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W I M M E R A
W E S T
Advocate
INCORPORATING THE KOWREE ADVOCATE – EST. 1930
Vol. 82, No. 4092 – Wednesday, 14 March, 2012
Price: $1.10
Good friends
all smiles at
Edenhope
race meeting
The “Young Member’s
Marquee” was an ideal setting
for local girls to return home
for a reunion of sorts at the
Edenhope Race Club’s cup
meeting held on Saturday.
They also introduced a few
new friends to the Edenhope
racecourse. Pictured are,
standing, from left, Ashleigh
Middleton (Powers Creek),
Grace Hobbs (Miga Lake, now
Melbourne), Lucinda Tuffnell,
(Edenhope, now Horsham),
Alice Houlihan (Harrow),
Annabel Hayward (Penola)
and, seated, Krystal Schapel
(Edenhope, now Ballarat),
Ellie Middleton (Powers Creek,
now Ballarat), Chloe Tuffnell
(Edenhope, now Geelong),
Johannah Parker (Dunkeld) and
Jessica Cvetnic (Coleraine). The
next meeting at the Edenhope
course will be the Apsley Cup on
Saturday, March.
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SOCIAL
For community clubs
and groups to help
avoid a clash of dates.
Contact the Advocate
for details on having
your event listed.
MARCH _______________________________________________
17: EAFC Ladies’ Pink Afternoon fundraiser for
Breast Cancer Foundation.
18: Edenhope Showground Market.
23: Edenhope College Teen Cuisine: Bush Tucker.
23: Apsley Racing Club, Cup Eve Ball.
24: Apsley Racing Club, Cup Meeting.
25: Apsley Hall Committee Sunday Market.
APRIL _________________________________________________
1: Edenhope Hospital Lawn Bowls Day.
14: Country Music: ‘Bidge’ Boyd & Joe Musico at
Edenhope Golf Club.
A spell-binding, tragic tale of Tom Wills
An inspiring and mesmerizing
evening was had by all who came
to meet with and heard author Dr
Greg de Moore speak about an
Australian sporting legend at the
Harrow Football Clubrooms on
Saturday night.
de Moore held the audience
captive as he wove together a
story that was not just about sport,
but more about the extraordinary
life of Tom Wills, a young man
all together brave, dashing and
brilliant as he established the
first rules of Australia’s unique
game of football, and coached the
1868 Aboriginal cricket team that
toured England.
Yet it was the rise and fall of
Wills who tragically took his own
life after having engraved himself
into Australian history, that held
the avid group of listeners.
Dr de Moore, a psychiatrist
from Westmead and Blacktown
Hospitals in Sydney, was delighted
make a return journey the region
(his family stayed in Poolaijelo for
a few days when he was a young
child) and visit Harrow for the
weekend.
The story of Wills is only just
being rediscovered and is a testament to the dedication of Dr de
Moore as he traveled many thousands of kilometres as part of his
research from outback Queensland to repositories in London.
de Moore signed books at the
annual National Billy Cart Championships on the Sunday in Harrow and experienced first-hand
Digiorgio Family Wines Apsley Cup - Bus times
F A M I LY
Apsley ball - Sat 24th April
at old Apsley Race course
Races - Sunday 25th April
at Edenhope Race course
Time
From
Naracoorte
7pm (SA)
Kincraig
Frances
7pm (SA)
Frances Hotel
Apsley
8pm (Vic)
Border Inn
Edenhope
7.30pm (Vic) Lake Wallace Hotel
Departing Ball at 1am.
Bus included in Ball ticket price.
Must be wearing wristband.
Ball tickets: Allan 0439 805 230
Oliver 0404 304 095
Time
From
Naracoorte 11.30am (SA)
Kincraig Hotel
Frances
11.30am (SA)
Frances Hotel
Apsley
12.30 (Vic) Lake Wallace Hotel
Balmoral
11.30am (Vic)
Western Hotel
Harrow
12pm (Vic)
Hermitage Hotel
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the community spirit that makes
Harrow unique.
The historical connection with
the 1868 team is what caught
the attention of de Moore and
prompted his visit to Harrow of
which the community and the
Johnny Mullagh Cricket Centre
has been very grateful.
Over the weekend, de Moore
was able to view first hand the
Johnny Mullagh Cricket Centre. He was aware of the efforts
Continued page 3.
Apsley Cup
Fashions on the Field
Excellent prizes. Register by 2pm.
Saturday, March 24 @ Edenhope Racecourse
Enquiries: Alan, phone 0439 805 230
www.countryracing.com.au/clubs/apsley
Returning after last race. Cost $10 return.
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Heard some Edenhope
news on Sunday, but was
a bit late getting to the
scene having made a trip
to Harrow for the billy
carts. But I was really
excited when I heard that
someone had started to
take that ugly fence down
in the Lions park (not who
you are thinking). Imagine
my disappointment when
I learnt that this was not
quite right. Apparantly, a
vehicle free-wheeled its
way across the skate park
and through the fence. I
put the feelers out, but
no-one came up with a
photo of the scene and
the vehicle in question.
All I do know is that the
local police were quick
– very quick, in fact – on
the scene and then just as
quickly gone again. Perhaps the rapid response
was because the police
station is close by (see
the photo on this page –
the police station is in the
background, roughly in
the direction of the tyre
marks in the grass).
Edenhope Office 03 5585 9900 • Kaniva Office 03 5392 7700
Emergency Number 0428 552 583
Ranger 0417 628 874
Victims of Crime HelpLine (toll free) 1800 819 817
PUBLIC NOTICES
NEXT ORDINARY MEETING
EDENHOPE
The next Ordinary Meeting of West Wimmera Shire
Council is to be held on Thursday, 15 March 2012 in the
Council Chamber, Edenhope.
The General Committee Meeting will commence at
7.00pm.
The Ordinary Meeting of Council will commence at
7.30pm.
Members of the public are cordially invited to attend
these meetings of the Council.
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COUNCILLOR CONTACTS
Mayor, Cr. Eveline van Breugel ..........Tel. 0429 004 755
Cr. Ron Hawkins .................................
0428 866 265
Cr. Bruce Meyer .................................
0407 312 096
.................................
0408 394 030
Cr. Darren Rayner ..............................
0437 031 739
Cr. Warren Wait ..................................
03 5585 1770
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A fun way to help beat chronic diseases
Edenhope’s residents have new
help to manage and prevent chronic
diseases such as diabetes and heart
disease as Edenhope Hospital
launches the new BEAT IT physical
activity and lifestyle program.
BEAT IT is a 12 week program
tailored by the Australian Diabetes
Council for people at all levels of
health, weight and fitness.
“Sometimes it’s hard to know
where to start and how to get active,
but this program will help get your
health back on track,” says community helath nurse Pauline Kelly.
Individual assessments tailor
the program, which includes two
weekly physical activity sessions
and fortnightly education sessions,
for each individual’s needs
Sessions costing $3 will be held
at Elsie Bennett Community Centre
Victorians dont know their
alcohol limits, new survey shows
Dear Sir,
News emerged last week that a
staggering 95 per cent of Australians don’t know how to drink alcohol within safe limits. Up to half of
the public who were surveyed by the
Centre for Alcohol Policy Research
couldn’t even hazard a guess.
The
NHMRC’s
Australian
Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks
from Drinking Alcohol have been
publicly available for three years,
but levels of awareness about what
constitutes safe drinking are very
low.
To ensure you’re not damaging
your health, they recommend no
more than two standard drinks a day
for healthy adults over your lifetime,
and no more than four drinks per
occasion.
This research highlights an
understandable gap in public knowledge about the guidelines. How
do you know how many standard
drinks you’ve had?
Most cans, bottles and glasses of
alcohol aren’t neatly packaged as
one standard drink. They’re 0.7 or
1.4 or 2.2 standard drinks. It’s just
not realistic to keep a little notepad
tally every time you’re at the pub, let
alone a mental tally.
However, preventing the short
and long term problems alcohol can
cause doesn’t have to be complex,
it’s just a matter of knowing these
limits and exercising a bit of willpower to stick with them. Try ordering light beer. Have a glass of water
between drinks. Know your own
mental state, and if you’re feeling
from starting late April.
Information sessions will be held
at the centre on Tuesday 20 March
at 3 and 6pm. For details call Edenhope Hospital or visit www.australiandiabetescouncil.com/Beat-It/
Home.aspx.
People concerned about diabetes
can visit www.australiandiabetescouncil.com or call 1300 342 238 to
speak with an expert.
Letter to
the editor.
Email: advocate@vic.
chariot.net.au
Postal: 90B Elizabeth
Street, Edenhope 3318
Facsimile: (03) 5585 1269
tipsy, slow down. Drink at your own
pace, rather than keeping up with
each round of drinks.
The Guidelines are clear and
based on science, but we really
need an education campaign to
raise awareness of the dangers of
alcohol, and even more importantly
health advisory labels on alcohol, as
a reminder to help us make better
choices for our health.
Brian Vandenberg,
Alcohol Program Manager,
Victorian Health Promotion
Foundation (VicHealth).
Remarkable sage
In the Middle Ages, when plants were
considered to be much more remarkable
than they are now, the common Sage plant
was reputed to prolong life, heighten spirits,
kept off toads, averted chills, and enabled
girls to see their future husbands.
Today, however, this universal
herb can be used as a hair rinse and as
a tonic, as a mouthwash to keep teeth
white, as a tonic to help ease the pain
of rheumatism, as a companion plant
in the garden to help repel white cabbage moths and, of course, used in
salads, poultry stuffings, punches
and in cheese dishes.
Rub a fresh sage leaf on your
teeth and watch it take away the
plaque! Drunk as a herbal tea Sage
will help people who sweat too much,
and will alleviate wind and cramps,
strengthen the stomach, aid in the
elimination of worms in children and
dry up milk in nursing mothers.
When used as a mouth gargle,
Sage is a time-tested remedy for sore
throat and laryngitis, and when it is
blended with a little brandy or cider
vinegar it makes an ideal mouthwash
for sweeting the breath.
Cold Sage tea can also be used
as an astringent tonic to help close
large facial pores after cleansing, and
with Alan Hayes
VISIT ALAN’S WEBSITE AT
www.itssonatural.com
when used as a final hair rinse after
shampooing, it will prevent hair from
going grey.
So why not try Sage and make
your own natural products?
MOUTHWASH
Put three teaspoons of dried
sage and one teaspoon of dried peppermint in a ceramic bowl and pour
half- a-litre of boiling water over
them. Add
millilitres of brandy or
cider vinegar, cover and steep for two
hours, strain through clean muslin or
cheese and store in an airtight glass
bottle. Use as a soothing gargle or
refreshing mouthwash as needed.
OILY SKIN TONIC
Put three tablespoons of dried
sage in a ceramic bowl, then mix
together
millilitres each of cider
vinegar and distilled water, and, in an
enamel or stainless steel pan, heat
too just below boiling point. Pour the
liquid over the herbs, cover tightly
with plastic cling-film and leave to
steep for
hours, then strain and
bottle for future use. Apply by gently
dabbing the lotion onto cleansed skin
with a cotton ball, and then leave to
dry. Finish off with a moisturiser.
AFTERSHAVE LOTION
A gentle, yet astringent aftershave toning lotion can be made
by adding one tablespoon each of
freshly chopped sage and rosemary
(or a teaspoon each of the dried herb)
to a glass jar and covering with oneand-a-half cups of warmed cider vinegar. Seal tightly and place where it
will receive plenty of hot sunlight for
a week! Strain, and then stir in oneand-a-half cups of witch hazel solution (available from the chemist) until
thoroughly blended, and store in an
airtight container. Pat onto facial skin
with a piece of cotton wool!
SAGE TEA
Infuse
grams of dried tea
leaves in one cup of boiling water (use
a ceramic cup) for
minutes, then
strain into another cup. Leave to cool
and add honey to taste.
Victoria’s first autism advocacy service established
of advocates, also to educate
individuals and families
how to self advocate and
generally to create greater
community awareness and
an understanding of what it
means to have autism.
“When a child is diagnosed with an ASD, their
parents feel completely
overwhelmed and are often
at a loss about where to seek
help and how to deal with
the emotional impact on
their family.
“It will be our job to not
only answer these initial
questions but also to provide
ongoing support through
creation and coordination
of a network of fully trained
and certified advocates
across Victoria.
“Advocates will provide
families with an objective
third party to speak out on
their behalf.”
Ms Davis says that while
access to advocates trained
in autism related issues is a
key component of the service, just as critical is providing families and autistic
children, teenagers and
adults with the necessary
guidance and resources to
become their own best advocate regardless of the social
setting.
Currently in start-up
phase, SAAIF is now calling
on people passionate about
affecting positive change in
autism advocacy to provide
input about the purpose,
principles, structure and precise nature of the new service and to become involved
in building the initiative
from the ground up.
“We would like to hear
from families and relatives
of children with ASD, professionals in the area, people involved in disability
advocacy and anyone with
first-hand experience or
When Vic mother and
journalist, Bronwyn Davis’s
four-year-old daughter was
diagnosed with autism late
last year she soon discovered that there was no specialist advocacy service for
people with autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs).
“A lack of specialist
advocacy support means
that parents and individuals do not have someone to
adequately represent them
and are forced to go it alone,
something the majority of us
are poorly equipped to do,”
Ms Davis said.
“Sadly this results in the
needs of autistic children
often not being taken into
account, particularly in the
classroom, or children being
unfairly labeled as ‘naughty’
or ‘disruptive’. The upshot
is enormous distress all
round.”
Determined to fill this
void, Bronwyn, with the
help of Autism Victoria
CEO Murray DawsonSmith, has founded a new
community organisation:
Support & Advocacy for
Autism Spectrum Individuals & Families (SAAIF).
SAAIF is intent on providing a state-wide network
Police are
recruiting
All roads will lead to Apsley
A police recruiting
information session will
be held Tuesday 20 March
in the Horsham Sports
and Community Club at
6pm.
Victoria Police recruiting staff as well as local
police will be on hand to
discuss the role of police,
minimum requirements
for entry, the recruiting process, the Victoria Police Academy and
career opportunities.
Apsley Racing Club will again
be hosting a Black Tie Ball at the
Old Apsley Racecourse on Friday,
23 March.
The event, held in a marquee, is
a warm up for the annual Di Giorgio
Family Wines Apsley Cup the next
day.
If its anything like last year,
organisers are confident the ball will
be sold out prior to the night with up
to 350 guests expected to attend.
The ball starts at 7pm and will
run until 1pm with “Johnny Thunder
and the Lightenings” taking centre
stage wit hthe promise to get everyone up-and-moving with some clas-
sic cover hits.
Amber Ridge will supply the
evening meal served buffet style and
will include a range of roasted meats
complimented with gourmet salads
and fresh rolls.
Buses will be running to and
from the ball from Lake Wallace
Hotel (6.30pm), Naracoorte Hotel
(6.30pm SA) and Frances Hotel
(6pm SA).
Local photographer Christine
Bull will be roaming the marquee
during the evening taking photos.
The ball is a BYO alcohol
event with ticket prices $65 which
includes food, entertainment, buses
and entry to the races the next day.
Tickets can be purchased over the
internet via electronic funds transfer
to the account: Apsley Ball Committee, BSB 083633; acc. 128483208.
Include your name in the transaction
details to go on the door list.
The other option is to pay cash
with tickets able to be purchased
from Apsley Post Office, Lake Wallace Hotel and Edenhope Newsagency.
For more information see Apsley
Cup Eve Ball on Facebook or contact Oliver Close on 0404 304 095.
If your group wishes to reserve a
table, advise Oliver asap.
A spell-binding, tragic tale of Tom Wills
From front page.
by the Centre to secure
funding for the up-andcoming Bradman Collection, which is due to be
launched at the Centre
on 7 April, and he generously gave his time and
proceeds from his book
sales – which has raised
over $1000 – to the Harrow Discovery Centre.
During his research, de
Moore also uncovered the
original copy of the 1867
contract signed by all
involved with the touring
cricket team (two copies
existed – the original is
gone, but the original copy
exists), and also a photograph of the team on the
MCG when it played on
Boxing Day in 1867.
“I’m going to organise
a copy of each of these
items for the cricket display in Harrow,” de Moore
said on Sunday.
The Spectacular Rise
and Tragic Fall of Tom
Wills is still available to
purchase ($25) from the
Centre (03 5588 1387) and
is a must read for all with
an interest in sport and the
history of Australia.
Controversial
It is widely accepted
that Wills created the
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ashions
game of Australian Rules,
the first game of which, it
is said, was played in 1858
between Wills and friends
in a Richmond paddock.
As such, Victoria is considered by most people
to be the home of Aussie
Rules.
Yet there are others who
also lay claim that title, as
de Moore explained that
Tom Wills was actually
born in Western Sydney –
Parramatta to be precise.
“So you see, when
Greater Western Sydney (GWS Giants) were
formed, it can be argued
that Australian Rules football returned home,” he
said.
Dr de Moore thought
the entire weekend, and
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of tax-deductible donations
and corporate sponsorship.
Those looking to participate in the Founding Reference Group, express their
interest in becoming a board
member or advocate, or
make donations should visit
www.saaif.org.au for more
details or telephone 1800
778 008.
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FRESH OYSIDTAEY
Saturday, 17 March
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BUTCHERS
WEEKLY SPECIALS
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T-BONE STEAKS $15.99 Kg
MARINATED
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PORK CHOPS
LAMB BBQ CHOPS $9.99 Kg
FRESH FISH EACH THURSDAY 1PM
the events in Harrow, fantastic. And he is so taken
by the history of the area,
that he intends to return
with his family some time
in the near future.
KILL & CUT UP
BEEF • SHEEP • PIGS
STOCK MUST BE BOOKED IN AT THE SHOP
MOBILE COOLROOM FOR HIRE
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Contact Kevin & Glenda Forster
65 Elizabeth Street, Edenhope (03) 5585 1355
AH: (03) 5585 1080; Mobile 0427 851 080
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knowledge of ASDs.”
SAAIF’s Founding Reference Group will meet
Saturday 17 March, 10am–
4pm at the Pakenham Sports
Club. Those unable to attend
but who would like to have
their say, are invited to visit
the website saaif.org.au and
complete the feedback form,
or they can contact Bronwyn
directly on 1800 778 008.
Ms Davis says SAAIF
is also looking for suitably
qualified people to become
part of SAAIF’s inaugural
Board of Management and
from people interested in
becoming ASD advocates.
She is also seeking support
from the public and business community in the form
EXPERIENCED TREE CLIMBERS
For inaccessible areas
Call Errin Deckers 0418 846 530
SKYWORK
Butler Tce, Naracoorte 8762 3222
admin@skywork.com.au
Tree &
Stump
15 years experience
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Edenhope Foodworks has a great opportunity available for a selfmotivated person who wishes to have a career as a storeman/
liquor admin.
The job will entail stockmanagement, stock rotation, orders
received and ordering of stock.
Team work and leadership is a must requirement and a positive
outlook will help due to the dynamic nature of the job at hand.
Good organisation skills will give you an overall edge in the job.
This job will give a young person a fantastic start and may be a
long, fruitful career in this area. It would be a great change for
anyone who would like to make a career change.
Please apply by forwarding a resumé to the
administration office at
EDENHOPE FOODWORKS
45 Elizabeth Street, Edenhope Vic. 3318
LOCAL DELIVERY TIMES
EDENHOPE deliveries will commence at 2pm daily. Edenhope phone orders must
be in by 11:00am.
APSLEY deliveries will commence at 11am, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Apsley orders must be in the day before the delivery day, so we can have time to
complete your order.
– Thank you.
SMARTER SHOPPING
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IRRIGATION • 5” - 12” BORES
HOLLAND
BALING, TRANSPORT
& BULK STORAGE
GRAIN RECIEVALS
Buying & Selling Grain
Accumulating Grain
Testing • Cartage
HAY BALING & SALES
Mower Conditioner
Raking • Baling • Sales
Stacking • Transport
WINDROWING
25’ S/P
Ph: 03 5588 6222
Mike, Diane & Warren
PLUMBING
• All types of
Plumbing
• Onga and
Grundfos
Pressure
Pumps
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DRILLER
EDENHOPE
PLUMBING
P.J. & D.L. McLeish
0409 153 204
or 5585 1362
PHONE/FAX (03) 5585 1481
MOBILE 0427 756 268
35 Rifle Range Rd. Edenhope
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• Computer or network slow?
• Virus or pop-ups annoying you?
• Want to update your computer?
• Need 1-on-1 computer skills
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• Need a smarter IT solution for
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PRINCIPAL IT CONSULTANT
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78 Gordon Street
E • HARROW • KANIVA • EDENHOPE • APSLE Y
TO PEOPLE WHO
SHOP LOCALLY,
THANK-YOU.
TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT
SHOP LOCALLY, THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE
EFFECT THAT YOUR LACK OF SUPPORT WILL HAVE ON
THE LEVEL OF LOCAL SERVICES, THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT YOUR
FAVOURITE CLUB OR ORGANISATION AND THE VALUE OF YOUR ASSETS.
MOBILE
Edenhope MECHANIC
PITSTOP
CARTER’S
DIESEL
Mobil Fuels
Castrol Oils
REPAIRS
AUTOMOTIVE + AGRICULTURE
Stop + Go Gas
Century Batteries
Driveway Service
Locally owned & operated
FARM MACHINERY
TRACTORS • HEADERS
4x4 VEHICLES
WELDING REPAIRS
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0418 587 739
WIMMERA HIGHWAY
TELEPHONE
(03) 5381 2666
GREG PAYNE
EDENHOPE EDENHOPE Bully’s Electrical PLUMBING
THERAPEUTIC FUEL & TYRES
✓ New Homes
✓ Renovations
MASSAGE
✓ Roofing
✓ Tank Installation
CLINIC
✓ General Plumbing
NO JOB TOO SMALL
JannRoper COMPETITIVE PRICING
Servicing Edenhope &
SCHUBERT’S PEST
SERVICES
BY APPOINTMENT
ON TYRES – NO NEED
TO SHOP OUT OF TOWN
Ph: 5585 1773
OPEN 8am–7.30pm Mon/Sat
9am–6pm Sun/P-Hols
REMEDIAL MASSAGE THERAPIST
or 0438 281 773
103 Elizabeth St.
Ph: 5585 1148
Clean Energy Council
ACCREDITED
To find out how to save
or make money with a
Surrounding Districts
Grid Connect Solar System
Contact Greg & Nic
Ph. 03 5587 3510
Mob. 0429 873 510
OWNER OPERATED
✴ Back Hoe...
✴ Trenching
✴ Post Hole
Digging
✴ Landscaping
PHONE/FAX
(03) 5587 3578
OR
0427 873 578
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Supplies
ABN 62 487 659 356
LOCAL SUPPLIERS OF
✩ Readymix Concrete ✩
✩ Bobcat Hire ✩
— LICENSED OPERATORS —
✩ Small Engine Repairs ✩
✩ Garden Supplies ✩
Public weighbridge at our
Harrow Road depot
Phone (03) 5585 1649 or
0428 504 725; Fax 5585 1718;
After Hours 5585 1628
5585 1384 or
0437 812 035
79 Powers Creek Rd. Edenhope
Lic No. 40401
concreting needs:
• RESIDENTIAL
• COMMERCIAL
• RURAL
NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL
Evan: 5382 7484
BH: 03 5382 6287
AH: 0418 839 728
REC
20253
Your local Accredited Solar Installer
for all your Electrical & Solar needs
call Shaun & Danielle.
WILSON
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DIGGERS
VISITING EDENHOPE AND
DISTRICT REGULARLY.
REC 16596
Petrol•Oils•LPG•Batteries
Trailer Hire•Accessories
Gas Bottle Refills•Lollies
Hot Food•Cold Drinks•CDs
Papers•Convenience Lines
For all your servicing and
repair needs, ring Sean
to. For further information and
to register, visit the Edenhope
Library, phone 5585 9916, or
email edenhope.library@wrlc.
org.au.
READER REVIEW
Boys of Blood and Bone by
David Metzenthen.
When a young man takes
a surfing holiday on the
Victorian coast, and his car
breaks down in a small country
town, he is befriended and
helped by another young man.
He then meets an old lady
who tells him about a war
memorial, and the tree for
whom it was planted. The
story she tells is of a man his
own age, who goes off to fight
for his country, but doesn’t
return.
As the tale progresses the
two stories of the young men
– past and present – become
closely woven.
4.5/5
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Call Nick for all your
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Vlada Gajic
Tamara McKinley – very good,
Australian drama.
Loved it!
Pomegranate Soup by
Marsha Mehran – great
characters with completely
contrasting lives and cultures.
It was hard to put down! You
might like it if you enjoyed The
Kite Runner or A Thousand
Splendid Suns by Khaled
Hosseini.
Loved it!
QUILT A BOOK
You are invited to submit a
quilt or cushion for a travelling
exhibition of quilts based on
books, reading and libraries for
the National Year of Reading.
The quilt display takes place in
Horsham on Thursday, 24 May
during Library Week, and then
tours WRLC branches.
The number of branches
visited will depend on which
branches become involved
(you do not need to have your
quilt travel if you do not wish
• GOROKE • HARROW • KANIVA • E D
PHOTOCOPYING
do not exist. They are sent
out on missions to spy on
terrorists, hack into crucial
documents, and gather intel
on global threats—all without
gadgets or weapons. It is an
exceptionally dangerous job,
but these agents have one
crucial advantage: adults
never suspect that teens are
spying on them.
LOVED IT / LOATHED IT
Until It’s Over by Nicci
French – a girl who lives in
a share house is hit by a car
while riding her bike; the driver
of the car is then murdered,
setting off a spate of murders.
The Moon Spinners by Mary
Stewart – an English girl who
works for the British Embassy
in Athens takes a holiday on
Crete, and finds an injured
man in a cottage. Intrigue and
Romance.
Loved it!
Summer
Lightning
by
K
N I VA • EDENHOPE • APSLEY • GORO
went down with the Titanic –
in good time for the centenary
of that fateful sinking on 14th
April 1912, you can find out
what kind of man continues
to do his job when facing
certain death and surrounded
by chaos!; Fabulous Food from
Every Small Garden
LARGE PRINT: Packing Iron
by Steve Hayes (Western);
After the Party by Lisa Jewell;
The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose
– a companion to the HBO
miniseries, produced by Tom
Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and
Gary Goetzman; The Nursery
Rhyme Murders by Gerald
Verner
TEEN: The Dark Divine by
Bree Despain
JUNIOR: Beowulf the Hero
by Tony Bradman (adventure);
The Titanic: lost…and found
– a Step into Reading book
by Judy Donnelly; Noodle:
WITH MELANIE DONOVAN
ENHOPE • APSLEY • GOROKE • HARROW • K A
FINE AMNESTY
Overdue library books?
Fines on your library card?
The WRLC is holding a Fine
Amnesty this month. Return
any overdue items you have
and request that your fines be
forgiven.
In lieu of fines, WRLC
requests a donation of nonperishable food items for the
Christian Emergency Food
Centre. The amnesty does
not apply to bills for lost or
damaged library items.
DIARY DATES
Book Chat 21st March;
Storytime 29th March. All
welcome to these free events!
FRESH PICKS
NON-FICTION:
As
We
Remember: Edenhope &
District Stories by Yvonne
McDonnell; The Band That
Played On: The extraordinary
story of the musicians who
EDENHOPE
LIBRARY
HOURS
Library Life
2.00pm–5.00pm Tuesday
10.30am–12.30pm and 2.00pm–5.00pm Wednesday
10.30am–12.30pm and 2.00pm–5.00pm Friday
10.00am–12noon Saturday
Zog’s
Odd•Jobs
'A' Grade Electrician
servicing Edenhope &
district every Friday
Carl & Kelli Obst
03 5382 7873
0429 802 072
INDOOR AND
OUTDOOR
MAINTENANCE
including mowing,
pruning and repairs.
Ph. 5583 1560
TRADING AS: S.H. GRIGG
A.F.D.A.
MADER
FUNERALS
Props: Geoffrey & Pam Arthur
Telephone 24 Hours
(08) 8762 0099
Local Representative:
Gerald Griffin
Tel: (03) 5585 1604
“Dignity and Discretion
without Compromise”
Family gets together
for Jean’s 90th
Jean Burrell celebrated
her 90th birthday in the
Edenhope Mechanics Hall
last Sunday, 4 March.
It went very well with
72 relatives for lunch followed by 43 friends for a
delicious afternoon tea.
Jean is pictured right
with four of her daughters
and some of their family members, and below,
about to cut the birthday
cake.
A first for Victoria’s not-for-profit community sector
Deputy Premier and
Minister for Regional and
Rural Development Peter
Ryan joined representatives of Victoria’s notfor-profit (NFP) sector at
Sports House in Albert
Park to officially launch
the state’s first ever online
NFP Compliance Support
Centre on Monday.
Mr Ryan said the
online portal would provide a single location
for detailed information,
advice and documentation
to assist organisations in
meeting compliance regulations set by all levels of
government.
“This is an exciting initiative and is a key plank
in the Victorian Government’s plan to reduce
regulatory burden for
community sector organisations,” Mr Ryan said.
“The current regulatory environment for
NFPs is complex and
requires organisations to
comply with more than 60
individual Acts and Regulations across all levels of
government.
“The new NFP Compliance Support Centre
website will offer a single
entry point for all regulatory information, licenses,
forms and related support
materials.”
Mr Ryan said widespread input and feedback
from NFP stakeholders
demonstrated the need
for a central information
portal and helped guide
Stop to unwanted door-to-door sales
Member for Lowan,
Hugh Delahunty is supporting the Consumer Law
Action Centre’s Do Not
Knock campaign, which
gives householders a say in
whether door to door salespeople visit their homes.
Displayed in a prominent location, such as a gate
post or on the front of the
house, the Do Not Knock
sticker clearly tells sales
people they are not welcome on your doorstep.
Door-to-door sales peo-
ple often use high pressure
tactics to get people to buy
products they don’t want,
don’t need and can’t afford.
There have been cases
where people have been
deliberately misled and
even unwittingly signed
up to high cost financing to
pay for the product.
Often
unscrupulous
sales people will target
people with limited English
and sign them up for contracts without fully explaining the details, costs and
‘cooling off’ rights.
If you are confronted
by a pushy sales person, or
visited outside legal trading hours (9am–6pm Mon.
to Fri.; 10am –5pm Sat.)
or visited on a Sunday or
a public holiday, you can
make a formal complaint to
Consumer Affairs Victoria
on 1300 55 81 81.
Mr Delahunty said that
further information about
the Do Not Knock campaign is available at www.
donotknock.org.au.
the development of the
website.
“Representatives
of
more than 160 community
organisations participated
in online forums, oneon-one interviews and
website testing to ensure
the new website is userfriendly and tailored to the
special needs of the NFP
sector,” Mr Ryan said.
“Forty-five per cent of
respondents did not know
where to find necessary
compliance information
and 43 per cent confirmed
there was no well-known,
authoritative entry point to
source compliance information.
“The new web portal
will provide a simple way
for NFPs to find the information they need.”
During the visit, Mr
Ryan also announced a
$191,000 grant to continue the Community
Assets Building Program
run by Foresters Community Finance.
“This
program
is
designed to help NFP
organisations access capital to purchase a property
to house their services or
generate income, or to
attain a secure long-term
lease,” Mr Ryan said.
To access the new NFP
Compliance Support Centre visit www.nfpcompliance.vic.gov.au and for
more information about
the Community Assets
Building Program visit
www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/
communitydevelopment/
community-sector.
• SHIRE COUNCIL •
• EDENHOPE •
AUTO ELECTRICAL
AUTO AIR CONDITIONING SPECIALISTS
_________________________________ ARC RTA: AU02299
109 Elizabeth St. – 03 5585 1351; AH 5585 1635
88 ELIZABETH STREET
EDENHOPE VIC. 3318
TEL: (03) 5585 1411
FAX: (03) 5585 1433
Branch Manager: D. Hanel
Buying or selling Real Estate
in Edenhope and district?
Contact local real estate representative
John Cormack
0428 861 416
View our properties at: ruralcopro.com.au
The Talking Place
FIRE RESTRICTIONS for the Northern part of the Shire (Above McDonalds Highway) will be lifted
Tuesday, 12th March. Stubble permits for south of the Shire will be available from Tuesday, 12th March.
We can all help to save our roads
Cr. Darren
Rayner
I
Hugh Delahunty MLA
MEMBER FOR LOWAN
Will be in the following locations on
FRIDAY 16th MARCH, 2012
1.00pm – Harrow Men’s Shed
2:00pm – Balmoral Supermarket
3:30pm – Natimuk Post Office
“I look forward to meeting you.”
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
AUTHORISED BY HUGH DELAHUNTY, 114 FIREBRACE STREET, HORSHAM 3400
t is good to see the first
rains of the new season
have come. We hope
it is time to start thinking
about what roads we
drive on over the winter.
Council has been busy
with the re-sheeting,
shoulder sheeting and
grading program, but it
is up to all of us to think
about what roads we
drive on, and what roads
we should stay off after
road maintenance is ongoing
rain.
It may only be a couple
of days between going up
a smooth road, compared
to a rutted-up track that
holds water in the wheel
marks, all before the
grader can get up to fix
an inconsiderate person’s
five-minute detour.
I know people have to
go along some dirt roads
but please think when or
if there is another way to
save the road for all users.
Thank you.
DO YOU NEED TO CONTACT US?
Tel: Edenhope Office (03) 5585 9900 Email: council@westwimmera.vic.gov.au
Web: www.westwimmera.vic.gov.au
Kaniva Office (03) 5392 7700
Post: PO Box 201, Edenhope Vic. 3318
Volunteer taxi
Kaniva Volunteer Taxi Service
is in to its second year and
receives strong support from
the seniors of Kaniva. There are
a wide variety of ways in which
the taxi is used from attending
doctors appointments to
shopping and visiting friends,
our taxi drivers are willing to take
seniors out to visit the cemetery.
The Taxi operates on Monday
and Thursday, to make a booking
phone the West Wimmera
Shire Kaniva Office, on Tel: 03
53927700 preferably the day
prior to requiring the Taxi.
The cost of the Taxi is a $3.00
Token which must be purchased
at the Shire.
We have 12 local volunteer
drivers who work on a roster
system using their private cars,
both the seniors who use the taxi
and those that volunteer their
time as drivers benefit from the
experience.
South Aussies too
strong for Vics
A full field of 16 teams
packed the synthetic rink
for Edenhope Bowling
Club’s annual pairs tournament which was played
on Saturday.
Winners of the event
were Jeff England and
Brian Walker, from Mount
Gambier, with 109½
points ahead of Naracoorte pair Bob Kirkland
and Dean Williams on 107
points.
In third spot was the
Nhill combination of
JohnSchmidt and Kevin
Jones with 98 points.
Eleven teams from
South Australia competed
representing clubs from
Mount Gambier, Mout
Gambier RSL, Naracoorte, Naracoorte RSL and
Lucindale.
Victorian club represented on th day included
Nhill, Heywood, Mortlake
and Natimuk.
Hospital Day Fundraiser
Coming up at the
Edenhope Bowling Club
is the annual Hospital
Day fundraiser for EDMH
which will be played on
Sunday, 1 April.
Names need to be in by
1pm and mat fees are $5.
A barbecue tea will follow
for a small charge with the
proceeds (including mat
fees and a raffle) to Edenhope Hospital.
This is an ideal event
for non- and part-time
bowlers to join in. All you
need are flat-soled shoes
(and runners are acceptable).
Don’t touch the
water meter!
GWMWater is reminding customers that
tampering with a water meter is illegal.
“GWMWater is aware that some customers have
tried fixing problems with the meters themselves. In
other cases rural customers have relocated a meter
from one tapping on their property to another”, said
acting managing director Mark Williams.
“Each one of our water meters is individually
numbered and identified through our systems,” he
said.
“Although they may believe they are helping,
they are in fact tampering with GWMWater property
and run the serious risk of being prosecuted”.
Customers having problems with their water
supply or water meter should contact GWMWater’s
24 hour a day Difficulties and Faults number, 1800
188 586.
Library fine amnesty
The Wimmera Regional Library Corporation is holding a Fine Amnesty during March 2012, as part of the
National Year of Reading.
Library users who have their fines forgiven are asked
to make a donation of non-perishable food items, which
will be given to the Christian Emergency Food Centre
for distribution across the region.
The Library knows that many users have library
items that are a bit late, or have returned items late which
have left fines on library cards. This is an opportunity
for people to “clean the slate”, as well as helping others.
Paula Clark, WRLC CEO, says that the Library is
hoping to get back some of the many items that have
been borrowed but never returned.
ATO: The net is closing in on tax cheats
The Australian Taxation Office
(ATO) is making it harder for
people in business who deliberately use cash transactions to hide
income and evade tax obligations making it fairer for everyone.
This includes businesses:
• paying cash in hand wages;
• skimming some or all of the cash
takings;
• running a part of their normal
business activities off the books;
• not reporting barter transactions;
and
• operating underground; avoiding
their obligations by not registering
or lodging returns.
The ATO strategies to tackle
the cash economy and detect these
businesses doing the wrong thing
include:
• the publication of benchmarks
which provide a guide as to the
expected profitability on over 100
business industries;
• educating the broader community about the risks of not getting
a receipt for cash jobs;
• reviewing the records of businesses to ensure they are reporting
all business income and expenses;
and
• acting on information received
from the community on suspected
tax evasion.
The focus of this work is on
industries which have ready access
to cash in their business dealings.
Examples include businesses
in the hospitality industry such as
coffee shops as well as the building and construction industry.
Another key and expanding
way of detecting businesses which
cheat the community is through
data matching. Data matching is
a key program used by the ATO
to identify those who are either
not lodging returns or who are
not reporting all income – with
more than 500 million transactions
matched in the past year.
This expanding net now
includes coffee suppliers’ and
hardware store trade account information, with their customers’ purchase information being available
to the ATO. From this information,
the ATO will be able to tell if a
business is skimming cash.
As detailed in the Commonwealth Gazette on 22 February
2012, information received about
coffee shops buying more than 15
kilograms of coffee a week from
suppliers will be checked by the
ATO to ensure they are reporting
all their business income.
Great duck hunting opportunities still available
Despite recent flooding,
there are still great hunting
opportunities across Victoria for the start of the duck
season on 17 March.
Agriculture and Food
Security Minister Peter
Walsh said flooding had
only affected a small number of game reserves and
would cause no delay to
the start of the season.
“Victoria has some fantastic game reserves and
duck hunters shouldn’t be
disheartened by the recent
flooding. There are still
plenty of reserves unaffected,” Mr Walsh said.
“Hunters should check
local conditions before
heading out. The latest
flood information is available at www.dhs.vic.gov.
au/floods.
“There are still many
areas of northern Victoria
not affected by floods that
are open for business for
the opening of the duck
season.”
Mr Walsh said it was of
course still important for
hunters to keep safety in
mind, particularly in areas
with excess water from
floods.
“High river flows can
conceal obstacles, while
submerged wire fences
and logs pose injury risks.
Hunters should also be
mindful of water depth and
currents, and the risks they
pose for hunters wearing
waders,” Mr Walsh said.
“Vehicle access tracks
may have been affected by
floodwaters in some state
game reserves and other
areas open to hunting, so
road closures and camping
ground closures are a possibility.”
Tips for a safe 2012
duck season
• Visit www.vicroads.vic.
gov.au for road closures
due to floods and check
track and camping ground
closures with Parks Victoria at www.parks.vic.gov.
au;
• Keep an eye on weather
reports and take extra
care on the roads in floodaffected areas;
• Ensure you take fresh
drinking water for you and
your dog, tropical strength
mosquito repellent and
wear protective clothing;
• Check the rules for duck
hunting in the Victorian
Hunting Guide 2012 or
www.dpi.vic.gov.au/game-
hunting before setting out;
• Do not enter flood
affected areas and avoid
stagnant and bad-smelling
water;
• Before boating, advise
someone where you are
going and ensure life
jackets for all passengers.
Waders and gumboots are
not appropriate boat wear;
• If you do get into difficulties in the water, stay
with your boat and call
000; and
• Check open waterways
this season by calling
Transport Safety Victoria
on 1800 223 022.
Use your extra hour to protect home and family
CFA in partnership with Duracell is calling on Victorians to use their ‘bonus’ hour
when clocks go back on 1 April to make sure
their home has a working smoke alarm and a
home fire escape plan.
“For most of us the end of daylight saving means an extra hour in bed,” said Deputy
Chief Officer Alan Ellis.
“We’re asking Victorians to instead
devote some of this time to protecting their
homes and families from a house fire. It only
takes ten minutes to check your smoke alarm
batteries, and not much longer to talk with
your family about what they would do if
there was a fire,” Mr Ellis said.
In the same time it takes to cook a piece of
toast, a spark can become a life-threatening
blaze so it’s critical for Victorian households
to know and be able to implement their home
fire escape plan quickly and confidently.
CFA recommends you:
• Use long-lasting 9V alkaline batteries to
ensure year-round protection.
• Test smoke alarms once a month using a
broom handle – the alarm should produce
a beeping sound when the test button is
pressed.
• Use the brush attachment on your vacuum
cleaner to dust around the smoke alarm.
• Install photo-electric smoke alarms rather
than ionisation smoke alarms where possible.
• Replace all smoke alarms (both battery
powered and 240v hard-wired) after ten
years. The year of manufacture is displayed
on the alarm.
“Kids enjoy being involved in the process
– changing the battery and pressing the test
button. From there it’s a great opportunity
to remind them of what the alarm is for and
what actions to take when it goes off,” said
Mr Ellis.
“Simple actions like getting down low
and crawling under smoke save lives so it is
important kids get involved.”
Tips for involving children with smoke
alarms and home fire safety:
• Make testing the smoke alarm, or reminding an adult to do so, part of their regular
responsibilities.
• Help them make their own ‘smoke alarm
tester’ using a piece of wooden dowel decorated with paint, tape or ribbons.
• Talk through your home fire escape plan
highlighting actions they can take, such as
knowing when to dial 000.
CFA has partnered with Duracell for
more than ten years now to urge Victorians
to change their smoke alarm batteries when
they change their clocks at the end of daylight saving.
Without a working smoke alarm, residents are four times more likely to die in a
house fire, 57 per cent more likely to suffer
property loss or damage, and 25 per cent
more likely to suffer serious injury.
For more information on the recommendations for smoke alarm usage and fire
escape plans visit www.changeyourbattery.
com.au.
HAVE YOU GOT A WILL?
Making a Will is simple.
Yet according to research released by The Salvation Army over
5 million Australians aged 25+ currently do not have a Will.
Without one, someone you don’t know may make key decisions
about exactly what happens to your hard earned assets.
That’s why you should protect your family.
To get a free information pack on how to prepare or update your Will,
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Stickers set to
remind drivers to
check for bikes
Proposed designs for stickers to remind drivers to check before opening their car doors are
generating a substantial amount of discussion on
the Road User or Abuser Facebook page, Minister for Roads Terry Mulder said on Monday.
Mr Mulder said the Victorian Coalition Government was committed to improving bike rider
safety and responding to the community’s calls
for stickers to remind drivers to check for bike
riders before opening car doors.
The development of stickers is also in line with
the Coroner’s recommendation for VicRoads to
look at ways to educate drivers about the need
to check for bikes before opening their car door.
“It is important drivers and bike riders take
shared responsibility for staying safe on Victoria’s roads,” Mr Mulder said.
“As the Road User or Abuser campaign enters
its final week, I encourage all drivers and bike
riders to take this opportunity to provide feedback on the sticker designs, as well as clear up
misconceptions about the road rules and address
issues relating to road safety.”
Mr Mulder said that once community feedback on the concepts for the stickers has been
provided on the Road User or Abuser Facebook
page, VicRoads would take it into consideration
before finalising a design. It is anticipated the
stickers will be made available by April 2012.
“When the Road User or Abuser Facebook
campaign was launched on 6 February 2012, we
pledged to address any issues or hot topics as
they arose.
“One of the key issues that has been raised
on the Road User or Abuser Facebook page has
been the issue of drivers checking for bike riders
before opening a car door,” Mr Mulder said.
Mr Mulder said statistics showed car doors
being opened into the path of a bike rider was a
common cause of injury.
A recent poll on the Road User or Abuser Facebook page showed bike riders and drivers recognised this was a high risk to the safety of riders.
“Opening your car door without checking can
kill or seriously injure a bike rider. By checking all the mirrors and doing a head check, you
can make sure it is safe before opening your car
door,” Mr Mulder said.
“On average, there are 33 serious injuries
annually from car door and bike rider collisions,
and there has also been one fatality in the last five
years. Seven per cent of bike rider serious injuries and fatalities occur when a driver opens their
car door into the path of a bike rider.
This is much higher in the Melbourne CBD
and surrounds, at approximately 20 per cent.”
Mr Mulder reminded drivers that the law says
you must not cause a hazard to another vehicle
(such as a bike) by opening your car door. The
maximum penalty for this offence is $366, while
the on-the-spot infringement fine is $122.
The Road User or Abuser campaign was
launched on 6 February 2012 and addresses a key
topic each week over six weeks of the campaign,
including relationships, rules and tips, visibility,
points of view, confessions and conciliation.
At the end of the campaign, VicRoads will
examine the results and use them to develop
future communications for bike riders and other
road users.
All drivers and bike riders are urged to log on
to the Road User or Abuser Facebook page, take
the quiz and start talking about the issues they
face when on the road.
The Facebook page can be found at www.facebook.com/RoadUserOrAbuser.
For more information on safe cycling, visit
vicroads.vic.gov.au/Bicycles.
St. Malachy’s
School
Celebrating Catholic
Education Week
16th – 23rd March
THIS YEAR’S THEME:
‘Christ the light of all Peoples’
ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US...
Monday 19th March
AFL Clinic and Cultural Performance.
Wednesday 21st March
Celebrating Harmony Day.
Thursday 22nd March
Mass at the Presbytery for children wishing to
receive the Sacraments.
Friday 23rd March
Walk around the Lake and Picnic Lunch, 11.30pm
Catholic Education Week is a wonderful opportunity to proclaim and
celebrate our Catholic Identity. Jesus Christ is present in our school
communities in the relationships we foster between students, staff,
parents, families and the wider community.
ENQUIRIES 03 5585 1396
Speeding slows
you down.
Edenhope Race Club James H. Greenhill Edenhope Cup – Saturday 10 March 2012
First cup win for Bishop Of Derby
by Dave Gilbert
TRACKSIDE AT EDENHOPE
Much improved galloper,
Bishop Of Derby, improved
further on last month’s third in
the Naracoorte Cup to take out
Saturday’s $15,650 Edenhope
Cup
“We bought him to win
a cup and now he has done
it,” delighted part-owner Col
Richardson said after the victory. The win was extra sweet
for Richardson who rode an
Edenhope Cup winner many
decades ago.
Both Richardson and fellow
part-owner Ron Brighton, both
of Naracoorte, have pumped
plenty of money into racing
horses over the years.
Camperdown jockey Louise Cooper (formerly Bant)
rode her first winner in the St.
Arnaud Cup some years back
and, at her first ride on Bishop
Of Derby, rode a masterly race.
In a very open cup field betting-wise, Gotta Take Care ran
favourite at $5 with the winner
a $7 chance. The Sue Murphy
trained Bishop Of Derby had
been a perennial placegetter
through most of his career but
has now won two of his last
three starts.
Fraaclase made it a South
Australian quinella hanging on
for second after attempting to
lead all the way, while jockey
Nikita McLean took riding
honours for the day with a winning treble.
● RACE 5: $15,650 James
H. Greenhill Edenhope Cup
1850m. 1. $7 Bishop Of Derby,
55, Louise Cooper; 2. $9
Fraaclase, 55.5, Kate Walters; 3.
$5F Gotta Take Care, 56.5, Kane
Post. Margin: ½L x ½N. Time:
1:53:87. Owner: C Richardson,
C Brighton. Trainer: Sue Murphy
(Naracoorte). Numbers 9, 4, 3.
Win 8.20; place 2.60, 3.00, 2.20.
Quinella: 21.50; trifecta: 243.50.
On their toes
The long trip from Warrnambool was not wasted on
the Primmer stable as they supplied the winner of the opening
race. In a thrilling three-way
finish which had the cup day
crowd on their toes, Small
Patch finished powerfully out
wide to break his maiden status
at start number three. Warrnambool jockey Nikita McLean had
Small Patch in an ideal position
for much of the race, and the
gelding was at good value ($7)
considering his recent promising efforts. Money for Bad Boy
Roiket ($16 - $7) was watsed
when the top weight missed the
placings.
● RACE 1: $7,150 Rodwells
Edenhope
Maiden
Plate
1450m. 1. $7 Small Patch, 58.5,
Nikita McLean; 2. $5 Notiestwo,
58.5, Ruth Bradley; 3. $3.60F
O’Jay, 58.5, Paul Marks. Margin:
Hd x N. Time: 1:29:54. Owner:
J. McLean, L. Crapper. Trainer:
Brenton & Mark Primmer
(Warrnambool). Numbers 6, 4,
5. Win 5.80; place 1.90, 2.70,
2.30. Quinella 1.80; trifecta
127.20.
Locals cheering
McLean quickly made it
a race-to-race double with
a patient ride on the favourite Carbon Spirit in the 1200
metre maiden. It was a popular
result as the mare has owners
in Edenhope, and Carbon Spirit
($2.10 - $2.70) defied a betting
drift to score. Leading country
Victorian trainer, Darren Weir,
has been a grand supporter of
Edenhope racing for many
years, and the Ballarat mentor
pus the polish on the winner.
The rank outsider Torridon put
 Louise Cooper salutes the judge on Bishop Of Derby in the $15,000 James H. Greenhill Edenhope Cup on Saturday, ahead of
Fraaclase and favourite Gotta Take Care.
value into the trifecta by filling
the minor placing and paying
$14.70 for the place. Garnisheer ($17 - $11) and Joint Venture carved out a quick place
in front, and the race was made
for a swooper.
● RACE 2: $7,150 NAB
Edenhope
Maiden
Plate
1200m. 1. $2.70F Carbon
Spirit, 56.5, Nikita McLean; 2.
$4.60 Joint Venture, 56.5, Kate
Walters; 3. $41 Torridon, 58.5,
Sean Harrison. Margin: 4¾L x
lng nk. Time: 1:12:10. Owner:
S. Robinson, L & D Mahony,
A Walkom, Rafiki Racing
Syndicate, P Hill, A Gallagher, A
Robertson. Trainer: Darren Weir
(Ballarat). Numbers 7, 8, 4. Win
2.70; place 1.60, 2.10, 14.70.
Quinella 2.30; trifecta 266.40.
Led all the way
They came from near and
far on Saturday, and it was
Swan Hill owner/trainer Ian
Fletcher who returned home
a winner after the 1000-metre
maiden. Previously unplaced at
all five career runs, The Rack
put it all together to ead from
pillar to post. It was a most welcome win also for well-known
Wimmera jockey John Dertilis, who travels near and far to
ride at the non-tab meetings.
The favourite, Wild Landing,
showed plenty of pace to share
the lead but was a beaten contender on the home turn. For
Fletcher, it was his first winner
at Edenhope for eight years.
● RACE 3:
$7,150 M&M
Wools Maiden Plate 1000m.
1. $6 The Rack, 56.5, John
Dertilis; 2. $5 Way Too Vain,
56.5, Nikita McLean; 3. $3.50
Moonlight Sierra, 56.5, Kane
Post. (Unplaced Fav $3 Wild
Landing). Margin: 1½L x 2L.
Time: 59:54. Owner: I Fletcher.
Trainer: Ian Fletcher (Swan Hill).
Numbers 6, 7, 5. Win 13.70;
place 5.40, 3.10, 2.80. Quinella:
refund; trifecta: jackpot.
Closest of photos
It was such a deceptive finish to the 0-72 handicap that
Nikita McLean, rider of the
runner-up, requested to view
the photo. It was a Warrnambool quinella with the Maureen
Harry trained Final Finale getting the judge’s nod from Cult
Hero.
Final Finale ($6 - $8) had
won her maiden at Mount
Gambier the previous start and
handled the rise in class on Saturday. No luck for the favourite
Lucidus ($1.70 - $2) after being
disappointed for a run most of
the way up the straight.
● RACE 4: $7,150 Bullarook
Park Stud 0-72 Handicap
1000m. 1. $8 Final Finale, 55,
Christine Puls; 2. Cult Hero,
56, Nikita McLean; 3. Saint Sha
Rose, 55.5, Ruth Bradley. ($2
Fav Lucidus 4th). Margin: N x
1¾L. Time: 1:00:04. Owner:
R Robson, P Roberts, T & M
Harry. Trainer: Maureen Harry
(Warrnambool). Numbers 5, 2,
3. Win 7.10; place 1.70, 2.80,
ntd. Quinella: 48.50; trifecta:
318.80.
Hat-trick of wins
The glorious season for
Hamilton trainer Allan Clark
continued in the 0-62 handicap
when Oomoo Chance made it a
hat-trick of victories. Despite
recent wins at Hamilton and
Mount
Gambier,
Oomoo
Chance was great each-way
value at $6, and completed
McLean’s treble. In yet another
close finish, Oomoo Chance
jaust stalled off the late charge
from the favoruite Love or
Gold.
● RACE 6: $7,150 WM Warner
Memorial
0-62
Handicap
 It was all smiles at the presentation after a great win by Bishop Of Derby in the Edenhope Cup. Pictured are, from left, Bruce and Julie
Greenhill, jockey Louise Cooper, part-owner Col Richardson, trainer Sue Murphy and Edenhope Race Club president Kevin Forster.
1850m. 1. $6 Oomoo Chance,
58, Nikita McLean; 2. $4.80F
Love Or Gold, 60.0, Paul Marks;
3. $8 Our Miss Moet, 57, Kane
Post. Margin: Hd x 1¼L. Time:
1:56:37. Owner: C, J & B Clark,
B Hanisch, T & R Lingblade, C
Stjernqvist, M Sevior, J Price,
G Chantler. Trainer: Allan Clark
(Hamilton). Numbers 4, 1, 5.
Win 6.60; place 2.40, 2.20, 2.80.
Quinella: 8.80; trifecta: 108.50.
Upset the plunge
It was a sweet trip home for
little known Hamilton owner/
trainer Trudy Cottier. Her galloper Ready Rex burst through
a pack of horses to win his second race from 24 starts in the
final event. The win upset a
plunge on the runner-up Miss
Bec ($3.80 - $3 fav.), while the
Edenhope galloper Strum was
being hailed the winner at the
top of the straight but tired to
miss the placings.
● RACE 7: $7,150 Angove
Family
Winemakers
0-58
Handicap 1450m. 1. $7 Ready
Rex, 56.5, Ruth Bradley; 2. $3F
Miss Bec, 57, Holly McKechnie;
3. $15 Last Outlaw, 57, Sean
Harrison. Margin: ¾L x sht N.
Time: 1:28:32. Owner: T Cottier,
D Irving. Trainer: Trudy Cottier
(Hamilton). Numbers 10, 9, 8.
Win 10.20; place 3.40, 1.40,
5.50. Quinella: refund; trifecta:
jackpot.
Next meeting at Edenhope
Racing returns to Edenhope
race course on Saturdxay week,
24 March, with the annual
meeting for the Apsley Racing
Club.
 Regular racegoers at Edenhope, Errol and Florence Schulz wait
for the start of the Edenhope Cup .
Edenhope Race Club James H. Greenhill Edenhope Cup – Saturday 10 March 2012
 Enjoying the festive atmosphere of the Edenhope Cup meeting were, from left, Meg Bone
(Geelong), Nikki Forster (Geelong, formerly Edenhope), Brooke White (Mundarra) and Kellyanne
Sheahan (Nikki’s sister, also of Geelong).
 Fahions on the Field winner Kym Bateson (centre) will use her Mantra Hotels & Resorts
accommodation prize to celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary. She is flanked by third placegetter
Katrina Shirrefs (left), both of Edenhope, and Jen Marsh, of Naracoorte, who placed second.
 Serious business this Club Charity Cup. After contestants managed to negotiate a number of
obstacles (see below) judges Sara McDonnell, Lisa Oliver and Natalie Astbury carefully measured
and awarded the win to the Edenhope-Apsley Junior Football Club, represented by Hugh Caldow,
Bernie Kealy and Trevor “The Cheetah” McClure.
 Edenhope resident Janis Vanzini (second from
right) was joined at the races by her sister-in-law Di
Dunstan from Gawler East, her niece Nikki Dunstan
from Two Wells and fomer Bordertown girl Leanne
Work (nee Day) from Mallala.
 Emcee for the day, Tim O’Donnell impressed with
his ability to multi-task as he gave a run-down on the
Charity Race while looking up the next event and at
the same time checking a text message.
An cruise sure to entertain
Maiden Voyage – the
Tour sails into the Horsham Town hall for a
dazzling night of cabaret
entertainment featuring
a floor show of dancing
girls.
The dancers will
entertain you with their
fast paced tap and swing
jazz, burlesque and ball-
room,
together
with
vocalist Jean-Paul on
piano. Maiden Voyage is
brought to you by Dance
Initiative
Productions,
a Geelong based dance
company and artistic
director Sally Pearson.
Maiden Voyage – the
Tour will kick off their
Victorian and Tasmanian
tour at the company’s first
port of call, the Horsham
Town Hall on 24 and 25 of
March 2012.
This is a wonderful
show for all ages and a
fun night for lovers of
dance, entertainment and
great times, brought to
you by the company that
toured Bottoms Up! A
Dance Initiative Productions
Presents
All aboard for a Cruise Line Cabaret!
A HOSTED MUSICAL FLOORSHOW
OF DANCE, PIANO AND SONG
Cabaret table seating • BYO drinks and platters
Saturday 24th March, 8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Sunday 25th March, 2pm (doors open 1.30pm)
All tickets $35.00 available at www.bookings.horshamtownhall.com.au
Harvey World Travel at 68 Firebrace St, Horsham or tickets at the door
Bushfire Planning Community Consultation
The West Wimmera Shire together with the CFA and Victoria
Police are seeking community feedback about two important
fire planning initiatives - the draft Municipal Fire Management
Plan and Township Protection Plans.
Town
Location
West Wimmera Shire Council
Harrow
Bush Nursing Centre
Date & Time
Mon 19 March
7.00 – 8.30pm
Apsley
Apsley Fire Station
Tue 20 March
5.00 – 6.00pm
Edenhope Shire Offices
Tue 20 March
7.30 – 8.30pm
Kaniva
Kaniva Hall Supper Room Wed 21 March
7.00 – 8.30pm
Goroke
Football Clubrooms
Thur 22 March
7.00 – 8.30pm
Representatives from a range of fire planning organisations will
be available to discuss the plans and answer your questions.
If you are unable to attend please visit www.westwimmera.
vic.gov.au or call 5585 9900 for information. The plans will be
available for comment from 12th March to 20th April 2012.
Night of Cabaret, Trivia
and Dance Entertainment
(2011).
Maiden Voyage is presented in a cabaret style
seating. Tables of up to
12. Passengers are invited
to BYO alcohol, drinks
and table platters. Dance
floor is open after the
show. Tickets all $35.
Bookings
essential
and are available at:
www.bookings.horshamtownhall.com.au; Harvey
World Travel at 68 Firebrace St, Horsham; or at
the door.
There are two performances:
Saturday
24 March, doors open
7.30pm for 8pm show;
and Sunday 25 March,
doors open 1.30pm for a
2pm show.
About Sally
Sally Pearson (pictured centre of photograph) is based in Geelong
where she established
Dance Initiative Productions in 2010; a venture to
bring professional dance
entertainment to regional
Australia in cabaret style
and has successfully done
so over the last 12 months.
Sally grew up in Cas-
terton where has family
is still based. Her father,
Dennis has been teaching
music and drama at Edenhope College for the last
15 years.
Sally completed VCE
at Casterton Secondary
College and afterwards
studied performing arts
and dance at University of
Ballarat - Arts Academy
Diploma Arts Small Companies and Community
Theatre.
She also studdied at
Melbourne’s Dance Factory Pty Ltd Dip. Dance
and Performance and
D.F.T.A. (Teachers) plus
Business
Management
Cert and currently Bachelor of Arts at Deakin in
Geelong.
Fire danger period finishes
The Fire Danger Period finished at 1am yesterday (Tuesday, 13 March) in the following
municipalities in District 17:
• Yarriambiack Shire Council
(Northern and Central Parts)
– That part north of the line
described by the following roads:Dimboola / Minyip Road, Stawell
/ Warracknabeal, Loats Road,
Donald / Murtoa Road
• Hindmarsh Sire Council
• West Wimmera Shire Council
(Part) – That part north of the line
described by the following road:Elliots Road, Northern Break,
McDonald Highway
Fire Danger Periods are based
on local conditions and take into
account fuel moistures, fuel loads,
grassland curing, weather and
rainfall. They are a seasonal declaration.
Information
about
Fire
Restrictions is available in CFA’s
Can I or Can’t I brochure available on the CFA website http://
www.cfa.vic.gov.au/restrictions,
or by phoning the Victorian Bushfire Information Line (VBIL)
1800 240 667.
Although CFA places only
limited restrictions on the lighting of fires in the open air outside
of the Fire Danger Period, lighting of fires may be fully or partly
restricted under legislation and
by-laws administered by municipalities and Department of Sustainability and Environment.
A person who lights a fire in
dangerous weather or fuel conditions or lights a fire that damages
another person’s property whether
intentionally or not is guilty of a
serious crime.
Although the fire danger
period is ending, it is important
the community take extreme care
when burning off. If a fire is left
unattended in windy conditions it
can spread quickly and can burn
into bushland or onto neighbours’
properties.
• Check local by-laws before
burning off
• Never leave a burnoff unattended
• Tell your neighbours and call
the Vicfire Burn Off Line on 1800
668 511 so that brigades don’t get
called out to burnoffs unnecessarily
• Check the weather forecast
before you burnoff - never burnoff
in dry, hot, windy conditions
Some larger sized fires over
the past few weeks, particularly
the recent grassfire near Ara-
rat, highlights the importance
of being fire ready and always
remaining vigilant.
CFA chief officer, Euan Ferguson, said although there had
been wet conditions and flooding
in Victoria, the recent grassfires
demonstrated how quickly fires
could take hold.
“Grassfires travel faster than
you can run. They can threaten
properties and even kill,” he said.
“People should have a fire plan
and prepare for the event of fire never be complacent.”
To download a Fire Ready Kit,
complete the Household Bushfire
Self Assessment or find the location of Fire Ready meetings in
your area visit www.cfa.vic.gov.
au or call the Victorian Bushfire
Information Line on 1800 240
667.
Yiddinga farm management scholarship available
 Shearing is well underway in the 6-stand shed at “Yiddinga” Edenhope last week. Inspecting and chatting about the qualityof the cluib are Yiddinga Holdings principal, Andrew
Farran (right) and woolbroker Damien Meagher. Andrew Farran has a strong passion commitment to the wool industry and the scholarship is an extension of that.
denced recently in Victoria. Highly respected,
Marcus Oldham College,
situated just out of Geelong, has been providing
quality education in all
asoects of agriculture now
for 50 years”, he said.
“Many well suited
young people either lack
the resources to acquire
their own farms or can
afford the relaively high
cost of away-from-home
tertiary education.
“With
advancing
changes in the structure
of agricultural production,
particularly the unavoidable trend to incorporation,
challenging opportunities
await those with the skills
and know-how to advance
rapidly in these industries
as they increase in scale.
For this they need approproate training.”
Mr Farran said that
the annual scholarship
was one means by which
a young person with such
aspirations may acquire
this training.
He noted that it is
designed particularly for
those focussed on sheep
and wool, their production
and management at all
levels of the industry.
Part of the application process requires the
submission of an essay,
and the question for this
year is: ‘As a young person involved in the wool
industry what are your
attitudes towards organisations such as PETA
(People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals)?
What is one key strategy
you would suggest the
industry take to work in
this type of environment?’
Applications close 31
August 2012; interviews
are held 28 September
2012. Full details are
available on the Marcus
Oldham College website.
Victorian farmers vie for VFF leadership positions
The battle for leadership at the Victorian
Farmers Federation (VFF)
will be hotly contested
this year with three nominations for VFF President
from across the state.
At the close of nominations on 8 March, nominations for VFF president
were received from:
• Chris Nixon, a beef and
dairy farmer from Orbost;
• Meg Parkinson, an egg
producer from Fish Creek;
and
• Peter Tuohey, a grain
grower from Pyramid Hill.
The role of VFF vicepresident will also be con-
tested, with two nominees:
• Craig Ash, a dairy farmer
from Echuca
• David Jochinke, a grain
grower from Dimboola
“It is pleasing to see a
range of talented people
are vying for the responsibility to lead Victoria’s
farmers,” VFF chief executive officer Graeme Ford
said.
“For the first time
ever, every farmer-member of the VFF will have
the opportunity to vote
to elect their leadership
team. I encourage members to get to know the
candidates, find out what
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In VFF commodity
elections, the following members have been
elected unopposed:
• VFF livestock president:
Ian Feldtmann, a sheep
producer from Goorambat
• VFF livestock vice-pres-
ident: Michael Craig, a
sheep and cattle producer
from Harrow
• VFF United Dairy Farmers Victoria president:
Kerry Callow, a dairy
farmer from Macarthur.
A list of members who
have been successful in
nominating to the various
policy and commodity
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the VFF website.
VFF members can cast
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$10,000 is available to
assist young Australians
interested in a career in
quality wool production
and sheep farm management.
The Yiddinga Scholarship is is provided by the
Farran Foundation, courtesy of Edenhope grazier
Andrew Farran, through
Marcus Oldham College,
Geelong.
This scholarship is
available to students in the
first year of the Bachelor
of Business (Farm Business Management) or the
first year of the Bachelor
of Business (Agribusiness)
Andrew Farran has had
a long-time interest in,
and commitment to, the
Australian wool industry,
and his company, Yiddinga Holdings Ptd Ltd,
runs over 20,000 fine wool
Merinos at Edenhope in
the West Wimmera district
of Victoria.
Commenting on the
scholarship, Mr Farran
said that there have been
declining opportuinities
for quality tertiary education in the public sector
for agriculture.
The hands-on style
of education important
though that is provides
insufficient preparation
for young people entering
the industry at higher levels of management.
“Only 12 of Australia’s
39 universities provide
agricultural courses and
a number of these face
a gloomy future, as evi-
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CSIRO’s state of the climate
Australia’s land and oceans
have continued to warm in
response to rising CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil
fuels.
This is the headline finding
in the State of the Climate 2012,
an updated summary of Australia’s long term climate trends
released by CSIRO and the
Bureau of Meteorology today
(14 March 2012).
CSIRO Chief Executive, Dr
Megan Clark, said the latest
analysis painted a clear decadeto-decade picture of Australia’s
climate, while at the same time
noting its highly variable nature
from one year to the next.
“Much of Australia may
have lurched from drought to
floods since the previous State
of the Climate, but this has
occurred against a backdrop
of steadily increasing air and
ocean temperatures and rising
sea levels. What’s more, the rate
of change is increasing.
“The fundamental physical
and chemical processes leading to climate change are well
understood, and CSIRO and
the Bureau of Meteorology
observations demonstrate that
change is occurring now,” said
Dr Clark.
Bureau of Meteorology Acting Director, Dr Rob Vertessy,
said this updated summary
was based on improved understanding drawn from detailed
analysis of our national climate
record, which goes back more
than a hundred years.
“Ground, ocean and satellite
based observations are giving
us highly consistent observations of this warming trend.
State of the Climate 2012
confirms that each decade has
been warmer than the previous
decade since the 1950s, with an
increase in the number of warm
nights, and more monthly
maximum temperature records
being broken.
“CSIRO and the Bureau of
Meteorology will continue to
provide observations, projections, research, and analysis so
that Australia’s responses to the
challenges of a changing climate are underpinned by robust
scientific evidence of the highest quality,” said Dr Vertessy.
showed a general trend toward
increased spring and summer
monsoonal rainfall across Australia’s north, and a decline in
late autumn and winter rainfall
across southern Australia.
Sea-levels had risen around
Australia at rates equal to or
greater than the global average,
and sea-surface temperatures in
the region had increased faster
than the global average.
documents the annual growth
in global fossil-fuel CO2 emissions and other greenhouse
gases. The CO2 concentration
of the atmosphere had risen to
around 390 parts per million in
2011, a level unprecedented in
the past 800,000 years. During
the past decade it has risen at
more than 3% per year, which
is projected to cause significant
further global warming.
Temperature
• Each decade has been warmer
than the previous decade since
the 1950s.
• Australian annual-average
daily maximum temperatures
have increased by 0.75 °C since
1910.
daily mean temperatures have
increased by 0.9 °C since 1910.
overnight minimum temperatures have warmed by more
than 1.1 °C since 1910.
• 2010 and 2011 were Australia’s coolest years recorded since
2001 due to two consecutive La
Niña events
Rainfall
• Southwest Western Australia
has experienced long-term
reductions in rainfall during the
winter half of the year.
• There has been a trend
over recent decades towards
increased spring and summer
monsoonal rainfall across Australia’s north, higher than normal rainfall across the centre,
and decreased late autumn and
winter rainfall across the south.
Oceans
• Global-average mean sea level
for 2011 was 210 mm above the
level in 1880.
• Global-average mean sea level
rose faster between 1993 and
2011 than during the 20th century as a whole.
• The heat content of the world’s
oceans has increased during
recent decades, increasing the
volume of ocean waters and
contributing to sea-level rise.
• Sea-surface temperatures
around Australia have increased
faster than the global average.
• Sea-surface temperatures in
the Australian region in 2010
were the highest on record.
• Sea-surface temperatures have
increased by about 0.8 °C since
1910.
Greenhouse gases
• Fossil-fuel CO2 emissions
increased by more than 3 per
cent per year from 2000 to 2010.
• The concentration of CO2 in
the atmosphere in 2011 was 390
parts per million – higher than
at any time for the past 800,000
years.
• The main cause of the observed
increase in CO2 concentration
in the atmosphere is the combustion of fossil fuels since the
industrial revolution.
Understanding global
warming
• Both natural and human influences affected climate over the
past 100 years.
 Australia’s Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station, in northwest Tasmania, is a central facility in the global network of
atmospheric monitoring stations and provides vital information
about changes to the atmospheric composition of the Southern
Hemisphere. Managed by the Bureau of Meteorology, the
research program is jointly supervised by CSIRO and the
Bureau.
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• It is very likely that most of
the surface global warming
observed since the mid 20th
century is due to anthropogenic
increases in greenhouse gases.
• Human activities also have
influenced ocean warming,
sea-level rise, and temperature
extremes.
• The warming around Australia
is consistent with the global pattern and cannot be explained by
natural variability alone.
• There is evidence of changes
in extreme temperatures globally.
• No significant trends in
the total numbers of tropical
cyclones or in the occurrence
of the most intense tropical
cyclones have been found in the
Australian region
Future changes
• Australian average temperatures are projected to rise by 1.0
to 5.0 °C by 2070 when compared with the climate of recent
decades.
• An increase in the number of
droughts is expected in southern Australia but it also is likely
that there will be an increase in
intense rainfall events in many
areas.
Videos show crop responses to future climates
Want to see and hear
how researchers are tackling the challenges of
heatwaves in cropping
areas?
Now it is as simple as
visiting the DPI website
and watching some short
videos developed by Victorian scientists.
Four short video presentations have just been
uploaded to the DPI website about the Agricultural
Free Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment project
(AGFACE) at Horsham.
AGFACE grows crops
under carbon dioxide levels expected to be present
in 2050, a technique used
world wide at more than
30 sites for cropping systems, pastures and forests.
The Horsham site,
which is the only one of
its kind in the southern
hemisphere, is researching
aspects of crop growth,
soil, grain quality and
extreme heat impacts for
crops grown under higher
carbon dioxide levels.
DPI senior research
scientist Glenn Fitzgerald
features in one of the videos providing an overview
of the project and its aims.
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Dr Fitzgerald and four
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“DPI’s senior research
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“DPI scientists James
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“Agriculture has many
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AGFACE.
McLauchlan leads P&A Society
Keith McLachlan will
lead the Edenhope P&A
Society into it’s 150th
year, following the annual
meeting held last week.
Mr McLauchlan takes
over from Kelvin Lambert, who left the district
late last year.
A small, but enthusiastic gathering was held at
the showground pavilion.
Councillor
Warren
Wait acted as interim chair
for the election of office
bearers. He said that the
committee works well.
Christine Bull was reelected as secretary and
stated that this will be
her last year in this role.
The same goes for Sandra
Clutterbuck, re-elected as
treasurer for what will be
her last year.
New to the P&*A
SOciety committee is Alison Doelle, another young
person for the committee.
Items of note from the
general meeting were:
• Removal of pine trees
between the showground
and the footy ground. The
trees are a hazard as they
are dropping limbs.
• A grandstand for the
shearing shed is being
investigated which will
need to meet appropriate
standards.
• Insurance was discussed
with the treasurer asked to
source other quotes.
• The Girl Guides now
meet in the pavilion dining room and will help
with the market.
• A letter will be written to
the horse people regarding
the 2012 Show.
Sunday Market
The meal for this coming Sunday’s market at the
Pavilion will consist of a
hot meat and salads along
with a pudding and fruit
salad.
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For church service times,
please contact the Parish
secretary on 5586 4240
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CATHOLIC
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Sunday, 18 March
9.00am Edenhope
MASS
Fr Andrew Hayes 5585 1154
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ECUMENICAL
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• Birthday Notice
Wishing my dear ol’ dad
Reuben May Burns a
very happy 90th birthday
for Thursday 15th March.
May there be many more
to come.
Love always – Annie,
Pete, Ash, Bree and
Damo
xxx
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• Birthday Thanks
2nd Wednesday
10.30am EDMH Bade Wing
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LUTHERAN
_____________
Sunday, 18 March
10.00am Goroke
10.00am Edenhope
Pastor Sean McMaughan
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PRESBYTERIAN
_____________
1st & 3rd Sunday
2.00pm SA TIME Dergholm
Rev Don Broadwater 08 8733 4873
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UNITING
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BURRELL.
To everyone who has
sent their best wishes by
card, gave flowers, gifts
or came along to my 9th
birthday get-together at
the Mechanics Hall on
Sunday 4th March, thank
you very much.
Thank you also to my
family for a wonderful
day.
– Love Jean.
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• Meeting
• Professional Notices
JOHNNY MULLAGH PARK RESERVE
Notice is given of a
PUBLIC MEETING
To be held at Harrow Hall on 22 March at 7.30pm
The purpose of the meeting is to nominate no less
than three (3) or more than nine (9) persons as the
Committee of Management for the Johnny Mullagh
Park Reserve for a term of three years. The current
committees term will expire on 31 March 2012. All
positions will be declared open and nominations will be
accepted prior to or on the night. Nominations from
women are encouraged.
Further information, nomination forms and nominee
declaration forms may be obtained by contacting your
local Department of Sustainability and Environment
office or at the meeting. For further enquires please
contact the Secretary Phyllis Zwar on 55881288.
RURAL
VETERINARY
SERVICES
Dr Claire Hynes
BVSc (Hons)
Mb: 0419 621 886
Ph: 08 8762 1885
ruralvetservices@live.com.au
Travelling throughout
Western Victoria and
South East S.A.
• Public Notices
• Positions Vacant
• Public Notices
• Public Notices
WEST Wimmera Hockey
Club Training, Thursday
4-5pm Under 13; 5-6pm
Under 16; 6.30-8pm Men
and Women.
Contact Robyne Rainsford 5586 1218.
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RIVERDANCE. Farewell
performance, matinee,
Saturday, May 19, 2011.
Adelaide.
Naracoorte
Charters, 8762 0092.
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COPPER TRIANGLE, April
11-14, 2012. Highlights
include: Ducatoon Horse
Stud, Moonta Mines
Museum - tourist railway
ride; traditional Cornish
Pasty for lunch; Bungaree Station; Virginia
Nurseries. Stay at the
delightful Clare Country
Club for 3 nights. Naracoorte Charters. 8762 0092.
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• Community Services
Meals On Wheels
March 19 - 23
■ EDENHOPE
St. Malachy’s School.
• Bereavement Thanks
Cecile Close and family
thank their many friends
and relatives for their
support and thoughtful
care during our dearly
beloved Jim's latter years
and their kind expressions of sympathy, conveyed to us in so many
ways, following his recent
death.
May God bless you all.
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• In Memoriam
AMBULANCE
DIAL
000
HEALTH
SERVICES
Edenhope & District
Memorial Hospital
(03) 5585 9800
Doctor’s Surgery
(03) 5585 1006
Goroke Community
Health Centre
(03) 5363 2200
Harrow Bush
Nursing Centre
(03) 5588 2000
FIRE
000
DIAL
POLICE
DIAL 000
• APSLEY
(03) 5586 1210
• EDENHOPE
(03) 5585 1003
UHF Channel 40
• GOROKE
(03) 5386 1004
• HARROW
(03) 5588 1213
• KANIVA
(03) 5392 2244
Crime Stoppers Rural
1800 333 000
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FLOOD STORM
EMERGENCY
132 500
McDONALD, Colin
27/07/1952 – 19/03/2010.
We’ll be loving you
always.
– Wendy and family.
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• Wanted
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT REQUIRED
We seek an enthusiastic person to work on a
permanent part-time basis for our company. Flexible
hours: 2-3 days per week.
Skills required:
• Accountancy, using Quickbooks Enterprise, Excell/
Word,
• Good time management skills,
• ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team.
Duties to include:
• Bank reconciliation,
• BAS,
• Business Reporting.
Pay: on application.
Application closes: 20th March.
Diane Holland, 58 Camerons/Lampards Road,
Charam, 3318.
email: info@hollandbt.com.au; Phone: 0355886222.
• For Sale
ST.
PATRICK’S
Day
Garage Sale, 59 Lake
Street, Sat. March 17th,
9am–1pm.
Assorted
household items, tools,
furniture etc. Everything
must go!
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SCHOOL SHOES
HORSHAM FAMILY
FOOTWEAR
104 Firebrace Street
(opp. National Bank)
FORD Falcon FG G6E
Turbo, 2008, silk duco
with black leather, bluetooth, dual climate zone
etc. 102,000 kms, reg
WYL-920, full service
history, $25,000. Ring
0413 851 015.
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BEAN
STRAW. West
Wimmera Hockey Club
fundraiser, 3x3x6 $50,
payment on pick-up at
Langkoop end of March.
Contacts Richard Smith
55 866 239; Fiona Baxter
55 851 227.
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NETHERBY
WILL BE CLOSED
FOR 2 DAYS
Monday 19th March and
Tuesday 20th March
Will re-open on Wednesday 21st March.
Ben and Heather McPhee
National Rural Independents Ltd
LADIES’ LEATHER
HANDBAGS & WALLETS
AND MEN’S WALLETS
Horsham Family Footwear
104 Firebrace St. Horsham
Phone 5381 0000.
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Whites Gypsum & Lime
SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
STURDY set of wheel
chocks for Edenhope
Police Station car park.
Please call SC Darren
Ferluga if you can help.
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wish to advise that
they are now Agents for
Rural Merchandise Sales Person/Agronomist
West Wimmera Rural Services
We are seeking an energetic and ambitious individual
to become a critical member of our team for a full time
position in our rapidly expanding Independent Rural
Merchandise business.
The successful applicant will have a keen interest in
agriculture and demonstrate the following:
• Excellent communication skills with attention to
detail
• Ability to work unsupervised as well as enjoy a
team environment is a must.
• Current driver’s licence essential
• Agsafe qualification and forklift licence
advantageous, but not essential.
Prior experience in Rural Merchandising or Agronomy,
would be looked upon favourably but not essential as
extensive training will be provided to the right applicant.
If you would like to work in an independent store with
a highly motivated team servicing the local community
please send your written applications including CV by
23/3/12 to:
West Wimmera Rural Services
48a Elizabeth Street
Edenhope Vic. 3318
03 5585 1975
• Public Notices
PORTRAITS PAINTED
by Ron Penrose
Ron is taking commissions for 2013
CHECK OUT HIS WEBSITE
www.ronpenrosestudio.com
OR PHONE 03 55 831 534
EDENHOPE Showground
Market Sun 18 March
9am-1pm.
2-course
meal $12. Nappy lady,
Tupperware lady, Aussie
Woollen Quilts and more.
Chris 5586 5230.
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MASS
MANAGEMENT.
Simple, straightforward
system designed for
grain farmers & transporters. On-site service
and advice. Telephone
1300 35 00 89 for information.
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Sunday, 18 March
9:30am Edenhope GIDEONS
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HOCKEY: Come-and-Try
Day, for ages 5+, Saturday 24 March, 10-12noon
at Naracoorte hockey
grounds (sticks available). BBQ lunch to follow.
Ph. Gayle 08 87623676
for more information.
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and will continue to service the local
area as they have in past.
All enquiries can be made to:
Ben 0408 389 434 or AH 5570 1263
PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL AREA
KANGAROO
ISLAND,
May 14-17, 2012. Return
travel on the Sealink Ferry
to Penneshaw (KI). Seal
Bay and The Flinders
Chase National Park;
Spectacular sightseeing;
Cliffords Honey Farm and
The Marron Farm; Emu
Ridge Eucalpytus Distillery. Naracoorte Charters,
8762 0092.
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LADIES. You are invited to
come along and partake
in a “Pink Afternoon” at
the football clubrooms on
the 17th March between
1 and 4pm. Browse the
displays of Cardnell’s
Collection, Nutrimetics,
Tupperware and Lorraine
Lea Linen. Enjoy a chat
and afternoon tea, $5
entry with proceeds to
Breast Cancer Foundation. So mark this date on
your calendar. Hope to
see you there!
Carolyn, President,
Ladies’ Committee
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KOWREE TENNIS
ASSOCIATION FINALS
at the town courts
JUNIORS
start at 9.00am
Footballers v. Renegades
Goroke v. Harrow
All teams morning tea.
SENIORS
start at 1.00pm
Charam v. Harrow
Goroke v. Connewirricoo
All teams afternoon tea.
Darcy
Penrose
Fully
Full
ly Licensed
Licens Casual Dining

MONDAY-THURSDAY from 6:30pm

SUNDAY LUNCH from 12noon

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
EDENHOPE
MOTOR INN
massage
• Church Times
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ANGLICAN
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Copy closes 5pm on Mondays
Remedial
Masseur
TUESDAY: Edenhope
• 103 Elizabeth Street
THURSDAY: Harrow
• Bush Nursing Centre
For appointments
telephone 5583 1502
or 0428 831 502
Tel: 03 5585 1369
Local faces
places
news
YOUR HOST: CASPER ROBINSON
West Wimmera Advocate
157 Elizabeth Street, Edenhope Vic. 3318
• Public Notices
Basketball finals
• Public Notices
Concreter
Driveways, Sheds,
Footpaths, Silo Pads
Roger Chilton
0428 587 082
A free service for women 40 years and over.
NEXT TRIP: Tuesday, 24th April
Bus leaves Elsie Bennett Community Centre 11.15am
Book prior to 10th April with the Hospital, 5585 9800
— P. Kelly C.H.N.
FINE AMNESTY
• Overdue library
books?
• Fines on your library
card?
The Wimmera Regional
Library Corporation is
holding a Fine Amnesty
during March as part
of the National Year of
Reading 2012.
Return any overdue
items you have and
request that your fines
be forgiven – in lieu
of fines the Library is
requesting a donation
of non-perishable food
items for the Christian
Emergency
Food
Centre.
P Clark
CEO
THANK YOU...
To all our sponsors: Greenhill family, West Wimmera
Shire, Angove Wines, Warner Earthmoving, Rodwells,
M&M Wools, NAB, Bullarook Park Stud, Edenhope
Dept. Store, Edenhope Newsagency, Bendigo Bank,
Melindari Fashions,Lake Wallace Hotel, Edenhope
Meats, Dale & Sara McDonnell, West Wimmera
Advocate and Edenhope First National.
To my committee for their great effort in presenting
the track and surrounds in such a wonderful condition.
Special thanks to our MC Tim O’Donnell and to Sara
and Lachie for organizing the Young Members Marquee
and events, and to all those special individual helpers
who manned positions all day — it was an enormous
amount of work so to those who attended thank you
and to those who were unable attend, you missed a
great day last Saturday.
Kevin Forster
President
Edenhope Race Club
The primary aim of Little Athletics is to develop
positive attitudes and healthy lifestyles in
children through teaching relevant skills and
providing athletics related activities.
Edenhope Little Athletics Centre #158
FAMILY, FUN & FITNESS
You are invited to a
COME AND TRY DAY
Bobcat
Hire
INCLUDING
Trenching
and Post
Hole Boring
CONTACT:
W.M. Warner
Earthmoving
Tuesday 20 March 2012, 5.30-7pm
Come and try Little Athletes at our
final weekly competition day for the
2011–12 Summer season.
Age requirement 5-15 years old.
Meet at the Edenhope College Barn
(western side of multisport facility).
Enter from 40-48 Lake Street.
Wear runners, shorts and a polo top.
Bring a water bottle and a hat.
Enjoy a sausage or a hamburger at the
end of the athletic events.
All participants must be accompanied by their parent(s).
RSVP: Nikki Fawell, registrar on sharossie3@hotmail.
com or 03 5585 1198 by Friday 16 March 2012.
Ph 5585 1868
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Microchipping Day
27th March 2012 from 10am
EDENHOPE-APSLEY
FOOTBALL & NETBALL CLUB
TRIAL GAME
Edenhope-Apsley v.
Horsham United
A match of 6 quarters
involving senior players
will be played at
Edenhope on Saturday,
17 March, starting 1pm.
At West Wimmera Shire Council Depot, Farmers
Street Kaniva. Bookings to be made at our Kaniva
Office. Tel: 03 5392 7700.
$40.00 microchipping fee for each animal.
PLEASE NOTE: All Dogs & Cats over the age of three
months & any previously unregistered animals MUST
be micro chipped prior to registration.
Adrian Schmidt
WWSC Ranger
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THINK
Local
The Kowree Amateur
Basketball Association
finals were played over
the last week, with the
grand finals played last
Friday night in front of a
good crowd of spectators.
The grand final games
for the most part were
competitive, with the biggest winning margin at
22 points in the under-17
boys match.
Presentations
were
made to teams and individuals following after
the three junior games
and again at the end of the
two senior matches.
Carolyn Schapel, who
has held the position of
secretary for the past six
seasons, called it quits on
Friday night and received
appropriate acknowledgement for her contribution from president Luke
Riley and the spectators
1st Semi-final
U15 Girls: Panthers
20 (A Wall 6) d. All Stars
14 (K Cardnell 4). Best:
(P) E Gould, T Cardnell;
(AS) H Grigg, S Cryer.
U17 Boys: All Stars 36
(J Wall 16, T Adams 10)
d. Tigers 13 (S McClure
6, R Edwards 4). Best:
(AS) J Wall, S Lloyd; (T)
J Hanel, S McClure.
Women: Heat 67 (E
Geary 21, R Cryer 20)
d. Panthers 10 (M Lloyd
8). Best: (H) R Cryer, J
Hanel; (P) M Lloyd, D
Cardnell.
Men: White 27 d.
Black 20. Best: (W) M
Cranage, T Adams; (B) T
McClure, T O’Donnell.
2nd Semi-final
U14 Boys: Storm 39
(J Finnigan 12) d. Tigers
26 (J Wall 11). Best: (S) C
Williams, C Grigg; (T) C
Bennett, J Wall.
U15 Girls: Tigers 23
(D Shirrefs 11) d. Storm
21 (A Milner 8). Best: (T)
M Campbell, T O’Bryan;
(S) S Julian, L Patterson.
U17 Boys: Panthers 37
(S Milner 17, B O’Brien
11) d. Storm 26 (D Patterson 12, K Walkowsky
10). Best: (P) B O’Brien,
S Milner; (S) D Patterson,
C Bateson.
Women: Tigers 34 (S
Mulraney 12) d. All Stars
20 (S Domaschenz 10).
Best: (T) S Mulraney, S
Tuffnell; (AS) K Houlihan, J Mulraney.
Men: Tigers 45 (T
Mulraney 14) d. All Stars
44 (M Riley 28). Best: (T)
T Jennings, T Mulraney;
(AS) M Riley, J Ackland.
Preliminary Final
U14 Boys: Heat 35 (C
Bateson 26) d. Tigers 22
(G Smith 8). Best: (H) B
Finnigan, M Thomas; (T)
L Middleton, J Wall.
U15 Girls: Storm 28
Edenhope Little Ath’s
to compete in Bendigo
Three local athletes have qualified to compete at a
state track and field championship to be held during
March.
Edenhope athletes Jasmine Derrington, Kane Williams and Sam McClure will compete at the Little Athletics Victorian State Track and Field Championships
being held at the Bendigo Athletics Centre during the
weekend of 24-25 March.
Jasmine will compete in the 13-years-old girl’s High
jump and Kane is in the 9-years-old boy’s high jump.
Sam McClure will compete in the 15-years-old boy’s
200 metres, the long jump and the triple jump.
Edenhope AFL clinic
North Melbourne players will conduct an AFL
clinic at Edenhope College on Monday, 19 March
from 10.30-11.45am.
Players attending the
clinic include Drew Petrie,
Scott McMahon, Michael
Firrito, Ben McKinley,
Lachlan Hansen, Ben
Speight, Leigh Adams and
Majak Daw.
(L Patterson 16) d. Panthers 14 (A Wall 8). Best:
(S) S Julian, L Patterson;
(P) T Cardnell, A Wall.
U17 Boys. All Stars 34
(T Adams 20) d. Storm 24
(C Bateson 10). Best: (AS)
T Adams, S Lloyd; (S) C
Bateson.
Women: All Stars 26
(S Domaschenz 10) d. Red
Heat 12 (W Cryer 6). Best:
(AS) S Domaschenz, K
Houlihan; (H) K Bateson,
J West.
Men: All Stars 53
(M Riley, L Riley 14) d.
White 37 (M Cranage 11,
K Brooks 10). Best: (AS)
M Riley, W Jennings; (W)
K Brooks, M Cranage.
Grand Final
U14 Boys: Storm 35
(J Finnigan 10) d. Heat
20 (C Bateson 9). Best:
(S) K Williams, C Williams; (H) S McDonald,
B Gould.
U15 Girls: Storm 15
(A Milner 8) d. Tigers 14
(T O’Brien, M Rose 6).
Best: (S) S Julian, L Patterson; (T) M Campbell,
M Rose.
U17 Boys: Panthers
50 (B O’Brien 16) d. All
Stars 28 (R Wall 9). Best:
(P) B O’Brien, S Milner;
(AS) J Downward, J Wall.
Women: Tigers 28
(S Mulraney 12) d. All
Stars 21 (S Domaschenz
10). Best: (T) S Mulraney, H Campbell; (AS)
S Domaschenz, K Houlihan.
Men: All Stars 42 (M
Wimmera pennant
bowls grand finals
Due to a wash-out last
weekend, division-1 the
Wimmera pennant bowls
preliminary final was
played last Friday evening when Dimboola 14-81
defeated Coughlin Park
4-79.
Rinks: P Budde, R
Shiells, R Brown, G
Gazelle s d. A Leyonjehm,
P Hennessy, A Bessalaar,
G Kemp s 23-20.
L Chunging, M Roberts, P Becroft, C Unger
s d. T Kerr, R Hatcher,
Edenhope Golf Notes
Microchipping Day
3rd April 2012 from 10am
At West Wimmera Shire Council, Langford Street,
Old Shire Depot Shed. Bookings to be made at our
Edenhope Office Tel: 03 5585 9900.
$40.00 microchipping fee for each animal
Please Note: All Dogs & Cats over the age of three
months & any previously unregistered animals MUST
be micro chipped prior to registration.
Adrian Schmidt
WWSC Ranger
Classifieds: Small outlay - big results
Ladies’ Golf
It was opening day
for season 2012-13 last
Wednesday with a 2-ball
ambrose played over
9-holes.
Three teams tied for
first place, all finishing
with 13½, but it was Lyn
McClure and Fairleigh
Pettit who got the decision
on a countback from Di
Carberry/Jeannette Clutterbuck and Flo Ryan/Liz
Kealy.
Jeannette and Fairleigh
were nearest the pins.
Chicken Run
This week’s winner
was young Lachie Middleton who shot 24 stableford points over nine
holes. Liz Kealy scored 15
points to win the ladies’
division, while nearest the
pin was Andrew Jude.
Saturday Golf
Rex Millard was in
Riley 17, L Riley 15) d.
Tigers 34 (T Mulraney
15). Best: (AS) M Riley,
L Riley; (T) T Mulraney,
D Obst.
Award Winners
U14 Boys: Most valuable player, Cooper Bateson 16 votes; runner-up
MVP, Brodie Smith 15.
Most improved, Lleyton
Robertson. Best in finals,
Cooper Bateson (Heat).
U15 Girls: MVP,
Ali Milner 26 votes; r/
up, Abbey Wall 24. Others, Dulcie Shirrefs 23,
Jasmine Shirrefs 17,
Molly Campbell 11. Most
improved, Molly Campbell. Best in finals, Ali
Milner (Storm).
U17 Boys: MVP,
Dylan Vanzini 24 votes;
r/up, Tim Adams 14.
Others, Sam McClure,
Damon
Burns
12,
Cooper Bateson 10. Most
improved, Ryan Edwards
and Jamie Downward.
Best in finals, Brodie
O’Brien (Panthers).
Women:
MVP,
Sammy Mulraney 25
votes; r/up, Wendy Cryer
13. Others, Michelle
Lloyd, 11. Best in finals,
Sammy
Mulraney
(Tigers).
Men: MVP, Mark
Riley 30 votes; r/up,
Shayne Williams 16. Others to poll well, Taylor
Mulraney, Addison Milner 12; Dylan Vanzini 11.
Best in finals, Mark Riley
(All Stars).
fine form to win last Saturday’s stableford competition, also collecting a
nearest-the-pin prize. His
score of 39 points was too
good for runner-up Steven
Charlton on 36.
Coming Up
Fri. 16th, Chicken Run;
Sat. 17th, West Wimmera
Shire day, stableford (no
morning hit-off). Duty:
Andrew Wilson.
The Pro
D Dumesny, C Kemp s
20-16
R Danisch, B Gazelle,
F Neagle, A Krahe s lost
to C Oliver, R Pritchett, C
Stehn, J Flynn s 19-20.
R Clark, M Haby, L
Price, P Ross s lost to M
Mellington, C Decker, K
McClelland, P Beasley s
19-23
The grand final will see
Horsham City Blue take
on Dimboola at Sunnyside
this Saturday – City Blue
to win.
Division 2
The grand final will
see Sunnyside Pantehrs
play Goroke at Natimuk
on Saturday. The plastic
will suit Goroke and they
should emerge narrow
winners.
Division 3
The grand final will
take place this Saturday
between Sunnyside Bears
and Horsham City Gold at
Coughlin Park. The Bars
should be able to take the
title.
Bob Schott
• U15 r/up MVP, Abbey Wall; MVP, Ali Milner and most
improved, Molly Campbell.
• Women’s r/up MVP, Wendy Cryer and MVP Sammy
Mulraney.
• Men’s MVP, Mark Riley and r/up Shayne Williams.
• Top left: U15 winners,
standing, Lexie Gibb, Caila
J Phillips, Sharni Julian;
front, Shannon Downward,
Leah Patterson, Ali Milner.
• Above: U17 winners,
standing, Gavin Smith,
George Bradey, Shannon
Milner; front, Jack
Cupples, Brodie O’Brien.
• Left: Women’s winners,
standing, Ashleigh Ryan,
Sammy Mulraney, Kelli
Jude; front, Sophie Tuffnell,
Hayley Campbell.
• Right: U14 winners,
standing, Corey Williams,
Jackson Finnigan, Kane
Williams; front, Brodie
Smith, Jesse Iese.
• Below: Men’s winners,
standing, Mitch Linto, Mark
Riley, Luke Riley, Sam
Whitehead; front, James
Ackland, Will Jennings,
Theo Zaxos.
• U17 Most improved Jamie Downward, best in finals Brodie O’Brien, MVP, Dylan
Vanzini and most improved Ryan Edwards. MVP r/up, Tim Adams was absent.
• U14 r/up MVP, Brodie Smith, MVP Cooper Bateson and most improved, Lleyton
Robertson.
 CDCA Season 2011-12 champions, Pigeon Ponds. Standing, from left, umpire Neil Richardson, Mark Richardson, Joel Staude, Ryan Lloyd-Jones, Murray Staude, Daniel Brody, Sam Roberts, Jack Beaton,
Michael Lane, Robert Close (coach), umpire Des Wombwell and, kneeling, John Austin, Anthony Close, Will Staude, Craig Grant, Michael Craig and Peter Staude.
PIC: CASTERTON NEWS
Ponds are CDCA premiers
Pigeon Ponds continued their dominance of
the 2011-12 Casterton and
District Cricket Association season, with a comfortable victory over the
Casterton Maroons in last
weekend’s grand final.
Following the club’s
premiership honours in
2010-11, it was another
back-to-back effort to add
to the Ponds flags of 196768 and 1968-69. The only
loss for Pigeon Ponds in
the home-and-away series
was inflicted by Wando
Vale in round-2.
Both Pigeon Ponds and
Casterton were lacking
the services of their strike
fast bowlers; the Ponds
through marriage and Casterton through injury. But
with a longer bowling list,
Pigeon Ponds was able to
cover their loss more eas-
ily than Casterton.
Saturday
Casterton’s
Kane
Forbes won the toss and
decided to bat with the
sunny and cool conditions
perfect for a cricket grand
final.
Runs on the board in
finals matches are very
important from a psychological point of view, and
regardless of the target
total, teams batting second
often have to battle the
opposition bowlers and
their own psyche.
But the opening over
was not a good one for
the boys from Casterton.
The third ball of the afternoon was well pitched up
by Jack Beaton which saw
Matt Killey played around
it to be bowled for 0. A
bad start for the Maroons
with the team total on 1/1.
Kane Forbes joined
Ricky Killey in a tenacious rescue partnership,
but just as they looked like
getting on top, Forbes (17)
snicked a Sam Roberts
floater to a gleeful Craig
Grant at slip.
That partnership had
realised 37 runs and the
score was 2/38. but it
wasn’t too long before
the Maroons were really
struggling at 4/72 in the
50th over.
Bowling from the
southern end of Island
Park, Anthony Close was
working up a lot of pace
in an erratic, but effective
spell of fast bowling and,
nine runs later after 55
overs, he hasd Casterton
in trouble with a team total
of 5/81.
After a gritty knock
of 35 runs from 63 overs,
 Pigeon Ponds youngster, Daniel Brody, carried his bat after scoring 54 runs when
the match was declared.
PIC: CASTERTON NEWS
Ricky Killey was well
caught in the gully by
Will Staude off Close,
followed by Liam Gill
who played the ball onto
his stumps in the same
over. Both the seventh and
eighth wickets fell with
the score on 96.
The Maroons decided
to hit out before losing
their wickets and they
were all out for 114 in the
68th over.
Close had the best
bowling figures for the
Ponds with 4/13 from his
nine overs, with nine of
the 13 runs coming from
wides and no balls. Other
wicket takers were Sam
Roberts 2/15, Murray
Staude 1/9, Craig Grant
1/9, Jack Beaton 1/12 and
Joel Staude 1/22.
With 27 overs remaining before stumps, Pigeon
Ponds openers John Austin and Ryan Lloyd-Jones
batted carefully against a
Casterton front line attack
of Ricky Killey and Issac
Forbes. Matt Killey had
not recovered from his
semi-final side strain and
could not bowl.
In the 15th over, and
with the Pigeon Ponds
team total on 22, Austin
(13) was LBW to Forbes
and then in the 21st over,
Lloyd-Jones (12) mistimed a slower bowled
from Rick Killey and
played it onto his stumps.
Stumps were drawn
after 27 overs and Casterton were in with a slim
chance with the Ponds on
2/38; Will Staude (2 not
out) and Anthony Close (4
not out).
After 95 overs of
enthralling cricket, it was
the boys from Pigeon
Ponds who had the better
of the day’s play. Casterton would have to take
eight wickets for less than
76 runs to claim the premiership, while the Ponds
had 95 overs to reach their
115 runs target.
Sunday
The autumn sun continued to shine as the
teams and umpires gathered at midday to resume
their contest.
Casterton had to take
wickets in a hurry and in
the fifth over over of the
day, it was Forbes who
grabbed a sharp return
catch from Anthony Close
(9) at the third attempt.
Pigeon Ponds was
3/49, with 66 runs still
needed for the first innings
victory, and when Daniel Brody joined captain
Will Staude at the batting crease, their busy
approach to scoring runs
started to pay big dividends.
Their running between
the wicket saw singles
turned into twos, and twos
turned into threes as Casterton captain Kane Forbes
tried his best to stem the
run flow.
It was in the 63rd over
that Pigeon Ponds reached
their victory target of 115
for the loss of just three
wickets.
Refusing to give up
hope, the Casterton bowlers took the new ball and
with immediate success
as in the 66th over they
broke the fourth wicket
partnership when Staude
(36) was caught behind
from the bowling of Daniel Wombwell. The score
board showed Pigeon
Ponds on 4/130 but, alas
for the Maroons, this was
the last wicket to fall for
season 2011-12.
The game was called
off 11 overs later at the
afternoon tea break, with
Daniel Brody (54) and
Joel Staude (38), both
not out, and Casterton’s
chances gone with the
score at 4/183 after 77
overs. Wicket takers for
the Maroons were Kane
Forbes
2/41,
Daniel
Wombwell 1/11 and Rick
Killey 1/57.
This left the CDCA
premiership for season
2011-12 going to the allconquering Pigeon Ponds
Cricket Club.
CDCA president, John
Donegan
congratulated
both teams on the wonderful spirit in which the
game was played, along
with the umpires, the
groundsmen and the supporters of both clubs.
“This was the culmination of another successful
season for the Casterton
and District Cricket Association,” he said.
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