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MIDNIGHT DIP Police, residents want bollards after river crash

CALLS have been made for Calder Highway safety action after a car crashed into the Loddon River at the weekend. The Toyota Seca sedan, displaying green P-plates, careered through the Bridgewater Hotel carpark just before midnight Saturday, dodging a power pole and landing in water about 10 metres from the riverbank. Cars belonging to two hotel staff were damaged, timber posts lining the Calder Highway and steel flood measure posts flattened in the incident. The 24-year-old driver from Murrayville escaped the vehicle and was wrapped in blankets until police could take the man to Bendigo Health for treatment of minor injuries. A four-man Victoria Police search and rescue squad team connected wire ropes to the submerged vehicle late Monday morning before it was winched onto a tow truck and removed from the river. Hotel staff members finishing their Saturday night shift were in the car park when the car left the highway soon after 11.30pm. Hotel owner Virginia Hyland

said staff took the man inside the hotel and kept him warm until emergency services arrived. Both Virginia and Acting Sgt Mick Balazs said there had been a degree of luck the incident had not been more tragic. “People were standing in the carpark, there were still people inside where a live band had been playing,” said Virginia. “It’s left everyone a bit shocked. We’re just thankful no one was seriously hurt or worse. There are a million different scenarios that could have happened.” Acting Sgt Balazs said the crash highlighted the need for greater protection on the highway verge, possibly bollards, a call backed by residents. “The carpark in front of the hotel forms part of the pedestrian route taken by local residents and tourists every day to the riverbank,” he said. Sgt Balazs said it appeared the driver of the Toyota may have fallen asleep before the car crashed into the river. However, investigations were continuing. Department of Transport said it would support Victoria Police to investigate the incident to determine if further safety upgrades were required

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Constable Tim Rodgers (left) made his first dive with Victoria Police search and rescue squad at Bridgewater on Monday, securing wire ropes to the submerged car before it was winched back to land. Constable Rodgers was one of four members of the squad who arrived from Melbourne to assist with the salvage operation. Loddon police Acting Sgt Mick Balazs and Leading Senior Constable Grant Polglase assisted during the 60-minute operation, directing traffic crossing the Loddon River as guide ropes were lowered from the Calder Highway bridge and as local residents watched the car winched back to land. LH PHOTOS

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LECTRIC blanket still on “three” at 7am - yep, it’s been cold, frosty and foggy these winter weeks. And Bradley of Boort has clearly (perhaps not) been struggling to see out of the bedroom window, judging by his latest Treemendous roadside sign. His attempts to draw the foggy curtain on the day has well ... he’s well and truly mist it.

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OW fog can provide challenges to flying. One of the foggiest places in winter has to be Canberra where plane departures can be regularly delayed or even cancelled with even the hot air from Capital Hill failing to negate the pea-souper atmosphere that has as much clarity as some of the answers polllies give to questions. So, in the spirit of giving good advice to our readers, and in particular the Cockerell, perhaps another destination should be chosen when determining the next holiday itinerary. We’ve been told that the Cockerell decided to drive the family to sunny Queensland during the school holidays. But a three-day trip home with kids in car has brought out the declaration: “We’re flying next time!”

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E also heard that one kinda local was up bright and early to be at Sydney airport last Saturday for a flight down to Melbourne. Eventually, the flight departed

something like five hours later, which he said was vergin’ on the ridiculous. Meanwhile, others in his group did get away closer to on-time when they swapped airlines and ... flew via Brisbane back to Melbourne.

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LYING comes up with many funny stories. Like a passenger who liked getting his money’s worth. This demanding passenger wanted every complimentary item available, whether he needed it or not. Whether it was a can of pop, some peanuts, a set of earphones — if they were up-forgrabs, he was having them. When a fellow female passenger requested a sanitary towel to assist with an emergency situation, he decided he wanted one as well. The flight attendant tried to reason with him, but he wouldn’t take no for an answer. Wondering why he would even want a pantyliner, the flight attendant handed one over ... only for him to peel the paper backing off and stick it to his face like a sleeping mask!

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ID you hear about the chap at the airport today who saw a man collapse on the luggage carousel. He slowly came around. Or for a current day one - Vladimir Putin was at an airport and is going through customs. Customs officer: Occupation? Putin: No, just visiting.

NEW PUB HOSTS Michele and Matt Mizzi have just had their first

week dispensing cheer and welcoming patrons to the Newbridge Hotel. They had previously owned the Snake Valley Hotel, near Ballarat and were looking for their next venture when deciding to head to a river location “and one a few degrees warmer than Ballarat”. Michele said: “We want to just keep improving the hotel and make sure it stays community-based, welcoming locals and tourists.” LH PHOTO

Channel weeds getting the chop WEEDS have been removed from Goulburn Murray Water irrigation channels during the season shutdown. Water delivery services general manager Warren Blyth said submerged weeds affected water flow, promoted silting and caused issues with automatic

regulators, which could reduce the ability for GMW to deliver water to its customers. “The irrigation shut down period allows the perfect opportunity for us to undertake a range of treatments which include dewatering channels and herbicide spraying or injections,” he said.

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Hemp plan hatched for old pet food factory THE former Pyramid Hill pet food factory site could be back in use within 12 months processing industrial hemp. Yarrawalla’s Kia-Ora Piggery owner Tom Smith has signed contracts to buy the factory site idle since Bush’s Pet Foods closed operations in February 2009. Mr Smith is now looking to irrigation farmers across the Loddon to grow hemp in spring and summer for processing from next June. He said water was key to growing hemp crops. Mr Smith said on Tuesday the aim was to have vertical integration of irrigators in the production and investment of hemp processing in the region. “It is our intent to use this facility for the processing of hemp and also considering others to use parts of the facility,” he said. An initial meeting last month saw 22 people express interest in the venture but “that there were very few who were immediate local farmers, who I want most to be involved”. “I am in the process of trying to attract irrigation croppers within a 50km range of Pyramid Hill to grow hemp ... getting farmers involved from around Pyramid Hill and Boort,” Mr Smith said. Speakers at the first meeting

included Leigh Fletcher from Western Murray Land Improvement Group that did a trial with hemp this summer at Wakool, David Brian of Southern Hemp, and Matt Lutter, a partner with a consortium that has valueadding plans to make hempcrete bricks. Mr Smith said material supply challenges for the building industry made value-adding products from hemp more attractive. “We are now reliant on achieving with the Loddon Shire a building permit; and our neighbours and community to allow us a planning permit to be able to utilise the factory,” Mr Smith said. “We have already communicated with some of the neighbours of the factory about what is happening. We will make every effort to communicate and have as little negative impact to the amenities of those close by as we can.” Mr Smith will visit the United States next month to investigate hemp processing systems. “There are 50,000 uses for hemp and varying systems for processing the stems and herbs,” he said. Plans for the Pyramid Hill venture will be again discussed at a meeting on Monday night.

Acclaimed documentary will get home-town screening THE acclaimed Lake of Scars documentary will finally have a screening in Boort. The Bill Code-produced 95-minute documentary on the indigenous history of Lake Boort and the work of local Paul Haw has screened to full houses around Australia and will be shown in Boort on July 23. The film highlights the beauty and rare archaeological and environmental significance of Lake Boort. The Lake of Scars is as much a portrait of a hidden facet of history and environment as it is a musing on what reconciliation can look like in Australia. With organic relics at its heart, the film examines the preservation of culture and environment as our protagonists fight for scarred trees to be preserved, for middens and stone scatters to be protected and rec-

ognised, for environmental flows of water to be allowed into the seasonal lake, and for a ‘keeping place’ to be eventually built in Boort. Paul said that as as a result of the documentary being screened all over Australia visitors were starting to flock to Boort. “Last Sunday, the Lake Batyo Catyo Landcare Group travelled to Boort to visit the Keeping Place and Lake Boort,” he said. Paul’s Keeping Place houses many artefacts from the Boort area and already receiving around 100 visitors a week, mainly as a result of the documentary.” Boort Tourism Development Committee donated $2000 towards the documentary. “This will be a great investment as it will benefit tourism in the Loddon Shire for many years to come,” he said.

IN BRIEF Inquest begins THE inquest into the disappearance of Pyramid Hill’s Krystal Fraser in 2009 opened on Monday. The Coroner’s Court began a sixday inquest in Melbourne into her disappearance after Coroner Katherine Lorenz found there was reasonable evidence to suspect Krystal was deceased and “presumed murdered”.

Three times limit A 41-YEAR-OLD Salisbury West man will appear in court after police alleged he drove with a blood alcohol reading of 0.147 last Wednesday. Police said the man was stopped near Inglewood Golf Club at 9.15am

Veterans’ day VIETNAM Veterans Day will be commemorated with a short service at the Inglewood memorial on August 18. Inglewood and Bridgewater RSL sub-branch is organising the service.

Summer fighters RECRUITMENT opened this week for 300 project firefighters to work with Forest Fire Management Victoria over summer,

39 cases

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THERE are currently 39 active COVID-19 cases in the Loddon Shire. There was a jump of 13 new cases recorded yesterday.

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Mulch firm offers close next week

SCATO Plus liquidators are confident the company can resume operations under new owners. Liquidator Craig Crosbie said there had been “significant interest” in the assets of the Scato Plus mushroom mulch business, including the land and buildings at Newbridge. “A number of site visits by prospective purchasers have been undertaken. All interested parties have been asked to provide an offer to acquire the Scato Plus assets by July 22,” he said. “The liquidators have been greatly assisted by the Scato Plus directors and former employees. I believe there is a good prospect that the Scato Plus operations will recommence under a different ownership structure in the future.” Mr Crosbie said liquidators were appointed as there were insufficient funds available to enable ongoing operating costs of the business to be paid. “Unfortunately, that meant the employment of all staff was terminated upon the commencement of the liquidation,” he said. “We are assisting former em-

ployees access the Commonwealth Government’s Fair Entitlement Guarantee Scheme which makes payments to employees for any unpaid entitlements such as wages, annual leave, long service leave, payment in lieu of notice and redundancy pay. “The liquidators have been working with FEG during this process and we understand employee entitlements will be paid by FEG over the coming weeks,” said Mr Crosbie, of Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Final months ‘on edge’ for long-time workers GRANT Simmons and Graeme Falls were among 30 employees who lost their jobs when Scato Plus went into liquidation last month. The two long-time staff members at the Newbridge site last weekend spoke of the supportive environment that had once existed at Scato Plus for workers. Grant had been with the company for almost 17 years and became a team leader. But the atmosphere changed earlier this

year to one of uncertainty with the owners making plans to retire and sell the operation. The Loddon Herald understands a sale was close to finalisation in March but fell over two months later. “We really didn’t know what was going on ... there were rumours left, right and centre,” said Grant at his Bridgewater home last weekend. “People were on edge and not knowing if they would have a

job the next day. People were stressed out. “We had gone back to basic hours and were sometimes finishing early and the compost being produced has dropped off. So it didn’t comes as a surprise.” Grant has been one of the lucky workers, picking up new employment in Bendigo. The story has not been as good for Graeme who had travelled from Eaglehawk daily since 2011. Now 63 and with a disabled

son, Graeme said age was making it difficult to find a new job. Both Grant and Graeme said directors Mick Surridge and Bill Littleson had helped them and other workers when facing personal challenges. “They looked after us,” said Grant who received a special certificate when notching up 10 years with the company. “And the Christmas parties were great occasions for our families,” said Graeme.

Healthy Minds Network art competition

Healthy Heart of Victoria update Construction is underway at the Healthy Heart of Victoria funded community garden at Bridgewater Railway Station. Kooyoora Women’s Network is leading the project. The 12 garden beds were built during a recent working bee. The Network has ordered soil and mulch from local businesses. Once the gardens are full of soil, Bridgewater, Inglewood and St Mary’s Primary Schools will plant them, guided by a horticulturist. Healthy Heart of Victoria is working with local fitness trainer Sherryn O’Flaherty to create outdoor fitness equipment exercise programs

Former Scato Plus employees Graeme Falls and Grant Simmons. LH PHOTO

for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced fitness levels. The programs will help residents build their confidence and encourage use of the equipment. Outdoor fitness equipment is currently located in Boort, Wedderburn and Pyramid Hill, with new equipment also coming to Inglewood soon. Three new water refill stations will be provided in Boort, Pyramid Hill and Serpentine. These are in addition to the two installed at the Bridgewater Swimming Hole and Inglewood Park in 2019.

In an effort to continue to raise awareness of mental health within the Loddon community, the Loddon Healthy Minds Network will be conducting their art competition again in 2022. The category themes can guide the entrants as they develop their entries. The themes are chosen to challenge entrants to explore why mental health is important to everyone, and ways to challenge mental health stigma. All entrants must live in, or attend a school, within the

Loddon region, all artwork must not be larger that one metre in size, entries must be accompanied with a signed entry form to be valid and be received at the Loddon Shire Office at 41 High Street, Wedderburn, Vic, 3518 by 1 August 2022. To express interest in participating in this year’s 2022 Art Competition, or for further information please contact Vicki Andrew, Council’s Community Wellbeing Administration Officer on (03) 5494 1230, or via email on healthyminds@loddon.vic.gov.au

Koorie Kids Shine Kindergarten is a safe place for kids to continue to grow and develop. At kindergarten, children make new friends, enjoy fun activities and get ready for school. Koorie Kids Shine provides free kindergarten to Aboriginal

children aged 3 and 4. To find out more about Koorie Kids Shine, visit: www.vic.gov.au/ koorie-kids-shine For Koorie education guidance and support, contact the Koorie Education Coordinator for Loddon Campaspe on 1300 338 691.

Loddon kindergarten 2023 enrolments close on August 31. To enrol your child in kindergarten, visit: https://www. loddon.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/ Forms-and-permit-applications/ Online-kindergarten-enrolment

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Stirring volunteer pot HARD Hill Reserve is a natural asset and a major attraction for visitors coming to Wedderburn. And the reserve’s committee president Robyn Vella has put out the call for more local residents to become volunteers managing the historic goldfield area on the edge of town. Robyn was joined by fellow volunteers last week when they inspected work on the new $12,000 eucalyptus stew pot being installed at the reserve. “Volunteers have raised the money to put in the new stew pot that’s being constructed by local business Turf Engineering,” Robyn said. “We’ve raised the money through the Dectector Jambouree and also site fee donations as an RV-friendly camp location. “And with the stew pot, we produce eucalyptus oil, bottle and sell it locally.” “We market the reserve to coach companies, car clubs who bring visitors to see the stew pot in action.” With the committee of management’s annual general meeting in September, Robyn is encouraging more people to be part of the team. “We really want to see more residents involved ... helping with the stew pot, tree planting, sweeping out the shelters and other basic maintenance,” Robyn said. “We tell volunteers to give as much time as you want to give and be out in the fresh air enjoying the natural environment.

Mapping history of state park FRIENDS of Kooyoora this weekend begin their project to document the park’s history. Convenor Robert Scholes said history talks and displays at Rheola Hall would also encourage people to share memories and photographs of the park. “It is anticipated that processes of collecting data and documentation will take some time and most likely be an ongoing process,” he said. “Like all landscapes, Kooyoora is made up of layers of history starting from the time the first rocks were laid down to what exists today. “As new layers continue to be laid down, the Friends consider it is important to acknowledge and respect all those layers that have gone to form the history of this remarkable place. “The Friends are in the process of identifying the various layers that may make up the history of the park area and acknowledge those various layers throughout their documentation process.”

Car crash rescue Deborah Whearen, Murray Smyth, Wendy Luttgens and Robyn Vella check out work replacing the Hard Hill reserve stew pot. LH PHOTO It’s not onerous and it’s not every day.” The call-to-arms from the Hard Hill committee comes as the 2021 Census showed a quarter of Loddon Shire residents volunteered with local groups and the shire council adopted its new volunteer strategy. The council strategy came after an online survey and commu-

nity focus discussion groups to better understand the strengths, challenges and opportunities for volunteering in Loddon Shire. There was also engagement with secondary schools across the shire involving 36 students under the age of 18. Community consultation revealed a strengths of volunteering including strengthened

community spirit and a sense of satisfaction. It also revealed a barriers such as red tape, ageing volunteers and burnout Strategic directions in the policy are to promote and recruit volunteers, build capacity of volunteers and organisations, celebrate volunteers and include volunteers in decisions that affect them.

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Verandah work starts soon

RESTORATION of the dangerous Royal Hotel verandah in Inglewood is expected to start within weeks. Melbourne-based VPD Construction last Friday erected new construction fencing around the verandah of the hotel that has been closed for almost two years. The company’s Matt McEwan said work was expected to start in August when building materials on order since May should arrive. Mr McEwan said initial work would investigate the current verandah before making a start to rectify and replace sections facing Brooke and Verdon Streets. Loddon Shire Council has a building notice on the verandah and has taken court action against owners Jika Jika Land Pty Ltd. The latest hearing gave the company a further extension until August 30 to make the verandah safe.

EMERGENCY service volunteers rescued three people trapped in a car at Wedderburn Junction on Saturday night. CFA volunteers from Korong Vale and Wedderburn brigades and Wedderburn SES unit were called to the crash on a dirt road about 10.30pm. Community members with previous rescue training were also on the scene. The driver and passengers were later taken to Bendigo Health. Police inquiries continue.

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Ready to restore ... the Royal Hotel Council last year granted a planning permit to the company to remove the verandah but retaining posts and the historic grapevine. However, owner Stephen Prior told the Loddon Herald earlier this year that company plans had changed and the verandah of the historic hotel, designed by goldfields architects William Vahland and Robert Getzshmann, would stay.

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Coliban wants to be ‘in step with growth’

COLIBAN Water wants to be at the table with Loddon Shire Council in the early planning stages ahead of population growth, said CEO Damian Wells. Mr Wells said the key focus “is making sure we are in lockstep with local government”. He was speaking following release of the water authority’s new five-year community draft last week that proposes annual price increases between 1.9 and 2.5 per cent plus inflation. Mr Wells said the plan included a $435 million “big water build” program for the customerfunded Coliban. He said some projects in the Loddon would start this financial year and spill into 2023-2024. They include upgrading Korong Vale water treatment plant that supplies drinking water to Wedderburn. “We are upgrading the water treatment process to introduce additional treatment barriers to add even further safety to the safe drinking water treatment processes. The additional investment will be the installation of ultra violet treatment infrastructure,” he said. Bridgewater water treatment

plant tank upgrade will see replacement of Inglewood basin with a dedicated treated water storage and pump station and back-up generator at Bridgewater and increase the overall climate resilience and safety of water supplies. “There are also solar projects planned for Wedderburn, Bridgewater and Pyramid Hill – all pending approvals,” he said. “These will harness solar power to reduce energy costs of the water treatment assets,” Mr Wells said. Ongoing projects will include pipe renewal at Boort. Mr Wells said the region was experiencing significant growth, including Loddon communities, where cases could be made in future for service connections and improvements at Newbridge and Bridgewater. The Newbridge community has been advocating for connection to water and sewerage. Mr Wells said Coliban had work to improve services beyond the next five year plan. Coliban’s draft community plan is open for feedback before being submitted to the Essential Services Commission.

TOOLS TO MEMORY Laurie Maxted’s latest artistic creations have been unveiled at Boort District Health. Tools and implements long discarded on district farms and in back gardens were skilfully repurposed for the new healing garden that was given the big tick by BDH quality manager Nicole Fuller this week. After an amazing community response to an appeal late last year for old rabbit traps, horse shoes and other agricultural implements, dozens of donations were incorporated into a new sculpture. Nicole and Sinu Varghese from the maintenance section built the frame to hold Laurie’s work.

Bid to boost local investment

LOCAL companies have been featured on new website INVEST Loddon Mallee that highlights the economic strengths and opportunities in the region. The website initiative was created by the 10 local government areas that form Loddon Mallee region, including Loddon Shire. It provides a comprehensive overview of the region’s industries, locations and

COMING DOWN Demolition started last

Saturday of the Inglewood ambulance station when crews moved in to begin removing salvageable items from the station residence. The State Government announced in May the new Inglewood station would be built this year. The station will feature a three-bay garage for ambulances, rest and recline areas for paramedics to recuperate.

investment opportunities. It showcases some of the innovative businesses already thriving in the region and highlights projects seeking investment. Information available to potential investors on the website also help tell the story about the benefits of doing business in Loddon and within the greater region. Among local businesses featured are Boort’s Saluté Oliva and Bridgewater’s Hay Australia.

Endangered bird making strong local comeback TERRICK Terrick National Park is leading the population rebound for the endangered Plainswanderer bird. La Trobe University PhD Dan Nugent said more Plains-wanderers had been recorded during the recent survey than at any time since monitoring began in 2010. Terrick Terrick was one of two survey sites in Mr Nugent’s research.. “We detected 60 adults and 41 chicks. This is more than double the previous best result in 2018 when 30 adults and 17 chicks were detected,” Mr Nugent said. “A further encouraging sign was that 85 per cent of monitoring sites supported Plains-wanderers – the highest percentage of sites since surveys began 12 years ago.” The survey, released this week, was undertaken by La Trobe University in partnership

with North Central Catchment Management Authority as part of a report for Department of Environment Land and Water and Planning. Since 2010, ecologists have monitored Plains-wanderer numbers in native grasslands across private and public land on the northern plains of Victoria. NCCMA project manager Laura Chant said that as well as improvement in technology and survey methods over the years, the record numbers were likely the result of both human and non-human intervention. “The La Nina climate cycle facilitated a wide-spread and prolonged breeding event, which is likely to have boosted their numbers,” Ms Chant said. “Also, it’s highly likely the habitat management and protection measures we, and several partner organisations, have taken

Olive yield up on predictions

THE 2022 harvest of 9.5 million litres of olive oil was a strong improvement on the previous lower-yielding year in 2020, Cobram Estate has told the Australian Stock Exchange. In an end-of-harvest statement, the company said the 2022 Australian crop that includes groves at Boort had exceeded its internal budget by about 15 per cent and was 53 per cent higher than 2020 when 6.2 million litres was harvested. Cobram Estate said the increased yield reflected: z The age profile of its Australian olive groves, with the groves increasing yield as they progress towards maturity; z The program of continual improvement in both olive growing and milling driving higher average yields of its mature orchards across all three farms; z The favourable growing conditions experienced during the season; and

z The positive impact of the company’s investment in risk mitigants, including significant investment in frost fans in recent years. Cobram Estate said it was experiencing cost pressure across the business notably for fertilisers, electricity, diesel, packaging materials and freight. “In Australia these cost increases have been mostly offset by lower than average water costs,” Cobram Estate reported. “The company experienced more rainfall than normal at its Australian groves. This resulted in operational challenges but, thanks to the effort from our management teams, employees and our contractors, this did not materially impact ... ability to complete the harvest on time or the quality of the oil produced.” Cobram Estate said its Australian sales remained strong. The company’s shares were trading at $1.41 yesterday morning.

over many years to protect this incredible bird are proving to be highly effective – including conservation covenants and strategic grazing of conservation reserves.” DELWP’s Dr Aaron Grinter, said monitoring the elusive bird was a challenge. “Plains-wanderers are highly cryptic; they are almost never seen during the day when most active because of their excellent camouflage and wariness of predators, making detectability a major challenge for researchers,” said Dr Grinter. Mr Nugent said although the survey results were welcomed by conservationists, there remained significant concerns for the future of Plains-wanderers. “In Victoria, habitat loss driven by conversion of native grasslands to croplands is a major threat,” he said.

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SHEEP SUPPLY remained similar at 7800 lambs and 2000 sheep at Bendigo on Monday. One major NSW exporter was again absent due to the plant having a winter shutdown, and not all other buyers were fully active. he market was erratic. There was isolated dearer sales of neat trade and heavy lambs sized around 28kg cwt that drew domestic support, but bidding lacked consistency and when all sales were calculated together the market was similar to a few dollars easier than a week ago. One pen of heavy export lambs topped at $287 but most sales of 30kg cwt plus crossbreds were between $238 and $265/head at an estimated average of 740c/kg cwt. The heavy 26-30kg cwt lambs sold from $217 to $240, highlighting how the market did perform around quality and which buyers locked onto a certain pen. The same trend was evident over the trade lambs with buyers prepared to pay a premium for

the better shaped and finished lambs at $190 to $215 for stock sized from 22-26kg cwt, but with plainer types in rougher skins from $171 to $185/head. On a carcass basis the better quality trade lambs were in a range of 780c to 830c/kg, while the secondary lots varied from 700c to 770c/kg cwt. Heavy fed Merino lambs sold to $226 but the majority were plainer domestic and light types at $125 to $173/head. Light crossbred lambs sold from $130 to $155 for those with frame, and from $100 to $125 for smaller types. The mutton yarding was limited and not all processors competed. Heavy crossbred ewes realising $180 to $220 with the majority of sales around $200/ head. Heavy Merino ewes in higher value skins were making $180 to $227 and Merino wethers to $198/head. Most sheep sales were estimated in a range of 560c to 620c/kg cwt. CROSSBRED LAMBS SN & DA Collins Bridgewater Nth (36)

$265, GK & TA Turnbull Bridgewater (54) $234, Mark Hall Wychitella (55) $230, MN Isaac Powlett Plains (39) $228, J Davidson Pompapiel (26) $218, A & K Twigg Pyramid Hill (87) $218, Mrs L Dingwall Pyramid Hill (32) $217, GR Dobson Echuca (23) $209, P Webb Bridgewater (29) $200.

MERINO LAMBS SN & DA Collins Bridgewater Nth (11) $226, Greg Chandler Barham (46) $170.

MERINO WETHERS WA & JK Bellenger Arnold (58) $184.

CROSSBRED EWES DI & CL Palmer Bamawm (31) $200.

MERINO EWES Lott Family Trust Rochester (66) $178, WBM Farming Pyramid Hill (145) $156.

grain Boort Grain Co-op prices at Tuesday. Wheat - H1 $398 FIS. H2 $393 FIS. APW $378 FIS. ASW $361 FIS. GP1 $341 FIS. Barley - PL1 ISCC $364 FIS. SP1 ISCC $364 FIS. Bar1 $350 FIS Pulses - Faba1 $400 FIS. Faba 2 $390 FIS. Season 2022-2023 deld - APW MG $391. Bar1 MG $332 +$20 Malt

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Figures show change By KERRIE ALLEN

1. In the movie Toy Story, what is the name of the toy cowboy? 2. True or false – the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound. 3. In which Olympic event would you perform a Fosbury flop? 4. Bananas are a good source of what element on the periodic table? 5. How many dots are on a standard dice? 6. Mt Everest is in which mountain range? 7. The hammer, the stirrup and the anvil are all bones in which part of the human body? 8. What type of mines would you find in Coober Pedy, South Australia? 9. The assassination of which figure caused World War One? 10. What are the colours of the five Olympic rings? 11. Which famous classical composer was deaf? 12. George Lucas is the creator of which movie and TV franchise? 13. In days, what is average gestation period for cattle? 14. Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita? 15. A ruby is what colour? 16. Havana is the capital city of which country?

LATEST National Visitor Survey data just released by Tourism Research Australia, shows birdwatching brings even bigger bucks than previously thought. The data released in June, shows year ending March 2022, the number of domestic tourists who birdwatched in our country has skyrocketed by 40 per cent in 12 months, up to 751,000 people. And tourists who birdwatched helped the Aussie economy by spending $414 million in that one year alone. At least four years’ worth of data now shows nature-based activities consistently dwarf active outdoor sports activities in terms of number of participants and spend. The domestic data is in addition to international figures which pre-covid, showed a further 608,000 international tourists birdwatched in Australia and

LAST week’s Loddon Herald included the story, disturbingly, of how the local government share of Commonwealth taxation revenue had almost halved since financial assistance grants were introduced by the Federal Government in 1996. Now barely receiving 0.5 per cent, Cr Gavan Holt told his councillors that the Australian Local Government Association is pushing for the rate to return to one per cent. He suggested that such a rise would bring many millions of dollars into the coffers of Loddon Shire ready to be spent on roads, services, infrastructure and investment for the future.

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spent a whopping $2.6 billion. This latest nature-based tourism data comes just after the Commonwealth Government’s State of The Industry report published last month, which warned: “The visitor economy faces serious labor shortages and increased international competition”. So, what does Australia have that other countries don’t, which we could effectively market to ensure our financial futures? “Our Unique Wildlife and Landscapes Studies by Tourism Australia have shown our wildlife is a number one attraction. Better still, it is already here – if we look after it - there’s no infrastructure investment required. This data is proof we have just one component of wildlife

watchers – birdwatchers – bringing us over $3 billion already. The Government’s Thrive 2030 Strategy aims to see the visitor economy spend reach $230 billion by 2030. Currently Victoria lags Queensland and New South Wales for the number of jobs and spend associated with tourism. In 20/21, Victoria saw roughly half the Gross State Product derived from tourism, as New South Wales. This does not appear covid related, because it was also roughly half in 2018-2019. The solution is obvious. It’s time we protected and valued our wildlife.

Kerrie Allen is a spokesperson for Regional Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting

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Sir, Recently I’ve been making calls to locals across the Loddon Shire to chat about what matters to them most. Many people have told me how they are struggling with their energy bills, on top of juggling the cost of petrol, groceries, and other household bills. I have talked to them about how the Andrews Labor Government is wanting

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Governments at state and federal levels have increasingly succeeded over recent decades in shifting costs, services and responsibility onto local government. At the same time, while they may talk about record dollar levels of grants and allocations, the reality is that local councils have been dudded of their fair share. And topping the list to miss out have been rural councils. Governments have failed in their responsibility to invest in local infrastructure and services to an appropriate level.

It is a credit, ongoing, to the resourcefulness of local communities that so much has been achieved with so little. Try seeing our city cousins reach the same high levels of attainment with miniscule amounts of money? We all know it simply wouldn’t happen. But country communities should not be penalised. Rather they should be rewarded. Let’s hope there are ears in government able to hear that the financial support increasingly denied rural towns and municipalities should be reversed much sooner than later.

to save them and other local families money by making their power bill a bit fairer. From July 1, every Victorian household is now eligible for a once-off $250 Power Saving Bonus payment for using the Victorian Energy Compare website. It is designed to help you get the best deal on your electricity bill and even if you are already on the best plan, you’ll still get a $250 payment. Many households who use the website save around $330 off their power bill.

Combined with the Power Saving Bonus, that’s nearly $600 back in your pocket! The Power Saving Bonus, plus everything else the Andrews Labor Government is doing to help families out – like making kinder free for three- and fouryear olds from next year, will help locals focus on the stuff that really matters – like taking the kids or grandkids to the movies on the weekend, or going out for dinner.

Martha Haylett – Labor candidate for Ripon

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Bringing benefits to our towns COMMUNITY has been at the heart of banking in Inglewood and districts communities for 15 years. The vision and enthusiasm that motivated communities in 2007 to jump at the rare opporrtunity to buy a bank, keeps delivering dividends for local towns. Community Bank Inglewood & Districts next week celebrates its milestone of providing local people with local banking services. Board chair Linda Younghusband said: “The vision and commitment to keeping banking services local has never wavered in our 15 years and this very much drives the strength and resilience of our community bank. “A strong community bank helps us strengthen our communities, too, and support our people and organisations in their aspirations,” she said. There has been a bank on the corner of Brooke and Verdon Streets, Inglewood since 1861 when the Bank of New South Wales constructed a grand double-storey Victorian brick building that stood until demolished in 1969, replaced by a simpler design that is today’s home of the Inglewood community bank. When the Bank of New South Wales, by then Westpac, left town in 1995, IOOF took over the premises to provide residents with a banking facility until it was acquired by the Bendigo Bank in 1999. Founding chairman and current board

member Max Higgs recalls: “In early 2006, in what is now Cousin Jack’s café, then manager of the bank, Jill Burdett and myself met with representatives of Bendigo Bank to discuss the possibility of purchasing the branch and operating it as a community bank. “The motivation behind this idea was twofold. Firstly, to secure a long-term banking facility for the community. “Secondly, banks make money and the Bendigo Bank community banking model allows half of the profits generated in a community to be returned to that community. The offer to buy was too good to refuse.” Jill Burdett would become the local community bank’s first manager. “Our steering committee traversed the district gaining support from potential new customers,” she recalled. “Local people were quick to embrace the community bank concept and many have remained loyal customers,” Jill said. Current manager Michael Prowse, who last week notched up 20 years in the banking industry says the community banking model allowed the Inglewood bank to “reinvest profits back into local communities and strengthen those communities”. In addition to the Inglewood branch, there’s also a thriving Bendigo Bank agency in Wedderburn. It was a brave and bold move by Bendigo Bank to establish its community model more than 20 years ago. Today, there are 324 Community Bank branches throughout Australia ... Inglewood is one.

Meet your local team MICHAEL Prowse (centre) leads the friendly team at Community Bank Inglewood and Districts, daily providing the Bendigo Bank suite of services available for customers and promoting the benefits to local communities in banking locally. Michael is pictured his team members Janette Nixon, Ruth Penny, Lachie Scarff and Nic Angove at the bank in Brooke Street, Inglewood.

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Steering good fortunes of district COMMUINITIES working together saw the Community Bank Inglewood & Districts established 15 years ago. Steering committee members travelled around Inglewood, Wedderburm, Serpentine, Bridgewater, Newbridge and other Loddon communities. They distributed 1500 surveys to residents to gauge initial support and then set about securing customers for the new community bank. Colleen Condliffe was a member of that committee and has sat on the bank’s board for all its 15 years. “We all had our areas - towns, people, businesses and organisations - to engage with communities and make the compelling case that our local bank would be viable,” she said. “There were many hours put in by every single member. I remember Terry Mangles bringing in new customers, people who wanted to be part of the future of our local communities and saw community banking as a way to give tangible support to rural towns. “And Bev Taig .. she made sure no stone was left unturned to meet the requirements of Bendigo Bank in meeting the customer threshold to be part of their fantastic local banking model. “A steering committee was formed and, after further meetings and negotiation with Bendigo Bank, a feasibility study, involving the distribution of 1500 surveys and a review of economic benefits.” Colleen and Terry were among the found-

THE FIRST LOCAL COMMUNITY BANK BOARD: Kevin Poyser, Dale Jackson, Terry Magles, Ken Canfield, Simon Tuohey, Allan Bunnett, George Wyatt and (front) COlleen Condliffe, Bev Taig, Max Higgs, Heather Chamberlain, Jenny Hosking and Andrew Smith.

ing directors along with Max Higgs as chairman, Allan Bunnett the treasurer, Ken Canfield, Jenny Hosking, Dale Jackson, Terry Mangles, Kevin Poyser, Andrew Smith, Bev Taig, Simon Tuohey and George Wyatt. Heather Chamberlain was the honorary secretary. Max Higgs recalls: “Needing to sell a minimum of 450 000 one-dollar shares to be successful, we issued a prospectus on March 7 2007. By May 11 2007 - after a lot of phone calls, door knocking and public meetings that share offer was oversubscribed and Community Bank Inglewood & Districts was born. The new era in local banking saw local legend James ‘Noey’ Watts officially open

the rebranded Brooke Street premises. The first customer was the newest community member, baby Abigail Johns, youngest child of Rebecca and Tim Johns. Staff comprised Jill Burdett (manager), Andrew Nevins (business development manager), Suzanne Jackson, Aaron Lamprell, Ruth Penny and Katherine Turnbull and Ruth remains a loyal member of the local bank staff. Max said: “When we first agreed to buy the branch and become a community bank, total business (‘footings’) was approximately $20 million. Fifteen years on, that figure has grown to around $140 million and well in excess of $2 million has been returned to the community by way of sponsorships, grants

and shareholder dividends.” At the launch of the bank’s share prospectus 15 years ago, Max said: “The Community Bank Inglewood and Districts branch of Bendigo bank affords our community the chance to improve our long-term prospects by returning significant profits generated by our banking to our community.” The people of Inglewood, Bridgewater, Wedderburn, Serpentine, Newbridge and surrounds agreed and have reaped the rewards of investing in a local bank, offering personal and business banking and loans and investing profits back into communities to fund new equipment, buildings and growth of local communities.

From the chairman Linda Younghusband I HAVE been Chairman of Inglewood and Districts Community Enterprise for eight months but on the board for about 10 years. I am excited to celebrate our 15th birthday on July 20 with a sausage sizzle and cake for everyone. Maybe a couple of other things also! Come down to see! Nearly $2 million from your support has been put back into your community. How special is that. We have funded a lot of projects over that time, small to bigger ones. They are all just as important as the next one to our community - $100 to help somewhere is just as important as $100,000 to help somewhere else. When Jill and the others were campaigning for support to open a Community Bank in Inglewood, I was so ready to get on board but

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had younger children and too many other commitments back then. When Max Higgs asked me to join the board all those years later; I just did. No questions. The thought of being able to help your community grow through a bank is just wonderful. There have been some very dedicated people helping all the way through this journey and we would not be where we are today without them and of course the wonderful staff. Most of all our shareholders who put their money into it from the beginning. Our Million-dollar celebration luncheon a few years back was lovely to share with our shareholders. I was pleased to oversee this event. The smiles on so many people of what we had all achieved was reward

enough for me. A small thankyou to those who made it possible. My boys all did the driver education program, two before I was on the board, so it was a no brainer to put my hand up to oversee this when Dale could no longer do it. I feel this is such an amazing thing we can give our young drivers. Practical driving lessons in Bendigo, hopefully making them better drivers and not learning too many of our bad habits. I could go on and on about all the projects we have funded but we do not have time. All the Directors give our time to Community Bank Inglewood & Districts because we care about our community and want to see our communities grow. Please help us keep it going for many, many years to come. Bank local!

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Our local community bank is proud to support local rural young people in pursuing their dreams with annual tertiary scholarships. Previous recipients talk about learning and vocational pathways and their appreciation for the bank’s important contributions to the journey Emily Campbell Uni for me started in 2013 in a psychology degree, and finished in 2017 with a nursing degree instead. I was lucky enough to live on campus at La Trobe in Bendigo for the first couple of years, before moving into private accommodation with friends that I had made along the way. When I finished my degree, I made the move to Swan Hill to complete my registered nurse graduate year - 4.5 years on and with experience in various areas within the hospital, I am still working in Swan Hill. I have since completed my postgraduate certificate in Emergency, and am a permanent staff member within the ED. I am currently on maternity leave, however prior to that spent months on the frontline helping protect and care for our community during the COVID-19 pandemic, and look forward to getting back to work in the coming months to continue to help those who present to our hospital. Transferring into the nursing course was by far the best decision I made at uni, and I am proud of the path it has taken me on since leaving high school. Without the help of the Community Bank Inglewood & Districts Scholarship, I really wonder whether I would have chosen to live on campus for the first two years of my tertiary studies - and if I hadn’t done that I don’t think I would have made half as many lifelong friendships or developed the confidence to make the move on my own to Swan Hill! I think my life would have turned out very differently to where it is now. I am so grateful to have been a recipient of this scholarship - it took some of the financial pressure off and allowed me to really embrace my uni experience and set myself up for the future. Thanks Community Bank Inglewood & Districts!

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I commenced a five-year Bachelor of Law/ Arts degree at La Trobe University Bendigo campus in 2016 and graduated in November 2020. Since graduating I have been working in a Bendigo law firm doing Legal Secretary work. This February I commenced practical legal training which I will complete in the coming weeks. After the completion of the practical legal training I will then be able to apply to be admitted as a practising solicitor. This will hopefully occur in the next few months. I would like to thank the Community

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Emily Campbell (front right) in scrubs as a nurse during COVID

Bank Inglewood & Districts for its assistance along the way. Our local community is very lucky to have access to the assistance that the Community Bank Inglewood & Districts provides.

Madeline Campbell I, like others, was lucky enough to receive support from the bank in the form of a scholarship that allowed me to live on campus for 12 months in my first year of university. Following my graduation from La Trobe University in 2021, I relocated to Darwin for 12 months to start my career as a Speech Pathologist. I absolutely loved my time in Darwin but again felt a sense to try something different and moved to Adelaide. in March this year. I gained employment in a private practice providing speech pathology services to children aged 2-12 years. I am so grateful to have been a Community Bank Inglewood & Districts Scholarship recipient - without the financial support that it offered, I may not have been able to relocate interstate and gain the valuable life experiences that I have to date. Thanks Community Bank Inglewood & Districts!

Macey Martin I received the Community Bank Inglewood & Districts Scholarship at the beginning of

2020 after completing year 12 in 2019. I am currently in my second year of a Bachelor of Primary Education at La Trobe University Bendigo and have recently completed my first teaching placement. I am also currently working as a supervisor in before and after school care. Receiving the scholarship has been a great support throughout my studies.

Edwina Fry Since the scholarship, I completed my Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Monash University in Clayton. I lived at Mannix College and became a residential advisor in my second year supporting other students around me to have a fun and supportive experience. In 2018, I took a year away from studying after the completion of my degree. I worked to save for a four-month adventure through Africa and the UK before returning to enter my next academic adventure, Medicine. I am currently in my final year, awaiting the outcome of my job applications for my first year as a doctor in 2023. Over the four years I have lived and studied in Geelong, online (COVID-19), Ararat and currently in Warrnambool getting a great rural and regional health exposure. I was president for the University’s Rural Health Club for two years, advocating for rural students and encouraging more students to get involved in the opportunities available. My

Hospital suite assists locals and families COMMUNITY Bank Inglewood & Districts has joined with other Bendigo Bank branches and community banks to offer low cost apartment style accommodation on-site at Bendigo Health. Located at 15 Bayne Street, North Bendigo, the suite provides easy access to the hospital for patients to receive treatment daily or keep families together at a time when it’s most needed. The property consists of 15 units in total with eight being motel style units and the remaining seven as fully self-contained 1, 2 or 3 bedroom units. The Inglewood suite is a lovely large three-

bedroom self-contained unit that has supported many very appreciative patients and families since the opening of the property in 2019. The Inglewood suite also features artwork by Bridgewater’s Rob Scholes and some furnishings have been made by the Inglewood and Bridgewater Men’s Shed. Since Bendigo Bank House opened on September 3, 2019, there has been a steady demand for the accommodation. Community Bank Inglewood & Districts is proud to be an ongoing supporter of this vital service.

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goal going forward is to live and work within rural communities, like those that I grew up in. The medicine is exciting, by the people and camaraderie is the reason to stay. I am excited for what is ahead, and I am grateful for the support Community Bank Inglewood & Districts gave me early in my tertiary education journey, allowing me to start this journey.

Hamish Catto A few years on, and the support received from the Community Bank Inglewood & Districts Scholarship has continued to put me in good stead in a variety of ways. At the time, it helped me to pursue an opportunity that, in the time since, has had a significant influence on me as a person and my current circumstances. In honest and simple terms, I would not be the person I am and as content as I am, had I not been provided the opportunity to experience life at university in Melbourne. Currently, I am working at a civil engineering company in Bendigo while at the same time farming at home in Bridgewater. Applications for the Community Bank’s 2023 tertiary and vocational scholarships open in December

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Granting community wishes RE-INVESTING profits into strengthening local communities has seen Community Bank Inglewood & Districts assist hundreds of community groups make infrastructure projects and events a reality in its first 15 years.

clude the Calivil mural project and upgrades to facilities at Rheola Memorial Park.

More than $2 million has gone back into the community through grants and sponsorships The local community bank is a proud sponsor of local major community events, tournaments and competitions of local organisations and sporting groups and provides grants through the Community Enterprise Foundation for important local projects

And one of the proudest achievements has been contributing to the community bus service formerly run by Inglewood Community Neighbourhood House.

From fire brigades and schools to hospitals and health services and sport, Community Bank Inglewood & Districts is part of local communities across the Loddon Shire. Vital funds have been provided for events and infrastructure projects - new and upgraded facilities at Bridgewater Recreation Reserve, Campbells Forest Hall and the Serpentine and Newbridge recreation reserves.Community Bank Inglewood & Districts supports football and cricket clubs across the Loddon with sponsorships and grants, as well as other sports as diverse as golf, bowls, darts and shearing. Community Bank Inglewood & Districts is also a strong supporter of local CFA brigades. Recent major grants to Inglewood Fire Brigade allowed for the purchase of vital new support vehicles for the brigade fleet. The grants make better, targeted use of

For close to 15 years, Community Bank Inglewood & Districts has supported projects, programs and organisations that keep the Inglewood community connected.

funds that are responsive to community needs, support projects that make a positive contribution to Inglewood and districts. The Inglewood Community Hub project delivered the restoration and re-invigoration of the local town hall, transforming the 130-year-old building into a well utilised centre for community engagement. Now, a modern facility that features multipurpose rooms for community activities, music and computer rooms, a business hub with offices that house outreach services, a kitchenette and a board room. Community Bank Inglewood & Districts’ $100,000 commitment to this exciting project played a vital role in attracting funds from the Loddon Shire, Regional Development Victoria and Regional Development Australia. Resulting in a total combined fi-

nancial contribution of $2.1 million. Recently, the sponsorship arrangement with the Bendigo Umpires’ Association, who have been umpiring football in the region for 90 years was renewed. The BUA is one of the oldest umpiring groups in Victoria, having adjudicated football in central Victoria since 1931. Each weekend the BUA services 46 games, supplying field, boundary and goal umpires in the Bendigo, North Central, Heathcote District, and Loddon Valley competitions, as well as the Bendigo Junior Football League and Bendigo Youth Women’s League. The local bank is also a sponsor of Loddon Healthy Minds Network Art Competition, promoting wellbeing and mental health in local communities. Other recent projects support by the bank in-

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In the early 2000s, a need was identified for suitable transport to allow young residents with disabilities to travel between Inglewood and Bendigo. In 2010, the bank provided funds for the purchase of a second-hand bus, followed several years later by a new bus. The contribution from the community bank totalled $60,000. Board member Max Higgs recalls: ‘We saw the need, provided the money and ICNH, in conjunction with a group of dedicated volunteers, did the rest. That’s what banking with your local community bank can do for your community.” For 11 years the Inglewood Community Bus allowed residents to connect with education and programs in Bendigo. Community Bank Inglewood & Districts continues its support of local organisations, projects and events as it continues to give back to the community. Applications for the Community Bank Inglewood & Districts Community Enterprise Grants program are now open

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Council officers have reviewed previous local laws, compared them with similar and surrounding councils, and identified opportunities intended to simplify, strengthen and consolidate the local laws to a new Community Local Law in a way that continues to meet the needs of the Loddon community.

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The draft local law covers a wide range of clauses, with parts covering:  council land, streets and roads;  private property;  animals and pets;  waste and recycling; and  administration and enforcement. A copy of the draft local law is available for inspection at the council offices, 41 High Street, Wedderburn and on Council’s internet site at www. loddon.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/Documents-forpublic-comment. Further information including a response to some frequently asked questions, a summary table of the changes and a community impact statement is also available here. Council will consult the community by facilitating a number of drop-in sessions for community

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The Community Bank Inglewood and Districts is seeking a part-time Company Secretary. The role is to coordinate the administrative, governance and legal compliance obligations of the company. The Company Secretary must be able to work in various capacities with a variety of individuals, community organisations, industry groups, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, other community banks and regulatory bodies for example.

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Junior program set to launch PYRAMID Hill Golf Club will start a four-week junior program on Sunday. Luke Roberts and other club members will run the program aimed at youngsters aged between five and 16. He said the program would aim to build skills in driving, chipping and putting. “There will be no cost for the program and there will be lots of merchandise for participants to take home. To sign up, parents orcarers will need to go to the link www.golf.org.au/mygolf/ home,” he said. Sunday’s club play at Pyramid Hill saw 14 competitors for the stableford event. Winner was Tony Mullins with an excellent score of 39 points. Runner-up was Jack Walters with 34 on a countback from Matt Scott. Rod Wilkinson won nearest the pin with his second shot on the 12th hole. The club’s annual tournament is now just a month away.

CHARLTON duo Mark Boyle (part-owner/trainer) and driver Ashleigh Markham, a former Western Australian were successful with 6Y0 Bettors Delight-My Prerogative gelding Gotonebettor in the 2240 metre Coinspot Ethereum Pace at Swan Hill trots on Sunday. Gotonebettor returned a mile rate of 2-03.8. Beginning brilliantly from gate six, Gotonebettor led throughout, just lasting by a half neck over Bentleigh (three wide last lap from the tail) giving Charlton the quinella. Polemarker Rockybomba (behind leader – death seat last lap) was third 2.2 metres away Charlton brother and sister Ryan and Abbey Sanderson quinellaed the Nutrien Equine Pace over 1609 metres at Cranbourne on Saturday with Abbey victorious aboard the Julie Douglas (Strathfieldsaye) trained 4Y0 Pet Rock-Smooth Felicity gelding Ozzie Playboy. A winner of 9 from 78 going into the race, Ozzie Playboy from the pole enjoyed a sweet passage trailing Ryan and Cobber (gate two) which led. Extricated away from the inside on the home turn, it took Ozzie Playboy all the way up the running to blouse Cobber by a half neck, with Interest Free (onetwo) third 2.6 metres back. The mile rate a slick 1-55.7.

INGLEWOOD Sunday saw a smaller field on what turned out to be a beautiful calm day, perfect for mid winter golf at Inglewood Golf Club. Rob Stranger continued his consistent form over the last few weeks with another win, scoring 2 up in the par event. Ash McDonald played a consistent 18 holes for 1 up and second place. The super pin on the 9th has consistently eluded fields over the last month, and as such has reached a very lofty prize with successive jackpots. Hopefully someone can take the prize this Sunday. The annual tournament will be held starting in a fortnight’s time

- LEN BAKER

BOORT Despite ideal conditions for July, only a small field of six players contested this week’s stableford competition. In a wonderful return to form, Ray Taylor was the clear winner on the day with 43 points, shooting a credible 89 off the stick to be only one off equalling his age! Playing partner, Allen Stringer, also returned to form with 39 points, tying with Scott Rollinson for the runners-up prize. In the nearest the pins, Di Johnston and Phil Baker hit two of

Darts competition

Wedderburn club champion Owen Bailey all smiles after snagging the title. LH PHOTO the best shots of the year on Wednesday to easily claim both par 3 awards, while Shayne Morris picked up two par 4 second shot prizes, with Allen Stringer doing likewise to get the Collins voucher on the 13th. This week sees the annual tournament return with a full program, kicking off with the ladies day today, men’s four-ball tomorrow, individual stroke on

Saturday, and concluding with a mixed foursomes on Sunday.

WEDDERBURN Jon Chandler took men’s honours at Wedderburn on Saturday, finishing with 39 points, four clear of Keith Lewis. In the ladies’ event, Jill Millie returned a final card of 40 to win by one from Glenda Bird. Results of the recent club

Wedderburn Golf Club 100th Annual Golf Tournament 19th July to 24th July 2022 Tuesday: Women’s 4BBB Stableford HIT OFF 10.30AM Friday: Men’s 4BBB Stableford HIT OFF 11.00AM Saturday : Men’s and Women’s Day 27 hole stroke Sunday: Mixed and Men’s Pinehurst HIT OFF 11.30AM Entries to Graham Nesbit 0409 207 383 Glenda Bird 0428 170 288 Tony Holt 0427 943 757

championships were - A Grade men scratch Owen Bailey, B Grade Tony Holt. A Grade women scratch Glenda Bird, A Grade women handicap Jill Millie. B Grade women scratch Carolyn McHugh, B Grade women handicap Ruth Hall. Overall handicap women winner Jill Millie. The club’s centenary tournament starts next Tuesday.

MONDAY night darts at Victoria Hotel Pyramid Hill had two boards in use with visitors from Wedderburn and Korong Vale part of the action. Yvonne Cashen won for the second week running at Pyramid Hill. She was part of the ladies’ night last week with players also coming from Kerang for competition.

League could reveal club switch decision today HEATHCOTE Football League is expected to reveal its decision today on bids by Marong and Maiden Gully to join the league next season. While the league met last Wednesday night and made a decision, Heathcote president Peter Cole said that would be ractified at a further meeting last night before it was released. Cole said his league had emailed the two Loddon Valley league clubs about the decision last Thursday. While Maiden Gully has made no statement on its bid to switch league in accordance with AFL Central Victoria protocols, Marong has been reported as wanting to move to give its junior footballers and netballers a better pathway. Panthers’ president Danny Tyler was

quoted as saying: ““Looking to make the move is nothing to do with the senior scenario in the Loddon Valley league, it’s purely about our kids coming through and it’s not just football-related, it’s netballrelated as well. “There’s quite a number of clubs not fielding junior teams in the netball competitions as well and I can’t see that getting any better in the future.” Even if Heathcote says yes - the Loddon Herald understands at least one club is against the move - formal application cannot be made until August 1. Applications would then to go to Loddon Valley league and if turned down, clubs could then appeal to AFL Central Victoria. No application has been made or can be discussed by Loddon Valley until next month.

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NETBALL & HOCKEY | SPORT NETBALL SCOREBOARDS LODDON VALLEY 13 and under: Pyramid Hill 6, 12, 22, 26, (26) d Marong 4, 6, 17, 23, (23), Bridgewater 2, 4, 7, 12, (12) lost to Bears Lagoon Serpentine 7, 11, 18, 24, (24), Mitiamo 7, 17, 22, 33, (33) d Calivil 6, 11, 16, 21, (21). Marong Pyramid Hill Mitiamo BL Serpentine Calivil Maiden Gully Inglewood Bridgewater

179.33 187.97 157.31 118.38 105.52 75.45 30.24 32.85

40 36 32 32 20 20 16 12

15 and under: Mitiamo 2, 4, 6, 9, (9) lost to Calivil 15, 36, 49, 71, (71), Bridgewater 12, 24, 28, 34, (34) lost to Bears Lagoon Serpentine 12, 20, 36, 42, (42),Pyramid Hill 3, 8, 16, 27, (27) lost to Marong 17, 30, 39, 46, (46). Marong Calivil Maiden Gully Pyramid Hill BL Serpentine Bridgewater Inglewood Mitiamo

330.77 162.26 152.35 130.00 134.46 93.09 26.37 18.50

48 34 32 30 28 16 12 8

17 and under: Bridgewater 11, 26, 35, 47, (47) lost to Bears Lagoon Serpentine 19, 30, 41, 58, (58), Mitiamo 0, 4, 6, 8, (8) lost to Calivil 19, 30, 37, 50, (50). Calivil Maiden Gully Newbridge Bridgewater BL Serpentine Marong Mitiamo

162.50 193.09 163.37 125.08 143.25 60.56 23.08

38 36 36 36 30 20 8

A Grade: Pyramid Hill 5, 12, 18, 24, (24) lost to Marong 7, 14, 27, 39, (39), Bridgewater 15, 29, 44, 61, (61) d Bears Lagoon Serpentine 6, 14, 22, 24, (24),Mitiamo 13, 25, 39, 54, (54) d Calivil 13, 29, 39, 50, (50). Maiden Gully Mitiamo Calivil Marong Bridgewater Newbridge Pyramid Hill BL Serpentine

163.42 134.94 134.02 122.71 108.68 70.43 66.50 46.17

40 38 36 34 28 16 12 4

B Grade: Inglewood 7, 9, 23, 25, (25) lost to Newbridge 12, 27, 41, 52, (52), Pyramid Hill 9, 19, 23, 27, (27) lost to Marong 9, 14, 24, 35, (35), Mitiamo 9, 19, 33, 41, (41) lost

Amy Ryan (Calivil) and Kelly Pay (Mitiamo) were awarded the John Forbes Medals as best on court in their A Grade netball clash on Saturday. to Calivil 16, 26, 37, 49, (49), Bridgewater 9, 30, 39, 51, (51) d Bears Lagoon Serpentine 5, 10, 18, 29, (29). Newbridge Bridgewater Marong Maiden Gully Calivil Pyramid Hill Inglewood Mitiamo BL Serpentine

160.27 135.76 121.17 139.11 99.06 85.39 70.23 71.57 64.63

40 40 36 32 20 20 12 8 0

C Grade: Inglewood 9, 18, 30, 34, (34) lost to Newbridge 12, 22, 31, 40, (40), Pyramid Hill 6, 13, 20, 31, (31) lost to Marong 12, 21, 35, 46, (46), Bridgewater 8, 13, 22, 32, (32) lost to Bears Lagoon Serpentine 12, 25, 29, 37, (37), Mitiamo 14, 26, 30, 33, (33) lost to Calivil 15, 30, 43, 57, (57). Maiden Gully BL Serpentine Marong Bridgewater Calivil Newbridge Pyramid Hill Inglewood Mitiamo

168.34 130.49 118.70 142.86 103.74 94.58 80.86 61.18 57.66

44 36 36 32 24 20 12 4 0

C Reserve: Inglewood 6, 10, 14, 16, (16) lost to Newbridge 10, 16, 35, 54, (54), Pyramid Hill 2, 4, 7, 9, (9) lost to Marong 7, 15, 26, 39, (39), Bridgewater 11, 23, 42, 56, (56) d Bears Lagoon Serpentine 12, 24, 34, 44, (44), Mitiamo 4, 8, 15, 21, (21) lost to Calivil 8, 25, 35, 49, (49). Maiden Gully Marong Calivil Newbridge Bridgewater BL Serpentine Mitiamo Pyramid Hill Inglewood

283.62 195.76 142.67 133.13 144.92 93.24 51.46 39.35 22.70

44 38 32 32 30 16 12 4 0

NORTH CENTRAL 14 and under: Wycheproof Narraport d Boort 17-12, Charlton lost to Donald 6-21, Wedderburn d Sea Lake Nandly 23-12, Birchip Watchem d St Arnaud 38-9. Birchip Watchem Wycheproof N Wedderburn Boort Donald Sea Lake Nandaly

249.59 141.67 140.88 126.78 82.27 79.44

44 40 32 24 16 12

Key players expected back for Derby WEDDERBURN is expected to regain key A Grade netballers for Saturday’s Loddon Derby clash against Boort. The undefeated Redbacks were without the Meg and Emma Lockhart along with Maddi Postle last weekend but still had a 42-goal victory over Sea Lake Nandaly, fourth on the ladder. While Meg and Emma will be back this week, Postle will miss another week before returning. Boort, meanwhile, is fighting to regain some of the early season A Grade form. The Pies had another tight contest right until the final whistle against Wycheproof Narraport. Coming from two goals down at half time, Boort made some significant changes with Ash Egbers moving to goal shooter.

Emmerson Doyle and Georgia Sheahan excelled through the mid court and steadied the team to pull away during the fourth quarter to take the six goal win. In B Grade, Boort had total control of the game from the start. Tight defence from Erin and Montana Twigg and Grace Hosking saw the Wyche goalers overwhelmed. The team gelled well and supported each other throughout the whole game. Boort defeated Wyche 63-27 with best players being Macey Holland and Ash Egbers. C Grade was a nail-biter for the Magpies in what was a must win for Boort to keep finals chances alive. Neck to neck until the third

quarter when Wyche took the lead by seven. Boort fought back to take the win by a goal with an exceptional intercept from Sarah Toose which saw Brooke Arnold reward her hard work with the winning goal. In under 17 A, Boort controlled the game from the first whistle and showed great composure down the attack end with some strong feeds in to Tayla Gooding and Eliza Perryman. Gooding, Perryman and Britney Sykes were the best for Boort. And in the under 14, there was a well contested game with tight defence from both sides. Strong intercepts came from Phoebe Henderson and Abby Potter . But at the final siren, Boort 12 lost to Wyche 17.

Paige Stephenson takes control in front of goal during the third quarter of Wedderburn’s B Grade game against Sea Lake Nandaly. The Redbacks won by 37 goals. LH PHOTO St Arnaud Charlton

66.41 32.97

8 0

17 and under: Charlton lost to Donald 14-33, Birchip Watchem d St Arnaud 39-36, Wycheproof Narraport lost to Boort 15-42. Donald Boort Birchip Watchem Wycheproof N St Arnaud Charlton

26.55 13.83 11.58 10.71 9.09 6.48

36 24 20 8 8 0

17 and under B: Birchip Watchem d St Arnaud 26-21. Donald Boort Birchip Watchem Sea Lake Nandaly St Arnaud

26.68 24.34 10.84 11.59 9.31

22 20 14 6 2

A Grade: Birchip Watchem d St Arnaud 55-16, Wedderburn d Sea Lake Nandaly 77-35, Charlton d Donald 50-47, Wycheproof Narraport lost to Boort 38-44. Wedderburn Charlton Boort Sea Lake Nandaly Birchip Watchem

242.56 108.04 122.80 100.24 101.46

44 32 28 22 20

Wycheproof N Donald St Arnaud

91.30 100.83 28.68

18 12 0

B Grade: Birchip Watchem d St Arnaud 46-35, Charlton d Donald 4341, Wedderburn d Sea Lake Nandaly 59-22, Wycheproof Narraport lost to Boort 27-63. Wedderburn Donald Boort Birchip Watchem Charlton Sea Lake Nandaly Wycheproof N St Arnaud

276.83 139.14 137.97 93.64 86.76 83.98 72.13 34.75

44 36 32 20 20 16 8 0

C Grade: Wedderburn lost to Sea Lake Nandaly 29-41, Charlton lost to Donald 12-69, Wycheproof Narraport lost to Boort 44-45, Burchip Watchem d St Arnaud 55-20. Donald Sea Lake Nandaly Wedderburn Birchip Watchem Boort Wycheproof N St Arnaud Charlton

236.80 161.27 194.81 116.96 98.58 70.79 41.42 18.08

44 38 32 24 20 10 4 4

HOCKEY SCOREBOARDS Under 12: Wycheproof Narraport drew Boort 2-2, Charlton d Donald 1-0, Birchip Watchem lost to St Arnaud 1-5, Wedderburn lost to Sea Lake Nandaly 0-6. St Arnaud 31 94 Charlton 25 76 Sea Lake Nandaly 24 73 Birchip Watchem 16 48 Donald 15 45 Boort 8 24 Wycheproof N 6 18 Wedderburn 2 6 Under 15: Wycheproof Narraport drew with Boort 1-1, Charlton d Donald 7-2, Birchip Watchem lost to St Arnaud 1-2. St Arnaud 23 85 Charlton 22 81 Birchip Watchem 19 63 Donald 12 40 Sea Lake Nandaly 6 22 Wycheproof N 6 22 Boort 6 20

Women: Wycheproof Narraport d Boort 3-1, Charlton d Donald 7-0, Birchip Watchem d St Arnaud 8-0. Charlton Birchip Watchem Wycheproof N Boort St Arnaud Sea Lake Nandaly Donald

27 27 19 10 8 6 0

100 90 70 33 30 22 0

Men: Wycheproof Narraport lost to Boort 1-4, Charlton lost to Donald 1-3, Birchip Watchem lost to St Arnaud 0-10. Donald St Arnaud Boort Wycheproof N Sea Lake Nandaly Charlton Birchip Watchem

25 22 21 14 7 4 3

83 81 70 52 26 15 10

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Battle of the 22s - Inglewood’s James Wood and Mitch Hocking of Newbridge on Saturday.

Luke Lougoon, Peter Forbes and Alex Daniels

Twist of fate sets fortunes

LH PHOTO

Panthers hand out a lesson

A LARGE crowd, rightfully full of expectation, was in attendance at Mitchell Park as Pyramid Hill hosted the Marong Panthers. Both clubs occupied the top two spots on the reserves and senior football ladders, so those in attendance were entitled to expect two hard fought encounters. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs had their colours lowered in both games and suffered heavy defeats that has now seen Marong take flag favouritism. The reserves’ clash saw the visitors jump to a 20-point lead at the first change only for the ‘Dogs to trim it back to nine points at the main break. For Bulldog fans the third term was one to forget as the visitors rammed on seven unanswered

goals. It was the end of the contest. Pyramid Hill narrowly claimed the final term but now will have to be content with second rung on the ladder as the Panthers have skipped two games clear. The Senior clash was similar, with an even first term, but the game being blown open in the second term. Marong piled on eight unanswered goals and it was another case of game decided early. The final margin was slightly less than what the Panthers delivered in the Reserves, but the win saw them back on top of the ladder and avenge the round four loss to the Dogs at Malone Park. Brandyn Grenfell kicked six goals for the Panthers and will

possibly click over the ton on Saturday, currently sitting on 96 for the season. At Inglewood, Newbridge turned the tables on the Blues with a book-end performance. Six goals in the first term and seven in the final quarter put paid to any hopes Inglewood had of matching the Maroons and coming home strongly. Inglewood had worked back hard in the second term with Johnson Cotchett and McGaw key around the ground. And at Bridgewater, the visiting Bears Lagoon Serpentine struggled for a second week to rattle the scoreboard. The Mean Machine dominated until the final term when Bears came home with five goals and held Bridgewater to a single major.

MITIAMO is all but assured of a finals’ birth, Calivil now sits on the bottom of Loddon Valley league ladder. But for a reversed twist of fate, the two could have been in the other’s ladder position after 13 rounds. The Superoos had another close win - the fifth for the season - on Saturday when they held off the strong finishing Calivil. The Demons kicked four goals

in a frenetic final term and held the home side to just three behinds. For Calivil, it was the fifth heartbreak loss of the season, coming in the John Forbes tribute round. Luke Lougoon (Mitiamo) and Alex Daniels (Calivil) were presented with John Forbes medallions for best on ground in the seniors and Connor Pearson and Cody Anderson for the reserves.

Connor Pearson

Cody Anderson

SCOREBOARDS SENIORS Pyramid Hill Marong

5.2 4.2

5.5 12.4

7.5 15.7

10.8 (68) 17.12 (114)

GOALS - Pyramid Hill: B. George 3, S. Mann, A. Dye, E. Caburnay, B. Dickens, J. Woodward, M. Cheesman, S. Relouw. Marong: B. Grenfell 6, L. Frankel, R. Taylor, N. Devanny, L. Lee 2, C. Gregg, C. Thiesz, K. Robins. BEST - Pyramid Hill: Z. Dingwall, B. Driscoll, B. George, B. Micevski, A. Dye, D. Morison. Marong: C. Gregg, L. Frankel, J. Ede, L. Lee, D. Johnstone, N. Walsh. Inglewood Newbridge

1.0 6.3

4.8 7.6

8.12 13.11

9.14 (68) 20.12 (132)

GOALS - Inglewood: C. Wright 3, B. Cotchett 2, L. Nemet, J. Sleep, C. McGaw, N. Angelino. Newbridge: C. Dixon 6, A. Fithall, C. Sanders 4, J. Murray 2, W. Daly, R. Burt, T. McLeod, M. Hocking. BEST - Inglewood: R. Johnson, B. Cotchett, C. McGaw, C. Wright, L. Matheson, T. Kennedy. Newbridge: D. Lloyd, C. Sanders, T. McLeod, C. Dixon, M. Hocking, A. Fithall, Mitiamo Calivil

7.3 1.1

9.8 4.2

11.9 7.6

11.12 (78) 11.7 (73)

GOALS - Mitiamo: C. Nicholson, L. Matthews 3, R. Wellington 2, J. Reynolds, R. Turner, L. Dale. Calivil: J. Lawry 3, J. Daley, J. Greenwood 2, M. Maxey, J. Burns, J. Thompson, A. Daniels. BEST - Mitiamo: L. Lougoon, L. Dale, J. Vinnicombe, L. Twigg, D. Mowat, N. Twigg. Calivil: A. Daniels, J. Daley, J. Lawry, P. Ryan, J. Lea, L. McAllister. Bridgewater 5.6 BL Serpentine 0.1

9.9 2.2

13.16 4.2

14.18 (102) 9.6 (60)

GOALS - Bridgewater: J. Martyn 6, T. Wood 3, A. Pollock, L. Needs 2, T. Estrada. Bears Lagoon Serpentine

Seniors: A. Gladman 3, J. Podosky 2, D. Poulter, J. Taig, J. Laird, A. Lewin.

art, R. Gretgrix, Z. Turnbull, A. Pappin, C. Nicholas, J. Cummins.

BEST - Bridgewater: L. Allison, C. Prest, H. Donegan, J. Martyn, E. Pavlich, A. Pollock. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: J. Walsh, H. Gadsden, J. Laird, D. Poulter, J. Bailey, A. Gladman,

Bridgewater 2.2 BL Serpentine 2.3

Marong Pyramid Hill Mitiamo Bridgewater BL Serpentine Inglewood Newbridge Maiden Gully Calivil

12 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11

11 10 8 7 5 3 3 3 2

1 1 4 5 7 9 8 8 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

280.65 243.09 111.66 109.38 73.68 64.29 58.41 57.68 72.12

44 40 32 28 20 12 12 12 8

GOALKICKING Brandyn Grenfell (Marong) Josh Martyn (Bridgewater) Bailey George (Pyramid Hill) Jason Butty (Maiden Gully) Andrew Gladman (BL Serpentine) Jacob Greenwood (Calivil) Andrew Collins (Bridgewater) Braidy Dickens (Pyramid Hill) Jay Renyolds (Mitiamo) Justin Laird (BL Serpentine)

96 48 38 31 29 28 26 26 23 22

RESERVES Pyramid Hill Marong

1.0 4.2

4.0 5.3

4.1 12.4

7.2 (44) 15.4 (94)

GOALS - Pyramid Hill: N. Skinner 3, R. Pollock , J. Simpson 2. Marong: Z. Turnbull 4, D. Blume 3, K. Newton, T. Thach 2, P. Gretgrix, A. Pappin, J. Cummins, P. Loomes. BEST - Pyramid Hill: B. Moon, M. Dingwall, G. Quinn, N. Skinner, J. Douch, R. James. Marong: B. Stew-

2.3 5.5

6.7 7.6

6.11 (47) 9.7 (61)

GOALS - Bridgewater: D. Maher, R. Ladson 2, B. Derrick, incomplete. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: T. Strauch 5, T. Britton 2, M. Johnson, J. Farnsworth. BEST - Bridgewater: M. Collins, B. Derrick, O. Muggleton, T. Naughton, M. Collins. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: M. Johnson, J. Farnsworth, B. Sheahan, A. Edwards, T. Strauch, M. Addlem. Mitiamo Calivil

1.0 0.0

2.0 4.1

4.0 6.2

4.1 (35) 11.7 (73)

GOALS - Mitiamo: S. Hanrahan, A. Manton 2. Calivil: T. Wakefield 5, N. Cartwright, C. Anderson, D. Capell, B. Pickles, W. Pressnell, J. Bonanno. BEST - Mitiamo: C. Pearson, A. Manton, B. Forbes, T. Forbes, S. King, J. Saunders.Calivil: C. Anderson, W. Cole, J. Medina, T. Piercy, W. Pressnell, T. Wakefield. Inglewood 1.2 1.2 2.4 3.6 (24) Newbridge 2.4 7.12 8.16 11.20 (86) GOALS - Inglewood: L. Else 2, M. Mclean 1. Newbridge: T. Hobson 3, M. Morgan, J. McLeod 2, B. Wilson, H. McGillivray, A. Moore, M. Howitt. BEST - Inglewood: S. Rice, E. Wright, S. Hoskin, J. Hart-

ney, M. Mclean, J. Nevins. Newbridge: H. McGillivray, M. Morgan, T. Hobson, J. McLeod, L. Oberin, N. Davis Marong Pyramid Newbridge Bridgewater BL Serpentine Calivil Inglewood Maiden Gully Mitiamo

12 11 11 12 12 11 12 11 12

12 9 7 7 7 6 2 2 0

0 2 4 5 5 5 10 9 12

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

628 274.33 161.2 148.98 87.62 79.25 43.41 29.05 24.57

PUBLISHED DETAILS AS MADE AVAILABLE BY AFL CENTRAL VICTORIA

48 36 28 28 28 24 8 8 0

Mean Machine in crucial clash BRIDGEWATER is expected to be bolstered with the return of Andrew Collins from suspension for its critical match against Calivil on Saturday. The unlucky Demons could just be primed to knock off the plucky Mean Machine and lift off the bottom of the ladder. The late-season improving Maiden Gully returns from the bye but can expect to have its wings clipped from the Pantherwounded Pyramid Hill. The Bulldogs had been undefeated until last weekend and remains clearly a standout side in the 2022 competition. Marong is at home at Newbridge who can expect to find the trip to Malone Park daunting and challenging. The Panthers have too much skill and strength to capitulate to the Maroons, who like Maiden Gully, have lifted in recent weeks. In the final game, Inglewood less than a goal short against Mitiamo in their first meeting of the season but may find the going a bit tougher this week.

THIS WEEK Marong v Newbridge Mitiamo v Inglewood Calivil v Bridgewater Maiden Gully v Pyramid Hill

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NORTH CENTRAL | SPORT

Tigers master turf at Donaldson Park

WITH Sea Lake sitting second and the Redbacks fourth, Saturday looked a reasonable contest for Wedderburn to stage their 2012 premiership reunion. But there would be no fairy-tale result favouring the Redbacks. In the first half of the opening term both sides were feeling their way, and this reduced the scoring opportunities for both sides. The Tigers got the first goal at the 10-minutes mark thanks to Matt Elliott and then Will Simpson followed with a second. From the restart the Redbacks pushed forward but could only manage a minor score and Sea Lake Nandaly found some free space resulting in two late goals for the term from Justin Ellis and at quarter time led 23 points. The Tigers were getting great drive out of the likes of Austin Mertz, Trent and Wade Donnan with Justin Ellis chiming in for two late goals. For the Redbacks Joe Lockhart, Jackson Guan and Jaran McKay were the main contributors. It was the Tigers who drew first blood in the second term with a Jed Daniels goal. In the following passage of play the Redbacks went forward and looked set to post their first major score but solid defence from the Tigers caused a turnover that would turn out costly for the Redbacks with Wade Donnan finishing off the good work of their back half to register his second goal for the game. From the restart the Redbacks made a better fist of their opportunities and sent the ball to Tom Campbell who took a solid mark and then posted the Redbacks first goal for the game.

Joe Lockhart

Jackson Guan

With the teamwork that was on show from the Tigers, even at this stage of the game, that the visitors were setting up for a win at Donaldson Park. The Redbacks defence was doing a good job to keep the Tigers to a reasonable score but when the ball went into their forward line were unable to hold it in for scoring opportunities as the Tigers defenders rebounded the ball back into their attacking zone. At half time, the Tigers were nearly 40 points in front. At the start of the third term it was the Tigers who picked up where they they were before the break and within the first passage of play were able to register their first of five goals for the quarter. Wedderburn defenders did shut the opposition down for a large part of the quarter and in the meantime, they added their second goal for the game but that would be their only major score for the quarter. Sea Lake regained earlier form

and pushed the Sherrin forward on a regular basis resulting in a four-goal haul. There were many Tigers players that were getting their share of possessions and at times it looked like they had more players on the field than the Redbacks. Some Tigers players appeared to go unmarked late in the term this allowing the ease that they were able to go forward to register major scores, and by three quarter time their lead was 10 goals, and the question was being asked what the margin would be at the end of the game. The final term was much of the same as the previous three with the Tigers continuing to dominate and the Redbacks would continue to give it their best shot knowing that even if they did the game was well out of their reach. Sea Lake finished off the game in fine fashion with a further five goals in the last term to bring their majors tally to 17.

OUTPLAYED by Wycheproof Narraport in round four this season, and keen to make amends for that disappointment, Boort scored a morale-boosting 14-point victory on Saturday. The Magpies were in control for most of the game, despite not being able to capitalise fully on the opportunities created by dominant on-ball trio, ruckman Nathan Twigg, Levi Moss and Matt Chisari. Wycheproof-Narraport’s kicking efficiency of less than 50 per cent probably cost it any chance of of a home win. From the first bounce, the pressure exerted by both teams was outstanding, exemplified by a crunching tackle laid by Twigg to back up his outstanding ruck work. While neither team will feature in the business end of North Central’s 2022 season, the endeavour displayed by the Demons and Magpies, in an even-money contest, was great to watch. After conceding the first goal to Wycheproof-Narraport’s Matt Beckmans and another at the 17-minute mark to Justin Bateson, after a 50-metre penalty was paid against Twigg, gifting the hard working rover another, the Magpies worked their way to the front, to lead by 12 points at the first change, and were never headed. Chisari and Moss were outstanding, and well supported by Ben Knight and Sam Green, as Boort clearly had the better of the midfield duels, an area coach Andrew Hawker identified pre-match as a crucial contest in terms of securing a positive result.

The Magpies played inspired football in the second term and their ball movement, by hand or foot, was much cleaner and more constructive than their opponents, which enabled them to edge out to a lead of as much as 25 points. But with Gedd Hommelhoff, Matt Beckmans and Cody Green contributing, the margin was whittled back to just two goals by the main break. With the central umpires prepared to hand out 50-metre penalties for any misdemeanours, both teams suffered from ill disciplined acts. Wycheproof Narraport’s Boe Bish found himself the beneficiary of a double 50-metre penalty late in the term that put him well within range, but even his usually reliable kicking let him down. The Demons rely heavily on the output of Hommelhoff and Justin Bateson, but with Magpie Twigg dominating the ruck against Lachlan Van Schaik, the visitors created an opportunity for themselves to savour a much needed victory. Bish is also a key element in the Demons’ game, so much so that Boort coach Hawker assigned Nathan Maw the task of shadowing him all afternoon, a challenge he carried out extremely efficiently. With both teams having to make adjustments due to player injury and last minute unavailability, it created opportunities for players of the future to get a taste of senior football, in this case, the Demons’ Will Allan and the Magpies’ Alex Cockerell. And for periods of Saturday’s contest, they were pitted against each other.

The Magpies’ height advantage, onball, in defence and in attack, stretched the small Demons, particularly in defence, with tall forward Brodie LeonardShannon looming dangerously every time the ball was fired in his direction. At the other end of the ground, with Keiren Wilson almost impassable across half-back, goals were a scarce comodity for the Demons. During the third term, it looked like becoming defeat by a thousand points for the Demons, as opportunity after opportunity was squandered by the Pies.. When Cody Green swooped on a loose ball to snap truly, against the run of play, followed minutes later by a team lifting goal to Boe Bish, the Demons found themselves back within two points. Cody Gunn provided a much needed steadier for the Magpies, right on the three-quarter time siren, and with just 9 points separating the two at threequarter time, the game was there for the taking. Boort seized the initiative in the opening minutes of the final term, Brodie Leonard-Shannon becoming a major factor in front of goal for the Magpies. Sheer weight of Boort attacks eventually broke the back of the Demons’ resistance, despite some individual brilliance, such as the bone jarring tackle by the diminutive Justin Bateson and Boort giant Nathan Twigg, right in front of the Wyche.-Narraport coach’s box. After a season of frustrating losses, the Boort faithful finally had a result to savour as they head into Saturday’s Loddon Derby with Wedderburn.

SCOREBOARDS SENIORS Wycheproof N 2.2 Boort 4.2

4.6 6.6

6.7 7.12

10.8 (68) 11.16 (82)

Goals - Wycheproof Narraport: Justin Bateson, Matthew Beckmans, Cody Green, 2, Boe Bish, Damien Horbury, Dane McLennan, Joel Turner. Boort: Brodie Leonard-Shannon 5, Pat Bogers, Matthew Chisari, Cody Gunn, Ben Knight, Jesse Muscatello, Jarrod Starr. Best - Wycheproof Narraport: Dane McLennan, Cody Green, Joe Kenny, Conner Burge, Dylan Turner, Spencer Allan. Boort: Keiren Wilson, Brodie Leonard-Shannon, Nathan Murphy, Matthew Chisari, Levi moss, Nathan Twigg Wedderburn Sea Lake N

0.2 4.1

1.4 7.5

2.5 12.7

3.6 (24) 17.9 (111)

Goals - Wedderburn: Jesse Douglas, Jaran McKay, Jorden Rosengren. Sea Lake Nandaly: Justin Ellis 4, Wade Donnan, Billy McInnes, Will Simpson 3, Matt Elliott 2, Jed Daniels, Connor Michael. Best - Wedderurn: Joe Lockhart, Jaran McKay, Jordan Rosengren, Samuel Lockhart, Mitchell Mcewen, Robert Tonkin. Sea Lake Nandaly: Austin Mertz, Brodie Adcock, Trent Donnan, Matt Elliott, Brody Weir, Justin Ellis.

Tables turned in morale booster

Birchip W St Arnaud

7.2 1.0

16.4 3.1

18.8 5.1

26.11 (167) 6.4 (40)

Charlton Donald

0.2 6.4

0.4 13.9

1.5 20.13

2.7 (17) 26.19 (175)

Birchip W Sea Lake N Donald Wedderburn Boort Wycheproof N St Arnaud Charlton

11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

10 9 9 7 4 3 2 0

1 2 2 4 7 8 9 11

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

228.38 287.21 265.98 113.51 49.86 74.94 40.33 31.27

40 36 36 28 16 12 8 0

RESERVES Wedderburn Sea Lake N

0.4 0.9

2.4 4.13

2.4 9.18

4.5 (29) 17.18 (121)

Goals - Wedderburn: Matthew Lockart, Jayden Leach, Gerald Riley, Andrew Roberts. Sea Lake Nandaly: Nathan Wight 5, Damon Bailey 3, Harry Harcourt, John Summerhayes, Chase Tait 2, Joel Clohesy, Tyson McKenzie, Zachary Wemyss. Best - Wedderburn: Jayden Leach, Gerald Riley, Ashley Younghusband, Finn Turnbull, Dylan Caruana, Andrew Brett. Sea Lake Nandaly: Zachary Wemyss, Damon Bailey, Nelson Ibbs, John Summerhayes, Max Cahoon, Harry Harcourt. Wycheproof N 0.0 Boort 3.7

0.1 9.11

2.2 11.14

2.2 (14) 16.14 (110)

Goals - Wycheproof Narraport: Chris Duffy, Nash Kerr. Boort: Not supplied. Best - Wycheproof Narraport: Nash Kerr, Will Rodda, Rowan Jones, Kirk Henshaw, Tom Metcalf, Jackson Caulfield. Boort: Not supplied. Charlton Donald

0.0 5.5

0.0 8.8

1.0 16.10

Birchip W St Arnaud Donald Sea Lake N Birchip W Wedderburn Boort Wycheproof N St Arnaud Charlton

1.0 (6) 24.15 (159) 18.10 (126) 0.0 (0)

11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

10 9 9 6 5 3 2 0

1 2 2 5 6 8 9 11

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

482.35 355.94 193.66 129.02 91.07 46.26 21.68 16.45

40 36 36 24 20 12 8 0

UNDER 17 Wycheproof N 0.0

1.1

2.2

2.4 (16)

Boort

15.4

18.9

23.13 (151)

8.2

Goals - Not supplied Best - Wycheproof Narraport: Xavier McKersie, Oliver Daykin, Cian Polzin, Locke Coles, Thomas Cotton, William Allan. Boort: Frasier Holland, Sam Barraclough, Lachlan Hall, Samual Toose, Cooper Gooding. Boort 10 Sea Lake N 9 Birchip W 9 Donald 10 Charlton 9 St Arnaud 8 Wycheproof N 9

9 6 6 5 4 3 0

2 3 3 5 5 5 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

288.39 237.50 138.85 106.37 95.19 53.11 11.50

36 28 28 24 24 20 8

Loddon HERALD

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Thursday July 14, 2022

PREMIERSHIP players were celebrating great times when Wedderburn held reunions of its 2012 North Central league flag sides on Saturday at Donaldson Park. The Redbacks that year brought home the senior and under 13 football pennants and the A Grade, B Grade and under 16 netball titles. Current senior football coach Sam Barnes (centre right) caught up 2012 team mates Ben Rowe and Hayden Polglase before the main game. Shelley deAraugo, Deanne Caserta and Maddi Postle (above) were part of the victorious A Grade netball combination a decade ago. LH PHOTOS

NEW MEDAL

LODDON sporting legend Helen Ward is making her mark in regional golf competition.

The retired champ;ion netballer has been named Golf Central Victoria’s 2022 Player of the Year in Division 3 of the regional Monday competition. Helen finished plus-nine in the fiveweek competition with Inglewood and Bridgewater clubs forming a combined Bridgewood team to play against Elmore-Campaspe, Marong, Quarry Hill and division winners Raywood. The

final individual score had Helen two clear of other players from across the region in her first major golf win since taking up the sport in 2018, soon after retiring from netball. The first few years have been stopstart for Helen with COVID restrictions in place and she was surprised to be receive the individual award. And the legend who won a record six Loddon Valley A Grade netball best and fairests plus multiple B Grade awards in a stellar 35-year career says it is harder to succeed at golf.

“It’s much more difficult to combine the eye and hand co-ordination than netball ” Helen said. “I took up golf after retirement to get some exercise and challenge myself, I’d love to see more ladies and girls turning up for a game at Inglewood.” Other members of the Bridgewood pennant team were Ange Broadbent and Daphne Chamberlain with Pam Kelly and Sonya Lineham acting as fillins during pennant matches.

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Helen Ward with her medal after being named player of the year.