Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 19 November 2025

Mighty Moe

Adult time for crime

By DAVIDBRAITHWAITE

ALL children14and above committingviolent crimes -like invading someone’s home or injuring someone with amachete -will face adult sentences in adultcourts,under "Adult Time for Violent Crime", the state government has announced.

Under the policy, courts will treat these children like adults, so jail is more likely, and sentences are longer.

Pre mier Jac in ta Al lan jo in ed Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny to announce that the government will follow Queensland in implementing these measuresinVictoria,with a bill to be introducedtoparliament this year.

Under Adult Time for Violent Crime, the government claimed there would be serious consequences for children committing brazen, violent crimes that hurt victims and the community.

Currently, in the Children’s Court, 34 per cent of children and young people sentenced for aggravated home invasion or aggravated carjacking offences go to jail. When they are sentenced for the same crimes in an adult court, 97 per cent go to jail. Few children currently face an adult court withajury- only ajudge makes the call.

Under Adult Time for Violent Crime, children aged 14 and above mustface adult sentencing in an adult court (the County Court) for the violent crime.

The maximum lengthofajail sentence that can be imposed in the Children’s Court is three years for any offence.

The County Court can currently imposeajailsentence of up to 25 years for aggravatedhome invasion and aggravated carjacking, and up to 20 years for intentionally causing serious injury through gross violence. As part of its plan, the government will further increase the maximum jail sentence for aggravated home invasionand aggravated carjacking. For anyone 14 and over, these offences will carry alifesentence. Crimes to be subject to Adult Time for Violent Crime are aggravated home inv as io n; home invasion ; intentionally causing injury in circumstances of gross violence (includes machete crime); recklessly causinginjuryincircumstances of grossviolence(includes machete cri me ); agg rav ated carj acki ng ; carjacking; aggravated burglary (serious and repeated), and armed robbery (serious and repeated). Continued -Page20

Mike standdelivers message

By AIDAN KNIGHT

LAST Thursday (November 13), atent was pitched outside the officeofHousing Minister Harriet Shing's office on Commercial Road, Morwell.

The man behindthe move sayshedid so to take a standagainst pervasive discrimination and neglect faced by homeless Australians.

Identifying himself as Mike, the protester has been homeless for three years, after the dual blows of the pandemic and aserious back injury lefthim unabletosecurestable accommodation or employment.

“I’ve been trying to get into private rentals, but as asinglemale, it’s nearly impossible,” Mike told the Express during his demonstration.

“It’s the same all over Australia. Iused to travel for work, but once you’re out, it’s just harder and harder to get back in.”

Mike describeda recent incident in Lakes Entrance, where, despite having been offered motel accommodationthrough housing support, was turned away.

“The people that supervised the motel (sic)…just took one look at me and my trolley …and you know what they said to the owner? Send him amessage and say he looks scary. Idon’t want him to stay at

this motel. That’s discrimination,” he said.

The tent protest at the Minister’s office is both a plea for help and acall for action.

“We are the richest country in the southern hemisphere, and we can’t even give people priority accommodation or open up land for basic amenities,” he said.

“Duri ng COVID, the go vernment prov ided temporary housing solutions, so why can’t we do something now?”

Mike’sexperience reflects stories increasingly familiar to local advocates and welfare providers.

He spokeofhis own solutions he would offer the Minister should she decide to speak with him as to why he was parked outside her front door, referencing 'dongas', prefabricated, transportable, temporaryhousing units often used by minersand remote area construction companies.

Mike plans to stay where he is as long as it takes to get answers, and after spending nearly a full business day outside the Minister's office on Thursday, was not approached by any staff.

"I'm happy to disrupt their business," he said, "they have an ABN, so that's what they are."

Havingnowhere else to be, Mike sees it as no inconvenience to remain on the street of Commercial

Rd until officials respond. The Minister's office was also approached by the Express for comment, but did not provide one before print.

The Latrobe Valley, like much of Australia, continues to feel the pressure of rising housing instability.

Member for Morwell Martin Cameron joined in on the criticism of the Labor Government's housing "failures", taking to online platforms to highlightMike's protest as a"very sad and damning indictment".

"People shouldn't havetocamp outsidethe Minister for Housing's office just to get noticed, but that's howdire the situation is," he said in his post. Mental health and isolation only deepenthis crisis. “If youbecome homeless and you don’t have a mental health [issue], give yourself amonth, you’ll have one,” Mike said. “They’re creating more issues than they’re solving.”

LAST week's Express included an article about convicted mushroommurdererErin Pattersonappealing her "sentence", which was incorrect.

Patterson is appealing her conviction, whereas the prosecution is appealing the sentence, which they describe as inadequate.

The Express apologies for and regrets the error.

Campedout: Locals were intrigued whenthe tent appeared upon the street outside Housing Minister’s Harriet Shing’s Morwell office

Not moving: Mike makes his friendlyand approachable presence known outsidethe Minister’s office Photographs: Aidan Knight

By AIDAN KNIGHT

THE original Aussie Disposals store in Moe, the first in what became one of Australia’s most recognisable outdoor and camping chains, permanently closed last September, ending more than six decades of local retail history.

Founded in Moe in 1962 by Bill Purvis, arenowned Latrobe Valley entrepreneur,alongside his brother George, the small surplus-goods shop grewinto anationalbrand, eventually expanding across Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. The Moe store remained the symbolic heart of the business long after the company’s headquarters moved elsewhere.

The company remains 100 per cent Australianowned, with 23 stores stilloperatingnationally, including 13 franchises, most of which are familyrun as alocal business.

The Moe store, located on Moore Street, is now listedas“permanently closed”onthe company’s official website.Community pages on Facebook were among the first to share news of the shutdown, noting the historicalsignificanceofthe Moe outlet as the birthplace of the brand, and many shared posts noting the significance of the original store’s history.

Aussie Disposals has faced challenging trading conditions in recent years.

In 2020, the company entered voluntary

Farewell: Aussie Disposals Moe closed unexpectedlylast September.The retail chain has its origins in thetown. Photograph supplied

administration, with its directors citing the combined impacts of drought, bushfires and the COVID-19pandemic. Although the businesslater restructured and continued trading, analysts at

First-ever Aussie Disposals shut since September,still no explanation provided Member hears from Moe

FEDERAL Member for Monash Mary Aldred hosted amobile office in Moe recently, as well as a number of other community engagements including with the Moe Racing Club in the lead-up to last Sunday's cup.

Ms Aldred metwithMoe Racing Club Chairman Michael Vanderfeen and chief executive Cass Rendell to discuss the club’s future priorities, support for local apprentices and astrongMoe Cup meet staff were preparing for.

“My mobile offices are agreat wayofproviding every local town across Monash with the opportunity for constituents to speak to me about what’s important to them, and for me to assist them with any federal government issue they mighthave,” Ms Aldred said.

Ms Aldred has hosted several mobile offices in Moe since being elected at the May Federal Election.

The numberone issue raised is still the cost of living,according to feedback Ms Aldred received.

“People consistently raise with me that their energy bills are going up, their grocery bills are goingup, and their rent or mortgages are still high. We’ve got to get the economy under control because things are just out of hand for the average household,” she said.

Securinga strong jobs future for the Latrobe Valleyand ensuringmajor industries were secured locally was akey priority as well.

“I’ve been standing up for local jobs in the Latrobe Valley for decades and I’ll continue to do that. I’m

proud of the products and services we provide in our region, and I’ll alwaysbackthe jobs behind them,” Ms Aldred said.

Ms Aldred metwithMoe Racing Club Chairman Michael Vanderfeen and chief executive Cass Rendell to discuss the club’s future priorities, support for local apprentices and astrongMoe Cup meet staff were preparing for.

Leaders: Moe Racing Club ChiefExecutive Cass Rendell,Member forMonash Mary Aldred and Moe Racing Club Chairman Michael Vanderfeen. Photograph supplied

the time described the broader retailclimate for outdoor and camping goods as increasingly difficult.

As such, the closure of the Moe store appears to mark aseparate footprint change for the brandone that will affect the local community who have shoppedatthe site for generations.Many locals willrecall the green-camouflagestorefront andthe wide range of campingand army-surplus goods, which over the years became afamiliar fixture.

The broader retail and outdoor-gear sectors have also been under pressure. The 2020 administration recognised that store closures and job cuts were likely, with at least 11 of the company-owned stores slated to close under restructure, although franchise outlets were expected to continue, unaffected by the administration processes.

It is not yet clear whether the closure of the Moe storeisconnected to the earlier restructuring or represents aseparate commercial decision,or whether the call was made by the company itself or the local franchisee. For long-time customers, the closure marks the end of arare link to the chain’s originsinthe LatrobeValley, where the first Aussie Disposals shop built the foundations of what would become anational brand.

Aussie Disposals was approached by the Express for comment, but declined an interview.

Thecompanyhas also not issued aformal public statement on the closure.

Don’t let scammers steal your Christmas

AUSTRALIAPost is warning customers to be on high alert as scammers accelerate fake delivery messagesand emails in the lead-up to Christmas.

Scammers are takingadvantageofthe festive rush, targeting groupssuch as Facebook Marketplace users.

They oftenpose as interested buyersand send links or QR codes via Messenger to fake ‘Australia Post courier service’ websites. These sitesclaimthatpayment willbeprocessed online and that acourier will collect the item once payment is made when, in reality, these fraudulent sites are designed to steal personal and financial information.

This trendreflects abroadernational issue with research from Australia Post showing more than 90 per cent of Australians have received ascam text or call, and nearly three-quarters reporting that scams most commonlyimpersonate shipping and parcel delivery services. Australia Post Chief Information Security Officer AdamCartwright advised customers to track parcels through the official AusPost app and ignore any message requesting personal or payment information.“As the pre-Christmas sales ramp up and more Aussies are expectingdeliveries, scammers are exploiting that anticipation and urgency to trickpeople into clicking fake links or handing over personal information,” he warned.

“If you receive amessage asking for personal or paymentdetails, you can be confident it’s not from us. In fact, the safest way to track your item is through the official AusPost app.”

Key advice forcustomers:

 Download the official AusPost app and enable push notifications for parcel tracking. This is the most secure and reliable way to receive genuine delivery updates. Australia Post will never ask for personal or financial details via phone, text or email-including passwords, credit card, or bank details, and;  Don’t click on suspicious links in text message or emails. Australia Post is also seeing aresurgence of sophisticated phishing ahead of Christmas, including the global ‘Darcula’ operation, which rents scam toolkits to criminals that mimic trusted delivery brands. By sending messages via end-to-end encrypted channels such as iMessage and Rich Communication Services (RCS), Darcula can bypass traditional filters, making these scamsharder to detect and block.

To sign up for afreeMyPost account either visit: https://auspost.com.au/receiving/mypost or download the AusPost app from the Apple Store or Google Play. For more tips on how to navigate parcel and delivery scams, visitthe AustraliaPost website: https://auspost.com.au/ScamAlerts

Regionpausesfor RemembranceDay

AUSTRALIANS paused at the 11th hour on the 11th dayofthe 11th month last week, uniting in solemn reflection to honour the men and women who served our nation in times of war, conflict and peacekeeping.

Remembrance Day is atimetoacknowledge the courage, sacrifice and enduring legacy of those who have worn our uniform with pride. Services were held across the Latrobe Valley.

Traralgon

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT

MANY withstood the cold and wet conditions in Traralgon to pay respecttoall thosewho’ve served and sacrificed their lives for our country.

The service still went ahead outdoors at the Traralgon Cenotaph with around 50 people present, umbrellas and all, officiatedbyLtColonel Doug Caulfield OAM RFD (Retired).

Etched into the war memorial is the 52 Traralgon locals whose lives were claimed during World War 1. Groups and individualswerepresented with the opportunity to lay wreathes, following the Lord’s Prayer from Pastor Randall Green. Presidentofthe TraralgonRSL Sub Branch, Daniel Fletcher laid the first wreath in front of the Traralgon war memorial before both local rotary clubs (Rotary Club of Traralgon and Rotary Club of TraralgonCentral), Traralgon Lions Club, Catholic Women’s Association, and Traralgon Police followed suit.

All primary and secondary schools in the area also marked their respects with awreath.

Latrobe City Mayor DaleHarriman and Member for Eastern VictoriaRegion MelinaBathwere also present.

Mr Fletcher recitedthe Ode of Remembrance, while Lt Col. Caulfield read out apersonal poem from Traralgon local Dave O’Connell. Nextyearmarks the centenary yearofthe Traralgon RSL, with plenty of events planned.

Morwell

By KATRINA BRANDON

ALL rugged up due to heavy rain, around 100 peoplegathered inside theMorwellRSL Sub Branch on Remembrance Day.

This was the first year that Remembrance Day was held inside due to the weather.

Arecord lowtemperaturehit for this year's service, with temperatures getting as low as five degrees in the Latrobe Valley and up to 25mm of rain predicted throughout the day. Rain eased during the event, only to strike again after the services were completed.

Within the warmthofthe RSL, attendees bowed their heads in silence for those who had fallen for our country.

Morwell RSL Sub Branch President Don Fuller led the event,accompanied by instrumentals from the Morwell Citizens Band, who later played the Australian National Anthem, Last Post and The Ode.

"It was on this day 107 years ago, at about four o'clock in themorning in northern France, the allies and the Germans agreedtoaceasefire of hostilities at 11am on that day," Mr Fuller told the crowd.

Sacred Heart Primary School's house captains Scarlet and Jenna recited Flander’s Fields

In attendance was Korean War veteran, Jack Darling (98),101-year-old WW2 veteran Joyce Castello, two past presidents of the Morwell RSL SubBranch, Bruce Jeffrey and Wayne Mutterson, Memberfor Morwell Martin Cameron, members of thelocal policeforce, schools and locals who wanted to pay their respects.

Moe

By LIAM DURKIN

MOE’S Remembrance Day service welcomed generations of ages who cametopay their respects.

Moe RSL Sub Branch President Steve Mayes presided over formalities at the cenotaph, where a minute’s silence was observed and the Australian and New Zealand national anthems played in front of around 50 people.

Moe RSL’s immediatepastpresident Ian Caines hadthe honour of laying the first wreath.

Schoolchildren also laid wreaths in tribute to the fallen, as did Moe Ward councillor Adele Pugsley.

Fortunately,heavy rainthatthreatened to hamper proceedings did not fall until after formalities concluded.

RSL personnel then made their way into the clubrooms.

Inside, Mr Caines was joined by Moe RSL past president Rex Daly, Tom Hunt and Peter Shears.

The four were all called up for National Service, boarding the same traininJuly 1966 to form partof the 12th Platoon of the Recruit Training Battalion at Puckapunyal.

Much like the iconic Redgum song, (“the passing out parade at Puckapunyal”) they weren’t much olderthan 19.

“Here we are, we all just turned 80,” Mr Daly said. The quartet say they share a“very strong bond”,

despite life taking them to different places over the intervening year’s post-Vietnam.

Trafalgar

By AIDAN KNIGHT

LOCALS gatheredatthe Trafalgar-Thorpdale RSL to mark Remembrance Day, joining Australians nationwide in honouringthe courage and sacrifice of those who served in the country's armed forces. Therewas close to 60 people in attendance,ofall ages and community groups.

Though it was scheduled for outside at the cenotaph, the weather was in such astate that it was moved indoorsfor the bettermentofretired servicemen susceptibletopneumonia,atthe request of Trafalgar-Thorpdale RSL President Jim Crowe.

He began theaddress,speculating that the highly decorated walls of the RSL were"alittle bit better inside than outside, but the significance of Remembrance Day hasn’t been lost by having it inside."

Mr Crowe spoke of the casualties and survivors from the former Narracan Shire serving far and wide in each conflict, and the notoriety of the Western Front, in which Trafalgar saw 186 of its own (across Belgium and France). More than 680 men from Trafalgar were listed for overseas service in World War 1, with 65 reported as killed in action or died of wounds during overseas service.

"There were few local families who did not have amember or acquaintance who wasnot awartime casualty," Mr Crowe said.

Aroll call of names followed, delivered by Trafalgar-ThorpdaleRSL Secretary Paul Altimore In apoignantgesture, no rankswere cited: “In death, they are all considered equal.”

The service also featured remarks from Reverend Dr Dean Spalding, who reflected both on his own family’s military history and the shared grief and resilience of the community.

Wreaths were laid by veterans representing each conflict, before CFA, Lions and Rotary clubs, Trafalgar High and Primaryschools, 1st Trafalgar Scout Group and Baw Baw Shire East Ward Councillor Brendan Kingwell did likewise.

The ceremony closed with movingprayers for peace, gratitude for freedom, and arendition of the Lord’s Prayer, inviting those present to recall and treasure the freedoms so dearly won.

More Remembrance Day photos will appear in next week's issue.

Address: Morwell RSLSub Branch President Don Fuller speakingonRemembrance Day. Photograph: Katrina Brandon

Lest We Forget: Wreaths laid at theTraralgon cenotaph Photograph: BlakeMetcalf-Holt

Solemn: People gathered at Moe RSLfor Remembrance Day. Photograph: Liam Durkin

Formal: TheTrafalgar ser vice wasshiftedindoors. Pictured is Trafalgar-Thor pdale RSLSecretar y Paul Altamore, Vietnamveteran Bill Kilday, past Trafalgar-Thor pdale RSLPresident RayJames OAM, ser vicemanDavid Graham and Trafalgar-Thor pdale RSLPresident Jim Crowe. Photograph: Aidan Knight

Best in the business

By LIAM DURKIN

LATROBE CityBusiness Chamber hosted its People's Choice Awards gala night last Friday.

The most popular businesses, as chosen by voters, were formally announced at Traralgon's Little Theatre.

The event presented an ideal networking opportunityfor Latrobe Valley businesses to discuss their successes and ideas for the future.

Businesses and their partners enjoy ed exceptional hospitality and entertainment in a cocktail-style evening.

Presentations were held in the theatre while informal festivities continued next door, allowing for acasual yet respectful vibe.

Nominees for each category were given ashort video presentation, before the winners were announced with an Oscar-style envelope opening.

"Always wanted to do this," Member for Morwell Martin Cameron quipped on stage.

Award winners were:

 Most popular aged care disability support services: Yallambee Traralgon Village for the Aged;

 Most popular baking and bakery: Missen Link Burgers;

 Most popular butchers: 3J's Butchers;

 Most popular cafe and coffee shops: Food Co on Franklin;  Most popular in fitness and gyms: Area

365 Health &Fitness;  Most popular in hair and beauty:Hello Curl;  Most popular in health and wellbeing: Traralgon Relaxation and Recovery Centre;

 Most popular media and photography: Gippsland FM;

 Most popular in micro/homebased business: Meg Moo Macarons;

 Most popular professional services: Lifeline Gippsland;

 Most popular pubs and clubs: Morwell Bowling Club;

 Most popular restaurant: Cafe Evviva;

 Most popular in retail: Changing Seasons;

 Most popular takeaway: Pax Hill Pizza;

 Most popular trade: Virtue Homes; The Latrobe City BusinessChamber aims to serve, connect, support and represent all Latrobe City businesses. Membership are available. To learn more, email marketing@lcbc.org.au

1: Doing George Street,Morwell proud, the team from Area

popular in health and wellbeing at the Latrobe City Business Chamber People’s Choice Awards Photograph supplied

TyersArt Festival just terrific

By KATRINA BRANDON

TYERS Art Festivalcelebrated anothersuccessful showing.

This year was the 46thinstalment, and ran across the weekend from Friday, November 7toSunday November 9.

Alsoincludedthis yearwas the market, brought back due to popular demand.

Festival committee member Kate Wisewould said more than 800 people attended, braving the wicked wind and rain.

“It's been ahuge success,” she said.

“The gala night was amassive success, where

we had many peoplejoin us.Wehave alreadysold more artworkthis year than in previous years.

“It'sexcitingfor the artists because, obviously, the calibre of work we've got entered is phenomenal.

But it's exciting for us as acommittee as well, just to seeitbesuccessful and hopefully continue to grow for the next however many years.”

Initially, the market was scheduled for Saturday, but due to expected wet weather, was moved to Sunday.

There were many stallsinthe market featuring a variety of artistic styles, such as wooden creations, knitted crafts and 3D works. Alongside the market, attendees also enjoyed Devonshire tea, cheese

platters and drinks, live music, and opportunities to work with local artists.

“It's all part of the festival, which really complements what we're doing out here,” Ms Wisewould said.

“We are hoping to grow it into the future. We've donesomethinga littledifferent this year with the art. So we didn't run aphotography section in the art competitionthis year because we're planningto go online next year with aphotography competition.

“Having saidthat, we've still had over 450 pieces of art entered into the festival.”

Ms Wisewould said that the festivalhas been great for local artists in helping them show off their

art -possiblyfor the first time -and also sellpieces. She said that one artist who had come through on day two of the event had seen that her work had been bought and ended up in tears.

“That's phenomenal for an artist,” she said.

“Just to be able to showcase their artwork, but then to be able to sell their artwork, is even more amazing for them, and continues to support them."

Withinthe festival, Ms Wisewouldsaidshe hoped each work would inspire young and new artists to step up to the plate in the years to come. She saidthat it is essentialtokeep bringinginnew generations of artists and to inspire them.

GrahamDuell scouring pieces

graphs: Katrina Brandon Music: Valley al

enjoying the TyersA

RoyalAssent forTreaty

THE treaty betweenVictoria and Indigenous people took afurther step last week, when the state-wide Treaty Bill received Royal Assent from Governor Margaret Gardner.

It means the bill is now law in Victoria, cementing the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria as a permanent representative and decision-making body for First Peoples.

The assembly will form part of anew entity, Gellung Warl, whichwill also include an "accountability arm" and a"truth-telling body".

The ceremony at Government House marks the formal passage of the Treaty legislation and the Treaty agreement between the state government and First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.

The Treaty willofficiallybegin on Friday, December 12, with aceremonial exchange at Federation Square.

Premier Jacinta Allan said by enshrining Treaty in law, Victoria was acknowledging the truth of thepast and working towards "a future built on respect and partnership".

“This is about creating real change and delivering practical outcomes that improve lives and strengthen culture for generations to come,” she said.

Treatyand First Peoples Minister Natalie Hutchins said this was an important step forward in the journey to truth-telling and reconciliation in Victoria.

"By ensuring First Peoples have asay in decisionmaking, we set thefoundation formeaningful change,” she said.

“Treaty reflects the courage and determination of First Nations Victorians and our work to look ahead to afuture where justice and equality are at the heart of everything we do.”

The Treaty was supported by Labor, Greens, AnimalJustice and Legalise Cannabis MPs in the upper house after passing the lower house.

The Liberals and Nationalsvoted against it, and have pledged to repeal the Treaty if they win next year's state election.

Nambrok collision injuries

POLICE are investigating acollision at Nambrok, which occurred last Wednesday (November 12) morning.

It is believed atruck and campervan collided at theintersection of the Princes Highway and Maff ra- Ros edal eR oad about 10.10 am. The campervan rolled onto its side.

An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said Advanced Life Supportambulances, Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service assessed and treated two patients at the scene.

The female driver of the campervan, aged in her 20s, was airliftedtoThe Alfred Hospital

in Melbourne with life-threatening lower body injuries. Her male passenger, in his 30s, was transported by road to Latrobe Regional Hospital with lower bodyinjuries, and was in astable condition

The truck driver was not injured and is assisting police with their inquiries.

The circumstances of the collision are yet to be established, and an investigation is underway.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, has dashcam or CCTV footage or anyone with information has been asked to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an online confidential report at: www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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14. Arhombus is also another word forwhich shape?

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Traralgon CommunityChristmasParade, Market andGrottos

This year’s Christmas Parade, Market and Grottos event will takeplace on Sunday 30th November.

The event is organised each year by volunteer members from RotaryClubs of Traralgon, Lions, Apex, TCDA,REH Cork Club. The volunteers arealso assisted by staff from the Latrobe CityCouncil and the Traralgon CentrePlaza.

This free event is acelebration of Christmas and is agreat day for the whole family.Everyyear that the event has been run, the feedback from the communityhas been wonderful and thecrowd size has grown significantlyover the years.

This year there are five elements to the event:

The Parade commences at 10.30 ledbythe Traralgon CityBand who march through the town’s CBD. The Parade is ariot of sights and sounds that celebrate Christmas and is avisual feast for the crowds that linethe route.

It combines contributions from abroad range of community organisations with performers and instantly recognisable characters from the big screen. Kids will love it

The Market,located in KaySt Gardens, commences at 9.00 and will end at 1.00pm. It will host about 70 market stalls selling a wide variety of Christmas goods accompaniedbyfantastic Street food and drinks stalls.

New for this year will be aShow and Shine adjacent to the Market in KayStthat will exhibit some of the beautifully maintained vintage cars from twoofthe local car clubs. The owners will be on hand to proudly present their pride and joy.

Within the Market,therewillbe aBluey photo booth. Agreat location forkidstomeet acrowd favourite andget aphoto taken.

Santa’s Grotto in the Traralgon CentrePlazagets underway as soon as Santa and Mrs Santa arrive in their Carriage at the entrance to the Plaza on completion of the Parade.

Youngsters who getinto the party spirit and come dressed up have the chance of winning one of 48 prizes. Spotters will be out

and about to pick out winners. Prizes can be collected from the Traralgon Rotarystall in the Market

Anyone who spots theValleyFord Banner that has been placed around the Town can enter a draw for aspecial prize simply by scanning theQRCodeonthe banner and following the prompts.

This wonderful daywould not be possible without the incredible sponsorship from many organisations including the Latrobe City Council,Valley Ford, Traralgon CentrePlaza, Greymont, Win TV,TRFM, MSD and Turn West

Put the dateinthe diary and come along to getinvolved and have alot of fun.

The Dismissal, 50 years sincethe day

By LIAM DURKIN

IT is 50 years since then Governor General Sir John Kerr dismissed then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam’s Labor federal government following a constitutional crisis.

Fiftyyearson, 'The Dismissal’still definesour democracy and is arguably the most consequential event in the nation's history.

While the full story would necessitate acomplicated retelling, briefly, the 1974 double dissolution and abudgetary supply crisis saw the Whitlam governmentbecomethe first(and only) government in Australian history to be dismissed by the Governor-General on November 11, 1975.

Whi tlam' sfamo us addr ess on the steps of Parliament are perhaps the mostwell-knownin Australian political lore.

"May well we say God save the Queen, because nothing will save the Governor-General."

The Whitlam Institute marked the occasion withanational symposium at theAustralian National University and the release of twonew commissioned papers offering fresh perspectives on the crisis.

Presented in partnership with the Australian Studies Institute at Australian National University, thesymposium brought together leading historians, jurists, journalists and cultural commentators to reflect on The Dismissal and its aftermath.

To coincide with the anniversary, the Whitlam Institute also launched two commissioned publications: The Double Dismissal by Distinguished Whitlam Fellow Emeritus Professor Jenny Hocking AM and Dr Matt Harvey revisiting the constitutional and political dimensions of the event and itsimplicationsfor democraticprinciples core to Australian political life. And The Dismissal from Below by DistinguishedWhitlam FellowProfessor Frank Bongiorno AM and Dr James Watson, examining how Australians outside the political establishment, workers, activists and communities, understood and responded to the events of 1975.

Elsewhe re, Mon ash Uni vers ity Ass ocia te Professor Michael Duffy haswritten aboutthe implications for an eventual Australian republic while referencing events from The Dismissal.

"It is impossible to design afuture republican constitutional model without considering the events of 1975," he said.

"As the Senate maintains the power to block supply, the possibility of such blocking happening again cannot safely be ignored.

“In that situation, the possibility of aUSstyle

Fraser’slegacy lives on

COMMENT

BY MARY ALDRED

TUESDAY,November 11, 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of MalcolmFraser's appointment as Prime Minister following the dismissal of Gough Whitlam.

After 25 years of Liberal government, the momentum of Whitlam's 1972 election win should've kept Labor in power for generations. But after less than three years, Labor's lack of experience in governmentand incompetence in implementing reform became quickly evident to the Australian public.

From rolling crises including the loans affair and ministerial misconduct -Whitlam's was a bad government that had to go.

The man that would go on to be the country's 22ndPrimeMinister and the last Victorian Liberal to hold the office, entered the parliament at the age of 24.

It is hard to imagine anyone presenting a fully formed senseofselfatthatage, but Fraser brought with him avisionfor how liberalism could transform Australian lives.

Fraser wasaclassicalLiberal, with afocus on individual freedom. He was especially concerned about the type of socialist overreach he'd seen first-hand while studyingatOxfordduring Clement Atlee's Labour government in Britain.

Countering the threat of socialism to the Australian wayoflifeinspired his early political activism.

Fraser became aM iniste ri nt he Holt government, which was instrumental in the dismantling of the White Australia policy.

Throughout his prime ministership, Fraser was strident in pursuinganti-racist polices and multicultural reform. He progressed social reforms at apace Australians were more relaxed and comfortable with.

As aDefence Minister, he modernised the military and saw the US alliance as critical to protecting Australia and the world from the threat of communism.

Across social reform, Fraser doubled funding for women's shelters overnight and established the SpecialBroadcasting Service, the offices of youth affairs and childcare, established the National Women's Advisory Council and granted the Northern Territory self-government and initiated the first native title.

On the environment, his government banned whaling, instituted the Great Barrier Reef MarinePark, and placed five areas on the World Heritage List: the Barrier Reef, Kakadu, Wilandra Lakes, Lord Howe Island and South West Tasmania.

The father of modern-day multiculturalism, he championed acompassionate approachto humanitarian migration.

As modern-day Liberals once again build an agendatoreplace another disastrous Labor government, we would do well to place Fraser's brand of stoic optimism at the core of our outlook.

Mary Aldred is the federal Liberal Member for Monash

To read the full version of her comment piece, visit the Express website.

Maywell we say: Former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam makeshis famous speech followinghis dismissalonNovember 11,1975.

Preparation is the keytosurvival

CFAisurging residents to preparetheir properties ahead of the fireseason, with parts of Victoria already under firerestrictions.

Following adrier-than-average autumn and winter,several areas in Victoria arefacing an increased firerisk this summer due to abuildup of dead and dryvegetation, particularly in forested regions.

While CFA’s 52,000 members arewell equipped to supportcommunities, it’s important for the community to understand that firesafety is ashared responsibility between fireservices and the public.

CFAChief Officer Jason Heffernan stressed the importance of early preparation. Community members areencouraged to remove light and heavy fuels around homes and test their sprinklers, pumps and generators.

Simple tasks such as clearing gutters, pruning overhanging branches, maintaining grass at a safe height, and moving wood piles away from your house or shed can greatly improve your property’schances of withstanding abushfire.

Landowners areencouraged to conduct safe private green waste burn-offs wherepossible

and notify authorities in advance. Those conducting burn-offs must register online at the FirePermits Victoria website (www.firepermits.vic.gov.au),orbycalling Triple ZeroVictoria on 1800 668 511

Youcan check if your area is under Fire Danger Period here https://www.cfa.vic.gov. au/warnings-restrictions/fire-danger-period/ fire-restriction-dates

Everyhousehold should take the time to create aBushfireSurvival Plan for their property and their family and areencouraged to keep it somewherevisible and practice it beforethe season.

Being prepared saves lives, and it could save your home. Find out how you can create a plan at www.cfa/vic.gov.au/bushfireplan

Do not drive through high firerisk areason hot, dry, windydays. Plan an alternate route or delay your travel if possible. Stay informed about conditions and ratings within your local area, andalways use morethanone source of information for warnings and alerts. Tune intoemergency broadcasters, download the VicEmergency App or visit emergency.vic.gov.au

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Asbestos Awareness Week

Monday 24 -Sunday30November 2025

Rememberthat Asbestos kills

National Asbestos Awareness Week runs from 24 –30 November 2025 and reminds Australians that Asbestos can kill.

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If your home was built before1990 it may contain asbestos, which becomes dangerous if it is damaged, disturbed or deteriorating.

Don’triskexposure, find out if asbestos is in your home.

Asbestos was used in thousands of building products, which arenow between 30 to 100 years old.

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Damaged and deteriorating asbestos materials can release invisible fibres.

Exposuretoasbestos fibres can cause deadly diseases such as lung cancer

Know whereasbestos is in your home so that you can take the right steps to protect yourself and your family from exposure.

Asbestos can show up inside and outside, in floors, walls, ceilings, eaves, pipes and roofs.

It is important not to damage or disturb asbestos materials.

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Government announces ‘adulttimefor violent crime’

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THE first five crimes will be removed from the jurisdiction of the Children’s Court, and the matter will face full trial and sentencing in the County Court. Carjacking will also be heard in the County Court by default unless there are substantial and compelling reasons for amatter to stay in the Children’s Court and be excludedfromthe regime.

Thegovernment said legislative guidance would confirm aggravated burglary and armed robbery offences should be heard in theCounty Courtif they are serious and repeated.

The government will providemore resources to the County Court, including new judges, to fast-track hearings for these offenders. Children specifically aged 14 may be tried and sentencedinthe Children’s Court, and excluded from Adult Time for Violent Crime, in substantial and compelling circumstances, such as if they have acognitive disability.

Acknowledging that sentences in the Children's Court hadn't met"community expectations" and failed "to recognise whatvictims went through",the government will change the principles that guide judges’ sentencing decisions in the Children’s Court

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so they reflect those used for adults.

Judges will be required to clearly prioritise community safety in sentencing decisions, and to consider the impact of achild’s offending on the victim (and provide opportunities for the child to try and restore the harm they caused). The rule that jail for children is the ‘last resort’ will be removed.

Accordingtothe government,Adult Timefor Violent Crime will reinforce the boundaries for children in the justice system, with serious consequences for violent crime.

This reform to the youth justice system requires

significant amendments to the Crimes Act, the Children, Youth and Families Act, and the Youth Justice Act.

Abilltoestablish the regime will be introduced to parliament this year so Adult Time For Violent Crime is in place in 2026.

The measure will come on top of the government's "tough bail laws" which recently came into effect, and the banning of machetes, while the new Chief Commissioner is overhauling Victoria Police with more police on the street.

“There are too many victims, not enough consequences. That’s why we’re introducing Adult Time for Violent Crime,” Premier Allan said.

“Wewant courts to treat these violent children likeadults,sojailismore likely and sentences are longer.

“This will mean more violent youth offenders going to jail, facing serious consequences.”

Ms Kilkenny said when child offenders were sentenced in an adult court, most went to jail.

"Adult courts put more emphasis on victims, violence and community safety," she said.

“There are no easy solutions to youth crime, and the best approach is always to stop crime before it

starts. But we absolutely need serious consequences for violent youthcrime to protect the community now.”

Opposition leader Brad Battin said Victorians shouldn't trust Premier Allan to deliver what she promised.

"The Premierpromised to ban masks at protests, but her weak laws will do no such thing. The Premier promised tough bail laws, but Victorians have repeatedly seen criminals released on bail committing more offences," he said.

"Today’s announcement is the Premier chasing another headline withnoplan to follow through and deliver. Victoria is in acrime crisis because Jacinta Allan is weak on crime.

"A Liberals and Nationals governmentwill be tougher on crime and smarter on justice than Labor. We'll make bail laws stronger with 'Break Bail, Face Jail' becauseaccountability matters. We'll introduce 'Jack's Law', giving police and PSOs the tools and technology they need to get knives off the streets before tragedy strikes.

"And as we have already said, when crimes are committed, the sentences will be serious, and the consequences will be real."

TheWhite Ribbon Australiatheme for2025 is “Not perfect,better”.The campaign encouragesmen andboystostrivefor progress in their behaviourand attitudes, rather than aiming foranunachievableideal of perfection, to helpend men’sviolence againstwomen

Keyaspects of thetheme include:

• Progress over perfection: Thecampaign acknowledgesthatmanymen feel disconnectedfrom the issuebecause they feel they cannot speak up if theyhave room to improve themselves. Thetheme emphasizesthatevery mancan playapar t by making progress in their actions and attitudes.

• Breaking stereotypes: It encouragesmen to break out of rigidgender stereotypes (e.g., “boysdon’t cr y,”“manup”)whichcan leadtoanger andemotional suppression, ultimately contributing to unhealthy behaviours

• Accountability: Thecampaign asksmen to take responsibilityfor their actions and

makethings rightwhentheymakemistakes, viewing this accountabilityasaformof strength.

• Everydayaction: Menare encouraged to take ever ydayactions that makea real difference, such as having honest conversations,challengingtheir own and others’ attitudes, andsupportingwomen in theirlives

Thecampaignaimstofosteranational conversationbyand formen andboys, helping them to understandand take ownership of theirroleinpreventing violenceagainstwomen

Thesimple symbol of the white ribbon signifies the desirefor change andthe wilinesstoaddress the hardissuestosee that happen.

It is time to talk,toopenupand discuss wrongattitudes, it is time formen to step up andprotect their women.

It allstartswithmen

Formore information visit: https://whiteribbon.org.au/

Step Into Summer with Healthy,Confident Legs

Tips to keep your veins happy while you enjoythe warmer months

Summer in Australia means long hot days, BBQs, beach trips, and plenty of time outdoors.

But it’salsothe season when tired, aching, or swollen legs can become more noticeable -especially if you suffer from varicose veins.

While often dismissed as acosmetic concern, varicose veins are achronic medical condition and asignof underlying vein disease. Heat, long hours of standing or travelling, and festive indulgence can all make symptoms worse. The good news is, with afew simple habits, you can

Between the summer heat, salty foods, and thefestivecelebrations, dehydrationiscommon. Keep abottle of waterhandyand aimfor one glass of water between every alcoholic or sugarydrink.Your veins(andyour head)willthank you

4. Travel Smart

Whether you’re flying or taking aroadtrip, sitting still for toolong slows circulationand canincrease yourrisk of blood clots. Take regularbreakstostretch your legs, andwear compression stockings to support blood flowand reduce swelling -especially on long haul flights

5. Stay Cool

Hot weathercauses veins to dilate, whichcan worsen heaviness or throbbing. Cool showers, elevating your legs at day’send, and staying in the air-concan allhelprelievethatsummerleg fatigue. Don’t LetVaricose Veins HoldYou BackOver Summer

Tired of aching, itchy,orswollen legs-orsimplyover feelingselfconscious about visible veins? It may be time to seek professional help. Youdon’thavetoput up withdiscomfortorhideyour legs this summer Modern vein treatments areeasier andmore effective thanever before,withminimaldiscomfort andlimited downtime, youcan enjoy summerfeeling confident and comfortable.

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Fit for Life

help keep your legs feeling lighter and more comfortable all summer long

1. Ditch the Heels

High heels might complete the outfit, but they restrict the natural pumping action of your calf muscles -which play avital role in healthy blood flow. If you’re out celebrating,alternate between heels and flats and give your feet (and veins) abreak whenever you can.

2. Keep Moving

Even short bursts of movement -abrisk walk, swim, or some festive dancing -can help keep your circulation active and prevent blood from pooling in your legs.

3. Hydrate Well

Prostatesupport

LATROBE Valley Prostate Support Group will meet Wednesday, November 26 at the Morwell Clubfrom7pm. Anumberofmembers meet beforehandaround 5.30pm to enjoy ameal at theclub prior to the meeting. All are welcome to join at this time.

Sinead Hickmott (West Gippsland Healthcare Group) and Dr Tori Stratford (Research Fellow in Cancer Supportive Care and Rural Health) willbeattending this meeting to give attendees information on their project supporting people receiving Oral Anti-Cancer care (OACC).

The OACC Project was initiated by West Gippsland Healthcare Grouptopilot test anurseled oral anti-cancer supportive care clinic. The OACC Project was funded through Gippsland Integrated Cancer Services Quality and Service Improvement Grant.

Leanne Prosser(previously the prostate nurse at LRH) will also be in attendance to promote and sell raffle tickets for her biannual prostate cancer pony/harness club charity drive between January 24 to 27, 2026.

If anyone has any queries or questions,phone John Ellingham on 0427 337 788 or email: w.john.ellinghan@gmail.com

Trycroquet

IF you would like to trya new sport which is suitable for all ages, come along to Traralgon Croquet Club courts (66-110 McNairn Road).

Flat soled enclosed shoes are the only requirement,and the clubwillprovide everything else including assistance from members to understand the game.

Times forsocial play are on aSaturday and Tuesday: 10am to 12pm and 12.30pm-4pm.

On Wednesdaynights, social play will be 5pm-8pm, which gives another opportunity to try croquet out of working and schoolhours. Cost is $5.

For further information, phone 0447 276 783.

Showsuccess

TRARALGON Cancer Volunteer Group held a successful car show recently.

The group wishes to thank Ray and Nan Ikin who kindly offeredtoshow their collectionof valuable cars-amagnificent collection which drew visitors fromnear and afar to see the cars. Admittance was by donation and the group providedrefreshments, where theyraised more than $4000.

The grouphas also started selling raffle tickets for its Christmas baskets in the Traralgon Plaza. Tickets are beingsold today(Wednesday, November 19) tomorrow (Thursday, November 20) and this Friday (November 21). Then again the following week on Wednesday, November 26, Thursday, November 27 and finally on Friday, November 28 when the winner will be drawn.

This will be the group's finalfundraisingeffort for the year.

Traralgon Cancer Volunteer Group would like to thank the many people whohavesupported its efforts by coming along to the Biggest Morning Tea, the soup and sandwich day, Bunnings barbecues,cake stalls, Daffodil Day, raffles, bakers, and everyone else who has supported efforts in any way this year. All money raised goes to research to find acure forCancer.

Stamp it

THERE is alwayssomething to do at the Latrobe Valley Stamp Club.

Nextscheduledevent willbethe annual Christmas lunch, Wednesday, November 26 at 12pm at theMorwell RSL. This will be followed by aChristmasquiz and presentation of the John Richardson Memorial Trophy and prizes to the first, secondand third place winnersof the participation competition that ran for the whole year.

Nextyear, memberswill have the opportunity to share aprized purchase with fellow members,

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testtheir stamp knowledgeinaregular quiz, view stamp and coin catalogues and circuit books, and listen to presentations of wonderful philatelic material that evoke memories, learn about pieces of history and reflect on their own stamp collections.

The stamp and coin auction and annual fair will be held as well.

For further information about the club or assistance with astamp collection that you no longer want, phone Christine on 0427 770 522.

Probusanniversary

PROBUS Club of Traralgon (Mens) celebrated its 40th anniversary last month.

To mark the occasion, Probus South Pacific Limitedsentacongratulatory letter and framed certificate recognising the achievement.

The club wished to pay aspecial well doneand thanks to all members (past and present) who have kept the club running for the last 40 years.

Spiritual centre

LATROBE Valley SpiritualCentre (2 Avondale Rd, Morwell).

Join every Sunday for service, starting at 2pm.

Doors open at 1.30pm.

Guest speakereveryweek with demonstrations from an invited medium, followed by acuppa and afternoon tea.

There is alsoa twilight Christmas market/readings this Friday (November 21) from 3pm-7pm.

For enquiries, phone Amanda Webbon0411 051 044 or jointhe Facebookpage: LatrobeValley Spiritual Centre.

Viewclub

MOE View Club's December meeting will be held Wednesday, December 3atMoe Hotel (Leggies) Lloyd Street, Moe from 10.30am.

This will be the Christmas Lunch, which will be $35 for atwo-course meal.

Members are asked to return any Christmas hamper raffle tickets, to be drawn on the day.

Also a$10 gift, for members to exchange.

The social activity is lunch today (Wednesday, November 19) at the Italian/Australian Club, Morwell from 12 noon.

For furthe ri nfor mation, phon eS ue on 0417515745, or Maureen (0458 842 256).

Chess battles

PETER Baker punished the oppositionmistakes and took first placeatLatrobe ValleyChess Club last week.

Mistakes in decisive contests and victories in other games left Ian Hamilton in second place.

Price Samaseia did not take full advantage of the chances offered.

Cliff Thornton and Steve Ahern agreed to a draw in the final battle.

Phone Cliff Thornton on 0413 330 458 or Ian Hamilton (0400 221 649) for more information.

Blessing of the pets

AUNIQUE community event with your pet will take place Sunday, November 23.

Together, the Traralgon DistrictUniting Church will celebrate, bless and dedicate the wonderful pets that are part of the community.

People will be welcome to bring their (beautifully trained) pet to the celebration. Note that while the church does have extensive grounds, they are unfenced.

Traralgon District Uniting Church is located at 19-29 Park Lane, Traralgon.

For more information email: mail@traralgon. unitingchurch.org.au, call Minister Heather on 0483 803 922orvisit:traralgondistrict.ucavictas org.au

Dance lessons

GET dancingthis Spring with Latrobe Valley Dance Promotions Inc.

Head to the Morwell Girl Guide Hall (18 Margaret St)from7pm to 10pmonThursday nights to learn or brush up on new vogue/old time sequence dances. Waltz into better health and make new friends. Admission is $5 per person. Wear comfortable footwear.

The Christmas social night of dancing is also coming up on Thursday, November 27.

For more information,phoneLen on 0439 683 834 or Lynda (0428 489 041).

Email: latrobevalleydancepromotioninc@gmail. com or followthe Facebookpage: Latrobe Valley Dance Promotions Inc.

Moe LyrebirdsCWA

MEETINGatthe old Yallourn Production Centre (Yallourn Rd, Yallourn) every second Monday

of the month from 12.30pm. Meetings are also held on the third Monday of the month from 11am which is acraft day.

Phone AnnFreeman on 0417 993 111 or email: moeladybirdscwa@gmail.com for more information.

Christmas cakes

THE very popular Traralgon Lions Club Lions Christmas Cakes have arrived and are on sale at all the usual Traralgon outlets.

These are: RuttersButcheryand Poultry in Manny's Market,RACV, CBA, Westpac, Ramsey’s Barbers, HillcrestFamily Medicine, Stoddart' sB utche ry, Marga ret Squi res Optometrists,Traralgon RSL, Traralgon Bowls Club and Keith Williams Real Estate. They will also be on sale at the Traralgon Farmers Markets and the craft markets.

This year,the club has afew of the Lions Christmas puddings.These are available at: Ramsey’s Barbers, HillcrestFamily Medicine, Stoddart's Butchery and the markets Glutton free Christmas cakes are also available at the markets.

Men's breakfast

BELONG Church Moe (formerlyGippsland Christian Church) is hosting amen's breakfast this Saturday (November 22).

Guest speaker is Pastor Andrew Austin. Andrew has recently moved to the Latrobe Valley with his youngfamily to start anew work in Traralgon. Come meet with other men and enjoy adelicious hot breakfast.

No charge,but gold coin donations appreciated. Level 1, 36 George St, Moe. Entry from the RSL carpark, or lift in Shaw's Arcade. Inquires to David on 0412 780 512.

Christmas party

TRARALGON Lions Club's 49th SeniorCitizens Christmas Party will be held at the Kildare Hall (Lavalla College) Kosciuszko Street, Traralgon on December 7from1.30pm.

All the usual attractions including Borderline andthe rockers plus afew surprizes. Afternoontea will be servedand Santa will drop in for avisit.

Ticketsare free and available at the Lions Club spinning wheel in Traralgon Centre Plaza. They are also available from Pat on 5176 6238. Everyoneneedstoknow thatthere are veryfew tickets left, so if anyone is thinking of attending they need to get in fast.

Buses will call at the aged care facilities as required.

For transport or other enquiries, call Glen on 0408 587 523.

Social dance

MOE Social Dance Club's Melbourne Cup Eve dance was agreat success.

The club had anumberofvisitors who thoroughly enjoyed the fun and happy atmosphere. Everyone got into the spirit by dressing up. The club is planning its Christmas and New Year's Eve dance. The Silhouettes will play for the Christmas dance on Monday, December 22 and Bak2Bak will usher in the New Year. The Monday nightdance costs $8, and the group would love to see some new faces.

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Deadline is Friday 9am to appear in the following Wednesday issue.

Communal: Traralgon Cancer Volunteer Group has hadanother busy year,and wishes to thank the many local businesses and patrons who have suppor tedthe group’sfundraising efforts.

Vroom: The TraralgonCancer Volunteer Group car showwas aroaring success

Congratulations: Traralgon Probus Club memberscelebrated 40 yearslast month. Photographs supplied

Caitlyn’s brilliance in brass championships

By AIDAN KNIGHT

LOCALmusician Caitlyn Dinsdale hasadded another impressive chapter to her already distinguished resume, winning majorbrass championships and representing Gippsland on both national and international stages.

At the recent Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod, Caitlyn claimed the coveted C&DLord Perpetual Trophy by topping the Latrobe Open Brass Championships She also took out the Victorian Open Tenor Horn Championship in July at the State Solo &Ensemble Championships, marking astandout year for the Traralgon-based musician.

Caitlyn plays with the City of Traralgon Band, who secured first place in the Eisteddfod’s CGrade, as well as the Darebin City Brass-Preston Band, which clinched the Victorian AGrade champions title this year. Both bands have given her opportunities to perform at the highest level, including appearances at the NZ Nationaland the Australian National Championships.

“This year hasjust been an amazing run of music-making, not just solo but everywhere from the Latrobe Valley to Melbourne to stages across the world,” Caitlynsaid. Her band Prestonwas even featured in the prestigious The Monthly magazine in June, highlighting theirimpact within the national brass scene.

Internationally, Caitlyn's journeywith musichas taken her to England, Denmark, France,Belgium, and further afield as asoloist and band member, andshe hasalso performed with the BBC Areal Orchestra and the London Repertoire Orchestra duringher years aboard.Nextmonth, sheisset to perform at the Melbourne Recital Centre with the Preston Band in the much-anticipated family concert of Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas.

In additiontothe Tenor Horn, Caitlyn is equally accomplished on the French Horn, performing recently with the Renaissance Revival Orchestra

for the collaborative concert I’llBeThere For You, which featured top musicians from across Gippsland and Melbourne.

Caitlyn traces her passion for music back to the City of Traralgon Band, which encouragedher from an early age.

“The band taught me for free, let me try all sorts of instruments, and has continued to support me throughout my career," she said.

"Many of the juniors fromthat time, likeMelanie Wilkinson and Nelson Woods, have also gone on to make names for themselves in music.”

Mentorship and community involvement remain at the heart of Caitlyn’s career. Atrained music teacher, she has taught at the classroom and instrumental level, and relishes the chance to encourage the next generation.

“Mentoring in music is apassion of mine,” she said

“There’s something really special about solving

musical puzzles together, learning new repertoire, and building friendships and community through banding.”

It won’t be long before Caitlyn returnstothe contest stage. Rehearsals are already underway for the 2026 Australian National Championships in Brisbane, where she will compete with Preston Band and as asoloist.

Caitlyn studied Music Performance at both the Victorian College of the Arts and Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium, and credits her sustained support network,family,teachers, and fellowmusicians, with shaping her musicalachievements.

Supporter David Mirtschin, in particular,isoften seen cheering on local talent, while Caitlyn herself is now arole model for upcoming musicians. With atrophy cabinet quickly filling and areputation for generous mentorship, Caitlyn Dinsdale continues to make alasting mark on her community and beyond.

Special presentation for historyicon

AN icon of Gippsland’shistorynetwork was honoured by Royal Historical Society Victoria at arecent gathering in Traralgon’s historic courthouse.

Linda Barraclough was formally presented with her award, announced sometime ago, as the first Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical SocietyofVictoria, by Dr Judith Smart.

Judith and Carole Woods travelledto Gippsland especiallytopresent the award to Linda who was unable to make the journey to Melbourne to receive it.

The heritage-listed Traralgon Courthouse was afitting venue for the gathering.

Linda has been astrongsupporter of local community group Friends of the Traralgon Courthouse Inc.(FOTCH) who worked for eightyears to bring about the courthouse's restoration.

Former president of thegroup, Jenny Hammett, spoke of Linda’s unwavering support of local heritageprojects and the significant impact she has had on the preservation,

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appreciationand embracing of Gippsland’s history by the broader community.

In making the presentation,Judith echoed Jenny’s sentiments and outlined the specific project’s Linda had undertaken working with historical societies and heritage associations throughout Gippsland.

For more than 30 years, Linda has been increasing the knowledge of Gippsland’s history through her publishing, writing and establishment of socialmedia platforms such as Gippsland History and Gippsland Genealogy. More recently, Linda has worked actively with FOTCH to provide community access to significant privatecollections of written history and historical books through dispersal sales, with all money going towards the restoration and development of the courthouse precinct. Surrounded by identities from Gippsland’s historical and heritage societies, Linda enjoyed the special occasion arranged to honour her contribution and achievements.

Ace: Traralgon muso CaitlynDinsdale with hertrophyasthe 2025 Vic StateTenor HornChampion. Photograph supplied

HOROSCOPES

by JoanneMadeline Moore

November 17 -November 23, 2025

and dramas are likely unless you find a more sustainable way to manage cashflow Extra work, less spending and more saving may be required The weekend is wonderful for re-reading your favourite book or re-watching your favourite movie

Bulls prefer to plod along in a methodical fashion but this week you could experience challenges and disruptions! The Sun and retrograde Mercury oppose Uranus (in your sign), so life could be stressful and unpredictable If you prioritise tasks and are mentally flexible, then you’ll handle the hurly-burly with less stress and strain Close relationships are also in a state of New Moon flux The more adaptable you are, the better the final outcome will be

With Mercury (your ruling planet) in retrograde mode (until November 30) you may feel anxious as your daily routine is disrupted in some way Or your enthusiasm for a work project could overtake your ability to knuckle down and get the job done If you promise more than you can deliver, then other people will just end up feeling disappointed So slow down and listen to the wisdom of your inner voice It will point you in the direction thats right for you

This week a child teenager friend or lover could shock you by making a surprise move, or a group project could suddenly veer off in an unexpected direction If you keep your adaptability muscles well-flexed, then you’ll adjust to the constantly changing landscape accordingly With peace planet Venus visiting your friendship zone stop sulking and stewing over a perceived slight from a work colleague or friend It’s time to cooperate, compromise and sympathise!

Leos love to be the Top Cat but this week you need to ask yourself: “Am I leading others or just bossing them around? If you power ahead without considering other people then you’ll create unnecessary drama and disruption So do your very best to accommodate the needs of those around you Thursday’s New Moon activates your home zone so its a wonderful time to play gracious host or hostess reconcile with a relative or start a creative DIY project

When it comes to the way you think, blast out of a boring rut and jump into an exciting new phase Use your imagination and think outside the box as the Sun New Moon Mercury and Venus activate your communication zone So, stop avoiding issues and start discussing what you really want and need But remember your ruler Mercury is retrograde, so do your best to communicate clearly You can t expect other people to magically read your mind!

Thursdays New Moon illuminates your financial and self-esteem zones, so its a good time to celebrate the authentic you and embrace your so-called flaws And some indulgent self-pampering (like an aromatherapy facial or a full-body massage) will increase relaxation and boost confidence The Uranus oppositions and New Moon also highlight the importance of having a realistic budget, a smart savings plan and a well-stocked emergency fund

This week the Sun, New Moon, Venus and retrograde Mercury are transiting through your sign And the Mercury/Uranus and Sun/Uranus oppositions could disrupt relationships and rattle your resilience But its time to bounce back, as you demonstrate (and celebrate) your strengths - including courage and persistence Your motto is from Scorpio actress Julia Roberts: I m better for all the things that have happened to me the good and the bad ”

Sagittarians can be feisty folk, but don t allow yourself to be drawn into an intense argument It would be better to watch from the sidelines With the New Moon in your privacy zone, life will also run more smoothly if you incorporate a spiritual ritual into your daily routine Something like yoga, tai chi, chanting, meditation or contemplation After some quality me-time and soulful reflection you ll start to see things from a refreshing new perspective

With the New Moon Venus and retro Mercury visiting your hopes-and-wishes zone, it’s important to have ambitious long-term goals that you’re working towards You ll have to be patient, though, as you focus on bringing your dreams down to earth via a practical plan Then – when everything is in place – you’ll know the perfect time to pounce Your motto for the week is from birthday great, actress Goldie Hawn: “The key is to figure out what you want out of life ”

Uranus opposes Mercury and the Sun which suggest a house move, family drama, uninvited guests dropping in or another kind of domestic disruption And some Aquarians will experience changes at work Whatever happens, strive to get the balance right between your public life and your private responsibilities The planets also push you to reinvent a professional relationship Just be careful you don t get carried away and throw the baby out with the bathwater

Are your aspirations for the future ambitious enough? The New Moon favours ruminating over big-picture ideas And theres no room for false modesty or passive Piscean procrastination as you enjoy talking, texting, posting, promoting, socialising and circulating The terrific Sun/ Neptune trine encourages you to come up with a creative plan and then pursue it But an unwelcome surprise could unsettle you so hold tight and expect the unexpected!

COPYR GHT Joanne Madel ne Moore 2025

Robinson St, Moe

Fam: HenryRobinson with his daughter MrsAustin and granddaughter,PearlAustin.

ROBINSON Street, Moe, which links Hennessey and Brock streets, is named after Henry Robinson.

Henry was one of anumberofearly Moe citizens who had an exceptional commitment to the local community, so it is no surprise that astreetwas named after him.

However, it is probably fair to say that his wife also devoted agreat dealoftimeand energy to the community and thuscontributed to the reasons thestreet was named after the Robinson family.

He was born in 1865 near Ballarat and in 1891 married Jessie Irvine.

Henryfirst came to Willow Grove as afarmer and remained there until he and the familymoved in 1900 to rent one of George Moore’sfarmscalled Moore Park, on the north side of Moe.

Eventuallyherented three farms by which time he was milking 130 cows and keeping 300 pigs. His wife helped on the farm, milking by hand up to 35 cows at each milking. In 1921 they moved to aproperty called 'The Grange' which was located where the sewerage ponds are located today. They purchased the property from Leon Wuttrich.

Henrywas involved in awide range of organisations and also took on leadership roles.

In 1911hewas elected as adirector of the Gippsland Co-operative Bacon factory, located in Dandenong, and remainedasadirector until 1949.

At various times he was chairman of the Trafalgar Butter Factory, chairman of the Moe Recreation Reserve(for 38 years), president of the Central Gippsland Agricultural, Horticultural and Pastoral Society and chairman of the Butter Factories Association of Victoria. In the last role listed, he chaired an interstate conference held in Melbourne to discuss aproposed Federal Butter Stabilisation Scheme in 1925.

For atimehealsoheld the president’s role of the Moe Farewell and WelcomeHome Committee established in Moe during World War 1. He was aJ.P. (Justice of the Peace) and an elder of the Presbyterian Church for 50 years, amember of the MUIOOF Lodge(Manchester Unity Independence Order of Oddfellows), joined with Leon Wuttrich to build Moe’s first hospital and remained a keen workerfor the hospital when it became a Bush NursingHospital. He was appointed to a

sub-committee of the Narracan Shire Council looking after the settlement of soldiers returning from WW1 under the Closer Settlement Scheme. He was often called on to speak at community functions such as speaking to the students at the Moe State School on Empire Day. In 1938 aplaque was installed at the gateway to the Moe Recreation Reserve dedicated to three men who had contributed so much to the management of the reserve. Henry Robinson was one of them. On his death in 1952 at age 87 the Advocate wrote, "It is awell-known fact that whatever position Mr Robinson had, he took akeen interest and worked hard for the success of the organisation." He was "Always generousinany deserving appeal." Mrs Robinson died in 1935 and also left alegacy of communityinvolvement as described in the Advocate newspaper.

Shewas known for her cheerful disposition, withnever acomplaint, and ever ready to help others. Shewas adevoted wife and mother and although 76-years-of-age, was as active as in her younger days. At the time of her death, she was treasurer of the Moe branch of the Presbyterian Women'sMissionary Union, vice-president of thePresbyterian Ladies'Guild andthe Bush Nursing Hospital Auxiliary, amember of the Blind Auxiliary and Bush Nursing Hospital Committee and an office-bearer on the Girl Guides' Executive Committee.

In all of these movements,particularly the church, the Advocate saidshe would be greatly missed.

Previous to the forming of the Bush Nursing Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs Robinson was one of the most active workers in the Red Cross Society, which did such splendid work during the years of the war and later, worked in the interests of the Warragul and Sale District Hospitals.

Mrs Robinson bowled the firstballonthe bowling green, which was later taken over by the croquet club, and she spared no effort in assistingher granddaughter (Ms Pearl Austin),who was oneof the queensinacarnival by which funds to buildthe grandstandonthe recreation reserve were raised. Information and photographsprovide by the Moe &District Historical Society.

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PICK OF THE WEEK F W

CRICKET:THE ASHES FIRST TEST

Seven, Friday, from noon

Ascorching summer of cricketawaits fans, with riveting WBBL action already underway, the electrifying atmosphereofthe BBL around the corner,and one of sport’sgreatestrivalries –the Ashes –making its waytoPerth. Seven has assembled the best in the business to call their coverage, with renowned broadcaster David “Bumble”Lloyd and former fast-bowlinggreat Stuart Broad delivering witty, informative and entertaining commentary alongside cricket greats Ricky Ponting, Aaron Finch(both pictured), Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer,toname afew.Pat Cummins’injury, which rules the Aussie captain out of thefirstTest, might have the Barmy Army thinkingthey’ve got a glimpse at glory,but neitherhistory nor the weather is on their side.

Wednesday, November 19

ABCTV (2) SBS (3)

HARD QUIZ KIDS

ABC Family,Saturday, 7.30pm

He’s quick to knock comedians down apeg or twoon Taskmaster Australia,and doesn’t mind grilling the contestants on HardQuiz–but does TomGleeson hold back any barbs forthe juniorquiz contenders on this tweenage spin-off?Not achance. Luckily,the kids can giveasgood as they get (and admittedly,some of Gleeson’s moresarcastic zingersgo straight overtheir heads). Another quartet of aspiring quizmasters land in Gleeson’s roasting pan in tonight’s episode: Veda is ready to show off herextensivedolphinknowledge, Viyona (pictured) is cricket legend Jasprit Bumrah’s biggestfan, Tyler talks all things Titanicand Hrishi sets out to prove hisPlutoprowess. It’s fun forthe whole family

SEVEN (7,6)

LIVE AID:WHEN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TOOK ON THEWORLD

Nine,Sunday, 8pm

Back in 1984,rock star Bob Geldof (pictured) saw aBBC news report about Ethiopia’s “biblical famine”while on his waytoabook launch, and therestis history. TheBoomtownRatsfrontman wasabletoassemble justabout every pop star in Britain to recordcharity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”,which would spawn aglobal movement and catapult Geldofintothe complexworld of African politics. Four decades on from the LiveAid concert,thisinsightful series combines new interviews with behind-the-scenes footageand performances to uncoverhow it all happened –without shying away from the controversiesalong the way.

SHANE DELIA’S MALTA

SBS Food, Monday, 8pm

Much like Stanley Tucci’s travels Italy and Eva Longorias recent tr Spain Shane Delia (pictured) cha history of his homeland Malta th its unique food in this docuserie

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.35 Media Watch. (PG, R) 2.00 Restoration Australia. (R) 3.00 QI. (PG,R) 3.30 Julia Zemiro’s HomeDelivery (PG,R) 3.55 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family.(PG,R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.(R)

News. 7.30 7.30 8.00 Hard Quiz 8.30 Crime Night! (PG) Hosted by Julia Zemiro. 9.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) Hosted by Adam Hills. 9.30 Guy Montgomery’sGuy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) (Final, PG, R) 10.15 If You’re Listening. (R) 10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 Planet America. (R) 11.45 YouCan’t Ask That. (Ml, R) 12.15 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG,R) 1.05 Long Lost Family.(PG,R) 1.50 Rage (MA15+dhlnsv) 3.45 Parkinson In Australia. (Mas, R) 4.30 GardeningAustralia. (R) 5.30 7.30.(R)

6am Morning Programs. 10.05 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 11.05 Wonderland: Lewis Carol To JRR Tolkien. (Ma, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 Wildlife ER.(PGa, R) 3.00 Going Places (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour.(R) 3.35 The CookUp. (R) 4.05 Europe’s Greatest TrainJourneys. (PGaw,R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 TheMorningShow. (PG) 12.00 Seven’sNational News At Noon. 1.00 SevenNewsWithAlexCullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PGas, R) 2.00 BridgeOfLies. 3.00 TheChase. 4.00 SevenNewsAt4 5.00 TheChase Australia.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Michael Palin In Venezuela. (PG) 8.30 Reckless. June scrambles to coverher tracks.

9.30 Scotland’sPoshestTrain: AlanCumming. (R) Alan Cumming continueshis journey. 10.30 SBS World NewsLate. 11.00 IAmScrooge. (Mal) 11.55 Headhunters. (MA15+lsv, R) 2.30 Being Beethoven. (PG, R) 3.35 Craft It Yourself.(R) 4.30 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC PhilippinesThe World Tonight.

6.00 SevenNews. 7.00 HomeAnd Away (Final, PGa)

8.30 TheFront Bar. (Ml) Sam Pang, Mick Molloyand Andy Maher take alighter look at the world of cricket and catch up with the stars.

9.30 AshesPreview Show. Apreview of The Ashesseries.

10.00 House Of Wellness. (PG) Experts share advice on living well.

11.00 Chicago Fire (Mav)

12.00 MOVIE: Secrets Of A Marine’s Wife. (2021,Mav,R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Mary Shelley.(2017,PGals) 8.00 The Three Musketeers. (1973,PGsv) 10.00 Paradise Road. (1997, Mv) 12.05pm The Grump: In Search Of An Escort. (2022, Mal, Finnish) 2.10 TheGrass Harp (1995, PGal, R) 4.10 Dean Spanley. (2008,PG, R) 6.05 FindingGraceland. (1998,PGs,R) 7.50 Haywire. (2011, Mlv,R) 9.30 Rogue Agent (2022, Mals, R) 11.40 Annette.(2021, MA15+als) 2.10am Doppelganger.(2023,MA15+s, Polish) 4.15 The ThreeMusketeers. (1973, PGsv)

Noon NFL.NFL.Week 11. Washington Commanders vMiami Dolphins. Replay 3.00 Pawn Stars. 3.30 Swamp People: SerpentInvasion. 4.30 AmericanRestoration. 5.00 Storage Wars 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 HighwayPatrol. 8.30 The Force: Behind The Line 9.30 Caught On Dashcam. 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 11.30 Late Programs.

NINE (9,8) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Annabel Crabb’s Civic Duty.(M, R) 11.00 Antiques Roadshow.(R)

6.00 Today 9.00 Today Extra. (PG)

My Way. 2.00 Pointless. (PG,R) 3.00 Tipping Point (PG, R) 4.00 9NewsAfternoon 4.30[VIC]TippingPoint Australia.(PG) 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30[VIC]WINNews.

6.00 9News

7.00 ACurrentAffair

7.30 Budget Battlers. (PGl) Hosted by Jess Evaand Norm Hogan.

8.45 Australian Crime Stories: TheInvestigators:Undercover. (MA15+dlv,R)The story of one of Queensland’smost decorated police officers, Keith Banks.

9.45 9NewsLate.

10.15 Parole. (MA15+a)

The celebrated Melbourne-base chef says the vibrant cuisine of the Mediterranean archipelago has long been overlooked, so it’s high time viewers got an authentic taste of its delectable delights including the national dish stuffat tal-fenek (rabbit stew) and street food such as pastizzi (savoury pastries) In Monday s premiere Delia starts journey in the fishing village of M through rek through arts the hrough s d his culinary Marsaxlokk

9GO! (93, 82)

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 10 News+. HostedbyDenham Hitchcock andAmelia Brace. 7.00 ARIA Awards RedCarpet. Coverage of the ARIAAwards’ redcarpet. 7.30 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by MelTracina. 8.40 ARIA

11.30 Resident Alien. (Mav) 12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Cybershack. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Home Shopping 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.(PGa) 4.30 ACurrent Affair.(R) 5.00 TodayEarly News 5.30 Today

Thursday,November 20

ABC (2) SBS (3)

6am Mor ning Programs. 10.30 The Piano UK. (PG, R) 11.30 Crime Night! (PG, R) 12.00 News. 1.00 Silent Witness. (Mav,R) 2.00 Restoration Aust. (PG, R) 3.00 QI. (PGls, R) 3.30 Home Delivery.(PG, R) 3.55 Grand Designs Revisited. (PG, R) 4.45 Long Lost Family.(PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.(R)

6am Mor ning Programs. 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 Wildlife ER. (PGa, R) 3.00 Going Places. (PGa, R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour.(R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Europe’sGreatest Train Jour neys. (PGa, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain: Galicia. (PGa) Eva Longoria heads to Galicia.

on adouble search.

9.45 Portrait Artist Of The Year (PG, R) Heat three features an array of unique talent.

ABC Late News. 10.50 The Business. (R)

The Art Of. (Ml, R) 11.40 Grand Designs

(PG, R) 12.30 Long Lost Family.(PG, R) 1.15

(MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson

(PG, R) 4.30 Gardening

(R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

8.25 From That Small Island: The Irish Story: From The Famine To The Future. Irish is seen in politics, peacekeeping, cultureand St Patrick’sDay 9.25 Vigil. (Retur n, Mav) When aBritish Air Force weapons test goes disastrously wrong, DCI Amy Silva is called in to investigate. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Ridley Road. (Mav) 1.10 Exterior Night. (MA15+v,R) 4.20 Bamay.(R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Mor ning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.40pm Hey Duggee. 6.45 Ben And Holly 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.20 Bluey 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.30 BTN Newsbreak. 8.35 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.20 Secret Life Of The Koala. 10.05 The Mysterious Benedict Society 10.40 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm The LoreOfLove. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Black As. 5.30 Te Ao With Moana. 6.00 Bamay 6.30 News.

6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.29 NITV Weather

7.30 Going Places. 8.30 Reservation Dogs. 9.30 MOVIE: The Last Samurai. (2003, MA15+) 12.10am Late Programs.

WorldWatch. 10.00 Mastermind Aust. Noon WorldWatch 12.30 Fanny: The Right To Rock. 2.10 Bamay 2.35 Insight. 3.35 News. 3.40 WorldWatch 5.40 SBS50. 5.45 The Food That Built The World. 6.35 Jeopardy! 7.30 Beach Volleyball. World Championships. Day 7. Evening session. 11.30 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 8.15 Finding Graceland. (1998, PGs) 10.00 Rogue Agent. (2022, Mals) 12.05pm Haywire. (2011, Mlv) 1.45 Mary Shelley.(2017, PGals) 3.55 Bicycle Thief. (1948, PG, Italian) 5.30 The Ploughman’sLunch. (1983, PGals) 7.30 The Client. (1994, Mv) 9.45 Spy Game. (2001, Mlv) 12.05am Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Mor ning Show.(PG) 12.00 Seven’sNational

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Border Patrol. (Retur n, PG)

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG, R) Documents the work of the highway patrol.

8.30 Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story. (Madl, R) The life and career of maverick entrepreneur Michael Gudinski, the founder convention and revolutionised the Australian music industry 11.00 Gatecrashers. Takes alook at the week of racing.

12.00 The Front Bar (Ml, R) 1.00 Life. (Malsv,R) 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 9News. 7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 RBT (Madl, R) Alook at random breath-test patrols.

8.30 RPA: Backpacker Ruby (PGm, R) Aman contemplates brain surgery to curehis epilepsy An accident prone backpacker has alaceration to her hand.

9.30 A+E After Dark. (Mlm, R)

9GEM (92,81)

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny 3.30

8.30 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee. (1986, M) 10.30 Major Crimes. 11.30 Late Programs.

(2) SBS (3)

Australia’s Lightest Scooter

6.30 HardQuiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Tammy Huynh discovers atropical haven.

8.30 Maigret. (PGav) Maigret is forced to confront his past when apolitically connected billionairedemands his help.

9.25 HardQuiz. (R) TomGleeson grills four fan favourites who areexperts on topics in acomedic quiz show

9.55 Crime Night! (PG, R) Hosted by Julia Zemiro.

10.25 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

10.55 ABC Late News.

11.10 Silent Witness. (Mal, R)

12.15 Rage New Music. (MA15+dhlnsv)

5.00 Rage. (PG)

Supertato. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior 7.20 Bluey 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 ScoobyDoo And Guess Who? 8.25 BTN Newsbreak. 8.30 HardQuiz Kids. 9.00 Robot Wars 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs.

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(9,8) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 News. 10.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year.(PG, R) 11.05 The Forsytes. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Newsreader.(Ml,R) 2.00 Grand Designs Australia. (PG, R) 2.55 QI. (PGs, R) 3.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery.(PG, R) 3.55 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family (PG, R) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.(R) 6am Mor ning Programs. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 2.05 Wildlife ER. (PG, R) 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Living Black: 50 YearsOfSBS Indigenous. (R) 3.35 The Cook Up. (PG, R) 4.05 Europe’sGreatest Train Jour neys. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Hurricanes From Above. (PGa) Alook at the destructive power of hurricanes.

8.30 Unlocking The Secrets Of The Nazca Lines. (PGa, R) Alook at the Nazca Lines.

9.20 The Welsh Valley That Won The Lottery (PG, R) Alook at how acommunity won the lottery 10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 Sisi. (MA15+av,R)

11.45 Tokyo Vice.(Malsv,R) 1.50 New Zealand From ATrain. (R) 3.35 Home Of The Year:Scotland. (R) 4.40 Bamay (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Mor ning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Mor ning Show (PG) 12.00 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show 1.20 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 1. Mor ning session. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 3.20 The Ashes: The Lunch

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 1. Evening session. 9.00 Cricket. Women’sBig Bash League. Match 18. Brisbane Heat vSydney Thunder.From Allan Border Field, Brisbane. 11.30 GetOn Extra. Alook at the weekend’sbest racing.

12.00 Healthy,Wealthy &Wise. (PG, R) Presented by Chrissie Swan. 1.00 In Plain Sight. (Madv) Awitness makes astartling discovery 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve. 5.00 NBC Today.

6.00 9News. 7.00 ACurrent Affair 7.30 David Attenborough’sAsia: Saving Asia. (PGa) Presented by Sir David Attenborough.

8.45 MOVIE: Seven. (2016, Mv,R)Seven mercenaries arehired by asmall town to protect its townsfolk from exploitation by an evil industrialist. Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt. 11.25 Law &Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+av,R)

(10, 5)

12.15 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.05 Drive TV:Launch Pad. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Postcards. (PG, R) 6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Black As. 5.30 Nula. 6.00 Bamay 6.30

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 10.05 Marmalade. (2024, Malsv) Noon Drunken TaiChi.(1984, Msv,Cantonese) 1.40 Finding Graceland. (1998, PGs) 3.30 Hajjan. (2023, PGav,Arabic) 5.50 Brief Encounter.(1945, PGa) 7.30 9.55 Syriana. (2005, MA15+alv) 12.20am Late Programs.

Saturday, November 22

ABC (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage Charts. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky 9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Retur nTo Paradise. (PGav,R) 1.25 Maigret. (PGav,R) 2.20 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG, R) 3.10 ACO: Gershwin And Shostakovich. (Retur n) 4.55 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R) 5.25 Landline. (R) 5.55 Australian Story (R)

6.25 IWas Actually There: Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race Tragedy (Final, PG, R) Looks at the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

7.00 ABC News. Alook at the top stories of the day

7.30 Retur nToParadise. (PGa) Arock star is murdered in alocked theatre, forcing Mack to uncover the truth.

8.30 Vera death of ayoung man whose remains arediscovered in aremote cave. The only clues she has to work with ticket stubs in the victim’spocket.

10.00 The Forsytes. (PG, R) Jolyon makes alife-changing discovery

10.55 Bergerac. (Mlv,R)Bergerac searches for kidnapped baby Lily 11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) Music video clips.

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6am Children’s Programs. 6.15pm PJ Masks. 6.25 Bluey 6.35 Paddington. 6.45 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.05 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey 7.30 HardQuiz Kids. 8.00 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tour nament Of Houses. 8.40 Chopped Junior 9.25 Fresh OffThe Boat. 10.05 Abbott Elementary 10.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Waterworld Africa. 2.25 Nula. 2.55 Big Sky Girls. 3.20 Supreme Team. 4.20 Carpool Koorioke. 4.30 Faboriginal. 5.00 6.00 Amplify 6.30 News. 6.40 The Other Side. 7.30 Alone Australia. 8.30 MOVIE: The Lost Boys. (1987, M) 10.15 Uncharted With Alicia Keys. Midnight Late Programs.

6am Mor ning Programs. 9.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 9.10 Ireland’sHistoric Gardens. (R) 10.05 Beyond The Beaten Path. (PG, R) 11.00 Shepherdess. (PG, R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 Soccer.Australian 3.30 Soccer.Australian Championship.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 ARoyal Guide To Wales. Alook at Wales’ relationship with the royals, which has been somewhat rocky over the centuries.

8.25 This Is Joan Collins. (Malsv,R) Takes alook into the life of Joan Collins using never-before-seen home movie footage.

10.15 Reckless. (R) June scrambles to cover her tracks.

11.15 Homicide: Life On The Street. (Mav,R)Amember of Little Italy’s community is found dead.

2.40 All Is Bright. (R)

3.55 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Mor ning.

5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

(7,6)

6.00 NBC Today 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Mor ning Show.(PG) 12.00 Motorbike Cops. (PGl, R) 12.30 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show 1.20 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 2. Mor ning session. 3.20 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 2. After noon session.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 2. Evening session. (Premiere, PG)

9.30 MOVIE: Oblivion. (2013, Mlv,R) During amission to extract vital resources from apost-apocalypse

himself forced to tackle some troubling questions when he rescues astranger from adowned spacecraft. TomCruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko.

12.05 In Plain Sight. (Madv) Mary is kidnapped.

1.00 Travel Oz. (PG, R) Hosted by Greg Grainger

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 It’sAcademic. (R)

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG, R)

(9, 8)

6.00 Getaway.(PG, R) 6.30 ACurrent Affair.(R) 7.00 WeekendToday 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday.(PG) 12.00 12.30 My Way. 1.00 Our State On APlate. 1.30 Explore. 1.35 The Golden Bachelor.(Final, PGa, R) 3.15 David Attenborough’sAsia. (PGa, R) 4.30 The Garden Gurus. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway.(PG) 6am Mor ning Programs. 10.30 Airport 24/7. (PGal,

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 MOVIE: The WizardOfOz. (1939, G, R) In the middle of a tor nado, ayoung girl from Kansas is transported to the magical land of Oz, whereshe andher companions wishes, including retur ning her home.

Judy Garland, Ray Bolger,Bert Lahr

9.35 To Be Advised. (R)

1.30 The Garden Gurus. (R) Neville shares tips on fruits and citrus.

2.00 The Incredible Jour ney Presents. (PG) Religious program.

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) Home shopping.

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R) Acelebration of people and organisations.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. The team helps awoman whose home has been neglected since her ex-husband moved out. 8.40 Location, Location, Location Australia. (PGl, R) Mitch Edwards and Mark McKie head to Melbour ne’s inner city and wester nsuburbs. 9.50 Harry And Meghan: The Rise And Fall. (PGa) Looks at Harry and Meghan’slife, including their controversial interview withOprah Winfrey 10.50 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv,R)

11.50 FBI. (Mav,R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R) 5.00 Hour Of Power 6am

WorldWatch. 10.00 Mastermind. 11.30 Oak Island. 12.25pm News. 12.30 WorldWatch. 1.00 Motor Racing. TricoTrans Am Series Hi-Tec Oils Mallala Homecoming. 5.00 SBS50. 5.05 WorldWatch. 6.35 Impossible Engineering. 7.30 9.30 Presidential Planes. 10.30 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 12.45pm Let Me

2.35 The Ploughman’sLunch. (1983, PGals) 4.35 Widows’ Peak. (1994, PGalv) 6.30 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. (1988, PGals) 8.30 Reservoir Dogs. (1992, MA15+alv) 10.20 The Sex Of The Angels. (2012, MA15+s, Spanish, Catalan) 12.20am Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62)

6am Home Shopping. 8.30 Travel Oz. 9.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 11.00 Harry’sPractice. 11.30 GetOn Extra. Noon Horse Racing. Cranbourne Cup Day,The Gong Race Day and Mooloolaba Cup Day 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 8.30 Escape To The Country 11.30 1.30am Late Programs.

6am Mor ning

9GEM (92,81)

6am Morning

Programs. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 The Baron. 11.35 MOVIE: Carry On Teacher (1959) 1.20pm MOVIE: Outcast Of The Islands. (1951, PG) 3.20 MOVIE: Kings Of The Sun. (1963, PG) 5.30 MOVIE: Lawman. (1971, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Stargate. (1994, PG) 9.50 MOVIE: Stargate: Continuum. (2008, M) 11.50 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82)

10 COMEDY (11, 52)

10 DRAMA (12, 53) 6am Bold. 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. Noon Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Frasier 4.00 Friends. 6.30 Big Bang. 10.00 Frasier (PGa, R) 11.00 Ridiculousness. Midnight South Park. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 2.30 Shopping.

Programs. 1.30pm Cool Cars &Bikes. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Football. AFL Women’s. First prelim. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 The Ashes: TeaBreak. 6.20 The Ashes. First Test. Aust vEngland. Evening. 7.00 Football. AFL Women’s. Second prelim. 9.15 MOVIE: Godzilla. (1998, PG) 12.05am Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.10pm Creative Generation: State Schools On Stage. 3.55 MOVIE: Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life. (2016, PG) 5.45 MOVIE: Cats &Dogs. (2001, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: The LordOfThe Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring. (2001, M) 11.05 The Winter King. 12.15am Love Island Games. 2.35 Late Programs.

7MATE (73,64) 6am Shopping. 9.00 IFish. 9.30 Judge Judy 10.00 JAG. 4pm Reel Action. 4.30 Soccer.A-League Men. Round 5. Wester nSydney Wanderers vCentral Coast Mariners. 7.00 Football Tonight. 7.35 Soccer.A-League Men. 10.00 NCIS. 12.50am NCIS: Hawai’i. 1.45 Shopping.

Sunday,November 23

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

6am Mor ning Programs. 12.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. (R) 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Gold Stars: The Story Of FIFAWorld Cups. 4.10 Motor Racing. World RallyRaid Championship. Highlights. 5.10 The Throwback. (PG) 5.20 Primitive Medium. (R) 5.30 Hitler-Stalin: ASecret Relationship. (PGavw,R)

SEVEN (7,6)

NINE (9,8) 6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Wknd Brekky 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 World This Week.(R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R) 11.30 Praise. (R) 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Aust. (R) 2.30 Miriam &Alan: Lost In Scotland And Beyond… (Final, PG, R) 3.25 Long Lost Family.(R) 4.10 Extraordinary Escapes. (PG, R) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow.(R)

6.00 Grand Designs Australia: Sherwood River (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) Hosted by Adam Hills.

8.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year an array of unique talent.

8.50 The Forsytes. (PG) James attempts to sabotage Joylon. 9.45 Retur nToParadise. (PGa, R) Arock star is murdered in alocked theatre.

10.40 When The WarIsOver. (PG, R) 11.15 Anh’sBrush With Fame. (PG, R) 11.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.00 Dream Gardens. (PG, R) 3.30 The Art Of. (PG, R) 4.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 The Black Death: Patient Zero. (PG) Looks at the history of the bubonic plague. 9.10 Army Of Lovers: Ancient Greece: The Sacred Band Of Ancient Greece. (M) Looks at the Sacred Band of Thebes. 10.45 Odysseus Retur ns. (PG, R) 11.45 Uri Geller’sSecret Treasures. (PG, R) 1.05 MOVIE: Fiona Clark: Unafraid. (2021, M) 2.35 Mariupol: The People’s Story.(MA15+alvw,R) 4.15 Home Of The Year:Scotland. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Mor ning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 APAC Weekly

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6pm Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 6.10 PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey 6.30 Paddington. 6.45 Hey Duggee. 6.50 Andy And The Band. 7.10 Piripenguins. 7.20 Bluey 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Mysterious Benedict Society 8.10 Crongton. 8.35 Fresh OffThe Boat. 9.20 Abbott Elementary 10.00 Speechless. 10.25 Late Programs.

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6am Mor ning Programs. 10.00 Women’sBig Bash League. Sydney Thunder vMelbour ne Renegades. 1.00 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show 1.20 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 3. Mor ning session. 3.20 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 3. After noon session.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 3. Evening session. 9.00 Cricket. Women’sBig Bash League. Match 22. Brisbane Heat vMelbourneStars. From Allan Border Field, Brisbane. 11.30 MOVIE: The Invisible Man. (2020, MA15+av,R) Awoman is tormented by her ex-boyfriend. Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R) Hosted by Simon Reeve. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Mor ning Programs. 10.00 Cross Court. 10.30 Next Stop. (R) 11.00 Fishing Aust. 11.30 Pad. 12.00 12.30 Garden Gurus Moments. (R) 12.45 Budget Battlers. (PGl, R) 2.00 MOVIE: Blueback. (2022, PGa, R) 4.00 Getaway Presents The Arctic. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Postcards. (PG)

6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program. 8.00 Live Aid: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Took On The World. (Premiere, Mal) Takes alook at Live Aid. 10.00 9News Late.

10.30 Essex Millionaire Murders. (Mdlv) 11.25 Mobsters: MobLadies. (Madv) 12.15 World’sMostDangerous Prisoners. (Mav,R)

1.05 Fishing Australia. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 4.30 TheGarden Gurus. (R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today

TEN (10, 5)

6am Mor ning Programs. 10.00 Frugal Foodie. (R) 10.30 10 Minute Kitchen. (R) 11.00 Jamie’sOne-Pan Wonders. (R) 11.30 Pooches At Play.(R) 12.00 The Dog Academy.(PGa) 1.00 Wheel Of Fortune. (R) 1.30 Lingo. (R) 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 10. Tasmania JackJumpers vSydney Kings. 4.30 Deal Or No Deal. (R) 5.00 News.

6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock andAmelia Brace. 7.00 Big Brother Australia. (PGalns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.10 Ghosts Australia. (Ms) Kate and Sean’sdate night is interrupted by the ghosts andtheir ‘help’. 8.40 FBI. (Mv,R)After three in acargo heist, the team enlists OA’s old army buddytohelp determine if it was an inside job. 10.40 10 News+ (R)Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 11.30 NCIS. (Mav,R)The NCIS team must help Torres. 12.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings. 6am WorldWatch. 9.30 Small Business Secrets. 10.00 Mastermind Aust. Noon Bamay 12.20 Trip Hazard:British Adventure. 1.15 Jeopardy! 3.20 C’ships. Bronze medal. 5.20 WorldWatch 6.20 Abandoned Engineering. 7.20 Beach 9.30 Liaison. (Premiere) 10.30 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Stompem Ground: Pearl Smith. 2.35 Anthem Sessions. 3.00 Lionel. 4.35 Anthem Sessions. 5.00 Electric Lady Studios: A 6.30 News. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.30 The American Buffalo. 8.30 MOVIE: The Moogai. (2020, M) 10.05 MOVIE: The Darkside. (2013, PG) 11.45 Late Programs.

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. (1988, PGals) 10.05 (2008, Malv) 12.35pm La La Land. (2016, Ml) 2.55 The Four Musketeers: Revenge Of Milady.(1974, PGlv) 4.55 Mia And The White Lion. (2018, PGal) 6.45 The Importance Of Being Ear nest. (1952) 8.30 The Remains Of The Day.(1993) 11.10 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Escape To The Country 1pm The Surgery Ship. 2.00 Harry’sPractice. 2.30 Animal Rescue. 3.00 Hor nby: AModel Empire. 4.00 Escape To The Country 7.00 Greatest Escapes To The Country 7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. 8.30 10.30 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM (92,81)

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 The Incredible Jour ney 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 10.00 Getaway 10.30 MOVIE: Poison Pen. (1939) 12.05pm MOVIE: The Small Back Room. (1949, PG) 2.15 MOVIE: Danger Within. (1959) 4.20 MOVIE: Flight From Ashiya. (1964, PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: The Matrix Revolutions. (2003, M) 11.00 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82)

7MATE (73,64) 6am Shopping. 8.00 Reel Action. 8.30 Pooches At Play 9.30 Roads Less Travelled.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm 3.10 Cards And Collectables Australia. 3.40 YoungSheldon. 4.10 Dinner With The Parents. 4.40 MOVIE: Superman. (1978, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: Batman Forever.(1995, PG) 10.00 MOVIE: Batman &Robin. (1997, PG) 12.30am Gotham. 1.25 Arrow 3.05 Adelaide Equestrian Festival. 4.00 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 2.30pm Al McGlashan’sFish’n With Mates. 3.00 Duck Dynasty 4.00 Mt Hutt Rescue. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 The Ashes: TeaBreak. 6.20 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Aust vEngland. Evening session. 7.00 Border Security 8.00 Cricket. WBBL. Heat vStars. 9.00 MOVIE: Safe House. (2012, M) 11.25 Late Programs.

Monday,November 24

ABC (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Take 5WithZan Rowe. (PG, R) 10.30 Vera. (Mv,R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Landline. (R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 3.00 QI. (Ms, R) 3.25 Julia Zemiro’sHome Delivery (PG, R) 3.55 Grand Designs. (R) 4.40 Long Lost Family.(PG, R) 5.25 Antiques Roadshow.(R)

6.30 HardQuiz. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Australian Story: Peter Garrett. (R) Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.30 Annabel Crabb’sCivic Duty: People Power (Final, PG) Presented by Annabel Crabb.

9.20 Media Watch. (Final, PG) Presented by Linton Besser

9.40 Planet America. (Final) Hosted by Chas Licciardello and John Barron. 10.10 IWas Actually There. (Ml, R)

10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 The Business. (R) 11.15 Creative Types With Virginia Trioli. (PG, R) 11.45 Parliament Question Time. 12.45 Grand Designs. (R) 1.35 Long Lost Family.(PG, R) 2.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. (PGa, R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

ABC FAMILY (22)

6am Children’s Programs. 6.05pm PJ Masks. 6.20 Bluey 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Ben And Holly 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.20 Bluey 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.30 BTN Newsbreak. 8.35 Gladiators UK. 9.35 The Crystal Maze. 10.20 Merlin. 11.05 Late Programs.

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6am Morning Programs. 1.35pm Shepherdess. 2.00 Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 4.25 Little JAnd Big Cuz. 4.35 Motown Magic. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Black As. 5.30 The 77 Percent. 6.00 Bamay 6.30 News. 6.40 Waterworld Africa. 7.30 Who Do You Think YouAre? 8.30 Living Black. 9.00 My Name Is Gulpilil. 10.50 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 11.05 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.10 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News Weekend. 1.30 Al Jazeera News Hour 2.00 Wildlife ER. (PGa, R) 3.00 Going Places. (R) 3.30 Plat Du Tour.(R) 3.35

The Cook Up. (R) 4.05 Supertrains: The Race For Speed. (PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Bill Bailey’sVietnam Adventure. (PG) Bill Bailey heads to the region of Da Lat.

8.30 American Prince: JFK Jr.The Final Summer (PG) Carolyn Bessette is pursued by the paparazzi.

9.20 Jimmy Carr’sI Literally Just Told You. (M) Comedic game show 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 The Man Who Died. (Mv) 11.30 ACriminal Affair.(Mal, R) 1.10 Devil’sConfession: Lost Eichmann Tapes. (Mavw,R) 2.15 The Story Of Spice. (R) 3.10 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31)

6am Morning

Programs. 10.00 Mastermind Aust. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Forbidden History 3.00 History’sCrazy Rich Ancients. 3.25 Bamay 3.55 WorldWatch 5.50 TheFood That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.30 News. 7.35 8Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 DNA Journey 9.30 MOVIE: Monty Python And The Holy Grail. (1975, PG) 11.10 Late Programs.

SBS WORLD MOVIES (32)

6am Morning Programs. 8.45 Mia And The White Lion. (2018, PGal) 10.35 Last Film Show.(2021, Malv,Gujarati) 12.40pm Corsage. (2022, Madlns) 2.45 The Movie Show 3.20 The Remains Of The Day.(1993) 5.55 The Company.(2003, PGals) 7.55 Man Up. (2015, Mls) 9.30 Late Night. (2019, Mls) 11.25 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.00 Motorbike Cops. (PG, R) 12.30 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show 1.20 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Aust vEngland. Morning. (Alt schedule may be shown). 3.20 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 4. Afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 4. Evening session.

9.00 The Rookie. (Madv) The team helps Skip Tracer Randy when his new love interest is kidnapped. Lopez and Harper enlist their mums to help catch acon artist. Wesley is pressured to drop acase.

10.00 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (Mav) The team probes acustoms broker’sdisappearance.

11.00 Why Trains Crash. (PGa, R) Takes alookata train crash in India.

12.10 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce. (MA15+s)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6am Morning

Programs. 10.30 Better Homes. 1pm Hornby: AModel Empire. 2.00 Weekender 2.30 Hornby: AModel Empire. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To TheCountry 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Endeavour 10.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 11.30 Late Programs.

6am Morning

6.00 Today 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Candy Cane Christmas. (2020, G, R) Beverley Mitchell, Mark Ghanimé. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Tipping Point Australia.(PG) 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 8.30

6.00 9News. 7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGl, R) Ordinary Australians become travel critics, starting with atrip to New York City

9.00 MOVIE: Crocodile Dundee II. (1988, PGlv,R)MickDundee returns to the Australian bush after his girlfriend is kidnapped by drug dealers. Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon.

11.15 9News Late.

11.45 Transplant. (MA15+am, R)

12.35 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

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 Today Early News. 5.30 Today

9GEM (92,81)

6am Morning

Programs. 11.30 Find My Country House NZ. Noon Poirot. 1.00 Building Icons. 2.00 World’sGreatest Natural Icons. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow 3.30 MOVIE: Alive And Kicking. (1958) 5.30 YorkshireAuction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 ShakespeareAnd Hathaway 10.40 Late Programs.

9GO! (93, 82)

6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (PG) Hosted by Grant Denyer

7.30 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.40 Sam Pang Tonight. (Mals) Aweekly tonight show hosted by SamPang, featuring amonologue roasting the news of the week. 9.40 NCIS. (Mad, R) As NCIS mourns the loss of Ducky,the

10.40 10’sLate News. Coverage of news, sport andweather 11.05

7MATE (73,64) 6am Shopping. 8.00 IFish. 8.30 Everyday Gourmet. 9.00 So Help Me Todd. 10.00 JAG. Noon Days Of Our Lives. 12.45

Programs. 2.30pm Mt Hutt Rescue. 3.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 The Ashes: TeaBreak. 6.20 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Aust vEngland. Evening session. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 10.30 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: We’reThe Millers. (2013, MA15+) Midnight Veronica Mars. 1.10 The Vampire Diaries. 3.00 Supernatural. 4.00 Late Programs.

Don'tbe Puzzled

Tuesday,November 25

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

SEVEN (7,6)

NINE (9,8) 6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Planet America. (Final, R) 10.30 Call The Midwife. (PG, R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Forsytes. (PG, R) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. 2.55 QI. (Ml, R) 3.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery.(PG, R) 3.55 Grand Designs. (PGl, R) 4.40 Long Lost Family (PG, R) 5.25 Antiques Roadshow.(R)

6.25 HardQuiz. (PG, R) 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 When The WarIs Over: Vietnam. (PG)

8.30 The Piano UK. (PG, R) Talented locals play apiano in Glasgow Central Station.

9.20 The Art Of. (PG)

9.50 The Assembly (PG, R) 10.35 Media Watch. (Final, PG, R) 10.50 ABC Late News. 11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 Annabel Crabb’sCivic Duty (Final, PG, R) 12.15 Keating: The Interviews. (Final, R) 1.15 Parliament Question Time. 2.15 Grand Designs. (PGl, R) 3.00 Rage. (MA15+dhlnsv)

3.40 Rage Closer.(R) 4.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6am Morning Programs. 10.05 London: 2,000 YearsOfHistory.(PG, R) 10.55 Rick Steves’ Europe. (R) 12.00 BBC News At Ten. 12.30 France 24. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Wildlife ER. (PGa, R) 2.55 Portugal’sAtlantic Train. (R) 3.45 The Cook Up. (R) 4.15 London: 2,000 Years Of History.(PG, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (R) 8.30 Who Do YouThink You Are? Chris And Xand Van Tulleken. (PG) Chris and Xand van Tulleken exploretheir roots.

History (M, R) 10.40 SBS WorldNewsLate. 11.10 Families Like Ours. (Malns) 12.10 Carmen Curlers. (Mas, R) 2.25 Devil’s Confession: Lost Eichmann Tapes. (MA15+avw,R) 3.30 The Story Of Beer.(PG, R) 4.25 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.20pm Bluey 6.25 Paddington. 6.40 Hey Duggee. 6.45 Ben And Holly 7.00 Supertato. 7.05 Batwheels. 7.20 Bluey 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 Ninjago: Dragons Rising. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.30 BTN Newsbreak. 8.35 Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory 9.10 Super Shark Highway 10.00 Merlin. 10.45 Late Programs.

6am Morning Programs. 12.00 Motorbike Cops. (PGl, R) 12.30 The Ashes: Pre-Game Show 1.20 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Aust vEngland. Morning. (Alt schedule may be shown). 3.20 The Ashes: The Lunch Break. 4.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 5. Afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Cricket. The Ashes. First Test. Australia vEngland. Day 5. Evening session. 9.00 Murder In ASmall Town. (M) Karl is called up to Seattle whereheisreunited with twisted serial killer Tommy Cummins. 10.00 Homicide: With Ron Iddles: Gina Rossato. (Mav,R)Alook at the murder of Gina Rossato. 11.00 Grosse Pointe Garden Society (Final, Masv) The gang struggles to tie up loose ends. 12.00 MOVIE: Secrets At The Inn. (2022, Mav,R)Tamara Almeida. 2.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

TEN (10, 5)

6.00 Today 9.00 Today Extra. (PG) 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Christmas In Alaska. (2023, PGa, R) Marcus Rosner,Emma Johnson. 2.00 Pointless. (PG, R) 3.00 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 [VIC] Tipping Point Australia.(PG)

5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 [VIC] WIN News. 6am Morning Programs. 8.30 Deal Or No Deal. (PG, R) 9.00 Lingo. (R) 10.00 Ent. Tonight. (R) 10.20 Jamie Cooks The Mediterranean. (R) 11.30

6.00 9News. 7.00 ACurrent Affair

7.30 Taronga: Who’sWho In The Zoo: Gorilla Warfare. (PG) 8.30 Jamie Durie’sFuture House. (Premiere, PGl) Hosted by Jamie Durie.

9.40 Beyond The Build. (Premiere, PG) Bec and George create their dream home.

10.40 9News Late. 11.10 Wild Cards. (Ma) 12.00 Around The World With 30 Kilos. (Madlv) 1.00 Cross Court. (R) 1.30 Home Shopping. 2.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R) 3.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’sVoice Of Victory.(PGa) 4.30 ACurrent Affair.(R) 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today 6.00 10 News+. Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. Hosted by Grant Denyer 7.30 Big Brother Australia. (Malns) Hosted by Mel Tracina. 8.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv) The Fugitive Task Force must hunt down ateam of killers who are competing in atwisted game. 10.40 10’sLate News. Coverage of news, sport and weather 11.05 10 News+. (R) Hosted by Denham Hitchcock and Amelia Brace. 12.05

ABC FAMILY (22) 6am Morning Programs. 8.00 The Company (2003, PGals) 10.05 Let Them All Talk. (2020, Mls) 12.10pm Voyage Of The Damned. (1976, Mav) 3.00 The Movie Show 3.35 The Importance Of Being Earnest. (1952) 5.30 The Last Wave. (1977, PGaln) 7.30 The Furnace. (2020, Madlv) 9.40 The Winter Guest. (1997, Mal) 11.40 Late Programs. SBS WORLD MOVIES (32) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Kriol Kitchen. 2.30 The Cook Up. 3.00 Jarjums. 5.00 Harlem Globetrotters. 5.25 Black As. 5.30 Indian Country Today News. 6.00 Bamay 6.30

6am WorldWatch. 10.00 Mastermind Aust. Noon WorldWatch. 12.30 Homicide. 2.20 Dreaming Whilst Black. 2.50 Forbidden History 3.45 News. 3.50 WorldWatch 5.50 The Food That Built The World. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.35 8Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 TribeWith Bruce Parry.(Premiere) 9.40 Go Back To WhereYou Came From UK. 10.45 Late Programs.

9GEM (92,81)

4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To TheCountry 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Judge John Deed. 10.45 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 Find My Country House NZ. Noon Poirot. 1.00 ShakespeareAnd Hathaway 3.00 Antiques Roadshow 3.30 MOVIE: Confession. (1955, PG) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 The Chelsea Detective. 10.40 Late Programs.

7TWO (72, 62) 6am Morning Programs. 2pm Golden Girls. 2.30 Nanny 3.30 Seinfeld. 4.30 Addams Family 5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 Jeannie. 6.00 Golden Girls. 6.30 Nanny 7.30 Seinfeld. 8.30 Love Island Australia. 9.45 MOVIE: Valentine’sDay.(2010, M) 12.15am Veronica Mars. 1.20 The VampireDiaries 3.10 Supernatural. 4.00 Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. 4.30 Late Programs. 6am Morning Programs. 1.30pm Aussie Gold Hunters. 3.30 Swamp People: Serpent Invasion. 4.30 American Resto. 5.00 American Pickers. 6.00 The Ashes:

Last minutemini-Olympics

WHEN one of the timetabled pastoral care sessions couldn’t go ahead at St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School,secondary school educators quickly turned challenge into opportunity. With littlenotice, they rallied to create asurprise house mini-Olympics, proving that last-minute ideas can spark some of the best memories.

The school gym was alive with energy as students threw themselves into light-hearted competitions,

includingcornhole, egg-and-spoon relays, furniture dolly races, basketball shooting and bat-and-ball weaving.

Thesessionbecame achance for houses to unite, withcheeringand music filling the gymasstudents embraced friendly rivalry with enthusiasm and spirit. More than acontest, the session evolved into acelebrationofteamwork, resilience and house pride.

gonna go: St Paul’s Anglican

School student Wynter skilfullymanoeuvres aball throughanobstacle course.

Awesome athletics day

Aim: Natasha takesashotatthe basketball hoop Photographs supplied

STAFF, parents and students all had awonderful day at Morwell Central Primary School's recent athletics day. The sunshone and everyone enjoyed watching the events and cheering on the competitors.

Some of the events were discus, shotput, hurdles, long jump, 100 metres and 400 metres. The staff and students supported their house team by wearing the appropriate colours. Yellow House were winners of this year's carnival.

Balance: Emilia has asteady hand in the egg-and-spoon race

Speed: Mason glides along in the furnituredollyrace

Younever knowwhichway this crazy ball’s

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SteadyNeddy: Teddyslides along on the furnituredolly.

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By JILLIAN PLESTER

FOLLOWING the Victorian Rose Society of Australia Championships and annual meeting, my husband Steve and Ihired a car and spent 10 lovely days visiting parts of Victoria we hadn't seen before.

Our trip commenced on the Mornington Peninsula and then onto Phillip Island to visit the penguin parade.

Undeterred by the inclement weather that was coming in, we lined up in our white ponchos to view the penguins -who eventually came in at about 8.45pm along with the storms, rain and lightning, but at least we both saw the fairy penguins.

The following day, we travelled through southern Gippsland to Sale, where we caught the heritage boat trip on the river to the manually operated Longford Swing Bridge and stayed overnight.

From Sale we drove back to Morwell and discovered the most beautiful rose gardens we have ever seen.

These gardens are open to the public and set on four acres of medium strips on the edge of town.

There is more than 4000 roses in 115 beds. Each bed is named and also shows the type of rose and breeder.

We were amazed at the colour and effect that the large number of floribunda roses in the gardens had as we viewed each bed and read the signs.

Roses scramble up the climbing fences and hang from arches and over alarge gazebo in the centre of the gardens.

Everywhere you turn there is another burst of colour. Truly stunning.

In 2009, these beautiful gardens received the World Federation of Rose Societies Award of Garden Excellence, and it is easy to see why.

Reproduced from the Australian Rose Annual.

Jillian Plester is aWest Australian resident and secretary of the National Rose Society of Australia.

(10) enjoyedthe Becky Bubbleworkshop,wherethechildrenwereabletodance around and playwith bubbles

Photographs: Katrina Brandon.

BucketSho

EXCLUSIVE LOOK inside the Metro Tunnel

By AIDAN KNIGHT

THE Express was recently invited to alimited press-only tour of the Metro Tunnel, slated for opening in less than amonth.

The walk was limited to the newly constructed State Library Station, which hasentrances on Franklin Street, as well as Swanston and Latrobe streets, and will connect Gippslanders to the Sunbury Line via the Pakenham andCranbourne lines.It's aimed to notonly add greater access to the five new stations in key areasofthe CBD, but also the new station at Keillor East and the eventual Melbourne Airportrail. The new tunnelwill particularly impactthe 70 per cent of V/Line servicesthat currently use the SunburyCranbourne-Pakenhamcorridor. Commuters from Gippsland willnow enjoymoredirectroutes to critical precincts like Melbourne University and the medical precinct,making regional travel more convenient.

The Express was treated to an early access to the station at the State Library, which had purposefully inspired architecture based on the interior of the heritage building.

The platforms themselves feature a10-metre highsweeping ceiling, with countless golden arches thatwere intended to recreatea sunset seenbythe architectswhen they first landed in Melbournefor the project. These designers were Hassel, an Australian firm working closely on the infrastructure and planning for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, as well as Weston Williamson (prolific in UK rail design), and Rogers StirkHarbour (InternationalTowers in Sydney). State Library was the fifth and final station unveiled, but is yet to lock in an opening date, as is the rest of the Metro Tunnel, which both the PremierJacinta Allan and Transport Minister GabrielleWilliams have slated will open only in "early December".

Thattimeline shifted on November 16, when thePremier, appearing alongsidePrime Minister Anthony Albanese at asecond press conference and tour, abruptly announced: “The Metro Tunnel is opening early. Not next month -this month, on Sunday30November.” The phrasing suggested Victorians were getting the project afull month ahead of schedule, despite the new opening date falling on the very last day of November -effectively aone-day difference from the originally expected early-December window. The announcement has nonetheless added pressure to deliver finalregulatory approvals and finish remaining workswithinanaccelerated timeframe.

Ms Williams, aprominent politicalface in the Gippsland region this year, attended alongside the Express and emphasised that the underground station's height matches that of Marvel Stadium. It also boaststhe longestescalatorinMelbourne, at the Franklin St entrance, double the size of the existing one at Parliament Station, but we were unable to witness this in action on the day due to worksstill being completed.Overall, thereis27 individual escalators in the facility.

The most obvious attribute of the station, amid its fresh, contemporary design and artsy lighting (chandeliersall made in Melbourne) and sleek screens, is its sheer size.

The double-platform opens up like amediaeval hall,220 metres in length, to one day accommodate services of up to 10-car trains. This is afutureproofing strategy, as infrastructure has been built to supportthe next 50 years of patronage amid population growth.

The platforms themselves are separated from the actualtracks,which arehoused by asortof airlock tube, to protect commuters from the trains that enter the station at 80kmph.

These trains are computer-driven to ensure the carriage doors line up with those of the actual airlock, and all that is required of drivers is to hit the open/close buttons. This creates an environment that is almostimpossible forunauthorised people to access the tracks, whether accidentally or otherwise. Thesetrains have an accuracy of stoppageof300mm of the airlock doors. This is the most advanced platformmanagementinVictoria, enabling both faster and more efficient travel, while also upgrading the safety of passengers, simultaneously minimising risk and disruption.

In terms of decoration, the wallsofthe Swanston St entrance(internal)are adornedwithDanny Mallory'sartwork featuring Aboriginalwomen, strategically placed to catch light at aparticular timeofday that accentuatesthe artwork.Many of the structures on the platform have deliberate design elements that mimic Australian insects and celebrate local culture, and the floor features sporadically placed 35 laser-cut granite art pieces featuringIndigenous-inspiredcore prints,ina contemporary style of mosaic.

The project's senior engineer Ben Ryan led much of the tour, describing it as atestament to engineering precision.

"Building 42 metres underground while hearing trainannouncementsfrom the city loop above was an incredible engineeringchallenge," he explained.

"We essentially performed keyhole surgery in the heart of Melbourne's CBD. This project has built askill base that didn't exist before. We've trained 7000 workers who now have world-class tunnelling and infrastructure expertise. It's about creating a legacy of knowledge."

While all this is impressive, it has costthe government $15.5m.

This staggering figure was more than worth it, according to the Transport Minister, who said "Governments are often accused of thinking in political cycles, for thinking short term and not investing in the long-term things that we should. This project is ademonstration that we took a deliberate decision that if you're going to do the right thing by acommunity, you've got to invest in things that ultimately set us up for the future for along time."

Ms Williamsalsoemphasised the long-term vision.

"There was never any guarantee, in fact statistically, far more likely thatwe'll everbethe ones opening out. We knew this was the best part of adecade in construction. Not many governments get the privilege of governing for that, but it was done because it was the right thing."

On the project's broader impact, Ms Williams highlighted,"This is also having an eye to how our (Victorian) community is growing, where it's growing, andhow to connect and how we continue to getthat money."

Ms Williams stressed the project's significance beyond immediate political gains.

"Wetook avery deliberate decision that if you're going to do the right thing by acommunity, that you've gottoinvest in things thatultimatelyset us up for the future for along time."

The Minister positioned the Metro Tunnel as more than just infrastructure -asaninvestment in Victoria's future, demonstrating acommitment to long-term planning and community needs that extends well beyond asingle political term.

"We'reinthe final stagesofaccreditation with

theNational Rail Safety Regulator," Ms Williams explained.

"This isn'ta process we can rush.Every single systemmustbemeticulously checkedand verified."

However, the timing raised questions.

Accreditation had not yet been secured at the time of the announcement, promptingsome to argue the project was being pushedtomeetapre-Christmas deadline.Duringthe Minister’s speech, construction noiseinside the station briefly forced her to pause-amoment that underscored how close to the wire the works remain.

The tunnel, despite all its celebration and impressiveness, is still awaiting game, as the Premier's office has not committed to anything more specific than "early December", for the official opening of the Metro Tunnel and it's five stations. When questioned on this by theExpress, the Minister looked to politely blamethe regulator, as we rapidly approach avagueperiod that is in the grasp of the next few weeks.

The Minister was also prompted for comment on a vocalisedconcernfrom the firefighting community, about the Metro Tunnel, stemming from concerns over safety, particularly itslackofventilation and the ineffectivenessofcurrentbreathing apparatus for underground emergencies.

"We're integratinghundredsofcomplexsystems.

Fire Rescue Victoria needs to confirm their operational readiness, and we need absolute certainty about emergency response capabilities."

"Unlike standalone rail projects, our Metro Tunnel must synchronise with our entire existing network -suburban,regional, and freight services. This isn't asimple timetable change; it's anetworkwide transformation."

The Express inquired as to when Gippslanders can expect to be able to take atrain straighttothe airport. This,unfortunately,isnot asimple answer.

"Sunshine is effectively stage one of our airport rail project," Ms Williams said.

"We're untangling acomplex networkoftracks to create the critical spaceneeded forthis transformative connection."

The Minister wouldn't explicitly say this was the next of the several planned transport projects to be focused on for completion, or give even aballpark completion timeframe, but could confirm that the groundwork for it has already begun, namely, the rail works at Sunshine.

The Sunshine works willbemore than justa station upgrade. It'sa six kilometre track reconfiguration that will separate suburban, regional, and freighttrain movements,creatingcapacity for future projects.

"We're in active discussionswith the Commonwealth governmentand Melbourne Airport," Ms Williams said.

"These conversations are progressing, and we're committed to delivering this critical piece of infrastructure."

While an exact timeline remains fluid, the Minister was clear about the project's importance.

"Thisisn't just about buildinga railline -it's

Elevated: WhileSydneyCentral Station holds the recordfor the longest escalator,beating StateLibrary Station’s by threemetres (45 total), the newstationonthe corner of Latrobe and Swanston streets,Melbourne has 27 moving staircases

about connecting our city, supporting our growing communities, and creating lasting infrastructure."

Gippsland commuters will be able to experience more connected services, with the Metro Tunnel allowing for quicker and easier access to awider range of lines.

If passenger choose to swap at Pakenham, they will enjoy services running straight to the five new underground stations, bypassing Southern Cross, giving commutersone-seataccesstoParkville’s hospital and university precinct, RMIT and Melbourne Central via the State Library, the FlindersSt/Town Hall area, St Kilda Road and Anzac Station, and the emerging Arden precinct.

Trains will then continue to the Sunbury Line, providing easier travelacross the west and a future interchange for airport rail at Sunshine.

Access to Flinders St and Southern Cross along the Gippsland corridor will remain unchanged if they stay on the V/Line service, running business as usual -but the Minister advises we can expect abetter, more efficient timetable to be released in mid-January, ahead of the Premier's "big switch" on February 1, 2026.

While frustrated commuters seek aconcrete date, Ms Williams was clear.

"Safety comes first. We'll announce the exact date as soon as we receive final regulatory approval. Victoriansdeserve nothing less thana thoroughly tested, completely safe transport system."

Golden arches: Thedesign makes prominent use of yellow tones, inspiredbysunrise and sunset.

Huge: Notonlyare theylong,but the platforms are18m wide,making them someofthe biggest underground platforms in the world. Photographs: AidanKnight

Talking trains: Minister forTransportand InfrastructureGabrielle Williams speaking from the newState LibraryStation.

Fighting fake news

AFEDERATION University researcher has developed atool in the fight against online misinformation, with amachine-learning application designed to detect fake news circulating on social media platforms.

Dr Jannatul Ferdush, from Federation’s Centre of Smart Analytics research centre, says the tool was developed because fake news has become asignificant challenge on socialplatforms, often causingunwanted tension and increasing uncertainty about what is real.

“Fakenews is constantly evolving, which makesthe processofidentifying it all the more challenging,” she said.

The research, which focused on aspecially curated detection system that identifies fake news through text, was developed as partofher PhD project. Dr Ferdush also experimented with images for the project.

The innovative method for detecting fake newsintegrates content and comments from multiple social media platforms, aggregating and analysing user interactions from diverse sources to provide amore comprehensive view of the information landscape.

Theprocess involves continually ‘feeding’ the machine-learning tool fake and real news, training the detection systemto identify what is not real.

Shesaid the negative impactoffakenews underscores the urgency of developingmore effective detection systems.

“In fake news, there is often no editorial body, especially on social media.Normally, fake news does not followgrammar correctly, or it has many grammatical mistakes. But with real news, it has an editorialbody and mostlyvery goodgrammar,” Dr Ferdush said.

“Also, if users from multiple platforms say that somethingisa real news item, then there is ahigh chance it is real. This corresponds withthe process of identifying fakenewsfromusercomments on multiple social media platforms.”

Dr Jannatul Ferdush says fake news is also spreading at an ever-increasing rate, making it harder for detection systems to keep up. As aresult,these detection systems will continuously need to be adjusted.

“We need to keep retrainingthese models of detection because fake news is always evolving, along with the fact that machine learning is trained on historical and not current data,” she said.

“If there is adatadrift [when real-world data changes, making amachine learning model less reliable over time], we need to calculate the data drift. If current data is differenttohistorical data,weneed to retrainit. This is true for mostmachine learning cases.”

Dr Ferdush says she hopes to continue developing the tool, which has taken three years to complete,and includes real-life data for training and testing.

Council thanks local JPs

LATROBE City Council recentlyinvited members of the Central Gippsland Branch (Justice of the Peace) to attendanafternoon tea at council's head office in Morwell.

This was greatly appreciated by the Central Gippsland Branch members and an opportunity for Latrobe City Mayor Dale Harriman and councillorstoshow their appreciation and supportto Justice of the Peace members for their service to the community.

Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices President Rodney Lavin and Branch President Tony McLennan spoke on the role of JPs in the community, and thanked councilfor theirongoing support.

Represent: Latrobe CityMayor Dale Harriman, DeputyMayor Sharon Gibson,Royal Victorian Association of Honorar yJustices Branch

President Tony McLennan, RVAHJ President RodneyLavin and YallournWardCouncillor Steph Morgan.

Longer avenues for veteran’srecognition

COMMENT

BY DARREN CHESTER

THE Albanese government’s mean-spirited plan to overhaul the honours and awards appeal system is abetrayal of our veterans and their families.

TheLabor Party’s legislationtakes away longstandingrights to appeal Defence decisionsand would impose a20-year time limit on applications for review.

In practice, that means AustralianDefence Force personnel, veterans and their families would be silenced, with no avenue to challengeDefence decisions on medal entitlements or recognition of service.The Bill is an attack on the independence of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal,

abody that was established to stand apart from Defence and ensure fairness in recognisingour nation’s heroes.

The Tribunal’s independence has allowed cases like Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean VC and Private Richard Norden VC to finally receive the recognition they deserved.

Under Labor’schanges, these heroes would never havebeen recognised for theirbraverybecause their actionsoccurred more than20years ago. Even worse, the Department of Defence admitted during Senate hearings that it failed to consult either the Tribunal or the ex-service community before drafting the Bill.

Veterans across the country have lined up to condemn the legislation.

TheRSL of NewSouth Wales called it “disgraceful” and warned that it would harm the physical and mental wellbeing of veterans and their families.

The Tribunal itself has saidthe Billwould remove existingrights andworktothe “verysignificant disadvantage” of those who have served.

This is not aminor administrative reform; it’s afundamental weakeningoftransparency and oversight by aLabor Party which hates being held to account.

TheCoalition is working with the crossbench in the Senate to defeat the Bill.

Darren Chester is the Federal Member for Gippsland and Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.

Responsibility to help end violence against women

COMMENT BY

JOHN DE SOUZA-DAW

AS we preparetoobserve White Ribbon Day on November 25, it is far too easy to feel avague sadness about violence against women and move on. But wordsalone willnot suffice.The time has comefor truth, clarity and urgentaction -especially here in our own region.

Nationally,the number of women killed by an intimate partner has risen sharply.

In the financial year 2022-23, there was34women murderedbyacurrent or former intimatepartner, equating to arate of 0.32 per 100,000people –a28 per cent increase from 2021-22. Almost half of all female homicide victims in that year were killed by someone they knew intimately. Here in the Latrobe Valley the statistics are equally alarming. The local family incident rate per 100,000 population is reported at 3375.9- more than doublethe Victorianstate average of 1371. According to statistic published in arecent Latrobe ValleyExpress report, the rate of women experiencing family violence in Latrobe was 184 per 10,000 population compared with the state average of 114 per 10,000. These numbers show that this is not some distant crisis, but one lived, pressed and urgent in our own backyard.

What is especially frustrating is when awellmeaningpolitician steps up, voices concern, perhaps even commends an initiative -but where we end up with platitudes and not meaningful change. Icommend Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chesterfor takingapublic stance. But as a politician, saying the right thing is the minimum. Action speaks louder than words. We need concrete measuresthatstopwomendying and stop the violence being tolerated.

There are voices in the field who insist we can do better -much better. One of them is Dr Vincent Hurley, criminologist and former senior detective with the New South Wales Police Force, now lecturing at Macquarie University.

Dr Hurley has been very clear about what must change. He argues that too many perpetrators are released on bail too easily and return to the same dangerous home environment, escalating risk to victims. He proposes that in high-risk cases -for example where there is aprior history of violence -the presumption of bail should be much more restrictedoreliminated entirely. He also suggests that an accused perpetrator be removed from the home temporarily -giving the victim ‘breathing space’.

Dr Hurley also warns against over-relying on

policing and legal responses alone.Hesays: “we cannot arrest our way out of this.”The root causes -substance abuse, gambling, intergenerational trauma, mental-health issues -must be addressed through investment in support services, early intervention and prevention. The law and enforcement matter, yes, but they mustbecomplemented by social infrastructure.

Dr Hurley goesfurther:perpetrators mustbe held to account beyond punishment; behavioural change programs, supervised discussion groups, and counselling should form part of the pathway. He even suggests utilising existing women’s refuges or infrastructure, repurposing some for perpetrators temporarily so the family can stay in their home rather than be uprooted.

And there’s another layer: in the family law arena. We know that abusive partners often weaponise the system, dragging victims into expensive custody and settlement disputes, utilising barristers, psychological assessment costs -the victims often simplygive up because they cannot affordthe fight. There is little funding for these processes, yet the harm to children and families is profound.

So what are we being asked to do on this White Ribbon Day? Here are three imperatives:

 Recognise the scale of the issue, both nationally

and locally. The statistics are not abstract. One in two women killed were murdered by someone they loved or trusted. Strategic responses matter;  Demand tangible change. Stricter bail in high-risk cases, removal of perpetrators from the home when needed, greater investment in early-intervention social services, and proper resourcing for victims navigating the family law system, and;

 Recognise that this is everyone’s responsibility. This isn’t just a'woman’s issue'. Fathers, sons, brothers, workplaces, sporting clubs -everyone must help shift the attitudes and norms that enable violence.

In our region, where rates are more than double the state average for family-violenceincidents, complacency is not an option.

Words of sympathy and condemnation are not enough. On this White Ribbon Day, let us commit to turning intention into action.Let us hold our representatives accountable. Let us support the servicesthattruly changelives. Letusbethe generation that does not simply observe violence against women -but ends it.

JohndeSouza-Daw is aTraralgon resident with degrees in history, politics, English and sociology.

Gathered: Local Justices of the PeaceatLatrobe City headquar ters

Photographs supplied

Moe Cup2025social snaps

Valley Express, Wednesday, 19 November,

Making full use of the facilities: Trafalgar’s Billy Claridge,LukeCameron and Connor Dastey get their handsonthe MoeCup

Quartet: Donna Buckley(Moe), Kate Sturt (Moe),Fiona Peaty(Moe) andLaura Laing (Yinnar). Represent: Moe’sRyanCersosimo,TerriClark, FirstLadySelena Sheekey and Cricket Latrobe ValleyPresidentEvanSheekey.Morephotosnextweek.

Long way from home: Michael Fitchettand AlexMcKenna travelled allthe wayfromEngland foraneventfulMoe Cup.

Fitchett and Alex McKenna

Great times: CalebEdgar (visiting from Geelong), Jayde Anderson (Drouin), GabbyD’Alia (Traralgon) and Matt Cahill (Morwell) at theHillside Pavilion

Social: Moe’s ParisTroughton and FionaHurford Paris Troughton Fiona Hurford

Runthe clippersthrough it: Trafalgar matesLouisHennessy, Josh Dwyer and Mitchell Claridge.

R th li th h it

Double celebration: Locals Kyan Mulleyand Simone Clymo withCooper Walsh (centre), who had his bir thdayonMoe Cup day.

Moe’s Ryan Cersosimo Terri Clark First Lady Selena Buckley (Moe) Stur t (Moe) Fiona Peaty (Moe) and Laura

Idol: Moe youngsterCooper (11) had the thrill of meeting Kevin Sheedy at theMoe Cup. Photographs: Liam Durkin

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Dodgy research from Page Research Centre

COMMENT

BY DANCAFFREY

IT was with asense of bemusement and even alittleamusementreading Philip Hopkins' article 'Energy mix critical: Page Research Centre' in the Express last week. Firstly, it should be emphasised that the Page Research Centre (PRC) is the 'think tank' behindpolicydevelopment in the National Party as the article explained.

The head of the PRC is ex-Nationals Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister under John Howard, John Anderson, who immediately uponleavingParliament in 2007 became chairman of the CSG company Eastern Star Gas, until it was bought out by Santos in2011.

The tone of the article seemed to suggest that the Nationals could improve the natural environment, reduce electricity prices, reduce carbon emissions all with an eye to increasing reliance on coal and gas. Not to mention nuclear(maybe by 2050bymost estimates). They would also rehabilitate land spoiled by “inappropriate” renewable energy projects -meaning wind and solar farms would presumably be dismantled.

Iw on der if they woul da ls oi nclu de rehabilitatingopen-cutcoalmines in the Latrobe Valleyand the Hunter. No mention was made of this, so The Page Centre must obviously findthem attractive, athoughtno doubtinspired by theirimmensefunding from fossil fuel and mining companies.

Withall these contradictory aims and apromise to replace Labor’sCapacity Invest ment Scheme with ar evam pof the easily rortable and dodgy Emissions Reduction Fund from the Abbott government era, their target of yearly reductions of CO2-e of two to ninemilliontonnesseems afantasy.

Why not go back to an emissions trading scheme (ETS) –-far simpler and cheaper to administer, far more effective and drives productivity0.

I’d also like to take issue with their analysis of why electricity prices have increased since Labor came to power.

It was not the transitiontorenewables that has driven prices higher, but Putins’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, afew months before the Morrison government was outed by Labor.

Gas supplies to Europe were cut off soon after and caused ahuge increase in demand for Australian gas and lifted domestic East Coast gas prices from around $12/GJ to an average of $28/GJ, virtually overnight. Prices have slowly come down since and stand at $13.60/GJ now.

Incidentally, according to AEMO, wholesale electricity priceshave dropped by 27 per centyear-on-year for the 2025 September quarter and by 38 per cent compared to Q2 thisyear, almost entirely due to more renewablesthat have come online recently. Onewouldthink that thecalculations for next yearselectricity pricesmight show a reduction unless the retailers and distributors whack up their prices to increase their profit margins.

In conclusion, Mr Hopkin’s article just confirmed that the PRC research is simply acover for the National Party’s reluctance to accept the science of climate change and the technology to achievereal reductions, because they would lose their funding from their fossil fuel sponsors who are the real cause of accelerating climate change. With this level of denial from the Nats and now the Liberals as well, it looks like the transition to net zero might be complete by the time they win government again.

Dan Caffrey is president of Latrobe Valley Sustainability Group.

Even pets are not safefromtax hikes

GIPPSLAND pet owners are set to pay more next year, with the Allan Labor government almost doubling its charge on pet registrations.

Like the infamous emergency servicestax,councils will be forced to collect the extra tax through pet registration fees and pass it directly to state coffers.

At atimewhenthe Allan Labor government should be focused on easing cost-of-living pressures, it is instead coming up with new ways to cash-in on the family pet.

This is yet another example of Labor’s appetite for revenue collection, hitting hard-working families across the region.

Labor can’t manage money, and pet owners are the latest in along linebeing asked to pay the price.

Only The Nationals in government will scrap Labor’s emergency services tax and reduce the cost of living for Gippslanders.

Danny O’Brien

The Nationals Member for Gippsland South

The fear continues

IT seemsthat the 'climate change' fear campaigners have tunnel vision when it comes to the climate. They ignore job losses in parts of the Valley, like Maryvale Paper Mill and the future closure of the power stations.

The 'Working Man's Party' and their Green mates ignore the destruction of native forests, with the loss of habitat and native species along the way.

According to the Wilderness Society, carbon emissions from deforestation are equivalent to half of the carbon pollution emitted by all of Australia's coal-fired power stations.Old-growth forests at the top of mountains, known as elevation refugia forests, are being clearedtomakeway for wind farms.

Conservationist Steven Nowakowski says that in order to reach the government's renewable targets, we need to construct 31,000 wind farms, close to 500,000hectares of solar panels, 44,000km of new haulage roads to be constructed, and thousands of hectares of forest and bushland cleared. The cost of transmission lines, battery storage, etc, is estimated at $600 billion.

Who needs jobs in the Valley when you have the 'Working Man's Party', Greenies and renewables looking after us?

Then again, we have the NSW $1 billion super battery in Waratah owned by BlackRock through its subsidiary Akaysha Energy, which suffered a"catastrophic failure" in one of its three giant transformers. Asecond transformer has been taken offline and may also need to be replaced. The battery has been running at 50 per cent and full operations have been delayed by ayear. The Waratah battery was intended to supply 970,000 homes for one hour. Imagine heating your home or running abusiness based on this 'super battery'.

WhyHELE

COMMENT

BY ADRIAN COSGRIFF

LET'S cut to the chase.

The advice from the global scientific community is to reduce co2 emissions as much and as fast as is practical. Not just reduce them abit sometime in the future. We aretoldthat we need to reduce those emissions as much as we can with the technology we have today. In other words, we need to get on with it.

To that end, we seem to have acouple of people still talking up High Energy Low Emissions (HELE) power stations. Idon't know why?

HELE does produce less co2 than atraditional coal plant but it still produces ahugeamountwhen compared to renewable, low emission technologies.

Before anyone mentions Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS),let me remind people that CCS does not work at the scale required for alarge coal fired power station. Thereisnowhere in the world where that is done.

Yes, we can capture co2 from exhaust or gas production streams and yes, it is used in afew places to enhance oil recovery where it rather ironically increases co2 emissions rather than reduce them. However, there is no large coal fired power station on the planet that is sequestering co2 in order to achieve zero or super low emissions. If that technology was proven, we would have bolted it on

Consider the cost of replacing these windturbines and solar panels every 15 yearscompared to a nuclear plant that lasts 60 years.

Maryvale Paper Mill replaces trees that are cut down with new trees, unlike renewables, which continue their nativedestruction and replace nothing.

Goingnuclear means reliability across the board. It means that we can build anuclear plant on existingcoal-fired power stations in the Valley and use existing power lines. No need to destroy the environment and native habitat to construct renewables just to please idioticpoliticians and at astronomical cost to the Australian taxpayers.

Brian Mawhinney Traralgon

Takesone to knowone

JOHNNY-ONE-NOTE described federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen as self-righteous, pompous, sanctimonious, all-knowing and arrogant ('A close up of Chris Bowen', LVE Opinion, 12/11). Aprime example of the pot calling the kettle black.

Brian Kilday Jeeralang Junction

What adisgrace

IN arecent publication of the Latrobe Valley Express, awriterspoke of hervisit to Traralgon to attend her bank ('Not good enough', LVE, 05/11). Lack of parking sent her to the multi carpark. We

have to circumnavigate the town several times to find aparking space. Not all of us are athletes, we need to be close to our destinations.

The onlyaction which will revitalise the Valley is prosperity and achange of government. We do not need treesthat will drop bird deposits on my car.

Patricia Correa

Traralgon

Economic suicide

"BEWARE of false prophets,who cometoyou in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves." -Matthew 7:15

In the remote jungles of northern Guyana, South America, on November 18, 1978, 918 members of the Reverend Jim Jones' 'Peoples Temple' cult committed mass-suicide -anact of "revolutionary death" as Jones called it -astheir utopian dream of anew Promised Land was shattered. Hounded by press, congressmen, and his own paranoid delusions, the Bible-thumping socialist visionary Jones ultimately turned out to be no more thanaphony, cardboard cut-out, and as tacky as the struts holding up fakefacades on some Hollywood backlot

This unflattering descriptionofJim Jones also perfectly capturesmydescriptionofAustralia's reality-proof Energy Minister, Chris'Blackout Bowen'. For just like the ideologically obsessed Jones, Bowen really believes his own propaganda and that he is 'the chosen one' leading and guiding us all to net zero Nirvana (the new heaven on Earth).

Thus, he dogmaticallyjustifies inflicting eternal poverty on millions of Australianhouseholds (check your latestpower billtosee the truth of this) and closing down33,000-plus smallbusiness and industry in the lastthree-and-a-half years of Labor's ruinous rule (chiefly because of high power costs) on the sanctimonious grounds that he is 'saving the world' from an impending apocalypse and therefore no sacrificeistoo great aprice to pay.

Saying that, I'll concede that while solar panels may be aviable option for the family caravan or home, it is no solution to the energy-intensive processes of manufacturing we can ill afford to lose. At its extremist core, climate change ideology as practiced and promoted by the fanatical Albanese Labor government, is anew idealistic fundamentalist religion that offers its believers spiritual fulfilment and agreentheological reason for living.

To be sure, by destroying our fossil fuel-based economy in favour of arenewables-only economy, Bowen is employingexactly the same sortof perverted logic used not only by Jim Jones, but moreover is at the same time ordering the masssuicide of the entire Australian economy. Joseph Lis Morwell

to our existing power stations long ago.

The second significant factor is that HELE is a baseload technology.

Any power station operator will tell you that today, they are struggling to remain economically viabledue to the competition from renewables and energy storage. The game has changed. The goal posts have moved.

Baseload plants, regardless of their heat source, are by design required to run at high outputs for long periods of time. This is how they achieve economiesofscale in order to be financially viable. They need to operatelike that for periods of 30 years or more. Today, we see our mature, well established traditional coal plants having to cycle up and down every day due to the huge amount of solar generation in the grid. Clearly showing that the old baseload model that they were originally based on, is now rapidly becomingredundant. With the advent of large grid batteries, we are seeing solar generation stretching into peak periods after dark, further undermining the baseload business model.

There may have been awindow of opportunity for HELE decades ago. Just as there may have been an opportunity for nuclear if we had chosen to start reducing emissions back then.

Longbefore renewables were athing, former PM John Howard toyed with the idea of an emissions trading scheme in the early 2000s. That might have

been the time to consider nuclear and/or HELE if Howard hadn't been talked out of the idea. However, that window has firmly closed now. Just as the automobile replaced the horse, anew technology has come along that is better in every way. Anew technology that simply puts the old technology out of business. That new technology is renewablesand energy storage.

So, why is anyone still talking about HELE?

The entire baseloadmarketisshrinking before our eyesand will mostly be gone within adecade. Renewable energyisproviding proper grid sized electricitysupply today.It's alreadya proven, reliable and very flexible technology and it is getting better and cheaperbythe year. It'ssogoodthat over four million households have installed it and now they are installing batteries as well. Effectively taking them off the grid which frees up grid space therefore taking the pressure off transmission. Acouple of questions for the HELE champions:  How would abaseloadHELE plant function economically in anon baseload electricity market such as the one that is developing today?

 Where in the world is there agrid sized baseload power station that sequesters all of its co2 emissions?

Ilook forward to the replies.

Adrian Cosgriff, Traralgon

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Answers capturedincarbon

By PHILIP HOPKINS

ACOAL-FIRED power station in China is using carbon capture and storage to sequester carbon dioxide, representing atransformative leap in the global fight against climate change, according to anew report.

The Global CCS Institute, whose headquarters is in Melbourne,saidthe Huaneng Longdong Energy Base CCUS project in Gansu province in China's west, is the world's largest carbon capture facility integrated withacoal-fired power plantand is China's most ambitious CCS initiative.

"This flagship facility pioneers apathway for coal-dependent energy systems to achieve net zero emissions and establishes areplicable model for scalable, cost-effective carbon management worldwide," said the Global CCS Institute in its ‘Global Status of CCS 2025’ report. The institute delivers independentanalysis and knowledgesharing to support effective implementation of CCS worldwide.

In Victoria, CarbonNet is planning apipeline fromthe Latrobe Valleytosequestercarbon dioxide in empty reservoirs under Bass Strait, while the CO2CRC, based in Melbourne, is undergoing CCS research and sequestering CO2 at the Otway International Test Centre in western Victoria.

TheHuaneng Longdongproject integratestwo coal-fired 1000MW unitsand pairedwith 6GW of renewable energy, the project creates ahybrid energyinfrastructure that balances fossilfuel reliability with renewables and CCUS.

"Thisensures deepcarbonisation of the 'last mile' of CO2 emissions, setting aprecedent for coal-to-clean transitions," said the report.

"The facility showcases China's first large-scale, full-chain CCUS facility in the power sector, featuring the nation's deepest saline formation storagewelland asupercriticalCO2 pipeline networkcapableofsequestering 200,000tonnes per annum, rising to 500,000 tpa in Phase 2,” said the report.“Real-time dynamic monitoring demonstrates permanent storage, enhancing trust in geological carbon management."

The report said the project was aglobal commercial blueprint.

"By demonstrating mature, scalable CO2 capture technologyand asustainable business model,

Huaneng's project can help accelerate the global commercialisation of CCUS," the reportsaid.

"It offers developing economies apragmatic template to reconcile coal reliance with climate goals by illustrating that low-cost, high-efficiency carbon capture is achievable."

The chief executive of Melbourne’s Global CCS Institute, Jarad Daniels, said in the report that Huaneng Longdong was one of several large-scale

CCS projects in China. Around the world, Mr Danielssaid77commercial CCS projects are in operation with acombined capacity of 64 million tonnesper annum (Mtpa). More than 30 countriesinclude CCS in their Paris Agreement commitments.

“Importantly, an additional 44 Mtpa of capture capacity is currently under construction, meaning operating capacity is set to increase by nearly 70

per cent in the coming years as these projects come online,” he said. Many were of commercial scale, including in sectorssuch as cement production and natural gas-fired generation.

“CCS is recognised globally as acriticaltool to addressclimate change,” he said.

Mr Daniels said global momentum wasalso reflected in infrastructure growth.

“Dedicated CO2 transport and storage projects are increasing -doubling in Europe between 2023 and 2024 alone -laying the foundation for shared CCS networks that improvescalability and reduce costs,” he said.

“There is also healthy growth in planning around CO2 shipping, with CO2 vesselsindesign, construction and commissioning. CO2 shipping is poised for rapidgrowthasmore CCS projectsopt for maritime transport over pipelines, especiallywhere distances are long or volumes are variable.

“Regulatory and technical challenges remain, but momentum is building for CO2 shipping to become amajor player in global climate mitigation.”

Importantly,MrDaniels said the financial sector was becoming increasingly engaged.

“Non-recourse debtfinancingisbeing secured for CCS projects,” he said, with specialised insurance products, standardised contracts and dedicated project finance structures emerging.

The push for low-carbon, firm power generation was creating great interest in CCS for natural gas plants, especially in North America, “where electricity demand is surging due to AI, data centres and digital infrastructure”.

In Japan, the governmenthad strengthened its commitment to CCS, recognising its role in achieving the nation’s net zero targets, he said. Mr Daniels said despite progress, the world was stillfar from meeting its carbon management deployment targets.

“Evenifall of the projects in the currentpipeline become operational, we will still not meet our gigatonne-scale CO2 capture goals. Every year of delay makes it harder and more costly to achieve our climate targets,” he said.

“The road ahead is not without challenges. Many regionsstill face policy and regulatory gaps,uncertain financing frameworks and public awareness barriers.”

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Cherished Nanna of 12 and Great-Nanna of 16. In our hearts you will stay, loved and remembered every day.

LITTLE Loreen Joyce 4/7/1949 -9/11/2025 Age 76 years

Passed away peacefully. Loving wife Brian (dec.). Loving mother Joanne (dec.), Darren, Brent and Gavin. Mother in-law to Leonie and Adrian. Nanna to 6. Will be deeply missed. Rest in peace. The Family.

NACHORNY Stefan (Steve) (Nobby) 27/11/1946 -13/11/2025

We are heartbroken to announce Steve's passing. Belov ed partner to Maureen.

Loving father, brother, uncle and poppy. Adear friend to many. Close to our hearts you will always stay, loved and remembered every day.

JANECZEK Mary Long time friend of Vicky. Godmother to Tammy.

CHURCHILL

NACHORNY Stefan

David (Steve)

27/11/1946 -13/11/2025

Passed away peacefully after along illness. Dearly love db rot he ra nd brother-in-law of Eddy and Julie. Dearly loved uncle of Brandon. In our hearts you will stay loved and remembe red everyd ay. I'll miss you bro, now and forever.

NACHORNY Stefan (Steve)

Aloving stepfather to Davin and Lyndel, Leah and Julie, Marnie and Josh. Cherished poppy of Lachlan, Ben and Tom. You embraced us with a full heart. Your guidance, kindness and steady presence shaped our lives in ways we will forever be grateful for.

PANAYIOTOU Sotiris (Sid)

Passed away at LRH, with family by his side on Thursday 13 November 2025.

Aged 89 years

Loved and loving husband of Christina (dec.).

WARD

George William John "Spiller"

14/4/1950 -13/11/2025 Aged 75 years Passed away peacefully at St John of God Hospital, Berwick. Loved Dad of Chris and Renae, George and Julie, Michelle and Brett, Allan and Stacie. Beloved Grandpa to many. Awonderful brother to Judy, Pam, and Nancy (dec.). Forever in Our Hearts. For funeral details visit: www.nielsenfunerals.com.au

WATERSTON (nee Goodwin)

Margaret Fraser Passed away peacefully at Latrobe Valley Village on Friday November 14, 2025. Aged 91 years

Loved and loving wife of Andrew (dec.).

Cherished Mother and Mother in-law of Fiona and Glenn.

Adored grandma to Cain and Aleisha and Reid and Taylah.

Great-Grandma to Cody. Reunited with Andy.

HELMUTH The Funeral Service for Violet Helmuth will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Avenue Moe THURSDAY (20 November 2025) at 1.30pm. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Trafalgar Public Cemetery.

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JACOBS

The Funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Ellen Jacobs "Ella" will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Hwy Traralgon, MONDAY (24 November 2025) commencing at 1.30pm. At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for the Traralgon Cemetery, Gippsland Memorial Park, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon. The Service for Ella will also be livestreamed, visit our website for instructions.

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ROWLEY

The funeral service and burial at conclusion for Graham Rowley will be at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Traralgon Chapel 260 Princes Highway Traralgon, WEDNESDAY (19 November 2025) commencing at 11am

At the conclusion of the Service, the Funeral will leave for the Gippsland Memorial Park-Traralgon Cemetery. Graham's service will also be livestreamed. To view the livestream, visit: latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

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STUBBS

The Funeral of Mrs Irene Stubbs will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 260 Princes Hwy, Traralgon on FRIDAY (21 November 2025) commencing at 10am. The service for Irene will be livestreamed. Please visit our website for instructions.

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NACHORNY Steve Passed away peacefully 13 November 2025. Loved and loving partner to Maureen. Our lifetime together is filled with happy and treasured memories. You will be in my heart and thoughts forever, my love. Be at peace. Honour your loved ones and sharetheir story

Loved and respected father and father-in-law of George (dec.) and Stav, Linda, Sonia and Con, and Peter and Emy.

Che rishe dB apou of twelve and Great-Bapou of fifteen.

Reunited with Mum and George.

In our hearts you will stay, loved and remembered every day. For service details, please visit: latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au

ROWLEY Graham John

22/3/1940 -9/11/2025

Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loving family, after ashort illness. Dearly loved and loving husband of Margaret. Much loved father and father-in-law to Helen and Peter, Russell and Julie. Adored Pop and GreatPop. "In our hearts you will stay, loved and remembered everyday."

STUBBS (nee Stedwell)

Irene Grace

Passed away LRH on Saturday 15 November 2025. Aged 83 years Loving wife of Ray (dec.). Lovi ng Moth er and Mother-in-law of Ian and Dayle, Sharon and Peter and Michelle and Allan. Cherished nan to her 12 grandchildren and 8greatgrandchildren. Treasured oldest sister to her six siblings. So dearly loved. So sadly missed. Reunited with Ray.

TUCKER

Josephine Ann (Jo)

Passed away peacefully at Margery Cole Aged Care Traralgon on 14th November 2025.

Aged 88 years

Dearly loved wife of Bruce (dec.).

Lovi ng Moth er and Mothe r-in- law of Les (dec.), Jeff and Debbie, David and Loretta, Laurel (dec.), Allan, Reg and Debbie.

Loved Grandma of 20 and Great Grandma of 35.

Reunited with Bruce, Les and Laurel.

WESTON Coral

The President, Committee, Staff and members of the Morwell RSL Sub Branch are deeply saddened by the passing of their valued Affiliate member Coral. Deepest heartfelt sympathy to all the family and friends. LEST WE FORGET

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JANECZEK AService to Celebrate the life of Mary Janeczek will be held at the Moe Baptist Church, Fowler St Moe, on Monday 24 November 2025commencingat 1pm. This service will not be livestreamed. Preceded by Private Burial.

LAIDLAW

CHURCHILL

The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Reginald (Jim) Churchill will take place Graveside at Gippsland Memorial Park, Cemetery Drive, Traralgon on TUESDAY (25th November 2025) commencing at 1pm. To be followed by aservice in the Rose Chapel from 2pm.

GUNN AService to celebrate the life of Mr Joe Gunn, late of Trafalgar and formerly of Thorpdale, will be held at the Nielsen Funeral Chapel, Korumburra Rd, Warragul, MONDAY (24 November) at 11am.

The Service will also be livestreamed. To view Joe's Service please visit: www.nielsenfunerals.com.au

At the conclusion of the Service the cortege will leave for the Trafalgar Cemetery.

All RSL Members and Ex-Service Personnel are respectfully invited to attend.

The Funeral of Mrs Shirley Laidlaw will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Avenue Moe, TUESDAY (25th November 2025) commencing at 1.30pm. At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for the Moe Memorial Park Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Moe.

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NACHORNY The funeral service for Stefan (Steve) (Nobby) Nachorny will be held at Latrobe Valley Funeral Services Chapel, 6Ollerton Avenue Moe, MONDAY (24 November 2025) commencing at 2pm. The funeral will leave at the conclusion of the service for the Yallourn Cemetery. Steve's funeral will be livestreamed. To view, please visit: latrobevalleyfunerals.com.au and click on livestreaming.

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TUCKER

The funeral service and committal for cremation for Mrs Josephine Ann (Jo) Tucker will be held at The Gippsland Memorial Park Crematorium Chapel, Cemetery Dr Traralgon on MONDAY (24 November 2025) commencing at 1pm. Please visit our website for the livestream of Jo's service

WATERSTON

The Funeral of Mrs Margaret Fraser Waterston will be held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church, 34 Fowler Street Moe, on THURSDAY (27th of November 2025) commencing at 11am.

At the conclusion of the Service the Funeral will leave for the Moe Memorial Park Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Moe.

In lieu of flowers, online donations to National Breast Cancer Foundation (nbcf.org.au/donate) would be appreciated. The Service for Margaret will also be livestreamed. To view, please visit our website.

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THISweek, cinephile sports specialist Blake Metcalf-Holt joins forces with our newsroom’s inhouse creature-feature consultant, Aidan Knight (who once wrote an opinion piece on why council should turn Yallourn Power Station into aspooky castle attraction), to dig into the latest adaptation of aclassic story.

Guillermo del Toro’s long-gestating adaptation of Frankenstein or: The Modern Prometheus Bold, gothic and emotionally raw, this is Frankenstein as you’ve never quite seen beforewithastar-studded cast of Star Wars and Saltburn actors -two worlds that should never collide. It’s afilm that somehow blends tragedy, thunder, existential dread and Oscar Isaac wearing acoat large enough to qualify as heritage architecture. Naturally, thisleft us with far too many opinions to keep to ourselves. Now, it’s time for Reel Talk…

Blake Metcalf-Holt: Of course the guy behind Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water always dreamt of heading astrenuously faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The monster classic has seen iterations on end over the course of film history, and it’s no surprise that Guillermo delTorohas anatural affinity for the text given the gothic and fantastical tales he’s knownfor. Del Toro’sability to thematically blend horrorwith deep sentimentally has been scrutinised, and fairly, during his recent outings, but given the famed novel prioritises the centralideas of deep ambition and curiosity, as well as seeing the beauty in people even if it’s buried underneath, it works here. While it’s notnecessarilymaterial difficult to analyse, del Toro still attacks it with the utmost respect (which is better than what other modern Frankenstein films deliver), due to this being a project he’s aspired to do since he burst on to the scene in the '90s.

Reel Ta lk

Aidan Knight: Ithinkweshould make 'monster sympathy' alegitimate genre of film. As an office monster myself, Ihave alot in common with this story. Isighwhenpeople ask me to do tasks, wander aimlessly around the newsroom looking for purpose, and have been known to recoil dramatically from bright lights. The only real difference is that Frankenstein’s Creature gets meaningful character development -Ijust get another subheading to write. The second Iheard about this film being in production, Iknew Ihad to see it. The director is usually abit too overly creepy in his depictions for my taste, but most of his films are original material, so Ihad an inkling that would mean he would be able to faithfully commit to areliable recreation of the novel by Mary Shelley.

BMH: The duality of the two main characters is pivotal in ensuring there’s investment one way or the other fromthe audience. Thankfully, the performances from both Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi are exceptionaland fully articulatethe push and pull of the nuances of Frankenstein and TheMonster. Elordi,specifically, gives by far his best film performance, personally (his role as Nate Jacobs on HBO’s Euphoria is at the top overall). Whilethe Aussiehunkturned heads in the polarising Saltburn,Elordi's strengths are oddly best utilised here (he's amatinee idol and stands close to 200 centre metres tall), even though he's practically nonverbal for amajority of his screen time and covered in unrecognisable prosthetics, securing Elordi for the picture was surprisingly one of del Toro's best decisions. Past the physical nature, thefilmmaker and his leads articulate the psychological elements of both characters greatly, which sucks us right in.

AK: My firstthoughts were of how pretty the film and the set design looked, and then the initial fight scene had me thinking Iwas going to be in abadCGI-fest, with some questionable-looking motion/ physics in the power of the Monster. Fortunately, there is little fight scenes for this to become an

issue, Ipromptly forgot about it as Igot lost in the plot. Idid think the underwater scene was done very well,however, which you would hope from a director who has aseminal work titled The Shape of Water (2017) .There's also something really satisfying about turning something so pretty (Jacob Elordi) into ahideous monster,and the castingfor this filmwas really on point in that regard. Oscar Isaac also embodies the correct amount of unsettling enthusiasm as Victor Frankenstein, but it is alittle annoying to see ChristopherWaltztypecast yet again as the eccentric 'madscientist' type. The samecouldalsobesaidabout Mia Goth's portrayal of the helpless female loveinterestofElizabeth, but both do great work within their roles, and you cannot criticise del Toro for sticking to the source material so closely when that is what is so key to all the positives to the film. Frankenstein did what Nosferatu (2024) should have done.

BMH: Besides the tone del Toro is best known for capturing, mostly from his design and cinematography, his distinguished film style also derives from his character work. The script encompasses almost all of what the book has to offer, while also not bogging down the pacing and watch-ability of the film. A90-minute to two-hour movie is abest enjoyedexperience, but despite this sitting and feeling closer to athree-hour epic in terms of its scale, boredom never sets in. Del Toro isn’t revolutionising his storytelling tactics, Frankenstein follows asimple structure where we move from the openingthrough thecreator’s perspective to the creature’s journey and then conclude, and yet it still somehowfeels fresh.Despite it stillbeing abetterfilm, not even the original Boris Karloff version (1931) went into this much depth while still keeping its entertainment value high.

AK: Idofeel likemorewarm tonesweredisplayed on screen than necessary in terms of the actual filmography, which slightly took away fromthe vibes at times. Afilm of this feel could have used aparticular tint to it to further the aesthetic -like

that of the first Twilight film. Perhaps an eery green?I also saw some elements of the MCU's Ultron/Vision in this adaptation,whichshows how an effective interpretation of aclassic can shine light on theinspiration theoriginalhas had on more recent works. Ireally enjoyed the emphasis on the towerofFrankenstein, the importance of location and setting and the effect it has on the story.

BMH: Idisagreewith the core criticismofthe film that it “looksbad”and push back on the colour palette of this being unpleasant. It's okay for this horror text specificallytonot always be adarkand misty one. The production on this thing is as best as you’re going to get from a‘streamer’ these days (even though this appeared in theatres, it’s still a Netflix exclusive) and had abudget of $120 million. The set designisthe mostaccurate and realised of any of the Frankenstein movies, and for another, is awhole lot better to stomach in its entirety than Nosferatu -which was somehow ahit with critics, while this one is mixed. Much like Nightmare Alley (my del Toro recommendation after this, released in 2021), arevisit will probably offer more joy in viewing the pieces away from the foreground and taking in that indelible story once again.

AK: The storytelling of it all ties it togethermore than any other element -this is obviously an adaptation, not aretelling or interpretationofthe novel, which gives room to any one director's particular slant on the plot. Ialwaysadored the section of the story set in the Arctic in the novel, which del Toro faithfully included. Also key to atruly good version of the story is sticking to the novel's switching point of view to be narrated by both Frankenstein and his creation, which is done in two perfectly portioned'chapters',with asatisfying title card and all. All in all, this is one of the best Netflixfunded productions I've viewed, and it baffles me why it wasn't releasedduringHalloween. It's a melodramatic adult adaptation that doesn't try to m elem to ap ence

BM AK Fr rate stro viol can now odramatic, doesn t modernise any particular ment or theme too much ppeal to current audies. Bravo, del Toro.

MH: ★★★★☆

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Gordon family’svictim impact statements read out

By BLAKE METCALF-HOLT

STANDING across from theirbrotherand son’s murderer, the family of slain doctor Ashley Gordon read out their victim impact statements in court recently.

Afterbeingfound guilty by ajury in the Supreme Court division of the Children’s Court back in June this year, the now 18-year-old man (who cannot be named due to being underage at the time of offence) was addressed by Dr Gordon’s family, who are from the Latrobe Valley, during his plea hearing on Thursday, November 6.

Dr Gordon’s mother (Catherine), father (Glen), and two sisters (Natalie and Tammy) all fought back tears as they detailed how their family was torn apart when their son and brother was stabbed 11 times to his death on January 13, 2024. Agroup of four teenagers broke into Dr Gordon’s Doncaster home three times during the early hours, initially eyeing his Mercedes AMG and then

retuning to steal anumberofvaluables, before being chased by Dr Gordon through the streets.

Dr Gordon was awoken by the group of teenagers around 5am,scouring the neighbourhood before finding them, getting out of his car and saying there was nowhere to run.

Three of the teenagers fled, but one 16-year-old remained.

His two sisters werenotified by their father that “something (had)happenedtoAshley”, prompting them to rush to the Melbourne suburbs.

Both Tammy and Natalie first saw theirbrother’s lifeless body alongside acoroner.

“That was not my brother, not how Iwanted my last memories of him to be,” Tammy told the court.

“I should not have to know how adead body feels, but Idoknow, thanks to you (the convicted).

“I’m so filled with anger at you and your family.”

It was recently revealed that the killer’s mother is asenior investigator with Victoria Police.

Tammy told media outside the court that “I honestly believe that she should be let go.”

All while each family member directed their statements towards the 18-year-old, he was said to remain emotionless, staring blankly away during its entirety.

“I have watched you throughout this process and not once have Iseen you demonstrate an ounce of remorse for Ash’s life so cruelly ended,” Tammy said.

“To have taken alife so viciously with aknife, stabbing him over and over, and then to laugh about it, you laughed that tells me all Ineed to know.”

Due to his young age, the convicted defence barrister Amelia Beech argued the impulsiveness of the crime and his lack of prior criminalhistory (convictions), as well as his hopeful prospects for rehabilitation as reasons to lower his sentence.

Crown prosecutor Kristie Churchill retorted, calling the murder of Dr Gordon “ferocious”.

Beech said the then teenager was disconnected from his familyand disenchanted by school, asking thecourt for him to remaininjuvenile detention for longer, rather than being placed in an adult prison Dr Gordonhad apassion for dermatology, working out of theBox Hill Superclinic’sSunSkin Clinic, while also operating his own skin-care clinic in Richmond.

His father Glen told the court about how proud he was of his son,but also how the convicted ended that bright life and career Dr Gordon had built.

“I saw all my hopesand dreams come true in Ashley, but you changed all that when you chose

to stab my son to death,” he read.

“I havealife sentence and Ithink it’s only fair that you suffer the same fate, but that will nothappen.

“You were not fair on my son, but the system must be fair on you how deeply that cuts me to my core.

“His death hasshown me just howdangerous this worldisdue to acompletely broken system that fails to hold people to account.”

For the last year, Dr Gordon’sfamily have pushed for tougher bail laws in Victoria, alongwithgreater police powers during ‘stop-and-search’ scenarios.

While Dr Gordon was killed with ahunting knife, the state government has implemented sweeping machete bans since May this year and recently announced the Adult Time for Violent Crime for children over 14 (front page and p.20).

Dr Gordon’s mother Catherine finished by

50 years ago

The Express, November 19, 1975

Vandals spreeincemetery

VANDALShavebeen causinghavocatthe Traralgon cemetery. Cemetery trust secretary, Mr Don Dunbar,has askedthe police to do all they couldtocatchthe offenders.

"They have been damaging tombstones, and glass-covered wreaths have been broken," he said. "It is quite obvious there have been drinking parties out there. "There has been animal-type soiling of the conveniences. "The police are keeping aclose watch on the situation. There has been too much of this sort of thing lately."

30 years ago

The Express, November 21, 1995

Post mortemonfloods

TWO Traralgon residential zone committees

expressing alonging that her son was still here.

“If only you had not gone backathirdtime,” she read.

“If only you had not chosen to carry adeadly weapon, if onlyyou had chosennot to use the weapononmyson and stab him to death he would still be here, Iwould still have my Ashley.

“All this grief, all this pain and anger and despair, is on you.”

The convicted man has been detained in youth custody since his conviction, and the ABC revealed that the court heard he has allegedly engaged in further offending while inside detention.

Aprison sentence is expected to be handed down by the Supreme Court division of the Children’s Court before the end of the year.

were formed on Wednesday night as aresult of the meeting hosted by Latrobe Shire Council CommissionerDonald Macarthur, called to address residents' concerns and suggestions about the recent flooding. The Traralgon area was one of the most affected by the recent floods. More than 60 residents of the flood affected areas, along with shire and emergency service personnel, attending the meeting. Major concerns brought up by the residents were the issues of trespassers and sightseers hindering the emergency operations.

10 years ago

The Express, November 19, 2015 Knuckle dusterfound during arrest

POLICE arrested and charged a35-year-old Moe man in relation to drug possession and dependence of cannabis and methamphetamine yesterday. Moe police also processed a 23-year-old woman in relation to possession and drug dependency of cannabis and possession and control of aweapon known as a 'knuckle duster'.

Director Guillermo del Toro

Sherriff’s season comes to an end

FOOTBALL AFLWEXPORTS BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT

FOR the second straight year, despite once again finishing inside the top four, Hawthorn has been eliminated fromAFLW finalscontentioninstraight sets.

Afteradismal loss to North Melbourne in the first week of finals, where the Hawks became the first team to not register agoal in an AFLW finals

ATHLETICS

GIPPSLAND ATHLETICS CLUB

Round 5ofGippsland Athletics Club trackand field season washeld Tuesday 11 th November 2025.

ROUND 5RESULTS:

200M

Women: U/14–Brooklynn Wyatt 31.37; U/16-Zaria Dalton 26.41

Men: Open –Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 26.48

DISCUS

Women: U/14–Brooklynn Wyatt 27.49; U/16-Zaria Dalton 14.34; Masters-Brandy Forget 24.40, Fiona Saltmarsh15.28

Men: Open –Aaron Saltmarsh-Milne 28.63, Wayne Seear 20.02; Masters–Simon Van Baalen 30.88, StuartDalton 26.31, Wayne Seear 24.42

SHOTPUT

Women: U/14–Brooklynn Wyatt 7.95; Masters–Fiona Saltmarsh8.15, Brandy Forget 7.61

Men: Open –Simon VanBaalen 10.33, AaronSaltmarsh-Milne 9.78; Masters–Simon VanBaalen 11.72, Wayne Seear 6.67

100M

Women: U/14–Brooklynn Wyatt 14.31; U/16-Zaria Dalton 12.75

Men: Masters–Simon VanBaalen 17.66, Wayne Seear 18.16

BOWLS

STRZELECKI NORTH

MIDWEEK PENNANT Round 411-Nov-25

DIVISION 1

Morwell Club 80 Traralgon 80 Moe 80Newborough 80 Traralgon RSL80 Warragul 80 Trafalgar 80Drouin 80

DIVISION 2

Traralgon (2) 16 65 Neerim District 047

Morwell 16 70 Newborough (3) 036

Newborough (2) 80 Yinnar 80

Drouin (2) 80 Trafalgar (2) 80

DIVISION 3

Morwell Club (2) 80 Traralgon (3) 80

Churchill 80Drouin (3) 80

Warragul (2) 80Morwell (2) 80

Yarragon 80Longwarry80

DIVISION 4

Morwell (3) 14 63 YallournNorth 262

Garfield 16 72 Traralgon (4) 038

Moe (2) 80Longwarry(2) 80

Newborough (4) 80 Traralgon RSL(2) 80

DIVISION 5s

Trafalgar (3) 50Neerim District (2) 50

Warragul (3) 50 Traralgon RSL(3) 50

Drouin (4) 50Morwell (4) 50

Churchill (2) 50 Yinnar (2) 50

MIDWEEK PENNANT 2025 -26LADDER

ROUND 411/11/2025

DIVISION 1

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Newborough 13 01184 1552948

Morwell Club 12 11170 1472342

Trafalgar 12 11181 176 537

Traralgon RSL1 121171 172-128

Traralgon 11 21160 183-23 27

Warragul 11 21177 1591826

Drouin 11 21171 186-15 24

Moe 11 21153 189-36 24

DIVISION 2

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Newborough 23 01216 1417552

Morwell 13 10266 1967048

Traralgon 23 10243 2103346

Newborough 32 20204 221 -1729

Drouin 21 21146 200 -54 26

Yinnar 11 21157 191-34 24

Neerim District 11 30204 223 -1918

Trafalgar 20 31147 201-54 13

DIVISION 3

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Warragul 23 01232 131101 54

Longwarry1 301236 1409654

Yarragon 12 11180 1532740

Traralgon 31 12169 199-30 33

Churchill 11 12159 188-29 29

Morwell 21 21183 187-425

Drouin 30 31162 216-54 12

Morwell Club 20 31119 226 -107 9

DIVISION 4

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Traralgon RSL2 301202 1376552

Garfield 13 10258 207 51 48

Morwell 33 10256 231 25 44

game,they looked ahead to an elimination final against Carlton to keep its season alive.

TheBlues ended Hawthorn'sredemptive year, winning 11.13 (79) to 4.9 (33) at IKON Parkon Saturday night.

The Hawks made it five successive quarters in which they were unable to kick amajor through the big sticks.

Morwell's CaseySherriff finishedwith seven disposals and two tackles in her final game for 2025.

The27-year-old finished her eighth AFLW season

YallournNorth 12 20242 237 528

Newborough 41 21169 195-26 28

Moe 21 21165 176 -1126

Longwarry2 121147 199-52 25

Traralgon 40 40202 259 -57 5

DIVISION 5

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Drouin 4 3 0 1 139 80 59 33

Traralgon RSL3 211126 1002623

Morwell 4 2 1 1 114 125 -11 21

Churchill 21 21109 114-519

Neerim District 2 1 2 1 118 119 -1 17

Yinnar 21 21103 137-34 17

Trafalgar 31 21110 120-10 16

Warragul 31 21100 124-24 14

STRZELECKI NORTH PLAYING AREA SATURDAY PENNANT 2025 -26 15 Nov-25 ROUND5

DIVISION 1

Traralgon 18 123Traralgon RSL052

Morwell Club 1776 Trafalgar 158

Drouin 16 98 Longwarry279

Newborough 1481Morwell 477

DIVISION 2

Boolarra1690Neerim District 261

Traralgon (2) 1887 Traralgon RSL (2) 051

Warragul 16 92 Garfield 261

Moe 18114 Traralgon (3) 047

DIVISION 3

Newborough (2) 16 88 Morwell (2) 261

Moe (2) 16 92 Yinnar 268

Trafalgar (2) 16 83 Thorpdale 258

Longwarry(2) 18 111 Drouin (2) 045

DIVISION 4

Neerim District (2) 16 84 Yarragon 271

Traralgon (4) 1684 Traralgon RSL (3) 269

Warragul (2) 18 85 Churchill 075

Newborough (3) 18 106YallournNorth 059

DIVISION 5

Garfield (2) 954Morwell (3) 754

Drouin (3) 1465 Trafalgar (3) 249

Traralgon (5) 14 67 Warragul (3) 241

DIVISION 6

Longwarry(3) 14 56 Morwell Club (2) 245

Newborough (4) 14 75 Traralgon (6) 234

Moe (3) Bye

Morwell (4) 14 58 Boolarra(2) 252

DIVISION 7

Churchill (2) 863Thorpdale (2) 227

Yallourn North(2) 10 50 Traralgon RSL(4)

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Morwell (5) 848Drouin (4) 240

Boolarra(3) Bye

STRZELECKI NORTH PLAYING AREA

SATURDAY PENNANT LADDER 15 NOV 2025 ROUND5

DIVISION 1

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Traralgon 15 00479 290 18982

Newborough 14 01417 369 48 70

Trafalgar 12 21376 378 -2 44

Morwell 12 30387 387 042

Longwarry1 230416 375 41 41

Drouin 11 31295 358 -63 29

Traralgon RSL1 131282 374-92 29

Morwell Club 11 40321 442 -12123

DIVISION 2

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Moe 15 00472 332 14080

Boolarra1 311335 263 72 61

Warragul 12 21314 294 20 47

Garfield 12 21305 317-12 47

Traralgon 22 30371 384 -1340

Traralgon 32 30336 428 -92 34

Neerim District 11 31293 307 -1433

Traralgon RSL2 140339 440 -101 18

DIVISION 3

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Newborough 24 01328 279 49 66

Longwarry2 311359 254 10563

Trafalgar 23 11319 281 38 60

Thorpdale 12 21293 279 14 49

Morwell 22 21288 290 -2 42

Moe 21 31275 313-38 31

Yinnar 11 31267 335 -68 29

Drouin 20 41264 362 -98 20

DIVISION 4

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Warragul 24 01349 255 94 75

Newborough 33 11344 250 94 58

Traralgon 42 21307 283 24 47

Churchill 12 21307 308 -1 45

YallournNorth (1)221288 334 -46 41

Yarragon 11 31283 318-35 35

Neerim District 21 31282 344 -62 30

Traralgon RSL3 131274 342 -68 29

DIVISION 5

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Drouin 34 01286 156130 68

with averagesofeight disposals, 0.9 marks, and 2.6tackles from 14 games played.

Sherriff has played finals every year besides her debut season with Melbournebackin2019(she alsowon apremiership withthe Demons in 2022), and has also featured in Hawthorn's first two finals series in the AFLW.

The Blues headtowards apreliminary final matchup against Brisbane this weekend.

In what is her first finals campaign to date, Foster's Yasmin Duursma will be anticipating

SCOREBOARD

Traralgon 53 11233 200 33 52

Garfield 22 12216 231 -1547

Morwell 31 22213 215-231

Trafalgar 31 31197 258 -61 25

Warragul 30 41183 268 -85 17

DIVISION 6

Name WL DF ADiff. P

Newborough 43 01221 1239854

Morwell 43 11236 227 952

Moe 33 01198 1415750

Morwell Club 22 21236 2122441

Longwarry3 121158 170-12 26

Boolarra2 031135 225 -90 11

Traralgon 60 40175 261 -86 6

DIVISION 7

Name WL DF ADiff. P Morwell 53 01154 96 58 33

Boolarra3 301146 92 54 31

Churchill 22 11118 1099 21

Drouin 41 2190855 19

Traralgon RSL4 131111 126-15 17

YallournNorth 21 31138 170-32 17

Thorpdale 21 30119 198-79 12

GOLF

CHURCHILL ANDMONASH

4Person Ambrose 8th November 2025.

Winners: Ash West/C.Filfillan/M. Hutchinson/Adam West 60.25 Nett

D.T.L: 1. M. Soppe/J.Soppe/M. Brereton/R. King 62.375 Nett, 2. B. Jenkins/A. Jenkins/G. Leahy63.333 Nett

N.T.P: 3rdG Barnes,12th M. Soppe (Propin)

Monthly Medal (Stroke) Championships (Wk 1) 11th November 2025 rescheduled due to greens being under water

MIRBOONORTH

Saturday15th November,StrokeR2

Championship

AGrade: TimTraill(5) 64 nett. (69 equal Club Record)

BGrade: SEvison (22) 69 nett.

DTL: SMcInnes 69, JRobbins,T Bradshaw, SHill-Smith 70, MPayne 71 c/b NTP: 4th MPayne,6th MPayne,13th JMc Farlane,16th FFernandez. Birdies: 6th MPayne,SMcInnes,16th S

Mc Innes

Lowest putts: JRobbins 26 c/b Championship leader board.

AGrade: scratch, TimTraill146, TBradshaw 159

AGrade HCP: TimTraill 134, T Bradshaw139

BGrade: ALIebe174,J Robbins 174

HCP: SHill-Smith 144, JSmeriglio 146, CGrade: SEvison 191, DTaylor 201 HCP: SEvison 147, DTaylor 155.

MOE

Wednesday, 05 November 2025 Twilight

Stableford

AGrade Winner: D. Scurlock(+1) 20

Sunday, 09 November 2025 OPEN Sunday

Mixed Stableford

Grade AWinners: Scurlock, Dael (-1) 37

Grade BWinners: Collins,Elizabeth (41) 39

Place Getters: Kovacevic,Daniel 39, Thompson, Peter36, Moore, Brandon 35 C/B

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 WOMEN'S WEDNESDAY 9HOLE Stableford

Overall Winners: Rankin, Joyce(28) 13

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 Split 2nd Rnd WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

Type : Stroke

Grade AWinners: Lang,Marj (21) 74

GradeB Winners: Griggs,Andrea (38) 73

Place Getters: Mead, Anne 74,Backman, Chrissie 74,Donaldson, Leanne 76

Wednesday, 12 November 2025 Twilight

Stableford

AGrade Winner -C.Mathison (27) 19

Thursday, 13 November 2025 OPEN Mixed

Stableford

Grade AWinners: Collings,Dale (9) 38

Grade BWinners: Jenkins,Brian (15) 37

Grade CWinners: Pace,William (19) 36

Grade DWinners: Walshe,Michael (23) 34

Place Getters: White, Rodney36C/B, WHITELAW, Tom36C/B,Garlick, Karl 35, Bassman, Jeffrey 34 C/B,Wilkinson, Wally 34 C/B,Symons,Daniel 33 C/B,Keenan, Peter33 C/B,Sleswick, Paddy 33 C/B,Van Der Meulen, Luke33, Devent, Anton 32 C/B,Knox, Terry32 C/B,Beath, Ken32 C/B, Backman, Shane 32 C/B,Brien, Graeme 32 C/B,Stansbury, Les 32 C/B,Downs,Craig

moving one stepcloser to aGrand Final appearance when facing the Lions.

On the opposite side of the bracket, North Melbourne takes on Melbourne, with both sides featuring Gippsland talent.

Warragul's Jasmine Ferguson is eyeing backto-back AFLW premierships with the Kangaroos, while Bairnsdale's Megan Fitzsimon and Cora Lynn's Tyla Hanks (Melbourne vice-captain) are searching for their firstflag since 2022 with the Demons.

Killeen

32 C/B

Great Score: Max WOODALL(Eagle) @ 10,Tom WHITELAW(Birdie) @8,Karl Garlick(Birdie) @14, Shane Backman (Birdie) @14, Bill Hall (Birdie) @8,Wally Wilkinson (Birdie) @8 Nearest to Pin: 4th NatoAzzopardi, 8th Bill Hall, 14th Bill Hall

Saturday, 15 November 2025 WOMEN'S SATURDAY OPEN Stableford

Grade AWinners: Backman, Chrissie (29) 28 C/B

Saturday, 15 November 2025 2nd Rnd MEN'S Club Championships

Type : Stroke

Grade AWinners: Johnson, Tony (2) 70

Grade BWinners: Brien, Graeme (17) 70

Grade CWinners: Duncan, Jack (19) 75 C/B

Place Getters: Hunter,Adam 71, Bassman, Aaron 73 C/B,Doak, Shaun 73 C/B Backman, Phil 73 C/B,Stirzaker,Jason 73, Gauci, Anthony74, Downs,Craig 75 C/B, Keenan, Peter75C/B,Weir,Liam 75 C/B

Gaul, Joshua 75 C/B,Gross Winner,Tony Johnson 72 C/B,Aaron Bassman 72

Great Score: Paul Spiteri (Birdie) @14, Martin Weir (Birdie) @8,Shannon Borg (Birdie) @14, Tony Johnson (Birdie) @14, RodneyWhite(Birdie) @8,JackDuncan (Birdie) @4

Nearest to Pin: 4th Phil Backman, 8th John Harber,14th Aaron Bassman

MORWELL

Women's StablefordWednesday12th November 2025

Winner: Lvan Rooy 33c/b

NTP: 8th CBoers15th CBoers

TRAFALGAR

WednesdayWomen's results 12/11/25

18-Holes: Stroke/MonthlyMedal and 1st Rd

Championships 9-Holes: StrokeMedal Winner:Charlie Killeen (27) with 72 nett

Runner-Up: BevKeily(23) 75 nett

ScratchWinner: SamCaldow(10)with 87

Putting: Donna Melon

DTL: Donna Melon, KarenMacGregor and SamCaldowwith 77 nett, Anne Outhred and Aileen McNair with 79 nettc/b

NTP: 5th BevKeilyand Alison Bailey15th no-one

Gobblers: Heather Savige on the 6th, Bron Wallace on the 11th and 16th,Lorna Risol on the 11th

9-Hole players

Winner: Heather Savige (16) with 39 nett

Tuesday: 11/11/25

No Golf to wet

Thursday13/11/2025 -2nd roundSeniors

Championship Stroke

Players: 57,Women 22, Men 35

Ladies Winner: Nola Fordham (32)

Runner Up: Cheryl Deppeler (34)

DTL: JanGriffin (35) Aileen McNair (36) Chris Payne (36) JanJansen (37) BevKeily (37)

NTP: SamCaldow(13th)

LuckyCard: June Tickell

Mens Winner: RobDeVries (31)

Runner Up : Craig Scanlan (32)

DTL: SteveKlemke(33) Alan Gray (33) John Turpin (35) RobCusworth/Warner (35) Vic Hill (35) Max Taylor (36) Duane Baker (36) RodBoon (36) Hank Fiddelaers(36) NTP: Hank Fiddelaers(13th)

LuckyCard: Harold McNair

Friday, November 14th, Open Men’s& Ladies Stableford

AGrade Winner: Adam Steenholdt 39 pts

BGrade Winner: RobCusworth-Warner 36 pts

DTL's: WarwickGriggs 37,Ben Skinner 37, GarryJansen 36, Nathan Jenkins 36, Barry Dwyer 35, PeterHeathcote35, Tony Gray 35, Greg Evison 35 Birdies: 5th: Jeff Gray 11th:John Hargreaves, Adam Steenholdt

Saturday,November 15th, Stroke –Second Round Club Championships

AGrade Winner: WarwickGriggs 68 nett

BGrade Winner: Brian Fox 71 nettC/B

CGrade Winner: PeterCollier 70 nett

DTL’s: Bruce Aplin 69, Wayne Robbins 70, Denis Dyke 71, Graeme Harris 71, Tony Bickley71, Jeff Gray 71, LukeBrain 71, Russ Grant 71, Graeme Grant 72, Nathan Jenkins 72, Hank Fiddelaers72, Graeme

Ayre 72 C/B

NTP’s: 2nd: BarryWatkins 5th: Darren Wiseman 11th:WarwickGriggs 13th:Jordan Chapman 15th:Peter Burghardt –Charli

Championship Leadersafter round2

AGrade: Scratch: Wayne Robbins 150 gross Handicap: Chad McKie 138nett

BGrade: Scratch: WarwickGriggs 167 gross Handicap: WarwickGriggs 145nett

CGrade: Scratch: Hank Fiddelaers182 gross Handicap: Hank Fiddelaers144 nett

DGrade: Scratch: PeterCollier 195gross

Handicap: PeterCollier 145nett

Sunday, November 16th,Trafalgar Plate

PlateWinners: Churchill-Monash Golf Club

138pts

ScratchWinner: Tony Johnson 73 gross

AGrade Winner: Russell Dent 40 pts

BGrade Winner: MatthewGarner 37 pts

CGrade Winner: George Petkovic 38 pts

DTL’s: Reno Borg37, Colin Thompson 37, SteveKlemke36, Neville Gutteridge 36, Tony Cardillo 36, Cooper Rimington 35, Stu Marriott35, Tony Johnson 35, Mitchell McQuillen 34, Jarrod Zonneveld 34, Joshua Robbins 34, RoyWhatmough 33, Warren Butcher 33, Chris Griffin33C/B NTP’s: 2nd:Grant Wilson 5th: Cooper Rimington 11th:Mitchell McQuillen 13th:Alf Jessup 15th:Russell Dent

PISTOLS

TRARALGON

Mon 3/11/25 Air pistol

BGrade: BKelly525-54-577

CGrade: DO'Rourke 479-116-595. H Shiels 440-110-550.

DGrade: CBenelli 491-91-582. LMorris 457-146-603.H Miller 433-164-597

Wed5/11/25 50 mt pistol

CGrade: BKelly285-170-455. DGrade: PDePetro374.C Benelli 356-202558. LMorris 173-251-424. DChandler 162-262-423. Sat 8/11/25 mornCentrefire

DGrade: DO'Rouke438-202-640. RMiller 322. MPeterson 322-213-534. 25 mt pistol

DGrade: LKlein 481-141-622. VPardini 424-139-563. HMiller 356-202-558. N Darius 303.

Classic pistol

DGrade: BCollins 214-120-334. LMorris 208-190-394. Afternoon shoot 50 mt pistol

DGrade: LMorris 269-270-539. HMiller 249.

TENNIS

RIVERSIDE TENNIS

Local leaders to begin WNBL season

BASKETBALL

WNBL BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT

THE first month of the latest WNBL season has passed.

UC Capitals currently sit second bottom on the ladder, despite team captain and Traralgon’s Jade Melbourne leading from the front.

The Capitals have won just twice from their first six games,beginningwith anine-point victory over SouthsideMelbourne Flyers at John Cain Arena, where Melbournepouredin15points,eightassists and six rebounds.

They then fell in their next four games, with

Traralgon WNBL action this Sunday

BASKETBALL

NBL BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT

TRARALGON will be ahive for basketball lovers over the next few weeks.

Bendigo Spirit playPerth Lynx this Sunday at Gippsland RegionalSports Stadium this weekend.

The NBL also returns through asustained partnership between the Latrobe Valley and South East Melbourne Phoenix -who have played games at Traralgon’s refurbished stadium since 2022.

It’s alandmarkventure this time around, as the two games that arrive against Tasmania Jack Jumpers (December10) and New Zealand Breakers (December 13) close out the third NBL games to be played in the region thisyear alone -togoalong with the upcoming WNBL match.

That comes on top of the Australian Boomers games playedinTraralgon last February,alsoaspart of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers, and basketball fans have been in afever dream the last 12 months.

The Phoenix-Latrobe Valley games have presented greatexcitement andhugeeconomic boost for the region, withamajorityof the games being down-to-the-wire, including adouble overtime thriller in 2022 between our very own and Sydney Kings, which is regarded as one of the best NBL games ever.

Phoenix currently sit amongthe top teams in the league to begin the 2025/26 season, with the Jack Jumpers and Breakershoping to knock off their home opponents to climb back into the finals race.

South East Melbourne Phoenix host TasmaniaJackJumpers on Wednesday, December 10, before hosting New Zealand Breakers on Saturday, December 13.

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Melbourne struggling from the fieldinmost of those outings.

The Capitals rebounded with a40-pointhome victory over Sydney Flames at the weekend at AIS Arena.

Melbourne finished with 14 points, seven assists, and six rebounds.

Despite the tough start, the Traralgon star currently sits second in the league for assists with an average of 6.6 per game.

Returning home from her third WNBA season,

Melbourne has been entrusted with higher leadership responsibilities as she goes through her sixth season in Australia’s top women’s basketball competition.

Melbournewas heavily involved in recruitment, with the likes of Opalspair Zitina Aokuso and Sara Blicavs (sister of Geelong AFL premiership player Mark)arriving as meanstopush the franchise into awinning position.

“I’veloved every teammate that I’ve had the opportunity to play with at the Caps, but I’m also someone that’s been sick of losing the last few years,” Melbourne told CODE Sports in the lead up to the WNBL season.

“I really want to be in ateam that’s contending for finals.”

Even with her efforts both on and off the court, it has yet to translate to early success this year.

Despite only one additional win thus far, Geelong Venom sit within the top five to begin its second season in the WNBL.

Having changed namesfrom United to Venom during the offseason, Moe’s Jaz Shelley is once again on deck.

Sincethe backend of her debut season in the WNBLlastyear, Shelleyhas beengivenextended opportunities despite Geelong only claiming two

wins thus far through the first six games.

The Venom blew out Adelaide Lightning in Round 2and also passed Perth Lynx by 19 points on Tuesday, November 11.

Some close calls resulted in Geelongmissing out on twoadditionalwinsearly in theseason, including aone-point loss to Perth in its first bout.

They would then pick up an important 12-point

Traralgon junior swimmers star at nationals

SWIMMING

THREETraralgonSwimming Club membersrepresenting Victoriainthe Australian Primary School SwimmingChampionships held in Ballarat earlier thismonth came home with some fantastic results.

Henry Arnup (11) competed in three individual events and won silver in the 50 metresbackstroke, breaking the Boys11-years-and-under Victorian Country record in the heat (33.13) and again in the final (32.79) just missing gold by 0.2 of asecond. He alsomadefinals in the 50m butterfly and freestyle and was amember of the 11 years/under Victorian freestyle and medley relayteams,both winning bronze medals.Blake Warne (11) competing as a multiclass swimmer, had abig program of seven individual events,winning two silvermedals in the 11 years 200m freestyle and 100m breaststroke.

He alsocompetedinthe multiclass 11 years/under freestylerelay which finished fifth.Ben Edgar (10) swamthe 50m freestyle, recordinga personal best in the event and again in the 10 years/under freestyle relay where the Victorian team finished fifth.Traralgon Swimming Club Senior Head Coach

Brian Ford spoke highly of the three young men.

“Henry,Blake and Ben all had good trainingform leading up to the meet and performed in the same manner," he said.

"Nearly every swim they had resulted in a personal best and when competing at the highest level this is no mean feat.

"Henry’s performance particularly in winning silver in his backstroke event, breaking two country

records, was outstanding given he broke the previous record by nearly asecond.

"All the boys were terrific ambassadors for the Traralgon Swimming Club and Gippsland Swimming.”

Flipper: BlakeWarne with hismedals from the AustralianPrimarySchool Swimming Championships

win over Southside Flyers last week to push them up the ladder early on in the season. Shelley finished with 15 points, four assists and three steals on the night.

Early struggles: In herfirst year as team captain at UC Capitals,Traralgon’s Jade Melbourne is once again dominating despiteher team’s lackofsuccess Photographs supplied

Valley teams vying for CBL titles

BASKETBALL

CBL

BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT

JUST two rounds remain before finals action takes overthe localCountryBasketball League scene.

Allthree Latrobe Valley clubs, whether in themen’s or women’s division, are hungry to be crowned champions by season’s end.

Moe continued its impressive run of performances with twoblistering winsat the weekend to remain second on the men’s ladder with just one blemish to date.

The Meteors wontheir two matchupsin Round 7byanaverage of 60 points.

While a13-point lead didn’t make it seem as though Lakes Entrance would be on the opposing end of asevere thrashing, it ended up happening, withMoe defeating the Pelicans by 67 points at LakesEntrance Youth and Recreation Centre on Saturday.

The significantmarginallowed the Meteors to stretch into their bench, with all players logging at least eight points on the game.

Austin Shelley poured in 30 points for Moe, followed by Ben van Dyk with 20 and Rohan Demczuk with 18.

Whilethe Meteors’ next opponent managed to pile on abetter score, the local side went even greater, taking downSouthern Peninsula138 to 84 at Latrobe Leisure Moe Newborough on Sunday.

A40-point first quarter opened the game up earlier, which led to Moe being ahead by

59 points by the time the finalterm came around

The Meteors featured six players in double figures, with Josh Parkinson leading the way with 24 points, followed by Shelley (23) and Preston Laidlaw (18 and fourthree-pointers).

Traralgon went from looking as the dark horse of the competition, rising purposefully up the ladder, to sitting with acluster of teams in the middle.

They began with an assertive victory over top-seeded Warragul on Saturday at Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium (GRISS) by 20 points.

The T-Birds duelled with the league’s best throughout the first half, before getting aleg up in the third quarter to lead by 16 points heading into the final turn.

Traralgon kept the Warriors at bay through to the end, with Brooklyn Fue producing acareer-best 28 points, followed by Zac Bezzina with 20.

Just as the T-Birds looked as though they were going to inch closer towardsthe top three,they were taken down by fellow finals contender Maffra by 13 points at Cameron Sporting Complex on Sunday.

Nothing could separate the two teams after the first half of action, but a20-point differentialthe way of the Eaglesinthe third term blew the game out of the water.

Traralgon desperatelyscroungedtoget back into it, but couldn’t overcome its third quarter woes.

Maffra’s Sam Whelan was too much for the T-Birds, going off for 47 points (nine

three-pointers) to bring down their fifth win of the season and keep the Eagles within the finals picture.

Morwell alsocelebrated at the weekend, keeping themselves just outside the finals race with a27-point winoverSaleatLatrobe Leisure Morwell on Sunday.

Nick Sedley led the way with 23 points, followed by William Tankard with 20.

 MOE women’s kept themselves comfortably in the top four with a14-point victory over Southern Peninsula on Sunday at Latrobe Leisure Moe Newborough.

A30-10 second quarter gave the Meteors the necessary cushiontohold on to an important win late into the regular season.

Joanna Watson top-scored with 21 points for Moe, followed by Tahni Hodgens and Brooke Hunter with 16 each.

Traralgon split at the weekend, beginning withalosstoWarragul by 23 points at GRISS on Saturday,before adding its second win of the season on Sunday by defeating Maffra by 11 points at CameronSportingComplex.

The T-Birds overcame a12-point deficit sustained in the first quarter against the Eagles to eventually come out on top.

Hannah Smith (19 points), Lauren Tuplin (16), and Cassie Davis (12) led the way for Traralgon.

Morwell still sit at the top of the ladder with an unbeateneight wins, but had the bye at the weekend.

Candid White opens up on NBL decision

BASKETBALL

BY BLAKE METCALF-HOLT

CURRENTLY suiting up over in Turkey, Traralgon’s Jack White has revealed why he decided not to return to Melbourne United followingits NBL Grand Finalloss last season.

After falling in apivotal five games to Illawarra Hawks,Whiteexited afterreturning for one season with United, venturing to German basketball club Bayern Munich and now doing battle for MersinMSK in the Turkish Super Basketball League.

Speaking recently to Basketball.com.au, the Traralgon journeyman revealed the difficulty in departing for afranchise he holds dearly.

“It was atough decision, it’s not asecret to anyone that Ilove the NBL and more specifically love being at MelbourneUnited,” he said.

“I don’t haveenough good thingstosay about all the people involved in that club fromNickTruelsonthe CEO to Smirchy, our team manager and all the players and the staff, everyone is just so elite.” White admitted that financial reasons played apartinmoving from his home country to Europe.

“I’m heading into my sixthyear as aprofessional and it feels like yesterday Ionly just started, and obviously this is afinite career,” he added.

“Partofmymindset and chatting with Sammy, my agent, was looking for different things where Icould still earn alittlebit more money but be challenged, so Ican just try and keep improving as aplayer first and foremost.”

White is currently averaging 7.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, one assist, and one block per game througheight games with Mersin MSK in both domestic and Euroleaguecompetition.

When returning to Traralgon late last year, the Traralgon NBA champion told the Express his desire in working towards areturn to the top basketball league in the world.

“I definitelyhaveaspirations of getting back there and Ifeel like I’m an NBA calibre player, but it’s one thing to say, it’s another thing to go out and do it and prove that on anightly basis.”

White has followed through on those wishes, having played for Atlanta Hawks in the NBA’s Summer League (development tournament) last July.

He also disclosed the unfortunate ending to his tenure with NBA franchise Denver Nuggets, following their NBA Finals victory.

“The only disappointing thing about it was sort of at the end of it all, like after we won, therewas just Iguess some false sort of promises that were made to me about what they’re expecting and then what they were going to give me in return for achieving what Idid as an individual,” he told Basketball. com.au.

“That was somewhere that Iwanted to stay and washaving agreat timeand felt like that was somewhere Icould continue to learn and improve …soIwas definitely disappointed with how that turned out.”

 FELLOW Traralgon boy Will Hamilton has been selected to attend the National Performance Camp (NPC) at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) next January.

Theyoungathletes will participate across afour day schedule of high performance and training activitiesguided by Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence and specialised staff.

It was recently announced that Hamilton would join the Centre of Excellence located at the AIS -aprogram that has spawned the careers the likes of AndrewBogut, Patty

Mills, Mirboo North’s Belinda Snell, and Traralgon’s Jade Melbourne.

Hamiltonwill play for Australia this December (8-13) at the FIBA U17 Oceania Championships -his second stint in the green and gold.

 YOUNG Traralgon basketballers also headline the latest crop of local talent selected for Basketball Victoria's state pathway programs.

The 2025/26 State Development Program (SDP) StatePerformance Program(SPP), and National Performance Program (NPP) are all pillars of the state's high performance pathway to foster the next generation elite athletes in the sport.

Juniorplayers will take partinspecialisedtraining environments focusing on skill, game smarts, physicaldevelopment and leadership, all under the guidance of BasketballVictoria's high performance coaching staff.

Morwell and Traralgon player Marley Alimpic has been picked for the SPP, supporting the former under 16 Victorian Country captain in preparing for elite competitions through intensive training.

AcontingentofTraralgonjuniors were also selected for the SPP, through Fletcher Adams, Wil Jones and Jack Scurrah, while Moe's Seth Fozard also made the cut.

Furthermore, the local basketball club also had players chosen for the SDP, developing emerging talent by focusing on foundational skills, athletic development, and understanding of the high performance culture.

Ella Higgins, Aaliyah and Tahnee Judilla, Lahna Murphy, Goy Deng and Noah Edgar will all receive an integralintroduction to the Basketball Victoria high performance pathway, to eventually aim for SPP and NPP selection.

CRICKETLATROBEVALLEY

Sundries (1w

Dynamicduo: Melbourne Renegadesand Latrobe Valley cricketing exportNicole Faltum (right) areeyeing back-tobackWomen’s Big BashLeague championships.Here, she celebratesawicketwith best mateTess Flintoff.

Good start by the Gades

METCALF-HOLT

THE Melbourne Renegades are mounting an early case for backto-back Women’s Big Bash League titles, winning three of their first four matches to begin the latest season.

Going downtothe wire, the latest Melbourne derby went the way of the Renegades, with Latrobe Valley cricketing export Nicole Faltum getting the better of her former side once again.

The Renegades won by four wickets, with Faltum part of the winningpartnershiptosee the reigning premierclaim victory with seven balls to spare at the Junction Oval.

TheformerTrafalgar and Morwell junior finished with seven notout and acatch

Prior to that, the Renegades succumbed for the first time since November last year, with Adelaide Strikerswinning by seven wickets at Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide.

Coming in the middle order, Faltum mounted just fiveruns (including one boundary) from five balls.

Leading into that loss, the Renegades had taken down Syndey Thunder and Brisbane Heat to begin the season.

Faltum made 37 not out against the Thunder and did not bat in the season opener against the Heat due weather conditions causing aDLS method win.

Atop two showdownoccurs tomorrow (Thursday,November 20) when the Renegades take on the undefeated Hobart Hurricanes at North Sydney Oval from 3.40pm.

NB: Afullreport on local cricketmatches will be included in next week’s paper once two-daygames are completed. Afull bowls wrap will also be included covering the last few rounds.

The Express is also aware of an incident from the Gormandale versus Latrobe AGrade match, where aGormandale playerupended the stumps after being dismissed. Cricket Latrobe Valley President Evan Sheekey has confirmed he was on the phone until 11pm last Saturday night dealing with the issue. Moretocome -LiamDurkin

CRICKET WBBL BY BLAKE

Photograph supplied

Gelagotis racingtop of thetown

HORSE RACING

By LIAM DURKIN

TALK about the perfect start to ameeting.

Moe stable Peter Gelagotis Racing celebrated after three-year-oldfillyFreshen won the opening race on MoeCup day

Entering with astarting priceof$7.50, 2023 Moe Cup-winningjockey Craig Newitt expertly steered home amemorable ride in the TM&H Mitre 10 Maiden Plate over 1100 metres.

Freshen held its lead from the 800m mark, winning by the best partofa length on the insidefrom Kippis who simply ran out of time.

“A popular win, they were cheeringfrom the stands,”racecallerAdam Olszanski quipped, even managing aslight chuckle himself.

Thatalocal runnerbeat ahorsetrainedbyCiaron Maher (one of the richest trainers in the country) was afurther feather in the cap to the PGR team. Connections celebrated accordingly, embracing around the mounting yard before rushing to congratulate Newitt.

Amongthem was Melbournepremiership forward BayleyFritsch, who has become aclose friend of the stable, as has Collingwoodflagwinner and current AFL match review officer Michael Christian. Welland trulyinhis element, PGRgeneral manager Manny Gelagotis huddled connections together for apep talk, thankingthem for their support and looking forward to future successes.

The good times kept rolling when House Of Lords won the Race 5Moe Optical ‘Royal Snack’ Handicap (2050m).

given the family's history, not only in racing but also in business.

“Big thrill to win on Moe Cup day, it means alot to our family,” he said.

“Really successful day, fantastic for the ownership group.

“Originally having our stables here, we’ve always saidcomingback to our hometown, our foundation was built here.

“The track was in fantastic order. In our opinion it’s one of the premier tracks for country racing in Victoria, if notthe best, (it’s) always got cushion in it, always races as fairly as possible."

As the junior Gelagotis (Manny’s son) explained, the pathforwardwill hopefullysee even greater honours for the three runners.

“House of Lords and Freshen will go to the paddocknow,theyare onestowatch for the autumn. Caelius will likely have one or two more runs,” he said.

On House Of Lords specifically:

House Of Lords has had an exceptional last six

Newittagain rode awinner for the stable, getting the five-year-old mare across the line by alength from Saxon Beauty and Emphasize, trained by 2023 Moe Cup winners Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young in atight finish thatsaw five horsesbunched in the photo finish.

months, winning thrice and twice running second.

Three-year-old colt Caelius also ran well for the stable, coming secondinthe Race 3Clearview Radiology Maiden Plate (1600m).

PGR representative Michael Gelagotis Jr Jr said it was great to havewinners on the home track

“You dare to dream big with horses like that but at the same time you have to build them through the grades,” he said.

“Where she’ll take us we’ll let her take us where she wants to go, whether that’scountry cups, benchmark 64s on aSaturday, or she might even be, who knows, aCaulfield Cup horse, who knows what she could possibly be.”

Kevin Sheedy special guest at this year’scup

HORSE RACING/FOOTBALL

By LIAM DURKIN

THE marshmallows were savedfor the confectionary stand this time.

AFLlegend Kevin Sheedy was guest of honour at thisyear’s Moe Cup.

Fanswere eager to snap aphoto with Essendon’s coachofthe century, who generously gave his time mingling with attendees.

Sheedyhas anumber of local connections through his interestinhorse racing, mainly through the Gelagotis stable, and is familiar with Moe Racing Club, where his son has sent horses previously.

The Sheedy-Moe Racing Club connection also takes in generations.

Moe’sPeter SommervilleplayedinEssendon’s 1993 premiership. His dad John Sommerville (another premiership Bomber) is the brother of GeoffSommerville, who is theSommerville of Moe building firm Law Sommerville Industries, the Law of which is Moe Racing Club Life Member and current vice chairman Brad Law.

Topping it off, Moe RacingClubTreasurer Pauline Turra, who was instrumental in landing Sheedy, comes from afamilyofdiehard Essendon supporters.

“I’ve enjoyed every time I’ve come here, people always make you feel welcome,” Sheedy said.

“They’ve done agreat job on cup day, having the courage to put it on aSunday, Ithink it’s been a very smart move.”

Sheedy's father hails from EastGippsland, while his old coaching adversary Denis Pagan hasbeen another to enter the racing industry post his AFL days, and has been spotted in the mounting yard afew times at Moe Racing Club in recent years.

Regarded as the AFL’s greatest innovator, and the only person to clock 1000 games as aplayer/ coachatthe highest level (taking in premiership, preseason and state games for Richmond,

Essendon and GWS), Sheedy rubbed shoulders with ahost of locals at the highest level.

He coached Thorpdale’sJason Winderlich(129 games for Essendon) and, somewhat ironically, Traralgon’s Jay Neagle, who holds the distinction of making his debut in Sheedy’s last game as Essendon coach in 2007.

Sheedy also travelled with Traralgon’s Kelvin Templeton on Harry Beitzel’s Galah’s tour to Ireland in the 1970s -aforerunner to what became International Rules.

“Wonderfulplayer Kelvin, this area, Latrobe

Valley,from West Gippsland rightthrough to Bairnsdale, if you were picking one of the greatest teams ever it’d be oneofthe bestsportsman’s night you’d ever have,” Sheedy said. Templeton has releasedanovel, and will be back home next week for the local release.

Beitzel, afellow AFL Hall of Famer, did time at the old Morwell River Prison Farm after getting unintentionally tangled up in the financials of a lottery organisation he was working for.

Another one of Sheedy’s premiership players, Steve Carey (1985), went on to coach Warragul.

The Gulls will be coached by Gary Ayres next season, whowas an assistant under Sheedy at Essendon.

“He’s avery good coach, his coaching at Port Melbourne was impeccable. Whoever is going to be playing against aGary Ayres team is going to have to be super-competitive to win,” Sheedy warned.

Closer to home, Sheedyhas previously been No 1ticketholder for Moe Football-Netball Club, where he has takentraining for senior and junior teams.

Known for hisoutside-the-boxthinking, he once instructed Moe playerstokick the ball along the ground for an entire drill, before changing back to the conventional.

He didthis purely to make apoint of how much easier it is to move the ball when it stays off the deck.

“If you’ve got alot of knowledge out of your life over78years, share it before you’re not here,” he told the Express

While he has often labelled James Hird as Essendon’s greatest ever player, he has said he was prepared to step aside as Bomberscoach after close to 30 years on the presumption Neale Daniher would be his successor.

Daniher’s son Ben has played for Moe the last four years, and only recently made the decision his knees could not go around again.

Sheedyfamously made his Essendonteam leave the 1999 Grand Final at three quarter time, the start of what was avirtually undefeated 2000 season.

The parallels could perhaps not be more poignant for the current Moe team.

As for long-suffering Bomber fans of the current generation, Sheedy had this to say when asked ‘can you give any hope to Essendon supporters next year?’

“Essendon will be avery good team within three years,” he declared.

You read it here first.

Latrobe Valley Express, Wednesday, 19 November, 2025

Insights: Craig Newitt speaks to connectionspost-race

Photographs: Liam Durkin

Good dayatthe office: Thelocal stable from PeterGelagotis Racing had asuccessful MoeCup day, bringing home twowinners. Here, connections celebrateafter Freshen’s victor yinRace 1.

Demon delight: Melbourne footballer Bayley Fritsch finallyhad something to smileabout this year,after hishorse Freshen, trainedbyMoe’s PeterGelagotis Racing,won at the weekend.

Star: KevinSheedy with MoeRacing Club committeemembersMichael Walshe and Tony Flynn. Known forhis sense of humour,Sheedy quipped “I’vegot afew of these”while holding the premiership-style MoeCup trophy. Photograph: Liam Durkin

Howling to historic MoeCup victory

HORSE RACING

By LIAM DURKIN

WHAT’S in aname.

Six-year-old gelding Howlin’ Rain carried asomewhat facetious undertone on the way to winning this year’s Moe Cup.

The historic meeting, held on aSunday for the first time, saw Logan Bates steer home the winner for Cranbourne-based trainer Cindy Anderson in commanding fashion by nearly three lengths. Howlin’ Rain jumped well and led from start to finish across 2050 metres in the eight-horse race. Star Vegaand Ghetto Superstar had to make do with podium finishes, while Red On Red, trained by Moe’s John Pascoe and carryinglocal optimism at $14.00,camesixth.

Fifth-placed Staunched looked beaten as horses turnedinto the final straight, and as racecaller Adam Oslanski wonderfully put, the finish was a “one act affair, Howlin’ Rain in the howling wind,” once thegelding put on the afterburners.

The win returned no great surprises, with Howlin’ Rain the pre-race favourite at $3.60.

Traralgon jockey Thomas Stockdale rode in the cup, coming seventh on board Glentaneous.

Clearly proud to be riding in the race, he held hishand over his heart as the nationalanthem was sung by Gippslander Mick Harrington (of The Voice fame) before taking to the track.

 ELSEWHERE, the meeting was highlighted by atrack record being set for a1000m sprint on the club’s StrathAyr surface, after Speir won the Race 4Bidfood Handicap in 58 seconds.

Remember Poppy won the Race 2Ian Grants Caravans Maiden Plate(1100m), and Stockdale rodethe winnerofthe Race3Clearview Radiology Maiden Plate (1600m) on board Taxing.

Real Alliance won the Race 6TRFM Handicap (1600m), Peacon the Race7Nextra Moe Sprint (1200m) and FridgeMonster the Race9Bottlemart Moe Handicap (1600m).

The meeting started with the track rated aSoft 5, upgraded to aGood 4byRace 3.

Sunday,fun day at Moe Cup

HORSE RACING

By LIAM DURKIN

MOE Racing Club staff would have slept well last Sunday night.

And deservedly so.

All hands on deck ensured another successful Moe Cup, showcasing the best thatcountry racing hastooffer.

If the movetoaSunday meeting was seen as dangerous in the eyes of even the staunchest traditionalists, such fears were surely quelled by meeting’s end.

Thousands gathered for whatcouldhavebeen termed a‘pleasant Sunday afternoon’, that started in typically subdued fashion and ended with great frivolity after the last race.

Early showers threatened atired MoeCup weather cliché, yet from Race 1onwards, hardly adrop of water fell.

There wasstill rain on Moe Cup day -it’sjust that it onlycameright at the very startand rightatthe veryend, at whichtimeracinghad finishedanyway (mind you, it absolutelypelted down around 8pm)

If everthere was asignofanew era for Moe cups- thatmay well have been it. Rainbookending the meeting, but never putting it in jeopardy.

The Sunday turnout would have undoubtedly pleased organisers, who also undoubtedly received no shortageofadvicewhenthe decision wasmade

to hold aweekend Moe Cup for the firsttimeever.

The timing however was not without careful planning. Not only did aSunday meeting allow more families the chance to attend, but aconstruction RDO the following day also ensured people from various industries could let their hair down.

Speakingofhair, Fashions on the Field attracted astrong crowd and plenty of colour, as locals and out-of-towners vied for sashes.

Elis Crewestravelled fromMontrose and won best dressed lady, whileRichmond’sMichael McAlpine took home best dressed male.

Dignitariesgathered for the chairman’sluncheon in the upstairs function room, including Member for Monash MaryAldred, sportinga horseshoe necklace, Member for Morwell Martin Cameron, and Latrobe City councillors Sharon Gibson and Adele Pugsley.

Moe Racing Club Chairman Mike Vanderfeen wished to thank all who made this year’s Moe Cup aresounding success.

“The organisation for this cup, I’ve never seen the team work so harmoniously, led by Cassandra(Moe Racing Club Chief Executive Cassandra Rendell), was afantastic job,” he said

“The crowd is up to our expectations, we had well over 1000 bookings before it started. Because the rain held off we were able to get those walk-ins.

“We believe it’s somethingwecan build on now for the families, the people have enjoyed the Sunday, they are quite happy about it.”

Thecrowd packed Turfside for the afterparty, so much so even this writer couldn’t use his media powers to get straight in.

“One in, one out,” came the blunt reply.

Turns out you can’t get into absolutelyeverywhere with acamera. Now onto the Traralgon Cup, which will be held Sunday, November 30. More photos will appear in next week’s issue.

Moe’sBreanne Beatson. Photograph: Liam Durkin

With ease: Howlin’Rainwinsthe Moe Cup.

Photographs: Liam Durkin

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