MINELAB Wedderburn Detector Jamboree

11 & 12 March 2023

At

Hard Hill Tourist Reserve

FREE ENTRY FOR NON PARTICIPANTS

Saturday & Sunday Senior Detector Token Hunt $55.00 for the weekend including breakfast & entertainment on the Saturday Evening. Participants must be registered and coils must not exceeded 14 inch.

Major Prize Minelab GPX 5000 value $4999

Coiltek major prizes.

Saturday Only Registration for Inglewood & Districts Bendigo Bank Junior Gold Panning Competition $5.00 per child. 10am Competition, Tiny Tots 3 to 7 yrs, 8 to10 yrs, 11 to 13 yrs and 14 to 16 yrs.

Sunday Only Coiltek Junior Detector Token Hunt –registration 8am cost $10 per child (8 -16 years)

Children must be registered and coils must not exceeded 14 inch.

Refreshments on sale all weekend.

For Further Information: visitloddonvalley.com.au or www.wedderburn.vic.au telephone the Loddon Visitor Information Centre (03) 5494 3489

Lions’ care bid takes next step

WEDDERBURN Lions Club’s push for an aged care facility in the town will be the catalyst for a major national awareness campaign.

A Lions multi-district convention on the Gold Coast in April will discuss adopting the need for aged care in small towns as its major project.

Wedderburn Lions last week said their push was relevant to all small towns without local aged care for their elderly.

The conferenced is the latest step in the club’s 20-year campaign for an aged residential facility. A business plan released last year showed supported residential service for aged care in Wedderburn was not financially viable under current government policy.

“The main reason for this lack of viability is that they cannot transfer home care packages to a facility once a person leaves their home and goes to an SRS,” said Lions sub-committee chair Jude Raftis.

“If they enter a fully-fledged aged care facility, such as Inglewood operates, then funding is needs based and provided bythe Federal Government. This is not the case with an SRS as State legislation governs them. Despite this setback, it will not deter Lions from fighting for better outcomes for our aged residents.”

Local Lions met with Ripon MP Martha Haylett during the November election campaign to push the case for a facility.

Women’s event flood grants start to flow

WOMEN’S Health Loddon Mallee is releasing $100,000 in quick-response community grants to fund projects, events, and activities that support women’s health and wellbeing in flood-affected communities.

“We are hearing from flood impacted women, many of whom have been displaced, that they are feeling the loss of vital resources and local supports that operated in their communities prior to the 2022 floods. There is a genuine need in our region to provide opportunities for women to regroup and reconnect.” said WHLM CEO Tricia Currie.

“We understand the impacts that traumatic weather events have on communities, in part icular the unique challenges they present for women.”

Community groups can apply for grants of up to $10,000 until March 31.

Catalyst expands

CATALYST Metals on Friday announced it acquired a Toronto-based company operating in Australia to form a new mid-tier gold producer in the country.

The $55 million purchase of Superior Gold Inc. will include the company’s issued and outstanding shares along with its Plutonic gold operation in Western Australia

Catalyst continues exploration near Mitiamo and has plans for a $20 million tunnel.