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No arrests in Lovison case yet

By KATE WITHERS

New home where heart is Players of all ages are enjoying life at the Moe and District Netball Association’s new courts in Newborough. Officials are confident of starting the upcoming season on Saturday, July 18. FULL STORY - VALLEY SPORT

AIM AND FIRE

By KATE WITHERS

THE Nationals have taken aim at the state government over the controversial new fire services reform introduced yesterday, branding it “disastrous� for CFA volunteers.

The newly-launched Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) is made up of career CFA firefighters and the Melbourne Fire Brigade, leaving the CFA to once again revert to a volunteer-only service.

But Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath said a secondment deal, which would see uniformed career FRV firefighters placed alongside CFA

volunteers, was “against the wishes� of volunteers. “What we’ve seen over the recent years is the systematic destruction of the CFA under Daniel Andrews,� Ms Bath said. “Volunteers are very afraid that through the secondment process once the CFA staff have retired, that there will be (only United Firefighters Union) people placed in that position. “We need communication with volunteers, we need their voice. It is unfair that the volunteers have been treated so ... appallingly over many years. “What we want to see is a harmonious,

effective and autonomous CFA where volunteers are at the heart, where they have all the equipment they need, where they are valued by government and where there is a level of high degree of service.�

Ms Bath, alongside Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien, also pledged a Coalition government would “rebuild and restore� the CFA, if elected in 2022. “This will include repealing ... disastrous legislation which undermines the capacity of the CFA to function as an independent, autonomous fire service

and enshrining in law the power for the CFA to select, recruit and manage its own staff,� Mr O’Brien said. “I am deeply concerned for the future of the CFA under Labor ... Daniel Andrews is tearing the CFA apart and paving the way for ... the United Firefighters Union to take over the CFA. “There is no issue with professional staff leading the CFA, the issue though is the UFU appointing those staff ... effectively Daniel Andrews has handed the CFA ... to the UFU, that’s not how a fire service agency should work.

DETECTIVES from the Missing Persons Squad last night confirmed no arrests had been made in relation to the death of Newborough man Jarrad Lovison (pictured).

The 37-year-old’s body was found in scrubland of the Moondarra State Park, about 27km north of Moe, on May 23.

On June 15, investigators visited the Moe-Newborough area in search of new information.

On June 17, after unearthing a fresh lead with a reported sighting of his missing green mountain bike, Detective Sergeant Graham Hamilton declared police were close to solving the mystery surrounding Mr Lovison’s death.

But, nearly three weeks on, a spokesperson for Victoria Police said no charges had been laid, despite conjecture circulating on social media. “Detectives from the Missing Persons Squad are continuing to investigate the suspicious death of Jarrad Lovison,� the spokesperson told The Express. “Police are aware of some misinformation circulating regarding arrests of certain individuals, however detectives are yet to charge anyone in relation to Jarrad’s death.�

Police are again appealing for anyone with information about Mr Lovison’s death to come forward. “The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppers.vic. com.au,� the spokesperson said.

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Forgotten industrial disease ‘silicosis’ named new asbestos

‘Silicosis’, a disease which was commonly found between the 1940’s and 1960’s has re-emerged in trades workers in the stone benchtop manufacturing, finishing and installation industries.

A serious lung condition, silicosis is characterised by the formation of fibrous tissue around a dust particle which causes a breathing obstruction. Most commonly silicosis is found to be chronic, and occurs as a result of prolonged exposure to low concentrations of dust. There are no cure or treatments available.

Kirsty Osborne, Associate at Adviceline Injury Lawyers explains that similar to other industrial diseases, such as mesothelioma, which is caused by exposure to asbestos, the disease may not produce symptoms until a significant period of time has passed – potentially up to ten to twenty years after exposure.

Less commonly diagnosed, ‘acute silicosis’ may develop three to five years after a heavy dust exposure, particularly from being in enclosed spaces.

What is this dangerous dust?

‘Silica’ is the most common element found in the earth’s crust; and is dangerous in the crystalline form of ‘free silica’ found in quartz, tridymite and cristobalite.

Kirsty says that contracting silicosis is dependent on a number of factors, such as: • the level and kind of dust inhaled (i.e. the percentage of free silica present in the dust) • the form and size of silica (the smaller particles are the most dangerous) • length of exposure • presence or absence of complicating factors (i.e. infection).

Anyone diagnosed with a dust disease is advised to seek legal advice as soon as possible.

“We have a dedicated team handling our dust disease matters in the Latrobe Valley to ensure our client’s receive the highest standard of support and advice throughout the process.”

Kirsty acknowledges that litigation is inherently stressful and makes herself readily accessible when questions arise.

If you or someone you know as been affected by a dust related injury, please contact Kirsty Osborne on (03) 9321 9988 for free advice.

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Company’s board changes

GIPPSLAND-BASED Aussie Broadband has announced a new board line-up ahead of its IPO listing later this year.

The changes to its board include the appointment of Adrian Fitzpatrick as the ISP’s new chair, effective July 2020.

Managing director Phil Britt said the company is delighted to welcome Mr Fitzpatrick as Aussie Broadband’s new chair.

“Adrian will bring a wealth of financial management experience and leadership as Aussie prepares to go public. He shares Aussie’s strong values and vision to change the game for all telco customers in Australia,” Mr Britt said.

Before joining Aussie Broadband, Adrian held senior leadership and management positions with Pitcher Partners, where he was one of the firm’s founding partners.

“I’m very excited to be joining such a fast growing and highly respected internet service provider,” Mr Fitzpatrick said.

“Today the internet is no longer considered a luxury item but a necessity.

Like water. Like gas. Like electricity.

I am extremely proud to help develop the future of this business during these very unique times.”

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Mr Britt paid tribute to outgoing chair Ian Watson and non-executive director Scott Robson, who are both leaving the board.

“I would like to thank Ian Watson for his outstanding service as chair.

Ian has been with Aussie Broadband since the start and was behind the company’s success in rolling our fixed wireless networks to the areas that needed it most,” Mr Britt said.

Mr Watson co-founded Westvic Broadband in 2003, and created the Aussie Broadband brand in 2006.

The company later merged with Wideband Networks in 2008 to form Aussie Broadband Pty Ltd. He has served as chair on the Aussie Broadband board since inception.

The reshuffle also brings two new appointments including Vicky Papachristos and Richard Dammery.

Ms Papachristos is a board director at GMHBA Health Insurance and ASX listed Big River Industries Ltd. She has spent over 30 years in blue chip companies, including Shell, Westpac, Myer and the Olympics.

Ms Papachristos is widely acknowledged for her strong focus on business strategy and customer engagement.

Mr Dammery was the former chief legal officer and company secretary at Woolworths Group.

His telco experience includes roles at Telstra, Telecom New Zealand and AAPT in legal, regulatory and commercial roles, and he has also served as a partner of major law firm Minter Ellison.

Aussie Broadband’s head office is based in Morwell..

Dairy Australia partners with key agriculture DAIRY Australia is partnering with the cotton, sugar, grain and rice industries in a project to deliver the benefits of new efficient water use technologies to Australian farmers.

More than half of dairy farmers nationally use irrigation and farms in some regions rely on irrigated water.

‘Smart irrigation’ can provide big efficiency benefits after years of dry conditions and high water costs - the project aims to increase average farmer profits by $20,000-$40,000 annually.

As part of its contribution to the Smarter Irrigation for Profit phase II project, the dairy industry has established 17 research and learning sites in dairy regions in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland.

Dairy Australia managing director David Nation said that the collaboration of five Rural Research and Development Corporations, five universities and four governmental organisations underlined the importance of the project.

“Smarter Irrigation for Profit is one of Australian agriculture’s major collaborative investments - it will be a game changer for many dairy farmers who rely on irrigation. Efficient water use is vital to sustain dairy farming in one of the most variable climates on earth,” Dr Nation said.

Dairy Australia is investing $1.7 million in the project, part of an overall dairy investment worth $7.7 million made possible by the support of Agriculture Victoria, the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture and University of Southern Queensland. The total investment by all partners in the project is $22 million.

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The FightMND Big Freeze 6 fundraising campaign ran for six weeks selling beanies, receiving customer donations and team fundraising.

During this period the region raised $250,000 towards the total of $5.2 million.

The Traralgon store ranked 14th in the top fundraising

stores around the country and Warragul ranked third raising an impressive $43,000, while Pakenham ranked 10th.

Customers in the Gippsland region purchased around 10,000 beanies for the cause, with proceeds going to FightMND, which raises money for research into effective treatments and a cure for Motor Neurone Disease.

Coles boasts the FightMND Big Freeze 6 campaign is the biggest fundraising event ever for the supermarket chain.

Coles regional manger David Czislowski said he wanted to thank all customers and community members who have supported the campaign by purchasing a beanie or Coles brand fresh pork.

“We’re incredibly proud to have raised over $250,000 in Pakenham and Gippsland for FightMND this year,” he said.

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AGL commits to Loy Yang A

By MICHELLE SLATER

AGL is backing its commitment to keep Loy Yang A operating until its scheduled closure date of 2048 as it unveiled plans to forge ahead towards carbon neutrality.

However, the company did warn that transition could be brought forward sooner if customers were prepared to pay for more their power by earlier coal closures.

AGL chief executive Brett Redman announced the company’s updated climate statement on Tuesday to ramp-up its efforts to achieve targets of net zero emissions by 2050.

AGL customers are now being given the option of adding a small amount to their bill to purchase carbon offsets to give them the choice of “moving to net zero immediately”.

The climate statement included “responsibly” transitioning its energy portfolio and continuing to invest in new energy sources.

It stressed it “will continue to run our coal-fired power stations responsibly, and support our people and communities during the transition.”

“There is no change to AGL’s way of plans for operating our coal-fired power stations. So we remain on a schedule of closure to end of their engineering lives,” Mr Redman said.

“Loy Yang is more or less the lowest cost source of energy in the market today, and this means I think it’s got decades to go and provide the stability that is base load generation.”

Mr Redman promised AGL would continue to invest in maintaining Loy Yang A “for the long haul” and was spending $1 billion a year on its coal and gas fleet.

He also did not rule out the possible role of coal-tohydrogen in the energy mix, as the company is partnering in a trial plant being built to test the technology at Loy Yang.

Mr Redman acknowledged AGL was Australia’s biggest emitter, and the drive towards transition was in response to growing demand from customers and shareholders, and evolving technology.

“If, universally, our customers said tomorrow we want nothing but green power and we’re prepared to pay the price of that, then we would meet that customer demand,” Mr Redman said.

“What our customers are telling us today is that they want to get to a low, or no-carbon future, but they want to get to it in a way that balances cost.”

Mr Redman said this was why it was important to ensure its coal generators would continue to live out their planned economic life as the company blended in firmed renewables.

“This is the best way to balance cost, reduce carbon and provide reliability into the future,” he said.

Future focused: AGL is backing its commitment to keep Loy Yang A operating until its scheduled closure date of 2048 as it unveiled plans to forge ahead towards carbon neutrality. photograph hayley mills

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End of an era as Pearson calls time at Yallourn YALLOURN power station stalwart Mark Pearson announced he is stepping down from leading a 500-person workforce.

The head of the power station and mine is retiring and handing the reins to Julian Turecek, who has almost 30 years’ experience in the industry.

Mr Pearson started out as an engineer in 1979 constructing and commissioning Stage 2 of Yallourn W. He oversaw an upgrade program at Yallourn, which by 2015 allowed the plant to power an additional 100,000 Victorian homes without needing to use any additional coal.

Mr Pearson will stay on for a maintenance program starting this month before he hands over to Mr Turecek in September after the program finishes.

EnergyAustralia executive Liz Westcott said this would be a “fitting way” for Mr Pearson commence his retirement and welcome Mr Turecek to Yallourn.

Ms Westcott said Mr Pearson had guided the plant to many triumphs and through challenges.

“Mark has made a remarkable, enduring contribution and will be deeply missed. We wish him all the best for a long and enjoyable retirement. He’s earned it,” Ms Westcott said.

“It’s a fitting way for Mark to. Under Julian, EnergyAustralia will continue its approach toward Yallourn, to invest in the plant for so long as it’s needed.”

Mr Turecek has held project and operational roles EnergyAustralia including acting as head of Yallourn.

He had led the proposed expansion of the Tallawarra power station in New South Wales, and managed the company’s gas-fired assets, including a 30-megwatt addition to the Hallett power station in South Australia.

“Julian and his family have a long connection with Gippsland and he’s passionate about the energy industry and its future. Mark’s legacy is in the best of hands,” Ms Westcott said.

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Nationals take aim over fire reform Continued from page 1

“We will not stand for that.”

Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria State Councillor Mark Jones said communication from the state government regarding the services reform in recent months had been “very very patchy, at best”.

“The VFVB is very bipartisan, we have gone to both parties with our concerns and the fact the Coalition are listening to what we are actually looking for ... it makes us a better volunteer orgnisation,” Mr Jones said.

“The biggest (concerns) we’re having at the moment have been the secondment of the people coming over from FRV to CFA, and how long these people are actually going to be in the district office.

“We’ve had some people just lately, that we’ve had a revolving door of commanders walking in and walking back out again, we want consistency out of those sort of people.

“We’re very, very concerned and we just don’t know what the future is going to hold for any of us.”

Morwell First Lieutenant Peter Keenan said the CFA had been “slowly but surely unravelling” in recent years, and held serious concerns for the future of volunteer firefighting under FRV. “I’m pretty sure they’re expecting volunteers to do their own training and ... other people run businesses, have jobs and families and haven’t got time to go and do these courses to do this stuff,” Lt Keenan told The Express.

“We give our services for nothing. Surely, for goodness sake, give us back some time.”

Disastrous: The Nationals’ Danny O’Brien and Melina Bath have raised concerns over the future of volunteer firefighting in the region under the state government’s new fire services reform. photograph hayley mills

Suburbs in lockdown to thwart virus spread

By KATE WITHERS

Unacceptable: Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Tuesday that 10 Victorian hotspot postcodes would be placed into lockdown. file photograph effort in Australia. Thanks to the efforts of hundreds of nurses, ambos, doorknockers and community volunteers, we - quite literally - took testing to people’s front doors,” Mr Andrews said.

“But sadly, frustratingly, it’s just not been enough. Too many people are still going out when they’re sick. Too many people are ignoring rules about physical distancing and pretending restrictions don’t matter.

“Yet still, somehow, more than a thousand people, when asked, refused to be tested. It shows us that still, somehow, too many people are not taking this seriously. If we don’t get on top of this, it won’t just be 10 postcodes that will be in lockdown, it will be all postcodes.”

Mr Andrews said genomic sequencing had revealed a “large number” of cases could be traced back to breaches of infection protocol by staff involved with hotel quarantine.

As a result, an inquiry has been established to investigate the operations of the hotel quarantine program.

“The inquiry will report in eight to 10 weeks. I want to assure Victorians: no stone will be left unturned. No lead will be left neglected,” Mr Andrews said.

Victoria Police will be enforcing the suburban lockdowns across the 10 hotspot postcodes, with “booze bus-type” checks to be conducted on arterial roads and major transport corridors.

“Not every one will be stopped, but certainly people will be stopped and asked to identify themselves and their reasons for leaving home,” Mr Andrews said.

“And for everyone outside these zones: please, be smart, be safe and pay attention to the directions. If you don’t then your local area might be next into lockdown and no one wants that.

“Very clearly, this is not where we wanted to be. I understand people are tired.

“We’re all frustrated. We all just want things to go back to how they once were.

“And the sooner we all do the right thing, the sooner we can beat this.

“We all have a part to play.”

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TEN Victorian postcodes have been placed into suburban lockdown as the state government moves to quell the spread of coronavirus in hotspots across the state.

Speaking on Tuesday afternoon, Premier Daniel Andrews said 10 postcodes - predominantly in northern metropolitan Melbourne - would be subject to stay-at-home measures in line with Stage 3 restrictions from today.

The postcodes are: 3038, 3064, 3047, 3060, 3012, 3032, 3055, 3042, 3021, 3046.

“Of most concern is the high rate of community transmission.

This is unacceptable to me,” Mr Andrews said.

“These hot zones will be required to return to Stage 3 stay-at-home restrictions - until at least July 29.

“If you live in these locations, there will again only be four reasons to be out: shopping for food and supplies, care and care-giving, exercise, and study or work - if you can’t do it from home.

“Wherever you can, you should do these things as close to home as you can. But if you do need to leave your postcode, those same restrictions - those same four reasons - travel with you.”

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has also been asked to divert all flights bound for Melbourne for at least the next two weeks.

There have been an additional 306 cases of COVID-19 recorded statewide since Thursday, bringing Victoria’s total to 2231.

Nine infections have been recorded in the Latrobe Valley to date after one case under investigation was reclassified, however only one case remains active.

Over the last five days, 93,000 tests have been conducted.

“This represents the biggest and most comprehensive testing

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Narracan MP slams Bunnings

MEMBER for Narracan Gary Blackwood has lashed out at hardware giant Bunnings after it announced it was backing away from selling timber sourced from VicForests.

Mr Blackwood, who is also shadow assistant minister for forestry, said this decision would “cost local jobs and undermine employment in regional Victoria”.

Bunnings announced it would discontinue sourcing timber from VicForests after a landmark legal decision which found the agency did not comply with

a code of practice for timber production.

“While we deeply regret any flow-on effect to impacted suppliers, we cannot continue to source timber where a breach of policy has occurred,” Bunnings said in a statement.

“Bunnings has a zero-tolerance approach to illegally logged timber that dates back two decades and our commitment is to only source timber products from legal and well managed forest operations.”

The company said it was “working closely with affected suppliers on a

transition plan”. Mr Blackwood said this decision was premature given that the federal court case that lead to Bunnings’ decision was subject to appeal.

“Their discontinuation of all timber supply from VicForests before that process is complete is a knee-jerk reaction that will have significant ramifications for our regional communities, local harvesters, contractors, haulage and machinery operators,” Mr Blackwood said.

“Victoria has world leading harvesting

and management practices and by potentially moving to less regulated markets, Bunnings is telling consumers they would rather cheaper product that helps their bottom line than Victorian product that supports local jobs.”

The Wilderness Society welcomed the retailer’s decision, on the back of what it described as “the Franklin Dam of forest-legal outcomes”.

TWS national campaigns director Amelia Young described the recent court ruling as a “wake-up call”, and Bunnings’ decision was a “clear signal

that illegally logged timber won’t be tolerated”.

“It’s clear that major Australian retailers can’t afford to be associated with illegally logged native forests, anymore than they could import tools made of ivory or furniture upholstered with tiger skin,” Ms Young said.

“Bunnings has already taken a leadership role in ensuring that its imported timber products are from low-risk sources, so it makes sense that it is starting to clean up its domestic supply.”

Promising signs from testing by CarbonNet

CARBONNET, the state and federal government-funded project to find ways to capture and safely store carbon dioxide from fossil fuel industries, has indicated a better than expected potential for sub-sea storage of captured carbon dioxide.

Rock core from CarbonNet’s recently-completed offshore appraisal well off Golden Beach is being analysed, with early data indicating that the proposed undersea floor reservoir’s quality is better than previously predicted.

Segments of core from the Pelican well site are being analysed by a computed tomography scanner in Perth.

The scanner uses x-rays to build up a three-dimensional image inside the core sample to assess the properties of the rock ahead of more testing, using the same techniques as a medical CT scanner.

Scanning shows up fractures, sedimentary bedding and lithology changes.

Rock core analyses from the Pelican site are expected to be complete in early 2021.

CarbonNet’s search for a sustainable storage for captured carbon has been made more of an imperative as a result of the one-year coal gasification project, led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, currently underway at a plant adjacent to the Loy Yang Power Station.

It will use 160 tonnes of brown coal from Loy Yang’s mine to create three tonnes of hydrogen, which will be shipped to Japan from a loading terminal at the Port of Hastings on a specially-designed ship.

Hydrogen can be produced from brown coal by gasification, and is being promoted as a non-polluting fuel for heavy transport and energy-intensive industries.

Coal gasification works by reacting coal with oxygen under high pressures and temperatures to form synthesis gas, a mixture consisting primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

The capture of the carbon monoxide would help reduce the greenhouse emissions of the gasification project and any future large scale development of the coal gasification technology.

Protest: Environmentalists descended on Opal Australian Paper’s Melbourne office yesterday.

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By MICHELLE SLATER

ENVIRONMENTALISTS descended on Opal Australian Paper’s Melbourne office yesterday to hand over a letter demanding its parent company Nippon Paper stop using native forests in its supply chain.

Group representatives used the start of the financial year to front-up to Opal’s

head office to try to address the company’s chief executive.

A coalition of 41 community and environmental groups signed the letter which was first given to executives and shareholders at Nippon Paper’s Annual General Meeting last month.

The letter outlined the effects of bushfires on native forests.

It called on the company to immediately stop using any non-Forest Stewardship

Council certified Australian native forest wood and fibre.

The groups alleged that using Victorian native timber was a breach of Nippon’s policy to ensure its timber was harvested “in compliance with relevant laws”.

Friends of the Earth member Cath Rouse called for Nippon to “turn this situation around by transitioning to use Victorian plantations and increased recycled products instead”.

“We are asking for a transition out of pulping native forests for inputs for paper production at Maryvale and other sites across Australia,” Mr Rouse said.

“We need to make sure they use good, renewable material from Victorian plantations and recycled materials as a base, and we want the transition to be brought forward so it can start now.”

The Express contacted Opal for comment.

New Regional Forestry Hub confirmed for Gippsland region THE federal government has provided a $2.2 million boost to Gippsland and Central West New South Wales forestry industries with the development of two new Regional Forestry Hubs.

Assistant minister for Forestry and Fisheries, Senator Jonathon Duniam said the investment would support the vital forestry industries in the two

regions to drive new investment and create new jobs.

“The development of new Hubs supports forestry industries within Australia to be globally competitive,” Sen Duniam said.

“The two new hubs will improve the productivity and efficiency of Australia’s forestry sector, and support each region

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and its economy. I am delighted we are partnering with the forestry industries in Gippsland and Central West NSW to deliver these Regional Forestry Hubs.

The seeding funding provided by the state government will help determine the priorities for growth of the industry in these areas and what can be done to overcome the barriers.

“The hubs will engage the community, industry and governments to identify the actions and solutions to the many challenging issues forestry is facing at present, and to help support a sustainable economic industry into the future,” he said.

Australia’s forestry industries comprise of businesses involved in growing and

harvesting trees, processing wood and wood fibre, manufacturing pulp, paper and engineered products, reconstituted and solid wood products and businesses that market and undertake research, into forestry and forest products.

The federal government committed $9 million for nine hubs across the country.

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Journey: Author, Dr Tom Doig chronicled life in Morwell during the Hazelwood mine fire.

Book on Hazelwood fire is now released

By MICHELLE SLATER

A BOOK telling the tale of Morwell’s weeks of horror through the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire has finally hit the shelves after being delayed by a year.

Author, Doctor Tom Doig was poised to release his book Hazelwood last year, when his publisher rang him to say it had to be put on ice due to a suppression order surrounding court cases into the mine fire.

Hazelwood was officially released a couple of weeks ago after the Supreme Court sentenced mine operator ENGIE in May which was found guilty for its role leading up to and during the mine fire.

“The book was literally printed and waiting in the warehouse, so as the case ended it was straight out,” Dr Doig said.

The Kiwi author conducted 95 interviews with locals whose voices are heard in the book,

which he decided to pen after spending a fortnight in town during the fire.

Dr Doig was based in Melbourne at the time, jumped in his car and purchased a face mask in Warragul when he was confronted by an “intense smell and deserted streets” in Morwell.

“It was so quiet and people were hurrying from their car to their house with face masks on. I stayed in Morwell overnight and when I woke up I was coughing up phlegm and blood, it was so intense,” he said.

“I went op-shopping and people were coughing and coughing, it felt more like a hospital ward than an op-shop. One old guy passed out in the street.”

Dr Doig returned to Melbourne and wrote a couple of shorter pieces about the fire, but he learned there was more to be told when he was introduced to local community group Voices of the Valley.

He was completing a PhD on

people’s lived experiences of climate change, but switched it to focus on Hazelwood.

“I came back to Morwell for longer periods of time, I was hanging around talking to people in shops and restaurants and reaching out to them on social media. I wanted a wide spectrum,” he said.

“It was deep-dive story telling.

There was also some quirky stories in the mix, not just doom and gloom.”

The book ends when Hazelwood was shut down in 2017, but Dr Doig said he was keenly watching the court case unfold when it went public at the end of last year.

Dr Doig is unable to travel from New Zealand to launch his book in the Valley due to COVID-19 restrictions, but he plans to hold a virtual book launch.

For more information, visit www.tomdoig.com.

Playground for Willow Grove AN all abilities adventure playground will soon be built at Blue Rock Dam in Willow Grove, one of the region’s most popular fishing spots.

The $325,000 project will be delivered in partnership by Southern Rural Water and Baw Baw Shire Council with funding support from the state government’s Boosting Recreational Water Use Initiative.

Works are set to begin at the recreation area off Old Tanjil Road in July and are expected to be completed by September.

“We are very grateful for the funding that has made this project possible, which will benefit the Willow Grove community

and visitors to Baw Baw Shire for years to come,” Deputy Mayor Peter Kostos said.

“Blue Rock Lake is one of the most popular fishing spots in our region and will now become an even better destination yearround, especially for families and visiting groups.

“It will be the perfect place for visitors to stop for a break on their way to explore the region, or stay for a day of fishing, boating or kayaking on the lake.”

The playground will feature equipment for all ages and abilities, including: ■ A triple bay swing set ■ A large accessible multiplay frame

■ A maxi slide ■ Sensory features and play panels ■ Two in-ground trampolines ■ Musical chimes The car park, fencing and pathways will also be upgraded to link the toilet facilities and shelter areas to the new playground and increase accessibility.

“SRW is delighted to work with Baw Baw Shire in delivering this exciting project which will benefit local communities and the many visitors who come to Blue Rock Lake for recreation,” SRW spokesperson Terry Clapham said.

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Powering along: Federal Member for Gippsland pictured with Julie Bryer from the Heyfield Community Resource Centre and Heyfield IGA manager Colleen Phillips. Almost 280 solar panels were recently installed on the supermarket’s roof. photograph supplied

Heyfield setting a microgrid trend

HEYFIELD is on track to become a model town for communities across Australia interested in setting up their own mini electricity grid.

The town is the location for the MyTown Microgrid: a Community and Data-driven Feasibility Project which has secured $1.78 million in federal government funding.

Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester said the project would assess the potential of a microgrid to improve the reliability and deliver economic benefits for the community.

“This is an innovative project that promises to deliver benefits for both

homes and businesses in Heyfield by reducing the amount they pay for electricity, while generating funds to be invested in local projects,” Mr Chester said.

“Importantly, the discoveries and lessons learned during the project will help other towns in Australia to implement a similar scheme.

“The community of Heyfield, led by the Heyfield Community Resource Centre, has shown itself to be an enthusiastic adapter of innovative energy-saving initiatives and should be congratulated for all it has achieved so far.”

Julie Bryer from the Heyfield

Community Resource Centre said the three-year project would examine whether a microgrid could improve energy reliability.

“The project will also look at how to make it faster, easier and cheaper for other regional communities to follow in our footsteps,” Mrs Bryer said.

“At the end, we’ll have a template to share with other communities which want to establish their own microgrid.

“Heyfield and the surrounding area have one of the highest proportions of homes and businesses with solar panels in Australia and generate around 2.5 megawatts each year.

“We have already received international recognition from the United Nations for a past program that encouraged people to embrace ways to save energy. It’s something our community is passionate about.

“This is a unique project as it’s both data and community-led. It will help to provide faster, cleaner, more reliable and cheaper energy and all the benefits will come back to our community.”

MyTown Microgrid is being led by Wattwatchers, a Sydney-based digital energy company.

The federal government funding was provided through the Regional and

Remote Communities Reliability Fund.

The fund supports feasibility studies to help off-grid or fringe-of-grid communities to determine whether establishing a microgrid or upgrading existing off-grid technologies would better meet their electricity supply needs.

Those involved include University of Technology Sydney, RMIT and the LVA. The Heyfield project was one of 17 chosen from across Australia to share almost $20 million available under its first funding round.

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Thankfully we are starting to see the easing of some restrictions that have been in place to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The patience and resolve of individuals, families, employees, employers, organisations and communities has really been tested in recent weeks; and there is still a long road ahead of us. As a community I think we should all be extremely proud of how we have generally handled this unique crisis.

From the impacts upon businesses, employment, family, educational and recreational activities it has been incredibly difficult to effectively change our way of life. But from my perspective we have done extremely well thus far!!

It has been pleasing to see a number of COVID-19 testing facilities open up within the Latrobe Valley and ensure those who require testing have access. Many parts of Regional Victoria have been blessed to have very few or no active COVID-19 cases and its imperative it remains that way during the recovery phase. Again I thank all those who are providing health and other necessary services during these uncertain times.

So many people are regularly going over and beyond the call of duty to ensure the health and well-being of local residents and in the continuing provision of goods and services.

It has been an extremely tough time for those in the hospitality sector with significant restrictions imposed upon many businesses including entertainment venues, pubs, clubs, cafés and restaurants. As restrictions are eased slightly it’s important to not only respect the guidelines in place, but make the effort to support our local businesses where we possibly can. It is going to be tough journey back for many of these same organisations and their employees and they will need our support ongoing. Some of our local enterprises who have been able to remain open in some capacity have found innovative ways to keep operating and provide their goods and services in a different manner which has been terrific to observe. And as always it is crucial to be informed and keep up to date with health information along with community and business supports. In this context you should find the following websites helpful:

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Are you ready for some new adventures?

VENTURERS Scouts are young people aged between 14 and 18 years.

Venturers are dedicated to having fun, going on adventures together, developing friendships, personal growth and contributing positively to their communities.

The 1st Newborough Scout Group runs a Venturer unit and would love to welcome new members.

You don’t need any previous Scouting experience.

Venturers engage in activities from four main ‘Challenge Areas.

■ Outdoor Challenges ■ Creative Challenges ■ Personal Growth Challenges ■ Community Challenges.

Due to financial hardship caused by COVID-19, scouting is currently running fee free until March 2021.

Now is a great time to try Venturing to find out just what it has to offer.

The 1st Newborough Venturers meet on a Monday from 7pm-9pm at the Scout Hall in Torres Street, Newborough.

The Venturers start back after the school holidays on Monday, July 13.

For further information please contact Jane on 0403 656 351.

Cancer patients help continues during pandemic

THROUGHOUT the past couple of months, when many services have been restricted, the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre at Latrobe Regional Hospital has continued to treat patients and thereby continuing the need for Gippsland Rotary Centenary House to provide accommodation for those patients who are required to travel long distances.

The accommodation facility, established by the Latrobe cluster of Rotary clubs and opened in 2006, is operated on a minimum of paid employees and relies heavily on volunteers to provide ancillary services such as routine maintenance, cleaning, laundry, gardening, room setting up.

Due to the need to safeguard volunteers and comply with government implemented regulations, Centenary House has continued to operate without the assistance of these volunteers and has provided a high standard, affordable

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and friendly accommodation for in excess of 6500 patients and their families since opening.

Over the past three months GRCH has provided some 865 bed nights’ accommodation for those having treatment at LRH. Operations manager Carol Crewe and her assistants, Michael and Tania have taken up the additional workload with assistance from casual staff Lena and Jo to maintain the same warm and caring standard of hospitality that the facility has become renowned for throughout Gippsland.

Committee of Management of Centenary House chair Dave Swainsbury said it was an asset for the region that help for cancer patients has continued during the coronavirus pandemic.

“We are particularly proud and appreciative that the facility has been able to continue providing an important and safe service for cancer patients due to the outstanding commitment of our staff,” he said.

Photography and Artwork Competition for students

THE Edward Hunter Heritage Bush Reserve committee of management are holding a photograph and artwork competition for primary and secondary school students.

Students may enter either a photograph of nature taken within the reserve or an artwork inspired by nature within the reserve.

A selection of high quality entries will be used to produce a 2021 calendar featuring the reserve.

The committee has received funding from the CFA and EnergyAustralia to print 1000 copies of the calendar which will be distributed free within the local community.

There are great prizes to be won so get your entries in before the August 31 closing date.

For further information visit the ‘Edward Hunter Heritage Bush Reserve,’ Facebook page where you will find a copy of the competition

flyer, or you can email us at ehhbr.competition@gmail. com.

Participate in research study

ARE you aged 18 to 34 and living in Morwell?

Then a project team from Monash University would love to hear from you.

They are completing a research study that is looking at Young Adults’ views of their health and service needs in Morwell.

There is much to learn from the Morwell community, which has responded to considerable challenges over the years, including fire events and business closures.

The project team is keen to hear about your experiences living in Morwell, health needs and the services available to you.

The project features chief investigator Louise McLean, co-investigators Dr Emily Berger and Dr Matthew Carroll, and student researcher Katelyn O’Donohue.

A $20 Woolworths Gift Card is available for your participation in a phone or online video interview.

For details on how to get involved, contact Katelyn at katelyn.odonohue@monash. edu.

Document signing centre to re-open

THE document signing center provided by volunteer Justices of the Peace resumed yesterday and will be open thereafter each Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11am until 2pm.

The service was discontinued due to the regulations surrounding the coronavirus, but with suitable measures in place it is considered safe to recommence the service.

People wanting documents certified should ensure that they have made copies of their documents before presenting at the police station and should observe the following rules.

1. Bring your own pen for signing.

2. Maintain social distances as indicated at the Police Station.

Picture perfect: The Edward Hunter Heritage Bush Reserve committee of management are holding a photograph and artwork competition for primary and secondary school students.

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3. Do not visit if you are sick.

Swap meet

GIPPSLAND Vehicle Collection, at 1A Sale Rd, Maffra, is holding its annual Swap Meet on Sunday, April 18, 2021.

Car and motorbike parts, collectibles, man cave supplies and garage-enalia will be the order of the day and the site fee is $10.

(Including driver) $5 entry fee for buyers.

Sellers can set up from 7am Camping is available on Saturday night by appointment.

For more information contact Mike on 0402 084 302 or visit www.gippslandvehiclecollection.org.au.

Society resuming

THE first opening of the Rosedale and District Historical Society rooms since the COVID-19 lockdown will be on Sunday, July 12.

The proceedings in the form of a barbecue and meeting will commence at noon.

The opening will be in accordance with the current state government health regulations and the use of sanitiser provided by the society will be mandatory.

This meeting is the society’s AGM and a donation of $10 towards the cost of food for the barbecue would be welcome.

New members are welcome

and for further information and bookings please phone Marion on 0432 579 757.

Inner Gippsland Write-ability Group workshop

THE Inner Gippsland Writeability Group is offering an online writing workshop free to people in Gippsland with a disability.

Ellena Savage will run a creative nonfiction workshop exploring two distinct lifewriting sub-genres: memoir and the personal essay.

You will learn about strategies commonly used in these genres, with examples, to begin developing writing of your own.

The workshop will be held on Friday, July 24 between 11am-1pm.

Ms Savage is an author and educator.

Her first essay collection, Blueberries, was published earlier this year.

For further details and bookings contact Jess on 0431 275 526 or email moe writeability@gmail.com.

This event is made possible

by Writers Victoria and the Grace Marion Wilson Trust.

Apply to be a trailblazer

APPLICATIONS are now open for the ABC’s Trailblazers program, which

showcases the stories of regional Australia’s brightest new leaders.

Trailblazers is an opportunity for people, aged 18-28, who are driving positive social change projects in their regional communities, to have their work celebrated nationally.

Successful applicants will have their stories told on the ABC, as well as exclusive access to the Trailblazer Development Fund and an invitation to participate in the leadership building regional youth summit.

The summit is an intensive learning experience to empower young regional leaders, share their stories and build their leadership capacity.

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack encourages young changemakers to get involved.

“The Trailblazers program is a wonderful initiative, encouraging young Australians in regional areas to contribute to the future of their communities,” Mr McCormack said.

“Regional Australia is a great place to work, live and invest and I know how passionate young regional Australians are about making sure their local communities become even better.”

Applications close Friday, July 31, 2020. For more visit abc.net.au/trailblazers.

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I REFER to the article in The Express dated June 25 and headed “Local business blindsided by new measures” (p.7).

The article concerns recent comments made

by Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath where she says “the state government’s city-centric shutdowns shouldn’t apply in regional areas where the spread of COVID-19 has been stemmed.”

Elsewhere, MP Bath further comments: “I call on the Premier to recognise that rural and regional Victoria should be under a different framework to ease these restrictions.”

She goes on: “We’ve had zero cases for the last six to eight weeks until one hit the floor this week, and I don’t think you could call that a community transmission.”

I strongly endorse those comments.

Accordingly, I respectfully call on the Premier to immediately and urgently review his stance on COVID-19 as it “specifically” applies to rural and regional Victoria.

To be sure, this “one size fits all” approach is grossly unwarranted given the

circumstances MP Bath has recently highlighted, and moreover if it persists for much longer, will only erode the good will and trust of the people of country Victoria.

Joseph Lis, Morwell.

Logging and bushfires

WE are the authors of multiple peer-reviewed studies on ecology and bushfire science, and the clear and overwhelming evidence is that logging makes forest more flammable.

Four peer-reviewed, published scientific studies from four institutions in six years have made this finding, as have multiple scientific reviews.

After logging, increased sunlight dries out the forest floor, the wind speed on hot days increases because of the lack of a tree canopy and fans any bushfires, and potentially thousands of fast-growing saplings per hectare increases the fuel for a fire to burn.

Only one major piece of work, funded by the logging industry and co-authored by logging

industry employees, argued differently.

It was immediately discredited in a peerreviewed paper by two of Australia’s most respected fire scientists, Bradstock and Price, who said the logging industry piece had misrepresented their data.

Climate change is making Australia more vulnerable to bushfire, and the evidence is that logging forests makes things worse.

Dr Phil Zylstra, Dr Jennifer Sanger, Dr Chris Taylor, Dr Robert Kooyman, and Professor James Watson.

Tariffs are below the belt

DANIEL Andrews has turned his back on Victorian producers.

China’s unjustified decision to impose an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley threatens Victorian jobs and our state’s economy.

It clearly shows the cracks in Daniel Andrews’ secret Belt and Road deal with Beijing.

Victorian farmers are being smashed by Chinese government

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imposed tariffs, but Daniel Andrews is still moving ahead with final stage negotiations to shore up his cosy relationship with China.

The Belt and Road initiative is a key pillar of China’s economic and foreign policy which sees Chinese companies paid to build Victorian infrastructure.

It also claims to promote “trade development and market access, especially for agricultural products”.

But the tariffs on barley show this deal is all oneway traffic that’s running over the top of Victorian farmers.

Rather than increasing our reliance on China, the state government should be investing additional resources in our Victorian trade offices in Indonesia and India to expand our global presence by June 2021.

It’s a positive step forward we can take to strengthen Victoria’s economic base and get Victorians back to work and back in business after coronavirus restrictions are eased.

Peter Walsh, Leader of The Nationals Shadow Minister for Agriculture.

Online comments ‘SECOND WAVE OF PANIC BUYING’ Sylvia Cranwell: It’s simple commonsense for goodness sake.

Baz Bobber: Come on Valley people.

Did we not learn anything from last time.

Brad Ralph: Unfortunately, people listen to the media far too much.

Rosemary Twyerould: Saddest part is, it’s the second time this is happening, are they the same people or are there more stupids?

Mishka Cat: There are a few rational reasons for this. Firstly the media have been talking about a second wave of coronavirus.

If people missed out last time, they are going to make sure they don’t miss out this time. Secondlyy, if people are still not working nor at school, and are home constantly, they will be using more toilet paper. Less commercial grade toilet paper is being used, and more domestic grade is being used. I don’t blame people for panicking, especially if they have a big family or health issues.

‘NEW COUSINS SHOW TIMING IS EVERYTHING’ Dean Sutton: Awesome story and a great read, congratulations to both families.

Mary Love: My sons had their boys born on the same day too.

Linda Benson: What a lovely story.

Teresa Caruso Marino: So beautiful.

‘CRIME ON THE RISE’ Margaret Walker: We would actually have less of a problem if JobSeeker wasn’t as inadequate as it is.

Lyndon Giles: Not lack of police patrols, lack of serious punishment handed out by our court systems! How many were re-offenders?

Ted Priest: All this crime pushes all our insurances up, making Latrobe shire a costly place to live with extremely high local shire rates added to the bill.

Erny Ernst: We are also the only city in regional Australia with three 24-hour police stations - this proves that we should de-fund police and fund community engagement instead.

‘VALLEY’S NEW COVID-19 CASE’ Hayley May: We’re not asking them to reveal the name of the person but they should be telling us where the person was and if it was community transmission.

Those kind of things are extremely important to know for the public’s safety.

Martin Taylor: In Andrews’ latest presser he states that he’s always being “up front” with us. But it took a lot of pressure to reveal the problematic suburbs in Melbourne rather than just casting a wide net to include all of them in specific LGAs. And then we have this case. If the gossip can be believed the person just arrived back from overseas and is in isolation in Melbourne. But they link it to here because he lives here. How does it help saying this?

Michael Shears: What is the point of announcing a case from the Valley if that case may not be in the Valley, may not have caught it in the Valley? If the “location” means nothing then don’t announce the location. It just creates unrest and panic.

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MINISTER for Decentralisation and Regional Education Andrew Gee last week announced he will host a series of Regional Universities Roundtables to inform the federal government’s proposed changes to the tertiary education sector.

The Regional Universities Roundtables will bring together regional universities, sectoral stakeholders and representatives of regional communities to help inform the future approach.

“The proposed reforms announced

by Minister (Dan) Tehan on June 19, are some of the most extensive changes we’ve seen to the sector in over a decade,” Mr Gee said.

“That is why it is crucial to get out there and talk to our country universities and communities about the proposed legislation.

“Country universities are vitally important anchors in our communities, driving economic growth, job creation and regional development.

Importantly, they are the training grounds for our kids in country Australia, providing them with the skills, knowledge and experience they need to succeed in the future.

“Simply put, we need to ensure that each and every Australian, from the city suburbs to the country, has access to a world-class education and job prospects following graduation.

“Our regional universities are

central to making this a reality, and we need to make sure their diverse views are heard and integrated into any future legislation.

“The Regional Universities Roundtables will provide a mechanism that enables us to build upon and strengthen our engagement with a broad range of higher education stakeholders and I look forward to hearing directly from them on issues affecting regional education in Australia.”

Recovering through the power of art

By MICHELLE SLATER

Birthday bash: Edith McGill (front row centre) pictured at her 100th birthday celebrations with Julie Bassett, Mary Gwynne, Lynne O’Callaghan, photograph supplied Joyce Williams, Debbie Lougheed. Edith turned 102 last Sunday.

Edith has 102 reasons to celebrate milestone EDITH McGill celebrated her 102nd birthday last weekend, serenaded by ladies of the Morwell Auxilary at her home.

Ms McGill was born in Korong Vale, on the outskirts of Bendigo, on June 28, 1918.

She married her late husband, Jack during World War II in which he enlisted as a soldier and

Ms McGill made uniforms for the armed services.

In 1961, Ms McGill and her husband purchased the Morwell Newsagency in partnership and ran it until Mr McGill’s death in 1972.

Ms McGill then poured herself into her charity work and most recently knitted blankets for

rescue animals, volunteered at the Salvation Army shed in Morwell and counted money for the Good Friday Appeal.

She even had the honour of carrying the Olympic torch in 2000 due to her charitable efforts.

In spite of some health issues over the last 10 years, Ms McGill still lives independently

surrounded by her son and three daughters, their families and friends.

Up until this year, Ms McGill sold badges for Anzac Day and Remembrance Day and raffle tickets for the RSLs bingo nights which she is keen to continue once Coronavirus threats have passed.

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RESIDENTS affected by the March 2019 bushfires are being invited to take part in a creative project to help communities recover through art.

Households in Budgeree, Jumbuk,Yinnar South, Yinnar, Jeeralang Junction, Boolarra, Boolarra South have been sent postcards asking what they most love about their communities.

The postcards will be used to open a discussion with three local artists, who will help to facilitate ideas for creative projects to commemorate the impacts of these fires.

The pilot project is being run by the Creative Recovery Network, Lifeline Gippsland and Latrobe City Council, Baw Baw and Cardinia shires, which were affected by last year’s fires in Yinnar South, Walhalla and Bunyip.

Latrobe City creative recovery artists Jo Caminiti, Margie Mackay and Jeremy Kasper are sending out three rounds of postcards with questions on ideas that will be then pitched to council.

Ms Caminiti said the postcards were being used as a way to reach out after COVID-19 had put a halt on community meetings.

“It’s been 18 months since the fires and we didn’t want the community to go without this project, the postcards will be used as an interim until we can get out into the community,” Ms Caminiti said.

“But we are not telling people how this project will be run, we have no clue as to what the pitch will be to council yet. There are a number of possibilities, it’s our role as artists to keep an open mind.”

Ms Caminiti said creative projects could take the form of a series of community events, a festival, a work of public art, a choir, creative workshops or an artist-in-residents program.

The wire artist had previously worked on a sculpture to help the Traralgon South and Callignee communities mark Black Saturday, made from the remnants collected from burnt properties.

“One of the things we are learning is that recovery can take a long time, people’s outlook on life can be affected and sometimes it helps to have someone get involved to bring people together,” she said.

“A different perspective can help process things or look at it through different eyes. This is not art therapy, but to mark what happened, let people reconnect and move on.”

For more information or to fill out a postcard online, visit creativerecovery.mailchimpsites.com/ intro-latrobe.

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Josh Hawkins............................

Hawkins ............................23 23 Kelly Shirreff...............................

Shirreff...............................23 23 Matt Stroud.................................

Stroud .................................23 23 Shane Connaughton ..............22 .............. 22 Ben Richardson ........................22 ........................ 22 Simon Vella.................................

Vella .................................22 22 Brenton Wight Wight............................ ............................22 22 Jason Burslem .......................... 21 Anthony Dunne..........................

Dunne .......................... 21 Russell Northe...........................

Northe........................... 21 Terry Raymond..........................

Raymond .......................... 21 Annette Vogt Vogt............................... ............................... 21 Lockie White...............................

White............................... 21 Chris Clark .................................. ..................................20 20 Tony Mann...................................

Mann...................................20 20 Peter Thomson Thomson.......................... ..........................20 20 James Hitchins ......................... 19 Cheryl Joyce .............................. 19 Tonya Ryan..................................

Ryan.................................. 19 Pepper Camera ......................... 14

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Would you like to deliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Monday and Thursday afternoons in Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Newborough and Churchill? Please apply to the Circulation Manager 5136 5700.

Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for a government Child Employment Permit.

Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome.

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A qualified person is required in a local bakery in Morwell. Must be able to perform all aspects of the trade and be able to work in a small team environment.

Leadership skills are required. Flexible hours and an attractive salary are offered.

For more information please call 5133 8068.

Reply to: Shop 15, 186 Commercial Rd, Morwell 3840 Email: outofdough@dodo.com

STOREMAN / SPARE PARTS INTERPRETER

A casual position exists in Trafalgar for an energetic mature minded person, with good communication skills and an ability to pick, pack, and process parts orders efficiently from a warehouse environment.

An agricultural background and forklift licence would be advantageous but not a necessity.

Applications in writing only to: The Manager, PO Box 108 Trafalgar VIC 3824.

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WANTED NURSING GRADUATES Registered in Australia to work in a COVID-19 testing clinic in Latrobe Valley.

To swab patients / collect samples for pathology testing and enters info.

Experience in a hospital or nursing homes are essentials with typing skills.

Email your resume to: morrespclinic@ thcc.com.au

St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following position commencing 10 August 2020.

CLASSROOM ASSISTANT TRARALGON JUNIOR SCHOOL Part time Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Friday 0.86 FTE Fixed term contract until end of 2020

To apply please forward a resume and cover letter to hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au For further information and a copy of the Position Description please refer to our website www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au Applications close 5pm Monday, 13 July 2020 Integrity

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Latrobe Valley Village are currently sourcing applications from motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurses who wish to utilise their training and qualifications on either a permanent part time evening and/or night shift basis within our friendly team.

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1. Previous Experience in Aged Care an advantage.

2. Comprehensive understanding of Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Process.

3. Working knowledge of ACFI documentation and requirements.

4. Basic computer skills.

Salary packaging is available to successful permanent part-time applicants.

Essential Criteria: 1. All applicants must have a current Registration with the Midwifery and Nurses Board of Aust.

2. Current Victorian police check (within a 3 years period of date of application/employment).

Position Description may be obtained by phoning 5127 7488 during office hours.

Applications close 9th July 2020.

Letters of application forwarded to Facility Care Mgr, Latrobe Valley Village Inc, 5 Ollerton Avenue, Moe 3825 or emailed to admin@lvvillage.com.au.

Application to be accompanied by resume and any other relevant information including three referees.

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Due to exciting growth and change AKD has a number of fulltime opportunities available at its Yarram Sawmill Operation for Machine/Production Operators and Process Employees.

These roles are vast and varied working as part of a high achieving team. The successful applicants will follow efficient and effective work practices to meet production targets, whilst ensuring all aspects of Quality and Health & Safety are followed.

Working 38 hours per week Monday to Friday, these positions provide the security of fulltime work in a progressive and stable organisation.

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Looking for either a fully qualified or 4th year apprentice Motor Mechanic to join our busy workshop.

Must be able to work with minimum supervision, in a team environment and have a strong work ethic. Excellent above award wages to the right person and a driver's licence is essential.

If you think this is you, drop in with your Resume to: Head Street Auto Repairs 20 Head Street, Traralgon or email us at: headstautorepairs@bigpond.com

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Rikken Logistics is a small freight company based in Gippsland. With the restructure of our business, a new position has now become available.

We are seeking a driver with a medium rigid licence (or above) to work 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).

Based in Traralgon, you will be required to carry out deliveries between the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne and Traralgon two days a week, plus one cay delivering as far as Bairnsdale.

We are looking for a reliable, flexible person with a good work ethic and an even temper to carry out this role.

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OWNER DRIVERS We are a privately owned Transport Company based in Traralgon who are looking for Owner Drivers to join our team.

We are looking for suitable (age/appearance) Transit vans and 12-14 Pallet Tautliners with full size tailgates.

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We have a full-time position available for an experienced diesel mechanic to join our Traralgon based team.

Applicants must have the following: ● A diesel mechanic qualification ● Experience working with trucks and machinery ● Experience in working on forestry equipment would be an advantage ● Strong problem-solving skill base ● An understanding of Mass and Maintenance Management systems would be an advantage ● Current Victorian driver's licence, preferred HC/MC ● Ability to work in a team environment ● Be highly motivated with exceptional organisational skills ● Demonstrate a high level of written and verbal communication skills A position description is available upon request.

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Tenders for the supply of food/produce for the Fulham Correctional Centre for the period 1st August 2020 to 30th June 2021are being sought. Separate tenders are called for the following categories: ● Dairy Products (excluding Milk/Cream) ● Milk and Cream ● Eggs ● Fruit and Vegetables ● Wholesale Dry and Frozen Goods (includes Frozen Seafood) ● Fresh Meat ● Halal Meat ● Smallgoods ● Poultry Successful bidders should be able to demonstrate capacity to meet the demands of supply for an 900+ bed facility, price stability for the fixed term, delivery and service.

Tender documents will be supplied on request.

For further details contact Kim Andrew - Food Services Manager on 5142 3808 or email fulhamfoodservices@geogroup.com.au Closing date: end of business Friday, 10th July 2020.

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Expression of Interest Panel for the Provision of Contractor Goods and Services Contract No EGCMA 158 The East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitably qualified contractors for willow and weed control, revegetation, fencing, machinery and equipment hire, supply of native seeds and plants, and supply of rock.

The period for this panel is from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023.

Copies of the EOI can be obtained from the EGCMA website - www.egcma.com.au - or by contacting Neil Woodward, Monitoring Coordinator, on 0417 309 729 or email nwoodward@egcma.com.au.

EOI documents must be clearly marked: EOI - EGCMA 158 - Panel for the Provision of Contractor Goods and Services and forwarded to: East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority PO Box 1012 Bairnsdale VIC 3875 or emailed to: tenders@egcma.com.au CLOSING DATE FOR TENDERS: 5pm, Friday 17 July 2020.

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FOWLER (Digger), Raymond George.

Aged 88 years Passed away peacefully at home on 28 June 2020 at 10.20 pm.

Dearly loved husband of Wilma for 64 years.

Loved father of Jennifer, Rhonda and Warren, father-in-law of John and Merride. Cherished grandfather of Emma and Brad, Stacey and Daniel, April and Luke, Christopher and Kyra, and Carla.

Great Grandad of Amarlie, Cooper and Maddie.

Dig, best mate of Warren and Merride. Loved Old Pop of Amarlie, Cooper and Maddie.

Wonderful father and friend of Jenny, loved Poppy to Emma and Brad.

Dearly loved Dad to Rhonda and John, loved Poppy to Christopher, Kyra and Carla.

Dearly loved brother of Peter and Helen. Uncle of Steve, Paul, Michelle and families.

Forever In Our Hearts Due to the current government restrictions a Private Family Funeral Service for Digger was held on WEDNESDAY (1 July 2020) at the Nielsen Funeral Chapel.

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BEASLEY, Graeme.

The Beasley family sadly announce the death of Graeme John Beasley on 27 June 2020, at home.

Loved husband of Carol.

Loved father of Mason and Joshua. Karen in Ireland. Father-in-law of Renee. Pa of Thea and Stella.

Graeme was loved, respected and valued by family and friends.

BEASLEY, Graeme.

Much loved brother to Marita, brother-in-law to Mal. Uncle to Rebecca and Shane, Brooke and Paul.

Will miss our cuppas BEASLEY, Graeme.

Much loved brother of Neville and Jan. Uncle of Adam and Alyson.

Could not have asked for a better brother, will be sadly missed.

Sincere condolences to Graeme's family.

Love Nev, Jan and family.

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LIESHMAN, Andrew.

Passed away 27/6/2020.

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Andy, a former player, Executive Committee Member and Life Member of our club.

Andy was also chosen in 2 Teams of the Decade 1960/69, 1970/79. Our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to all his family and friends on their loss. Moe Cricket Club.

LEECH (Dossett), Mary Eileen.

9/9/1925 - 28/6/2020.

Much loved mum of Robyn. Grandmother of David and Jess, Claire and Ian. Great Granny to Mason, Elizabeth and Catherine.

You lived your life for our family and your love for us was unwavering, but ours for you is infinite. We loved your feistiness, determination and your kindness will never be forgotten.

Lovingly Remembered Loved step mother of Wayne, David, Paul, Ross and partners. Step grandmother to 9 and step great grandmother to 18.

She enjoyed a wonderful life

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WHACKETT. Due to COVID19 restrictions the Funeral Service for Mrs Audrey Whackett will be a Private Funeral, by invitation only.

A Service to Celebrate Audrey's life will be live streamed from Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel Moe on MONDAY (6 July 2020) at 1.30pm.

Please visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au go to funeral notices and click on Audrey's notice STERRICK, Shannon. for further instructions Loved fiancé of Scott.

Daughter of Jock and Sue, sister to Tammy and Jamie, aunty to Deakin and Seth, James, Owen, MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON Mason and Lachlan.

MOE 5126 1111 Full of life and laughs; Place your tribute on cheeky every day. latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au Taken too soon For Funeral details please In Memoriam visit our website.

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STERRICK, Shannon.

Passed away 28 June 2020.

Darling and dearly loved daughter of Jock. Precious and dearest friend of Christine. No more pain our darling. Loved granddaughter of Arch and Jean Sterrick (both dec).

Dad and Christine.

FOWLER, R.G. Digger.

Dearly loved brother-inlaw of John and Olive and family. We will miss you, a good mate.

THOW, Tasman.

Cherished memories The family of Tasman Gone travelling Gerald Thow (Taz), would like to inform his family and friends of his passing.

Taz will be cremated at a private ceremony.

Due to current circumstances the celebration of KENNEDY, Betty. life will be The President, Manage- Taz's ment, Committee and celebrated at the Erica Members of t h e Hotel at a day and date to Trafalgar-Thorpdale RSL be advised.

Sub-Branch mourn the Much loved son of Gladys passing of our esteemed (dec.) and Dave (dec.).

Affiliate Member Betty Brother of Bernie (dec.), Kennedy and offer their Shirley, Elaine, Michael their extended sincere sympathy to the and families. family.

KINGSLEY, June Anne.

Passed away peacefully at St Hilary's Nursing Home on 30 June 2020.

Aged 86 years Loved and loving wife of John.

Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Mark and Judy, Sue and Jake.

Loved Grandma of all her grandchildren.

Loved aunty to Ron and Annie, and boys.

Cherished memories of our happy times together

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WHACKETT (Hayes), Audrey June.

Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Regional Hospital Traralgon on 29 June 2020 surrounded by her loving family.

Aged 81 years Dearly loved wife of Darrell (dec.).

Much loved mother of Mark, and Peta.

Adored Grandma of Shaun, Luke, Monique and good friend of Linda, Mark and Lesley.

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DOHERTY, Tom. 30/6/1980.

40 years gone but still the memories last From your loving family.

FARLEY, Debbie.

3/7/2004.

Our hearts still ache with sadness, And many tears still flow, What it means to lose you no-one will ever know.

We hold you close within our hearts, And there you will remain.

All our love, Lee, Eden and Paxton.

ROBINSON, Cherie.

3/10/1961 - 4/7/2019.

Missing you so much Nol ♥

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McGOWN Matthews, Marie.

2/7/1923 - 21/2/2015.

Happy 97th birthday Mum I miss you so much Pat XXOO.

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AGOSTINO (Cumming), Megan Louise.

The Cumming and Agostino families would like to sincerely thank everyone for their cards, flowers, wonderful food, and heartfelt condolences on the passing of our beautiful wife, mother, daughter, and much loved sister Megan.

We would especially like to thank all of Megan's friends, workmates and her tennis 'girls' who supported her throughout her journey and made her life so happy. These acts of kindness meant so much to us. Please accept this as our personal thank you.

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KINGSLEY. Due to COVID19 restrictions the Funeral service for Mrs June Kingsley will be a Private Funeral, by invitation only.

MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON MORWELL 5134 4937 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

LEECH (Dossett).

Due to COVID19 restricLEECH, Mary. tions the Funeral Service 9/9/1925 - 28/6/2020. of Mrs Mary Leech Dear friend for many years, will miss our (Dossett) will be a Private cuppas and Friday nights Funeral by invitation only. at the bowling club.

Deepest sympathy to Robyn and families. Love Shirley Duncan.

My forever friend, missed MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON TRARALGON 5174 2258 dearly, love Helen Dolan Place your tribute on and Tootie. latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au The Latrobe Valley Express, Thursday, 2 July, 2020 — Page 21

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MOE and District Netball Association members can finally stretch their legs at the new complex in Newborough.

With 10 pristine courts that are fully lit, indoor social space, umpire rooms and a playground for children the site is a welcome addition.

Due to coronavirus restrictions the association has not been able to use the site to its full capacity, but is doing what it can to get players back on the court.

Moe and District Netball Association president Tamara Kennedy said everything about the new facility was fantastic.

“We had a soft opening of the

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complex but it hasn’t officially opened yet...it is amazing, we have brand new courts and pavilion, it’s bright, it’s airy and new,” she said.

“I think it’s taken 10 years to finally get here, this is a much more user friendly facility than our old one and we have the inside outside room which has been built to be accommodating to people in the cold of winter and hot summer.”

Ms Kennedy said she was very excited about the whole space and especially loved the new blue and green playground.

“The playground means our kids are now in a safe space, their mums can play netball and they have somewhere to be and it is even in our colours,” she said.

“The whole idea is that the

spaces were more community oriented, we hope that community groups will come and use this facility.

“The courts also mean that we can run adult competitions that we haven’t been able to do for years, because our courts were not good enough.”

Moe District Netball Association will run adults on Monday and Tuesday nights, kids on Saturday mornings starts on July 18 and everyone will play on nights as of Term 4.

The club also hold walking netball on Wednesday morning for a group of men and women over the age of 60, Ms Kennedy said the club is now catering for people aged 6 to 78.

In the meantime the club has held netball clinics run by The

Inspire Netball Group once a week for the last six weeks.

The Inspire Netball Group director Jade Heinrich said the company have started Emerging Talent Academy, a program for 10 to 13-year-old netball players to participate in hour-long skill sessions, once a week.

“This is an area that I’m sure could do with a lot of development and there are so many interested netballers here so we said yes to running clinics in Newborough straight away,” she said.

“The program is targeted at players that are not necessarily rep players but just players that are looking to improve their individual skills and get some great coaching.”

Women’s Stableford Wednesday June 24.

Winners: Div 1, M Lang (23) 34pts, Div 2, H Stanlake (38) 33pts on c/b. DTL: 33 S Vincent, 29 L Weaver, 28 K Savige on c/b. Birdies: 4th J Woznica, M Cronin.

Nine hole comp: G Young 12pts.

Men’s stableford,Thursday, June 25.

A grade: W Hiriaki (7) 40pts. B grade: S Postlewaite (14) 39pts. C grade: G Jamieson (21) 35pts. Birdies: 4th S Postlewaite, W Hiriaki, G McLure; 8th R Dent, A Gauci; 14th N Webb. DTL: 38 C Dunstan, S Hibbs, D White; 37 C Weir; 35 M Donaldson, A Gauci; 34 G Pearce, C Stanlake, B Thomson; 33 G Whitehead, T Makepeace on c/b. Eagles: 2nd W Hiriaki.

Women’s stableford, Saturday, June 27.

Winner: K Borg (22) 35pts. DTL: J Robertson 34pts.

Men’s par, Saturday, June 27.

A grade: W Yeomans (9) +2 on c/b.

B grade: J Harber (18) +1. C grade: G Kerr (20) +2. Birdies: 4th G Kerr, 8th D Collings, 14th N Skicko. DTL: +2 D Collings, L Wilson; +1 D Halkett; sq P Backman, K Beath, K Jennings, C Hancock, V Powell, A DeVent. Eagles: 2nd L Wilson.

11th T Cross, 13th L Snowball, 15th P Heathcote. Women - 5th K Ashton, 11th B Wallace, 15th K Ludlow. Eagles: 6th W Griggs.

Grinstead-Jones (17) 68 nett. Runner-up: P Fanning (14) 70 nett from G Cake (15) 71 nett, B Ould (18) 72 nett, B Nankervis (14) 72 nett, R Griffith (20) 73 nett, P Coffin (19) 73 nett, T Woodhouse (15) 74 nett. Birdies: 3rd B Downs, B Burslem, J Gannon; 8th H Connell, P Andrijczak; 14th G Sullivan, J Hutchinson. DTL: B Williams, R Kincaid, S Pawliw, G Cake, B Ould, B Nankervis, R Griffith, P Coffin, T Woodhouse.

Stableford, Saturday, June 20.

A grade (0 -12): E Murphy (9) 40 from L Hall (6) 37, J Horrocks (11) 37, S Buhagiar (7) 36, B Roberts (9) 35. B grade (13 -36): D Whittaker (26) 37 from B King (22) 36, B Burslem (18) 36, H Bright (16) 35, D McCafferty (20) 35.

Birdies: 3rd D Movchan, R McAlister; 8th T Best, G Whitehead; 12th B Estrada.

DTL: L Hall, J Horrocks, S Buhagiar, B Roberts, B King, B Burslem, H Bright, D McCafferty.

Stableford,Wednesday, June 24.

A grade (0 -12): D Cook (9) 42pts from W Hiriaki 9 41pts, L Wilson (4) 38pts. B grade (13 -36): H Kerr (20) 41pts from D McCafferty (19) 40pts, H Bright (16) 38pts, S Davey (15) 37pts, A Schembri (27) 36pts, P Glen (20) 36pts. Birdies: 3rd D Cook, 12th R Kincaid, 14th L Wilson. DTL: W Hiriaki, L Wilson, D McCafferty, H Bright, S Davey, A, Schembri, P Glen.

Par, Saturday, June 29.

A grade (0 -12): R Kincaid (3) +4 from P M Brown (8) +1, G Whitehead (12) +1, H Connell (9) sq, F Hyett (5) sq, D Spence (0) -1. B grade (13 -36): H Bright (15) +2 from P Robinson (20) +1, B King (22) +1, A De Dios (13) sq, G Cake (15) -1. Birdies: 8th B King, B Hutton; 14th A De Dios, D Movchan. DTL: P M Brown, G Whitehead, H Connell, F Hyett, D Spence, P Robinson, B King, A De Dios, G Cake.

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Stableford,Thursday, July 25.

A grade: J Hughes (16) 38pts on c/b.

B grade, C Le Page (28) 34pts. DTL: P Woodall 38pts, J Kus 37pts, G Renwick 35pts. Birdies: M Payne 13th, W Warner 16th.

Par, Saturday, July 27.

A grade: S Henning (7) sq. B grade: J Taylor (19) sq. C grade: C White (27) +2.

DTL: P Woodall, A McCarthy, D Woodall sq; L Gervasi, T Whitelaw -1; G Birnie, E Woodall -2. Birdies: B Elkin 4th; W Gervasi 13th; J Smeriglio, D Taylor, E Woodall 16th. Eagles: D Scurlock 17th.

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Stableford,Wednesday, June 24.

Winner: W Gervasi (13) 28pts.

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Vets & vetettes,Tuesday, June 16.

Winners: Men - M Cropley (19) 20pts.

Women - M Cronin (33) 22pts. Birdies: J Vicic.

Women’s 4BBB,Wednesday, June 17.

Winners: J Woznica & R Fitzpatrick (18 3⁄4) 791⁄4. DTL: K Shaw & H Stanlake 797⁄8, J Beath & M Cronin 82. Nine hole comp: J Rankin 6pts.

Men’s stableford,Thursday, June 18.

A grade: B Thomson (10) 36pts on c/b.

B grade: S Hibbs (12) 36pts. C grade: J Condon (23) 36pts. Birdies: 8th K Ayton.

DTL: 36 K Ayton; 35 S Cunningham, W Yeomans; 34 E Beveridge, R Sommerville; 33 G Charlton, C Weir, A Pickard, A Gauci, B Mead.

Men’s stableford aggregate, Saturday, June 20.

Winners: R Wilson (21) & G Wilson (11) 75pts. Runners-up: A DeVent (7) & P Spiteri (8) 74pts. DTL: 70 D Halkett & J Halkett; 69 T Ford & B Ryan, C Hancock & J Gaul, A Bassman & J Bassman; 68 L Wilson & R Fella; 67 S Borg & N Skicko, P Backman & B Mead, B Forte & P Gridley. Birdies: 8th A Bassman; 14th N Muirhead, S Cluning.

Women’s stableford, Saturday, June 20.

Winner: K Borg (22) 31pts.

Women’s stableford, Sunday, June 21.

Winner: J Robertson.

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MORWELL WOMEN

Par,Wednesday, June 24.

Winner: C Carder (21) 32pts.

Runner-up: C Peter (22) 31pts. DTL: S Pearson, S Calwell, S Karleusa. Birdies: C Trembatch 11th. June nine hole winner: M Tuohy 42.

TRAFALGAR

Open men’s & women’s stableford, Friday, June 26.

A grade: P Hobson 39pts. B grade: G Elliot 38pts. DTL: R Sommerville 37; B Wallace, E Beveridge, M Lewis 36; O Kerr, C Hardy, G Jansen, A Soplakow, R Anderson 35. Birdies: 2nd G Jansen, M Davie; 5th G Lodge; 13th G Jansen; 15th A Chessum.

Stableford, Saturday, June 27.

Men’s A grade: I Miles 39pts on c/b.

Men’s B grade: P Burghardt 36pts on c/b.

Women’s winner: B Lansdown 35pts.

DTL: Men - K Dalziell 41; W Griggs 39; R Phoenix 38; B Crawford, R Parsonage, P Grima, R Barnes, J Tabuteau 36; C Perry, B Wattchow, M Lewis 35 on c/b. Women - A Owen, B Wallace 34.

NTP: Men - 2nd I Miles, 5th T Cross,

TRAFALGAR SENIORS

Stableford (20 players),Tuesday, June 23.

Winner: G Fallon 21. Runner-up: S Lawler 20. DTL: B Keily, I Grant, F Kiss 17; A Cunningham 15 on c/b. NTP: F Kiss. Bradman’s: G Pickburn.

4BBB stableford (53 players), Thursday, June 25.

Winners: I Fry & M Taylor 25.

Runner-up: R Keith & A Cunningham 24 on c/b. DTL: V Hill & G Doolan, A Outhred & S Balfour, P O’Connell & R Pyke, R Armistead & T Price, O Robinson & J Robinson, J Griffin & C Deppeler 24 on c/b. NTP: J Griffin (in hole 2nd shot), T Davie. Bradman’s: F Kiss & S Lawrence.

TRARALGON

Men’s stableford (85 players),Tuesday, June 23.

A grade: G Hayes (5) 38. B grade: G Pearce (14) 36. C grade: F Fitzpatrick (28) 35. DTL: 35 G Donoghue, D Fletcher; 34 S Cogan; 33 A Axford, S Kurowski, N Ransome; 32 T Couling, M Reynolds, R Smith, Y Kim; 31 J Wagemakers, P Bray, K Hall; 30 D Trengrove, D Shields, D Logan, O Pretto, R Elliott.

Men’s stableford (159 players), Saturday, June 27.

A grade: M Coad (7) 35. B grade: J Pilcher (15) 42. C grade: D Freitag (18) 38. D grade: S Jones (23) 42. DTL: 38 J Cameron; 37 G Briffert, K Hall, B Woodall, S Brooks; 36 D Lyons, I Lowe, J Blackman, B Melbourne, R Jennings; 35 L Langstaff, J Langstaff, J Mooney, T Darby, E Whiting, L Middleton, T Slavin, P Clark, G Graham, L Pollard; 34 R White, D Shields, B Fromberg, O Pretto, T Davey, P Bray, G Bettridge, B Farley, D Cooper, W Symons, L Kurrle.

YALLOURN

Stroke monthly medal, Saturday, June 13.

Medal winner: R Grinstead-Jones 68 nett. Scratch winner: D Spence 72. A grade (0 -12): A Murdoch (8) 70 nett.

Runner-up: F Hyett (6) 72 nett from D Spence (+1) 73 nett, B Williams (0) 74 nett, R Kincaid (3) 74 nett, S Pawliw (11) 74 nett. B grade (13 -36): R

YALLOURN WOMEN

Stableford, June 11.

Winner: M McFarlane (45) 34pts. DLT: B Brown, L McAlister 33pts; B Dobson 31pts; L Carter 29pts.

Monthly medal, June 18.

Winner: L McAlister (19) 76 on c/b from L Carter.

Stableford, June 25.

Winner: B Brown (28) 31pts on c/b from L Carter. DLT: L Carter 31pts; L McAlister 30pts; AM Vella, M McFarlane, B Dobson 27pts.

A case of all together now

FOOTBALL

By KATE WITHERS

Big move: The Mid Gippsland and Alberton football-netball leagues will join their underage football and netball competitions for the 2020 season.

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rounds of finals, set to commence on Saturday, July 18.

Hill End, Mirboo North, Morwell East, Newborough, Trafalgar,

Yallourn Yallourn North and Yinnar make up the MGFNL contingent of the Under-18s, with Alberton league clubs Fish Creek, Foster, Meeniyan

Traralgon finds Best option as coach FOOTBALL

TRARALGON has appointed Jake Best as senior coach for the 2021 Gippsland League football season.

Best, 30, replaces Tim McGibney in the role after McGibney was sensationally sacked in May following comments made about a rival player on a podcast.

It is a return to the Gippsland region for the star forward, who hails from Foster and also played for Leongatha before taking his football to Melbourne.

“The Traralgon Football Netball Club is extremely thrilled to announce Jake Best as our senior coach for the 2021 season,” the club said in a statement.

“Jake is an exceptional young man and footballer. We warmly welcome Jake and his partner Meagan to the Maroons family.”

Best will transfer from Eastern

Football League powerhouse Vermont where he spent four seasons and played a key role in the club’s 2018 and 2019 premiership winning teams.

He booted 182 goals for the Eagles and will be a trumpcard in the Traralgon attack.

“I’m looking forward to working with them and helping them develop into senior players,’’ Best told Leader newspapers.

“There are going to be some challenges... first year as coach and I’ll be a playing coach. I’m glad I had last year coaching the (Vermont) Under 19s and Harmit Singh (former Vermont coach who has taken over at Warragul Industrials) will be a support for me.”

The Maroons will be looking to climb the ladder in 2021 after finishing seventh in 2019 with a 6-12 win-loss record under McGibney.

New coach: Jake Best is welcomed to the Traralgon Football Netball Club by president Kevin Foley. Best will guide the fortunes of the Maroons in the 2021 Gippsland League season. photograph supplied

Resolute display leads to a timely success HORSE RACING

MOE trainer Peter Gelagotis enjoyed success at Ballarat on Sunday when Resolute Lad broke his maiden status.

The New Zealand-bred son of Reliable Man broke through for his first win at start five in the Boss Security Maiden Plate (2100m) on the synthetic track.

Resolute Lad ($2 fav) held off Sublime Diva in a tense struggle to the line, giving jockey Billy Egan his 100th winner of the season.

“This is the first season I’ve really knuckled down and ridden out a whole season,” Egan told Racing.com.

“Most seasons I only get about six months out due to weight and things.

“This season I’ve got a manager (Matthew Alesci) and Paddy’s (Payne) stable has obviously grown.

“My manager’s opened a few more doors with other stables he’s got me into.”

Resolute Lad had put the writing on the wall with his previous efforts when second to Murganella at Sale and third at Moe behind Matamata.

The win was the first for the stable since May 15 when Grey Khan saluted at Geelong.

The team has accepted with Blandford Lad for Bendigo tomorrow and Moss ‘N’ Dale at Flemington on Saturday.

Blandford Lad will contest the bet365 Benchmark 64 Handicap (2400m) and regains the services of jockey Jason Maskiell.

The four-year-old is yet to hit the heights of last preparation, but with some sting in the ground and returning to a track he has run at previously does inspire confidence.

Moss ‘N’ Dale tackles the $128,000 Seppelt Wines VRC-CRV Winter Championships Series Final (1600m).

The grand campaigner ran a slashing fifth first-up and boasts an outstanding second-up record of four wins from six starts.

AnthonyDarmaninstaysaboardforthe featureassignmentinwhatisacracking edition of the race, featuring the likes of Swan Hill Cup winner Heptagon, Tasmanian sensation Shot of Irish and VictoriaStar,theex-HongKonggalloper now with Greg Eurell.

The race is at 4.05pm.

SPORT

SIX community-led projects across the region will share in more than $1.7 million in funding from the Latrobe Valley Authority’s $20 million Community and Facility Fund.

Burrage Reserve in Newborough will receive $447,924 for a new pavilion, helping attract new members for the Newborough Yallourn United Soccer Club.

Yallourn-Yallourn North Football Netball Club will receive a $386,899 grant to construct a new netball court and lighting at George Bates Reserve.

These upgrades will let the club train more and for longer, and open the facilities for community use.

A new changeroom pavilion will be constructed at the Woodside Recreation Reserve thanks to a $348,689 grant for the Woodside Football Netball Club.

The new accessible pavilion will provide changeroom space for all AFL teams, allowing the club to introduce all-female Auskick and other AFL programs.

Maffra Lawn Tennis Club will receive $299,830 to revamp their facilities, including a new kitchen, changerooms and storage.

Moe United Soccer Club will enjoy being able to train and compete at night, with a $176,075 grant to install a new sports lighting system at their Olympic Reserve facility.

West Sale Bowls Club will receive $79,816 to install a commercial kitchen, and accessible toilets with entry ramps.

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IN what could be a prelude to bigger things, the Mid Gippsland and Alberton leagues are set to sensationally merge their underage football and netball competitions for the 2020 season.

The MGFNL last week declared it would “seriously consider” amalgamating with the embattled Alberton league after the release of the highly-anticipated G25 Strategy.

MGFNL publicity officer Rob Popplestone said that while clubs still had to officially sign-off on the move, it would likely serve as a trial run for a potential full merger of the two leagues.

“Our junior competition, albeit a condensed fixture for 2020, will involve a mixture of Mid Gippsland and Alberton league clubs,” Popplestone told The Express.

Under-15 and Under-17s netball and Under-18s football will play an eight-round 2020 season plus two

Dumbalk United and Toora rounding out the 11-team competition.

The Under-15s netball competition will be made up of 14 teams and the Under-17s competition 15 teams.

As part of the modified draw, two matches will be played at each venue every round, with one of those a meeting between clubs on neutral territory to share travel.

“The option to have a mixed competition has been explored with the view that we think it gives a us a chance to test out travel and see how the two leagues might match up,” Popplestone said.

“It shows how seriously we’re considering the two leagues working together. It is more than just talk, it’s action being put into place to get some more clarity about what the leagues working together might look like.”

Both leagues have scrapped senior football and netball for 2020, however the G25 Strategy recommends the two merge to form one competition in time for the 2021 season.

Sporting clubs benefit from $1.7 million in funding

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