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An artist’s impression of the used lead acid battery recycling plant slated for Hazelwood North.

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Minister approves Hazelwood North lead acid battery plant

VICTORIAN Planning Minister Richard Wynne has stepped in to give the green light for Chunxing to build a used lead acid battery recycling plant in Hazelwood North.

The decision is due to be formally gazetted in the next fortnight, but The Express understands the approval was officially made in the past week.

Chunxing said it is aware of the Minister’s decision and will release a statement in the coming weeks.

It comes as the application was waiting to be heard at the Victorian Civil Appeals Tribunal in April after it was refused by Latrobe City Council at a special council meeting in September.

The Minister intervened to approve the project, which met the criteria for a Development Facilitation Program, established by the state government.

According to documents obtained by The Express, the Development Facilitation Program “identifies priority projects that deliver investment into the Victorian

economy, keep people in jobs and provide a substantial public benefit”.

“Projects which meet the established criteria are recommended by the program for the Minister’s consideration for possible intervention,” the documents read.

Chunxing is planning to process 50,000 tonnes of lead acid batteries into 28,000 tonnes of refined lead per year on the Fourth Road site, providing more than 50 ongoing jobs.

However, the application attracted significant community objection with fears the lead could contaminate the local environment.

Latrobe City Council knocked back the planning application after deciding it did not meet the requirements of the planning scheme and also considered amenity impacts.

The application had already been approved by the Environment Protection Authority, which took detailed technical, environmental and human health studies into account.

The state government established the Latrobe Valley as a Health Innovation Zone in 2016 - the first of its kind in Australia - in order to deliver better health and wellbeing outcomes for the community.

A Latrobe City spokesperson said council was yet to receive details of the approved planning permit and acknowledged the Minister’s intervention, but was “disappointed that the government failed to consult council or the community on the matter”.

“Council now asks the state government: what is the relevance of the Health Innovation Zone in this decision, and what role will the health innovation zone have going forward?” the spokesperson said.

“Council is committed to working with the government to ensure community sentiment relating to the health and environmental impacts of the approved facility are addressed, and in order to ensure there are no negative health impacts associated with the facility.”

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Top gong for Valley GovHub

By MICHELLE SLATER

THE Latrobe Valley GovHub has been recognised for construction excellence by taking out a top prize in last month’s Australian Steel Institute Victorian Steel Excellence Awards.

Bacchus Marsh company Industry Cladding and Roofing, in conjunction with Dynamic Steel Frame, won the Steel Clad Structures category for the $30 million building on Church Street in Morwell.

Award criteria focused on design merit, construction efficiency, environmental sustainability and buildability.

Industry Cladding and Roofing director Grant Wright said the award recognised the company’s “unique approach to a project of this magnitude”.

“An approach that combined out-of-the-box thinking and blue collar know-how to deliver a truly amazing finish with a level of detail and accuracy that is second to none,” Mr White said.

“With its striking design solution that both stands out and complements its natural surroundings, the GovHub delivers a truly timeless aesthetic backed by exceptional engineering and workmanship.”

The three-storey regional employment centre features the world’s largest light gauge steel-clad facade modules.

The company fabricated and installed the 18 modules which were craned into position and hooked onto the building late last year.

Mr White said the GovHub’s innovative design required cutting-edge engineering and a detailed prototyping process to modularise the construction.

“Modularisation enabled us to meet the dramatically accelerated timeframe required by the architect and builder - all without compromising on quality, safety or finish,” he said.

The GovHub will house approximately 300 public sector staff, including from agencies such as Parks Victoria, Earth Resources Regulation and Solar Victoria.

The energy-efficient building will feature modern office spaces, shared meeting rooms, a community hub, business incubator zones, an exhibition space and a locally-run café.

Recognised: The Latrobe Valley GovHub has received an award for construction excellence.

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Local talent: Dr Niharika Ojha, LRH chief medical officer Dr Humsha Naidoo, Dr Ashton Arthur and Dr James Polmear. photograph tessa randello

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“This will attract them to stay in the region for two years, we developed that last year.

“This year about 50 per cent of our interns from 2020 are staying for a second year.”

Dr Niharika Ojha, from Traralgon, is one of the local interns and said working at LRH “feels like home”.

“I am very familiar with this area, I was back here in my fourth year as well,” she said.

“It feels really nice to be back; I remember really enjoying my time here, I felt really supported and I always wanted to come back to LRH.” Dr Ashton Arthur, who also grew up in Traralgon, said it will be an interesting experience to work in an area he knows well.

“I think it will be interesting knowing the community and treating people that I have a relationship with outside, I’m looking forward to that and a bit apprehensive to see how that goes,” he said.

Dr James Polmear grew up in Foster and also spent a year of his studies at LRH before becoming an intern this year.

“I really enjoyed my year here... I like the smaller hospitals compared with the bigger city hospitals, you get to know the people a bit better and build those relationships a bit better,” he said.

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THREE of Latrobe Regional Hospital’s interns for this year are local doctors.

The hospital welcomed 30 interns in total to the hospital on Tuesday.

LRH cheif medical officer Dr Humsha Naidoo said the hospital was “extremely pleased to have three interns who have a link to the Latrobe region”.

“Research shows us that people who grow up in regional areas are more likely to come back to regional areas,” she said.

“Our long-term strategic vision is to attract all of these interns back to the Latrobe region once they have completed their training and further specialisation.

“For us it is a great benefit to have young doctors who know the regional areas and are able to care for the community that they came from.

“It is also great for the local economy, these interns will stay in local houses and go to shops and restaurants in the area.”

Dr Naidoo also said this year’s interns will be the second group able to take advantage of a new program at LRH, aimed at keeping doctors at the hospital for two years.

“We are also offering pathways that they can work in towards the specialisiation that they would prefer... in the second year after they have completed their internship,”

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Concerns: A Morwell woman has spoken of her distress after her son, who is disabled, was moved from his assisted living residence in Traralgon without her permission. file photograph

Mother’s anguish over son’s move

By TESSA RANDELLO

A MORWELL mother has describe feeling like she had “no rights as a parent”, after her disabled son was moved to a new home, without her consent.

Rosemary Jones was told her son would be moved from his assisted living home in Traralgon, where he had lived for 11 years, after saying no to the move multiple times.

Ms Jones moved her son to a residence operated by disability service Aruma in 2009, when health issues prevented her from looking after her son who is blind and non-verbal - at home.

On December 11 she received a notice of temporary relocation for her her son, which stated he would be moved to Warragul on December 14.

The move means Ms Jones can not visit her son and said she fears the blind 33-year-old will self-harm in a new and unfamiliar space.

Ms Jones said Aruma “claimed that moving him is for his safety and wellbeing, but it’s worse for him”.

“I received paperwork that said they were going to move him, he did not get 90 days to vacate, he got three (days) and in (previous) meetings with Aruma I said I did not give my consent to move him,” Ms Jones said. “(Aruma) couldn’t wait because I said no to the relocation and they just decided to do it.

“I feel like my guardianship has been taken away, there is nothing I can do.

“It seems like I haven’t got a right as a parent to do anything, I should have the right to say where he goes and that has just been taken off me.

“I am worried because I can’t travel for 45 minutes to go and see him in Warragul because of my medical conditions.”

In a letter to Ms Jones, Aruma said it had concerns about her son’s welfare at his current accommodation, “given the assaults on him that

occurred on 3 and 4 September”.

Ms Jones said she did not understand why her son was the one being moved. “(Aruma) is not doing the right thing, he is the victim, and they are moving him, not the person that did it,” she said.

Ms Jones also said the new home is not fit for her son given his visual impairment.

“He shouldn’t be moved at all, you should not just move blind people, he will not know where anything is or how to get around well,” she said.

“This could put him into more trouble where he could do damage to himself and I don’t want to see that.

“I have never changed my house around so that it is always safe for him to be there, he is comfortable and he knows where everything is.”

Ms Jones sought legal help, made a complaint with NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission and contacted Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester.

“He was moved on December 14, and I have spent no time thinking about Christmas, I have just been working on this,” she said.

Aruma chief executive officer Andrew Richardson said the case was “complex and we are mindful of the privacy of all involved”.

“The safety and wellbeing of our customers and our staff is paramount,” he said.

“It is for this reason that we reached the considered view that a temporary relocation was the best option.

“The current arrangements are in place until March 2021.

“We have worked closely with those impacted to make the temporary relocation as smooth as possible.

“We are committed to working closely with our customers, and their families, to evaluate the best long-term options.”

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Wintry: Monday and Tuesday were wet in the Valley with just short of 17mm of rain falling in a six-hour period. photographs supplied

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Increased demand: LRH opened a temporary pop-up COVID testing site at the weekend.

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Pop-up test boost

By TESSA RANDELLO

LATROBE Regional Hospital opened a temporary pop-up testing site at the weekend, to help with increased COVID-19 testing demands.

The site was opened on Saturday to asymptomatic people, in addition to the hospital’s permanent testing site.

LRH chief operating officer Don McCrae said the increased demand at the weekend was the consequence of two factors.

“The high demand was due to the increased number of exposure sites in Lakes Entrance and Leongatha and those returned travellers from NSW,” he said.

“The pop-up site was for people who were asymptomatic, but had to be tested after entering Victoria or had been to an exposure site.

“Symptomatic people are able to visit LRH’s other testing site at the hospital.”

Mr McCrae said after testing about 1000 people on Saturday and Sunday the hospital’s pop-up site was seeing a decrease in demand and was closed on Tuesday.

“The pop-up site was just to help with the increased demand, there are many other sites open in the Latrobe Valley and the hospital’s permanent site will remain open,” he said.

“If that demand picks up again the team is ready to go and the pop-up site will be reopened.

“Pop-up sites around Gippsland worked tirelessly over the weekend to make sure as many people who needed to be tested were.”

Testing at the pop-up site finished on Monday.

Other testing sites

* Australian Clinical Labs Traralgon Pathology Collection Centre Phone 5174 0285 Monday-Friday 7.30am-3.30pm 10-12 Grey Street, Traralgon GP referral needed * Dorevitch Pathology, Latrobe Regional Hospital Phone 5174 0800 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm You must have a pathology slip from your GP who will fax it to Dorevitch You can drive in, stay in your car and get tested

* The Healthcare Centre, Morwell GP Respiratory clinic Phone 5191 9321 Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Saturday 9am-2pm 185A-189 Princes Drive, Morwell Appointment needed * Latrobe Community Health Service, Moe Phone 1800 242 696 Children 12 years and over only Tuesday and Thursday 9am-11am Bell Street (car park behind Moe Kmart) No referral or appointment needed

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By KATE WITHERS

THE Valley received some unseasonably heavy rain this week and large parts of Gippsland were lashed with a month’s rainfall in a single day.

Showers set in on Sunday and persisted throughout Monday, with 11.4mm in the gague to 9am at the Latrobe Valley weather base in Traralgon.

By the afternoon, the Bureau of Meteorology had issued a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall for almost the entire Gippsland.

The region was then hit with more than 17mm of rain in a six-hour period from midnight on Monday to 6am on Tuesday, with reports from Toongabbie and Yallourn North of up to 50mm.

Senior forecaster Chris Arvier said the falls were “significant”, but those further east even more so.

“We had very heavy falls throughout Victoria on Monday night and the heaviest falls were throughout west and south Gippsland,” Mr Arvier said.

“The highest total was around 90mm at Balook and we had over 80mm at Yarram Airport.

“We are looking at that rainfall continuing, particularly through parts of Gippsland.”

Some areas, including Yarram, received their monthly average rainfall in one hit.

“It’s pretty unusual to see falls of this magnitude during January, which is obviously one of the warmer and drier months on average,” Mr Arvier said.

“In parts of west and south Gippsland some of those sites were recording the sort of numbers that are essentially a month’s rainfall in one day.”

The wet weather, driven by an active La Nina system encompassing south-eastern Australia, is likely to persist throughout summer before easing off around autumn.

“It has been a pretty wet start to the year, we’ve had some pretty rainy and cool days to kick off 2021,” Mr Arvier said.

“While it looks like we’re going to have a bit of a break from the dreary conditions next week, we are still in the height of a La Nina and that means it’s typically a wetter than average and a cooler than average summer and we’re at the peak of that right now.

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“The La Nina conditions are likely to be peaking right now through January and will ease off in February and March, but it’s quite likely we’ll see some more cooler and wetter days before the summer is done.

“The start of the year has been quite cool and damp by summer standards.”

More summery weather will return across the region tomorrow with clouds clearing and a top of 27 degrees forecast for the Valley.

Things will heat up in time for the weekend with temperatures reaching 30 on Saturday and 31 on Sunday, before a scorching 35 on Monday and 34 on Tuesday.

“It’s slowly looking like we’re getting a taste of summer creeping back into the forecast - conditions are looking pretty nice by the time we get to the weekend,” Mr Arvier said.

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Firearms burglary

POLICE are investigating after a person allegedly broke into a garage at a home in Churchill and stole registered shotguns from a gun safe.

Between 11am on Thursday, December 31 and 2pm on Saturday, January 2, police believe an unknown assialant broke into the home on McLean Avenue.

The burglars allegedly used an implement to break into a safe and stole five registered shotguns.

Senior Sergeant Jason Dastey said it was also a good reminder for gun owners to check their safes and keep an eye on registered firearms in their possession.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Latrobe CIU at Morwell Police Station at 5131 5000 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

Camera car damaged in Glengarry A PASSER-BY allegedly threw a beer bottle into the window of a camera car parked on TraralgonMaffra Road on New Year’s Eve. At 7.14pm on Thursday, December 31 the camera car was performing speed detection duties in Glengarry when the bottle was allegedly thrown into the window of the car.

The bottle damaged the vehicle and sprayed the operator with glass.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Latrobe CIU at Morwell Police Station at 5131 5000 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

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Two unknown occupants of the Holden, believed to be a male and a female, fled the scene before police arrived.

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Big stage: James Scullin from Traralgon in action during day two of the EnergyAustralia Classic Singles.

Focus: Newborough’s Craig Thornton sends one down.

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Upset: Event favourite Jarryd Davies from Glenroy was bundled out of the competition on Tuesday.

Bowls’ best descend on the Valley

By MICHAEL HOLROYD

THE first bowls of the 24th EnergyAustralia Classic Singles hit the greens at the Newborough Bowling Club on Monday.

The first two days of the event saw 48 bowlers playing in 16 sections and there were highlights aplenty.

On Monday, Newborough’s own George Lambos won his section and second-year bowler Wayne Arnold from Morwell Club toppled former winner Charlie Ward from Newborough in a big upset.

Defending champion Nathan Bush of Eastern Park in Geelong and runner-up Thor Shannon

also recorded impressive wins.

South Australian Westlakes trio Nathan Black, Craig Mills and Glenn Weinstein also won through, as did past winners Ray Jansen (MCC) and Tony Schiavello (Bundoora RSL).

Former Drouin players Gary Johnson (Webbcona) and Dave Ashby (Clayton) returned to the Latrobe Valley to win their sections.

Day two featured some upsets, with Jarryd Davies (Glenroy) and Jay Bye-Norris (Sunbury) bundled out.

Garry Ingley (Newborough) and Phil Mustoe (Traralgon) joined a band of successful locals with wins in their sections, as did Australian champion

Aaron Wilson (Cabramatta).

The field was whittled down to 32 yesterday with semi-finals and the final being held today.

A full wrap of the final two days of the event will be in Monday’s edition of The Express.

Monday section winners: G Lambos (Newborough), N Bush (Eastern Park), R Jansen (MCC), N Black (West Lakes SA), G Johnson (Webbcona),T Schiavello (Bundoora RSL), B Watt (Whittlesea), G Wickstein (West Lakes SA), E Mills (Berwick), F Krislovic (Rosebud Beach), T Shannon (Brighton), N Schiavello (Bundoora RSL), M Foster (MCC), D Ashby (Clayton),

W Arnold (Morwell Club), C Mills (West Lakes SA).

Tuesday section winners: G Birt (Wonthaggi), J McCausland (West Sale), N Murray (Bund RSL), C Veenendaal (Mitcham),A Wilson (Cabramatta), P Mustoe (Traralgon), R McKay (Melbourne), G Ingley (Newborough), B McCallum (Mentone), B Thomason (Clayton), M Wilson (Whittlesea), G Ball (Yarraville/Footscray), D O’Keefe (West Sale), N Brown (Blackburn), R Briglia (Middle Park), B Hubber (Bund RSL).

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Busy: Two rows of cars lined up at the LCHS drive-through COVID testing site in Moe this week.

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Demand drives up testing

By TESSA RANDELLO

THE Moe drive-through COVID testing site completed 64 tests in three hours on Tuesday, as border closures and exposure sites in Gippsland increased demand.

The testing site, run by Latrobe Community Health Service, has been open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9am until 11am since mid-August.

LCHS Manager Integrated Primary Health (West Gippsland) Karen Pettifer said Tuesday was the busiest testing day for the site since August. “Tuesday was the first day that we were open in the new year and it was very busy,� she said. “Everything ran really smoothly, we had eight staff on which is how we were able to do so many tests.

“We didn’t have any more than 14 cars waiting at any one time, we were able to push through quickly thanks to the staff there. “We will continue to have eight to 10 staff at the LCHS site so we can put through all the tests that we need to do.�

Ms Pettifer said some staff even cut their leave short to come and help at the testing site. “When we heard that the demand for testing would be higher we put the call out and lots of staff offered to help out,� she said. “The staff have just been great, they have all worked really hard.�

Ms Pettifer said it was very important that anyone who has been to an exposure site, returned from NSW or has any symptoms comes forward to get a test.

“I encourage everyone to get tested as soon as they have any symptoms or realise they have been in a location where they need a test,� she said. “They then need to isolate until they receive a negative test result. “There is no need for a referral or symptoms to come to the drive-through at Moe, anyone can get a test over the age of 12. “I would also like to thank everyone who has been tested for their patience, they have been really patient and really great, the testers have really appreciated that.�

The LCHS Moe drive through testing site is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am until 11am at the Moe Kmart car park.

VICTORIA recorded one new locally-acquired COVID-19 case yesterday.

Three new cases were recorded in total yesterday - two of which are in hotel quarantine - bringing the state’s active cases to 41.

Two new possible acquisition sites were added to the list yesterday; the MCG on December 27 and stores located in Chadstone shopping centre on December 26.

A confirmed COVID-19 case attended the MCG on Dec 27, seated in The Great Southern Stand, Zone 5, between 12.30pm and 3.30pm.

Additional sites have been identified at Chadstone Shopping Centre on December 26 between 6am and 2pm.

These include the following stores: Culture Kings, Huffer, JD Sports, Jay Jays, H&M, Uniqlo, Myer, Superdry, Footlocker and Dumplings Plus.

Both the MCG and Chadstone Shopping Centre were being investigated as potential sources for acquisition.

A confirmed case of coronavirus who was not infectious visited the MCG and Chadstone but DHHS believes they may have acquired their infection at this location.

If you have been to either of these locations you must get tested and self-quarantine until you receive a negative result.

For more information on sites and testing visit www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/case-locationsand-outbreaks or www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/ getting-tested.

Where are the licence reviews?

ENVIRONMENT groups are calling on the state’s environmental watchdog to reveal brown coal power station licence reviews, despite promises these would be out by the end of last year.

The Environmental Protection Authority was due to publicly release its periodic reviews of brown coal licences by the end of 2020 after the process began in 2017.

The EPA licence amendments ensure the Valley’s three coal-fired power station licences are kept up-to-date with changing science, environmental conditions and community standards.

Environment Victoria chief executive Jono La Nauze said the EPA had let this review “drag out for more than three years and the Victorian community deserves an answer�. “We’re pleased the EPA didn’t release a decision over Christmas when the community deserved a break, but now it’s important to announce the decision as soon as possible,� Mr La Nauze said. “Every day this decision is delayed more pollution

It’s time: Environment groups, including Wendy Farmer’s Voices of the Valley, are calling for the state government to release brown coal-fired power station licence reviews. file photgraph is released into the local atmosphere, making people sick. “In the case of the greenhouse pollution that causes climate change, there is currently no

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Mr La Nauze said the new licence conditions should require power stations to install up-to-date technology to filter or remove pollution and greenhouse gases, in line with international best practice.

The original community consultations were held in Traralgon in 2018.

Voices of the Valley convenor Wendy Farmer said she was “frustrated� the process was taking so long after having provided a detailed submission into the review. “We need the community and industry to know where they stand. It’s time the EPA release them now, it’s a new year and we need to take some action and we need answers,� Ms Farmer said. “We hope there is some criteria for better pollution controls to protect the community, as health must be paramount in everything we do.�

An EPA spokesman said: “the EPA’s comprehensive review of the brown coal fire power station licences in the Valley has been a complex process and will be publicly available as soon as possible.�

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Fresh face for Farmers m Federation Coup: Mirboo North’s Emma Germano was appointed president of the Victorian Farmers Federation last month.

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A THIRD-GENERATION Mirboo North veggie grower has been given the top job of steering the state’s peak farming body, becoming president of the Victorian Farmers Federation.

Emma Germano was voted in by members last month, taking over from outgoing president David Jochinke and steps up from being vice-president.

Ms Germano has a blue-ribbon resume as a VFF Horticulture Group president and 2014 Nuffield Scholar, examining global export opportunities for Australian primary producers.

Her appointment heralds in a double female-led farming federation, with Werribee egg farmer Danyel Cucinotta voted in as VFF vice-president.

Ms Germano operates the family-run I Love Farms mixed farming businesses in Mirboo North, and runs a farm gate shop selling local produce.

She grows premium quality fresh vegetables for local and export markets, as well as running sheep and beef cattle.

The passionate Gippslander did not deny the region would gain a bit more attention under her leadership, but most of its overarching issues were the same as those across the state.

“Gippsland is such a fantastic place and only a stone’s throw from Melbourne, we need to make sure it has all the infrastructure in place to grow agricultural production,” Ms Germano said.

“People are aware of Gippsland and our amazing food provenance, we have an amazing opportunity to tell people the story of where their food comes from.”

Ms Germano is passionate about building on the legacy of the VFF by evolving and modernising the organisation, and fostering a connected and engaged regional and rural farming community.

She said she wanted to “reinvigorate”

VFF branch structures by expanding networks and connecting to more members with digital tools and social media.

“I saw an organisation with an impact on this generation of farmers and how everyday advocacy is so important for farmers and communities,” Ms Germano said.

“What one farmer may experience on their own farm may be indicative of a larger problem, we need to advocate for everyone.”

Ms Germano was thrust straight into business in her first few weeks as president when the state government dropped Murray Basin Rail Project funding and rating system reviews.

She said farm labour, infrastructure and connecting townies with their food supplies were some ongoing issues that she would be keeping a close eye on.

“During COVID, everyone began thinking about where food comes from and thinking about farmers, but these things easily get forgotten, we need to keep on promoting food production in people’s minds,” she said.

“We need to get more young people into agriculture and promote it through primary and secondary schools.”

She is also going to keep batting for the bush, and helping to narrow the city-country divide by making sure both state and federal governments support the regions.

“We get lovely sentiments from politicians, but we don’t get the same provisions of services and infrastructure. Country people are being left behind their city counterparts,” she said.

“We need to promote our industry to the general public, pollies listen to us when the voters put the pressure on.

We need to make people understand why food policy matters in Australia.”

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A PASTIME to entertain her children quickly became a passion for Traralgon author Connie Knight, who published three books in 2020 with another being released soon.

Ms Knight said she had not written a children’s book in 25 years and a visit from her daughters early last year sparked the idea to publish them.

“I used to write books but it was just to read to my children... I used to read it to my girls, they took it to school for show and tell but it wasn’t published,” she said.

“Before COVID hit, last year my girls asked if I still had them, so I got them out and we read them and had a bit of a laugh and then the girls encouraged me to do something about it.

“I have more time to do my work and that is how it all got going in a year.

“COVID has given a lot of people the time to do things that they were thinking about for a long time and I believe that if it wasn’t for this those books would still be in the cupboard

and I wouldn’t have started writing new books again.”

Ms Knight published three books last year; Tic Tac and Jackson the Cat, Fairy Colours and Socks with a fourth, Fairy Places, coming out in the next few weeks.

Just before Christmas Ms Knight also decided to share her new books with less fourtunate children in the Valley and donated more than 100 copies of Fairy Colours to Berry Street.

“I heard about the foster care and kinship care at Berry Street and decided to donate a box of my books to the children for Christmas,” she said.

“It bought me a lot of joy to give to the children and become aware of Berry Street and what they do “I as really happy to do that and hopefully I can continue donating books to Berry Street during my journey as an author and hopefully can continue publishing.”

Ms Knight’s book are available for purchase at Tararlgon Sugarabies, Schoolworks Supplies in Bairnsdale and on Amazon.

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• Secure 24 hrs per day • Experienced with infection control processes • Emotional wellbeing and socialisation • Home cooked meals with access to basic essential items We would like the opportunity to offer assistance to all within the community who may require support with placement of loved ones during these difficult times.

Traralgon Aged Care will offer 1 month free to all permanent admissions to assist during this time of uncertainty.

Large single rooms available Respite care is also available T&C’s Aged Care approval is required Contact Traralgon Aged Care Admissions Coordinator on 0438 984 299 to discuss or visit www.maacg.com.au

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Morwell resident’s concerns on safety IN response to Guss Lambden’s letter (The Express, December 30, 2020).

I attended the Morwell police station on December 27 after being charged at by a large unrestrained dog belonging to someone from this group of drunks.

The police officer at the desk was no help and in fact he said he would do nothing and made it very clear to me I was wasting his time.

I walk my dog in the area most nights and see these drunks and or drugged people fighting, screaming and menacing people walking by and our authorities seem to turn a blind eye.

I and others have a right to feel safe walking our city streets.

It’s not good enough.

Jim Gore, Morwell

Questions over the Latrobe Valley Authority’s budget I HAVE a question that I’m hoping The Express or Latrobe City Council can answer for me?

Reading The Express 30/12/20 it has been revealed that the LVA’s budget has been slashed and that now there is only $13.9 million available for spending on staff, and $13.1 million for job creating programs?

Just what are these staff members from the LVA being paid?

One always wonders when the budget for staff payments outweighs the actual program.

Is this just another government pig trough that the staff have their snouts in?

Danny Stevens, Churchill

Hazelwood revamp WATCHING the English show Escape to the Country, their solution to a disused slate quarry in Wales was recreation installed flying fox which has proved a fantastic drawcard to tourism and resulted in flow-on effects such as a restaurant and a motel.

Surely, that is far better than the prospect of trying to fill such a cavernous pit with water.

Carol Hogan, Moe

Happy New Year?

AS the clock struck midnight to welcome in 2021, it did so as that dreaded coronavirus reared its head yet again.

The news of the border closures and subsequent scenes as thousands of travellers hit the highways, ending was just heartbreaking.

2020 was a year like no other and one, we in Victoria endured.

Just when things seemingly looked like they were getting back to normal, we’re in a scenario that could put us back to square one.

2021 promised to be a year that was better than the annus horriblis of 2020.

But the early indiciation is sadly it might prove more of the same.

Gavin Buckley, Morwell

Online comments ‘NEW COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS FOR VICTORIA’ Stephen Ruff: Where’s Dan during this crisis, oh that’s right he’s gone on holidays.

Barry Doyle: Didn’t see this coming! Thanks Dan for closing the border after they got here first!

Cheers NSW! Shane Anderson: If the federal government closed our international borders earlier and set a national standard on how quarantine was to be implemented we may have had a better chance of eliminating the virus in Australia. Just saying.

Kani Thomson: Remember the state of emergency was extended.

Dan can pull the plug immediately.

Cheryl Reynolds: FFS here we go again. Just in time for 2021 to be no different from 2020. If they kept international borders closed we would not be in this situation. And just in time for JobSeeker to be cut.

Dee Brown: To those abusing Dan, anyone in his position would have done the same thing.

Joanne George: Gippsland camp sites are chockers, this may not work at this late stage!

Michael Shears: Dan can’t win.

Some people are sooking because they have only been given six hours notice. Others are sooking because “4pm is safe 5pm isn’t.” Ideally all restrictions would be implemented immediately. However there has to be some notice period. As soon as Sydney had a spike we should have shut the borders like WA and Tasmania. Those suburbs in

Where’s the defence for soldiers?

COLONIAL Australians voted for Federation for four key reasons – Defence, Foreign Affairs, Quarantine and the maintenance of Free Trade between States.

Our Federation is failing in all four areas.

In Defence we send our soldiers into unwinnable foreign wars, and then spurn and shortchange the veterans who survive.

The media and some top brass have smeared all soldiers because a few have been accused of war crimes (probably while attempting to stay alive themselves).

And while the Indo-Pacific prepares for war, we play gender games and climate games instead of war games, and waste zillions on inferior submarines and fighter aircraft.

Our mismanagement of Foreign Affairs has given China (our biggest foreign customer) an excuse for a bullying, costly trade war.

And our cavalier signing of several UN “agreements” on climate and environment surrenders our sovereignty to unelected foreign bureaucrats, and exports our jobs and industries.

Our futile attempts to lock out viruses that may be able to hitch-hike on migratory birds, bats, traders and tourists have just slowed the normal

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Melbourne should be locked down now. Before the genie gets further out of the bottle.

Ella Grant: Here we go again.

Pete Ransom: 6 hours notice!

It may come as a total shock to these clowns, but there’d already be heaps of places that already have more than 15 people in attendance with caravans and tents

process of adapting to these pests. Summer warmth may have done more to curb COVID in northern Australia than all the lockdowns.

State Premiers, drunk on COVID-power, have made a mockery of Section 92 (“trade, and commerce … among the states, shall be absolutely free.”).

They have driven thousands into bankruptcy, leaving the feds to pick up the tab. With workers kept in paid idleness by state lockdowns and federal handouts, there is no labour for farm harvests.

We should be free to lock or unlock our own homes or businesses.

But politicians shut state borders with little warning, even creating locked-down mini-states.

Police who should be fighting real crime are monitoring and imprisoning honest people, while soldiers prepare for war against tourists and traders instead of focusing on our capacity to respond to threats in our region.

Our Federation is being destroyed by centralism, state irresponsibility and green vandalism.

The bloated federal and state bureaucracies are far larger and more costly than were ever imagined by the Fathers of Federation.

A recent invention, the unconstitutional “National Cabinet”, is a harbinger of yet more centralisation and globalism as the great COVID reset merges with the green revolution.

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in backyards, camping grounds, etc. People have already travelled to where they intend gathering and staying for the night. I’m personally going to a restaurant with a few friends, so it’s not an issue to me, but is it all that hard to realise that others already planned and are in the middle of much larger gatherings. Get real!

We must restore the dreams of federation by: • Restoring free trade with no bureaucratic locked gates.

• Restoring our industrial capability, based on cheap reliable coal, gas, hydro or nuclear power.

• Repealing all green energy subsidies, mandates tax breaks and emissions targets.

• Ensuring emergency supplies of gas and liquid fuels.

• Building a credible defence force and good alliances.

Viv Forbes, Washpool, Queensland

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NORTON (Hannon) - Bryce Adam was born on December 1 at LRH to Jessica and Adam of Traralgon.

O’DOWD (McKay) - Madison Ann was born on November 25 at LRH to Samantha and David of Traralgon.

VENEMAN (Ponton) Charlott tte t Pippi Lou was born on November 20 at Central Gippsland Health to Brylie and Jason of Toongabbie.

JESSUP (Chalmers) - Braxton James Mark was born on December 4 at Monash Clayton to Britt ttany t and Riley of Newborough.

TEUMA (Lane) - Luca Romeo was born on May 24 at LRH to Elizabeth and Ryan of Traralgon.

SIM (Sherry) - Kelsie Rose was born on September 27 at Warragul Hospital to Paula and Ryan of Hernes Oak.

BRETT - Ronan was born on January 3 at LRH to Taylah of Traralgon.

SMITH (Kindred) - Violet Jean Sky kye y was born on January 1 at LRH to Sean and Tayla of Chruchill.

HIGGINBOTTOM - Millie Rose was born on December 22 at Warragul Hospital to Jasmine and Adam of Newborough.

DEAN - Archie Lee was born on December 20 at Monash Clayton to Shani of Traralgon.

COX (Evans) - Adele Maree was born on November 26 at LRH to Danielle and Terry of Traralgon.

CREIGHTON (Richardson) - Ruby Penelope was born on December 17 at Central Gippsland Health to Ashlea and Trae of Morwell.

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Community Corner with Gregor Mactaggart

Rosedale Lions Club Producers Market

THE Rosedale Lions Club will be holding their Producers Market on Saturday, January 30 in the Rosedale Prince Street Reserve Starting at 8am to 1pm.

The Rosedale Lions Club will be providing the barbecue and their catering van will be there also with Coffee and Donuts.

There will be live music through the day and also the radio station will be broadcasting from there also.

If you make, bake or grow we would love to here from you.

Stall enquiries, phone Dawn on 0448 992 714.

The Rosedale Lions Club has some lovely stalls and would like to see as many people as possible.

Come along and enjoy the day with great surroundings, great stalls in a beautiful park.

They hope to see you there.

Traralgon Girl Guides come and try day

TRARALGON Girl Guides are hosting a come and try day on Saturday, January 16 between 10am-2.30pm.

Children aged six years and older are encouraged to come and experience the fun, friendship and adventure of being a girl guide for a day.

It is a great opportunity to make new friends while learning what Girl Guides is all about.

Guides is free to join for Term 1 in 2021.

The come and try day will be held at the Traralgon Guide Hall on Cumberland Street.

Cost is $15, which includes a sausage sizzle lunch.

Please bring mum (or dad or a carer) with you!

Wear casual clothes with good enclosed footwear and bring a drink bottle, and a hat.

To help Traralgon Girl Guides cater and ensure COVID-19 restrictions are adhered to, RSVP via email to amanda.clark@guides.vic.org.au, including any dietary requirements.

Spaces are strictly limited.

Moe Social Dance Club is ready to again tap their toes

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MOE Social Dance Club will recommence the Monday Night Dances at the Newborough Hall in Balfour St, Newborough on Monday, January 11 at 8pm.

COVID-19 rules will be followed.

Further enquiries may be made to the secretary on 0448 906 657.

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consuming for emergency services to perform rescue operations and quite a few of these situations could have been avoided if people had been better equipped.”

When heading into remote areas, it is important to ask yourself a few simple questions: • Would you know how to describe where you are if you need to call for help? Do you have maps, GPS and a compass? Do you know the common location name?

• Have you downloaded the VicEmergency app to keep up to date with emergency information and warnings in the area? What about the Emergency + app which uses GPS in your phone to help a Triple Zero (000) caller provide critical location details required to mobilise emergency services?

• Do you have adequate supplies, including food, water, matches, torch, first aid kit, clothing/ footwear?

• Do you have communications equipment that will work where you are going? Is there phone reception? Do you have a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)?

• Are there others going with you who can help you if you get into trouble?

• Have you told someone where you are going and what time you expect to return?

• Do you have ambulance cover?

These are all very important things to think about when heading into remote parts of the great outdoors to keep you and your family safe.

Visit www.police.vic.gov.au/outdoor-and-bushsafety for more detail on how to prepare for a bush trip.

MOE and District Cancer Council Volunteer Group, are once again venturing out into the community, and looking forward to getting back to COVIDNormal in 2021.

The group has scheduled a Garage Sale in Yallourn North for January 2021 (This will depend on the government restrictions for COVID-19 at the time).

The group also has a meeting scheduled for January 18, 2021 from 1.30pm at the Moe RSL (venue yet to be confirmed) Moe and District Cancer Council Volunteer Group look forward to your continued support in 2021.

Latrobe Streetgames set to resume on Monday

THE Latrobe Streetgames team will recommence programming on Monday, January 11, 2021.

For more, visit Latrobe Streetgames on Facebook.

Scenic spot: Tarra-Bulga National Park has put out the call for volunteers to assist in the Visitor Information Centre. file photograph

Air Force Cadets are recruiting now

THE 426 Squadron Air Force Cadets are now recruiting for 2021.

Do you have an interest in aviation or do you want to develop important skills including: leadership, initiative, teamwork, self-discipline, self-reliance, confidence, and communication?

Would you like to get involved in a range of great activities and meet lots of new friends?

Then the Australian Air Force Cadets may be of interest to you.

The 426 Squadron meets Monday evenings from 6pm during school terms at Latrobe Regional Airport.

During these meetings cadets will learn about aviation, drill and ceremonial aspects, service knowledge, fieldcraft and drones.

To become a cadet there are a few requirements.

Firstly, applicants must be between the age of 13 and under 17, in the year of acceptance, and get parent/guardian permission.

Jump on to the computer and look up Australian Air Force Cadets, or contact Neil on 0419 999 075 to learn more.

Visit aafc.org.au aafc.org.au/how-to-join/cadets

Rosedale Country Market

ROSEDALE Country Market is held every second Sunday of the month at the Old School, Prince Street Reserve.

The next market is on Sunday, January 10.

Gates open at 6am for stallholders.

Buskers and new stallholders are welcome.

For bookings or inquiries phone 5199 2818 or 0427 522 787.

Hot food, hot and cold drinks, produce, art and craft, upcycled good, music, demonstrations and kids activities are on offer.

Tarra-Bulga National Park puts call out for volunteers

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Lovechild at the Stratford Playhouse WHEN you’re prevented from doing something you want it even more.

Following successfully presenting Singer Songwriters Storytellers Stratford’s 10th anniversary show and a performance from Harry Hook, the Stratford Courthouse will facilitate Lovechild’s Loungeroom Liberation on Friday, January 15 from 7.30pm-10.30pm.

Isolation forced three people living in three separate towns to work smarter with phone catch ups and masks in the park to gather material and rehearse.

Now free to sing with abandon - the show goes on once again.

After constantly being asked when they would perform live again Lovechild began working on narrowing songs that they had always wanted to try.

With a guest guitarist added, another voice allows three part harmony to die for!

The night promises a mix of small sound acoustic and big band favourites from the sixties to today, with a shot of Italian, French and Spanish not out of the question.

Book early to avoid disappointment as seating is distanced and limited to 50 people.

Tickets can be purchased from http://www. stratfordcourthouse.com.au.

U3A welcomes new members

LATROBE Valley U3A (University of the Third Age) welcomes new members for 2021.

Enrolment will open in January.

Cost is $30 for the year, which covers most costs except luncheons, morning teas/coffees and some craft requirements.

For more information visit www.lvu3a.org.au or email latrobevalleyu3a@gmail.com.

Traralgon T.O.W.N weight loss club has re-opened

TRARALGON T.O.W.N. weight loss club has re-opened on a “Weigh and Go” basis under TOWN Weight Loss Club’s COVIDSafe Plan.

Members weigh-in between 5pm and 5.45pm on Tuesdays at the Bridge Club Hall, 5 Howitt Street,Traralgon T.O.W.N (Take Off Weight Naturally) clubs provide a safe, encouraging environment to keep you motivated to achieve and maintain your goal weight, focusing on nutrition, and wellbeing. Re-joins and new members are always welcome.

For more information you can contact 0410 330 118 from 9am-11am or 0429 411 422 from 5pm-7pm.

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Be prepared before going bush this holiday season

TARRA-BULGA National Park is one of only a handful of National Parks in the state that has an operational Visitor Information Centre.

In this day and age it is refreshing for visitors that are not familiar with the Park to be able to have face to face interaction with an actual human being.

This enables them to get the best information in regards to getting the most out of their visit. At present we have vacancies for new volunteers to come on board and help to keep the centre open.

Full training and support will be provided.

You don’t even have to know that much about the park. A list of answers for common visitor questions will be provided.

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It helps of course to be surrounded by the awesomeness of Tarra-Bulga National Park.

It can certainly be a relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a day all while helping to provide a great community service.

Some volunteers find it so enjoyable, that over the years they have accumulated over 200 days service. Do you enjoy getting out in the community? If so please consider giving volunteering at Tarra-Bulga a go.

For further details or to register your interest email friendsoftarrabulga@gmail.com or phone volunteer co-ordinator Jane on 5196 6182.

THE Hill End Community Market will be held on Sunday, January 17 from 8.30am-1.30pm at Paynters Road, Hill End. The market offers a range of hand crafts, art, jewellery, produce, preserves and plants from local small businesses, artists, nurseries and community groups.

Stallholders fees $10.

VICTORIANS will be taking the opportunity to get away with family and friends to relax and rejuvenate after a challenging year.

Many of us enjoy heading to some of the more remote bushland and forest areas around Gippsland, but with this brings extra risks and the need to be properly prepared in case something goes wrong.

“We have seen quite a few emergencies lately where people are getting lost or injured and vehicles breaking down in hard to access bushland areas,”VICSES operations manager Craig Hooper said.

“These areas can be very difficult and time

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Industries drive hands-on learning

By TESSA RANDELLO

Working together: Hannah and Jordy from Grey Street Primary School conducting their experiment. photographs supplied

GIPPSLAND Tech School has partnered with industry partners to send experiment kits to local primary schools.

The kits included a make-your-own wind turbine as well as making plastic from milk and carbon sequestration with chocolates .

Gippsland-based Star of the South, CarbonNet and Opal Australian Paper partnered with the tech school to create the kits.

Gippsland Tech School director Paul Boys said it was great to see industries invested in helping teach the next generation.

“They are all emerging industries so we though we would push that emerging industry and create kits to send to schools,” he said.

“We were hoping to send those out in science week but that did not happen due to COVID so it went out a bit later this year.”

Mr Boys said the tests were sent out to 550 students at seven primary schools in the area, aimed at Grade 5 and 6 students.

“I think it’s really about providing the exposure to what’s coming in the next couple of years,” he said.

Mr Boys said the kits were a great way to keep primary students involved in the tech school when they were unable to run after-school programs due to COVID-19.

“We were happy to have students we have had primary schools come for after school activities,” he said.

“Primary schools come in and are trying new technologies and that is all part of preparing them for that transition to secondary school.

“It’s not part of a formal transition program but it’s really about exposure to what is coming in the next couple of years for them.”

The schools conducted their experiments at the end of the school year.

Great fun: Andrew Steele and Kobi Grace from Churchill North Primary School applied a methodical approach to making their windmill.

The Range Retirement Village is a retirement living community in Moe, boasting high-quality residential villas set inside a gated community.

Villas now available from $230,000

The Range offers elegant new and refurbished two and three-bedroom independent living villas, set in attractive and well-manicured surrounds. Embrace life in retirement at The Range.

Two and three-bedroom villas Available at The Range are elegant, superbly crafted new and refurbished two and threebedroom luxury independent living villas. Each villa features an open-plan living area, well-appointed kitchen, private courtyard garden and single or double garage.

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Features available for our residents to share at The Range Retirement Village include indoor pool, billiard room, cinema, dining area, craft room, library with internet access, outdoor barbeque and entertaining area.

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All classifications before 12.30pm Friday, except for Personal Notices, which includes Deaths and Funerals, may be placed up until 5pm Friday Funeral Services only may place Death and Funeral notices up until 7.30am Monday mornings

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Livestock

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0447 331 762.

CHICKENS

2nd year layers, Isa Brown $10 ea, delivered.

Ph Lee 0423 514 834.

HORSES WANTED Phone Dave (Gippsland)

0418 202 202 For Sale

Latrobe Valley Express 21 George St, Morwell.

Nextra Lotto Moe 1-3 Moore St, Moe. Seymour St Newsagency 83 Seymour St, Traralgon.

white goods - will sell separately. All must go!

Make an offer. Phone 5177 8144.

CAMERA, Sony Cybershot DSC-H20, in perfect working order, 2nd only to the top dog Panasonic Lumix, Google the specs $120. Ph 0481 200 429.

COLLECTABLE Rambo, Bowie and other fixed blade knives, also pocket knives in stock. Must PLEASE NOTE: that ad be 18+now yrs to buy. Phone payment is required prior 0481 200 429.

to publication unless a full account is held with the Latrobe Valley Express.

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Mail:

Latrobe Valley Express, “Attention Classifieds’’ 21 George Street, Morwell 3840

Newsagents:

Most Newsagents act as our agents and will accept your advertisements up until the same deadlines as above.

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Antiques and collectables Old furniture China Old tools Retro furniture Deceased Estates

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Phone 0412 613 443 or 1800 468 733.

Q/Bed Ensemble

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TV ANTENNAS

Super cheap installation.

Free quotes. Phone 0403 836 798.

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HAZELWOOD North, 710 Clarkes Road, Saturday 8am - 2pm. Barb wire Tues. 2nd Feb. $20 p/p. balls, plants, Drizabone, Jaybee Tours/Hazelwood Big and small.

0429 977 323. household goods, tools Coaches 0428 223 361. and more.

NEWBOROUGH, 2 Wooreen Street, Saturday and Sunday, 8-1pm. Too much to mention - something for everyone. No early callers!

ROSEDALE, 19 Dawson St, Saturday, 8.30 - 2pm.

Moving - lots of items!

Books, shed stuff, tools, pots, furniture and kitchen items. No early callers.

Everything $1

23 McMahon Street, Traralgon, Saturday 9th January, 9am - 2pm.

TRARALGON, 325 Loch Park Rd, Sat. 9th, 8-1pm.

Huge range of furniture, antique, vintage and newer collectables, tools, patio heater, shelving, storage tubs, bric-a-brac, lots more. No early callers.

Yallourn Heights

17 Fairway Dve. Moving.

Saturday, 8-2. Bric-a-brac, antique crockery, furniture and clothes. All must go!

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Monday, 8th Feb., at West End rooms, Traralgon, 7.30am start. Queries to: lvumpires@gmail.com

Responsibility Please check your ad

Please check your ad on the first day and bring any errors to the attention of the Classifieds Department immediately.

The Latrobe Valley Express makes every effort to avoid errors.

We regret that we cannot be responsible for any errors beyond the first day if you fail to bring it to our attention.

No allowances can be made for errors not materially affecting the effectiveness of the ad.

Position cannot will not be guaranteed.

All claims for adjustment of credit must be made within seven days after billing date.

We reserve the right to revise or restrict any ad we deem objectionable and to change the classification when necessary to conform to the policy of this newspaper.

In the event an ad is omitted from publication, we assume no liability for such omission.

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Specialising in all domesREC. 9764 tic work. REC.4188. Ph Peter 0438 177 153 or Carol 5126 2110.

Concert, 11th Dec. 2021, cost $195 incl. coach. Public Notices Reg. roof restorer, roofs Jaybee Tours / Hazelwood painted, gutter cleaning, Coaches 0428 223 361. shed and house ext. painting. Pensioners 20% discount. Free quote. Ph Mike 0499 947 001.

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HELLO BABY

MONDAY’S EDITION OF THE EXPRESS

Due to current circumstances regarding social distancing and not visiting hospitals or newborns, Latrobe Valley Express has suspended visits to Latrobe Regional Hospital to the baby photos.

Instead, parents are welcome to email a copy of your newborn photos for publication to our editorial staff - news@lvexpress.com.au with the subject line ‘baby photo’.

Please include the following details: ● Baby’s first and middle name/s ● Baby’s surname ● DOB ● Mothers maiden name ● Mother and Fathers names ● Location of Hospital ● Hometown

Marine Safety Act 2010 Section 208(2) NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE Latrobe City Council as the declared waterway manager for Lake Narracan hereby gives notice under section 208(2) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) that all persons and vessels not registered to take part in the Latrobe Valley Water Ski Club events are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.

Waters of Lake Narracan - within Halls Bay. The exclusion zone will be in effect from 7am to 7pm on 15 to 17 January 2021.

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Civil Works Projects week of 11 January 2021 Civil Projects ● Harold Preston Reserve, Traralgon – LED lighting upgrades o LED lighting upgrades to Soccer pitch and Athletics track ● Moe Olympic Park, Moe – LED lighting upgrades o LED lighting upgrades to Soccer pitch ● Ronald Reserve, Morwell – LED lighting upgrades o LED lighting upgrade to AFL oval ● George Bates Reserve, Yallourn North – LED lighting upgrades o LED lighting upgrade to AFL oval ● Northern Reserve, Newborough – LED lighting upgrades o LED lighting upgrade to Netball courts ● Road Reconstruction – East Street, Yallourn North o Reconstruction of road, drainage and kerb between Low Road and North Road ● Kerb Renewal Program o Replacement of defective sections of kerb at Henry Street and Row Street, Traralgon ● Road Reconstruction – Kosciusko Street, Traralgon o Stabilisation of road pavement and asphalt overlay between Princes Hwy and Kay Street

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Electric oven/stove repairs incl. oven doors.

Reliable, experienced and friendly. Most parts are carried on-board.

Free phone estimates.

12 month guarantee on repairs.

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MIB PLUMBING

0402 077 605 High pressure water jetting drain cleaning and unblocking ● CCTV camera drain diagnostics ● 1.7 tonne excavator ● General plumbing needs ● Renovations, burst pipes, water connections, storm water, sewerage and gas fitting. ●

PLUMBING

General plumbing, repairs and maintenance, drainage and sewerage, roofing and guttering.

Small jobs welcome.

Phone Glenn 0437 327 879. Lic. No. 45333.

Much hardship and difficulty is caused to job seekers by misleading advertising placed in the employment columns.

Our Situations Vacant columns are reserved for advertisements which carry a specific and genuine offer of employment. Ads for `Business Opportunities' and `Training Courses' and `Employment Services' should be submitted under those headings.

Placing misleading ads is an offence against the Trades Practices Act and state/territory fair trading acts and all advertisements are subject to the publisher's approval. For further advice, contact the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on 1300 302 502 or your state consumer affairs agency.

Aluminium Fabricator

Must be proficient in all aspects of aluminium welding. Please address applications to: The Manager, PO Box 618, Drouin 3818.

Crowd Controllers

and Security Guards, work available 7 days a week, good rates for exp. guards. Must have Security Guard licence. Ph 0421 Anywhere in the Valley, 991 388, or 0402 332 282. no job too big or small.

Ring Sam 0417 375 270.

SLASHING

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DAN'S LAWN CARE and HANDYMAN SERVICES

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Mowing Gardening Window Cleaning Gutter cleaning Rubbish removal

0404 058 499 or 5134 5108

GAS APPLIANCE REPAIRS and INSTALLATIONS Hot Water Services, Heaters, Cookers, Ovens and all other gas appliances Domestic and Commercial

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When making contact with people for the first time, it is advisable to meet in a public place and let a member of your family or a trusted friend know where you will be.

We would advise readers and advertisers to exercise caution and giving out personal details. This will be respected by genuine respondents.

Eureka Garages and Sheds Traralgon, have a vacancy available for a competent person with a positive attitude and willing to work hard as part of a winning sales and distribution team at the above.

The successful applicant will need to provide attention to detail, have good communication skills and enjoy dealing with customers and staff.

Sales experience not essential as training will be provided.

Be well groomed, well presented and show a positive attitude.

Please forward resumes to: traralgon@eureka garages.com.au or 188 Argyle Street, Traralgon or Call 5174 5311

DELIVERERS WTD

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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The opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join KW Property Sales & Rental in the role of Sales & Rental Administration on a full-time basis.

The successful applicant must possess excellent communication and time management skills, sound computer knowledge together with the ability to work in a team environment and unsupervised.

An Agent’s Representative certificate would be an advantage.

All applications will be treated in strictest confidence and should be emailed to: The Manager KW Property Sales & Rental, Morwell email: morwell@kwproperty.com.au Applications close on Tuesday 19th January 2021.

NEW or CURRENT FIRST / SECOND YEAR APPRENTICE CHEF

Little Prince, located in Traralgon, is looking for a New or Current First / Second Year Apprentice Chef to join their kitchen team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for apprentices to work with experienced chefs to establish their career.

Applicants must possess a great work ethic, have a passion for food and be able to work in a fast paced environment.

If this position interest you, we would love to talk to you. Please hand deliver resume to Little Prince at 58 Hotham Street Traralgon. Alternatively, please email Bec at info@littleprince.net.au

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Clinical Manager

Based in Sale Full time - 38 hours per week - Mon. to Fri. The Clinical Manager is responsible for the day to day management and coordination of primary health care service delivery at our Sale Clinic and support to the Morwell Clinic. The Clinical Manager is required to provide high level clinical leadership and supervision to the clinic teams, ensuring planning and supervision of daily duties and coordination of visiting services.

Although primarily focused on the clinical administration of our clinics, this position will also from time to time be required to deliver patient facing services.

Applications close: COB 24 January 2021.

Casual Medical Receptionist

Base in Sale - Mon. to Fri. Hours This position assists in the daily general practice requirements.

This includes maintaining patient flow; updating patient information and ensuring a smooth journey to and from the reception area, consulting and treatment rooms.

The position provides comprehensive administrative support to clinical staff at the practice and delivers high quality customer service to patients.

Applications Close: COB 20 January 2021.

For further information on both these roles and how to apply please go to: www.ramahyuck.org From the website you can download a position description which includes the selection criteria.

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The of Director Primary and Community Services reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is a key member of the Health Service's Executive Team assisting with the delivery of the Service's overall strategy.

This position has responsibility to provide leadership in the development of contemporary and innovative service delivery models to ensure the delivery and sustainability of the Primary and Community Support Services, Medical and Dental clinics and Community Home Support Services.

The Director is a member of the ORH Executive and is a major contributor to organisation wide leadership in the planning and delivery of services to fulfil ORH's vision - Outstanding Rural Healthcare; strengthening health and wellbeing in our community and Strategic Plan.

Successful applicants must have: â—? Tertiary qualification in a health related field or associated discipline relevant to the delivery of Primary and Community Health Services â—? Experience at an executive or manager level of management â—? Demonstrated stakeholder relationship skills to identify community service needs â—? Extensive knowledge of current trends affecting the delivery of Primary and Community Health and partnerships in the Health Care industry â—? Understanding of community development principles and practices in a small rural community â—? Demonstrated skills in operational management including budget building, managing and analysing budget variations If you are interested in applying for the position of Director Primary and Community Services please download the appropriate position description and application form at www.orbostregionalhealth. com.au/employment-careers or contact the Human Resources Department (03) 5154 6651; email: humanresources@orh.com.au You must address the key selection criteria when preparing your application.

Contact Vicki Farthing, CEO on 51546615 for further information on this position.

Your application MUST include the following: â—? A completed Employment Application Form â—? A letter of introduction with your full name, address and contact details, job title as listed in the advertisement and addressing the key selection criteria as set out in the position description â—? A copy of your current curriculum vitae including qualifications, professional affiliations, registrations, employment history, a copy of your driver's licence and the names and contact details of at least three current/recent professional referees â—? Certified copies of any qualifications and additional supporting documentation Closing date for applications is: 29 January 2021.

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CHEFS / COOKS WAIT/ BAR STAFF

We are a new Bistro, Bar and Bowling Venue Opening in Traralgon in January 2021.

We are seeking enthusiastic and experienced Chefs/Cooks and Wait/Bar Staff to join our team at our exciting new venue.

To be a part of this exciting new venue forward your application to: admin@traralgonbutterfactory.com.au

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ORH is an equal employment opportunity employer. We strive for an inclusive working environment for employees from a variety of backgrounds. We welcome applications from Aboriginal people, workers of all ages, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTI and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Director Clinical and Aged Care Services

Orbost Regional Health, an innovative multi-purpose health service located in Orbost in Far East Gippsland, Victoria is seeking applications for the position of Director of Clinical and Aged Care Services.

The Director of Clinical and Aged Care Services is responsible to the Chief Executive Officer and is a key member of the Health Service's Executive Team assisting with the delivery of the Service's overall strategy.

This role is responsible for the clinical domains of acute and aged care and must demonstrate strong leadership and decision making to ensure ORH consumers are treated with dignity and provided with the best clinical practice available.

Clinical governance, quality, consumers and best practice models will be the centre of all decisions.

Successful applicants must have: â—? Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and hold a current practicing certificate â—? Post graduate qualification in health administration or equivalent â—? Previous experience at senior management or executive level with a proven ability to think strategically â—? Extensive clinical experience in diverse practice settings â—? Proven ability to lead clinical governance including a sound understanding of and ability to apply risk management strategies â—? Extensive knowledge of Victorian public sector health service funding and resource management including Aged Care If you are interested in applying for the position of Director Clinical & Aged Care Services please download the appropriate position description and application form at www.orbostregionalhealth. com.au/employment-careers or contact the Human Resources Department (03) 5154 6651; email: humanresources@orh.com.au You must address the key selection criteria when preparing your application.

Contact Vicki Farthing, CEO on 51546615 for further information on this position.

Your application MUST include the following: â—? A completed Employment Application Form â—? A letter of introduction with your full name, address and contact details, job title as listed in the advertisement and addressing the key selection criteria as set out in the position description â—? A copy of your current curriculum vitae including qualifications, professional affiliations, registrations, employment history, a copy of your driver's licence and the names and contact details of at least three current/recent professional referees â—? Certified copies of any qualifications and additional supporting documentation Closing date for applications is: 29 January 2021.

Orbost Regional Health values: Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence and Community ORH is an equal employment opportunity employer. We strive for an inclusive working environment for employees from a variety of backgrounds. We welcome applications from Aboriginal people, workers of all ages, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTI and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

Vacancies: Gaming Manager and Gaming Attendants

The Maffra Community Sports Club is a popular member's owned club in Gippsland, operating 7 days a week, with facilities including gaming room, bistro, members lounge, sports bar and function area.

The Committee of Management is seeking to appoint a full time Gaming Manager. The successful applicant, who will be in control of gaming operations, will be energetic, enthusiastic and display a strong customer service focus. You will also have a friendly personality, good presentation, and the ability to lead, manage and train staff as well as work as part of a committed team. You will liaise with the management group, the committee and gaming services provider and offer insights and ideas for memberships and promotions.

The Club also has vacancies for gaming attendants to work a mixture of day, afternoon and night shifts.

These roles are fully hands on attending to gaming machines and patrons, bartending and cashiering.

Previous experience in customer service, gaming machine operation and bar work will be extremely well regarded. Applicants must have valid RSA and RSG accreditation.

If you have the skills and enthusiasm for either of these roles, we would love to have a chat with you.

Please apply by emailing office@maffracsc.com.au and specify if you are applying for the management or attendants role

LOG TRUCK DRIVERS

Opportunities exist for MC truck drivers to work in local timber plantations carting to local and Melbourne based mills (home every night). Log truck driving experience preferred but not necessary, as training will be given. The successful candidates will hold a current MC truck licence (required), complete daily paperwork, pass a pre-employment medical, have good communication and organisational skills, be self motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.

Please send your resume with references to: office@leesons.com.au for consideration by Friday, 15 January 2021 Leeson's Logging & Cartage Mill Lane, Rosedale www.leesons.com.au

CHIROPRACTIC RECEPTIONIST, MOE

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Do NOT answer this ad unless you think you've got what we're looking for!

Gippsland Chiropractic Centre in Moe is looking for a Superstar Chiropractic receptionist who is passionate about caring for people and being in a rewarding environment.

We want the right person for the role, not the most impressive resume.

We are looking for a dependable, trustworthy, hard working Superstar who has a track record of performing and exceeding above expectations.

We are rapidly growing and the role is for 10-15 hours a week.

If you are interested, we'd like to talk to you.

We've set aside two time slots for first-round phone interviews. If you have what we are looking for, send us your resume GCC37@outlook.com AND then most importantly call us on 0468 385 526 during the following days/times.

FRIDAY 8th JAN. between 10.30am to 1:30pm OR SATURDAY, 9th JAN. between 2:30pm to 3:30pm

GENERAL MANAGER (CEO) An exciting opportunity is now available for an experienced manager to lead a very historical and valued racing organisation at Latrobe Valley Racing Club.

With demonstrated capability in hands-on management, it is critical that you possess experience in leadership and building relationships as the position will work collaboratively with the Committee of Management, Country Racing Victoria and other key stake holders.

Reporting to the Committee of Management, your primary duties will include: � Promotion, planning and management of racing meetings, events and facilities to industry standards � Planning and oversight of Club’s non-racing activities including room hire, functions and fundraising events � Accountability for finance and administration aspects of the Club � Driving marketing, business development activities and strategic planning � Managing communication and relationships with key industry partners including Country Racing Victoria � Providing leadership and supervision to track manager and contractors This is a unique opportunity to become part of a reinvigorated Club and join the vibrant industry of Country Racing.

An attractive remuneration package is available for an average of 3 days a week work over the year. Please forward a covering letter outlining your suitability for the position along with your resume to Frank Bezzina thebuzz@wideband.net.au.

For a copy of the Position Description, please contact Frank Bezzina via the above email.

Applications close 5pm, 22 January 2021.

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

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BEAMISH, Gwenda Jean.

15/5/1925 - 2/1/2021.

A tough but rewarding life.

Much loved wife of George (dec.).

Loved and mother mother-in-law to Neil and Karen, Margaret, Keith and Maureen, Rosemary and Harry. Proud grandmother to Belinda, Rachel and Rob and stepgrandmother to Bec and Steve. Over the moon to great-grandmother Brock, Jordan, Eva, Emma and Joshua.

Now Resting In Peace DRAVA, Oskar.

15/6/1923 - 23/12/2020.

Passed away peacefully at Sunshine Coast, Qld. Father of Ed, Inara and Ivars. Grandfather and great-grandfather.

R.I.P. GURNEY, Stuart Douglas (Snow).

28/1/1927 - 2/1/2021.

Loved and loving husband of Veronica (Vonnie) (dec.). Father of Dianne, Linda and Yvonne. Pa to Michelle, Nick, Dylan, Germayne and Ashlee.

Great-Pa of six. Fatherin-law to Alby. Pa-in-law to Richard, Stephania and Simone.

One in a million Will be missed every day Rest Peacefully

GURNEY, Stuart (Snow).

The Chairman, Board, Members, Management and staff of the Morwell Bowling Club and Recreation Centre Inc. deeply regret the passing of Snow, a well-respected member of the club.

Our sincerest thoughts and deepest sympathy to Linda her family and friends at this sad time.

GURNEY, Stuart Douglas

Australian Army Service No VX96836 WW2

The President, Staff and members of the Morwell RSL Sub Branch mourn the passing of their valued Service Member Stuart (Snow).

Deepest sympathy to Linda and all of the family and friends.

LEST WE FORGET

HARRINGTON, Oscar (Ossie) Lance.

20/9/1936 - 31/12/2020.

Peacefully at Yallambee, Traralgon. Dearly loved husband of Desma (Kenny).

Loved dad and father-inlaw of Brett and Carolyn, Tracey and Maurice, Loneen and Greg.

Gramps and Mamps of Joshua and Liam, Kylee and Dean, Courtney and Alex, and Jordana. Great Gramps of Olivia and Pippa. Mate of Barry, friend of Russell.

Private Cremation You and I we had a whole lot of history with family and friends and caravanning days. I will miss you heaps Darling.

Our heartfelt thanks to the staff at Yallambee for the wonderful care of Ossie and his family.

Julie Harwood Funerals

HOLDEN, Gregory Mark (Mark).

Late of Brisbane, formerly Morwell, passed away 30/12/2020.

Beloved son of Arthur (dec.) and Joyce Holden.

Brother to Annette (dec.), and Robyn.

Funeral Service held in Brisbane, TOMORROW (Friday, 8 January 2021).

Anton Brown Funerals Brisbane 07 3217 3088

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MAIER, Margit.

Passed away at Traralgon Aged Care, 31 December 2020.

Aged 91years Dearly loved wife of Gottfried (dec.). Mother and mother-in-law of Wolfe (dec.) and Denise, Sonja and Darryll. Oma of Travis and Shannon, Jessica and Phil, Ashley.

Great-Omar of Summer, Jamasyn, Peyton, Jake, Brock, Sailor and Elijah.

Reunited with her boys MANSFIELD (Donelly), Gloria.

Passed away peacefully at Fairview Village, Warragul on 1 January 2021.

Aged 89 years Dearly loved wife of Gordon (dec.). Loving mother to Mark, Linda and Kelly. Loved mother-inlaw of Joan, Tony and Allan. Adored Grandma of 8 and Great-Grandma of 15.

Mum and Dad together to watch over us all Forever In Our Hearts MASON, Darian Robert (Daza).

Passed away tragically on 1 January 2021.

Aged 25 years Loving son of Brianna.

Brother and best mate to Brandon, Kyrsten and Jesse. Much loved and loving grandson to Brian and Sonja McGregor.

Uncle to Zara and Aria.

Will be sadly missed For Funeral details, please visit our website below.

MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON TRARALGON 5174 2258 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

MORSINK, Ty Cody.

My amazing husband, what a battle, what a bloke, what a husband, dad, friend and all-round incredible man.

You are the love of my life and I miss you so much.

Love your wife, Hayley.

XXXX To Dad, I love you, I will miss doing Lego with you.

Love Jude XXXX. To Dad, I love you, I will miss our cuddles. Love Alex XXXX. MORSINK, Ty Cody.

The man of: strength love compassion The games of Cody Cross, Rummiking, Skip Bo and Lego, will never be the same.

Love Mum and Dad. Brother to Lee and Shantel, brother-in-law to Amanda, uncle to Amelia, Connor and Emmett.

MORSINK, Ty. Adored son-in-law of Graeme and Gel Giles.

Brother-in-law of Mardie and Doug Foster, and Matt and Abby Giles.

Uncle to all his nieces and nephews.

We will all miss Ty so much. He is now at peace after a long battle.

To our beautiful Hayley, Jude and Alex, Dad and I are so proud of you, for all the care you gave Ty. MORSINK Ty. We are so saddened on the passing of Ty. Ty was the most loveable, funniest and caring person you could ever meet and would drop everything to help others.

Our deepest condolences to our amazing niece and cousin Hayley, Jude, Alex, Betty, Theo, Gel, Graeme and families. Fly high Ty. Liz, Rhett, Kate, Abbie, Rhys, Mila and Lexi.

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McLEAN, Peter.

November 1959 December 2020 The McLean family would like to sincerely thank Peter's and our wonderful friends for the flowers, cards, visits, phone calls and kindness shown to us all over the past few difficult weeks. Special thanks to ex students cricket club and the Red Sox baseball club memwww.nielsenfunerals.com.au bers, for all they have Private Cremation done. Also to staff at the LVRH, CCU unit for their MORSINK, Ty. constant care of Peter All of us at The Express over the 10 days he was are saddened by the there. passing of our colleague R.I.P. Peter and friend Ty. Ty will be sadly missed by his co-workers and clients with whom he had a great PAPADAKIS. working relationship with The Funeral for Mr Stavros over many years.

Papadakis will be held at Farewell our friend, you the Greek Orthodox fought so hard for so long. Church, Elgin St Morwell, We send our sincere on MONDAY (11 January condolences to Hayley, 2021) commencing at Jude, Alex and all the 11am. family.

At the conclusion of this R.I.P. Ty Service the Funeral will leave for the Hazelwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Gippsland Cancer Care Centre would be appreciated, MORSINK, Ty. The Traralgon Apex Club envelopes at the service.

President and the The Funeral of Stavros Members would like to will also be livestreamed pass on their sincere from 11am. To view the condolences to the livestream go to: family, friends and fellow latrobevalley members, both past and funerals.com.au present, on the recent go to funeral notices and passing of Ty. click on Stavros' notice for A wonderful and valued further instructions. member who will be missed by all that WE ARE NOW ABLE TO LIVESTREAM knew him.

MORSINK, Ty. Those we love can never be more than a thought away . . . for as long as there is a memory they live in our hearts to stay.

Ty your smile lit up a room, you were loved by everyone who had the privilege to meet you.

Rest In Peace mate Much loved brother-in-law to Matt and Abby, adored uncle to Lennox and Sonny.

MANSFIELD. A Service to celebrate the life of Mrs Gloria Mansfield, late of Warragul and formerly of Shady Creek, will be held at the Nielsen Funeral Chapel, Korumburra Rd, Warragul on FRIDAY (8 January 2021) at 11am.

The Service will also be live-streamed. To view the Service please visit:

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PAPADAKIS, Stavros.

Passed away peacefully at LRH on 1 January 2021.

Aged 92 years Loved father of Gerry and Dimi, and father-in-law of Wayne. Loved Papou of Toni, Jessica, and Laura.

Great-Papou of Codey, Kendall, Kyla, Sonny, and Taylor. Loved brother of Nick and Christine, and uncle of Leah and family.

YOUNG (nee Davis), Marlene.

Passed away peacefully on Sunday, 3 January 2021.

Loved and loving wife of Harold (dec.). Loved mother of Lynda and Raelene.

Favourite mother-in-law of Ross.

Beloved Gran to Andrew and Patrick. Much loved sister of Anita, Sheryl, John (dec.) and Barry (dec.).

A passionate golfer, devoted grandmother, and always a supportive mother who will remain in our hearts forever.

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GURNEY. The Funeral of Mr Stuart (Snow) Gurney will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Highway, Traralgon on FRIDAY (8 January 2021) commencing at 2pm.

At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for the Traralgon Cemetery, Gippsland Memorial Park.

To view live stream of the Service please visit our web site: www.latrobevalley funerals.com.au

MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON TRARALGON 5174 2258 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

MORSINK, Ty Cody.

Passed away peacefully 30/12/2020.

Dearly loved by Grandpa (dec.) and Grandma G. A brave and all-round good person. Made our Hayley happy. Love to Hayley, Jude and Alex.

Big hugs R.I.P.

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

YOUNG. The Funeral Service of Mrs Marlene Young will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6 Ollerton Ave Moe on THURSDAY (14 January 2021) commencing at 11am.

Following the Service, the Funeral will leave for the Yallourn Cemetery.

MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON MOE 5126 1111 Place your tribute on latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

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BALCOMBE, Margaret.

2/1/2016.

Five years have passed, you have been in our hearts and thoughts daily.

Missing your crazy antics and laughter, wishing you were still with us.

Always loved, Frank, Ken and Madeleine, Brendan and Melissa, Amanda and our families.

DeMARTIN, Paul Adrian.

We laugh, we cry, We play our parts, But behind it all, Lies our broken hearts.

Rest In Peace Your loving family.

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AHERN, Geoff.

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CRICKET TDCA

IT’S been a very exciting first half to the season in the TDCA and with a single one-day match to be played, the end of the season is fast approaching with only six rounds to play before finals.

At the half-way point of the season, it’s time to cast an eye over the top flight clubs and see how they have been faring to date.

Ex Students (Equal 1st) Ex Students have not lost a match this season and have had to share points only twice due to wash outs.

The Sharks are looking very good with superstar batsman Jordan Gilmore in red hot form early in the season while their class bowling attack has been sharing the wickets around.

Jake Best has hardly been sighted but he hasn’t been required either as the Sharks have made short work of all who have come before them this season.

It’s hard to find any chinks in their armour, and if they can put a gap between themselves and second place by winning big in the next few rounds, expect Lee Stockdale to give his team a good hit and tune themselves up for another big run at the premiership.

Form: 30 points (5 wins, 2 draws) Prediction:The Sharks will finish top of the ladder comfortably which will earn them a home final and all but guarantee them a Grand Final spot.

Grade: A+ Glengarry (Equal 1st) As predicted, the Magpies have been big improvers already this year after adding the class of Nat Freitag to their already talented list.

Freitag has had a huge impact with 203 runs but it’s not a one-man band by any stretch of the imagination, as Sam Marks is having a great year with the bat and Al Jenkin, Frank Marks and Hamish Busk are all starting to fire as well.

It was a shame Glengarry missed out on playing Ex Students earlier in the season and it will be good to see how the two teams line up against each other.

Apart from an earlier season touch-up from a Gormandale team who seem to have the wood over the Magpies in recent years, Glengarry are up and running and looking like major players come finals time.

Form: 30 points (1 outright win, 3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss).

Prediction: Going to be very hard to shake them from second spot. The bye leading into March will hurt them but no doubt this team will be ready and aiming for a home final.

Grade: Glengarry pick up an A- due to a slip-up against Gormandale where they were bundled out for 53. You can almost guarantee this won’t happen again.

Gormandale (3rd) Gormandale would be very pleased to find themselves third on the ladder after missing out on finals last season.

But their standing could have been even better if not for an upset loss to Yarram & District in round six.

The Tigers have been on fire with the ball, which has been a big reason for the majority of their wins, and even though Barbour and Brady are leading the wickets the additions of Yohan Soyza and Dylan Freitag have been brilliant.

There have been some shaky moments with the bat this season but there is certainly enough talent in this list to build big scores and push some teams come finals time.

Finding form: Ex Students sit in equal first spot on the TDCA A Grade ladder at the half-way point of the 2020/21 season. file photograph Form: 27 points (1 outright win, 3 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses).

Prediction: Hard to see the Tigers moving from third. They have the bowling to win the premiership but need their batsmen to hit form at the right time to have a chance at winning a final.

Grade: A-.

Toongabbie (4th) After losing some genuine stars from last season Toongabbie were struggling up until two rounds ago.

Since then they have looked a different team and have been able to sneak into the four heading into Christmas.

This resurgence in form has correlated with the return of Keenan Hughes who has breathed some life back into the Rams and has certainly provided

genuine class and aggression with the ball.

Batting has been a big concern for the Rams with only one half-century scored by an individual, but it does show that you can’t keep a good team down.

Even if they aren’t in the same type of form as previous seasons they are still good enough to send some shivers through any team they come across.

Form: 14 points (2 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses).

Prediction: This looks to be the real race, the number four spot on the ladder. Toongabbie are certainly good enough it’s just whether or not their batting can stand up against the others coming for their spot.

Grade: B. Rovers (5th) Rovers started out strong with good wins over Yarram and Imperials but wobbled coming into

Christmas,losing badly to Ex Students,Gormandale and then Toongabbie.

Rovers are very young but adding in Mitchell Floyd has been good for the group and getting Justin Little back will be a boost for the club in the second half of the season.

Dougal Williams is a good leader for this group but needs a little bit more of a hand with the bat.

If someone can do that, Rovers will push for a spot in the finals and give themselves a strong starting point for future success.

Form: 12 points (2 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses, 1 outright loss).

Prediction: Hard to say here. Rovers could come out and win every game for the remainder of the season, but they could also come out and lose every game as well.

Grade: C+.

Yarram & District (6th) Yarram have settled into the league nicely, claiming good wins against Imperials and Gormandale in the one-dayers before posting a massive 262 in a losing match against Glengarry the round before Christmas.

Yarram are still a bit of an unknown as player availability has meant their team changes from week to week, but they have been more than competitive and are really driving a standard at club level The Pelicans have had to play every match away from home so travel is an issue, but with news coming through that a turf wicket has been approved for the Yarram Recreation Reserve, the club will be flying after this year.

Form: 11 points (2 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses) Prediction: With their B Grade doing so well, and the rotation policy in place to eliminate player travel, the Pelicans may fade out towards the end of the season.

Grade: B+.To get a new club up and running has been amazing, but to win a couple of games has been even better for the new club.

Imperials (7th) It’s been a tough year for the boys from Catterick Crescent but hopefully the only way is up.

After Christmas the Imps will now be playing on their new turf and out of their new facility which will be a huge shot in the arm for last year’s semi-finalists.

Regular run-makers such as Ryan Morley and Brett Chapman haven’t been able to get the big scores they’re known for, which has left the rest of the batting order exposed.

New recruit Connor Hughes hasn’t been able to make the impact they were hoping for, but now that both byes are out of the way Imperials have a clear run for the rest of the year.

Although it may seem unlikely, they can still pinch a spot in the top four come season’s end.

Form: 6 points (1 win, 4 losses, 1 outright loss).

Prediction: This is a talented team, watch for a late run for a finals spot and don’t be surprised if they pull it off.

Grade: D. A couple of wins will fix everything but it’s been a struggle up until now. At the very least the younger players have some games under their belts, but this team can beat anyone on their day.

SCOREBOARD GOLF TRAFALGAR

Stableford, Saturday, December 26 Winner: Glenn Vassett 38 pts; Runner Up: Reno Borg 37 pts. DTL’s: Hamish Towns 39, John Wiseman 37, Peter McKinnon 37, Richoe Paronage 37, James Hayward 36, Laurie Snowball 36, Peter Pankhurst 36.

NTP: 2nd: Duane Baker 5th: Geoff Coulter 11th: Mark Hiriart 13th: Peter Rhodes 15th: Peter Rhodes.

Open Stableford, Friday, January 1 A Grade: Mark Hiriart 38 pts C/B; B Grade: Laurie Snowball 40 pts C/B. DTL: Andrew Shearing 40, Barry Watkins 39, Damian Leggo 38, Ray Falla 38, Graham McLure 37, Greg O’Toole 37, Phil Coffin 36, Geoff Coulter 36, Jackson Giles 36, Ricky Dyt 36, Peter Cooke 36. Birdies: 2nd: Peter Rosenboom 5th: Jackson Giles 15th: Jeff Hasthorpe, Reno Borg, Garry Jansen Eagle: 7th: Greg Evison.

Stableford, Saturday, January 2 A Grade: Greg Donohue 38 pts; B Grade Winner: Graeme Grant 42 pts C/B. DTL’s: Peter Walsh 42, Chris Moody 41, Paul Fogarty 41, Glenn Doolan 39, George Petkovic 37, Sam Reid 37, Tim Cross 37, Peter Rosenboom 37.

Open Mixed Yankee, Sunday, January 3 Scratch Winner: Reno Borg & June Tickell 73 gross; Handicap Winner: Paul Fogarty & Bev Keily 67-1/8 nett. DTL’s: Glen Roberts & Sonia Roberts 71-1/4, Chris Moody & Di Moody 73. NTP’s: 5th: Reno Borg – Bev Keily 11th: Bev Keily 13th: Reno Borg – Di Moody 15th: Chris Moody.

MORWELL

Monthly Medal, Saturday, January 2 Medal Winner – A Rigby (17) – 64; Gross Winner – P Brown (-5) – 70; A Grade Winner – B Kamphuis (12) – 70; B Grade Winner – A Rigby (17) – 64; C Grade Winner – A Lappin (20) – 66. Birdies:2nd - R Quiroga; 11th – R Quiroga, A Soplakow, T Oliver, S Duff; 8th – G Helmuth DTLs: R Quiroga – 66; D Masson, J Hornibrook – 68; B Hall, P Buckman – 69; A Soplakow, D O’Brien, H Towns – 71; G Kamphuis, G Helmuth – 72.

Ladies Stableford,Wednesday, December 30 Winner: Div 1: C Carder (21) 39pts Div 2: S Karleusa (33) 39pts. DTL: I Yoshimura 38, S Pearson 36.

MIRBOO NORTH

Stableford,Thursday, December 31

A Grade: P Draper (10) 42 pts; B Grade, M Woodall (31) 41pts. DTL, C Anders 40pts, D Jerram, E Woodall, T Bradshaw, 39pts.

Birdies, 4th R Taylor, N Baker, 6th, S Duff, N Whitelaw, 16th, D Woodall, Stroke, Saturday, January 2 A Grade: J Robbins (13) 69 c/b; B Grade: R Kratzat, (16) 71 c/b; C Grade: D Jerram (21) 68 (medal). DTL, C Bracecamp, C Williams, 69, G Shandley , N Whichello 71, E Woodall, J Smeriglio, 72. Birdies, 4th D Jerram, 6th, N Whichello, 13th, G Shandley, 16th J Hughes. Chicken run week ending Jan 1: R Celebrine 16 pts.

TRAFALGAR SENIORS

Stableford,Tuesday, December 29 Winner: Glenn Doolan (25) R/Up: Ivan Grant (22). DTL: Sue DeVries (21) Frank Edmonds (20c/b) John Bayley (20c/b) Ray Williams (20c/b) Graeme Grant (20c/b) Reg Barsdell (20c/b). NTP: Graeme Harris Bradmans: John Dinsdale.

Par,Thursday, December 31 Ladies Winner: Jo Baker (23) Ladies R/ Up: Sonia Roberts (20c/b); DTL: Beth Lansdown (20) Karen MacGregor (19 c/b) Marg Grant (19c/b); NTP: Bev Keily Bradmans: Cheryl Deppeler; Men’s Winner: Akos Kerekes (22) (Winner on 25 Disq USC); Men’s R/Up: Keith Owen (21). DTL:

Steve Gould (20) Ray Williams (19c/b), Glenn Doolan (19c/b) Pat O’Connell (19c/b) Laurie Snowball (19c/b). NTP: Ivan Grant.

Bradmans: Graeme Harris.

Nine-hole stableford, Sunday December 27 Winner: E. Mitchell (24) 23 pts, Runner-Up: P. Stanlake 23 c/b.

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Stableford,Thursday, December 24 Winners: A Grade - M. Weir (5) 39 pts c/b, B Grade - L. Weir (17) 41 pts, C Grade - L. Clarke (39) 39pts. NTP: 4th - L. Wilson, 8th - P. Henderson, 14th W. Marsden Birdies: 4th - L. Wilson, A. De Vent, 14th G. Whitehead, B. Johnson. DTL: B. Forte 39, B. Backman 39, R. Tomlinson 39, K. Beath 38, S. Cunningham 38, D. Henderson 38, J. Gaul 38, K. Clark 38, C. Hancock 38, J. Cunico 37, G. Brien 37, R. Wilson 37, M. Beatson 37. W. Hiriaki - Eagle 9th Ladies Stableford, Saturday, December 26 Winner: C. Borg (28) 40 pts; DTL: K. Borg 36 pts. NTP: 4th K. Borg, 14th K. Borg. Birdies: 4th - C. Cunningham, K. Borg.

Men’s Stableford Saturday December 26 Winners: A Grade - W.Yeomans (10) 38 pts, B Grade - P. Stanlake (17) 40 pts, C Grade - N. Cooper (39) 43 pts. NTP: 4th - W.Yeomans, 8th - B. Forte, 14th - S. Cunningham. Birdies: 4th - A. De Vent, 8th K. Beath. DTL: J. Humphrey 42, J. Bassman 37, J. Pisa 36, J. Roberts 36, A. St John 35, C. Cooper 35, T. Colvin 35 c/b

Men’s Stableford,Tuesday, December 29 A Grade: S Kurowski (10) 40 pts, B Grade: Stuart Brooks (12) 39 pts, C Grade: Ian Lowe (22) 40 pts. DTL: 41: B Woszczeiko, 40: C Barnard, 39: P Little, P Den Houting, 38: D Campbell, D Thomas, L Withers, 37: B Ritchie, D Payne, Y Kim, K Jones, D Lyons, R Alexander, J Murdoch, 36: A Charnley, B Brand, M Murphy, M O’Neill, B Platt, T Couling, B Fromberg, A Richardson, R Smith.

Men’s Stroke, Saturday, January 2 A Grade: R Smith (3) 73, runner-up: N Milne (10) 66. B Grade: K Ashford (15) 64.

C Grade: G Thomas (24) 68. D Grade: B Ritchie (25) 69. DTL: 68: J Pledge, 69: D Dalrymple, M O’Neill, D Canning, P Hildebrand, 70: A Wright, S Kay, R Elliott, C Couling, 71: R Wilson, W Rogers, D Payne, A Slottje, 72: P Bezzina, O Pretto, M Coad, K Garlick, B Platt, B Johnson, K Barnes, D Van Heerewaarden, R Henning.

Men’s Stableford, Saturday, January 2 A Grade: R Logan 42pts. DTL: D Tosch 37, G Kraan 36.

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Heating up: The TDCA returns this weekend with a headlining clash between Toongabbie and Yarram & District.

TDCA returns after festive break

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This round will have a bearing on the one day final to be played on January 24.

Ex Students have already cemented their place in the final and Gormandale are currently in second spot on the one day ladder on 17 points, with Glengarry hot on their tail on 14 points. Rovers can still technically make it on 12 points but they must beat Gormandale this weekend with a bonus point and hope Imperials knock off Glengarry.

The match of the round has Yarram & District making the trip to Roger Ries Oval to take on Toongabbie in a match which will have massive implications for the rest of the season.

If Yarram win it tightens up the race for fourth spot, but if Toongabbie get the win they will sit comfortably in fourth.

In the context of the season this match is huge.

Toongabbie are a different team from when they played their last one day fixture as Keenan Hughes has breathed new life into the place.

Hughes’ presence has the whole club walking taller and it shows in the way the Rams are now playing.

From one end Hughes is a scary thought, but the expected return of Ishan Ratnayake after Christmas will provide Hughes an excellent new ball partner and will have every other team on notice.

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outing against Toongabbie was a disaster as the Pelicans were rolled for just 96, so no doubt they will want to improve on that score this round.

Yarram & District were without Ant Scott in that fixture, as well as Brett Pedlow who didn’t play day one of their two day match, so they will provide a different challenge for the Rams this weekend.

Prediction: Both clubs will be up for the fight and will have some unseen secret weapons at their disposal from the last time they met, met so expect a big fight this round.

Toongabbie play their home deck well but Yarram are more suited to the one day format, so the visitors should be favourites.

The match-up: Keenan Hughes off the long run vs Ant Scott in his terry towling hat will be an epic contest.

Expect quick bowling, balls flying and genuine excitement if these two get to take on each other out in the middle.

Glengarry take on Imperials in another great match-up this weekend.

The Magpies will be looking to go top of the ladder as Ex Students have the bye while Imperials will be aiming to get off the bottom of the ladder and kick start their season.

The Magpies are building nicely and look like they are timing their run perfectly into March.

Nat Freitag has been in red hot form, as has Sam Marks who has shown his class and helped his team off to some great starts this season.

Add in Al Jenkin fresh off making 102 and it’s easy to see why Glengarry are doing so well this year.

While the top of the order have been in form there will still be batsmen like Frank Marks and Paul Henry eager to spend time in the middle.

Imperials have had a long break as they are not only coming off the Christmas but had the bye in the last round, so they should be refreshed and ready to get stuck into the second half of the year.

Brett Chapman has been one of the most consistent batsmen in the TDCA for the last four seasons and his dry run recently has left Imperials’ other batsmen exposed.

Imps bowlers have been going well enough to keep the opposition on their toes.

Brad Sizeland has been the standout but Campbell and Randall have been taking wickets as well, and if they all get on a run they can run through any team.

Prediction: It’s a full reset for Imperials so hopefully they come out fresh and firing, if not Glengarry will cruise to victory and set up the rest of their season nicely and putting an end to Imperials finals hopes.

The Match-up: Nat Campbell has a decent record against Glengarry but one player in particular scores very freely against the star leg spinner, and that player is Ben Marks.

Marks has very different hitting zones to most other batsmen in the TDCA and has it over Campbell to date, so no doubt he will look to take on the spinner again and entertain all in attendance.

Rovers will welcome Gormandale to Duncan Cameron Park, hoping to perform better than the last time the two teams met where the young Rovers outfit lost outright.

Dougal Williams is having a good year but needs support with the bat.

Williams has shown he is prepared to change things up a bit and get creative this year, so we

could we see Jack Lynch thrown into an opening role this week after top-scoring against Gormandale in their last meeting.

Lynch threw his hands through the ball in that innings and Gormandale’s bowlers had no answer for the lower order bat, so throwing someone up the order could just be what Rovers need to get a good start.

Gormandale are third on the ladder and will be chasing a good win to jump back into second or potentially first, but they must prepare well.

Due to fixturing issues and wet weather changes, Gormandale haven’t played away from Stoddart Oval at all this season.

Even though the DCP wicket is the best in the competition it still doesn’t mean they will score freely and must knuckle down against Rovers who play the ground and the wicket very well.

Prediction: Rovers looked a little tired towards the end of December so the break will have done them the world of good.

If Rovers can recapture their early season form then Gormandale are in for a shock, and considering the Tigers are playing away for the first time this season an upset could be on the cards.

The Match-up: It’s all about Shaun Barbour who took an amazing 6/14 last time these two clubs met.

Barbour vs the Rovers top order will set the tone of the match and be a massive factor in which way this game swings.

Two-dayers underway with top-of-the-table clash in LVDCL CRICKET LVDCL

BY GREGOR MACTAGGART

WITH the festive break done and dusted for another year, two-day cricket returns in the Latrobe Valley District Cricket League on Saturday.

It also marks the split of the top-flight clubs with six in Premier A Grade and five in A Grade.

A clash between the competition’s top two sides in Raiders and Latrobe at Yinnar Recreation Reserve highlights the Premier A Grade round.

Latrobe headed into the Christmas-New Year period as the league’s form side on the back of six consecutive wins.

A consistent theme in the winning streak has been the ability of different players to stand up when it matters.

Opener Brett Duncan had been building up to get a score and contributed a valuable 50 in a low-scoring win against Churchill.

Jack Gay is another emerging as a valuable contributor, especially with the ball, having gleaned nine wickets in his past four matches.

When you consider skipper Chris Johnson is yet to really fire this campaign for the Sharks, Latrobe is well-placed for a strong second-half of the season.

Raiders experienced something of a mixed end

Back on: The LVDCL resumed this weekend with two-matches kicking off. to 2020 with a six-wicket win against Centrals preceded by a surprise home loss to Morwell.

In Brad Knowles (344 runs at 57.33/12 wickets

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at 9.33) and Liam Maynard (285 runs at 57/11 wickets at 26), Morwell Tigers-Yinnar boast the league’s two premier all-rounders.

Mirboo North Recreation Reserve will be the scene for a battle of the Tigers.

Mirboo North goes into the New Year as the bottom side in the Premier A Grade competition despite winning five of 10 matches and boom recruit Madura Perera sitting atop the leading wickettakers list with 24 at 12.04.

Morwell will be extra refreshed having had the bye the round before the mid-season break.

Captain Jordan Campbell (224 runs at 37.33) looms as the prized wicket, while Dylan Day (18 wickets at 18.2) has been impressive with the ball.

Trafalgar and Churchill meet at George Cain Oval.

The Ships scored a two-wicket win in a thriller when the sides squared-off in Round 6 and expect a similarly tight tussle in a match featuring the likes of Trafalgar ace Rhys Holdsworth, Churchill captain Brendan Mason and Cobras talisman Steve Warr.

Both A Grade matches look even contests.

CATS welcome Centrals to Traralgon South, while Jeeralang-Boolarra faces Traralgon West in a contest between the two bottom sides.

Moe has the bye.

Star-studded: Marcus Fraser returns to Traralgon next week for the Pro-Am Classic. file photograph

All in: The event will feature more than 200 amateurs.

Teeing off: 2019 winner Adam Burdett will be back in action at next week’s Pro-Am Classic.

Star-studded field for Pro-Am Classic GOLF TRARALGON PRO-AM CLASSIC

BY IAN WHITEHEAD

THE two-day Traralgon Pro Am Classic starting next Thursday at the Traralgon Golf Club has attracted another topclass field.

This year the event has been combined with the Traralgon Classic.

The best of the state’s amateurs will compete with 80 professionals in a stroke event.

The professional field includes eight female players.

Eight previous winners including Vic Open winner Simon Hawkes and ex USPGA veteran Scott Laycock have entered the event.

Marcus Fraser, a winner on the Europe tours and a regular in the US majors, is the highest ranked player.

Fraser has yet to be among the leading players on the tight Traralgon course, but perhaps his day is yet to come.

Pro Am Committee Chairperson

Andy Milbourne considers this one of the strongest fields ever to line up at Traralgon.

“Besides past winners, such as world class players David Bransdon and Peter Wilson, there is a host of players attracting strong interest,” Milbourne said.

Tim Hart, who last year carded a course record 62, is the longest hitter on the Pro-am circuit.

Ashley Hall is another serious smasher of a golf ball, but with such hard and fast fairways, both players may

need to peddle back the driver to seek greater accuracy.

Past winner Andrew Martin says of Traralgon: “This is a course that must be managed; you can’t just smash it and hope for the best. A good long game is an advantage, but a top short game is essential.”

History shows the winner will come in with a score around 12 under for the two rounds.

The fairways and greens are in pristine condition, but rough patches and dusty

lies are the penalty for those straying from the straight and narrow.

Watch for the consistent and canny golfers, such as James Marchesani or past winner Adam Burdett.

The professionals and Classic fields will be joined by over 200 amateurs, vying for $1200 worth of prizes.

For more information or for enquiries about playing, phone the Traralgon Golf Club on 5174 1709.

Entry for spectators is free and refreshments are available.

Traralgon ITF event postponed due to border restrictions TENNIS

THE Traralgon Tennis Association has postponed an ITF event due to due to coronavirus border restrictions.

Traralgon was set to host the Grade 5 tournament from Monday but it was called off after discussions with governing body Tennis Australia.

“Tennis Australia has been monitoring the situation very closely in Victoria, and recent developments have meant we have made the decision to postpone the J5 Traralgon event due to the uncertainty of border closures and the situation developing,” the Association said on Facebook.

“While we apologize for any inconvenience, this decision has been made to protect the health and safety of everyone, as well as limit the impact of potential border restrictions.

“We are still hopeful to be able to host the Grade 4 ITF event commencing Monday, January 11, as well as our Schnitz Silver AMT and 18-and-under Bronze JT, due to commence on Monday January 18.

“Whilst this is very disappointing, as always the health and safety of our players, support crew, volunteers and community is our main priority.

“Thank you very much to all those who have worked so hard to get the club ready for these events and those who have been working tirelessly to get these tournaments up and going.”

The 2021 AGL Loy Yang Traralgon International has also been postponed and will not be held this month.

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Alfresh2Go Alfresh2Go Café and Juice Bar has been operating in Morwell since 2004.

They pride themselves on providing delicious coffee, juices and smoothies.

Alfresh2Go boasts a wide range of food, ranging from sandwiches and focaccias to homemade lasagnes, quiches and more.

There’s something for everyone with many vegetarian and gluten free options available.

Alfresh2Go’s friendly staff will go above and beyond to provide their best service, and do deliver to neighbouring businesses.

Do yourself a favour and call into 8 Tarwin Street to soak up the pleasant ambience, particularly the courtyard which is the perfect place to relax.

You too will be saying “we’ll be back soon”.

Claudia s Café Claudia’s Café has been operating in Morwell since 2007.

An intimate, quality café, they are renowned for offering fantastic service, delicious breakfasts, lunches and treats.

Claudia’s Café serve a Brazilian blend of coffee which is well worth making the trek to 37 George Street, Morwell to sample.

They offer a range of homemade foods such as lasagne and quiche, cookies and cakes, as well as all the favourites like chips, wedges, nachos and sandwiches.

The courtyard is a great place to enjoy a cuppa or catch up with friends in one of their comfy booths.

So for your next coffee or lunch date, makes Claudia’s Café your destination.

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Morwell Bowling

Club

Morwell Bowling Club has been a part of the local community more than a century.

Noodle Paradise Noodle Paradise has been a staple of the Morwell food

There were 41 founding members when the club was first formed in 1913 and today boasts more than 3400 members.

scene since it was first opened

Since 1945, Morwell Bowling Club’s home has been at 52 Hazelwood Road.

lives up to its name with a

Renowned for its friendly staff, atmosphere and of course food, Morwell Bowling Club’s menu features a wide variety of main meals, with prices starting from $13.

food options.

by owner Bill Zhou in 2002.

Located at 210 Commercial Road, Morwell, Noodle Paradise veritable array of delectable

Bill loves being a local business owner and enjoys servicing his clients with his amazing food.

They can also cater for special dietary requirements.

The menu features an

Bring your friends or work colleagues for a game of barefoot bowls, which can be played at any time of the year due to the club’s two undercover greens.

noodles, soup based noodles,

For more, call 5134 3449.

Paradise or call 5133 0228.

assortment of wok tossed rice dishes, light meals and vegetarian options.

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Café Qu Bah Established in 2003, Café Qu Bah offers a premium dining experience to those wanting great coffee, breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Located at Mid Valley Shopping Centre, it is within close proximity to Village 8 Cinemas.

Café Qu Bah focuses its menu around seasonality and quick service.

They source local produce, not only supporting local business and local farmers, but ensuring the freshest possible ingredients.

Café Qu Bah prides itself on a great experience for customers.

So call in to enjoy delicious food and quick service from their friendly staff.

To make a booking, call 5133 0777.