The Horsham Times - 19 June 2020

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SAVE THE OVERLAND

By Alexander Darling ADVOCATES will seek to breathe new life into the campaign to save the Wimmera’s last passenger train on Friday.

A Zoom meeting on the Overland train will take place between 1pm and 2pm, to discuss how to increase promotion of the service.

In April, the Victorian government promised to fully fund the Overland, which has been running from Adelaide to Melbourne since 1887, until June 30. It was the third time they had committed to subsidizing the privatelyrun train unilaterally since the South Australian government pulled out of a joint arrangement at the end of 2018.

Horsham Rural City mayor Mark Radford said a group of people on both sides of the border were keen to see the train keep running.

“Over the border we’ve got John Wilson, an Adelaide rail historian, and councillors from the Murray Bridge and Tatiara shires,” he said. “Originally we were going to have a get together at Serviceton Railway station, but obviously that can’t happen with restrictions.

“One of the key themes coming out of our conversations is the underpromotion of the train, and I think that’s where interested people can help with the promotions side of it.

“The Spirit of Tasmania Ferry now runs from Geelong, so the opportunity is there for the Overland to hook into the ferry service, for visitors from Tasmania. But even more significant is under the COVID-19 restrictions, it is going to be a long time before people are going to be able to go overseas for holidays.

“We believe that creates opportunities for rail journeys: The Overland also hooks in with (train stations that host) the Ghan and the Indian Pacific.”

The Overland stops at Nhill, Dimboola, Horsham, Stawell and Ararat twice a week, as part of a return trip between the capital cities.

In Nhill, couple Margaret and John Millington have been among the residents standing on platforms waiting for the Overland to arrive, to raise awareness amongst passengers the service could end.

“There has been a lot of letter writing to politicians and Journey Beyond Rail Expeditions (the company operating the Overland) in recent months to try

Last time I caught the bus to Melbourne I caught three buses and it took me six and a half hours.” A trip from Nhill to Melbourne on the Overland in March would have taken a passenger five hours and 33 minutes.

Mr Millington said health specialists came from Adelaide on the Overland to service the community.

Mrs Millington said she had heard

from Journey Beyond negotiations over the train’s future were continuing.

“They could have said anything (about the Overland’s future in April) because they knew it wasn’t running then,” she said. “Who behind the scenes is interested in keeping it going?

They would have put a line through it in December if there wasn’t anyone. We haven’t given up.”

GENEROSITY FLOWS

WIMMERA service clubs are still doing their best to help the community despite restrictions on fundraising events.

The Rotary Club of Horsham East has announced the recipients of its most recent round of donations even though it has been unable to match previous years’ donations.

President Tom Gallagher said any help the club could provide, it would. Full story - P21.

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and put forward our arguments of the necessity of it,” Mrs Millington said.

“We aren’t near any airports, and people that get on at capital cities stop as tourists. I have spoken to numerous people and they’ve said - there’s a bus service that leaves (Nhill) everyday they’ve said it’s not an option for them.

“They either can’t get on it, can’t use the toilets or it takes too long on the bus.

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To the Editor, If Horsham Mayor Mark Radford is correct the Overland service is doomed and what was already a poor excuse for passenger rail in the Wimmera is dead.

There is however a solution at hand and ready to go. A commuter rail service between Ararat and Nhill.

This has been loosely costed at $7M per year and that is purely cost - it doesn’t take any income into account. Were that number to double it would still be extraordinary value for taxpayer dollars Governments are looking for “shovel ready projects” to help reinvigorate local economies post COVID-19. Well, this one is better than shovel ready, it’s more than half built.

The line is passenger standard.

The stations are built and need minimal, if any, work to be commuter ready.

The actual trains are currently working on the N.E line. Work has started on that upgrade and the rolling stock should become available next year. It won’t be new but it will work.

What needs to happen is a timetable developed, staff trained and it’s all aboard.

I have not met anyone who has tried to use public transport to get from the Wimmera to either Melbourne or Ballarat who does not have at least one horror story about the experience. We deserve better and this is it, even if the Overland does

Wimmera Weather Week Ending June 16th

Temp

MIN

MAX

Rainfall

FRI

8 17

Horsham

7.8mm

SAT

6 12

Stawell

14mm

SUN

6 10

Ararat

20.4mm

MON

5 12

Warracknabeal

6.4mm

TUE

8 13

Nhill

14.2mm

WED

8 13

Hopetoun

5mm

THU

8 12

Edenhope

30.2mm

A cold front will enter western Victoria late today and will cross the remainder of the State on Saturday as an associated complex low pressure system approaches southwest Victoria.

Weather information provided courtesy

WEEKLY RESERVOIR LEVELS

Current as of 17 June 2020 This Year

Last Year*

Lake Bellfield

60%

68%

Lake Fyans

72%

68%

Lake Lonsdale

13%

15%

Moora Moora Reservoir

36%

37%

Rocklands Reservoir

24%

28%

Taylors Lake

40%

38%

Lake Toolondo

16%

27%

Lake Wartook

34%

34%

Mt Cole Reservoir

51%

35%

Green Lake

44%

43%

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This time last year 34.32% - 192,290 ML ^ Green Lake (near Horsham) – Water volume is not included in the total supply volume or percentage

TOTAL 30.12% Current contents (ML) 168,740

survive.

You need to make your voices heard, write to your local paper, talk to friends, visit the Wimmera Rail Service Facebook page and send emails of support to the responsible minister, Melissa Horne, at Melissa.Horne@parliament. vic.gov.au.

We need this urgently, to support local businesses, help get tourism going and growing again and to allow people to get to Melbourne and Ballarat without the drama these trips currently cause.

Yours, Dave Lennon Dear Editor, In my living room there is a working model train set built around an active volcano named ‘Mount Beyondreproach’.

The scenery is founded on the combined word picture John 8 : 3-11 and Matthew 5: 25-26, and my own experiences in real life situations.

Overlooking the display, there are three monkeys spelling out the message ‘see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil until you have looked beyond the face value and investigated your source of information for any truthfulness behind it’; and there is a painting containing the words ‘Our God says: My will is for all men everywhere to seek My counsel in all things.’

The display is open to anyone who wishes to examine it.

Yours sincerely, Frank A. Lyell.

46 Wawunna Road, Horsham.

Dear Editor, Regarding the city to river 20 year plan.

I certainly hope this is all completely transparent. I have heard from many different people confusing reports on the notion of dismantling the lawn tennis courts, croquet and the mini railway.

Could someone in authority deny or confirm this, also the ridiculous suggestion of turning the city oval around, impacting the sound shell.

I am sure, with all the sweat put in by volunteers over the years to keep these institutions going, surely it would never happen, or would it?

David Castles Horsham Letter to editor Is the HRCC internal audit value for ratepayers dollars?

Should the ratepayers be paying approximately $5000 for an HRCC internal audit on the decision making process for the City to River Plan, when the scope of the audit is “CONFIDENTIAL” and the “FINDINGS ARE CONFIDENTIAL”?

Horsham Rural Ratepayers and Residents Assoc (HRRR) says - NO!!

Many in the community listened to the interview on ABC Wimmera Breakfast on June 9.

During this interview with Mr Bhalla, CEO of HRCC, said that this audit had come about when he “had a chat to the Mayor”.

HRRR finds this hard a to comprehend when in August 2019, Cr Grimble moved the following motion: Council seek an independent audit of its authorisation and decision-making to commence and advance the City to River – Wimmera River precinct and central activity district (CAD) vision and masterplan against its relevant in time Council Plan.

The independent audit be conducted as a priority and undertaken by qualified auditors with local government experience to perform the task.

A closing report be provided to Council clearly stating its conclusions including any recommendations for consideration of Council.

RATIONALE: Transparent and accountable decision making is important for community confidence.

Evaluation and continuous improvement in process is good practise.

External auditing is commonplace and is good practise.

Minimises ambiguity or clarity whilst addressing concerns raised in the community.

This motion was defeated on the casting vote of our Mayor Cr Radford.

So why an internal audit now?

The City to River project has continued regardless of any input from the Community – including petition submitted in Dec with 2182 signatures calling for suspension of City to River and other Transforming Horsham projects “until an acceptable level of community engagement, inclusion and transparency of processes in these and future plans by the Council, has been resolved”. This was always about the process, not whether the community wanted improvements, but even elected Councillors in the chamber totally missed the point it was about the process.

HRRR Assoc, would like to make it perfectly clear this is not about whether the community wants to see improvements in the municipality, including the riverfront. The Horsham Community Plan in 2013 clearly showed that the community does want to see what they value retained but also wants to see improvements and enhancements. And they want it to be affordable and suit our liveability.

Mr Bhalla also stated during the interview, “we didn’t deliberately do anything wrong”.

HRRR is unclear why this statement was made.

HRRR has received a number of comments from the community since this interview, some are listed below: What is the point of paying $5000 for the Audit and Risks Committee to audit this when many believe they should be overseeing the governance and procedures continually?

How can the Mayor Cr Radford be on this audit Committee when he already voted against an audit on this project?

Why is the result of the audit confidential?

What happens if the audit does find issues?

Who is going to know what the issues are?

Is the $5000 audit a tick in a box to say an audit was done?

Does the community believe this internal audit is value for their money?

Di Bell, President HRRR Assoc

POLICE SEEK OWNER OF STOLEN TOOLS

By Alexander Darling

HORSHAM residents that have had tools stolen overnight are being invited to attend the city’s police station on Roberts Avenue.

Sergeant Mick Salter said police came into possession of the stolen tools early on Monday morning.

“We don’t know where they have been stolen from,” he said. “We are trying to find the owner and where they normally kept the tools - whether it was the back of a ute, a work centre or at a construction site.”

Sergeant Salter said the value of the

tools that had been stolen was in the tens of thousands of dollars.

“We need people to come in and identify what is missing to see if they match,” he said. “We are making inquiries into potential offenders as well.”

CORRECTION THE story titled Horsham sold down the river? Not on Gary’s watch, published Friday June 12, Gary Aitken’s wife was incorrectly named as Heather. Mrs Aitken’s name is Beverly.

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PEDIATRICIAN PARTNERSHIP WITH MELBOURNE BENEFITS WIMMERA FAMILIES JessieAnne Gartlan A NEW partnership between the region’s maternal and child health services and the Royal Children’s Hospital is giving Wimmera families direct access to pediatricians via telehealth.

Wimmera mother of four Alice Adams said the partnership means huge financial and time savings, as well as increased local support.

Ms Adams has spent the last several months driving her four month old daughter, Harriet, to Melbourne and Ballarat in an attempt to get a diagnosis for Harriet’s symptoms.

“My husband is working and I’m at home with the kids, so travelling to Melbourne is an extra expense we can’t really afford because it’s fuel, it’s accommodation and then you’ve got

to pay for the appointment on top of that,” she said.

“It’s that massive waiting period as well. If I have to wait three or four months to see a pediatrician it’s just torture on me and on Harriet, and sometimes it’s just to get a referral and send it off. This cuts it all out.”

Now the family can access pediatrician Dr Bill Garvey at the Royal Children’s Hospital via telehealth at the Kalkee Road Children’s and Community Hub. The partnership is called the BY FIVE Specialist Paediatric Support Partnership and is a product of the BY FIVE Early Years Project, an initiative of the Wimmera Southern Mallee Regional Partnership.

Local services have committed to providing funding for Dr Garvey to work with nurses until August, with

First prostate nurse to be appointed • SUPPORT: Alice Adams and baby Harriet attend a telehealth consultation at the Kalkee Road Children’s and Community Hub. Photo: CONTRIBUTED.

• Wimmera Cancer Centre manager Carmel O’Kane and visiting medical oncologist Dr Vishal Boolell are pleased with the funding announcement. Photo: CONTRIBUTED.

JessieAnne Gartlan THE Wimmera Cancer Centre is working towards better health outcomes for men after it announced it will appoint a dedicated prostate nurse.

The appointment will be a first for the Wimmera Health Care Group and was brought about after the health organisation applied for funding under the federal government’s Prostate Cancer Nurses Program.

The program has been running for three years and has funded 29 nation-wide dedicated nurses nationwide.

The nurse is anticipated to start at

the centre in August and will work three days a week.

The funding includes any training for the specialist through La Trobe University.

Wimmera Cancer Centre manager Carmel O’Kane said the inclusion of a prostate nurse to her team would mean Wimmera men could visit a specialist nurse in Horsham without travelling to Ballarat or Melbourne.

“Our region has a similar ratio to the rest of the state when it comes to prostate cancer numbers but unfortunately we have a poorer survival rate than the rest of Victoria,” Ms O’Kane said.

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additional funding being sought to extend this arrangement.

Families who access the service at the clinic are accompanied during their appointments by a maternal and child health nurse, who works with Dr Garvey and the family to facilitate the appointments.

Dr Garvey has been involved in the

By Five project since 2018 and already knows the community well.

“You’re getting that help and you’re not alone,” Ms Adams said.

“I’m getting that extra support weekly because of the nurse that I’m in contact with all the time.

“She is able to give that bit of support and ask questions I wouldn’t think of, or I forget to ask, and because the GP is included (in the appointment) I’m not going to have to relay the message to everybody - everyone knows at once.”

BY FIVE coordinator Rachel Robinson said the arrival of COVID-19 has amplified the benefits of the service.

“After months of planning, the idea for a tele-practice project with maternal and child health services came together in February, so by chance we were just

getting started when the COVID-19 situation arose,” she said.

“Some of the barriers we thought we might face have disappeared – telepractice has become the norm rather than the exception as people have experienced the positive possibilities firsthand.”

Horsham Rural City Council maternal child health nurse Melanie Wade said the initiative brought advantages for the Children’s Hub staff too.

“There can be a wait of up to two years to see a pediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, so we are so fortunate to be able to help our local families access a specialist, in the Medicare-funded health system, with very little wait period,” she said.

“It is also beneficial for myself and my maternal and child health nurse colleagues to be able to work collaboratively with such a highly skilled and knowledgeable health professional.

“It definitely provides us with learning opportunities to ensure we are providing the best, most accurate and up-to-date evidence-based information

and practice for families in the Wimmera region.

“We have also invited the GPs of families participating in the telehealth consults to attend and be involved – Dr David Wilson from Lister House Clinic participated in a telehealth consult recently.

“The great thing about this is that Dr Wilson can then provide localised medical follow up, in collaboration with Dr Garvey and the Royal Children’s Hospital.”

WSM Regional Partnership Chair, David Jochinke said BY FIVE emerged from the 2016 and 2017 WSM Regional Assemblies when the community identified the early years as one of its highest priorities.

“This project is aimed at improving the quality and accessibility of paediatric health care for WSM children,” Mr Jochinke said.

“It has been developed to demonstrate that the enhanced use of telehealth facilities in an appropriate model of care is a successful, scalable and sustainable approach that can address current barriers to regional health care.”

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Telehealth ready to help young families

Expansion of service connects parents, babies and young children with paediatricians A trip down to the Royal Children’s Hospital can be long, tiring and costly for young Wimmera families.

As of last month, the project has helped divert several Horsham families from costly paediatric appointments.

It’s even more challenging during the current pandemic restrictions.

Instead they attend the Kalkee Road Children’s and Community Hub where a Maternal and Child Health nurse joins the video conference and works with Paediatrician Dr Billy Garvey, patient and family to help deliver a virtual consultation.

However the expansion of a telehealth service is now giving more families the chance to see a paediatrician without leaving Horsham.

The BY FIVE Specialist Paediatric Support Partnership is a product of the

BY FIVE Early Years Project, an initiative of the Wimmera Southern Mallee (WSM) Regional Partnership. The partnership aims to ensure families with young children across the WSM can access specialist care in their communities.

And while video conferencing appointments have been possible for almost a decade, it is expected a new partnership with the region’s maternal and child health services will see a surge in people benefiting from the convenience of telehealth.

“After months of planning, the idea for a tele-practice project with maternal and child health services came together in February, so by chance we were just getting started when the COVID-19 situation arose. We have been able to amplify the changes we were hoping to make,” BY FIVE Coordinator Rachel Robinson said.

“Some of the barriers we thought we might face have disappeared – tele-practice has become the norm rather than the exception as people have experienced the positive possibilities firsthand.”

Alice Adams and her daughter Harriet were the first to use the program in Horsham.

Mrs Adams said the most significant benefit was the reduced waiting time.

“Heading down for an in-person appointment would have added an extra three months to that period of uncertainty regarding my baby’s health,” Mrs Adams said.

“It’s much better for your mental health to be able to be seen straight away.

“Having the Maternal Child Health Nurse there beside me made it much more comfortable. She was able to ask the doctor questions during the consultation which was really useful.

“Then afterwards she made herself available to talk more about what the doctor had said.”

Horsham Rural City Council Maternal Child Health Nurse Melanie Wade said the initiative brought advantages for the Children’s Hub staff too.

“There can be a wait of up to two years to see a Paediatrician at the Royal Children’s

DOING BUSINESS WITH HORSHAM RURAL CITY COUNCIL All Requests for Quotation and Tenders are now advertised on Council’s website at hrcc.vic.gov.au/home Register your company details at eprocure.com.au/horsham-rural-city-council/ and don’t miss an opportunity to bid on Council projects.

BUDGET SUBMISSIONS To view the draft budget please visit Council’s website hrcc.vic.gov.au Submission should be made in writing to the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sunil Bhalla, PO Box 511 Horsham Vic 3402, or via email to council@hrcc.vic.gov.au Submissions can also be made via our online form. Visit hrcc.vic.gov.au for details.

Community members should indicate in their submissions if they, or a representative of theirs, wish to be heard in person by Council on Thursday 9 July 2020 at 5.00pm.

Submissions must be received before 5pm on Tuesday 7 July 2020.

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Hospital, so we are so fortunate to be able to help our local families access a specialist, in the Medicare-funded health system, with very little wait period,” she said.

“It is also beneficial for myself and my Maternal and Child Health Nurse colleagues to be able to work collaboratively with such a highly skilled and knowledgeable health professional. It definitely provides us with learning opportunities to ensure we are providing the best, most accurate and upto-date evidence-based information and practice for families in the Wimmera region.

“We have also invited the GPs of families participating in the telehealth consults to attend and be involved – Dr David Wilson from Lister House Clinic participated in a telehealth consult recently. The great thing about this is that Dr Wilson can then provide localised medical follow up, in collaboration with Dr Garvey and the Royal Children’s Hospital,” Ms Wade said.

HOSPITAL CROSSING WORKS Works to build a pedestrian crossing outside Wimmera Base Hospital’s main entrance have begun. Good weather allowing, the works are expected to be completed in two to three weeks.

MEALS ON WHEELS: BACK ON TRACK

Dr Garvey has been involved in the BY FIVE project since 2018 and already knows the community well. The commitment of local services has provided funding for Dr Garvey to work with nurses until August with additional funding being sought to extend this arrangement.

WSM Regional Partnership Chair, David Jochinke said BY FIVE emerged from the 2016 and 2017 WSM Regional Assemblies when the community identified the early years as one of its highest priorities.

“This project is aimed at improving the quality and accessibility of paediatric health care for WSM children,” Mr Jochinke said.

“It has been developed to demonstrate that the enhanced use of telehealth facilities in an appropriate model of care is a successful, scalable and sustainable approach that can address current barriers to regional health care.”

WEEK 2 BIN-SPIRATION WINNERS ANNOUNCED Horsham Rural City Council congratulate the next Isolation Bin-spiration winners, the Dreckow Household (pictured left) of Acacia Street and Kate Wade her son Anton (pictured right) of Lilac Street. They will receive a voucher from Brad’s Café Van and the Fig Tree Café.

The Isolation Bin-spiration painted bin competition continues.

For entry details, please visit https://bit.ly/IBIN-spiration

After implementing safety measures during COVID-19 restrictions, Meals on Wheels is now getting back to more normal operation and volunteers are again sought to help with the delivery of meals to clients in our community.

If you are at less of a risk of COVID-19 and would like to become a meals on wheels volunteer, please get in touch with our Coordinator Jackie on 5382 9741 or 0427 829 569

CREATIVE HORSHAM SURVEY HRCC invites all individuals, groups and organisations engaged in the creative sector to take a short survey to inform the development of the Creative Horsham Plan - the strategic arts and cultural document for Horsham Rural City Council.

To fill in this quick survey, please visit https://bit.ly/creative_horsham_survey_2020

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FUNDING HOPES FOR NHILL’S DAVIS PARK

By JessieAnne Gartlan

HINDMARSH Shire Council will apply for funding that would see Nhill’s Davis Park sports precinct upgraded.

Council met Wednesday afternoon and voted unanimously to apply for between $1M and $10M under the Victorian government’s Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program.

Hindmarsh mayor Rob Gersch said the grants program was a rare opportunity because it only required that successful councils match the grant by 10 percent.

Ordinarily councils have to match the entire funding amount, which can place higher grants out of reach for rural councils.

Cr Gersch said he hoped that smaller rural councils who couldn’t normally access grants of such high amounts would be given serious consideration.

“It’s a rather unique grant,” Councillor Gersch said.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for the council and for the (Nhill and District) Sporting Club to obtain facilities without having to contribute a lot of dollars.

“Fingers crossed the small rural councils

Safety upgrades for Horsham and Stawell airports

will get some sort of priority in the program.”

During the meeting the council stated that “previous discussions with the Nhill and District Sporting Club indicated they were unable to fundraise to meet a three for one contribution for previous available grants.”

“Council has allocated support funding in its budget confirmation and the Nhill and District Sporting Club has committed financially to the project as well,” Cr Gersch said.

“If we’re fortunate enough to get the grant then depending on costings and so on it will be a very well done sporting upgrade to Davis Park.

“The grandstand has been there forever. It was closed last year and we’ve demolished it.

“That was in our budget last year that we either repair it or try to obtain grants.

“That was one of the Bridget McKenzie grants and we were knocked back.”

An audit last year found the former sports minister had shown preferential treatment with sporting grants.

“If we are successful the community will be very excited about the program,” Cr Gersch said.

“We’ll be notified in a short period of time, which is also unusual. If we are successful it will have to start as soon as possible and be completed as soon as possible.

“It’s part of a stimulus package and the idea of a stimulus package is to have things that are shovel ready.”

During the same meeting the council also resolved to write letters of thanks to the federal and state governments for the opportunity to apply for stimulus funding.

“Council is very appreciative,” Cr Gersch said.

• Horsham is one of two Wimmera airports set to receive major upgrades under a federal government grants program.

By James Thomas

BOTH Horsham and Stawell Airports have been successful in receiving over $400,000 under the first round of Federal Government’s Regional Airports Grants funding.

Horsham Rural City Council has received $105,591 which will go towards a new backup power generator and upgrades to the apron lighting which is intended to improve the airport’s useability.

Under the funding arrangement, the council has agreed to match the federal grant, taking the upgrade total to $211,000.

The council’s Infrastructure Director John Martin said that the upgrades would improve the airport’s useability under a range of conditions and would eliminate some mounding at the north end of the runway that is currently impairing the line of sight.

“In the event of a power outage, Horsham Aerodrome requires emergency power to ensure continuous availability of runway lighting and aeromedical services,” he said.

“Currently there is a generator in place to provide emergency power to some parts of the aerodrome, but it is currently not big enough to power all of the runway lights and the aeromedical transfer services at the same time.

“The lights will also be re-installed to ensure they are high enough to be seen far enough along the runway.

“The works will ensure Horsham Aerodrome is suitable for its continued purpose of providing essential services to the community.

“We thank the Australian Government for its contribution under the regional airports funding program.”

The aerodrome is used by general aviation and the local aero club, two gliding clubs, crop dusting firms, charter aircraft, air ambulances, as a DELWP air base to support fire-fighting and occasional military aircraft.

Northern Grampians Shire Council was also successful in receiving $300,000 to fund stages 5B and 5C of the Stawell Airport Redevelopment Project.

Under the redevelopment project, council wants to install 3,580 metres of fencing to prevent wildlife from entering the airport.

Other major works on the airport will include the realignment and upgrade of Taxiway Bravo which will improve access to runways, hangars and refuelling areas.

The apron parking area will be extended by 1,500 square metres to improve the efficiency and safety of aircrafts travelling around the airport.

Northern Grampians Shire Council Mayor Murray Emerson said that there had been safety concerns surrounding near-misses with kangaroos and other wildlife but that the funding would help the region’s development.

“The overall safety improvements this project and funding will allow for are the result of many hours of work with the Stawell Airport Management Committee and reflects a genuine need from the airport users.”

“Our entire region will be better served with a better regional airport.”

Thankful for the support from the Member of Wannon Dan Tehan, Northern Grampians Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Liana Thompson said that the project is an opportunity to boost emergency services and the region’s economy.

“These improvements to our airport will mean better access to our region from the air, increased safety of our residents during events such as bushfire, and increased safety at the airport itself.”

The council plans to match the federal government’s funding taking the project’s total to $600,000.

The upgrades are scheduled to start as early as next month and are estimated to conclude in June 2022.

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WIMMERA AGENTS WAIT FOR THE SUNSHINE STATE

BARRY’S CORNER

Barry Clugston resides just west of Stawell and has had a long career as chair of GWMWater, firefighter, and farmer.

He was a vocal advocate for the Wimmera Mallee pipeline, presented a wildlife program on ABC radio in western Victoria for 15 years and in 2012 was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia.

Echidnas It can be easy to think there are no echidnas about because there are plenty of rabbit scrapes scattered throughout your bush

THE opening of Queensland’s border will represent a change in fortunes for Wimmera travel agencies.

Anne Taylor, manager and owner of italktravel Horsham, said there had been an increase in inquiries since pandemic restrictions have begun to lift in Victoria.

“We are starting to do more quotes, but until the border restrictions in other states that have them are lifted, people will still be hesitant about locking things in,” she said.

“People are wanting to go a bit further from home than they’ve been able to in the last few months.”

The state governments of the Northern Territory and South Australia will open their borders on July 20, but Queensland is yet to make such a commitment. Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory have not closed their state borders during the pandemic.

“The NT is of interest to a lot of our clients especially travel on the Ghan,” she said. “Most of our enquiries are to warmer destinations that involve flights rather than driving, so people are definitely keen to go to Queensland. Hopefully that (border opening) won’t be too far away.”

Ms Taylor said the staff were looking forward to booking more holidays than they cancelled.

Ms Taylor also advised residents to make sure they knew the identities of people they book holidays through, such as guesthouse owners. “Being sure of who you’re dealing with is a big part of getting the result you’re after,” she said.

Horsham HelloWorld travel’s Chris Buwalda said in addition to train journeys, his office had been “getting a few enquiries regarding cruising the Kimberley Coast”.

“Be aware of where your travel spend is going, who and where is your money going to, be aware of any cancellations/amendment costs,” he said.

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The markings on the ground can tell us what sort of animals you have.

A rabbit leaves toilet scratches and digs little scoops with the surplus soil at one end while the echidna gouges into an ant mound and rips the dirt out and leaves a pointy hole where it snuffles around for a snack from the ant nest.

It drives a long sticky tongue into the hole and twirls it about and ants become stuck.

Echidnas are fearsome looking animals, all spikes and dark fur. They cannot bite but use terribly strong legs and spikes as defence.

If danger approaches it will dig in and cling to the soil.

It is related to the platypus back many 1000s of years ago by the classification as monotremes, or egg laying mammals.

They can scale a netting fence and only feed on ants. They get run over on roads by vehicles when

By Alexander Darling

the animal blends into the background darkness of the road at night as it wobbles along searching for food.

Generally at night or they sometimes wander on a dark cloudy day They will scrape out a burrow not unlike a rabbit and the only difference is the shape. Where a rabbit digs forward its burrow is oval shaped an echidna uses its legs in a sideways motion and ends up with a short burrow, two to three metres deep and the entrance similar shape to a football or flat bakers bread One pug is born and left in the nest burrow for quite a few days before it will have developed some spikes and can wander after the female. If you get onto the animal tracks, its marks will look out of character because the feet face the rear, which make sense with all its digging.

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STEAM Centre delivers results for St Brigid’s College

By JessieAnne Gartlan A MULTIMILLION dollar educational facility emphasising science, engineering and the arts has been embraced by students at St Brigid’s College in Horsham.

The STEAM centre is a fully equipped $7.2 million dollar complex designed to help students learn science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.

VCE students returned to schools on May 26 and were the first to experience the centre, while remaining year levels returned on June 9.

The building has a dedicated drama and arts space, visual arts classrooms, design rooms, and biology workshops.

The college will soon add a 3D printer and a laser cutter to the facility.

Principal Peter Gutteridge said the

• St Brigid’s students Axel and Indilly work on mask designs in the school’s new STEAM Centre.

• St Brigid’s year 11 students study environmental science in the new STEAM Centre.

Photo: JESSIEANNE GARTLAN

facility, which took five years of planning and construction to bring to fruition, is designed to enable students to see a project through from the initial planning stages to completion.

STICK SHED TO RE-OPEN • The Stick Shed Committee of Management Secretary David Grigg and staff member Robyn-Maree Penny prepare to remove Closed Signage for the reopening of the tourism attraction on Monday 22 June 2020.

By James Thomas MURTOA’S Stick Shed will reopen its doors to the public on June 22 for the first time since late March.

The shed’s Committee of Management met recently to decide on reopening, voting in favour as Victoria’s restrictions relax and with school holiday’s approaching.

The committee’s secretary David Grigg said that hygiene and social distancing restrictions would be in place to ensure that staff, volunteers, and visitors remain safe.

“We’re very confident of the fact that people will be coming from out of the area, so we have to be extremely careful to protect our own community and ensuring our staff are safe,” he said.

In accordance with the Victorian Government’s health regulations, all visitors will also be required to provide contact details.

“The design room is where the initial planning takes place for any project that the students want to do, right through to completion,” he said.

“Once they’ve designed their plans they move out into the rest of the building, either into the science rooms or the workrooms … to actually start putting their dreams together. At the end of it all out comes a finished product.”

Mr Gutteridge said the centre would help plug a skills gap.

“We know that the skills that the kids need were lacking here,” he said.

“This building gives us an opportunity to give those skills to the kids so by the time they do leave they are going to make a change to society.

“Every room (is equipped to teach) its own skills that are being developed, and the kids will walk out of here with a plethora of skills, from design to implementation to producing

Photo: JESSIEANNE GARTLAN

the final product.”

Mr Gutteridge said feedback from the students had been very positive.

“They love it. At lunch time this is just a hive of activity,” he said.

Year eight students Indilly and Arkie have been busy in the STEAM centre’s visual arts room designing masks used in different cultures around the world.

Indilly said the STEAM centre brought “some life to the school”.

“I love it. I think it’s amazing,” she said.

“It’s such a massive upgrade.”

Arkie said the school had been in need of “a new art centre and textiles room”.

Mr Gutteridge said the building was largely funded by the school, with a government contribution.

“We got $1.7 million from the government and the rest of that has come from ourselves,” he said.

As life returns to somewhat normal, Mr Grigg said that tourism is essential to keeping the attraction running.

“Its basically providing all the income we need for maintenance and development,” he said.

“Up to when we closed in March, we had for this financial year approximately 11,000 visitors.”

The reopening of the Stick Shed also coincides with the wrap up of the Land is Family exhibit by Melbourne’s fine art photographer Jenani Therone which had been on display since July 2019.

But Mr Grigg says that the committee will be looking at bringing in other artists.

“We have had expressions of interest from other people who wish to run events,” he said.

“There is a sculpture exhibition in the pipeline for November but that is still in the process of being developed.”

The Stick Shed will be reopening at its normal hours of Monday to Saturday 10am to 12.30pm and Sunday 10am to 2pm.

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Horn beeps to join applause as Art Is… welcomes star singer home

By Alexander Darling IF people attend a concert while sitting in their cars, they need to have the music broadcast through their car radios to hear it.

It’s this kind of knowledge Art Is… festival director Sarah Natali is needing to put to use, as she and other organisers prepare for the only event of the 2020 festival people can attend in-person.

On Saturday June 27, Wergaia musician Alice Skye will perform to a sea of 150 vehicles at Horsham showgrounds.

“Triple H’s Tim Hobbs and Ronnie Thomas are doing light and sound for us, and we’ve learned a lot about the logistics involved,” she said.

“Apparently, they have to get the signal from the showgrounds to Triple H and back to our radios, so you have to have the cars a certain distance from the stage because there is a 28 millisecond delay. It will sound terrible in your car if there’s a delay, so the cars have to be far enough back so the sound takes the same amount of time to get to the cars as it does to get from the stage to Triple H to the car radio.”

Sarah said she got the idea for a drive-in concert from a friend.

“They shared a post about drive• Singer-songwriter Alice Skye and fellow Horsham residents the King in movies having a comeback in twins return for one of the Wimmera’s most unique concerts on June 27.

Denmark in early May, and I thought

‘We could do that!’,” she said.

“I wanted to do it for National Reconciliation Week, but it would have been too little time to organise. I think it’s good we have an Indigenous performer returning to our region in between NRW and NAIDOC week.”

Sarah said she approached the showgrounds after the Horsham Agricultural Society hosted a drive-in movie night several years ago. This marks the second year the society and Art Is… have partnered, after 2019’s ‘Winter Warmer’ bonfire party.

Skye, who recently launched new single “Grand Ideas” and had been set to perform in the USA and Canada this year prior to COVID-19, will be supported by pop singer Elizabeth and local cover band All The Kings Men. The Art Is… festival kicked off at the start of June with a poetic voice workshop hosted over Zoom by Melbourne poet Amy Bodossian. In a normal year it would last ten days, but Sarah said the scheduled events would last until September for the festival’s 25th anniversary year.

“People were able to engage from the comfort of their own home, so it worked well: we had people from the UK, Perth and Melbourne join us as well as our usual audience,” she said.

“We are doing a poetry sharing workshop on June 25, on Sunday we’ve got an interactive circus skills workshop, where (an instructor) is

going to teach tricks using everyday materials from home like toilet rolls and socks. In July we’ve got Ilka White doing a workshop on how to make rugs using recycled materials, and in August we have four workshops on how to draw children’s cartoons by author Lorette Broekstra.

“Founding member Gill Venn is going to do a 25 years of Art Is… exhibition in September to finish it off, and that will probably be an inperson event at Red Rock Books and Gallery.

“I definitely want to do things in person (in 2021) if we can, but I think we will also do some stuff that’s virtual.”

Sarah said the festival was days away from sending off its 2020 program to print when state and federal governments began imposing lockdown measures in March. She said the pandemic had in one sense proved a blessing in disguise for organisers.

“We are planning things for next year already,” she said.

“There are a lot of workshops and stuff (from the original 2020 programme) we are really fortunate we can just lift and put in next year, which is good because I now have time to do a big funding application.

The art outreach program to Beulah and Yapeet primary schools will be moved to next year hopefully.”

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BIG WEEKEND CANCELLED

By Alexander Darling

• CANCELLED: Charley Baker with a scarecrow which was at Murtoa’s Show in 2018. This year’s event has been cancelled.

By James Thomas AFTER two difficult committee meetings held last Wednesday and Thursday, Murtoa’s Big Weekend (MBW) and the Murtoa Show have been cancelled.

Scheduled for the first weekend in October, both committees decided that, due to the health risks and uncertainty of how events would shape, they would instead wait till next year.

The MBW committee said that it was difficult to plan ahead due to the enormity of the event.

“Elements such as abiding with the current COVID-19 rules and risk measures; putting volunteers, family and friends at risk; and the uncertainty of ‘what the world will look like’ in early October, were the underlying factors in the decision,” they said.

“Many ideas were put on the table to keep MBW2020 alive, including a ‘Virtual Program’ which involved having various elements of the program filmed and live streamed on Facebook.

“All ideas that were discussed had the potential to deflate the unique Murtoa experience - where only physical experiences could come close to the real thing.”

Murtoa A and P Society president Emma Hamilton said while some entertainment had been booked, the committee had been cautious in booking ahead due to the event’s

Donald, Stawell thefts prompt police to issue security advice A HAMILTON police detective is encouraging rural supplies business owners in Wimmera towns to reduce their risk of being targeted, following thefts from five Western Victorian towns within a month.

Detective Sergeant Mark James, said around $50,000 worth of equipment - including chainsaws, whipper snippers and generators - had been stolen from Donald and Stawell stores among others.

“We believe there is a group targeting those small stores in rural towns,” he said.

“The others have been in Coleraine, Swan Hill and Heywood.

“There have been up to three male (offenders) but it has varied with each job. The items are readily saleable stuff off chain so they’ve got a reason to be taking them because they can

uncertainty.

“Normally we would be a bit further in the planning process by now but because we knew what was happening with the coronavirus, we didn’t want to book ahead too far and then have it cancelled,” she said.

Both committees have said they are planning for a “bigger and better” event next year, which will mark the weekend event’s 25th year and the Murtoa Show, which will celebrate its 136th year.

“The event committees respect that it is only natural to grieve for an event which has been delivered uninterrupted for over 20 years, along with the need to respect lifestyle normality, of which will be a long and ongoing process with the current pandemic of COVID-19,” they said.

“Credit should go to all of the enthusiastic and hard-working committee members with the sheer fact that the cancellation of the event was such a hard thing to do, as it reinforced the joy of bringing this major event of Murtoa’s Big Weekend to the community and beyond.”

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convert them into cash or drugs very easily.”

Detective Sergeant James said investigations into the incidents continued.

“We haven’t had one in Horsham but I don’t believe it’s over, we have had five in a month and I think they are going to keep going,” he said.

“The message is really at the moment to those businesses in small country towns without a 24-hour police station, we really want to make those targets a little bit harder.

“If you have CCTV, ensure that the cameras are clean and not covered with cobwebs... to ensure they have the best possible images particularly at night, that they have the best possible images. So that means clean, clean all your cameras, check the time, check that it’s recording properly.

“Look at your external security: make sure that doors are locked.

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Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the HDKA services have had to adapt the way it would normally conduct its open days and information evenings.

Marrang and Cooinda Kindergartens in Stawell will have virtual tours, educator video presentations and information booklets will be available for families wanting more information about the three and four year old kindergarten programs on offer in 2021 via the HDKA website www.hdka.com.au and Marrang and Cooinda Facebook page as of the June 22. Information booklets can be downloaded from the HDKA website or be picked up from the Marrang Office Dimboola, Jeparit, Nhill and Rainbow kindergarten open day sessions will be running for the Hindmarsh Kindergartens, however there will be some restrictions in place.

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Think about maybe creating physical barriers such as a pallet of goods in front of a door, just to try and make it harder for these people to get in and out - if they do get in alarms obviously are good.

“And for people in those small towns, if they see people that don’t belong in the area… ring Triple Zero straight away and we’ll get the closest police to come and check it out. It’s hard to predict if and when they will strike again given the geographical location and isolation of the towns.”

A salesperson at a Murtoa rural supplies store, who did not wish to be named, said the business was aware of the thefts.

“It’s been business as usual (during the pandemic), though we’ve made changes to our handwashing procedures and limited the number of people coming into the store,” they said.

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Real Estate AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES SET FOR SUCCESS UNDERSTANDING the farming world is as much a key to agent Bill Ower’s success as understanding the real estate world.

Mr Ower has been running Bill Ower Real Estate since 2011 and specialises in rural properties.

With over 50 years of industry experience, Mr Ower covers the Wimmera Southern Mallee area all the way to the South Australian border, down to Hamilton, east to St Arnaud and north to Hopetoun.

Mr Ower comes from a farming family himself and said rural properties were where he wanted to focus his real estate career.

“I’ve always had a farming background,” he said.

“I’ve always stuck to (rural sales) as my meat and potatoes.

“I do a few hobby farms that have a rural aspect to them - you’d say they are rural residential, but I don’t get into the houses in town unless a client wants me to do that.”

Mr Ower said farming is one of the few industries that isn’t suffering a huge fallout over coronavirus, which meant that although business had been quieter of late due to social distancing it was still ticking along.

“With the coronavirus the industry that has been the least affected has been agriculture,” he said.

“They can isolate themselves on farms.

The only difficulty they probably have is getting some supplies, like chemicals, which are coming from China and overseas.

“But agriculture is going to come out of this better than any other sector of the economy, and the fact of low interest rates means there’s going to be quite a demand.

“And that’s the thing about farming at the present time - so little of it is becoming available that it is very keenly sought after when it does.”

The biggest impact coronavirus has had has been on auctions, Mr Ower said.

“The last property I sold was advertised to be an auction but it was to be held on March 27, which was the week following the shutdown,” he said.

“We had to convert that auction into a little tender job, which we did, and since then there have been no auctions and very few rural properties coming on the market.

“There were a lot of sales by private treaty, by tender - the majority of them by private negotiation.”

Once restrictions are further lifted auctions will “free up again”, said Mr Ower.

Mr Ower said other sales will also pick up.

“It usually gets busy around August,” he said.

“With the low interest rates we’re having at the present time I think that farming land is going to maintain that higher level of values that it’s already established in the last few years.

“I don’t think that is going to ease back much at all.”

• With over 50 years of industry experience, Bill Ower has the know-how to help those wishing to sell their property. Mr Ower said he believes agricultural land is going to maintain its higher level of value despite the effects of coronavirus on Australia’s economy.

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The The large large kitchen kitchen offers offers ample ample of of bench bench and and cupboard cupboard space space and and adjoins adjoins thethe dining/living dining/living space. space.

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20 THE HORSHAM TIMES - Friday, June 19, 2020 THE HORSHAM TIMES

This Week’sTHIS WEEKS Markets MARKETS SHEEP & LAMB

BENDIGO

YARDING: 19000 LAMB: 15800 SHEEP: 3200 There was only a modest lift in lamb numbers to 15,800 head following the Queen’s Birthday holiday break. The lead runs of lambs off grain remained very good, however the yarding did fade out into a winter’s market of smaller clean-up lots of varied quality. The sale lacked spark, with all the regular buyers attending but not operating at usual levels. The market was cheaper and hit some flat spots in a fluctuating auction. Buyers were very selective on longer-woolled lambs that visually didn’t present well even though they still had some fat cover underneath. A pen of extra heavy crossbred lambs over 40kg cwt topped at $301/head. But most of the export lambs sized from 30kg to 35kg cwt sold from $250 to $270/head, with an average run estimated at 750c/kg cwt. Underneath this was a lot of sales from $207 to $240 for medium and heavy lambs

BALLARAT

YARDING: 23490 LAMB: 15126 SHEEP: 8364 Lambs numbers decreased this week to 15,126 yarded. The quality was plain to excellent, all the usual buying group attended and operated fully in a strong market to be firm to $5 dearer on the neat trade lambs and up to $10 softer on the heavy export lambs with a top of $305/head. Lambs back to paddock sold from $120 to $200/head. Light lambs suiting MK orders sold from $133 to $178/head. Trade lambs, 18 to 22kg, sold from $173 to $208/head. Lambs, 22 to 24kg, sold from $208 to $223/head, with a range of 862c to 981c to average around 940c/kg cwt. 4 score lambs, 24 to 26kg, sold from $211 to $231/head. Heavy export lambs, 26 to 30kg, lambs sold from $226 to $251/head and over 30kg lambs, sold from $249 to $305/head.

Merino lambs over 18kg sold from $150 to $208/head.

Sheep yarding of 8,364. The quality was very good, with plenty of weight on offer across the yarding in a

HORSHAM

YARDING: 4477 LAMB: 3041 SHEEP: 1436 Lamb numbers halved this week at Horsham with 3,034 yarded. Quality was again good, but not the numbers of heavy weight lambs penned. Most of the regular buying group attended and operated selectively in a generally firm market on last week. Heavy weight lambs reached $275, with the medium and heavy trade weight lambs selling mostly from $204 to $236/head. Merino lambs were few in number this week and sold from $137 to $176/head. Restockers and feeders were active on suitable lambs and paid from $135 to $186/head.

Sheep numbers were back at 436/head, with several quality pens of heavy Merino and crossbred sheep offered. Medium weight sheep sold a few dollars dearer, with most sheep attracting keen competition. Heavy crossbred ewes sold to $260, heavy Merino ewes sold to $240, with heavy, bare shorn Merino wethers selling at $235/head. Light weight 2 score lambs, 12 to 18kg,

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weighing from 24kg to 28kg cwt, costing an estimated 820c to 850c/kg cwt based on low skin returns of $2 to $3/head per pelt. Competition was more robust over the neat domestic pens under 24kg cwt, with the pick of these lambs from 870c to 890c/kg cwt. It meant there wasn’t a lot of difference in dollar per head terms over weight categories, with the main run of 22kg to 24kg crossbred lambs averaging $209 compared to $217/head for the 24kg to 26kg types. Heavy Merino lambs sold from $216 to $238/head, with the best quality types showing shape and good cover at 770c to 800c/kg cwt. Only 3,200 sheep were yarded, however only a handful of export companies compared with a lot of buyers only watching. Mutton was cheaper, varying from 620c to 680c/kg cwt depending on weight. Heavy sheep made from $200 to $260/head.

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firm to slightly dearer market in places. Light weight sheep sold from 106 to $156/head. Medium weight sheep sold from $130 to $187/head. Heavy sheep, 24 to 30kg, sold from $168 to $220/head and over 30kg types sold from $222 to $271/head. Heavy Merino ewes averaged 730c and heavy crossbred ewes averaged 685c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino wethers sold from $193 to $240 and medium weights sold from $140 to $168/head to average 715c/kg cwt. Merino rams sold to $135 and crossbred rams sold to $71/head.

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sold from $146 to $166/head. Light trade weight 2 to 3 score lambs, 18 to 22kg, sold from $168 to $210/head and averaged around 905c/kg cwt. Medium trade weight lambs, 3 to 4 score, 22 to 24kg, sold from $204 to $222/ head and made from 875c to 925c to average around 905c/kg cwt. Heavy trade weight lambs, 24 to 26kg, sold from $220 to $236/head to average around 885c/kg cwt.

The export weight lambs sold from $231 to $255, with the extra heavy weight lambs selling from $262 to $275/ head. Light weight sheep sold to $108/head. Medium weight sheep, 2 to 3 score sold from $123 to $168/ head and made from 620c to 710c, with Merino mutton averaging around 670c/kg cwt. Heavy Merino ewes sold from $165 to $240, heavy Merino wethers sold from $176 to $235/head and heavy sheep averaged from 670c to 720c/kg cwt. Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $166 to $260/head to average around 600c to 625c/kg cwt. Rams sold from $122 to $176/head.

PAKENHAM

YARDING: 1800 CHANGE: -253 There were approximately 1,250 export and 550 young cattle penned representing a decrease of 250 head from the sale of a fortnight ago. There was a full field of buyers present and operating in a dearer market.

Quality was mixed with fewer prime heavy weights and a larger proportion of young cattle. Young cattle lifted 10c to 20c/kg and more on some isolated sales drawing on strong feedlot and restocker demand. Grown steers lifted 10c/kg while a sprinkling of bullocks were slightly dearer. Heavy grown heifers improved 12c/kg. Heavy manufacturing steers gained 18c to 19c/kg. Cows sold from firm to 10c/kg dearer. Heavy bulls lifted 10c/kg.

Vealers sold from 360c to 441c/kg. Yearling trade steers made from 360c to 451c with feeder lots making from 346c to 400c/kg. Yearling heifers to the trade sold

SHEPPARTON

YARDING: 1500 CHANGE: -160 There were just over 1,000 exports and 465 trade cattle penned. There was a large yarding of heavy beef cows, the grown steers were predominantly in the heavier weighted categories and of better quality with more shape and finish this week. A full field of buyers were present. Heavy steers were 14c dearer, the beef cows were also 3c to 7c/kg better, while the dairy cows had mixed results as prices fluctuated throughout the sale. The trade cattle were of fair quality, with not many B muscled cattle about but there were a few more good quality heavy vealers about which attracted stronger competition. Prices across the finished grades of young stock going to processors showed a dearer trend of 5c to 20c/kg. The bulk of the vealers made from 350c to 432c/kg. The B and C muscled yearling steers made from 350c to 425c/kg, with the yearling heifer portion making from

JUNE 15

from 345c to 451c/kg. Grown steers made from 354c to 391c/kg. Bullocks sold from 365c to 385c/kg. Heavy grown heifers made from 322c to 370c/kg. Heavy Friesian manufacturing steers sold from 288c to 320c with the crossbred portion selling from 332c to 369c/kg.

Most light and medium weight cows made from 236c to 298c/kg. Heavy weight cows sold mostly from 252c to 320c/kg. Heavy bulls made from 280c to 330c/kg.

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320c to 394c/kg. The 500 to 600kg steers C3 and C4 sold from 370c to 394c, over 600kg bullocks made from 344c to 399c/kg. Not many Friesian steers were about this week and the best of those made to 298c/ kg. Heavy beef cows made from 282c to 313c/kg. The heavy dairy cow portion made from 242c to 280c/kg.

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BALLARAT

YARDING: 479 CHANGE: 261 sold from 240c to 272c and light weight cows sold After last week’s public holiday agents yarded 479 to 220c and restockers paid to 254c/kg. Heavy beef cattle, the quality was plain to very good. All the usual bulls sold to 316c and yearling bulls sold to 360c/kg. buying group attended and operatedin a very strong market with good competition from the feeders and restockers to be 5c to 20c/kg dearer and more in places across the yarding. Numbers were made up of 141 Steers, 170 Heifers, 116 Cows and 13 Bull and 36 Yearling bulls. The better quality vealers sold to the trade from 370c to 400c, feeders paid from 375c to 456c/kg. Yearling steers sold to the trade sold from 360c to 380c, feeders paid from 342c to 414c, yearling heifers sold from 290c to 387c and feeders paid from 287c to 402c/kg. Dairy steers sold from 272c to 330c/kg. Grown steers sold to the trade from 300c to 370c and grown heifers sold to the trade from 270c to 350c/kg. Heavy C muscle cows sold to the trade from 254c to 315c, medium weight cows

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ROTARY HELPS COMMUNITY THROUGH COVID-19

• Rotary Club of Horsham East president Tom Gallagher (right) presents a donation to Salvation Army representatives Tracy, Captain Chris and Oliver Sutton.

CAREERS EXPO GOES DIGITAL

• Year 11 students Taya Keyte, Bella Panozzo and Jack Klemm look at the Expo schedule and have the hard task of choosing the seminars they will attend at this year’s Western Victorian Careers Expo.

Paid content THE Western Victorian Careers Expo has gone online to help ensure students and job seekers have the best information to help choose a career path.

Since its inception in 1986, this regional event has provided a onestop-shop of vocational information to western Victorian students, school leavers, job seekers, career changers, those returning to work and people considering further study or training.

The expo timetable for June 23 is filled to the brim with information, seminars and guidance.

There are 78 webinars registered which is double the amount for the regular event.

Special guest is comedian Nurse Georgie Carroll who posted her video – The three Stages of Nursing to coincide with International Nurses Day which was on May 12.

The video has since gone viral, garnering nearly four million views on the comic’s Facebook page.

Georgie Carroll has been a registered nurse for 18 years and a stand-up comic for 10.

She gave up nursing two years ago to focus on her burgeoning comedy career which proved to be a smart move as she has featured on almost every panel show across the country and frequently sells out her festival runs.

With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting so many professions in the arts though, Georgie didn’t think twice

about donning the PPE and jumping back into nursing (for now).

Georgie will be returning to Melbourne later in the year for her rescheduled performance of Off the Charts at the Arts Centre.

Georgie has proven to be a multifaceted individual - now regularly appearing as a comic panellist across Australian television, on programs such as The Project, Celebrity Name Game, Shaun Micallef’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation, and the Oxfam Melbourne International Comedy Gala.

However, it is her almost 20 years of nursing that provides the framework for her unique brand of comedy, and allows audiences an insight into the truly hilarious and horrifying corners of healthcare.

The Careers Expo is open to the public with no cost or registration process.

Those wishing to attend can simply log in to the webinars of interest via the links at www.wimmeracareerexpo. com.

Most of the webinars will be recorded and the links to watch them will be provided on the website after the event so as not to miss anything.

Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN also have their own ‘virtual’ seminar room and are running a series of panel presentations focusing on local industry and trades information.

To get the best careers advice locally, log in for the Western Victorian Careers Expo on June 23.

IT takes more than a health pandemic to stop the Rotary Club of Horsham East from helping out the community.

The club has donated funds to four worthy causes despite experiencing a significant drop in its own fundraising activities due to COVID-19.

Last Friday club president Tom Gallagher presented donations worth $1000 to the Christian Emergency Food Centre, the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute, the Wimmera Hospital Auxiliary, and donations worth $500 to the Salvation Army from Horsham.

“We’re honoured to be able to support community activities that happen in Horsham,” he said.

“Rotary is an advocate for helping anyone that helps the community, and that’s what we all stand for. It’s all about helping our own community as well as internationally with any of those disasters out there that need our assistance.”

The club normally donates upwards of $40,000 each year to community groups, but 2020 has seen a sharp drop in fundraising activities, which has resulted in donations totalling $27,000.

Events like the club’s annual arts fair, as well as other community events the Rotary would ordinarily run barbecues at, had to be cancelled to comply with COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria.

“That’s why we’re down on funds, but what we have got we are really happy to disperse,” Mr Gallagher said.

Despite the challenges around fundraising and social distancing the club has managed to stay on top of its communications thanks to the digital age.

“We’ve done a lot of internet communication,” Mr Gallagher said.

“I do a president’s message on a Sunday and I do video messages every Wednesday.”

FIRST PROSTATE NURSE TO BE APPOINTED From page 3 “This is due mainly to a lack of awareness around prostate cancer and the amount of travel required to access services.

“A prostate cancer nurse on the team will be able to better educate the community and bring more awareness.

“They can also look after all the other things involved such as the consequences of treatment and lifestyle changes that men have to make.

“A big advantage is that they can

help men make the decision about the best treatment options for each individual case.”

The role will be based in the same office as the breast cancer team.

The Cancer Council states that prostate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in men in Australia and the third most common cause of cancer death.

Member for Mallee Anne Webster welcomed the announcement from Minister for Health Greg Hunt.

“Sadly, more than 16,700 Australian men are expected to be

diagnosed with prostate cancer this year,” Dr Webster said.

“So many Australian men and their families have had their lives turned upside down by prostate cancer, so I’m very pleased they will have the support of these specialised nurses now and into the future.

“It’s fantastic that our region will benefit, with a prostate cancer nurse funded at Wimmera Cancer Centre.

“This funding sends a message to men with prostate cancer that they do not have to face this terrible disease alone.”

THE DIFFERENCE YOUR COVID STORY COULD MAKE

By Alexander Darling A DEMOGRAPHICS and economics agency is seeking Wimmera business owners to contribute to a survey, which it says will help inform government and private enterprise on how to spend money during and after the pandemic.

Remplan has released economic profiles on municipalities across Australia, including Horsham Rural City, which estimate the number of jobs lost and total decrease in salaries per industry between February and May of this year.

The surveys are estimates adjusted to each region based on thousands of responses to the Australian Business Economic Impact Survey, and using data from the bureau of statistics on Weekly Payroll Jobs and Wages.

For May 2020, a total of 8100 people are estimated to be employed in Horsham Rural City, down 13.5 percent from February. The biggest estimated losses were in the Food and Retail industries, which had local workforce 35 percent and 25 percent smaller respectively in May. The data also suggests economic output fell by 21.6 percent in the region over the same timeframe, including 30 percent for the real estate industry. Wages feel by 11.3 percent.

Remplan principal economist Matthew Nichol said the agency sought to understand how the pandemic was impacting the performance of industry sectors.

“We are trying to capture the outlook for the coming months.

What we’re doing is collecting those insights and feeding it back to communities via the council websites,” he said.

“Good data around where recovery and stimulus funding should be spent... will help governments and private investors understand where the funds should be directed. The less businesses know about a region, greater the risk profile for that area.

More they know, greater confidence they have to invest.”

Business Horsham’s agriculture and construction industry representative, Andrea Cross, said she did not believe REMPLAN’s estimates for these two industries in the city did not reflect the true situation. Between the two industries, there were 123 fewer full-time, parttime and casual positions in May compared to February.

Mrs Cross runs a construction company with her husband.

“We were so busy during the month of March we employed someone for a month, so that doesn’t resonate for me at all,” she said.

“I’m only one builder, but from

the talk around town no one has put that many staff off. Wages have gone up if anything, because to get JobKeeper, we’ve had to pay our apprentice more.

“In the Agriculture industry, suppliers have been flat out. I was talking to a hardware store owner in Rupanyup, and he has allocated all his sprays out to his chemicals: he’s had two of the busiest months in years in terms of hardware. People are still coming in to get DIY projects done, so both of those industries from my perception are the least affected.”

Mrs Cross said Business Horsham was working closely with Horsham Rural City Council to communicate closely with businesses during the pandemic recovery phase.

She said what business owners would need more than anything going forward is the community to check they were okay.

“Last week was a terrible week for mental health. Getting out of lockdown is a lot harder than going in,” she said.

“Getting all these procedures in place, and even for businesses to get signage up to say how many people can be in the shops, managing social distancing… there are just so many elements to the whole return to business. It’s a real mental health issue, and that needs to be identified quite strongly.”

22 THE HORSHAM TIMES - Friday, June 19, 2020 THE HORSHAM TIMES

Motoring New Hilux upgrades style, performance and features A BOLDER, tougher-looking HiLux range has made its global debut along with an expanded line-up and significant improvements to performance, fuel economy, ride comfort, towing and equipment levels.

The updated HiLux, arriving in Australian showrooms from late August, offers beefier output from its biggest-selling 2.8-litre turbodiesel engine due to multiple new components and enhanced cooling.

Maximum power has been increased to 150kW (+15.3 percent), while peak torque on automatic models has been ramped up to 500Nm up 11.1 percent.

Fuel consumption also improves by up to 11.1 percent, while tuned accelerator response delivers greater driver control.

Horsham Toyota sales manager Peter Jenkin said the forthcoming HiLux reaches new heights in blending performance, toughness, comfort and quality.

“More than ever, Australia’s favourite ute will inspire go-anywhere confidence for customers who rely on it as a load-carrying and trailer-towing workhorse for doing their jobs,” Mr Jenkin said.

“Equally, the latest changes will advance HiLux’s credentials among customers who demand the handling, ride comfort and convenience of an SUV,” he said.

The upgraded HiLux range retains a 2.4-litre turbo-diesel and a 2.7-litre four-cylinder petrol engine along with three transmissions, 4x2 and 4x4 drive, three body styles (single, extra and double cabs), two configurations (pick-up or cab-

chassis) and five equipment levels (in ascending order: Workmate, SR, SR5, Rogue and Rugged X).

Suspension upgrades - including revised shockabsorber tuning, new bushings and improved leafspring design - provide a more comfortable ride, particularly over rough roads and with low loads while maintaining HiLux’s legendary off-road

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Towing capacity for automatic 4x4 HiLux variants - including new double-cab-chassis Workmate and SR5 derivatives - has been upgraded to a maximum of 3500kg to match manual versions. On 4x2 variants, all diesel automatics are now rated at 2800kg, an increase of up to 300kg.

Revised exterior styling delivers a tough, robust on-road presence for HiLux that is more in keeping with the global Toyota ute/truck family and reinforces the renowned go-anywhere credentials of Australia’s best-selling vehicle.

A stronger on-road presence is achieved by a large trapezoidal grille that dominates the front design and incorporates more pronounced horizontal elements that deliver a wider, more planted look.

Grille surrounds differ by grade while newly designed headlights are smaller for a “meaner” look and light clusters include LEDs on high

grades.

Inside, all models have been upgraded to an eight inch display screen with enhanced voice recognition and the latest smartphone integration functions, including the adoption of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. SR and higher grades are also equipped with satellite navigation and digital (DAB) radio.

A 4.2-inch multi-information display in the instrument binnacle incorporates a digital speed readout, among other new functions.

Personalisation remains a hallmark of HiLux with a wide range of accessories enabling customers to tailor their vehicles to their own work or leisure requirements.

Since its launch in 1968, the legendary quality, durability and reliability of HiLux have made it the world’s favourite pick-up. More than 18 million have been sold globally, including more than one million in Australia.

Mr Jenkin said, while due to the worldwide pandemic delaying the release of the new model Hilux, he expects the new Hilux to start arriving at the Horsham Toyota dealership by late in August.

THE Yarriambiack Shire is continuing its bid to host one or more electric vehicle charging stations in the shire.

Ndevr has been engaged by Central Victoria Greenhouse Alliance to deliver the Charging the Regions: Local Government Electric Vehicle Charging Network Study which provides participating councils including the Yarriambiack Shire with information to help facilitate a charging station network across Victoria.

The study which was released in April found that there were gaps in the network.

It found that there was significant infrastructure available for Tesla vehicles but these stations were not available for use by other models due to their design.

The Yarriambiack Shire has been working to bring one or more charging station to the shire to help facilitate electric car drivers wishing to visit the district and the Silo Art Tour.

Council Chief Executive Officer Jessie Holmes said she meets again with the CVGA this month.

“I have a meeting on Thursday 25th June to finalise the Charging the Regions report which Central Victoria Greenhouse Alliance completed with the suggested location of the first EV (electric vehicle) station in Yarriambiack to be in Warracknabeal and suggest a generic model not a

tesla so it can be used more widely.

“We would be considering using the saleyards as it is industrial zone so wouldn’t need a permit,” Ms Holmes said.

“We have applied for funding and there is an announcement due for about a dozen EV stations across regional Vic but we don’t have any idea of locations yet so won’t know if we were successful in getting one until that announcement is made.

“If we don’t get funding we will keep applying until we do, with expected cost between $17-20 thousand,” she said.

The charging network study recommends placing charging stations in highly visible council-owned car spaces making accessibility easy for EV drivers.

The Australian Government has yet to release its new national strategy on EVs. Victorian Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Roadmap is scheduled for release later this year.

The nearest stations to the Yarriambiack is Horsham and with EV distances averaging around 400km.

The gap between Horsham and Mildura will need to be filled to give EV drivers access to the north west of Victoria.

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WEST WIMMERA HEALTH SERVICE ONLINE COMMUNITY Q and A Paid content WEST Wimmera Health Service (WWHS) is embracing the opportunities presented by the rapid adoption of communications technology as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and will soon connect with its community by hosting its first Online Community Q and A. WWHS Chief Executive Officer, Ritchie Dodds, said, “We have noticed that many of our patients, aged care residents and community health clients have greatly increased their use of technology in recent times as a way to communicate with family, friends and health professionals.

“Traditionally it has been challenging for some people to attend our community meetings in person so we thought why not see if we can find another way to reach out”.

The Online Community Q and A will be held on Tuesday 23 June 2020 at 1.30 – 2.30pm on

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The format will be conversational, where community members will have the opportunity to ask the chief executive officer and senior staff questions about programs, facilities and services available at WWHS. “It is key for WWHS to communicate and inform our community about the services we offer. We endeavour to do this well and trust our new community newsletter is assisting with increased information about our services.

Sometimes people like to know details about specific programs and this is an opportunity to join us and ask questions about any aspect of the Service. And of course we always welcome community feedback on how we might be able to improve our service delivery, so it’s a twoway conversation,” added Mr Dodds.

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JessieAnne Gartlan THE Budja Budja Neighbourhood House in Halls Gap is using the art of knitting to bring the community together at a time when social distancing can increase the risk of isolation.

The house hosted a Knit in Public day on Saturday and house co-coordinator Alison Bainbridge said the event brought together crafty people to “have a yarn while they yarn”.

The event was part of a broader crafts program at Budja Budja called Yarn Group that Ms Bainbrige oversees.

The group aims to keep the skills of knitting and crochet alive while encouraging community connection.

“It’s gathering, learning news skills, having a bit of fun and connection,” she said.

“I wanted to find something positive, safe and fun to do that promoted physical distancing and social connectedness.”

The event was run out of the Halls Gap Hub and Grampians Tourism donated the space for the group to use.

Ms Bainbridge also runs a crafts program out of the Stawell Neighbourhood House called Chain Gang.

Chain Gang came out of the popular Winter Woolies program, where craft producers displayed and sold their creations at an annual market.

Due to COVID-19 it will not run this year

but Ms Bainbridge wanted to make sure the community still had a place to craft.

“My goal is to promote it to young people so that we don’t lose those skills,” she said.

“We make things like rugs and items for the homeless, animals and various things that might come up.”

Much of the yarn the groups use is donated.

“We do installations and some say it’s a waste of yarn, but it’s not if that yarn was going to landfill,” Ms Bainbridge said.

“When we get (good quality yarn) we repackage it and make it into rugs or hats, and some we use for our installations. We are recycling and being creative.”

One of the more well known installations is a tree and pole at the Stawell Neighbourhood House.

“That started in February with hearts for Valentine’s Day and purple for International Women’s Day,” Ms Bainbridge said.

“Now it’s a May Pole, so it’s got streamers coming down and it’s a multicoloured (symbol of) hope. In the next few weeks we will change it to winter, but it’s a secret what that will be.”

Both groups are open to all ages and genders and Ms Bainbridge encouraged anyone who wanted to learn or share their current projects to get involved.

“It’s fun and it’s creative,” she said.

“We had such a lovely time (at Knit in Public Day) that some people said we should do this again.”

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TV Guide

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ABC (2)

Whats on the Tele?

6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 rage (PG) [s] 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Movie: “Muriel’s Wedding” (M l,s) (’94) Stars: Toni Collette 2:10 Father Brown (PG) [s] 3:00 Dream Gardens [s] 3:30 Escape From The City [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:00 Back Roads [s] 5:30 Midsomer Murders (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Shakespeare And Hathaway (PG) [s] 8:15 Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse (M l) [s] 9:15 Operation Buffalo (M l) [s]

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Small Business Secrets (PG) 2:30 Tennis: French Open 2019 Ash Barty Road To Glory 4:00 Gadget Man 4:25 Great British Food Revival 5:30 Story Of Europe (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Movie: “Inside Man” (MA15+) (’06) Stars: Denzel Washington 10:50 Spin (M l,s,v) (In French) 1:35 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey

PRIME7 (6) 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 NINE (5)

Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 Beach Cops (PG) [s] 12:30 TBA 2:00 TBA 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens (PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 The Kick (M) [s] 7:30 AFL: Round 3: Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles *Live* From The Gabba [s] 10:30 TBA 12:00 Quantico: The Heavens Fall (M) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 Today Extra [s] 12:00 Award Winning Tasmania (PG) [s] 12:30 Outback Brothers (PG) [s] 1:00 Animal Embassy [s] 1:30 Delish [s] 2:00 The Voice (PG) [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Accidental Heroes (M l,s) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Meet The Fockers” (PG) (’04) Stars: Robert De Niro 10:55 Movie: “The Brothers Bloom” (M v,l) (’08) Stars: Rachel Weisz

9:00 Which Car (PG) [s] 9:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Foodie Adventures [s] 12:30 Pooches At Play [s] 1:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] 2:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 3:00 What’s Up Down Under? [s] 3:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] 8:00 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 999: What’s Your Emergency (M) [s] 10:00 One Born Every Minute Australia (M) [s]

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5:00 Rusty Rivets 5:50 Peppa Pig 6:10 Dog Loves Books 6:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:55 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Live At The Apollo (M) 9:15 QI (M l)

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5:05 Happy Endings (M s) 6:50 Alone (PG) 7:40 Stargate SG-1 (M) 8:30 Ancient Aliens (M v) 9:20 Colony (MA15+) 11:05 Sex: Original Sin (MA15+) 11:55 South Park (M) 12:25 Movie: “New World” (MA15+) (’13) Stars: Lee Jun-jae (In Korean)

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5:00 Building The Dream 6:00 Make It Yours 6:30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 Make It Yours 12:00 Escape To The Country 1:00 Sydney Weekender 1:30 My Road To Adventure 2:00 Creek To Coast 2:30 Weekender

GEM (52)

3:50 Movie: “The Lone Gun” (PG) (’54) Stars: George Montgomery 5:20 Movie: “Sitting Bull” (PG) (’54) Stars: Dale Robertson 7:30 Movie: “The Client” (M v,l) (’94) Stars: Susan Sarandon 10:00 Movie: “Double Jeopardy” (M l,v,s) (’99) Stars: Ashley Judd

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4:00 Which Car (PG) 4:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 5:00 Escape Fishing With ET 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Diagnosis Murder (M v) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (MA15+) 10:20 Hawaii Five-O (M v) 11:15 NCIS (M v) 12:10 Underworld Histories (M v)

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3:15 Movie: “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Kabir” (PG) (’13) Stars: Ranbir Kapoor (In Hindi/ English/ French) 6:10 Movie: “Hugo” (PG) (’11) Stars: Ben Kingsley 8:30 Movie: “Changing Lanes” (M l,v) (’02) Stars: Toni Collette

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4:55 Movie: “Grumpier Old Men” (PG) (’95) Stars: Walter Matthau 7:00 Border Patrol (PG) 7:30 Movie: “National Treasure” (PG) (’04) Stars: Christopher Plummer 10:10 Movie: “Enemy Of The State” (M) (’15) Stars: Will Smith 1:00 Dipper’s Destinations (PG)

GO! (53)

PEACH (82) 12:00 Everybody Loves

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11:00 Compass (PG) [s] 11:30 Songs Of Praise [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Landline [s] 1:30 Gardening Australia [s] 2:30 Restoration Australia (PG) [s] 3:30 Silvia’s Italian Table [s] 4:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 4:30 The Mix [s] 5:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 6:30 Compass [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Grand Designs [s] 8:30 Operation Buffalo (M) [s] 9:25 Movie: “Mao’s Last Dancer” (PG) (’09) Stars: Chi Cao (In English/ Mandarin)

SBS (3)

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Football: FIFA World Cup Classic: Australia v Croatia 2006 5:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 5:30 Hunting The Nazi (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Petra: Secrets Of The Ancient Builders 8:30 Hurricane (PG) (In English/ French) 10:00 Drowning In Plastic 11:35 Tin Star (MA15+) 1:25 North To South: The Full Journey 4:45 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook Bitesize

PRIME7 (6) 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 NINE (5)

Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness [s] 1:00 Kochie’s Business Builders: Small Business First (PG) [s] 1:30 TBA 3:00 AFL: Round 3: Essendon Bombers v Melbourne Demons *Live* From The MCG [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Big Brother (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Captain America: The First Avenger” (M v) (’15) Stars: Chris Evans 10:45 The Blacklist (MA15+) [s] 11:45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Animal Tales [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 12:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 1:00 World’s Greatest Cities (PG) [s] 2:00 Driving Test (PG) [s] 2:30 Movie: “The Walk” (PG) (’15) Stars: Joseph GordonLevitt, Charlotte Le Bon 5:00 NINE News: First At Five (PG) [s] 5:30 Best Of Postcards (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 7:00 The Voice: The Battles 1 (PG) [s] 8:30 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 9:30 NINE News Late [s] 10:00 Inside Crime (M) [s]

9:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 9:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals [s] 12.30 Luxury Escapes (PG) [s] 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:15 Everyday Gourmet [s] 2:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 3:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Which Car (PG) [s] 4:30 RPM [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 FBI (M v) [s] 11:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 12:00 Home Shopping

ABC COMEDY (22)

5:00 Rusty Rivets 5:35 Nella The Princess Knight 5:55 Floogals 6:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:55 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (M l) 8:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (M l)

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5:15 Yokayi Footy 5:50 Travel Man 6:45 Abandoned (PG) 7:40 Hunting Hitler (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Election” (M) (’99) Stars: Reese Witherspoon 10:25 Movie: “Fast Times At Ridgemont High” (M d,l,n,s) (’82) Stars: Sean Penn (MA15+) (In French)

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GO! (53)

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2:30 Charmed (PG) 3:30 Fresh Off The Boat (PG) 4:30 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 5:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 9:00 TBA 10:00 Dating #NoFilter (M s) 11:00 Will & Grace (PG) 12:00 2 Broke Girls (M s)

ABC (2)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Grand Designs [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Landline [s] 2:00 Father Brown (PG) [s] 3:10 ABC News [s] 4:00 The Cook And The Chef [s] 4:40 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs NZ (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Back Roads [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 9:15 Media Watch [s] 9:35 Q&A (PG) [s] 10:40 ABC Late News [s] 11:10 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey [s]

SBS (3)

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 2:00 The Nineties (M l,n) 2:50 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) 4:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 4:35 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Royal (PG) 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:55 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games (M) (In French)

PRIME7 (6) 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The

Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Lies In Plain Sight” (PG) (’10) Stars: Chad Michael Murray 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (PG) [s] 9:00 9-1-1 (M l) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 The Goldbergs (PG) [s] 12:00 Mean Mums (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

NINE (5)

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Mom (M) [s] 1:30 The Voice (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 The Voice: The Battles 2 (PG) [s] 9:00 Music From The Home Front (PG) [s] 10:20 Footy Classified (M) [s] 11:20 The Oval Office (M) [s] 11:50 Lethal Weapon (MA15+) [s] 12:40 Killer Couples (M v,l) [s]

WIN (8)

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] 9:40 Kinne Tonight (M) [s] 10:10 How To Stay Married (M) [s]

ABC COMEDY (22)

5:00 Rusty Rivets 5:35 Nella The Princess Knight 5:55 Floogals 6:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:55 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 The IT Crowd (PG) 8:55 W1A (M) 9:25 The Games

SBS VICE (31)

5:10 If You Are The One (PG) (In Mandarin) 6:10 Seconds From Disaster (PG) 7:05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (PG) 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 In Search Of (PG) 9:20 Adam Looking For Eve (MA15+) (In German) 10:10 South Park (MA15+)

7TWO (62)

5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) 8:30 Inspector George Gently (M v) 10:30 Families Of Crime (M v,l) 11:30 Brit Cops (M) 12:30 Heists That Shook The World (M v) 1:30 Last Chance Learners (PG) 2:00 Escape To The Country

GEM (52)

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 3:35 Movie: “Sailors Three” (G) (’40) Stars: Tommy Trinder 5:20 Miss Marple (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M v) 8:30 Midsomer Murders (M) 10:30 Westside (M) 11:30 ER (M v) 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:00 Home Shopping

BOLD (81)

4:30 Star Trek: Enterprise (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 9:25 Law And Order: SVU (M) 11:15 48 Hours (M) 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 NCIS (M) 3:10 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 4:05 MacGyver (PG) 5:05 The Doctors (PG)

ABC ME (23)

SBS MOVIES (32)

7MATE (63)

GO! (53)

PEACH (82) 12:00 WIN’s All

5:00 Mustangs FC 5:30 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 All Hail King Julien (PG) 6:30 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 7:00 Teenage Boss 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:35 Atomic Puppet

SBS (3)

5:50 Movie: “Operation Arctic” (PG) (’14) Stars: Kaisa Gurine Antonsen (In Norwegian) 7:30 Movie: “Rock ’N Roll” (M) (’17) Stars: Raai Laxmi (In French) 9:45 Movie: “Le Brio” (M) (’17) Stars: Camélia Jordana (In French)

4:30 American Restoration (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 American Pickers (PG) 8:30 Movie: “We Were Soldiers” (MA15+) (’02) Stars: Mel Gibson 11:20 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D (MA15+)

4:30 Red Bull Soapbox Race (PG) 5:30 Sunny Bunnies 5:40 Movie: “Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” (G) (’09) Stars: Jason Lee 7:30 Movie: “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (M v) (’13) Stars: Jennifer Lawrence 10:30 Movie: “The Dark Tower” (M) (’17) Stars: Idris Elba

4:30 Clarence (PG) 5:00 Adventure Time (PG) 5:30 Regular Show (PG) 6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 7:30 RBT (PG) 8:30 Movie: “300” (MA15+) (’06) Stars: Gerard Butler 10:50 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 12:10 Miami Vice (M v)

WIN (8)

Raymond (PG) 1:00 Family Ties (PG) 2:00 Charmed (PG) 4:00 Will & Grace (PG) 5:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 9:00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M s,l,n) 10:00 The Graham Norton Show (M)

WIN (8)

Australian News 1:00 Charmed (PG) 2:00 Cheers (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 Seinfeld (PG) 9:00 Two And A Half Men (PG)

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years, [s] Subtitles Consumer Advice: (d) drug references, (s) sexual references or sex scenes (h) horror, (l) language, (mp) medical procedures, (n) nudity, (v) violence

26 THE HORSHAM TIMES - Friday, June 19, 2020 THE HORSHAM TIMES

TV Guide

FRIDAY JUNE 26

THURSDAY JUNE 25

WEDNESDAY JUNE 24

TUESDAY JUNE 23

ABC (2)

Whats on the Tele?

10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Grand Designs NZ [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Four Corners [s] 1:45 Media Watch [s] 2:00 Father Brown (PG) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Poh’s Kitchen [s] 4:40 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs NZ [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 8:30 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey [s] 9:30 Road To Now (M) [s] 10:30 ABC News [s] 11:00 Q&A [s] 12:05 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M l) [s] 12:35 Father Brown (PG) [s]

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:10 The Nineties (M l,v) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:35 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 4:35 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8:30 Insight: Race For The Cure 9:30 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 10:00 SBS World News Late

PRIME7 (6) 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The

Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Bond Of Silence” (M d,v) (’10) Stars: Kim Raver 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (PG) [s] 9:00 Criminal Minds (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Absentia: Brave Boy (MA15+) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

NINE (5)

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Mom (M) [s] 1:30 The Voice (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Paramedics (M) [s] 8:30 RBT (PG) [s] 9:30 Botched (M mp) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 New Amsterdam (M mp) [s] 11:50 Guiltology (M) [s] 12:40 Straight Forward (MA15+) [s] 1:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 How To Stay Married (PG) [s] 9:10 NCIS (M v) [s] 10:10 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) [s] 11:10 WIN’s All Australian News [s]

ABC COMEDY (22)

5:00 Rusty Rivets 5:35 Nella The Princess Knight 5:55 Floogals 6:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:55 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 9:00 The Inbetweeners (M) 9:25 Zapped (M l)

SBS VICE (31)

5:10 If You Are The One (PG) (In Mandarin) 6:10 Seconds From Disaster (PG) 7:05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (PG) 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Movie: “The Godfather Part II” (PG) (’72) (In Latin/ English/ Italian)

7TWO (62)

5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Rosemary & Thyme (M v) 8:30 Inspector Morse (M v) 10:50 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 11:50 Mighty Ships (PG) 12:50 Cars, Cops & Criminals (M)

GEM (52)

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 3:35 Movie: “Bitter Springs” (G) (’50) Stars: Chips Rafferty 5:20 Miss Marple (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M) 8:30 Poirot (M) 10:30 Fresh Eggs (MA15+) 11:30 The Rockford Files (PG) 12:30 Antiques Roadshow

BOLD (81)

4:30 Star Trek: Enterprise (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 CSI: Miami (M) 10:20 The Mentalist (M v) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 3:10 In The Dark (M) 5:00 The Doctors (M)

ABC ME (23)

5:00 Mustangs FC 5:30 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 All Hail King Julien (PG) 6:30 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 7:00 Teenage Boss 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:35 Atomic Puppet

SBS MOVIES (32)

5:20 Movie: “Tales From Earthsea” (PG) (’06) Stars: Aoi Teshima 7:30 Movie: “Chappaquiddick” (M l) (’17) Stars: Jason Clarke 9:30 Movie: “The Trouble With You” (M v) (’18) Stars: Adèle Haenel 11:35 Movie: “Le Brio” (M) (’17) (In French)

7MATE (63)

4:30 Rides Down Under (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback Truckers (PG) 9:30 Desert Collectors (PG) 10:30 Supertruckers (PG) 11:30 Surveillance Oz (PG)

GO! (53)

4:30 Clarence (PG) 5:00 Adventure Time (PG) 5:30 Regular Show (PG) 6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Big Momma’s House” (PG) (’00) Stars: Martin Lawrence 9:30 Movie: “Big Momma’s House 2” (M s) (’06)

PEACH (82) 12:00 WIN’s All

Australian News 1:00 Charmed (PG) 2:00 Cheers (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 Seinfeld (PG) 9:00 The Unicorn (PG)

ABC (2)

10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Grand Designs NZ [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address [s] 1:30 The Breakfast Couch [s] 2:00 Father Brown (PG) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Short Cuts To Glory - Matt Okine vs Food [s] 4:40 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs NZ [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 8:30 The Weekly [s] 9:00 At Home Alone Together [s] 9:30 Planet America (PG) [s]

SBS (3)

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:10 The Nineties (M l,v) 3:00 Insight 4:00 Great American Railroad Journeys (PG) 4:35 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Tony Robinson’s World By Rail (PG) 8:30 Inside Cadbury - Chocolate Secrets 9:25 Secrets Of McDonalds - 50 Years Of The Big Mac (PG) 10:20 SBS World News Late

PRIME7 (6) 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The

Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Left To Die: The Sandra And Tammi Chase Story” (M d,v) (’12) Stars: Barbara Hershey 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 America’s Got Talent (PG) [s 9:15 The Front Bar (M) [s] 10:15 The Latest Seven News [s] 10:45 Police: Hour Of Duty (M v,l) [s]

NINE (5)

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Mom (M) [s] 1:30 Animal Embassy (PG) [s] 2:00 Paramedics (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Kath & Kim (PG) [s] 8:40 Movie: “Crocodile Dundee II” (PG) (’88) Stars: Paul Hogan 10:55 NINE News Late [s] 11:55 Chicago Med (M mp) [s] 12:45 Dying To Belong (M) [s] 1:05 Tipping Point (PG) [s]

WIN (8)

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 8:30 Tommy (M) [s] 9:30 Bull (M v) [s] 10:30 Elementary (M) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Project (PG) [s]

ABC COMEDY (22)

5:00 Rusty Rivets 5:35 Nella The Princess Knight 5:55 Floogals 6:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:55 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Friday Night Dinner (PG) 8:55 Gavin And Stacey (M s)

SBS VICE (31)

5:10 If You Are The One (PG) (In Mandarin) 6:10 Seconds From Disaster (PG) 7:05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (PG) 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Movie: “The Counselor” (M) (’13) Stars: Michael Fassbender

7TWO (62)

5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 Lewis (M v) 10:30 Redrum (PG) 11:30 Mighty Planes (PG) 12:30 Medical Emergency (PG) 1:00 Redrum (PG) 2:00 Home Shopping

GEM (52)

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 3:35 Movie: “Home At Seven” (PG) (’52) Stars: Ralph Richardson 5:20 Miss Marple (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Agatha Raisin (PG) 8:30 Midsomer Murders (PG) 10:30 Westside 11:30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (PG)

BOLD (81)

4:30 Star Trek: Enterprise (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 11:15 NCIS (M) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 3:05 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 4:05 MacGyver (PG)

ABC ME (23)

5:00 Mustangs FC 5:30 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 All Hail King Julien (PG) 6:30 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 7:00 Teenage Boss 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:35 Atomic Puppet

SBS MOVIES (32)

5:05 Movie: “The Eagle Has Landed” (PG) (’76) Stars: Jenny Agutter 7:40 Movie: “Everything Must Go” (M l,s) (’10) Stars: Will Ferrell 9:30 Movie: “Five” (MA15+) (’16) Stars: François Civil (In French) 11:25 Movie: “Chappaquiddick” (M l) (’17)

7MATE (63)

5:00 Garage 41 (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The Simpsons (PG) 9:00 Family Guy (M v) 9:30 American Dad (M) 10:30 Family Guy (M v) 11:30 Futurama (PG) 12:00 LPL Pro: Rocket League Oceanic Championship (PG)

GO! (53)

4:30 Clarence (PG) 5:00 Adventure Time (PG) 5:30 Regular Show (PG) 6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 Movie: “XXX” (M v,l) (’02) Stars: Vin Diesel 10:40 Travel Guides (PG) 11:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 12:00 Miami Vice (M)

PEACH (82) 12:00 WIN’s All

Australian News 1:00 Charmed (PG) 2:00 Cheers (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 Seinfeld (PG) 9:00 2 Broke Girls (M s)

ABC (2)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Grand Designs NZ [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Road To Now (M v) [s] 2:00 Pulse (M l,s) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 The Cook And The Chef [s] 4:40 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs NZ [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 6:55 Sammy J [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 8:30 Escape From The City [s] 9:30 Father Brown (PG) [s] 10:15 ABC Late News [s] 10:45 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends (M l)

SBS (3)

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Travel Man: Iceland (PG) 2:30 Football: FIFA World Cup Classic Match: France v Argentina 2018 4:35 Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 The World’s Busiest Stations 8:30 The Secret Life Of Al Capone (PG) 9:25 ZeroZeroZero (MA15+) (In English/ Italian) 10:30 SBS World News Late

PRIME7 (6) 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The

Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Surrender Dorothy” (M d,s) (’06) Stars: Diane Keaton 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 AFL: Round 4: Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs *Live* From The SCG [s] 10:30 The Seven News [s] 11:00 World’s Most Shocking Emergency Calls (MA15+) [s]

NINE (5)

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Movie: “The Ex” (M l,s) (’06) Stars: Zach Braf 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Territory Cops (PG) [s] 8:40 Serial Killer With Piers Morgan (M) [s] 9:40 Suburban Gangsters (MA15+) [s] 10:40 NINE News Late [s] 11:10 The Parachute Murder Plot (M s) [s] 12:00 Taken (M v,d) [s]

WIN (8)

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 TBA 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M l) [s] 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M) [s] 10:30 Blue Bloods (M v) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Project (PG) [s]

ABC COMEDY (22)

5:00 Rusty Rivets 5:35 Nella The Princess Knight 5:55 Floogals 6:25 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:55 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Hard Quiz (PG) 9:00 High Fidelity (MA15+) 9:30 Fleabag (M l,s,v)

SBS VICE (31)

5:10 If You Are The One (PG) (In Mandarin) 6:10 Seconds From Disaster (PG) 7:05 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (PG) 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Cults And Extreme Beliefs (MA15+) 9:20 Future Man (MA15+) 9:50 Full Frontal (MA15+)

7TWO (62)

5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Father Brown: The Missing Man (M v) 8:30 Murdoch Mysteries (M v) 11:30 Brit Cops (M) 1:30 Make It Yours 2:00 Escape To The Country 3:00 Bargain Hunt

GEM (52)

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 3:35 Movie: “The City Under The Sea” (PG) (’65) Stars: Vincent Price 5:20 Miss Marple (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 NRL: Penrith Panthers v South Sydney Rabbitohs *Live* From Campbelltown Stadium 9:45 Westside

BOLD (81)

4:30 Star Trek: Enterprise (PG) 5:30 Star Trek: Voyager (PG) 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Hawaii Five-O (M v) 10:30 NCIS (M) 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 NCIS (M v) 3:00 NCIS: New Orleans (MA15+) 4:00 Jake And The Fatman (PG)

ABC ME (23)

5:00 Mustangs FC 5:30 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 All Hail King Julien (PG) 6:30 Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? 7:00 Prank You Very Much 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:35 Atomic Puppet

SBS MOVIES (32)

5:25 Movie: “Gagarin” (PG) (’13) Stars: Yaroslav Zhalnin (In Russian) 7:30 Movie: “Pride” (M l,n,s) (’14) Stars: Ben Schnetzer 9:45 Movie: “Orchestra Class” (M l) (’17) Stars: Kad Merad (In French) 11:40 Movie: “Five” (MA15+) (’16) (In French)

7MATE (63)

5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban” (PG) (’04) Stars: Emma Watson 10:20 Movie: “Commando” (M v,l) (’85) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger 12:20 The Front Bar (M l)

GO! (53)

4:30 Clarence (PG) 5:00 Adventure Time (PG) 5:30 Regular Show (PG) 6:00 Malcolm In The Middle (PG) 7:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Warcraft” (M v) (’16) Stars: Travis Fimmel 10:00 Duncanville (M) 11:30 The Big Bang Theory (PG)

PEACH (82) 12:00 WIN’s All

Australian News 1:00 Charmed (PG) 2:00 Cheers (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 Seinfeld (PG) 9:00 The Middle (M)

ABC (2)

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WARRACKNABEAL TRAINER BLAZES AHEAD

WARRACKNABEAL Trainer, Bob Taylor, headed to Bendigo last week confident of a good performance from each of his two runners, Lancashire and Blazing Stripes, and both greyhounds lived up to expectations, finishing in the money.

Lancashire, a recent pick up from the Nhill kennels of Andrea Gurry, lined up in race 4 over 500m and after jumping cleanly from box 1 swooped wide out on the track rounding the turn to record a comfortable win.

The winning time of 28.46 seconds proved to be the quickest of the day from the 500m start and Lancashire should be winning more races soon.

Halfway down the straight Blazing Stripes looked as though Taylor might record a double. However, after showing good mid race pace and setting up a handy lead entering the straight, the last 50m of the 500m trip took it’s toll. Blazing Stipes eventually being over run to finish third, beaten only one length.

Back at Horsham on Tuesday, local trainers got the meeting off to a flyer with John Weir-Smith

• Last Shot, owned by Clinton Jonasson, takes first place during the Tuesday night race.

training Last Shot to win race one, a Maiden event over 410m. Last Shot is owned and bred by Warracknabeal

cabinet maker, Clinton Jonasson.

Weir-Smith and Jonasson have also recently combined with Jono’s

ing,” State Labour Member for Western Victoria Jaala Pulford said.

Within the Horsham Rural City area, some of the successful clubs were; Dimboola Hockey Club; Dimboola Sporting Club; Horsham Motorcycle Club; Natimuk and District Gymnastics Club; St Michael’s Football and Netball Club; and Volleyball Horsham.

Executive Officer at the Wimmera Regional Sporting Assembly David Berry said that applications for the grants have been extended to June 30, and strongly encourages clubs to apply.

“Its great that clubs have this option to apply for additional funding,” Mr Berry said.

“Whilst these grants may not look like large amounts of funding, it does keep the lights on at many of the local clubs across the district,” he said.

The Wimmera Regional Sporting Assembly have been running informative webinar sessions for sporting clubs around the district on Monday nights at 7pm, with the assembly

providing clubs with helpful information, including a walkthrough of the government funding applications, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The webinars have been a great success in relaying information to clubs across the Wimmera, with 11 clubs regularly attending these sessions,” Mr Berry said.

“We strongly encourage clubs across the district to tune in and attend these sessions, and continue applying for funding from the State Government,” he said.

Mr Berry said that at least 17 clubs have been successful in gaining funding from the State Government.

Mr Berry also mentioned that the Wimmera Regional Sporting Assembly has been the only assembly in the state that has not had to let staff go.

“We are anticipating a sporting stimulus package for local clubs to come through very soon, which will assist clubs in engaging with their current members whilst also attracting new members to their clubs,” Mr Berry concluded.

CLUBS RECEIVE $1,000

By Connor McKenzie

THE Victorian State Government has announced new community sporting grants which will aim to assist community sporting clubs in the Wimmera during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Part of the government’s Community Sport Sector COVID-19 Survival Package, clubs in Horsham and surrounding areas have been successful in gaining a $1,000 grant to assist the club in bills and administration.

These are the first grants from the State Government’s $40 million community sport package that will make it that little bit easier for clubs to support players and volunteers as Victorians start to train together again and look to a return to competition.

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SCORES ALL IN ORDER Murtoa Golf Club weekend competitors Russell Blandthorn (left), Will Gellately (right) and son Nathan check their scores at the end of Saturday’s round.

Golfers throughout the region continue to make the most of conditions with competition taking place on most days.

Express, from the same litter, for a win at Horsham and several others in the litter look to be not far off from recording their first win as well.

Cliff and Pat Smith, the Wimmera’s leading husband and wife training team, had a close result go their way in race eight with Smarty Pants holding on by the narrowest of margins. The pre race favourite led all of the way from box 2 over the 485m and was a reward for some consistent performances of late.

Bob Taylor is venturing back to Bendigo Friday and has Lancashire and Lektra Lyrebird both in race four over 500m and both appear to be at least place chances in what is a very even field. While Beulah trainer,

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Garry George, will be hoping for a bit luck Friday when he also heads to Bendigo with four runners. Best of George’s appear to be Plumber in race two who’ll jump from box one and boasts the right credentials to win this restricted event over 425m.

Later in the card George also has Super Big, a recent Warrnambool winner who has won seven of his seventeen starts and may appreciate a bit of room from box eight.

Next week Horsham Greyhound Racing Club race Tuesday and Friday which will provide plenty of opportunities for our Wimmera trainers.

Justin Brilliant, Horsham Greyhound Racing Club Manager

SPORTS RESULTS

GOLF Wednesday 10th June - Par A GRADE: 1. Brian Wirth, Square, 2. Ben Campbell, 1 down (Edenhope), 3. Ray Gilmartin, 2 down c/b, 4. Brian Wade, 2 down.

B GRADE: 1. Peter Smith, 2 up, 2. Les Errington 1 up, 3. Wayne Caddy, Square, 4. Charles Officer, 1 down (Balmoral) C GRADE: 1. Ian Fechner, 4 up, 2. Brent Nevill, 2 up, 3. Owen Wooster, Square c/b, 4. Ian Menzel, Square.

Thursday 11th June - Stroke & Monthly Medal Monthly Medal winner Carolyn McRae A GRADE: 1.

Elizabeth McDonald 88 / 70, 2. Jenny McRae 76 / 71 c/b, 3. Sue Walter 83 / 71 c/b (Hamilton).

B GRADE: 1. Carolyn McRae 95 / 69, 2. Lenore Sleep 99 / 73, 3.

Wendy Rule 101 / 74.

C GRADE: 1. Bid Hateley 110 / 70, 2. Josephine Phelan 113 / 72 c/b, 3. Lynne Sargent 110 / 72.

Friday 12th June Early Birds Stableford: 1. Ross Warrick 21, 2. Dennis Hutchinson 19.

Saturday 13th June - Green Course Stableford A GRADE: 1. Roger Sordello

36 c/b, 2. Barry Roberts 36 c/b, 3.

David Gove 36, 4. Chris Delley 35.

B GRADE: 1. Robert Pizzoni 40, 2. Stephen Wik 37, 3. Darren Powell 36 c/b, 4. Hugh Delahunty 36.

C GRADE: 1. Mike Coffey 42, 2.

Peter Haslau 40, 3. John Nevill 39 c/b, 4. David Rule 39.

Ladies Stableford 1. Barb Farr 37, 2. Izabella McIntyre 35.

Sunday 14th June - Stableford 1. Brent McIntyre 38, 2. Matthew Dunlop 37, 3 Derek Reid 36.

Monday 15th June - Early Birds Stableford 1. Locksley Brook 17 c/b, 2.

Robert Norton 17 c/b, 3. Graeme Moncrieff 17.

Tuesday 16th June - Ladies Par A GRADE: 1. Trudy Parker, 1 down, 2. Jenny McRae, 2 down c/b, 3. Donna O’Connor, 2 down.

B GRADE: 1. Vyonne J Bullough, square, 2. Sue Galpin, 1 down, 3.

Wendy Rule, 2 down.

C GRADE: 1. Bid Hateley, 2 up, 2. Leanne Taylor, 1 up, 3. Alison Radcliffe, 3 down.

BOWLS Horsham City Bowling Club Social Bowls 11/06/2020 Winners: B Cozens, P Dougherty (s); Runners up: D Logan, R Dolby (s).

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WFL to wait on final call

By Connor McKenzie

THE Wimmera Football League and Netball Association will consider new official government advice and meet midway next week to make its call on the 2020 season.

After the Horsham District Football and Netball League made their call on Monday night to cancel the 2020 season, the future of the WFL and WNA seasons remain undecided.

WFL and WNA commissions and clubs met on Wednesday evening to discuss the roadmap for the 2020 season, with officials signalling their intentions to consider new government advice.

New announcements from the state government on local sport are expected as early as Monday, after which WFL, WNA and club officials will meet again to decide on the 2020 roadmap.

As leagues across the state continue to work through various COVID-19 restrictions, including safety of players and volunteers and crowd restrictions, leagues are also faced with tough problems that may extend into the 2021 period.

From June 21, the state government will relax more restrictions, with change rooms and showers at sporting venues allowed to open, with 20 people per inside space.

• Reigning Wimmera Football League premier Minyip-Murtoa celebrated football and netball premiership success in 2019 and like all clubs will wait on a decision from the league commission as to whether the 2020 season gets underway.

Contact sport training will be allowed to resume for players under the age of 18.

Adults are allowed to resume contact

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participants and those reasonably necessary to conduct the training or competition, such as coaches and umpires.

Border Districts hopes to retain players

By Alexander Darling

A WIMMERA club president says retaining players will be a challenge, after their local senior competition was abandoned for 2020.

On Wednesday night, the Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League made the decision not to pursue the season, given there were no guarantees restrictions would ease sufficiently to allow its two Victorian teams to cross the border and train competitively.

Linda Skinner, president of one of these clubs, the Goroke and Frances-based Border Districts, said it was a disappointing but understandable move to make.

“We had a good side last year, our A Grade didn’t quite make the finals and our B Grade made the final, so it’s a bit disappointing we can’t follow on that momentum,” she said.

“But with the workload on volunteers and the responsibility on some to be the COVID officers, it’s a relief not to have to put that pressure on them.

“Some players are really disappointed, but a lot of them are farmers, so they’ve got things to do.

“As a club we’ve got some family and social functions planned to keep us all together.

Hopefully the restrictions ease a little bit and it makes it easier to hold club functions on both sides.”

Mrs Skinner, of Ozenkadnook, said the club had been excited for season 2020 having signed an Adelaide-based ruckman Nick Pearce. She said

the South Australian National Football League had offered all players in leagues not playing a season permit to play elsewhere.

“Even though they are still contracted to us, they can play in another league,” she said.

“Every club in the KNTFL gets paid players, and most clubs a certain amount from Adelaide, so you run the risk of them having a good season elsewhere and thinking it’s easier than travelling.

We’ve got a great group of boys that come from Adelaide but it’s a possibility.

“We’ve got one player that’s gone home to Port Lincoln, so if they had to play over there he’s within his rights to ask for a permit if he wants.”

KNTFL president Peter McLellan said the board made the decision to provide clubs with certainty.

“Presidents were getting rung up by everyone, and eventually just wanted a line in the sand,” he said.

“Enough of them said it’s too late and too hard to do a mini pre-season in June and July, and we were pretty sure we’d be struggling in the reserves to get full teams. The little differences between the clubs either side of the border made it hard too.”

Mr McLellan said in South Australia, contact training in groups of 20 has been allowed since June 1, and crowds of up to 500 are allowed to attend local matches from July. The Horsham Times has sought confirmation from the South Australian government.

In Victoria up to 20 people can participate

in outdoor group sport and exercise activities, provided they stay at least 1.5 metres apart and are not competitive.

Mr McLellan said the KNTFL junior competition will start in July.

“We get the blessing from the Kaniva Leeor and Border Districts because they have a merged senior team and KL has a junior team. They said (they) want kids playing,” he said.

AFL Victoria Area Manager Jason Muldoon said the Horsham District Football and Netball League would meet on Monday to decide whether the 2020 season would take place. He said the Wimmera Football League was waiting to hear from the Victorian government about the next raft of restrictions easing.

“We want to get as much information as possible before making a concrete decision. All the clubs have indicated to us it would not be viable for them to play before crowds of less than 500,” he said.

“They would also need to play every other team at least once.”

The Victorian government is set to announce an update on restrictions on June 21, but Mr Muldoon said he hoped it would consider making decisions relating to local competitions before this time. Like the KNTFL, he said AFL Wimmera Mallee wanted to bring back junior football and netball matches.

“It would be social competitions (not played for) points,” he said. “It’s about getting young kids engaged in both sports again.”

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DISTRICT LEAGUE PULLS THE PIN HORSHAM District League footballers and netballers have learned the leagues’ fate for the 2020 season, with the Horsham District Football and Netball League board making a final call on the plans for the 2020 season.

Meeting with all 11 clubs during a scheduled board meeting on Monday night, the league announced their plans to cancel the senior football and netball competitions for 2020.

“This is a difficult but necessary decision that gives clarity to all the key stakeholders in the HDFNL,” the Tuesday morning statement read.

“Clubs were supportive of a united approach to the outcome of the 2020 senior football and netball Premiership season,” the release read.

As the state begins to gradually roll back COVID-19 restrictions, local sport has been a contentious topic, as the survival of local sport relies on the gathering of whole communities to support clubs financially.

The HDNFL like many other leagues across the state were waiting on news from the State Government authorities, and with news that local competitions being allowed to commence from late July, the HDNFL digested this news during their meeting on Monday night.

“Concerns raised by clubs included player numbers, uncertainty around how to generate revenue without the opening of bars and canteens; including social functions, the burden placed on volunteers, the inability to effectively manage crowds to comply with the State Government restrictions, health concerns with COVID-19 and varying financial implications,” the release read.

The HDNFL board said the decision had “been made after several meetings with all the HDFNL clubs and gathering the feedback from the key stakeholders in the HDFNL.” HDNFL Board Chairman Fred Mellington said they were “disappointed to announce the cancellation of the 2020 senior football and netball season,”.

“After consultation with all of the clubs, our league’s key stakeholders, the decision was pretty straightforward,” Mellington said.

“It was unviable to continue with our season due to the current circumstances, and the board was committed to ensuring the leagues health for 2021 and beyond,” he said.

The decision has taken some time to announce, as the HDNFL board were hoping crowds and communities could gather in larger numbers to support the season.

“The decision made sense for us, it was almost delaying the inevitable which is unfortunate for country footy,” Mr Mellington said.

“The simple fact is you can’t play footy without crowds,” he said.

“We were also committed to not drag the season into the cricket season, which a number of our players participate in,” he said.

Rupanyup Football and Netball Club President Rod Weidemann was disappointed in the circumstances, but supportive of the board’s decision.

“We would have loved to play some footy this year,” Mr Weidemann said.

“We’ve been building a good list and our boys were ready to play, but we understood that playing this season may compromise the 2021 season,” he said.

“As a club we were prepared to play without

WESTERN Victoria’s Female Football League officials are set to make the official call on the future of its 2020 season next week.

The Western Victoria Female Football League board will meet on the evening of Tuesday June 23 to decide on running the competition for 2020.

The competition, structured with two age groups, 13-18 year olds, and 18 and above, with 11 teams spread across the two age groups, has been waiting for government advice and is set to make its final call.

Clubs were provided a discussion document on Wednesday, outlining key considerations in resuming the competition.

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crowds if the board offered that option, but in the end we wanted to ensure that next season can start off as normal and we’re hopeful for a full season in 2021,” he said.

“Training will continue, for both the seniors and juniors,” he said.

The HDNFL Board signalled their intentions to look into creating a junior football and netball structure, but Mr Mellington said that it was too early to say what a junior competition may look like.

“Rupanyup will be supportive of some sort of junior footy and netball structure, which we know our young players would embrace,” Mr Weidemann concluded.

The board now turns its attention to managing any associated issues which may arise from the season cancellation, while also gathering feedback and numbers on a possible creation of a junior football and netball competition for any juniors who wish to participate.

BOWLERS ROLLING ALONG • Horsham bowler Ken Walters watches his bowl down the green as Zac Stephan watches on during competition recently.

Female league to make call next week

The region’s bowlers are taking to the green again as coronavirus restrictions continue to lift across Victoria. Although the season won’t officially start until October, enthusiasts have wasted no time getting some practice ahead of the competitions.

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