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Sanders celebrates Three Bridges’ Daniel ‘Chucky’ Sanders was back on the bike for the Rallye du Maroc, the final event of the 2024 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship held in Morocco. At the conclusion of the final Stage Five, Sanders emerged victorious taking out the 2024 Rallye Du Maroc by just over 11 minutes. A small mistake near the beginning of the special cost the Three Bridges local several minutes, but he was able to get back on track and continue to lead out the stage. Sanders said he was so pleased with how the whole rally has gone, especially taking the win of course. “But it’s definitely a massive accomplishment for myself and the whole team since Dakar and the last race in Argentina – it really demonstrates the hard work everyone has put in over these last few months,” he said. “I’m happy to be back on the top step, it’s been a year and a half since I broke my femur, so I’m super-pumped to be back on form and showing some good speed ahead of Dakar.” Turn to page 33 for more
Daniel Sanders celebrates winning the 2024 Rallye du Maroc. (Rally Zone)
Power on for hope By Callum Ludwig Since she was a young girl, Yarra Junction resident Alice Underwood has dreamt of one day having electricity connected to her home. Now 32 years old, Alice and her mother will have lived without power for 30 years come this December, other than a small 12-volt generator set up by their friend Mikey that’s barely enough to charge a phone and power some fairy lights. The ‘last power pole’ on their street is only 500
metres from their home, yet Alice and her mother have been quoted between $83,300 and $98,800 by Ausnet to extend electricity infrastructure to their property, an unaffordable figure to drum up through her disability support pension and her mother’s age pension and previous casual work as a fruit picker. Alice said she would be amazed if she had electricity. “I was scared of electricity when I was a kid be-
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cause I didn’t have it and I was scared of getting electrocuted if I went to someone’s place, I didn’t know how it worked and I’m still nervous around it in some ways,” she said. “I would love to learn how to use it, learn how to use appliances, learn how to use a washing machine, an air conditioner or a fridge,” “It’d be a different world for me if I had electricity.” Alice has severe autism and her sole income
is the disability support pension, though she and her mother have to contribute large amounts to extra costs through having no electricity such as using a laundromat, batteries for torches, bottled water, transport into town and replacing spoiled food. Before Mikey set up the generator some years ago, they were also spending up to $50 a week on candles to provide some light at night. Continued page 5
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