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Riley Wilson, 2, of Horsham, was captivated by the children’s section of Horsham’s Carols By Candlelight presentation on Sunday. 

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guest singer Debra Byrne was a highlight of the night, delighting the crowd with her powerful voice. People have started celebrating the 

Christmas season by attending various carols events across the region. 

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Chicks in cash chase 

More money for commemoration 

The Federal Government will provide the Mallee electorate with 

an extra $25,000 to commemorate the Centenary of Anzac. The 

money will help communities undertake projects commemorating 

Australian servicemen and women in the First World War. 

unique fundraiser will 

A help Horsham Agricultural 

Society pay for an 

urgent electrical upgrade at 

Horsham Showgrounds. 

One hundred women will 

walk 100 kilometres to raise 

money for the Horsham Agricultural 

Society, Horsham 

East Rotary Club and women’s 

health charities. 

‘100 Chicks Chase 100 

Clicks’ is aiming to raise 

$100,000 by walking from 

Halls Gap to Horsham over 

four days on the long weekend 

in March, 2014. 

The idea is the brainchild of 

Di Ellifson, of Horsham, who 

participated in a similar event 

when she lived in Kununurra, 

WA, in 2010. 

Horsham Agricultural Society 

sponsorship and promotions 

co-ordinator Andrea 

Cross said the society’s share 

of the money raised was critical 

to repair lighting at the 

showgrounds. 

“The lights have become 

dangerous, due to bad weather 

and age, so we need an electrical 

upgrade. To be able to do 

that, we need to do something 

like 100 Chicks Chase 100 

Chicks, otherwise we can’t 

have a show next year,” she 

said. 

“The safety and security of 

the community is paramount 

and there is an immediate 

need to fix the lighting.” 

Participants will walk about 

25 kilometres on rural roads 

each day, between farms 

owned by agricultural society 

members, where they will 

camp at night. 

Mrs Cross said the campsites 

would include portable showers, 

toilets and cooks to supply 

meals and snacks. 

“Participants are required to 

bring their own crockery, cutlery, 

swags and personal items 

and clothing. We encourage 

walkers to dress up in theme. 

It’s not essential but makes for 

a bit extra fun! There will be 

a few fundraising challenges 

along the way and entertainment 

provided each night,” 

she said. 

Mrs Cross said participants 

must be over 18 and pay a 

registration fee of $100, due 

on January 7. 

“Each participant must raise 

a minimum of $1000, including 

your $100 deposit. You can 

ask 50 friends for $20 each or 

20 friends for $50 each. You 

can raise money however you 

like but we ask that you run 

it by us first to ensure correct 

branding and procedures are 

carried out. Women can also 

seek sponsorship from local 

businesses,” she said. 

Mrs Cross said organisers 

were creating a website dedicated 

to the walk to allow 

people to donate online. 

Interested people can obtain 

a registration form by phoning 

Andrea on 0400 425 254 

or visiting www.horshamshow.com.au. 

The 100 Chicks 

Chase 100 Clicks also has a 

Facebook group. 

Campaign reaches five million users 

Grampians Tourism’s social-media 

Instagrampians marketing campaign 

has attracted more than 3000 images, 

generated 222,400 ‘likes’ and reached 

more than five million users. 

A three-month photo competition, Instagrampians 

encouraged visitors and residents 

to post photos on Instagram during 

spring, using the hashtag #grampiansinspring 

and mentioning @thegrampians to 

win best weekly and overall photo. 

Instagrampians targeted travellers, inviting 

them to share their Grampians 

experiences on Instagram. 

Visitors from across Victoria, interstate 

and around the world, including the United 

States, Netherlands, New Zealand, 

Taiwan and Japan, hash-tagged their posts 

with #grampiansinspring to get involved 

in the promotion. 

Grampians Tourism chief executive Will 

Flamsteed said he was delighted by the 

success of the region’s first Instagram 

campaign. 

“The quality of photos posted for Instagrampians 

was phenomenal; we were 

delighted to see our visitors capture the 

natural beauty of the Grampians in spring 

and share this with us and their followers,” 

he said. 

“We saw exceptional photos of delicate 

spring wildflowers, rainbows sweeping 

over the mountains and The Pinnacle’s 

spectacular view captured from every 

FUNDRAISING FUN: 

From left, Di Ellifson, 

from Commonwealth 

Agribusiness Centre, 

Penny Stemp, Horsham 

Agricultural Society 

treasurer, Tracey 

Taylor, Commonwealth 

Agribusiness Centre, 

and Horsham 

Agricultural Society 

sponsorship and 

promotions co-ordinator 

Andrea Cross prepare 

for the 100 Chicks 

Chase 100 Clicks event. 

Picture: JAMES FIDLER 

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Zoe Kleeborn of Preston won a $1200 

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prize pack as overall winner for a photograph 

of The Pinnacle lookout in the 

Grampians. 

Organisers announced 12 weekly winners 

throughout the campaign. Each 

winner won a $100 Patagonia Australia 

voucher. 

Grampians Tourism is planning further 

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UK awards win 

for Ararat play 

By LAUREN HENRY 

Ararat playwrights Rob 

Smith and John Mawson 

have enjoyed international 

success with their 

play Just A Straight Man 

winning a string of awards 

in the United Kingdom. 

Tiger Theatrical Productions 

are performing the one-act 

play, attracting multiple award 

wins at five of the top United 

Kingdom drama festivals. 

Just A Straight Man is about 

a hit duo comedy act preparing 

to perform on stage 

but tension soon escalates between 

the pair, leading to a 

surprise twist. 

The play also gained a nomination 

at the All England Winners 

Final. 

Smith and Mawson, both exteachers, 

formed their scriptwriting 

partnership in 1992 

when they were working at 

Ararat Secondary College. 

“John and I were helping 

with musical productions and 

thought we could write something 

better than what we were 

working with,” Smith said. 

“We started working with 

music teacher Ros Jennings, 

who is now working overseas, 

and formed Play On Words.” 

Smith said he and Mawson 

also wrote scripts for theatre 

restaurants, one-act plays and 

worked with song-writers to 

assist them with musicals. 

“It’s more of a hobby than 

anything,” Smith said. 

“I’m retired now but I still 

work with Beaufort and Lake 

Bolac secondary schools and 

Ararat primary schools on 

their productions.” 

But Play On Words’ biggest 

success came this year with 

Just A Straight Man winning 

countless awards and being 

made into a short film. 

“We were pretty chuffed 

with that,” Smith said. 

“Tiger Theatre is a pretty 

professional company, and 

Wimmera police have reminded people 

planning for summer holidays to take 

precautions to avoid thefts from homes, 

businesses, clubhouses and rural properties 

while they are away. 

Western Division Four Crime Prevention Officer 

Leading Senior Constable Eddy MacDonald 

of Ararat urged people to consider making 

a checklist before they departed for holidays. 

“There are two elements necessary for a crime 

to occur – the offender and the opportunity. We 

can reduce the opportunity by planning beforehand,” 

he said. 

Sen Const MacDonald said people should go 

through simple steps before leaving the family 

home, property or clubhouse. These included: 

• Making the property have the appearance 

that someone was home. Arrange for a house 

sitter or ask a trusted neighbour for help; 

• Locking all doors and windows; 

• Improving security of the house or business; 

PLAYWRIGHTS: Rob Smith and John Mawson from Ararat scriptwriting 

partnership Play On Words are thrilled their play Just A 

Straight Man won several drama festival awards in the United 

Kingdom this year. 

Picture: GEOFF PENNA 

they are going to perform Just 

A Straight Man again.” 


had a good feeling about Just 

A Straight Man when they 

completed the script. 

They have also enjoyed success 

with a musical called 

Charades, which has been 

performed by more than 100 

schools. 

“Musicals tend to be a bit 

more of a success in terms of 

money because we get 15 percent 

of the box office, whereas 

with one acts it is just a flat 

fee,” Smith said. 

Ahead of their time 

Smith said another musical 

of note for them was School 

Rocks, which was similar to 

the popular United States musical 

High School Musical. 

“But we wrote School Rocks 

15 years before High School 

Musical,” Smith said. 

Smith said he had seen Charades 

performed more than 

20 times. 

“You always get a bit of 

a kick out seeing the kids 

perform one of our scripts,” 

he said. 


had written about 30 plays 

together. 

“We have two or three shows 

that are waiting for music to 

be written,” he said. 

“John and I can write a script 

fairly quickly, but to get music 

written can be a long process.” 

Both Smith and Mawson 

performed in an Ararat theatre 

restaurant style play this year - 

a rarity for Smith, who usually 

assists with sounds and visual 

effects in local productions. 

“I was running from backstage 

to on stage to perform. It 

was busy,” he said. 

Police holiday warning 

• Securing valuables in a safe place; 

• Removing alcohol and other goods from 

places of sale. 

“People can also stop their mail or ensure it 

is collected regularly and not overflowing in 

the letterbox. You can also put a lock on your 

letter box to prevent identity theft,” Sen Const 

MacDonald said. 

“You can also arrange for a neighbour or 

friend to take your bins out and in. Even ask 

them to occasionally park their car in your 

driveway.” 

Sen Const MacDonald added that it was 

important to avoid leaving spare keys to any 

vehicle on a property in a house or business. 

He said other security measures involved 

people engraving personal details onto valuable 

items and photographing valuables and property 

for later identification. 

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local police or Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000. 


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Tragic reminder 

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EDITORIAL 

By DEAN LAWSON 

An impassioned telephone 

caller last week 

rammed home just how 

strongly many Wimmera 

people feel about a need 

to fast-track Western Highway 

development. 

The caller, who had woken 

to news of another highway 

tragedy involving an horrific 

truck crash, had felt compelled 

to ‘find someone’ to help him 

stress a need for governments 

to take the issue seriously. 

The caller had lost a colleague 

in a highway crash several 

years ago and the latest 

incident near Stawell fuelled 

his firm belief that governments 

had to prioritise a project 

to create a dual-carriage 

highway across the region. 

He posed the question: 

“If you were travelling in 

a car at a combined speed of 

200kph towards a brick wall 

and you needed to miss it with 

a margin for error of less than 

two metres, how well would 

you do? 

“Now imagine the scenario 

involving two large trucks, 

both travelling at the 100kph 

speed limit in the opposite 

direction, again with a margin 

for error of less than two 

metres between them. This is 

what Western Highway truck 

drivers have to deal with every 

day and night.” 

In short, his message was 

that there was ‘simply not 

enough’ room on the highway 

through much of the Wimmera 

to safely allow for the 

amount of truck traffic travelling 

in both directions. 

Dual lanes 

Many of us have closely followed 

a project to extend the 

highway’s dual carriageway 

west beyond Ballarat. 

We have also noted with 

frustration the lack of government 

guarantees on the project’s 

longevity, regardless of 

it always falling well short of 

the long-recognised highway 

fatigue zone between Stawell 

and Bordertown. 

It seemed amazing many 

years ago that dual-carriageway 

traffic on the highway 

stopped at Ballarat and started 

again at Tailem Bend in SA. 

What’s even more amazing 

is that after finally moving on 

a concept to extend the duallane 

highway from Ballarat to 

Stawell, project completion is 

‘subject to future funding’. 

We acknowledge the 

$505-million allocated to the 

Ballarat-Stawell project by 

state and federal governments. 

We also applaud the governments 

on finishing work, 

including an eight-kilometre 

section between Ballarat and 

Burrumbeet and a three-kilometre 

section east of Beaufort. 

But we remind authorities 

that the critical and arguably 

most dangerous section 

of highway is between Ararat 

and the SA border. 

More than 5500 vehicles, including 

1500 trucks, travel on 

the highway west of Ballarat 

daily with estimates that the 

figure will double by 2025. 

We want a firm guarantee 

that we will have, in the foreseeable 

future, a safe and efficient 

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been bouncing to a special 

rhythm. 

African drumming teacher 

Kofi Kunkpe has worked with 

health-service staff and residents 

at Warracknabeal and 

Hopetoun campuses to teach 

them the significance of African 

rhythms and the ‘illuminating’ 

effect they have on 

the listener. 

Mr Kunkpe is an Ewe master 

drummer from the Volta 

region of Ghana in west Africa. 

He is passionate about 

traditional culture and helping 

to improve the lives of the 

people of Ghana. 

After early studies in Nigeria 

he travelled throughout Ghana 

and Burkina Faso, promoting, 

performing and teaching 

Ghana’s traditional dance and 

drumming forms. 

Mr Kunkpe has since performed 

and taught with a wide 

variety of companies in New 

York, Africa and Australia. 

His teaching extends to 

working with schools, agedcare 

services and disadvantaged 

children and he regularly 

teaches drumming, dance 

and flute in schools in Africa’s 

Cape Coast region. 

He is now based in Melbourne 

and works as a lead 

teacher-facilitator for St Kilda 

business African Drumming. 

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Kunkpe while 

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Picture: PETER 

MILLER 

Bouncing to an African rhythm 

chief executive Catherine 

Morley said campus-resident 

reaction was ‘quite amazing’. 

“Everyone was given their 

own piece of genuine west African 

percussion to play along 

with and some of the residents 

were really getting into the 

pulse,” she said. 

“But there wasn’t a single 

resident without a big smile.” 

Ms Morley said events such 

as Mr Kunkpe’s visit were 

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“Health is predominantly 

about being happy and African 

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and inspiring that you can’t 

help but bounce along to the 

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Mini horse happiness 

Rose Arnold’s miniature horses looking for companions for their full-size to ever be on the cover of Horse Deals, 

not only bring her a lot of joy but horses. 

a well-know horse magazine,” she said. 

also delight the many visitors to her 

Netherby farm and visiting nursery. 

The pint-sized ponies dot the paddocks 

at Ridgy Didge Little Horse Haven in 

Netherby, north of Nhill. 

Ms Arnold breeds the miniature horses 

to sell, and show, and also travels to 

events, bringing delight to children. 

“We have had elderly people visit us on 

bus trips and recently had a bus load of 

retired farmers from Kaniva come to see 

us,” she said. 

Ms Arnold said she had sold her ìminiesî 

to a variety of people, from a race horse 

owner who was trying to encourage his 

wife to be involved in horses to people 

“They are a lot more economical than 

normal horses, they mow your lawn and 

fertilise your rose bushes,” she said. 

“They are perfect for small children, 

and a good way to see if children are going 

to keep going with horses. It teaches 

them how to look after a horse. 

“All the little horses we have are pretty 

placid - their nothing like Shetland ponies.” 

Ms Arnold said she had enjoyed much 

success at shows in Adelaide, putting her 

miniature horses in competition. 

After taking a rest from horse shows, 

she now plans to make a come-back. 

“We also have the only miniature horse 

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JOY: Rose Arnold with one the 

miniature horses she breeds 

at the Ridgy Didge Little Horse 

Haven in Netherby, north of 

Nhill. 


Ms Arnold said she currently had six 

miniature mares in foal, and planned on 

breeding more in the future. 

“I’ve been involved with big horses my 

whole life, and started breeding miniature 

horses about 16 years ago,” she said. 

Ms Arnold said a hip replacement and 

back problems led her to down-scale from 

larger horses to miniatures. 

She was previously based in Chetwynd 

and Penola, and made Netherby home 

about seven years ago. 

“I have taken over some horses for 

friends so I am living the dream for them 

too. They bring me so much joy,” she 

said. 

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PLANTING A GIFT: National Trust Victoria chief executive Martin Purslow, left, Aboriginal Affairs 

Minister Jeanette Powell, Barengi Gadjin Land Council chair Janine Cooms, National Trust Victoria 

chairman Graeme Blackman and Member for Lowan Hugh Delahunty plant a tree at Ebenezer Mission 

last week. 


Mission returns to 

Indigenous hands 

Indigenous elder Kevin 

“I think the missionaries had 

Coombs described 

a good heart when they looked 

Ebenezer Mission being 

after our people.” 

formally handed back to 

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 

Jeanette Powell, accom- 

traditional owners as ‘overwhelming’panied 

by Member for Lowan 

Hugh Delahunty, said the ceremony 

was a ‘historic occasion’. 

Mr Coombs is Australia’s 

first Aboriginal paralympian, 

competing in wheelchair basketball 

in five Paralympics, 

including the first Paralympic 

in 1960. 

He is a Wotjobaluk man, 

whose long list of achievements 

includes the Order of 

Australia Medal, Australian 

Sports Medal, Basketball Australia 

Hall of Fame inductee, a 

Deadly lifetime achievement 

award and a NAIDOC award. 

Mr Coombs made a special 

trip to the Wimmera for a 

ceremony on Thursday, which 

attracted about 100 people to 

Victoria’s oldest mission. 

National Trust of Victoria 

chairman Graeme Blackman 

signed the Ebenezer Mission 

land title over to Barengi Gadjin 

Land Councilís chair Janine 

Coombs. 

“It ís very significant for me, 

because my great grandfather 

Albert Coombs lived at Ebenezer 

Mission,” she said. 

“It is a great honour to be 

Kevin Coombs 

here today. I have my grandkids 

here with me and I hope 

today lives in their heart. It is 

very important for everyone to 

know where they come from.” 

Mr Coombs described his 

great grandfather as ‘a bit of a 

radical’ towards the missionís 

management. 

“He wrote letters to the government, 

saying they needed 

more funding to buy sheep 

to be self sufficient,” Mr 

Coombs said. 

Mr Coombs also welcomed 

Barengi Gadjin Land Councilís 

plan to take tourists on 

tours of the mission. 

“It’s very important for 

school children and everyone 

to know how the people lived 

here in the past,” he said. 

“Aboriginal people will have 

a say on what happens on this 

site and running tours for tourists,” 

he said. 

National Trust Victoria, custodians 

of the mission for the 

past 45 years, donated three 

apple trees from its Ripponlea 

heritage orchard, on the mission 

site. 

Ebenezer Mission was first 

gazetted in 1861 as the Lake 

Hindmarsh Aboriginal Reserve 

and closed in 1904. 

German missionaries from 

the Moravian Church ran 

the mission, with the aim to 

‘Christianise’ Indigenous people. 

The site, which was traditionally 

a corroboree ground 

for the Wotjobaluk people, 

also contains remnant buildings 

including the missionís 

church, cemetery and several 

other buildings. There are a 

large number of unmarked 

graves at the site. 

Men’s health program 

finalist in state award 

Judges have listed Wimmera Uniting 

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program or RARE among the state’s best 

health and wellbeing projects. 

RARE was a finalist in the ‘Improving Mental 

Wellbeing’ category at 2013 Victorian Health 

Promotion Foundation Awards. 

RARE is a community-based mental-health 

program targeted at men in Hindmarsh and 

West Wimmera shires. 

It started in 2010 to address the emotional and 

physical trauma experience by men, especially 

farmers and their families in the wake of 

drought, fires, floods and remote conditions 

prevalent in the region. 

Wimmera Uniting Care had to demonstrate 

how RARE ‘created resilient and connected 

individuals, organisations and communities to 

precent the ill-effects of social isolation and 

exclusion’. 

Wimmera Uniting Care mental-health 

manager Mick Clark said it was an honour for 

Wimmera Uniting Care to be a finalist and be 

rewarded for taking a proactive approach to 

improving mental wellbeing in the region. 

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Theft from vehicles 

on the 

BEAT 

with Senior Constable 

Eddy MacDonald 

Car thieves can be opportunistic or professional. 

Stolen vehicles can be used 

in further crime and might be damaged, 

destroyed or never recovered. 

With the warmer weather upon us, we must 

make an extra effort to secure our vehicles. By 

leaving the windows down to let out hot air for 

for pets or the doors unlocked, or valuables on 

display, we invite people to take advantage of 

our carelessness. 

Never leave children alone in vehicles during 

hot weather. 

During this time of year when we are rushed, 

we sometimes place expensive and valuable 

gifts in the car in full view. We can leave handbags 

or wallets on seats which can be simply 

too tempting for criminals. 

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properly. If it’s hot, put up a windscreen shade 

rather than leave the windows wound down. 

Leave the pets at home on a warm or hot day. 

Thefts from vehicles occur in residential areas 

as much as shopping centres so don’t advertise 

your valuables, not even in your driveway. 

Should a thief get into your car don’t make 

it any worse by providing the car keys or your 

handbag or wallet for their use. 

The following hints might be helpful: 

• If you must leave valuables in the car, put 

them in the boot. 

• Remove GPS units and mobile phones from 

cradles - take them with you. Do not put your 

home address in the GPS. 

• Take out personal documents such as registration 

or drivers licence forms, banking details, 

receipts, anything that can be used in identity 

theft. 

• Do not leave house or garage keys in the car. 

Write a mobile phone number rather than your 

home address or car registration on the keys. 

• Park in your driveway or garage. If you must 

park on the street, park in a well-lit area. 

• Remove your tools from trays or lock them 

in secure cases. 

Number plates 

Thieves steal more than 10,000 number plates 

in Victoria each year. Install anti-theft screws or 

pop rivet your number plates. Anti-theft screws 

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stores. 

Lock your car – get into the habit to always 

physically check if it is locked. 

Should you see something suspicious in your 

neighbourhood call your local police or contact 

Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Remember, 

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Christmas is nearly upon us, and 

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and excitement to be shared with our 

loved ones, including our pets. 

Many of us will spend Boxing Day with 

a bellyache and a sore head as a result of 

overindulgence, but there are also risks 

that the festive season poses to the health 

of our pets, which as owners we would do 

well to avoid. 

Christmas fare is certainly delicious, 

but not always healthy for dogs and cats. 

In particular, some of the risks involved 

with including our furry friend in a festive 

feast include: 

• Fruit mince pies and fruit cakes are 

a definite no-go zone to pets because 

sultanas and grapes can lead to kidney 

failure in dogs and cats. Even macadamia 

nuts might cause muscle weakness, vomiting 

or lethargy. 

• Nutmeg, a common ingredient in 

Christmas cooking, can be toxic to animals 

if given in large amounts and might 

lead to problems with pets’ nervous system. 

• Chocolate treats must be avoided, 

unless they are made with pet-safe chocolate. 

It might lead to tremors, seizures and 

in extreme cases, death. Owners should 

be mindful not to leave chocolate on tables 

or wrapped in presents under the tree. 

• Onions should also be avoided because 

FIDO-FRIENDLY FESTIVITIES: Pet owners need to take extra care of their pets at 

Christmas time. 

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they are toxic to pets. 

• High-fat foods can cause pancreatic 

complaints and gut upsets. Pancreatitis, 

or inflammation of the pancreas, can be a 

painful and serious disease of both dogs 

and cats which can occur as a result of 

consuming too much fatty food. 

• Cooked bones, including ham and 

turkey bones, are easily shattered when 

chewed, and can result in constipation, or 

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Stick to raw, pet-friendly bones. 

Many cats will not choose to eat harmful 

foods such as chocolate and fruit cake, 

but dogs are not always so sensible. 

Owners should be particularly aware 

of where their canine friends are when 

Christmas lunch is on and ask friends and 

family not to give them treats which may 

cause them harm. 

A nice raw bone, a dental chew, or a pigs 

ear will keep dogs happy and away from 

the table at lunch time. 

Christmas decorations can also pose a 

threat. Kittens and cats will love to play 

with tinsel and string, but if swallowed 

these can cause serious damage to the 

gastrointestinal tract. 

Cats climbing wobbly Christmas trees 

are in danger of pulling them over on 

themselves, and while Christmas lights 

might be enticing, curious pups or cats 

chewing through electrical cords can put 

themselves at risk of electrocution. 

With a little bit of forethought and care, 

Christmas can be a wonderful time for 

our pets as well as us, and many of the 

dangers are easily avoided. 

From all of us at Animal Aid, Merry 

Christmas to you and your furry friends. 

• Dr Vogt is senior veterinarian at 

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to the National Zoo & Aquarium in Canberra as well as to Chris at 

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The Tassie Devils destined for release on Maria Island (off the 

coast of Tasmania) are going well and will fly out of Stawell on 

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1. Many Wimmera parents would have 

seen the Disney animated movie Toy 

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of the primary cowboy character and 

who is responsible for his voice? 

2. Member for Mallee Andrew Broad delivered 

what in Federal Parliament last 

Wednesday? 

3. What is the name of the pattern, made 

up of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical 

bands, often in multiple colours, 

that can reflect northern British regions, 

districts or clans? 

4. The Belgian Tervuren, Beauceron, 

Bichon Frise, Briard, Dandie Dinmont, 

Harrier, Komondor, Kuvasz, 

Shipperke, Sealyham and Shiba Inu! 

Examples of some of these live in the 

Wimmera. What are they? 

5. Colloquially, American livestock 

thieves are known as a ‘rustlers’. What 

colloquial name do we give them in 

Australia and of course the Wimmera- 

Mallee? 

6. What were the names of the three other 

men who made up Ned Kelly’s gang 

and how many of them had armour 

and helmets at the famous Glenrowan 

shootout? 

7. What art style, which combines traditional 

craft motifs with Machine Age 

imagery and bold geometric shapes, 

first appeared in France after the First 

World War, flourished in the 1930s 

and ‘40s and influenced public building 

projects throughout Australia including 

the Wimmera? 

8. Is the township of Frances on the 

south-east part of the Victorian-SA 

border and in Victoria or SA? 

9. The Federal Government has blocked 

the sale of international grain handler 

GrainCorp to US-based Archer 

Daniels Midland. It adopted the name 

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10. What southern Wimmera farming locality 

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south-west of Laharum and has 

Mt Difficult looming to its east?. 

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Partnership project reaps more rewards 

The Stawell Steps-Monash 

Steps project has won 

another national award. 

The project, the result of a 

partnership between Northern 

Grampians Shire Council and 

10 organisations, is the local 

government winner of 2013 

Resilient Australia Award. 

Officials announced the national 

win at Canberra. 

The project had earlier won 

the Victorian prize. 

The success follows the project’s 

win for a small council 

accolade at National Awards 

for Local Government earlier 

this year. 

Mayor Cr Kevin Erwin said 

the council was delighted to 

accept the award on behalf of 

Monash University – Faculty 

of Art Design and Architecture, 

Krause Bricks, Country 

Education Program and Wimmera 

Development Association. 

“Winning one national 

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our ability to deliver 

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communities,” he said. 

The Stawell Steps-Monash 

Steps make up a flood-mitigation 

structure at Cato Park. 

It has become a ‘functional 

and architectural community 

asset’. 

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