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he Australian Rowing Championships was relocated to Nagambie just two weeks ago, after water contamination issues at the Sydney International Regatta Centre required event organisers to find a new location. The celebrations started on Friday with Mass concelebrated by Bishop Shane Mackinlay Bishop of Sandhurst diocese, Monsignor Frank Hickey (part Parish priest) and Fr Tony Hill (current parish priest). Rowing Australia CEO Ian Robson said there had been careful and thorough consideration given to all available venues with Nagambie ultimately selected because of a strong commitment and willingness expressed by Rowing Victoria, the Shire of Strathbogie, Nagambie Rowing Club and Greater Shepparton City Council to contribute and make this event succeed.
“We’re thrilled and delighted we’re going to be able to offer the Australian Rowing Community the event they want, the Australian Rowing Championships. We know there has been a bit of turbulence with travel arrangements, accommodation arrangements and logistics. But racing started this morning (Monday) and that’s fantastic. “There was no doubt at all, we wanted to stage the regatta and that was the first thought, the only thought that drove us to explore the options that were available to us at short notice. “I’d like to express extraordinary thanks to the Rowing Australia team and everyone behind the scenes, including Rowing Victoria CEO Ian Jickell and his team and Julie Salomon and her team at the Shire of Strathbogie. From the moment we had the
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first conversation with Julie and her team, it was all about ‘can do’ ‘want to do’ ‘how can we help?’. “If the community in and around Strathbogie Shire Council didn’t have the mindset to want to make this happen, we wouldn’t be here. “The regional clubs and the regional venues such as Nagambie Lakes are such a compelling part of the heartbeat of our sport,” Robson said. All eyes will be on the Goulburn River Region with the regatta bringing Australia’s top elite rowers, schools, and clubs as they battle it out to be crowned National and Interstate Champions in their respective boat classes. The Australian Rowing Championships is Australia’s largest rowing regatta and incorporates the following signature events: • The Australian Open Rowing Championships • The Australian Open Schools Rowing Championships • The King's and Queen's Cups Interstate Regatta The ultimate day of competition being Sunday 3 April, includes the Finals of the Open Schools Championships and the King’s and Queen’s Cups. The King’s and Queen’s Cups are the most revered and highly sought-after pieces of silverware in Australian rowing seeing the Men’s and Women’s Interstate Eights battle it out for the most prestigious title in Australian rowing and ultimate bragging rights. The Victorian Men’s and Women’s Eights are reigning champions, having reclaimed the Cups in 2021 and the crews will be looking to secure backto-back victories, at home, in 2022. The Community Voice caught up with Nagambie Rowing Club member and rower, Strathbogie Shire Councilor and dedicated volunteer Dave Andrews to gain an insight into the Australian Rowing Championships. “Well hopefully you are already up to speed with the Rowing goings-on at Lake Nagambie this week. From Monday 28th March to Sunday 3rd April, 2022, the Lake will be alive with racing rowing boats, coaches and officials.
The Nationals are a very important event in the rowing calendar and ‘showcase’ our brightest and finest rowers, from all over Australia. How they perform will determine whether they represent our country at International Rowing events. This is effectively the early buildup to the 2024 Olympics, with a series of World Championships to be rowed beforehand, to cement who is the best of the best. I will resist “going the early crow” as they say, as conditions here are near perfect for rowing. Light breeze, light cloud cover and flat water, a rowers and officials dream. Everything gets progressively more difficult as the weather degrades. Hard to align the boats at the start, difficult for the rowers to keep a straight course and row effectively. This also affects the times and therefore likelihood of getting close too or setting a new record. Anyhow, fingers crossed here. I am on the Starting Platform at the 2000 metre start. We have volunteers here from Latrobe Uni and as far away as Gippsland Grammar. The experienced National umpires take care of the starting formalities, while the volunteers hang out precariously on the starting ‘fingers’, holding the stern of the boats. They are in communication with the Aligner, who gets them to either move the boat forward or to the rear, so we have an even line. The aligner then signals via white flag to the starting tower where the starter gives the ‘roll call’ and starts the race. The roll call names the clubs of each crew from lane one thru to seven or eight, notifying the rowers that a start is imminent. Quite formal, almost Army-like, but exciting. Racing starts at 8am and goes through, with a lunch break, to about 5pm. So if you are able to get to the lake at some point, it is worth ‘ticking off that
bucket list’. You can view, with a coffee or picnic lunch, from Jacobsens Outlook, near Black Caviar, or round at Buckley Park. Of course you could sit in the beer garden at The Nagambie Brewery or Nagambie Rowing Club Hotel and have a very pleasant afternoon. Mid-week is advised, as the weekend may ‘go off ’!”
The Regatta will run from Monday 28 March – Sunday 3 April 2022.
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Auxiliary of Nagambie Healthcare The Auxiliary of Nagambie HealthCare has been fundraising for Nagambie HealthCare for many years. New members are most welcome to join. We meet four times a year. We organise a weekly trolley with essential personal items and sweets for the residents to purchase. Covid restrictions has interrupted our fundraising for the past two years. We are now able to start up. Our first function is Cards, Board Games and Lunch on Monday 2nd May at the Buckley Park Rowing Club. Morning Tea at 10am. Lunch at 1pm Admission $25.00. To help with the catering, names and preferred game in by April 18th to Margaret Moss 57942476 or Nola Palmer 57942433.
Auxiliary member Wendy Cook, with contributions from Nagambie Quilting Group has made and donated a beautiful Quilt for a raffle. The raffle will be drawn on May 2nd. Please help the auxiliary make this a successful fundraiser for Nagambie HealthCare. Nola Palmer.
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Commercial Opportunity 336 High Street, Nagambie Situated in the main street of the thriving regional township of Nagambie, this 775m2 commercial site is perfectly positioned for future development with its High Street double frontage and Vine Street rear access. The period weatherboard shop/residence is offered with vacant possession, has seven rooms plus kitchen and is currently operating as a second hand shop. With the dramatic movement to lifestyle living and the shift to work from home options, this town is flourishing. Nagambie is located 90 mins from Melbourne and is projected to more than double its population in the next five years.
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Thousands more tafe places to reskill More Victorians will have access to the skills they need for the job they want, with funding for an extra 10,000 places across the TAFE and training system for people looking to reskill after the pandemic and move into healthcare and other in-demand jobs. Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes welcomed the $61.6 million investment – which will give more north east residents the opportunity to get new skills for a secure job in their local community and right across Victoria. The pandemic has seen people all over the world thinking more about what really matters to each of us – family, where we want to live, what we want to do for work. For many, it’s been a time consider a different career path and these new subsidised places will help people get started. Jobseekers can choose to study any VET course, including from the Andrews Labor Government’s signature Free TAFE list, at any TAFE including GOTAFE and Wodonga TAFE. Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes said, “TAFE is the engine room of Victoria – giving Victorians great opportunities, boosting local industries and strengthening our economy – and now we’re making it even easier to get the training you need for in-demand jobs.” Even Victorians who already have another qualification – including a degree – can still access these training places at any TAFE across the state if they’re looking to reskill or change careers after the pandemic. Importantly, this investment will help boost our local pipeline of highly skilled workers for jobs now and into the future – particularly in highdemand industries such as healthcare, hospitality, early childhood education, construction and trades. In 2020, the most popular courses across the TAFE system included mental health, nursing and allied health assistance – as the pandemic highlighted the importance of a strong health and care workforce. More than 100,000 Victorians have already signed up to our Free TAFE program since it was introduced in 2019 – making rewarding career pathways accessible to more people and saving them more than $220 million in cumulative course fees. The Labor Government has kept our promise to save and rebuild TAFE with a record $1.7 billion investment to ensure Victorians have access to high quality skills and training to and rewarding career pathways.
The 154th APS Regatta Heads of the River 2022 Well, “GO” Nagambie! What a day we put on hosting the 154th APS Heads of the River Regatta. Flawless weather, smooth water, clear skies and a very pleasant 29 degrees. Several thousand proud parents, friends and spectators lined the Regatta Centre peninsula along the rowing course, to cheer on their rowers. Fours (one oar, ‘slave’ rowing), quad-sculls (two smaller oars, far more civilised) and eights (more slave rowing), graced the course. 1000 and 2000 metres of rowing was the order of the day, with the more junior crews rowing over the shorter distance. It is the last and most prestigious regatta of the school summer rowing season, and bragging rights are with the school whose top eights win the ‘A’ final.
Five of the schools are co-ed and promote rowing amongst all their students, thus the plural in ‘Heads’ of the River. The Australian Public Schools of Victoria Regatta was first held in 1868 and I believe it is the longest running school regatta in the world. Looking down the peninsula from the Regatta Centre balcony, gave a brilliant view of colour and activity. Each school had a marque which was adorned with the school colours and catering was provided for the attendees. Some may find it a bit ‘snobby’, but I see it as a great tradition, celebration and people getting together, sharing a great time.
Scotch College for winning the Boys Division One ‘A’ Final. It is a long season with high demands for training and racing, so very well done. It is fitting that The APS Heads of the River Regatta is the undercard to the Australian National Regatta, which Nagambie is also hosting, starting Monday the 28th of March. The regatta runs continuously through to Sunday the 3rd of April. You will see a lot of rowers, rowing officials, coaches and spectators around town and the Shire. I am confident that businesses throughout the Shire will benefit from the event.
Whether you are at the local footy, cricket, netball, or bowling on the ‘green’, it is nice seeing the State opening up again and people getting out and about.
34 loaded boat trailers have already arrived from around the country and are parked off Vickers Road, adjacent to the intersection of Loddings lane. (Thank you to the Verge family for use of your paddock.)
Congratulations this year go to Wesley College for winning the Girls Division One ‘A’ Final and
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World-Class Healthcare Training Centre Opens In Seymour The Andrews Labor Government’s multimillion dollar health and community services training centre has officially opened at GOTAFE in Seymour, fostering a local pipeline of skilled workers for the industry locally and right across Victoria. Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes today officially opened the $6 million GOTAFE Seymour Campus Revitalisation that includes the upgraded Health and Community Services Training Facility, a new entry and reception, administration and community areas. The new centre features integrated teaching facilities, flexible learning spaces, tutorial rooms, lecture theatres, computer labs, a clinical simulation centre to give students realistic training through interactive technology, student amenities and upgraded staff offices. Among the new industry-standard equipment housed at the centre is a Synthetic Cadaver (Syndaver) that will allow students to learn on a realistic synthetic simulated human body. The facility will accommodate students in Individual Support, Disability, Nursing and Early Childhood Education and Care – providing pathways to meaningful work and addressing skill shortages in the region. Importantly, it will allow GOTAFE to better collaborate with industry and universities to strengthen training pathways for local students. The project was designed by Vincent Chrisp Architects through a collaborative process with locals from the region. Since 2014, the Labor Government has made a record $3.2 billion investment to rebuild TAFE and support universities and higher education to ensure Victorians have access to high quality education and rewarding career pathways. Quotes attributable to Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes “Our new Health and Community Services Training Facility is a huge win for jobseekers in Seymour and the surrounding areas – providing a pathway to a meaningful career and supporting skills demand in the local industry.” “We know how lifechanging TAFE and training is to Victorians – which is why we’ll always back the sector through record investments, strengthening training and campuses right across Victoria.” Quote attributable to GOTAFE CEO Travis Heeney “Modernising our Seymour Campus facilities will benefit hundreds of students and support greater collaboration between GOTAFE, the community and industry”.
Works start on Nagambie Splash Park Nagambie parents and children have voted, and works are now underway to develop a splash park filled with the community’s chosen play equipment. Residents used Strathbogie Shire Council’s online engagement platform www.share. strathbogie.vic.gov.au to share their advice on the preferred equipment for the splash park and not surprisingly on top of the list was the water slide structure.
The splash park – situated in Buckley Park - will be completed
in late September (weather permitting) and will also include a rainbow tunnel, a mushroom umbrella, tilting cones and splash buckets. Fun for the children will also be the crab and several more spraying apparatuses, so Strathbogie Shire Mayor Cr Laura Binks said summer in Nagambie 2022 would be lots of fun. “It was wonderful to have so much input from Nagambie parents and children who will be the major users of the new splash park,” Cr Binks said.
“The voting for the equipment for the splash pad design showed that we have a very engaged group of residents both big and small who are delighted to choose the equipment for this new facility now under construction.” The $1 million splash park is being built by Wacky Water Play who has now started installing the base pad for the fun structures. Strathbogie Shire regrets that the toilet facilities in this area have been closed as they are within the construction site area. The toilets will remain closed during the construction period, which is expected to be complete in September. Council is working on
Eat the seasons with Cass Groves Welcome to the first of my regular articles on seasonal food in central Victoria!
market, you might be wondering what makes them different from a community market, or from just buying your food at the local shops; the main difference is that everything on
might also find the last of the raspberries. Grapes, pomegranates and rhubarb should also be available, and I know we’ll have some truly amazing figs for sale at Tallarook.
Firstly, I should explain who I am, and what qualifies me to write about this topic. I’m the owner of a small, off-grid farm near Strath Creek, where my husband and I are in the process of putting in our first crops.
sale at your local accredited farmers market has been grown or made by the people selling it.
When it comes to vegetables, pumpkins will be coming into season, and we’ll be saying goodbye soon to fresh corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini (although those of us who grow zucchini, or who have neighbours who do, will well and truly have eaten our fill by now!).
My particular passion is fruit and nut trees; we have built an enclosed orchard, housing about 100 deciduous fruit trees, which will be underplanted with berries and other perennial fruits. We have about 30 citrus trees of various kinds to go into the ground shortly, as well as a mix of other strange and unusual edibles. We’re also building our house, and hopefully will be in there by the time the cold weather comes! My background is in horticulture, permaculture and landscape design, and I’ve worked in community education for a number of years. As well as establishing the farm, I’m the manager of the Tallarook Farmers Market, which is held on the first Sunday of every month at the Tallarook Mechanics Institute Hall on the main street of Tallarook. Nagambie also has its own farmers market, held on the fourth Sunday of each month at the Tahbilk Winery Estate. Both markets are accredited by the Victorian Farmers Market Association (VFMA). If you haven’t attended an accredited farmers
Farmers markets are fantastic places, for both producers and customers. As a customer, you’ll be able to meet the person who actually grows the fruit and veg, makes the jam and pickles, fires the pottery, or raises the livestock. You have the chance to ask them about their processes, and also get advice about how to cook what they’re growing, which is particularly handy if they’re selling something you’ve never seen in the supermarket! You can be assured that whatever you’re buying hasn’t travelled from miles away; your fruit and veg was probably picked fresh that very morning. You’ll also be supporting a small local business, and that’s a great way to help build community. From the point of view of the growers and makers, they get full credit for their work when they sell directly to the buyer, and they get direct feedback from their customers. Everybody wins! If you’re planning to head along to the next farmers market, you’ll be wanting to know what’s in season at the moment. Autumn is a wonderful time for fresh fruit and veg, as we’re in peak harvest season for many favourites. Apples are coming into their prime, and you
Future articles will focus mostly on how to best select and prepare seasonal foods, as well as how to preserve your favourites so you can still enjoy them out of season, but you might see a bit of grow-yourown info as well - I’m passionate about local food, and you can’t get any more local that what you’ve grown in your own backyard! Hope to see you all at Tallarook and Nagambie markets in the very near future, and you can find both markets on Facebook and Instagram! Cass (Instagram - @LangiBillinFarm) Tallarook Farmers Market - Sunday, April 3, 8.30am-12.30pm Nagambie Farmers Market @ Tahbilk Winery Sunday, April 24, 10am-2pm
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A vision was alI it took When Jacqui Anderson jointly owned and operated the Nagambie Bakery she would often glance across the road to 338 High Street, and find herself lost in the moment pondering what magic she could sprinkle onto the weatherboard shop positioned on the corner. A couple of years later Jacqui and Chris Anderson had sold their Bakery business and were looking for a new challenge, Chris was expanding his love for trucks and creating “Anderson's Garden Supplies” and Jacqui’s dreams were coming to fruition with the Anderson’s purchasing the property that Jacqui dreamed of. “In the midst of Covid 2020, we took on the challenge of restoring 338 High Street to create a retail space,” said Jacqui. Jacqui was in her element, pursuing her passion and creating her special place that we all now know of as ‘The Corner Nook’.
Jacqui purchased the freehold, which was overlooked by others as being not worthy of renovation. Jacqui certainly proved that a vision was all that was needed, maybe some good tradies and a few dollars helped but she wouldn’t swap her “Corner Nook” for anything. “With the help and guidance of a great builder, it all came together much easier than we first thought,” said Jacqui. “The pride of having kept the old building was amazing. People love the history and some people even remember and reminisce when they visit. Yes, we might have a bowed window frame or a crooked panel but it works and it adds to the character,”smiled Jacqui. Jacqui has now sublet the small access lane to her sister, Patty, who has turned Patty’s dream “PS Dezign” into a successful authentic graphic design business. Jacqui is excited to see what will happen with the neighbouring property as it goes to Auction in late April and she hopes others see the wonderful opportunity similar to what she has created. “With not many original buildings in the street I would love to see the ones that are still standing
restored,” ended Jacqui. The location is phenomenal, it's in the heart of Nagambie and real estate in the region is thriving.
The Auction for 336 High Street is on Thursday April 28th, 2022
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Welcome to 2022 Australian Rowing Championships
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We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome the rowers, their family and friends who are in town for the 2022 Australian Rowing Championships (ARC).
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Administration Support Officer (Community Safety)
What a fabulous opportunity for the Nagambie Lakes Regatta centre to host this event. Next on our list must be the 2026 Commonwealth Games!
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Customer Contact Officer (Planning)
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Coordinator Community Services & Inclusion
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Some important lake access changes this week
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A reminder that Lake Nagambie is closed during the Australian Rowing Championships (from Monday to this Sunday, April 3).
For more information on these roles, along with a position description, visit our website at www. strathbogie.vic.gov.au and click on the jobs button on the home page.
This means water users will not be able to enter Lake Nagambie and boat ramps at the regatta centre, Buckley Park and Loddings Lane will be closed. Alternative boat ramps can be used at Majors Creek in Mitchellstown and Picnic Point at Kirwans Bridge to access surrounding waterways.
The Nagambie Historical Society The Nagambie Historical Society Inc is a small historical society specialising in local family histories. It also has a large collection of manufactured farm machinery, which was manufactured in the town and known as the James Forbes Collection. The collection includes the first fire brigade cart used in the district, which has been restored to its original condition.
The Nagambie Historical society will extend their opening hours this week, opening each day from 9.30 until at least 12.30pm from Sunday 27th to Saturday 2nd. The Historical Society will have their produce for sale at a market stall on Saturday 2nd April.
For visitors to the caravan park and residents along the bowl of the lake there will be supervised boat transit arrangements in place.
Stock water standpipe Access is also restricted at the stock water standpipe at the regatta centre. It will be closed from 8am to 5pm each day during the rowing event. We apologise for any inconvenience and urge you to phone 1800 065 993 to book an appointment if you need to access the standpipe during the closure period.
A friendly reminder to expect your pet registration renewal fee Council is reminding pet owners that annual registration fees will be landing in your mailbox soon. The annual fees are due by 10 April 2022 so remember to pay your fee before the deadline. Pet registration with your local Council is one of the most important things you can do to be a responsible pet owner. Not only does your fee cover an identification tag for your pet; it also ensures your pet will be returned to you by our friendly ranger if they happen to get lost, as long as they have been microchipped as well.
Tree pruning works around power lines We will be carrying out tree pruning works around power lines in Avenel and Euroa from April 1. The works are expected to take about one month to complete. The pruning works will be carried out as per Electricity Safety (Electric Line Clearance) Regulations 2020 and The Shire of Strathbogie Electric Line Clearance Vegetation Management Plan 2022/23
We’re on the hunt for talented people to join our team. We’re now recruiting for:
Podcasts show our Shire rocks! If you haven’t already heard our podcast series, we urge you to head to www.strathbogiestory. com, or download the Storytowns app to listen and share. We produced the podcasts in conjunction with start-up company Storytowns, and they feature the Shire’s towns – Avenel, Longwood, Strathbogie, Euroa, Violet Town, Nagambie and Ruffy – as well as an episode exploring our many tracks and trails. We were lucky to interview locals in the Rock Your Senses in Strathbogie Shire podcasts series, who give their insights into why people should visit our region.
Sign up to our eNews Our monthly eNews was launched in June 2021 as another way to keep our community up-to-date on our latest news, information and work. We share information on our project, topics on which we’re seeking feedback and advice and some great stories about local community groups, local people and local projects. Sign up by visiting our website and clicking on Council / News and Newsletters / eNews or head to our Facebook page.
Tender opportunities We’re inviting expressions of interest for the following projects: A Learning Management System that is capable of delivering online courses, performance appraisals, performance development plans and reporting tools. Quotes will be received on contact number 21/22-39 until 4pm on Wednesday 13 April 2022. EOI documents can be viewed online at www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au by clicking on ‘Current Tenders’. Tenders and Expression of Interests can be only lodged online through the Tendersearch portal.
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Victoria’s Newest Gold Producer Has Arrived in Nagambie A wholly Australian owned company, Golden Camel Mining Pty Ltd (GCM ( https:// goldencamelmining.com/ ) in a joint venture with Nagambie Resources Ltd (ASX:NAG), NRL, is set to commence construction of a Gold Processing Plant, which will be a Toll Treatment Facility within NRL’s Zanelli Road mining lease. GCM will build, own and operate the facility. Being a Toll Treatment Facility, GCM will be able to produce gold not only from Victorian mining operations, but from interstate as well. According to Peter Johnson, GCM’s Group Manager Community, Employee, and Sustainability, Golden Camel will commence earthworks soon. It is fully permitted by the Victorian Government and Strathbogie Shire Council to begin construction. This is because GCM has complied fully with the state and local government’s rigorous social, environmental, cultural heritage, and technical planning permit processes. The Plant and Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) will only occupy 5.6 ha of land within NRL’s lease. The Tailings are to be treated and stored using world’s best practice technology. Instead of the traditional method of storing the Tailings in an open dam, Peter described how GCM’s Tailings, after processing to extract the gold, are to be fully contained by being pumped directly into large geosynthetic polymer bags that will be progressively stacked inside the Tailings Storage Facility on a polymer layer. The water within the Tailings is captured and to be returned to the Plant to be reused in the gold making production cycle. This Tailings Storage Facility with its water reuse program is classed as a ‘zero release’ facility, that has minimal impact on the local environment and no impact on the ground water. Peter emphasised that Golden Camel Mining presents real future benefits to Nagambie such as an upgrade providing better continuity of power, employment opportunities, preferential use of local business for its logistical needs, and the promotion for the development of a ‘Nagambie Industrial Hub’ in the Zanelli Road precinct. This is an exciting time for Golden Camel Mining Pty Ltd, which has chosen Nagambie as its long-term centre for gold production. “GCM looks forward to being integrated into the greater Nagambie district as a responsible partner in the district’s continuing economic development, and as a good neighbour”.
International Women’s Day Breakfast in Nagambie On the 21st of March, Nagambie continued its longstanding tradition of arranging an International Women’s Day Breakfast. The yearly event - which is hosted by the local Community House - always gathers a big crowd. This time, approximately 70 people came to listen to Olympic Gold Medallist and World Champion Lucy Stephan, OAM. It was an excited crowd who appropriately met up at the Nagambie Rowing Club to listen to esteemed rower and honorary local Lucy Stephan. Lucy is a seven-time consecutive Australian champion and Olympic gold medallist. In 2017 she won a world title in the coxless four and regained that same world title in 2019. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics she led the crew from the bow seat of the Australian coxless four to a gold medal victory. Generously enough, Lucy started her speech at the Rowing Club in Nagambie by showing off, and letting
the participants hold her beautiful gold medal. The audience was then treated to a brief exposé of the history of rowing where Lucy described how women for years were systematically discriminated against. This discrimination took different expressions but included men raising concerns over female rowers becoming too muscly and subsequently having less feminine bodies. Thankfully, this has changed and the female Australian rowers who have reached such international success, are today making the whole country proud. Life as a full-time rower is however not without its challenges. Lucy gave the listeners a transparent glimpse of what it is like not only to live together with the other female rowers, but also to compete with them for spots in the Australian rowing team: “We’re all taken away from our main support networks because the training centre is in Penrith. It means we have to move away from our families, our partners, and our friends and we literally spend every second of every day together. But it also means we support each other.” […] “The trainers put us in the trenches together and it made us bond like no other women’s team I have been part of.” As per usual, the breakfast event also raised
money for a charity supporting women. In line with the UN 2022 International Women’s Day theme, which was Changing climates: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow, the Community House gave all surplus funds to Wise Choices for Life. Wise Choices for Life is an Australian charity organisation which runs “train the trainer” programs in Uganda on reproductive health. The organisation aims at reducing fertility rates which is one of the root causes of poverty in developing countries and also leads to high mortality rates. “Overall, it was an amazing morning”, NLCH President Edna James said. “We are so incredibly grateful to Lucy Stephan who came and spoke to us free of charge so that more money could go towards the charity. She was inspiring, humble, and made the audience laugh out loud on several occasions. We cannot thank her enough!” “Today we not only got to celebrate success for equality, listen to an amazing human being and rower, but also put the spotlight on gender areas which still need awareness, attention, and work. Many wins have been made, yet there is still so much left to do…” President Edna James concluded.
Crime Stoppers Empowers Farmers to 'SHUT OUT FARM CRIME' Crime Stoppers Victoria is urging farmers across the state to install or improve security on their properties to help deter thieves from stealing valuable livestock, machinery, and tools. In partnership with Victoria Police, the Shut Out Farm Crime campaign comes as theft from farms remains a widespread issue in Victoria. New Crime Statistics Agency data shows livestock theft across the state rose 12.6 percent in the year to December 2021, costing hard-working communities more than $2.7 million. Diesel theft has also risen with the value of fuel stolen jumping 20 per cent. Western Victoria-based sheep farmer Daniel Buckingham said the rise of fuel theft is particularly concerning to him given the surging cost and explains how thieves can often carry out the crime without the victim realising. “When someone's taken 30, or 60, litres out of a 400-litre tank you’re probably not going to take too much notice of it. I think it's going to be an increasing problem,” Mr Buckingham said. Inspector Karl Curran, from Victoria Police’s Farm Crime Coordination Unit, said rises in crime recorded in the farming and rural sectors was a concern but also reflected recent campaigns with Crime Stoppers encouraging increased reporting to police. “These campaigns have highlighted the historical underreporting issues we have within the sector,’’ Inspector Curran said. “We are encouraged there appears to be more
confidence in reporting farm crime to Victoria Police.” Inspector Curran said the Crime Statistics Agency data reinforced the need for rural communities to remain vigilant in preventing farm crime. “We will work with the community to address their concerns and meet their expectations by fully investigating all crimes that are reported to us,’’ he said. “The more information and reports we receive the more we are able to identify crime trends and put resources into these areas. As I have often said, we cannot investigate what we do not know.” Crime Stoppers Victoria CEO Stella Smith said despite the prevalence of farm crime, victims remain hesitant to contact authorities, allowing criminals to get away with offending. “Not speaking up allows criminals to get away with offending and it affects farmers economically. If they don’t have money to spend in the local community, that impacts local traders as well,” Ms Smith said. Dr Alistair Harkness, Co-Director of the Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England, added that non-reporting affects resourcing decisions made by authorities. “If the reality of farm crime is not known, then appropriate attention cannot be paid at either local or state-wide levels,” Dr Harkness said. Farmer James Kirkpatrick, also based in Western Victoria, encouraged fellow property owners to take farm security into their own hands. “Improve your security measures, it makes it hard for the criminals to come and break into your property and take things,” Mr Kirkpatrick said.
To further protect properties, farmers will be offered free farm gate security signs, and stickers displaying information about how to report information. These helpful resources will be available at select agricultural events across Victoria throughout the year. “Farmers do an amazing job. They cope with floods, drought, and all sorts of other things. They shouldn’t have to put up with thieves as well,” Ms Smith said, adding that the rural community should feel confident that the information they share to Crime Stoppers will remain secure. “When you come to Crime Stoppers, you control how much information you give us. You decide whether you want to say who you are, you decide how much information you share.” Inspector Curran said there were simple ways of safeguarding properties including tagging livestock, locking gates and sheds, securing tools and equipment and where possible locking fuel bowsers
and storage tanks. Placing sensor lights around sheds and yards was also recommended along with doing regular stock headcounts so thefts were identified as soon as possible, getting CCTV and installing warning signs provided through police and Crime Stoppers to deter thieves. “The farm gate signs we have provided have proved incredibly popular and we’re pleased to be able to offer even more free to farmers as well as new warning stickers through our partnership with Crime Stoppers,’’ Inspector Curran said. “They’re simple measures but can go a long way to discouraging farm crime and its devastating effects on local communities.” Anyone with information about farm crime is urged to make an anonymous report to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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Trevor Forbes and Jocelyn Burrows service to the Nagambie Rowing Club Celebrated Church Updates and Easter Times ANGLICAN PALM SUNDAY 9.00am 11.00am
April 10th Christ Church Seymour St John’s Nagambie
GOOD FRIDAY April 15th 10.00 am Ecumenical Combined Service Uniting Church Seymour 5.00pm
St John’s Nagambie
EASTER SUNDAY 8.00 am 9.30 am 11.00 am
April 17th Christ Church Seymour St Paul’s Avenel St John’s Nagambie
CATHOLIC Preparation for Easter. 6pm Wednesday, March 30. Reconciliation, St Malachy’s Nagambie. This includes 1st Reconciliation for some children of the parish. 12.30pm Wednesday, April 6. Mass of the Anointing. St Malachy’s Nagambie. HOLY THURSDAY ~ April 14th Holy Thursday-evening mass of the Lord’s Supper. St Malachy’s Nagambie GOOD FRIDAY ~ April 15th 3pm ~ Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s passion. St Malachy’s Nagambie. 5.30pm ~ Ecumenical Stations of the Cross, Street Mary’s Avenel. HOLY SATURDAY ~ April 16th 7.30pm ~ The Easter Vigil. St Malachy’s Nagambie. EASTER SUNDAY ~ April 17th 8.30am ~ MASS at St Patrick’s Longwood. 9am ~ MASS at St Mary’s Avenel.
UNITING CHURCH GOOD FRIDAY ~ April 15 Ecumenical church service at Seymour Uniting church at 10.00am. EASTER SUNDAY ~ April 17 9am at Avenel church and 11am at Seymour church.
PRESBYTERIAN Contact Bill Day to find out about Seymour and Yea Easter services. 57 94 2070 or 0429 933 116
Nagambie Brewery and Distillery was the setting to celebrate Trevor Forbes and Jocelyn Burrows service to The Nagambie Rowing Club. The venue was selected to enable all Rowing Club staff to come together in recognition of the dedication and commitment the pair had given for many years.
over the last 10 years and Nagambie Rowing President, Henry Moss said, “We couldn’t have asked for better Managers to see us through these times. They have certainly made my job easy”.
what the club is and how we operate. A club isn’t successful without a strong staff.”
Since Jocelyn took over Office Manager she put 256 workers on the books and Trevor who became Club Manager in August 2017, both have put their all into the club.
It is evident that both Trevor and Jocelyn have created a great culture in the club for everyone to enjoy. They now hand over to Donna Gordon (Club Manager) and Chelsea Young (Office Manager) and they have no doubt that they will continue the great work and grow the club to its full potential for many years to come.
Trevor (Club Manager) and Jocelyn (Office Manager) commenced employment at the Rowing Club back in April 2011 so it was only fitting that they finish up together almost 11 years later.
“At times it has been challenging and I have definitely gained some character,”said Jocelyn the club is very grateful to have such dedicated Managers.
The unstoppable duo have created a club that has not only grown in stature and clientele but have also created a place for staff, members and visitors to feel welcome day after day. There have been many changes at the club
Working outside “club hours'' to help with extra activities at the club, preparing and working at local regattas and generally taking on extra work to fill in any holes.
When asked what the best or proudest time at the club was, Trevor said “I think when Covid hit and everything came to a halt it was really unknown for everyone, but the moment we started to re-open every single staff member came back! Every single one! That really meant a lot, I think that just made me so proud of
“I enjoyed working with Trevor once he took on the role of Manager,” said Jocelyn.
It is fair to say that Trevor and Jocelyn gave their all to The Rowing Club but it didn’t stop there. They have also been great supporters of the community, sporting clubs and organisations, always offering guidance and hands on help when needed. Thank you Trevor and Jocelyn, you will be missed but there is no doubt a table with a lakeside view that the Rowing Club offers will bring you back for a drink very soon!
Clean Up Australia Day in Nagambie - A huge success On the 6th of March, close to 40 people met up at the Nagambie Lakes Community House to volunteer for Clean Up Australia Day. After signing in and being given a local area to cover, people enthusiastically set out with gloves and bags to pick up both recyclables and trash. In total, three trailer loads of rubbish were picked up from Nagambie and surrounding areas. The initiative to work alongside ‘Clean Up Australia’ was taken by the Community House committee, spearheaded by Carol Wallis and Bob Arnold. Alongside the Shire, the Community House also arranged a recycling workshop at the local library. Grace Davis-Williams - Regional Waste and Resource Recovery Officer - held a very informative presentation about sorting household waste. Fourteen people attended the much appreciated event. Moya Stewart, Community House member and leader of the Boomerang Bags group, alongside five others, spent an hour and a half picking up
rubbish by the Heathcote/Nagambie road. “In that time, we filled two bins with recycling - mainly bottles, cans and cardboard - and one bin with rubbish; predominantly coffee cups, soft plastics, and bits of cars.” Moya said. “I can’t speak for everyone but I only found one plastic straw and no face masks. We also picked up an exercise bike. There is so much more rubbish littering the road side that we didn’t get to that we could do this every month if we chose.” Moya concluded. Community House coordinator Anna Close brought along both her husband and three kids to pick up trash at Buckley Park, by the Rowing Club, and alongside the small boat ramp. “I was actually quite surprised at how much trash we found. I brought along one bag for recycling items such as cans and bottles, and it filled up in no time. In one way it was quite discouraging to see how much trash is actually being thrown away just by the waters edge, but hopefully our efforts made a bit of a difference.” As for her thoughts on bringing her children along Anna was really excited about the opportunity for them to volunteer. “I believe contributing and working together for the greater good is a very important lesson for kids to learn. Clean Up Australia Day gave our children a chance to contribute for no other reward than the positive outcome it has for our town and for
nature. If the event is held next year as well, I hope more families come along.” Anna said. “We have learnt a lot from the experience of running a clean up in conjunction with Clean Up Australia.” Community House committee member Carol Wallis summarised the day. “We will have a committee meeting on the 16th of March where the Clean Up will be discussed and a possible decision made as to whether we will run the event again next year.” Carol said. “For now I just want to give out a big thank you to everyone who came along with a special mention to Erica Bostock for being our First Aid person, Gaye Bond for taking photos and to everyone who helped out with ‘sign in’ and logistics at the house, including driving trailers.” Carol concluded.
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This edition’s article is brought to you by Gr 4 students Henry Lloyd & Luci Fletcher: We have recently gotten six chickens at school that have just started laying. We had an idea to sell the eggs and give the money to our special friend Jennifer. Jennifer is in Gr 4 at the Steven Tito Academy in Tanzania. If you need any eggs then you can get half a dozen for $3 at the office. They are free range eggs from our very healthy and happy chickens.
The Foundation, grades 1 and 2 students participated in two AFL run footy clinics on the 10th and 17th of March. They had great fun and learnt some handy fine motor and ball skills. The Junior school council has been busy selling ‘Zooper Doopers’ at lunch time to raise funds for our school. These have been most enjoyable in the hot weather. Congratulations to our Regional swimmers who performed so admirably in Shepparton last week. A team of 17 is amazing and we are proud of our wonderful school. Avenel had several medal winners on the day, with individual medals going
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By the time you are reading this article the National Rowing Championships will be well underway in Nagambie. A warm welcome to all the teams, supporters and public. We hope that Nagambie and our Shire leave you with great memories and a wish to come back and visit our region again or tell your friends. This event has been pulled together at very short notice and a big “shout out” goes to all the volunteers who have put their hands up to be involved. Special mention also to the Council staff, Nagambie Rowing and Go Nagambie who have worked under a lot of pressure to get this event underway. Senator Richard Colbeck visited our town recently to check out our facilities, in anticipation that rowing will become an event for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. There is currently a big push for more sporting events to be held regionally and Senator Colbeck showed
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great enthusiasm for what Nagambie had to offer, so here’s hoping. The splash park is now well underway and should be ready for our next summer season. Great fun for the kids and another reason for people to visit our town to give our economy a boost after all we have been through, mostly due to Covid. Footy and netball is back in full swing and as Molly would say, “Do yourself a favour” and go along and support the “Lakers.” Well done to Nagambie Bowls Club who took out the Division 4 Grand Final, defeating Seymour VRI by five points in a nail-biting event. These two teams have had tight tussles each time they have met this season and the final game was no different. A quick reminder on how to report an issue. Go to the Council Website and on the opening page, right hand side there is a portal
“Report an Issue.” Click on it and you will be taken to the page. Once reported you will be given a reference number should you need to follow up at any time. Finally, unfortunately I will be unavailable at the “Valley” this Thursday as I will be on volunteer duty for the National Rowing Events. As my mate Neville Forbes would say, “Cheerio,” and take care. Reg Dickinson
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Local Sport Update Nagambie Golf - Womens Women’s Results Wednesday 23rd March 11 players turned out for a game of Stroke and for the Monthly Medal. The winner of A & B Grades was Irene Keogh with 81 net on a C/B from Bev Brown . The winner of C Grade and the Monthly Medal was Jane Bow with 79 net. The 9 hole winner was Bev with 37.5 net. Balls down the line for 18 holes went to Jane, Bev and Irene. Balls down the line for 9 holes went to Bev, Annette Mills 38.5 net and Cathy Lawrence 39.5
bombers earlier there is none more so than the third placed golfer on the day Greame Galvin pounding out 35 points. The nearest the pins went to Jeff 'Joffa" Mills giving it his all on the 3rd, Gary Bow flighting one onto the 13th and Shane McCormiick only just taking home the 16th. The Nagambie golf club hosted their first presentation night in over two years with many awards handed out, Jeff Lodding a member for 51 years and having held multiple positions within the club during that time as well as being our current president was awarded a life membership. The 2020 and 2021 season trophy winners were awarded on the night with Jeremy Ezard claiming both championships in those years. Next week's golf will be a stroke event with W. LeCerf in the bar and S. Bryant on office duty.
Wall in the Men’s Pairs Club Championship. James and Jake beat Spud Furletti and Dennis McGregor in the final played last Saturday in front of club members, family, and friends. The lead changed many times over the 18 ends with James and Jake gaining a two shot advantage on the last end to seal a hard fought victory.
Special thanks also to our members, for all the weeks of working bees and setting up that is required and the help on the day. Great work Nagambie, all the competitors took the time to compliment us on a great day, and we know they will come back each time as we run such a successful competition. Our Club is always looking for more members, it is a great social game, and caters for all abilities and ages. We are a very friendly, welcoming club and would ensure you enjoy the great game if you come for a try, we meet at our piste area behind the Recreation Reserve on Thursday and Sunday at 2pm (once daylight savings finishes) or ring Jill for details, 0419567580.
N/P on the 3rd was Deb Ringin.
Chicken Run Results Thursday 24th Over 20 players played a round of Stableford on the back 9. The winner was Irene Keogh with 20 pts. on a C/B from Michael Kleinig. N/P on the 13th was Lindsay Hall and on the 16th Shaun Spicer.
18th March
Photo; Jeff Lodding receiving Life Membership
The weather prevented Golf on Wednesday 16th March.
23 players played a round of Stroke. The winner was Hugh Lawrence with 49/37 net. The runner up was Lindsay Hall with 43/37.5 net.
The play commenced at 9.30am with thanks to our local councilor Reg Dickinson for officially opening our competition and the finals were completed at 6.30 pm, so a very long day for all.
There were no N/P
Nagambie Golf - Mens Sunday saw 24 players hit off in beautiful Autumn sunshine, the course was a brilliant green due to recent rain with the fairways in great condition for the time of year. Youth prevailed on the day with junior golfer Rhys Shepherd claiming his second win of the year with 38 stableford points the long bombing brash style of golf paying dividends for our young charger. Runner up and looking like the winner through 16 holes was the always competitive Dean Brown, a poor closing 2 holes costing him the win Brown finished on 36 points. Speaking of
Nagambie Cricket Club The last match of the season for the Nagambie Cricket Club was the E Grade grand final versus Waaia. Batting first Nagambie was well placed at 4 for 90 but dismissed for 107 after a late order collapse. Bo Harrison top scored with 35 and was supported by Trent Gladwin 20 and Sam Villenger 12. Nagambie claimed wickets at regular intervals until a late order partnership took Waaia to victory, losing 7 wickets. Three wickets to Bo Harrison capped off a fine all round game with a wicket apiece to Sam Villenger, Keith Berry and Ryan Ezard. Thanks to the 30 players who played E Grade during the season with several father/son combinations. The club presentation day on March 20 was an enjoyable, well attended finale to the season. Under 10 coach Mark Wursthorn commenced proceedings presenting his squad with participation medals. Premiership winning Under 14 coach James Brook awarded Flynn O'Brien the all rounder award, Ryan Ezard the bowling award and Archy Harrison the batting award with the amazing average of 126. Flynn also won the Association batting award as the leading run scorer. The E Grade award winners were Jeremy Ezard claiming the all rounder and batting trophies. Trent Gladwin won the bowling award and Brian Morris and Jeremy Ezard won a position in the association E Grade Team of the Year. Will Ulrich was the winner of both the B Grade all rounder and bowling awards whilst Blake Ezard won the batting prize. The Club Champion went to Luke Nolan who also won the A Grade batting award.
Nagambie Petanque Holds Nagambie Cup Competition. Sunday 27th was a very busy day for our Club, we hosted 27 doubles teams represented from eleven Victorian Clubs in magnificent weather, who played in our Nagambie Cup Event sponsored by Tabilk Wines
Chicken Run results Thursday 17th March.
Photo Two 2021 Trophy winners; L-R Dean Brown, Glen Evans, Tim Baldwin, Club Champion Jeremy Ezard, Phil Neville, Bill Leviston, Jeff lodding front Ryan Ezard.
Avenel Golf The future is looking bright for Avenel Bowls Club as it’s youngest member, fifteen-year-old James Wall wins his first club championship, a shared win with his father Jake
Nathan Fothergill took out the bowling award and was in the A Grade association Team of the Year along with Luke Nolan. Trophies were also awarded to Brayden Biggs for his A Grade hat trick, five wickets trophies went to Nathan Fothergill and Josh Sanderson in A grade and to Keith Berry in B Grade. Stefan Gattuso was awarded the Best Clubman for his social club efforts over the last three seasons. President Steve Brook thanked the major club sponsors Ace Training, John Sanderson Machinery, Rebecca Baker Pharmacy and Linc Sullivan Pre Training . Also thanks went to junior coaches Mark Wursthorn ,James Brook and Jason O'Brien as well as the many various other people who assisted during the season. Steve was then pleasantly surprised to be presented with Life Membership of the Nagambie Cricket Club for his dedication, vision and commitment over the last 10 years. Steve was the driving force behind the successful move to the Shepparton Cricket Association in 2018. Life Membership was well earned after two years as Treasurer, the last eight years as President as well as many hours assisting the juniors, league delegate and other unsung roles. On a non cricket note it was great to see over 50 kids at the first Tabilk Football training session. Hopefully some of these juniors cross over into junior cricket next summer. In a nice way to finish the season, congratulations to Britt and Nathan on the arrival of Lucas Francis Fothergill. Pictured: Newly minted Life Member President Steve Brook.
The third section was the Social, this was won by Nicole Humphrey & Rohan Dickson from Woodend & Pyrenees Petanque Clubs. But a special mention to our members, Rachel Kleinig & Jeff Pearce who came third, and also won the title of the Highest Ranked Nagambie Team. Well done to you both.
The competition is split into three divisions after the first four rounds, and the winners of the Principale, were May Ratana & Jessen Soomary, from Fusion Petanque Club. The winners of the Complementaire were Debbie & Doug Hicks from Pyrenees Petanque Club. A very special mention goes to our most senior player, Sylvie Atkinson who was partnered by Peter Wells a visitor from Woodend Hanging Rock Petanque Club, and they came 7th in that section, but Sylvie was the only Nagambie member to make it to the second division. Great job Sylvie, in your first competition.
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