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Vol. 3 No. 21www.milduraweekly.com.au Friday, March 27, 2009

Boatingbonanza

Our houseboat operators could be on the cusp of a major boom

See Pages 5 & 6Photograph: Darren Seiler

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QUICK action by the NSW Department of Primary In-dustries has saved 77 Murray Cod and 14 Perch from rapid-ly-drying water holes in Mer-ran Creek near Swan Hill.

In an operation that in-volved fisheries officers and local property owners using electro fishing equipment, as well as scoop and drag nets, the perch and cod, some up to 1.2 metres long, were cap-tured and transported in a special saline solution for release at Stoney Crossing on the Wakool River.

Manager of the DPI Fish-eries centre at Narrandera, Les Rava, described it as a difficult operation, due to the steep banks and the num-ber of fish that needed to be rescued.

He said the plight of the fish had been brought to the attention of his department by local property owners, who had already re-located a number of fish to larger holes along a 15-kilometre section of the creek.

Mr Rava said the depth of water in the holes ranged from 50 centimetres to 2.5 metres.

The operation was funded by a grant from the Murray Darling Basin Commission.

Fish saved from creek water holes

FISHY BUSINESS: NSW Fisheries officer Peter McLean, ABOVE, after

netting two more Murray Cod in one of the water holes and INSET, a section of Merran Creek showing one of the

shallow water holes that housed some Murray Cod.

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For example, this sign (BE-LOW, 1020 kilometres) is on the Victorian side of the George Chaffey Bridge, the next (RIGHT, 1008kms) is near the second servo at Buronga, and the third (BELOW RIGHT, 1123kms) is just past the Midway Centre ap-proaching Gol Gol.

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In bold letters it stated it was a electricity interruption notice.

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By BEN PISCIONERI

WORK is set to resume next week on a section of Lower Murray Wa-ters multi-million dollar Robinva-le High Pressure Irrigation system after it was disrupted by claims culturally sensitive Aboriginal ma-terial was found at one site.

Two shell middens were dis-covered during excavation works near Robinvales Damascus Road about seven weeks ago, bringing a halt to work in the immediate area while Aboriginal observers at the site reported the matter to the Federal Government.

Federal Minister for the Envi-ronment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett, on Tues-day this week gave the go ahead for work to resume at the site.

The stoppage did little to delay the project, as Lower Murray Water simply began work on a different section of the irrigation system, which runs for more than 78 kilometres.

But it has caused major problems for Robinvale due to traffic disruptions accord-ing to town leader and Swan Hill Rural City Council Dep-uty Mayor John Katis.

He said traffic was lim-ited along the busy Murray Valley Highway because of the excavation works, but was a necessary part of the project.

A major blowBut extending that traffic dis-

ruption by seven weeks because of the stoppage was a major blow for the town.

This is a big highway, the Murray Valley Highway, and at this time of the year its very busy, Cr Katis said.

We have big semi trailers coming through here all the time, its the middle of the harvest, we have a beautiful crop here, the communitys making a bit of money, everyones going along well, and all of a sudden weve got half the highway blocked off for weeks.

Before this delay, all we had to do was wait for about another week and the work would have been finished, he said.

The town knew there was go-ing to some disruption when the project started, but we were happy to have such a major project in

this area and people were happy to deal with it, but these added delays have been totally unneces-sary.

Aside from the added disrup-tion caused by these delays, its costing money. Its Federal and State Government money thats gone into this project, and im-portantly, growers money as well, and in this business delays cost money.

Cr Katis said when he first heard shell middens had been found at the work site he imme-diately sought advice from Robin-vales Aboriginal community and was told the shell middens werent culturally significant.

I respect Aboriginal heritage like everyone else, and if it was human remains or something sig-nificant, Id say yes, of course, we have to stop work and divert the pipeline, he said.

But when I started talking to some Aboriginal people that I know in Robinvale I was quickly told that what had been found

was no reason to stop the project.Its the actions of a minority

that have thrown a spanner in the works here.

Because of my position as a community leader I believe its my duty not only to respect Aborigi-nal heritage, which I do, through my council plan that has been well documented, but Ive also got a responsibility to the economy of my community to see that its not jeopardised.

Long wait for trafficWe have trucks sitting here

(on the Murray Valley Highway) for half an hour because of these disruptions and its been like this for weeks.

The other night I went to a Swan Hill Council meeting, and even at 10pm or 11pm, youre still stuck there for a quarter of an hour.

Sometimes, during the day, you can have 30 or 40 vehicles at each end by the time lights change.

This highway is also a major route for tourists coming into the area, and coming into Mildura as well, so its impacting on the whole region.

Lower Murray Waters Owen Russell said this week work would resume on the site in question on

either Tuesday or Wednesday next week.

Mr Russell said the delays would not alter the project dead-line, which is November this year.

No it wont affect the dead-line, as we simply moved crews to other parts of the project, and well move them back again early next week, he said.

Member for Mildura, Peter Crisp, said while cultural heritage issues were supposed to be a posi-tive for affected cultures, they also had the potential to be harmful.

When it comes to cultural heritage, it really is difficult. It tests everyone who is involved and you need calm heads and people of good will to get through issues like this, Mr Crisp said. Its sup-posed to move forward outcomes for Aboriginal people, but some-time these issues do more to di-vide them.

Its supposed to be an em-powering process for these com-munities, but theres also a sig-nificant risk that it can be divisive and that can undo a lot of good.

While the go ahead has been given for work to resume on the site next week, there could still be trouble ahead, as its unclear if those responsible for the cultural claim are planning further action.

Work resumes onheritage hot spot

This highway is also a major route for tourists coming

into the area, and coming into

Mildura as well, so its impacting on

the whole region. JOHN KATIS

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By BEN PISCIONERI

MILDURA and Wentworth houseboat operators could be on the cusp of a major boom period as domestic and inter-national conditions turn in their favour.

New Mildura and Went-worth Houseboat Association Inc. president, Geoff Thom-son, said lower fuel prices, the value of the Australian dollar and the Murray River put the region in a unique position.

Were probably in a per-fect situation in terms of fuel prices, which was an inhibi-tor when it was $1.50 - $1.60 per litre, the dollar being at 70 cents, which makes do-mestic travel more attractive and gets people looking in-ternally, and the third thing is, fortunately, weve got wa-ter, Mr Thomson said.

He said hed heard first-

hand evidence from custom-ers who say domestic travel is now a more attractive propo-sition.

Weve had people from Perth, for instance, who said the dollars not working for them so theyve booked in-ternal travel this year, Mr Thomson said.

Were almost known as the houseboat capital of Aus-tralia now.

Theres nowhere else South Australias struggling with water issues and weed issues, Hawkesburys reason-able, but Id challenge any area to have the standard of boats that we have in this area now.

Mr Thomson said Mildu-ra and Wentworth operators were well positioned to take advantage of the situation, compounded by a massive in-vestment in the industry over the past four or five years.

Theres probably been between 10 14 new larger boats which, in dollar terms, represents between $8 - $10 million, he said.

The larger luxury house-boats in Sunraysia cost more than $600,000 to build.

And Mr Thomson said

much of this investment was going back into the region, as most of the boats in the re-gion were built locally.

He also welcomed long-awaited development along the riverfront in Mildura.

The marina is a good thing, its another positive as

it will attract more people to the area and people will actu-ally be able to pull up there and use those facilities, Mr Thomson said.

He said new houseboat moorings near the Mildura Wharf will also be a major boost.

It will be a lot more at-tractive, it will look modern and it will encourage people to pull in, feel safe, go up to the eateries, which we sup-port, and it will give visitors more options, he said.

Continued Page 6

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about future

UPBEAT: Mildura and Wentworth Houseboat Association Inc. president Geoff Thomson said houseboat operators are set for a boom period in Sunraysia.

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Focus on the Big IssuesMildura Rural City Council has earmarked water allocations, funding for Rural Financial Counselling, the ongoing plight of permanent plantings, rail freight development and urban water supplies as its major focus over the next six months.

As a way of addressing signifi cant community issues, Council has developed a Key Priority Plan which identifi es major community issues and what Council can do to address them.

This signifi cant step follows discussions with community groups and growers on what Council can do to help address signifi cant challenges the region will face over the next 12 months.

Council will be working to address:

The need for earlier noti cation of the likely total water allocation for the next irrigation season, rather than staged rollouts; to better enable growers to plan for the season ahead

The need for clear and easily accessible information on water availability and the water market

The need for urban water restrictions to remain at Stage Three from 1 July 2008

The development of an ef cient, effective and standardized rail freight system

The need for suf cient water to preserve the districts signifi cant permanent plantings through the next irrigation system

The need for Exceptional Circumstances (EC) provisions to remain in place and for Rural Financial Counselling Services to be suffi ciently funded into the future

The need for Mildura to receive suf cient government funding for irrigation infrastructure upgrade and renewal.

Con rmation of Councils opposition to the Sugarloaf (North-South) Pipeline.

While these issues focus on areas local government is traditionally not heavily involved in, Council is keen to take the lead in advocating on behalf of the community and achieving the right results for local people.

The plan can be downloaded from Councils website

Capital Works Fast TrackedMildura Rural City Council is now finalising plans for projects funded through the Federal Governments Regional Local Infrastructure Fund.

Council was successful in receiving $1.5m through the fund for a number of projects, including the replacement of public toilets on Railway Avenue in Merbein, the relocation of the Red Cliffs Toy Library to a facility that will include the Maternal and Child Health Centre, the development of netball courts at Mildura Recreation Reserve, additional facilities at the Ouyen Youth Park, upgrades to the Millewa Preschool, upgrades to Deakin Avenues median as identified under Councils Deakin Avenue Masterplan, a gross pollutant trap at Monash Wetlands and landscaping works on Milduras riverfront.

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However, its not all smooth wa-ter according to Mr Thomson.

He said the houseboat indus-try was still battling a persistent perception among tourists outside Sunraysia that there was no, or lit-tle, water in the Murray River.

Mr Thomson said he suspected the high profi le coverage of the drought in the political arena was largely to blame.

Unfortunately due to the pub-licity about the state of the river, people are led to believe, and we have absolute evidence of this, that theres no water in the Murray, he said.

People have gone from saying is there going to be water when I get there?, to now ringing up say-ing whens the Murray going to be back up so we can go out?.

Mr Thomson said its a com-mon perception that he and other operators are hearing, even from tourists who do make their way to Mildura.

Even the people that come here from Melbourne, everyone makes the comment on it without fail, our friends said were silly be-cause theres no water in the Mur-ray, and its just sad at a time when this industrys going through a boom time in Mildura, he said.

Mildura Tourism chief execu-tive Rod Trowbridge said he was aware of the issue and had been grappling with the problem for some time.

This issue is being tackled at various levels, Mr Trowbridge said.

The Murray Campaign com-mittee, which is the marketing committee for the entire Murray re-

gion, is most concerned about his perception and every bit of market-ing it does is to try and reinforce the truth that there are good water levels at Mildura.

Mr Trowbrigde said the battle to change peoples perceptions in Melbourne and other areas isnt straight forward.

While the tourism industry is battling to create a positive per-ception about the water situation in Mildura, farmers and some politicians are keen to illustrate to Spring Street how tough the water situation is for those on the land,

in a bid to secure the future of hor-ticulture in the region.

Mr Trowbridge said the tour-ism industry has been forced to walk a fi ne line between the con-cerns of tourism operators and the concerns of the local horticulture industry.

We are conscious of the fi ne balance between responsible pro-motion of the tourism appeal of having water in the Murray for rec-reation tourism against those very legitimate circumstances where the agricultural and horticultural com-munity is hurting because of the

drought, Mr Trowbridge said.We respect the plight of the

horticulture sectors but at the same time we have an obligation to pres-ent a positive message to bring tourists here.

Its a fact of life that when we promote the water-based strengths of the region that does tend to cre-ate a fl ow of calls to our offi ce by those concerned that this positive message is not helping farmers who are suffering because of the drought.

Despite the ongoing battle to convince the rest of Australia that

the Murray River does have water in Sunraysia, Mr Trowbridge echoed Mr Thomsons optimism in rela-tion to the houseboat industry.

Theres no doubt about it, houseboats are the hero tourism product on the Murray, Mr Trow-bridge said.

The Mildura region is becom-ing well known along the length of the Murray and other parts of Aus-tralia as the houseboat capital, and were seeing good results as a result of that perception.

Theres also clear evidence that the tourism market is enjoying both the top of the range house-boat product as well as the econo-my-based product.

Were delighted that the top of the line product is being so keenly sought after, because thats good business for everyone in Mildura, not just houseboat operators.

That sector tends to spend money around the entire Mildura area and is generally enthusiastic to come back.

Mr Trowbridge said research has shown that in terms of over-night accommodation, the nights spent on houseboats has increased by about 400 percent in the past four or fi ve years.

This relates to around 43,000 visitor nights per year. He said this fi gure was about 10,000 just fi ve years ago.

However he stressed the need to put that fi gure into perspective.

In terms of visitor nights thats not a huge amount when youre talking about between 1.7 to two million visitor nights within the re-gion in total, Mr Trowbridge said.

We have to be cautious this isnt a huge base but its a defi nite trend and an encouraging trend.


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ITS ON THE WAY: Geoff Thomson inspects another large, luxury houseboat under construction at Baldwin Boats. It will swell the ranks of the estimated 50 houseboat association vessels on the river between Mildura and Wentworth.

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SUNRAYSIA residents who last night tried to tune in to the heavily advertised One HD 24-hour sports channel would have had little success. Thats because Sunraysia wont be re-ceiving the heaviuly-advertised service any time soon.

For months Sunraysia residents have been teased with numerous commercials on Channel 10 espousing the benefits of the all-new 24-hour free-to-air sports channel, which was launched in metro-politan centres last night.

The commercials were so insistent there was even a countdown, illustrating ...days to go....

No mention was made of the fact that Sunraysia resi-dents would not be able to re-ceive the channel, only that a digital set top box was needed to access it.

This is despite the district recently being hailed as Aus-tralias digital television capital by Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.

While sources within the television industry have been able to confirm that Mildura wont get the signal this week, there has still been no official confirmation, de-spite repeated requests for information by the Mildura

One HD one bigdisappointment...

xWeekly over the past five days.

The disappointing news comes just weeks after the Fed-eral Government proudly an-nounced that Mildura was to lead the nation in the switch to digital television, as the first city to have the analogue net-work switched off, making the move to digital-only.

Yet now, as the nations supposed leader in digital television, Sunraysia is lagging behind much of the nation, and has been for some time, in

terms of access to digital con-tent.

Ten HD programming, which has also been heavily advertised in Mildura, differs in Sunraysia compared to met-ropolitan centres. But at least there is a disclaimer on Ten HD commercials, saying not all content may be available in all areas.

When the Federal Govern-ment revealed more details about the switch to digital tele-vision earlier this year, Federal Communications Minister Ste-

phen Conroy said the reason Mildura was selected to lead the way in digital television was because of the very high take-up of digital set top box-es, and digital television.

The real driving force be-hind that high take-up was the fact that Sunraysia residents couldnt access Channel 10 unless they used a digital set top box.

It seems that while the high take-up of digital televi-sion is reason enough to select Sunraysia as the first location

to have the analogue service switched off, its not reason enough to provide local resi-dents with the same digital ser-vice as metropolitan centres.

Late yesterday Network Tens national head of corpo-rate communications, Jeanette McLoughlin shed some light on the issue.

She said Network Ten broadcasts Channel Ten, and as of last night, One HD, into its markets, which are Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

In other markets, includ-ing regional areas, we have some regional affiliates who take up our programming as part of a service they offer their audiences, Ms McLoughlin said.

We have offered the rights to One HD to those affiliates.

We have offered the rights to WIN, but in terms of their plans to roll out One HD, its a matter for them.

The Mildura Weekly first contacted WIN Television on Monday this week, starting with the networks Victorian headquarters in Ballarat before being directed to the networks national headquarters in Wol-longong.

Despite daily phone calls we have yet to receive a re-sponse.

Member for Mildura Peter Crisp said it was disappoint-ing to find Mildura appeared to be missing out on One HDs launch and was critical of the advertising campaign which had run in the Sunraysia tele-vision market for weeks.

Theres an expectation out there. I think that if it wasnt able to be delivered they should have been able to screen the advertising so as not to raise the public expecta-tion, Mr Crisp said this week.

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We have offered the rights to WIN, but in terms of their plans to roll out One HD, its a matter for them. Network Ten

Mildura Finance Limiteds newly-appointed Commercial/Agribusiness Finance Manager Corey Fitzpatrick is looking forward to combining his years of industry experience and local knowledge to serve the corporations all important clients.

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With more than 20 years experience in the fi nance industry, one of his fi rst tasks is to undertake a series or commercial and agribusiness fi nancial health checks for MFLs customers.

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In todays rapidly-changing nancial market, agribusiness and business customers need to be assured that recent rate reductions announced are being passed on to them, he said.

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Corey was born and raised in Mildura and left the district in 1991 to pursue management opportunities in regional Victoria and New South Wales.

I was delighted to return here about four years ago to take up a senior agribusiness role with ANZ, he said.

And now, I am extremely pleased and excited to be working with Mildura Finance Limited as Commercial/Agribusiness Finance Manager.

Corey says he is enjoying working with MFLs well-regarded team, of local sta as well as the opportunity to deliver superior nancial solutions to customers outside a restricted suite or banking products.

During his time in nance, hes managed end-to-end nancial solutions for a range of agribusiness and commercial customers as well as developed and implemented competitive nancial solutions for existing and new customers.

He lists his strengths as building and strengthening relationships with internal and external stake holders, including customers, accountants, brokers, industry bodies credit departments, AAAU, nancial planning managers and chattel nance partners.

DON Elgin can run the 100 metres in a blistering 12.22 seconds, cover the 400 metres in 59.5, and his best long jump is 5.89 metres.

He can propel the discus 41.45 metres, and in the shot putt projects the cannon ball a healthy 13.39 metres.

Not bad for a bloke with only one leg!

Don, 33, is a multiple paralympic medallist in the pentathlon, father of three, and a motivational-speaking world traveller who urges people, especially youngsters, to challenge themselves every day of their lives.

An employee with Australia Post, Don was in Mildura for two days this week at the invitation of the Sunraysia Academy of Sport, under the Sports Persons in Schools Program organised by the Victorian Institute of Sport.

Hes one in 100,000The Tocumwal-born livewire

is actually one in 100,000 thats the statistic relating to the ratio of people born with a missing limb or other physical deficiency.

As he told some interested Year 11 students at Mildura Senior College, he had to learn to roll with the punches at an early age.

Don had his first artificial leg at the age of one, and learnt to walk within six months. His parents were loving, but firm and fair, treating him the same as his able-bodied siblings.

If I wanted a glass of water, I was told to get off my bum and get it myself, he said. If I fell off my bike, they simply told me to get back on and try again.

Dons philosophy is that theres already too many sooks in the world as it is, and he wasnt going to join their ranks. He started off as a swimmer, later graduating to the athletics track, and it is here that hes made his mark.

He made his first Australian Paralympic team at just 18 years of age. He competed in the 1994 World Championships in Berlin, winning a gold medal as part of the

4x100m relay team. Then his focus moved to the

Pentathlon, embracing five disci-plines - discus, long jump, shot put, 400m and 100m. Its a combination of balance, strength and speed.

Within two years he had made the 1996 team for Atlanta, manag-ing a fourth placing. After gaining some help courtesy of a scholarship at the Victorian Institute of Sport

for nine years, Don competed in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, where he won bronze.

He continued to train towards his ultimate goal of being number one in the world in the below knee

amputee Pentathlon, moving a step closer to his goal when he finished with a Silver medal at the 2002 World Championships in France. Another Bronze medal in Athens rounded off his medal tally.

He has mixed feelings at not making the team for the Beijing Olympics. Perhaps I didnt work hard enough to really want it, he says bluntly. It was a strange feel-ing. I was disappointed, but not shattered, so maybe I knew it was time to give the body a rest.

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Don Elgin holds a special place in the hearts of many Aussies. Surviving a caravan fire in his home town of Tocumwal as a toddler, he grew up to be of the nations greatest sportsmen. Now he travels the world, giving motivational talks about

Going outon a limb

GETTING A LEG UP: Former super athlete turned motivational speaker Don Elgin displays some of the legs he has accumulated

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representing Australia at the highest level. And in action on the track (FAR

LEFTpictures courtesy of Don Elgin, and Australia Post). Thats Don

(INSET) at Mildura Senior College this week, and LEFT showing off

his walking leg to interested 16-year-old students Lachy Matthews and

Wade Hancock.

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PEOPLE who had seen the paintings and sculptures in the lush and tranquil bush setting described them as amazing and awesome.

For many years, the origi-nal and unique artworks of sculptor and painter Bruno Torfs had delighted and in-trigued many thousands of visitors, not just from Austra-lia, but from many parts of the world.

The South American-born Torfs had migrated to Australia with his family after living for several years in Eu-rope from the age of 15. They lived on the proceeds from sales of the works of art.

But Brunos dream from an early age had been to cre-ate a garden wonderland, a

large area in a natural set-ting where he could put his unique sculptures and other works of art on permanent display.

The area he choose, in bushland on the outskirts of Melbourne, eventually fea-tured more than 100 of the unusual sculptures, along with a gallery that housed around 200 art works oil paintings, sketches and smaller sculptures that the family brought from Europe.

Great lossOn February 7 this year

Black Saturday Bruno Torfs lost all but a few small paintings when a bushfire swept through the Marysville

property, destroying every-thing in its path.

It claimed the lives of many of Brunos neighbours and friends. Brunos family got out safely ahead of the fires, and the sculptor him-self had a lucky escape at the height of the inferno, hud-dling in his car with only the family dog for company.

The family home and gallery were destroyed, along with almost every sculpture on the property. Books and DVDs relating to the unique attraction were also lost, but new editions are being pro-duced, and will be available soon.

The family plans to re-build, starting from scratch. Its web site, Brunos Art and

Sculpture Garden, will give regular updates.

The Mildura Weekly was in touch recently with fam-ily member Andrew Kade, who says one of the main ways our readers can assist is not to forget Marysville. He quoted Bruno himself We want to restore the gar-den as quickly as possible. If we can bring people back to Marysville soon, this will bring much-needed hope to the community.

It is going to be a dif-ficult and challenging time, but everyone from the town I have spoken to has a lot of optimism despite losing so much. We will recover.

Andrew said the family had received overwhelming

support from family, friends and supporters, and strang-ers from all over the globe. This has been inspiring, he said.

Ways you can helpThere are several ways

people can help us rise from the ashes. One of the greatest gifts you can give now and in the future is not to forget us, and keep coming back for up-dates on our progress. These, and any special announce-ments, will be listed on the rebuilding page. People can also sign up to receive reports on our progress through our re-birth newsletter.

Andrew said the family had returned to the region

on February 26 for a memo-rial service at the towns golf club, and to catch up with family and friends. Nearly everyone had amazing tales to tell of their escape from the inferno, he said.

The children still played. It was beautiful. One girl I saw playing no longer had parents. She played just like the rest of them.

Andrew said the family left Marysville that day feel-ing like none of what they had witnessed was real. It must have been some kind of dream, or nightmare that we all dreamed at the same time, he said.

Every day since the fires has felt this way. Who knows when, or if, we will wake up.


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But while he says his com-petitive days are behind him, hes far from finished in the world of sport, and hes now into rowing, cycling and mo-torbike riding.

And motivational speaking. He has engagements all around Australia, and last year went overseas three times to speak at corporate events.

His message doesnt re-ally change, no matter whether hes talking to school kids, or corporate millionaires. Never ever give up. Live your dream. Give yourself a challenge every day of your life. Make your life exciting. Dont sook.. most of the world is worse off than you will ever be.

The message appeared to get through to most of the youngsters he spoke to at the Senior College. Some made a point of going up to shake his hand, thanking him for the lesson.

He doesnt hesitate in snap-ping off his leg to show anyone interested. The one he wears for everyday use, his walking leg, is worth $12,000. The sili-cone sock he wears to prevent chaffing costs $900. When he was competing, he had a leg for just about every event he took $30,000 worth of legs to Athens.

Getting through Customs can often be amusing, but not as funny as the time he was pulled over by a policewoman for a routine car check in Mel-bourne. Mind if I look in the boot, she asked. Not at all, Don replied, youll only find some legs in there.

Hes kept every leg hes ever used in his 33 years bar one his baby leg. That was lost in a caravan fire early on in Tocum-wal. At last count he has 50 legs at home.

Don says that having only one leg really hasnt had that great an effect on his life after all, thats all hes ever known. He greets every day with renewed passion, tries to do something different each day, tries to rise to every chal-lenge, and encourages others, especially youngsters, to do the same.

There are no second chances in life, he says. This is not a rehearsal. Your time on earth is important. You need to nail it now.


Going out on a limb

MILDURAS Andrew Rodger has won his way through to the final of the Raw Comedy Festi-val of Australia.

Andrew, 27, beat 11 other hopefuls to win the Victorian final at the Evelyn Hotel in Fitzroy on Tuesday night, and will be one of 12 stand-up comics to contest the national final during the Melbourne Comedy Festival in April.

The winner gets an all-expenses paid trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival later in the year, and a chance at international success.

Educated at Mildura South Primary School, Irymple Secondary College and Mildura Senior College, Andrew always had a passion for the stage, and appeared in most school produc-tions, as well as some with the Electric Light Theatre.

His proud dad Tim, who works with Mil-dura Rural City Council, admitted to some surprise when Andrew decided to go into com-edy.

He wasnt that funny as a kid, he said. In fact, he was shy, a little introverted. But put him on the stage and he took on a new personality. He just became another person.

Andrew doesnt rely on jokes to get his au-dience laughing. He transforms himself into various characters, and gives a monologue on life, usually with a glass of scotch in the hand.

He describes his acts as impromptu street theatre, and delights in making up stories about actors and acting, insects (the one about the mentally challenged bees is on his Face-book site), and others about wrestlers, magi-cians and philosophers.

Andrew is a regular at stand-up com-edy nights in Melbournes pub scene, usually around Fitzroy, and shares the stage with a reg-ular group of around 10 amateur comics hop-ing to take their career to a new level.

Hes already got a story-telling routine in mind for the national final, wants as many fam-ily and friends from Mildura as possible in the audience, and would love nothing better than to get the world-acclaimed Edinburgh gig.

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The event is the first of its kind in the Lower Mur-ray Darling Catchment and aims to de-mystify carbon management ahead of the introduction of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) next July.

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This conference will help to section the issue into the practical steps, what farm businesses must do to deal with the demands they will face from government, suppliers and customers when this new regime com-mences.

A common mistake for farm business owners is that they think Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme wont af-fect them.

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Federal Member for Mallee John Forrest, who has been a strong advocate of better television coverage in the Mallee for many years, said that for now, he would rely on prom-ises made by the Federal Communications Minister in rela-tion to television services in the Mallee.

I rely on the commitment from the minister, in rela-tion to Mildura, that he wants to get it right, because the rest of the nation is watching Mildura, Mr Forrest said.

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The poll section is at the lower left-hand-side of the website. The Mildura Weekly will run regular polls on is-sues of interest to the community, and this week will run two polls in relation to digital television.

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THE villagers of Villers-Bretonneux in France have long memories. They havent forgotten the enemies who destroyed their town during the First World War, and they certainly havent forgotten their Aussie friends who helped re-build it.

And that includes the people of Robinvale, who helped in a Victo-rian State School Penny drive of the day that raised 22,000 pounds toward the Villers-Bretonneux resto-ration works.

Now the French town is re-pay-ing the debt of gratitude, launching an appeal to raise money for victims of the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, aiming to raise enough to re-build at least one of the schools destroyed in the fires.

Robinvale is a twin with Villers-Bretonneux, and the two towns share a special relationship, with Herbert Cuttle naming the town in honour of his son, Lieutenant George Robin Cuttle, after he was killed in air com-bat over Caix, near Villers-Breton-neux in May, 1918, during the First World War.

After a lengthy search, his fam-ily finally found the wreckage of his plane in a remote field in 1923. The family named the new soldier set-tler irrigation area Robinvale (vale Robin) in memory of their son. Rob-

invale has Caix Square in honour of the French town, and in return, the village centre in Villers-Bretonneux is Robinvale Square.

Robinvales Robinswood Home-stead, originally built as the retire-ment home of the Cuttle family, remains an important historical link between Robinvale and Villers-Bret-onneux. It will be the focal point this Sunday of the Red Earth flower and photographic show, and next month will be one of the places visited by a group of teachers and students from Villers-Bretonneux next month.

Swan Hill Rural City Council Mayor Greg Cruickshank is moved by the bushfire fund-raising offer from the French village, and said his council had written to Victorian Premier John Brumby and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd with the news.

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People in Villers-Bretonneux frequently say Never Forget Austra-lia, and we can now say, Never For-get Villers-Bretonneux, Mrs Pisa-sale said.

This is a story about two towns on opposite sides of the world, both with plenty of heart, and compassion. Its a story built on friendship, with its origins in the aftermath of The Great War... a story of giving, forgiving, and never forgetting

French town saysvive la Australia

Photographs courtesy of the Australian War Memorial

MEMORIES: The ruined Church of Villers-Bretonneux, TOP, and RIGHT,

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LIEUTENANT Robin Cuttle was among the many Australians who fought courageously and paid the ultimate sacrifice to liberate Villers-Bretonneux from the Germans in the Great War.

History records that had it not been for Australian troops in the closing stages of the war, Villers-Bretonneux and the whole Western Front would have been laid open to the German Army.

The story is told best in the offi-cial Twin Towns brochure at histor-ic Robinswood Homestead in Rob-invale, which tells how the small French township now pays civic tribute to the valour of the Austra-lian, British and Canadian soldiers, with hotels and streets named after Australian towns and cities.

Rue de Melbourne runs through the centre of Villers-Bretonneux, and Lhotel is a favourite water hole for many locals.

The Australian flag and the French tri-colour fly side by side at a huge war memorial outside the town, and stand together in a class-room at the local primary school.

The first road sign to greet visi-tors to the French township proud-ly proclaims Robinvale, Australia as its twin town. The official twin-ning ceremony took place in 1984, with respective celebrations in both towns.

According to the Robinvale bro-chure, presented in both French and English, it is a cherished relation-ship, but one that started with the Australian Army paying a high price in the battle that led up to the alli-ance between France and Australia.

The battle at Villers-Bretonneux in 1918 was to become renowned for some of the most savage fighting of the war. The story of the 13th and 15th Australian brigades is recorded as one of the most bloody episodes in Australian history.

With the war almost ended early that year, the German Army

launched a massive attack on the Western Front, near Amiens, in a desperate bid to separate the French and British armies. A key part of the attack was against the Australian 9th Brigade on the road leading into Villers-Bretonneux.

The Germans were beaten back, but a single Division was all that remained between the Somme and the French Army, camped 18 kilo-metres to the south.

Battle-weary British Divisions defended the town for almost three weeks. Then, on April 24, the Ger-mans launched another major as-sault, with infantry, mustard gas and tanks.

The village of Villers-Bretonneux fell after some fierce fighting, but the German victory was short-lived. The 13th and 15th Australian Brigades seized the initiative by counter-attacking during the night. Fighting began around 10pm, and continued until dawn.

Most of the Germans who had occupied the village were killed or captured. Only a few escaped. The battle cost the lives of around 1200 Australians.

The bond between Villers-Bret-onneux and Australia was cemented after the war when the city of Mel-bourne adopted the war-ravaged vil-lage, and pledged more than 22,000

pounds to re-build the local school, with the bulk of that money raised by Victorian school kids holding Penny drives.

Hundreds of Australians contin-ue to visit the French town each year, and the numbers of French visitors to Robinvale also grows annually.

Robinvale and Villers-Bretonneux... its a twin town connection born on the battlefields of France in the closing stages of World War One and those who tell the story tell of courage and sacrifice as our brave Diggers saved a town by

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WITH RESPECT: French children attend the graves of

Australian war dead at Adelaide cemetery in Villers-Bretonneux circa 1919, BELOW LEFT, and

ABOVE, Lieutenant George Robin Cuttle, M.C.

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THE 2009 Lions Club Australian Youth of the Year Quest is under way, with one young hopeful already through to the district final to be held in Renmark tomorrow.

Mildura Senior College Year 12 student Takeia Beard, 17, LEFT, said she decided to enter the event after seeing a number of fly-ers appear around school.

It looked like a lot of fun, she said. Part of the competition is a chance to give a presentation on a topic of our choice, and the opportunity for young people to discuss their opinions and have someone actually listen to them got me excited about being involved.

And while Takeia has so far managed to impress local judges, her quest is far from over. Should she continue to impress she will then head to the South Australia and Northern Territory state selections on April 4, due to be held at the Sunraysia Resort in Mildura.

If named State champion she will be-come one of only six youths to be awarded a spot at the Lions Club National Conven-tion, where the Australian Youth of the Year will be announced.

The National champion will then head overseas to rep-resent Australia at the Lions Club In t e rna t iona l Youth Camp.

Takeia said she would love to keep progressing through to the State final, but at the moment was focused on enjoying the ex-perience.

If I were to win the next leg it would be great, but Im more focused on having fun rather than winning, and hopefully that will help me become more relaxed when Im in front of the judges, she said.

Takeia will go up against five other com-petitors in Renmark, with only two people making it through to the State final.

Participants will have to endure a rigour-ous judging process which includes being marked on their leadership skills, sporting and cultural involvement, citizenship and community activities, general knowledge, and academic achievements.

These qualities will make up 80 percent of competitors marks, which will include an interview conducted by a five-person judg-ing panel, and a general knowledge test on Australian current affairs.

Twenty percent will be awarded in the public speaking section, where participants will be asked two impromptu questions, and then present a five minute prepared dis-cussion on a topic of their choice.

Takeia said she was planning to discuss how Australia could aid poverty stricken people in Africa, touching on a subject close to her heart, human rights.

In the earlier stages of the competition I spoke about human rights in Australia, she said. In my discussion tomorrow Im going to talk about how Australia can help the people of Africa help themselves.

Personality and presentation will also be judged, making up 15 percent of the fi-nal mark.

Plenty of prizes will be handed out as well, with all State champions receiving a group tour of Australia during their Christ-mas holidays, and a $500 scholarship to fur-ther their studies.

Takeia said the scholarship would go a long way in helping her achieve her ambi-tion of becoming a foreign correspondent journalist.

The money would really help me attend university next year, she said. I plan on studying a double degree in journalism and international studies in either Adelaide or Geelong, and the money would go a long way in helping that happen.

In todays economy its getting harder to move out of home, and if my financial situation doesnt improve I may have to take a gap year to earn enough money to move away.

Plus the opportunity to travel and see more of Australia would also be a great way to spend a few months, learning more about our country.

Local Youth aims for overseas QuestAn afternoon of praise in song

ON the back of a successful and en-tertaining event last year, the Bible Society of Sunraysia has planned another afternoon of popular Old Hymns this Sunday, March 29 from 2.30pm at the Wesley Church (corner of 10th Street and Deakin Avenue).

Well known local pipe-organ player Glen Miller will be accom-panied by another local in singer Simone Liuzzi, leading the crowd in a number of classic Hymns. Entry is free, with the afternoon a chance to show continued support for this years Bible Society project.


FRED and Kaye Malavich are sold on Mildura, and they want to know why the world isnt beating a path to our door.

The Adelaide couple have been visiting on a regular ba-sis for as long as they can re-member, and say Mildura just keeps getting better.

The strange thing is, you never seem to hear anything about the attractions here, Fred said the beautiful weather, friendly people, the river, boats and beauti-ful green lawns despite the drought.

Fred, 69, admits, however, that he sees things a little dif-ferently these days following a near-death experience on the operating table after a rou-tine prostate examination. He doesnt into any details, but proudly shows the scar on his lower stomach, and advises all men; dont rely on blood readings.

The affable former car salesman hardly pauses to catch a breath as he extols the virtues of our beautiful river-front city.

He first visited in the 1970s, leaving his job as a mechanic and going into sales to work with the then well-known Champions ve-

hicle showroom based in Ad-elaide. He would drive either a Lancer or a Fiat the 400 ki-lometres to Mildura, and al-ways notched up a couple of sale a week.

Fred stayed in the game for about 15 years before going into semi-retirement to drive the school bus for Immanuel College at Novar Gardens, between West Beach and Glenelg.

During the school holi-days he and Kaye, a former air hostess, like to travel, es-pecially in Europe. Theyve been there three times, still find it exciting and adventur-ous from a historical point of view, and quite often run into people who have relatives in Adelaide, Melbourne or Mil-dura.

Fred has more than a passing knowledge of our city, and admits he is awestruck

by its natural beauty and at-tractions, especially the river.

He is high in his praise for our hospitality industry, espe-cially the Rendezvous, where he has been eating on a regular basis for almost 40 years, and the Grand Hotel, where he al-ways stays.

This is just good, profes-sional old-fashioned service, he said. Along with the riv-erboats, these are the types of places that need to be put out into the market places of Mel-bourne and Adelaide to entice people here.

Unfortunately, the ma-jority of people in our capital cities get only negative stories about this region, the fact youre in a bad drought, with water restrictions etc, and thats a situation that needs to be remedied with an educa-tion campaign.

And Freds only gripe; The wife and I love bike riding, but we dont want to bring our bikes all this way, he said. There should be bikes for hire all around the town most attractions are within cycling distance, and it would add an-other feature to Mildura, along the lines of whats happened in many European countries.

And his last words well be back!

As we suspected, not too many people, especially those in our capital cities, know much about Mildura. They think were in the middle of nowhere, hot and dry, and out of water. Well, a former Adelaide car salesman now wants to tell the whole world

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SUNRAYSIA wineries are among those throughout Australia being asked to try a unique new barrel rejuvenation process which can cost as a little as one third of a new barrel, but which is said to restore up to 85 percent of oak flavour characteristics.

Developed and delivered by South Australian based Diverse Barrel Solutions, with support from the Australian Governments via their Commercial Ready Grant Scheme, the patented Phoenix barrel rejuvenation process is said to give wineries up to three more years use out of their barrels.

Operating mainly as a fully mobile service, the unit can pro-cess as many as 20 barrels a day, and has so far proved popular with wineries from McLaren Vale to the Hunter Valley.

Mike Brown, Winemaker at Gemtree Vineyards in McLaren

Vale, says he was pleasantly sur-prised at how well the Phoenix process worked on his old barrels.

Diverse Barrel Solutions reju-venated about 25 of my red wine barrels, which I am now using in a Petit Verdot trial which is on-going, he said.

So far weve done two tast-ings, and Ive been pleasantly sur-prised by the results the rejuve-nation process has added a lot of complexity to barrels that I would

have turned into flower pots. The oak that I gave them was

2000 and 2002 barrels realisti-cally they only had another year in them. The process has given me at least three more years of oak. Us-ing the Phoenix process Ive saved $1.60 per litre this year.

Mr Brown said that previously, he had never rejuvenated barrels because he thought it brought out too much greenness in the oak. But this new laser technology profiling is great, he said.

Given the current cash flow constraints, its a piece of technol-ogy that can be adapted to the Aus-tralian wine industry very easily. You are getting the benefit of the ageing process, and the breathing process of the wine in oak without having to purchase new barrels.

Nick Wickham from Diverse Barrel Solutions says Phoenix was developed to provide wineries with a cost-effective barrel solu-tion that would not compromise quality.

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Using this process, the life of old barrels is significantly extend-ed at a much lower cost compared with buying a replacement barrel.

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The oak barrel is a vital cog in winery production, but due to the nature of the business, most have a limited shelf life. An innovative SA company is hoping to change all that, and says it may be a lot longer before wineries are forced to

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THE RAAF Roulettes made a spectacular flying visit to Mildura last week, and there to see them was Co-lignans Kynaston family Andrew, Julie and their son, Brandon, 10.

The couple was there to help Brandon complete his last Red Cliffs Cubs award the Level 2 Flight Badge.

This, Andrew ex-plained, will get him his Grey Wolf, the highest award for a cub before he steps up to Scouts. An-drew said: We could not believe it when we saw all seven aircraft flying side by side in formation and then split up in differ-ent directions across the airport.

We recognised them right away as the RAAF Roulettes Aerobatic Team.

We watched them land and than ran over to the gate to take some pic-tures, he said.

Andrew then cheekily asked an airport attendant if he and Brandon could get one of the pilots to offi-

cially sign off on Brandons Cub Scout record book.

The groups leader, Flight Lieutenant Michael Briggs, came over and greeted us, Andrew said.

Michael signed with pleasure and to our sur-prise he also secured the

signatures of the other six pilots.

We were so grateful... I even felt like a kid again.

Michael told us the team was in Mildura to re-fuel and then were headed to Adelaide to perform at the Clipsal 500.

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shugggroupBig move for Shugg GroupMilduras Shugg Group is continuing its growth, and consolidating its faith in a Sunraysia business future, with a move to bigger, brighter and more accessible premises at the corner of 10th Street and Lime Avenue. The firm started 10 years ago with six staff and has now grown to 20, and according to the firms principal Philip Shugg, the move was long overdue.The team had previously been split across two locations, in separate offices about 100 metres apart, and the first priority was to get the whole team together, he said.

It is also expected that Shugg Group will continue to grow, and therefore there was also a need to accommodate our growth strategy.Our new office occupies a great corner site in the Central Business District, is easily ac-cessible, with a good profile and a contemporary design. Pam Shugg designed the building interior and its surrounds, with a theme reflecting the local environment earth tones and shimmery coppers of the desert, and red gum fea-ture furniture representing the heart of the Mallee region.

Philip said a key feature within the space was its natural light. It was important that our new environment had lots of windows and lots of natural light, he said. We really didnt want to stick our staff in boxes. I think theyre all happyevery one of them has a window view now. He thanks everyone involved with the building project, including Larry Cavallaro from Jacan as architects, builders Dolfin Construc-tions, outdoor signage designed by Nick Shugg in consulta-tion with Anthony Telfer at Sportzprint, and the many others who had a hand in the exciting move.


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