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Settling old and new scores
CRICKET
ROBERT HENSON
AFTER RSL recruited
two key Lakers players
in the off-season, the
two sides clash at North
Park tomorrow should
be an interesting one.
Dwayne Bruton and
Ben Sheridan are the
players to watch this
week, no doubt keen
to make an impression
on their former team-
mates.
Spectators can expect
something of a grudge
match between a
younger, but not untal-
ented, Lakers and star-
studded RSL line-ups.
Theyve obviously lost
a few players, and weve
been lucky enough to
pick up a few of them,
RSL captain Dwayne
Hinton said.
Theyve got a young-
er side at the moment.
Alan Hatcher can do
anything on his day,
hell be our main focus,
Hinton said.
Lakers Graeme Sc-
oberg wasnt buying into
the grudge match men-
tality, but said the club
was still rebuilding its
top tier team after los-
ing key players.
We hope to have a few
inclusions this week...
Brad King, and another
few players, new re-
cruits moving into the
area, Scoberg said.
And after a good per-
formance last week
Shane Kelly will make
the step up from B
grade.
Scoberg said RSL had
recruited well in the off-
season, but his charges
were capable of setting
a good total.
One or two players to
pick up at the end of the
season, but to pick up
ve is half a team, he
said.
One-hundred and
thirty or 140 might be
a winning score, (North
Park) is generally not
a high scoring ground,
and weve got the bats-
men that can make
that.
Hinton said his side
were positive after
coming close to a win
against Woorinen last
week, their total chased
down with just two
overs to spare.
You love to do well
agai nst Woori nen,
theyve been the yard-
stick, so theres a lot of
positives to come out of
it, Hinton said.
Paul Munro bat-
ted well, he had a long
break, and hes only
going to get better, he
said.
We had a few chanc-
es to put our noses in
front, a few half chanc-
es at catches that didnt
come off, which could
have turned the game
around.
Hinton said after two
rounds the team had
settled together well,
better than in previous
years.
From the get go weve
had pretty much a full
list, which makes early
games easy, and if you
win those it puts you in
good stead for the rest of
the year.
Hinton himself returns
to the squad this week,
and while a few more
players are out, Hin-
ton said a deep list of
players to choose from
would cover the absen-
tees.
Tooley Manang
v St Marys
COMING up 10 runs
short of Swan Hill in last
weeks 40 overs, Tooley-
buc Manangatang cap-
tain Leigh Kentish said
his side was keen to
conduct a commanding
win.
Its early in the year
but it would be good
to get two out of three
(wins/matches).
With a nal team yet
to be selected yesterday,
Kentish said, in general,
the side had bonded
well as a unit.
Weve had almost the
same side two weeks in
a row we didnt have
that luxury last year.
On tomorrows game
at Tooleybuc, he said St
Marys Tyntynder had
the potential to set a big
lead score.
Theyve got some re-
ally good young juniors
and a few experienced
heads.
Its always a good
wicket there should
be plenty of runs.
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Young athletes take on states best
THREE tal ented
young girls will be
going for gold at the
2012 Track and Field
State Finals on Mon-
day.
After overcoming
the best of the Mal-
lee district and Lod-
don Mallee region,
the three girls and
proud parents are
heading to Lakeside
Stadium, Albert Park
to compete against
the states best.
Son Centre Chris-
tian Schools Shan-
non Fox will compete
in the 100m sprint
and hurdles, St Marys
Primary Schools Im-
ogen Foott will run in
the 800 metres, while
Gemma Flanagan
takes on shotput. All
of the girls are com-
peting in the under
12s/13s age group.
Meanwhile, the
regions best high
school athletes have
returned from their
state carnival on
Tuesday.
Competitors from
the Swan Hill mu-
nicipality took home
a range of awards,
including one silver
and two bronze.
READY, SET: Shannon Fox, Gemma Flanagan and Imogen Foott are all set to compete at the State Athletics Carnival in Melbourne on Monday.
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wine grape prices below the cost
of production remain a concern
for growers as they begin their
2013 harvest.
Lighter grapes such as char-
donnay will be rst off the vines
already being picked in Mil-
dura now rising to optimal
sugar concentration for use in
sparkling wines.
But with grape harvest begin-
ning in the Swan Hill region in
a matter of weeks, Murray Val-
ley Winegrowers chief executive
ofcer Mark McKenzie said the
recent heatwave was at the fore-
front of many growers minds.
[Harvest will start] for most
near the end of January, depend-
ing on the heat.
If its over 38 degrees, the
vines just shut down, so were
hoping for some cooler days.
Mr McKenzie said the heat
damage to grapes from ofcial
temperatures up to 45.5 degrees
was yet to be quantied.
There certainly is some sun-
burn I have heard reports of
gordo and sultana [grape] dam-
age around Swan Hill.
But its going to take another
week or so to know. For some its
a wait and see thing.
He said that before the heat-
wave, most varieties were look-
ing about average in terms of
quality and yield.
There is no doubt, heat will
reduce potential yield in the vin-
tage, but in general terms char-
donnay is looking variable, shi-
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While the 2012 vintage had
seen an overall increase in Mur-
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about 27 per cent (coming off a
low base over much of the last
decade) Mr McKenzie said sev-
eral key varieties were still below
the cost of production.
We really need to see char-
donnay, sauvignon blanc and
shiraz prices move to above cost
of production, and weve been
writing to wineries about on our
members behalf,he said.
Chardonnay is treading wa-
ter, it appears not to have any
clear direction, and shiraz is not
moving, still languishing around
$350 [per tonne].
Restdown Wines owner Don-
ald Hearn said he would begin
picking green grapes for verjuice
soon, but Chardonnay wouldnt
start until early February.
The vineyard, 45 kilometres
west of Barham, has largely
dodged sun damage, Mr Hearn
said, but if the heatwave struck
again later this month there
would likely be some damaging
results.
At the moment the grapes
are hard and green-pea-sized.
Were waiting for the skin to
soften then change colour, so
once theyve gone through that
stage theres a lot more juice and
theyre softer so theres more po-
tential for shrivelling.
Theres been a bit of crop
reduction at this stage, not too
savage, some burning of the
leaves from hot air.
It should be an excellent year
for quality as long as the weather
behaves itself it all depends
on January and February.
Mr Hearn said growers were
widely resigned to average to
bad prices for their crop.
I think its just going to go on
to be that bad for some time.
Hopefully some prices are rm-
ing for some varieties.
His winery started in 1996
and has been growing and pro-
ducing organic wine for the last
seven years, which Mr Hearn
said had seen the health of the
vines, and quality of his wines,
improving year to year.
I think theres a lot to say for
doing it small and doing it prop-
erly, rather than producing as
many litres as you can.
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100 YEARS YOUNG: Myrtle Hooper will celebrate her 100th birthday on Sunday.
Approaching
a century
Conict continues
between Robinvale
election candidates
ROBERT HENSON
TENSIONS continue
to simmer between
unsuccessful election
candidate Tim Williams
and Swan Hill Rural City
Councillor John Katis
despite the settling of
an interim intervention
order.
Both men have indi-
cated they would seek
legal advice over the
others candidates con-
duct during last months
local government elec-
tions.
It comes after com-
plaints from both men
were lodged with the
Victorian El ectoral
Commission following
the extremely close elec-
tion result.
So far the complaints
have been largely un-
successful or are pend-
ing judgement.
A series of incidents
during the election cam-
paign came to a head
when Cr John Katis lev-
elled accusations at Tim
Williams and lodged an
interim intervention or-
der against him after al-
legations of stalking.
On Tuesday the court
organised an agree-
ment between the men,
with neither admitting
wrongdoing.
Mr Williams was rec-
ommended not to come
into close contact with
Cr Katis, his business
or his grandchildren, or
contact him by phone or
text for six months.
The [magistrate] said
in a small community
like ours, we need to
come to agreement, we
have to respect each
others space, and I was
quite happy to abide by
the recommendations,
Cr Katis said.
Mr Williams said he
also had no problems
abiding by the recom-
mendations both
men have not spoken
directly to each other in
months.
Despite the appar-
ent reconciliation, Mr
Williams continued to
adamantly deny allega-
tions made against him
and said he was going
down the path with his
lawyer of investigating
possible defamation in
relation to public com-
ments Cr Katis made
during the campaign.
Cr Katis said he would
also take legal advice in
relation to a comment
made by Mr Williams
on Facebook after the
election.
Previously filing a
raft of complaints with
the Victorian Electoral
Commission about Cr
Katis conduct during
the campaign, Mr Wil-
liams was told that most
were invalid or a matter
for councils Councillor
Code of Conduct.
Mr Williams has since
applied for an Elec-
toral Tribunal hearing,
where his concerns will
be heard by Melbourne
Magistrates Court, if
accepted.
Its the last resort for
somebody in my situa-
tion, Mr Williams said.
Mr Williams said he
believed the interim
intervention order was
taken out for strategic
advantage to discredit
his character in the
tight race for Robinvale
Ward, but Cr Katis de-
nied this.
Not at all, it was right
at the end (of the cam-
paign) anyway the
only campaigning I did
was putting posters up
around town, and ap-
pearing at the election
forum.
Meanwhile, Mr Wil-
liams said losing by just
20 votes had inuenced
his decision to continue
the ght to overturn the
election result.
If he had won by 100
or 200 votes it would be
different. Im not saying
Im going to be the best
councillor in the world,
but myself and obvi-
ously many more in the
Robinvale Ward think
we deserve better, he
said.
My democratic right
to a fair and equal elec-
tion didnt happen.

The [magistrate]
said in a small com-
munity like ours,
we need to come
to agreement, we
have to respect each
others space.

Cr John Katis

My democratic
right to a fair and
equal election didnt
happen.

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Family violence spike evident: support service
ROBERT HENSON
FAMILY violence in the Swan
Hill Police Service area has
jumped more than a fth in
the past year, but the jump
is no surprise to the regions
front-line sexual assault and
domestic violence service.
Most recent crime statis-
tics comparing the year
to September 2012 with
the year to September 2011
have shown a 20.5 per
cent rise in crimes against
the person in the Swan Hill
region, driven by an over-
whelming increase in family
violence reports.
Mallee Sexual Assault Unit
unit manager Cathy Wise-
man said the rise was clear-
ly evident at her McCallum
Street service the only
facility specically catering
for domestic violence and
sexual assault victims in the
region.
The ofce on call 24-7
and staffed by four people
handles about 50 refer-
rals a month, from police,
self-referrals and referrals
from other services.
They offer crisis accom-
modation for women, chil-
dren and men, counselling,
case management, referrals
to relevant services, support
housing, support at local
court and general advice.
The staff offer outreach
services for the regions
satellite towns, often work-
ing all day with a particular
community to get through
the amount of cases.
We are worked off our
feet, but we support every
woman that comes to us
theres no waiting list, Ms
Wiseman said.
Police and community ser-
vices agree that increased
reporting of domestic vio-
lence has led to the surge in
reports.
But Ms Wiseman said there
were still many out there,
mainly women, too afraid to
report.
It could be about ve or
six times before they engage
with us. Its a well-known
statistic that its about ve
or six times before they leave
the male, because they are
scared.
If victims do muster up
the courage to report their
attacker, they soon find
themselves face-to-face at
Swan Hill Magistrates Court,
where perpetrators and vic-
tims sit mere paces from
each other in the waiting
room and the court room.
We need an area for vic-
tims of domestic violence,
Ms Wiseman said.
It could be good to have
a family violence day. We
could ll an entire day (with
family violence court cases)
9am to 4pm, every fort-
night.
While the majority of of-
fenders are men assaulting
women, also on the rise was
parents seeking assistance
from their children, she said.
I think thats pretty sad,
that a son or daughter can
attack their parents.
In the lead up to new
year the busiest time for
the service Ms Wiseman
urged people to contact po-
lice if they heard family vio-
lence occurring.
If you think you hear it,
neighbours need to ring 000.
Especially when children are
in the house, children need
to be protected.
Mallee Sexual Assault
Unit/Mallee Domestic Vio-
lence Unit 5033 1899.
Healing the work force
SHOT IN THE ARM: Diploma of Nursing students Kelly Stanger and
Brooke Matheson with Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter
Hall try out Swan Hill's nurse training centre.
ROBERT HENSON
THE regions rst purpose-built nurse
training centre will be a key asset to
addressing staff shortages according
to Minister for Higher Education and
Skills Peter Hall.
In unveiling the plaque at the ofcial
opening for the Suni-pod training fa-
cility, Mr Hall congratulated SuniTAFE
on its foresight in tackling a known
skills shortage area.
Nursing, aged care and commu-
nity services are facing skills short-
ages, in this region and Victoria as a
whole, he said.
This will be a great asset for Swan
Hill and surrounding district.
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