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Australian World Champion Corey Wedlock had the perfect start to the new year, winning the 2024 EnergyAustralia Classic Singles.

Newborough Bowling Club’s marquee event again attracted an internationalquality field, along with local bowlers testing themselves against some of the world’s best.

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Education divide widens

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

THE gap between city and regional schools has never been wider, the latest NAPLAN results show.

The average of the five test results for each student cohort (Year 5 or Year 9), released on Friday, December 15, was calculated to assess each school's performance in 2023.

Although NAPLAN schoolwide results are being released in the same year as the exam for the first time, they cannot precisely be directly compared to previous years due to test timing and measuring technique modifications.

The findings, which drop to less than 500 at some public schools, coincide with the fact that more than 300,000 children in Victoria, or roughly one in three, are not meeting the required proficiency levels in Maths and English as reported by the Herald Sun. St Michael's Primary School in Traralgon was among the Latrobe Valley's best-performing schools, with a Year 5 Average of 501.2.

Some of the top schools in Victoria included Presbyterian Ladies' College, with a 613 average.

NAPLAN results showed a big disparity between the highest and lowest-scoring schools, with differences

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of 200 points in both the private and public sectors.

It's not just NAPLAN results revealing the education divide, as the most recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) data shows a striking divide has emerged.

According to the results, wealthy and city students continue to shine academically, while students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, remote areas, and Indigenous communities are experiencing lower results compared to the 2018 assessment round.

These reports couldn't be timelier, as Australia's education policymakers are negotiating the next round of school reform agreements. These agreements set the stage for multi-year reform priorities and funding arrangements, making it a pivotal moment for shaping the future of education in the country. As the negotiations unfold, all eyes are on whether policymakers will take bold steps to bridge the educational gap.

However, it's not all bad, as the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority found a rising number of Year 12 Certification rates - up 2.2 per cent from 2012 to 2022.

Associate Professor Jane Hunter, discussing the urgency of addressing education disparities, emphasised the need for reforms that ensure every student

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has an equal chance at success regardless of their background.

"Countless evidence-based studies demonstrate the wealthier your background, the higher your likelihood of performing well in the PISA,” she said.

“Students in most other OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries have underperformed too - this is to be expected given the impacts of COVID-19, lockdowns and the strain on families with school-aged children in 2020-21. Probing the PISA data further shows the impact socio-economic status has on how students perform."

The recent federal government report into school funding revealed that public government schools were underfunded by between $6.2 billion and $6.5 billion annually.

"Unless government policy levels the funding playing field to support our most disadvantaged students, the ‘PISA flatline’ will continue," Professor Hunter said.

With a teacher shortage crisis in Victoria and huge disparities in education equality, many experts are calling for all public schools to be funded by 2028 to the Schooling Resource Standard - which is the minimum amount governments have agreed is required to meet the needs of all students.

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LATROBE City Council has begun design work for two major local car park projects, located respectively at 2 Kay Street, Traralgon and 141 Commercial Road, Morwell.

Katz Architecture has been appointed as the lead design consultants of the car park at Kay St, and MGS Architects has been appointed as the lead design consultant of the car park at Commercial Rd. Both car parks will receive a major multi-level redevelopment to increase car park spaces as part of the state government's Regional Car Parks Fund (RCPF), which is set to deliver 900 new spaces across Traralgon, Morwell and Moe. So far, more than 250 car parks have already been delivered in Morwell and Moe under the RCPF, with construction underway to deliver up to 110 additional spaces to the Seymour and Hotham Street multi-level car park in Traralgon.

Latrobe City Mayor, Darren Howe said he was excited to see the car park projects underway.

“As our transition plan outlines, it is our priority to move towards a bigger and brighter future for Latrobe City. It’s important that we have the assets in place to accommodate the growth of our city,” the Mayor said.

“We are thankful of the significant financial support of the Victorian government for this project, which will deliver car park spaces that are both functional and accessible, so that community members and visitors can spend more time in the CBD.” This project is being delivered by Latrobe City Council on behalf of the state government.

To read more about local car park projects, visit council’s website at latrobe.vic.gov.au/Home/ Major_Projects

Upgrades: Traralgon and Morwell car parking projects are now underway.

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Prioritise road safety this year FOLLOWING a devastating year on the state’s roads, the state government is urging all Victorians to make safety their priority in 2024.

Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne acknowledged the families, friends and communities impacted by road trauma in 2023, with around 300 lives lost on Victorian roads.

Road safety is a shared responsibility, and whether driving, riding, or crossing the road this new year, Victorians are reminded to make safe choices on every journey - slow down, put the phone away, pay attention, wear a seat belt, and don’t drive after drinking or taking drugs.

With fatigue a major contributor to road trauma, people travelling long distances over the holiday period are being urged to get a

good night’s sleep before driving, allow plenty of travel time, drive to the conditions, remove distractions, and take regular breaks.

Driver Reviver Australia will have 21 sites set up across Victoria throughout summer, supported by VICSES and Lions club volunteers providing the ideal location for drivers to take a break, have a free cup of coffee or tea and stretch their legs, before continuing their journey.

Data shows that lower-level drink driving and speeding, failing to obey road signs and distraction accounted for more than half of fatalities on state roads in 2023.

As the year comes to a close, road safety authorities are particularly concerned with the significant increase in driver and passenger

Goodbye to native timber harvesting

AS the calendar flipped over to January 1, 2024, Timber Towns Victoria acknowledged a deep sadness and regret for the native timber harvesting communities and their families, for the loss of regenerative native mixed species forest harvesting from actively managed forests in Victoria.

In Australia, forested landscapes are likely to have been actively and adaptively managed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for more than 60,000 years.

In November 2019, the state government announced a phase out of the native timber harvesting industry in Victoria by 2030.

In May 2023, a new announcement brought the ban forward to commence on January 1, 2024.

Timber Towns Victoria President and Mayor of the Glenelg Shire, Cr Karen Stephens said the decision would have drastic ramifications.

“Unfortunately, the industry has long been misunderstood by the state government and the broader community and has ultimately been brought to its knees," she said.

“The loss of active forest management practices

will ultimately mean the loss of generational knowledge, loss of carbon capture in regrowth forest areas after harvesting, and the loss of the flow on benefits to communities and the environment.”

Victoria's forest industries are recognised as significant contributors to the economy and community.

An economic impact report commissioned by the Wellington and East Gippsland Shires in 2021 estimated that the ban on native timber harvesting would result in around 1110 job losses and output to drop by $308 million.

Forestry Australia (the professional body of forest scientists, farm foresters and forestry professionals) advocates to support well managed sustainable forest harvesting as a part of ecologically sustainable forest management practices.

These sustainably regenerative managed forests operate under the strict Australian Standards and stringent auditing.

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Forestry Australia recommends continued silvicultural techniques in native forests can be utilised to support forest health and biodiversity, mitigate risks from fire, pests and diseases and to grow bigger trees quicker, storing more carbon and creating forests that are more resilient.

“In contrast to the ban on native timber harvesting, there are a multitude of benefits from the sustainable management of our forests and as the peak local government body for Victoria on forest policy, we wish to discuss these with the state government and work towards a positive solution for Victoria and our communities," Cr Stephens said.

“We call on the government to advise Timber Towns Victoria and the community, what strategies do you have in place for the future sustainable management of forest health, bushfire risks, conservation of biodiversity, and maximising carbon outcomes."

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fatalities, which have risen to 189 in 2023, compared with 126 at the same time last year.

Drivers are also being urged to drive to the weather conditions, especially in parts of Victoria that have experienced flooding.

While recent rainfall has eased across areas under a flood watch, parts of the state may continue to experience minor flood levels or flooding events.

Victorians should keep up to date with the latest advice on the VicEmergency app and check VicTraffic before travelling for updates on road closures, hazards, and to consider alternate routes.

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Timber processors soldier on

By PHILIP HOPKINS

SEVERAL Gippsland hardwood timber processors have vowed to continue operating despite being barred from access to the region's native forest.

The chief executive of the Victorian Forest Products Association, Deb Kerr, said the start of 2024 marked the end of harvesting wood fibre from Victoria’s public forests, but not the end of Victoria’s sustainable native hardwood industry.

“The Victorian government’s decision last May created chaos with some businesses across the native hardwood supply chain being forced to either close permanently or diversify their business,” she said.

“However, a small number of processors will continue processing the native timbers that consumers love, sourcing this wood from private sources in Victoria, from other states and from overseas. Hardwood timbers are highly valued by consumers where appearance or durability are important purchase considerations, be it stairs, decks, windows, furniture, or external applications.”

In Gippsland, Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) at Heyfield began importing hardwood timber from the US some time ago as the state government began restricting hardwood supplies from Gippsland forests. ASH, which employs

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more than 200 people, is going to import more US hardwoods to make up some of the shortfall.

Radial Timber in Yarram will go into 'survival mode', sourcing what local plantation timber it can get until its own plantations grow. The company, which has been growing its own plantation estate for 18 years, had been relying on timber from VicForests for another six years. The Radial mill will run at 25 per cent capacity in the intervening six-year period.

The white paper line at Opal's Maryvale Mill in the Latrobe Valley, which relied on native hardwood residues and woodchips, ceased production last year, throwing 150-200 people out of work, but the company will still require timber for its packaging production.

Ms Kerr said she did not have full confirmation of how many mills had closed, but 11 mills in Victoria took compensation payments from the first round of exists before the May 2023 announcement that timber harvesting in native forests would close at the end of 2023.

"Some of those closing have drying stocks of timber that will last between one-to-three years.

The full effects won't be realised until probably 2026," she said.

Ms Kerr said while the government had closed native forestry, Victoria’s forests still needed to be managed for the health and resilience of the forest.

“The continued decline of Victoria’s native plants

and animals is commensurate with the increase in the National Park estate - clearly this speaks volumes that the current management approaches do not work,” she said.

“The Victorian government should use the start of this new era to radically change the way Victoria’s forests are managed for the next century – after all native forestry can no longer be blamed for the state of Victoria’s forest flora and fauna.”

Ms Kerr said a recent CSIRO report showed that feral animals and invasive species were by far the biggest threat to forest fauna and flora.

The report, conducted with the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, found that at least 100 unique native species had become extinct since European settlement, with three quarters due wholly or partly to invasive species. These included mammals, frogs, birds, and lizards.

"Dozens more species are at high risk of extinction in the next 20 years, including mammals, birds and reptiles threatened by cats and foxes ... and plants by pathogens and feral herbivores," the report said.

From 1960 to 2017, invasive species cost Australia at least $390 billion, with the current annual cost conservatively estimated to be about $25 billion.

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SEC falls short of state election promises later. Once the commercial realities of the energy market entered the picture, that vision was bound to change," one source told The Age. Before the election, a government press release said the SEC would deliver "government-owned renewable energy to drive down power bills and put electricity back in the hands of Victorians". Another release said the state would have a "controlling interest in each of these projects".

Tennant Read, the director of climate change and energy at the Australian Industry Group, told The Age that the SEC could have potentially put $1b into a majority share on a project, but this would limit the ability to make commercial returns and reinvest those profits.

"A billion dollars of capital from the Victorian government, it can be useful (but) it can only stretch so far," he said.

"One way to make a difference is to take majority stakes and sort of call the shots. Another way to make a difference is to provide a capital cushion that's willing to absorb some of the risks ... unlock more projects than the private investors would have been able to on their own."

The Age said the SEC's 10-year strategy document from last October, released after the expert panel's report, avoids committing to majority ownership and instead refers to "critical system gaps" and a bid to "catalyse investment in wind and solar". The Age said without a controlling share in renewable energy projects, the state may have limited power to influence decisions about where power is to be sold.

The Energy and SEC Minister, Lily D'Ambrosio, told The Age in November that the SEC's controlling interest would be across a portfolio of projects.

It would build to a 51 per cent share across its $1b in funding between now and 2035.

"We've always said that the SEC will have a controlling interest in its portfolio of projects. And we're going to be doing that," she told The Age. The Opposition energy spokesman, David Davis, said the government had known its pledges for the SEC, including majority ownership, were a "pipe dream" before the state election.

"They went ahead with the lie anyway," he told The Age.

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THE state government has backed down on its election promise for the revived SEC to take majority ownership in each renewable energy project it funds, The Age newspaper has reported.

The SEC's first project, announced in late November, was a $245 million investment - more than a quarter of its $1 billion investment budget - to help build a $1b battery Hub at Melton. The Hub, which will comprise three battery components, is a partnership with the renewable energy investor Equis Australia. The SEC's $1b budget aimed to build 4.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy generation and storage projects.

The Age, quoting sources, reported that the SEC's strategy was quietly altered after an expert panel identified difficulties in meeting the government's initial election pledge. The government panel found a $1b budget was insufficient for larger scale projects and the SEC would find it difficult to identify smaller partnerships where private companies seeking financial returns would accept a majority government investment.

"There was an initial vision for the SEC that promised a lot, but the details were to be ironed out

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Asbestos is still a risk 20 years on from ban

WORKSAFE is reminding employers and tradespeople that the risk of asbestos exposure remains an unfortunate reality in Victorian workplaces.

Two decades since a nationwide ban on the use, importation and manufacture of asbestos, it continues to lurk in buildings built before 1990 and can be present in many different forms which can become disturbed on demolition and construction sites.

WorkSafe inspectors visited sites across the state during National Asbestos Week recently, to ensure asbestos-containing materials are being managed and removed safely.

The inspections across regional and metropolitan Victoria focused on issues such as ensuring asbestos is identified prior to demolition, checking that there are processes for workers to know where asbestos is likely to be found and what to do if it is, and ensuring when required, that any required asbestos removal is being undertaken by a licenced removalist.

A poster checklist has also been developed to help employers meet their obligations when undertaking asbestos removal work.

Exposure to asbestos fibres can cause deadly diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.

Scientific studies show that asbestos can also cause cancer of the larynx and ovaries and is associated with pharynx, stomach and colorectal cancers.

Former fitter and machinist Brian Healy, from Newborough, believes he was just an apprentice when he was exposed to asbestos while removing cladding.

"The boss would say to you 'don't worry about it, just do the job, get on with it'. Being young, you did what the boss told you to do and you just did your job," Mr Healy said.

Mr Healy urges workers to speak up if they feel their workplace is not taking the risk of asbestos exposure seriously.

"The only one who's going to suffer later on down the track will be you if you don't look after yourself," he said.

Data from the Australian Mesothelioma Register shows since 2003, an average of 716 people have been diagnosed with mesothelioma each year nationwide.

Sadly, the disease claims an average of more than 600 lives each year.

WorkSafe Executive Director of Health and Safety, Narelle Beer said despite the progress made

Call: Newborough man Brian Healy is urging people who think they may have been exposed to asbestos to speak out. in the last 20 years, asbestos continued to pose a very real risk in many workplaces.

"This is an opportune time for employers to take stock and ensure they have systems in place to identify, manage and, where required, arrange the safe removal of asbestos," Dr Beer said.

"Understanding the dangers of asbestos and meeting your obligations to reduce the risks can be the difference between you or a worker living a long

and healthy life, or developing a serious illness."

Despite the well-known risks, WorkSafe continues to catch out employers doing the wrong thing.

In 2023, WorkSafe has completed six successful asbestos-related prosecutions with fines and costs totalling almost $100,000.

Employers are legally required to identify any asbestos-containing material in a workplace, label it and record it on an asbestos register.

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to notify WorkSafe prior to any removal works, display appropriate signage, and ensure workers are wearing personal protective equipment during its removal.

Employers must also arrange medical examinations for all removalists or other workers engaged in asbestos-related activities where there is a risk to exposure to airborne asbestos fibres in excess of half the exposure standard.

deFegleyresignsfromBendigoBankoverforestpolicy

By PHILIP HOPKINS

A LEADING Australian forestry expert has resigned from Bendigo Bank over its policy not to support the harvesting of native forest.

Rob de Fegely, who has had many senior roles in his 40-year career in forestry, has resigned from the board of his local Community Bank due to its parent Bendigo Bank’s policy of not supporting native forest harvesting.

Mr de Fegely, a director of Margules Groome Consulting, chair of Sustainable Timber Tasmania and a non-executive director of Forestry Corporation of NSW, emphasised these were his personal views and not those of any of the organisations he works for.

“Despite numerous exchanges with the chief executive, Marnie Baker, and the head of corporate affairs and ESG, they have not provided any justification for their policy, which is contrary to the United Nationals International Panel on Climate

Change recommendations for managed forests,” he said.

“I respect anyone’s right to have an opinion but if it affects others then it must be well researched and reasoned.”

Mr de Fegely said he joined the local Community Bank in Pambula because he felt they had a great model for local banking and had supported the local community “which I hope they will continue to do”.

“However, the parent company is trashing their community brand as the forest industry has been operating on the far south coast of New South Wales since the early settlers arrived in the 1830s and thanks to the efforts of our early foresters, the bulk of our forests especially on public land still exist today,” he said.

“What is poorly understood is that harvesting contractors provide the skills and equipment to fight bushfires, and without them, more of our precious flora and fauna will be destroyed. We all know the Black Summer bushfire killed more wildlife and

released more carbon into the atmosphere than any other event in our recent history.

“It astounds me that a bank whose origins are in rural and regional Victoria could take a policy position without consulting its community bank directors or even formally notifying them. In my opinion it is unethical.

“Refusing loans to harvesting contractors while offering support to processors is simply hypocritical.”

Mr de Fegeley said he had told the chief executive that finger pointing or cancel culture was an inappropriate way to resolve the complex challenges of sustainably managing Australia’s natural forests.

“Timber harvesting not only provides needed wood products but also funds much of the management of our multiple use forests,” he said.

“I don’t know if the Bendigo Bank policy had any impact on the Victorian government’s decision to end harvesting in its natural forests, but I hope their board and senior management reflect this

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Christmas on the future for the estimated 2.5 thousand plus people who have lost their jobs because of the decision. Most have no prospect of finding alternative employment in their home communities like Heyfield, Swifts Creek and Orbost.

“I cannot see how this meets Bendigo’s goal of sustainable and resilient communities.”

Mr de Fegely said the senior management team of Bendigo also seemed oblivious to the fact that Australia is the sixth most forested country in world.

“We have over 10 times the world average area of forest per person, yet we are not self-sufficient with a current import bill of $6 billion per year which could increase to $10 billion within a decade,” he said.

“Other countries could easily regard us as arrogantly selfish by being indifferent to the harm we cause forests in other countries and not skilfully utilising and protecting our own forest resources.”

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Veterans Capital, War Memorial grants available GRANT programs for Veterans Capital Works and Restoring Community War Memorials and Avenues of Honour are open.

Member for Gippsland East and Shadow Minister for Veterans, Tim Bull said the Veterans Capital Works Grant Program is offering grants of between $5000 and up to $50,000 for building and facility improvements for not-for-profit organisations delivering services to veterans, their families and communities.

“In addition, the Restoring Community War Memorials and Avenues of Honour grant program is currently accepting grant applications for projects up to $30,000," he said.

“I have recently written to all our RSL sub-branches and would encourage them to look closely at these opportunities.

“These funding streams are a fantastic opportunity for community groups to memorialise service records of our veterans in local regional communities.

“This program supports many local war memorials across Gippsland East that commemorate and immortalise the memory of those in our community who’ve served our country in war and peacekeeping operations.

“Ex-service organisations, local government authorities, not-for-profit organisations and educations institutions are encouraged to apply and make use of this recent funding round.

Applications are now open until Monday, February 12, 2024 and can be submitted online.”

Just what the doctor ordered

Way of the future: Maryvale Private Hospital has introduced a comprehensive General Practitioner Service. Welcoming the announcement last year was then chief executive, Lee Garwood, General Practitioner and Principal Maryvale General Practice, Dr Ehab Mostokly, Maryvale Operations Manager, Rachael Hatzopoulos and Business Development Manager, Trenia Jackson.

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MARYVALE Private Hospital is delighted to announce the introduction of a comprehensive General Practitioner (GP) service, set to commence in March 2024.

Recognising the growing demand for increased access to primary healthcare in the region, this new addition represents a significant step towards providing enhanced medical services for the residents of Maryvale and its surrounding communities.

The need for accessible and quality healthcare has never been more critical, and Maryvale Private Hospital is committed to addressing this need by confirming it has been working with an external General Practice provider to bring the service to Maryvale’s site. The inclusion of these services will not only benefit the hospital but will also contribute significantly to the overall well-being of the community.

The new GP services, led by Dr Ehab Mostokly, Dr Mark Abdo and Dr Awad William Ghattas will offer a wide range of healthcare solutions, catering to the diverse needs of the residents. From routine check-ups to specialised consultations, the team of experienced and compassionate General Practitioners at Maryvale General Practice is dedicated to providing comprehensive and personalised care to every patient.

"We understand the importance of having convenient access to reliable healthcare services, and we are thrilled to be able to meet this demand with the introduction of the new General Practice," departing Maryvale chief executive, Lee Garwood said.

"This initiative is a great addition not only for our hospital but, more importantly, for the community

we serve. We believe in fostering a healthier and happier community, and the new service align perfectly with this commitment."

The GP team at Maryvale General Practice brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of providing high quality healthcare services. Their presence in Maryvale will undoubtedly be a valuable asset, contributing to the overall well-being of residents and providing a convenient option for those seeking reliable primary healthcare.

Maryvale Private Hospital looks forward to welcoming the community to experience the new GP services, reinforcing its commitment to delivering exceptional healthcare solutions.

This initiative is poised to be a true value-add for everyone in Maryvale and its surrounding areas.

Emergency flood warning inquiry

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THE gaps in emergency warnings during the June 2021 Latrobe Valley floods were highlighted by local resident experts who travelled to Melbourne to present to the Victorian Parliament’s Upper House Flood Inquiry.

Conducted by the Environment and Planning Committee, the Inquiry is examining the 2022 flood event in northern Victoria and Melbourne, but at the request of Member for Eastern Victoria, Melina Bath, is also including the 2021 Traralgon flood.

Former Manager of Emergency Management Latrobe City, Lance King and local flood expert, Ken Skinner, spoke to the Inquiry about the problems in the flood warning system and made recommendations for future improvements.

Ms Bath, a member of the committee, thanked Mr King and Mr Skinner for providing practical solutions for government agencies to implement to better preparing locals who received inadequate warnings during the 2021 flood event.

“Their extensive knowledge on flooding in the Traralgon Creek catchment, the need for ‘real time’

monitoring by emergency services and appropriate response actions was well received by the committee," she said.

“Mr King and Mr Skinner made important points about Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) using trusted local knowledge to help with communication and responding to major flood events.

“They made a compelling case for identified local experts to be embedded into the EMV’s Incident Control Centre (ICC), to assist with the early and correct dissemination of information so the community can adequately prepare for inundation of their homes and streets.

“Real time monitoring through a reliable network of rain and river gauges and rapid flood warnings targeted to households, businesses and community groups was emphasised."

In his submission to the Inquiry on the 2021 Traralgon flood Mr King said, “The Vic Emergency App and generalised warnings circulated through various media outlets has not proven sufficient to meet communities needs and requirements.”

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When asked to comment on EMV’s response and the community confidence in the current flood warning system Mr Skinner said, “No - I don’t think the community has any comfort”, while Mr King simply said, “I think we went backwards from 2010”.

Mr King called for flood overlay maps that are activated by the ICC to deliver emergency alerts.

Ms Bath said community groups such as the Traralgon Football-Netball Club and Traralgon Men’s Shed were still displaced, struggling to recover from the 2021 Traralgon flood.

“The committee was informed that timely flood warnings, information dissemination from ICC and supported community networks must be improved.”

The Environment and Planning Committee report is due to be handed down on June 30, 2024.

State opposition leader John Pesutto visited Traralgon FNC last month to survey the effects flood damage was still having on the club's facilities.

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ONE POINTERS 1. What is Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon rumored to have created?

2. What was the original name of Tasmania?

3. Which AFL team recently visited the Latrobe Valley at the end of December 2023?

4. Who plays the part of Aquaman in Marvels latest Aquaman movie?

TWO POINTERS 5. What is the largest social media network in the world?

6. Who is the female protagonist in ‘The Hunger Games’?

7. Which instrument is associated with jazz legend Louis Armstrong?

8. Which of the following can’t an astronaut do in space? a) Cry b) Sneeze c) Sleep THREE POINTERS 9. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

10. Who invented penicillin?

11. True or false. Lightning can’t strike in the same place twice?

12. Who won last year’s mens singles title at the Australian Open?

FOUR POINTERS 13. What is the symbol used for the element Potassium?

14. If I was visiting the town of Scone what state/territory would I be in?

FIVE POINTER 15. I’ll give you five Dad jokes and you give me the answers? One point for each correct answer.

1. What do you call an alligator that wears a vest?

2. What time did the man go to the dentist?

3. Why should you take an extra pair of socks to golf?

4. What do you call a factory that makes okay products?

5. What does a bee use to brush its hair?

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ACROSS 2 Make off secretly 8 In excited eagerness 9 Repeat from memory 12 Treacherous person 13 Container 14 Trick 15 Extreme food shortage 17 Conjectured 19 Reliable 21 Guardians 23 Gaps 27 Responds 30 Without heed 31 Extremely cold 33 Tree 35 Regret 36 Observed 37 Flag 38 Aid to detection 39 Give to charity

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DOWN 1 Talking bird 2 Morse elements 3 Departure 4 Birds enclosure 5 Gain 6 Vital impulse 7 Held principles 10 Obliterations 11 Metal 16 Encountered 18 Speaking 20 Sharp blow 22 Decay 23 Flew aloft 24 Way of approach 25 Feline 26 Period of time 27 District 28 Way of viewing 29 Oozed 32 Cricket score 34 Not working

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Tyers finally reconnected to community

By TOM HAYES

THE Tyers community was given one of the best early Christmas presents they could've asked for late last year - the reopening of Tyers Road - allowing residents direct access to and from Traralgon.

After more than 400 days of non-use, the Tyers community finally has direct access to Traralgon, after the completion of the Latrobe River Bridge.

Since the end of 2022, Tyers residents have had to navigate via Glengarry to get to Traralgon, more than doubling their regular 10-or-so-minute trip.

In 2015, the then-80-year-old bridge on Tyers Rd was planned to be rebuilt by the state government - now more than eight years later, those plans have come to fruition.

Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron lobbied the state government to fast-track the bridge since he was first elected in November 2022.

Tyers local, Fel Foki described her thoughts and feelings on the saga, which looks to be over for good.

Ms Foki has lived in Tyers for around two years, and Tyers Rd closed soon after her family relocated to the area.

With five kids, the Fokis had multiple issues with the closure, as did many families, with implications and concerns arising from multiple avenues.

“At the start, I still thought it would be okay, I thought the bridge would reopen quickly - not realising the extent of the damage that the flooding had caused,” Ms Foki said.

“Weeks turned into months, then a lot longer - years, and it was frustrating to say the least.”

Tyers residents were faced with challenges for over a year, which included extended travel times, pressures with the cost of living - especially in a

New and improved: Road users were quick to drive down Tyers Road to and from Traralgon, some doing so multiple times after the Latrobe River Bridge was finally opened. period where fuel prices were at an all-time high, and concerns for emergency service access.

“We have five kids that all play sport, go to school, have all their own commitments … and I’m sure there’s others in the community that were the same,” Ms Foki said.

“They did offer an alternative, so a specific Tyers shuttle bus, but the times that that ran - they tried their best to offer as much as they could, but it didn’t mimic what we (previously) had available.”

Having to detour to Glengarry as the next-best

option to and from Traralgon, the same issue would be faced for emergency services in the event of a fire or medical episode.

“Obviously living out of town with lots of bushland, fires were always a risk for us, and we just hoped and prayed that nobody needed immediate medical attention because we’d have to wait at least 20 minutes for someone to arrive,” Ms Foki reiterated.

Ms Foki mentioned her eight-minute trip to drop her kids off at school turned into a 20 to 25-minute

trip, and busses were no alternative with none regularly running through the town.

“If they forgot something and I was not able to deliver it to them then they’d just have to go without it for the day,” she said.

Having to drive extra kilometres comes with added pressures financially, especially amid high fuel prices which put pressure on many families across the state alone.

Luckily, Tyers residents weren’t completely left in the dark, as once the wheels for the rebuild of the bridge were in motion, they were given constant updates from Regional Roads Victoria up until the reopening.

“They supplied timelines for us, and we all watched that pretty closely to make sure the project was still running on schedule,” Ms Foki said.

Fast-forward to December 2023, four days before Christmas - and the community rejoiced with the reopening of Tyers Road to and from Traralgon.

“It was very, very welcomed, and I believe quite a few of us did trips across the bridge unnecessarily because we could," Ms Foki said.

“Even at the reduced speed limit, I think we’re all pretty grateful to have it open and have some quick access back to the town.”

The town of Tyers can now breathe easy knowing that Traralgon is back to a 10-minute drive away, saving families money on fuel, bringing families closer together and allowing safe access for emergency services.

Crews will be back onsite during 2024 to complete the final pieces of work, including safety barrier installation, line marking and signage.

The speed limit will return to 80km/h once these works are completed.

LRH contributes to the ASAP clinical trial

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Post-operative infection is one of the most serious complications that occurs in a small number of patients having a hip or knee replacement DR PETER REHFISCH, LRH PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

of patients having a hip or knee replacement,” Dr Rehfisch said.

“This trial was designed to see whether we could find good evidence that we could reduce the likelihood of infection occurring by changing the current antibiotic treatment.

“But the results do suggest the single antibiotic that is currently used for infection prevention in Australia in this type of surgery appears to be the safest and most effective option.”

More than 65,000 knee and 53,000 hip joint replacements were performed in Australia in 2022, and with an ageing population, this is projected to exceed 250,000 each year by 2030, according to Monash University.

Monash University Central Clinical School and ASAP study lead Professor Trisha Peel said this

reflected the importance of large, randomised, multi-centre clinical trials.

Dr Peel said the trial would have a “significant impact” on practice.

“A lot of things seem to make sense, but we don’t really know for sure until they are tested in a clinical trial,” he said.

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“This is one of those cases. More antibiotics weren’t better, and in some people, they might have actually been worse.”

The ASAP trial is now closed at LRH, but the hospital has opened several other trials investigating research questions in the hope of improving, or confirming best care practices.

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LATROBE Regional Health (LRH) has been a major contributor to a clinical trial, which has found less is more when it comes to patients using antibiotics at the time of having hip and knee surgery.

The ASAP trial - or Australian Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis trial is aimed to discover whether adding additional antibiotics at the time of surgery would help prevent infections such as golden Staph.

But the trial found current best practice is the way to go, because adding a second antibiotic called vancomycin did not reduce infection rates, compared to the use of a single antibiotic called cefazolin.

The study determined when all the data from patients was analysed, the outcome following the addition of vancomycin was no better than the use of the traditional cefazolin antibiotic alone.

In those patients having a knee replacement, the incidence of infection was slightly higher when adding vancomycin, but researchers are yet to find out why.

These findings were recently published in one of the world’s most respected medical publications, the New England Journal of Medicine.

LRH played a significant role in the three-year trial, having recruited 369 patients out of the 4113 participants across 11 hospitals in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.

LRH Principal Investigator, Dr Peter Rehfisch said this trial was made possible because hundreds of patients in Gippsland, and thousands in Australia, agreed to be part of “history-making” research.

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Are you financially prepared for disaster this bushfire season? packing bags of clothes and personal items when preparing for a quick exit from an incoming bushfire, flood, or storm. Anglicare Victoria financial counsellors recommend finding your insurance policy Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and having it on hand, along with any other important documents and cash. If you’ve got an electronic copy, save it somewhere accessible, like a cloud storage service;  Check how much you’re insured for and what’s included. Make sure you’re not over or under insured to avoid unwelcome surprises later on. Many people think if they over-insure, it will give them a buffer if there’s a natural disaster, but the insurer will only pay out the amount to the damage and value of the house.

You're just paying extra in premiums, and;  Take pictures before, not after. It can be hard to remember everything you need to replace when it’s gone. Anglicare financial counsellors suggest taking pictures of each room and saving the images somewhere they can be accessed easily in case insurers require a list of your home’s contents. It’s a good idea to think about how much it would cost to replace your items too. For instance, a couch which cost $2000 when you first took out the policy might now cost $4000 to replace.

Ms Cooke said insurance documents were often hard to understand.

“A lot of people don’t know the difference between a total loss or replacement value, or total sum insured. For example, in a standalone house fire you might receive the total sum insured, unless your policy indicates the removal of debris comes off that total. So if it costs $50,000 to remove the debris from your site and you're insured for $400,000, you're now down to $350,000 for a rebuild,” she said.

Ms Powell said for anyone involved in a massive disaster, it takes a long time to recover.

“People get exhausted trying to deal with their insurance company and the complex processes on top of everything else. That's a big part of what we do, helping people understand and navigate

the system, taking some of the burden off them and trying to ease their trauma in any way we can,” she said.

Those unsure what types of disaster their household may be at risk of this summer can check with their local council.

Funding boost for Olivia’s Place THE state government is ensuring Gippsland families have access to the support they need through pregnancy and the early stages of parenting, with a grant for Olivia’s Place who provide free essential items to families facing disadvantage.

Member for Eastern Victoria, Harriet Shing recently announced a $100,000 grant had been delivered to Warragul-based charity Olivia’s Place.

“Olivia’s Place provides life-changing dignity and connection to families when they need it most - this funding boost will help the wonderful team at Olivia’s Place to meet the needs of even more parents and babies across the region," she said.

Olivia’s Place services greater Gippsland, and provides free essential items to families experiencing financial hardship, including prams, cots, car seats, maternity clothes, and nappies.

The grant will also support the establishment of partnerships with local businesses and organisations to improve their service delivery.

Delivering on an election commitment made in 2022, this grant will support the organisation to continue their important work and reach more families in the Gippsland region.

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WHAT'S your financial disaster action plan?

It’s a question Anglicare Victoria financial counsellors are urging Victorians to consider amid the hot, dry summer ahead.

Fire, floods, storms and other natural disasters have had a huge impact on many regional communities this decade, and Aglicare says there are some easy steps you can take to be prepared for the worst.

Anglicare Victoria Gippsland Bush Fire Recovery and Generalist Financial Counselling team leader, Leonie Cooke worked to help communities recover from the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires. She said summer was an expensive time of year and insurance was sometimes the first expense to go in a household budget.

“My message is it’s better to call your insurance company and have a conversation rather than dropping it entirely," she said.

"You can increase your excess and it may actually reduce your premiums. Have a look at what you've got and make an informed choice. Anglicare Victoria will be there to support you in the event of disaster either way."

Anglicare Victoria Bendigo Financial Counselling team leader, Laura Powell helped communities in northern Victoria following the floods in Rochester and Elmore. She said reviewing your insurance may not sound exciting, but spending a little time now will make a big difference if disaster strikes.

“Have a conversation with others in your household about what you’re insured for and what your priorities would be if you received a payout after your house was damaged,” Ms Powell said.

“Would your priority be repairing the house?

Replacing your farm equipment? Moving?”

Anglicare Victoria’s financial counsellors offered some tips to prepare for the summer ahead:  Timing is everything. Take out or update your insurance early. It’s standard for insurers not to pay out if the disaster which caused the damage hits within 48 to 72 hours of the policy start. After you receive a pay out, you’ve got 12 months to review it;  What’s in your go-bag? People often think of

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Resilience and reflection after a tough year AS 2023 ended, the mental health group headspace encouraged young people to reflect on and be proud of their achievements last year.

During a time of ongoing global conflict, a costof-living crisis and continued fallout from weather events, 2023 was a tough time for many young people the group said - but new research showed young people’s enormous capacity for resilience.

The headspace National Youth Mental Health Survey showed three in five young people feel they tend to bounce back quickly after hard times (61 per cent).

Asked to respond to the statement, “It does not take long to recover from a stressful event,” 52 per cent agreed or strongly agreed.

Overall, more than two-thirds (69 per cent) of young people surveyed were found to have normal and high levels of resilience.

While many young people felt confident in their ability to get through tough times, the research also revealed that some didn’t feel as resilient compared to their peers; one-third agreed it’s hard for them to snap back when something bad happens (33 per cent), and that they tend to take a long time to get over setbacks in their life (31 per cent).

Young women (39 per cent) and young people identifying as members of the LGBTQIA+ community (52 per cent) were among those most likely to report having a hard time making it through stressful events.

Headspace national clinical adviser Rupert Saunders said, “we know that 2023 has been a challenging year for many young Australians, and it’s not always easy getting back to feeling like your best self after a difficult period".

“Some young people may feel tempted to focus on things they didn’t achieve in 2023, or to compare their achievements to others. However it’s important young people give themselves credit for what they have managed to overcome," he said.

“Everyone is on their own journey, and each young person is presented with unique challenges. Getting through the school year, working on relationships, finding work and keeping active might sound like small steps to some, but for many of us these are really important victories that ought to be celebrated.

“This sort of resilience is a skill that can be worked on. Helpful habits such as staying active, doing things we enjoy, connecting with our family and friends, eating well, getting enough sleep and cutting back on alcohol and other drugs are all things

you can do to help be ready for, and to navigate, tough times.

“This year, we also saw young people get through tough times by channeling their discomfort into activism or community response efforts - a really purposeful and powerful contribution to their communities.

“As we enter a new year, we’re going to see a lot of commentary online and in the media about the wonderful things people have done this year, or really exciting plans they have for the future. Try not to compare yourself to what you see on social media. Instead, take a moment to reflect on what you’re proud of and what fulfilled you this year, and celebrate where you are now. And remember, there are always people to support you on your journey ahead.”

Leaning on a support system to get through tough times can be a positive way to cope. Young people aged 12 to 25, as well as their family and friends can visit a headspace centre for support.

Support is also available via phone and online counselling service headspace seven days a week between 9am-1am (AEST). The number is 1800 650 890.

If you’re looking for someone to talk to immediately, Lifeline (13 11 14) and Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800) are available to talk 24/7.

Mental wellbeing: The headspace office in Photograph supplied Morwell.

Gillard moves on from Beyond Blue

ACCOMPLISHED business figure and former National Mental Health Commissioner, Sam Mostyn AO will take up the role of Beyond Blue Chair when The Hon Julia Gillard’s term ends this month following nine years of dedicated service.

Ms Gillard, who has chaired Beyond Blue for seven years, will continue with the organisation as a Beyond Blue patron, alongside Australia’s Governor-General.

Ms Gillard, who served as Australia's 27th Prime Minister said the organisation was in good hands.

“I’m delighted that Sam Mostyn, an impressive leader and formidable advocate across a range of disciplines, will Chair Beyond Blue through a new era of innovation, advocacy and social change,” she said.

“It’s been a privilege to steward Beyond Blue, alongside my board colleagues, through a period of significant change for our country and I’m proud of all that the team has delivered for the community over this time.

“Beyond Blue has evolved and grown its free, 24/7 mental health supports and services; reassured and been there for Australians through

the pandemic; delivered a foundational model for universal suicide aftercare; advocated for system and social change, and, most recently, signed a formal partnership agreement with our friends at Lifeline.

“I’ve been with Beyond Blue since 2014 and I’m going to miss it, but am thrilled to stay connected as a patron. It’s an incredible organisation which has achieved so much in its 23-year history.

Beyond Blue’s mission originally had been to reduce stigma and promote awareness. More recently, our contribution has been through service delivery. Now, for the next five years, we will sharpen that focus to earlier intervention and prevention, developing options that make it easier for people to get support for their mental health sooner."

Ms Mostyn is a prominent advocate for sustainability, gender equality and corporate governance across business, sport, climate change, the arts, policy and not-for-profit sectors.

She was an inaugural commissioner with the National Mental Health Commission.

Ms Mostyn said the importance of strong mental health advocacy had never been higher.

“The world we live in is bringing so much

concern and anxiety for people. Global conflict, the pandemic recovery, economic upheaval and more frequent and intense natural disasters are placing significant pressure on our mental health and wellbeing - as individuals and as a community," she said.

“As Beyond Blue embarks on its next five-year strategy, called Strategy 2023+ Earlier, Easier, Together, it feels right to step up and keep this important work going.

“I am looking forward to supporting Beyond Blue as it partners with the sector, governments, philanthropists, business, and the community to find productive solutions to the big issues in mental health because no individual or organisation can do this alone and no community should do this alone."

Ms Mostyn will formally take up the role on January 1, 2024. Planning for the transition of the chair role has been underway for the past 12 months and was endorsed at Beyond Blue’s final board meeting for the year.

Beyond Blue Support Service: 1300 22 4636 or beyondblue.org.au/getsupport

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The myth of trickle-down economics

What a privilege

A BUS load of seniors around the Valley were given a privilege by Latrobe City Council to see and enjoy the spectacular views of Gippsland Lakes, and experience the tranquillity and relaxing environment of Metung Hot Springs recently.

Metung Springs is located in Victoria's East

Gippsland region and has become one of the most relaxing destinations of many who would like to visit Gippsland. It offers a lot of activities and other therapeutic benefits to health and well-being.

The trip was organised by the Filipino Seniors and Carers Support Group of Gippsland Inc. with nearly 100 members from different CALD communities in the Latrobe Valley.

For some in the group, it was their first experience immersed in a geothermal pool of continuous warm water, and first time in Metung.

The trip was embraced by everyone and promised to come back by Spring for another dip.

A big thank you to Latrobe City Council for the funding that enabled the FSCSGG Inc to hire a bus that took us all to Metung.

Thelma Davies Filipino Seniors and Carers Support Group, Gippsland

Is what it is

PREDICTIONS are only in the mind of the believer Dan Gaffney ('Chance for change', Latrobe Valley Express Letters, 20/12/2023) who has quoted predictions of Dr Graeme Pearman 30 years ago of Greenhouse gases.

Nostradamus predicted a famine for the world in 2024.

The Millennium Bug caused so much fear that the end of the world was coming. Planes flying to COP28, the wealthy in their private jets, all of this is pollution hypocrisy, the wealthy keep their lifestyle but the little people must tighten their belts.

The 2456 people that attended COP28 went for a free lunch and as for the power of politicians, just look at our own and their performance to date. The climate is what it is, our Indigenous people who have been here for 60,000 years will tell you this land has always had flood and bushfires and hot days - nothing new there.

Our farmland is disappearing with population and housing growth, immigration, wind turbines and overhead wires. Also Brian Mawhinney's letter made good points which should be noted. Also I would like to give accolades to two of the richest persons in Australia for buying two Australian icons to keep them in Australian hands and not overseas - Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest.

Patricia Correa Traralgon

Lost in time

I COLLECTED my family at the Traralgon Railway Station when they arrived to visit us for Christmas, after flying down from Sydney and spending time in Melbourne.

I took a timetable from the Traralgon-Melbourne copies prominently displayed in the rack on the wall, alongside those for Maffra, Yarram and elsewhere.

When the family were leaving for Melbourne a few days later, we discovered on the V/Line website that trains left about 10 minutes earlier than the paper timetable showed.

On taking the family to catch the train, I politely mentioned this to the station attendant, wondering why inaccurate timetables were still on clear display. He responded that it didn’t matter, as people knew, and could find the information on the website and on their phone, anyway.

My thoughts were, "if so, why do you need the incorrect paper copies on display?" and also, "what about people who, through circumstances, may refer to the (incorrect) paper copies provided".

But my V/Line friend was adamant that it was

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Right now my fantasising knows no limits.

I picture myself receiving the Pullitzer Prize for Literature or posing at Madame Tussauds waxworks and having my likeness preserved for posterity. The truth is that given the unpaid interest on my outstanding bankcard, I seem to be living in a constant state of IOUtopia.

Yes, big dreamers like me just sleepwalk their lives away.

In fact, that's the exact reason why I come here to Claudia's Cafe: because I don't feel I am dreaming alone.

As a postscript, Josh and Nick Daicos visited Claudia's Cafe on Monday, December 18, whilst taking a break from a football clinic conducted by Collingwood players in Morwell.

Claudia was so thrilled when Josh and Nick popped in for a cappuccino.

Joseph Lis Morwell

Issue: Some V/Line timetables appear to have File photograph incorrect times. still quite okay to display the paper versions - dated ‘Effective February 2022’.

On its website, the V/Line charter proclaims, “Accurate and Consistent - We provide accurate, timely and consistent information, regardless of how our customers engage with us” and “We strive to provide information that is inclusive and accessible for all”.

Never mind - it is only an hour’s wait for the next train - depending on the time of day.

Barry Higgins Traralgon

Out of bounds

WHILE I have never played golf and don’t understand the attraction of the sport, many people very much enjoy playing, for recreation and relaxation.

It’s an opportunity to stretch the legs, and to socialise. Many look forward to retirement so that they have more time to play golf. They see it as a reward after a lifetime of labour.

Our local Traralgon Golf Club has hundreds of members who play regularly. As it is not the only land available for housing, I don’t understand the motivation of council officers who are now so determined to rezone the golf course for development. I can only surmise that it’s developer-driven.

I’m certain that it’s not an act of altruism on the part of developers - surely they don’t lose sleep because they cannot give away enough houses.

It’s purely profit-driven.

So, I must ask … how many millions of dollars are enough for these people? Is there enough money on earth to satisfy them? Or is it always going to be about getting more, more, and more?

Axella Johannesson Traralgon

Coffee culture

BOOKENDED between the Latrobe Valley Express and Manny's Market carpark in George Street, Morwell, I religiously visit Claudia's Cafe every morning Monday to Friday at 8am sharp for breakfast.

Run by Claudia and Tammy, you could not find a more welcoming and friendly place anywhere in Gippsland.

As the regulars shuffle in and out with their cappuccinos, I sip on mine thinking of T.S. Eliot's line about "measuring out our lives with coffee spoons ...".

Deep down, I sense I am leading a double-life, a dual-identity that borders on schizophrenia.

Festive fever

MY curiosity was piqued following the Christmas Lights feature in the Latrobe Valley Express (20/12/2023).

So, with a car load of friends, the Express and local maps onboard, we headed out for what turned out to be a very spectacular night.

Almost every turn in the road brought us new delights, and congratulations to all for their splendid display.

I particularly would like to acknowledge the Christmas lights in Yallourn North, you really did your town proud, not only the local residents, but the local business and community groups also.

Well done to everyone.

David Adams Moe

Have your say THE Latrobe Valley Express welcomes letters to the editor.

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WITH 2024 now here, it’s important we get off on the best foot.

So firstly, with reference to comment by John Cameron, ('Transition plan picked apart’, Latrobe Valley Express Letters, 13/12/23), I have to say it was an interesting and comprehensive read.

There is however one point he raises that I wish to clarify.

John refers to high wages per employee translating to above average ‘multipliers’.

In laymen’s terms, money from high wages gets spent locally, or in other words, ‘trickle-down economics’. But there is one omission to this and one of which I have observed locally for more than 20 years. And that is, if this money from high wages helps the region, where is it?

If you pay attention, you will observe that the high-wage money often gets spent on things of which a large part ‘trickles out’ of our economy.

A trolley full at big grocery stores? It helps a few minimum-wage retail workers, and the rest goes to external corporate profits. Trip to the snow, beach, interstate, or overseas? Again trickles out of the local economy. Build a new house? Often external architects and builders are commissioned. Buy a new car? It’s not always bought locally, and if it is, there is no guarantee the dealership is owned by a local, or that the dealership redirects their money to local endeavors.

It is true that some money enters the region. But large swathes of it drifts out. And that is the real problem. If that is wrong, our region would be much more prosperous than it is currently.

Another point is that local industry workers are by-and-large trades people. They are seldom entrepreneurs. This is not a slight on them. Quite the opposite. They are highly skilled in their own right in their own respective fields. But the bulk of the work is undertaken with someone else at the helm making the decisions. And this could maybe partly explain the ongoing desire from our region for some external force, either political, industrial or otherwise, to come to our rescue. It’s something I’ve never been able to personally comprehend. We can decide our fate. We can fix our woes. But we all too often wait for someone else to do it for us.

Leaving you all to ponder that, I do wish to draw attention to one other point.

Towards the end part of last year, I observed letters in these pages often leant towards personal bickering and attacks which was disheartening.

The Express states it allows one right of reply, so people should try and stick to that. There are a few main rules I keep in my mind when writing to these pages, and they are as follows: Avoid attacking individuals. Everyone has their view and beliefs.

Respect that. However, politicians, bureaucracies and large corporations are fair game. Why? Because we pay their way. But always endeavor to attack the argument, point or situation, not the individual person. I’m sure there are times where I’ve failed with that in this forum, but hopefully not often.

With that said, I look forward to the hearty debate that these pages regularly offer across the New Year.

Wishing you all the best for 2024.

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Call for coal reserves to avoid blackouts

By PHILIP HOPKINS

ENERGYAUSTRALIA Managing Director, Mark Collette, has urged the states to set up governmentbacked strategic reserves of coal power that can be called on to avoid blackouts, as the development of firmed renewables lags and the closure of coal plants speeds up, the Australian Financial Review has reported.

Mr Collette said the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) draft blueprint for the power grid, released before Christmas, showed Australia’s energy transition was “happening at light speed”.

Without back-up of coal power, the electricity system “holds too much risk for consumers”, he said.

The AFR reported that there was no proposal

for a reserve system, but Mr Collette has outlined expectations for policy to evolve to support such a system, given the need for coal power beyond the dates plants would close on economic grounds.

Yallourn power station, owned by EnergyAustralia, is due to close in 2028 and Loy Yang A in 2035, but Loy Yang B’s formal closure date is 2047.

Mr Collette said the scale of the transformation needed to hit Australia’s 2030 climate targets was “hard to overstate”.

“The timeline for coal exits highlights that getting the details right for the Commonwealth-state agreement on a strategic reserve for each state is essential,” he said.

AEMO said Australia needed to double its rollout of new transmission lines by the end of the

decade or risk the reliability of the grid, with the expected exit of the network’s coal-fired fleet by 2038, five years earlier than previously planned.

This included Loy Yang B power station.

The Australian newspaper said failure to win the support of farming communities and invest well ahead of when infrastructure was needed - rather than a ‘just in time’ strategy and hope that new generation and transmission infrastructure are ready when coal power stations are retired - posed a major risk to the stability of the nation’s power systems, AEMO reported.

To meet renewable energy targets, the planned extension of transmission networks will need to double to about 5000km in the next 10 years, AEMO said. To replace coal generation, four to

six gigawatts of renewable energy needs to be added to the market each year through to 2030.

The AEMO report was released after the COP28 climate and energy conference in Dubai, where the federal Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, backed a deal that for the first time called on nations to “transition away” from fossil fuels.

“Our global future is in renewable energy,” Mr Bowen said.

The Australian reported that the Opposition spokesman for climate change and energy, Ted O’Brien, said the COP28’s final communique named fossil fuels, but “it promotes carbon, capture and storage as an abating technology for such fuels along with nuclear energy, which can be a zero emissions substitute”.

Bath backs Maryvale EfW project

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MEMBER for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath, has reiterated her support for the innovative Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) project.

Speaking in state parliament on the EfW project, Ms Bath called on the state government to publicly support its establishment, arguing that the project, once built, will divert up to 325,000 tonnes of non-recyclable household waste from landfill and provide energy certainty to the mill.

A heavy natural gas user, Opal’s Maryvale Mill has been at the forefront of manufacturing in Latrobe Valley for more than 80 years.

"This project would boost much needed skilled employment in the region. Opal is our single largest employer and the EfW project would allow the Maryvale mill to continue manufacturing of its specialised brown paper packaging into the future," she said.

“The Allan Labor government’s diabolical decision to end native harvesting in Victoria has shut down the mill’s white paper manufacturing division, so it’s imperative state, federal and local government remove all roadblocks and support the progress of this important project.

“Worldwide, advanced countries have adopted

a circular economy which minimises waste - instead of sending rubbish into landfill, materials are kept in circulation through processes including reuse, refurbishment, remanufacture, recycling, and EfW.” Ms Bath said environmentally and economically, the EfW project stacks up.

“The project when operational has been scientifically proven to reduce 543,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions with its state of the art technology - that’s the equivalent of taking 100,000 cars off the road," she said.

“Economically it would create upwards of 1000 jobs during construction and 900 jobs ongoing, which is exactly the news our region needs given its been haemorrhaging skilled technical jobs at the hands of the Allan Labor government.

“It would also free up natural gas for Victorian households when exploration has been banned and supplies are dwindling. Latrobe Valley and Gippsland desperately need job growth and energy security and the Maryvale EfW project is a win-win.”

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Kate Miller-Heidke to perform in Traralgon

GIPPSLAND Performing Arts Centre is in for a treat as award-winning singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke is set to perform on the main stage on Saturday, February 3.

Kate traverses the worlds of folk, pop, opera and musical theatre. Now, after long months locked away writing songs, she’s hitting the road to play in dozens of beautiful theatres around Australia.

She will be playing her greatest hits and most beloved pop songs, as well as performing tracks from her original musicals Muriel’s Wedding the Musical and the new Bananaland, as well as some unexpected covers, taking requests, and telling stories from across her varied career. Excitingly, she’ll also be debuting new material from her forthcoming sixth studio album, which will dive deep into the genre of ‘gothic folk’.

This is a special opportunity to see Kate in intimate, stripped-back mode, accompanied by her long-term collaborator, Keir Nuttall on guitar.

“Playing live has always been at the heart of what I do - I live for it," she said.

"I can’t wait to get back to some places I haven’t been in ages, and some I’ve never been to, and connect with my amazing audiences across Australia.

Regional crowds are some of the greatest people to play for!”

Like all Kate Miller-Heidke shows, the ‘CATCHING DIAMONDS’ tour will be a celebration of voice, storytelling, emotion, humour and music that transports and transcends, of discovering anew each night the transformative connection between the performer and the audience.

Tickets are available at latrobe.vic.gov.au/gpac/ events/Kate_Miller_Heidke

Star: Kate Miller-Heidke will perform live at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre next month.

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Picturesque Walhalla a hive of activity

WALHALLA Goldfield Railway's plans to rebuild the line back to Erica has certainly captured the imaginations of a widening base of state politicians of late.

Spotted recently in one of the Walhalla Goldfields Railway's carriages was former State Leader of the Opposition, Matthew Guy, along with his wife and two children.

The Guys took the hour long return rail journey through the picturesque Stringer's Creek gorge to the Thomson River. Upon their return, Mr Guy met with Walhalla Goldfields Railway President, Greg Hansford.

Mr Guy confided that the motivation for the visit followed an enthusiastic report by colleague and former professional tennis player Sam Groth, who is the Shadow Minister for Tourism, who recently witnessed first hand the combined efforts of the

railway's dedicated band of volunteers, and gentle pressure from the Member for Narracan, Wayne Farnham, who had briefed him on the railway's extension plans.

Having now seen what had been achieved to date, Mr Guy indicated he would return in the near future to determine how he could further assist to turn the Goldfields plans into a reality.

Walhalla is bracing for Hollywood to arrive, with filming of Ice Road 2 starring Liam Neeson, set to begin in the next fortnight.

Special guest: Former state opposition leader Matthew Guy (right) took a ride on the Walhalla Goldfield’s Railway recently. Mr Guy is pictured with Goldfield’s president, Greg Hansford.

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Give the greatest gift of life this holiday season AUSTRALIAN Red Cross Lifeblood is encouraging local residents to give the gift of life this holiday season by rolling up a sleeve and donating blood or plasma.

An additional 800 donors were needed in Latrobe Valley between December 18 and 31 to boost supplies.

Lifeblood Donor Centre Manager, Alyce Flannery said Christmas is the season for giving, and what could be a better gift than giving blood and plasma.

“Every 18 seconds, someone somewhere in Australia will need blood or blood products,” Ms Flannery said.

“Donating blood and plasma doesn’t cost anything, but for a patient it is life-changing.

For some, it could mean spending another Christmas with family and friends. For others, it will be the key to a fuller life.

“With one in three Aussies needing blood or blood products in their lifetime, our message this Christmas is to give a gift you know is at the top of someone’s wish list.”

Lifeblood is calling for A and O blood group donors in particular to book an appointment.

More than 80 per cent of the population has these blood types, meaning they are in highest demand by hospitals.

The need for blood and plasma never stops. There will be people in hospital over the Christmas and New Year period who will be relying on donated blood and blood products following serious incidents, surgery, complicated childbirths or as part of their cancer treatment.

Ms Flannery added blood donation is one of the greatest gifts you can ever give, not just at Christmas time but all-year round.

“We’re urging Australians to book a donation this festive season and make a huge difference to someone who needs it,” she said.

To book, visit lifeblood.com.au, download the Donate Blood app or call 13 14 95.

The Traralgon Blood Donor Centre is located at 20 Seymour Street, Traralgon.

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Captivating Codetta Concert ST Paul's Anglican Grammar School students shone on the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) stage at this year's Codetta Concert.

Dramatic performances captivated hearts, dance routines portrayed stories, ensembles harmonised and vocal renditions filled with emotion delighted the audience in a myriad of ways, all with each student's unique expression and interpretation.

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at St Paul's, students were able to personalise their learning experience and shape their artistic journey by sampling and perfecting various mediums and styles.

The performing arts program provides platforms for students to express their abilities on the stage, with GPAC just one canvas to bring their craft to life in a community setting.

Tune: Year 9 student Asmi performing Arabeque No. 1 by Claude Debussy.

Contemporary dance: St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School Year 7 student Matilda, dancing to a song telling a story, ‘Through The Looking Photographs supplied Glass’.

Sing: Taj (Year 7), Noah (Year 7), Mitchell (Year 9) and Ameli (Year 10) in the St Paul’s Traralgon Secondary School Choir performance.

Play: Year 5 students Alex (clarinet) and Toby (euphonium) as part of the combined Symphonic and Concert Band.

Jazz: Year 7 student Cooper playing the alto saxophone as part of the combined Symphonic and Concert Band.

EnergyAustralia issues grants

Solar to power Traf’seducation TRAFALGAR High School will be adding solar power in 2024 as part of in the Greener Government School Buildings (GGSB) program.

The school was recently notified that it had received a grant towards a 60kW solar power system, at a value of $86,901.89 (including GST) after an application supported by the Student Leadership group led by Harry Poole as the 2023 Enviro Science leader.

With works expected to be complete by Term 3, 2024, this project will allow Trafalgar High School to contribute to the state government’s goal of net zero emissions by 2045.

Trafalgar High School Principal, Brett Pedlow welcomed the initiative.

“It will be great for Trafalgar High School to make the use of renewable energy as well as promoting environmental sustainability to our students," he said.

“School Council formed of our parents, staff, student and community representatives contributed to the grant, but the driving power of this was our Student Leadership team, especially Harry Poole as the 2023 Enviro Science leader.”

Teamwork: L2P coordinator Rebecca Thomas, L2P volunteer Courtney Pulis and learner driver Harry Humpries have benefitted from an Photograph supplied EnergyAustralia community grant.

MOE Neighbourhood House, Baw Baw Latrobe Local Learning and Employment Network, Yallourn North Fire Brigade, Berry Street Victoria and men’s sheds in Morwell and Traralgon were some of the latest recipients of more than $30,000 in community grants from EnergyAustralia Yallourn.

EnergyAustralia’s Yallourn Community Grants program community projects and initiatives within the Latrobe Valley are focused on improving education, social inclusion, regional sport and recreation.

EnergyAustralia’s Head of Yallourn, Greg McIntyre, said his team was excited to be contributing worthy initiatives that make a difference for the people in the community.

“These grants are a favourite of the more than 500 people that work at Yallourn. They enable us to support and connect with the community that

Yallourn has been part of for 100 years," he said.

“Berry Street Victoria is putting the funding toward a TAC program that will match learner drivers with a licensed volunteer driver, who will provide them with experience and confidence on the roads.

“Baw Baw Latrobe Local Learning and Employment Network Inc will be able to purchase iPads, that will be used for their program with students in Year 10, that aims to increase school retention rates.

“Traralgon’s Men’s Shed and Woodworking have been able to purchase more materials so they can create gifts for the Latrobe Valley CFA Brigades, and the Morwell Men’s Shed are in need of more storage, so their funds will go towards a shipping container.

“Going into summer, Yallourn North Fire Brigade

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are going to be able to upgrade the tools they use to keep us safe, to be more sustainable and safer products.

“Our people feel a strong sense of pride that these grants, which happen twice a year, go towards grassroots organisations that making a real difference within our Lithgow community. We look forward to seeing each organisation go from strength to strength in the new year.”

Yallourn provides more than $140,000 in community grants and sponsorships each year.

These were the power station’s second round of grants for 2023, with Gippstown Reserve, Newborough Fire Brigade and Morwell Neighbourhood House sharing in almost $30,000 in funding beforehand.

Top marks: Trafalgar High School Principal, Brett Pedlow with Trafalgar High School 2023 Enviro Science leader, Harry Poole. The school recently received a grant to purchase a Photograph supplied solar power system.

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Vikki Conley’s visit to Latrobe

AN exciting event unfolded at Elizabeth Street Primary School in Moe late last year, as five local schools came together for an author visit by the award-winning author Vikki Conley.

Allan Halliwell, the dedicated force behind the Mobile Area Resource Centre, which is a renowned outreach library van, organised the event.

Gippsland-born Vikki Conley, celebrated author of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year, Where The Lyrebird Lives, brought the magic of storytelling to life in two engaging sessions.

The sessions, tailored for different age groups, showcased Conley's passion for literature and her commitment to fostering creativity and love for reading and writing.

In the interactive junior session, students were

treated to an immersive story-time experience, complemented by a unique rainforest storm body percussion.

The highlight of the session was a lively quiz designed to deepen the student's understanding of the lyrebird and its habitat.

The senior session delved into the world of writing. Ms Conley shared valuable writing tips, offered a glimpse behind the scenes of an author's creative process and inspired budding writers with ways to come up with story ideas.

She emphasised the importance of writing about the things you love, and encouraged the students to draw from personal experiences ranging from picnics in the rainforest to netball and dirt biking.

Reflecting on the event, Ms Conley spoke about

the significance of bringing such events to the community.

"Events like these create unique learning opportunities for students," she said. "It's not just about books, writing and spelling. It's about inspiring a lifelong love for reading, writing and creative expression."

Allan Halliwell, the visionary behind the author's visit, emphasised the value of these unique events.

"It was truly heartening to see the schools come together in this collaborative effort," he said.

"The enthusiasm of the students was infectious, and I hope that the sessions sparked a love for storytelling and writing that will foster a deeper connection with literature, inspiring the students for years to come."

DJ Boom creates waves in Newborough

Let the good times roll: DJ Boom spinning some tunes for local kids in Newborough.

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Special guest: Elizabeth Street Primary School, Moe hosted awardwinning author Vikki Conley.

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Engaging: In the interactive junior session, students were treated to an immersive story time experience, while the senior session delved into the world of writing.

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January 8 - January 14, 2024

Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19)

Restless Rams love starting projects but often lack follow-through, so you can miss the Career Success Boat because you are rushing around and rarely finish things. But this week the New Moon, Mars and Pluto are all in conscientious Capricorn (transiting through your job zone), plus Mars links up with disciplined Saturn. So it’s time to roll your sleeves up, put your head down, and complete an ambitious project with determination and a fiery flourish!

Taurus (Apr 20 - May 20)

This week the New Moon focus is on education, foreign connections, holidays and travel. Jupiter promises increased interactions with international colleagues and/or friends in faraway places.

Whereas Saturn highlights work meetings and business conferences, either in-person or online.

Even if you’re on vacation, you may have to catch up with an urgent work matter. But don’t believe everything a casual acquaintance tells you … it may not be the full story.

GGemini (May 21 - June 20) The week starts with confusion and possible chaos, as Neptune squares your ruler Mercury. Are you avoiding the cold, hard facts? Are you being gullible - or just plain deluded? Wednesday’s New Moon heralds a fresh financial or sexual chapter.

So smart Twins will initiate a strategic savings or investment plan; attract a new business partner or love interest; or reboot a stale relationship. 2024 is a good year to study, research, investigate and extrapolate.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

With the New Moon stimulating your partnership zone, there’s no escaping relationships at the moment! If you’re attached, avoid being a clingy and co-dependent Crab. Strive to nurture your spouse in positive, passionate, and productive ways. If you’re swimming in the dating pool, give superficial suitors the flick. With Pluto transiting througgh your love zone for the last time in 2024,, set your sights on someone who is emotionally mature and ready to commit.

Leo (July 23 - Aug 22)

It’s a good week to start a healthy new diet or a challenging exercise routine, as the earthy New Moon highlights your wellbeing zone. With adventurous Jupiter and innovative Uranus in your career zone, big changes are coming at work. If you want to survive and thrive in 2024, then you need to keep one step ahead of the professional pack. So, your motto is from David Bowie (who was born on January 8): “Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.”

Virgo g (Aug 23 - Sep 22) The New Moon favours delicious daydreaming, creative projects, and hanging out with close friends. But relations with relatives could be frustrating, as Mercury and Neptune stir up your family and relationship zones. Time for diplomatic Virgos to listen very closely, communicate clearly and consult often. If you’re holidaying with family members or partying with friends then pace yourself, otherwise you’ll be exhausted by the end of the week!

Libra (Sep 23 - Oct 22) Mars, Pluto and the New Moon are visiting your domestic zone. So it’s time to hone your multi-tasking skills as you cook, clean, craft, garden, decorate, renovate or entertain. Many Librans will combine work and family in creative ways in 2024. Some will join the family firm, while others start a home-based business. Be inspired by birthday Princess, Kate Middleton: “I’ve been working hard for the family business. I think everyone can see I am pulling my weight”.

Scorpio p (Oct 23 - Nov 21) Relationnships are highlighted, as you link up with a partner (of the romantic or business variety) from home or far away (in person or online). You’re in the mood to help a loved one through a rough patch or cheer up a work colleague who is down-in-thedumps. Education, commerce and local travel will all benefit from the business-oriented New Moon. When economic times are tough, you need to be innovative, entrepreneurial and think outside the square!

Sagittarius g (Nov 22 - Dec 21)

Withh Mercury and Venus visiting your sign, plus Jupiter and Uranus activating your daily routine zone, changes are brewing so you need to be proactive.

Saturn urges you to hold onto old ways of behaving, but you need to keep the things that are working well and change the ones that aren’t. Wise words for the week come from birthday great, French writer Simone de Beauvoir: “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.”

Capricorn p (Dec 22 - Jan 19)

The times they are a’changing! And are you worried that you can’t keep up with the constant frantic pace? This week the New Moon, dynamic Mars and transformative Pluto are all transiting through your sign, so strive to be as proactive and productive as possible. Other people are looking to you for leadership. Motivation for the week is from singer and activist Joan Baez (who celebrates her 83rd birthday on Tuesday): “AAction is the antidote to despair.”

Aquarius q (Jan 20 - Feb 18) On Tuesday and Wednesday the Sun links up with your ruler Uranus, so it’s a wonderful time to experiment and explore. Then the New Moon lights up your solitude and spirituality zone, when activities like meditation, chanting and yoga will calm your busy mind and soothe your stressed body. With Saturn sauntering through your money zone, financial stability will take a while to manifest. You’ll have to be satisfied with small, incremental gains along the way.

Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)

Nebulous Neptune (your ruling planet) squares Mercury (planet of communication) on Monday and Tuesday. So, make sure you double-check all arrangements, and be careful you don’t say ambiguous things to colleagues, clients and/or customers. Then the New Moon and Mars stimulate your peer group zone. So – over the holiday period – aim to surround yourself with relatives, friends and neighbours who celebrate your talents and encourage your dreams.

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Abroad: Federation University nursing students expanded their skillset with placements in Nepal.

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Nursing placement in Nepal

By KATRINA BRANDON

SCHOOL trips are always something you remember, and for Federation University third-year nurse students, Nepal was their trip of a lifetime.

Since 2017, excluding COVID years, Fed Uni has invited nursing students to do a three-week placement in southern Asia.

“This was our fifth tour. We invite third-year final-year students to put in an application to go for their last two weeks of placement in Nepal. We do it at the Memorial Adventist Hospital. We are trying to get our students to experience a different culture,” Professor Karen Missen said.

“The trip helps with interaction with the different health systems and other health professionals, and also a different culture and a different population assist in immersing the students in developing that cultural awareness and sensitivity and things that they wouldn't see in a more westernised or another health system,” Professor Elianna Johnson added.

Nursing student Amanda Missen said it was an eye-opening experience. She added that the expectations on what to do as a nurse in a thirdworld country were completely different to what is seen in Australia.

“I noticed many nurses don’t do everything like the patient’s everyday needs - it’s the family that does it," she said.

"It was a big shock to see that the nurses administered the medications and did their basic blood pressure because we are so hands-on (in Australia).

“It was an eye-opening experience, especially not just seeing what a hospital in a third-world country is like, but more for the cultural experience and understanding the different cultures because I had a basic background on different cultures and religions. Going to their country, seeing how it is all done, and understanding it will make me a better nurse when I start.”

According to Amanda, there were a few challenges on the trip, such as the language barrier.

She said most nursing notes were in English, but all their hand-overs were in Nepali.

Amanda said that when she would say something in English, she was never really sure if her Nepali patients understood.

Although this was challenging, Amanda said the university did a good job preparing her for

the trip, saying Fed Uni supplied virtual meetings with tour guides so they could understand what it would be like over there.

“Take the opportunity if you can. Just be mindful of the different cultures," she said.

"You don't have to read into everything, but you can step back and observe what’s around you.

It’s definitely made me appreciate our healthcare system."

Amanda said the only thing she wished she did to prepare was to ask as many questions as she could before leaving, and suggested anyone considering taking the opportunity to do the same.

The trip was 10 days at the hospital and two days at a community reach, doing health checks.

Students got to experience a different type of ambulance service: a troop carrier with a stretcher and witnessed some births.

Historic: Nursing students took in the sights of south east Asia.

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The Guide THE SCOTTISH ISLAND THAT WON THE LOTTERY SBS, Friday, 7.30pm

PICK OF THE WEEK GLADIATORS 10, Monday, 7.30pm

Money doesn’t equal happiness, but it can buy you things. In this feel-good doco, we find out how a tiny community deals with winning a fortune. The hardworking, selfsufficient people of North Uist, numbering around 1500, lead a simple, contented life. When 101 islanders won a share in a £3 million (almost A$6 million) lottery windfall, the difficult bit was working out what they should probably spend it on. This isn’t a rags to riches or decadent consumerism tale, but rather a heartwarming peek at a community – including fisherman Donald, farmer Annie (pictured) and postal worker Pamela – which is already pretty happy with their lot, but a breadmaker or a mobile phone might be nice.

SOCCER: AFC ASIAN CUP 10, Saturday, 10pm

Now that Australia has gone soccer mad, we’re itching for our next fix. With the paramount competition, the World Cup, more than two years away, the AFC Asian Cup is the next biggest spectacle for fans. Last held in 2019, when Qatar reigned supreme, the championship returns to the Middle East. The last time the green and the gold won the coveted silverware in this competition was on home soil in 2015. Coach Graham Arnold will be raring to exceed the Socceroos’ quarter-final knockout in 2019, with Leicester City defender Harry Souttar among those named in the squad as they as they take on world no.102 India in tonight’s first group stage match from Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.

With a walloping punch of nostalgia and a keen fondness for scenes involving super-fit folks running around in campy, tight leotards with hair that’s been sprayed and preened to an inch of its life, there’s an unmistakably over-the-top and fun vibe for this revamped take on the classic ’90s show. Before you file it under “all a bit too much”, this competition is weighted down by the presence of expert, sports-mad hosts: former champion netballer Liz Ellis and former NRL player Beau Ryan (both pictured). Kicking off around the same time as its British counterpart, the action sees everyday Aussies take on the in-house gladiators in a series of iconic events. Brace yourself for this theatrical show of strength.

TWICE THE LIFE FOR HALF THE PRICE 9Life, Tuesday, 7.30pm

A simpler life is on many people’s wish lists. As such, shows about enterprising folks swapping the city life for a rural retreat are a dime a dozen, with the lure of fresh air and space an enticing drawcard. This new British series, premiering tonight, follows that same well-worn path as wildlife lover and host Kate Humble (pictured) helps people make the move. She meets the Goldby family, who are keen to ditch their four-bedroom home for a pastoral farmhouse. The catch? They have nine kids. Life may never get much simpler or serene for this rowdy crew, but Kate helps by finding an acreage where the clan can run wild.

Wednesday, January 10 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 Searching For Superhuman. (PG, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 First Weapons. (PG, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mv, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 DW English News.

6.30 Al Jazeera News.

7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour.

9.00 Peer To Peer. (a, R) 10.30 BBC News At Ten. 11.00 Tennis. Kooyong Classic. Day 1.

5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 4. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Darrow And Darrow.

(2017, PGav, R) Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh, Wendie Malick. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning.

12.00 MOVIE: I Don’t Know How She Does It. (2011, PGls, R) 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Farm To Fork.

(R) 8.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGad, R) 2.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

(PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (PG, R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 Australia’s Open. (Ml) Part 2 of 2.

9.25 Changing Ends. (PG) Alan gets the acting bug.

9.45 Spicks And Specks.

(PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills.

10.50 A Life In Ten Pictures. (Mal, R) 11.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.30 Tenable. (R) 1.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Dinosaur With Stephen Fry: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs.

(PG, R) Part 1 of 4.

8.25 The Elon Musk Show. (Mal, R) Part 1 of 3. The intimate story of Elon Musk’s journey to become the world’s richest man.

9.30 Fargo. (MA15+) The tide turns.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 COBRA. (Final, Malv) 11.50 Vienna Blood. (MA15+a, R) 3.25 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGav) Xander is forced to ask Levi for help, and Mackenzie is too scared to leave hospital.

7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 32.

Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers.

From the Gabba, Brisbane.

11.30 MOVIE: The Cold Light Of Day. (2012, Mlv, R) A Wall Street trader’s family is abducted. Henry Cavill, Verónica Echegui.

1.30 Parenthood. (Mds, R) A family walk for autism is jeopardised.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: A Perfect Storm. (PGam) Taronga keepers say goodbye to a sea lion.

8.30 Clarkson’s Farm: Melting.

(Ml) A springtime dry spell threatens to ruin Jeremy Clarkson’s crops, dry out his wetland and trouble his livestock.

10.30 The Equalizer. (Mv, R) 11.20 La Brea. (Mv, R) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.00 Explore TV. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 MOVIE: Meet The Parents.

(2000, Ml, R) A teacher takes her accident-prone boyfriend home to meet her mother and humourless father. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller.

9.30 MOVIE: Meet The Fockers.

(2004, Ms, R) A young man takes his fiancée and her parents to Miami to meet his family, who live an alternative lifestyle. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Home Shopping.

6.30 I Escaped To The Country. 7.30 A Moveable Feast Heads North. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes And Gardens. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Sydney Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis. 10.45 Law & Order: UK. 11.45 Bargain Hunt. 12.45am My Greek Odyssey. 2.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Late Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International.

Day 3. 6pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 3. 10.30 Midsomer Murders. 12.40am Manifest.

1.40 MOVIE: Death Is A Woman. (1966, M) 3.20 Explore. 3.30 My Favorite Martian. 4.00 Seaway.

5.00 Animal Tales.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 Becker. 9.00 Rules Of Engagement. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 NBL Slam. 11.30 Friends. Noon The King Of Queens. 1.00 Becker. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Two And A Half Men. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 4.30 Home Shopping.

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.25 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 8.20 Bugsy Malone. (1976, PG) 10.00 Madame. (2017, M) 11.40 Forgotten We’ll Be. (2020, M) 2.10pm A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 3.50 The Mole Agent. (2020, Spanish) 5.30 Without A Clue. (1988, PG) 7.30 Wild Target. (2010, M) 9.20 Lansky. (2021) 11.30 In My Country. (2004, M) 1.25am The Ides Of March. (2011, M) 3.20 A Little Chaos. (2014, M) 5.30 The Movie Show.

7MATE (73, 64) 6am The Fishing Show.

7.00 On The Fly. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. Noon Outback Truckers. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.05 Billy The Exterminator. 3.35 Counting Cars. 4.35 Storage Wars. 5.05 American Restoration. 5.35 American Pickers. 6.35 Pawn Stars. 7.35 Highway Patrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. 9.30 Beach Cops. 10.30 Surveillance Oz. 11.30 Crash Investigation Unit. Midnight Storage Wars. 12.30 American Restoration. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82)

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 Hawaii Five-0. 10.20 NCIS: Hawai’i. 11.15 A Million Little Things. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

Programs. 5.55pm Octonauts. 6.10 Pfffirates. 6.20 Bluey. 6.30 Ben And Holly. 6.40 Andy’s Prehistoric Adv. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Doc Martin.

9.20 Interview With The Vampire. 10.25 Killing Eve. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Louis Theroux: America’s Medicated Kids. 12.40am Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1.00 Cooked. 1.35 Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 3.55 ABC News Update. 4.00 Close.

5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Numberblocks. 5.40 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 9.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 10.00 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 10.50 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 11.00 Larapinta. Noon Yothu Yindi Tribute Concert. 1.15 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke.

1.30 Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Motown Magic. 3.25 The World According To Grandpa. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories.

5.30 Living Black. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns.

6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 How It Feels To Be Free. 8.35 Private Elvis. 9.50 Murundak: Songs Of Freedom. 11.20 Late Programs.

7.55 France 24 Feature. 8.10 ABC America Nightline.

8.40 CBC The National. 9.30 BBC News At Six. 10.00 Front Up. Noon Chasing Famous. 1.50 Sex And Consent. 2.25 States Of Undress. 3.15 BBC News At Ten. 3.45 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 4.15 PBS NewsHour. 5.15 Counter Space.

5.45 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Stockholm.

(2018) 10.15 MOVIE: What Happened To Monday?

(2017, MA15+) 12.30am Chasing Famous. 3.15 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon 3: The Spell Of Unknown.

(2001, PG) 12.30pm The Nanny. 1.00 Bewitched.

1.30 Raymond. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Mummy. (1999, M) 11.00 Seinfeld.

Midnight Under The Dome. 1.00 Life After Lockup. (Final) 2.50 Transformers: Cyberverse.

3.00 Bakugan. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Transformers: Cyberverse. 4.30 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 5.00 Late Programs.

CONSUMER ADVICE (P) Pre-school (C) Children (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence.

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Thursday, January 11 ABC (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: How To Find Forever. (2022, PGa, R) Erin Agostino, Aaron Ashmore, Brooke Palsson. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

(PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Nyngan, NSW. (R) Heather Ewart travels to Nyngan.

6.25 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 7.30. Presented by David Speers.

8.00 Grand Designs Transformations.

(PG) Follows two home transformations.

9.00 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG) Part 2 of 3. English actor Martin Clunes explores the Philippines.

9.50 Fake Or Fortune?

Gerome. (R) Part 2 of 4.

10.50 Finding Alice. (Ml, R) 11.35 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 12.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.25 Tenable. (R) 2.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey: West. (PGa) Part 2 of 4.

8.30 The Real Crown: Inside The House Of Windsor: Threats.

(PG, R) Part 2 of 5. When the Falklands War breaks out, Queen Elizabeth II sends her son Prince Andrew into battle.

9.25 Culprits. (Premiere, MA15+) A former criminal’s perfect family life is threatened when a killer targets the crew behind an old heist.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 A Class Apart. (Madls) The police continues to investigate.

11.45 Pandore. (MA15+av, R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG) Justin pines for Leah, Levi honours Mackenzie, and Tane and Felicity navigate their new normal.

7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 33.

Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers.

From Blundstone Arena, Hobart.

11.00 MOVIE: Super Troopers 2.

(2018, MA15+lns, R) An irresponsible group of US state troopers is called in to set up a new highway patrol station. Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme.

1.10 Black-ish. (PGals, R) When Dre is invited to join a private social club for the black upper-class, the family is excited to mingle with the new community.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 A Night With Novak And Friends.

Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari play against each other in a charity match.

10.00 McEnroe. (Mal, R) Takes a look at John McEnroe, a controversial and gifted former tennis player.

12.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) Hosted by Ben Shephard.

1.00 Pointless. (PG, R) Presented

by Alexander Armstrong.

2.00 The Garden Gurus. (R) Learn how to grow a great garden.

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Dog House Australia.

(PGa, R) Celebrities, including Denise Scott, Mark Wales and Mark Philippoussis, search for a pet pooch.

9.00 On The Line: The Richard Williams Story. (Mal) Using unaired interviews from the ’80s, Richard Williams – the father and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams – retraces his family’s journey from the poverty-stricken streets of Louisiana to Wimbledon.

11.00 Blue Bloods. (Ma, R) Eddie’s captain takes an interest in her.

12.00 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC COMEDY (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz. 9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.45 Bliss. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.40 Black Mirror. 12.35am Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. 1.35 ABC News Update. 1.40 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. Noon The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.20 The Tailings. 2.30 Munchies Guide To Las Vegas. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Beyond Oak Island. 10.10 Guns That Changed The Game. 12.10am Dark Side Of Comedy. 1.05 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Tennis. Adelaide International.

Day 4. Quarter-finals. 6pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 4. Quarter-finals. 10.30 Poirot.

12.40am Snapped. 1.40 MOVIE: Please Turn Over.

(1959, PG) 3.30 My Favorite Martian. 4.00 Seaway.

5.00 Animal Tales.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The Neighborhood.

8.00 Becker. 9.00 Rules Of Engagement. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The Neighborhood. Noon The Middle.

1.00 Becker. 2.00 The Big Bang Theory. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums.

4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory. 6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns.

6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 8.30 Not Even.

9.00 MOVIE: The Piano. (1993, MA15+) 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: Lucario And The Mystery Of Mew. (2005) 1pm Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: The Mummy Returns. (2001, M) 11.00 Seinfeld. 11.30 Late Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 11. Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.30 Asian Cup Preview Show. 11.00 Evil. 11.55 48 Hours.

12.50am Shopping. 2.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Searching For Superhuman. (PGd, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Monsters Or Medicine?

(PGm, R) 10.55 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef.

(R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour.

9.00 Peer To Peer. (R) 10.30 BBC News At Ten. 11.00 Tennis. Kooyong Classic. Day 2.

5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 5. Highlights.

Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 7.50 Bright Star. (2009) 10.00 Beneath Hill 60. (2010, M) 12.15pm A Little Chaos. (2014, M) 2.25 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PG) 4.20 Menashe. (2017, PG, Yiddish) 5.50 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 7.30 Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M, Cantonese) 9.10 Stockholm. (2018) 10.55 True Story. (2015, M) 12.50am Brief Encounter. (1974, M) 2.50 Lansky. (2021) 5.00 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Darrow And Darrow: In The Key Of Murder. (2018, PGav, R) Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

7.30 A Moveable Feast. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute.

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

1pm The Force: BTL. 2.00 Aussie Lobster Men. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars.

4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration.

5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 33. Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. 7.35 Family Guy. 8.30 American Dad! 9.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vacation. (1983, M) 11.10 Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

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Friday, January 12 ABC TV (2)

6.00 Searching For Superhuman. (Final, PG, R) 7.00 News Breakfast. 9.30 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 The Chemical World. (PG, R) 11.00 Fake Or Fortune? (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Mav, R) 2.30 Silent Witness. (PGa, R) 3.30 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6.00 DW English News. 6.30 Al Jazeera News. 7.00 BBC News At Six. 7.30 France 24 English News.

8.00 DD India News Hour.

9.00 Peer To Peer. (R) 10.30 BBC News At Ten. 11.00 Tennis. Kooyong Classic. Day 3.

5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 6. Highlights.

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer.

(PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Waiting For The Light. (1990, PGal, R) Shirley MacLaine, Teri Garr, Louis Guzzo. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon.

4.30 [VIC] Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat. (R) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (al, R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes.

(PG, R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (Final, R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGal, R) 2.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: The Greengrocer, Queensland.

(R) Presented by Heather Ewart.

6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Monty Don’s American Gardens. (R) Part 2 of 3.

8.30 Midsomer Murders. (Mav, R) Part 1 of 4. Barnaby investigates when a survivalist is found murdered in his bombproof shelter.

10.00 Australia’s Open. (Ml, R) Part 1 of 2.

10.55 Life. (Final, Ml, R) Hannah’s wedding day arrives.

11.55 Love Your Garden. (R) 12.40 Tenable. (R) 1.30 Wakefield. (Mls, R) 2.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 The Scottish Island That Won The Lottery. (PG) Follows islanders who won the lottery.

8.25 The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild. (R) Part 2 of 3.

9.35 Sex: A Bonkers History: The Ancients. (Premiere) Explores the link between sex and civilisation.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 L’Opera. (Mlns) 12.10 Sisi. (MA15+s) 3.05 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Mdlsv, R) 3.55 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 34. Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder. From the SCG. 11.00 MOVIE: Victor Frankenstein.

(2015, Mah, R) A former circus hunchback goes to work for a medical student seeking to create life, only to have a woman, the hostility of their peers and the machinations of a wealthy sponsor come between them. Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay.

1.15 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under.

Women’s. Stage 1. Highlights.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Three contestants go head to head in a test of brain power for the chance to win $1 million.

5.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

6.00 9News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGm) A ball of fluff needs a serious groom.

8.30 MOVIE: My Sister’s Keeper.

(2009, Mal, R) A young girl decides to sue her parents for medical emancipation to avoid donating a kidney to her dying sibling.

Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin.

10.45 MOVIE: Gifted. (2017, Ml, R) A man is drawn into a custody battle. Chris Evans.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.35 Pointless. (PG, R) 2.30 Destination WA. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Cross Court. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show.

Guests include Dominic West.

8.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. (PGs, R) Dog trainer Graeme Hall tries to help a dog with a barking problem.

9.30 Fire Country. (PGav, R) Seeking redemption and a reduced prison sentence, a convict joins a regional firefighting program.

10.30 So Help Me Todd. (PGa, R) A private eye goes to work for his mother.

11.30 The Project. (R) 12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Gardening Australia Junior. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Whiplash. (2014, MA15+) 10.15 The Story Of Film: A New Generation. 11.35 Would I Lie To You? 12.10am QI. 12.40 Killing Eve. 1.25 Back. 1.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 3.25 ABC News Update. 3.30 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.50 VICE Sports. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy!

7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.25 Sex Actually With Alice Levine. 10.20 Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne. 11.10 Miniseries: The Sister.

12.05am Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The Neighborhood.

8.00 Becker. 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 The Neighborhood. Noon NBL Slam.

12.30 Becker. 1.30 The Middle. 2.30 Ghosts. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 Late Programs.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2.15pm Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Taste Of The Territory.

6.00 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.10 Bamay. 6.40 Kenya Wildlife Diaries. 7.30 Enchanted Kingdom.

9.10 MOVIE: Meet Dave. (2008) 10.50 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 11. Western United v Melbourne City. Highlights. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Hawai’i. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 JAG. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

Grey Fox. Continued. (1982, PG) 6.40 A Monster In Paris. (2011, French) 8.20 The Falcons. (2018, PG, Icelandic) 10.15 Wild Target. (2010, M) 12.05pm In My Country. (2004, M) 2.00 Babette’s Feast. (1987, PG, Danish) 4.00 Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 5.50 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 7.30 The Power Of One. (1992, M) 9.50 The Big Short. (2015, M) 12.15am Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Darrow And Darrow: Body Of Evidence. (2018, PGav, R) Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh, Wendie Malick. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia. (R)

9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 NBC Today. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 A Moveable Feast. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 11.30 Late Programs.

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 Blokesworld. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 1. 3pm Timbersports. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Spider-Man 2. (2004, M) 10.10 MOVIE: Dracula Untold. (2014, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

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Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 World’s Greatest Cities. 12.30pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Day 5. Semi-finals.

6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.00 Tennis. Adelaide International.

Night 5. Semi-finals. 11.00 MOVIE: Ronin. (1998, M) 1.30am MOVIE: Bad Boys. (1983, MA15+) 3.30 My Favorite Martian. 4.00 Seaway. 5.00 Animal Tales.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon Ranger And The Temple Of The Sea. (2006) 1pm Bewitched. 1.30 Raymond.

2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld. 4.00 Family Ties.

4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Children’s Programs. 5.40 MOVIE: Uptown Girls.

(2003, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011, M) 9.50 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses. (2011, MA15+) 11.50 Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

Saturday, January 13 ABC TV (2)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Keeping Faith. (Mal, R) 1.30 Darby And Joan. (PGa, R) 2.15 MOVIE: Hook. (1991, PG, R) Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts. 4.30 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 5.30 The Search For The Palace Letters. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize.

(R) 9.05 The World From Above. (R) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (PG, R) 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Maroubra. Round 3. 3.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 3.05 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. (PG, R) 4.00 PBS NewsHour. 5.00 Motor Racing.

Dakar Rally. Stage 6 Continued. Highlights.

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday, January Cup Day and VRC Standish Handicap Race Day. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) A passenger has a run-in with the law.

6.00 Hello SA. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair.

(R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer. (PG) 12.00 Destination WA. (R) 12.30 Mr Mayor. (PGs, R) 1.00 Bondi Vet. (PGm, R) 2.00 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. (PGam, R) 3.00 MOVIE: H Is For Happiness. (2019, PGal) Richard Roxburgh.

5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Taste Of Aust. (R) 11.00 The Chef’s Garden. (PGl, R) 11.30 All 4 Adventure. (PGl, R) 12.30 The Yes Experiment. 1.00 GCBC. (R) 1.30 Exploring Off The Grid. (R) 2.00 Healthy Homes. (R) 2.30 Luca’s Key Ingredient. (R) 3.00 Roads Less Travelled. (R) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet.

(PG, R) 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 5.00 News.

6.30 Back Roads: Brunswick Heads, NSW. (PG, R) Heather Ewart visits Brunswick Heads, NSW. 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Darby And Joan. (PG) When Jack helps recover some stolen guns, he and Joan learn there is more to the robbery than it first appeared.

8.20 Vera. (Ma, R) Part 4 of 4. The body of a missing teen is discovered buried on the moors by surveyors.

9.50 The Capture. (Mlv, R) Carey closes in on the truth, but it takes her into deeper danger than ever before.

10.50 Parkinson In Australia. (PG, R) Presented by Michael Parkinson.

11.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) A celebration of the upcoming blink-182 tour.

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. (PG) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses & Gardens. (PGadw) A look at three unique houses.

8.40 Spain’s Atlantic Train.

Charts a journey by train.

9.30 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys: Nice, France.

(R) Narrated by Bill Nighy.

10.25 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces. (PG, R) 11.15 Miniseries: Bonnie And Clyde. (MA15+asv, R) 1.40 MOVIE: Fight Club. (1999, MA15+ansv, R) Edward Norton, Brad Pitt. 4.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Patrol. (PG) Follows New Zealand border officials.

7.30 MOVIE: Grown Ups 2.

(2013, PGlnsv, R) After moving back to his home town with his family, a man and his friends learn some surprising lessons. Adam Sandler, Kevin James.

9.30 MOVIE: True Lies. (1994, Mlsv, R) A secret agent, who has misled his wife into thinking he is a computer salesman, finds his personal and professional lives clashing after his wife is unwittingly caught up in his latest mission. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold.

12.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 2. Highlights.

1.30 12 Monkeys. (MA15+av, R) 2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Get Clever. (R) 5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

6.00 9News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Garden Hustle. (PG) A plant influencer shares their big ideas.

8.30 MOVIE: Muriel’s Wedding.

(1994, Mls, R) A young woman, who dreams of marriage, leaves her small town to find romance in the big city. Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths.

10.40 MOVIE: Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011, Mls, R) Steve Carell.

12.50 9Honey: He Said She Said. (PGa, R) 1.00 World’s Greatest Cities. (PGa, R) 2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa) 2.30 Country House Hunters Australia. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands Summer Series. (PG)

6.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) Jamie Oliver whips up budget recipes, including a sticky barbecue chicken with potato wedges.

7.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) The lifeguards must perform CPR after Jessie rescues an American tourist from relatively calm waters.

7.30 MOVIE: Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. (2021, Malv) A martial artist joins the battle against a terrorist group called Cobra. Henry Golding, Samara Weaving, Andrew Koji.

10.00 Soccer. AFC Asian Cup. Group stage. Australia v India. From Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 Authentic. (PG) Religious program.

5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Melbourne Comedy Festival Allstars Supershow. 10.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.20 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.05am State Of The Union. 12.30 MythBusters. 1.20 Portlandia. 2.05 Black Mirror.

3.00 ABC News Update. 3.05 Close. 5.00 Clangers.

5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. Noon The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 2.30 The Tailings. 2.45 WorldWatch.

4.45 Asia’s Next Top Model. 5.45 Australia In Colour. 6.40 The Toys That Built The World. 7.30 Building The Ultimate. 8.30 Icons Unearthed: James Bond. (Premiere) 10.20 Letterkenny. 11.20 Fear The Walking Dead. 1.10am The X-Files. 3.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

11.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 1pm Escape To The Perfect Town. 2.00 Escape To The Country. 5.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 5.30 Horse Racing. Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday, January Cup Day and VRC Standish Handicap Race Day. 6.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Thunderbirds. 6.30 Adventures In Rainbow Country. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 Gideon’s Way. 8.30 Tomorrow’s World.

9.00 Turning Point With Dr David Jeremiah. 9.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Helping Hands.

10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 To Be Advised.

2.30pm Tennis. Adelaide International. Day 6.

Finals. 6.00 Tennis. Adelaide International. Night 6.

Finals. 9.00 To Be Advised. 2am Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Late Show

NITV (34)

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

6am Morning Programs.

2.15pm Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 2.25 MOVIE: Emu Runner. (2018, PG) 4.00 Bamay. 4.30 Private Elvis. 5.45 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 5.50 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.00 The Last Land: Gespe’gewa’gi. 6.30 The Barber. 7.00 Family Rules.

7.30 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 8.30 Joan Armatrading: Live At The Asylum Chapel.

10.30 Late Programs.

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Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 7.40 Babette’s Feast. (1987, PG, Danish) 9.40 It’s All About Karma. (2017, PG, Italian) 11.20 Stockholm. (2018) 1.10pm Infinite Storm. (2022, M) 3.00 The Grey Fox. (1982, PG) 4.40 Asterix And Obelix: Mission Cleopatra. (2002, PG, French) 6.35 Mr. Holmes. (2015, PG) 8.30 Operation Mincemeat.

(2021, M) 10.50 Late Programs.

NINE (9, 8)

9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers.

11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 2. 3.30pm Blokesworld.

4.00 Supercar Customiser: Yianni. 5.00 Storage Wars: NY. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars.

7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. 8.30 Disasters At Sea. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 11.30 Late Programs.

1.40pm MOVIE: Maya The Bee 3: The Golden Orb. (2021) 3.20 MOVIE: The Black Stallion Returns.

(1983) 5.20 MOVIE: Step Up. (2006, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Knight And Day. (2010, M) 9.45 MOVIE: Horrible Bosses 2. (2014, MA15+) Midnight Medium. 2.00 FIA World Endurance Championship: End Of Season Review. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Becker.

8.30 Frasier. 9.00 Neighbours. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Frasier. Noon Ghosts. 2.00 MOVIE: Missing Link. (2019, PG) 4.00 Becker. 5.00 The Middle. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Friends.

Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 2.30 South Park. 3.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 4.30 Home Shopping.

9.00 Exploring Off The Grid. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder. 10.30 All 4 Adventure. 11.30 Diagnosis Murder. 12.30pm Luxury Escapes. 1.00 Jake And The Fatman. 2.00 Reel Action. 2.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 12. Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory. 7.30 Soccer.

A-League Men. Round 12. Adelaide United v Sydney FC. 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.00 Late Programs.

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SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Fishing Australia. (R) Hosted by Rob Paxevanos.

6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. News, current affairs and sports.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 1.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 1.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Taste Of Aust. (R) 9.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 10.00 Charming China. (R) 10.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 11.00 What’s Up Down Under. (PGa, R) 12.00 4x4 Adventures. (R) 1.00 Hungry. (R) 1.30 Destination Dessert. (R) 2.00 Cook With Luke. (R) 2.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 3.00 GCBC. (R) 3.30 Farm To Fork. (R) 4.00 All 4 Adventure. (PGl) 5.00 News.

6.00 Grand Designs Transformations. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Muster Dogs. (PG) Part 1 of 5.

8.30 Total Control. (Return, MA15+l) It has been two years since Alex Irving anointed Paul Murphy as Australia’s first Aboriginal PM. 9.30 Miniseries: Best Interests. (Mdl) Part 1 of 4.

10.30 Mystery Road. (Mdlv, R) 11.25 Harrow. (Mav, R) 12.20 The Trial Of Christine Keeler. (Malsv, R) 1.20 Rage Vault. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.10 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.00 Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. (PG, R)

6.00 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers: River North Esk. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Asia’s Ancient Civilisations: Japan’s Vibrant Ryukyu Kingdom. (PG) Part 3 of 4.

9.20 Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Toxic Tomb. (PG, R) Part 2 of 2. Ella Al-Shamahi continues to delve deeper into the mystery of the Pharaoh’s Curse.

10.15 Race For The Sky: Power Struggle Above The Clouds. (PGa, R) 11.15 Hemingway: A Writer (1899-1929) (Ma, R) 1.15 24 Hours In Police Custody. (MA15+l, R) 3.05 Child Genius Australia. (R) 4.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 37.

Sydney Thunder v Adelaide Strikers.

From Manuka Oval, Canberra.

11.00 7NEWS Spotlight. (R) An investigation into a religious cult recruiting, brainwashing and grooming Australian girls.

12.00 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under.

Women’s. Stage 3. Highlights. Adelaide to Willung Hill. 93.4km. From Adelaide.

1.00 Bates Motel. (Mav, R) After Norma finds herself in a position of power, she appeals to Romero for guidance.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute.

(R) Hosted by Simon Reeve.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 9News Sunday.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 1. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 1.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mamv, R) Reynolds receives a dramatic offer.

1.00 Family Law. (Mas, R) Abby sets out to get justice for a widow.

2.00 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Kenia Monge. (MA15+av, R) Investigates cases of women harmed while out alone.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 GolfBarons. (PG, R) A panel of experts discusses golf.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, R) Chappo goes to rescue a father and daughter.

6.30 The Sunday Project.

(Return) A look at the day’s news.

7.30 MOVIE: Top Gun: Maverick.

(2022, Mlv) An aviator trains a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a mission while confronting the ghosts of his past. Tom Cruise, Miles Teller.

10.05 MOVIE: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. (2015, Mv, R) A secret agent and his team must eradicate a rogue organisation that is committed to destroying them.

Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson.

12.40 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Karma’s World. 7.20 Bluey.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Louis Theroux: A Place For Paedophiles. 9.30 You Can’t Ask That. 9.50 Interview With The Vampire. 10.55 Doc Martin. 11.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 12.25am Miniseries: The Hollow Crown. 2.20 ABC News Update. 2.25 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets.

5.25 The Wonder Gang. 5.35 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. Noon Patriot Brains. 12.55 Speedweek. 2.55 Jungletown.

3.45 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 4.15 WorldWatch. 4.45 Every Family Has A Secret. 5.50 Alone Sweden. 6.40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 9.25 Cracking The Code. 10.25 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Escape To The Country.

11.00 Extreme Animal Transport. 11.30 Cycling.

Santos Tour Down Under. Women’s. Stage 3. 3pm The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 4.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 5.00 I Escaped To The Country. 6.00 Escape To The Country. 7.00 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Call The Midwife. 10.30 Extreme Railways. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 6.30 Amazing Facts Presents. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 In Touch Ministries. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 The Incredible Journey Presents. 9.00 Turning Point With Dr David Jeremiah. 9.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 1. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 1. 11.00 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Middle.

NITV (34) 6am Morning Programs.

2pm VICE Sports. 3.00 Marion Jones: Press Pause.

4.00 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 4.10 Going Places.

5.10 Bamay. 5.40 Kutcha’s Carpool Koorioke. 5.50 NITV News: Summer Yarns. 6.00 Moko. 6.30 Yellowstone. 7.40 Ray Charles At Salle Pleyel.

8.30 MOVIE: 20 Feet From Stardom. (2013, M) 10.05 MOVIE: American History X. (1998, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 10.15 The Power Of One. (1992, M) 12.35pm In The Line Of Fire. (1993, M) 3.00 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. (2021, PG) 4.40 It’s All About Karma. (2017, PG, Italian) 6.20 Steel Magnolias. (1989, PG) 8.30 Mothering Sunday. (2021, MA15+) 10.30 Under The Tree. (2017, MA15+, Icelandic) 12.10am Late Programs.

7MATE (73, 64) 6am The Fishing Show.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 You Can’t Ask That. (PG, R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline Summer. (R) 1.00 New Leash On Life. (R) 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Dream Gardens.

(PG, R) 3.00 Nigella Bites. (R) 3.25 Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.55 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Pacific. (PG, R) 4.40 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.30 The ABC Of. (PG, R)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 12.55 Nippers. (R) 1.00 Surf Life Saving. Iron Series Maroubra. Round 4. 3.00 Cycling. National Road C’ships. Women’s Elite Road Race.

Highlights. 4.00 Cycling. National Road C’ships.

Men’s Elite Road Race. Highlights. 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stages 1 to 6. Highlights.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series.

(PG) 12.00 MOVIE: Keeping Up With The Joneses. (2016, PGlsv, R) Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher. 2.00 Dog Patrol. (PGa, R) 2.30 Border Patrol. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (R) 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

7.00 On The Fly. 7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 Sound FX: Best Of. 8.30 NFL. NFL. Wildcard. Game 1.

Noon NFL. NFL. Wildcard. Game 2. 3.30 Storage Wars. 4.00 Pawn Stars. 5.00 Storage Wars: New York. 6.00 Border Security: International. 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 8.30 MOVIE: The Patriot. (2000, MA15+) 11.45 MOVIE: Alex Cross. (2012, M) 1.50am Late Programs.

1.30pm Rich House, Poor House. 2.30 MOVIE: Problem Child. (1990, PG) 4.05 MOVIE: Mr Mom. (1983, PG) 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 1. 7.00 MOVIE: Jurassic Park. (1993, PG) 9.30 MOVIE: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (1997, PG) Midnight Medium. 2.00 Rich House, Poor House. 3.00 Teen Titans Go! 3.30 Beyblade Burst QuadStrike. 4.00 Late Programs.

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9.00 MOVIE: Fireheart. (2022, PG) 11.00 Friends.

Noon The Neighborhood. 2.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 15. Brisbane Bullets v Illawarra Hawks.

4.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 15. Sydney Kings v New Zealand Breakers. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

8.30 Two And A Half Men. 9.30 South Park. 11.00 Friends. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 Just For Laughs Montreal. 2.30 Bold. 4.30 Shopping.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

7.30 Key Of David. 8.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 9.00 All 4 Adventure. 10.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 11.00 Dr Phil. Noon A Million Little Things.

1.00 On The Fly. 1.30 Taste Of Australia: BBQ. 2.00 iFish. 2.30 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 JAG. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Women. Unite Round. Western United v Sydney FC. 7.00 JAG. 8.00 NCIS. 10.50 NCIS: LA. 11.45 Late Programs.

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Monday, January 15 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 2.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 2.

From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Roz Kelly.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 GCBC. (R) 9.00 Judge Judy. (PG, R) 9.30 Bold. (PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen. (R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil. (PGls, R) 2.00 Jamie Oliver: Cooking For Less. (R) 3.00 Ent. Tonight. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours.

(PGa) 4.30 Bold. (PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads: Lightning Ridge, NSW. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Laura Tingle.

8.00 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer. (Ma) Part 1 of 2.

9.00 You Can’t Ask That: Former Cult Members. (Mal, R) Former cult members share their stories, from how they joined to what they were subjected to on the inside.

9.35 Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids. (Man, R) Louis Theroux meets transgender kids.

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 War On Waste. (PG, R) 11.55 Changing Ends. (PG, R) 12.15 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.05 Tenable. (R) 1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Jonathan Ross’ Myths And Legends: Wales. (PGa) Part 2 of 4.

8.25 Isle Of Wight: Jewel Of The South. The locals put their best foot forward for the final of the island-wide talent competition.

9.20 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses: Muckle Flugga. (PG, R) Part 2 of 3. Rob Bell visits the impossible lighthouse at Muckle Flugga in the Shetland Islands.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Blanca. (MA15+a) A boy is found dead in an ancient manor.

11.45 Reyka. (MA15+av, R) 3.40 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 38. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes. From the MCG. 11.00 Motorway Patrol. (PGal) A motorist is running out of petrol and running from the pump. An officer rescues a kitten from the fast lane.

11.30 Highway Cops. (Ma) A smoker nearly smokes himself when he hits a power pole. Bolt the dog lives up to its name.

12.00 Bates Motel. (Mav, R) Norma contemplates a life outside White Pine Bay. Emma and Dylan bond while helping Norman.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 9News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 2. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 2.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Bloom, Iggy and Reynolds rally around Max as he deals with the fallout from Helen’s decision.

1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) Abby and Daniel represent a trans teen.

2.00 Destination Australia: Rottnest Island. (R) Presented by Jo Beth Taylor and Scherri-Lee Biggs.

2.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island. (R) Part 1 of 4.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.30 The Project. The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

7.30 Gladiators. (Premiere, PGv) Everyday Aussie challengers take on the gladiators in a series of iconic events, as well as brand-new challenges.

8.55 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav, R) The team pursues the suspects responsible for an explosion at an Ohio energy plant and are led to a crypto company with enemies looking to take it down. Remy and his sister close a chapter in their lives.

10.55 The Project. (R) The hosts and guest panellists take a look at the day’s news, events and hot topics.

11.55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. Morning news and talk show.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MythBusters. 9.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.55 Louis Theroux’s LA Stories. (Final) 11.55 Would I Lie To You? 12.30am QI. 1.00 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1.45 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. (Final) 2.30 The Story Of Film: A New Generation. 3.50 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey.

2.15 Planet A. 3.05 Most Expensivest. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Two Weeks To Live. 10.25 Scrubs. 11.25 Hoarders.

12.20am Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00

Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 2.

6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 2. 11.00 Death In Paradise. Midnight Madam Secretary. 1.00 Manifest. 2.00 Gideon’s Way. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 Late Programs.

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am The Big Bang

Theory. 10.30 Friends. 1pm Two And A Half Men. 1.30 Ghosts. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Frasier. Midnight Home Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 The Bold And The Beautiful.

4.30 Home Shopping.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Steel

7MATE (73, 64) 6am NFL. NFL. Wildcard.

Game 3. Continued. 8.30 NFL. NFL. Wildcard.

Game 4. Noon NFL. NFL. Wildcard. Game 5. 3.30 Armchair Experts: NFL Edition. 4.30 Storage Wars.

5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 38. Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes.

7.35 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Ax Men. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Movin’ To The Country. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. (Ma, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.15 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.15 Love Your Garden.

6am Morning Programs.

1.35pm Bamay. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums.

4.00 Toi Time. 4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Stories From The Land. 6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 MOVIE: Backroads.

(1977, MA15+) 10.00 MOVIE: Jason’s Lyric. (1994) 12.10am Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.15 World’s Most Secret Homes. (PG, R) 10.10 Paddington Station 24/7. (R) 11.00 Vienna: Empire, Dynasty And Dream. (PGa, R) 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.05 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. (Mav, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.30 The Cook Up. (R) 4.00 The Supervet. 5.00 Motor Racing.

Dakar Rally. Stage 7. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: You’re Bacon Me Crazy.

(2020, PGa) Natalie Hall, Michael Rady, Michael Karl Richards. 2.00 Border Security: International. (PG, R) 2.30 Surf Patrol. (R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

9.00 Animal SOS Australia. 9.30 NBC Today. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. Noon Better Homes. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Last Chance Learners. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour.

10.30 Fortitude. 11.30 Late Programs.

Magnolias. (1989, PG) 8.10 The 400 Blows. (1959, PG, French) 10.00 Motherhood. (2018, M) 11.35 Operation Mincemeat. (2021, M) 2pm Mr. Holmes.

(2015, PG) 3.55 Asterix: The Mansions Of The Gods.

(2014, PG, French) 5.30 Sunflower. (1970, M, Italian) 7.30 Those Happy Years. (2013, M) 9.30 Gotti.

(2018, MA15+) 11.35 The Best Offer. (2013, M) 2am Late Programs.

11.00 MOVIE: Pokémon: The Rise Of Darkrai. (2007) 12.45pm Children’s Programs. 1.00 Rich House, Poor House. 2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Kenan. 4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Tennis. Austn Open. Afternoon 2. 7.00 The Nanny.

7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Assault On Precinct 13.

(2005, MA15+) 10.35 Late Programs.

TEN (10, 5)

8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 All 4 Adventure.

9.30 Reel Action. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 8.30 NCIS. 10.20 NCIS: Los Angeles. 12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

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Tuesday, January 16 ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (7, 6)

NINE (9, 8)

6.00 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. Reviews, previews, interviews, highlights and opinions from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 3.

4.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Afternoon 3.

From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Roz Kelly.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Judge Judy.

(PG, R) 9.00 Bold. (PGa, R) 9.30 Neighbours.

(PGa, R) 10.00 The Yes Experiment. (PGa, R) 10.30 Luxury Escapes. (R) 11.00 Food Trail: South Africa. (R) 11.30 My Market Kitchen.

(R) 12.00 10 News First: Midday. 1.00 Dr Phil.

(PGal, R) 2.00 To Be Advised. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Neighbours. (PGa) 4.30 Bold.

(PGa) 5.00 News.

6.00 Back Roads. (R) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Back Roads: Naracoorte, South Australia. Amanda Shalala journeys to Naracoorte.

8.30 McCartney 3, 2, 1: These Things Bring You Together. (Premiere, PG) Paul McCartney chats with Rick Rubin.

9.35 Knowing The Score. (PG, R) A look at conductor Simone Young.

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 Revenge: Our Dad The Nazi Killer. (Ma, R) 11.55 Baby Surgeons. (Ma, R) 12.40 Love Your Garden. (R) 1.30 Tenable. (R) 2.15 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.40 The Durrells. (PG, R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Barry Humphries. (PGa, R) Barry Humphries explores his roots.

8.35 Michael Palin In North Korea.

(R) Part 2 of 2. Michael Palin concludes his exploration of North Korea with a visit to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

9.25 Brian Cox: How The Other Half Live. (Ml, R) Part 2 of 2.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Das Boot. (MA15+a) 11.50 Furia. (MA15+av, R) 3.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) 4.20 Bamay. (R) 4.45 Destination Flavour: Singapore Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) 7.35 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 39. Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers. From Optus Stadium, Perth.

11.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Mad, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service, giving an insight into the life and death incidents they face.

12.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 1. Highlights.

1.30 Travel Oz. (R) A look at a variety of holiday destinations here and abroad. Hosted by Greg Grainger.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise. News, sport and weather.

6.00 9News.

7.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Night 3. From Melbourne Park. Hosted by Tony Jones.

11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Late-night 3.

12.00 New Amsterdam. (Mam, R) Iggy tries online dating.

1.00 Family Law. (Ma, R) A divorcée needs help.

2.00 #TextMeWhenYouGetHome: Hannah Anderson. (Mav, R) A look at the case of Hannah Anderson.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

(PGa) Religious program.

4.30 Explore TV: Norfolk Island. (PG, R) Part 2 of 4.

5.00 9News Early.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 Gladiators. (PGv) Four firefighters take on the gladiators in a series of knockout events for a spot in the quarter-finals.

8.50 NCIS. (Mv, R) The NCIS team digs deep to investigate a US Navy lieutenant who is accused of trying to murder her husband but has no memory of the attack.

Kasie navigates a potential medical scare.

9.50 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) Sam’s friend Tom Olsen finds himself being hunted down by enemies from his past.

10.50 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

11.50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.05pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Bliss. 9.00 Rosehaven. 9.30 Portlandia. 10.15 State Of The Union. 10.40 Back. 11.05 Would I Lie To You? 11.35 MOVIE: Whiplash. (2014, MA15+) 1.20am ABC News Update. 1.25 Close. 5.00 Clangers. 5.10 Kiddets. 5.25 Late Programs.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am WorldWatch.

10.00 Front Up. 12.05pm The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.15 Counter Space. 5.45 Joy Of Painting. 6.15 The Fast History Of. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Dark Side Of The 2000s. 9.25 Stone Cold Takes On America. (Premiere) 10.15 Hudson & Rex. 11.55 Box 21. 12.50am Future Man. 1.25 Hate Thy Neighbour. 2.20 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Shopping.

9GEM (92, 81) 6am Gideon’s Way. 7.00

10 PEACH (11, 52) 6am Stephen Colbert.

7.00 King Of Queens. 8.00 Basketball. NBL. Round 15. Brisbane Bullets v Illawarra Hawks.

Replay. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Big Bang. 11.30 King Of Queens. 12.30pm Becker. 1.30 Big Bang. 2.30 Rules Of Engagement. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.00 Late Programs.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am The Movie Show. 6.30 Hit The Road. (2021, PG, Farsi) 8.20 Amanda. (2018, PG, French) 10.20 Rumble In The Bronx. (1995, M, Cantonese) Noon The Best Offer. (2013, M) 2.25 Steel Magnolias. (1989, PG) 4.35 The Kid. (1921, PG) 5.40 Toast. (2010, PG) 7.30 Madre. (2019, M, French) 9.55 Papillon. (1973, MA15+) 12.40am Sophie’s Choice. (1982, MA15+) 3.25 Late Programs.

7MATE (73, 64) 6am Morning Programs.

9GO! (93, 82) 6am Children’s Programs.

10 BOLD (12, 53) 6am Home Shopping.

8.00 Luxury Escapes. 8.30 Diagnosis Murder. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30pm Star Trek: Voyager. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 Bull. 9.25 FBI: International. 10.20 SEAL Team. 11.15 48 Hours.

12.15am Home Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder.

4.05 JAG.

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Ask The Doctor. (PG, R) 10.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. (R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R) 2.00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (R) 3.00 The Cook And The Chef. (R) 3.25 Tenable. (R) 4.10 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.10 Love Your Garden.

6am Morning Programs.

1.30pm Going Places. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 3.35 The Magic Canoe. 4.00 Toi Time.

4.30 Spartakus And The Sun Beneath The Sea. 5.00 Our Stories. 5.30 Stories From The Land.

6.00 Bamay. 6.30 News. 6.40 Volcanic Odysseys.

7.30 Larapinta. 8.30 MOVIE: Gurrumul. (2017, MA15+) 10.15 To The Ends Of The Earth. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize.

(R) 9.05 World’s Most Secret Homes. (R) 10.00 Paddington Station 24/7. (PG, R) 10.50 Vienna: Empire, Dynasty And Dream. (PGas, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.10 Tony Robinson: WWII By Drone. (Ma, R) 3.00 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 The Supervet. (PGa) 5.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Stage 8. Highlights.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show Summer Series. (PG) 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Love At Sky Gardens.

(2021, PGa) Jenny Raven, Andrew Bushell, Joey Belfiore. 2.00 Motorbike Cops. (PGl, R) 2.30 Coastwatch Oz. (PG, R) 3.00 The Chase. (R) 4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Room For Improvement. 8.00 Million Dollar Minute. 9.00 Harry’s Practice. 9.30 Cities Of The Underworld.

10.30 Better Homes. 11.30 Cycling. Santos Tour Down Under. Men’s. Stage 1. 4pm Animal Rescue.

4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. 10.50 Late Programs.

7.30 Creek To Coast. 8.00 A Football Life. 9.00 America’s Game. 10.00 American Pickers. 11.00 Pawn Stars. 11.30 Sound FX: Best Of. Noon NFL. NFL. Wildcard. Game 6. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.35 Storage Wars. 5.05 American Restoration. 5.35 American Pickers. 6.35 Pawn Stars. 7.35 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under.

10.30 Ice Road Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

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Creflo Dollar Ministries. 7.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. 8.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Australian Open Tennis Pre-Show. 11.00 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 3. 6pm Tennis. Australian Open. Night 3. 11.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. 1am Madam Secretary.

2.00 Manifest. 3.00 Skippy. 3.30 Seaway. 4.30 My Favorite Martian. 5.00 Animal Tales.

Noon Motor Racing. Formula E. Mexico City ePrix.

H’lights. 1.00 Surfing Australia TV. 1.30 The Nanny.

2.00 Bewitched. 2.30 Full House. 3.00 Seinfeld.

4.00 Family Ties. 4.30 The Addams Family. 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 Tennis.

Austn Open. Afternoon 3. 7.00 The Nanny. 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 MOVIE: Toy Soldiers. (1991, M) 10.45 Seinfeld. 11.45 Late Programs.

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Sweet treats: Latrobe Special Development School had the perfect end to the 2023 school year, with a visit from the ice cream truck.

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Energy: Students had fun celebrating the end of the school year.

LATROBE Spirit & Community Working Group provided a generous donation to Latrobe Special Developmental School recently.

The school celebrated the end of the 2023 school year with a range of fun events and tasty treats.

Students enjoyed craft activities, music, a jumping castle, hot chips, and an ice cream from Dypsy Gypsy.

Smiles were on everyone’s faces!

Smiles: The jumping castle was a hit with the students.

Onto the next one: Thumbs up for another school year done.

Yum: Hot chips, a staple favourite at any school breakup.

Relax: Students were able to unwind during the last week.

Strike: Staff took part in a variety of games.

Scrumptious: Hot chips satisfied many taste buds.

Helping those in need GRADE 5/6 students at Sacred Heart Primary School, Morwell worked in the last few weeks of the 2023 school year, creating a mini fete to raise money for those in need.

Students learnt about Catholic Social Justice Teaching. The seven main themes they learnt about were: Life and Dignity of the Human Person, Call to Family, Community and Participation, Rights and Responsibilities, Preferential Option for the Poor, the Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers, and Solidarity and Care for God’s Creation Adding to the Social Justice focus and moving into the Advent season, the Social Justice team 'Mini Vinnies' gathered with Lumin Christi, Churchill and St. Joseph's Primary School, Trafalgar to plan

options for raising money for 'good works' during the Advent season at Sacred Heart.

The day retreat supported all aspects of Catholic Social Justice Teaching and the work of St. Vincent de Paul in the community.

Students networked with their peers from other schools, making new friends and sorting through economic challenges through games and workshop activities. The St. Vincent de Paul Society provided a shared lunch, and their staff ran the session for the students.

All the schools prepared a presentation for sharing with each other. They all learnt valuable information generated from the Catholic Social Justice themes and each other’s school.

Comp: Sacred Heart Primary School, Morwell students Helanah and Aleksja with their homemade games for the mini fete.

State funding to support kindergartens LATROBE Valley kindergartens will get money from a new state government $10 million fund that aims to help make 330 kindergartens across Victoria more inclusive.

Multiple kindergartens across the Valley will have a share in the fund.

A total of 65 kindergartens across the state will upgrade buildings and playgrounds, while 268 will be able to buy equipment to boost inclusive learning, such as mobility stools or sensory equipment, giving children of all abilities the chance to participate fully in kindergarten programs.

The Building Blocks Inclusion grants provide up to $10,000 for inclusive equipment and $200,000 for building and playground upgrades.

The Building Blocks program - which also

includes grants for infrastructure planning - offers funds to contribute to kindergarten infrastructure.

Since its launch in 2020, Building Blocks has provided more than $190 million to plan, build, and improve early childhood services across the state.

The Victorian Budget 23/24 invests an additional $1.2 billion to build or expand about 145 kindergartens across the state, supporting the delivery of 15 hours of free three-year-old kindergarten each week by 2029 and 30 hours of free pre-prep each week by 2032.

For more information on the program and successful applicants, visit schoolbuildings. vic.gov.au

Education: Helanah, Aleksja, Charlee, Shenuli, Isabella, Brylie, Emily, Darci-Rose and Mali all Photographs supplied received information packs from a St Vincent de Paul workshop.

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STATE Opposition leader John Pesutto was back home before Christmas, and took time to visit a number of community groups.

The former Traralgon resident reconnected with his roots, touring the region with Member for Morwell, Martin Cameron to hear and see on-the-ground issues.

Among their appointments was a visit to Traralgon Football-Netball Club - a place Cameron played close to 300 senior games.

After a quick photo next to 'Camo's' locker, the pair met with Maroons president Kevin Foley, who took the opposition leader on a tour of the club's makeshift facilities.

Traralgon FNC, along with a number of Traralgon Recreation Reserve user groups, are still without proper facilities after the June 2021 floods.

The Maroons have been operating in severely compromised change rooms for the last two-andhalf seasons, while visiting teams have been using portable rooms located between the football oval and netball courts.

Additionally, the club has been without a permanent canteen (making do with a food truck in the interim), while the strain on volunteers has also taken a severe hit, not to mention overall club morale.

Compounding the problem, it appears Traralgon footballers will also be using portable rooms this Gippsland League season, as work on a new multiuse pavilion get underway.

Construction on the new pavilion could take as long as three years, leaving the portables to contradict their very name.

The Liberals/Nationals committed to fully flood proof Traralgon Recreation Reserve at the last state election, and Pesutto said the party hadn't deviated.

"This is a facility that needs to be upgraded and we will continue to advocate for that, we had a commitment going into the last election that would support the rebuilding of this," he said.

"I'd love to see a clubroom that allows clubs and the broader community around to make use of the facility, that's what other communities get around the state, this (area) is constantly overwhelmed by floodwaters and it needs to get addressed, it needed to happen yesterday.

"Clearly there is a need to rebuild this facility,

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Greenwattle hosted a seven-card meeting on Saturday, December 23.

With Christmas falling on the Monday, attendees were able to enjoy premier local racing to start the holiday period.

Perfect conditions saw the track rated a Good 4 from start to finish.

While the festive season is usually the time to unwind, it was business as usual for trainers and jockeys, and a number of prominent names came to Sale for the occasion.

Peter Moody took two horses to Sale, both placing, while local trainers Paul Worthington and Bill Wood also enjoyed success.

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"Traralgon is my hometown, I was born and grew up here so it is always a real delight to come down to Traralgon and the Latrobe Valley generally."

Floods are nothing new in Traralgon, with Pesutto remembering his boyhood days growing up on George Street, playing soccer across the road for Traralgon City and Olympians.

Only the best live on George Street.

"We lived on the creek, so the creek would overflow. It never quite got into our house, but it got awfully close, I remember I was one of five

Maiden Plate, with Night Eruption crossing first in a dramatic finish.

The six-year-old mare came from seventh at the 400m mark to win by a head in front of Yes Sir Icanboogie.

Trafalgar jockey Jason Maskiell rode the win, holding off Brian Higgins steering Yes Sir Icanboogie as it closed late.

Those who backed Night Eruption were given an early Christmas present, as it was paying close to $50 with some bookmakers.

Moody came second by some distance in the race beforehand - the Race 1 Eustace Landscaping Maiden Plate (1100m).

His three-year-old gelding Birks faded in the last 400m to lose by over a length to Meg's Magic, trained by Philip Stokes at Cranbourne.

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The five-year-old gelding got home on the inside for Cranbourne's Simone Walker, winning by just under a length from Dubai Moon.

In the Race 6 Bennetts Electrical Handicap (1400m), Benalla trainer Paul Kramer tasted victory after Darra Linen strode in by a length from Crafty Effort.

The meeting rounded off with six-year-old gelding Magic Drum winning the Race 7 Ladbroke It! Handicap (1100m).

Bairnsdale's Kasey Wilson was able to leave Sale with a win, getting the better of hometown boy Bill Wood, whose eight-year-old gelding I'm Cheeky came second.

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The three-year-old filly hardly let up, leading from 400m to waltz in by two lengths.

In the Race 4 Preston Rowe Paterson 0-58 Handicap (1717m), Gimme A Buzz made a miraculous recovery.

The five-year-old gelding missed the gate, literally walking out, to trail the field by several lengths in the early stages.

With 400m to go, Gimme A Buzz was still dead last, before storming on the outside to give itself a look.

Showing true Boolarra grit for the Tim Hughes stable, Gimme A Buzz powered to the line to win by a length from Kentahten.

Race caller Adam Olszanski described the win as "massive" in what was Gimme A Buzz's fourth career win.

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"It's a problem the community has had to deal with for generations, really this is an iconic asset this ground, and it deserves clubrooms that are fitting, and the community deserves it."

The Traralgon Flood Recovery Project was allocated $4.75 million in the 2022/23 state budget, while Latrobe City Council committed $2 million.

A conceptual plan for the new pavilion has been drawn up, although concerns have been raised surrounding its practicality.

Currently, the Traralgon FNC changeroom building takes in home and away rooms, as well

as the Traralgon Boxing Club. Function rooms are also located upstairs, used by local media to broadcast games.

The conceptual plan takes in the same amount of square meterage, but aims to fit in not only home and away rooms, but also a canteen and umpires rooms.

Foley said while the upgrade will be welcome, football would be made to suffer.

"We feel football has taken the brunt, smaller change rooms ... generally we feel we are $2-3 million short," the Traralgon FNC President said.

"It will be a nice venue when it's built but I don't think it will allow us to grow for the next 50 years. We're hoping to get a women's side in 2025, so there is an extra side that goes in there (to the changerooms). I just don't think we've got a facility planned that will cater for the football side of things."

The Maroons will play a couple of night games this season, before moving out of their changerooms and into the portables.

The existing building is expected to be demolished in May. Despite the setbacks, Traralgon FNC has performed remarkably well in recent years.

The senior team has played finals the last two seasons, winning two of them, while there has been a sprinkling of premierships and Grand Final appearances across football and netball.

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THE recent Sydney to Hobart yacht race was the 78th running of the iconic event.

On a more sober note, the 2023 edition was also the 25th anniversary of the 1998 race that made a tragic mark on the history of the classic Sydney to Hobart event when a hurricane-like storm hit the race fleet.

In the extreme conditions, five yachts sank, six men lost their lives and in an epic of endurance and heroism, 50 crew members were winched to safety. It is believed to be the greatest peacetime search and rescue in Australia.

Peter Davidson was a local Rescue Flight Paramedic based at the Latrobe Valley Airport when Helimed One was called out to search for the embattled fleet. The helicopter was piloted by Peter Leigh from Traralgon, with John Sloyan from Traralgon South as observer and Glenmaggie resident David Sullivan the winch crewman operator.

Peter Davidson also lived in Traralgon.

As a youngster, Peter attended Traralgon Technical School, where one of the staff members was Barry Thompson, a World War 2 RAAF veteran and the founder of Traralgon Harriers.

On sport afternoons, Barry took students on cross country runs that were often demanding

Fatal: Stand Aside leaving Sydney Harbour just after the start of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race. The yacht would sink into the ocean during the race.

and usually adventurous. A run across the then open fields and along a bush track - now Cross’s Road - to Sandbank Park would often end in a swim in the Latrobe River before the run back to school.

Peter believes the school environment contributed to his self-discipline and his fitness regime. He also played junior football with TEDAS in the Traralgon and District Junior Football League alongside other role models, including Neil Cordy who went on to play more than 230 games for Footscray and Sydney.

After school, Peter completed a welding apprenticeship but wanted something different.

Perhaps the character demands at school, where his principal Jack Canavan was a strict disciplinarian, directed him to a more challenging career in the Ambulance Service. He said he enjoyed his new vocation but also recognised the demands it made on front line paramedics.

Alongside his working career, Peter trained and competed with the Latrobe Valley Triathlon Club for almost 15 years, and did occasional runs with the Harriers. He maintains many friendships with his fellow competitors.

Peter ran when he could, despite working shifts and being on call for emergencies. He often trained on his own but competed when possible.

As a MICA (Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance) Paramedic with Helimed One, Peter was central to many rescue and recovery operations over the ensuing years.

In 2006, four men crash-landed their plane near Mt Baw Baw. They were not seriously injured, but spent the night in sub-zero temperatures. Taking off at dawn, Peter and the Helimed crew searched for almost two hours before finding the plane wreck.

Heroes: The Latrobe Valley Rescue crew on the day of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart disaster.

Pictured is observer John Sloyan, winch crewman operator David Sullivan, pilot Peter Leigh and rescue MICA flight paramedic Peter Photographs supplied Davidson.

With thick fog it was almost another four hours before the men were able to be rescued. Peter said their survival was nothing short of remarkable.

By then, Peter was a highly-trained and experienced air rescue paramedic. He said there were many incidents he took part in - but one event a few years earlier remains firmly in his mind. The 54th running of the Sydney-Hobart yacht race began on Boxing Day 1998.

The next day, the airwaves were filled with emergency calls from dozens of the competing yachts, overwhelmed by the giant seas and in distress. In near cyclonic conditions, powerful westerly winds were blowing headlong against a strong current, creating waves up to 25m high.

Helimed One Air Ambulance was called out to locate and assist the crew of the 14m fibreglass yacht Stand Aside, about 60km east of Mallacoota.

One of the many yachts seeking rescue in the near hurricane conditions off the east coast, Stand Aside was taking on water and about to sink, with a number of its crew already injured as it plummeted in the wild seas.

With the enormous and unpredictable waves, the Helimed crew believed it was too dangerous to attempt a rescue. One wave almost slammed the yacht against their helicopter, but they decided to proceed.

At the same time, RAAF pilot Michael Bannerman, now living in Rosedale and a member of the Rotary Club of Traralgon Central, was a co-pilot of one of the RAAF C-130 Hercules aircraft searching for the other yachts in peril. Michael is now an international pilot with Qantas.

Peter Davidson was lowered from the rotary wing Helimed to pluck the men one by one from their life raft. Two men at a time jumped into the life raft and let it drift clear of the yacht so Peter could reach them in relative safety. Tightly strapped together, Peter and a yachtsman were then winched back to the helicopter.

During the course of the rescues, Peter almost

lost his own life twice. Already exhausted after the first rescue, he was elated when he realised another rescue helicopter had arrived to assist the final four yachtsmen.

The last four were winched up by Kristy McAlister and then Michelle Blewitt, paramedics on the Canberra-based Southcare helicopter that was called in to support Helimed One. They each winched up two of the crew.

Twenty-five minutes after the last rescue, Stand Aside sunk into the ocean.

Peter said his athletic activities complemented his work as a rescue paramedic, both physically and mentally. Rescue work could make great physical demands on the body.

Peter moved to Queensland about 10 years ago for a “lifestyle change” and said it was a great decision.

After working with the Queensland Ambulance Service, he recently retired, but spent time on the speaking circuit.

Peter related, “ . . after 21years on the speaking circuit and retiring during the COVID period, I dragged myself out of speaking retirement after being contacted by my beloved Blue Baggers (Carlton Football Club) who I've barracked for my whole life, when they asked that I present to the team at their preseason training camp at Kawana Waters QLD this year.

"It was an absolute highlight of my speaking career and the icing on the cake to completely retire.”

Leaders: Former Traralgon resident Peter Davidson with Carlton captain Patrick Cripps.

Davidson was invited to speak at the Blues’ preseason camp last year.

Motivation: Lifelong Blues supporter Peter Davidson with the Carlton Blues.

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THE festive season has been an active one at Churchill Parkrun, with four events in nine days.

In addition to the usual Saturday mornings, events were held on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. There was 60 finishers on Saturday, December 23, 36 on Christmas Day, 56 on December 30, and 43 on New Year’s Day. A highlight of Christmas Day was completion of the course in record time by Australian representative Andre Waring, who ran the five kilometres in the remarkable time of 15:01.

Churchill Parkrun is held at the Churchill Hub at 8am every Saturday morning.

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Churchill’s Parkrun has been conducted weekly since January 2016, with a short break during COVID restrictions.

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Energy: Participants taking to Churchill Parkrun.

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31 Holmes Rd, Trash & POTTED garden plants treasure. Open 6 days, and hanging basket closed Mondays. For info/ plants, at 21/40 Park Lane bookings Jo 0437 981 388.

Traralgon. At large unit TRARALGON, 4 Licola Crt. complex, with unpainted Sat. and Sun., 8am start. fences, turn right after bus No reasonable offer shelter, on drive way to refused. Household goods, back units No. 21. garage goods, antique bottles, something for all.

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Latrobe City Council has exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and forward-thinking individuals with a passion for providing excellent services to our community.

• Coordinator Emergency Management Permanent Full Time

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Would you like to deliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons in Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Newborough and Churchill? Please apply to the Circulation Manager 0456 000 541.

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.

Classifieds Call us today on 5135 4455 or email classifieds@lvexpress.com.au

Loy Yang B is an electricity generator located in the picturesque Latrobe Valley currently supplying 20% of Victoria s power. We are owned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) and belong to the Alinta Energy family, a growing and innovative energy market disrupter.

We are focused on increasing plant performance, efficiency and flexibility and seek people who can turn inspiration into ideas, and ideas into game-changing solutions.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and creating an environment where people with new ideas feel empowered to speak up and explore what is possible.

We constantly strive to understand and meet broad community expectations relating to environmental management, health, safety and good corporate citizenship.

About the Opportunity Competitive salary and other benefits. Generous superannuation contributions, above the superannuation guarantee or membership of a Defined Benefit Scheme.

Flexible working arrangements to balance your work, life and play (base 36-hour, 4-day work week). Above award annual leave entitlements.

Enjoy close proximity to great regional communities of Traralgon, Warragul and Sale, access to alpine regions and snow, expansive beaches, wilderness escapes and leading schools.

Create change and future ready the organisation through your involvement in key projects.

Access to development opportunities to continue to grow your skills.

One immediate vacancy with the potential for further opportunities/ appointments in the near future.

What you ll do Maintain and operate the coal fired generating facility.

Conduct preventative, corrective and emergency maintenance of all mechanical and electrical plant and equipment.

Undertake diagnostics and corrective actions.

Utilise computerised maintenance management systems to plan and coordinate work.

Assist in plant start-up and shut down.

What you ll need Advanced Rigging and Scaffolding skills with relevant high-risk licenses.

At least 10 years experience working within a power station environment is desirable.

Ability to understand technical information, drawings and engineering data.

Demonstrated high standards of competency and workmanship with a flexible work manner.

Excellent communication skills.

If this sounds like you, don t ignore this opportunity, make sure you: Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers Vacancy closes Monday 22 January 2024.

Loy Yang B powering your career!

Loy Yang B welcome applications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. We will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via the above email or 5177 2268 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone) so we can keep in touch and meet your needs.

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LCC-826 Construction of Sports Lighting at Yinnar, Boolarra, Glengarry and Harold Preston Recreation Reserves Tenders are invited from suitably qualified contractors for the above.

See www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/tenders for details.

Submissions are to be lodged as detailed in the documentation. Council is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender.

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Are you looking for a challenging opportunity to take responsibility for our operations supporting the RAAF PC-21 aircraft fleet based at East Sale?

Pilatus Training Solutions Australia Pty Ltd (PilTSA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pilatus Aircraft Limited of Switzerland and is responsible for support and growth of the Pilatus family of aircraft in Australia. PilTSA is seeking to employ a professional, motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Operations Manager. The position is located at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria.

Pilatus can offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and experience to attract the right candidate.

We are seeking a dynamic team member, with the following key attributes: ● Graduate degree in Engineering, Logistics or relevant equivalent qualifications and/or experience relatable to this field. ● At least 5 years' experience with in-service support of aircraft under a military performance-based contract. ● Overall competence in aircraft logistic and maintenance support disciplines. ● Proven capability to manage actions across organisational and support discipline boundaries. ● Proven dispute resolution skills and ability to interface effectively to customers and business partners. ● Experience working within the Australian Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) environment. ● A team player, ready to perform in the military aviation sector and keen to work in a cohesive, customer focussed, team environment.

You will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operational output and co-ordination of all logistics upply support and maintenance liaison activities at RAAF Base East Sale reporting directly to the Senior Site Manager.

Tasks Include: ● Overall day-to-day operational management, including monitoring, querying and/or challenging impacts to KPI achievement. ● Overall day-to-day management and responsibility for the delegated sub-contract maintenance arrangements. ● Responsible for reporting on PC-21 contractual performance objectives, including tracking, trending, data analysis and reporting in accordance with the contractual performance measurements. ● Management of our Warehouse functional output and personnel, including performance monitoring and delivery of Ad-hoc requests. ● Ensure material supply is maintained to contractual requirements, in particular monitor and establish cost benefit analysis of enabling local component repair stations, distribution of stock between sites, ideal minimum order quantities and analysis on use of consumable materials. ● Liaison with relevant stakeholders to resolve supply problems and develop solutions to overcome logistical and technical issues related to operational matters.

It is expected that you will also satisfy the following Personal Requirements and Characteristics: ● Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation). ● Proven leadership and interpersonal skills. ● Able to multi-task, work under pressure and accept occasional some irregular working hours. ● Able to work independently under own initiative with strong work ethic. ● Strong organisational skills with ability to manage time and multiple priorities. through to completion. ● Ability to listen to customers and business partners and understand their specific requirements. ● Able to work effectively within a team environment.

Applicants must be able to hold an Australian Government Baseline security clearance. Employment may be contingent on satisfactory background screening. The contract is long term on a full-time basis following a four-month probationary period.

Further information is available through queries sent to: recruitpiltsa.au@pilatus-aircraft.com Applications may be sent to the same e-mail address or submitted on www.seek.com.au but must be received no later than 19 January 2024. www.pilatus-aircraft.com

TENDER ON SITE CANTEEN SERVICES We're seeking a suitably qualified company to provide an on site canteen service at Loy Yang B Power Station.

Applicants must be motivated and enthusiastic self-starters with experience in food handling and all the associated food handling qualifications.

You'll need to be available from 8.30am-1pm Tuesday-Friday and during Outages.

We'll provide a commercial grade kitchen and all overheads, including equipment maintenance.

For more information and key selection criteria, please email a request to: lybtenders@loyyangb.com.

Applications close COB Wednesday, 31 January 2024.

ARE YOU SELLING YOUR CAR, CARAVAN OR BOAT? OR WANTING TO BUY ONE? Sell local - Buy local Spending as little as $60 could actually save you hu ndreds!

Place an ad and ask about our Motoring Package which appears in print and on-line!

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CONTRACTS ADMINISTATOR

Are you looking for a challenging opportunity in a newly created role to take responsibility for contract administration?

Pilatus Training Solutions Australia Pty Ltd (PilTSA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pilatus Aircraft Limited of Switzerland and is responsible for support and growth of the Pilatus family of aircraft in Australia. PilTSA is seeking to employ a professional, motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Contracts Administrator. The position will be located at our Australian Head Office in Sale, Victoria.

PilTSA can offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and experience to attract the right candidate.

You will be responsible for maintaining all aspects of contract processes and procedures for extant and new contracts throughout PilTSA. Tasks Include: ● Maintain PilTSA contract documents library. ● Control of contract documentation e.g., contract deliverables or contract amendments. ● Develop and prepare new contract templates supporting business and/or customer requirements and objectives. ● Develop and prepare Survey and Quote (S&Q) documentation. ● Provide local commercial support for PilTSA bids and contract development activities. ● Provide support to PilTSA Business Development Manager relating to bids or new/future contract development, as required. ● Support to PilTSA Managers relating to programme documentation, administration and contract matters. ● First point of contact for external stakeholders for PilTSA contract matters. ● Identify opportunities for contractual efficiencies and overall effectiveness. ● Support contractual outputs, such as reporting and meetings, as required.

We are seeking a dynamic team member, with the following key attributes: ● Graduate degree in Commerce or Business (or Law/Commercial Law) or relevant equivalent qualifications and/or experience relatable to this field. ● Minimum 2 years' experience in relevant contract administration positions, preferably in a government and/or aviation environment. ● Experience with contract administration processes and procedures. ● Experience in working with and or development of Performance Based Contracts. ● Experience working within the Australian Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) environment.

It is expected that you will also satisfy the following Personal Requirements and Characteristics: ● Effective communication skills particularly when liaising with other departments or external organisations such as customers, suppliers and regulators. ● Proven ability to operate within and support a cohesive, customer focussed, team environment. ● High level of accuracy and attention to detail. ● Able to multi-task, work under pressure and accept some irregular working hours. ● Able to work independently or as part of a team. ● Strong organisational skills. ● Sound problem solving skills.

Applicants must be able to hold an Australian Government Baseline security clearance. Employment may be contingent on satisfactory background screening. The contract is long term on a full-time basis following a fourmonth probationary period.

Further information is available through queries sent to: recruitpiltsa.au@pilatus-aircraft.com Applications may be sent to the same e-mail address or submitted on www.seek.com.au but must be received no later than 19 January 2024. www.pilatus-aircraft.com

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Rubber boat, 15HP Suzuki 2 stroke, trailer included. $4,500.

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CAMERON, Ronald.

Passed away after a long illness on Wednesday, 3 January 2024. Devoted husband of Barbara.

Father of Ronald and Scott.

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CAMERON, Ronald Keith (Ron).

Passed away peacefully 3/1/2024.

Dearly loved brother of Alan, brother-in-law of Gwen, uncle of Joanne and Matthew and families.

Rest In Peace

CAMERON, Ron. It was with a sad heart that we learnt of the passing of Ron Cameron.

Ron had been a member of Probus Newborough since joining in 2018. The President and members of Probus Newborough extend their condolences to Ron's family.

DEAN, Edwin (Apa).

7/2/1963 - 25/12/2023.

Our amazing friend, gone too soon! We'll see you on the other side Ed! Love Penny, Sam, Tayla, James and Anna.

GO DA STORM ♥

COLE, Gwynneth.

Passed away peacefully on Friday, 5 January 2024.

Loved and loving wife of Robert (dec.). Devoted mother of Marie, Meredith, Susan and Linda (dec.).

Greatly missed grandma, great grandma and great great grandma.

Reunited with Rob

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Are you looking for a challenging opportunity in a newly created role to take overall responsibility for contract management?

Pilatus Training Solutions Australia Pty Ltd (PilTSA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pilatus Aircraft Limited of Switzerland and is responsible for support and growth of the Pilatus family of aircraft in Australia. PilTSA is seeking to employ a professional, motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Contracts Manager. The position will be located at our Australian Head Office in Sale, Victoria.

Pilatus can offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and experience to attract the right candidate.

We are seeking a dynamic team member, with the following key attributes: ● Graduate degree in Commerce or Business (or Law/Commercial Law) or relevant equivalent qualifications and/or experience relatable to this field. ● Minimum 5 years' experience in relevant contract management position, preferably in a government, defence, or aviation environment. ● Experience in contract negotiation and working with Performance Based Contracts. ● Experience with contract administration processes and procedures. ● Experience working within the Australian Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) environment. ● A team player, ready to perform in the military aviation sector and keen to work in a cohesive, customer focussed, team environment.

You will have overall responsibility for the Contract Management activities of PilTSA reporting directly to the Business Manager.

Tasks Include: ● Establish and maintain all aspects of contract management processes and procedures for extant and new contracts throughout PilTSA. ● Actively monitor contract performance, risks and identify appropriate strategies to achieve contract outcomes. ● Participate in annual, quarterly, and monthly contract performance reviews, as required. ● Ensure contract reporting and submission comply with contract scope and conditions. ● Maintain good working relationships with contract partners and other program stakeholders. ● Provide commercial support for all contracts: - Management of contract performance and risks.

- Liaise with Pilatus Group commercial, legal, accounting, corporate finance, export control and insurance, as required. ● Provide contract advice and guidance to PilTSA Manager's on the execution of the contract terms and condition and participate in contract negotiations, as required.

It is expected that you will also satisfy the following Personal Requirements and Characteristics: ● Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation). ● Proven leadership and interpersonal skills. ● Able to multi-task, work under pressure and accept irregular working hours. ● Able to work independently under own initiative with strong work ethic. ● Strong organisational skills with ability to manage time and multiple priorities through to completion. ● Ability to listen to customers and business partners and understand their specific requirements. ● Able to work effectively within a team environment.

Applicants must be able to hold an Australian Government Baseline security clearance. Employment may be contingent on satisfactory background screening. The contract is long term on a full-time basis following a fourmonth probationary period.

Further information is available through queries sent to: recruitpiltsa.au@pilatus-aircraft.com Applications may be sent to the same e-mail address or submitted on www.seek.com.au but must be received no later than 19 January 2024. www.pilatus-aircraft.com

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ROBERTSON (Carroll), Ruth Elizabeth.

Passed away peacefully on 31 December, 2023.

Aged 92 years COLE, Dearly loved wife of Stuart Gwenneth (dec.). Much loved mother Service No. 174234 of Stuart John (dec.), and WAAAF Pam. Adored Nan WW2 The President, Committee, of Belinda and Richard and great grandmother of Staff and members of the Morwell RSL Sub Branch Marley. are deeply saddened by the passing of their valued Service Member Gwen.

SECCOMBE, Graeme.

Deepest heartfelt sympathy Graeme Stanley passed to all of the family and away at Latrobe Valley friends.

Aged Care on Thursday 4 LEST WE FORGET January 2024.

Aged 82 years HILL (nee May), Eldest son of Stan and Huldah Jean 'Jean'.

Tory Seccombe (both Passed away peacefully dec.). Loved brother and surrounded by her loving brother-in-law of Verdon family at Margery Cole, and Lynette. Rest in Traralgon on 8 January peace, dear brother.

2024.

Aged 91 years Loved and loving wife of STARES (nee Thompson), Ray (dec.).

Loved and respected Rhona Valerie. mother and mother-in-law Born 10 August 1935, of Daryl and Sue, Julie Bradford, England. and David and Robyn and Passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of Colin, and Garry (dec.).

Cherished Nan of all her her family on Tuesday, grandchildren and great 2 January 2024.

Beloved wife of Ernie grandchildren. (dec.) for 61 years.

Loved and always Devoted mother of Andrea remembered and Julian (dec.) Headon, Together again with Ray Sharon King, Paul and Rest in peace. Our loving Stacey Stares. Proud mother, grandmother and Granny of Chenelle, Blake great grandmother. The and Samantha, Sherriden Emily, gates of memory never and Jeremy, close. Daryl and Sue, Thomas, Kynan, and BodLauren and Andrew and hi. Great granny of Mila.

Lucy, Bryce and Courtney Sister of Gloria, Rodney and Patricia. and Margot.

Will be greatly missed by At rest in God's Garden her many friends and connections within the with Dad. Always remembered. Love Julie and community.

Dave, Ben, Addison, A lifetime of Blake and Bodhi and Sally beautiful memories and Richard and Lincoln, Hudson, Boston and Jackson. Max and Anna, Aston, Cohen and Audrey. STARES (nee Thompson), Rhona Valerie.

Till we meet again Passed away peacefully 2 for a cuppa January 2024. Loved sister Days go on but memories and sister-in-law of Rodney stay. Together with Dad and Pat, aunty of Rori, again. Robyn and Colin, Christopher and Shannyn.

In our hearts forever Kelly and Neil, Braydon and Abbie, Aaron and Rest in peace Rhona XOX Kate, Tyler and Evie.

HILL, Steven Ronald Charles.

1/4/1964 - 3/1/2024.

Dearly loved son of Judy and Ron (dec.) and stepfather Doug.

Loved brother of David, sister-in-law Christine and nephew Peter.

It's not what we write, It's not what we say, It's how we remember you, In our own special way.

Rest in peace Steven For service details please visit: latrobevalley funerals.com.au MARSH, Trevor Francis.

Passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday 2 January 2024.

Aged 88 years Loved and loving husband of Marj. Loved father of Sharon, Diane, Stephen and Darryl. Loved fatherin-law of Craig and Brenda.

Cherished Pop to his 7 grandchildren and great Pop to his 16 great grandchildren.

So dearly loved so sadly missed

PETERS, Barbara Joy. Passed away peacefully 5 January 2024.

Aged 79 years Loving wife of Stan (dec.).

Loved mother and mother-in-law to Donna and Brett. Cherished grandmother to Brenton, Rowan and Bridie.

God saw that you were weary, The road too steep to climb, So He gently closed your tired eyes, And whispered "Peace is thine".

SULLIVAN (Grubb), Elaine.

Passed away peacefully on 25 December 2023.

Loving mother of Michelle, Karen and Tracey.

Mother-in-law of Peter, Scott and Tony.

Grandmother of Brent and Elana, Melina, Renee, Georgie, Keely and Rylee.

Great-Grandmother of Ari. Forever in our hearts In accordance with Elaine's wishes a Private Funeral Service has been held.

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TAIG (Collyer), Nancy Janette.

Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on 8 January 2024.

77 years young Dearly loved and loving partner of Rob. Adored and loving mum of Darryl, Dean and Mandy, much loved mother-in-law to Lesley, Trudi and Andy.

Treasured and loved Nan of Emily, Maddison, Keegan, Jarryd, Sam, Sophie and Liam.

Cherished sister, sisterin-law, aunty and best friend to all those lucky enough to have known and loved her.

Close to our hearts you will always stay, Loved and remembered every day Our Beautiful Angel.

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CLARIDGE (Byrne).

A Service to celebrate the life of Tania Claridge will be held at the Nielsen Funeral Chapel, Korumburra Rd, Warragul on FRIDAY (12 January 2024) at 11am.

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STARES. The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation of Mrs Rhona Stares will be held at St Mary's Anglican Church, Latrobe Road, Morwell on FRIDAY (12 January 2024) commencing at 11am.

The service will be livestreamed. To view the livestream, visit our webwww.nielsenfunerals.com.au site and follow the At the conclusion of the prompts.

Service the cortege will leave for the Trafalgar Cemetery.

MOE-MORWELL-TRARALGON In memory of Tan please MORWELL 5134 4937 wear a touch of purple.

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GRASSENS, Jan (John).

12/9/1933 - 12/1/2020.

Always loved, never forgotten, forever missed Beth and family.

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VANSTAN, Jan. A member for over 20 years, who is sadly missed by members of Latrobe Ladies Probus Club. Deepest sympathy to all her family.

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MURRAY, Lee. 13/6/1953 - 8/1/2023.

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A GRADE action in Cricket Latrobe Valley saw Rovers continue on their merry way.

The premiership favourites put up another 200-plus score, doing so for the second time this season against Willow Grove.

The Williams brothers Dougal and Ewan made 85 and 60 respectively, while vice-captain Lachlan Patterson made 32 at number eight.

David Bremner bent his back for the Wolves, and took 2/27, and was joined by Josh Hammond who picked up a couple of wickets.

Willow Grove to their credit didn’t roll over with the bat, and put up 177 on their home deck.

Luke Payton showed his capability, scoring 82, and Kyan Mulley helped with 25.

Like the two dayer however, Patterson was too quick for most in the Willow Grove line-up, and finished with 6/39.

Veteran Simon Duff also delivered a couple of wickets, taking 2/21 off 10 overs.

GORMANDALE got back to business.

The Tigers started the new year in the best possible way, defeating a highly-rated Imperials.

Taking to Stoddart Oval, the home side decided to bowl first, and saw the visitors make 191.

Runs came late for Imperials, with Dilshan Thilakarathne and Nila Thillekarathna making 43 and 55 respectively.

These efforts were followed by captain Ryan Morley making 30 earlier in the piece.

Gormandale swung the bowling changes, using nine bowlers to try and find inroads.

Those successful were Nat Campbell, who took 3/28, Yohan Soyza (2/16) and Dylan Freitag (2/49).

The Tigers got home in an exciting finish, crossing the line in the penultimate over.

Captain Matt Hibbs led from the front, top-scoring with 54.

Soyza and Freitag backed-up their efforts with the ball, making 44 and 36 not out, seeing Gormandale to their best victory in the new league.

Todd Mann asked plenty of questions, taking 2/28 off 10 overs. Joel Randall was also effective with 2/31 off 9.5.

CENTRALS easily won the battle of Gilmour Street.

The Lions made 213 batting first against Traralgon West, who were rolled for 125.

Half-centuries to Regard Hefer and Tye Hourigan got Centrals into a commanding position, along with Corey Pollard who made 27 not out off 29 balls.

The Eagles took nine wickets for their efforts. Ben Edebohls grabbed three, while spinners Reece Falla and Adam Thow each took two.

Traralgon West’s batting failed to fire, and had it not been for a 40-ball 37 from Rami Zafar, the situation would have been even more dire.

Hourigan found the edge of Zafar’s blade, making it one of three for the Lions captain.

Off spinner Dr Hiran Rajapakse also took three wickets, while express quick Tyron Gamage finished with figures of 3/26.

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Bob's family wish to sincerely thank friends and family for the flowers, cards and kind expressions of sympathy shown following his sad passing.

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MOYSEY, Chris.

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GORMANDALE TIGERS V IMPERIALS at Stoddart Oval IMPERIALS INNINGS S Aitken run out A Anubhav c N/A b N Campbell H Dunstan not out R Morley st N/A b N Campbell J Randall c N/A b D Freitag J Skingle st N/A b N Campbell D Thilakarathne c N/A b Y Soyza N Thillekarathna c N/A b D Freitag D Thompson st N/A b Y Soyza K Jayasuriya st N/A b T Bramwell T Mann c N/A b M Hibbs Sundries (1b 2lb 11w 3nb) 17 TOTAL 10 wickets for 191 (50 overs)

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GORMANDALE BOWLING Y Soyza 9-1-16-2, N Campbell 10-2-28-3, T Reynolds 3-0-24-0, D Freitag 9-0-49-2, T Bramwell 2-0-13-1, S Ganiga 2-0-16-0, C Peavey 4-2-12-0, N Heard 6-2-14-0, M Hibbs 5-0-16-1 GORMANDALE INNINGS N Campbell c N Thillekarathna b J Randall 12 C Peavey b T Mann 0 M Hibbs c H Dunstan b D Thilakarathne 54 Y Soyza c D Thilakarathne b T Mann 44 D Freitag not out 36 D Keyhoe c R Morley b J Randall 11 T Bramwell lbw D Thompson 0 T Reynolds not out 20 Sundries (0b 4lb 8w 3nb) 15 TOTAL 6 wickets for 192 (48.5 overs) IMPERIALS BOWLING T Mann 10-2-28-2, H Dunstan 4-0-15-0, A Anubhav 2.5-0-18-0, S Aitken 1.1-0-11-0, D Thilakarathne 10-0-37-1, J Randall 9.5-2-312, R Morley 1-0-6-0, D Thompson 10-1-42-1 WILLOW GROVE V ROVERS at Willow Grove Recreation Reserve ROVERS INNINGS L Little c K Mulley b D Bremner 3 T Pearce st K Mulley b D Walsh 5 O Hannam c D Bremner b L Cumiskey 17 D Williams c K Mulley b J Hammond 85 E Williams c N/A b D Bremner 60 S Sbaglia run out L Cumiskey, S Dawson 15 W Coad run out L Cumiskey, J Hammond 21 L Patterson b J Coombs 32 D Duncan lbw J Hammond 4 S Duff run out A James, J Coombs 4 J Canning not out 0 Sundries (1b 2lb 6w 6nb) 15 TOTAL 10 wickets for 265 (44.5 overs) WILLOW GROVE BOWLING D Walsh 10-0-75-1, L Cumiskey 10-2-49-1, J Coombs 3.5-1-10-1, J Hammond 8-0-46-2, L Payton 3-0-28-0, S Dawson 3-0-21-0, D Bremner 7-1-27-2

WILLOW GROVE INNINGS K Mulley lbw S Sbaglia J Hammond c L Patterson b D Duncan C Polo c E Williams b L Patterson L Payton c T Pearce b L Patterson J Coombs c E Williams b S Duff S Dawson c&b S Duff L Cumiskey b L Patterson D Bremner c S Sbaglia b L Patterson A James lbw L Patterson N Wheildon not out D Walsh b L Patterson Sundries (1b 0lb 9w 3nb) 13 TOTAL 10 wickets for 177 (41.2 overs)

25 14 1 82 0 7 2 6 0 24 2

ROVERS BOWLING S Sbaglia 6-0-47-1, L Patterson 9.2-0-39-6, W Coad 1-0-8-0, S Duff 10-1-21-2, D Duncan 4-1-23-1, E Williams 6-0-18-0, J Canning 5-1-20-0 CENTRALS V TRARALGON WEST at Apex Park CENTRALS INNINGS L Speairs c D Cooke b B Fleming R Hefer c R Falla b A Thow S Gray st J Monacella b A Thow T Hourigan c A Thow b B Edebohls M Rawson c D Cooke b R Falla C Pollard not out B Doble c A Thow b B Edebohls B Williamson run out R Falla T Gamage c D Cooke b R Falla H Rajapakse c J Monacella b B Edebohls Sundries (2b 2lb 6w 1nb) 11 TOTAL 9 wickets for 213 (50 overs)

24 51 9 55 21 27 10 1 0 4

TRARALGON WEST BOWLING A Thow 10-2-48-2, S Rasool 4-0-16-0, J Cooke 5-0-19-0, B Edebohls 10-0-55-3, R Falla 9-025-2, D Cooke 2-0-6-0, B Fleming 10-1-40-1 TRARALGON WEST INNINGS B Edebohls c T Hourigan b T Gamage C Glynn b T Gamage I Zafar c B Doble b T Hourigan J Monacella c T Hourigan b H Rajapakse T Fitch c C Pollard b H Rajapakse S Rasool c M Rawson b T Hourigan J Cooke c R Hefer b T Hourigan B Fleming c T Hourigan b C Pollard D Cooke c T Hourigan b H Rajapakse R Falla c M Fenech b T Gamage A Thow not out Sundries (0b 0lb 0w 0nb) 0 TOTAL 10 wickets for 125 (40.2 overs)

9 2 37 19 14 0 7 4 6 8 10

CENTRALS BOWLING C Pollard 6-2-11-1, T Hourigan 8-2-15-3, T Gamage 8.2-1-26-3, H Rajapakse 9-1-28-3, M Fenech 6-1-36-0, R Hefer 3-0-6-0

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Gippy Goannas impress before game abandoned CRICKET VETERANS

BY GORDON COWLING

FOR the first game after the festive season, the Gippsland Goannas Over 60s cricket team travelled to Koo Wee Rup (KWR) for their Round 8 clash on the KWR High School ground.

KWR batted first on Sunday in fine conditions, with rain forecast later in the day.

Bernie Symons and Peter Anton opened the bowling, and things were going smoothly for the first four overs.

On the fourth ball of the fifth over, Symons went down with an upper leg injury, which was severe enough for him to take no further part in the game.

Rob Bachetti completed the over, and he and Anton bowled through their overs. Each took a wicket as KWR struggled to 2/32 at drinks.

Anton finished with amazing figures off 1/6 off eight overs with five maidens.

Chris DeVent bowled a couple of overs, then took over the wicketkeeping duties for the second half of the innings.

Rino Metlikovec and Ian Gibson resumed the attack after drinks, and the KWR batsmen started to show a bit more intent.

The next wicket fell at 68 in the 27th over as Metlikovec earned an lbw decision, which was followed by another in his next over.

Barrie Nunn had relieved Gibson and DeVent made a stumping from his bowling in the 30th over. The score at this stage was 5/78.

Andrew Smith came into the attack as Nunn removed the obstinate opening batsman Graeme Davey who had made 35 runs from 93 balls faced.

Smith bowled S Nadj for a golden duck and Ray Floyd and Mark Brown bowled the last few overs as KWR reached 7/122 after 40 overs.

The last few overs had been played in drizzling rain, and during the afternoon tea break it was decided to abandon the rest of the game.

The Goannas had bowled well, with Bacchetti taking 1/14 from 7.2 overs, Metlikovec 2/27, Nunn 2/18 and Smith 1/7.

Metlikovec and Anton both took catches and the fielding.

Anton DeVent fielded well for the entire innings, as the Goannas had just 10 fit men after Symons unfortunate injury.

The Goannas Over 50 team will resume on January 21, although they do have some rescheduled games to play.

The Over 60 and Over 70 teams travel to Bendigo for a double-header against the Victoria Country veterans this coming weekend in a trial situation, with two slightly reduced games to be played on the one day.

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Great game: Thorpdale Bowling Club champion Ben Powell, club president David Ferguson and runner-up Grady Edwards.

Ben Powell overpowers BOWLS

BY BARBARA BUTTERWORTH

THE Edwards/Powell Club Championship Grand Final was held at Thorpdale Bowling Club recently.

The sight of the phalanx of happy spectators was a sight for sore eyes - watching the three blue and white figures on the green in the late afternoon sun on Thursday, November 21. Two battled out the club singles championship, while the other marked with panache being club president, David Ferguson.

Returning champion Grady Edwards took the starting lead and jumped ahead with his accurate, steady bowling. Those dark green bowls seemingly directed by fishing line towards wherever he chose.

By the 15th end however, he only had the slim margin of three as young gun Ben Powell chipped away and the score stood at 13/10.

Onlookers were all worried that Powell would crumble under the pressure, but the spunky new hairstyle seemed to have given him the backbone steadiness he needed, and by the 19th end the score was level at 15/15.

Slowly and steadily, Powell rolled those memorable blue and white bowls to inches away from the jack, and although Edwards scored the occasional one or two, Powell maintained the lead until at the 26th end he was in tantalising reach of victory at 17/20.

That victory was well and truly achieved by the 28th end, and Powell was cheered in as the 2023 Club Champion with a resounding win of 17/26.

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Focus: Ben Powell is a picture of concentration during the final.

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Stableford Saturday 30th December 2023.

A Grade Winner: I. Fortune 14 35pts B Grade Winner: S. Allison 20 37pts C Grade Winner: V. Reid 30 36 pts D.T.L: 1. G. Barnes 37, 2. G. Harvey 36, 3.

J. Soppe 35, 4. J. Jeffery 35, 5. R. Zomer 35, 6. C. Gillfilan 35, 7. R. Madigan 35, 8.

S.Caldwell 34 C/B, 9. R. Abel 34 C/B N.T.P: 3rd D. Byers, 5th M. Dear, 12th Pro-Pin: T. Darby, 14th P. Bolding Target Hole: S. Allison Birdies: C. Warring 12th, I. Fortune 3rd, D. Byers 3rd Monthly Medal Tuesday 2 nd January 2023.

Scratch: P. Smart 80 Medal Winner: V. Reid 101-29 72 nett C/B A Grade Winner: P. Smart 80 -10 70 nett D.T.L: 1. R. Madigan 72, 2. S. Turner 72, 3.

M. Hutchinson 73 N.T.P: 3rd C. Hogbin, 5th C. Cunningham, 12th J. Cahill, 14th S. Turner Putts: R. Madigan 20 Birdies: 3rd R. Madigan MIRBOO NORTH

Thursday 4th January, Stableford, A Grade: M Payne (13) 40pts B Grade: J Hughes (19) 45pts DTL: J Gunn 42, J Smeriglio 39, J Mc Farlane, N Casboult 37, T Whitrelaw 36 c/b.

NTP: 4th P Woodall 6th, G Shandley, 13th G Renwick, 16th M Thompson Birdies: 6th M Payne, G Shandley, R

Pentland, 13th G Renwick, 16th M Heiberg, M Thompson.

Saturday 6th January, Stroke.

A Grade: M Payne (12) 71nett B Grade: N Rutledge, (14) 71 nett C Grade: C Le Page (30) 67 nett.

DTL: R Clark 68, N Baker 70, J Smeriglio 72, J Hughes, G Dawson 73 c/b.

NTP: 1st, J Taylor. 4th, P Draper, 6th S Beitz, 13th P Draper, 16th, J Hughes, Birdies: 4th N Baker, R Robbins, 6th T Webb: S Beitz, B Bradshaw, Eagles: T Webb on 11th hole.

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Sunday, 31 December 2023 OPEN Sunday 9 Hole Medley Grade A Winners: Doak, Shaun (13) 23 Grade B Winners: Cunningham, Chris (27) 24 Place Getters: Stewart, Leahann 19 Sunday, 31 December 2023 OPEN Sunday Medley Grade A Winners: Donnison, Terry (10) 36 C/B Grade B Winners: Cantwell, Joseph (33) 43 Place Getters: Flynn, Errol 38, Wright, Mick 36 C/B Monday, 01 January 2024 OPEN Medley Stableford Grade A Winners: Pickard, Andrew (3) 39 Grade B Winners: Mead, Barry (18) 37 Grade C Winners: Wilson, Peter (20) 40 Place Getters: Langmaid, Brett 36 C/B, Young, Bailey 36 C/B, Brien, Graeme 36 C/B, Bassman, Aaron 36, Shaw, Karen 35 C/B, Lee, Shaun 35

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Thursday, 04 January 2024 OPEN Medley Stableford Grade A Winners: Long, Matthew (2) 39 C/B Grade B Winners: Woodhouse, Tom (12) 41 Grade C Winners: Beveridge, Thomas (16) 38 Grade D Winners: Shaw, Karen (22) 37 Place Getters: White, Darren 39 C/B, Devent, Anton 39, Hammond, Ryan 37 C/B, Young, Daniel 37 C/B, Beveridge, Eric 37 C/B, Geisler, Graham 37, Hall, Bill 37, Cunningham, Steve 36 C/B, Richmond, Paul 36 C/B, Martin, Rhys 36 C/B, Backman, Shane 36 C/B, Gaul, Joshua 36 C/B, Johnson, Tony 36 C/B, Harland, Bob 36 C/B, Wilson, Robert 36, Ould, Brenton 35 C/B, Beath, Ken 35 C/B, Shearing, Jason 35 C/B Saturday, 06 January 2024 WOMENS SATURDAY STABLEFORD Grade A Winners: Clarke, Loretta (36) 33 C/B Place Getters: Lang, Marj 33 Saturday, 06 January 2024 MEN'S Monthly Medal Type: Stroke Grade A Winners: Veenman, Laurie (9) 69 Grade B Winners: Rothwell, Craig (15) 73 C/B Grade C Winners: Pisa, John (21) 69 Place Getters: Devent, Anton 70 C/B, Geisler, Graham 70, Collings, Dale 72 C/B, Azzopardi, Nato 72, Papettas, Maurice 73, Forte, Brian 74, Donnison, Terry 74 C/B, Weir, Charles 74 C/B, Pickard, Andrew 74 C/B, Rodaughan, Peter 74, Gross Winner, Aaron Bassman 75 Great Score: Andrew Pickard (Eagle) @

2, Aaron Bassman (Eagle) @ 2, Maurice Papettas (Birdie) @ 14 Nearest to Pin: 4th Andrew Pickard, 8th Albert Hayes, 14th Craig Rothwell Mystery Sixes Prize Winner: Laurie Veenman TRAFALGAR

3/1/24: 9-Hole Stableford Winner: Aija Owen (26) with 19 points Runer Up: Bev Keily (19) with 17 points DTL: Karen MacGregor with 16 points c/b NTP: 5th – Anne Outhred.

Tuesday 02/01/2024 Stableford Players: 19 Winner: Vic Hill (22) Runner Up: Aija Owen (21 c/b) DTL: Richard Gould (21), Bev Keily (18), Charlie Hooker (18), Sue DeVries (18) Mystery 3: Richard Gould, Bev Keily NTP: Bev Keily (5) Bradmans: Rob DeVries Thursday: 04/01/2024 Stroke - Monthly Medal Players : 42, Women 12, Men 30 Women’s Winner: Bev Keily (34 c/b) Scratch Winner: Sue Klemke (42) Runner Up: Karen MacGregor (34) DTL: Helen Keith (35), Aija Owen (35) NTP: Karen MacGregor (15) Bradmans: Anne Outhred Men’s Winner: Tony Shearer (29 c/b) Scratch Winner: Gavin Patchett (43 c/b) Runner Up: Chris Barfoot (29) DTL: Max Taylor (30), Frank Edmonds (30), Geoff Pickburn (30), Ian Outhred (31), Rod Brisbane (32), Les Pearce (32) NTP: Tony Shearer (15)

Par 3 Event: Graeme Grant, John Dodorico, Tony Shearer, Rod Brisbane Bradmans: Reg Barsdell Friday, January 5th 2024, Open Men’s & Ladies Stableford A Grade Winner: Nick Gray 40 pts B Grade Winner: Tony Shearer 38 pts C Grade Winner: John Dodorico 36 pts DTL's: Rob Nichols 39, Paul Roberts 38, Ross Anderson 37, Matthew Roberts 37, Scott McKinnon 35, Bob Baldry 35, Mark Jackson 34, Dennis Hicks 34, Tata Marsh 34, Steve Klemke 34, Kerrie Davey 34, Di Moody 33 C/B Birdies: 5th: Rob Nichols, Mark Dupe, Barry Dwyer, Dale Burleigh, Ron Davey 11th: Dennis Hicks, Tate Marsh, Roger Matheson 13th: Paul Roberts, Craig Perkins, Richie Parsonage, Darren Morrow 15th: Matthew Roberts, Phil Solohub Eagle: 12th: Tom Woodhouse Saturday, January 6th 2024, Monthly Medal Stroke Monthly Medal & A grade Winner: Ramon Dyke 67 nett B Grade Winner: Jeff Gray 68 nett C/B Scratch Winner: Tony Oreilly 75 gross C/B DTL’s: Tony O’Reilly 68, Richie Parsonage 68, Barry Dwyer 69, Joe Pedemont 70, Josh Clarkson 70, Wayne Robbins 70, Tim Cross 70, Symon Lee 72, Peter Heathcote 72, John Tabuteau 72, Warwick Griggs 72 NTP’s: 2nd: Warwick Griggs 5th: Jack Marshall (Pro Pin) 11th: Tony Gray 13th: Brian McKenzie 15th: Andrew Tangusso Birdies: 5th: Richie Parsonage, Peter Collier 11th: Tony O’Reilly, Noel Cornish, Tony Gray, Tony Bickley

Results at both extremes for Moe

CRICKET CLV PREMIER A

BY LIAM DURKIN

CRICKET returned for 2024 at the weekend.

The second half of the Cricket Latrobe Valley season saw Premier A and A Grade teams get back into the swing of things, while the lower grades enjoyed an extra weeks rest.

Players were able to partake in all three departments, with one day games completing the action.

A couple of teams played on Sunday, in an effort to make for an as-equal fixture as possible.

OLD Moe had quite the weekend.

The Lions lost a match they perhaps shouldn’t have on Saturday, then won a game they probably thought they couldn’t have on Sunday.

With Ted Summerton Reserve still off limits, Moe took hosting duty to Racecourse Turf, where they were pitted against Mirboo North.

Batting first, the Lions had to rejig their order, as star batsman and usual first drop Andrew Philip was battling illness.

Rob Phoenix and opening partner Jesse Pheeney fell to Mirboo North young gun Max Woodall, before Moe skipper Noah Kane and Riley Baldi got together and put on 60 for the third wicket.

Baldi continued the good form he had shown before Christmas, making 40 off 52 balls, stroking five fours during his knock.

His twin brother Trent suited up for his first game in a number of years, and showed he hasn’t lost any of his touch, coming in at number eight and scoring 34.

How Moe would love to have both Baldi’s every week - in cricket and footy.

Lions veteran Pat Spiteri also helped push the total along, making 36 off 55 balls as Moe was bowled out for 192 in the last over.

Mirboo North bowled well as a unit, with all bowlers either taking a wicket or delivering a maiden.

Will Lawrey took 3/37, while Dale Banks took two wickets and just as many catches.

Zack Hollis chipped in with 2/18 and Woodall finished with 2/40.

The Lions enjoyed a dream start with the ball, as Mirboo North stumbled to 2/9.

Hollis steadied the situation with 31, before wicket-keeper Dom Davis and Will Cheatley got together and put on 60 for the fifth wicket.

Similarly to their last game, Davis and Cheatley batted together for a length of time, with the former being the anchor and the latter the aggressor.

Davis eventually fell for 25 off 60 balls, leaving the visitors still a fair way off the target at 5/115.

Cheatley however continued on, batting with the lower order to eventually see his side over the line with 12 balls to spare and three wickets in the shed.

The experienced campaigner scored a matchwinning 87 not out off 82 balls, hitting six fours and one maximum during what was his second consecutive half-century.

Like their Mirboo North counterparts, all Moe bowlers made some impact.

Robert Blunt took 2/35, while Rob Phoenix returned exceptional figures of 1/18 off 10 overs with three maidens against the club he steered to

a miraculous premiership 10 years ago.

There was a more lowkey miracle the next day, although Phoenix did not take part, with the old timer understandably not able to back up over consecutive days.

Wanting to atone for their close loss, the Lions went on to record one of the most astounding victories ever likely to be seen in local cricket.

Travelling to Traralgon South, Moe ended up beating not only CATS, but also the rain, which looked an absolute certainty of leading the match to end in a dull draw.

So much so, one reporter left the game early, so convinced was he of no result being achieved.

CATS fancied their bowlers on their home surface, and opted to inject Moe at the toss.

The Lions again had to shuffle their order, although this time, Kane was back opening and Philip was back at Number 3.

Kane played a busy hand of 30 off 39 balls, combining briefly with Philip who was back to his dependable self.

Philip and Riley Baldi put on 86 for the third wicket, and looked set to take the visitors past 200.

Baldi cracked a huge six over square leg that led to a delay in play, and then backed up with a glorious off drive the very next ball.

While always getting by with strong hand-eye coordination in previous years, Baldi looks to have developed his game even further in the last six months. Put simply, he no longer looks like a footballer playing cricket - he now looks like a cricketer playing cricket.

Baldi was undone by a genuine cricketer in former Zimbabwean Test quick Tinashe Panyangara, who slipped one past him on 40.

In a possible sign of just how good you have to be to reach the highest level, Panyangara was bowling off just three steps, and still getting the ball through at the same click as most local trundlers.

Cricket ... actually life ... just isn’t fair.

Philip continued on, and was dismissed for 59 off 103 balls trying to hit out toward the end.

His dismissal left the Lions on 180 with 30 balls left, meaning Moe’s hopes of getting the 200 they wanted was touch and go.

Some enterprising efforts however down the order took the Lions past the double ton, as they closed at 6/212.

Clinton ‘The Reverend’ Taylor provided momentum for the side heading into tea, striking an incredible lofted off drive for six from the last ball of the innings.

With heavy rain forecast, and with players from both sides apprehensive about how long the second half of the game would last, the need to devise a solid plan of attack was needed.

Kane cut his troops’ afternoon tea short, calling his side into the changerooms for a chat.

Upon the resumption, both sides knew a race against the clock was on the cards.

Moe opened with pace bowlers Taylor and Aaron Johnstone, before turning to the spin of Jarryd Atkinson and Callum Grant by the third over.

Taylor was able to prize a wicket in his early two over spell, while Atkinson secured a key wicket in CATS skipper Jamie Cochrane.

CATS knew the situation equally as well as Moe,

and played their shots in order to try and get ahead should the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method come into play With Moe having already faced 50 overs, the home side needed to at least get to 20 in order for DLS to apply.

The Lions therefore had spin from each end to try and race through as many overs as possible.

With rags in hand and the CLV rulebook not far away, the heavens looked like opening up around the 10 over mark.

Except ... they never did, at least not enough to call the game off anyway.

CATS wrestled back some control, and got the score to 2/71 before Nathan Harrup was dismissed

by Blunt caught by Kane, and then Harry Moore a short time later in the same fashion.

Then came Taylor.

Coming back for his second spell, he struck off the last ball of his fourth over, and then off the second ball of his sixth to see CATS fall to 6/98.

For CATS’ sake, Panyangara and fellow professional Callum Stewart were still in - but even they were no match for a Reverend working on a Sunday.

Taylor knocked both of them over to complete his five-fa, and then finished the job, taking the winning wicket to see CATS, somehow, bowled out for 113 in 26.4 overs.

In Scott Boland-like circumstances, Taylor finished with 6/28 off 7.4 overs.

How the rain stayed away is still baffling, however on the scoreboard at least, and in the history books, it shows Moe won by 99 runs.

MIRBOO NORTH also backed up on Sunday, but the radar went as predicted.

The Tigers bowled first at home against Toongabbie, who were knocked over for 149.

Batting woes again hurt the Rams, who saw a few players get starts before getting out.

Sean Pickles looked good in the floppy hat for his 30, while Tim Dun scored 28 before some quick hands from Dom Davis saw him stumped.

The Tigers bowled well as a unit for the second day in a row.

Darian Matthews bobbed up out of nowhere and took 3/9, and was joined by Will Lawrey who nabbed 3/34. Returning allrounder Jed Alexander secured 2/37 with his off breaks, and engaged in some good banter and light hearted push and shove with umpire Tony Flinn.

Toongabbie face 41.2 overs before rain saw an end to play.

MORWELL suffered an epic collapse.

The Tigers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against Ex Students, in a scarcely believable scorecard.

Chasing 163 at Keegan Street, the home side was 2/107, before things quickly went south.

As Ex Students have been known to do once they sense an opening, the Sharks pounced, and incredibly, bowled Morwell out for 129.

The Tigers lost 7/22 in dramatic, and equally alarming scenes after also suffering a collapse in the last game before Christmas.

Chief destroyer in the collapse was Mitch Harris, who took the wicket of Brendan Mason after the opener had made 75 - easily the best effort of any Tiger.

Harris finished with 4/28, along with Michael Warne who spun his way to 3/24 and fellow slow bowler James Pryde, who took 2/14.

Harris made 29 earlier in the day, while Andy Matthews and Hayden Richards helped significantly, scoring 38 and 44 not out down the order.

Ex Students were without gun allrounder Lee Stockdale, on Victoria Country duties, which could only spell even more danger for opposition teams.

RAIDERS more than proved a point.

The team from Yinnar took care of Glengarry with absolute ease.

Travelling to Fred King Oval following a six week layoff brought about from wet weather, byes and the Christmas break, Raiders showed just how much class they truly have.

Batting first against a Nat Freitag-less Glengarry (also on Vic Country duty), the visitors put up 4/229 from their allotted overs.

Mick Higgins was simply superb, smashing 114 and sending a timely reminder to many that he is still going along quite nicely.

George Cheshire posted a half-century, while skipper Liam Maynard chipped in with an unbeaten 26.

Nathan Allen was the only Glengarry bowler to experience much success, taking 2/36.

That is about where success ended for the Magpies, who were shot out for just 95 in reply.

Only stand-in captain Al Jenkin with 29, and runs from Number 10 Chris Dunn, who made 25, were able to make much of an impression.

Raiders shared the love with the ball, with four bowlers taking multiple wickets.

Cheshire completed a solid afternoon, taking 3/9, and Tom Robertson enjoyed even better figures of 3/4.

The Thornton boys of Luke and Brad proved a real thorn for Glengarry, taking four wickets between them.

While the inclusion of Freitag would surely make a difference for the Magpies, it is highly unlikely he would make a 134-run difference in a one dayer.

With that in mind, it does beg the question - are Glengarry a one man team?

ONE man who does carry a lot of responsibility each week is Churchill’s John Keighran.

The King Cobra wasn’t quite able to get his side over the line last Saturday, as Churchill lost on the road to Toongabbie.

The Cobras decided to bowl first, and saw the Rams close with 179 on the board.

Sean Pickles top-scored with 79 from first drop, although concerns are surely still ringing in the ram paddock that too much is being left to too few with the bat (the next highest score was Jimmy Chalmers with 22).

Matt Harvey picked up two wickets for Churchill, in a bowling card that saw seven bowlers take scalps.

Churchill suffered a top order collapse, leaving Nick Duncan and Kurt Holt to pick up the pieces.

The pair batted well, but their efforts were ultimately in a losing cause as the final wicket was taken with the score on 164.

Holt made an unbeaten 51 and Duncan 34 before falling to Tom Shippen, who took 5/27.

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C Grant lbw D Banks..............................................................................4 A Philip c D Banks b W Lawrey...........................................................0 P Spiteri c D Banks b Z Hollis ........................................................... 36 T Baldi c D Davis b B Heath .............................................................. 34 A Johnstone c M Woodall b W Lawrey......................................... 17 C Taylor c M Snell b Z Hollis ............................................................. 10 R Blunt not out ........................................................................................1 Sundries (0b 4lb 10w 2nb) 16 TOTAL 10 wickets for 192 (49.5 overs) MIRBOO NORTH BOWLING A Thomas 10-1-36-0, B Heath 5-0-32-1, D Banks 10-2-25-2, Z Hollis 4.5-0-18-2, M Woodall 10-1-40-2, W Lawrey 10-1-37-3 MIRBOO NORTH INNINGS M Snell c N Kane b A Johnstone........................................................5 S Rogers b C Taylor.................................................................................2 Z Hollis c&b R Phoenix....................................................................... 31 B Heath c J Pheeney b R Blunt ...........................................................6 D Davis c T Baldi b R Blunt................................................................ 25 W Cheatley not out............................................................................. 87 M Woodall c N Kane b P Spiteri .........................................................9 H Barnes lbw C Grant ............................................................................2 D Banks not out.................................................................................... 10 Sundries (0b 3lb 11w 2nb) 16 TOTAL 7 wickets for 193 (48 overs) `MOE BOWLING R Phoenix 10-3-18-1, R Blunt 8-1-35-2, C Grant 10-1-42-1, A Johnstone 8-0-47-1, C Taylor 7-0-26-1, P Spiteri 5-0-22-1 GLENGARRY V RAIDERS RAIDERS INNINGS G Cheshire st B Marks b N Allen ..................................................... 59 B Burrows b F Marks ..............................................................................1 M Higgins st B Marks b N Allen.....................................................112 L Maynard not out............................................................................... 26 T Robertson not out ........................................................................... 13 L Thornton c T Duncan b A Jenkin....................................................4 Sundries (1b 1lb 9w 3nb) 14 TOTAL 4 wickets for 229 (50 overs) GLENGARRY BOWLING B Mayberry 4-0-26-0, S Marks 10-2-41-0, F Marks 8-0-44-1, T Duncan 4-0-34-0, A Jenkin 10-0-34-1, G Waack-Hawkins 4-012-0, N Allen 10-0-36-2 GLENGARRY INNINGS B Marks c&b G Cheshire .......................................................................3 N Allen c B Burrows b T Robertson...................................................0 H Busk c T Hutchinson b B Thornton ...............................................9

L Clark c B Macfarlane b G Cheshire ................................................0 A Jenkin c B Burrows b G Cheshire................................................ 29 F Marks c H McColl b L Thornton ......................................................0 S Marks b L Thornton ......................................................................... 10 B Mayberry b B Thornton.....................................................................4 T Duncan not out ...................................................................................0 C Dunn b T Robertson ....................................................................... 25 G Waack-Hawkins b T Robertson ......................................................4 Sundries (2b 4lb 4w 1nb) 11 TOTAL 10 wickets for 95 (26.5 overs) RAIDERS BOWLING B Thornton 5-1-21-2, G Cheshire 4-0-9-3, H McColl 3-0-23-0, T Robertson 5-3-4-3, L Thornton 6-2-14-2, B Bailey 6-1-19-0 MORWELL V EX STUDENTS EX STUDENTS INNINGS M Dyke lbw L Johnson..........................................................................3 J McMahon b L Johnson ......................................................................0 J Pryde b T Ford .......................................................................................1 M Harris b R Whelpdale..................................................................... 29 R Battista c C Shafi b L Johnson.........................................................6 M Membrey c L Day b R Whelpdale .................................................8 D Trease c C Shafi b R Whelpdale................................................... 10 H Richards b M Cukier........................................................................ 38 M Warne c M Cukier b R Whelpdale.................................................2 A Matthews not out............................................................................ 44 N Thomson not out................................................................................2 Sundries (0b 3lb 11w 6nb) 20 TOTAL 9 wickets for 163 (50 overs) MORWELL BOWLING T Ford 10-1-18-1, R Whelpdale 10-2-25-4, C Seymour 2-0-8-0, L Day 6-0-28-0, C Shafi 6-0-23-0, L Johnson 7-1-18-3, M Cukier 9-1-40-1 MORWELL INNINGS B Mason lbw M Harris ........................................................................ 75 M Cukier c M Membrey b M Harris...................................................3 C Shafi c J Pryde b M Warne................................................................9 J Campbell c H Richards b M Harris .............................................. 18 B Mills b N Thomson..............................................................................2 T Ford c M Warne b J Pryde.................................................................9 L Johnson c D Trease b M Warne.......................................................1 L Day not out............................................................................................4 C Seymour c&b J Pryde ........................................................................0 R Whelpdale c J Pryde b M Warne ....................................................1 S Bilic b M Harris......................................................................................2 Sundries (0b 2lb 3w 0nb) 5 TOTAL 10 wickets for 129 (37.1 overs)

EX STUDENTS BOWLING N Thomson 6-0-32-1, M Warne 10-2-24-3, J Pryde 9-2-14-2, M Harris 8.1-1-28-4, A Matthews 4-1-29-0 CATS V MOE MOE INNINGS N Kane c C McDonald b P McGill ................................................... 30 R Straughair c J Cochrane b J Moore............................................ 14 A Philip c P McGill b J Cochrane..................................................... 59 R Baldi b T Panyangara ...................................................................... 40 C Grant run out J Cochrane, J Bellingham.................................. 14 A Johnstone c H Moore b T Panyangara ........................................4 J Atkinson-Mobourne not out ........................................................ 12 C Taylor not out.................................................................................... 13 Sundries (2b 1lb 22w 1nb) 26 TOTAL 6 wickets for 212 (50 overs) CATS BOWLING S Gissara 2-0-14-0, P McGill 10-2-50-1, C Stewart 10-2-24-0, J Cochrane 9-1-38-1, H Moore 3-0-26-0, J Moore 5-1-18-1, T Panyangara 10-2-31-2 CATS INNINGS J Cochrane st N Kane b J Atkinson-Mobourne ......................... 21 J Moore c N Kane b C Taylor................................................................5 N Harrup c N Kane b R Blunt............................................................ 22 J Bellingham b C Taylor ..................................................................... 23 H Moore c N Kane b R Blunt................................................................5 S Gissara c P Spiteri b C Taylor......................................................... 13 C Stewart b C Taylor...............................................................................9 T Panyangara b C Taylor .......................................................................2 P McGill c R Blunt b C Grant................................................................4 E Porigneaux not out ............................................................................0 C McDonald c N Kane b C Taylor.......................................................0 Sundries (3b 3lb 2w 1nb) 9 TOTAL 10 wickets for 113 (26.4 overs) MOE 1ST INNINGS BOWLING J Atkinson-Mobourne 6-0-30-1, R Blunt 3-0-10-2, C Grant 5-020-1, C Taylor 7.4-1-28-6, A Johnstone 5-0-19-0 MIRBOO NORTH V TOONGABBIE Match Abandoned

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ANOTHER year of the EnergyAustralia Classic Singles event came to a close after an exciting week at the Newborough Bowls Club, which saw two club teammates go head-to-head in the final.

After three days of spirited competition, only four remained on the fourth and final day of the event last Friday (January 5).

In the semi-finals, Warilla’s Corey Wedlock faced off against 2014 Classic Singles champion, Tony Schiavello, while Northern Ireland’s Gary Kelly, also representing Warilla, had to get past Pakenham’s Geoff van Vugt.

It was destined to be an all-Warilla final, as Kelly eased past van Vugt, 25-11, and Wedlock endured an almighty battle against Bundoora’s Schiavello, getting up 25-22.

Coming into the final, Wedlock and Kelly had previously gone head-to-head on eight occasions, Wedlock holding bragging rights winning five of those matches.

But that wasn’t going to have much effect on Kelly, as anything could happen in a final.

Not only do both finalists play at the same club, but both experienced Premier League bowls together at Bundoora, so it’s fair to say these two were mates, and knew what was coming from one another.

There was no breathing space for either entrant in the final, going shot-for-shot in the first 15 minutes of the final.

Scores were tied at 6-6 early in the piece, before the tide started to sway in Wedlock’s direction.

Before you could blink, Wedlock had drawn out to a five-shot lead, 11-6, but Kelly was not down and out just yet.

To keep the final exciting, Kelly was not ready to give in, drawing back to within one shot, trailing 12-11, before gusty conditions arrived.

Windy conditions began to make things tough for the finalists, as grunts and groans were heard moments after releasing a shot, knowing bowls weren’t going to reach their intended targets.

Nonetheless, that variation left the door open for anyone to take an advantage, it was just a question of who.

Despite the wind, Wedlock remained calm and composed to stretch his lead, going from 12-11, to 14-11, then 17-11, and 18-12 in just a handful of ends.

Congrats: Latrobe City Councillor Sharon Gibson, Classic Singles champion Corey Wedlock, EnergyAustralia’s Meredith Bowden, and runner-up Gary Kelly pose after presentations.

Spectators: Onlookers surrounded the green for the final, highlighted by a packed crowd in front of social rooms.

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With a six-shot lead, victory was in sight for Wedlock, and he wasted no time in doing so, setting himself up perfectly for the title.

Just when it looks like Wedlock would pocket two or three shots from an end, Kelly would be forced to resort to driving the bowl, in hopes of softening the blow.

Yet, it was to no avail, as he had no luck when it came to his drives, and even when he made connection, nothing was going his way.

Luckily for Wedlock, this allowed him to ease to victory, as it only took three ends for him to rack up the remaining seven shots on offer needed to win.

In the final three ends, Wedlock went from 20-12, to 23-12, then finally 25-12 to claim the 27th EnergyAustralia Classic Singles title.

Despite the monster margin in the final, it didn’t take anything away from the battle, which was full of separate tactics, as both players were forced to make vital decisions.

In the end, the right gameplan won, and the pressure seemed to get to Kelly, as he watched his teammate take the crown.

Kelly was admirable in defeat, thanking the Newborough Bowls Club for putting on the event.

“Just want to say a huge thank you to all the members, the volunteers and staff here at the

club, what an amazing achievement - 27 years, absolutely fantastic,” Kelly said.

“Thank you so much for having me here, it’s and absolute honour and privilege to play in front of you guys, I tried my best.

“I look forward to being here next year,” Kelly concluded, followed by a round of applause.

Before crowning the winner, EnergyAustralia’s Meredith Bowden announced that the major sponsor would continue to back the Classic Singles until at least 2028, the same year the Yallourn power station is set to close.

The extended partnership would surpass the 30th anniversary of the Classic Singles, set to be held in 2027, which also marks 100 years of the bowling club.

Wedlock was presented his winner’s cheque, completing a successful first visit to Newborough.

“I loved every minute of it, all the support and everyone has just been so friendly so I can’t thank you enough,” he said.

“It’s one of the best tournaments I’ve been to, there’s so many people roaming around trying to help and trying to accommodate you."

The plans for the 2025 Classic Singles is already underway, with the next event set to be played from January 6-9, 2025.

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TENNIS TRARALGON JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL

BY TOM HAYES

FROM familiar faces to famous families, Australians to rising international stars, there will be plenty on offer at the 31st AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International.

Unfortunately unlike last year’s event, there will be no locals out on the courts, but fortunately there are a handful of Aussies that are in the mix.

To start things off, 2023 Traralgon Junior International boys champion, Italy’s Federico Cina, will be back in the field.

The 16-year-old will enter the Traralgon courts as the No. 1 seed, 12 months after winning the boys singles title.

Following his win in Traralgon, Cina went on to win another singles title in 2023, taking out the Bytom Juniors Open in Poland.

Displaying his versatility, Cina proved that he can do it on a hard court as well as clay, dropping just two sets for the whole competition, winning the final in straight sets.

He ended the 2023 calendar year as the No. 8 ranked boy in the world.

Meanwhile for the girls, Great Britain’s

Hannah Klugman will come to the Latrobe Valley as the No. 1 seed.

Astonishingly at just 14-years-old, she has already won five junior singles titles, four on the hard surface that Traralgon has.

She will most definitely be in her element as she takes to the Traralgon courts and is not to be underestimated by her older competition.

There are four Aussies in the main draw; two boys and two girls, three of which competed in Traralgon last year.

For the boys, 17-year-olds Pavle Marinkov (No. 42 ranked boy in the world) and Hayden Jones (No. 47 ranked boy in the world) return.

Marinkov bundled out of the 2023 Traralgon Junior International in the third round to eventual runner-up Kyle Kang from the USA. He seems to thrive on home soil, winning a J200 event in Sydney back in August 2023, while also competing at the Junior Australian Open, Wimbledon Junior Championships and Junior US Open.

Jones competed at four junior Grand Slams in 2023; Junior Australian Open, Roland Garros Junior Champions, Wimbledon Junior Champions and the Junior US Open.

Like Marinkov, Jones won a J200 event,

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BOYS SINGLES: 1993 - Lars Rehmann (Germany) 1994 - Nicolas Escudé (France) 1995 - Fredrik Johnson (Sweden) 1996 - Martin Lee (Great Britain) 1997 - Wesley Whitehouse (South Africa)

1998 - Roger Federer (Switzerland) 1999 - Kristian Pless (Denmark) 2000 - Joachim Johansson (Sweden) 2001 - Todd Reid (Australia) 2002 - Richard Gasquet (France) 2003 - Mathieu Montcourt (France) 2004 - Mischa Zverev (Germany) 2005 - Carsten Ball (USA) 2006 - Antonio Veic (Croatia) 2007 - Roman Jebavy (Czech Republic)

doing so in South Korea in early October 2023.

Emerson Jones, the sister of Hayden, leads the way for the Aussies in the girls, entering the Traralgon Junior International as the No. 2 seed, ranked the No. 11 girl in the world.

She won three titles last year, two of which are the same calibre as the Traralgon Junior International’s J300 category, doing so all on hard courts in the US, South Korea and Japan.

Just like her brother, Jones competed at all four junior Grand Slams in 2023.

At just 15-years-old, Jones has a massive chance to win a title on home soil for the first time since 2022.

Also in the mix is 17-year-old Maya Joint, who is seeded at No. 13.

Joint has won seven junior singles titles, three coming in 2023 in Canada, Germany and the US. She kept busy last year, competing in 13 events all over the world, of notable mention are the Wimbledon Junior Championships and the Junior US Open.

Worth keeping an eye on is 16-year-old Jagger Leach, who is the son of former World No. 1, Lindsay Davenport.

2008 - Jared Easton (Australia) 2009 - Julien Obry (France) 2010 - Justin Eleveld (Netherlands) 2011 - Andres Artuendo Martinavarro (Spain) 2012 - Filip Peliwo (Canada) 2013 - Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 2014 - Alexander Zverev (Germany) 2015 - Seong-chan Hong (South Korea) 2016 - Ulises Blanch (USA) 2017 - Corentin Moutet (France) 2018 - Hugo Gaston (France) 2019 - Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic)

2020 - Arthur Cazaux (France) 2021 - ABANDONED DUE TO COVID 2022 - Mili Poljicak (Croatia) 2023 - Federico Cina (Italy) GIRLS SINGLES: 1993 - Ludmila Richterová (Czech Republic) 1994 - Trudi Musgrave (Australia) 1995 - Réka Vidáts (Hungary) 1996 - Karolina Jagieniak (France) 1997 - Bryanne Stewart (Australia) 1998 - Jolena Dokic (Australia) 1999 - Eleni Daniilidou (Greece)

HE’S BACK: Italy’s Federico Cina will be out in Traralgon to defend his 2023 singles crown.

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Davenport was World No. 1 for 98 weeks, winning three different Grand Slams without dropping a set.

Leach comes in as the No. 40 seed, currently ranked as the No. 96 boy in the world.

Also with a connection to tennis royalty is 15-year-old Cruz Hewitt, who is the son of, you guessed it, Lleyton Hewitt.

Hewitt was granted wildcard entry into the main draw, as he did last year in Traralgon, and will hope to make a proper imprint on the competition this time around.

2000 - Jaslyn Hewitt (Australia) 2001 - Marion Bartoli (France) 2002 - Hanna Nooni (Sweden) 2003 - Nadja Pavic (Croatia) 2004 - Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) 2005 - Magdelena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 2006 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 2007 - Jasmina Tinjic (Croatia) 2008 - Cindy Chala (France) 2009 - Ksenia Kirillova (Russia) 2010 - Timea Babos (Hungary) 2011 - Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) 2012 - Krista Hardebeck (USA)

2013 - Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) 2014 - Varvara Flink (Russia) 2015 - Katherine Sebov (Canada) 2016 - Vera Lapko (Belarus) 2017 - Iga Swiatek (Poland) 2018 - En-shou Liang (Taiwan) 2019 - Clara Tauson (Denmark) 2020 - Polina Kudermetova (Russia) 2021 - ABANDONED DUE TO COVID 2022 - Sofia Costoulas (Belgium) 2023 - Melissa Ercan (Turkey)

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Making moves: Russia’s Mirra Andreeva (left) poses with girls doubles partner, Alina Korneeva after their doubles triumph at the 2023 Traralgon Junior International. Andreeva was the runner-up in the File photograph girls singles final.

already taken the next step in her career, playing at three Grand Slams, getting as far as the fourth round at Wimbledon last year, coming up against highly fancied opponents.

The 16-year-old is currently ranked 58th in the world, boasting more than $750,000 in prize money, less than 12 months after her appearance at the Traralgon Junior International.

Players will arrive to Traralgon from far and wide, with around 40 countries to be represented across six continents.

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ONE of the most highly anticipated events on the Latrobe Valley’s sporting calendar returns today (January 10) as the 31st AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International comes to town.

The community will be bustling with hundreds of young tennis stars set to fill the hotels, cafés and streets of Traralgon.

Of course, all will be battling it out to get their hands on the title of the Traralgon Junior International, as well as a famous Akubra.

"For over 30 years, the Loy Yang Mine and Power Station has been a major sponsor of the AGL Loy Yang Traralgon International," AGL Loy Yang Acting General Manager, Scott Milliner said.

"This is a world class event that showcases Gippsland as an important sporting centre in Australia. This event brings hundreds of thousands of dollars in economic benefits to the area through attracting top-class players and visitors to the region who provide an important boost for local businesses.

"As proud members of the local community, we are excited to watch this year’s tournament and wish all the very best to organisers, players, officials, and spectators for another brilliant event in 2024."

Many have gone onto bigger and better things after competing - and winning - at the Traralgon Junior International during the beginning of their careers, with the likes of Australians Jelena Dokic and Nick Kyrgios, to international stars like current women’s World No. 1 from Poland, Iga Swiatek and 20-time Grand Slam winner, Roger Federer - who won the competition in 1998, five years before his first Grand Slam.

Who might we discover this year?

Last year's girls singles runner-up and girls doubles winner from Russia, Mirra Andreeva has

year’s event, including the 2023 boy’s champion from Italy, Federico Cina - who is the No. 1 seeded boy, he will be one to watch, as well as the Queensland brother and sister duo of Hayden and Emerson Jones.

"The Traralgon Tennis Association is privileged to have hosted this event for the past 30 years, and it means as much to us in 2024 as it did all those years ago," Traralgon Tennis Association President, Cameron Herbert said.

"The time contributed by many members and volunteers to prepare our courts and facilities to the high standards required has been enormous.

"The international flavour that this event brings to town in January each year is obvious, and the economic benefits are significant.

"We are extremely grateful to all our volunteers for giving so freely of their time to make it happen, and the community spirit that results from this collective generosity is something special."

Latrobe City Mayor, Darren Howe said the event is a perfect opportunity to enjoy sport together as a community, while we also welcome many visitors to the region to participate.

“There is also a significant benefit to our local economy, supporting our accommodation providers and hospitality businesses,” the Mayor said.

“Very importantly, the event shines a light on the quality of the sporting facilities that exist in our city and the people who are part of it.”

The Traralgon Tennis Association is set to be a hive of activity for more than a week, so make sure to support local talent from Wednesday, January 10 to Wednesday, January 17.

Qualifiers take place on January 10 and 11, ahead of the main draw which begins on Friday, January 12.

Entry is free for all spectators, and the Traralgon Tennis Association is still looking for more ball kids for the semi final and final.

Following the event will be the Australian Open Junior Qualifying rounds, taking place on January 17 and 18.

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Traralgon International: The start of Jelena Dokic TENNIS TRARALGON JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL

BY ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

IN 1998, when the Traralgon Junior International competition was known as the Loy Yang Power ITF Victorian Junior Championships, an Australian youngster named Jelena Dokic took the competition by storm.

1998 was quite the year for 15-year-old Dokic, winning the US Open girls singles title and the French Open girls doubles title in the same year - finishing the season crowned as the ITF Junior World Champion and World No.1 girl.

It was no surprise that Dokic would qualify for Wimbledon in 1999, but it was a huge upset when she defeated the Swiss World No.1 Martina Hingis in the opening round - becoming the lowest-ranked player in the Open era to defeat a top seed at a Grand Slam.

Not much was said of Dokic before she competed in the 1998 Traralgon

tournament, but it was perhaps just the start of the unbelievable season she was looking for.

Top-seeded girls player, Stanislave Horenska of Slovakia, was sent home packing from Traralgon in straight sets by England’s Sara Lydon, leaving room for Dokic to work her magic.

If 1998 rings a bell for readers, it might be because Dokic, and only one of the most successful Grand Slam champions, Roger Federer, won the Traralgon's junior tournament in the same year.

In the final, Dokic defeated New Zealand’s Rewa Hudson in straight sets.

Former Latrobe Valley Express reporter Curtis Cooper covered the decider in 1998, describing Dokic as a “consistent” and an aggressive player with a powerful backhand.

Serving for the championship, the final point of Jokic’s title was the icing on the cake as she won it all with a strong forehand winner down the line.

In her post match address, Dokic thanked the Traralgon Tennis Association for the great event.

Dokic soon went on to climb the world ranks, achieving a career-high as World No.4 in 2002.

Though Dokic fell short of a Grand Slam single’s title, going as far as a semi final at Wimbledon in 2000, she won 14 minor titles.

Since her playing career, Dokic has moved into commentary, and you will see her on the big screen offering her analysis for Channel 9 during this year’s Australian Open.

Australian takes out junior tennis crown Latrobe Valley Express, January 15, 1998.

BY CURTIS COOPER

AUSTRALIA'S Jelena Dokic defeated New Zealand’s Rewa Hudson in straight sets yesterday to take out the ITF Victorian Junior girls singles championship at Traralgon.

In the boys, top seed Julian

Jeanpierre of France was upset by Switzerland’s Roger Federer also in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

Dokic won her way through to the final by defeating compatriot Rochelle Rosenfield in the semi-final and dominated baseline play to take the match 6-3, 6-3.

The powerful double-hand backhand of Dokic was too consistent for Hudson and when locked at 3-3 all in the second set, the Aussie unleashed some cracking groundstrokes to hold serve comfortably.

Her run did not stop there, as Dokic played attacking tennis to break Hudson’s serve and give herself a chance to serve out the championship.

She did this in impressive fashion, smashing a forehand winner down the line to clinch the victory.

A delighted Dokic thanked the Traralgon Tennis Association for putting on a ‘great tournament’ and paid tribute to her coach, Craig Miller, and parents for their support.

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