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Learning and growing By KYLIE WILSON
SOMEWHERE THAT’S GREEN:
Yarrunga Primary School students (from left) Connor O’Brien, Aleisha Hay, Zack Drage and Ashlea Knight check out the progress of their school’s Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden. PHOTO: Kylie Wilson
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FOR hundreds of school children across the North East, being part of the ever expanding Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden School and Kitchen Garden Classroom programs means more than just getting a chance to dig in the garden. They get to learn cooking skills, improve their maths skills and teamwork, and find out more about nutrition. Wangaratta’s Yarrunga Primary School was among one of the first in the state to join the program a decade ago, and student Ashlea Knight, who cooks at home with her mum, said it’s fun being in the kitchen at school. Fellow student Zack Drage agrees, and gets great enjoyment cooking the fresh food from produce they’ve grown themselves. For Aleisha Hay, the gardening and picking of the fresh food is a highlight, while classmate Connor O’Brien likes trying out new recipes on his family at home. The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation helps more than 150,000 students at 1000 schools and early years learning centres across Australia teach children the joys of growing and cooking fresh, seasonal food. Yarrunga Primary School staff member, Greg Cherry, said he had seen many children grow and expand their knowledge through being involved in the program over the years. “You watch them grow,” he said. “Some of the kids become very proficient.” Greg said the program, aided by many volunteers, helped children understand more about nutrition and that “you don’t have to go to a fast food outlet to do something quickly”. “They’re great life skills,” he said. “I see kids that were here (at the school) 10 years ago and it’s one thing that always comes up about their primary school experience.” continued page |
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RISE OF THE MACHINES: The Terminator may not terminate your life, but he may terminate your job.
And lo, the robopocalypse is nigh IMAGINE a world in which you leave your house in the morning, jump into your vehicle, and are driven to work by your self-driving, robot car. Along the way, you stop at a drive-thru and are greeted by a ‘drive-thru-bot’, which takes your order, promptly begins preparing your egg muffin and coffee, before serving it to you. As you enjoy your breakfast, you look out the window of your car and see ‘sweeper-bots’ keeping the town tidy, ‘police-bots’ monitoring traffic, and ‘shop-bots’ opening shops for the day and advertising their specials. After a short while you arrive at your workplace, but as you step out of your car a ‘supervisor-bot’ hovers over to you and informs you - in it’s robotic intonation - that your services are no longer required and that you’ve been replaced with an ‘employee-bot’. You aren’t about to take your termination lying down, so you rush to your boss’s office and burst through the door, only to find that the boss has also been replaced with a ‘boss-bot’. If this all sounds a bit far-fetched to you, you might be in for a surprise if you consider a recent study by Oxford University. In this study, the boffins at Oxford have determined the likelihood of particular types of employment being automated in the next 20 to 30 years, and estimate
around 35 percent of roles are at high risk of such automation. While factory workers and checkout assistants have indeed been feeling the impact of such automation for some time, advances in robotics and computer software will almost certainly broaden the scope of this impact into many areas of employment. And this impact isn’t reserved for blue collar work, or jobs that don’t require higher education. Researchers have largely measured this likelihood based on the type of thought processes required for a given job, and the environment in which the work takes place. For instance, jobs that require a high level of lateral or abstract thought, such as doctors, (or writers and artists), are virtually impervious to automation for now (phew). Additionally, due to the unstructured and changing environment, house cleaners may also be safe (roombas aside). But if you work in telephone sales, Oxford believes your job is as good as gone, while accountants and pharmacy technicians don’t fair much better. If you’re curious, you can see for yourself just how likely it is that you’ll be replaced by a robot by visiting: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34066941. Good luck, human.
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WINTER is the perfect time to start pruning deciduous fruit trees like stone fruit and pome fruit, grapes, mulberries, persimmons, figs and kiwifruit. The aim of pruning fruit trees is to produce reliable quality crops, with good size fruit on a manageable size tree. If the trees grow too tall, the fruit is up high and hard to reach and productivity is reduced. Fruit trees do not have to be pruned in order to produce fruit as fruiting is a natural occurrence to ensure the survival of the tree. But to stimulate fruit production, pruning needs to be carried out annually. It ensures a strong framework with short and durable branches that enable the tree to carry its crop. The finished product should have an open V shaped framework with not too many competing branches. When pruning, look for an outward facing bud and cut just above it on an angle so that the water runs off the bud. Start by removing any branches that are damaged or diseased, any that cross each other or rub against each other or any growing the wrong way. Prune out any branches growing in the centre, any suckers around the trunk and low branches under one metre.
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Upwards growing branches should be pruned to a manageable height, around 2-2.5 metres, so that any work or fruit picking can be done without using a ladder. Peaches, nectarines and apricots need to be pruned hard every year to stimulate new growth which bears the fruit. Apples, pears and plums fruit on older wood which develops fruiting spurs. These look a bit like wooden claws and grow on the side of the lateral branches. Prune the main branches, known as terminals, back to about five buds but leave the laterals to develop fruiting spurs for the next year. Evergreen types such as citrus don’t need hard pruning during winter and only require minimal pruning nearer to spring. Good hygiene is important, so rake up the prunings and dispose of them and remove any old, rotten fruit which could harbour diseases. Happy gardening.
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VETS CORNER
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Flea and tick prevention IN the last year or so several new products have been launched to aid in the prevention of fleas and ticks on our pets. For many years veterinarians have stocked and sold Frontline, Advantage and Revolution which are “spot-on� liquid products applied to the back of a pet’s neck. These products are still available and are generally still very effective. The newer products are aimed at addressing some of the problems encountered by users of these original flea and tick preventatives, namely their relatively short duration of action (often only two weeks for ticks and four weeks for fleas) and their possible reduction in effectiveness by swimming or bathing. Initially a new product called Comfortis was released which comes as a chewable tablet. If your pet is easily tableted then this product removes any problems with swimming or bathing. It has been shown to be highly effective in killing fleas and it continues to kill them for
one month after treatment. It does not, however, prevent ticks. Another new product called Nexgard is also in a tablet form and kills fleas and ticks for one month after treatment. One new product that many clients are excited about is Bravecto. This is also a tablet form and it is registered to prevent fleas for three months and ticks for four months. This is a significant extension over the usual protection claims of most products. Finally a new flea and tick collar called Seresto has just launched with TV advertisements. It is registered for up to eight months of flea prevention and four months of tick prevention. Standard flea collars have been at best mediocre at preventing fleas, but these new generation collars use a new technology material that uses the dog’s body heat to slowly release the protective components from the collar over time. Vets have not been big advocates of supermarket flea
PETS CORNER THIS week’s pet of the week at the Wangaratta RSPCA is Rosie, a black desexed female greyhound who is three years and two months old. To see more animals up for adoption at the Wangaratta RSPCA, visit the shelter in Connell Street or phone (03) 5722 2874.
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collars, but do endorse these new Seresto collars for their superior technology. As you can see there are many options for the prevention of ticks and fleas available with some of the newer ones offering effective protection for longer periods of time. It is worth noting that a daily search of your pet’s coat for ticks when you are in paralysis tick country is still recommended as no preventative is absolutely perfect. Similarly the basics of flea prevention like treating all animals in the household and regularly washing or discarding animal bedding still apply. If you would like to discuss any of the newer generation flea and tick products please don’t hesitate to call your local veterinarian. Tim Craig BVSc, Warby St Veterinary Hospital
PERFECT PICK: James Kukainis, Kim Franzke and Evelyn Niedzwiedzki brave the winter cold to gather some citrus from Tawonga Primary School’s trees. PHOTO: Alex Craig
Greg said that as well as learning gardening, cooking and dining skills, children learn to share their learning with the special people in their lives. “The parents are quite staggered,� he said. Kim Franzke, principal of Tawonga Primary School, said that being part of the program has seen teamwork and leadership grow within the student community. Within the program at her school, older students are paired with younger ones, with the older students learning valuable leadership skills and young students learning teamwork and respect. “They are collaboratively learning together,� she said. “With some kids, it’s the highlight of their week.� Kim said the benefit in not just their cooking, gardening and teamwork skills, but also in other
areas such as maths, science and vocabulary. “They’re discovering something new,� she said. Beechworth’s St Joseph’s Primary School has been a participant in the program since the beginning of this year, and principal Kitty Hancock said it has been embraced by students, parents and staff alike. She said children alternate in the program between gardening and food preparation, and also learn set tables, social skills, cooperation and much more. In the time since the program began, she said the school had successfully grown many foods in their garden, including eggplants and cantaloupes. “Some of the children are then going home and recooking these meals for their family,� she said. “It’s just a nice, hands on thing.�
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SNOW PLAY
WHITE OUT: Mt Buffalo was blanketed with snow after last week’s cold weather. WINNER: Under bright lights, clear skies and in front of one of the biggest crowds Cattleman’s has ever seen, Sam ‘Reddog’ Neumann edged past 15 of Australia’s best snowboarders to claim his first Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam title at Mt Buller. PHOTO: Andrew Railton.
Ski season hitting its stride RECENT wintry conditions have made visits to local snow resorts an even bigger treat for skiers, snowboarders and other resort enthusiasts. At Mt Buller there is a Mt Buller Winter Adventure Race on Saturday, July 23, with $3000 worth of prizes up for grabs. Also on Saturday is the Backcountry Film Festival at Mt Buller Cinema, with incredible flicks celebrating the wildnerness. Falls Creek will see the Snow Trek and Travel Mini Series Two on July 24, which is an opportunity for kids and youth to participate in racing at Falls Creek. For more information, see the Telemark Nordic Ski Club website at www.tnsc.com.au. Female snow enthusiasts can also gain new skills and thrive with the Mim Sodergren’s Women’s Five Day program taking place from July 25-29. The program is suitable for a range of different skill levels, from novices to skilled skiers. This Saturday at Mt Hotham sees the Hotham Club
Lodge Races, as well as the Hotham Junior Freeride Series Moguls. The Freeride Series continues on Sunday, July 24 with the Rider-X events, open to both ski and snowboard disciplines. Hotham will be hosting their Women’s All Mountain Ski Week between July 25-29, including coaching, fitness sessions and much more. Mt Buffalo is reporting good snow falls and is currently ideal for snow play, tobogganing and cross country skiing. For up to date information about what is happening at local mountains this winter, see:
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Mucous issues ARE you a mucousy person? Do you find that you have dark circles under your eyes despite good quality sleep? Do you have watery eyes and painful sinuses all year round? If you are snottier than you would like to be, you may be eating too many mucous forming foods and not enough of the foods that improve the body’s ability to decongest, and clear irritants (pollens, plants, animal fur, fumes, reactive foods etc.) Foods that break down mucous have high levels of antioxidants known as bioflavonoids, which are natural antihistamines. These are found in the rind and white pith of citrus fruits in particular, but also in the skin of all fruits and vegetables. Foods that protect the immune system during summer are best eaten raw in the forms of salads or juices. They contain lots of liquid. The juices must be made fresh, and are best drunk within 10 minutes to ensure all the micronutrients are intact. Remember that these foods must be consumed a few times a day and be of high quality and freshness to have a medicinal effect.
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
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$FWLYH 5XUDO &RPPXQLWLHV &RRUGLQDWRU Part time 0.8eft, Ongoing (Wangaratta) This role is integral in providing meaningful and accessible programs for older people in our community. The Active Rural Communities Coordinator is responsible for the overall coordination, development and provision of planned activity groups for members of the HACC target group and other fee for service clients other (living in the rural City of Wangaratta). We are seeking an appropriately qualified and skilled individual to undertake this function and ensure the effective administration, coordination and care planning of activities/programs, Further information relating to this position can be obtained from the position description located on www.gatewayhealth.org.au or contacting Toni Reeves, Program Manager, on 0407 299 777. Applications must address the SELECTION CRITERIA in the position description and have two referees one being a current Manager or Supervisor. Applications close 9am Monday 25th July 2016
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FINANCIAL CONTROLLER NORTH EASTERN VICTORIA Peechelba Beef, part of the ICM Agribusiness Group, is the largest beef feedlot in Victoria, offering custom feeding services to a range of domestic and Wagyu finishing clients, located 25 kilometres from Wangaratta. We are seeking a Financial Controller with extensive experience to lead the financial activities of the business. The successful applicant will control all financial and management accounting as well as taking responsibility of budgeting, forecasting, monitoring of cash flow and management of internal controls. Reporting to the General Manager this role is an integral part of the executive management team and will manage the reporting requirements to the Regional Director. The ideal candidate will: ‡ %H D SURIHVVLRQDO TXDOLILHG $FFRXQWDQW DQG KDYH experience in a Finance related discipline. ‡ +DYH $JULEXVLQHVV DQG RU )HHGORW H[SHULHQFH preferably with a range of financial systems. ‡ +DYH H[FHOOHQW FRPPXQLFDWLRQ VNLOOV DQG WKH demonstrable ability to manage accounting functions within agreed deadlines. ‡ %H PRWLYDWHG ZLWK D KDQGV RQ DSSURDFK ‡ %H D SURDFWLYH SHUVRQ ZLWK DQ H\H IRU GHWDLO ‡ +DYH D KLJK OHYHO RI SHUVRQDO DQG SURIHVVLRQDO standard. ‡ ,GHDOO\ KDYH D PLQLPDO \HDUV¡ H[SHULHQFH LQ finance or management sector. An attractive remuneration package will be negotiated based on experience and qualifications. For further details, please contact Ruth Sacco on 0400 678 820 or visit our website at icmagribusiness.com.au. HR Manager ICM Agribusiness PO Box 925 Wangaratta Vic 3676 Fax: 03 57268 382 jobs@icm.com.au
Navigator Ovens Murray Case Manager Full Time, Fixed Term to December 2017 2x Positions based in Wodonga 1x Position in based in Wangaratta Junction Support Services is an independent, not-for-profit Community Services Organisation, providing high quality and innovative services to single adults, families, children and young people living in the Goulburn, Ovens and Murray area of Victoria. JSS is a registered charitable organisation. Navigator is a pilot program developed by the Department of Education and Training (DET). JSS will operate the pilot program, in conjunction with North East Local Learning Employment Network (NELLEN), throughout the Ovens Murray region. The program assists in creating a positive and safe school environment, while focusing on re-engaging students who have been disengaged for an extended period of time. Responsibilities include: ‡ 3URYLGH DQ LQLWLDO DQG RQJRLQJ QHHGV assessment with students who have been referred to the program. ‡ 'HYHORS DQG LPSOHPHQW HIIHFWLYH VXSSRUW plans based upon individual needs, assisting students to establish an education and/or employment pathway. ‡ :KHUH UHTXLUHG FRQGXFW SV\FKRVRFLDO assessments and assist in the development of student resilience and social and emotional capacity ‡ $VVLVW VFKRROV WR GHYHORS D EHWWHU understanding of how to cater for students who are vulnerable to disengaging and reconnecting with students who cease attending To be successful you will have a relevant WHUWLDU\ TXDOLILFDWLRQ VXFK DV 6RFLDO :RUN Behavioural Science, Social Science, DQG 3V\FKRORJ\ DQG GHPRQVWUDWHG FDVH management experience relevant to this role. Junction Support Services offers a competitive remuneration package which includes salary sacrifice. $GGLWLRQDO LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG SRVLWLRQ GHVFULSWLRQ is available from the “Employment� section of our website http://www.junction.org.au. $SSOLFDWLRQV PXVW LQFOXGH VWDWHPHQWV addressing the mandatory selection criteria and current resume to ginny.krich@junction.org.au E\ SP :HGQHVGD\ WK -XO\ Junction Support Services is a child safe organisation and is proud to be an equal opportunity JSS acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government employer.
VINEYARD MANAGER Pizzini Wines is seeking an experienced, hands on Vineyard Manager to manage their 170 acres of Vineyard, located in the upper reaches of the King Valley. Pizzini Wines is a family-owned winery in the King Valley wine region of north east Victoria. We specialise in the production of Italian varieties as well as growing many of the French varieties. We are passionate about our business and are committed to the King Valley wine region, one of the most picturesque and unspoilt valleys in Australia, three hours North of Melbourne. The person we are seeking will have the ability to manage our vineyards from planning and budgeting, through to the management of people and contractors. If you are an experienced Vineyard Manager, looking for new challenges or an Assistant Vineyard Manager or a Viticulture Technical Officer looking for that next step, this could be the position for you. A competitive salary is offered with this position. For any questions please phone 0418259604. All applications to be sent to accounts@pizzini.com.au Subject: Vineyard Manager Application. Applications close on August 5, 2016.
Community Development Officer, 0.6EFT SCHCADS Industry Award 2010 Level 5 (negotiated according to experiences and qualifications) This role will lead the development, coordination and monitoring of NELLEN’s Adult Allies program as part of the ‘wrap around’ support provided by the Navigator initiative – a Victorian Government Department of Education statewide pilot. Selection criteria: 1. Be able to think strategically – having wide experiences and broad-ranging abilities in communications with proven integrity, respect for confidentiality and knowledge of JSS and NELLEN’s government and community interests 2. Be result focused – having strong skills in setting realistic and time-framed goals, establishing key priorities, meeting key milestones and contributing effectively to the Navigator team 3. Be across the relevant guidelines and statutory requirements relating to volunteer recruitment and management – having implemented a volunteer program 4. Be aware of key service groups currently operating in Alpine, Indigo and Towong Shires and the City of Wodonga – having contact and historic connections to interest groups 5. Hold high personal standards – having the ability to work autonomously and present high-level community relationship management Applications close Wednesday 27 July at 5pm NELLEN is a non-smoking environment. We value our staff members and promote leadership, creative thinking and innovation. We respect professional behaviours, embrace diversity and encourage work-life balance. For more information and position descriptions, phone Bev Hoffmann on (02) 6056 0966 or email ceo@nellen.org.au
LIVESTOCK HANDS Riverina Milk is a division of the ICM Agribusiness Group, an Australian business with a long and proud history of success in this country and overseas. Due to on-going development work we have a number of permanent, full-time positions available at our Corowa dairy operation. We are seeking fit and energetic people with a passion for animals to join our livestock team. You will be trained to look after our cows and this involves a range of husbandry tasks related to herding, identification, record keeping, calving assistance, transition to milking, reproduction, dry cow processing and heifer growing. Riverina Milk is not your ordinary dairy; we are currently milking 2000 cows 3 times per day which are fed TMR in modern Freestall complex. If you love animals, have an eye for detail and can work as part of a team this may be the job for you. Accommodation on farm is not available but Corowa and Yarrawonga are within a 20 minute drive. Assistance with relocation could be available to the right candidate. The positions have immediate start dates but could be held open. Pay rates as per Workplace Agreement apply. To discuss the position further please contact Nathan Simpson on 0429 173 434 or check out our website at icmagribusiness.com.au. Applications or Expressions of Interest should be forwarded to: The HR Manager ICM Agribusiness PO Box 925 Wangaratta VIC 3676 Fax: 03 5726 8382 Email: jobs@icm.com.au
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Once there was death & taxes, now there is aged care, death & taxes IN my reading this week I came across an article in respect of the estimated 1.2 million Australians that in 2040 will be aged over 85. Frightening isn’t it. The landscape is undergoing enormous changes to meet the growing demands of an ageing population that has a wish to stay in their own home, rather than in an aged care facility. Never before have so many people grown old together, and judging by current trends, many - if not most – of them will want to continue to live in their own home rather than in residential care. The recent government reforms creating a more market-driven environment for in-home aged care probably means that many more will get their wish. Australia’s aged-care sector has been largely government funded and dominated by not-for-profit providers; however, this may change over the
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kenclarke11@bigpond.com next decade. The number of private, for profit start-ups is expected to grow in line with the new regulatory push toward consumer-directed aged care and the generational shift from the frugal post-depression generation. The culture-changing baby boomers are used to having choice, even if it means they have to pay for it. Professor Hal Kendig, chief investigator at the Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, says a growth in in-home care reflects the overwhelming desire of older Australians to age at home or,
as the rhetoric goes, “age in place”. “Some of the studies that I’ve overseen find that a great many of our aged persons are not happy about moving into the workplace of other people – namely residential care,” says Professor Kendig. Recent reforms to aged care will see all in-home care packages delivered on a consumer-directed care basis from February 2017. These reforms, announced in the 2015-2016 federal budget, are expected to deliver regulatory savings of A$4.51 million a year. Grant Thornton senior manager of audit and assurance Kayathri Thangarajah, a member of the firm’s health and aged care group, says these reforms will foster a more competitive environment for in-home aged care, as consumers will have more to say about the care and services they are able to access and how and by whom they are delivered. “The private for-profit providers
may think they will be more successful than the not-for-profits, because they can run more efficiently and have a more dynamic workforce,” she says. Martin Warner, Australian director and franchise holder of US based private in-home care company Home Instead, agrees that consumerdirected care presents opportunities for private businesses such as his own. He welcomes greater transparency in the industry. “Previously it was the providers who dictated to the consumers what was happening,” says Mr Warner. “Clients have had little choice over the services they received. “They couldn’t change their care provider if they weren’t happy, they couldn’t necessarily change the caregiver and they were told when they were going to receive the service. “Most importantly, organisations that received funding for clients didn’t have to account to the client
how that money was being spent. “To me, that was extraordinary”. While the public aged-care system provides an important safeguard for in-home care, it is under enormous strain. As we all know when it comes to choosing an aged care option the whole family needs to be involved. A 2013 report from the Productivity Commission projected by 2060, Australian governments will face additional pressures on their budgets equivalent to about six per cent of national GDP. This principally reflects the growth on health, aged care and the age pension. Please discuss with your GP the options available as you age. There is an Aged Care Assessment Service operating out of Wangaratta, and a booklet from the Australian Government titled ‘My Aged Care, five steps to accessing a Home Care Package’ that I recommend you read.
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