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Above: An interested and stressed group of farmers meet with MP Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources. Speakers at the front of the group (left to right) Ben Duxson, MP Beverley McArthur, Daniel Wild from Institute of Public Affairs, and MP David Hodgett.

Farmers vow to stick together and ‘never give up’ FARMERS having already undertaken the Tractor Rally at Parliament House in Melbourne, were still ‘on the boil’ this week and met with the Federal Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources, David Hodgett, and State Legislative Council Member, Beverley McArthur.

Above: Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud speaks to members of the Rally and gives his support for the issue.

PrePrep modular stirs up a storm in St. Arnaud Right: Using the Northern Grampians Shire council Option 4 for the Market Square Carpark Area to be used to house the new PrePrep modular buildings illustrates the extent of the carpark that will be lost.

The Public Meeting that was held last night, Tuesday 22nd August, too late for this week’s issue, will be reported on in next week’s issue .

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The meeting took place this Monday, 21st August, at the farm of Ben Duxson, Glendemar at Marnoo.

North Central News spoke to Marcia McIntyre who supplied information about the meeting.

Marcia McIntyre said that this is a very beautiful part of Victoria and does not deserve to be ruined by unsightly powerlines.

“We are part of the Wallaloo / Gre Gre Alliance which takes in Gre Gre to the east and Wallaloo to the west.

“We are all very worried.

“It is a very stressful time.

“We are worried about the dishonest practices of AEMO and how badly run this whole thing has been.

“There has been a

total lack of transparency” Maria said.

When asked what will be when a more precise route for the powerlines is announced presuma b l y i m m i n e n t l y, Marcia said that all landholders will stand together.

“It does not mean that the route announced will proceed as they have changed their mind many times before.

“What we want is that the Government looks at Plan B of the Mountain and Bartlett report which is a much better alternative.

“AEMO is not acting for all Victorians with this Option 5A, we must have something better and we will be working with all other groups to achieve this” Marcia said.

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STOP PRESS: Urgent Notification TCV announces new refined route f o r V N I We s t Cor ridor, fr om 50km to 2km.

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To the Editor Market Square fiasco Dear Editor, How hypocritical is the Northern Grampians Shire Council!

It bemoans the lack of community consultation by authorities regarding the Upper Teddington Reservoir and the VNI West transmission lines yet, in it’s own backyard, it has shown a scandalous disregard for proper community engagement with the people who “Live; Work; Play, Invest; Visit” our beautiful heritage town with its “decision” to site a “prefabricated” building (is it now one or two buildings?) on the Market Square carpark behind the Town Hall, denying access from the Post Office end entry and extinguishing or reducing

availability of at least half of the parking bays, and as high as 55 bays.

Our town’s forbears had the vision to create a Civic Centre with a Market “Green” and safe off street vehicle parking in the Market Square carpark, coupled with two lovely wide boulevards, one each side.

A heritage treasure, and a way of interacting in our community as we go about our shopping and civic and library activities, hold festivals, markets, Town Hall concerts and the like.

Our way of life in the “Heart and Hub” of St Arnaud.

The magnitude of what is proposed and its impact on that “Heart and Hub” is only just beginning to be understood by our community which,

Editorial Go Great Western!

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GREAT Western is a small country town with F a big heart and voices that can be heard when they want it.

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One resident was vocal as he left the last meeting of Northern Grampians Shire Council with the words “Rest in Peace, Great Western”.

However, it will not be the death knell of Great Western if the residents have anything to do with it.

Not happy with the NGSC decision to approve C a planning permit for a 59 room 2 storey hotel in the main street of the town, the people have decided to take their fight to the Victorian Civil and C Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

Great for democracy and wonderful that democracy is not dead in this part of the State.

But what is this fight all about? On the surface it is simply that the residents believe this to be an eyesore. An oversized monstrosity, out of keeping with the character of the town. Dig a little deeper and you find that the 59 room hotel which council say will serve ‘high end tourism’ are single rooms. A little puzzling that only singles are tourists. Even more puzzling is the fact that all the rooms are singles. Why????

Could it be that because Great Western is only 12 kilometres from Stawell that NGSC saw the opportunity to serve the purpose of accommodation for in particular trades people working on developments in Stawell. They would certainly want single rooms and the issue of ‘high end’ is debatable at best.

The residents have every reason to be concerned about the character and feel of their town.

D purely serve the purpose of accommodation If we for its own sake and ignore other aesthetic reasons all our little quaint and distinctive country towns will become satellite boxes for bigger towns and cities.

Go, Great Western!

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except for the few, has been treated “like mushrooms”.

The State Government, in rolling out a Pre-Prep Education Program (mainly for four year olds) in the last year before formal primary education starts, selected five towns initially of which one was St. Arnaud and indicated its preference for building on a vacant site adjacent to the Primary School.

Council, one suspects both for staff interoperability with the Early Childhood Centre, and possibly influenced by elements associated with one Primary School concerned at future loss of students, determined to engage the community by way of an “Easter Egg Hunt” consultation in April, at hours to suit families of young children, and with sketch plans of four options…the Primary School site and three in Market Square.

This was followed by a “survey” and some small, displayed sketch plans with difficult to discern detail.

The result of this Qld “initial” engagement, 4217 clearly aimed at young families, was inconclusive1with almost 800 652 284 equal preference for two sites – the Primary School and the Market Square site with, however, 53% indicating a preference other than the Market Square site.

This “consultation” Ted Whillier one would have thought, was to simply determine a preferMatt Trickey ence(s) from the four options as no one could have understood, at that time, the magnitude of the 66 places building(s), the “prefabricated” nature of the building in a heritage precinct, car parking requirements and the ripple effect of the closure of the car park access and bays, relocation of the V/Line coach stop, loss of heritage trees and the spilling of a large number of cars onto the adjoining boulevards, the flow of traffic onto the heavy vehicle route of Dundas Street, the loss of access to Anderson Lane for vehicular entry to the Town Hall, inconvenience in shopping habits and distance for our senior citizens, no room to expand, the considerable cost differences … the list is unending.

Yet, in “the blink of an eye” -just six weeks later – the Council, presented with a basic

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report and sketches, and after the briefest of comments by just four Councillors, decides to plonk the building(s) on Market Square!

No questions asked either!

This is a decision which will change the “Heart and Hub” of St. Arnaud, from that beautifully envisioned by those that came before, for possibly generations to come.

Whatever was the Council thinking (or not thinking)?

Wouldn’t you expect the next obvious step that it would prepare large (3D) plans (so one could see and understand) for each of the two preferred options with the building(s) superimposed to reflect size and type, exactly the number of bays and heritage trees to be lost, car park usage, traffic flows, etc.?

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Wouldn’t you expect Planning Reports on the suitability of each location, people and traffic movements, safety, ease of access to the shopping hub, and Heritage Advisor reports, and consideration given to the apparently “forgotten” recently adopted Market Square Master Plan, the Design and Development Overlay for the precinct, the St Arnaud Community Framework and many other reports all the result of community work but apparently “binned” without a second thought by Qld Council?.

A 4217 Once professionally prepared1 800 652 these 284 “Master Plans’ with an F architectural perspecE tive, for each option would be presented to the community at a public consultation so the whole Ted Whillier C •Cont. next page.

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To the Editor •From page 2. community could raise any concerns, issues or improvements and determine its final preference, rather than the current few, some who may well harbour selfcentred or introspective views to meet their expectations without regard to the impact on the St Arnaud Community.

(One such view is that it will be convenient for “time poor” parents to drop children at both the Pre-Prep centre and the Early Learning (Kinder) Centre, but the same applies equally to dropping children at the Pre-Prep centre and the Primary School.) In regard to “interoperability” of operations the two preferred options are but two minutes’ drive apart.

Wouldn’t you expect a Council which strives for “best practice” to apply the same standards it expects developers to detail for significant planning permits, and then to “raise the bar” as this is more than just a normal development….it is a development that impinges on the very “Heart and Hub” of St. Arnaud?

The failure to include this basic, but vital, step –as incorporated into the successful Market Square Master Plan development and any genuine community engagement - and not even questioned as to its absence draws one or two, or both, conclusions…that Councillors regard the residents of St. Arnaud as amiable people to be ridden roughshod over, or that they were “asleep at the wheel”.

There are significant advantages in the overlooked siting of the Pre-Prep Education Program near the Primary School including the potential for innovative programmes and socialisation between Preps and Primary children from both schools, something the Government is keen to foster.

Ultimately, parents will decide on their preference of Primary schooling based on the quality of education provided and what bests suits their children.

It is time for Council to go back to the “drawing board”, demand a thoroughly professional approach to planning as it would expect others to do, demonstrate robust community engagement in accordance with the Council’s stated

“Core Value” of “engaging with all stakeholders and listen and respond appropriately to your needs.”

If, legally, the Council can “absolve’ itself from requiring a Planning Permit for the development, then I challenge it to take the civil and civic road and follow the demand, detail, advertising and consultation to a greater level than demanded of similar private developments.

For mine, this is a misguided case of "How to fit St. Arnaud into the Pre-Prep Programme?" rather than the clear and correct course of action being "How to fit the Pre-Prep Programme into St. Arnaud?"

There’s time to rectify this Council blunder…the Pre Prep Program doesn’t commence until 2025.

Stephen Greenall St. Arnaud

A Spectacular Rally Dear Editor Even to the chant D A A A N … I E L D A A A N … I E L …LIII…LY …LIII…LY, Our Premier Daniel Andrews and his Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, were nowhere to be seen on the steps of Parliament last Tuesday – how disappointing!

They had both been invited a month earlier to speak/address the Stop the Towers Rally but both had declined.

They missed a spectacular rally – 45 tractors, prime movers, utes, a sea of red T shirts (Stop the Towers printed on them) spilling over the steps of Parliament, Spring Street, Melbourne … and the weather could not have been better.

What a great effort by a dedicated team of around 300.

A team, strongly supported by united farmers and communities.

It involved so much more than tractors being unloaded at Footscray to drive in city traffic along Victoria Market to Cathedral Place and then ‘lapping’ Parliament House.

It needed to be and was a very coordinated event .,.. traffic permits, police approval, informing Parliament House, escort vehicles, Channel Nine helicopter, inviting media, buses for the locals, printing Stop the

Towers T shirts, petitions circulating on the steps of Parliament, guest speakers, politicians and a strict time table.

What a huge effort in every sense of the word … and it all went without a hitch. Ten out of ten ‘team’ for coordinating it all so well.

Well done ‘team’, thank you for your enthusiasm and dedication…the word is spreading… we are now being heard…3 rallies in 3 weeks – Tamworth NSW 2 weeks ago, Melbourne Vic last Tuesday and Brisbane Queensland this Tuesday Aug 21.

Let’s hope the rally message of ‘Stop and reassess other options, look at Plan B’ is heard by the Government and coordinated with the same enthusiasm and dedication as the Stop the Towers Rally.

The final chant ‘Dan, Dan, he’s our man, if he can’t fix it, no one can’!

Glenda Watts Charlton

Vote No in the Voice Referendum Dear Editor, Concerning the vote for the Voice, I am astounded that many people like the idea of a yes vote.

I would never vote yes to anything, unless I knew and understood exactly what I was voting for.

The Government is being very secretive about informing the public what this referendum is really about, and that puts up a lot of red flags for me.

A yes vote will create division and animosity among Australians, and not the reconciliation we are led to believe.

The Prime Minister is deliberately trying to play a game of misinformation in the desperate hope you don’t understand what will happen to Australia if you vote yes in the coming referendum.

Albanese is quoting the Uluru Statement From The Heart as a one page statement, when in fact it is a very lengthy document of some 18 to 20 pages.

The voice is not some worthy gesture toward reconciliation, but an attempt to force non indigenous Australians to atone for 240 years of settlement by awarding multibillion dollar reparation payments to indigenous people.

Phil. McRae Gre Gre North

Nuclear Misinformation Dear Editor, To continue my campaign of "misinformation and scaremongering" by quoting actual proven scientific facts, I would like to point out the following.

The source of energy in the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima and the source of energy in a nuclear reactor are IDENTICAL. Therefore, the amount of waste, or "fallout" generated by both, per kilogram of uranium "burned", is also IDENTICAL. The amount of uranium-235 converted to fission products at Hiroshima was approximately 1 kg, or the explosive equivalent of about 20,000 tons of TNT. For those interested in the reference, see Physics for scientists and engineers, 3rd edition, by R. A. Serway, published 1992 by Saunders HBJ, pages 1390-1391.

The same source gives the energy released as 2.4x107 kWh, which is 85x1012Joules.

Robert Parker was advocating for about 60 GW of electricity production from nuclear reactors Australia-wide.

Because steam turbines are about 33% efficient at converting heat to electricity, that translates to 180 GW of heat that would have to be produced by "burning" uranium.

A simple division of 85x1012 Joules by 180x109 Watts (Watt=Joule per second) gives 472 seconds, or just under 8 minutes.

In that time, as much radioactive waste would be created as at Hiroshima.

In one day, that is 180 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs worth of waste.

IN ONE YEAR, IT IS 65,745 HIROSHIMASIZED ATOMIC BOMBS, OR 1.3 GIGATONS (TNT EQUIVALENT) WORTH OF FALLOUT, IN AUSTRALIA ALONE. For comparison, a global nuclear exchange of 73 GIGATONS would be sufficient to extinguish mankind BY FALLOUT ALONE. Obviously, the 440 civilian nuclear reactors dotted around the planet that have been running for decades have already exceeded this amount of waste, and we are all relying on this fallout being kept contained in zirconium alloy tubes.

Not only now, but for CENTURIES INTO THE FUTURE.

And that brings us to the question of "long term geological storage".

Every country utilising nuclear power is expected to deal with its own waste.

A countr y like Australia, with so much desert and a stable political landscape, would definitely not be able to foist its nuclear rubbish

onto any other country.

So we would have a high-level radioactive waste dump somewhere.

Where?

Would we even be told?

And what would prevent other countries from paying us to accept their high-level waste?

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SAVE MARKET SQUARE Council proposes to put the new Pre Prep (Kindergarten) building in Market Square carpark – between the back of the Post Office and the existing Kinder building.

It will take up almost half of the car parking spaces, close access for cars from Walker St and reduce pedestrian access.

Some of the issues include: trees and losing trees in Losing almost half the car • We will not get as many general replacement car parks as we park will lose Future expansion • Losing almost half of our safe, off street parking. Our current easily accessible parking helps increase access to services, shops, businesses, especially for the elderly who need parking close to where they need to go • Reduced parking options will increase congestion in the car park and make it harder to find a park and less safe for users • Car parks in Napier St will be even harder to find!

• Less parking for activities at the Town Hall eg: CWA exhibition, Speech night, community, social & sporting events • Access to the Town Hall double doors in Anderson Walk won’t be available for cars to unload equipment eg: music, sound, catering • Angle parking in Market Street: not as safe, increase traffic in side streets and Dundas St (truck route) as cars have to “go round the block” to find a car park

• The impact on businesses from lack of accessible parking • Less parking for travellers & quick visits to the public toilets

Vline Bus • Council proposes angle parking on Market Street. The Vline bus stop will need to move. Where to? Who will pay for this? Where will you park for day trips to Bendigo on the Vline bus?

Activities in Market Square • Less room for activities eg: Christmas festivities, Australia Day, markets & festivals • Reduced access to Market Square from our main street hub (corner of Napier, Raglan & Walker streets) especially after main street activities eg: Christmas Procession

Aesthetics • It’s a pre-fabricated, portable building in a heritage area • Our lovely wide country streets, will become narrow, city angle parking streets • heritage value of some of the

• No space for expansion & limits future uses of market square

Cost • What is the cost of the different options? Is there a better, cheaper alternative?

Consultation process • The only Council ad in NC News before the survey didn’t mention what the options were or that Market Square would be impacted • The Survey result was close: 211 votes, only 9 votes different • The general community was not aware of the survey • No reference to previous community/council reports and plans for the area • Other options weren’t investigated. Let’s find an option that is easily accessible for kinder parents AND doesn’t adversely affect Market Square More info: Karen Probst 0427 952 595 Graham Ross 0407 886 510

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To the Editor •From page 3.

England in particular has a history of using Australia as a dumping ground for unwanted things, like convicts or orphans or atomic bomb tests.

England is small, densely populated, with few possible dumpsites. Australia is large, empty and in debt.

Would our politicians be able to resist a lucrative offer to take a few barrels extra?

Would ordinary citizens be given access to sites and paperwork, to check the origin of cargoes?

So, the "safety" of the nuclear power industry relies, in its entirety, on keeping fission products contained.

But what happens when this "containment" fails, as during a meltdown?

Let us consider a

typical reactor, containing 20 to 40 THOUSAND fuel rods.

At approximately 1 kg of uranium per rod, this amounts to 20 to 40 tons of uranium.

Let us work with 30 tons. At 3% enrichment, this works out to about 1 ton of uranium-235, and 29 tons of uranium-238.

N o r m a l l y, the nuclear fission reaction is regulated by the presence of control rods, which absorb excess neutrons, and prevent the reaction from getting out of hand.

But in the event of cooling failure, residual heating from fission products is sufficient to melt the fuel rods and release the contents onto the floor of the reactor vessel.

Because the uranium is now balled up in a big lump, there is no more regulation of the

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number of neutrons flying around.

This leads to uncontrolled fission of uranium-235, as well as uncontrolled conversion of uranium-238 to plutonium -239, itself a fissile material.

So instead of only 1 ton of fissile material, there is now anywhere up to 30 tons of fissile material, reacting to release immense amounts of heat and radiation.

The exact estimates are difficult to make, because of the lack of reliable data, but the energy release associated with such a meltdown is such that it CANNOT BE CONTAINED BY ANY MATERIAL IN EXISTENCE. The containment building is invariably blown apart, and the molten pool of reactor lava can melt its way into the ground.

Contrary to popular belief, this lava cannot melt its way through the earth to come out the other side, the so-called "China Syndrome" of movie fame, but it may form a subterranean lava pool, the depth of penetration depending on circumstances.

The explosion and subsequent hot air updraft from the molten core carries radioactive dust and gases up into the atmosphere, and the seepage below gets into the groundwater.

At best, the fallout from such an accident is equivalent to 1000 Hiroshima bombs. At worst, it is 30,000 Hiroshima bombs.

Even if only 1% of these contaminants escape the site, the results are worse that disastrous.

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At Fukushima, not one, but THREE such reactors suffered meltdown.

The only reason Japan got off so "lightly", is because the prevailing winds and ocean currents swept the fallout into the northern Pa c i f i c ocean, which is a very big place and devoid of people.

Remediation included covering the ocean floor near the plant with 60,000 tons of concrete, to immobilise contaminants, and freezing the groundwater around the whole plant to contain the spread of radioactive groundwater.

This freezing has been ongoing since 2011, and there is no end date in sight.

After the Chernobyl accident, people were a lot less fortunate.

There was no handy Pacific ocean to hide the fallout in.

Current estimates as to when the contaminated zone will become habitable range from 320 to 20,000 years.

One other lesson emerges from the Chernobyl accident.

When the original concrete "sarcophagus" began to fail from radiation damage, the European Union financed the construction of a giant dome, to cover the whole site.

This has been in place for several years, and because it keeps the rain out, the whole ruined reactor building has had time to dry out.

This removal of water (which acts as a neutron shield), has allowed scientists to detect neutron radiation emanating from the former reactor.

But neutrons are only generated when uranium or plutonium atoms split.

This means that FISSION IS STILL TA K I N G PLACE NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. This also means that FRESH RADIOACTIVE FISSION PRODUCTS ARE BEING GENERATED in the area where the reactor fuel came to rest.

This is those 30 tons or so of fissile material mentioned earlier slowly cooking away, something it will continue to do for hundreds, if not thou-

sands of years.

The risk of meltdown, though small, is real wherever a nuclear reactor is present, and they do not need an earthquake to occur.

The recent war in Ukraine has shown that nuclear reactors can be used as weapons by opposing sides.

Do we really want to populate Australia with reactors when we are so busy preparing for a war with an "unnamed regional geopolitical player"?

We could then very well end up hoisted by our own petard.

If the facts con-

tained in this and my previous two letters to the editor do not convince the reader that nuclear power is a seriously bad idea, I have one thing left to say: if you want to play Russian roulette, that is your affair, but you do not have the right to force others to play along with you.

This is precisely what introducing nuclear power in Australia amounts to.

Dr Vlad Bata, Carapooee B. Eng. Hon. (Metallurgy, RMIT), Ph. D. (Materials Engineering, Monash)

New bench in Wax garden - Contributed

PARKS Victoria and St. Arnaud Field Naturalists recently installed a bench seat in the Wax Garden.

The entrance track to the Wax Garden has also recently been renovated by Parks Victoria and the St Arnaud DEECA crew.

Above: Three of the original St Arnaud Field Naturalist Club members, Deb Jenkins, Chris Scott and Richard Bazeley, who kindly donated the ironbark bench seat. Still smiling and still caring for the Wax Garden.

The area is all set to host several events in the Spring for the Galngga D j a D j a Wu r r u n g Festival and of course for local and tourist visitors.

Please keep dogs on the leash as the Wax Garden is home for ground dwelling birds and animals.

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VNI West Powerline route now refined to 2km TRANSMISSION Company Victoria (TCV) has refined the 50km VNI West area of interest into a 2km draft corridor for the VNI West project.

This has been done utilising feedback from landholders, community members, Traditional Owners and government agencies, as well as data from engineering, environmental and cultural assessments.

TCV’s landholder liaison team will begin calling landholders from this week to advise them that their property or farm is currently within the draft corridor for VNI West.

Each landholder will be appointed a landholder liaison, who will be their key contact and able to help answer questions on important issues, including farming with transmission lines, biosecurity arrangements, access agreements and compensation for easement and other payments.

Out of respect for the landholders in the draft corridor, TCV has committed to do everything it can to contact these farmers and property owners before publishing details of the draft corridor.

TCV Spokesperson, Nicola Falcon said it is a

significant milestone as it now allows one-onone conversations with farmers and landholders, to listen and answer questions related to their properties.

“These conversations are an essential element of the work to refine the route for VNI West and confirm the information and insights from recent community consultation, technical analysis and the interactive map,” she said.

TCV has identified a draft corridor for the project which runs from the Murray River through to Bulgana, averaging approximately 2km wide.

“We were hoping to get down to a narrower corridor by this stage but with the data collected through studies and consultation, we decided to focus on a broader corridor for the next phase of the project to provide more flexibility and better options to find the optimal route,” Ms Falcon said.

“This approach will allow us to incorporate the feedback and

insights our land team gathers from landholders into the route refining process,” she said.

In coming months, TCV will refer a draft corridor to the Minister for Planning to consider whether an Environment Effects Statement is required.

VNI West cannot proceed without planning approval from the State and Commonwealth Governments, which will require comprehensive environmental assessments over the next 12 – 18 months.

The TCV land team will be asking for access to properties for environmental field studies in coming months, but not all the land holdings in the corridor will be required for this work.

The TCV land team will negotiate access agreements, including biosecurity requirements, before any field surveys commence.

Further information can be found in the Landholder Guide on our website.

Landholders are eligible to receive $10,000,

two payments of $5,000 over two years, for entering a land access agreement.

This payment recognises the time commitment required to negotiate these agreements, including time that will take a farmer and their family away from their normal work and routine.

TCV will also fund landholders’ reasonable costs for legal review of the land access agreement.

Discussions with landholders will help to validate data collected in the planning process so far.

This includes verifying constraints identified in the recent Environmental Constraints Summary Report and through community feedback on the interactive map.

“TCV will continue to further refine the route for VNI West that has the least impact to agriculture, cultural heritage and values rural communities and the environment,” Ms Falcon said.

“Input from the community and landholders is a critical part of that process.”

RailleryA Hub workshop attracts even the youngest community members HOME town artist, Hannah Sutton’s exhibition, La Dole Vita, launched on last Saturday at the St. Arnaud Raillery H u b g a l l e r y, i s captivating art enthusiasts and connoisseurs with its harmonious blend of classical realism and introspective printmaking.

The exhibition is also accompanied by conducted art classes/workshops provid ing community enthusiasts with an opportunity to learn from a master artist.

The youngest member of the community to attend was Sylvia Sloan, showing that living regionally does not mean that you miss out on opportunities.

Above: Hannah Sutton is pictured with Sylvia Sloan, the youngest student at the workshop.

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ON Vietnam’s Veterans Day 2023 we commemorate 50 years since the end of Australia’s involvement in the unwinnable war in Vietnam in which 60,000 Australian male and female veterans served in the A r my, Nav y a n d Airforce from 1962 until 1973.

It was the longest duration of any conflict that Australian forces have been engaged in with 523 dying as a result of the war including three listed as missing in action who it is presumed were killed in action.

Almost 2400 were wounded as well as many thousands more who carry the scars of

Above: Paying their respects at the cenotaph in Napier Street for the marking of 50 years. their service to this day.

August 18th was chosen as Vietnam Veterans Day as it was on that day in 1966 that the Battle of Long Tan was fought by 108 members of D Company 6 RAR in the rubber plantation of

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Above: Diane Wright, President of RSL Ladies Auxillary and Bob Wooley President of the RSL placed a wreath on the cenotaph. in Vietnam including several from the St. Arnaud district and honour those who gave

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Phuoc Tuy province for 4 hours in the middle of a tropical downpour against an enemy force estimated to number in excess of 2000.

Seventeen Australians were killed in this battle with 25 wounded and one infantryman dying of his wounds several days later.

When the Viet Cong withdrew at nightfall they left behind 245 dead.

Today we remember those who served

Above Kaye Smith played the “Last Post”.

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There was a total of 517 reported new cases for Victoria this week, with 15 deaths.

There are 99 individuals in hospital with 6 in ICU. Northern Grampians

Shire has only one new reported case while the Buloke Shire has no new reported cases.

Moderna’s New Centre To Accelerate mRNA Research Victoria’s position as a world-leader in mRNA innovation has taken another big step forward, with global biotechnology leader Moderna opening its Regional Research Centre and Headquarters in Melbourne.

Minister for Industry and Innovation Ben Carroll has launched Moderna’s Regional Research Centre for Respiratory Medicines and Tropical Diseases, which will unlock new advances and boost Victoria’s mRNA industry.

The Regional Research Centre sits alongside Moderna’s Headquarters for Australia, New Zealand, South-East Asia & Oceania in Melbourne, opened this week by the Minister and a delegation of Moderna executives from Boston.

The new Headquarters provides a base of operations for Moderna to partner with Victoria’s worldleading medical research institutes and clinical trial networks,

ensuring Victorians will be some of the first people in the world to trial new mRNA medicines for a range of health conditions.

The first strategic collaboration for the Moderna Regional Research Centre for Respiratory Medicines and Tropical Diseases is a $3 Million Quantitative Pharmacology Accelerator with the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) in Parkville.

The MonashModerna Quantitative Pharmacology Accelerator (MMQPA) will help fast-track the development of mRNA medicines for diseases by using advanced computer models to predict the effects of treatments.

The MMQPA will be the first of many collaborations with Victorian research institutes as part of Moderna’s investment in Victoria through their Asia Pacific Regional Research Centre.

The Headquarters and Regional Research Centre comprise part of Moderna’s investment in Victoria, with their mRNA Vaccine manufacturing facility in Clayton under construction – which once complete will be capable of producing 100 million vaccine doses annually

Here comes Barbie at the REX

Champions are all stars at St. Arnaud Cinema

MORE than the candy-coloured panorama and the toy-like association, “Barbie” the Movie – screening at The Rex this weekend - addresses deeper issues in its glossy narrative which has now achieved a landmark status in the movie- Contributed making industry.

The film’s blurb reveals that: “Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans”.

The nut-shell statement leaves out the underlying message of director, Greta Gerwig’s vision which covers: the importance of friendship, embracing one's uniqueness, believing in oneself and breaking stereotypes, along with questions about consumerism and materialism.

If you think that’s a lot of ground to cover, you would be correct, however the issues are skillfully woven into the stunning visuals and the masterful storytelling about the associations connected to this iconic toy.

Using charm and authenticity the movie has a built in universal appeal and speaks loudly about our many shared experiences.

The talents of Margot Robbie as “Barbie” and Ryan Gosling as “Ken” are the pinnacle of a cast which has been praised for finding just the right note to define their characterisations.

While the film provides plenty of fun and laughs, but there will also be some tears.

From essentially defining the gender divide between females and males and gender expectations, the narrative cleverly integrates the Barbie back-story, before also paying homage – tongue-incheek - to iconic scenes from past movie classics.

Coupled with a stellar music track, “Barbie” will take you to a realm of enchantment and fantasy in a revelation of inspired movie making.

And to make your Barbie experience even more meaningful, don’t forget that the Rex is inviting patrons to dress up in pink (and other brightly coloured outfits – especially the Kens) for the Sunday matinee screening on 27th August.

Come along early before the 2pm start and join the fashions, fun and glamour.

There will be prizes for Style, Creativity, Family Group and Best Ken. The Rex thanks Charlton businesses - Country Savers, Charlton Hardware, Charlton Authorised Newsagency and House To Home Decorating - for the support they have provided for this event.

House to Home Decorating is also joining the “Barbie party” with an invitation to a “Girls Night

A delightful comedy, Champions is based on a true story.

Above: In a tribute to “Barbie World” The Rex window display is a shout-out to the public to dress up, join in the fun and celebrate the movie phenomenon this coming weekend.

Out” on Tuesday 29th August, complete with a glass of pink bubbly before the film and another shopping opportunity before the Sunday 27th matinee screening.

“Barbie”PG 114 mins screens on Saturday 26th August at 8pm. Sunday 27th August at 2pm and Tuesday 29th August at 8pm.\

Markus Marak, a former league basketball coach is pulled over by police one night while driving.

He is drunk and summoned to appear in court.

The judge imposes a community order on him and he is ordered to coach a basketball team of adults with disabilities.

Despite his doubts and the improbabilities of the team, Markus soon realises that together they can

achieve their very best.

This film is inspired by a prisoner and survivor, Tadeusz (Teddy) I i e t r z y ko w s k i , o f Auschwitz concentration camp during the Nazi regime of WW2.

Teddy was a Polish Jew, a boxing champion and while he was in Auschwitz, he engaged in 40-60 boxing fights, losing only once – to Dutch middleweight champion Leen Sanders.

A comedy that is truly heart-warming, with a little romance thrown in, will delight the audience with the

- Contributed excellent performances of the actors with disabilities shining as the brightest of stars.

Stars of this movie are Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olsen, Mike Smith, Madison Tevlin, Joshua Felder, Kevin Iannucci and many others.

This movie is a fundraiser for the Queen Mary Gardens and will be screened on Friday 25th August at 7.30pm, followed by an excellent supper.

Cost per ticket is $17.00.

St. Arnaud 60 Years Ago: August 1963 Engagements Marie Moser and Keith Marchment.

Barbara Adamson and Klaus Osswald.

Karen Jackson and Kenneth Douglas.

Births Mr and Mrs Peter Douglas, a son Peter Bruce.

Yvonne and Graeme Hines, a son Owen Randall.

Maree and Lindsay Hutcheon a son Robert Lindsay.

Val and Neville Torney a son Murray John.

Joan and Keith Tillig, a son Peter.

Pat and Bill Clifford a son Phillip John.

Daphne and Syd Donaldson a son Graeme Robert.

Deaths Arnold Edelstein age 72.

Allen Polkinghorne

by Heather Pritchard age 70.

George Cecini age 48.

Mrs Fanny Romey age 97.

John Thomas Robbins.

Edward Canning age 80.

Mrs Mona Moore age 63.

Henry Goldsbury age 81.

Edward Ross Wyatt age 71

QUOTE OF THE WEEK If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.

- Karl Marx

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The ‘Plan B’, developed by Victoria Energy Policy Centre head Bruce Mountain, and transmission industry veteran Simon Bartlett, prominent critics of what they label as the country’s most expensive transmission project, is a shorter and cheaper circuit that mostly uses existing easements and will deliver more renewable power to the state of Victoria.

The VNI-West transmission project is a new 500 kV double circuit transmission line that will start on the north west outskirts of Melbourne and stretch over 800 kms to Wagga Wagga in the south west of NSW, via Bulgana, Kerang and Dinawan in Victoria.

Tractor Rally circles Parliament hoping to roll back renewables Farmers rolled into Melbourne on tractors, prime movers and utes, urging the State Government to rethink its plans to destroy prime agricultural land throughout Victoria.

The farmers, from all different parts of the state, were warning that our food and fibre production is at risk, with thousands of kilometres of prime land set to be ripped up and replaced for wind turbines, towers and transmission lines.

Federal Leader of The Nationals David

Photo : Jacinda O'Sullivan.

Littleproud said the reckless race to achieve 82 per cent renewables by 2030 would have huge consequences on the agriculture sector.

He said he previously asked the Prime Minister for a National Energy Summit, to put all options on the table, but the best the Albanese government could do was a small inquiry into how to consult better.

“The Nationals have also been attempting to get a Senate Inquiry

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into renewables and transmission lines but crossbench Senators have been blocking it,” Mr Littleproud said.

“We are not against renewables, but Labor is threatening to take away the tools our farmers need to provide Australians with fresh, healthy and affordable food.

“Farmers are becoming increasingly anxious about the situation – which is why they have come to Parliament House to plead with the State Labor Government.

“We need to look at the social licence of these projects.

Mr Littleproud said that the Government’s plan for renewables, including 28,000 kilometres of transmission lines at a cost of at least $80 billion, will impact farmers like Gre Gre grain, vegetable and bean farmer Billy Baldwin.

He said he made the 300-kilometre journey to Melbourne with his

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tractor to raise awareness.

“People need to realise renewables will carve up prime agricultural land,” Mr Baldwin said.

“It will decrease our efficiency to farm and feed people – resulting in higher grocer y prices. There are better ways if we take a slight step back and have a look at what is happening.”

Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster said it was time L abor Governments at all levels respected all

regional Australians, particularly those on the land who feed and clothe the nation.

“Projects such as the Victoria New South Wales Interconnector West (VNI West) compromise the livelihoods of our farmers and the biosecurity and productivity of their land,” Dr Webster said.

“The flow-on effect is Australian families pay more at the checkout through higher grocery prices, while their energy bills are also inflated to pay for infrastructure costs for these transmission lines. It just multiplies the cost-of-living pressure on Australian mums and dads.

“I am proud to stand with these farmers and those who live in regional Australia and I am pleased to be here today with David Littleproud, continuing to show our

commitment to them.”

Deputy Leader of the Victorian Nationals Emma Kealy said the cost of living was skyrocketing under a Labor government that has destroyed energy security in Victoria.

“Farmers keep the food on our tables and our economy ticking over,” Ms Kealy said.

“It makes no sense to bulldoze through their farms.

“Building new power lines is unnecessary and expensive, but Labor will make every Victorian pay for this frivolous project through even higher power bills.

“Plan B should be Labor’s Plan A upgrade the existing powerlines to unlock renewables, rather than riding roughshod over farmers’ rights and reducing Victoria’s food production.”

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COMMUNITY UPDATE Free Immunisation Sessions

Above: David Littleproud and Below; Anne Webster climb on board tractors in support.

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For September to December our immunisation team are offering the following additional vaccinations at council immunisation sessions (for free): Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to all people born 1966 - 2022 who do not have documentation that they have received two doses of measles containing vaccines. We are offering this vaccine to individuals who are unsure of their vaccination history.

Influenza vaccine to all children aged 6 months up to 5 years of age and adults who are eligible under the Victorian Immunisation Schedule (July 2023).

Human papillomavirus (HPV) for anyone up to and including 25 years of age who have missed their year 7 equivalent regime.

To book please visit www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/Residents/Familyand-children-services/Immunisation-program or for further information contact 03 5358 9060 or email ngsc.immunisation@ngshire.vic.gov.au

I Love Leftovers Challenge Want to reduce food waste and save money?

Sustainability Victoria are running a 4-week email journey starting when participants sign up for the 'I Love Leftovers Challenge'.

The challenge encourages participants to reduce food waste by eating leftovers once a week, and includes recipes from Melbourne-based cook and author Julia Busuttil Nishimura, and the chance to win prizes!

Sign up dates: Sunday 13 August until Saturday 9 September For more information visit www.campaigns.sustainability. vic.gov.au/asset-library/i-love-leftoverschallenge GET EXCITED ST ARNAUD - FOGO IS STARTING! Delivery of FOGO Bins have started across St Arnaud. For further information, please visit https://ow.ly/CP9r50PwlfL

Enabling Public Art Council wants to enable the design and delivery of public art, including murals, across the shire.

The community can become involved by joining our Public Art Advisory Group.

This group will help assess our Arts and Culture Grants and provide advice on public art projects.

If you would like to join please email tina.baker@ngshire.vic.gov.au or call 53588772.

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St Arnaud Medical Centre Notice of Leave and Closure The team at St Arnaud Medical Centre would like to notify their patients that Drs Darko & Vesna Slipcevic will be away for the full month of September.

We regret to inform that during this time, the St Arnaud Medical Centre will be required to close from Monday 18th September to Friday 29th September, inclusive.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and encourage our patients to ensure they have enough medication for the month of September.

Please contact the centre if you require assistance on 54951766.

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to share your stories of favourite flowers and gardening Friday, 25th August, 2pm at The Shire Cafe This will be used to make illustrations.

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The team at St Arnaud Medical Centre have confirmed that Drs Darko & Vesna Slipcevic will be away for the full month of September.

The St Arnaud Medical Centre will be required to close from Monday 18 September to Friday, 29 September, inclusive.

As an alternative you may wish to use the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department which can be accessed online https://www.vved.org.au/

Nicola Kirk Physiotherapist Over 15 years experience Open Mon to Fri 8 Nelson Parade ST. ARNAUD

St Arnaud Urgent Care Centre will continue to provide a 24/7 service with the support of our EWHS Doctor On Call

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Job Opportunities Campus Base Negotiable • Senior Counselling and Wellbeing Clinician Charlton • Food and Domestic Service Assistant • Campus Manager • Registered Nurse • Associate Nurse Unit Manager • Enrolled Nurse Donald • Food and Domestic Service Assistant • Registered Nurse St Arnaud • Chef • Wycheproof • Nurse Unit Manager

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SLATY CREEK Sunday, 3rd September 11.30am - 2.30pm at the Slaty Creek Hall

ALL WELCOME Guest Speaker: Warren Davies - known as the Unbreakable Farmer

BYO drinks - Meal provided For enquiries please text or ring:Chris: 0407 578 621 or Bev: 5496 5210 RSVP: Monday, 28th August for catering purposes

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60 Years of age. on the 23rd August 2023.

Now I’m on top of the hill.

- Peter Tillig

ENGAGEMENT

Garton - Ferguson

Congratulations Ashlee and Scott on your engagement.

Wishing you a Very Happy and Healthy Life together.

Love from your little girl Edwina, Greg, Angela, Luke, Bianca, Ruby and Angus, Jake and Helen.

CHURCH NOTICES

PARISH OFFICE Chris & Rob Batters Pastorial Co-ordinators Enquiries 5495 6223

DISTRICT CATHOLIC CHURCHES East Wimmera Parish BIRCHIP

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Sunday August 27th 10.30pm Live Stream out to churches without Mass DONALD

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DEATH

The St Arnaud Football Club would like to extend our condolences to Joanne, Brett, Craig, Leanne and their extended families, on the passing of Alan Douglas, a former committeeman, volunteer, and supporter.

Municipal Elections

ST. ARNAUD UNITING CHURCH Sunday 27th August ST. ARNAUD 9.30am G. Pearse STUART MILL 11.00am G. Pearse

Sunday August 27th 10.30am

Mass WYCHEPROOF Saturday August 26th 7.00pm Mass Parish Coordinator: Noeline Hogan 0476 617 976

Charlton 100 Years Ago: 18th to 22nd August 1923 An extraordinary revival of interest in municipal matters is in evidence over the election of a councillor to fill Cr W. Hindson’s place for the North Riding of the Shire of Charlton, there being no fewer than four aspirants for the honor.

The following candidates have duly nominated, namely; Messrs.

Adam R. Blackwood, Buckrabanyule; Charles E. Grose, Buckrabanyule; Wiliam J. Larmour, Buckrabanyule; and Alexander McFarlane, Barrakee.

A poll will be taken on Thursday 23rd inst, between the hours of 8am and 4pm at the following booths:- Victoria hall, Charlton; mechanics’ Institute, Glenloth east; F. J. Edwards’ residence, Narrewillock; State School No. 3072, Charlton East; State School No. 1894, Barrakee Railway Station.

Cr Williams is the returning officer.

Concert, St Joseph’s Hall The hall was again crowded on Monday evening, when the heads and assistants of the

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ANGLICAN PARISH OF ST. ARNAUD Christ Church Old Cathedral Friday 25th August 9am Morning Prayer St. Arnaud 9.30am Every Sunday Eucharist Bealiba 8am 2nd/4th Sunday All Welcome Locum Priest Archdeacon Peter Blundell Enquiries phone: Phone: 0427 694 720 Get it through our

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Football In connection with the local football competition, which has now reached a most interesting stage, the shopkeep-

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Birthday wishes to: August 23rd Jade Ellen Ryan Tannock Peter Tillig (60) August 24th Shelley Griffith Kerry Moser August 25th Ray Sharp Abby Weir August 26th Lachlan Gifford Elvie Harvey Ricky Wild

August 27th Julia Conway Bruce Sutherland August 28th Robert Harvey Bruce Coates August 29th Jackson Birthisel Anna Coloe Taylor Forster

ers in this town have kindly consented to close their doors from 3pm to 5pm on each Saturday afternoon for the remainder of the season when a game is being played on the Charlton Recreation Reserve.

The public are asked to assist by shopping early, and by leaving their orders on their arrival in the town.

Mr R. J. Tippett will run the gamut of special prices at The Little Shop, High Street, with different displays each day, starting with all goods at 1/11 today, Wednesday, and increasing by a shilling until the Wednesday following, when only 7/11 priced goods will be on exhibition.

Golf On Saturday members of the Charlton Golf Club enjoyed themselves in the brilliant sunshine which has been absent for some time, playing for the trophies kindly donated by members of the old Marmal Golf Club.

A large number of members faced the start all full of hope of winning. Undoubtedly, the

weather was ideal, and considering that the whole of the course had been flooded, it was very good for play.

The Club House had a number of visitors for tea and dainties, provided by the gentle sex, and although many competitors met with difficulties, they enjoyed themselves.

Gents’ Singles – Jack Anson, 99-24-75; R. E. Finn, 92-12-80; A. J. White, 105-25-80; I. A. O’Donnell, 102-21-81; A. Dabron, 102-18-84; Jas McGrath, 98-15-83.

Ladies’ Singles – Miss E. Wood, 94-16-78; Mrs L. A. Wilkinson, 94-15-79; Miss D. Ruse, 80-scr.-80, Mrs Kirmsse, 86-3-83; Miss D. Frahm, 96-12-84.

St Peter’s, Buckrabanyule There was a good attendance of the members and adherents at the annual meeting of the congregation of St Peter’s.

The Rev. C. D. Crigan presided.

The secretary Mr W. Keirce read the balance sheet, which showed that the receipts for this year for the Church amounted to £53/14/10 expenditure, £49/13/11, leaving a credit balance of £3/17/11.

by Charlton Golden Grains Museum The following committee were elected for the ensuing year:Messrs. W. Keirce, E. Thomas, W. James, R. Crutch, E. Wiles, L. W. Thomas, H. James, R. Roberts and R. James.

The chairman complimented the secretary and treasurer (Messs W. Keirce and E. Thomas) for the manner in which they had carried out their duties, and also thanked the Misses James for their services in conducting the Sunday School.

Votes of thanks were passed to Miss E. James, the organist, the retiring committee, and to the chairman.

Coonooer Bridge Branches of the Penny Savings Bank and Junior Red Cross have recently been established in the Coonooer Bridge State School, the aim of the latter being to help to erect a play pavilion, and to help the St Arnaud Hospital.

(Information from East Charlton Tribune)

St. Arnaud 100 Years Ago: 17th – 23rd August 1923 Football

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Cnr. Queens Ave & Alma St. Celebrating faith in our Lord Thu 24th August 10.30 a.m.: Faith Group Sun 27th August 10.00 a.m. Prayer Time 10.30 a.m.: Worship & Communion Speaker: Sharon Douglas All welcome Enquiries: Brian Eccles Ph: 5495 2267

Sweets and Cake Stall in the forthcoming Floral Fete, organised a concert, supper and dance to augment the funds of that stall.

The programme consisted mainly of the pupils of the Teddywaddy State School, and their training was creditably carried out by Mrs Carson and Miss Wood.

Items were given by: Misses Irene Sait and Marie Drew, Miss Emily Kirk, Maggie and George Sait, Vincent, Maurice and Jack Brereton, Jo Hill, Jack Maher, James Petty, Eileen Thompson, Miss Mabel James, Mr Hipworth, Messrs Goudge and Linnington.

Dancing commenced immediately after supper, and the measures comprised several novelty dances.

Mrs Drew, as secretary, desires to sincerely thank all who assisted, particularly those coming from a distance, despite the bad state of the roads.

Watchem played Donald at St. Arnaud in a match that created much interest throughout the district as was evident by the huge crowd of spectators.

A special train from Birchip stopped at stations along the way and arrived at 3 0’clock with 6 full carriages.

The day was wet and windy although the wind died down during the last quarter.

The scores were, ¼ time Watchem 5-2 Donald 2-0, ½ time Watchem 5-2 Donald 5-8, ¾ time Watchem 10-7 Donald 510, last ¼ Watchem 12-7 Donald 6-13.

As Watchem defeated Donald they will play St. Arnaud for the premiership next week at Donald. Best players for Watchem this week were Matt Hogan and Eric Fielding, and for Donald H Goltz and T McConville.

The central umpire Mr Jephson from Melbourne kept the game well in order but was not nearly strict enough, particularly in the last half when players had a tendency to infringe the rules.

Goal umpires E Goldsbury and A Walsh, boundary umpires E Lowe and A Whitney

and timekeepers N Halfhide and C McPhee jun.

In the evening a large crowd attended a dance in the Mechanic’s Hall in aid of the Injured Footballers Fund at which the Jazz Band played for free.

Members of the Band are Mrs Davison [piano] Mr B Davidson [violin], Mrs R Jones [cornet], Mr F Kershaw [side drum] and Mr T Giles [Jazz effects]

Joinery opens Mr A E H Preece has opened a joinery works on the corner of Raglan and McMahon Sts where he has installed a machinery plant in a large structure in the centre of this extensive block of land.

He recently acquired all the property adjoining his home, known as McBride’s’ corner and the land adjacent.

He now owns from the Coffee Palace in McMahon St to Rowe’s building in Raglan St. Mr Preece arrived in St. Arnaud 29 years ago and started a small business, which has been expanded considerably.

Death Laurence Neville McNulty died age 35 years after a brief illness.

He was born in St. Ar-

naud and was a fine exponent of tennis and cricket and a good vocalist.

When a young man he worked as a letter carrier [postie], then was on the staff of the grocery section of Edwards Big Store, before going into partnership with H Whyte in a small grocer shop and for the past four years with T Howse.

He was buried beside his parents who both died age 63 years, John in 1901 and Maria in 1908.

Stuart Mill The school children put on ‘Cinderella’, which was followed by a dance with the principal characters still in costumes having the first dance.

They were Cinderella- V Erwin, prince - G Stanley, ugly sisters – I Erwin, V Frolich, I Medlyn and fairy godmother – M Lloyd.

Kitchen Tea Mr and Mrs Stan Bray entertained forty guests at their residence ‘Kangerong’ in Jones St, in honor of the marriage of Miss Nessie McGlashan and Mr W R Sloane.

Farewell Many friends of Mr and Mrs J W Torney of

By Heather Pritchard Carapooee West gathered to wish them well prior to their departure for Red Cliffs and presented them with a wallet of notes.

Stewards purchase another Hotel St. Arnaud publicans Fred and William Steward, who recently leased the Victoria and Manchester Arms Hotels and left town, have now purchased the Grand Hotel in Donald from Mrs M Swanton and intend to remodel it.

Gun Club T McKenny won a silver hot water jug - grassing six straight starlings, W Parry won an oak biscuit barrel – six bird rise at starlings and G Lorimer won a silver butter dish – double rise sweepstake.

Sale James Taylor, who has left the district, has sold a block of land adjoining Howse and McNaulty, with 35 ft frontage to Napier St and 28 ft frontage to McMahon St. McDonald Bros have purchased George Johnson’s butcher business in Napier St and will retain all the staff.

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fumigation or controlled atmosphere is only achievable in gastight storage.'

Some growers have attempted retro-sealing older silos to improve sealability, but the process is often expensive and not always reliable in the long term.

'If a silo was built gas-tight sealable from new, resealing is an option I would consider, but a silo that was never designed to hold gas is very difficult to retro-seal and remain sealable for years to follow,' he said.

'Hygiene and structural treatments, aeration cooling, protectants and monitoring are all pest prevention options that can be used to reduce the likelihood of issues in stored grain, and you can retrofit aeration cooling systems, but the only way to control an infestation is with fumigation or controlled atmosphere in gas-tight storage.'

Information and messaging about the requirement for gastight storage is not new and Mr Warrick said a common question from growers who have not yet taken the advice is, 'Which chemical can I spray on the grain to kill the weevils?'

'The spray-on products available now are protectants, designed to be applied on clean grain to prevent an infestation. The first thing to understand is that there is no longer any spray-on product to reliably kill an infestation of insects in grain.

'Growers without any gas-tight storage should consider investing in some so they have the option to at least batch-fumigate when required.

Whether retro-sealing or buying new storage, insist the silo meets the Australian Standard 2628 and ensure the silo is guaranteed to meet a five-minute half-life pressure-test (AS2628).

'If you verify it on completion of installation then pressure testing before each fumigation is a quick and easy way to ensure all hatches are sealing,' he said.

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Week ending Wednesday 16 August 2023

— By Glendon Hancock

AFTER opening the 2023/24 wool selling season with two weeks of gains, the Australian wool market has fallen for the second consecutive series.

It was expected be a reasonably large sale and the 46,367 bales on offer was very close to the forecast figure.

Although the wool on offer received good buyer support, the prices on offer were consistently below those achieved during last week’s auctions.

The largest falls were felt in merino fleece types, with the losses felt across all types and descriptions.

Across the three selling centres, the individual Micron Price Guides (MPGs) for merino fleece dropped by between 6 and 61 cents for the series, only the 16.5-micron MPG in the North resisting the trend, posting a 3-cent gain.

The merino skirtings followed a similar path to the fleece, while the crossbred sector recorded very

little change.

T h e t h re e M e r i n o Carding Indicators (MC) fell by an average of 10 cents.

The net result was a 13 cent drop in the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator (EMI).

The EMI closed the series at 1,163 cents.

Currency continues to play a large role in market movements.

Although the loss in the EMI was minimal (1.1% in AUD terms) a 1.11 cent drop in the AUD compared to the US, meant that when viewed in USD terms the EMI lost 21 cents, a 2.7% fall.

Due to this being a quieter time of year for s h e a r i n g i n We s t e r n Australia, lack of quantity dictates that there is no need for a sale next week (Week 8) in Fremantle.

National Offering Centre North South West Total

Week 7 7 7

Days Offering 22, 23 August 15,932 22, 23 August 22,826 22, 23 August 7,609 46,367

Future Offerings 7

29, 30 August 39,962

Source - AWEX

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The 2023 Inter-hotels Pool comp season THE Preliminary Final of this year’s Inter-Hotels’ Pool Competition was played on Wednesday, 16th August at the Sporting Club between the Royal One and the Country Club One sides and at the time that battle commenced your erstwhile correspondent was approximately 10,000 metres overhead, strapped to a Qantas Boeing 737-800 on approach to Melbourne airport after having left Broome earlier that day.

As had been the case in the opening round of finals the match was to be a close encounter in the singles therefore requiring an incursion into the doubles.

It appears that finals’ jitters was the spectre hovering over the first two frames as the Royal’s Mitch Phillips and the Mean Machine’s redoubtable captain Paul Mullins opened proceeding and it was Paul who was to commit the first

error when, seemingly in control of the frame, he produced a clean miss on his final object ball, the potting of which would have left him with an easy black but the gift two-shot penalty allowed Mitch to draw first blood for his team.

Paul’s disappointment may have been assuaged to a degree in the second frame however when the Royal’s Sam Postlethwaite handed his teammate Troy

Shields the frame by committing a foul on the black ball to level the score at one game apiece.

Sanity then returned to the match as Royal skipper Dave Russ downed Jacob Vanrenen then the Club’s Des Moulday accounted for Thomas Watts to bring the first round of singles matches to a level conclusion.

Mitch put the Royal proboscises into the lead when he retired Paul at the top of the

second round but Troy redressed the balance when he dispatched Sam to join Paul at the bar however the Royalists jumped away to a two-game lead when Dave eliminated Jake and Tom squared his encounter with Des. With only the decider between Tom and Des required in the third round it was all down to the man with Magpie mania to keep the Mean Machine dream alive and this he did in a tight, black-ball finish, leaving the Royals leading by five games to four and sending the match into doubles territory.

Mitch and Dave

were to team up for the Royals against Paul and Troy and they were to prevail to give the minor premiers victory by six games to four and a rematch with their Second-Semi Final conquerors the Farmers’ Arms One side in the Grand Final, to be played at the Country Club tonight, Wednesday 23rd August.

This season will come to a close with the Presentation Day, David Harvey Shield Count and barbeque at the Angling Club clubrooms on Sunday, 27th August, commencing at 12.00 pm.

It is at this point

that I must exercise my democratic right of reply and say that I was not shocked by my Hawks’ victory over Collingwood and had actually predicted that this may occur so imagine my elation when I was informed of the result while I was sipping a glass of chilled beverage at the poolside lounge of the Darwin Mirambeena Resort.

The only other Hawk victory that I can recall giving me greater pleasure was on the 26th July, 1960, when, huddled around a radio with my parents I listened in awe as the late, great John Peck kicked a goal

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Men’s Health Round at hockey SAINTS travelled to Birchip on Saturday and celebrated with a touch of blue for the last home and away game.

- Contributed Mens Health Round Best on Ground voted by the umpires with our winners taking home some awesome Hoodies donated by Moolerr Olives - St. Arnaud, Ben GreenawaySt. Arnaud and James Pa l e y - B i r c h i p Watchem Minkey: Game 1: Matilda Kirk - Weirs IGA Choc, Xavier Batters PhysioBiz Wristband Game 2: Isobel Green- GM RealEstate Can, Alice Batters Hockey Drinker

U12s: 4-0 Duncan Kirk Six2Six, Finn Evans – MCLLegal, Sam Greenaway - Parkview Bakery Goals: Finn Evans, Duncan Kirk, Lewis Lowe, Hannah Stones.

U15s: 0-1 Hamish Tannock Wright Play of the Day, Forbes Kirk RMB Pizza, L ewis L owe - Weirs IGA Choc Womens: 3-2 Sophie Male Royal Hotel, Emma

Green - Tasco Fuel, Sporting Club - Biddy Douglas Goals: Georgia Douglas, Kate Gifford, Emma Green.

Mens: 8-0 Pat Knights - Tasco Fuel, Joe Watts - Royal Hotel, Nathan Hendry - Sporting Club Goals: To m Hamilton (4), Ben Batters (2), Ben Greenaway (2).

Thanks to the umpires, spectators and incredible tech bench volunteers for today and an amazing season!

Above: Let's bring on finals – St. Arnaud have all four Hockey teams in finals starting with the Women's in the First Semi next week in Sea Lake vs Birchip at 1.40pm.

Photo: - Tara Lowe

Charlton vs Donald Netball results 14 & Under B Charlton 5 def by Donald 22 REX Cinema Best: Maddie Lanyon, Ladies Auxiliary Coaches: Anna Fitzpatrick, Bendigo Bank & Signwise Solutions Encouragement: Isabella Stahl

14 & Under A Above: President Pat Mathews (left) presenting Wendy Laffin with the President's trophy.

President’s Day at Charlton Ladies Golf PRESIDENT'S Day on 9th August was played on a lovely sunny day with scores - Contributed reflecting this.

Winner was Kim Laffin 98-70 nett continuing her good form.

Runner up was Anne Kenny with 71 nett.

But the President's trophy winner was Wendy Laffin 81-70 nett (on count back from Kim).

Silver spoon winner is Chris Livingston also a Ntp. Visitor Tracey Olive had the other Ntp. The June monthly medal recipient is Janice Boyle who had a great month on the course winning the Kara Kara championship.

16th August stableford event saw Marj Olive have a sensational 41 pts while the club welcomed her daughters Tracey and Sharon who had a Ntp on the 6th hole.

Chris Livingston was runner up with 39 pts and Ntp on the 2nd.

With the course being refashioned a twice playing 9 holes format has been adopted for the remainder of the season.

Charlton's ladies golf is concluding on 6th September with a 9 hole round followed by lunch at a local venue.

There is still plenty of golf to be had at other clubs with tournaments and special days continuing through September.

North Central Hockey results Under 12 Birchip Watchem 0 St. Arnaud 4, Donald 0 Charlton 3, Wedderburn 0 Sea Lake Nandaly 1 Under 15 Birchip Watchem 1 St. Arnaud 0, Donald 1 Charlton 4, Wedderburn 0 Sea Lake Nandaly 5

Women Birchip Watchem 2 St. Arnaud 3, Donald 0 Charlton 11, Wedderburn 0 Sea Lake Nandaly 1 Men Birchip Watchem 0 St. Arnaud 8, Donald 3 Charlton 0

Charlton 10 def by Donald 30 REX Cinema Best: Anika Holmes-Brown, L adies Auxiliar y Coaches: Taylah Giles, Bendigo Bank & Signwise Solutions Encouragement: Stella Nicolson

- Contributed

C Grade Charlton 18 def by Donald 63 Signwise Solutions & Charlton Caravan Park Best: Kate Alday, Roberts Contracting & House to Home Coaches: Abby Sanderson

B Grade Charlton 36 def by Donald 49 Charlton IGA & Heenan’s Newsagency Best: Kate Stuchbery, S&D Consulting & Steel’s Butchers Coaches: Ellie Rae Special Mention: to all the girls for the season, adapting to changes and always giving your best.

17 & Under A

A Grade

Charlton 16 def by Donald 35 Bendigo Bank Best: Alinta Marshall REX Cinema Coaches: Isabel Soulsby, Ladies Auxiliary Encouragement: Emily Olive

Charlton 39 def by Donald 47 Teys Charlton Feedlot & East Charlton Hotel Best: Sabrina Thompson, Walsh Motors & JS Plumbing Coaches: Lauren Campbell

Last Sunday’s Winter Bowls winners seem pleased with themselves.

Faye Rodger, Paul Mullins and Trevor McDonald.

Winter bowls nearly over IF winter is nearly over can Summer be far behind?

L ast Sunday 27 bowlers braved the cool conditions and enjoyed some good competition at the St. Arnaud Bowling Club.

The Winter Bowls Competition is drawing to a close, with one or two games remaining before the 2023-24 season gets underway.

Last Sunday 12 Country Club players swelled the ranks and one of their teams managed to claim the prize for the biggest

win of the two games of 10 ends and four others featured in the best three teams on the day.

Trevor McDonald, Paul Mullins and Faye Rodger won both games finishing 11 shots up overall, just ahead of Tom Amos, Rhonda Pole and Don McAllister 10 shots up.

One shot back in third place, with 9 shots up, were Mick Pole, Kevin Meade and Ann McNally.

- Contributed

St. Arnaud Club president Phil McRae obviously had other things on his mind when he sent down a wrong bias.

Could not differentiate between the big and little rings?

He should have gone to Specsavers??

It cost him a couple of dollars.

The next round of Winter Bowls will be on Sunday September 3rd, names in by 12.30 for 1.00pm start.

St. Arnaud R.S.L. Indoor Bowls St. Arnaud Country - Contributed Tuesday 8th August With 13 Bowlers turning up this week to play, we were back to having four teams consisting of three teams of three bowlers and one team of four bowlers.

Being afternoon tea day, which occurs once a month, we play three games of six ends, instead of the normal eight ends per game.

At the end of the afternoon’s bowling three of the teams had won two games and lost one game each.

These three teams were all close scoring with 32, 31 and 28 points.

Unfortunately the fourth team was unable to win a game.

The winners with 32 points were Beate Wacker (S), Win Battersby and Elaine Palmer.

Tuesday 15th August As like last week, competition was close and the winning team was again decided by one point.

Two of the teams won two games and lost one game each and it was Lyle Streeter (S) and Brenda Beggs that come out on top with 33 points.

The other two teams that played won a game and lost two games each.

This week it was back to playing eight ends per game and a total of ten bowlers made up the four teams.

NC Netball Association results round 18 14 & Under A Birchip-Watchem 39 St. Arnaud 25 Wedderburn 2 Sea Lake Nandaly 32 Donald 30 Charlton 10 Boort 19 Nullawil 36 14 & Under B Birchip-Watchem 6 St. Arnaud 12 Wedderburn 0 Sea Lake Nandaly 20 Donald 22 Charlton 5

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17 & Under Boort 22 Nullawil 17 Wedderburn 32 Sea Lake Nandaly 33 Donald 35 Charlton 16 Birchip Watchem 50 St. Arnaud 12 A Grade Boort 42 Nullawil 44 Donald 47 Charlton 39 Wedderburn 64 Sea Lake Nandaly 31 Birchip-Watchem 64 St. Arnaud 27

B Grade Donald 49 Charlton 36 Boort 41 Nullawil 48 Wedderburn 68 Sea Lake Nandaly 25 Birchip-Watchem 66 St. Arnaud 20 C Grade Donald 63 Charlton 18 Boort 43 Nullawil 37 Wedderburn 45 Sea Lake Nandaly 48 Birchip-Watchem 54 St. Arnaud 15

Club Golf

JOHN Nevill took advantage of the great condition of the St Arnaud Golf Course on Saturday and came away a winner. - Contributed The local courses are in great ‘nick’ as we enter the latter stages of the season.

At St. Arnaud we have our tournament this week, and the course is primed for an onslaught by the district golfers.

The tournament commences with the ’Gold Town Salver’ on Thursday.

This is a Fourball best ball for the ladies then the men’s fourball is on Friday.

On Saturday are the individual events for men and ladies, followed by a 2 person Ambrose on Sunday.

In the Thursday morning golf last week, the winner was Arnold Bond with 19 points

and he also nabbed the nearest the pin.

Scores for the Saturday competition 1st John Nevill 36 points 2nd after a 3 way countback was Arnold Bond 32 points.

3rd Lindsay Baldock 32 points.

4th Ivan Jackson 32 Points.

NTP’s 6th J. Nevill St Arnaud Caravan Park 8th W. Rodger 10th Tubby Drendell 18th Weirs IGA, I Jackson Some local golfers went to Donald for their tournament where Scott Wright had a fine 75 to win the 18 holes scratch event.

Under 14 Saints defeated Birchip IT was a fresh morning in the Mallee when the Saints took on Birchip for the last of the home and away rounds in the North Central League - Contributed for 2023.

The first quarter was tightly held as each team threatened to score first for most of the quarter till Charlie Baldwin, who ran all day in the centre, came through for the Saints at the 12-minute mark to secure a goal.

The second quarter saw a lot of even play with a goal to both the Saints and Bulls and the Saints led by a margin of 9 points.

Finn Evans scored his first goal for the season and Jack Wait took aim at the sticks from a long way out that looked promising but got swamped by the pack.

Rylan Leech also scored for the Saints as did Archer Reyne taking their total to four to win the game.

Ned Ezard in the long-sleeved jersey saw plenty of play as did Ollie Hand who was busy across the field.

Nathan Saludes was seen flying high getting

lots of the ball and Sami Weir tried her hand at ruck.

Finn Green who has been consistent throughout the year played a solid game against Birchip as did Bob Donald.

Coach Luke Batters noted it was a good clean game by both sides and commended a few of the younger players who stepped up and had a crack.

The season has set an excellent foundation for 2024 which will be when the under 14 will muster again to take on another year.

All stronger, with lots of skills under their belt and a lot to look forward to.

Best went to Charlie Baldwin, Ned Ezard, Nathan Saludes, Finn Wilson, Archer Reyne, Bob Donald.

Noah Hando received the President’s award.

Saints Under Seventeens footy get the job done ST. ARNAUD were slow to start.

Birchip kicked the first two goals, putting pressure on the St. Arnaud boys.

Frankie Donald kicked the first goal for St. Arnaud.

Quarter time: Birchip 2 goals, St. Arnaud 1 goal 1 point.

Birchip started strong in the second quarter getting another score on the board.

St. Arnaud was struggling to hold Birchip until Tyson Funston kicked a silky snap against the wind to bring the boys within a goal.

Mason Thomas competed well in the ruck.

Frankie Donald winning his own ball to get the boys back into attack.

Half time Birchip 4 goals 2 points St. Arnaud 2 goals 1 point.

St. Arnaud came out more committed after half time.

Jackson Needs started with a quick goal and continued the match winning quarter with another 3 goals.

The whole team lifted this quarter.

Three quarter time: St. Arnaud 6 goals 2 points Birchip 5 goals 4 points.

Going into the final quarter saw St. Arnaud starting to control the game.

Great goals by Ben Greenaway and Tyson Funston sealed the game for the boys.

Good defensive footy saw the boys keeping

- Contributed Birchip to score only 1 point in the final quarter.

Best of luck going into the finals.

Final score St. Arnaud 8.6 (54 points), Birchip-Watchem 5.5 (35 points) Awards: Jackson Needs (J & B Beggs), Sean Bridgeman (Croplands), Ben Greenaway (Uniting Church), Kyan Torney (Park View Bakery), Tom Scarce (Canteen Away), Tyson Funston (Sonya’s Hair Directors) Goals: Frankie Donald 1, Ben Greenaway 1, Tyson Funston 2, Jackson Needs 4.

St. Arnaud ladies golf WITH many of the local tournaments being run and won the end of the golf season is looming.

L ast Friday at Donald Glenda O’Neill and Sharyn Erwin were runners-up on a count back at its tournament.

This week is St. Arnaud’s Tournament with the postponed Gold Town Salver to be held on Thursday.

L ast Wednesday ladies played a 9 holes stableford with Bernice Fithall the winner from Rhonda Pole runnerup.

Sharyn Erwin won both the nearest the pin 18th and second shot on the 10th.

Above: Saints Under 14s after a win against Birchip-Watchem but it was not enough to get them into the finals finishinging in 5th position on the ladder.

North-Central Football Roundup Goldacres Seniors

BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.1 10.4 16.5 25.11 (161) ST ARNAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.1 0.3 0.4 0. 5 (5) Goals for Birchip-Watchem: Ben Edwards 15, Daniel Castellano 3, Ben Christodoulou 2, Nicholas Rippon 2, Nathan Gordon, Jonty Randall, Marshall Rippon. For St Arnaud: Best for Birchip-Watchem: Ben Edwards, Nicholas Rippon, Lochlan Sirett, Cormacc Wilson, Darcy Reid.

For St Arnaud: Mitch Birthisel, Mitch Egan, Heath McNally, Anthony Bourke, Harley Durward, Daniel Gifford.

NULLAWIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2 11.6 15.9 18.12 (120) BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.1 3.3 5.5 10. 8 (68) Goals for Nullawil: Jordan Humphreys 6, Andrew Oberdorfer 5, Dean Smith 2, Adam Thomson 2, Zachary Caccaviello, David Isbister, Mark Thomson. For Boort: Frasier Holland 2, Natneal McLaren 2, Shane Biggs, Samuel Green, Jacob Mulquiny, Tom Potter, Harry Weaver.

Best for Nullawil: Dean Smith, Patrick Kelly, Jordan Humphreys, Matt Quigley, Jonathan Casey, Andrew Oberdorfer. For Boort: Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Tom Potter, Alex Davis, Matthew Chisari, Matthew Hodoras.

SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.7 5.9 14.12 17.17 (119) WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.1 6.5 7. 7 7. 7 (49) Goals for Sea Lake-Nandaly: John Summerhayes 4, Thomas Cox 3, Billy McInnes 3, Tyson McKenzie 3, Charlie Cox, Bryce Delmenico, Trent Donnan, Matt Elliott. For Wedderburn: Tom Campbell 2, Sam Barnes, Louis Holt, Mitchell McEwen, Jackson McEwen, Jordan Rosengren.

Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Trent Donnan, Ausin Mertz, Thomas Cox, Wade Donnan, Ryan O’Sullivan, Charlie Cox. For Wedderburn: Adam Postle, Jordan Rosengren, Jayden Jones, Mitchell McEwen, Darcy Jackson, Louis Holt.

DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.0 12.4 19.7 27. 9 (171) CHARLTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.4 3.5 3.7 3.11 (29) Goals for Donald: Sam Dunstan 10, Trent Grant 4, Ross Young 4, Stephen Dinnell 2, Hayden Geddes 2, Ryan Bath, Dyson Bell-Warren, Harry Forrest, Blake Grant, Jesse Wallin. For Charlton: Christopher Gavaghan, Harrison Taylor, Sam Woods.

Best for Donald: Sam Dunstan, Blake Grant, Ross Young, Dyson Bell-Warren, Jesse Wallin, Hayden Geddes. For Charlton: Sam Woods, Jed Thompson, Jaydon Cowling, Anthony Judd, Jesse Taylor, Nick Thompson.

Bye: Wycheproof-Narraport.

Haeusler’s Reserves

BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21.14 (140) ST ARNAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0. 3 (3) Goals for Birchip-Watchem: Daniel Batarilo 8, Joe Boyle 5, Jak Goldsmith 4, Callum Goode 2, Tom Batarilo, Lachy Randall. For St Arnaud: Best for Birchip-Watchem: Nil Awarded. For St Arnaud: Heath McNally, Simon Elliott, Sam Male, Will Deason, Ash Craddock, Tyson Johns.

BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.4 4.6 5.9 8.10 (58) NULLAWIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.2 3.2 5.3 5. 3 (33) Goals for Boort: Alistair Jackson 2, Tim Rhook 2, Jacob Coleman, Patrick O’Rourke, Chris O’Rourke, Matthew Rice. For Nullawil: Charlie Fawcett 2, Jarrod Taylor, Jack Barry, Will Hogan.

Best for Boort: Jack Hall, Jacob Coleman, Mitch Buchanan, Ethan Coleman, Alistair Jackson, Jack Dowling.

For Nullawil: Mitchel Barry, Matthew Hogan, Jack Barry, Jeremy Vearing, Charlie Fawcett, Tom Fawcett.

SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.6 15.7 23.12 29.15 (189) WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.0 1.2 1. 2 1. 2 (8) Goals for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Billy Poulton 8, Codey Elliott 6, Nathan Wight 4, Joel Donnan 2, Chase Tait 2, Dylan Hickey 2, Rylee McGarry, Damon Bailey, Cooper Allan, Thomas Pearce, Jacob Hatcher. For Wedderburn: Andrew Brett.

Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Cooper Allan, Angus Collins, Connor Michael, Dylan Hickey, Chase Tait, Codey Elliott. For Wedderburn: Jake Hayes, Andrew Brett, Ashley Younghusband, Chris Hargreaves, Finn Turnbull, Coby Cunningham.

CHARLTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.4 4.4 5.9 5.11 (41) DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.1 1.4 1.4 2. 6 (18) Goals for Charlton: Andy Nisbet 2, Jake Lanyon, Patrick Soulsby, Luke Whykes. For Donald: Gavin Beckham, Brenton Dixon.

Best for Charlton: Billy Sexton, Luke Whykes, Tyler Catherine, Lachlan Holmes-Brown, Patrick Soulsby, Dan Whykes. For Donald: Nathaniel Clark, Jett Adams, Dylan Gowlett, Dion Hawkes, Brenton Dixon, Gavin Beckham.

Community Bank Charlton & District Under-17s

ST ARNAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 2.1 6.1 8.6 (54) BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.0 4.2 5.4 5.5 (35) Best for St Arnaud: Jackson Needs, Sean Bridgeman, Benjamin Greenaway, Kynan Torney, Thomas Scarce, Tyson Funston.

For Birchip-Watchem: Harry Cook, Riley Hogan, Joshua Woods, Charlie Frank.

BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.3 9.8 11.10 15.11 (101) NULLAWIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 2.1 3. 2 6. 2 (38) Best for Boort: Nicholas Scott, Max Beattie, Harold Malone, Brodie Wagner, Frederik Gjørup.

For Nullawil: Sol Kelly, Les Cooper, Jason Box, Tynan Perry, Max Fawcett.

SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.3 9.7 15.9 22.12 (144) WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.3 1.3 1.5 1. 5 (11) Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Felix Warne, Jet Newick, Brayden Allan, Cruz O’Sullivan, Tye Griffiths, Jack Stacey.

For Wedderburn: Noah Winslett, Maikia Punguika, Tate Lovett, Flynn Lock.

CHARLTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.5 8.6 10.6 12.10 (82) DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.0 2.1 6.3 6. 3 (39) Best for Charlton: Ned Zagame, Joseph Monaghan, Nick Thompson, Sebastian Zagame, Murphy McGeown, Mitchell Boyle.

For Donald: Ethan Clapham, Colby Anderson, Rory Godkin, Nathan Hepworth.

Next Round

First Semi Final, Saturday, August 26 – First Semi Finals @ Sea Lake.

Seniors: Donald v. Nullawil Reserves: Boort v. Birchip-Watchem

Under-17s: Birchip-Watchem v. Sea LakeNandaly Under-14s: Boort v. Charlton

Uniting Church Under-14s

ST ARNAUD 4.3 (27) d. BIRCHIP-WATCHEM 2.1 (13) Best for St Arnaud: Charlie Baldwin, Ned Ezard, Nathan Saludes, Finn Wilson, Archer Reyne, Bob Donald.

Best for Birchip-Watchem: Oscar Sharp, River Ryan, Chriswin Daniel, Eligh Dean.

BOORT 5.4 (34) d. NULLAWIL 3.7 (25) Best for Boort: Brodie McPherson, Jake O’Flaherty, Samuel McClelland, Owen Byrne, Liam King.

Best for Nullawil: Tiger Vearing, Darcy Coles, Harry Humphreys, Logan Higgins, Toby Kemp.

SEA LAKE-NANDALY 6.8 (44) d. WEDDERBURN 3.4 (22) Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Nate McClelland, Charlie Winter-Goldman, Taj Borlase, Scott Barbary, Milton Bailey, Benjamin Barbary.

Best for Wedderburn: Blaz Cramp, Charlie Finch, Addison Roberts, William Huismann, Brodie Turnbull.

DONALD 4.11 (35) d. CHARLTON 2.4 (16) Best for Donald: Baxter Donnellon, Hayden Clark, Marty Burke, Jack Reilly.

Best for Charlton: Sebastian Zagame, Ethan Soulsby, Mitchell Boyle, Samuel Olive, Cooper Phillips, Reagan Good.

Positions of Teams Goldacres North-Central Seniors

Teams Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Teams Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Pts 64 48 44 40 30 28 18 16 0

% 272.06 181.32 127.72 148.17 83.44 106.48 77.77 52.57 27.25

W 16 12 11 10 7 7 4 4 0

L 0 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 16

Haeuslers Reserves Pts 60 50 50 48 32 16 12 12 8

% 726.97 317.79 308.35 190.86 93.77 36.41 34.26 31.95 25.66

W 15 12 12 12 8 4 3 3 2

L 1 3 3 4 8 12 13 13 14

D 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

For 1782 1621 1336 1418 1003 1331 990 901 521

Ag 655 894 1046 957 1202 1250 1273 1714 1912

D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

For 1752 1465 1440 1128 843 457 419 532 426

Ag 241 461 467 591 899 1255 1223 1665 1660

Community Bank Charlton and District Under-17s

Teams St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Teams Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Pts 60 58 46 38 24 22 20 18 2

W 15 14 11 9 6 5 5 4 0

L 1 1 4 6 10 10 11 11 15

D 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Uniting Church Under-14s

P 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Pts 60 56 52 36 32 24 20 4 4

W 15 14 13 9 8 6 5 1 1

L 1 2 3 7 8 10 11 15 15

Tooleybuc Sporting Club Presidents’ Award

Voting for round 18 Birchip-Watchem: B. Edwards 3, N. Rippon 2, L. Sirett 1.

St Arnaud: M. Birthisel 3, M. Egan 2, H. McNally 1.

Nullawil: D. Smith 3, J. Humphreys 2, P. Kelly 1.

Boort: J. Fitzpatrick 3, T. Potter 2, A. Davis 1.

Sea Lake-Nandaly: T. Donnan 3, A. Mertz 2, T. Cox 1.

Wedderburn: A. Postle 3, J. Rosengren 2, J. Jones 1.

Donald: S. Dunstan 3, B. Grant 2, R. Young 1.

Charlton: R. Woods 3, S. Woods 2, J. Cowling 1.

Saturday’s Leading Goal Kickers Seniors

Reserves

Sam Dunstan (Donald) 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Ben Edwards (Bir.-Watchem) 15 . . . . . . .84 Sam Barnes (Wedderburn) 1 . . . . . . . . . .57 Billy McInnes (SLNT) 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Nick Thompson (Charl) - . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Adam Thomson (Nullawil) 2 . . . . . . . . . . .40 Nathan Gordon (Bir.-Watchem) 1 . . . . . . .39 John Summerhayes (SLNT) 3 . . . . . . . . .36 Joshua Jenkins (SLNT) - . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Tom Campbell (Wedderburn) 2 . . . . . . . .35 Jordan Humphreys (Nullawil) 6 . . . . . . . .32

Billy Poulton (SLNT) 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Patrick O’Rourke (Boort) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Callum Goode (Bir.-Watchem) 2 . . . . . . .40 Ben Brennan (W-N) - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Jarrod Taylor (Nullawil) 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Nathan Wight (SLNT) 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Gerald Riley (Wedderburn) - . . . . . . . . . .30 Sam Goldsmith (Nullawil) - . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Dylan Hickey (SLNT) 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Matt Poyner (Nullawil) - . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Jak Goldsmith (Bir.-Watchem) 4 . . . . . . . .22

CHS Broadbent Club Championship

(Senior win 10 pts., Reserves 6, Under-17s 4, Under-14s 2) Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Snr. 10 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0

Res. 6 6 6 0 0 0 6 0 0

U-17 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0

U-14 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0

Ttl. 318 250 206 205 170 147 100 92 92

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SPORT

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Charlton Croquet Luck’s a fortune!

CHARLTON Croquet Club held its first Association Croquet Tournament for 6 years on the weekend of Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th August.

Above: Cherie Lessing (R. River) Best break Sect. 4 other than a winner.

Players came from B r u n s w i c k , Castlemaine, Quarry Hill, Rich River, Belmont, Mooroopna, Swan Hill, Deniliquin, Bairnsdale and Charlton.

We had four sections with five players in each.

Three games were played on Saturday and two games on Sunday.

The winners were: Section 1 Greg Hill (Brunswick), Sect. 2 Russell Smyth (Rich River), Sect. 3 Darren Barnes (Swan Hill) and Sect. 4 Irene Murdoch (Quarry Hill).

Runners up were Tricia Devlin (Castlemaine), Chris Eiffert (Quarry Hill), Paula Hollier (Belmont) and Sect. 4 Fred Littmann (Deniliquin).

Cherie Lessing won the Best Break Trophy (other than a winner) for Section 4.

Apart from a light drizzle for the first 2 hours on Saturday the weather was kind.

On Sunday we had the added bonus of a steam train passing through.

Thank you to the Charlton Bowling Club for allowing us to use their facilities and to the Bendigo Bank for sponsoring our tournament.

Left: Winners Russell Smyth (Sect.

2), Greg Hill (1), Darren Barnes (3), Irene Murdoch (4).

WHILST bad luck is easy to come by on the racetrack the good luck experienced by the Shane Sanderson trained “Platinum Stride” at Melton on Saturday night had to be seen to be believed.

Drawn 3 on the second row over 1720m the 5yo gelded son of “Captaintreacherous (US)” settled last and one off the pegs and was still there at the 800m.

From that point on the field opened up like the biblical parting of the Red Sea and the driver Ryan Sanderson was able to steer through the gaps to be on the back of the leaders at the 200m marker.

Showing the “patience of Job” Ryan sat quietly behind the four horses contesting the finish until near the 100m point when the gap opened and “Platinum Stride” sprinted through it for an easy win.

The Charlton trained winner is raced by arguably Australia’s biggest harness owners Emilio and Mary Rosati and has now won 11 times for stake money of $134,411.

Goldacres North-Central Football League

First Semi-finals at Sea Lake, Saturday, Aug. 26

9.30 a.m.: Under-14s, Boort v. Charlton 10.55 a.m.: Under-17s, Birchip-Wat. v. Sea Lake-Nan. 12.35 p.m.: Reserves, Boort v. Birchip-Wat. 2.30 p.m.: Seniors, Donald v. Nullawil

HOCKEY —

11 a.m.: Under-12, Charlton v. Birchip-Wat. 12.30 p.m.: Under-15, Birchip-Wat. v. Boort 1.40 p.m.: Women, St. Arnaud v. Birchip-Wat. 3.15 p.m.: Men, Boort v. Donald

NETBALL —

9.30 a.m.: 14-&-U “B”, Sea Lake-Nandaly v. Donald 10.20 a.m.: 14-&-U “A”, Sea Lake-Nan. v. Birchip-Wat. 11.20 a.m.: 17-&-U, Nullawil v. Donald 12.30 p.m.: “C” grade, Birchip-Wat. v. Donald 1.45 p.m.: “B” grade, Donald v. Wedderburn 3 p.m.: “A” grade, Birchip-Wat. v. Nullawil

Gates open at 8 a.m.. Admittance $12 (inc. GST) EFTPOS available at the gate for entry and recorders.

NO B.Y.O. Alcohol

A great day of family entertainment, with comprehensive catering facilities available.

• Limited car parking for the disabled.

Above: Runners up - Chris Eiffert (Sect. 2), Paula Hollier (5), Fred Littmann (4), Tricia Devlin (1).

Lance Standfield, N.-C.F.L..

Af ter Ryan Sanderson’s “drive of the night” at Melton he produced another bottler of a drive aboard the Stawell trained “Tic Tact” at Swan Hill.

The Chris Blake mare has now won 3 of her last 6 starts.

The McNaulty stable returned to Yarra Glen on Wednesday and tasted success with the “Pesci” who has struck a purple patch of form bringing up a hat trick of wins for his owners the Charantoss Racing Syndicate.

Noel and K aye Boyd’s mare “Luvaflair” won again at Pinjarra on Monday taking her life-

Inside running

by Archie

time win total to 16 and with the superior country front prizemoney in WA has now amassed $146,968 in stakes.

John and Ellen Tormey won with the 12yo “Ferocious Son” at Ararat and Michael Gadsden drove a winner for Portland trainer Emily Wombwell at Mildura on Friday.

Tomorrow, the 24th racing returns to Charlton Park with a promising number of nominations for the 8 programmed races and on Sunday Ararat race again.

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