so this initiative is designed to create a register of known CCTV cameras so that the information we need is always at our fingertips,” he said.

“The information we get from the business owner is added to what we call the police Situational Awareness Map, SAM, a program that is only accessible by police.

“All information contained in the SAM is private and confidential and protected under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

“We can add the exact location of the camera on this electronic map. We also add which direction the camera faces, what areas it captures and how long the footage is stored before it is deleted.

“All this information will be available to access by police from the moment an incident is detected by us or reported to us.”

Acting Sergeant O’Dwyer said with the contact details, police would instantaneously send a business owner a link to download the footage and send

it back without having to arrange a physical copy.

“Quicker identification of CCTV means quicker identification of offenders. This, in turn, should lead to quicker arrests, a potential reduction in crime and an increase in community safety,” he said.

“Even though we are beginning with local business owners, we encourage residents who have operating security cameras on any kind of property, to provide us with their details so that we can register their cameras sooner

rather than later.” Horsham Plaza centre manager Allison Roberts said all plaza CCTV cameras were now registered with police.

“It’s to keep everyone safe. For long periods we don’t need the cameras at all, but then we might need them a couple of times a day,” she said.

“We are pleased to be supporting the police and working closely with them.

“The majority of incidents at the plaza are theft, but we also support the police if there has been an incident elsewhere and a person of interest has passed through our carparks or building.”

Mrs Roberts said several plaza stores also had their own CCTV cameras.

“It reinforces the knowledge that you’re always being watched and you just need to do the right thing,” she said.

“I encourage others to register, businesses and residents, because bad behaviour can not be tolerated.

“If there is an incident, it helps police to do more.”

Acting Sergeant O’Dwyer said business owners could register their details by emailing michael.odwyer@ police.vic.gov.au with their business name, address, business hours and after-hours phone numbers, email address and the location of cameras including the direction they are facing, area they capture and storage limit.

He said a basic hand-drawn diagram of the building, marking the exact location of all cameras, was preferred.

Upgraded jumps area a drawcard Riverside Recreation Reserve committee believes a newly-refurbished jumping area will encourage younger riders and draw people from far and wide to use the facility.

The committee recently completed improvements to the jumping area, including a compacted gravel base with sand, as part of a community project.

Committee chair Sarah Magor said the reserve was a recipient of Millers Contractors ‘One Village Project’, which helped the refurbishment remain affordable.

“The jumping area had never really been done properly, and with more and more young jumpers and riders coming through the venue, we needed to have a safe area for them to participate,” she said.

“Fortunately, Millers accepted us for the ‘One Village Project’, which NEW HIGHS: Horsham Pony Club rider and volunteer Asha Fiedler rode meant they contributed their equipher horse over 90-centimetre jumps at Riverside Recreation Reserve’s ment, machinery, expertise and time refurbished jumping area.

Picture: SEAN O’CONNELL for free.”

Mrs Magor said the reserve’s committee paid for the materials needed for the new surface, at a cost of $40,000.

“This has always been known as the jumping area, but it’s never actually had a proper base and proper drainage,” she said.

“Now it has, even when there is rain, it’s fantastic on there – it’s not boggy or slippery.”

Mrs Magor said juniors would be the main beneficiaries of the refurbished jumping area, but it would also benefit older users.

“Jumping and even little Cavaletti jumps or poles on the ground are really good training exercises for horses,” she said.

“For our adult riding club, we might do a sequence of pole exercises and small jumps.”

Asha Fiedler, 15, a pony club rider and volunteer, said the improved jumping area would be useful for the

club’s activities, which included dressage, cross country and jumping.

“It is good quality for our riders who do higher level jumping, because you need a good surface,” she said.

Mrs Magor said the area would be used at upcoming competitions and draw people to the reserve.

“Having a surface like this means that people will travel and come to these competitions because they know there is a safe, proper surface for them to use,” she said.

“In April, the Horsham and District Equestrian Sports Club is hosting a two-day dressage competition, and the area will be used for warming up before they go into the indoor arena.”

Mrs Magor said Horsham Pony Club would also use the refurbished area during a two-day ‘super clinic’ in April, with a jumping instructor one of the features of the event.

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festival Recognition of milestones Spring ideas sought

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anaging a life-long health condition has seen Murtoa’s Frank Blake awarded a Kellion Victory Medal, for 60- and 70-year milestones.

Diabetes Australia presents the medal to Australians who have lived with type-one or type-two diabetes for 50 years, or more.

Mr Blake, 74, said he had lived almost his entire life with type-one diabetes, facing early challenges due to ignorance of the condition, before going on to work in diabetes education.

He said he was first diagnosed with diabetes aged four, after appearing dehydrated before a Wimmera doctor.

“I was misdiagnosed about four times by a little country doctor,” he said.

“My parents brought me to Lister House Clinic in Horsham and the doctor took one look at me and said ‘this kid has got diabetes’.

“I was taken to Wimmera Base Hospital, they put some fluids back into my system and transferred me to Melbourne via ambulance, which in 1953 was quite the trip.”

Mr Blake said knowledge of diabetes and the ability of doctors to treat it was much more limited at that time.

“The old insulins back then were a byproduct of beef. I’ve still got hard lumps on my legs and arms where I used to have my injections, because of the impurities in it,” he said.

“Now it has improved dramatically.

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“The old insulins back then were a byproduct of beef.

I’ve still got hard lumps on my legs and arms where I used to have my injections, because of the impurities in it. Now it’s improved dramatically”

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came out, it was the greatest asset to people with diabetes.

“It allowed you to monitor your levels, control your diet and monitor your insulin – if you understood it enough to do so.

“The body normally produces the insulin it needs to counteract the foods you have eaten.

“If you have a pretty good idea of the food you are going to eat and what your current blood sugar test is, you can take the relatively correct amount of insulin.”

Mr Blake said he eventually started to work in diabetes education, after beginning in medical care as a nurse, where he found the information provided to diabetics was ‘incorrect and upside down’, compared to his own experience.

“Initially, I started at Wimmera Base Hospital,” he said.

“I then wound up working for Diabetes Australia, establishing a regional clinic and travelling all over this part of Victoria.

“I had clinics up as far as Ouyen, down as far as Coleraine and across as far as Kaniva.

“I had regular clinics at Stawell, Ararat, St Arnaud and Warracknabeal.”

HONOUR: Frank Blake received a Kellion Victory Medal from Diabetes Australia for passing both the 60- and 70-year mark, as a person living with diabetes.

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER Mr Blake said he diagnosed quite a few diabetics through his clinics.

“There are a few telltale signs to look out for,” he said.

“With type-two diabetes, which is by far the most common, it is usually lethargy, weight gain and excess hunger, unfortunately because of bodies not working properly to produce the amount of insulin they need.

“The human body is a complex organ. It will wind up putting on extra

weight instead of supplying energy to the muscle tissues that need it to keep working and living.”

Mr Blake said regular exercise, such as walking for more than 30 minutes each day, was among the best ways to prevent diabetes.

“Doctor clinics now have finger prick monitoring, so people can get checked out if they are at all susceptible,” he said.

Ararat arts group opens auditions The newly-formed Ararat Regional Theatre Society, ARTS, is hosting auditions for its 2024 production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber rock musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’.

ARTS, formerly Ararat Musical Comedy Society and Ararat Theatre Company, will stage the production, which has a range of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock ’n’ roll.

Director Leanne McCready invited anyone who ever wanted to be involved in an Ararat theatre production to audition for the show.

“Joseph is a bright and upbeat show with a huge number of roles for people of all ages, including a children’s chorus and dancers,” she said.

“We will be looking for lots of men to take on the roles of Joseph, his brothers and other characters, while there are also roles for women and a large female chorus.”

The story follows Joseph, his father’s favourite son, who is sold into slavery by his jealous broth-

ers and taken to Egypt, where he endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged.

When news of Joseph’s gift to interpret dreams reaches the Pharaoh, who is depicted as Elvis, Joseph is well on his way to becoming second in command. Eventually, his brothers, having suffered greatly, unknowingly find themselves grovelling at the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognise.

“ARTS is a supportive, inclusive group which welcomes anyone who would like to be on stage or work behind the scenes,” Mrs McCready said.

Auditions are on Friday from 7.15pm and Saturday from 10am at Ararat Scout Hall.

People can call Mrs McCready on 0439 048 813 to book an audition time and for information.

Rehearsals for Joseph will commence on February 8 at Ararat Scout Hall.

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ will take to Ararat Town Hall from June 21 to 23 and 28 to 30.

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The festival, with a history spanning more than 30 years, includes floral displays, plants and gardening exhibits, presentations and guest speakers aimed at gardening enthusiasts and visitors.

Chairperson Phil Lohrey said the committee was hoping to see new people at its annual general meeting in February.

“Everyone is welcome, including people wanting to be members, community groups wanting to be involved and exhibitors,” he said.

“The committee sets the dates of the event, organises a theme, exhibitors and guest speaker.

“We’re hoping to see as many exhibitors and community groups involved again as possible.”

The event returned in October 2023 after years disrupted by COVID-19 lockdowns and floods.

Mr Lohrey said the event was too valuable to the community for it not to proceed.

“To keep it going in the future we need a collection of new, fresh ideas and new leadership,” he said.

“The event showcases our botanic gardens, and Horsham Rural City Council gets behind us to help in that regard.

“It’s a good fundraising opportunity for community groups and we’ve had schools, sporting groups and Scouts involved before.”

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BY SEAN O’CONNELL

he expansion of a businessowner led Wimmera organisation into Warracknabeal and surrounds has highlighted the region’s commercial activity, ahead of a launch event.

West Vic Business ambassador Stacey Taig said the creation of an ‘official’ presence in Yarriambiack Shire followed a conscious effort from the organisation to represent diverse business communities.

Ms Taig said West Vic Business had been working with Yarriambiack Shire Council and an advisory committee comprised of business owners in the area during the past 12 months, to develop a chamber of commerce for the shire.

She said West Vic Business Yarriambiack would debut at a Yarriambiack Business Expo on February 20 at Warracknabeal Town Hall, between 9.30am and noon.

“It’s a chance for Yarriambiack businesses to come together and network,” she said.

“Our focus will be on building community and business strategic alliances.”

Ms Taig said the event included guests such as Victorian Small Business Commissioner Lynda McAlarySmith, who would be keynote speaker.

Ms Taig said challenges for businesses in the region included geographical distance from larger population centres.

“Yarriambiack businesses face many of the same challenges,” she said.

“Getting employees has been an issue right across Australia. The cost of

living has hit consumers really hard, affecting what services they utilise, but some sectors are in a good position moving forward, such as agriculture and health.

“Our focus moving forward is identifying those businesses who could be linked and connecting them with like-minded businesses that can help them grow.”

Ms Taig said the Yarriambiack Shire, and the broader Wimmera-Mallee region, had several advantages the organisation would seek to highlight.

“In our area, we take it for granted that we are surrounded by incredible natural wonders,” she said.

“Our core focus has been on placemaking processes and precinct development – to create foot traffic and greater revenue coming into those businesses.”

‘JMJ – EA for a Day’ owner Jacqui James said she had been operating as an online business manager since 2011.

Ms James said she offered a service to help with business administration, and had been based in Hopetoun since 2015.

“When I moved here from Melbourne, this whole concept of what I did was very new,” she said.

“I used to describe it as the old secretary, only I don’t need to sit in your office to do it.”

Ms James said her business did not suffer as a result of relocating to Hopetoun, as she was able to work from a home office.

“In Melbourne, I had face-to-face clients and others all around the world. I just needed a really good internet connection,” she said.

SHARING KNOWLEDGE: Hopetoun business owner Jacqui James is part of an advisory committee working with Yarriambiack Shire Council and West Vic Business to develop a chamber of commerce for the municipality.

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER “We had everything we needed here, and the business has gone from strength to strength.

“For me, personally, the biggest benefit is being able to share knowledge and information with people who would not be able to access it otherwise.”

Ms James said she was a member of the advisory group of Yarriambiack businesses, which led to the establishment of West Vic Business Yarriambiack.

“We talked about the problems businesses face in the west, outside of the major capital cities,” she said.

“Such as how we can improve main streets and what we provide for people

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who visit our towns.” Ms James said she was recently appointed to West Vic Business’ executive committee, where she would represent the region on matters specific to them.

“I see my role as that of a caretaker,” she said.

“For example, we had a new coffee shop open in Lascelles, so my husband, Chris Shadbolt, and I drove out there to introduce ourselves, welcome them and ask them to reach out if they had any questions.

“I’m happy to impart some of my experience to business owners if it’s going to give them a leg over, so to speak.”

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Cadd to rock Horsham hall Australian country-rock pioneer, Brian Cadd, is heading to Horsham Town Hall on Friday in support of his forthcoming album release, ‘Dream Train’.

Cadd said Wimmera audiences could expect to hear many of his biggest hits, along with some newer songs.

“I will insert a few songs from the new album to give a bit of a taste for it, but it will be all the old hits,” he said.

“We have a fabulous band, so I think it’s going to be a great night. I love the whole area there, it’s somewhere I enjoy playing very much.

“I’ve played by myself many times in Horsham, it’s just one of those regional centres, it’s just lovely, great audiences and a great vibe.”

Cadd said his upcoming album was his first full-length country release and was a long time coming.

“I write country songs all the time, I just never used them as an artist,” he said.

“I have met some great Australian country players and there’s a wonderful studio where I live on the Gold Coast. I just went in one day and a week later we had all the tracks for the album – it was probably meant to be.”

Cadd said people who heard the new tracks, including his newly released single ‘You Know What to Say’, had reacted well.

“Most of my fans remember the days when I used to release things like ‘Let Go’ – predominantly country or at least country-rock songs,” he said.

“It’s something the people who have followed me think is a fairly logical thing for me to do.”

Tickets for the performance are available on the Horsham Town Hall website.

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Dedicated family Grains advocates to grow man remembered GrainGrowers is expanding the number of people participating in its social licence, leadership initiative.

Ryan Milgate, of Minyip, is one of eight participants in the Grains100 program.

Brad Griffiths of Mallala, Christine Plant of Manangatang, Ethan Vogelsang of Padthaway, Jules Alvaro of Merredin, Mick Hancock of Pearlah, Russell Hocking of Prairie, and Stewart Hamilton of Inverleigh join Mr Milgate in the program.

They will undertake an eight-week program involving online and face-to-face sessions to develop leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

GrainGrowers chief Shona Gawel said Grains100 would ensure the sector had strong advocates on issues that mattered to growers.

“The issue of social licence — the ongoing acceptance of our industry’s standard business

Obituary: Roger Hastings

July 21, 1948 – December 4, 2023 A football umpire of more than 1000 games and dedicated family man who was passionate about his job, Roger Roy Hastings died on December 4, aged 75.

Mr Hastings was born in Dimboola on July 21, 1948, to Joyce and Gordon Hastings.

He was a brother to Rhonda.

Mr Hastings attended school in Dimboola, and after completion of his education, followed in his father’s footsteps and went to work on the railways.

After leaving the railways, he later worked at the Wail Nursery, Flick Pest Control and then secured his dream job as a cooler technician with Coca-Cola, often dropping everything to fix a cooler when it wasn’t working properly somewhere in western Victoria.

It was a huge area that he looked after, so a fair bit of travel was involved — but he never minded.

He loved his job and gave them dedicated and loyal service for 34 years, until ill health forced him to take early retirement at the age of 64.

He was known as ‘The Coke Man’.

Mr Hastings played football for one season when he was a teenager.

After breaking his nose, he decided that football was not for him and joined Wimmera Umpires Association when he was 20.

He was a central umpire for many years, later becoming a goal umpire, which he continued with right up to the 2023 season.

He was very proud to receive a certificate of recognition in 2021 for umpiring 1000 games.

He umpired 1057 games in total during his career.

Umpiring was the real love of his life.

He dedicated his life to the game and turned up to every appointment he was given, sometimes two on a weekend. He wasn’t so good at training, though.

Mr Hastings met his wife, Denise, when both were 17. They became engaged at 22 and married on September 12, 1970 — a marriage that lasted for more than 53 years.

practices and operating procedures — is an increasing focus of attention by industry participants and the general public alike,” she said.

“As an industry, we need to be aware of this and be prepared to talk about how we operate and explain why we operate in the way we do.”

Ms Gawel said the focus for incoming participants was grain freight and supply chains.

“This issue was identified in our 2023 Policy Survey as one of the top industry priorities,” she said. “Having Grains100 support discussions will allow grower participants to explain why issues impacting grain freight and supply chains are critical to their farming operations.”

Grains100 aims to establish a group of 100 growers — both emerging and established leaders and influencers — who want to get involved in discussions on issues relevant to future development of the grains industry.

Expressions of Interest Roger Hastings Mr Hastings loved his animals, including his dog Leila and cat Mollie.

In the earlier years he was known to bring home any injured bird or animal he found on the side of the road and nurse them back to health.

At one stage he had many bird aviaries, which gave him immense pleasure.

Mr and Mrs Hastings were truly blessed on the arrival of daughters, Courtney and Tennille, to complete their family.

So many happy memories were made during the ensuing years, until they left home to pursue their own journeys.

After their daughters’ marriages, Mr and Mrs Hastings were five times blessed on the arrival of five gorgeous grandchildren — Remi and Raf, Arlie, Ollie and Etta.

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Improving accessibility for women The State Government is advancing its work to provide access to pads and tampons at public sites, at no charge.

Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins said the program, worth $23 million, would provide products at no charge at 700 public sites from next year — at locations such as cultural institutions, hospitals, courts, TAFEs, public libraries, and staffed train stations across the state.

Ms Hutchins said research had shown almost six-in-10 Gen Z and Millennial women were finding it more difficult to pay for period products due to the rising cost of living.

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“A lack of access to appropriate period products can have significant impacts across many areas of women’s lives, including physical and mental health and participating in education, employment and social activities.”

Ms Hutchins said vending machines would be installed in a phased roll-out this year.

It comes after the government made available period products, information and resources in public schools in 2020.

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Community Newsletter Keep Your Cool Rural Northwest Health would like to remind all that keeping sun and heat safe is extremely important in the hot summer.

Our intense Australian sun and summer heat can have detrimental long-term effects if we are not protected.

Remember to SLIP on covering clothing, SLOP on SPF 30 + water resistant sunscreen, SLAP on a hat, SEEK shade, and SLIDE on some sunglasses to protect your body against harmful UV rays. Keep cool by staying in the shade, drinking lots of water, dressing light, and using fans or air conditioning.

Philippines tend to look after their elderly parents at home as public sector residential aged care is not an option. They also eat a lot of rice, and not potatoes.

Joseph makes an effort to visit his family regularly and his last visit to the Philippines was made even more special when, after taking his partner home to meet his parents, his partner proposed!

At Rural Northwest Health, our unwavering commitment is to deliver comprehensive healthcare services to our community.

That’s why, beyond regular hours, we’ve assembled a dedicated team of local doctors available at your service on-call.

RNH is committed to celebrating diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are excited to have registered to attend the Midsumma Pride March in St Kilda on February 4th — for the first time ever!

One of the Midsumma Festival’s signature events, last year’s march welcomed over 7,000 marchers and 45,000 supporters, who affirmed that the LGBTQIA+ communit y is “fabulous, loved, diverse and proud” and marched in solidarity for those who cannot.

Corizon Milimu Our new Social Worker Corizon Milimu was born in Kenya and migrated to Australia in 2022 to pursue a Master’s in Social Work.

Corizon has noted cultural differences between Kenya and Australia, such as the food and music. She says that African music is faster and more drum-heavy!

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Joseph enjoys Australia’s inclusivity and how there are so many new things to learn and new places to explore. Australia holds an extra special place in his heart as it is also where Joseph met the love of his life.

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Corizon is hopeful that she can visit her family and friends again soon. She enjoys the kindness of Australian people and the multiculturalism, along with getting out into the great outdoors and visiting the many beautiful beaches.

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Joseph Bermudo Our Executive Manager Clinical Services Joseph Bermudo was born in Pampanga, Philippines and migrated to Australia in 2018.

Having initially migrated to New Zealand in 2010, Joseph made the decision to relocate to Australia when he was offered the Director of Nursing role with Grampians Health.

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RNH appreciates your ongoing commitment to contributing to a safe environment for everyone.

Snake Safety As the weather continues to warm up, residents across the Yarriambiack region will see increased snake activity as they become more active in seeking warmth and food after the colder months.

With up to 1,000 species of venomous snakes, it’s important to keep an eye out.

Every year, around 3,000 Australians are bitten. All snake bites should be treated seriously.

If you or a loved one has been bitten, call 000 immediately!

While you’re waiting for assistance: 1. Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage as soon as possible. Wrap a broad, heavy, elasticised bandage from just above the fingers or toes.

Work your way upwards on the limb, past the snake bite, and as far up the limb as possible.

2. Keep the bite victim still and reassure them.

4. Wait with the bite victim and monitor and record any changes in their condition.

• Visitors are not required to wear surgical masks.

Do not visit if you are symptomatic or unwell.

Should you have any inquiries or need more information, feel free to reach out to our friendly reception or explore our website. We’re here for you, ensuring your health and peace of mind are always in good hands.

3. Record the time that the bite occurred, and when the bandage was applied.

• Visitors are no longer required to complete a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) when visiting any campus.

RNH will continue to monitor the situation closely and, as the health and safety of our community remains the top priority, we ask that the community adhere to the following key message:

Additionally, we’ve introduced “My Emergency Doctor,” a cutting-edge telehealth service that allows you to connect with a doctor virtually. My Emergency Doctor not only offers a convenient alternative but also ensures a swift and efficient way for our community members to receive medical advice and care, particularly after-hours when traditional services may be less accessible. Your well-being is our top priority.

Warracknabeal’s Planned Activity Group set sail recently, destined for a week-long “let’s go cruising” adventure.

The group decorated the room with everything tropical — from snorkels and flippers to leis and even a captain’s uniform.

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Community effort wins recognition Wendy Hewitt OAM

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ormer teacher and active member of her community, Wendy Hewitt of Warracknabeal, has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal.

PASSIONATE: Wendy Hewitt was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for service to the Warracknabeal community and to education.

Fellow, which is a coveted award presented to a Rotarian who has made an outstanding contribution to the community.

“I had a few friends in Rotary, liked what it did in the community and I wanted to contribute in different ways,” she said.

Ms Hewitt said she was also Warracknabeal Community Garden’s inaugural president, which had operated since 2014, providing a public space for residents to boost connection.

“We also have gardening workshops to educate people and a food pantry that people who may be short of food can access,” she said.

“There are actually a lot of new people to Warracknabeal on our committee, which is quite

unusual. It’s a very welcoming group and flexible with commitments.”

Ms Hewitt said had also been involved in the Warracknabeal townscape committee, through the arts council and the town’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 2017.

She said another major achievement was bringing a State Department of Education literacy program called ‘Linking Learning’ to Warracknabeal.

“It was designed to improve literacy through community-driven strategies,” Ms Hewitt said.

“I was proud of that. It was outside my comfort zone and I believe it had a strong impact on literacy in the town.”

Bill Jones er people going on to further training than there should have been.”

Mr Jones said this had a flow-on impact to businesses who were unable to recruit enough qualified workers.

He said he was also involved in managing the relationship between correctional facilities and the Ararat public, including as community advisory committee member and chair of the Langi Kal Kal Precinct and Hopkins Correctional Precinct, formerly Ararat Prison.

“There was a history. Among that was Aradale and J Ward. Ararat is no stranger to custodial care,” he said.

“We had to have a return of government employment to Ararat and one of the ways was to expand the prisons. The net outcome is that the prison is probably the largest employer in town. There are now career paths for people in corrections, the possibility of moving between facilities and opportunities for people who may want to get out of a trade.”

Mr Jones said he had also been a member of Freemasons for almost 50 years.

Mary Blackburn of Mortlake also received an OAM for service to the community of Ararat.

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Ms Hewitt was awarded the honour for service to the Warracknabeal community, and to education.

The former physical education secondary school teacher said she was involved mostly with sports administration and coaching tennis, hockey and golf.

Ms Hewitt returned to Warracknabeal in 1987, having grown up on a farm near the town before teaching in Melbourne.

“I knew I was home when I got back in the community, and that’s when I got more involved,” she said.

“I’m really happy to give back to sporting clubs because other people had put in the effort to help me — this is a thank you to them, and to help keep the best lifestyle possible in the town.

“I’ve always loved sport, and I have played at higher levels in Melbourne, but I never enjoyed it as much as here. Sport is needed to create relationships for a lot of people and it is a healthy way of spending leisure time.”

Ms Hewitt said she had been a Warracknabeal Rotary Club member for the past 12 years, taking on roles as president, secretary, bulletin editor and member of several committees.

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Long-time Ararat resident, Bill Jones, has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal.

Mr Jones received the award for service to the community through a range of organisations, including Ararat Rural City Council when it was known as City Council of Ararat, Regional Development Victoria, Federation University, East Grampians Health and Ararat Gallery TAMA. Mr Jones said his political career included two terms as a councillor for the City Council of Ararat and two consecutive terms as mayor.

“I was a resident and ratepayer who saw a need for stability in council,” Mr Jones said.

“The early 1990s was a period when government instrumentality left country Victoria.

“We had the closure of Aradale and J Ward, which led to a significant loss of employment in the town and economic repercussions.

“One of the positive aspects was the move to community-based care from institutionalisation.

“We also saw the need for economic development. One of those was AME Systems, which went into partnership with an American company only to close down, then reform and remains here to this day. A number of other employers grew during this time, including Ararat abattoir.”

Mr Jones said he also undertook significant work to increase training opportunities, including through the School of Mines, which is now part of Federation University.

“My interest there was to ensure Ararat, Stawell and Horsham retained a TAFE presence,” he said.

“It was obvious to me that Ararat and Stawell, in particular, were really the poorer partners. There were fewer opportunities for young people to do training and we had few-

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PROUD: Northern Grampians Central, Stawell and South West wards citizen of the year Rupert Bibby with his wife Helen.

NEW AWARD: John Deckert with his Hindmarsh lifetime achievement award.

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ustralia Day proceedings last week saw the region’s outstanding citizens, groups and events recognised for their contributions to the community.

Ararat Rural City

Daniel Buckingham was recognised as citizen of the year, Audrey Reynolds young citizen of the year, July Aldous volunteer of the year and Ararat Learning Centre, Patricia Hinchey Centre and Gorrinn Village’s ‘Grandfriends’ was community project of the year.

Mr Buckingham said his family had a long-standing connection to Warrak, a small town near Ararat, where he returned to live several years ago.

“It’s an amazing community. When people move there, they will say how welcome they feel. Some of the older generations, in particular, are incredible,” he said.

Mr Buckingham is involved with several groups in and around the town.

“I’ve been in the CFA between Ararat and Warrak for 33 years,” he said.

“That’s my biggest focus. In the past few years, I’ve also started a job with Forest Fire Management.”

Mr Buckingham said he and wife Sally had also taken an interest in environmental matters and were both

members of the Crowland-Warrak Landcare group.

“The beauty of that group is everyone is so respectful of each other,” he said.

Mr Buckingham said the group had increased its membership and engaged local community members since beginning eight years ago, and was currently working on an initiative called Project Platypus.

He said he was also involved in the broader Warrak community.

“I’ll go around the town and help out wherever I can – it’s just things you do from day-to-day,” he said.

“One of my favourite things to do is help people.”

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Rupert Bibby was named citizen of the year for the Central, Stawell and South West wards, Stawell Uniting Church Pop Up Shop was community group of the year, D’Artagnan Walls young citizen of the year and Margaret Perry was recognised as a local hero.

Mayor Rob Haswell said the award recipients were all examples of active citizens, who ensured communities throughout the shire continued to thrive.

Hindmarsh

Rhys Webb was awarded citizen

of the year, Chelsea Elliott young citizen of the year, community event of the year was Dimboola Wimmera Steampunk Festival and John Deckert was presented a lifetime achievement award.

Mayor Brett Ireland congratulated each of the award recipients for their contributions to the shire.

“Rhys has proven himself to be a great all-rounder for his community in not only his work life, but for various community groups he is involved with. His vibrancy when having a chat reflects on everything he does and puts his hand to,” he said.

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“The Wimmera Steampunk Festival has been an amazing success, not only for Dimboola but for the whole shire.

The organisers can be very proud of what they have created, and we look forward to its continuing evolution.

“John is the first recipient of our new category of lifetime achievement within his community. He continues to serve his community and deserves the highest commendations for his achievements.”

Rarely do we get advance warning that something bad is about to happen to us, so the time to develop your resilience strategy is now.

And while we don’t know the specifics, we can anticipate events that would throw finances into disarray.

A house burning down or a car being stolen. Not being able to work due to illness or injury. The death of a breadwinner or caregiver.

With some idea of the type of threat we face, we may be able to insure against some of them.

If you have taken out any type of insurance policy, you’ve already made a start on your resilience plan.

Create buffers

You can’t insure against every possibility, but you can build financial buffers.

This might be a savings account that you earmark as your emergency fund that you contribute to each pay day.

If your home loan offers a redraw facility, you can also create a buffer by getting ahead on your mortgage repayments.

Buffers can be particularly important for retirees drawing a pension from their super fund.

Redeeming growth assets for cash in order to make pension payments during a market downturn can lead to a depletion of capital and reduction in how long the money will last.

By maintaining a cash buffer of, say, two year’s worth of pension payments, redemptions of growth assets can be deferred, giving time for the market to recover.

Cut costs

The internet abounds with tips on how to cut costs and save money.

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There are many companies out there that have long track records of consistently pumping out profits and dividends.

They may not be as exciting as the latest techno fad stocks but when markets get the jitters, these blue chip companies are more likely to maintain their value than the newcomers.

This is important. The more volatile a portfolio the more likely an investor is to sell down into a declining market.

This turns paper losses into real ones, depriving the investor the opportunity to ride the market back up again.

The other key tool in creating resilient portfolios is diversification.

Buying a range of investments — both within and across the major asset classes — is a fundamental strategy for managing portfolio volatility.

With a well-diversified portfolio of quality assets, there is less need to regularly buy and sell individual investments.

Unnecessary trading can create ‘tax drag’ where the realisation of even a marginal capital gain triggers a capital gains tax event and consequent reduction in portfolio value.

Take advice

Building financial resilience can be a complicated process requiring an understanding of a range of issues that need to be balanced against one another and prioritised.

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anuary is often a time of reflection as we celebrate the new year, and in this column, I wanted to reflect on some of the exciting opportunities that lie ahead for Federation TAFE in 2024.

Our campus in Baillie Street, Horsham has been reconfigured to accommodate a new engineering workshop and ancillary facilities, with safety and sustainability at the forefront of the design.

This will help support the local engineering industry and we’re looking forward to welcoming a new cohort of apprentices enrolled in the Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade.

We are also looking forward to starting our partnership with Longenerong College to develop a revitalised curriculum for the Certificate II, III and IV in Agriculture courses thanks to the State Government’s Agriculture TAFE and Training Fund, ATTF. This is another important project which will deliver skilled graduates to one of our region’s core industries.

January is also a period where people may be in the ‘new year, new career’ mindset.

The days of staying in one job for life are over and it’s becoming increasingly common for workers to change jobs multiple times on their development journey and as they seek new challenges, with some studies suggesting Gen Z can expect to have half a dozen career changes during their working life.

With 2024 now upon us, perhaps you have been considering starting the new year afresh with either a change in job or by changing the industry you work in altogether.

Undertaking vocational education and training at Federation TAFE can help you to upskill to

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get the job you want, and taking advantage of a Fee-Free TAFE course is a great way to change direction in your career and train to work in an in-demand sector.

Across Victoria, and the country, there are numerous occupations needing workers and facing skills shortages including construction, health services, and early childhood education and care.

The free TAFE initiative supports training in these and other high-demand areas by removing financial barriers to study.

Some restrictions on eligibility criteria for Free TAFE have also been removed, meaning prospective students can enrol in a free TAFE course no matter what previous TAFE or university qualifications they already hold.

Students are also able to undertake multiple free TAFE courses within the same career pathway – for example, in caring occupations, if you have completed a Certificate III in Individual Support you can enrol in the Certificate IV in Disability or the Diploma of Nursing.

Federation TAFE offers more than 25 free TAFE courses at Certificate and Diploma level as well as short courses.

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LEADERSHIP: Horsham West and Haven Primary School west campus leaders for 2024, from left, vice-captains Oscar Reid and Elliot Tippet with school captains Flynn Mibus and Becky Webb.

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West campus leaders step up The leadership group of Horsham West and Haven Primary School’s west campus have started their first term at the helm.

The school’s captains for 2024 are Flynn Mibus and Becky Webb, with Oscar Reid and Elliot Tippet serving as vice-captains.

The group was announced at the school’s final assembly last year.

Flynn said the school leaders had to speak in front of

their classmates about why they would be right for the job and put their name on a virtual ballot paper.

“We did a speech in front of all the year-four and yearfive students and 2023 school captains,” he said.

“I talked about my family, hobbies and my values — a little bit of everything.

“All the year-fours and year-fives had their iPads and scanned a QR code, went to a website, scrolled down and

chose the person to put their name in and sent it off — that’s how the voting system worked.”

Becky Webb said she was excited to stand up and be one of the school leaders.

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rain farmers across the Wimmera, Mallee and Grampians are not slowing down in the post-harvest period as summer weed spraying programs enter full swing, while they keep an eye on market prices.

Grain Producers Australia southern grower director Andrew Weidemann, a Rupanyup farmer, said rain during December and January meant there was moisture in the soil ahead of planting 2024 crops.

“It certainly puts us in good stead for the coming months, although it’s been frustrating for some farmers,” he said.

“There are some who had a later start in certain areas due to greener crops and some crops damaged by the weather.

“We’ve been spraying almost as soon as the headers stopped — in some cases, we started spraying summer weeds before the headers stopped — and I think most farmers in the area are probably similar.

“Humid weather led to quite quick weed growth in paddocks, so where the sheep can’t contain them, for those who have stock, it’s going to be a spray program that continues for a while.”

Mr Weidemann said there would likely be a high turnover of chemicals for summer weed control, but the ex-

FINAL STRETCH: Alex Rees harvests wheat at his family farm in Telangatuk East as the season ended across the Wimmera earlier this month.

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pense could be outweighed by yields at year’s end.

He said rain totals above 20 millimetres, which areas across the region experienced throughout December and January, allowed moisture to be banked in soil.

“Less than 20mm generally gets transpired off the top before it has time to soak in,” he said.

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The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry reported Australian export prices, as of January 18, had declined between 10 and 28 percent compared to the same time last year.

Milling wheat exported at $449 a tonne, feed wheat sold for $428 a tonne and feed barley exported at $372 a tonne.

Canola exported at $745 a tonne and experienced the largest annual change.

Market Check chief executive Nick Crundall said more farmers were storing grain on-farm or keeping it in the

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Mr Crundall said harvest pressure and no buying appetite meant wheat had dropped about $30 a tonne since the beginning of the season.

“The crop, especially in Victoria, came off better than expected and at the same time, global wheat markets are lacking any real demand and the domestic consumers have also bought what they need for the next month or so,” he said.

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Mr Crundall said barley had also fallen to a similar tune of $30 a tonne.

“Barley had a great story going for it in the fact the northern NSW and Queensland crop was particularly poor with an El Nino meant there was a lot of domestic demand,” he said.

“China was also paying, so it was all looking very rosy for barley.

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He said Europe, which is Australia’s largest export destination, had access to more canola and conflict in the Red Sea meant offshore markets were weak.

“The canola markets are just clinging onto $600 a tonne which is about $200 lower than it was at harvest last year so it’s been a very disappointing year,” he said.

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ictoria’s longest-running field days event will mark an important milestone this year.

The Wimmera Machinery Field Days began 60 years ago and is returning for another blockbuster intstalment.

The three-day event, at the Wimmera Events Centre at Longerenong from March 6 to 8, is an agriculture showcase attracting about 8500 people and 300 exhibitors annually.

Wimmera Machinery Field Days manager Vanessa Lenehan said the event was approaching quickly.

“The team came back after Christmas, got back into work and the days seem to fly by — so all of a sudden, it’s almost field days’ time,” she said.

“We have a little bit of room left for exhibitors, but we are going better than at the same time last year.

“We’ve had a lot more interest and there’s a really positive vibe at the site.”

Mrs Lenehan said organisers were embracing the history of the 60th anniversary.

“We have some Sandy Creek Clydesdales getting around, so they will do some demonstrations on harnessing and unharnessing the horses,” she said.

“They will have a cart that you can hitch a ride on and get around the field days, too.

“It ties in with the theme of revisiting things from past eras.”

Mrs Lenehan said there were some changes to the line-up of attractions this year while existing elements would continue to expand.

“Our country lifestyle area is full. We have

put a lot of work into targeting exhibitors and we’ve had to rearrange quite a few things, which is exciting,” she said.

“We’re getting some of the favourites back again, too.

“The snake pit is always very popular with students and children, and we have the animal nursery and the train also coming back as well as Rev It Up Racing with the racing simulator.

“We also have something new with laser tag this year, which will be a bit of fun for any children who come along.”

Mrs Lenehan said a farm biosecurity hub was a new addition to the agriculture exhibitors.

“It’s an initiative that was brought to our attention by the Victorian Farmers Federation, as biosecurity and security is an increasing problem for farmers around the area,” she said.

“Victoria Police, Victorian Farmers Federation, Agriculture Victoria and private exhibitors who do security cameras and other devices are forming the farm biosecurity hub in the Alan Heard Pavilion.

“For anyone who has issues or wants to learn more, it’s a one-stop place to discuss it together. It’s exciting and keeps the field days relevant as well.”

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Vineyards prepare for March harvest Vineyard owners are hoping for a ‘true summer’ February this season to finish off what has been a wet season for grapes.

Montara Wines general manager James Stapleton said he did not know, yet, how the season would turn out.

“It was meant to be a hot, dry year, an El Niño year, but so far it has almost been the opposite; the amount of rain we have had has caught us a little bit by surprise,” he said.

“Provided the heat and sun and warmth comes in February, we’re in a pretty good position to have a robust vintage.

“The vines are looking healthy. They have had plenty of water and there are plenty

of fruit bunches. If we get heat, warmth and sunlight between now and harvest, I think it will turn out to be a high-yielding year.”

Mr Stapleton said too much rain and not enough sunlight could lead to disease.

“We are making sure we are staying on top of our spraying program,” he said.

“We’re also trying to stay on top of pruning, to bring the foliage under control. You don’t want too much of the nutrients going into the foliage at this time of year, it’s all about getting it concentrated into the fruit bunches.”

Mr Stapleton said international market changes had encour-

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“We’re pretty blessed with the view out here – it’s a bonus we make terrific wine,” he said.

“We’ve added some glamping and tiny homes to add another revenue stream.

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“They are all loyal customers who have supported us. They are the bread and butter of the business.”

Mr Stapleton said in a good year, Montara Wines would produce about 60,000 bottles of wine.

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My latest was in an interview with a UK-based Black Sea grains analyst, Mike Lee. I began our Country Today interview on the current situation for grain growers in Ukraine by saying: “It’s been nearly a year since Russia invaded Ukraine.”

He interrupted.

“Well no, actually it’s two years,” Mr Lee said.

I was embarrassed and staggered all at once.

How could we be two years into the conflict?

Why are we hearing so little about it?

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Most of Ukraine’s wheat was planted in October, so that was in the ground before the Russian invasion.

Back then, Mr Lee said: “If the war stopped tomorrow, it will take years before Ukraine’s agriculture and grain exporters get back to pre-war levels.”

Two years on and he has a different and rather poignant view.

“I think I’m a bit more optimistic. You have the areas where the military activity is taking place, you have large areas that have been mined, and, obviously, that’s going to take time to repair — but fundamentally, the farming systems are still in place, the infrastructure is there,” he said.

“There have been some attacks on grain storage facilities but I think farming would be fully operational if the war was to stop.”

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“But there are still some issues with supplies of inputs and sale of produce and, of course, there’s still military activity taking place all over the country,” Mr Lee said.

“Farmers being farmers, they have a tendency just to go farming whatever the conditions.

“Despite all the adversities, disadvantages and problems, farming has continued — albeit, under extreme circumstances.”

In fact, the weather favoured the farmers and yields from last year’s harvest were strong, despite the lack of inputs such as fertiliser.

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RESILIENCE: Nikki and Adrian Coastworth, of Wycheproof, whose family was interviewed for both iterations of Birchip Cropping Group’s ‘Over the Fence’.

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irchip Cropping Crop has launched the second generation of ‘Over the Fence’ — a book exploring drought resilience from farmers’ perspectives.

Farmers participated in a series of weekly interviews, which were compiled for the publication.

Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub north-west node leader Grace Hosking said the book was one of the cropping group’s initiatives with the Victorian drought hub.

“BCG is proud to present the second generation of Over the Fence viewed through the lens of drought resilience,” she said.

“The series seeks to capture pearls of wisdom derived from lived experiences, share information and inspire innovative approaches to proactive risk mitigation.

“Additionally, the series puts a spotlight on the diverse business profiles thriving in the region, showcasing the resilience and adaptability of our local communities.

“BCG thanks all interviewees for their selfless participation in Over the Fence and the photographers who captured the magnificence of the landscape and people of north-west Victoria.”

‘Over the Fence’ first occurred in 2005 and 2006 when BCG compiled a series of weekly interviews and en-

gaged farmers and individuals working within the industry, to facilitate discussions on various topics.

The series, initiated during drought, aimed to foster connections among people and share information.

In 2023, BCG supported farmers through the Federal Government Future Drought Fund initiative.

The fund provided a platform for localised consultation, planning and project trial opportunities, forming crucial partnerships with grower groups such as BCG to enhance drought resilience.

‘Over the Fence’ is free and people can access a copy by calling the BCG office on 5492 2787.

Disease management and growing pulses are two of many topics on the agenda for Birchip Cropping Group’s annual Trials Review Day. Birchip Cropping Group, BCG, senior extension manager Kelly Angel said the event offered members a chance to connect, meet new people and catch-up with other farmers, researchers, agronomists and industry representatives from across the region.

Agriculture Victoria research scientist Dr Hari Dadu will speak about his approach to disease management in cereal crops.

“Good crop disease management will be required in 2024 due to the early summer rain and potential disease risk in south-east Victoria,” he said.

“I’ll be discussing the importance of off-season and in-crop strategies to manage cereal diseases during 2024.

“This will include the advantages of removing green bridge by midMarch, the use of a cereal disease guide to select better varieties and the importance of paddock selection.

“I’ll also highlight the status of fungicide resistance in Victoria and detail the strategies to slow the fungicide resistance development and protect their longevity.”

Dr Dadu will also discuss the results of 2023 Agriculture Victoria trials, which showed significant yield losses due to disease despite a dry spring.

Agriculture Victoria senior research agronomist Jason Brand will speak about growing pulses on variable soil types, new lentil varieties, disease ratings, frost tolerance,

yields and the new field pea release APB Bondi.

He said he would discuss Agriculture Victoria and BCG research undertaken on variable soils.

“I’ll reflect on some of the results from Gerang and Pyramid Hill,” he said.

“The results from Gerang really highlighted the yield stability that crops like faba beans compared with all other pulses in this west Wimmera zone have on the variable sand and duplex soil types, but there is hope for other pulses as constraints are addressed through agronomic and breeding solutions.

“Similar observations were made at Pyramid Hill with constrained clay soil — sodic, saline at depth — highlighting future opportunities for lentils and peas in this region.”

Other topics will include farmer and adviser experiences, grid sampling at a paddock scale, silicon in wheat and lentils, long coleoptile for moisture management, Rosinweed and Star of Bethlehem management, insects in harvest weed seed control systems, vetch for risk mitigation in dry times, soil microbial indicators, slug and snail management, the latest cereal varieties and protein mapping experiences.

As a member-only event, attendees have first access to the 2023 BCG Season Research Results compendium.

People can visit bcg.org.au to become a member and register for the event.

The event is at the Birchip Leisure Centre on February 23 from 9am to 4pm.

Time for road repair, damage control after storms Summer storms have caused soil erosion on farm roads, tracks and driveways across Victoria.

Agriculture Victoria land management extension officer Clem Sturmfels said the key to controlling damage was drainage.

“Good surface drainage, wide and stable table drains and closely spaced run-offs to direct the water away from the roadway are vital. Additionally, the roadway needs to have stable, well-drained foundations and

a hard-wearing gravel, concrete or bitumen surface,” he said.

Mr Sturmfels said class-one or classtwo materials, a mix of quarry dust and larger aggregate, made for a stable and hard-wearing surface without the need for a surface seal.

“Roadways can be constructed on quite steep slopes using these techniques,” he said.

“A well-built road should only require occasional grading and a top dressing with gravel every few years.

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“Wherever possible, roads, tracks and driveways should follow ridgelines to minimise the need for cross drainage.”

Mr Sturmfels said the best way to create good surface drainage was crowning the centre of the road.

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“They should be spaced 50 to 100 metres apart on gently sloping roadways but only 15 to 20 metres apart on steep roads, tracks and driveways.”

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to rapidly shed water away from the centre of the road. An alternative method, commonly used on bush tracks, is to slope the road surface into, or away from the side of a hill.

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The college says a huge thanks to O’Connors and Case IH for providing a harvester, service and parts support.

Thanks also to our Irish angel in the O’Connors service department, who helped one weekend; and to the Precision Ag team, which is looking at further updates to our technology and the DATA Farm.

Thane Pringle, the college’s new DATA Farm manager, has started to pull out comparisons on varieties to provide back to the farm manager and to seed and chemical suppliers, providing them with local production data.

He is also adding more crop monitoring apps for the agronomy teaching team to utilise in their classes, using our farm data.

UPL has agreed to sponsor Longerenong College at a platinum level for another year.

Having industry involvement in the college provides significant support and is encouraging for the staff, recognising and endorsing the work the college is doing in educating the next generation of agriculture leaders.

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we are welcoming our biggest group of first-year students.

We will be running two classes of first-year students undertaking their Certificate IV in Agriculture, and second qualification of a Certificate II in Agriculture, Certificate IV in Wool Classing or Diploma of Applied Agronomy.

The Certificate IV will be taught on Mondays and Tuesdays, wool and agronomy will be taught on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and Certificate II on Thursdays and Fridays.

This transparency in scheduling will allow students to choose their qualifications and if they want to work at the same time, it provides them with consistency.

Finally, our new marketing and development co-ordinator Grace Wheaton has redesigned the majority of the college’s promotional material, updated the flow of information to the college’s social media channels, and has designed a beautiful new website, which has just gone live.

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Events funding to showcase produce The State Government is calling for towns to ‘get creative’ and showcase locally-produced food and drinks.

Agriculture Minister Ros Spence opened the first round of grants under the $1-million Regional Activation Grants Program, inviting tourism boards, food and fibre groups, and regional bodies to apply.

“We’re empowering local producers to promote Victoria’s wonderful variety of locally-sourced food and

drinks and celebrate the unique stories behind every product,” she said.

Grants of up to $70,000 are available to host events showcasing food and beverages in the regions where they are produced.

Events might include farmers’ markets, food and beverage festivals, or collaborative tasting sessions — directly engaging communities with producers.

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The website serves as a hub, showcasing diverse producer profiles, offering insights into the stories behind products, and helping consumers access produce.

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Agriculture Victoria principal veterinary officer Dr Dianne Phillips said localised severe weather has seen a higher number of deaths in vulnerable livestock in some areas of Victoria this season.

“Severe weather can include high winds, concentrated rainfall and-or hail and sudden temperature changes, which can impact livestock — even in the warmer months of summer,” she said.

Dr Phillips said vulnerable groups of livestock were those that were more prone to the effects of exposure.

She said these included recently shorn sheep, livestock with newborns or recently weaned animals, and livestock with parasitism or other underlying diseases associated with weight loss, anaemia or low protein levels.

“Farmers are encouraged to also ensure livestock is up-to-date with routine stock health management requirements, such as drenching and vaccination programs, and to conduct regular inspections, monitoring for and treatment of diseases,” Dr Phillips said.

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“Cold weather increases an animal’s energy requirement to keep warm.

“As a result, when storms are forecast, additional supplementary feed before the event should be considered.”

Dr Phillips said adequate shelter included paddock shelter belts such as retained vegetation and tree plantings, sheds or other buildings where stock could seek shelter out of the wind, and undercover yards such as those at a shearing shed.

“Isolated paddock trees can provide some shelter for livestock but can also act as a conductor for lightning strikes in a thunderstorm, which, in some circumstances, can lead to sudden death of livestock sheltering underneath the tree,” she said.

More information is available at agriculture.vic.gov.au/livestock-andanimals/dairy/health-and-welfare/ cattle-shelter-guidelines and via agriculture.vic.gov.au/livestock-andanimals/sheep/health-and-welfare/ sheep-shelter-guidelines People wanting assistance with livestock losses associated with severe weather can contact their private vet, a local animal health team, or Agriculture Victoria’s customer call centre on 136 186. For emergency assistance, phone the Emergency Animal Disease hotline on 1800 675 888.

BACK IN TIME: Graeme Schilling, Ros Heinrich and Bob Schilling harvest wheat during the 1973-74 season, which wet weather impacted — similarly to the 2023-24 harvest.

Late, wet harvest memories captured After two disrupted and wet harvest years, Wimmera farmer Graeme Schilling found a photograph from harvest 50 years ago, which was also heavily impacted by rain.

Mr Schilling said it was a wet harvest north-west of Rainbow in 1973 and 1974.

He said his harvester was bogged 17 times in one paddock and harvest

finished on duck opening day in 1974, which is traditionally in March or April.

Mr Schilling said the photograph showed Bob Schilling, on a tractor with an International Harvester A84, and Ros Heinrich with a Massey Ferguson harvester helping him out.

Mr Schilling was also operating a Massey Ferguson harvester.

The three headers together formed a width of 44 feet, or 13.4 metres, and travelled at two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half miles an hour, or four to five-and-a-half kilometres an hour.

Mr Schilling said all shot grain harvested was downgraded to feed wheat and accepted by the Australian Wheat Board.

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The Tank 500 will be offered in four paint colours — crystal black, dune gold, marble white and onyx silver — with black upholstery on Lux grades.

The high-spec Ultra will feature a dual-tone blue and cream option.

Metallic paint is available for an additional cost of $595.

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“The Tank 500 is a true powerhouse, boasting a robust hybrid drivetrain that delivers strong efficiency and dynamic performance.

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Archaeological research suggests humans domesticated what first – chickens or sheep?

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It is hard to imagine the Wimmera and Mallee or farming and the building industry without them. Legend has it that Sir Lawrence Hartnett, while perhaps not the first to develop one, is the father of what?

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In 1944, Australia, through the Commonwealth Serum Laboratory in Melbourne, became the first country to make what for its civilian as well as military population?

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Considering the impact of drought, a 1980 invention by Bruce Thompson while working for Corona has proved invaluable. What was it?

More than 70 people from across the region gathered in Warracknabeal to focus on issues facing the region’s youth. Jessica Healy, Victoria’s youngest candidate in last year’s State Election, headlined the regional youth forum. Melbourne-based Ms Healy, 18, inspired the crowd with her pathway to politics, which included losing a leg to cancer at nine years-old.

6. In international swimming, the fundamental rules for freestyle events differ markedly from all other swimming events such as backstroke and butterfly. How? 7.

True or false? Flying birds have air sacks throughout their body and inside some of their bones to help them breathe efficiently while flying?

10 years ago: January 29, 2014 The structure of the new performing arts centre, part of the Horsham Town Hall and Regional Art Gallery redevelopment, is scheduled for completion by November. A construction timeline for the redevelopment shows the internal fit-out will be finished by May 2015, with the entire project completed by June 2015.

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Five years ago: January 30, 2019

10. What is a leveret?

Answers: 1. Sheep. Evidence suggests humans had tamed sheep in Greece by 7200 BC. It suggests they did the same with chickens in Indochina in roughly 6000 BC. 2. The modern utility vehicle. Hartnett worked for Holden and developed his concept on a trip to rural NSW. 3. Penicillin.

Australian Howard Florey and German Ernst Chain developed the mould discovered by Scot Alexander Fleming into a mass-producible antibiotic.

4. To protect Spain’s international monopoly, he imposed the death penalty for any offenders. 5. Dual-flush toilet. 6. As the name suggests, in freestyle, the swimmer is free to use any style they prefer. The Australian crawl is usually preferred because it is the fastest. 7. True. 8. Anne Boleyn.

The suggested lineage comes through Boleyn’s sister Mary. 9. The four main types of lettuce grown in Australia. Crisphead is also known as Australian iceberg and Romaine is called cos. 10. A juvenile European brown hare less than one year old.

One year ago: February 1, 2023 Farmers across the region are increasingly considering the potential accommodation packages have to attract skilled workers to their businesses as regional housing shortages bite. Warracknabeal’s Northwest Real Estate director John Hadley said January was often a busy period for businesses seeking to hire staff, and he had met with several farmers in recent weeks who were considering purchasing and renting property to lure workers and their families to the region.

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Organisers of a commemoration service marking 10 years since a Black Saturday bushfire ravaged Horsham’s Haven district will use the occasion to promote community solidarity. Haven Community Enterprise chairwoman Sue Exell said the event, which Victorian Governor Linda Dessau would attend, would acknowledge community resilience and recovery.

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Significant changes in your personal life may be causing disturbances in your home. It’s possible that someone close to you may not be entirely content with your recent actions or decisions.

TAURUS: (April 21-May 20)

Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.24.40.26.33.

With the current economic climate, it is not advisable to pursue any investment plans at this time. It would be wise to hold off on your investment plans for a while and keep an eye on the market trends before making any decisions.

GEMINI: (May 21-June 21)

Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 9.6.5.3.

Lotto Numbers: 9.15.26.35.36.3.

You are in a promising position to enhance your financial situation, which will provide you with great opportunities. Although your current relationship may pose some challenges, rest assured that circumstances will soon improve.

CANCER: (June 22-July 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.5.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.25.29.8.4

During this period, you can expect a series of events that will bring about a sense of happiness and optimism. The improvements that are set to take place will come as a surprise and happen suddenly, leaving you pleasantly surprised.

LEO: (July 23-August 22)

Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.7.12.26.35.36.

As you go through life, there may be times when you experience moments of pure joy with the people you hold dear. You may also be surprised by the arrival of old friends from faraway, bringing with them a renewed sense of connection.

VIRGO: (August 23-September 23) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 3.6.9.5.

Lotto Numbers: 9.5.12.24.45.40.

Amidst a flurry of activities, your social life is bound to be bustling and filled with unexpected twists and turns. You might come across a person who could hold a significant role in your future, making this period even more exciting.

LIBRA: (September 24-October 23) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 8.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 8.12.26.35.40.22.

The stars are aligned in your favour during this period, bringing you good luck and opening opportunities for you to achieve your long-awaited goals. You may even receive help from someone special along the way.

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Lotto Numbers: 5.12.23.32.20.3.

You may find yourself in a situation where others are urging you to decide regarding something that you haven’t fully thought through yet. It’s essential to recognise that embracing a new start often requires leaving behind old things.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23-December 20) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.45.40.9.7.

You may encounter individuals who hold strong opinions about how you should conduct your affairs. However, don’t be afraid of the end of a particular era, as it could potentially bring about transformative changes that benefit you.

CAPRICORN: (December 21-January 19) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.3.2.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.26.36.37.

As you navigate through personal relationships, you may encounter some obstacles, but with a tactful approach, you can overcome them. You are currently in a position where you have the possibility to move to a new environment.

AQUARIUS: (January 20-February 19) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.35.5.1.

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Death Notices

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70th Wedding Anniversary

CURRAN, Noel

MELLINGS, Bette “Betty” Joan

~ WEBB ~ Alec & Coral 04-02-2024

Congratulations on your 70th wedding anniversary.

Much love, Brian, Wendy, Dennis, Trevor and Morrie and families.

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Wedding Anniversary LAWLOR - JACKSON John & Shirley, are celebrating 60 years of marriage on 01.02.2024 Congratulations & Love Janine, Leon, Bradley, Nicole & Marli.

Brendan, Maree, Levi & Scarlett.

23-1-2024 Little did we know that morning that God would call your name.

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And although we cannot see you.

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Our family chain is broken, Nothing feels the same.

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CURRAN, Noel Rexleigh

Death Notices CURRAN, Noel Rexleigh

Passed away on January 23, 2024 aged 80 years.

Dearly loved husband of Carolyn.

Father of Joanne, Felicity, Jocelyn, Michael (dec) and Christopher.

Grandfather and Great Grandfather.

Much loved

CURRAN, Noel Rexleigh 12.04.43 - 23.01.24 Aged 80 years A life well lived.

Humble and loyal with unwavering commitment to what you did and to those you loved – and you taught us the same.

Stoic until the end – now finally at peace.

A stout with Mel and watching the Cats with Michael awaits.

Never a goodbye, as you will never truly leave us.

See you soon.

Love always, Carolyn, Christopher, Kelly and Baby Curran x

CURRAN, Noel

Dad... we will miss you so much.

All our love forever Cid, John, Elina, Rian, Lennox & Louie xxxxxx

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We are saddened to announce that Dad (Noel) passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, January 23, aged 80 years.

Dad you fought so well but now your struggle is over.

Forever in our hearts xx Joc, Leigh, Tom, Moo and family.

KENNEDY, Eric Troy

23-11-1931 / 24/01/2024

Passed away peacefully at Dimboola nursing home.

Much loved wife of Raymond (dec).

Dearly loved mother of Steven, Theresa (dec) and Peter.

Reunited with husband Raymond and daughter Theresa.

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MELLINGS, Bette

Passed away peacefully January 24, 2024.

Loved sister-in-law of Neil (dec), Val (dec), Les, Jan (dec), Barry (dec) and Noreen.

Aunty to their families, Fondly remembered.

MINNE, Gregory Warren

Passed away on 22-12-2023 Aged 72 Loved Brother of Bev and Brother in law to Brian.

Fond uncle to Shaz, Andrew, Todd, Ashley & their families.

DEADLINE 10am Tuesday before publication, this includes payment and advertisement details.

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Birthday remembrance

SEMMLER Lorraine Hilda

POLACK, Kevin Graeme

21.03.1948 - 29.01. 2024

The Funeral of Mr Kevin Graeme Polack will leave the Lutheran Church, Warracknabeal on Friday February 2nd, 2024 after a Service commencing at 11am for the Warracknabeal Lawn Cemetery.

Birthday Remembrance

Beloved daughter of Frederick Carl Semmler and Hilda nee Rentsch.

Beloved sister of Ronald (dec), Mervyn (dec) and Joy. Loving friend of Cedric.

Passed away peacefully at the Wimmera Base Hospital with family by her side.

May the winds of love blow softly, and whisper for you to hear that we will love and remember you, and forever keep you near.

Joy and Cedric.

Funeral Notices

CURRAN, Noel Rexleigh The Funeral of Noel Rexleigh Curran will leave St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Horsham on Monday, February 5, 2024 after a service commencing at 1.30pm for the Horsham Lawn Cemetery.

The service may also be viewed online at horsham. unitingchurch.org.au/watch

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Simon Ashley Reynolds 30-1-1974 to 30-11-2016

Memorial Notices GLARE, Damien Peter

17-3-1967 to 5-2-1970 Our shining star in heaven.

Loved and missed every day

by Mum Dianne, Dad Peter (dec), brothers Simon & Mathew and sister Melanie.

GLARE, Peter James

18-3-1944 to 29-1-2019 You left so suddenly, we never got the chance to say goodbye.

You won’t be here for your 50th birthday, but our memories of you will be with us always.

We remember your love of: Diet Coke, Maccas (no pickles), The Mighty Hawks, walking the dogs, quirky gifts, chocolate pancakes, honest opinions, spontaneous speeches, Nutella sandwiches, singing “Every woman in the world”, chasing your nephews, coco pops and having a laugh.

Sadly missed.

Love always, Bev (Mum), Tracey, Roger, Bianca, James, Samantha, Kyle, Nadia, Chris, Mase, Cam, Riona, Zach, Aaron and our special Phoebe who you would have loved and spoilt with pink teddies.

It seems to get harder as each year passes.

You are my heart & soul.

Bereavement Thanks

Thank you ~ COOKE ~ Peter

June and family wish to sincerely thank the many people who have cared for and supported us during Peter’s time in Melbourne and following his passing.

Thank you for your attendance at Peter’s funeral, the prayers, flowers, cards, personal expressions of sympathy, phone calls, messages, food, and visits.

Special thanks to the ambulance and paramedic crews, first responders, staff at the Alfred hospital, and Lisa, the hospital chaplain, for your outstanding care of Peter and our family. To June’s neighbours who have provided ongoing support and assistance, it has been greatly appreciated.

Special thanks to Pastor Hans for his compassion and for conducting the funeral service, to those who helped with its preparation and assisted on the day, the band members, and the Ladies Guild for providing the afternoon tea.

Our sincere thanks to Suzanne Bysouth and staff for your care and guidance.

June; Lauren; Nat, Tamara, Mason and Ellie Cooke

Love you forever.

You’re loving wife, Dianne.

Simon, Mathew, Melanie and their families.

18/06/1987 – 22/01/2024 Passed away peacefully at Wimmera base hospital.

Loved son of Edward and Verna.

Adored brother of Janine & Dudley Loved uncle of all nieces and nephews.

Gone into the dreamtime, flying high Bunjil Side.

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MINNE, Gregory Warren

Passed away on 22-12-2023 Aged 72 Beloved son of Dawn and Errol (dec) Brother to Gary (dec), Beverley, Robin, Daryl & Leigh (dec) Now at rest

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PAYNE, Vera Catherine (Catherine)

MACKLEY, Clive

Passed away peacefully at Capel Sands Aged Care Rosebud.

15-01-2024

Aged 68 You will be missed by us all.

Love from your brother Steven, nieces Olivia and Mollie, nephew Tom and great nieces and nephews Blake, Sophia and Hudson.

Dear friend of Norma & Angus.

Catherine was a former Natimuk pharmacist.

POLACK, Kevin Graeme

20-1-1942 to 25-1-2024 Gone to his Heavenly Home Precious memories are ours to keep.

Much love from Margaret & families.

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KENNEDY, Eric Troy

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The graveside funeral service to farewell the late Mr. Eric Troy Kennedy will be held at Horsham Lawn cemetery Friday, February 2nd 2024 commencing at 1pm.

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

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MELLINGS, Bette “Betty” Joan The funeral service to farewell the late Mrs Bette Joan Mellings will be held at St Andrew’s Uniting Church Horsham, commencing at 11am on Friday, February 9 with interment at Horsham Lawn Cemetery to follow.

Amity & Dylan

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Suffolk Rams, 18 months old,fully vaccinated, OB accredited, PIC3SGP010, ready to work, good bloodlines, well grown, Galaxy 2007, new Tebbs annexe, Creative & $8000 plus GST, can arrange a/c, oven, fridge, rego, batteries ns ig Kelpie Pup, Mack from 2 good delivery Ph 0429196337 Traditional Des $25,000ono Ph 0402933972 working parents,Intelligent, Wanted Person to look after 10 Jayco Finch pop top caravan, 2 gentle pup, Bob tailed ,MC yr old greyhound placid female, double beds with fly mesh, electric 51 Roberts Ave, Horsham 9851141006234859, SN EE odd times, ongoing and will pay brakes, boat racks and an annex, www.horshamflowerdelivery.com.au 232038 Ph 0427861437 Ph David- 0427864628 $15,000 Ph 53582560 Stawell Kelpie x Coolie Pups, ready White Suffolk Maiden ewes, 4 Jayco Starcraft 2011, EC, to go, born 15.10.23, raised x 22 drop, 2 x 21 drop, October -always kept in a shed- 19’ 6, with kids, dark M, m/chip shorn and vacc ready to join queen island bed, reverse AC, 9 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 0 6 8 8 7 , s o u r c e Animals & Accessories 3 way fridge, separate shower # MB238326, $250 Ph Jo PIC# 3GMBM068 $120ea Ph and toilet, washing machine, REDUCED Field Bins, 2 0428224090 Balmoral 0410331573 TV/DVD, 2 large extra storage Jaeschke 32t field bins, one with Border Collie Pups, ready One persian female sheep with boxes on A frame, solar, 1860 tare square top lids with and sight 1/02/2024 MB151944, M.chips- a baby 2 weeks old $250ono Ph glasses $9000, large round top caravans $35,000neg Ph 0418777440 one with normal lids $8000, 2 0481756063 985141007305092,-5095,-5096,18.6 tandem cylmic caravan, Macey 28t $2500, all prices plus Parrots for sale, hand raised, 5097,Tri-colored, 3 boys 1 girl, Gst Ph0400603022 full length annexe, elec brakes, young green cheek conures, heating / cooling b/d $27,750 Ph Sherwell auger 33ft by 9 inches, $1200 Ph 0457691897 extremely friendly, young 53911050 Nhill 20hp, van guard, electric start aviary bred bourkes/ turks Ph motor, no fertiliser used, easy to 1995 Roadstar Voyager 17’ 0408535515 handle, always shedded, VGO pop top single axle caravan, 2 Pups Kelp-Collie x St Poodle. $7500 plus Gst Ph 0429979100 single beds, has full size annex well loved, ready, suit family w kids, Lumberjack Johanna Light source:MB223023 vet-checkd in as new cond, van presents camper trailer, with full annexe mchip 953010006636005,006, very well $10,000ono Ph Eileen and solar panel, toilet/shower 0437899398 Bristlenose catfish, great tank 953010006635755,857,861,8 annexe with hot water, 2021 model 70,874,994, visits welcome Ph in EC $20,000 Ph 0427680253 cleaners $5ea until sold out Ph 0458169182 Safari Delta 216, 21’6” 2015 Purebred German Shepherd, 0474159010 after 6.30pm build, full ensuite, q/bed, full solar Sherwell Auger 50’, 9”, runs 8wks, black and tan, great independent off road suspension, well $15,000 plus Gst ono Ph Budgies, assorted colours $10 temperament, toilet trained, full oven, large fridge, microwave, 0429911201 straight, two boys and three washing machine, leather seating, Silos Vennings, 10 tonne, GC each Ph 0417533579 girls, source# MB115424, m/ large oven, full length annexe, $1760 each Ph 0427716088 Budgies, assorted colours, chip# 956000016586733/68728 colour coded to match van, this 9/6693126/6668157/6681104 Ph 1998 Jayco Westport, full is the van with the lot, selling due pastels $10 each Ph 0419505737 for sale 0421018631 annexe, a/c, oven, microwave, to no further use $49,700ono Ph 0429198599 always shedded, many extras Doberman pups, 4x girls black/ REDUCED Kelpie Puppies 2 of 225- 40x19 Michelin pilot ready for a new home, $22,000ono Ph 0419514118 sport tyres, approx 65% tread tan, 4x boys 3 black/tan and 1 friendly and playful. Working 1999 Jayco 16’ pop-top caravan $120 Ph 0419823241 EMPLOYMENT brown/tan, ready to go, m/c # parents, 2F Tricolour. DOB with unused annex, GC $14,500 Cattle scales Gallagher, never 4/09/23, Source # EE208536, Ph 0400823134 956000014813157/14702252 used, still in box, load bars, Seeking Individual Support m/chip 956000014847538, 2000 Jayco Freedom pop-top, Worker (Ageing) to provide 600ml, 2500kgs, stainless steel /14697789/14699139/14845771 9 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 1 9 9 9 6 , alum frame, tandem, elec brakes, in-home care, Horsham based, platform, best offer over $2000 Ph 956000014698867, 12V sys, light truck tyres, island duties include, dressing, bathing, 0438096662 /14850566/14817621/14810773 956000014697120 $300 plus Gst d/bed, new mattress, m/wave, toileting, minimum 1 overnight + Chicken manure, ex sheds or ono Ph Tim 0491895301 $2000 Ph 0431982052 upright engel fridge/ freezer(270), 1 day shift per week, male or composted available now The r/out awning & annexe & extras, strong female ideal, Italian/English Good Dirt Company Lethbridge $16,900ono Ph 0400894020 language skills ideal, more detail Vic Ph 0409889250 garage sales Chipper mulcher mobile heavy 2012 Jayco Starcraft 14’ pop-top on enquiry Ph 0439307176

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Outback, always shedded, many extras $18,000 Ph 0427523264 Ararat

Saturday, February 3 Clearing a whole house, everything must go; kitchenware, household items, furniture, crystalware, china, books & much more.

Saturday, February 3 9am to 2pm

Garden mulcher, children’s’ toys, wooden pedestals, original artwork and much more. Going cheap.

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2015 New Age Manta Ray 19E, EC, always shedded, AL-KO electronic stability control, 120 watt solar panel and 2x120 AGM batteries, 2 spare tyres and boot on the rear of van, includes folly enclosed annex $50,000 Ph 0428982514

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2018 Skamper Kamper 4X4 forward fold camper Trailer Everything included ready to hook up & go QS Inner spring mattress Aust Ultimate H/D independent Suspension EverKool G75L Fridge/Freezer Premium Slide Out S/S Kitchen Dometic 3 Burner Stove 150Ltr Water tanks Joolca Hottap Hot Water 2 X 120A Century AGM Batteries 160W Fold up Solar Panels H/D ARK Swing up jockey wheel Full Annex, Eun suite, PVC Flooring Travel Annex Boat Rack, Loading Roller & O/B motor Bracket. $18,500 ONO O428990602

marine The Weekly Advertiser welcomes your advertising.

We are required strictly by law to include specific information on some items when publishing your advertisement.

A snapshot of your obligations are as follows: BOATS All advertisements for boats must include: • Hull number or registration number of the boat If a trailer is included with the boat, the advertisement must also include: • Registration number or chassis number of the trailer.

Strombeg Carlson timber radio, 1930, VG original working Stacer 400 bass EVO aluminium hull GN915, 25HP mercury 2 condition Ph 53824316 stroke, dunbier trailer P72-007, Table, black steel, glass top, no salt water, all EC, $7500 Ph outdoor $50 Ph 0419560817 0428825864 Viking Fisherman canoe with paddles, 3.6mtrs, with wheels $900 Ph 0419590475

Mobility Accessories

Windmill, Yellowtail, 10 foot fan on 20 foot stand, Aermotor Siphon pump, can see working $2500 plus GST Ph 0427581825 Workshop manuals, parts, books and catalogues Ph 0419821563

household items

Electric Recliner lift chair, $1500, Ph 0435787449, pick up Horsham

Gopher Red Top Gun “Mustang”, Bunk beds, black tubular metal frames with mattresses, VGC 2years old, near new, $4500ono Ph 0427857510 $300ea Ph 53564288

Household items, Diamond Mobility aids, various items, Creek round pedestal table $140, including walker, commode, buffet three door 3 draw $140, shower chair Ph 0429821539 pine dressing table with mirror $50, double bed with frame bass, combination steel and timber head and foot, $100, 2x single bed Antique head and foot set, $30 duty, GX390, 12hp, honda motor each set Ph 0428504569 $2800 Ph 0448826464

Backhoe Daken series 2, log grab, 12” bucket, 3PTO linkage, PTO pump/tank suit 30+ hp, as new $6500 Ph 0448826464

8am to 1pm

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Roho Brand Permobill dry floatation pressure cushion and cushion cover, $250 ono, Ph 0435787499

Chook house, 1500mm long 1400mm wide 1800mm high, nest box attached keep your chickens safe from predators $350 Ph 53583400

King single trundle latex bed, spotless, no animals, sell price $550, two beds for the price of one, very convenient for spare room, top quality from NATURSLEEP Hawthorn Vic Ph 0427042750 Nhill

Case 1660 header, 25ft front Doll collection, cellulord, and trailer. No longer needed ph. porcelain and collectables, 0429911201 Seat Walker, GC, $175ono, Ph marine leather handbags, brand names, Fire-fighting tank, poly 3000L, tapestries large variety Ph 0435787499 GC $1760 Ph 0427716088 0498621118 17’ speedboat Caribbean 150 V6 Fuel trailer, 650ltr $2200 Ph Full set of pads for evap cooler, Yamaha on a Brooker tilt trailer, 0427716088 new still in box, can be cut to size dual axle, motor has done 230hrs, Goldacres boomspray, prairie $400 Ph 0417166277 VGC, all ski gear with the boat advance, 30m boom, 5000L tank including boat cover, priced to sell Ph 0428899260 $10,000 Ph 0407084235 Gypsum, lime, compost and all granulated fertilizer spreading, modern 4wd trucks, Floatation tyres, GPS and scales, call Adam Ph 0427552432 Hay caps, Horwood Bagshaw, Chisel plow, various used fencing materials, water troughs, 3pl mulcher Ph 0429821461

3.7 Boat and cover, on aussie trailer with a yamaha 15HP motor, $5000 Ph 53582560 Stawell 3.8 Savage aluminium boat, new 18 hp Tohatsu motor, Biminis, Eagle fish finder, Mackay galvanised trailer, GC, $3700 Ph Home exercise machine, full 0428826113 body workout using vibrating 3.8m Jabiru boat with Mackay system $120 Ph 0417166277 trailer, 15hp Evinrude motor,

Header NH TR88 with 36’ McDon front 960, ready to go $25,000, Jumbuck outdoor gas oven, Jaeske field bin, 28 tonne $5500 trolley and cover, new condition $250 Ph 0448826464 Ph 0428946395 John Deere 3010 tractor with cab, 1965 model, rear tires 40 % front tires 60%, runs well $8000 Ph 0438951101

Lavour Wash combo FF70, diesel shed heater and GT cold pressure washer $600 both Ph 0448826464

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Single electric/adjustable bed, includes mattress,used but in EC, hardly used,Includes as new Health Flex mattress topped with bamboo fabric, designed for pressure redistribution, purchase fishfinder DV531 $5200 Ph price $5000, sell for $2500ono Ph0435787449 0427267902 Hobie Mirage Passport 12.0 Wheelchair and Compression pedal kayak with motor, 50AH cushion, VGO $600ono Ph lithium battery and motor 0427857510 controller, extra hatch covers Wheelie walker, light weight, EC added $2,500 Ph 0407305457 $80 Ph 0419560817 Page 43

Motorcycles

Motor Vehicles $3000 - $10,000

Motor Vehicles Over $20,000

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Wanted to buy, small pop-top caravan, Jayco Sprite or similar Ph 0419348320

2010 Holden VE Commodore wagon, auto, leather interior, Harley Davidson, custom 1956 near new tyres, RWC optional, frame black, 200 rear end, 167,000kms, 1WI40G $8000ono stretched tanks 3-inch belt drive Ph 0437390737 primary RevTech 4 speed ratchet, 2011 HOLDEN CRUZE CDX with extras, will go quick $18,000 SEDAN Green, Auto, 137600km, Ph 0423859198 Just serviced , excellent running order, some external dents, Vin# 6G1PESES1BL550662, Musical Instruments 1HO9DL $5900 0434557919 Antique German violin, bow and case, excellent playing condition $550 Ph 0417886268

REDUCED 2000 Mitsubishi Triton, 4WD Twin cab UTE with canopy, GC, rides well, tinted windows, timing chain, RWC, 270,000kms, PZP173 $6000ono Ph 0438922730 Kaniva

Motor Vehicles $10,000 - $20,000

Fender copy guitar, near new $350 Ph 0419509335 2008 Colorado Ute, canopy, GC, serviced regularly, 254,221kms, reg till July 2024, WVR283 motor vehicle accessories $14,000 Ph 0448504021 Stawell 5x Hankook Dynapro ATM Tyres, 31.10, 5OR, 15 lt, 95% thread with black Sunraysia wheels, 6 stud, will not seperate $800 ono Ph 0418203511 Dave anytime Load Leveller Weight Distribution kit for towing, suitable for caravans, horse floats etc. Ball weight 165kg, new never been used, $250 Ph 0407046864 Horsham

2017 Toyota Fortuner Crusade 4WD 2.8L TD, 7 Seats, excellent condition for age, bull bar, tow bar, spotlights & UHF radio included, fully serviced at Horsham Toyota, RWC included, 137000km, 1KQ9HU $44, 500 neg please call or text for more information 0423024026

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“ I NEVER THOUGHT I’D BE HOMELESS.”

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• Horsham • Stawell • Ararat

That’s the unimaginable reality Megan* and countless other Aussies are living right now. In fact, for every person experiencing homelessness you can see, there are 13 more you can’t.

Ford Performance FPV 2005 GT BA Mk 11, finished in Rapid Yellow, 5.4 It Boss 290 engine, six speed manual, service history, full books with leather compendium and verification certificate, 2 keys, push button start, leather FPV sports steering wheel, factory ordered and upgraded GT-P wheels, air conditioning, cruise control, tinted windows, premium sound system, dual climate control, immaculate condition inside and out, low kms for age 120,***km, 1VJ8EZ $45,000 Ph 0407046864

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2014 Navara D40 ST, 4x4, canopy, tow bar, new W/screens, back shockers, will come with 3months rego and RWC, reg 1D19LN, very low kms 135,000, $19,750ono Ph 0409210594 BT 50 2007 UTE, 3lt turbo diesel, VGC, express pass on vehicle, bull bar, driving lights, ARB Canopy, extra fuel tanks 50lts, roof rack, 6mths rego, 300,000kms, N4372 $14,000 Ph 0407084235

Holden WB Panel Van 1983, 6 cylinder petrol/gas, 3spd manual, VGC, extra parts included, FSE369 $35,000ono Ph 0407614706

Motor Vehicles under $3000

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2002 Kia Rio sedan, manual, low mileage, EC, for details phone and leave message, RTP085 Hyundai iLoad, 6 seater, manual, Silver 2007 Toyota Landcruiser $3000 Ph 0498621118 diesel, 2,04,000kms, rego GXL V8 Diesel, EC with YPK951, $15,000 Ph 0497205899 accessories, locally purchased Motor Vehicles and owned, 298,000kms, WEU939 $3000 - $10,000 $47,500 Ph 0428 820 445 1995 Ford Laser 4 door hatch, ladies car, auto, lovely car, VGC, only done 195,000kms, NIR984 $3200 Ph 0408038452

1999 Holden Rodeo, 4x4 UTE, 50th anniversary edition, 5 speed manual, diesel, no RWC, VIN # JAATFS55HX7102664, 26,2000kms, $4800ono Ph Rob 0407473932 Hopetoun 9am- 5pm The Weekly Advertiser welcomes your advertising.

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wanted Mercedes Benz 2010, 300 Casual handyman wanted for sports model 4wd diesel, odd jobs, suit semi retired person automatic, no rwc, 213795km Ph 0427361940 VIN# WOC1641202A593713 $14,300ono Ph 0429911201

Motor Vehicles Over $20,000 horsham@ontgroup.com.au Farm land approx. 110 acres for shared lease, located on the fringe of Hopetoun 3396, suitable for cropping, grazing, solar farming or other use, 3 phase power 2011 White Nissan Navara D40 is available, long or short term STX550 V6 twin cab, auto, diesel, lease Ph Lawrence to discuss bull bar, driving lights, snorkel, 0414587676 long range fuel tank, dual battery system, 2 inch lift kit, canopy, hard top tonneau cover and roll bar, 1 owner, serviced regularly, rego paid until 23/12/2024, comes with RWC, engine number: V9X007595C, 297,500kms, YTZ 215 $25,600ono Ph Craig 0429832207 Wanted, Land to Lease or 2016 VF SSV Series II Redline, sunroof. 6.2 LS 3, auto.

88,000kms, white with black roof, beautiful car to drive 1UY9ZJ $57,995 Ph 0427015393

Share-Farm anywhere south of Horsham, from 100 acres to 700 acres, cropping country preferred Ph Roger Hallam at Mockinya 0418822700

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DUE TO COMPANY GROWTH WE HAVE MULTIPLE VACANCIES FOR HC & MC DRIVERS Christian Devotion

Always Tell the Truth

I grew up under the old adage, “honesty is the best policy.” It is always best to tell the truth (even if it gets you into trouble!) The Australian country singer Shorty Ranger (real name Edwin Haberfielda friend of Slim Dusty) tells the story from when he was young about his father telling him and his siblings not to eat the new apple growing on his tree. But temptation was too great for Edwin!

As soon as his father left for work, Edwin took the apple and ate it. When his father came home he noticed the apple was gone and asked who had taken it? Edwin didn’t have to say anything- his father knew it was him. Edwin’s father knew that Edwin already felt bad about disobeying him. I wonder if Edwin had been honest and ‘owned up’ whether he could have felt forgiven by his father for having let him down.

Telling the truth or being honest in our dealings with others can be a value or belief which we all can aspire to. It can act as an ‘inner compass’ which can guide our lives. Having an attitude of love towards others in telling the truth is also important. It is surprising how often things work out when we are prepared to “speak the truth in love to others” (Ephesians 4:15) We can also encourage others to also speak the truth through our example.

Author: Frank Tuppin, Uniting Church Minister

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MONTHLY PAPER DRIVE IS ON THIS WEEKEND

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

Anyone with ideas for future Garden Festivals including possible guest speakers, especially keen gardeners and community organisations, all welcome.

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We are open to all possibilities.

Situations vacant

GOLD & SILVER

Leave your old newspapers and catalogues out for residential curbside pick-up within the Horsham township.

The Horsham Spring Garden Festival (HSGF) AGM is on FEB 5 at 7:30pm at the Wimmera Business Centre, 62 Darlot St.

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I advise that I am doing a promotional video for an upcoming production in 2024. We are filming at the Horsham Aerodrome, Geodetic Road, Horsham, in order to promote a theatrical production.

I require some assistance in advertising for casting extras.

They will be basically exiting a cessna caravan and walking on the tarmac with a short dialogue. Please bring a backpack, bag or luggage so it looks like you are travelling.

Whilst we film, there will be a photo shoot for the website.

The extras will later be entering a bus to advertise facebook and instagram websites.

I will provide the extras with a promotional t-shirt and a hat to wear for the filming.

I would like a cast of 20 - 30 extras; singles, male and female as well as a family of three or four.

The extras will be able to contact me to confirm their availability on Mobile: 0425 710 848 or alternatively, they can email me at: tony_macri@yahoo.com.au Filming date: At: Venue:

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Asset Accountant We are looking for an Assets Accountant to be responsible for the recording and maintenance of the Councils Asset Management Registers.

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Cleaner, Riverside Holiday Park Dimboola We are looking for someone who enjoys contributing to a team and the community through their work. Come join the team at the picturesque Riverside Holiday Park, Dimboola!

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Also open for applications:

Health and Safety Officer Manager Economic Development and Tourism Applications close Wednesday 7 February 2024 at 12noon.

Scan the QR code for details about these roles and how to apply, visit our website www.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au/workin-council or contact our Customer Service Centre on 03 5391 4444.

Hindmarsh Shire Council is committed to increasing diversity across the organisation. We encourage anyone to apply for our vacancies regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability status.

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he countdown is on for Central Wimmera Tennis Association finals and the pennant ladder remained steady following round 11.

The first weekend of tennis following a mid-season break showed why Horsham Lawn and Central Park are currently in line for a double chance come finals.

Central Park defeated Drung South by four sets after some close games.

Central Park’s Eve Wear and Tara McIntyre in doubles, and Brendan Nitschke in singles, won on tie breaks in competitive matches.

Drung South’s Logan Casey won all his sets of the round, as did McIntyre and Willow Sainsbury for Central Park.

Horsham Lawn proved why it is at the top of the ladder with a twoset win against St Michaels.

St Michaels’ Chris Ellis and Nick Robertson, in their respective singles matches, won the two

tiebreakers of the day. Horsham Lawn’s Cherie Wood, Gemma Walker and Ella Thompson, and St Michaels’ Peter Hayes won all their sets for the round.

Round 12 brings a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday as Horsham Lawn and Central Park meet again.

The teams are one apiece against each other this season, with Central Park winning by two sets early in the season and Horsham Lawn winning by four sets on the following occasion.

Both teams have hit their stride at the pointy end of the season and Saturday’s clash will make for an exciting round of tennis.

Drung South and St Michaels are also set for a competitive day of tennis, having also won one game each against each other this season.

St Michaels was victorious when the teams met in round three by two sets, however, Drung South turned the tide and won by eight sets the next time they met.

FOCUS: Yolly Molineaux in action for Drung South on Saturday. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

A Special

The top order of A Special competition did not shift after round 11 as strong teams pushed for convincing wins.

Horsham Lawn O’Connor remains on top and will face fourthplaced Kalkee, while secondplaced Natimuk will play Haven, who is running out of time to make it into the top four.

Third-placed Horsham Lawn Gillespie should have a convincing win against Drung South.

A Grade

Two huge margins were centre court in A Grade, with Horsham Lawn Bardell and Horsham Lawn McGennisken winning 11 sets to one and 12 sets to zero, respectively.

Both teams are in the top four and will compete against each other in round 12 for a Horsham Lawn derby.

B Special

Laharum’s win in B Special has pushed the team into second posi-

tion, two games behind Central Park and only percentage ahead of Horsham Lawn.

With Laharum on a bye in round 12, it is Horsham Lawn’s chance to reclaim the second chance come finals, while Natimuk is set for another win to remain on top of the ladder.

Juniors

Junior tennis begins this weekend after its Christmas break, with teams set to push hard for a finals opportunity.

Results Seniors

Pennant: Central Park 8-79 d Drung South 4-67; Horsham Lawn 7-82 d St Michaels 5-69.

A Special: Natimuk 11-99 d Homers 3-52; Horsham Lawn Gillespie 10-97 d Haven 4-70; Kalkee 9-97 d Drung South 5-42; Horsham Lawn O’Connor 9-97 d Brimpaen 5-81.

A Grade: Horsham Lawn Bardell 11-94 d Haven 1-46; St Michaels Red 7-68 d Central Park 5-82; Horsham Lawn McGennisken 12-96 d Drung South 0-35.

B Special: Laharum 11-80 d Haven 5-42; Central Park 9-80 d Horsham Lawn 7-61.

Horsham Gappers maintain winning run Curtains & Blinds

BY ONE SHORT Halls Gap maintained its winning run in Grampians Cricket Association action, with a narrow 12 run win against Combine2 at the weekend.

Batting first, the Gappers recorded a midrange score of 5-144.

Best of the Gappers’ batters were Luke Stevens, 46, and Josh Leith, 45 not out.

No Combine bowler took more than two wickets.

The Combine decided to give youngster Tom Collins a go at opening the innings, to judge his ability to play that role in the future.

Collins showed all the concentration and patience necessary in an opener, with the under-16 competitor scoring 21, however, he lacked the experience necessary in rotating the strike and the Gappers opening bowlers Jade McMurtrie and Rikki McIntosh were able to raise the run rate required by bowling six maidens between them.

With the run rate required rising to over a run a ball, Combine accelerated its scoring, but the Gappers bowlers stood firm

and Combine finished 12 runs short. Lue Stevens completed a fine match with 3-24.

The other matches were clear cut, with the Saints easily defeating Rhymston2 and Rhymston1 suffering the same fate against Combine1.

Chalambar once again forfeited, this time to Pomonal.

The Saints won by nine wickets against Rhymston1.

Toss-winning Rhymston2 batted first and with just eight players, was dismissed for 48, leaving the Saints to run down the score in eight overs for only the loss of Ryan Skiller’s wicket.

Rhymston1, after some better efforts recently, crashed against Combine 1, losing by six wickets in a short 50 over game.

Batting first Rhymston1 succumbed to a Matt Heffer, 4-13, inspired attack to be dismissed for 85.

The Combine lost four wickets reaching the target.

This week’s key match is between the fourth-placed Tigers and Rhymston1, in fifth place on the ladder, where the visi-

tors will attempt to keep in touch with the top four.

After last week’s round it is hard to see the Tigers going down at home.

Tigers Clayton Mackley, Lachie Green, Tyler Cronin and Corey Taylor will not let this one slip.

Rhymston1 has shown glimpses of good form during the season, so the Tigers will have to work for the win.

Another good match-up is between Combine2 and the Saints.

In their previous meeting, the Saints won in a high-scoring game.

Since then, I suspect the Saints have improved, while Combine2 efforts will depend on team selection and availability.

The remaining game is between top placed Combine1 and bottom placed Rhymston2 and its hard to state a case for Rhymston2.

Results: Swifts-Great Western1, 4-89 d Rymney-Moyston1, 10-85; Halls Gap, 5-144 d Swifts-Great Western2, 5-132; St Andrews, 1-55 d Rhymney-Moyston2, 8-48; Pomonal d Chalambar on forfeit.

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BY TONY LOGAN

he Great Western training team of Michelle and Craig Wight were rewarded for their time and effort with Normandy Nugget when the four-year-old gelding notched up his maiden victory at Laidlaw Park on Friday.

The son of colonial entire Goodtime Sammy and former handy performer Justa Dream Lombo has been a work in progress since landing at the Wight’s stable.

He made enough headway to qualify as a three-year-old at Ararat trials last winter and debuted a month later at Swan Hill, but the occasion got the better of him and he was stood down by stewards after breaking and causing a false start.

Normandy Nugget trialled and followed up with a trouble-free third placing at Ararat and a pleasing effort in slick time at Horsham before being sent for a spell.

The pacer resumed at Maryborough in late December, but was again under the notice of the stewards and followed with more of the same at Stawell and Boort.

Things brightened up with Normandy Nugget’s steady effort at Horsham mid-January and a solid performance when hauling a flat tyre at Geelong a week later.

The gelding lined up at Stawell on

Australia Day for his sixth start in 34 days and showed plenty of fight to score a well-deserved victory after making an unsuccessful challenge for the lead after the start, then doing it tough outside the leader for the entire 1785m journey.

Team Wight has nominated Normandy Nugget for a $7000 sprint trip at Hamilton on Friday and hopefully will continue progressing as a racehorse.

Curyo Gentleman

A perfect front-running drive by Michael Bellman gave four-year-old gelding Curyo Gentleman the upper hand in the $9000 Ecycle Solutions Pace at Stawell.

From gate four, the combo easily won the start and crossed to the pegs to dictate the tempo throughout the 2180-metre journey.

A mid-race half of 62 seconds forced Aaron Dunn to take the oddson-favourite Little Louie forward to sit outside the leader for the final 1200m of the contest.

Bellman upped the ante at the bell and Curyo Gentleman’s final splits of 28.3 and 28.2 seconds made things super tough for horses out in the running line or back in the field chasing.

‘Curyo’ always had the race in his keeping and scored by four metres in a rate of 1:59.6.

The victory took the lightly raced pacer’s record to five wins, seven mi-

MAIDEN VICTORY: Normandy Nugget, five, with Great Western trainer-driver Michelle Wight aboard, holds Jazzy Melea, Aaron Dunn, at bay to capture the $7000 Perry’s Footwear three-year-old-plus Maiden Pace at Stawell on Australia Day. Picture: TONY LOGAN nors and $32,800 from only 17 starts.

Curyo Gentleman is trained by Rod Carberry for Horsham breeders and owners Robbie Connelly and family.

Son Of A Sun

Former New Zealand squaregaiter Son Of A Sun cruised to a 24 metre victory in Friday’s $7000 The Johnnys Live@Stawell 15-3 Trotters Handicap for trainer-driver Kerryn Manning.

The six-year-old gelding began somewhat scratchily from the 10 metre handicap and settled back towards the tail of the main bunch.

With the leader Majestic Connie,

Tyrone Abela, content to dawdle through the first two laps of Laidlaw Park, Son Of A Sun made ground and was poised to strike at the business end of the 2180 metre journey.

Manning made her move at the 400 metre mark and Sun Of A Sun dashed clear of the pack and strolled to the post 24 metres clear of favourite Fredrhys, Jackie Barker.

Owners Merv Butterworth moved the trotter across the ‘Ditch’ back in October to join the Kerryn Manning stables at Great Western.

Manning has entered Sun Of A Sun in an $8000 MS trot at Hamilton on Friday.

Try badminton Horsham Badminton Association is inviting new and returning players to a free ‘come and try’ night on Monday.

The event will be at Horsham College Gymnasium in Baillie Street from 6.45pm.

Beginners are welcome and rackets will be available for people to use.

President Luke Dunn said the competition catered for all abilities with a vast array of ages among the association’s members.

“This is a great opportunity for anyone considering badminton as a sport to ‘come and try’ in a fun and enjoyable atmosphere,” he said.

The weekly summer competition will commence on February 12.

It will be a round-robin format and players have the flexibility to turn up and play on nights that suit them.

Gliding week Horsham Flying Club’s Horsham Week gliding competition begins on Saturday.

Horsham Week, based at Horsham Aerodrome, involves morning sessions for weather, safety and terrain briefings before competitors spend each afternoon flying.

Flight courses can span 120 to 500 kilometres and gliders are judged on distance and speed.

The event is the biggest in the club’s calendar and is one of the longest-running gliding competitions in Australia, running for more than 50 years.

The flying club also hosted coaching week this week for learners to experience gliding on cross-country courses.

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wo-day cricket has resumed for Horsham Cricket Association A Graders and the first day brought plenty of excitement for teams.

Laharum showed its strength when it bowled first against Lubeck-Murtoa.

Joel Pymer, 5-19, and Josh Mahoney, 4-45, were crucial in the Demons’ efforts to limit Lubeck-Murtoa to 125 runs.

Josh Hedt, 49, remained at the crease for the longest time, after openers Blake Turner and Nic Ballagh went out for a duck.

Alby Kingston also showed what he could do with the bat with 24, not out.

Laharum faced four overs before the end of day one and was 0-4.

Brodie Foster and Jude Borlase will be first out to the crease on Saturday to begin day two.

Homers should push to extend its 11-run lead early and give itself the opportunity to bowl again to defeat Blackheath-Dimboola outright.

Homers’ Chaminda Gamage was effective, taking 3-15 including bowling Max Spokes for a golden duck, and was well supported by Gibson Perry, 3-31.

Sam Leith and Jordy Laverty were main-stayers with the bat for Blackheath-Dimboola, scoring 35 and 28 runs respectively.

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Horsham Saints has its work cut out for it as it chases the Bullants’ 195.

The Saints will rely on Dezi Carter and Jono Carroll to bat most of the day for a chance to beat the target.

Saints run-machine Gary Davidson was out early on Saturday for one, which will not help Saints’ cause.

Bullants’ Justtin Combe was one run from a half-century when Mark Crafter trapped him LBW. Other key run-scorers were Troy Dumesny, 35, and Jamie Byrne, 27.

The Saints’ Crafter continued in form taking four wickets for 44 runs off 15 overs.

He was supported by Carroll, Cam-

eron Pellissier and Brock Hamerston, who took two apiece.

Horsham Tigers set West Wimmera a competitive 226-run target at Davis Park, Nhill.

The Warriors will need the Alexander brothers, Nathan and Brad, to bat well, with Brett Jensz and Liam Preston offering support to chase a win.

Angus Adams was impressive for the Tigers with 110 not-out, scoring 11 fours.

Tyler Puls, 47, and opener Brenton Hallam, 48, also contributed to the Tigers’ solid total.

Warriors’ Nathan Alexander took three wickets for the day, with Brad

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The Tigers had lost five wickets by stumps on the first day and will look to captain Puls to lead their bowling on day two.

With two more two-day rounds before finals, teams will be working hard to secure crucial points and ensure

FORM: Far left, LubeckMurtoa’s Josh Hedt on his way to making 49 runs for his team on Saturday, and left, Jackson Hoffmann, Laharum, sends down a delivery.

Hoffmann took one wicket for 13 runs.

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they play at the pointy end of the season.

Results, at the end of day one: Lubeck-Murtoa 10-125 v Laharum 0-4; Blackheath-Dimboola 10-115 v Homers 2-136; Bullants 10-195 v Horsham Saints 3-24; West Wimmera 0-0 v Horsham Tigers 5-226.

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TEAMWORK: Adan Wisby searches for an Ararat Redbacks teammate as part of an impressive offensive display from the home team against Hamilton Hurricanes on Saturday at Ararat Fitness and Leisure Centre.

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he Wimmera will be well represented in both men’s and women’s Country Basketball League southwest conference knock-out games when finals begin this weekend.

The Hornets men host Portland Coasters on Saturday night at Horsham Basketball Stadium, while the women’s team will travel to Portland for its final, also against the Coasters.

Both Hornets teams enjoyed a week off ahead of the beginning of finals play, which culminates at Horsham Basketball Stadium on February 10 with the men’s and women’s grand finals.

The Hornets men have faced stiff competition from the Coasters in the season to-date, despite finishing one ladder place above them in second.

When the two first met in round seven, the Portland team secured an eight-point win on its home court.

A round 11 rematch saw the Coasters again emerge victorious, courtesy of a last-second Nathan Hardingham three-pointer – which will lend the Hornets some extra motivation for the finals clash.

It is a similar story in the women’s competition, as the Coasters have bested the Hornets in both games.

A dominant 28-point win went the way of the Portland team in round seven, before a closer 13-point margin decided the round 11 replay.

Ararat Redbacks played in both games during a small concluding round of the regular season at the weekend, finishing their season strongly with two wins.

To finish out a season of bringing in youth and developing as a team, the Redbacks started off in fine form to knock off the Ham-

ilton Hurricanes. The 36-point win at Ararat Fitness and Leisure Centre was never in doubt once the Ararat team pulled away in the second term.

During the quarter and throughout the third, the Redbacks mustered 39 points to the Hurricanes’ 16.

The game’s end was highscoring, up-and-down basketball with both teams having their biggest scoring quarter for the game.

Adan Wisby, 14, Blake Thomas, 13, and Jezza Woods, 11, were Ararat’s highest scorers, but the entire roster recorded

at least two points in the game.

The Redbacks, encouraged from their win the previous day, played out a closer match against Terang Tornadoes.

The Redbacks won the first quarter with the home court advantage, before the Tornadoes pegged them back in the second to become two-point leaders.

A 40-point second half from the Ararat team saw it overtake the Tornadoes and finish 11 points to the good.

Hugh Toner, 15, joined Wisby, 17, and Thomas, 14, as Ararat’s main offensive outlets.

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orsham’s Rani Potter has been impressing at the next level of her sport, recently winning the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup with the Vic Goldminers.

Fellow Horsham Hornets prospects Ruby Bethune, also playing in under-14 competition but with Victorian team Bushrangers, and Levi Munyard, competing at under-18 level for the Goldminers, joined her at the tournament.

Rani’s mother Jodi Bigmore said her daughter’s path to the state team began at tryouts for a regional coaching program, with other western region players from Warrnambool, Portland, Horsham and Hamilton.

Ms Bigmore said another skills day followed in Ballarat, before Rani was selected for the Goldminers’ tournament squad.

“They picked the first 20 from that to go to the Southern Cross challenge, which is the metro tournament, and the second 20 went to the Australian Junior championships,” she said.

“Rani made the Goldminers team and Ruby made the Bushrangers.”

Rani, 13, said she had previously played in a jamboree in 2022 at under-12 state level, but the Albury-Wodonga tournament was the first time she had played at an interstate competition.

“It was definitely more intense and professional than the jamboree,” she said.

“This time we had recovery pools, stretching and foam-rolling in between games, as well as team meetings.”

Rani said it came as a surprise to win the tournament, defeating the SA Magpies 43-41 in the final.

“I actually thought our team wasn’t as strong.

At the skills day, the Bushrangers smashed us – but after we played our first game and lost, we started to play as a team,” she said.

“I was pretty happy with how I played – I got better as it went on and took on the coach’s feedback.”

Rani was the Goldminers’ top-scorer for the tournament with 78 points, including 30 field goals made and 12 free throws, playing as a scoring point guard.

She said she had been selected to play for the Nunawading Spectres in the Victorian Junior Basketball League system – the Melbournebased competition is the premier pathway program for juniors in the state.

Ms Bigmore said Gail Macfarlane, who coached Rani at the tournament, was also associated with Nunawading, while Horsham Hornets stalwart Owen Hughan had his own connection to the club.

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“I just enjoy playing, I can’t get sick of it,” she said.

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Return serve

Central Park’s Eve Wear won two of her three sets during her team’s win against Drung South in Central Wimmera Tennis Association pennant competition on Saturday.

Central Park remains in second position on the ladder, two wins below Horsham Lawn and one ahead of Drung South. Four rounds remain before finals, and with all pennant teams to play in the series, the battle for a top-two position and second chance continues. Story, page 47.

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