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UNDER INVESTIGATION Exclusive to ‘The Local Paper’

● Cr Margaret Rae, Mayor

■ The Victorian State Government has confirmed that a matter concerning Murrindindi Shire Council is under investigation by the Local Government Inspectorate.

State Government spokeswoman Sonia Heath told The Local Paper that a matter relating to Murrindindi Council is under investigation, but that no further public comment will be made.

Ms Heath declined to specify the nature of the investigation.

Murrindindi Mayor Cr Margaret Rae and Chief Executive Officer

Margaret Abbey earlier declined to make comment to The Local Paper, when the newspaper first raised the issue on April 21.

The Local Paper asked of Cr Rae and Ms Abbey: “Is the Murrindindi Shire Council, or its officers, aware of any investigation being carried out on it by the Local Government Inspectorate?”

The Council’s official reply on April 22 was: “You will need to refer any inquiries to the Local Government Inspectorate for comment.”

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● Margaret Abbey, Shire CEO

$3 MIL. BUDGET BLOWOUT Footy back on Saturday

■ Football and netball return this Saturday (May 28) after a general bye last weekend in the Yarra Ranges, Northern, Seymour and Riddell Leagues.

Seymour and District Junior Football League was also hit by the general bye.

Yea, second on the Division 2 ladder, will travel to Alexandra for Round 7 in the AFL Yarra Ranges League.

Kinglake will journey to Thornton-Eildon. Yarra Glen has the bye.

In Division One of the Northern Football League, Whittlesea will play away against secondplaced Macleod.

Yea has an away match at Seymour in the Sunday juniors competition (Seymour District Junior Football League).

In other competitions, Broadford travels to Lancefield (Riddell League); Seymour goes to Shepparton (Goulburn Valley); and Mansfield will do battle at Mooroopna.

■ Murrindindi Shire expects its year’s deficit to blow-out from $1.6 million to almost $3 million, according to a report due to be delivered to the Council meeting tonight (Wed.).

According to the income statement prepared for Councillors, the original budget anticipated a deficit of $1,614,318.

LOSS LOOKS LIKELY TO DOUBLE

The revised budgeted loss figure is $2,951,108.

The Income Statement for the period ended March 31 says total revenue is now expected to fall short of $31,036,863. The revised revenue figure is $30,658,957.

The revised rates and charges revenue figure is expected to be $18,299.635, representing 59 per cent of the total revenue figure.

The remainder of revenue is expected to come from special charges, statutory fees and fines, user fines, grants, contributions and reimbursements.

Employee benefits are anticipated to increase from the original budget figure of $12,948,727 to $13,242,266 - an unexpected 2.2 per cent increase.

● Murrindindi Shire Council’s offices in Alexandra An ‘alternative format’ of the in- charge a 5.4 per cent increase to come statement (‘underlying opera- ratepayers. tional result format’) puts the underMany Murrindindi Shire ratepaylying deficit for the period ended ers are voicing strong objections to March 31, at $6,259,513. the Council’s management.

This deficit is more than double the A 1000-name petition against the original budget figure of $2,995,247. rate increases was due to be presented The Council’s inability to balance in State Parliament yesterday (Tues.) its annual budget, comes as it applies by Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish. to the Essential Services Commission A protest rally, calling for the resto be exempted from the Victorian ignations of the Council CEO, Mayor Government’s 2.5 per cent rates cap. and Councillors, is due to be held in Instead, the Council wants to Yea on Friday next week (June 3).

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$250,000 for volunteer projects News Briefs Winter on its way

■ Minimum overnight temperatures of 4° were predicted by the Bureau of Meteorology last night (Tues.) into Wednesday morning.

Winds yesterday were tipped to be up to 40kmh, decreasing to 15-25 kmh today (Wed.)

Seats elsewhere later

■ New seating and park benches will be installed in the coming week in Alexandra's Rotary Park and on Grant St. Redgate Ward Councillor Margaret Rae said the new seating is a welcome update to the popular park.

"Council has a small budget to replace street furniture around the Shire and new infrastructure is prioritised on a needs basis.

Replacement seating of this type will be gradually rolled out in other towns throughout the Shire in the future.”

Dindi library glitch

■ Due to urgent mechanical repairs the Mobile Library will be operating a reduced service until required repairs are completed.

■ Volunteer groups in Indi will share in $250,000 under Federal Government grants, Federal MHR Cathy McGowan (ind.) announced on Monday.

Sharing in the grants are: ■ Kinglake Ranges Men’s Shed. Oldfield St, Pheasant Creek. $4850. Electronic/audio/video, kitchen appliances, office equipment, white goods and major appliances.

■ Kinglake Ranges Tennis Club. Extons Rd, Kinglake Centrrtal. $1650. Contribution to the reimbursement of fuel costs. Heating/colling.

■ Molesworth Landcare Group. c/- Molesworth Hall, 4355 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Molesworth. $1040. First Aid safety. Tools/power. Tools/construction tools.

■ Rotary Club of Kinglake

● Cathy McGowan

Ranges. 101 WhittleseaKinglake Rd, Kinglake. $4000.

Storage.

■ Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges. 101 WhittleseaKinglake Rd, Kinglake. $4500.

Outdoor furniture and equipment.

■ Strath Creek Landcare Group Inc. 2752 BroadfordFlowerdale Rd, Flowerdale. $2750. Kitchen appliances, landscaping/gardening, outdoor furniture and equipment, tools/power, tools/construction tools.

■ Upper Goulburn Community Radio Inc. UGFM Kinglake Ranges Community Radiuo Studios, Robertson Rd, Kinglake. $3663. Computer equipment.

Ms McGowan welcomed the funding to help volunteer groups.

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Sgt Trevor Connell said a fatal tragedy was almost certainly avoided. The man, travelling from Eildon to Melbourne, was uninjured.

The State Government is spending $18 million on similar barriers on Goulburn Valley Hwy from Yea to Molesworth. Some local residents have objected to the project.

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What The Papers Say Cuts in spending

■ Mitchell Shire Council is set to introduce changes to operating hours for outdoor pools, libraries and customer service centres across the shire as part of the 2016-17 budget.

The reduced operating hours will save $135,000 as part of Council’s response to meet the 2.5 per cent rate cap and deliver an additional $2 million in operation savings.

- North Central Review

Operation Axe

■ A statewide operation targeting the illegal sale of firewood collected on public land has begun. Local wood dealers have been warned that checks on permits will be carried out.

To be known as ‘Operation Axe’, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has launched the campaign that can see offenders fined up to $10,000.

- Mansfield Courier

Repeater probe

■ Telstra is investigating the possible use of illegal repeater(s) in the area, following a number of complaints by local customers experiencing service problems. Telstra media spokesperson James Kelly explained that mobile repeater devices were designed to replicate and improve mobile signal.

- Euroa Gazette

Multiple charges

■ Nagambie Police have charg ed an Avenel man with numerous offences. His Ford ute was allegedly displaying false number plates; he was an allegedly suspended driver and the car was said to be unregistered.

Police also found some white crystals, believed to be methylamphetamine and a baton when they searched the vehicle. The 30-yearold will be in court in June.

- Seymour Telegraph

Hoax tax calls

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‘Hands off the CFA’ ■ State MLA for Eildon, Cindy McLeish, is supporting a petition calling on the Andrews Labor Government to leave the Country Fire Authority in the hands of volunteers and not the United Firefighters Union.

"Victoria relies on volunteer firefighters to protect them and their communities when they are at their most vulnerablem” Ms McLeish said.

“That's why as Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Communities and Volunteers, I will be campaigning locally to tell Daniel Andrews hands off the CFA!" Ms McLeish said the UFU is demanding a new enterprise agreement for firefighters include a union run veto board, effectively handing control of the CFA to the union.

PETITION

● Cindy McLeish, MLA for Eildon

"The CFA Board, CEO, Chief and volunteers have been ignored in their protests against an EBA that hands control of the CFA to the UFU, and it is up to all volunteers and their communities to stop it, " Ms McLeish said.

"Over the coming months I will be in towns across the electorate asking local residents to support our volunteer firefighters.

“Details about when and where I am campaigning will be announced on Facebook and my website wwww.cindy mcleish.com.au," Ms McLeish said.

Kinglake News

New play area at pub

Five mistakes

■ A lawyer for the Northern Hospital has acknowledged to the Coroner that five mistakes had been made in the lead-up to and after the death of 18-month-old Audrey Ebbage in 2014. The angry parents say the Northern Hospital doctors ignored them.

- Whittlesea Leader

Money dries up

Bowen drops in

■ Federal Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen visited Lilydale Marketplace on Wednesday (May 18) to support Casey Labor candidate Hovig Melkonian.

During a meet-and-greet with local businesses owners, Mr Bowen spoke about his support for Mr Melkonian and how a Labor government would support the Casey electorate.

Mr Bowen said a Labor win for Casey would see improvements delivered to the area, particularly in schools.

- Mountain Views Mail

Plenty accident

■ While .cycling along the Plenty road, Mr T. E. Venn, the local schoolmaster, had the misfortune to fall and, break a bone in his arm.

Fire at Yan Yean

■ Phone scam victims say the amount of personal details crooks have on them is “frightening” and “scary”. Diamond Creek woman Michelle Molinaro answered an automated phone call on with a voice message telling her to call back as she had a debt with the Australian Taxation Office.

Assistant Commissioner Thomas Ryan said the ATO would never contact taxpayers about a debt over the phone.

- Diamond Valley Leader

■ Victims of family violence in the Yarra Ranges may lose a crucial legal service after a major provider announced that funding cuts may force them to close their doors.

The Eastern Community Legal Centre in Healesville, which caters to people in theYarra Ranges, may be forced to close when the centre cops an expected $240,000 cut in funding next year.

- Lilydale Leader

● From the Eltham & Whittlesea Shires Advertiser. May 22, 1936

● Kinglake publican Rob Burns with some of the new play equipment ■ The Kinglake Pub last ‘The Local Paper drink. week opened its new indoor Comments from manylocal children's play area.

Business Feature parents indicate they think it's The old pantry/bottle shop a great idea. that is part of the bistro area Opening night saw the kids has now been converted into use an entire bucket of chalk an indoor children's play area. scribbling on the walls.

Parents can now sit down The improvements demonfor lunch or dinner, whilst the strate how new publicans Rob children play in the all new play Burns and John Holmes, along area. with all the staff of the Children can watch fish Kinglake Pub, have invested swim in the fish tank, play both financially and personally

By ASHLEY PlayStation games, watch kids in making the Kinglake Pub shows on television, rock away an integral part of the Kinglake GEELAN on a rocking horse or play the Ranges community once old-style 'sit-down' arcade boards, table and chairs, bean again. games among many other bags and much more to keep ■ Bookings for meals and/or children's activities. the children entertained for accommodation can be made There are also puzzles, hours on end while Mum and by calling the Kinglake Pub on books, colouring in, chalk- Dad enjoy an after dinner- 5786 1230.

■ Wakened by a bright glow in his yard at 1.30am on Tuesday, Mr J.T. Freene found a store shed iin flames. The shed was totally destroyed, the loss amounting to £25. The shed was. used as store room for old boxes etc. and was less than 25 yards from a garage containing a car.

Whittlesea

■ The. team. to represent Whittlesea against Templestowe at Whittlesea on Saturday next is as follows:- T. Draper (c.), K. Funston, A. Funston, D: Winwood, H. Higgs, L. Godfrey, A. Cornell, E. Lorensini, A. McKernen, L. Funston (v.c.), D. Funston, F. Howell, F. McKernen, T. & A. Steege, V. Sambell, W. Smith, S. Sambell; emergencies,T. Murphy, F. Lorrensini, F. Walker, K. Fennell, P. Castles; boundary umpire, B. Woods; timekeeper, A. Armstrong; goal umpire, B. Andrews.

Players are requested to be on the ground early. T. Draper, who acted as captain in the Epping match on Saturday in the absence: of L. Funston, received the umpire's' vote for the best and fairest player. Five regular players were absent from the team on Saturday, However, five new players will, make their debut in the club's uniform on Saturday. A donation of £1/11 has come to hand from Mr A. Mitchell. Mr S:. Gibbon was the successful tenderer for the transport of players and supporters for. the season. The bus was well packed on Saturday for the journey to Epping.

Kinglake tragedy Hospital Patient Remanded On Sunday imight, at about 11, William Morgan, aged 55 years, of Kinglake, was found lying unconscious on the porch of a kiosk which he owns. He was suffering from extensive head wounds.

Sounds of Argument Neighbors had heard sounds of an argument in, which voices were raised. Later on,. on investigation, Morgan was found lying injured. A doctor was called froms Diamond Creek, and after giving treatment, ordered his removal to St Vincent’s Hospital where he was admitted in a serious condition Died from injuries He died from his injuries on Wednesday.

Morgan is well known in the district and was the proprietor of a motor garage, tea rooms and kiosk.

Police Patrol Investifate A police patrol went to Kinglake when the miatter wavs reported, and co-operated with Constable Beaton of Hurstbridge, in investigating the affair.

Man charged On Tuesday, George Kelly, 57 years, of Seymour, then a patient in the Royal Melbourne Hospital, was charged with having inflicted: grevious bodily harm on Morgan.

He was remanded by Mr McLean, P.M., until May 26. Bail was refused.

When charged., Kelly asked, "How is Morgan'" and ,was told by Serg. Madin that he was very sick.

At that stage Morgan's condition was critical, and he died on Wednesday morning.

Combined ball

■ The combined Anglican and Roman Catholic Church ball will be held in the Eltham hall, Saturday, June 20.

Messrs F.Joseph and E.Reynolds of Research, are the joint hon. secs.

A goodnight is being arranged and further particulars will be advertised at a later date.

A kitchen tea has been arranged to be held next month in the public hall to honor Mr Laurie Cresp and his bride-to-be Miss Madge Moseley, of Research.

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Local Snippets ‘Winery turns sour’

■ The Melbourne-based winery, associated with the Yea Winery Cidery and Brewery has its share of challenges, according to the Knox Leader newspaper.

“Pat and David Smith say bureaucratic red tape has cost them their vineyard lease,” the paper says.

The Wantirna South couple were “desperate” top re-open their award-winning Old Orcahrd Winery after their nine-year lease to manage it expired last year, the Leader said.

“Mr Smith said Knox Council, which manages the 8ha site on Crown land, had only offered him a month-by-month lease, forcing him to vacate on July 31 last year.

“The couple have been selling their wine online and out of a little shop in Yea,” the Knox Leader reported.

Sale coverage

■ Yea’s big 3000-head cattle sale received big coverage in The Weekly Times and Stock and Land. Under the headline for ‘Happy day for vendors’, S&L carried photos of Roger Ongarata and his mother Giovanna who sold 19 spring drop Angus steers, and Sara and Charles Exton of Kinglake with 13 Angus heifers they sold for $1120. Amongst the Weekly Times photos were MalcolmWhite of Inverugie with daughter Errin Heal, and grandchildren.

Recycling high

■ Almost 70 per cent of waste entering Murrindindi Shire’s ‘Resource Recovery Centres’ is being recycled, says a report to tonight’s Council meetingh.

“Of the waste collected at the kerbside, 33.6 per cent is coimmingled recycling and is taken for recycling to Visy in Melbourne,” the report says.

Numbers game

■ Visitor statistics are now unavailable, the Murrindindi Council meeting will be told tonight (Wed.). Goulburn RiverValley Tourism did not renew the contract with Data Insights, but are in talks with Roy Morgan Research to enquire about statistics.

Climate smart

■ ‘Truth testing workshops’ to test assumptions and models in the Climate Smart Agriculture Development Project receive a mention in a report to this week’s Shire meeting.

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That hate-letter writers stand a much better chance of having their correspondence read if they have the courage to include their name. Anonymous letters go directly to The Local Paper’s File 13.

That a Murrindindi Shire land★ owner wanted some everyday information ... but was told to make a Freedom of Information application. Expect a fight.

That a nearby publication advises con★ tributors that they must provide their name, address and telephone number as it is “required by the Newspaper Act”. Really? Is there any such legislation in Victoria?

That Kinglake’s market found a new ★ location on Sunday due to a wind warning. The market folk gathered indoors at the Ellimatta Youth Space.

That a resident in public housing might ★ unexpectedly find a Government-provided removals van arriving to take them elsewhere.

That no sooner than The Local Paper ★ published its report last week on a logging protest ... VicForests starting following us online. Was it something we said?

That Sacred Heart School, Yea, post ★ some epic video productions online. Full marks to all involved.

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Council Watch

Shire under investigation

by State Government ■ A matter concerning the troubled Murrindindi Shire Council, led by CEO Margaret Abbey, is under inspection by an arm of the Victorian State Government, it has been confirmed Sonia Heath, a senior spokeswoman for the State Government, confirmed with The Local Paper that the Local Government Inspectorate is conducting the inquiry.

Ms Heath said the Inspectorate would not be announcing any details of the investigation.

“The Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate investigation team is responsible for investigating allegations of offences under the Local Government Act,” says the authority’s website.

“Investigations are conducted by Inspectors of Municipal Administration who have been appointed in accordance with the Act. “The Inspectorate may examine or investigate any matter relating to council operations and breaches of the Act involving a councillor, a senior council officer and any individual subject to the conflict of interest provisions within the Act; or any individual where the matter relates to electoral provisions.

“Complaints or allegations can be made by any individual.

“The Inspectorate compliance team can also refer matters to the investigation team that may arise during the audit process to undertake further investigation.

“All investigations are conducted in accordance with best practice principles, procedural fairness and afford natural justice to participants.

“Due to the volume of complaints received and the often complex nature of investigations, the investigation process can take some time.

“Each case is different and therefore specific timeframes cannot be provided.

“The Inspectorate will keep complainants informed of the progress of the investigation.”

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Local News Strath Ck PO open

■ Strath Creek has its Post Office reopened. The ‘pod’ building is open 12 Noon5pm weekdays, and managed by Wendy Brew.

The General Store-Post Office was destroyed by fire in mid-November last year.

Paths at Kinglake

■ Murrindindi Shire Council is undertaking footpath maintenance works in and around Bollygum Park, Kinglake.

The maintenance works will continue until Friday, June 27.

The Park will remain open for use anda Council spokeswoman says arrangements have been made to ensure that users can safely travel around the work zones.

“Council apologises for any inconvenience this might cause,” she said.

Inquiry enquiry

■ Have Councillors been told about the Local Government Inspectorate inquiry into a matter at Murrindindi Shire? The Local Paper understands probably not.

Refusal suggested

■ A permit for a two- lot subdivision (house lot excision) at 354 Extons Rd, Kinglake Central, will be considered tonight (Wed.) at the Murrindindi Shire Council meeting to be held at the Alexandra chambers.

A Council officer is recommending that a permit be refused as the “proposal does not comply with the requirements of Clause 14.01 Agriculture, in that it creates a rural living style allotment that has the potential to limit the operation of adjoining and nearby agricultural uses in high quality agricultural land.”

The property is currently 26.72 hectares in size, and it is proposed to create one lot of 26.47 hectares and one of 3242 square metres.

Both lots will contain an existing dwelling.

■ “The application was notified to seven nearby and adjoining owners, by way of a sign on site and with a notice in the North Central Review. No objections were received.”

Tigers dates move

■ Yea Football Netball Club advises that uue to the unavailability of the Yea Shire Hall on a particular date, there has been a swapof dates around two functions.

■ iPod Shuffle Party - will now be held on Saturday, July 2 at the Recreation Reserve.

■ the Mid Year Ball - will be hle don Saturday, July 30 at the Shire Hall.

Permit progress

● Margaret Abbey, Murrindindi Shire CEO Photo: Splash Magazine lished by the Depart- ■ Release of confi- will be contacted to ment of Environment, dential information discuss the matter furLand, Water and ■ Conflict of interest ther and to obtain Planning, says: ■ Failure to observe more information.

“The Local Gov- requirements for as- ■ (People) may be ernment Investiga- sembly of councillors requested to particitions and Compliance ■ Disclosure of con- pate in an investigaInspectorate can only fidential information tion. investigate matters re- ■ Failure to lodge ■ After the investilating to council opera- register of interests gation is complete, tions and breaches of within required the Inspectorate will the Local Government timeframes determine if the comAct 1989 involving a ■ Failure to submit plaint is substantiated. councillor, a senior campaign returns ■ Investigators will council officer or any ■ Gross misconduct advise relevant parties individual subject to the ■ Improper influ- of the outcome in writconflict of interest pro- ence ing. In some circumvisions within the Act; ■ Misuse of Position stances interviews or any individual “When a com- may be recorded. where the matter re- plaint is received, the ■ Where there is suflates to electoral pro- Inspectorate will: ficient evidence to visions.

■ Determine if the substantiate an al“The types of com- matter is within its ju- leged breach of the plaints the Inspectorate risdiction.

Act and a penalty apwill investigate include ■ Once the com- plies to such a breach, allegations of: plaint has been allo- the Inspectorate may ■ Bribery and undue cated to an investiga- undertake a prosecuinfluence tor, the complainant tion.

■ Planning applications are tracking more slowly this financial year with Murrindindi Shire, tonight’s Council meeting will be told.

“One reason for this may be last year¡¦s drive on planning consents for bushfire recovery which occurred during the same period,” a Council officer reports.

■ 80 building permits have been issued this financial year ■ 98 per cent of building permits are issued within 30 days ■ Total value of building works for the quarter is $4,827,918 ■ Year to date value of building works is $16,163,171 (which is on track to exceed last financial year total of building works of $19,087,458) ■ Eight Occupancy Certificates have been issued this quarter bringing the total to 28 for the financial year to date (does not include private surveyors).

Skewed report

■ Murrindindi Shire Council has some expert report writers, well equipped to make the muncipality look good.

Take the ‘Customer Satisfaction Response’ statistics, which list five respondents giving an ‘excellent’ remark to the work done

by Council officers.

The Council report neglects to mention that approximately 45 customers declined to complete a ‘feedback’ report.

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Local People Error was my fault ■ In last week’s Local Paper, we published a report on the demolition works at the Country Club Hotel. The item carried a photo of the hotel, and details of the pub’s owners.

However, in the caption, written by me, listed the building at the Grand Caledonian Hotel. That was incorrect.

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● Russell Wealands “As an incorpo■ Those with an interest in the arts are rated body registered encouraged to attend a as an arts society with Arts joint meeting of the Regional Yea Arts Carnivale Victoria, YeaArts Inc Committee and Yea can provide assisArts Inc at the Y Wa- tance making it easier ter Discovery Centre for community groups this Friday (May 27) at such as the Yea Arts Carnivale Committee 7pm.

Russell Wealands and local drama, musays the agenda in- sical and arts groups cludes important dis- to hold events and discussions on the future play their talents.

“The Yea Arts plans for the Carnivale and the Carnivale is now possibility of bringing recognised by the other arts events to Shire of Murrindindi as a Tier 1 Regional Yea. Russ says the for- Event and as such has mation of Yea Arts Inc some assured finanin 2016 as the Yea Arts cial support for next Carnivale auspice year but the timing and body opens up many format of the event opportunities and po- needs to be resolved tential benefits for our and event planning community to attract progressed “An added objecand enjoy a diverse tive of this meeting is range of art forms.

with Ash Long, Editor “For the cause that lacks assistance, ‘Gainst the wrongs that need resistance For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do”

to identify the level of Yea community's interest in the arts and discuss the timing and all important planning for future 'arts' events in and around Yea. “The 'arts' include a broad scope of artistic endeavours - from opera, dramatic plays, musical performances, dance through to the more traditional forms of painting or sculpture.

“If you, or anyone you know has an interest in contributing to the Carnivale, or the broader arts and culture of our region please come along to this important meet-

Pioneering churchman had soft spot for ‘dear Yea’ ■ The Yea and District Historical Society is telling the story of the Rev. Alfred Stackhouse, who became Stipendary Reader at Yea in 1881.

Travelling was difficult as the railway had yet to arrive in the district.

The town was described as being in “low spiritual condition”.

The Society, on its Facebook page, describes Stackhouse’s courage, love and faith.

“Yea possessed no resident doctor or chemist, and his well-stocked medicine chest and practical skill were at the disposal free of charge of all who needed them no matter at what hour or what the distance he was called upon to travel.

“Yea has become

ing.” Russ Wealands can be contacted on 0428 972 106.

Staff survey

■ Murrindindi Shire CEO MargaretAbbey is said to have refused Councillors access to details of a staff satisfaction survey.

Areport to tonight’s Council meeting says that assessment of the survey is “premature”.

We think that is code for “unfavourable”.

One of the barometers for staff morale is sick leave. Shire staf leave has grown from 2.7 per cent to 3.55 per cent in a year.

Who read it?

● Rev. Alfred Rashleigh Stackhouse notorious for its hard ■ The Yea and Disdrinkers,” a contem- trict Historical Sociporary press report ety, based at the Yea said.

Railway Station is Stackhouse led the open 10am-2pm temperance crusade Wednesdays, and on and helped form the Yea Market days Yea Temperance Reg- (first Saturday). iment. He was in- Phone, office hours, cumbent at St Luke’s. 0474 520 120.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council will consider a subdivision proposal for a property at Extons Rd, Kinglake Central.

It fascinates us that the Council reports that the proposal was advertised in the North Central Review.

The North Central Review does not have any distribution points within Murrindindi Shire.

The newspaper’s office is in Kilmore.

Why does the Council spend ratepayers’ money advertising in a publication that is seen by so few locals?

● Bill Wilson, the late Val Wilson ■ The kindness of Meagan Callander mailing a copy of The Local Paper to Bill Wilson (a former Yea Shire President) in Adelaide has been recognised.

Jude Higgins emails: “Thank you for the great photo of my parents in a recent edition .

My Dad and I were thrilled to see it . Thanks to dear Meagan Callander who regularly sends us copies.

“He does remember you well. We spoke of you when we read the first edition. Great job by the way.”

Lights for reserve

■ Whittlesea footballers will soon be able to train at night with new lights to be installed at the A.F. Walker Recreation Reserve.

State Government Minister John Eren announced that Whittlesea Council had been successful in securing $100,000 from Sport and Recreation Victoria's Country Football Netball Funding Program for training lights.

Traditionally the Whittlesea Football and Netball Club used the showgrounds for most of its matches but as the club has grown, Council has allocated Walker Reserve for junior football training and matches.

The reserve is also home to the Whittlesea Cricket Club during the summer season and the Whittlesea Tennis Club.

Breaker Morant talk ■ Barrister, researcher and actor James Unkles interrogates the case and execution of Lt. ‘Breaker’ Morant and his colleagues, arguing that they were, and remain, ‘scapegoats of the Empire’.

The talk will be held between 5pm-6pm on Thursday, June 2 at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella St, Lilydale.

The play Breaker Morant is being staged at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre. Tickets are being sold separately, contact the theatre for play tickets.

Newest mums

● From left: dietitian Chris Wasley; Shae and William Dyson; Amy, Roy and Angus Hedger; Courtney and Sienna Coulson; Jade and Isabelle Webb; and Shannon and Abbey McLennan ■ Alexandra Maternal and Child Health Centre has welcomed its newest mothers group. The new mums meet every second Monday from 1pm at the Perkins St Centre to discuss life with a new baby and to learn new skills and share advice. For further information contact Maternal and Child Health Nurse Janet Aldous on 5772 0399 (Mondays or Fridays).

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Visitor numbers decreased at Cheviot

■ Five people were rushed to Yea and District Memorial Hospital after a serious headon collision.

The smash occurred on the Goulburn Valley Hwy on a dangerous double-line curve near the entrance to Walkers Reserve.

Mebres of the Yea Fire Brigade had to use the newly-purchased ‘jaws of life’ to free the driver of one of the cars.

Purcell coverage

■ The decision by the Purcell family to sell the familiar general business caught considerable media attention.

The Herald printed a page thre ereport with photographs of Harold Purcell, Jean Scott and Claire Purcell.

Channel 10’s Eyewitness News brought a reporting and camera team to Yea to record a segment for the nightly news bulletin.

Jean Scott was interviewed outside the High St store.

Yea cops a scare

■ For the first time this season, a Yea football team was in the position of facing possible defeat.

At the 22-minute of the of the third time of the senior game, Tallygaroopna led Yea by two points.

With heavy rain falling, the Tigers regained the ini9tiative and ran out winners by what appears to be the regulation five goals off margin.

Frank was speaker

■ Former Yea Shire Secretary, Frank Berkery, was guest speaker at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Yea. He spoke of his retirement and the circumstances leading to the move from the executive position of Council.

100 Years Ago: Dramatic show

■ The performance given by the Yea Amateur Diarnatic Society in the evening was a bright closing feature of a rainy day, the performance being one of meat, and the audience left the hall with the feeling that they would not have minded had the play con tinued to a later hour, so well pleased were they with the piece staged.

Publican fined

■ Grace Oliver, licensee of theRailway Commercial Hotel, Yea, was charged with serving liquor during prohibited hours, allowing persons on her licensed premises without lawful excuse during prohibited hours, and with having the bar door open during prohibited hours.

The charge of having the bar door open during prohibited hours was withdrawn. The defendant did net appear. A fine of £2 was imposed for the disposal of liquor and £1 for allowing persons on the premises during prohibited hours without lawful excuse, with 14s 6d costs on each charge

■ Goulburn RiverValley Tourism will host the region for the 16th Annual Visitor Information Summit from August 8-10.

The summit will feature a tailored professional development program aimed at Victorian managers and staff.

Regional Tourism Boards and Local Government, including a range of workshops and complimented by a number of ‘famil’ tours will showcase what the region has to offer.

Yea’s walk-ins

■ Yea has the second largest statistics for walk-ins to its Visitor Information Centre.

Yea’s centre attracted 2874, 1740 and 2293 ‘walk-ins’ for January, February and March respectively.

Previous year figures for Yea were 2817, 1821, 2664, respectively.

Marysville enjoys the largest number of enquiries in the region. Its centre attracted big visitors for each of the first three months of this year, 6240, 3366, and 6208.

Alexandra’s figures are 957, 451 and 1132.

Eildon attracted 575, 289 and 640.

Total figures for 2015 were 24,244; the 2016 aggregate is 26,766. The percentage increase is 10.4 per cent.

Cr’s conflict issue

■ At the May 1986 Yea Shire Council meeting, “Cr Jim Hackett raised his right arm to vote in favour of a permit being issued with a greengrocer’s shop at Kinglake.”

“The shop is one of three with which Cr Hackett has an association,” we reported.

“Have you got a pecuniary interest in this?” one Councillor asked.

Later in the meeting, Cr Ian Clark declared a pecuniary interest in connection with debate on gravel. He commented that he seemed to be the only Yea Shire councillor declaring a pecuniary interest in the day.

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Guide distributed

● Visitor numbers decreased at the Cheviot Tunnel early in the year

‘The GVRT website continues to record solid visitation and the site recorded an increase of 16 per cent in users compared to the same period last year. New visitors in the site remain steady at 73 per cent compared to same period last year.’

■ Visitor numbers on the Great Victorian Rail Trail have increased by 1.3 per cent over the past year.

Murrindindi Shire Council says that counters at four locations have proven the overall increase in visitor numbers.

The counters are located at: ■ Cheviot Tunnel, ■ Yarck, ■ Homewood ■ Eglinton Cutting (Alexandra) Overall, numbers increased from 4949 in the first three quarters of 2015, to 5012 from January-March this year.

Cheviot Tunnel numbers dropped in January (from 410 to 32) and February (282 to 260), but increased in the March period (58 to 638).

Late March included the Easter holiday period.

Rail Trail Visitors Statistics 2016 Cheviot Tunnel Yarck Homewood Eglinton Cutting TOTAL

JAN 320 238 369 683 1610

FEB 260 274 580 294 1363

MAR 638 473 334 594 2039 5012

2015 Cheviot Tunnel Yarck Homewood Eglinton Cutting TOTAL

JAN 410 238 367 332 1347

FEB 282 187 588 302 1439

MAR 588 399 652 524 2163 4949

The figures, due to be presented to tonight’s meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council, show that there was an incraese in visitor numbers at the Yarck counter.

January saw figures

even (238 in both years), an increase from 187 to 274 in February, plus an upward trend from 399 to 473 in March.

There was an extraordinary fall in numbers at Home-

wood from 652 in March 2015, to 334 in March 2016.

The Eglinton Cutting (Alexandra) numbers went from 1158 in 2015, to 1571 this year, the report says.

$25,000 for Yea Hospital ■ Yea Hospital will gain $25,000 for minor capital works and transition support services.

Alexandra Hospital will benefit by $38,000 for minor capital works, allied health and transition support services.

A total of $1.36 million funding is being shared in the Indi electorate from the Federal Government.

The funding is part of a $703 million joint Australian and Victorian Government commitment to the Home and Community Care Program (HACC) across Victoria.

● Lorina Gray, Director of Nursing/ Manager, Yea and Dist.

Memorial Hospital

The money will build on existing services or to deliver new ones.

HACC services provide practical assistance, including domestic and personal care, property maintenance, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and respite.

The HACC Program provides support to more than 300,000 older Victorians, younger people with a disability and their carers.

Chief beneficiaries will be older Australians, younger people with a disability and carers

■ The Murrindindi Calendar of Events, listing destinations for April-October, has been distributed. Copies have been distributed to the four Visitor Information Centres in the municipalty, centres in neighbouring shires, and Federation Square, Melbourne.

Yea RSL meets ■ Members of Yea-Kinglake RSL Subbranch will hold their next committee meeting at 12.30pm on Friday (May 27) at RSL Clubrooms, Snodgrass St, Yea. The meeting will be followed by a low cost barbecue lunch, and refreshment. Please advise attendance to assist with catering.

Present and new members are most welcome.

Phone Secretary, Ken Howson, 5797 3305 or 0439 973 305.

Synod’s letter

■ Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta Bishop John Parkes last week presented India MHR Cathy McGowan with a letter from the Synod calling for a fairer and more just asylum seeker policy from the major parties.

A survey conducted by Reachtel in Indi showed more than 63 per cent of people agreed that after refugee claims were assessed, and people found to be genuine refugees, they should be allowed to stay in Australia, Ms McGowan said.

Theatre in The Hut

■ Theatre 451 last week staged Tejas Verdes at The Hut in Hurstbridge. New works include Elevate in July, funded by the Regional Arts Fund - a season of 10 rehearsed readings. Folliwng shows are Two by Jim Cartwright, and Gorget Me Not by Tom Holloway.

‘Sorry Day’ art

■ Students at local primary schools have been busy creating artworks with messages of healing in the lead up to National Sorry Day tomorrow (Thurs., May 26).

At Mernda Primary School teacher Rachel McGregor said it was important for her students to be involved in the project. “It gives them a form of expression to convey their feeling of regret for what has happened in the past to indigenous Australians,” she said.

Candidates meet ■ Prospective Councillors for Mitchell Shire are being encourage to attend an information session 7pm to 9pm, Tuesday, July 26, at the Council Chamber, Mitchell Civic Centre, 113 High St, Broadford.

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High St Plantation, Yea. 4pm-5pm. Friday, June 3.

Calling for resignations of Murrindindi Shire Council CEO, Mayor, Councillors Your urgent action is required.

Support the rally and petition to request that Administrators be appointed to our Shire.

Send a message loud and clear to the State Government that we must be included, consulted and be a part of the future of our Shire.

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Councillor’s Comment Cr Chris Healy

● Cr Chris Healy ■ At the Council meeting on April 27 a resolution was passed which included in the upcoming Budget a change in the discount on rates for properties zoned Rural 1 from 25 per cent to 30 per cent, and a change in Rural 2 to allow a 1 per cent discount.

The basis for this discount was that an inequity exists between farming properties and residential and commercial properties because of difficulties accessing Council services for farms outside of the town areas.

This discount is part of Council's consideration of the Budget and is not set in concrete until the Budget is passed by Council resolution.

The extra discount in the Farm Rate means that other groups of ratepayers need to pay more rates to make up for the extra discount applied to farming properties.

The method used for calculating rates is the Capital Improved Value system.

This is regulated in the Local Government Act and means that rates are calculated on the value of the property.

An argument has been made that farmers are paying a larger share of the rate burden because their properties are generally valued higher than residential properties.

An argument can also be made that people with more expensive residential or commercial properties are also disadvantaged because they are paying more rates but receiving the same level of benefit from the Council.

Council is currently in the process of preparing the Budget.

This Budget will go out on exhibition and be subject to a public consultation process.

If you wish to be heard regarding your views on the amount of rates to be paid by different zones, for example, residential, commercial or rural, then you should get off the couch and make a submission to Council as part of this process.

- Cr Chris Healy, Murrindindi Shire Council

Letters To The Editor Walsh’s pre-select Sir, Cr John Walsh has used the Councillor’s Comment in two recent editions of The Local Paper to set himself up as the pre-selection committee of the Koriella Ward for the Murrindindi Shire Council.

Cr Walsh expressed surprise last week that no-one had taken up his inducement of free coffee, and to sit with him outlining their plans, to see if they passed HIS entrance examination.

Why would a political opponent - who, by nature would see themselves better equipped that Cr Walsh - telegraph their political punches to the incumbent?

One has to question the real motives of Cr Walsh. Is he trying to induce running mates to stand for office? Is he attempting to set himself up as the fount of all local knowledge?

Rather than try to choreograph the October elections, Cr Walsh would be better to use his spare thinking time in calculating cost savings at the top-heavy Council offices.

- ‘Pro Bono’ (Name and address supplied, but withheld)

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Investment prospectus to be launched at Yarck ■ Murrindindi Shire Council expects to soon launch its ‘Investement Prospectus’.

“Agreement was reached with Koala Cherries to host the formal launch of the project to coincide with an official opening of their expanded packing and distribution facilities in Yarck,” says a report to Councillors.

“The official launch will be held a date yet to be fixed, subject to the availability of the Minister,” says the ‘Economic Development’ update for tonight’s Council meeting.

● Simon and Michael Rouget of Koala Cherries, Yarck

Schools News

Reading, writing vital at Sacred Heart School

● Sacred Heart teacher Denise Hall and Ella Noble ■ Sacred Heart School, Yea, Recovery teacher. The reading groups on a daily basis and has is incredibly lucky to have the recovery program is for Year 1 proven to accelerate children's extremely talented services of students who are having diffi- reading and writing.

Denise Hall. culty learning to read and write.

The children at Sacred Denise is the current literacy Reading Recovery enables Heart are taught not only to leader covering all classes children to become active and read the written word but also from Prep to Year 6. independent readers and writ- to read and critically analyse "My role within the school ers. images and movies. is to monitor the teaching, learn"It's a privilege to teach "With the increased accesing, assessment and planning struggling readers how to read sibility of digital technology, it of reading, writing and spelling and write better. I get to know becomes our responsibility to throughout the school," Denise the children very well as I see teach the children how to read said. " them on a daily basis. these visual text types, interpret “Each child's literacy as“We form a close relation- them and form an opinion about sessment data is tracked and ship where learning is well sup- them," Denise said. " analysed throughout their ported in an environment where Denise has taught mainly in schooling at Sacred Heart. mistakes are learned from. T city schools before having a “Their progress is closely “he progress I see in these tree change in 2013. monitored and their literacy children over this intensive in"Having an opportunity to programs are adjusted accord- tervention is both rewarding and teach in a small close knit coming to individual needs. gratifying." munity has been a wonderful “The child and the teacher Sacred Heart also runs the change. The people here are set learning goals together and Levelled Literacy Intervention friendly and more relaxed. Sathe children are fully aware of program for children in other cred Heart is such a welcomwhat they need to do to take grades that may have some ing community and I see mytheir next step in learning." gaps in their literacy learning. self as a very lucky lady."

Denise is also the Reading This is done with small - Victoria Wissell

Mayor ’s Column Cr Margaret Rae

■ Rural and regional areas are serviced by a wide range of organisations, many of which we may well not be aware of unless we come into contact with them for a specific reason.

But the work they do in their own field of expertise is invaluable.

One such organisation is CRLLEN - this acronym stands for the Central Ranges Local Learning and Employment Network and it is one of some 31 such networks working across Victoria.

The Central Ranges Network covers the shires of Macedon Ranges, Mitchell and Murrindindi and its role and purpose is to work with local organisations and networks to improve education, training and employment outcomes for young people aged from 10 to 19 in those three local government areas.

This encompasses 72 schools, 2 TAFES, 13 Adult and Community Education providers across a population of around 90,0000.

I recently attended their Annual General Meeting and, as always, it was inspirational to hear about their goals, strategies and achievements over the past year.

With a very small staffing profile, what they achieve is remarkable, the networks they work across are huge, and the benefits they deliver result in practical, on the ground support for students and families for whom transition from school to the workplace presents significant challenges.

A not-for-profit organisation, they work to deliver a range of initiatives through projects and partnerships to achieve their goals.

These fall into four key areas: in education - through the Trade Training Centre project, the Indigenous Pathways project, and Flexible Learning Options projects; with parents and families - by engaging through parent workshops, school and community surveys, and parent engagement committees; with community - through the Hume Regional Youth Commitment project and the Youth Partnerships project; and with industry - through the Health Industry Work Placement Manual, and the Training Needs Analysis partnership project.

In each of these CRLLEN works across multiple networks to undertake analysis, inform project development and delivery, and provide support to students, parents and families in identified risk areas.

Over recent times the organisation has faced its own challenges in respect of ongoing funding.

Now with a four-year funding commitment from the State Government, CRLLEN has been able to focus on developing and growing its capacity and has established the new Structured Workplace Learning (SWL)program.

The SWL program works with schools, training providers and local employers to generate new placements, school based apprenticeships and traineeships.

Students can now access these opportunities through a statewide SWL portal, launched earlier this month by the Minister for Education.

There are many other programs and initiatives being carried out by CRLLEN and in Murrindindi we benefit greatly from their work and their expertise particularly in the development of the Murrindindi Training Needs Analysis Report as well as partnerships with other local education and training bodies and the Murrindindi Youth Partnership.

There is no doubt that our community benefits from our active involvement with CRLLEN and this was recognised in a very special way at the AGM. At its AGM, CRLLEN traditionally recognises achievement through the awarding of the Christine Cox TrailblazerAward.

This year, two high achievers were recognised: Charlie Bisset, the Chief Executive Officer of CEACA, who was recognised for her outstanding contribution to the field; and, for the first time, a group was recognised - the Murrindindi Youth Partnership group.

This group comprises youth service providers and council officers and works to support Council's Youth Strategy, the Youth Charter and the needs of young people in our area.

Congratulations to our high achievers in Murrindindi - and to the board and staff of CRLLEN on their great achievements over the past year.

- Cr Margaret Rae, Mayor, Murrindindi Shire Council

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Local History

Beginnings of the Yea Dairy Company Mr. Purcell: I suggested that something of the kind should be done a few weeks ago, and I would be glad to invest a like sum. But I think it would be better to form a company on the lines laid down

by Mr. Hunt. I will move- "That in tile opinion of the meeting the Yea Dairy Company be formed, with a capital of £6000, in 12,000 shares of 10s. each; 3000 shares to be the first issue; 1s. per share on application, and 1s. 6d. per share upon allotment" Mr. Quinlan' seconded the motion.

- June 1891

● Thomas Hunt ■ The plight of Australian dairy farmers, publicised in the media over the past week, has sparked memories of the golden days of dairying in the Yea district.

The Yea press, on June 4, 1891, announced the formation of a dairy and creamery.

“In accordance with an advertisement which appeared in the two previous issues of The Chronicle, a meeting was held at the Shire Hall, Yea, on Friday afternoon, when Mr T. Hunt, M.L.A., delivered an address on the modern system of dairying,” the newspaper said.

“The hall was about half filled, and a few ladies were present. Mr. J. C. Sanders, President of the Shire, occupied the chair.

“The best potted butter manufactured during the past season did not realise more than 5d. per lb.; while that made under the creamery system realised at least 10d. per lb. in London,” the report explained.

“The farmers who adhered to the old system were, there fore, losing heavily, and giving a maximum of work for a minimum of profit.”

Has anything changed in 125 years?

Some 12 tons of butter was being shipped from the Yea district every week during 1891.

“Before selecting the site it would be best to arrange the nominal capital, elect provisional directors, and arrange that the allotment of shares should close on a certain day, and as soon as that was done, then arrange for another meeting, and elect permanent directors.

“As they were aware, the district was essentially a dairying district, and he believed that 12 tons did not adequately represent what went from here every week; but if a central dairy factory were established, there would be a large increase, for many men would then put up sheds and house their cattle, and so increase their milk supply.

“Every man in a district should help in a movement of this kind, for in helping his neighbor he was helping himself,” Mr Hunt said.

The newspaper said: “So far as he was concerned, he was an enthusiast in this matter. He came from a district in Ireland where he believed the best butter in the world was made.

“They had all heard ofithe Cork butter, but the Cork market drew its supplies from the neighboring counties, in one of which (Tipperary) lie first saw the light.

“A statesman fronm this colony, who visited that county some years ago, brought one circumstance under his notice, which had made a great impression on hini. In that country there was a town of the same

June: Messrs. J. C. Sanders, Yea; T. Wilson, Ghin Ghin; J. Betts, Whittlesea-road ; J. McCormick, Molesworth; J. Quinlan, Yea River; C. Anderson, Yea; J. Kelly, Yea; E. S. Purcell, Yea; T. S. Scale, Deepdene; D. Ferguson, Azwarby ; E. McCristal, Molesworth ; W. Oliver and J. Borrie, Whittlesea road, five to form a quorum; applications for shares to be received up to Saturday, the 20th June.

The rule adopted in other places had been that the directors should act for the first six or twelve months free, so that they should all give their services in furtherance.of the good work.

Mr. Hunt responded to a vote of thanks, “saying it was a labor of love, as he was a regular enthusiast, and concluded by moving a vote of thanks to the chair -. Mr. E. S. Purcell consented to act as Hon. Secretary, and has convened a meeting of the provisional directors”.

The June 11, 1891 issue of The Yea Chronicle reported that A draft prospectus was prepared by the Hon. Secretary.

● Premises of the Yea Dairy Company name, which was not much larger than Yea, and the price obtained there for butter was £1,500,000 per an■ Thomas Hunt (1841-1934), journalist, was born on September 15, num.”

1841, at Cappawhite, County Tipperary, Ireland, the third son of John Mr Webster advised that they Hunt and his wife Anne, née O'Brien. He was educated in parish schools. should not act precipitately. From With his parents and four others of the family he arrived in Victoria in some cause or another, there were 1858 and settled at Kilmore, the home of two older sisters who had not so many people present as had reached there four years earlier. been expected, and he did not think Hunt rejected an opening in the Colonial Bank and joined the staff of that many people knew about the the Examiner and Kilmore and McIvor Weekly Journal, at the same time meeting. studying law. In 1865 he founded the Kilmore Free Press with which he He questioned if it would prove a incorporated the Examiner in 1868. success until they made another atHe remained editor and proprietor of the journal until 1933. He actempt to get the parties who were quired or established other country papers, the Seymour Express in 1872, really interested to come together. the Lancefield Mercury in 1874, the Nagambie Times in 1878 and the He would advise them to postMoira Independent in 1883, but they had passed from his possession by pone the resolution till that was done. the 1890s.

Mr McCormick: If a company is So also had much of his real estate on the collapse in 1891 of the formed, will it be for the purpose of Imperial Banking Co. Ltd, of which he was a director with Sir Benstarting creameries outside, or estab jamin Benjamin. In 1868 Hunt had married Catherine Mary, daughter lishing a factory in Yea? I would go of Martin Flynn of Melbourne; she died without issue in January 1914. into it if creameries are to be started In 1874 Hunt stood for the Legislative Assembly seat of Kilmore in a outside, but I would not if it is only to three-cornered contest, one of his opponents being Sir John O'Shanassy. start a factory in Yea. Hunt won the seat by 44 votes, a victory which he later cited to explain Mr. Webster: As there are so some of the differences that developed between O'Shanassy and himmany factories in Melbournre, would self. He retained his seat through changes of distribution which made him it not be better to establish the member for Kilmore, first member for Kilmore and Anglesey in 1877-88 and member for Anglesey in 1889-92. creameries first, and send the cream He served on two royal commissions: one on closed roads in 1878-79 down? If the factory starts.in Yea, it and the other on gold-mining which included in its report of 1891 a recomwill cause jealousies, and it will be mendation for the redevelopment of the Reedy Creek fields, one of Hunt's advisable to avoid them. particular interests. After defeat in 1892 he returned to journalism, except Mr Galvin said it would he advis for a short trip to Ireland in 1896 as Victorian representative at the Irish able, as far as possible, to avoid loNationalist Party Convention in Dublin. cal jealousies, and he would thereIn March 1903 Hunt was re-elected to the Legislative Assembly for fore like to make the resolution as Anglesey which became Upper Goulburn after 1904. In November 1908 explicit as possible. he became president of the board of land and works, and commissioner He moived that the words, "with of crown lands and survey in Bent's ministry. creameries at Molesworth, DoogHis tenure in office was brief for Bent's fall in January 1909 also allook, Flowerdalde, and other centerminated Hunt's parliamentary career. He then remained in Kilmore tres," be added after the words " Yea where he died on December 8, 1934.

Dairy Company."

Quiet in Parliament, Hunt was voluble over a wide field in his editoMr Purcell having expressed his rials and private conversation. He was an early supporter of Sir Graham concurrence, the motion was then Berry and the ideal of a 'yeomanry' of smallholders. His association with put and carried unanimously.

Irish and Catholic affairs and public figures was close and continuous Mr McCormick moved that the and he attained the status of a leading voice in the Irish community following gentlemen be appointed before the end of the 1860s. provisional directors, and that appli- Australian Dictionary of Biography cations be received up to the 20th

Thomas Hunt

● Eaton Stannard Purcell It was decided to register the company as soon as 2000 shares were taken up - the list to close on Thursday, the 9th of July; and that any subsequent issues of shares should be at such premiums as the Directors might think fit.

“Mr. Bett offered the use of a building for the creamery at Whittlesea road, and Mr McCormick thought arrangements might be made to rent the cottage lately occupied by Mr George Coles at Moles-worth,” said the report.

“It was decided to make an active canvass of the district without delay, as follows:- Ti-tree, Mr. T. S. Scale; Whittlesea-road, Mr. J. Bett; Flowerdale, Mr. C. Anderson; Homewood, Mr. J. Quinlan; Ghin Chin, Mr. T. Wilson; Molesworth, Messrs. J. McCormick and F. M'Cristal: Yea River; Messrs T. S. Scale and D. Ferguson; Yea, Messrs.

J. C. Sanders and E. S. Purcell.”

Simultaneously, a meeting was being held to form the Alexandra Dairy Company Limited.

The Standard of June 26, 1891, reported that amongst those present were: Messrs J. Fox, P. Dunn, Jas. Dunn J.P., S. Allardyce J.P, A. Dohbson, W. Dodd, W. Robb, T. Robb, R. Rennie, J. Peters. J. Hoban, J. Dick, F. Saunders, P. Lewis. F. Popple, T. Hall, F. Nicholson, Jno. Dunn, J. McMinn, T. Graham, and J. A. Gordon.

The July 16 issue noted: “A meeting of the Provisional Directors of the Yea Dairy Factory Company was held at the Shire Hall on Thursday afternoon. Present : Messrs. J. C. Sanders (in the chair), E. S. Purcell (Hon. Sec.), T. S. Scale, J. Quinlan, J. McCormick,.J. Bett, C. Anderson, M. J. Kelly, J. Borrie, E. McCristal. Messrs. W. Smith (Molesworth), James Drysdale, F. W. Petch, and H. Rivers (J. H. Teague and Co.), were also present.

“Mr Purcell read a letter from Mr McManus, Manager of the Traralgon Creamery and Butter Factory, offering to lay out a plan of a suitable factory, to purchase the machinery, and to fix it in the most advantageous position, provided the company placed the order for the machinery in his hands. ● Turn To Page 17

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● Part of the prospectus published in The Yea Chronicle on Thursday, June 11, 1891

● From Page 16 The writer went on to say that factories were often fitted up in a very expensive manner, and without much thought as to conveniences for working it afterwards, and a practical man like himself could save them a great deal of expense and trouble, while ordering the machinery through him would not cost the company one penny more.

“It was generally thought that it was premature at the present stage to entertain Mr. McManus's offer.

“The Hon. Secretary reported that over 1200 shares had been subscribed for (220 of which had been obtained by Messrs. McCormick and McCristal), and if the other 700 to 800 were taken up the company could then be registered.

“Mr Scale felt pretty certain that if they adjourned for a week the 2000 shares would be taken up, as many were holding back to see what would be done.

“Mr J.McCormick endorsed what Mr Scale said. He and Mr McCristal had been out at Whanregarwen, but some of the people were then doubtful as to whether they would throw in their lot with Alexandra or Yea. “He believed they could get twice as many shares off if they went out again, particularly if Mr Smith would go out with them.

“Mr Smith said he would be happy to do so.

“The Chairman thought they had done very well. He believed that the Provisional Directors would take up more shares rather than allow it to fall through. He would do so himself, though he was in no way interested in dairying.

“Mr. Quinlan : But it will improve the value of your land. You know that very well.

“Mr Scale proposed, and Mr McCormick seconded, that the meeting stand adjourned till Saturday week, at 3 p.m.

“Mr Purcell was quite satisfied that, if the gentlemen who promised to canvass would go through the country and lay the matter properly before the people, there would. be no trouble in getting off the company, and that in 12 months the next issue of shares would be issued at a premium of 5s.

“He suggested that the meeting should be adjourned for a fortnight, as the matter had been hurried on a little too fast.”

The August 27 issue said: “Mr Galvin aked if any sites had been selected for the factory or creameries “The Chairman said the provisional directors were in favor of a site owned by Mr Purcell near the Yea Railway Station, but he did not like sellingit tothe company, lest it should be said that he wanted to

make something out ofit. However, after some pressure, Mr Purcell had:offered it at the price paid to the Crown for the land, or to lease it at a nominal reutal of £1 per annum, if the directors thonght it to the interesis of the company to have the site.”

In the same issue: the Editor (Patrick Galvin) noted: "We undertand that a site close to the Yea Railway Station hasbeen purchased by the diretors from Miss Norman.

“It stands on high ground, can be easily drained, and is well adapted for the purpose."

On February 11, 1892, The Yea Chronicle noted: “It was decided that the time had arrived for taking the necessary steps for the erection of a Butter Factory, so as to have it in full working order by next September.

“There are mur murs just now amongst some of the milk suppliers that they could do better by keeping their milk at home, making the cream into butter, and sending it to Melbourne.

“It is well to remember, however, that the season has been a very dry one, and that a large quantity of butter has been exported, and is still being exported, to Great Britain.

“But that will not last much longer.

Butter cannot be profitably exported after this month, and a few days' heavy rain will make feed just as plentiful as it is scarce now, with the result that all the small dairies in the country, whose churns are at present lying idle, will be in full swing again.”

In April, the paper said: “ The Directors of the Yea Dairy Company have raised the price of milk at the Molesworth and Strath Creek Creameries to 5d per gallon.”

The first half-yearly meeting (May, 1892) recorded: “They had purchased nearly 55,000 gallons of milk, and that between £800 and £900 in hard cash had been brought direct into the district through the company. The suppliers had been paid fortnightly, and the whole district must have been much benefitted.”

A paragraph was published in early August 1892: “The Directors of the Yea Dairy Company have accepted the tender of P. Mitchell and Sons, builders, Collingwood, for the erection of the Yea Dairy Factory, at £222 14s. 10d.

“Eight other tenders were received. The contract has been signed, and work will proceed without delay.”

The Chronicle said, on October 6: “The Yea Dairy Factory will have the separators at work in in a few days, and the Murrindindi Creamery is now at work; while the Molesworth, Homewood, Strath Creek, and Spring Valley Creameries are all in full swing.”

Earlier issues had spoken of connections with Terip Terip and

Kanumbra creamery connections.

In October 1892, Editor Patrick Galvin reflected on the progress of the Yea Dairy Company: “Looking over our files, we find that Mr David Wilson, at the request of the Yea Shire Council, delivered his first lecture on the subject of "Co-operative Dairying" in the Shire Hall on Thursday, the 25th September, 1890.

“Mr Wilson obtained a promise from Messrs. J. Quinlan, T. Wilson, and P. Galvin that they would make a canvass amongst the farmers, and endeavor to start a factory or creamery.

“They did so, and a meeting was held em Thursday, the 23rd October, 1890, when the canvassers made their report. Something akin to jealousy was manifested, but as Mr. E. S. Purcell remarked that if farmers could be shown how they could pick up 25s for £1 they would soon come forward to take it.

"A few months hence we hope ,to be able to chronicle the fact that Yea Factory butter has fetched the highest price on the London market.”

The Chronicle (Thursday, October 20, 1892) said: “The Yea Dairy Factory began work in real earnest on Monday, when nearly one thousand pounds of butter of the very best quality was turned out.

“The machinery, though hurriedly put together, worked without a hitch, and all who had a hand in it deserve to be congratulated on the efficiency of their work.

“It remains with the dairy farmers of this district to make a real and permanent success of the Factory.

“We hail with satisfaction the opening of the Yea Dairy Factory, believing as we do that it will tend to keep the land in reasonably-sized holdings, and that it will assist farmers in obtaining better results for their hard toil.

“We congratulate the Directors and all who have had a hand in bringingit about, ard we feel sure that it will prove a lasting benefit to the whole community.”

The first day of production had taken place in the presence of about 40 spectators and most of the directors of the company, the newspaper recorded.

“As soon as it became generally known that butter-making had really commenced, group succeeded group of visitors, and the officers of the company were kept as busily employed answering questions during the day as attending to their various duties.

“Mr. J. Christensen, the Manager, was highly pleased with the quality and color of the butter, and feels confident it will take front rank amongst the best ,brands of factory butter put on the Melbourne or London market.”

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The Yea Story: Part 15

Early families and personalities From The Story of Yea

by Harvey Blanks ■ The second hald of the 19th century saw the arrival in the Shire of many of the families whose descendants still live and work in the district.

It also saw the growth of the township itself, and the establishment of the first families to concentrate on commerce and service industries, although some also had rural interests in nearby areas.

Some of these families, although they played important roles in the Shire’s earlier days of development, no longer have no direct ties with Yea; the original members have died out and their children have married and raised their own children elsewhere.

Nevertheless, it is fitting that they should be included in this chapter, as they had much to contribute to the Shire’s beginnings, and their names are often commemorated in local geographical and topograpjical features.

Not all the details in this chapter will be of general interest to everyone, especially those who do not live within the Shire and perhaps, have little direct knowledge of it.

But many names will be found here which will occur time and again in the chapters which follow, and this section can thereford be used as a useful reference in interpreting, some of the events described in later pages.

The same applies, also, to material in the succeeding chapter, which deals separately with the settlement of the Highlands area to the north of the Shire, geographically separate from the remainder, and here opportunity has been taken to describe not only the families which make up the Highlands community, but also this fascinating area generally and some of its legends.

For ease of reference, and for no other reason - for the Shire is a single entity - this present chapter has been divided into sub-sections along approximate geographical lines: Yea township and the surrounding areas (a very broad and comprehensive classification), Molesworth, Homewdood, King Parrot Creek, the Flowerdale and Glenburn areas and Kinglake.

Families in the Murrindindi area have been included either in the Yea or Glenburn sections.

Because the first section, dealing with Yea and district, is by far the largest, the families listed in it, have been arranged in alphabetical order to make for ease of reference.

In the other sections, a looser order has been followed in something approaching chronological listing.

In spite of the title of this chapter, not all the names listed are ‘earlt’ in the historical sense.

For some of the greatest contributions in the Shire have been made by men who arrived here only in the 20th Century, but who played roles of such importance that this history would be incomplete without mention of them.

And sometimes it has proved impossible to round off description of a family’s contributions to civic achivement without reference to some people still living and working within the community.

● An advertisement from the front-page of The Age from Wednesday, November 30, 1864 bers of the family arrived in Melbourne from Scotland.

John and William Drysdale are believed to have been the first to ar■ John Wishart Cairns was born rive, later being joined by others.

The Drysdale brothers soon took at Fife in Scotland, and migrated to up contract work in bridge and road Melbourne at the age of 18.

Almost immediately he joined an construction, and helped lay some uncle who owned a store at Whittle- of the earliest railway lines in the sea, but in 1860 he launched into Colony.

They opened up the first quarries storekeeping on his own account, with shops at Whittlesea, Alexandra in Brunswick, and cut and carted and Yea (where his manager-partner stone for the Royal Mint and Melbourne’s first synagogue. was E.S. Purcell).

As a contractor, James supplied He was postmaster at Whittlesea for eight years and lived in the Shire much of the stone used in the conof Yea for about 25 years, seving as struction of the Yan Yean reservoir, a councillor and filling a term as and is reputed to have been one of the two men who turned on the waPresident.

As well as owning about 50 acres ter from the head of thed King Parat Whittlesea, he bought land in Yea rot Creek to fill the reservoir which township, including the so-called now feeds the city of Melbourne.

Shortly after the first Land Act Marshmallow Paddock which gave him some valuable street frontage. was introduced, John and one of his On his land he built the store al- brothers trekked over the mountains ready mentioned, and the from Plenty, where the family was living, to investigate the opportuniCaledonian Hotel.

He was a director of the Higgin- ties for taking up a selection along botham Prospecting and Gold Min- the Goulburn.

As they were on foot, and there ing Comoany.

He married a Miss Knight from were no clearly-defined tracks to Dundee, in 1866, and there was one follow, it took several days to find daughter of the marriage who inher- their way through the thick bush over the range. ited the property.

At one stage, they became lost and ran out of food, but then emerged on what appeared to be part of a very large sheep run on which a few head were grazing.

The brothers shot one of the ■ The Drysdale Family history is so complex, with ties through mar- sheep with a muzzle-loading pistol, riage with many other well-known and existed on the mutton until they families in Yea, that it is best treated reached the settlement of Yea. The area still consisted of only a all together.

The family tree is extremely an- few very extensive runs, such as and Killingworth, but cient, with roots in the 16th Century, Doogallook they learned that land was to but for the purposes of this history it whenb made available for selection the is not necessary to go back beyond be brothers decided they liked what the early 1850s, when varous mem- they had seen and returned to Plenty to collect the remainder of the family.

James had become married in 1857 to Marjorie McGillivray, daughter of John and Sarah McGillivray of Yan Yean District.

The property he selected, and which he registerede in his name at Seymour, he called Musgrove.

The party that set out from Yan Yean was a large one, including James and his wife, who rode a horse with a baby on her knee, John, William and Jane (who was married to Thomas William-son) and Isabella, accompanied by their mother.

All their possessions were piled in bullock wagons and drays, and the party was also accompanied by John McGillivray and his wife.

The route they followed was through thick brush, and the trip over Whittlesea Mountain took a fortnight, with frequent pauses to cut a path for the drays and livestock through the scrub and trees.

John Wishart Cairns

● Colin Anderson, one of the family descendants monto from Alexander Hume, and ran it in conjunction with Ghin Gin until his death in 1899.

The family holding was enlarged in 1918, when Azwarby was bought from Edward Shields.

Eventually, the various properties were divided amongst members of the family, and are still held by William Anderson’s descendants.

■ William Anderson arrived in New One of his four sons, Adam South Wales with his parents in 1850, and shortly afterward the family Beattie Anderson, managed Ghin shifted to the gold diggings on the Ghin for the family after his father’s death, and served on the Shire CounOvens River.

From 1851 to 1855 he was en- cil, with terms as President in 1910 gaged in the carrying business be- and from 1938 to 1940.

Married to Flora Purvis of Hometween the diggins and Melbourne, wood, Adam Anderson took a great but in 1856 he began farming at Lake interest in sporting events in the Shire, Learmonth and Bullarook.

Eleven years later, in 1867, he and was one of the founders and pamoved to Yeaand went looking for a trons of the Highland Pipe Band.

Another son, William Anderson, suitable selection on Ghin Ghin Station, then occupied by T.E. Brooke. who married Clementine Drysdaleof Selectors at this time were not Homewood, was the stock expert of very popular with the big squatters the family, and helped his brother as the land they chose inveriably was manage Ghin Ghin.

The other two brothers, David wo centred on the best watering sites. married Ellen McKenzie of Yea, and When Anderson arrived at Ghin Ghin he was met by Brooke, who Archibald Thomas who married announced that he was a Justice of Stella Drysdale of Dairy Creek, both the Peace and ordered him off the assisted with the working of the property. run.

One of the two daughters, ElizAnderson, who still retained his abeth, married Major Frederick broad Scottish accent, is reported to have replied: “Ah dinna mind what George Purcell, and the other, Annie, ye are, Ah’m goin’ doon to the river”. married the Rev. W. Bett of the Scots And did so, selecting two river- Church, Yea. front blocks; one he put in the name of his wife, who had been a Miss Clyne, from Caithness, Scotland.

Over the years, William Anderson continued to select land on Ghin Ghin, and eventually bought the homestead, although other parts of the original run were selected by the Marshalls and others.

Some of this land eventually became Larnoo Station; another part was incorporated in Terangaville.

Anderson acquired a considerable reputation throughout the State as a breeder of Clydesdale horses, many of which he sold to wheat-farmers down the Goulburn Valley, and his brand ‘A’ was famous all over Victoria.

He began in 1876 by taking selected clots and fillies to the annual draught horse sale at Nagambie, being accompanied by Edward Smith, from Yea, as his auctioneer.

His annual drafts from Ghin Ghin thereafter became a fanous feature at the Nagambie sales.

Later, Anderson acquired Beau● The late Dougal Drysdale, one of the family descendants

Yea Township and District William Anderson

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Local Sport

Tigers prominent in Interleague games

■ The Yea Football Netball Club was represented last weekend by a large number of players at both senior and junior level for Interleague matches across the state.

The senior footballers represented AFLYarra Ranges against the Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League at Healesville on Saturday.

The junior footballers and netballers travelled to Wangaratta for their carnival on the Sunday representing the Seymour District Junior Football Netball League.

Harrison Jarvie, Dan O'Dwyer, Xavier O'Dwyer and Riley Aldous played for AFLYarra Ranges Under 19s against a strong MPNFL side.

All players contributed however AFL Yarra Ranges Under 19s were outclassed on the day.

In the senior game, James Marasco was the sole Yea representative. James played ruck throughout the day with the AFL Yarra Ranges running out winners by 10 points against the MPNFL side.

On Sunday, the club was well represented up north by a host of players. Maggie Mcspeerin, Abby Christie and Ruby O'Dwyer were Yea's representatives for the SDJNFL Under 13 team.

Bridgette O'Dwyer was the Tigers’ representative in the Under 15 game while Sarah Armstrong, Mia Ross and Sophie Stares all played for the SDJFNL Under 17 team with Yea A Grade player Lauren Hearn as coach.

In the football, Johnny Turvey, Jack Christie and Nathan Beattie all played their part in the SDJFNL Under 14 team. Jack Christie was named as joint captain for the carnival.

Congratulations to all players for making their respective interleague teams. It is a huge achievement and all players should be very proud of their efforts.

Upcoming games this weekend: Seniors (Saturday): Alexandra v Yea, at Alexandra Juniors (Sunday): Seymour v Yea @ Seymour - Tiger

SCORES AT A GLANCE ■ Seniors: AFL Yarra Ranges 13.8 (86) d MPNFL (2) 12.4 (76) ■ Under 19s: MPNFL (2) 16.20 (116) d AFL Yarra Ranges 7.11 (53)

■ 13 & Under. Coach: Roslyn Rutherford. Squad: Mia Rouget (Alexandra), Riley Thomas (Alexandra), Georgia Bromley (Euroa), Layne Lewis (Seymour), Sophie Rutherford (St Marys), Abbey Cook (St Marys), Millie Stephenson (St Marys), Ruby O'Dwyer (yea), Abby Christie (yea), Maggie McSpeerin (Yea) ■ 15 & Under Netball. Coach: Kim Saxon. Squad: Ally Black (St Marys), Hannah Broughton (Euroa), Rani Curry (St Marys), Shona Gesler (Alexandra), Ellie Hedger (Alexandra), Eliza Hoare (Euroa), Alicia McLeod (Tabilk), Jade Moule (Heathcote), Bridget O’Dwyer (Yea), Isabella Pearce (St Marys) ■ 17 & Under Netball. Coach: Lauren Hearn. Squad: Sarah Armstrong (Yea), Himali Collins (Alexandra), Michelle Jesser (Euroa), Emma Burke (Euroa), Zara Hinss (Euroa), Sophie Stares (Yea), Kate Tozer (St Mary's), Mia Ross (Yea), Georgia Birch (Euroa) ■ Under 14 Football. Coach: Darren Meek and Bill Neilson. Squad: Riley Mason, Ryan Lucas, Nic Asquith, Trey Frazer, Mitchell Lusted, Matthew Collard, Lachlan Aldous, Russell Guinelly, Tom Panuccio, Luke Cashen, Jack Christie, James Hardman, Nathan Beattie, John Turvey, Lachie Hill, Oliver Lubeck, Nicholas Nesbitt, Angus Smith, Lachlan Wright, Aaron Kubale, Lachlan Russell, Zac Rawlings, William Paterson.

Emergency: Todd Moule, Jai Lech-Mackinnon

● AFL Yarra Ranges Under 19s. From left: Xavier O'Dwyer, Harrison Jarvie, Riley Aldous, Dan O'Dwyer

● SDJFNL netballers. Back row, from left: Sarah Armstrong, Sophie Stares, Mia Ross, Bridgette O'Dwyer, Lauren Hearn. Front row: Maggie McSpeerin, Abby ● SDJFNL footballers. From left: Johnny Turvey, Nathan Beattie, Jack Christie.

Christie, Ruby O'Dwyer

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Sports Briefs Yea Golf Club

■ In perfect Autumn weather the men at Yea Golf Club played the first round of the annual 36 hole N.J.Murray Trophy on Saturday.

Some excellent scores were returned and Alan Pell led the field at the end of the day.

Alan had 38 points to win the day on a countback from new member Ian Jones.

Terry Chaplin was next with 35 and Alan also won nearest the pin on the 14th.

On Wednesday a par competition was held and Gary Pollard with plus 1 won from Brendan Chenhall with minus 1.

Everyone was delighted to welcome Martin Lowe back for his first round since his surgery late last year.

Martin was in good form after the long lay off and won nearest the pion on the 2nd. Welcome back Martin!

The awarding of the club award (for the least good score of the day) always creates some mirth.

Bill Dredge was very excited to get rid of the award at the Wednesday presentation but there was some laughter when he won it back on Saturday.

The second round of the Murray trophy will be held next Saturday.

- Gary Pollard

This Weekend

■ AFLYarra Ranges. Division 2. Round 6.

Fixture. Alexandra v Yea. Powelltown v Gembrook Cockatoo. Thornton Eildon v Kinglake. Yarra Junction v Seville. Yarra Glen - Bye. ■ AFLYarra Ranges. Division 1. Round 6.

Fixture. Emerald v Healesville. Monbulk v Warburton Millgrove. Mt Evelyn v Belgrave.

Olinda Ferny Creek v Woori Yallock.

■ NFL. Division 1. Round 7. Fixture.

Macleod v Whittlesea. Greensborough v West Preston Lakeside. Lower Plenty v Eltham.

Heid-elberg v Montmorency. Bundoora v Northcote Park.

■ NFL. Division 2. Round 7. Fixture. Panton Hill v Thomastown. Lalor v North Heidelberg. Fitzroy Stars v Diamond Creek.

Hirstbridge - Bye. ■ NFL. Division 3. Round 8. Fixture.

Watsonia v Heidelberg West. Epping v St Mary’s. Kilmore v Mernda. Banyule v South Morang.

■ SDJFL. Under 16. Round 7. Fixture.

Sunday, May 29. Alexandra v Tabilk.

Seymour v Yea. Euroa v St Mary’s. Broadford - Bye. ■ SDJFL. Under 14. Round 7. Fixture.

Sunday, May 29. Alexandra v Tabilk.

Heathcote v Broadford. Seymour v Yea. Euroa v St Mary’s.

■ SDJFL. Netball. Under 16. Round 7. Fixture. Sunday, May 29. Heathcote/Puckarok - Bye. Alexandra v Tabilk. Euroa v St Mary’s.

Yea - Bye. ■ SDJFL. Netball. Under 14. Div. 1. Round 7. Fixture. Sunday, May 29. Heathcote/ Puckarook - Bye. Alexandra v Tabilk. Euroa v St Mary’s. Yea v Seymour.

■ SDJFL. Netball. Under 14. Div. 2. Round 7. Fixture. Sunday, May 29. Alexandra - Bye. Euroa v St Mary’s. Yea - Bye. ■ Goulburn Valley Football League. Round 7. Saturday, May 28. Benalla v Euroa.

Shepparton v Seymour. Rochester v Tatura.Mooroopna v Mansfield. Shepparton Swans v Shepparton United. Echuca v Kyabram.

■ Riddell District Football League. Round 6. Fixture. Sunday, May 29. Diggers Rest v Melton Centrals. Sunbury Kangaroos v Rockbank. Lancefield v Broadford. Ridell v Woodend-Hesket. Romsey v Ruperts-wood.

Macedon v Wallan.

AFL Round 10 Friday, May 27 Sydney Swans vs. North Melbourne (SCG) (N) Saturday, May 28 Brisbane Lions vs. Hawthorn (G) Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (TP) St Kilda vs. Fremantle (ES) (T) Essendon vs. Richmond (MCG) (N) Adelaide Crows vs. GWS Giants (AO) (N) Sunday, May 29 Carlton vs. Geelong Cats (ES) Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs (MCG) West Coast Eagles vs. Gold Coast Suns (DS) (T)

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Friday, May 27 Victoria Police v Keioskie, Stephen John. Uni-Seymour Wednesday, June 1 Victoria Police v Zintilis, Zenos.

Uni-Nagambie Thursday, June 2 Community Corrections Centre v Treloar, Christopher. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police v Cairns, Luke James. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Quinn, Bradley. Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police v Griffiths, Gavin George. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Cowan, Jackson Geoffrey. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police v Dewan, Charmaine. Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police v Norman, Christopher. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Cordwell, Jason Paul. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police v Stokes, Darren.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police v Hyland, Colin David. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v KimuraMcglinchey, Mauriri. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Sims, Terry James, Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Cecati, Daniel.

Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police v Ramsay, Dean.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Caplehorn, Kerryn Lisa. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Dooley, Benjamin. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police v Grant, Aaron.

Socit-Seymour Victoria Police v Speechley, Allan Joseph. Operations Response Unit Victoria Police v Vinten, Juanita.

Uni-Broadford Victoria Police v Doyle, Danielle. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police v Shanahan, Daniel. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Holmes, Jacqueline Michelle. Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police v Baker, Adrian.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Cairns, Luke James. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Doyle, Jamie.

Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police v Dukes, Toni.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Connor, Leanne Margaret. Uni-Melton Victoria Police v Byrne, Tracey.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Smith, Michael.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police v Taggart, Aaron.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Toll Enforcement v Baker, Anthony. Melbourne Victoria Police v Parkin, Terrence. Socit-Seymour Victoria Police v Burgess, Shane Ernest. Uni-Euroa Victoria Police v Winnell, Timothy James. Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police v Treloar, Christopher John. Ciu-Hume Victoria Police v Beckhurst, Robert John. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Winnell, Timothy James. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Smith, Michael Uni-Wallan Victoria Police v Collins, Jennifer. Uni-Seymour Traffic Camera Office v Turner, Robert David. Melbourne Victoria Police - Toll Enforcement v Turner, Robert David.

Melbourne Victoria Police v Van Der Vlugt, Fiona Elizabeth. Uni-Kilmore

Victoria Police Scott, Jason Andrew Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v D'amico, Frank. State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police v Milne, Robert Dale. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Beckhurst, Robert. Uni-Boronia Victoria Police v Smith, Noel.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Dryden, John.

Uni-Healesville Victoria Police v Lee, Gerald.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Nguyen, Tommy. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Dryden, Michael. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police v Dryden, John Leigh. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police v Nguyen, Tommy. Ciu-Darebin Victoria Police v Keane, Rodney.

Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police v Haskell, Jody.

Uni-Seymour Community Corrections Centre v Garlick, Jessica. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police v Rhue, Paul Jeffrey. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Walsh, Tanya Marie. Uni-Kyneton Victoria Police v Sundblom, Sarah. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police v Nash, Callam Uni-Yea Victoria Police v Finch, Christopher. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police v Dunwoodie, Timothy. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Community Corrections Centre v Treloar, Christopher. Community Corrections Centre Community Corrections Centre v Beckhurst, Robert. Community Corrections Centre Friday, June 3 Victoria Police v Hall, Neil Russell. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Clegg, Ricky.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police v Clegg, Ricky.

Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police v Hall, Neil. UniSeymour Victoria Police v Kunz, Jurgen.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Brown, Stephen. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Clegg, Ricky.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police v Hall, Neil. UniSeymour Victoria Police v Kunz, Jurgen.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Lawry, Belinda.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Hall, Neil Russell. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Lawry, Belinda.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Lawry, Belinda.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Hall, Neil. UniCobram Victoria Police. Clegg, Ricky.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police v Bailey, Christopher. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v RoksCampbell, Ryan John. UniKinglake Victoria Police v Hibbert, John.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Clegg, Ricky James. Wallan Thursday, June 9 Victoria Police v Fitzgerald, Michelle. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Di Stefano, Alexander. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Costa, Francesco. Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police v Packer, Justin Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Jones, Daniel Ryder.Uni-Kilmore

Victoria Police v Bolt, Timothy.

Uni-Kinglake Victoria Police v Miller, Malita.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Zervos, John.Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Collyer, Hayley. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Seers, Jamie Darren. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Munnings, Dwayne. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police v Clarke, Beau.

Uni-Yea Victoria Police v Leverton, Wayne. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police v Wallace, Dennis William. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Thorpe, Michelle. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police v Huggins, John.

Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police v Huggins, John.

Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police v Mclaren, John Charles. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police v Mclaren, Karen. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police v Mclaren, Kelly.

Uni-Broadford Victoria Police v Mcdonald, Francis. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police v Newton, Raymond John. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police v Gruevski, Alex Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Harrison, Robert. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police v Edwards, Dylan. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Costa, Francesco. Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police v Murphy, Bernard Joseph. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police v Devine, Jamie Gerard. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police v Costa, Francesco. Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police v Dean, Michael. Uni-Eltham Victoria Police v Edwards, Dylan. Sid Administrative Support Victoria Police v Borham, Shane. State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police vBackx, Antony. Uni-Seymour Australian Taxation Office v Fricke, Rodger Wayne. Australian Taxation Office Australian Taxation Office v Fricke, Rodger Wayne. Australian Taxation Office Victoria Police v Gruevski, Alex.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police v Saunders, Scott Raymond. Uni-Whittlesea Victoria Police v Castell, Kristopher. Uni-Epping Victoria Police v Castell, Kristopher. Ciu-Whittlesea Victoria Police v Coyle, Rachel Uni-Seymour Community Corrections Centre v Fitzpatrick, Roger. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Policev Baynes, John.

Victoria Police Executive Victoria Police v Dowell, Hayley Renee. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Community Corrections Centre v Aghan, Steven. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police v Yelverton, Amber. Victoria Police Executive Victoria Police v Henderson, Dylan. Victoria Police Executive Mansfield Magistrates’ Court Criminal Case Listings Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Wednesday, June 1 Rogash, Kurt v Dept Of Economic Development Victoria Police v Attenborough, Lori Elise. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police v Reiter, Karl Aitken. Uni-Jamieson

Victoria Police v Munchow, Daniel. Solo Unit Victoria Police v Pullin, Joshua Phillip. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police v Perrin, Lois.

Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Mcmahon, Brennan Joel. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Allan, Leslie Rose. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police v Ling, KristaLee. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Christiani, Luke Sebastian. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police v Mcfadzean, Jason Douglas. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police v Clarke, Jonathan James. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police v Mcdonald, Alex. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police v Stafford, Lance Thomas. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Mclachlan, Leo. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Perrin, Lois Mary. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Miller, Michael John. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police v Turner, Barry.

Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Grech, Silvio.

Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Turner, Barry Allen. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Letchford, Adam James. Ciu-Hume Victoria Police v Feather, Andrew Jason. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Perrin, Lois.

Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Mcphail, Shane Robert. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Aldous, Michael John. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Aldous, Brittany Christine. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Brown, Danny Ciu-Benalla Friday, June 3 Victoria Police v Riley, Maddison. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police v Riley, James.

Ciu-Alexandra Wednesday, June 15 Victoria Police v Ray, James William. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Hadlow, Anthony David. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police v Scott, Kell Drew. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police v Gallin, Con. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police v Peterson, Brett.

Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police v Foots, Dean.

Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Foots, Dean Thomas. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police v Foots, Dean Thomas. Uni-Mansfield Civil Case Listings Wednesday, May 25 Panthera Finance Pty Ltd v Stevens, Kaylene I. & M. Simpson & Son Pty. Ltd. v Taylor, Michael

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Scots Presbyterian Church, Yea. Station St, Yea. Phone: Val Borrie, Secretary.

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Ph. D. Appelman 0417 588 549 5772 1602 A/H

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If it’s concrete you need, phone Mac! Any style - any size • Driveways • Paths • Slabs • Foundations • Steps • Crossovers • Plain • Coloured • Stencil • Slate or • Exposed Aggregate All excavations and concrete cutting

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Call Neil, 0419 777 157

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Shop 1, 2 Bakers Lane, Alexandra 3714 PH 5772 1403 FOR SALES, SERVICE AND REPAIRS

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Parker’s Garden and Property Services

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Easy Access To Tight Spaces • Trencher • Posthole Digger 100-600mm • Rotary Hoe • 4-in-1 Bucket • Leveller • 3 Tyne Ripper For all your gardening, fencing & building needs

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HEATING

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Wide range of machines available.

Give us a go we won't disappoint.

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All general farm fencing, cattle yards, sheep yards, vineyards, on site welding and oxy work.

Tree plantation ripping.

5 hydraulic post drivers and pneumatic drivers.

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GENERAL FREIGHT: Hay, timber, wool, steel, grapes, machinery

GLEN (HORACE) McMASTER 5797 2921. Mobile 0417 529 809

HEATING AND COOLING

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PAINTING 20 years experience

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Lounge, Dining, Repaired and Recovered, Chairs and Sofas Made tto o Or der ge Range of Order der.. Lar Large Fabrics, Car and Boat Upholstery

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KITCHENS

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Max Ewert

0408 320 918

Ph Ron 5790 4010

T: 5774 2201 M: 0417 321 781 E : max@maxwellsupholstery.com.au W : www.maxwellsupholstery.com.au Skyline Rd, Eildon

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PLUMBER

‘Riverview’ 1560 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Alexandra Phone 5773 2298 Fax 5773 2294 G-YY16

NURSERY

I am a local guy who has lived in the area for more than 34 years and have 20 years’ plumbing experience. I pride myself in quality workmanship and reliability.

• All areas of plumbing • Drainage • New Homes • Hot water installation • Renovations • Gas fitting • Roofing and Gutter • Maintenance and repairs • Septic tanks • Water tanks and pumps • Free quotes

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Simon Young 0429 052 166

BARRISTER & SOLICITOR

Servicing Murrindindi and Mansfield Shires

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5778 9603 JASON 0413 671 066 TOWING AND TRANSPORT

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Trade Painter Alexandra, Yea and surrounding areas. exterior and interior painting Competitive rates

Lic. No. 31281

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