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Vol. 3 No. 16

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• Young Norwegian backpacker Siv Klepp has taken to brick laying like a duck to water, and according to her boss Ben Love, is more than carrying her weight. See VINNIE RODI’S report on Page 19.

MILDURA County Court Judge Lance Pilgrim has delivered a chilling warning to two Ouyen youths during comments about street thuggery in the community.

Handing down his sentence, His Honour told the pair their offence could have meant a 25-year jail term, and left them in no doubt as to what he thought of their behaviour on what he called “a hot August night” last year.

He was referring to an early-morning Ouyen home invasion and bashing that he described as “deplorable,” and one which could have resulted in far more serious consequences.

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By VINNIE RODI and GRANT MAYNARD SUNRAYSIA residents were out in force this past week, attending various charity events and appeals to support victims of the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires, with more support promised in the next few weeks.

The national tally currently stands at more than $100 million, with Sunraysia residents still doing all they can to help those affected.

Sunraysia has so far helped to send four B-Double trucks filled with donated goods from Bill Hutchen’s Thirteenth Street appeal to Rowville, while the Back to Basics Appeal at Lock 11 raised $20,000, and the City Heart Traders managed to raise close to $5000.

Last Friday night’s Australian Hotels Association Big Red Bucket fire appeal giant raffle and auction at Wentworth’s Royal Hotel was a smashing success.

The generosity of businesses, who donated a wide range of goods, services and vouchers, and townspeople, who attended and dug deep into their pockets, resulted in more than $13,000 raised, while Neighbourhood Cable and parent company TransACT raised $100,000.

And while people have demonstrated the depth of their pockets, it appears there’s more to come, with Mildura Bowls Club set to donate greens fees and raffle money made on Monday, February 23, from their regular Corporate Bowls Night. The Bowls Club is hopeful they can raise $1000 throughout the course of the night.

Mildura’s emergency services will band together in support of local CFA members who are currently fighting fires in Victoria’s south, hosting a Swimathon at the Mildura Waves on Sunday, February 22, from 10am.

A registration fee of $5 will apply per child, and $10 per adult, with Sunraysia’s swimming clubs supplying a small army of keen youngsters to support the event.

A number of swimmers from local Emergency Services, not to mention casual swimmers from the general public will swim alongside swimming club entrants, with the community urged to sponsor swimmers for $1 per lap.

There will also be a sausage sizzle, and water slide for the

• IN THE SWIM: Four keen participants in Sunday’s fund raising Swimathon will be, left to right, Mildura police’s Acting Sergeant Kaare Anderson, the SES’s deputy controller Col Weeding, fire fighter Stewart Stephens and paramedic Chris Parrott. kids, with all money raised going Mildura, at 1pm for Lake Cultowards the the Bush Fire Relief lulleraine where a sausage sizzle Fund. is planned, to be accompanied by Domino’s will donate 50 couple of cool drinks by the lake. cents from every pizza sold over The ride will then head to the next two Wednesday nights, Werrimull, and onto Red Cliffs while Trading Post, Red Cross, before returning to Mildura via and The Department of Human the Calder Highway/15th Street Services in Victoria have joined and ending at the Riverside Riders forces encouraging clubrooms for tea, with people to sell their a live band and refreshunwanted housements available. hold items on tradA donation of $35 ingpost.com.au, per rider includes the with all proceeds barbecue lunch and tea, donated to the with drinks available Bushfire Appeal. for purchase at all stops Sunraysia’s moand all profits going to torcycling fraternity the Red Cross Bushfire is expected to come Appeal. together in a show Riders’ spokesman, of support for VicTerry Meredith, said the toria’s ‘Black Saturride was open to all moday’ victims. torcyclists, regardless of The Riverside club affiliations or the Riders motorcycle marque of bike they club is calling on ride. all two-wheel enThe club has rethusiasts to demonceived support for the strate their solidarride from many quarity with the victims ters including the Gate• BIG HEART: Bill of the State’s most way Tavern (the raffle Hutchen’s appeal devastating bushprize of a Woodstock on behalf of bushfire fires by joining a toolbox); Warburton’s vctims has been an special group ride Butchers (the meat for and fund raising ef- overwhelming success. the barbecues); and fort on the Saturday Domino’s Pizza. of the Labour Day long weekend And not just money is be– March 7. ing donated, with Willow Bend The ride will leave the Domi- Caravan Park owners Andrew and no’s Pizza car park on 15th Street, Donna Smith donating the use of

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five caravans to the Clonbinane community, whose entire township has been left devastated by the fires.

The caravans will be given to families who have been allowed to return to what is left of their homes, ensuring a safe place to stay in the short term.

Mrs Smith said while $100 million was a lot of money, and would be vital in helping people rebuild their homes, it didn’t give them a place to stay during the rebuilding process.

Those interested in donating a caravan can contact Willow Bend Caravan park on 5027 3213.

Meanwhile, the large number of animals affected by the recent bushfires in Victoria haven’t been forgotten.

To date, the Horseland group has donated large quantities of headcollars, leads, buckets and bandages via its stores located close to fire-ravaged areas to assist horse owners to properly care for their animals.

Supplies have also been distributed to veterinary clinics, but there is a great deal more to do, according to Horseland.

There are two ways people can help horses. The first is to make a donation to the RSPCA at www. rspcavic.org. The second is to purchase a gift card at any Horseland store. These are being forwarded to the affected areas and distributed to those in need.

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It was 2am when the two young men broke into the Ouyen home of a former mate, beating him up over his involvement with a female friend. The home invasion last year, labelled “that hot August night,” has now had a sequel in Mildura County Court, with friendships shattered, families shamed and gossip rife as…

started getting threatening messages on his mobile phone. On August 23, he was asleep in his home when Allender and Lunt broke the door down “to have a word with him”. They hadn’t planned to give him “a flogging”, but that’s what happened when

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Sentence pronounced Judge Pilgrim sentenced Allender and Lunt to two years and three months jail on the count of aggravated burglary, and nine months for intentionally causing injury, with six months of that to be concurrent with the first sentence.

He then ordered that the sentence be suspended for three years, told them to pay $1270 compensation to Mr Singleton, and ordered them to provide forensic samples of their saliva to police “by force if necessary”.

And in a carefully-worded warning, which he didn’t want misconstrued as any sort of threat, he told the pair that if either of them committed any offence in the future that was punishable by a jail term, they would be brought back before him.

“And only exceptional circumstances will prevent you being imprisoned immediately,” he said. “You are free to leave, and don’t come back.”

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proof”. He said their atrocious behaviour displayed an absolute lack of respect for Singleton, “and the rule of law on society generally”.

He said he had no doubt that Singleton was terrified by their joint behaviour, and then after the beating, breaking the doors and punching holes in the wall, they ran away in… “a classic act of bullies”.

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things got out of control, and Singleton was bashed, first in his bedroom, and then in the bathroom.

Judge Pilgrim labelled it “arrogant behaviour”, and told the pair it was well known in the community that drunken thugs were common on the streets.

Labelling them “drunken fools” who dished out violence at their whim, he referred to a nearidentical incident a few nights previous in Robinvale, which resulted in a young man being on life support in a Melbourne hospital, and in which the Homicide Squad might become involved.

become “social terrorists” that night.

His Honour noted that both men had indicated their remorse over the incident, in person and through legal representation, had written apologies to Mr Singleton, and their guilty pleas were a further sign of this remorse. Both had attended alcohol and behavioural counselling programs.

Judge Pilgrim said it was his duty under the Sentencing Act to impose a penalty that was “just in all the circumstances”, but which was also a deterrent to others from committing similar offences.

The offence of aggravated burglary, he said, generally attracted an immediate jail term.

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“You were over-dosed on liquor, I suspect overburdened with testosterone, and for at least an hour or so that night you were brain dead” – His Honour Judge Pilgrim

His Honour speaks He was addressing friends Matthew Allender, 19, and Harley Lunt, 20, who he said had been “over-dosed on liquor, over-burdened with testosterone, and for at least an hour that night, brain dead”.

Judge Pilgrim told the court the assault that occurred in Ouyen around 2am on August 23 last year had its beginnings weeks earlier following a fight between Allender’s twin brother and his girlfriend. She had gone to the home of a mutual friend, Rory Singleton, had a few drinks “and one thing led to another”.

She later told her boyfriend what happened between herself and Singleton that night, and within a short time Singleton

He told the pair they were lucky Singleton wasn’t also on life support, and labelled their actions as “deplorable”.

“The community will not tolerate young males poncing around and behaving in a lawless manner,” he said. “It is time young males such as yourselves showed some respect to your neighbour, and respect for the rule of law in society.”

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Judge slams street thugs TWO young Ouyen men involved in an early-morning home invasion and assault have escaped jail terms, but not before a severe dressing down from the County Court Judge hearing their case.

Judge Lance Pilgrim made the comment that there were already “too many drunken thugs” on our streets, and warned the pair they faced an almost certain jail term if they were brought back before him.

His Honour said one of the charges faced by the pair carried a jail term of 25 years, and it was only because of their guilty plea, and a concession by the Crown Prosecutor that a non-custodial sentence might be appropriate, that they weren’t behind bars.

But Judge Pilgrim emphasised several times in his sentencing comments the extreme seriousness of events of what he termed “that hot August night”, and told them their actions had brought them disgrace, ruined friendships and their reputations, and was now the subject of town gossip.

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Timing off for guest worker scheme Too many workers, too few jobs...

invested, has taken a major battering in the wake of the stock market collapse.

Those people too are looking for work in summer harvest areas.

“Nationally there’s a lot of grey nomads out there and their superannuation funds are dwindling, yet they don’t want to stop travelling,” Ms Maloney said.

“So to fund their travels many are ringing us about harvest work.”

And it’s not just in these two sectors. People from a wide range of industries are now turning to seasonal work – and they may be looking for work for some time, as the global financial crisis and its impacts aren’t expected go away anytime soon.

By BEN PISCIONERI THIS week’s arrival of 50 Tongan workers in Robinvale, as part of a pilot Pacific Island guest worker program, has sparked debate over whether it should have been reevaluated in the wake of the global financial crisis.

The program, which was announced in August last year – before the economic downturn, was designed to fill gaping holes in the fruit harvest labour force in south eastern Australia.

However much has changed as a result of the global financial crisis, which has led to a massive influx of people, both locally and nationally, looking for work.

They’re now competing with guest workers from the Pacific Islands.

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• Opposition spokesperson for immigration, Sharman Stone, ABOVE, and RIGHT, backpackers working at a Sunraysia garlic processing plant. the garlic season is now in full swing.

The 50 workers who arrived in Robinvale this week to take up almond-picking jobs, came just days after literally hundreds of job seekers were turned away from employment in the Robinvale area.

According to figures sourced from the National Harvest Labour Information Service, based in Mildura, at one point there were four times more workers than positions on one property, such is the demand for work.

“There was a job lodged with the Robinvale harvest office for 50 pickers recently and 233 workers were referred to that particular position before the employer said, that’s enough we don’t need them any more,” National Harvest Labour Information Service manager

Mary-Anne Maloney said.

“We stopped referring people at that point, but certainly there would have been the capacity to place several hundred more people into those jobs.”

Ms Maloney said this wasn’t an isolated case with inquiries for work far outnumbering jobs registered with the service, both locally and nationally.

She attributes much of the shift to the economic downturn.

“The economic downturn has certainly brought a dramatic increase in the level of inquiries from job seekers and a more diverse mix of people who are applying for work,” Ms Maloney said.

She said on average there are

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currently double the number of inquiries from people looking for work compared to the same time last year, necessitating additional call centre staff to cope with the demand.

In early January a massive 6000 people inquired about work in just one day, though this was a one-off occurrence.

Obvious impact And when looking at the previous experience of many people now looking for work, there’s clear evidence of the impact the global financial crisis has had, with workers flooding to harvest areas for employment.

It’s been well publicised in recent months that many major mining companies are slashing jobs.

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alone is reportedly set to cut another 3000 jobs in Australia, with the total number of mining jobs lost now close to 10,000 Australia-wide according to some news reports.

Ms Maloney said many of those former mining industry workers are now turning to the harvest labour market for work.

“It’s very clear that a lot of people are now coming from that sector, who may have once worked in horticulture but went to mining because it may have been more lucrative for them, but they’re coming back into the horticulture industry,” she said.

Another major group affected by the global financial crisis are the so-called ‘grey nomads’ – retirees who are now travelling Australia, living off their superannuation, which depending on how it was

Yet, in the shadow of this massive influx of people looking for work, and predictions of sevenpercent unemployment figures nationally this year, the Pacific Island guest worker program went ahead, with the aim of bringing 2500 guest workers to Australia.

It prompted angry outbursts from the opposition this week.

Opposition spokesperson for immigration, Sharman Stone told the media Australians impacted by the economic downturn should be given priority.

“Picking almonds at Robinvale may be just the sort of work our self-funded retirees may be looking to do. We really have to look at Australia’s unemployed first,” she told the media.

Ms Stone told the Mildura Weekly yesterday the problem was broader than simply domestic employment.

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Calling in the Troupes East Enders all set for Mardi Gras

By VINNIE RODI EAST End Community House members have been hard at work for the past three weeks, designing costumes to go with their latest float entry for the fourth annual Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival Mardi Gras.

This year the group of kids, parents, and volunteers have designed a float they’re confident will lead to a Community Effort Award, the same award they won for their ‘pumpkin’ entry last year.

Volunteer and parent Marg Berg said the Mardi Gras had provided kids with an opportunity to explore their creative side.

“They’ve gradually been getting more excited,” she said. “The project has been a good way to keep them occupied, and it keeps them out of trouble after school.”

This year’s theme is circus, with the group opting to design animal costumes representing common circus animals.

“The kids have had a great time painting their animal masks,” Marg said. “We have a strongman and many other characters, so I think everyone involved has a role to play.

“We had a ball last year, and I think everyone, parents included, are excited for what the day has in store.”

The community house has been a lifeline for a lot of children and their parents living in the surrounding areas, with a number of

programs on offer to aid job seeking adults and older teenagers.

Thirty to 40 children utilise the house’s after-school resources, with play-groups, computer studies, arts and crafts, and a number of other programs available.

Their float will join dozens more as Mildura’s streets come alive on Saturday, February 28, with Mardi Gras organisers predicting this year’s event will be the best yet.

“This year we want people to try and stand out, they can play music, bang a drum, anything that will make the crowd take notice.” – Mardi Gras committee chairperson Donnie Byrne Everything from clowns to trapeze artists will be on display, with the circus theme set to provide some colourful and possibly unique float and costume concepts.

Mardi Gras committee chairperson Donnie Byrne said the theme was sure to provide participants with the opportunity to be loud in both appearance and sound.

“The idea is for entrants to be colourful and make a lot of noise,” she said. “People weren’t doing

much on the floats last year, and it was really quiet during the parade.

“This year we want people to try and stand out, they can play music, bang a drum, anything that will make the crowd take notice.

“We’ll have a number of prizes on offer including best float and best individual award, so it should prove to be a great night.”

Other prizes awarded on the night include best sound award, best school entry, and best painted car.

The parade’s route is sure to give onlookers plenty of time to judge which floats are worthy of which prize, starting from the Mildura Grand Hotel the parade will make a round trip down Deakin Avenue, Eighth Street, and Langtree Avenue before finally finishing back at the Grand Hotel.

Amongst the many floats will be volunteers from the local CFA and Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival, who will be collecting donations for the Red Cross Bush Fire Appeal.

After the parade CFA Mascot Captain Koala will also make an appearance urging onlookers to contribute to the cause.

And not just the parade will be on offer, roving street performers and live entertainment will be just a couple of the main attractions, with face painting for the kids, barbecues and alfresco dining ensuring people are well fed, and the MADEC Grape Crush also taking place.

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• FOLLOW MY LEAD: Seven-year-old Jamah (Buddy) O’Donnell leads his troupe of circus animals taking part in next week’s Mardi Gras Festival.

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Lawn watering future is on shaky ground...

GOULBURN Murray Water’s grim seasonal water allocation outlook released earlier this week looks set to spell the end of lawn watering once again for Sunraysia residents from July 1.

The water authority revealed on Monday all Goulburn Murray systems were expected to start the 2009/2010 season with zero water allocations.

Lower Murray Water’s Owen Russell said should the Murray system begin the new season on zero water allocations, watering of lawns would be the first issue examined by the Lower Murray Water board.

“We’re not ruling it out at this stage. We’ll have to see what happens with rainfall, but it would be the first thing we’d look at,” Mr Russell said.

He said since restrictions were eased to allow lawn watering on January 1 this year there had been a significant increase in water usage throughout the district, particularly during the recent record-breaking heat spell.

Mr Russell said water usage jumped by up to 50 percent on lawn watering days

during the heat spell.

While news of a zerowater allocation start to the new season wasn’t a major surprise for most irrigators, it did trigger fears carry over water would not be immediately available.

But Mr Russell moved to quell those fears this week,

stating growers should be guided by existing arrangements when planning for their properties.

The first water allocations of the 2008/2009 irrigation season weren’t until September 15, when a six percent allocation was announced for the Murray system.

Anglican Bishop makes Sunraysia visit FORMER Archbishop of Sydney, the Right Reverend Harry Goodhew, will be visiting the Anglican Parish of Sunraysia South located at St. Mark’s Red Cliffs this weekend as part of the parish’s birthday celebrations.

It has been two years since the parish has been reestablished in its own right with help of the Bush Church Aid Society.

Bishop Goodhew was the Archbishop of Sydney prior to his retirement in 2001. He and his wife Pam also served as BCA Field Staff in Ceduna, South Australia. He is a past president of Bush Church Aid Society.

Anglican Parish Priest Reverend Dale Barclay said he was pleased that Bishop Goodhew and his wife Pam had accepted invita-

tion to join the Sunraysia Parish for be two public events which members of the community were welcome to attend.

Tonight is a coffee and dessert night at the church’s rectory featuring Bishop Harry and Pam talking reflecting on ‘Ordinary Lives Extraordinary God’.

Bishop Harry will also be preaching at Sunday’s10.30am celebration birthday service at St. Mark’s Red Cliffs.

The church’s children’s choir, the “Aposs Angels’ will be singing at the service, which will include a time of recognition of the National Day of Mourning for the victims of the tragic fires. More information can be obtained from ringing 5024 2521.

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Guest worker scheme trouble • From Page 5 She said if jobs continued to dry up, and more people, with the government promise of work in Australia, continue to arrive only to find no employment, it will be a regional embarrassment, caused by the pilot worker program.

“It’s been a complete bungling, and we need to know now what the government’s intentions are,” she said.

“Australia has given a commitment to these countries to provide employment. What if, for example, in Robinvale, the almond picking runs out. What other work is there, where are they likely to go then?”

Ms Stone said as competition became more fierce for jobs, there could also be the risk that overseas workers arriving in Australia would meet hostility, through no fault of their own.

“It would be a great shame if these new arrivals met hostility, it’s not their fault,” she said.

Member for Mildura Peter Crisp this week defended the Federal Government’s move to push ahead with the pilot program.

He said it was necessary to compete the pilot to ensure there was an effective program in place when finding an adequate labour

force once again became a problem in the future.

“This program had an enormous lead time, something like five years, three of those years very intense,” Mr Crisp said yesterday.

“I believe we should complete the pilot, evaluate it and have it ready to go for when the employment situation changes in Australia.

“Things have obviously changed enormously in Australia, far more dramatically than anyone could have foreseen, with a lot of Australians looking for work, and there are a lot of angry people out there.

“But with this program, once we complete the pilot, we’ll have the ability to turn the tap on and off, so to speak, depending on labour or job shortages.

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Making it hard to cross the line IT is said to be one of the classic Australian films of all time, and now it’s on its way here as part of the Big Screen’s Mildura-Wentworth Arts Festival program.

The film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ was released to critical acclaim in 2002.

It told the true story of three young Aboriginal girls, Molly, Daisy and Gracie, forcibly taken from their families in 1931 to be trained as domestic servants, but who escaped and followed the rabbit-proof fence 2500 kilometres back home.

It will join the latest Aussie blockbuster ‘Australia’ and other films, including crime film ‘The Square,’ the romance ‘Unfinished Sky,’ and light comedies ‘Babe, Pig in the City,’ and ‘Three Blind Mice’ in an entertainment spectacular spread over more than a week at various locations in Mildura, Ouyen and Wentworth.

There will be free screenings for school children on Thursday and Friday, February 26 and 27, all at the Cinema Deakin, with the official opening night film ‘Three Blind Mice’ at Cinema Deakin on the Friday night. ‘Not Quite Hollywood’ is at the cinema on the Sunday, ‘Children of the Silk Road’ will be shown that night at Junction Park in Wentworth, and ‘The Rabbit Proof Fence’ will be shown on the lawns of the Old Mildura Homestead on Wednesday, March 4.

The homestead will again be the setting on Thursday, March 5 for ‘The Black Balloon,’ and the following evening for ‘Australia.’ Saturday will see two films at Cinema Deakin – ‘Babe,’ and ‘The Square,’ with ‘Unfinished Sky’ to be shown at the Roxy Theatre in Ouyen, also on the Saturday night.

Ticket prices vary, from as little as $2 for entry to films at the Roxy Theatre, the Old Mildura Homestead and Wentworth, $10 for opening night at Cinema Deakin, $7 for other sessions with special family rates. ‘Three Blind Mice’ is billed as a fast-paced comedy/drama about three Naval officers on shore leave in Sydney the night before being shipped off to war duty in Iraq. ‘Australia,’ a latest release to mixed reviews, tells the story of an English aristocrat who reluctantly joins forces with an Aussie drover to drive 2000 head of cattle across the country‌interrupted by the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese.

America’s Oprah Winfrey described it as the best movie she has seen “in a long, long, long time.�

Rabbit Proof sequel So what happened to those three youngsters? Gracie was taken back to Moore River settlement after her capture, and later became a domestic helper on wheat farms. She married and had six children, but died in 1983.

Daisy moved to the Jimalbar Goldfields, then to a camp along the rabbit proof fence.

She married and had four children, worked on a mission, and lives with her family at Jigalong.

Molly worked as a domestic on Balfour Downs station, where she met and married stockman Toby Kelly. They had two daughters. In 1940 she was taken to Moore River, and told she wasn’t allowed to return to Balfour Downs. She ran away, taking 18-month-old Annabelle along the route she had followed nine years earlier.

Three years later, Annabelle was taken from her, and she never saw the toddler again.

Molly and Toby worked on stations until retirement in 1972. She was last heard of in Jigalong, where she played a leading role in community affairs.

Others say it’s a longer version of McLeod’s Daughters.

And as for that pig. Well, she won the hearts of many Australians on release, and now Babe is back for a second go, braving the perils of a big city to raise money to save Hoggett’s farm. ‘Children of the Silk Road’ is the true story of young reporter George Hogg, who led 60 orphans hundreds of kilometres through war-torn China.

Matthew Newton, son of Bert, is Big Screen’s special guest this

•  BLACK MAGIC: Two of the many faces of Aussie actor David Gulpilil can be seen (ABOVE RIGHT) in a scene from Australia, and (RIGHT) The Rabbit Proof Fence. TOP – the two stars of Australia, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, and ABOVE – promotional material for Phillip Noyce’s film, The Rabbit Proof Fence. year. This rising young actor/writer/ director makes his directing debut in ‘Three Blind Mice.’ The emerging young television celebrity has been lauded for his latest performance in the new series ‘Underbelly, a Tale of Two Cities.’ But it is the multi-award winner ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ that is expected to take the arts festival by storm.

Three young girls ‘kidnapped,’ escaping to go bush, taking on the harsh West Australian outback, following the longest unbroken fence in the world back home, while being hunted by the authorities all the way.

It was a multiple award-winner on its release, and became one of the most successful Australian films, despite virtual newcomers filling most of the starring roles.

The rabbit-proof fence was built to protect West Australian crops and pastures from the rabbit plague.

Rabbits were introduced to Australia in the 1850’s, and spread rapidly across the continent. By 1896 they were as far west as Esperance in WA. Number One rabbit-proof fence was constructed in 1901 to halt the pest. It stretched for 1834 kilometres, and at one stage was less than 200km from Perth.

The following year, when it was discovered that rabbits had ‘crossed the line,’ Number Two rabbit-proof fence was built. It stretched for 1166 kilometres. Completed in 1907, it was the longest unbroken fence in the world. It is still in use today, mainly as a barrier to feral animals.

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The release of 22,000 Murray cod and Golden perch fingerlings at Euston last week is good news for the future of the Murray Darling Basin, the environment, and not least of all, anglers...

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By GRANT MAYNARD ANGLERS rejoice! There are now 22,000 more Murray cod and Golden perch in the Murray River, but the catch is that you may have to wait a year or two before they are worth hooking.

However, the fish, introduced as fingerlings about 60 millimetres in length, are a boon for the health of the riverine environment and will go some way towards replenishing fish stocks depleted by drought in the greater Murray River system.

The fingerlings were released at Euston last week in a deal brokered by the Lower Murray Darling CMA in a partnership with Australia’s largest provider of recreational boat insurance, Club Marine Insurance, and Coastcare, an organisation of 60,000 community volunteers, in 2000 groups, caring for the environment around the nation.

Lower Murray Darling CMA chair, Mark King, described the release “as a great bonus to the river”, also revealing it brought the total of fingerlings released by the LMD CMA, and its corporate partners, to more than 382,000 since 2005.

The release will help boost fish stocks devastated by 10 years of drought and other factors, Mr King said.

Fish stocks in the Murray Darling Basin are estimated to have fallen to about 10 percent of pre-European settlement numbers and the Euston release was one of 10 in the Murray on the same day. The other sites included Lock 15, Robinvale Bridge, Invincible Bend, Cod’s Head Reef, the junction of the Murray and Peacock Creek, Tala Rocks, the Boundary

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• THERE THEY GO!: Students release the fingerlings at the Euston boat ramp last week and BELOW, the Murray Cod. Photo courtesy LMD CMA

Bend boat ramp, junction of the Murrumbidgee River, and the Balranald Weir.

“With the continuation of the drought, there have been no flood events to trigger spawning, so limited new fish have hatched,” Mr King said.

“The Euston release, as well as the others that are planned, will help build up the numbers of native breeds, providing natural competitors for the exotic carp – the Murray cod is carnivorous and will eat carp, thereby keeping its numbers down in the river system.”

The fingerlings arrived in solid cartons, after being packed in heavy plastic bags with water and

pure oxygen. The fish, it was revealed, can travel safely like this for at least two days.

The fingerlings were released by students from the Euston Public and Balranald Central Schools who now have taken on

a watching brief for their respective stretches of the Murray.

As a part of the Euston release, each school received a water monitoring kit. The students will use

the kits to observe and report on water quality for their section of the Murray – an effort to monitor the environment the young fish are living in.

The fingerlings were bred at Noel and Maria Penfold’s Murray Darling Fisheries at Wagga Wagga in New South Wales.

Noel established Murray Darling Fisheries in 1998 after managing Murray Cod Hatcheries – the longest established native fish hatchery in Australia – for eight years.

Murray Darling Fisheries is now one of the leading Murray cod hatcheries in Australia.

Speaking about the Euston release, Club Marine chief executive officer, Mark Bradley, said he

was “especially proud” of Club Marine’s role in undertaking to restock the Murray’s dwindling fish stocks.

“I think that all of our Club Marine members understand the importance of standing up and supporting worthy efforts like these,” he said.

“It’s all part of our on-going commitment to give something back to the community.”

Coastcare chief executive, Brian Scarsbrick, said of the release: “We are very grateful for the support we have received so far from Club Marine to help Coastcare groups carry out vital restoration work, and in the case of the Lower Murray Darling CMA, to improve the ecological balance of the great Murray Darling Basin.”

• Murray cod (Maccullochella peeli) and Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) (pictured below) are carnivorous.

• They will eat Carp fingerlings and other exotic/introduced fish species – this adds to pest control of exotic fish.

• Murray Cod are the top predator – virtually anything within its realm that moves and is small enough to fit in its cavernous mouth is considered fair game.

• The release of native fish complements the building of fishways along the Murray and Darling River system. The LMD CMA is funding works to restore upstream fish movement to 520 kilometres of river on the lower Darling from the Murray Junction to the Main Menindee Weir.

• The release of native fish replaces those native fish killed in 2004 following drought conditions in the lower Darling River.

• The continuing drought has not provided any flood events to stimulate spawning.

• Native fish rely on flood events to breed and in the current drought conditions, no flood event has occurred in the Murray and Darling Rivers that would encourage breeding. Thus the release of native fish fingerlings into the river is an important way to maintain and increase the native fish populations.

• The Murray Cod is the biggest fish in the Murray system and can grow from fingerling size to more than 1 kilogram in 12 months in the right conditions, they live for long periods of time 30 – 35 years but are likely to have reached 100 years of age and can grow very large – 120 to 130cm long and 35 to 45kg in larger waterways. (The largest officially recorded was 183cm 113kg).

• LMD CMA releases fingerlings of above average size to encourage a better survival rate.

This rate can increase from 30 percent to more than 75 percent just by ensuring that the fingerlings are larger and more capable of survival.

• The larger size fingerling (60mm) can survive without eating for about four days. The larger gap/mouth means that fingerlings can eat bigger food particles. This means that survivability is increased from 30 - 35 percent to 70 - 75 percent.

• During droughts Murray cod can survive in deep holes using their fat reserves to survive until the next flow of water.

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The death toll from our latest devastating bushfires far surpasses the toll from the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires, in which 75 people died in Victoria and South Australia, and the Black Friday bushfires of 1939 that killed 71. Sadly, as GRANT MAYNARD found out, bushfires are far from being a modern phenomenon... but on a more positive note he found Sunraysia residents have been helping fire victims since the late 19th century...

Everything old is new again THERE’S an old adage about everything that is old being new again, and now it appears the same can be said of Sunraysia’s ongoing and generous support for the victims of Victoria’s devastating ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires.

The generosity of Sunraysia residents does us credit, but evidence has come to light that we have nurtured that generosity of spirit for more than a century.

That was the thought that struck Curlwaa historian and genealogist, Leanne Watmuff, as she sorted through family documents last weekend.

“I had been scanning family documents all afternoon and came across this one,” she told the Weekly.

“It advertises a concert in which my husband, Leigh’s, great grandmother performed. It was a concert for the Bush Fire Relief Fund that I thought was very poignant at present. Unfortunately, the flyer doesn’t say which year. The date is only given as February 27th.”

Leigh’s great grandmother was Elizabeth (Bessie) Watmuff, and Mildura’s first music teacher. She moved to the area with her family from Melbourne in 1892, taking up land on the corner or 11th Street and Cowra Avenue.

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was staged in Mildura’s Institute Hall (that used to stand on the site now occupied by the Carnegie Centre) on a Sunday; the flyer was printed by the Cultivator Steam Printing Works – and it is interesting to note that the chairman of the appeal organisation was none other than Dr Ambrowski, our first medico.

We cannot say for certain which victims the concert was raising money for, but it could well have been those touched by the terrible Gippsland fires of 1898.

Bushfires ravaged the region in the summer of 1897-98, burning out an an area of about 1600 square kilometres. The worst day, February 1, 1898, was named ‘Red Tuesday’.

Artist John Longstaff (18621941) visited Gippsland later in February 1898 to view the fires first hand and collect material for a major artwork. The result was ‘Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898’.

Newspaper reports of the time reveal the painting was exhibited

in a dramatic installation at his Melbourne studio in August 1898, a row of kerosene-lamp ‘footlights’ providing illumination and an effect that was said to be ‘lurid and startlingly realistic’.

The painting is now owned by the National Gallery of Victoria.

Black Thursday Longstaff’s painting recalled another day so memorably recorded by artist William Strutt (1825-1915) in his painting ‘Black Thursday, February 6, 1851’.

Carefully composed and precisely painted, the picture was considered

by Strutt to be his ‘magnum opus’, using the particularly Australian experience of a bushfire to produce a dramatic historical painting in the European tradition.

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Strutt always intended this instructional work should be included in a public collection, and the painting’s sheer size and dramatic subject matter certainly made it unsuitable for a domestic setting.

It took until 1954, almost one hundred years after its completion, and having passed through many hands, for the painting, celebrating a major episode in Victorian history, to finally find a home in a public collection.

It is now owned by the Public Library of Victoria and is part of its Historical Collection.

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The entertainment for the day includes appearances by Elizabeth Watmuff, ABOVE, and LEFT, the kettle given to her on the occasion of a farewell party just before her departure from Melbourne to come to Mildura.

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From the Richmond Guardian, November 26 1892: “The members of St Ignatius’ choir and a few friends entertained Mr and Mrs Watmuff on Friday evening on the evening of their departure for Mildura. The proceedings took the form of a social in the schoolroom. Father Cahill, on behalf of the donors, presented Mrs Watmuff with a handsome electroplated hot-water kettle as a slight token of the esteem in which she is held, and dwelt in eulogistic terms on the very able manner in which the recipient had discharged her duties for the last twelve years as leading soprano. Signor Zelman endorsed the Rev. Father’s remarks, and Mrs Watmuff feelingly responded, regretting their departure; which was due to her husband’s failing health. A good programme of songs and dances was gone through, and a pleasant evening was had by all.”

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Competition in the Australian wine market is fierce. There are 2500 wineries in the nation, with hundreds of premium brands. One company hoping to expand on its market share, both here and overseas, is Jacob’s Creek, and its ‘top guns’ were on a mission in Mildura last week to spread the good word, and ‘tease’ us with…

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• WINING AND DINING: Head winemaker for Jacob’s Creek in Australia, Bernard Hinkin, ABOVE, explains the finer points of wine blending to invited guests at Stefano’s Cellar Door and Bar at 27 Deakin, while Chris Morrison, LEFT, was very knowledgeable and very passionate about the wines while BELOW, Bernard give a few hints to one experimental team, including the Mildura Weekly’s Alan Erskine, and Season’s restaurant owner Andy Williams, pictured what turned out to be the table’s winning blend.

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The wine industry is big business, competition is fierce, and Jacob’s Creek had upped the ante in its bid to capture more of the upper end of the Australian market.

Under the umbrella of global beverage giant Pernod Ricard, Jacob’s Creek brought out the big guns for the Mildura visit, including its chief winemaker Bernard Hickin, along with Pernod’s national wine ambassador and former Australian sommelier of the year Chris Morrison, and Sydneybased public relations guru Jeanine Bribosia of Liquid Ideas.

And this was no ordinary show. Neither was it a hard sell.

Stage One was a midday lunch, deconstruction and tasting session of some premium wines at Stefano’s Cellar Door and Bar at 27 Deakin, and Stage Two was a five-course food and wine matching session hosted by Chris at Season’s Restaurant at the Grand Hotel.

It attracted 80 people, a record attendance so far for one of the 10 annual Jacob’s Creek spectaculars that are spread around Australia, and a good mix of patrons certainly got into the spirit of things.

Many, like me, simply enjoy a nice wine without going into the finer points of its origins, blending process, climatic conditions or how it might complement a food dish, but I have to admit it was interesting to hear these processes from the knowledgeable and very passionate Chris Morrison.

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Everything old is new again • From Page 10 In his essay, ‘How Fire Shaped A Continent: Australian Experiences of Fire Since 1788’, Professor Geoffrey Blainey, talks about the work of artists to record Victoria’s earlier bushfire events, and their devastation, on canvass, saying: “...Victoria at that time possessed the most painters and probably experienced the most severe bushfires, many of which raged within easy travelling distance of Melbourne.”

Paint brushes have given way to digital cameras in the modern age, and there are now increasing numbers of dramatically illustrative images of the fires as they go about their deadly work and the spiritually uplifting aftermath as the nation rallies to assist the victims.

Those images remind us that unhappily, bushfires, with their attendant loss of life, livestock and material possessions, are part and parcel of an Australian summer – certainly a Victorian summer – and have been since settlement.

But on a much more positive note, they also show that there is a strong tradition of communities across the State, and indeed the nation, rallying to support the victims, those in dire need of assistance, and there is nowhere more generous than Sunraysia.

I like to think Elizabeth, and Dr Ambrowski, would be proud to know that the tradition continues!

• THE ART OF FIRE: Detail from William Strutt ‘s painting ‘Black Thursday, February 6, 1851’, TOP, Leanne Watmuff, ABOVE, and artist John Longstaff’s ‘Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898’.

Lodge lends helping hand MERBEIN Masonic Lodge is continuing its support of school and community programs, with its latest donations to these programs totalling almost $2000.

Lodge members have supported Merbein Secondary College with educational bursaries since the early 1990s, assisted by the Grand Lodge Board of Benevolence.

The loxdge now funds a number of scholarships, including best academic achiever in Years 7, 9, and 10, with each recipient receiving $200, and

a leadership and citizenship of the year award, both worth $100.

The Lodge has also given $1000 to the new Chaffey Aged Care facility.

Spokesperson Graham Burns said the lodge planned to continue its support of students wishing to continue their studies, along with the elderly.

“We’re in the process of planning fund-raisers for the coming year,” Mr Burns said.

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Habib’s story – a heart-warming tale that’s hard to beat

By VINNIE RODI TEN-YEAR-OLD Habib Mustafawi has received a new lease on life after spending eight hours on an operating table while doctors worked tirelessly to repair the hole in his heart.

After months of rescheduled surgeries, money and transportation issues, and thanks largely to the support of Mildura residents, doctors delivered the news Habib’s family have waited a long time to hear, that their son was on the mend, and would no longer be limited due to his condition.

“The biggest problem the school is going to have is trying to slow him down,” Habib’s teacher, and Mildura English Language Centre Co-ordinator Jane Moglia said with a laugh.

“At the moment he has more energy than he’s ever had before in his life, and I don’t think he knows what to do with it.”

Mildura Weekly readers will remember the story of young Afghanistan born turned Mildura resident Habib, who suffered from a condition called Tetralogy of Fallot, or hole in the heart disease.

This condition prevents the heart from pumping properly, not allowing enough blood to make its way to the lungs to receive oxygen. As a result, Habib felt short of breath, tired, and unable to participate in the same activities as kids his age.

At the time of the Weekly’s story, Habib was struggling to make his way to Melbourne for the operation, due to his parents speaking little

• SMILES ALL ROUND: Habib (centre) arrives back in Mildura on an Angel Flight plane, after a successful heart operation, accompanied by his mother Satima (left), and 14-year-old sister Ferefhta (right) and RIGHT, Habib can’t wipe the smile off his face as he joins in with the rest of his class mates at Mildura West Primary.

English, and a lack of money.

Realising Habib needed help, Jane made the plea to the community to come to the aid of her student.

“We just want what’s best for Habib,” she said in December last year.

And Mildura’s residents responded, with more than $400 donated, and Angel Flights, a charity that co-ordinates non-emergency transport for those in financial and medical need, flying Habib, his mother Satima, and 14-year-old sis-

ter Ferefhta to Melbourne and back free of charge.

Bernadette Tolson, a social worker with the Department of Education, was responsible for organising Habib’s transport with Angel Flight, after a chance meeting made her aware of his circumstances.

“Jane introduced me to Habib, and told me about his heart condition. After meeting him I decided I had to get involved, and do all I could to help him get better,” she said.

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Very few of us remain untouched by cancer in these modern times. The Mildura Weekly’s VINNIE RODI remembers as a youngster how his grandmother was affected, and was happy to support Sunraysia Cancer Resources to promote its...

Lifeline for sufferers CANCER – just the word itself is enough to spread fear and doubt in the strongest of people. The thought that in one moment, your world could be changed forever.

There would be very few people in the Sunraysia community who haven’t been affected by this insidious disease in one way or another, either personally, or through a family member or friend having been a sufferer.

Mildura’s Valerie (Dawn) Traeger is among them. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, she described the feeling as like being alone in the dark, scared, and without hope.

“I was in complete shock when they told me I had cancer,” Dawn said, “and I didn’t take in a lot of what they told me at the time. There are a lot of things you don’t know, and some things the doctors don’t tell you.”

But she was soon to find out that help for sufferers is close at hand.

Staff at Mildura Base Hospital told Dawn about Sunraysia Cancer Re-

sources, a non-profit organisation formed to inform and help local cancer patients by introducing them to support networks around the region.

The group provided more information about current courses of treatments, and complimentary therapies, as well as providing Dawn with a shoulder to cry on during the tougher stages of her recovery.

tion that once you remove a tumour, you are free of cancer. The truth is that you have to live with the possibility the cancer could return at any time, which is the most difficult thing about the disease.”

Dawn believes that without the support of SCR, the last 12 months would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get through.

“The volunteers here don’t mind

lifetime. In the past year alone, approximately 240 Mildura residents have been diagnosed with a form of the disease.

Sunraysia Cancer Resources Chairperson Jenny Gledhill said it is because of these statistics that people needed to start talking about cancer, and work towards removing the fear that people associate with the term.

“No one wants to talk about it,

“SCR volunteers have been wonderful. They answered a lot of questions I had about my disease, and helped me understand what living with cancer meant.” – Dawn Traeger “I definitely felt like crying the first time I walked in there, and a number of times since,” Dawn said.

“It takes a while to hit you, and when it does it hits you hard.

“SCR volunteers have been wonderful. They answered a lot of questions I had about my disease, and helped me understand what living with cancer meant.

“There’s a common misconcep-

having a chat if you’re feeling down, or making you a cup of tea,” she said. “The work they do is amazing.

I’ve met so many people like me, confused and unsure. I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t come here for a chat. They’re always here for you, no matter what.”

Recent government statistics state that one in every three Australians will be affected by cancer in their

and that’s mainly due to the ignorance of those who think cancer is untreatable,” she said.

“There are many people who survive and live with it, or become free of it completely. We need to break the stigma surrounding the disease, and make it easier for people to talk about.”

Jenny said the role of the SCR was becoming vital in helping local people living with cancer like Dawn deal with their disease, understand medications, and recover lost self-esteem.

“In the last year we’ve increased our contacts by 33 percent,” she said. “People come to us for support and someone to talk to, and I think that’s important.”

For Jenny, the role the SCR plays is very close to her heart, having lost her daughter Jodi to leukemia in 1981.

Jodi was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in February 1978 at age two.

“About a year before Jodi died, a friend of mine, Verna Farnsworth, visited her friend in Geelong who had breast cancer, and who was also a member of the Geelong Cancer After Care Group,” Jenny said.

“When Verna came back from Geelong, she asked me whether I thought it would be a good idea to start a similar support group in Sunraysia. My first thought was that it was a fantastic idea, and one I wanted to be a part of.”

A public meeting in May, 1980, attracted 34 people, and by June the Sunraysia Cancer Support Group was born.

In 2006 the group pushed for the SCR to be granted government funding, so people like Dawn could seek information within the town.

Requests were successful, but Jenny says that unfortunately that funding is running out, and the group is continuously receiving knock backs from Government and other sources of funding.

“Money is starting to be a problem,” Jenny said. “We don’t qualify for a number of grants that are available to other non-profit organisations.

“We estimate that if every household in Sunraysia donated $5 a year, we would have enough money to continue to run at our current level.”

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• GOOD ADVICE: Dawn Traeger, left, gets some advice from Sunraysia Cancer Resources Co-ordinator Viona Woodroffe, centre, and volunteer Annette Mathewson.

Heart-warming tale that’s hard to beat The $400 donated to the family was used by Habib’s older brother Hamid, and father Hossein to purchase train tickets, to ensure all the family were there to support Habib throughout his road to recovery, with the remainder used to get Habib to his doctor’s appointments by taxi.

Jane said the family were overwhelmed by the support shown by the community, and extremely thankful for the help their son had received.

“The change in the family has been remarkable, a huge burden has come off their shoulders,” she said.

Since returning to Mildura on January 21, Habib has started an important stage of his young life; attending Mildura West Primary School after graduating from Mildura English Language Centre at the start of February.

He will attend only half-days for the first two weeks of term, to ensure his body recovers from surgery.

He won’t be allowed to participate

in sporting activities, and must keep physical exertion to a minimum until he is reassessed in the next few weeks.

Once doctors are satisfied with his progress, he will be allowed to slowly build up his physical activities.

“Hopefully in the next couple of weeks Habib will be allowed to attend full days of school,” Jane said.

“The family are just thankful for the support of the community, and thankful their son is going to live a healthy and happy life.”

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WHEN Candiece Mewburn Oates married Zachary Fleming in the Rose Garden at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, the nuptials were witnessed by friends and family of the happy couple from across the nation.

The couple are from Mildura, but decided to get married in the City of Churches to make it easier for their 100 guests to attend from around the country.

The bride was attended by Amber Mcdonald (maid of honour- Melbourne), Karalee Brice (matron of honour), Jenni Beruldsen and Emma Hocking (Adelaide). Their gowns came from Cinderella’s Bridal World in Mildura.

Standing by the groom were Joshua Power, Andrew Hawke, Zachary Oates and Bradley Nolen. The page boy was Josh Fleming and the flower girl Kaycee Fleming, the younger siblings of the groom.The wedding was followed by a reception at Ayers House.

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Most backpackers would be ‘mortarfied’ if made to work as a bricklayer... but not Siv Klepp. This young Norwegian has taken to it like a duck to water, and according to her boss Ben Love, is more than carrying her weight. The Mildura Weekly’s VINNIE RODI this week caught up with our latest ‘bricky’ who is...

Building a whole new career path

• ON THE JOB: Siv, RIGHT, works as hard as one of the boys, BELOW.

YOUNG Norwegian backpacker Siv Klepp has proved that when it comes to a hard day’s brick laying, she’s just as tough as her male counterparts.

The 20-year-old has been turning heads in Mildura during her time with Greg Love’s Brick Laying, as most passers-by can’t help but notice the fresh young rose among the many thorns.

Unfortunately for Siv, her first taste of life as a bricky coincided with Mildura’s worst heatwave on record 12 days of 40-plus temperatures.

“It’s the toughest work I’ve ever done, and the heat didn’t help,” she said. “I’ve never done anything like this before, and it’s very different to what I’m used to back home.”

But the tough Norwegian put her back to the task, keeping up with the boys through the heatwave. That impressed her co-workers, who admitted they didn’t think she would make it past Day One. Ben Love (son of boss Greg) said Siv hadn’t taken long to get the hang of the work, and had demonstrated that she could easily keep up with the boys.

“She’s managed to pick it up really quickly for someone who has never done any sort of physical work before,” he said. “When she started work during that heatwave, I didn’t think she’d be able to cope, but she managed to get through it.”

Ben said having a woman around the work site was a new experience, even for those who had been doing the job for a long time.

“It’s been good having her around,” he said. “I think she’s proved that women can do the same sort of work the blokes do. She’s managed to out-do most of the labourers we’ve had through the business, and has

done a pretty good job while she’s been here.”

While the work of a labourer is something Siv said she’s loved doing, it’s a far cry from her day job back in Norway, where she is actually a qualified beautician.

“She tries to give us beauty advice all the time,” Ben said with a laugh.

“But I think it’s just her way of having us on.”

Siv said life as a bricky had been a great experience, one she jokingly said she favoured over work as a beautician.

“I think I like this better,” she said. “It’s been fun and I’ve loved it.

It’s a very cool job.”

Siv started her tour of Australia in Queensland, where she was working as a bartender. That’s where Mildura local Craig Carmichael, who was working there at the time, befriended the young traveller.

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Craig said the two immediately struck up a friendship, made difficult by some fierce competition from several “young bucks” who were also interested in befriending Siv. “I was up there working in the mines,” he said. “Siv was working at the pub where we used to go for a drink.

“She seemed like a really nice girl, and she was getting a lot of attention from the other guys. I can tell you it wasn’t easy tying to get a word in.”

Work began slowing down for Craig, and he decided to make the trip back to Mildura to fill the hours.

“I got in contact with Greg Love and he told me he had some brick laying work lined up,” he said. “I told Siv that if she was ever in Mildura, I’d try to find her a job.”

Siv said she didn’t think she would be taking Craig up on his offer, but after arriving in Mildura three weeks ago she found there weren’t many other options.

“I messaged Craig straight away and he said he could get me some work laying bricks,” she said. “I’ve been staying with him while I’ve been in Mildura, and I plan to stay for a few more months before I continue my trip around Australia.”

Siv said her next planned stop is Alice Springs, before making her way toward Darwin, however before undertaking that next leg, there are plenty more bricks that need laying.

“We’ve got a few more jobs lined up,” Ben said. “Siv is planning to stay on board for a while, so there is plenty of opportunity for her to do a bit more work.”

And Siv wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I like it here,” she said. “I’m enjoying the work and the experience.”

Cardross community forum MILDURA Rural City Council will be holding a Community Forum on Thursday, March 12 at the Cardross Hall from 7pm.

Council holds four community forums throughout the municipality annually, providing an opportunity for all communities to access Councillors and senior staff and to discuss their needs and priorities.

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PUBLIC NOTICES CHILD CARE VACANCIES

Do you need care for your child? Are you looking for small groups, individual attention and quality, affordable child care in a safe, stimulating and secure home environment?

Family Day Care currently has full time and part time vacancies in most areas including Wentworth. Mildura Rural City Council’s Family Day Care is a nationally accredited service and has 68 experienced carers providing care and education to more than 450 children weekly.

Utilising Child Care Benefit makes Family Day Care a most affordable childcare option. Family Day Care’s flexibility makes it ideal for working families, those returning to study or families in need of a break. Childcare can be provided for babies and children from 6 weeks of age, until the commencement of high school.

Carers are recruited, trained and resourced by the Family Day Care Coordination Unit. For further information and registrations, contact Mildura Rural City Council’s Family Day Care Co-ordination Unit on 5018 8271.

ROAD WORKS UPDATE – FEBRUARY 2009 Please be advised that Mildura Rural City Council will be undertaking road works during February 2009. Subject to weather conditions road works will commence on Monday 23 February 2009.

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BILL Crosbie would have made a great cowboy. The former Merbein barber has been involved in horses for the best part of his life, and the series of books he has had published reflects that interest.

Widely travelled, a supporter of the rodeo circuit and with a great love of the outback, Bill loves to tell stories about the people and places of Australia.

He has just published his sixth book, ‘On a Good Horse in a Swinging Canter,’ following on from previous publications, ‘Hell West and Round Australia,’ a book of bush ballads, ‘Cardross to Camooweal,’ ‘Out of Pandanus,’ and ‘Rodeos and Ringers.’

Bill has dedicated his latest book to his late wife Noela, who Bill says fell in love with the Australian outback, especially the top End, and some of the characters they met in their travels.

The title of his book describes the mode and ease of travel of the drovers of the outback, from a time well before the motorbike, quad bike and even the helicopter were used for mustering on some of the largest cattle stations in the world.

Bill tells the story of how the title came from a saying that an old ringer and drover friend, Frank Bunyan from Mitchell in Queensland told him.

“An old bloke said he had been down to Roma a few times in the car, and Frank had replied; ‘Hell, I’d blow that over in a couple of hours on a good horse in a swinging canter.’”

In his decades of travel, Bill reckons he’s met up with many typical laidback Aussies… most of them in the rodeo game.

As a sequel to ‘Rodeos and Ringers,’ he decided to put together a book that told the stories of some of the characters he had met ‘along the track.’

Stories about their life, told in their own words, are a fascinating and colourful, often amusing, insight into their life in some of the most remote but beautiful regions of the world.

Take Rusty Frame, for example. Bill had seen Rusty the rodeo clown around the rodeo circuit for many years, and like thousands of others, had been entertained by his antics.

“I have always admired the rodeo clowns,” Bill says. “They are out there on their own to protect

• CLOWNING AROUND: Clowns are at Australian rodeos to make people laugh…and more importantly, to take a bull’s mind off the rider once he’s been thrown. A tonne of angry bull can do some serious damage if it hits the wrong spot, and many a clown and rider has ended up in hospital, as they relate in Bill Crosbie’s latest book. That’s Bill (inset), pictured before yet another trip up north. the riders… and like my wife once said… they must have a death wish! “These clowns come bullfighters have the intestinal fortitude to climb into a barrel and wait for a bull to hit them like a freight train.”

Rusty, now in his 60th year, told Bill he had no trouble remembering his first rodeo. He was 13 years old when he rode his first bull. He enjoyed the experience so much that he and his cousins went on the circuit, right through Victoria and NSW all the way up to Queensland.

In those days the cowboys paid $11 for their day’s rides… with prize money of around $300 on offer. They would do three

rodeos a week. Now, he says, riders pay up to $150 for rides, but the prize

money is still around the same. The full-time riders had to supplement their income by picking fruit, mustering cattle, fencing,

hay carting or other labouring work.

The cowboys had some colourful names, and so did the stock they tried to ride to a standstill.

Rusty remembered the wild steeds Brown Jug and Bonanza, and the bulls Aspro, Three Aces, Bambi, Cream Puff, Earthquake, Goanna and Silver City… “an unlikely looking little thing” that put him in hospital.

It wasn’t the first time.

After breaking his hand in a fall, Rusty simply learnt to ride using his other hand to grip, and became so proficient he was disqualified once for changing from right to left hand mid-way through a ride.

He said he didn’t even realise he had done it.

When he switched to clowning. Things didn’t improve. During his 16 years looking down the barrel, so to speak, Rusty copped numerous injuries, including concussion,

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cuts, and a few horns through the rear end (of him, not the barrel).

He remembered the huge bull ‘Vibrator’ (don’t ask), a bull that

had caught up with many a rider and clown over the years. Rusty was in

the barrel when ‘Vibrator’ came at him, put a horn through the side of the barrel and smashed two of his lower vertebrae, almost severing the spinal cord. Rusty couldn’t walk properly for eight months, and never went back into a barrel again.

All the riders were wary of a giant bull they called ‘Hacksaw’, (no relation to another one called ‘Chainsaw’,) but for sheer terror, the standout was the black bull ‘Easy Come, Easy Go.’ Rusty remembers that bull knocking out three cowboys at three rodeos in a row, and the clowns as well!

Rusty, who early in life was taken under the wing by the legendary R.M. Williams, has been a regular act in recent years at the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame in Longreach, showing visiting groups what droving was like in the early 1900s, complete with sheep and dogs.

Rusty’s is just one of eight chapters on some of the colourful people in the rodeo world… each tells the stories in their own words, of travels around Australia, droving, shearing, drought, floods and mishaps – but they all have a common thread… a love of Australia, its animals, its events, and its people.

HOOFNOTE: Inquiries about the book can be directed to Bill Crosbie on 5025 3468.

Ridden often but rarely conquered With a career spanning more than 10 years, Chainsaw was arguably the roughest, toughest and meanest animal on the rodeo circuit – successfully ridden by just nine cowboys over hundreds of rodeos in his ‘career.’

The Brahman bull won Australia’s Bull of the Year a world record eight times from 1987 to 1994, and became a legend in rodeo and bull riding circuits around Australia.

He wasn’t a large bull, but cowboys said his power, speed and bucking style was difficult to track and predict.

Many tried to study his style without success. He was said to be ‘a thinking bull’ that changed his style and direction – whatever it took to throw the rider.

Chainsaw was notorious for a sideways jump with all four feet out to one side and turning back to the right – all at the same time.

The manoeuvre was almost impossible for left-handed cowboys and made it difficult to anticipate his next move.

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East Enders get set for the Mardi Gras • From Page 6 Don Carrazza will donate the Grand Hotel’s carpark after the parade ends, where further food and entertainment will be on offer.

While this year’s event has the title of the Fourth Annual Mardi Gras, the festival itself has been a part of the region’s history for longer than the previous three years.

Labelled as a vintage street festival during the 1950s to ‘70s, migrant workers used to make the trip to Mildura to take part in the event, and then move on to jobs with the many dried fruit growers around the district.

As more dried fruit growers started making the change to wine grapes, fewer jobs were available for outside sources, as a result the interest surrounding the event disappeared as poor participation and crowd numbers led to the festivals absence for more than 20 years.

Donnie said she could still remember the festivals which used to take place when she was a little girl, and

could vividly remember the large groups of people who used to attend.

“There would be people everywhere,” she said. “I was only a little girl at the time but I can remember clearly that it used to be the main event of the year, everyone in the town would come out for the parade and a bite to eat.”

In 2006 the Mardi Gras was reintroduced to residents, with the community responding with an tidalwave of support.

“Since 2006 the event has continued to grow with more people becoming involved each year,” Donnie said. “Last year more than 100 floats were entered in the parade, a number we’re hopeful we can beat this year.

“The whole night is about free family entertainment, getting out into the street and enjoying some great food, and an entertaining parade.”

The Mardi Gras parade will start from 6pm at the Quality Hotel Mildura Grand on Seventh Street. For more information contact Helen Healy on 5021 5100.

Have your say in the future SUNRAYSIA’S business and industry leaders are invited to have their say on the future direction of the Mildura Rural City Council at a forum in Mildura next week.

The consultation forum is a co-operative effort between the Mildura Council and the newly named Mildura Development Corporation, which are looking for input into the 2009 – 2013 Council Plan.

Mildura Development Corporation chief executive Anne Mansell said the forum was a valuable opportunity to highlight issues of importance to local industry and business groups.

“This forum will also be a great opportunity to introduce

the new Mildura Development Corporation to the business community,” Mrs Mansell said.

“It will also allow industry to provide feedback to council and the Board on their key issues, as well as their vision for the future of the Mildura region.

The forum will be held on Tuesday from 2pm – 4pm at the Benetook Room of the Alfred Deakin Centre.

Attendees are asked to RSVP by Monday to 5018 8100 or by emailing mrcc@mildura. vic.gov.au.

Those who can’t attend can still provide input via the Mildura Council’s online survey at www.mildura.vic.gov.au. The survey closes next Saturday.

Literacy building initiative MILDURA Rural City Council’s Library Service will soon stock a range of literacy resources to assist people of all ages and backgrounds with improving literacy skills.

The LISN (Literacy Information Services Network) materials will provide support for students and tutors of literacy

programs now in place in the community including English as a Second Language programs.

The project has been made possible with funding secured through the Victorian Government’s State Library of Victoria Libraries Building Communities Demonstration program.

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His popularity with crowds and competitors was reflected with a minute of silence after his death at the Port Macquarie Bull Riding competition.

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Your nearest neighbour could be 100 kilometres away. Or more. There is no easy access to schools, hospitals, shops, pubs or clubs.

Most of the children get their education through the School of the Air. If you are sick or injured, your only hope is the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Unless there is a governess, a rarity in tough economic times, the station mum is usually the cook, nurse and teacher, as well as helping with the shearing, mustering, fencing and other daily tasks.

But now there is a remarkable scheme that is making a difference to the families of the outback, involving retirees with time on their hands utilising career skills to ‘take the pressure’ off these isolated Aussies.

Recently-arrived Mildura couple Barbara and John Alexander have experienced it first-hand, and now want more Sunraysia folk to share the combined experience of outback travel, work, friendship and adventure.

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make a huge difference to a child’s education, and life.

“The teachers also enjoy the social activities on offer in the outback, and take part in many events they might have missed out on had they just been tourists in the region.”

Barbara said the VISE scheme also came in handy if station life was disrupted in any way through sickness, business or a family crisis, and volunteers and

The VISE program now has more than 300 volunteers on its books. Most are teachers, ready at a moment’s notice to hit the road with their spouse when the organisation gets a request for help.

Barbara and John believe there would be a lot of retired teachers in Sunraysia who, like them, would be willing to assist in some way if asked. Anyone interested can find out more information on the web at www. vise.org.au or from Barbara or John on 5023 1527.

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- Pebbled concrete paths - Water feature - Good sized shed with power/concrete floor - Rain water tanks

- 2 bathrooms - Large open plan living - Separate rumpus room and spacious kitchen with new appliances - Master bedroom has special needs ensuite and reverse cycle air conditioning Outside offers covered outdoor living, side yard access and double carport with security gates.

Well proportioned home in popular west side location.

....The list just goes on and on....

Auction: Sat 21 March, 1.00pm Terms: 10% Deposit, Balance 30 Days Inspect: Sat 11.30am - 12noon Sun 12.45 - 1.15pm Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294 Sam Boake 0400 658 461

Mildura

20 Olivewood Drive

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Price: Inspect:

$375,000 Sat 2.15 - 2.45pm Sun 12.00 - 12.30pm Contact: Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Mildura

Your Search Ends Here FIRST RELEASE This immaculately presented and very well

11 Pegler Avenue FIRST RELEASE

located three bedroom home features

Well-Located 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, With Shed Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in popular Mansell Estate boasting:

- Two living areas with open plan

- 2 good sized living areas

- Reverse cycle heating and cooling

- BIRs to bedroom 2 and 3

- Massive pitched roof outdoor entertaining area

- WIR to master

- Natural gas cooking and hot water

- Attractive kitchen.

- Neat, central bathroom All on a good sized allotment with 20 x 30 handyman’s shed. Ideal first home or well located investment property.

- Lock up garage - Low maintenance, fully secure yard ....Inspection will not disappoint.

Price: Inspect:

$200,000 - $220,000 Sat 11.45am - 12.15pm Sun 11.30am - 12noon Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294 Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

Price: $229,900 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732

Mildura

191a Ontario Avenue FIRST RELEASE

Mildura

17 Macquarie Court FIRST The Return Justifies The Investment RELEASE

Ideal Property For Retirees Or Investors

Currently leased at $210 per week, this very low maintenance two bedroom home features open plan living and an excellent entertaining area.

This well maintained brick townhouse is situated across from medical facilities and within walking distance to the CBD, schools and golf course.

Situated in the belle of a quiet court the home also includes gas heating and ducted evaporative cooling, large garden shed and fully secure yard.

Comprising of 2 bedrooms, the property features sunlight-filled living areas and a neat and tidy kitchen.

Located within walking distance of Centro, this home is a must see.

Stepping outside you will find a very secure backyard area consisting of a new garden shed and low maintenance vegetable garden.

Enquire today.

Price: $180,000 - $210,000 Inspect: Sat 10.30 - 11.00am Contact: Sam Boake 0400 658 461

Mildura

10 Risbey Court

Price: $175,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732

Red Cliffs

A Little Beauty!

- Slate fronted home with street appeal, - 3 bedrooms all with built in robes

FIRST RELEASE

Loved And Cared For The vendor is heartbroken to part with this charming home.

- Double carport and huge pitched pergola

Comprising 3 double bedrooms - all with built in robes, renovated kitchen, inviting dining room, spacious lounge, beautifully polished timber floors, great paved entertainment area, neat backyard, carport and garden shed.

- Walking distance to Centro Plaza and the Gateway Tavern

This is certainly one of the best we’ve seen in this price bracket - just move in and enjoy.

- Currently leased for $220 per week.

Estimated rental return $180 per week.

Price: Offers Over $200,000 Inspect: By Appointment K13 Contact: Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

Price: $130,000 - $150,000 Inspect: Sun 10.30 - 11.00am Contact: Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

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- Open plan living, kitchen and dining room - Cooling and heating

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8 Mulga Street

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5023 5000 107 Eighth Street

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Nichols Point

9 Fern Avenue

Classic Contemporary

This 4 bedroom plus study home is in new condition and boasts an ultra modern design. Features include 3 spacious living areas, large chef’s kitchen with gas cooking and dishwasher, master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe, BIRs to all bedrooms, quality lighting fixtures throughout, reverse cycle air-conditioning, undercover entertaining area, double lock up garage under main roof. The home is set on a large 1 acre allotment with large shed, rural outlook and quick walk to bushland and Kings Billabong

Price: $430,000 - $460,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

Wentworth

52 Cadell Street

Curlwaa

“Yipperoo”, Williamsville Road

Mildura

10 Villiva Drive

Gol Gol

19 The Cobb & Co Way

Simply Sensational Styling!

This new home of exceptional eye appeal offering 3 bedrooms plus study is located in the prestigious Ularara Estate. Top of the range fixtures, gourmet kitchen, separate dining, 2 living areas, ensuite and energy efficient glazing throughout are just a few of the many features. Outside a paved alfresco dining area, double garage with auto door and easy access into the rear yard. This stunning property comes with an Archi Centre Blue Ribbon Certificate of approval. An inspection will impress.

Riverside Lifestyle

Offering some 34 acres of freehold land with absolute Murray River frontage, native bushland along with towering River Red Gums. Includes an old dwelling, 72 megs general security water and a building envelope.

Your chance to own your own water front property only minutes from Abbotsford Bridge and the townships of Wentworth and Merbein.

Price: $480,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Price: $325,000 - $340,000 Inspect: Sun 12.30 - 1.00pm Contact: Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

Price: $365,000 - $385,000 Inspect: Sat 12.00 - 12.30pm Contact: Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

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Yipperoo

11 Harmony Drive

32 Ularara Drive

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Tucked away in the envious Riverbend Estate, Gol Gol is this delightful 4 bedroom plus study brick home. Features include large office with built in shelving and desk, large master bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe, formal lounge, large family room and spacious kitchen with gas cooking and dishwasher. Outside boasts a massive fully paved under cover entertaining area with built in bar/bbq area, double lock up garage under main roof and 50 x 20 tradesman shed with concrete floor and power connected. All residence of this prestigious estate have exclusive keyed access to sanctuary and Green Point sandbar.

7 Orlando Court

FIRST RELEASE

Freehold River Property

Think you have missed your opportunity to buy on the mighty Murray with out breaking the bank ? then you had better read on. This huge character 4 bedroom home features high ceilings, large living areas, two bathrooms, spacious kitchen, front verandah, tradesman shed and established gardens. The home sits on on a large freehold allotment that stretchers all the way to the waters edge that has been beautifully maintained and is the perfect place for the budding angler and large family that enjoys their water sports. ledgy located within walking distance to shops, schools and transport.

Price: $350,000 Inspect: Sat 11.00 - 11.30am Contact: Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

Mildura

2 Banksia Court

Superb Location

When Only The Best Will Do

Pure Perfection

Price: Inspect:

Price: $330,000 Inspect: Sat 12.30 - 1.00pm Contact: Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732 Chris Hill 0431 378 202

Immaculate and large modern 4 bed brick veneer home with top quality fixtures and fittings throughout. Offers huge formal and informal living rooms, magnificent fully fitted kitchen - walloven and hotplates, dishwasher, etc.

Extras include en-suite, ceiling fans, bay windows, gas log fire,, ducted evaporative cooling, double garage under main roofline and with office, covered and paved outdoor living, 8m x 5m shed and beautifully established gardens.

YOU WON’T FIND BETTER.

Offers Over $350,000 Sat 12.30 - 1.00pm Sun 1.30 - 2.00pm Contact: Ian Miers 0428 586 205

Mildura

2 Sotiri Court

Classic Dunning-Built Townhouse

An opportunity exists to purchase this stunning home located in 18 month old superior dwelling in prestigious the exclusive Rambling Way Estate.Tasteful décor is the focus of neighbourhood. Simply oozing with desirable features, this this spacious home. Large picture windows create a light and airy is not to be missed. 2 separate living areas, 3 great sized effect and French doors in the main bedroom and dining room open onto a private courtyard. A new kitchen, three bedrooms, bedrooms, superb fully fitted kitchen with electric wall study, ensuite and three separate living areas including a huge oven and gas hot plates, dish washer, etc, ensuite and WIR family/rumpus room with cathedral ceiling and separate closet for to main plus tiled family bathroom. Quality fixtures and out of season storage, makes this a perfect family home. Enjoy fittings throughout, ornate cornice, ducted reverse cycle air summer evenings relaxing on the large timber deck overlooking conditioning, covered/paved outdoor living, double lock up a picturesque setting of lawns, gardens and parklands. Set in a secluded court on approx. 1000sq m allotment. If location matters car accommodation. Spoil yourself! then this is the home for you.

Price: $270,000 - $290,000

Price: $300,000 - $340,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

Mildura

H10

1 Panorama Drive

Inspect:

Sat 1.15 - 1.45pm Sun 10.30 - 11.00am Contact: Ian Miers 0428 586 205

Mildura

G14

16 Washington Drive

Boasting a beautiful ambiance this large four bedroom home includes a list of endless special features. The home features a formal lounge and spacious light filled timber kitchen with large adjoining meals and family area. Other features include reverse cycle ducted heating and cooling, quality window furnishings, a double lockup garage, sprinkler system and large shed. Outside you will enjoy the privacy of the outdoor entertaining area and low maintenance gardens. Inspection will not disappoint.

Cabarita

C5

15 Dyar Avenue

Side Access To Shed

Spacious modern court located home, expansive floor plan combines stylish large separate living areas, 4 bedrooms, plus a study and 2 bathrooms (ensuite in main). There is plenty of entertaining space in the living/dining room, the kitchen boasts all modern appliances, BIR’s and WIR. Outside is the approx 21x21 shed complete with power and concrete floor with access from side of home and secure yard. In all, you will be pleased with what is on offer here.

Price: $300,000 Inspect: Sat 1.15 - 1.45pm L11 Contact: Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Mildura

1 Mitchell Court

One For All The Family

5 Acre Hobby Block With 18.5 Megs

Nestled in a quiet court close to Centro Shopping Centre One of the best presented properties on the market is is this delightful family home with attractive street appeal. this delightful 3 bedroom plus study double story home.

Features include polished floor boards, formal lounge, study, Offers 4 spacious bedrooms, 2 separate living areas and attractive timber kitchen. Outside you will find a gigantic sunroom/sitting area overlooking Lake Hawthorn, master bedroom includes full ensuite and walk in robe. Verandahs, yard, covered and paved outdoor living and double carport with remote access. The complete family home on a front and back. The home is set on 5 acres planted to sultanas with a 18.5 megalitre water entitlement, basic plant good old fashioned sized allotment within reach of schools, and equipment. The perfect property for those seeking shopping and all the city has to offer. room to roam and all within a short drive to Centro.

Price: $260,000 - $290,000

Price: $260,000 - $285,000 Inspect: Sat 10.00 - 10.30am Contact: Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

Mildura

C5

5 Quail Court

Inspect: Sat 9.30-10.00am & Sun 1.30-2.00pm J14 Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294 Faye scherger 0407 212 860

Cardross

37 Boobook Avenue NEW PRICE

Don’t Miss Out On This One!

It Just Makes Sense!

Well-Established Family Home

On a huge corner block of approx 969sqm in a prime location, This quietly located 3 bedroom brick veneer home This superbly located four bedroom brick veneer this genuine home is ready and made for you. features large open living with new timber kitchen. home is well worth inspection.

This well-maintained home offers 3 good sized bedrooms plus Boasting separate study, the home also includes a two Ideally situated, the home is only a short stroll from study and ensuite. The spacious kitchen offers ample bench way bathroom to master, built in robes to all bedrooms, Centro Shopping and the Lutheran Primary School. space, natural gas cook top and double fridge space. With and new tiling and floor coverings throughout.

Features include large lounge, full ensuite, fresh paint separate lounge room, natural gas heating and evaporative cooling you are sure to be happy here. The backyard has a Outside features a large outdoor entertaining area, tool and floor coverings and large fully secure yard and large covered area, great space to move, large garden shedding shed and fully secure yard. outdoor entertaining area. and double car accommodation.

This desirable pocket of ..A must see.

Price: $249,000 Mildura offers walking tracks on the Murray River and more.

G8 Inspect: Sat 1.15 - 1.45pm Price: $239,000 Price: $235,000 - $245,000 Contact: Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732 Inspect: By Appointment F14 Inspect: 107 Eighth Street www.stockdaleleggo.com.au Sat 11.45am - 12.15pm D3 Chris Hill 0431 378 202 Contact: Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732 Contact: Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Rustic Style

On offer is a spacious 4 bedroom home with large open plan living areas with beamed ceilings. Boasting huge kitchen meals, separate dining and spacious lounge (with slow combustion wood heating and ceiling fans). 2 bathrooms and spacious bedroom complete the picture. Only approx 4 years old, this home offers more than first meets the eye. Outside you’ll find a shaded timber deck and good sized tradesman shed, all on 3000sqm with ample water storage

For All Things Real Estate Visit www.ashleyburns.com.au Price: $230,000 - $260,000

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Inspect: Sat 10.30 - 11.15am & Sun 11.30 - 12.15pm Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294 Ian Miers 0428 586 205 MW12092008 MW20022009

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Ouyen

Mildura

Lot 117 Wirraway Drive

Gol Gol

Lot 10 Carramar Drive

Mildura

260 Sixth Street

FIRST RELEASE

AUCTION

First Home Owners And Investors

Your Very Own Brand New Home

R E D UN RACT T N O C

Position...Position...Position

Approx. 1400 sqm allotment located in our most sought after location, Carramar Drive.

Auction: Sat 14th March, 10.00am On Site Inspect: Sat 9.00 - 9.30am Contact: Chris Hill 0431 378 202

On completion this home will be packed with features and savings. 3 bedrooms, all BIRs, master boasting WIR and spacious ensuite. Separate living spaces, fully-equipped kitchen with plenty of cupboards and stainless steel appliances. Ducted reverse cycle, ample storage, fly screens on all windows and double car plus caravan accommodation. Wirraway Drive is quiet and offers an active family location. This home would suit first home buyers gaining the $29,000 Government grant, or those downsizing.

Price: $238,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Price: $190,000 - $220,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Mildura

Koorlong

Mildura

GREAT OPPORTUNITY! Situated in one of Ouyen’s most sought after streets is this character weather-board home.Within minutes walk of all amenities including Lawn Tennis & Golf Club, primary & secondary schools as well as the shopping precinct. Combine the location and large block, this would make an ideal investment considering the development taking place in the district.

22 Leonard Street

Lot 6 Dow Avenue

Light And Airy

In immaculate original condition this solid 3 bedroom home is ideal for the first home buyer or investor. Located close to schools/public transport and recreation areas. The home features include polished floor boards, separate lounge, upgraded kitchen with dishwasher/natural gas cooking and spacious dining.

Creature comforts include gas heating, evaporative cooling and ample storage space. Externally you will find covered car accommod, access to spacious secure backyard and garden

Price: $170,000 - $180,000 Inspect: Sat 11.00 - 11.30am Contact: Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

L6

1 & 2/256 Seventh Street

Perfect Position And Potential

Enjoys a 12.5m x 7.5m colour bond shed with power and cement floor.Water connected. On the high side of the street with retaining walls, etc already in place.

On a corner block, with a prime location is this genuine solid brick veneer home. This well-maintained home offers 3 generously-sized bedrooms, ensuite, BIRs and WIR.The spacious kitchen offers ample bench space/ storage plus dishwasher, with heaps of room left for a large table in the dining room. The bright L-shaped lounge room has both heating and cooling to combat all the natural elements and bay window. The shady backyard boasts native and fruit trees with well positioned approx 16 x 18 shed with power and concrete flooring and the carport provides covered double car accommodation.

Price: $225,000 - $235,000 Inspect: Sat 12.30-1.00pm & Sun 1.00-1.30pm E3 Contact: Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

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Irymple

1195 Karadoc Avenue NEW PRICE

NEW PRICE

Escape The Rat Race

One Look Will Do!

Price: $195,000 - $225,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Price: $170,000 Inspect: Sat 9.30 - 10.00am Contact: Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Mildura

Mildura

On approx 5.8 acres is this gigantic colourbond shed (27m x 9m with 3m verandahs) with power, water and septic connected.

Well set back from the road the shed has had partial completion for a temporary dwelling, double roller doors, cement floor and attractive street appeal. Town water connected (rural water available), fully fenced property with two horse yards. The hard work’s done in what will prove to be the perfect hobby block.

32 Avocado Street

If you’re waiting to take the plunge into your first home, don’t miss this! Boasts 2 living areas, 3 generously sized bedrooms serviced by a bathroom including claw foot bathtub and shower.

Separate lounge offering modern colors and kitchen/dining room has loads of space to move. Gas heat, evap cool, ceiling fans, open fire place. Covered car accommodation, set on 902 sqm approx allot with valuable rear lane entry, approx 30’ x 25’ handy man’s shed complete with power and concrete flooring.

K7

2/1 Joakim Court

Spacious And Gracious

Feature filled family home in popular Irymple offering 3 huge bedrooms, built in robes and ceiling fans in all, 2 large separate living rooms, slow combustion heater in lounge, fully fitted kitchen with dishwasher, etc, separate meals area with gas heater, powder room and updated bathroom, large entry/study area, evaporative cooling, near new quality carpets, outdoor gas heated spa in courtyard, double carport plus brick workshop.

Price: $215,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Ian Miers 0428 586 205

Merbein

174 Commercial Street

FIRST RELEASE

Ready Made Investments With Location

Tidy 2 bedroom units close to Mansell Reserve, Arts Centre and the mighty Murray River. Boasts open plan living, reverse cycle a/c and spacious kitchen/meals. Central bathroom and separate laundry. Good sized yard with garden shed and single garage with security door. Unit 1 returning $150 and Unit 2 returning $160 per week - these will sell quickly..

Ideal First Home Or Investment

Price: $135,000 each Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

This well presented centrally located 3 bedroom home features polished floorboards, gas cooking,natural gas log heater, evap. air conditioning, external sun blinds, carport, garage and 3 garden sheds. Every convenience is within easy reach, shops, schools and transport.

You’ll love it!

Price: $155,000 Inspect: By Appointment H5 Contact: Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

Red Cliffs

Mildura

2 Westcliffs Crescent

11 Hazeldene Street

There’s Only Two On The Block

Immaculate 2 bedroom brick veneer unit in good location.

Offers: - Spacious open planned living, modern kitchen, newish carpet - Built in robes in both bedrooms - Tiled bathroom, separate shower recess - Good, secure yard space, single carport - Vacant possession available

Price: Offers Over $150,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Ian Miers 0428 586 205

Mildura

F6

3/354 Walnut Avenue

Budget Brick Veneer Well located home offering: - Spacious living , 3 good sized bedrooms - Split system reverse cycle air cond - Kitchen with wall oven and hot plates - Ceiling fans in all bedrooms and lounge - Extras include verandah, garden shedding, double carport .... All this close to schools, bus and shopping.

Price: Offers Over $160,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Ian Miers 0428 586 205

Buronga

4 Churchill Street NEW PRICE

FIRST RELEASE

In Need Of A Good Cut And Polish

I Just Need A Good Touch-up

Price: $110,000 - $120,000 Inspect: Sat 12.30 - 1.00pm Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294 Sam Boake 0400 658 461

Price: $129,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Chris Hill 0431 378 202

Cardross

Mildura

This 3 bedroom home is full of character and charm and is oozing potential. Situated on a large block this small but cute property comprises of a living area, large kitchen and 3 bedrooms. A bit of hard work and a creative mind will go along way. Enquire now. GREAT FIRST HOME.

Lot 2 Nineteenth Street

well, maybe a bit of hard work and a few dollars for materials also, but basically this charming home simply needs the care and attention of a loving family.This could be the perfect starter with 3 good size bedrooms, separate kitchen and lounge all on a great sized block close to schools, shops and public transport.

Start by polishing the floor boards to bring the shine back to this family home.

K8

98 Hornsey Park

Affordable Unit, Great Westside Location Very, Very Affordable

Appealing to the first home buyer or smart investor with a current rental return of $150 per week, this quietly located westside rear unit in a group of only three features 2 bedrooms with built in robes, open plan kitchen, meals area with large living room opening to a neatly landscaped courtyard. Take advantage of the first home buyer’s grant. Sit back and enjoy this recently painted and well maintained unit with nat gas heating, evap cool, security alarm, multiple undercover carparking, small garden shed.

Price: $139,900 Inspect: Sat 11.45am - 12.15pm Contact: Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732

Mildura

G14

167 Eighth Street

Sited on a large 990 sqm with valuable side lane access this solid 3 bedroom home is sure to prove outstanding value.

Offering kitchen, lounge and separate rumpus there is room to move for all for the family. Separate garage, double carport and covered back verandah complete the picture.

Price: $120,000 - $130,000 Inspect: Sun 10.00 - 10.30am Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 294 Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

Wemen

Wemen Store

NEW PRICE

Possibilities Are Endless

5.913 hectares (approximately 14.61 acres) of cleared land with approved home site and building pad. Ideally suited for cash crops or redevelopment, horse paddocks or lucerne production. Features overhead sprays and 3 phase electric pump. Includes 2 megs water. Within minutes of Mildura and 15th Street precinct.

Price: $135,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732

Pleasant First Buyers Surprise!

Neatly presented 2 bedroom character weatherboard. 685sqm approx block has plenty of room for an extension. You’ll be impressed by the tidy kitchen, refreshed painted walls and new floor coverings. It offers gas heating, reverse cycle cooling and will suit a modern resident. You can be assured of year round comfort. Outside enjoys the large backyard with ample shedding and car accomodation. Inspect today and don’t miss out at this genuine price tag! .

Price: $80,000 - $90,000 Inspect: Sat 10.15 - 10.45am Contact: Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

5023 5000 107 Eighth Street

L6

Good Speculative Buy

Located in a high profile area of town this modern retail premise of approximately 60sqm offers investors an exceptional opportunity to get into the commercial market. The freehold is being sold with vacant possession, the existing tenant may stay if required (currently paying $845 per month).

Price: $125,000 Inspect: By Appointment D/H/L 6 Contact: Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

www.stockdaleleggo.com.au

Be Your Own Boss

Thriving general store with various new appliances and catering for all needs including fuel sales, alcohol sales, hot take away food sales, newspapers and magazines, bait, ice, etc. Also including separate immaculate 3 bed residence plus 2 bed mobile home (currently leased at $150 per week). Extras include split system reverse cycle air conditioning, 4 bay shed, outdoor living area, established gardens. All this and more situated on well over ½ acre and just a short stroll to river.

Price: $250,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Ian Miers 0428 586 205

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These properties have been hand selected by Management as the best value in their price range.

AUCTION TOMORROW

AUCTION - Sizzler

MILDURA ESR $175,000-$185,000

• Fantastic 2 bedroom townhouse • Kitchen, D/W, fridge/freezer cavity • Bathroom, large shower, bath & vanity • Two living areas, decorative entry

• Situated between CBD & Centro • Private outdoor entertainment area • Good size secure yard • Lock up garage with interior access

Location is Everything

MILDURA

Mildura Resort and within walking distance to shops, parks and sporting facilities is this terrific two bedroom, one bathroom unit. It has an open plan living area and a single vehicle carport. The unit is nestled in a private rear corner which offers piece, quiet and security. This is truly For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 21st February, 2009 at 1.00pm on site a great investment at this price.

Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635 Contact: David 0408 514 666 Address: 371A Walnut Avenue G10 Address: Unit 16/280 Tenth Street E5 Internet PID: 307026 Open: Saturday 12.30-1.00pm Internet PID: 311808

MILDURA

• Approx 2 years old, close to CBD •RedGum kitchen, 6-burner gourmet • Supurb quality, leadlighting, decorative stove, polished floor boards features, extensive tile work • Enclosed outdoor area with open fire • Gas fire place, study loft & attic • Built-in gas/coal BBQ, sink & prep area For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 21st February, 2009 at 11.00am on site

• 3 Bedroom brick veneer • Open living/dining • 1 Bathroom plus laundry • Separate foyer & meals area

• Automatic spinklers/established trees • Well maintained house & garden • Large green house & garden shed • Large allotment/good location

Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789 Address: 4 Teal Drive G9 Internet PID: 310113

Open: Saturday 10.00-10.30am

AUCTION TOMORROW

AUCTION TOMORROW

AUCTION - Quality & Character Second to None

MILDURA

$135,000 Well Presented 3 Bedroom Home $198,000 Situated amongst a group of quality units right next door to the

MILDURA

AUCTION-Interstate Owner Says Sell$190,000 plus

This immaculate townhouse offers the ultimate position. It is set back from the road in a quiet complex & conveniently located close to the Mildura Golf Club, Aero Ovals, & hospitals. This would make the ideal first home, investment or retiree haven.

Features include three bedrooms, BIR & semi-en suite, spacious open plan living which flows to outdoor entertaining with courtyard, ducted heating/cooling & double remote garage.

For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 21st February, 2009 at 2.00pm on site

Auction - BEAT THE HEAT!!

• 4 bedroom brick veneer • 2 living areas • 2 bathrooms 3 toilets • Fantastic inground pool

• 2 covered, paved outdoor areas • External pool shower/toilet • 2 workshops • Quiet Court location

For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 28th February, 2009 at 11.00am on site

Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635 Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Contact: Tony 0418 502 101 Address: 97A Thirteenth Street J7 Address: 6 Killara Court J10 Address: Unit 6, 145 Riverside Avenue D5 Internet PID: 306951 Open: Saturday 10.30-11.00am Internet PID: 84210 Open: Saturday 1.30-2.00pm Internet PID: 302043

NICHOLS POINT

AUCTION - Majestic Water Front Land Is this Mildura’s Best Home Site?

• Unsurpassed home site • 5,100m2 allotment • 10 minutes from city centre • A waterfront lifestyle

• Overlooking Kings Billabong • 66m absolute waterfront • Services connected • Canoeing/kayaking/rafting

For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 7th March, 2009 at 11.00am on site

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 93 Cooke Street, Nichols Point Internet PID: 309457

MILDURA

AUCTION - Position with Charm

• 3 good size bedrooms with BIR’s • Short distance to CBD & Marina • Formal entry with lead light • Paved outdoor entertaining • Separate lounge & dining rooms • Good size allotment • Bathroom, bath / separate shower • Access to rear yard For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 21st March, 2009 at 11.00am Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635 Address: 144 Magnolia Avenue J5 Internet PID: 312520 Open: Saturday 3.00-3.30pm

Open: Saturday 10.00-10.30am

RED CLIFFS

AUCTION - Great Little Starter

• 3 bedrooms • 11 foot ceilings • 1 bathroom • Side access • 737m2 allotment • Partially renovated • 20x30 shed • Ideal first property For Sale Now or by Auction Friday 20th March, 2009 at 1.00pm Contact: David 0408 514 666 Address: 533A Boobook Avenue Internet PID: 312793

Bargain/Close to Shops • 3 bedrooms • 2 toilets /1 bathroom • Shedding with large backyard • Close to shops

MILDURA SOUTH

AUCTION - 10 Acre Slice of Paradise

Jewel In The Crown

MILDURA

MILDURA $225,000 plus

Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789 Address: 15 Neilpo Street Internet PID: 312792

DARETON

$105,000

• Large allotment • Open kitchen/living • Lane-way access/front access • Renovators delight

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ESR $360,000-$420,000

Positioned amoungst a beautiful garden setting is this lovely double brick family home all set on approx 10 Acres.

Worthy of a centrefold in a luxury home magazine, this capturing property boasts standards of presentation second to none.

There is plenty of room for horses, motorbikes or whatever your heart may desire. There are three good sized bedrooms, two with ensuites plus a study area. There is a 60 x 30 shed with power and approx 2 acres of overhead sprays along with a 3 megalitre water right.

Surrounded by enchanting gardens, this home is ideal for entertaining or just to relax in total privacy.

Comprising 3 bedrooms plus study, 2 living areas with bar, huge gourmet kitchen, 2 bathrooms, sewing room, beautiful undercover entertaining area, MILDURA reverse cycle air conditioning, shed, rain water tanks, plus many more outstandWhat more could you ask for when this property has it all right here. ing features, too numerous to mention.

•Generous lounge, dining & family room •Separate double lock up brick veneer Properties like this rarely come onto the market place, so be quick and garage plus carport If you have been waiting for that something special home, this is it. Beat the •Ensuite & walk-in robe to master make this your little slice of paradise.

•Fully appointed kitchen & 2 bathrooms •Fully fenced self cleaning lap pool rush & phone now for immediate viewing.

•Access to rear yard with automatic •Prime position, walking distance to For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 21st March, 2009 at 1.00pm on site watering system schools & CBD Contact: Tony 0418 502 101 Contact: David 0408 514 666 Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789 Address: 2 Sandpiper Drive H8 Address: 3817 Walnut Avenue (Out past the airport) Address: 280 Walnut Ave G8 Internet PID: 288023 Open: Saturday 10.30-11.00am Internet PID: 300949 Internet PID: 303768 Open: Saturday 10.45-11.15am

83 Deakin Avenue, Mildura

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$240,000

*ESR - Estimated Selling Range

MW20022009

5021 1900

Prime Location/3 Bedroom Home

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MILDURA MILDURA MILDURA $515,000 ESR $183,000-$188,000 Great Position/4 BR Home ESR $235,000-$245,000 Outstanding Investment Opportunity Opportunity to invest in a block of four units (each with its own separate

Huge Price Reduction • 3 good sized bedrooms • Open plan kitchen & dining • Large separate lounge • Detached bungalow/ 4th bedroom Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 4 Kepeto Court M6 Internet PID: 298404

• Quiet court location • Large rear yard • Close to shops & public transport • Walk to Sunraysia Insitute of TAFE

• 3 bedrooms plus study • 2 bathrooms, large laundry • Fully appointed kitchen • Open plan kitchen/family

MILDURA $78,000 • Walk to Marina • Ideal for singles or a couple • Single car accommodation • Prices to sell today!

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 7/62 Seventh Street J3 Internet PID: 298345

Surprise Package with Pool

IRYMPLE $269,000

• 3 bedroom with esuite • Approx 1194m2 allotment • Bathroom with fernery view • Undercover entertaining area • Seperate powder room • Inground pool & heated spa • 2 living areas • Access to rear yard & shedding Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635 Address: 7 Karingal Court Internet PID: 307086 Open: Saturday 3.00-3.30pm

title) in a popular central location and reap the rewards, showing returns in excess of 6%p.a. Each unit comprising of two bedrooms with BIR, kitchen adjacent to large lounge private courtyard and under cover car parking. Constructed of brick and tile, these units are proven investment performers over many years.

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: Units 1- 4 / 230 Woodham Avenue I7 Open: Saturday 12.30-1.00pm Internet PID: 111022 Open: Saturday 11.00-11.30am

• Separate lounge & dining • Double carport & garden shed • Large block of land • Well positioned close to Centro

Contact: David 0408 514 666 Address: 13 De Garis Drive I11 Internet PID: 295280

Beat Paying Rent • Self contained unit • Private courtyard • Close to City Centre • Close to Public transport

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IRYMPLE

ESR $290,000-$310,000 Cheap

Fabulous Location

• 4 good sized bedrooms • Formal lounge & dining rooms • Large master, ensuite, WIR • Ornate ceiling rose & cornices • Open family area with slate floors • Double garage & carport, shedding • Ducted air conditioning & vacuum • Lovely undercover outdoor area Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635 Address: 5 Carina Close Internet PID: 306319

MILDURA ESR $295,000-$305,000

Superb Family Home

• 3 bedrooms plus study • Huge meals, family area • 2 bathrooms • Mirrortone kitchen Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 4 Jordan Avenue D5 Internet PID: 302022

• Tradesman’s shed, separate entrance • Double garage under main roof • Gardens under automatic watering • Located in popular subdivision

As Chips

MILDURA

ESR $195,000-$215,000

• 4 bedrooms • Ensuite plus study • Evaporative & split system cooling • Kids retreat/Bungalow

• Court location • Close to Mildura CBD • Walking distance to parks • Schools close by

Contact: David 0408 514 666 Address: 28 Jude Avenue E5 Internet PID: 293862

Open: Saturday 11.30-12.00pm

MILDURA

Sizzler

ESR$165,000-$179,000

• Vendors relocating, want sold • Floor heating, evaporative cooling • Neat & tidy 3 bedroom brick veneer • High double car accom, rear access • Kitchen meals area, pantry • Ideal investment property, close to • Separate formal lounge & dining shops & schools

Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635 Address: 64 Brian Street L8 Internet PID: 306231 Open: Saturday 2.00-2.30pm

PRICE SLASHED

MILDURA Brand New/5 Bedroom Home ESR$360,000-$395,000 • Open living / 32 squares • 5 bedrooms • 2 Theatre rooms •2 bathrooms / powder room Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789 Address: 17 Sunrise Drive K14 Internet PID: 311736

• New estate • Quality fittings throughout • State of the art kitchen • High on hill / close to Centro Plaza

MILDURA

4 Bedroom Family Home ESR $300,000-$330,000 Contemporary Living • Full ensuite & walk in robe to master • Formal entry & lounge, dining/study • Large kitchen/meals area • Family size rumpus room

Contact: Gary 0419 548 922 Address: 9 Wanera Way E2 Open: Saturday 11.30-12.00pm Internet PID: 294887

• Reverse cycle a/c, ducted gas heating • Covered alfresco dining • 20x25 shed, stroll to the river • Large landscaped allotment

• 3 bedrooms plus study • Stone bench & 900 oven • Enormous living area • Parents’ retreat

MILDURA ESR $275,000-$295,000 • Auto double garage • Landscaped with garden shed • Pergola with dutch gable • No expense spared here

Contact: Gary 0419 548 922 Address: 128 Sixteenth Street (between Ontario & Walnut) F15 Open: Saturday 10.30-11.00am Internet PID: 306364 Open: Saturday 11.30-12.00pm

NEW, NEW, NEW MILDURA

• 3 bedrooms, ensuite to main • HIde-away/study nook • Stainless steel applicances • Reverse cycle air conditioning • You won’t find better value • Undercover outdoor entertaining • Double lock up garage/auto door • Good size yard with rear access Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635 Address: Lot 30 Wisteria Way D12 Internet PID: 312703

MILDURA Magnificent 4 Bedroom Home ESR$350,000-$360,000 Budget Price 4 Bedder • Magnificent 4 bedroom • Open living/theatre room • Fully appointed state of the art kitch • 2 bathrooms/reverse cycle A/C

$245,000

5021 1900 83 Deakin Avenue, Mildura *ESR - Estimated Selling Range

$199,000

One of Mildura’s super buys is this 4 bedroom brick veneer home situated in a Quiet court location. Featuring 2 large living areas, dishwasher, ducted vacuum system, robin hood, outdoor entertainment area, double car accommodation, very well presented, close to hospitals & golf course.

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 8 Jobson Court F9 Open: Saturday 12.30-1.00pm Internet PID: 175836

Real People in Real Estate Tony Roccisano 0418 502 101

Rico D’Amico 0418 516 773

Mandy D’Amico 0417 017 635

Peter White 0407 212 850

Gary Castleman 0419 548 922

Loretta Paiano 0418 596 789

David Adolph 0408 514 666

MW20022009

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Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789 Address: 9 Rodeo Drive L11 Internet PID: 310081

• Large outdoor paved area • 20x40 shed/music room (3 phase) • Automatic sprinkler system • A must see!

MILDURA

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GOL GOL

Pretty As A Picture/River Frontage

3 Well Located Vineyards

SUNNY CLIFFS

• River frontage • Large allotment 2.5 acres • Own your own island • Fully fenced

P.O.A

• Walking distance to Gol Gol • High elevation • Bird life sanctuary • Exclusive location

Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789 Block 431 Mellis Street, Sunny Cliffs Comprising of 17 acres and planted to 6 acres of Merlot, 10 acres of Cabinet Address: 6 Murray Street, Gol Gol Sauvignon, 1 acre of Petit Verdot. The vineyard is irrigated by over head sprays Internet PID: 311027 and enjoys a 59 Megalitre water entitlement.

Phone for an Inspection

WILD DOG STATION

PRIME CEREAL GROWING COUNTRY

LOT 1728 PLAN DP 763589 13,873 Hectares

A very rare opportunity exists to acquire a cereal and grazing property with a very strong cropping history. Comprising of 13,873 Ha “Wild Dog” is known for its high quality predominately rising red sandy loam and rain belt history.

Block 432 Mellis Street, Sunny Cliffs Comprises of 25.5 acres and is planted to 22 acres of Chardonnay, 2 acres are vacant and 1.5 acres are taken up with house and shed. Improvements include large family home consisting of 3 bedrooms plus study, 2 living areas, 2 bathrooms and double garage. A very comfortable family residence with a 60x40x20 high implement shed.

Block 440 Mellis Street, Sunny Cliffs RED CLIFFS Comprising of 17.5 acres and planted to 10 acres of Shiraz and 7 acres of Gordos which have been abandoned. Property is watered by over head sprays Immaculate Vineyard/3 Bedroom Home $360,000 and enjoys a 59.1 Megatlire water entitlement.

• Immaculate fruit property • 9 1/4 acres Cabernet Sauvignon • 3 bedroom brick veneer home • Overhead sprays plus drippers All properties have excellent soil types and have been top producers.

• Fully appointed kitchen • 37 megs high security water For Sale by Tender Closing Friday 6th March, 2009 at 4.00pm • Beautifully established trees • Plant, equipment & shedding Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789 For further details please call Tony Roccisano on 0418 502 101 Address: Block 440A Twenty Second Street Internet PID: 310814 Internet PID: 307143 Phone for an Inspection

Improvements include 3 bedroom shearing quarters, 3 stand shearing shed, 9 tanks, 6 troughs and sheep yards. 8 Megalitres of water entitlement with pipeline and pump from the Gol Gol Creek.

Currently cropping to Clearfield Wheat comprising of 6,500 acres of continuously cropped land, 1,000 acres of new land, 4,000 acres of licensed land to be cleared, 13,000 acres fauna reserve, balance of land used for grazing. Working plant is also included. This property is located 60 km east of Mildura.

For Sale by Tender Closing Friday 6th March, 2009 at 4.00pm For a detailed property report please call Tony Roccisano on 0418 502 101

Condor Homes & Emerald Park Estate

HOUSE & LAND PACKAGES Due to unprecedented demand STAGE 3 release has been rushed forward.....

Complete House & Land Packages From $239,000 (less FHBG of $29,000) =$219,000 Secure your building block today as little as $500 will put your block on hold. Premier west side location, natural gas, protective covenants sized to suit, don’t miss this opportunity.

5021 1900 83 Deakin Avenue, Mildura *ESR - Estimated Selling Range

Located at Sixteenth Street (Between Walnut & Ontario Avenue)

Real People in Real Estate Tony Roccisano 0418 502 101

Rico D’Amico 0418 516 773

Mandy D’Amico 0417 017 635

Peter White 0407 212 850

Gary Castleman 0419 548 922

Loretta Paiano 0418 596 789

David Adolph 0408 514 666

MW20022009

www.roccisano.com.au

Agent On Site Sat 12.15 -1.00pm

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT Gary Castleman 0419 548 922

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STATE E L A E R TS IN L U S RE LAND LAND LAND LAND LAND LAND Lot 1 Morpung Ave, Irymple •Approx 3000m2 building allotment, services available Price: ESR $110,000-$130,000 Contact: Gary 0419 548 922 Lot 5 Fifteenth St, Irymple Sth •1 Acre building allotment, town water & power available Price: ESR $90,000-$99,500 Contact: David 0408 514 666 Lot 1 Dewry Ave, Irymple Sth •1 Acre building allotment, town water & power available Price: ESR $90,000-$99,500 Contact: David 0408 514 666

430-432 Benetook Ave, Mildura •1.602ha, high traffic area great for redevelopment Price: P.O.A Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789 Lot 3 Corbett Ave, Buronga •1.482ha (3.66 acres) of industrial zoned land, all services available Price: From $495,000 Contact: Gary 0419 548 922 Lot 7 Leicester Street, Mildura •Approx. 2446m2 allotment with permit to build 6 townhouses Price: $250,000 Contact: Peter 0407 212 850

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From $64,000

Now Selling...

RIVERSIDE PARK • Mildura’s Best Valued Allotments • Don’t miss out!

• Prices start as low as $64,000 • Fully serviced • Centrally located for convenience close to schools & major shopping centres • You won’t find better value for money Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635 Address: Riverside Park, Cnr Fifteenth St & Riverside Ave D12 Internet PID: 266851

BOZZI HEIGHTS a level above the rest!

Is this the best subdivision in Mildura?

GOL GOL

Rare Waterfront Land ESR $370,000- $390,000

• Waterfront land • $10,000 spent on earthworks • Beautiful views • Exclusive address

• Approx. 6235m2 allotment • Fully fenced, high on hill • Prepared for building • Natural bush land & wildlife setting

Contact: Tony 0418 502 101 Address: 34 The Cobb & Co. Way Internet PID: 277602

5021 1900 83 Deakin Avenue, Mildura

$5000 OFF LISTED PRICE • Choose your own builder • First Home Buyers Grant applies • Naturally elevated allotments • House plans available

Agent On Site Sat 9.30am

Allotments Priced from $60,000 Real People in Real Estate Tony Roccisano 0418 502 101

*ESR - Estimated Selling Range

Rico D’Amico 0418 516 773

Mandy D’Amico 0417 017 635

Peter White 0407 212 850

87 Commercial Street, Merbein Phone 5025 3133 Fax 5025 3139

Loretta Paiano 0418 596 789

David Adolph 0408 514 666

Attention Builders/Handymen

3/60 Box Street, Merbein

Offers Over $90,000

Vendor Says Sell 10 Ope .0 n 0- Sa 10 t .3 0

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$89,000

Gary Castleman 0419 548 922

Roger Walder 0417 711 217 Aaron Walder 0408 315 746

email walderre@bigpond.com www.walderrealestate.com.au

24 Werrimull Sth Rd, Werrimull

For Further Details Contact Peter White 0407 212 850

MW13022009

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SUPER SPECIAL

$110,000

Lot 1 Myall Lane, Merbein

12 Sanders Street, Merbein

$115,500

Located around 100m from Post Office, Bank, Supermarket and club this 2 bedroom brick veneer and tile unit represents a great little investment opportunity. Features include reverse cycle air conditioning, built in robes & carport. Potential return of around 8% p.a gross.

Complete the project and reap the rewards, with this re-located conite home on rectangular 1 acre lot (4020m2) with 67 metre road frontage. All appliances and materials included with new roof, stumps and wiring in place. Also features 11 foot ceilings, 1.5 megs water and 3 phase power I available. Great opportunity at this price.

Say goodbye to the landlord and get into this attractive little 3 bedroom home. A real first home buyers special, freshly painted inside and includes new floor coverings in high traffic areas, high ceilings and built in robes in 2 bedrooms. Price reduced to sell.

4 Bedrooms – Big Block

Terrific First Home Opportunity

Great Place To Start

Comfortable Home on Acres

NEW

LISTING

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It’s better than Bonnie Doon this fully renovated 2 bedroom hardiplank home on almost ½ acre in Werrimull Township.

Features include new kitchen and bathroom, high ceilings, great covered and paved outdoor entertaining area, 40 x 25 shed/garage, rainwater tank and all-round fencing. Get out of the rat race at a very affordable price.

NEW

LISTING

Comfortable 4 bedroom home on big corner block in quiet Red Cliffs location. Good current rental return of around 7%pa gross and features include high ceilings, big secure backyard, wood heater, side access and subdivision potential (S.T.C.A). Great value at this price.

24 Jenner Street, Merbein $139,000 Neg Very well presented 3 bedroom Conite home on big ¼ acre (1013m2) lot with good sheds and rear lane access. Close to primary schools and features include spacious lounge with gas heater, renovated kitchen and bathroom and outdoor entertainment area. Ideal first home.

9 Baylee Avenue, Mildura $149,500 Very well presented weatherboard home in quiet Mildura location.

Features include brand new kitchen, good bathroom, separate dining room, totally re-wired and painted, ceramic tiles in heavy traffic areas, natural gas connected, good shed, security blinds and outdoor entertainment area. Perfect for the first home buyer.

Largely renovated 3 bedroom Conite home on 22 ¾ acres (9 ¼ hectares) close to town. Electric pump on drippers to all young plantings of Chardonnay & Cab/Sav. Includes 3 megs water & more available. Good shedding & rentable brick pickers quarters.

Also features covered outdoor entertaining area with in-ground pool & carport.

Little Beauty At Birdwoodton

Ticks All The Boxes

Super Investment Property

Attractive Package – Great Location

$179,500 324 River Avenue, Birdwoodton This property is located in the much sought after Birdwoodton area and has no near neighbours, with plenty of good features which include recently renovated bathroom, timber kitchen, polished floorboards, 10 foot ceilings and town water it is well worth a look for the first home buyer or investor.

$199,000 3 Merebin Court, Merbein Difficult to fault this 3 bedroom brick veneer and tile home in top Merbein location. It features full ensuite, separate dining and family rooms, sunken lounge, quality soft furnishings, rose gardens, tandem carport under main roof and outside entertaining area, all just a stroll to park and river.

PRIC REDUCE ED

$199,000 Lot 1 (28) River Avenue Terrific investment with further development potential consider these features. Over ½ acre of land. Very good location, walk to park & river. Includes 2 houses with current rental income of $305 per week. Almost ¼ acre vacant land. Possibility for third house (STCA)

322 Fifth Street, Merbein

$179,000

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$129,000

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13 Cedar Street, Red Cliffs

11 Rusticana Court, Mildura

$259,000

Nestled deep in a quiet court in the sought after Green Vines Estate, this 3 bedroom brick veneer and tile home represents a very attractive package. Features include great street appeal, double L.U.G, landscaped gardens (auto water system), terrific outdoor entertainment area, big secure back yard, wood shed and MW24876 BBQ shelter.

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27/265 Twelfth Street Mildura

340 Eighth Street Mildura

5 Cambridge Terrace, Mildura

7 Stuart Avenue Mildura

7 Duneden Close, Mildura

Open Saturday 10.00 - 10.30

ADDRESS OF EXCELLENCE

EXCEPTIONAL IN EVERY ASPECT

Impressive designer home in quiet court. Quality oozes from every level of this spacious Col Gowers Stunning & spacious comes to mind with this 3 bedroom plus study brick veneer home on 1001m2 albuilt, 3 year old home. With lots of natural light and fabulous external views from all living areas. lotment plus double garage. Living area of some 237m2, formal lounge, separate family room, Baltic Feautres over 21 sq exceptional living, mirrortone kitchen, 3 br’s plus study or 4th br, double lock up timber kitchen, natural gas, separate rumpus overlooking spacious outdoor living, newly landscaped garage, shed, fruit trees on approx 1/4 acre. gardens and pathways, includes fire pit.

$460,000-$500,000

$385,000

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or trevor@collieandtierney.com.au Matt Mason 0438 274 258 or mmason@collieandtierney.com.au

Contact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360 cheryl@collieandtierney.com.au

17 Marziano Drive, Mildura

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Open Saturday 10.45-11.15am

Open Saturday 11.30 - 12.00

PERIOD ELEGANCE

FIRST CLASS EXECUTIVE LIVING!

Grand family home, this magnificent homestead is destined to impress.

Simply beautiful 1890’s built home delivers a stunning union of period elegance and modern living.

High ceilings, original floorboards, wide verandah’s overlook landscaped gardens and provide an oasis for relaxation and enjoyment of this rare property. Set on 3888m2 allotment with 3.80 meg water complete with pump.

Quality Westside location, just relax and entertain! This home boasts 17sq of living, 4 bedrooms, WIR & ensuite to main, formal lounge, open living and dining, reverse cycle air & quality fixtures throughout. Large entertaining area with built in BBQ, great yard & auto sprinklers.

This home truly has it all, don’t pass it by!

Contact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360 cheryl@collieandtierney.com.au

Contact: Matt Mason 0438 274 258 or mmason@collieandtierney.com.au Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or trevor@collieandtierney.com.au

$279,000 - $299,000

$375,000

6 Georgia Terrace, Mildura

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PEACEFUL CHARMER

WHAT A SMART START - BE QUICK OR BE SORRY!

Behind the private hedges hides this warm weatherboard 3 bedroom home with stairway leading to Attic/study and storage area or teenagers retreat. Stunning polished floorboards, leadlight front door, pressed tin ceiling in dining area. Galley style kitchen with timber benchtops, ducted gas heating, formal lounge, French doors to 8’ verandahs off 2 bedrooms, 10’ x 20’ shed, next to schools & swimming pool.

Near to new immaculately kept 3 bedroom plus study home with ensuite to the master and walk-in robe. Spacious formal lounge, modern galley-style kitchen overlooking roomy open plan living that leads out to paved outdoor living & BBQ. Manicured rear yard, 20’x20’ shed, double carport and access into rear for boat or caravan.

$279,950

$280,000 - $310,000

Contact: Robert J. Stephens 0458 658 566 robert@collieandtierney.com.au

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or trevor@collieandtierney.com.au

185 Flora Avenue, Cabarita (cnr Dow Avenue & Flora Avenue)

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RURAL LIFESTYLE On the edge of the city sits this 3br weatherboard family home on 3859m2 of land. Renovated throughout, open plan living, separate meals area, new kitchen, overlooks huge yard with inground fully fenced pool & loads of stock pens for sheep and chooks, 20x20 shed & established trees complete this rural lifestyle home.

$235,000-$260,000

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or trevor@collieandtierney.com.au Matt Mason 0438 274 258 or mmason@collieandtierney.com.au

67 Lime Avenue, Mildura Ph: (03) 5021 2200

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GET COOL & REFRESHED!

Huge 4 bedroom and study solid brick home plus rumpus room and renovated kitchen. This home just oozes space, formal lounge including natural gas heater and feature timber hearth, inground pool fully fenced. Would suit large family, close to Centro, bus route and schools.

A lot of home at an affordable price.

$235,000-$255,000

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or trevor@collieandtierney.com.au Matt Mason 0438 274 258 or mmason@collieandtierney.com.au

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If you would like to assist, please consider making a donation to the First National Foundation.

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Help us in supporting this worthwhile cause in this time of need.

6 Leask Avenue, Mildura

49 Westcliffs Avenue, Red Cliffs

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Open Saturday 12.15 - 12.45

SUPERBLY RENOVATED WITH CHARACTER & CHARM This tastefully fully renovated 3 bedroom home is ideal for the first home buyer.

Boasts new carpets, freshly painted, polished floorboards, gas heating, shed, secure backyard, minutes from schools & Centro Plaza.

$170,000 - $189,000

Contact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360 cheryl@collieandtierney.com.au 1-4/291 Deakin Avenue, Mildura

POSITION MEANS EVERYTHING An ideal proposition for the forward thinkers. Positioned well on Deakin Avenue next to shcools, shops & church.

4 x 2 br units all leased to excellent tenants returning $595 pw. Two have been fully renovated and plans available for other two plus potential redevelop down the track.

$459,000

Contact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360

2 Duneden Close, Mildura

3237 Fifteenth Street, Irymple

Open Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm

ROOM FOR BOAT, CARAVAN + MORE! Near to new top quality 4 bedroom home, ensuite, formal lounge, huge open plan living & dining, double lock up garage, with access to backyard, all set on a large established lot in a quiet court location.

$349,500

Contact: Robert J. Stephens 0458 658 566

10 Burnside Way, Mildura

NEED A WAREHOUSE FOR YOUR FAMILY?

This home offers Resort Style living for the largest of families. It has 4 br, 4 toilets & bathrooms, huge br’s, lots of cupboards, rev cycle ducted air cond, rumpus room, dbl garage. Plus outside you get a pool, detached entertainment building with cellar, step down games room, bar, bbq & store room/sleep out. All on over 1 acre. Motivated Vendor invites offers!!

$395,000 - $425,000 Contact: Graham Hill 0408 992 242

Nestled within sought after, family friendly home. With formal lounge, four real bedrooms, stunning timber floor & reverse cycle throughout and French doors opening to undercover outdoor area (with bbq) & child friendly rear yard - families couldn’t ask for more!

$295,000 - $325,000

Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

Warrick Fisher 0428 214 330

67 Lime Avenue, Mildura Ph: (03) 5021 2200

Forthcoming Auction

Contact: Tim Leng 0408 133 326

Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902 24 Sunrise Drive, Mildura

UNIQUE & SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME!

If you need space & size, this home is the one, as new executive home in popular elevated subdivision. Over 30sq of living set on a large allotment. The home has everything you can dream of. Inspection today - at this price it won’t last long.

$390,000 - $430,000

Contact: Tim Leng 0408 133 326

Clem De Rosa 0409 239 902

38 Leicester Street, Mildura

Open Saturday 12.00 - 12.30

FIRST CLASS

Spacious 4 yr old 4 br home in sought after Gol Gol. Just a short stroll to the River, Parkland, schools & shops with 3 living areas, unique features throughout, large fully enclosed outdoor area, pool, great shed (floor, lights & power), set on just under 1/3 acre of land.

As soon as you step inside you will appreciate the quality. Every inch is top shelf in this contemporary modern entertainer’s dream.

3 bedroom plus study, 2 distinct living areas with stunning decor inside & out.

A must see!

$340,000 - $370,000

Contact: Tim Leng 0408 133 326

Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

71 Langtree Avenue, Mildura

$300,000 - $330,000

Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902 40 Leicester Street, Mildura

Open Saturday 12.00 - 12.30

INVEST IN OUR HERITAGE

OUTSTANDING COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT

Currently leased for $93,499 per year is this outstanding freehold commercial investment opportunity. Extensive office area (904m2) large shed/store area (299m2), large sealed parking and traffic area. Large allotment of 3956m2 with prominent exposure to Sturt Highway. To be sold as a going concern.

$1,100,000

Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

Dockside Mildura Marina - Houseboat

Open Saturday 10.00 - 10.30

5 BEDROOMS + STUDY FOR WHAT????

16 Gol Gol North Road, Gol Gol

Open Saturday 11.45 - 12.15

BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED FAMILY HOME

3 br conite home in need of some TLC, set on 15 acres with 51.8 megs of water plus 2 x massive work and storage sheds, 1 x 300m2 and 1 x 19mx8m, both with floor & power.

Close to Red Cliffs township.

Open Saturday 1.00 - 1.30

Open Saturday 10.45 - 11.15

Open Saturday 10.00 - 10.30

HOME - SHEDS - 15 ACRES - 51.8 MEGS WATER

SMOOTH & SOPHISTICATED

- Rare Langtree Mall property - Building area - 391.3m2 (approx) inc 77m2 storage - Land area - 475.2m2 - Rear lane way access - 2 Titles, majority being College Lease

This near new quality townhouse redefines the art of living. With open plan living a feature, 3 br plus study, 2 separate living areas, 2 bathrooms, architecturally designed kitchen with all mod con’s. Finished with tiled floors & alfresco dining areas. This is truly first class!

$650,000 + GST Contact: Nathan Murphy 0407 968 196

Contact: Tim Leng0408 133 326

$290,000 - $310,000

Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902

THE ULTIMATE LIFESTYLE Custom built 8 berth luxurious houseboat, LCD/GV, ducted a/c, gas heating, hi-fi, mirrortone galley kitchen, dw, 8 seater glass top dining table, L-shaped leather lounge, spacious bathroom, 2 x 25hp 4 stroke o/b, 3 KVA generator, upstairs entertainment area.

$350,000

Contact: Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

Tim Davey 0409 234 271 First Street, Nichols Point

ROOM TO ROAM Set in Nichols Point, surrounded by loping palm trees and great gardens. This immaculate 3 bedroom home will suit the right buyer. Including 2 bathrooms, large lounge, stacks of shedding, set on approx 1 1/2 acres.

Call today for more info!

$299,000 - $329,000

Contact: Corey Iredale 0439 700 711

54 Tulane Drive, Mildura

Open Saturday 10.45 - 11.30

STYLISH & INVITING BRICK VENEER HOME

Modern character filled home, designed for both family living & entertaining. Featuring 2 large entertaining areas, superb kitchen, spacious meals, 3 quality br’s, 2 bathrooms, large paved BBQ area with pitched roof plus family friendly backyard & dbl carport.

$289,000 - $298,000

Contact: Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

Tim Davey 0409 234 271

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3290 Benetook Avenue Mildura

31 Carfora Drive, Mildura

19 Plantation Street, Mildura

7 Kurrajong Parade, Mildura

18 Euneva Drive Mildura

193 Ontario Avenue Mildura

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Open Saturday 10.30 - 11.00

SUMMER LIVING

RELUCTANT SALE Move interstate forces owners to sell. Blue chip location only minutes to City Heart, schools, kindergarten and parks. Sell the car as you won’t need it here. 4 br, 2 bathrooms, natural gas, reverse cycle, 2 living areas.

Inspection will impress!

$280,000 - $300,000 Contact: Tim Leng 0408 133 326 Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902

4 br, 2 bathroom, brick veneer home in one of Mildura’s most sought after areas. Refurbished throughout, this home is the ultimate entertainer with fantastic inground, solar heated pool, large outdoor entertaining area, 6mx10m shed, set on 1250m2, there’s heaps of room for the kids to run around.

$275,000 - $295,000 Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917 Warrick Fisher 0428 214 330

ABSOLUTE CLASS Beautifully finished brand new home, 2 separate living areas, large outdoor entertaining area, neutral decor, extensive window furnishings & fully landscaped. Outstanding location in sought after Ularara Estate, why would you go through the hassle of building when this brand new home is ready for you to move into today!

$260,000 - $290,000

Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

Clem DeRosa 0408 239 902

13 Villiva Drive, Mildura

56b Wood Street, Gol Gol

6/1 Brooks Drive, Mildura

Open Saturday 1.15 - 1.45

BRAND NEW STYLISH DESIGN HOME

Quality Onorato Homes have now for sale this most modern style home, with many stand out features including 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 separate living areas, double garage, side gate acess & much more!

$259,000 Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

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Open Saturday 1.00 - 1.30

Open Saturday 10.30 - 11.00

Open Saturday 10.45 - 11.15

PERFET BLEND - LOCATION & SECURITY This immaculate 3 br townhouse is perfect for retiree’s or for those who love to travel and need a secure location with caravan annexe.

Positioned moments to Centro Plaza.

$253,000 Contact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360 721 Fourteenth Street, Mildura

Open Saturday 11.15 - 11.45

FABULOUS FOR FAMILIES

QUALITY HOME QUALITY LOCATION

GJ Gardener built townhouse with modern design, clever use of space and quality finish. Boasting 3 br, ensuite & WIR to main, mirrortone kitchen, huge dining area and separate lounge. Outside is a fantastic BBQ area with well maintained gardens.

Offers over $235,000

Contact: Matt Mason 0438 274 258

Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

3 Mellis Street, Sunnycliffs

Open Saturday 2.00 - 2.30

LOW MAINTENANCE RURAL LIVING

POPULAR LOCATION Positioned in sort after westside location is this light filled 4 year old home. Neutral decor throughout, 3 br’s, main with WIR & ensuite, ceiling fans, separate lounge, low maintenance. Just immaculate is this ideal first home.

$230,000 - $250,000

Contact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360

Open Saturday 11.00 - 11.30

INNER CITY TOWNHOUSE Walking distance to schools, shops and amentities, this brand new townhouse will impress all that view it.

Including reverse cycle heating & cooling throughout, paved outdoor entertaining area this townhouse will impress those that know quality.

$260,000

Contact: Corey Iredale 0439 700 711

1/13 Fleetwood Court, Mildura

Open Saturday 1.15 - 2.00

5 Martin Street, Irymple

Open Saturday 11.15 - 11.45

TOWNHOUSE IN SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION

FIRST HOME BUYER OR RETIREE

Less than 10 years old, with 3 br, 2 bathrooms and 2 large and totally separate living areas, this home is ideal for the growing family. Complete with neutral decor, formal pillared entrance, large undercover outdoor entertaining, spacious rear yard, and directly across from the popular local primary school.

You get the best of both worlds in this well built solid brick home, rural views, peace & quiet, large shed, low maintenance both inside & out, with ensuite, large formal lounge & dining, double carport & outdoor entertaining area.

3 bedroom with 2 bathroom on large corner allotment comprises open plan living areas and a secure double garage, auto watering system.

An early inspection is a must!

Nestled in a quiet street location comes this delightful 3 br brick veneer home. Featuring formal lounge/ dining area, open kitchen/meals/family set up, central bathroom & presentation perfect. making it a must see for the first home buyer or retiree.

Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

$223,000-$239,000

$219,000

Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

$225,000 - $245,000

Graham Hill 0408 992 242

5 Argyle Street, Mildura

Open Saturday 11.15 - 11.45

OFFERS INVITED! With a huge price reduction, the time is right to buy this character home with separate 2 br brick bungalow with full facilities. Some handy work and you will be the envy of the street.

There is so much on offer - see for yourself!

$210,000 - $230,000

Contact: Tim Leng 0408 133 326

Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902

67 Mildura 67Lime LimeAvenue, Avenue, Mildura Ph: Ph:(03) (03) 5021 5021 2200 2200

Contact: Robert J. Stephens 0458 658 566

Contact: Mike Chaplin 0429 336 755

213 Eleventh Street, Mildura

Open Saturday 11.45 - 12.15

CLASSIC STYLISH CONITE

With fantastic street appeal & an interior that will not dissappoint, this stylish inner city home is a cut above.

Featuring 3 bedrooms & a study, dining area & good sized lounge room, you’d be mad not to inspect this home!

$200,000 - $220,000

Contact: Corey Iredale 0439 700 711

13 Snowy Avenue, Red Cliffs

$215,000

Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

12/145 Riverside Avenue, Mildura

Open Saturday 10.15 - 10.45

Open Saturday 12.30 - 1.00

CALLING ALL FIRST HOME BUYERS!

MODERN TOWNHOUSE

Don’t let this one pass you by! Low maintenance 3 br brick home with large shed & rear lane access, carport with auto door, fernery, outdoor living, spacious rear yard, great semi rural location.

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan kitchen/meals and lounge area, double garage, ducted reverse cycle throughout, expected rental return of $240 per week.

$199,950

Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

Contact: Robert J. Stephens 0458 658 566

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$198,000 - $217,000

Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

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The First National Real Estate Group and its member offices extends its deepest sympathy to all those affected by the Victorian bushfires.

If you would like to assist, please consider making a donation to the First National Foundation.

Funds raised will go directly to the Australian Red Cross Emergency Rediplan Program.

This program helps to assist people affected by natural disasters across Australia.

Donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.

Help us in supporting this worthwhile cause in this time of need.

2/43 Panorama Drive

274 Deakin Avenue, Mildura

Open Saturday 1.15 - 2.00

Open Saturday 10.30 - 11.00

A COMFORTABLE TOWNHOUSE GOOD LOCATION

LOCATION IS THE KEY....

Ideal position is this 3 bedroom conite home of 139m2 set on 709m2 block. Opposite secondary schools, shops & surrounded by professional rooms this is an excellent opportunity.

$198,000

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

Matt Mason 0438 274 258

1/9 Maloney Drive, Mildura

Langtree Mall, Mildura

6 Don Maria Court, Mildura

POPULAR CITY HEART BUSINESS

EASY LIVING

Just listed and first time open is this must see 3 br with 2-way bathroom townhouse. Open plan living, natural gas connected, double carport, stand alone title.

Be Quick!

Nothing to do but put your feet up. Immaculate unit with eye pleasing decor. Everythings in place to sit back and relax. Popular west side location.

$190,000 Contact: Mike Chaplin 0429 336 755

Contact:Tim Leng 0408 133 326 Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902

$167,000

22 Westside Boulevard, Mildura

Well positioned to Mildura’s City Heart Mall and established for over 20 years comes an opportunity to own & operate the quality francise business of Aussie Disposals. Successful & profitable operation offering the independence of owning your own business with the security & support of a national company that has gone from strength to strength since 1962.

$180,000 - SAV

Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

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EASY LIVING This low maintenance townhouse is perfect for those looking for easy living or a great investment. Featuring 3 br & ensuite to main, spacious open plan living with dining/lounge area and separate alfresco courtyard.

Complete with outdoor area, g/shed and only a short stroll to Mildura Centro Plaza and currently rental return of $190 pw.

$179,950 Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

River Avenue, Merbein

A beautifully presented Westside home! Features 3 br’s, WIR & ensuite to main, large separate lounge, open plan kitchen/dining with second living room, plus study/ sitting room! Outside you can entertain undercover, and the shed has plenty of room for all Dad’s tools.

$259,000 - $279,000

Contact: Matt Mason 0438 274 258

Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

18 Lockside Avenue, Mildura

Open Saturday 12.00 - 12.30

Open Saturday 10.30 - 11.00

WORTH THE SEARCH TO FIND THIS ONE!!

WHAT A GREAT STARTER

Well built brick veneer home with 3 br’s, living area has polished floorboards, traffic areas are tiled, fresh paint, new nat/gas ducted heating throughout & new gas stove. Split a/c to br 1, evap cooling to rest of house, large shed, tandem carport, great secluded location close to shops, sports grounds & school.

Solid 3 br refurbished home with polished timber flooring, spacious br’s & living area, huge fully paved and undercover outdoor entertaining, generous rear yard, large shed (floor & power), & bonus garden shed. Just a short stroll to schools & shops & fully connected to natural gas.

$179,000 - $197,000 Contact: Graham Hill 0408 992 242

Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

2811 Eleventh Street, Irymple

$175,000 - $185,000

Graham Hill 0408 992 242 420 Walnut Avenue, Mildura

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ATTENTION TRADESMEN Save thousands of dollars on this rural property. With a total value in excess of $220,000, make an offer today as at this price it will not last long. Includes $85,000 shed with septic installed, 12.8 acres, 4.5ml water, planning permit for dwelling and great soil. Do the sums and buy today!

$169,000 - $179,000

Contact: Warrick Fisher 0428 214 330

WALK TO RIVER AND CBD This 3 bedroom home is located within walking distance to the Arts Centre, CBD, Murray River, and many sporting facilities and parklands. The home is on a 697sqm allotment and is ideal for the first home buyer or investor. Contains new bathroom, laundry and WC. Inspect Today.

$165,000 - $180,000

Contact: Warrick Fisher 0428 214 330

Open Saturday 12.15 - 12.45

To beat the rental cycle & give you the opportunity to build this affordable 3 br home with $29,000 governement grant and bonuses, you can be keeping warm in your own lounge room for as little as $225 per week.

From $159,000

Contact: Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

Tim Davey 0409 234 271

67 Mildura 67 Lime Lime Avenue, Avenue, Mildura Ph: 2200 Ph: (03) (03) 5021 2200

Set on approx 1/4 acre, this 3 br home has “renovators delight” written all over it. Including 2 living areas, rear patio & shaded paved area as well as a huge shed. This home must be viewed by all 1st home buyers and all handymen!

$165,000

Contact: Corey Iredale 0439 700 711

FIRST HOME BUYERS

SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO LOOK INSIDE

Step inside & be surprised by this immaculately kept home with spacious ‘L’ shaped lounge & formal dining, kitchen with pantry & d/washer, o/looking open plan meals/living room, 3 large bedrooms all with robes & ensuite to the main, spa bath, o/door living, brick shed, dbl carport with access to roomy rear yard.

$229,000-$238,000

Contact: Robert J Stephens 0458 658 566

12 Mulga Street, Red Cliffs

13 River Avenue, Merbein

Mildura-Merbein-Red Cliffs Areas

CHEAPEST HOUSE & LAND PACKAGES IN MILDURA

BUY TODAY MOVE IN TOMORROW

Open Saturday 1.15 - 1.45

228 Beech Avenue, Mildura

Open Saturday 12.45 - 1.15

GOODBYE LANDLORD - FIRST HOME BUYER SPECIAL!

AFFORDABLE FIRST HOME

Set on a deep block (763sq approx) & opposite to parkland & community sports oval comes this most inviting 2 br + study weatherboard home. Charming you with it’s high ceilings, formal lounge, open plan kitchen/meals area & updated bathroom.

Outside shows pitched roof entertaining area, direct gate access to the top of the range 40x25 (approx) shed.

Wow! What value, very low maintenance 4 bedroom home, renovated throughout, carport, shed inviting outdoor entertaining/BBQ area, established gardens with auto sprinklers.

You will never want to move again.

3 br conite home, freshly painted throughout and renewed floor coverings, formal lounge plus separate spacious family room with parquetry flooring, combined veneer kitchen/meals area, evap a/c, gas heating, fully fenced yard and 20x20shed, walk to schools & shops.

Say goodbye to the rental market.

Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

$154,950

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

$155,000 - $165,000

Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

Contact: Robert J. Stephens 0458 658 566

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$145,000 - $165,000

Matt Mason 0438 274 258

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3/478 Eleventh Street Mildura

4/478 Eleventh Street, Mildura

INVESTMENT RED CLIFFS

VENDORS ARE ON THE MOVE

UNIT TO INVEST IN

CRUNCH THE NUMBERS

A solid investment is this 2 br brick unit within walking distance to CBD, schools, local shops, reverse cycle heating and cooling.

Tenant in place at $135 per week.

This fully renovated cottage now boasts 3 br + study, new bathroom, toilet & laundry, rear lane, shed & carport, split rev/cycle a/c, leased at $210 pw (Expiring Nov 2009).

Outgoings $1457 pa 103.27m2 living Lovely character property.

Pearl Avenue, Mildura $175,000 Phone For Inspection Graham Hill 0408 992 242

INVESTMENT PACKAGE!

This 2 bedroom unit is in a good location opposite parklands. Solid brick, galley kitchen, bathroom, new kitchen and bathroom and floor coverings.

An early inspection is a must to appreciate the immaculate presentation. A great rental investment or owner occupier.

Ideally located in Red Cliffs are these 2 x 2 brick veneer free standing units which can be sold separately.

Combined lounge, laminated kitchen, dining area, excellent yard, loads of space, ideally suit investment with long term tenancies achieving $160 and $150 respectively.

$139,000 - $149,000

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

Contact: Mike Chaplin 0429 336 755

53 Second Street Merbein

Nardoo Street, Red Cliffs

Ontario Avenue, Mildura $110,000 Tim Davey 0409 234 271 Lyle Massey 0418 505 507

Open Saturday 12.30 - 1.00

1 Heron Avenue Mildura

$129,000 each

Matt Mason 0438 274 258

Etiwanda Avenue, Mildura $205,000 - $229,000 Phone For Inspection Graham Hill 0408 992 242

SIT BACK & COLLECT THE RENT

Fantastic large townhouse with 3 br plus study, ensuite to main, open plan living with fully optioned kitchen with 2 pack finish. Nat gas log fire plus ducted gas heating, ducted evap cooling, currently leased @ $250 pw.

Dbl garage UMR. Close to school & bus route.

Tenth Street, Mildura $169,000 Phone For Inspection Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360

Neat rendered home within close proximity to CBD, would make ideal investment. Currently tenanted at $200 pw, new carpet, 3 bedrooms, separate lounge, shed & carport.

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Make an offer today!

680m2 of vacant land, close to CBD, river and all popular Westside facilities.

Great first home site.

Take advantage today.

Golden Ash Drive, Mildura $72,000 Tim Leng 0408 133 326 Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902

R.E.D. HAIR STUDIO

Riverside Avenue, Mildura $125,000 Phone For Inspection Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360

$49,950 (plus SAV)

Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

Lot 2 Ontario Avenue $385,000 Phone For Inspection Frank Tierney 0418 502 040

Creaton Lane, Irymple $117,000 Lyle Massey 0418 505 507 Tim Davey 0409 234 271

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10 acres of lifestyle living 2 megs water Power available Don’t miss this opportunity Off Nineteenth Street

Sandilong Avenue Extension $119,000 Lyle Massey 0418 505 507 Tim Davey 0409 234 271

Delightful allotment with a planning permit for 8 homes, quality plan, plenty of open space. Located adjacent to the prestigious Ontario Heights Subdivision.

PRIVATE RETREAT

PRIVATE, PEACEFUL, PERFECT!

Great opportunity to won your very own hairdressing salon today. Located within the busy reatil precinct of Mildura Centro Plaza, this fully equipped, modern salon offers an affordable lease, great exposure and established clientele.

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FREEHOLD ON THE MURRAY

Featuring 13.94 ha of vacant freehold land with Murray River Frontage. Located in NSW and situated approx.

23 km from Mildura. Ideal if you are looking for a relaxed lifestyle on the banks of the Murray River.

Ridgeway Estate, Merbein

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PREMIER RURAL SUBDIVISION * 1 acre allotment * Fenced * Town water * Close to river with elevated views of Mildura

Prices reduced to sell from $69,500

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or Matt Mason 0438 274 258

Forrester Estate, Kings Billabong

IDEALLY POSITIONED FOR LIVING CONVENIENCE * Unique rural residential development at Kings Billabong * Elevated 1 acre allotments (only 5 left) * Power and town water connected * Fully fenced to 3 sides, established advanced trees

Prices reduced to sell from $110,000

Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or Matt Mason 0438 274 258

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24-38 Tapio Street

•Here’s your chance to own •7 with leases in place the whole street !

•Great opportunity to grow •8 commercial shops located your portfolio in the main street of Dareton

Kevin Forbes Graeme Roper Nigel Pavilach Judy Aitken

596 824 137 502

MILDURA

INTERNET ID: 359176

10 Hyder Drive

YOUR FAMILY DESERVES THIS

•4 br plus ensuite, solid timber kitchen, split level, formal dining and lounge •Huge family room, leadlight doors, double french doors

711 008 990 302

•Open fire to lounge, wood heater to family room, evaporative cooling •Huge allotment, double garage, established trees

PRICE: $512,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Judy Aitken 0418 502 302

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•4 car garage and verandahs front and back •Huge colourbond sheds •Overlooking picture book gardens and Mildura Weir

PRICE: $1,400,000 - $1,600,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Graeme Roper 0429 824 008

The next SOLD sign could be on your property !

Contact Elders Real Estate today for a no obligation appraisal of your home.

PLAY MONOPOLY FOR REAL !

428 West Road

YOUR COUNTRY ESTATE

•Approx. 50 sq, 4 br, study •Huge formal lounge & dining, dream kitchen •Filtered town water, own pump on river

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PRICE: $695,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

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Lot 1 Seventeenth Street

THE ABSOLUTE ULTIMATE

•Top quality 4 br home plus ensuite •Granite benches, designer bathroom fittings, 12’ ceilings, huge open living

•Polished floorboards •Verandahs UMR, swimming pool, heated spa, under cover outdoor living area, large tradesman’s shed

INTERNET ID: 347103

305 McEdward Street

WHEN YOU NEED ROOM TO MOVE

MILDURA

406-408 San Mateo Avenue

TIDY INVESTMENT

MILDURA

38 Lemon Avenue

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY

•Approx. 32 sq (under roof) •Whopping big family and of family living in a rural lounge rooms plus ducted location on around 1.5 acres vacuum system throughout •4 br, 2 bathrooms (including •Double garage UMR, 50’ x spa in ensuite) 30’ shed

•Two good, clean properties at •Bus stop close by a great price •Tenants in place @ $190 per •3 br, 1 bathroom & 2br week and $170 per week 1 bathroom townhouses only •5 mins to schools & Uni, walk one block from Centro to shop, servo

•315m2 freehold shop in very central location •Currently used as continental grocery store

PRICE: $419,500 NEGOTIABLE INSPECT: SATURDAY 12.00-12.30pm PHONE: Graeme Roper 0429 824 008

PRICE: $330,000 FOR BOTH INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

PRICE: $290,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect MAP REF: J 4 PHONE: Judy Aitken 0418 502 302 INTERNET ID: 348191

INTERNET ID: 341990

MAP REF: J/K 5 INTERNET ID: 361604

•Price includes cool room, refrigerated display cabinets, display shelving and more •Rear lane access for deliveries, ample parking

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4 Iredale Court

A HOME WITH ALL THE “I WANT’S”

•Low maintenance garden, double carport UMR •Evap unit, ducted gas heating •To inspect this home is to be impressed

PRICE: $290,000 INSPECT: SATURDAY 11.00-11.30am PHONE: Graeme Roper 0429 824 008

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to the picturesque Tuckers Creek •Recently renovated 4 br residence

•Modern 3br home on approx.

9.5 acres •Home has been extensively renovated including new kitchen & bathroom

PRICE: $279,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Graeme Roper 0429 824 008

INTERNET ID: 350673

10 Canterbury Drive

ATTRACTIVE FAMILY LIVING

•3 bedroom home with 2 living areas •Fantastic outdoor entertaining for your bbq’s

PRICE: $249,000-$265,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

MILDURA

•New kitchen and 2 living areas •Land comprises approx. 1.5 acres freehold and 1.5 acres leasehold

INTERNET ID: 350482

MILDURA

3/394 Walnut Avenue

SERENITY HEIGHTS

•3br townhouse in a safe, secure complex •Solid timber kitchen, high ceilings, ornate plaster cornice

•Immaculately presented low maintenance gardens •Natural gas heating and evap cooling •A must see !

MAP REF: C4 INTERNET ID: 350791

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PRICE: $230,000 O.N.O. INSPECT: SATURDAY 10.00-10.30am PHONE: Graeme Roper 0429 824 008

•Will appeal to the most fastidious of buyers •Large carport, and big storage shed •Includes 14 megs water

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Memorial Road

IMPOSING LIFESTYLE OPPORTUNITY

•R/C air cond, gas hot water service •Security doors •Double garage •Paved outdoor area

PRICE: $235,000 INSPECT: SATURDAY 11.00-11.30am PHONE: Judy Aitken 0418 502 302

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•4br, 2 bathroom family home •New mirror tone kitchen, spacious family room, covered outdoor BBQ area, large workshop/shed

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12A Burke Court

GREAT VALUE $$$

•3 br, 2 bathroom townhouse in cosy Burke Court •Only mins from Centro, Gateway Tavern, Servo and the Gateway Home Centre

•Low maintenance yard •Safe and secure •A quality Dunning built home in quiet neighbourhood •Good size yard for small pets

PRICE: $230,000-$260,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

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MILDURA

219 Eleventh Street

ONLY BY PERSONAL INSPECTION......

•...can the character & charm of this 3br home be fully appreciated with stunning timber kitchen, dining area, sitting room, formal lounge

•Attention to period detail has been paramount •Only a couple mins walk to the CBD, churches, pool and city ovals

PRICE: $225,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Graeme Roper 0429 824 008

MAP REF: J 5 INTERNET ID: 348447

SUNNYCLIFFS

3 Mellis Street (cnr. Avocat Ave)

COMFORT IS THE KEY FACTOR

•Solid brick, bull nose •Ceiling fans, cork tiles, verandah, 3 bedroom home skylight, comb heating, •Ensuite, entry hall, family ducted air conditioning room, combined lounge/ •Dbl carport, rear verandah dining room, large linen press •2 x sheds, fruit trees PRICE: $223,000 - $239,000 INSPECT: SATURDAY 10.30-11.00am PHONE: Kevin Forbes 0419 596 711

INTERNET ID: 342053

Mildura Office

Wentworth Office

97-99 Lime Avenue, Mildura

47 Darling Street, Wentworth

5025 8700

HOME LOANS Kevin Forbes

Graeme Roper

Nigel Pavilach

Judy Aitken

0419 596 711 0429 824 008 0401 137 990 0418 502 302

Kathryn Martin

Water Trade

Wendy Compton

Sales Support

Deb Ryan

FINANCE Jo Edgcumbe

0488 422 366 0400 772 772

5027 3080

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36 Hector Street

PRETTY AS A PICTURE

•Well loved 3 br home with so many extras - absolutely immaculately presented •2 living areas •A beaut shed

•Delightful outdoor entertaining area fully undercover with decking •Access to the park behind you

PRICE: $190,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

MILDURA

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36 Keam Crescent

A REAL PLEASANT SURPRISE

•A well loved 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home •A good sized yard for your entertaining •Walk to shops & schools

•Beaut shed for your tools and toys •Fantastic opportunity to secure this one at a fabulous price

PRICE: $139,999 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

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MERBEIN SOUTH

1057 Sturt Highway

BLOCK OF LAND

MILDURA

59 Twelfth Street

•I want 3 bedrooms •I want 2 bathrooms •I want 2 living areas •I want heating & cooling at the flick of a switch

PRICE: PRICE ON APPLICATION INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Kevin Forbes 0419 596 711

PRICE: $178,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

WENTWORTH

INTERNET ID: 353771

READY FOR YOU !

4 Ruby Street

MILDURA SOUTH

•I want a big shed •I want low maintenance gardens •I want a great price

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cnr. Dow & Riverside Avenue

VEGIE PATCH

•This home represents •Ducted cooling for your excellent value for money summer comfort •3 spacious br, big lounge, •Well fenced, double shed, comb kitchen/meals area carport

•30 acres college lease land in 2 titles of 15 acres •88.5 megs water •Pump & pipeline for vegetables

PRICE: $139,500 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Graeme Roper 0429 824 008

PRICE: $130,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Kevin Forbes 0419 596 711

INTERNET ID: 362689

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ALL THE I WANTS !

•3 ac f/hold and approx. 3 ac •40’ x 20’ steel shed with LU l/hold - 4 br cement sheet room and power, 25’ x 20’ home with town water steel LU shed with concrete •Lounge with combustion and power, 2 bay open shed, heater garden shed, fenced

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•Old block house rented at $140 pw •Workers quarters rented at $110 pw •College lease rental $7700pa

INTERNET ID: 305426

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33 Langtree Avenue

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•Good regular clientele •Renowned as having •Full list of financials on fabulous tasteful takeaway application •Your chance to start your •Fabulous main street location own business in Mildura’s •Cash business - no eftpos “feast street” PRICE: PRICE ON APPLICATION INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

CABARITA

MAP REF: I 5 INTERNET ID: 250005

Block 92 Seventh Street Extension

LAND FOR SALE

•4040m2 •3 megs water •Meter is installed

•Power pole on property •Permit for shed is in place

PRICE: $89,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Kevin Forbes 0419 596 711

INTERNET ID: 262558

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Burra Road

THE PERFECT RURAL STARTER

•This home is not the Ritz but as far as value for money goes, it’s a fantastic opportunity •Partially renovated

•3br home on 2 ac freehold a stones throw to Dareton township •Raw water connection, 2 megs irrig, 1 meg S & D

PRICE: OFFERS OVER $85,000 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Graeme Roper 0429 824 008

INTERNET ID: 362219

MILDURA

Walnut Avenue (Sunraysia Village)

BRAND NEW AND BEAUTIFUL - AFFORDABLE HOUSING

•2 bedroom villas from $79,500 - 3 bedroom villas from $83,000 - 4 bedroom villas from $86,500 •Reverse cycle air conditioning, gas appliances, raked ceiling to living areas, choice of colours •Lovely neighbours, fully fenced back yard, community pool and bbq •Small, well mannered pets allowed •Get rid of your huge mortgage ! - Change your lifestyle today. Downsize and cash up !

PRICE: FROM $79,500 INSPECT: Phone to Inspect (floor plans available from agent) PHONE: Judy Aitken 0418 502 302

Choosing Elders Real Estate is choosing success

......NIGEL PAVILACH Nigel was born and raised in Sunraysia and grew up on the family vineyard in Irymple South. Nigel’s previous employment experiences include financial services and banking. He has an extensive professional basketball career and through his previous employment and sporting and social interests, he has established a great number of loyal clients. Nigel has many passions and they are, in no particular order, investing in real estate, share trading, going to the gym, basketball and football, socialising with friends and international travel. Nigel is a hard worker and dedicated to his profession. By working hard and practising professional and lawful conduct at all times, along with reliability, honesty and motivation, he continually strives to achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.

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5025 8700

INTERNET ID: 348305

Our Sales Team

.....KEVIN FORBES Raised in Sunraysia, on leaving school Kevin gained employment within the banking industry. For over 20 years he worked throughout regional Victoria and spent 6 years in Melbourne, returning to live in Sunraysia (as he believes it to be a really good place to raise and educate children). Kevin’s wife Penny, a local girl, is a School Teacher at Mildura Primary School. They have 2 adult daughters, Melanie and Katia who are now both married and living in Melbourne, and 2 granddaughters.

Kevin lives on a small wine grape property and has an intense knowledge of horticulture. He has worked in the real estate industry for over 20 years and has made many friends in this domain. Kevin says as the children have flown the coop his interest in netball, basketball and hockey has waned - but he has retained a huge level of involvement with football and cricket. A life member of Sunraysia Football Netball League, he has served the district football fraternity for about 18 years both at League level (S.F.N.L. President for 4 years) and at V.C.F.L. as Regional Manager. Kevin is a Justice of the Peace. Over the years Kevin has established himself as a thoughtful and considerate real estate agent. Repeat business is important to him, so he needs your trust.

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Lot 1 Sheoak Avenue

AWESOME PRICE !

•Contact Council to build here •Past the Airport, turn left into •1 acre in the peace and quiet Sheoak Avenue, on the left •Power available hand side •Give me an offer !

PRICE: $75,000 O.N.O. INSPECT: Phone to Inspect PHONE: Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990

INTERNET ID: 357844

Choosing Elders Real Estate is choosing success .......GRAEME ROPER Looking for a Real Estate Agent who will make your home sale/purchase a pleasant experience? Take advantage of 24 years experience and give Graeme Roper a call. Past clients had this to say about Graeme’s commitment and experience: “Graeme, thank you for all you have done for us. We could not ask for better; not only as our real estate agent but also for your friendly welcome to Wentworth. Best wishes to you and your team.”

- Marie and Brett “We chose Graeme to market and negotiate the sale of our property because he was: 1. helpful, but never pushy 2. obliging, but frank in providing feedback 3. friendly and personable 4. perceptive to our ideas 5. efficient, effective and professional The Elders network and Graeme’s ability to seek information from other offices was also very useful. We have no hesitation in recommending Graeme to prospective clients.”

- Mike and Julie ......JUDY AITKEN Judy came to Mildura from Melbourne in 1969 for a holiday, fell in love with the place.......and stayed. Judy now has most of her family living locally including 2 much loved grandsons, Jack and James.

Judy started selling real estate in 1983 and has many years of experience in both general real estate transactions and building order sales. Judy has a lot of “repeat business” due to her extensive list of very happy and satisfied clients.

Due to unprecedented sales, Judy urgently needs more listings now !!!

If you would like to list your home with Judy, please call her today on 0418 502 302.

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MILDURA

112 Burrows Street

Solid As A Rock

Don’t judge a book by its cover!

Offering character & potential this solid three bedroom conite home only minutes from South Mildura primary school & Centro Plaza. Represents top value buying for the astute first home buyer or investor.

• 3 Bedroom, 1 bathroom • Open fire place, gas heating, evap. air conditioner • Polished floor boards • 20’ x 20’ Shed / spacious 1300m2 allotment AUCTION Sat 21st March, 11.00am on site INSPECT Saturday 12.30 to 1.00pm Martin Williams 0429 695 280 I 5/6

IRYMPLE

791 Sandilong Avenue

To truly appreciate this home, you need to step through the front door. A very pleasant surprise awaits you inside!

• 3 Large bedrooms, 2 with BIR’s & ceiling fans • Very open plan living with fully updated lounge • Neat low maintenance yard with garden shed • Split system heating / cooling, Dble LUG • The perfect home for a first home buyer BUYER GUIDE $145,000 to $175,000 INSPECT Saturday 10.30 to 11.00am Ben Ridley 0407 830 970 Raeline Noll 0409 189 356

MILDURA

9 Merle Court

Relaxing Lifestyle

House & Lots Of Land...

Immediately appealing this inviting executive family home caters for a relaxed lifestyle with brilliant indoor / outdoor entertainment areas.

Comprising; 4 bedrooms, ensuite, study, formal lounge, central fully appointed kitchen with spacious adjoining family room opening to & overlooking the alfresco courtyard & cool in-ground pool.

Includes entertainment / games room at pool side, extensive paving and low maintenance gardens.

BUYER GUIDE $350,000 to $390,000 INSPECT Saturday 11.30 to 12.00pm Tense Venneri 0409 430 183 D-3

Here is a rare opportunity to secure a character home on 1.8 acres of land (with subdivision potential STCA) in a fast developing Irymple location.

Featuring pressed metal walls and ceilings, 3 spacious bedrooms, lounge, kitchen with adjoining family room and separate dining area.

Includes outdoor entertainment area and lock-up shed / workshop.

There is unlimited potential for this fabulous property.

BUYER GUIDE $250,000 to $285,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Tense Venneri 0409 430 183

MILDURA

2 Waltham Avenue

MILDURA

1 / 27 Jude Avenue

Value For Money

Appealing & Affordable

This cosy & appealing property is ideal for first home buyers

This property will appeal to a broad range of buyers and

and situated in one of Mildura’s most popular locations.

offers comfortable and low maintenance living.

• 3 Bedrooms - 2 with BIR’s

• 3 Bedroom brick veneer

• Fully appointed kitchen with adjoining meals & family area

• Double carport, low maintenance rear yard

• Separate lounge, internal & external toilets

• Outdoor entertainment area & garden shed

• Secure rear yard with outdoor entertainment area

• Spacious open living plan & separate laundry, toilet & bathroom

• 20 x 20 Colorbond shed with access from Pasadena Grove

• Quiet west side court location

BUYER GUIDE

$155,000 to $185,000

BUYER GUIDE

$165,000 to $195,000

INSPECT

Saturday 10.30 to 11.00am

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Saturday 11.30 to 12.00pm

Gavin Ridley 0417 867 513

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3 Heritage Court

Gavin Ridley 0417 867 513

IRYMPLE

12 Carrington Drive

Location, Space & Style

Classic Home & Neighborhood

Located in the prestigious Belvedere Heights Estate, this superbly presented home of generous proportions comprises a flexible floor plan offering; • Impressive light filled central living / dining area • Formal lounge / reverse cycle air conditioning • Spacious fully appointed kitchen • 4 Bedrooms, (main with spa ensuite) • Double garage / 6m x 6m shed • Undercover entertainment area • Substantial 1576m2 allotment BUYER GUIDE $430,000 to $470,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Tense Venneri 0409 430 183

This elegant four bedroom plus study quality family home won’t last long. Boasting a approx 25sqr’s of living, established garden & lawns, great shed, in-ground pool & gazebo. Set on a 1850m2 block in a quiet court location.

• Spacious timber kitchen & dining area • Formal & informal living areas • Evaporative air conditioner, ducted natural gas heating • 40’ x 25’ Colorbond shed • 5000 gallon rain water tank BUYER GUIDE $355,000 to $395,000 Martin Williams 0429 695 280

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MARCH 21st, 2009 11.00am SATURDAY

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1 Evergreen Court

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9 Rose Street

Charm & Premier Location

Tucked away in a peaceful tree lined street, yet moments from the Murray River, restaurants and the CBD. Four bedroom character weatherboard home, offering lounge & separate formal dining, with charming features including; • Polished floorboards, high ceilings, open fire places • Renovated federation style bathroom • Well appointed timber kitchen featuring original gas stove • Stainless steel dishwasher & island bench • Large verandahs front & rear for outdoor living • 20’ x 20’ Tradesman’s shed BUYER GUIDE $280,000 to $320,000 INSPECT Saturday 11.00 to 11.30am Michael Richardson 0418 367 227

MILDURA

20 Bene Vista Boulevard

area. Pitched roof outdoor entertaining area, 20’ x 30’ shed

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This immaculately presented two year old home located close to Centro Plaza complex, will attract purchasers looking for that little bit of luxury living.

• 4 Bedrooms (ensuite to main) plus study • 2 Living areas ( 1 set up as theatre room) • Reverse cycle heating / cooling • Double lock-up garage • 30’ x 20’ Shed with rear lane access BUYER GUIDE $365,000 to $415,000 INSPECT Saturday 1.00 to 1.30pm L-13 David Hensgen 0417 863 469

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home will appeal to first home buyers, retirees and investors.

Includes; 3 bedrooms, lounge & kitchen with adjoining meals

As Good As It Looks

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all on a spacious 823m2 allotment and in close proximity to Centro Plaza.

BUYER GUIDE

$185,000 to $215,000

INSPECT

Saturday 10.30 to 11.00am

Tense Venneri 0409 430 183

MILDURA

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5 Kyamber Court

Location Perfect

MILDURA

848 Fourteenth Street

Hydrangea Cottage

Planned to four bedrooms - main has ensuite.

• Formal lounge & dining • Great mirror-tone kitchen with gas cooker • Large family room leading to outdoor paved pergola with raked roof • All traffic area are tiled • Reverse cycle air conditioning throughout • Garden shed, double garage under the main roof BUYER GUIDE $310,000 to $345,000 INSPECT Saturday 11.00 to 11.30am Brian Erskine 0419 127 993 E-13

IRYMPLE

36 Wilkie Drive

The Complete Family Package

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MILDURA

73 Ontario Avenue

Make A Start

Nestled in an established & well regarded location, this property caters for all your families needs.

• Four bedroom large family home • Separate formal lounge with open fire place • Open plan kitchen / meals dining - featuring cathedral ceilings • Sensational undercover outdoor area including spa • 34’ x 20’ tradesman shed with access thru to rear yard BUYER GUIDE $240,000 to $275,000 INSPECT Saturday 12.00 to 12.30pm Michael Richardson 0418 367 227

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Small business seekers should rush to inspect this fully furnished home currently enjoying patronage as a short term holiday rental.

• Two bedrooms, renovated kitchen & bathroom • Recently rewired, repeat guests, pamphlets & tourism exposure • 5 Star comments from guests - very genuine sale • Positive cash flow property Visit: www.takeabreak.com.au to view this property.

BUYER GUIDE $165,000 to $195,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Martin Williams 0429 695 280

BURONGA

64 Summer Drive

Great Family Home

Want a good solid conite home in the Mansell Estate? Then have a look at this one. The kids can walk to school.

• 3 Bedroom • Evaporative air conditioning • Gas heating • Single carport • Low maintenance BUYER GUIDE $140,000 to $175,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Martin Williams 0429 695 280 F-13

MERBEIN

195 Commercial Street

“Super Starter Home”

This rendered 23sqr home on a large block of land and only 7yrs old, has much more to offer at a very affordable price.

• 4 Bedrooms, ensuite plus study • Evaporative cooling, gas heating • Double carport • 20’ x 20’ Shed • Paved entertainment area • 1015m2 block BUYER GUIDE $240,000 to $275,000 Martin Scott 0417 016 288

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• 3 Bedrooms, & study • 708m2 allotment • Polished floorboards / outdoor spa • Slow combustion heating / evaporative cooling • Garden shed / single lockup garage • Town water BUYER GUIDE $140,000 to $160,000 INSPECT Saturday 1.30 to 2.00pm Martin Williams 0429 695 280

WENTWORTH

Lower Darling Road

Thinking

Turn Your Dream Into Reality

A highly desirable rural lifestyle property offering magnificent Darling River views. A free hold title offering 2kms of Darling river frontage.

LOT 1: • Housing right approved • 338 Acres of freehold • A mix of Saltbush, Bluebush Gum & Box trees • Approx 20kms from Wentworth.

BUYER GUIDE $280,000 to $300,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect

FINANCE? Damien Portaro 0418 991 026

• NO ONGOING FEES

• FREE REDRAW

• LOW RATES

• PERSONALISED SERVICE

• INTERNET ACCESS

• TELEPHONE BANKING

Think RESCOM...

Martin Scott 0417 016 288

MILDURA

41 Sheoak Avenue

Room To Move On 12 Acres

Build your dream home and set up your ideal hobby farm on this glorious 12 acre rural allotment.

• Planning permits for house, pool & shed • Two meg water right with metre connected • Power available to the boundary • Approx 10 acres overhead sprays with share pump.

BUYER GUIDE $95,000 to $115,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Tense Venneri 0409 430 183

Tense Venneri 0409 430 183

Martin Scott 0417 016 288

Brian Erskine 0419 127 993

Gavin Ridley 0417 867 513

David Hensgen Michael Richardson 0417 863 469 0418 367 227

MILDURA

13 Harmony Dr

VACANT LAND

• 955m2 Allotment

BUYER GUIDE

• Only minutes from Centro Plaza • An established & sought after court location $80,000 to $90,000

INSPECT

Ring To Inspect

Martin Williams 0429 695 280

Raeline Noll 0409 189 356

Ben Ridley 0407 830 970

VACANT LAND

• One acre Kings Billabong, bush land 2 megs of water & tennis court.

• All services available

BUYER GUIDE

KINGS BILLABONG

$150,000 TO $175,000

• Vacant land with 3 megs of water.

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BUYER GUIDE

$120,000

INSPECT

Ring To Inspect

Brian Erskine 0419 127 993

Martin Williams Chris Katis Robinvale Damian Portaro Finance 0418 991 026 0428 827 675 0429 695 280

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Good All Rounder In a well established quiet court location this brick veneer

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7 Pine Street

NANGILOC

2770 Kulkyne Way

Room For The Kids

Lifestyle Property

Recently renovated this solid conite home will appeal to families

Fully renovated 3 bedroom home set amongst landscaped garden.

1km past • 46 Acres • Ample shedding Nangiloc store • 5 Megs of water • All drip irrigation • 75hp Private diversion pump on Murray river Planted to citrus & vines and extra water available to purchase if required. Two lot subdivision applied for.

BUYER GUIDE $239,000 INSPECT Sunday 1.00 to 2.00pm Brian Erskine 0419 127 993

needing that extra space both inside & outside.

• 4 Bedrooms (BIR’s in all) • Renovated kitchen / meals area • New carpets & freshly painted internally • New in-ground swimming pool • Spacious 1047m2 allotment with good shed BUYER GUIDE

$175,00 to $205,000

INSPECT

Sunday 12.00 to 12.30pm

David Hensgen 0417 863 469

RED CLIIFFS

11 Golden Grove

RED CLIFFS

6 Namoi Avenue

Affordable Investment

First home buyers and investors an inspection is a must, this home will compare very favorably with others in this price range.

• 3 Bedrooms (BIR in all) • Spacious lounge • Freshly painted internally • Ready to move into...

• Rental appraisal $155 - $165 per wk BUYER GUIDE $95,000 to $125,000 David Hensgen 0417 863 469

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1 Andamifi Court

“Andamifi Magic”

ROBINVALE

12 Arafura Street

Rare find, Rural location

Set on a 723m2 block in one of Mildura’s finest locations. Only a short walk to the golf course, medical centre, hospitals & minutes from the C.B.D. • 3 Bedrooms, ensuite plus study • Lounge, dining w/ sep. living off kitchen • Floor heating, evap a/c • Double L/U garage with rear access • Covered entertainment area • Natural gas plumbed B.B.Q, heated inground spa, ducted vacuum. Projector & big screen an optional extra.

BUYER GUIDE $280,000 to $315,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Martin Williams 0429 695 280

ROBINVALE

18 Arafura Street

Investors Special

3/4 acre and 3 titles. Brick veneer home suit family or tradesman. Cooling verandah’s right round the home & established trees amalgamate or separate (STCA). Room to move here.

• 3 Bedrooms with BIR + office • Ducted cooling & Combustion heating • 50’x 25’x 12’ Colorbond shed w/3 phase power • 30’ x 26’ Colorbond shed with loft • 1.5 megs water + 20,000 lt concrete tank BUYER GUIDE $240,000 to $270,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Chris Katis 0428 827 675

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Lot 2 Sturt Highway

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ROBINVALE

Resort Living

Very neat home on two titles. (920m2) each) In a quiet area out of town. Current tenant paying $200 per week - build another on this affordable land and cash in. (STCA) • 3 bedrooms • Reverse cycle air con • 30’ x 25’ shed plus double carport • On school route • 1.5 megs plus large concrete tank (20,000lt) BUYER GUIDE $115,000 to $140,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Chris Katis 0428 827 675

ROBINVALE

38 Ronald Street

Position Position Position

Affordable family living combined with outdoor lifestyle on 1/2 acre, is this spotless 20sq solid brick rendered home with an outdoor alfresco area to die for.

• 3 Bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Quality carpets, light fittings & drapes • Combustion & electric heating • Ducted air-con & ceiling fans • Spacious stylish kitchen / dining BUYER GUIDE $255,000 to $285,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Chris Katis 0428 827 675

83 George Street

Inside As Good As Outside

Truly a family home in the centre of town opposite primary & secondary schools, close to St Mary’s & walking distance to shops. Magnificent gardens, shady back yard & securely fenced.

• 3 Bedroom ensuite & WIR to main (BIR’s in 2) • Fully appointed timber kitchen • Brick garage - roller door & garden shed • Large L/U work shop- fax & phone, steel work benches • Rear lane access - BBQ area - Fruit trees • Carport under main roof BUYER GUIDE $245,000 to $275,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Chris Katis 0428 827 675

ROBINVALE

Smell the roses here. Beautifully presented family home, vinyl cladding never needs paint; double lock up garage. Sensational gardens opposite schools in the cetre of town.

• 5 bedrooms with BIR • Gas heating & Evap ducted cooling • Auto sprinklers - security alarm system • 600m2 land corner location • Brick B.B.Q - Garden shed BUYER GUIDE $195,000 to $230,000 INSPECT Ring To Inspect Chris Katis 0428 827 675

four services in one real estate mortgages

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Lots 1 to 5 Leonora Street

Land Of Opportunity

Five fully serviced & fenced allotments central to all of Robinvale’s amenities & facilities & within short walking distance to shopping strip. Take advantage of the $29,000 FHOG available in full only on new • Lot 1 Offers Over $46,750 • Lot 2 Offers Over $49,500 • Lot 3 Offers Over $52,250 • Lot 4 Offers Over $52,250 • Lot 5 Offers Over $52,250

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homes - build your dream home in this never to be repeated location. A superior development with less land giving you more time to enjoy.

For further details contact: Chris Katis 0428 827 675 Your Robinvale & District Area Specialist.

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A Golden Opportunity This 5yr old brick veneer home is sure to suit 1st home buyers, investors or retirees being located in a new subdivision close to township & shopping centre.

• 3 Bedrooms (BIR’s in all) • Semi ensuite • Split system heating / cooling • Double lock-up garage • Colorbond shed with concrete & power BUYER GUIDE $195,000 to $225,000 INSPECT Sunday 11.00 to 11.30am David Hensgen 0417 863 469

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Affordability improves for First Home Buyers Improving affordability resulting from significant interest rate cuts

It can be tempting to use the Federal and State Government

and government assistance has presented First Home Buyers with

assistance to stretch your home loan as much as possible, but a

their best opportunity in years to enter the housing market. This has

much wiser approach is to use this money to reduce your mortgage.

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provided the impetus for strong demand in many of Melbourne’s

It is important to also realise that while we may see more interest rate cuts in the near future they will rise at some stage, so ensure

most affordable suburbs. The result has been that seven of Melbourne’s ten most affordable suburbs recorded median price

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Mildura Mirage

THE ROSE VILLAGE From LIFESTYLE $90,000

• New subdivision now released • 76 fully serviced lots • House & land packages available • From the traditional larger lot with room for the pool, shed & workshop • Why not call Mildura Mirage home?

• Ideally located within walking distance to Centro Plaza, Schools, Transport & other facilities • Secure your block now!

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Mildura Mirage H19 Internet PID: 173357

With the Federal Government First Home Buyer boost set to end on MILDURA

30 June 2009 we are likely to see a sustained period of First Home

Bozzi Heights

“A level above the rest”

Buyer activity over the next four months.

MILDURA ESR $140,000-$150,000

Great Value

• Ideal first home or investment • 3 bedrooms • Lounge, neat kitchen & dining • Lots of cupboards

• Separate toilet, laundry & bathroom • Impressive 11ft ceilings • Gas heating, evaporative cooling • Great sized backyard

Contact: Stuart 0418 322 384 Address: 1 Hunter Street G-H12 Internet PID: 168055

Open: Saturday 11.00-11.30am

From $65,000

• Designed to maximise capital growth • Your investment is protected and enhanced by the Bozzi Estate strict building covenants • First in will reap the rewards, selling fast • Section 32’s now available, builders terms available • Landscaping, maintenance & natural elevation will make the Bozzi Estate second to none & unbeatable value • Choose your own builder

• 3 bedrooms with built in robes • Large light filled lounge • Spacious meals area • Timber kitchen with dishwasher

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: Corner Walnut Avenue & Sixteenth Street F19 Internet PID: 171067

Contact: Stuart 0418 322 384 Address: 9 Batey Crescent H15-16 Internet PID: 172800

• Only minutes from the heart of Red Cliffs • Stage 1 of a 134 lot subdivision • Lot sizes range from 450m2 to nearly 900m2 • Prices start from $55,700 • House & Land packages available • Suit first & second home buyers, astute investors, retirees • Affordable living • Secure your home site now!

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Immacolata Heights Internet PID: 175838

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Matthew Flinders Drive H-I15 Internet PID: 175919

NEW LISTING

MILDURA

Immacolata Heights

Even though improving housing affordability is providing First Home Buyers with an excellent opportunity to enter the market it is still important to make prudent financial decisions. As a First Home

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Buyer you should start with an affordable home and rather than over MILDURA

Westside Huge Home ESR$240,000-$260,000

capitalising. Keep in mind you can always upgrade to a better, larger home or different location over time after you build up equity.

MILDURA

Neat & Comfortable $180,000-$205,000 You are warmly invited to inspect our charming Village at 6-40 Colonial Drive to appreciate the atmosphere of friendship and support, 11.45-12.15pm security and peace of mind. TheOpen: Saturday lovely 2 bedroom Unit advertised for sale for the very first time this week features wonderful From $55,700 attention to detail with high quality furnishings, all latest appliances, garage with remote, 24 MILDURA Sunraysia’sand Best Valuemany House & Land Package $199,500 hour security call system bonus’s such as gardening and maintenance services.

The Community Centre itself offers Hair Styling, Remedial Massage, Podiatry, Computer and Internet facilities, basic health monitoring and many recreation, relaxation programs.

MILDURA For an armchair tour of our Brandthe New Village visit$345,000 NICHOLS POINT website: www.roselifestylevillage.com.au 3/4 Acre With The Lot $320,000 To fully appreciate this Unit and Village please call the Manager: Sue Scales on ☎ 5023 1433 or 0408 388 413 Open: Saturday 12.30-1.00pm Open: Saturday 10.45-11.15am for an appointment to inspect.

• Large family home • 3 extra large bedrooms, BIR • 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas • On double size allotment

• Outdoor entertainment area • Timber kitchen with dishwasher • Reverse cycle heating & cooling • Double garage

• Popular Nichols Point area • Well presented home on 3/4 acre • 3 bedrooms, office, 2 bathrooms • Separate lounge, dining & family

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 500 Eleventh Street C10 Internet PID: 161447

Open: Saturday 10.00-10.30am

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 131 Belar Avenue Internet PID: 166050

• Large paved pergola area • Secure yard • Powered shed with concrete floor • Double carport, close to Centro

• Automatic watering system • Luxury affordable living • Minutes from Mildura Shopping Precinct • Fencing & paving • Evaporative air conditioning • Double garage with auto door • Furnace heating • Top investment value

• 40x20 shed • Covered outdoor entertaining area • Variety of fruit trees • Established attractive gardens

Opportunity to purchase a brand new modern style home for less than some older ones. Features are many but some are: 4 bedrooms, 3 with built in robes, plus magic ensuite and walk in robe to master, dream kitchen fully equipped including dishwasher and pantry, large entertaining areas, separate lounge and family room, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning to all rooms, ceiling fans and down lights with double lock up garage. A large alfresco area for those balmy nights, plus there’s more, a 9m x 6m x 2.7 freestanding garage/workshop with slab floor, power and lights. Fully landscaped (drought tolerant) 800m2 cul-de-sac block. If you have got this far, call in and see the rest for yourself.

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Lot 39 Daytona Court I15 Internet PID: 171577

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10 acres - ideal rural home site

• Ideal home site - relocatable ok • 10 minutes from Centro Plaza • Bus services to schools • 2 meg water right

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• Contracted to BRL Hardy • 30x20 shed with concrete floor • Pump shed - Perkins Diesel pump • 35 megs water, Good producer

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: Lot 2 Dairtnunk Avenue Internet PID: 172020

Tony Roccisano 0418 502 101

Rico D’Amico 0418 516 773

Mandy D’Amico 0417 017 635

Peter White 0407 212 850

Carol Foster 0428 542 192

Gary Castleman 0419 548 922

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$245,000 Fruit block with contract

• Elevated position • Exclusive location • Capital growth guaranteed • The ultimate location for your home

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• Walk to River • 2085m2 allotment • Only meters from the river • Surrounded by prestigious homes

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Lot 4 Carramar Drive Internet PID: 174242

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: Lot 5 Sheoak Avenue Internet PID: 172119

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• Suitable to plant up • Drainage rights • These types of properties are in limited supply

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Paringi Farms 8, 9, 11 Sturt Highway

Colignan Castles Crossing Road

Andriske Vineyards - Long Standing Fresh Fruit Property Must Sell

Vendor Moving To Retirement - Offering State Of The Art Holdings

A lifetime of work & leading industry practices comes to an end offering an astute purchaser the opportunity to benefit.

Approx 1500 megs high NSW water, 540 megs general NSW water.

• Farm 8 approx 25 ha of vacant land/avocados • Farm 9 approx 48 ha of Black Globe &

experimental mixed varieties • Farm 11 approx 33 ha of Autumn Royal,

Stanley Seedlees, Red Rob Seedless and Golden Globe. Diversify to other business such

Auction Date Thursday 12th March 11.00am Auction Venue Hotel Mildura 120 Eighth St, Mildura View Phone Craig Kerr for Information Memorandum and Inspection Craig Kerr 0427 700 450 Tel 03 5021 9500 www.raywhite.com Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Rarely does an opportunity come on the market for such a full scale and diverse property. To replicate this operation would be near impossible!

• Total approx 97 ha (in three parcels)

contracted Cab Sav, citrus & cleared land • Large dry land farm parcel approx 1746 ha • Approx 67 ha known as Colignan Vineyards • Ample water licence to properties

Vendor is finalising this part of their Rural interests and the properties will be sold!

Auction Date Thursday 12th March 11.00am Auction Venue Hotel Mildura 120 Eighth St, Mildura View Open Farms Tours leaving farm gate 1pm Wed 18/2, 25/2, 4/3, 11/3 Call Craig Kerr to register attendance Craig Kerr 0427 700 450 Tel 03 5021 9500 www.raywhite.com Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

as trucking and storage shedding, cool rooms, plant and equipment and office buildings.

Colignan 3188 Kulkyne Way

Mildura 41 Hollywood Boulevard

Located directly across the road to the Murray is this large 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home. Including study, new kitchen, evaporative cooling and double tandem garage this is a fantastic opportunity to purchase a very large family home at a fantastic price.

Well established & recently rendered this 2 bedroom townhouse offers many to all buyers. Double carport, undercover entertaining & low maintenance yard. Open living, kitchen, lounge and meals area.

Only a minute from Centro, be quick.

Sale $210,000 - $230,000 View Phone To Inspect Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale $190,000 - $205,000 View Sat 10.00 - 10.30 Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura 47 Hector Street

Mildura 5 Alkira Place

This comfortable 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home has plenty to offer to the astute buyer. Features include separate living, large kitchen, separate lounge with gas heating and large 20 x 30 shed with concrete floor and power including an outside toilet.

The perfect starter! This 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home has plenty to offer with gallery style kitchen and huge lounge!

Also includes a good size yard perfect for a growing family.

For Sale $145,000 - $165,000 View Sat 10.00 - 10.30 Mon 5.00 - 5.30 Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale $150,000 - $170,000 View Sat 10.45 - 11.15 Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

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Mildura 128 Burrows Street

Melaleuca Heights 8 Casuarina Way

Merbein 56 Third Street

Birdwoodton 165 Mena Road

This trendy weatherboard home in central Mildura includes 2 BR’s, lounge & good sized meals off the nicely renovated kitchen, 800 square metre yard, polished boards, gas heating & evaporative cooling.

Currently tenanted at $175 per week.

This beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with expansive views of the Merbein flats would be ideal for the growing family, with separate living area’s both upstairs and down.

Fabulous property on ½ an acre. A natural native setting surrounds this neat 3 bedroom home.

Includes 30x20 shed with floor & power, reverse cycle, rear pergola, lounge, dining & meals area.

Enjoy this wonderful property for years to come.

Sale Offers over $145,000 View Sat 10.45 - 11.15 Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

This stunning 4 bedroom home has all the features you need. Huge open living with large mirror tone kitchen, cinema room, dining & family living area which opens to a large decking area under main roof, master with walk through robe & ensuite.

Reverse cycle ducted, 30 x 20 shed with floor & power and outdoor fire place.

Sale Offers over $360,000 View Sat 11.30 - 12.00 Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale $240,000 - $260,000 View Sat 11.45 - 12.15 Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale Offers over $200,000 View Sat 12.30 - 1.00 Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Red Cliffs 6 Nulla Street

Cardross 463 Pawson Avenue

Merbein 191 Commercial Street

Red Cliffs Lot 1 Seymours Road

This 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home is completely renovated. New kitchen, new bathroom, re-painted and re-carpeted throughout.

Great sized yard with large shed. Would make great investment with potential rent $160-$170/wk.

4 bedrooms plus study with 3 bathrooms.

1.25 acres of established trees and lawns with reticulation.

Character home including spa bath in family bathroom, high ceilings, dado, and atrium.

Ideally located across from the Merbein high school is this 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom home. Featuring a new kitchen, big yard, large lounge, gas heating and double carport. This is a great opportunity to enter the market.

Rural living at its best, this massive 4 bedroom home set on approx ¾ of an acre is sure to impress.

With beautiful timber floors and a stunning timber kitchen this is a fantastic opportunity for someone to purchase this large family home.

Sale Offers over $115,000 View Sat 1.30 - 2.00 Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale $315,000 View Sun 10.00 - 10.30 Tue 5.00 - 5.30 Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale $170,000 - $190,000 View Phone To Inspect Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale Offers over $310,000 View Phone To Inspect Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura 4 Wyndham Court

Mildura 22 Keam Crescent

Mildura 14 Pearl Avenue

Red Cliffs 1,2,3 36-38 Guava Street

This 4 bedroom or 3 plus study home is big and spacious. Separate living and open kitchen area opens to huge back yard. Approx 21 sq’s of living, reverse cycle (3 phase) and large WIR and ensuite to master, and large covered pergola.

Ideal investment with top tenant paying $175 pw.

Very neat, well maintained with 3 bedrooms, roomy yard and shedding. This would be the perfect investment to enter the market - money is cheap!

Don’t delay call now for details.

An opportunity for the first home buyer or investor

Receive a possible 8-9% return on this pearler!

Renovated building in the heart of Red Cliffs, it is set up to 3 separate units on two separate titles. Currently receiving $340 per week in rent, this positive cash flow property will be a must for all investors.

Sale $270,000 - $300,000 View Phone To Inspect Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale Offers over $135,000 View Phone To Inspect Craig Kerr 0427 700 450 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale $115,000 - $130,000 View Phone To Inspect Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura 1,2,3 211 Thirteenth Street

Mildura South Store & Post Office

Gol Gol 35 Cobb & Co Way

Red Cliffs 189 Hakea Street

Huge opportunity to increase your investment portfolio. A 3 unit complex located on a preferred west side Mildura location.

Each unit separately titled and all currently rented.

Grab this opportunity with both hands!!!!

Huge opportunity to take over a thriving business in the fastest growing section of Mildura.

Offering flexibility for the family with a 3 bedroom residence at the rear of the business.

Businesses like this don’t come up very often!

Sensational 1 ¼ acre allotment in popular Cobb & Co Way. All the expensive work is done to build your dream home. Features include septic tank installed, 40 x 30 shed with toilet, town water, air conditioning and insulation.

15 acres planted to Almonds and Fresh Fruit. All

Sale $350,000 View Phone To Inspect Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale Offers over $240,000 View Phone To Inspect Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale $175,000 View Phone To Inspect Craig Kerr 0427 700 450 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Sale $140,000 View Phone To Inspect Andrew Whitelegg 0429 965 608 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

to purchase this 2 bedroom unit with new kitchen, large court yard and single garage.

Centrally located to CBD. A must to inspect.

Sale Offers over $220,000 View Phone To Inspect Mark Thornton 0408 534 772 Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

with low level sprays and 5 megs of water.

Also on the property is a renovated 3 bedroom cottage which is currently rented out at $170 per week.

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Noon The Doctors 1.00 Oprah 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Huey 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The Biggest Loser 7.30 The Simpsons 8.30 Medium 9.30 Law & Order 10.30 Women's Murder Club 11.20 Ten News 11.50 Sports Tonight

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Noon Golf: Johnnie Walker Classic: Perth 5.00 Ten News 5.30 Sports Tonight 6.00 The Simpsons: Homer reluctantly accepts Mr. Burns into his new bowling league.

6.30 Ice Road Truckers 7.30 AFL: 2009 NAB Cup: Geelong v Adelaide: Telstra Dome 10.00 Rush: While Lawson chases a gang of carjackers, Josh, Grace and Michael are involved in a fatal car accident.

11.00 Taken Out: Presented by James Kerley 11.30 Angel

Noon World Watch 1.00 Sketches Of Frank Gehry 2.30 Bone 3.25 Art In The 21st Century 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Singles Club 6.00 Classical Destinations 6.30 World News 7.30 Prototype This 8.30 The Iron Chef 9.20 Rockwiz: Presented by Julia Zemiro 10.00 Movie: The Illustrated Family Doctor: Samuel Johnson, Colin Friels, Sacha Horler and Jessica Napier 11.45 SOS

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6.30 The Biggest Loser: The contestants are back on the scales to see which couple has lost the most this week.

7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia 9.30 Rove 10.40 True Hollywood Story: Friends and co-stars reflect on the life and career of Heath Ledger.

11.40 The Office

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Noon The Doctors 1.00 Oprah 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Huey 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The Biggest Loser 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia 8.30 Good News Week 9.30 Dexter 10.35 Ten News 11.20 The Late Show

Noon World Watch 1.00 The Food Lovers' Guide To Australia 1.30 Living With Illegals 2.30 Dateline 3.30 Why Democracy?

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Friday 20th Saturday 21st

Noon Stateline 12.30 Australian Story 1.00 Basketball: WNBL 2008/09: Dandenong v Sydney University: Highlights 2.00 Bowls: Australian Open 2009 6.00 Totally Frank 6.25 Minuscule 6.30 Gardening Australia 7.00 ABC News 7.30 New Tricks 8.25 ABC News 8.30 The Bill: Two brothers confess to the same crime.

10.05 ABC News 10.10 The Last Detective 11.20 Rage

Sunday 22nd

Noon Landline 1.00 Gardening Australia 1.30 Message Stick 2.00 The War Of The World: A New History Of The 20th Century 3.00 The Da Vinci Detective 4.40 Conversations With Australian Artists 5.00 Sunday Arts 6.00 At The Movies 6.30 The Einstein Factor 7.00 ABC News 7.30 Wild Caribbean 8.30 Cranford 9.25 Compass 10.25 Napoleon, David 11.20 Princes In The Tower

Monday 23rd

Noon Midday Report 12.30 Poirot 1.30 The Cook And The Chef 2.00 Parliament 3.00 Children’s Programs 6.00 Landline Extra 6.30 Talking Heads 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The7.30 Report 8.00 Australian Story 8.30 Four Corners 9.20 Media Watch 9.35 The Cut 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business 11.35 Russian Revolution In Colour

Tuesday 24th

Noon Midday Report 12.30 The Einstein Factor 1.00 The New Inventors 1.30 Catalyst 2.00 Parliament 3.00 Children’s Programs 6.05 Time Team 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The7.30 Report 8.00 Lead Balloon 8.30 Doctor Who 9.15 Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown 9.30 Foreign Correspondent 10.05 Artscape 10.35 Lateline 11.10 Lateline Business

Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 ET 3.30 Children's Programs 4.30 Nine News 5.00 Airline 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Nine News 6.30 Win News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Wipeout Australia 8.30 Two And A Half Men 9.30 Aussie Ladette To Lady 10.30 Secret Diary Of A Call Girl 11.30 Just Shoot Me

Noon Movie: Though None Go With Me: Cheryl Ladd 2.00 Shark 3.00 Murder, She Wrote 4.00 Children’s Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Today Tonight 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 8.00 Find My Family 8.30 Packed To The Rafters 9.30 All Saints 10.30 Eli Stone 11.30 Dirty Sexy Money

Noon The Doctors 1.00 Oprah 2.00 Ready Steady Cook 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Huey 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The Biggest Loser 8.00 Bondi Rescue 8.30 NCIS: McGee is held captive during a prison riot.

9.30 Lie To Me 10.30 Ten News 11.15 The Late Show

Noon World Watch 1.00 The Storm Rages Twice 2.00 Don Matteo 3.00 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3.30 Gladiatrix 4.00 World Watch 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Corner Gas 6.00 The World Game: Extra Time 6.30 World News 7.30 Insight 8.30 India Reborn 9.30 World News 10.00 Hot Docs: The Times Of Harvey Milk 11.35 Movie: The Forced March

Wednesday 25th

Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 Children's Programs 4.30 Nine News 5.00 Airline 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Nine News 6.30 Win News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Movie: Two Weeks Notice: Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant and Mark Feuerstein 9.30 Movie: Wedding Crashes: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams and Isla Fisher

Noon Midday Report 12.30 I Can Jump Puddles 1.30 Spicks And Specks 2.00 Monarch Of The Glen 3.00 Children’s Programs 6.00 Message Stick 6.30 Can We Help?

7.00 ABC News 7.30 Stateline 8.00 Collectors 8.30 Trial And Retribution: The team takes on a case involving the tragic death of a child.

9.40 Dalziel And Pascoe 10.35 Lateline 11.10 triple j tv 11.40 Good Game

Noon Midday Report 12.30 National Press Club Address 1.30 Talking Heads 2.00 Parliament 3.00 Children’s Programs 6.00 The Queen's Cavalry 6.30 The Cook And The Chef 7.00 ABC News 7.30 The7.30 Report 8.00 The New Inventors 8.30 Spicks And Specks 9.00 Chandon Pictures 9.35 Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul 10.05 At The Movies 10.30 Lateline 11.05 Lateline Business 11.35 Midsomer Murders

Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 ET 3.30 Children's Programs 4.30 Afternoon News 5.00 Airline 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Nine News 6.30 Win News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife 8.30 The Mentalist 9.30 Flashpoint 10.30 Cold Case 11.30 Just Shoot Me

Noon Movie: Hannibal — Rome's Worst Nightmare 2.00 All Saints 3.00 Murder, She Wrote 4.00 Children’s Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Today Tonight 7.00 Home And Away 7.30 Australia's Got Talent 8.30 Criminal Minds 9.30 Gangs Of Oz 10.30 Lost 11.30 Disorderly Conduct Caught On Tape

Noon The Doctors 1.00 Oprah 2.00 Ready Steady Cook: Presented

by Peter Everett 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Huey 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The Biggest Loser 8.00 Guerrilla Gardeners 8.30 House 9.30 Life 10.30 Ten News 11.15 The Late Show

Noon World Watch 3.30 Football Stars Of Tomorrow 4.00 World Watch 4.30 Newshour 5.30 Corner Gas 6.00 Global Village 6.30 World News 7.30 Feast India 8.00 Tales From The Palaces 8.30 Tribe 9.30 World News 10.00 Movie: Babylon Disease: Nina Wähä, Paulina Hawliczek, Kalled Mustonen and Gustaf Skarsgård 11.35 Movie: Musa: Ahn Sung-Ki and Jung Woo-Sung

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7.00 ABC News 7.30 The7.30 Report 8.00 Catalyst 8.30 Bringing Up Baby 9.30 Q&A: Presented by Tony Jones 10.25 Lateline 11.00 Lateline Business 11.30 Live From Abbey Road

Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1.00 The View 2.00 Days Of Our Lives 3.00 ET 3.30 Children's Programs 4.30 Nine News 5.00 Airline 5.30 Antiques Roadshow 6.00 Nine News 6.30 Win News 7.00 A Current Affair 7.30 Getaway 8.30 Adults Only 20 To 1 9.30 CSI: Miami 10.30 Amazing Medical Stories 11.30 Just Shoot Me: Maya fails to head off a boycott of the magazine.

Noon Movie: Claire: Valerie Bertinelli, Sasha Pieterse and Ray Baker 2.00 All Saints 3.00 Murder, She Wrote 4.00 Children’s Programs 4.30 Seven News 5.00 M*A*S*H 5.30 Deal Or No Deal 6.00 Seven News 6.30 Today Tonight 7.00 Home And Away: It is an emotional day for Leah.

7.30 Ghost Whisperer 8.30 Grey's Anatomy 9.30 Private Practice 10.30 Scrubs 11.30 Beauty And The Geek

Noon The Doctors 1.00 Oprah 2.00 Ready Steady Cook: Presented

by Peter Everett 3.00 Judge Judy 3.30 Huey 4.00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4.30 The Bold & The Beautiful 5.00 Ten News 6.00 The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours 7.00 The Biggest Loser 8.00 Bondi Vet 8.30 Law & Order: SVU 9.30 Life On Mars 10.30 Ten News 11.15 The Late Show

Noon World Watch 2.30 Dateline 3.30 Alain Ducasse At The Plaza Athénée 4.00 World Watch 4.30 Newshour 5.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 6.00 Global Village: Presented by Silvio Rivier 6.30 World News 7.35 Inspector Rex 8.30 Baby Boom To Bust 9.30 World News 10.00 UEFA Champions League Hour 11.00 Movie: In The Mood For Love: Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung

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9.30 The 81st Annual Academy Awards: Presented by Hugh Jackman

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YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL THINGS WHEELS.

New-generation Mazda3 to Star at Melbourne Show

The next generation of the Mazda3, Australia’s

up,” said Mazda Managing Director Doug Dickson.

debut of the new Mazda MX-5 roadster. This

best-selling car, will make its long-awaited

“Combined with the class-leading features and

mid-life MX-5 makeover not only ramps up the

Australian debut at the Melbourne International

equipment that deliver the great value Mazda is

visual aggression, it includes a host of mechanical

Motor Show on February 27.

renowned for, this new-generation Mazda3 is a

enhancements all designed to reinforce the Mazda

worthy successor to the classy small car that has

MX-5’s status as the world’s favourite roadster.

The new-generation Mazda3 sedan and hatch promise even higher levels of quality, practicality,

consistently been among Australia’s top sellers.”

performance and value that took the first-generation

Two new-generation Mazda3 models will grace the

Mazda3 to the top of the sales charts in January.

Mazda Melbourne motor show stand; a Sunlight

“The new-generation Mazda3 has a more expressive and emotional design that emphasises dynamism, and has the driving excitement and agility to back it

Silver Mazda3 Maxx Sport sedan and a sporty

The Melbourne International Motor Show runs from February 27 to March 9, 2009.

For further information please contact Mildura Mazda (03) 5021 2999

Mazda3 SP25 hatchback in Celestial Blue.

The Mazda stand will also host the Australian

cars / motorbikes / trucks / tractors / caravans

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�f �e �ee� 2006 Honda Jazz $13,990 ORC

• 5 speed • Air Cond • Pwr Steer • Full Electrics • CD Player

UKS380

Toyota Aurion Presara (Demo)

DRIVEAWAY

• 6 Speed Auto • Leather Trim • 19”Alloys • Sunroof • Sat Nav • Climate Control • Blue Tooth • Smart Entry To much to mention

42-44 Seventh Street, Mildura - P: (03) 5022 0927

Mercedes Van MB1400

$47,888

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Want your wheels to be partt of

$9,990 RWC

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• 2000 Model • 5 cylinder diesel

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AV Fairmont Sedan

Mitsubishi Magna Sedan Was $4,990

BE QUICK

$5,990

Now

• Auto

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• Pwr Steer

• Pwr Steer

• Alloy Wheels

• Alloy Wheels

• Tow Bar

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• Rear Spoiler

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$3,990

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Classifieds Brett and Naomi welcome with love their precious baby boy,

Nate Ronald, born 13/2/09 at Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

ANGLICAN Parish of Sunraysia South 25 Heath St, Red Cliffs Sundays - 10.30am Bible based, Christ centred Ph: 50242521

PERSONALS

BROKEN HILL

Mature escort available Mon-Fri 10am - 6pm Discreet Location PH: 0427 187 179 PCA 6542XE

PUBLIC NOTICES 5thBDAY.eps W 7.0 D 2.00 Well, it's your 5th Birthday today!

Montana (Monty) Harris

THE Merbein Street Markets are now managed and coordinated

by Merbein Progressive Group inc. no.

A005250J. Would any enquires for stalls please be directed to Pam Amey on 50251284.

I.B.A

The 2009 “Mini Ball” & “Jball” season registration day kicks off Saturday the 21st of February 2009.

Registration online at www.iba.org.au or at the stadium on the 21st of February at 9.am Miniball prep to grade 3. JBall grades 4 to 6 at 11a.m. at the St Joseph’s College Stadium, corner of 11th Street and Riverside Avenue, Mildura.

FOR SALE

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All aspects of ladies and men’s hairdressing.

250 MW25085 141.7 Trigg Mobile Hairdressing GREAT RATES

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• Your local Ozzi Kleen Dealer • Servicing all waste and water treatment

MOBILE

• Warm Wash • Ear Clean • Towel Dry • Toe Nail Clipping

• Service, Sales & Installation

Delicious Breakfast Served Until 11am

Australian Inland Botanic Gardens Raffle: Vision Australia Wines: Ned’s Red

PH: 0419 556 803 tbertalli@yahoo.com.au

The best in fresh local fruit and vegetables, gourmet food products, freshly baked bread, Plants and Herbs, Meat products, Grinders coffee and Kids Activities.

Sincerely thanks all those who have contributed to our events particularly

‘The Girls Night Out’ Renmark Big 4 Caravan Park, Sunraysia Juke Box Co, The Good Guys, Orlando Wines, Mocca Mecca.

We will personally thank everyone who has donated as there are so many Melissa, Kaye R and Mandy.

PH: 0427 148 212 LEON

How to paint on China, Glass & Ceramics Beginners Welcome Enquiries—Gwen

PAINTERS Professional Painting & Decorating • Exterior • Interior • New Homes • Re Paints • Renovations • Commercial Sam Spary Ph: 0400 276 900

DEBORAH’S PAINTING SERVICE

AROUND THE HOME MAINTENANCE & IMPOVEMENTS Quality workmanship Friendly, efficient service.

PH: IAN

0428 147 616

Ph: 5023 0245

Experienced Guaranteed 710 MW25199 113.1 Quality ADPK 3#16=#20

Interior/Exterior

No Job too Big or too Small

0438 042 729

PAINTING, Decorating, Repairwork & Wallpapering, Interiors & Exteriors.

Would you like one or two rooms painted? No job too small. 25 yrs exp.

Ph: Ron 50227639 or 0409692502

AND REPAIRS

Including:

MASSAGE

• GYPROCK REPAIR

Housecleaning CRAIG JACKSON AIR CONDITIONING & WINDSCREENS ANDREW LOXTON 431 SAN MATEO AVE MILDURA VIC 3500

JUST$1.55PER LINE

Phone: 50211777

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PH 5023 2114 PH 5023 2001 Mobile 0458 229 880

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Spring Clean windows, att to detail, have police check, ABN, for futher detail Ph: 5025 2216

COMPLETE Home Maintenance. Doors, windows, carports, sheds, All types of maintenance renovations.

Ph: Peter 0448909782

• INTERNAL/EXTERNAL DOORS • GENERAL HOME REPAIRS • SHADE SAILS • WHIRLY BIRDS • VERANDAHS • WINDOW CLEANING

ALISON KEDMENEC Remedial Massage Therapist

FOR A FREE QUOTE CALL SAM 0407 070 474

Ph: 5022 9634 R&W Septic Cleaning Septic pumping, fast 7 day service.Phone Roger on 50241986 or 0428413323

1 Oak Ave Mildura $50, 1 hour MW24783

JUST$10 FOR 5 LINES

Call Scott on 0429 046 035

Painting Lessons

TREE Removal, fast 7 day service. Phone Roger Moser on 50241986 or 0428413323

Call Today For Free Quote

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SHANNAZ Computer Repairs.Is your computer struggling to keep up with you? Let the guys at Shannaz revitalise your PC with fast, reliable & friendly service. All problems solved!

Phone Chris: 50232405 or Mark: 0422181173 today.

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Also Wetting and Summer Pruning

The Dragonfly’s team Relay for Life

KITTY’S

SERVICES OFFERED

HARVESTING all types of trellis

PHONE: 0439 252 342

CALL TODAY, AVAILABLE ANYTIME Phone: Bec 5022 7242 or 0409 416 804

DOG WASH & DOG CLIPPING

• For all your waste water sewerage needs

THIS SstATURDAY T E 21 February RK A 8-12 NOON M

Phone Gary 0437 878 800

TRIGG MOBILE HAIRDRESSING

SEPTIC TANK CLEANING

73 Orange Ave, Mildura Phone: 50211777

Free Quotes Quotes

SERVICES OFFERED

TIM BERTALLI

Ph: Laura or Emily

Phone Ausco Removals

5022 2200

FUNDRAISING GARAGE SALE

SERVICES OFFERED

ADVERTS

Local - Country - Interstate

Date To Be Advised. Can You Help Us!!!

DO YOU HAVE ANY UNWANTED ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO OUR GARAGE SALE? Then Please Contact Scott for Pick up on, 0417 111 732 To Arrange For Goods To Be Collected PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FOOTBALL CLUB

For more information you can go to the IBA web site at www.iba.org.au or contact Graeme on 0419301937 or Nicole on 0418946116

Sunraysia Farmers’ Market Inc

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Return $104.00 $90.00

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REBERGER - GREEN Steve & Cheryl Reberger, together with Julie Davis & Patrick Freeman are delighted to announce the engagement of James & Sasha.

May your future be filled with love & happiness.

One way $60.00 $50.00

These Basketball Programs are for Primary school aged boys and girls. The programs are player-centred, fun-focused and affordable and have been run in the area for 20 years. The program provides opportunities to learn, play and to develop important social skills in a convenient safe and friendly environment.

MW25013

ENGAGEMENTS

Cheaper Removals, Professional Service, Full Insurance, Competitive Rates

For booking contact: Broken Hill 08 8088 6900 Mildura Visitors Information Centre 50188380

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JOSIE Calvi.

Tragically taken on February 19, 2006.

Three years have passed and our thoughts and prayers are with Carmel, Vince, Anthony, Frank, Catherine and Family at this sad time. To the Hirst, Dowling, Manners and Weight Families: Lives can be taken but love and your memories never fade.

Love Always, Kerry, Jenny, Mark, Andrea, Kylie & Elise Strachan.

Adults Concession/Student

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IN MEMORIAM

MOVING HOUSE?

Bus service to Broken Hill.

Monday, Wednesday & Friday Departing at 3.10pm

“Mini Ball” & “Jball” REGISTRATION DAY

PUBLIC NOTICES Have lots of fun!

Lots of hugs and kisses, love Mum, Dad, Big brother Chris, Little sister Tylia, Nanna & Shane, Nanna B, Cousins Amanda & Jason, Aunty Donna & Robert x

SERVICES OFFERED

Buses R Us

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NEW Wine Christian Fellowship Sunday 10.30am. 31-37 The Crescent, Mildura.

Ph:50214687 NORTHERN Mallee Christian Fellowship 10.30am Sunday Service. Friendly Family Church. Corner of Dyar and 17th Street. Contact 0417845954

PUBLIC NOTICES

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CHURCH NOTICES

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BIRTHS

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Classifieds HEALTH & BEAUTY

Bodyperks with Brooke

– Waxing – Tinting – Manicures – Pedicures – Gel nails – Facials

Remedial and relaxation massage (8 years experience) PH. 5025 3027 Merbein

GARDENERS PALM & Tree Pruning and Removal.

SUNRAYSIA TREE S O L U T I O N S .

Ph:50247486 or 0425756678

73 Orange Ave, Mildura

PHONE: 5021 1777

GARDENERS

EMPLOYMENT

LAWN mowing & gardening. No job too big or small. For the best job in town, give Bob a call. Ph: 0417059735 or 50274140

HUDAK’S BAKERY

ANYDAY Lawn Mowing & Gardening Service.

All types of garden maintenance Ph:0428245176 PITTSTOP Lawn mowing & Gardening Maintenance. Mulching, tree lopping, pruning, garden tidying, rubbish removal, gutter cleaning.

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Mildura Weekly, requires the services of a full time Graphic Designer/Mac Operator for our Production Department.

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Approx 25 hrs per week Monday to Friday.

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Job Number: R751 Closing Date: 4.00pm Thursday 5 March 2009 Applications are invited from suitably experienced candidates for the position of Group Director, which currently exists within the Mildura Regional Waste Management Group for a 2 year term with the ability to be re-appointed.

The role of the Board is to represent the interests of the broader Region. Duties include: - A fiduciary duty to act in a manner to advance the public purpose for which the body was established.

- A duty to use reasonable care in the conduct of the organisations affairs Qualifications/Experience: Directors of the Board should demonstrate knowledge or experience with some or many of the following: - Any industry served by the Group - Community activities or organisations sharing the Groups philosophies - Special skills or knowledge relevant to the Group - Involvement in industry at a senior level (Industry is defined to include all forms of business operation) - General management - Financial management - Human resource and industrial relations management - Legal practice - Small business - Community services Salary and Conditions: With reference to the Government’s Part Time Appointment and Remuneration Guidelines for Members of Government Boards and Advisory Committees, Members of the BoardRIANNAI receive a sitting fee in line with the Minister approved remuneration session SUSTAINABLE LIVING rates of $150 per day based on meetings of duration greater then 3 hours. Meetings of less thenUP 3 hours are remunerated at 50%.

TO Please contact the Mildura Rural City Council Human Resources on ( 5018 8197 for a Position CASHBACK Description prior to applying or alternatively, one can be downloaded from Council’s web site at www.mildura.vic.gov.au.

Applications should be addressed to the Executive Officer, Mildura Regional Waste Management Group, PO Box 105, Mildura 3502, or e-mailed to humanresources@ mildura.vic.gov.au.

All emailed applications will be acknowledged.

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80'S Lounge suite, leather patch work, well used solid timber frame, $200.

30's wardrobe $50. 50's radiogram, roll down top $50. 2 Casio electronic keyboards, $30 and $100. Ph:50246328

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Chef - Dareton

Are you a reliable Chef who does not want to work split shifts then this position is for you? A qualified and experienced Chef is required for a busy bistro. This is a positive opportunity for a career minded Chef as there is a diverse variety of work. Applicants must be team orientated and committed to achieving high standards. Penalty rates will be paid for weekends and public holidays. Full time permanent position. Resumes to JUNE at MADEC, Mildura.

BABY carrier $30. Jolly jumper $20. Wooden cot inc. bedding $ 1 0 0 o n o Ph:0448550126

Furniture Removalist â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mildura

An experienced Furniture removalist required for a full time position. Essential to have HC licence.

Local, intrastate and some interstate trips will be required. Resumes to JUNE at MADEC Mildura.

B-Double Drivers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mildura

BIRD Sale. Budgies from $8. Cockatiels from $25 a pair. Mutations available. 903 15th Street. Ph:50213111 or 0408502325

Apprentice Spare Parts Interpreter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mildura

COMPAQ HP Computer, Windows XP 17" monitor, keyboard & mouse, 2yo, best offer accepted Ph:0437674232

B-Double drivers required by a local transport company for interstate trips Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide as well as intrastate. Must have MC licence and experience, good driving record and customer service skills. Resumes to JUNE at MADEC Mildura.

A local truck repair business requires an Apprentice Spare Parts Interpreter. Applicants must have completed a pre-apprenticeship course through school, have their OH&S cards, some mechanical knowledge would be an advantage. Resumes to JUNE at MADEC Mildura. Full time permanent position.

ELECTRIC range Westinghouse, 530mm, 4 burners, sep grill, FF oven.

Simpson rangehood, 600mm, both near new condition, $425 the lot Ph: 50210768

Diesel Mechanic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mildura

Full time position available for a qualified and experienced Diesel Mechanic for duty in agriculture Machinery Company for service and repair of new and used tractors. Must be qualified and experienced. Resumes to JUNE at MADEC Mildura.

Baker â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mildura

We are seeking the expertise of a qualified or very experienced Baker/Pastry Chef for a busy local bakery. Employers will consider 2nd or 3rd year apprentice. 2am starts. Casual position but full time hours at the moment. Resumes to JUNE at MADEC Mildura.

Bar Person - Ouyen

FURNITURE & whitegoods, tables, wallunit, beds, fridge & more. All VGC. Ph:0488153088

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GOLF Cart, electric (club cart), VGC, $4400.

Pool table, slate base, coin operate, $1500.

Ph:0438580470

An experienced person for their Bar. Essential to have Special Employees Licence, RSA and TAB accreditation. Must have good presentation and willing to work nights, weekends and Public Holidays. Resumes to KYLIE at MADEC, Red Cliffs.

Excellent customer service skills and experience with food preparation, cash handling and cleaning will help you gain this position at a local Bakery. Food Handlers Certificate or willingness to acquire certificate essential. Casual position, ongoing employment. Resumes to KYLIE at MADEC Red Cliffs.

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Administration Assistant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Robinvale

We are seeking an enthusiastic person to join a team as an Office Assistant for a large automotive parts & accessories franchise. Duties will include data entry of parts arriving and being dispatched from the store, banking and accounts. Must have excellent computer skills, be well organised and able to work with minimal supervision. Employer prepared to offer flexible hours to suit both employee and employer. To apply, please email resumes to robinvale@madec.edu.au

KELVINATOR 350 upright freezer, good working order $160 Ph:0428237488

Machinery Operator - Robinvale

LOUNGE chair, chrome, comfortable, sturdy. $35 Ph:50230756

Experience machinery operators are required by a timber processing company. Must have mechanical aptitude, experience in front end loader, truck and large tractor operation. Current First Aid Certificate, drivers licence and own reliable transport. Must hold HC licence. 40+ hrs pw with some weekend work available.To apply, please email resumes to robinvale@madec.edu.au.

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POOL table best offer over $150 Ph: 0429239425 PORT Decanter barrel V G C $ 3 5 Ph:50243095 ROUND cane dining room suite, glass top, 4 chairs & cushions, VGC $170 ono Ph:50253617

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MOVING Inter-State, all in GC. 3 piece micro fibre dark green lounge suite $200. TV Unit, glass doors, top & bottom $75. Bedroom dressing table & hutch $40. 2 peice mirror backed wall unit $75.

Kelvinator 400 twin air no frost fridge/freezer $100. Ph:50221139 or 0419347041 MUSHROOM Compost Ideal garden mulch and soil conditioner. Orders over 10 cubic metres.

Ph: 50256265 POKER table, fold up top and chips, as new, $50 Ph:50213111

SHIPPING Containers 20 & 40 ft, wind & water proof. Mildura.

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New Wintec Launch Saturday, 28th February Door Prize & 450 MW25283 141.7 Other Giveaways WINTEC LAUNCH

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Mildura Alcheringa Pony Club

WOODEN wall unit $180, 2 1/2 seated couch $80, 2 yrs old, VGC Ph:0408476820

GARAGE SALES 10 Kepeto Court, Saturday 8.30-2.00pm, household items, baby high chair, Dora single bed and lots more.

SAT 21st 7am start, electrical goods, beds, suitcases, household items, tyres, tables & lots more, 90 Carwarp Ave, Irymple between Millewa and Dow Ave opp Farmgate gardens Ph: 0417364354

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Young silky hens $10.

Grey cockatiels $12.

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AUTO 05 Ford Falcon BA MK11XT sedan. Immac cond, CC, 72000kms UWJ804 $14500ono Ph:50230231 BH or 50248712 AH.

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01 Nissan 200SX Spec S,Auto,28225km AC,PS,EW,tint,turbo,no mods, immac con RHH269 priced reduced to $24990 Ph:0428214330 view at carsales.com.au ID: 5940454 05 Ford Territory TX, new tyres, cruise control, fog lights, 7 seats, tinted windows, colour coated bumpers, 2 yr warranty, dash & floor mats, AC, CD, one owner $27500ono Ph:0418318426 or 50211949

06 Astra Turbo SRi, 6 man, leather EW, CC, air, 6CD, 17" CL, airbags, Ph:0400606883 UWH319 $25000

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VIN-6H8VSK8OHXL456135 $15,990 ono Ph: 0428502165 or 0458219434 HONDA Prelude P/S, CD, elec windows, A/C, elec sun roof, 4 months rego, new clutch, F. R new, R.W.C, WJA696 $3000ono Ph:0407242081 JAGUAR S type 1999, cardinal red, sun roof, sports options, VGC, URE 676 $21,990 ono Ph:0427354150

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MAZDA 929, '91, fully imported, 4 wheel steer, 3.3L V6, MP3 player, service history, RWC, 6mths rego UXP733 $5000 Ph:50227639 MITSUBISHI Triton Extra cab ute. '06 model, reg 11/09, new off road tyres, GME 2 way radio, roobar and side rails, silver, GC, 105000ks, AJ28EP $13500 Ph:0429915927 NISSAN Patrol, '99, 4.2L turbo, DVD, bullbar, lift kit + extras $20000 PVO954 Ph:0400133686 STATESMAN WK 2004, 5.7L, fully opt incl. sunroof, sat nav, leather, 17 inch alloys, 6 CD, reverse sensors and more. 80,000kms.

EC, $24900. SQC 245.

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MOTOR BIKES '98 Daihatsu Terios DX, 5sp man, 1.3 litre, AC, PS, 91000ks, airbags reg 09/09 EC, many extras $8500ono Ph:0428272087 AUDI A6 Quattro 97 2.8ltr auto, navy, leather, tinted, 10 stacker, Alloys, Climate Control, $13,500ono viewing 21-2202. OGI988 Ph:0434955197 FORD F100 - dual fuel, 6cyl, close to RWC, mags USR053 $2200ono Ph:0447031026 FORD FAIRLANE NA 1989, Silver, good klms, LPG, VGC, tint, t /bar, mech A1 $$ spent NGH595 $2700ono Ph:0428870787 FORD LNT 9000, bogie drive, sleeper, bull bar, cummins engine, 9 speed, AL8LXY77245X 1980 $25,000 ono Ph:0423854587

2000 Kawasaki KX80, immac cond, new piston rings, still got a nickel silver ball. Ready to race and ride $2500ono Ph:0407242081 HONDA CRF250 very little use, as new condition $5200ono Ph:0408107895 HONDA NX 650, 95 model, new tyres reg 0609, $3,200 Ph:0427094475 KAWASAKI KLF300, 4 wheeler $1900 ono Ph:50258906 or 0438246458 MOTOGUZZI 850, 1985 AM277, 12 mths rego, GC $4800 Ph:0400062001 SUZUKI LT 50z 4 wheeler, 2yo, approx 40hrs use, as new, first to see will buy. $1300 not neg (new $2500) Ph:0429 188 631

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MAZDA Parkway Coaster Motorhome STV276, set up for 2, 1977,10,000 km since full engine rebuild. ac, roof rack,innerspriing mattress, security screens. $15,000 ono Ph: 50020097 or 0424 563 120 will consider swap for caravan

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Thursday 5th March 2009 at 11am OUR PREMISES: Lot 4 Sturt Highway, BURONGA NSW Under instructions from Major Finance Companies and Corporate Clients, we will sell the following by way of public auction: TRACTORS New Holland TL90 FEL John Deere 8570 4WD John Deere 5420 FWA/FORK John Deere 5510 FWA John Deere 3130 2WD FEL ISEKI 6500 2WD f/w FORK Chamberlain Industrial MKII f/w Proline Border LAWN CARE New Holland MC28 72â&#x20AC;? FRT deck 4WD mower John Deere 1445 72â&#x20AC;? FRT deck 4WD mower Viking 40â&#x20AC;? ride on mower RECREATIONAL Quintrex 4.2m Trophy 40hp 4 stroke 5 x New 3.3m aluminiumâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nose with 5hp 4 stroke HAY MAKING/TILLAGE New Holland BB940 baler Vicon 773 tedder hay rake HB 6000L Double Shoot Air Cart EARTHMOVING 2 x Polhner combination drawn roller 1418 M/B bogie drive water tanker MOTOR VEHICLES Holden VZ Commodore Acclaim Sedan HoldenVZ Commodore StationWagon Holden VE Omega Sedan Ford Focus Sedan 1955 standard cadet sedan

TRUCKS & TRAILERS 79 Volvo F10 bogie drive f/w 21m concrete pump 02 Ford T350 transit tip truck 01 Hino dutro cab chassis 88 Charman bitumen tanker WORKSHOP 2 x 3.2t 2 post clear floor hoist Hercus presion lathe Cig transarc mig Lincoln jet weeder MISCELLANEOUS 6x4 trailer Wire spinner 2 x Computer desks Gallagher electric fence Infinite cross trainer IT EQUIPMENT Symbol Scanning System Incl MC9090 Scanning Units, Zebra Label Printers, HP ML 110 Pentium 4 Computers, Qty CRT Monitors, Printers and more

TERMS AND CONDITIONS ENQUIRIES: Gerard Nolen 0418 109 036 or Office 03 5021 2133 INSPECTION: 9am - 4pm day prior and from 8am on the day of sale PAYMENT TERMS: Cash, company or bank cheques or by direct deposit.

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Water Polo rivalry heats up

By VINNIE RODI MOST people who watch a game of water polo think there’s not much to it, however Sunraysia Water Polo Association President Adele Cooke would heavily disagree with you.

The game consists of 20 minutes of treading water, trying to get a ball into the back of a net, while at the same time trying to evade opposing team members who are constantly trying to dunk you in their attempts to get the ball.

“It might sound easy but trust me, it’s a hard sport to play,” Adele said. “You’re constantly treading water over a 20 minute period, and you spend a lot of energy in those 20 minutes trying to gain possession.”

Adele said the better water polo players weren’t necessarily just good swimmers, but came from a variety of team based sporting backgrounds.

“We’ve found that the best types of players come from either a basketball, netball, or of course a swimming background,” she said.

“The basketballers and netballers have great throwing skills, covering large distances with good accuracy, while the swimmers have fantastic leg and upper body strength, which helps them handle the constant treading of water and general rigourous nature of the game.”

However it’s been the growing competitiveness of some of the team’s which have really helped put this sport on the map in recent times.

Over the past seven years, the women’s division has played host to a growing rivalry between two sides, the Stingers and the Submarines, who have climbed to the top of the heap, and who were both determined to be the dominant team in the league.

But now there’s a new team making waves, with up and coming side the Cruzers taking it up to the top teams.

Along with being President of the association, Adele is also captain of the Submarines, and said the games played between the three sides this season had become quite heated.

“There’s always that need to win when we come up against the Stingers,” she said. “And the Cruzers have proved they’ve got what it takes to win this year.”

• ON THE BALL: (top) Clare Strange lobs one over an attacking Stingers opponent, while Maddy Power looks for options at the Sunraysia Water Polo Association semi finals at the Irymple pool this week.

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Stingers captain Natasha Marwood said it was always fun coming up against their number one rival in the Submarines, however in recent years the growth of the competition had lead to some younger teams like the Cruzers providing new and difficult challenges.

“While we always enjoy playing, and beating the Submarines, there are some other teams who have proved they can be just as good,” she said. “We’ve had to work hard to maintain our position in the women’s league.”

While both the Submarines and the Stingers were keen to continue their dominance, the Cruzers had different ideas, beating the Submarines in their semi-final game this past Monday night, cementing their sport in the Grand Final.

The Cruzers will now look to put their name on the Premiership Cup, when they take on the Stingers on Monday, February 23.

“The Cruzers have played well all year,” Adele said. “They finished second in the league and the semifinal game lived up to the hype.

“It will be a competitive final, and I’m sure the Cruzers will give everything they have.”

During her 12 years with the sport, Adele said interest had grown to a point where seven women’s teams and five mens teams now play in the competition.

“If the sport continues to grow we may have to separate the competition over two nights,” she said.

“Since I became President it’s been one of my goals to expand the competition and introduce more teams.

“Our plan is to approach all the football clubs to see if they’re interested in entering a team during their off-season, expanding the men’s league in the process.

“In previous years we’ve had netball and football clubs play to maintain fitness, with a team from the Imperials Football Club one of the most recent teams to give it a go.

“While we do get competitive at times the sport is really about having fun and meeting people.”

The competition is played on Monday nights at the Irymple Pool from 6.15pm. Teams interested in competing in next year’s competition can contact Adele Cooke on 0400 566 880.

• MAKING WAVES: (top) Bonnie Morrel, left, and Belinda McShane battle it out, while (bottom, left) Bonnie Morrel again in the action, with Bianca Bunney (bottom right) aiming high.

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Barastoc success for Euston’s Sheridan MORE equestrian success for a Sunraysia rider, this time Euston’s Sheridan Hammet.

The 11-year-old returned last weekend from the coveted Barastoc Horse of the Year competition with the Champion First Ridden Pony of the Year title, a Top 10 finish in the Open Small Pony Class and Welsh Pony and Cob Society (Breed section) Leading Rein/First Ridden Pony of the Year.

Good going for a youngster from the bush, and competing in the largest competition of its type in the country – there were more than 3000 entries for Barastoc this year and the competition was stiff.

Sheridan comes from a horse riding family, her two older sisters Maddelin, 14, and Carrie, 13, both compete in the equestrian ring, and their mum is also a keen horsewomen.

Mum, Bobby, runs ‘Bobby’s Surf’ in Robinvale and is also a

principal of the family’s pony breeding stud ‘Hamlot Park’.

Sheridan’s success at the Barastoc competition comes hard on the heels of a similarly successful showing at the Victorian Agricultural Shows Association Horse of the Year competition in January. There Sheridan, and her pony, ‘Ascot Forever Amber’, took the reserve Champion Rising Star Small Pony ribbon and the Champion Ridden Arabian Derivative title.

Bobby was thrilled with her daughter’s success, but said there had been a sombre edge to the weekend’s competition.

“We have a lot of friends who lost horses in the fires... everyone was thinking of them,” she said.

“In the photos we took of Sheridan you can see the smoke haze hanging in the background.”

That, Bobby said, was a constant reminder of the fires and their devastation.

Sheridan is a member of the

Robinvale/Euston Pony Club and has spent the past 12 months competing at regional shows and other events to hone her skills including the Wentworth, Mildura, Swan Hill and Kerang annual shows and numerous pony club events.

Her Barastoc success was the icing on the cake, according to her mum.

We are all extremely happy that all the hard work and investment has paid off, she said.

You can find out more about the Hammet’s show and riding pony breeding efforts and the upcoming Euston and District Agricultural Show’s horse events by logging onto www.hamlotpark. ausequine.com.

• WINNING RIDE: Euston’s Sheridan Hammet astride her pony ‘Ascot Forever Amber’ with her Barastoc garland’s and ribbons.

River swim is axed from Tour de Murray The swimming component of this year’s Lindemans Tour de Murray on Sunday, March 30, has been cancelled.

Organisers cited lack of support, the fee charged by maritime authorities, and requirements for detailed map of the course and water safety and swim management plan as “just not worth the effort.”

The swim had been part of fund-raising efforts for Chances for Children in recent years, with organisers making it as simple as possible, involving a 1.5 kilometre swim from the Rowing Club lawns up

to the Chaffey Bridge and back.

All remaining components of the popular Tour de Murray will go ahead, under strong support from Lindemans, cycling and fitness groups, Rotary and Mallee Family Care, with proceeds split between Rotary charities and the Chances for Children program.

There are bike rides of 75 kilometres or 30 kilometres, a family walk along the river to Apex Park and return, and a martial arts exhibition.

Entry forms for those wishing to register early

are available from Mallee Family Care at 122 9th Street, Mildura.

Mildura Murray Masters club president Alan Erskine said yesterday he was disappointed the organised swim wouldn’t be held this year, but he encouraged Sunraysia swimmers to support the Tour de Murray in any way they could, perhaps with a donation on the day, followed by a leisurely swim around the usual ‘course.’

Those intending to take part in the day’s activities can register from 8am that day at the Lawn Tennis Club complex.

Locals shine on national basketball stage • From back page.

Matt, who recently made the move to Ballarat last season for university, impressed selectors playing with Victorian Basketball League team the Ballarat Miners, scoring 27 points in his first game with the side.

His honours also include cocaptaining the State U/16 and

U/18 teams in the past two seasons, along with representing the Mildura Heat side.

Mildura Weekly readers will remember Stephanie Gates, the former Red Cliffs resident who made the move to Adelaide last year to pursue a degree in medical imagery, and further her growing basketball career.

She had an excellent season

with Adelaide Basketball Association team the Southern Tigers, constantly a member of the groups starting five.

Stephanie’s impressive season caught the eye of state selectors, with her results at the U/18 National Championships last season pushing her further under the spotlight.

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Top fuel title is now within ‘easy’ reach for Lamattina WEMEN top fuel drag racer Phil Lamattina has an almost unbeatable lead in the ANDRA Top Fuel Championship with just two rounds remaining.

Lamattina went into last weekend’s round at Western Sydney International Dragway with a 115-point lead, a lead he’s carried over to the penultimate round in May, after last weekend’s event was rained out.

It means Phil Read and Martin Stamatis, in second and third respectively, need to take maximum points at the remaining two rounds, while the Fuch’s Lamattina outfit would need to be knocked out in one round, for Lamattina to miss out on this year’s top fuel title.

“Mathematically they could still beat us, but we would have to have a very bad run,” driver Phil Lamattina said this week.

Still, Phil is well aware that nothing can be taken for granted when competing at the absolute pinnacle of Australian drag racing.

“This sport has shown us time and again that anything can and does happen,” he said.

This season has been a breakthrough year for the Lamattina team, which hasn’t been headed in the points score since vaulting into the lead.

While the Lamattina team has won an Australian Top Fuel championship before (with Darren Morgan in the driver’s seat), this year’s title will be the team’s first championship with Phil as driver if it’s successful.

Despite concentrating 100 percent on this year’s championship, the Fuch’s team has still had time to ready itself for next year, taking

delivery of two brand new chassis this week.

The new chassis will replace the existing one at the end of this season as part of the team’s selfimposed chassis rotation program, implemented after a spectacular chassis failure resulted in one of the most spectacular crashes in the sport in September 2007.

“We’ve set our own expiry dates on our chassis,” Phil said.

“We only want to do 80 runs on a chassis, and by the end of this season, the current chassis will be around that mark.”

Phil said the current chassis will be retained next year and taken to every round as a spare car.

All it will need to run down the strip is a quick engine and clutch change – the rest of the car will be ready to go.

“We’ll keep this car as a spare so that if something happens and we need to go out quickly again, we’re going to be able to run at that same meeting or at the very next meeting,” he said.

The new chrome-moly chassis, which took six weeks to ship to Australia, comes direct from the McKinney Corp. factory in the United States.

Despite its length, and obvious strength, the chassis only weighs between 100 – 150 kilograms The new chassis will be fitted out over the next two months in a very methodical way, with surgerylike precision.

The next round of the ANDRA Top Fuel Championship (provided last weekend’s meeting isn’t rescheduled) is on the weekend of May 2/3 at Western Sydney International Dragway, followed by the eighth and final round in Queensland on June 4 – 7.

• SPEED IN A BOX: Phil acclimatises himself to his new ‘office’ (top). Six weeks after leaving the United States, the Fuch’s Lamattina team’s brand new chassis arrive at the Pavtek workshop in Melbourne (above and left). (inset) Phil ‘lights ‘em up’ before yet another blistering run down the quarter mile.

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Stampeding sidecars • ON SONG: Reigning Australian Sidecar champions Darrin Treloar and Justin Plaisted are slowly returning to their usual form following a slow start to the season by their standards.

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They will be joined by Kane Irwin/Jeremy Sherwood, Mark Plaisted/Sam Harrison and fellow South Australian riders Damian Niesche/ Nick Schwarzer, who were the team who nearly put a stop to last meeting, when they came into turn one in practice, far too hot and took out the ‘Bob Crump’ gate.

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The quads are really handy around Olympic Park and always provide good entertainment, as they did as part of the dirt karts and quads meeting last Saturday night.

In a ‘stampede’ of their own will be the riders of the motocross ‘mayhem’, which will feature many excellent exponents of dirt track racing from around the district. Around a dozen of the district’s best dirt trackers will compete, where every race starts with the race to the line, to get the best starting position and then the race itself.

Riders always enjoy the lack of pressure this type of fun racing brings, so patrons are in for a spectacle of their own with the dirt flying from the motocross machines.

Gates will open to the public at 5pm, with senior practice ready to start at 5.30pm. Juniors will race from 6.30pm and the Stampede will commence at 7.30pm.

Patrons are reminded that Olympic Park has a full catering service and that there must be no BYO by law.

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Hefty crashes, such as the Niesche/Schwarzer crash, can often occur and patrons are even more often amazed that the rider or passenger get up and walk away.

The southern Victorian teams of overall second place getters in the Sidecar Shootout, Simon Hartley/Peter Taylor and Mark Radford/Steven Stagg will both be included in the top grade for the night.

Hartley/Taylor have been very pleased with their recent form and will look to that form continuing.

Their now regular weekend trip to Mildura has paid good dividends as they have both picked up their skill level during that time.

Among the local riders, some would have to be concerned at the good form of the O’Rourke/Brabender team in recent times.

They positioned themselves well in the scores of the Shootout and have been riding consistently.

The expected stars of local competition have each had a moment they would choose to forget, especially as they are now set with their preparation for the National Title events upcoming in just five weeks time.

Newly crowned New South Wales champions, Ricky Howse and Adam Commons, will be back at Olympic Park to prove that their last outing here and their superlative form at the NSW Titles at Wagga just a fortnight ago, was no fluke.

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NSW title, albeit without Treloar in Showing how serious he is at the field, as Treloar’s wife presented defending his Australian title, New him with an addition to the family South Wales rider, Darrin Treloar, on that day. will again be back to master the track The Broken Hill pair is now quiand the opposition if he can. Treloar etly confident that some more sucand passenger Plaisted have settled cess might come their way in late well together again after a forced March at this very track and with vetbreak due to a severe leg injury to eran Broken Hill sidecar guru, Bob Plaisted and will be keen to race after Kemp, in their corner, they have the a couple of weeks off. mentoring under control as well.

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ITH only six premiership points separating the Saints and Mildura East, nothing short of victory will be on the agenda when they do battle at Chaffey Park tomorrow afternoon.

For the second time this season, Merbein South managed to conjure an unlikely victory over the hapless Coomealla combination, in what proved to be a real nail-biter at Dareton last weekend.

Invited to make first use of the ‘Georgie G’ strip, the Saints really struggled to come to grips with the Coomealla Wentworth bowling attack, with most of the usual run making subjects, such as Mark White, Jarrad Armsden, and Aaron Finch failing to deliver the goods on the scoreboard.

The club was spared the embarrassment of posting a double-figured tally by outstanding young keeper/ batsman, Adam Thomson, whose third half century of the current campaign saw them finish with total of 114 runs from 36 overs.

When the Saints took to the field, it turned out to be the ‘Tony Trinick Show’, as the highly regarded seamer ripped the heart out of the Coomie top order, by removing the dangerous Glen Stephen, Scott Smith, Dan Walters, and Jeremy Giddings in quick succession.

Despite some late order heroics from Shane Dalziel who remained undefeated on 37, fellow bowlers, Shane Trinick (1/26), Matthew Walder (1/11), Gary Isaacs (1/16) and White (2/27), rallied behind the efforts of Tony Trinick, as they kept their finals hopes alive by securing a vital three-run victory.

It goes without saying that the home side will need to find some form with the bat as they attempt put an end to their opponents threegame winning streak.

Top order inhabitants such as White, Armsden, Finch, and Shane Haffenden will be looking to build confidence from the consistency of their young leader Thomson, while the bowling appears to be taking care of itself, with Walder, Finch, White and the brothers Trinick regularly amongst the wickets.

Things have been rolling along smoothly for East since the Christmas break, enjoying success against the bottom-of-the-stack Blues and top four hopefuls, Setts and Workers in their previous three encounters.

It looks as if the City Oval-based club has finally got its team balance right in recent weeks, with the talents of proven performers such as Andrew Ross and Darren Seaman and the first-class experience of Ian Nicholson, adding to an already potent mix.

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• BRING IT ON!: Mildura East top order batsman, Brad Thomas, will be looking to get on the front foot when his team takes on the Saints at Chaffey Park tomorrow afternoon.

played an integral part in his side’s win over Workers Gol Gol last weekend, following up his enterprising knock of 29 runs in combination with makeshift opener, Fabian Farley, by claiming three late wickets, including the important scalp of Workers left hander, Nick Carroll.

While they may have been aided by their opponent’s inaccuracy, which added an extra 25 runs to the total, Farley (41) and Vadlja received useful support from both Brad Thomas (19) and Ross (21), while a 17-run contribution from Shane Griffiths proved once again that he can mix it at the top level.

Heading into this Round 13 confrontation, East will be striving to maintain the consistency they have shown over the past couple of weeks, and that extends right across the board, from Vadlja, Thomas, Higgins, Willison and the returning Harris with the bat to the likes of Matthew Brooks, Nicholson, Ross and Seaman with the ball.

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It seems like an eternity since the ‘green and whites’ came up short against the Swallows, in a game that could still come back to haunt them come finals time.

In a season that has been dogged by inconsistency, Yorkshireman, Greg Norton, has been a standout for the club that has become familiar with success over the past five years.

Not only has Norton been an exceptional performer with the ball, claiming 18 wickets at the tidy average of 13, but it has been at the batting crease where he has been the most impressive, scoring more than 300 runs to lead a list that also includes the likes of Chris Williams, Mark O’Donnell, Jason Bell, and prior to Christmas, Gerard Sippel.

Williams himself has been an interesting case study this season, with his newly appointed captaincy role and selection in the Victorian Country touring party appearing to stymie his usual high output in both disciplines of the game.

Many would prefer to accept that these added pressures have weighed heavily upon the broad shoulders of the dual Innes Medalist, however those from within the camp know only too well that ‘cometh the hour, cometh the man’.

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round the performance of boom youngster, Luke Atkinson, who will be forced to back up for what could perceivably be his sixth game of cricket in as many days, after returning from Melbourne Country Week duties with the Sunraysia representative side.

The big fellow has really taken senior cricket by storm during the 2008/09 season, and he will need to carry over his outstanding form with the ball if the home side are indeed to pull one back on the talented Carramar Drive combination.

With a final round bye still to encounter, Workers left the door slightly ajar for their opponents to seize the home ground finals advantage, after falling nine runs short of the total set

by East last Saturday afternoon.

In the absence of top order men, Wade Hancock and Ben McPhee, the remainder of the batting line-up were unable to deliver a match-winning hand, with only Simon Groves (35), Brett Cumming (25), Nick Carroll (13) and newcomer, Nick Jensen (22) managing to reach double figures.

Jensen’s knock was a timely one for his new adopted club, and it followed on from a very tidy eightover spell of well controlled off-spin which netted him the wickets of East opening batsmen, Tom Vadlja and Fabian Farley.

Young speedster, Matt Cameron, returned to his menacing best with the new ball last Saturday afternoon, claiming the wickets of Andrew Ross and Shane Griffiths, however it was his last minute antics with the willow that almost got his side over the line.

You would expect both Hancock and McPhee to return to the senior playing ranks this weekend, and along with Groves, Cumming, Carroll and the evergreen David Hogarth, they will play a vital role in compiling a match winning total.

Workers also have the option of recalling young leg spinning allrounder, Jeremy Barnes, to their lineup ahead of their 12th and final home and away fixture of the season, adding to an already impressive bowling squadron that includes the likes of Cameron, Cumming, Carroll, Hogarth, Jensen and rookie, Jayke Barrack.

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fter a disappointing performance with the bat at Henshilwood Oval against the Swallows last weekend, Settlers have no option but to knock over the Blues at the Senior College tomorrow afternoon if they wish to play a part in the major round action.

Most cricket followers, and indeed Setts themselves, were stunned by their first session capitulation against the ladder leaders, as they succumbed to the bowling efforts of

Rhys Webb and Jake Reed in particular, eventually winding up with just 67 runs on the board.

Proven performers Ben Erskine, Dan Wood and skipper, Richie Wyld, were the only men to get past nine for last year’s premiers, on a day where things obviously didn’t go their way.

The early wicket of opposition captain, Jason Bruhn, gave the club a glimmer of hope, however despite the tidy work of left arm orthodox spinner, Liam Andrews (2/33) and Wood (2/22), Settlers finished on the wrong side of a 101-run margin at the end of the day’s play.

By reinstating middle order veteran Brendan Rodgers back into the line-up, the home side will look to consolidate their position at the bating crease, but they will of course need a much improved effort from the likes of Wyld, Erskine, Andrews and Jake Stanbrook.

There is also high expectation that new ball bowler, Simon Guthrie, will also return to active duties this weekend, and when in combination with the likes of Jake Avery, ‘Cabbage’ Kerr, and English duo Wood and Andrews, he can certainly prove to be a very dangerous proposition.

It was a case of so near, but so far for Coomie last weekend as they came agonisingly close to bringing their four-game losing streak to an end against Merbein South.

Not withstanding their outstanding stint in the field whereby they ripped out the opposing Saints for just over 100 runs in 36 overs, the Blues were once again let down by their batsmen who between them, could only muster a tally that only Lord Nelson (111) could be proud of in reply.

Club coach, Shane Dalziel, enjoyed a fine double with both bat and ball, as he returned to clean up the tail during his second spell (3/27) and then led the way out in the middle by delivering an unbeaten 37 to almost secure the narrowest of victories for his side.

In the field, Dalziel was well supported by talented all-rounder, Dan Walters, with the big fellow claiming three scalps, while Tim Smith, Stuart Watson and Glen Stephen also chimed in with one wicket apiece.

As I have previously mentioned in both forms of the media, for each game that Coomealla lose, they move one step closer towards victory, and that certainly scares the life out of Settlers given their current predicament.

There is absolutely no doubt that the visitors have enough talent in their midst to get the job done in this one, it is just a matter of whether their top six including the likes of Giddings, Stephen, Walters, and Smith are ready to take the game by the scruff of the neck.

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• SLAM DUNK: Matt Dea drives home a basket at the U/20 National Championships, featuring prominently in the win over Oceania.

Sunraysia duo on national stage TWO of Mildura’s leading basketball talents, Matt Dea and Stephanie Gates, have made impressive starts in the Australian National U/20 Basketball Titles currently being held in Townsville.

Both are competing in defending championship teams, with Matt representing Victoria, and Stephanie playing for South Australia.

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