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The level of Wimmera sacrifice at the Austral-ian landing at Gallipoli in the First World War has prompted national organis-ers to include Horsham in major national Centenary of Anzac activities.

People from across the Wim-mera-Mallee have an invitation to share in a unique Spirit of Anzac experience as part of Camp Gallipoli, the countrys largest national commemora-tion program.

Horsham is one of only 12 regional sites across Australia to have the honour of present-ing an Anzac Day Eve Camp

Gallipoli. It will also welcome the arrival of the Anzac Flame, starting a national tour on Feb-ruary 14 and due to be in Hor-sham before Anzac Day.

A Horsham RSL sub-com-mittee chaired by Mayor Mark Radford, working with various community members, is organ-ising the event.

It plans to directly involve about 400 students from sec-ondary schools across the re-gion.

Camp Gallipoli events are scheduled at a series of historic locations across Australia and New Zealand.

National organisers have invited families, schools and community groups to join in a

special night of remembrance, entertainment, mateship and the birth of Aussie and Kiwi Anzac spirit.

In Horsham, selected year nine, 10 and 11 students will camp out, at a venue yet to be decided, preceded by a special Camp Gallipoli Presentation on Anzac Day Eve.

Re-enactmentThe event will also feature a

First World War re-enactment, segments of a Camp Gallipoli documentary, special guests and the screening of Russell Crowes war-time drama The Water Diviner.

While the Horsham Camp Gallipoli sleep-out is restrict-

ed to the selected students, or-ganisers are encouraging the public to attend a Camp Gal-lipoli presentation on Anzac Day Eve and the various Anzac Day dawn and commemorative services across the region.

A Horsham dawn service is planned for 6.30am and a com-memorative service at 11am, following a march.

Camp Gallipoli Foundation chief executive Chris Fox said historical records showed that it would have been wrong for Horsham to miss out on the op-portunity to present one of the 12 regional camps.

Rural Victorian towns and centres made a considerable sacrifice at Gallipoli, especially

Horsham district, he said.The original Fifth Battalion,

the first Victorian battalion to land at Anzac Cove, was more than well represented by Hor-sham boys.

It is an incredible honour for the centres to host Camp Gal-lipoli events but it is more than appropriate.

Records show that hundreds of young men from Horsham district and the region died dur-ing the Gallipoli landing and campaign.

Mr Fox said the camp would be more than simply commem-orating young people who had made the the ultimate sacrifice.

What were trying to en-gender back into Australian

culture is what was born on Anzac Cove all those years ago mateship and the spirit of Anzac, he said.

Its about the true values of mateship where it doesnt matter if you are rich, poor, black, white, old or young and we think that spirit is in all of our DNA.

We want an Australian gen-eration that is constantly taking selfies on their phones and seemingly consumed only with themselves to consider what those brave men gave to us.

There is a strong educational element in what were doing but its not just for kids its open to all Australians.

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CANT WAIT: Wimmera jazz music enthusiast Jeff Harvey will be among the many who make the annual pilgrimage to the Grampians Jazz Festival in Halls Gap next month.

Mr Harvey, who admits to be being more of jazz fan than player, will soak up all the music on offer, but is particularly interest ed in modern mainstream jazz from the cool era. He said the event, which he calls the friendly festival, provides one of his best annual Grampians experiences. Story, page 7. Picture: DEAN LAWSON

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Multi million-dollar greyhound-rac ing developments at Horsham Showground in the next 12 months will include $160,000 in infrastructure upgrades.

A project to install a 60-kilo-watt solar electrical system at Horsham Greyhound Racing Clubs administration build-ing and renovations to kitchen facilities will coincide with construction of a new state-of-the-art racing track.

Horsham club manager Jus-tin Brilliant said the new solar-power system, funded through Greyhound Racing Victoria, had the potential to save the club up to $20,000 a year.

It will take us down to

about $4000 to $5000 in elec-tricity costs a year, which is probably similar to an average household. Were also getting closer to having a zero envi-ronmental footprint, he said.

We also have plenty of roof space to perhaps pursue fur-ther developments in the fu-ture. Its all going to happen at the same time that works starts on the new track.

Surveyors were at Horsham Showground last week as site preparations started for the track redevelopment project, estimated to cost up to about $3-million.

Club representatives will also have their first project meeting with track designers and Greyhound Racing Vic-toria officials in Horsham this Friday.

The Horsham project is part of a Greyhound Racing Victo-ria statewide regional venue-upgrade program. There has already been significant work in Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Traralgon centres.

SignificantOne of the most significant

changes in track development in Horsham will be the widen-ing of a circuit by between 10 or 12 metres and the removal of a trotting track. Spectators will also be closer to the racing action.

Mr Brilliant said plans for a major function and recep-tion centre at the showground remained on the books but might be a few years away from development.

Its being budgeted for and

depends on finding extra fund-ing, he said.

The Wimmera has a long and colourful history in greyhound racing and these developments reflect that long-term associa-tion between the region and the sport.

Greyhound racing has been an integral part of our sport-ing fabric, right back to early European settlement days, and thats one of the reasons why we are pursuing not only major upgrades to our track, but also our patron facilities.

Development of a function centre is a little way off and has a high price tag. But we see it as an important long-term project for the club, the show-grounds precinct, Horsham and the Wimmera community in general.

FUTURE PLANNING: Horsham Greyhound Racing Club manager Justin Brilliant, pictured at Horsham Showground with Bart, a former racing dog now family pet. Picture: DEAN LAWSON

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Being including in this years Australia Day honours list came as an unex-pected shock to retired Wim-mera veterinarian Dr Barbara Joan Maddern-Wellington.

Dr Wellington, who lives at Glenisla Crossing south of Hor-sham with husband and fellow veterinarian Dr John Wellington, said she was still flabbergasted.

You dont serve on various committees expecting anything to come back to you in recogni-tion. But there is a feeling of sat-isfaction that you have actually done something worthwhile, she said.

Dr Wellington received a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia or AM for her lifetime of work dedi-cated to the physical and ethical care of animals.

The Wellingtons spent many years at Ararat Veterinary Clinic during the 1970s. But Dr Bar-bara Wellingtons significant service to veterinary science, professional associations, ani-mal welfare and the community at state and national level took her influence beyond regional boundaries.

What Ive been trying to pro-mote all my life is people taking responsibility for their animals and that they acknowledge their individuality and worth and care for them in that sense, she said.

Dr Wellington was Royal Soci-ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Victoria chief vet-erinarian from 1985 to 1998 and 1999 to 2002.

She was Australian Veterinary Association, Victoria president in 1993 and 1994, policy coun-cillor for many years and Veteri-nary Nurses Council of Australia representative in 1995.

She was a member of the Fac-ulty of Veterinary Science Ani-mal Ethics Committee, The Uni-versity of Melbourne between 2000 and 2013 and has been a member of faculty of Veteri-nary Science and School of Land and Environment Animal Ethics Committee, since 2013

She was a Faculties of Science and Land and Food Resources Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee member from 2006

to 2008 and on the Faculty of Science Animal Experimen-tation Ethics Committee from 2003 to 2005.

She has also been on an Ani-mal Experimentation Ethics committee at La Trobe Univer-sity, Royal Melbourne Hospi-tal; Royal Womens Hospital, and Monash Medical Centre for many years.

Other recipientsLong-time Horsham district municipal representative and former mayor Bernard Gross, and community volunteers Evan Arnold and Angela Newton also received national recognition.

All three received pre-eminent Australia Day honours with Medal of the Order of Australia awards for services to their com-munities.Mr Grosss achievements -

Mayor, Horsham Rural City Council, 2000-2001 and 2008-2009; councillor, 1997-2012.

Shire president, Wimmera Shire Council, 1994-1995; councillor, 1985-1994.

Horsham Agriculture Society committee member since 1968; president, 1975-1978; chairman, finance Committee, 1969-2005;

management committee, 1969-2005; chairman, 1972-1985.

Lutheran Youth member, 1948-1961; Victorian Lutheran Youth president, 1956-1959.

A member of Green Lake Coun-try Fire Service, 1961-2005, Wim-mera Development Association, Wimmera Regional Transport Group, Western Highway Action Group, Alliance of Councils for Rail Freight Development; Hor-sham East Rotary, Wimmera Inter-modal Freight Terminal.

Evan John Arnold, EdenhopeAchievements -

Edenhope Pastoral and Agri-cultural Society member, since 1965 and president for two terms.

Awarded life membership, 2004.Edenhope Mens Shed vice-pres-

ident since 2013.Edenhope Lions Club member

1980-2012 including two terms as president.

Edenhope State Emergency Ser-vice Unit disaster controller, 1988-1996. Edenhope Mechanics Hall Committee member, 1966-2011.

Edenhope High School council member, 1975-1983.

Voluntarily helped construct, maintain and operate the Eden-hope Aerodrome, ensuring 24-hour access for the West Wimmera Air Ambulance between 1974 and 1995.

Angela Maree Newton, HarrowAchievements -

Edenhope and District Memo-rial Hospital board member, 2005-2008.

Harrow Discovery Centre foun-dation member since 2004.

Harrow Promotion Development Group, foundation member 1996-1997.

Harrow by Night Light and Sound Show, founder and organ-iser, since 1996.

Founder and Organiser, Beaut Blokes Weekend, since 2003.

Harrow National Billy Cart Time Trials, organiser since 2007.

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West Wimmera Nuffield scholars Michael Craig and Jonathan Dyer will be guest speakers at events in Warracknabeal and Edenhope next month as they prepare for an international tour.

The pair will speak at Building Resil-ience in Farming events at The Creekside Hotel in Warracknabeal on February 11 and Bennetts Edenhope Bakery on Febru-ary 13, organised by West Wimmera Shire Council.

Mr Craig, from Harrow, and Mr Dyer, Kaniva, plan to use data to gain business insight involving supply chains as a their focus for the Nuffield global focus program in late February.

Mr Craig is general manager of mixed broadacre livestock and cropping business

Tuloona Pastoral. He oversees direction and staff, pasture and crop management.

Jonathon Dyer is from a 2200-hectare family farming partnership specialising in broadacre grain production.

They will use the functions to discuss their journey so far, why they chose to pursue the Nuffield scholarship and their point of difference in farming.

Mr Craig will be focusing on wheth-er additional value can be distributed through the supply chain to improve re-turns, particularly in the context of Aus-tralian climate variability and ability to adapt.

Mr Dyer will focus on Big Data refer-ring to the ability to capture and store large volumes of information and analyse

it to solve complex problems and gain business insight.

There will be follow-up dinners in No-vember when the pair complete their study tours.

The presentations are part of the Build-ing Resilience in Farming project which focuses on strengthening and support-ing regional agricultural networks in the region and collaborating with groups to promote business and environmental sus-tainability.

Further information is available at web-site wda.org.au/special-projects/building-resilience-in-farming-vasp or by con-tacting Mark Fletcher from Wimmera Development Association 5381 6505 or [email protected].

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SURPRISE: Veterinarian Dr Barbara Wellington, pictured with husband John, said she was speechless after learning of her Order of Australia or AM award. Picture: DEAN LAWSON

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Organisers of this years 29th Grampi-ans Jazz Festival in Halls Gap next month are busy preparing for a big week-end of celebration.

The festival, starting on February 13, continues to blossom and is again set to draw thousands of peo-ple to the Grampians tourist hamlet.

Festival coordinator Pe-ter Milburn said more than 3500 people attended the three-day festival which featured hundreds of per-formers and all types of jazz music.

Its just getting big-ger and bigger every year. There are more bands com-ing, more people. There are more than 160 bands per-forming across the week-end, he said.

There are all forms of jazz, from traditional Dixie-land to mainstream, modern and big band. We have the usual street parade on the Saturday morning which is quite spectacular with peo-ple getting dressed up and having a great time.

We basically take over

the town. Its a real mix, a great party atmosphere from go to whoa. People just keep coming back and keep bringing their friends. They have a such a great time and word quickly spreads. Its a festival in the true sense of the word.

Organisers have had to deal with rain, hail, heat, fire, floods and drought in presenting the annual festi-val and this year will rec-ognise the 50th birthday of Jacquie Shaw.

Birthday historyJacquie Shaws 21st birth-

day party at Roses Gap in 1986 started the idea for a jazz festival.

Organisers have urged people to make the most of bus services, to meander throughout the town and catch up with friends.

They have also encour-aged patrons to dress up and join the street parade. Colours this year are red, white and black.

The festival will also be making use of Halls Gaps new Community Hub.

Registrations start at Halls Gap Hall on February 12. General information is

available from Halls Gap Visitor Information Centre on freecall 1800 065 599.

Jazz performances will be at various venues across Halls Gap and a $65 week-end badge will allow adults entry to all sessions and venues. Under-18s will pay $10 for the weekend pass.

Individual session tickets on Friday night, Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday will cost $25 an adult or $5 for under-18s.

Grampians Road in Halls Gap town centre will be closed to all traffic during the festival weekend from 8pm on the Friday night until 6.30pm on the Sunday.

The festival will proceed on Extreme and Code Red fire-rating days unless fire threatens the town.

There will be air-condi-tioning at all venues except marquees and all badge venues will provide access for people with disabilities.

People seeking more in-formation about the festival, one of the many annual at-tractions in Halls Gap, can call Halls Gap Visitor Infor-mation Centre on freecall 1800 065 599.

BY DEAN LAWSON

We are still coming to grips with the power people can wield by using social media to promote messages, causes, ideas and con-cepts.

It seems there is limitless scope in using this medium.

At one end of the scale it can be a conduit for harmless conversation, banter and im-agery between friends. At the other it can be a weapon to promote evil fundamentalist or reactionary ideology.

It is disappointing but far from surprising that were seeing people fuelled by question-able motivations using the vague regulating processes of social media to influence com-munity sentiment in the Wimmera-Mallee.

Many of us dealing with and working in the various forms of media and with an understanding of the difference between free

speech and serious trouble making have been cringing at some of the social-media posts or sites making the rounds.

A site calling for a stop to the development of a mosque in Ararat, regardless of the community giving the project a resounding thumbs-up through a planning process, has been one.

Another site is set on sharing informa-tion about the whereabouts of police in the region, supposedly with intent on helping motorists who might be doing the wrong thing to avoid getting caught.

To suggest there is something not quite right in this evolving scenario is an under-statement.

Weve seen how international terrorists use social media and we worry at the thought

that children, in some cases unwittingly, have been able to access violent and savage footage, right under the noses of their unsus-pecting parents.

It is also important to remember that at the same time many of us have tapped into the entertaining, fun and educational side of the medium, which has become part of everyday life.

The truth is, there is no stopping this open-door accessibility to information and imagery.

But we can, as people who value morals as well as our many freedoms, make sure we stay informed and educated.

We must also maintain a willingness to pass on simple messages about the dif-ferences between right and wrong, whats funny and what isnt and whats good and whats bad.

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Thursday, February 12: 2pm to 4pm, registration at Halls Gap Hall.

Friday, February 13: From noon, registration at Halls Gap Hall; 5pm to 11pm, programmed Ses-sions at Halls Gap Hall, Mountain Grand Hotel, Pinnacle Lodge, Halls Gap Hub, Parkgate Resort Big 4 Marquee, Halls Gap Estate Marquee, Pool Marquee, Golf Club Marquee, Spirit of Punjab, Comfort Inn Country Plaza.

Saturday, February 14: 10am, Street Parade. Musicians assemble at 9.45am and will march to Stony Creek Bridge and return to play to the massed crowd;11.15am 11.15pm, two pro-grammed sessions at Halls Gap Hall, Mountain Grand Hotel, Pinnacle Lodge, Parkgate Resort Big 4 Marquee, Halls Gap Estate Marquee, Pool Marquee, Golf Club Marquee, Spirit of Punjab, Comfort Inn Country Plaza, Big Band Stage, Stony Creek, Halls Gap Hub.

Sunday, February 15: 9am, jazz ecumenical service at Parkgate Resort Big 4 Marquee; Halls Gap Primary School Craft Market,10.30am to 6pm, pro-grammed sessions at Halls Gap Hall, Mountain Grand Hotel, Parkgate Resort Big 4 Marquee, Halls Gap Estate Marquee, Pool Marquee, Comfort Inn Country Plaza, Golf Club Marquee, Spirit of Punjab, Big Bands Stage daylight concert from 10.30am, Stony Creek daylight concert from 10.30am.

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In his graduation year of studies, Dan-iel Griffin has moved from Queenslands Gold Coast to Warracknabeal where he will work as the new physiotherapist with the health services Community Health team.

His appointment ends a six-month search to find a replacement for previous physio Margot Lowther who moved to Warrnam-bool last year.

Mr Griffin said he had other options for employment but he liked the idea of a complete change of scenery and the chance to work as a generalist physi-otherapist.

I had looked at a few jobs in Victoria but this one appealed to me most, Mr Griffin said.

I like the idea of the variety of work you get with a country health service.

You get to work on people of all ages and all conditions so its great experi-ence.

Mr Griffin said he enjoyed all forms of physiotherapy but was particularly in-terested in musculo-skeletal and cardio respiratory work.

I want to eventually establish myself further in those areas.

Mr Griffin grew up in McLean, near Grafton, NSW, and moved to Lismore with his family when he turned 12.

During his study years, he spent time in South Africa working at a wildlife park near St Lucia where he taught English and helped with odd jobs such as mending fences, installing water tanks and digging footings for buildings.

While in South Africa, Mr Griffin flew to Tanzania and scaled Mt Kilimanjaro, a taxing trek which involved a five-day

climb and two days descent.He is an avid sports fan and has played

many sports including rugby, golf and squash and was a Cross-fit coach during his time on the Gold Coast. Although its a new game to him, he has already started training for Australian Rules football with Warrack Eagles.

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one seems to know each other, he said.I have a few mates living close by so

its worked out well for me. And getting involved in the footy club seems to be a good way of meeting the locals.

RNH Community Health team leader Ngareta Melgren said Mr Griffins ap-

pointment ended a tiring search.Our struggle to find a suitable clinician

has been well-documented and it hasnt been easy, Ms Melgren said.

We advertised all over Australia and exhausted all avenues so Daniels arrival has been most heartening.

He has fitted in well and the RNH cli-ents and staff at all three campuses have warmed to him very quickly.

Ms Melgren said she hoped to announce the commencement of a second physi-otherapist next month.

Daniel has a friend who has shown interest in moving here as well so fingers crossed, we might have some more good news, she said.

That will certainly give us real stability in that department.

IN GOOD HANDS: RNHs new physiotherapist Daniel Griffin, right, helps Yarriambiack Lodge resident John Souter with his exercise program. Picture: PETER MILLER

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The Municipal Strategic Statement, or MSS, forms part of Horsham Planning Scheme and establishes policy for the use and development of land in the municipality.

Horsham Mayor Mark Rad-ford said an existing MSS dated back to 1999 and had not been subject to review.

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Renovations to one of the Wimmeras most iconic buildings, Horsham Mason-ic Centre in Horsham, are scheduled to be finished in February or March.

Centre secretary John McTaggart said the Urquhart Street Hall, a Horsham land-mark since its construction in 1937, was undergoing major restoration.

The roof and ceiling up-stairs have been replaced, there will be new toilet fa-cilities and a new access area that is up to modern stan-dards, he said.

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digenous Australian soldiers buried at Gallipoli, there are 1000 Indians. In fact there are people from all communi-ties that made up the original Commonwealth.

FlameAn RSL Anzac Flame, lit in

Albany, WA, last October by Victoria Cross recipient Dan-iel Keighran, VC, and passed onto other VC winners Mark Donaldson and Ben Roberts-Smith before travelling to Canberra, will light a torch during its tour through Hor-sham for use at the Camp Gallipoli.

Horsham RSL sub-branch

commemorative chairman Da-vid Eltringham said an Anzac Flame ceremony would form part of the Camp Gallipoli proceedings which would also link with expanded Horsham Anzac Day services.

The Anzac Centenary Ad-visory Board, Federal Educa-tion Minister Departments of Defence and Veterans Affairs, RSL Australia, Legacy Aus-tralia and Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Asso-ciation have endorsed Camp Gallipoli events across Aus-tralia and New Zealand.

Organisers have also planned six metropolitan Camp Gallipoli events across Australia.


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Euthanasia andsaying goodbyeIn the last few weeks weve had some very sad mo-ments at the Animal Aid Vet-erinary Clinic. Weve said goodbye to some long-term patients.

It can certainly be a very dif-ficult time for us as vets and nurses. But strangely enough, I usually feel more upset for the sake of the owner than the pet in the vast majority of cases they are unwell or in pain, and it is actually a comforting thought to know that you are freeing them from their suffering and easing them on their way.

For the owners, however, it can be truly distressing. One of the most common and often difficult conversations that we as vets have with pet own-ers is around the question of euthanasia; should they make the decision to let their pets go, and if so, when is the best time to do it?

Although many owners have expressed to me their wish that their sick or old pets might qui-etly pass away at home on their own accord, this rarely happens.

In part this is because pets

tend not to suffer from many of the conditions that might result in a person passing away quickly, such as a stroke or a heart attack.

For the most part though, it is simply because we feel it is unfair of us to allow our pets to become so unwell that they will pass away spontaneously, and instead choose to end their suffering before it reaches this point.

TimingThe more difficult aspect to

the decision is deciding when the time is right. In some cases, where an animal is acutely ill or seriously injured, the answer might be clear.

In many cases, however, an animals health may be dete-riorating slowly due to age or a chronic illness, and the right time is not so obvious.

Ultimately the decision is

based on what the owners feel is an acceptable quality of life, both for their pet and for them-selves as owners.

This might vary quite a bit de-pending on the nature of the pet, the beliefs of the owners, and their ability to care for their pet.

As a general rule, however, I suggest to owners that if their pet is no longer eating, if they are unable to move well enough to go to the toilet without caus-ing soiling or distress, or if in the owners opinion there is no enjoyment left in the pets life, the time has perhaps come to say goodbye.

For many of us, our pets are as integral a part of our families as the human members, and its no wonder that they are so sadly missed after they have passed away.

The grief that can be caused by the loss of a pet is real, and can be long lasting.

An honest and realistic con-versation with your vet can cer-tainly help to make that deci-sion making process easier for all parts of the family.

Motorcyclists to gatherfor big Grampians ride

Farmers have millions of reasons to be thank-ful for senior pathologist Grant Hollaway and his team at Grains Innovation Park in Horsham.

Analysis has showed this team has provided more than $400-million worth of benefits to the industry in the first decade this century by help-ing in the understanding and reduction of crop diseases.

This involved a cost-benefit ratio of 1:78 repre-senting a return of $78 for every dollar invested by the Department and the Grains Research and Development Corporation.

Dr Hollaways efforts have won him the 2014

Victorian Wheat Research Foundations annual Award for Excellence.

Victorian Wheat Research Foundation Trust chairman John Ackland said the Department of Economic Developments field crop pathology had achieved impressive outcomes for the Aus-tralian cereal industry.

Mr Ackland said consultations with industry agronomists and farm advisers indicated that information and advice provided by pathology staff at Horsham were highly valued and had fre-quently changed industry disease-management decisions.

Team wins award for excellence

Organisers of the seventh annual Gram-pians Ride to Remember this Sunday expect 300 motorcycle enthusiasts to be involved in the event.

The ride will start from Ararat Performing Arts Centre at 9am and involve a 188-kilometre circuit across the rural countryside of Ararat district. It will skim the fringes of the Gram-pians and include the townships of Maroona, Willaura, Wickliffe, Lake Bolac and Streatham before returning to Ararats Alexandra Gardens.

A sub committee of the Victoria Police Blue

Ribbon Foundation Ararat Branch has organ-ised the event which includes motorcycle en-thusiasts, police, local government, community groups and Ararat foundation branch members.

All proceeds from the event will support East Grampians Health Services Ararat Hospital and Willaura Health Service.

The Ride is a green corridor event under po-lice escort and open to all licensed motorcycle enthusiasts.

People can find out more at website www.remember.org.au.

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Member for Ripon Lou-ise Staley is confident that a social media page call-ing for a halt in the develop-ment of a mosque in Ararat far from reflects the attitude of most Ararat people.

Ms Staley, in responding to a Stop the Mosque in Ararat Facebook page, said all indica-tions were that non-Ararat peo-ple were driving the site.

There are groups outside Ararat which have their own agendas and a point of view and are entirely allowed to express those views.

But it is quite clear to me that this is not driven by Ararat peo-ple, she said.

Ararat Mayor Paul Hooper told the Press last week that he was horrified to discover the site which had attracted hun-dreds of likes.

He said there had been a Mus-lim community in Ararat for many years and it was a huge step for people to make a com-mitment to build a mosque in the city.

Ararat Islamic Welfare Asso-ciation plans to build a mosque, or Islamic church for the many long-time members of the citys Muslim community in Baird Street in Ararat. Ararat Rural City Council granted a permit

for the proposed building late last year.

Ms Staley, who lives in Ara-rat, emphasised that the Mus-lim community, like all other groups in the municipality, was important to Ararat and the re-gion.

We are a community with a long history of multicultur-

alism. Ararat was founded by the Chinese. We overwhelm-ingly welcome whoever wants to come to Ararat and build a life here. Cultural diversity is a great strength, she said.

We all live in the same com-munity, we all shop at the same supermarkets and we all eat at the same restaurants.

The State Governments promise to replace an out-dated and unsafe police ra-dio system is a step closer with Police Minister Wade Noonan confirming that dis-cussions had started with Victoria Police.

Country police officers, using a system which al-lowed the public to listen to their operations, will receive new digital radios to replace the analogue system.

Mr Noonan made the an-nouncement at Sale Police Station, where he learned

first-hand about the issues involved with police ra-dio. Mr Noonan discovered more than 9000 people had listened to a police pursuit via a smartphone app and scanners.

The Labor Government has promised $10-million to deliver the new digital system, which will include in-car, mobile and portable radios with a secure and encrypted network.

It was in Sale that I first learned from the local po-lice officers how critical this

problem is for them, Mr Nooan said.

``That is why these visits matter, so I can learn from the police on the ground the issues that are important to them.

Algae in lakesGWMWater has issued a

warning for people to avoid direct contact with water in Lakes Lonsdale and Green after detecting unsafe levels of blue-green algae.

The corporation has erect-ed warning signs at recrea-tional areas at the lakes.

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Lifting Victoria to new heights. Victorias peak farming body leaders believe invest-ing in transport and water infrastructure projects holds the key to unlocking rural Victorias economic poten-tial.

Victorian Farmers Federa-tion president Peter Tuohey said the organisation was keen to establish immediate priorities to set the founda-tions for economic growth in regional Victoria.

The VFF has launched Pre-Budget Submission to the State Government, focussed on increasing the productiv-ity and profitability of farm businesses.

One of our top infrastruc-ture priorities is the upgrade and standardisation of Vic-torias rail-freight network, with a commitment sought of $250-million, Mr Tuo-hey said.

For the grains industry, improvements to the freight-rail network are critical, since the transport of bulk grain to port by rail is the most efficient option.

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Mr Tuohey added that the VFF saw growth opportuni-ties in improving southern Victorian water infrastruc-ture.

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Make sure the last words are yoursWhen we are here to supervise our world-ly affairs, our voice, which reflects our current views, is heard, and more often than not, heeded.

But when we are not here, what voice will be heard? Will it be our most recent voice; an old voice from several years ago; or the voice of govern-ment legislation?

Unfortunately, all too often, it is voice number two, or worse, three. If we have overlooked making a will, the government decides how our estate is to be distributed. This reinforces

the importance of keeping our will and estate arrangements current.

That said, even with the best of intentions the most up-to-date will in the world can be challenged.

The will remains the centre-piece of estate planning, but with life insurance and bind-ing nominations for superan-nuation, we now have two ad-

ditional tools to help in our efforts.

Insurance optionA policy taken out by a person

on their own life and owned by that person forms part of their estate to be distributed in ac-cordance with their will, and thus subject to challenge.

But a policy which is owned by someone other than the life insured does not form part of the estate and is payable direct-ly to the policy owner, quite separate from the will and not subject to challenge.

What this means is that if there is even the smallest pos-

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Super solutionMany people incorrectly be-

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The trustee of your superan-nuation fund determines how your superannuation is paid upon your death. You may identify a preferred benefi-ciary, however the fund trus-

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occur, you should complete a Binding Death Benefit Nomi-nation.

Binding Death Benefit Nominations

Superannuation legislation allows you to specifically nom-inate, with certainty, who will receive your super following your death.

These nominations must be in writing and clearly state the names of beneficiaries and any split details between multi-beneficiaries.

Some funds offer non-lapsing

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Binding nominations are still relevant if you have a self-managed super fund. To en-sure its your own voice that takes final control of what you have worked hard for in this lifetime, consult an estate plan-ning specialist or talk to your financial adviser.

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Computer models show global wheat produc-tion could fall six percent for every one-degree rise in temperature under climate change.

In a world-wide study pub-lished online in Nature Climate Change, scientists including Victorias Garry OLeary from the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources argue that pro-duction will drop under higher temperatures and losses will become more variable.

The work involved compar-ing 30 simulation crop mod-els against field experiments where crops were grown at mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 32 degrees Celsius.

The team comprises mem-bers from all major wheat-producing countries and forms part of the International Agri-cultural Model Inter-compari-son and Improvement Project or AgMIP.

Lead scientist for the wheat study Senthold Asseng, from the University of Florida, said: For every one-degree Celsius increase in global mean tem-perature, there is potentially a

reduction in global wheat pro-duction of about six percent.

He said with 701-million tonnes of wheat produced in 2012, this equated to a 42-mil-lion tonnes reduction in pro-duction per extra degree of temperature.

To put this in perspective it is equal to about one quarter of global wheat trade, which reached 147-million tonnes in 2013.

By ground-truthing mod-els with experimental field data, scientists had shown that wheat-yield declines due to temperature increases were likely to be larger than previ-ously thought.

While there was significant variation between the models, a range of between 4.2 percent and 8.2 percent loss per one-degree increase would not be unexpected.

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ian models performed well but not in all tests and no single model of all the 30 was shown to be superior.

The idea of comparing mod-els against measured data is not new but this is probably

the largest modelling network in the world allowing our Aus-tralian scientists access to mil-lions of dollars worth of un-published experimental data.

Dr OLeary said Austral-ian scientists were working to better understand the impacts of elevated carbon dioxide through AGFACE Austral-ian Grains Free Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment project in Horsham.

Rising carbon dioxide levels will increasingly impact grain yield, quality and profitability and AGFACE is researching the extent of this impact so

that the Grains industry can better prepare for the future, Dr OLeary said.

AGFACE scientists are test-ing crop traits, nitrogen man-agement, grain quality and pests and diseases under higher carbon dioxide and high-tem-perature events and using their findings to identify and begin solving future challenges now.

We will use their results to not only produce a better idea of future impacts but primarily to help develop some potential solutions to ensure a produc-tive, profitable and sustainable cropping future.

STUDY: Scientist Garry OLeary.

Rising temperaturesto affect wheat yields

Grains Research and Develop-ment Corporation agronomist Rob Sonogan has urged peo-ple to get on top of sum-

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The Grains Research and Develop-ment Corporation will host a major forum in Ballarat next month to support the Victorian grains in-dustry through the 2015 cropping season and beyond.

Agronomists, consultants, re-searchers, growers and other grains-industry personnel commit-ted to ensuring the States grains sector remains productive and profitable will attend the GRDC Emerging systems new decisions update.

The update, at Ballarat Lodge on February 24 and 25, will feature a line-up of expert speakers from throughout Australia who will pro-vide insight into research develop-ments and give advice about crop-

ping enterprises.GRDC Southern Regional Panel

chairman Keith Pengilley said the annual two-day update was the states premier grains research, de-velopment and extension forum.

This years event will showcase innovative thinking, products and practices, and will offer valuable advice on opportunities to improve Victorian farming systems, Mr Pengilley said.

Headlining the event will be Ni-con Rural Services consultant Cam Nicholson who is GRDC Grain and Graze program co-ordinator in southern Victoria.

He will share information about assessing and quantifying risk and tips to help people make consid-

ered farming decisions.Another keynote speaker will be

Carol Fox of Life Performance who will discuss the value of con-fident communication in enabling farm advisers to become more pro-active and influential with their farming clients.

The update program will also feature a wide range of topics and issues and will provide opportuni-ties for attendees to construct their own learning paths.

The second day will feature an-other two keynote speakers. Wim-mera grain grower Andrew Weide-mann, the face of a Crown Lager national television advertisement and Agronomic adviser Harm van Rees.

Rural Northwest Healths latest Quality of Care report in its new magazine format is now available to the public.

At 56 pages, the 2014 report is the biggest issue the health service has released and it fea-tures a years supply of stories and pictures as well as impor-tant health information.

RNH events and marketing coordinator Peter Miller said the response to last years new

magazine format had been very positive.

We set a strong benchmark with the launch of the new for-mat last year and have worked hard at delivering a bigger and better report, Mr Miller said.

Rural Northwest Health chief executive Catherine Morley said the new maga-zine propagated the good work being achieved at the three campuses.

The magazine format is an easy read and it has allowed us to include many commu-nity members in our stories, she said.

The Quality of Care report is free of charge and available from Hopetoun, Beulah, Brim and Warracknabeal businesses. Copies can also be obtained from the three RNH campuses or view it online at www.rnh.net.au.

I recently had a con-versation with The Weekly Advertiser editor Dean Lawson about Geelong Busi-ness District.

We had both visited the city recently and commented how busy it was.

Granted that it is still holiday season in a tourist location, but it was still much busier than both of us had en-countered in previous years.

Given the closures of Ford, Qantas and Al-coa, with Shell up for sale and the likes of Boral and Target cut-ting job numbers sub-stantially, things were not looking too bright for Geelong. Yet it still

appears to be motoring along.

Horsham and the wider Wimmera has come out the other end of a 10-year drought, floods and fires and the 2014 harvest now a wilting memory.

Yet the Christmas trade in Horsham, by most accounts, was also motoring along with many saying trade was up a little on last year.

ResilienceSo where is the resil-

ience coming from? Is this an indication that it is not only the field of information technology that makes up a huge chunk of the workforce these days? And does it also reinforce and con-firm just how important small to medium-sized businesses are to the survival of our regional centres?

Lets compare this scenario with a busi-ness. Best-business practice tells you not to put all your eggs in

one basket. If you are going to sacrifice your smaller clients to take on a single much larger one then be careful.

If your larger client makes up 50 percent of your income for exam-ple and you lose them, the outcome is obvious.

Its much the same for your town which needs to have a diverse range of businesses to flourish and this in-cludes a good number of small businesses that can assist to sus-tain the loss of a large employer such as has happened in Geelong.

There is strength in the survival of our small businesses, a strength which is not to be taken for granted.

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