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By Lachlan Ellis Mental health has been given extra attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a local school has purchased a furry friend to support its students. Gordon Primary School bought the 12-week-old groodle puppy as part of the ‘Dogs Connect’ program, which puts dogs into schools, hospitals, aged care homes and more. Scientific evidence shows that having a well-trained dog around can decrease heart rate, reduce stress and anxiety, and improve social connection and communication. In a survey conducted by Dogs Connect, 92 per cent of students said they felt more relaxed during teaching and learning time when there was a dog in the classroom. Gordon Primary School Principal, Russel Cowan, said

the needs of the entire school community had been considered in choosing the dog. “The purpose of having the dog is around mental health concerns like anxiety, as well as children with needs, like ASD children with sensory needs. It’ll be tailored to the needs of our school,” Mr Cowan told the Moorabool News. “COVID had a lot to play in the decision. The Government has introduced a wellbeing fund of over $200 million for schools, we’re adapting it towards this Dogs Connect program in our school.” The dog will undergo a six-month training process, with a core leadership group at Gordon Primary tasked with making sure plans go as smoothly as possible. “The whole community trains the dog…the leadership

group will set everything up, from the dog’s wellbeing to the school’s wellbeing, risk management and assessment, community feedback – are there kids that are allergic, are there kids that are afraid of dogs,” Mr Cowan said. “The program is inclusive and fully responds to the entire community need.” Each student at Gordon Primary had the chance to submit a name for the dog, with the school leadership choosing the winner. On Thursday 21 October, it was announced that Gordon Primary’s groodle would be named Arlo. Arlo will be a wellbeing dog at Gordon Primary for his whole life, supporting the school community with their mental health for many years to come.

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Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP). The corridor was announced in June 2021 and field surveys will help determine the proposed final route. Emma Muir is part of the Moorabool & Central Highlands Power Alliance (MCHPA) and said Ausnet have no social license for this project. “Again, we ask our politicians to show leadership and stand up for the community and send this project back to the drawing board.” Ms Muir said they do not want to see anymore incidents or upset to landholders. “We deserve to be treated with respect on our own properties and not forcibly accessed.” The group acknowledged the statement from Council and thanked them for their support for landholders. Although entry by electricity corporations may be gained under Section 93 of the Electricity Industry Act 2000, AusNet first sought voluntary consent from affected landholders to access private land and conduct the field surveys. Member for Buninyong Michaela Settle did not respond to requests for a comment. To read the latest underground report visit: https://www.moorabool.vic.gov.au/

A spokesperson for the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project (WVTNP) told the Moorabool News in the past two months, “more than 100 landowners have allowed us to conduct flora surveys on their land, which will help determine where the preferred route will or won’t be located” The approximately 190km overhead transmission line plan will start in Bulgana and connect to Sydenham, traversing around 60km through the Moorabool Shire. The purpose of the surveys is to identify potential habitat for threatened ecological communities, flora and fauna and areas of Aboriginal cultural heritage sensitivity. “With knowledge of the presence and locations of these environmental values, design can be optimised to avoid and minimize impacts where possible,” the spokesperson said. “These studies primarily consist of low impact activities with limited ground disturbance and are predominantly based on walking around the property and making observations. We don’t need to survey every property. We are targeting areas identified through our desktop investigations that require further field investigation.” WVTNP said their preference is always to work with landholders to reach voluntary consent to access and mutually agreed access protocols. “However, in circumstances where we cannot reach voluntary consent through negotiations, AusNet Services is authorised under Section 93(1) of the Electricity Industry Act 2000 (Vic) (EI Act) to access property for the purposes of surveys and investigations. “AusNet has not undertaken any Section 93 land visits in the Moorabool Council area to date.” As per strict procedures, landowners are given at least one week’s notice of the visit in certified mail, plus several earlier personal visits to notify them, as well as multiple emails, letters and phone calls over more than a month prior. The spokesperson for WVTNP said “the landowners’ lawyers are also notified.” To avoid having to visit a property on more occasions than is necessary, a team of experts attends together, including ecologists, archaeologists and Traditional Owners, as well as the AusNet Services land team, security and stock agents. And will locked and padlocked gates be cut to gain access? WVTNP said their focus is always on minimising disruption and leaving the property in the same state they found it. “However, we can use tools to provide safe entry, if needed. We have repair kits to make sure the property is safely secured upon exit.” Comprehensive land studies and investigations into any potential environmental impacts are a critical part of the project’s planning and assessment, and provide the public with an opportunity to review, provide feedback and participate in the process as the project develops. More information on the project can be found at www.westvictnp.com.au

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Shaun Teven had his facial hair coloured bright red in 2020 for Movember. Photo – Kathryn Teven Hair.

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A group of local truckies are growing out their beards and moustaches again for Movember, after making the top 50 for donations raised in 2020. Last year, the ‘Truckstache Drivers’ smashed their $1,000 goal, raising $20,749 for men’s mental health and cancer research – ranked #47 in Australia at the end of November 2020. Kathryn Teven is the group captain, and said she hoped Moorabool would get behind the great cause. “My husband is a truck driver, as are the majority of his family and mates, as the partner of someone in the industry you really see behind closed doors what a toll it can take on them,” Ms Teven told the Moorabool News. “Our goal was $1,000 last year, so to hit that amount was

phenomenal, it shows how amazing the community we are surrounded by is. Anything we raise is a bonus and is going towards helping our boys and men – but the competitive streak in me would love to beat it, even if it only by $1,” she said. Donors will not only get the warm, fuzzy feeling that comes with helping save lives, they’ll also be able to nominate a style or colour for one of the truckies’ facial hair and, go in the running to win a 40-litre Engel portable fridge and freezer. Donations from $1 to $39 get 1 ticket, $40 to $99 get 3 tickets, $100 to $399 get 6 tickets, and a donation of $400 or more gets 9 tickets. COVID regulations permitting, on Saturday October 30, a face shaving and colouring day will be livestreamed on Ms Teven’s Facebook account, on her Instagram (KathrynTeven_ hair), and on Snapchat.

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Council is celebrating Children’s Week; however, it will be held online in 2021. Bookings are essential with something planned for everyone. Whilst a Parent Webinar and Music & Movement Session were held last week, there is still time to enjoy a Drawing Class and a Story Building Workshop. Council’s Child Youth & Family Services have organised the classes and workshops and a spokesperson said it is an opportunity for children to learn some techniques. “The Anime Art Drawing Class will be delivered by an experienced Anime Art teacher with the Story Building workshop providing a fun and interactive program.” And just what is anime art drawing? It originated in Japan in the early 1900s and is a uniquely stylized form of two- and threedimensional illustration and animation that is now recognised globally. Generally, the most common form of anime drawings includes exaggerated physical features such as large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs. For those who watched television in the 60s and 70s, Prince Planet may spark a memory. All workshops are free. Online Anime Art Drawing Classes Tuesday 26 October – 4pm For children aged 8-12 years. To book go to – www.trybooking.com/BUTES

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New research from BirdLife Australia has uncovered the catastrophic effects that rat and mice poisons are having on endangered and vulnerable animals, including powerful owls. BirdLife Australia tested 38 liver samples of deceased powerful owls and found that 37 out of 38 samples contained anticoagulant rodenticide (AR), which causes internal bleeding in animals that consume it. Almost 60 per cent of the AR found in these owls was a high enough level to cause impairment – putting them at risk of threats such as being hit by vehicles – and 10 per cent was enough to kill the bird outright. The results have renewed BirdLife Australia’s calls to ban second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), which kill not only the rodents they are intended for, but also any animal that eats a poisoned rodent. One of these SGARs is called brodifacoum, which is the most common anticoagulant rodenticide used in Australian rat poisons such as ‘Ratsak’. “These results are yet more evidence that we need to stop selling second generation rodenticide products to consumers,” BirdLife Australia Urban Bird Program Manager, Dr Holly Parsons, said.

“The samples tested in this research were largely collected prior to this year’s mouse plague…I shudder to think what impact might be playing out in our native wildlife now from eating rodents that were baited during the plague.” Beyond the threatened powerful owls, other research has found that boobook owls, Tasmanian devils, and quolls are also under serious threat from rodenticide poisoning. Bunnings has the most SGARs on its shelves by far, BirdLife Australia says – and so the group has launched a petition asking Bunnings to “do the right thing” and voluntarily remove these products. “We don’t think these products should be available for use by anyone except licensed professionals, similar to regulations already in place in the EU and Canada,” Dr Parsons said. “But so far. the regulatory authority in charge, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, has failed to act.” Test result analysis was done by Edith Cowan University and Wildlife Analytics Western Australia. For more information about BirdLife Australia’s campaign, visit www.actforbirds.org/ratpoison.

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“With more than 180 businesses now on board, we’re running an exciting competition to encourage more local businesses to promote themselves on Moorabool Localised. “Businesses that are listed live with the site by the end of October will go into the draw to win a $415 local glamping and food package for two at The Garden of St Erth, Blackwood.” Local businesses also have the added incentive that ‘spend local campaigns’ run by Council’s Economic Development team will point towards Moorabool Localised. Cr Sullivan said Moorabool Localised is for all Shire-based businesses big and small. “Whether they are home-based, business to business, or business to consumer, we would hope to see every Shire business on the site, and their available jobs too,” he said. To register and enter, go to www.moorabool.localised.com.au

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WRISC launches campaign for kids By Lachlan Ellis Family violence affects people of all ages and backgrounds, and WRISC Family Violence Support have launched a new pilot program to help young children in particular recover from trauma. The ‘Little Children, Big Outcomes’ project had its official launch via Zoom on September 29, which gave many people from a variety of locations the opportunity to attend, and learn about the project. Cath from WRISC explained just how vital it was for programs like Little Children, Big Outcomes to be offered to children, supporting their recovery and development. “We know that early intervention is vital for children under five so that they can have the best possible path in life, and we could see that children under five in Moorabool were missing out on a specialist therapeutic family violence response from us due to high levels of demand,” she told the Moorabool News. “We wanted to plan for an evidence-based service response for children under five in Moorabool, and were lucky enough to be funded by UFS Dispensaries and Helen Macpherson Smith Trust to research best practice and develop a model that suited the Moorabool community.”

Research shows that ‘creative therapy’ is effective in the recovery process once a child and caregiver are safe, she added. “Creative therapies, such as art, play and movement therapy are fantastic for young children who have experienced family violence, because they support very young children, who do not have the same verbal skills as adults, to communicate their needs and wishes effectively. They can bring joy and connection to key caregiving relationships, and support young children to heal in the way that works best for them,” Cath said. “It is also important that the child’s safe caregiver receives support for their own recovery as children under five benefit from this too. WRISC has developed an evidence-based creative therapies model from this research.” A pilot creative therapy group will be offered in Moorabool for women and children under five affected by family violence, and WRISC will also support local agencies that help young children recover from family violence. If you are seeking family violence support, you can contact WRISC on 5333 3666. The full Little Children, Big Outcomes report can be viewed at wrisc.org.au.

WHO ARE WRISC? WRISC Family Violence Support Inc. – formerly known as the Women’s Referral Information and Support Collective – was founded in Ballarat in 1989, and now operated a second office in Darley. The not-for-profit organisation employs forty-one staff in four teams: Aboriginal Family Violence, Van Go Children’s Creative Therapies; Family Violence Outreach and Corporate teams. The organisation’s focus is on helping women and children in the Central Highlands region recover from family violence.

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Spring can bring foot issues for sheep By Dr Jeff Cave District Veterinary Officer A good spring flush may bring foot problems for sheep. There are various causes of lameness in sheep, but a question often asked is “is it foot abscess or footrot?”. A sheep with foot abscess will usually only be lame in just one foot. This is an important difference from footrot where more than one foot will invariably be affected. Although foot abscess is associated with the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum it is not contagious. In contrast, footrot, caused by the bacterium Dichelobacter nodosus, can spread quickly in warm, moist conditions. The severity of the effects of footrot, which are inflammation between the toes and underrunning of the hoof, will depend upon whether the strain of bacteria is benign (mild) or virulent (severe). Benign footrot has poor ability to under-run the hoof horn and mostly affects the skin between the toes and can be controlled by foot bathing. Moving sheep on to drier country is often sufficient to help recovery. However, the disease is likely to recur in the next favourable season. Virulent footrot bacteria rapidly under-run and separate the hoof horn from the foot. If regular foot bathing is required to control the disease then it is possible that virulent footrot is present, and a different strategy needs to be taken.

Footrot of sheep and goats is a scheduled disease under disease control legislation. This means: • when outbreaks of footrot occur, you must notify Agriculture Victoria within seven days – contact your local Agriculture Victoria veterinary or animal health officer on 136 186 • it is illegal to sell infected sheep or goats other than for slaughter • it is illegal to place footrot infected sheep in or adjacent to any saleyard or in any public place (including a road) • infected sheep must be treated • inspectors of livestock have the power to test and restrict movement of infected or suspect sheep and to ensure treatment is carried out. The foot of a sheep with foot abscess will appear hot and will be swollen and painful. The abscess can be present in either the toe or the heel of the foot. A foot abscess contains pus and can be treated by hoof paring to provide drainage. Antibiotics prescribed by your veterinarian will also help. In a spring with abundant feed, sheep can become unusually heavy. This coupled with standing on wet pasture or muddy ground for extended periods of time leaves them susceptible to developing foot abscess. For more information on footrot control, treatment and eradication strategies please visit the Agriculture Victoria website or your local veterinarian or Animal Health Officer on 136 186.

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Victoria’s ‘Big Battery’ is back up and running, after investigations into a fire there earlier this year concluded. The Victorian Big Battery is located in the Geelong locality of Moorabool, south of Anakie, and is designed to store wind and solar power with a planned capacity of 300 MW. It is currently made up of 212 Tesla ‘Megapack’ batteries, which are around the size of a shipping container. Two of these Megapacks caught fire on Friday 30 July. Regulatory authorities gave owner Neoen and operator Tesla the green light to resume energisation on 29 September, after the fire was deemed “most likely” to have been caused by a leak in the cooling system. Site supervisors noticed smoke at 10:10 am on the morning of the incident and called emergency services. Emergency services arrived at 10:30 am and set up a 25-metre exclusion zone, spraying water on equipment surrounding the Megapacks. At 4:00 pm, visible flames subsided but fire authorities continued monitoring the site with drone on Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 August. At 3:05 pm, the Megapack doors were removed for temperature checks, and the site was officially declared under control. The Megapacks were “completely consumed” by the fire according to a report from Energy Safe Victoria (ESV). “The most likely root cause of the incident was a leak within the Megapack cooling system that caused a short circuit that led

to a fire in an electronic component. This resulted in heating that led to a thermal runaway and fire in an adjacent battery compartment within one Megapack, which spread to an adjacent second Megapack.” ESV’s report stated. To ensure a similar incident doesn’t happen in the future, two independent expert groups – the Energy Safety Response Group and Fisher Engineering – are compiling an independent report to be released by November. Managing Director of Neoen Australia, Louis de Sambucy, thanked emergency services for their help, and said the company was committed to preventing any further incidents. “Safety is our first priority. We have taken the time to understand the cause of the incident and we have implemented actions to ensure it will not happen again,” Mr de Sambucy said. “We would like to thank the Country Fire Association and the regulatory authorities for their thorough investigations. We are now actively working with all stakeholders to complete commissioning and testing of the project and we look forward to sharing the lessons learnt with the industry in coming weeks.” A number of steps have been taken already to prevent another fire, including pressure testing on every Megapack cooling system when installed and before being put into service, and physical inspections for leaks after the pressure test.

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A Hopetoun Park man has taken an EPA litter fine to court, only to wind up paying the fine and more than twice as much in legal costs. EPA fined the registered owner of a vehicle after a member of the public reported seeing his female passenger dropping baby wipes in the street at Wallington, north of Ocean Grove. EPA issued the registered owner with an infringement notice, where he exercised his right not to nominate his female passenger as being responsible and chose to have the matter heard in court. The man pleaded not guilty in the Geelong Magistrate’s Court. The court did not record a conviction, but found the charge proven and fined him $330 and ordered him to pay EPA’s costs of $855.47. The offence took place on Sunday, 5 January 2020, in a carpark located along WallingtonOcean Grove Road. Members of the public can report pollution by calling EPA’s 24 hour hotline on 1300 EPA VIC (1300 372 842) or providing details online at epa.vic.gov.au/report-pollution/ reporting-pollution

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Blackwood – back in the day Historian Margot Hitchcock has released the stories of two figures from the early days of Blackwood – Dr Edward Plews, and his wife Mary. Dr Plews, who is buried in the Blackwood Cemetery, studied to become a doctor at Guys Hospital in London and earned his L.S.A. degree in 1848, before coming to the Colony of Victoria in charge of the ‘James L Bogert’ emigrant ship in 1853. In October 1859 he married Mary Sandford Plews (née Jones) at Christ Church, Castlemaine. He practiced as a doctor at the diggings, before getting an appointment with Dr Preshaw to care for the men on the Castlemaine and Harcourt railway line, attending the farewell supper for Bourke and Wills at Castlemaine in 1860. On a copy of their marriage certificate, Edward Plews is listed as a 37-year-old surgeon, while Mary Plews is listed as a 21-year-old spinster. In 1861, the Plews arrived in Blackwood, and Dr Plews was appointed as the district’s Coroner, Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths, and Vaccinator. Mrs Plews arrived in Melbourne on a ship sometime before her marriage age of 21 in 1859, with shipping records between 1852 and 1859 returning dozens of Mary Joneses. Mrs Plews was born in Jersey, in the Channel Islands south of England, in 1838. Blackwood’s first inquest, into a man and woman who were killed by a falling Edward Plews tree in Nuggetty Gully, was undertaken by Dr Plews. The Plews had 11 children, with seven of them born in Blackwood. They lived in the house owned by the late Wally Sweet and his wife Barbara, next to the Blackwood Hotel. Dr Plews’ consulting room was located at the end of the veranda. It is said that the dark pink rhododendron plant on the south side of the house, against the wall facing the hotel, was planted by Dr Plews. Mr Sweet found an old child’s wheelchair under the house, which is thought to have belonged to Dr Plews, and donated it to the Blackwood & District Historical Society. Mrs Plews is listed in the 1908 and 1912 electoral roll as a nurse, but Margot Hitchcock has no records of her doing formal nursing training. After Dr Plews passed away, Mrs Plews became known as ‘Mrs Dr Plews’, and was known to extract teeth by sitting on her patient, before pulling the tooth out. She passed away on 6 November 1924 at the age of 87, and was buried alongside her husband and a child. More information about the Plews, and other historical figures from the Blackwood area, can be found in her book ‘Aspects of Early Blackwood’. To get your hands on a copy of ‘Aspects of Early Blackwood’, or any of Ms Mary Plews Hitchcock’s other historical books, visit blackwoodpublishing.com

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STORM AND FLOOD

BULLETIN AN UPDATE FROM MOORABOOL SHIRE COUNCIL Online Community Sessions Council recently held two online sessions alongside BRV for storm impacted residents in Blackwood, Korweinguboora and surrounds. Thank you to the residents who attended these sessions and gave their feedback. Info sheets answering the questions brought up in those sessions will be sent out to attendees and the wider storm impacted community soon. Fire Tracks DELWP have opened 540Km of tracks on public and Crown land. In total there are 1500Km, approximately 33% of tracks have been cleared. This is constantly changing; please refer to DELWP for the most recent update. All official fire access tracks on Council land, which are in the Municipal Fire Management Plan, have been cleared for emergency vehicle access. If you would like to report a Council managed fire track for inspection, please contact Council on 03 5366 7100. Roadside clean-up Council’s roadside debris clean-up following the storm has now reached 93.51%. Our crew are now grading those roads where clean-up occurred, and this should be complete within the next week. A second round of tree inspections has commenced to revisit roads impacted by the storm and identify trees that may not have fallen in the initial storm but are now at risk of failure or impacting on the essential road asset. Arborist Reports are being prepared and necessary works are being undertaken to remove the roadside risk. Storm Community Newsletter Further information on Storm Recovery in the Moorabool Shire is distributed regularly via Council’s Storm Community Newsletter. If you don’t yet receive this and would like to be added to the mailing list, call Council’s Storm Recovery Number on 03 5366 1323.

This regular bulletin provides recovery updates following the June 2021 storms and floods. Bushfire Recovery Victoria proudly works in partnership with council and the local community to support recovery.

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RESIDENTIAL STORM AND FLOOD CLEAN-UP PROGRAM If your residential property was damaged or made unsafe by the storm and floods that happened on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 June, you may be eligible for the Residential Storm and Flood Clean-up program. The free program covers the demolition and removal of damaged structures or the dismantling of hazardous trees threatening residents, work crews and structures on eligible residential properties. Registrations are closing at 11.59pm on Sunday 31 October 2021. Register now by calling 1800 560 760 0r online at brv.vic.gov.au/cleanup The cut-off date is for new registrations only – it does not affect those who are already registered and are waiting for a call-back, site assessment or works to begin. We’re here to help.

PARKS VICTORIA UPDATE As the days grow warmer and spring wildflowers start to bloom across our landscape, Parks Victoria is encouraging visitors to prioritise their safety, respect nature and rangers who are reopening key sites across Lerderderg State Park, Macedon Regional Park and Hepburn Regional Park. Local rangers have cleared trees from more than 100-kilometres of roads, walking trails and picnic grounds, with nearly all impacted sites at Lerderderg State Park now open. Similarly, popular visitor sites at Macedon Regional Park, such as Camels Hump and the Days and Sanatorium Picnic Grounds, have reopened. Final hazard works at Coliban Scenic Reserve (Trentham Falls) are expected to be complete very soon. As staff continue state-wide clearing of vehicle and fire access tracks and fuel breaks before summer, visitors are asked to refer to the Parks Victoria website for updated information. Please stay on the tracks and refrain from removing any fallen wood, as rangers work to get the balance between clearing fallen timber and retention right. Much of the timber will become critical habitat and shelter for the diverse flora and fauna in the region. As it decays, it will also provide food resources and erosion control, and recycle nutrients in the ecosystem. parks.vic.gov.au

DISASTER RESILIENCE FOR BUSINESS Did you know that most disaster preparation is the same regardless of what the situation is? It might seem hard but preparing your business for disaster is easier than you think. A disaster recovery plan will enable you to adapt more quickly to change so you can minimise the risk of disruption to your business. Make sure to share your plan with your staff so they know what to do. The more you know about what could disrupt your business, the more you can do to prevent it. Visit business.vic.gov.au and search Disaster Resilience for Business to get the guidance and support you need to prepare your business for disasters.

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Email - news@themooraboolnews.com.au LEO—July 23-August 22

This is a good week for completing puzzles. Your mind is unusually logical for a Leo. Weekend travel may undergo last minute changes. A loved one may be less secretive on the weekend.

Stars & Puzzles VIRGO—August 23-September 22

QUICK PUZZLE

★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★ ARIES—March 21-April 20

A new viewpoint on an old problem could lead to unexpected success. Travel plans need to be discussed with a professional.A shaky relationship is stabilizing at last. TAURUS—April 21-May 22

Your energy is high as the week concludes. The bigger the challenge, the more eager you are to tackle it. An older relative shows their appreciation and uncommon warmth. Don’t hesitate to reciprocate. GEMINI—May 23-June 21

Artistic pursuits are spotlighted this week. Review short term goals and travel priorities. Money may be tight, but fringe benefits are increasing.

1. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 15. 17. 19. 22. 23. 24. 25.

ACROSS Perfect (8) Title (4) Sign (4) Aphid (8) Pry (5) Frank (6) Wind (6) Enlarge (6) Against (6) Couple (5) Monk (8) Flower (4) Transmit (4) Guards (8)

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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 12. 14. 16. 18. 20. 21.

DOWN Fruit (5) Charming (7) Urges (4) Drew (8) Material (5) Number (7) Daydreams (8) Opposite (7) Dog (7) Swift (5) Ring (5) Daze (4)

CRYPTIC PUZZLE

ACROSS 1. I am under the impression the new furs are outside (8). 6. “A kilo and a quarter,” you squeak (4). 8. Some cricketers are mad! (4). 9. The person accompanying the duo? (8). 10. The back sections will very likely be made of leather (5). 11. Sit back, girl, with the paper (6). 13. Come on stage in the role of an earl, say (6). 15. A wave one got from the hairdresser (6). 17. Inside the ship, you gather, there are oars (6). 19. An eligible bachelor, but with a snag? (5). 22. She’s in Italy (8). 23. He fell in the garden! (4). 24. Wants to know if one issues the invitations (4). 25. Was the Stone Age in our evolution just about that? (5,3). DOWN 2. What the performers used to appear in, right? (5). 3. There’s a label in the stockings saying “prisoner (7). 4. He doesn’t get much of a cut (4). 5. Oddly enough, the last bird was a most untidy person (8). 6. The rest returned with skins (5). 7. Get an expert to give you the remedy (7). 12. Penny is affronted when one introduces her (8). 14. Fixes something to make the cold meal taste better (7). 16. How the news got out about the fault in the new taps? (7). 18. Tempts one into breaking the rules (5). 20. A feature written about a mountain range (5). 21. Left one girl for another (4).

SOLUTIONS - CROSSWORD NO. 9219

CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across - 1, M-eth-inks. 6, Pip-e. 8, Bats. 9, Chaperon. 10, Strap (rev.). 11, Tis-Sue. 13, Appear (a peer). 15, Roller. 17, S.-cull-s. 19, Catch. 22, Florence. 23, Adam. 24, Asks. 25, St-age one. Down - 2, Ex-act. 3, Hos-tag-e. 4, Nick. 5, Slat-tern. 6, Peels (rev.). 7, Pro-cure 12, P-resents. 14, Pickles. 16, Leakage. 18, Lures (anag.). 20, Ch-a-in. 21, L-ena.

QUICK SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Mace. 7, Capacious. 8, Near. 9, Bang. 10, Dear. 11, Asps. 14, Poinsettia. 16, Improbable. 19, Sash. 22, Stir 24, Site. 25, Pier. 26, Crocodile. 27, Very. Down - 1, Mania 2, Clamp. 3, Safari 4, Ranges. 5, Find. 6, Audaciuous. 12, Scimitars. 13, Spur. 15, Ties. 17, Beside. 18, Battle 20, Alike. 21, Hurry 23, Rock.

QUICK SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Flawless. 6, Name. 8, Omen. 9, Greenfly. 10, Snoop. 11, Candid. 13, Breeze. 15, Extend. 17, Averse. 19, Brace. 22, Trappist. 23, Iris. 24, Send. 25, Sentries. Down - 2, Lemon. 3, Winsome. 4, Eggs. 5, Sketched. 6, Ninon. 7, Million. 12, Reveries. 14, Reverse. 16, Terrier. 18, Rapid. 20, Chime. 21, Stun.

CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS Across - 1, Lock. 7, Brilliant. 8, Dr.-op. 9, Ends. 10, Door (rev.). 11, Ages. 14, In any event. 16, Water-music. 19, East. 22, S-can. 24, D-ice. 25, Cork 26, Fancy-free. 27, M-e-an. Down - 1, Lydia (anag.). 2, Close. 3, B-rend-a(nd). 4, Flashy. 5, Hind. 6, Ann-ounces. 12, Great-coat. 13, Side (sighed). 15, Vice. 17, (silly) Mid-off. 18, Sacked 20, Atone. 21, Taken. 23, Nice.

CANCER—June 22-July 22 New business ideas can be promoted to the right people. This is not a week for shyness. It is easy to sign on for new obligations. Caution is essential. LEO—July 23-August 22

This is a good week for completing puzzles. Your mind is unusually logical for a Leo. Weekend travel may undergo last minute changes. A loved one may be less secretive on the weekend. VIRGO—August 23-September 22

The accent is on local travel and entertaining out-of-town friends. Your wit is sparkling, attracting new friends of the opposite sex. Detours and delays are sprinkled through the weekend. LIBRA—September 23-October 22 The accent is on bartering, not actual buying. Colleagues are more amiable now, but family can be quite demanding. In romance, reconciliations and heart-to-heart talks are spotlighted.

SUDOKU

SCORPIO—October 23-November 21 NUMBER GAME The accent is on launching new projects and schemes,

but expect delays if concluding existing tasks. Be alert ANSWER for bargains at auctions,BELOW flea markets and garage sales. SAGITTARIUS—November 22-December 22

This is the week for bringing people together from different backgrounds. Moderation is important, especially in the areas of diet and recreation. A financial programme may need a little revision. CAPRICORN—December 23-January 20

You tend to be impulsive this week and perhaps overly eager to please. A financial favour from the past could be returned. Reconciliations are likely with a Libra or Taurus. AQUARIUS—January 21-February 19

Express your upbeat mood through your decor or wardrobe. Romantic misunderstandings should be cleared up by the end of the week. Professional advisors are more accessible - take advantage of this situation.

PISCES—February 20-March 20 Campaigning for a friend or promoting a bright idea is on the week’s agenda. A loved ones constant attention may start to overwhelm you. New home comforts are featured. BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK You are a decade ahead of your time and you adore variety. You are blessed with a gift for conversation and you are notorious for inconsistency. Rebuilding relationships is accented. Your financial status and responsibilities both increase.

The accent is on local travel and entertaining out-of-town friends. Your wit is sparkling, attracting new friends of the opposite sex. Detours and delays are sprinkled through the weekend.

LIBRA—September 23-October 22 The accent is on bartering, not actual buying. Colleagues are more amiable now, but family can be quite demanding. In romance, reconciliations and heart-to-heart talks are spotlighted. SCORPIO—October 23-November 21

The accent is on launching new projects and schemes, but expect delays if concluding existing tasks. Be alert for bargains at auctions, flea markets and garage sales. SAGITTARIUS—November 22-December 22

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General Dodge winning the Geelong Pacing Cup. Photo Stuart McCormick

General salutes

By Michael Howard

With a withering burst General Dodge rewarded Mick Chircop’s deep faith and extraordinary patience, securing the trainer’s home cup and thrilling his reinsman and owners. After being winter’s lauded star the lightly-raced eightyear-old’s campaign was well and truly back on track with a dominant performance against class opposition in the Flying Brick Cider Co. Geelong Pacing Cup. The $60,000 Group 2 win in the Trots Country Cups Championship leg was greeted with a fence shake and fist pump from trainer Chircop, who told TrotsVision “I knew that he was on song”. “He’s right on the job, he’s been brilliant in the last couple of weeks. He’s really stepped up,” he said. It was a significant bounce back for General Dodge, who returned from a spell with a second behind Triple Eight after lighting it up at both ends, and then disappointed next start in the Kilmore Pacing Cup when he was the first horse beaten. He followed with a last start eighth in the Victoria Cup, when he suffered interference, before reminding of his brilliance last Saturday night. “We were pretty confident that we would run a good race, probably didn’t expect him to quite do that, but I always had the belief that if the tempo was decent enough he would be in the finish," his driver Jason Lee told TrotsVision. Before the final turn Lee made his move three-wide, quickly drawing to the outside of the leaders and then General Dodge delivered a stunning burst, gaining separation and securing the win amid a 55.3-second last half. “He’s definitely the quickest horse I’ve ever driven,” Lee said. General Dodge saluted by 4.3 metres, with Amazing Dream boxing on well for second, holding out Tango Tara who finished close behind to fill out the placings.

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