students Than Than and Mu Ku Paw enjoy activities at Nhill during a cultural celebration day. About 50 people, including Karen students and their families, travelled from Bendigo to participate in a range of activities –including language classes, quilt making, soccer and art –at Nhill Lutheran Primary School. A highlight of the day was the launch of eight Karen-English books written and illustrated by Nhill students. Participants enjoyed a traditional Karen rice dish for lunch and were also treated to a Karen dance performance.
Picture: MELISSA POWELL
Confidence boost
BY SARAH SCULLY
The manager of a leading employment and training provider believes strong interest in a new agricultural traineeship program has not only boosted confidence in the sector, but will also produce the region’s next generation of agricultural leaders.
Skillinvest has received $574,500 from the State Government to implement 20 new full-time agricultural traineeships for school leavers in north-west Victoria. Since applications opened on April 1, 16 traineeships have been filled. Skillinvest general manager Robin
Kuhne is confident the remaining four will be filled within the next week.
“We’ve had great support from the community since announcing the traineeships,” he said.
“Three years ago we had in excess of 25 agriculture trainees employed. Up until last year, we had three.
“This is a direct result of drought conditions – the first thing a business does in tough times is review its financial situation, which flows through to staffing.”
Mr Kuhne said youth retention was a major strategy underpinning the program.
He said without access to training and employment, young people would
move away from the region to seek opportunities.
“It is vitally important to build the skills of our youth,” he said.
“All 20 trainees will move through the program at the same pace, so they will form strong bonds and create a network of the next generation of leaders.”
Partnership
Skillinvest will deliver the 18-month training program in conjunction with Longerenong College, with trainees working towards a Certificate III in Agriculture qualification.
“Longerenong College not only delivers Certificate III level training, it
also makes a clear connection from what is happening in the classroom to what happens in the paddock thanks to its extensive agricultural experience,”
Mr Kuhne said.
He said the program was a win-win for youth interested in agricultural careers and farmers who needed help.
“The State Government funding allows Skillinvest to pay the trainees’ wages for the first 12 months, at no cost to the farmer,” he said.
“There is a co-contribution from months 13 to 18, where farmers will cover 50 percent of their trainee’s wage.”
Mr Kuhne said the program had already delivered several byproducts,
such as an injection of confidence in agricultural circles.
“We did not consider the role a strong agricultural sector plays in a vibrant community,” he said.
“There certainly seems to be an amount of confidence in the sector, with the way the paddocks are starting to turn green on the back of the recent sowing season.
“Hopefully it translates into positive recovery for the agricultural sector in the near future.
“Our plan is to have skilled workers ready to respond to industry demands – we want to ensure we have people with the skills and experience to meet the workload.”
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Funding win for shires
BY SARAH SCULLY
Yarriambiack Shire Coun-
cil will use its slice of a $4.5-million Drought Communities Program allocation to upgrade community, tourism and emergency service assets across the municipality.
Yarriambiack, West Wimmera and Buloke were added to the Federal Government’s ‘declared councils’ list this week, with each receiving $1.5-million to fund infrastructure projects.
Yarriambiack Mayor Ray Kingston said the funding announcement was a welcome surprise.
“There was a lot of talk about us ‘missing out’, but I don’t necessarily see that as the case,” he said. “Yes, we would have liked to be included from the start, but I understand with bureaucracy, there are lines and we ended up on the wrong side of it.
“Thanks to some good lobbying
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BEARS FRUIT: Horsham
Mayor Heather Phillips, centre, officially opens a new community garden at Horsham Showground alongside Horsham Agricultural Society president Dalton Cross and secretary Andrea Cross.
Picture: KELLY LAIRD
and no doubt hard work by our local member, Andrew Broad, we’re now included.”
Cr Kingston said the council was in a good position to submit funding applications for projects.
“We started the process back in summer, when we were anticipating some slightly different funding from the State Government,” he said.
“We’ve managed to strike a great balance of projects that will be spread out across the shire.”
Cr Kingston said the process was extremely positive.
“People are seeing the big picture,” he said. “I’ve seen no spirit of people just trying to look after their own community. It has been a very collegiate process.”
At the top of the list is a patient transfer station for Warracknabeal Airport.
Cr Kingston said the shire was working closely with a transfer
station committee to develop the project. “It’s one of our more ‘shovel ready’ projects that will have major benefits for the whole region,” he said.
Cr Kingston said several other projects were considered at a meeting on Monday night, including upgrades to community halls at Hopetoun, Tempy and Sheep Hills, and funding to run programs at Murtoa Neighbourhood House.
“We’ve also got some tourism stuff on the list, such as the redevelopment of some fun and quirky accommodation at Beulah and the redevelopment of the caravan park at Hopetoun,” he said.
“Projects such as air-conditioning for the community centre at Yaapeet are good for the community, but they are also important for emergency services, because the building is used as a relief centre during bushfires.
“We’ve tried to be as practical
as we can by ensuring multiple benefits for each project.
“There will also be opportunities to employ local tradies.”
Cr Kingston said eligible councils could submit projects worth more than $25,000 to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development for assessment until June 30.
Member for Mallee Andrew Broad said he looked forward to working with the councils to deliver projects that would boost the region’s economy and morale.
He said including the three drought-hit municipalities on the declared councils list was common sense.
“Being familiar with the regions and the uphill battle they’ve been facing in terms of seasonal conditions and its impact on all sectors of their communities, it was clear to me that they should have been included,” he said.
Community project comes to fruition
Horsham Agricultural Society president Dalton Cross has praised a small team for developing a community project that will benefit the region for years to come.
Five Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning students from Horsham’s St Brigid’s College led a community garden project as part of a personal development skills unit.
Students from Horsham’s Ss Michael and John’s Primary School also worked on the project at Horsham Showground.
After two months, the students saw their efforts come to fruition.
Horsham Mayor Heather Phillips officially opened the GJ Gardner Homes Community Garden on Friday.
“The kids and their parents were really proud of what they have achieved,” Mr Cross said. “We had a really good crowd of people attend.”
Mr Cross said the students built garden beds, created a herb garden and planted flowers and succulents, along with a cumquat tree and olive trees.
“It’s come together really well,” he said. “The kids will look after the garden until the end of the year, and then when they move up into year 12 or leave school next year, other students will take over.”
Mr Cross encouraged anyone who would like to contribute to the garden to contact the society.
New playground
Warracknabeal’s Wheatlands District Church has received funding for a new children’s playground. Member for Mallee Andrew Broad announced the church had been allocated $5000 from the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme. He said the program would service church groups and the wider community.
“This is a great project for families in and around Warracknabeal and I am delighted to announce that Wheatlands will receive $5000 to support their planned works,” he said.
“Wheatlands District Church runs weekly children’s programs and hosts sessions for mums and toddlers, run by outside community groups, who use the church facilities. This playground will provide for an even more appealing place for little children to play.
“The planned project will include the construction of an all-new play area, which will replace a 30-year old wooden structure and will be bolstered by a new, play-safe floor surface and secure fencing.
“As a regional community, it is important that Warracknabeal has places where people can join together, socialise and in the case of children, play in safe, shaded areas.”
The Wheatlands church applied for funding under round one of the Stronger Communities Programme, which came out of the 2015 Federal Budget.
Mr Broad said the program aimed to support smaller, community-based projects.
He said 17 community groups across the Wimmera and Mallee made the shortlist for funding approval and all were successful.
Deaths spark warning
WorkSafe has called on farmers to make safety their absolute priority following three deaths in separate farming incidents in the past week, including one in the Wimmera.
On Saturday, a farmer, 49, died when he got caught in an air seeder being towed behind a tractor on his farm at Marnoo.
The incident followed the death of a farmer on Friday. The man, 61, died when he became entangled under a feed mixer being towed behind his tractor.
The incident occurred on a dairy farm near Echuca.
On Sunday, a man, 65, died on his property near Merrijig, east of Mansfield.
The man was believed to have been riding a quad bike up a hill when it overturned and crushed him.
WorkSafe executive director of health and safety Marnie Williams said the organisation’s investigators were making inquiries into each incident.
“If people have any offcuts from their gardens we could plant, or old pots or wheelbarrows we could plant things in, that would be really handy,” he said.
Mr Cross said the garden was open to the public, but people needed to contact the society’s secretary.
“People who want to donate or be involved can visit the Horsham Show office on Tuesdays. It’s in the Russell Hall building, across from Mayday Pavilion,” he said.
He said people could also visit https://www. gofundme.com/3yscunac to make a financial contribution. The community garden was primarily funded by GJ Gardner Homes.
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She said although it would be inappropriate to comment about the specifics of each case, the three tragedies had left families mourning the loss of loved ones and country communities in shock.
“Farmers owe it to themselves, their families and their friends to make safety a permanent part of their daily life,” she said.
Ms Williams said farming was a high-risk industry, which made safety essential.
“Farmers work with a range of heavy machinery and attachments, and usually work alone and a long way from help if an incident occurs,” she said.
Ms Williams said agriculture employed just three percent of Victorian workers but suffered almost 30 percent of all workplace fatalities.
She said prior to Friday’s dairy farm fatality there had already been four confirmed workplace fatalities in the agriculture sector in 2016.
photograph, Courtesy of the Artist Alana and Annabelle Kingston.
Hser Wah PoKyaut
Hser Wah could not speak English when she arrived in the Wimmera.
The English language program at Wimmera HUB was her stepping stone to confidence and a rewarding lifestyle.
Hser Wah said the atmosphere at HUB was welcoming, the staff friendly and she was impressed with the quality of the program.
Through her study, Hser Wah has met new friends and grown in confidence.
“The course has really helped. Before the program I couldn’t speak English, I couldn’t write or read,” she said.
“I feel much better now, than before. I came here to make friends, and learn English.”
Hser Wah’s improved confidence has helped progress her skills. She is now learning computers.
“Before, I didn’t know how to open files, save them or search things on the internet,” she said.
This growing knowledge has greatly enhanced her ability to communicate.
“Coming to learn at the HUB has been terrific,” Hser Wah said.
“In the future I would love to get a job and learn even more skills.”
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Courts boost safety for victims
Public safety at two Wimmera court houses – particularly for family violence victims – will be improved following upgrades.
Attorney-General Martin Pakula visited the region on Friday to announce a $490,000 upgrade for Ararat Magistrate’s Court.
He also announced a $30,000 funding boost for Stawell Magistrate’s Court.
The funding is part of the State Government’s $58.1-million commitment for Victorian courts listed in its 2016-17 budget.
Mr Pakula said the program was based on improving community safety and delivering on key recommendations from the Royal Commission for Family Violence.
“It is crucial that when vulnerable people, especially those caught up in family violence, attend court they can do so in a safe manner, free from threat or intimidation,” Mr Pakula said.
He said security officers would be supplied with handheld scanning wands to boost safety and reduce the risk of prohibited items being brought into the court building.
Stawell Magistrate’s Court, built in 1878, will receive dedicated security officers thanks to the funding.
Mr Pakula said they would also operate handheld scanning wands along with roving patrol and escort services for vulnerable people.
The court’s registry area will also be upgraded.
Both upgrades are due to be completed in mid-2018.
The officers will also provide roving patrols and escort services for vulnerable people, including women and children who have been victims of family violence.
Ararat Magistrate’s Court was built in 1866.
Screens will be installed in the courtroom to visually separate parties.
The registry area will also be upgraded to accommodate external support service staff.
He said the Ararat court house project included creating space for separate waiting areas, a safe interview room and updated public amenities.
Mr Pakula said the 150-yearold building had remained substantially unchanged internally since a west wing was added to the structure in 1909.
Member for Western Victoria Jaala Pulford said she was pleased to see the upgrades would deliver on key recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
“Family violence is alarmingly higher in some regional and rural areas, and we know that women in regional Victoria are more likely to experience family violence,” she said.
SHOWTIME: Holy Trinity Lutheran School’s Ethan Rudolph takes the spotlight during the school’s production of Joseph.
Polished performers delight crowds
Months of hard work paid off for Horsham’s Holy Trinity Lutheran School students when they took to the stage to perform ‘Joseph’ the musical.
Forty students from grades three to six participated in the performance, based on Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Teacher Mark Busbridge said the show was a great success.
“We had a fairly young cast and they had to work hard to learn the words to a lot of different songs,” he said.
“They also had a lot of lines to learn.”
Mr Busbridge said students started preparing for Joseph at the beginning of the year.
“I had a lot of feedback from parents saying they could not believe students so young could produce such a polished performance,” he said.
He said a large crowd of students’ family and friends enjoyed the performance in the school’s hall.
“I’d like to thank everyone who helped out on the musical,” he said.
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Science enthusiasts city-bound
Wimmera year 10 students will have access to specialist science teachers and courses outside the Victorian curriculum through a Melbourne university program.
Twenty students from across regional Victoria will spend four weeks studying at John Monash Science School in Melbourne, while others will participate in an online outreach program.
Science school staff visited Horsham College on Wednesday to speak with students, parents and teachers.
John Monash Science School principal Peter Corkill said the visit showcased the organisation’s two outreach possibilities.
He said the school ran a four-week immersive experience for regional students in Melbourne.
He said the program allowed participants to study alongside other students passionate about science, maths and technology.
Horsham College year 10 student Ruby Puls will attend the course in Melbourne later this year.
She said she knew she would benefit from working alongside like-minded students.
Ruby said she thought the program would also help keep her employment options for the future open.
“From biology to astrophysics, science is forever changing and evolving; discovering ways to tackle issues both worldwide and rural,” she said.
“Scientists are constantly adapting the ways we learn and understand the world around us.”
Horsham College science learning area head Tara Crowe said the information session gave the students an opportunity to learn about what to expect during their stay in Melbourne.
“They discovered a bit about what they will see and do while they are there, along with information about host families and getting around Melbourne,” she said.
“It’s a great opportunity for the students who put in the hard yards to apply and be accepted.
“I think the program is something we’ll push a bit harder next year.”
Mr Corkill said the science school also offered an innovative face-to-face digital learning experience.
He said the digital program included specialised science subjects through Emerging Sciences Victoria in semester two.
Mr Corkill said the year 10 students would have access to top science teach-
ers, scientists and specialised science courses through a live, interactive video link.
“Emerging Sciences Victoria allows students from different schools, such as Horsham College, to learn collaboratively and to give them a unique opportunity to engage working scientists on the cutting edge of their field and who can bring another dimension of aspiration, motivation and expertise that cannot be found in other schools,” he said.
“All Victorian students, regardless of where they live, should have access to emerging science elective units such as nanotechnology, and we, at John Monash Science School, want to give them the opportunity to learn and experience specialised science subjects.”
Money for rural kinders
Children in Lowan will benefit from a $4.4-million boost to kindergartens in the State Government’s 2016-17 budget.
Member for Western Victoria Jaala Pulford said the extra money would help kindergartens that struggled to cover basic operating costs because of low and fluctuating enrolments.
“As a result of the Labor government’s funding boost, eligible kinders in 2017 will be $5000 to $50,000 better off when compared with 2015, depending on the number of enrolments,” she said.
Ms Pulford said kindergartens with fewer than 18 enrolments that were likely to benefit from the latest investment included Jeparit Kindergarten, Balmoral and District Kindergarten, Minyip Kindergarten, Goroke Preschool, Rupanyup Kindergarten, Rainbow Kindergarten, Lake Bolac and District Kindergarten, Willaura and District Kindergarten, Natimuk Preschool and Kaniva Kindergarten.
“Kindergartens perform a crucial service in supporting their local communities, yet their future is often uncertain from year to year,” she said.
“We want Victorian children to enjoy the lifelong benefits that quality early years education can provide and the new funding will
“This money will give certainty to families in small rural communities”
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ensure Victoria’s long-term early education and care needs are met.
“This money will give certainty to families in small rural communities, security to kindergarten providers and staff and take the fundraising pressure off local communities.”
Ms Pulford said about 100 kindergartens across the state would have a minimum base-level funding of $76,500 from 2017.
The money is in addition to the government’s $500,000 package to help small rural kinders announced in December.
“Our government is making Victoria the Education State and this means giving all kids access to high-quality early years services no matter where they live,” Ms Pulford said.
“The Andrews Labor government is ensuring our smallest kindergartens are strong in the face of fluctuating enrolments, giving the families of Lowan certainty.
“Parent committees in our rural communities do a wonderful job supporting their kinders. We’re proud to be helping them out too, with more viable funding arrangements for our small rural kinders.”
SCIENCE SHOWCASE: Birchip P-12 College year 10 student Darcy Sheahan learns about opportunities available through John Monash Science School during an information day. Picture: KELLY LAIRD
Back in town
BY SARAH SCULLY
Highly decorated Australian country music star Lee Kernaghan considers touring the ultimate part of his ‘job’.
“It’s not so much the kudos and applause that comes with live shows,” he said.
“It’s more about the people and the opportunity to sing songs that connect with people’s hearts. To be able to do that is pretty special.”
Kernaghan said he looked forward to reconnecting with Wimmera fans tomorrow night when he performed his The Songs and The Stories concert in Horsham Town Hall.
“I love touring through those parts,” he said. “We’ve had some pretty wild shows over the years. This time I’m back with a brand new show. It’s going to be fantastic.”
Kernaghan’s most memorable Wimmera performance was his 2007 drought relief concert at Longerenong.
The free Spirit of the Bush concert attracted more than 20,000 people, provided a distraction for communities battling through the hardship of drought and gave the region’s businesses a much-needed economic boost.
“Thousands of people came out to support local farming families, who were battling the worst drought in 100 years,” Kernaghan said.
“I met several farmers at the concert. I remember one young farmer who’d lost his home through the drought. He’d had three or four failed seasons and just couldn’t hold on any longer.
“He said, ‘I can’t give up because my wife and two little girls are depending on me’.
“I shook the big fella’s hand. He was the inspiration behind the song Spirit of the Bush.” Kernaghan released the song on an EP to raise money for Aussie Helpers, an organisation that supported struggling rural families.
His role as a champion for country communities saw him named 2008 Australian of the Year.
Kernaghan’s concern for people living on the land has not waned.
During an interview with The Weekly Advertiser, he inquired about the state of the land and how Wimmera and Mallee farmers, businesses and the wider community were coping with the tough seasonal conditions.
“I’m looking forward to coming back,” he said. “It will be great to catch up with people along the way, say g’day and hear how people are doing.”
Two parts
Kernaghan will perform his The Songs and The Stories concert in two parts.
The first will include an acoustic set of his classic hits and feature the stories behind some of his much-loved songs.
The second will feature songs from his hit album Spirit of the Anzacs, the highest-selling Australian album of 2015.
Kernaghan said it would comprise a ‘musical journey’ that brought to life the stories of the men and women who made this country great.
“I’ll be playing all my hits, like Boys from the Bush and The Outback Club at the Horsham show, but my favourite song to perform at the moment would have to be Spirit of the Anzacs,”
Kernaghan said.
“I consider it a privilege to sing that song. It doesn’t belong to me, it belongs to Australia. It belongs to the Diggers.”
A visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra provided inspiration for the album.
“So many of the songs I’ve written have been inspired by the people I’ve met and the places I’ve been,” Kernaghan said.
“At a show in Shepparton a few years ago a farmer asked me to sign the tail-gate of his ute. I was making conversation and asked him what he did, and he said, ‘I milk cows’.
“So I wrote a song called I Milk Cows.
“You never know where the next song is going to come from.”
Kernaghan will be supported in Horsham by country-rock outfit The Wolfe Brothers and singer-songwriter Christie Lamb.
The concert is sold out.
Boost for home and community care
Senior Australians, young people living with a disability and their carers in the Wimmera and Mallee will receive extra support to stay in their own homes, thanks to a $1.2-million funding boost from the Federal Government.
The money is part of a $703-million joint Australian and Victorian government commitment to the Home and Community Care Program across the state, to support existing services and to deliver new ones.
“The funding boost of more than $1.2-million that the Wimmera and Mallee has just received will be shared across 62 service providers, who offer care and support to our more vulnerable residents, giving them better options for their own health care,” he said.
“From Stawell, St Arnaud and Minyip, across to Edenhope in the west Wimmera, right through to Mildura, this funding will provide more support to assist people to maintain their independence and encourage their connections to the communities.”
Member for Mallee Andrew Broad said the program supported the health and wellbeing of communities and had been developed in recognition of the fact that people, regardless of age or disability, were generally happier living in the familiar surroundings of their home.
BOY FROM THE BUSH IS BACK: Lee Kernaghan is looking forward to returning to the Wimmera tomorrow when he presents his The Songs and The Stories concert in Horsham Town Hall.
Hub designs approved
BY SARAH SCULLY
Horsham Rural City
Council will forge ahead with a $4.4-million children’s hub for the city’s north without waiting to see if the project gains Federal Government funding.
The council approved schematic designs for the Kalkee Road Children’s and Community Hub last week.
The project is expected to go to tender in September, with construction to start in October.
The council has committed to contributing up to $1.76-million via loan in the next three years.
Chief executive Peter Brown said the council gave the project the green light based on
THANKFUL:
Horsham RSL Women’s Auxiliary president Tess Yeo is thankful for the support of Wimmera businesses that have donated items for this year’s auction.
Picture: KELLY LAIRD
obtaining funding of $2.1-million.
“We’ve been able to secure $2.6-million, so we are ahead of where we’d planned to be,” he said.
“On top of that we’ve applied for Federal Government money. The difficulty is, with a Federal Election, the program under which the money was potentially available is now in abeyance.”
Mr Brown said the council could not wait for the government to respond, with the project to go to tender in September.
“As soon as we have the outcome of the election we’ll certainly be trying to establish where it sits at that time,” he said.
The Kalkee Road Children’s and Community Hub will comprise a children’s area with kindergarten, childcare, maternal and child health services, supported playgroup, early intervention services and visiting specialist consulting rooms.
The schematic design includes a range of multi-use areas for children’s services and community groups.
The aim of the hub is to meet community needs across all age groups, including youth programs, seniors groups, mothers and parents groups and community events.
Cr Mark Radford said he was thrilled to see the project reach this stage. “This is going to be the best thing for Horsham North,” he said.
Cr Radford said he was particularly pleased with the level of consultation with the community and potential usergroups.
“We had the architects put up a design and then we went and asked the people who are going to use the building, ‘what do you think?’,” he said.
“I think it’s really important to note that is the process it has gone through.
“By reading the comments and talking to the people who went to the sessions, there is some enthusiasm around this project.”
Brand Architects worked with an early years planning committee and the hub’s project control group to develop the schematic designs.
Annual cent auction to support hospice
Wimmera people can bid on a range of goods at Horsham RSL Women’s Auxiliary’s annual cent auction.
Auxiliary president Tess Yeo said Wimmera businesses had once again been generous, donating a range of items for the cause.
She said of the money raised, $500 would be donated to Wimmera Hospice Care.
The auction will be on May 30 in Horsham RSL’s dining room from 1pm.
Entry is $5 a person, with extra tickets available for 50 cents a sheet.
“We will also have a raffle and a door prize,” Mrs Yeo said.
“There will be lots of great stuff up for grabs in the auctions, with items already flowing in from the town’s traders.
“It’s always a great event. Anyone is welcome to come along.”
Young researchers win scholarships
Two of Birchip Cropping Group’s newest staff members will manage research projects of their own design in 2016 thanks to support from the philanthropic sector.
Research officers Sebastian Ie and Jessica Lemon were successful recipients of $30,000 Williamson Foundation scholarships.
The new scholarships, supported by the Hugh D.T. Williamson Foundation, provides
graduate researchers with opportunities to pursue research gaps or an area of interest, benefiting both growers and their own development in the agricultural research sector.
Sebastian’s project will involve the establishment of a paddock-scale field trial investigating precision agriculture and variable rate N application.
Jessica’s project will seek to determine how stubble grazing influences the growth of barley sown on three different row spacings.
BCG chief executive Chris Sounness said the quality of the projects pitched to a Williamson Foundation Scholarship panel was outstanding.
“The panel found it very difficult to select the winners,” he said.
Mr Sounness said BCG had a long tradition of employing young staff and fostering and supporting their enthusiasm.
“These scholarships take this one step further,” he said.
• For more rural news, see AgLife in today’s edition.
RESEARCH: BCG extension and research officer Jessica Lemon and research officer Sebastian Ie.
Education vital to plan United to end violence
BY SARAH SCULLY
AHorsham
councillor wants his organisation to become more educated about family violence to help stamp it out in the municipality.
Councillors have endorsed a draft version of a strategy to prevent violence against women in the region.
Cr Mark Radford suggested the council approach people with experience dealing with family violence cases in the municipality to provide councillors with better insight into the issue.
“I would like to see a social worker or someone come and speak to us,” he said.
“I think we need to be on a road to understand a little better.
“I found out the other day May is actually Family Violence Prevention Month. Doesn’t that say something in itself? That today, in 2016, we have to have a domestic violence and family violence month.”
Cr Radford said he hoped endorsing the strategy would create opportunities to publically talk about the serious issue.
“We need to get those conversations started in our community,” he said.
Horsham council was one of several organisations to contribute to the development
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From left, Bev Walker, Robyn Vorules, Nick Bush and Kaye Fox with the two new oncology chairs at East Grampians Health Service.
of Communities of Respect and Equality: A strategy to prevent violence against women across the Grampians 2016-2020 strategic plan.
The plan was initiated by Women’s Health Grampians and aims to enhance the ability of organisations and individuals in the region to work effectively and collectively towards eradicating violence against women.
The strategy shows violence against women is pervasive in the Grampians region, which comprises 11 local government areas, including Horsham, West Wimmera, Yarriambiack, Northern Grampians, Ararat and Hindmarsh municipalities.
The strategy also outlines women and children living in rural and regional areas are often at an increased risk of family violence. They also often experience barriers that make it more difficult for them to report violence.
Cr Pam Clarke said education and support services were vital to reduce and prevent family violence in the community.
“As community leaders we should be leading the way,” she said.
“I don’t think there has been a week go by since the beginning of this year we haven’t heard a report of a woman being killed by
her partner or ex-partner. Not one week. It’s been horrendous.”
Cr Clarke said the council would look at how it could implement ways to make a difference. She said the community also had a role to play.
“It’s really a matter of respect and it starts in the home,” she said.
“It starts when young boys and men watch the way their fathers treat their mothers, the most important woman in their life.
“It’s really important that little boys see their mothers, sisters, their grandmothers are all treated with respect by the men in their families.
“We are responsible for our behaviour as well as the behaviour of others – sometimes, if we turn a blind eye, we are just as guilty.
“We need to take responsibility as an individual and as a community and speak up about behaviour that is inappropriate.
“We should not be standing back.”
Cr Robin Barber said he supported the council’s involvement with the strategy and would welcome opportunities to promote its messages to the public.
“Education is vital and we must be at the forefront to alleviate this scourge on our community,” he said.
Oncology donation welcomed
Ararat Breast Cancer Support Group, with support of Ararat Grease Monkeys, has donated $11,740 for two new oncology chairs at East Grampians Health Service.
Support group facilitator Bev Walker said the group was delighted to be able to help the oncology unit with proceeds from last year’s Pink Ribbon Day in October.
“We have been fundraising for the past two years and we are thrilled Ararat Grease Monkeys, a local group of car enthusiasts, supported our cause too,” she said.
Mrs Walker said part of the group’s mission was to support people with cancer and to help out wherever it could, by providing morning tea, lunch or someone to support patients.
Mrs Walker highlighted the group also of-
fered support to women with breast cancer and their families by providing regular meetings, telephone support, social occasions and practical assistance.
“East Grampians Health Service breast care nurse Sarah Carter works closely with Ararat Breast Cancer Support Group and is a great resource,” she said.
Health service chief executive Nick Bush thanked Ararat Breast Cancer Support Group for its commitment and assistance it provided to anyone undertaking treatment in oncology and to the Ararat community.
Ms Carter said regular screening mammograms were the best way to find breast cancer early, often before any symptoms were noticed and when treatment was likely to be most successful.
More than 25 Grampians organisations have united for a campaign to end violence against women and their children.
‘Communities of Respect and Equality’ outlines how everyone can make a difference.
Organisations from across the region can join together to work towards a vision of respect and equality for communities.
Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development Jaala Pulford will launch the strategy on Monday.
Women’s Health Grampians chief executive Marianne Hendron said violence against women and children was unacceptable and preventable.
“It has been uplifting to meet with and hear from senior leaders of organisations across the Grampians region who believe, by working together, we can create communities of respect and equality where everybody has the right to be safe,” she said.
Former Victoria Police assistant commissioner Dr Leigh Gassner will be a guest speaker at the launch.
A social innovation consultant, Dr Gassner has worked with the Australian Human Rights Commission and internationally on violence against women.
Ms Hendron encouraged other organisations to become involved. She said people could call Women’s Health Grampians on 5322 4100 for more information about the strategy or the launch.
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Aerodrome plan gets off ground
Work on a master plan for Horsham Aerodrome is underway.
To help guide development of the plan, Horsham Rural City Council hosted a meeting of stakeholders to discuss the strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats to the aerodrome.
Stakeholder group chairman Cr Tony Phelan said planning for future extensions to both the main east-west runway and the secondary north-south runway was a hot topic.
“There was much discussion about the types of aircraft that might need to be catered for in the future, including aircraft that might be used for a passenger service to Melbourne and for fire-fighting,” he said.
“The stakeholder group highlighted the importance of protecting both the land and airspace around the aerodrome to ensure future land use did not impinge on the operation of the aerodrome.”
The council has engaged a consultant team to help develop the master plan, with one of the consultants having been
“We are committed to ensuring the community has the chance for input along the way”
– Tony Phelan
responsible for preparing the Australian Airports Association Regional Airport Master Planning Guideline.
“The combination of experience and expertise of both the stakeholder group and the consultant team will help to develop the most suitable master plan for our aerodrome,” Cr Phelan said.
“We are very committed to ensuring the community has the chance for input to the plan along the way.”
Minutes from the stakeholder meeting and background material for the project can be viewed on the council’s website.
The webpage will continue to be updated as the project progresses.
Any comments relevant to the aerodrome master plan can be directed to council by emailing council@hrcc.vic.gov.au or in writing to HRCC, PO Box 511, Horsham, 3402.
Family fun
Horsham Town Hall will host a Sunday family fun day during next month’s Art is… festival.
Festival director Adelle Rohrsheim said the afternoon would offer a range of opportunities to inspire adults and children to discover art and participate in playful learning experiences.
“The Wimmera Women’s Circus will launch the day with a performance for everyone, followed by a variety of workshops, including art making with Horsham Regional Art Gallery and acrobatic skills with the women’s circus,” she said.
The family fun day is on June 5 from 1pm to 4pm.
“Have fun in the pop-up playgroup with creative activities for pre-schoolers, plus fresh and healthy snacks for the whole family to enjoy,” Ms Rohrsheim said.
“To end the afternoon, sit and enjoy FoRT by Asking for Trouble, a performance with physical theatre, found object puppetry, acrobatics and other circus skills.
“You might also be lucky enough to see a random performance of the Art Matters Collective Swab Project’s ‘swab mob’.”
Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children and are available from Horsham Town Hall’s box office or online at www.horshamtownhall. com.au.
This year’s festival has the theme ‘layers of time’ and will run from June 3 to 12.
Ms Rohrsheim said people could call the Art is… festival office on 5381 0297 or email artis@wimmera. com.au for more information about the festival.
Celebrating ‘G’ journey
Wimmera councils are celebrating one of Australian sporting and cultural history’s most remarkable achievements.
The Mullagh Wills Foundation
‘Journey to the G’ celebrates the 1866 Aboriginal Cricket Team, which travelled from western Victoria to Melbourne to play against Melbourne Cricket Club on Boxing Day.
Journey to the G was launched at Harrow on March 13 at the Johnny Mullagh Cricket Museum.
West Wimmera and Ararat are among 11 municipalities that will participate in the journey during 2016.
Each council will have an opportunity to write in a commemorative message book.
Cr Paul Hooper said he was proud to be involved in the 150th anniversary project.
“Council will include a formal message of reconciliation and support of the Aboriginal cricket team in the message book, similar to all municipalities involved in this project,” he said.
“Council is encouraging sporting and community groups and schools to get behind the ‘Journey to the G’ to help celebrate this incredible story from our history.”
The Mullagh Wills Foundation was established to recognise the Aboriginal team’s achievements in the 1860s.
It was named in honour of Johnny Mullagh, the team’s star, and Tom Wills, the team’s original
coach, who was born at Moyston.
Both Mullagh and Wills played in the team against the MCC at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day in 1866.
In 1868, the Aboriginal cricket team became the first Australian cricket team to play in England – the first Australian Test team of cricketers.
Mullagh Wills Foundation chairwoman Jane Nathan said the organisation focused on community involvement and recognising the achievements of the Aboriginal cricket team 150 years ago.
“We’re also about helping to
bring communities together,” she said. “Our motto is, ‘reconciliation through sport’, and we believe this unique story from our history, particularly the involvement of Tom Wills as the original coach of the team, is a powerful example of recognition and reconciliation.”
Cr Hooper said Moyston-Willaura Football Netball Club would compete against Hawkesdale-Macarthur for the Mullagh Wills Foundation Cup on June 18.
“We want our community to be involved and to be represented in a positive manner when the journey makes its way to the Melbourne
Cricket Ground on Boxing Day,” he said. The message book will be presented to the Melbourne Cricket Club during the event.
“The message book is a great opportunity for all communities along the journey to be involved and ensure this story is not only remembered, but encourages everyone – in particular sporting organisations – to promote the message of reconciliation,” Mrs Nathan said.
She said people could sign the commemorative book at Ararat Rural City Municipal Offices until June 23.
Green Hill outcome
Ararat Rural City councillors have voted to not progress with any partial road closure at Green Hill Lake.
The decision follows several months of community consultation, including a public forum on March 31 and a petition presented to the council last month.
Further consultation was done via a hard copy survey along with an electronic survey available through the council’s website and social media accounts.
The council received 103 online surveys and 36 paper-based surveys. Some of the key points collected included:
• Sixty-seven percent of respondents used the lake once a month or more.
• Of those who responded, the most common use of the area was for walking, 30 percent.
• Sixty-two percent of respondents believed people did not necessarily camp near amenities.
• Seventy-eight percent of respondents lived in Ararat.
Ararat chief executive Andrew Evans said although only a small percentage of the population – less than one percent – participated in the engagement process, the majority of people who were involved indicated a clear preference for the area to remain unrestricted.
“Council asked the community what they wanted, and this decision reflects the feedback of those who participated in the consultation process,” he said.
“A number of people have offered further suggestions for improvements to the lake, which will be considered in future recreation planning.”
Yarri youth events
Yarriambiack youth have opportunities to take part in Friday electronic game nights in June.
Yarriambiack Shire Council will host the events between 6.30pm and 9.30pm at Warracknabeal and Hopetoun Neighbourhood House centres and Murtoa College.
Council youth engagement officer Murray McKenzie said the idea was to get youngsters mixing with others.
“It is good for mental health for young people to get out and meet people in a group atmosphere rather than sitting at home in their bedrooms,” he said.
Mr McKenzie said people could find out more by calling him on 5398 0106 or 0407 585097.
JOURNEY TO THE G: Ararat Rural City Mayor Paul Hooper receives a commemorative book from Mullagh Wills Foundation secretary Ian Coutts.
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Western highway updates
People can learn more about how the Western Highway duplication between Buangor and Ararat will affect residents and road users at four community information sessions, starting tonight.
Western Highway project director Mick McCarthy said the team wanted to meet community members to discuss plans for the highway duplication and understand any concerns before work started.
“Potential alignments for this section of the road between Buangor and Ararat were presented to the community during the planning phase in 2012,” he said.
“The approved alignment was
ultimately adopted in early 2013, which is some time ago.
“We want to make sure people are familiar with the plans, what the highway duplication will look like, how the area will change and how these works might affect them.
“Among the information available will be animated video footage to highlight what the highway and surrounding area will look like.
“We recognise community interest in our work, particularly around environmental impact, has increased and we want to know what people think.”
The first session will be in Great Western Hall today from 2pm to 8pm.
Tomorrow’s session will be at the Western Highway Project office in Wendouree, followed by one at Cobb and Co Stables, Buangor, on Friday. Both are from 2pm to 8pm.
The last community consultation session will be at Gum San Conference Centre in Ararat on Saturday from 9am to 2pm.
“We have organised these sessions to capture a variety of community views,” Mr McCarthy said.
“Feedback will be considered as part of the development of the project before construction begins.
“Although these sessions are specifically for work between Buangor and Ararat, we understand there is interest in many of VicRoads’ high-
From a studio to city exhibition
Horsham Rural City Council’s Public Arts Committee has announced its latest Light in Laneways Exhibition, ‘From a studio in the city’.
Council cultural development officer Jillian Pearce said the Light in Laneways project was an ongoing response for increased safety and an aesthetic experience of the municipality’s laneways through lighting and public art.
She said light boxes provided infrastructure to highlight community artistic expression.
“At present, there is a focus on the use of light boxes to
connect the Ward Street public car park and from Pynsent Street through to Gallery Alley to Wilson Street,” Ms Pearce said.
“There are six light boxes on the white Forty Winks building wall along the Ward Street car park entrance, of an exhibition called ‘By a creek in a city’.
“This features the environmental artwork of students from McKenzie Creek campus of Horsham College, led by artist Frank Tagliabue.”
Ms Pearce said a further six light boxes had been installed on the wall of Horsham Town
Hall along Gallery Alley with a collective exhibition produced by Horsham Regional Art Gallery education officer Debbie Moar.
This latest exhibition, From a studio in the city, is drawn from the work of a group of artists who meet every Thursday in the Federation University Horsham campus studio.
Featured artists include Yvonne Preusker, Joan Goad, Sue Devlin, Peta Adamson and Joan Johns.
The launch of the From a studio in the city project is on June 11 at 6.30pm in Gallery Alley.
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way projects, so engineers working on planning for an Ararat bypass, Beaufort bypass and the section between Ararat and Stawell will attend to answer questions.
“Ararat Rural City Council representatives will also attend, as well as representatives from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, who can answer questions about the Environment Effects Statement process.”
Mr McCarthy said he expected VicRoads to appoint a contractor in October to construct the 12.5-kilometre duplication between Buangor and Ararat. Construction is expected to start in early 2017 and take about two years to complete.
Peaks trail moves on
Work has begun on stage two of the iconic Grampians Peaks Trail.
Stage two works will provide upgrades to 60 kilometres of existing track, while planning, mapping and research is underway for about 84 kilometres of new sections of the trail.
Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Lisa Neville visited Halls Gap last week to see the project’s progress.
“Stage two of the Grampians Peak Trail works are now well underway to upgrade existing sections of the track to provide visitors with a better walking experience, bringing tourism to regional Victoria and jobs to the Grampians,” she said.
“The Grampians Peaks Trail will be a worldclass, long-distance walking experience, showcasing the very best of Victoria’s natural beauty.” When complete, the trail is expected to create 35 full-time jobs, generate 86,000 visitor nights in the region and boost the regional economy by $6.4-million a year.
The 144-kilometre trail will offer a continuous walking experience from Mt Zero in the north of Grampians National Park to Dunkeld in the south.
Ice education session
Wimmera families affected by crystal methamphetamine use can learn about support services at a free information session in Horsham.
BreakThrough: Ice education for families covers key issues including how to identify if family members are using ice; information about the drug and how it affects people; the relationship between drug use and mental health; as well as treatment and support options for families and loved ones.
The session is on May 31 at Grains Innovation Park from 11am to 3pm. The four-hour session aims to separate fact from fiction, reduce stigma for families and help them develop skills to manage challenging behaviours during difficult times. Families and friends of people who use ice can visit http://www.turningpoint.org.au/education/ breakthrough to find out more about the BreakThrough program and register for the session. People can also call contact Family Drug Help on 1300 660 068 or 1800 Ice Advice on 1800 423 238.
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As June 30 fast approaches, there is still time to consider strategies available to you this financial year to build your wealth.
Some ideas are discussed below.
1. Paying interest in advance. Borrowing to invest is a tax-effective means of wealth accumulation – investors borrow for investment purposes, and claim the interest on the borrowed funds as a tax deduction. This strategy is consistent with many investors’ objectives as it allows you to purchase property, shares, or any other asset that generates assessable income.
It also enables you to bring forward and pay next year’s interest cost and claim a tax deduction for those costs this financial year.
2. Making a non-concessional contribution to super – government co-contribution and spouse contribution schemes.
There is a Federal Government scheme in which people who earn less than $35,454 per annum and make a non-concessional contribution to superannuation – a contribution for which no tax deduction will be claimed – might be eligible to receive a government contribution to their superannuation.
Under the scheme, the government will contribute up to 50 cents for each $1 you contribute to your super fund up to $500. This entitlement reduces for every dollar earned up to the cut-off annual income of $50,454.
You might also be eligible to receive a tax offset of up to $540 a year if your spouse’s assessable income was less than $13,800. To be eligible you need to make a non-concessional superannuation contribution to maximum of $3000.
This contribution cannot be claimed as a tax deduction by either the receiving or contributing spouse.
3. Making a concessional contribution to super.
Concessional contributions to superannuation are those contributions made to super for which a tax deduction is being claimed.
Using this strategy, anyone who earns less than 10 percent of their income from an employer can claim a tax deduction for
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The Federal Government pays a 15 percent low income superannuation contribution of up to $500 on concessional contributions made by individuals with a taxable income of less than $37,000 a year.
This strategy can assist you to bolster your retirement savings while managing your tax liability prior to retirement.
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Income protection insurance can pay a monthly benefit of up to 75 percent of your salary if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, with the premiums being tax deductible.
Paying premiums in advance enables you to bring forward the following financial year’s premiums to claim a tax deduction this financial year.
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1. We’re seeing plenty of resurrected comic book superheroes. Which character, originally drawn by Alex Raymond for King Features Syndicate and first published in 1934, was created to compete with Buck Rogers?
2. What sailing vessel famously wrecked at Muttonbird Island off Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast in 1878 was named after a Scottish lake?
3. During the European crusades of the ‘holy land’, what legendary leaders from opposing religious armies signed the Treaty of Ramia in 1192, leaving Jerusalem in Muslim hands but keeping it open to Christian pilgrimages?
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4. Phillip Wilcher was an original member of the Australian children’s music group the Wiggles, but left after the group’s first album. What are the full names of the other original members? Too easy? Field and Fatt were members of what 1980s Sydney pop band?
5. Captain Robert Briggs took up a southeast Wimmera run near Lake Lonsdale in 1840. It passed hands to Benjamin Boyd in 1842 and was bought in 1848 by Hobart solicitor Thomas Young, who split it into three holdings. Two of the holdings became Newington and Swinton while the third retained its original name. What is the name of the 74,500-acre run?
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6. What’s primarily wrong with this statement? Boats powered by internal as well as external combustion engines must remain under eight knots when travelling on Lake Bellfield near Halls Gap.
7. George Michael was one of the two members of 1980s British pop-dance act Wham! Who was the other member?
8. True or false? Our venomous snakes have control over how much venom they inject when they bite.
9. In what decade was Horsham officially declared a city?
10. How many episodes of the cult 1960s Sid and Marty Krofft children’s television series H. R. Pufnstuf were produced? A. 54. B. 26. C. 17. D. 71. Hang on a tick
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The Cockroaches. 5. Ledcourt. 6. Boats powered by combustion engines are banned from Lake Bellfield. 7. Andrew Ridgeley. 8. True. 9. 1940s. It was May 25, 1949. It was declared a town on November 17, 1932. 10. C. 17. They were originally broadcast from September 6 to December 27 in 1969.
ARIES: (March 21- April 20)
Lucky Colour: Scarlet Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 3-6-1-8
Lotto Numbers: 6-12-23-24-31-40 A very progressive period – for many the chance for big gains financially should present themselves. Support from people who matter. Contacts now should bring a surprise.
TAURUS: (April 21- May 20)
Lucky Colour: Emerald Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 7-1-6-4
Lotto Numbers: 1-9-13-28-34-35
Energy levels should increase and for many some major changes. Long distance travel is indicated and plans can be changed or made with very little warning. A friend shows their value.
GEMINI:
(May 21- June 21)
Lucky Colour: Pale Blue
Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 4-1-7-4
Lotto Numbers: 3-9-21-27-31-33
This period should be great for romance one way or another. However, make sure you don’t misunderstand information you receive and that everything is signed on the dotted line.
CANCER:
(June 22- July 22)
Lucky Colour: Cream
Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 9-1-7-3
Lotto Numbers: 2-14-28-34-35-44
Travel may play some part in your love life and although career prospects are on a financial upswing, working conditions may not be harmonious and it could be wiser to placate people than provoke them.
LEO: (July 23- August 22)
Lucky Colour: Purple
Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 6-2-4-1
Lotto Numbers: 15-25-30-37-42-43
Love life could be going from one extreme to another – make an extra effort to keep the peace. Favourable conditions are indicated in financial affairs although it is wisest to stay within the familiar.
VIRGO:
(August 23- September 23)
Lucky Colour: Lilac
Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 5-7-3-1
Lotto Numbers: 2-9-17-27-28-35
Your domestic affairs could conflict with your love life perhaps due to a too critical attitude. Could be a good time to ask for favours from those in a position to further your ambitions.
LIBRA:
(September 24- October 23)
Lucky Colour: White
Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 5-1-7-5
Lotto Numbers: 20-29-31-38-40-41
The swinger should be inundated with invitations for romantic interludes. A very social period coming up for most and better news on the financial front is indicated. New paths will open up for further ambitions.
SCORPIO:
(October 24 - November 22)
Lucky Colour: Dark Green
Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 1-8-4-7
Lotto Numbers: 23-31-34-40-44-45
Be prepared to compromise on all levels and don’t take anything for granted unless it’s signed on the dotted line. Plenty of opportunities in a career sense and a few surprises.
SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December 20)
Lucky Colour: Royal Blue Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 3-8-1-7 Lotto Numbers: 10-22-24-36-41-42
Not wise to let career or money interfere in your love life. Happier trends will come about by more involvement with family and domestic affairs and let the rest of the world look after itself.
CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19)
All sown up
Brimpaen farmer Gerard Matthews sows a paddock with wheat to complete this year’s sowing program on his family’s property overlooking the Grampians. Sowing is well underway, if not completed, in the region.
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Making a difference
BY MELISSA POULIOT
WIMMERA CMA
If you see a white utility with Wimmera Catchment Management Authority on the side filled with people wearing orange shirts, give them a wave.
It’s the Wimmera drought employment crews, and they are making a big difference to people, plants, animals and landscapes right across the region.
Wimmera crews are working in areas from Lake Albacutya to Nhill, Horsham to Kaniva, Landsborough to Murtoa and everywhere in between.
The 28-member team of men and women aged from 18 to their 60s are getting sites ready to reintroduce rare orchids, building and maintaining walking tracks, restoring wetlands, building fences to protect riparian zones and ridding areas of weeds and rabbits.
They are also helping councils and volunteer community and Landcare groups with clean-ups, repairs and maintenance at historical museums, public halls and local parks.
Crews have been working
REHABILITATION: Wimmera drought employment crews have helped Parks Victoria to rehabilitate and build walking tracks for climbers at Mt Arapiles. The images show an informal track before and after being rehabilitated, and crews helped build an alternative track in its place.
across the Wimmera since before Christmas as part of the Victorian Government’s Drought Support package.
The government has extended funding which will enable the Wimmera program to run right through until the end of the year.
Crew members come from a range of backgrounds and include grain growers, farm workers, agricultural business owners and sheep producers.
One of the best aspects for
the people involved is its flexibility. Some members have returned to their farms to put their crops in, but as soon as that is done, they are back with their crew continuing their paid employment.
One Wimmera member is coordinating her work with the crews around her university studies. Jane Edwards from McKenzie Creek said benefits of the program included seeing different parts of the country and gaining an appreciation
they aren’t the only ones affected by drought.
“To see that we are not the only ones in drought, seeing that there are far more people being affected by drought in the area, to talk about what they are doing and how they are dealing with it, how they are handling it and what is going to happen for the future. It’s really good,” she said.
“It’s also a great opportunity to get out, see the countryside and earn some money.”
More money to support landcare
Wimmera and Mallee landcare groups have been allocated another $298,228 to support agricultural projects under the National Landcare Programme Sustainable Agriculture small grants round for 2015-16.
Member for Mallee Andrew Broad said groups across the Wimmera and Mallee had been provided with funding to manage projects that supported Australia’s innovative and competitive agriculture sector.
“The projects will share knowledge and skills to boost farm productivity, while looking to protect the natural resources that our agricultural industries rely on, for profitable farm-gate returns,” he said.
The program seeks to strengthen the various landcare programs that prioritise works where they can have the greatest impact.
Projects that have been allocated funding are:
• Kaniva District Landcare, $29,900, for cropping and reducing agrochemical dependence through directional sowing techniques.
• Kooloonong-Natya Landcare Group Inc, $33,000, for cropping-mixed farming to improve production through sustainable practices on deep sands in the Mallee.
• Wimmera Farming Network, $38,500, for cropping, livestock, mixed farming and pastoral work – containing stock to increase productivity in dry times.
• Birchip Cropping Group, $41,038, for cropping – precision agriculture; the sustainable approach to farming in the southern Mallee.
• Yarrilinks Inc, $47,633, for cropping,
livestock-mixed farming – assessing feed on offer of cereal crops and stubbles for livestock in low rainfall farming systems.
• Mallee Sustainable Farming, $53,300 for cropping and livestock-mixed farming – Mallee Sustainable Farming Conference 2017; Sustainable Mallee Farming: part of the global food system
• Mallee Sustainable Farming, $54,856, for cropping-mixed farming – assisting Mallee farmers to implement productive, profitable and sustainable paddock rotations.
The Coalition government has invested $1-billion over four years into the National Landcare program to ensure the land on which the agricultural sector depends, remains healthy and viable into the future.
Pulse crops surge
Pulse crops have become the superstars of the Australian cropping scene as grain growers take advantage of record prices and the crops’ renowned rotational benefits to drive a wave of increased plantings.
Coinciding with the International Year of the Pulse, Australian farmers are expected to sow between 1.74 and 2.29-million hectares of pulses this year, continuing a decade-long rise in pulse production across the country.
The export value of pulses in 2014-15 was $1.2-billion, rising dramatically from $770-million in 2009-10 and $147 million in 200405.
Pulse Australia industry development manager for South Australia and Victoria, Mary Raynes, said pulses were the only grain crop growing in value and volume.
“With the exponential growth, potentially the Australian pulse industry could achieve an export value of $2-billion in 2016-17 when you look at today’s price of pulses and global demand,” she said.
“It is a massive year for the Australian pulse industry. The planets couldn’t have aligned better for Australian pulse grain growers.
“Australian pulse crops are the only crops growing in both volume and value compared with wheat, barley and canola.”
Ms Raynes said there were several reasons behind the surge in pulse production.
“It is being driven by India and its expanding population and decreasing rainfall,” she said.
“India is into its third consecutive monsoonal drought. They have domestic consumption demand for 22
to 24-million tonnes of pulses, but their production has been down in the past three seasons to an estimated 15-million tonnes.
“We are at historically high prices for mungbeans, lentils and Desi and Kabuli chickpeas.
“Price is one of the drivers behind the increased pulse production area, in combination with improved agronomic packaging accompanying newly-released pulse varieties.
“New varieties are offering improved disease resistance, increased yield, better cooking and visual quality. The Australian pulse industry is renowned for its high quality grain.”
Growers are taking advantage of the nitrogen fixation benefits of pulse crops, not only in the subsequent year after a pulse crop but also in the second and third years.
Trials have shown growing a 2.5 tonne-hectare chickpea crop on low nitrate soils can produce 157 kg/ha of fixed nitrogen and provide
a carryover benefit to the next crop of 48 kg/ha of nitrate-N.
In the southern region, growers have increased plantings of lentils, chickpeas, faba beans, field peas and lupins, while in the northern region the focus has been on mungbeans, chickpeas and faba beans.
This year has also seen a number of new, emerging areas growing pulses, such as Yorke Peninsula, the South Australian Mallee and Victorian Mallee, where first-time growers are trying their hand at lentils.
Grains Research and Development Corporation southern regional panel chair Keith Pengilley said new growers – and even long-standing growers – should source the latest information on crop production from the GRDC’s suite of web-based GrowNote publications.
“The GRDC-funded GrowNotes have been produced to support growers and advisers,” he said.
“They are a comprehensive resource for growers and their advisers to gain the critical knowledge they need.”
GRDC GrowNotes have become an essential ‘go to’ resource for growers throughout Australia.
They contain a wealth of valuable information from planning and planting advice to the latest in nutrition, weed, insect and disease management.
The crop-focused publications can be found online at www.grdc. com.au/GrowNotes.
They are also available on a new GrowNotes app that growers can download to their mobile devices, giving them all the latest information, whether in the ute, out in the paddock or in the farm office.
NATURE: Horsham students have taken a hands-on approach to learning about sustainability and food education at a new community garden project at Horsham Showground. The project was officially opened to the public last week by Horsham Rural City Mayor Heather Phillips. St Brigid’s College Horsham student Jordy Dwyer helped build and design the garden, supported by VCAL teacher Gareth Hose.
Tree planting project
Planet Ark has encouraged Wimmera people to join Australia’s biggest nature care project next month.
The organisation will run Schools Tree Day on July 29 and National Tree Day on July 31.
National Tree Day manager Debbie Agnew said the events offered an opportunity to do something good for the environment and to give back to the community in a meaningful way.
“Research shows spending time in nature is key to growing a healthy mind, body and planet, and there’s no better way to embrace these benefits than by taking part in Planet Ark’s iconic 21-year environmental campaign,” she said.
“The site can be at a park, school, office or workplace, a nearby sports field, Scout hall or place of worship.
“Planting can even be in your own backyard, patio, balcony or street.”
Ms Agnew said participants did not have to be planting professionals or have a green thumb.
“Planet Ark provides advice and ideas,” she said.
Last year, about 300,000 people took part in National Tree Day at more than 3500 sites across the country.
More than 1.2 million native trees, shrubs and edibles found a home and helped to green otherwise grey areas.
Ms Agnew encouraged families to get out and about.
“Our research shows Australian children are at risk of growing into an unhappy generation by living an inside lifestyle and being disconnected from the natural world,” she said.
“For every hour of outdoor recreational activity that Australians engage in, we spend seven hours in front of a screen,” she said.
“But the effects of just adding nature are significant, including benefits to mental and physical health and wellbeing. We all need nature to thrive.”
People can visit treeday.planetark.org or call 1300 88 5000 to register their participation.
Keith Pengilley
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Waiting for winter rains
BY MELISSA POULIOT
Since the 1980s, the small northern Wimmera town of Jeparit has hosted an annual Easter fishing competition.
It is a popular event, attracting visitors from far and wide and providing a major economic boost to businesses and community projects.
But when the river went dry during the millennium drought, the longest on record, the town was forced to put the event on hold.
The demise of the fishing competition further compounded problems associated with drought and broader population declines in parts of the Wimmera, leading to businesses closing and people moving away.
In 2001, when Lake Hindmarsh had just dried out and other waterways were also feeling the pinch from the millennium drought, young couple Rick Day and wife Jodie moved to the town.
Lake Hindmarsh was the drawcard, with Rick and his parents having spent his childhood holidaying at the lake at Christmas.
He said they wanted a ‘land change’, and despite the lack of water, he had seen water in the river and lake and knew it would return.
Soon after they arrived, Rick signed up as a member of Jeparit Angling Club, of which Ben Zanker was president.
Jeparit is heavily reliant on water in the river and Lake Hindmarsh to attract visitors and host major events, and Rick said club members were keen to see the water return.
Rick will never forget the committee’s and community’s relief and excitement when volumes of water started flowing into the river and Lake Hindmarsh in 2010 and 2011.
“When the water came back the town just did a big circle, it turned the town around. Everybody was so happy about the water; it made a big difference to everyone,” he said.
The return of water inspired Jeparit Angling Club to resurrect the Easter fishing competition.
Rick remembers feeling daunted by the task of not only bringing back a long-held tradition, but making it
bigger and better to provide a much needed economic boost in the town.
Before the drought the competition offered one major prize of $1000, but the angling club decided to increase the major prize to $2000 and introduce more prizes. The plan worked, with 390 anglers competing in the new and improved event.
“It was pretty daunting for us, the number of people in town. But it was just great to see so many people around – it was a pretty good thing for Jeparit and a lot of money was spent in the town,” he said.
Rick, now president of the club, said each year the competition had grown, and the club’s coffers have become much healthier. They have also won a 2015 volunteering recognition award from Volunteering
Western Victoria for their efforts.
Environmental water releases were critical to maintain the condition of the river at Jeparit for several years after the 2011 floods, which was important to reinvigorate the natural ecosystem required to maintain fish.
However, the dry conditions have meant there has been insufficient water to provide any flows north of Dimboola for more than a year.
In the lead-up to this year’s event the club was worried dwindling water levels would force it to cancel, but was rapt when it was able to go ahead. New faces turned up to fish and all up, 423 anglers competed.
Organisers weighed-in 70 native fish and redfin plus 42 carp. Nhill’s Matt Preston won the competition with his 3.2-kilogram golden perch.
Unless significant rain falls in the region, it is unlikely the club will be able to host a 2017 event.
“We need to do anything we can to keep our small community going, but without water in the river and the lake, it gets pretty tough,” he said.
“Unless the heavens open up, next year’s comp will be on hold.”
But angling club members are staying positive as they look to the skies.
“We’ve still got plenty going on up here in Jeparit. We know it will rain again. And when it does, the fishing competition will be bigger and better than ever before.”
Australia’s World Class
Grains Research and Development Corporation and Nuffield Australia have again united to offer grain growers a once in a lifetime opportunity to further their professional knowledge and expertise.
Growers in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania can now apply for a GRDCfunded 2017 Nuffield scholarship, which provides a $30,000 bursary to the successful applicant to study a topic relevant to their business and industry. It incorporates a contemporary scholars conference, global focus program and individual study program encompassing 16 weeks in two years. Nuffield scholarships have helped spearhead industry evolution and development over the past 60 years, encouraging ‘out of the box’ thinking to overcome challenges, harness opportunities and explore new frontiers in agricultural production, business, logistics and environmental management. Applications for the 2017 round of scholarships will be received until June 30, 2016. A scholarship application form is available online at http://nuffield.com. au/2017-round-of-scholarships-now-open.
Nuffield invite Volunteers wanted
Hindmarsh Landcare Network has called for volunteers for a Landcare weekend at Rainbow next month.
Participants will aim to plant 15,000 trees and shrubs along Outlet Creek at the north edge of Lake Hindmarsh. Organiser Daryl Argall said the group needed 50 Wimmera volunteers to help visiting volunteers.
He said people could visit www.hindmarshlandcarenetwork.org.au to register.
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Sowing trials set
BY JESSICA LEMON BIRCHIP CROPPING GROUP
Sowing is in full swing at Birchip Cropping Group and with all the northern sites now sown, the focus is on Wimmera sites at Horsham, Kalkee, Lubeck, Sheep Hills and Mt Arapiles.
A canola phenology trial BCG is running on behalf of the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, is examining how time of sowing influences canola performance in the Wimmera.
The trial, which has been sown at Longerenong, includes three different times of sowing.
One of the questions this trial is seeking to answer is whether there could be opportunities for early sowing if there was early rain, and how different canola varieties compare in this scenario.
To this end, all plots were irrigated to ensure emergence.
Emergence counts have been performed on all plots and normalised difference vegetation index measurements have been taken.
These measurements are per-
formed using infra-red technology which measures crop ‘greenness’, and hence, crop growth. Measurements are taken throughout the growing season to determine the different growth patterns for crop types.
Throughout the growing season, this trial will be closely monitored with assessments looking to determine a flowering date and the varietal difference in biomass.
Sowing is complete at BCG’s main research site at Warmur, and after 38mm of rain as at May 19, crops are beginning to emerge.
The site, located 40-kilometres north east of Warracknabeal on Warracknabeal-Birchip Road, is hosting 17 trials examining an extensive range of agronomic and farm management strategies.
Included at the main site are a number of grazing trials which will assess how wheat and barley varieties respond to grazing and how mixed pasture and hay varieties perform in the region.
Other trials at this site include a gibberellic acid on lentils and vetch trial, a pulse fungicide management trial
and a trial looking at Boxer Gold in oats.
To date the site has received 77.5mm of rain since the start of the year, and hopefully there is plenty more to come.
The Kalkee trial site has expanded from three trials in 2015 to 14 trials in 2016.
The range of trials is extensive with research examining the effect of plant growth regulators in oats and barley; wheat and barley time of sowing; harvest timing in barley; wheat performance on barley stubble where different nitrogen rates and products were applied; the effect of canola seed size on crop performance; the susceptibility of oat varieties to disease; and crop nutrition under different stubble management regimes.
Sowing at Kalkee started on May 18. More trials were sown at the site last week.
The BCG events season is also ramping up with several events being planned for Wimmera farmers.
For more information about BCG research and events across the Wimmera, visit www.bcg.org.au or look out for our monthly updates in AgLife.
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Civic orders herald bright future
Honda has declared tough times are over with a reassuringly healthy order list for its new-generation Civic sedan, which follows a similarly warm reception for the HR-V compact crossover last year.
With 200 customers already putting down cash on a Civic and that number forecast to top 350 by the end of May, the Japanese car-maker says it has finally ‘got its mojo back’ after years of ailing sales and a number of struggling model lines.
The smash-hit HR-V has become the company’s strongest-performing model, racking up just shy of 15,000 sales since its launch in February 2015, and Honda Australia director Stephen Collins said the new Civic looked set to pull a similar stunt.
“I think by the end of this month we will have 350 pre-orders, and that’s more than any other model we have ever had before,” he said.
“The last time we had such strong interest from prospective customers was when we were launching the HR-V and it has now become one of the strongest competitors in the small SUV segment.
“With the arrival of the Civic, it is becoming clearer by the day that Honda has got its mojo back.”
Mr Collins said the company was targeting similar volumes with its Civic sedan and hatchback range in a bid to climb the various segment ladders and return Honda to a position of stature.
The hatchback is due to arrive early next year, sourced from the same factory in Thailand as the sedan, while the vicious Type R version that did not make it Down Under in the current shape is expected to follow the mainstream hatch range in 2017.
“Our aim is to sell a minimum of 800 Civic sedans a month, which would give us about a 13 to 14 per-
The last ever Ford Falcon XR8 to roll off the Australian production line found its way to Norton Motor Group in Horsham.
The vehicle arrived at the showroom with a sign on the dashboard from engineers: ‘Last old V8’. Sales manager Nick Wilson said he had ordered an XR8 for the showroom, but did not anticipate the last one ever to be built to arrive.
“It’s the end of an Australian icon,” he said.
Mr Wilson said when he saw the sign on the Aussiemade family sedan, he questioned its validity, so he took a photo of the serial numbers and sent the picture to Ford.
“Ford came back to us and confirmed it was the last one off the production line,” he said.
“They are going to make up a certificate for the lucky owner.”
• Norton Motor Group sales representative Sarah Arthur, right, with the last ever Australian-built V8, which is sitting in the Horsham showroom.
BEST BOOT FORWARD: Hatchback and feisty Type R versions of Honda’s new Civic will arrive next year, following the sedan that rolls into Australian showrooms in June.
cent market share, which is not that far off where we are with HR-V,” Mr Collins said.
“Civic used to be a leader and we lost our way a little bit, but we are confident this car will get it back for us, and I think for the first time ever we will have a competitive sedan and hatch at the same time.”
In its previous ninth-generation, the Honda Civic sedan was available in five different variants starting with a manual Vi priced from $18,490 plus on-road costs, but for the 10th-generation model Honda has dropped the manual and introduced an entry-level
auto VTi for $22,390. With a continuously variable transmission, Honda says the new base model is a more attractive proposition than the outgoing cheaper variant, but Mr Collins said a majority of early customer interest had been in the better-equipped, pricier versions such as the newly introduced VTi-LX and RS.
“Early adopters generally like cars that have a strong standard equipment list and the features in RS and VTi-LX are particularly competitive in the segment,” he said.
When the initial rush of excitement and demand for higher-end vehicles
has cleared, Mr Collins anticipates an even split between the 1.8-litre and turbocharged variants.
“We would expect close to 50:50 between the turbo and non-turbo engine,” he said.
Between the VTi-LX and RS flagships and the VTi range starter sit the only survivors from the previous line-up, with the mid-range VTi-S from $24,490 and the VTi-L, which starts at $27,790. Like the outgoing generation, the two new entry-level VTi and VTi-S Civics are powered by a 1.8-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine with 104kW and 174Nm, but the remainder of the lineup is now powered by a new 1.5-litre turbocharged VTEC four-cylinder with a heartier 127kW and 220Nm.
The previous 114kW/190Nm 2.0-litre Sport version has been replaced by the $31,790 RS, which shares the new 1.5-litre engine as well. Transmissions across the board are front-wheel drive, via Honda’s CVT.
All versions have a 7.0-inch Advanced Display touchscreen at the centre of the information and entertainment system, which uses an Android operating system to offer access to the various systems with tap, swipe and pinch-type actions.
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Slow road to autonomous cars
National Transport Commission is calling for submissions as it lays the groundwork for updating Australia’s transport laws to accommodate driverless cars.
The commission released a discussion paper highlighting barriers to increasing vehicle automation.
Making it clear Australia’s laws are nowhere near ready for the advent of self-driving cars, the commission has raised a number of questions that need to be resolved in order to support further pilot programs and, in the longer term, enable fully autonomous vehicles onto Australian roads when they become available from as early as 2020.
Questions include: How can governments enable on-road trials of automated vehicles nationally? How can governments help clarify who is controlling a vehicle when the human driver is not driving? Or when control can alternate between a human and an automated driving system?
Furthermore, how should the requirement that a driver must have proper control of a ve-
hicle be interpreted by police when there is no human driver?
And what should happen to the range of laws that put obligations on a human driver of a vehicle, such as rendering assistance after a crash, complying with directions from police or paying any tolls or fines incurred?
The commission also says it is not clear whether people injured in a crash with an automated vehicle will always be able to claim insurance under compulsory third-party insurance or state-based accident compensation schemes.
National Transport Commission chief executive Paul Retter said Australia’s laws needed to be ready for the biggest change to Australia’s transport system since cars replaced horses.
“Amending these laws shouldn’t be hard, but making sure the new laws are nationally consistent and encourage innovation while ensuring the safety of all road users will be important,” he said.
“The commission will take recommendations to Australia’s transport ministers when they meet in November.
“Stakeholders now have the
opportunity tell us how to make sure we have the best possible national laws for our national economy and our communities.”
There is a sense of urgency for regulatory reform given automated vehicles that share the driving task with humans are expected to be in Australia within the next few years.
However, Mr Retter cautioned there were risks in trying to rush ahead and amend
vehicle standards for fully automated vehicles, such as driverless pods, without first addressing existing barriers to the types of automated vehicles that are likely to be seen on Australian roads in the near future.
Responses
The discussion paper has emerged three months after the commission released an issues paper on driverless cars and
called for submissions on how best to shape and manage laws that will govern them.
It received 32 responses to the initial call, and is now offering another opportunity –until July 4 – for interested parties to provide feedback on key issues that have been identified from a national legal audit of all relevant legislation and the initial submissions from stakeholders.
The priority barriers to be addressed in the near term include: potentially inconsistent rules for on-road trials in states and territories; lack of clarity as to who or what is in control of a vehicle that is conditionally automated – does the driver still need to pay attention to the outside world once the car is placed into autonomous mode?; and lack of clarity as to what ‘proper control’ means for conditionally and highly automated vehicles.
In the medium term, the next two years, barriers include: the absence of regulatory mechanisms to ensure automated vehicles are operated safely by an automated vehicle ‘system entity’ – driver licencing, for example, will not be required in
cars that do not have a human driver; the definition of ‘driver’ in many laws requires a human driver; some obligations of the driver cannot be met by an automated vehicle – drink driving and fatigue, for instance; and it could be difficult to identify who is responsible for a highly automated vehicle when control can alternate between the human driver and automated driving system.
In the longer term, three-tofive years, the main barrier to address is that current vehicle standards assume a human driver, but once fully autonomous vehicles hit the road they are unlikely to have driver-related features currently required under Australian Design Rules such as steering wheels, control panels, rearview mirrors and brake pedals.
The commission has also identified a number of issues that would benefit from clarification now, but could be adapted over time. These include: vehicle modifications in highly and fully automated vehicles could be a higher risk; lack of clarity as to who is liable for a crash; and a potential or perceived threat to privacy.
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THURSDAY MAY 26
RBT(PG d) 8:30 TheAFLFootyShow(M) –The Logie award-winning AFL Footy Show 10:30 World’sFunniestVideosTop 10 Countdown (PG) 11:30 Extra [s] 12:00 WIN’sAllAustralianNews [s] 1:00 ACurrentAffair [s] 1:30 Westside(M l,v) 3:00 Extra [s] 3:30 Good Morning America
5:30 Sunrise[s] 9:00 TheMorningShow [s] 11:30 SevenMorningNews[s] 12:00 Midday Movie: “Surrender, Dorothy” (M) (’05) Stars: Diane Keaton 2:00 TheDailyEdition[s] 3:00 TheChase [s] 4:00 Seven News at 4 [s] 5:00 TheChaseAustralia [s] 6:00 7Prime News[s] 6:30 SevenNews [s] 7:00 HomeAndAway(PG s) –Maddy makes a decision about the future. Roo deals with Tanya’s lawsuit. Skye follows her heart. 8:00 TheBig BangTheory(PG) 9:30 Movie: “Knocked Up” (MA15+ s,l) Stars: Katherine Heigl & Seth Rogen 12:10 Grey’sAnatomy: Bad Blood [s] 1:00 Home Shopping
4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:25 Mister Maker 5:00 Tree Fu Tom 5:40 Peppa Pig 6:25 Octonauts 7:00 Spicks & Specks (PG) 7:30 Doctor Who: The Curse Of The Black Spot (PG) 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s
2:00 Bizarre ER (M) 2:30 Mudcats 3:30 Hillbilly Handfishin’ 4:30 American Restoration (PG) 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Mythbusters (PG) 7:30 Bad Ink (PG) 8:00 Tattoo Nightmares
7:00 Children’s Programs 8:30 Harry’s Practice 9:00 Home And Away 9:30 NBC Today 12:00 Better Homes And Gardens 1:00 Dealers (PG) 2:00
6:00 Infomercial 8:00 MotoGP 2016 “Race 6 Italian Grand Prix 9:30 Extreme Fishing Challenge 10:30 M*A*S*H 11:00 Hogan’s Heroes 12:00 Get Smart 1:00 Matlock (M v) 2:00 Nash Bridges (M v,a) 3:00 Jake And The Fatman 4:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 Star Trek: Voyager 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 M*A*S*H 7:30 Macgyver (PG v) 8:30 Walker, Texas Ranger (PG v) 9:30 Movie: “Red Scorpion” (M) (’88) Stars: Dolph Lundgren 11:40 Matlock (M v) 12:40 Home Shopping 2:10 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 3:05 Walker, Texas Ranger (PG) 4:00 Nash Bridges (M v,a)
5:00 Children’sPrograms 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:25 Mister Maker 4:45 Timmy Time 5:00 Tree Fu Tom 5:40 Peppa Pig 6:00 Peg + Cat 6:15 Peter Rabbit 6:25 Octonauts 6:40 Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom 7:00 Spicks & Specks (PG) 7:30
Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Wife (PG) 8:30 I’m Having Their Baby (PG) 9:30 Miss Transgender UK (M a,l,n,s) 10:30
Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M a,l,s) 11:00 The Tonight Show (PG) 11:40 The Tiny Tots Talent Agency (PG)12:30 Doctor Who (PG) 1:35 The Tonight Show (PG) 2:15 ABC News Update
7:30 Fishing Addiction 8:30 Dream Car Garage 9:00 Fifth Gear (PG) 10:00 To Be Announced 11:00 Starsky & Hutch (PG v,d) 12:00 T. J Hooker (PG a,v) 1:00 Bomb Hunters 2:00 Bizarre ER (M) 2:30 Mudcats 3:30 Hillbilly Handfishin’ 4:30 American Restoration (PG) 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Drug Bust (PG) 7:00 2016 AFL: Round 10: Sydney V North Melbourne 7:30 Movie: “The Hot Chick” (PG d,a,l,s) (’02) 9:30 Movie: “This Is 40” (MA15+ l,s) (’02) 12:15 Bomb Hunters (PG) 1:15 Combat Dealers (PG) 2:30 Hillbilly Handfishin’ 3:30 Dream Car Garage
9:30 Crocamole 10:00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman 11:00 Jag (PG l,v) 12:00 Judging Amy 1:00 Medium (M a,v) 2:00 Becker 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:05 The King Of Queens 5:00 Frasier 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:05 The Simpsons 7:30 How I Met Your Mother (PG l) 8:00 Rules Of Engagement (PG s) 8:30 Movie: “Sixteen Candles” (M l,n) (’84) Stars: Molly Ringwald & Justin Henry 10:30 tba 11:30 The Late Late Show 12:30 Sleepy Hollow (M a,sn) 1:30 Frasier 2:00 Becker(PG) 3:00 Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman (PG)
6:00 Children’sPrograms 12:00 Open Heart (PG) 12:40 Spooksville (PG) 1:05 The Haunting Hour (PG) 1:25 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho 1:35 Splatalot 2:00 Arthur 2:35 Hairy Legs 2:50 Dennis The Menace 3:15 Jamie’s Got Tentacles! 3:25 Vic The Viking 4:00 Odd Squad 4:25 Numb Chucks 5:00 Camp Lakebottom 5:25 The Penguins Of Madagascar 6:25 Hank Zipzer 7:00 Merlin: The Dark Tower (PG) 7:45 Deadly Mission 8:15 Adventure Time 8:35 Degrassi: Next Class 9:00 World’s End 9:30 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug 10:15 Kamisama Kiss (PG)
guide
(’96) Stars: Greg Kinnear 4:30 LoveShack[s] 5:00 News: FirstAtFive[s] 5:30 Getaway (PG) 6:00 NationalNews[s] 7:00 TheVoice(PG) [s] 10:00 Movie: “Love & Other Drugs” (MA15+ s) (’10) Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal & Anne Hathaway 12:20 Movie: “Risky Business” (M s,l) (’83) Stars: Tom Cruise 2:10 Movie: “The Last Dance“ (M l,v) (’12) Stars: Julia Blake & Danielle Carter
SATURDAY MAY 28
6:00 HomeShopping[s] 7:00 WeekendSunrise[s] 10:00 TheMorningShow - Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 RoadToRio 12:30 Olympians - OffThe Record: Nova Peris (PG) 1:00 BorderSecurity - Australia’s FrontLine(PG) 1:30 FootyFlashbacks[s] 3:00 2016 AFL PremiershipSeason: Rnd 10: Brisbane v Hawthorn [s] 6:00 SevenNews[s] 6:30 2016 AFL PremiershipSeason: Rnd 10: Essendon v Richmond *Live 10:30 Movie: “Moneyball” (M l) (’11) Stars: Brad Pitt 1:10 DesperateHousewives: Get Out Of My Life (M) –Susan discovers the identity of the father of Julie’s baby. 2:00 Home Shopping
7:00 IFish[s] 8:00 FamilyFeud - Encore [s] 8:30 Studio 10: Saturday (PG)[s] 11:00 The LivingRoom - Encore (PG) 12:00 All 4 Adventure [s] 1:00 HealthyHomesAustralia[s] 1:30 TheDoctors (PG a) 2:30 GoodChefBadChef[s][s] 3:00 TheRenovationKing [s] 3:30 EverydayGourmet[s] 4:00 What’sUpDownUnder [s] 4:30 EscapeFishingWithET [s] 5:00 TENNews[s] 6:00 ModernFamily(PG s) 6:30 Movie: “Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs” (PG v) (’09) Stars: Ray Romano 8:30 Movie: “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” (PG v) (’14) Stars: Gary Oldman 11:15 48 Hours (M a) 1:30 Infomercial (PG)
6:00 Secret Location 7:00 Catch Phrase 7:45 Keeping Up Appearances 8:30 Escape To The Country 9:30 Nick Knowles 10:30 Air Crash Investigations 11:30 Zero Hour (PG) 12:30 Sydney Weekender 1:00 WA Weekender
Shrimpin’ 2:30 Swamp
4:30 Gator Boys 5:30
Preppers 6:30 Movie: “Toy Story 3” (G) (’10) 8:30 Movie: “Mission: Impossible III” (M v) 11:00 Movie: “Road Trip” (MA15+ s) (’00) 1:00 1000 Ways To Die (MA15+ v,d,s)
SUNDAY MAY 29
6:00 Seven News[s] 7:00 HouseRules (PG) [s] –Tonight is judgment day in Perth. 8:45 SundayNight (PG a) 9:45 Bones: The Cowboy In The Contest (M) 10:45 Castle: Get A Clue [s] –Castle and Beckett investigate a bizarre murder that seems to be a “Da Vinci Code” style conspiracy. 11:45 Odyssey: Real World (M v) 1:00 HomeShopping 6:00 ReligiousPrograms[s] 8:00 GoodChef BadChef[s] 8:30 Studio 10: Sunday(PG) [s] 11:00 Let’sDoCoffee[s] 11:30 Ben’sMenu [s] 12:00 Netball: ANZChampionship: Rnd 9: Swifts V Firebirds *Live* [s] 2:00 EverydayGourmet[s] 2:30 TheOffroadAdventure Show 3:00 IFish[s] 3:30 RPMGP [s] 4:00 RPM 5:00 TEN News 6:00 FamilyFeud[s] 6:30 ModernFamily(PG s) 7:30 MasterchefAustralia: Nigella Week (PG) 9:15 Bondi Rescue (PG d) 9:45 2016 Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix 12:00 The GrahamNortonShow: Show 7 - Encore (M) 1:00 Infomercial(PG) 2:00 Home Shopping (PG) 9:00 Insiders [s] 10:00 Offsiders [s] 10:30 AustraliaWide [s] 11:00 TheWorldThisWeek [s] 11:30 SongsOfPraise 12:00 Landline [s] 1:00 GardeningAustralia[s] 1:30 TheMix[s] 2:00 CastFromTheStorm (PG) [s] 3:00 Seasons[s] 3:20 TheBookClub[s] 3:50 AustralianStory [s] 4:20 DavidAttenborough: KingdomOf Plants[s] 5:15 FatherBrown(PG) 6:00 SurfingTheMenu [s] 6:30 Compass(PG) [s] 7:00 ABCNews[s] 7:40 Grand Designs[s] 8:30 MidsomerMurders(M v) 10:00 ShaunMicallef’sMADASHELL (PG) [s] 10:30 Hiding (M l,v,s) 11:30 Whitechapel (M v) 12:15 Movie: “The Trip To Italy” (M l,s,v) 4:15 UEFAChampionsLeague 7:30 Worldwatch 1:00 TheBowlsShow [s] 2:00 Speedweek [s] 4:00 UEFAChampionsLeagueFinal[s] 5:00 Giro d’ItaliaHighlights 5:30 IWasHitler’sJewishNeighbour 6:30 SBSWorldNews [s] 7:30 Rome’sInvisibleCity [s]–Dr Michael Scott leads a team of experts to reveal the full story of the ancient world’s most awe-inspiring city 8:30 DNANation (PG) 9:30 Uranium: Twisting The Dragon’s Tail: The Rock that Changed the World (PG a) 10:30 Cycling: Giro d’Italia: Final Stage 2:00 DramaMovie: “Eyes Wide Open” (M a,n,s) (’09) (In Hebrew and Yiddish)
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10:45 Air Crash Investigations 11:45 Before And After 12:15 Dealers Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 1:30 Dr Oz (PG) 6:00 Skippy 6:30 Movie: “The Likely Lads” (PG s,l)
6:00 Children’s Programs 10:00 Mako - Island Of Secrets 10:30 Sabrina 11:00 Infomercials 11:30 Family Ties (PG) 1:00 Cheers 2:00 Frasier 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 4:00 To Be Announced 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 Futurama 7:00 The Simpsons (PG) 7:30 How Met Your Mother 8:00 New Girl (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Blades Of Glory” (M) (’07) Stars: Will Ferrell & Jon Heder 10:30 The Late Show 11:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 1:30 Family Ties (PG) 2:30 Cheers (PG) 3:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4:30 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 6:00 Home Shopping 6:30 The Amazing Race 7:30 Home Shopping 9:30 Dream Car Garage 10:30 Swamp People (PG v) 11:30 My Fishing Place 12:00 Fishing The Magic Hour 1:00 The AFN Fishing Show 1:30 Prospectors 2:30 Guinness World Records Gone Wild 4:30 What Went Down 6:00 Movie: “Battleship” (PG v,l) (’14) Stars: Liam Neeson 8:35 Movie: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (M v,l) (’91) Stars: Linda Hamilton 11:20 Family Guns (M) 12:20 The Crows Show 1:00 Guinness World Records Gone Wild 3:00 To Be Announced 5:00 Prospectors (PG) 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Religion 8:30 Home Shopping 9:30 Australia’s Best Houses 10:00 Home And Away Catch-Up (PG v,a) 1:00 Dealers 2:30 Secret Location 3:30 Nick Knowles’
Officially Amazing 8:30 Nowhere Boys (PG) 8:55 World’s End 9:25 House of Anubis (PG) 9:45 Good Game Pocket (PG) 9:55 rage (PG) 8:00 2016 Super Rugby: NSW Waratahs V Chiefs 10:00 World Rugby Sevens 10:30 Fishing With ET 11:00 Temporary Australians 11:30 4x4 Adventures 12:30 Undercover Boss 1:30 Star Trek: The Next Generation 2:30 Gillette World Sport 3:00 Moments Of Impact 4:00 Megastructures 5:00 What’s Up Down Under 5:30 I Fish 6:00 Family Feud 6:30 M*A*S*H 7:30 CSI: Cyber (M v) 8:30 Monkeys Revealed (PG) 9:30 Movie: “Money Train” (MA15+ l,v,s) (’95) 11:40 Gillette World Sport 12:00 The Killing (M v) 1:00 RPM 2:30 Extreme Boats’ Big Angry Fish 6:00 Children’sPrograms 3:30 Play School 4:00 Bananas In Pyjamas 4:45 Timmy Time 5:00 Bob The Builder 6:00 Peg + Cat 6:25 Octonauts 6:40 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom: Nature Class 7:00 Spicks & Specks 7:30 Seconds From Disaster: The Bismarck 8:30 Eddie Izzard: Force Majeure 9:55 Louis Theroux: Louis & The Nazis (M a,l) 10:55 Bodyshockers: My Big Boob Hell (M a,n) 11:45 Never Mind the Buzzcocks (M l) 12:15 Show Me Your Money (M l) 1:00 The Home Show: Putney (PG) 1:50 ABC News Update
17” Syd Hill Suprema dressage saddle, ex pony club $300ono Ph 53846313
Alpacas, breeding stock, pets and flock protectors, all stock guaranteed, inspections welcome, delivery available Ph 0427602773
Alpacas, experienced wethers for sale, prices vary according to age Ph 0417531989
Alpacas , registered females and herd guard Ph 53847380 or 0416017567
Australian stockhorse mare , good family horse, quiet and reliable, good all round mare $2500ono Ph 0431208753
Black-face Suffolk ewes and rams Ph Greg Ph 0427853675
Cattle show box, circuiteer hot blower dryer, clippers suitable for horses and cattle, leather halters, rope halters, neck straps, tattoer, liquid nitrogen semen tank, many other things needed for showing Ph 0402749413
Cayugaa ducks, born Nov, black with blue/green/purple sheen, can provide photos $40 or 2 for $70 Ph 0435602245 Buangor
Horse manure , $2 a bag, Horsham and Dimboola areas Ph 0437894257
Indian ring necks, breeding pairs plus young ones for sale, ring for prices and colours Ph 0408535515 Stawell
Major Mitchells cockatoos, 2 males, parent rasied for avery only, licence required $200each or $350 for both, will live together Ph 0418851112 licence no # 14244323-A
Miniature goats, choice of gender, colour and age Ph 0427340750
Horsham
Mixed chooks from $15, Guinea Fowl $25, Pheasants $25, Indian Runner Ducks $20 Ph 53582168
Bellellen
Point of lay hens , vacc, debeaked, raised free ranged, very good layers, can deliver $20 each Ph 0429941974
Purebred American bulldog pups , fully vet checked, vaccinated, wormed, born 5/3, 5 male, 3 female, ready to go now 956000006046452/6085983 /6041485/6102392/6091654/610 2288/6073784/6085217 $750 Ph 0431488136
REDUCED Ile de France RAM 3yo, sire papers available, kept his daughters so no further use $400ono Ph 54662335
Show budgerigars, all colours, english bloodlines $20-$30 each Ph 0428730777
Staghound X pups , m/c, vacc, wormed, vet checked, 981000300705434, 981000300696315 $300 Ph 0417352706
Stock saddle , Sydney Hill
Suprema Barcoo Poley Australian made, 17.5” $1300 Ph 0417538886
Antique dresser, very enique, EC $750 Ph 0438811721
Antique Duchess chest of drawers, GC $450 Ph 0438811721
Antique marble top washstand needs a little work $220 Ph 0438811721
Antique white cane 6 basket bassinet on wheels, new mattress included $250 Ph 53822586
Blackwood pew, 305cm L, dark brown leather back and seat $370 Ph 53826350
Cedar Dresser Top, 3 glass doors, 230cm W x 34cm D x 115cm H $250 Ph 53826350
Cedar hall table with drawer, height 740mm, width 920mm $250 Ph 0408640270
Early Australian dresser, lower half genuine Early Aus $400ono Ph 0431246997
Ph 0409433901 Willaura
Large cedar half round table, turned legs, EC, 136x680mm $150 Ph 53581526 or 0428501277
Miners couch , fully restored, original wire base, lovely item, not used $700 Ph 0439101170
Old kitchen dresser , with lead light doors, GC $300 Ph 0438811721
Original 1950’s window frame, aluminium windows $100ono Ph 0409433901 Willaura Singer treadle sewing machine, 6 drawers, GC $295 Ph 0408640270
200 Traveller caravan , immaculate condition, lots of extras, 2 berth, 16’ $18,000 Ph Mark 0400814257
2004 Jayco herritage caravan, 22’, 150L 3-way fridge, double extendable bed, separate shower and toilet, heating/cooling, roll out awning $27,900 Ph 0427094601
2007 Jayco sterling pop-top, 18’8, rear DB, full length annexe, reg till 11/16, always shedded, VGC $23,000 Ph Peter 0427534237
3-way fridge, 150L, GC $1100ono Ph 0428941291
Camper trailer with full annex, 240v wired, gas stove, Lt truck tyres, water container, reg $3500 Ph 0417507882 Stawell
Camper Trailer, family sized, top only, GC with extras $980 Ph 0447535276
Camper trailer, hard floor with remote, full annexe, slide-out 4 burner cooker, s/s sink, comes with portable toilet, bush shower and screen, good storage space, off-road tyres, EC $9200ono Ph 0438581576
Campervan Jayco Jayswift 1992, GC, always shedded, good tyres, bed flys, awning $8000ono Ph 0400728252
Caravan awning , slimline roll-out, white and grey, 4m long, 12V operate, c/w stability bar, mountings and instructions
$675ono Ph 0409522443 Ararat
Caravan fridge , 2-way gas/ electric $350 Ph 0408640270
Erin Avan pop-top, 2003, 17” roll out awning, queen d-bed $18,000 Ph 53583065
Jayco Prestige Flamingo caravan, as new condition, little use, many features, inspections recommended, always shedded $18,800 Ph 53824986
Crusader Inspiration 21’, 2010, full ensuite with washing machine, q/s bed, large fridge/freezer, reverse cycle a/c, awning and full annexe, reverse camera, very little use, EC $42,995ono Ph 53842254 or 0428528076 FOR HIRE
Family Jayco caravan, very comfy d/island pillow top bed, 2 good size bunk beds, microwave, 90L fridge, easy to erect annexe, a/c and heating, plus all accs Ph Nathan for availability 0418657247
Galaxy pop-top limited edition 3yo, 18’ s/axle, 50mm risers, semi off-road, GS chassis, external gas bayonette, external table, drop down legs, r/o awning, s/beds, super rest mattress, filtered water, large 3-way fridge, water gauge, lots of storage, Eurovaux stereo DVD, CD, twin TV plug, slide table, 4-burner stove, m/w, reverse cycle a/c, new full annexe with front and rear openings, tare 1480, EC, lovely to tow, always stored under cover, genuine reason for sale $30,000ono Ph 0408313004 or 0427378754
Jayco 1983/4 pop top caravan, r/c aircon, full annexe, sleeps 4 inside, very spacious middle area, front kitchen, 3 way fridge, single axle easy tow, large front boot and lots of interior storage, new roof struts and reg til 11/16 $6990 Ph 0409690964
Jayco caravan outback, new wheel bearings, new spare tyre, new TV set, new ceiling, new front lifting arms, new van cover, full annexe as new, 12mths reg $11,000 Ph 53583396 or 0428507850
Jayco Freedom 2005, 17ft, single beds, front kitchen, A/C, electric brakes, R/O annexe $16,500 Ph 0481481577
Jayco Penguin Caravan, 1995 model, in VGO, tows well, brand new canvas cover $7000ono Ph 55851013 or 0427851013
Jayco pop-top J series, 2007, as new cond, Hi-land d/bed, A/C, roll-out awning $19,500ono Ph 50921317 or 0412875523
REDUCED 1978-79 Coaster mobile home, 4-berth, motor Reco, 3 solar panels, awning, radio, 12V fridge, 3.5 engine diesel, AGS544 $14,000ono Ph 53521556 Ararat
REDUCED Coromal Popette
360, pop top, 7m, rego, fulle annexe, winter cover protector, full size oven, range hood, TV, s/beds $11,000 Ph 0428312626
REDUCED Roadstar pop-top s/beds, fold out awning, single axle, front kitchen, 3-way fridge, 4 ring gas cooker, Hayman Reese towbar, 2-way a/c, always shedded, lots of extras, well worth a look $12,000 or best offer Ph 53911438 Nhill
Tent , 12x15’ internal floor excluding awning, two rooms, external frame, blue canvas, make: Trail-master, model: Bogong pre 1999, GC, current new price $1399, asking $500ono Ph 0418385261 Horsham
Toyota coaster motor-home 76 model, runs good, needs fit out $2200ono Ph 0429204037 or 53840375
Toyota pop-top campervan, fair condition, eng no # 18R2019842 $750 Ph 53566212
Wanted to buy, old small empty caravan to store boxes in Ph 0457193682
Debutante dress , size 12, beautiful satin backless, hand sewn sequin and beaded lace dress made by House of Bespoke $550 Ph 0419132137 Ararat
Debutante dress, size 12, worn for one evening in 2009, dry cleaned, EC, detailed back and embroidery on front, welcome to try on before buying $150 Ph 53894258 or 0437894257
Debutante dress, size 8, worn for one evening in 2008, dry cleaned, EC, welcome to try on before buying $250 Ph 53894258 or 0437894257
Debutante dress, size 8, worn for one evening in 2011, dry cleaned, EC, welcome to try on before buying $250 Ph 53894258 or 0437894257
Ladies full length leather over coat, fully lined, very modern $250 Ph 53822267
10 solid 1950’s doors, 5 solid 1950’s doors with window $1500ono or will separate
Agware twin round bale feeder with Honda hyd power pack $2750 inc Ph 0427340546
Truck, dual diff, under body hoist and grain bin, good working cond, well kept, 11907F $5500 Ph 53812227
REDUCED Air seeder, Versatile 29’ chisel plough seeder bar, 12” spacings, Flexicoil heads, 500lb break out, Manutec press wheels, tow behind or between optional, Agritech points, all roller rockers rebushed, very solid unit, must see $16,990 plus GST Ph 0428231451
REDUCED Header MF 760, V8 Perkins, hydro drive, 2 fronts with trailer, good machine $6600 inc GST Ph 0418935957
Seed wheat , Grenade, old seasons, cleaned and dress, approx 8-10 ton $220 inc ph 0428837235
Silo, grain or fertiliser, 16 cu m, GC $1800 Ph 0417538886 Ararat
Oztrail Resort Dome tent , 4 room, sleep upto 12 people, never been used -won in a fishing competition 2016, tent is valued at $560 brand new selling for $500ono (would also be happy to swap for something of interest, example being other camping equipment, gazebo, fishing gear) Ph 0400041853
Pea straw/garden mulch, weed free $5.50 Ph 0407011084
Polypipe blueline , 50mm polypipe approx 50m long and 40mm polypipe approx 60m long, all GC, ideal bird netting hoops over fruit trees $260 or will separate, can deliver Ph 53811093
Pool cover with aluminium roller, as new, up to 10lmx3.6lm $420 Ph 0427111346
Post Borer Villiers petrol motor, forward and reverse, 12 drill bits $300 Ph 0418148445
Radiant tube ceiling heater, 3m U-shaped, as new cond, ideal for shop and garage $1800 Ph 0448824848
REDUCED Fowlers bottles, 235, many sizes, clips, lids, books, thermometer, unit $800ono Ph 53596244
REDUCED Spa, 8-10 people, 1500L, pump and blower, no heater $750 Ph 0428837235
Ride on mower, John Deere LA115 $2500 plus Gst Ph 0428847201
Rover reel mower, VGC $600 Ph 0419190337
Sawbench, towable 15hp motor, 28” Tungsten tip blade, cuts well $799 Ph 0478829527
Bookcase with drawers , French Provincial furniture, beautifully carved details $800 Ph 0447892032
Chest of drawers , French Provincial furniture, early settler $600 Ph 0447892032
Corner lounge suite with ottoman practically new, corduroy and leatherette, was $2400 selling $1800 Ph 53891131
Corner spa bath ivory with pump, EC $300ono Ph 0429822458
Couch, 3 seater, in GC, blue pastel colours $80 Ph 0408640270
DB mattress and base, timber b/ head, GC $370 Ph 53525853 or 0498659636 Ararat
Door, internal door and door frame, VGC $20 Ph 0429491426
Doors, 5 assorted, GC to EC $250 the lot Ph 0419505737
Westaflex air transfer system, large carved timber chest $550 will separate Ph 0488185211 53827177
X-air, 2 seats, dual control rotax 503 engine, reg til 10/16 $12,000 Ph 53824766 Horsham
3 lounge chairs, 2 rockers and 1 standard $250 or will separate Ph 53823264 or 0432502452
3 piece club lounge $140ono Ph 0411459992
3 seater couch, GC, 2yrs old, $250 Ph 0417025591
3 seater sofa bed, with matching 2 seater couch, VGC $220 Ph 0417224832 Stawell Air conditioner , mobile refrigerated, on wheels with hose duct $190 Ph 0408640270
Bathroom fittings , shower screens tri-door 1790H x 1425W beige, 1850H x 830W white, corner vanity unit - 3 drawers plus toilet system complete beige $150 will separate Ph 0408442497
Furniture: washing machine, 2 seater couch, antique 4 drawer dresser with mirror, small TV unit, 2 s/beds, numerous kitchen ware items Ph 0428175603
Gas Heater Rinnai energy saver 551F, flue and fittings, hardly used, EC $490ono Ph 53820395
Household items , microwave, pedal stool fan, large cane washing basket, brown suit-case never used and brand new $500 or will separate Ph 0427283819
King single, MK5 adjustable bed, 2.5yo, latex mattress message unit, EC, all genuine enquires welcome, new price $3100 sell $1099 Ph 0498033027
Kitchen setting, light oak table, 1650 x 900, six timber high-back chairs, velour upholstery, VGC $295 Ph 0487227965
Kitchen table , chrome and laminex, plus 6 chairs, VGC $500ono Ph 53596244
Set of 6 dining chairs, solid hardwood, $450 Ph 0427824495
Surround sound JBHiFi speakers and pioneer amplifier $1300ono Ph 53822911
Telephone , Oricon Care 170 pendant phone, new $50 Ph 0427581182
TV Cabinet , cupboard space top and bottom, VGC $200 Ph 53823306
UN children 12 porcelain dolls with certificate $360ono will separate Ph 0437718077
Waeco CF80 fridge/freezer with cover $950 Ph 0458310360
Waeco fridge/freezer, CFX
Ski boat, Meos Spyder, 350 chev, high pole, Bimini, training bar, new upholstery, full cover, tandem trailer great first boat for a family, boat rego PE575, trailer reg U47935 $10,000ono Ph 0428337250
Streaker 4.4m boat NE291, 1999 Marine 75hp motor on Dunbier trailer B08174, with radio, Navman, fish finder, cover, vests, rocket launcher, reg til 07/15, VGC, deceased estate $10,990 Ph 0438532351
Vickers Fibreglass Luxury Cruiser, twin 350 Mercuries, 2 new batteries, new TV, 2 hot water supplies - 1 Elec, new Gps and fish finder also plotter, elec stove and kettle, toilet, shower, master bed, 6-8 berth, new 4.5Kva generator, 2x 200L petrol tanks,1x 150 aluminium water tank, new 600 holey Carbies, 2 new petrol pumps, new Elec heater, new Eperb, new paint and anty fowl, new prop, shafts been balanced, 2 new sked bushers, new converter (still in box), marine radio, CD player, 4 adjustable stands, many more extras 00779 $32,000ono Ph John 0458121615
Websters twin fisher 4.3 with bimbey, reg til 07/16 HN907, 40hp Yamaha outboard motor, 330hrs on dunbier trailer P93234 reg til 07/16, all safety gear inc $17,000 Ph Neville 53911373
Auriga 10 gopher in EC, new battery $1500 Ph 0409984556
Gopher, Auriga 10 Invacare, EC, one owner, not used a lot, 6yo, new batteries, 12mths old $2250 Ph 0458132374
Gopher, Invacare Pegasus 2013 model, EC, top of the range, worth $5000 sell $2800 Ph 0437009908
High back armchair , height adjustable legs, EC $100 Ph 53821391
Invacare Auriga gopher, VGC $1600 Ph 53583324
Mobility Scooters, EC, deceased estate, from $600 several to choose from Ph 53522455 Ararat
1979 Vintage Kawasaki KH100 EL motorcycle, only 10,430kms, NL056 $4600 Ph 53957240 or 0428477100
2010 Suzuki GSX 650F sports bike, 44,000kms, 11mths reg, new heated and grips, new rear wheel brakes, new front tyre, new battery, recent full service, not LAMS approved, full powered, good looking machine that runs very well $6500 1I1EX Ph Paul 0450869890
2014 Y2250, fresh rebuild, 81 hours on bike, ring for more info $5000 Also 2002 RM250, new top end $3000 Ph 0428443859
Bargain - Harley Davidson 1200 sportster custom, only 16,000kms, immaculate condition, screening eagle pipes and air cleaner, smoothy rims and saddle bags, new rear tyre, original pipes and air cleaner included EW887 $10,600neg Ph 0401282004
Harley Davidson 2011 soft tail standard, 8300kms, custom front wheel, western bars, 2 into 1 exhaust, 2 upseat with rack, single seat, lots more extras included, RWC,reg 09/16 IE4IE $23,900 Ph for photos 0428136134
REDUCED Mobility scooter with charger and manual, EC, new batteries, choice of two $800ono Ph 0458121615 Shoprider GK10, VGC, done little work $1400 Ph 53583324
Honda CL 90cc 1968 road bike, restored 2010, new tyres, great little classic, no longer needed , eng no # CL90-280614 $1400ono Ph 0427820387 anytime Horsham
Ford XLT Ranger tub 2010 PK model $500ono 0409538742
2003 VY Commodore ute , black with white canopy, auto, mags, GC, RWC, 130,000kms $6900ono SKA143 Ph 53975262 or 0418581191
2005 Hyundai Tucson AWD , blue, petrol, auto, 161,000kms, reg till 9/16, Vic RWC, very tidy 1CJ5JS $7500 Ph 53957243 or 0408357787
Postie bike Honda C90, original condition, motor rebuilt, 3spd gear box, auto clutch, runs very well, collectors item, eng no # HC90E101590 $950 Ph 0408442497
REDUCED Harley Davidson 1200 Custom Sport, immaculate condition, 29,000kms, new tyres and battery, just serviced, very reliable and great to ride $11,900ono Ph 0408824739
Triumph Tiger 1050cc, 2007 in EC overall, local owner, bought from new, bike has heaps of extras and mods, new cruise control to be fitted, two-tone custom paint, 45,787kms, RWC, reg till 03/17
FQ950 $7975 Ph 0400923733
TRX500 FA Honda, 4x4, 2/4 wheel drive, manual/auto, GC, 4 new tyres, gun rack, storage box, dog rack, 2010 model $5300ono Ph 0409676529
Gas system complete for an EG Ford wagon $800 Ph 53583324
Holden HX nose cone complete, no rust $400 Ph 0411419516
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Radiator, GC, suit 2006 auto 100 series Landcruiser $300 Ph 0427891884
REDUCED ARB rear stop towbar, black, to suit 2014 Hilux 4WD, as new condition $450 Ph 0429200566
REDUCED Hilux 4WD tub to suit 2014 model - extra cab, gun-metal grey, inc sports bar, rubber mat and tonneau cover, as new condition $250 Ph 0429200566
Towbar for Falcon up to FG model 1600kg $180 Ph 53548376 Elmhurst
Toyota Hilux diff, suits 88/89 IFS models, 4.55 ratio, LN106 chassis, GC $120 or best offer Ph 0427820387 anytime Horsham
Ford Courier 1997, 8x6’ alloy tray, dual fuel, in date, EC for age, runs well, new brakes, RW condition unreg, ready for work vin # JCOAAASGHCVB67351 $1950ono Ph 53523813 Ararat
Ford Falcon XG Ute, canopy, b/b, 270,000kms, no RW 1CQ6VD $2000 Ph 0427008017
Holden Barina City 1998, 5spd, new tyres, fuel injected motor, A/C, P/S, reg til 09/16 1DE1SA $2000 Ph 0498214350
Mini-S Leyland, fair condition, runs well, no reg, eng # 99H791P124428 $2600 Ph 0439466350
2001 Kia Carnival, 7 seater van, VGC, great family car, selling as is - very close to RW, YBO640 $5900 Ph 0429433163
2003 Ford BA station wagon, recently serviced, EC, 6mths reg, RWC, 1HA4FC $4400 Ph 0477496679
2009 Honda Jazz , manual, 64,000kms, airbags, long reg WVT681 $8500 Ph 0428180707
2009 Hyundai Getz, 146000kms, auto, 4 new tyres, NSW Rego until 08/16, serviced regularly, cheap car to run, 4 brand new tyres, new battery CHT25Q $8000 for more information Ph Ron 0427600232
REDUCED 2013 Toyota Prado GXL , steel blue, 70,000kms, 7 seater, 12mths reg, RWC, car sales ID 3835510, YSF799
$46,500 Ph 0428375775
REDUCED 2013 Toyota SR5, black, ladder, racks, tub liner, reverse camera, 12mths new car warranty, 18,000kms AAQ346
$42,000 Ph 0447179778
Toyota Landcruiser 100 series, one owner, immaculate condition, diesel, 5spd auto, driver assist technology, elec trailer brakes, reversing camera, gps, new tyres, RWC, 1GN9MW $35,000 Ph 0400999412
Toyota Landcruiser GXL 1999, diesel, auto, safari, turbo and intercooler, dual batteries, alloy radiator, 241,000kms, RW, EC, no off-road use SKJ427 $28,000 Ph 0429859890
2013 Mitsubishi GLX Triton dual cab 4x4, crome bulbar, driving lights, tow pack, full tub cover, twin battery, set up reversing camera, 33,000kms 1AU6XQ also available car topper boat loader fold up trailer U84841 and outboard motor
Hyundai Terrican 2004, 4WD, 220,000kms, recent major service with timing belt, immaculate, first to see will buy, 12mths reg, RWC, YZS526 $5500ono Ph 0468559166
aluminium 18 R.R. Cat C12 motor, 200k on rebuild and 1999 Stoodley quad dog, 2.1 aluminium body and airbags, Freightliner reg XVX468, Stoodley quad dog reg N40298
$75,000 inc Gst Ph 0408152916
Toyota Landcruiser standard 100 series, diesel, manual, t/bar, elec brakes, twin batteries, no off-road, used as car, new tyres, immaculate condition, regrettable sale, 130,000kms, RWC, reg til 03/17 WFQ045 $31,000 Ph 0408881137
For removal - farm cottage, 15kms Horsham, part S.T.I, will sell separately, 13mx4m, 8.3mx4.4m, 7.5mx4.7m, for inspection Ph 0428834538
House for removal , 3brm, weatherboard, settlers style, 2 living rooms, 55kms south of Horsham, all offers considered Ph 0439013953
House for Removal 4 bedrooms, aluminium clad, weatherboard, 10mins from Horsham, reasonable offers considered Ph 0409017688 or 53822495
Wal Wal Land, 145 acres for sale, all offers considered Ph 53596244
Casio WK-210 , portable computerised piano keyboard with collapsible stand, separate padded carry cases, one owner, near new $450 Ph Anne 0438891696
Piano , Randal upright, with stool, recently tuned $1500 Ph 0437008528
Pianola, offers invited, a classic Beale Pianola, together with stool and copious selection of rolls, seeks a new home, needs tuning to restore top condition, sale will be to best offer Ph 0407324628 to arrange inspection
Silver Wertheim, needs tuning, valued at $3000 sell for $800 Ph 0418143402
Tenor saxophone, Grassi, made in Italy, great condition, beautiful sound $1000 Ph 0407454343
Allotments - Halls Gap, proven area for sound investment, fully serviced, average size 1200m², magnificent views, from $105,000 Ph 0447582100
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Sport
Ma’s good form shows at Bendigo
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Darren Weir-trained and Marnoo-owned Ma Jones continued her good form, saluting at Bendigo on Sunday.
The chestnut mare lined up in the Bendigo Sportsman’s Handicap over 1400 metres, with gun rider Harry Coffey in the saddle.
Ma Jones began well from her outside barrier, but was soon snagged back in the field to get an easier run.
The daughter of Bianconi travelled sweetly for Coffey.
Ma Jones peeled to the outside on the swing for home, looming ominously. Once balanced in the straight, the
five-year-old let down with a strong run.
Ma Jones showed a good deal of tenacity, dashing away to score by more than one-anda-half lengths. The win was number four in a nine-start career, for earnings of $71,650.
Yendall comes through Horsham jockey Dean Yendall booted home a Group three winner at Morphettville on Saturday, despite injuring
his ribs in an incident at Ararat the day prior.
Yendall was aboard 2015
Donald Cup winner Tonopah, for Darren Weir, in the RA Lee Stakes over 1600-metres.
Yendall gave the American-bred gelding a great ride, box seating behind the leaders, in a moderately run affair.
The son of Rock Hard Ten got a saloon passage through along the rail once into the straight.
Tonopah shot clear under hard riding from Yendall, holding off last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance to score by a half-length.
Warracknabeal event
Warracknabeal Racing Club
will donate all proceeds from Saturday’s meet to local charity the Elli Martha Fund.
The charity helps families in need with travel and accommodation costs when attending medical appointments in Melbourne. Entry to the racecourse will be a gold coin donation.
Holly boots one home
Horsham jockey Holly McKechnie booted home a winner at Mildura on Monday.
McKechnie was aboard Terry Kelly-trained Addington Road in a benchmark 58 1300-metre event.
The Kaphero gelding scored a narrow but equally tough win.
SUCCESSFUL: Organisers of Sunday’s Run the Gap event were overwhelmed by the number of entries, which this year climbed to more than 1200, up from 762 last year. Money raised from this year’s event will go towards bike and walking paths in the Grampians National Park, with $1 from each participant going to the ‘Friends of the Grampians’ to help maintain national park trails.
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Picture: THOMAS PARKES
Boost for racing codes
Two of Ararat’s racing codes will benefit from funding boosts courtesy of the Victorian Racing Industry Fund.
Racing Minister Martin Pakula announced $24,000 for Ararat Harness Racing Club during a visit to the Wimmera on Friday.
He also announced $14,500 for Ararat Turf Club.
Ararat Harness Racing Club secretary Michele Berry said the club was pleased to receive the funding, which would be put towards new ashphalt in the racing stalls.
She said the club and Harness Racing Victoria would split the remaining cost of the project, estimated at about $48,000.
“There is a lot of dust in the stalls, particularly on race days,” she said.
“The project will decrease health and safety issues associated with slipping and will also reduce the amount of dust generated.”
Ms Berry said work on the project was expected to start in June.
“It was great to have the minister come and visit to see what we will do with the money,” she said.
“Whenever government ministers come up it shows they take an interest in country clubs and our events.”
Of the Ararat Turf Club funding, $12,300 will be put towards the
OPPORTUNITY: Former Horsham RSL Digger Kye
Chapple, right, made his North East Australian Football League debut at the weekend after receiving a call-up from Gold Coast Suns. Chapple, 24, who skippers AFL Cairns outfit Port Douglas Crocs, lined up for the Suns reserves in their clash against Redland Bombers. The Suns, undermanned following a spate of injuries, went down to the Bombers by 69 points.
Chapple’s Crocs team-mate Jesse Mawson, left, finished the match with a goal. Chapple kicked 105 goals in his debut AFL Cairns season last year and hopes to lead the Crocs –who currently sit second – to a premiership in 2016.
WELCOME NEWS: Ararat Mayor Paul Hooper, Racing Minister Martin Pakula, Ararat Turf Club president Mark Dyer and Country Racing Victoria’s Chas Armytage celebrate a State Government funding boost for the racing club.
cost of new perimeter fencing, with $2200 to be used to update public amenities. Racing Victoria has also provided $11,000 towards the upgrades, with the club contributing more than $3500.
The fencing will improve safety for horses, jockeys and the public, with a chain-mesh fence to prevent runaway horses from reaching
nearby roads. Mr Pakula said work to install the almost two-metre high fence around the existing horse float car park was set to start this week.
“This is about providing comfortable, modern and safe facilities for both participants and racegoers,” he said.
Ararat Turf Club manager Adam Atchison said the organisation was
grateful for the grant. “This fencing will ensure the public is kept safe while horses are being loaded and unloaded in the float car park.
Mr Pakula said country racing was the backbone of Victoria’s racing industry.
“We’re doing everything we can to make sure regional areas have the facilities they deserve,” he said.
Fifty golfers hit greens
Fifty Wimmera Veteran Golfers competed in a stableford event at Murtoa Golf Club on Monday.
This was the opening event on the Wimmera’s sandgreen courses for the year and was played in mostly sunny conditions.
Trevor Yole from Murtoa used his local knowledge to win the A Grade trophy with 39 stableford points. He was pushed all the way by Murtoa Golf Club’s Ian Yole who finished on 37 points to be runner-up.
B Grade winner Brian Pitt, also from Murtoa Golf Club, scored 39 points to win the division from Horsham Golf Club’s Graeme Moncrieff on 37 points.
In C Grade, Dick Gilbert from Horsham Golf Club played a steady game to take out the division with 37 points.
He won narrowly from Robin Ellis, representing Drung Golf Club on 36 points.
Nearest the pins: 3rd Mal Pallot, 6th Cedric Liersch, 12th Peter Cross, 14th Leon Toy.
The next event is on Monday at Warracknabeal Golf Club.
Popes shine at croquet
Horsham Golf Croquet results.
May 17: Division one: N. Pope 2/22; runner-up M.Pope 2/21. Division two: V. Hood 1/17; runner-up R.Rees 1/14. Division three: T. McDonald 2/21; runner-up D.Scott 2/20.
May 19: Division one: Y. Warrick 2/21; runner-up R.Hill 2/21. Division two: J. Cameron 2/20; runner-up J.Hiscock 2/15. Division three: L.Smith 2/15; runner-up T. Hogan 1/19. May 21: Division one: I. Rees 3/25; runner-up Y. Warrick 3/25. Division two: R. Rees 3/23; runner-up T. McDonald 3/21. Division three: E. Lind 1/13; runner-up G.McCartney -/12.
Picture: ANNIE MACPHERSON
Sport
Shield is in reach
TheFULL volley
MIXX FM Western
Phantoms will be out to reclaim the Berry-Santamaria Shield when they take on old enemies Heidelberg in Ballarat on Saturday.
Both clubs have been playing for the shield since the Western Phantoms inception into State League with Heidelberg holding a 3-2 advantage overall since 2011.
The spotlight will fall firmly on the premier men and reserve women, who both have very winnable games against opposition close to them on the ladder.
Two wins to each team will keep their finals hopes alive with four games remaining. In the case of the reserves men and division two men and women, they will be playing for pride as their chances of making finals is quite remote after losses in the past fortnight.
State team
Congratulations to four Volleyball Horsham members on gaining selection into state teams for the National Junior Championships in
PLAY-MAKER: Cam Robinson will play a crucial role for the Western Phantoms premier men in games against Heidelberg in Ballarat on Saturday.
September at Brisbane. Jayden McQueen has made the U19 Vic White team, and as a bottom-aged player has made giant steps in his development in the past six months. Joining McQueen in Brisbane will be first time state reps Chloe Brown, U19 Vic White; Jordan Weidemann, U17 Vic West; and Eadie Garth-Lindsay, U17 Vic West.
All four members are products of the Volleyball Horsham Academy Program and have given themselves every opportunity to be selected with their hard work and dedication.
With our U15 members heading to Ballarat on Sunday for their final trial, more good news will be just around the corner next week.
Domestic
With two weeks remaining until finals, the fight for top spot on the A grade ladder is between the Volleyroos and the Koji Curi Nuggets. The Volleyroos will be fancied to take the minor premiership with three games in hand.
In B grade, the battle is on between the Waterhammers, CHS Group and Phantom Masters, while the Team Alpha Wolf Squadron have sewn up C grade’s top spot, and the Phantoms have done likewise in the juniors grade.
Anyone interested in participating in volleyball in Horsham can contact David Berry on 0487 824 599.
SUCCESS:
Challenging Kaniva fairways
Challenging fairways at Kaniva greeted 15 senior women golfers last week.
The sixth event on the Wimmera Districts Senior Ladies Golf calendar proved a great day out on a beautiful course, despite recently re-seeded fairways adding a challenge for golfers representing Nhill, Dimboola, Kaniva, Serviceton, Minyip, Drung and Goroke.
Thanks go to the Kaniva ladies for hosting the event.
Guests on the day were Elaine Haustofer from Nhill, a life member of Wimmera Districts Senior Ladies Golf;
Margaret Coutts from Kaniva, a life member of Wimmera Districts Ladies Golf; Audrey Bartholomew and Dawn Austin from Kaniva, life members of Kaniva Golf Course.
The next game will be at Sheep Hills on Friday, June 3, with hit-off at 10am.
Results: Division 1: Winner, Cindy Marsh, Minyip, with 32 points. Runner-up, Robyn Hendy, Kaniva, with 31 points.
Division 2: Winner, Chris Carracher, Goroke, with 34 points. Runner-up, Denise Wallis, Kaniva, with 29 points, on countback
from Glennis Sampson, Kaniva.
Super Vets: Winner, Eunice Ferguson, Nhill, with 38 points. Runner-up Maree Van Kempen, Kaniva, with 34 points.
Best nine out: Jo Donnelly, Dimboola, 16 points.
Best nine in: Merle Burns, Nhill, 15 points, on countback from Knellar Lehmann, Dimboola and Mary Waugh, Nhill.
Nearest the pins: on the 4th and 17th: Cindy Marsh, Minyip; 8th: Maree Van Kempen, Kaniva; 11th: Mary Waugh, Nhill; 14th: Jo Donnelly, Dimboola.
Goroke golfer Chris Carracher, left, Cindy Marsh from Minyip and Nhill’s Eunice Ferguson participated at Kaniva last week.
with David Berry
Mininera celebrates hard-fought win
BY JONATHAN BOX
Mininera and District Football League’s finest put on a good display to enjoy a comefrom-behind win over South West District Football League in the AFL Victoria Community Championships at the weekend.
In fairly windy conditions, South West District got an early start booting 3.4 to Mininera’s one point.
However, downwind proved to be the scoring end of the ground and in the second quarter, Mininera booted 6.5 to South West’s two points. This set up a competitive second half with both teams sharing the lead, but Will McGregor’s three goals in the final stages of the game saw Mininera put the with out of South West’s reach.
Trent Harman from HawkesdaleMacarthur was awarded the medal for best on ground for the day.
He received good back-up from team-mate Lachlan Glare, who booted five goals – most of them coming in the second quarter to give Mininera a much-needed lead going into halftime. There was just as much hard work at the other end of the ground with Lismore-Derrinallum’s Gary Knights and Tatyoon’s Arthur Armstrong also named in the best.
Round seven
For all players this week it’s back
Warren ahead of the pack
BY KEITH LOFTHOUSE
Stawell Amateur Athletic Club
champion Nathaniel Warren is on track for a tilt at a three hour Adelaide Marathon in August after his barnstorming finish to snatch victory in the five-kilometre Axis Employment Handicap at Stawell on Saturday.
Lying 10th with a kilometre to run, Warren was working hard and looked out of contention until he changed up a gear on the last hill in the Ironbarks.
Veteran Robert Freeland was the last frontmarker to tumble, almost catching windburn as Warren breezed past him, and it was then left to promising youngster Luca O’Flynn to chase the winner to the timekeepers.
It has long been Warren’s ambition to run a sub-three hour marathon in Adelaide but he has been thwarted in several attempts by illness and injury during the run.
“I’m probably about 30 seconds down on the race pace and training pace I’m aiming for,” the Stawell policeman said.
“I’m not adjusting too well to the shift work, which has reduced my sleep hours from six to about four-and-a-half, but I should fire up now that my dad is helping me train.”
‘Rabbit’ Warren has always suffered from a lack of training partners to match strides with him, but Glenn Warren, a sub14 minute five-kilometre run-
HOME STRETCH: Nathaniel Warren shifts up a gear as he heads for the finish line ahead of Luca O’Flynn.
ner in his prime, has provided motivation and support riding his bike abreast of his son during challenging runs of up to 30 kilometres.
O’Flynn, already a winner this season, ran a remarkable race from a tough handicap.
He kept pace with former club champion and race sponsor Colin Barnett for much of the event but was running within himself until Barnett urged him not to wait.
It was then the 15-year-old discovered Warren-like afterburners to finish with a dazzling burst which ensured he will win again before the season is done.
The club returns to the Ironbarks for the eight kilometre Stawell Toyota Handicap on Saturday. Runners meet at the North Park clubrooms from 9.30am. Fun runners are welcome.
to business as we continue on with round seven.
Wickliffe-Lake Bolac remains undefeated and outright top of the ladder.
All eyes will be on last year’s grand final rematch when Tatyoon hosts Lismore-Derrinallum. Both teams have gone through extensive changes over the summer and both will look to get a win on the board after the break.
week they were team-mates, I’m sure there’ll be no love lost when they go head to head.
SUPPORTING HINDMARSH EQUESTRIAN CLUB
Both teams had several players in the interleague team and while last
In other games at the weekend, Ararat Eagles take on Caramut, Hawkesdale-Macarthur plays Great Western, Glenthompson-Dunkeld travels to Lake Bolac to take on the Magpies, Woorndoo-Mortlake will search for its fourth win when it plays MoystonWillaura and SMW Rovers host Penshurst.
SUPPORTING HINDMARSH
SUPPORTING HINDMARSH EQUESTRIAN CLUB
SUPPORTING HINDMARSH EQUESTRIAN CLUB
Hindmarsh Equestrian Club received $600 in the 2015 Sponsorships so they could purchase & install a manure skip, rakes, shovels and other equipment for the collection of manure at their club.
Hindmarsh Equestrian Club received $600 in the 2015 Sponsorships equipment for the collection of manure at their club.
Hindmarsh Equestrian Club received $600 in the 2015 Sponsorships so they could purchase & install a manure skip, rakes, shovels and other equipment for the collection of manure at their club.
Hindmarsh Equestrian Club received $600 in the 2015 Sponsorships so they could purchase & install a manure skip, rakes, shovels and other equipment for the collection of manure at their club.
Kate Pilgrim, President, said their yards are now “poop” free and the local gardening club has also been advised of the opportunity to recycle the manure for their gardens, which is a great community initiative! The area rake was also purchased and has been put to good use keeping arena beautifully groomed and level prior to each event, the rake also assists with the management of weeds in the arena.
Kate Pilgrim, President, said their yards are now “poop” free and the local gardening club has also been advised of the opportunity to recycle the manure for their gardens, which is a great community initiative!
“Our club cannot thank the Horsham Sports & Community Club enough for their support over the past 2 years,” Kate said.
The area rake was also purchased and has been put to good use keeping arena beautifully groomed and level prior to each event, the rake also assists with the management of weeds in the arena.
Kate Pilgrim, President, said their yards are now “poop” free and the local gardening club has also been advised of the opportunity to recycle the manure for their gardens, which is a great community initiative! The area rake was also purchased and has been put to good use keeping arena beautifully groomed and level prior to each event, the rake also assists with the management of weeds in the arena.
arena beautifully groomed and level prior to each event, the rake also assists
“Our club cannot thank the Horsham Sports & Community Club enough for their support over the past 2 years,” Kate said.
“Our club cannot thank the Horsham Sports & Community Club enough for their support over the past 2 years,” Kate said.
“Our club cannot thank the Horsham Sports & Community Club enough for their support over the past 2 years,” Kate said.
CAFE OPEN EVERYDAY DURING RENO’S!
Did you know you we have delicious quick, reasonable lunches in our Cafe? Chicken, Bacon, Avocado, Cheese & Hollandaise Foccacia & Salad $7, Flat-head, Chips & Salad $8, Crumbed Prawns, Chips & Salad $8 are just a few of our most popular items available.
CAFE OPEN EVERYDAY DURING RENO’S!
CAFE OPEN EVERYDAY DURING RENO’S!
Assorted sandwiches & wraps made fresh daily, plus so much more to choose from. Coffee & a piece of home-made slice is perfect for anytime of the day, our cafe is open when we are!
& Salad $8, Crumbed Prawns, Chips & Salad $8 are just a few of our most
Did you know you we have delicious quick, reasonable lunches in our Cafe? Chicken, Bacon, Avocado, Cheese & Hollandaise Foccacia & Salad $7, Flat-head, Chips & Salad $8, Crumbed Prawns, Chips & Salad $8 are just a few of our most popular items available.
Did you know you we have delicious quick, reasonable lunches in our Cafe? Chicken, Bacon, Avocado, Cheese & Hollandaise Foccacia & Salad $7, Flat-head, Chips & Salad $8, Crumbed Prawns, Chips & Salad $8 are just a few of our most popular items available.
Horsham Sports & Community Club 177-179 Baillie St, Horsham | Ph: 5382 6262
Assorted sandwiches & wraps made fresh daily, plus so much more to choose from. Coffee & a piece of home-made slice is perfect for anytime of the day, our cafe is open when we are!
Assorted sandwiches & wraps made fresh daily, plus so much more to choose from. Coffee & a piece of home-made slice is perfect for anytime of the day, our cafe is open when we are!
Coffee & a piece of home-made slice is perfect for anytime of the day, our cafe is open when we
Visit us online at www.hscc.org.au or www.facebook.com/horshamscc
Horsham Sports & Community Club
177-179 Baillie St, Horsham | Ph: 5382 6262
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Horsham Sports & Community Club 177-179 Baillie St, Horsham | Ph: 5382 6262 Visit us online at www.hscc.org.au or www.facebook.com/horshamscc
Chips
Netball Sport report Tight tussles expected
BY REBECCA SKRABL
Round eight of Wimmera league netball kicks off on Saturday, following a break from interleague.
The game to watch will be the match between Dimboola and Stawell, with Stawell sitting just beneath the Roos in sixth place on the ladder.
Dimboola will be riding high after a strong win over Ararat in round seven, while Stawell had a narrow loss to Saints after leading for three quarters.
Stawell can’t afford to take its foot off the pedal this week, especially as the last time these two teams met there was only one goal separating them at each quarter break, until Dimboola edged away in the last quarter to win by five goals.
Stawell’s defence has been looking tight, with Lisa Fleming and Maddison Jelly earning regular mentions in Stawell’s best, but they will need to shut down the in-form combination of Tamara Exell and Billie JoBarber in the Roos’ ring to have an impact.
Dimboola, on the other hand, seems to be gelling well as a team, and has versatility across the court.
Warrack Eagles are coming off a loss to Minyip-Murtoa and should expect to recoup against the Tigers this week
when they travel to Nhill. The Tigers posted a respectable 35 goals against Horsham in round seven and can’t afford to
be dismissed. Expect Warrack to overrun them with some strong drive down the court and clever defence work from Jess Kelly, who earned best on court honours in the Wimmera interleague team.
Red-hot Demons
Ararat has a challenge ahead of it when it travels to Horsham to take on the Demons, who are looking red-hot.
Ararat defenders Breeanna Toomey and Harmony Newman have a tough task ahead of them, as they prepare to take on on-song Horsham goalie Emma Buwalda.
The final match of the round sees Horsham Saints go headto-head with Minyip-Murtoa, in what is likely to be another dominant game from the Burras.
The Saints have been winning some close matches, but might struggle against the Burras defence.
• It was reported last week Warracknabeal defeated Minyip-Murtoa, however, the scores taken from the Wimmera netball website were incorrect. The site has since been changed, leaving the Burras firmly in second place.
Bombers look to fend off Giants
BY SARAH SCULLY
Noradjuha-Quantong will look to retain top spot on Horsham District Football Netball League’s A Grade ladder when it welcomes Southern Mallee Giants on Saturday.
The Bombers survived a challenge from Edenhope-Apsley last round and will start favourites against the Giants. It will not be smooth sailing, however, with the Southern Mallee girls out to claim a top scalp to cement themselves a genuine threat to the competition.
The match should provide a great battle in the midcourt.
It is hard to go past Harrow-Balmoral in its match-up against Pimpinio. The Tigers were a little undermanned in their round six loss to Laharum, but will not find the going any easier against the Roos, who are building each week.
If Marnie Lehmann is back in action for Pimpinio, she and fellow defender Erin Habel should enjoy a good tussle with Harrow-Balmoral goalies Amy Lewis and Anna-Grace Close.
Kalkee is starting to gel nicely but will again be challenged on Saturday against an
Edenhope-Apsley side keen to return to the winners list.
The Saints have struggled with inconsistencies in 2016 and would not want to drop another game for the next few weeks. They should be in luck in round seven, with their class and talent across the lines to account for the developing Kees.
Natimuk United will assert its dominance over JeparitRainbow. The Storm is due for a win but it will not come this week, despite the form of its defensive combination.
• Horsham District’s open interleague team enjoyed a thrilling one-goal win over Maryborough Castlemaine on Saturday, 48-47.
Southern Mallee Giant Amy Walder was named best on court in the narrow win.
Horsham District’s 17 and under side defeated Maryborough Castlemaine, 54-26. Kalkee’s Aily McAuliffe starred.
District’s 15 and unders fell short in a tough match, 22-39, but Harrow-Balmoral’s Febey McClure was a shining light.
Fellow Roo Eliza Jagger was a standout in Horsham District’s 13 and under win, 31-27.
ON SONG: Horsham goalie Emma Buwalda will create headaches for Ararat’s defenders on Saturday.
Picture: WILLAMY IMAGES
HDFl Sport report
ACROSS THE LEAGUES Storm breathes easy
BY GRANT KUCHEL
After massive challenges in recent weeks, Jeparit-Rainbow gets to take a deep breath as it meets Horsham District league’s second-bottom side, Natimuk United.
Fresh off a top of the table defeat, the Storm will no doubt come out firing this week and Natimuk United will suffer the consequences as Peter Weir and Ashley Clugston hit the scoreboard regularly.
Natimuk United continues to blood youngsters in the wake of a stream of injuries. Riley Jervis became the latest youngster to put his hand up and show his class and along with Alex Risdale and Callum Cameron, led the way in the Rams’ narrow loss to Rupanyup.
Jeparit-Rainbow is a contender thanks to its classy midfield, led by big man Sam Cranna, skilled Chris Meyer, Nathan Cocks and Elliott Bath. With utilities Tyler ‘Brynne’ Edelsten, Luke Murphy and Ben Marra picking up plenty of possessions the Storm will bounce back into the winners circle pretty easily.
Poles apart
Grand finalists from two years ago Laharum and Swifts meet this week. The chasm between the sides is wider than the Grand Canyon, with the Demons still sitting near the top of the ladder and Swifts taking a nosedive towards the bottom.
Laharum continues to have a bountiful amount of forwards impacting the scoreboard. Tom Crawford bobbed up last game with six majors while Ben Peucker and Joe Harrison continue to add to their tallies.
At the opposite end of the ground, Andrew Cameron has been the one shining forward for the Baggies and unless he kicks a handful each week the side has struggled to be ultra competitive.
The good news for Swifts is that prime movers Scott Carey, Sean Mantell and Jake Goodes all are in good form. They will need to be at their best to combat the likes of Cam Streeter, Robbie Miller and Cam Bruce, but the Demons boast far too much depth for the Baggies and will continue to cement their place in the top two.
Kee clash
Match of the round takes place at Apsley where Kalkee pays a visit to host EdenhopeApsley.
Kalkee would be buoyant after a nail-biting win over fellow finals aspirant Harrow-Balmoral last outing. With backman-come-forward Josh Mibus landing four majors last week and Steve Schultz and Adam Carter lurking in the forward line, the Saints will be in for a tough
and Sam McClure.
The biggest question mark facing the Saints is whether George Walker and Brad Burgess can get enough supply to continue to kick a winning score against a defence led by Ben Harrison and Brendan Hobbs.
Impressive
Seven in a row should be an easy reality when the unbeaten Southern Mallee Giants take down Noradjuha-Quantong.
One can only be impressed by the form of the Giants. An even across the board team effort is one thing coach Geoff Burdett would be pleased with, along with the form of young gun Lou White, who continues to show his class each week.
The Bombers were put to the sword by Edenhope-Apsley a fortnight ago but the side would have taken a lot of heart from the great form of Todd Klemm and youngsters Bailey McQueen and Dustin Cross.
The Giants might have a couple of injury concerns to Liam Price and Kain Robbins after the interleague clash. But even without this duo, Giants’ midfielders Hayden Drew and Clinton Burdett should control the stoppages, making it impossible for Noradjuha-Quantong to stop Brock Orval and Shaun Monohan from feasting in front of goals.
Panthers hopeful
Fresh off a victory a fortnight ago, Rupanyup will be bought back to earth by a Taylors Lake
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GUN: While Taylors Lake gun forward Gavin Kelm is the team’s main avenue to goal, other players need to step up to share the load. Picture: WILLAMY IMAGES
Wimmera
This week: Nhill v Warrack Eagles, Dimboola v Stawell, Horsham v Ararat, Horsham Saints v Minyip-Murtoa. Ladder: Minyip-Murtoa 28pts, 241.51 percent; Horsham 24, 131.56; Horsham Saints 20, 149.29; Stawell 16, 113.56; Nhill 12, 98.02; Warrack Eagles 8, 72.36; Ararat 4, 74.59; Dimboola, 0, 37.53. Horsham District
This week: Jeparit-Rainbow v Natimuk United at Jeparit, Laharum v Swifts, Edenhope-Apsley v Kalkee at Apsley, Harrow-Balmoral v Pimpinio at Balmoral, Taylors Lake v Rupanyup, Noradjuha-Quantong v Southern Mallee Giants. Ladder: Southern Mallee Giants 24, 301.40; Laharum 20, 198; Jeparit-Rainbow 20, 183.07; Kalkee 16, 178.68; Edenhope-Apsley 16, 122.89; Harrow-Balmoral 12, 185.84; Taylors Lake 12, 122.73; Pimpinio 8, 54.55; Swifts 4, 57.57; Noradjuha-Quantong 4, 50.19; Natimuk United 4, 40.52; Rupanyup 4, 39.11.
Mininera and District
side that charged back into the winners circle by accounting for Swifts last game. Even with injuries to key midfielder Heath Kelm and gun forward Gavin Kelm, the Lakers hit the scoreboard through the talent of Nathan Koenig and Deek Roberts.
With Jack McRae leading a stingy defence, the Lakers will be confident.
Rupanyup is a different side when Jarrod Tyler pulls a jumper on. The veteran gives his team-mates a focal point in the forward line and he delivered with five goals last game to get his side its first points of the season.
Tom Tyler has figured in the best players on a regular basis for the Panthers and with David Lang, Jordan May and Ben Cordes producing each week, the Panthers will be hopeful of an upset.
Roos to lift
Lose by a point, drop two places on the ladder and just be inside the final six on percentage. That’s the story of Harrow-Balmoral’s game a fortnight ago. If it harbours top-two aspirations it needs to extract revenge against Pimpinio this week.
Pimpinio was competitive for a quarter against Laharum last game before falling away. It will need big forward Josh Beddison to snare a bag to stave off a repeat performance against the Roos.
Will Plush has been in brilliant form for the Roos and if he and Callum Hobbs can get on top of Pat Knott and Brodie Mines, then the likes of Hugh Douglas, Quentin Willmott, Anthony Close and Mick Phelan would see the Roos home to a big win.
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This week: Ararat Eagles v Caramut, Wickliffe-Lake Bolac v Glenthompson-Dunkeld at Lake Bolac, Hawkesdale-Macarthur v Great Western at Macarthur, SMW Rovers v Penshurst, Tatyoon v Lismore-Derrinallum, Woorndoo-Mortlake v Moyston-Willaura at Woorndoo.
This week: Bordertown v Keith, Kybybolite v Kingston, Naracoorte v Kaniva-Leeor United, Padthaway v Lucindale, Penola v Mundulla. Border Districts, bye. Last week: Penola 24.10 (154) d Border Districts 11.7 (73), Padthaway 17.12 (114) d Kaniva-Leeor United 8.7 (55), Naracoorte 17.13 (115) d Kingston 7.5 (47), Lucindale 18.11 (119) d Bordertown 12.12 (84), Kybybolite 19.4 (118) d Mundulla 12.14 (86).
battle. Chris Oliver will be critical for the Saints in his role across half-back, while Michael Rowe will need to give first use of the ball to Bernard Kealy
WFl Sport report Saints aim to upset confident Burras
BY DALE HURLEY
Fresh from an interleague week off following a season-best performance against Stawell, Horsham Saints are set to have another crack at an undefeated Minyip-Murtoa outfit.
The Saints’ premiership defence could not have got off to a worse start in round one, with the raging premiership favourite handing the reigning premiers an 82-point defeat.
On the night, the defeat could have been worse if not for a shut-down game plan employed by Saints coach Shane Bruer, who instructed his troops to flood the stoppages and quell the Burras’ run and carry.
However, from here the Saints have gradually improved, with their usual free-flowing running game of previous years returning against the Warriors in round seven, culminating in a classy 65-point win that has delivered a shot of inspiration for redemption against their round one nemesis.
The Burras on the other hand have not missed a beat, taking on all who dare to question their legitimacy as premiership favourites.
They will seek to flex their muscle on a Saints’ side that dares to bring their unbeaten run to an end.
The saints will need their running game firing, with Minyip-Murtoa’s big-bodied on-ballers creating endless chances up forward, where a bevy of hungry and disciplined forwards await their opportunities.
But can the Burras handle a wet deck? Some league followers feel that might be their Achilles heel, with a host of tall timber yet to be questioned in slippery conditions.
Saturday might just bring such conditions and if so, the Saints will need to capitalise on their smaller brigade to create some run and clear the packs when the ball is in contest if they are a chance to threaten.
Of importance for the Saints, their leaders have found touch. Sam Clyne’s game against Stawell was full of run and Nathan Clough was strong around the contests, while up forward, Heath Watson drew plenty of attention, Matt Combe’s kicking was laser like and Jacob Cooke-Harrison’s work rate was first class.
But is this enough to topple the Burras? Unlikely. The Burras are the 2015
Saints in 2016: Well coached, determined to break a premiership drought and strong across all lines.
Interleague backman Damian Cameron is now in full flight, an on-ball brigade led by John Delahunty has numerous options changing through the centre and tall timber in Jae McGrath and Matt Coleman up forward is stretching all teams across the competition. Most impressively though, is the Burras commitment.
This is a team that is craving success and is willing to make the sacrifices to achieve the goals of a district starved of high-end success for 20 years.
You can bet their intentions are clear come Saturday: Solidify their game plan and extend the wins column that sits next to the zero in the loss column.
Battle of big improvers
Round one could not have started worse for any side than Warracknabeal, which kicked just the one goal and trailed by 49 points at quarter time against Nhill. From there, the Eagles outscored the Tigers and will be hell bent on redeeming their first quarter showing from round one.
The Eagles have shown strong patches both within games and across the season, with inconsistency perhaps attributed to a bevy of players travelling to the club on weekends, making cohesion as a group difficult without regular training sessions. However, a finals spot is within their grasp if they can atone for their round one defeat at the hands of the Tigers.
The Tigers on the other hand need this win to confirm their intent for a finals push. Also having a strong contingent of travellers, Nhill has found some strong form in recent weeks and appears to be slowly building an outfit that not only has potential to play finals, but to shake it up.
This was confirmed in its last showing against the ever-present Horsham Demons, where a one-point defeat was lacking in belief after the Tigers squandered a 17-point three-quartertime lead.
Jake Corstens, fresh off a bag of five goals, will be keen to continue his form up foward, while evergreen Nathan Sasche continues to get rewards for effort.
The Eagles on the other hand need to solve one problem – goals. Their biggest return for the year sits at 11.
While Ryan McKenzie is regularly chipping away on the scoreboard, a bag is required this week if the Eagles are going to press the Tigers.
Recruit Sam Carr and Jake Dalgliesh are regularly among the best, but need assistance from the likes of Matthew Rix and Kieran Ellis, who need to fire. But on their home turf of Davis Park, expect the Tigers to assert some authority against the Warracknabeal outfit.
Ominous signs for Rats
Ararat will make the trek to Horsham to take on a Horsham side smarting from a close call against a determined Nhill outfit.
Ararat, fresh from a break and an encouraging win against Dimboola, will look to get its season into some positive momentum, with its young side struggling to make an impression. With many strong players among its ranks, Ararat is lacking depth.
Despite a host of talented yougsters making their way into the side, the same names continually find themselves among their better players week in, week out. Ryan Bates in defence has been solid, Jack Ganley has been tossed from back to front and Lachie Hamilton continues to assist the scoreboard week after week.
Horsham, however, continues to roll along without creating any great stir. It must be said that while teams no longer fear the decade-dominant outfit as they once did, they still fear its ability to get results week after week.
The great difference between these two sides other than the obvious depth, is that Horsham’s leaders continue to set the bench mark in an ongoing display of consistency.
Nick Pekin is arguably the most dominant player within the competition right now. His hard, uncompromising commitment to contests combined with an innate ability to hit the scoreboard, make him one player the rats must shut down. However, Rohna Conboy is the future leader of this club and is ably assisted by a host of other young bucks including Baillie Batchelor and Billy Carberry.
The Rats must settle their line-up. With too few A grade players, they continually toy with the concept of spreading the talent across the lines.
Jack Ganley is the case in point. He must play permanently forward, drag the best backman away from Hamilton and create a two-prong attack that has the potential to kick more winning scores. Bates and Free, who are well assisted by Adam Haslett, continue to improve as a group and Josh Rathgeber has added a nice dimension to the midfield of Jake Robinson, Daniel Mendes and Alan Batchelor.
But can they trouble the Demons? Unlikely. When required, the old heads of the Hartigan brothers, Pekin and Joel Geue step up to settle the ship that has been sailing in calm waters for the best part of 13 years.
Warriors show intent
Stawell Warriors head up the high-
way to take on a Dimboola outfit still searching for its first win in 2016. Injuries have hit the Warriors in recent weeks with the interleague break giving those injured players a muchneeded bonus week to recuperate.
Searching for some consistency, Stawell will be hell bent on making some inroads within their game plan, which still appears to be a work in progress.
Jack Beaton has been a well-needed inclusion within the ruck ranks, with his centre-bounce work particularly impressive against the Horsham Saints. He has also added some muchneeded marking options around the ground for the Warriors.
However, as noted, injuries to key personnel such as Cam Kimber, whose hardness around the packs and goalscoring has been sorely missed since his injury, and the continued unavailability of James Delahunty leaving a forward line lacking a strong focal point. Put simply, the Warriors were awful up forward against the Saints, with no clear focal point or inside forward pressure present.
Jack Musgrove, recruited as a backman, appears their best full forward option with a strong lead, strong contest and good kicking for goal providing a ray of light.
Down back, they appear sound, with Damian Joiner providing clean delivery under pressure and Jackson Taurau giving run and carry to a talented group that continues to improve.
On-ball, like the forward line, needs to improve.
Dimboola, however, is in for a long year. What is evident among the group is effort. Week in, week out, the old guard of Hamish Exell and Al McKinnon continue to give effort and not allow standards to drop.
The battle between Justin Chilver and Beaton will be a standout and if Chilver can get first use to his on-ballers, the Roos will make a tough contest for the Warriors.
But to be frank, the Warriors must simply show that they are fair dinkum about having an impact on this competition and in doing so, must show that despite injury, their team can dispose of a winless Roos outfit and build their percentage, which might become the telling stat come September.
REDEMPTION: Horsham Saint Jacob O’Beirne shrugs off a MinyipMurtoa defender in their round one clash. The Saints will seek redemption for the loss on Saturday as they aim to become the first team to beat Minyip-Murtoa this year. Picture: WILLAMY IMAGES
Three straight wins
BY BEN WILLIAMSON
Wimmera Football League has certainly announced itself as a serious competitor within the country Victorian rankings with a 52-point win over Sunraysia in Mildura.
The emphatic victory was the Big W’s third in as many years. Once seen as a hindrance to some players, interleague can only be looked upon as an absolute honour.
It is a privilege to play such a high grade of representative football, an opportunity so few can look back on and say they achieved when they hang up the boots.
The 2016 crop, led by playing coach John Delahunty, was never going to
let this opportunity slip. This was evident before the first bounce even took place.
The passion and enthusiasm all 23 players displayed was nothing short of impressive and translated into the first goal of the match from skipper and best on ground recipient Nick Pekin.
Fierce attack on the football, heavy five-minute rotations and the will to do the jumper proud unfolded for the next 120 minutes, ultimately ending Sunraysia’s opportunity to steal a win in front of its home crowd.
The future can only get brighter for an emerging young crop of players who have well and truly set a standard for the rest of the competition to strive towards in 2017.
District’s senior side falls short
Horsham District Football Netball League’s senior interleague side fell short of victory against Maryborough Castlemaine in a tough clash at Maryborough on Saturday.
Horsham District league hoped to end its three-year losing streak, but was over-run by its opponent in the second half.
Maryborough Castlemaine turned a fourpoint, half-time buffer into a 48-point triumph, 16.13 (109) to 8.13 (61).
Justin Laird was awarded player of the
match, with Navarre’s Daniel Parkin and Josh Fowkes also impressive.
The Horsham District team was best served by Southern Mallee Giants defender Sam Weddell, Taylors Lake midfielder Deek Roberts and Laharum’s Todd Heynen.
The loss sees Horsham District sitting in 31st spot on the 2017 AFL Victoria rankings.
Representative football got a shake-up in 2016, with metropolitan and country
leagues both participating in the same competition, now called the AFL Victoria Community Championships.
Geelong has retained its status as the number one competition in country Victoria after defeating Goulburn Valley at the weekend.
The Wimmera competition is 16th on the list following its victory against Sunraysia, while Mininera league is 36th after its win over South West District.
2016 AFL Victoria Community Championships
Wimmera
Seniors
Wimmera 17.11 (113) d Sunraysia 8.13 (61)
Goals: L. Exell 4, N. Pekin 4, J. Cooke-Harrison 3, R. Taylor 2, J. Ganley 1, D. Cameron 1, J. McGrath 1, J. Delahunty 1. Best: N. Pekin, J. Delahunty, D. Cameron, L. Exell, D. Morris, K. Delahunty.
Under-18s
Sunraysia 11.19 (85) d Wimmera 8.7 (55)
Goals: Dawson Cross 2, Jake Stainsby 2, Matty Lloyd 1, Tom Mills 1, Cooper Bateson 1, Jayden Besford 1.
Best: C. Bateson, L. Dahlenburg, K. Priestley, K. Stewart, B. Miller, T. Woolman.
Horsham District
Seniors
Maryborough Castlemaine 16.13 (109) d Hor-
sham District 8.13 (61)
Goals: A. Clugston 2, K. Robins 2, A. Martin, L. Price, D. Roberts, A. Cameron.
Best: S. Weddell, D. Roberts, T. Heynen, D. Folkes, A. Cameron, B. Orval.
Under-18s
Maryborough Castlemaine 29.13 (187) d Hor-
sham District 4.2 (26)
Goals: R. Cross, J. Smith, J. Landrigan, J. Gunn. Best: J. Landrigan, B. McQueen, T. Hutchins, J. Smith, J. Gunn, J. Gregg. Mininera and District
Seniors
Mininera 11.14 (80) d
South West District 9.8 (62)
Goals: L. Glare 5, W. McGregor 3, S. O’Keefe, J. Ferguson, A. Pilgrim. Best: B. Ketchen, T. Harman, G. Knights, L. Glare, J. Bywater, A. Armstrong.
LEADING THE WAY: Playing coach John Delahunty addresses his charges on Saturday. Pictures: TREVOR ALBRECHT
Vol. 18 No. 46
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Brett Starkey and Sam Crowther push through a 21-kilometre trail during Sunday’s Run the Gap event. More than 1200 participants soaked up the scenic Grampians atmosphere on 21-kilometre, 12-kilometre or six-kilometre runs. Others enjoyed a six-kilometre walk.
