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LIMBERING UP: Horsham sub-junior competitors, from left, Kelsey Schnaars, Angela Rosewarne, Stella Schnaars, Lilly Nuske, Elke Sparke and Zahra Ellis prepare for their first Horsham Calisthenics College competition this weekend. The 39th annual competition at Horsham Town Hall on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will feature more than 200 competitors from clubs across Victoria and South Australia. Horsham principal coach Kylie Hermans said competitors performing 151 solo items alone reflected the interest the competition was generating. “We have girls competing in every division from sub-juniors through to seniors and we expect intense competition. The Horsham event is a major regional competition and I encourage anyone keen to see a display of sporting skills such as discipline, teamwork, technique and athleticism to join us,” she said. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
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questions. Mr Davies, despite being strongly outspoken about construction of a multi-use sports stadium in Horsham showground, said he had no affiliation with any group or movement. He said he was simply a concerned ratepayer who might be able to offer something to a debate based on his experience. He added that ratepayer and resident group meetings he had attended and more discussions in the general community had heightened his concerns. Mr Davies has had major responsibilities to help overcome development issues in Horsham in the past, mainly involving the district’s volatile soils. Projects have included Horsham Aquatic Centre, Kalkee Road Children’s Hub, the Anzac footbridge
across the Wimmera River, Horsham Town Hall redevelopment and more. “Of course my part has involved structural perspectives, but I want to suggest that during this long association with public projects I’ve also gained an understanding of where they fit and how they fulfil roles in communities,” he said. “I don’t profess to be an expert on everything when it comes to socialdevelopment projects, but I’d like to think I have some insight into what’s of value to the community.” Mr Davies said speculation that he might be perceived as part of a ‘negative camp’ in the City to River planning debate was ‘completely’ wrong. “I really like the riverfront concept and I have plenty of positive ideas which are not, but I believe could be, included in the plan,” he said.
Mr Davies said he remained adamantly against, based on experience, major sports-centre development at the showgrounds. “When you start mucking around with soils and flood zones, especially in that area between the showgrounds and the gardens, which if you have a look is well documented, you will have problems,” he said. “My big question to councillors remains – why not look at developing a new sports-centre precinct in the north-west of Horsham? “It would be ideal because, from an engineering and planning perspective, you can start from scratch and considering we know a lot more than we ever knew before, we could create something quite special.” Continued page 3
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