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NEIGHBOURINOS: Horsham College’s annual swimming carnival has come to be known for its costumes just as much as its swimming – students from years seven to 12 competed in traditional events, after year-12 students paraded their costumes to the school community. Sports house colours were muted alongside the personalities, themes and body paint of Friday’s carnival, at Horsham’s War Memorial Swimming Pool. Students Jack Hopper, Kai Dodson, Zane Joseph, Nash Broadbear, Lucas Pumpa and Kirby Brown are dressed as television’s The Simpsons characters Marge, Lisa, Ned Flanders, Bart, Maggie and Homer. More pictures, page 53. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
Aligned forces BY LAUREN HENRY
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ine-free and anti-renewable energy groups across the Wimmera plan to form an alliance to have a stronger presence in promoting agriculture.
Mine Free Wimmera Farms, Wimmera Mallee Environmental and Agricultural Protection Association and Dunmunkle Land Protection Group will join forces in a bid to engage with the wider public about issues relating
to mineral sands mines and renewable energy projects such as wind and solar farms. Although the projects propose vastly different uses of the land, the groups believe they can align on issues such as land access and prioritising agriculture in the Wimmera. A Mine Free Wimmera Farms meeting on Wednesday night attracted more than 60 people, including five Horsham Rural City councillors – Mayor Ian Ross, Angela Munn, Re-
becca Sluggett, Brian Klowss and Cameron McDonald, who is a former secretary of Mine Free Wimmera Farms. The meeting at Horsham RSL heard from guest speakers – economist Rod Campbell from the Australian Institute; Janet Walk from the Mudgee Region Action Group; and Cr Ross. The Horsham mayor, also a Telangatuk East farmer, is a member of the Kanagulk Landcare Group who has
dealt with Iluka Resources about rehabilitation issues at its Douglas mine. He spoke at length about his experience and knowledge of the Douglas mine, drawing diagrams about how heavy mineral concentrate is extracted. Cr Ross said he ‘personally apologised’ to Mine Free Wimmera Farms members for the past council’s decision to support the Avonbank mine. He said an environmental group, with community members, should be
established to analyse data provided by mining companies. “We have to make sure we get the truth,” he said. Mr Campbell spoke via videolink about the use of input-output models, with data provided by mining companies, being used in Environmental Effects Statements, EES, and how that particular model was not accepted in the equivalent studies in New South Wales and Queensland. Continued page 3
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