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Tracey Burr
On a cool Saturday morning in early November the 2008 Churchill
& District News Junior Fishing Competition began. Fishing
rods were in the water dead on 9 am! Fishing was slow for
the first hour or two, then the clouds dissipated, and it
really got going. All competitors had until 3.15pm to get
their catches to the weigh in station.
"We had some whoppers caught this year," said Peter
Prokopiv, who manned the weigh in station. "One fish
went right off our scales and we had to rush off to Glendonald
Milk bar to get it weighed!"
This year we had 153 entries, and we would like to thank all
the children that participated. We would also like to thank
all the parents, grandparents and caregivers for making it
such a success. Thank also to all the volunteers who organized
the event and turned up on the day to ensure everything went
according to plan.
Our winners this year were: 4 - 8 Years: First: Chloe Medew,
Second: Gabrielle Medew, Third: Skye Trotter Wilson. 9 - 12
Years: First: Taylor Van Tildvet, Second: Liam Cassar, Third:
Corey Koostra Denton. 13- 16 Years: First: Matthew Bailey.
Overall Winner: Chloe Medew. Heaviest Catch of the Day: Taylor
Van Tildvet. Smallest Catch: Justin Vitale.
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Catering
was again superbly handled by the Churchill & District
Lions.
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) attended to lend
a helping hand and for the first time we had FishCare offering
help and tips to catch the big one.
We would like to thank the following for their much appreciated
support and sponsorship:
Department of Primary Industries (DPI), International Power
Hazelwood, Latrobe City Council, Churchill & District
Lions, Alpine Country, Valley Trophies, Peter Gray, Fish
Care, Relationships Australia, Gippsland Trades & Labour
Council Inc, Co-Operating Churches in Churchill, McDonalds,
Churchill Scouts and the Red Cross.
"We are looking forward to next year," said Peter.
"But don't forget there is a Family Fishing Day at
Lake Hyland on May 2nd next year with workshops and activities."
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