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IT seems unlikely Melbourne’s lockdown will be lifted this Thursday as scheduled. On Sunday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews implied Melbourne’s sixth lockdown would be prolonged, emphasising “the signs are not good”. Some media reports are already citing “government sources” that claim a two-week extension was likely to be under consideration. While new locally-acquired COVID-19 case numbers are yet to push beyond 29, Melbourne’s outbreak shows no sign of slowing, consistently recording around the 20 new case mark each day since last Tuesday. Each day, the state also records a number of people who have not been in quarantine during their infectious period, notching up anywhere between six and 13 cases each day, also since last Tuesday. Concerns the stage four restrictions could push into September were amplified by general non-compliance during the weekend. The Premier slammed Melburnians who broke restrictions during Saturday and Sunday’s good weather, describing an organised pub crawl in Richmond as “an insult to everybody”, and reported Melburnians made “sneaky and illegal” visits to regional Victoria, potentially spreading the virus. “I know it’s difficult — but so too is being on a machine to breathe,” he said. A house party with 1000 guests invited, a stage and a DJ organised on the Mornington Peninsula was also prevented by police. Victoria Police Acting Superintendent Greg Hinton said on Saturday, 1300 calls had been made to the Police Assistance Line regarding breaches of coronavirus restrictions across the state — a substantial increase when compared with previous days. Continued page 3
Seven local CFA volunteers were put through their paces during a training exercise at Sale Fire Brigade’s Brennan Park training facility on Saturday. Pictured, Matthew Oakford and Aaron Hopkins attempt to put out a gas fire as part of a CFA low structure exercise. More, page 2. Photo: Sarah Luke
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Eily Dalton, with the assistance of Mark Vidler, successfully extinguishes a car fire as part of her CFA training. Photo: Sarah Luke
Fire drill: CFA trains its new volunteers in Sale THOSE passing by Sale’s Brennan Park at the weekend might have noticed some heat, but would have been relieved to see the CFA was already on the job. The contents of two mobile training props, which have been parked at Sale Fire Brigade’s training facility for a few weeks now, were finally unveiled on Saturday afternoon. Two different self-contained fire simulations were revealed — a complex structure with electrical and gas works, and a car. Volunteer members from brigades across the local fire district, known as District 10, tried their hand at extinguishing and containing fires in the controlled environment. CFA’s coordinator for training in District 10, Andrew Shaw, said as part of the career progression and development of volunteers, they went through different training courses, and Saturday’s seven participants had already completed two days of theory-based study. “They go through the drills that they’re taught, and then go through their safety procedures to either extinguish the fire or contain it as best they can,” he said. “These [training exercises] are aimed towards
members that have newly joined the fire brigade — within their first 12 to 18 months — and it gives them the qualification to then attend structure fires and be more educated and more advanced on what they can and can’t do.” The exercises required three participants — a branch operator, an assistant to the branch operator and a pump operator, who rotated to ensure they were all assessed on each role. The trio was controlled by an instructor who ensured everything is safe, and that candidates were putting what they learnt in theory into practice as part of their assessment. A facilitator stands to the side with a panel that controls what gets burnt and for how long. “By the end of the day, they should have all the procedures expected of them to help them out in the field,” Mr Shaw said, adding career firefighters used the facilities as well to hone their skills. “As part of our job, we need to make sure we do a skills maintenance session quite regularly. “It gives them a variety of what they’re going to experience at any one fire, because any fire they’re going to go to will be different.” —Sarah Luke
“We’re as strong as our weakest point when it comes to this virus and that’s why everyone needs to do the right thing,” Mr Andrews said. “What I’m trying to achieve is being open between some of the time between now and when we get to 80 per cent [of the population vaccinated]. “Not locked down, like New South Wales are going to be, for months and months and months.” While there are currently no positive cases detected in east Gippsland, viral fragments were recently detected in local wastewater in the Lakes Entrance area. The positive sample was taken between August 8 and 11. The Lakes Entrance catchment includes Lakes Entrance, Lake Bunga, Kalimna, Lake Tyres and the Lake Tyres Aboriginal Trust. Anyone who lives, works or has visited those areas in Lakes Entrance from August 8 to 11 has been urged by Gippsland Region Public Health Unit to watch for the slightest symptoms of COVID-19 and to get tested as soon as possible if symptoms develop. Shepparton also recorded a positive wastewater sample between August 9 and 11. At the time the Gippsland Times went to print yesterday morning, there were 205 active cases of COVID-19 across Victoria, more than 530 known exposure sites and about 13,000 active primary close contacts in isolation in Victoria. All of the exposure sites remain within the greater Melbourne footprint, other than a Coles Supermarket and an automotive business in Bacchus Marsh.
Vic’s new case stats
Wednesday, August 4 : Zero new cases. Thursday. August 5: Six new locally-acquired cases, all linked to existing cases. Three were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Friday, August 6: Six new locally-acquired cases, all linked to existing cases. None were in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Saturday, August 7: 29 new locally-acquired cases, all linked to existing cases. None were in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Sunday, August 8: 11 new locally-acquired cases, all linked to existing cases. None were in quarantine throughout their infectious period Monday, August 9: 11 new locally-acquired cases, all linked to existing cases. Ten were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Tuesday, August 10: 20 new locally-acquired cases, all linked to existing cases. Fifteen cases were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Wednesday, August 11: 20 new locally-acquired cases, 15 linked to existing cases, five under investigation. Six cases were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Thursday, August 12: 21 new locally-acquired cases, 18 linked to existing cases, three under investigation. Six were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period. The state also recorded two positive interstate cases who arrived on a flight from Sydney. Friday, August 13: 15 new locally-acquired cases, 11 linked to existing cases, four under investigation. Seven were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Saturday, August 14: 21 new locally-acquired cases, all are linked to existing cases. Ten cases were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Sunday, August 15: 25 new locally-acquired cases, 21 linked to existing cases, four under investigation. Thirteen cases were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period. Monday, August 16: 22 new locally-acquired cases, 17 linked to existing cases, five under investigation. Eight were not in quarantine throughout their infectious period.
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‘Major works’ planned for Stratford-Maffra Rd
Sale woman faces drug trafficking and numerous other charges after a raid A SALE woman faces drug trafficking and numerous other charges after Wellington Crime Investigation Unit raided her hotel room. Detectives executed a search warrant at a hotel room on York St at 7.10am, where they allegedly found drugs, cash and stolen property were seized. A 35-year-old Sale woman was arrested and has been charged with 13 offences including trafficking drugs of dependence, theft, possessing the proceeds of crime and committing indictable offences while on bail. She has been remanded in custody to appear
MAJOR works will upgrade safety and improve driving conditions on Stratford-Maffra Rd. Gippsland MHR Darren Chester said $1.476 million in federal government funding would be spent on improve safety measures along the road, such as shoulder sealing, installation of safety barriers and delineation improvements. “The state government owns this road, but like many transport corridors across Gippsland it hasn’t received the funding it needs,” Mr Chester said. He said there would be “strict conditions” on timelines, and the state would have to use the money quickly or it will be redirected to other projects. “While the work will cause delays and disruptions to road users, the improved safety will be worth the wait,” Mr Chester added. “The major boost by the federal government will be welcomed by local road users.” He said the works would improve safety and reduce the risk of fatalities and injuries.
Tuesday about 1.30pm. She was pulled over on Araluen Drive, was found to be driving on a learner permit and allegedly returned a positive oral fluid test. The woman was charged with 11 offences including reckless exposure to police officer to risk by driving, reckless conduct endangering life, damage to an emergency services vehicle by reckless driving, driving while exceeding the prescribed concentration of drugs and other driving-related charges. She was remanded overnight before being granted bail, and will appear at Sale Magistrates’ Court at a later date.
before the Sale Magistrates’ Court on August 30. Police are also speaking with four other people, a 40-year old Stratford man, 29-year-old Bruthen man, a 26-year-old Sale man and a 26-year-old Wurruk woman.
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IN a separate incident, a 26-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly evaded police and then collided with a police car in Sale last
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High-risk bushfire days could triple, a new report finds
THE number of high-risk bushfire days could triple in some parts of Victoria by the end of the century, according to new climate research by the Country Fire Authority and international research bodies. The research, published this month in the International Journal of Wildland Fire, found that under different emissions scenarios both mean and extreme fire danger are expected to increase in Victoria. Statewide, research modelling indicates a 10 to 20 per cent increase in extreme Forest Fire Danger Index, with the greatest change projected in the north-west region. However, the greatest relative change in the number of ‘very high’ days per year will be in central and eastern parts of the state where there is a projected doubling and tripling, respectively in the number of ‘very high’ days. From 1973 to 2016, the number of historical very high risk bushfire days in Bairnsdale — representing south-east Victoria — is 3.5. By the projected period of 2085 to 2100, based on multi-model mean of high emission scenario, it is expected to reach eight days. Report co-author, CFA’s manager of research and development, Dr Sarah Harris, said scenarios used in the research show increased temperature, caused by human-induced climate change, to be the main driver of heightened fire danger. “Changes in temperature, humidity and rainfall during spring and early summer mean the fire season will continue to start earlier and run longer,” she said. “As a flow-on effect, springtime opportunities for prescribed burning could reduce,” she said. Forest Fire Management Victoria chief fire officer Chris Hardman said partnerships with community and agencies such as CFA and FRV helped ensure the state was unified in emergency preparedness and response. “We know that Victoria is one of the most bushfire-prone areas in the world,” he said. “Climate change is increasing the risk bushfires pose to our communities, our critical infrastructure and our environment. “That’s why our strategic approach to managing bushfire risk is based on the best evidence available, such as this research. “We have a 365-day approach to fuel management,
“As firefighters, we see the effects of these longer and more severe fire seasons and it’s important that we turn our minds towards what firefighting looks like in the not-too-distant future.”
— CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan
more mechanical treatment and increasing capacity to contain bushfires at first attack. “We are also prioritising empowering Traditional Owners to lead self-determined cultural fire practices on country.” CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said he was proud of CFA’s robust research program, which he said brought further understanding of the impacts of climate change in the context of firefighting. “As firefighters, we see the effects of these longer and more severe fire seasons and it’s important that we turn our minds towards what firefighting looks like in the not-too-distant future,” he said. “CFA is undertaking work to identify challenges brought on by climate change and increased fire risk, and ways to solve them through adaptation and mitigation. “CFA also proudly works to reduce our own greenhouse emissions, through initiatives such as increasing our use of rooftop solar and the number of hybrid vehicles in the fleet.” Dr Harris co-authored the research with researchers Scott Clark (from Monash University’s School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment), Timothy Brown (Nevada’s Desert Research Institute in the United States), Graham Mills (Monash University) and John T. Abatzoglou (School of Engineering at the University of California). The research was funded through Safer Together, a Victorian approach to reducing the risks of bushfire through fire and land agencies such as CFA, Forest Fire Management Victoria and Parks Victoria working together with communities, combining in-depth local knowledge with the latest science and technology to reduce bushfire risk on public and private land.
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The walking track to the left of the barriers is now unused, overgrown and almost impassable. Photo: Liz Bell
Longford barriers to be reviewed THE state Department of Transport will review the placement of barriers at the Longford end of Longford-Loch Sport Rd after complaints about pedestrian safety were raised. Responding to concerns the barriers blocked a walking track often used by local school children, department region director Sara Rhodes-Ward said the safety barriers had been installed at high-risk locations on roads across Gippsland to prevent run-off-road crashes as part of a joint-federal and state government Road Safety Program. Local residents say the community had fought hard for several years ago, with the barriers now making the track impassable. “This walking track is really important for our kids to get to school, and even for some of them to get to their bus stop,’’ a resident said.
“There was no consultation, but these barriers just appeared and have essentially blocked access to the track; kids now have to walk on the road.” The barriers were recently installed as part of safety upgrades completed on Gippsland roads under a program that has included shoulder construction, sealing, installing new signs, line marking and safety barriers at high-risk locations. Ms Rhodes-Ward said the state and federal governments had an ongoing commitment to improving road safety for all Australians and reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads. “We will review the placement of the barriers on Longford-Loch Sport Rd near Punt Lane to understand the location of the walking track better and determine if any further work needs undertaking,” she said.
ON Wednesday a cute four-legged fiend decided that maybe a career with the Highway Patrol might be an option, and courageously dodged oncoming traffic in Reeve St, Sale, before being picked up by local police.
For the safety of the pup, he was taken back to Sale police station and the ranger was contacted. ‘Teddy’ was later picked up by his owners and given a good talking to about the dangers of running away from home.
Farmers take legal action against VicForests over Alberton West logging
A GROUP of Gippsland farmers and residents launched legal action against VicForests last week in a bid to stop logging in the Alberton West State Forest until more surveying can be done. The group, Binginwarri Friends of the Jack and Albert River Catchment Area, has applied for a temporary injunction halt to the timber harvesting operation at the south Gippsland forest. Group president Marian Macdonald said the farmers and local residents felt they had been left with little choice other than to take legal action. “VicForests and DELWP have recorded sightings of koalas, powerful owls, southern greater gliders and several endangered plants,” she said. “They’ve found all of this without doing really thorough surveying when all the species are active,
so we know there’s even more to be found.” Ms Macdonald said the group was receiving advice from barrister Jonathan Korman, who is representing Binginwarri Friends of the Jack and Albert River Catchment Area on a probono basis. She said legal action was “absolutely the last resort for us”, but was grateful for the support. There are now nine court cases initiated by grassroots regional community groups against VicForests over what they see as VicForests’ failure to comply with logging laws. Sue McKinnon of Kinglake Friends of the Forest said communities were rising up, and had lost confidence in the government Conservation Regulator to regulate the laws which protect forests from what they see as over-logging.
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Crucial habitat destroyed in Clydebank Morass
THE alleged illegal felling of a native tree in the Clydebank Morass has prompted a local Landcare group to call for better understanding of the need to preserve habitat trees. Parks Victoria officers and local police are investigating the recent felling of an old Redgum in the protected Morass. A member of the Clydebank and District Landcare group said dedicated volunteers worked hard to repair, restore and enhance the natural environment around Lake Wellington, particularly the wetland areas near Marlay Point. He said when members witnessed the recent felling they were “disappointed and incredibly sad’’ to see that an old red gum stag in the Clydebank Morass had been illegally felled for firewood. “This old stag contained many nesting hollows, some currently in use, when it was felled,’’ he said. ‘’The importance of these trees as habitat for many species cannot be overstated. “This particular tree was possibly over 100 years old and was providing a home and shelter for many birds and animals, possibly including some vulnerable species. “While our Landcare group plants native trees to repair and restore the natural environment, it is these long-lived trees that play a critical role in the ecosystem. ‘’It can take centuries for some of these trees to develop suitable nesting sites, and they need protection.’’ The Landcare member said that although they may appear dead, it was not appropriate to fell upright dead Redgums, as they still had a crucial habitat role. Fallen trees also provide critical habitats and food sources for a wide range of fungi, insects and animals. “It is illegal to harvest firewood from the Clydebank Morass and we all have a part to play in protecting our natural environment,’’ he said. “We need to ensure that everyone is aware of the importance of leaving these trees in their natural environment, particularly big standing trees, dead or alive.’’ Parks Victoria central Gippsland district manager Helen Dixon said habitat trees were
Maffra Show cancelled
THE Maffra Show has been cancelled for the second consecutive year. The Maffra and District Agricultural Society committee announced this year’s show, scheduled for October 22 and 23, would not take place because of uncertainty around COVID-19 restrictions. Society president Tim Dwyer said the committee was unanimous in the decision and wished to give all those involved in the show as much notice as possible. “We look forward to normality returning in 2023 when we can confidently once again run this great event,” he said. At this stage, the Sale Show is still scheduled to go ahead on October 29 to 31. The Melbourne Show, due to be held next month, has also been cancelled for the second consecutive year.
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Old trees like this one usually have several nesting hollows, and even cracks in the trunk can provide homes for small lizards, birds and other native animals. particularly important for wildlife as shelter for nests and roosts. “They are usually older trees and they provide cracks, crevices of various sizes and hollows that can be home to many different types of animals, including birds, mammals like possums, lizards and others,” she said. “Felling habitat trees can displace these animals
and make them more vulnerable to predators.” It is illegal cut down trees in parks and conservation reserves. If anyone observes people causing damage to park habitat or has information about environmental offences they should phone Parks Victoria on 131 963.
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FRIDAY the 13th turned out to be an unlucky day for two drivers who had their vehicles impounded. About 3.20pm on that day, Wellington Highway Patrol members saw two vehicles take off at a fast rate at the traffic lights on Foster St and drive in the direction of the skate park and into the gravel area at the Port of Sale over the bridge. A short time later, police allegedly observed both vehicles performing doughnuts on the gravelled area before driving back across the bridge towards them. Both of the male 18-year-old drivers were P1 licence holders. One driver had only had his licence for eight months, and the other driver has held his licence for 11 months. Both vehicles were impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1080 and $995. Both drivers will be summonsed to court a later date in relation to alleged hoon driving.
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A house fire in Yarram has prompted a warning from the CFA to keep clothes at least one metre from heaters and fireplaces when drying them. Photos: Contributed
House, pet lost in Yarram blaze A YARRAM family’s home was destroyed by fire last Thursday morning. While the occupants of the property escaped unharmed, the family dog died in the fire. CFA Commander Peter Quinn said crews worked hard to bring the fire under control after they were notified just before 9am. “The Yarram tanker was first on scene and the house was already fully involved,” he said. “There were about 15 to 20 firefighters in total, including breathing apparatus crews and the Maffra rehab unit which also responded to support firefighters on the scene.” A live power line had also come down, presenting additional challenges for volunteers. “The power lines were over the road so the electric company responded quickly, while CFA crews disconnected gas cylinders that were connected to the house,” Commander Quinn said. “A community warning was also issued for residents east of Bruce St to close their doors and windows due to the smoke.” Commander Quinn said the fire appeared to have sparked as a result of clothes being too close to an electric heater.
“Drying clothes near heaters and fireplaces can be a dangerous mistake, and clothes should be kept at least one metre from the heat source,” he said. While it’s unclear if smoke alarms alerted the occupants, Commander Quinn said it was crucial to have them installed in all bedrooms, living areas and hallways. “Ideally those smoke alarms should be interconnected so they sound simultaneously when fire is detected. “Smoke alarms save lives; it’s as simple as that.” For more information about smoke alarms and home fire safety, visit cfa.vic.gov.au/ silenceisdeadly
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ACCESS to AstraZeneca has been expanded again for the 18 to 39-yearold age group at all state vaccination centres, with the aim of administering one million doses in the next five weeks. Health authorities are aiming to administer more than 200,000 doses each week until September 19, with sites operating with extended hours and with an additional 150 vaccination booths rolling out, and mo0re than 280,000 appointments available each week. In the 24 hours following the announcement, more than 68,000 Victorians booked in to get vaccinated at state-run vaccination hubs. Premier Daniel Andrews said there were a million things that Victorians missed about life before the pandemic – “and each of those is a reason to get vaccinated”. “Victorians have shown us that they are ready and willing to come forward and get vaccinated, with over 98,000 doses administered in our state-run system since Monday and more than 10,000 more doses of AstraZeneca than the week before,” he said on Friday. “Getting to 70 per cent, getting to 80 per cent, that’s what we have to work towards, and these one million jabs over the next five weeks are the best way Victorians can make a contribution, not just to our state’s fortunes, but indeed to that national strategy and to the position right across our country.” National Cabinet’s four-step national plan to transition Australia from suppression measures to a management of COVID-19 consistent with other infectious diseases requires 70 per cent of the population to be fully vaccinated to transition to fewer
In order to reach an 80 per cent vaccination rate and reopen the state, health authoritiesareaimingtovaccinate200,000peopleaweekuntilSeptember19.
“Consult with your GP or make an appointment and talk to the experienced health professional ... and if it’s safe for you, if it’s the best choice for you, then you’ll be making a really important contribution to your own safety and that of the people you love the most, but also in a collective sense, you’ll be making a powerful contribution on behalf of all of us.” — Premier Daniel Andrews restrictions and border caps, and 80 per cent for a more normalised life. Mr Andrews described one million as “a significant undertaking” but he said he was confident Victorians could exceed the target, adding AstraZeneca was available for everybody, everywhere throughout the next five weeks. “Some of the hesitancy that people talk about, I think a lot of it is talk,” he said. “I think that particularly younger people are very keen to get the best vaccine they can, and the best vaccine they can get, as the Chief Health Officer reminds us, is the one that’s available today. “The response since Sunday when we made those announcements and expanded availability for 18-year-olds
plus, for those people in their 20s and 30s, has been very, very strong. “To have more than 10,000 people through the program already when it’s only been in nine sites says to us that there’s very strong demand.” Mr Andrews said the health authorities weren’t seeing the same level of interest from people in their 50s and 60s. “Consult with your GP or make an appointment and talk to the experienced health professional — whether it be a pharmacist, a very senior nurse or a doctor — at one of our state clinics, and if it’s safe for you, if it’s the best choice for you, then you’ll be making a really important contribution to your own safety and that of the people you love the most,
but also in a collective sense, you’ll be making a powerful contribution on behalf of all of us,” Mr Andrews said. The Premier said the state government’s aim was to be at 60 per cent vaccinated by the end of September. “The quicker we get to 70 per cent will mean the quicker we get to 80, and then we’re in a different world, where hopefully lockdowns are not part of everyday living, where we still have the virus to deal with, particularly among those who do not have the jab, but it will be a very different world,” he said. “If you want to participate fully in hopefully a much, much better 2022, then being vaccinated is a very important part of that.” AstraZeneca currently accounts for just over a quarter of all doses administered at Victorian vaccination centres. There are more than 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments available now and more will become available. Those with questions or concerns should talk to a GP, pharmacist or to a senior and experienced immuniser at a state-run site. People should book vaccinations by visiting portal.cvms.vic.gov.au or by phoning the Coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398. For more information about Victoria’s vaccination centres, including locations and opening hours, visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au/ vaccination-centres
For more information about the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccination program, visit health.vic.gov.au For more information, phone the coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398 or visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au
BUSINESSES severely affected by coronavirus restrictions that have not been eligible for existing support payments can apply for a $10,000 state government grant. The $180 million Small Business COVID Hardship Fund will provide small to mediumsized businesses with $10,000 grants to get through the recent lockdowns. The new fund is specifically designed to help businesses that are legally allowed to operate but are precluded from generating revenue because of restrictions – for example, a food store located within the retail section of a shopping mall or a manufacturer supplying goods for closed venues. It also includes businesses that have had a significantly reduced customer base because of restrictions, such as pharmacists in the central business district and those whose orders and bookings have been cancelled, such as catering businesses. To be eligible, businesses must have experienced a reduction in revenue of at least 70 per cent because of the restrictions in place across May to August. Businesses applying for the grant will need to demonstrate their reduction in turnover, be registered for GST and be ineligible for other Victorian COVID-19 business grant programs announced since May 27. Applications must include evidence of a reduction in revenue of at least 70 per cent for a minimum consecutive two-week period since May 27, when compared to a trading period not affected by restrictions. Applications are now open at business.vic.gov. au and will close once the fund is exhausted or at 11.59pm on Friday, September 10 — whichever is earlier.
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccinations are available in the Wellington Shire at: Gippsland Regional Sports Complex, Sale, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9.30am to 3.30pm; Wellington Respiratory Clinic, Inglis St, Sale, Monday to Fridays, 8.30am to 5.30pm; and Yarram Medical Centre, Tuesdays and Fridays 9am to 3.30pm. Bookings must be made through the Victorian state COVID-19 Hotline, 1800 675 398, or online at portal. cvms.vic.gov.au/
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Better infrastructure needed to cope with migration to the regions NEW Australian Bureau of Statistics figures confirming people are moving to regional Australia in record numbers have prompted calls for regional infrastructure growth to keep up with demand. In the March 2021 quarter, there was a net loss of 11,800 people from Australia’s greater capital cities — the largest net loss on record. A total of 66,300 people made the move to regional Australia, embracing the opportunities and lifestyle offered by regional living. Notably, the nation’s largest capitals suffered the biggest net loss during the March quarter, with Sydney losing 8200 people and Melbourne 8300 people. Regional Capitals Australia chairman Kevin Mack said the figures put an official number to regional capitals’ long term mandate – “that regional cities are the liveable alternative to the nation’s capitals”. “Never before has it been so critical that we get the right infrastructure in place,” Cr Mack said. “Regional capitals are facing unprecedented demand for services, in the face of this once-ina-generation population shift.” His organisation is advocating for targeted investment to support the growth of regional cities — in particular, prioritising the investment for a new round of business fibre zones and mobile blackspots in regional capitals; additional funding to support the development of regional city rail projects; and new funding for the Regional Airports Fund and Regional Growth Fund. “COVID-19 has changed how we live and work,” Cr Mack said. “In regional Australia, our digital technology and housing services in particular, are not keeping up. “For too long there has been a capital city-centric approach. “It is crucial that we acknowledge the growth in regional Australia, and get the policy settings right, accordingly.” Regional Capitals Australia wants all levels of government to ensure funding matches the move to regional living.
Flight Lieutenant Lachie Hazeldine, aka Roulette Five, has retired as one of the longest-serving members of the Roulettes, after nine seasons.
Pilot touches down as a Roulette for final time ONE of the longest-serving wingmen in the RAAF Roulettes, Flight Lieutenant Lachie Hazeldine, otherwise known as Roulette Five, retired from the Air Force aerobatic team in May. Flt Lt Hazeldine, who grew up in Korumburra,
is an award-winning pilot who flew as a Roulette for nine seasons, delighting audiences across Australia with spectacular formation aerobatic manoeuvres. Flt Lt Hazeldine’s 5200 flying hours, many of them pulling up to six G-forces, included outstanding performances in multiple Roulette display positions. His encyclopaedic knowledge of PC-21 aircraft made him the Royal Australian Air Force’s go-to senior flying instructor on the PC-21 training system, and he will continue his work with PC-21s at the Wing Standards Cell at the Air Academy in East Sale managing PC-21 documentation, procedures and developing training material in addition to continuing to teach instructors. Flt Lt Hazeldine said it was a real thrill performing aerobatics displays. “G-force pushes all your blood down into your legs, your face, and every part of your body feels as if someone’s pulling it downward,” he said. “Moving your head becomes really difficult and, even at 4G, you’d struggle to get your hand back on the controls if you took it off. “It’s pretty hard work. “Most of us fly twice a day on average during the week and this and general training helps us keep in shape because over half those flights, including instructing the instructors, would include regularly pulling over 4G. “Every Air Force instructor has the potential to be a Roulette member, but once they join there’s a fair bit of additional training in relation to low-level aerobatics down to 500 feet and we also go down to 200 feet for flypasts and get additional training in doing aerobatics in formation.” Flt Lt Hazeldine said he would miss the
camaraderie he enjoyed as part of the Roulettes. “It’s been great to get out there and show what you can do, and the flying is really fun,” he said. “We go to exciting events around the country and get to meet interesting people. “Students in particular ask some thoughtful questions about the aircraft that show how interested they are in flying as a career, and we encourage them to persist with their ambitions and guide them on what they can do to improve their chances to become an Air Force pilot. “All the Roulettes have to have a lot of trust in each other and work closely together to make everything work as accurately as possible. “I’m certainly going to miss going away on trips with a group of people with similar interests who all get along really well.” On June 18, Flt Lt Hazeldine was awarded the inaugural Bellenger Bell by the Commanding Officer of Air Force Training Group, Air Commodore Gregory Frisina. Flt Lt Hazeldine said he was honoured to receive the award donated by the Bellenger family in memory of Wing Commander Sean Bellenger, former C-130 pilot, Roulettes leader and Commanding Officer of Air Training Wing. The Bellenger Bell will be awarded annually to an Air Academy member who pursues excellence in all their endeavours by going above and beyond the call of duty and embodying the concept that “how we work is as important as the work we do”. In the citation accompanying the award, the Officer Commanding Air Academy, Group Captain Nigel Ward, praised Flt Lt Hazeldine’s “fastidious approach to achieving excellence in multiple areas across the pilot training schools” and his “agility, adaptation and devotion to the service”.
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NEW businesses in Sale always attract attention, particularly in these times of economic stress. All eyes are on the site of the former Sale City Motors dealership on Foster St, which has found a new tenant after several years on the rental market. Real estate agents have not revealed who will occupy the two buildings that once housed Sale City Holden and Sale City Nissan, but say once the deal is finalised, all will be revealed. The large, high-profile site, next door to Sale police station, was left vacant when Sale City Motors moved to new premises across the road three years ago. In other Sale commercial real estate news, the Spotlight building in Raymond St, which houses Town Square Boutique, House Proud Gifts and Homewares and Collins Booksellers Sale, sold on July 19 after a few weeks on the market.
Changes will allow families of victims to speak out CHANGES to current sexual assault laws which will allow families of victims to speak out have been welcomed by the Law Institute of Victoria. The Judicial Proceedings Reports Amendment Bill, introduced in parliament earlier his month, seeks to amend to the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958, which currently requires family members, partners, or friends of the deceased victim to obtain a court order to speak publicly about the crimes against their loved ones. The institute’s president, Tania Wolff, welcomed the amendments included
in the Bill, noting that the legislation needed to strike a delicate balance in protecting the rights of non-consenting victim survivors with the interests of affected people. “A crucial aspect of all laws is how they consider and protect the rights of victims,” she said. “These changes enable the loved ones of deceased victims to continue to advocate on their behalf.” The Bill also seeks to clarify that the prohibition on publishing details likely to lead to the identification of a victim of a sexual offence ends upon the death
of that victim. It also introduces a new victim privacy order scheme which will enable a person with a sufficient interest (for example a family member, partner or close friend of a deceased sexual offence victim) to apply for an order to protect the identity and privacy of the deceased. Importantly, a convicted or alleged perpetrator cannot apply, even if they are a family member or close friend. While the duration of an order is capped at five years, an application can be made to the court to extend the victim privacy order.
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Ms Wolff said victims ought to maintain their right to privacy after their death, and that the publication prohibition should not end at this point. “While the victim privacy order scheme would go some way to protecting the privacy of victims, this should be the default setting,” Ms Wolff said. “It is encouraging that there are commitments within the Bill to review the scheme after two years, and that there are some safeguards in place such as the requirement to provide a statement of reasons for making or extending a victim privacy order.”
The institute noted that the Bill has not considered a period of privacy, between the death of a victim-survivor and the end of the publication prohibition, to allow families and friends a reasonable period to grieve and adequate time to seek an order, if required. It urged the Victorian government to consult, listen and engage with relevant stakeholders, advocates, experts and the broader community, to ensure that the Bill meets the intended purposes, particularly as the Bill “sunsets” in two years.
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Young Gippslanders share their concerns THE top three issues of concern for Gippsland’s young people in 2020 were coping with stress, body image and mental health. This was revealed in one of two priority issues papers, released recently by the Gippsland Primary Health Network, Young People and Mental Health and Disability. Gippsland PHN executive officer Amanda Proposch said the data showed the issues important to Gippsland’s young people and what needed to be addressed. “Information gathered shows that COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our young people,” she said. Gippsland PHN currently funds programs to assist the mental health and wellbeing of younger people, including Headspace, enhanced mental health services in secondary schools, the Doctors in Secondary Schools program and HeadtoHelp. The Priority Issues Paper showed that according to the 2020 Mission Australia Youth Survey, the top three issues for young people aged 15 to 24 in Gippsland were coping with stress (55 per cent), body image (52 per cent) and mental health (44 per cent). It also revealed a total of 22 per cent of Gippsland young people report being bullied, compared to the Victorian figure of 18 per cent. During 2020 and with the impact of COVID19, it was noted there was an increase of young people aged 12 to 15 accessing Telehealth via Zoom platform. Headspace waiting lists are managed via a triage and priority method whereby young people remain engaged while waiting for a clinical service. A stable clinical workforce supporting the delivery of youth mental health services remains a challenge, according to the paper. The Doctors in Secondary Schools program, supported by Gippsland PHN, showed 58.7 per cent of student presentations to clinics across nine secondary schools in Gippsland were related to
mental health issues. The Priority Issues Paper on Disability shows in Gippsland, 17,142 people or 6.7 per cent of the population have a severe or profound disability compared to the Australian figure of 5.4 per cent. An estimated 12,478 people have a psychosocial disability and 8400 people have an intellectual disability. In other key regional findings, 47 per cent of adults with disabilities have experienced violence after the age of 15, 27,931 people provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability and 8.8 per cent of people aged 16 to 64 received a Disability Support Pension compared to Victoria with 4.9 per cent. The Gippsland PHN says the health care needs of people with a disability are often not met. In a Gippsland survey, 44 per cent of people with a disability reported that their health problems had not been well managed, compared to 22 per cent of all respondents. Ms Proposch said the disability issues paper showed people with disabilities in Gippsland identified mental health as the most common co-occurring health issue. “Social isolation is especially problematic for people with a disability with housing and employment concerns,” she said. “People with disability are also at risk from COVID-19 because of barriers to inclusion and need for ongoing support.” Anyone needing help should phone Lifeline on 13 11 14, Beyondblue 1300 224 365, Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467, MensLine 1300 789 987, Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 or Qlife 1800 184 527. To access professional mental health support in Gippsland, speak to a GP or phone HeadtoHelp on 1800 595 212 or visit headtohelp. org.au
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The two-storey building at Stephenson Park will be replaced, providing improved changeroom facilities and better access for people with disabilities. Photo: John Morgan
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CONTRACTS have been awarded for two major local projects. To allow time to complete the works by the desired dates, during a recent meeting Wellington Shire Council gave authority to chief executive David Morcom to enter into contracts for the new Stephenson Park changerooms and Seacombe boat ramp upgrade. Both contracts will need to be approved within budget. Stephenson Park, Sale, is arguably the most-used sporting precinct in the shire, with football, netball, cricket, croquet, tennis, touch football and baseball among the uses. Increased patronage and other facility developments have heightened the lack of appropriate change facilities for the broad user base of the precinct. The current facilities are outdated for user groups and have poor provision for female participation, lacking unisex player and umpire change rooms, first aid and trainer’s rooms, and adequate storage. There are also limited public amenities and no disabled access to the facilities. Tenders for the works have been advertised, and closed at the end of July, with not enough time to evaluate submissions before this week’s council meeting. Council could have approved the contract during its next meeting tonight, but that would have resulted in a tight time frame if works are to be
completed by the beginning for the 2022 football season. Councillor Ian Bye said the size of the project meant time was of the essence. “We’re taking the top storey off to make the facility more user-friendly,” he said. “Rather than having upstairs-downstairs, we’re adding a multi-purpose room and we’re adding female-friendly changerooms, a first aid room, [and]we’re going to have a disabled toilet. “The netballers are quite excited because they’re going to have some changerooms as well, which they haven’t had before. “It’s a huge upgrade to a great facility that is there already.” The Longford Cricket Club, which uses the twostorey building for its clubrooms, will share Sale City Football-Netball Club’s recently-updated social rooms this summer while construction is underway. There are similar timing issues behind giving authority for the chief executive to award the contract for the Seacombe boat ramp upgrade. Tenders for the works also closed at the end of July, with not enough time to consider the submissions for the August 3 council meeting. Time is also of the essence as the completion date has been set for December 15, before the Christmas-New Year holidays. The project includes a new boat ramp, approaches, lighting, footpaths and roadworks. The state government is providing substantial funding for both projects. The chief executive will provide details of both contracts to council.
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From Wendy Johnson, Sale: THE recent death of a baby in Brisbane, when a mother’s attempts to duck and avoid a swooping magpie while holding her child caused her to fall, is a timely reminder of the dangers posed by swooping magpies. Magpies have begun their “swooping season” in our area, and it is time for our council to make available a site to report incidents and to erect warning signs. These signs have been routinely used in metropolitan and suburban areas, both in Victoria and interstate, and provide valuable information on areas to avoid while magpies are nesting, or to at least be prepared for the likelihood of swooping to occur.
Offenders deserve a more forgiving attitude From Bob Hammill, Sale: EVERY week in the Gippsland Times we read about those who have committed some sort of offence and our first reaction is, “lock ’em up ‘n’ throw the key away”. That’s OK if you don’t know the offender, but I think most parents worry about someone who seems to be going down the wrong road. For some, it only takes a few seconds for ‘fun’ to become a big issue with crime, debt or drugs being the end result. It’s not easy, however I’ve always thought there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Years ago, a television show followed a group of troubled teenagers and every few years came back to check on their progress. Surprisingly, all of them eventually became good, law-abiding citizens. In my career, it was exactly the same. I always liked working with men and women who’d been through tough times and come out the other side — and there were many of them. Much later, after I’d retired, I came across a few others. Some had spent time in jail, but by the time I met them, they were old men and they’d all reformed. In fact they’d become even more law-abiding than I seemed to be. From what I’ve seen, about 90 per cent who have gone down the wrong road find it too much of a hassle, and eventually get back on the highway to become good citizens. Admittedly, for some, it can take years but ‘what goes around, comes around’. At some point in the future there’s a good chance the offender who gets a ‘write up’ in the Gippsland Times next week, could eventually become the best neighbour, best employer, best parent or best grandparent anyone could want.
Joyce must represent his constituents’ views From John Rolls, Vale Park: IN response to the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report, Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce stated that he understands the goal of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, and the reason for it, “but that is not enough, because you’ve got to show me how you’re going to get there and what you’re going to do’’. This is a bizarre comment for the leader of a party forming the government Coalition. The threat to the interests of regional communities from multi-year droughts, escalating temperatures, increasingly violent cyclones, flooding rains and increasingly extensive bushfires is now all too obvious. Surely Barnaby’s role is to work out with his
National and Liberal Party colleagues how Australia can reach the scientifically determined target in the most cost-effective way. Within that process, he and his colleagues should certainly seek to ensure their constituents are not unfairly disadvantaged, but shoulder their fair share of the burden. Special measures may well be required to protect specific interests – but they should not include the indefinite continuation of industries that unavoidably contribute major emissions. Is Barnaby once again putting the electoral interests of the National Party above those of the party’s constituents?
Net zero push not just from ‘greenies’ From Tony Smith OAM, Sale: MS Davidson (Gippsland Times 10/8) misses the point of my letter which was to rebut the assertion made the week before in letters to the editor that Zero Net Emissions by 2050 was a “net zero (emissions) is a wacky green policy promoted by the arrogant inner-city left …” Indeed, my letter stated that of all of the 196 governments that signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, none were Green. Similarly, the Australian state governments that have signed up to ZNE2050 are Labor or Coalition — again no Green. The evidence of both of those statements are widespread and easy to Google search. Many countries have publicly stated their intentions to achieve zero net emissions by 2050 or earlier — also an easy Google search Ms Davidson discusses my statement that China supports net zero by 2060 – which is indeed a correct statement – and draws comparisons to relative coal use, which is to divert from my original statement. I did not, nor did I intend to comment on each country’s performance to date in working towards their stated targets — which in general is below par and contrary to their stated intentions. However, I did discuss the movement within Australia to achieve zero net emissions that is coming from various sectors and industry groups — not just so-called ‘green groups’. Last Monday’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report should be enough to galvanise world leaders into action, but ‘welded on’ ideology is difficult to shift. Enough said.
‘Wild dog’ title must be changed From Trevor Tucker, Sale: THERE are plenty of examples of mythical animals, such as the unicorn, and extinct creatures, like the dodo and dinosaurs, which remain part of international consciousness. However, the so-called ‘Australian wild dog’ is not included in that list. Why not? After all, they are an ‘invention based upon ignorance’. Modern DNA technology now irrefutably proves that the vast (99-plus per cent) majority of ongoing, recorded ‘dog kills’ are, in fact, dingoes. Can you see the conundrum here? Our dingo is a protected, apex and iconic animal with an unwarranted, senseless bounty on its head, and so now, consequently, it has been assigned to the extinction trail (along with several of our endangered native mammals). Why? Because people who should know better, fail to recognise the true value and status of our dingo in our environment. Biologically, dingoes are dingoes; not wild dogs (because no such creature exists). Therefore the term ‘wild dog’ must somehow be eliminated to avoid any future confusion about
what animals really live in our country. Fact: dingoes are also a global phenomenon, but unless their conservation is correctly mandated, they will soon only be known in zoos, or in cultural media. We simply can’t allow that to happen. A world without dingoes would be economically and spiritually a much poorer place. Yet sadly, time is running out for our magnificent dingo.
Lockdowns unsustainable From John Buxton, Bundalaguah: I WRITE to raise my concerns about the lockdowns that we are being forced to live under. While I understand the desire to control and minimise the spread of the virus, the cost and personal consequences of the lockdowns are not being considered. This cannot go on. We have to find a new way of dealing with this. There are huge incalculable costs associated with these lockdowns. It is destroying people’s lives, and I am sure that there will be a lot of small business people who will have lost everything. These are working class people who have strived for years to build up businesses, just to see them destroyed through no fault of their own. Even for those who are still able to go to work, the lockdowns are taking away from our enjoyment in life. There is nothing to look forward to. No music gig at the local hall. Not allowed to catch up with friends and wider family members for social events. Sporting events are cancelled. No travel — for a lot of people, this means no holiday. Shutting down the whole state when the virus cases are in known locations is disadvantaging the whole community when there is no need. And in the most recent case, based on false information (the virus was incorrectly detected in the sewage system in Wangaratta). We need to find a way of treating and controlling the virus for people who are infected with it. If we can do that, then the pressure will be taken off the hospital system. In a free society it is much better to allow people to manage our own risk and let us get on with our lives.
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Daffodil Day is next week
WITH an average of 314 people diagnosed with cancer in Wellington Shire each year, chances are that most people in the community have been affected by cancer in one way or another. In 2020, Cancer Council supported 44 people in Wellington Shire diagnosed with cancer. Daffodil Day will be next Friday, August 27, and the Cancer Council is encouraging Victorians to use their “flower power” to make a positive impact on the lives of people affected by cancer by donating to fund cancer research. Cancer Council Victoria head of fundraising and communication Lyrian Fleming-Parsley said the daffodil was recognised as a symbol of hope. “Hope has always been at the heart of our mission,” she said. Ms Fleming-Parsley hoped on Daffodil Day, the people of Wellington Shire would support the Cancer Council to help fund lifesaving cancer research by donating online or by becoming a Yellow Fundraiser. “Local community involvement will be vital in helping Cancer Council Victoria reach its goal of raising more than $690,000 to fund life-saving cancer research,” she said. “Due to COVID-19, we lost close to $15 million in fundraising revenue in Victoria last year, which means less money to fund our cancer research, prevention programs and support services,” she added. People can also take part by registering as a Yellow Fundraiser to raise money during August. In 2020, Cancer Council invested $23.7 million in cancer research. “After a year when we all felt a little powerless about the future thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and its challenges, particularly for Victorians undergoing cancer treatment, this year we’re determined to create a movement focused on empowerment,” Ms Fleming-Parsley said. For more information or to donate, visit daffodilday.com.au or phone 1300 65 65 85.
Myeloma support group
A MYELOMA support group has been established in Bairnsdale, and meets every two months. The group, founded by Myeloma Australia, supports those living with the blood cancer and their families. This group provides a great opportunity for those affected by myeloma to connect with each other, share experiences and learn from guest speakers in a safe environment. The next meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, from 1pm until 3pm at the Bairnsdale Hub, 27 Dalmahoy St, Bairnsdale. The meetings run face-to-face where possible, and are facilitated by a specialist myeloma support nurse. RSVPs are essential, and can be made via the telephone support line (1800 693 566) or by emailing nurses@myeloma.org.au About 20,000 people in Australia are living with myeloma, with about 38 people diagnosed each week.
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Remembering Billy and beating brain cancer
GIPPSLAND Grammar students and staff wore beanies to school yesterday in memory of former student Billy Adams, who died of brain cancer in June 2019, aged just 20. The school raised money for brain cancer research during a day it has called ‘Beanies for Billy’, hoping to beat the deadliest cancer for children. Billy was part of Gippsland Grammar’s graduating class of 2017. He began at the school at the Bairnsdale campus in Year 3 in 2007 before moving to the Garnsey campus, Sale, for secondary school. He was a dedicated student and talented swimmer who loved representing his school. Billy was diagnosed with brain cancer in January 2016, just as he was to begin Year 12. Classmate Ella Baker-Horan said experts thought he would only have 12 months to live. “Billy taught us the true meaning of resilience and courage. He fought hard, always with a smile on his face. And even though he was still undergoing chemotheraphy treatment, he insisted on coming back to school to complete Year 12 (in 2017),” she said. Billy went into remission, accepted a university place in arts and by the second semester was offered a place to study law — but by the midterm break cancer had returned. World renowned surgeon Dr Charlie Teo removed a large section, but could not remove it all.
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Billy endured months of rehabilitation and was part of Australia’s first clinical trials for medical cannabis oil. In January 2019, he travelled to China for immunotherapy and photo sono dynamic treatment. “Billy gave his best effort in every treatment option made available to him, but he could not beat this dreadful disease,” Ms Baker-Horan, now a learning assistant at the school, explained. Many of Billy’s family and friends and members
of the Gippsland Grammar community will participate in Connor’s Run this year to support children fighting brain cancer. Billy’s parents Peter and Tanya Adams are in awe of the impact their son had on his community, and support Gippsland Grammar’s ‘Beanies for Billy’ day. “Let’s hope simple days like these help others recognise the symptoms of this hideous disease and stops the suffering,” Ms Adams said.
Raising money for regional mental health ONE third of Australian women live in rural and regional areas, playing a crucial role in the growth and future of regional economies and communities. Unfortunately, women experience some mental health conditions at higher rates than men. Women are often juggling the demands of trying to be a perfect worker, parent, partner and friend, which can be nothing short of exhausting, and when women feel they have fallen short of these standards, they can be quick to self-criticise. In addition to everyday demands, major life transitions such as pregnancy, motherhood and menopause can create physical and emotional stresses for women. Negative life experiences such as infertility and perinatal loss, poverty, discrimination, violence, unemployment and isolation also impact on women’s mental health and wellbeing. In addition, unequal economic and social conditions can contribute to women’s higher risk of depression. Animal health company Zoetis will support the mental health challenges faced by people living in rural Australia for the sixth consecutive year,
Women face many challenges to their mental health, such as try rying y to juggle too manyy roles, facing life experiences such as infert i rtility t tyy and perinatal loss, as well as unequall economic and social conditions.
committing to raise up to $100,000 for the Beyond Blue Support Service in 2021. Zoetis, which works closely with rural Australia through interactions with the country’s farming community, agricultural stores, veterinarians and their families, has helped raise $500,000 in the past five years by donating $5 from each sale of the company’s livestock, pig and poultry vaccines and drenches. Beyond Blue chief executive Georgie Harman said the support service continued to experience increased demand since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This year has brought its challenges and people have got in touch with us for many reasons,” she said.
“They might be feeling worried, lonely, concerned about their health or the health of friends and loved ones, finances or job security. “Whatever the reason, Beyond Blue wants people to know that no problem is too big or small to reach out. “Sometimes, just talking to someone can make a difference.” The Beyond Blue Support Service offers free and immediate counselling, advice and referrals via phone, webchat or email. In addition to the support service, Beyond Blue has resources and information online at www. beyondblue.org.au, including online forums which offer peer support in a safe, moderated setting. The Zoetis initiative will until October 31.
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During winter, Sale Producers Market is held in Sale Showgrounds’ horse pavilion and on the adjacent grass area.
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THE next Rosedale Country Market will be held on Sunday, September 12, at the Prince Street Reserve. The market will include hot food, hot and cold drinks, produce, art and craft, upcycled goods, music, demonstrations and children’s activities. Rosedale Fire Brigade will be selling Captain Koala toys for $19.95 each. Gates will open at 6am for stall holders. Buskers and new stall holders are welcome. For more information, phone 5199 2818 or 0427 522 787.
SUBJECT to COVID-19 restrictions, Sale Producers Market will be held this Saturday from 8am at Sale Showgrounds. During winter, the market is held in the horse pavilion and on the adjacent grass area. Items on offer will include handmade clothing and accessories, wooden toys and other wooden items, soap, candles and melts, photography, plants, mushrooms, fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, cupcakes, bread, honey, jams, preserves and meat. Freshly brewed coffee, egg and bacon muffins and hot doughnuts will also be available to buy. All goods are either grown or made by sellers. For more information, phone Karen on 0409 697 254.
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Prostate cancer support service
A FREE service is providing specialised support for those navigating the fear and uncertainty of a prostate cancer diagnosis and the many treatment choices. Prostate cancer specialist nurse John Curran provides information and education, support and counselling, promotes community awareness and helps coordinate services. More than 250 men from Gippsland are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. A prostate cancer diagnosis can be a stressful time for men and their significant other, and at first overwhelming. Mr Curran liaises with doctors and others involved in patient care, offering support in all areas of prostate cancer care. Patients can be referred to him by other medical services, or can self-refer without the need for a medical referral. Mr Curran can be reached by emailing john.curran@cghs.com.au
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MAFFRA Indoor Bowls Club will hold its final soup and sandwich lunch for this season next Wednesday, August 25, from 11.30am. This will be followed by bowls from 1pm. The final of championship singles competition will be played from 10am. Those interested in the lunch should put their names down on the list in the clubhouse, phone 5147 1974 or phone Joy on 0438 456 875. MAFFRA CWA branch will meet next Monday, August 23, beginning with social time from 11am, and then a meeting from 1pm, in the Maffra Recreation Reserve function centre. The monthly competition will be best flower or stem. Attendees must comply with COVID-19 requirements. — Jennifer Toma Community and sports clubs, charity organisations, schools, playgroups and kindergartens are welcome to send in images and a few words about the activities they are undertaking. This is a great way to promote your organisation — and accepted items are published for free. We just need the first and surnames of people pictured from left to right (unless large groups or crowds), and images should be about 300kb or higher. Words and images can be emailed to: news@gippslandtimes.com.au
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Thelma Plum and Dallas Woods to perform at Stratford Knob GET excited Wellington. Musicians Thelma Plum and Dallas Woods will visit The Knob Reserve in Stratford this October for The Push All Ages Tour, supported by local superstars and a Triple J Unearthed High finalist. Thelma is a singer-songwriterguitarist whose debut album, Better in Blak, peaked at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2019. In January 2020, Plum became the
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highest ranking Indigenous artist ever in the Triple J Hottest 100, when her song Better in Blak charted at number nine. Dallas is a rapper and musician who gained attention after winning the ARIA’s New Talent Song of the Year Award for co-writing fellow Indigenous artist Baker Boy’s track Mr La Di Da Di. Last year, he released the single Better Days with fellow Indigenous
artist Baker Boy and Zimbabwean Australian rapper Sampa the Great. He is also known for his role on ABC Kids’ Move It Mob Style, and as Baker Boy’s support act on his 2018 national tour. Tickets to the Stratford event are only $20, and on sale now through Moshtix. For more information, visit
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BOOBS: a tale of mammary proportions
HAVE you ever had dinner at a five-star restaurant, looked at the menu and had no idea what to order? Well that’s the basic setting for Here There and Everywhere Theatre Co’s new show El Diablo. Writer and director Phillip A Mayer says the comedy performance parodies pretentious foodies and gourmet dining. “It’s so much fun throwing normal people into this alien world where pompous, overblown and self-important people look down on them, as if they don’t belong,” Mr Mayer said. The show is set in the high-class El Diablo restaurant, where Paul and Maurine have finally got a booking, and are looking forward to hobnobbing with celebrities and wealthy social elites, but their preconceptions are soon shattered, and their evening turns pear-shaped upon the arrival of so-called upper-crust couple Ian and Siobhan. “This is a real clash of cultures, where normal average and wholesome values, meet pretentious entitlement, and the ensuing craziness is so much fun,” Mr Mayer said. The original play, developed in Gippsland by regional performers, has been in rehearsal since April, but has had to adapt to rehearsing online because of COVID lockdowns and restrictions. Inspired by an article about people not being able to go to expensive restaurants during lockdown, Mr Mayer said the entitlement and lack of consideration for most people doing it hard and suffering without much support, was inspired an exploration into social commentary. “It’s part observational comedy, with a big helping of farce. It will have audiences stitches watching the train wreck unfold,” Mr Mayer said. El Diablo will be performed at the Bond Street Event Centre, Sale, this Saturday, August 21. For tickets, phone 5182 8770, or visit
AWARD-winning cabaret BOOBS, will be performed at The Wedge, Sale, on Saturday, August 28, from 8pm. The performance follows one woman and her two boobs through a hurricane of life-changing events. Audiences will laugh and gasp their way through one big decision, a million opinions, a natural disaster and an ‘Australian-first’, as one woman’s determination
unwittingly shakes the foundations of how gender, body autonomy and boobs are perceived. The Age awarded BOOBS as Melbourne Fringe’s best cabaret and best feminist work in 2019, and the performance also took out Four Green Room Awards last year. Tickets cost between $35 and $45, available by phoning The Wedge on 5143 3200 or visiting thewedge.com.au
Tickets on sale for Archibald Prize tour TICKETS are now on sale for the Archibald Prize 2021 at the Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale. The gallery is the sole Victorian host venue for the Archibald Prize 2021 regional tour, which will be in Sale later this year. Fifty-two portraits will be on display, including 2021 Archibald Prize winner, Melbourne-based Peter Wegner’s portrait of fellow artist and centenarian Guy Warren. Also on display will be the Packing Room Prize winner, Kathrin Longhurst’s portrait of muchloved singer Kate Ceberano. Gippsland Art Gallery director Simon Gregg said as the “premier art destination in Gippsland”, the gallery was thrilled to welcome the Archibald Prize to Gippsland in the prize’s centenary year. “We look forward to welcoming Gippsland locals, along with their friends and family, to the exhibition and encourage them to enjoy one of the many exciting events taking place throughout the exhibition, including pop-up ‘portrait speed dates’, ‘Friday up late’, ‘portrait play for mini makers’, artist talks, guided tours and more.” Wellington Shire mayor Garry Stephens said it was no secret the region had faced its fair share of
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challenges in the past couple of years, with drought, bushfires, floods and the ongoing pandemic. “We encourage all locals to get behind the Archibald in Gippsland by not only experiencing the exhibition themselves, but by using this opportunity to encourage visits from friends and family, inviting them to experience everything that our amazing region has to offer,” he said. Celebrating its centenary this year, the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ Archibald Prize is Australia’s foremost portraiture prize. Awarded to the best portrait painting, the prize attracts entries from prominent and emerging artists in Australia and New Zealand, and features celebrated figures from all walks of life. The exhibition will be on display in Sale from October 8 to November 21. Tickets to the Archibald Prize 2021 in Gippsland are priced at $17 for adults, $15 for seniors, $11 for concession (card holders and students) and $9 for children (ages five to 17). A group discount of $15 per ticket applies to groups of 10 more. Tickets can be bought at archibaldprizegippsland.
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Funding available for local charities CHARITIES providing services for families in the Catholic Diocese of Sale are invited to apply to Catholic charity Trinity Families for 2021 project funding. Deadline for submissions is September 30. Applications must be from registered charities with deductible gift recipient status. Trinity Families executive officer Mary Winter said this year’s disbursement would mark a milestone in the charity’s service to families, as it would take the amount distributed to more than $1.7 million. Over 20 years, more than 90 different charities have benefitted from Trinity Families funding. To be eligible to apply there are three things an applicant must be able to show. It must be a registered charity with DGR status and must use the funding to support families which align with Catholic values. Projects must be within Cardinia, Casey, Baw Baw, Latrobe, Wellington, Bass Coast, South Gippsland and East Gippsland municipalities. Recent recipients have included a charity which assists children going into foster care, a disability advocacy organisation to assist it with advocating for disabled people affected by the bushfires in
2020, and to a foundation undertaking an early learning and literacy program in the Latrobe Valley. Trinity Families often supports charities which for various reasons have not been able to attract funding from other sources. When Bishop Jeremiah Coffey established the trust in 1997, he saw major national charities raising millions of dollars in the region. At the time, he felt that little of the money was finding its way back to fund grass roots programs here. Bishop Coffey saw little value in duplicating the services of other charities already doing good work here, so he decided to create a charity to support other charities working in the region. While Trinity Families is a Catholic charity, it serves all charities, no matter whether they have a religious affiliation or not. Charities wishing to apply for funding are encouraged to download the fillable application form on the website, www.trinityfamilies.org.au/ sale-diocese/application-form.html, and send it back. For more information, visit www.trinityfamilies.org. au or email trinity@sale.catholic.org.au
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FOLLOWING its recent launch at Collins Booksellers Sale, local author and speaker Michael Rowell’s book Leadership Upgrade: 10 Keys to Become the Leader Your World Is Waiting For has been selling well. It has reached Amazon’s Number 1 Best Seller ranking in the Australian and United States stores in more than 15 categories, including organisational change, business teams, politics and government and non-profit organisations and charities. Mr Rowell said the interest in the book highlighted how leadership remained a crucial issue in homes, workplaces and communities. “People across the globe are resonating with the
key messages of the book that firstly, we can all learn to grow into our leadership roles; we don’t just arrive ‘ready-made’,” he said. “And secondly, leadership built on values and character tends to create a more positive response in others than leaders who rely solely on talent and personality. “In particular, a lot of the positive feedback relates to the practical content in the book that describes how we can move past our own internal barriers and limitations that we all face as leaders.” The book is available at Collins Booksellers Sale, online at amazon.com.au, or via Mr Rowell’s website at www.empowerednation.com.au
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MID receives $25.5m in water security funding THE Macalister Resilience and Critical Infrastructure project will receive $2.5 million in federal government funding. Gippsland MHR Darren Chester said the government was pleased to support the Macalister Irrigation District project, which would improve the resilience and reliability of water infrastructure, ensuring a stronger future for water security across the region. “The MID project is all about supporting hundreds of local jobs, protecting the environment, and building on a world-class agricultural region to make it sustainable for the future,” Mr Chester said. “We’ve already seen irrigators benefit from the modernisation project, which has allowed them to make significant on-farm investment and improve their irrigation practices. “The project will provide money to upgrade the two main sluice pipes, to be replaced by larger diameter pipes, making it more efficient for irrigators. “This will build on previous investment across the MID, which includes the replacement of open channel systems with new pipelines, and modernisation works including the upgrade and
automation of outlets.” Mr Chester said the project would increase water availability and security through the generation of about 10.3 gigalitres of water savings, and would improve water delivery efficiency to support increased agricultural output. “The federal government has already provided $31.3 million to the MID, with the Victorian government providing $10.4 million and other partners $20.9 million,” Mr Chester said. “Southern Rural Water will match the federal government funding for this project by providing an additional $2.5 million. “The MID contributes an estimated $500 million to the Victorian economy.” Construction is expected to be completed in late 2024. By 2024, all phases of the modernisation project are due to be finished. The project is among 40 water infrastructure projects to share in $108 million in federal funding under the National Water Grid Connections funding pathway. For more information, visit www.nationalwatergrid.
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Kalbar Operations Community Grant Fund Round 3
The Fingerboards Mineral Sands Mine is a major project for the local region that will support economic growth and local jobs for many years. As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting the local community, Kalbar Operations Pty Ltd is launching a Community Grants Program to support community initiatives that enhance the quality of life, heritage, recreation and cultural opportunities and provide long lasting benefits to the wider community. Grant funding is available for projects within the Educational, Recreational, Environmental and Social aspects of the community. A total of $40,000 annually will be provided, consisting of five $2000 grants each quarter. These grants must have a direct positive outcome for the local community, adding to a project in a positive and sustainable manner. To be eligible to apply local organizations must: ● Be an organization that provides benefit to the broader community. ● The Project must be completed within six months of receipt of funds. This may be extended upon written approval from the committee should extenuating circumstances arise. ● Organizations must agree to expend grant monies only in accordance with the successful grant project application. ● The project must be based within the East Gippsland and Wellington communities. ● Applicants must detail how the project will be funded and delivered. Opening 16 August 2021. Closing 30 September with applicants notified of outcomes October 2021. For further information please visit our website at https://www.fingerboardsproject.com.au/
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The investment in our work has never been more important so we need people who are community-focused and not afraid to bring new ideas to the table. Our vision is for a measurably healthier Gippsland. Every day, we work hard to achieve this. The health needs of our regional community, especially vulnerable people and those at risk of the poorest health outcomes, depend on it. We are unashamedly outcomes-focused. We are a tight-knit organisation which constantly pushes above its weight, made possible through our resolve to work as a team. It takes innovative and creative people to ensure we provide the right services at the right time; services that make a difference. You will help us identify new opportunities, coordinate and support health services and commission new services.
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The Maffra and Districts Landcare Network is seeking applications for a passionate and highly motivated Agricultural Landcare Facilitator with excellent community engagement skills to join our team. The Facilitator will support landholders and specific groups within our Landcare Network to undertake works to protect, restore, and enhance the land and natural environment through improvements to soil health and on-farm biodiversity. In doing so they will also aim to build group, network and community capacity and resilience. This position requires excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to develop and maintain collaborative partnerships, to demonstrate initiative and work independently. Experience in sustainable and/or regenerative agriculture and natural resource management and a sound understanding of Landcare and/or field based environmental volunteer groups is required. The position will be for 0.5FTE with an immediate start. To obtain a Position Description go to our website www.mdln.com.au or email: secretary@mdln.com.au Applications close 9am on Tuesday 31st August 2021.
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Sale Combined Kindergartens Inc. has exciting opportunities available to join our dynamic educational teams. One position is to commence this term and one is to commence in 2022. Applicants must hold as a minimum a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education, a current Working with Children Check and First Aid qualifications. To enquire or apply please email scki@vic.australis.com.au Applications close 20 August, 2021.
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MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS TEACHER
Part time - 0.4 FTE (2 days p/w) - Fixed term Applications are invited from suitably experienced persons for the above position to commence on October 4th 2021 until the remainder of the 2021 school year. Dance and/or Drama Teacher considered. The successful applicants will have a demonstrated commitment to Catholic education and to the safety and wellbeing of children. They will possess the skills and abilities to target their teaching and embrace a collegial, team-based approach to teaching and learning. Applicants will need to hold Victorian Institute of Teaching Registration, a current Police Check and provide the name of three referees. For further information regarding these positions and an Application for Employment form, please contact the school: Email: reception@sttsale.catholic.edu.au Phone: 5144 1332. Please forward applications and resume to Mrs Anita Little. Email: principal@sttsale.catholic.edu.au Applications close Friday 27th August 2021 at 4.00pm.
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Commencement date for this position is Monday October 4, 2021 or by negotiation. The position is a fixed term, part-time position at 0.93 FTE (35 hours per week). Further information, Position Description and application documentation can be downloaded from https://www.stmyarram.catholic.edu.au Go to Our school then Situation VacantAdministration Officer. Enquiries may be directed to the Principal, Mrs. Maria Moore via email principal@stmyarram.catholic.edu.au Applications close August 20, 2021 St Mary's Primary School promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.
Storm Recovery Case Manager Full time max-term til 30 June 2022 Sale location Leading community services organisation Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
PRELIMINARY NOTICE
Saturday August 28, 2021 10am
Full details Tuesday August 24
Saturday August 21, 2021 10am
Situations Vacant
St Mary's Primary School, Yarram, is seeking to appoint:
Looking for a lifestyle change? Wanting to be your own boss?
Clearing Sales
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Dairy Farm 2IC/Manager
Dawson St area. 150 papers - $15
T h e M a f f r a Neighbourhood House AGM will be held on Monday 13th September 2021 . Members and friends wishing to attend must rsvp to 51471487 for details. Covid restrictions will apply.
Business Opportunities
Situations Vacant
The Storm Recovery Case Manager is responsible for case managing individual and families in Wellington who have been impacted by the June 2021 storm/flood event. The position will undertake a comprehensive assessment of the family/individual needs, develop a clear action plan, and monitor short- and longterm interventions for clients.
SEEKING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Risk & Audit Committee Independent Member Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is seeking to appoint an independent member to its' Risk & Audit Committee. Expressions of Interest are sought from suitably experienced and skilled individuals. The Risk & Audit Committee is an Advisory Committee to the Board of Directors. The primary objectives of the Risk & Audit Committee are to assist the Board in the effective conduct of its responsibilities for financial reporting, management of risk and maintaining a reliable system of internal controls. Independent members must have appropriate accounting, risk management or related expertise.
Learn more For more information and contact information for these roles, visit https://careers.unitingvictas.org.au/en/li sting/ Interested? If this sounds like you, apply today. Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability for the position) Current Resume (no more than 3 pages) Address the Core selection criteria
To obtain a copy of the Risk & Audit Committee Charter, please contact Rebecca Gunning, Manager Executive Services on (03) 51 438 319 or email rebecca.gunning@cghs.com.au
Position closes: Tues 26 August 2021
Applications can be in written or electronic form and must be lodged by 5pm Tuesday 31 August, 2021 addressed to: Mark Dykgraaf Chief Executive Officer Central Gippsland Health 155 Guthridge Parade SALE VICTORIA 3850 mark.dykgraaf@cghs.com.au GP1631086
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Aboriginal Nursing Cadet
Part Time Fixed Term Position Available ● Excellent benefits including salary packaging ● Ongoing training and development opportunities ● Friendly and supportive team environment An exciting opportunity exists for an Aboriginal Nursing student currently undertaking a Bachelor of Nursing. The total hours of the cadetship will be 320 hours or 40 paid shifts. Days can be flexible to help maintain a healthy work-life balance, and successfully meet the academic and clinical requirements for their university course. To apply for the role or for further information, go to https://centralgippslandhealth.mercury.com.au or contact Janelle Stewart, Manager Workforce Development on (03) 5143 8517.
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Head of Mathematics We seek an innovative and creative Head of Mathematics to join us in Term 1 of 2022 to deliver effective programs in an inspiring and exciting teaching and learning environment from Year 7 through to Year 12 at our Garnsey Campus. If you have substantial experience and success in teaching Mathematics at VCE level and are curious, excited and invigorated by learning and possess a positive outlook, exceptional interpersonal skills and have a demonstrated ability to build authentic, collaborative relationships, we encourage you to apply.
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Sale (545) Primary School (2 day/week)
Commercial Cleaning Services
Korus Connect is seeking Chaplains who are passionate about supporting the wellbeing of the school community. Successful applicants will have a minimum Cert IV in Youth Work, Counselling, or equivalent and a valid WWCC. Applicants are required to demonstrate personal commitment to the Christian faith and values by providing a Minister endorsement and adherence to Korus Connect's Statement of Faith. Contact Impact@korusconnect.org.au or call (03) 9811 0900 for more information and a full list of selection criteria. Korus Connect is committed to child safety and maintaining child safe and child friendly environments.
Loy Yang B Power Station is seeking suitably qualified and experienced companies to provide commercial cleaning services to the Loy Yang B site. The site is made up of a number of multi-level buildings housing offices and workshops, as well as several outbuildings that include warehouses, workshops and amenities buildings. Cleaning frequency is mainly daily, though some locations differ from between four to seven days a week. For further information and key selection criteria, please email a request to: lybpurchasing@loyyangb.com by Friday 27 August, 2021
This is an ongoing full-time teaching position. For more detail on the requirements, duties and responsibilities of this role, view the position description on our careers page http://careers.gippslandgs.vic.edu.au. Applications close 5pm Friday 27 August 2021
Gippsland Now Hiring | Operations Manager
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You will need to:
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Apply now online by visiting: justbettercare.com/gippsland/careers Applications close 31st August 2021.
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Wellington Shire Council and East Gippsland Shire Council are establishing a Panel of Suppliers Contract for suitably qualified vendors for the provision of ICT professional services across both councils. This will be a panel of suppliers under this contract and Council offers no guarantees of works and services. All tenderers must register with Council via the tender section of the Wellington Shire Council website www.eproucure.com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil to obtain the tender documents.
All tender submissions must be lodged electronically through the eProcure portal no later than 2.00pm Monday 6 September. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted. WSC_4771
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Home Care Package Coordinator Central Gippsland Health (CGH) is seeking a highly motivated person to join our Home Care Package (HCP) team. The suitable applicant will have excellent time management skills to coordinate the team in meeting deadlines and servicing our current and prospective HCP clients, as well as previous experience working within the health and/or community sector, clinical nursing background or experience, and a Certificate III qualification in community health and/or a related discipline. The role is a full time permanent position in a challenging and rewarding work environment which offers ongoing training and development opportunities. Applications should include a resume, cover letter and statement addressing Selection Criteria as outlined in the position description which can be found at www.cghs.com.au For more information, please contact Sally Weatherley, Director Residential Aged Care on (03) 5147 0111. Applications close August 27 2021.
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Trainee Environmental Field Technician / Hydrographer
Events Coordinator (Casual) The Sale RSL and Community Sub-Branch is a not for profit organisation with the aim of supporting the welfare of Veterans, RSL members and their family members. We are currently seeking to employ a casual Events Coordinator (7 hours per week) for a period of up to 12 months. The key responsibilities of the role involve working closely with RSL volunteers, Veterans, RSL members and family members plus providers to conduct successful events. Please send your cover letter and resume to sec@salersl.com.au or 143 York Street, Sale 3850. Closing date for applications is 31 August 2021. GP1631083
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Dental Assistant
Maternity Leave Position 6-12 months The Maffra Dental Clinic is seeking a highly motivated and organised Dental Assistant for a casual maternity leave position for 1-2 days per week. Ideally the applicant should be qualified with Certificate III in Dental Assisting and/or have previous dental nursing experience. Previous applicants will be considered. Please forward cover letter and CV to: Practice Manager Maffra Dental Clinic 113 Johnson St., Maffra Vic. 3860 Email: maffradentalclinic@gmail.com
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The ALS Hydrographics Team in Maffra, Victoria are seeking ambitious applicants for the position of Trainee Hydrographer. The successful candidate will receive on-the-job training as well as enrolment and support to complete a Diploma of Water Operations (Hydrography). The ideal candidate would have the following attributes: ● Environmental science or trade-based qualification preferred. ● Physically fit with a desire for working in a hands-on, outdoor environment. ● Experience in the use of hand, power and pneumatic tools is highly desirable, electronics and mechanical aptitude. ● Ability to swim and perform manual handling tasks. ● Manual driver's licence. ● Good computer skills. For more information or to apply for this role, visit https://www.seek.com.au/job/53445153 or email kristina.ung@alsglobal.com Applications close: Sunday, August 29, 2021.
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INTERSTATE and INTRASTATE TRUCK DRIVERS REQUIRED Your duties will include but are not limited: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Transportation of general freight. Participate in the loading and unloading of vehicles. Daily prestart checks on the vehicles and equipment. Restraining of loads correctly and safely. Correctly managing fatigue in each journey. Completing and ensuring all required paper work is handed in on time. Complying with all Bedggoods policies and procedures. Must have a current HC or MC licence. Must provide a Vic Roads Licence print out. Experience preferable but not essential.
Please email resume to: craig@bedggoodstransport.com.au
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EXTERNAL AUDITORS TENDER
Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation is seeking tenders for the provision of external auditing services. This includes the auditing of its consolidated financial statements for a three-year period commencing 2022 financial year. For enquiries or to obtain the tender document contact: Nancy Binotto Financial Controller Ph: 4120 0543 or finance3@ramahyuck.org Tenderers must comply with the tender guidelines and submit a tender by COB 30 September 2021.
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2013 VW Caddy Maxi Crew van, 4 door, diesel, manual, roof racks, tow bar, air cond., cruise, excellent cond., ZUW-635 $15,000. 0409 539 649.
MAZDA 3 SP25 GT, BM series, 2014, h/back, 6 sp man., kept u/cover, f.s.h., reg. serv'd, 1 fem. owner, r.w.c., 98,711kms, ACA-368 $16,500. 0417 141 260.
WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL CONTRACT NO 2022-037
Swing Bridge Downstream Drive Unit Refurbishment
Mercedes Benz
Wellington Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for the refurbishment of the downstream drive of the Swing Bridge in Sale. Practical completion date: 18th March 2022. All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents.
CONTRACT NO 2022-036
Maffra Depot Minor Capital Works Program – Roof Replacement
Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Tuesday 14 September 2021. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.
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Wellington Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for works involving the complete replacement of the roof at the Maffra Works Depot. Practical completion date: 15th April 2022. All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents.
WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL CONTRACT NO 2022-014
Unsealed Road Reconstruction Works - East & Urban Area CONTRACT NO 2022-015
Unsealed Road Reconstruction Works - Western Area
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CONTRACT NO 2022-016
Unsealed Road Reconstruction Works - Southern Area
Wellington Shire Council invites civil construction contractors, to tender for the reconstruction of approximately 32.2 Kilometers of roadway in total. Practical completion date: 25 May 2022.
Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Wednesday 15 September 2021. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.
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All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents or contact Project Engineer, Kamal Nazar on 0448 396 407 or email kamaln@wellington.vic.gov.au
WARFORD, Rebecca. Of all the times throughout the years I will never forget the happiness or tears. I don't know how ill go on knowing you're not there anymore. I know ill have to find the strength for your kids, my kids, mum and dad too. But man its going to be hard living here without you. Born as sisters, best friends by choice, you will be forever loved and missed, Bec. Love Retta and Ben xx
One in a million. I loved WARFORD, Rebecca. him dearly. 20/05/1984 - 13/08/2021 - Elaine. Left us peacefully with family by her side at only For funeral details, please 37 years old. refer to Tobin Brothers Bec, the last few days Funeral website. have been a blur trying to www.tobinbrothers.com.au make sense of your loss so damn young... our hearts are aching, the tears keep falling... we will miss the character you were and the fun times too. Save a seat for us at MACLACHLAN, Heaven's bar as we'll be Alan John. sure to down many cold (Peacefully) at home in ones when it's our turn. Sale on August 9, 2021, in Rest easy cuz. his 92nd year. Much love, Sam and Dearly loved husband of Patrick Gosstray xx Valerie for 60 years. Much loved father of John and Caroline, Natalie and Chris, Fiona, and Iain. Loving Popop, Wal and Walpop of Lucy, Eliza and WARFORD, Rebecca. Grace; Georgina; Holly With tears of sadness we and Emma. say goodbye to Bec and her time with us. We remember, with loving memories, Kimberley's forever best friend who shared holidays, camping, schooling and just hanging out with her. Bec, you had a great love of horses, playing in the pipe band and singing so take these loves, fly high and be happy forever more. Love and sympathy to MACLACHLAN, Alan. Former Captain and Bec's children, her mother secretary of the Longford and father, siblings and Fire Brigade. Our deepest families. sympathy to Alan's family. - ''Auntie'' Julie, Phillip, Paul, Patrick and families. Special love, Kimberley.
HENDERSON, 2004 model, no reg. or Ian Malcolm. roadworthy, $2500, vin. 20/04/1955 - 12/08/2021 no. 6FFPAAAJAT4K3027. Passed away surrounded Phone 0455 333 254. by family after a long battle with cancer. Loved son of John and Rita (both dec.). Loved brother and brother-in-law of Robyn and Graeme, Donald (dec.), Peter and Faye, Andrew (dec.), Sandra JEEP Cherokee Limited, (dec.), Stuart and 3L CRD, auto, diesel, Rachael. 2009, 266,300km, reg., Loving husband of Lyn r.w.c., black, exc. cond., and adored father of Kate YBC-770 $14,000 neg. a n d Daniel, and Phone 0417 572 354. father-in-law of Dale and Briege. Trailers Much loved granddad of Bayley and Lachlan and Lotte. Very special uncle to all of his nieces and nephews. Forever missed, 8x5, electric brakes, LED lights, new tyres and but always in our hearts bearings, $2500 o.n.o. Ph LAIDLAW, Jim, Moe 0459 461 211. (Nee Rayment), Patricia, (Trish). 30/12/1953 - 05/08/2021. Trish passed away at Sunshine Hospital after a hard fought, courageous ten year battle with myeloma. Loved partner of Ron. Dearly loved mother of Craig and Joanne, Mathew and Paul. Dear friend of Jo. Adored Nan of Ryan (dec.), Maddison, Joshua, Jasmine, Sharni, Taylah, Deaths Reece, Emily and Lucas. Great Nan of four. Dearly loved sister and CRANMER, sister-in-law of Glenda Christine Ann (Chrissy). and John Pawley and Passed away peacefully aunt to Tom and Julie and surrounded by her loving family. family at Latrobe Regional R.I.P Trish Hospital on August 12, 2021, aged 73 Years. Loving wife of Jim. LAY, Columbine. Loved mother and Mother to David, Stephen mother-in-law of Michelle and Evelyn. Grandmother and Rob, Dean and Fran. to Ashley and Stacey, Wonderful nan of Matt, Carrie and Max, Sue-Ellen Alex (dec), Rach, Emily and Justin, Amy and and Ruby. Cameron, Michael and Great grandmother to Brooke. Daisy and Noah. Great grandmother to ten Missed by everybody, kids. forever in our hearts. Passed away peacefully on August 16, 2021. Aged 82, a memorial to be held at Heyfield Cemetery at a later date.
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CRANMER, Christine. The staff at ACE training are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Chris. We would like to send our heartfelt condolences to Jim and family during this sad time. Our thoughts are with you all.
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Loved by many more, especially extended family. He will be remembered always and greatly missed. Gordon touched the lives and hearts of many, all of whom are richer for their We are so sad and love Chrissy, time with him. Forever in you forever aunty Becky. Love from Gracelyn, I'm going to miss our our thoughts and hearts. Montannah, Harrison and catch-ups. Keep singing those Rod Cherished husband, Constance. Stewart songs - I know father, father-in-law, how much you loved him! brother, adored grand Rest easy. father and great grand Love, Janette xo father.
2000 model, V8, reg. FARRUGIA, Orland. UFD-540, many extras, Husband of Judith Ann $8000. Ph 0455 333 254. Farrugia (dec.). Father of Suzanne Stekic, Michelle Farrugia and Mark Farrugia. Grandfather of Jordan Mazda T34 small bus, H a m m , Madison sunroof, air conditioning Hamm-Stekic, Eden and heating $8000 o.n.o. Stekic, Joshua Farrugia, Ph 0455 333 254. Judith Farrugia, Eli Farrugia, Isaac Farrugia and Sophia Farrugia. 200 series VX Landcruiser V8 diesel, 25,000 km, Your love was shown in pearl white, 1LW-1ZC., action not words, with a $113,500. Phone 0417 loyalty like no other. Now re-united with your 359 011. one true love, but forever in our hearts. 4WD We love you, we will miss you. Until we meet again
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LINDNER, Gordon Henry. 10/3/1940 - 9/8/2021 In loving memory of a gentle man and a true gentleman - my dearly loved husband of 55 years, and best friend. We fell in love for life on the dance floor 63 years ago, and I was forever spoilt thereafter.
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CRANMER, Christine. Chrissy, Queenie, Mate, I just cannot believe you are gone. There is so much that I am going to miss about you but most importantly our friendship and the great times we've shared with one another. I will hold onto these moments and now treasure them as memories and hold them close to my heart. Rest peacefully my dear friend. Love to Jim, Michelle, Dean and families. Love from Melissa xo
SMALL BUS
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Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Tuesday 14 September 2021. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.
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TREWIN, Hazel. Little Nan, You lived a long life full of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren that now miss you a lot. You captured our hearts with yummy food and sweets like your jelly slice. It will always be everyone's favourite. We will miss your hand crafted birthday cards with five dollars and a couple of scratchies. I'm upset we didn't get to say goodbye. You will forever be in our hearts. Fly high. Much love. Mathew and Piper. To our Beautiful Mum, The time has come to rest your weary head. You were the best mother and nan anyone could ask for. You raised eight children and for that you deserve a medal. What you taught me along the way I will be forever grateful to you. Mum we will love and miss you forever. Lots of love, Wayne. R.I.P Mum, your memories will stay with us forever. xoxo Little Nan, We could not say goodbye. All we have are memories that will never die. Close to our hearts you will always stay, loved and remembered every day. Wayne, Pauline Mathew, Ricky, Mark, their partners and great granddaughters.
WARFORD, Rebecca. Passed away at Frankston Hospital on August 13, 2021 aged 37. Loving mother of Whyatt, Marybeth, Oliviah, Oceannah and Gypsi-Leigh. Loving daughter of Kathie and Mal, Max, sister to Luke, Loretta, Jesse and Steffany. Gone too soon. Mine Rebecca, A piece of my heart is with you. Please hold it tight and know that I will love and miss you forever and ever. Love your mine Mummy.
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CRANMER. Due to Covid-19 regulations a private service for Mrs Christine Ann Cranmer will be held. For those unable to attend, a "Facebook Live" broadcast of the service will take place at 10am on FRIDAY (August 20, 2021) using https://www.facebook.com/ gippslandfuneralservices
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GRAY, Brian William. 03/06/1963 - 20/08/2020 A year ago we lost you, our hearts were torn in two. Remembering you is easy, we do it everyday. Missing you is heartache that never goes away. Cherished memories of a wonderful husband. Forever in my heart. Susan
Looking back a year, I was so lucky to call you my Dad. You were wise, loving, caring and always by my side. I always think about all the good times we had, I will FARRUGIA hold all those great For funeral arrangements memories forever. Hope for Mr Orland Farrugia I'm making you proud please check our website Dad. or phone: Forever missing you. Love Hannah. Precious memories of a dearly loved son and brother. Sadly missed forever, loved and never forgotten. HENDERSON Dad, Mum, Sharon and For funeral arrangements Tony, Patrick and Jackie, for Mr Ian Malcolm Robert and Jodi and Henderson, please check families. our website or phone: Cherished friend, beloved son-in-law, brother-in-law and Uncle Zac to Maureen and Charlie, Peter and Trish, Garry and Gaylene, Bill and Kerry, Karen and Brendan JEFFERYES. and families. A funeral service for Mr Thomas Malcolm Jefferyes WAS HELD on Friday August 6, 2021.
MACLACHLAN. A private funeral for Mr Alan John MacLachlan WAS HELD at St Columbas Uniting Church Sale following burial in the Sale Cemetery.
MILLER. A funeral service for Mrs Margaret Rose Miller WAS HELD on Saturday August 7, 2021.
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Richmond X Western Bulldogs X Port Adelaide 4 Geelong 4 Brisbane 4 Sydney 4 Melbourne 4 Essendon 4 Fremantle 4
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Richmond X Western Bulldogs X Port Adelaide 4 Geelong 4 Brisbane 4 Sydney 4 Melbourne 4 Essendon 4 Fremantle 4
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Richmond X Western Bulldogs X Port Adelaide 4 Geelong 4 Brisbane 4 Sydney 4 Melbourne 4 Essendon 4 West Coast X
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ROUND 22 FRIDAY AUGUST 13 GWS v Richmond — MRVL SATURDAY AUGUST 14 Hawthorn v Bulldogs — UTAS Port v Carlton — AO Geelong v St Kilda — GMHBA Brisbane v Collingwood — Gabba North Melb v Sydney — MRVL SUNDAY AUGUST 15 Melbourne v Adelaide — MCG Gold Coast v Essendon — MS Fremantle v West Coast — OS
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Seagulls victory over Swans set up big final round
East Gippsland Football-Netball League ROUND 15
SENIORS LAKES LA A ENTRA RANCE A 2.3 9.3 13.3 20.5 125 STTRATFORD STRA A 3.3 6.5 8.8 8.9 57 Lakes Entrance, goals: J Piper 4, A Saunders 4, R Marsden 3, L Carroll 2, D McKendry 2, J Gibbs 2, J Cullen, T Smith, J McDonnell Best: S Nickless, L Carroll, J Piper, J McDonnell, R Marsden, P Garbutt Stratford, goals: R O’Keefe 3, D Nikolajew, T Hawkins, G Bickery, J Robertson, H Erfurth Best: J Clohesy, R Tait, G Bickery, J Broadbent, A Scott, B Channing
From page 32 playing in the four grades they started the season in. LINDENOW defeated Orbost-Snowy Rovers by 97 points at home. Leading by 21 points at half-time, the Cats kicked 16 goals to four in the second half to win 23.16 (154) to 8.9 (57). Justin Gould and Kevin Bongers stood-out for the winners, while Ben Jones kicked seven goals and Luke Dyer four. LUCKNOW moved into fifth place on the ladder with a six-point come from behind win in Wy Yung. Trailing by 18 points at three-quarter-time after being behind at each break, the Magpies kicked five goals to one in the final term to win 10.9 (69) to 9.9 (63). Joel McNamara was best-on-ground for the Magpies, while Kane Thomson kicked four goals.
BOISDALE-BRIAGOLONG d PAYNESVULLE (forfeit) LINDENOW 5.4 7.8 18.14 23.16 154 ORBOST--SNOWY R 1.3 4.5 5.6 8.9 57 Lindenow, goals: B Jones 7, L Dyer 4, B Cameron 3, R Blandford 3, K Ashwood 2, P Alexander, P Gould, J Gould, L Dumaresq Best: J Gould, K Bongers, B Jones, P Gould, L Dyer, B Ashwood Orbost-Snowy Rovers, goals: C Solomon 3, M Welsh 2, H Nettleton, J Herbert, M Dignan Best: C Robertson, M Dignan, M Herbert, B Ross, H Nettleton, C Solomon
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WY YUNG 2.2 5.7 8.8 9.9 63 LUCKNOW 0.4 3.6 5.8 10.9 69 Wy Yung, goals: L Rooney 3, L Elia 2, T Brasher, M Toms, N Ward, K Hodson Best: N Ward, N Betts, L Rooney, J Broome, J Overend, J Ladson Lucknow, goals: K Thomson 4, D Grace 2, S Ryan, R Halford, J Mitton, A Smith Best: J McNamara, K Thomson, K McNaughton, R Ladson, J Gillam, D Grace
UNDER 18s Traralgon Bairnsdale Moe Leongatha Morwell Sale Warragul Drouin Maffra Wonthaggi UNDER 16s Warragul Traralgon Maffra Drouin Bairnsdale Leongatha Wonthaggi Moe Sale Morwell
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Rivalries renewed GIPPSLAND League football and netball returned on Saturday, albeit with just junior grades. Five of the league’s 10 clubs last weekend were not in favour of a full return to play at the weekend. At least three of those clubs claimed difficulties in fielding sides because of travel restrictions placed on people living in the metropolitan Melbourne area. With all clubs open to playing junior grades only, these went ahead on Saturday with a revised fixture and no spectators permitted.
Maffra hosted local rival Sale, with the clubs splitting the football matches. The Magpies won the under 18s by 70, and the Eagles the under 16s by 71. In the netball, Sale won the under 17s and 13s, 46-39 and 42-31 respectively, while Maffra took out the under 15s, 27-25. The Gippsland League is hoping to resume senior grades this weekend, pending an easing in restrictions.
Under 17s: Maffra 39-46 Sale, Traralgon 43-30 Bairnsdale, Warragul 32-26 Moe, Leongatha 17-23 Morwell, Drouin 20-30 Wonthaggi; ladder: Sale 40 (195.58 per cent), Maffra 40 (153.31), Traralgon 28, Bairnsdale 24, Morwell 22, Wonthaggi 20, Leongatha 16 (83.38), Warragul 16 (70.86), Moe 14, Drouin 0. Under 15s: Maffra 27-25 Sale, Traralgon 48-15 Bairnsdale, Warragul 17-21 Moe, Leongatha 27-20 Morwell, Drouin 25-42 Wonthaggi; ladder: Traralgon 40, Sale 36 (78.26), Maffra 36 (214.47), Wonthaggi 34, Bairnsdale 20, Leongatha 18, Morwell 16, Warragul 8 (55.01), Drouin 8 (48.56), Moe 4. Under 13s: Maffra 31-42 Sale, Traralgon 49-22 Bairnsdale, Warragul 15-36 Moe, Leongatha 49-23 Morwell, Drouin 9-39 Wonthaggi; ladder: Traralgon 4, Sale 36 (193.72), Bairnsdale 32, Leongatha 26, Maffra 24, Morwell 20, Wonthaggi 18, Moe 10 (47.89), Warragul 10 (28.03), Drouin 0.
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29-30 Stratford, Paynesville 23-34 Boisdale-Briagolong, Wy Yung 37-21 Lucknow, Lindenow 29-31 OSR; ladder: Wy Yung 36, Stratford 34, Lakes Entrance 28, OSR 24, Lindenow 14, Lucknow 12 (87.65 per cent), BoisdaleBriagolong 12 (85.03), Paynesville 0. C grade: Lakes Entrance 13-37 Stratford, Paynesville 26-26 Boisdale-Briagolong, Wy Yung 40-11 Lucknow, Lindenow 33-24 OSR; ladder: Wy Yung 36 (178.09), Lindenow 36 (135.35), OSR 28, Stratford 20 (124.89), Paynesville 20 (88.38), Boisdale-Briagolong 10, Lucknow 6, Lakes Entrance 4. D grade: Lakes Entrance 27-30 Stratford, Paynesville 21-52 Boisdale-Briagolong, Wy Yung 36-14 Lucknow, Lindenow 43-17 OSR; ladder: Lindenow 40, Boisdale-Briagolong 32, Stratford 26, Wy Yung 24, OSR 22, Lakes Entrance 8 (92.68), Lucknow 8 (67.54), Paynesville 0. Under 17s: Lakes Entrance 20-33 Stratford, Wy Yung 49-19 Lucknow, Lindenow 25-39 OSR, BoisdaleBriagolong bye; ladder: Stratford 38, Wy Yung 34, Boisdale-Briagolong 28, OSR 22, Lakes Entrance 14, Lindenow 12 (76.28), Lucknow 12 (53.26). Under 15s: Lakes Entrance 27-29 Stratford, Paynesville 15-28 Boisdale-Briagolong, Wy Yung 24-29 Lucknow, Lindenow 26-31 OSR; ladder: Lucknow 40, Wy Yung 36, Lakes Entrance 28 (162.89), Stratford 28 (130.2), OSR 12, Boisdale-Briagolong 8 (63.99), Lindenow 8 (37.92), Paynesville 0.
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Sale touch returns with two draws SALE touch football returned earlier than expected on Wednesday night following the ending of lockdown in regional Victoria. Nagle College and Pink Panthers drew four-all after the sides were level 2-2 at half-time. Mason Annear topscored for Nagle with three tries, while Kyle Grummisch scored one. For the Panthers, Albert Van der Vyver scored two tries, with one each from Brock Dyke and Ben Skuce. Best players were Ren Crunden-Smith, Simon Driessen, Grummisch, Mia Van der Vyver and Isla McCarthy. PORKY’S Pines and Phoenix-CAT’s also played a drawn game, finishing 8-8. After Phoenix-CAT’s led 4-2 at half-time, Porky’s lifted in the second half, scoring six tries tries to four. Ben Humphries, K e r r y S h o t t e r, David Ropeti, Anouk Meereboer and Georgia Martin were named as best players. Miranda Laskowski won the
encouragement award. LONGFORD Trailer Hire had a comfortable 9-2 win over the Maffra Vets. The try of the night was scored by the Vets’ Will Runciman, who dived and slid some five metres to make a great try. David Docherty scored the Vets’ other try. Nine players scored a try each for Longford: Peter Hall, Jack Love, Rhiannon Massey, Jack Neesham, Brysen Nottle, Henry Ropeti, Brodie Towers, Jason Wilson and Ellie Roache. Best players were To w e r s, R y d e r Hinchcliffe, David Docherty, Emma Te r k i l d s e n a n d Roach, with Abigail Lyons winning the encouragement award. The competition has expanded with the addition of the Maffra Vets and the Drop Kicks. To m o r r o w n i g h t ’ s matches, 6.30pm: Nagle College v Maffra Vets (referee Phoenix-CAT’s), Pink Panthers v Porky’s Pines (Mustangs); 7.20pm: Phoenix-CAT’s v Mustangs (Nagle), Longford Trailer Hire v Drop Kicks (Pink Panthers).
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Back-to-back double for Busuttin, Young David Braithwaite CRANBOURNE trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young had back-to-back winners during Thursday’s meeting at Greenwattle Racecourse. The first of their running double came in race seven, the 1429 metre benchmark 64 handicap, where punters inspired by the recent Olympics would have been rewarded if they backed El Guerrouj. Named after the dual Olympic champion runner, the five-yearold gelding, ridden by Craig Newitt, was allowed to lead without pressure, and was untroubled when he lifted at the top of the straight. The Busuttin-Young stable then claimed victory in race eight, the 1213m class one handicap. Exceed and Excel’s colt Exceed Expect, ridden by Daniel Moor, led all the way, holding off challenge from Citaleon. The three-year-old now has two wins from three starts. Sale-trained horses were among the placings in race six, the 1746m Rising Stars benchmark 64 handicap. Royal Volley and Akhurst went away from the field early, but were caught on the turn as the horses fanned out into the home straight. Florida Dream, trained by Luke Oliver at Cranbourne, and Finnick, trained at Sale by Susie Wells, were vying for victory in the home straight, but Florida Dream, ridden by Mikaela Lawrence, got up by
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El Guerrouj wins race seven. Photo: Scott Barbour, Racing Photos a neck. Ally’s Reward, trained by Garry Douch at Sale, finished third ahead of Royal Volley. The Greenwattle Track, rated a “good four”, was in ideal condition for the meeting. Race one, the 2246m maiden plate, was won by favourite Newzeel Deal, trained by Cindy Alderson at Cranbourne and ridden by Ben Melham. The Duke Of Dubai won race two, the 1113m three-year-old maiden plate, on debut. The gelding, trained by Michael Moroney at Flemington and ridden by Jordan Childs, went to the lead out of the gate and set the pace before holding on to win by less than half a length from Growl and Extreme Flight. Another debutant won race three, the 1113m maiden plate for horses four years and over. Brownie got away in the home straight, but tired, and was pipped in the last stride by Smart Mozzie, trained by Kane Harris at Mornington and
ridden by Daniel Stackhouse. Gate Crash, trained by Patrick Payne at Ballarat, found pace at the right time to win race four, the 1746m maiden plate. The four-year-old gelding, ridden by Michael Dee, found an opening in the straight, then kicked on to win by two lengths. The biggest outsider to win came in race five, the 1746m maiden plate, where $46.80 chance Marius saluted. The five-year-old gelding, trained by Ian Pankhurst and ridden in his 11th start by Michael Dee, was never headed. Fancied runners The Blank Panther and Ima Dozer tried hard, but couldn’t catch Marius, who won by two lengths. Astronomicelle, trained by Chris Hyland at Cranbourne and ridden by Teo Nugent, ended the meeting with victory in the 1113m benchmark 58 handicap. The next me eting at Greenwattle Racecourse will be on Sunday, August 22.
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in the centre, putting the Stratford defence under pressure. James Gibbs kicked two goals within three minutes, with Lakes now leading by 11 points. The Swans’ cause was not helped when the umpire showed Brad White a yellow, meaning the visitors were a man down for 15 minutes. Ben Channing kicked a goal to settle the Swans early in time-on, but a turnover led to another Seagulls goal.The home side kicked another major to take a 16-point advantage into the main break. The Seagulls extended their lead with a four-goal to two third team, with the margin 25 points at three-quarter-time.
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The hosts ran the match out in the fourth quarter, kicking seven unanswered goals. The Seagulls out-played the Swans, led by Sam Nickless, Carroll and Piper, who, along with Alex Saunders, kicked four goals. O’Keefe kicked three goals for the Swans, with Jarryd Clohesy, Regan Tait and Bickery their best players. The Swans will have a lot to work on a head of the finals, but, because of Paynesville’s forfeit, have the misfortune of not having a competitive hit-out a second semi-final. The issues at Paynesville with player numbers came to a head with its decision to forfeit the rest
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THE race for the East Gippsland football minor premiership will head into the final round. Three clubs can finish the home-and-away season on top of the ladder, after Stratford missed the chance to secure the position when the season resumed in glorious conditions on Saturday. The Swans lost to second-placed Lakes Entrance by 68 points, which sees both teams, along with Boisdale-Briagolong, sit on the same amount of points on the ladder. Like the Bombers were afforded at the weekend, Stratford will gain four points after Paynesville opted to forfeit its final two games of the season because of a lack of players. Stratford does lead the Seagulls and Bombers on percentage, by 20 and 24 respectively, keeping the Swans in the box seat to claim the minor premiership. The race to claim second spot, and the double chance during the finals, is even hotter, with Lindenow a win behind the Seagulls and Bombers, and with a better percentage. Lakes Entrance will go all out to defeat Lucknow this weekend by the biggest margin possible, while the Bombers and Cats battle it out in Boisdale. Lakes Entrance’s victory over Stratford shows how much a result can change percentage. The Seagulls added seven points to their percentage to displace Boisdale-Briagolong in second place, while the Swans lost 46. IN Lakes Entrance, both sides showed the signs of not having played since July 10. The Seagulls adjusted to the tempo of competitive football better, winning 20.5 (125) to 8.9 (57), allowing only two Stratford goals in the second half. Swans kicked the opening goal when Rodney O’Keefe received a 50 metre penalty for being bumped following a mark. A floating Thomas Smith kick was marked by Liam Carroll, whose goal for Lakes reduced the deficit to a point in the 10th minute of the first term. With scores level, Gavin Bickery’s kick found Haydn Erfurth to boot the Swans back into the lead approaching time-on. The Seagulls responded soon after when Jarred McDonnell kicked a goal. A goal from a Bickery snap gave the Swans a six-point advantage at the first break. The Swans looked good after O’Keefe kicked a goal in the opening minutes of the second quarter, but in a sign of things to come, Jordan Cullen kicked a goal for the home side following a 50m penalty created by ill-discipline. Jordan Robertson extended the Swans’ lead to 13 points, only for the margin to be reduced to one after back-to-back Lakes Entrance goals, one of which came from another 50m penalty. The Seagulls were getting first use of the ball
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