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BY LAUREN HENRY

Driving under the influ-ence of alcohol and drugs will be a focus in the next two months as Victoria Polices booze bus rolls into the region.

Wimmera police road safety campaign during June and July will drive home the message to people about drink-driving, drug-driving, driver distraction and fatigue.

The booze bus will be at Western Victoria Careers Expo at Longerenong on June 23,

with officers explaining how testing works and the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

It has been several years since the booze bus has visited the Wimmera.

Senior Sergeant Guin Clem-inson, Traffic and Proactive Policing Advisor for the region, said specialist police from the Road Policy Drug and Alcohol Section would accompany the booze bus to the careers expo.

They will be there to educate on the dangers of drink-driving

and deter that type of behav-iour, she said.

They are coming up to talk to the students at the expo and perform operational testing shifts while in the region.

Were hoping it will have a big deterrence impact on the community.

ConstantSen Sgt Cleminson said driv-

ing under the influence of alco-hol and drugs was an ongoing issue in the Wimmera.

Its something police are always focusing on. Unfortu-

nately it could just be one oc-casion, one misjudgement that could result in the loss of a life or serious injury, she said.

People need to err on the side of caution when debating whether they should drive.

Drink-driving is just not worth your life or the life of your mates. If youre going to drink, organise another way to get home dont drive.

Drug-driving is deadly but it is on the rise. Like alcohol, drugs reduce your ability to drive safely. Slowed reaction

times, distorted perception of speed and distance create a recipe for disaster.

Sen Sgt Cleminson said fa-tigue was a silent killer, par-ticularly in the Wimmera.

Fatigue is common in crash-es involving people from our local community, she said.

Take a break or change driv-ers every two hours but re-member only sleep can cure fatigue.

She also warned about dis-traction, and drivers paying at-tention to stay alive.

Distraction comes in many forms all of which can be deadly when driving. Taking your eyes off the road for two seconds when travelling at 50 kilometres an hour means you are effectively blind for 27 me-tres, Sen Sgt Cleminson said.

Passengers also have a role to play in road safety. Once you get in the car with a driver your life is in their hands.

If the driver is taking risks speak up otherwise staying silent might be the last thing you do.

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Thats the scope of regional myths and legends that Horsh-am Art is...festival organisers are keen to hear about for next years celebrations.

Art enthusiasts have wasted little time after a busy Art is...program and are already plan-ning for the third and final in-stalment of the festivals Lay-ers of Time theme.

Having explored Layers of Time of lands past last year and community rituals and celebrations with a variety of

activities and presentations in the past fortnight, the festival will next turn its attention to local myths and legends.

Festival director Adele Rohr-sheim said it was already full-steam ahead in planning for next years festival after what had been a busy and successful 10 days.

Were encouraging people from across the region to put on their thinking caps to share their myths and legends. The more ideas we can explore the better, she said.

Ms Rohrsheim said 2016 would also represent a 21st birthday milestone for the fes-tival, which would continue to grow, especially with access

to Horshams new performing arts centre.

Weve already had a three to four-hour debriefing and plan-ning meeting, discussing the pros and cons of what hap-pened at this years festival be-fore talking about next years theme, she said.

This year weve had an amazing community response a lot of positive feedback for a large variety of events.

Ms Rohrsheim said she be-lieved a variety of attractions, which ranged from performing arts to cultural gatherings, had been a key to the success.

Everyone seemed to be hap-py with the program selection. It covered a lot of interests and

that opened the festival up to a lot of people. It is also impor-tant to note that many events were indoors, which turned out well considering the weather on some days. And of course several events were booked out. There was a lot of people coming and going, she said.

Now were looking towards next year and we need eve-ryone in the region to get in-volved. Its not just about Hor-sham. We embrace the entire region from as far Kaniva and Goroke to Stawell, Ararat and Grampians and the Mallee and would love to hear the stories.

This years Art is...Layers of Time festival started on May 29 and finished on Sunday.

Art is... to explore myths and legends

Stawell Leisure Complex is taking enrolments for its many term-three programs, which suit all ages and interests. Informa-tion on the term-three programs is available on 5358 0550.

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Alzheimers Australia Victoria will present a free seminar in Warrackna-beal on Tuesday.

The Dementia Breaking Down the Myths seminar at Warracknabeal Community Centre in Anzac Park at 3pm is designed to explain what is and isnt dementia.

The seminar will outline the main causes of dementia, especially Alzheimers dis-ease, key signs and symptoms and risk factors. It will also explain why changes to behaviour occur.

Experts will also outline common myths and misconceptions about dementia and answer questions.

They will also explain the importance of seeking a diagnosis if people notice changes and how they can access further information as well as appropriate support and services if and when needed.

People can find out more information or register on website https://register.even-tarc.com/26268.

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ART AND COLOUR: Puppets are presented to guests at a Culti-vat debutant puppets presentation in the former Wilson Bolton Pynsent Street building on Friday night. Picture: MELISSA POWELL PHOTOGRAPHY

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A Wimmera-wide infor-mation service running for 36 years is under threat because of a lack of fund-ing.

Wimmera Information Net-work, which has provided fin-gertip information about non-profit community and sporting clubs and essential services across the region since 1979, is set to close in January next year.

Network executive officer Judith Bysouth, the website-based systems sole part-time operator maintaining an ever-changing database, said extra funding was essential for the service to continue.

It is seriously under threat. It needs a budget of between $35,000 and $40,000 to cover administration costs and is about $10,000 short of being viable, she said.

When the service was con-ceived in 1979 more than half a dozen councils were financially contributing. This has fallen away and now only Horsham Rural City Council provides anchor support.

Last year the Horsham coun-cil provided $20,000 while support from other municipal councils in the region has been spasmodic basically because of changing personnel.

Wimmera Information Net-work stores and updates in-formation from the Wimmera, Mallee and Grampians regions.

It has 2885 data entries, span-ning from Mildura to Bacchus Marsh and across to the South Australian border, which are regularly updated, available and disseminated on request through website www.wimme-rainfo.org.au.

Mrs Bysouth said the service continued to fulfil its original charter in reducing duplication of information and ultimately an economic saving for mu-nicipal councils.

Individual councils dont have a need to create their own data bases to provide general information to the public. We have a list that has existed and evolved for 36 years, she said.

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It would become worthless because the information con-stantly changes and needs up-dating, which happens week-ly, she said.

We really dont want to be in a situation where the only option is to click a button and lose 36 years of collection and collation to cyberspace.

Its been nice to hear from people validating their support. I have 30,000 hits on the web-site and need people to say they want or need this service to continue. Ive written to coun-cils and Im still waiting for a reply from most of the them.

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EXPLORING SEEDS: Horsham Special School students work with seeds in an activity as part of In Debt: Saving Seeds exhibition at Horsham Regional Art Gallery. Picture: MELISSA POWELL PHOTOGRAPHY

BY DEAN LAWSON

Ask gardeners to list their greatest frustrations in pur-suing their hobby and weeds are often at the top of the list.

Going through a careful process of trying to grow a crop or plant of choice while a variety of weeds con-tinually shoot up, seemingly without effort and stealing moisture and nu-trients, can be downright annoying.

Consider for a moment this issue on a landscape scale and it quickly becomes evident that it is much more than simply annoying it is a serious and complex problem.

An average 800 square-metre va-cant house block in a Wimmera sub-division might contain more than 20 invasive exotic species, happily growing and reproducing, with their only help coming from an accom-modating climate.

In this type of confined area, people can contain and control the weeds relatively easily.

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tect fragile environmental assets, we have had to wage a relentless war against these foreign and resilient invaders. Herbicides, like them or loathe them, have been a necessary part of this fight.

Weed resistance to herbicides looms as a new battle ground in this war and Member for Mallee Andrew Broad has been quick to see the po-tential in a new research partnership between the Grains Research and Development Corporation and Bayer CropScience.

The partnership aims at develop-ing the next generation of herbicides that, importantly, will be specific to the Australian grains industry. Previ-ously, many herbicides were primar-ily developed for northern hemi-sphere conditions.

Working on products based for Australian conditions is a good start for a fresh look on how we control weeds with chemicals.

Having a directive based on Aus-tralian ideals involving farming sus-tainability, the environment and pro-ducer and consumer health, as well as productivity, also presents an op-portunity to strengthen the countrys clean and green farming reputation.

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Member for Mallee, Andrew Broad has welcomed news of a research partnership that will de-velop herbicides specific to the Australian grains industry.

Mr Broad said the arrangement be-tween the Grains Research and De-velopment Corporation and Bayer CropScience was precisely the kind of partnership that Australia needed and should be encouraging.

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our farmers and theyre becoming increasingly resistant to herbicides that have been primarily developed for conditions in the northern hemi-sphere, he said.

With weed eradication costing growers more than $3-billion a year, it is vital for the sustainability of Australias crop production that we overcome chemical resistance by identifying and developing new active ingredients.

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sidered to be a major player in herbi-cide development. But under the new partnership, it would work with some of the most respected researchers in the world, allowing Australia to be at the cutting edge of the latest advances.

Our farmers are massive contribu-tors to our economy, with exports in the past financial year estimated to be more than $24-billion, but we need to keep encouraging innovation and research to make sure this is sustain-able, he said.

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Long-time Warracknabeal business-man Ben Bentley and Nhill com-munity advocate Margaret Milling-ton have won recognition in Queens Birthday honours.

Both have received Medals of the Or-der of Australia in the General Division, OAMs.

Mr Bentley, 82, founder, director and trustee of the The Bentley Group, has maintained a strong relationship with the Warracknabeal community since starting his business 62 years ago.

He said he had lived by simple philoso-phy of making an effort and putting in.

Otherwise, why would you bother wak-ing up in the morning. Youre part of a community and do things to help your community, he said.

There are two important things life. To be ambitious and work hard and to choose the right partner.

Mr Bentley and his wife Joan will cel-ebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on July 30.

Mr Bentley has been a board member of Warracknabeal disability service provider Woodbine where he has been president and is a life member, since 1977.

He has also been heavily involved in Rotary through the organisations War-racknabeal branch where he has pursued exchange and health programs.

Mr Bentley was a Warracknabeal Shire councillor from 1992 to 1995, Warrackna-beal Water Board chairman and on Gram-pians Waters Regional Water Board from

1995 to 2000. He is also been a Warrackna-beal Saleyards Committee member.

Millington OAMMargaret Millingtons OAM recognises

her service to Nhill community, particu-larly in refugee support and with social welfare organisations.

Mrs Millington said the award was hum-bling but, importantly, placed a focus on key issues and organisations for which she had been involved.

Its just wonderful that someone has seen in me the qualities to receive such a prestigious award. But instead of me the person it more places the spotlight on the causes Im standing for, she said.

Mrs Millington has helped mentor and settle Burmese Karen refugees at Nhill

business Luv-a-Duck and Nhill Neigh-bourhood House since 2009. She was also a member of Wimmera Settlement Com-mittee in 2011 and 2012.

She also campaigned for the implementa-tion of Real Time Monitoring of Pharma-ceuticals and been a member of Wimmera Drug Action Task Force, a Problematic Prescription Drug Use sub-committee and a member of Melbourne-based Scriptwise.

She has also campaigned for Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association and volun-teered with Road Trauma Support Services Victoria, Australian Red Cross and meals on wheels services.

She is also a reader and lay leader with St Patricks Catholic Parish in Nhill and a school board member for St Patricks Pri-mary School in Nhill.

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Many sports and active recreation clubs across the region will benefit from VicHealths Active Club Grants.

Successful clubs in-clude: Horsham City Bowling Club; Horsham Panthers Rugby League Club; Dimboola Croquet Club; Horsham Football Netball Club; Jeparit An-glers Club; Edenhope Apsley Football and Net-ball Club; Murtoa Tennis Club; Edenhope Bowling Club; Nhill Golf Club; Goroke Bowling Club and Stawell Yacht Club.

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RISING STAR: Yirrimal Marika will perform at Ararat Hotels Red Room on July 8 as part of Ararat Lives program bringing live entertainment to the city.

New-generation Indigenous musician Yirrmal Marika and singer-songwriter Aine Tyrrell will perform in an Ararat Live double-header at Ararat Hotels Red Room on July 8.

Yirrmal, from north-east Arnhem Land and inspired by iconic band Yothu Yindi, fuses tradition and contemporary music with class and passion.

Yirrmal is related to Geoffery Gurrumul Yunupingu and his father Witiyana Marika was a singer and dancer in Yothu Yindi.

ine Tyrrell grew up in a musical house of Irish music royalty.

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cles, Tyrrell shared the stage with Irish legends including Sen Tyrrell, Jack L, Declan ORourke, Roesy and Katell Keineg, before hitting the road.

She has travelled extensively busking in South America, playing famous folk venues like Sin and Arlenes Gro-cery in New York, Whelans of Dublin and Roisin Dubh of Galway.

Tyrrells ability to connect and interact has found her in-vited onstage with Shane How-ard and Clare Bowditch.

Her music has grown from traditional Irish roots to a glob-al contemporary sound, still cradling the homeland spirit, and dusted with the salt of the West Coast of Ireland.

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Rural Councils Victoria has called on the State Government to avoid tying its proposed rate cap to the Consumer Price Index.

The organisation has stressed at the first meeting of the Min-ister for Local Governments Sector Reference Group that local government cost struc-tures were different to house-hold cost structures, the basis

for the calculation of the CPI.

Yarriambiack Shire chief ex-ecutive Ray Campling repre-sented Rural Councils Victoria at the meeting.

The group will enable coun-cils, communities and stake-holders to have input into the development of the govern-ments new rate capping policy.

RCV is really pleased to be at the table as part of this im-

portant reference group, along with colleagues from other lo-cal government networks, busi-ness and community interest groups, Mr Campling said.

The reference group will help the Essential Services Commission work through the 266 submissions received on the proposed policy, he said.

The RCVs submission to the review, prepared with the

assistance of the Australian Centre for Excellence of Lo-cal Government recommended that CPI not be used that more indicative indices would be more appropriate in setting a cap.

It also points out that the cost structures for delivering rural services are very differ-ent to those for metropolitan communities, and that rating

policies need to reflect this. Another important difference is the lack of alternative sources of revenue to meet these costs in rural areas. For example, rural councils dont collect big incomes from parking meters.

We believe a key pillar of the new framework needs to be better engagement with lo-cal communities to prioritise their service and infrastructure

requirements, and on this basis to set local rating policy.

Rural Councils Victoria ex-pects the ESC will set out clear and transparent criteria for the determination of applications from councils to exceed a cap.

The ESC will release a draft report and recommendations in July for consultation. The final report is due by October 2015 for implementation in 2016-17.

RECOGNITION: Dimboola Secondary College students, from left, Kynan Clarke, 15, Talula Harradine, 12, Yasmin Harradine, 13, and Tristan Rayes, 14, are pictured with Kevin Coombs at Horsham library. Talula and Yasmin are descendants of Lester Marks-Harradine. Picture: DEAN LAWSON

Plea to avoid rate cap and CPI link

Horsham Rural City Council has endorsed Southern Cross Parks bid for a 21-year lease of Horsham Caravan Park, previously managed by the YMCA.

Council planning and eco-nomic director Tony Bawden said Southern Cross would ensure the site was upgraded and maintained at a 3.5 to 4-star standard by injecting

$1.15-million into the park in the next three years, including new cabins, upgrading house, offices and amenities blocks, building a new camp kitchen and continued maintenance.

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A five-time paralympian, star footballer and Second World War veteran, his-toric cricket legend and an outspoken child-welfare worker, all with strong ties to the Wimmera, are listed on a Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll.

Lester Marks-Harradine from Dimboola, famous Har-row cricketer Johnny Mullagh, Mollie Dyer AM and Kevin Coombs, OAM, are among 64 people on the roll.

Mr Coombs, a 2012 induct-ee, joined Aboriginal Affairs Minister Natalie Hutchins and other guests to mark the arrival of the honour rolls week-long stay in the Wimmera as part of an annual roadshow tour. The honour roll is usually on display at Parliament House.

Wotjobaluk elder Aunty Nancy Harrison, during the of-

ficial welcome at Wimmera Regional Library in Horsham, spoke of strong family connec-tions with Lester Marks-Har-radine and Johnny Mullagh.

The late Mr Marks-Harradine was a renowned Dimboola footballer and fought as a Dar-win Defender and at Tarakan during the Second World War. He was also a strong advocate for Legacy widows.

Johnny Mullagh, or Unaar-rimin, was a famous Australian sportsman who in 1868 was part of an Aboriginal cricket tour of England, Australias first touring cricket team. He joined Dick-a-Dick, Jungunji-nuke, the tracker responsible for finding the Duff children of lost in the bush fame, on the tour.

Mr Coombs, a Wotjobaluk elder, made his wheelchair Olympic Debut in Rome in 1960 and has been a long ad-

vocate for athletes with dis-abilities and promoted Abo-riginal literacy and numeracy programs.

The late Mollie Dyer was a Yorta Yorta woman who worked through the 1960s, 70s and 80s to improve Aboriginal representation and welfare services. She spent many years in the Wimmera and helped establish Brambuk Living Cultural Centre.

The roadshow is designed to increase awareness of the contribution of Victorian Abo-riginal people to their commu-nities and to the state.

The honour roll will remain in Horsham until tomorrow.

During Minister Hutchins visit to the region she attended a Halls Gap forum to highlight the $20.9-million provided in the 2015-16 State Budget to support Victorias Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Strategy.

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A debut album and star-ring in a major Mel-bourne musical comedy is giving Horsham export Alex Rathgeber the busiest yet most amazing experi-ence of his life.

Rathgeber, son of David and Katherine Rathgeber, grew up in Horsham before moving away to attend Western Aus-tralian Academy of Performing Arts and embark on a career in theatre, television and cabaret.

He is now playing a lead role in stage show Anything Goes, at Melbournes Princess Theatre.

Rathgeber has released the album Easy To Love, featur-ing songs he has either sung in musicals or has dreamt of performing.

Rathgeber said he summoned up the gumption to ask Any-thing Goes co-star and inter-national theatre star Caroline OConnor to sing a duet with him on his album.

The duet will sing a song Anything you can do, I can do better from Annie Get Your Gun a production Rathgeber starred in with Marina Prior.

Other songs on the album are from Phantom of the Op-era, The Boy from Oz and

Anything Goes all musicals in which Rathgeber has per-formed.

I have always wanted to make an album, Rathgeber said.

From listening Broadway cast recordings on my mum and dads cassette tapes in the lounge room when I was a teenager and even younger, my passion grew from there.

After being in the works for some time, the album has taken a lot of hard work from Rath-geber.

The last couple of years I had attempted to put the album together. There is a lot to be said for timing and having the right team involved, he said.

I was cast in Anything Goes last February so Ive had 14 months to join forces with a producer, arranger and artists.

DuetsRathgeber also teams up with

Lucy Meander, former co-star from The Rocky Horror Show and fellow WAAPA graduate, to sing Somewhere from West Side Story, a song they both love.

Another duet from the album is with Anything Goes co-star Claire Lyon the pair performs All I ask of you from Phan-tom of the Opera, a production they have both starred in at dif-

ferent times.

Rathgeber leapt onto the international stage when he scored the role of Raoul in Phantom of the Opera in Lon-dons famous West End.

Rathgeber has since starred in The Drowsy Chaperone with Geoffrey Rush, The Boy from Oz with Todd McKenny and Officer and a Gentleman.

And while Rathgeber de-

scribed the past couple of years as testing and tough, his career turned the corner again when he scored the role of Bil-ly Crocker in Anything Goes.

Its been off the charts, Rathgeber said.

Its actually overwhelming to be on stage with Caroline OConnor and the buzz she has created playing this role. To be swept up in that is a great honour.

OConnor, a multi award-winning singer, dancer and ac-tress who continues to grace the stages of Broadway, the West End and in Australia, has starred in Moulin Rouge, Chi-cago and West Side Story.

Rathgeber also made mention of his other co-stars Wayne Scott Kermond, Todd McK-enney and Claire Lyon, and the creative time behind the production, particularly chore-ographer Andrew Hallsworth.

Andrew took me under his wing 11 years ago after WAAPA, and pushed and chal-lenged me along the way, Rathgeber said.

He has cast me in several lead roles in the past decade and encouraged me to extend myself.

Rathgeber said playing his character Billy was the abso-lute ultimate role, requiring

him to sing, act and dance.It really is a dream come

true, he said.Billy uses various disguises

during the show so I actually play various roles, with differ-ent accents and disguises.

The show itself is such a well-loved, good old-fashioned musical theatre show, but this production is not old-fash-ioned, its risky, dangerous and exciting.

SupportWith plenty of family and

friends going along to see Any-thing Goes, and strong support from people within the theatre industry, Rathgeber is riding a high.

To have people on their feet at the end of a show is such as lovely thing, he said.

Anything Goes will have an eight-week run at the Princess Theatre, then move on to Bris-bane for six weeks and Sydney Opera House for eight weeks.

I am beside myself about performing at the Opera House it is my first time and every performers dream to perform at such as international icon, he said.

Rathgebers album Easy To Love is available on iTunes, the Princess Theatre, Sanity music, online or in-store, or via www.alexrathgeber.com.

A Monash Gallery of Art Trav-elling Exhibition called Pho-tographic abstractions will be at Ararat Regional Art Gallery until July 12.

Gallery director Anthony Camm said the exhibition of richly diverse survey of Australian abstract pho-tography extended from formative influences from the modern era to contemporary art that pushed the technical, conceptual and composi-tional boundaries of photography.

He said some of the works were large scale and offered an immer-sive experience, in comparison to the modest scale of works from the 1960s and 1970s.

The exhibition shows the way artists use photography to achieve abstract effects through a range of techniques and methods, he said.

Ranging from modernist geomet-ric abstraction and the psychedelic experiments and conceptual pro-

jects of the 1970s, through to recent explorations of pixelated pictorial space, this exhibition surveys this rich history of abstract Australian art photography.

The exhibition is drawn from Monash Gallery of Arts nationally significant collection of Australian photographs.

Artists featuring in the exhibition are Andrew Browne, John Cato, Jo Daniell, Joyce Evans, Chan-tel Faust, John Gollings, Graeme

Hare, Melinda Harper, Paul Knight, Anne MacDonald, David Moore, Ewa Narkiewicz, Jozef Stanislaw Ostoja-Kotkowski, Robert Owen, Wes Placek, Scott Redford, Jacky Redgate, Wolfgang Sievers, David Stephenson, Mark Strizic and Rick Wood.

Mr Camm said photography was traditionally recognised for its abil-ity to depict, record and document the world. However, this exhibition set out to challenge assumptions.

He said exhibition co-curator and MGA curator Stephen Zagala had stated: The artists in this exhibition are less concerned with document-ing the world and more interested in engaging the senses, exciting the imagination and making the ordi-nary appear extraordinary.

Some artists have eliminated using a camera altogether, preferring the effects achieved with photograms and digital scans.

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TIME OF HIS LIFE: Horshams Alex Rathgeber with Caroline OConnor in the musical comedy Anything Goes at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne.

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Prepare for a dry seasonPrimary industries de-partment staff are rec-ommending that graziers start preparing for a dry season.

Department of Economic De-velopment, Jobs, Transport and Resources animal health offic-er Lachlan King said farmers needed to consider now a plan for livestock care and feeding options.

If there is an El Nino weath-er event, it is often associated with drought and significant seasonal impact. Therefore farmers need to make deci-sions that will help in getting

their stock through a possible dry season, Mr King said.

The one most important ac-tion for farmers to consider, is to develop stock-management plans so they are ready to take action early.

If conditions deteriorate fur-ther, prices for sale stock might drop dramatically, agistment might become less available, fodder prices could rise and off-farm employment might become more difficult to find.

Mr King said farmers needed to develop simple budgets now for various feeding manage-ment plans, identify stock to

retain, consider selling options and assess water reserves.

Know your hay supplies and consider if other feed sup-plements will be required to maintain your stocks health. Be prepared to ration rough-age and do your homework on cash-flow budgets.

Farmers also need to assess the quality and volume of wa-ter reserves, and seriously con-sider whether they will restrict dam access and offer water in troughs.

A stock-containment area might be considered as part of the property-management

plan and once established, can be maintained for use during emergencies.

Mr King said a stock-con-tainment area was a carefully selected part of the property where livestock could be kept, fed and watered. The use of a stock-containment area might simplify stock management, protect pasture and reduce ero-sion on the rest of the property during adverse weather.

Mr King said department staff members were available to help farmers. People could call a Customer Service Centre on 136 186.

Work will soon start on Stawells Avenue of Honour project in Patrick Street.

The first stage of works involves prepar-ing the site for tree planting.

Northern Grampians Shire Mayor Mur-ray Emerson said the project was a joint

venture between the council, Stawell RSL and Stawell Rotary.

Its really going to enhance the London Road entrance to the town and is an ex-cellent way to recognise our local fallen soldiers, Cr Emerson said.

The council has advised businesses and residents in the area of the works and signs will be in place to ensure safety.

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The Flick the Flu program is a Wimmera Southern Mallee Health Alliance collaboration, supported by funding from Grampians Medi-care Local to provide 750 show bags.

The show bags include important information and a few handy flu tools such as tissues and hand hy-giene products.

Edenhope and District Memo-rial Hospital director of nursing Meredith Finnigan said the bags would be divided evenly between emergency departments and medi-cal clinics covered by the alliance.

The Flick the Flu bags are about promoting the two most important safeguards to remember when it comes to the influenza virus, Ms Finnigan said.

The first safeguard is immunisa-tion, which is strongly recommend-ed for people in high-risk groups such as older people, pregnant women or those who work or live with those in the high-risk groups, she said.

Immunisation can help you to avoid serious complications such as pneumonia that may develop as a result of contracting the virus.

Ms Finnigan said the other impor-tant safeguard was for those who had contracted the flu.

If you get the flu, stay home. You should avoid if possible going to see your doctor because you are at risk of infecting others so the best thing to do is ring the GP helpline on 1800 022 222, she said.

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People need to remember that the flu is more than just a bad cold. It can occasionally lead to serious complications or death, she said.

The Flick the Flu show bags are free to the public and available now from various health organisations and medical clinics.

The death of a driver caused by a loading ramp collapse has resulted in a Stawell abattoir being convicted and fined $250,000 in the County Court.

Frewstal pleaded guilty to three counts under the 2004 OHS Act for failing to ensure that people other than its own employees were not exposed to risks to their health or safety.

The court was told that the incident took place on September 14, 2013 at Frewstals abattoir in Stawell as the driver was unloading a shipment of lambs.

The driver was on the loading ramp when the hoist he was using to move the ramp broke apart above him and the ramp collapsed.

He suffered severe head injuries and was taken to Stawell Hospital before being airlifted to Melbourne. He died several weeks later.

WorkSafe acting executive director of Health and Safety Leanne Hughson said the companys decision to alter the de-sign of the hoist, a lack of maintenance and poor driver training in relation to the loading ramp and hoist had an all too familiar ring to them.

A lack of maintenance and a lack of training are common causes of serious injuries and fatalities in workplaces across the state, Ms Hughson said.

And, far too often, WorkSafe investi-gators will discover that an incident has been caused by a piece of machinery being altered without due regard for the safety implications.

WorkSafe will continue to prosecute employers who fail to understand that there can never be shortcuts when it comes to safety.

The court was told an investigation at

Frewstals abattoir had revealed that a lug on the loading ramp hoist had failed catastrophically.

The court heard that when a new load-ing ramp and safety mechanism was in-stalled at the abattoir in 2010, the hoist lug was moved 300mm.

However, the new position made it more susceptible to fatigue damage, stress and corrosion.

The court was told that the company had failed to get expert opinion about the design change before moving the lug, and then failed to regularly inspect the hoist system during regular mainte-nance checks of the loading ramp.

The company had also failed to put in place a system to train, direct or induct drivers to the use of the loading ramp and hoist.

The court heard that in order to lower the loading ramp, a safety bar had to be manually disengaged. It had to be man-ually re-engaged once the loading ramp had been moved into its new position.

The driver had not been adequately trained in the safety bars operation and the safety bar had not been engaged when the loading ramp collapsed.

Ms Hughson said the health and safety failures in relation to the abattoirs load-ing ramp meant the risk of a serious injury or worse kept growing.

The decision to move the hoist lug without first assessing the engineering consequences was a critical error, she said.

The failure to keep an eye on this vital part of machinery during regular maintenance checks also created a seri-ous risk.

Tragically, these poor decisions have resulted in another workplace fatality, and another family mourning the loss of a loved one.

FREE FLU BAGS: Health professionals, from left, Grampians Medicare Locals Deidre Rennick, Meredith Finnigan and Wimmera Health Care Groups Mary Smith with show bags to encourage the community to Flick the Flu.

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Wimmera Catchment Man-agement Authority has released environmental water into the creek at Mokepilly.

The main objective of the flow is to provide refuge for fish until the arrival of natural winter run-off.

Environmental surveys of water holes have revealed good populations of native fish species including south-ern pygmy perch and com-mon galaxias. It is the first time authorities have released environmental water into this section of the creek.

Mokepilly South landowner Lachlan Green said it was great to watch the environmental re-lease go in the creek, which flows through his property.

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plant trees and improve the health of the creek. Theres more grass on the banks and the waterholes are more acces-sible and inviting for wildlife. You can really see now, how work from the past 10 years or so has improved the health of the creek, he said.

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Wimmera CMA will moni-tor the site to ensure the en-vironmental water release achieves good outcomes, Mr Brennan said.

He said the decision to re-lease environmental water into the section of the creek was based on fish-survey results from environmental research.

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statewide police operation targeting holi-day motorists last weekend?

6. Australia is home to marsupial num-bats and bandicoots. Hamilton was home to the last known wild population of a mainland subspecies of which one?

7. In the Wimmera we shivered un-comfortably along with everyone else in theatres around the world in response to to the dramatic 1991 movie Silence of the Lambs. What is the first name of the pri-mary character played by Jodie Foster?

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9. The Norwegian archipelago of Sval-bard in the Arctic Ocean has an important connection with Horsham. Why?

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4. Bugiga campsite, which represents part of the Grampians Peaks Trail, is eas-ily accessible from a car park and camp-ing ground on Silverband Road named after what Grampians mountain?

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Goldie Goldie, believed to be about one year old, is a female kelpie mix. But with those beautiful golden eyes and golden coat, Horsham PAWS is not really sure what other breed mixes are in this stunning girl. Goldie loves to run and especially chase balls, and she is super smart and highly food motivated. With the right training she will surely excel. Goldies ideal home would include somewhere for her to stretch her legs and run. She is a very quick runner and this is when she really shines in full stride. Goldies adoption fee is $350, which includes de-sexing, microchipping, vaccinated, flea and worm treated, and the balance of this years council registration if adopted into Horsham municipality. For more information on Goldie, Contact Tarni on 0447 745 296. Temporary microchip number DAB1.

Animal Aid Veterinary Clinic treats a wide range of cases. Recently we have been treating a special dog,

lets call him Boz. Hes a young healthy dog, with a friendly personality, but he has a problem he is terrified of men.

Adopted at five months old, Bozs owners did not know his history. He was originally fearful of many things and his owners have put a lot of time into helping him overcome them. However he was still wary and untrusting of men.

We dont know what caused his fear, but it is sad to see such a sweet dog resent the company of men so much. In fact, if Boz gets startled by a man he might choose to defend himself which could potentially lead to him being declared a dangerous dog.

Fears are not uncommon in pets, and can range from mild anxiety to intense, irrational fear that results in animals biting, escaping, injuring themselves or damaging property. Sometimes it can be the result of a negative but traceable experience or an event early on in life, but often we never know from where the problem stems.

Animal fears tend to differ from human fears. Im yet to see a dog or cat that is afraid of spiders or the dark. The most common problem that we see, especially in dogs, is noise phobia espe-cially loud noises such as fireworks, gunshots or thunderstorms. Separation anxiety, or being left alone, is another common issue for dogs and, of course, being fearful of people or other dogs.

However, animals are individuals and can develop fear or anxiety in relation to just about anything.

Managing fears can be difficult. Ideally, it is best to make sure that young animals are well so-cialised and regularly exposed to a wide variety of situations, people, dogs and noises under posi-

tive circumstances. Once fears are established, multiple strategies might be required to manage them, often with the assistance of a trained be-haviour specialist and a vet.

IdentifyIdentification and avoidance of the source

of the fear is a great strategy. But if this isnt possible, techniques which reduce anxiety and promote calm can be useful. These include crate training, general obedience training, calming pheromone products and desensitisation pro-grams.

In extreme cases, where the animal is at risk of harming themselves or others through fear induced behaviour, vets might prescribe seda-tive or anti-anxiety medications. These are a last resort, and need to be used in combination with training methods in order to be effective in the long term.

For Boz, training and desensitisation was an important part of his therapy and while he is still quite timid in some situations, progress has been made and his owners are committed to ensuring that he continues to improve so that he can enjoy a balanced happy life.

Fear can be hard to deal with. If your pet shows signs of fearful behaviour, have a chat to your vet, shelter or obedience club for some advice.

It can be a long and slow road but it is worth the effort.

Fear and anxiety in your canines A female mastiff cross, brindle

and white in colour, is available from Southern Grampians Shire Council. Miley is about nine months of age and is not desexed. She has a great temperament towards people and other animals, and with a little time and care she will be a great addition to any household. Her microchip number is 956000003246753. Please contact local laws officer Jason Barker between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday on 5573 0466.

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BuddyBuddy, about 12 months old, is a male kelpie. He was a timid lad in the pound and has been in foster care with two confident female dogs to build his trust. Buddys carers report that he has been wonderful and will make a lovely pet. Horsham PAWS suspected Buddy could be a working dog, but his disinterest in sheep and goats in his placement possibly suggests otherwise. Being a kelpie, a life on the land would best suit Buddy, where he has space to be true to his breed. His adoption fee is $350 and he will go to his new home desexed, microchipped, vaccinated, flea and worm treated. Cost also includes this years council registration if adopted into the Horsham municipality. For

more information in Buddy call Lydia 0447397880. Temporary microchip DAB1.

HamishHamish is a gorgeous male kitten that is approximately 15 weeks old. Hamishs adoption fee is $170, which will help to cover some of the veterinary treatment for de-sexing, microchipping, first vaccination, worm and flea treatment. It also covers the costs of the remainder of his 2014-15 council registration if he continues to reside in the Horsham municipality. For more information please contact Penny on 0402 216 267. Temporary Microchip number DAB1.


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Five new aged-care beds are now available in Warracknabeal after the opening of the eastern sec-tion of Rural Northwest Healths $10-million stage-two redevelopment project.

Residents of the Banksia wing in Yarriambiack Lodge have moved into their new ac-commodation.

Work has now started on the former Banksia wing to de-velop the section into the new acute and urgent-care wing.

Rural Northwest Health chief executive Catherine Morley said renovations were also complete on a former Landt building, which housed a day-respite program as well as edu-

cation room and new board room.

The Landt building renova-tions look wonderful and we have a very happy group of day respite clients who have a completely new area for their activities, she said.

They also have a new pur-pose-built kitchen to ensure they enjoy their dining experi-ence with us so much more and there is a new easy-access ramp and entry.

Ms Morley said the Banksia residents were excited about their new accommodation.

We gave the residents and their families a preview tour on Friday and everyone was delighted with the new wing, she said.

Ms Morley said the opening of the wing had created five new beds in aged care.

While the building was hap-pening, we werent able to op-erate at full capacity so it was necessary to close a few beds, she said.

But the opening of Banksia completes the work in aged care and we can return to full capacity for Yarriambiack Lodge.

Work is continuing on the main section of the redevelop-ment, which is the new Com-munity Health wing and Medi-cal Clinic at the front of the Warracknabeal campus.

Ballarat building firm Nichol-son Constructions has used the services of many regional con-

tractors and site manager Scott Bond said he couldnt be hap-pier with their efforts.

Im extremely happy with the quality of the workman-ship that has gone into the project to date and everyone has worked hard to keep to our time frames, he said.

It was the local contractors who were putting in the long hours last week to ensure we finished the Banksia wing on time.

Mr Bond said the redevelop-ment remained on target for completion at the end of the year.

A celebration and official opening for the stage two re-development is planned for March, 2016.

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Grain growers urged to monitor miceResearchers are encouraging grain-growers to keep a close eye on mouse activity during the approaching grow-ing season and regularly record obser-vations on MouseAlert.

MouseAlert is a Grains Research and Development Corporation-funded website and smart-phone app aimed at improving early-warning systems for a rapid response to increased mouse activity.

CSIRo research officer Steve Henry said it was important that growers and advisers recorded their observations, regardless of whether mice were present.

We need to know where the mice are

and where they arent so we can develop a better picture of their distribution and monitor any changes in populations, he said.

Through MouseAlert, growers can also easily see what is happening in their areas in real time, enabling them to be on the front foot with their mouse-management programs.

Since the launch of MouseAlert, we have been able to collect a lot of data about the distribution and population density of mice but more data is required.

We want farmers to continue to use MouseAlert as often as they can for their own benefit and that of their farming

neighbours, as well as for research pur-poses. Even discovering where there are no mice is extremely important.

Growers and advisors used MouseAlert to record mouse activity during the na-tions first-ever Mouse Census Week in April.

The census aimed to provide farmers, the grains industry and researchers with an unprecedented bank of data about mice in agricultural areas.

The Invasive Animals Cooperative Re-search Centre launched the census with GRDC support.

Farmers can get MouseAlert at website www.mousealert.org.au.

All NEW: Brothers Fionn and Taylah McLean, left, find a kangaroo made of dried brush in the new Banksia garden. Above, RNH administrator Sharon Murphy, left, shows cousins Shirley McPherson and Trevor Newell one of the new rooms. Their 101-year-old uncle John Lang is a Banksia resident.


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A team of Deakin Uni-versity researchers has won recognition for work investigating the effects of fire and climatic changes on native mammals in the Grampians.

The team has won the Parks Victoria Nancy Millis Science in Parks Award, which recog-nises outstanding contributions to fostering excellence in ap-plied science for park manage-ment.

Parks Victoria chief execu-tive Dr Bill Jackson said the teams long-term research and monitoring project was greatly improving the understand-ing on how native mammals responded to major climatic changes and fires in the Gram-pians landscape.

The research is directly helping to guide how we man-age the park to help protect na-tive mammals in this region, he said.

The project started in 2008 to investigate how small mam-mals re-colonised Grampians National Park after 2006 bush-fires. It then evolved into an ongoing program and each year since, Deakin University honours students have moni-tored 36 sites throughout the park. During this time, the stu-dents have trapped, recorded

and released nearly 5500 small mammals, giving detailed in-formation about the factors important for their survival af-ter flood, drought and fire.

Dr Jackson: This has been a remarkable team effort, led by Deakin Universitys Associ-ate Professor John White, Dr Raylene Cooke and Dr Dale Nimmo and including work by 13 honours students over the past seven years.

Such long-term scientific monitoring projects are rare but highly valuable for help-ing us to understand whats happening in our parks and ecosystems, particularly in a changing climate.

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portant insights into the native mammals boom and bust cy-cles that are weather dependant. Detailed maps using satellite images have shown the impor-tance of wet gullies for refuges and maintaining healthy native mammal populations.

The research has also shown that the Grampians is a much more rainfall driven area than previously thought and rain is a key factor for these small mammals survival after fire, drought and flood.

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Weve all heard about the lost billions sit-ting in idle superannuation funds across Australia but are you aware of whats hap-pening to hundreds of mil-lions of dollars sitting in inactive bank accounts?

Did you know that the Aus-tralian Securities and Invest-ment Commission (ASIC) collects total balances from Australians bank accounts that have remained untouched for three years?

Although the government is planning to revert this to the original seven-year time period, there is now around $677-mil-lion waiting to be claimed, most of which has been transferred from bank accounts into the Federal Governments Consoli-dated Revenue Fund.

Some dormant bank accounts had balances of more than a million dollars. That news should be enough to prompt action!

Lets consider a hypothetical example that could easily be a true story.

Your elderly, and very wealthy Aunt Mary has accu-mulated a vast fortune that is scattered throughout many bank accounts.

She relies on one account

to cover her living costs but doesnt touch the others, believ-ing they are safely accumulat-ing interest and are best left that way.

She moved into a retirement village a few years ago and forgot to tell each bank of her new address.

Mary decides she wants to share her wealth before she dies, so she digs out all of her bank books and heads off to each bank to see how much she has available to divvy up between her numerous progeny.

You can imagine her horror when the teller at the first bank advises Mary that the account is no longer active with that bank and therefore they have no record of any balance. Even though the teller gently explains what has occurred and how to reclaim her money, Mary is devastated.

She receives the same as-tounding news at all four banks she visits. In shock, she be-lieves that she has lost most of her life savings.

Is it still your money?This money still belongs to

its rightful owner. Although its now held in the Consoli-dated Revenue Fund. A simple process will release all of the money, plus interest.

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3. If a search shows money is being held in your name, proceed through the three steps explained on that page.

Any money reclaimed is paid back with interest. And even better, the interest is not tax-able.

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So that you dont have to go through the process to reclaim your own money, review your bank accounts.

If you have too many, con-solidate them into one or two manageable accounts and make sure each bank holds your con-tact details.

Just one transaction every two years will deem your accounts active.

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Reclaiming money from your account Long-time foster carers

Alan and Jean Wray of Rupanyup have retired af-ter 17 years of providing a home for children through Wimmera Uniting Care.

The couple has had up to 20 children in their care some of them for as little as three months and others for up to six years.

Alan was in foster care as a child and Jean was adopted, so they wanted to pay it for-ward and give love to other children in need, like they both received while growing up.

Mrs Wray said that being foster carers was a matter of timing because they were busy bringing up their own children, and then looking af-ter their grandchildren.

When our own family com-mitments lessened, we looked at our four-bedroom home in Rupanyup and thought now the time is right, she said.

For the first 12 months Alan and Jean provided respite ser-vices for other foster carers and then went on to become long-term foster carers.

It has been very rewarding, seeing children have a better quality of life. They get a lot of love, that they were previ-ously lacking, and they have a lot of love to give, Mrs

Wray said.They go on to achieve

great things and that gives us a real lift.

We have always treated the children like a part of the family taking them on beautiful holidays, many in the caravan, going to family functions, out to restaurants and encouraging them to par-ticipate in activities they were interested in such as music lessons or sport.

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