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COMMUNITY SHOWCASE: Rainbow Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s 114th annual show brought a day of entertainment yesterday; traditional show activities and attractions paired with new features to appeal to all ages. Outdoor games such as mini-golf, an animal nursery, horse events and facepainting entertained while the pavilion of art, craft, cooking and produce showcased local talent. Pictured in the petting zoo are, from left, Zarlee Loft, Inara Petschel, Emma Saul and Felicity Keller. More pictures, page 12. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
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comedian, educators, a civil engineer and a One Nation candidate are among those set to make Lowan electorate voting the most interesting in years.
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy, first elected in 2014 following the retirement of fellow Nationals MP Hugh Delahunty, is set to face a host of candidates, with as many as six others already having stated their intention to stand in the upcoming state election. While nominations officially open on November 4 and close on November 9, many candidates have already stated their intentions to stand, or began campaigning. Ms Kealy, who holds the safe Nationals seat with a margin of 21.6 per cent, this time is tipped to face a twocandidate race with One Nation, rather than Labor. While the latest polls by Roy Morgan, Australia’s largest independent research company, are tipping One
Nation to win 11 seats in the November 28 election, Lowan sits at 16, just outside the 11 most likely to go to the Pauline Hanson party. In the One Nation ‘winnability’ list top-10 is Lowan’s surrounding electorates of Murray Plains, Ripon and Mildura. The Roy Morgan research, which combines current state voting intention with how closely an electorate’s voter profile aligns with each party’s core support base, has called the Victorian election ‘to close to call’. Its projections have Labor to win 40 lower house seats, a fall of 16, and the Liberal-Nationals Coalition to win 31, an increase of three, with the Greens to win six. “If a Victorian election were held today, based on a seat-by-seat analysis of Roy Morgan data from the past six months, with preferences allocated based on how electors said they would vote, it would be a real cliffhanger,” the analysis reads. One Nation last week announced
its first ever candidate for Lowan as Andrew Partridge, who has put up his hand after more than 35 years in the sheep and wool industry. Mr Partridge, a father of three, currently lives in Geelong having worked in Melbourne for the past decade. He said he was standing for One Nation to ensure regional voices were heard, to lower the cost-of-living for families, and cut red tape for businesses. “I’m against net-zero and stopping renewables like wind turbines and solar farms, and mining being proposed on prime agricultural farming land,” he said. Having grown up in Skipton, he completed his schooling at Lake Bolac and Stawell Tech, with his parents buying a farm at Campbells Bridge. “Local farming groups have been very supportive of me throwing my hat in the ring for Lowan and running with One Nation,” he said. “These groups have lost faith in the old political establishment and feel
they have lost their voice and the region is in need of a change. “This doesn’t just mean farmers but also regional health, there are some great health assets in my electorate that are struggling financially and the current government isn’t doing enough to help.” Sue Pavlovich, of Murtoa, will be Labor’s candidate for Lowan. Ms Pavlovich, a teacher at Horsham College, previously stood as an upper house candidate for Western Victoria in 2022. The Weekly Advertiser contacted Ms Pavlovich but she did not respond to questions before deadline. Murtoa comedian Kieran Butler is set to announce his first ever candidature – on a platform of an ‘ independent satirical campaign’ – with an announcement planned for his show at Nhill on Friday night. “It’s been a long time coming. I’ve had this idea, and it’s been part of my satirical show since as far back as 2015 in places like the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival. I remember a lecturer in politics once told us the most important thing in politics is timing, and the time’s right” he said “ I think the mistake that was made in both America and the UK was when things like Brexit and Trump came along, there wasn’t somebody standing up hitting hard enough. “I’ve got no idea what it’ll achieve, but at least I’ll be able to die with a smile on my face that I got up and said the things that have got to be said, and did the satire.” Mr Butler said his plan was to be satirical in a way that would ‘try and twist its way around to almost convince you that this guy might be the answer’. Greens’ candidate Jeff Moran is a civil engineer with 30 years’ experience in Victorian transport before establishing his own transport consulting company, principally to advocate for high-speed rail in Australia. Continued page 7
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Networks striving to secure futures BY COLIN MacGILLIVRAY
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wo western Victorian Local Learning and Employment Networks, LLENs, are striving to secure their futures, with State Government funding set to expire next year. Victoria established a statewide system of 31 LLENs in 2001 to help connect school students with work-based learning opportunities. A government-commissioned Independent Review of the Victorian Public Service, authored by Helen Silver and published last year, recommended the government cut its funding for LLENs, with Ms Silver describing the model as ‘inefficient and ineffective’. Her report estimated discontinuing the current LLEN funding model would save the government $44.5-million in the first three years from 202627 and $15-million per year thereafter. The government announced it would reshape the funding model for its School to Work program, which LLENs have delivered, from next year. But Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN, WSMLLEN, executive officer Vanessa O’Loughlin called for
the government to continue providing core funding for the network and said the issue was bigger than the future delivery of any individual government program. Ms O’Loughlin acknowledged funding inefficiencies in the LLEN model at a systemic level, but said individual networks continued to deliver strong results for students and industry. She said WSMLLEN delivered the School to Work program alongside a broader range of locally developed partnerships and activities supporting young people. “We understand programs change. What doesn’t change is that our schools still need support, employers still want to connect with young people, and our region still needs someone who knows how to bring those pieces together,” she said. “We’ve spent 25 years building that capability and it makes no sense to lose it because one contract has changed.” In 2025 WSMLLEN facilitated 165 workplace learning placements against a target of 86 and delivered more than 50 events against a contractual target of seven. Ms O’Loughlin said across the life
ing for people to make tax-deductible donations. “The loss of this funding will significantly reduce our capacity to deliver valuable careers education activities in schools and connect students with local industries and employers,” she said. “It will also have significant flow-on effects for our other programs. “As it stands, our TAC L2P Program, MATES Mentoring, Resilient Ararat, Passport to Employment and VIC VICE are all at risk.” Ms Moriarty said CGLLEN was also applying for external funding while appealing for public support. “The decision to reach out publicly for financial support is not one that was made lightly, but we believe our programs are worth fighting for,” she said. “These programs have been carefully designed to meet the specific needs of the community and fill service gaps that inevitably exist in small towns like ours “It would be devastating for our young people to lose a program like MATES that helps them build confidence, develop social skills and achieve personal growth through one-
of its most recent three-year contract period, WSMLLEN exceeded its key performance indicators by 108 per cent. “WSMLLEN has made the decision not to tender for School to Work from 2027, so this isn’t about us arguing for a contract,” she said. “It’s about asking what happens to 25 years of local relationships, knowledge and capability when the contract changes. “Some of the most important work we do doesn’t fit neatly into a program. “It’s knowing which employer to call, bringing schools together when numbers aren’t viable individually, identifying a gap, connecting organisations or turning a local idea into something that creates an opportunity for young people.” Meanwhile, Central Grampians LLEN, CGLLEN, said it would be forced to close before the end of next year unless a public fundraising campaign could generate enough money to keep its youth programs operational. The network last week launched a Fund their Futures campaign, with executive officer Jane Moriarty call-
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Ref lecting on a century Audrey Kelly has led ‘a good life’ across a century – performing, establishing a farm from scratch, running a household without electricity, and raising her family. Born Audrey Young, she and her sister Eunice grew up on the family farm at Lillimur and rode horses to school. She aspired to study to be a seamstress in Adelaide, but, due to being during the Second World War, her parents thought it too dangerous – there was a risk of bombing for the country’s cities. She enjoyed rollerskating during wartime; with the men at war, there were no dance partners. The railway line ran through the family’s farm, sometimes trains would carry soldiers who would throw notes out with their addresses on them in the hope someone would write to them. “They were lonely,” Mrs Kelly said. “And half the time they didn’t know where they were going.” Mrs Kelly married Bill Clark at Kaniva in 1948. The couple had two daughters,
on-one mentoring.” Ms O’Loughlin said offering certainty for LLENs was a matter of urgency. “We’re already being asked about 2027. Schools don’t stop planning because government arrangements are changing, employers don’t stop planning and young people certainly don’t stop needing opportunities,” she said. “We’re not asking the government to turn back the clock. “We’re asking it to protect the capability it has spent 25 years helping to build and give LLENs the opportunity to use that capability differently into the future. “Around $10.85-million a year across 31 LLENs would retain independent, place-based capability across Victoria. “Give us clear outcomes and accountability, but also give local communities the capacity to respond to what they actually need. “Programs will continue to change. The need for someone locally to connect the dots won’t.” People can find more information about CGLLEN’s Fund their Futures campaign and make a tax-deductible donation via www.cgllen.org.au/ donations.
ALL SMILES: Audrey Kelly celebrates her 100th birthday today. She is pictured with her daughters, Glenda Green, left, and Chris Burgess. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
Chris and Glenda, and lived at Wolseley where Mr Clark was a boring contractor. They saved money to buy land to farm at Lake Charlegrark, leaving a home with electricity to live in their new home that expected electrical connection within two years. In the five or six years it took to connect – although the house was wired and ready – Mrs Kelly used candles, an outdoor copper, push vacuum, and a kerosene refrigerator. A keen cook, she missed her elec-
tric mixer. She trained debutantes at Goroke and taught piano, and the couple enjoyed going to dances. Mrs Kelly moved to Horsham and joined performance group The Black Notes, who performed across the state. She was already a keen singer and musician, having played the organ at church and sang at kitchen teas for entertainment. She married Peter Kelly in 1993, and after he learnt to dance, the pair competed at balls. Wearing dresses she made, Mrs Kelly won several
‘bell of the ball’ and ‘matron of the ball’ titles. She enjoyed playing basketball – now known as netball – and bowls, and until a few weeks ago took herself for walks around the block. She enjoyed a birthday celebration at the weekend with family and friends, including her six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. “I look back and I think, ‘we’ve had a pretty good life’,” Mrs Kelly said. – Bronwyn Hastings
Three males have been charged following an alleged robbery and assault at Stawell last week. The Northern Grampians boys, one aged 14 and two aged 15, have been charged with affray, robbery, recklessly cause injury and theft and will appear before a children’s court at a later date. A fourth boy, who was not present at a warrant on his address, will be interviewed in due course. Detectives will allege that at about 5.45pm on October 5 a group of males set upon a 15-year-old boy near the intersection of Wakeham and Doyle streets, assaulted him and stole shoes and clothing before fleeing on foot. The boy was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been released. Detectives continue to investigate; further arrests are expected. Superintendent Dan Davison said police understood the concern the incident caused the community. “There is never any excuse for violence in our community, and we will not accept it in any form,” he said. “Detectives are continuing to investigate the matter and while we are treating it as an isolated incident, additional patrols will take place across Stawell to ensure our community not only is safe but feels safe.”
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Rally builds connection with city BY COLIN MacGILLIVRAY
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undreds of people gathered at Melbourne’s Parliament House on Friday to help launch the Across Victoria Alliance’s ‘Shut the Door’ campaign ahead of next month’s state election.
Organised by Rupanyup farmer Andrew Weidemann, the rally highlighted grievances shared by rural Victorians, including the condition of the state’s roads, land-use concerns about mineral-sands mining and renewable-energy projects, the proliferation of approved data centres and the State Government’s Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund, ESVF. Wimmera guest speakers at the event included Marnoo-based Farmers Fightback leader Ben Duxson, Warracknabeal’s Ross Johns and Gre Gre farmer Billy Baldwin, while others included United Firefighters Union secretary Peter Marshall, CFA Volunteers Group president John Houston, transport business Riordan Group manager Jim Riordan and Mass Management director Greg Hough. Representatives from many regional Victorian CFA brigades lined Melbourne’s Spring Street outside of Parliament House with their tankers, with several freight trucks also joining the convoy. Mr Weidemann said the Shut the Door campaign aimed to put pressure on the government in the lead-up to the November 28 election, but that Across Victoria Alliance, AVA, had plans to pursue a national agenda in coming years.
ADVOCACY: Across Victoria Alliance chairman and Rupanyup Andrew Weidemann, on stage second from left, leads a rally at Parliament House on Friday, as the Wimmera’s Ross Johns, also a speaker, stands in front holding a koala sign. Picture: COLIN MACGILLIVRAY “There’s a lot of groups behind the Across Victoria Alliance. There’s 32 groups here in Victoria, and we’ve got groups in New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania,” he said. “We’re going to move through this state election, but I can tell you, we’re coming after the feds. We’ve got a national plan coming.” Mr Weidemann said he believed the rally ‘went very well’. “We expect it to have an impact. We’ve launched our Shut the Door campaign here and we want to connect with the people in the city,” he said.
“That’s the purpose of bringing our rally here. We can hold a rally up in the country and we’ll get a lot of the people that obviously support the cause, but down here we want to make sure we have an impact. “I feel we did connect. People value where their food comes from, and I think that’s where the connection lies.” Mr Duxson praised those who made the journey to Melbourne for the rally. “This world is made for people turning up … and there are so many familiar faces out there,” he said. “We need to make sure that government hears that loud and clear. That’s
what we’re about today, making sure they can actually hear us in there, because they don’t come out and listen to us.” Mr Baldwin and Mr Johns voiced their opposition to proposed VNI West transmission lines and mineral-sands mining operations in the Wimmera respectively. “We’re directly affected by VNI West and what our family has been through in the past four or five years is gut-wrenching,” Mr Baldwin said “This is … a war without weapons. Everybody needs to stand up and fight.” Mr Johns said there was a lack of
transparency around the government’s decision-making when it came to approving projects on agricultural land. “Agriculture is important for humanity, because there are 8.2-billion people on the planet today, and by 2061 the forecast is 10-billion people,” he said. “Agriculture is important to Australia because we feed the country and we provide 14 per cent of Australia’s export revenue. “Victorian farmers control 1.5 per cent of Australia’s landmass and yet they produce 25 per cent of Australia’s agricultural output. Victoria is an agricultural powerhouse.” Wonwondah Fire Brigade CFA volunteer Scott Lord said he chose to attend the rally because the government was ‘not doing what they’re meant to be doing’. “They’re taxing us with the fire levy, the roads are not getting fixed up, solar farms and wind turbines are encroaching on our farmland and then we’ve got mines as well to top it all off,” he said. “It seems like they’re trying to rush through everything before the election.” Mr Weidemann said he believed the rally’s messages were resonating with voters ahead of the election. “We always planned to come here to the steps of Parliament again prior to the election to launch our campaign,” he said. “We hope the people will believe our story. In the end that’s all we can do.”
VicGrid releases EES as farmers gear up for busy harvest As farmers took to the steps of Victoria’s Parliament House last week to voice their concerns about a host of projects including VNI West, council leaders and advocacy groups touched on similar issues. Buloke Shire Council officials expressed disappointment at VNI West proponent VicGrid’s decision to publicly exhibit an environmental effects statement, EES, connected to the project at one of the busiest times of the year for Wimmera farmers. Meanwhile, the Victorian Farmers Federation, VFF, hit back at the government’s claim the 240-kilometre transmission project would cost the state’s agricultural industry less than $3-million. Buloke Shire Mayor Graeme Milne said the public exhibition window for the VNI West EES coincided with the start of harvest across the region.
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Cr Milne said the council had previously raised concerns with VicGrid about undertaking consultation with farmers during the harvest period. “Just as our farmers are gearing up for a very busy harvest season, VicGrid has put out its 9690-page EES,” he said. “How are our farmers meant to read and understand this incredibly lengthy document at the same time as bringing the harvest in? “We have told VicGrid repeatedly to avoid holding consultation during harvest, and they keep ignoring us.” Cr Milne said the council was also concerned about the timing of the exhibition in the lead-up to next month’s state election. “The election result could mean that VNI West is over. Despite that, VicGrid is asking farmers and residents to spend their valuable time review-
ing their massive report and making submissions on a project that may not proceed,” he said. “We do not need this added pressure on farmers.” Cr Milne said the council would make a formal submission outlining its concerns with the VNI West project. Meanwhile, VFF president and Minyip farmer Ryan Milgate said the EES presented a misleading picture of the cost the project would have on Victoria’s agricultural industry. Mr Milgate said it estimated a total of $2.77-million in lost agricultural production during the three-and-ahalf-year construction period across 209 farming properties. “The $2.77-million figure does not come close to representing the real cost of VNI West to farmers,” he said. “It is an estimate of production lost
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during construction and only on the 70-metre-wide easement itself. “It does not account for the ongoing impact of putting a major transmission line through working farms for the next 50 to 100 years. “These are businesses that have been carefully designed around paddock layouts, cropping rotations, livestock movements, irrigation, machinery access and farm infrastructure. “Once you put towers and a transmission easement through that system, you permanently change the way those farms operate and the impact compounds.” Mr Milgate said inefficient paddock layouts, changes to livestock movements, restrictions on machinery operation and ongoing access requirements were among the issues the project could create for farmers. “These projects can’t even estimate
the cost of the poles and wires they intend to install accurately, so it’s a bit rich to expect any trust in the estimate of how much they think their impact will hit the bottom lines of farm businesses,” he said. “These impacts don’t disappear when construction finishes. They become part of the farm.” Mr Milgate’s words echoed those of Marnoo farmer Ben Duxson at Friday’s protest in Melbourne. “VNI West … is an unnecessary project. We do not need these projects out there,” he said. “We’ll fight back. We’re not standing down.” The EES was published on October 5 and is open for submissions until November 16. People can view the statement and make submissions online via engage.vic.gov.au/VNI-West-IAC. – Colin MacGillivray
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IM Resource has committed to storing heavy mineral concentrate in sheds at its Avonbank mine at Dooen in a bid to address community concerns about minimising dust risks.
Resources Victoria last week approved a 20-year mining licence for Avonbank mineral sands mine, with WIM Resource set to apply for a licence renewal at year 20 to continue mining for the anticipated mining life of 36 years. While other regulatory approvals are still required and WIM Resource must secure appropriate finance for the project, the mining company is working towards Avonbank being fully operational in 2029. When asked about a timeframe for the Work Plan and its approval, director of projects Michael Winternitz was non-committal. “WIM will continue working closely with Resources Victoria to progress the remaining approvals, with construction anticipated to commence in late 2027, subject to regulatory approvals, financing and a final investment decision,” he said. Horsham Rural City Council says significant community concerns remain unresolved. Horsham Mayor Brian Klowss said council was ‘extremely disappointed’ the mining licence had been approved when community concerns had not been addressed. Council had raised its concerns through formal submissions, the environment effects statement process and discussions with WIM Resource, ministerial advisers and government representatives. “We have consistently sought clear answers and appropriate safeguards for our community, our environment and critical regional infrastructure,” Cr Klowss said. “Despite our efforts, council has not had the opportunity to discuss these concerns directly with the ministers responsible for the decision. For a project of this scale and significance, that is disappointing.” Cr Klowss said council believed several important issues continued to require stronger commitments and greater transparency. Council is seeking independent real-time or near real-time public reporting of environmental monitoring data and clear, measurable rehabilitation commitments. It is also seeking strong controls on the extent of active disturbance at any one time and governance arrangements that enable meaningful community participation. “The community expects to see environmental monitoring data made publicly available, rehabilitation outcomes clearly measured and reported, and opportunities for ongoing independent oversight throughout the life of the project,” Cr Klowss said. Council is also continuing to seek greater certainty around the inclusion of the Wimmera Intermodal Freight Terminal,
Horsham Mayor Brian Klowss WIFT, rail hardstand within the mining licence area. “The WIFT is critical public infrastructure supporting agriculture, freight and regional economic development across the Wimmera,” Cr Klowss said. “Our concern is not that mining would be proposed beneath the WIFT. It is that this important public asset remains within the mining licence area, creating uncertainty about its future operation, development and investment potential. If there is no intention to mine beneath the site, council continues to question why it has not been removed from the licence area. “WIM Resource has the ability to excise this from the licence area. Especially given there is no clear explanation as to why a mining licence is needed over a council-owned asset that services a number of other businesses.” Council is also seeking assurance that commitments regarding the storage of heavy mineral concentrate, HMC, will be delivered in fully-enclosed storage arrangements for the entirety of the mine life. Cr Klowss said council would continue to advocate for stronger safeguards, transparency and accountability. “The granting of a mining licence does not mean the concerns raised by council and the community have been resolved,” he said. Mr Winternitz said WIM Resource had previously responded to the council’s concerns, including clarifications regarding public reporting of validated environmental monitoring summaries, progressively rehabilitating land to support its return to agricultural use, and establishing a Rehabilitation Review Group to provide additional oversight. “WIM has clarified to HRCC that Dooen rail hardstand within the mining licence area reflects cadastral and licence-boundary considerations, not any intention to undertake mining activities, noting the rail hardstand is outside the proposed mining disturbance footprint, and the mining licence does not authorise disturbance of the hardstand or constrain its future use,” he said.
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“WIM confirms that HMC stockpiles will be covered by sheds to provide additional operational control and greater confidence to HRCC, the community and WIFT stakeholders regarding the management of potential dust emissions from HMC.” Federal Member for Mallee Anne Webster said the decision to green-light Avonbank on the eve of an election was ‘deeply concerning’. Dr Webster called on Premier Ben Carroll to explain why the project was being pushed through before an election when protections for farmers and agricultural land were still being worked out. “We should not be approving new critical minerals projects until proper protections for productive agricultural land are in place and the impacts on farmers and regional communities have been properly assessed,” she said. “An agricultural land restoration working group has only just been established to deal with the impact of mining on farmland. That work has barely begun, yet Mr Carroll is pushing ahead with projects that could have consequences for generations. “It is completely backwards. You don’t approve the mines first and work out how to protect and restore the farmland later.” Environmental group Friends of the Earth also weighed in saying ‘the approval in such a significant cropping area demonstrates the planning system is failing farmers’. Campaigns co-ordinator Cam Walker said the government’s planning system, which assessed each project in isolation of other proposals, was ‘not fit-for-purpose’. “Across north-west Victoria, a series of large critical minerals developments threaten farming, landscapes, local economies and ground and water supplies,” he said. “Faced with continual incremental impacts as individual projects are assessed and approved, the only responsible option for the State Government is to announce an immediate halt on any further assessment or approval of any aspect of critical minerals projects. “The moratorium must remain in place until there has been an independent and comprehensive analysis done of the cumulative impacts of all the planned projects. “With a state election less than two months away, this is an issue that deserves much more attention. We call on all parties – especially those who claim to represent the interests of rural and regional communities – to back the call for a moratorium on all critical minerals projects.” Minister for Energy and Resources Jaclyn Symes and Resources Victoria did not respond to The Weekly Advertiser’s questions regarding council and community concerns. • For more, see letters to the editor on page 11.
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From page 1 Mr Moran said The Greens wanted to see the return of daily passenger rail services across the Wimmera, with at least three of the five daily Ararat to Melbourne train services met by an Ararat to Kaniva rail shuttle service. The Bracks Labor government returned passenger rail services to Ararat in 2004 by extending VLine services from Ballarat, but a break of gauge means the trains cannot go beyond Ararat. “The tracks between Ararat and Kaniva are well below capacity with plenty of passing loops. It would be a relatively simple matter for train schedulers from ARTC, who control freight trains, and VLine, in charge of passenger trains, to sort out a new timetable including three new Ararat to Kaniva return services a day,” he said. “There should also be new coach and local-bus services designed to meet the new shuttle train services.” Hamilton educator, youth advocate and community leader LeeAnn Elmes will again stand as a candidate for Family First, after previously having run in the federal seat of Wannon. Mrs Elmes, a wife and mother, said her lived experience informs her advocacy for policies that prioritise education, mental health resources, and opportunities for youth to thrive as active contributors to society. Jos Downey, from the Victorian Socialists, is another candidate for Lowan, having grown up in western Victoria and maintaining strong family links to the region. With a hate for capitalism, he plans to fight for working-class people like agricultural, healthcare and education workers in a ‘worsening cost-of-living crisis’. “The workers who make our country run deserve better. I believe access to housing, healthcare, education and food to put on the table should be human rights, not investment opportunities,” he said. Mr Downey listed climate change, underfunded emergency services, declining public services, skyrocketing grocery prices and waitlists for public healthcare as other key issues. The neighbouring seat of Ripon is also set to be hotly contested with at least nine candidates so far indicating they will nominate, including sitting member Martha Haylett, Labor, going up against Jo Armstrong, The Nationals; Jeff Barry, Libertarians; Taylah Brennan-Jones, Victorian Socialists; Donna Buxton, One Nation; Tim Drylie, The Greens; Megan Read, Liberals; and two independents Trevor Andrei and Bernard Quince.
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he Western Highway Action Committee and six Wimmera mayors have written to Premier Ben Carroll to call on the State Government to ‘do better’ with the condition of the material arterial road.
The letter, sent on October 7, says the government must ‘improve capacity, safety, freight efficiency, regional connectivity and the long-term resilience of one of Australia’s most important interstate transport routes in the Western Highway’. A total of 10 mayors from municipalities that are members of the committee have signed the letter, including Bob Sanders, Ararat; Karen Hyslop, Northern Grampians; Brian Klowss, Horsham; Ron Ismay, Hindmarsh; Andrew McLean, Yarriambiack and Tim Meyer, West Wimmera. The letter comes after a spate of major crashes along the highway in the past month, resulting in four deaths. The first was a motorcyclist who hit a pothole and lost control at Trawalla on September 13; followed by a triple fatality at Ledcourt on September 27. Another crash occurred on Wednesday, near Laharum, requiring a truck driver to be hospitalised. Committee chair Rod Ward wrote to the Premier to tell him that residents of western Victoria and the 100,000-plus vehicles that used the highway every day deserved better. “Investment in the Western Highway has been neglected for too long,” he wrote. “Tragically, over the past decade 688
people have been killed or suffered serious injuries on this highway. Critical investment is required now to address issues of capacity – Caroline Springs to Melton, Bacchus Marsh Eastern Link, increased duplication through to Stawell – including critical safety upgrades and much improved maintenance, transport efficiency and amenity.” Mr Ward said the committee acknowledged the announcement the State Government would invest a further $550-million in addition to the $1-billion Federal Government investment to upgrade the highway between Caroline Springs and Melton. “However more investment is required along the entire highway,” he wrote. The highway is the third-largest freight carrier of any national highway in Australia, carrying more than 5400 trucks a day. The estimated value of the freight transported on the highway annually exceeds $25.6-billion. “Our vision is for a safe, efficient Western Highway linking Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and the regional centres along the route, built to current standards and future-proofed for new opportunities and demands,” Mr Ward wrote. “On behalf of the 460,000 Victorians that live along this route, soon to exceed 760,000, and all users of the Western Highway, we call on the State Government to address the critical need to invest in the overdue capacity upgrades needed along the Western Highway along with further investment required to address issues of safety, transport efficiency and amenity.”
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H
orsham’s John Martin is retiring from a rewarding career that has weathered the challenges and the rewards of working with people and the environment.
RETIRING: Horsham Rural City Council infrastructure services director John Martin will finish in November. Picture: BRONWYN HASTINGS
Graduating as an agricultural engineer, Mr Martin worked for the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission at Kerang – during a drought year – then Shepparton, Rochester, Tongala, Swan Hill and Red Cliffs, doing irrigation research, advisory work and having involvement in salinity programs. He moved to Horsham in 1993, and worked for Wimmera Mallee Water, which became GWMWater. “My job initially there was called system controller, it later became manager of water resources, and that was interesting times,” he said. “We had floods in October 1996, and then it stopped raining for quite a while. “One of the significant things during the period
was the millennium drought – our storages got down to a bit over three per cent, Rocklands Reservoirs had one per cent, and we introduced water carting to survive the drought.” The drought highlighted the need for a pipeline. “Part of the pitch to the government was about the benefits to the environment through the savings, because in the old channel system more than nine per cent of the water was lost through seepage into the ground and evaporation,” Mr Martin said. “There were challenges along the way, trying to achieve the right balance.” Mr Martin said he enjoyed taking on his role at Horsham Rural City Council, where he started in March 2012. “GWMWater covers a large area – it’s 300 kilometres by 200 kilometres – and you’d work on a project in an area, but you wouldn’t deal with that group on a continual basis,” he said. “Whereas coming to council, I keep dealing with the same community groups, which is one of the things I really enjoy. “There are things we’ve done along the way, such as the town hall project; we talk about challenges in keeping balance, not everybody was on board. “It was a really exciting project to be involved with and a major development for Horsham, but I think what stood out to me is that after it was built, people used it. “From day one, people said they weren’t sure about it being the right project for Horsham, but people have voted with their feet.” Mr Martin said there were many more projects he and the council would like to achieve, but limited resources and funds were inhibitive. He said he was proud to be part of a team, within the council and beyond. “Just being a cog in the wheel that keeps everything going – even beyond our council, I think we work well with councils in our region,” he said. “We have a really strong partnership working with our neighbouring councils in relation to supporting emergency agencies, improving the Western Highway, and developing regional transport strategies.” Mr Martin said while he was looking forward to the change of pace retirement would bring, he would continue to have input into the bypass planning project. “It will only be part-time and will hopefully be sorted out in March or April if things run smoothly,” he said. “There are a couple of organisations I’m looking to do a bit of volunteer work with, I’ve got a couple of grandkids in town, and of course holidays. “It’ll be nice to be in a world where there’s no thinking about deadlines, and there aren’t the challenges of trying to keep people happy when resources are limited. Not having to be in that space will be good for the soul.” Mr Martin retires from his full-time position of infrastructure services director on November 13.
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A man died and another was injured in a singlevehicle crash at Watchem on Sunday afternoon. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the incident. It is believed a car travelling on Watchem-Warracknabeal Road lost control and crashed into multiple trees about 4pm. One of the occupants, a 43-year-old man, died at the scene, while a second occupant, a 47-year-old man, was transported to hospital with serious injuries. The investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has CCTV or dashcam footage, or has information is urged to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an online confidential report at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Demanding action
Avonbank licence demands action, not just disappointment. The granting of the Avonbank mining licence on October 6 is devastating for affected farming families and deeply disappointing for our wider Wimmera community. Mine Free Wimmera Farms, MFWF, acknowledges Emma Kealy’s concerns, reported in The Weekly Advertiser, that community and Horsham Rural City Council concerns have not been adequately addressed, particularly regarding the impact on productive agricultural land. However, expressing disappointment is not enough. As our local Member for Lowan and Shadow Minister for Agriculture, we are calling on Emma Kealy to demonstrate strong leadership and pursue every available avenue to challenge the mining licence and have this decision overturned. For affected families, this is not simply a mining proposal. It threatens homes, livelihoods, family histories, and the future of farming land that has been cared for across generations. Many community members are struggling to understand how this project has progressed to an approved licence despite years of concerns being raised. We are equally disappointed that The Nationals have not done more over the past two years to protect productive agricultural land in our region. While proposed legislation to strengthen agricultural protections is welcome, it comes too late for families now facing the consequences of an approved licence. We also question Nationals leader Danny O’Brien’s reported statement to an impacted landowner that farmers have a choice. Farmers have options, not choice. They can sell their land, lease it to a mining company, or challenge the decision in court, potentially at enormous financial and emotional cost. None of these options protects a farmer’s right to continue farming their own land without the threat of a mining project.
The Wimmera’s productive soils are vital to Victoria’s food and fibre production. Once prime agricultural land is committed to mining for decades, the consequences extend far beyond individual properties. MFWF is asking Emma Kealy to move beyond statements of concern and tell the community what she will do now. Will she investigate and pursue all available legal avenues to challenge the Avonbank licence, including whether an appeal or other proceedings could overturn the decision or halt its implementation? Will she advocate for affected farmers and ensure that protecting agricultural land becomes a priority in practice, not just in future policy? Our community needs clear answers and decisive action. The test of leadership is not whether our concerns are acknowledged after the decision, but whether our elected representatives are prepared to fight for us when it matters most. The Wimmera’s farming future deserves nothing less. Russell Heard President, Mine Free Wimmera Farms
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A letter in response to Mine Free Wimmera Farms: I understand the distress and frustration felt by affected farming families. I share serious concerns about the impact of mining on productive agricultural land and whether these concerns have been adequately addressed by the Labor government. However, I must correct several assertions in your letter, particularly the suggestion that I and The Nationals have failed to act to protect agricultural land. My advocacy on this issue has been consistent and includes: October 28, 2025: Called in Parliament for a comprehensive review of Victoria’s mineral sands mining regulations, stronger protections for productive agricultural land, fair compensation for affected landholders and a fair share of mining royalties for local communities.
June 2, 2026: Publicly called for stronger agricultural protections following the government’s announcement of a Mineral Sands Agricultural Land Restoration Working Group, reiterating my calls for genuine community engagement and greater government accountability. August, 2026: Raised specific concerns about the Avonbank proposal with the incoming Minister for Energy and Resources, including water security, the Environment Effects Statement process and impacts on existing farming operations, following earlier representations to the Premier and former Resources Minister. August 11, 2026: My Agricultural Land and Food Security Bill was introduced in the Legislative Council, establishing a framework for independent agricultural impact assessments and stronger protections for productive farmland. August 12, 2026: Moved to introduce the Bill in the Legislative Assembly, where Labor voted against allowing its introduction. These are tangible actions, not simply future policy promises. It is therefore disappointing to read the suggestion that I have failed to advocate for affected farmers. I also need to clarify a fundamental point about the Avonbank mining licence. The decision to grant the Avonbank mining licence on October 6, 2026 was made by Resources Victoria under the authority of the Carroll Labor government. Premier Ben Carroll and his government are responsible for the administration of Victoria’s mining legislation. As a local Opposition MP, I have no statutory authority to approve, refuse, revoke or overturn a mining licence. As I am not an affected landholder, I do not have standing to appeal the decision. I cannot initiate a Supreme Court challenge on behalf of landowners, nor do I have the power to direct the Minister or Resources Victoria to overturn the licence. I recommend that affected landholders urgently contact their local Resources Victoria representative, Paul McDonald, or the Victorian Mining Warden for further information about their rights
and the available processes. Independent legal advice should also be sought regarding any potential Supreme Court appeal and applicable time limits. It is also important to distinguish between the granting of a mining licence and approval to commence mining. Further requirements, including an approved work plan and rehabilitation arrangements, must be satisfied before mining can commence. I will continue to advocate for affected farmers, seek answers from the minister and scrutinise the further approvals required for this project. I also reject any suggestion that Danny O’Brien or The Nationals are dismissive of the concerns of farming families. We understand the enormous uncertainty these proposals create and remain committed to strengthening protections for agricultural land. I have consistently stood up for Wimmera farmers, including through parliamentary advocacy and legislative action. I will continue to do so. However, I will not mislead landholders by promising legal action I have no standing to pursue, or suggest that I hold decision-making powers to overturn this decision – I do not. I remain willing to work constructively with Mine Free Wimmera Farms and affected landholders to pursue stronger protections and ensure their concerns are heard by those responsible for these decisions. Emma Kealy Member for Lowan
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There is a long list of things that can get under one’s skin. New research commissioned by Panadol has revealed the most common everyday frustrations, with the top annoyances including life pressures such as finances, health and wellbeing, household responsibilities and work or study. But the smaller, distinctly Australian frustrations that really grinds people’s gears are funnily enough, summer related. Topping the list, 46 per cent of Australians said hearing the buzz of a mosquito just as they go to bed was one of their biggest ‘everyday headaches’. Don’t you hate that buzzing sound – but even worse when the mozzie actually hits your ear or your face, and then you have the fear that it is crawling into a hole that it is not supposed to. Not far behind on the annoyance list was hot cars and flies, with 45 per cent nominating getting into a car that has been sitting in the sun and the same number saying being swarmed by flies on a summer’s day was their biggest annoyance. Other familiar frustrations on the list included swooping magpies, 26 per cent; finding a huntsman in the house before bed, 20 per cent; broken thongs on a hot summer walk, 16 per cent; melting ice cream, 14 per cent; and dodging bindis in the backyard, 13 per cent. Swooping magpies is something I can definitely sympathise with, although I wouldn’t call it an ‘annoyance’ – I would say it’s a full-blown fear. Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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In fact, the amount of times I have been swooped as a child and teenager has initiated a genuine dislike for all birds, not just magpies. Growing up, a rather large extended family of magpies set up their home in some gum trees across the road from my parents’ house. Every spring, for as long as I can remember, we had to contend with several swooping magpies. They were particularly prevalent in my secondary school years, when I used to walk to the bus stop. In my junior secondary years, I used to make sure to walk with an older, taller neighbour because if the magpies came swooping, he would cop it first because I was shorter. But in my latter years, I faced them on my own, often armed with a stick or umbrella to defend myself. Just walking along holding it up in the air seemed to deter them. However, one day I was caught out without either, and just as I thought I had made it out of the ‘combat zone’, down they came. And as I ran towards safety, down I went, hitting the turf and injuring my hands and knees, and my pride. Let me tell you, I needed more than just Panadol to recover from that hit to my pride.
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BUSY CALENDAR: The Wimmera’s show season is in full swing. Dimboola Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s annual show, scheduled for Saturday, features a range of new sections and attractions among the traditional drawcards. An open Lego section, homemade lemon cordial and a terrarium competition are new to this year’s schedule, which also includes whipcracking, a show ’n shine, pavilion entries, horses and a men’s packet chocolate cake competition. Jeparit Show, on Sunday, will feature a hobby horse competition, stalls, all-age Lego competitions, tiny goats, food and drink vendors, and pavilion exhibits along with a host of other attractions for all ages. Rainbow hosted its annual show yesterday. Pictured enjoying the offerings are, clockwise from left: Eli Simpson with his prize arrangement; Llew Schilling and Kay Featherstone; Craig McKenzie and Phil Newton inspect grain entries; Jodi Hollingworth tests her skills; and Judge Polly O’Heaney presents Tenaya Coyne and ‘Dior’ with a champion ribbon.
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them. “The standard of entries this year has been excellent. It is encouraging to see so many local businesses put themselves forward, and so many residents take the time to vote for a business they value,” she said. “The gala dinner is an opportunity to recognise that work and bring our business community together. Everyone is welcome, whether or not they entered the awards, and I look forward to celebrating with them.” Doors open at 6.15pm, with drinks and canapés in the foyer from 6.30pm. The dress code is cocktail. People must book tickets by noon on Wednesday, October 21 via the Ararat Town Hall website ararattownhall.com.au/event/2026-eastgrampians-business-awards-gala-dinner.
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‘Care for a carer’ prompt H
orsham Neighbourhood House leaders have acknowledged the dedication of unpaid carers who support people throughout the community during National Carers Week.
The week, which began on Sunday and concludes on Saturday, celebrates and raises awareness of the more than three-million Australians who provide unpaid care and support to a family member or friend. The theme of this year’s National Carers Week is ‘Care for a carer: Making carers visible’. Horsham Neighbourhood House manager Charlie Helyar said the theme highlighted the invaluable contribution of unpaid carers and encouraged Australians to recognise, support and care for the carers in their families, workplaces and communities. “Their work often goes unseen by many, but it is tireless and demanding, often with little or no recognition or reward,” he said. Mr Helyar said he understood the challenges of caring firsthand, himself serving as carer for someone close to him. He encouraged carers across the Wimmera to drop into Horsham Neighbourhood House whenever they needed assistance, information, support or someone to talk to. “Our staff are always happy to help and connect carers with appropriate
local services and resources,” he said. “Caring for a family member or friend can be both rewarding and demanding. “Yet too often, the dedication, responsibility and challenges that come with caring go unseen or unnoticed, even by the person delivering the caring role for their loved ones.” Horsham Neighbourhood House partners with Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect to offer free support to families, carers, kin and supporters of people experiencing mental health and-or substance-use challenges, and are contactable on 1800 962 008. Grampians Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect service manager Rael Cartledge said a mental-health caring role was unique, often involving more of a mental load than a physical load. “All our team have family and carer lived and living experience, and can support other carers holistically guided by their own lived experience,” she said. Nationally, Carer Gateway provides information, advice and support for carers across Australia, including online resources designed to help carers look after their own wellbeing. To find out more and access support, people can visit carergateway. gov.au.
BAND ON THE RUN: Ukulele band Silver Strings practising for its next gig.
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Silver Strings a hit at celebrations Horsham-based musical group Silver Strings is gearing up for its next major gig – performing on the same bill as tenor and composer David Hobson for Horsham Anglican Church’s 150th anniversary celebrations. Member Edith Wyatt said the group – mainly ukulele players – had toured
across the district for a variety of events, and always welcomed new members. “When some members started off they didn’t know how to play ukulele, but we have a few musicians who help us learn,” she said. “We also have a couple of sing-
ers and a drummer.” Ms Wyatt said the group practised at 1.30pm each Wednesday at West Side Horsham. “We don’t charge to perform, but the reward is the looks on the audience’s faces – they dance, and some get up and sing some words, too,” she said.
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est Wimmera Shire Council employees have endorsed a new four-year Enterprise Bargaining Agreement – which includes annual pay increases, enhanced parental leave provisions and increases to a range of allowances, but not personal income protection insurance.
Negotiations on a new EBA began in October, 2024, with the Victorian and Tasmanian branch of the Australian Services Union, ASU, accusing the council of ‘failing to negotiate in good faith’. The sticking point was cuts to entitlements such as income protection, which had been part of staff agreements since 1999. Council employees went on strike last year after negotiations continued to falter. The Australian Services Union referred the income protection matter to the Fair Work Commission, which found personal income protection insurance was not an entitlement under the existing agreement. Council chief executive David Bezuidenhout said the agreement provided a fair and sustainable outcome for employees while supporting council’s responsible management of public funds. “This agreement recognises the important contribution our employees make to the West Wimmera community,” he said. “It delivers improvements across a range of pay and employment conditions and provides certainty for employees and council over the next four years.”
Mr Bezuidenhout thanked council employees and bargaining committee members for their constructive participation throughout negotiations and their contribution to reach the outcome. Mr Bezuidenhout said workplace culture was also raised during bargaining. He said council invited further information so any specific concerns could be considered through appropriate channels, but no further details were provided. Mr Bezuidenhout said council remained committed to maintaining a positive, supportive and respectful workplace and to responding appropriately to any concerns raised. “Council carefully considered the matters raised during bargaining and remained focused on maintaining essential services for the community while achieving a fair and sustainable agreement,” he said. “Benchmarking undertaken during the negotiations indicates the pay and conditions in the new agreement compare favourably with those offered by similar councils across Victoria. “The strong employee support for the agreement provides a positive foundation for moving forward together and continuing to deliver high-quality services to our community.” The endorsement vote concludes the bargaining stage of the process. Council will now submit the EBA to the Fair Work Commission for approval.
CAPTURED: Layla Edmonds, 10, of Horsham, participates in the Barengi Gadjin Land Council Chunky Move dance performance at Horsham Town Hall. Picture: BRONWYN HASTINGS
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Horsham’s Indigenous youth performed an original dance for the community after learning the principles of First Nations dance in a workshop. The performance was choreographed by Chunky Move and accompanied by original music in Wergaia language composed by Wergaia and Wemba Wemba woman Alice Skye and Jaadwa man James Howard. The workshop was led by Chunky Move First Peoples project lead Ngioka Bunda-Heath, a Wakka Wakka, Ngugi and Birrpai woman from Melbourne, and featured three additional First Nations
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and Goolum Goolum to bring this initiative to local mob, who may not otherwise have the opportunity to learn from such a renowned and innovative studio.” The dance workshops culminated in an informal event on October 1. BGLC chief executive Chris Santagiuliana said the performance was an important chance to share mob’s local language and culture with the broader community. “BGLC is honoured to continue bringing this wonderful initiative to mob and we look forward to continuing the partnership for many years to come,” he said.
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DEDICATED: Horsham childcare provider Cate Sostheim with Riley Mattschoss, Sammy Horsfall, Parker Vettos, Charlie Paterson and Muhammad Furqan. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
Kids heart of award BY BRONWYN HASTINGS
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ate Sostheim is the Horsham and Grampians regional winner in this year’s Excellence in Family Day Care Awards.
Mrs Sostheim is also in the running for the title of Family Day Care Australia Educator of the Year. Trading as Cate’s Kids Family Day Care, Mrs Sostheim said her passion had always been early childhood. She started in 2004 and raised her three children as she continued her business ‘Cate’s Kids’. “These little people are our world, they’re everything,” she said. “We get to help them grow and learn,
and be a part of the most crucial time of their lives as they’re developing and growing. “We educators invite these people into our homes and they become lifelong family members to all of us. “The most amazing part of the awards is getting family day care out into the public, because not everyone understands what family day care is. “The educators are all qualified and there’s so much that goes into the backbone of what we do – we run the same as a day care centre and do all the observations and planning for our children.” The Excellence in Family Day Care Awards, this year its 15th annual, is the
only national awards program dedicated to family day care. More than 4200 educators were nominated by families, services and community members. Mrs Sostheim said she was dedicated to helping families as well. “I know a lot of areas that I can go and quietly support parents and families if they’re struggling in certain areas, I can reach out to our community, which I do a lot,” she said. “A lot of children don’t cope in big centres, it can be very overwhelming. Then they do just become a part of your family. “As my children used to say, ‘who are my friends coming today?’”
Hindmarsh Shire Council has announced 20 businesses, groups and events the recipients of its newlook grants program. Three applicants – Wimmera Steampunk Festival, $7500; Marathon Adventures, $5000; and Dimboola Bowling Club, $1000 – received regional events grants. Nine businesses received business-boost funding across two streams, focus on façade, and business support and growth. The focus on façade stream awarded Dimboola’s Eleven and Us $1251; Nhill Silo Heritage Project $3000; Nhill’s Zero Inn Motel $3000; Dimboola Store $3000; Dimboola’s Find Your Body Flow $215; Nhill’s Lots of Laughter coffee and food van, $1754 and Jeparit’s The Curious Gallery, $764. Dimboola’s Jacko’s Deli will receive $1820, and Jeparit’s Country Catering Co $1933, in the business support and growth stream. The connected communities program’s four streams are funding eight projects – active communities, including Nhill Motorsports Club, $2000; Nhill Park Run, $480; and Rainbow and District Badminton Club $1326.
Jeparit Agricultural and Pastoral Society, $2000, and CWA Nhill Twilight Branch, $917, were awarded in the social communities stream; Nhill College Kindergarten $1500 in the creative communities stream; and Dimboola bowling and Jeparit tennis clubs will each receive up to $500 in the resourced communities stream. Mayor Ron Ismay said the council was proud to support a diverse range of projects and events in the first round of its new-look grants programs. “These funding opportunities strengthen community connections, support local economic growth and back the volunteers, organisations and businesses that make Hindmarsh a great place to live, work and visit,” he said. “We congratulate all successful applicants and look forward to seeing the benefits their projects and events bring to communities.” The second round of connected communities funding will open on January 4. The regional events sponsorship program accepts applications on an ongoing basis for the remainder of the 2026-27 financial year, or until all available funding has been allocated.
Council opens nominations West Wimmera Shire Council has opened nominations for its 2027 Australia Day awards. Four award sections recognise outstanding community service for and within the municipality. Chief executive David Bezuidenhout welcomed all nominations. “Nominating a deserving person or group for an award is a really
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orks for five raised pedestrian crossings in Horsham will soon begin – all fully funded through a $242,000 grant from the TAC’s Safer Local Roads and Streets Program.
The crossings are at the intersection of Baillie Street and Hillary Street; Baillie Street near Horsham College and Federation University; the intersections of Hillary Street and Kirwood Street, and Mathoura Street and Kooyong Street; as well as an upgraded crossing near Wimmera Base Hospital. At last month’s council meeting, Horsham councillors unanimously voted in favour of the recommendation to proceed, acknowledging community engagement outcomes, including the strong support for three crossings, the mixed but generally safety-supportive feedback for the Horsham College/Federation University crossing, and the assessment of the Wimmera Base Hospital crossing responses. The raised pedestrian crossings at high-use locations across Horsham will aim to improve safety for school students, families and hospital users. Council’s decision is supported by research showing raised pedestrian crossings can reduce pedestrian deaths and serious injuries by up to 63 per cent, while also slowing vehicle speeds by an estimated five to 8kmh in high-pedestrian areas. At the Wimmera Base Hospital site, the project will upgrade the existing crossing on Baillie Street to a full-width raised pedestrian crossing and introduce a reduced speed limit, aiming to create a safer environment. Cr Cameron McDonald, who moved the motion, said the projects first began after traffic issues near Horsham West Primary School. “A funding application was put in, and luckily, we got it, and further crossings were identified, including Baillie Street,” he said. “Shout out to Jack Flynn, who also got mentioned in State Parliament on this one, so he’s really pushing hard for safer crossings all around Horsham West Primary School.” Cr Ian Ross questioned what the gradient of crossings would be and was told it was similar to the crossing out the front of Horsham Town Hall. Cr Ross said it was great council had secured funding for the crossings – and more funding was needed for similar projects in the municipality. Cr Rebecca Sluggett asked about how close the crossings would be near the intersections, but infrastructure director John Martin said he would take the question on notice and check that information.
“I’ve seen several close calls, unfortunately, on a similarly designed intersection in Horsham where the crossing is right on the intersection, and I think it’s just a bit too dangerous,” she said. Cr Sluggett said she agreed with multiple respondents in the community consultation about the positioning of the crossing near Horsham College. “It’d be good in the vicinity, but I do agree with respondents and the report that it would be good to work out where that could be a bit better located,” she said. “I don’t think having a crossing will influence the change of where students decide to walk and where possible we should try and put crossings in places that are already used as a path of choice, within reason and within parking and safety concerns, of course.” Cr Sluggett said the crossings were also designed to slow down traffic. “ I do understand some people are frustrated and do not understand that these crossings are not just designed to give someone a safe place to cross – they are also designed to slow traffic down,” she said. “So when people complain that they slow you down – good, they are doing as they are intended. “These are put in areas of high pedestrian activity and need people to slow down for the safety of pedestrians. I think a little bit of time is well worth somebody’s life or quality of life.” Community feedback was sought on all five locations, with strong support received for the crossings serving Horsham West Primary School. Across the project, many respondents highlighted the need for safer routes for children and lower traffic speeds in areas with significant pedestrian activity. Mayor Brian Klowss said the council carefully considered all community feedback before making its decision. “The feedback helped reinforce what we already knew from our investigations: these locations are well used and improving pedestrian safety should remain a priority,” he said.” Cr Klowss said the council resolved to proceed with all five crossings after determining the safety benefits of the proposed treatments outweighed concerns raised during consultation. “Road safety is something that affects every member of our community,” he said. “If these improvements help a child get to school more safely, help a hospital visitor cross the road with confidence, or help prevent even one serious incident, then they will have made a real difference.”
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The Practice Nurses to Augment the Clinical Evaluation and Care of people at high-risk of Heart Failure, PANACEA-HF, Project was launched last year, partnered by Rotary Club of Horsham East. University of Notre Dame Professor Simon Stewart spoke at the presentation in Horsham last month, along with lead Horsham researcher and nurse Casey Kosch and former Lister House Clinic owners Dr David Wilson and Amanda Wilson. Research participant Anne Lane spoke about establishing a regional palliative care service in the 1990s and explained how a similar approach could give the project an enormous impact across rural and regional communities. Mrs Wilson spoke of the serendipitous arrival of the research opportunity, which has now completed its first stage. Lister House’s Dr Garg was recognised as a key project advocate. The project’s research investigated whether primary healthcare nurses could use portable, AI-assisted echocardiograms to detect undiagnosed heart failure – access to the technology in rural areas could substantially improve early diagnosis. Horsham was one of four participating communities, alongside Salisbury in South Australia, Kyneton and Daylesford in Victoria, each representing different demographics. Participants were aged 60 or older, had no current heart failure diagnosis, and had a history of high blood pressure, diabetes and/or another common cause of heart failure, such as
coronary artery disease. Ms Kosch said most heart failure cases remained undiagnosed in the community. “The first presentation often occurs in hospital as acute heart failure – a life-threatening event,” she said. “Having worked in intensive care units and emergency departments for more than 20 years, I can attest to this.” Mrs Kosch said the first section of the project involved 255 patients at Horsham, with a total of 722 across all sites. Professor Stewart said the project had a balanced representation of men and women. “Although we are still compiling the full findings, 64 per cent of those screened had at least one sign or symptom of heart stress or failure, and 41 per cent had an elevated blood marker indicating the same,” he said. “AI-assisted heart imaging performed by practice nurses identified changes in heart shape in 32 per cent of participants. Also, 14 per cent and eight per cent respectively, had difficulty filling with and/or pumping out blood.” Rotary Club of Horsham East president Scotney Hayter said it was a privilege to be involved in the project. “The project has the potential to benefit millions of people – this work is not theoretical; it is human, real and capable of changing lives,” he said. Prof Stewart thanked the participants and looked ahead to the next 12 months of screening and advocacy, highlighting the project’s potential importance for rural and regional Australia. He stressed the need for political support to secure long-term funding for the service. Participants will be invited back next year to hear the final results.
Residents at Rural Northwest Health’s Hopetoun and Warracknabeal campuses will soon be able to enjoy fresh air in style, with each campus set to receive a tuk tuk. Hopetoun campus manager Leah Franklin said the tuk tuks – a form of motorised rickshaw – came at the perfect time. “With the warmer weather now upon us, there’s no better time for residents to enjoy the fresh air and reconnect with the community, and our new tuk tuks will make getting out and about easier than ever,” she said. “Importantly, each tuk tuk can also be adapted with a wheelchair docking space, so everyone can come along for the ride.” Last week, Hopetoun staff completed tuk tuk licence training to make sure every outing was safe and comfortable for residents. Staff at the Warracknabeal campus have also begun training. Warracknabeal leisure and lifestyle team leader Bronwyn McIntyre said staff were eager to take residents for a spin once all safety requirements were met. “Our residents love spending time in their local community, and this new mode of transport will be a really special way for them to do that,” she said. “We’re excited to share this experience with our residents as soon as our training is com-
OUT AND ABOUT: Norma Decker, left, and Lois O’Callaghan enjoy the new tuk tuks at Rural Northwest Health. plete and we can safely take them out for a ride.” RNH interim chief executive Lois O’Callaghan said the training day was filled with excitement as staff embraced the new mode of transport for residents.
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A new Pyrenees National Park will include Landsborough and Landsborough Hill nature conservation reserves, as well as parts of the St Arnaud-Pyrenees State Forest. Meanwhile, Mount Buangor National Park brings together the former Mount Buangor State Park and parts of Mount Cole State Forest. The two were among three new national parks declared by the State Government, along with a 44,000-hectare Wombat-Lerderderg National Park between Daylesford and Bacchus Marsh, incorporating Lerderderg State Park and parts of Wombat State Forest. The government also created five new regional parks at Barkstead, Blackwood, Fingerpost, Spargo Creek and the Pyrenees; expanded Bendigo and Hepburn regional parks; created three new conservation parks at Hepburn, Cobaw and Mirboo North; and created nearly 30 nature and bushland reserves. In total the moves brought more
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Authors engage Wimmera audiences Bestselling authors Monica McInerney and Michael Robotham have received rave reviews from Wimmera audiences following visits to the region. McInerney spoke at St Arnaud Library on October 5 as part of a tour showcasing her latest book, When Sullivan Met Lola. She was described by attendees as ‘one of the loveliest authors I have ever met’, ‘generous with her time and her signing hand’ and ‘very entertaining, sharing a plethora of stories and her wonderful wit’. McInerney also touched on her relatively recent experience with breast cancer and the debilitating depression once it was over, which led to her losing her ability to write. When Sullivan Met Lola marks her return to writing and she exuded happiness at St Arnaud at being back with her audience. About 40 people attended the event, with fans travelling from Horsham and
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esearch into Dimboola’s chemists since the late 1800s has provided a fascinating snapshot of the town’s history.
When pharmacist Des Lardner sold Dimboola Pharmacy in 2019, he aimed to compile a list of all the chemists and pharmacists who operated in Dimboola before him, as he had done when leaving a former business in Murtoa. “Chemist shops are an important part of the community and have been since their inception, serving as a cornerstone of healthcare in regional, rural and remote Australian communities,” Mr Lardner said. “This importance is perhaps even greater now, as other services transition or close, and pharmacy offers much more than healthcare alone – often including newsagency, TattsLotto and Australia Post services.” Mr Lardner enlisted the help of the Dimboola and District Historical Society, whose members identified more than 20 chemists and pharmacists in the town since 1883. Their research uncovered fascinating and varied stories of the chemists’ lives. Notable individuals included Felix Reader, a Dimboola chemist from 1887 to 1901 who was a keen botanist and went on to identify many Wimmera grasses, writing extensive papers on the subject for the Victorian Naturalist and contributing his large private herbarium to the National Herbarium of Victoria, now housed in Melbourne’s Royal Botanical Gardens. John Chadwick, another who came
PRESENT DAY: From left, Dimboola Pharmacy dispensary technician Jody McDonald, who has worked at the store for 21 years, pharmacy owner Phuong Tu, dispensary technician Tammy Brown, who has worked for three owners and has been at the store for 36 years, and Des Lardner, previous owner until 2019 having served the community for 19 years, showcase the historical board. to Dimboola in the late 1800s, already had 30 years’ prior experience as a chemist, including years as a dispenser in the Royal Navy. Mr Chadwick also carried out dental procedures including extractions, and specialised in horse and cattle medicine. Harold Taylor came to Dimboola in 1928 and served the community for more than 40 years. With a wide knowledge of pharmacy matters, he also provided advice and assistance to farmers.
He was also a prominent townsman and received the Queen’s Coronation Medal for outstanding services to the Dimboola and District Hospital. Sisters Phuong Tu and Tam Tu, Dimboola Pharmacy’s owners since 2019, said they supported the preservation of the town’s history. “It’s a wonderful way to acknowledge the history of the pharmacy and its important place within the Dimboola community,” Phuong said.
Mr Lardner recently retired after more than 56 years in pharmacy in the Wimmera region. He said the historical tribute to Dimboola’s past pharmacists was significant to him. “I have always supported small towns and recognise the efforts of past professionals in bringing healthcare to everyone,” he said. “The effort and research completed by Dimboola Historical Society has been very much appreciated.”
Transfer station making mulch With residents across Ararat Rural City beginning spring gardening blitzes, council leaders are reminding people that bags of mulch and locally made compost are available from Ararat Transfer Station. The council produces compost in partnership with Gaia EnviroTech, with green waste collected across Ararat Rural City processed at the transfer station and turned into compost that can be used in gardens. People can also purchase compost by the cubic metre for larger projects. Resident Tag Lewis has seen what the compost can do on her property. In a 30-by-30-metre trial plot with little topsoil, Ms Lewis used the compost to grow vegetables and flowers through a dry season. She said her results included corn reaching 3.5 metres tall, along with pumpkins, watermelons and more than 20 varieties of sunflowers. Council chief executive Phuong Au said spring was an opportunity to put a locally made product to use. “It is lovely to see residents making use of something produced from the green waste collected in our own community,” she said. “Whether you are preparing a small garden bed or planning a larger project, there is an option to suit. “Tag’s garden is a wonderful example of what people can achieve when they give their soil some care.” Compost costs $5 per bag or $80 per cubic metre. People can arrange delivery within Ararat Rural City or collection by appointment. Residents can place an order or ask about mulch and bulk quantities by calling the council’s customer service team on 5355 0200 or visiting the Ararat Transfer Station.
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Not only have 20 per cent of Wimmera people benefited from alumniled work, the program’s impacts have helped snare $44.5-million in funding for regional projects and initiatives. Since 2002, more than 750 Wimmera people have completed a leadership program and while participation in the survey was not high, it heard from graduates dating back to the first program. Leadership Wimmera program manager Rowena Doyle said the survey highlighted the many benefits of regional leadership programs. “We live and work three to four hours from Melbourne and without a local program many participants simply would not get the chance to learn, grow, connect and build their leadership capacity,” she said. “This survey highlights the ongoing benefits these lessons bring.” The survey, co-ordinated by the Victorian Leadership Network, found meaningful growth across nine leadership capabilities, with strong shifts in self-awareness and systems thinking. One alumni commented they had a ‘massively increased understanding about considering how other people operate and how to achieve success in a positive way’. Another graduate said: “Through this program I developed strong and genuine connections with a network
POSITIVE STEPS: The 2026 Leadership Wimmera cohort. of like-minded people across the region, which has been both professionally valuable and personally grounding.” Mrs Doyle said nine out of 10 graduates were better able to take initiative and drive positive change after doing the program, with many others building both resilience and their trusted networks. She said more than 80 per cent of respondents ranked Leadership Wimmera as either the best, or one of their top three, leadership development experiences. “All these graduates have given back in time and project delivery, since completing the program,” she said. “Eight out of 10 took on a board, committee or advisory role, with
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Acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter Mark Lang will celebrate the release of his new album with a return to Ararat Town Hall tonight, Wednesday. Lang has written three critically acclaimed albums as the singer-songwriter behind Australian indie band Skipping Girl Vinegar, and last performed in Ararat in May 2022 when This Way North, featuring Liesha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy, opened the show for him. In addition to performances for Ararat Live, they also hosted music and songwriting workshops with students from Ararat Secondary College and Marian College Ararat. On this visit Lang, fresh off a North American tour, will play his anticipated new solo album, Wild Swan. In the more than four years since his last visit to Ararat, Lang has graced main stages of festivals around the world, including legendary Canadian festival Stanfest, solo shows at Bluesfest, the UK’s Cambridge Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Woodford Folk, Falls Festival and more, recently playing a sold-out show at Hamer Hall with Melbourne Indie Voices. He said Wild Swan was an album documenting the poetic language of his son, written and recorded in a three-year period between his living on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula and Nashville, USA. Ararat Live shows at Ararat Town Hall feature cabaret seating with bring-your-own nibbles and a bar open from 7.30pm. Tickets are available online through the Ararat Town Hall website at www.ararat townhall.com.au/event/performances. Adult tickets are $30 online or $35 at the door. Concession is $25 online or $30 at the door. Children under 18 enter for free and are encouraged to attend. Ararat Live is a not-for-profit collective whose main objective is to support original music. People can keep up to date on the Ararat Live Facebook page.
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an impressive reach,” Mrs Doyle said. The survey also found nearly 800 people have been positively affected through economic and workplace change, nearly 6300 through health, wellbeing and sports activities and just over 500 people in the areas of education and youth. Mrs Doyle said the survey had helped understand leadership programs’ impacts on a participant’s life, career and contributions, both professionally and in their community. “Every year we see people grow and learn as the program unfolds and this survey shows just how much the growth and impact continues well beyond graduation,” she said.
representation across all five shires in the region.” A survey respondent said: “It created a deeper sense of responsibility as a leader in the region to actively advocate for positive change.” The survey identified nearly 1140 alumni community-led or co-led projects which equated to 156,000 volunteer hours – or 20,800 work days of contributions. Alumni credited about three quarters of their actions to the impact of the program and nearly 10,000 people have been positively affected by alumni-led work. “While the alumni represents less than two per cent of the regional population their actions have impacted about 20 per cent of the people who live here – that is
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his Friday marks the 170th anniversary of the death of Sergeant John McNally, killed at Mount Ararat.
The first Victoria Police officer to be feloniously killed in the line of duty, Sgt McNally’s name is recognised at East Grampians Health Service, with the emergency department – now urgent care centre, emergency helicopter landing pad and medical imaging department named in his memory, through the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation Ararat Branch. Sgt McNally was 29 when he joined the Victoria Police Force on June 18, 1855. Like many of his colleagues in the force, he was an Irishman with previous service in the Royal Irish Constabulary. Within 12 months he had been promoted to Sergeant-In-Charge of the mounted police at Mount Ararat goldfields in the Wimmera district and central Victoria. Sgt McNally did not have a registered number in the Victoria Police Force; the current numbering system for members was introduced in late 1858, by which time he had been killed. Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation Ararat branch president Dianne Radford said Sgt McNally’s death occurred at the hands of two men, William Twigham and William Turner. “Twigham was part of a bushranging gang and over a period of time amassed a large amount of money,” she said. “Turner was a particularly slip-
pery character who absconded from Hobart, Tasmania and was recaptured four years later in Carisbrook, Victoria and charged with robbery. Later, the pair teamed up as part of a notorious gang.” History recalls that about 7pm on October 16, 1856, Sgt McNally and Constable John Moore, having received information that a wanted man named William Turner, alias Gypsy Smith, was at a miner’s tent about two miles away, rode in search of the suspect. Turner was well known to the police and was suspected of committing armed robberies in the area. They subsequently located Turner at the tent, and he made a desperate struggle to escape. Just as they had subdued him he called on an associate named William Twigham, alias Cockney Bill, to come and help him. Twigham came out of the tent carrying a double-barrelled shotgun and fired at the policeman, killing Sgt McNally and wounding Const Moore. The two offenders then escaped, however they did not remain at liberty for long, and were arrested on October 23, 1856 at the Adelaide lead diggings near Amherst. Charged with the sergeant’s murder, both men appeared before Castlemaine Circuit Court. Twigham was convicted and sentenced to death, and hanged at Melbourne on March 11, 1857. Turner escaped the death sentence and because of legal difficulties the charge of murder did not proceed against him.
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Dumesny reunion The Dumesny clan, some of whom have lived in the Horsham area for more than 150 years, will meet at Horsham on October 24 for their semi-regular reunion. All Australian Dumesnys descended from Johann and Louise Dumesny; there are now seven generations and hundreds of people springing from the couple.
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He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour. Sgt McNally was buried at Cathcart Cemetery near Ararat and a plaque was erected there in 1974 by the Ararat and District Historical Society and Victoria Police. The plaque was re-dedicated on the 150th anniversary of the death of Sgt McNally in 2006, by the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation. “The Victoria Police Blue Ribbon
The Grampians community of Buangor is set to come alive this weekend as volunteers prepare to host the first-ever Buangor Motor Show. Planned for Saturday at Buangor Community Sports Centre, the show will feature car, motorbike, truck and other vehicle displays. Also keeping patrons entertained will be a series of live music performances and market stalls hosted by community vendors, as well as raffles, community activities and food trucks. Attendees can try their hand at a racing simulator, with a prize for the fastest lap of the virtual Bathurst circuit. The event, which begins at noon, will conclude late in the evening with a fireworks display from Melbourne’s Flash Fireworks. Camping is available for visitors from across Victoria and interstate, with licensed social areas. Co-ordinator David Gregg said the Buangor Motor Show was a volunteer-run, not-for-profit event. He said organisers hoped it would connect the community by providing a welcoming and inclusive event where locals and visitors could gather and socialise, while supporting the local economy. Tickets for the Buangor Motor Show are $5 per person, with a $5 entry fee for motorbikes and a $10 fee for cars, four-wheel drives and trucks. Large sites are available to hire for $40. More information is available at facebook.com/ BuangorMotorShow.
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A total of 102,924 vehicles was reported through VFACTS during September, up 0.9 per cent on the corresponding month last year. However, adding the 5854 Tesla and Polestar registrations reported separately by the Electric Vehicle Council, EVC, lifts the broader September market to 108,778 vehicles. The reporting distinction is important, with neither Tesla nor Polestar included in VFACTS figures – a methodology GoAuto also applied to its August market analysis when the two brands contributed another 7821 vehicles beyond the FCAI tally. Battery-electric vehicles from all reporting sources accounted for 24.2 per cent of the Australian market in September, more than double the 11.3 per cent share achieved in September 2025. That follows a record 24.9 per cent
BEV share in August, when battery electric models became Australia’s largest individual powertrain category for the first time. For the first nine months of 2026, BEVs represented 18.9 per cent of the total market compared with just 8.1 per cent for the same period last year. Plug-in hybrid sales also continued their steep trajectory, rising 122.7 per cent year-on-year in September, while conventional hybrids increased 20.7 per cent. At the same time, petrol registrations fell 36.2 per cent and diesel declined 18.4 per cent, reinforcing the structural powertrain shift evident throughout 2026. FCAI acting chief executive Dianne O’Hara said increased product choice was accelerating the transition. “Australian motorists are embracing a broader range of powertrains, following greater model choice offered by manufacturers and growing competition,” she said. Separate EVC data also highlights the strength of Tesla and Polestar outside the VFACTS reporting pool. The two brands recorded a combined 5854 BEV deliveries in Sep-
MOVING: Ford’s Ranger regained first place in most models sold with 5062 deliveries in September. tember, while their three-month average across the September quarter remained at a strong 6199 units. Year-to-date, Tesla and Polestar have delivered 43,386 vehicles, 77 per cent more than over the corresponding nine months of 2025. Tesla accounted for the overwhelming majority of that volume. The Model Y recorded 4476 September deliveries, representing 76 per cent of all Tesla and Polestar sales during the month, while Model 3 deliveries increased 60 per cent year-
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Born 30/08/1943 From Cobram, NSW. A private funeral service for Peter Desmond Betts was held as per his wishes at Horsham Garden Cemetery. Thank you very much to all the wonderful people who looked after him.
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CAMERON, Robert Harsley
4-1-1940 to to 9-10-2026 Passed away peacefully. Much loved and devoted husband of Elaine (dec). Treasured and loved father and father-in-law of Alison & Phil; Terry & Alisha. Adored Poppy to Tomas, Cameron & Alice; Trisan & Jess, Liam, and Rory. Great grandchildren Finnley and Everette. Reunited with Elaine Rest peacefully together
RYAN, Michael Andrew “Mike” Passed away peacefully at home on October 4, 2026 aged 87 years.
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caravans
2 male Jack Russell’s, 8wks old vaccinated vet checked microchipped $1200, microchip no 953010008081317, 953010008081295 Ph 0423182267
2006 Jayco Dove Outback Camper, rarely used, always garaged, I.S. mattress, annexe, flys, good condition $14,000 Ph 0428535646
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Bristlenose catfish, great tank cleaners $5ea until sold out Ph 0474159010 after 6.30pm
RYAN, Michael Andrew
Gorgeous Cavoodle puppies, 2 Ruby Red boys, 2 Black girls and 1 black boy, 8 weeks old, looking for their forever home, located in Stawell, MC 978142001434621, 978142001434645, 978142001434290, 978142001434795, 978142001434633 $1800 per puppy Ph 0407665755
Requiem Mass will be offered for the Repose of the Soul of Michael Andrew “Mike” Ryan at Ss Michael & John’s Catholic Church, Horsham on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 commencing at 1pm and will be followed by a private cremation. The service may also be viewed online at youtube.com/@ smjchurchhorsham/streams
Port Fairy 4-bedroom getaway with pool table, just $1100! Free $150 fuel card with special booking, call Langley’s now 03 5568 2899 to book, excluding school holidays
REDUCED Eclectus parrots aviary birds only, 2 year olds and a pair ready to breed, three pairs $900 per pair Ph or text 0492486058 Dimboola
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REDUCED Golden Retriever X Foxhound puppies, dob $1200 - $1500 for 7 nights, 12 July, black/ white markings limited availability, conditions tricolour, source# MB310162, apply Ph 03 5568 2899 to book microchip# 985141011652/ 003/001/002/000 651/999/998 $500 Ph 0429486058 Funeral Directors Dimboola
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Jayco 2012 18’ 6” Expanda, 2 double beds, double single bunk, toilet ,shower, low kilometres, reserve cycle air cond, fridge, microwave & more $32,000 Ph 0408504076
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caravans
2009 Jayco Starcraft 20ft, Port Fairy 4-bedroom getaway Birds for sale, princess parrots ensuite, A/C, stove, TV, HWS, reg D39115D, $25,000 Ph with ocean views, just $1400! and bourkes, all colours, call for 0417054706 Free $150 fuel card with prices Ph 0408535515 Stawell
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Great Pa to Delilah, Sammy and Ned.
Loving father and father in law of Judy & Dom; Mark & Anna. Adored Grandad to Zac and Sam; and Lionel. “She’ll be right”
MITCHELL, Kel
A Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Kel Mitchell will take place at the Harvest Church, Horsham on Thursday, 15 October 2026 commencing at 2.30pm. Privately interred. The service may also be viewed online at https://tinyurl.com/M151026
Much loved Pa to Kyle, Blair & Courtney; Malory & Darcy; Zac & Karlee; Maddy & David, and Mitch; Hudson, and Ella.
Passed away at home on October 10, 2026 aged 87 years. Dearly loved husband of Dot.
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The funeral of Robert Harlsey Cameron will take place at St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Horsham on Monday, October 19, 2026 commencing at 1pm and will be followed by private cremation. The service may also be viewed online at horsham. unitingchurch.org.au/watch
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2012 Jayco Starcraft 22 ft, rarely used, ensuit, laundry etc, photos available, $28,000 ono Jayco Journey Tourer, pop-top call paul ph0438564345 17.55.8 2023 model, duel axle, full ensuite, solar, large fridge, hot and cold water, double bed, awning, ac, excellent condition $45,000 Ph 0466237445 2014 Supreme Executive Caravan, 21’ 6”, one owner, full ensuite, club lounge dining, full oven, hot plates, fridge, A/C, diesel heater, 2 solar panels, always shedded, excellent condition, regretful sale due Jayco sprite 1994, single beds, to health, inspection welcome oven.,4 burner stove, side $47,000 Ph 0428133100 and rear awning, $5,800 Ph. 0419348320
2023 Jayco Cross Trak, 4.2m 14’, Hybrid pop-top, off road suspension, solar, TV, external shower, diesel heater, generator, air con, 2 fridges, tare 1370, tows behind most vehicles, as new condition $38,000 Ph 0421511754
2023 Mystic 12’ Fantasy Caravan, only been used once, always shedded, $36,000 Ph 0427857354
Compass Caravan 200/14 19’6”, a/c, toilet/shower, inverter, solar panel, 4 burner stove/oven $20,500 ono Ph 0476601705
Jayco Starcraft 2013, 21’, one owner, very little use, as new, always shedded, many added extras $37,000 Ph 0427 909 230
REDUCED 2018 Dingo Ultimate Camper, heavy duty top of the line off-road trailer including boat rack, fully enclosed annexe including ensuite, lots of storage, built-in instant gas hot water to sink and shower, dual AGM batteries and built-in inverter and charger, innerspring mattress and ability to make up second double bed, two new off-road tyres, VGC, Y76535 $15,500ono Ph 0407360212
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caravans
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household items
Motor Vehicles $3000 - $10,000
ARC Garden Fencing, 20 Large amount split cane 3pce panels, $1000 Ph 0459027575 fly rods, 2pc split cane rods, Stawell 1pc solid split cane rods with reels excellent condition, D.A.M Quicksilver fly 9.5ft with reel,
REDUCED Jayco Silverline 21’ 6” 2015, always shedded, slide out queen bed, ensuite, washing machine, many extras, excellent condition $43,000 Ph 0408442497 REDUCED Toyota Coaster camper, 2 seater, diesel heater, 1hz motor, solar and 12v awning much more $27,500 Ph 0418325662
farm machinery
Goldacres Sprayer, 2300L, 58ft, foam marker, $2500 Ph 0419778181 Jeparit
custom built 8ft6” fishing rod with reel, lots of fishing flys Ph 53824316 Masport
Chipper
Spreader,
twin
and
blades, REDUCED Kirby Avalir never been used, $1000 Ph 100th Anniversary, excellent condition, clean and functions 0456393984 perfectly, includes filter bags, Meat Mincer, 4 inch throat, brand new home care system, portable on stand, stainless all attachments (some brand tray, electric motor $300 Ph new) $400 Ph 0429679481
Avery 6 inch Chrome and Wood, Avery 7 inch Chrome and Wood, Mitchell 3390, Ocean City 165 USA, Penn Longreach 68 USA, Mitchell Garcia 386, Penn Senator Game, Dam Quick 22A Ph Ride on Mower 42” cut Zero 0428944143 53824316, 0419115930 Turn Cub Cadet, 2.5 hrs, 5L of Balansa and Clover and Multiple items - Swing saw, oil and spare blades $8990 Ph oats hay rolls, ME 8.8, protien new belts, 39” blade with bench, Evan to inspect 0427740155 6.3 and DND 60.8, feed test Kohler motor rec, 2 old lawn Ride on Mower, 1978 Toro available $77 inc each Ph mowers, good goers, chainsaws Groundmaster 72 rebuilt/ 0400603022 all in good cond, all makes, 10 reconditioned, reconditioned R4 engine renault petrol, new Bicycles, Geeko boys bike 12” speed mens bike, ex cond, 80ltr seals & bearings in deck, $10, Mens Trek mountain bike $50, Ladies Avanti Discovery 27 car fridge, in cooler bag, new, radiator cleaned, new belts, Speed as new $300, Unisex Trek never used, make an offer Ph blades, brake cables, air cleaner element, seat, king pins redone ‘Legal’ E-Bike Bosch Electrics, 0429824055 & repainted Ph 0428501109 hydraulic disc brakes, as new, New hand crocheted knee Second hand black steel star cost $4k + selling for $2900 Ph rugs, approx 90cm square, all posts, $3 each Ph 0428944143 0427617677 Horsham Seed wheat scepter 3 tonne Cattle yards, 10 panels, 2 colours $20 Ph 0402506858
Krone 8’ Cut Disc Mower $9,000, Tonniti Hydraulic lift & fold 12 wheel plus 2 splitter hay rake $8,000, New Holland 658 baler nett & twine $14,000, gates, 1 head bail, 1 backing New TTI diesel tank 100L all in excellent condition, Ph gate, 1 L. ramp Ph 0419007741 plus $300 of diesel free $1300 0429861729 0429388438
grated and pickled, round bale carrier, cattle crush, 3 hydraulic cylinders 18”x2.5” Ph 0407911884
Nissan Forklift, very reliable $8500 Ph 0429821541 Oaten hay rolls for sale,4’ 6 X 0427105591 Balmoral
for sale Oaten hay and wheaten hay 8x4x3 bales, feedtests and delivery avail by single or b double load Ph 0429944146 Nhill
Pallet Jack crown, very little Chook house, 1500mm wide use from new, asking $400 Ph 1400H x 1200L, nest box attached, keep your chooks 0421791492 Stawell safe from predators, $250 Ph Parsnip seed, professionally 53583440 cleaned $200 per kg Ph Pat Cool room drop-in unit, 0427822455 1 horsepower, 10amp plug in, digital control, other sizes Portable air compressor, new, available $1850 Ph 0417101120 very handy machine $1500 firm Coolroom and drop in unit, Ph 0407340961 2.4m x 2.4m x 2.4m, 240 volt plug in, sliding door, flat pack, $3600 Ph 0417101120 Filtrite RC 4500 robotic pool cleaner, cleans walls, 18m power cable $200 Ph 0427852270
2x 50T Ackland silos, buyer to remove, Murtoa $4000 for both Ph 0429335706 5 litre oxygen concentrator as new, beige recliner rockers, blue 2 seater couch, kitchen table, colour tv Ph 0429821820 60+ 78 inch Gramophone Holden Eight Transistor Car records, country and western Radio, His Masters Voice Press Ph 0402506858 Buton Car Radio, Astor Truck 8x4 trailer, deep sides, big Radio on valves, Ph 53824316 wheels, $1000 Ph 0478254195 or 0419115930 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
2/1997 Yamaha TRX 850 all factory original 9600kms, 10 month rego, meets requirements for club plates, YB-122 $8,000 Ph or text 0417561843 leave a message, St. Arnaud, all offers will be considered
PERSONALS
Wanted, 49+ year old lady for serious relationship with 49 year old True Romantic Gentleman from Horsham, interests are reading, music, occasionally going out for dinner then the movies or watching movies at home, fishing and camping, 1980 Benz, 4 Cyl, petrol, walking and swimming Ph RWC, BLS666 $13,500 Ph 0491230835 0408144139 10am-7pm
Trades & Services
Keyte’s mowing service, lawn mowing, block slashing Ph 0429309491 or 53826461 Rose Pruning, many years 1988 Nissan Urvan campervan, experience, call to book, can Harley Davidson Fat Boy 2021, ready to travel, A1 condition, travel Ph Max 0417824141 as new condition, black, sissy $11,000 ONO ph 0407302144 bar, black rack and bag, cruise control, twin pipes, spare set of tyres, immaculate condition $30,000 Ph 0421511754 Male Masseur Horsham
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Stromberg Carlson Radio, Yamaha XT600 1985, very ex cond Ph 53824316 or good condition, new tyres, low 0419115930 kms, can be registered $5000 Ph 0439377524
2018 Holden Equinox, 4 brand new tyres, one elderly owner, excellent condition, towbar fitted wanted and never used, new battery, will come with RWC, 55,000kms Frontend Loader bucket, 1.5 $19,500 ono Ph 0428573808 cubic metre, to fit Victory 280E Ph 5385 2628 after 7.30pm
Motor Vehicles over $20,000
New TC Boxes 900mm tapered under tray alloy toolbox (pair) Ph 0400387895
garage sales
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Bellhousing from straight 6 Holdens HQ, HX, HZ Ph 0421791492 Stawell
Motor Vehicles $3000 - $10,000
ram overhauled $1800 Ph Two antique rattan hand weaved wicker rocking chairs 0428944462 $600 for the both together Ph REDUCED Beko dryer $200, 0428504301 entertainment unit $200, both White outdoor lawn mower, in excellent condition Ph Jenny needs starter, and Girntz tilter $600 Ph 0427828420 53836242 or 0429029215
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2006 Toyota Landcruiser 100 series Wagon, grey metallic, Ford 2005 XR6, BA Falcon, auto, 4 x 4, UHF & dual battery, roadworthy, 2 month rego, engine: 1HD0299671, will come 1HI7QS $4990 Ph 0422444750 with RWC, rego due 18/7/27, 514,000 kms, WBF010 $30,000 marine Ph 0427704880 The Weekly Advertiser welcomes your advertising. We are required strictly by law to include specific information on some items when publishing your advertisement. A snapshot of your obligations are as follows: BOATS All advertisements for boats must include: • Hull number or registration number of the boat If a trailer is included with the boat, the advertisement must also include: • Registration number or chassis number of the trailer.
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wanted to buy 30 or 40 tonne vertical/ horizontal wood splitter in good condition Ph 0429018879 Ararat
motor vehicle accessories
Tray, electric/hydraulic tipper,
His Masters Voice tabletop wooden windup gramophone, including tins with spare needles. All in excellent condition Ph 53824316 or 0419115930
Trailer 6x4 with cage. Registered till may 2027 No longer in use. $500 ono. ph 0407 251 965
No Texts
REDUCED Aluminium Ute
2 beds, 1 single folds into chair, 1 double folds into couch, steel frame, includes mattresses and cover $150 ono Ph 0447660707
4WD
Motor Vehicles $10,000 - $20,000
Sherwell PTO bin $1200 Ph 0428857312
Full lift electric chair, pure leather, $350 Ph 0478254195
140 bottles of cellared Red Wine, some up to 20 years matured, $2500 Ph 0427581825
motorcycles
Kia Seltos 2020, sport auto 2wd, SUV, 1 owner, excellent condition, warranty and reg to may 2027, steel-gray with black interior, no accidents or damage, RWC supplied, RIT4GT, 39,100kms $23,750 Ph 0418541300
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4, $75 p/roll Ph Terry Wardlaw Slasher Leith Rotary Mower Orange model, 18ft, 1000rpm gear box, very good condition $38,500 plus gst Ph 0428894258
Black 6 piece dining setting in good condition $200, large wooden rimmed mirror $85, a number of pictures and painting ranging from $10-$30, open to offers Ph 0409312294 Ararat
Suzuki Grand Vitara Trekker JB 4D Wagon, RW N165534 11/7/25, speedo when purchased 202,549kms current 20,6528kms, has little use only 4079 kl, tow-bar, full service history, great car to drive, reg Oct 26, 1GO5JL $6850 Ph 0466641895
Motor Vehicles over $20,000
Caper trailer tent top, to fit 7ft x 5” Walkabout trailer Ph 53569340 or 0412482521 Landsborough Chev truck rim 1925 - 1929 Ph 0427506552
Gear box from a grain auger 2014 Toyota Prado, GX 4x4, Ph 0421791492 Stawell RWC, reg til Oct, 1BJ6BL Looking for a 2 bedroom small $24,000 Ph 0409954335 country home Ph 0411801581 Louver cabin to suit early 60’s model International tractor Ph 0428483286 LP Records, prefer 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and rabbit traps Ph 0400017344 2024 Mazda CX-5 Akera Turbo (AWD) black, top of the range model, 4 cyl 2.5L petrol, immaculate condition inside & out, one owner and bought new, full service history, very lows kms, always shedded, rego until April 2027, selling due to upsizing, 22,000kms, CJD990 $44,000 0428173144
Old bottles, marble bottles ginger, beer bottles, torpedo bottles, demijohns Ph 0448943498 Wanted to buy, Amateur radio, CB Radio and related accessories, from single items to bulk estate sales, $$$ Cash Paid $$$ Please Ph 0407163900 Page 39
motor vehicles
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The Weekly Advertiser welcomes your advertising. We are required strictly by law to include specific information on some items when publishing your advertisement. A snapshot of your obligations are as follows: ROAD VEHICLES All advertisements for road vehicles must include a price, as well as: • A registration number, if registered • Either an engine number, VIN or chassis number if the vehicle is not registered.
Dimboola Natimuk Lutheran Parish
NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT
Sunday, 18th October Goroke 10am LR Natimuk 10am LR Vectis 10am HC Dimboola 10am LR
Stawell Railway Station Art Gallery’s High Tea October 25, 1.30pm $40 p.p. Deposit - $20 Ring Linda: 0400 596 277 or Pauline: 0450 144 704 Gallery Open: 10am-4pm Sat, Sun
Public Notices
Annual General Meeting Goolum Goolum Aboriginal Co-operative Friday, 20 November 2026 Dalki Guli Hub, 36 Hamilton Street, Horsham Commencing at 11:00am
An application for a planning permit has been made which may affect you. DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICATIONS The land affected by the application Degenhardts Road, Murtoa VIC 3390 is located at: The application is for a permit to: The application for the permit is:
The application reference number is: PA20260119 A permit is required under the following clauses of the planning scheme: Planning scheme clause Clause 35.07-1 Clause 35.07-4
All GGAC Community Members are welcome RSVP to Rhys by Wednesday, 18 November 2026 via phone 53816333 or email rhys.bibby@goolumgoolum.org.au
DIMBOOLA DIMBOOLA BOAT AND WATER SKI CLUB
Clause 36.04-1 Clause 36.04-2
Annual General Meeting.
in review, discuss future plans, and be part of important club decisions for the year ahead.
Annual General Meeting.
Sunday 8th opportunity November @ 7pm This is your DIMBOOLA to hear Dimboola Community Hall the year in review, discuss BOAT AND WATER SKI future CLUB
All positions will part be declared vacant,club and plans, and be of important All members are invited to attend our nominations are encouraged. decisions for the year ahead. Meeting. YourAnnual input andGeneral involvement help shape Thisthe is future your opportunity the year of our clubto —hear we value in review, discuss future and be your attendance andplans, support. part of important club decisions for the year ahead.
EEYS promotes a commitment to child safety, wellbeing, participation, empowerment and cultural safety and awareness, including those with a disability, aboriginal children and/or communities and children from cultural and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Sunday 8th 7pm All positions willNovember be declared@vacant, Dimboola Community Hall and nominations are encouraged. All positions will be declared vacant, and Your input andare involvement help nominations encouraged. Your input and involvement help shape shape the future of our club - we the future of our club — we value valueyour your attendance and support. attendance and support.
DIMBOLA
Clause 52.29-2
To create or alter access to a road in a Transport Zone 2.
Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to the Responsible Authority.
SCAN THE QR CODE:
An objection must be made to the Responsible Authority in writing and include: • the reasons for the objection • state how the objector would be affected.
KINDERGARTEN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
The Responsible Authority must make a copy of every objection available at its office for any person to inspect during office hours free of charge until the end of the period during which an application may be made for review of a decision on the application.
Hopetoun Kindergarten Monday 26th October at 6.00pm Hopetoun Community Hotel Motel
The Responsible Authority will not decide on the application before: 28/10/2026
Beulah Outreach Preschool Enrolment Information Session Wednesday 4th November at 6.00pm Hopetoun Community Hotel Motel
If you object the Responsible Authority will inform you of its decision.
34 Lyle Street Warracknabeal VIC 3393 Telephone 03 5398 0100 Fax 03 5398 2502 https://yarriambiack.vic.gov.au/
Bani Manya Kindergarten Enrolment Information Session Wednesday 4th November at 5.00pm Rainbow Kindergarten Wednesday 4th November at 7.00pm Bennett Road Kindergarten Monday 9th November at 7.00pm Stawell Kindergartens Monday 9th November at 7.00pm Marrang Early Learning Centre Dimboola Kindergarten & Early Learning Centre Enrolment Information Session Tuesday 10th November at 5.45pm Dimboola Primary School Kindergarten Warracknabeal Memorial Kindergarten Enrolment Information Session Tuesday 10th November at 6.30pm Rupanyup Kindergarten Monday 16th November at 2.30pm
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Natimuk Road Kindergarten Monday 16th November at 6.00pm Natimuk Preschool Centre Enrolment Information Session Monday 16th November at 7.00pm
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Nhill Kindergarten & Early Learning Centre Enrolment Information Session Tuesday 17th November at 4.30pm Nhill College Kindergarten Horsham Kindergarten Enrolment Information Session Thursday 19th November at 6.30pm Minyip Kindergarten Friday 20th November at 2.00pm Green Park Kindergarten Enrolment Information Session Monday 23rd November at 7.00pm Jeparit Kindergarten Tuesday 24th November at 2.30pm Emerge Early Years Services. 5382 7997 Early Years Manager for the above sites www.eeys.com.au
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Christian Devotion
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DUE TO COMPANY GROWTH WE HAVE MULTIPLE VACANCIES FOR HC & MC DRIVERS Who are you?
How far back can you trace your family tree? 10 generations? Twenty? The record for the longest documented family ancestry is currently held by the descendants of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. With almost two million names on the family tree, genealogical records have been maintained for almost 2,500 years. But even the most extensive family tree comes to a point where the historical record simply disappears. The fact that no one can trace their lineage back forever leads us to the universal question; where did we actually come from? Last week we read that God created the world in six literal days. On creation day six, the Bible says that “God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Genesis 1:27. Consider this next verse and see how much care God has, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made” Psalm 139:13-14. Who are you? The Bible teaches that you are an intelligent created being, made in God’s image. In a world where many are searching for meaning and fulfillment, the Bible has answers. Consider how much more meaning life has when we know that we are the intelligent creation of a loving and caring God. Dear reader, whatever your background or beliefs are, know that in the eyes of God your life is of infinite value. God has a wonderful plan for your life, He is in the business of saving, not destroying. Send up a prayer to our Heavenly Father, heaven is waiting to hear your voice. Pr Jaiden Green – Horsham, Stawell and Nhill Seventh-day Adventist Churches
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Clause 52.17-1
To construct or carry out the construction of a building or works associated with a Transport Terminal, on land in the Transport Zone 1 . To remove, destroy or lop native vegetation, including dead native vegetation.
View in person at: Yarriambiack Shire Council 34 Lyle Street Warracknabeal VIC 3393 Telephone: 03 5398 0100
Sunday 8th November @ 7pm Dimboola Community Hall
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Matter for which permit has been granted To use land in the Farming Zone for a Transport Terminal. To construct a building or construct or carry out works associated with a Transport Terminal, on land in the Farming Zone. To use land in the Transport Zone 1 for a Transport Terminal.
You may look at the application and any documents that support the application by: • Visiting Council’s website: https://www.yarriambiack.vic.gov.au/Plan-and-Build/Planning/Planning-Applications-on-Public-Exhibition • Using a smart device to access to QR code below (no account needed) • In person at the office of the Responsible Authority. This can be done during office hours and is free of charge.
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Tennis ladder taking shape tained their side’s advantage, with Joseph and Misha Wear besting Ella and Maree Thompson, while Eve Wear took care of Boyd in their singles rubber. Lawn’s men continued to press in the final rubbers of the day, with Boyd and McGrath topping Allan and Nitschke in the doubles and Punchard overcoming Sumanapala 8-3 in the singles. However, the theme of the afternoon prevailed, with Central Park’s women coming to the rescue. Joseph capped the day with an exclamation point, blanking Ella Thompson 8-0 in their singles rubber to seal a 7-76 to 5-66 win for the Blue side. Central Park White also received a test from St Michaels before prevailing 8-79 to 4-64. A men’s doubles pairing of Eli Bailey and Peter Hayes made a bright start for the Saints, winning 8-4 against White’s Simon Bardell and Frazer Shurdington. Sienna Nitschke and Victoria Brown levelled proceedings by defeating Mia Rees and Violet McGennisken, and the Parkers pulled ahead with an 8-5 singles win for Shaun Alexander against Harrison Daniell and an 8-3 result for Hayley Reid against Kassie Peachey.
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entral Park White and Central Park Blue control the top two places on Central Wimmera Tennis Association’s pennant ladder after two rounds, each posting victories at the weekend.
Central Park Blue’s showdown with Horsham Lawn Savage on grass was the match-up of the round, coming down to the final few rubbers. The opening men’s and women’s doubles frames went in opposite directions, with Lawn’s Lachlan Punchard and Jae McGrath winning their rubber against Yassasri Sumanapala and Harry Allan 8-6, while Parkers Adele Joseph and Eve Wear were victorious by the same score against Ella Thompson and Lydi Boyd. Central Park Blue gained a narrow edge in the singles, with number three man Brendan Nitschke downing Joel Boyd 8-5 and Misha Wear scoring an 8-2 result against Maree Thompson. Lawn Savage continued to counterpunch in the men’s draw, with Punchard and Boyd easily overcoming Sumanapala and Brendan Nitschke 8-2, and McGrath overcoming Allan 8-6. But the Parkers’ women main-
Central Park Blue’s Yassasri Sumanapala While White looked set for an easy day, the Saints reversed the trend in the next two singles rubbers. Hayes beat Shurdington 8-6 and McGennisken downed Brown 8-5 to pull their side back into the contest. But a critical tiebreak went the way of Central Park White, with Sienna Nitschke and Reid doing
just enough to earn an 8-7 win over Rees and Peachey. While Shurdington and Alexander were forced to forfeit their scheduled doubles set against Hayes and Daniell, the Parkers won the final three rubbers to round out the day, with Sienna Nitschke delivering the final blow in an 8-1 win over Rees. Horsham Lawn O’Connor’s win against Kalkee was decidedly more lopsided, with the Lawn side winning 11-92 to 1-51 at home. The Kees’ sole victory for the day came when Steve Schultz and Aiden Richardson bested August Koch and Graeme Wood 8-4, but it was mostly one-way traffic outside of that. Schultz nearly earned the Kees a second rubber, coming up short in an 8-7 singles tiebreaker against Koch, while Meaghan Pohlner was equally unlucky in a tiebreak loss to Lawn O’Connor’s Sienna Wood. Round three will see the Horsham Lawn sides square off against one another, with Lawn Savage still in search of its first win. Ladder-leader Central Park White will host Kalkee at Central Park, with Central Park Blue to take on St Michaels at Quantong.
Results Seniors
Pennant: Central Park White 8-79 d St Michaels 4-64; Central Park Blue 7-76 d Horsham Lawn Savage 5-66; Horsham Lawn O’Connor 11-92 d Kalkee 1-51. A Special: Brimpaen 10-101 d Central Park 4-74; Haven-Drung South 8-92 d Horsham Lawn 6-86. A Grade: Central Park 9-76 d Horsham Lawn Tigers 3-52; Horsham Lawn Massey 6-78 d Horsham Lawn Ahern 6-71; St Michaels 11-93 d Laharum 1-39; Haven-Drung South 10-89 d Homers 2-51. B Special: Central Park Blue 11-87 d Horsham Lawn Bardell 5-65; Natimuk 11-79 d Central Park White 5-59; Horsham Lawn McGennisken 10-72 d Haven-Drung South 6-54.
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FOCUS: Donald-Jeffcott’s Koby Westerland gets his eye in. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER
IN FORM: Josh Lees was the top West Wimmera bowler with 3-47 from 21 overs.
Teams pile on the runs on day one BY COLIN MacGILLIVRAY
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orsham Cricket Association’s belated start to the A Grade season appears to have been worth the wait, with a series of two-day matches poised to go either way after day one on Saturday.
The association’s first round of one-day games was rained out, making the weekend’s matches the first taste of action for all teams. But the batting line-ups of Southern Mallee Eagles, Donald-Jeffcott and Swifts-Great Western all appeared to be in mid-season form, posting first-innings totals of more than 200 in their respective matches against Homers, West Wimmera and Horsham Tigers. Donald-Jeffcott turned in arguably the most impressive performance against reigning premier West Wimmera, piling on 259 runs before losing its 10th wicket in the final over of the day. While the Warriors were below full strength, they relied on Josh Lees, captain Brad Alexander and Austin Merrett to shoulder the bulk of the bowling duties. Alexander’s decision to bowl after winning the toss at Nhill’s Davis Park looked a good one when Donald-Jeffcott opener Josh Bakes fell for four runs from more than 40 deliveries faced, while captain Cooper Anderson was also slow to get off the mark. But after Anderson fell to Josh Cramer for 19, the DJ side settled at the crease. Daniel Atkins, 52, and Eddie Landwehr, 53, each notched half-centuries, while Koby Westerland and Hugh Dougherty added 34 and 33 respectively to send their side racing towards the 200-run mark. Landwehr was the final wicket to fall, batting alongside a succession of tailenders after Dougherty’s dismissal by Lees, who was the top West Wimmera bowler with 3-47 from 21 overs. The Warriors will have a full day to chase a target of 260 when play resumes this weekend.
SLOW START: Donald-Jeffcott captain Cooper Anderson fell to Josh Cramer for 19 runs at Davis Park, Nhill. Also facing an uphill climb are the Horsham Tigers, who conceded 248 runs after Swifts-Great Western won the toss and batted. Lions captain Sam Cocks was the star of the show with 155 runs from 157 deliveries faced at the top of the order, slogging four sixes and 14 fours. Tom Fitzgerald also made an important 60, helping shore up a middle order that recorded four ducks after Cocks’ brilliant start. Codi Kenny and Anderson Brown were the Tigers’ best bowlers, taking 4-46 and 3-38 respectively. In 17 overs before stumps the Tigers were 2-67, with Grant Connelly unbeaten on 61 after openers Gavin Brown, three, and Martin Jones, duck, fell cheaply. Another century highlighted Southern Mallee Eagles’ first inning against Homers, with Isaac McPherson’s 112 from 172 balls taking his team to a total of 9-223 at Brim Recreation Reserve. McPherson’s best partnership came with Ethan Schilling, 34, with the pair putting on 78 runs for the fifth wicket. Homers batted 10 overs in reply before
stumps, making 1-8 with Naveen Beth falling to McPherson for a duck. Noradjuha-Toolondo’s match against Laharum at Cameron Oval was lower scoring but no less eventful, with the Demons finishing 3-35 at stumps in pursuit of the Bullants’ total of 133. Laharum bowler Joel Pymer got his side off to a dream start with a first-ball wicket to remove the dangerous Matt Combe, before Troy Dumesny, 42, and Jack Combe, 49, stabilised the Bullants with a 60-run stand for the third wicket. But the Demons got back on top late in the innings, with Josh Mahoney ripping through Noradjuha-Toolondo’s lower and middle order to finish with 6-37 and have the visitors all out in the 56th over. Laharum opened its run chase cautiously, but while opener Sean Wouters remained unbeaten on 20 by stumps, Max Bunworth, Matthew Kerr and Harrison Hoffmann each struggled to generate runs before falling cheaply. The Demons will resume their chase on Saturday requiring 99 runs for victory with seven wickets in hand.
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he long awaited clash between Illusions and Heidelberg in Volleyball Horsham’s A Grade competition is the showcase match of round 10 tonight. Illusions sit on top of the ladder one premiership point ahead of Heidelberg, with Hellenic Nuggets breathing down their throats in third. Illusions suffered their first defeat of the season when they stumbled against a fired-up Nuggets last week, with veteran Dimitrios Vettos on fire throughout the match, showing he still has plenty to offer. Vettos was ably supported by Cleo Baker who was as strong in defence as she was in attack. Heidelberg made short work of Stars in their four-set romp, with Estonian import Kristofer Runt on top, setting themselves up for this top- of-the-table clash. Illusions captain Noah Werry said the team had been waiting for the clash since Runt joined the competition. “We will get Oscar Jackman and Fletcher Hawken back this week, which restores our balance,” he said. Heidelberg captain Nathan Berry said the return of Joey Nagorcka and
Romnick Bermudez should counter any inclusions the opposition has. “I’m not worried about their inclusions because whatever Noah has up his sleeve, we’ll be ready for,” he said. “I think they will be more worried about us than us of them, because Kristofer is slowly finding his feet, while Tyler Snowden is a high class middle both in attack and defence.” While all eyes will be on the feature clash, there will be plenty of interest in the earlier game between Rangers and Nuggets. Rangers need to win to keep in fourth spot, as Shados Inala should have no worries accounting for Stars in the first match of the night, with a win keeping their final four hopes alive. Vettos said his team was finding its groove as each game goes by and is confident of shutting down the Rangers’ big guns in Jack Hannan and Thiago de lima Franca. “We have been slow to get our systems right, especially in defence, but with Lloyd Baker in great touch and the impending return of Tory Chapple and brother Loucas, we should be able to keep enough block pressure on Jack and Thiago, to come out on top,” he said.
Three members of Horsham Little Athletics Centre are preparing for what promises to be one of the most memorable trips of their young careers in January. Jett Hill, 14, Jack Sawyer, 13, and Indi Finn, 12, will fly to New Zealand on January 6 to take part in Little Athletics Victoria’s, LAVic, 2027 New Zealand Development Tour. The annual tour sees Little Athletics members eligible for the under-14 and under-15 age groups in the upcoming season spend seven days touring with LAVic coaches, taking part in New Zealand’s North Island Games in Whangārei. Horsham Little Athletics Centre president Ben Sawyer said members had benefited from participating in past tours. “The squad’s been picked based on service to Little Aths as well as their ability, so it’s not necessarily state champions – it’s people who have been a part of Little Aths for a long time and shown a really good service,” he said. “All these guys have been part of Little Aths for about eight years at least, so it’s pretty much as long as you can be at their age. “They have three days of competition while they’re there and they can do up to seven events each, but it’s up to them if they want to do that many. “The tour has happened three times, and each year we’ve been lucky to have athletes go to it, which is really
EXCITED: Horsham Little Athletics Centre’s Indi Finn, Jack Sawyer and Jett Hill will travel to New Zealand in January. good. They all love it and come back saying what a great time they have.” Indi said she would compete in her favourite events of high jump, the 100m and long jump, with potential to enter javelin and hurdles. Jack said he would compete in 100, 200 and 400m races, as well as some relays, and was looking forward to the experience. Jett said he would compete in the 200, 400 and 800m races, discus and relays.
With the families of each individual participating athlete responsible for covering the more than $3500 cost of the tour, some Horsham athletes are searching for community support. Indi said she would host fundraisers at Wimmera Lutheran College where she goes to school. People interested in supporting the Horsham athletes can call Mr Sawyer on 0429 826 541.
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great line-up of racing, a social day out and a hotly-contested Fashions on the Field is set to attract a big crowd for the Horsham Cup on Sunday.
With a weather forecast of 25 degrees and mostly sunny, Horsham and District Racing Club is expecting a crowd of 1700-plus people. The eight-race card includes the Horsham Cup over 2100 metres, set to attract both local trainers and their horses as well as runners from further afield. It has been five years since a local won the Horsham Cup, with the past five cup races won by prominent trainers such as the Hayes brothers, Gai Waterhouse and Ciaron Maher. While runners were yet to be finalised when The Weekly Advertiser went to print yesterday, punters were asking can top Horsham trainer Paul Preusker provide a winner on his home track in 2026? Preusker’s last Horsham Cup win was in 2021, with Orleans Rock, ridden by Dean Holland, victorious. Another highlight of the racing will be a heat of the Country Cup series, with the winner progressing to race at Flemington against other country cup winners. Away from the track, there will be plenty for race-goers to enjoy, whether it is with family and friends in an umbrella package or a private marquee, or a day on the lawn, soaking up the atmosphere.
But the standout of the day will be the Piano Bar Marquee, where attendees can enjoy a fully catered experience featuring live entertainment, all-day grazing, and a five-hour beverage package.
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Club manager Charmayne Parry said the premium marquee experience this year included a piano bar duet, allowing guests to request their favourite songs throughout the day. There will also be a touch of fun with a hula-hoop champagne pour. “Over the years, we have improved that to be a really comfortable, beautiful space,” Ms Parry said. “It’s got flooring on it now, so it’s easy when you’re in the heels and it saves you from the weather – rain, hail, shine or wind – it just keeps you cozy and comfortable and it’s trackside, so it’s premium. “We just added a nice garden space to that as well, so if it is beautiful you can meander outside and be right on the track, so we love that space.” Ms Parry said there were very limited tickets available to the marquee, so people would need to contact the club quickly to secure a ticket. She said lawn umbrella packages could be booked until Friday, and invited people to enjoy fine wines, delicious food and live music for the event, which is more than just a cup,
rather a celebration of community, style and racing tradition. Ms Parry said another highlight of the day was expected to be the Fashions on the Field. Categories will be Lady of the Day; Contemporary Lady of the Day; Gent of the Day; Glamorous Duo of the Day; and Best Millinery. “It’s always a really fun part of the day, and that’s usually pretty strong here in Horsham now – we have some beautiful fashions,” Ms Parry said. “We also have contemporary ladies, so you get your traditional racegoers, but it also gives you the contemporary lady, which we think is pretty important too – just modern, everyday fashion.” Ms Parry said the track was looking perfect, with track manager James ‘Jimmy’ Hibberd ensuring the condition primed for the cup meeting. “Jimmy has actually been appointed the regional track manager, so he goes to the six Wimmera tracks and checks their track before their cup days,” she said. “He does a 10-day and a one-day inspection before their cup, so that’s a bit of an accolade for him to have been appointed the regional track manager for those clubs, and we know we’re in good hands when our own track manager is now the regional track manager.”
Muszkieta in lead Horsham Racing Pigeon Club’s 2026 racing season is drawing to a close, with the third of the club’s four long-distance races on Monday last week. With just one race remaining, John Muszkieta is again leading the club’s annual aggregate and steadily extending his advantage over the 18-member field. Muszkieta has now won six of the season’s 18 races, while eight other members have shared the remaining 11 race wins. The prestigious Tibooburra event, covering about 810 kilometres – the equivalent of 500 miles – attracted 342 pigeons from 13 members. The birds were released at Tibooburra at 6.15am and were out of sight within minutes. Highly experienced pigeons, exceptionally fit and bred for long-distance racing, the leading birds made the demanding journey home before dark, with Muszkieta’s winning pigeon timed into its loft at 6.35pm. Muszkieta’s winner averaged 1092 metres per minute, 65.5kmh, finishing one minute and 33 seconds ahead of Kevin King’s second-placed pigeon, which averaged 1090m/m. Terry Brauer’s third-placed entry was timed at 6.40pm, averaging 1088m/m.
Weather played its part
Weather conditions were not particularly supportive during the early and middle stages of the flight. Winds of about eight kmh from the south-southeast at Tibooburra and later an easterly to east-southeasterly wind near Broken Hill were not strong enough to push the pigeons significantly off course, but were sufficient to reduce their speed. From Mildura south into the Wimmera, however, the birds received some assistance from a more favourable north-westerly wind of about 12kmh during the afternoon. The tailwind appears to have helped the leaders during the latter part of their journey and enabled them to reach their Horsham lofts before darkness. An indication of how late some pigeons arrived is provided by the next six placed lofts, whose first pigeons were all recorded well before 7am – equivalent to 6am daylight-saving time. The fourth-placed pigeon, for example, was timed into its Haven loft at 5.46am the following morning. It is likely the group had landed and perched nearby overnight before making the final short flight home at first light. The club’s fourth and final long-distance race for 2026 will be from Packsaddle, NSW, and is scheduled for this weekend.
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WELCOME: Horsham Pony Club welcomed 30 Glenelg Pony Club members to a tetrathlon weekend earlier this month, where members tried the discipline’s shooting, running, swimming and showjumping. Horsham member Noel Janetzki is pictured with participants.
Rob Bahr enjoyed a week out with Horsham Golf Croquet, winning Thursday’s and Saturday’s division one events. Shirley Price was Thursday’s division one runner-up. Marj Weidermann won division two, Greg Phillips was runner-up, while Peter Pickering and Jenny Walker led division three. David Wortley was Saturday’s division one runner-up, and Marj Weidermann won division two. Lorna Mills and Peter Pickering won division three, ahead of runner-up Elizabeth Todd.
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STANDOUT: Jeremiah McKenzie was a standout for the Hornets.
FORCE: Hornet Micah Livingstone guards Tayte McMaster. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER LEADER: Horsham’s Jess Cannane was commended for her communication across the court.
Double joy for Hornets BY COLIN MacGILLIVRAY
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he Horsham Hornets women bounced back in a big way in round two of the Country Basketball League south-west conference at the weekend, defeating Terang by 38 points at home. The Hornets were coming off a 48-point road loss to Millicent in round one, but coach Jordyn Burke said his players remained confident. He said the team made a point of starting strongly at the defensive end of the court, with the visiting Tornadoes managing only four first-quarter points on Saturday. “Defensively is definitely where we started. The main focus was on the intensity that we brought to the defensive end,” Burke said. “Communication is a big part of it, and Jess Cannane coming back in helped that. “We wanted consistency in our effort. Doing it for four quarters, or as close to four quarters as we could get. “It was that and remaining confident. Millicent is a good side and it was round one.
“We didn’t shoot the ball well – not only from three, but at all from the field – and this week was significantly better in that regard as well.” The Hornets shared the ball well, with Ilze Van Zyl scoring a game-high 21 points while Jorja Clode, Hannah Plazzer and Indy Webb chimed in with 15, 14 and 13 respectively. Nearly all of Horsham’s 10 players scored in the 84-46 win, pleasing Burke. “The impressive part was the coverage of scorers because of our ball movement. That was the way that we played – just move the ball and get open looks,” he said. “And whoever it was would take the shot. We don’t run a certain offense through anyone – it’s just how the looks open up. “As a coach you love having that. You don’t want to focus on just a couple of players doing the majority of your scoring. To have that spread is what you’re after.” With two weeks off before taking on Millicent again in a home game on October 31, Burke said the Hornets would focus on match play to simulate games at training to keep their edge.
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In the second game of Saturday’s double-header at Horsham Basketball Stadium, the Hornets’ men also triumphed against Terang. Hot shooting in the first half saw the Hornets race to a 55-28 lead, and while the Tornadoes stemmed the bleeding in the second half, they never seriously threatened the home side in an 84-62 loss. Jeremiah McKenzie was a standout for the second consecutive week, posting 25 points, while captain Mitch Martin drained three three-pointers on his way to 19 points. McKenzie’s brother Austin played his first game for the Hornets since claiming MVP honours in the 2024 southwest conference grand final, scoring six points off the bench. Micah Livingstone also made his season debut for the Hornets, notching 11 points. Cory Jones was Terang’s top scorer with 15 points. The Hornets’ men also have a bye this weekend and will return to action with a home game against the Hamilton Hurricanes on Sunday, October 25.
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TRIUMPHANT: Horsham Hornets women defeated Terang by 38 points at home on the weekend, while the Hornets men also enjoyed a win against the Tornadoes, 84-62. Pictured in action are, clockwise from left: Hornet Cody Bryan; Terang’s Emma Hill and Hornet Indy Webb; Austin McKenzie rounds up Terang’s Jake Bartlett; women’s coach Jordyn Burke; Hornet Ilze Van Zyl; Jorja Clode, Horsham, and Maddison Chesshire, Terang; and centre, Mitch Martin. Pictures: PAUL CARRACHER
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Horsham Hornet Judd Wright slams the ball through the net in the Hornets’ 22-point win over Terang in a Country Basketball League game in Horsham on Saturday. In a women’s game, the Hornets brushed aside its first round loss and posted a solid 30-point win over the Tornadoes. Story, pictures,pages 46 and 47. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
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