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Council meeting attracts passion from residents about existing services THIS Monday’s Northern Grampians Shire Council meeting was attended by around 40 interested residents of both St. Arnaud and Stawell.

There was more than one item on the agenda that was capturing their attention with a motion of ‘No Confidence’ in Grampians Health, the acceptance of a petition that will lay on the table until next month’s meeting on the PrePrep Modular building that is to be located in the Market Square Carpark, the acceptance of the recommendations for the St. Arnaud Flood Study and the motion regarding the Windfall Gains Tax.

Great Western Planning Permit A planning permit was approved by Council with one dissent from Cr. Lauren Dempsey.

The Planning Application provided for a Residential Hotel in a two-storey building with ancillary shop, alterations and extensions to the existing Food and Drink Premises, basement car parking, reduction in the required number of car parking spaces and associated works, at 98-100 Main Street, Great Western.

About 40 objections were received against the Planning Application with 14 others supporting the development.

The objections related to neighbourhood character, loss of village feel and heritage aspect, architectural design and appeal of the building of concern, amenity and light spill, insufficient landscaping and excessive tree removal, increase in traffic, congestion, pedestrians and insufficient parking spaces,

pressure on services and infrastructure, waste management issues, lack of privacy, construction impact and noise, safety and security concerns and inconsistent with Great Western Futures Plan.

A disgusted resident of the Great Western community left the meeting at the conclusion of this item stating loudly ‘Rest in Peace Great Western’.

PrePrep Modular building planned for Market Street Carpark Although the petition will come again to the Council meeting in September, Council officers will consider the proposal and prepare a response for Councillors.

Jane Grant one of the originators of the Petition spoke to the issue citing that they had concerns about the consultation process which did not include other affected users of the site proposed.

Jane spoke of the possibility of travelers passing through St. Arnaud and not stopping due to lack of a designated large parking area.

She was concerned that complaints were not simply about convenience but that car parking further away from the town hall and the library as examples may create barriers for some to participate leading to further isolation.

Environment and heritage issues with significant yellow gums and elm trees in Golden Street were cited and a number of the Questions with

Notice related to this issue.

Other Questions with Notice were received on this topic with Deb Jenkins, K aren Probst and Graham Ross all reading their questions which the Mayor Cr Kevin Erwin said will receive written responses in due course.

Mr Ross believed that all residents of St. Arnaud must be included in a survey of the options not simply those that are directly affected parents of children using the centre.

No Confidence in Grampians Health Cr Rob Haswell moved a motion of ‘no confidence’ in Grampians Health as a result of the ‘deterioration of service’.

Members of the community have spoken to Cr Haswell and many were in the public galler y all expressing their gratitude and ongoing appreciation to the staff and front-line workers of Grampians Health.

Cr Haswell spoke of the cut in pay of doctors at the Stawell Medical Centre and resignations that have since occurred, resulting in the community not having adequate medical care.

Cr Haswell’s motion directed the CEO Mr Brent McAlister to send the motion to the State Health Minister and the Premier with a request for a meeting.

Cr Eddy Ostarcevic spoke against the motion fearing that a vote of No Confidence would negatively impact medical professionals from

Above: Cr Eddy Ostarcevic spoke in opposition to the Motion of No Confidence in Grampians Health. employment opportunities in the Northern Grampians Shire.

More importantly Cr Ostarcevic believed that the motion should be directed more at the State Government, rather than the Grampians Health Board for their policy and requirements that health services must abide by.

Windfall Gains Tax Cr Murray Emerson spoke about the implications of the Victorian Government application of the Windfall Gains Tax. The tax serves as a

significant disincentive for rural councils to implement appropriate strategic planning measures to ensure provision of adequate residential, commercial, and industrial land for future development and further disengages commercial developers from rural markets leading to substantial market failure.

This is particularly important in St. Arnaud where there is insufficient land already zoned for new developments.

L and in Albert Street that is proposed for new development will be subject to the Windfall Gains Tax. The motion provided that the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) calls on the Victorian State Government to revoke application of the Windfall Gains Tax in rural communities.

It was carried unanimously.

St. Arnaud Flood Study The St. Arnaud Flood Study report and its recommendations were endorsed by Council to be implemented over time to reduce flood risk

Above: The Public Gallery at this week’s Northern Grampians Shire council meeting in St. Arnaud was full with interested and passionate residents.

Above: Jane Grant read her Question with Notice to Council at Monday’s meeting. and damages to the study area.

The study will be incorporated into emergency management, planning reforms and infrastructure improvements so flood events can be better managed and controlled when they occur.

Public Questions There were around 10 questions in writing to Council with only a few allowed to read their question to Council and the gallery.

To the Editor Response Dear Editor, I refer to the letter regarding the Saint Arnaud Community Kitchen Christmas in July which was printed in the paper on July 26th.

To see this printed in the newspaper this morning is truly disappointing and has hurt the volunteers more than imaginable!

I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the Community Kitchen is run solely by volunteers.

These ladies dedicate their own time, every single week, to bring you a meal and a warm place to socialise with friends for the love of their community.

None of our volunteers are chefs, nor have they had any experience in cooking for large volumes of people.

The only experience they have had is cooking for their families and the knowledge they have gained along the way cooking for the community each week.

The meals provided may not be ‘restaurant quality’ but they are made with love and the ladies should be commended for all the effort they put in!

From the Heart of the Saint Arnaud Community Kitchen

Volunteers making a difference Dear Editor, We would like to clarify some facts written in the NCN last week regarding the Xmas in July meal.

The CWA of Victoria had booked the Stewart Hall, McDonald Hall and Perry Room from Monday July 24th to Saturday 29th July in preparation for the State CWA Home Industries Exhibition.

This had been booked approximately 15 months ago.

The Community Kitchen also a regular user decided to have their Xmas in July during this time.

Representatives of both groups were able to come to an arrangement that suited both parties, without interfering with one another’s events.

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A Cashless Society or a Classed Society Do we sound too cynical when we say cashless systems allow governments to discriminate against groups they deem undesirable by watching, controlling or simply shutting down their spending. Mmmm, probably more acceptable to say that one of the disadvantages of a cashless society is that it will create divisions in society with particularly regional and rural residents being even more disadvantaged.

Reportedly, one mother has claimed that a cashless debit card scheme would be governmentsanctioned financial abuse with social exclusion, stigma and a lack of financial flexibility associated with the card having devastating mental health impacts for many.

This woman started the most recent argument between the pros and the cons of the ‘cashless society’ debate when her ‘$50 note rant’ resonated with thousands as cash rebellion grows.

As this women said ‘If some people want to rely solely on digital financial transactions, let them.

But don’t take away cash for the rest of us’.

‘My $50 note can’t be hacked. If I’m robbed, I lose $50, not my entire life savings. If my $50 note is accidentally immersed in water, it still works.’

Critics of the push for the cashless society say that the policy disregards the needs of elderly residents who rely on cash for budgeting and parents of children who are too young for bank cards but require access to council amenities.

In Far North Queensland’s Cassoway Coast, one Local Council (without community consultation) has had in practice for the last year a policy that prevents residents from using cash for payments, including at council facilities, events, and services.

Efforts to promote a cashless society have recently increased by Australian banks forging partnerships with start-ups and encouraging regional communities to embrace cashless events.

Regardless, there are still reports that some Qldtheir credit and debit Australians are ditching A in protest 4217 of what they say is cards for the week an increasingly cashless society.

While the vast majority of retailers accept both 1 800 652 284 cash and electronic payments, and according to F Australian law ‘the provider of goods is at liberty to set the terms E upon which payment will take place’, many remain less than impressed. In St. Arnaud there are some retailers that refuse to use electronic payments – how far behind are they!

The ruckus this year has resulted in the ‘Cash Only Week’ movement, which apparently took place from 3rd to 10th July, although it certainly Ted Whillier missed us.

C gained traction on social media, It particularly where users flagged an increase in credit card Matt Trickey charges and anti-big bank rhetoric as reasons for C the move. Perhaps it relates more to the banks getting richer and, we, the lowly peasants, getting poorer.

The ANZ Bank has stopped over-the-counter cash transactions in some branches, in a move towards the cashless society. Cashless gambling laws have come in to protect the addicted gambler however, is this simply another nail in the coffin of cash.

Mandatory cashless systems are proposed for casinos in Victoria, WA and Queensland following the recommendations of royal commissions and inquiries. Mandatory cashless gambling, which links an account to a customer’s personal ID, is primarily an anti-money laundering measure designed to prevent large amounts of untraceable cash being put into machines and then cashed out as ‘legitimate’ winnings.

On the other hand, experts that have researched the use of cards rather than cash in

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gambling have deduced that there is such a thing N.C.N. INFORMATION as ‘pain of payment’ which is thought to assist in regulating spending.

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A new report says Australia could be a cashless society within three years however the Reserve SUBSCRIPTIONS Bank of Australia reported that cash withdrawals Annual subscription for 12 months is only $144.00 are not plummeting, even though the share of cash (inc. GST), including postage and packaging. payments has dropped. The 34.7 million ATM ADVERTISING & COPY DETAILS withdrawals made in December 2020, worth $9 Artwork, and all advertisements or alterations are billion, indicates there’s still ongoing support to be submitted before 5.00pm Friday prior to for cash. publication.

It is highly probable that businesses will lead Announcements of births, deaths, marriages and the drive to a cashless society with rising bank engagements must be properly authenticated.

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To the Editor • From page 2.

CWA did not prepare the meal as mentioned in the letter to the editor, but quite a few members enjoyed the meal, along with our Judges and stewards who purchased the meal in takeaway form.

We also watched the ladies from the Community Kitchen work very hard over 2 days to prepare, cook and serve the large number of meals required at a reasonable price.

The hall was also beautifully decorated.

Then there was the cleaning up. Many people helped and the hall and kitchen were left spotless for the CWA to use the next day.

Remember we are all volunteers trying to make a difference to this town that we love.

Margit Kearnan, President Kara CWA Brenda Box, President Stuart Mill CWA

Response in poetry to Mr Flett (NCN 2.8.23) Dear Editor, Mr Flett, some questions for you.

I must respond in poetry to your negative philosophy.

You say it’s a scam this referendum for the Voice, the “No” of the National party is your choice.

You tell the old story of the Wheat Board, an older story is the history of this land.

Imposing an alien Law, moving people off the land - history that we should not ignore.

Placing people in Protectorates and Mission stations, was that really a process of civilization?

First Nations people helped to fight our wars denied an acre of land and the right to vote by those who made the laws.

You say there are too few numbers to warrant a poll, smallpox, incarceration and bullets take their toll.

First nation people have asked for a Voice in the past, with everyone’s good will this time it can pass.

Forget your negativity, divisive politics and view of history vote “YES” for a positive future and a more inclusive society.

Richard Bazeley St. Arnaud

Council’s lack of foresight will be felt for years to come Dear Editor, I’d like to respond to Deborah’s letter to the editor in recent edition and let her know that I agree with her wholeheartedly except for one point; this decision is not made in the interests of parents of children who attend the long day care.

The current plan to build the kindergarten in the car park outside the St Arnaud Early Learning Centre is a clear indication the council plans to stay on course with their total lack of foresight and care for the growing St Arnaud Community and young families in town.

For years, the council has been aware of the childcare crunch in this town.

Dozens of young families with skilled workers, mostly women, are suffering the economic pinch of having to have one caregiver stay home because they cannot get children into childcare. Those lucky ones who can find private care pay through the nose to go to work amidst a cost of living crisis.

This is not a new situation and one that our council have had the means to predict many years before its actualisation.

The planned kindergarten is not a solution to this childcare problem.

It is funding for a separate, stand alone, state government sessional kinder, not a long day care centre.

The council itself stated that it will open up a maximum of 20 places if they are able to fully staff the centre, and that's before they think about the capabilities of their current kitchen, staff availability, training etc.

The current waitlist is closed with 60 names on the list.

60 families in our town are waiting to get in.

There is no current plan to alleviate this.

None.

But the planned kindergarten location is a nail in the coffin to ever being able to expand our child care centre and solve this problem.

It leads me to wonder why the waitlist has

closed at 60 places?

Conceivably numbers 40-60 have little chance of getting their children in at all, so why close the list?

My guess is it helps the council save face, and bury the larger problem while they take the car parks at great expense and build the kindergarten in the wrong place, ensuring that neither centre will ever have the opportunity to expand as our little town undoubtedly will.

Emily Gosden St. Arnaud

No ‘clear’ preference to use Market Street carpark Dear Editor, The article in last week’s edition of North Central News (2/8/2023) about the location of the pre prep building stated that “the clear preference was for the modular building to be located within the Market Street Carpark”.

Council website has details of the survey results stating that 211 people responded.

Four options were provided, two of which took up our green space and were never going to be viable options (total of 17 votes).

47% preferred Market Square, which is 99 votes.

43% preferred the Primary School, which is 90 votes.

A difference of NINE votes. That’s not what I’d call a “clear preference” I thought I’d look further into the information on Council website.

77% of the responses were from people under 50. Only 22% were from people over 50 years old.

So I thought I’d check the percentages for St Arnaud as a whole (ABS: Australian Bureau of Statistics website with data from the 2021 Census).

53% of our population is over 50 years old.

So why are only 22% of the responses from our older citizens?

Is it because our older members don’t care? I think not!

Maybe it’s because our older members weren’t aware of the survey.

Maybe it’s because older people can find accessing information difficult.

Maybe it’s because our older members

weren’t made aware of the consequences.

The information provided to Council before making their decision raises more questions than it answers (see Council website: Council Minutes for the 22 May meeting starting at page 171).

Questions of parking, traffic management, kerb, footpath & drainage works, angle parking in side streets, safety, complexity of costings, relocation of Vline bus stop, loss of trees, staffing, planning, social amenity, economic implications.

Questions with no answers!

Let’s hope Council makes a decision representing our community as a whole.

Let’s hope Council makes a decision based on factual information and not perceived favouritism.

Karen Probst St. Arnaud

Disgusting forum Dear Editor, I was totally disgusted by the so-called Nuclear Power Forum held at the St Arnaud town hall on Friday.

Never have I experienced such partiality and blatant lying by omission.

Special mention must be made of chairman Colin Coates, who did a sterling job of muzzling all dissenting opinions, and then asked for a vote on a resolution.

How can people make an informed decision after being permitted to hear only one side of the argument?

Should he ever lose his position at the VFF, he could walk in as President Putin's minister for information. And as for guest speaker Robert Parker's presentation! It may be summarized in a nutshell: nuclear power is safe, clean, cheap and the only option.

All of the above four claims are false. Long Island Pennsylvania, Chernobyl and Fukushima prove it is not safe, and what is more, NEVER CAN BE. No amount of engineering can guarantee that, and as an engineer myself I know what I am talking about. Every reactor, regardless of design, needs permanent cooling. When the fuel rods are fresh, the required cooling is negligible, but towards the end of the fuel cycle, when fission products are decaying in an uncontrollable way, the

UNREGULATED thermal power being generated in the core is of the order of megawatts. This heat MUST be carried away by cooling otherwise a meltdown occurs.

This is not scaremongering, as some would claim, it is an indisputable scientific fact. This is precisely what happened at Fukushima, where the backup diesel generators got flooded by a tsunami. The Long Island accident was also the result of coolant loss.

The necessity of permanent cooling extends not only to the reactor vessel, but also to spent fuel rods that have been removed from the reactor. These are normally stored on-site in dedicated cooling pools for YEARS, because they generate so much heat that without cooling they would fail, break open and spill their toxic contents. Given the absolute necessity of UNINTERRUPTED cooling for years, even after the reactor has been switched off, the question is how can this be guaranteed. The answer is that is can't, and if you want proof, just read the fine print of any insurance policy. NO INSURANCE, be it for car, house, farm or any other property, covers you for ANY LOSS RELATING TO NUCLEAR ACCIDENT, SPILL, ESCAPE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL ETC. If there is no risk, why can't I get insurance? Because they know full well there IS risk, and it is not negligible.

Still on the topic of safety, the hazards of nuclear power do not end with the risk of a meltdown and wholesale contamination of the countryside, making it uninhabitable for decades to centuries.

The "safe" operation of a nuclear reactor relies on

the containment of all fission products within the fuel rods. What is quietly ignored is that neutron radiation MAKES PRACTICALLY ANYTHING IT HITS ALSO RADIOACTIVE, because the neutrons lodge within the nuclei of other atoms and render them unstable. So a reactor that has been running for several decades becomes a radioactive waste site EVEN WHEN THE LAST FUEL ROD HAS BEEN REMOVED. In addition, when these unstable atoms decay, they change into atoms of a DIFFERENT ELEMENT, hence upsetting the original chemical make-up of whatever they were part of. So if an alloy, designed for a particular strength or

corrosion resistance, is exposed to neutron radiation, it does not take long for the chemistry to change to the point where it is no longer capable of fulfilling its original task. So what, say advocates, just replace the affected part.

And the old, radioactive part gets put where? Not in MY backyard!

Non-neutron radiation, such as alpha, beta and gamma rays, may not cause further radiation, but it has other problems. Because the particles are so energetic, they damage whatever they hit. The structure of materials is affected in such a way that they become brittle, and with sufficient radiation damage, can literally crumble to dust.

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The other thing that can happen is that when the damage reaches a critical threshold, the material self-anneals.

This is associated with a release of heat, which in the case of Windscale in England (1957), caused a reactor fire and resulted in the contamination of about 800 surrounding farms with, among other isotopes, strontium-90 . Strontium behaves chemically like calcium, so it ended up in the locally produced milk, a classic case of toxin accumulation in the food chain (DDT and mercury compounds are other examples). Children, whose bones need calcium to grow, are especially at risk from this isotope, because the radiation released in their bones causes

mutations to the bone marrow and causes leukaemia. The amount of strontium90 required to deliver a LETHAL DOSE TO AN ADULT HUMAN WITHIN 24 HOURS (by ingestion or inhalation), is several milligrams.

Many other isotopes produced by the fission of uranium are even deadlier, requiring only MICROGRAMS TO KILL. A milligram is about the size of a grain of sand, and a microgram is invisible to the naked eye. If micrograms are lethal, sub-lethal doses causing radiation sickness and cancer require amounts a thousand times less. Is this scaremongering? It happens to be the truth.

In addition to ordinary radiation damage to materials, alpha particles cause embrit-

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tlement in another way.

Alpha particles are the nuclei of helium atoms, and when they come to rest in any material, they pick up two electrons and become a neutral helium atom.

But because the alpha particles keep coming (the fission products remain dangerously radioactive for centuries, and moderately radioactive for millennia), the helium atoms keep accumulating inside the material, effectively building up internal pressure within it and leading to embrittlement. The only way they can get out is by diffusion, which is a very slow process, and the thicker the material, the worse the problem.

So how can fission waste products be kept safely isolated, when the very materials that are supposed to contain them are destroyed?

How can anyone guarantee long-term safe disposal hundreds or even thousands of years into the future?

So, 1 kg of uranium generates at least 1 kg of highly radioactive waste products, of which a large proportion are also chemically toxic, being heavy metals.

Furthermore, the supply of uranium and other fissile elements is not infinite. At current global consumption (about 35,000 t/year), the estimated reserves may last 200 years, at the end of which we shall have 7 million tons of highly radioactive waste scattered about the planet like Mr Bean's steak tartar, and no more "clean" power. The argument that seawater contains a further 4.5 billion tons of uranium and therefore constitutes an essentially infinite reserve is

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just a crock, because given the volume of the oceans, that translates to a concentration of about 2.5 parts per BILLION. Seawater also contains gold, and at $2000 per ounce it is not worth anyone's while to extract it. Not to mention, even if it could be done, we would have 4.5 billion tons of waste to look forward to!

Though much more could be said, enough about safety, and on to the "clean" aspect. The only "clean" thing about it is that it does not produce carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide, which every living organism puts out, which every green plant absorbs, which nature is perfectly designed to deal with, without which life itself could not exist, is "dirty", whereas uranium, a toxic heavy metal, ten times as poisonous as mercury and hundreds of times as lead, is "clean". The fission products are even worse, and remain so for centuries. To clean up carbon dioxide, all I need to do is to plant trees. To clean up a reactor site is physically impossible; all I can do is move the radioactive materials around, because there IS NO SOLUTION TO RADIOACTIVITY EXCEPT A VERY LONG TIME. Making reactors "small and modular" simply multiplies the number of contaminated sites. The counter argument is that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. Well, so are water vapour and ozone, something most people do not know, nor are they encouraged to know, because it could lead to unpleasant questions. Furthermore, ALL MAN MADE POLLUTION IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO POPULATION, so the first step should be to STOP GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH,

something nobody appears to want to hear.

But assuming we want to "de-carbonise" our society, there are better and cheaper alternatives than nuclear power.

Robert Parker himself gave a price of $8 per watt for newly installed nuclear power.

That excludes fuel purchase, running costs, waste disposal costs, decommissioning costs and any potential accidents. In contrast, a person off the street can buy solar panels at $1 per watt. Even allowing for a shorter lifespan, solar power comes in at under half the price of nuclear. There are NO FUEL COSTS, NO RUNNING COSTS, NO POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS and MINIMAL DECOMMISSIONING AND DISPOSAL COSTS, because the materials in any solar panel may readily be recycled. The problem, therefore, in de-carbonising our power supply, is not one of power generation, but one of power storage. The solution is simple. Use all the electricity from renewables to electrolyse water into hydrogen and oxygen. Throw away the oxygen, pump the hydrogen into the gas network, and then use small, gas turbine power plants to generate electricity as required. No power lines, just gas pipes which, if necessary, may be buried so as not to offend the eye. Variable power generation also stops being a problem, because there is the huge volume of the entire gas network to take up the fluctuations.

The only modification required would be distributed gas storage tanks, to act as reservoirs. A 10 m diameter spherical tank, pressurised to 10 bar, would store about 14 MWh thermal, which trans-

lates to about 4 MWh electrical. Each tank would weigh approx. 15 tons, and cost less than $100,000. To store about a week's worth of energy, Australia would need about one million such tanks, which is admittedly a lot, but it would solve all our grid stability and power line problems in one go, and is still cheaper than nuclear submarines which are of no use in combating climate change. Hydrogen gas is safer than natural gas, because it is light, and so in the event of a leak does not hang about and make an explosive cloud; it flits off to the uppermost reaches of the atmosphere, where sunlight soon causes it to react with oxygen to reform water. Unlike methane, it is not a greenhouse gas.

Readers, you have been informed, and the choice is now yours.

Fortunately, the Victorian Nuclear Prohibitions Act (1983) bans all nuclear power in Victoria, and other states have similar provisions. However, the push is on to get this legislation overturned, led by Robert Parker and his backers. If you let yourself be lulled into a fool's paradise, it will be a case of the blind leading the blind; both will fall into the pit.

Dr Vlad Bata, Carapooee B. Eng. Hon. (Metallurgy, RMIT), Ph. D. (Materials Engineering, Monash)

Updates and Developments Victorian Stats The number of Victorians reporting positive COVID tests continues to fall, with only 296 new cases reported and no deaths registered.

There are 106 hospitalisations and four of these are in ICU.

Regions There are 4 new cases reported within the Buloke Shire and only 1 in the Northern Grampians.

Community members are reminded that these figures are only those that are reported to the Victorian Health Department.

Frankston leads the state with the number of reported new cases at 36, followed by Dandenong with a new cases total of 23.

Monkeypox There have been two new locally acquired cases of Mpox (Monkeypox) reported in Victoria.

The mpox vaccine continues to be available for eligible people through Local Public Health Units and certain sexual health clinics and health services.

Because Buloke and Northern Grampians are within the eligible shires you can obtain information about vaccination of this virus from your local council customer service centre.

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St. Arnaud 100 Years Ago: 1st – 9th August 1923 COMMUNITY UPDATE Have Your Say! Northern Grampians Shire Council Youth Survey Are you 12 to 24 years old?

Do you have an idea that would help us make our shire a great place to live, now and into the future?

What is working well?

What's missing? Now is the time to tell us!

Responsible for a young person?

Do you have an idea that would help us make our shire a great place for young people to live, now and into the future?

Your response will help us develop the shire’s Youth Strategy – a plan for the future.

If you need more information, please contact Northern Grampians Shire Council Community Health and Engagement Officer Marcy Britten on 03 5358 0565 Community Care Review We have an initiated an independent review into our community care services, with a view to explore how we can best support older residents throughout the Northern Grampians area to remain healthy and independent into the future.

A survey is available online for residents to submit their experiences, thoughts, and ideas and we are looking to hear from community care service users, their families, carers and other interested parties:

To design a program for the future, it is important that we hear from all our community care service users, their families, carers and other interested parties. We appreciate the time that it takes to complete our online survey and would like to thank you in advance for you participation.

Visit www.www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/Projects -and-Consultation/Have-Your-Say today or contact the council on 03 5358 8700 or by email at ngshire@ngshire.vic.gov.au for further information.

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Positions Vacant

Are you looking for a stable position, working within a friendly and careerfocused team? Visit ngshire.vic.gov.au/careers to find the job you have been looking for. We regularly update the page with temporary, part-time, and full-time positions across each of our departments.

Maternal and Child Health Nurse - Part Time - 16 hrs per week This position is responsible for providing a family focused, primary health care service to maximise the health and wellbeing of children aged 0 to six years living in the Northern Grampians Shire in line with the council’s Municipal Early Years Plan.

Qualified Early Childhood Educator Casual This position has the responsibility to work in partnership with other Early Childhood Educators, children and families to ensure positive outcomes for children in the provision of early years educational services.

Join a great team delivering exceptional early childhood education in the beautiful township of St Arnaud.

Team Leader Customer Support Officer – Permanent Full Time This position is responsible for leading Council’s customer experience processes and capabilities across the organisation so customer experience delivery is responsive, first point issue resolution and customer centric.

Customer Support Officer – Three days per week - Temporary This part time 22.5 hours per week position will support services at the Stawell and St Arnaud Town Halls, working across three days and providing leave coverage when required. The position is responsible for providing high level customer support and administration services to the Northern Grampians Shire Council’s community, councillors and staff, ensuring the service is responsive, first point issue resolution and customer centric.

Lifeguard - Stawell Applicants must be available between 8.00am and 4.00pm This position is responsible for working as part of a committed team to deliver a high quality, safe customer focused service to the patrons of Stawell Sports and Aquatic Centre.

FREE MASKS AND RAT TESTS Don't forget that we have FREE masks and RAT tests available to collect at our Northern Grampians Shire Council offices in both St Arnaud and Stawell.

FOGO Trial Bin Delivery Thank you in advance for you patience. We expect that the FOGO bin delivery will begin starting August 21. If you would like to know more, please visit: www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/Projects-and-Consultation/Have-Your-Say/StArnaud-Kerbside-FOGO-trial

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George Punshon has sold his black-smithing business in Napier St South to Harry Shepherd of St. Arnaud.

George’s father commenced the business as a farrier on this site 50 years ago and taught his three sons George, John and Richard the trade.

The latter two moved to W A and George carried on their father’s business for the past 25 years.

The new proprietor Harry Shepherd has been on the staff for the last 12 years.

Accident When Mr Guskich and his family were fording the crossing near Doyle’s in a gig, the bellyband broke and they were thrown into the water but were not hurt. A few months ago at the same spot Mrs Guskich and her three children were thrown from the gig when the pony fell down.

Deaths Mr James Oxley died from pneumonia; age 72 years at his residence in Queens Avenue.

He was born in Canada, came to Eddington when a boy and 50 years ago married Ellen Ridgeway and had eight children.

They farmed at Murphy’s Creek near Tarnagulla for 30 years before moving to St Arnaud two years ago.

Mr John McKellar died age 72 years at his residence in Silvermines Road, leaving his wife Violet and eight children.

Fifty Years ago he moved from Clunes to Traynors Lagoon where he married Violet Hudson and two years ago they moved to St. Arnaud Mr Thomas Constable died aged 70 years at his residence in North Western Road.

He was born in Hull, England and came to

Victoria with his parents who settled in Black Forest.

Tom was a wheelwright in Bendigo where he married Mary Patterson, later moving to Woosang, then Charlton and 12 years ago to St. Arnaud.

Tom and Mary had eight children, including two sons who were wounded during the war.

Mrs A McGladdery of Bealiba, daughter of Mrs and the late Mr Dave Miller formerly of St. Arnaud died at her mother’s residence, the Cornish Hotel in Brunswick.

She leaves an elevenyear-old daughter and was buried at Bealiba with her husband.

Football The Football Club asked the Traders Association to close the shops on Saturday between 3 and 5 o’clock so more people can attend this week’s match.

Normally the shops remain open to 9 o’clock.

Traders agreed for this one time only as the Footy Club had lost money last week due to the weather and finances were low.

A large gathering attended including 200 passengers on the train from Donald and more off the Mildura train, with a record of £76 being taken at the gate.

Prior to the main match Kooreh played Swanwater but there were no scores published.

Scores for the senior’s game – ¼ time St. Arnaud 2-2 Donald 1-5, ½ time St. Arnaud 2-5 Donald 2-10, ¾ time St. Arnaud 3-9 Donald 5-15 and final quarter St. Arnaud 7-11 defeated Donald 6-16.

Best players for St Arnaud – ‘Pongy’ McNicol, Len Crone, Fithall, Griffiths and Wyatt and for Donald – Hicks, Maloney, Wadsworth, Nolan and McGrath.

by Heather Pritchard Mr Rowle umpired impartially and well.

Some people were not happy about the shops closing for two hours and wrote letters to the paper with lines such as – ‘Inconvenienced’ who stated that the shops should not have been closed so townspeople could witness muddied oafs kicking a bag of wind about and country customers should have been given perseverance over leather kickers.

‘Not a Squealer’ replied – In every community will be found a few selfish and self important people whose meanness is on a par with the crowd that views footy matches from the wood stack overlooking the St. Arnaud ground.

Those customers who threatened to take their business out of town are most likely those who already do so.

Skating Winners of fast racing competitions - novice men ½ mile D Owen, novice ladies ¼ mile Miss E Neville, open handicap ½ mile D Robertson, and ½ mile championship 1st C Blackwood and 2nd R McKechnie.

Result of Wet Weather Six weeks ago Mr A Boyle’s traction engine became bogged in a paddock near the Carapooee School.

All efforts of removing it failed and it lies embedded in mud awaiting dry weather before it can be moved.

Rabbits have been flooded out of their burrows and hunters have killed hundreds.

Sale Mrs V Gleeson and Mr J M Gleeson are selling 40 acres at St. Arnaud East, adjoining A Amos, J Read and Mull.

New Early Years Mission Impossible: Dead Manager sought Reckoning Part 1 at the REX for Charlton BULOKE Shire Council is excited to announce the opening of requests for proposal for the Early Years Management of the Charlton and District Kindergarten Facility in Armstrong Street.

This opportunity marks a significant milestone in the Council's commitment to enhancing the early childhood education and development services within the region.

Following the YMCA Ballarat’s inability to provide a long day care service to the Charlton community, Buloke Shire is now seeking proposals from other interested parties to manage the Early Years Centre in Charlton.

Buloke Shire thanks YMCA Ballarat for their work in providing an excellent kindergarten service to the Charlton Community for the last 10 years.

The YMCA Ballarat and the Buloke Shire are committed to continuing to work together to provide Early years education opportunities for Birchip, Donald and Wycheproof communities.

Buloke Council recognises the vital role that early childhood education plays in shaping the future of young minds and is now actively seeking proposals from qualified and experienced individuals or organisations to fill the crucial position of Early Years Manager in Charlton.

Responsibilities of the Early Years Manager will include overseeing and

coordinating the development and implementation of high-quality early childhood education programs and ser vices in Charlton.

The selected candidate will be tasked with fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment that supports the growth and learning of children during their formative years.

Mayor, Cr Alan Getley, like all residents is keen to see a long day care service provided in Charlton.

"We are thrilled to initiate the search for an Early Years Manager who will play a pivotal role in shaping the educational landscape for our youngest citizens," said Cr Getley.

President of the Charlton Kindergarten Parents Advisor y Group, Jess McGurk is also looking to the future.

“We look forward to working with a new provider to provide new opportunities for our children and the community”.

The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in early childhood education, management, and community engagement.

They must exhibit a passion for creating innovative and effective learning experiences that will enrich

the lives of children and families in Charlton.

Details are available for downloading from Council’s eProcurement portal at https://portal.tenderlink.com/bulokeshire.

It is proposed that the new provider would commence from Term 1, 2024

IT’S time to strap-in and hang on for the ride as Tom Cruise explodes across the screen in “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1” at the Rex this weekend.

Number 7 in the MI franchise, this latest incarnation of E t h a n H u n t ( To m Cruise at 61years-ofage) ramps up the action with an adrenaline rush of mind-bending stunts, coupled with a strong storyline which will give movie-goers a jaw-dropping cinematic experience.

Dead Reckoning Part 1 sees Ethan

Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands.

With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe

begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission -- not even the lives of those he cares about most.

Director, Christopher McQuarrie’s motion-packed journey surpasses all expectations, and sets a new benchmark for the action spy genre.

The story is a captivating web of twists and turns which keeps the viewer guessing,

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mixing in suspense, intrigue and surprise to ensure an enthralling journey from beginning to end.

If you love fastpaced action or just enjoy the thrill of the chase, then this movie is a “must-see”! “ M i s s o n Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1”M (Action violence) 163 mins screens on Saturday 12th August at 8pm, Sunday 13th August and Tuesday 15th August at 8pm.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK For the most vulnerable, the cashless society offers nothing substantively new; it only extends the reach of the existing paternal bureaucratic state.

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Stop the Towers Spring Street Tractor Rally ON Tuesday 15th August, the Regional Victoria Power Alliance of farmers, their rural, regional, and suburban neighbours, retail and tourism business owners, and many other community members will be holding their “Stop the Towers” Rally in Melbourne, on the steps of Parliament and in Spring Street itself.

The members of this Alliance come from central, western, and northwestern Victoria.

They are deeply concerned about the irreversible environmental, social, and economic impact that will occur from two 500kV overhead transmission line projects known as VNI West and Western Renewables Link (effectively VNI West Stage 1).

Their fight against the industrialising of their regional and rural areas is being taken to Melbourne with a simple message: the Victorian Government must Stop the Towers save our environment, communities, and farms and find a better solution to transmit electricity and support the transition to renewable energy.

A convoy of tractors, other agricultural vehicles, horses, and fire trucks will depart from Cathedral Place at 12.45pm and form a distinctive procession along Spring Street and around Parliament House.

Hundreds of impacted Victorian community members will be rallying on the steps in support, along with notable speakers.

“Stop the Towers” spokesperson Glenden Watts, ‘the naked farmer’ from Yeungroon, says that he and everyone else

in the western and northwestern regions only learnt earlier this year that they were in an ‘area of interest’ for VNI West.

“Over the past few years whenever we heard about the people fighting the Western Renewables Link, we had thought ‘poor buggers’ but we never thought this would happen to us”.

Glenden explained that to deliver both projects the Victorian Government, in consultation with AEMO, was proposing to construct over 800 steel towers up to 80m in height, around the same height as the MCG lights.

He added that these steel towers will carry the high-voltage transmission lines for over 400km, running westwards from Sydenham on the edge of Melbourne to Bulgana near Ararat and then northwards to Kerang and beyond before crossing over the Murray River into NSW. “These transmission towers and lines will carve a destructive 100 metre wide easement through highly productive farms in Victoria’s food bowls, through native habitat and bushfire-prone landscapes and alongside protected state parks.

“They will push their way through

where we live and work, impacting all of us and our environment for future generations”.

Glenden further commented that the farming families who will be impacted have already cared for their land over many generations.

“We grow and raise food and fibre for our state and our nation, and we look after our environment.

“This project will cause immeasurable economic damage to farms and businesses, and irreparable harm to the environment and landscape – to say nothing of the impact on the amenity and livability of our regions and the wellbeing of our residents.

“Even those who live in suburbs such as Melton and Darley will be badly impacted.”

Glenden went on to state that of course the Alliance supports renewable energy, supports action on climate change and supports protecting the environment.

“But we want the transition away from fossil fuels to use environmentally sustainable energy solutions.

“A GREEN generation solution requires a GREEN transmission solution.

“Constructing more overhead electricity transmission lines

Above: ‘the Naked Farmer’ stands aloft his tractor to encourage participation in the Tractor Rally. using century old technology is NOT in Australia’s strategic national interest, nor cost-effective given its irreversible environmental, social, and economic impact.

“We will be in our tractors and on the steps of Parliament on 15th August because we want our politicians to see and hear us, we want the people of Melbourne to see and hear us.

“Landowners and communities throughout regional and rural Victoria should not be expected to bear the burden of these enormous transmission line projects – they should be a central part of the conversation to help devise better solutions that suit different situations.

“All we are asking is for the Victorian Government to Stop the Towers and seriously start looking at

Above: The first meeting against the proposed VNI West powerlines held in St. Arnaud and appearing in the North Central News edition of 19th April. more environmentally sustainable energy solutions to support the transition to renewable energy. Victorians will thank them for creating a resilient, future proof network.

WHAT: “Stop the Towers” Spring Street Tractor Rally WHERE: Victorian

Parliament steps, Spring Street, Melbourne WHEN: On Tuesday 15 August 2023 12:45pm Tractor Procession and 1.00pm Speeches HOW: Book on E v e n t b r i t e : https://www.eventbrite. com.au/e/stop-the-tow-

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CWA Creative Arts Exhibition was a show of brilliance THE Country Women’s Association of Victoria held their annual State Creative Arts Exhibition in St Arnaud on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th July.

- Contributed There were 1400 entries across the Home Industries and Handcrafts disciplines and the Town Hall looked wonderful with the entries displayed to showcase the work of talented members from across the state.

Such an event takes months of planning and a solid week of set up.

Over fifty volunteers from around the state including seventeen accredited judges worked tirelessly to organise, judge and display the many items.

East Wimmera Group, comprising branches from Bealiba, Birchip, Charlton, Marnoo, St Arnaud, Stuart Mill and Wedderburn, were delighted that some of their members were the recipients of some special prizes.

Kara branch (St. Arnaud) were runners up for the 17 to 30 member branch aggregate. Marnoo were runners up in the small branch (less than 17 members) aggregate.

The Group Home Industries entr y, themed ‘Peaches, Pears and Potatoes’ received third place.

Helena Greer (Stuart Mill) won the Isom Trophy for her knitted lace.

Sally Wright (Kara) won the Isobel Troutbeck Award for her skein of handspun fleece.

The Echuca Group Trophy for Individual Home Industries points aggregate was won by Sharon Douglas (Stuart Mill).

Junior Home Industries awards for Primar y and Secondary students were won by Alexis Lea-Brightwell and Morgan Lea-Brightwell respectively and were accepted on their behalf by Group President Pam Brightwell their proud grandmother (Bealiba).

Highly coveted green stars for exceptional work in Handcraf ts were awarded to Dianne Robertson (Wedderburn) for her felted Jacket, and Sally Wright (Kara) for her large felted rabbit.

Above: It was a St. Arnaud Town Hall brimming with exquisite items and community members and those from afar took up the opportunity to view them.

Above: (left to right) Cr Eddy Ostarcevic, CWA State President Jenny Nola, Sue Wright (displaying the 2nd Place Branch Aggregate for Kara Branch), Helena Greer from Stuart Mill Branch with her Isom Trophy, Sally Wright winner of Isobel Troutbeck Award, Sharon Douglas winner of the Echuca Group Trophy for Individual Home Industries points aggregate, Diane Robertson winner of Green Star Award, Pam Brightwell who collected 1st Places for Alexis Lea-Brightwell and Morgan Lea-Brightwell as well as the 2nd Place for Branch Aggregate for Marnoo Branch.

Above: Jenny Watts studies the variety of food on display.

Above: Sharon Douglas with her 3rd Place Branch Aggregate.

Above: Sally Wright with her Green Star winning ‘rabbit’.

Above: Marg Batters admires the intricate lace work.

Above: Pat and Maurie Wood ponder over the quilting items.

Above: Lyn Freeman admires a garment.

A maximum of ten green stars can be awarded at each State Exhibition.

The Countr y Women’s Association of Victoria thanks Northern Grampians Shire for the use of the St Arnaud Town Hall

free of charge.

The Creative Arts Committee chaired by Mar y Grant of Tallangatta is already planning next year’s exhibition.

Congratulations to the committee on an amazing exhibition!

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Campaign shines a spotlight on grassroots biosecurity and Mick from Harrow know how good biosecurity is essential to the survival of their farm.

Visit agriculture. vic.gov.au/make-a-difference to find out what you can do too.

A new campaign will showcase the everyday actions Victorians are taking to help protect our state against pests and diseases.

Above: Event organiser, BCG’s Louisa Ferrier.

BCG Main Field Day Wednesday 13 Sept BIRCHIP Cropping Group (BCG)’s Main Field Day is on Wednesday 13th September at Kinnabulla (corner Watchupga West and Crosbie roads).

The event offers growers and advisors the latest in local agronomic research including disease management, new varieties, new herbicide technology, nutrition and farming systems.

It also offers growers and advisors the latest in local agronomic research including disease management, new varieties, new herbicide technology, nutrition and farming systems.

Event organiser, BCG’s Louisa Ferrier, said the knowledge sharing by renowned experts in their field will ensure the event will, yet again, be essential for Wimmera, Mallee and North Central farmers.

“SARDI Principal Scientist’s Peter Hayman, FAR Australia’s Tom Price and Agriculture Victoria’s Hari Dadu together with BCG researchers are already locked in to present at the flagship event with more announcements to be made shortly.

“Our team are looking forward to the event as it allows BCG to showcase the research we are so passionate about and extend it in a way that is meaningful for farmers across the country.

“We are fortunate to work with some of the best agricultural researchers from across Australia and beyond and our field day is a great way to bring this work to our

members, our farmers and the communities they live in.”

As part of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub North West Node, this year the BCG Main Field Day will have a focus on how farmers can build resilience in times of drought.

By gaining information regarding best practice and the latest advances in research, agronomy and chemistry the event aims to provide attendees with the tools needed to capitalise in good years and weather the bad.

Gates open at 8am with onsite catering available from breakfast through to drinks at the conclusion of the day.

This event is free for BCG members and $100 for non-members.

To become a member, visit bcg.org.au For more information on becoming a member or regarding the field day call (03) 5492 2787.

This event is part funded through the BCG managed North West Broadacre node of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub, which is supported by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

The Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub is a state-wide collaboration of 10 organisations led by the University of Melbourne and with headquarters at UM’s Dookie Campus The Vic Hub is a Partnership between five farming organisa-

tions (Birchip Cropping Group, Food & Fibre Gippsland, Mallee Regional Innovation Centre, Riverine Plains and Southern Farming Systems), four universities (UM, Deakin, Federation and La Trobe), and the State Government (through Agriculture Victoria).

One of eight hubs established nationally under the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund (FDF), the Vic Hub works to enhance the drought preparedness and resilience of Victoria’s agricultural industries, the environment and regional communities, encompassing broader agricultural innovation. Engaging with a range of industry and community stakeholders, the Vic Hub links research with community needs for sustainable outcomes.

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Biosecurity Victoria Executive Director Katherine Clift said the ‘Make a difference in biosecurity’ campaign showcases the effective, achievable steps safeguarding our state.

‘Whether you’re from a farm, live in the city or love the great outdoors – we all have a role to play when it comes to biosecurity,’ Dr Clift said.

‘We’ve spoken to people protecting our farms and parks, our pets and gardens, the natural and marine environments, and safeguarding our cultural heritage and the success of our industries.’

Passionate home gardener Eva shares tips on the daily biosecurity practices she carries out in her suburban backyard.

'I go outside first thing in the morning, wander around and pick all the dead leaves off the plants I find and take the weeds out,’ said Eva. Wurundjeri Elder and Coranderrk Wandoon Estate Manager Uncle Dave Wandin combines traditional Aboriginal

practices with conventional farming to ensure Country stays healthy.

Sheep farmers Jane

LISTINGS WANTED Residential, Rural, Commercial & Leasing See your local

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• Dam Sinking, Enlarging & Cleaning • Land Levelling and Filling • Land Clearing, Driveways etc.

• Gravel For Sale Phone Mike: 0408 316 394 D ARRIE Truck Available. ALL WORKSOC Y L T R MP R OUT P For a no obligation O YOU D AN T CTION FA Quote Phone: SATIS

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Fleece Competition Entry fee $5.00 Judging will be on Friday, 6th October 2023 All fleeces to be delivered to Nutrien Ag Solution St. Arnaud before CLOSE of business on Wednesday 4th October ALL EXHIBITS TO BE GROWN BY THE EXHIBITOR Section 1 – Superfine Merino Fleece Commercial Ewe or Wether Section 2 – Fine Merino Fleece Commercial Ewe or Wether Section 3 – Medium Merino Commercial Ewe or Wether Section 4 – Strong Merino Commercial Ewe or Wether Section 5 – Merino Performance 6- 8 month Shearing Commercial Ewe or Wether

Prizes in all sections: • Champion Commercial Reserved • Champion Commercial

Major Awards: * Grand Champion Commercial Fleece in Show * Most Valuable Fleece in Show * Most Successful Commercial Exhibitor

Sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solution St. Arnaud

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EMPLOYMENT Job Opportunities Mill Production Operator • Leading Agribusiness based in St Arnaud • Fantastic career opportunity • Permanent full-time position Ridley has been an integral part of Australian agriculture for over 30 years. Our purpose is to lead animal nutrition by solving the production challenges of today and tomorrow.

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Mill Production Operator to join our team in St Arnaud. The successful applicant will initially commence employment as part of our team as a general mill hand in our feed manufacturing operation.

In return for your skills and commitment, Ridley AgriProducts offers a supportive team environment, great culture and excellent benefits.

Key responsibilities for this position include: • General Process - meeting daily production and quality targets • Unloading and loading trucks • Forklift operations • General cleaning of the workplace • Operation of the grain intake system including testing of grains • Accurate dip measurements and assistance with inventory control including stocktakes The key skills required for this role include: • Be able to work shift work and overtime • Good communication skills • Physically fit to undertake manual and repetitive tasks • Be a team player, reliable and self-motivated • Basic computer skills • Current driver’s licence & forklift licence (desirable) Applications close 2 September 2023 To apply, please visit www.ridley.com.au/about /vacancies and provide your resume. Open to applicants with Australian unrestricted work rights only.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake a comprehensive pre-employment medical (including drug & alcohol testing) and police check.

Need Employees?

Advertise your position in the North Central News Employment Section Phone: (03) 5495 1055

Campus Base Negotiable • Casual Food and Domestic Service Assistant Charlton • Associate Nurse Unit Manager • Enrolled Nurse Donald • Nurse Unit Manger St Arnaud • Junior Food and Domestic Service Assistant • Enrolled Nurse Wycheproof • Enrolled Nurse • Registered Nurse

Further information available at: https://ewhs.org.au/careers

Wood Raffle Winner, Mr Robert Harvey.

St. Arnaud & District Orchid Society Friday 11th August 7.30pm

The committee sincerely would like to thank Michael and Tara Lowe, Brian and Sue O’Donnell, Weirs IGA and the wonderful volunteers who assisted in the sale of the raffle tickets.

Catholic Parish Centre, On the corner of Queen’s Ave and Alma St.

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ARTIFICAL FLOWERS

AGM 6:30pm @ Farmers Arms Hotel Wednesday 30th August All welcome RSVP attending or apologies to Sec. Katrina Cheesman 0407 839 118

We have a Pie & Soup Night starting at 6.00pm

COLOURFUL RANGE HAS ARRIVED at St. Arnaud Allsorts

Ph: 5495 1161 89-93 Napier Street, St. Arnaud

Uncle Bob’s

Market Fair Saturday, August 12th, 2023.

9am - 2pm Enquiries phone 5495 1743

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FOR SALE Rotary Club of St. Arnaud Traditional Rum & Brandy Fruit Cakes

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St Patrick's Primary School St Arnaud St Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic school that operates under the governance of the Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education Limited (DOBCEL) with approximately 107 children from Foundation to Year Six.

Finance Officer Part Time Applications are invited from suitably experienced persons for an ongoing part time Finance Officer to commence as soon as possible.

The successful applicant will have a demonstrated commitment to Catholic education and to the safety and wellbeing of children.

The successful applicant will possess the skills and abilities necessary to provide students with a rich and rewarding educational experience and will embrace a collegial, team-based approach to teaching and learning.

The successful candidate will be appropriately qualified, demonstrate enthusiasm and be able to provide care and support for students whilst supporting and respecting the ethos of the school and its environment.

The successful applicants will be subject to a Working with Children Check and a National Police Record Check.

Please provide a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae including three referees. For a detailed Position Description please see the school website. http://www.spstarnaud.catholic.edu.au/ Applications close 23 / 8 / 2023 Please address applications to Trinity Johns via email to principal@spstarnaud.catholic.edu.au This school community promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children

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St Arnaud Medical Centre Notice of Leave and Closure The team at St Arnaud Medical Centre would like to notify their patients that Drs Darko & Vesna Slipcevic will be away for the full month of September.

We regret to inform that during this time, the St Arnaud Medical Centre will be required to close from Monday 18th September to Friday 29th September, inclusive.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and encourage our patients to ensure they have enough medication for the month of September.

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Design of Two Stormwater Retention Basins The council has received funding under the Victorian State Government’s Risk and Resilience Grants Program for the design of two stormwater retention basins in St Arnaud. These two retention basins were a recommendation in the St Arnaud Flood Study and aim to reduce flood levels within the St Arnaud township in a large rain event.

The location of the first dam is in the bush reserve north-west of town at the end of Wellington Street. This was previously an old dam, and this project will investigate the reinstatement of the bank and enlarging the dam capacity and reinstatement of the diversion drains in the bush reserve.

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ANGLICAN PARISH OF ST. ARNAUD Christ Church Old Cathedral Friday 11th August 9am Morning Prayer St. Arnaud 9.30am Every Sunday Eucharist Bealiba 8am 2nd/4th Sunday All Welcome Locum Priest Archdeacon Peter Blundell Enquiries phone: Phone: 0427 694 720

DOUGLAS - Alan Edwin 28/1/1941 – 4/8/2023 Very much loved brother and brother in law of Jeannie and Bruce (Pain). Uncle to Steve and Marie, Tony and Gabrielle and families Sadly missed and always remembered with love RIP Alan.

DOUGLAS - Alan Edwin 28/1/1941 – 4/8/2023 Aged 82 years Passed away suddenly Dearly loved husband of Meryll (dec). Loving father of Joanne, Brett, Craig, Leanne, and their partners. Very proud Grandfather of 13 grandchildren and 18 Great Grandchildren.

Treasured memories and loving stories we will hold so dear.

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DOUGLAS - Alan Edwin 28/1/1941 – 4/8/2023 Father to Brett and father-in-law to Jenny.

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Dad you were one of a kind and we will all miss you. Your smile and love for your family was always there and your legacy will live on .

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IN MEMORIAM PETRIE - Margery 2yrs have passed.

Though absent you are very near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.

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DOUGLAS - Alan The Team at Driscoll Ag and Driscoll, Douglas, East Real Estate are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague Alan.

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La Dolce Vita!

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We have entertainment and vendors booked this year, some of the entertainment is a Rock Climbing Wall, Laser Tag and Frozen Jumping castle with slide, supplied by the Zone Bendigo.

Also we have returning Professor Wallace Muppet Show, Roaming Clowns and also Kevin Parker’s Circus with his amazing birds.

Some of food stalls are Baked Potatoes, Mr. Squidgy plus many more.

At this year’s show we are offering local community groups, parent’s clubs, and local traders in a radius of

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We are also looking for a person that would be willing to run our Pets and Poultry section of the show, as we do not have anyone willing to take on this position.

So if you love pets and have enthusiasm in running this section, no matter of age, please send an email to starnaudshow@gmail.com highlighting your interest in helping out with this section, volunteers is what keeps the show going every year.

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Birthday wishes to: August 9th Kevin Goode August 10th Robert Murdoch August 11th Craig Gifford Regeena Torney August 12th Brett Archibald Kirsty Richards Ruby Warren August 13th Thomas Scarce Pat Torney

August 14th Barry Kearnan Tamara Baldock Sam Donaldson Judy Anne Fraser Kristin Hancock Ava Wilson August 15th Emily Erwin Kerry Swanton Mia Wallace

Raillery Hub forthcoming exhibition: La Dole Vita Paintings from Florence Come to St. Arnaud: A Fusion of Artistic Journeys

Above: The St. Arnaud Raillery Hub Gallery proudly presents Hannah Sutton, the hometown artist who soared to prominence as a principal instructor at The Florence Academy of Art. Go along and celebrate her awe-inspiring works, cherished in private collections worldwide.

Th e S t . A r n a u d Raillery Hub Gallery is delighted to present an extraordinary art exhibition, "La Dolce Vita!

(English translation: The Sweet Life) Pa i n t i n g s from Florence," featuring the mesmerizing works of Hannah Sutton and “Painting and Printmaking with Light” by Castlemaine’s Malini Lewis.

This unique exhibition, launching at 2 p m o n S a t u r d a y, August 19, 2023, promises to captivate art enthusiasts and connoisseurs with its harmonious blend of classical realism and introspective printmaking.

Hannah Sutton's awe-inspiring journey began when she left her hometown of St. Arnaud and ventured to Florence, Italy, to pursue her dream of classical art education at The Florence Academy of Art. Over the course of

six years, Hannah's talent blossomed, leading her to become a principal instructor at the Academy and create masterpieces that have found homes in private collections across the globe.

In contrast, Malini Lewis embarked on a life of exploration, living in various countries that enriched her experiences but also evoked a sense of longing and a search for belonging.

Her artistic expression portrays this deep emotional connection with her surroundings, incorporating multiple layers and found marks to create introspective and evocative prints.

Malini Lewis completed an Honours degree in contemporary visual art (printmaking) at RMIT in 2018, where she honed her craft and developed a profound understanding of the power of artis-

Above: A portrait by Hannah Sutton. tic expression.

Visitors to the St. Arnaud Raillery Hub Gallery, occupying the 1878 Heritage train station building, will have the unique opportunity to witness how these two artists, with distinct approaches to art, converge to create a symphony of emotions on canvas and paper.

They will also be able to view additional works by

supporting St Arnaud artists; Lynette Robinson, Gabrielle Rohlje and Will Pout.

Hannah Sutton will also host a Still Life painting workshop, providing art enthusiasts with an unforgettable opportunity to learn from a master artist (please note that the workshop is currently sold out).

Don't miss this momentous occasion

St. Arnaud Combined Probus Club report Contributed of the FREE service that we are going to be able use for our medical appointments.

This is a wonderful service which will save family and friends who sometimes travel quite a distance to take a loved one/friend to an appointment.

It is able to be offered to us through the generosity of fully trained volunteers and at the moment there are 27 drivers but many more are required.

To qualify to use the service you need to register and the forms are available from Helen who is at Neighborhood house 5 days a week also pamphlets outlining all the services and how to access them etc.

Helen said that “fingers crossed “they hope to have a bus by Christmas.

Some funds have already been donated but as with any organisation, especially a FREE service, all donations are gratefully received.

Colin who had made the trip from Heathcote also showed a visual display of the area they cover.

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THE weather was very kind to us for our August meeting, bright and sunny and our members who were able to attend appreciated it.

We were ver y pleased to have Graham Curnow join us and he received a very warm welcome.

President Glenys welcomed us and we got down to the usual business of the day with the club song sounding much better as we were accompanied by Kevin Cadzow playing the accordian.

When our resident Footy Guru, Marie Craddock, gave us the footy tipping results she told us that sister Winnie had said she would sing the Carlton theme song but had suddenly developed laryngitis, Graham stepped into the breach and with his Carlton scarf waving gave a splendid rendition which met with much applause.

Our guest speakers arrived and joined us for the usual cuppa and chat.

You will have already read the article in the North Central News about the Royal Flying Doctor service which we are so fortunate to have come to St. Arnaud.

Our guest speakers, Helen Rigby and Colin Wright gave us a very comprehensive outline

to witness the fusion of artistic journeys at the St. Arnaud Raillery Hub Gallery in Queens Avenue, St. Arnaud, which is available to view until Sunday 8 October, 2023.

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Above: (left to right) Dawn McKay, Colin Wright and Helen Rigby.

He was one of the first volunteers in Heathcote when the service started there and we appreciated the fact that he had made the long trip to help not only Helen to settle into her role as the St. Arnaud Program Coordinator but to pass on his knowledge about the service to us.

Finally they stressed that they needed more drivers

and most importantly the community need to use the service.

You know the saying USE IT OR LOSE IT !!!

That applies here as other towns would love to have what we are fortunate enough to have obtained.

Dawn thanked Helen and Colin most sincerely and presented them with a token of our appreciation

they also joined us for lunch.

Glenys closed the meeting and we adjourned to the dining room where there was much discussion in regard to the information we had received over lunch also the usual laughter and companionship which we look forward to each month.

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Charlton 100 Years Ago: 4th - 8th August 1923 Charlton Under Water The Township Swamped Many Residents Forced Out Good Deal of Damage Done Main Bridge Stands the Strain Losses of Stock Reported ALTHOUGH not so high as the August flood of 1909, the inundation which reached its climax at midnight on Wednesday incommoded the people of Charlton and district.

Everything under water Every street was under water, many houses were invaded, and numerous families had to remove their belongings and seek shelter on higher levels.

Much damage was done to household belongings and shop goods.

A number of young persons, fascinated by the novelty of the situation, paraded with lanterns, for the storage batteries of the Electric Light and Power Company had been put out of action.

The golden reflections in the water converted prosaic Charlton into the similitude of Venice with all its street canals.

railway carriages, which were placed at their disposal.

The waiting rooms were also given over to them, and firewood provided to keep out the cold.

Call for help Conspicuous amongst the trees by the river bank was the house occupied by Mrs Kimberley and her sister, and a boy.

On Tuesday someone noticed signals of distress.

Mrs Kimberley was frantically waving a white cloth.

Mr Andrew Thompson, rode out to the back gate and saw the three inmates on a table with the water all around them.

On his way back for assistance, his horse stumbled and pitched his rider into three feet of water.

He waded back until he got Mr J. Carlon and Mr Percy Burton with a lorry, which they drove to within ten yards of the house, when they waded in, and brought out the inmates, carried on their shoulders.

Cows must be milked

Railway station provides respite

Mr A. R. Jenkins, milk pur veyor to Charlton, who lives a mile and a half out on the Bendigo road, had to milk his cows in a foot of water, so restricted is his habitable portion of half an acre of dry land out of a total of 411 acres.

A number of families, who had grown tired of sleeping on tables, had migrated to the railway station and camped inside the spacious goods shed.

The relieving station master wired to Korong Vale for four

Bad news reached Charlton of the reported drowning of 600 sheep belonging to Mr Jack Williams, of Coonooer Bridge; as well as the loss of 400 sheep by Mr James Gibney, of the same district.

by Charlton Golden Grains Museum

Banking clerks In lighter vein, one might recall the images of exquisitely attired young bank clerks with tucked up trousers and bare legs, wading through the muddy waters, heavily laden with exchanges from one banking house to another; or LeLievre on stilts, carrying on business as usual; or a daring young lady who dashed across the street through the water and suddenly disappeared up to her elbows in a provokingly deep depression; or one of Charlton’s future merchants skimming the glad waters in his gondola.

Old Bridge The old bridge has withstood the enormous strain imposed upon it by the rushing waters, and beyond the loss of portion of the guard rails and five or six planks, remains intact, a monument to the honest work of its builder, the late James Paterson, of Nardoo Park, Buckrabanyule.

Taking care of cattle Mr George Hudgson, living near the river up by the golfhouse, took compassion on four head of cattle.

From his house, judiciously located above flood-level, he waded out knee deep to the cattle and appealed to them with a couple of sheaves of hay, which they followed into the shallow water of safety.

Wooroonook At Wooroonook, Watson’s Lake widened

KARA CWA Report KARA CWA have held their June and July meetings with reduced attendance due to travel, cold weather and illness.

Prior to our June meeting several members met up with members of our sister branch Avoca at the Queen Mary Gardens for a walk around the town.

This was part of ACWW Women Walk the World Day. Money raised from this walk is donated to less privileged countries for water projects to help their countries. $100 was raised and donated.

Our International Officer Aileen Tillig once again gave us a very informative talk on our Country of Study Namibia.

Aileen displayed 2 lovely dresses, loaned to her by Karen Probst.

Members made either a hot or cold dish from Namibia and this was shared and enjoyed by members.

July saw us very busy making arrangements for the upcoming State Exhibition.

Several members had entries in the display and the results were very pleasing for our members.

Special Mention to Sally Wright who won best exhibit in the Spinning section which was a lovely skein of home spun wool.

Above: 1923 Flood showing the Charlton Mechanics Institute, the War Memorial and the Bridge.

Below: High St - George Cox on horse, Harold Barber in boat, Ike Richards.

Contributed Kara Branch was also placed 2nd in the Aggregate Points for the Branch with 17-30 members.

Congratulations to Pam Brightwell of Bealiba who has taken over from Sharon Douglas as the new Group President of the East Wimmera CWA. Her secretary will be Jenny Lovel and the Group Craft Secretary will be Barbara Douglas both members of Bealiba.

Pam will host the Spring Conference at Bealiba on Thursday August 9th.

Anyone interested in joining CWA please contact Margit Kearnan on 54951231.

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out to dimensions beyond recognition, and the chief occupation of the farmers was rescuing sheep and drafting them from the brown snakes washed down the creeks.

The Lynas brothers are credited with killing the largest number of the reptiles.

Woosang At Woosang the flood was higher than ever known before, and places that had been dry for 40 years were invaded by six inches this year. The Post Office, at one time the old Canadian Hotel owned by the Hando family, had 6 inches of water in it - a fact unheard of previously.

Above: Charlton St. Arnaud Road 5 miles out from Charlton.

Below: High Street Charlton.

Sport grounds The golf links, with the exception of the third green, were hid beneath the wave; but the football ground fared better, and looked like a dr y saucer sunk to its brim in a lake of water.

Father Goidanich’s bridge stood up bravely against the rush, sacrificing a rail or two and may still be availed of in days to come as the convenient short cut to the football and cricket contests.

(Information from East Charlton Tribune)

Above: This driver can at least still see the Bridge and he approaches.

The 2023 Inter-hotels Pool Comp Season ROUND Sixteen, the final round of this year’s Inter-Hotels’ Pool Competition was played on Wednesday, 2nd August, a month that is treating us earthlings to two relatively rare astronomical phenomena, a super moon and a blue moon and there was to be a once-in-a-blue moon occurrence with the result that emanated from the Farmers’ Arms hotel but it has been brought to my attention that there was a perception that their number One team had morphed temporarily into a mini version of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey’s circus.

With their secondplacing on the ladder secure regardless of the outcome of any of the matches in this round the Farmers’ ringmaster Geoff Watts decided to send in the clowns against the visiting Country Club Two team for an evening of fun and frivolity on the baize before the serious business of the finals commence next week.

As the liquid refreshments were engorged at a rapid pace and the laughter echoed around the Parisian quarter of town the match proceeded at an even pace through the first round but it was to be the Farmers’ strong man, super Shane Sanger, who was to put his team in front at the top of the second round by retiring Will Jackson however by this time his fellow performers, Hayden Perry, Geoff Watts and Ben Medlyn had cackled themselves into insensibility and with the Club Two’s ringmaster Harley Durward cracking the whip sternly to retire Hayden to the bleachers his loyal showmen Jake Male and Grant Doyle ran rings around Geoff and Ben Medlyn to take the lead by six games to three at the end of the singles rounds.

With the doubles shared the Club Two acrobats were walking the high-wire after a seven games to four victory but must now return themselves to earth and relative normality to prepare for their Semi Final encounter with co-tenants Country Club One. Out among the rolling, lush green fairways the Mean Machine prepared for the aforesaid encounter when they hosted the upcoming recipients of the wooden agitating items, the Farmers’ Arms Two and it was only distraught Des Moulday, teary-eyed and tripping over the moustache after his beloved Magpies’ dismal effort against the arch enemy, Carlton, who was to lose a singles frame, that being against Zoe Cunningham as his teammates Paul Mullins, Troy Shields and Jacob Vanrenen tuned up ominously against Trevor Merrin, Alayne Cunningham and Kelly Pole.

With the doubles

- By Bob Wooley shared the Club One had finished the homeand-away season with the biggest win of the night, nine games to two and there are no prizes for guessing who was one half of the rollers and floggers losing doubles combination.

Minor premiers Royal One flexed their not-inconsiderable pool muscles when they hosted the battling bushmen from the Avoca Forest, even affording themselves the luxury of starting their most experienced player, Dave Russ, on the interchange bench.

Af ter Sam Postlethwaite was out of tune in the opening frame against wily reinsman Shaun MacNaulty the Rampaging Royals were never headed as Daniel Needs, Mitch Phillips and Thomas Watts did a demolition job on Stephen Rodger, Ben Pell and Keith Turner.

In the only frame required in the third round of singles Shaun was to eliminate Sam then with the doubles shared the Royalists had been victorious by eight games to three and are now outright favourites for back-toback premierships while the battling boys from the Pub in the Scrub forlornly re-traversed the Avoca river contemplating a season of arguably lost opportunity.

Closest encounter of the evening was to eventuate at the Sporting Club where their team hosted the Royal Two combination.

The teams could not be separated at the end of the singles rounds after the Sporties’ Colin Crooks and Reg Nazifouski had been too good for Peter Tannock and Nick Birthisel while the Royal’s Dillon Baldock and rookie Ryan Tannock had overcome Jace Carton and Dayle Pitt.

With the doubles shared the tie-breaker was required and it was to be the Sporting Club’s pairing of Jace and Colin who were to prevail against Ryan and Nick to secure their team the win by seven games to six, their fourth win of the season.

Inside running

by Archie

Ladder Royal One Farmers’ Arms One Country Club Two Country Club One Logan Royal Two Sporting Club Two Farmers’ Arms Two

Won 14 12 11 9 7 6 4 1

Lost 2 4 5 7 9 10 12 15

Points % 56 208.33 48 159.15 44 149.32 36 138.67 28 103.37 24 73.83 16 53.91 4 31.88

St. Arnaud Golf Tournament coming up LAST Wednesday a good number of members attended a meeting before golf to discuss the format of our tournament to be held on 24th27th August.

On the 24th will be Women’s 4BBB Stableford Gold Town Salver, 25th Men’s 4BBB Stableford, 26th Men’s and Women’s 27 and 18 holes stroke, 27th 2 Person Ambrose.

L ater 10 ladies played 18 and 9 holes stableford where the winners were – 18 holes – Glenda O’Neill winner and Alison Fahey Runner-up, 9 holes – Chris Batters winner Faye Rodger

runner-up.

Nearest the pins – 6th and 8th Glenda O’Neill, 18th Faye Rodger Members are still attending local tournaments where Lyn Freeman and Marg McRae scored well at the Charlton tournament last week.

Next Friday is Wycheproof’s turn so if anyone would like to go please let Captain Sharyn Erwin know so names can be entered.

North Central Hockey Association round 16 Under 12 Boort 0 Birchip Watchem 5.

Wedderburn 0 St. Arnaud 6.

Wycheproof-Narraport 2 Sea Lake Nandaly 0 Under 15 Boort 1 Birchip Watchem 0.

Wedderburn 0 St. Arnaud 6.

Wycheproof-Narraport 1 Sea Lake Nandaly 5 Women Boort 0 Birchip Watchem 4.

Wedderburn 1 St. Arnaud 3.

Wycheproof-Narraport 4 Sea Lake Nandaly 1 Men Boort 11 Birchip Watchem 0.

Wycheproof-Narraport 4 Sea Lake Nandaly 0

North Central Netball Association round 16 Under 14A Wedderburn 1 St. Arnaud 31.

Boort 15 Birchip Watchem 41 Wyche-Narraport 11 Sea Lake Nandaly 31 Donald 33 Nullawil 18 14 & UB Boort 1 Birchip Watchem 12 Wedderburn 2 St. Arnaud 32.

17 & Under Wedderburn 28 St. Arnaud 45.

Boort 26 Birchip Watchem 34 Wyche-Narraport 28 Sea Lake Nandaly 13 Donald 27 Nullawil 33 Seniors Wedderburn 69 St. Arnaud 41.

Boort 41 Birchip Watchem 43 Wyche-Narraport 56 Sea Lake Nandaly 37 Donald 37 Nullawil 49 B Grade Wedderburn 69 St. Arnaud 39.

Boort 49 Birchip Watchem 31 Wyche-Narraport 45 Sea Lake Nandaly 26 Donald 48 Nullawil 28 C Grade Wedderburn 52 St. Arnaud 28.

Boort 49 Birchip Watchem 35 Wyche-Narraport 26 Sea Lake Nandaly 45 Donald 34 Nullawil 42

Harryhoo!

Punters that stuck with the Curran family’s pocket rocket “Harryhoo” were well rewarded when the 5yo won at Bendigo on Wednesday night.

Having had no luck at his previous start at Charlton when he was shuttled back to last from his pole draw luck went his way at Bendigo where he sat behind the leader and in a 27.3 last quarter got home by 1.2m.

Trained by former Charlton HRC Secretary (1993-95) Danny Curran the gelding is raced by his wife Jenny, son Brent and son-in-law Eugene Brauer with Wednesday’s success in a career best time of 1.57.1 taking his lifetime wins to 7 and $45,870 in prizemoney.

Interestingly Harry’s second dam “Wide Glide”, who was owned

by Rosalie Dougherty, had 10 foals go to the races and they won 168 races between them.

The Sanderson stable’s 3yo filly “Sweet Agenda” won at Maryborough on Monday for her connections the Best To West Group and N K Sanderson.

At her second racetrack appearance after a letup the filly led early then took a sit on the pace behind a Glen Bull runner who was headed coming out of last corner.

Driver Ryan Sanderson looked in terrible trouble trying to extricate the favourite from the pocket he found himself in but fortunately he was able to manoeuvre into the sprint lane and “Sweet Agenda’s” above average ability enabled her to round up the leaders for a comfortable win in a very respectable 1.56.6.

That win was Shane Sanderson’s 28th for the season and was the first leg of a double for Ryan who also won on the Peter Manning trained “Delightful Tammy” for Cormack Racing.

“Luvaflair” won again at Gloucester Park on Friday night for her owners Noel and Kay Boyd.

The extremely honest 5yo mare has now won 15 times with 27 placings for total prizemoney of $141,231.

Tomorrow racing is at Stawell and Maryborough race on Monday the 14th, Charlton’s August meeting is on the 24th.

Above: Col Marchment and Paul Mullins, winners on the day.

Enthusiastic bowlers play on sunny day - Contributed

WINTER Bowls saw 25 enthusiastic players take to the green on a lovely day.

The synthetic green draws players from Wedderburn, Charlton and the Country Club, enabling them to enjoy their bowls in preparation for the coming season.

Winners for the day were Col Marchment and Paul Mullins 11 shots up from Leon Lynch and Darren Petrie 6 shots up.

Both had 2 wins and a draw.

Next game is on August 20th. Names in by 12.30 for a 1pm start.

There is also a list at the clubhouse.

St. Arnaud Country Club Golf A good number of players came out to enjoy the excellent condition of the golf course on Saturday.

Thankyou to all the volunteers who do all the work to present it so well each week.

A convincing winner in A grade was Trevor Baldock with 37 points.

Good shooting Trevor.

2nd place went to Will Jackson with 34 points.

B grade winner was Colin Reyne with 34 points from Mark McGrath on 30 points.

One fourball knock out match was played.

Trevor and Lindsay Baldock were big winners against Tubby Drendell and John Proctor 5/4.

This event is now up to semi finals.

Lindsay and Trevor play John Nevill and Tony Coloe in one semi and the other is Leigh Hines and Ernie Scilini playing Scott Wright and David Lanyon.

NTP winners were 6th Will Jackson, St Arnaud Caravan Park 8th John Nevill, 10th Trevor Baldock, and Weirs IGA 18th was won by Scott Wright.

The Ladies 9 hole competition this Saturday was won by Alison Fahey.

Alison then headed to Culgoa with Lyn Freeman, to acclimatise in the Mallee, ready to make an onslaught on the Culgoa Fourball

- Contributed on Sunday.

I haven’t heard if they were successful, or even if they got home, or are they still tr ying to extricate themselves from the Mallee scrub, or maybe the Mallee pub!

Next weekend, as well as golf Saturday, there will be the annual footballer’s event on Sunday.

All welcome.

Golf is an easier game than football, so I expect that after next Sunday a few of them might decide to play golf permanently.

There are many advantages – you are in much better shape the following day; golf training twice a week is usually fairly relaxing; if you train late you shouldn’t lose too many golf balls under those big lights; before golf you don’t have to waste time strapping up those dodgy ankles, knees and shoulders; if you take too long having a shot you are not going to get ‘poleaxed’.

The only downside I can think of is you won’t get to hear the roar of the crowd when you rise over the top of the pack and take that specky in front of goals.

So, if you can’t do that, then really the decision is a no brainer.

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Under 17s secure top 2 finish St. Arnaud Saints travelled to Wedderburn to play the Redbacks for round 16.

Despite the under 17’s only having 17 players available Coach Harley Durward loaned the undermanned Wedderburn side 3 players for the duration of the game.

Starting with the Redbacks was Frankie Donald, Harrison Meagher and Sean

Bridgeman.

Saints Captain Tyson Funston won the toss and elected to kick to the netball end of the ground.

To the superstitious this first win is a good omen and the Saints boys certainly enjoyed it.

Tyson has won the

toss most weeks and this has been well received by the team with cheers and high fives all round.

The Saints started the first quarter strongly when Vice Captain Jackson Needs kicked the first two goals of the game in quick succession.

Aidan Wickham made his presence felt in the midfield and Jackson and Tyson showed of great leadership skills with unselfish play and getting all team mates involved in the game.

Owen Lowe, Fraser Burke, Chase Zander, Bob Donald, Kynan Torney and Tyson Funston all added to the goal tally with the quarter time score Wedderburn 0-0-0 St Arnaud 8-3-51 The Second quarter

started as strongly as the first with strong marking and kicking skills on display.

Wedderburn supporters could be heard from the crowd making positive comments as such af ter strong marks and big kicks by Austin Lowe, Owen and Tyson.

A reliable kick from Tyson saw a mark by Hamish Darby who went on to kick his first goal.

Chase also got involved with a score assist to Tyson who kicked his first goal of two for the quarter.

Frankie Donald playing strongly for Wedderburn kicked their first and only goal for the game.

Following this the ball headed back to the Wedderburn goals from the centre bounce

Above: Saints’ Hamish Darby finds space as he kicks the ball up forward.

Saints Hockey at Wedderburn SAINTS travelled to Wedderburn on Saturday and took home some great wins, our run home to finals is also looking promising for each grade!

Minkey Layla Culliver Weirs IGA Choc, Bridget Culliver Hockey Club Drinker, Chad Polkinghorne MCLLegal Bag U12s: 6-0 Zaklen HutchinsonMCLLegal Bag, Chaise Buttery - Six2Six, Zach Green - Parkview Bakery Goals: Lewis Lowe (2), Sam Greenaway, Ned Ezard, Zach Green, Finn Wilson.

U15s: 6-0

- Contributed Amelia Watts Wright Play of the Day, Forbes Kirk - RMB Pizza, Mara Reynolds Weirs IGA Choc Goals: Duncan Kirk (3), Amelia Watts, Jack Batters, Allegra Decker.

Womens: 3-1 Nic Kirk - Tasco Fuel, Abby Weir - RMB Pizza, Ebony Jennings - Royal Hotel Goals: Ebony Jennings (2), Abby Weir.

Mens: NO GAME.

Above: Abby Weir named one of the best for the Women’s team dribbles the ball up the wing, with Wedderburn player Amelia Rose hot on her heels.

- Photo Tara Lowe:

Above: Wedderburns’ Robert Whyman Jnr. attempts to stop Saints’ Frankie Donald as he sprints out of the centre towards goals.

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Above: Saints’ under 17’s coach Harley Durward addresses his team at quarter time. putting the Saints defence into action.

Aidan intercepted the ball and saved what looked to be another goal for Wedderburn.

Sean playing in the Redback colours displayed his grit and determination, which was well received by the Wedderburn supporters.

Half time score Wedderburn 1-0-6 St. Arnaud 11-8-74 The Saints half time huddle was supported well by parents, supporters and senior players in their red, white and blue team apparel.

The feeling in the air was upbeat and supportive.

Coach Harley Durward made the following changes with Frankie, Harrison and Sean to swap over with Ryan Bigmore, George Gorrie and Ben Greenaway now playing for the Redbacks.

And didn’t this change put a fire in the belly of these boys.

I’m sure they always secretly love the opportunity to go up against their team.

George and Ben got involved straight away in the midfield and Ryan did an awesome job in defence.

Frankie now back in Saints’ colours continued his awesome game, back to his best following an injury setback earlier this year.

Jackson added to his goal tally kicking the first goal of the quarter.

Harrison played forward and kicked 2 goals in quick succession.

Tom Scarce working hard intercepted the ball well in defence.

Talan Berr yman chasing and spoiling the ball his persistence paying off.

Will Edan also taking the ball to ground and getting involved in the play.

3rd quarter score Wedderburn 1-0-6 St Arnaud 14-16-100 The final quarter was marred by an injury to young gun Austin who landed awkwardly and had to be carried from the ground half way through the quarter.

This affected the whole feel of the game as no one wants to see injuries in the game .

We wish Austin a speedy recovery.

Final scores Wedderburn 1-3-9 St. Arnaud 14-18-102 Well done to all players on another win but more importantly the

wonderful displays of sportsmanship and teamwork.

These young men show every week what it means to be involved in team sports, they should all be very proud of themselves.

In the rooms Coach Harley Durward congratulated his team as they have now secured a top 2 finish.

Harley also reminded his team that the hard work to premiership glory starts now as we face Boort and Birchip for the final rounds.

Boort and Birchip sit 2nd and 3rd on the ladder and will prove to be tough opponents.

Let’s make sure to get along and make plenty of noise to support our juniors at next week’s final home and away game at Lord Nelson Park.

Go Saints.

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Saints Under 14’s THE mighty Saints took on the Redbacks at Wedderburn oval this week with a full side, and were able to share a few players with the slightly depleted opposition to even up the game.

Above: Saints’ Zach Green made sure of this goal as he managed to kick three for the match.

The Saints got off to a flying start, especially Chad Hendy who kicked 4 straight within the first 5 minutes of the game.

Adding to the scoreboard was Archer Reyne, along with Spencer Kay and Zach Green – who both kicked their first career goals for the Saints.

A fifth goal to Chad Hendy sealed off a very strong opening quarter.

Coach Luke Batters made a few changes at quarter time and it took the players a few minutes to adapt, however once they found their feet again, more goals followed, with Charlie Baldwin, Chad

- Contributed Hendy and Arley Reyne all finding the big sticks in the 2nd quarter.

The Redbacks remained scoreless at half time and had to find a way to lift in the second half.

They were able to put some good pressure on the Saints in the final quarter, kicking 2 goals.

However, the Saints were too strong on the day, coming home with a convincing win and

Above: Under 14’s umpire Daniel Needs keeps a close eye on all players as they scramble towards the ball. giving spectators a preview of the talent within the junior ranks, who are improving with every game.

Final Scores – St Arnaud 14.6.90 to Wedderburn 2.1.13

Goals – Chad Hendy (7), Zach Green (3), Spencer Kay, Archer Reyne, Arley Reyne, Charlie Baldwin.

Awards – Zach Green (Banavie), Chad Hendy (Uniting

North-Central Football Roundup Goldacres Seniors

WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.10 10.14 21.17 27.26 (188) ST ARNAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. 0 3. 1 4. 3 4. 3 (27) Goals for Wedderburn: Sam Barnes 10, Jordan Rosengren 4, Danny Benaim 3, Tom Campbell 2, Hamish Lockhart 2, Jackson McEwan 2, Louis Holt, Corey Lowry, Mitchell McEwan, Robert Whyman. For St Arnaud: Anthony Bourke 2, Harley Durward 2.

Best for Wedderburn: Jordan Rosengren, Jayden Jones, Isaac Holt, Mitchell McEwan, Tom Campbell, Sam Barnes. For St Arnaud: Owen Lowe, Matthew Goode, William Bertalli, Harley Durward, Daniel Gifford, Riley Burke.

BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.7 8.15 11.19 19.20 (134) BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 1. 2 4. 3 6. 3 (39) Goals for Birchip-Watchem: Ben Edwards 11, Daniel Castellano 2, Marshall RIppon 2, Nathan Gordon, Dale Hinkley, Nicholas Rippon, Patrick Sheahan, Samuel Simmons. For Boort: Shane Biggs 2, Ethan Coleman, Luke Dowdle, Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Harry Weaver.

Best for Birchip-Watchem: Nicholas Rippon, Marshall Rippon, Patrick Sheahan, Samuel Simmons, Nathan Gordon, Sean Hogan. For Boort: Matthew Chisari, Ryan McGhie, Alex Davis, Angus Trethowan, Samuel Green, Matthew Hodoras.

DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2 8.4 9.5 10.8 (68) NULLAWIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.1 7.3 8.5 8.9 (57) Goals for Donald: Sam Dunstan 4, Ross Young 2, Ryan Bath, Blake Grant, Rian McGough, Joshua Talty. For Nullawil: Jordan Humphreys 3, Dean Smith 2, Zachary Caccaviello, Matt Quigley, Adam Thomson.

Best for Donald: Ross Young, Dyson Bell-Warren, Jesse Wallin, Josh Potter, Hayden Geddes, Jamie Papalia. For Nullawil: David Isbister, Patrick Kelly, Jonathan Casey, Dean Smith, Josh Bamford, Daniel Watts.

SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.9 13.16 18.19 24.25 (169) WYCHEPROOF-NARRAPORT . . . . . . . .

1.1 2. 2 2. 4 2. 5 (17) Goals for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Joshua Jenkins 7, John Summerhayes 5, Tyson McKenzie 4, Billy Poulton 2, Will Simpson 2, Charlie Cox, Matthew Farrelly, Ryan O’Sullivan, Jai Wright. For Wycheproof-Narraport: Rick Allan, Gedd Hommelhoff.

Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Joshua Jenkins, Thomas Cox, Matthew Farrelly, John Summerhayes, Jack Poulton, Tyson McKenzie. For Wycheproof-Narraport: Gedd Hommelhoff, Thomas Trewin, Josh Walsh, Spencer Allan, Rick Allan, Justin Bateson.

Bye: Charlton.

Haeusler’s Reserves

Above: Saints’ Chad Hendy runs around Wedderburn’s Aaron Thomas and kick one of his seven goals for the match in the under 14’s.

Saints feel the Redbacks’ bite • From back page.

Sam Barnes, Tom Campbell, Danny Benaim and co found themselves on the end of some exceptional deliver y, that the Redbacks probably haven’t seen since the days when the likes of Daniel Gash, Mark Lloyd and co were running around in the Redbacks midfield.

Wedderburn would pile on 11 goals, and 3 behinds in this quarter, to destroy whatever hope the Saints had of keeping this one tight.

3qt: Redbacks 21.17 Saints 4.3 The hurt continued for the Saints, who were down to zero rotations by this time, as Wedderburn had a further 15 scoring shots, scoring 6.9, to the Saints no score.

For the Redbacks, Jordan Rosengren seemed to bring his own footy, as he had it in his hands every time you’d look up, while Sam Barnes kicked a bag of 10 goals potentially ‘one last time for the road’ as he reportedly heads towards retirement. - What a career this man has had!

For the Saints, 15 year old Owen Lowe tried his guts out all day, as he, along with Mitch Birthisel, had a hand in the majority of things that went right for the Saints.

Final Scores:Wedderburn 27.26-188 d. St Arnaud 4.3-27 Next Week:Redbacks head up the Calder to take on Nully, while the Saints host Boort.

We ask all Saints supporters to come and cheer us on this week as we take on Boort, a must win game for the Saints to compete for a finals berth.

Church), Jack Batters (Parkview Bakery), Bob Donald (Canteen), Finn Green (Sonya’s Hair Directors), Jack Wait (Croplands).

Presidents award went to Jack Wait.

WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.6 8.8 12.13 16.21 (117) ST ARNAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.0 3.4 3. 6 4. 7 (31) Goals for Wedderburn: Gerald Riley 5, Chris Hargreaves 2, Jacob Piccoli 2, Ashley Younghusband 2, Ryan Butters, Gerard Herbert, Cameron Lang, Lachy Price, Andrew Roberts. For St Arnaud: Ned Gorrie 3, Chris Snell.

Best for Wedderburn: Dane Keuken, Cameron Lang, Ryan Butters, Jacob Piccoli, Gerald Riley, Andrew Brett. For St Arnaud: Riley Burke, Rodney Kirk, Jacob Patching, Hamish Darby, William Deason, Jackson Needs.

BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.1 5.2 9.4 14.5 (89) BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.0 2.1 4.2 6.2 (38) Goals for Birchip-Watchem: Callum Goode 4, Daniel Batarilo 3, Tom Batarilo 2, Jak Goldsmith 2, Bailey Baxter, Lachy Randall, Jack Ryan. For Boort: Nathan McNally 3, Jacob Coleman, Dylan Hatcher, Patrick O’Rourke.

Best for Birchip-Watchem: Tom Batarilo, Daniel Batarilo, Ty Colbert, Jack Ryan, Jacob Noonan, Matthew Finster. For Boort: Nathan McNally, Jordan Sheahan, Cameron Ross, Jack Kerr, Mitch Buchanan, Jacob Coleman.

NULLAWIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.4 6.11 7.17 13.20 (98) DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 2. 1 3. 1 4. 2 (26) Goals for Nullawil: Nicholas Williams 4, Mitchel Barry 2, Billy Forrester 2, George Forrester 2, Jarrod Taylor 2, Angus Forrester. For Donald: Shaun Sellick 2, Tom Letts, Tristan O’Shannessy.

Best for Nullawil: Jarrod Taylor, Dude Kelly, Jack Barry, Matthew Hogan, Nicholas Williams, Mitchel Barry. For Donald: Brady Griffiths, Eddie Landwehr, Nathaniel Clark, Kalon Green, Jett Adams, Dylan Gowlett.

SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.4 13.6 19.11 24.13 (157) WYCHEPROOF-NARRAPORT . . . . . . . .

0.0 0.0 0. 0 0. 1 (1) Goals for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Dylan Hickey 6, Damon Bailey 3, Joel Donnan 2, Ethan Ellis 2, Jacob Hatcher 2, Rory McClelland 2, Chase Tait 2, Cooper Allan, Codey Elliott, Rylee McGarry, Jet Newick, James Trewick. For Wycheproof-Narraport: Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Will Conlan, Joel Donnan, Chase Tait, Dylan Hickey, Codey Elliott, Angus Collins. For Wycheproof-Narraport: Daniel Murray, Xavier McKersie, Rowan Jones, Luke Bish, Harry Fawcett, Brayden McCarthy.

Community Bank Charlton & District Under-17s

ST ARNAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.2 11.7 14.16 14.18 (102) WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.0 1.1 1. 1 1. 3 (9) Best for St Arnaud: Frankie Donald, Jackson Needs, Tyson Funston, Ryan Bigmore, Benjamin Greenaway, Aidan Wickham.

For Wedderburn: Noah Winslett, Robert Whyman, Maikia Punguika.

BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2 5.4 6.9 9.12 (66) BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.0 1.0 2.0 2. 1 (13) Best for Boort: Riley Wagner, Lachlan Hall, Alex Cockerell, Brodie Wagner, Jett Hird.

For Birchip-Watchem: Charlie Frank, Riley Hogan, Joshua Woods, Harry Cook.

DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.4 9.6 10.8 17.8 (110) NULLAWIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.1 1.2 1.2 2.3 (15) Best for Donald: George Morgan, Sam Hancock, Ethan Clapham, Brady Griffiths.

For Nullawil: Les Cooper, Sol Kelly, William Gilchrist, Brody Kelly, Jason Box, Rhett Hogan.

WYCHEPROOF-NARRAPORT . . . . . . . .

2.3 4.7 7.7 11.9 (75) SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.1 5.3 9.7 10.8 (68) Best for Wycheproof-Narraport: Hunter Connolly, Xavier McKersie, Thomas Cotton, Heath Senior, Jacob Harrison.

For Sea Lake-Nandaly: Tye Griffiths, Joss Tait, Billy McClelland, Lucas McInerney, Callum Mott, Jack Stacey.

Next Round

Round 17, Saturday, August 12 — St Arnaud v. Boort Nullawil v. Wedderburn

Sea Lake-Nandaly v. Donald Charlton v. Wycheproof-Narraport Bye:- Birchip-Watchem

Uniting Church Under-14s

ST ARNAUD 14.6 (90) d. WEDDERBURN 2.1 (13) Best for St Arnaud: Zach Green, Chad Hendy, Jack Batters, Bob Donald, Finn Green, Jack Wait.

For Wedderburn: Caleb Gault, Blaz Cramp, Brock Treuel, Jye Laverty-Smith, Abraxas Noordennen.

BOORT 12.15 (87) d. BIRCHIP-WATCHEM 1.0 (6) Best for Boort: Brodie McPherson, Samuel McClelland, Darby Perryman, Jake O’Flaherty, Noah Howe.

For Birchip-Watchem: Chriswin Daniel, Sadidas Gardiner-Paikea, Eligh Dean, Archie Tyler.

DONALD 14.8 (92) d. NULLAWIL 9.4 (58) Best for Donald: Baxter Donnellon, Luca Rice, Lyric Davis, Charlie Burke.

For Nullawil: Tiger Vearing, Smith Morrison, Logan Higgins, Cooper Kelly, Nate Harrison.

SEA LAKE-NANDALY 10.16 (76) d. WYCHEPROOF-NARRAPORT 0.4 (4) Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Henry Cox, Zander Wight, Harry Wight, Ryder Newick, Chad O’Sullivan, Nate McClelland.

For Wycheproof-Narraport: Mason Seddon, Ryder Harrison, Finbar Polzin, Dylan Cook.

Positions of Teams Goldacres North-Central Seniors

Teams Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

P 14 15 14 14 15 14 14 14 14

Teams Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

P 14 14 15 14 15 14 14 14 14

Pts 56 44 40 36 30 24 14 12 0

% 270.60 164.23 126.49 151.11 83.45 113.81 74.61 53.04 27.24

W 14 11 10 9 7 6 3 3 0

L 0 4 4 5 7 8 10 11 14

Haeuslers Reserves Pts 52 46 44 42 28 16 12 8 8

% 609.05 309.68 168.03 294.35 88.89 41.17 40.56 31.50 29.81

W 13 11 11 10 7 4 3 2 2

L 1 2 4 3 8 10 11 12 12

D 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

B 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2

For 1537 1460 1127 1224 923 1203 808 776 446

Ag 568 889 891 810 1106 1057 1083 1463 1637

D 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

B 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2

For 1413 1248 988 1251 784 438 524 361 414

Ag 232 403 588 425 882 1064 1292 1146 1389

Community Bank Charlton and District Under-17s

Teams St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Teams Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

P 14 14 15 14 15 14 14 14 14

Pts 56 50 46 30 22 20 16 14 2

W 14 12 11 7 5 5 4 3 0

L 0 1 3 6 9 9 10 10 13

D 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1

B 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2

Uniting Church Under-14s

P 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 14

Pts 52 52 40 32 28 20 20 8 4

W 13 13 10 8 7 5 5 2 1

L 1 1 4 6 7 9 10 13 13

Tooleybuc Sporting Club Presidents’ Award

Voting for round 16: Wedderburn: J. Rosengren 3, J. Jones 2, I. Holt 1.

St Arnaud: M. Birthisel 3, O. Lowe 2, M. Egan 1.

Birchip-Watchem: N. Rippon 3, M. Rippon 2, B. Edwards 1.

Boort: M. Chisari 3, R. McGhie 2, A. Davis 1.

Donald: R. Young 3, D. Bell-Warren 2, J. Wallin 1.

Nullawil: D. Isbister 3, P. Kelly 2, J. Casey 1.

Sea Lake-Nandaly: J. Jenkins 3, T. Cox 2, J. Sumemrhayes 1.

Wycheproof-Narraport: G. Hommelhoff 3, T. Trewin 2, B. Bish 1.

Saturday’s Leading Goal Kickers Seniors

Reserves

Sam Dunstan (Donald) 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Ben Edwards (Bir.-Watchem) 11 . . . . . . .69 Sam Barnes (Wedderburn) 10 . . . . . . . . .50 Billy McInnes (SLNT) 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Nathan Gordon (Bir.-Watchem) 1 . . . . . . .38 Nick Thompson (Charl) 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Adam Thomson (Nullawil) 1 . . . . . . . . . . .36 Tom Campbell (Wedderburn) 2 . . . . . . . .32 Joshua Jenkins (SLNT) 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 John Summerhayes (SLNT) 5 . . . . . . . . .29 Daniel Castellano (Bir.-W) 2 . . . . . . . . . . .29

Billy Poulton (SLNT) 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Callum Goode (Bir.-Watchem) 4 . . . . . . .38 Patrick O’Rourke (Boort) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Ben Brennan (W-N) 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Gerald Riley (Wedderburn) 5 . . . . . . . . . .30 Sam Goldsmith (Nullawil) 0 . . . . . . . . . . .27 Jarrod Taylor (Nullawil) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Matt Poyner (Nullawil) 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Nathan Wight (SLNT) 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Dylan Hickey (SLNT) 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

CHS Broadbent Club Championship

(Senior win 10 pts., Reserves 6, Under-17s 4, Under-14s 2) Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Snr. 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0

Res. 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 0

U-17 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 0 0

U-14 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0

Ttl. 274 234 183 172 158 141 86 82 74

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Saints feel the Redbacks’ bite WEDDERBURN Redbacks have put together the performance of their year, as they demolished the undermanned Saints at Donaldson Park last - Contributed Saturday.

Above: (left to right) Ned Ezard, Finn Evans, Lewis Lowe, Duncan Kirk, Sam Greenaway, Finn Wilson, Riley Buttery, Zach Green and coach Nicola Kirk.

St. Arnaud Hockey 7’s ON Thursday 27th July, eight students from St. Arnaud Primary School travelled to Dimboola to compete in the Black Ranges Hockey 7’s competition. Coached by Nicola Kirk and supported by Daniel Greenaway,

the team had a successful day of wins earning the opportunity to progress through to the Greater Western Region competition being held this Friday 11th August in Hamilton.

The Redbacks went in to the game with just one notable absentee, in Jake DeAraugo, while for the Saints, there were well in excess of a dozen players missing, from the side they would have been looking to pick as the season begun, and were in-fact playing 1 player short from the get go.

With a significant breeze at their back, Wedderburn came out strong in the first term, piling on the hurt for the Saints from the very beginning.

It was clear very early, that this wasn’t going to be a game that the Saints would want to remember.

Come quarter time, Wedderburn had piled on 8.10, to the Saints 1.0.

The Saints fired up in the 2nd term, with significantly more control over the play, and for the majority of the

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quarter, if you didn’t look at the scoreboard, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Saints were right in the game.

With both sides having good passages of play, and both sides also making a number of mistakes, it was a very competitive quarter, which gave the Saints some kind of hope of trying to hold the Redbacks in the third term, with the aim of clawing them back a bit closer in the last, with the breeze at their backs.

At half time the scores were Wedderburn 10.14 to St Arnaud 3.1.

For the Redbacks, it was Jordan Rosengren doing the majority of the damage, and for the Saints, youngsters Owen Lowe and Mitch Birthisel were having significant impact when things were going right.

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