Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 26 April 2023

Lest we forget

Loud and clear

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

LATROBE Valleyworkers have backed the need for afederal Energy Transition Authority.

Meetingatthe Gippsland Trades and LabourCouncil (GTLC) building last Thursday in Morwell, local workers and their unions urged the federal government to support aNational Energy Transition Authority (NETA).

The federal statutoryauthority would oversee theorderly closure of power stations, industry diversificationinregions like theLatrobeValley,and support the transition of employees.

At the meeting, the GTLC confirmed that “the GTLC unanimouslysupports the needfor aNationalEnergy Transition Authority and has been actively working with the Victorian state government viathe Latrobe Valley Authority around transition but

understand their limitations when it comes to issues at afederal level”.

GTLC secretary, Steve Dodd, said the Latrobe Valley was areal example of a community dealing with power plant closures without backup plans.

“We are still feeling the effects of Hazelwood’s closure in 2017, with just five months’ notice,” Mr Dodd said.

“Coal power and coal mining have been the economic lifeblood of thisregion. We have powered the state and nation for acentury but with the timeline for closure for our remaining power stations accelerating -weneed federal co-ordination and support.”

With the Yallourn power station to close in 2028 and the early closure of Loy Yang Ain2035, theunions’call for atransition authority grows louder.

The authorityenvisionedbythe unions would have three main functions:  Create programs to assist affected

workers, such as reassignment to similar facilities or retraining and recruiting into sustainable sectors;

 Assist, organise, and partially finance initiatives to establish alternative businesses in coaldependent regions such as the Latrobe Valley, and;

 Make certain that education and training programs, as well as infrastructure, are in place to encourage industrial diversification in these areas.

Last month, adelegation of all different unions went to Canberra to discuss the need for aNETA.

In aspeech at the National Press Club, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) president Michele O’Neil said anational energy transition authority was the key component to the national climate and energy policy, and it must be included in the May budget.

“An independent, statutory national energy transition authority will ensure the shift to renewable energy happens with workers, not to workers, and delivers good jobs and economic opportunity,” Shesaid.

“We do not have to choose between climate action and jobs -it’sour responsibility to act on both.”

Mark Richards, Victorian secretary forthe mining and energy union and assistant secretary for GTLC, is pushing for anationalenergy transitionauthority for economic security in the Valley.

“What we’re looking for is apathway forthe future to make sure communities like Latrobe Valley and the Hunter Valley aren’t left behindand become ghost towns,” he said.

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MR Richards used Germany and Spain’stransition as an example.

“We’veseen in Germanyand in Spain they’ve had agovernment-run transition authority,” he said. In Germany, they had reduced 500,000 coalminers downto10,000 withoutasingle forcedredundancy.

“They’ve created pathwaysfor the community to transitionjobs.They’ve done that by having atripartite method whichisgovernment, with business and with unions.”

An independenttripartite authority would aim to support workers through comprehensivepackages that include pooled redundancy and employment schemes, education, training, incomereplacement and retirement plans.

“One thing we’ve talked aboutonaVictorian level with the likes of Lily D’Ambrosio, is that if you’re going to create aStar of the Southproject down by the coast, that those jobsaren’t going to help the people in the Latrobe Valley. What we need is something like building the wind turbines here in the Latrobe Valley,” Mr Richards added.

Mr Richards explained the need for afederal body to take charge of the energytransition, as each state has different interests.

“Unfortunately,you’redealing with Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia all on the one grid, and each government in each state has adifferent idea of what it wants to do, so that’s why we need anational energy transition authority to take that whole group of states and plan together,” he said.

An Australian EnergyCouncil policyadviser said the national transition body had been criticised on the basis that stateenergy plans and pathways

Urging: Gippsland

and Labour Council callfor anational authority to help transition workers.

were too advanced to be reconfiguredinto afederal program.

However, the council said this was not the first time anational authority had been considered. Multiplevariations had been presented in the past

by unions before, and Labor supported asimilar effort before the 2022 federal election.

The federalgovernment recently establisheda net zero economy task force to advise how to help regional communities during the low-carbon transition. The Greenshave alsoproposedanamped-up

versionofthe authority to includeother advising and law-reform tasks.

Funding for the national energy transition authority is in thehands of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ federal Budget next month.

Latrobe City Council announce economic transition plan

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

LATROBE City Council has released their economic transition plan.

The Latrobe Valley is undergoing acritical economic transition withashifttowards amore sustainable and diverse local economy.

For morethan 100 years, the region has been well known as abrown coal energy heartland, providing the state’s power. But as the world pushes for cleaner energytoaddress the issue of climate change, owners andoperatorsofthe region’s coal-fired power stations and mines have announced their closure dates.

Due to the confirmationofthese closure dates, with the2028 closureofthe Yallourn Power Station and the recently announced earlyclosure of Loy Yangin2035, Latrobe CityCouncil developed‘Our Transition’ plan, which seeks to build on regional strength’sand aims to supportthe region’s economic transition and transformation.

The plan supports the equitable diversification of Latrobe City’s economic base as it transitions towards alow-emission future. Council aims to do this by attracting investment, upskilling to meet needs, skilled workforce promotion, understanding future job opportunities, providing business support and promoting Latrobe City.

LatrobeCity Mayor,CrKellie O’Callaghan, said Latrobe’s approachtotransition reflects council plan’s key actions and performance measures in an ever-changing environment.

“We are working to be remembered as the region that gets transition right, and Ibelieve that we are indeed on the right path,” the mayor said. Council has alreadyenactedtheir transition plan

actions by advocating for the state government support to pursue geothermal and hydrogen energy opportunities. Latrobe City will also work withthe reformed SEC to maximise the $1 billion investment in renewables to deliver local investment, procurement, and jobs.

“Council has an important role to play in transitioning and securing the region’s economic future while ensuringthe voice of the communityisheard,” Cr O’Callaghan added.

“Our work will continue to amplify the depth of insightsshared by ourcommunity in developing

the Council Plan 2021-2025, ensuring we remain committed to the bright and prosperous future for our community.

“Council plays acritical leadership role in advocating for both public and private investmentto support community aspirations.”

In addition, council will advocate for:

 The continued health and well-being of the Valley region to increase liveability alongside education and training programs to create the skills base needed for our future economy;

 The development of Latrobe Regional Airport, repositioning it as the Victorian Centre for Advanced Air Mobility (AMM);

The confirmation of state and federal government commitment to repurposing the mines,

 The increase of significant investment in recycling and re-manufacturing, and;

 Council will campaign for the progress of the Centre for Australian Automotive Futures (CAAF), an innovation centre for future automotive technologies.

“We know that there is not one solution -itwill take diversity of technology and industries to get us to where we want to be,”CrO’Callaghan said.

“The region’s economic transition is an exciting development for both businesses and residents. It represents ashift towards amore sustainable and diverse economy,withopportunitiesfor growthand innovation in arange of sectors.

“In delivering our plan, we will take acollaborative approach to ensure we can transition and transformour city. Asuccessful transition must be nurtured by alllevels of government and we welcomethe support of government to drive our economic and structural transition.”

Trades

Photo: Zaida Glibanovic

Forwardthinking: Latrobe CityCouncilwillcontinue to advocatefor the development of Latrobe Regional Airport. File photograph

Upgraded station almost done

THE final touchesfor the upgraded Morwell Railway Station, as apartofthe Gippsland Line Upgrade, are being made.

Throughout April and May, the final improvements will include:

 nstallation of balustrades;

 Barrier removal and site demobilisation in Alexandra Park;

 Signal enabling works between Morwell and Traralgon, and;

 Installation of local cable routes throughout the rail corridor.

PoliceBeat

Information wanted

POLICE are seeking information in relation to acollision that occurred in Traralgon on Thursday, March 2.

Adarkcolouredutility,

ON Saturday, March 25 around 6.30pm, a 13-year-old girl was in ApexPark, Moe with a friendwhenthey were confronted by afemale believed to be in her 30s, with short black fluffy hair wearing afloraldress

It is alleged an assault then occurred near Turfside.

Police are appealing for witnesses to contact Moe Police Station 5128 1100 and speak to First Constable Osmond.

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Locals have been warned to beware of Audible TrackWarning signals, also knownasdetonators, which may be used along the line to alert trains of approaching works.

Plenty of heavy machinery, vehicles and workers will be within the rail corridor, so all safety signage must be observed, due to the increase in construction vehicle movement.

The Gippsland Line Upgrade aims to deliver more reliableservices and trains every 40 minutes between Traralgon and Melbourne.

Major construction is being made to stations

at Bunyip, Longwarry and Traralgon, as well as Morwell.

The project is creating morethan 500 jobs, enabling VLocitytrains to travel to Bairnsdale and allowing trains to travel faster over the new Avon River Bridge in Stratford.

The project is part of the Regional Rail Revival project, which is upgrading everyregional passenger line in Victoria and creating jobs.

Rail Projects Victoriaisdelivering the programonbehalf of theAustralian andVictorian governments.

Grants available for GPs

GIPPSLAND general practices will be offeredoneoff grants between $25,000 and $50,000toexpand patient access and improve general practice.

The federal government has committed $220 millioninfunding to GPs and ACCOs to make improvements to support quality primary care as part of its Strengthening Medicare commitment.

Gippsland Primary Health Network acting chief executive, Angela Jacob, said general practice was the cornerstone of the primaryhealthcare system as well as the mostaccessed carefor consumers.

“Generalpractitioners are oftenthe firstpointof contact for patients in the health system, providing primary and preventative care, advice, education and referrals,” Mrs Jacob said.

“Our GPs continually show how responsive and adaptive they are, which was especially evident during theCOVID-19 pandemic.

“We know the demand for GP services keeps growing,especiallyasour populationages,and we are pleased to be working in partnership with the government to offer these grants for practices to expand patient access and provide better, safe, quality care.”

Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler, announced details of the grants on April 20.

“After working tirelessly throughout the pandemic, doctors deserve more than thanks, that’s why we’re giving them the resources to invest in their practices,” he said.

“The $220 million investment will give a much-needed boost to general practices across

the country.

“We understand the crucial importance of primary health care provided by GPs. This funding will helpimprove practices and make sure Australians can access safe, quality and affordable healthcare when and where they need it.”

Funding for eligible GPs is based on size,and can be used to make an investment in innovation, training, equipment, and minor capital works.

This includes initiatives to:

 Enhance digital health capability -to fast-track the benefits of amore connected healthcare system in readiness to meet future standards;

 Upgrade infection prevention and control arrangements -toensure infectious respiratory disease (e.g. COVID, influenza) patients can be safely seen face-to-face, and/or;

 Maintain and/or achieve accreditation against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for General Practice, under the General Practice Accreditation Scheme, to promote quality and safety in general practice.

The program is being administered by Gippsland PHN, with applications now open and applications packssenttoall Gippsland general practices inviting them to participate.

Applications close on June 15 2023.

Practices can reach Gippsland PHN for further information by emailingprimarycareresponse@ gphn.org.au

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COUNCIL MEETING

LOCATION CHANGE

LatrobeCityCouncil meetingwill be held at theGippsland Performing

ArtCentreonthe 1May 2023.

CAPITALWORKS

LewisRoad, Yinnar

Bridge replacementworks

Footpath ReplacementProgram

Various locations across themunicipality

OldSaleRoad, Newborough

Construction of concrete carpark

Bradman BoulevardReserve,Traralgon

Constructionofconcrete carpark

PublicLighting ReplacementProgram

Variouslocationsacrossmunicipality

CoalvilleRoad, Moe

Construction of anew footpath

Gwalia Street,Traralgon

Road reconstructionbetween Peterkin Street andCampbellStreet including utility servicelowering, reconstruction of road pavement, kerb andchannel, drainage,driveway crossoversand pram

ramps

Jeeralang West Road,Morwell River Road, Jumbuk Road

Landslip repair

MoeRevitalisation Project -Stage Two

Construction of ayouth precinct

Kernot Hall -Stage One

Upgradetothe hall

LatrobeLeisureChurchill

Structural rectification of westernwall

TonersLane Reserve Morwell

Constructionworks to Twin City

Archeryfacility

ParklandsPreschool

Extension to existing facility

Churchill Town Symbol

Lighting Installation

TraralgonService Centre

Replacementofexternalcladding

Mayor’sMessage

As acommunity we have been working togetherasour City undergoes asignificant transformation. Our economyisadaptingand shifting towardsindustriesthatunderpinned by arange of sustainableand diverse opportunities

We areproud of our history, powering theState forover100 years,we understand thefocus on creating pathwaysfor renewableenergysources

As thepower industry transitionsand withlocal powerstation closuredates frontofmindwewillbuild on our strengthsand focusonour nextsteps duringthistimeofchange.

TEMPORARYCLOSURE –PART OF JUMBUK ROAD

Councilwill be conducting landslip repair work andwill temporarily close asection of Jumbuk Road from 1May 2023

Theroad between Summerfield Track andO’Reilly’sHill Road will be closed foratleast twoweeks to allowfor the work to be completed Council hasidentified asuitable detour,a detour map canbeviewedon Council’swebsite.

www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/Jumbuk_ Road_May_2023_Detour

We thankthe localcommunity fortheir patienceduringthistime. Once the landslip workshave been completed, theroadwill be much safertotravelon.

As MayorofLatrobe City,Iamproud thatweare workingtowardsgetting transitionright andbelieve thatweare on theright pathtoensurea strong andprosperousfuture.

To supportthiswork, we have developed OurTransition, aplanwhich outlines our aspirations, identified areasofindustrywithafocus on actionsand communityinformed priorities

Ourapproach to transitionreflects the keyactions andperformance measures of theCouncil Plan,whileremaining responsivetoa dynamicand ever-changingenvironment

Keyactions include attracting investment, upskilling to meet industry need, skilled workforce promotion,understandingfuture jobopportunities,providingbusiness support, promotingLatrobe City and more.

Youcan view theplanat www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/transition

This plan will supportthe required partnership betweengovernmentand privateindustrytoachieve positive outcomesfor our City

Cr KellieO’Callaghan MayorofLatrobeCityCouncil

2024 KINDERGARTEN OPEN DAY

Join us at our Kindergarten Open Day at allLatrobe City preschools on Tuesday2 Maybetween 3.00pm and5.30pmtolearn more aboutour facilities.

ChurchillPreschool will host theiropen dayonTuesday 2May from 4.00pm to 6.00pm

Please note:Ifyourchild turnsthree yearsofage or four yearsofage before 30 April 2024theycan be enrolled for kindergarten.

Allregistrations open on 1May 2023. Formoreinformationvisit ourwebsite. www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/kinder

Alternatively,please call 1300 367700

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52 DWELLINGS AT 23

DUNBAR ROAD TRARALGON LISTENING POST

Council is facilitating alistening post to understandthe community’s perspectivesinrelationtoaplanning permit applicationreceived by Council fora proposed 52 lotsubdivision and development of 52 dwellings at 23 Dunbar Road Traralgon

This sessionhas been createdto provideanopportunity forcommunity memberstoraise theirconcerns directly with Councillors priortoa future CouncilMeetingatwhich time theapplication will be decided. Registration forthe listeningpost is requiredfor attendance and participationasaspeaker at the session andcan be completed through theEventbritelinkbelow

Theevent will be facilitatedonlinevia Zoom andwillcommenceonThursday 4May,at4.30pmcontinuingintothe evening.

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Please register by Friday 28 April.

CBDSPEED LIMITS

Lowerspeed limitsare in placeacross Moe,Morwell and Traralgon central business districts.

Latrobe City Council is remindingresidents andvisitorsthatthe speed limitis40km/h in hightraffic areastodecrease thenumber andseverity of vehiclecollisionsand improve pedestriansafety.

Thespeed limits addmereseconds to travel timeand save lives Motorists canbefinedbyauthorities

travellingatmorethan40km/h

We willalways remember them

By ZOE ASKEW

IN the early morning darkness of April 25, 1915, about 16,000 Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers descended upon the beach shores of Gallipoli in modern-day Türkiye.

By that evening, 2000 of them had been killed or wounded.

The Gallipoli campaign, commandedbythe British EmpireForce,was intended to quickly knock Turkey out of the war by capturing the Gallipoli Peninsula, with the ultimate objective of capturing Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, (today now Istanbul) and an ally of Germany.

Minefields and on-shore artillery batteries thwarted early British naval attempts to force their way through the narrow straits known as the Dardanelles to capture Constantinopleand relieve pressure on their Russian allies engaged with Ottoman forces in the Caucasus, so it was decided that troops would land on the peninsula to overcome Turkish defences.

While British and French forces landed at Cape Helles on the southerntip of the Gallipoli peninsula, the ANZAC, whichincluded the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Australian Brigades along with the 1st New Zealand Brigade and artillery units from theBritish IndianArmy, landed on the west coast in aseries of waves.

Thousands of Australian and New Zealand soldierssat in silence, in darkness, as boats edged closer to the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, 1915; for the vast majorityofthe 16,000 Australians and New Zealanders who landed thatday,itwas their first experience of combat.

As the ANZAC troops reached the shore, in what is now known as ANZAC Cove, they were about a mile north of the loosely planned landing site in steep, rugged terrain, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman forces.

Thousands of Australian and New Zealand

fathers, brothers, and sons became separated from theirunits as they began moving up the tangle of complex spurs and ravines in the darkness, burning hot metal bullets cracking in the quiet dawn air.

Devastating artillery bombardments from the Ottoman forces proved too strong, and the Anzac position became progressively more precarious after failing to secure their high-ground objectives.

On the evening of April 25, 1915,Major-General William Bridges, commander of the 1st Australian Division, and Lieutenant-General Sir William Birdwood, commanderofANZAC, advisedGeneral Sir Ian Hamilton, Commander-in-Chief of the MediterraneanExpeditionary Force, that the ANZACs be withdrawn from the peninsulabut after consultation with the Royal Navy. Hamilton decided against an evacuation and ordered the troops to dig in.

The once-white sanded shores of ANZAC Cove were now stained blood red. Boysyoung as 14 laydead,nevertoreturn home. For the next eight months, the ANZACsremained in the same position they had taken on April 25, 1915.

The ANZACs were evacuated in late December 1915, and on January 9, 1916,when British forces completed the evacuation of Cape Helles, the Gallipoli campaign ended.

The Gallipoli campaign was amilitary failure.

An estimated 8141 Australiansoldiersdied during the eight-month-longcampaign, creating a profound impact on arecently federatedAustralia.

Twenty-two-year-old Arthur Abernethy from Maffra, serving in the 14th Infantry Battalion, and James Kiernan, from Sale, serving in the 5thInfantry Battalion, were amongthe more than 8000 Australians killed in action during the Gallipoli campaign.

Whilethe Gallipoli campaignfailed to achieve its military objectives, the actions of Australian and New Zealand forces left apowerful legacy;

the traits shown in Gallipoli –bravery, ingenuity, endurance and mateship –have become enshrined as defining aspects of the Australian character.

April 25 marks the first major military action fought by Australianand NewZealand forces during the First World War, widely regarded as the foundation legend of Australian military history and apotent symbol of federated Australia.

Australian and New Zealand soldiers who formed part of the allied expedition to capture the Gallipoli Peninsula became knownasAnzacs, and the pride they took in that name continues to this day.

In 1916the firstAnzac Day commemorations were held on April 25 and were marked by various ceremonies, services and marches acrossAustralia; in the Sydney march, convoys of cars carried soldiers wounded on Gallipoli and their nurses.

More than 2000 Australianand New Zealand troops marchedthrough thestreets of London on April 25, 1916; aLondon newspaper headline

dubbingthe ANZACs “the knights of Gallipoli”.

Anzac Day became anational commemoration for the more than 60,000Australians who died during World War I, with every state observing some form of public holiday for the first time on Anzac Day in 1927.

All of the rituals we now associate with AnzacDay -dawnvigils, marches, memorial services, reunions, and two-up games -were firmly established by the mid-1930s.

Anzac Day later servedtocommemoratethe lives of Australians who died in the Second World War; the meaning of the day was further broadened in subsequentyears to include those who lost their lives in all Australian-involved military and peacekeeping operations.

Due to printing deadlines,coverage of this year’s ANZAC Dayservices will feature in next week’sExpress

Lest we forget: Latrobe Valleyresidents paid their respects at ANZACDay services across the region

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ONE POINTERS

1. In little redriding hood, who does the wolf dress up as?

2. An insomniac struggles to do what?

3. What year werethe Sydney Olympics held?

4. What country werethe Lordofthe Ringsfilms made in?

TWO POINTERS

5. Which local league do Rosedale Football/Netball Club play in?

6. If Iwas in the town of Nimbin what state would Ibein?

7. What was the nickname of the Australian criminal who cut off both his ears while in jail?

8. In the phonetic alphabet, what wordisused for the letter ‘L’?

THREE POINTERS

9. What was Princess Diana’ssurname beforeshe gotmarried?

10. Which driver won the Australian Formula 1Grand Prix in Melbourne this year?

11. Who created the comic characters of Ali G, Borat, and Bruno?

12. PB is the chemical symbol for what metal?

FOUR POINTERS

13. In the poem by Edgar Allen Poe, what did the raven say?

14. Legal agreements areoften divided into smaller parts called what?

FIVE POINTER

15. I’ll give you the name of five famous books and you give me the author?

1. The Catcher in the Rye 2. Pride and Prejudice

3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’sStone4.Moby Dick

5. Great Expectations

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Seize theDay next Sunday

LATROBE Orchestra are performing Seize the Day at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon on Sunday, May 7at2:30pm.

The concertfeatures Latrobe Orchestra Life Member and centenarian Judy Hall OAM performing the second movementofBeethoven’s Emperor Piano concerto, 24 years after her debut concerto performance withthe group at the tender age of 78.

Hall's debut concerto performance plan was hatched when Kath Teychenne was conducting the orchestra in 1999.

Hall was sick of all her students getting wonderful opportunities to perform with orchestra, and wanted to have agoherself.

So those two dynamo forces made it happen.

Latrobe Orchestra are delighted it can support Judy once again,inher debut on the long awaited GPAC stage (with afew members from the 1999 orchestra playing again in 2023).

Also performing with the Orchestra will be Mary Mirtschin.

Mirtschin is alocal singing teacher and performer, and senior ensembles from the Lavalla Catholic College Music Department.

Hall will be performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5inE-flat major.

Latrobe Orchestra will also perform legendary film scores from Titanic(featuringMary Mirtschin) and Apollo 13, The Lord of the Rings, Superman Returns, and Rodger and Hammerstein’s Sound of Music.

Lavalla Catholic College Senior Concert Band, senior jazz ensemble and senior choir will delight audience members of all ages, featuring aspecial performance of the commissioned work Gunai Dreaming.

All tickets $20, available at GPAC or online at latrobe.vic.gov.au/gpac/events/Seize_the_Day

For more information, call Alison Teychenne on 0402 125 848.

Helping fellow men across the Tasman

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

TRARALGON residents Phil Glover and Darryl

Birdfromthe GippslandPeoples Council have worked to amass $8000 worth of clothing donations to go toward recovery relief in New Zealand following the devastating Cyclone Gabrielleearlier this year.

Cyclone Gabrielle overcame New Zealand with strong winds andheavyraininmid-February, adding to what wasalreadyanunusuallywet start to the year. The extreme weather brought destructive flooding, storm surge, and landslidesto the region, killing11people and displacing at least 10,000 more with clean-up efforts still underway.

New Zealand native Phil Glover organised the donation as the impacts of the cyclone are still being felt two months after the disaster.

“The cyclonethat took out alarge part of the east coast of the Island, well, I’ve got family living over there. They weren’t in the worst part of it they wereonthe fringe,but whenthey cleaned their property up, they started helping others that were less fortunate,” he said.

“I reached out to them to ask if there was anything that we could do from here, and they said they needed clothes and blankets. The people that have been displaced have lost their homes and everything in them …they’ve got nothing”.

The Gippsland People’s Council was formed 18 months ago, beginning withonly 10 people. Having now expandedto250 members,the group aims to advocate for the local community and to bring positive change.

Another organiser of the donation drive, Darryl Bird, said that the struggles of those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle have gone unheard.

“You don’thear anything about it. They’re devastated they’ve lost houses,they’ve lost everything,” he said.

Because of Mr Glover’s personalconnection to the New Zealand disaster and Mr Birds’ love to help out amate, thepair were more motivated than

Helping

ever to assist, turning to their People’s Council for more donations.

The pile of donations grew from asinglebag of Mr Bird’s coats to amassive pile of necessities, withMrGlover’s man cave packed withblankets, towels, clothes and other essential items.

“That’s the generosity of all our people,” Mr Bird proudly stated.

The donation pile is so large that the pair must ship it over as opposedtoanair carrier over to the port of Napier (the closest port to the damage) in New Zealand.

“I’ve liaised with the civildefence and the council overthere,and they’re going to grab it off the wharf and takeittocivildefence headquarters and distribute it from there,” Mr Gloverexplained.

The pile of donations was shipped on Friday to arrive on the groundinNew Zealand withinthree days, where those donations can be put straight to use.

New Zealand’s Cyclone Gabrielle made history as the costliesttropicalcyclone in the southern hemisphere, causing upward of around $8 billion in damages for the country.

hands: Phil Gloverand Darryl Bird have organised adonationdrive of around $8000 worthofgoods to aid thecyclone Gabrielle recovery Photograph Zaida Glibanovic

Reconstructionfundapproved

COMMENT

BY RAFF CICCONE

ON March 28, the Senate passed the National Reconstruction Fund, akey election commitment of the Albanese Labor government.

This $15 billion fund is all about revitalising Australian industry so we can be acountry that makes things again. It represents one of Australia’s biggest investments in manufacturing in living memory.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we all saw how our over-reliance on international supply chains left us exposed to disruptions outsideof our control.

But the Australian workers and businesses who stepped up to provide us with the goods and services we all rely on show that there is great potential to improve our domestic capability.

The National Reconstruction Fund is all about realising this potential.

The fund will direct significant investment into regional Australia, creating jobs in agriculture, forestry, resources and other important industries.

As the government has previously announced,

$500 million of targeted investment will be directed towards value-adding in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food and fibre.

Iwas disappointedthat my Liberal and Nationals colleagues voted against establishing the fund.

It is exactlythe sort of policy that regional politicians should support:The government stepping in to ensureAustralians in rural and remote areas benefit from the nation-buildingactivities and industry development that too often favours big cities.

But the Nationals voted with the Liberals against the bill. With each passing week it becomes clearer that the Coalition opposes policies not because they think they are bad ideas, but because Labor came up with them.

There are seven priorityinvestmentareas for the National Reconstruction Fund, ensuring that we are improving our sovereign capabilityinessential supply chains.

The areas havebeen selected to strategically drive economic development in our regions and outer suburbs, diversify the nation’s economy and create secure jobs.

One of these areas is defence capability. By

maximising sourcing requirementsfrom Australian suppliers employing Australian workers, we can ensureour own country plays more of arole in our defencesupply chain.

The National Reconstruction Fund recognises that theforestry industrywill be key to our low emissions future.Byproviding investment for value-add in forestry, we can ensure that demand for timber products -which we know must necessarily rise if we are going to meet ourclimate goals -can be met with Australian goods.

Value-adding activitiesinagriculture will also be eligible for investment through the National Reconstruction Fund, ensuringthat Australian workers and businesses play asignificant role in more steps in the agriculture supply chain.

Iamproudthat Federal Labor is delivering on its election commitments and delivering for regional Australia.

Warragul ProgramManager SigridTucker, students Mei Lui,Brooke Wilson,Sneha Babuand teacherSarah Mullinswerethrilledtomeet Victorian Senator Jess Walsh (second from right) Photograph supplied

ReflectingonfreeTAFE

for her children with the flexible hours available through TAFE.

Senator Raff Ciccone is aFederal Labor Senator for Victoria, DeputyGovernment Whip in the Senate and Chair of the SenateForeign Affairs,Defence and Trade Legislation Committee Leader: FederalSenator Raff Ciccone Photograph supplied AHANDFUL of students from TAFE Gippsland Warragulgot to share theirstudy stories with Victorian Senator Jess Walsh recently.

Students reflected on the opportunities that the state and federal governments’ Free TAFE programs have offered them.

The student cohorts took Senator Walsh on a tour of their respective training spaces, filling her in on how access to Free TAFE has helped them further their studies and explore their potentialin the healthcare and early childhood sectors.

TAFEGippslandactingchief executive Jeff Pentney said it was an uplifting visit for all involved.

“It was greathearing the students speak to Senator Walsh about how fee-freeTAFE has helped them break into their industry of interest and look forward to pursuing successful careers in nursing and early childhood education,” he said.

“One of our nursing students, Emily, shared a personal story about her dream of doing nursing foreight years. As amother, she was struggling to find the time and finances to be able to study, but her dream has been realised with Free TAFE.

"She’s also been able to balance study with caring

“Another nursing student, Rachel, spoke about how grateful she is to be able to workinthe healthcare sector.

"As the primaryincome earner for her family, she’s very much looking forward to being able to give back in this space.

“It was areallypositive visitfor everyone involved.”

TAFEGippsland’s DirectorofEducational DeliveryLinda Austin and board chair Paul Buckley also met with SenatorWalsh, focusing on the supply chain for new energy projects in the region.

“Asour energy sector transitions from fossil-fuel manufacturingtorenewables and sustainability, we’re working closely with industry to ensure our training optionsmeet the needs of the emerging renewables sector,” Mr Pentney said.

“TAFE Gippsland is at the forefront of adapting training to suit the needs of industry. We have alsoinvestedconsiderably in our infrastructure in recent years,toensurestate-of-the-art learning environmentsfor our students and staff.”

Bath bats for regional voice in infrastructure policy

NATIONALS Member for EasternVictoriaRegion, Melina Bath, is encouraging regional Victorians to havetheir sayonVictoria’s 30-year infrastructure strategy.

Infrastructure Victoria is an independent body which advisesthe state government how and where infrastructure is needed to support fair access for all.

Ms Bath said Infrastructure Victoria has an open public consultation to help identify infrastructure needs across the state from 2025-2055.

“Given the city centricnature of the Andrews government, it’s vitallyimportantfor regional Victoria’s to be aware of this consultation process and provide input,” Ms Bath said.

“Under the Andrews government, the infrastructure needsofregional Victoria’shas been relegated to the backofthe queue-our roads, hospitals, public transport, housing and community facilities have failed to keep pace with demand, resultinginsocial inequity in our country areas.

“In the last state budget, regional Victoria only received 13 per cent of infrastructure funding despite representing 25 per cent of the population -the city bias mustbeaddressed in futurebudgets

“The pandemic has exacerbated the need for improved infrastructure in regional Victoria after manypeople made the decisiontomovefrom Melbourne into the regions.

“The ongoing economic uncertainly and rising

cost of living in Victoria,combined withbenefits of space, lower house prices and ahigher quality of life has all placed pressure on regional infrastructure.”

Ms Bathsaidgiven InfrastructureVictoria’s consultationislooking at the needs of the state up until 2055, it was vital for young people to have their say and not just those living in Melbourne.

“Ultimately any infrastructure decisions made for the coming 30 years’ in regional Victoria is going to impactthe lives and livelihoods of young people andtheir future families," Ms Bath said.

“While infrastructure Victoria is holding ayouth forum, it’s metropolitan based -youth forums should also be held in all regional centres to provide balance.

“The future needs of all Victorians must be the focus of stategovernment decisionmaking, and regional Victoria deserves its fair share of infrastructure spending to address inequalities. “Our local communities want tangible action delivered in atimelymanner, and not aheadline when it comes to important regional infrastructure projects.

“I’m encouraging locals to have their say and so the needs of regional Victorians are firmly put on the state government’s agenda.”

Infrastructure Victoria’sconsultation process remains open until Sunday, May 28. Feedback can be completedonline at engage vic.gov.au/victorias30yearinfrastructurestrategy

Special guest: TAFE Gippsland

Cameron pleads for PSO’s

MEMBER for Morwell,Martin Cameron, has called on the state government to urgently allocate PSOs to Morwell,

Mr Cameron citeda6.5 per cent rise in criminal incidents in the town and an influxofcalls from residents who have witnessed or experienced anti-social behaviour around the station and bus terminal.

Mr Cameron demandedthe Latrobe Valleyreceive the same treatment as metropolitan Melbourne, where all 212 train stations areresourced with PSOs while just four train stations in the whole of regional Victoria have adedicated PSO presence.

“The Ministerfor Police has failed to understandthe critical need for more resources in Morwell by suggesting the PSOsstationed at

Traralgon have the ‘opportunity to travel to other railway stations’,” Mr Cameron said.

“This is simply not good enough. The suggestion that asmall contingent of PSOs at Traralgon -who may or may not ‘choose’totravel elsewhere-should be responsible for patrolling all the stations across the Valley is ludicrous and shows how out of touchthe Andrews government is with the needs of regional Victorians.

“Our police do aterrific job in keeping our communities safe, but they cannot always attend at the time an incident occurs due to resourcing.

"I am again calling on the Minister for Police to urgently allocate PSOs to the Morwell train station.”

Needed: Member forMorwell Martin Cameron is callingon the stategovernment to provide PSO’s at Morwell Train Station.

Photograph supplied

New road rules for portable devices

NEW road rules have come into effect in Victoria thatclarify the use of portable devices when driving avehicle or riding another form of transport such as amotorbike, bicycle, e-scooter or evenrollerblades.

Thesenew road rulesaim to keep road users safe, reflect the significantincrease in technologies capable of distracting adriver, and bring Victoria into line with the road rules in other states.

The principlesunderpinning the rulesremain the same: Don’t touch your unmounted or wearable device while you’re driving or riding.

Learner, P1 and P2 drivers are subject to much stricter rules, and should visit the RACV website for more information.

RACV head of policy, James Williams, explained the new rules, and the penalties that could apply for the illegal use of portable devices.

“We appreciate that the rules are complex, but this reflects the developing range of technologies that can distract adriver,” Mr Williams said.

“In general, drivers or riders who hold afull licence cannot touch an unmounted or wearable device, such as aphone, tablet, laptop, smart watch, or any other devicewhile drivingorriding.

“You can connect to yourvehicle’s Bluetooth, then place the unmounted device out of sight and reach before you start your journey.

“As ageneral rule, drivers and riderscan use mounted devices or inbuilt systems for functions such as music and navigation, provided they are not entering text, scrolling, or viewing images, social media, websites, or videos.

“For wearable devices such as smart watches, you can’t touch the device while driving or riding.

"You can only use voice controls to initiate, accept or reject audio calls, play or stream audio materials, or adjust volume levels.

“You can also use amobile phone or other device to pay at adrive-through.

“Formobilephones and tablets,the mounting mustbecommerciallydesigned and manufactured for that purpose, and the device must be secured in the mounting.

"Mobiledevice and seat belt cameras are currently being introduced in Victoria. The cameras will capture drivers and riderswho areholding mobile phones or other devices, as well as drivers and passengers who are not wearing seatbelts, or not wearing them properly."

For further information on the rules, visit RACV's road safety website page.

Prioritising community health at Heart Focus

By TOMHAYES

ABRAND newcommunity health churchwas

officiallyopened lastweek, serving arange of different locals who need help with various aspects of life.

Heart Focus Community Church, located on 46-48 Buckley Street,Morwell, offers arange of services to the local area, and hopes to add more in the future.

When you walk into the centre, you receive a warm, welcoming feeling from the get-go, and as you enter, you walk straight into what they call the Connect Area.

In the Connect Area, patronscan get adrinkand abitetoeat, while socialising with centre members or people in similar life situations.

Down the hallway is afood bank, whichis purchased by the organisation each week.

They receive four to six pallets of stock each week forpeople to provide for themselves and their families.

The food bank supports healthyeating habits, stocking healthy food and meals for people.

Every Friday night at 6.30pm, the Café Church provides ashort service, speaking on subjects within today’s issues and how the word of God relates to current events.

Around 50 people per week attend this event, while the food bank caters for around another 150 people per week.

Heart Focus Community Church offers life skill courses, all based around life improvement in different aspects, rangingfrom relationshipsto finances and addictions to spirituality.

Currently in progressisarecording studio, where they hope to record courses or music with anarrative.

Once available, the centre will upload pieces for people to hear on mainstream platforms.

Being in the heart of Morwell, there is plenty of health services surrounding, which means if they can’t help you, someone else can.

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The centre can refer people to other services which they can then receive proper treatment if they feel like they need it.

The demographic of the centre revolves around adults with arange of differences, including unemployment, pensioners, people struggling to make ends meet (the working poor), and single parents.

“The demographic you could say is anywhere fromabout 18 (years old),” Heart Focus Community Church’s John Lamb said.

Heart Focus Community Church isn’t like other community health services, as they run out of their own pocket, and isn’t government funded.

All that is needed to receivetheir services is proof of ahealthcare card and a$10 donation (if possible) to unlock every service on the day.

“It’s asafeenvironmentfor them to come in and connect with people,” Mr Lamb said.

“Some of them make life-long friends here.”

The centre accepts donations,whether in the form of cash or vouchers (to be giventoparticipants), in order to keep the church running.

Mr Lamb reminds peoplethat come through that “This is not the end of the road”, as he hopes to help them get back on their feet.

The Heart Focus Community Church is open on Monday and Tuesday from 10am until 1pm, and Thursday from 10am until 1pm and 3.30pm until 5.30pm, and the Café Church is open on Friday’s at 6.30pm.

The staff have various backgrounds, Mr Lamb has worked within addiction reformingand counselling, Nikki Shaw is an educational support officer at Lavalla in Traralgon, and co-ordinator Rein Hermans is aformer fitter and turner at Loy Yang who has now become involved in this line of work in the last 20 years.

To see what is available and talk to staff, go to 46-48 Buckley Street,Morwell and talk to the friendly staff to see what they can do for you.

Team effort: John Lamb,NikkiShawand Rein Hermens pose in the caféofHeartFocus CommunityChurch.

Photograph TomHayes

Tough dayatbull auction

By LIAM DURKIN

THEYdosay farmingisa gamble year after year.

Thatnotionwas clearly evidentafterthe Absolute Angus Bull Sale on Wednesday, March 29.

TheAutumnsaleattracted agreat deal of interesttothe Trafalgar South property.

Unfortunately, the interest did not translate into many sales.

Of the 69 lots, 31 were sold.

The remaining 35 had no bids, while three were withdrawn.

Attendees saw the top price early in the piece -lot's one and three to be precise, each going for $16,000.

Absolute Angus principal stud Anthony Pisa attributed their price to new ground genetics and a"very strong" maternal side.

The auction was also open to digital bidders. Seven lotswere soldonline amid atotal of 38 bits

In anod to modern technology,anElders

auctioneer operated with the phone constantly held to one ear, relaying messages from what he heard on the ground through the other.

Overall, an auction average of $8871 came in, after asking prices for each lot started at $6000.

Online buyers came from as far as Bairnsdale, Murrindindi (near Yea in the state's high country) and Saint Germains (near Kyabram in the state's north)

While conceding it was atough day, Mr Pisa put on abrave face, and was willing to take some small mercies out of the sale.

Best seller: Thetop-priced bullseachwent for$16,000.

"Itwas abit disappointing becausethe bulls are highcalibre,obviouslynot enough buyers,but what sold, sold well," he said.

Dampconditionsmay have played apart in stopping people attending in person, not allowing potential buyers the chance to really examinewhat they might be investing in.

The sale also coincided with the end of the buying season, and with store prices down, anatural decline in sales was always apossibility.

“Therehas been alot of bullsaround, the weather probably didn't do us the world of good, but it was achallenging sale," Mr Pisa said.

“I think the dry weather, lack of confidence probably, it will be interesting moving forward to see how the market progresses, Ithink there is a lot of positivity.

"We have new ground, progressing into the Angus bull making alot of difference, alot of people are aftergenetics, allthe toppricebulls areonnew ground, we are focussing still on fertility, growth, and longevity, that is the most important thing."

Moving forward, Mr Pisa will continue to work on his stud both in Gippsland and further afield in Echuca, where anumberofcalving programs are set to get underway.

Despite sales being down, those attending Absolute Anguswere treated to great hospitality, with acoffee cart serving high quality food, and some stylish Absolute Angus merchandise available to take home.

Although theday itself may have been afinancial disappointment, small things likethatall form partofthe auction experience,which willhopefully leadtogreater returnswhenthe next Absolute Angus Sale is held.

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Uni trials medical monopoly

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

MORE than 100 first-year Monash University rural health Churchill students trialled anew boardgame to help ruraldoctors understand the impacts of climate change events on medical practice recently.

No, the board game did not involve removing items from cavities with tweezers like the classic family favourite ‘Operation’, instead,students played as ajunior doctor in several health settings during asevere flood event.

The ground-breaking gamified learning model was led by AssociateProfessor Margaret Simmons and Dr David Reser from Monash Rural Health Churchill.

Students worked in groups and immersed themselves into oneofseven settings,including an aged care facility, aGPclinic, afarm,a hospital, at home (self-care), apharmacy, or an emergency shelter,and were forcedtoconsider the various implications of asevere flood event on themselves and their patients.

Students each had individual tokens, rolling the dice to move across the board to address different problems associated with their scenario; students

also had to deal with various‘chance’obstacles thrown in. The gamecomes as acompulsory learning outcome for their studies.

Taking abreak from books and lecturers, students happily attended the event, wherethey were treated to teaand coffee and an introduction by renowned ProfessorTony Capon, from the Monash Sustainable Development Institute and aformer Director of Global Health at the United Nations.

There were 15 staff members and several guest panellists, including aGP, pharmacist, and paediatrician roaming the auditorium to elicit students' understanding and curiosity before joining apanel foradiscussion based on student questions during the game.

The game started as asummer scholarship idea by asecond-year medical student, Mikaela Misso, in collaboration with five other Monash students in public health and computer science, and has now been incorporated into the rural med student training.

Ms Misso and colleagues received summerscholarships to develop aboard game to teach medical students how to adapt to changing patient needs duetoclimate change incidents such as bushfires, heatwaves, and floods.

Ms Misso,the mastermind of the game,is passionate about changing the health industry’s perceptions in regardtoclimatechange preparation

“Such disastersare expected to occur with greater frequency and severity,particularly in rural areas, as the effects of climate change become more pronounced, and we need to equip the next generation of doctors and healthcare workers to be able to deal with these crises,” she said.

Associate Professor Marg Simmons, who led the proceedings, reiterated these sentiments.

“I’ve been teaching climate change and sustainability for about 14 years, Ifeltitwas something not necessarily covered in amedical curriculum, but I thought it was an important topic that should be included becauseour futuredoctors are goingtobe at the forefront of these changes and Ithinkwesee them first and foremost in arural area,” she said.

“We experienced flooding, we experienced bushfires, and we experienced food insecurity and air quality issues.”

The gamified teaching approach is agreat way to engage students in afun and interactive way outside of didactic lectures.

“Students obviously have avery packed curriculum, they obviously have to learn their anatomy

and their pharmacology and their physiology, but Ithought there was also space for them to learn more about sustainability and climate change,” Prof Simmons added.

AccordingtoDrReser, the aimofthe gameis to help students understand the likely effects of climate change at apersonaland professional level engagingly and interactively.

“Allowing students to think through the impacts of climate change and rural health in this way helps them to become better-informed and more socially aware doctors as their careers unfold in a climate-changed future,” he said.

Speaking to the Express, Dr Reser expressed future aspirations of expanding the use of this board game for all health sector students across the university, from pharmacy to paramedics.

Monash University‘s graduate-entrymedicine program emphasises clinical communication skills and earlyclinicalcontact visits to medical practices, community care facilities and hospitals. Significant time is spent in rural settings, creating and building these critical skills. Students complete their firstyearofstudy at the Monash School of Rural Health in Churchill.

Team: Students Erica, Maddy,Alex, Nathan and Adhanworktogether to find solutions to the game

Fun: First-yearsJulia,Jaspreet,Kaushik, Vian and Wajeeha enjoyed the learning experience. Photographs Zaida Glibanovic

Honouring Morwell House help

By TOMHAYES

MORWELL Neighbourhood House was recently visited by Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, seeing first-hand what great community work they are doing.

Funded by DHS and acommittee of management, Morwell Neighbourhood House has acombination of avenues that support the House.

“It’s acombination of sponsorships,partnerships and donations,” Morwell Neighbourhood House manager and LatrobeCityCouncillor Tracie Lund said.

“We’re also a registered charity, so we do some other work our financial running is a combination of other things.”

Alongside Morwell for Morwell Martin Cameron and Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath, Mr Chester learnt about all the programs designed to help community members in need.

“The work of Tracie and her team at Morwell Neighbourhood House is creating areal difference to local families who are facing challenges with the increasing cost of living,” Mr Chester said.

“One particular program they offer to residents is the opportunity to borrow alawn mower,tohelp with property maintenance and has been very popular with community members.

“Theseprograms ensure members of ourcommunity are receiving support and have the opportunity to maintain theirpropertiesand providefood to their families and more.

“Well done to the team for working with the community to deliver practical solutions to local problems.”

Morwell Neighbourhood House manager Tracie Lund wasproudofthe recognition from Mr Chester.

“It’s always really inspiring for us when our community and elected leaders valueour work, understand our work and promote our work” Ms Lund said.

“It was an opportunity for us to showcase the community development work thatwedoand also explorewith him about the social and economic impact of the work that is very much grassroots.”

Morwell Neighbourhood House provides a number of services to helpwith independence of disadvantaged people, including educational support, skills learning, training and volunteering opportunities and support programs.

“We have our food bank, shower and power -so you can shower here, get ahot meal, we have a lawnmower bank …wehave arepair café and free store, apeoples kitchen program,” Ms Lund said.

“We have akinder cup café, we have asocial enterprise café that supports the work of the Neighbourhood House, we also work to support people that mighthave barriers to employment to come in and work with us in the café to build skill and knowledge and some employment skills.”

The services at Morwell Neighbourhood House are well-intendedand have great benefits to the community that stops by.

Services named abovehelp withoverall social skills, employment skills and gives people asafe place to be no matter the occasion.

Morwell Neighbourhood House caters for everyone and anyone, opening its doors to anyone in need of help.

“The Neighbourhood House is open to anybody and everybody, and we are an inclusive organisation, we welcome diversity,” Ms Lund said.

“Our food bank in a10-week period can see over 500, 600 people through the door.

“When we look at those numbers, the numbers are well over 1500, sometimes up to 2000 …someone might be coming in to shop for afamily of five.”

Neighbourhood Houses haveexperienced a popular rise around the region, helping different communities within towns around the region.

“There’s over 400 (Neighbourhood Houses) across Victoria, just about in most local government areas,

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you willsee at least one Neighbourhood House,” Ms Lund said

“Neighbourhood Houses are asafeplace in the community, theydodirect responsestocommunity issues, local solutions to local issues.

“They are community development models, opposed to awelfare model, which meansthey workcollaborativelywith their community to come up with asolutions together.

“You will find that every Neighbourhood House is different, they rundifferent programs, as they’re relevant to their local community. You’ll never walk into one Neighbourhood House and say ‘I’ve seen one Neighbourhood House, I’ve seen them all’, because they are all diverse.”

Starting on May 8until May 14, it is National Neighbourhood House week -anannual celebration recognising the contribution that over 1000 Neighbourhood Houses make across Australia.

The theme for this year is ‘Locals connecting Locals’, and the Morwell Neighbourhood House will be runningevents throughout the week, in celebration of the week.

Appreciation: Darren Chester withMorwell Neighbourhood House managerTracie Lund.

Helping hand: Frank Wilkinson, Latrobe City CouncillorTracie Lund and BrookeMawson pose with alawnmower from their bank.

Photograph TomHayes

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FromMorwell to the bigstage

By TOMHAYES

SOME people dream of travelling the world, but a local man got travel the world, spread amessage with good friends and do the thing he loved in the meantime.

Ricky Harrison, an Aboriginal man who grew up in Morwell, has shared his story about his career as asongwriter and band member, including all of the highs and the lows.

Now aged 63, Mr Harrison was able to reflect on his career, and how he has been motivated to continue to pursue music for over 40 years. His story begun when he was just 15-years-old, in 1975, when he began to write songs in his bedroom and from this experience, he and his mate Nicky Moffatt created aband named Black Satin.

Mr Harrison was inspired by rock music and wrote songs to match that genre, inspired alot by AC/DC.

Mr Harrison hadlearnt to play the guitar for around two years prior at this stage.

Toward the end of the 1970s, Mr Harrison was invited to start abandwith aman named Les Graham (Kelly), in quite unusual circumstances.

“Les (Graham), his brother is marriedtomy sister,” Mr Harrison said.

“He fell asleep in the back of the car one night, they were drinking and ended up coming to Morwell.

“I went to afuneral at Lake Tyers and when I got back, he (MrGraham) was therelaying on the couch.

“Hegot up and he said ‘Hey, look man, come and join this band in Adelaide, Iread all of your songs that you wrote in your room'.

“I was out, and because all of the songs I’ve written -sheets of paper were all over the ground -I didn’t really get achance to clean it up.”

Mr Harrison remembers Mr Graham telling him they need songwriters and aguitarist.

Mr Harrison fit the bill and decided to join.

With Mr Graham, Mr Harrison joined in the bandalongsideBartWilloughby as the co-founding members of the band.

Mr Graham and Mr Willoughby are Aboriginal men from South Australia.

The trio would work together well, Mr Harrison was asongwriter and aguitarist, Mr Graham was the lead guitarist, while Mr Willoughby would play the drums and have the role of singer/songwriter.

Theband would be called No Fixed Address, a name which wasused for aschool productionat

Mr Harrison’s school.

Mr Harrison wanted to ask his teacher, Chester Schultz, if he could use the same name for the band first, before they went ahead with it.

“He (Mr Schultz) used to teach singing Ithink,” Mr Harrison said.

“He wrote music …sohehad aplay, called it a musical drama and it was calledNoFixedAddress

“So we approached Chester,and asked if it could use the name for abandname.”

No Fixed Address would go on to have adeeper meaning to the members in reflection, as they bounced around from home to home during their earlier years, seemingly having no fixed address.

“Living in different placesatthe time, we had no fixed address,” Mr Harrison said.

The band was popular for pub gigs and smaller performances, before things dramatically grew, as they began to do community events and festivals.

Mr Harrison’s genre shifted from rock to reggae rock, which had aslower tempo.

The reggae style was inspired by musicians such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.

Mr Harrison revealed that his favourite release

by the band, that he wrote,was asongcalled ‘Pigs’, as it depicted how the police patrolledfromthe view of Aboriginal people.

“It’s about the way the police arrest our people and are forever on our case,” Mr Harrison said.

“We’d be driving in the car and they’d pull you over, we’d be walking down the street and they’d question you, you’d try and go into apub and they wouldn’t let you in.

“We spoke to the police in Adelaide because of what was going on, and that was sort of the inspiration for the song.”

The band toured up and across Australia multiple times, and even had the chance to tour overseas.

The members of No Fixed Address were able to meet with aplethora of music royalties;Jimmy Page fromLed Zeppelin,David Bowie, Ronnie Wood from The Rolling Stones, and one of Mr Willoughby’s favourite bands: Misty in Roots.

Apart from music royalty, the band also came across many notable names, with the likes of Australian Prime Ministers Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke, and KingCharles,who was known as Prince Charles back then.

Mr Hawke would later launch their first album

‘From My Eyes’, and at the time was the first Prime Minister to ever launch an album. No FixedAddress is abandthat boasts many firsts, as they began to tear down the barriers that society had built up against Indigenous Australians.

“It got attention, newspapers were talking about it alot and it got alot more people to come to the shows,” Mr Harrison said.

“It didn’t change very much, the abuse by the government or the police, it might’ve got worse.

“Today, Ifeel likethere is alot more awareness.”

They were the first Aboriginal bandtoappear on the TV show Countdown,aswell as becoming the first mainstream Aboriginalbandtotour overseas.

No Fixed Address would tour the United Kingdom, as well as Eastern Europe and the popular countries of France, Germany, Italy and Greece.

“We got areally good reception from the English,” Mr Harrison said.

“There was quite afew Aussies over there who would come along to our shows …itwas good to meet up with them and talk to them.

Mr Harrison was amazed by how different cultures and nationalities could consume their content.

“We had alot of different nationalities come to our shows too,” Mr Harrison said.

“Russians, and Egyptians you name it.

“We were on Countdown and all that,sowe started packing alot of different people.”

Amazingly, the band has split up and continued to get back together, time and time again.

Over the years, new members would come in and out of the circle, but none stayed true to the band likeMrHarrison, Mr Grahamand Mr Willoughby.

The band formed in 1979 and lasted six years until 1985, two yearslaterin1987the band would come backtogether,without Mr Harrison, splitting up again in 1989.

“Les (Graham) ended up in jail, so the band split up completely,” Mr Harrison said.

“No FixedAddress turnedinto aheavy metal band, Iwas still with them, but Ithought ‘I don’t want to do this, because Ilike playing reggae’.

Seven years on in 1996, the band, including Mr Harrison returnedfor around ayear to perform some shows.

In 2006 the band then came back together after anine-year hiatus, for another couple of years.

In 2011 the original members of the band were inducted into the National Indigenous Music Awards.

Then finally in 2016 the band reunited to accept Hall of Fame recognition for the South Australia Music Hall of Fame, before enduring their final break up to date in 2017.

No Fixed Addresshave been together since 2018

When Mr Harrison was asked about the breakups, he responded “Disagreements withinthe band, we all probably had turns dropping everything.”

“There’s no issue outside of our family commitments, and (we argued about) who’s running what.

“In the end I’ve been elected, basically, to run everything, so I’m the manager at the moment, so I’m the one in the firing line.

“I guess we’re sticking together more now because we still see there’s life in the old guys, so to speak.”

In 2021, No Fixed Address performed ashow, celebrating after alaneway in Adelaide was named after them.

Amural of the band is now displayed on thewall in the laneway, making it personally their own.

Anumberofnotable Adelaide artists had lanes named after them too, including Paul Kelly, Sia, The Angels and Cold Chisel.

“Because they becamethe music capital of the world …they decided to name lanes after people,” Mr Harrison said.

“They painted apictureofusfrom 1980, from when we were walking down the street.”

Over the years, Mr Harrison and No Fixed Address have dabbled in things other than music.

In the early 1980s, in collaboration with another band,‘Us Mob’, they released amovie called Wrong Side of the Road

This movie gave asnapshot into what life what like for Aboriginal peopleliving and growing up in the 1970s and 80s.

“It’s just about what ourlives were,” Mr Harrison said.

“It talked about the stolen generation, the issues at Aboriginal people in South Australia experience, as well as our music.”

The movie won the Jury Prize at the 1981 Australian Film Institute Awards, and was nominated for Best Filmand BestOriginalMusic Score.

The band is no strangertothe television, as they have appeared on many programs.

Theyfeatured on Countdown,but have also appeared on MTV, Music Express,Sounds,ABC and Rage

Upon being asked what his proudest moment was, Mr Harrison first said “There has been a lot of those!”

He reminisced on touringinEngland and seeing different audiences enjoy their music, as well as being around musical greats David Bowie and Jimmy Page.

“Going to England, being able to go thereand play in adifferent country to different audiences, singing our songs,” Mr Harrison said.

“While we were overthere,meeting David Bowie. He came to one of our shows.”

Afunny story arose from their interaction with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page.

“We were tuning up one night and this guy walks in and he looks at me and Ithought ‘I know you’, I just couldn’tpicture who he was,” Mr Harrison said.

“He goes ‘Where’s Bart?’, and Ipointedover to him.

“Bart wasover therepouringwater down a digeridoo to tune it up …Jimmy Page walks over and he’s talking to Bart, and Bart’s saying ‘I’m pretty busy at the moment, could you come back later?’

“Our manager walked over and says ‘Guys, you know who that was? That was Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin!'”

While Bart went back searching through rooms to find Mr Page, he funnily stumbled across one of his favourite bands, Misty in Roots.

Lifeinthe near future doesn’tlook all toodifferent for Mr Harrison.

He continuestodoshows withthe band every now and again, planning to do some shows throughout October and November of this year in WA.

Mr Harrison still writes his music and continues to be inspired to do so.

Remember his first band, Black Satin, with Mr Moffatt?

They still do shows together performing newer songs, showing the resilience and want to keep going within the industry.

“We’re still tryingtosort out what we’re going to do after we get to Adelaide, because Adelaide is end of the Sunset Tour,” Mr Harrison said.

“If people want us to play, we’ll continue to play.”

But now is an exciting time for No Fixed Address, as they have announced a‘Sunset Tour’ to promote their new autobiography, titled No Fixed Address

The book covers the members, their families, police harassment they endured in the music industry, snippets of the movie and growingup in Australia as Aboriginal men.

Written by Donald Robertson, the book is available to be pre-ordered currently for $39.99 on hybridpublishers.com.au/product/ no-fixed-address-the-story-of-australias-trailblazing-aboriginal-rock-n-reggae-band/

The Sunset Tour will take them across the country once again. Beginning in Marrickville,New South Wales, the band then travelstoSouth Geelong, Hobart, Collingwood, Adelaide and Macclesfield. More shows hope go ahead in Queensland, Perth, Canberra, and Alice Springs.

Going on tour will be Mr Harrison, Mr Graham, Mr Willoughby and Mr Moffatt, and joining in will be Mr Harrison’s nephew, Sean Moffatt.

Whileontour, No Fixed Address have organised to havea documentary created, which will follow them throughout the tour, which Mr Harrison hopes will be ready to release in 2024.

“There will be footageofthe bandplaying, stories, interviews, abit of acting in there Isuppose,” Mr Harrison said.

From May 18, the band will travel Australia, more details are on theirFacebookpageatfacebook.com/ nofixedaddressofficialsite/

Comingsoon: No FixedAddress has announced their Sunset Tour Photograph supplied

Dazzle and dare at Moe dance

By ZAIDAGLIBANOVIC

OVER300 dancers putontheir absolutebest performances at the Moe Dance Eisteddfod over the first week of school holidays.

The Moe Eisteddfodattracts dancers fromacross Victoria, fromSouth East Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, South, East and West Gippsland, Latrobe Valley and surrounds. The competition brings together children and youth from the community to showcase their technique and skills.

For eight days dancers of all ages moved their way throughLowannaCollege's auditoriumin Newboroughleavingtrails of glitter and hairspray across the halls.

The Eisteddfod began Wednesday, April12, with someimpressivedance routines and bustling

crowds. The Moe DanceEisteddfod,now in its 27th year, continues to grow in size and talent.

Moe Dance Eisteddfodpresident Shirley Weir said she was proud of the event.

"We have got quite anumber of spectacular performers we've got alot of talent here in the Valley. Alot of them justcome here to perform and have fun," she said.

The event saw around 1500 spectators flood through thedoors during the eightdays, withfamiliesand friendscomingtosupport the performers.

The Moe Dance Eisteddfod would like to thank its sponsors and volunteers for all their work.

"We've got about20[volunteers] on the committee at the moment. most of us havefull time jobs and alot of us are still mums of dance students and there are some members [who's] student's don't

dance anymore but they are more than happy to stay on in the committee," Ms Weir said.

When talking about the future of the event and the recoverypost-COVID,MsWeirsaid: "The demand is definitely still there", despite The Sale Dance Eisteddfod on at the same time "a lot of Melburnian's come over duringthe holidays because its an event that goes for eight days, unlike the two, three days they are in Melbourne."

The Eisteddfod was judged by an expert eye as the adjudicatorwas GippslanderMark Pace, a professional dancer with morethan 20 years of experience andthe leadclassicalballetteacher at the Conservatoire of Lille, France.

All the dancers and volunteersdeserve a congratulations on another great Moe Dance Eisteddfod.

Grace: Ayrlee Smith in astunning act.

Elegance: AvaVilcinsreceived an honourable mention forher peformance.

Winner: 14/16and underclassical ballet solo winner JaylaBalcombe

Runner up: Second placeinthe soloballet, Rachel Ryan.

On-point: MaddisonMcMillan came in third place in theUnder 14/16classical ballet section. Photographs Zaida Glibanovic

Countrymusic supports cancer care

AGENEROUS donationfromthe Gippsland Country Music Club has contributed to an important women’s cancer initiative at Latrobe Regional Hospital (LRH).

Thanks to the club, LRH has been able to purchaseabariatriccolposcopychair to safely support women undergoing gynaecological examinations at its specialist outpatient clinic.

The alternative was to bookbariatric patients into an operating theatre for their examination.

“The chair’s value is twofold -restoring dignity to bariatric patients and detecting potentially cancerous cells,” LRH General Manager Medical Services, Sophie Laurence said.

“Ourspecialists are now able to deliver the procedure in acomfortable clinical setting which is incredibly important to women who may be hesitant or nervous about acervical examination.”

TheGippsland CountryMusic Club (GCMC) has been along-time supporterofcancer services at LRH, and donated almost $40,000 over the years in memory of members who have succumbed to the disease.

“We hold various raffles, but every cent of one raffle in particular goes directly to acancer cause.

And if there’s any topping up required, we do our

best to do so,” GCMC vice president Gary Leslie said

TheGCMC donation was boosted by the efforts of one of its members who owns ahorse-drawn ‘gypsy caravan’.

“He took his horse and cart and asked for agold coin donation for aride and he raised $450, just in one day,” GCMC member Hilary Reynolds said.

Fans of countrymusicare invited to the Morwell Senior Citizens Club in Maryvale Crescent on the third Sunday of the month from 11am. There is a small entry fee. Theclubalsoholds an event on the fourth Sunday of the month at the Boolarra Hotel which is free of charge. You can find out more from the club’s page on Facebook.

Greatlyappreciated: RobReynolds (GCMC president),Keith Whimpey, Dr Wale Ibraheem, MargaretParton, MargaretWilson,GaryLeslie (GCMC vice president), KazWhimpey(treasurer), Maryanne Eastwood, HilaryReynoldsand Dr TzipporaBen-Harim with the newbariatric colposcopychairdonatedbyGippslandCountry Music Club to LRH. Photograph supplied

Givingyoung Victoriansahead start in their careers

THE state government is expanding the successful Head Start school-based apprenticeship program to provide students with more pathways to start their dream job sooner.

HeadStartgives students eager to enter the workforce the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship or traineeship while finishing school, with the initiativebeing rolled outtoall government secondary schools by the end of this year.

Completed alongsideaVCE,VCE Vocational Major or Victorian Pathways Certificate, the initiative offers students paid on-the-job training while providing employers with well-matched and highly motivated young workers.

The program alignsstudentswithemployers across in-demand industries includingcommunity

services, early childhood education, health, digital media and technologies, hospitality and engineering, providing students with more than 150 pathways to begin their careers.

Beforetheir apprenticeship or traineeship formally begins, students complete awork trial to make sure they, their parents, their school, and the employer are confident the placement is well matched Dependentonemployer and student needs, contact hours can be increased as astudent progresses through school, with one day in Year 10 and up to three days in Year 12.

Premier Daniel Andrewssaidthe program would help strengthen industries moving forward.

“We’re backing students to get the skills they need

for the jobs they want, providing more pathways and paid opportunities to have them job ready when they walk out the school gates for the last time,” he said.

“Through Head Start, we’re strengthening partnerships with schools and some of the most in demand industries,providing students with high quality learning experiences and businesses with highly motivated skilled workers.”

Head Start was first trialled in 2018 as part of a $50 million Labor government program to support studentstofinalise their secondary educationwith an apprenticeship or traineeship.

Sincethen, more than 2500 students have participated in the initiative delivered through 12 Head Start hubs across the state.

Since the initiative began, more than 1500 employers have taken part in the HeadStart program, with potential employers encouraged to get on touch withtheir local HeadStart hubfor more information on how to participate.

The VictorianBudget 2022/23 invested$69.4 million over four years to expand HeadStart to all government secondary schools in Victoria by the end of 2023 -soevery student has the opportunity to start their career.

Students can learn more about Head Start by talking to their school’s careerpractitioner, with more informationfor students, schools and employers available at vic.gov.au/ head-start-apprenticeships-and-traineeships.

HOROSCOPES

by Joanne Madeline Moore

April 24 -April 30,2023

Aries Many Rams are independent operators, fiery communicators and masters at multi-tasking But things could go haywire this week as the planets disrupt your preconceived plans Don’t let it deter you! Mars (your patron planet) links up with intrepid Uranus, so strive to be more adventurous, as you grab opportunities with both hands Be inspired by birthday great, actress Shirley MacLaine: “Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb It’s where all the fruit is

Taurus The Sun conjuncts the North Node (in Taurus), which is fabulous for taking bold new ideas and incorporating them into your professional plans for the future Destiny is calling and you’ll find the more you combine the creative with the practical, the better the long-term outcome will be But with Mercury still in retrograde mode (in your sign) there’ll be some stumbling blocks along the way So do your best to be a patient and adaptable

Bull

Gemini Venus is visiting your sign s Go you’ll be at your gregarious Gemini best You’re keen to have fun but when it comes to a problematic relationship, resist the tendency to be superficial There’s a lot more going on beneath the surface than meets the eye Mercury is retrograde so slow down observe listen and learn In the words of writer (and birthday great) Harper Lee: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view”

Cancer This week could be confusing so slow down and get your bearings before you proceed Aim to get the balance right between socialising with other people and spending quality time on your own Shine a spotlight on your aspirations for the future Are they an honest reflection of who you are right here and right now? If you have an ongoing problem that’s bothering you look to a work mentor or a wise friend for some well-chosen words of advice

Leo Beneath a deceptively calm exterior, you’ll feel rather restless this week, Cats The planets imbue you with a sense of urgency and you ’ re keen to activate an ambitious project But self-discipline and gradual, structured modifications are what s needed at the moment, and there’s still plenty of background work to complete It s also important to do your best to get the balance right between your professional/public life and your personal/private life

Virgo Mercury (your ruler) is retrograde until M gay 15 So things won’t run smoothly – especially involving relationships, finances, education or travel So throw your obsession with perfection out the window! If you adapt to changing circumstances and accept mistakes and misunderstandings with good grace, you’ll manage fine Heed the wise words of Virgo entertainer Beyoncé: “If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow ”

Libra Mighty Mars is charging through your career zone, so it will be difficult to escape work issues this week Intense concentration, careful listening and calm compromise are the keys to drama-free relationships But – with Mercury reversing through one of your financial zones –it’s not a good time to buy big ticket items (like a house or a car), sign business contracts, apply for a bank loan or lend money to others Instead, be a patient Libran and wait

Scorpio This week retrograde Mercury could confuse communication in romantic and platonic relationships So be careful you re not viewing people through ridiculously rosecoloured glasses If you ’ re attached, are you and your partner on the same page? If you ’ re single and looking for love, be cautious Make sure you can differentiate between a dream date and a disappointing dud When it comes to a close friendship it’s time to get real and face the facts

Brave: HarriTutin is preparing to cut his hair for agood causeinMay Photographs: TomHayes

Long: Harri’shairextends past his shoulders, as he gets it ready to be cut intoa wig

Harri’scharitable chop

By TOMHAYES

DONATIONScan come in many forms and can be provided by many different people, but for achild to make the decision, makes it all the more special.

As Harri grewhis hair out,his mum unfortunately was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Duringthis heart-wrenchingexperience, he was able to witness first-hand what cancer patients go through.

Sagittarius

A romantic partnership or a creg ative joint venture looks promising, as long as you are realistic about what you can bring to the table Promising professional and/or financial opportunities are around But you need to work out the perfect time to strike (and don’t be afraid to ask others for help) Plus avoid getting halfbaked financial information from a flaky friend Smart Sagittarians will look to a successful colleague for some astute business advice

Ayoung student fromHazelwood North Primary Schoolispreparing to donate his hair for children with cancer, after growing it for several years. Harri Tutin, aGrade 5student at HNPS, has always had long, thick hair, and as it continued to grow, he decided he would eventually shave it off for agood cause.

“All the teachers are like ‘good job for doing this’, because all of the other kids have got mullets,” Harri said.

“I’m okay with cutting it bald now, because one, I’m older, two, it gets in my face every time Ido sports.”

Thus, his connection to the fundraiser only became stronger and had much more of adeeper meaning.

Both have admitted that this experience has shed light on cancer and its affects, creating alearning opportunity for many people in the community.

During this experience, the family has noticed unintended awareness being raised, not only throughout the school but within friendgroups too

“When you go through cancer treatment, you tend to hide away from society,because you’re just not well,” Tanya said.

“Even as afamily we hid away for abit.”

This week you ’ re keen to help, but dp o other people require your well-meaning assistance? Remember Mercury is in retrograde mode until May 15 So be careful you ’ re not just being a fussy and finicky meddler And if you are too quick to critique others, then you could find yourself with a fractious friend or a cranky colleague on your hands Praise and encouragement will always get you a lot further than criticism, no matter how ‘constructive’ it is

Capricorn

Harri rides motorbikesand playerssoccer, so you can only imaginehow long hair can get in theway!

Upon research, he and his mum, Tanya, found a foundation that would not only donate 100 per cent of the proceeds, but alsokeep the hair in Australia for sick kids.

It was discovered that Harry had to continue to grow his hair out to 35 centimetres long in order to cut it into awig

“Obviously doing it for acause, he’s got something for it to work towards now,” Tanya said.

So,during COVID he grew his locks out past his shoulders and further down his back.

Throughout the hair-growth journey, Harri has had to maintain his hair in good conditioninorder for it to be neat enough to donate.

“He washes it and brushes it, has to brush it twice aday,has to wear it up for school,” Tanya said.

“He’s got quite dry hair, so he has to put argan oil in it every couple of days and let it sit.”

Harrihas planned to cut his hair at school, in another fundraiser, in early May.

Some more details are being ironed out, but his hair has now reached the suitable length.

Aquarius

With powerful Pluto now tranqsiting through your sign, old rules have flown out the window Change, elimination and transformation are the new norms in your life So businesses need to innovate communities need to be creative people need to pivot and astute Aquarians need to be very adaptable So your motto is from comedian (and birthday great) Jerry Seinfeld: “If life boils down to one thing, it’s movement To live is to keep moving Pisces Saturn (in your sign) forms a positive aspect with the Sun on Tuesday, so it’s a good time to plan projects and communicate confidently But Mercury is retrograde so pace yourself and – if in doubt – don’t hesitate to double-check facts and figures appointment times and travel details Your motto for the week is from birthday great Barbra Streisand: Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both They balance each other out ”

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Tanyaand Harri found the foundation Wigs 4Kids, which met their criteria, so afundraiser was made.

Donations are accepted on Harri’s page, with 100 per cent of the proceeds to go towards the charity at fundraise.kidswithcancer.org.au/fundraisers/ harrytutin/wigs-4-kids

Honouring historyatLumen Christi

LUMEN ChristiPrimary School in Churchill was recently given ajuveniletree as part of the 100 Lone Pines project from the 'Friends of Gallipoli'. Asmall planting ceremony was held at the school andwas attended by Dr JohnV.Bassein OAM and the Hon. Kelvin Thomson of Friends of Gallipoli, along with Latrobe CityMayor, Kellie O’Callaghan and Morwell RSL vice president Don Fuller. They werejoined by principalSallyDarbyand school captains Blake Breheny, Blake Russell and Jack Fairbrother

Mr Fuller recited For the Fallen and spoke about the greatsignificance of the Lone Pine in Gallipoli and all of the descendant trees, which represents amost important part of ournation’s heritage and history.

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Ms O’Callaghan acknowledgedthe First Nations people, the Braiakaulung people of the Gunai Kurnai nation, respectfully acknowledging the country on which this Lone Pine tree was planted.

Mrs Darby especially thanked school parent, Shane Wilson for putting the schoolforwardfor this project, agreat honour to be among only four Gippsland schools to receive atree.

Shealsoacknowledged the symbolismofthe tree linking the ANZACs, Gallipoli, the Turks and Australians and the primary school children of Victoria.

“We thank the Friends of Gallipoli for trusting Lumen Christi with such an important and special markerofour environmental and historical heritage. Our schoolhas been awarded agreat honour,” she said.

Mrs Darby also noted that the school has many returned servicemen and women in their school and parish community, and hopes that the Lone Pine descendent tree is also something that resembles how grateful the school is for the contribution of our servicemenand women making Australia a safe and free country to live in.

History: The Lone PineTreecommemorates Gallipoli

Represent: LumenChristi Schoolcaptains BlakeBreheny, BlakeRussell andJack Fairbrother

TheGuide

THE DOG HOUSE

10, Saturday, 6.30pm

Give“paws”for thought with thisheartwarming,moving treat, returning with anew season of the British original. Completewith a litter of furryfriends, it’sessentially a datingshowfor humans and mutts. Beware though: tonight’soffering is prime Kleenexmaterial. Percy the cockapoo (pictured) is paired with young boys Oliver and Felix, whose parents aredeaf.It’shoped the he will be awelcome distraction, especially forOliver, who has trouble sleeping because he worries about his mum and dad.

SOCCER:A-LEAGUE WOMENGRAND FINAL

10 Bold, Sunday, 3pm

It’sahistoricyear forwomen’ssoccer (orfootball, if you will) in Australia. With the Matildas recently scoring a landmarkvictoryoverEngland,breaking a30-game winning streak ahead of the FIFA Women’sWorld Cup on home soil in July,there’s neverbeen abettertimetoget behind the sport. In what could be another fairytale finish, WesternUnited (pictured) will play in thisyear’sA-LeagueGrand Final today, hoping to finish theirdebut seasonwiththe championship trophy in hand. Tara Rushton leads thecoverage livefromSydney’sCommBank Stadium, with commentaryfromRobbie Thomson and former A-League star Grace Gill.

Wednesday,April26

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.30 Alone Australia. (Mal) The participants focus on their own strategies.

With Charlie Pickering (PG) Asatirical newsprogram.

9.05 AuntyDonna’s CoffeeCafe. (Ml) Broden goestoabuck’sparty

9.30 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 10.00 Staged. (Ml, R)

10.25 ABC Late News.

10.40 The Business. (R) 10.55 Frayed. (MA15+l, R) 11.45 Father Brown. (PG, R) 12.30

Science Of DrugsWith Richard Roxburgh.

(MA15+d, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30

AntiquesRoadshow.(R) 4.30 The Drum. (R)

5.30 7.30.(R)

8.30 Brian Cox: HowThe Other Half Live. Part 1of2.Brian Cox explores our complicated relationship with money andwealth.

9.30 Rogue Heroes (MA15+lsv) Stirling arranges arematch

10.40 SBS WorldNews Late.

11.10 Furia (MA15+av)

12.05 Unit One. (MA15+s, R)

4.25 Bamay.(R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

WHO DO YOUTHINK YOUARE?

SBS, Tuesday, 7.30pm

MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA

10, Monday, 7.30pm

While many cooks follow recipes dutifully,step-by-step,weall know those who can craft masterpieces from aclosed recipebook, adding andsubstituting ingredients on the fly.The makers of MasterChefare surely in the latter category–deftly mixingclassicflavours with new tastes for Fans&Favourites,making thekidshappy with MasterChef Junior,and nowkeeping us on our toeswith ashort-yet-sweet Secrets &Surprisesseason. In tonight’s premiere, the contestants enter the kitchen hoping to earnone of this year’s 18 coveted aprons, and are immediatelythrown in thedeep end of the fryerwhen Jamie Oliver (pictured, second from left,with judges Andy Allen, Jock Zonfrillo and Melissa Leong)arrives to kick-start the competition.

Exquisitely researchedand invariably fascinating, this deep dive into the genealogyofprominent Australians returns tonight, with thisyear’s line-up including Rhonda Burchmore, Peter Helliar and Derryn Hinch. Starting thingsoffisBarryHumphries (pictured), the performer behindDame Edna Everage andSir LesPatterson. Confident he’s the mostinteresting person in hisfamilytree,Humphriessetsout to be proven wrong,explaining,“My mother used to say, in mixedcompany,‘We don’t know whereBarrycame from…’Well, Ibegan to think, wheredid Icome from?” He starts out by investigating an 18th-centuryroyal scandal in his father’s family tree.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGa)

7.30 The1%Club. (Premiere, M) Hosted by Jim Jefferies

8.35 Accused. (Mav) After amarried couple discovers their newborn is deaf they electtotry asurgicalprocedure.

9.35 We Interrupt This Broadcast. (PGals) Sketch comedyseries.

10.35 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.05 Crime Investigation Australia: MostInfamous:TearsFor Daniel AndMurderOfInnocence –Sian Kingi (MA15+as, R)

12.40 Absentia. (MA15+asv, R)

1.00[VIC]HomeShopping 4.00 NBC Today 5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00

6.00 TheDrum.

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30 Presented by SarahFerguson.

8.00 Foreign Correspondent. Alook at the fate of North Korean defectors.

8.30 Grand DesignsNew Zealand. TomWebster meetsa man who is working on acomplex build on the Kapiti Coast.

9.20 Miriam &Alan: Lost In Scotland (Mls,R)Part 2of3

10.05 ArtWorks. (PG,R) Hosted by Namila Benson

10.35 ABC LateNews.

10.50 TheBusiness. (R)

11.05 GreatAustralian Stuff (PG, R)

12.05 Q+A. (R)

1.10 Rage.(MA15+adhlnsv) 3.25 RageCloser.

(R) 3.30 AntiquesRoadshow.(R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

Friday, April 28

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by MarcFennell.

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.35 TheMurdochs: Empire Of Influence. (M)Rupert Murdoch launchesFox News.

8.30 Asking ForIt. (Malv) Part 2of3.Jess Hill investigates our institutional responses to rape andalternative justice systems

9.30 Miniseries: Conviction: The Case Of Stephen Lawrence. (MA15+) Part 2of3.Clive triestowin back Doreen’s trust after detailsofthe murder investigation areleaked

10.30 SBS World NewsLate.

11.00 Exit. (Final, MA15+adv) Hermine gets herfriendtobeat her up

11.55 Beneath TheSurface. (Madl, R)

4.25 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PG) Justin is desperate foranswers.

8.30 TheFront Bar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher takea lighter look at all things AFL

9.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG)Auditions continue as weird, wacky andwonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges.

10.45 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.15 FantasyIsland. (Ma) Roarke and Javier growcloser

12.15 Black-ish. (PGa)Dre is nominatedfor an award.

12.30[VIC]HomeShopping.

12.45 Black-ish. (PGa)

1.15 My France With Manu. (PG, R)

Home Shopping. (R)

7.30 RBT. (PGdl, R) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Paramedics (Mm, R) Flight paramedic Steve headstothe country after atractor topples overand crushes afarmer

9.30 EmbarrassingBodies. (MA15+dmns) Dr Jane Leonard treats a young female tattooartist who wants to repair alifelong chest impairment

10.30 A+EAfter Dark. (Mm, R) 11.25 Nine News Late.

11.50 New Amsterdam. (MA15+am)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop (R)

5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today

6.30 TheProject. Alook at the day’snews and events

7.30 I’mA Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! (PGals) Hosts Julia Morris and Dr ChrisBrown say goodbye to twomore celebritiesinadouble elimination.

9.00 GoggleboxAustralia. (Final) Adiverse range of people open their livingrooms to reveal their reactionsto popular and topicalTVshows, with the help of special, locked-off cameras which capture every unpredictable moment

10.00 Law& Order:SVU (Masv, R) Rollins catches up with an old flame.

TheProject (R) 1.00 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG)

Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 TheDrum. Analysis of theday’snews.

7.00 ABCNews. Alook at the top stories of the day

7.30 Gardening Australia. Hannah Moloneyplantswithher dad.

8.30 Traces. (Mal) The task facingMcKinven is ever more daunting, especially now that his wifeAzraisjoiningthe investigation

9.20 Miniseries: Miss Fisher AndThe Crypt Of Tears. (Mv,R) Part 2of2.Phryne and Jack find the third and most important Crypt treasure

10.10 AuntyDonna’s Coffee Cafe. (Ml, R) Broden goestoabuck’sparty

10.35 ABC Late News. Coverage of theday’sevents

10.55 Close To Me. (Madl, R)

11.45 Smother. (Mlv,R)

1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.35 Wrecks That Changed The World:Scotland’sSea Secrets (Final, PG) Takesa look at shipwrecks.

8.30 Robson Green’sBritish

Adventure: TheRiver Towy And Abersoch Part 1of4.Actors Robson Green and Jim Murray embarkona fly-fishing adventure.

9.25 Exploring Northern Ireland. (PGas, R) Part 3of4

10.20 SBS World NewsLate.

10.50 Darkness: Those Who Kill. (Mav)

11.45 Cheyenne &Lola. (MA15+l, R)

1.50 Romulus. (MA15+av)

3.40 Mastermind

Australia. (R) 4.40 Bamay.(R) 5.00 NHK

5.30 ANC

World EnglishNews Morning

PhilippinesThe WorldTonight

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Better Homes AndGardens. Dr Harry Cooper meets abulldog that attacks brooms and mops whenever theownersclean the house.

7.30 Football. AFL.Round 7. St Kilda vPort Adelaide. From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-gamediscussion and interviews.

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JMclaren SLange DMcGuiness HHolmes CWhitehill TCampbell.Maffra:E Carr N

PollardBMonk JKilloran KJones ACarr

LEONGATHA5.1

GOALS: Leongatha: JGinnane 11 TBrill 2JHume 2A Turton 2JBurns JGarnham A

HillbergCStone.Warragul: LSerong2JDavidson 2J Lamb SWhibley BEST: Leongatha:

JGinnane MBentvelzen AHeppell LBowman ATurtonGDickson. Warragul: SWhibley J

Davidson LSerong NMulqueen BHefford

BAIRNSDALE

DROUIN 1.3

GOALS: Bairnsdale: THudson 3LMckenna 2XRichards2 LByrne-Jones 2JStewart T

ClayJ Miller OPikeB VickeryJGooch LAustin. Drouin: HBirks 6S Amoroso 3AQuirk 2W

KQuirk CJolly BEST: Bairnsdale: KVickeryLAustinOPike BVickeryLMckenna T

Drouin: HBirks APawel JMarshall NGlen WPapley SHarvey

GOALS: Moe: NProwse5J

Traralgon: KRuyters 3J McMahon 3BEddy 3LD’Angelo LTripodi TSchneider B

THourigan. Morwell: BMcDonald 2ABraendler 2BMcauliffe BEST: Traralgon:

THourigan TSchneider KRuyters HDunbar BEddy.Morwell:RHearnB

SWalsh BMcDonald BBailey

GOALS: Leongatha: FMateria 4DHume 2MBorschman 2R Kemp 2KMateriaG

Fleming HLindsay LWrightJRenden NFixterT Hall.Warragul: CWilliamson2 BEST:

Leongatha: DHume NFixterMBorschman THallOKerr KBrown.Warragul: JOrlickiB

Notman LMonacella CRaso MLynn

GOALS: Bairnsdale:BSauer 4ANelson2 TRees 2R Peters 2RBlandfordOClarke M

JDoreS PollardL Russell.Drouin: JClerks Swright JSimpson BEST: Bairnsdale:B

Sauer RBlandfordT Rees NGeorge ANelsonZSmith. Drouin: SPratt AMarsh Swright JBethune JClerks

7.11 (53)

Gippsland League

M Memorablevictoryfor Moe

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

GOD Moe did well.

The Lions made the hour-long trip to Wonthaggi, for what was seen as their first big test of the Gippsland League season.

The result from that test was an A+.

On the scoreboard, that was victory to the tune of 28 points, 12.10 (82) to 8.6 (54).

Those familiar with thefilm OldSchool might recall the scene where Will Ferrell’s characterinstantlybecomes adebating expert, to which the opposition can only come back with “we have no response”.

That was Wonthaggi in the second half.

The Power genuinely lookedcluelessat times after the main break, as Moe piled on nine goals to two.

Coming into the Round 3match,Wonthaggi had defeated 2022 grand finalists Sale, and got within three points of handing reigning premier Leongatha their first loss since 2021.

By contrast, while Moedid come in with a2-0 record, those wins had been against a young Morwell and adepleted Warragul.

From the outset, the contest had the makings of one that would give pundits an insight as to whether or not Moe would be agenuine challenger this season.

Taking down Wonthaggiontheir home deck is rarely easy.Even more so when they have someone who played AFL last year.

MOE 3.1

GOALS: Wonthaggi: NAnderson2LJones 2T Krause NJones ABusana. Moe: WClaridge

2J MakepeaceLDurkinJ Morrow BEST: Wonthaggi: TMurrayNAndersonL Jones L

Gheller JWilliams SO’Halloran. Moe: AWilson JMakepeaceW Luke LDurkin KWeir

8.7 9.9 (63)

MAFFRA3.3

SALE 2.0 3.2 3.5 6.7 (43)

GOALS: Maffra: JOldham 4C Bourke 2W Brunt 2KBrady.Sale: ZRussell 2FStephenson

2H Tatterson JSandeman BEST: Maffra: EAurisch JOldham CSmartC Bourke WBrunt

OGallagher.Sale: LPlace OWaugh JMcGuiness TWrigglesworth ZRussell LSutherland

TRARALGON3.3 5.5 5.8 5.8 (38)

MORWELL0.1 0.2 0.2 4.3 (27)

GOALS: Traralgon: JVan Iwaarden 2T McMahon HBritten LMcDonald.Morwell:L

Tactor 2CHutchison THutchinson BEST: Traralgon: TMcMahon SSchutte GWood JVan

Iwaarden JTwiteL McDonald.Morwell:JLeak LDalziel MPorykali MLovison RAdams

MEliaser THIRDS

LEONGATHA3.1 5.3 11.3 12.5 (77)

WARRAGUL 3.1 4.2 6.2 9.3 (57)

GOALS: Leongatha: CQuaife3 TMcRae 2MDonohue 2W Brown2NSkewes B

AbernethyZLamers.Warragul: CMacLean 4CDore2LGarner APhillips HJinks BEST:

Leongatha: HScott LGill TMcRae NSkewes CQuaifeH Reville Gent. Warragul: APhillips

LFinnegan CDoreHBrown JDeLaHaye SHeenan

GOALS: Traralgon: HLittle4 CScandrett 3TTangi 3MMaaka2 FWatts.Morwell:M

VanVliet 2ZCheffers CMillar BEST: Traralgon: ERoscoe HLittleCBrown TAnderson

MMaakaW Brent. Morwell: ALovison TShankland CMillarA VanDerVelden MVan Vliet

TSpagnolo

That the Lions managed to do it without Tom Long,TrentBaldi,KristianJaksch, Ben Maslen or Charlie Rienietsonly adds to the merit of what they were able to achieve.

With the Wonthaggi ground looking immaculate in readiness for the VFL game they are hosting, the opening term saw the home side take advantage.

Moe tidied up their disposal in the second, andwere able to add three goals to two as both teams traded momentum. Although the Lions trailedby14pointsatthe main break, they had registered 10 scoring shotstonine.

Moe flicked the switch at the start of the third term,and immediately set about clawing their way in front.

They were able to do this in small way thanks to the aerialdominance of Nick Prowse, whokickedthree goals in 10 minutes. He was just clunking everything.

The Lions raised theirpressurelevel to elite, whichforced Wonthaggi to become handball crazy around the contest. These weren’t constructive handballs mind you.

It was evident the Power were rattled by the sudden change in momentum, which was also causing them to shift away from their structure. Wonthaggi midfielder and captain Aiden Lindsay could be heard quite clearly shouting at his defenders to “Get up here!” to pick up Moe forwards emptyingout.

Wonthaggi was able to peg agoal back through Tom Davey at the13minutemark, but this was followed by Prowse nailing his thirdfor the quarter.

Such was Moe’s pressure, even Isaac Chugg, who played for Collingwood last year, was turning the ball over by foot.

Chugg’s emotionsgot the better of him during the third, as he had adecision reversed, giving Moe another chance to go forward.

Needing asteadyheadamidall the carnage, Power coachJarrydBlairprovided just that, weavinghis way through traffic and finding Davey inside 50 with akick that just went the required journey.

The other Blair, younger brother Jack, showcased similar class to find Cooper

McInnesinside50, only for him to do as Davey did and miss aset shot.

Insidered time,Moe hada few nervous moments to negotiate. Some desperation from Lions vice captain HarriSim to smother the ball out of bounds was timely, as was a spoil from Tyson Biffin on Wonthaggi key forward Troy Harley, preventing acertain shot on goal

Moe’s backline held strong underincredible duress as three quarter time approached, and when the siren sounded, most wearing the maroon and blue would have been thinking ‘it’s come at agood time for us’.

Wonthaggi was still clearly frustrated by how things were panning out, with cries of “pay the free kick!” directed at umpires.

Agrandstandfinish was on the cardsas just one point separated combatants at the final change. Moe coach Declan Keilty praised his sides willingness to compete, and reiterated that the “contest hastobestrong” duringthe final term.

For some unknown reason, the nonentrance end of the ground had been the scoringend all day,despite there being hardly any wind to speak of.

In the reserves match, all 12 of the games goals were kicked at that end.

If there was ascoring end, Moe made full use of it in the last -kicking five goals to one.

Harry Peppergavethe visitors an ideal start, getting goal-side and outmuscling Jarryd Blair in thegoalsquare to slam through the Lions first within the first two minutes.

Another grab and conversion from Prowse at the five minute mark took the lead to 13 points,before an incredible snap from Lions skipperJacob Wood extended the lead.

Without over exaggerating, it was likethe Harlem Globetrotters had come to Wonthaggi at the start of the last.

Despite the dream start, Moe had to stay calm, as their flurry of goals meant there was still plenty of time left for Wonthaggi to mount acomeback.

But it’shardtoscore when you can’t get the ball inside 50.

Wonthaggi did not haveaninside 50 in the last quarter until the 14 minute mark. Their onlyhighlight camewhenJack Hutchinson snapped agoal off one step from 45 metres and it went through post height.

Speaking to Wonthaggi supporters, Hutchinson is that type of player. He won’t touch the ball for three quarters, and then do something like kick three in the last when the game is on the line.

This gamehowever wasn’t on the line after the 15 minute mark.

Best afield Ben Daniher set up the sealing goal, hitting Pepper on the chest with a beautiful left foot pass.

Pepper’s follow up took the margin to 26 points, followed up ashort time later by Wood, who dobbed aset shot from 25 metres outtosignalavery enjoyable bus triphome.

It was perhaps fitting, and equally synoptic, that the two captains had the last shots on goal for their team. While Wood’s shot went through, Lindsay’s went out on the full.

Pepper was among the best players for Moe His desperation and football IQ stood out, particularly lateinthe last termwhenhe managed to pin aWonthaggi player holding the ball, grabbing the very last inch of his jumper. In the third, he smartly got the ball forward with anumberofclever knock-ons. Prowse kicked five goals, and was supported by Riley Baldi and Grady Cocksedge.

Baldi might be making the trip to Wonthaggi again this Sunday, if selected for Casey.

Chugg, Shannon Bray, Lindsay, Brodie Mabilia, Kyle Reid and Josh Schulz were best for the Power.

While Moe might have forced Wonthaggi to turn the ball over, they didn’t force them to completely changetheir style -atleast not to the everyday observer.

It did appear the Power just kept playing the same way all game.

Whether or not Wonthaggi doesinfact have aPlan Bissuretobecomeadiscussion point among Gippsland League followers.

Jacob Wood was also in the best for Moe, and enjoyed arguably his most memorable win as captain of the Lions.

Granted he has led the team to victory in finals, but in relative terms, to beat avery goodWonthaggi team in Wonthaggi, four gamesafter they got within two points of making the grand final, would surely mean this one ranks highly.

While there tends to be recency bias in football, this would have to be Moe’s best win on the road in recent memory.

Maybe Traralgon at Traralgon in 2017 is comparable.

Evenin2019whenthe Lions madea preliminary final,they lost to Bairnsdale over there during the regular season. Keiltyrated it thebest win of his short coaching career to date.

“It was pretty proud, always tough going up to Wonthaggi and playingthem, they’re a quality side so to come home with awin was very pleasing, really big positive,” he said. Keilty paid credit to his troops, particularly for their work after quarter time.

“Allowing them to kick four goalstoour three points in the first quarter calls for a bit of motivationinthe way we are doing things, but Iwasn’t overly panicked at where we were. Ifelt like we had afair bit of the ball andwehad opportunities we just didn’t capitalise,” he said.

“The message during the game wasn’t so much ‘change the way we go about it’, it was just continue to do what we’vebeen doing and capitalise on the opportunities we have and make sure we control the ball when we get it back, and Ithink the guys did that really well in the second half.

“Our midfielders and high half forwards, they did areally great job.

“You can sometimes have thatperceived pressure about you when you think you’re about to gettackled and you’renot, the defence was able to set up alot better in that third quarter so it put the ball carrier in two minds about their decision making, the pressure was right up and we managed to get the game back on our terms.”

Taking amoment to reflect, the win was rather poignant considering the last time Moe ventured down to Wonthaggi.

On that day in Round 18 last season, with the Lionsseason doneand dusted, thematch became a‘let’s get this over with’ affair.

The seniors lostby92points. The reserves plucked players from literally everywhereto put asideonthe park.

That day was surely long forgotten last Saturday.

Perhaps most pleasing for Moe was the fact 19 of the 22 that played in that Round 18 game are still with the club.

Additionally, all 21 whoplayedinthe reserves last Saturday either played with Moe last season or were previous Moe juniors What adifference eight months makes.

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

NOT abad waytocelebrate your comeback.

Leongatha forward Jack Ginnane had aday out on Saturday, kicking 11 goals against Warragul.

The longsleeve wearing Parrotentered the record books, equallingthe record for the most goals kicked for aLeongatha player against the Guls.

Ginnanenow sharesthe recordwithformer Footscray and Melbourne player AdrianCampbell, (whoalso kicked11in1999),and Nick Nagel (2011).

Ginnane, who missed last season's premiership throughsuspension, saw the Parrots to anear 100point victoryatWestern Park, 21.13(139) to 6.6 (42).

That is now 31 wins in arow for Leongatha.

Such amargindemonstrated the sheer scoring power of the visitors, as the game was actually close at quarter time.

Warragul took it right up to the Parrots in ahigh scoring opening stanza, and were only two points behind when the first break was called.

But, likeRichmondbetween 2018-19, it was as if Leongathasaid "okay,we'll start tryingnow", and in the second term,they added 5.3 (33) to no score

The Parrotswentontheirway after the main break,and againkeptthe Gulls scoreless, this time in the final term.

Leongatha stretched the margin with eight goals in the last quarter, on their way to arampaging win.

Ginnanewas best for the victors, and received goodsupport fromMitch Bentvelzen, Aaron Heppell,Luke Bowman, Aaron Turton andGuy Dickson.

Better players for Warragul were Sam Whibley,

James Davidson, Liam Serong, NickMulqueen and Brad Hefford.

ANOTHER close loss for Drouin.

The Hawkswent downina high-scoring clash with Bairnsdale, 16.12 (108) to 14.17 (101).

Makingthe longtrip to Bairnsdale City Oval, the home side caught Drouin napping in the first quarter, as they piled on four goals to one.

It was more of the same in the second, with the Redlegs scoring six goals to four to take a29-point lead into the sheds.

While the margin was more of the same at three quarter time, the ease at which both teams were scoring meant it was still anyone's game.

The Hawks kicked five goalsinthe thirdto Bairnsdale's four,and very nearly pinched victory with fourgoals to twointhe last.

Haditnot been for poor conversion,Drouin may well havebeen singing theclubsong all theway home. The Hawks ended up kicking two less goals than the Redlegs and only lostbyseven points.

Hugo Birks continuedhis strong start to the season, kicking six goals for Drouin. He was backed up by Aaron Powell, Jarrod Marshall, Noah Glen, Will Papley and Shay Harvey.

Frustratingly for the Hawks, they are sitting0-3, with all three losses by single digits.

It really can be acruel game.

Nonetheless, the margins prove Drouin won't be an opposition to be taken lightly this season. By contrast, Bairnsdale is yet to lose agame, although there has been adraw among their first three matches, and they have won their other two games by single figures.

It really can be agame where the margin for error is so small.

The Redlegs sit third on the ladder, but have a tough three weeks to come taking on Moe away,

Leongatha (away) and then welcoming Wonthaggi.

Kieran Vickery was best in the Drouin win, followed by Logan Austin,Oscar Pike, Byron Vickery, Link Mckenna and Tom Hudson.

Key player WillMitchell missedthis match dueto concussionprotocol,and is expected to be available this weekend. THEY are always close games between Sale and Maffra.

So close in fact, the head-to-head leading into lastSaturday was Sale 143, Maffra 142 with three draws.

The Magpies now have atwo game lead on the tally board, after fighting off adetermined Eagles outfit to win 12.11 (83) to 10.9 (69).

Themostrecent Battleofthe Birds clash at Sale Oval had everything spectators have come to expect whenever the old rivals meet.

Maffra got away to ablistering start, putting up 6.1 (37) in the first quarter.

The Eagles feasted on turnover, as Jett Killoran, Daniel Bedggood and Brayden Monk got to work early.

Sale tided up their ball use after the first break, with playing-coachJackJohnstone changinga few things structurally, sending himself forward to try and generate some scoreboard pressure.

While the Magpies efficiency mayhave improved, their overall situation did not, as by halftime they trailedby21points -the exact same deficit that greetedthem at quarter time.

Come the third term however, it was adifferent story.

Sale vice captain Jack Mclaren came to life, and the Magpies began to slowly but surely chew away at the margin.

The home side did as their opponents did in the first, kicking six goals while keeping the Eagles

Traralgon junior footballersback on the park

FOOTBALL

TDJFL

BY TOM HAYES

THE Traralgon and District Junior Football League got underway last weekend, as kids got back out on the grass in 2023.

In the Under 9s, Glengarrydefeated Rosedaleby 31 points, Pax Hill beat West End by 11 points and the Combined Saints edged TEDAS by nine points. No score was suppliedfor the match between

Wait is over

MID Gippsland Football-Netball League finally began (officially) last Saturday.

Mid Gippslandopted to start later than other leagues across Gippsland, andwillsimplyplay an 18-straight week season from here.

Due to such alatestart,some MGFNL clubs took it upon themselves to play practice matches against North Gippsland clubs that had the bye either side of Easter.

The MGFNL season launch was held recently, MC’d by Sale Greyhound Club’s own Rob Popplestone.

It was great to hear from Essendon ANZAC Day hero David Zaharakis as the special guest, and unsurprisingly, thefirst question he was asked was about his match winning goal in the 2009 ANZAC Day match.

Zaharakis also spoke candidly about the supplements saga, and his decision not to take part.

He was one of afew who chose not to participate.

Yinnar and Churchill, played between the local neighbours.

In the Under 11s, TEDAS beatCombined Saints by 14 points at West End Complex, it was the only score supplied in the division at the time of print.

The Under 13s saw close games and blow outs, as Pax Hill and West End went down to the wire -Pax Hill winningbyapoint after being eightpoints down at the final change.

TEDASU13sdefeated combined Saints 8.12 (60) to 0.0 (0), while Churchill defeatedYinnar by 29 points,Rosedale versusGlengarry score

Broader view

with Liam Durkin

To think how different his life would have been had he taken part.

Listening to apodcast recently, prominent football journalist Mark Robinson explained how he first heard that something dodgy might be brewing at the Bombers.

‘Robo’received acallfrom ataxidriver mate, who told him he had just dropped an “Essendon official” off at the Australian Crime Commission, who later turned out to be Stephen Dank. Amazing the networks you make in media.

Footy fever

SPECTATORS were treated to another great Good Friday match in Yarram recently.

The Yarramregion comesalive at Easter; the marquee fixture addingtothe numberoffestivals

wasn’t supplied. There were two hammerings in the Under 15s, as WestEnd took careofPax Hill in a75-point demolition, and TEDAS defeated Combined Saints 81 to one straight goal, also 75 points.

Yinnar had the bye in the U15s for Round 1, in the seven-team competition. To complete Round 1, South Side faced Police Boys on ANZAC Day (yesterday, April 25), with agameineach age group at Duncan Cameron Memorial Reserve, scores were provided after print.

happening over the long weekend.

It was quite asight at the recreation reserve, as ahealthy crowd watched on and carnival rides were getting ready in the background.

By the same token,the drive downoffered something of apoignant reminder of atimepast.

Blink and you might miss the Won Wron football ground.

Won Wron competed in the Alberton Football League until 1981, before merging with Woodside the following year.

What followed is astory for another day, as two other previously merged clubsjoined, and then split again.

Drivingthrough the area, my immediatethought was “how did there use to be afooty club here?”

But travelling alittle further up Hyland Highway, passing afew houses, you could see how numbers may have been healthier in aprevious generation.

Aquick look at census data showsthat athird of householdsinthe 1980s had four or more children. With this in mind, it actually might not have taken much to get afooty club up-and-running.

to just one major for the second quarter in arow.

Once Salegot on top in clearances, they were able to take ascendency, and by three quarter time, the Magpies led by 12 points.

Across the ground there was some good one-onones taking place. Jake Hutchins had avery good battle with Bedggood, while Will Leslie had the job on key Maffra forward John Butcher.

With the game on the lineand 20 minutes for either sidetoregistertheir firstwin for the season, the lastquarter opened with the Eaglescoming at Sale hard.

The visitors were atad unlucky, hittingthe posttwicejust as they looked to be mounting a comeback.

In the end however, the experience and perhaps atouch more class from Sale enabled the Magpies to record ahard-fought 14 point victory.

Hudson Holmes was among the best players for Sale playing against his old club, while McLaren wasa clear bestongrounddue to his work around andpost stoppage.

Daine McGuiness continued to impress, and has put together astrongyear and abit of senior football in the black and white.

Cooper Whitehill was also prominent, while unassuming small forward Tom Campbell kicked three goals.

Shannen Lange and Nathan Pollard went hammer and tong,with the latterassigned the tagging job on the Magpie ace.

Given both players were named secondbest on for their respective sides, anil-all draw was perhaps an accurate summary of who got the better of who. BothCarrboys,Edand Alex, were good for Maffra, as was Monk, Killoran and Kieran Jones. Eagles midfielderDannyButcher took home the Carter-Hill medal.

Hawks sufferanotherclose defeat Sirengate, Gippsland style

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

CONFUSION greeted players and spectators at Terry Hunter Oval in Traralgon on Saturday night.

An amazing situation aroseonthe eve of halftime, when umpires had to be notified by arunner that the quarter had ended due to the siren malfunctioning.

With no blaring noise ringing out across the ground, Traralgon and Morwell players simply hadtomaketheir way in following the umpires whistle -much like at training.

Traralgon was abletofind areplacement siren for the rest of the game, although this one gave out amuchdifferent sound.

The original siren emitted the stock standard noise heard at AFL games, while the replacement let out ahigh pitched ring.

Speaking to the umpires, an old rule stated each club needed to have amanual bell on hand to use in case the siren went down.

Forthe full Traralgon vMorwell match report, turn to Page 28

HKerr JBrooks DBrock JNash

DTurner JCummaudo.Toora: JWeston BEast JDowsCGardiner PGrant CWalker

NEWBOROUGH

YINNAR

GOALS: Newborough: JBishop3J Pearce 2JHecker 2JMonacella LFlahavin HPrestidge

JRobinson NWheildon PCharles.Yinnar:NRowley2MMoseley 2DJohnson 2M Williams

KGrinstead-Jones BCheffers LCheffers BEST: Newborough: JHeckerJ Pearce JBowden L

Flahavin JVan DykS Hanson. Yinnar:B Cheffers BChapman LCheffers NRowleyM Williams

DJohnson

GOALS: Boolarra: SMazou 5ASheers 3LMiller 3D Wilson BMason. Thorpdale: MPowell4

MChopping 3MGorman 2T Patten JHolland-Burch DdeHommel HSinclair-Stanley BEST:

Boolarra: SMazou NMiller CWhiteoak ASheers SFalla TReiske.Thorpdale:KO’ConnellJ

Monger TPattenJ Winderlich MPowell MChopping TARWIN

GOALS: Tarwin: KCooper 2HMcInnes TCrocker KPatterson RO’loughlin MWilliams

JCann. MDU: DSheen 2B Tomada AAllen BSchroen SWalsh WStewart BEvers

Tarwin: NMcRae KCooper MZagni JHill JKennedy TVanderkolk.MDU:MSmith B

CKrohn JSinclair SWilson SWalsh

GOALS: Fish Creek:J Stefani 4P Pekin2 JShaw2LGaleJAndersonR De Biase SMcGannon

StonyCreek:L Thomas 2J Byrnes 2SBright CLoughridge TBernaldo BEST: Fish Creek:M

McGannon JStefani PPekin SMcGannon RDeBiase CWalker.Stony Creek:C Loughridge M

BrownMRoweT O’Connor Linke TBernaldo JBright MORWELL EAST1.3

HILLEND 4.0

GOALS: MorwellEast: DHeyden2MDiaz 2JMackenzie LTowns NNikodemskiBEvans J

Francis MCunningham. Hill End: RFiddelaers 2L Wilson 2CGoldby2J Hammond HCalway

BEST: MorwellEast: IAbas PQuinn LTowns BEvans MCunningham AChawner.HillEnd: A

Fawcett RFiddelaers JFairfull LFitzpatrick CGoldbyDCoates

RESERVES

Toora: LJenkins 11 JMaurilli-Pullin 2JMabilia LAneddaLDyson. Mirboo Nth: NCummaudo DPinneri AYoung HDobson BEST: Toora: LDyson JMabilia ARhodesO CashmoreLdeBoer LCashmore. Mirboo Nth: LGervasi CYoungHDobsonJ Couper N

THart

Thorpdale: RPickering 2W Allan CCelima DBrennan SLawsonCOfarrell HEdwards Boolarra: TTobin 2JCarnes ZSmith JBrierley BEST: Thorpdale: CMillsomR Pickering C Celima CPinkertonW Allan SLawson. Boolarra: TBeamish CRiseley JBrierley THolley J

Carnes ZSmith TARWIN

GOALS: Tarwin: RWaddell 2J Kilsby2 JMcMicking2B Walton TLomax SKilsby. MDU: N

Mathieson 3BCantwell MBeacham MHoober BEST: Tarwin: JMcMickingT GedyeT

Hanegraaf NTucker RJones JKilsby. MDU: ATreaseB Cantwell BArnup MHoober JHoy J

LGilroy JMcMahon

Edebohls BBurgess.Yinnar:MRenwick 2AMills GOlver JSheaJ Berryman-Lambert BEST:

Newborough: RWilson JEdebohls SLodge CBerquez BRichards CNickels.Yinnar:T Russell R

Malcolmson LAlexander MRenwick JSheaW Rowley

GOALS: Fish Creek:JStaley 2C McPhee 2R Williams 2T Walters 2BBellL HowardJArestia.

StonyCreek:C Michael2NSvenson BEST: Fish Creek: AWilson RWilliamsO Straw LHoward BCooper BBell. StonyCreek:CMichael NSvenson AAtkins OBowlerRBaudinetteJ Battersby

GOALS: Hill End: JSomers 6AMatwijkiw3L Thompson. Morwell East: BGibson 2S Winmar I

Hill End: TYoung JHarrisDLamers JSomers RDrake JSchiavello.Morwell

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FOOTBALL MID GIPPSLAND

BY ROB POPPLESTONE

 YINNAR VNEWBOROUGH

THE Magpies executed one of the most impressive and memorable finishes to a season, whenafteronly findingtheir way into the final six in the very last round of the home and away season in 2022, they strung theirbest performances of theyear at just the right time to also claimthe premiership.

Their Round 1opponents in 2023 however had been waitingfor just this moment to send amessage that went farbeyond Round 1, butlaidafoundation for bigger and better later in the year.

Newborough 13.13 (91) defeated Yinnar 11.5 (71).

Newborough coach Craig Skinner said, “That was abrutal start to the season. Tac Taylor had his boys bring unrelenting pressure and filled some player voids with ready made juniors.”

“I was proud Saturday of our teams fight to overcome some adversity and find away to win, it’s the first time I’ve seen that from this group. Belief is ahard thing to create.”

An already strong Bulldogs side, that is starting to believewill makeitatough team to beat, as Yinnar coach Daniel Taylor witnessedfirst hand.

“Didn’t get the result we were after but I can’t question the boys’ effort,” Taylor said.

“We threw everything at them and in the end we were out on our feet. Ithought our young blokes were fantastic and kept us in the game, in particular 16-year-old Luke Cheffers, he’s atough little bugger with the class to go withit, Ithought he was brilliant.

“Full credit to Newborough though,they moved the ball well and the better team on the day won.”

The Bulldogs were best servedbythe likes of Josh Hecker, Josh Pearce, Jake Bowden and Liam Flahavin, but the reality was that there were many other contributors, as they needed to be against ateamthe qualityof Yinnar

These two teamswill be benchmark for where othersinthe MGFNL will need to be.

 MORWELL EAST VHILL END MORWELL East, already up and going for season 2022, were looking to start the year with back to back victories, given their inspiring victory over the respected Foster just seven days earlier.

The Hawks, young as they might be, had shown coach Paul Henry that enthusiasm could matchitwithexperience, the question however was could they do it consistently?

MorwellEast11.16 (82) defeated Hill End 8.3(51).

Paul Henry, Morwell East coach said, “Our skill level in the first half was not where it should have been. Hill End’s skill level was excellent.”

“We had to fix that quickly if we were going to win, and we did. One thing didn’t change all day. That was our work rate, our effort and our belief. It was adifferent win to last week, but just as special.

“We wanted to go into our bye week with two winsunder our belt and we did just that Time to rest and get ourselves ready for our first away game at Toora.”

Certainly the Hawks have surprised afew, given the amount of experience they lost in the off-season, but Henry has managedto bothharnessthe youthfulenthusiasm he

has and have them playwith afreedom that can be exciting to watch.

No doubtthey will hit hurdles along the way, but no one can question them as they sit two and zero to start 2023.

Hill Endhaveseen some massive changes in theirpreparation for the season, namely eighteen new players to the club, that was always going to take some time to harness.

Mike Santo Hill End coach said, “Morwell East was good, LucasTowns had ahuge impact on the game.”

“Hopefully somescans go our wayearly nextweek otherwise our depth will be pushed further than it already is currently against Toora.”

As much as preparation is key to success, the fact is, luck can also play amajor role,and the injury list for the Roversatthe moment, will make it atough task.

 BOOLARRAV THORPDALE

THEstage wasset for an intriguing contest, with Boolarra wanting to start their season in 2023 as they did the year priorontheir way to afinals appearance, up againsta Thorpdale side that had worked so hard to attract the talentrequired to become amore formidable and respected opposition.

The clash turned out to be what was hoped for, aclose encounter, with both sides walking away with some sort of satisfaction.

Boolarra 13.14 (92) scraped over the line to defeated Thorpdale 13.9 (87).

Tony Giardina, Boolarra coachsaid, “Good to get afirstupwin for the season.Thorpdale have recruited well and took the game right up to us. Plenty of room for improvementas our skill at times let us.”

Boolarra,like most in the league will take some time to find their, feet, and the fact is, you don’t want, or even need to be playing your best football from the very first round, but you do want to know thatyou are heading in the rightdirection, and they like their opponents on the weekend, both seem to be.

Blues coach Jason Winderlich said,“We showed some promising signs after quarter time by winning the last threequarters overall against ateam we think will feature in finals again.”

It’s great to have Thorpdale amore competitiveunitthan in recent years, you do get the feeling that bothWinderlich and co-coach Ray Pickering are confident in their plans to have the Blues as Finals contenders soon. You can also bet on Thorpdale causing some headaches for opposition.

 TOORAV MIRBOO NORTH

ARESERVES premiership in 2022, had seemingly given the Toora club ataste and areminder of just howgood winning can be, and also the drive to find away to have their senior side competingfor the very same glory. Their first up opponent in Mirboo North, coming offthe disappointmentofmissing finals football for the first time two decades, was always going to be atough first up assignment, and that is what it turned out to be, with the visitors far too strong winning 12.22 (94) to Toora 4.7 (31).

Peter Mongta, Mirboo North coachsaid, “Good result for Mirboo North against Toora on the weekend. We felt like we had control for most of the day and conditions didn’t favour any side.”

Anew coach can always create avibrancy and excitement around aclub, coupled with that former coach, Josh Taylor, is also awilling participant in Mirboo’s quest for finals. The Magpies probably showed more than the scoreboard suggests, butthey willneed to

givemore to really be aforce they wish to be.

Jack Weston, Toora coach said, “After a very competitive half in which we were able to control the game in patches.”

“Injuries and alackofmatch fitness saw the margin blow out in the second half againsta well drilled Mirboo North team. Better players for us included Ben East, Chris Gardiner, JakeDows and Peter Grant” Mirboo North have been traditional slow starters to the season, but that has inevitably left both them and others with their hearts in their mouth as the home and away season drew to aclose. this season might be different.

 TARWIN VMDU

TARWIN had slightly tinkered with their preparation in the off season after identifying some improvements needed to be made if they were to go asteportwo furtherin2023.

The Sharks first test of the year, against an anticipated stronger MDU side was probably the perfect first round test both for themselves and also for the Demons.

Tarwin, started with an impressive victory 9.11. (65) to MDU 8.8 (56).

The close loss obviously was not what the Demons wanted, but even in aloss, there were some significant signs of improvement

Nathan Allen, MDU coach said. “We fought hard, but were unable to sustain the effort for afull four quarters. Tarwin were able to capitalise when they gained the momentum, and Iguess that is what good sides do, jump on opportunities to turnagame, to expose eventhe smallest weakness, and in doing so turn the game.”

Troy Hemming,Tarwin coach said, “In aseason, that is tipped to be even more competitivethan the one past, every win, even this early in the year can be crucial, as there is nothing worse than looking back on ayear and wondering, what if?” “Just as thereisthat same feelingaslooking back on aclose match and thinking the same.”

It appears every side is awareofthe enormity of every contest every week.

 STONY CREEK VFISH CREEK

BOTH Stony Creek and Fish Creek had made it clear that 2023 was about making their way back up the MGFNL ladder.

It was no secret therefore, that avictory in aclash like this was the first step.

In some ways the match didn’t deliver the fiercely contested contestthatwas expected, the difference in some ways, the effort by more of the the Kangaroos, and for alonger period of time, proving to be the difference.

Fish Creek 12.8 (80) defeated Stony Creek 7.7 (49).

Jarrod Walker, FishCreek coach said, “Always greattostart the season off with awin, really happy with the contribution of the whole team, everyone played their role with afew notable standouts. It was great to see us run out the game well to show our pre-season work is payingoff. Still early days but alot of positives to take out of the game.”

Chris Verboon, Stony Creek coach said, “Round 1isdone and dusted, and aclearer picture of who might be contenders and who might have someworktodo, is yettobe seen, but rest assured there is not ateam in the MGFNL competition that can be taken lightly on any given week.”

 BYE-FOSTER

Gather Round: from the stands

FOOTBALL COMMENT

BY ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

FOR thousands of Victorian footy lovers, the car wasgoing to be the most popular transport over to Adelaide for the inaugural AFL Gather Round.

As for me and my partner, our lovefor the Collingwood Football Club and an impromptu road rip saw us driving the nine-and-a-half hours from Moe to Adelaide Oval.

No actualplanning wentinto the decision. We purchasedtickets two weeksbefore without certainty that we would even go. But withan undefeated St Kilda sidetoplay, we couldn’t resist.

Prices for airfares from Melbourne to Adelaide (an hourflight) were at a20per cent increase, and the city of Adelaide had a90per cent accommodation occupancy; so we had no other way but to drive and possibly camp in the little SUV.

As ajournalist, Iammeant to be impartial and unbiased, but that’s adeal breaker when it comes to the AFL.

We would have gone for the footballweekend,

but having to play netball for Churchill the day before left me stuck, but Iwasn’t going to miss the Pies hand theSaints their first loss of the season. After netball, it was asprint home to shower and leave by 6pm that night.

It was to be ahugegame. It was the match to bookend the Adelaide ‘Festival of Footy’. The Saints, sittingone game clear on top of the ladder with four wins had yet to lose. The Saints, renewed in season 2023 played with record-breaking pressure numbers, and were aformidable opponent. The Pies looked equallygood, playing fast, entertaining, and aggressively to win games and draw crowds.

After sevenhours of driving, we arrived at Keith Motor Inn at 3am on Sunday for adeserved rest.

Just two hours outside Adelaide, we left the following morning to get to the ground to watch Geelong beat the Eagles by 47 points.

Despitethe family fun and festivalfeel with a literalzip line over the Torrens River,the event wasn’t quite the promised sell-out. With around 200,000 spectators attending GatherRound,there was still afew empty seats at the Sunday games.

The Sunday crowd did, however, let out an

enormous cheer when South Australian Premier PeterMalinauskas and AFL chiefexecutiveGillon McLachlan announced that Gather Round would remain in Adelaide for three more years.

In true Collingwood style, the match was a rollercoaster of emotions.

Pie Jordan De Goey was announcedasalate out in the pregame, with the incredibly ill Will Hoskin-Elliot required to play.

Key tall Daniel McStay subbed out early with a finger tendon injury, forcing the Magpies to play many players out of positionwith no genuine ruckman or aerial targets.

The Saint’s impressive defence stifled much of Collingwood’s chaotic ball and made for atight contest. It was agreat viewing experience with the Macedonian Marvels in Nick and Josh Daicos rackingup72disposals between them and Jack Ginnivan kicking his first goal since returning to senior level. Ialsowitnessed the 10-odd Magpies supporters in my bay trying to start the iconic ‘Collingwood’ chant, which managed to make its way through the stands.

We all know how the Pies love anail-biter. Well,

All up for grabs in Mid Gippsland

FOOTBALL

MID GIPPSLAND

BY TOM HAYES

ANOTHER highly-anticipatedweek of Mid Gippslandfootball is uponusafter Round 1 surprised afew.

Nonetheless, normality is expected to be restored for some teams eventually.

OFF the back of Round 1wins, Fish Creek will host Newborough at Terrill Park.

Newborough got the better of their 2022 Grand Final opponents Yinnar in Round 1, showing that they haven’t missed the mark since last year.

They will once again be hard to beat in 2023.

Fish Creek defeated Stony Creek in impressive fashion, which will have caught the eye of the Bulldogs.

Newborough should find away to get the job done here, as both teams look to keep their perfect records intact.

WE will get asecond glimpse at Foster in 2023, whenthey travel to Tarwintoface 2022’sminor premier.

Tarwin only just got the job done againstMDU aftertrailing forthe openingthree quarters.

The resilience on display showed they once again won’t be easy to beat.

Fosterhave arejuvenated list and will be itching to getout on the grass after having the bye last week, following aclose loss to Morwell East in the standalone game. It could prove to be another tightcontest,but Tarwin might be too hard to get the better of at home.

ON the flip side, in Round 2wesee two teams that are looking for their first points of the year.

Hill End will welcome Toora to Willow Grove Recreation Reserve.

Toora wentdown badlytoMirboo North last week, whileHillEnd was outdone by the resurging Morwell East.

Both have their positives and negatives and will hope to turn those wrongs into rights later down the track.

The competitive nature that the league has already presented so early on, could see this one go down to the wire.

MDU remained really competitiveagainst last year’s minor premier, Tarwin, only going down by nine points last round.

They will hope to stay competitive against Boolarra in Round 2, who also had tough competition in Round 1.

Boolarra got over the line in their game however,dispatchingwhatlooks to be an improved Thorpdale by five points.

Both Demon sides will hope to get their season’s off to agood start. Boolarra has the chance to go 2-0, while MDU can register their first win. Being on their home deck, don’t be surprising if MDU can cause an upset on last year’s finalists.

MIRBOO NORTH could be back to their best, coming off the back of a10-goal win in Round 1.

Stony Creek will visit them in Round 2, coming off the back of aheated loss in Round 1.

The mixture of youth and experience at the Tigers proved to be far too strong for Hill End last weekend, and this could be the case once again.

Stony have aplethora of things to improve on already, but will be glad to get the bad results out the door early.

The Tigers look far too strong in this one and should get the job done and move to 2-0.

THE finalmatch of the weekend is Thorpdale and Yinnar in Thorpy.

Yinnar were outdone by Newborough last week, but showed they will again be abenchmark team in 2023 nonetheless.

On the other side is Thorpdale, who have recruited well and looked competitive against Boolarra last week.

Yinnar on paper, should getthe job done,yet when ateam is rising like Thorpdale look to be, it can be hard to gauge where they truly sit.

Thorpdale could send the premiers to an 0-2 record, similarly to Yallourn Yallourn North in the North Gippsland Football-Netball League.

Yinnar would expect themselves to get back on that winner’s list and secure afinals spot earlier than they did in 2022.

Morwell East has the bye.

just as the game was petering out, the Saints came back to kick three late goals to get within six points with less than aminute remaining. My thanks go out to Brayden Maynard for his match-saving mark inside defensive 50 to secure the six-point win. Thanks to that mark, Ididn’t mind returning to Moe at 7am the following day.

Gather Round was abetter experience than my last interstate road trip,where we heartbreakingly lost to Sydney in last year’s preliminary final. ComeSeptember, Ihope to be making the drive to the MCG this year to see the Pies in the big dance. Idid tell you about my bias, did Inot?

Local clubs targeted

Seeking: Police areappealing for information regardingasilverhatchback with ablackstripe intoanallegedburglary at Rosedale Football-Netball Club

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Have youseenthis buzz boxbefore?

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding aburglary at the Rosedale Football-Netball Club on Thursday, March 13 around 3am.

Police have released CCTV stills of a vehicle they believe maybeinvolved with the burglary.

The vehicle appears to be asilverhatchback witha blackstripe down the side. The vehicle entered and exited via DukeStreet, Rosedale

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sale PoliceStation on 51422200(incident number 230093131) or Crime Stoppers.

Boisdale-BriagFNC burglaries

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding two burglaries that allegedly occurred overnight between Sunday, April 9 and Monday, April 10.

On April 10 at around 1.10am, police received information that there wasa suspect loiter at the Boisdale-BriagolongFootballNetball Club.

Police attended shortly afterand disturbed the alleged burglar who had broken into the premises. The offender took off in avehicle believed to be awhite utility with acanopy. Police say that during thesame night, the Briagolong Football Club (Recreational Reserve) was broken into, and anumberof items were stolen.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sale Police Stationon0351422200(incident numbers 230127197 and 230128886) or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Nowa Tiger: Former Trafalgar playerHayden Brockhas movedtoMirboo North this season.

Photograph Annie Holland

Little bigmen: Size clearly didn’t get in the way of Luke Cheffers and Ethan Sultana making their senior debuts forYinnar on theweekend.

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High scoring North Gippy

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND

BY TOM HAYES

THE big boys were outtoplayinRound

3ofthe North Gippsland Football-Netball League, with the smallest winning margin being 48 points throughout the five fixtures.If they did tipping in local football, most people would have left Round 3with agood record, as the predicted became reality.

THE enticing battle between Yarram and Traralgon Tyers United at Yarram Recreation Reserve met expectations as the game of the round, despite an eight-goal margin at full-time.

Out of all five fixtures, this was the closest, proving how much of ablow-outthe rest of the round was.

TTU consistently kept the scoreboard ticking,while haltingYarram from harmingthe margin too much.

So much so, that TTU’s 13-point lead at quarter timedoubled to 26 points at halftime.

The second half, mainly in the final term, was all TTU, leaving no chance for Yarram to come back and steal the points.

A28-point difference at three quarter time grew to 48 by thefinal siren, as the Bombers onlylet theDemonsscore asinglebehind in the last quarter, on their way to winning 14.10 (94) to 7.4 (46).

to the league, despite the margin at the end of the game.

Not everyone wants to see aflogging each week, but can you complain if you see more than 40 goals in amatch?

In the reserves, Daniel Potts reached his 200th gameatYYN, capping it off with a goal in a115-point win.

SALE CITY handedCowwarr theirfirst loss for the season,whenthey dismantled the Saints by 76 points at Stephenson Park.

The Cowwarr of thefirst round was nowhere to be seen in Round 3, as they simply couldn’t keep up with the Bulldogs. A29-point first quarter lead soon grew to 37 by the main break, as Sale City seemingly rested to restartand continue their demolition job.

In the third term, SaleCitykicked 5.5 (35) to 2.2 (14) to hold a58-point lead at the final change,justout of reachfor Cowwarr.

The home side scored four goals to two in the final term to score their second win of the season by 76 points, 18.16 (124) to 7.6 (48).

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Caleb Michie kicked four goals for the Bombers, while Nicholas Fox, Michael Jacobsen and Hayden Willaton were the other multiple goal scorers.

For Yarram,Josh Swift top scored with three majors, while Boadie Motton kicked two.

In the best forTTU wasFox, Jake Cashmore, OscarAliotta, Jacob Williams, Jacobsen and Ricky Cochrane.

For Yarram, Jake McFarland, Motton, Liam Bentley, Shem Rendell, Chris Bruns and Dylan Garnham were in the best.

TTU remain one of two sides that are yet to loseagame, alongside Churchill, who defeated Heyfield on their home deck of Gordon Street Reserve.

THE Cougars started confidently, registering a34-point leadatthe first break, before a free-flowing second quarter saw 10 goals between the two sides.

Churchillled by 59 at halftime,Chris Wangman -who kicked12last week, was on track for adozen again -and had six at the main break.

Both sidescontinued to find the big sticks, however the visitors did so just as many times to grow their lead out to 71 points by the finalsiren, winning 22.11 (143) to 10.12 (72).

Wangmanfinishedwitheight goals, and even played astint on Collingwood premiership player and current Heyfield coach, Leigh Brown.

VeteranBrendan Holt finished with three goals, as did Ben Kearns, Ryan Lowrie and captain Chris Williams.

Tyson Birss kicked three for the home side, while youngster Miller Easthamkicked a couple.

For the Cougars, Williams, Wangman, Kearns, Tyson Leys, Rory Peter and Chris Kyriacou compiled the best. Within the home side’s best was Max Van Der Zwart, Liam Heasley, James Conway, Robert McMillan, Eastham and Birss. Churchill stay at the top of the ladder, with TTU close behind, also with a3-0 record.

Meanwhile in the Cougars Reserves, two milestoneswere celebrated as ScottWhittle played his150th game and Luke Brereton played his 100th. The Churchill Reserves also gotupintheir game to go 3-0 and celebrate the milestones, already the same amount of wins recorded in 2022.

THE Jets got back on the winners list, after an unexpected start to theseason for the reigning premier, defeating Rosedale at Rosedale Recreation Reserve.

Despite afirst quarter lapse against Rosedale,Yallourn Yallourn North found their way back into the game to avoid a0-3 record.

Owen Budge playedhis 200th senior game for the Jets, while Tom Lawrey made his senior debut for the club.

Rosedale came out of the blocks fast with seven first quarter goals, taking a22-point lead at quarter time.

But, aseven goal second term by the Jets saw them hit the front by acouple of goals at the main break, finally getting the game on their terms for the first time this season.

A7.3 (45) to 4.0 (24) third quarter gave the visitorsanadded advantage, as their 12-point lead grew to 33, before amassive finalquarter put an end to things.

The Jets kicked nine goals to two in the final quartertowalk away 78-point winners, 26.15 (171) to 15.3 (93).

Kicking 93 points in a78-point loss weirdly feels like adecent effort.

CampbellMacInnes, Kyle Jennings, Rowan Duguid and Blake Julin made the best for the winners, alongside Kennan Hughes and Anthony Young, who scored four goalseach.

In atoughstart to the seasonfor the Blues, Rosedale’s best on the day were Bailey Reid, Hayden Bell, Spencer Fox, James Moulton, Riley Atlee and Caleb Barnett.

The high-scoring encounter was ashock

Sale City captain Mitchell Evans kicked five goals and was one of the best, alongside Blake Safstrom, Jaxsyn Whitehill, Joel Safstrom, Ben Brett and Harry Kaandorp. Cowwarr welcomed anew face to the club, with rich connections to the AFL. Brayden Rioli made his debut for the Saints,and is the brother of three-time premiership winning Tiger, Daniel Rioli. Brayden was amember of Essendon’s NextGeneration Academy, and represented Northern Territoryatthe Under 16 AFL Championships.

Brayden kicked two goals and made the best for Cowwarr, along with Jake Brown, Brett Grieve, NickWozniakand Kurt Henderson.

CARS at the Woodside Recreation Reserve would have tooted their hornsquiteoften, as the Wildcats provided one of the biggest margins you might see this season against Gormandale.

A50tosix-point first quarter gave the home side abenchmark to continue to grow on, and that they did,asinthe second quarter, their 44-point lead turned into a124-point one. The third quarter was tame compared to the other three quarters, as Woodside only added five goals to their total, conceding one in the process.

A149-point advantage leading into the final term was enough comforttogivethe Wildcats some added incentive to reach the 200-point mark, which they achieved in the final term, surpassing 200 points and winning by 203 points,34.13 (217)to2.2 (14).

Former Collingwood rookie Daniel Farmer booted 12 goals and earned himself best-onground honours, while 11 other players found the big sticks.

Within the Woodside best was Farmer, Joh Fythe, Josh Morgan, Hamish McLeod, Michael O’Sullivan and Jai Williams. While for Gormandale,Isaac Copland and Jai Foulkes scored their only goals, and within their best was Tristan Salerno, Copland,Nicholas Millington, Jarred Canning,Williams Flanaganand Kodie Owen.

Woodside move to third on the ladder, yet have the highest percentage in the league, understandably, with 261.97 per cent. Glengarry had the bye.

Milestone men: Churchill pair Scott ‘Fish’Whittle and Luke ‘Derm’Brereton runout fortheir150th and 100thgames respectivelyfor the Cougars.

Photograph MickTyas

Improved: TTU’s new courts will be a welcomed upgrade once they are fully set

Netballcourt conundrum at Tyers

NETBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND

BY ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

NETBALL games were relocated and abandoned due to anasty mix of rain and an unset court surface at Tyers on Saturday, April 15.

Round 2ofthe North Gippsland Football-Netball League proved to be an eventfulone for Traralgon Tyers Unitedand Woodside netballers.

In the grand opening of TTU’s brand-new resurfaced courts, the home team welcomed NGFNL powerhouseWoodside to the club as the first team to usethe upgraded surface.

The startofthe day ran smoothlywith under 15s, 17s, DGrade andCGrade allgetting to run out on the newly lined surface.

Rain wasn’t scheduled in Tyers until around 3pm,which would have allowedall teams to play on dry surfaces. But mother nature decided to be cruel that day, andoncamethe rain one quarterinto the BGrade game, requiring both netball clubs to uproot themselves and move

to the Agnes Brereton Reserve in Traralgon.

SpeakingtoSharon Rodgers, TTU’s netball coordinator, she said it was disappointing that the rain came in.

“We had our court resurfaced, it was finished on Friday, and we had to contact Woodside to let them know it was done and to let them know it could become quite slippery if there was rain, and they were still happy to play and go ahead,” she said.

“B Gradehad to be abandoned because the court became so slippery. Teams were given the option to play on at Breed Street(Traralgon) if they wanted to, but obviouslymovingthe game after onequarter wasn’t really an option.”

TTU,knowing the courts need at least aweek to cure, took the necessary precautions in planning to move games to Agnes Brereton Reserve if rain was to come.

“It was always on the cards if the raincame earlier. It’s ashame, and it is ashamefor everyone who put the work into getting the courts ready for us,” Rodgers added.

Woodside playing-coachLibby Nicole was glad to get an end result.

“Wewere really happy that our teamcould actually play. We know that TTU did all that they could to get their courts ready for Round 2, it was unfortunate thatthe rain camethrough,”she said.

“It was arushtoget on the courts and arush to warmup, and once everyonegot on the court there was asighofrelief that we’re actually on the court playing.”

Woodsideseemed unfazed by the move, managing to win comfortably 64-28.

“We just took control of the controllable and just let the rest go,” Woodside’s coach said. The funding to get the TTU courts resurfaced was no easy feat. Being aone-purpose facility, endorsements were hard to come by and Rodgers acknowledged how hard the TTU team has worked to get the courts redone.

North Gippsland netball teams should have nothing to worry about, as by Round 4, TTU will host Rosedale with fully set, resurfaced courts.

NGFNL week ahead

FOOTBALL

NORTH GIPPSLAND

BY TOM HAYES

ACTION in the North Gippsland FootballNetball League doesn’t slow downanytime soon, with another big five fixtures upcoming.

Similarly to last weekend, tipsters could suggest what is likely to happen in Round 4, if there is not to be any upsets.

UNCERTAINTY loomsaround Yallourn Yallourn North,asthey host Heyfield at George Bates Reserve this Saturday.

Despite a78-point win over Rosedale last week, the Jets still conceded 93 points.

Obviously a78-point win is remarkable, yet against abetter opposition, 93 point against could prove more costly.

Expect the Jets to get the four pointsathome againstadeflatedHeyfield, but also don’t be surprisedifHeyfield cankeep up with them at any stage.

SPEAKING of Rosedale, they travel to Tyers to face TTU.

Their impressive scoring ability against the reigning premier might come as ashock to the Bombers.

But, TTU appear to be one of the strongest teamsinthe league so far this season.

TTU willundoubtedly be strong favourites going into this one, withalarge margindefinitely on the cards.

Rosedale willneed to bring their AGame to have anychanceofpreventinga humiliation.

CHURCHILL returns home in Round 4to welcome the fresh Glengarry Magpies, coming off the bye.

Perhaps momentum might play into the

Cougars’ hands in this one, as they have been on atear throughout 2023.

Gaskin Park has been difficult for any visitor in recent years, with only ahandful of visiting teams coming out successful.

The top-of-the-ladder team would be expected to remain there, especially considering that Heyfield and Rosedale -teams that Churchill defeated -beat Glengarry.

WOODSIDES travel to Cowwarr to take on the Saints, who were sent back down to Earth last weekend.

The Wildcats are one of the in-form teams of the competition, and would be extremely disappointed if they failed to take advantage here

Despite this, that seems highly unlikely, as Cowwarr looked to be ashadowoftheir Round 1form, even if that was against Gormandale, when they lost heavily to Sale City last round. Cowwarr will need plenty of help to have any chance against Woodside. Perhaps their depth playsaparthere.

YARRAM will hope to get back on the winner’s list when they travel to Gormandale to takeon thebottom-of-the-ladder Tigers.

Despite aloss last weekend, the Demons are still finals hopefuls, as the ladder begins to take shape within the next few weeks. Gormandale don’t look to have acompetitive bone in their body so far this season, they scored 45 against Cowwarr, but that was in a93-point loss.

In the other two fixtures, they scored 0.9 (9) and 2.2 (14).

Idon’t think this game will be aproblem for the Demons, and after this week they should look to build on the momentum that they will have.

Action: AGrade continued playatAgnes Brereton Reserve in Traralgonafter mother natureruined TTU’scourtgrand opening. Photographs supplied

Traralgon obliterates Morwell

FOOTBALL GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

BY LIAM DURKIN

MATE, Traralgon are good.

The Maroons took down traditional rival Morwell in brutal fashion on Saturday night, winning 14.18 (102) to 5.4 (34).

While matches are oftentight whenever these two teams meet, that was far from the case under the Terry Hunter Oval lights.

Alineinthe Traralgon song is 'shake down the thunder from the sky'. The Maroons shook much morethan theiroppositiononSaturdaynight, sending an ominous warning to the rest of the competition in the process.

Such was the destructive nature of Traralgon's gameplay -even the siren malfunctioned.

For the neutral observer, that was about the only exciting thing that happened, as the Maroons led by 23, 46, 56 and 58 points at each of the breaks.

Acarnival atmosphere and perfect conditions greeted spectators at Terry Hunter Oval.

Music blared from the scoreboardend during the first term, with the Kanye West track Homecoming featuring on aportable speaker brought in by spectators, while alittle further away, kids were kept entertained as the film Space Jam 2 played out on the big screen.

Traralgon fans would have been entertained by what took place out on the ground.

The carnival setting wasperhaps fitting,as

Traralgon played as if it was an exhibition game.

Everyplayerwearing maroon appeared to know when it was their turn to be part of the narrative, and executed their role accordingly.

Traragon opened the game with three goals to none, exertingtheir dominance with astrong display.

Brett Eddy gave The Deck one for the highlight reel, kicking an insane goal in the pocket right in front of their eyes.

If you told Morwell before the game Eddy was only going to kick three goals for the game, they might have been forgiven for thinking they were asporting chance.

What they perhaps didn't plan for was Jackson McMahonrunning down from halfback and kicking just as many.

McMahon had close to 40 touches and was clearly best on ground. No one even went near him.

Having laid asolid base, Traralgon was out to produce more of the same in the second quarter.

While alot of games take aquarter or so to open up, the Maroons were already finding themselves with the ball in acres of space.

Traralgon's ability to make the ground look big was evident, and players were heard to say "keep looking sideways" during the quarter time address.

Whatever the Maroons did during preseason showed in the second term, as their work rate at both ends of the ground led to them adding4.5 (29) to 1.0 (6).

Morwell did get afew looks inside 50, with along range goal from Adam Braendler providing abit of alift, however, Traralgon simply had too many answers, or more accurately, too many numbers at the ball whenever there was acontest in dispute.

Once the ball hit the deck, the Maroons were off and full of run. Aperfectly still night meant there was little excuse for skill errors, however, the Maroons' pressure meant the Tigers almost had no option but to take the ball back to where it came from -which played rightinto Traralgon's hands.

An example of this came when Tom Schneider took amark right in front of goal following a passage of play when Morwell switched it on the last line of defence, and chose to come back the same way.

The Maroons'played averyhighpress, which at one stagesaw every single player forward of centre. TyeHourigan drifteddownfrom centrehalf back to take aterrific grab at half forward, while Traralgon's pressure led to another goal thanks to aslick intercept and snap among astring of spinning handballs.

The Maroons were also getting it doneatground level. Their cleanliness below their knees stood out, as did their desperation.

Astrong tackle from LucasTripodi in the middle of the ground gave the home side another chance to stream forward.

The Tigers' brains appeared scrambled by the 18 minute mark. The visitors defence had their work cut out, and if body language by way of throwing arms up was any indication, they were saying "what do we do?"

McMahon kickedalong rangegoal on theeve of halftime, lining up for an eternity to receive a handball at the top of the 50, taking the score to 7.12 (54) to 1.2 (8).

Even the siren almost didn't save Morwell -the

first half ending in bizarre fashion when someone had to run out and let the umpires know time was up.

Withboth the siren and the Tigers' energy down, the visitor’s woes continued in the second half.

Morwell was able to add acouple of goals, while astrong mark from Dan Musil in defence showed good character sitting under ahigh ball.

However, it was to be arare highlight for the Tigers, their frustrations clearly evident after giving away afree kick for late contact.

Areplacement siren had been located by the time the last changerolled around,this one giving offanair raid type sound compared to the usual fog horn one.

As playersmadetheir waytothe huddle, the scoreboard now showed Traralgon leading 11.12 (78) to 3.4(22).

The Maroons piled on more pain in the final term,attimes treating Morwell as little more than witches hats. Had it not been for areturn of 3.6 (24), the margin could have easily crept toward triple figures.

Hourigan gotinonthe act with an effortless goal fromoutside 50 after receiving ahandball from astationary player, kicking it straight through.

The Tigers' offence was stifled as on three consecutive occasions they got the ball forward of centre, only to lace out aMaroon jumper.

Unfortunately for Morwell,asthe game wore on, it seemed the harder they tried the worse things became.

When you are getting badly beaten, it is only natural for players to feel they need to get closer to the contest. That howeveronly served to benefit Traralgon even further.

With so many yellow and black jumpers around the ball, whenever they did win it, they had no one to kick to.

Traralgon on the other hand, simply sat out and waited for the ball to come.

Morwell full back Ryan Hearn was kept busy, and battled manfully, while at the other end, Brandon McDonald made the most of limited opportunities. Others to put in decent efforts for the Tigerswere Brandon Mcauliffe, CodyMacdonald, Sam Walsh, and playing-coach Boyd Bailey.

It will be back to the drawing board for new coach Bailey, as he is faced with dealing with his first 'flogging'.

Granted the Tigers are ayoung side, and lost Tristen Waack to VFL duty the day before, but nonetheless, this performance would have to be labelled astep backwards.

It wasn’t just aloss -itwas an annihilation, and to ateamnot too dissimilar to the one Morwell played in afinal just last season.

On the other side of the fence, Traralgon coach Jake Best, still sidelined with injury, was understandably pleased with his team's efforts.

Keeping the coaching hat firmly on, he didn't go as far to say it was a'complete performance', but said he was "happy with the win."

"I thought our pressure was really good, lot of contributors, guys playing their role, overall pretty happy," he said.

"I feel like we are getting better and better, this group is another year older, we've got some really good young kids that are getting better every week."

Traralgon captain and usual centre half forward Dylan Loprese played at centre half back, getting the job on Braendler.

Best said the move wasn't permanent, but showcased the side’s versatility and further emphasised role clarity, an element that really shone through watching this game.

"He played down back lastweek, it is just aweek by weekthingjust on match-ups, just allows us to go alittle bit smaller up forward," Best said of the skipper.

"Brett Eddy down the other end played agood game,and what he does is bring othersinto the game. We're not actually worried about him kicking big bags either, it's just about him playing arole and bringing the ball to ground so our smalls can go to work."

Eddy kicked three goals and was listed in the best players, as wasKade Ruyters who did likewise. Hourigan, Schneider and Hugh Dunbar also put in strong performances.

Best reported it would be business as usual heading into Round 4despite having less time to recover and the public holiday yesterday.

Traralgon trained yesterday in preparation for the trip to Drouin.

The night game gave those from local clubs who had played earlier in the day the chance to come down and watch, while excellent lighting lit up a grand stage

Once those new rooms and canteen comethrough, Traralgon will just abouthave the complete facility.

Told you Traralgon were going to be good.

BOG: Jackson McMahon had the ball on a string in the night game against Morwell

Photographs Liam Durkin

Assessing: Brad Kimberley looks for an option

Yarramget offthe mark in 2023

NETBALL

By ZAIDA GLIABNOVIC

ANZAC Round proved to be an entertaining one across Gippsland.

Players took to the courts, with anumberteams returning strong results.

IN the Gippsland League, Morwell continues to dominate AGrade.

The Round 3match played under lights saw the Tigers easily defeatedValley rivals, Traralgon 53-24.

Bronwyn Tebb, MontannaStyles and Sophie Lecchino were among the best for Traralgon.

Morwellcoach Tanya Budge celebrated her 50th A Grade game, on the same day her husbandplayed his 200th senior football game for Yallourn Yallourn North.

Moe was too strong for Wonthaggi Power, coming

home with aconvincing win. The Lions scored 65 to the Power’s 30. Among Moe’s bestwereOliviaBarnett, Charlize Bird and Georgia Moody, while Power’s key performances came from Chelsea Bowman, Jess Blair, and Mia Plenkovich.

Leongatha also enjoyedvictory,with an 11-point win over Warragul, 39-27.

Parrot’s stars Hannah Flanders, Laura Higgins and Lauren Redpath were someofthe key players in the win, with Ella Rees and Renee Cook among Warragul’s best.

Bairnsdale wasnomatch for Drouin, losing 61-35.

Bairnsdale’s best were Sally Deller, Olivia Betts and Charli Young, whileDrouin’sEllaHenderson, Karina Proctor and Kelly Mills were recognised as influential in the win.

Sale enjoyed anice win over Maffra 48-35.

Sale’s Dee Dee Lambert, Rachel Ronaldson and TeaganHarrison had aday out, while Maffra’s best

were Sarah Edey, ChloeFelsbourg and Chelsea Allman.

NORTH GIPPSLAND hadagreat round of netball.

In Round 3, reigning premier Woodside asserted their strength.

The Wildcatshad aday out, winningall six grades against Gormandale.

Woodside’s AGrade would have been especially happy, after defeating Gormandalebyawhopping 60 points, the most significant margin of the year so far.

Sale City came home with astrongperformance over Cowwarr; the Bulldogs winning 57-33.

The win solidifies Sale City as the top dog of the competition with 12 premiership points and a staggering percentage of 258.67.

Churchillisfinding that winning form again, coming off a10-point winafter the hike to Heyfield, defeating the Roo’s 44-34.

Rosedalequickly caredfor Yallourn Yallourn

Netball scores around theGippslandcourts

 Gippsland League

AGRADE -Moe 65 dWonthaggi 30, Leongatha

38 dWarragul27, Drouin 61 dBairnsdale 35, Sale 48 dMaffra 35, Morwell 53 dTraralgon 24.

BGRADE -Moe 50 dWonthaggi 38, Leongatha

61 dWarragul38, Maffra 42 dSale36, Traralgon

47 dMorwell 32, Bairnsdale bye, Drouin bye.

CGRADE -Moe 35 dWonthaggi 20, Leongatha

52 dWarragul 25, Maffra 38 dSale 14, Drouin

32 dBairnsdale 27, Morwell 28 dTraralgon 27.

17 AND UNDER -Wonthaggi 58 dMoe 7, Leongatha 64 dWarragul14, Sale 29 dMaffra

17, Bairnsdale 33 dDrouin 30,Traralgon 47 d Morwell 22.

15 AND UNDER -Moe 32 dWonthaggi 24, Leongatha 38 dWarragul18, Sale 41 dMaffra

30, Bairnsdale 64 dDrouin 11,Traralgon 72 d Morwell 11.

13 AND UNDER -Moe 48 dWonthaggi 4, Leongatha 38 dWarragul11, Sale 37 dMaffra

19, Bairnsdale 43 dDrouin 16,Traralgon 52 d

Morwell 2.

 NorthGippsland

AGRADE-Churchill 44 dHeyfield 34, Rosedale

65 dYYN 39,Yarram 40 dTTU 38, Woodside 82

dGormandale 22, Sale City 57 dCowwarr 33, Glengarry bye.

BGRADE -Heyfield 43 dChurchill 29, YYN 45 dRosedale 38, TTU 41 dYarram 34, Woodside d 58, Gormandale 44, Sale City 59 dCowwarr 41.

CGRADE -Churchill 36 dHeyfield21, Rosedale 33 dYYN 32,Yarram 39 dTTU 34, Woodside 29 dGormandale 27, Sale City 58 dCowwarr 12, Glengarry bye.

DGRADE -Churchill 28 dHeyfield 21, Rosedale 36 dYYN 27,TTU 63 dYarram 10, Woodside 39 dGormandale 22, Sale City 57 dCowwarr 23, Glengarry bye.

17 AND UNDER -Heyfield 44 dChurchill

7, Rosedale 48 dYYN 6, TTU55dYarram6, Woodside 33 dGormandale 8, SaleCity86d Cowwarr 1, Glengarry bye.

15 AND UNDER -Heyfield 43 dChurchill

8, Rosedale 61 dYYN 6, TTU73dYarram2, Woodside 40 dGormandale 2, SaleCity95d Cowwarr 4, Glengarry bye.

 MidGippsland

AGRADE -Morwell East 70 dHillEnd 21, Tarwin 37 dMDU 29, Toora 50 dMirboo North 39, Fish Creek 53 dStony Creek 32, Yinnar 54 d Newborough 38, Foster bye, Boolarra bye.

BGRADE -Morwell East 71 dHill End 18, MDU 52 dTarwin 26, Toora 46 dMirboo North 42, Fish Creek 46 dStony Creek 36, Yinnar 47 dNewborough 28, Boolarra 113 dThorpdale 3, Foster bye.

CGRADE -Hill End 30 dMorwell East 21, MDU 29 dTarwin 24, Toora 27 dMirboo North 25, Fish Creek 32 dStony Creek 21, Yinnar 40 dNewborough 31, Boolarra 55 dThorpdale 6, Foster bye.

DGRADE -Morwell East 38 dHillEnd 25, Tarwin 38 dMDU 21, Mirboo North 46 dToora 13, Fish Creek 56 dStony Creek 16, Yinnar 31 dNewborough 26, Boolarra 34 dThorpdale 20, Foster bye.

17 AND UNDER -MDU 53 dTarwin 18, Toora 48 dMirboo North 5, FishCreek 39 dStony Creek 18, Yinnar 36 dNewborough 14, Foster bye, Boolarra bye, Morwell East bye.

15 AND UNDER -Hill End 28 dMorwell East

11, MDU 67 dTarwin 2, Mirboo North 33 dToora 4, Fish Creek28dStony Creek 8, Yinnar 58 d Newborough 12,Foster bye, Boolarrabye.

13 ANDUNDER -Mirboo North 17 dToora5, MDU 11 dTarwin 8, Yinnar 28 dNewborough 6, Foster bye, Boolarra bye, Hill End bye.

North, defeating the Jets on theirhome turf 65-29. Yarram managed their first win of season 2023 in anail-biting two-point game, the Dee’s winning 40 to TTU’s38.

Glengarryhad the bye.

MIDGIPPSLAND netball action finally arrived. In the Grand Final rematch, last year’s premiers Toora defeatedMirboo North 50 to 39,muchmore convincingly than they did in the 2022 decider which came down to ashot after the siren. Morwell East, in their second hit out of the year (havingplayed theirRound8match last Saturday) proved their dominance, defeating an undermanned Hill End 70-21.

Yinnar and Newborough went head-to-head over at Yinnar Recreation Reserve, the Pies proving too strong for the young Bulldogs in a54-38 win. In other results, Tarwin beat MDU 39-37, while in the battleofthe creeks,Fish Creek got the upper hand defeating Stony Creek 53-32. Foster and Boolara had the bye.

Eyeonthe ball: Miki Hilliar in action forMirboo North AGrade on the weekend Photograph Annie Holland

What’stocome in the upcoming weekend

NETBALL

By ZAIDA GLIBANOVIC

ROUND 4ofthe GippslandLeague willsee competitive AGrade netball.

Traralgon willdrive over to Drouin to take on the Hawks in what might be atight game as the Maroons strive to get another win on the board.

Morwellwill host Warragul at MorwellRecreation Reserve, with an aim to continue their impressive winning streak.

It will take Warragul's best effort and amiracle to get close to stopping the Tiger train.

Maffra welcomes Wonthaggifor ahigh-stakes

match as one of these teams will finish the round finally getting their first win on the board.

Bairnsdale willhaveanincredibly tough job travelling to Ted Summerton Reserve, where they will take on atriumphant Moe side, coming off a 35-goal win over Wonthaggi.

Sale will have along drive ahead of them to face off against second on the ladder Leongatha, who won’t show any mercy.

NORTH GIPPSLAND will have Yallourn

Yallourn North take on ayouthful Heyfield at George Bates Reserve.

Rosedale willtraveltoTyerstotakeonthe Bombers on their new courts after TTU’s court conundrum.

Gormandale will host Yarram in what will be a tough battle for the Tigerslooking for their first win of the season, stillbruisedcoming offa60-point loss to dominate Woodside.

Cowwarr doesbattle against the formidable Woodside line-up and will do well to get close.

Churchill and Glengarrywill go face-to-facethis Saturday foraspot in the top four, while Sale City hasthe bye.

ROUND 2 of the Mid Gippsland will see Foster come to take on avictorious Tarwin.

After the Tiger's huge loss in the opening game against Morwell Eastand then the bye, Foster will do well to get close.

Ashorthanded Hill End will be forced to go up against reigning premier Toora.

The two Demon teams in MDU and Boolarra will go head-to-head in Boolarra’s first game of the season where they have alot to prove.

While, Mirboo North will want to get back on the winning list and show their traditional Mid Gippsland dominance against Stony Creek.

Lastly, Fish Creek willtakeonayoung Newborough side keen to earn their stripes.

The secondround of Mid Gippygives two premiershipcontenders Morwell East andYinnar the week off to rest.

Glengathers to recall famous flag

FOOTBALL NORTH GIPPSLAND

BY LIAM DURKIN

WINNINGaflaginregular time is so mainstream.

Glengarry Football-Netball Club gathered recentlytocommemorate 10 years since one of the most extraordinary events ever seen in local sport.

The 2013 North Gippsland Football-Netball League Grand Final is sure to live long in the memory of all who were present that day.

On that day at TraralgonRecreation Reserve, on Saturday, September 14 2013 to be precise, the Magpies won their first premiership in 17 years, in the most truly astonishing of fashions.

Just four points separated Glengarry and Heyfield at three quarter time.

Nothingseparated them at the endofregular time.

In adramatic finish, played out in front of arecord crowd of 4400 people, the Magpies went on to win the premiership in extra time.

It remains arguably the most unique and remarkable Grand Final victory in NGFNL history.

This is the full story.

HARD ROAD

GLENGARRY hit alot of speed bumpsonthe way to 2013.

The Magpies madethe Grand Final in 2011, and lost to Churchill by 17 points.Thiscame ayear after they bombed out in straight sets, losing the first semi final by 102 points to Rosedale.

There was another early finals exitin2012, although this time, it came in the elimination final by just five points.

After going outinstraight sets in 2010, losing the grand final in 2011, and losing afinal by under a kickin2012, the Glengarry Magpiescould have been forgiven for thinking the Colliwobbles weren’t just confined to the AFL team.

Josh King coached the team in 2010 and 11’, before his successor, Ryan Potter stepped in.

Little wasanyone to knowthe key role both men wouldend up playing in 2013.

The transition was rather seamless, as Potter and King had played together in the SANFL for Woodville West Torrens.

Potter won aflag at the Eagles in 2006, before coming to Traralgon, and further onto Glengarry

“The whole reason Icame to Glen was we played at Eagles together, Kingy and Ialwayswanted to play together again, his hometown was Glen,” Potter recalled.

Despite the recent shortcomings,Potter, who was best afield for the Magpies in the 2011 loss, believed the side wasonthe right path

“I always believed in my head we were building,” he said.

“We lost in 11’,12’ we could havegone further, we lost to Cowwarr by five points in the elimination final,Ithink we were the two teams having agood run that could have gone further. Cowwarrgot within one point of making the prelim, if we beat them maybe we would have made the prelim.

“The next year Ithought it would be our year. We recruited acouple, the start was terrible, but then once it clicked we just built on it and got that confidence.”

HORROR SHOW

THE start to 2013 was indeed terrible for Glengarry. After the first six games, the Magpies had agrand total of one win next to their name.

While asix point loss to previousyearpreliminary finalists Sale City in the opening round could have gone either way, there was no such narrative the next week, as Glengarry was poleaxed by reigning premier Heyfield to the tune of 89 points.

The Magpies kicked just three goals in that encounter.

Glengarry restored some lost pride with agutsy 20 point win over Cowwarr, in what was an emotion charged match following the death of club legend Colin May.

The efforttowin thatmatch may have drained the black and white army, as they losttheir next three games to Traralgon Tyers United, Gormandale and Churchill.

After the loss to Churchill by 36 points in Round 6, the Magpies sat equal last on the ladder.

Imagine the odds you would have got for a Glengarry flag at that stage.

With their seasonthreateningtoslipaway, Potter got the Magpies together for achat.

“Therewas afew discussions. Isat the teamdown and asked them what we were doing well, what we could improve,” he said.

Despite what the ladder suggested, the Magpies realised they actually weren’t that far off.

In their five losses, three had been by under two goals, and they had restricted the opposition scoring to an average of three goals aquarter

Theissue as far as Potter could see, was at the other end of the ground.

“We kept teams low but we couldn’t score,” he said.

“I was worried but Josh King was out, Kingy is big for us, our key forward. When he came back he kicked 10 against Rosedale who were top and we beat them.

“We were lucky also to haveNicho (Ben Nicholson) come back andGussy (Mark Engley). Gussy’s a key forward, he came back and kicked six, seven and nine.

“Once the forward line clicked we were off and running.”

TURNING POINT

WITH the bandbacktogether up forward, the Magpies set about stabilising their season.

Glengarry got back to business,takingcare of Rosedale in Round 7

King announced himself with 10 goals, and the following week against Woodside, he and Matt Royal kicked five each.

Royal kicked 21 goals for the season playing in a variety of positions, while Ross Mcdermott nailed 38, averaging exactly two goals agame.

Key forward Mark ‘Guss’ Engley slotted 54 and King 72, and from Round 7toRound 12, the Magpies did not drop agame.

From 1-5, the Magpies were all of asudden 7-5. Potter could sense Glengarry was well on their way.

“On-ball was good, backs were solid, oncewe worked out that we could kick goals and Gussy came back Nicho (Ben Nicholson) was huge on the wing,” he said.

“Probably once we knocked off Rosedale and Heyfield, they were the top three, Ifelt we were on track.”

FINALS RUN

THE Magpies won four of their last six to earn a top-three finish with an 11-7 record.

In what was an incredibly even NGFNL competition that year, teams two to five all ended up on the same amount of points.

Heyfield finished three games clear on top, while Cowwarr and Woodside were the unlucky ones to miss out, despite winning 10 games each.

Churchill defeated the Kangaroos in the last round to qualify, and there was no shortage of conspiracy theories regardingthe meansofsuch aresult.

Nevertheless, Glengarry had qualified for the doublechance, and was arguably the in-form team of the competition.

The Magpies faced Traralgon Tyers United in the qualifyingfinal -ateam they hadn’t beaten all season.

But, with form on their side, the Magpies dispatchedthe Bombers in abrutal exhibition, winning 11.24 (90) to 4.3 (27).

Glengarry then had Heyfield to deal with for a place in the Grand Final.

With their confidence up, the Magpies got the job done 18.8 (116) to 15.8 (98).

Glengarry captain at the time, DeanBrooks, believed the confidence installed in the group by Potter was akey factor.

“The bigthing was the belief in Pottsy himself from allthe boys,” he said.

“He instilled so much belief in us that we could be good, we’d never felt anything like that, no one had ever played under acoach like Pottsy.

THE BIG ONE

HAVING earnt the week off, Glengarry was afforded the luxury of getting afeel for the Grand Final surface.

The Magpies trained on Traralgon Recreation Reserve, before finding out they would again be opposed to Heyfield.

The Grand Final started with both sides enjoying periods of dominance.

Just three points separated the combatants at quartertime, as the Magpies and Kangaroos kicked four goals each.

Glengarry got on top in the second, adding five goals to one, to takeacomfortable 23-point lead into the main break.

Heyfield however hit back, and made the most of their opportunities in the third.

The Magpies had the chancetofurther their lead early in the third, only for aset shot to register a behind.

From that miss, the Kangaroos went down the other end, which set off asuccession of six unanswered goals.

In almostthe blinkofaneye,Heyfield had taken the lead, and were ahead by four points 11.8 (74) to 10.10 (70) at three quarter time.

The final term was truly nerve-killing, although not for Potter, who struck avery calm figure amid the madness.

“I was never worried which was weird, just stick to structure,” he recalled.

Seven goals were kicked, along with some handy points,and with no one not really knowing how long was left, scores were deadlocked when the siren sounded to signal the end of regular time.

GOING INTOO.T

IN the moments upon immediately realising the match had ended in adraw, there was aperiod of confusion fromplayers, officials, and evenumpires. Suchwas the rarity of an event likethis,the rule book had to be dusted off to check to see just what the protocol was.

Under NGFNL rules at the time, two 10 minute halves with no time on were to be played.

As Glengarry 500-gamer Trevor May remembers, there was aperiod of mass confusion.

“There was abit of confusion with the rules at thetime, extra time, five or 10 minutes before we knew what the go was,” he said.

Due to idiosyncrasiesassociated with drawn finals, coaches weren’t allowed to address players out on the ground.

Fortunately for Glengarry, Potter, as aplayingcoach was able to at least have some say.

Keeping his sense of humour, Heyfield coach Adrian Cox reportedly joked “see you next week” out on the ground.

“You couldn’t speak to them, so lucky Iwas out there. Itoldthem ‘we’ve got this, believe in yourself, you know what we do, practice this’, but you couldn’t bring them all in and huddle, we just had to go and set up,” Potter said.

Understandably, with the madness of everything taking into account,extra time ended up being played with time on.

Glengarry got away to afast start in the first period of OT, and fittingly, it was King who kicked the first goal.

He was to end up with seven in abest on ground display.

His seventh took the leadto14points, forcing some last ditch efforts from Heyfield, but the Magpies couldn’t be denied,asthey won their11th, and surely greatest, premiership.

It was the Magpies first flag since 1996.

May playedinthattriumph, as well as 1994, butsaid 2013 held aspecial place in Glengarry FNC history.

“It’s definitely one of the top ones,” he said.

“Whether it’s aclubperson or outside club person, everyone’s spoken about it for along time afterwards.”

For the record, the finals scoreboard read Glengarry 16.15 (111) to Heyfield 15.15 (105).

Best players for the premiers were King, Potter, Chris Panayiotou, Dean Pearce, Luke Forbes (in just his seventh game for the year)and Ben Truin. Truin remains the only survivor 10 years on.

Gathered: GlengarryFootball-Netball Club’screw of 2013 came together recentlytocelebrate10 yearssincetheirmomentous NorthGippsland premiership

Photograph Liam Durkin

Membrey back for Saints

FOOTBALL

AFL EXPORTS

BY TOM HAYES

FOOTY fans were treated to afive-day festival of football for the ANZAC Day long weekend.

Thankfully, all of the Latrobe Valley players in the league hadplayed by Sunday,sothey could put their feet up and watch during the long weekend.

In fact, all fourLatrobe Valleyexportstook to the field on Sunday,across three separate games.

The first of which wasMorwell’s Changkuoth Jiath, when Hawthorn and Adelaide flew to the University of Tasmania Stadium, in Launceston

In one of the more exciting games of the round, theCrows andHawks didn’t give each other an inch, as either side wentinto eachchange less than agoal from the other.

Hawthorn drew the deficit back to one point at the finalchange, before an entertaining finalterm got underway.

It was Hawthorn who were out of the blocks quickly, establishing justtheir thirdlead of the game. They found themselves 13 points ahead as time dispersed.

The Crows, in ahurry, found the scoreboard, but in the form of behinds, before some magic got them over the line.

Along the boundary line, IzakRankine darted in between players before snapping truly, giving the Crows asniff with two minutes left.

Moments later some more magic was witnessed, this time from Darcy Fogarty, who slotted adrop punt from the boundary line, the FOX Footy commentary team astonished that he decided to drop punt from that position.

Some madballproceeded in Hawthorn’s forward 50,including adropped markbyJiathinthe dying seconds, as the Crows got over the line, shattering the hearts of the Hawks for the second week running.

Jiath was electric off half back nonetheless, collecting 21 touches, along with three marks and a goal assist with 461 metres gained.

Hawthorn are now firmly on the bottom of the ladder,around eight per cent below the WestCoast.

NextuponSundayafternoon footywas the return of Traralgon’s Tim Membrey for St Kilda as they faced Carlton at Marvel Stadium.

Returningfromakneeinjury,Membrey got straight into the action with anumberofchances in the opening minutes.

Acongested first half saw the Blues take a four-point lead into the main break, but the third quarter was one way traffic for the Saints.

St Kilda kicked five goals to one to establish a21-point leadatthe final change, and in an uneventful last quarter, the Saints got home by 22 points,12.10 (82) to 8.12 (60).

Membrey kicked 1.2, clunking seven marks aroundthe ground.The Saints willbehappyto have him back, especially when Anthony Caminiti returns from suspension.

GIPPSLAND LEAGUE MID GIPPSLAND

St Kildaremainsontop of the ladder,and it looks likely that they will still be there at the end of the round.

The Suns got their secondwin of the year, when they defeated North Melbourne at Heritage Bank Stadium on the Gold Coast.

The Suns kept on finding ways to halt the Roos, keeping them goalless in the third term, as they went 41 points up at the final change.

The final term was much more competitive, but theSuns were too good again,claiming a43-point win, 14.13 (97) to 7.12 (54).

Morwell’s Ben Ainsworth had amemorable day by his standards, claiming 24 touches and kicking 2.1.

Meanwhile, it was the same casefor Moe’sBailey Humphrey, who came off the bench as the sub, kicking2.1 and having 10 touches with just 42 per cent time on the field.

It was Touk Miller’s downfall that got him off the bench, the Suns co-captain going down with asuspected knee injury.

Humphreyseeminglycelebrated well, getting drenched in Powerade after the match in the rooms following his first AFL win.

He would be remaining hopefulthat he can re-establish his position in the side, after being relegated to the sub.

Gippsland’s own Scott Pendlebury, from Sale, played yesterday in the traditional ANZAC Day match for Collingwood, the result of which was not known at the time of going to press.

NORTH GIPPSLAND LEAGUE

Bang: Traralgon’s TimMembrey returned to St KildaonSundayafter alengthyperiod recovering from knee surgery.

Saturday,

ABC TV (2)

April 29

6.00 Rage. (PG) 6.55 Rage Closer. (R) 7.00

Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage.(PG) 12.00

ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Traces. (Mal, R) 1.15 Capital. (Ml, R) 2.05 The Durrells. (PG, R) 3.05

Grand Designs. (PG, R) 3.55 Landline. (R) 4.25

Scottish Vets Down Under.(PG, R) 4.50 The Dark Side Of The Universe. (R)

5.50 GreatAustralian Stuff:

Home. (PG, R) Part 3of4

6.50 Bluey. (R) Bluey and Bingo explore their holiday hotel room.

7.00 ABC News. Alook at the top stories of theday

7.30 TheRoyalVarietyPerformance 2022. (PG, R) Featuring a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. From theRoyal Albert Hall, London.

9.20 AGrand RoyalDesign (R)

An inside look at asecretproject that King Charles has been working on forovera decade, the purchase andambitious restoration of Dumfries House, arundown estate in one of the mostdeprived parts of the UK.

10.15 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (Mv,R)Part 2of4

11.15 Fires. (Mal,R)Tash and Mott head to abeachside community

12.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Guest programmed by Jen Cloher

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 JSchwanke’sLifeIn Bloom. (PG) 10.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 11.00 The World From Above.(PGa, R)

12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Figure Skating.

ISU

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 TheWonders Of Europe: Alhambra, Treasure Of Andalusia. (PG) Part 4of4

8.30 Kensington Palace: Behind Closed Doors. (PG, R) Part 1of2

Takesa look at Kensington Palace, the private home of the British royalfamily

10.20 Lennon’s LastWeekend. (Mad, R) Takesa look at John Lennon’s final interview

11.30 Outlander (MA15+)

12.40 Germinal. (Mav)

1.45 Big FatQuiz Of Everything. (Mls, R)

3.25 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.30 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English NewsMorning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight

6.00 SevenNews

7.00 Football. AFL.Round 7. Melbourne vNorth Melbourne. From the MCG.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Awrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 3. Perth SuperSprint.Day 1. Highlights.

1.00 Travel Oz. (PG,R) Presented by Greg Grainger [VIC]HomeShopping.

1.30 Harry’s Practice (R) Informationabout petcare.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 GetArty. (R) Ashowcase of artprojects.

5.00 House Of Wellness (PG, R) Alook at locations that highlight living well

7TWO (72, 62)

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7.30 MOVIE: HarryPotter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban. (2004, PGhv,R) HarryPotterlearns that an escaped prisoner with tiestoVoldemortishunting him. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint

10.15 MOVIE: ConanThe Destroyer. (1984,Mv, R) Awarrior embarks on aquest. Arnold Schwarzenegger,Grace Jones.

12.05 MOVIE: Nerve (2016,Ma, R) Players enter adangerous interactivegame. Emma Roberts.

1.50 9HoneyHacks. (R)

2.00 TheIncredible Journey Presents (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

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10.30 Edgar WallaceMysteries. 11.50 My Favorite Martian. 12.20pm MOVIE: Johnny You’re Wanted. (1956) 1.50 MOVIE: SouthOfAlgiers. (1953) 3.45 MOVIE: Hawaii. (1966, PG) 7.00 Rugby Union Super RugbyPacific.Round 10.Queensland Reds vWestern Force. 9.30 Super RugbyPacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Blown Away.(1994,M)

12.15am Late Programs.

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ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 WeekendBreakfast.

9.00 Insiders 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World

This Week.(R) 11.00 Compass. (PGa, R) 11.30

Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30

Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Prince Charles: Inside The DuchyOfCornwall. (PG, R) 3.25 Miriam &Alan: Lost In Scotland. (PG, R) 4.15

Grand Designs New Zealand. (R) 5.00 Art Works. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow

6.30 Compass: LotteryOfLife. Alook at theissue of organ donation.

7.00 ABCNews. Alook at the top stories of theday

7.30 GrandDesigns: Canterbury

Hosted by Kevin McCloud

8.20 Midsomer Murders. (Ma)

Part 3of4.Village tensions reach crisis point thanks to thepopularity of alocal artisan bakery and mill.

9.50 Close To Me. (Final, Mals)

Jo learns what happened to her

10.40 MotherFatherSon. (Madlv,R) Twenty yearsofhurt come to ahead.

11.40 Road To Now:

Globalisation. (PG, R)

1.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.05 TheHeights. (PG, R)

5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 JSchwanke’s Life In Bloom. (PG) 10.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 11.00 The World From Above (PG, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australian SuperbikeChampionship Round 3. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.LiegeBastogne-Liege.Women’srace. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour.Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Men’s race. 5.30 Walking Wartime England

6.30 SBS World News

7.30 Secrets Of TheSabreToothed Tiger (PG) Alook at thesabre-toothed tiger

8.30 TheAndes Tragedy:50Years

Later Followsanexpedition returning to the site of the crash of Uruguayan Air Forceflight571 in the Andes.

9.25 Elizabeth IAnd II: The GoldenQueens. (R) Part 1of2

11.15 TheQueen’s Guard:A Year In Service. (Ml, R)

1.05 24 HoursInEmergency.(Mal, R) 2.00

The BuildingsThatFought Hitler.(PG, R)

3.40 The Source. (Ma, R) 4.30 Mastermind Australia.(R) 5.00 NHK World EnglishNews Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6am Morning Programs.

Blokesworld. 1.30 Cool Cars With Dermott And

6am Children’s Programs.

1.30pm MOVIE: Pokémon The Movie: Kyurem Vs The Sword Of Justice. (2012) 2.55 Motor Racing. Formula EC’ship.Berlin ePrix. 4.00 Motor Racing. Formula EC’ship.Berlin ePrix. 5.00 About ABoy 5.30 MOVIE: Smokey And The Bandit. (1977

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGaln, R) Chappo seesa swimmer struggling.

6.30 TheDog House. (Return, PG) AYorkshire terrier pair show sizedoesnot matter

7.30 TheDog House Australia. (PG, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown.

8.30 Blue Bloods. (Mv) Jamie learns that Eddie’s friend’srestaurant may be adrug front.Frank questions acop whose online profile features naked photos. Erin is accused of causing the suicideofaformercolleague.

9.30 CSI: Vegas. (Mm) Medical examiner Sonya’slife is in jeopardywhen she is exposed to amysterious poison.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv,R) Captain Milius returns to Hawai’i.

11.30 Fire Country. (Mv,R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour OfPower

6.00 NBCToday [VIC]HomeShopping.

7.00 WeekendSunrise.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Farmer WantsAWife. (PGl) Hosted by SamanthaArmytage.

8.30 7NEWSSpotlight. An exclusive,special investigation.

9.30 TheLatest: SevenNews.

10.00 Born To Kill? Herbert Mullin. (MA15+av) Alookat thecaseofHerbertMullin.

11.00 QuantumLeap (Ma) Benleaps into apublic defender

12.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 3. Perth SuperSprint.Day 2. Highlights.

1.00 TheRookie. (Madv,R) [VIC]HomeShopping.

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBCToday

5.00 SevenEarly News. 5.30 Sunrise

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 LEGO Masters:Grand Masters. (PG)

8.40 60 Minutes Current affairs program, investigating, analysingand uncovering theissuesaffectingall Australians.

9.40 NineNews Late. Alook at the latest news and events.

10.10 Australian Crime Stories: Attack On Police HQ (Malv,R) Alook at the Russell Streetbombing.

11.10 TheFirst48. (MA15+al)

12.00 Law&Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+adv,R)

12.50 The GardenGurus. (R) 1.20 9Honey Hacks. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.(PGa)

4.30 Take Two. (R)

5.30 Today

News Early Edition.

6.30 TheSundayProject. Alook at theday’snews.

7.30 I’mA Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! (Final, PGals) Thetop three celebritiesreceiveavisit from their lovedones, before the Kingor Queen of thejungle is crowned.

9.00 TheLastLastLate LateShow Special. In celebration of the lastepisode of TheLateLateShowWithJamesCorden TomCruise reunites withpresenter James Corden for one final over-the-top sketch.

10.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mav) NCIS Special Agent Jane Tennant is on ahelicopter interrogatinga suspectwhen it crashes.

11.00 TheSundayProject. (R) Alook at the day’snews.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 TheDrum.

7.00 ABCNews.

7.30 7.30 Presented by SarahFerguson.

8.00 Australian Story. Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Paul Barry takesa look at the latest issues affecting media consumers.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 India Now. (R)

11.10 ABCLate News.

11.25 TheBusiness. (R)

11.40 Father Brown. (PG, R)

12.25 Miniseries:Ridley Road (Mv,R)

1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30.(R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by MarcFennell.

6.30 SBS WorldNews.

7.35 TheSecret Life Of Lighthouses: Boston Light (PG)Part

3of3

8.30 My Name Is Reeva: IWas Murdered By Oscar Pistorius. (M) Part 3of3.Follows Barry and June in the build up to their VODmeeting with Oscar

9.25 Race ForThe Sky:Rise Of ThePioneers. (PG) Part 1of2.Traces developments in aviation, including the race to develop the first fighterplane.

10 25 SBS WorldNewsLate

11.00 Reyka. (MA15+av)Reyka becomessuspiciousofHector

12.00 Miss S. (PGv,R)

3.45 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.45 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHKWorld English News Morning. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

7.00 Home And Away (PGs)

7.30 Farmer Wants AWife. (PGl) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

9.00 9-1-1 (Return, Ma)Adry thunderstorm rolls over LosAngeles, bringing aseriesof lightningstrike emergencies for the118

10.00 9-1-1:Lone Star (Return, Ma) Thunderstorms hit Austin.

11.00 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.30 10 Years Younger

In 10 Days (PGa,R)

12.30 TheRookie. (Madv,R) [VIC]HomeShopping.

1.30 Kochie’sBusinessBuilders. (R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBCToday

5.00 SevenEarly News.

5.30 Sunrise

6am God

Willing.Continued.(2015,PG, Italian) 6.35 The Truth. (2019,PG, French) 8.35 Mr.Holmes. (2015 PG) 10.30 The Kid From TheBig Apple.(2016, M, Mandarin) 12.45pm Amazonia.(2013,Nodialogue)

2.15 Breaker Morant. (1980,PG) 4.15 Love And Friendship.(2016,PG) 5.55 LateBloomers. (2011, PG) 7.35 The Escape.(2017,M) 9.30 ASon.

1.30pm RidesDown Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.Round 3. Perth SuperSprint. Day 1. Highlights.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 LEGO Masters: Grand Masters. (PG) Hosted by Hamish Blake

8.50 RPA. (PGm) When ayoung man’s first kidney transplant fails, he gets asecond chance thanks to an offer from his sister

9.50 Nine News Late Alook at the latest news andevents.

10.20 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s bigissues.

11.20 TheEqualizer (MA15+v,R)

12.10 Untold CrimeStories: TheDisappearance Of Shannon Matthews. (Ma)

1.00 Hello SA (PG)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop.(R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.(PGa) 4.30 ACurrent Affair.(R) 5.00 News EarlyEdition. 5.30 Today

6.30 TheProject. Thehosts and guest panellists takealookatthe day’snews, events and hot topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

(Return,PGal)Afresh batch of talented and passionate amateur cooks compete to impress the judges.

9.15 Ghosts. (PGls) When teen ghost Stephanie, who lives in theattic,awakens to find that her crush Trevorisnow dating Hetty,she decides to sabotage all the relationshipsatWoodstone.

9.45 FBI: MostWanted. (Mav) Theteam mustnavigate themistrust of authorities in a tight-knit Somali community in Minnesota.

11.30 TheProject. (R) Alook at the day’snews and events

12.30 TheLate ShowWith Stephen Colbert. (PG) Late-night talk show

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Great Australian Stuff: Play. (PG) Part 4of4

TheTruth About Menopause With MyfWarhurst. Myf Warhurst learns about menopause.

10.00 Stuff TheBritish Stole: TheCrowFlies. (PG, R)

10.30 ABC LateNews.

10.45 TheBusiness (R)

11.00 Four Corners (R)

11.45 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05

MotherFatherSon. (Madlv,R) 1.05

Shakespeare And Hathaway.(Mv,R) 1.50

Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow.(R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30.(R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by MarcFennell.

6.30 SBS WorldNews

7.30 Who Do YouThink YouAre? BarryHumphries (Return) BarryHumphriesexploreshis roots.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi takes alook at whether shifting gender rolesleft men without asense of direction.

9.30 Dateline: Rat Hunters. Follows agroup of local vigilantesand their dogs tackling New York City’srat problem.

10.00 SBSWorld News Late.

10.30 Living Black. (R)

11.00 Manayek. (MA15+d)

11.55 Outlier. (Mal, R)

3.15 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.15 Bamay.(R)

5.00 NHK World EnglishNewsMorning. 5.30

ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 SevenNews.

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7.30 Cosentino: Decennium. (PGl)International magician and illusionist Cosentino presents his best acts of the last 10 years.

9.10 TheGood Doctor (Mam) Marcus introducessome of the team to apatient whose optimism and faith seems to cause Asher the mostskepticism in light of his own relationship with religion.

11.10 TheLatest: SevenNews.

11.40 Crime Investigation Australia: MostInfamous: The Backpacker Murders (MA15+av, R) Alookatthe backpacker murders.

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10.30 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)

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Proposed public toiletplan amistake?

LATROBE City Council has released their draft Public Toilet Plan 2023-2033 and is requesting submissions from the community on this plan.

Iwelcome and thank Latrobe City for thisundertaking. It is my belief that public facilities such as toilets are at the top of the list with regards to council responsibilities, and in my experience locally, I believe there is significant room for improvement if we wish to make our region welcoming to families and visitors.

For example, the plan proposes closing the toilets at the Moe Town Hall on Albert Street, and Ifeel that will be detrimental to the town.

Using the toilet is abasic human need, and to remove such awell-placed facility can only harm the quest to encourage morepeople to usethe Moe CBD as ashopping precinct.

The plangives no consideration to installing a toilet block on the north shore of Lake Narracan, meaning that visitors travel alittle further and spend their time and money in Wellington Shire at Cowarr Weir -where there are two accessible facilities.

Therefore, Iencourage all readers to review the plan,understand what council is proposing,and have your say. It can be found online via the council website.

As adigression, council is suggesting it will take 10 years to commission five new toilet blocks to replace the existing structures. So if we put that in context of how long it takes to install something so rudimentary and simple, we can then takea look at some of the things the green groups and ideologues that frequent these pages have been suggesting lately.

Asingle electric car charging in your garage will use 50 times more electricity than the average refrigerator; morethan double that of average household air-conditioning. This will put an incredible strain on local grids, let alone the generation increases needed to achieve that.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t green our grid, nor avoid ambitiousgoals. I’mjust saying that anyonewith the simplest understanding of the basic mathematics will knowwecan’tdeliver such achangeinthe time many may suggest or want.

Anthony

Wasiukiewicz

Yallourn North

Forests of habitat

IDON'T know where Don Duthie gets his information from, (Express, April 19, 2023) laying the blame of the housing crisis on there being no hardwood available, as all homes these days are framed with plantation pine or steel for building construction. The ‘hectares of hardwood’ that Don says are ‘goingtowaste’ are in factvaluablehabitatfor many native animals like the threatened Greater Glider, Powerful Owl and Koala. They are also a vital carbon sink. The world's forests absorb billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.

Australiahas the worst rate of extinction of native mammals in the world, and protecting our important forests is the most useful thing we can do for the planet.

Irene

Tyers

Precious antique cans

THUMBS down to Daniel Andrews.

Youpromised by the end of 2022, Victoria will follow theother states and bring in the refund 10 cents on bottles and cans.

What has happened to his promise project?

Once again, all talk and no action.

Thisproject hasbeen asuccess in other states which has helped the environment and could also help charities.

NF Nanos Traralgon

Get on with it

YOUR correspondent, Randell Green, is somewhat loose with the truth. He claims he has “been reading” about transgender people assaulting women in public toilets.

Lets get one thing clear, donning adress does not make you transgender.

Any male donninga dresstoenter female bathrooms is apredator, and should be dealt with accordingly.

Proebsting

Questions asked

WHAT is the state government up to subsidising green energy withunsightly wind farmsinthe countryside and coal is left behind?

Glenn Grady Morwell

Transgender people, on the other hand, have been through aprocess, they don’t just perceive of themselves as awoman, but are perceived by others as awoman. And Ichallenge theidea that any of them have entereda publictoilet and assaulted anyone.

Moreover, the claim that xx and xy chromosomes determine your sexual identity and physical attributes is amisnomer. Hormone treatment can and does make aman more like awoman than aman, but it doesn’t happen simply by popping on adress. What nonsense that is!

Transgender women are no threat to anyone.

Ihave yet to hear of acase where atransgender

female is beatingall the other women competitors at trackand field.

So let’s get on with things and stop imagining scary monsters under the bed!

Noel Conway Morwell

Civil conversation welcomed

IN response to Avery’s question (Express April 19), there are unfortunately examples of men claiming to be women so as to be transferred to women’s prisons.These are generally men alreadyinprison for sex-related crimes.

When aprosecutor in LA advised he had recordings of aman whoboasted of gaming the system to get into awomen’s prison, the prosecutor was suspended for misgendering the criminal. Women in aVictorian prison raised concerns for their safety when aman with ahistory of physical and sexual assaults was transferred to their prison.

At ahigh school in Virginia,amalestudent identifying as trans assaulted agirl in the toilets. The school board covered up the fact that they were informed that he had assaulted agirl at his previous school.

Are all transwomen like this? Of course not, it’s not wise to judge the whole by afew, but we should be able to raise concerns, discuss and find aresolution to issues. Thosewho are concerned are generallydemonisedasextremists,phobes, etc, when speaking up and some of them have been assaulted by activists as the recent women’s rallies showed.

And you were right Avery, no ill intent was meant by my previous letter.

As for reliable, trustworthy sources, we could debate whose source is truly that.

Ibelieve it was Aristotle who said that we are more likely to trust asource we believe to be reliable even if an opposing view was shown to be correct.

Thank you Avery for expressing adesire to have acivil conversation too.

Randell Green Traralgon

Well done Phil

CONGRATULATIONS to the LV Express for publishing the articles written by Philip Hopkins.

Too often stories in our press are coloured by an emotional slant.

Philip’s articles, however, seem true to the facts, and leave the emotions to the reader.

It is important, particularly in the transitional stage that the Latrobe Valley is going through at present, to have the facts published, so that we can have aclear case to think about.

Change is inevitableaswestrugglewith the challenges of climate change.

Please keep publishing Philip’s articles so that we can clarify the facts without the emotions.

Oliver Raymond Traralgon

Fixthe eyesore

OKAY, Ithink it's finally time for Kellie O'Callaghan to make her mark on the city of Morwell and totally refresh the western entrances into town.

To enter from that side you have to pass under amonstrous drab concrete, rusted steel and weed covered old coal train bridge which goes, well nowhere. Encompassed by massive walls of what really looks like some weed covered levee bank, it's atotal turn off to all new people entering our

township.With no heritage value whatsoever,this eyesorecould go with 100 metres or so of the old embankment to brighten up this side of town. As probably still owned by Yallourn Energy, 50/50 funds with them would help to allay costs I'm sure.

Geoff Hill Morwell

Chance to unite

SATURDAY, May 6, 2023 is Coronation Day, whereupon King Charles III will be formally crowned as KingofAustraliaand 14 other Commonwealth Realms.

For most people, this will be the firstopportunity for anybody to witness the excitement, tradition, and ancientceremony of acoronation, seeing as most people have not lived under the reign of a monarch other than the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and will not have been alivetowatch the last coronation ceremony in 1953.

This is ajoyous occasion unlike any other which should provideaperfect opportunity to unite Australians of all background to appreciate our culture, heritage, and constitution.

Unfortunately, our extreme left-winggovernment in Victoria is missing the opportunity by refusing to declare aone-off public holiday for Coronation Day, and abdicating its responsibility to organise and promote state and local events to celebrate the coronation.

Irecentlywrote to our local MP, Mr Cameron, who confirmed that Dictator Dan has failed to do his patriotic duty (surprise, surprise). Even more disappointing, as Mr Cameron pointed out to me, is that Latrobe City Council does not appear to be organising any events either.

So, here's my challenge to Latrobe City Council. Why are you so indolent and unpatriotic that you are not bothering to organise anythingfor Coronation Day? Why is it that you expend more effort and money on sister city visits to China and Japan than you do on celebrating our very own King of Australia?

Nicholas Tam Traralgon East

Have your say

THE Latrobe Valley Express welcomes letters to the editor.

Preference will be given to brief, concise letters which address local issues.

The editor Liam Durkin, reserves the right to edit letters for reasonsofspace and clarity, and may refuse to publish any letter without explanation.

The Express does not publish letters from anonymous contributors.

Letters must include aphone number, email address and the author's hometown for purposes of substantiating authenticity. Readers are entitled to one right of reply to aletter directed at them.

The views expressed in letters to the editor are those of thewriters, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Latrobe Valley Express management or staff.

Email letterstonews@lvexpress.com.au and include 'letter to the editor' in the subject line.

Deadline for letters is Thursday 3pm.

Moe Good FridayAppeal

WE would like to thank the fantasticeffortof all our volunteers, supporters and peoplewho donated to help us raise the amazing amount of $33,721 for the Moe/Newborough area through our fundraising, door knocking, tin collections and tin rattling over the year and on Good Friday.

The support we have from the Moe and Newborough CFAs, businesses and peopleofMoe/ Newborough is greatly appreciated and everyone should be proud of the amount that was raised.

We are always looking for more volunteers and supporters so if anyone would like to help out in any way pleasevisit ourFacebook page -Moe Good Friday Appeal Fundraising.

Please supportusthroughout the year, we have collectiontinsinbusinesses all throughout Moe and Newborough and any donations help us to support this fantastic cause.

Churchill market

AMARKET day will be held at Churchill Shopping Centre on Saturday, May 6intimefor Mothers Day gift shopping.

Craft and market stalls will be in various locations around the retail centre from 9am to 1pm. Churchill Fire Brigade and LV Neighbourhood Watch will be hosting free sausage sizzlesfrom 10am to 12pm, and there’llbelivemusic to entertain you while you browse shops and stalls.

Some lucky(randomly selected) Saturday morning shoppers will win vouchers that can be used in-store at selected Churchill shops. More than $300 worth of vouchers will be given away.

Only those who are making purchase(s) in one of Churchill’s retail businesses are eligible to win avoucher.

Marketstall sites may stillbebooked onlinevia churchill.org.au or call 5120 3850.

More information can be found on the Churchill Shop Local Facebook page

Bridgeresults

TRARALGON Bridge Club results for April 17, 18, 20.

Monday- 1st Barbara Brabets and Anne Moloney 81 per cent; 2nd Fred Baxter and Anne den-Houting 60 per cent.

Tuesday -N/S 1st Ken Tierney and Anne denHouting 65.83 per cent; 2nd Geoff Dixon and John Marsiglio 63.75 per cent E/W; 1st Heather Watt and AnneHowes70per cent; 2nd Peter Lonie and Jan Williams 64.29 per cent.

Thursday -1st Greg Nicholson and Kaye Douglas 61.85 per cent; 2nd Kay Baxter and Anne Moloney 60 per cent.

If youare interested in learningmore about bridge please phone our president, Greg Nicholson, on 0419 365 739.

Latrobe ValleyPhilatelic Society

THE Latrobe ValleyPhilatelic Society has changed its meeting venue and meeting times from this month.

Thesociety will meetatMorwell RSL Club at 52 Elgin St,Morwell tonight (Wednesday, April 26) from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

Members and any visitors who want to attend will be entertained with the devilishly difficult quiz on postage due and official stamps from countries around theworld. However, don’t be alarmed because Iknow how much the compiler knows about these things and it isn’t much.

For enquiries, ring Chris on 0427 770 522.

Combined pensioners

MORWELL Combined Pensioners are hosting adelicious afternoontea at the Senior Citizens Centre, Maryvale Crescent, Morwell.

CommunityCorner with Liam Durkin

Doors open at 1.30pm and afternoon tea will commence from 2pm onwards.

Patrons are asked to wear something blue as this was Dolly’s favorite colour.

Please bring your own best or prettiest cup or mugfor your chance to win aprize.

Alucky door prize is to be won and there will be lots of raffles to be won during the afternoon.

Tickets are now available and only cost $5 per person.

Tables can be reserved or you can just pay at the door on the day.

All proceeds from this day will go to Do It For Dolly Day.

For tickets and any further information, please see president Elizabeth on 0414 962 615 or secretary Joyce on 0413 089 696.

All members are reminded that ournext meeting will be held after lunch on Monday, May 1.

All members are asked to please be fair and bring aplate to share for lunch and not leave it to the same few members all the time.

We will have raffles during the afternoon and of course afternoon tea will be served.

This is to be held on Friday, May 12 and it is hoped that most members will attend and we are hoping someofthe community will also join us for this very worthy cause.

Our next social day on Monday, May 15 will be our mothers day lunch and names are required. Rose will be taking the names.

If you need any further information please ring the president on 0414 962 615 or secretary on 0413 089 696.

Plant sale

TRARALGON Uniting Church’sAnnual Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, April 29 from 8am to 12 noon at the church in Park Lane. Shrubs, perennials, bulbs, herbs and decorative pots of succulents and annuals will be on sale.

Come along,join other happy gardeners and find yourself abargain or aplant for afriend.

Viewclub meeting

THE next Moe View Club meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 3atMoe Hotel (Leggies), Lloyd Street Moe at 10.30am.

Come along and enjoy friendship and fun, while raising money for the Smith Family.

The Smith Family is anational charity helping young Australians in need to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves.

For further information,please call Sue on 0417 515 745 or Maureen on 0458 842 256.

Meditation evening

Be guided through asimple meditation that will relax your mind and body as well as invoking adeep sense of inner peace and contentment. Experience stress relief,positiveemotions and mental clarity by usingthis meditation on aregular basis. This is ameditation designed to bless the Earth andisaninstrumentofworld servicefor peace, loving kindness, joy, goodwill and abundance. In addition, this meditation cleanses and energises the energetic body while also promoting ahigher level of awareness and consciousness.

Notethat this is aguided meditation and no prior experience is required.

After the meditation, you can experience afree Pranic Energy Healing which can addressboth physical and emotional issues.

When:First Tuesdayofthe month 7pm-8.30pm

Contact: Garry 0476 162 646

First Thursday of the month 10.30am-12noon

Contact: Amanda 0411 051 044

Location: 2Avondale Rd, Morwell 3840

Cost: $5 (donation)

ArtinMorwell

MORWELL Art and Craft Group are holding our second exhibition on the weekend of May 13-14. Last year we were well supported by the community and visitors to the region and hope this year will go even better.

Ourgroup meets each Monday in the Latrobe Regional Gallery at 10am until 2pm. If anyonewould liketoknowmore aboutour group they are welcometopop in and sayhello or phone 0422 979 431.

Get Together

GET Together is atimeand place where you can sit and chat to others over acuppa

We meet on the first Wednesday of the month -our next Get Together will be on May 3at10am in the Traralgon Uniting Park Lane Foyer. This is acommunitybased Get Together so if you or anyone you know would like to be part of this, please come and bring them along. All are welcome.

For more details,phone 5174 2398or51778107

Chess results

SITUATIONS worked in favour for Ian Hamilton, who dropped only one game for the round.

Peter Bakker claimed three wins but in key games the advantage was lost, finding himself on alosing side.

Alan Crosier tried hard but the problems proved too much.

In toomany games, Steve Ahern did not manage to capitalise on the opportunities offered.

PhoneCliff Thornton on 0413330 458 or Ian Hamilton on 5134 1971 for all things local chess.

Yinnar market

THE Yinnar and District Memorial Hall volunteer committees Make It, Bake It, Sew It, Grow It, Biannual Market is on again on Sunday May 7, just aweek before Mother’s Day.

It starts at 9am and goes to 1pm at the Hall, 14 Main Street Yinnar.

All money raised to go towards fixtures and fittings for the community hall.

It’s an indoor/outdoor market with well over 40 stall holders.

There is free face painting for children, plentyof food, stalls/vans, coffee and ice-creams.

Upcoming: Morwell

Artand CraftGroup is holding an exhibition on May13and 14

Photographs supplied

Our sausage sizzle is being manned by The Yinnar South Primary School; the Kurnai music students will be entertaining us again, and; the Local Gippsland Historical Automobile Club will be in attendance with vehicles on display. We have awonderful lot of stall holders with some amazing products.

Jewellery, cushions, bags, skin care, cards, beeswax products, childrenscloths and toys, hooded towels, knitted toys, cakes, jams and spreads, hair scrunchies and bows, mosaics, fresh flowers, plants,baskets,childrens plasterkits, dog treats, candles, and more.

Entries to Main Hall require acoin donation. No dogsallowedinside the hall,but certainly welcome outside (on aleash).

Ukulele lessons

INTRODUCTORY ukulele and guitar workshops are available for beginners.

Want to learn how to play the ukulele or guitar? Led by totallyblind ukuleleteacher Phillip Chalker from Latrobe Music, lesson are open to all abilities between the ages of 12 to 25.

Date: Commencing weekly from Thursday, May 4

Time: 11am

Where: Latrobe Youth Space Morwell

Cost: Free

To express your interest, phone Latrobe Youth Space reception on 0484 777 972.

Open garden

PATRONS are invited to an open garden at

Koonrnalla, which will be held May 6and 7.

Part of theproceeds fromthis will be donated to Gippsland Radiation Oncology.

The garden is located at 33 Taylors Rd Koonrnalla

Entry: $10

Book via trybooking/CGTYX

Hotshots

THE Sydney Hotshots are coming to Traralgon. Abrand-newSydney Hotshots show is locked and loaded, and you are invited!

Two hours of non-stop action-packed entertainment from some of the sexiest guys directfrom Sydney. The ultimate ladies night out, complete with high-powered dance routines, spectacular lighting, and fabulous costumes. This show will have youblushing,laughing,and screaming all night long.

Leave your worries at the door and have some fun with the Sydney Hotshots!

The Express has prizes to give away.

Prize will include exclusive preshow meet and greet, photo opportunity, cowgirl hat,shirt signed by Sydney Hotshots Crewand the chance to come up on stage and be apartofthe show, as well as aglass of bubbly on arrival.

To go in the draw to win, visit bit.ly/3KVA8Ub to purchase your ticketand email your name, contact number and purchase order number to media@sydneyhotshots.com.au

Sydney Hotshots

Venue: Traralgon RSL Club

Date: Friday, April 28

Time: 7.30pm -9.30pm

This event is strictly 18+

Model trains

LATROBEValley Model Railway Association presents its model railway exhibition.

This is as agreat family event with awide range of layouts, commercial and trade stands.

Venue: Warragul Exhibition Hall

Date: Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21

Entry prices

Family $20.00

Adult $10.00

Child $5.00

MatchboxGallery

MARIE Ward Solo Exhibitionat36Main St Yinnar.

Open hours: Friday-Sunday 11am to 4pm or by appointment.

During Gippsland Sculpture Exhibitionthe gallery is open seven days aweek. If unattended please ring.

30 yearsofProbus

PROBUS Club Of Traralgon Combined celebrated its 30thanniversary on April 17 at DeGrandi’s Winery Traralgon with 84 people attending.

Guests included Latrobe City Mayor,Kellie O’Callaghan, vice president Probus South Pacific, MichaelRansom, vice president Probus Association of Victoria, Cherril Hunt,Probus Associationof Victoria secretary Fran McLean, Rotary Club of Traralgon president Debbie Butler, past president of Rotary Traralgon. Presidents of several Latrobe Valley Clubs were also guests.

President, Gayle Cayzer was presented with 30 year certificate, and fourmembers: Alma Glover, Nola Matthews,Joan Lee and Lillian McRonald received 25 year certificates. Doug and Gwen Curnick and Dot Rees received foundation certificates and badges.

The venue was beautifully decorated withflowers and balloons.

Mick Harrington provided the entertainment. The day wasawonderful celebrationofour club

For further information,please phone Gayle Cayzer on 0428 366 732 or email at pgcayzer@ gmail.com

Earth market

ON Mother’s Day (May 14), the Latrobe Valley Beekeepers Association is hosting the Moe Earth Market.

Food trucks, kidsactivities, and over 60 local stalls will be available.

The market focusses on make it, bake it, sew it and grow it items.

Join us for our inaugural outdoor market and celebrate over avariety of stalls and foods.

Be there at 99 Saviges Road, Moe from 9am until 2pm.

Prostatesupport

MEETING of the Latrobe Valley Prostate Support Group will be held tonight (Wednesday, April 26) at Morwell Club from 7pm.

You are welcome to come and have counter tea at 6pm with other members.

New members most welcome.

More information, phone Allan Cunningham on 0458 111 688.

Rock nroll classes

MONDAY nights: 7.30pm to 10pm.

Location: VRI Hall, Queens Parade Traralgon.

We teach basic four-step rock and roll, rock and roll line and partner dancing.

Raw beginners through to advanced dancers, catered for.

No experience or partner necessary.

Cost is $10pp. Phone Anne on 0409 502 914 for more information.

Men’s Table

THE Men’s Table is acharitableorganisation established for the purpose of men’s mental health and community building.

Local groups meet as adiscrete Men’sTable once amonth in the same venue, share ameal and adrink and talk about the highs and lows of their lives in asafe, judgment free environment.

Theinformation session (entree) is to be held on Tuesday,May 16 at the Grand Junction Hotel, Traralgon.

More informationcan be foundbyvisiting the website at themenstable.org

Traralgon Neighbourhood House

WHETHERyou want to learn anew hobby, build your skills, gain a$250bonus, or make some new friends, Traralgon Neighbourhood Learning House has something for everyone.

The neighbourhood house is colourful, warm, and welcoming,and with Term2startingback Wednesday, April26, nowisthe perfecttimeto register foraclass.

Enjoyaclass in art, creative craft, cake decorating,creativewriting, mosaics, knitting/crochet, sewing, cooking, SLR photography,yoga, Tai Chi, French, Italian, Spanish or Auslan (sign language). Courses are also offered in computers, especially for those who lack confidence and digital skills. Serving the Valley in hospitality training also starts in May, and participants will learn all the essential skills to get ajob and gain their RSA and Safe Food Handling certificates. Plus, there is a special Saturday cupcake class for kids to make theirmum’s some yummy decorated cupcakes for Mother’s Day.

Help is also available to claim the $250 Power Saving Bonus on electricity accounts and the new Sick PayGuaranteescheme for casual workers. Appointments are available now.

Julie and Meagan look forward to welcoming everyone to the Traralgon Neighbourhood LearningHouse, so phone the friendly staff on 51746199ordrop into 11-13 Breed Street, for further information.

Tips on dating old photos

MID Gippsland Family History Society Inc. is keen to welcomemembersand the public to thenext topic of interest on our calendar for this year -‘Tips on Dating Old Photos’.

The presentation will demonstrate how to really study the photo -its style, written clues, fashion and hairstyles, and many other details which could prove useful in identifying the subject in the unnamed photos in your possession.

This talk will be held at the FamilyHistory Centre, 44 Albert Street, Moe (next door to Tanjil Place Medical Centre) on Thursday, April 27 at 2.00pm.

All are welcome and there is no cost involved.

This is the second of what will be aseries of topic of interest talks throughout the year.

Just areminder, our Family History Centre is open to the publicevery Wednesday afternoon between 1pm and 4pm.

We welcome anyoneinterested in learning more about their ancestors and family history -whether araw beginner or an experienced family historian/ genealogist -tocome along and have achattoone of our experienced researchers who are keen to help you navigate the resources we have.

You’ll be amazed at what you can discover about your ancestors by using such resources as Trove, Ancestry.com and our large holdings of cemetery records and transcriptions.

For any inquiries, please call 0403 611 730.

Rosedale market

AMARKETand family fun daywill be held in Rosedale later this month in support of TheCODE 9Foundation.

Activities on the day will include:

Market stalls;

Food vans;

Children’s entertainment;

Face painting; Coloured hair spray;

Raffles/lucky number draws, and; Ambulance, Fire and Police proactive unit displays

The event will be held at 2Prince St, Rosedale on Saturday, April 29, from 9am to 2pm.

The Code 9Foundation provides aplace of supportfor currentand veteran professionalfirst responders and triple-zerooperators who live with PTSD, depression,anxiety and other mentalhealth conditions that result from their service.

This support is availableboth in the ‘virtual world’ as well as via organisedpeer-to-peer‘catchup’ nights, coffee meet-ups and other formal events.

For more information about the foundation, visit code9ptsd.org.au

Repair café

The Repair Café LatrobeValley is on at the Morwell Neighbourhood House.

Thursday 6th of April 2023 from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

The Latrobe Valley Repair Café is an initiative of the Morwell Neighbourhood House who are passionateabout the environment and finding ways to reduce landfill each year.

The Latrobe Valley Repair Café are seeking passionate and enthusiastic Volunteer Repairers to come and join the movement.

If you have any of the following skills including: clothing or textiles, electricalappliancesorbattery operated devices, bicycles or scooters, furniture or wooden objects, computer, laptop or screen repair or if you are ageneral handyman,The Repair Café would love to hear from you.

The Latrobe Valley Repair Café is aFREE service, and we want to warmly welcome members of our community to come along on Thursday,April 6 with any household items they may need repaired

Please call the office prior to the event to check that we can accommodateyour repairs. More information can be found at morwellnh.org.au/ repair-cafe-latrobe-valley/

The Morwell Neighbourhood House is located at 48-50 Beattie Crescent, Morwell.

Youcan be apartof Community Corner

IF you are acommunity group and have any news items you need publicised, feel free to email us at news@lvexpress.com.au.

You can address the correspondence to Editor, Liam Durkin. Please write ‘Community Corner’ in the subject line and nothing else.

Deadline is Friday 9am to appear in the following Wednesday issue.

Service: Traralgon Probus Club’s Gayle Cayzer with her 30 year certificate, alongside Probus South Pacific vice president Michael Ransom

THE qualityofthe work at High Tree Tree Services is as high as the trees theyfell.

High Tree Tree Services is not onlycapable of leaving customers satisfied with howtheir garden has been pruned, butmarks reliability as amainpriority.

Owner of High Tree Tree Services,RickKruyt, prides himself on providing aqualityservice

“We’re averyfriendly, reliable service.Customersare very happy with the end result,”hesaid. The business startedin1990, and todayRickremains at the helm with about 40 years’ experience in the industry.

As afamily-oriented enterprise, Rick’sson Daniel will eventually take over operations

High Tree Tree Services is based in both Trafalgar and Pakenham and cuts trees MondaytoFriday, butthe staff aremorethan happy to offerquotes on the weekend if need be

Services include pruning and

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removing of trees and shrubs, stump removal, hedge maintenance,mulching of gardensand supplying mulch.

Offering an expertise at areasonable rate andefficientlyiswhere

High Tree Tree Service stands out.

“Webasicallyalwayshave customer satisfaction,”Ricksaid.

have done to makesurethat they arehappy.Ifthere’s something we’veoverlooked we’remorethan happytocome and correct it.”

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An open letter to Treasurer Jim Chalmers regarding the Budget

Dear Dr Chalmers, Thereʼs acrisis in our country you can fix in your first budget, at no extra cost.

With the stroke of apen you could help secure the future of critical regionalnews services, using money already allocated in the budget. All you need to do is allocate afairer percentage of the federal governmentʼs advertising budget to local and regional news services, rather than spending almost allofitwith corporate capital city media and foreign-owned digital platforms (which donʼt produce any content or employ any journalists).

This can be achieved by simply adopting the Victorian Govt policy that mandates a weekly full page government advertisement in every regional and community paper

Local and regional newspapers connect more than 80% of the country,but they get almost 0% of the government advertising spend.

In an era where false news spreads faster on social media than the truth does,trusted local news services reach more regional Australians than any other medium. And unlike other media, every government dollar spent with alocal newspaperisalso an investment in regional journalism jobs. This shouldnʼt be controversial.

Arecent parliamentary inquiry recommended that aminimum of 20% of government print advertising should be placed with regional news services. Arecent study conducted by Deakin University recommended the same thing. In fact, the Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, has been advocating for more regional newspaper advertising for many years.

We know there may be bigger budget issues, but this small policy change would be a simple and fair solution to agrowing problem for regional Australia. Apolicy that ensures weekly federal government advertising is placed in regional newspapers would be great news for the country. And it wonʼt cost you acent.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kendall President Managing Director Country Press Australia Australian Community Media

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HowBULLS for Hire/Sale

Angus, Limousin, Jersey, Hereford and Friesian, very quiet. 0447 331 762.

COCKATIEL

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SHEEP /DORPERS

TRAFALGAR, 145 Princes Hwy, Saturday, 8am start. Household items, camping gear, potted plants (mainly succulents -great Mother's Day gift).

TRAFALGAR East, 41 Melaleuca Dve, Sat. and Sun. 9am -4pm. Undercover. Moving -all must go! Building materials, furniture, fridge freezer, garden tools, concrete statues, 6x4 trailer, animal pens, dog airline crates, beds, whelping box, Hills rotary clothes line, Fowlers jars, Christmas decorations and lots more.

TRARALGON, 7Keith

Crt, Saturday 8am. BBQ, fish tank, bric-a-brac, household items, clothes, antique doll pram, DVDs, videos and much more.

WILLOW GROVE, 1205 Moe-Willow Grove Road, Sat. and Sun., 9am-3pm. Household items, bric-abrac, tools, carpenters tools and much more.

Garage Sales • ARE YOU HOARDING ITEMS THAT COULD BE TURNED INTO ONE MAN’S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE!!

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Moe &District Netball Association, will hold their A.G.M. at Monash Reserve, Newborough, Wednesday 10 May @7pm. Please phone 0428 456 632.

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Port Welshpool Harbour Local Port Area Plan

Gippsland Ports, the local port manager, is looking to the future and considering options to make the harbour safer and more accessible for commercial and recreational vessels.

To do this Gippsland Ports will develop aLocal Port Area Plan. Afuture use plan for the Harbour which aims to improve the safety, sustainability, operations and functionality of the Harbour. Gippsland Ports wants to hear from people who use, and have aconnection with Port Welshpool Harbour to understand how it can create a sustainable local port.

Meetings and Drop-in Session are to be held on Thursday 27 April 2023 at the Port Welshpool Ferry Terminal Building, Lewis Street, Port Welshpool 11am -12.30pm Commercial Operators and Berth Permit Holders Meeting

Meeting with existing and potential commercial operators and berth permit holders to better understand user requirements.

2.00pm -4.00pm Drop-in Session

Drop-in anytime between 2.00pm and 4.00pm to speak informally with Gippsland Ports staff, find out about the plan and share your views.

5. 30pm -7.30pm Roundtable Discussion

Attend amore formal roundtable discussion with harbour users and other interested community members to share your views about future directions for the Harbour.

For further enquiries, or if you cannot attend the sessions and would like to provide your input, please contact Gippsland Ports via email feedback@gippslandports.vic.gov.au; visit the website www.gippslandports.vic.gov.au/news or scan the QR code below.

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTERESTMECHANICAL TRADES PERSONNEL

Foundation Civil &Mining Pty Ltd, is aLatrobe Valley based organisation that places astrong emphasis on their people and the community. With values which are focused on customer service, safety, environment, and quality, our organisation continues to grow their projects and client base.

About the Role:

Foundation Civil &Miningare seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced mechanical trades personnel to become apart of our growing team.

The key to your success will be your:

● Trade qualified mechanical fitter or boilermaker with experience in fixed plant/heavy industry is essential

● Good interpersonal skills and strong customer focus

● Ability to problem solve in an accurate and timely manner

● Willingness to work outside of your skill set to assist other teams as required

● Current driver's licence

● Successful applicants will be required to undergo apre-employment medical and functional assessment

Not essential but highly regarded:

● Current Working at Heights and Confined Space Entry qualifications

● Heavy vehicle licence

● Acurrent High-Risk Licence -Crane operation and or forklift classes

● Proven experience working with the Layher scaffolding system

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who recruits based on merit and capabilities. We encourage and support adiverse talent pool of skill, ethnicity and gender, to create awideculture of shared values and enriched experiences in our business.

How to Apply:

To express your interest please email adetailed cover letter and resume to: admin@foundationcm.com.au Please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Aqualified person is required in alocal bakery in Morwell. Must be able to perform all aspects of the trade and be able to work in asmall team environment.

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

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St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School is seeking applications for the following positions.

Warragul JuniorSchool

Classroom Teacher

Full time Fixed term contract Commencing 19 June 2023 to 12 December 2023

Traralgon Junior School Office Manager andPersonal

Assistant to the Head of School Full time permanent Commencing as soon as possible

If you areinterestedplease forwarda current resume and cover letter to hr@stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

Foracopy of the Position Description please refer to our website: www.stpaulsags.vic.edu.au

St.

Vincent

DePaul Primary School MORWELL EDUCATION SUPPORT OFFICERS

St Vincent's is seeking applicants for two leave positions for the 2023 school year. We have flexibility around days and hours to suit the preferred candidates and ask applicants to indicate their availability in their applications.

Education Support Officers play an important role in delivering high quality learning opportunities for our students. We look forward to welcoming you to be part of our dynamic and collaborative team. St Vincent's community is committed to the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children in our care.

Applications via email to Dave Cooper (Principal) by Friday 28th April 2023 principal@stvmorwell.catholic.edu.au

URGENT Deliverers Wanted TRARALGON, MORWELL and NEWBOROUGH

Would you liketodeliver theLatrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesdayand/or Wednesdayafternoons in Traralgon, Morwell and Newborough.

Please apply to:

The Circulation Manager 0456 000541

Please note: Children must be 11 years or over as we will need to apply for agovernment Child Employment Permit. Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome

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INSULATION INSTALLER -Sub Contractor

Based in Morwell and working the surrounding areas, we are looking for sub-contractors to install insulation products to new residential homes. To be suitable for this opportunity you must have the following:

● Own ABN number

● Driver's licence, own transport and trailer and mobile phone

● Building Industry 'Construction Card'

● Be able bodied

● Experience desirable but not essential as training can be provided

Email your interest and contact details to Ricky Frendo (rickyf@con-struct.com.au) or contact Ricky on 0458 020 238. www.constructramsayinsulation.com.au

MountainLoggingPty Ltd, along standing Gippsland based Forest Harvesting and Earthmovingcompany operatealarge fleet of wellmaintainedlate model equipment within the Plantation forestsofthe Gippsland Ranges andare currently seekingapplicants fora:

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CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER

If you areanextraordinaryperson who wants to join adiverse team, be well rewarded with great salary, perksand benefits, then keep reading!

About us

LoyYang Bisanelectricity generator located in the picturesque Latrobe Valley currently supplying 20% of Victoria’s power.Weare owned by Chow TaiFook Enterprises(CTFE) and belong to the Alinta Energy family,a growing and innovativeenergy market disrupter

We arefocused on increasing plant performance, efficiency,and flexibility

We seek people who can turn inspiration into ideas, andideas into solutions

We arecommitted to increasing workforcediversity and creating an environment wherepeople with new ideas feel empowered to speak up and explorewhat is possible.

We strive to meet community expectations regarding environmental management,health, safety, and good corporate citizenship.

About theopportunity

Competitive salaryand otherbenefits(base salary$136,789 -$236,143)

Generous superannuation contributions, abovethe superannuation guarantee or membership of aDefined Benefit Scheme.

Enjoy living in close proximity to the great regional communities of Traralgon, Warragul, and Sale

Contribute to the futureofLoy Yang Bthrough your involvement in key projects.

Access to development opportunities to continue to grow your skills.

Flexible working arrangements to balance your work,life and play (base 36-hour week, 4-daywork week). Above awardannual leave entitlements.

What you’ll do

Manage unit water chemistryfunctions.

Manage and operate make-up water systems.

Maintain and monitor boiler water treatment systems

Provide leadership, advice, and assistance to personnelregarding sound environmentalmanagement practices

Demonstrate safe working processes involvingdangerous goods and hazardous substances.

Perform environmentalactivities as specified in the LYBEnvironmental Management System suchastraining,auditing,monitoring, recording, and reporting in accordance with procedures and technical instructions to ensure compliance with relevant acts and regulations.

What you’ll need

Tertiaryqualification in Science or Environmentrelated discipline preferred.

Consideration will be given to candidates with substantial industryexperience in power plant chemistryorrelated industrysector

Ideally possess qualifications that meet the requirements for admission to Membership of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

Experience working in achemical laboratoryessential.

Experience dealing with Environmental,OH&S, and Dangerous Goodsissues is desirable.

Excellent communication skills.

If this sounds likeyou, don’tignorethisopportunity, make sureyou: Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Positioncloses Wednesday, 10 May2023.

LoyYang B– powering your career!

LoyYang Bwelcome applicationsfrompeople with diverse culturaland linguistic backgrounds andpeople with disability.Wewill provide reasonable adjustments for individuals withdisability throughoutthe recruitment process

If you identify as aperson with disability and requireadjustments to the application, recruitment,selection and/or assessment process, please advise via the above email andindicate your preferred method of communication(emailor phone) so we can keep in touch andmeetyourneeds.

PLANT ENGINEER (CIVIL)

2Year Fixed Term

If you areacommitted person and want to join adiverse team,bewell rewarded with great salary, conditions, and benefits, then keep reading!

About us

LoyYang Bisanelectricitygenerator located in the picturesqueLatrobe Valley currently supplying 20% of Victoria’s power.Weare owned by Chow TaiFook Enterprises (CTFE) and belong to the Alinta Energy family, agrowing and innovative energy market disrupter

We arefocused on increasingplant performance,efficiency and flexibilityand seek people whocan turn inspirationintoideas, and ideas intogame-changing solutions.

We arecommitted to increasing workforce diversity andcreatingan environment wherepeoplewith new ideas feel empowered to speak up and explorewhat is possible.

We constantly strive to understand and meet broad community expectations regarding environmental management,health, safety and goodcorporate citizenship.

About the opportunity

2-year fixed term opportunity,commencing mid-2023.

Competitive salaryand other benefits (basesalaryrange of $144,571 -$262,997).

Generous superannuation, contributions abovethe superannuationguarantee. Work with teams of experienced, dedicated and committed employees. Enhance highly valuedskills transferrable to other roles andindustries. Flexible working arrangements to balance your work, life, and play.(Base 36-hour, 4-day work week). Above awardannual leave entitlements.

What you’ll do

Assist in identification andremediation of short and long-term maintenance issues.

Assist in areas of Civil engineering including building maintenance and assessment,pipingand pumping, statutorycompliance, generalcivil works and liftingequipment

Analyse plant and preparereports associated with plant condition,plant performance and plant damage Beinvolved in projects for; construction of new plant,improving and modifying existing plant,and improving plant condition. Supplementaryskills, knowledgeorexperience within the civil/structural engineering field highlyregarded.

What you’ll need

Knowledge of Civil Engineering aspects regarding buildings, general civil works,piping and pumping and lifting equipment

Project management skills and the ability to communicate across all levels of the business will be advantageous.

Abachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, or equivalent.

Professional Engineers’ Registration or be in the process of completing same

If this soundslikeyou, don’t ignorethisopportunity, makesureyou:

Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Position closes Wednesday, 10 May2023.

LoyYang B– powering your career!

LoyYang Bwelcome applications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds andpeople with disability.Wewill provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout therecruitment process.

If you identify as aperson with disability and requireadjustments to the application,recruitment, selectionand/orassessment process, pleaseadvise via the above email and indicate your preferred method of communication (email or phone) so we can keep in touch and meet your needs.

PAINTERS WANTED

Must have own vehicle. Call Jason 0423 961 098.

DELIVERERS WTD

Would you like to deliver the Latrobe Valley Express newspaper to individual homes on Tuesday and/or Wednesday afternoons in Morwell, Traralgon, Moe, Newborou gh 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 agovernment Child Employment Permit Children younger than 11 cannot or will not be accepted. Adult deliverers also welcome.

LETTERBOX DISTRIBUTORS WANTED DO YOU NEED EXTRA $$$$?

MRA Distributors are seeking individuals and families, community groups, sporting groups and schools to participate in the distribution of Telephone Directories. This is agreat opportunity to earn those extra $$$$ to help with household expenses or to fundraise. ABN essential. Contact Kerri 0429 214 229 or info@mrad.com.au and leave your name, contact number and area/s of interest

EXPRESSIONS OF INTERESTRIGGER /SCAFFOLDERS

Foundation Civil &Mining Pty Ltd, is aLatrobe Valley based organisation that places astrongemphasis on their people and the community. With values which are focused on customer service, safety, environment, and quality, our organisation continues to grow their projects and client base.

About the Role:

Foundation Civil &Mining are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced Advanced Riggers and Scaffolder's to become a part of our growing team.

The successful candidates will have:

● Aminimum of two years' work experience as a qualified Rigger or Scaffolder, preferably in the mining, or power generation industries

● Good interpersonal skills and ability to problem solve

● The ability to follow procedures and work in a safety conscious manner is essential

● Acurrent High-Risk Licence -Rigging and Scaffolding

● Acurrent driver's licence

● Willingness to work outside of your skill set to assist other teams as required

● Successful applicants will be required to undergo apre-employment medical and functional assessment

Not essential but highly regarded:

● Current Working at Heights and Confined Space Entry qualifications

● Heavy vehicle licence

● Acurrent High-Risk Licence -Crane operation and or forklift classes

● Proven experience working with the Layher scaffolding system

FCM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who recruits based on merit and capabilities. We encourage and support adiverse talent pool of skill, ethnicity and gender, to create awideculture of shared values and enriched experiences in our business.

How to Apply:

To express your interest please email adetailed cover letter and resume to: admin@foundationcm.com.au

Please note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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CROSS (Bailey), Barbara (Barb). Passed away suddenly on 23 April 2023. Aged 70 years Loved and loving wife of Barry for 40 years. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Melina and Chetan, Karen and Sean, James and Bree. Adored gran to Rebecca and Damon, Will, Gemma, Yana, Dhruv, Tyler, Lachlan, Grace (and one on the way!).

"If there ever comes aday, When we can't be together. Keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever."

-Winnie the Pooh

People and CultureManager

Areyou looking for a new challenge in athriving regional area?

Exciting career opportunity for aprofessional to lead the People and Culture stream within achanging industryand high growth business.

Team-oriented and inclusive workplace culturewhich promotes health and wellbeing and work-life balance.

Permanent,full-time position with generous salarypackage including employee bonus, subsidised health insurance, five weeks of annual leave, above SGC superannuation contributions and motor vehicle allowance.

About us

LoyYang Bisanelectricity generator located in the picturesque Latrobe Valley currently supplying around 20% of Victoria’s power.We’reowned by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) and belong to the Alinta Energy family,agrowing and innovative energy market disrupter

We’refocused on maintaining world class plant performance, efficiency and flexibilitywhile actively re-inventing ourbusiness to support the energy transition.

Our highly skilled workforce is our greatest asset and we strive to empower everyone to reach their full potential.

We’recommitted to increasing workforce diversity and creating an environment wherepeople feel empowered to speak up, raisenew ideasand explorewhat’s possible.

We constantly strive to support our community and meet their expectations on environmental management,health, safetyand good corporate citizenship

Aboutthe opportunity

We’relookingfor an energetic, capable,and high performing People Leader to join our team.

As amember of the LoyYang BManagementTeam, you’ll be pivotal in influencing and shaping our future, and contributing to the development and implementation of our overall business strategy

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Business Support Manager,you’ll work closely with the management team and key stakeholders to support the achievement of the organisation’s strategic objectives by leading and supporting the People and CultureTeam, setting the strategic direction, framework anddesign for all People and Cultureactivities within LoyYang B, and partnering with the leadership team to implement strategies to attract,engageand develop our team to build on our high performance culture.

What you’ll need

Skills to empower,motivate, lead,mentor, coach and develop our people.

Demonstrated excellent communication, presentation, andinterpersonal skills. The abilitytoachieve successful business outcomes through functional and informal networks.

Atertiaryqualification in HumanResources, Business/Commerce or Industrial Relations is highly desirable.

Significant demonstrated and directly relatedexperience as aHR/IR practitioner and people leader is essential.

Experience negotiating Enterprise Agreements is highly desirable. If this sounds likeyou, don’t ignorethis opportunity, makesureyou: Apply via our careers page www.loyyangb.com.au/careers

Position closes Wednesday, 3May 2023.

LoyYang B–powering your career!

LoyYang Bwelcome applications from people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.Wewill provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilitythroughout the recruitmentprocess. If youidentify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via the above email and indicate your preferred method of communication (email or phone) so we can keep in touch and meet your needs.

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ARISTOTELOUS, Efpraxia. Died peacefully, aged 93 at Royal Freemasons on 24 April 2023. Beloved wife of Evriviades (Peter). Dear mother and mother-in-law of Maria, Nero, Christalla, Erica, Androula, Harry, Cleo and George. Cherished grandmother of Nicholas, Evvy, George,Effie, Peter, Venera, Adrian, Zadé, Stephanie, Andrew, Gorgia, Jereme, Liana and Tamali. Adored great grandmother of Nikala, Yanni, Rafael, Hugo and Willow.

EDWARDS (Maddern), Elaine Joyce. Passed away peacefully after along battle with Parkinson's at Dalkeith Hostel Traralgon on 20 April 2023. Aged 80 years Dearly loved wife of Kevin (dec.). Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Brett and Tina, Donna and Mick. Adored Nan to Hailee, Kyle, Shae and Cooper. At peace with Dad

EWEN (née Brown), Edith Clara.

Born on 1July 1935. Passed away peacefully on 18 April 2023. Beloved wife of Arthur (dec.). Dearly loved mother and mother-in-lawof Robert and Wendy, Raymond and Tony, Jeffrey and Ioana (and Sharon), Jennifer and John, Kenneth and Rebecca (and Samantha). Loved and adored Grandma of 16 grandchildren and their families.

ARNOLD, Norman.

Probus Club of Traralgon

Combined is saddened at the passing of our respected member Norm, and extends our deepest sympathy to his wife Nickie and family.

BAKER, Philip. Passed away Wednesday, 19 April 2023.

Much loved husband of Beverly. Father of Simone and James, Jennifer, Katherine and Shane. Loved stepfather of Jessica, Samantha, Matthew and Caitlin. Much loved Pa.

At Rest

For Funeral details, please contact family directly.

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BUR, Urs (Kevin). Passed away peacefully with loving family by his side on 20 April 2023.

Aged 84 years

Dearly loved husband of Pat. Loved and respected Dad of Peter, Paul, Suzy and Chris. Much loved father-in-law and grandfather.

Rest in God's care

Long time resident of Morwell and former member of many Social and Community Groups. Forever in our hearts and togetherwith Dad once more EWEN, Edith. Left us on 18th April 2023. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Robert and Wendy. Cherished Grandma of David, Briony, Meagan and Andy. Adored Great Grandma of William, Airlie and Evie. Together againwith Arthur (our dad and grand pop). We cannot halt the hand of time, Or live again the past, Within our hearts are the memories, That will forever last.

EWEN (nee Brown), Edith. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Ken and Rebecca. Grandmother of Dannielle and Joshua, Kelly, Terri and Ashley, Kylie, Molly and Zack, Jessica and Joshua, Harley and Nikkeea, Alicia, and Oscar. Great Grandma of Clay, Lucas, Denzel, Zoe, Mack, Bethaney, Billie, Esme, Riley, Macey, Harper, Zavier, Knox and Marlee. May you rest in Heaven, in God's Garden

EWEN, Edith. Passed away 18 April 2023 (87).

Loving mother of Raymond and mother-in-law of Tony.

Together with Dad (Arthur) once more

CONNAGHAN, James.

The Mayor, Councillors, Chief Executive Officer and staff of Latrobe City Council extend their deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to the Connaghan family.

James served as a Councillor for the former Shire of Morwell and City of Morwell from 1970 to 1978 and was Mayor in 1975.

James made agreat contribution to local government and the Latrobe City community.

He will be truly missed

GASON, Tricia. Passed away 8April 2023. We had fun at our weekly lunch, Fridays will never be the same. Thanks for the memory my dear friend.

GRIMA (nee Pisani), Yvonne. 28/6/1937 -20/4/2023.

Aged 85 years

Wife of Vic Grima (dec.). Much loved mother and mother-in-law to Jo and Alan, Liz (dec.) and Danny (dec.), Sue and Glen, Dave and Fiona, and Margaret.

Loving Grandmother of 9, Great Grandmother of 13.

Rest In Peace

Dearly loved mum, you will be forever missed but the memories are forever.

Sue and Glen. Loved

nanna to Scott and Shannon, Erika and Jake, Georgia and Hayden, and great grandmother to Lakyn, Kallum and Nova.

Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts.

Loving mum and motherin-law to Dave and Fiona. Adored nan to Dean and Darcie, Hayden and Lauren, Melissa and Doug. GreatNan to Wynter, Lucah, Ryder, Grayson, Finley, and Hunter.

JOHNSON, Mark (Stone).

Passed away peacefully after ashort illness on 22 April 2023.

Aged 65 years

Loved father of Marshall and Rikki-Lee and their families. Dearly loved son of Margaret and Bill (dec.). Loved brother of Mandy, Craig, Jane, Bradley, Michelle, Brooke and their families. Close to our hearts you will always stay, Loved and remembered everyday.

JONES, Edward (Ted).

4/12/1936 -21/4/2023. Passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family. Loving husband of Pauline, adored father of David (dec.), Kerry and Brian, Jennifer and Brian, Carolyn and Dean, cherished Grandpa to Christopher and Jodie, Brian Jack, Nicholas and Lana, Jade and Ethan, Sam and Samantha, Daniel (dec.), Ben and Jack. GreatGrandpa of Aston, Archie, Willow, Oakah and Arlo. Son of Clem (dec.) and Flo (dec.), beloved brother of Helen, fond brother-inlaw of Trevor (dec.), Pat (dec.) and cherished uncle to Fiona and Stuart, Stewart and Beebee, Lindsay and Christine, Penny and Iain, Julie and David, Liz and their families.

KRAWEC, Joseph.

Of Newborough, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on FRIDAY (21 April 2023).

Much loved son of Joseph and Janina (both dec.). A special father to Banjo, Emily, Jonathon, Courtney, Jemma, Christian, Louie and Jemma. Acheeky

Gida to Thomas, Rose and Oliver. Loved brother of Michael, Maria and Lucy (dec.). He is going to be so very missed

McKENZIE, Margaret.

5/4/1941 -22/4/2023.

Passed away peacefully at The Mercy Singleton NSW. Aged 82 years, surrounded by family. Much loved wife of Owen Mckenzie (dec.). Loved mum of Rob, Dianne, adored mother-in-law of Donna and Simon. Loved nanna/nan to Stephanie, Cameron, Matt and Emily. Great Grandmother to Mia and Aria.

Forever in our hearts our Dancing Queen Funeral to be announced for both Mum and Dad.

McLEAN, Margaret Anne. 16/1/1933 -22/4/2023.

Forever loved

Adored wife of John (dec.).

Loving mum to Duncan, Roderick and Martin.

Proud gran to Jackson, Gulliver, Cody and Seamus. Sister of Joan (dec.), Eunice (dec.) and twin Merle (dec.) and brother Noel (dec.).

Treasured friend to many. "and in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love -you make ." At peace, with John.

McLEAN (Densby), Margaret.

Treasured twin sister and sister-in-law of Merle and Des Phefley (both dec.).

Much loved Aunty Marg to Meredith and Jane, Ian, Shane, Ashley, Kyra, Jake and Rowan.

Cherished great great aunty to Allira and Marley Joy. We were so lucky to have had such aclose bond with our dear Aunty Marg. She will be dearly missed.

"Born together, best friends forever"

The Twinniesreunited again

NICHOLSON (nee Roylance), Deearne Lee.

It is with great sadness that the Nicholson and Roylance family announces that Deearne Lee Nicholson passed away peacefully among close family on 21 April 2023 at Latrobe Reg iona lH osp ital , Traralgon. She lived an amazingly creative life leaving a legacy of her art and an imprint of her heart on all her family and friends. Beloved wife to Bob. Dear daughter Rollo and Bev. Mother to Jayden and Dylan. Sister to Darren, Marcus, and Kaine. Nanny to Ryley, Kayleb and Archey.

To the most beautiful kind hearted woman, Deearne Nicholson, Mum, Nan Dee. As you left this side of the world you took a chunk of our hearts with you that can never be filled. You will be dearly missed but never forgotten. We will cherish our memories, smile at the good times, and always honour you. Fly free fly high gorgeous lady XOXOXO -love from your son Jayden, Sarah, your 4 handsome grand babies. For funeral details please visit the website of Latrobe Valley Funeral Services.

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NICHOLSON, Deearne. Forever in our hearts, Forever in our thoughts. Gone but not forgotten Rest in peace Peter, Pam and family.

ROBERTS, Stephen James (Robo). Aged 50 years. Passed away on 21 December 2022 at home. Beloved uncle to Jack and Sara. Sadly Missed

SPITERI, George.

It is with great sadness we announce George Spiteri, adored husband of Mary and loving father to Michael and Warren passed away peacefully on Tuesday, 18 April 2023. George will forever be in our hearts, and our thoughts. Loved and never forgotten. He will be sadly missed.

Rest In Peace

Love always, the Bezzina family.

TATLOW, Margaret. Passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Loving Mum of Mark, Travis and Ashley. Doting grandmother and great grandmother.

Rest In Peace

TATLOW (née Tickle), Margaret. Margaret passed away peacefully after along illness on Sunday, 16 April 2023, surrounded by her family. Aged 76 years. Loved and loving daughter of Robert (Bob) and Myra Tickle (both dec.). Loving sister, sister-in-law and aunt of Merle and Barry Fowler and Neil and Cathy Tickle and their families.

Many thanks to Dr Sue Clarke and the staff at Latrobe Valley Village Hostel, Moe for all the wonderful care provided to Margaret.

BUR. The Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Urs (Kevin) Bur will be held at St Mary's Anglican Church, Contingent St, Trafalgar on THURSDAY (27 April 2023) at 2.30pm. The Service will also be live-streamed. To view Urs Service please visit: www.nielsenfunerals.com.au APrivate Family Burial will precede the Service.

JONES. The Funeral of Mr Edward 'Ted' Jones of Eastwood, will be held at Our Chapel, 613 Main St, Bairnsdale, on MONDAY (1 May 2023) at 11am.

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WHITE (nee Macreadie), Viola May 'Vi'.

6/7/1933 -18/4/2023. Passed away peacefully at Sale Gardens.

Aged 89 years Loved and adored wife of Alfred White (dec.).

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ZEEMAN, Hendrick Pieter (Hank). Passed away peacefully at Neerim Health Aged Care on 18 April 2023. In his 99th year

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EDWARDS. The Funeral Service for Mrs Elaine Joyce Edwards will be held at the Gippsland Memorial Park Rose Chapel Traralgon on MONDAY (1 May 2023) at 11am.

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EWEN. The Funeral Service for Mrs Edith Clara Ewen will be held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 50 Church Street Morwell on FRIDAY (28 April 2023) commencing at 12pm. At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for aBurial at Hazelwood Cemetery.

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The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Sandra Gail Jones will be held at the Eternity Church, 69 Princes Drv., Morwell on FRIDAY (28 April 2023) commencing at 11am. Following the Funeral Service, Sandra will be laid to rest at the Willow Grove Cemetery.

MORRISON, Kevin. The day has come that I think of you more than I did yesterday or the day before. Life isn't fair or you would still be here. But Iknow that the time will come when we meet up again. Just remember the Big Black Balloon, hold it high so Iknow where to find you, and always save the last dance for me. Love you always, Marg.

RIESS, Waltraut (Val). 28/4/2015. 8years have passed my darling mum, how Imiss you. Love you to the moon and back. Miss you, Rose.

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The Funeral Service of Mr Joseph Krawec will be held at St Kieran's Catholic Church, Lloyd St Moe, on FRIDAY (28 April 2023) commencing at 11am.

TRUIN, Howard. 16/5/1939 -30/4/2016. It's been 7long years since we had to say goodbye. Life has changed so much. Imiss you, Imiss us. You've had Kassie with you for ayear now. My life was pretty tough for awhile, Iam okay again now. Ilove and miss you, Sally.

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Parkrun eighthbirthday celebration

ATHLETICS TRARALGON HARRIERS BY BARRYHIGGINS

AFTER the earlier highly successful community funrun (on March 26), Harrier members barely paused for breath before continuing abusy fortnight of events.

Following the five and 10 kilometre runs on the Joe Carmody Track at Newborough the following Thursday, many dressed up in ‘Eighties’ fashion to help celebratethe Traralgonparkrun eighth birthday on Saturday, April 1(April Fool’s Day).

‘Queen for the Day’,parkrun race director Annette Blythman, conducted the usual briefing for more than 100 runners or walkers, including the many Harriers who also enjoythe friendliness of the parkrun environment.

Friends and supportersfromthe neighbouring Churchill, Newborough and Grand Ridge Parkruns, and from further afield, including Queensland, joined in to take part in the celebrations.

The verynext day some hardy Harriers backed up at the Port of Sale to support ‘Race the Rubeena’, possibly the final voyage of the esteemedvessel, upstream to the Sale Swing Bridge and return. Some opted to run 5km from the swing bridge back to the Port of Sale, while others ran the return trip. Some did both!

With the end of daylight saving and the days drawing in, the Harriers Winter Season began on

April 6onthe 5km Park Lane course in Traralgon. Despite the earlier darkness, conditionswere warm and humid.

Aroundthe benign three-lap course it was again aclose tussle between Ian Cornthwaite, Glenn Graham and Miles Verschuur, separated by only nine seconds, with daylight in fourth place.

Quickest women were Karen Graham and Rose Croft,10seconds aheadofLiz Kenney and Marieka Reilly. The next day, on Good Friday, anumberof Harriers,friendsand family tackledvarious distances of the Baw BawRunnersevent along the rail trail from Rokeby to Neerim South, supporting the Yarragon Good Friday Appeal.

On Thursday, April 13, 63 members ran the Meadow Park Drive course, adjusting to finishing in darkness on the winter courses. It was déjà vu as the first finishers were again Ian Cornthwaite, Glenn Graham and Miles Verschuur, again only seconds apart.

In afather-daughter double, Yani Cornthwaite was the quickest woman,followed by Courtney Ellis, Michelle Sawyer and Rose Croft who crossed the finish line seconds apart.

Traralgon Marathon

THE Traralgon Marathon is alittle further down the track (pardon!), the Traralgon Marathon and Running Festival is on Sunday, June 4.

It starts and finishes at DeGrandi’s Winery (formally Traralgon Winery) with an out-and-back

coursealong the Gippsland PlainsRail Trail. Entries are now open. Numbers are strictly limited in each event.Cost for non-members is $90 (full marathon), $70 (half) and $50 (10km), including lunch and amedal, with special commemorative t-shirtsfor the first 50 entries in each event. See the Harriers website, traralgonharriers.au.

 RESULTS -PARK LANE 5.23KM COURSE, APRIL

Ian Cornthwaite19.40, Miles Verschuur 19.48, Glenn Graham 19.49, AnthonyMagaldi 20.39, Clinton Jolly 21.33, Stephen Renehan 21.35, Shane Gavin 22.00, Josh Dalton 22.13, Andrew Greenhill22.32, KarenGraham 22.34, Chris VanUnen 23.03, Trent Kooyman 23.10, Andrew Panayiotou 23.50, Paul Johnson 24.30, Owen Notting 24.33, JohnnyRoscoe 24.38, Stephen McLeod 24.40, David Barr 24.54, Rose Croft24.57,Liz Kenney 25.07,Chris Francis 25.16, Paul Rollandin 25.22, Marieka Reilly 25.22, RonVerschuur25.37,Angeline Snell 25.54, Andrew Broberg26.04, GaryFox 26.29, AlexCullen

26.31, Errol Poole 27.09, Maree Graham 27.12, Steve Jobling27.21, Catherine Leonard27.40, Kate Mayer

28.20,Tobiasz Grzmil 28.20, Clair Macumber 28.28, Angelo Gaudiano 28.28, MarkFairbairn28.30, Collette Hofmann 28.37,FelicityBeasley28.45, Kathleen Kent

28.50, John Richards 29.00, Alfie Warner 29.08, Bjorn Luxmann 29.08, Alysha Duncan 29.30, Michelle Sawyer 29.32, Paul Smith 31.20, Mandy Ellis 31.24, WallyLappin 31.25 (3.5km), Ella Warner 31.48, KyleeEarl32.08, Belinda Heafield 35.35, Susan Poole 37.36, BarryHiggins 39.30, Maltilda Lappin 39.42, PeterGrixti 42.50, Lynda Jones 50.30, Bob Duljas 51.02, Ian Heafield 52.49, Kathy Quinn 54.05, Michelle Colwell54.05, Danelle Wright 55.50, Jodi Hammett56.18, Andrew Legge NTR.

 RESULTS, MEADOWPARK DRIVE 6.2KM COURSE, APRIL 13

IanCornthwaite22.56, Miles Verschuur 23.06, Glenn Graham 23.23, Daniel Furmston 23.35, Owen Notting

23.52, Darrel Cross 24.14, Clinton Jolly25.20, Stephen Renehan 25.24, Yani Cornthwaite25.38, Andrew Greenhill

25.41, RobPreston 26.00, Jason Odlum 26.50, Chris Van Unen 27.18, Pete Sanders27.28, Trent Kooyman 27.30, Andrew Panayiotou 27.33, Guissepe Marino 28.19, Gerard Callinan 28.38, Stephen McLeod 28.50, David Barr 28.54, RonVerschuur29.45, CourtneyEllis 29.50, Michelle Sawyer 29.54, Rose Croft30.04, David Hood 30.21, Paul Rollandin 30.41, Tobiasz Grzmil 30.45, GaryFox 30.45, Errol Poole 31.02, Chris Francis 31.23, Kate Mayer32.00, Phill Mayer32.00, Clair Macumber 32.30, Maree Graham

32.37,AdrianSutcliffe 32.38, Seth Bomers33.00, Felicity Beasley33.01, Kristine Sapkin 33.05, Lee Graham 33.05, Collette Hofmann 33.11, Drew Hade 33.12, MarkFairbairn

33.18, BjornLuxmann 33.18, Liz Kenney33.41, Alfie Warner 35.20, Paul Smith 36.10,

Traralgon Harriers here, there and everywhere

ATHLETICS TRARALGON HARRIERS BY BARRYHIGGINS

ACROSS abusy two weekends, Harriers and friends took part in contrasting running events, in Melbourne and closer to home, including trail runs, across countryrace and around-town road running.

The Athletics Victoria Cross-Country season, known as XCR, features arange of distances and locations throughout the winter, from inner-city coursestorolling hills across farmland.A record numberofseven Harrier teams,four men’sand three women’s,competed at Victorian state levelon Saturday, April 22 at Jells Park in Wheelers Hill.

Almost 50 runnerswho took partdodged abullet when the Springwood Park event was moved to early afternoon the previous Saturday (April 15) instead of the Sunday morning.

The course through the CriniganBushland Reserve was mainly uphill or down, with the eight kilometre runners repeating the4km course. It had numerous twists and turns on the delightful trails and one had to faithfully follow the arrows marked on the track.

With anumberofage-group categories for each distance, Corey Milner and Karen Graham were outright winners of the Springwood Park Trophy. Beloved Harrier family member Anna Cardillo finished aslimfive seconds behind Karen, while Corey pushed the previous year’s victor, Peter Cutler, into second place.

Junior runner Patrick Manning appeared from nowhere to place outright first in the 4km endurance test. His first outing was the community fun

GOLF

CHURCHILL &MONASH

4person Ambrose Saturday15th April 2023

Winners: P. Flanigan, R. Vesty, D. Ellwood, C.

Hogbin 57

RunnersUp: J.Sanders, L. Anderson,

A.West, S. Sanders57.25

D.T.L: 1. C. Thompson, J.Barnes,C.Sterrick,

T.Sterrick57.5, 2. R. Davidson, R. Timbs,

R.Abel, D.Radnel, 59.25, 3. A. Sharrock,

R.Welsh, B.Rowley,W.Sutton60.125, 4. C.Stevens,S.Caldwell, C. Warring,G

Barnes 60.25, 5. J. Barratt, A. Auld,T.Collins

P.Jordan 60.75

N.T.P: 3rd. M.Soppe,5th R.Dent, 12th

D.Ellwood, 14th P.Flanigan

ParTuesday18th April 2023

Winner: B. Cleland 24 +3

D.T.L: C.Hogbin 12 +1, A.West 19 -3,12th

C.Hogbin, 14th .M.McQuillen

Birdies: 5th B.Cleland, 12th C.Hogbin

MIRBOONORTH

Thursday20th April, Stableford.

AGrade:,SDuff(10)36pts

BGrade: RPentland (17) 34pts

DTL: DDaniel 33, GDawson, MRichter 32.

NTP: 4th WReynolds,6th,RPentland.

Birdies: 4th MPayne

Saturday23rdApril,Par

Trophywinners: KarenGrahamand Corey Milner hold theprestigious Springwood Park trophy, while Race Director Miles Verschuur displays theTraralgon Harriers‘Big T’ Photograph JayMcGown.

run afew weeks earlier and he enjoyed it. This led him to the Springwood run, and as they say, the rest is history.

Ahighlight of the event, apart from the food and drinks afterwards, was the pleasure of seeing the delight on thefaces of our young HarriersCharlotte, Louisa, Seth and Mattias, who kept the other runners up to the mark -atleast for the first few metres.

Harriers’ presidentPhillMayer said, “many thanks to the race directors, course markers and participants, who made the day such asuccess.”

Following the much-hyped solar eclipse last Thursdayafternoon, another eclipse occurred soon at the Harriersrun,beginning in Franklin Street Forthe firsttimeinmanymonths,speedy frontrunner Karen Graham was also overshadowed. Her co-runners Courtney French and Kylie Murray,

AGrade: JPisa(8) 3up

BGrade: DEvans (17) 2up

CGrade: RClark (19) -1

DTL: PDraper,J Kidd +1, NRutledge,J Smeriglio,SMcInnes,GRenwicksqc/b

NTP: 4th, SMcInnes.6th,N Baker.13th,J Pisa. 16th, SEvison. Birdies: 4th, RRobbins,RMatthews,JPisa, 6th, NBaker,13th, GRenwick, JPisa. 16th S Evison, AMoscato.

MOE

Tuesday,12 April 2023 Licensees Day-4

Person Ambrose

Licensee Shield: BottlemartMoe -Josh

Gaul, RodneyWhite, RobertWilson&Peter

Fanning 53.6

Handicap Winners: Brian Forte, Judy Lee, BrettLangmaid 56.5

Handicap R/U: Ricky Dyt, MarkScammell, Andrew Shearing,Darren Morrow 56.7

ScratchWinners: Tony Johnson, Kevin

Ayton, Lee Wilson,Aaron Bassman 59

NTP: 4th -Karen Shaw, 8th -Peter Fanning, 14th -Andrew Shearing

Thursday,20 April 2023 OPEN Medley

Stableford

Grade AWinners: Gaul, Joshua (8) 41

Grade BWinners: Richer,Paul (13) 36 c/b

Grade CWinners: Frei, Harry(24) 34

Place Getters: Bassman, Aaron 39

Backman, Shane 37 White, Rodney36Taylor, Brayden 35 VanBerkel, Brett34c/b Hibbs,

both returningafter alengthy break, were the quickest women on the night, with Karen aclose third. The fastest men were Ian Cornthwaite, Darrel Cross and Owen Notting.

Atotal of 77 runners and walkers completed the two lap course.

Mayer welcomedfirst timers John Reisinger, Chesney Podmoreand James Redmond, while Travis McInnes and Rob Embleton returned after alengthy break.

TwokeenHarriers, whohad each completed a marathon theprevious Sunday, still ran excellent times in last Thursday’s event.

Felicity Beasley was the second woman in the marathon at the Coburg 24-hour track carnival, and Stephen Renehan achieved asub three hour 30 minutes time at the Canberra Marathon.

Stephensaid, “withthe constant rain and cold wind, but still plenty of spectators cheering you along the way, Iran atimeof3:25:23 (I was ) happy with my effort, given the conditions”. This week’s run, (Thursday 27) is from the Agnes Brereton netballcourts in Breed Street, Traralgon. Walkers and joggers startonarrival, by 5.55pm Group 2startsat6pm and Group 3at6.10pm with self timing.

New runners are welcome, with two free runs.

 RESULTS. FRANKLIN STREET

5kmrun: Ian Cornthwaite19.18, Darrel Cross 19.35, Owen Notting 19.50, Miles Verschuur 20.15, Glenn Graham 20.16, Josh Dalton 20.28, RobPreston 20.29, CourtneyFrench 20.39, Andrew Greenhill 20.42, Shane Gavin 20.42, KylieMurray 20.50, AnthonyMagaldi 21.06, DempseyPodmore21.10,ZackBeasley21.11,Trent Kooyman 21.26, SteveRenehan 21.30, KarenGraham 21.35, Chris VanUnen 22.07,GeoffFrancis 22.20, Pete Sanders22.59, Stephen McLeod 23.01, Jerzey Podmore 23.07,Liz Kenney23.16, Amanda Reid 23.24, Johnny

Steven 34 c/b Thomson, Bruce 34 Fife,Mark 34 c/b Coombe,David 34 c/b Wilson, Lee 34 King,Rob 33 c/b Boyce, John 33 c/b

Great Score: Aaron Bassman (Eagle) @ 3Aaron Bassman (Eagle) @2 MarkFife (Birdie) @8 MarkFife(Birdie)@14Karl Eastaway (Birdie) @8 AnthonyGauci (Birdie) @14Peter Young (Birdie) @4 BrettVan Berkel(Birdie) @8 SteveNyko(Birdie)@4

Nearest to Pin: 4th SteveNyko8th Karl

Eastaway 14th Kenneth Jennings

Saturday,22 April 2023 MENS Par

Grade AWinners: Muirhead, Neil (11) +2

Grade BWinners: Jennings,Kenneth (18)

+2

Place Getters: Gaul, Joshua +1 Savige, Bruce 0C/B Stephens,Peter 0Stansbury, Les -1 C/B Weir,Martin -1 C/B Johnson, Tony

-1 C/B Wilson, Graeme -1 Yeomans,Wayne

-2 C/B

Great Score: Lee Wilson (Eagle) @12 Martin Weir (Birdie) @8 TerryDonnison (Birdie) @14

Nearest to Pin: 4th AnthonyColvin 8th Graeme Wilson 14th Anton Devent

TRAFALGAR

19/4/23: Leon Christie 4BBB

Winners- 18 Holes : Kerren Ludlow(24), Cheryl Toyne (26) -43Points

RunnersUp: AngeBayley(20),Lorna Risol (24) -42Points

Winners 9Holes: Nola Fordham (34) ,Linda

Chapple (31) –27 Points

Roscoe 23.45, ChesneyPodmore23.51, RonVerschuur 24.23, DarcyTulloch 24.30, Andrew Broberg25.00, Gary Fox 25.04, NickTalerico 25.10, Seth Bomers25.11, Phill Mayer25.32, Andrew Panayiotou 25.45, Adrian Sutcliffe

25.47,Drew Hade

25.47,Catherine Leonard26.15, Collette Hofmann 26.19, Maree Graham 26.23, Bjorn Luxmann 26.34, SteveJobling 26.39, James Redmond

26.40, Andrew Legge 26.45, MarkFairbairn26.52, John Richards 27.00, FelicityBeasley27.14,Kathleen Kent

27.23, Errol Poole 27.28, Kristine Sapkin 28.06, Lee Graham 28.06, MariekaReilly28.45, DesleyTulloch

28.47, Travis McInnes 29.44, David Hood 29.44, Paul Smith 30.00, Jodi Hammett30.16, Kylee Earl30.50, Sue Stranger 31.39, StaceyPodmore31.52, Tania Whitehead

32.22, Kate Cumming 33.03, Michelle Sawyer 34.03, Angus Reid 34.19, Mandy Ellis 34.36, Ian Heafield 34.57 BarryHiggins 36.10, Alicia Turner 37.13, Lynda Jones

38.12, Ann Bomers38.37,Danelle Wright 38.46, Belinda Heafield43.44, Christina Creighton 50.40, LukeWitham 50.40, John Reisinger 50.40, Helen Whitby50.52, Peter Grixti NTR, RobEmbleton NTR.

 RESULTS. SPRINGWOOD PARK TROPHY, SATURDAY 15TH APRIL.

4km Run: Louisa Semmler NTR, PatrickManning 19.38, Chris VanUnen 20.22, Kylie Murray 20.31, Tobiasz

Grzmil 22.11, Kate Mayer22.22, Andrew Broberg22.26, Dave Barr 22.42, Melissa Jones 23.52, Michelle Sawyer

24.27,Callie Cook 24.44, KatKent 25.11, LucyMagaldi

25.13, Kylie Warner 25.17, Ella Warner 25.22, Mattias Preston 26.16, Bruce Salisbury26.31, Seth Bomers

27.55, Charlotte Preston 28.12, BarryHiggins 32.47,Sam McGown 33.02, Denise Twite33.44, 8km Run: Corey Milner 29.50,Peter Cutler 31.27,Greg Semmler 33.53, Ian Cornthwaite34.12, AnthonyMagaldi

36.41, Owen Notting 37.24, Rob Preston 39.13, Marty Lynch 39.34, MattDeppeler 40.24, Andrew Greenhill

40.33, Karen Graham 42.41, Anna Cardillo 42.46, Liz Kenney44.29, Andrew Panayiotou 44.59, Cindy Hasthorpe 45.27,Ian Twite45.54, Ron Verschuur 45.59, David Hood 46.39, GaryFox 46.45, Desley Tulloch 47.18, Errol Poole 47.35, Ree Graham 51.00, Alfie Warner 51.14,

NTP: 2nd Bron Wallace,5th Nola Fordham, 11th BronWallace,13th KerrenLudlow, 15th

SamCaldow Gobblers: Cheryl Toyne 10th

Tuesday18/04/2023 -Stableford

Players: 24, Women1,Men 23

Winner: John Kerr 19 (C/B)

Runner Up: Ivan Grant 19 (C/B)

DTL: C. Hooker 19,N.Mether 18 (C/B), Stephen Klemke18, G. Doolan 18,Bronwyn

Wallace19, RegBarsdell 18

NTP: Toby Davie

Bradmans: G. Harris

Thursday20/04/2023 Gentsomes

Players : 60, Women 16,Men 44

Winners: R. Davie,B.Ludlow, R. Brisbane, G. Pickburn56 RunnersUp: J. Tickell,H.McNair,J

Doderico,C.Toyne 54 (C/B)

DTL: N. Fordham, R. Williams,S.Balfour,T

Shearer 54, D. Baker,R.Keith, D. Balfour,L

Snowball 54, R. Balfour,G.Coulter,S.Brown,

L. Risol

Bradmans: K. McGregor,G.Harris,M

Taylor,J.Griffin.

Friday,April 21st 2023,Open Men’s&

Ladies Stableford

AGrade Winner: Domonic Davis 38 pts

BGrade Winner: Max Matthews 34 pts

DTL’s: Jackson Giles 37,Glen Roberts 36, Joshue Gaul 36, RayWiseman 36, Rob

Young 35, David McCann 35, Symon Lee 34, Russell Dent 34, MarkHiriart 34, Simon Duff 34

Birdies: 5th: Glen Roberts,Russell Dent, Rohan Nancarrow 15th: Joshua Gaul, Brett Eddy

Saturday,April 22nd 2023, Green Keepers

Revenge4 Person Ambrose

Winners: PeterMcKinnon, MarkJackson, Ryan Harrison, Shane Davey52-7/8

DTL’s: John Warren, Andrew Cochrane,Joe Pedemont, Paul Willis 53-1/4, Brad Griffin, PeterGrima, Phil Town,Andrew Tangusso 54-3/8, RonDavey,Shane Dwyer,Barry Dwyer,Nic Blake54-1/2, James Hayward, Tony O’Reilly, Zavier O’Reilly, Toby Davie 54-3/4

NTP’s: 2nd: RonPyke-Karen MacGregor

5th: Chad McKie -Sam Caldow11th: Toby Davie 13th: Ryan Harrison -Karen

MacGregor 15th: Ryan Harrison -Aija Owen

YALLOURN

Tue18th April –9Hole Comp

Winner: L. Carter 20pts

Thursday20th April VeteransTrophy

–Stableford

Winner: AM Vella 35pts

DTL: L. Mc Alister 34pts,B.Brown 34pts

NTP: 8th –L.McAlister,14th L. McAlister

Another great Grand RidgeRailTrailrun

PARKRUN

ON Easter Saturday, the sun came out and smiled on the 54 people who walked, jogged and ran the Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun.

At Grand Ridge RailTrailparkrun, the group averages just under 30 parkrunners each week, so it was great to see so many people out and about with plenty of visitors stopping by on the long weekend.

Atotal of 22 participants were completingthe course for the first time.

Visitors came from Albert Park, Birdsland and Gardiners Creek parkruns in Melbourne, while some regular visitors from other Gippsland events such as Bairnsdale, Koonwarra, Inverloch, Traralgon andChurchill and travellers from further afield including Shell Harbour in NSW and Sandgate in Brisbane also took part.

One visitor, who also volunteered as parkwalker and photographer, Lyn Black,may have been on the Mirboo North course for the first time, but she is absolutely no stranger to parkrun, having completed 313 parkruns in total and is just five events short of ‘statehood’,meaning she has participated in nearly every parkrun in Victoria.

Visitors Simon Stickney and Curtis Lloyd-Webb set new personalbests on areturn visit, whilelocal junior speedster Kayliah Bickerton shaved three minutesoff her previous best coming in at 28.03. Apost parkrun coffee and snack was enjoyed by all at Lamezleighs Café where we shared parkrun stories with our many visitors. As always we thank our volunteers without whom parkrun could not happen.Lyn Black, Helen Reeves, Peter Reeves, Julia Groves, Liz Radcliffe, Robert Gray,Katrina Palmer, Rongshang (Linda) Zhang and Leon McDonald.

Exciting weekend for Latrobe Valley hockey teams

HOCKEY

LATROBE Valley Hockey Associations women’s team played their first Vic League match at the Latrobe Synthetic SportsField at Federation University on Saturday, April 15.

Therewas nerves all round for players, coaches, andspectators in the first quarter against RMIT.

The Latrobe women settled in the secondquarter, positioning themselveswell for more direct passing.

Beginning the second half down 1-0 down, the backline found themselves under increased pressure from RMIT.

Leadbyexperienced goalkeeper Steph Langstaff, they were able to limit the opposition to one goal for the quarter.

The Latrobe team also earned their first penalty corner of the match. The last quarter saw afield goal from Latrobe’s Maddy Hall, the first for LVHA women in Vic League Hockey.

RMIT won the match 3-1, with the Latrobe women conceding only one goal from the nine penalty corners they faced.

The LVHA men'steam travelled to the Melbourne SportCentre, Parkvilletoplay Melton in their opening match.

This was atough game, with both sides holding equal possession of the ball.

LVHAheld Melton to 1-0until thelast 10

minutes. Melton scored another two goals within minutes of each other.

Latrobe’s Hamish McCracken scored abeautiful goal off ashort corner in response. Unfortunately, it was too late in the game for the Latrobe team to build momentum and come back.

Best players for LVHA were Daniel Godfrey, Daniel Lineen, Ian Goodwin and Blake Billing.

The Latrobe Valley Hockey Association local competition has commenced.

Teams competing this year are Moe, Traralgon, Churchill and Rovers.

Historymakers: The firstLatrobe Valleywomen’s Vic Leagueteam. Photographs supplied

Moe hosts Australia’sclub championships

Action: Thehockey puckwas hotly-contested during theweek. Photographs: TomHayes

HOCKEY

By TOMHAYES

THE AustralianClubChampionshipsInline Hockey Championships came to aclose across six divisions recently.

Held at Stadium 34 in Moe, it wasthe 10th anniversaryofthe ACC InlineHockey Championships, and it was well-celebrated with plenty of competition.

“It’s huge, it’s pretty special when everyone travels from all over Australia down to Gippsland, certainly being the 10 years, we’re excited about that,” Stadium34manager and Stadium34Storm goalkeeper Matt Beatson said.

More than 350 players across 57 teams competed throughout the event, with every state and territory (except Northern Territory) represented.

On Monday, April10, the Grand Finals were played in every division, as acouple of hundred people watched in attendance.

When visiting Stadium 34 on the second day of the

competition, the carpark and street was packed, so I can only imagine it looked like on Grand Final day.

“We’re pretty proud of whatwe’ve built here over the years,” Beatson said.

“Fifty-seven teams, 157 games overthe six days, so it’s fantastic for business, good for the local towns …they can benefit from having everyone here.”

In the Pro Division Grand Final, Bulls took on Next LevelPerformance in athrilling shootout finish.

Each team netted two goals in the second half, sending the game into overtime.

After no goals in overtime, apenalty shootout went ahead. Jamie Bourke netted the winner with the final shot to give the Bulls an incredible win.

In Division 1, the Scorpions made light-work of the Snipers, winning 6-1.

Scorpions held a2-1 lead at half time, before they blew out to afive-goal advantage, scoringfourgoals in the second half to claim the title.

Byron Tschuma starred for Scorpions with a hat-trick and two assists.

The Sharks completed acome from behind win

in Division 2, defeating the Wildcats 2-1.

The Wildcats went ahead thanks to Jake Sanchez, and held a1-0 lead into halftime.

Tim Webber and Kingsley Hughes scored the goalstogive the Sharks the lead in the second half, which turned out to be enough to win them the game.

An incredible first half by The Hornets in the Division 3GrandFinal was enough to get them over the line against the Rink Runners, 4-3.

The Hornets gained a4-2 lead in the first half, allowingthe Rink Runnerstogain one back in the second, but their first halfeffortwas enough to win them the Division 3title.

Stadium 34 Storm representedthe home turf as they faced Sydney Suits in the Masters Grand Final.

However, things didn’t go to plan as the Sydney Suits won 8-0, scoring five goals in the first half.

Jason Haynes and Gavin Best scored two each in the opening half to givethe Suitsanearly advantage.

Then in the second half, Michael Haynes netted

three goals to claim his hat-trick and round out a Grand Final demolition.

Finally, in the Women’s Division, another thrilling finish was witnessed, as the Snipers downed The Dekes of Hazzard.

Agoal each in the first half led to an entertaining second half, where it went down to the wire. With 48 seconds left on the clock, Justine Kruhlak scored to give the Snipers alatelead, and the eventual title.

“It’s aprettycutthroat sort of championship, you’ve just got to keep winning to get through,” Beatson said.

Stadium 34 is alreadylooking forward to next year’s championships.

“(The championships) will never go anywhere else, it’s my baby Iguess youcould say,” Beatson said.

“Thisisfirsttimewe’ve ran six days, it’s normally four days.

“We added awomen’s division this year, which we’ve neverhad before,soit’s growing and it’ll probably be six (days) if not, more next year.”

Assistance: Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun volunteers Photograph supplied

Fun: Playerscompetinginthe Australian Club Championships at Stadium 34, Moe

Spirited: Action from the Vic League men’s game

Traralgon swimming club triumph

Rising stars: All junior11yearsand under team.

SWIMMING

TRARALGON SwimmingClubswimmers starred at the recent all junior meet.

Forty-seven Traralgon swimmers aged from seven to 16 madeittothe semi finalsofthe Victorian CountryAll Junior Competition held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

Crew: All junior 12 yearsand over Traralgon Swimming Club team.

Thirty-four of these achieved top 10 fastest times and raced in the finals the following day. Atotal of 73 swimswas held among the team.

In the final washup, 15 Traralgon swimmers were successful in obtaining apodium finish with 20 medals: fourgold, eightsilverand eightbronze -an outstanding result.

Valley pickleball set to be asmash

PICKLEBALL

By TOM HAYES

THE fast-growing sport of Pickleball is coming to Gippsland.

Traralgon Tennis Association is set to hold weekend social competitions.

Throughout Term 2, on every Saturday (except for the King’s Birthday weekend on June 10), Pickleball will be available to play for just $10.

So,for seven weeks beginning on Saturday, April 29 until June 17, peopleofall ages can get involved in the ever-increasingly popular sport.

Every Saturday from 11am until 1pm, the courts will be packed with pickleball action.

You can play one game or as many as you can fit in within the two hour allotment.

Sneakers will be required, everything else including pickleballs, paddles and nets are provided on the weekends.

The Traralgon Tennis Association have already conducted two come-and-try events for pickleball, and both were very popular and well-attended by people of varying ages.

This competition is just for fun, but if enough people claim theirinterest in the sport, the Traralgon Tennis Associationhopes to createapickleball competition later in the year.

Pickleball is an ever-growing sport and is widely popular in theUnitedStates, slowlymaking its mark in other countries across the globe.

Described as amixtureoftennis,table tennis and badminton, pickleball incorporates features from all three sports, making it very inclusive.

The game is played on acourt the size of abadminton court, with paddles similar to table tennis -yet slightly bigger, and displays the fundamentals seen in the game of tennis.

Pickleballs are hollow plasticballs with holes throughout the exterior, making it easy to play

Successful nationalsmeet for juniorlocal track stars

ATHLETICS

WELLINGTON Athletic Clubcappedoff avery successful track and fieldseason with outstanding results at the national championships.

In total, Wellington achieved: one silver medal and two bronze

Highlights of the eventwerefrom LachlanRosato, who placed second in the under 14 400m with a time of 56.34; Grace Graafsma, third in the under

15 3000m in apersonal best time of 10:01.10; and Kaydene Fleming, third in the under 15 400m in apersonal best time of 57.96.

The club is exceptionally proud of the efforts of the achievements of all the athletes.

Wellington,which takes in anumberofValley athletes, hadaveryhighrepresentation and outstanding results from avery small regional clubcompetingagainst the bestathletesfrom across the country.

Waterwarriors: Traralgon Swimming Club 13 yearsand under finalists Photographs supplied

Senior head coach, Brian Ford, was full of praise forthe team

“Having the highest number of finalists and medals amongstall the country teamsisafantastic achievement and we were proud as aclub to come away with this win," he said.

"We haveagreat group of juniorswimmers

coming through and the future looks bright with quality and numbers of swimmers.”

The final and most important meet of the year -Australian AgeNationals -willbeheldonthe Gold Coast next week.

Traralgon has one of its largest teams, 16 swimmers, qualified.

Bronze: KadenceFleming came thirdin the Under 15 400 metres at thenational championships

Popular: Courts were filled with interested pickleballers, as they triedthe sportinTraralgon recently.

either indoors or outdoors.

Games can be played in singles or doubles.

Points are only rewarded to the serving team if they successfully win apoint, so when returning serve your job is to stop your opponentfrom winning apoint.

First team to 11 points is the winner.

Games can run for as short as 15 minutes, and can go for as long as 30 minutes, depending on how tight the contest is.

Give the sport agoand bring afriendalong with you when the social competitions get underway on the weekend starting on April 29.

Stride: Glengarry’sEllyFleming competes at thenationals Photographs supplied

Young gun: Moe’s Lachlan Rosatocame secondinthe under 14 400m

Speedwaybrotherslight up the track

MOTORSPORT

By TOM HAYES

COMPETING alongsideyour family can sometimes be just as rewarding as playing in acompetition itself.

It’s seen regularly at the highest level in many codes across the world, but climbing the ranks together just makes it all the more fun.

Apairofbrothers from Traralgon are making their mark on the motorsport of saloon racing, as they continue to rise the ranks.

For Tom and Jack Braz, they have worked together to reach the top, and are showing no signs of slowing down.

Back in March 2021, the brothers began junior saloon racing, sharing acar together.

Now, Tom aged 15 and Jack (17) have their own Ford AU Falcons, and are beginning to find success on the track.

The pair grew up watching their dad Robert compete in drag racing, so motorsport lies deep within the family.

“I’ve had my time, now it’s time to give the boys ago,” Robert said.

“We always used to go watch as kids,” Tom said.

Robertisheavilyinvested in his son’sracing careers, as their engine builder and crew boss.

Registered at Rosedale Speedway, the two take theirfamily to differentpoints of thestateinan attempt to take the chequered flag on race day.

Thesaloon racing seasonsees around 15 to 16 races from November to May, leaving plenty of time not only to improve, but to succeed.

Back in February, the two brothers shared the podium in Ballarat, when Jack came second, with Tom close behind in third.

However, they went one better over the Easter weekend, whenthe brotherscollected aone-two finish at Bairnsdale Speedway.

This time, it was the younger brother,Tom, gettingbragging rights, finding his way to the chequered flag in incredible fashion.

Tom passed his brother during the race to cross thelinefirst,winning by theslimmest of margins, just 0.155seconds ahead of Jack.

Jack, who was yet to register his first win, now had more hunger now to get one back over his brother, but their main goal still remains helping each other.

“I was proud of him when he won,” Jack said.

“We do everything together, pretty much.”

“There’s abit of competition between brothers, as you would have,” Robert said.

Morerecently, the boystravelled aroundfour hours to the Rushworth Speedway, north of Melbourne for another event.

This time around Jack claimed his first win, with Tomclosebehindinsecond, the boys held the front of the pack for the entire race,completing aone-two finish at the line.

Now that they have both tasted victory, they will want to keep it that way for as long as possible.

Plenty of preparation goes into each race, including getting the cars ready, packing spare parts and tools and selecting the right tyres on the day.

It’s afamily affair heading to races, with mum and dad towing the cars along to the speedways, to watch their boys out on the track.

The next step for the brothers wouldbethe men’s division, which doesn’t appear to be too far away.

Alot of help comesfrom their sponsors, who help provide parts andhelptoget theboysprepared for their races.

They would like to thank their sponsors, Olivier Panels,Drouin Newsagency,Gippsland Signs,and Traralgon Tyre Service.

Brothersinarms:

Baseball underway for another season across Latrobe Valley

BASEBALL

LVBA

BY AMY FORRESTER

LATROBE Valley Baseball Associationgot underway afortnight ago.

Round 1saw awet start for theseason, with Moe/ NewboroughDodgers taking on Morwell Cougars andChurchill Braves playing Traralgon Redsox.

AGrade action saw Traralgon defeat Churchill 10-5.

Churchill got things started in the first innings. Jacob Dickinson homered on a1-2 count scoring three runs.

Traralgon pulled away for good with six runs in the fifth innings.

In the fifth,Malachi Dillon doubled on a2-0 count scoring two runs, Brad Adams singled on a1-0 count, scoring arun, Alex McCormick doubled on the first pitch of the bat, scoring two runs, and Will Brooker grounded out, scoring one run.

Luke Hornstra led things off on the mound for Traralgon Redsox. He lasted five innings, allowing six hits and four runs, three strike outs and one walk.

JoelAnsonstarted the gamefor Churchill, throwing five innings and allowed eight runs on nine hits and struck out two.

Tim Bellerby threw three innings.

Sale versus Moe/Newborough ended in awashout due to weather.

In BGrade,the Braves weatheredapush by

the Redsox in thesecondinning, when the Braves coughed up three runs, but Churchill stillwon 6-4.

John Kuss was on mound for Traralgon. Throwingthree innings,heallowed six runs on seven hits and struck out three.

Sam Gillet tookpitch for Churchill Braves, allowing nine hits and four runs over five innings.

Churchill Braves smacked ahome run on the day. Morwell versus Moe/Newborough was awashout due to the heavy rain.

CGradesawthematchbetweenMoe/Newborough and Morwellend in atied game 5-5.Churchill was too strong for Traralgon, winning 9-0.

LAST Sunday, Churchill Braves took on Moe/ Newborough Dodgers and Traralgon Redsox played Sale Rangers.

Traralgon hosted their annual McLean Cup for AGrade

Churchill watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a11-0loss to Moe/Newborough.

SamGillett toedthe rubber for Churchill Braves, throwing two innings allowing six runs on five hits.

Jarrod Thomas and Rhys McKenzieentered the game, throwing four and athird innings and two-thirds of an innings respectively.

Trent Job led things off on the hill for Moe/ Newborough. He surrendered zero runs on eight hits over seven innings striking out seven.

The Braves struggled to put runs on the board and had atough time defensively containing the Dodgers.

Traralgon seized victory in adramatic walk-off fashionagainst Sale,thanks to awalk-off error at theend of the game.

The game was tied at three with the Redsox batting in the bottom of the 10th when an error scored the winning run for Traralgon.

Will Brooker led things off on the hill for Traralgon.

The hurlerwent fourinnings,allowingthree runs on zero hits and striking out five.

Lachlan Wrigglesworthtook the hill for Sale Rangers. He surrendered three runs on seven hits over nine innings, striking out seven.

Will Hectorthrew two-thirds of an inningsin relief.

In the bottom of the ninth, Traralgon tied things up at three when Dillon singled on a0-1 count, scoring one run.

The Redsox earned victory, winning the game 4-3 against Sale.

In BGrade,Churchill lost to Moe/Newborough 7-3.

The Dodgers took the lead on an error in the firstinnings. They then fired up the offense in the first inning.

Brad Jones took to the hill for Churchill, allowing five hits and five runs over three innings, striking outone and walking one.

Shane Gill threw two innings in relief.

Tim Wilson was on the hill for the Dodgers. The acewent fiveinnings,allowingthreeruns on nine hits, strikingout sixand walkingzero. Despite out-hitting the Dodgers and Jamie Brierley socking out ahome run in the firstinningsfor the Braves, Churchill just couldn’t keep up with the Dodgers.

Traralgon Redsox vs Sale Rangers

Matt Robertson was clutch at the plate with

Pegasus claim top spot, Fortuna in play

SOCCER

LVSL ROUND 4

BY LAURIE WILLIAMS

 FALCONS VMOE (1-4)

SATURDAYnight saw reigning leaguechampions face their second test in as many weeks at home against ahungry Moe United side looking for redemption after last weeks’ loss to Pegasus.

Thematch started with little fanfare as both sides looked to grab afoothold in the contest however it was Moe who would soon gain the upperhand as awonderful cross was met by Englishman Connor O’Hanlon whovolleyed home.

Nonda Lazaris had Falcons biggest chance to equalise but all he could do was send his shot from 10 yards over the bar. It went from bad to worsefor the home side whencaptainToby Capp was given his second yellow card in the 30th minutetoleavehis side not only agoaldown but aman down too.

If you thoughtitcouldn’t get any worse, ‘keeper Charles Simon scuffed aclearance that landed at the feet of O’Hanlon who easily finished to give his side acommanding two nil lead at the break.

To the home sides credit,they came outfull of vigour in the second half and showed amuch improved tenacity but ultimately it would be in vain. Falcons kept pushing for away back into the game and had acouple of chances to do so yet as they were pushing forward they became more vulnerable at the back.

Moe thought theyhad iced the contestastheir good luck continued with afortuitous deflection off Harley Broadbent snuck in at the near post to make it 3-0. However, the Birds wouldn’t back down.

They made it 3-1 with 18 minutes to go as Lazarisscoredthe goal of the night with his swerving freekickfrom 25 yards evading Moe veteran Peter Albanese.

Both Jim Mills and Liam Johnson had opportunities to cause further headaches for Moe but it just wasn’t theirnight as in thedying minutes O’Hanlon made it anight to rememberwith anothersimple but effective finish from only 10 yards out.

 MONASH VTYERS (11-1)

IN an important match for both teams to break their duck for season 2023, it was Monash who came home with their first points in aresounding victory.

It was hard going for both teams in the early stages but it was Monash who eventually broke through the resolute Tyers defence for Marcus Krznarictoscore the opening goal eight minutes in, only aminute after he missed aone-on-one.

Tyers were playingwell and created opportunitiesbut suffered constant turn-overs as Monash were tightacross the back.

At the 22 minute mark there was delight for the Lightning as across from acorner saw Flynn Mangion drop it in the net to level at 1-1. Sadly for Tyers this was their only goal as Monash scored two more before half time with Marcus Krznaric scoring his hat-trick.

The game took aturn for the worst for Tyers after halftime when Monash piled on the goals which included three in four minutes.

All was not finishedfor the Knights as they added afurther three goals with Jesse Davis scoring abrace before the referee called time on agame that Tyers will want to forget in ahurry with the final score being 11-1, Monash’s highest score against Tyers.

It was Monash’s highest score since 1985 when they defeated Drouin 13-0.

 PEGASUS VOLYMPIANS (4-1)

AFTER asuperb victory over Moe last week, Pegasuscontinuedontheirmerryway with a comfortable 4-1 victory over an Olympians side still looking for their first points of the campaign.

Kuku Mahmoud opened proceedings on five minutes and he soon had his brace at the half hourmark Germaine Otieno ended the contest before half time with his sides third goal.

Olympians were able to claw back agoal through Jordan Martin but it was too little too late as Otieno got his brace towards the end of the game.

 NEWBOROUGH/YALLOURN VSALE (2-0)

SALE, defending their three-game winning streak came up against atougher opposition in Newborough/Yallourn.

The match was played in great conditions between two physical teams.

It was adeadlock at half time at 0-0 as neither team couldfashion any clear cut chances.

The momentum shifted Newborough/Yallourn’s way after halftime when Will Medd scored a sensational goal after the ball rebounded off the post, and this gave the Combine some incentive to keep the pressure on Sale Afurther goal to Mark Fairbrother put the icing on the cake for N/Y as Sale couldn’t find any way through the N/Y defence and went on to a2-0 victory breaking Sale’s winning streak.

ducks on the pond, driving in five on twohits to lead Traralgon Redsox past Sale Rangers 11-4. Robertsondrove in runs on asingleinthe first, and ahome run in the second.

Kus led thingsoff on the mound for Traralgon,surrendering four runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out six.

Rohan Hectorstarted the gamefor Sale.The pitcher went four innings and allowed11runson 10 hits and struck out six.

In CGrade,Moe/Newborough tied the game on a fielders choice in the fourthinnings against Churchill Braves 12-12.

Dennis Smith Den was clutch at the plate with runners on base, driving in fiveonthree hits to lead TraralgonRedsox past Sale Rangers 21-2.