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Jamie_pallot — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:23:53 CST

As The End of 2009 comes near, We just like to Wish Everyone a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year. Stay Safe over the Christmas Period and enjoy the Holidays and the Weather of course! And hope you will stay tuned to community radio and support your local station and continue listening to The Party Mix and Other great programmes for years to come.

Hosted by Jamie Pallot and Jason Loughrey, Playing the best in 60's 70's 80's Retro Party Hits. We give you the chance to ring in and make your request. You will love listening to this show, No advertisements like commercial radio, PLUS We play your song and guarantee it. And we are local people.

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Your Say

Jamie_pallot — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:18:57 CST

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PARTY MIX??........

LET US KNOW, RIGHT NOW!!!

I think you guys are doing a great job, its really great seeing you do something you really love. The music is great, you couldn't have selected a better mix.
Eddie from Moe, Victoria

The show is great its good to listen while having a Barbeque and sitting in the spa!!!!! Great.
Lisa and Glenn from Tyers, Victoria

Very Good, Keeping radio on gippsland fm every saturday night now. From Everyone at Winks Bar And Grill.

The Music is excellent,
from Nicko in Yinnar.

The music is great and the show is good. The music is good. And the music you chose it is something that everyone can enjoy. You guys sound good togeather and when your on air we can tell you are enjoying it. We could listen to you guys all days and we love you,

From Ilene and Esmay, Moe.

Keep up the good work, From Shane in Hazelwood North.

Bloody Great show. You sound great for a bunch of young fellas
From Davo in Traralgon, Victoria

Good mix and loving the show. You guys ROCK!!!!!!
From Paulo in Traralgon.

I like listening to the show, we are in the bedroom sitting around the radio listening,
From Darcy and Liam, Churchill.

I like your Radio Show
From Ilish

Its a good show. Doing pretty well, when will you do iPod Pod casts?
From Martin, Trafalgar.

Bloody great, Terrific, the music is decent not the sh*t stuff radiostations play today!!! Its terrific, Great Job and well done!
Johnno from Traralgon

Nice Work Really Enjoy the Music. From Marlene in Moe

Doing a great job, from Anthony.

Really Good, like the music, i like getting pissed and listening to it. Bloody Great
From Davo.

You guys play very good music, like dancing around my kitchen listening to it.
From Helen, Moe.

Its a good show, we like the music,
From Vic and Linda, South Gippsland.

The show is very cool, love listening to you guys.
From Jacinta and Caitlin, Churchill

I reckon you guys need to keep up the good work and keep it up - the musics good!!!
From Jareth, Traralgon

And Todays Winner For the New found Mascot for The Party Mix goes to OLD MAN JENKINS! And
the shows great.

From Katelyn, Churchill.

You guys have selected the perfect mix for a Saturday Night to Party which is great! Much
better then Techno and New Age Music - Dont Change It.
From The Pregnant Pigs, Morwell.

Good Show, Great Music
From Helen, Traralgon

I listen to your program and its great
From Lucky, Morwell

Its great Show
Ronnie and Fran, Wollongong, NSW

Excellent Show, Good Music and Keep It Up
From Ricky, Darwin, NT

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from Danny G in Morwell.

V\ery good Show, well done and keep it up,
From Jess and Jordy

Bloody Brilliant,
From Marcus

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From Cliff And Ricky

Bloody good music,
From Troy

You guys Rock and are soo awesome!!!!
From Julie

Cheerio To The Party Mix :)
From Frank and Mel

The Party Mix is really cool, Also love thos promos, and we love having a laugh with you guys,
Marlene

Nice Job and Keep It Up
From Carlee

Great Show
From Vernadette

The Music is just really great, im usually a ABC man, but i love the music you guys play its just magnificent.
- It makes a man want to live in his shed, from Ron.

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Jamie_pallot — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:42:43 CST

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Presenters Of The Party Mix

Jamie_pallot — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:58:01 CST

Jamie Pallot and Jason Loughrey, these two will keep you entertained through out the whole night during the program, Give them a call 51348444 or E-Mail to say Hello, or leave your comments to the below email address.

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Preparing for Bush Fire Season

Jamie_pallot — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:37:59 CDT

Preparing For A Bushfire

February 7th will be a day we will never forget. Friends and Relatives of ours were in somewhat way
effected by the devastating bushfires which took place across the state. During the Black Saturday
Fires - The Party Mix was there. Helping Local people in our area with fires and locations. Also Gippsland
FM 104.7 was there by allowing the ABC Radio from Sale Broadcast on 104.7. We will remember those
who lost there lives in Gippsland and our hearts are with everybody effected by these fires.
And may they all rest in peace.

And because of this we have created this page especially for people in Gippsland. Here you will find the number
for the Victorian Bushfire Information Hotline and many links and helpful step by step guide to
make sure that you will be prepared for a fire in your area.

Bushfires are a part of the Australian Summer and days of hot weather can fan bushfires so quick. When there is a fire in your area
you need to leave at the right time. Leaving to early is better then leaving late. The Party Mix has put up a page to help all local people in the
valley with links to the right information that you need.

FIRST THING: Fire Plan

All people who live in a high bushfire risk area need to develop a Bushfire Survival Plan. A Bushfire Survival Plan is a well thought out plan about how you will prepare and respond to a fire in your area. A plan should include a set of actions to address the risk and will require you to make a series of decisions about what you will do on a high fire risk day, or should a fire threaten your home. People should develop a written plan that identifies all the actions they will undertake on high fire risk days. You are more likely to remember to do some of the things you have identified as being important if you write them down. To develop your plan you need to consider all the issues about your level of risk, actions you will undertake to prepare yourself and your home for bushfire and what you will do on high fire risk days. Even if your decision is to leave the area before fire threatens, you still need a well thought out plan. Everyone’s circumstances are different so it is important that you develop a plan that suits your household. Make sure all members of your household know what the plan is and know what roles and responsibilities they have. And as circumstances change, it is important that you review your Bushfire Survival Plan before each summer fire season. The first decision must be what trigger you will use to implement your plan. Ask yourself “On which days should I be ready to implement my plan?” People should implement their plan each Total Fire Ban Day or on other high fire risk days when temperatures rise, the humidity is low and there are strong northerly winds. You should decide well before summer whether you intend to leave your home on high fire risk days or stay and defend your property should a fire threaten your area. Your first decision is leave or stay – will you:

Stay and actively defend, or
Leave early
If your decision is to leave early, your plan needs to include:

When you will leave
Where you will go
How you will get there
What you will take with you
What you will do with your pets
Who you have told about your plan
If your decision is to stay and defend your property, your plan needs to include:

Where you and other family members will be
What you will do if your children are at school when the fire starts
Who will look after your pets
What you will do if you have elderly relatives or young children living with you
How you will protect your property
How you will protect yourself
How you will know what is going on during the fire
What you will do to patrol your property after the fire front has passed through
A well thought out bushfire plan should address all these issues. Make sure everyone in the household knows the plan and what their roles are. And remember: stick to your plan! For more help in developing a bushfire plan, see our Living in the Bush bushfire survival plan workbook. The workbook includes a planning template and guides you in preparing a Bushfire Survival Plan that suits your circumstances. You can also get more information by attending one of CFAs community education programs, delivered free of charge in high bushfire risk areas of the State.

Leave or Stay?
When making a decision about what you will do if there is a bushfire in your area, the first and most important thing to decide is whether you intend to stay with your home. In Victoria, CFA's position is that it is the right of residents to decide for themselves whether they will stay and defend their property. The Emergency Management Act and the Country Fire Authority Act allows residents to stay with their homes in a bushfire if they have a financial interest in their home. Note, however, that once a resident has left his or her home or if he or she is away from the home at the time of the fire, that person may be legally prevented from returning to the residence by Police at traffic management point. If you decide to leave home you must do so before a fire threatens and road travel becomes hazardous. If a fire is burning nearby, late evacuation is a deadly option.

If you are well prepared for a bushfire and are physically able to protect your house once the fire has passed, you have a very good chance of surviving by remaining with your home. Most houses can survive the fire front if actively defended and the house and property has been well prepared. Staying with your home will mean that you can put out any small fires after the fire front has passed, which is the most likely time for small fires to start. During bushfires, a house may catch on fire by sparks and embers lodging themselves in wall vents, on window ledges, under floor boards, in roof gutters, on the roof, and nearby bushes, grass and leaves catching fire. Some houses cannot be saved in a bushfire by the occupants alone. This can depend on:

the house design
position of the house on the land
types of plants close to the house, and
adequate access to a water supply.
Some houses are more likely to burn in a bushfire, for example, houses built on a slope with unprotected area underneath the house.
Late evacuation is a deadly option
Experience has shown that many residents receive little, if any, official warning of an approaching fire. Will you have time to leave the area safely? Will you know in which direction the fire is travelling? Don’t risk being caught on the open road in your car or worse, on foot. The vast majority of deaths in bushfire involve people caught in cars or on foot. Once the fire is close, visibility will be very poor and travel will be hazardous. Your house offers better protection from radiant heat than your car. Fallen trees, power lines, abandoned cars or even firefighting vehicles may block roads. Whatever your decision, it is essential that you and your home are prepared to withstand a bushfire. If the fire is upon you before you can safely leave, you might be forced to shelter in your home.
How safe is your home?
A home is far more likely to survive if able-bodied people are there during a bushfire because they can quickly put out small outbreaks on or near the house. However you need the proper equipment and to be mentally and physically prepared to fight the fire.

More importantly, your house and its surrounds have to be prepared well before the day of the fire threat - preferably before the start of the fire season
Before The Fire Season:

Keep grass cut
Reduce ‘fine fuels’ - Fine fuels are things such as long dry grass, fallen leaves and twigs. Anything smaller in diameter than your little finger is a fine fuel and it is these that you need to clean up around your property
Clear away dead undergrowth, and fallen branches
Move wood piles away from your home
Clean leaves out of gutters
Plant trees and shrubs away from your home
Plant a protective shield of trees around the house to slow the wind, cut down radiant heat and catch flying embers and sparks from a bushfire

Place weather stripping around the inside of doors and windows
Close underfloor spaces and seal all gaps where embers could enter
Make firescreens to go over windows to prevent the glass from cracking in radiant heat
Mains water supply may not be a reliable source during a fire as the water pressure may drop. Make sure that you have access to adequate water supplies, such as tanks, dams, swimming pools or water reserves. Install a sprinkler system around your home
Power may go off - so don't rely on electrical pumps for supply of water
Gather appropriate firefighting equipment such as ladders, hoses, buckets, mops, portable water pumps, a ladder, rake, a torch, and a knapsack spray to put out small "spot" fires

Before the fire front arrives

Dress in personal protective clothing to protect from radiant heat
Shut all windows and doors to prevent smoke and flames from entering the house
Move furniture away from the windows to prevent sparks from entering the house through a broken window and catching alight in the furniture, which often burns easily
Put a ladder under the manhole and torch nearby for checking ceiling space for any embers that may have landed
Fill the bath and buckets with water to provide a water supply in the house for putting out any small fires that may start
Soak towels and woollen blankets with water ready to put on any spot fires that might start inside the house
Place wet blankets or towels around window and door edges inside the house to stop smoke and embers from entering the house
Hose down the side of the house facing the fire, and garden area close to the house, to cool the house down and stop it from burning
Patrol your property for any embers and extinguish them

During the fire

Go inside when it becomes too hot to stay outside. The skin on your ears and hands will alert you that conditions have become too hot to survive outside. Your home will protect you from radiant heat while the fire front passes through – typically taking around 10 to 20 minutes
Take all firefighting equipment inside with you, including tap fittings and hoses
Stay inside your house while the fire front passes and listen to the radio for fire reports

After the fire front has passed

Continue to wear your personal protective clothing
After the main fire front passes, go outside again as soon as it is safe, to extinguish any small fires that may have started
Water down the outside of the house, including the roof, and look out for small fires around your house
Continue to look out for small fires and burning embers many hours after the fire has passed. Check for burning embers:

inside the roof
under the floor boards
under house spaces
on verandahs and wooden decking
on timber window ledges and door sills
roof lines and roof gutters
outdoor furniture
doormats
garden beds and mulch
wood heaps
REMEMBER IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS? CALL "000" IMMEDIATELY. FOR BUSHFIRE INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA:
CALL THE BUSHFIRE INFORMATION LINE ON:
FOR YOUR INFORMATION/ UPDATES: >click here<
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1800 240 667

or check out the CFA Website: www.cfa.vic.gov.au

Severe Storms

Jamie_pallot — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:30:36 CDT

We all love to watch Thunderstorms, Some people get fascinated by Severe Weather, whether its Heavy Rain (Hail, Snow) Winds (Strong, Gusty)
or just the old Thunderstorm. When they get severe it can be dangerous and fatal to some people if your not lucky. Thats why this page is dedicated to the people who love thunderstorms or bad storms etc, we want you to send in your pictures by signing up to the Website and upload your image.

TO STAY SAFE IN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

This information on Severe Thunderstorms in Australia is provided by the Bureau of Meteorology and Emergency Management Australia.

It is divided into seven sections:

1. THE IMPACT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS

2. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS: DEFINITION, CAUSES AND OCCURRENCE

3. SOME AUSTRALIAN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS

4. THE WARNING SERVICE

5. ACCESS TO INFORMATION

6. PROTECTION FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS

7. PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING STRIKES

1. THE IMPACT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS

Severe thunderstorms are localised events, usually affecting smaller areas than tropical cyclones and floods, so their devastating impact is often underestimated. These storms, which are more common than any other natural hazard, can occur anywhere in Australia. Each year, on average, severe thunderstorms are responsible for more damage (as measured by insurance costs) than tropical cyclones, earthquakes, floods or bushfires. Unfortunately, thunderstorms also kill people - between 5 and 10 deaths are caused by lightning strikes each year. More deaths occur when strong winds cause tree limbs to fall, debris to become projectiles and small boats in open water to capsize. Although many people believe that tornadoes do not occur in Australia, they have caused at least 41 deaths here.

2. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS: DEFINITION, CAUSES AND OCCURRENCE
A severe thunderstorm is defined by the Bureau of Meteorology as one which produces:

hail, diameter of 2 cm or more ($2 coin size); or
wind gusts of 90 km/h or greater; or
flash floods; or
tornadoes, or any combination of these.

Most thunderstorms do not reach the level of intensity needed to produce these dangerous phenomena, but they all produce lightning which can cause death, injury and damage.

Lightning and Thunder - Lightning is the discharge produced when voltage differences between ground and atmospheric electrical charge are large enough (several hundred million volts) to overcome the insulating effect of the air. Strokes can occur within the cloud, between clouds, or between clouds and the ground. Thunder is the sound produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by the lightning stroke to temperatures as high as 30,000°C.

Hail - Hailstones can form in a thunderstorm with a strong updraught when frozen raindrops, 'suspended' in the updraught, grow rapidly by 'sweeping up' small cloud droplets which freeze on contact. Hailstones larger than cricket balls have been recorded in Australia (eg Sydney, April 1999).

Wind Gusts - In a mature thunderstorm, the falling rain and hail drag the surrounding air downwards. In addition, evaporation from the raindrops cools the nearby air, accelerating the downward rush. This strong downdraught spreads out upon reaching the ground, producing a cool, gusty wind that can cause damage.

Flash Floods - The updraught of a mature thunderstorm produces raindrops by the condensation of moist air that cools as it rises. When the raindrops become too large to be supported they fall, but the intense updraught of a severe thunderstorm can suspend huge amounts of rain before releasing a deluge. Such rain can reach intensities of more than 200 mm/h, provided the environment is humid enough to feed the thunderstorm with enough moisture. Flash floods often result when the thunderstorm moves slowly, so that a small area receives most of the rain, but the drainage and run-off characteristics on the ground can also determine the area of greatest impact.

Tornadoes - These rarest and most violent of thunderstorm phenomona are rapidly rotating columns of air that descend in the well-known funnel shape from the base of a storm cloud. A tornado vortex, which can range in width from a few metres to hundreds of metres, usually whirls clockwise (viewed from above) and contains very damaging winds that may reach more than 450 km/h. Photo 8 shows tornado tree damage, while 9 & 10 are tornadoes at Tarlee, SA, & Northam, WA respectively.

WHAT CAUSES SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
Thunderstorms develop when warm, humid air near the ground receives an initial upward push from converging surface winds and rises rapidly in an unstable atmosphere. Thunderstorms can become severe when the atmosphere is particularly unstable and/or additional energy is drawn in from surrounding winds.
WHERE AND WHEN DO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS STRIKE?
Severe thunderstorms can occur at any time of the year, although they are very rare during the dry winter months in the north. Most strike between September and March when the supply of solar energy is greatest, but severe winter storms linked to cold fronts are common in the south-west of Western Australia and south-east South Australia. The geographical spread of severe thunderstorms in Australia is difficult to determine because of our low population density and lack of observations over most of the continent. While records of thunderstorm impact show that the most damaging thunderstorms have occurred in the populous south-east quarter of the continent, analysis of wind, hail and tornado data suggests that severe thunderstorms are a significant threat throughout the country. The most damaging individual thunderstorms have hit south-eastern Queensland and the central NSW coast.

WHAT ARE LAND GALES?
Land gales are simply gale force (62 km/h) or stronger winds which occur over the land. They usually last longer and affect much larger areas than thunderstorms. Gales blow when large differences in atmospheric pressure are concentrated over a small distance. This can happen between a "deep" low pressure system and a strong high, or near an intense cold front. In the southern half of Australia extreme winds generally occur in winter and spring and are usually due to land gales. In the tropical north the strongest winds usually hit in summer and autumn, and are often due to tropical cyclones.

3. SOME AUSTRALIAN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS

'Total estimated cost includes all insured and uninsured property, agriculture and infrastructure damage and response and recovery costs in '1999 values'.

25 August 1999 - Three residents (one injured) are trapped on the severely damaged top floor of an eight storey block of flats for an hour following a tornado in the Perth suburb of East Fremantle. The trail of damage is 50 metres wide and 7 kilometres long. Wind gusts are estimated at more than 150 km/h.

14 April 1999 - A record insurance loss of over $1.7 billion follows a severe hailstorm in Sydney's eastern suburbs. A trail of catastrophic property damage includes 63,000 cars and 22,000 homes. One life is lost due to lightning. Hailstones up to 13 cm are reported at some locations, also causing many injuries. Total estimated cost is $2.3 billion (see cover photos and photo 11).
16 December 1998 - A severe thunderstorm with large hail moves across the Brisbane CBD and eastern

suburbs. One car dealer reports 600 vehicles sustain between $2-8,000 damage each and a major insurer reports more than 1500 vehicle claims. Hail of up to 10 cm diameter is reported. Total estimated cost is $95 million (see photo 12).
29 September 1996 - The largest outbreak of severe thunderstorms ever documented in NSW occurs. Three tornadoes, hail up to 7 cm and wind gusts to 156 km/h are reported. Over $92 million insured loss from hail and wind is sustained at Armidale, NSW. Total estimated cost for the region is $340 million.

16 April 1995 - At night, a tornado strikes the NSW coastal township of Merimbula. Thirty-four people are injured and over 100 homes are damaged or destroyed, along with vehicles and other buidlings. The total estimated cost reaches $25 million (see photo 13).
6-8 November 1994 - For three days fierce land gales of up to 145 km/h lash Victoria, ACT and NSW, killing one and injuring 50 people. The persistent winds damage boats and buildings and black-out more than 550,000 homes. Huge dust clouds stretch for over 1,000 kilometres.

23 May 1994 - Perth, Mandurah and south-western WA suffer violent land gales gusting up to 140 km/h which severely damage 600 homes, cause 2 deaths and 20 injuries, black out 50,000 homes and result in heavy losses to commerce and industry (see photo 14).
15 October 1993 - A severe thunderstorm at the Jindalee radar site near Alice Springs, NT, brings wind gusts up to 95 km/h and egg-sized hail. Widespread damage and defoliation to local flora is evident and rainfall rated at 90 mm/h fills creeks and the Todd River. Flooding cuts roads for days.

29 November 1992 - A tornado and hail up to cricket-ball size tear through Bucca, north of Bundaberg, Queensland, levelling three homes and unroofing many others. Millions of dollars worth of crops are also ruined.
22 November 1992 - During the early hours of the morning a tornado damages over a dozen houses in the north-west Tasmanian town of Smithton and cuts a swathe through hundreds of trees in nearby bushland (see photos 15 & 16).
22 January 1991 - A tornado and hail cause havoc and damage with a total estimated cost of $90 million in Adelaide - at that time, the worst natural disaster in SA since the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires.
21 January 1991 - One of Australia's most damaging thunderstorms batters the North Shore of Sydney with wind gusts estimated at 230 km/h, large hail and torrential rain. Over 100 people are injured and more than 10,000 buildings and over 50,000 trees damaged, with total estimated costs of $680 million (see photo 17).

18 March 1990 - Sydney is pelted with 8 cm hailstones, causing great damage and injuring 25 people. Total estimated cost is $400 million which includes repairing thousands of dented cars.
13 November 1976 - Near Sandon in central Victoria two people are killed by a tornado as winds estimated at 300 km/h lift their car several metres above the road and hurl it 100 metres into a ditch. The trail of destruction is 400 metres wide and 6 kilometres long, including wrecked vehicles, homes, farms and crops (see photo 18).

26 November 1971 - Severe thunderstorms dump record torrential rain on Canberra, ACT causing severe flash flooding in the Woden Valley area where seven deaths result. Most are caused as cars are swept from the road into the raging torrent of an overflowing creek (see photo 19).

4. THE WARNING SERVICE

The Bureau of Meteorology is responsible for providing the Australian community with warnings of dangerous weather, in order to minimise damage and injury. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued when a severe thunderstorm is reported, or there is strong evidence of a severe thunderstorm, and it is expected to persist. Severe thunderstorm warning services are provided from the Bureau's Regional Forecasting Centres in State and Territory capitals. Forecasters use computer model predictions, together with data from satellite pictures, radar displays, lightning detection networks, ground-based observations and reports from "storm spotters" to prepare the warnings. The radar displays are particularly helpful to thunderstorm forecasters by indicating where and how heavily rain is falling. Also, the Australian network of napproximately 3000 volunteer storm spotters provide valuable reports of severe weather to forecasters.

Severe storm warnings are immediately transmitted to radio and television stations, to authorities such as the police and emergency services, and to the Bureau's public access systems, which include recorded telephone services, Weather By Fax and the Internet.

LIMITATIONS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS
The small scale and short duration of severe thunderstorms make them difficult to predict with numerical computer models and to observe with conventional observing systems. Numerical models can predict the environmental conditions in which severe thunderstorms may develop, but cannot yet predict individual thunderstorms. Once thunderstorms have developed, weather radars are important tools for monitoring them, especially when thunderstorms are less than 200 kilometres from the radar. The radar data provide useful information about the thunderstorms, but can at times be complex to interpret because of such factors as the curvature of the earth, "spreading out" of the radar beam, slight loss of beam power as it passes through rainfall and blocking of the beam by mountains. Also, severe thunderstorms often occur in locations where no storm spotters are available. In summary, people receiving Severe Thunderstorm Warnings need to keep the following limitations in mind:

Warnings may be limited in accuracy because of the complexities involved in detecting thunderstorms, assessing their severity and predicting how they will move and evolve.
Warnings may not provide much advance notice (maybe less than 15 minutes). Warnings are usually issued only after evidence of severe thunderstorms has been received. There can also be delays in communications systems and in getting the Warning broadcast by radio and TV.
Severe thunderstorms should not be expected to occur everywhere in the warned area or for the entire period covered by the Warning.
Warnings can only be effective if people take appropriate protective actions.

5. ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Severe thunderstorm warnings issued by the Bureau of Meteorology are accessible through the following communications systems:

Recorded Telephone - Dial 1900 926 113 (National Directory)
Weather By Fax - Free Fax 1800 630 100 (National Directory)
World Wide Web - http://www.bom.gov.au

Telephone Weather Services Call Charges:
1900 numbers: 77c per minute incl. GST; 1300 numbers: Low call cost - around 27.5c incl. GST.
(More from international, satellite, mobile or public phones)

Also, current weather radar displays, satellite pictures of the weather, weather charts and weather observations are available through the above Fax and World Wide Web services.

Apart from this brochure and other natural hazards brochures, Emergency Management Australia also publish free Severe Storm and Lightning Protection Action Guides, available through your State or Territory Emergency Service. Also visit the EMA Web site at www.ema.gov.au.

6. PROTECTION FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
Severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes and large hail, are our most frequent, damaging natural hazard, and can occur Australia-wide.

AT THE START OF THE STORM SEASON

Trim trees and remove overhanging branches well clear of your home, and clear guttering and downpipes of leaves etc. (see photo 20).
Check and secure tiles or roofing sheets.
Protect skylights with strong wire mesh, and fit windows and glass doors with shutters or external metal insect screens (see photo 21).
Clear your yard of loose materials and rubbish that may blow about, and be dangerous.

Prepare an emergency kit of:
- portable radio, torch, spare batteries;
- first aid kit and manual, and strong plastic bags; and
- plastic sheeting, timber strips, hammer and nails (for temporary repairs).
List your emergency phone numbers.
Check your home insurance is current and adequate.

If you live in a caravan, ask your State or Territory Emergency Service for a 'Protecting Caravans' pamphlet.
If you own a boat, check that it is securely moored, or protected on land.

WHEN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES

Listen to your local radio station for thunderstorm warnings.
Shelter and secure pets and animals.
Put garden furniture, toys, etc. inside. Fill garbage bins with water to hold them down.
Park vehicles under solid shelter or cover with firmly tied tarpaulins/blankets.
Secure all external doors and windows and draw curtains.
Put valuables, medications and spare warm clothing in plastic bags with your emergency kit and keep handy.
Disconnect all electrical items, external TV/radio aerials and computer modems.

WHEN THE STORM STRIKES

Stay inside and shelter well clear of windows, doors and skylights.
If the building starts to break up, shelter in the strongest part (cellar, internal room, hallway, or built-in wardrobe) under a mattress, doona, or a strong table or bench (see photo 22).
Listen to your portable radio for storm updates.
If outdoors, seek solid enclosed shelter (not a tree).
If driving, stop, clear of trees, powerlines and streams. Don't use a fixed telephone during a thunderstorm due to lightning danger.

AFTER THE THUNDERSTORM PASSES

Listen to your local radio station for official warnings and advice.
Check for damaged windows, walls, or roof. Temporarily cover with plastic sheeting and nailed-on wooden strips.
For emergency assistance, see below.
If you don't need help, check, and if necessary, help your neighbours.
Beware of fallen powerlines, damaged buildings and trees and flooded watercourses.
Don't go sight-seeing.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE (Who and when to call)

For emergency assistance with serious damage, or advice on temporary accommodation, food and clothing, call the State or Territory Emergency Service. (See directory page for all other emergencies (referred to inside front cover) or in state/territory government, or general pages. Note 24-hour emergency numbers if listed.)
For power failure, fallen powerlines, electrical problems - call your local power supplier.
For gas or water supply interruption or emergencies - call the relevant local supplier.
To arrange permanent repairs to your home, call your insurance company for a claim form.

If unable to contact emergency services by phone:

Continue to listen to the radio for official warnings and advice.
Form a self-help group with family and neighbours.
Watch for emergency service personnel who will be checking your area as soon as possible.

7. PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING STRIKES

In Australia, lightning accounts for 5 to 10 deaths and well over 100 injuries annually. These figures are likely to increase with the growing number of retired people engaged in outdoor, recreational activities such as walking, cycling, golf, fishing, boating etc. Of the many lightning strike injuries each year, about 80 result from people using fixed telephones during thunderstorms when the phone system may become highly charged near where lightning is striking. Related injuries may include hearing damage, burns, or even electrocution (see 'If You Are Indoors' opposite). TAKE ACTION NOW

Protect yourself and your family by following the advice in this pamphlet. Keep this information handy in a safe place which you can remember.
Check your local electricity provider for advice on surge protectors and lightning conductors for homes (and other buildings) to help safeguard occupants and electrical equipment.

IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS
The distance (in kilometres) to a lightning flash may be estimated by dividing the time delay (in seconds) between the flash and the thunder by 3. If you hear thunder, find shelter urgently, especially if the time delay is less than 30 seconds. Try to remain sheltered for at least 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder.

Seek shelter in a 'hard-top' (metal-bodied) vehicle or solid building but avoid small open structures or fabric tents.
Never shelter under small groups of (or single) trees.
If far from shelter, crouch (alone, feet together), preferably in a hollow. Remove metal objects from head/body. Don't lie down flat but avoid being the highest object in the vicinity.

If your hair stands on end or you hear 'buzzing' from nearby rocks, fences, etc, move immediately. At night, a blue glow may show if an object is about to be struck (St Elmo's fire).
Don't fly kites or model aeroplanes with control wires.
Don't handle fishing rods, umbrellas or golf clubs etc.
Stay away from metal poles, fences, clothes lines etc.
Don't ride horses, bicycles or travel in open vehicles.

If driving, slow down or park away from trees, power lines etc. Stay inside metal-bodied (hard top) vehicles or caravans but don't touch any metal sections.
If swimming, surfing etc, leave the water immediately.
If boating, go ashore to shelter as soon as possible.
Be sure the mast and stays of a sailing boat are adequately 'grounded' to the water.

IF YOU ARE INDOORS

Before the thunderstorm arrives, disconnect external aerial and power leads to radios and television sets. Disconnect computer modems and power leads.

Draw all curtains and keep clear of windows, electrical appliances, pipes and other metal fixtures (eg don't use the bath, shower, handbasin or laundry/kitchen sinks).
Avoid touching brick or concrete, or standing bare-footed on concrete or tiled floors.
Avoid the use of fixed telephones. In emergencies, make calls brief.

FIRST AID

Apply immediate heart massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation (CPR) to lightning victims until medical help arrives and they will have a good chance of survival. (You won't receive a shock from the victim.)

LIGHTNING FACTS

When struck, people do not glow or 'fry to a crisp' but the heart and breathing are often affected.
Only about 30% of people struck actually die, and the incidence of long-term disability is low, particularly when appropriate first aid is applied promptly.

If your clothes are wet, you are less likely to be seriously injured if struck, as most of the charge will conduct through the wet clothes rather than your body.
Average lightning bolts carry a current of 10,000 to 30,000 amps. An average radiator draws 10 amps.
Lightning can, and often does, strike more than once in the same place.
Worldwide, thunderstorms produce approximately 6,000 lightning strikes every minute!

This pamphlet was produced jointly by Emergency Management Australia and the Bureau of Meteorology.

PHOTO CREDITS:
No. 1, 4, 5, 7, 12, 16, 25 & 27 courtesy of the Courier-Mail. No. 2 courtesy of Sr V Rahill. No. 3 courtesy of the Singleton Argus. No. 6 courtesy of Warwick Daily News. No. 13 courtesy of Gary Pearton. No. 28 courtesy of T Arthur. Photographs are not to be reproduced without copyright permission from the source newspaper (or from the Bureau of Meteorology for photo 2, and Emergency Management Australia for photos 13 & 28.

Disaster Awareness Program 04/2000
The information presented here is also available in Australia as a colour brochure from your local State/Territory Emergency Service or your local regional
office of the Bureau of Meteorology. www.bom.gov.au

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Jamie_pallot — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:59:47 CDT

Here are a collection of Photos from our Photo Galleries we would like to share with you, and all our other listeners in Gippsland and Beyond.

The Above Photo on the Right is The Bushfires on Saturday 7th Feb 2009, the hottest Temp on record 48 degrees

Preparing For A Bushfire

Jamie_pallot — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:29:04 CDT

February 7th will be a day we will never forget. Friends and Relatives of ours were in somewhat way
effected by the devastating bushfires which took place across the state. During the Black Saturday
Fires - The Party Mix was there. Helping Local people in our area with fires and locations. Also Gippsland
FM 104.7 was there by allowing the ABC Radio from Sale Broadcast on 104.7. We will remember those
who lost there lives in Gippsland and our hearts are with everybody effected by these fires.
And may they all rest in peace.

And because of this we have created this page especially for people in Gippsland. Here you will find the number
for the Victorian Bushfire Information Hotline and many links and helpful step by step guide to
make sure that you will be prepared for a fire in your area.

Bushfires are a part of the Australian Summer and days of hot weather can fan bushfires so quick. When there is a fire in your area
you need to leave at the right time. Leaving to early is better then leaving late. The Party Mix has put up a page to help all local people in the
valley with links to the right information that you need.

FIRST THING: Fire Plan

All people who live in a high bushfire risk area need to develop a Bushfire Survival Plan. A Bushfire Survival Plan is a well thought out plan about how you will prepare and respond to a fire in your area. A plan should include a set of actions to address the risk and will require you to make a series of decisions about what you will do on a high fire risk day, or should a fire threaten your home. People should develop a written plan that identifies all the actions they will undertake on high fire risk days. You are more likely to remember to do some of the things you have identified as being important if you write them down. To develop your plan you need to consider all the issues about your level of risk, actions you will undertake to prepare yourself and your home for bushfire and what you will do on high fire risk days. Even if your decision is to leave the area before fire threatens, you still need a well thought out plan. Everyone’s circumstances are different so it is important that you develop a plan that suits your household. Make sure all members of your household know what the plan is and know what roles and responsibilities they have. And as circumstances change, it is important that you review your Bushfire Survival Plan before each summer fire season. The first decision must be what trigger you will use to implement your plan. Ask yourself “On which days should I be ready to implement my plan?” People should implement their plan each Total Fire Ban Day or on other high fire risk days when temperatures rise, the humidity is low and there are strong northerly winds. You should decide well before summer whether you intend to leave your home on high fire risk days or stay and defend your property should a fire threaten your area. Your first decision is leave or stay – will you:

Stay and actively defend, or
Leave early

If your decision is to leave early, your plan needs to include:

When you will leave
Where you will go
How you will get there
What you will take with you
What you will do with your pets
Who you have told about your plan

If your decision is to stay and defend your property, your plan needs to include:

Where you and other family members will be
What you will do if your children are at school when the fire starts
Who will look after your pets
What you will do if you have elderly relatives or young children living with you
How you will protect your property
How you will protect yourself
How you will know what is going on during the fire
What you will do to patrol your property after the fire front has passed through

A well thought out bushfire plan should address all these issues. Make sure everyone in the household knows the plan and what their roles are. And remember: stick to your plan! For more help in developing a bushfire plan, see our Living in the Bush bushfire survival plan workbook. The workbook includes a planning template and guides you in preparing a Bushfire Survival Plan that suits your circumstances. You can also get more information by attending one of CFAs community education programs, delivered free of charge in high bushfire risk areas of the State.

Leave or Stay?
When making a decision about what you will do if there is a bushfire in your area, the first and most important thing to decide is whether you intend to stay with your home. In Victoria, CFA's position is that it is the right of residents to decide for themselves whether they will stay and defend their property. The Emergency Management Act and the Country Fire Authority Act allows residents to stay with their homes in a bushfire if they have a financial interest in their home. Note, however, that once a resident has left his or her home or if he or she is away from the home at the time of the fire, that person may be legally prevented from returning to the residence by Police at traffic management point. If you decide to leave home you must do so before a fire threatens and road travel becomes hazardous. If a fire is burning nearby, late evacuation is a deadly option.

If you are well prepared for a bushfire and are physically able to protect your house once the fire has passed, you have a very good chance of surviving by remaining with your home. Most houses can survive the fire front if actively defended and the house and property has been well prepared. Staying with your home will mean that you can put out any small fires after the fire front has passed, which is the most likely time for small fires to start. During bushfires, a house may catch on fire by sparks and embers lodging themselves in wall vents, on window ledges, under floor boards, in roof gutters, on the roof, and nearby bushes, grass and leaves catching fire. Some houses cannot be saved in a bushfire by the occupants alone. This can depend on:

the house design
position of the house on the land
types of plants close to the house, and
adequate access to a water supply.

Some houses are more likely to burn in a bushfire, for example, houses built on a slope with unprotected area underneath the house.

Late evacuation is a deadly option

Experience has shown that many residents receive little, if any, official warning of an approaching fire. Will you have time to leave the area safely? Will you know in which direction the fire is travelling? Don’t risk being caught on the open road in your car or worse, on foot. The vast majority of deaths in bushfire involve people caught in cars or on foot. Once the fire is close, visibility will be very poor and travel will be hazardous. Your house offers better protection from radiant heat than your car. Fallen trees, power lines, abandoned cars or even firefighting vehicles may block roads. Whatever your decision, it is essential that you and your home are prepared to withstand a bushfire. If the fire is upon you before you can safely leave, you might be forced to shelter in your home.

How safe is your home?

A home is far more likely to survive if able-bodied people are there during a bushfire because they can quickly put out small outbreaks on or near the house. However you need the proper equipment and to be mentally and physically prepared to fight the fire.

More importantly, your house and its surrounds have to be prepared well before the day of the fire threat - preferably before the start of the fire season
Before The Fire Season:

Keep grass cut
Reduce ‘fine fuels’ - Fine fuels are things such as long dry grass, fallen leaves and twigs. Anything smaller in diameter than your little finger is a fine fuel and it is these that you need to clean up around your property
Clear away dead undergrowth, and fallen branches
Move wood piles away from your home
Clean leaves out of gutters
Plant trees and shrubs away from your home
Plant a protective shield of trees around the house to slow the wind, cut down radiant heat and catch flying embers and sparks from a bushfire

Place weather stripping around the inside of doors and windows
Close underfloor spaces and seal all gaps where embers could enter
Make firescreens to go over windows to prevent the glass from cracking in radiant heat
Mains water supply may not be a reliable source during a fire as the water pressure may drop. Make sure that you have access to adequate water supplies, such as tanks, dams, swimming pools or water reserves. Install a sprinkler system around your home
Power may go off - so don't rely on electrical pumps for supply of water
Gather appropriate firefighting equipment such as ladders, hoses, buckets, mops, portable water pumps, a ladder, rake, a torch, and a knapsack spray to put out small "spot" fires

Before the fire front arrives

Dress in personal protective clothing to protect from radiant heat
Shut all windows and doors to prevent smoke and flames from entering the house
Move furniture away from the windows to prevent sparks from entering the house through a broken window and catching alight in the furniture, which often burns easily
Put a ladder under the manhole and torch nearby for checking ceiling space for any embers that may have landed
Fill the bath and buckets with water to provide a water supply in the house for putting out any small fires that may start
Soak towels and woollen blankets with water ready to put on any spot fires that might start inside the house
Place wet blankets or towels around window and door edges inside the house to stop smoke and embers from entering the house
Hose down the side of the house facing the fire, and garden area close to the house, to cool the house down and stop it from burning
Patrol your property for any embers and extinguish them

During the fire

Go inside when it becomes too hot to stay outside. The skin on your ears and hands will alert you that conditions have become too hot to survive outside. Your home will protect you from radiant heat while the fire front passes through – typically taking around 10 to 20 minutes
Take all firefighting equipment inside with you, including tap fittings and hoses
Stay inside your house while the fire front passes and listen to the radio for fire reports

After the fire front has passed

Continue to wear your personal protective clothing
After the main fire front passes, go outside again as soon as it is safe, to extinguish any small fires that may have started
Water down the outside of the house, including the roof, and look out for small fires around your house
Continue to look out for small fires and burning embers many hours after the fire has passed. Check for burning embers:
- inside the roof
- under the floor boards
- under house spaces
- on verandahs and wooden decking
- on timber window ledges and door sills
- roof lines and roof gutters
- outdoor furniture
- doormats
- garden beds and mulch
- wood heaps
REMEMBER IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS? CALL "000" IMMEDIATELY. FOR BUSHFIRE INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA:
CALL THE BUSHFIRE INFORMATION LINE ON:

FOR YOUR INFORMATION/ UPDATES: >click here<
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1800 240 667

or check out the CFA Website: www.cfa.vic.gov.au

Gippsland FM Program Guide

Jamie_pallot — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:07:41 CDT

Monday
6.00am Breakfast With Maree
9.00am Golden Reminders of Earlier Grooves (Includes Money Matters at 10.05)
11.00 Alternative Radio
12.00pm Jazz With Joe
1.00pm My Kinda Music with John Holland
4.00pm Driving Force (Hosted by CJ Dunlop and Anthony Moore Alternatively)
5.30pm German Language Program
7.30pm Play Back from Way Back
9.00pm Jopplopping Hoddities
10.30pm Alternative Solution 12.00am Satelite

TUESDAY
6.00am Breakfast with Garry - Country Music, News and Weather
9.00am Holding Back The Years - Popular Music from 60's 70's 80's
11.00am Latrobe Valley U3A - Hoste by Bev Lorraine
12.00pm Irish Heartbeat - Mix of Old and New Irish Listening Music
3.30pm Fusion - Generation Why? Music, Vox Pops, Competitions
5.30pm Maltese Language Program - Music News for The Maltese Community
7.00pm Greek Language Program - Music News for The Greek Community
9.00pm Bring The Noise - Heavy Music/ Rock
10.30pm Your Guess is As Good As Mine - Electro Dance, Retro and Alternative Music
12.00am Satelite

WEDNESDAY
6.00 Breakfast With Mario - News, Weather and Golden Memories
9.00 Morning Tea With Maree - Easy Listening Music
11.00am Koorie Air - Indigenous Music, News for The Local Aboriginal Community
12.00pm Music From Me To You - Easy Listening Music
2.00pm Jazz With Joe - New Orlean and Dixie Music 3.30pm Fusion - Generation Why? Music, Vox Pops, Competitions
5.30pm Dutch Language Program - Dutch Music and News
7.30pm French Language Program - Music and News for the French Community
9.00pm The Black Arts Show - Heavy Metal
10.30pm Satelite

THURSDAY
6.00am Ricky Sinclairs Country Music - Hosted By Ricky Sinclair
9.00am Lighter Shade of Black - Indigenous Music and Current Affairs for The Aboriginal Community
11.00am Gippsland Showcase - Music Interviews - Hosted by Bev Lorraine
12.00pm Take It Easy - Easy Listening Music with Bob Millst
1.30pm Nostalgic Moments - Easy Listening Music
3.00pm Bandarama - Brass Band Music
3.30pm Fusion - Generation Why? Music, Vox Pops, Competitions
5.30pm Indonesian Language Program - Music and News for the Indonesian Community
7.00pm Racing Program - Local Racing Information 8.30pm Cadillac Baby -Blues, Roots and Dirt Music
10.30pm Atmosphere - Dance, DJ Music/ Electro with Shane Moore
12.00am Satelite

FRIDAY
6.00am Breakfast with Garry Gunn - Country Music
9.00am The Vocal Cowboys - Country Music
10.00am Lets Move - Complete Gold with Ricky Sinclair
11.00am Vision Australia Radio - Reading from the Latrobe Valley Express for Visual Impaired
12.00pm Daniel O'Donnel and Friends - with Ann Laidlaw
3.30pm Fusion Generation Why? Music, Vox Pops Competitions
5.30pm Latrobe Rockers - Rock Music
6.00pm Chinese Language Program - New and Music for The Chinese Community
7.30pm Filipino Program - News and Music for the Filipino Community
9.30pm Show Time - Music with Ken Thompson
11.00pm Notes from the Big Chair - Niel Little
1.00am Satelite

SATURDAY
7.00am Soccer News - News for The Gippsland Soccer League
7.30am Motor Sports Show - News from The Motor Sport World
8.00am Churchill Football Show - All Year Round!
8.30am Saturday Morning Sports Show - Talking Sport, Locally and Nation Wide and International
9.30am Our World This Week - Local Current Affairs
11.30am Bob's Goodies - 60's 70's 80's and Requests
1.00pm Blues On The Boil - Blues Music with Ralf Koss
2.30pm Saturday Arvo with Sean - 60's 70's 80's Music with Sean Walker
4.00pm The Warm Up - 70's 80's and Todays Mix Music with Ryan Gunn
6.00pm The Party Mix with Jamie Pallot and Jason Loughrey (Alternative - Anthony's Mega Hits with Anthony Moore)
7.30pm The Party Mix with Jamie Pallot and Jason Loughrey - 60's 70's and 80's Party Hits and Requests
9.00pm Rock And Roll Ate My Brain with Cam Smith
10.30pm The Party Mix - Late Shift - 60's 70's and 80's Party Hits and Requests
12.30pm The National Rock And Blues Show (Satelite)

SUNDAY

7.30am Abundant Life - Devotianal and Inspirational Music
10.00am Slightly Classical - Light Classical Music with Richard Werner
12.00pm Sunday Country Classic - Classic Country with Kasper Smit
2.00pm Easy Listening Music
5.00pm Magical Mystery Tour - Easy Listening Music
6.30pm Good Old Country Music - Traditional Country Music - With Garry Gunn
8.00pm Girl Power - Music from Various Female Artists - with Anna Maria Baismann
(Alternative Night - 8.00pm Rockabilly - Music hosted by Peter Grumisch
9.00pm Radio Black Hole - Music hosted by Steven Broberg
10.30pm The 10.30 Slot - Music - Presenter To Be Announced!
12.00am Satelite

Music Now

Jamie_pallot — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:42:46 CDT

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO CLIPS FROM YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS AND SONGS
Please Allow a few minutes for each Video to Buffer. (That way you can enjoy the video clip with no interruption)

*Please Note* That Buffering Time on the video may depend on the speed of your sytem.

Myspace "NEW"

Jamie_pallot — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:40:58 CDT

The Party Mix is now Online at MySpace.com!

Yes! You can now talk to the Party Mix through

your own myspace account, talk to us and leave

your comments and much more!

IF YOU ARE NEW TO MYSPACE AND WANT TO SIGN UP CLICK HERE
FOR THE PARTY MIX MYSPACE PAGE CLICK HERE

Contact Us

Jamie_pallot — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:09:01 CDT

Contacting Gippsland FM 104.7
Follow These Steps to Contacting Us:

Phone: +61 3 5134 8444

Fax: +61 3 5133 0555

Web: www.gippslandfm.org.au

E-mail: office@gippslandfm.org.au

Contacting The Party Mix

Want to tell us what you think of the show?

Want to just say Hello? Anything, your comments are much Appreciated.

Write To Us

The Party Mix with Jamie and Jason. We appreciate your comments and we

would like to hear them so we know you love the show...

P.O. Box 579

MORWELL VIC 3840

AUSTRALIA

thepartymix@hotmail.com

Fun Activities

Jamie_pallot — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:42:17 CDT

WELCOME! Here you can play **CLASSIC** Arcade Games for FREE!!
Here we have all those great classic games you will remember years ago....ENJOY!!!

HELICOPTER GAME: This has to be or is the most popular game on the net and is the most addictive...TRY IT..YOU WILL COME BACK FOR MORE

Instructions:
Tetris is a game invented by the Russian Alexey Pajitnov. The object of the game is to arrange the blocks as they fall to the bottom of the screen into horizontal lines. When a line is made it disappears from the screen. The game is over when the blocks fill the playing field.

This is the game that launched a 1000 Game-Boys. One of the most addictive and time consuming games known to man. I'm afraid this version doesn't have the annoying twinkly music that usually accompanies the game but that's maybe not such a bad thing.

This game has a hi-score feature so if your score is good enough to be in the top 100 you'll be prompted to enter your name.

Left and Right arrow keys - moves the blocks as they fall
Down arrow key - makes the block fall quicker
Up arrow key or X - rotate the block clockwise
Z - rotate the block anti-clockwise
P - pause/unpause the game
Q - quit the game

Fishing Hot Spots

Jamie_pallot — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:16:12 CST

Fishing
Endless fishing opportunities are available throughout the whole area, with Paynesville and Raymond Island
offering great choices.

Bait Supply
Paynesville Bait and Tackle on the Esplanade provides fresh and frozen bait, tackle and repairs to all equipment.
Call in for some friendly service and local tips.
The Esplanade, Paynesville phone 51 56 7375

LETS GO FISHING FOR A DAY OR A WEEKEND...

Lake Fishing -
Try any spot off the local public jetties, foreshore or out in a boat.
You are likely to fish for lake flathead, garfish, tailor(skipjack), mullet,
luderick and bream. Check local newspapers for fishing reports.

River Fishing -
Rod fishing, either casting or fly will offer the angler success.
So many rivers to choose from, The Mitchell, The Tambo, The Nicholson, and up in the High Country areas like Morass Creek at Benambra or the Blue Duck area where you find the Bundarra, Cobungra or Mitta Rivers.

Surf Fishing -
Just a quick boat trip from Paynesville, about 10 minutes, and you can experience the thrill of rod fishing on the 90mile beach.
Fish for salmon, shark, trevally or snapper, anything could be swimming by in this vast ocean beach!

Baits

Dependant on the fish you are chasing, the bait will vary. Here are a few tips.

* Natural bait sources are the best - prawn, whitebait, sandworm, or shell
* Lures can work also, especially for surf fishing and for some other variety of fish
like tailor or bream.
*Always consult a local fishing club or bait shop for the best choice.

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Where To Go?

Gipsy Point
Gipsy Point, tucked into the upper reaches of Mallacoota Inlet, has accommodation, a boat ramp, bushwalks and brilliant fishing and bird watching. This unique bush setting brings nature right to your doorstep.

Mallacoota
Mallacoota is endowed with beaches, blessed with navigable waterways, and surrounded by bush. With river, lake and ocean fishing, eco tours, tennis and golf, Mallacoota is made for year-round holidays for all the family. Accommodation ranging from self-contained and luxury units to shady camp sites, and restaurants offering fresh local seafood, complete Mallacoota’s holiday picture. Natural Attractions - A steep climb up Genoa Peak will reward you with 360? views of Croajingolong National Park, a World Biosphere Reserve, which encircles Mallacoota. Keep an eye out for platypus in Genoa River where Australian Bass are also plentiful. On the way to Cann River, stretch your legs on the Drummer Rainforest Walk which meanders beside the Thurra River. Nearby Alfred National Park protects wet eucalypt forest and warm-temperate rainforest.

Cann River
At the junction of the Monaro and Princes Highways, Cann River is centrally located for travelling to Point Hicks, camping at Tamboon and Wingan Inlets and walking in nearby national parks. The well-signposted Bataluk Cultural Trail winds between Cann River and the Sale International Wetlands. Natural Attractions - Nearby Tamboon Inlet has superb camping but access is by boat only. You can also camp at Thurra and Mueller Rivers and Wingan Inlet. Beyond the Thurra River's exit to Bass Strait is the 100-year-old Point Hicks Lighthouse. West of Cann River, drive the unsealed road through Lind National Park, then beside Bemm River to the high mountains and magnificent cool temperate rainforests of Errinundra National Park.

Bemm River
Bemm River, south of the Princes Highway, is a little fishing hamlet, especially famous for bream catches. Explore Sydenham Inlet in your row boat; it offers such good fishing, anglers return season after season. Cape Conran, Marlo Enjoy surf fishing, scuba diving and snorkelling, banksia woodlands and remote beaches at Cape Conran Coastal Park. Launch your boat at Cape Conran, and keep a lookout for seals playing at the waters edge. Just 12 kilometres away, at Marlo where the Snowy River meets Bass Strait, there's a variety of accommodation, fishing and water sports.

Orbost
Before heading for the nearby Snowy River and Errinundra National Parks, visit the Slab Hut, Orbost’s “living museum”, in Forest Park in town which highlights the pioneer’s lifestyle. At the newly built exhibition centre, there are monthly exhibits and wooden artworks and furniture for sale. Enjoy a counter lunch at the Orbost hotel or a game of golf on the town course. Just west of Orbost at the top of the hill and off the main highway there is a lookout with extensive views over the Snowy River flats. Natural Attractions - In dry weather, take the Yalmy Road from Orbost through rich farming land and old forests to Raymond Creek Falls in the Snowy River National Park where there are picnic and camping facilities. You'll find more picnic facilities and waterfalls at Youngs Creek. The river flats surrounding the Snowy River and Orbost, come alive with wildflowers from May to November. Victoria’s state emblem, Common Heath (Epharis Impressa) flowers profusely. Look out for the East Gippsland Waratah from November to January.

Buchan
North-west of Orbost, Buchan, one of Victoria's oldest European settlements, is famous for its limestone caves. In autumn, brilliant displays of autumn leaves enhance the town's beauty. A short drive from Buchan, the Buchan and Snowy Rivers meet. Take the forest drive to Gelantipy, on the edge of Snowy River National Park, then visit Little River Falls and Gorge. A short walk to the clifftop lookout rewards you with views of Victoria's deepest gorge. The onward drive to 256-metre McKillops Bridge is not suitable for caravans or articulated vehicles.

Lakes Entrance
A short walk over the footbridge that spans the Gippsland Lakes' Cunninghame Arm at Lakes Entrance, takes you to wonderful Ninety Mile Beach. Follow the path to the west to see the lake entrance. In, on or around the water, there's much to do at Lakes Entrance, where summers are mild and winters are warmer than anywhere else in Victoria. Hire a variety of watercraft and explore the waterways at your leisure, or take a relaxing lunch cruise on Lakes King and Victoria, or visit the nearby winery by boat. From a viewing area at the fishing co-op, watch one of the largest fishing fleets in the Southern Hemisphere unload its catch. Fly a kite in the parkland or wind surf on the lake. Visit the shell museum, browse through antique shops, play a round of golf or take a scenic flight over the lakes to give you a magnificent bird's eye view of the waterways. On the foreshore of Lakes Entrance, unique carved statues in the stumps of cypress trees stand as a memorial to World War One soldiers. These trees were planted in 1924 and to preserve the ageing butts, local chainsaw artist, John Brady, was commissioned to sculpt this set of amazing memorial figures. The quiet town roads of Lakes Entrance provide easy cycling for the bike riding enthusiast. Horse riding along forest bridle paths is another way to unwind in this leisurely town at the eastern end of Australia's largest inland waterway. At the western end of Lakes Entrance, the lookout at Jemmys Point Reserve provides expansive views over the Gippsland Lakes, especially at sunset. On a clear day you can spot the oil drilling platforms in Bass Strait. Lakes Entrance boasts fine waterfront restaurants serving fresh seafood, local produce and delicious local wine. Choose to stay with friendly hosts at bed and breakfasts, cottages, apartments, motels, caravan parks or backpacker accommodation, all within an easy stroll of clubs, shopping and services. A short drive east of Lakes Entrance is the historc Trestle Bridge, a railway constructed of wood and one of the best examples of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.

Metung
On a crescent peninsula reaching into Lake King, Metung offers visitors a peaceful break. There is a range of accommodation and craft galleries and daily cruises, often escorted by dolphins, explore bays and coves. Take a stroll along the waterside boardwalk to Legend Rock, indulge yourself at a good restaurant or relax at the pub right on the water.

Boating adventurers - Visit Boxes Creek, about 3 kilometres from Metung. Sea eagles and swans will accompany your onward sail to the picnic paradise of Nungurner, another 3 kilometre sail around Bell Point. Take Reeve Channel, past cormorants and little terns, to Barrier Landing, 8 kilometres distant.

Omeo
In 1851 the cry of 'Gold!' rang through the Victorian hills. Omeo, nestled on the Great Alpine Road, tells the story of the gold rush through its splendid architecture and the fascinating Oriental Claims. There are boutique wineries, picnic races and rodeos, and drives through the Alpine National Park to the snow fields.

Bairnsdale
Bairnsdale was established in 1842 and developed rapidly after the discovery of gold nearby in the 1860s. Its place in gold rush history is evident in an historic streetscape. Don't miss Main Street's award-winning gardens and the hand-painted ceilings in Saint Mary's Church.

Eagle Point, Paynesville
From Eagle Point Bluff, see Lake King and the famous Silt Jetties. Floods, over thousands of years, have deposited enough silt to build natural jetties 8 kilometres in length; second only to those in the Mississippi River. Eagle Point has a tranquil lakeside setting and a wildlife reserve. Beyond Eagle Point, Paynesville is the boating capital of Victoria. Relax or hit one of the town's major events, such as the famous Marlay Point Overnight Yacht Race held in March. Catch the ferry to Raymond Island for some koala spotting and afternoon tea.

Boating adventurers - Bring your own or hire a boat and sail to Rotamah Island for its bushwalks and bird watching. Continue to Bunga Arm, disembark, walk across the sand-dunes and prepare to have your breath taken away. Vast, unblemished Ninety Mile Beach will unroll at your feet. When exploring these waters always use a navigational chart.

How to Recieve Gippsland FM

Jamie_pallot — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:10:48 CST

Gippsland FM broadcasts to the Gippsland Community. And has done so for the last 30 years.

Gippsland FM provides opportunity for people who have a interest in radio to get their voice heard.

Every time you listen to Gippsland FM, your listening to local people who live in Gippsland. We broadcast on 104.7 MHz (Mega Hertz) which is on the FM dial.

To get Gippsland FM, tune to 104.7 on FM. Press FM and if you have a Manual Tuner, turn the tuner knob until the little dial is just over or under "104".

If you have a Automatic Tuner hold in Tune or Preset and it will go through all your stations until it reaches 104.7.

Your Stereo should stop at 104.7, if not just keep pressing until it reaches it. If you can get the reception but

it is a bit fuzzy move your Antenna around until you have got a much suitable reception. If not, a Outdoor FM Antenna is essential they can pick up more stations and you dont have to move it around, plus you dont get inside interferance from other electrical items such as Blender or Lamps etc. These cost around $50 and it connects up via coaxial cable.

When driving you can pick up Gippsland usually to Bairnsdale, but you can pick it up in Some Areas of Bairnsdale and Lakes Entrance (With outdoor FM Antenna) You can pick Gippsland FM up clear in Rawson and Walhalla. When driving West you can Pick Gippsland FM until you get to Trafalgar in a car but with Outdoor Antenna you can pick us up in Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula. Also down at Port Albert and Yarram. For any Questions call 51348444 if you have problems tuning Gippsland FM in your radio.

Studio Tour

Jamie_pallot — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:09:58 CST

Its your own personal tour of the Studio, that Jamie and Jason work in every Saturday Night.
We bring you the best music and Your requests - and it all comes from here...

We took these photos at the studio one night before we went on air and done our radio show. This first photo on the left is the Security Code Keypad. The building has very good security and a lot of cameras. Every time a presenter enters their code it comes up on the computer who enters etc. When a visitor comes to the studio you will see this little gadget on the wall, don't worry though you wont need to use it. Above this gadget is a button and a speaker, all you do is press the button and someone will answer you and the door will open for you and all you do is walk up the stairs which are on the far right of the photo.

This photo was taken in the main walkway
to the studio, when you enter the studio
Walk up the stairs you will come to another set of glass security doors and you will press a door bell and someone will let you in. The security in this building is very tight because the studio has very expensive gear that is used to help the station
broadcast to the community.

This photo on the left is a photo of the main conference room where most
meetings between technician and the progrmme directors and managers etc take
place. When presenters want to talk and need to discuss financial issues, security
issues or organise new time slots for programmes it all takes place in here. Also its the studios kitchen where presenters can wait and have a coffee or cup of tea before they go on air.

This is one of the important rooms to the station. Studio 1, theres a Studio 2, But
at the moment this is Studio 1, Where most of our programmes broadcast from.
The most important tool for this studio is the big board thats on the table in front of
the presenters chair, this controls the CD Players, The Satelite, The Computer the
phone etc. The green buttons turn the selected item off and the red buttons turn it
on. The more you slide one of those butons up
towards the top the louder the
selected item plays louder on air. STUDIO 2 (Below)

This is the Studio 2, They have to be identical so they are both easy to

use and when you use both you will think your using the same studio all

the time.

This is the General Office to the studio, this is another
important area for the studio, this is where
all the radio program guides are printed and put in the Latrobe Valley Express every Monday in the TV Guide. Also a lot of Financial work is done in here.

Photos: Taken By Jamie Pallot and Gippsland FM 104.7

Surf Report

Jamie_pallot — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:08:37 CDT

The fishing along the 90mile beach has been a bit unpredictable over the last few weeks with the changing weather and the change in water temperatures.
Those lucky enough to get out on a good day have caught very good bags of fish, with a few unusual fish landed, including stripy tuna to yellow fin, the yellow fin was landed close to lake Entrance I am unsure what method was used to land them.
The stripy tuna have also been on the bite, with schools of them 1km from the beach, fisherman have been landing them whilst fishing for other species.
I have been asking some fisherman lately about the tuna being caught of the surf, one man told me about these tuna and said "he heard of it years ago but he thought it was just a few people leading him on.
Due to the warm currents this year, it has let the bait fish travel so far south, and with them the tuna, and also the king fish.

There have also been some great Gummy sharks taken of the surf with some reaching weights of 20kg! and some fisherman who dare to stay up all night have reported to of caught 12 gummies in one night, the best baits have been pilchards, Squid and salmon and trevally fillets.

And the migration of elephant sharks has been great, with some as big as 5kg.
The elephant sharks can be a bit of a bastard to put it frankly, when hooked they go into survival mode and roll over and over trying to jab you with the spike that is on the dorsal fin, and cause of this your tackle gets broken and tangled up.
The best baits are squid and pilchards.

With welcome of the cold water currents we have seen more people catch Australian salmon, with catches ranging from the small spoties to the big old silver backs reaching sizes of 3kg.
The best places to fish for them are where you can see the birds feeding on the bait fish the salmon should be in schools feeding on the bait fish.

People fishing have had good catches, with yellow eye mullet and small pinkies, and trevally,
All these by catches are good because you can put the mullet on as live bait for the gummies, The Trevally as fillets for salmon and bronze whalers.
There have been good catches of bronze whalers too, caught whilst fishing for gummies.

Cheers
Anthony Stewart