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Another link with Mildura’s river history will be lost when the shell of this old paddlesteamer leaves for Echuca – a sad farewell for its last operator, Harry Pollard (pictured). Read the Success story in the Mildura Weekly next week…

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a look at the lighter side of life and other amazing things....a look at the lighter side of life and other amazing things....a look at the lighter side of life and other amazing things....Chaff

HER name is Heather Jansch. She’s a Unit-

ed Kingdom sculptor who lists horses as her passion, and Leonardo da Vinci as her hero.

And as you can see from the photographs passed on to the Mildura Weekly, she has a creative gift.

Heather says that she was wild and restless, looking for some way to put her creative artistic talents to good use.

She had experiment-ed with many mediums, with limited success, and was at a beach one day when she saw some driftwood washed in by the tide…as Heather de-scribes it on her web site, an idea struck her “like

a thunderbolt” – and so ‘Driftwood Horses’ was created.

That’s Heather with her horses (BELOW) with some driftwood she and some friends collected af-ter their latest visit to the beach (BELOW RIGHT) and some examples of her amazing work.

No abusive phone calls, please… we’re only passing these on…

If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

When the bill arrives, the boys will each throw in $20, even though the total bill is only $32.50. They’ll agree to put the rest on a Lotto ticket. When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need…. but it’s on sale.

A woman has the last word in any argu-ment. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who fi nds such a man.

A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer

the phone, read a book, and get the mail. A man will dress up for weddings and fu-nerals. A woman knows all about her chil-dren. She knows about birthdays, fi rst teeth, dentist appointments, cuts and bruises, best friends, favourite foods, pocket money, se-cret fears, romances, hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware that some short peo-ple live in the house.

And fi nally… A married man should forget his mistakes. There’s no use in two people remembering the same thing!

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MILDURA Tourism has commenced its most ex-tensive TV advertising campaign ever used to promote the region.

An eight-week cam-paign started this week with a spend of $25,000 - the fi rst of two bursts that will promote the Mildura region in major Victorian, NSW and South Australian markets over the next four months.

The campaign will be seen extensively through-out regional Victoria, in-cluding key centres such as Ballarat, Horsham, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Echuca, Gippsland, Wang-aratta and Albury/Wodon-ga.

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Mildura Tourism CEO Rod Trowbridge said the aim of the campaign was to fi rmly re-establish the broad appeal of Mildura among potential holiday-makers within our best performing markets.

“Domestic tourism is very competitive at pres-ent,” he said. “Consum-ers are being continually tempted with a range of diverse and appealing hol-iday options.

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The TV campaign strongly reinforces the good water levels of the Murray River, with specifi c vision of paddle steamers, water activities, house-boats and scenic river set-tings. Our quality food

and wine experiences, golfi ng, shopping, touring and Mungo National Park are featured prominently, and the region’s appeal for families as well as couples is also highlighted.

The ad ends with a call to action for consum-ers to take advantage of an exclusive selection of hot deals and travel discounts that have been offered spe-cifi cally for the campaign, and are listed “as seen on TV” on Mildura Tourism’s website home page.

Mr Trowbridge said Mildura Tourism had had a great response from in-dustry to be part of the campaign, with 21 opera-tors up to date providing special accommodation packages, touring and at-tractions deals as an incen-tive for holiday makers to choose Mildura.

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WHEN Mildura’s Brooke Oxley was barely out of her teens, she was offered part-time work with a family friend, Deborah Harding, at Centro’s Amcal pharmacy.

The then St Joseph’s College student loved the regular after-school and weekend work so much she decided to pursue pharmaceutical studies as a career.

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Brooke, 22, was back home in Mildura for a few days this week to share her success with family and friends, but from Monday it’s back to intensive study at the Bendigo campus.

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Especially as her ceremo-nial dance made her the ideal youngster to represent Victoria’s Tongan community at the tradi-tional annual Heilala Festival in Nuka’alofa, Tonga next week.

Temailsi was among four young dancers who performed at a Tongan cultural night in honour of visiting Miss Tonga Leilani Gibson, and Temalisi, 11, and her family were thrilled at her ‘winning’ the opportunity to perform in her home country.

Publicity offi cer for Tonga Victoria Events, Kilistina Fiefi a-Sisifa, said from Melbourne it was an exciting opportunity for the Robinvale youngster, espe-cially on the eve of the commu-nity getting ready to celebrate tomorrow’s 25th anniversary of Tongan Christian fellowship in the Robinvale region.

Members of Tongan groups from Melbourne, Sydney, Bris-bane and many regional centres

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The celebrations will begin with a church service at the Rob-invale Tongan Wesleyan Meth-odist Church at 10am tomorrow, with prayers of thanksgiving and choir singing, before moving to the town’s community centre for traditional dancing, speeches and a feast.

Kilistina said last week’s visit by Miss Tonga was part of a plan by their community to connect with all Tongans living in Vic-toria, and this would hopefully be achieved by visits to the sick and the needy, as well as those in jail, with community events including sport and educational activities, and cultural dance and artistic performances.

She said Robinvale’s Tongan community received the visitors “with delight and enthusiasm,” and praised local community leaders, such as Maama Fine, ‘Alefosio ‘Ale and Saia Lolohea who helped organise a highly successful program.

While in Robinvale, Ms Gib-son visited Tongan patients at Robinvale Base Hospital, includ-ing Senifa Makalio, who was thrilled at the visit, but who sad-ly passed away a few days later.

Tongan community leaders and Mrs Makalio’s family said they would treasure the last pho-tograph of her, taken with Miss Tonga in the hospital, and made a special request that the Mil-dura Weekly include that photo included in their press release.

Kilistina said it was hoped that the Robinvale visit would lead to an ongoing working re-lationship with the parents and youth of the Sunraysia commu-nity, involving music, competi-tions, sports activities, craftwork and dancing, and by providing a platform to listen to the needs of the youth and the disadvantaged folks in the community.

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THERE were some who doubt-ed they would ever see it in their lifetime, but at last there is light at the end of the tun-nel for what is being hailed as Wentworth’s most exciting residential development in decades.

Bounded by Murray and Alice Streets, the picturesque Wentworth Golf Course and McLeod Oval, the four hectare site will solve one of the Went-worth Shire Council’s most persistent dilemmas – a lack of residential land within the town’s protective levee.

The former Crown Land has been made freehold and is now owned by the Shire; the Native Title claim that stalled its development for some time has been sorted amicably and now all that is needed is a de-veloper with vision.

“What we are searching for is a developer with the imagi-nation and expertise to create a family-friendly housing estate that will attract new residents to Wentworth,” the Shire’s Director for Sustainable Plan-ning and Environment, Ken Ross, said.

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Darling Rivers, as well as the picturesque Lock 10 and the weir, and to amenities like the town’s shopping precinct and sporting facilities like the golf course and lawn bowls and tennis facilities.

“The one big drawcard we envisage is the opportunity for some buyers to build two sto-rey homes overlooking the golf course with its rolling green fairways and water features.”

Land for residential development within Wentworth’s protective levee is scarce, very scarce, but there’s

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QUEST: The Shire’s Director Sustainable Planning and Environment, Ken Ross, left, and General Manager, Peter Kozlowski, • atop the levee with the potential view over the Wentworth Golf Course. They, along with Mayor Margaret Thomson, ABOVE RIGHT, are now seeking a developer with vision to undertake “the most important residential development in Wentworth for

many years”. OPPOSITE PAGE: A view of the Murray Street site from the top of the levee that protects the site from floodwaters.

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developer with visionThere have been pre-

liminary plans drawn up for the area as an exercise in the past, one featuring a total of 52 housing lots, but Mr Ross says 30 to 35 would be more likely.

“But of course that would be up to the developer and subject to approval by Coun-cil,” he said.

The Shire is now calling for expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced developers to generate a plan for the site.

“It is early days,” Mr Ross says, “But Council would like

to see something happening within two years.”

In fact, the EOI papers stipulate that any submission must include concept plans; an overview of the type of de-velopment envisioned; a stag-ing plan (if the developer in-tends a staged development) and a “commitment to com-mence an approved develop-ment on the site within a pe-riod of two years...”

“Now that we have things ready to roll, we feel it’s time to get on with it,” Mayor, Mar-garet Thomson, said.

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“It has all the advantages of being in Wentworth and inside the levee,” she said.

“Wentworth has a lovely village atmosphere and the amenities that make it a great place to live.”

Often criticised for being ‘too far from Mildura’, the Mayor said modern transport had ensured the distance to the provincial city was be-coming less of an issue.

“There are a growing number of people now living in Wentworth who commute

to Mildura for work daily,” she said.

Wentworth Shire General Manager, Peter Kozlowski, is also enthusiastic about the land’s potential.

“The development of Murray Street will be one of the most important projects in the town for a number of years,” he said.

“Council is looking for a quality development and we believe Murray Street has that potential.”

Wentworth real estate agent Marty Deacon de-scribed the prospect of having

land, or house and land pack-ages to sell in Wentworth, as exciting.

He said there was, at pres-ent, a lack of genuine oppor-tunity for people to buy a house block in the town.

Ken Ross agrees.“I recently drove around

town with a prospective buyer who was downsizing from his present home and looking to buy a block to build on,” he said.

“There were none. All we could find was a block with an existing home for more than $100,000. That was not

a viable proposition because he wanted to knock the house down and start again... so he was only really interested in the land, but not at that price.”

Mr Ross explained that any development of the area would be subject to Coun-cillor approval and the same Development Approval (DA) process that governs all con-struction in the Shire.

For more information on the Murray Street devel-opment, contact Ken Ross at Wentworth Shire Council on 5027 5027.

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Roy worked beside Big Lizzie, and helped in construction of Mil-dura Lock before taking up 740 acres of farming land at Benetook where, at fi rst, he lived in a tent.

He met his wife, Bess, through a ‘lonely hearts’ advertisement in the Weekly Times.

Norma was born in 1931 but her mother, who had suffered from pre-eclampsia, only partially recovered. She never regained full health.

The block was primitive, and Norma can still clearly remember as a young child that, if a wind sprang up during the night, her father would fl y out of bed and go out to light fi res to clear the land.

She also remembers the trees be-ing felled by a pipe, through which a chain was inserted, pulled behind horses.

In 1938, tragedy struck and her father lost all his draught horses to drought. There was no pipeline in those days and all water had to be carted by hand. The heavy horses were big drinkers and it was just not possible to keep the water up to them.

Always the apple of her father’s eye, Norma accompanied him ev-erywhere and developed an abiding love and respect for the land.

After nine years of happiness, during which she formed great at-tachment to the sheep, horses and dogs on the farm, trag-edy struck. Her mother died of complications from high blood pres-sure. She was just 37.

Norma recalls she was not allowed to at-tend the funeral, but was sent to school in-stead!

Two days later she was whisked away to Melbourne by two old aunts.

It was heart-wrenching. Al-though, due to her mother’s ill health, Norma had spent much of her time at her father’s side and the two had formed a close bond, she reckons he must have felt she would be better off with women to care for her.

Norma was devastated. She says she cannot remember when she stopped crying herself to sleep. She missed her father, the farm, the animals, especially the dogs. She remembers that she had a tiny, na-tive, marsupial mouse for a pet and tried to smuggle it into her bags for the trip to Melbourne but it was dis-

covered and she had to let the little creature go in the scrub.

Life in Melbourne was so alien. Norma had been used to 13 chil-dren in one schoolroom, Now she was attending a school of 1300! And there were no animals!

For some unfathomable reason, Norma’s father did not come to see

her for four, lonely years. Her life was brightened a little by her aunt’s dog which she loved and spent many happy hours teaching tricks.

When her father fi nally visited her, she hardly recognised him and he was there not to take her home, but to another aunt, this time in Bendigo.

That’s where she lived until she was 17. This aunt lived on a few acres and Norma once more was able to devote herself to the sheep, horses, cows, chooks and the dogs. Life became a little more bearable, but all she really wanted was to be with her father.

Finally he relented and allowed

When Norma Pratt was invited to lead the Grand Parade at The Royal Adelaide Show with her Gertrudis cattle, and her battle to succeed in a man’s world had been won, and she could

but Norma knew that it all started many years before, as the only

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two prize cows, she knew that all her hard work had come to fruition. Her love for her Santaenjoy the fruits of her labour. Her reputation as a breeder of stud animals was established,child of a hard working father who taught her everything he knew about farming...

her to return to the farm at Bene-took.

Norma resumed the life she loved, working alongside her father who taught her to be a farmer. She described him as a hard task master, a tough man who expected her to work like a man.

“Dad expected me to be seen and not heard when I was a little girl,” Norma said. “Even when I was an adult he ruled the roost, but I thought a lot of him”.

“From him I learned to think be-fore I acted, and not to get involved in anything without knowing what I was doing – that advice has always stood me in good stead.”

Another of Norma’s great loves was native birds, and through her father’s association and friendship with Mildura solicitor Norman Favaloro, who was one of Australia’s top ornithologists at the time, she spent many happy hours collecting birds for the Melbourne Zoo and museum and the Denver Museum in Colorado, USA.

She remembers riding around the farm, carrying a ladder on her push-bike, collecting blue bonnets, mulga and grass parrots. Australian and world bird experts visited the farm on many occasions and Nor-ma’s exploits were written up in sci-ence journals in the US.

Norma met her husband, Hu-bert Pratt, when he came to Sun-raysia with Ernie Crisp’s shearing team. Hubert also worked for many years with shearing contractor Leo Swaeney.

By a strange coincidence, when Norma was living with her aunt in Bendigo she could have lobbed a stone into Hubert’s family backyard, but neither knew that then!

Within 10 months she was wed and began married life living with her father who improved the family home that had been built in 1923, adding a couple of bedrooms and a bathroom. Norma still lives in that same house today!

Three girls arrived in quick suc-cession – Alison (Kenny), Marlene (Perry), and Glenda (Treloar).

While Hubert was away shear-ing, Norma continued to help her father. She was interested in all live-stock but her father would only have sheep on the farm.

He had built up his holding so that by the time he died aged 72, in 1972, the farm was more than 15,000 acres, with a stud quality merino sheep fl ock.

Norma took over and began a series of improvements. More than 400 acres were put to cropping – wheat, barley and oats and the farm was soon producing some of the highest quality crops in Victoria.

Norma thought that she should not have all her ‘eggs in one basket’ and decided to buy a couple of cows for milk. She enjoyed the cows so much that she approached Elders in Mildura for a loan to buy 12 more but they would not do business with her because she was a woman.


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She persuaded Tom Ryan (Mil-dura solicitor Ian Ryan’s father) to buy the cows for her and she bor-rowed a Santa Gertrudis bull from John Henschke, of Karawinna.

The success of the subsequent crop of calves was a turning point for Norma. She fell in love with the Santa Gertrudis breed and de-cided to work towards breeding stud quality cattle.

She bought her first bull and a third cross cow in 1981 and of-ficially registered her Benetook Stud in 1982. By this time she was beginning to be recognised for her ‘good eye for cattle’.

Norma’s stud career really took off when she attended her first Ad-elaide Show in 1984 and the fol-lowing year, her beloved Benetook Dolly was named Champion Ju-nior Heifer.

Nothing was going to stop her now! Her show career spanned two decades and she exhibited cattle at 20 Mildura Shows, 13 Royal Ade-laide Shows, six Royal Melbournes and one Royal Sydney show.

It took Norma just three years to walk away with prestigious show ribbons including Junior and Re-serve Champion Junior Heifer and Reserve Champion Junior Bull.

“That year all the animals came home with broad ribbons,” she re-calls.

“Tintagel Petulia , my most successful cow, took out the Senior and Grand Champion at the Royal Adelaide in 1989, came second at Melbourne that year and placed fourth in Sydney in 1991.”

Showing cattle is an expensive and time consuming business. For a show in October, the show train-ing must begin in January; hand feeding – for tip-top condition – in April and continue until Septem-ber.

A cow is an intelligent animal and not much different to training a horse, although many people, Norma said, would not believe that.

She has had some difficult ani-mals to deal with, especially a bull here and there who have given her some terrible kicks. One almost put her off showing when he backed her into a corner and kicked her so hard that her leg was blackened and she was in great pain for months.

Hubert and Norma had been

married for almost 40 years when he died of cancer in 1992. After his death Norma found life on the farm a little more difficult. She gave up the cropping to share farm-ers and in time sold off most of the farm to family members.

With the downturn in wool prices, the sheep were sold off, but the cattle she kept, knowing she could manage those on her own... although she became much more careful knowing that there was no one at home to come looking for her if she had an accident.

In 1994 at the peak of her pow-ers, Norma was running 210 cattle with 88 breeding cows.

In her time she has sold cattle to all parts of the country, except WA (due to quarantine restrictions)

Norma has sold 13 bulls to Ambalindum Station in the NT and eight bulls to S. Kidman and Co since 1998, and received a top price of $4250 for her prize bull, Benetook Tanner, who went to the McCourt family of SA.

Some have even to gone to New Caledonia in the South Pa-cific.

In 1994 Norma travelled to the US and visited the King Ranch in Texas with the Santa Gertrudis As-sociation. She was thrilled to see the place she had dreamed of from an early age... where the Santa Ger-trudis breed began.

She has a great respect for the Santa Gertrudis breed, (which are 65 percent Shorthorn and 35 percent Brahmin) and described

them as intelligent animals, good, protective mothers, hardy and very quiet with the people they know.

Norma laughingly said that al-though the cows are advertised as having few difficulties calving, she reckons it is nothing she hasn’t been able to get around by pulling out the calves. There is a special knack to it, she says. You have to put the chain around the calf’s legs at exactly the right angle.

Norma gets quite exasperated with inexperienced vets who break the calf’s legs!

Since 2006 Norma has been slowly letting her herd numbers decrease and now runs just 12 breeding cows, their progeny and one bull.

She may have downsized, but her love affair with the majestic beasts continues and she has no intention of giving them up.

Last week, Norma, now 78, was still out in the cattle yards weighing the calves and worming them – all on her own!

And does Norma consider that the prevailing drought is the worst she has experienced?

Perhaps not the most severe, she says, but certainly the most widespread.

And while she thinks the jury is still out on this “global warming business”, she reckons the wind storms are more common, and more ferocious.

Life is slowing down a little for Norma, but she has no intention of moving into town.

Why would you when every-thing you hold dear is right out-side your back door?

Give me a life on the land: Norma Pratt

IN the footsteps of Ghan-di, Sunraysia residents are being invited to walk peacefully this weekend to protest racial violence and reaffirm their commit-ment to cultural diversity.

The Sunraysia Ethnic Communities Council is extending an open invita-tion to the Sunraysia com-munity to join its ‘Walk for Harmony’ this Sunday on Mildura’s riverfront.

Walkers in Mildura will come together to “show the world that Vic-toria supports cultural diversity”, Council chair-man, Peter Byrne, said.

Mildura’s growing ethnic diversity – we’re the most ethnically di-verse provincial city in the country – will be in the spotlight this Sunday, he said.

“We want people from around the globe to know

that we welcome them to our community... and that the recent racial violence against Indian students in Melbourne is unaccept-able.”

Walkers will muster at 1.30pm on the lawns adja-cent to the Mildura Lawn Tennis Club with the walk will begin at 2pm.

There is nothing to buy, and no pressure.

“We will take a lei-surely walk in the winter

sun along Mildura’s pic-turesque riverfront before assembling again in the Ornamental Lakes area to affirm our commitment to cultural diversity and to making people from out-side feel welcome in our city,” Mr Byrne said.

“We welcome all peo-ple... of all ages, from all backgrounds.”

A similar walk is to be staged in Melbourne on the same day.

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PEOPLE with limited mobility will be able to get around Mil-dura’s CBD with more ease and confidence thanks to a new map that outlines disabled access points and facilities within the city.

Mildura Rural City Council produced the Disability Access Map to help locals and visitors who use wheelchairs, scooters, walking aids and prams make their way around Mildura.

Councillor Judi Harris said the Disability Access Map fea-tured details including travel routes accessible for people with disabilities, disabled toilet facilities, disabled car park loca-tions, accessible ATMs and pub-lic phones, taxi ranks, hearing loops and recharge points for

wheelchairs, gophers and scoot-ers.

“This map was first pro-duced in 2003 and has recently been updated to ensure people with limited mobility can utilise our city as much as possible,” she said.

The map has also proved beneficial to family members and carers of people with a dis-ability, as well as older people and parents.

The Disability Access Map is available from Council’s Deakin Avenue, Madden Avenue, and Ouyen customer service centres. People can also collect them at the Mildura Visitor Information Centre or for more information contact Council’s Rural Access Worker on 5018 8245.

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PINE Plains has a long, proud and colourful history, dating back to Au-gust 23, 1847, when James Maxwell Clow’s application for Victoria’s Pine Plain Run was accepted and registered.

Owing to the scarcity of water between this wild country and Lake Hindmarsh, Clow stocked it for only seven months in his fi rst full year, from May till November.

Lack of water was Clow’s main concern, and this led to Andrew Russell, a Melbourne merchant, buying the station in April, 1849 for a reputed 15 pounds.

The water situation was Rus-sell’s predicament for 20 years. Water hadn’t followed the route between Hindmarsh to the dry lake, Albacutya, and over the 70 miles to the Wirrengren plain. However in 1853, a fl ood of massive propor-tions caused Russell to sell.

In 1855, Henry Clarence Eller-man acquired the run for 1500 pounds. Ellerman continued to divide the run into Pine Plain and Wonga Lake stations. The successive owners of Pine Plains were brothers Ewan and Paul Cameron.

They ran the station until Oc-tober 12, 1868, when Henry Miller took over. Miller was an acknowl-edged fi nancial titan, fi rst chairman of the Bank of Victoria, and a re-puted ‘Midas.’

The editor of ‘The Age’ news-paper at the time wrote; ‘Mr Henry Miller is King of Victoria, and not a merchant or journalist dares squeak without his permission. It was Mill-er who made Pine Plains famous for horses bred there, being synony-mous for hardiness, endurance and plenty of temper.”

In 1887 Pine Plains was sold to W.C. Carter. The land was taken over by the National Bank and went

to auction in 1901, but didn’t sell.Pine Plains remained aban-

doned for two years from 1903, until John Poultan of Cambacanya took a grazing lease, together with the rights for the Wonga Lake run. The Poultans connected Camba-canya and Pine Plains with a single-strand telephone line of fencing wire. It was later relocated between Rainbow and Pine Plains, however, in 1934 it was removed when Pine Plains was connected to the Baring exchange.

The Poultans owned Pine Plains until 1917. Poultan is credited with many stories about his huge farming and grazing enterprises. One is that, thinking that his farm horses were tired and overworked, he turned them all out for a rest, and bought 100 fresh horses to do their work.

In 1914, Owen Hugh O’Sullivan, a keen horseman, and Michael Kel-ley took possession of the property, and two years later were the regis-tered owners of the freehold. The Kelley family resided in the old

homestead. In 1919, Kelley appar-ently became so alarmed by the bird poaching he appointed himself the area’s ‘Wildlife Warden.’

Hugh O’Sullivan became sole owner of Pine Plains in 1924, and from 1925 until 1948 acted as cura-tor of the huge park. His sons, Jack and Francis, became the owners in 1949, with Jack becoming sole owner in 1964. In 1983 the prop-erty was passed on to Jack’s sons Brian and Tim, who both lived on the property.

Pine Plains station, formerly embracing about 100,000 acres, was the only ‘run’ in the Big Des-ert to survive as a station property, with its longevity credited to ex-tensive lake beds and grasslands with good quality soils and com-paratively reliable water.

The Crown Land area associ-ated with Pine Plains was added to Wyperfeld National Park on June 5, 1991, and grazing of sheep and cattle was phased out over the next six years, despite widespread op-position.

Times were tough. There was no compensation from Parks Vic-toria for the family’s loss of in-come, Jack had died, and Brian’s wife died aged 48. Tim and the family directed their energies to-ward building the Pine Plains Lodge, laying the fi rst log in place in 1991, and the Lodge was up and running when there was further family tragedy in 1995, when Tim passed away after an eight-month battle with cancer.

The Lodge is a feature of Wyperfeld, which today attracts bird-watchers, naturalists, wildlife enthusiasts and general tourists from many parts of Australia and the world.

Susan O’Sullivan and Adrian Meehan are this country’s best am-bassadors, pointing out the area’s unique features and native inhab-itants, and pointing them in the right direction for driving or walk-ing tracks.

The local community has been strong in its support of Pine Plains, using it as a venue for parties, wed-dings, family get-togethers and other celebrations, but Susan and Adrian say the business would be far more viable if people were al-lowed to fl y into the airstrip.

Last week the Mildura Weekly told a colourful story of Wyperfeld National Park’s historical station property Pine Plains, and the battle being waged by the O’Sullivan family to be allowed the use of a recognised airstrip on a dry lake bed adjacent to its magnifi cent tourist lodge so that more tourists can appreciate this natural and beautiful part of Australia. It’s a battle that has been waged for the past 13 years, with no resolution in sight, but the custodians of Pine Plains, Susan O’Sullivan and Adrian Meehan, say they will continue the fi ght started by Susan’s late husband Tim O’Sullivan, who led the campaign to attract more visitors to the region. Today the Mildura Weekly takes a trip

back through time, with a look at how this part of the Mallee was opened up, and also some tragedies that unfolded along the way.

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LIFE on Pine Plains in the early days was tough. One of the sta-tion’s early workers, George Eve-rard, was on record telling about fi erce summer, although he de-scribed it as “a thoroughly healthy dry heat.”

But the heat was too much for some. In 1858, a swagman left his makeshift camp by a lake, along with a blackfellow and his lubra. They had a kangaroo skin full of water, but after a few days trek-king, the summer sun became too much for the white man.

He refused to go any further. The blacks spent the better part of a day trying to coax him along, to no avail. They fi lled a quart pot of water and left it with him, but he perished.

James Clow, the fi rst owner, had documented another case, in-volving the Lake Hindmarsh tribe, who were most helpful in helping them fi nd water, and driving their stock.

The happy working relation-ship lasted for several months, until a tragic event late one night, when the overseer, a Mr Jenkins, fi red at what he thought was a wild dog rushing the sheep in the yard, but which unfortunately turned out to be a black fellow. His aim was fatal, the ball of the pistol going through the poor fel-low’s head. His was the fi rst re-corded burial at Pine Plains.

In 1880, there was another tragic death, this time of a man found dead in a dog trap at the twelve-mile hut on Kulkine road. The trapper rode out in the morn-ing to check his traps, and just off the track was horrifi ed to a fi nd a dead man instead of a dingo.

There is a record of the Decem-ber 22, 1867 suicide of a Joseph Everard, in unusual and bizarre circumstances.

As the story goes, the Everard brothers and two others became drunk in the lead-up to Christmas. While in a maudlin state they all made a suicide pact. Joseph Eve-rard jumped down the well fi rst, breaking his neck. This immedi-ately sobered the other three, and they abandoned the idea.

Joseph’s grave is marked on the northern side of the homestead, with the inscription; ‘Beneath lies the respose of Joseph Everard’.

In the early 1980s, Tim OʼSullivan replaced the logs to preserve the grave site, and af-ter consultation with the Depart-ment of Human Services, the site has been name; “Pine Plains Pioneer Cemetery,” and has been maintained by the O’Sullivan family ever since.

When Tim passed away in 1995 ago after a long battle with cancer, his remains were interred in the station cemetery also.

There are four more graves,

all in separate locations, near the home station, all as a result of sui-cides after drinking sessions, and another referred to as ‘The Chi-naman’s Grave.’ The Chinaman, more than likely part of a shear-ing team, is said to have perished through want of opium.

A former part owner of Pine Plains, a Mr M.F. Kelley, had put on record some of the tragic his-tory of the station, and remem-bered at least six graves in the ‘horse paddock’ on the historic

station, includ-ing the China-man, a station overseer, an unknown bull-ock driver, Joe Everard and a housekeeper known as ‘Mrs Cookie.’

Mr Kelley had the graves of the Chinaman and Joe Everard se-curely fenced in 1922. The main graveyard, on a hill north of the

Pine Plains Lodge, has been fenced by Mr Meehan, with trees planted to honour the mem-ory of those who are at rest there, including Tim O’Sullivan.

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AT REST, AT PEACE: Pine Plains station’s Adrian Meehan is pictured at one of the original • burial sites on a hill overlooking the visitor lodge – he is in the process of restoring the Pine Plains Pioneer Cemetery, and has planted trees in honour of those who are at rest there,

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REGULAR walking can signifi cantly reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

And, as part of national Diabetes Week – Sunday the 12th till Saturday the 18th – Sun-raysia Community Health Services is hosting a ‘Walk ‘n’ Talk’ event at Mildura’s Centro next Thursday, July 16.

With focus of this year’s campaign being physical activity (specifi cally walking) SCHS staffers are keen to get the message out about the importance of exercise in preventing type 2 diabetes, or assisting to manage type 2 diabetes for those who have already been diagnosed.

“The ‘Walk ‘n’ Talk’ campaign encourages people to walk with a friend as a way of getting motivated to increase their level of physical ac-tivity and to help with staying motivated,” the SCHS health promotion team says.

“It also promotes the idea that walking can be a social event.”

To be staged from 8am to 9am, the Centro ‘Walk ‘n’ Talk’ will include plenty of information and giveaways including pedometers to help people can keep a track of their exercise levels and recipe books that will, according SCHS, “as-sist recipients to step in the right direction”.

According to Australian Government fi gures, just 30 percent of Australian adults undertake suffi cient levels of physical activity with physical inactivity being one of the signifi cant risk fac-tors for developing type 2 diabetes.

Being overweight or obese, having high blood pressure, smoking, not consuming enough fruit and vegetables, and having a family history of type 2 diabetes are further risk factors.

Diabetes Victoria’s Dr Ralph Audehm says people should not underestimate the serious-ness of type 2 diabetes and its complications. These include heart attack, stroke, kidney dam-age and blindness.

Therefore, Victorians at high risk of devel-oping type 2 diabetes are being encouraged to “take steps” to prevent the disease and those who already have diabetes are being encour-aged to “take steps” towards a healthier lifestyle to help manage their condition.

For more information contact SCHS dia-betes educator, Jacqui Cesco, on 50225 444 or meet for the ‘Walk ‘n’ Talk’ inside Centro Mil-dura at 7.45am on Thursday.

“Bring a friend,” urges Jacqui, “It is easier to start walking and keep walking when you walk n’ talk.”

For more diabetes and the ‘Walk ‘n’ Talk’ campaign detail go to www.diabetesvic.org.au.

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ON THE • OFFENSIVE: SCHS diabetes educator, Jacqui Cesco, is

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By VINNIE RODI

OFFICIAL NAIDOC (National Abo-rigines and Torres Strait Islanders Day Observance Committee) cel-ebrations kicked off this week, with one of many activities allowing In-digenous youngsters to showcase aspects of their culture.

The Mildura Visitor Informa-tion Centre played host to the event, with a colourful turtle shell display (designed and created by the entire group), individual works of arts, and a traditional dance on show for keen onlookers.

And while the main goal of the morning’s activities was to acknowl-edge this year’s NAIDOC theme; ‘Honouring our Elders, Nurturing our Youth’, for these youngsters it was also a chance to showcase work conducted by the HOPE (Hope, Op-portunity, Purpose and Education) project.

Launched in 2007 in partnership with the Mildura Primary School, the project helps Year 5 and 6 Indig-enous students make the transition into Year 7 studies, while encourag-ing them to attend school, improve learning outcomes and strengthen their cultural identity.

HOPE Councillor Charlie Davis said the initiative wasn’t concerned with teaching children about their

culture, but rather reinforcing what they already knew.

“The program is designed to open up opportunities and develop what the kids have already been taught,” she said. “It’s about con-necting to their culture through art, dance and sport, and understanding the richness and complexity of Ab-original history and traditions.”

An exhibition created by the children was displayed at the Mildu-ra Visitor Information Centre at the Mildura Waves Complex in honour of NAIDOC celebrations, with the works created by year six students from the Mildura Primary School.

The exhibition entitled ‘Turtle Dreaming’ (featuring painted turtle shells) was part of a HOPE Project initiative that saw students visit lo-cal billabongs and wetlands.

The trip was designed to rein-force students appreciation of local wildlife, with the group asked to create a painting that described their experiences.

For Netani Koroi, 12, who has been a part of the HOPE Project for the past two years, his painting high-lighted the various animals sighted during the trip.

“I painted snakes and turtles and a few other animals,” he said. “I love making up stories about them.”

The children were also asked to

write a brief paragraph summing up certain aspects of their lives, thoughts etc. with many focusing on what they’d learnt or achieved during the trip.

HOPE Project co-ordinator Tina DeGroot said the initiative in con-junction with NAIDOC week was an extremely worthwhile experience for kids to take part in.

“This exhibition is a culmina-tion of the journey and learning the kids underwent,” she said. “The words and images on display refl ect each of these youngster’s memories and experiences.”

Tina said while the kids might not have a fi rm understanding of how important it is to learn about their history and culture, it was an appreciation that would develop over time.

“Hopefully they will look back and appreciate what they have seen and done,” she said. “These paint-ings or ‘stories’ have come from the heart, and it’s encouraging to see these kids becoming proud of who they are, and recognising that they have a lot to offer their communi-ties.”

‘HOPE’ for the future as ouryouth mark NAIDOC Week

CELEBRATIONS: Netani Koroi, • RIGHT, and Chontae Kirby, INSET, at the HOPE Project on display at the Mildura Visitor Information Centre.

EXCITEMENT is starting to build amongst the region’s orchid lovers, with the an-nual Sunraysia Orchid Club winter show only a week away.

And while dozens of lo-cal growers will be on hand to showcase their beloved fl owers, for one master of the trade, Ted Symes, LEFT, this year’s event is an oppor-tunity to showcase award-winning specimens.

Ted, 75, recently re-turned from the Country Or-chid Challenge in St Arnaud, where his ‘Slipper Orchid’ earned a Cultural Award, the fi rst he’s won in 30 years.

The orchid in question has taken nearly seven years to reach maturity, with Ted saying judges had been impressed with the plant’s high number of

buds and overall size.“I was extremely happy

with the result,” Ted said. “To win that award was very exciting.

“For myself and a few other local growers to come home with awards, and have our orchids recognised is a fantastic achievement.”

Stepping into Ted’s back-yard is like walking through an Amazonian rainforest, with thousands of orchids occupying every spare spot available, and the very back-ground a sea of colours.

The care needed to pro-duce such a variety of or-chids is intricate, with the majority of varieties present needing years of nurturing and care to reach full matu-rity, and more importantly catch judge’s eyes.

It can be a time-consum-

ing pursuit, one that Ted ad-mits you need to be “mad” to undertake.

“I admit that personally it has turned into a hobby gone mad,” Ted said with a laugh. “It keeps me busy and it’s something I’ve thor-oughly enjoyed doing for 30 years.”

Ted will join several lo-cal growers at Centro Mil-dura next Friday, July 17 through to Sunday, July 19, when they showcase fl owery masterpieces at the Sunray-sia Orchid Club’s annual winter show.

Experts from all over the district will converge on Centro Mildura’s centre con-course, on hand to showcase their most prized orchids and offer advice to the nov-ice grower.


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Dogs in spotlightTHE Dareton Kennel Club will host its an-nual dog show tomorrow and Sunday at the Wentworth Showgrounds. More informa-tion is available by contacting Rodney on 5027 3389.

Cash BonanzaWENTWORTH Bowling Club is busily preparing for the Triples ‘Cash Bonanza’ district open event, due to be held next Thursday, July 16 and Friday, July 17. More information is available by contact-ing Marlene on 5027 2162.

Christmas in JulyTHE Wentworth Services Sporting Club will celebrate Christmas early this year, hosting ‘Christmas in July’ next Friday, July 17. A traditional Christmas menu, raffl es, dis-counts and prizes will also be on offer, with more information available by contacting club reception on 5027 3302.

Doll and bear showTHE Annual Doll and Bear show will be held at the Club Da Vinci tomorrow and Sunday from 10am. Entry is $5, with all proceeds to be donated to Heartbeat Sun-raysia. More information is available by contacting 5023 8182.

Sunday MarketA NUMBER of crafts, clothing, home cook-ing and fruit and vegetables will be on offer on Sunday, with the Langtree Mall to host a Sunday Market from 7am to 1pm.

Bowls BonanzaFOURS and Triples bowling competi-tions will be on show this Sunday and Monday, with the Mildura Work-ingman’s Club set to host a Cash Bonanza events at its clubrooms. Plenty of cash prizes will be up for grabs, with the com-petition set to start from 9am. More in-formation is available by contacting 5023 1949 or 5023 3314.

Art on showARTIST Rudy Kistler will be displaying 50 pieces of artwork depicting Mildura’s scen-ery tomorrow between 10am and 3pm at the Old Cottees Studio on the corner of Pine Avenue and 10th street. All members of the community are invited to attend, with more information available by contacting Rudy on 0425 250 479.

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IT’S amazing how many people forget to check their cars during the winter season. Here are a couple of simple tips to make winter a safer driving pe-riod.

• Check tyre treads - A bald tyre on a wet road is dangerous. To test if the tread is suffi cient, take a match and place it in the tread or groove of the tyre. If the tread doesn’t completely bury the head of the match, the tyre should be replaced. Tyre pressure should also be check regularly to help reduce uneven wear.

• Windscreen - It’s illegal for a windscreen to be chipped or cracked as it can affect a driver’s vision. Keep your windscreen clean, so that if the wipers are needed the windscreen doesn’t be-come smeared with dirt or insects.

• Wiper Blades - It’s important to check them thoroughly, as dirt and sun can leave wipers ineffective. New wipers only cost a couple of dollars, and it’s worth the cost to have a clear

and safe view of the road. • Demisters - Make sure the front

and back demisters are working. Turn-ing on the heater and air conditioner together is an excellent way of demist-ing the windscreen, and prevents the seals from drying out. Opening the side window by 3cm can also help stop windows from misting up.

• Brakes and tail lights, head-lights, indicators – Make sure they’re all working properly, as dirty glass is just as dangerous as not having effec-tive working lights. It’s important that

other road users can see you, so make sure all lights are in proper working order.

On rainy days the road often be-comes slippery, especially if the rain has followed immediately after a dry spell.

This in turn leads to a longer dis-tance required when braking, so slow down to cater for the added time need-ed to stop.

At night, water on or over the road is extremely diffi cult to see due to the wet refl ecting off a car’s headlights, once again slow down so that you have more time to view any hazards.

Fog can also make driving danger-ous, use headlights on LOW beam and the vehicle’s fog lights together, allow-ing other drivers to clearly see you in the low visibility conditions.

More information is available by contacting Denis Jewell on 5021 3662 or by visiting the VicRoads website, www.vicroads.vic.gov.au.

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EARLIER this year, Yatpool farm-ers Peter and Janice Doering were enjoying Sunraysia’s third annual ‘Blockies and Cockies’ Day, a day set aside for people on the land to try to forget their economic woes.

Unbeknown to them, around the same time, with soaring summer temperatures topping 40 degrees, several big fi res broke out in the Horsham, Kilmore and Gippsland areas.

In was Saturday, February 7… the day Victorians now know as ‘Black Saturday,’ and little did Peter and Jan know the effect it was going to have on their lives later in the year.

“As the days passed, we had no idea that particular Saturday had become the blackest day in Australian history, with around 178 lives lost and 2200 houses burnt to the ground,” Jan said.

When the Country Fire Authority called for volunteers for strike teams to fl y down to the fi re-devastated regions, Peter, a member of Carwarp Fire Brigade was one of the fi rs to put up his hand.

His team fl ew out of Mildura on February 19. Based at Alexandra, they went to work soon after their arrival, completing mopping up operations throughout the night, and over the next few days.

“After returning from the fi res, I was wondering what I could do to help these people in their recovery from this devastation,” Peter said. “I heard that Rotary Clubs from Irymple and Mildura were collecting posts to help in the rebuilding of fences, and I also heard the call go out on ABC radio for volunteers.”

Being a farmer with four decades fencing experience, and with Jan and Peter both in Red Cliffs Rotary, they decided to help, and drove to Kilmore East

early in June, with their base on the property of Kevin and Rhonda Butler, along with many other BlazeAid volunteers.

They said every morning of their stay became a well-organised drill. Up at 7.45am for a cooked breakfast, Kevin had them both, and other volunteers, assembled in his shearing shed to be organised into teams for the day.

Each team had a leader, whose job was to phone the property owner to make sure they had the right address, and that he or she would be there working with the team for the day, and also to see

what tools or machinery were needed.

Peter and Jan’s team helped pull down burnt fencing so the re-building of new ones could begin.

“In two weeks we worked on four different properties,” Peter said. “On our fi rst job, we were told that the owner hadn’t been back to his land since the fi res four months earlier.

“It was his wife who initially made contact with BlazeAid, and Kevin had a team there within days. We spent four days helping out, and the emotional family couldn’t fi nd the words to

thank us. Later on he dropped off two slabs of beer for volunteers, who got them for $1 a can during the happy hour which started at 4.30 every day.”

On another occasion, the farmer and his wife came to a Saturday night BBQ at the shearing shed, bringing with them a huge bag of meat.

“These kind of things just made our heart melt,” Jan said. “While they are down and out, losing everything, they still found the time to think of other people. I’m sure friendships have been made forever between landowners and volunteers.”

Peter and Janice Doering have been on the land most of their lives. That’s Saturday bushfi res. When the call went out for volunteers to assist in the

has changed their lives, and the couple have told their story to the

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WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH…Sunraysia’s Peter and Janice Doering (left) meet the couple • responsible for Blazeaid, Kevin and Rhonda Butler (and their dog ‘Blaze’) during a break from fencing

work in the Kilmore region of Victoria in the wake of the tragic ‘Black Saturday’ bushfi res. Peter and Jan worked for two weeks on new fencing programs, and have encouraged Sunraysia residents to lend a

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why they felt empathy with the people who lost their homes, stock, property and lifestyle in the Blackfi re-ravaged area, they decided to spend two weeks doing what they could to help. It was an event thatMildura Weekly’s ALAN ERSKINE in the hope that others will also lend a hand…

Jan said that during their stay, they worked with people from all over Australia, two from Sweden, and a special team member in Kate, 64, who came from England just to volunteer.

“She heard about the rebuilding from a friend in Adelaide who had already been helping for a month,” Jan said. “Her husband had driven her there, left her with the caravan, and returned later to take her home.”

Blazeaid.com can be found on the web, along with photos of the devastation, studies of the work being done, and pictures of many of the volunteers.

Jan said many volunteers came from Melbourne on their a day off, and others who were ‘between jobs’ drove down to offer their help. Many people she and Peter spoke to had been back several times.

“One Melbourne school footy

team had a bye, so they all came and helped out for the day,” she said. “The same school’s Year 11 students helped out twice during the week. And the volunteering jobs are not just for men. The ladies help out by driving utes while wire is run out, they help put up steel posts, light fi res to keep workers warm during smoko and lunch, prepare meals, and dozens of other jobs.

“If they didn’t want to leave the campsite there is always something to do, helping organisers with photocopying, doing simple errands, helping out in the kitchen, baby sitting… the list goes on.”

Peter and Jan had a special “thank you” to the Red Cliffs Wednesday sewing group, after an SOS phone call went out for some warm scarves and beanies for volunteers.

“As usual these wonderful

ladies came through by having a working bee to make 20 beanies and 20 scarves, along with fi ve quilts. These were delivered in person by another Red Cliffs volunteer.

Peter said that if he and Jan were lucky enough to get the chance between now and September, they wouldn’t hesitate to give more time to those who were still doing it hard.

“A lot of people in these areas who have lost their homes are still living in a tent,” Peter said.”It’s not an ideal time of year to be doing that.”

They have urged Sunraysia residents with any spare time on their hands to give Blazeaid a thought. Contact details are available from the BlazeAid website, or if people have any questions they can ring Peter on 0427 375 451, or Jan on 0428 377 628.

Jan said age and lack of experience was no barrier, as there was plenty of expertise available. She and Peter were amazed at the number of people of all ages, and from all walks of life, who gave up a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks to assist.

Accommodation is organised for people who require it, and meals are provided, although people are advised to bring a thermos. As well as accommodation, there are portable showers and toilets on site, but limited power. Volunteers have been asked to bring warm work clothes, sturdy boots, gloves, jacket, beanie, safety goggles and any tools that would assist for fencing.

Volunteers aged between 18 and 74 years are covered by VFF insurance. They go out in small groups each day, usually to the same property until the job is fi n-ished, although it varies.

Mildura Weekly’s ALAN ERSKINE in the hope that others will also lend a hand…

with a burninghelp fi re victims HELPING HANDS: Their names aren’t •

important, but the job they’re doing is…just a few of the many faces repairing ‘Black Saturday’ damage, above and bottom, and the middle picture shows pine posts from Sunraysia being made

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MERBEIN COMMUNITY LIBRARY HUB – FEASIBILITY STUDY COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONIn early 2007 the Merbein Community set down a list of priorities that they believed were the most important visions to take their community forward. These priorities formed the basis of the Merbein Community Plan.

One of the major visions to come out of the Merbein Community Plan was to explore the future re-development of the library into somewhat of a library / community hub facility.

Much work has been done by the community over the past 2 years, and the project has now reached a point where a study into the future possibility of such a resource is to be done.

Mildura Rural City Council and the Merbein Community now seek your input and invite you to attend a community discussion on the evening of Wednesday 15th July, from 6pm – 8pm at the Merebin Centre, O’Bryan Street, Merbein.

The evening will discuss the future potential of the project.

ROAD WORKS UPDATE – JULY 2009

Please be advised that Mildura Rural City Council will be undertaking road works during July 2009. Subject to weather conditions road works will continue on Monday 13th July 2009.

Location of Works Start Date Finish Date Road Closure

Walnut Avenue, Mildura(between Dunning Drive & Panorama Drive)

- Road Widening & New Footpath

Tuesday 23/6/097.00am

Friday24/7/095.00pm

Traffi c Control

Traffi c control and detour signage will be provided to indicate the changed traffi c conditions. No parking will be permitted within the work zones.

Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated and if you have any further enquiries please contact Infrastructure Services Works Supervisor, Allan Eastmond at the Red Cliffs Depot on 03 5018 8483 or mobile 0417 584 145.

Council regrets any inconvenience caused.

PUBLIC NOTICES

RED CLIFFS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANFinal Draft is complete and available to view at Council’s Madden Avenue Offi ce, Mildura and Irymple libraries, the Red Cliffs Resource Centre and online at www.mildura.vic.gov.au.

If you would like to comment on the plan please address all correspondence to Rachael Attwood, Strategic Planner at Mildura Rural City Council on 03 5018 8410 by Friday 24 July 2009.

SALE OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLESTenders for the purchase and removal of the following vehicles will be received until 4.00pm Tuesday 21 July 2009.

Tenders should be endorsed with the appropriate description and addressed to the Acting Chief Executive Offi cer, Mildura Rural City Council, PO Box 105, Mildura, 3502.

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Toyota Camry Wagon White Deakin Avenue, Mildura

Honda Sedan White Fern Avenue, Irymple

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Nissan Sedan White Ninth Street, Mildura

Ford Falcon Sedan White Keam Crescent, Mildura

The vehicles are offered “as is” at the time of the sale and must be collected within 7 days by the successful tenderer.Tenders must be lodged at Councils’ Madden Avenue Offi ce at 108-116 Madden Avenue Mildura and placed in an envelope in the Tender Box at reception. Alternatively, tenders can be lodged by mail to P O Box 105, Mildura 3502.Prospective purchasers may view vehicles on Tuesday 14 July 2009 between 2.00pm and 4.00pm at Mel Schmidt Panel Works Benetook Avenue Mildura.For further information contact Councils Senior Local Laws Offi cer Matthew Collins on 5018 8224.

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By VINNIE RODI

TONIGHT’S the night to ‘break a leg’ as they say in the showbiz world, with the Sun-raysia Gang Show set to hit the Mildura Arts Centre stage for an amazing 33rd time.

For many of Sunraysia’s scouts and guide groups the next two weeks will be a chance to have some fun while showcasing an array of talented individuals.

Cast and crew have dedi-cated four months to this year’s production entitled “Everybody Let’s Rock”, with the group set to host seven performances over two week-ends.

Two of the show’s talent-ed youngsters Lateisha Gates, 17, and Hayden Gadzinski, 14, will appear in a number of the show’s 20-plus perfor-mance items, with excitement building during the final week of preparations.

“The group has certain-ly started to get nervous,” Lateisha said. “Hopefully once we take the stage for the first time the nerves will dis-appear and we can concen-trate on putting on a terrific show.”

One of many skits to ap-pear will feature notorious Australian bushranger Ned Kelly, with the Australian icon facing trial. Lateisha and Hayden will portray “stuck-up and pompous rich people”, a role both have thoroughly en-joyed.

“It’s a lot of fun to play a stuck-up person who basical-ly loves themselves,” Hayden said. “But I wouldn’t say it’s my favourite role in the show.”

Hayden’s ‘dislike’ for the sketch is due to the comedic relief part of the performance, specifically where his unpro-tected head is repeatedly beat-en with an umbrella.

“That would be my fault,” Lateisha said with a laugh. “My character has an extreme-

ly large umbrella that doesn’t really fit in the room. Every time I move I tend to take Hayden out.”

Both performers are no strangers to the stage, with Hayden appearing in his ninth Gang Show, and Lateisha her sixth.

While neither have am-bitions to tackle showbiz in the future, it hasn’t stopped them throwing themselves head first into the experi-ence, allowing them to over-come personal problems like

Lateisha’s shyness.“There’s no better cure for

being shy than getting up in front of a packed Mildura Arts Centre audience and being asked to perform,” she said. “The Gang Show has certainly helped me grow in confidence over the years, and enabled me to develop new skills.”

For Hayden, his love of the show goes a little deeper, having spent the majority of his life involved in the event. He will join the Gang Show elite next year, with 2010 to

be his 10th show.“I started when I was five-

years-old,” he said. “It’s been a major part of my life, and something I’ve loved doing.

“Not many people reach the 10 year mark, and I think only one or two people have 20 years of ‘service’ next to their name. I don’t think I’ll be one to reach 20 years, but I’ll definitely try to be a part of the show for as long as I can.”

A lot of history, tradition and public expectation has

amassed during the show’s 33 years, something each mem-ber of the group has come to understand and appreciate.

“We do talk about the his-tory of the Gang Show before we take the stage,” Lateisha said. “It’s a real eye-opener to see all the different peo-ple that have been involved, and realise how much the show has become part of the town.”

“Everybody Let’s Rock” will feature 20 individually-themed performances, with hits from the ‘Wild One’ Johnny O’Keefe set to be a highlight.

Comedy will also be prominent, with skit ‘Infla-tionary Language’ sure to provide audiences with a few belly laughs, and the infa-mous Monty Python sketch ‘Five Minute Argument’ also featured.

Tickets for the 33rd An-nual Sunraysia Gang Show are still available from Angus and Robertson in the Lang-tree Mall, or call 5027 3473 to make a booking.

Shows will be performed at the Mildura Arts Centre starting this weekend (tonight through to Sunday), conclud-ing next weekend from Thurs-day, July 16 to Saturday, July 18. Performances start from 7.30pm, with two afternoon sessions also planned for this Sunday and next Saturday, July 18 from 2pm. More in-formation about the Gang Show is available by contact-ing Greg Egan on 0419 365 968 or 5018 5800 during business hours.

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She admits there have been some hardships and personal sacrifices along the way – she misses her family in Mildura and also her partner, Luke Shelly, who is in the construction industry on the Mornington Peninsula, but she believes the end result will be well worth the effort.

Next year she will be looking for an internship somewhere in Victoria – probably in or close to Melbourne, but she wouldn’t mind spending the 12 months in her home town of Mildura if the opportunity arose.

At the end of next year Brooke expects to be a fully qualified pharmacist, and will combine any pharmacy work with more study so she can become a medication review accredited pharmacist.

This would mean a more personal touch with patients, based on trust and a closer relationship with people, and one that will allow her to go to family homes to check and advise on medication, a job she can combine with raising a family, and one where she can be based at home if necessary.

And while ‘home’ is currently in Bendigo, Brooke says she wouldn’t mind ending up back in the Sunraysia region, working and raising a family.

She is naturally proud of what she has achieved, but gives a lot of credit to her parents, and Luke, for their encouragement, guidance and support, to her teachers at St Joes, and also Deborah Harding for teaching her that there was more to pharmaceutical work than merely dispensing medicine.

“And this is a great occupation,” she says, “challenging, but very rewarding. There are many young people entering the profession in the cities, but not many returning to work in country regions, so that’s what I want to do.”

Colourful orchids to brighten winter greysFrom Page 15•

Most of the display flow-ers will be marked by a spe-cialist judge from Adelaide, with awards to be presented throughout the weekend.

A number of plants will also be for sale, with each grown locally and accus-tomed to the town’s cli-

mate. Potting demonstra-tions will also take place from 11am on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and 3pm on Friday and Saturday af-ternoons.

“It’s going to be great for locals to come out and view some of the region’s award-winning flowers,” Ted said. “It’s also an opportunity

for those who want to learn more about orchids to do so, and maybe even buy a plant of their own.”

The Sunraysia Orchid Club winter show will run throughout Centro Mildu-ra’s opening hours. More information is available by contacting Diane Cavanagh on 5025 7305.

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Mildura teenager Lateisha Gates admits she would have been terrified a few years ago about stepping into the spotlight of centre stage. But thanks to the Sunraysia Gang Show it’s now something she looks forward to each year. Lateisha will join 90 cast and crew members over the next two weekends as they get...

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Address:22 Melaleuca Street, Buronga

Contact:Tony Roccisano 0418 502 101

Just Move In!

Inspect:Saturday 12-12.30pm

Price:$359,000

All the hard work has been done on this fantastic four-bedroom

residence. Perfect for the growing family or retiree the home has all

bases covered.

It has two bathrooms, two living areas, rumpus room, reverse cycle

aircon/heater, outdoor entertaining area, low maintenance gardens,

double garage, large shed (40 x 25) with two roller doors, power,

concrete fl oor, combustion heater and air conditioning, side access to

the shed and a spacious backyard with kids play area under shade sails.

All this on a good sized elevated allotment close to schools, sporting

ovals and approximately 5kms from Mildura’s CBD.

Bozzi Heights From $65,000

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Fruit block with contract $240,000 • 6.47ha (16 acres)• 2.28ha (5.65 acres) Cab/Sav• 1.61ha (4 acres) Chardonnay• 2.3ha (5.7 acres) Columbard

• Contracted to BRL Hardy• 30x20 shed with concrete fl oor• Pump shed - Perkins Diesel pump• 35 megs water, Good producer

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: Lot 2 Dairtnunk Avenue Internet PID: 172020

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• Designed to maximise capital growth• Your investment is protected and enhanced by the Bozzi Estate strict building covenants • First in will reap the rewards, selling fast • Section 32’s now available, builders terms available• Landscaping, maintenance & natural elevation will make the Bozzi Estate

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MILDURA Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: Corner Walnut Avenue & Sixteenth Street F19Internet PID: 171067

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5021 190083 Deakin Avenue, Mildura

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Tony Roccisano0418 502 101

Rico D’Amico0418 516 773

Mandy D’Amico0417 017 635

Peter White0407 212 850

Carol Foster0428 542 192

Gary Castleman0419 548 922

Stuart Richardson 0418 322 384

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10 acres - ideal rural home site $129,000 • Ideal home site - relocatable ok• 10 minutes from Centro Plaza• Bus services to schools• 2 meg water right

• Suitable to plant up• Drainage rights• These types of properties are in limited supply

MILDURA SOUTH

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: Lot 5 Sheoak Avenue Internet PID: 172119

Great Value ESR $140,000-$150,000 • Ideal fi rst home or investment• 3 bedrooms• Lounge, neat kitchen & dining• Lots of cupboards

• Separate toilet, laundry & bathroom• Impressive 11ft ceilings• Gas heating, evaporative cooling• Great sized backyard

MILDURA

Contact: Stuart 0418 322 384 Address: 1 Hunter Street G-H12 Internet PID: 168055 Open: Saturday 11.00-11.30am

• New subdivision now released• 76 fully serviced lots• House & land packages available• From the traditional larger lot with room for the pool, shed & workshop• Why not call Mildura Mirage home?• Ideally located within walking distance to Centro Plaza, Schools, Transport & other facilities• Secure your block now!

MILDURA

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Mildura Mirage H19 Internet PID: 173357

Mildura Mirage From $90,000

Neat & Comfortable $180,000-$205,000 • 3 bedrooms with built in robes• Large light fi lled lounge• Spacious meals area• Timber kitchen with dishwasher

• Large paved pergola area• Secure yard• Powered shed with concrete fl oor• Double carport, close to Centro

MILDURA

Contact: Stuart 0418 322 384 Address: 9 Batey Crescent H15-16Internet PID: 172800 Open: Saturday 11.45-12.15pm

Brand New $345,000MILDURA

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Lot 39 Daytona Court I15 Internet PID: 171577 Open: Saturday 10.45-11.15am

Opportunity to purchase a brand new modern style home for less than some older ones. Features are many but some are: 4 bedrooms, 3 with built in robes, plus magic ensuite and walk in robe to master, dream kitchen fully equipped including dishwasher and pantry, large entertaining areas, separate lounge and family room, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning to all rooms, ceiling fans and down lights with double lock up garage. A large alfresco area for those balmy nights, plus there’s more, a 9m x 6m x 2.7 freestanding garage/workshop with slab fl oor, power and lights. Fully landscaped (drought tolerant) 800m2 cul-de-sac block. If you have got this far, call in and see the rest for yourself.

River Aspect $245,000 • Walk to River• 2085m2 allotment• Only meters from the river• Surrounded by prestigious homes

• Elevated position• Exclusive location• Capital growth guaranteed• The ultimate location for your home

GOL GOL

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Lot 4 Carramar Drive Internet PID: 174242

3/4 Acre With The Lot $320,000 • Popular Nichols Point area• Well presented home on 3/4 acre• 3 bedrooms, offi ce, 2 bathrooms• Separate lounge, dining & family

• 40x20 shed• Covered outdoor entertaining area• Variety of fruit trees• Established attractive gardens

NICHOLS POINT

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 131 Belar Avenue Internet PID: 166050 Open: Saturday 12.30-1.00pm

Westside Huge Home ESR$240,000-$260,000 • Large family home• 3 extra large bedrooms, BIR• 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas• On double size allotment

• Outdoor entertainment area• Timber kitchen with dishwasher• Reverse cycle heating & cooling• Double garage

MILDURA

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 500 Eleventh Street C10 Internet PID: 161447 Open: Saturday 10.00-10.30am

• Only minutes from the heart of Red Cliffs• Stage 1 of a 134 lot subdivision• Lot sizes range from 450m2 to nearly 900m2• Prices start from $55,700• House & Land packages available• Suit fi rst & second home buyers, astute investors, retirees• Affordable living• Secure your home site now!

RED CLIFFSContact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Immacolata Heights Internet PID: 175838

Immacolata Heights From $55,700

Sunraysia’s Best Value House & Land Package $199,500 • Luxury affordable living• Minutes from Mildura Shopping Precinct• Evaporative air conditioning• Furnace heating

• Automatic watering system• Fencing & paving• Double garage with auto door• Top investment value

MILDURA

Contact: Carol 0428 542 192 Address: Matthew Flinders Drive H-I15 Internet PID: 175919

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W100720095021 1900 83 Deakin Avenue, Mildura www.roccisano.com.au *ESR - Estimated Selling Range

These properties have been hand selected by Management as the best value in their price range.

Dyar Ave

Contact: Rico 0418 516773Address: Unit 2/173 Ontario Avenue D3Internet PID: 334524

Fabulous West Side Unit $145,000MILDURA

• Great location near Doctors/Hospital• New carpets & window furnishings• Freshly painted throughout• 1 of 3 units only

• 2 bedroom brick veneer• Good size yard with access, garden

shed, paved pergola area• Offers invited!!

Open: Saturday 10.00-10.30am

AUCTION TO BE SOLD INDIVIDUALLY

Contact: Gary 0419 548 922Address: 39 Herston Drive D6Internet PID: 337285 Open: Saturday 11.00-11.30am

Modern Living $319,000 MILDURA

• 3 bedrooms plus study• Full ensuite, walk-in robe to master• Formal lounge•Spacious kitchen & meals area

• Double garage with auto door• Landscape & pergola area• Walk to centro• 20 x 24 powered shed

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Just Move In $359,000 All the hard work has been done on this fantastic 4 bedroom residence. Perfect for the growing family or retiree the home has all bases cov-ered. It has 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas, rumpus room, reverse cycle aircon/heater, outdoor entertaining area, low maintenance gardens, double garage, large shed (40 x 25) with 2 roller doors, power, concrete fl oor, combustion heater and A/C, side access to the shed and a spacious backyard with kids play area under shade sails. All this on a good sized elevated allotment close to schools, sporting ovals & approx 5kms from Mildura’s CBD.

Contact: Tony 0418 502 101Address: 22 Melaleuca Street, BurongaInternet PID: 337717 Open: Saturday 12.00-12.30am

Contact: David A 0408 514 666Address: 5 Melia Avenue, Red CliffsInternet PID: 332528 Open: Saturday 10.30-11.00am

RED CLIFFS

Put your money to work with this rare opportunity to secure two properties, sold separately, and situated in a superb central location within a short distance to the Marina Development and the CBD.With endless potential there has never been a better and more af-fordable time to purchase this fantastic slice of real estate.(to be sold individually)

For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 18th July 2009 at 12.00noonContact: Tony 0418 502 101 or Rico 0418 516 773Address: 82 & 84 Magnolia Avenue F4Internet PID: 334831/ 334828

Attention All Developers & Investors!!MILDURA

For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 18th July, 2009 at 2.00pmContact: David A 0408 514 666Address: Unit 4, 2 Eileen Street C6Internet PID: 336498

First Home Buyers Buy Now MILDURA

• 2 bedrooms/built-in robes• 1 bathroom• 2 toilets• Reverse cycle split system

• 1 carport, garden shed• Minutes walk to Centro & Gateway

Tavern• Close to transport, in good location

For Sale Now or by Auction Saturday 1st August, 2009 at 12.00noonContact: Rico 0418 516 773 & Mandy 0417 017 635Address: 3048 Deakin Avenue (over Seventeenth Street) Internet PID: 339721 Open: Saturday 12.45-1.15pm

Fabulous Home on 1/2 Acre (approx) MILDURA

• A perfect family lifestyle home• 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms• Separate lounge, gas fi re place• Terrifi c large rumpus room

• Outdoor BBQ/entertaining area• Remote gate to spacious yard• Great brick shed, separate orchard• Town & 3.2 meg water right

Red Cliffs’ Best Buy $325,000

Contact: David M 0417 007 556 Address: 65 Flora Avenue C1Internet PID: 340082

Fantastic Opportunity $240,000-260,000 MILDURA

• Approx 7 acres• 8 megs of water•Planning permit for a dwelling,

swimming pool and shed

• Close to Murray River, Aero ovals and Mildura golf course

• Rural lifestyle close to CBD• LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

• 3 bedrooms and 3 living areas• Stunning timber kitchen with quality

appliances• Solar heated inground pool

• Beautiful undercover entertainment area

• Large Shed with shower and bath-room attached

Contact: Loretta 0418 596789Address: 163 Eighth Street E3Internet PID: 340722

MILDURA

• Absolutely Prime Location • Huge carpark precinct• Excellent exposure• Good passing pedestrian traffi c

• Ideal for Investors and owner occuppier• Buy now, profi t later!

Freehold Commercial Shop $180,000 Luxury Inner City $289,000

•Would like immediate sale•Gas fi re place, study loft & attic•Supurb quality, leadlighting, decorative features, extensive tile work

•Red Gum kitchen, 6-burner gourmet stove, polished fl oor boards•Enclosed outdoor area with open fi re,

built-in gas & coal BBQ, sink/prep area

Contact: Rico 0418 516773Address: 97A Thirteenth Street E4Internet PID: 306951 Open: Saturday 1.45-2.15pm

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TimberLovers-Character Home ESR $195,000 -$215,000

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850Address: 375 Etiwanda Avenue E6 Internet PID: 339682 Open: Saturday 10.45-11.15am

• Charming 3 bedrooms • Lovingly restored• Polished boards, extensive tiling• Landscaped garden and fernery

• Huge covered Outdoor Entertaining• 4 car garage • 20 x 40 shed• Perfectly presented

MILDURA

NEW PRICE

MILDURADown by the River P.O.A

Contact: Loretta 0418 596789Address: 263 Cureton Ave E1Internet PID: 339776 Inspection by appointment only

A rare opportunity to acquire a three bedroom home plus study, in one of Mildura’s most sort after areas. The home comprises a beautifully appointed Blackwood kitchen, elegant gas log fi re place, fully ducted reverse cycle heat-ing/cooling plus fl oor heating, large double carport, fully fenced and paved. Walking distance to CBD, Arts Centre, Lock 11 and the Murray walking tracks along side the river. This home is situated on a large allotment with room for expan-sion, a true blue chip property, a must see!

NEW LISTING

BURONGA

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Inner City Location $180,000 plus

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850Address: 211 Twelfth Street D3Internet PID: 320153 Open: Saturday 11.30-12.00pm

MILDURA

• Character home• Tightly held location• Brick home• Polished daddo & fl oor boards

• Timber kitchen• 10 foot ceilings• 734m2 allotment (15.54 x 47.22m)• Ideal fi rst home

Inspection Will Impress ESR $295,000 -$335,000

Contact: Gary 0419 548922Address: 2 Fleetwood Court B5 Internet PID: 333026 Open: Saturday 10.00-10.30am

MILDURA

• 4 bedroom Classic Dunning home • Separate lounge/dining• Open kitchen & family room• 2 bathrooms plus powder room

• Ducted heating/cooling/natural gas• 20 squares of living • 20 x 16 powered shed• Large block 800m2

Contact: David A 0408 514 666Address: 127 Jacaranda Street, Red CliffsInternet PID: 329662 Open: Saturday 11.15-11.45am

Character On Jacaranda $174,000 RED CLIFFS

• 3 bedrooms• 10 ft ceilings• Polished fl oor boards• Recently renovated

• Shedding• Rear lane access• Approx 800m2 allotment• FULL OF CHARACTER AND CHARM

Contact: David A 0408 514 666Address: 6 Murray Avenue, Red CliffsInternet PID: 337555

Ideal First Home Opportunity ESR $160,000-$170,000 RED CLIFFS

• 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom• Recently renovated • Large shed, good size block• Side access to yard

• School next door, walking distance to shopping precinct

• Great opportunity to purchase your fi rst home now, be quick!

Townhouse with Charm ESR $165,000-$175,000

Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635Address: 6 Cavallo Drive C4Internet PID: 334864 Open: Saturday 12.00-12.30pm

•Beautifully maintained 2 bedroom•Floating fl oor boards throughout•Kitchen, pantry, fridge/freezer space•Combustion heating, evap cooling

•Kitchen, dining, separate lounge•Lovely courtyard & lawn area•Lock up car accommodation•Private & secure, garden shed

MILDURA






Loretta Paiano 0418 596 789

David Adolph 0408 514 666

David Martin 0417 007 556

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850Address: 99a Thirteenth Street E4 Internet PID: 326165 Open: Saturday 10.00-10.30am

MILDURAIdeal Family Home Make an offer• 3 bedroom & offi ce• Undercover decked e/tainment area• Large bedrooms • Renovated kitchen

• Open plan living• Central location• Separate dining area• Ducted gas/heating & reverse cycle

Bargain Buy ESR $200,000-$230,000 • 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms• 2 living areas & offi ce • Gourmet kitchen, dual Italian stoves• Covered decking, private courtyard

• Low maintenance yard/fully paved• Large carport, auto electric gate• Garden shed, beautifully landscaped• Ideal First Home Buyer or Retiree

Contact: David M 0417 007556Address: 42 Box Street, MerbeinInternet PID: 332638 Open: Saturday 11.00-11.30am

MERBEIN

MILDURA

Langtree Avenue Freehold P.O.A

• Excellent exposure to traffi c and pedestrians• Ideal for Investors/owner occupiers•Building 140m2/large window front

• 8 car park facility• Staff room facility with 2 toilets• Land size 280m2 freehold• Entrance to Mall - Prime Location

Contact: Loretta 0418 596789Address: 94 Langtree Avenue F3Internet PID: 339734

MILDURA

NEW LISTING

RED CLIFFS

• 2 Bedrooms• Bungalow - kids retreat• 2 Sheds plus power • Recently renovated

• Walk to school next door• Close to CBD area• Rental return $170 pw • Currently leased to March 2010

Contact: David A 0408 514 666 Address: 4 Murray Avenue, Red Cliffs Internet PID: 332305

Investment Portfolio Starts Here $135,000

Shops for Sale $280,000

• 2 Premises/2 leases• Good traffi c exposure• 587 m2 land and shops• Zoned (BIZ) Business Zone 1

• Ideal for investors or owner occupier• On street car parking and close to

sporting ovals and Tafe

Contact: Loretta 0418 596789Address: 1301-1307 Etiwanda Avenue F5Internet PID: 340754

MILDURA

NEW LISTING

Contact: Gary 0419 548 922 Address: 5 Teal Drive D4Internet PID: 338452 Open: Saturday 11.45-12.15pm

Investor/First Home Buyer $219,000• 3 spacious bedrooms• Separate kitchen / dining• Lounge to front • Rumpus / family room

• Single garage• Free standing separate garage• Established gardens• Close to schools, transport & shops

Contact: Peter 0407 212 850 Address: 27 San Mateo Avenue F4Internet PID: 328249

MILDURAA Golden Oldie $176,000• Charming 1930’s home• Polished Murray Pine fl oors• Wunderlick walls & ceilings•10 foot high ceilings

• Timber dado• Close to Marina & river• Large 756m2 allotment• Outstanding restoration project

REDUCED!!!

MILDURA

Glamourous City Lifestyle - Dual Occupancy Site

Contact: Tony 0418 502 101Address: 20-22 Olive Avenue E3 Internet PID: 338691

MILDURA

There is something special about inner city living. One minute you are part of the vibrant city scene and the next you are in the comfort and peace of your luxury modern villa.

• 894 square metre site• Permits for 2 x dwellings• Plan completed• Very rare opportunity to acquire inner city allotment • Huge potential for capital growth• LOCATION!! LOCATION!! LOCATION!!

For more details contact Tony Roccisano on 0418 502 101

NEW PRICE

High on Hill, Complete Infrastructure $230,000

Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789Address: Lot 2 Paschendale Avenue, Merbein Internet PID: 337565

MERBEIN

• Approx 30 Acres• High on hill, good soil• 10 Megs of High Security Water• Electric Pump (8 Acre shifts)

• Red wine grapes with contract• Imperial mandarine - 1/2 Acre • Computerised watering system• Pump shed, overhead sprays


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03 9613 0400 Level 2 360 Collins St Melbourne 3000

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11am – AEST Thursday 6 August 2009River Room Crown Casino Southbank Melbourne

Shop 1– New 6 year lease– Annual 4% fi xed increases– Leased to Colorado Group Ltd– Area: 159m2*

– 1 car space on title– Rent: $62,400pa* (as at 3/9/09)

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Shops 3 + 4– 7 year lease to Sept 2010 no option– In occupation since 1993– Huge retail / Langtree Mall frontage – Underlet - poised for rental growth– Double shop total area 300m2*

– 2 car spaces on title– Rent: $90,628pa* (as at 1/10/09)

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First Floor– Versatile 1st fl oor with fi tout– Former CBA Business Banking Centre– Suits variety of commercial uses– Develop/Invest/Owner Occupy– Area: 562m2*

– 2 car spaces on title– Rent: $25,000pa* (1YR rent guarantee)

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Tony Roccisano 0418 502 10183 Deakin Avenue, Mildura VIC 3500

roccisano property groupJamie Perlinger 0413 860 315 Shaun Venables 0411 860 865

Mildura VIC, 70-72 Langtree Mall

TO BE SOLD SEPARATELY

3 Prime Entry Level Investments

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Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789Address: 37 Trioda Street, Red Cliffs Internet PID: 336290

• Approx. 10 acres (4 planted to Shiraz)• Solar farm minutes away• Close to Red Cliffs town centre

• 3 Megs of High Security Water• Natural gas main on Trioda• Deep sandy red loam

Affordable 10 Acres ESR $67,000-$75,000RED CLIFFS






Loretta Paiano 0418 596 789

David Adolph 0408 514 666

David Martin 0417 007 556

RIVERSIDE PARK First Home Buyers Don’t Miss Out!Don’t miss out on the Government Grant, you may never get a chance like this again...

Build new & save thousands on stamp duty!

Call today to secure your Land or House & Land Package. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity.

Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635Address: Riverside Park, Cnr Fifteenth St & Riverside Ave D12Internet PID: 266851

Huge $36,500 Grant

• River frontage• Large allotment 2.5 acres• Own your own island• Fully fenced

• Walking distance to Gol Gol • High elevation• Bird life sanctuary • Exclusive location

Contact: Tony 0418 502101 Address: 6 Murray Street, Gol GolInternet PID: 311027 Phone for an Inspection

Life Style on the Murray P.O.AGOL GOL

Citrus/Avocado/Chardonnay Farm $265,000

Contact: Loretta 0418 596 789Address: 7 Cowanna Avenue, Merbein Internet PID: 336486

MERBEIN

• 7 bay lockable shed • 3 Phase Power• 7 bay lean-to shed, chemical shed• 17 acres with overhead sprays

• Planted with citrus & avocados• 4 acres of Chardonnay with contract• 10 megs high security water

• 3 bedrooms, ensuite to main• HIde-away/study nook• Stainless steel applicances• Reverse cycle air conditioning• You won’t fi nd better value • Undercover outdoor entertaining• Double lock up garage/auto door• Good size yard with rear access MILDURA

The Best Value New Home Package On The Market $249,000 ea

Contact: Rico 0418 516 773 or Mandy 0417 017 635Address: Lot 30 Wisteria Way & Lot 8 Renshinkan Court D12Internet PID: 312703 / 317370


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Dareton 16 Neilpo StreetOne owner very neat 3 bedroom co-nite. Spacious yard, workshop shed. You’ll be hard pressed to find a more immaculate home. 2 minute walk to shops. Vendor down-sizing and relocating. This propety must sell!

Sale $155,000View Sat 1.10 - 1.30Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura 4/364 Deakin AvenueLocated in Mildura’s main street opposite McDonalds, is this fully furnished 2BR unit rented at $190 per week for 1 year with a possible exten-sion with an option for another 1 year with 2.5% rental increase.

Sale $129,000View Phone to inspectNigel Pavilach 0401 137 990Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura 6 Durham AvenuePotential for 5 genuine bedrooms. Big living areas including; formal lounge, dining and family. 6m x 4m colour-bond shed with floor and power plus inground swimming pool. This is the best value home on the market!

Sale $270,000 - $315,000View Phone To InspectCraig Kerr 0427 700 450Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Gol Gol Lot 47 Drings WayElevated building allotment of 1320m2 in popular Gol Gol Estate. North West aspect in a quiet court position. Underground power and town water. Vendor wants this property sold this weekend. Here’s your opportunity!

Sale $99,500View Phone To Inspect Craig Kerr 0427 700 450Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (spa bath)Natural gas heating, reverse cycle air-conBosch appliances 6x6m shed and double carportApprox. 1 acre of established gardensIdeal for tea rooms or B&B

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Red Cliffs 131 Indi AvenueIf you prefer something a bit out of the ordinary but still offering comfort, then this could be you.This property makes for comfortable modern living with a twist! Historical information memorandum available

Auction Sat 1 August 2009 at 1.30pm On SiteView Sat 10.00 - 10.30Craig Kerr 0427 700 450Tel 03 5021 9500 www.raywhite.comRay White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura 11 Taminga CourtNestled amoungst a quiet much loved neighbourhood is this delightful 3 bedroom + Study home. With two good sized living areas, formal dining, ensuite to main bedroom and seper-ate bathroom you’ll have more than enough room for the growing family.

Sale $279,950View Sat 11.35 - 12.00Nigel Pavilach 0401 137 990Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Colignan 2404 Kulkyne WayOutstanding opportunity to purchase a 4 bedroom BV on approx 1/2 acre. 2 bathrooms, large workshop/games room, only 200 metres from the river. This is the pefect getaway. Bidding starting at $150,000. Must sell!

Auction Sat 25th July, 11am on siteView Phone To InspectCraig Kerr 0427 700 450Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura 10 Duneden CloseAmazing 4 bedroom + study home. Only one block away from Centro.Approx. 30 sq living, huge formal dining, 2 bathrooms, 3 living areas & 2 fantastic outdoor entertaining areas for family & friends.

Sale $490,000View Phone to inspectNigel Pavilach 0401 137 990Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Tel: 5021 9500

754m2 allotment70 foot frontage to Langtree ParadeSealed rear lane with access3 bedroomsCurrently leased at $180 per weekHigh ceilings with ornate plaster work

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Mildura 25 Langtree ParadeSensational opportunity to purchase as investment or live-in with potential for redevelopment (STCA).Located walking distance to St Joseph’s College and Sacred Heart Primary School, parkland and shops nearby.This is a rare development opportunity - call now!

Sale $210,000 - $240,000View Sat 10.50 - 11.20Craig Kerr 0427 700 450Tel 03 5021 9500 www.raywhite.comRay White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura Lot 15 Barraclough WayUnder construction with slab about to go down, save on stamp duty with this 4 bedroom + study, 2 bathroom home on 642m2 of land. State of the art, environmentally friendly, 5.5 star energy rating, approx. 22sq of living.

Sale $298,000View Phone to inspectCraig Kerr 042 700 450Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Nangiloc 2674 Kulkyne WayNangiloc Store & Tavern featuring general store, PO, CBA agency, fuel, bottle shop, Big Cod Bar & Bistro. Also includes 4 bedroom home with in-ground pool and bungalow on 1 acre. Figures available & impressive.

Sale Offers Over $690,000 WIWOView Phone For Details Craig Kerr 0427 700 450Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Dareton 24-38 Tapio StreetEver wanted to own the whole street?Well now is your chance! 8 commercial shops with 7 tenants in place. Start planning your retirement with these investments. Time to consider an alternative for your super.

Auction Fri 10th July, 11am on siteView Phone to inspectNigel Pavilach 0401 137 990Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

5x4m shed with side accessReverse cycle & natural gasDucted vacuum system & alarm systemUndercover outdoor entertaining areaRoomy 842m2 lot

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Mildura 54 Panorama DriveStunning AppealDon’t delay inspection as this 4 bedroom + study home of approx 27.5 squares under roof is the best in the market. Currently leased at $350/wk to a corporate tenant, the property makes for sound investment or potential live in.

Auction Sat 1 August 2009 at 11.30am On SiteView Sat 12.15 - 12.45Craig Kerr 0427 700 450Tel 03 5021 9500 www.raywhite.comRay White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Mildura 21 Floral Avenue EastExtremely neat. Owner occupied 3 bedrooms plus study, perfect first home, retirement or investment. Potential rent $220-230/pw. Baltic pine flooring, large family room and second bathroom, paved outdoor en-tertaining, carport and lock up garage.

Sale $155,000 - $175,000View Sat 12.00 - 12.30Craig Kerr 0427 700 450Ray White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

Brick constructionCommon rooms and courtyardShower, toilet, kitchen and laundry facilitiesLocks and keys for all roomsHeating/cooling to all roomsFurther potential for expansion (STCA)

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Mildura 311-321 Tenth StreetOutstanding opportunity to purchase with potential return of 13.5%. 16 studio rooms (ex nursing home accommodation) with potential rent of $130 per bed, 2-3 occupants per room. Location to shops, transport and recreational ovals, ideal for individual leasing or backpackers.

Sale Offers over $600,000View Phone to inspectCraig Kerr 0427 700 450Tel 03 5021 9500 www.raywhite.comRay White Mildura 69 Deakin Avenue

AUCTION

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Web Id 374103 For Saleered 6x4 shed. Inspection is a must. Richard Wyatt 0414 600 035 Web Id 375337 For Sale

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MilduraUnit 4/841 Fifteenth StreetOpen for Inspection Saturday 11:00 - 11:30amGet There First Just listed, this quality 2 bedroom townhouse in the sought after Plaza Village complex, features near new carpets, ducted cooling, chefs kitchen, buiit in robes, large private yard, under cover out-door living & double garage. Situated a stones throw from Centro Plaza with a bus stop at the front door its the ultimate in convenient, a�ordable and carefree living. Judy Aitken 0418 502 302 For Sale

Property Of The Week

$179,000

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1 Hugo CourtOpen for Inspection Saturday 11:30 -12:00pm Now This Is Unique Why so unique? The moment you walk in the front door this home screams quality. Quality tiling greets you at the entrance and �ows through to the huge open plan living and family room. The gourmet kitchen includes Smeg appliances; there is a separate home cinema, 3 large bedrooms plus study, 2 bathrooms, reverse cycle air con and a covered outdoor kitchen. Now that’s unique. Richard Wyatt 0414 600 035 For Sale

$375,000

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Mildura15 Cherry AvenuePhone to InspectIt’s Simply Sensational This luxury townhouse in a dream location opposite the Art Centre is only a few minutes walk to the river.Comprising 3 bedrooms separate formal dining & large formal entry, dream kitchen with stainless steel appliances, built in wall unit to lounge, private courtyard & the convenience of a double garage. Go on you deserve it. Judy Aitken 0418 502 302 For Sale

$365,000+

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Cnr Twelfth Street & Riverside AvenuePhone to InspectOnly A Wedge Away Overlooking the seventh fairway at picturesque Mildura Golf and Country Club this large building allotment would suit a premier new home or two �rst class units. Within walking distance of the hospital, medical precinct and parkland suggests the ideal location for fami-lies or to build your retirement nest. Act now.Kevin Forbes 0419 596 711 Web Id 377808 For Sale

$119,900

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Gol Gol Store (Business for Sale)Phone to InspectReap the Rewards This extremely pro�table well established mixed business is o�ered for immediate sale. Lo-cated adjacent to the Primary School, boat ramp, tennis courts and hotel, and includes near new plant and equipment. The 5 bedroom home attached o�ers comfortable living along with huge under cover outdoor area and fully fenced yard. Grasp this rare opportunity and enjoy the lifestyle and income it can provide. Richard Wyatt 0414 600 035 For Sale

$250,000 + SAV

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6 Murray StreetPhone to InspectAbsolute Water Front - Owner Says Sell - Make An O�erAlmost 2 magni�cent acres including your very own private mooring area, just a short stroll to shopping & schools. This is one of the very best riverfront building allotments o�ering outstanding value. Undeveloped Riverfront land is fast becoming a thing of the past, don’t miss your opportunity, make an o�er today. Richard Wyatt 0414 600 035 For Sale

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4 Jane Eliza CourtInspect Saturday 12:15-12:45pm Not Just Outstanding ValuePriced to sell this superbly located modern family home o�ers an exceptional lifestyle. A feeling of light and space is instant boasting an open plan living area overlooking the landscaped gar-den, 3 large bedrooms, main with W.I.R & full ensuite and the smart use of courtyards & glass. Inspection Highly Recommended Richard Wyatt 0414 600 035 Web Id 374329 For Sale

$259,500

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15 Cameron AvenuePhone to InspectAmazing Opportunity This unique home situated in a dream location is just waiting for you to deliver your �nishing touches. Split level with polished �oors to lounge & formal dining, 3 bedrooms plus downstairs o�ers a separate unit with its own kitchen, bathroom, laundry & huge bed/sitting room. The property features, 3 car carport, large shed.Judy Aitken 0418 502 302Web Id 376998 For Sale

Mildura$249,500

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961 Fifteenth StreetPhone to Inspect Smart Architecture = Stunning Family HomeQuality built home with 2 separate living areas and family room. Boasting a luxury kitchen with 900mm upright stainless steel oven, dish washer and microwave, 4 large bedrooms all with BIR’s, main with ensuite.Tiled family bathroom with spa bath, ducted heating and cooling, double garage, covered outdoor living and landscaped gardens.Judy Aitken 0418 502 302 Web Id 372607 For Sale

$385,000

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Red Cli�s1 Simon CourtPhone to InspectGrab Your Walking ShoesOnly a short stroll from the Red Cli�s shops & Post O�ce & within 2 minutes of the Bowling club this 2 bedroom brick home unit with airconditioning, modern kitchen, large lounge & dining is ideal for retirees or investors. With all the comforts you expect including a secure & paved outdoor living. This totally free standing home is available for your occupation now. Kevin Forbes 0419 596 711 Web Id 378467 For Sale

$159,900

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219 Eleventh StreetPhone to InspectDelightful Heritage Residence Inspect this heritage home and be impressed by the character, attention to detail and prime location. Boasting 3 good sized bedrooms, feature timber kitchen, formal lounge, bright dining and family area. A short walk to schools, churches, city central, and Alfred Deakin complex. Compared to others in the area, this home represents excellent value for money. Richard Wyatt 0414 600 035 For Sale

$219,500

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Mildura218 Seventh StreetPhone to InspectUpmarket TownhouseThis very desirable townhouse is situated only a few minutes walk to the river, almost opposite the Art Centre & very close to the CBD. It o�ers 9’ ceilings throughout, magni�cent marble kitchen private courtyard, 2 large bedrooms & separate formal dining, A double garage �nishes this stunning low maintenance homeJudy Aitken 0418 502 302

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$265,000+ 16 Neilpo StreetPhone to InspectWell Loved Family HomeA perfect opportunity to secure a quality, well cared for 3 bedroom home which will suit investors, �rst home buyers or families. Spacious formal lounge with split system, bright kitchen & separate meals area. All bedrooms large enough for two beds plus room for a computer desk, etc. Located on a ¼ ac (approx) allotment with generous workshop, carport and a variety of fruit trees. Walk everywhere from here. Richard Wyatt 0414 600 035 For Sale

$155,000

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Lot 2 Etiwanda AvenuePhone to InspectA Place With Space9 ¼ ac in peaceful Koorlong, between 20th & 21st Street. A great spot for your new family home, with lots of room for vegies, fruit trees, roses, kids or a hobby farm. No red tape as the property includes a current planning approval to build your dream home. Plus 22.9mgl of water. Only a few minutes from Centro, why not have the best of both worlds? Judy Aitken 0418 502 302 Web Id 348581 For Sale

$128,000

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Lot 3 Arizona CourtPhone to InspectBooming Mirage Estate – House & Land PackageAbout to be built by James Harwood, HIA award winning builders this stunning design has 3 bed-rooms with WIR’s & ensuite to main, formal lounge/home theatre room, dream kitchen, large family alfresco under main roof , double garage & revercy cycle air con. The chance of a lifetime.

Judy Aitken 0418 502 302 For Sale

$252,500

MilduraCudmore RoadPhone to InspectFish Farm On The River 100ac with more than 200m of Darling River front-age, huge 3 bedroom home, quality shedding, fully operational �sh farm including yabby breed-ing. Approx 50m x 6m fully �tted �sh breeding shed constructed of 6” cool room panel, 26 dams, approx 60m x 10m hot house for veggie growing, 1 bedroom �at for your guests, all of this plus your very own jetty. What a lifestyle! Richard Wyatt 0414 600 035 For Sale

$595,000

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10 Hyder DrivePhone to InspectWhen Your Family Deserves The BestOnce in a lifetime opportunity to enjoy a �rst class lifestyle. This top quality home, located in one of Mildura’s best streets has it all, 4 large bedrooms & ensuite, polished Murray Pine �oorboards, split level living, separate formal lounge & dining, large family room, solid timber chefs kitchen, 4 stunning bay windows, huge landscaped gardens & much more. Judy Aitken 0418 502 302 Web Id 346580 For Sale

$480,000

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MilduraWalnut Avenue ( Sunraysia Village)

Phone to InspectBrand New And Beautiful - A�ordable HousingThis 4 bedroom villa is almost complete, full gloss kitchen, reverse cycle air cond gas appliances, raked ceiling to living area, lovely neighbours, fully fenced back yard, under cover outdoor living area, single carport. Full use of community pool and BBQ . Small well mannered pets welcome, Improve your lifestyle - downsize & cash up! Judy Aitken 0418 502 302 Web Id 348305 For Sale

$99,500

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Mildura 19 Marziano Drive

Spotlessly presented 3 bed brick veneer home in up market location & offering 2 separate living areas, fully �tted mirror tone kitchen complete with dishwasher. BIR’s in all bedrooms, ensuite to main plus separate family bathroom, extras include. ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, verandah, bay window, outdoor living area & double carport with auto door. Superb investment or live in.

Price $225,000 - $240,000Inspect Sat 12.15 - 12.45pmContact Ian Miers 0428 586 205

You Will Love It!

Mildura 1/256 Seventh Street

Tidy 2 bedroom unit close to Mansell Reserve, Arts Centre & the mighty Murray River. Boasts open plan living reverse cycle air conditioning & spacious kitchen meals. Offers central bathroom & separate laundry. Good sized yard with garden shed & single garage with security door. Returning $150 per week - Will sell quickly. To �nalise a deceased estate.

Ready Made Investment With Location

Price $135,000Inspect By Appointment Contact Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Mildura 40 - 42 San Mateo Avenue

Located 2 blocks from Dockside Marina & at the entry to the Mildura CBD this 3 bedroom home requires attention. Offers large lounge & spacious kitchen. An ideal site for future development subject to council approval & boasting rear lane access it would make an ideal townhouse site.

Renovate & Rejuvenate Or Simply Redevelop

Auction Fri 17th July at 1.00pm On SiteTerms 10% Deposit, Balance 30 DaysInspect Wed 5.00 - 5.30pmContact Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

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Robinvale 4473 Hattah Road

Approximately 39.66 hectares (98 acres). Potential income from sand mining operation subject to council approval. Property includes 3 bedroom house, excellent shedding & stock & domestic water. Easy access to the Murray River. Features picturesque views of the Wemen District & views of Murray Redgums. Ideal weekender or hobby block.

Hobby Block

Auction Fri 10th July at 1.00pm On SiteTerms 10% Deposit, Balance 30 DaysInspect Fri 12.30 - 1.00pmContact Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732

Price $195,000 - $210,000Inspect By Appointment Contact Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

Mildura 9 Opray Court

Located in a quiet Westside court within easy walking distance to Mildura West Primary School & convenience store makes this an ideal family home. Features include 3 generous size bedrooms all with BIRs, 2 separate living areas, semi ensuite bathroom plus a powder room for separate use during the morning rush hour. There’s a paved pergola area & the double carport allows easy access to rear yard & garden shed.

Nice & Neighbourly

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Mildura 438 Eleventh Street

Price Offers Over $210,000Inspect Sat 12.30 - 1.00pmContact Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

This spacious townhouse nicely located on the west side close to a corner store/bakery, sporting ovals & playground is a must see. Featuring 3 bedrooms all with BIRs, ensuite, kitchen/meals area & large living room. The yard is designed for entertaining with a built in gas BBQ, open �re place & shade sail surrounded by lovely established gardens. Double garage with auto door & garden shed complete the package.

Move In & Put Your Feet Up!

Mildura 18 Sirius Court

Perfect Family HomeIf you’re looking for a family friendly home, then look no further than this delightful example! This homes value should not be overlooked. 4 bedrooms, ensuite, WIR, BIRs, formal lounge & separate dining, kitchen boasts ample storage with dishwasher, gas heating & evap cooling. Outside features large yard with garden shed & access to backyard, double auto garage & lots more. Don’t miss out!

Price $260,000 - $280,000Inspect Sat 1.15 - 1.45pmContact Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

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Mildura 3 Diamond Court

Price Offers Over $235,000Inspect By AppointmentContact Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

We are pleased to offer this beautifully presented family home in a quiet court location within easy walking distance to Mildura Centro Plaza. Consisting of 3 bedrooms master with WIR & ensuite, ‘L’ shape lounge/dining, �oating timber �oors, kitchen with dw & roomy family/casual meals area. Split system air con, evap air con & ceiling fans. A double carport, 12’ x 15’ shed plus a sensational pitched pergola for outdoor entertaining. Currently leased at $245 per week.

Sought After Location

Price $155,000 - $160,000Inspect Sat 11.30am - 12.00noonContact Sam Boake 0400 658 461

Take the plunge into buying your �rst home. The fully renovated interior features 3 bedrooms, attractive new kitchen, excellent landscaped outdoor area, open plan lounge/dining, timber venetians, reverse cycle heating & cooling & large shedding. With quality location this home will go fast!

Mildura 3/288 Twelfth Street

This extremely neat 2 bedroom unit is opposite the Mildura Golf Club. Freshly painted throughout it boasts a large lounge kitchen meals area with a leafy outlook. In very good condition it also includes evaporative cooling, gas heating and lockup garage with a neat outdoor entertaining area. Leased at $170.00 per week

Opposite Mildura Golf Club

Price $169,900Inspect By Appointment Contact Daniel Cawood 0408 388 732

Price $190,000 - $200,000Inspect Sat 12.30 - 1.00pmContact Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

This spotlessly presented 3 bedroom family home has all the must haves. Features include large open lounge with gas heating, kitchen with meals area, large bedrooms all with BIRs. Outside boasts an undercover entertaining area with spa bath, 6m x 3m (approx) shed, boat shed & enclosed veggie patch all in convenient location.

Mildura 118 Eleventh Street

Price $210,000 - $220,000Inspect Sat 12.30 - 1.00pmContact Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Location Location!

Mildura 153 Magnolia Avenue

Mildura 57 Eaglesham Street

Footy Field Front YardThis home has 3 bedrooms & study with 2 living areas, large front & back yards with shed & valuable rear lane access. This property holds endless amounts of potential & is searching for the right buyer to pounce & capitalise.

Mildura 218 Walnut Avenue

Price $160,000 - $175,000Inspect Sat & Sun 12.00 - 12.30pmContact Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

This delightful 3 bedroom family home is ideally located & is within a short stroll to shops, schools & hospitals. The home has been rewired, plumbed & features a large lounge with reverse cycle air conditioning & carpets, large bedrooms all with BIRs, undercover entertaining area, lock up garage, workshop & all set on a fully fenced allotment with established gardens.

Inner City Secret

Mildura 10 Lavender Court

Price $259,000Inspect Sat 10.00 - 10.30am & Mon 5.15 - 5.45pm Contact Chris Hill 0431 378 202 Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

This beautiful home located in the bell of a quiet West side court has been presented with absolute pride. Comprising of 3 bedrooms, ensuite & WIR to main, formal living room, large open family meals area with functional kitchen & quality appliances. The home features a great outdoor pergola with pitched roof overlooking a low maintenance & secure backyard. This property also boasts an oversize double lock up garage.

Picture Perfect Presentation

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Mildura 18/1 Rambling Way

Enjoying an absolute blue chip location is this impeccably presented 2 b/r townhouse. Ideally suited to retirees, �rst home & investors alike the home offers a functional �oor plan, ducted reverse cycle air, lock up garage with remote & low maintenance gardens. A must see if location is important. Rent Appraisal $185 p.w

Tightly Held Location

Price $165,000 - $185,000Inspect By Appointment Contact Ashley Burns 0408 618 294 Chris Hill 0431 378 202

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Mildura 6 Eyre Court

Situated in a great court location this superb 3 bedroom family home has space for everyone. Features large lounge, separate kitchen & dining. Ensuite & WIR to main, BIR’s to all other bedrooms. Outside is a wonderful secure yard with garden shed, double carport & covered outdoor area. With natural gas heating this home is sure to warm you up. Don’t miss out!Price $245,000Inspect Sat 11.30am - 12.00noon & Sun 12.00noon - 12.30pmContact Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Hard To Resist

Irymple 52 Nineteenth Street

Auction Sat 11th July at 10.30am On SiteTerms 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 DaysInspect Sat 10.00 - 10.30amContact Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Attractive from the street & on the high side of the road is this modern 3 bedroom home with separate lounge, dining, family & kitchen. Positioned on a manageable allotment with wide, shady verandahs, covered o/d living, double carport & single lock up garage, this home offers an enviable lifestyle in a peaceful location yet only minutes from town. To complete the picture you will �nd generous water storage with metered water supply, enviro septic system & your very own horse yard & stables.

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Mildura Units 1-4/291 Deakin Avenue

Location - Everything At Your FingertipsPositioned on Deakin Ave are these quality for units situated next to schools, shops & church. The 4x2 bedroom units all leased to excellent tenants returning approx $595pw. 2 of the units have been fully renovated & plan’s are available for the other 2 plus potential to redevelop down the track.

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PROPERTIES TO LET 13 Stockmans Dr, Irymple 3 Study, lovely outdoor area & great shed $390.00

29 Drings Way, Gol Gol 4 Executive home, ducted r/cycle $330.00

12/803 Irymple Ave, Irymple 3 Modern t/house, WIR to main, dbl c/port $235.00

7 Heath St, Red Cliffs 3 Refurbished, nat gas heating $230.00

10/803 Irymple Ave, Irymple 3 Modern townhouse in quiet complex $220.00

23 Emmett St, Ouyen 4 Spacious, WIP, good sized yard, carport $135.00

4 Emmet St, Ouyen 2+Study Low maint yard, 2 sheds, gas wall heater $130.00

3/24-26 Mitchell St, Ouyen 1 Lovely spot, short term lease available $ 90.00

OUT OF TOWN

70 Cherry Avenue 3 Modern 3 br/2 bath townhouse $270.00

6 Olympic Way 3 2 living areas, ensuite, gas heating $270.00

5 Bristol Way 3 Offers 2 living areas, ensuite, r/cycle $250.00

3 Sirius Court 3 Great west side location, mod kitchen $245.00

438 Eleventh Street 3 Large kitchen, tidy yard with BI BBQ $225.00

1/484 Walnut Avenue 3 BIR’s, 1 bathroom, dbl garage $225.00

35 Cherry Avenue 3 Evap cool, nat gas heat, BI bbq $220.00

1 Floral Avenue 3 Character home, wood & gas heating $220.00

6/6 Sapphire Court 2 Beautifully maintained & in good location $215.00

258 Sixteenth Street 2 Neat & Tidy Town house $210.00

229 Seventh Street 3 Quiet location, close to CBD $210.00

24 Floral Ave East 3 Good yard, dble carport, gas heating $195.00

821 Fourteenth Street 3 Neat & Tidy, located near schools $190.00

5, 4 & 8/5-7 Cameron Avenue 1 Renovated Westside unit $125.00

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14 McLaren Court

Price $180,000 - $195,000Inspect Sat 11.30am - 12.00noonContact Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

Mildura 3249 Etiwanda Avenue

Create Your Own Lifestyle 9.4 acres of land with a 15m x 9m x 3.6m shed with 3 phase power connected incorporating a lined & fully insulated 2 bedroom home with lounge, kitchen & s/s air conditioning built at one end (6m x 9m), plus an external bathroom/laundry/toilet under a 5m x 9m verandah. Town water & 2 megs garden water supply connected. The perfect answer.

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Immaculate 3 bedroom plus air conditioned of�ce home in a quiet court location walking distance to Centro Plaza. This home has been meticulously maintained & offering spacious living, new kitchen, dining, neat bathroom & new �oor coverings. The home is kept comfortable with split system & evaporative air conditioning plus a combustion heater. Extras include a great 20’ x 24’ shed with roller door, plenty of undercover car parking & paved outdoor entertaining area.

Price $220,000Inspect Sat 10.30 - 11.00amContact Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

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Mildura 369 San Mateo Avenue

Attention First Home Buyers & InvestorsThe opportunity exists to create equity through this tidy 3 bedroom home with great sized land of approx 759 m2. Internally it offers large main bedroom with reverse cycle heating cooling, 2nd bedroom with ceiling fan & 3rd bedroom with BIR. Kitchen provides gas cooking, kitchen cupboards & WI pantry. Previously rented at $175 per week. Enquire today to secure your investment or for your own starting point!

Price $130,000 - $145,000Inspect Sat 10.30 - 11.00amContact Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

FIRST RELEASE

Price $165,000Inspect Sun 12.45 - 1.15pmContact Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Sited on a large 906m2 lot with rear lane access is this fully renovated home with great shed/bungalow. Boasts new kitchen & bathroom, new �oor coverings throughout & light & bright atmosphere. A gigantic 6m x 9m shed with part bungalow & a huge carport complete the picture outside. Along with outside laundry & toilet & shower. Must see!

Clean As A Whistle!

Mildura 48 Eaglesham Street

Mildura 61a Eleventh Street

Investors, First Home Buyers or RetireesThis approx. 18 month old home is nestled on a small allotment walking distance to Latrobe University Campus. Features include 3 bedrooms ensuite & WIR to master, 2 living areas, stainless steel appliances & evaporative air conditioning. Plus a double carport & a good size shed. Currently leased at $240 per week.

Price Offers Over $210,000Inspect By Appointment Contact Faye Scherger 0407 212 860

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Mildura 354 Deakin Avenue

Price $219,000Inspect Sat 1.30 - 2.00pmContact Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Natural light abounds in this Art Deco style 3 bedroom home. Offering an attractive façade with an interesting �oor plan the home boasts a new kitchen with natural gas cooking, lounge with open �re place, courtyard style alfresco, excellent car accommodation with remote access, workshop & rear lane. With a real focus on security & privacy this home is within walking distance to Centro & is full of surprises.

Art Deco

Price $215,000Inspect By AppointmentContact Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

This superbly presented 3 bedroom townhouse is in �rst class condition. Features include large open living area, 2 way bathroom & double lock up garage. Includes gas heating, evaporative cooling & large entertaining area. Currently leased at $210 per week. This townhouse is immaculate with excellent attention to detail.

Stunning Townhouse

Mildura 27 Taylor Drive

The Darling River is right at the back door of this affordable family residence. Fully renovated throughout this 3 bedroom home located on approximately 10 hectares of freehold title boasts panoramic river views & excellent shedding. Features include solid timber kitchen, large living areas, of�ce & fully renovated bathroom. Your change in lifestyle awaits you & with a private rural outlook.

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Irymple 4/646 Koorlong Avenue

Neat & tidy 2 bedroom unit in block of only 4. Offers open plan living, kitchen with electric cooking, gas heating & evap. air conditioning. Good sized yard with workshop & separate single carport. Recently returning $135 per week. Being sold vacant.

Very Very Affordable

Price $105,000Inspect By AppointmentContact Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Dareton 18 Riverview Drive

Renovated With River ViewsThis delightful 3 bedroom home has been totally renovated with a new stylish kitchen which includes new appliances, new bathroom, new carpets & has been freshly painted throughout. Large open lounge featuring gas heating & open family/dinning area that �ows out onto the elevated entertaining area. This home overlooks the Coomealla Golf Course & mighty Murray River.

Price $185,000 - $195,000Inspect By Appointment Contact Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

Nichols Point 111 First Street

All The Right Ingredients Located in Nichols Point just round the corner from Bruce’s Bend. The land comprises approx 9.5 acres including all stables, paddocks, irrigation framework is underground & with 12.3 megs of high security water would be popular to horse enthusiasts. Also incl. is a separate 2 bedroom unit with heating/cooling system & all living facilities. The home offers an outdoor living area, 2 ample sheds, plant & equipment.Price $395,000 - $420,000Inspect Sun 2.00 - 2.30pmContact Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Wentworth 52 Cadell Street

Water Ski Off The Back Yard This huge character 4 bedroom home features high ceilings, large living areas, 2 bathrooms, spacious kitchen, front verandah, tradesman shed & established gardens. The home sits on a large freehold allotment that stretchers to the waters edge that has been beautifully maintained & is the perfect place for the budding angler & large family that enjoys their water sports. Ideally located within walking distance to shops, schools & transport.Price Offers Over $295,000Inspect Sun 10.45 - 11.15am Contact Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

Wentworth 65 Cadell Street

Located on the verge of the Darling & Murray rivers is this cosy 2 bedroom home plus sleep out. Set on a large well established block, enjoy your outdoor lifestyle on the massive deck or in the BBQ shack & let the world go by. Ideally suited for short term holiday accommodation or the retired couple. This sort of property is rare & will not be available for long.

Relax, Unwind & Enjoy The Lifestyle

Price $199,000Inspect Sun 10.00 - 10.30am Contact Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

Irymple 36 Belleview Drive

Family ApprovedEnjoying a popular Irymple location is this spacious 4 bedroom plus study home. Offering 3 living areas, attractive timber kitchen with natural gas cooking & dishwasher. This is surely the complete family home. Outside offers a good sized yard, large outdoor covered & paved outdoor living, double carport & a good sized 20 x 20 handyman’s shed with power & concrete �oor. Inspection is a must.Price $300,000 - $330,000Inspect Sat 2.30 - 3.00pm & Sun 1.30 - 2.00pmContact Ashley Burns 0408 618 294

Dareton 37 Neilpo Street

Price $130,000 onoInspect By AppointmentContact Ian Miers 0428 586 205

Great �rst home or investment – sit. in the heart of Dareton this brick veneer home offers 3 large bedrooms, spacious lounge/dining with S.C.heater & brilliant polished �oors, sunny kitchen with loads of cupboards & elec. Stove with rangehood. Extras inc. evap. cooling, Garden shed, carport and large allotment. It’s a beauty!

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Price $220,000 - $240,000Inspect By AppointmentContact Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Fabulous HomeA quiet position & an inviting interior will tick all the boxes on any Home Buyer’s checklist. Positioned within a tightly held pocket of Ouyen, you’ll �nd living here incredibly convenient to Ouyen Primary School. Features 4 bedrooms plus study, large separate living rooms, well sized kitchen & bathroom, car accommodation, large private backyard & lots more. Inspect today.

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FIRST MULTI VENDOR CLEARING SALE Saturday 18th July 2009 at 10.00am sharp

Old Cottees Building, Cnr Tenth Street & Pine Avenue, Mildura On account of various vendors including 3 deceased estates

• WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT • QUALITY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE •ANTIQUES • COLLECTABLES

• MOTOR VEHICLE • SUNDRIES

Including (but not limited to): Toyota Hilux Ute 1986 model with canopy (not registered); 6 seater lounge suite; dining table & 6 chairs; quality wall unit with glass display; 4 seat cane casual suite; near new Queen size bedroom suite; brand new Queen size mattress (still in plastic cover); Queen size bed with timber bed ends

(near new); Simpson auto washing machine; Panasonic Colour T.V (with set top box); display cabinet; refrigerator; bedside lights; 4 x chairs; microwave with convection oven; TV cabinet; dressing table; 6 seater outdoor table & chairs; small stainless steel freezer; new overlocking machine; electric grill; wheelbarrow; magni�cent & ornate

tapestry; leather �re surround; meat safes; old bottles & jars; rocking chair; turned leg table; blue & white jug & bowl set; blacksmith tools & vices; old phone; oil tins; wash stand with jug & bowl set; sideboard; garagenalia; 3 x air compressors; numerous power tools; 2 x welders; 2 x 6 x 4 trailers (one with cage); saw bench; pipe

bender; log splitter; pressure cleaner; whipper snippers; �shing & camping gear; tarps; commercial donut maker; portable reverse cycle air conditioner (near new); 7.5 H.P outboard motor; new bull nose iron; tools; wood heater; pump; composter; numerous garden tools & other sundries far too numerous to mention.

• Additional Entries: Estate furniture include ornate antique hat stand & mirror; ornate antique mirrored sideboard (lovely piece); miners couch & chairs; small meat safe; solid wardrobe; dressing table; small tin trunk; mincers; kitchen ware; doors; tables; book cases; claw foot bath; timber �re surround; antique drill press; old wash

tubs; electric wood saws & grinders; new electric wide handpiece, narrow handpiece, combs & cutters & other sundries.

• Number System to Apply •12.5% buyer premium on all lots • Inspection & registrations Friday 17th July 1.30pm – 5.30pm or 9.00am day of sale • Catering available •Terms: Strictly cash on day of sale

“It’s going to be a big day”Contact: Ashley Burns 0408 618 [email protected]

“The Auction Specialist”

If you want luxury combined with peace & privacy this is the home for you. Containing 4 large light �lled bedrooms all with BIR’s & 3 separate living areas. Positioned on an acre of land there is plenty of greenery & beautiful views from every �oor to ceiling window, stainless steel kitchen & appliances & ensuite to main bedroom. This property needs to be seen to be believed. Enquire today.

Price $340,000Inspect By AppointmentContact Sam Boake 0400 658 461

All On An Acre Of Land

Red Cliffs 219 Nerrum Avenue

Birdwoodton 60 McEdward Street

Featuring an expanse of living, this amazing home is ideal for large families looking for a 2 acre block in a quiet location. The 2 level �oor plan features classic styling with potential for modernisation. Features rumpus with wood heater, double garage with kitchenette & under house storage, formal lounge & dining, central kitchen, meals & family room, entertaining zone, 3 bedrooms, ensuite, BIRs, a spa bathroom & great sized secure yard with shedding.

See The Possibilities

Price $395,000 - $410,000Inspect Sun 1.00 - 1.30pmContact Adriano Aiello 0438 075 747

Ouyen 33 Ritchie Street

Price $199,000Inspect By Appointment Contact Chris Hill 0431 378 202

Sick of the kids sleeping 2 to a room? No study area or space for friends to sleep over? No room for entertaining? This rambling, comfortable 4 bedroom family home will take care of that! The home also features 2 separate living areas, large open kitchen/dining & huge bathroom. Set on a large allotment, all this property needs is the shed to complete the package.

The Size Will Suprise

FIRST RELEASE

Red Cliffs Block 184 Dumosa Street

Price $450,000 - $470,000Inspect By AppointmentContact Ian Miers 0428 586 205

Approx 26 acres with approx 2,300 trees and including 105.6 megs, low level sprays, good plant and equipment list based around John Deere tractor (1200 hours). The home offers 2 living rooms, huge kitchen, 4 bedrooms (en-suite to master), utility room, double carport, 3 bay open shed, 27’ x 20’ shed with concrete �oor and power. Well worth inspecting!

Fabulous Almond Property

Merbein 35 Box Street

Price $140,000Inspect Sun 11.45am - 12.15pmContact Chris Hill 0431 378 202 Ian Miers 0428 586 205

With just a little thought & a bit of paint, this property could be turned into the cosiest home. The home features polished �oors, 2 bedrooms & a great sized ‘handyman’s shed’ with rear lane access. Located close to all of Merbein’s amenities, schools & sporting facilities in a quiet neighbourhood. Be quick!

Cottage For Couples

Merbein 10 Box Street

Price Offers Over $150,000Inspect Sun 11.00 - 11.30amContact Ian Miers 0428 586 205

Sit on approx 1000sqm is this most spacious, part renovated 3 bedroom home. Offers huge living areas, updated kitchen & bathroom, polished boards, high ceiling with ornate cornice & ceiling roses, rear verandah, 30 x 25 feet shed & rear lane access. Sure to appeal.

Big House, Big Block

Merbein Cnr Cowanna & Yelta

Price: $550,000Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

First Class Dried Fruit HoldingAn excellent opportunity presents to purchase this freehold property of 18.65ha (46.09ac) with 157 megs of high security water. Being offered with this property is a 10 year contract with Clyne Foods & also includes structural improvements with residence & excellent shedding. Currently planted to approx 18.53ac of Sun Muscats & 19.20ac of Carina Currants.

Robinvale 524 Shaggy Ridge Road

Price: $179,900Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Jason Lawler 0417 248 002

Country Living Ideally located this 3 bedroom home plus study on a large block would be ideal for the growing family or those looking for some space in a rural setting. This home features a new kitchen & modern bathroom, large wood heater, ducted evaporative cooling, large outdoor area, excellent water storage & fully secure yard.

Buronga 8/6 - 10 Sturt Highway


This very neat 2 bedroom unit would be ideal as an investment. Currently leased at $125 per week & presented in excellent condition the home features 2 large bedrooms & spacious lounge. Located in a quiet area & within walking distance to shops & 10 minutes to Mildura on Foot. Close to River precinct & schools.

Investment Unit

Red Cliffs 12 Lachlan Parade

3 Bedrooms With Space & SheddingThis fully renovated home should not be missed. Boasting new �oor coverings, freshly painted & decorated throughout. Inside features a wood �re heater & evaporative cooling. Step outside to �nd an undercover entertainment area spilling onto a large backyard. This home contains side road access through to a double carport & shed which has concrete �oor & power. Plenty or room to subdivide (STCA).

Price $179,000Inspect By AppointmentContact Sam Boake 0400 658 461

NEW PRICE


67 Lime Avenue, MilduraPh: (03) 5021 2200

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IT’S ALL ABOUT LOCATIONHomes for sale in Nichols Point are rare. In need of some handy work. This 3 bedroom weatherboard home has instant ap-peal. Good sized lounge and meals area, utility room, good shedding on 758m2 of land. With some work and TLC this really

is an outstanding first home or investment.

Auction: Saturday 8th August at 12noon on siteContact: Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902 or [email protected]

Tim Leng 0408 133 326 or [email protected]

255 Koorlong Avenue, Nichols Point

Open Saturday11.00 - 11.30

EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONSThis fantastic family home offers space, class and a blue chip location. Boasting 4 bedrooms, WIR and ensuite to main, two

separate living areas, plus study/sitting room. Outside is an undercover entertaining area, 6x6 shed and well maintained gardens under auto sprinklers. Call me to arrange an inspection.

P.O.A.Contact: Matt Mason 0438 274 258 or [email protected]

Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or [email protected]

12 Carrington Drive, Irymple

EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY LIVINGSo peaceful and quiet located in neat paved court with an appealing sense of warmth and character is this attractive red

brick charmer, boasting four bedrooms, two bathrooms, separate lounge, open living, high ceilings, dado boards, lead light and more. A perfect place for all the family complete with inground pool, delightful gardens, double carport, large shed, this

charming character home has it all.

$340,000-$360,000Contact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360 or [email protected]

6 Calmeria Court, Irymple


PEACEFUL COURT LOCATIONLarge 4 bedroom, two bathroom brick veneer home with wonderful potential. Complete with ducted heating & cooling, secure

child friendly yard and peaceful family friendly court, just a short stroll to Centro Shopping Centre, schools and parkland - families must not miss this affordable opportunity.

Terms: 10% deposit, balance 30/60 days

Auction: Saturday 25th July at 11am on siteContact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917 or [email protected]

6 Kunjara Court, Mildura


SOMETHING FOR ALL THE FAMILYWith great street appeal and in sought after location this ideal family home has the lifestyle you desire. Enjoying three

bedrooms plus study, 2 bathrooms, an entertainers kitchen overlooking 14m x 25m outdoor entertainment area with pitched roof ceiling fans and inground solar heated pool/spa. The large 20x20 shed has been converted into office plus teenagers

retreat and extra storage area. Room to live, room to entertain and room to work from home.


Robert J Stephens 0458 658 566 or [email protected]

19 Nancy Court, Mildura


IMPRESSIVE PERIOD HOME - CIRCA 1890’SThis character filled family home has been restored to reflect its history, set on large 3888m2 allotment and positioned

between 15th & 16th Street only 1km to Centro Plaza. Features include 3 large bedrooms plus study, open family room, 3 original fire places, leadlight features, Jarrah timber kitchen, original floor boards, sweeping verandahs, delightful gardens,

fruit trees, natural gas, 3.75megs water plus town water. Inspection is a must.Terms: 10% deposit, balance 30/60/90 days

Auction: Saturday 25th July @ 12noon on siteContact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360 or [email protected]

574 San Mateo Avenue, Mildura

OUTSTANDING HORTICULTURAL & RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITYThis property is ideal for future residential development (STCA). Consisting of 38 acres of Residential 1 zoned freehold land, 108 megalitres of permanent high security water, 29 acres of Residential 1 zoned Lower Murray Wayer (LMW) leasehold land

(with possible future option to purchase freehold - subject to LMW approval), 75 megalitres of ‘Water by Agreement’ from LMW, 4 bedroom/brick/conite home, 2 work sheds and substantial office. Available for sale with management company in

place to manage the plantings. With contracts and management secured, this is a truly rare opportunity to purchase a prime cash positive horticultural holding within Mildura’s residential growth corridor.

For Sale By Tender - Tender closes Friday 7th August 2009Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

Cnr Sixteenth Street and Ontario Avenue, Mildura

EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE4 bedroom brick veneer plus theatre room approx 210m2. This modern yet unique designed family home boasts many

features; huge master bedroom with mirrored sliding robes, beautiful ensuite design, chefs kitchen with large preperation area and walk in pantry, 900mm gas stove, theatre room, separate family and dining area overlooks alfresco entertaining plus

30x20 colourbond shed plus double garage with auto door. All this set amongst prestige homes.

$344,950Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or [email protected]

Matt Mason 0438 274 258 or [email protected]

10 Bakogiannis Court, Mildura


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OLD ENGLISH CHARMERSet in popular Kings Billabong is this truly admirable English cottage. Boasting 3 good sized bedrooms, open plan living and meals area, well apportioned kitchen and bathroom. This property is complete with more than ample shedding, fully fenced

and all the space the most active of families needs.

$275,000Contact: Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902 or [email protected]

Tim Leng 0408 133 326 or [email protected]

82 Cooke Street, Kings Billabong


RENOVATED FAMILY HOMEGreat renovations has this four bedroom home with bushland views and walking distance to river. Boasting slate flooring,

well appointed timber kitchen offset with the use of granite benchtops and mini orb, modern bathroom, separate lounge, large shed, fully landscaped gardens. Set on 1660m2 allotment makes for an ideal family home.


130 Sturt Highway, Buronga


THE COMPLETE PACKAGEThis three bedroom home plus separate cottage (built in 2001), provides fully renovated entertainers kitchen, near new carpet

and window furnishings, separate lounge, large paved outdoor entertaining area enhanced by delightful low maintenance gardens. Perfect for the handyman is this large 6m x 12m fully insulated shed plus garden shed. Positioned in neat court

location within walking distance to Centro Plaza and The Gateway, this unique property will impress.


3 Taminga Court, Mildura

IDEAL IN EVERY WAY4 bedroom extensively renovated family home features polished floors, master with ensuite, separate lounge, reverse cycle air conditioning, decked outdoor living area overlooking rear grassed yard and 6m x 3m garden shed. Double carport and

separate garage, 163m2 of living, excellent location next to Waves complete with beautiful street scape.

$245,000-$270,000Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or [email protected]


98 Twelfth Street, Mildura

NEW LISTING

LETS GET STARTEDSome buyers will take a look at this 3 bedroom brick veneer semi ensuite, separate powder room, large lounge and dining

overlooking rear pergola and small yard, spacious open kitchen/dining, gas heating and cooking appliances. Rear lane entry for convenience plus single garage. Excellent location, walk to shops, chemist, schools and gym. Rented for $200 per week.

$175,000-$190,000Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or [email protected]


122 Boyden Street, Mildura

NEW LISTING

TOP SHELF TOWNHOUSE - CAREFREE LIVING From the moment you step inside this impeccable 3 bedroom townhouse you feel right at home, very fashionable decor, floating floorboards, formal lounge & dining, formal entry, timber kitchen with new dishwasher, pantry and breakfast bar,

reverse cycle heating and cooling. Step outside into the exquisite paved outdoor living area and a rear yard with just enough space for a boat or caravan, garden shed and carport. In a quiet court in one of Red Cliffs premier locations.

$189,500Contact: Robert J Stephens 0458 658 566 or [email protected]

3 Elinda Court, Red Cliffs


NEW LISTING

ATTENTION ALL FIRST HOME BUYERS AND INVESTORSSunraysia’s Best Value!

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity today with the first home buyers grant now at $36,500. Call in before it is too late, also saving thousands on stamp duty in securing your brand new 3br home today. Features include built in robes to all

bedrooms, 2 way bathroom, open plan living with kitchen/meals and lounge area and double carport. Hurry & take advantage of this unbelievable value house and land package today!

Need finance? No worries - talk to our home loan broker, Lynne Goss, on site this weekend.

Contact: Lyle Massey 0418 505 507 or [email protected]

Lisa Court, Mildura

Open Saturday 12.15 - 2.15 &Sunday 12.00 - 2.00

BE QUICK OR BE SORRYYou would be proud to own this 3 bedroom spacious home, large lounge and kitchen, quality floor coverings, relaxing pitched outdoor living, complete with 30x20 shed with floor and power, landscaped gardens with vegie patch and garage under main

roof, picket fence enhances street appeal. Close to shops, schools and parklands.

$215,000Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or [email protected]


24 McKendrick Avenue, Mildura


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Over 17 acre vineyard planted to Ruby Cabernet & Cabernet Sauvignon, excellent irrigation system with electric pump under

drippers all only 10 years old. Sensational elevated location, in the irrigation settlement plus a bonus of a pump on the river and town water available. Genuine vendor. Great opportunity for the astute

buyer.Terms: 10% deposit, balance 30/60 days

Auction: Friday 24th July @ 12.30pm on siteContact: Robert J Stephens 0458 658 566

Blk 73 Nursery Ridge Road, Red Cliffs

FIRST CLASS VINEYARD WITH

PUMP ON THE RIVER

BUILD WITH RURAL OUTLOOK

Magnificent homes surround this unique rural residential development at Kings Billabong. Elevated 1 acre allotments, power and town watered. Fully fenced to 3 sides. Established advanced trees.

From $108,000Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or [email protected]


Forrester Estate, Kings Billabong

ONLY 3 LEFT!!!!

Affordable 1 acre residential lots.Serviced to boundary with power, water and Telstra

Rural fencing to 3 sidesWalk to the river, elevated views into Mildura

From $69,500Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377 or [email protected]


Ridgeway Estate, Merbein

WHERES THE FIRST HOME BUYERS?

A perfect opportunity for the first home buyers is this very affordable 2 bedroom weatherboard home with separate meal/kitchen, formal lounge, high ceilings, reverse cycle heating and cooling, spacious family friendly backyard, this well located

home is only minutes from the 15th Street shopping rpecinct, schools, churches and sporting facilities, with just a little elbow grease and TLC and not much costs included, you can put a lot of value on this property.

$135,000-$145,000 (less $16,000 FHOG)Contact: Lyle Massey 0418 505 507 or [email protected]

369 San Mateo Avenue, Mildura

Open Friday 4.30 - 5.30, Saturday 2.15 - 3.00 & Sunday 11.15 - 11.45

NEW LISTING

A prime location in Irymple. A 3 bedroom home with a large rear yard. A good investment property for residential lease or with

possible approval from the relevant authorities, for a commercial usage dwelling.

Terms: 10% deposit, balance on or before 60days

Auction: Friday 31st July @ 12.30pm on siteContact: Mike Chaplin 0429 336 755

2108 Fifteenth Street, Irymple

PRIME HIGHWAY EXPOSURE

Brand new and completely finished quality-filled 4 bedroom home, built to suit the fussiest of buyers. With just under 25sqs of living,

huge mirrortone kitchen, ducted reverse cycle & stunning porcelain tiles throughout, massive pitched roof outdoor entertaining area, access to rear yard and so much more - complete with awesome

westisde location - this is simply irreplaceable value.

$390,000-$420,000Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

21 Bakogiannis Court, Mildura

ABSOLUTECLASS

A neat 3 bedroom weatherboard home with a tiled roof, slow combustion heater and a good sized lounge, master bedroom has

built in robes, new fencing in a good location. Terms: 10% deposit, balance 60 days

Auction: Friday 31st July at 2pm on siteContact: Mike Chaplin 0429 336 755

9 Namoi Avenue, Red Cliffs

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FIRST HOME BUYER

NEW LISTING

What a stunning Metricon home set on 2 acres of cleared land! Features include 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, huge games room,

sitting room, amazing kitchen with butlers pantry & the list goes on! Why build when all the hard work has been done.

$325,000Contact: Matt Mason 0438 274 258

Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

453 Channel Road, Merbein

A BRAND NEWLIFESTYLE

Set in a most private location comes this absolute quality brick veneer home, light filled formal and family spaces surround this

home, along with stylish kitchen, two separate living areas. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & separate powder room. Outside shows

sparkling salt water, heated in-ground pool, grand entertaining area & a quality 40x20 shed complete with power and concrete floor.

$520,000Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

14 Cambridge Terrace, Mildura

BLUE CHIP LOCATION, FIRST

CLASS HOME

Want to move in and do absolutely nothing? This property offers 3 bedrooms + large study (4th bedroom), ensuite & WIR to main, central timber kitchen, 2 living & separate dining, lovely alfresco, natural gas heating, low care gardens & yard with double c/bond shed & side access to rear yard. Double garage UMR, pristine

condition & totally complete in every aspect!

$379,000Contact: Graham Hill 0408 992 242

2 Mayan Court, Mildura

COMPLETE PACKAGE IN

ULARARA ESTATE


A true family home with two living areas, 2 bathrooms, double garage, ducted reverse cycle heating and cooling, quality kitchen,

paved BBQ area, 30x20 colourbond shed, genuine side gate access through to rear yard.

Offers Over $305,000Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

9 Daytona Court, Mildura

4 BEDROOM FAMILY HOME


3 acres & massive shedding. The home needs TLC bu thas 4 bedrooms, new evaporative air-conditioning & plenty of space. The shed is a whopping 540m2 with 3 phase & concrete floor. Next to Etiwanda Wetlands. Ideal for tradesmen or businesses needing

storage room. Priced to sell!

$300,000-$320,000Contact: Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902

Tim Leng 0408 133 326

92 Cureton Avenue, Mildura

OFFERS INVITED MUST BE SOLD!

Set on a grand 3/4 acre lot, this delightful family home boasts plenty of features. Comprises 3brs + study, main with WIR & ensuite,

formal lounge & dining, family & meals area & extensive covered entertainment & BBQ area. With large & expansive trees. A large

9m x 6m shed. Located in prestigious Nichols Point community, this home is a rare fund & must be seen to be appreciated.


Tim Leng 0408 133 326

10 Tireel Drive, Irymple

ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A FABULOUS

LIFESTYLE


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This 3 bedroom red cedar home with ensuite to main is nestled in a peaceful court on the doorstep of parklands and currently returning $230 per week with excellent tenants, leased until January 2010. Featuring decked verandah, spacious lounge & dining area plus

large kitchen, fantastic outdoor area with decked spa complete with large shed and 3rd toilet.

$189,000-$199,000Contact: Tim Aldridge 0407 239 917

2 The Centreway, Mildura

GREAT INVESTMENT

OPPORTUNITY

GREAT INVESTMENT

Walk to city centre, 3 bedroom detached unit, ideally positioned, separate meals and timber kitchen area. Suit investor, first home

owner, ample living area, enclosed carport and outdoor living, you will be impressed. Rental appraisal of $200 per week.

$179,950Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

Matt Mason 0438 274 258

1/172 Olive Grove, Mildura

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3 bedroom, 2 bathroom brick veneer townhouse currently tenanted for $250 per week. Approx 135m2 of modern living with separate lounge and meals area, set on 418m2 with double garage. Auto door, sizeable rear yard including pergola. Located Westside for

convenience, in an ideal location.

$220,000-$240,000Contact: Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

Matt Mason 0438 274 258

1/35 Leicester Street, Mildura

IMPRESSIVEINVESTMENT

With polished boards, ornate cornice, natural gas, reverse cycle heating and cooling, spacious rear yard, shed and double carport put this 3 bedroom home head and shoulders above others in a similar price range. First home buyers or investors must inspect.

Great Value At$149,000-$167,000

Contact: Robert J Stephens 0458 658 566

45 Hector Street, Mildura

YOU SIMPLY MUST INSPECT


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acre building lot. Build your dream home here. Great location, great neighbours. Walk to all westside amenities, including sports ovals,

schools, shops and transport.

Shakira Court, Mildura$120,000Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902Tim Leng 0408 133 326

ULARARA COURT LOCATION

Rare court location of 837m2 & fully fenced is available in family

friendly court in prime Mildura sub-division. Be quick this offer

wont last.

Huge Court, Mildura$95,000Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902Tim Leng 0408 133 326

BUILD NOWOFFERS INVITED

With first home builders grant at a premium, dont pass this buy.

All reasonable offers considered. Must sell.

Golden Ask Drive, Mildura$70,000Clem De Rosa 0408 239 902Tim Leng 0408 133 326

MOST AFFORDABLE WESTSIDE LAND

Most affordable land in one of Mildura’s finest subdivisions, Woodville Park Estate. Fully fenced, with all services and

spacious 756m2 of land - first home buyers won’t find better.

Panorama Drive, Mildura$79,950Phone For InspectionTim Aldridge 0407 239 917

Ideally positioned within walking distance to Ranfurly School is this three bedroom brick veneer townhouse featuring open plan living,

WIR to master bedroom, low maintenance yard, garden shed, double carport with auto door. Currently tenanted at $215 per week

would make for ideal investment.

$184,000Contact: Cheryl Reberger 0408 214 360

7d Sirius Court, Mildura

ATTENTIONINVESTORS

UNDER OFFER

No this is not a misprint. Brand new 3 bedroom brick veneer house and land packages for only $192,000 and 4 bedrooms from $199,000. A variety of great plans to choose from, suit first home

buyers, or the astute investor. Call today for your plans.

$168,000 for First Home BuyersContact: Robert J Stephens 0458 658 566

Ruby Views Estate, Wentworth

AT LAST! HOUSE & LAND PACKAGES

AVAILABLE INWENTWORTH

Wow look at what you get!!* 3 bedroom brick veneer construction home

* 3 bathrooms, double garage* Side gate access

* Open living and ducted reverse heating and cooling* Smart westside location

$198,000-$217,000Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

12/145 Riverside Avenue, Mildura

A TOWNHOUSE WITH THE LOT


Instantly appealing townhouse. Ideal location with short walk to schools, shops, parks and transport. Includes ensuite to main,

reverse cycle heating and cooling throughout, total paved outdoor area, will impress the fussiest of buyers.


Tim Leng 0408 133 326

2/234 Wade Avenue, Mildura

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Well presented and located townhouse. Boasting quality throughout which cimprises timber kitchen, formal lounge, opem meals living

area, double garage and low maintenance yard, together with privacy and security this will surely suit the fussiest of buyers,


Tim Leng 0408 133 326

2/7 Francesca Drive, Irymple

CLASSYTOWNHOUSE

Set to the popular subdivision of Ontario Heights is this 22.5sqs of family sized home including garage & entertaining area.

Standout features include brick veneer finish with render to front, separate formal lounge room, 3 bedrooms, designer open plan

kitchen/meals/family room, soft neutral colour scheme throughout, ducted reverse cycle heating and cooling, double garage, genuine side gate access, all complimented by smart alfresco entertaining

area. Now under construction.$279,950

Contact: Tim Davey 0409 234 271

2 Rita Drive, Mildura

BIG, BRAND NEW ONORATO HOME


This neat 3 bedroom townhouse would make a fantastic first home or investment property. With BIR’s to all rooms, neutral tones throughout, very low maintenance yard & situated in a quiet

location. has been rented at $210 per week!

$189,000Contact: Matt Mason 0438 274 258

Trevor Rogers 0409 506 377

9 Eastwood Drive, Mildura

CALLING ALL FIRST HOME BUYERS!


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Sensational renovated solid timber kitchen is the showpiece of this large open plan living home. With 3 spacious bedrooms all with

BIR’s, the master with doors leading out to private paved courtyard area. Great family sized rear yard with paved pergola/BBQ area,

shed, double carport all located in quiet westside court.

$190,000-$220,000Contact: Robert J Stephens 0458 658 566

5 Quail Court, Mildura

FIRST HOME OR INVEST AND REST


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21 River Avenue, Merbein $150,000-$165,00015 Walters Drive, Merbein South $165,000

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11 Rusticana Court, Mildura $235,000-$250,000 $80,000 NEG

355 Yelta Road, Merbein West $210,000-$225,000

89 Commercial Street, Merbein

NEWPRICE

Block 81 Oak, Avenue, Birdwoodton

Nestled deep in a quiet court in the sought after Green Vines Estate, this 3 bedroom brick veneer and tile home represents a very attractive package. Features include great street appeal, double L.U.G, landscaped gardens (auto water system), terrific outdoor entertainment area, big secure back yard, wood shed and BBQ shelter.

Terrific spot for that dream out-of-town home on acres.

This property is 6.31 Ha (15.6 acres) and includes 40 x

20 shed with 20 x 20 lean to and 2.3 megs water right.

Also features excellent sandy loam soil and neighbouring

properties are good quality.

• Central Merbein location

• Rent $90 per week

• Includes GST & outgoings

• Available now

Looks can be deceptive & an internal inspection of this home will disclose 4 big bedrooms plus a big study or 5th bedroom and 2 separate living areas. Located on a quiet acre of land it also features quality soft furnishings, full ensuite, polished floorboards & a great 40x20 shed with wood heater.

This ‘out-of-town’ property has many good features and tremendous potential. The home sits on a generous 1255m2 (approx 1/3 acre) alotment & includes high ceilings, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (spa bath), 3 toilets, huge carport, 2 rainwater tanks (kitchen tapping), shed, 3.5mgs water, garden sprinklers & solar hot water.

Character 3 bedroom home directly opposite Chaffey

Park and easy walk to the river. Tastefully renovated and

features include high ceilings, timber kitchen, spacious

lounge with bay window, separate dining room, utility

room, good shed, shady gardens and carport.

Great opportunity for first home buyers who want a quiet

out-of-town location on an acre of land. This appealing 4

bedroom weatherboard home with high ceilings is being

fully renovated and will be good as new throughout. Don’t

delay & arrange your inspection now, this one won’t last.

Charm and Character

Located on a big ¼ acre corner block this property has much to offer. Close to primary schools & sporting facilities, great street appeal, picket fence, new kitchen & bathroom, high wunderlich ceilings, great 20 x 20 shed, separate garage & garden shed. With 2 street access it also has subdivision potential STCA.

17 Commercial St, Merbein $169,500

Comfy Conite

1A Renniks Street, Mildura $189,500

This 3 bedroom home in quiet close to Mildura CBD location

is well maintained and features recently renovated kitchen,

gas cooking, reverse cycle air conditioning and has been

insulated and re-stumped. Ideal for first home buyer or

investor.

Impressive Hobby Farm Package

Lot 14 Memorial Road, Curlwaa $279,000

Quiet Curlwaa Location, 9 ½ acres freehold land, lovely

fully renovated 3 bedroom conite home with 14 megs

water with trickle irrigation and 6 ½ acres Shiraz with 3

year winery contract.

Land - Various727m2 – Merbein – 20 x 30 Shed $89,500 neg

595m2 – Merbein - Corner Block Offers Over $55,000

Pump Hill Subdivision – 1 acre lots with town water

from $115,000

Murray View Subdivision Elevated residential lots

from $49,000

½ acre – Close to Merbein $69,000

Lot 2 Sanders Street, Merbein $39,500

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83-89 Commercial , Merbein• Includes 4 separate shops

• Showing a solid return• Good sized allotment with opportunity to subdivide (STCA)

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Versatile 33 Acres

Lot 17 Memorial Rd, Curlwaa $155,000

Planted to Colombard & Shiraz – 3 year winery contract

3 megs water included & more available

Power connected & OK to build house (STCA)

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Lot 1 Channel Road, Merbein $49,500

32 Acres - Great Value

Block 69 Fifth St, Merbein $120,000You won’t find better value than this – Check out the features, 32 acres (12.98ha) with excellent sandy loam soil. 40 HP electric pump & 25 acres of low levels & OHS. Plantings include chardonnay, shiraz, pinot gris. Fully drained with besser block pickers quarters & 4 bay G.I shed with concrete floor & power. O.K to build (STCA). No water or working plant.

To Late To Renovate?

7 Park St, Merbein $59,000Knock it down, salvage what’s useful and redevelop the site. Good

big ¼ acre lot opposite high school with rear lane access. Ideal for

2 or 3 townhouses (STCA) or if your really game or just a bit mad,

then perhaps you can effect a rescue operation.

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Murray Park Estate

Baines Crt & Munro Crt, Merbein• Great “Pump Hill” location.

• Minimum lot size 4001m2 – Approx 1 acre.

• Town water and underground power.

• Titles now available.

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• 10 acres (4.04 Ha)• 6 Megs water right

• 305 metre highway frontageLow level watering

Offers Over $60,000

Blk 1 Sturt Hwy, Merbein South

• 10 acres (4.04 Ha)• 6 Megs water right

• 305 metre highway frontageElectric pump with low level

watering

Offers Over $80,000

Blk 11 Sturt Hwy, Merbein South

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Mortagagee In Possesion

355 River Road, Dareton Auction Friday 7th Nov. 2PM at Hotel Mildura.

17.26 ha (42.66 acres) on 2 Titles•

Spacious 3 bedroom + study conite home•

Nicely elevated outlook from house•

Electric pump on O.H.S and low levels•

Subdivision potential – STCA•

No water entitlement or working plant included•

Inspections by appointment only.

Terms: 10% deposit/Balance 42 days

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Trendy Townhouse

10 Tyers Court, Merbein $210,000

Difficult to fault this lovely modern, 3 bedroom (ensuite)

home on corner lot. Includes many special features such

as mirrortone kitchen, spacious sunken lounge, open plan

living, rev cycle air con, double lock up garage (auto doors),

paved courtyard and a great deal more.

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24 Werrimull Sth Rd, Werrimull $89,000It’s better than Bonnie Doon this fully renovated 2 bedroom hardiplank home on almost ½ acre in Werrimull Township. Features include new kitchen and bathroom, high ceilings, great covered and paved outdoor entertaining area, 40 x 25 shed/garage, rainwater tank and all-round fencing. Get out of the rat race at a very affordable price.

Feel The Serenity

3/60 Box Street, Merbein Offers Over $90,000Located around 100m from Post Office, Bank, Supermarket and club this 2 bedroom brick veneer and tile unit represents a great little investment opportunity. Features include reverse cycle air conditioning, built in robes & carport. Potential return of around 8% p.a gross.

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Lot 2 Sanders Street, Merbein $159,500

You won’t find better value than this house and land package

on a compact block in Merbein. Includes 3 bedroom home

with carport and anyone qualifying for the increased First

Home Owners Grant is entitled to a total $29,000, making

this a very affordable new home. Hurry this won’t last.

HOUSE & LAND PACKAGE

Top Location & Top Quality

60 McEdward Street, Birdwoodton $449,000Enjoy some of the best views in Sunraysia from this magnificent elevated home on over 2 acres on the high side of the Merbein “ridge”. Special features galore including top quality soft furnishings, upstairs master bedroom with full ensuite, W.I.R & balcony with views, huge formal lounge & dining rooms, Tassie Oak kitchen, double lock up garage, both town & irrigation water (10 megs) & much more. Must inspect to appreciate

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533A Boobook Avenue, Red Cliffs $135,000Quiet out of town location but no need for a ride on mower with this well presented 3 bedroom conite home in the Red Cliffs area. Features include 11 foot ceilings, renovated kitchen and bathroom, good heating and cooling, big shed and side access. Use that increased First Home Owners Grant and stop paying rent now.

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1 Mimosa Avenue, Mildura $150,000

Lovely 3 bedroom conite home in very good central location. Features include good fencing with secure back yard, double garage, security blinds, gas heating (natural), 2 toilets (1 outside) and auto watering system. Ideal for first home buyer or investor.

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Little Beauty At Birdwoodton

This property is located in the much sought after Birdwoodton area and has no near neighbours, with plenty of good features which include recently renovated bathroom, timber kitchen, polished floorboards, 10 foot ceilings and town water it is well worth a look for the first home buyer or investor.

324 River Avenue, Birdwoodton $179,500

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Peace and Tranquility

Located in a quiet rural location on approx 1 acre of land this well maintained 4 b/r home has a lot to offer. Just a short drive from Merbein township and the Murray river it features near new kitchen, big living area, 3 bay shed, various fruit trees and 3 megs water right. Great buying at this price.

$185,000

• Level & rectangular• Water & power connected• Easy walk to all facilities• 21 metre street frontage

• Ready to build or relocate existing home

6.32ha – 15 ½ acres approx.•

Approx 15 acres Sultanas.•

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Small Acres - Small Price

Block 44 Yelta Rd North, Merbein $85,000 Neg

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Ticks All The Boxes

Difficult to fault this 3 bedroom brick veneer and tile home in top Merbein location. It features full ensuite, separate dining and family rooms, sunken lounge, quality soft furnishings, rose gardens, tandem carport under main roof and outside entertaining area, all just a stroll to park and river.

3 Merebin Court, Merbein $199,000

Professional Position

268 Deakin Avenue, Mildura $349,000Located opposite Chaffey Secondary College this lovely big family home would also be absolutely perfect for use as professional chambers. It includes 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sunroom, utility room & a separate FSC bungalow. Fully renovated just 7 years ago it is on a 910m2 block and also features 11 foot ceilings, gourmet kitchen, separate dining room, natural gas, 3 car accommodation & covered outside entertaining

453 Wentworth Road, Yelta

Super Investment Property

Terrific investment with further development potential consider these features. Over ½ acre of land. Very good location, walk to park & river. Includes 2 houses with current rental income of $305 per week. Almost ¼ acre vacant land. Possibility for third house (STCA)

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83 Chaffey Street, MerbeinWith just a little “TLC” this comfortable 3 bedroom weatherboard home would come up an absolute treat. Features include new kitchen, good bathroom, polished boards, 10 foot ceilings, rev cycle and evaporative air conditioning, triple carport, great 25 x 20 shed and secure backyard. Plenty of room to park the truck and trailer etc.

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11 Wattle Street, Red Cliffs $99,500Yes it needs some TLC but this little 2 bedroom cottage is on a big ¼ acre (1015m2) block and is surrounded by fruit trees and foliage. Includes big shed, garden watering system, high ceilings, secure yard and quiet Nursery Ridge location.

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Terrifi c First Home Opportunity

24 Jenner Street, Merbein $139,000 NegVery well presented 3 bedroom Conite home on big ¼ acre (1013m2) lot with good sheds and rear lane access. Close to primary schools and features include spacious lounge with gas heater, renovated kitchen and bathroom and outdoor entertainment area. Ideal first home.

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322 Fifth Street, Merbein $179,000Largely renovated 3 bedroom Conite home on 22 ¾ acres (9 ¼ hectares) close to town. Electric pump on drippers to all young plantings of Chardonnay & Cab/Sav. Includes 3 megs water & more available. Good shedding & rentable brick pickers quarters. Also features covered outdoor entertaining area with in-ground pool & carport.

Comfortable Home on Acres

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Lovely Home On Acres

Block 55 & 55A Yelta Rd, Merbein $300,000Looking for a spacious home on just under 25 acres (10.028 Ha) with elevated outlook & less than 1km from primary schools? The house is 25 sq & includes 4 bedrooms & study, huge living areas & near new air conditioning & floor coverings. Plantings of chardonnay & sultanas are contracted until 2011 & package includes full working plant, auto watering system (new pump) & 50 x 40 shed. 3 megs of water included & more available.

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5 Surgey Street, Merbein $119,500

Comfy Conite

1A Renniks Street, Mildura $189,500

This 3 bedroom home in quiet close to Mildura CBD location

is well maintained and features recently renovated kitchen,

gas cooking, reverse cycle air conditioning and has been

insulated and re-stumped. Ideal for first home buyer or

investor.

Neat As A Pin

4 Smith Street, Merbein Offers over $190,000

In good central Merbein location with 3 bedrooms plus study this immaculate weatherboard home is a must see. Features include polished floorboards, paved outdoor entertainment area undercover, gas cooking, ducted evaporative cooling and built-in-robes to all bedrooms, tandem carport with auto-door & large 40 x 20 shed for the handyman.

Comfortable family home in need of some work but

with plenty of attractive features, including 3 good

sized bedrooms, big lounge & separate dining room.

Recently re-stumped & re-wired with 10 foot ceilings &

quaint front patio it has great potential.

Little Treasure on 2 Acres

72 Burra Road, Dareton $179,000

Extremely neat 3 bedroom hardiplank home, just 5 years old and in a quiet out of town location. Features include huge outdoor entertainment area, 5 megs water, 240 olive trees with low levels, great shed with attached 3 bay carport, reverse cycle air-conditioning, rainwater tank and easy care gardens with watering system. Ideal retirement package.

You Asked For It

Lot 4 Sturt Highway, Merbein South $225,000At last a property with all the features you buyers are seeking. Check out this list:

4 bedrooms Full ensuite & W.I.R to masterJust 5 years old, Out of town on an acre of landTown water connected, On school bus run

Close to shop & primary school, Great 50 x 25 shed with the lot Vendors keen to move on.

Terrific Investment

97-99 Commercial St, Merbein Offers over $400,000

Consisting of 4 shops and 2 residential units this property represents a great investment opportunity.

Consider the features: • 20 year old brick building

• All premises leased and producing excellent income • Prime commercial location

• Returning in excess of 10% p.a gross

Location A1


This property is located in the much sought after Birdwoodton area and has no near neighbours, with plenty of good features which include recently renovated bathroom, timber kitchen, polished floorboards, 10 foot ceilings and town water it is well worth a look for the first home buyer or investor.

Hobby Block - Close To Town

Block 59 Channel Road, Merbein $220,000

Located close to Merbein this property has a 3 bedroom home with town water, 60 x 20 shed and is within walking distance to local schools. This 16 ½ acre (6.71Ha) approx property would make an excellent hobby block and has a 50 meg water right, with electric pump with low levels and is planted to Chardonnay, Colombard & Cab/Sav.

Railway Lots for LeaseExpressions of Interest invited

Lots 3 & 33 Game St, Merbein

Lot 80 Calder Hwy, Merbein

1.43 Ha – 3 ½ Acres267m railway line access280m frontage to Game St.Zoned industrialUp to 30 year lease available

3731m2 – almost 1 acreCalder Highway frontageClose to railwayZoned PUZ 4 (Transport)Up to 30 year lease available

Successful Mixture

Block 119A River Ave, Merbein South $250,000

Small in size but big on income this hobby farm has a unique blend of plantings including pistachios, figs, sultanas, sun muscat, quinces and pomegranates. It consistently produces excellent income and features basic home, good shedding with cool room, electric pump with computerized drip system irrigation, pickers hut, 39 ½ megs water and some plant.

Applications close Wednesday 30/7/08 Forms available at Walder Real Estate – 87 Commercial

Street, Merbein

Rustic Charm

4 Cupper Grove, Merbein Offers over $220,000This 3 bedroom brick veneer home is in a great Merbein location. Only 5 years old and with old world charm it features timber kitchen, ensuite to main bedroom, ducted evaporative cooling to all rooms & single brick garage. All this on 835m2 of land.

Won’t Bust The Budget

12 Sanders Street, Merbein $125,000

With weekly repayments likely to be less than $200 this is a walk up start for the first home buyer with only a small deposit. Includes 3 bedrooms, 10 foot ceilings (some wunderlich), front verandah, evaporative air-conditioner & garden sprinklers. “Edge of Town” location with vineyard opposite.

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10 Tyers Court, Merbein $219,000

Difficult to fault this lovely modern, 3 bedroom (ensuite)

home on corner lot. Includes many special features such

as mirrortone kitchen, spacious sunken lounge, open plan

living, rev cycle air con, double lock up garage (auto doors),

paved courtyard and a great deal more.

Large Home - 1/4 Acre

12 Chaffey Street, Merbein Offers Over $180,000This well maintained 4 bedroom conite home on generous

¼ acre block would suit a growing family and features 2

bathrooms, built in robes to all bedrooms, large living area,

tandem carport & 20 x 30 shed. With side lane access &

rainwater tank this home could be the one for your family.

Splendid Serenity

10 Merebin Court, Merbein $265,000Immaculately presented in all respects and located in a quiet court this 3 bedroom home is one of Merbein’s finest. An easy walk to parklands and the river this property oozes quality and special features including great easy care garden with drippers, brilliant north facing sunroom, brick BBQ with tiling and roof, full ensuite, timber kitchen, double carport with auto door and quality soft furnishings. Impossible to fault.

Mimosa Magic

1 Mimosa Avenue, Mildura $169,500

Lovely 3 bedroom conite home in very good central location. Features include good fencing with secure back yard, double garage, security blinds, gas heating (natural), outside shower & toilet, dog kennels & auto watering system. Ideal for first home buyer or investor.

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Great Place To Start

9 Baylee Avenue, MilduraVery well presented weatherboard home in quiet Mildura location. Features include brand new kitchen, good bathroom, separate dining room, totally re-wired and painted, ceramic tiles in heavy traffic areas, natural gas connected, good shed, security blinds and outdoor entertainment area. Perfect for the first home buyer.

$149,500

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Lot 1 Myall Lane, Merbein $110,000Complete the project and reap the rewards, with this re-located conite home on rectangular 1 acre lot (4020m2) with 67 metre road frontage. All appliances and materials included with new roof, stumps and wiring in place. Also features 11 foot ceilings, 1.5 megs water and 3 phase power I available. Great opportunity at this price.

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Say goodbye to the landlord and get into this attractive little 3 bedroom home. A real first home buyers special, freshly painted inside and includes new floor coverings in high traffic areas, high ceilings and built in robes in 2 bedrooms. Price reduced to sell.

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126 Chaffey Street, Merbein $145,000 - $155,000Just completed on a small elevated lot this townhouse is as good as new and would make a great first home or investment. Well located and features include 2 bedrooms, reverse cycle air conditioning, double carport, shade sails, full insulation and is nicely fenced.

Freestanding Townhouse

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• Level & rectangular• Water & power connected• Easy walk to all facilities• 21 metre street frontage

• Ready to build or relocate existing home

9/226 Adams Street, Wentworth $109,000Neat and secure 2 bedroom brick veneer unit in popular “Billabong” Complex. Features include paved outdoor entertaining area, bushland outlook, carport and rainwater tank. Would suit retirees or investors.

Secure Investment

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13 Cedar Street, Red Cliffs $129,000

4 Bedrooms – Big Block

24 Werrimull Sth Rd, Werrimull $89,000

Feel The Serenity

3/60 Box Street, Merbein Offers Over $90,000

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Great Place To StartTerrific First Home Opportunity

9 Baylee Avenue, Mildura24 Jenner Street, Merbein $149,500$139,000 Neg

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3 Merebin Court, Merbein Lot 1 (28) River Avenue $199,000 $199,000

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11 Rusticana Court, Mildura $259,000

322 Fifth Street, Merbein $179,000

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21 River Avenue, Merbein $150,000-$165,000

Good Location – Great Outlook

11 Wattle Street, Red Cliffs $99,500


83-89 Commercial Street, Merbein $199,000

Investment OpportunityFor LeaseLot 1 Channel Road, Merbein $49,500

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in the popular Birdwoodton area, on just over 15 acres (6.197

Hectares). Includes 2.4 megs water right, basic shedding and is

priced for a quick sale.

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21 River Avenue, Merbein $150,000-$165,000

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11 Wattle Street, Red Cliffs $99,500



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$80,000

Birdwoodton Location-Budget Price

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13 Cedar Street, Red Cliffs Offers over $115,000Comfortable 4 bedroom home on big corner block in quiet Red Cliffs location. Good current rental return of around 7%pa gross and features include high ceilings, big secure backyard, wood heater, side access and subdivision potential (S.T.C.A). Great value at this price.


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111 Sixth Street, Merbein $199,000

12 Smith Street, Merbein $139,000

Crackerjack Location

Directly opposite the Merbein Bowling Club and an easy

stroll to all facilities this property has much to offer.

Features include spacious lounge and seperate dining

room, 2 bedrooms, study and seperate bungalow, 10

foot ceilings, carport and side lane access.

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4 Bedroom Home on 17 ¼ Acres

41 Rodwells Road, Birdwoodton $279,000

Located in the popular Birdwoodton area this tidy dried fruit property has a lot to offer. Includes a lovely 4 bedroom conite home with huge lounge and separate formal dining room, town water connected, full working plant including 2 tractors, good shed, rentable brick pickers quarters, terrific soil and 3 megs of irrigation water.

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results. We require properties in and around the Sunraysia district. If you are

looking for professional, energetic genuine salespeople that get results let us list

your most valuable asset. We now offer extra advertising via our new window

display in Merbein For a free market appraisal please call.

ATTENTION HOME OWNERS & INVESTORS

URGENTLY REQUIRED NEW PROPERTY LISTINGS THROUGHOUT THE

SUNRAYSIA DISTRICT FOR SALE AND FOR LEASE.

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AUCTION OR NOT – THAT IS THE QUESTIONIn today’s market, the question on every home seller’s lips is

how to get the best price for their property – to auction, or

not to auction? Local real estate agent, Collie & Tierney, has

some helpful advice that might make this difficult decision a

little easier.

“Selling your home can be emotionally stressful, but being

well informed about the process and alternatives helps instill a

sense of control” Robert J Stephens, Collie & Tierney, said.

“What you should remember at all times is that property is a

commodity, worth what a buyer is willing to pay for it.

“Sometimes, it is better to go to auction to accurately

determine market opinion, but in other cases it may be more

appropriate to go through the private treaty sale process.

Ideally, where there is likelihood that more than one buyer will

be found in the marketing period, auction is the viable and

preferable alternative.

“When there is a lot of housing stock available to choose from,

then buyers have a broad range of choice as well as the power

to keep prices down.

“But, in most of Australia at the moment supply is well short

of demand, and so sellers have the upper hand. It depends

very much on what is happening in your local area.“What

an auction does is set a timeline by which interested parties

must have completed their enquiries and arranged finance. It

promoted decisiveness and allows the competitive nature of

buyers to work in your interest. Also, it puts some surety into

the process because a sale under the hammer on auction day

is water-tight.

“But with private treaty sales, there is a degree of risk.

Two parties could make offers for a property, but if the chosen

party’s finances fall through after you’ve accepted their offer,

you either have to go back to the second party in a potentially

weaker position than previously, or you have to start the

process again.

“With auctions, when the bidding reaches your reserve, the

property is sold unconditionally.”

First National has successfully been selling through the

auction process, posting record months in the first half of this

year. According to Robert J Stephens, that’s a result that

comes from a combination of having realistic, well informed

vendors, effective, targetted promotion of the properties and

an agent who understands the local area and auction process

thoroughly.

“Auctions are good where a vendor is realistic and willing to

accept what the market is willing to offer on the given day,”

Robert J Stephens said.

Rural property owners in the Sunraysia

Region have the chance to swap

cold wintry country days for a week

of sunshine and warmth with First

National’s Winter Sun Campaign.

Collie & Tierney First National Real

Estate is offering a sunny Queensland

week-long holiday for two at the Hyatt

Coolum Result, valued at around $5,000

for people who list their properties of

five acres or more with First National

during July and August.

National Rural Manager, First National,

Bruce McGregor said now is the time

for rural property owners to consider

selling.

“We are experiencing solid enquiry

for quality properties in most areas of

Australia, from owner occupiers and

investors,” Mr McGregor said.

“The current financial climate, coupled

with the market being strengthened by

neighbours looking to expand under the

favourable interest rates and increased

interest from investors coming back to

the rural sector as long term investment

options, makes winter an ideal time to

sell.” According to Robert J Stephens,

winter traditionally has less listings,

and that means less advertising

opposition so there is greater potential

for exposure for properties.

“We sell all types of rural properties right

across Australia during winter,” Robert

said.

“Buyers don’t stop looking, just because

the weather gets cooler. In fact, it can

heat things up a bit and based on the

increased buyer enquiry traffic to our

website over the last month I would say

that is certainly the case this winter.”

Rural properties owners considering

selling their properties should be

presenting their properties now for a

winter sale and are encouraged to visit

a First National office to discuss their

options.

“There is no better time for rural property

owners who are thinking of relocating

or selling to put their properties on the

market now and be relocated before

the summer Christmas rush,” Robert

said.

“And with the current low interest rates,

now is the time to refinance and make

any property changes before market

conditions change, which we expect

may be sooner rather than later.”

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ordinated the dresses for the wedding party. The couple honeymooned on Tiger Island at Dream-world on the Gold Coast with the highlight being an early morning walk with Mohan (the white tiger) and then getting up close, and personal, with Rama, one of Mohan’s sons. Then it was onto Hamilton Island

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NATIONALLY-acclaimed Austral-ian photographer Kevin Phelan will be a special guest at the NAB Merbein Centenary Celebration Photographic Competition, to be as part of Merbein’s 100-year cel-ebrations in August.

With the theme of this year’s competition being ‘Merbein and District Faces and Places,’ compe-tition organiser Rebecca Wells says everyone is encouraged to enter.

“The aim of the competition is to give locals a chance to photo-graph Merbein and its surround-ing district,” says Rebecca. “It will be a great opportunity for every-one to see Merbein in its 100th year through community eyes.”

She said organisers were ecstat-ic that Kevin Phelan had accepted the invitation to be guest judge. “His lifelong love of, and dedi-cation to photography has seen him win many state and nation-al awards for his work, become member, treasurer and course lecturer for the Essendon Camera Club,” she said.

Kevin’s interest in photography began at a young age, when he fi rst used his mother’s ‘Box Brownie’ camera. His talents as a youngster extended to him developing his own black and white photographs in the family bathroom.

After purchasing his fi rst cam-era at age 16, and joining the Es-sendon Camera Club in 1985, the next 37 years saw Kevin develop as one of Australia’s talented photog-raphers.

A few of his many achieve-ments include fi rst place in the Ballarat National Photographic Competition, Landscape Section, in 2000; Champion Print, Best Ex-hibit and a First and Third place in Landscape at the 2005 Whittlesea Show; and in 2007 he received a Merit Award in Photo Journalism at the Ballarat National Photo-graphic Competition.

Kevin was also the recipient of the prestigious award, the State Service to the Victorian Associa-tion of Photographic Societies, awarded to those who have given exceptional service to photogra-phy, not only within the club, but also to the advancement of the art of photography on a wider scale.

Kevin has been fortunate enough to spend the last few years

travelling Australia, taking in the nature and landscape. His trip to Sunraysia in August will give him the chance to put his eye over not only our local talent, but also this district’s unique surroundings.

“We are very lucky to have a judge coming up especially from Melbourne to judge the com-petition,” Rebecca said. All en-tries for the competition must be

taken within 2009. Apart from highlighting the community in its milestone year, it will also be great for the community to look back on what Merbein and its sur-rounds looked like on its 100th birthday.

“When you start to look around Merbein, there are so many great things to photograph,” Rebecca said. “The people, the old

buildings, the landscape and, of course, our horticulture, with the hundreds of acres of vineyards and equipment. The possibilities are endless.”

Sections for the competition include the Open section, Merbein and District Landscape/Architec-ture; Merbein Horticulture/Dry-land Farming; Merbein & District Creative Experimental; Merbein & District Portrait; as well as cat-egories for Primary and Secondary school students.

Entry forms for the competi-tion are available at Walders Real Estate and the Merbein Informa-tion Centre, both of which are located in Commercial Street Merbein. They can also be found at Ramsays Camera House in 8th Street Mildura, or can be down-loaded from the Merbein Cente-nary website www.merbeincente-nary.com.au.

Entry is free, and completed entry forms can be submitted be-tween now and July 22 at Walders Real Estate between 9-5pm Mon-day to Friday and 9-11.30am on Saturdays.

A Model Release Form is also available at the web site and must also accompany entry forms if ap-plicable.

Rebecca explains, “If you take a photo and there is a person or group of people who are the main feature in the photo, we want people to use the model release form, so that we know you have their permission to take their pho-tograph.”

Winners will be announced and prizes presented on Saturday, August 15 during the offi cial open-ing of the Centenary celebrations. Winning entries will also be on display during the 10-day celebra-tion period from August 14 to 23.

Merbein through the lens for the past century

FACES AND PLACES: These are a few of the photographic examples, ABOVE and BOTTOM, that will be • included in the Merbein photographic competition as part of the town’s 100th birthday celebrations in August. Organisers are calling for district people to enter their favourite image of Merbein in the competition – entries

close on Jully 22 at Walders Real Estate in Merbein.

RURAL Financial Counselling Service Victoria’s small business advisory service will host a work-shop at the Mildura Golf Club next Thursday, July 16 from 7am.

The group will assess the long term viability of businesses, mak-

ing referrals to the appropriate training provider or consultant where necessary.

Staff on hand will discuss ev-erything from risk management to training, using recently re-ceived funding from the Federal

Government to help subsidise the costs involved.

All local businesses are invited to attend, with registration essen-tial. More information is avail-able by contacting 5022 0799.

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Master Builders Awards ‘09best custom home $300,000 - $400,000

IT was a difficult decision for a young bloke – keep trying out for the

Sydney Swans, or consolidate a career in the building industry.

In the end, Gol Gol’s Wayne McDonnell choose building, and it’s a deci-

sion he hasn’t regretted, culminating in a 2009 Masters Builders north-

west region award for best custom house priced between $300,000-

$400,000.

“That was a house I completed recently at Horsham, near where I grew

up at Edenhope,” Wayne said yesterday. “I was especially pleased with

that one because I did it all, from the design through to construction.”

Wayne, 38, is understandably proud of the product he turns out, but

attributes the end result to the lessons he learned early in life, firstly as a

16-year-old Army apprentice, and then during an 11-year Army career

in engineering and construction around Australia and overseas.

Wayne didn’t realise it at the time, but now realises he was extremely

lucky to get an Army apprenticeship, considering there were 4000 ap-

plicants Australia-wide for just 14 positions.

“I had to go to Melbourne quite a few times for various tests,” he said.

“There were aptitude tests, physical tests, psychological tests…I think

I went down four times before I was finally accepted. And even then I

wasn’t sure, because I had to sign on for nine years.

“Looking back it was the best decision I ever made. You couldn’t buy the

experience I got in the Army, first as an apprentice, then with the School

of Military Engineering, and then indentured out to master builders and

expert renovation firms all over the country.”

An added bonus was that Wayne got to play the game he loved –

Aussie rules – twice a week, Wednesdays with the Army team and then

weekends with his home club. In Sydney that was Campbelltown, and it

was from there that he was invited to try out for the Sydney Swans.

A run of injuries, and dedication to his profession saw Wayne choose

the building industry over professional footy, but in the years since then

he has been more than happy playing around 400 games with the Army

and amateur leagues in Victoria, NSW and Queensland, with a few best

and fairests and premiership flags under the belt, including one with the

Gol Gol Hawks after moving to Sunraysia (plus three flags with Alcher-

inga Tennis Club).

After leaving the Army, Wayne and his wife Tania, who he met in Sey-

mour during his Puckapunyal days, decided on the move to Gol Gol,

mainly because of the weather, a healthy building industry, and to bring

up their children Shae, 9 and Blake, 7, in a friendly rural community.

Kicking goals in the building industryThat was around six years ago, and Wayne is proud that he hasn’t missed a

day’s work so far, along with his full-time carpenter and an apprentice. He

says he selects his work carefully, doesn’t mind if it involves travel outside the

region, and while the Horsham project was the greatest distance travelled so

far, he’s quoting at present for a building job in Melbourne.

“I love what I do,” he says, “and I’m very proud of our craftsmanship and

attention to detail. I owe all that to what I was taught in my Army days, when I

was sent out on a variety of jobs, including extensive renovation work, project

building, and then architectural construction on some multi-million riverside

homes in the Brisbane area.”

Wayne agrees that Sunraysia is going through tough economic times, but is still showing steady growth on both

sides of the river, and he predicts a bright future for the region, especially if the riverfront precincts are allowed to be developed

along the lines of other Murray River townships.

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your perfect fl oor.

424-426 San Mateo Avenue, Mildura

Phone 5022 7551Fax 5022 7113 Mobile 0414 347 555

email: [email protected] – www.carpetone.com.au

Congratulations to Wayne

McDonnell Homes for receiving a

Master Builders award.

FOR ALL YOUR CONCRETE NEEDS

COMMERCIAL *DOMESTIC *INDUSTRIAL

ALOW PTY LTDPO BOX 773 CP

MILDURA VIC 3501

0408234984 REX0350248244 PH/FAX

[email protected]

MANGAN CONCRETING

Organization

Congratulations to Wayne McDonnell on winning the best

custom home category $300,000 - $400,000 for a Horsham-based

project.

would like to CONGRATULATE

Wayne McDonnell Homeson their


• TILT-A-DOORS• FLEX-A-DOOR• DESIGN-A-DOOR• ROLL-A-DOORS

• PANEL DOORS• REMOTE CON-TROLS• AUTO-GATE

19/27 SCOTT CRESCENT, MILDURAFAX: (03) 5021 5012

EMAIL: [email protected]

5021 5003

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WORKING LOCALLY SINCE 1994

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Congratulations on achieving this

Prestigious Award

IF YOU CARE CALL SHANEHE CARES

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this Prestigious Award

Retailers and installers of quality fl oor and wall tilesMarble avail-

Mosaic tilesTILE CENTRE

M I L D U R ATHE COMPLETE PACKAGE

Retailers & Installers Of Quality Tiles

CALL IN AND VISIT OUR SHOWROOM

Tile Centre is a locally owned & operated busi-ness which specialises in Tile Sales andoperates their own Installation Team.





283 ETIWANDA AVENUE PH: 5022 8484

MOB: 0418 502 867

Congratulations

Wayne McDonell Homes

on your recent award.

Proud to be associated with

Wayne McDonnell Homes

“Retailers & Installers of Quality Wall & Floor Tiles”M

W28123

Paul


0412 540 045

BevenPlumbing

PLASTERING CONTRACTOR PTY.

10 Tenth Street MilduraP 5021 2527 M 0407 221 447

Congratulations on your


Metalworx Buronga, are proud Suppliers to

Wayne McDonnell Homes.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Manufacturing, General Maintenance Machining & Welding

Ph: 03 5023 59880427 354 015

Grace Crescent Buronga NSW 2739Email: [email protected]

Congratulations to Wayne and Taniaon your award.

15 Eighth Street, MilduraT: 03 5021 1210 | F: 03 5023 7931

www.devilees.com.au FAMILY OWNED COMPANY WITH OVER 47 YEARS

EXPERIENCE IN THE HEATING AND COOLING INDUSTRY

Climate control designed, installed & maintained CONGRATULATIONS

WAYNE ON YOUR FANTASTIC

ACHIEVEMENT.

PHONE: 03-5024 8989 — MOBILE: 0419 [email protected]

MW

20535

Congratulations to

Wayne McDonnellfor being honoured

at this year’s

Master BuildersNorth West Regional

Building Awards

973-1029 Benetook Ave MilduraPhone No: 03 5023 1111

Fax No: 03 5023 8071

STEELINE MILDURA• Supplier of genuine COLORBOND® steel

• Full Steeline fencing product range

• Reliable service at competitive rates

• Contractors & DIY customers welcome

• Obligation free quotes arranged


PH: 5022 39 Tenth Street


Master Builders Awards ‘09best custom home $300,000 - $400,000

IT was a difficult decision for a young bloke – keep trying out for the

Sydney Swans, or consolidate a career in the building industry.

In the end, Gol Gol’s Wayne McDonnell choose building, and it’s a deci-

sion he hasn’t regretted, culminating in a 2009 Masters Builders north-

west region award for best custom house priced between $300,000-

$400,000.

“That was a house I completed recently at Horsham, near where I grew

up at Edenhope,” Wayne said yesterday. “I was especially pleased with

that one because I did it all, from the design through to construction.”

Wayne, 38, is understandably proud of the product he turns out, but

attributes the end result to the lessons he learned early in life, firstly as a

16-year-old Army apprentice, and then during an 11-year Army career

in engineering and construction around Australia and overseas.

Wayne didn’t realise it at the time, but now realises he was extremely

lucky to get an Army apprenticeship, considering there were 4000 ap-

plicants Australia-wide for just 14 positions.

“I had to go to Melbourne quite a few times for various tests,” he said.

“There were aptitude tests, physical tests, psychological tests…I think

I went down four times before I was finally accepted. And even then I

wasn’t sure, because I had to sign on for nine years.

“Looking back it was the best decision I ever made. You couldn’t buy the

experience I got in the Army, first as an apprentice, then with the School

of Military Engineering, and then indentured out to master builders and

expert renovation firms all over the country.”

An added bonus was that Wayne got to play the game he loved –

Aussie rules – twice a week, Wednesdays with the Army team and then

weekends with his home club. In Sydney that was Campbelltown, and it

was from there that he was invited to try out for the Sydney Swans.

A run of injuries, and dedication to his profession saw Wayne choose

the building industry over professional footy, but in the years since then

he has been more than happy playing around 400 games with the Army

and amateur leagues in Victoria, NSW and Queensland, with a few best

and fairests and premiership flags under the belt, including one with the

Gol Gol Hawks after moving to Sunraysia (plus three flags with Alcher-

inga Tennis Club).

After leaving the Army, Wayne and his wife Tania, who he met in Sey-

mour during his Puckapunyal days, decided on the move to Gol Gol,

mainly because of the weather, a healthy building industry, and to bring

up their children Shae, 9 and Blake, 7, in a friendly rural community.

Kicking goals in the building industryThat was around six years ago, and Wayne is proud that he hasn’t missed a

day’s work so far, along with his full-time carpenter and an apprentice. He

says he selects his work carefully, doesn’t mind if it involves travel outside the

region, and while the Horsham project was the greatest distance travelled so

far, he’s quoting at present for a building job in Melbourne.

“I love what I do,” he says, “and I’m very proud of our craftsmanship and

attention to detail. I owe all that to what I was taught in my Army days, when I

was sent out on a variety of jobs, including extensive renovation work, project

building, and then architectural construction on some multi-million riverside

homes in the Brisbane area.”

Wayne agrees that Sunraysia is going through tough economic times, but is still showing steady growth on both

sides of the river, and he predicts a bright future for the region, especially if the riverfront precincts are allowed to be developed

along the lines of other Murray River townships.



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IT has seemed like ages, but as I write this article from the United Kingdom, the Aus-tralian team is only a couple of days away from what is probably the most important cricket series it has played for some years (started Wednes-day night).

The series is important for many reasons, both in terms of the team and for me personally.

You probably have heard by now that I am not at the battlefront for the first game due to a rib injury sustained in the last warm-up game.

Nevertheless, I am still definitely planning to play a part, both on and off the field, over the next couple of months.

This is a crucial series for the team, and I think that will be reflected in the First Test at Cardiff Park.

The Australian team has changed quite a bit since we were last in England. In years gone by we would ar-rive in a rival country with

a team that really picked it-self. But this is a new era for the Aussies. The team is still settling down, and many of the players are fighting tooth and nail for a spot in the Test team, and essentially a career as an international cricketer.

I don’t think I have ever seen more fiercely competi-tive net sessions. In recent weeks some of our batters must have been waking up in the middle of the night

in a cold sweat just thinking about the next day’s net ses-sion!

All the bowlers have been charging in off their full run-up, relentlessly hitting the decks hard and putting our batters under intense pres-sure.

All pretty stirring stuff, and I don’t think there were any question marks over our preparation.

There was also the small issue of who actually would be walking through the gate for the start of the match.

As I have already said, I won’t be there, but I am not over-emphasising the signifi-cance of this match in terms of my overall career. I won’t get a chance this week, but I will keep working harder than ever to be ready to play should a spot become avail-able over the next few Tests.

I am incredibly fit at the moment, which will help with my recovery, and also ensure that I will be raring to go if required at any stage.

I am also keen to silence a few critics who have maybe doubted that I would return after my latest injury, but most of all, I will be play-ing for my teammates, my family and my own personal pride.

This is going to be a great series. I remember when I was a kid I used to love the fact that an Ashes series meant that I could get to watch my cricketing heroes, ever though it was footy sea-son.

I used to run home from school, finish my home-work early, have dinner and then plant myself in front of the TV with my brothers Shane and Grant, waiting for the day’s first ball to be bowled. I suspect we prob-ably all fell asleep by the first drinks break!

I look forward to staying in touch with you over the next couple of months. Let’s hope it’s a happy time for all of us!

I’ll be back – Brett Lee

BRETT Lee was born on November 8, 1976 in Wol-longong, NSW. His later schooling was at Oak Flats High School, which later named its cricket ground in his honour.

Lee made his Test match debut in December 1999 against India, and took his first international wicket off his first over. As a result of an impressive debut, he won the inaugural Don Bradman Young Player of the Year award.

In his first three series, Lee took 42 wickets from seven matches, creating a new Australian record, and was the highest wicket-taker for Australia in the first and third test of the 2001-02 trans-Tasman series, ending the series with a haul of 14 wickets. He took 13 wickets in three matches, after miss-ing the first two matches of the 2002-03 Ashes series. Later in 2003, he claimed 17 wickets in the Test series against West Indies.

During the 2005 Ashes series, Lee shared the new ball with Glenn McGrath, and showed glimpses of an all-rounder by averag-ing 26.33 with the bat. He claimed his fifth five-wicket haul (5/30) in during the 2005 Test series against West Indies, and during South Africa’s 2005-06 tour of Aus-tralia, claimed another five-wicket haul (5/93), finish-ing the series as Australia’s second highest wicket-taker after Shane Warne.

During the South Africa tour of 2006, Lee became the spearhead of the Aus-tralian bowling attack in the absence of McGrath. In the second match, he took five wickets for 69 runs, claiming his 200th Test wicket in the process. He took 20 wickets at an aver-age of 33.20 in the 2006-07 Ashes series.

In 2007 Lee was award-ed the McGilvray Medal for ABC’s Australian Test Player of the Year, and last year won the Allan Border Medal, being named the Australian Test Player of the Year.

Lee made his One Day International debut on January 9, 2000 against Pakistan. He was the first Australian and the fourth overall to take a hat-trick in a World Cup game, (2003 against Kenya), and since then has been ranked

among the top 10 one-day international bowlers. Known for express fast deliveries, Lee bowled his fastest ball (160.8km/h) on March 5, 2005 to Craig Cumming of New Zealand. He was also chosen in the ODI Team of the Year 2005 at the ICC Awards.

During the 2005-06 tri-angular one day series, Lee took 15 wickets, besides showing good ability with the bat, scoring 57 runs in a century partnership with Michael Hussey. He was named in the ODI Team of the Year 2006 and 2008 at the ICC Awards.

Lee made his Twenty20 debut on February 17, 2005 against New Zealand at Auckland. He was signed by the Indian Premier League franchise King’s XI Pun-jab for a fee of $900,000. On April 25, 2008, in the IPL game against Mumbai Indians, Lee finished with figures of one wicket for 9 runs in four overs, the second best economical bowling figure of the tour-nament.

Outside of cricket, Lee is fond of music, and plays the bass or acoustic guitar for the band Six and Out, with his brother Shane and fel-low cricketers Brad McNa-mara, Gavin Robertson and Richard Chee Quee. He also sang ‘You’re the One for Me’ with Indian singer Asha Bhosle, and is set to per-form the theme song for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

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Brett Lee was ruled out of the First Test against England with a rib injury, and might also miss the second in the series, but that hasn’t prevented the Aussie champion keeping Mildura Weekly readers up to date with all the news from the current Ashes tour. Lee has promised to write a regular column for Mildura Weekly readers for the duration of the tour, whether he is playing or not. The first of his reports, written in the lead-up to the First Test, comes courtesy of SKINS, a leader in sports compression wear.

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ONE is African-born, now a resi-dent of the ultra-tough New York borough The Bronx – and a fear-some bantamweight whose friends and supporters have labelled ‘King Kong.’ He’s lost just one fight in his life.

The other bloke is no slouch either – he’s the Armenian-born super flyweight known as ‘The Raging Bull,’ now an Australian citizen, a crowd favourite in Sydney – and also with just one loss against his name.

Joseph Agbeko and Vic Darchinyan meet this Sunday afternoon in Sunrise, Florida, in the United States, with a live telecast around the world, and Mildura’s Kevin Hogarth is hosting the big screen special fight day at Mildura Working Man’s Club, starting about 11am with the preliminary bouts.

Kevin, a boxing Bronze Medallist from the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, expects the fight to be one of the best ever seen by a Mildura crowd.

He said both fighters had impressive records, were similar in height, reach and weight, and are both still in their prime, Darchinyan at 33 and Agbeko 29. Both boxers have been ‘talking up’ the fight.

Agbeko has vowed to beat up Australia’s Vic Darchinyan just as Azumah Nelson pummelled Jeff Fenech 17 years ago.

Agbeko, originally from Ghana, ignited a war of words with the fi-ery Darchinyan during radio and television interviews earlier this week, telling the naturalised Aussie to expect “the worst beating of your career.”

“I’m going to do to you what Azumah Nelson did to Jeff Fenech in Australia,” Agbeko said.

Media later reported that mid-way through the conference, Darchinyan’s US promoter Gary Shaw stopped both fighters and sug-gested their verbal war was so enter-taining the media should put down credit cards and pay to listen in.

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fighters suggested the other should change their ring names. “He should change ‘King Kong’ to ‘Chimpan-zee’ because he is more similar to a chimpanzee,” Darchinyan said. “He is the same monkey, but a smaller size.”

Agbeko; “You are going to turn into a stinking Raging Bull”.

Darchinyan has been in top form in recent fights, becoming the un-disputed super flyweight champion by claiming the IBF, World Boxing Council and World Boxing Associa-tion super featherweight belts. He is moving up a weight division to take on Agbeko. The Australian said the extra weight would only make him stronger.

Regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s bout, Darchinyan bad-ly wants a rematch with Nonito Donaire, the Filipino responsible for his only defeat, and who took away his International Boxing Fed-eration and IBO flyweight titles in Bridgeport in the United States only recently.

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MILDURA has had its most suc-cessful ever foray into an Austral-ian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu martial arts competition, bringing back a total of 17 medals from last weekend’s State titles in Adelaide.

Fourteen Sunraysia fighters of varying age, weight and competi-tion levels competed in Adelaide on behalf of the Mildura Martial Arts Academy, and most have qualified for the national titles in August, being organised by the In-ternational Federation of Brazil-ian Jiu Jitsu.

Mildura’s team of 12 males and two females was coached by instructors Mick Moloney, James Wittal and Brandon Osborn, and Mick was high in his praise of his team, and ecstatic at the medal tally.

Most members entered into four different divisions, in some cases in an open weight match coming up against an opponent who was twice their weight, and who had trained a lot longer, and according to Mick more than held their own.

Ten members of the Mildura team qualified for the National titles to be held in Adelaide at the end of August.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and ground fighting with the goal of gaining a domi-nant position and using joint-locks and choke holds to force an opponent to submit or be knocked out, depending on what submission method is used.

The art was based on early 20th century Kodokan Judo, which was

at the time a recently-developed system (founded in 1882).

It promotes the principle that a smaller, weaker person using le-verage and proper technique can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger assail-ant.

According to Mick, a veter-an fighter, medal multiple gold medal winner and coach, Brazil-ian Jiu Jitsu is exciting because its exponents can be trained for self-defence, sport grappling tour-naments and Mixed Martial Arts, the hardest of all combat sports competition.

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He said BJJ encourages free spar-ring against a live, resisting oppo-nent. Practitioners therefore have the opportunity to test their skills “under pressure” and develop them under realistic conditions, while minimis-ing the risk of injury.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu came to inter-national prominence in the martial arts community in the 1990s, when Royce Gracie won the first, second and fourth Ultimate Fighting Cham-pionships, which at the time were single elimination martial arts tour-naments. Mick said Royce fought against often much-larger opponents who were practicing other styles, in-cluding boxing, shoot-fighting, ka-rate, tae kwon do and wrestling.

“It has since become a staple art for many Mixed Martial Arts fighters, and is largely credited for bringing widespread attention to the impor-tance of ground fighting,” he said.

“It is a distinctly individual sport, and practitioners are encouraged to adapt the techniques to make them work for their body type, strategic preferences, and the individuals level of athleticism.

“The ultimate criterion is the ability to execute the techniques suc-cessfully, rather than strict stylistic compliance.”

Mick said the different rules set and point scoring system for Brazil-ian Jiu Jitsu were designed to give it an arguably more practical emphasis than most martial arts.

This was done by rewarding posi-tions of control from which the grap-pler could strike their opponent.

“Sport Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s focus is on submissions without the use of strikes, while training allows practi-tioners to practice at full speed and with full power, resembling the effort used in a real confrontations or com-petition,” he said.

“Physical conditioning is also an important part of the training sylla-bus.”

Mick praised the training regime, enthusiasm and discipline of his Mil-dura team members, and said that among the many highlights of the State titles were the fights of Tybias Smith and Jesse Medina, who each collected a gold, silver and a bronze.

This was especially rewarding for Jesse, seeing as he broke his wrist only a week out from the same competi-tion last year, and was disappointed at not being able to compete.

The SA titles attracted 120 fight-ers from Victoria and SA, with a few from WA and NSW, and Mick expects this number to swell to around 200 for the nationals, with all medalists in all State titles around Australia heading to Adelaide again in just a few weeks time.

Mick has invited anyone wanting further information on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Mildura to log onto www.rskmma.com or call him on 0427 567 798.

HIGH-ACHIEVERS: Mildura Martial Arts Academy coach and prolific • competition medallist Mick Moloney (back row, second from right), with some of the medal-winning team members he took to Adelaide for the

recent State titles. Next step – the nationals, also to be held in Adelaide. BOTTOM – Mildura’s Peter Kourdis (in white) winning his bout by

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MILDURA’S V8 Supercar driv-ers Todd and Rick Kelly see this weekend’s Dunlop Townsville 400 as an opportunity to put their new Jack Daniel’s race team at the front of the pack.

The Bathurst-winning brothers have started a new V8 Supercar operation in 2009, and with that comes the task of building up experience and information for their brand new cars and crew.

But at a new venue such as Townsville, which will host its fi rst V8 Supercar event this weekend, the advantage of past experience enjoyed by rival teams is greatly reduced. Todd and Rick Kelly have put their Holden Commodores in a position to score the team’s debut podium fi nish over the course of the past two events at Symmons Plains and Dar-win respectively, but luck hasn’t fallen their way.

In Townsville, both are determined to continue their march up the order, with a podium fi nish the clear goal over the course of the week-end, where two 200-kilometre races will be staged.

Rick Kelly, asked if he thought there would be an advantage for a new team like Jack Daniel’s Racing heading to a brand new event where everyone was in the same situ-ation in terms of no previous experience, said the last couple of events had been very prom-ising, speed-wise and results-wise, but at the same time, very frustrating.

“We left Symmons Plains with a lap record and a really

fast car and unfortunately 26th position overall,” he said. “We could have easily been a third position or better on the day because we were running right up there. So I was a little bit frustrated from that one.

“Obviously in Darwin we were running second and had a nine second gap to third when the safety car came out towards the end, which was a bummer for us, and unfor-tunately we got knocked back to fourth. That for us again was promising but frustrating because we never did get that result under our belt.

Extremely keen“Heading to Townsville

we’re extremely keen to get a result given the frustrations of the last couple of rounds and excited about it as well, because it is a new event and Kelly Racing as a whole is a very new team.

“Townsville for us is great. All the other teams have been to all the other tracks around Australia dozens of times in some cases. So for us to head to Townsville puts us on more of an even playing fi eld to these other guys and I think that is great.

“The Jack Daniel’s Com-modores have great pace and it’s good to go to a track that no one else has got any data on as well. That will give us a bit of a ‘leg-up’ and if we keep moving in the same direction that we are going, we should hopefully bring home a tro-phy.”

Rick said the track looked “interesting,” but it was always diffi cult to get a true picture looking at a drawing or pic-ture, or even walking the track. “The last time we went to a new event was at Hamilton in New Zealand last year,” he

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said. “We walked around and had an opinion and an idea of what the track would be like and what sort of set-up we would need.

“But looking at this one it certainly looks like it creates a lot of passing opportunity. There are a couple of right-hand corners leading into right-hand corners, which is a great passing opportunity. And there is some fun stuff as well. I think it will be quite exciting. I’m certainly looking forward to going there and learning a new track because I’ve been in the V8 Supercar category for eight years now and the tracks are mainly the same year-to-year.

Change is good“It’s a good change to head

somewhere new as well. Todd and I went up to the ticket launch up there late last year and were massively surprised by the amount of people who showed up on the day to buy their tickets. The support we’ve got from those guys in North Queensland is excep-

tional and that excites us to go there and it’s also the location that great.

“My partner Elysia and I headed up to Townsville fi ve days early to have a bit of a break and a look around be-cause it is a nice venue to host an event and just generally a nice part of the world.”

Brother Todd agreed that the biggest thing about the weekend was that they would be trying out a brand new track, and because of that he saw it as a race of two parts.

“The fi rst is to get your head around driving around the circuit, and the second is to work with your engineer to get the best car set-up,” he said.

“They will be the two parts of this weekend that will really have a huge bear-ing on who goes well and who doesn’t. I am extremely excited about this kind of challenge – the two things I like most about what we do, as drivers, are the engineering side of things and also the ac-tual driving of the car.

“Running the Jack Dan-iel’s Commodore at Towns-ville will really test all the drivers and teams, and the input from the driver is going to be a lot more important this weekend, as there is no previous data to go on. I can’t wait. It will be hard work for everyone, but I’m very excited at the challenge.”

JACK’S BOYS: Rick, left, and Todd, ABOVE, discuss • tactics during a recent round of the V8 Supercars, and INSET,

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THE Mildura-Alcheringa Pony Club will host an Equestrian Australia affi liated Horse Trials competition on the weekend of July 25/26.

The event is being sponsored by Horseland Mildura and the Mildura Rural City Council, and be staged at the Mildura Horse Complex adjacent to the Sandilong Racecourse.

In past years the event has attracted combi-nations from across Victoria and South Austra-lia, with this year’s event shaping up to be one of the biggest to date.

The event is the equine equivalent to a tri-athlon, with competitors having to compete in three discipline competitions. The dressage and show jumping legs will be staged on Sat-urday, with the cross country event being held over for Sunday morning.

There will be four grades, with jump heights ranging from 60cm to 105cm.

Combined training classes (dressage and show jumping only) will also be available.

The event is open to all riders, and any-

one interested in competing, or seeking more information should contact Bridget Tinker on 0431 838 621 or email [email protected].

Meanwhile, an offi cial dressage compe-tition is also to be held on Friday, July 24. Offi cial, associated and pony classes will be available. Again contact Bridget for more in-formation.

Spectators are welcome at all competitions and entry is free.

Pony club set to host Mildura Horse Trials event this month

By GRANT MAYNARD

PLAYING poker is traditionally an indoor pursuit – a table cov-ered with green felt, mounds of chips, a drink by your elbow and curling cigar smoke.

But that’s not for the mem-bers of the Border Western Horse Group, they like to do it on horseback... or by horse-drawn vehicle.

And they will be doing it next Sunday, assembling to reg-ister from 9am at their Tapio ro-deo grounds home base.

Each rider, or driver, will choose a 10-kilometre or 20-ki-lometre loop course, with the start time for both set down as 9.30am.

Each course will include a series of checkpoints. At each checkpoint a playing card will be issued with the aim for each participant being to complete

the course, collect fi ve playing cards and at the end of the ride be holding the winning poker hand.

The ride is open to all ages and everyone is welcome, ac-cording to group spokesperson, Donna Turvey.

“It’s about having fun with like-minded people and enjoy-ing the ride,” she said.

The cost will be $10 per rid-er, and there is the promise of heaps of prizes besides that for the winning poker hand.

“We’ll probably have some categories like: ‘The Fattest Pony’ and ‘The Best Dressed Lady or Gentlemen rider/driv-er’.”

The event will be fully ca-tered, with a barbecue lunch available.

For more information con-tact Lesley Allen 5021 2338 or 0409 190 115.

In the saddle for a hand of pokerMANE GAME: •

Louise Rowe and Louise Rowe and ‘Ebony’ will be hoping

for a winning hand next weekend.

By GRANT MAYNARD

AROUND the stables he is known simply as ‘Mar-cus’, but his much grander sounding full name is Sanlirra Prediction.

And the bay riding pony is the apple of their eye for Mildura’s Cherrie and Mark Uchtman.

It’s their prediction that he has what it takes to go a long way and the early signs are defi nitely there. In just his fi rst year in the show ring, Marcus has already amassed an impressive tally of title ribbons.

Campaigned profes-sionally by Briony Payne, of Pakenham, Victoria, this show season he racked up some solid results includ-ing:

• Champion New-comer Large Pony Hygain Masters Horse of the Year (HOTY) 2008,

• Champion Interme-diate Large Pony Hygain Masters HOTY 2008,

• Top 10 Newcomer and Open Pony Barastoc Horse of the Year 2009,

• Champion Newcom-er Riding Pony Melbourne Summer Royal 2009,

• Sydney Royal Show Winner of Novice Pony 13.2h to 14hh,

• Sydney Royal Show 2nd Open Pony 13.2hh to 14hh,

• 1st and Reserve Champion Newcomer

Riding Pony Victorian Riding Pony Classic 2009, and

• Supreme Ridden Ex-hibit at many agricultural shows across the State.

Cherrie, who coyly ad-mits to being “in her for-ties”, has been showing horses since she was a girl of 15, and continued her interest in the sport when her daughter competed.

She no longer rides competitively herself, pre-ferring to support Briony’s efforts on Sanlirra Predic-tion.

Cherrie attends all the big equestrian com-petitions, like the HOTY events and the Sydney and Melbourne Royal Shows, helping to prepare ‘Mar-cus’ for the show ring.

She has also recently purchased Marcus’ full brother from the same Sanlirra Stud where he was bred.

Sanlirra, according to the stud website, breeds ‘quality Australian rid-ing ponies, galloways and hacks. They are, the stud claims, bred for many dis-ciplines, but especially for the show ring and dres-sage.

Cherrie’s latest acqui-sition has been dubbed Sanlirra ‘Talk of the Town’. He is a galloway, meaning he is a taller horse than Marcus and, she says, has the potential to be “better than his brother”.

Time, as they say, will tell.

Cherrie says owning a show horse has parallels with owning a race horse.

While she doesn’t ride competitively, she takes great pleasure from being a part of Briony and San-lirra Prediction’s success. That success has already greatly increased his value, so owning and campaign-ing horses of his calibre can be a sound invest-ment.

But most of all, Cher-rie is happy to be part of the competitive equestrian arena and is looking for-ward to continued success in the ring.

Meanwhile, Sanlirra ‘Talk of the Town’ is be-ing broken in for compe-tition and, all going well, is expected to compete in 2010/2011 show season.

And if the Uchtman name sounds familiar, it might well be – Mark and Cherrie are the proprietors of Mildura Electrical.

Cherrie’s ‘Prediction’for a bright future

RIDING A WAVE OF • SUCCESS: Sanlirra

Prediction, or ‘Marcus’ to his friends, with Briony Payne in the sadlle after winning

the prestigious Show Hack Council of Victoria Horse of the Year Newcomer Large

Pony. At the same show he also won the Intermediate

Large Pony.


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By BEN PISCIONERI

THE Robinvale Football Netball Club will tomorrow use football to unite the township and celebrate the contributions made to the game by indigenous people.

A fi rst for Victorian country football, the indigenous Round is the brainchild of Robinvale’s senior football coach Troy Moncur who saw a need to get more of the town’s young indigenous people involved in football.

“We decided to do it because we’ve noticed there’s a lot of kids out there in the 11 to 19 age bracket and not many of them are involved in sport,” Moncur said.

“This is about getting them en-gaged in sport and also serves as a recruiting drive for the club. But it’s more about doing something for the community.”

Moncur said there appeared to be a decline in the number of in-digenous players in Robinvale com-pared to previous years, something he aimed to rectify.

He pointed to the 1991 premier-ship side which included David Handy, Harry Pettit, Willie Hannah, Lenny Williams and Jason Briggs.

This season just two indigenous players have taken to the fi eld – assis-tant coach John Jackson and 14-year-old Isaiah Johnson.

Moncur described Robinvale’s young indigenous people as an un-tapped resource.

He said he had already identifi ed numerous players in the younger ju-nior ranks with plenty of potential.

“It’s about engaging them and making them feel comfortable and picking them up,” Moncur said.

He said both the community and his players had embraced the initia-tive.

“The response from the com-munity has been very positive and the players have really embraced the idea,” Moncur said.

The Robinvale coach used recent census fi gures to illustrate the num-ber of potential young players in the town.

Based on 2006 fi gures, 9.4 per-cent of Robinvale’s population is indigenous. That compares with 2.3 percent across Victoria and just 0.6 percent nationally.

Moncur said he hoped that by getting more indigenous people onto the football fi eld it would not only provide an alternative to drugs, alcohol and crime, but celebrate the contributions indigenous people have made to Australian Rules Foot-ball.

Robinvale’s Riverside Park will be the venue for this weekend’s In-digenous Round and see the Eagles take on Wentworth, which seems appropriate given Wentworth is an-other town with a high indigenous population.

Senior Robinvale football play-

ers will wear special jumpers to mark the day, designed by local Aboriginal artist Barb Egan, who herself is cer-tainly no stranger to football.

Barb is the mother of former Robinvale player and Richmond football great, Phil Egan, who in many ways was one of the trailblaz-ers for indigenous players entering what was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the 1980s.

Barb said it was much more dif-fi cult for indigenous players in that era.

“In Phil’s days it was a lot harder because there was a lot more dis-crimination back then. But it’s not the case now. It’s much better now which is fantastic,” she said.

Barb recently attended the an-nual ‘Dreamtime at the G’ match between Richmond and Essendon, where she met the likes of AFL boss Andrew Demetriou and many of the current indigenous players.

Her son Phil still plays a key mentoring role for young indig-enous players in the AFL.

Barb said the idea behind her

design for the football jumpers was simple. On the front of the jumpers will be a football with two hands on it – one white, one black, signifying the black and white people coming together to play football, which is in keeping with the theme for the match, ‘Robinvale – Together We Are One’.

Tomorrow’s match will be pre-ceded by a ‘smoking ceremony’ per-formed by Bruce Baxtor, a ‘welcome to country’ by Barb Egan and tradi-tional Aboriginal dancing.

Phil Egan will then perform the coin toss to get the game under way.

While there will be plenty of ac-tion on the fi eld there will also be a host of activities off the ground, in-cluding children’s’ rides, face paint-ing, a pro-skate demonstration, sprint races at half-time, a free bar-becue lunch and commemorative Indigenous Round T-shirts.

Moncur said tomorrow’s Indige-nous Round will be an annual event he sees involving other Sunraysia teams as the initiative gains momen-tum.

In Robinvale this week they will use our great game of Australian Rules to bring residents together in a show of unity and harmony that should act as an example to other communities around the country...

EAGLES SOARING: Isaiah Johnson, ABOVE, is one of Robinvale’s most • recent Indigenous recruits while, TOP, assistant coach John Jackson (left)

and senior coach Troy Moncur are role models at the Eagles.Photographs courtesy of The Robinvale Sentinel.

United we stand

EAGLES SOARING: Isaiah Johnson, ABOVE, is one of Robinvale’s most

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