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Rules easing Friday HIGHER than expected COVID-19 vaccination rates have prompted an earlier than expected announcement that restrictions will ease across Victoria from this Friday.

As a result of Victoria hitting the 70 per cent fully vaccinated rate (more than 90 per cent first dose) for those 16 and over, people in regional and metropolitan areas will be able to move about more, including having visitors to the home and larger patron caps in certain businesses.

But the freedoms will apply largely to the vaccinated.

From Thursday, up to 10 people (including dependents) per day will be able to visit homes in regional and metropolitan Melbourne.

In regional areas, 20 people can gather outdoors, including dependents.

But Premier Daniel Andrews said it was “highly recommended” that Victorians only permit people aged 12 years and over who were fully vaccinated to visit them at home.

In metropolitan Melbourne, the curfew and the 15 kilometre travel radius will be lifted, but movement between regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne will still only be allowed for permitted reasons.

Mr Andrews said this was to ensure Melburnians didn’t spread COVID further into regional Victoria, while the state pushed towards its 80 per cent double vaccinated target.

In regional Victoria, indoor settings like pubs, clubs and entertainment venues will be able to have up to 30 people indoors with density limits, and only if all attendees – including workers – are fully vaccinated.

This cap also applies to restaurants, cafés and gyms — if everyone is fully vaccinated.

Outdoor venues will increase from 20 to up to 100 people per venue in regional areas, but only if everyone is fully vaccinated.

If vaccination status is unknown, the venue can only have a total of 20 people.

In regional areas, weddings and funerals can to take place with up to 100 people outdoors, and 30 people indoors, subject to density limits — only if all attendees are fully vaccinated.

Market is back Sale Charity Sunday Variety Market volunteers welcomed back happy customers at the weekend after a brief hiatus because of COVID. Stalls were a touch light on across the Canal Reserve, with the market’s coordinators attributing the number of empty spots to Melbourne-based stallholders unable to make the trip because of restrictions, as well as a few stallholders unwilling to risk catching COVID. Despite absentees, the good weather and smell of egg and bacon wafting on the breeze ensured local residents turned up in their droves to begin their Sunday snagging a bargain or two at the beloved monthly fixture. The community-based market has been operating for more than 40 years, and has now tipped over the $400,000 mark in donations for various organisations. Pictured, volunteers Mary Templeton, Angie Mckie, Barbara Rogerson, Aileen Rogerson and Marianne Powell providing service with a smile at the volunteers’ barbecue stall.

Photo: Sarah Luke If vaccination status is unknown, 10 people are permitted indoors for funerals, weddings and religious gatherings.

Large scale construction sites will increase to

100 per cent capacity — but only if all workers are fully vaccinated.

Community sport returns indoors, for the minimum number required, but there is some confusion

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over what the rules will be for outdoor sports, which were not mentioned in the roadmap update.

Masks will still be required both indoors and outdoors.

In regional Victoria, all students will return to school full time this Friday, while in Melbourne the staggered return to classes will move forward by a week.

The next milestone in the roadmap will be when Victoria hits the 80 per cent double dose vaccination target, which is predicted to be the first week of November, when more restrictions will lift.

But while the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the easing of restrictions, it says it “falls short of where we need to be”.

Mr Guerra said the chamber would continue to seek clarification on the isolation requirements and tier one and two classification of businesses in the event of a COVID-19 exposure, after the state hits the 80 per cent double dose target.

“It’s not viable to continue shutting businesses down for long periods,” he said.

“Victorians have heeded the call to get vaccinated, and [Sunday’s] announcement recognises that effort with additional easing of restrictions.

“Importantly, the changes will allow some businesses to open and others to trade at higher and more sustainable levels.

“We look forward to continuing to smash the vaccination targets so all businesses can be open ahead of the Melbourne Cup weekend.

“We continue to encourage all Victorians to get out and get vaccinated — it will decrease pressure on our hospital system and give greater certainty for businesses.”

This week across the state, there are 52,465 first and second dose Pfizer appointments available, 6244 first and second dose AstraZeneca appointments available and 15,477 first and second dose Moderna available.

Victorians can also book a vaccine appointment through their GP or pharmacist.

For more information on the state ‘roadmap’ or to book a vaccination, visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au/ coronavirus-covidsafe-settings

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February’s Flavafest festival celebrates our music, local food and culture A DAY-long music, barbecue and produce festival will roll into Longford in February, with some top Aussie artists on the bill.

Flavafest will take place at Sale Golf Club, and promises to be a truly unique combination of music, culture and food.

Indie rockers Kingswood, the ARIA award-winning Melbourne Ska Orchestra, soul, blues, rock outfit Mahalia Barnes and The Soul Mates, legends of Australian music The Black Sorrows, and the anthemic alt-rock quartet Motor Ace will all be performing.

The live music lineup will complement the rich and diverse local produce and arts on offer, engaging with cultural and creative sectors and local vendors. There will be culinary demonstrations, brewery and distillery showcases, tastings and more.

Flavafest will be a chance for people to get outside and enjoy socialising again, immersing themselves in a day of great music, incredible food and family-friendly fun at this all-ages event.

Tickets went on sale yesterday.

For ticket information, visit livenation.com.au Flavafest is presented by Live Nation and Fat Apple Event Co, in partnership with local promoters, community groups and cultural leaders.

Indie rock band Kingswood is set to grace the stage at Flavafest — a day-long music, barbecue and produce festival at Sale Golf Club in February.

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SIXTY of Victoria’s biggest sculptors will showcase their work in a free public exhibition, alongside the Archibald Prize next month.

With more than 150 works on display, ranging from small bronze and silver works to five metre high steel installations, there will be plenty for art lovers to feast on from Saturday, November 13 and Sunday, November 14.

Major works are eligible to win the first-ever Victoria sculpture prize, valued at $20,000, along with a host of other awards available, including the Gippsland Art Gallery’s $5000 Wildlife Acquisition Award.

Local residents will be able to join in the fun, with daily children’s sculpting

workshops from 10am to noon and artists’ talks from 1pm.

People can take a guided tour through the art of the Sale Botanic Gardens, leaving the Port of Sale at 2pm, and remember to book in to see the Archibald Prize in the gallery.

The Victoria Sculpture Prize will also present an opportunity to buy quality sculpture straight from the artists, and with works ranging from $190 to $35,000, there will be plenty to suit a range of budgets.

All works will be for sale, and all events are free.

For more information, visit sculptors victoria.asn.au or www.facebook.com.au/ sculptorsvictoria

‘Rearing’ to impress, renowned sculptor Mark Niglia uses distorted metals, charred wood and fragmented concrete to create larger than life-size horse sculptures. Pictured is Niglia with Yorke.

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COMMUTERS can expect delays of up to 15 minutes on the Princes Highway in Kilmany until next Friday, as it is reduced to one lane while crews install concrete safety barriers.

Between 7am and 5pm until Friday, October 29, lane reductions will take place between Maffra-Rosedale Rd and Velore Rd, as part of the Princes Highway east upgrade.

Drivers are encouraged to seek an alternative route via Rosedale-Longford Rd. The upgrade will result in a consistent two-lane highway in both directions between Traralgon and Sale.

Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au or via the VicTraffic mobile app.

The latest public transport information and network status is available at ptv.vic.gov.au or in the PTV mobile app.

For more information, visit bigbuild.vic.gov.

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Wellington Police Service Area Inspector Craig Gaffee said as the state reopened, police would be able to attend more community events to better gauge local residents’ safety concerns.

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“I’ve been in country policing almost my whole career, and one of the things I know is country coppers are in a really good position to know and understand what community members see as their safety issues.”

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increase in family violence incidents as lockdown was eased last year as some parts of the state did, Inspector Gaffee said the local rate was still too high.

“Our rate per 100,000 population is well above the state,” the Inspector confirmed.

“We compare reasonably favourably to East Gippsland and Latrobe, but having said that, we’re not particularly worried about other areas – we want to address the issues here in Wellington, and we’ll continue to do that.”

There has been an increase in family violence offending, but the number of incidents are down – again indicating that family violence perpetrators are offending less, but being charged more.

In the year to June 2021, there were 1344 family violence incidents reported, compared to 1411 the year prior.

“Offenders and perpetrators of family violence are generally in that 35 to 50 year age group, so we know with that age group typically there’s going to be kids involved,” Inspector Gaffee said.

“We’re really conscious of that, and we work closely with referral agencies to make sure there’s support for victims of family violence.

“We’ve been really lucky with The Orange Door starting up here in Wellington, which is a terrific resource for victims of family violence.

“Whilst family violence is a high priority, that doesn’t mean we don’t concentrate on other crimes.”

Road trauma is also a major issue for Wellington Shire’s police.

“While our fatal numbers are relatively low — although they’re up on last year, we still get lots of serious injury collisions,” Inspector Gaffee said.

“In particular this year, we’ve seen lots of motorbike collisions and off-road [crashes].

“Our five year average in Wellington in almost all categories is down this year, except for motorbikes, which are well above.”

The TAC has two motorcyclist fatalities listed in Wellington Shire in the past 12 months, and 19 hospitalisation claims involving motorcyclists during 2020.

Inspector Gaffee said Highway Patrol worked closely with Regional Roads Victoria and Wellington Shire Council to identify roads and intersections that need safety improvements.

“Earlier in the year, we had some operations around the entry roads up into the national parks, as a way of increasing our presence and reminding people they’ve got some responsibilities,” he said.

“It’s not just ‘camp out in the bush and ride however you like’ – people still get seriously hurt.

“We know the impact on road trauma is not just on the people involved – it’s their family, it’s their

friends, it’s their work groups, it’s a real ripple effect.”

While there were some 300 fewer victims in the year to June, Inspector Gaffee said police were looking to work with the community.

A statewide initiative called Neighbourhood Policing is in its early stages, and will involve police communicating with the community directly on what it sees as safety issues.

“I’ve been in country policing almost my whole career, and one of the things I know is country coppers are in a really good position to know and understand what community members see as their safety issues,” Inspector Gaffee said.

“One area we need to improve on is closing the loop.

“The smaller the town, the more involved the coppers are in the town, and the more information they get from the community, but it’s about letting the community know what we’ve done with that information.

“One thing I’m looking forward to is school fairs, kids’ sport … community events we’ll have a presence at, and make ourselves available for people to talk to.”

For support in a family violence situation, phone Quantum Support Services on 1800 243 455, Safe Steps on 1800 015 188 (24 hours a day, seven days a week) or web chat at www.safesteps.org.au (from Monday to Friday, 9am until midnight), the Sexual Assault Crisis Line on 1800 806 292 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), or Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).

Perpetrators can phone the Men’s Referral Service on 1300 766 491 (between 8am to 9pm, Monday to Friday; 9am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday), which provides free, confidential, expert support to men at risk of using family violence and their family and friends.

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WELLINGTON’S latest crime statistics showed fewer victims and criminal incidents, and more offences — indicating that local perpetrators are offending less, but being charged more.

Between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, there were 3122 criminal incidents in Wellington Shire, down 5.8 per cent from 3315 in 2020, according to last month’s release of information from the Crime Statistics Agency.

There were 306 less victims this year, with 2045 victim reports taken down.

However, recorded offences were up 3.5 per cent, from 4598 last year to 4759 this year.

Wellington Police Service Area Inspector Craig Gaffee said the information release painted an interesting picture, where it seemed the community was generally “doing the right thing”.

“The drop in incidents, that’s spread across the whole shire – 75 less in Sale, 45 less in Maffra, 40 less in Yarram, 42 less in Heyfield, but Rosedale was up a little bit,” Inspector Gaffee said.

“Often we charge people for multiple offences, and that’s about holding people to account.

“So when people offend, whether it’s offences against the person or it’s profiting from crime, we throw the book at them.”

Inspector Gaffee said police couldn’t attribute the lower crime figures to COVID; even with 100 fewer thefts recorded, drops in premeditated and opportunistic thefts were across the board. “[The drop in theft] is not just about stuff at home either – it’s about stuff stolen from cars, sheds, we’ve got a lot of holiday homes and weekenders in Wellington, so it’s spread right across those,” he said.

“Whilst we have been in some periods of lockdown, the reality is we’ve been relatively lucky in lockdowns, we haven’t had the lengths of lockdowns that Melbourne has, so I don’t think we can attribute it to COVID.” Family violence and road trauma are currently the two strongest focuses for Wellington Shire’s police, as both categories can have potentially fatal consequences.

The biggest crime category for Wellington Shire, as confirmed by the latest release of data, is family violence, and breaching of intervention orders.

“That’s reflected across all of our attendances; incidents, numbers of offences, offenders and victims — family violence is the number one category,” Inspector Gaffee said.

“That’s not unique to here, but we’ve got a really strong focus on holding family violence perpetrators to account.”

Last year at the beginning of the COVID lockdowns, Victoria Police’s Operation Ribbon was launched statewide, aiming to be a proactive and reactive response to family violence perpetrators.

“We actively visit and talk to known family violence perpetrators, with a view that we make sure that if they need help or assistance that they’re referred to appropriate support agencies, but it’s also around letting them know we’ve got zero tolerance to family violence,” Inspector Gaffee said.

“Some of the increase around breaching of family violence orders is a result of that, but also our general response to family violence is that we want to hold people to account.

“People have a right to feel safe everywhere, but particularly in their home.

“Unfortunately, we know there’s lots of people – mostly women – who don’t feel safe in their home, and we want to change that.”

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WELLINGTON Shire Council has authorised its chief executive officer to proceed with the acquisition of almost four hectares of vacant land off Fulton Rd, Maffra, for the site of a new resource recovery facility.

The current site at Sellings Rd, Maffra, was chosen in 1973 and no longer meets Environment Protection Authority standards.

Council says the current site imposes a proportionally higher cost to the community it serves relative to larger landfills.

According to the EPA website, once a landfill site is closed, operators must rehabilitate the site, and continue to do so into the future.

Many sites are turned into parks and public spaces that can be used by communities.

Veterans Health Week activities postponed

SALE RSL has postponed activities for this year's Veterans Health Week, which runs this week.

The theme for this year is ‘get moving’, aiming to encourage veterans and their families to get out and undertake some physical activity.

The Sale RSL has received funding from DVA for six activities, but because of COVID restrictions, DVA is allowing Sale RSL to delay some activities until November, to take advantage of the planned further easing of restrictions in early November.

The activities will include a lunch and presentation on getting physical at Sale RSL on Saturday, November 6, from 12.15pm (entry costs $10).

A free urban orienteering activity will be held in Sale CBD, followed by a free barbecue, on Sunday, November 7, from 1pm.

There will be free barefoot bowls session and a barbecue dinner at Sale Bowls Club on Thursday, November 11, from 5pm.

A AE2 golf day at Maffra Golf Club will be held Sunday, November 21, from 9am. The cost is $10.

DVA has also provided funding for vouchers for exercise at Aqua Energy gym in Sale, and vouchers for a coffee and lake walk activity around Lake Guthridge.

The vouchers will be available from tomorrow onwards.

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Moderna walk-ins are available for the foreseeable future IN partnership with the Gippsland Region Public Health Unit, CGH is offering Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations at the Gippsland Regional Sports Complex vaccination hub in Sale on an ongoing basis.

Moderna vaccine is available to people aged 12 and over.

No appointments are necessary, with walk-ins available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 8.30am and 3pm.

Children must present a form of identification that proves they are at least 12 years of age.

This might be a birth certificate, passport or student ID. With Commonwealth vaccine supply now assured and young Victorians setting an incredible pace getting vaccinated, mRNA vaccines Pfizer and Moderna is now available to people of any age through state-run vaccination centres — not just those under 60.

AS retail, restaurants, events and more ready to reopen in time for summer, the vast majority of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 will be getting together proof of immunisation, their ‘ticket’ to enter businesses and sporting venues.

The announced ‘separate economy’ for the vaccinated will begin this Friday, with patrons having to prove their vaccination status to access venues and businesses.

The state is hitting its first vaccination milestone of 70 per cent double vaccination, allowing the beginning of a tiered reopening of the economy for those who are vaccinated.

In Victoria, freedoms such as dining, sport, travel, work and seeing family and friends, will be granted to those who are double vaccinated, but won’t apply in the same way to non-vaccinated people.

From Friday, hairdressers will be able to expand their service to 30 fully vaccinated customers, or stay at 10 people if customers are unable to prove they have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Pubs, restaurants and cafés can open a little more for the fully vaccinated, with 30 diners permitted indoors and 100 outside, but if any patrons are unable to prove their vaccination status, only 10 will be allowed inside, and 30 outside.

Then, when the state reaches 80 per cent double vaccinated, which should be at the start of November, more businesses will be able to open up more for fully vaccinated customers.

Community sport will return only for the fully vaccinated, with 150 allowed indoors and 500 outdoors.

Non-vaccinated people will be restricted to outdoor sport training only.

In order to access these freedoms, people will need to prove their vaccination status.

Those who have received a COVID-19 vaccination will have two doses recorded in the Australian Immunisation Register by their vaccine provider, but only after their second

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appointment.

The patient’s vaccination status will be updated as fully vaccinated against COVID19, appearing as such on government records and their individual immunisation history statement.

This can take up to 10 days.

Then, vaccinated people can access their COVID-19 digital certificate.

A new version of the Service Victoria app has been released, which people can download and add their certificate to.

This is the easiest way for business owners and COVID marshals to determine whether a patron is fully vaccinated or not when they attempt to check into the business or venue via QR code.

To add a certificate to the Service Victoria app,

make sure the newest version is installed via the App Store or Google Play store.

People should also ensure their Medicare account is linked to their myGov account, as it has immunisation history and proof of vaccination listed.

Open the Service Victoria app, and tap ‘Add certificate via myGov’.

Scroll to ‘proof of COVID-19 vaccination’ and tap on ‘Go to Medicare’.

Tap ‘View history’ and then ‘Share with check in app’.

Tap ‘Share’ next to Service Victoria.

Read the terms and conditions, and then tap ‘Accept and share’.

Then, swap back to the Service Victoria app, and tap ‘Add certificate’.

A digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate will be added to the Service Victoria app.

Certificates can only be added to the app via the Express Plus Medicare app or the myGov website, meaning people cannot screenshot another person’s certificate and upload it to the app.

For those without a smart phone, printed COVID-19 digital certificates will be accepted as proof of vaccination.

The Australian Immunisation Register will send a paper copy of the certificate via post, which can be arranged by phoning 1800 653 809.

Some people are unable to be vaccinated because of medical exemptions.

These people must carry a dated medical certificate, or a dated letter from an approved medical practitioner, which is valid for six months from the date of issue.

As yet, there is no end date for the new vaccinated economy system, meaning Victoria will only operate for the vaccinated population for the foreseeable future.

Premier Daniel Andrews said Victorians should expect freedoms for the vaccinated for the entire duration of summer at least.

“Hopefully it is not needed once we get further into the new year,” he said.

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health system, these freedoms won’t apply in the same way to Victorians who aren’t vaccinated.

Health Minister Martin Foley said with all vaccines open to all Victorians aged 12 and over, and plenty of appointments available, “there’s no reason not to book your jab today”.

“Victorians have done their duty by getting vaccinated in extraordinary numbers – and it’s those Victorians who will be able to go and do the things they love with the people they love ...” he said.

Statistics show unvaccinated Victorians with COVID-19 are far more likely to get seriously unwell, require hospitalisation, or even die, particularly if they are older.

People can book a state-run centre by visiting www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au or phoning 1800 675 398, or through their local GP or pharmacist by visiting covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility

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This change – which is now in effect – has been made possible after a boost to Moderna and Pfizer supply.

Victorians 60 and over can book to receive Pfizer or Moderna at any of Victoria’s vaccination centres, and Victorians can also walk-up without a booking to receive the Moderna mRNA vaccine at many state-run vaccination centres.

With restrictions easing in Victoria from this Friday, the Victorian government has also launched a new campaign urging vaccination to get to a COVID-normal.

The new vaccination campaign, to run on television, radio, print and online, focuses on the excitement of getting back to activities like dining, sport, travel, work and seeing family and friends – in a safe way.

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Illegal hunting in Dargo

POLICE have charged a Geelong man with illegally hunting on private property in Dargo, where a protected native animal was allegedly shot and killed last month.

It is alleged a witness woke to the sound of gunshot in the early hours of Tuesday, September 28, before alerting neighbours along Dargo Rd. Local residents were able to provide information to police, including a car registration plate number.

Last Thursday, Briagolong police and Wellington Crime Investigation Unit detectives travelled to Geelong to arrest and charge a 56-year-old man with multiple firearms offences, including possessing and using a firearm in a public place, recklessly carrying a loaded firearm on private property, using a firearm in a dangerous manner and several wildlife offences.

His firearms licence was suspended.

The man was bailed to appear at Sale Magistrates’ Court at a later date.

Wellington Operations Support Commander Acting Inspector Andrew Mehlert said illegal hunting and firearms offences posed a huge risk to community safety and police had “zero tolerance” for those breaking the law.

“We strongly encourage members of the public to report even the most innocuous of suspicious activity so we can track down illegal hunters and hold them to account,” he said.

“Our message to those who detect illegal hunting on their property is that they should call triple zero immediately – do not hesitate.

Police urge those with information in relation to illegal hunting in the Dargo area to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Those who witness illegal hunting on their properties should phone triple zero (000) immediately.

MP wants to see option of rapid COVID testing

Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien said he had heard from one electrical business that had two-thirds of its staff refusing to vaccinate against COVID-19. forced to lose great employees because of these mandates,” Mr O’Brien said.

“I’ve heard from one electrical business that has two-thirds of its staff refusing a vaccine.

“Businesses are also incredibly concerned about the legal ramifications come Friday should they have to make decisions around unvaccinated

workers.”

Mr O’Brien said the government had not provided clarity to businesses worried about privacy, unfair dismissal and what unvaccinated workers were entitled to receive.

He said small businesses felt extremely vulnerable to legal action, which was another source of stress.

“Alternatives like rapid testing must be considered, particularly in regions where there are no localised cases of COVID and very high rates of vaccination,” Mr O’Brien said.

“While I am encouraging all of my constituents to get vaccinated, the reality is that not everyone wants to.

“I support the mandating of vaccines for aged-care and healthcare workers because they are working with vulnerable people.

“But I do not support the wider mandate.

“There was already a critical shortage of workers in many industries, including education, childcare, hospitality and agriculture, and these mandates will only exacerbate these issues by forcing business and providers to sack staff who have not been vaccinated.”

Mr O’Brien said an inability to fill these vacancies in the immediate future would result in a “significant impact” on the wider community.

“Rapid testing is already being used in the health and transport sectors to reduce transmission risk and there is certainly a case to be made for how it could be used to ensure these mandates don’t result in businesses and essential services across our community being forced to close,” he said.

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Some business owners are concerned about the effect of vaccine mandates employee had been a “fantastic worker”, but she would be forced to find a replacement.

Rapid PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing has been suggested as an alternative to standing down staff if they refused to vaccinate against COVID-19.

Rapid antigen tests are done in the same way as regular COVID tests, but are placed into a chemical solution and display results within 10 to 15 minutes.

But another business owner working in the timber industry, who also requested anonymity, said many businesses could not afford the cost of testing.

“We can’t afford to buy lots of these tests — are the government going to provide them for us?” he asked.

“If we could have more information on how it would all work, that would help us a lot.”

Business owners are also concerned about how unfair dismissal laws apply to employees who refuse the COVID vaccine.

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SOME business owners are concerned vaccination mandates for employees are going to put a strain on their operations.

One business owner who spoke with the Gippsland Times on the condition of anonymity said she worked in the agriculture industry, and recently hired an employee as the business moved into the busy part of its year.

They had numerous applications, but only a few were suitable for the role.

“We can work up to 70 hours a week, and if I lose him, I can’t do 140 myself,” she said.

She said the business had readvertised the position, but the whole situation was causing a lot of anxiety.

She said she had also spoken with dairy farmers who were potentially going to lose two to three milkers.

“I don’t know how they expect to milk two different herds at once if they lose all of their employees,” she said.

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From last Friday, to be able to work on site at a work premises, authorised workers must have provided evidence to their employer that they had received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, had a booking to receive their first dose by October 22, or had a medical exemption evidenced by an authorised medical practitioner.

This means that from this Friday, October 22, authorised workers will need to have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to attend work, and from November 26, must provide evidence they have received their second dose.

Speaking in parliament last week, Gippsland South MLA Danny O’Brien said more support was needed for small business and clearer information for employers and employees about the consequences of the state government’s mandatory vaccination requirement for authorised workers.

“I hold great concern for the impact of these directions on our local community, in particular on local businesses and their ability to keep their businesses staffed,” Mr O’Brien said.

“There is no doubt it has also created great stress for employers and workers,” Mr O’Brien said.

Mr O’Brien said in the past two weeks he had been inundated by people across a wide range of industries who are facing “significant uncertainty” because of an inability to backfill for unvaccinated workers as a direct result of the mandates.

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Local youth leaders are sought to attend awards at Rawson next year APPLICATIONS are now open for the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.

Sale Rotary Club is seeking inspirational young people from the local community to sponsor to attend awards next year.

The awards are a transformational leadership conference for 18 to 30-year-olds, which focus on developing young leaders who celebrate diversity, create sustainable change, and become service-minded global citizens.

The conference provides personal development, leadership, and teamwork, conflict resolution strategies, leadership training, professional development and connects participants with opportunities to serve the community through Rotary.

It combines leadership development and vocational training to help young people discover their potential and hone skills.

There will be in-classroom theory activities and outdoor practical activities.

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards will be held from January 17 to 22 at Rawson Village.

Applications are open for participants until November 30. Full sponsorship is available for successful applicants.

For more information or to express interest, email Sale Rotary’s youth director Lisa Burgess on lpburgess@bigpond.com Alternatively, visit www.facebook.com/ryla9820 or www.9810rotary.org.au/Page/ryla, or email

Centenary House provides support during COVID

GIPPSLAND Rotary Centenary House at Traralgon has continued to operate throughout the COVID pandemic, despite the loss of volunteers for much of the past year.

With reduced income due to inability to raise money through its own resources and regular donors because of Health Department restrictions on public events, finances have been an issue.

Nevertheless, the house has continued to provided high standard, affordable accommodation for cancer patients receiving treatment at the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre and their families, and for others requiring accommodation in relation to hospital treatment.

In tabling the organisation’s annual report at the recent annual general meeting, committee of management chairman, David Swainsbury, said Rotary Centenary House had been fortunate to keep the facility open during the COVID pandemic.

He congratulated the dedicated staff and volunteers who repeatedly returned after periods of isolation and lockdown.

It was also recognised that through strict adherence to protocols and a high level of diligence towards sanitation, none of the staff or guests contracted COVID-19 during this time.

Despite a lower than normal occupancy rate because of the pandemic, Centenary House was able to maintain its tariffs at the same level as

Rotary Centenary House has continued to provide affordable accommodation for cancer patients receiving treatment at the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre and their families, and for others needing accommodation while having treatment in hospital. the previous year and, although it finished the reporting year with a small budgeted deficit, it was confident that budget goals for the 2021-22 year would be achieved through donations and fundraising once restrictions are lifted.

With the completion of the stage three development in 2019, Gippsland Rotary Centenary House now has a total of 30 units and has been operating for 15 years, during which time it has provided accommodation for more than 7500 guests.

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A PUBLIC information forum will take place soon to discuss the Anzac Airshow at West Sale, scheduled for April 23 and 24, 2022.

This online community forum is free, and will be held via Zoom next Wednesday, October 27, from 5pm.

The 2022 West Sale Airshow is planned to include aircraft fly-bys, fly-ins and camping,

car and motorcycle displays, live music and RAAF and aerobatic forma.

There will be local produce, trade stalls, vintage fashion and local business exhibits.

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Mansi takes out accommodation category at Gld business awards SALE’S Mansi on Raymond took out the accommodation category in the recent Federation Gippsland Business Awards.

Judges noted the Mansi’s development of a strategy in social media marketing, print, online travel agency distribution and website channels, allowing it to take a successful leap into a highly competitive market.

It now competes and succeeds in this market segment, locally and intrastate.

Moe’s TM&H Mitre 10 took out the top honour at the awards, being named Gippsland Business of the Year at the online awards ceremony.

The awards were held virtually for the first time, with 51 businesses from throughout Gippsland joining the event which also named winners in 11 industry and specialist categories, as well as the new ‘business agility award’.

Local finalists were Cosmetic Clinic Gippsland in Sale in the beauty and personal

care category; Sale Signtorque in the business and professional services category; Scarlet and Grace in Sale which was a finalist in the manufacturing and export category, as well as in the new business agility award category; Overcoming Obstacles Stratford in the new business category; and Loch Sport Supermarket in the retail category.

Awards chairman Graeme Sennett congratulated all entrants, who demonstrated great resilience and innovation.

“With the biggest number of entries for some time, the depth and diversity of this year’s entries demonstrates the dedication and commitment of our business people, who have overcome a whole new range of challenges through determination and hard work,” he said.

Each Gippsland Business Award finalist is assessed and independently rated by five judges across 10 judging criteria.

The Mansi on Raymond, Sale, has taken out the accommodation category in the Gippsland Business Awards.

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Timber industry closure docs must be tabled by December

A MOTION has passed in parliament requiring the Victorian government to table all documents

by December 1 relating to its decision to close the native timber industry by 2030.

The motion, moved by Shooters and Fishers Party MP and Eastern Victoria MLC Jeff Bourman, was passed by parliament last Wednesday.

The documents to be tabled include the analysis and datasets used by VicForests, the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in determining advice forwarded to the Agriculture Minister and Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister.

Any documentation outlining the effect on regional jobs, both direct and downstream, the effect on timber supply, and the environment caused by sourcing timber from new supply sources and all other correspondence from stakeholders relating to the closure of the Victorian native timber industry is also required.

All documents must be tabled by noon on Wednesday, December 1.

Mr Bourman, Eastern Metropolitan MLC Sonja Terpstra, Eastern Victoria MLC Melina Bath, Northern Metropolitan MLC Dr Samantha Ratnam, Northern Metropolitan MLC Fiona Patten, Southern Metropolitan MLC Nina Taylor and Northern Victoria MLC Tim Quilty all spoke to the motion, for different reasons.

Putting forward the motion, Mr Bourman said the government “cannot just plant a plantation, shut down an industry and then wait for the trees to grow”.

“Places like Heyfield, when you look out in the east, when the native timber industry goes I sadly predict it will be a ghost town,” he said.

“You can only train so many people to be baristas, and there are probably only so many coffees you can serve in a place like Heyfield.

“I want to see what the government considered in doing this.

“I want to see what the plans are for all the jobs that will go when this finishes, because the plantation timber industry is not in a position to do anything now.”

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said the party supported the motion because it believed in “open and transparent government”. “... we believe that a good government should be prepared to back their decision-making and release the documents, data and analysis that underpin it, but also because we too would like to see the documents that led the government to its decision to prolong native forest logging in Victoria and put critically endangered species at further risk of extinction, not to mention the risk to our water supply,” Dr Ratnam told parliament.

Representing Labor, Ms Taylor defended why the government had not released the information behind the closure of the industry, citing the information release could reveal Cabinet’s deliberative processes, information obtained by the government on the basis that it would be kept confidential, confidential legal advice or that the release could “jeopardise the public interest”.

“So that just gives you an understanding of why it is not a free-for-all, and there are indeed legitimate reasons why certain documents may or may not be released,” she said.

“It is not a willy-nilly free-for-all because there are legitimate and serious concerns that have to be taken into account.

“Having said that, we are obviously here with goodwill. We are debating this motion, and we respect it being brought to the house.”

Liberal Democrats MP Tim Quilty said the decision to eradicate timber jobs was devastating for regional Victoria.

“Timber literally grows on trees. It is one of the most sustainable resources available to us, yet this

government has decided that hardwood timber is unsustainable,” Mr Quilty said.

“The regional timber communities have to bear the brunt of these policies that are designed to appeal to voters in the city. Regional Victoria is being screwed over by the city.

“Our industries are shut down—timber, mining, manufacturing and farming—and our funds are drained into the city to build rail loops while our regional rail lines fall apart and are shut down.

“Regional Victoria needs a divorce from the city, and to be clear: the problem is not us. It is you.”

Mr Quilty said he supported the motion, as it simply “asked to make public the advice, evidence and documentation that governmental departments provided to the minister related to this decision”.

“There is no threat to anyone’s safety and no personal eyes on private information,” he said.

“We believe that information used by the government should be available to the public, and the hundreds of workers losing their jobs because of this decision deserve to know why it was made.”

After the motion passed, Timber Towns Victoria president Cr Karen Stephens said she looked forward to having full clarity around the government’s decision to shut down the native timber industry.

“Full, open and transparent information is needed that provides assurances to communities, workers and all sectors of the industry that decisions have been made based on evidence, and in the best interest of all Victorians,” she said.

“This decision has far-reaching consequences that need to be fully understood and debated.

“To date, we have not seen any economic or

environmental data to support the ban or the full impact on the local, regional and Victorian economies.

“The native timber industry underpins the viability of a number of regional communities and contributes more than $1billion each year to Victoria’s economy.

“Thousands of jobs are at risk.”

Cr Stephens said Timber Towns Victoria wanted all Victorians to understand the importance of the native timber industry in the fight against climate change, referencing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report as evidence of the role timber could play in confronting this challenge.

“Native timber production in public forests facilitates carbon storage and must be taken seriously if Victoria is to tackle climate change,” Cr Stephens said.

“It very much forms an integral part of the fight against climate change and cannot be disregarded.”

Wellington Shire Council’s Native Timber Taskforce has lodged several Freedom of Information requests to the Victorian government asking for the scientific basis behind its decision to cease native timber harvesting, but was declined each time.

In April, a specialist economic impact consultant jointly engaged by the Wellington and East Gippsland Shire councils determined about 1110 jobs would be lost if native forest logging ceased immediately in both shires.

Report sightings of the Northern Pacific Seastar

GIPPSLANDERS are being asked to report sightings of the Northern Pacific Seastar, after the invasive species was found in Gippsland’s marine environment.

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning marine knowledge manager Lawrance Ferns said the Northern Pacific Seastar was detected off the coast near Wonthaggi during routine monitoring.

“The Seastar outbreak at Wonthaggi will be further investigated to assess the extent of the population,” he said.

“If it is not extensive we will undertake culling and maintain further monitoring and assessment as necessary.”

Mr Ferns called on people to be on the lookout for the Northern Pacific Seastar and report any sightings, noting the location, date and time and including a photograph to help with investigations.

It is unknown whether this recent detection is a new arrival to the Wonthaggi area or if there is a local population in the region.

The Northern Pacific Seastar is invasive and capable of reaching high densities in invaded habitats.

The species is an opportunistic predator which consumes a large variety of prey.

DELWP advises all equipment used in marine areas should be checked for marine pests, washed in fresh water after use, then thoroughly dried to reduce the risk of spreading marine pests.

This is particularly important for people moving any equipment used in Port Phillip Bay (which has an established colony of the seastars).

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Gippslanders are being urged to keep an eye out for Northern Pacific Seastars.

In high densities, it can have severe effects on wild and cultured shellfish populations, and on native biodiversity in marine habitats.

The key features of the Northern Pacific Seastar are its five-pointed arms with upturned tips and yellow and purple markings.

The Northern Pacific Seastar is transported by currents or relocated to new areas attached to fishing and diving equipment and the hulls of vessels, including kayaks and canoes.

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‘Our Entries’ is a portrait exhibition from Gippsland artists who have entered the Archibald in previous years, but have been unsuccessful in getting shortlisted.

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ROSEDALE Chamber of Commerce is currently hosting a collection of former Archibald Prize entrants from Gippsland artists.

‘Our Entries’ will showcase entries to Australia’s most-loved and prestigious portrait prize, throughout the duration of the Archibald exhibition at Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale.

With the Sale gallery expecting 50,000 attendees during the exhibition, ‘Our Entries’ has itself had some substantial numbers through.

‘Our Entries’ is a portrait exhibition from Gippsland artists who have entered the Archibald

in previous years, but have been unsuccessful in getting shortlisted.

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will give audiences the chance to see the quality of Gippsland artists’ work, and how difficult it must be for the Archibald judges to chose which paintings will be shortlisted.

‘Our Entries’ will open until November 21 at Rosedale Mechanics Hall, each Saturday and Sunday between 10am to 5pm, and will be fully manned by a team of volunteers.

The Dyson Group takes over Little’s buses

LONG-time Sale-based bus company Little’s Gippsland Coaches has recently been bought by the Dyson Group.

Little’s has been a part of the fabric of Sale since it was launched in 1945 by Jim Little.

He bought a bus to transport troops during World War 2, before selling the business onto Bill Ridgeway in 1969.

The Ridgeways owned it until recently, selling to the family-owned Dyson Group.

Dyson — like Little’s — come from humble beginnings.

In 1952, returning war veteran Laurie Dyson bought four “clapped out buses, bits of bombs”, and the business was born.

More than 60 years later and the company is still family-owned, and fourth-generation owner Rich Dyson can be found in the main office at the Sale depot ensuring everything is running smoothly.

The company grew from its operations in the north of Melbourne and now has eight depots across the state.

All of Little’s employees — including drivers and mechanics — were retained when Dyson took over and began operations on October 1.

“We had a depot in Bairnsdale, so it made sense for the synergies of our Gippsland operation,” Mr Dyson said.

Like many other businesses, COVID has presented challenges for Little’s and Dyson.

Cheryl and Rich Dyson from the Dyson Group are excited to continue the company’s close association with the community.

“Potentially all of these buses would be out,” Mr Dyson said pointing at the depot full of vehicles.

But they have managed to survive the pandemic thanks to government-contracted school bus runs, and can now see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Dyson administration officer Cheryl Dyson said they were “just happy to be a part of community”.

WELLINGTON Shire Council is urging property owners to begin preparing for the summer bushfire season, with no-fee green waste disposal at landfills and transfer stations during November.

Inspections of about 17,000 private properties across the shire will begin from November 3, aimed at ensuring compliance with bushfire hazard reduction rules ahead of the 2021-22 fire danger period.

Properties must be prepared before the annual inspections take place and maintained for the entire fire danger period.

Council will issue the owners of properties identified as posing a potential fire risk to life or property with fire prevention notices, with instructions to clean up.

Penalties of $1817 can apply for failure to comply with these notices.

Council will offer no-fee green waste disposal at facilities in Kilmany, Maffra, Loch Sport, Seaspray, Heyfield, Stratford and Yarram during November.

Wellington Shire Council mayor Garry Stephens urged residents to begin preparing their properties and to take advantage of the service.

“While we traditionally offered this service with extended hours at our facilities over Melbourne Cup weekend, we introduced no- fee green waste for the month of November a couple of years ago to give people extra opportunities to prepare for the bushfire season,” he said.

“It would be great to see people again make the most of this opportunity to clean up and ensure their properties are bushfire-ready.”

Residents should reduce fire hazards by slashing grass, bracken or weeds, especially around buildings and fences.

Undergrowth, fallen branches, garden refuse and tree cuttings should be removed, while tree branches and shrubs should also be pruned.

No-fee green waste will not apply to commercial operators, truck loads or loads bigger than a caged tandem trailer.

Tree stumps and logs bigger than 30 centimetres in diameter cannot be accepted.

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White Gum monotype, by Fiona Reynolds.

Briag exhibition opens Saturday A NEW exhibition, to be held at Briagolong Art Gallery, will showcase some recent works produced by local art group Freestone Printmakers.

Many artists in the group were recently nimble enough to enjoy an art trip to the Northern Territory between lockdowns.

Some pieces will be inspired by this trip, and others will be favourites from the artists’ studios.

The exhibition will open this Saturday, October 23, and run until November 28.

A launch event will be held on November 14, once restrictions ease.

Briagolong Art Gallery is on the corner of Forbes and Avon Sts, and is open Saturdays and Sundays from 11am until 4pm, or by appointment.

For more information, search Briagolong Art Gallery on Facebook or Instagram, or email

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SALE residents may have seen the new Bug Blitz mobile field laboratory driving around town.

The field laboratory is a fully-equipped, digitallyenabled field biology laboratory, designed to support Bug Blitz’ environmental field education programs.

As an educational tool, the laboratory is a state-of-the-art development for Bug Blitz and environment education in Gippsland, supported by the John Leslie Foundation.

The laboratory will provide regional students access to special equipment and skilled facilitators needed to investigate biodiversity in their own backyard.

Bug Blitz has staged environmental education events in 60 different field locations around Gippsland during the past 14 years, including in wetlands, parks, reserves, botanic gardens, school grounds, all the way into wilderness areas of the High Country.

In early 2021, Bug Blitz worked on bushfire recovery programs with schools and communities in east Gippsland.

Bug Blitz Trust program director Dr John Caldow said the mobile laboratory would help “to continue delivering programs aimed at improving community eco-literacy: appreciation, knowledge, understanding issues and problems, taking actions to resolve environmental problems and caring for the natural world around us”.

“Has there ever been a time when concern for biodiversity and our environment has been greater?” he asked.

With support from the John Leslie Foundation and the Hugh Williamson Foundation, Bug Blitz is able to offer local schools subsidised half-day field events for up to 50 students.

The events will demonstrate the laboratory’s

Bug Blitz’s mobile field laboratory is a fully-equipped, digitally-enabled field biology laboratory, designed to support its environmental field education programs.

Photo: Mitchell Johnson capabilities and offer environmental learning experiences for all ages of students.

Schools and interested community groups are

encouraged to phone 0458 104 371 or jmcaldow@ activ8.net.au or visit www.facebook.com/BugBlitzTrust

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The Amy Roseby O’Neill and Nancy Callinan Scholarship Program provides recipients with financial assistance. Matched by CGH, the contribution will see $10,000 available to local nurses and those currently working in healthcare training to become nurses.

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WELLINGTON Shire Youth Council has proposed a bill that would support young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Victoria at Youth Parliament.

The bill, affecting people aged 25 and below, included clauses to remove hostile architecture and establish a safety house program.

Charlee Vernon, aged 16, Dexter Clay 21, Nik Valetta, 17, Paris O’Connell, 17, and Casey Tomamichel, 18, are spearheading the campaign, as representatives of Wellington Shire Youth Council.

Charlee said the group was interested about the issue, with a strong devotion to the topic.

“Our group is very passionate about various political issues,” Charlee said.

“We understand that people need help, and we want to help out in the best way possible.”

Nik agreed that helping those who needed more support was the team’s main priority.

“I was thinking this could be me, and what I would want people to do, how to treat me and how I would get out of this,” Nik said.

One of the organisations working towards the same goals as the Wellington team is the Commission of Children and Young People, which has a vision to see the rights of all Victorian children and young people recognised, respected and defended.

The commission has undertaken multiple inquiries that note the issue of young people at risk of, or who experience, homelessness.

Most recently was ‘Keep Caring’ — a systemic inquiry into services for young people transitioning from out-of-home care.

Tabled in the Victorian parliament on December 9 last year, ‘Keep Caring’ found 30 per cent of young people became homeless within three years of leaving care.

The report also discovered in 2019, there were 2500 young people aged 16 to 21 who left care, and only about 300 housing options available for them.

Wellington Shire Youth Council’s Dexter was determined to make a change after almost experiencing homelessness.

“With my own close calls with homelessness, it was amazing to be able to advocate for those that I believe deserve better treatment in society,” they said.

“Debating the bill was really exciting to talk about an issue I’ve been passionate about for years.”

The team felt the political platform of Youth Parliament was a great place to express themselves and help make a change.

“Debating the bill was an incredible and nerve wracking experience,” Paris said.

“It was amazing being able to talk about an issue that directly affects our youth and to be able to share our ideas with other like-minded people.

“It was truly a great experience.”

The Increased Support for Youth Homelessness Bill 2021 passed the Youth Parliament, with an overwhelming majority of votes.

Now, the bill will be sent to the Minister of Youth Ros Spence for consideration.

The Wellington Shire Youth Council team wants the bill to take effect as soon as possible, to help young people experiencing homelessness right now.

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‘Our Entries’ is a portrait exhibition from Gippsland artists who have entered the Archibald in previous years, but have been unsuccessful in getting shortlisted.

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Stunning gardens open in Maffra next month PEOPLE can shake off the winter blues with a visit to two outstanding gardens in Maffra next month, with all proceeds going to charity.

The gardens will be on display through Open Gardens Victoria, on Saturday, November 6, and Sunday, November 7, from 10am until 4.30pm.

Di and Ron Bedggood’s magnificent farm garden Homelea is at 5729 Maffra-Traralgon Rd, on the Maffra side of the Serpentine Creek.

Homelea is more than 1.2 hectares of lush lawn, interspersed with island beds of roses, and with views of the mountains.

Its graceful old trees and arbours are covered in wisteria and kiwi vines, and the two ponds, as well as the Serpentine Creek, are surrounded by thoughtful plantings of exotics and natives.

Di’s artistic flair is obvious, but also evident in her mosaics and hand-painted rocks throughout the garden.

Di and Ron have chosen a local charity in honour of Caity Cuthill — ‘Care from Caity’.

Profits will help families of transplant recipients at the Alfred Hospital cope with the financial burden incurred.

Plants will be on sale for this worthy cause.

Tea and coffee will also be on sale, but gardeners should take their own snacks.

Christine Hill and Paul Whiley’s Glenmore is at 136 Boisdale St, near the corner of Cedarwood Drive.

Glenmore displays the differing loves of its owners — Paul’s passion for natives and Christine’s fondness for exotics, complementing each other perfectly.

Visitors can wander amongst a third of a hectare (three-quarters of an acre) of colourful, native shrubs and ground covers, bulbs and ornamentals, and then be surprised by finding a working area of vegetable plants, boronia, chickens and indigenous edible plants, which Paul and Christine use in their cooking.

Christine and Paul’s chosen charity is The Black

Dog Institute, which focuses on mental health research and suicide prevention.

In line with government COVID-19 health restrictions, only those who are double vaccinated or have an official medical exemption will be able to visit these gardens.

Bookings can be made through trybooking.com 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 free of charge.

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ROSEDALE Chamber of Commerce is currently hosting a collection of former Archibald Prize entrants from Gippsland artists.

‘Our Entries’ will showcase entries to Australia’s most-loved and prestigious portrait prize, throughout the duration of the Archibald exhibition at Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale.

With the Sale gallery expecting 50,000 attendees during the exhibition, ‘Our Entries’, which opened last weekend, has itself had some substantial numbers through.

‘Our Entries’ is a portrait exhibition from Gippsland artists who have entered the Archibald in previous years, but have been unsuccessful in getting shortlisted.

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will give audiences the chance to see the quality of Gippsland artists’ work, and how difficult it must be for the Archibald judges to chose which paintings will be shortlisted.

The short-term gallery will open for seven weeks between until November 21 at Rosedale Mechanics Hall, each Saturday and Sunday between 10am to 5pm, and will be fully manned by a team of volunteers.

Sale Parkinson’s Peer Support Group is taking part in October fundraiser

reports of ongoing interruptions to vital medical and allied health services and regular structured exercise programs.

Coupled with ongoing restrictions on socialisation, there are reports that the pandemic is worsening symptoms as anxiety levels and feelings of isolation increase.

Most Parkinson’s peer support groups have been able to meet face-to-face just a handful of times since March last year.

27ForParkinson’s is running no matter what COVID-19 restrictions are in place, as all activities can take place physically separated.

People taking part in the challenge could choose to be active, be connected or make change for 27 days, beginning October 1, and share aspirations and involvement online.

They might choose to walk, run, workout or set themselves a different active challenge for 27 days, or they might commi to call or connect with a friend or family member every day, for 27 days.

Others have chosen to give something up, such as a favourite drink, coffee or sweet treat, or have taken up an activity or hobby.

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Parkinson’s is a degenerative neurological condition that affects more than 27,000 Victorians.

27ForParkinson’s calls on people to come together for 27 days and inspire each other to get active, get connected or make positive change in response to this incredibly stressful and trying pandemic.

Last year, almost 1000 family, friends and workmates actively took part in support of loved ones living with Parkinson’s, raising $580,000 to help Parkinson’s Victoria support patients.

For local people living with Parkinson’s, the Sale peer support group allows participants to build knowledge, access resources, share information and talk openly to each other about their experiences, good and bad.

This is especially important in regional areas, where access to medical specialists is more limited and there can be many months — and kilometres — between medical visits.

Phone calls to Parkinson’s Victoria support service indicate COVID-19 is taking its toll, with

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Within a stone’s throw of Maffra’s main street and primary and secondary schools, the three bedroom brick home has been professionally renovated, with quality floor coverings, curtains and new paint throughout.

The home’s neutral colour scheme extends to the new kitchen, laundry and bathrooms.

The spacious open plan kitchen, living and dining area includes ample cabinets with soft touch drawers, a double sink, a Bosch cook top and wall oven in the kitchen, and large east-facing sliding doors in the lounge that open to an alfresco area.

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There is also a garden shed to complement the low maintenance garden which has lemon, lime, orange and fig trees, a pop-up irrigation system and a large rainwater tank.

The property is securely fenced, and comes with security screens on all entry doors and locks on windows.

Agents say the home is in a quiet neighbourhood, with easy road access to major towns.

OUSE prices have risen 20 per cent in regional Victoria in the year to August, and are expected to increase into next year.

When international borders closed to slow the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020, it was widely expected that house prices would fall sharply because of a sudden decrease in demand.

However, recently-released Australian Bureau of Statistics data demonstrated that house prices increased by 15.6 per cent in Melbourne and 20 per cent in regional Victoria in the year to August 2021.

In the same period, unit prices in Melbourne and regional Victoria had an increase of 7.3 per cent and 22.3 per cent respectively. Rental price changes experienced a decline of just 0.8 per cent in the year to June 2021.

Master Builders Victoria chief executive Rebecca Casson said the economic data confirmed one of the main drivers for house prices was interest rates.

“The Reserve Bank of Australia has lowered the cash rate to a record low of 0.10 per cent since the end of last year and is expected to remain low until 2024,” Ms Casson said.

“In doing so, the RBA hopes to boost cash flows across businesses and households to reduce economic and financial disruptions resulting from the pandemic.”

When comparing Victorian lending figures in the three months to August 2021 with the same period in 2020, homeowners and housing investors’

loans increased by an average of 24.5 per cent for construction and buying new residential dwellings. The average loan size across these sectors was $510,231 during the three months to July.

Ms Casson said increased spending, paired with Homebuilder and other state programs, continued to support the building and construction industry amidst the lockdowns.

Restrictions on travelling and preferences for larger living spaces has allowed more Australian households to spend on buying or improving their homes.

“While higher levels of spending may be great for our industry and the economy, increased borrowing to fulfil this makes our financial security more volatile — especially if overall wage growth is slow,” Ms Casson said.

“This has sparked discussions by regulators to step into the market, as high levels of house debt poses a financial risk – especially if we were to experience another economic shock.”

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority recently announced mortgage borrowers would now face more hurdles when applying for new mortgages.

Mortgage applicants will now need to have the financial capacity to handle a three per cent increase in their interest rates.

“For most new individual borrowers, this will mean that the size of the mortgage loan they can take out will be smaller than before. And a few may no longer qualify for a mortgage, placing pressure on an already strained rental market,” Ms Casson said.

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On a 2627 square metre block in the main street of Maffra with verandah views of the Macalister River, the business was established in 1862 and rebuilt in 1922.

The hotel consists of a four bedroom residence, six bedroom accommodation for guests, a substantial bar, bistro with additional function room area and seating for 120 patrons.

At the rear, there is a large undercover outdoor area and ample off-street parking.

There is plenty of storage, with a four car garage and other sundry rooms.

Agents say this property presents a great opportunity for someone wanting to own and run their own freehold business.

Brief details: Property: Hotel, bistro, bar and four bedroom home.

Address: 2 Johnson St, Maffra.

Terms: 10 per cent deposit and balance in 30/60 days.

Auction: Saturday, November 6, from 11am on site.

Agent: Wellington Real Estate.

Phone Jeremy Gray on 0488 451 550.

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It has a butler’s pantry, quality appliances, ducted central heating, ceiling fans and modern fittings throughout.

The attached self-contained apartment has a separate external entry, and internal access from the main residence.

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Eligible participants can buy in any location in metropolitan Melbourne and have a broad range of regional options when searching for their home.

The value of the property cannot exceed $950,000 in metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong, while the price cap in regional Victoria (excluding Geelong) is $600,000.

Fund participants are still eligible for other Victorian government housing schemes, including the First Home Owner Grant and first home buyer stamp duty concessions or exemptions.

Treasurer Tim Pallas said it could take years to save for a deposit.

“The pandemic has underscored the value of a secure, safe home to call your own – that’s what this program will provide for thousands of Victorians,” he said.

“This will make it easier to secure your own home, and we’re proud to play our part in helping Victorians realise this dream – because there’s no place like home and we want every Victorian to know that feeling.”

Master Builders Victoria welcomed the announcement of the fund, but shared concerns that it did not address increasing concerns surrounding housing affordability.

The body’s chief executive officer, Rebecca Casson, said the fund would help reduce barriers to entry for first home buyers, as deposits could often be a major hurdle in home purchases.

However, Ms Casson said that this might place some upward pressure on home prices, as demand could increase in the short term.

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Eligible participants will only need a five per cent deposit, and the Victorian Government will support up to 25 per cent of the purchase price in exchange for an equivalent share in the property.

It also relieves home buyers from the extra financial burden of Lenders’ Mortgage Insurance.

The $500 million fund is expected to support more than 3000 Victorians become homeowners, and is an expansion of the government’s successful $50 million HomesVic Shared Equity Initiative, a pilot program which supported more than 335 households to buy their first home.

Eligibility criteria under the fund will be broader than the HomesVic pilot.

Under the new scheme, they no longer need to be first home buyers, they can buy in a broader range of locations, and can have higher household incomes than in the earlier pilot.

The fund is available to Australian citizens or permanent residents over the age of 18, who currently don’t have an interest in a property and who meet the income thresholds.

Eligible participants only need a five per cent deposit, and the government provides up to 25 per cent of the purchase price, in exchange for an equivalent share in the property.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander home buyers can buy with a deposit as low as 3.5 per cent and receive a government contribution of up to 35 per cent, in exchange for an equivalent share in the property.

Homeowners can buy out the government’s share at market value over time if

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Insuring farm assets webinar online tonight IT is difficult to recall what assets are on a farming property following a major disruption to business, whether it’s a fire, flood or storms.

It’s impossible to recall everything stored in that now burnt down shed.

Agriculture Victoria’s Insuring Farm Assets webinar will discuss the importance of asset inventories, and issues farmers need to consider when insuring fences, fodder and stock.

Adroit Insurance and Risk’s Michael Myers, who has 35 years’ experience in the insurance industry, will provide insights on how to approach insurance, what is needed and what insurance covers in a webinar this week.

Topics will include the importance of asset inventories, creating simple and easy asset inventories, how to get farm fence insurance right, how to insure cattle and fodder reserves, what is ‘self-insured’ and what the implications are for business.

The free webinar will be held tonight from 7.30pm until 8.30pm.

Those interested should register by 5pm today via EventBrite.

For more information, phone Agriculture Victoria recovery extension officer Paul Simpson on 0455 750 605, or email paul.simpson@agriculture.vic.gov.au

Key whole farm physical parameters for Gippsland farms that participated in Agriculture Victoria’s Dairy Farm Monitor report.

Gld’s wet weather influenced farm performance in 20-21 RESULTS from Agriculture Victoria’s Dairy Farm Monitor report are in, and the 25 participating Gippsland farms achieved on average the fifth highest return on total assets in the 15-year history of the project.

Average earnings before interest and taxes ($1.78 per kilograms of milk solids) decreased by 14 per cent for farms in Gippsland in 2020-21 compared to 2019-20.

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The Dairy Farm Monitor Project is a comprehensive financial and production analysis using 80 Victorian dairy farms spread evenly across three dairy regions — south-western Victoria, Gippsland and northern Victoria.

Now in its 15th year, the project is a joint initiative between Agriculture Victoria and Dairy Australia.

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Feed costs reduced by six per cent to $2.66 per kilogram of milk solids in 2020-21.

There were lower concentrate and fodder prices, reduced hay and silage making costs (from reduced fodder conservation opportunities), and irrigation costs decreased.

Irrigators in the Macalister Irrigation District relied less on purchased water as 100 per cent low and high-reliability water share were available by season’s end.

Average overhead costs rose by four per cent to $2.24 per kilogram of milk solids, mostly because of farmers catching up on delayed and overdue repairs.

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Flystrike is a condition that costs the Australian sheep industry about $173 million annually, as a result of lost production, treatment costs and deaths.

Reducing the risk of flystrike has immense benefits to the health and wellbeing of sheep and their productivity.

The major fly responsible for flystrike in sheep is the green blowfly, Lucilia cuprina, which is believed to be the cause of 90 per cent of flystrike cases.

Lucilia cuprina begins to become active when temperatures are above 15 degrees Celcius, and is most active when temperatures are between 26 to 36°C, and conditions are calm.

Each female fly can have up to 300 viable offspring, and with a 21-day life cycle when conditions are optimal, fly numbers can increase rapidly.

The fly is attracted to odour and moisture, so the risk of flystrike increases when there is regular consistent rainfall that keeps the sheep’s skin moist.

Sheep most susceptible to flystrike are those with breech wrinkles, long wool, dags, urine stain, fleece rot, dermatitis or wounds. Sheep that have been previously fly-struck have a relatively higher likelihood of being re-struck.

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integrated plan, which includes the following: • Selecting sheep and marking lambs to produce a flock with relatively low susceptibility to flystrike; • Shearing and crutching timed before the peak flystrike risk period; • The correct use of preventative chemicals timed to give protection during the peak flystrike risk period; • Worm control and dietary management to help reduce the prevalence of dags; • The selection of relatively open, windy, dry paddocks; and • The removal of infective material and carcasses that may attract flies.

As conditions become more conducive to flystrike, sheep should be monitored more regularly.

If a fly-struck sheep is found, the affected area should be clipped close to the skin, dressed to prevent reinfection, and the sheep should be moved to a hospital paddock to reduce the risk of infecting the rest of the flock.

Maggots should be collected and killed to help reduce the build-up of fly populations.

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Denison farmers clarify goalsto‘enjoythejourney’ DENISON dairy farmers Mike and Sarah O’Brien know day-to-day farm life can distract from progressing the “ideas swirling around” in their heads.

For this reason, they created clarity and direction for their goals through participating in the Our Farm, Our Plan program.

The program, developed by Dairy Australia with support from Gardiner Dairy Foundation and Dairy NZ, helps farmers clarify business and personal goals, prioritise action and manage uncertainty.

“The biggest thing Sarah and I got out of the Our Farm, Our Plan process was that it created discussion of what we both wanted,” Mike said.

“Participating in Our Farm, Our Plan has given us clarity; and clarity gives us direction.”

The O’Briens began managing Wilfour Farm, Denison, in 2012, employed by absentee owners Mark and Lisa Wilms, and Andrew and Caroline Balfour.

They became sharefarmers in 2014 and bought the second half of the Wilfour herd in July this year.

“We have a very open business relationship with Wilfour,” Sarah said.

“Our growth phase was on track but the Our Farm, Our Plan process helped Mike and I clarify the best way to go about it for us.”

The couple live at Wilfour’s 130 hectare Denison farm in the Macalister Irrigation District, with their three children (aged 10, 13 and 16).

They milk 320 cows with a spring calving herd, and have a 25-a-side swing-over dairy with automatic cup removers.

They participated in Our Farm, Our Plan in 2020, documenting their ‘Plan on a Page’ after a series of GippsDairy group sessions (mostly online because of COVID-19 lockdowns).

Denison dairy farmers Mike and Sarah O’Brien participated in a program that helps farmers clarify business and personal goals, prioritise action and manage uncertainty.

Like their program peers, the O’Briens receive one-on-one followup support from a consultant and regional extension officer to help keep their plan on track.

At the heart of Mike and Sarah’s plan is: farm ownership; a profitable business; trained staff; professional development; environmental sustainability; a farm legacy for their children; contributing to the community; and a lifestyle which is enjoyable, including date nights and family holidays.

“We are not just thinking about the dreams at the end, but to enjoy the journey,” Mike said.

“Having a profitable business allows us to have family holidays, to give back to the community, and to enjoy having good staff.”

Mike and Sarah place great value on the role staff play in pursuing their plan and view their staff as an asset to their business.

They employ a full-time trainee who is studying a Certificate III in Agriculture, and two casual employees, including daughter Zoe, 16.

“The whole industry is screaming out for staff and a lot of farmers are struggling to fill gaps,” Sarah said.

“We place value on our staff by paying well, providing a good work environment, training on-farm and Dairy Australia off-farm professional development opportunities, and regular occupational health and safety meetings where they can have important input.”

Developing their staff has allowed

the couple time to lock-in regular days off and family holidays, their own professional training, and commitments to industry groups and community committees.

“Investing in us as a husband and wife, not just as business partners, is very important,” Sarah said.

“It’s nice for our children that we are now able to make time available – and stick to it – for family commitments.”

Mike is completing a specialised nutrition program through Dairy Australia, and Sarah is looking into a Diploma in Human Resources or Business Management.

Six months since completing their plan, they are ready to update the document having “pulled apart some of their farm figures” during a recent business analysis course.

“We feel like we have got a routine happening with the lifestyle goals, so it [holidays and date nights] needs to continue but it doesn’t need to be on our plan,” Sarah said.

“We want to replace that goal with something from our farm figures to really focus on for next season.”

The O’Briens encouraged farmers in every phase of their business to participate in the Our Farm, Our Plan program.

“Farmers get so busy on the farm and have all these ideas swirling around, but Our Farm, Our Plan helped us to stop and strategise about where we are, where we want to be, and how we are going to get there,” Sarah said.

“For where we are, and the industry as a whole, this program is gold.”

Farmers or discussion groups interested in participating in Our Farm, Our Plan and getting their Plan on a Page should contact their Dairy Australia regional team or visit,

Storm and flood help closes at end of month

REGISTRATIONS for Victoria’s Residential Storm and Flood clean-up program will close from 11.59pm on Sunday, October 31.

Those affected by the June storms and floods who have an eligible property for the clean-up program should register now.

The cut-off date is for new registrations only – it does not affect those who are already registered and are waiting for a call-back, site assessment or works to begin.

To find out more and register a property, phone 1800 560 760 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or visit www.brv.vic.gov.au/cleanup

Webinar examines climate outlook tomorrow A WEBINAR focussing on the current seasonal climate outlook will be held tomorrow from noon.

The webinar will be hosted by Agriculture Victoria seasonal risk agronomist Dale Grey.

The outlook will be based on model projections for rainfall using current oceanic, atmospheric and soil moisture conditions.

The webinar will be an online presentation, during which viewers can ask questions.

It will be recorded, so those who miss the live presentation can watch it later at a time that suits them.

For more information, email the.break@ agriculture.vic.gov.au

Irrigation upgrade funding CENTRAL Gippsland farmers wishing to upgrade irrigation infrastructure can apply for funding under the Central Gippsland Irrigation Efficiency Incentives Program, which closes on Friday, October 29.

Funding for the program is limited, and new eligibility criteria is in place.

Eligible infrastructure projects will be allocated through a random ballot process.

For more information, visit www.wgcma.vic. gov.au/for-farmers/incentives21 or phone the irrigation team at the West Gippsland Catch Management Authority on 1300 094 262.

Alternatively, email Agriculture Victoria’s Alexis Killoran on alexis.c.killoran@agriculture.vic.gov.au

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Water turbine prototype to be tested near Maffra FIELD testing of a locally invented water turbine electricity generator will be trialled near Maffra.

First conceived almost a decade ago, with many variations experimented in open waters, the latest fully-encased model — designed to be inserted in pipelines — has been built by Firmins Lane Engineering in Morwell.

The company is also involved in producing components for the Snowy Mountains hydro-electricity scheme.

The model will be field-tested on a Maffra farm within the next few weeks, and is being fitted on site by Maffra Poly and Pumps, Maffra.

The company’s director, Damian Hall, said the turbine would be inserted in an irrigation pipeline fed from a bore pump, with power generated returned to the bore pump.

“It is anticipated all will be ready for the first trial probably in November,” Mr Hall said.

The inventor of the unit, who wished to remain anonymous, said the turbine’s key was its gearbox

and blade system.

Its optimal efficiency was achieved by the tilting of the blades during the rotating cycle, making it especially adaptable for low velocity water such as tidal flows, rivers and streams.

Firmins Lane Engineering general manager Rick Garrett said the turbines maximised optimal efficiency with no environmental impact, with “early tests showing they outperformed both solar and wind-powered generators”.

“We are pleased that manufacturing of the latest enclosed unit with its complex gearing has been entrusted to us largely through our depth of expertise, knowledge and understanding of hydro power,” Mr Garrett said.

“This sealed unit can be inserted in any pressured pipeline as a single unit or in multiples.”

“In the upcoming trial, we all look forward with keen anticipation to not only the unit’s mechanical performance but in the bottom-line purpose of returning free electricity to the bore pump,” Mr Hall added.

Central Gippsland Irrigation Efficiency Incentives Program

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Personal notices All engagement and marriage notices must carry the signatures of BOTH parties. If under 18 the parents’ signatures as well.

Lost and found All ‘found’ advertisements are published free.

Simply provide the details of your find for publication. ‘Lost’ advertisements are paid.

Farming

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Farm Mortgages Ltd

Garage Sales

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Legal Notices

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Business Opportunities

STRATFORD CATHOLIC BROTHER 27 Dawson St. If you have any informa-

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Looking for a lifestyle change?

Wanting to be Moving sale. Household tion about Catholic Brothfurniture and items. er, Brother Gerard McNa- your own boss?

23, mara, in relation to his period in Sale between 1960 and 1964 please Meetings contact Nadine at Judy Courtin Legal at nadine @judycourtinlegal.com or call 03 9521 2265. We are assisting a plaintiff with a claim, and we would be interested in speaking with anyone who may Livestock have information. With thanks, Judy Courtin LeStratford Football Netball gal Inc. Annual General MeetSituations ing to be held Monday Wanted For hire or sale. Angus, October 25th 2021 at Limousin, Hereford, 6:30pm at JA Boyd RecreJersey and Friesian. Very ation Stratford Recreation quiet. Ph. 0447 331 762.

Reserve Clubrooms. All Local tradesman, 15 yrs are encouraged to attend. experience. New houses and repaints, dble vacciSituations Vacant nated, no job too big or too small. Phone Steve $$$ Cash Paid $$$ 0499 345 384.

Gippsland Ph. Dave 0418 202 202 Situations Finance advanced in Victoria.

Investments accepted.

Interest paid 4.75% p.a.

(03) 5593 3450

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October

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AGM

BULLS

PAINTER

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HORSES WANTED

LAYING HENS Old Port Poultry Farm

delivering 18 week old Isa Browns to your area Saturday, October 30, $26ea. Ph 0438 832 535.

For Sale

Vacant

Administration/Classifieds

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HORSES WANTED $$$ Cash Paid $$$ Gippsland Ph. Dave 0418 202 202

WANTED

Cash paid for older caravans. Phone Ken 0418 547 047.

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PRELIMINARY NOTICE

LIONS DERBY DAY AUCTION

Saturday October 30

Livestock

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HAY

Last seasons hay. 3x3 squares, Shedded. $70inc. Ph: 0448 892 375

MOBILITY

Experienced casual milker req'd. for modern 30-aside Nambrok dairy, milking 330 cows with one other.

Phone 0414 988 946.

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GARDEN MULCH

Our Farm Gate Sale will be open two weekends Friday 22/10 - Saturday 23/10 9:00am - 3:00pm, Sunday 24/10 9:00am 1:00pm, AND Friday 29 /10 - Sat 30/10 9:00am 3:00pm, Sunday 31/10 9:00am-1:00pm.

1675 Maffra-Briagolong rd, Briagolong.

COVIDSafe protocols will apply. EFT available. For more details see our facebook page or call Ed 0409 547 960

MILKER

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Wanted To Buy

Lucerne, pea, bean, barley, rice. Large and small bales. Delivery available.

Phone: 0427 344 832 or 5144 2622

Tree and Plant Sale.

Hillywood Tree Nursery is having a Farm Gate Sale.

Our range of native and deciduous plants will be available in small 14cm pots to large 40cm pots.

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BARBIE

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First time in town. 23 Year old from Japan. size 6.

Young, hot body. 0477 630 745. SWA8038XE

Situations Vacant

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Pump Technician / Irrigation Installer

Are you interested in working in the water supply and irrigation industry? Sale Water Specialists requires a pump and irrigation installer. We have a long term full time position available for the right person. To be the successful candidate you will need: ● A strong understanding of irrigation and pumping systems ● Proficiency in pump and irrigation system installation and repair ● You must have a current manual drivers licence ● You've got to be fit enough to handle heavy manual work ● You'll need the ability to show initiative and work unsupervised ● Electrical experience i.e. electric motors/pumps/control boxes would be viewed favourably ● Experience in Poly Welding would be an advantage.

If you're interested in this role email your application, which must include a cover letter, to salewater@bigpond.com or contact us on 5143 2532.

Applications close 1 November 2021 at 8am.

Experienced Civil Operators/ Construction Workers

HCM Constructions based in Morwell is looking for experienced civil operators/construction workers to join their team in a fill-time capacity.

We are looking for positive individuals who are reliable, hardworking, and a team player with initiative to be part of our growing team.

The role will entail all facets of civil construction inc.

Earthworks, Drainage, Pipelaying, Pavement, Concreting and General Civil Ground work.

The successful applicant will have but not limited to: ● Proven experience in civil construction. ● Experienced and ticketed operators. ● Experienced - laying pipe. ● Current drivers licence. ● OHS white card. ● Relaible and punctual. ● Self motivated. ● Ability to solve problems.

If you feel you have the required skills and experience, please forward your resume and cover letter to: admin@hcmconstructions.com.au

by Wednesday October 27, 2021.

Financial Accountant Are you keen to join a dynamic and innovative high performing

Thursday October 28, 11am Lardner Park

Scooter, 4-wheel Legend XL, $1,200 ONO. Phone 0438 444 388.

Garage Sales

Situations Vacant

5 pm on Wednesday 3 November 2021.

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DEC'D ESTATE.

Everything must go.

Loads of things available, no reasonable offer refused. Saturday 10am start. 193 Maffra, Released Road Tinamba.

5 pm on Wednesday 3 November 2021.

MAFFRA

204 Johnson street. Down rear laneway. 8.30am start. Saturday October The publisher reserves the right to 23. All sorts of stuff, refuse advertisements something for everyone.

Everything must go.

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Situations Vacant

SOUTH TERRACE ESPRESSO + WINE BAR

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Full-time and Part-time positions available across a range of areas: ● Cook ● Front of House Staff ● Evening and Event Bar Staff Email resume to Ryan at: contact@south-terrace.com.au

Applications are invited for the following full time positions:

St Thomas' Primary School

Learning Support Officers All positions commence January 27, 2022

Close: 4.00pm November 1, 2021

Monday

Heavy Diesel Mechanic Macalister Earthmoving is seeking an experienced Heavy Diesel Mechanic to join our growing team.

The applicant must have experience/knowledge of Earthmoving equipment, Trucks and Work Vehicles.

This is a permanent fulltime role that suits an individual who thrives in a varied environment.

Ensuring specialised maintenance and repairs are conducted on a range of specialised plant and vehicles.

If you are confident that you have the required skills, experience, qualifications and abilities to succeed in this position please forward your application and resume to mac.earth@bigpond.com

Office/Administration Support About Us Join Gippsland company, Powered Solutions.

We are a diverse business covering electrical and technology services for the Gippsland region and are looking for an Administration Support person to join our team.

The new role: ● Discuss with the team the incoming work and help prioritize, and document tasks, including timesheet assistance. ● Monitor works in our system and ensure commitment dates are met. ● Liaise with clients, answering of incoming phone calls and emails. ● Stock handling of incoming and outgoing items. ● Assist with the check/creation of client documentation. ● Assistance with building internal documentation. ● Assistance with registration of accounts payable invoices. ● Accounts receivable duties and debt control.

Skills/Experience required: ● Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to speak to customers confidently and type professional emails. ● Be able to prioritize work depending on urgency/customer/employee skill level for the office team. ● Be able to work unsupervised. ● Able to work well and be an active part of a growing team. ● Excellent organisation and time management skills. ● Ability to work to deadlines What We Offer: A full-time role, hours to be negotiated, flexibility with hours. ● On the job training as required. ● A fun, fast pace environment with a rapidly growing team. ●

How to apply We are excited to receive your application when you do so, please ensure you attach a brief cover letter, along with a most recent copy of your CV to office@poweredsolutions.com.au

A stationhand is required for a progressive mixed farming property in the Sale/Woodside district.

The successful applicant will be a highly motivated, practical and energetic individual who can work both independently and as part of a team. The applicant needs to demonstrate practical experience in farm maintenance and livestock husbandry. Ideally the position is fulltime however a part time position would be considered. Accommodation is available.

Enquires Farm Manager 0428 271 375.

"Every Student, Every Day"

Applications

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Stationhand

Bricklayer - Subcontractors

Situations Vacant

Sale/Woodside area

Simonds Homes are seeking bricklayer subcontractors for work around the Sale and Stratford area. Must have own tools and PPE, transport and current driver's license, Public Liability Insurance, white card and meet COVID vaccination requirements. Immediate start.

Contact Leigh Watkins 0424852637 or email: leigh.watkins@simonds.com.au

Catholic College Sale

Position descriptions are available here.

All applications are to be forwarded to principal@ccsale.catholic.edu.au

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Garden Nursery and Gift Shop

Positions available for an exciting new Espresso and Wine Bar opening in Late November/Early December.

We are looking for energetic and motivated staff who have a passion for amazing customer service, specialty coffee and great food.

Situations Vacant

This school community promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.

STARTING TERM 1, 2022

St Paul's Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following Teaching position for 2022.

Traralgon Secondary School. ● Food Technology - Part time permanent ongoing FTE approx. 0.345 Applications close Monday 1 November 2021.

If you are interested please forward a current resume and cover letter to hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au For a copy of the Position Descriptions please refer to our website: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

2x CLASSROOM TEACHERS

Full time - Fixed term replacement positions (one year) Applications are invited from suitably experienced persons for the above positions to commence on January 28, 2022 and ending January 25, 2023.

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 provide students with a rich and rewarding educational experience and will 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 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: alittle@sttsale.catholic.edu.au Applications close Friday October 22, 2021 at 4pm.

Reconnect Case Worker x 2 roles

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1 role Part Time 0.8EFT (30.4 hours per week) Fixed Term to 31 December 2022 1 role Part Time 0.6EFT (22.8 hours per week) Fixed Term to 12 August 2022 (Parental Leave Backfill) Campus Negotiable (Some travel across Gippsland Campuses required) Flexible working arrangements a possibility Job Reference No. 2194 and 21100

Are you interested in working with people who are looking for work or study? Do you have excellent listening and support coordination skills? If the answer is yes, the Reconnect Case Worker could be the role for you!

For the past 85 years, TAFE Gippsland has played a key role in the social and cultural development of the Gippsland region, empowering local students and enabling local businesses though the delivery of high quality vocational education and training.

The Reconnect Case Worker works collaboratively with the Student Services Team to undertake outreach and case management activities to support community members not yet engaged in work or study. You will be responsible for assessing the needs and goals of participants and providing them with tailored support and highly individualised case management. You will coordinate and provide access to wrap-around support services, funding, resources and tools to support participants to commence and sustain training, and to transition into further education or employment over the 18 month period they are engaged with the program.

To apply for this position please visit the TAFE Gippsland website at www.tafegippsland.edu.au For specific enquiries relating to this position please contact Claire McGrath on 0438 851 310.

For enquiries relating to the recruitment process please contact HR on (03) 5120 4540.

Applications close at 2pm on Friday 29 October 2021

St Paul's Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following Teaching positions for 2022.

Warragul Secondary School ● ●

Mathematics to VCE - any (full-time permanent ongoing) Science with VCE Biology Fulltime -12 month fixed term contract Science Part time 0.76 FTE - 12 month fixed term contract.

Applications invited from suitably graduate or experienced teachers.

qualified

Applications close Wednesday 20 October 2021.

If you are interested please forward a current resume and cover letter to: hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au For a copy of the Position Descriptions please refer to our website: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

STARTING TERM 1, 2022 1x CLASSROOM TEACHER (Full time - Ongoing)

1 x CLASSROOM TEACHER

(Full time - Fixed term replacement for one year)

2 x CLASSROOM TEACHERS (0.6 FTE - Ongoing)

1 x PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER (0.4 FTE - Ongoing)

St. Patrick's Primary School, Stratford is seeking enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated individuals for the above teaching positions, commencing on the 28th January, 2022.

The successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to Catholic education and to the safety and wellbeing of all children. They will also possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to provide students with a rich and rewarding educational experience.

The successful applicants will embrace a collaborative, team-based approach to teaching and learning.

Applicants must hold a current Victorian Institute of Teaching Registration and Police Check.

For more information regarding these positions, please call the school on (03) 5145 6463.

Please forward the Application for Employment form (found on our school webpage), your application letter and resume to the Principal: Mr Joel Brayshaw principal@stpstratford.catholic.edu.au Applications close: Friday, 29th October, 2021 at 4pm.

Applications for multiple vacancies accepted.

Nagle College is a co-educational Catholic College in the Salesian Tradition, located at the gateway to the beautiful Gippsland Riviera, Bairnsdale.

We are a dynamic inclusive learning community committed to continual academic progress and wellbeing.

2022 Teaching Positions:

Full-time or part-time ongoing positions are available: Science or Science/Maths (Year 7-VCE) could include VCE Biology/Environmental Science.

Japanese (Year 7-VCE) All employees of Nagle College will have a commitment to Catholic Education and the safety and wellbeing of children.

For further information and to apply, please refer to the College's website: www.nagle.vic.edu.au/about-us/employment If you have any questions regarding any of these roles, please contact the Principal PA on: principalpa@nagle.vic.edu.au or 03 5152 9934.

Applications Close Monday October 25.

STARTING TERM 1, 2022

1x EDUCATION SUPPORT OFFICER (0.53 - Ongoing)

New Permanent Job Vacancies

1x EDUCATION SUPPORT OFFICER

(0.53 - Fixed term replacement for Term 1 and 2)

St. Patrick's Primary School, Stratford is seeking enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated individuals for the above education support officer positions, commencing on the 28th January, 2022. The successful applicant will be employed Monday to Friday from 9am-1pm or by negotiation.

The successful applicants will need to demonstrate a commitment to Catholic Education and to the safety and wellbeing of all students. They will also demonstrate an ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with students, colleagues and families. The successful applicants will also need to demonstrate that they can work effectively as part of a team, have an eagerness to learn and excellent communication skills.

Special Requirements: Qualifications in Integration Aide/ Education Support are desirable.

Applicants must possess a current Working with Children's Check.

Applications are to include a completed application for employment form (available from the school website) and the names and contacts of three referees.

Applications can be emailed to: Mr. Joel Brayshaw principal@stpstratford.catholic.edu.au Applications close: Friday, 29th October, 2021 at 4pm.

(Residential Aged Care Home Sale) Personal Care Assistants Enrolled Nurses (Endorsed) Registered Nurse (Division 1) Hospitality Assistants Housekeeping Assistants Royal Freemasons Sale is seeking dedicated staff that have passion and drive to support older Australians to continue enjoying the life they choose. We have permanent part time (3 to 5 shifts per week) vacancies across 14 days' rosters. ● State-of-the-art home, built to unite families and friends. ● Leading not-for-profit organisation where you are truly valued. ● Generous salary packaging options to increase income. ● ● ● ● ●

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Must have covid-19 vaccine (mandatory in industry) Police Check Clearance/NDIS Workers Screening Check Food Handlers Certificate (online 2 hour course) Be available at least 3 days per week

To apply for these roles please email your resume or interest to: recruitment@royalfreemasons.org.au or drop off a resume 28 Surkitt Blvd, Sale VIC

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Public Notices

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Tenders

Caravans

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WANTED

Deaths

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Cash paid for older caravans. Phone Ken 0418 547 047.

The Fingerboards Mineral Sands Mine is a major project for the local region that will support economic growth and local jobs for many years.

Kalbar's Community Grants Program supports 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 $30,000 has been provided year to date with the final $10,000 round 4 allocation consisting of five $2000 grants opening 11 October 2021. 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.

Applications will close 30th November 2021 at 5pm. Successful applicants will be advised in December 2021 For further information please visit our website at https:/www.kalbaroperations.com.au

For all classifieds please telephone: 5143 9333 drop into our office: 74 Macalister St., Sale or email: classifieds@gippslandtimes.com.au

Trucks & Tractors

IT Services Tender

Cars

FORD AU

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2002, unreg, good motor transmission, panels and seats for wrecking. $550.

VIN. JGSWYD69320 Ph: 0487 780 235.

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GARDEN TRACTOR

Iseki 320, heavy duty tyres, good condition $10,000 o.n.o. Phone 0412 749 532.

Marine

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BOAT 4.2m alum. Quintrex, 40hp, elec. start, 35 hrs, fwd controls, all safety gear, EPIRB, 2 radios, 2 depth sounders, swivel seats, fish box and heaps more $12,000 non neg., must sell due to ill health.

HOLDEN Cruze Z, auto Phone 0417 751 933.

2016, h/back, exc. cond., one owner, 11 mths reg., heated seats, 58,611kms, r.w.c., 1HN-8ZK, $16,300. 3.4m, 15hp, Mercury Phone 0427 342 945. o/board, gal., f/u trailer, safety gear and extras LOCALLY owned and $4200. Ph 5127 1501. driven 2007 Honda Accord Euro, 113,960 gen. km, one owner from new, 4 4WD new tyres, pristine cond., always garaged, XIT-446 $9500. Ph 0488 393 711.

WELLINGTON SHIRE COUNCIL CONTRACT NO 2022-053

York Street Streetscape Renewal Works (Centre)

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Wellington Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for York Street Streetscape Renewal Works (Centre) in Sale. Works will include the replacement of existing footpaths, Kerb & Channel and drainage.

Practical completion date: 30 June 2022.

TOYOTA

2015, Toyota Camry, Altise sedan.

Bronze.

52,000kms, one owner, VGC. $19,500. Rego 1HO 5YS. Phone: 0418 575 847.

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Alan and Ann Hobson

JENSON, Doug.

Loved companion and friend of Phyllis Dooley and family. We are forever grateful for the kindness and support you showed mum and our family. Our thoughts are with John and Jan and their families.

A true gentleman at rest.

All tenderers must register with Council via Wellington Shire Council’s eProcure website (www.eprocure. com.au/wellingtonshirecouncil) to obtain the tender documents or by contacting the Projects Engineer, Khalid Abuelhassan on (03) 5142 3726 or by email to khalida@wellington.vic.gov.au.

Tenders are to be lodged via the eProcure website no later than 2.00pm Wednesday 17 November 2021.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

Late or hard copy tenders will not be accepted.

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Tenders

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BENNETT, Scott, Eric - Scoot.

21/10/1982 - 13/10/2021.

Loved Godson of Brian and Julie Walsh. Best friend, good mate and much more of Ant and Ange, Daniel and Sarah, Cint and Trev and their families.

We will miss that cheeky smile and the bad dad jokes.

R.I.P Scoot.

BENNETT, Scott Eric.

21/10/1982 - 13/10/2021 Scott has finally lost his battle with brain cancer.

He was a loving husband to Jessica (Bailey) devoted dad to Jack and Will (dec); Henry and Sadie. A very much loved son of Jenny and Vince (David), the best brother and brother-in-law of Michael and Sarah; Matthew (dec), Sharna and Tim Lyndon. Favorite uncle of Charlotte, Harry, Penny and Evie. Treasured memories of a beautiful son and brother, with lifetime of memories that will never fade. A special person who has left his mark on so many. Now resting peacefully.

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JOINT REQUEST FOR COLLABRATIVE TENDER South Gippsland Shire Council, East Gippsland Shire Council and Wellington Shire Council are jointly seeking submissions from suitably qualified companies/applicants for the following:

RFT/312 Energy Efficient Street Lighting Bulk Replacements Practical completion date: 31 May, 2022

Documentation is available from South Gippsland Shire Council’s e-Tendering Portal www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/tenders

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Here s to another year of happiness!

Deaths JEEP Grand Cherokee, 75th Anniversary edition, 2016, SUV, auto, diesel, granite crystal/grey, 1JP-8SP, reg. till 1/3/2022, 122,008kms. $38,000. Ph 0419 371 636.

JAYCO Conquest motor home 2015, 21', low kms, as new, toilet, shower, elec./gas hot water, self cont., many extras, 150L 3-way fridge, cruise, auto, GPS, rev. cam. w/sensors $115,000. Ph 5174 4647.

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JENSEN, Douglas Of Maffra.

Passed away suddenly at home on October 15, 2021. Aged 94 years.

Loving husband of Val (dec). Loved Father and Father-in-law of John and Rose, Jan and Rob McDonald.

Loving Da of Shannon, Geoffrey and Jaz, Brett and Mel, Leanne and John.

Adored Da of nine great grandchildren.

Forever In Our Hearts

BENNETT, Scott Eric.

21/10/1982 - 13/10/2021 A beautiful young man who made the world a better place. Taken far too soon. You were such a wonderful son-in-law who we were so fortunate to have had in our lives.

Our hearts ache for Jessica, but know you live on in your precious children, Henry and Sadie.

Rest now in peace with Will and Jack (dec.).

So many happy memories to cherish.

- Dianne and Pat Fahy and family.

To our extended Bennett family we share your love and pain.

BODDY, Warwick James.

17/6/28 - 13/10/21 Adored husband of Mary (dec.).

Loved father and fatherin-law of David and Michelle, Colin and Sharyn, Peter and Jo, Kathleen and Gary.

Cherished grandfather of Nathan (dec.), Adam; Rhiannon, Rachel, C hr i st o ph e r , J a m ie , Jasmine; Scott, Linsey; Abe, Lee, Jae and their partners.

Great grandfather of many.

MINCHELLA, (nee Di Cerbo), Vincenzina.

04/08/1931 - 14/10/2021.

Passed away at McCulloch House, Clayton, Victoria.

Aged 90.

Loving wife of Michele (dec.). Beloved mother of Rita, John, Dora, Peter and Mick.

Mother-in-law of Rod, Robert and Melissa.

Nanny to Giulia, Harry, Max and Mark.

Resting peacefully in God's arms Mum was the most beautiful person in the world. Mum wore the biggest smile in the world, had the best laugh and the most wicked sense of humour.

Oh how we miss you.

MORRIS, Murray Richard.

Of Lakes Entrance.

Passed away peacefully at home on October 12, 2021 surrounded by family. Aged 75 years.

Loved husband of Margaret and loved father of Sarah and Lauren.

Respected father-in-law of Mark.

Adored Pop of Tara, Ava and Noah.

Muz, there are no words that could honour you enough.

You will always be my hero, my favourite, my everything.

I will love you always.

Your daughter, Lauren.

Muz, my mate.

Thanks for all the laughter, joy and good times.

A great dad, pop and father-in-law.

Love always, Sarah.

The Insurance premiums are in, the renovations are done.

Time to rest now.

What a wonderful 35 years we have enjoyed together. Thank you.

Yours forever and a day.

Love always, Marg.

'Until we all meet again' Due to the current restrictions Murray's funeral service will be private.

Murray's funeral service will be livestreamed from the Peter Murray Funerals Facebook page at 11am on THURSDAY (October 21, 2021).

MORRIS, Murray (Mo).

26/08/1946 - 12/10/2021 "Peacefully at home".

Loved brother of Rod and Ruby. Fond uncle to their families.

"A true gentleman".

Rest easy "Mo".

Love R and R. xxx

Deaths

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MURPHY, Andrea.

Mum, I never thought this day would be here so soon.

No words I say will ever be able to tell you how much you mean to us.

Thank you for being my mum, my rock, my best friend. Thank you for being an amazing Nan and everything you did for us and our babies. We are all going to miss you so much, you were a massive part of our everyday life, and now there is a huge piece missing.

Love Britt and Nathan.

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MURPHY, Andrea.

So many wonderful memories of our childhood together.

Please sleep peacefully knowing we will all be there for your beautiful Britt, Haarmoni and Jakk.

Your love and devotion to your family makes us so very proud.

Love always Kristine, Paul, Emily and Sara

Andrea, My dear sister, taken too soon from your loving family. A family you grew and nurtured just like our Mum had taught you.

Dear Nan. I love you so much. Wish Look after Mum and Dad you were here. I miss you. up there for us all. We will I'll miss your hugs they miss you always and forever. were nice and warm.

Love Brad, Bec, Elli, Love Maddox Michayla and Spencer My Nan, I love you so much and I'll miss you so so much.

Love you to America and MURPHY, Andrea Louise. stars and moon.

(Unexpectedly) at Sale on Love Willow October 12, 2021.

Aged 48 Years.

Mum, There is so much I want to Loving mother of Brittany, say, but words fail me. Haarmoni and Jakk.

Thank you for giving your Mother-in-law of Nathan life to looking after us kids and Callum, cherished after we lost Dad. I know it Nan of Lilly (dec), Maddox Willow.

Loving wasn't easy but you made and sure we never went daughter of Pat and Dave without. Thank you for (both dec), sister of scooping me up when I Lee-Ann, Kristine and fell apart - even though Brad. you were hurting too. I will miss calling you, asking Mum, you taught us you for recipes and just everything except how to knowing you are there. I live without you. will cherish the last hours we spent together forever. Reunited with Eugene.

Letting you go was the hardest thing I've ever Private Service with done. Say hello to Dad for attendance by personal me, I will miss you forever family invitation only to Covid-19 and a day. Love you to e n s u r e compliance. For those infinity and beyond. unable to attend, a - Haarmoni "Facebook Live" broadcast of the service Mum, My rock, my world, my will take place at 2.00pm WEDNESDAY (October everything.

Thank you for the 20, 2021). beautiful life you gave us https://www.facebook.com and the eternal love you /gippslandfuneralservices provided. Thank you for always being there and providing me a safe space to be myself. I'll forever miss the times we shared and the memories we made. No matter the time or distance, they will never fade. You will always be my best friend, until the very end. But I MURPHY, Andrea know the day I see you Fond memories of a my broken heart will beautiful little girl. My mend. heart goes out to your Goodnight Mum, love you. children and grand Love Jakk xx children.

Rest peacefully Andrea.

Andrea, Love Aunty Judy.

Thank you for welcoming me into your family and calling me one of your own. Thank you for raising your beautiful daughter Haarmoni into who she is MURPHY, Andrea Louise. today. I will never forget 11/10/2021, Aged 48. you and the laughs we Loved niece of Phyl, shared. I promise to look Margaret, Joan and after Haarmoni always. families.

Love always Callum Deepest sympathy and much love to her family For 48 years we have and friends. been together, through Resting peacefully. thick and thin, never far apart. Now that you're gone a piece of me has too. We created memories growing up together and then the joy you bought MURPHY, Andrea.

Tom and I with your October 12, 2021. beautiful kids and grand Ange, you were taken too kids. Your time with us soon from your beautiful was not meant to end this family. You did an young. I was always your amazing job with them all. protector and the hardest Britt, Haarms and Jakk all thing for me is I couldn't have your strength, love help you this time. Sleep and determination. well Andrea knowing we Sincere condolences to will always be there for Brittney, Haarmoni, Jakk, Britt, Haarmoni and Jakk. Maddox, Willow, Lee-Ann, Give Mum and Dave a big Kristine and Brad, and families. hug and kiss from us.

Love you always Lee-Ann Sleep peacefully.

- Nat, Cheryl and family. and Tom

OWEN, David.

October 9, 2021 Dave, I am speechless.

You always held a special place in our hearts.

A true gentleman.

Sincere condolences to Lee-Ann, Kristine, Andrea, Brad, and families.

We'll miss that smile.

- Nat, Cheryl and family.

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27/12/1929 - 10/10/2021 Passed away peacefully at Royal Freemasons, Sale on October 10, 2021.

Dearly loved husband of Dorothy (dec.).

Beloved father (Pop) of Janice, Peter, David (dec.), Andrew (dec.) and Gwenda.

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24/10/1936 - 21/10/2015 Dad six years without you.

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Happy heavenly 85th birthday for the 24th.

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Emma and Dale.

Beloved Pop to Mary, Nathan, Zoe and Tegan.

Forever in our hearts.

Goodbye to a special Pop. Dearly missed by John, Lauren, Eloise and Otis.

Farewell dear Pop. You will be greatly missed. Loving grandfather to Rumbles and WILSON. Ophelia. Loving great A funeral service for Mrs Doreen Alice Lorraine grandfather to Harry.

Wilson WAS HALD on Our heartfelt thanks to Tuesday October 12, the wonderful, caring, 2021. compassionate staff at Royal Freemasons, Sale.

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Aged 91.

Pop was a much-loved central part of our lives. A gentleman, who possessed integrity and substance.

Sweet is the rest that comes at close of day.

Peter and Lynette.

Dear Pop. Your gentle words taught us much but your life showed us everything.

Danny, Deanne, Oscar and Clancy Phelps.

Our dear Pop, now at rest in God's care. We'll always have your wonderful example.

Remembered with love.

Derek, Dannielle, London, Hunter and Bentley.

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Over 50s cricket league is on again for this coming season GIPPSLAND Over 50s Veterans Cricket Victoria is aiming to go from strength to strength this season following the success of the inaugural competition last summer.

The Over 50s competition aims to provide an environment that promotes, encourages and develops a community network for current and past cricketers who are of veteran age by giving them the opportunity to socialise and play cricket with peers in their own age group outside the traditional Saturday cricket structure.

Matches are played fortnightly on a Sunday, which gives players flexibility to make commitments to things outside of the time consuming nature of cricket.

Competition for the ‘Lyrebird Cricket Shield’ is scheduled to

begin Sunday, November 21.

For the coming season, teams will be spread out across Gippsland, with Traralgon West, Jindivick, Nyora, Garfield-Tynong and a team from South Gippsland making up the competition, along with Mornington Peninsula.

There is also opportunities to play representative cricket through the Over 50s. The Gippsland competition is registered under Veterans Cricket Victoria so all players are eligible to be selected to represent Victoria and Australia at various cricket carnivals scheduled throughout the season.

Those interested in playing Over 50s cricket can find out more by visiting Gippsland Over 50s Cricket on Facebook or phoning Andrew O'Hoy on 0421 046 294.

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AS any club umpire or cricketer would know, one of the many problems when playing on astro wickets is the need to become something of an unlicensed landscaper when putting the stumps in.

These difficulties have been addressed and fixed thanks to an ingenious device designed by Gippsland jack-of-all-trades Paul McGrath.

A player for Jeeralang-Boolarra Cricket Club in the Latrobe Valley and District Cricket League, McGrath has patented the ‘Super Stump Holder’, a simple yet brilliant invention that takes away the need for mallets, stump gauges or the dreaded question from wicket keeper to batsman of “mind knocking these in for us mate?” following a wicket, run out or stumping opportunity.

The holder is essentially a rubber block fixed into the bowling crease, with holes inside enabling the stumps to be easily fitted into place.

The material used allows the stumps to slide into perfect position with minimal force, and also keeps the excitement alive for bowlers as the pegs still go flying after being struck by the ball.

In coming up with the idea, McGrath said the concept was born simply out of curiosity.

“From playing the game over the years and having to set the stumps up with dry, sandy, dirty conditions and the stumps just not wanting to go into the ground straight and true, it was just so frustrating,” he said.

“I found this rubber mix that was available commercially and made some moulds, developed it and it’s come to this.”

While a lot of products in the

cricket world can fall under the category of ‘gimmicky’, the holder appears a worthy investment for all clubs.

The stumps will always stay square and true when placed in the holders, and maintain legal spacing between each peg.

McGrath installed the first lot of Super Stump Holders at his home club two years ago, and the two cricket ovals in Boolarra still have them to this day.

Other local clubs have since come on board, as well as those in the city where dozens of the holders have been sold.

The Super Stump Holder is sure to hold a place close to the heart of clubs that have previously felt left out for only having an artificial wicket, especially considering the number of times they have been labelled ‘hard deck hacks’ and ‘concrete kings’ by opponents.

With Gippsland producing test and first-class cricketers over the years, it is heartening to know the region has also produced something that will be appreciated by players far and wide for generations to come.

Those wishing to find out more or to have a pair of Super Stump Holders installed at their club can visit www.superstumpholder.com.au or phone Paul McGrath on 0432 307 240.

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Taking a look behind the scenes in sports Liam Durkin

Newly-appointed Sale Football-Netball Club chairman of selectors and development coach Peter Morrison is welcomed by the Magpies’ senior coach, Jack Johnstone.

Photo: Sale Football-Netball Club Facebook page

Morrison makes a change of feathers WELL-KNOWN local football coach Peter Morrison has made the move from Stratford to Sale.

Morrison joins the Magpies as chairman of selectors, and the club’s development coach.

Morrison was a vital part of the fabric of the Stratford Football-Netball Club, coaching the Swans for 11 seasons from 2010 to 2015 and 2017 to 2021.

He guided the Swans to two premierships (2014 and 2018), and the minor premiership in the truncated 2021 season.

In a post on the club’s Facebook, Stratford president Matt Telling had nothing but praise for Morrison and wished him all the best for his next venture.

“Your effort and dedication is second to none, the way you turned the club around is unbelievable,” he said.

“From a bottom dweller in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League to a club to be feared in the East Gippsland FNL. “The extra efforts from yourself and Cheryl (Morrison’s wife) were outstanding. Goods and services auctions, duck cups, and more.

“The finances you created for the club were above and beyond.

“As president of the Stratford Football-Netball Club thank you so much. Good luck with your next chapter of football, I know you’ll find success.

Peter and Cheryl Morrison, we love you and good luck.”

The Swans’ loss is clearly going to be the Magpies’ gain.

Morrison has great experience and pedigree behind him as a player and coach.

He played 91 games at VFL level for Footscray and South Melbourne, and was the top disposal getter for South Melbourne in 1978, where he also kicked 27 goals.

Morrison then relocated to Queensland where he enjoyed a successful career as a coach and player before returning to Gippsland and taking up a coaching role at Stratford.

His son Shane also played top level football, making 13 appearances for the Brisbane Lions and Richmond.

Sale Football-Netball Club posted the announcement to its Facebook page on Saturday.

“Pete is a profoundly energetic, enthusiastic and passionate football person who is not afraid of the challenge that lies ahead, make no mistake the club is committed to improving its development, depth and reserves standing. Part of that puzzle is the club appointing a decorated football person on board to help us out,” the post reads.

Morrison has been a great support of local community sport over the years, running Gippsland Trophy House in Raymond St, Sale.

Sale FNC also thanked Brad Smith for his time coaching the reserves during the past two seasons.

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TO the uninhibited, there would appear to be very little that goes into producing the sport pages of the Gippsland Times.

After all, how hard can it be writing a few words on local footy or cricket, attaching some photos and throwing the scores in?

While this might sound simple enough, many might be surprised to learn exactly what is involved from blank page to the time the Gippsland Times hits newsagent shelves and mail boxes every Tuesday and Friday.

As football and netball are the main sports of interest locally during winter, here is a behind the scenes and behind the ink look into how the sport pages come to be.

Saturday NATURALLY, the weekend is where the bulk of the sport pages for Tuesday's issue get done, as without the games, there is not much to write about.

There are three football-netball leagues in the Gippsland Times' readership, which means the person charged with taking photos has to potentially get to three different locations over the space of a few hours.

Most readers will surely remember seeing the late-great Kevin Hogan taking photos for the Gippsland Times at various sporting events over the past few decades.

A few tips from Kevin have seen a meteoric rise in quality from plenty of journalists who have stalked the Times’ newsroom over the years.

As Kevin would say, it is not just a simple point-and-shoot operation, as the location and intensity of the sun has to be factored in.

When the sun is too bright it can cause significant shadows, making the subject virtually unrecognisable.

The cameras settings also have to be absolutely spot on.

Relying on auto-focus is akin to playing Russian Roulette.

The ideal setting to take a football or netball photo is an overcast day because it softens the light, and reduces dramatic contrast.

After spending about 30 minutes at each venue, the photographer heads back to the office in Sale to go through and pick out the best shots.

Ordinarily, on Saturday night or Sunday afternoon a handful of images are chosen and brightness and contrast settings are altered before being uploaded into a database.

Each photo needs to be captioned properly, which calls on player jumper numbers or court postitions on bibs to correspond to what is written on the team sheet.

If jumper numbers or bibs prove elusive, there are other ways photographers can help identify players such as boot and runner colours, tattoos, hairstyles or strapping tape.

It can take hours to go through and edit all the images. A fair chunk of time when you consider only one or two actually make it onto the page.

Sunday THERE is no escaping the fact if you want to be a sports journo you have to work Sundays.

Long after matches from the previous day are finished, the job then becomes to tell the stories of what took place.

Rolling into the office — usually in trackies and with a two-sugar strong coffee in hand — Sunday work involves not only writing, but going through the scores of each and every game.

Scores must be entered in a specific format, which means it is

Readers would be none the wiser to know what went into getting this photo of North Gippsland FootballNetball League player Keenan Hughes onto the page. Because of the dark shadow from the trees, the original photo was so dark you could not see his tattoo sleeve.

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Thongs and energy drinks are often spotted in editorial offices of a Sunday as journalist work to get the paper completed on time. not enough to simply copy and paste from the GameDay website.

As the purpose of sport is to win, the winning team must be listed first on every scoreboard.

If the GameDay website has had a glitch or clubs have not entered scores it makes the task all the more irritating.

The writing stage consists of choosing the best game relevant to the readership from each league to act as the lead, and then making sure you follow a number of commandments in the journalism world.

If, for example, Sale came from 40 points down and won while Maffra had an easy win by 60 points, then you would lead with the Sale game.

While it is easy to simply write ‘Team A defeated Team B’, doing so is boring, and isn't going to captivate many readers.

Because of this, the Sunday sports writer will spend part of the day ringing a coach to get some insights, collecting statistics or relaying something interesting they might have seen the previous day.

Given there are three leagues to write about, the writer cannot afford to repeat themselves too much, and so the thesaurus comes to the fore.

Football cannot just be referred to as a ‘game’, it can also be a ‘match’, a ‘contest’, or a ‘battle’. Similarly, ‘quarter’ is another word that cannot be overused, so ‘term’, ‘stanza’ or ‘the next 20 minutes’ are inserted.

The author cannot use a variety of common phrases usually seen in

football parlances, as they make no sense when taken literally.

You cannot write things like ‘the game kicked off’ because there is no kick-off in Australian Rules football, and you can’t say a team ‘came to play’ because unless they didn’t take the field, then it is impossible for them not to come to play.

In giving stories a bit more depth, team nicknames can be a useful way of adding some colour.

For a Boisdale-Briagolong game you might write ‘the Bombers flew to victory’, or for a Stratford game it might be ‘the Swans flocked back to the top of the ladder’.

Generally each story is about 1000 words, and once all the football and netball articles are done, reread and others that come in via dedicated publicity officers subedited, they are formally put into a computer program editing system and allocated to their dedicated page.

Editors and subeditors then pore over the articles, looking for common mistakes, such as apostrophe misplacement, as well as larger mistakes, which may get us sued.

Once the stories are allocated the pages are then laid out, they are ready to be proofed the following morning.

Push everything back a few hours if a league decides to play Sunday games.

Monday THE alarm is off early for the mad dash to the finish line as the paper needs to be done to hit the press and

get out into the community.

Journalists and editors use Monday morning to run their eyes over pages one last time before giving them the all clear.

After getting the green light, pages are flagged ready to be typeset.

The production team then send or typeset the imposed pages onto printing plates by platemaking machines at the press site, ready to be printed by huge industrial printing presses off site in Morwell’s industrial estate.

Bright office lights and early mornings can play tricks with your eyes, as words such as coach and couch look identical.

The morning is spent making any last minute changes and entering scores that come in late from truant clubs.

Headings also need to fit perfectly to ensure there is no white space, and can’t just be ‘Gippsland League Round 10 wrap up’.

There is little to no time to sit back and admire your work, as when one paper finishes another starts, and it is shoulder to the wheel getting everything in order for Friday’s issue.

After Tuesday’s issue has gone to press, it is a matter of getting your words in order to preview the next round of matches, which means three more football stories and three netball ones as well.

Tuesday and Wednesday WITH the football and netball previews done, Tuesday and Wednesday are dedicated to collecting and arranging stories to help fill the other sport pages for Friday’s paper.

Soccer, baseball, golf, tennis, hockey, horse racing and an array of other codes need to be given coverage, and if photos are concerned, they also follow the timeline described earlier.

These stories and photos need to be filed either before or first thing Thursday morning, when they are then sent to press.

After going to press, journalists will have worked out which games they will be covering on Saturday, while Friday acts as a calm before the storm, as the cycle begins all over again.

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Maffra Football Netball Club’s A grade midcourter Emma Allman capped off a strong season, taking home the club’s best-and-fairest.

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MAFFRA Football-Netball Club senior footballer Ed Carr and A Grade netballer Emma Allman took out the best-and-fairest for their respective teams, during the club’s 2021 vote count last Thursday.

While the season was cut short because of COVID lockdowns, the club took the opportunity to celebrate the season it could have in a vote count livestreamed via Facebook.

Carr won the senior football best-and-fairest with 30 votes, a pinch ahead of Danny Butcher who polled 29.

The best-and-fairest capped off a strong season for Carr, who has been a dominant part of the Eagles' midfield for multiple seasons.

Carr was named in the Gippsland League Team Of The Year in 2018 and 2019, with the Eagles playing in a grand final in both those seasons and winning a premiership in 2019.

Butcher very nearly won the award for a third time, in the last season his father Wayne coached the Eagles’ senior team.

The senior Butcher finished with a record few, if any, in Gippsland football could beat, winning five premierships from eight grand finals.

Allman won the club’s A Grade netball best-andfairest, scooping an impressive 37 votes.

During a challenging season, the Victorian Netball League star was a shining light for the Eagles, breaking through for her first A Grade best-and-fairest at the club, after three best-and-fairests during her junior years.

Allman also made the Gippsland League's Team Of The Year, and was popular enough among the league's supporters to take out a spot on the fan voted Team Of The Year as well.

Allman said she was “absolutely speechless” upon being crowned the club’s best-and-fairest.

“It was a disappointingly short season, but I’m honoured anyway to win something I've aimed for since I started playing juniors with the club,” she said.

In previous years, Allman has been part of an elite group of five juniors who notched up five premierships during their progression through the junior years.

In 2018, Allman was selected for Boroondara under 19s team in the Victorian Netball League.

She was voted the side’s most valuable player in 2019, and was selected in the league’s under 19 team of the year.

In more recent years, Allman has been signed to the Hawks Netball Club for her state level duties.

Jasmine Schellen, who arrived at the club last year from Heyfield, received the runner-up at Maffra for her strong season with 21 votes.

Max Gravener took home the reserves’ best-andfairest with 34 votes, ahead of Ben Batalha who finished one vote behind on 33.

Batalha almost made it a double after claiming the Rex Hartley Medal for the Gippsland League reserves’ best-and-fairest a few weeks ago.

The reserves, like the seniors, were reigning premier, and would have been disappointed given the shorter season.

The Eagles' finished second on the ladder with the same win-loss record as top side Traralgon.

The B Grade netball best-and-fairest continued the success the Allman name enjoys at Maffra, with Emma’s sister Natalie Allman taking out the award with 23 votes, ahead of Zara Flynn.

The club’s C Grade team remained unaffected by the COVID lockdowns, finishing first on the ladder for the third year in a row.

Brooke Anderson’s Maffra best-and-fairest award will keep her 2021 Gippsland League best-and-fairest award company in the trophy cabinet, with Megan Madden was named as the runner-up.

Maffra’s junior best-and-fairest winners were also recently announced.

Seb Pendergast took out the award in thirds football, winning from Ethan Aurisch, while Noah Christy won the fourths title, with Zach Felsbourg the runner-up.

Jasmyn Hennig was voted best-and-fairest in the 17 and under side, ahead of Gippsland League’s under 17 best-and-fairest winner, Chelsea Allman.

Winning the award in the 15 and under age group was Matilda Pendergast — again, a Gippsland League best-and-fairest — from Taylin Dimarco.

Tanna Boyle won the 13 and under best-andfairest, with Krystal Craft the runner-up.

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Carrr and Allman soar to top of Eagles’ vote count Ed Carr won the Maffra Football-Netball Club senior best-and-fairest, while Emma Allman polled the most votes for the club’s A Grade netball.

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New port plan leaves Dragons confused over impracticalities Josh Farrell GIPPSLAND Water Dragons say the revised Port of Sale Masterplan threatens the club’s future, as it leaves members and equipment without a permanent home.

The plan, released last week, is being voted on at this week’s Wellington Shire Council meeting, after a review of the previous plan begun in August last year and community consultations earlier this year.

The Sale-based dragon boating club was launched in November last year, breaking away from the Bairnsdalebased dragon boat club.

Its growth has been rapid, clocking up 58 members in its first year, and beginning a junior program this week.

However, the club currently has nowhere to store its boats and equipment.

This includes three club dragon boats, which are almost 20 metres long and transported on boat trailers, and other equipment such as paddles and life jackets, which are all stored in club members’ backyards and homes.

The club’s president Heather Watts said members had hoped the new port plan would give them space on the west bank, on the opposite side of the canal to the library and arts centre, which is where the dragon boats are launched.

“The first draft of the new plan gave us a small space on the west side for a shed or storage facility,” she said.

“But the new plan wants to put our club in with the rowing club and other community clubs on the east bank, near the rowing sheds.”

According to the new port plan, the council will create an “integrated multi-use facility” along Punt Lane,

close to the current rowing shed.

The draft details the new area could accommodate storage for Sale Sunday market volunteers, dog obedience training and rowing clubs, along with the dragon boating club.

However, Watts said this could create major traffic issues, as the dragon boats are stored in this area and would then need to be transported to the west side of the port to be launched at the boat ramp.

“We require a boat ramp to launch and recover our boats, plus a large turning area for our vehicles towing the 17-metre-long dragon boat,” she said.

The club trains four times a week, which means the boats on trailers, along with other equipment, need to be hauled around to the other side of the canal, and back, every time.

“It would be potentially hazardous to be towing oversized vehicles so often on local roads, and if we had to do this on a market day, pedestrians — including children — could also be at risk,” Watts said.

The other headache for the club’s members is the lack of time frame on the shared facility’s construction.

It also appears to be unfunded as yet.

“This could leave our growing club without a place to store its equipment and base its club for years, if not decades,” Watts said.

“Our club has grown at an unexpectedly rapid rate and our storage needs have become quite urgent.”

The club will approach council this week to propose a site on the west side of the port it believes would be much more suitable.

Despite the area being flood prone, a non permanent shed structure could at least be a short term solution.

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Gippsland Water Dragons dragon boating club is looking for a more suitable location at the Port of Sale.

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