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Special exhibition: A collection of seven artworks, including drawings of Echuca paddlesteamers,
are on display at the Port of Echuca Discovery Centre. Boat builder and artist Russell McNab said
it was a great way to showcase Echuca’s history and that of Australia. ‘‘It’s something a lot of
people don’t know anything about.’’ Exhibits manager Mesh Thomson said the artworks were
themed around PS Success and would remain on display for about two months. ‘‘It’s nice to have
them on display — especially since they’re from a local artist,’’ she said. ‘‘It links nicely to the hull
of PS Success which remains in the log yard.’’ PIctured are Mrs Thomson and Mr McNab.
In brief
Changing river levels
Communities along the Murray
River between Echuca and Mildura
are reminded river levels will be
changing for a few weeks from next
week and river users are advised to
adjust their activities, pumps and
moorings accordingly.
The changes will happen as en-
vironmental water released from
Lake Eildon enters the Murray from
the Goulburn River, with the Murray
expected to start rising quickly at
Echuca from about Monday.
As the water moves along the
river, levels will be high for about
two weeks before dropping back to
their regular height.
Downstream of the Torrumbarry
Weir the river is forecast to peak at
about 4m as the flow passes through
before dropping back to 2m.
For information, visit
www.mdba.gov.au/river-data/
current-information-forecasts
Help with bargaining
Dairy Australia has published a
document for dairy farmers interest-
ed in forming collective bargaining
groups to negotiate with milk buy-
ers.
Dairy Australia managing director
Ian Halliday said the guide provided
practical advice and insights for
farmers and may help those who felt
they were not on a level playing field
with large milk buyers.
‘‘While collective bargaining has
not always been successful, the goal
of the guide is to make collective
bargaining more straightforward for
dairy farmers,’’ Mr Halliday said.
The guide can be downloaded
from www.dairyaustralia.com.au
from the past
10 years ago
November 19, 2004
Moves have begun to establish a major
visual arts area in Echuca.
Campaspe Shire will consider a pro-
posal for a new gallery including
workshops, studios and exhibition space.
The facility would be part two of a
cultural centre which would begin with
the construction of a modern new library.
Council has given the library project a
high priority and a one-year time frame
and will continue to work towards
choosing a site.
Traffic congestion and parking
concerns have stalled the development of
a childcare facility in Moama.
An application to build the facility at
53-55 Meninya St, Moama, was sent back
to developers after Murray Shire's council
meeting on Tuesday.
Environmental services director Simon
Arkinstall acknowledged there were some
concerns parents would park on the
western side of Meninya St and cross the
road to pick their children up, but
recommended the development be ap-
proved.
25 years ago
November 20, 1989
Echuca Central (208) Primary School
has been given top priority on the
Education Minister’s regional list for
school accommodation costing more than
$200,000.
The school wants to build new prem-
ises on two sites in the middle of Echuca
currently occupied by Echuca Technical
School which is relocating to west of the
Campaspe River.
The site includes the present Tech
School oval.
Torrumbarry residents are still count-
ing the costs today after a freak storm
ripped through the district.
The storm, which local residents de-
scribed as a ‘‘mini cyclone’’ uprooted
trees, smashed windows, lifted a roof,
flattened crops and stripped orchards.
‘‘Terrifying’’ was how local resident
Ern Murphy described the storm.
Mr Murphy said the storm resembled a
giant twister which cut a path of
destruction 25 metres wide through his
property.
50 years ago
November 20, 1964
Sewerage rates for the coming year in
Echuca will be 1/11⁄2 in the £ on nett
annual value — a rise of 1
⁄2d. on last year’s
rate.
This was decided at a special meeting
of the Sewerage Authority at which the
draft estimates were considered.
The rise of 1
⁄2d.was decided on to
enable essential loan works to be carried
out.
Pleasure cruises on the Murray at
Echuca will re-commence within the next
three weeks.
Captain Hilary (Paddy) Hogg, said this
yesterday while carrying out improve-
ments of the latest acquisition to the local
river fleet — the twin-screw, petrol driven
Riverina.
The 60ft Riverina is well-known on the
bottom end of the river where she was
used extensively as a pleasure boat at
Goolway, Renmark and Mildura.
Crossroads
The safest place
The local district has been understand-
ably rattled by a double homicide in
Moama in the past week.
Violence of this sort is concerning
anywhere, but for many, the thought of
this being on our doorstep in ‘little ole
Echuca-Moama’ is something we had
never imagined before now.
I noticed people on Facebook
commenting how they’d be definitely be
locking their front door from now on —
although that probably would have been a
good idea anyway — events like this do
bring that reality home and make us think
more about personal safety.
There has also been quite a bit of
chatter recently about the rise of drugs in
our local area, and in particular, the
destructive drug referred to as ice.
It’s almost as though Echuca-Moama
has lost its innocence over the course of
this year, at least in the eyes of some
people.
The drug epidemic among other things
has left many residents with growing
concerns and we wonder if things will
only get worse from here.
If we are losing our way as a local
community, what could the solution be?
Well, I’m sure they’d be as many
answers to that question as there were
people willing to give a response.
Some would say we need more safe
places for youth to hang out, others would
argue that a more stable home environ-
ment would help, still others may say
there’s a need for greater education in our
schools, and all of these responses are
probably valid.
Personally, I’m just thankful for any
causes making a positive difference.
Sure, we do live in distressing times
and not everything is rosy, but there is
however, a place we can go to for hope
and security.
The Bible says that the living God is a
‘‘refuge in times of trouble’’ (Psalm 9).
In my experience, staying close to God
is the best place to be; in fact I’ve found
it to be the safest place on earth.
Jono Schroder,
New Life (a Baptist Church).
Rags-to-riches tale
If there was ever a rags-to-riches story
to get your attention, this is it.
Dean Munro, a 26-year-old who once
cleaned gutters in Echuca-Moama cara-
van parks, is now a self-made millionaire.
His story is compelling — that of a
fiercly determined young man from a less
than fortunate background who was
willing to do anything to get ahead.
‘‘I was born in Melbourne and my
parents later divorced,’’ Dean said.
‘‘We moved to the Castlemaine area
and my mother got remarried to an
underworld figure in Melbourne . . . so it
wasn’t the best childhood.’’
From a young age, Dean watched his
stepfather gamble money away and
watched as debt collectors came
knocking.
That was part of his motivation to be
something better.
‘‘So I kept my grades up at school and
I worked hard.’’
After finishing Girton Grammar in
Bendigo, he went on to RMIT in
Melbourne and earned scholarship after
scholarship.
‘‘I got a scholarship through Free-
masons — that was a big help, so I was
saving money and working,’’ he said.
He picked up a Commonwealth Ac-
commodation Scholarship worth $17,000
and a George Alexander Foundation
Award worth $15,000.
While other students had better grades,
Dean said it was his ability to prove
leadership potential, as well as the extra
curricular activites which got him noticed.
While in Echuca-Moama, Dean spent a
summer at Merool on the Murray doing
gardening, labour, pool cleaning, lawn
mowing and other odd jobs.
‘‘My brother and I would also go and
clean gutters after work, that was a good
little business,’’ he said.
Dean even willingly took part in
clinical trials to make extra cash.
The most strange one was testing for
human side effects for a drug designed to
be a painkiller for dogs.
‘‘They wanted to see if it could be
transferred to humans,’’ he said.
‘‘I had to pat a dog and then lick my
finger.
‘‘I did lots of different types of work
throughout uni and by the end of it I had
a good (financial) start.’’
Dean picked up a cadetship at a Fortune
500 company which also agreed to pay his
university fees.
His first investment was a two-
bedroom unit in Brunswick, which he
renovated with his brother every spare
chance he got.
He has come a long way since then and
now boasts a seven-figure property port-
folio and significant investments in shares
and precious metals.
And his tips for any aspiring young
millionaires?
‘‘Plan your goals, think about them. If
you want something badly enough you
can get there.’’
Dean has written a book about his
success, Breaking The Chains.