Careers in focus at meeting

NORTH Central LLEN has featured young people discussing agricultural career pathways.

Hosted by CEO Jane Hosking and fellow staff member Molly Meadows, the meeting in Charlton had Will Simpson (Berriwillock), Danielle Lang (Nareewillock) and James Taylor (Tandarra) on the panel interviewed by Angus Verley.

Chair Cr Dan Straub welcomed more than 50 people to the meeting where board members Colleen Condliffe (Inglewood) and Win Scott (Charlton) were re-elected. Careers in the 21st Century in Agriculture project officer Sue Gould talked about the project and what she has leant so far.

The project runs until mid2024.

She introduced some footage from the first stage of filming for a series of new videos on why young people should choose a career in agriculture featuring young people involved in a range of agricultural roles including Landcare, research, technology, machinery, and farming.

Local money goes straight to charity

LODDON fundraising for RUOK? has been donated direct to the national mental wellbeing charity.

Wedderburn Hotel publican Craig Fuller has confirmed that money contributed by patrons was deposited with RUOK? a fortnight ago.

The national charity late last week said it had withdrawn authorisation for Warren Wright to collect on its behalf.

Wright had been walking from Mildura to Portland and stopped in Wedderburn,

VNI West – Have your say

VNI West is an essential infrastructure project to build a vital new transmission line between Victoria and NSW.

It will harness clean, low-cost electricity from renewable energy zones in both states and improve the reliability and security of our electricity supply, as ageing coal-fired power stations retire.

Upcoming community events

Transmission Company Victoria (TCV) is committed to working closely with communities throughout the project. We are currently seeking feedback to help refine the transmission line route. Come along to one of our community events to meet the VNI West team, find out more about the project and share your local knowledge.

• Monday 3 July, 4–7 pm, Boort Memorial Hall

• Tuesday 4 July, 4–7 pm, Kerang Memorial Hall

• Wednesday 5 July, 4-7 pm, Charlton Park Complex

• Wednesday 12 July, 4–7 pm, Navarre Football and Netball Club

• Saturday 15 July, 1-4 pm, St Arnaud Town Hall, Stewart Hall

You can also visit our website to provide feedback using our interactive map, register your interest to join the Community Reference Group and find out more about landowner engagement.

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Inglewood, Bridgewater and Dunolly on his way south. Also a former ambassador to Beyond Blue, Wright had travelled through the Loddon 18 months earlier on his charity walk.

National media reports at the weekend said Wright had been convicted of a sexual offence in Mildura.

Wright’s charity walk facebook page that had him in Hamilton has since been removed although the Instagram page remained live early this week.

Webster plans regional aged care ‘crisis summit’

A REGIONAL aged care summit to address the claims of a crisis will be called by Mallee MP Anne Webster.

Dr Webster, who is also shadow assistant minister for regional health, will host the summit in Mildura next month.

“I continue to receive very concerning advice from providers in Mallee that they are in desperate need of help,” she said.

Dr Webster acknowledged the aged care sector nationwide had sustainability issues but raised serious reservations of any new tax that could be proposed by the Federal Government.