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FIRST VACCINE Aged care residents receive their ‘jab’ By CHRIS EARL THE first 42 injections of Pfizer vaccine have been given in the Loddon. Inglewood District Health Services received its initial allocation within hours of the COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Bendigo on Monday. A specialist team from Bendigo Health gave injections to 27 Loddon aged care residents and 15 staff that afternoon. The team will make weekly visits to Inglewood as part of the state-wide rollout with Health Minister Martin Foley telling the Loddon Herald that all public aged care residents were scheduled to receive the vaccine this month. IDHS chief executive office Tracey Wilson said: “We’re the first spoke (from Bendigo hub) for the rollout.” Aged care residents in other areas, including Boort, are expected to receive the first dose of the vaccine shortly. Staff living in Bendigo were encouraged to receive the vaccine there, increasing available doses for Loddon aged care residents, Ms Wilson said.

IT’S WONDERFUL: Bendigo Health’s Kirsten Butler and IDHS’s Daryl Rowley prepare to vaccinate Eily Hayes. LH PHOTO Among the first to receive the vaccine on Monday was Eily Hayes, 94. Eily has been a resident at IDHS for a year. During COVID restrictions, Eily has been knitting mask clips for staff. After receiving the injection, Eily said: “I didn’t feel a thing. It’s wonderful although I am glad it’s over.” Ms Wilson said although there had been few COVID cases in the Loddon, systems and process had been in place and families of residents had been “incredibly supportive throughout.”

Foley hints at more rural stimulus VICTORIAN Health Minister Martin Foley has hinted that the Government’s May Budget could include additional stimulus measures for rural regions. Speaking with the Loddon Herald at Sunday’s Boort Trotting Club Cups Meeting, Mr Foley said Tourism Minister Martin Parkula was working on a series of fur-

ther packages for regions and specific areas of Victoria. He acknowledged there was still a long way to go in the economic recovery following restrictions to combat COVID-19, including the recent five-day snap lockdown for the entire state. Mr Foley said that the ”circuit breaker“ lockdown had worked and defended includ-

ing rural areas of Victoria in the lockdown rather than bringing back the ring of steel around Melbourme. He said there had been instances of people in regional Victoria, including Bendigo, within the contact network of recent COVID cases.

Praise for Loddon’s health collaboration - Page 3

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BOORT TROTTING CLUB CUPS DAY

EMEMBER some of those sayings that grandma and grandpa would weave into conversation? You know, the ones that you only heard when staying with them on holidays and if you repeated them back home, your parents would say you sounded just like grandma? Time can erase exactly what some of these sayings mean, or their origins, as Duncan pointed out last week, so we headed off in search of a few to share in Over the Fence this week.

URN A BLIND EYE: The phrase “turn a blind eye” - often used to refer to a willful refusal to acknowledge a particular reality - dates back to a legendary chapter in the career of the British naval hero Horatio Nelson. During 1801’s Battle of Copenhagen, Nelson’s ships were pitted against a large Danish-Norwegian fleet. When his more conservative superior officer flagged for him to withdraw, the one-eyed Nelson supposedly brought his telescope to his bad eye and blithely proclaimed, “I really do not see the signal.” He went on to score a decisive victory. Some historians have since dismissed Nelson’s famous quip as merely a battlefield myth, but the phrase “turn a blind eye” persists to this day.

RODODILE TEARS: Modern English speakers use the phrase “crocodile tears” to describe a display of superficial or false sorrow, but the saying actually derives from a medieval belief that crocodiles shed tears of sadness while they killed and consumed their prey. The myth dates back as far as the 14th century and comes from a book called “The Travels of Sir John Mandeville.” Wildly popular upon its release, the tome recounts a brave knight’s adventures during his supposed travels through Asia. Among its many fabrications, the book includes a description

of crocodiles that notes, “These serpents sley men, and eate them weeping, and they have no tongue.” While factually inaccurate, Mandeville’s account of weeping reptiles later found its way into the works of Shakespeare, and “crocodile tears” became an idiom as early as the 16th century.

Y AND LARGE: Many everyday phrases are nautical in origin— “taken aback,” “loose cannon” and “high and dry” all originated at sea—but perhaps the most surprising example is the common saying “by and large.” As far back as the 16th century, the word “large” was used to mean that a ship was sailing with the wind at its back. Meanwhile, the much less desirable “by,” or “full and by,” meant the vessel was traveling into the wind. Thus, for mariners, “by and large” referred to trawling the seas in any and all directions relative to the wind.

WITH glorious sun shining down on the catwalk, fashion was at its radiant best for Boort Trotting Club’s Cups Meeting on Sunday and the very popular Fashions on the Field. Among the stars of the catwalk were (clockwise from top left) Wendy James who was chosen as Boort Local Lady of the Day, Bec Maddocks who defended her title of Lady of the Day, Gentleman of the Day Joey Thompson and Vicki Moro winning the Best Hat of Fascinator.

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Loddon health model ‘best for community’

CAPITAL work upgrades at Boort District Health were now paying dividends, Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley said at the weekend. Mr Foley met with board and management representatives before attending Boort Trotting Club’s Cups Meeting where a race was named in honour of his grandfather Bill. He said the building improvements achieved by member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh were assisting in acute and aged-care at the hospital. Mr Foley also said Boort District Health had a good board, management team and solid finances. There was also recognition for the collaborative health service models across the Loddon between Inglewood and

Vandals target local halls TWO community halls have been targeted by vandals in the last week. Doors have been damaged at Campbell’s Forest and Serpentine Halls. For Campbell’s Forest, it was third incident in four months. Hall committee secretary Fred Shea said last week’s break-in would require replacement of an entry door. “They opened all the cupboard doors but did not take a thing,” he said. Last November, thieves took a PA system from the hall and also damaged a storage box two weeks later. Mr Shea said the committee would review security. Anyone with information on the break-in is asked to contact Bridgewater police.

Martin Foley Boort health services and with adjoining areas. “What we have seen COVID demonstrate is the importance of two things - at the one level greater regional co-ordination and co-operation,” he said,

“Probably more important was the local engagement and leadership of services like Boort ... in getting out important messages of community engagement, community safety. “If anything ... the lessons of 2020 show us on the one side the need for greater collaboration . “The fact that Boort has the arrangement with Inglewood and a few others is an excellent starting point - but with the collaboration through Bendigo for this wider region overlayed with the really deeply engaged relationship the health service has with its own community, that’s the kind of best of each phase. “You get access to systemwide services at best practice

and greater range of services while ... having those deep links to local communities to make sure that the particular issues that apply in your community are reflected in services,” he said. Mr Foley said the example of Boort was one that should be held as a model for how all small regional health services could secure their future. “There’s no thought of forced amalgamations and if anything, the collaborative model is going to secure the future of smaller regional health services,” he said. Mr Foley said local health services had a strength of understanding communities that “you would never get from a larger regional centre. It’s about better health outcomes.”

Zonta award recognises achievement COLLEEN Condliffe was on Tuesday night presented with Zonta Bendigo’s 2021 Woman of Achievement Award. The Women of Achievement Award acknowledges women who make their communities better places through their contributions. Colleen was honoured for her advocacy of rural women. The award citation said Collen has a long and impressive record of community involvement and advocacy, including with farming bodies. She was instrumental in establishing Australia Help to assist rural farming families experiencing hardship. Colleen, a former long-time Loddon Shire councillor, was also recognised for bringing women to the forefront of local and regional projects.

IN BRIEF Special thanks to Ivan IVAN Streader has beenhonoured by the Boort Memorial Hall committee for his dedicated contributions as a long-term member. President Ian Potter presented Ivan with a framed certificate and book, and gave a speech in recognition of all the work Ivan has contributed to the hall. The Boort Memorial Hall committee was formed in 1990. Ivan was involved with this committee after previously maintaining the hall before the committee’s official formation. Ivan’s building construction background has been a huge benefit to the Boort Memorial Hall as well as many other buildings around town.

Network marks women’s day KOOYOORA Women’s Network is celebrating International Women’s Day with a special dinner in Inglewood this evening. Guest speaker will be Dr Skye Kinder, of Bendigo. Skye was the 2017 Victorian Young Doctor of the Year and 2019 Young Victorian of the Year and is vice-president of the Rural Doctors Association of Victoria.

Energy session AN INFORMATION session was held in Tarnagulla yesterday on plans for an energy microgrid project in the town. Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance is partnering with the Centre for New Energy Technologies, Powercor, Ovida and Loddon and Buloke Shire Councils on the Donald and Tarnagulla Microgrid Project. Several community groups across the LoddonMallee area have sought to investigate whether microgrids are a better energy solution for their electricity needs.

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Key state funding bid

THE missing piece in the funding jigsaw for redevelopment of Wedderburn’s Donaldson Park could be in place within months. Loddon Shire Council last week endorsed a funding application to the State Government asking for $1.2 million. If successful, state funds will be used along with $2.5 million from the Federal Government and contributions from the shire ($1.2 million), community and user groups to complete the two stages as a single project. The total project cost is more than $4.5 million. Mayor Cr Neil Beattie said there was now just “one step to go in funding”. Cr Gavan Holt told the meeting that Donaldson Park user groups had agreed on the

Shire moves on missing piece in complex project footprint of buildings for both stages and they were now talking about landscaping. Director community wellbeing Wendy Gladman told the meeting Donaldson Park Community Hub Redevelopment Project was a Council priority infrastructure project “Funding for delivery of stage one of the Donaldson Park redevelopment was confirmed in 2020 with Council continuing to seek other funding opportunities that would allow for the simultaneous delivery of both stages one and two. Council submitted an application to the first round of

the Victorian Government’s Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program (CSISP) in late 2020. This application was unsuccessful.” But she said council was eligible to apply for a second round of State Government CSISP The application was lodged by Tuesday’s closing date and a decision is expected from the Government in May, Ms Gladman said: “The simultaneous delivery of stages one and two of the project will enhance the amenity of the facility provided to the community, and will reduce the duplication of effort that would

occur if the stages were delivered as two discreet projects. “The benefits to the community were demonstrated in the feasibility study that was completed a number of years ago as the catalyst to commence planning for this project. “Council has $3.6 million funding secured for stage one and will not be required to make any additional co-contribution to support the CSISP application.” Detailed design work and consultation had been undertaken by council with Donaldson Park user groups, Netball Victoria and AFL Victoria. Donaldson Park is used for football, netball and harness racing and it is understood talks have also been held with Harness Racing Victoria on the redevelopment project.

Finally, chance to remember nurse Susie A SPECIAL gathering will be held next month to celebrate and remember Susie Dowling. Susie was the district nurse for Inglewood, Wedderburn and surrounding areas for many years from the early 1990s onwards. She later later moved to Tasmania with partner Alan Boyd but sadly passed away last March with pancreatic cancer. One of the organisers of the remem-

brance gathering, Dr Max Higgs, said COVID restrictions had until now prevented the community coming to together. “It wasn’t possible for a funeral as we would have attended before COVID but as a community, we did want to celebrate Susie’s life,” Dr Higgs said. “This will finally be the opportunity for people to gather and drink to her.” Dr Higgs was closely associated with

Susie during her years in the Loddon, He said Susie was a larger than life character, describing her as being “a bloody ripper as a nurse”. Dr Higgs said that as a community health or district nurse, Susie had been wonderful to residents receiving care and treatment throughout the area. Dr Higgs and Mr Boyd are co-ordinating the It’s Time to Remember Susie Dowling gathering in Inglewood on April 24.

Fox scalp season underway VICTORIA’S 2021 fox and wild dog bounty collections begin from this week. The first collection centres will be in the state’s north-east before moving to other areas as the program enters a second decade. Agriculture Victoria biosecurity manager Jason Wishart said people could submit entire fox scalps for a $10 reward and entire wild dog body parts for a $120 reward during scheduled collection times. More than 874,000 fox scalps and 3900 wild dog body parts have been collected in Victoria since the fox and wild dog bounty was introduced in 2011. “In 2020, some 59,799 fox scalps and 417 wild dog body parts were collected from 1062 hunters,” Mr Wishart said. “We achieved this last year despite reduced mobility and a temporary pause in collections due to COVIDSafe requirements. Although the numbers are lower than previous years, it was still a tremendous effort by our Victorian community. The 2021 bounty collections will run until the end of October.

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Rubbish dumping risks image, RV welcome - Holt PEOPLE illegally dumping rubbish at Wedderburn’s RV-friendly camping ground have been told to clean up their act. Members of the Hard Hill Reserve committee of management and Loddon Shire councillor Gavan Holt say the illegal dumping is not the image they want for the town and RV campers. Cr Holt, who raised concerns at last week’s Loddon Shire Council meeting, said RV campground users were excellent at respecting the Hard Hill Reserve. He told the Loddon Herald yesterday that “the information is that the rubbish is being dumped is by people camping on blocks that don’t have a garbage service. “They should be taking the rubbish to the transfer station and paying the fee,” Cr Holt said. “At the moment they are going to places where this is a bin - Hard Hill and Cooper Park in Wedderburn - and just piling the rubbish up. “It’s not very pleasant for RV users who wander Australia, or for the last year due to COVID Victoria, and are very respectful. My information is that they are not the problem.” Cr Holt said there had been increased activity of people buying bish blocks in the shire. “They may be putting a caravan or a container on the blocks and maybe living contrary to local laws,” he said. “We don’t have the resources to be (always) checking but the shire certain-

Gavan Holt ly acts on any complaints. We are expecting that these people show respect and dispose of their rubbish properly.” Cr Holt said RV campers were among Victorians and Australians encouraged to visit the Loddon and perhaps even considering a permanent shift to the region. “Everyone is very conscious of presentation. If the place looks neat and tidy, people are proud,” he said. “That’s the image we want.” Loddon Shire has official RV-friendly camping sites at Boort, Pyramid Hill and Wedderburn.

Vouchers released for club fees and equipment costs THE State Government has announced $200 vouchers towards the cost of sport participation for vulnerable families. Vouchers are part of the $21 million Get Active Kids Voucher Program, which is rolling out up to 100,000 vouchers across four rounds from this week. The program provides sport vouchers to help children from Victorian families with the cost of membership and registration fees, sports equipment and uniforms. To be eligible, children need to be

Rodders in town IMPRESSIVE cars and motorcycles descended on Pyramid Hill at the weekend. Members of Centre State Rodders took a trip north where the vehicles attracted much interest from local residents while the drivers and riders dined at the Victoria Hotel.

Quant links INGLEWOOD businesses will link with Bendigo Art Gallery’s Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary exhibition. Displays in antique and collectable shops and other initiatives will con-

aged between four and 18, a resident in Victoria, named on a current Australian Government Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card They must also named on a valid Australian Government Medicare Card at the time of application. The program is also supporting sport clubs and active recreation providers broaden their memberships, providing them with additional revenue to help recover from the impacts of COVID-19. Applications for vouchers in round one of the program opened Monday and close April 11.

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Scottish event plans PLANS have been announced for a new event in the Loddon - the Bridgewater Celtic Festival - in 2022. Bridgewater’s Jenny Hosking, who knits tartan berets sold around Australia and overseas, is leading organisation of the event planned for the town’s former railway station.

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FEATURES

HUMBLE AND INSPIRING INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action to value women and men equally. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day next Monday - March 8 is Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world. Northern District Community Health CEO Mandy Hutchinson is encouraging everyone to help create a more inclusive community in which women are respected and on an equal footing with men. “Together, this International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the achievements of the women in our lives,” Ms Hutchinson said. “Let’s continue to strengthen our community by making sure women are respected, represented, have a strong voice and are safe from violence.” In honour of International Women’s Day, NDCH, Pyramid Hill Neighbourhood House and Loddon Shire are celebrating the achievements of the incredible women of Pyramid Hill. NDCH has spoken with local school principals Colleen Hampson and Fiona Moon, businesswomen Deb Forster and Dee Simms local Filipino community leader Marilyn Fernandez about the vital roles they play in the community. Each of them were very humble but something quickly became clear. All of

the women were collectively making a difference in their community. Each of them in their own way inspire, lead and make a difference every day. It is evident from the conversations had, that the rural community of Pyramid Hill is full of women working together to achieve community outcomes. Owner and operator of the Coffee Bank, Deb Forster said the biggest challenge she had faced during her career was navigating the pandemic. “If there is anything I can teach women out there is anything is possible if you put your mind to it and work hard,” she said “Don’t sit back and wait for opportunities to come your way...If you work hard, you can achieve anything” she said. To read the full interview with Colleen, Deb, Dee, Fiona and Marilyn visit NDCH Facebook or Instagram, or the Pyramid Hill Neighbourhood House newsletter, The Pyramid Press.

Four incredible Pyramid Hill women (from left) Colleen Hampson, Marilyn Fernandez, Fiona Moon and Deb Forster

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LODDON VALLEY MERINO FIELD DAY

IN BRIEF

Industry’s bright outlook creates a positive vibe GRAZIERS from across Victoria and NSW attended Friday’s Loddon Valley Merino Stud Field Day. The first major merino event in Victoria for 12 months, the field day saw locals and visitors touring six studs and displays at Serpentine Recreation Reserve. Loddon Valley Stud Merino Breeders’ Association president Alan Harris said there had been a positive vibe to the field day this year. “Everyone was positive about the industry and the potential future for wool combined with a good season,” he said. “And there were many who just said it was good to be out and about again.” John and Rosemary Humbert’s Kedleston Park, Calivil, won the pen-of-three competition. Their consistency has seen Kedleston Park win the prize six times since 2003, this year’s success coming on top of taking the award in 2020. Judges Richard Beggs and Pat Millear placed Kamarooka Poll Merino Stud second and Ross McGauchie’s Terrick West third in the pen-of-three.

Tributes flow for ‘Smiley’ TRIBUTES have been paid to Wedderburn’s Sheila ‘Smiley’ Walton (pictured). The respected RSL helper has been remembered as a friend to all, always with a smile or a cheeky comment. Ahead of her funeral tomorrow, WedderburnKorong Vale RSL subbranch said Smiley contributed much to the RSL over many years, particularly the “Smiley’s Surprise” for the Friday night raffle, working in the kitchen with others and selling ANZAC badges and Remembrance Day poppies. “But mainly it was her presence that could make a grey day sunny,” members said.

Algae check due TOP MERINOS ON SHOW (clockwise from top): Paige Scott, of Avoca, at Serpentine Recreation Reserve; Loddon Valley Stud Merino Breeders’ Association president Alan Harris; Brendan Roughhead and grandson Kai, 22 months; Elders’ merino stud specialist Sam Thring with Warren and Jack McRae. LH PHOTOS

GOULBURN Murray Water says it will provide an update tomorrow after extending the blue-green algae alert to all channels in the Loddon Valley Irrigation Area last week. GMW water quality coordinator Bianca Atley said “Water will still be delivered to customers for irrigation, however an alternative water supply should be used for stock and pets where possible.”

Extra sign ADDITIONAL signage will be installed on new public toilets at Inglewood Recreation Reserve after an investigation of the need by Loddon Shire officers was requested.

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Gastronomy country style WE’RE in one of just 245 regions around the world designated a Gastronomy Region by UNESCO. The Loddon and the broader Bendigo region are recognised for growing, sourcing, cooking and sharing food, how our culture and heritage

is represented and shared through what we eat and drink, the places we share meals, and the memories we make around food, family and community. And at the heart of our great Loddon communities are the local pubs.

Renowned for fantastic country-style cooking and the most welcoming hospitality you will find anywhere in the world, our Loddon pubs offer a uniquely Australian gastronomical experience in historic settings that create those special weekend and dining memories

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THANK YOU I would like to thank family and friends who sent cards and made phone calls to recognise my 90th birthday. Thank you to the bowling club for having a great tea and to all those that attended making it an enjoyable evening. It has left me with a very happy birthday. - Edwin Holt

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IT’S TIME TO REMEMBER SUSIE DOWLING Susie died in Tasmania in March 2020. COVID has denied her the send off she deserved Please join us at the Inglewood Recreation Reserve from 1.30pm on Saturday 24 April to raise a toast and celebrate her life For more information contact Boydy on 0427379064 or Max Higgs on 0409708244 maxanniehome@bigpond.com

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Notice is hereby given Pursuant to Section 189 of the Local Government Act 1989 of Council’s intention to sell the following property.

Loddon Shire Council will be conducting its annual kerbside hard waste collection of metals, e-waste, furniture and white goods during March 2021 to coincide with Clean Up Australia Day on the first Sunday in March. Residents within the township boundaries (excluding business) of Boort, Pyramid Hill, Mitiamo, Dingee, Serpentine, Borung, Wychitella, Korong Vale, Wedderburn, Inglewood, Bridgewater, Newbridge, Tarnagulla, Laanecoorie and Eddington may place items up to a total of one cubic metre out on the nature strip on Sunday 7 March 2021 (not before) and Council staff will collect these items commencing Tuesday 9 March 2021. Items are to be sorted into piles, i.e. metal items, furniture, e-waste and white goods. Total volume is not to exceed 1m 3 in size. Excessive or unsorted piles will not be collected.

□ 12-14 Allen Street Korong Vale, commonly known as the Korong Vale Senior Citizens Centre, being: ◦ All that piece of land being Lot 1 on Title Plan 345464, Parish of Kinypanial. Formerly Part Crown Allotment 123A, Volume 4958 and Folio 462. ◦ All that piece of land being Lot 1 on Title Plan 375095, Parish of Kinypanial. Formerly Part Crown Allotment 123A, Volume 4537 and Folio 328. Council will consider submissions Pursuant to Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989 in relation to the sale of these properties. Submissions must be in writing and received no later than Monday 29 March 2021. Those wishing to express interest to purchase this property should include this in their submission and also include an indication of the amount of their offer. Enquiries should be directed to Christine Coombes, Executive and Commercial Services Oﬃcer by phone 5494 1200 or email business@loddon.vic.gov.au . Submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Oﬃcer, Loddon Shire Council, PO Box 21, Wedderburn VIC 3518.

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CRICKET SCOREBOARDS UPPER LODDON JUNIOR GRAND FINAL

doras 2-12, G. Zanker 1-41, D. Balzer 0-14, WN Perryman 0-20.

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H. McKinley retired .................................. 50 D. Wood c S. Barraclough b T. Potter ....... 1 T. Naughton c J. Hird b F. Holland ........... 45 W. Stringer c F. Bear b F. Holland ............ 22 K. Lister c J. Hird b J. Potter ..................... 0 D. Stringer not out ..................................... 2 B. Lonsdale run out .................................. 0 K. Stone b J. Mulquiny .............................. 1 A. Wood c S. Barraclough b J. Mulquiny .. 0 T. Woodhatch not out ................................ 0 Extras ...................................................... 33 Total ........................................... 7/154 BOWLING: W. Toose 0-29, T. Potter 1-23, F. Bear 0-19, N. Scott 0-17, J. Mulquiny 2-15, F. Holland 2-25, S. Barraclough 0-9, J. Potter 1-7.

T. McKinley b HR McCullough ................... 1 D. Wood c R. Taylor b R. Metelmann ......... 4 L. Harrison c Anderson b R. Metelmann ... 0 J. Burke b P. Davies ................................. 2 9 O. McKinley b HR McCullough ............... 11 H. McKinley c R. Taylor b R. Metelmann . 57 S. Harrison c C. Dale b B. Metelmann ...... 8 B. Hann not out ....................................... 28 J. Bowen c C. Dale b HR McCullough ...... 0 T. Naughton lbw R .Metelmann ................. 2 D. Smyth run out ....................................... 3 Extras ........................................................ 8 Total ...............................................151 BOWLING: R. Metelmann 4-23, HR McCullough 3-33, P. Davies 1-27, C. Dale 0-39, B. Metelmann 1-27.

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1. Who did Prime Minister John Howard call the ‘greatest living Australian’ in 2001? 2. Who wrote the original lyrics of Waltzing Matilda? 3. What is a matilda? 4. Name Australia’s most ever successful female Olympian? 5. Australia has the world’s longest fence; it was first built in the 1880s to keep which animal out of the fertile south-east of the country? 6. Who starred in the movie Tim as Mary Horton opposite Mel Gibson? 7. How many kangaroos are estimated to live in Australia: (a) 340,000, (b) 3.4 million, or (c) 34 million? 8. Who is the patron saint of travellers? 9. Summer Bay, is a fictional television seaside town, is in which state? 10. What is the national gemstone of Australia? 11. A jumbuck is an Australian English term for what? 12. Which city is considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland? 14. What sport do Quade Cooper and Israel Folau play?

Extras ...................................................... 12 Total ................................................ 57 BOWLING: Bowling W. Stringer 0-8, T. Naughton 2-24, D. Wood 3-8, K. Lister 2-7, H. McKinley 2-7, D. Stringer 1-1.

SENIORS BOORT-YANDO def by KINGOWER BOORT-YANDO J. Hodoras c & b J. Leach ......................... 3

14. In which state is Ipswich? 15. Which TV soap opera featured the characters Patricia Hamilton, David Palmer and Fiona Thompson? 16. Name the longest river in Australia? 17. How many members were in the Kelly Gang? 18. Where was their last stand? 19. Decimal currency and Valentine’s Day have what in common? 20. Who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service?

E. Lade c J. Essex b N. Leach .................. 1 A. Knight b N. Leach ................................ 0 D. Balzer c J. Leach b N. Leach .............. 21 G. Zanker c J. Essex b T. Kairn ................. 2 WN Perryman c C. Martin b M. Rowe ......... 12 D. Crilly run out ........................................ 47 H. Weaver c J. Essex b K. Simpson .......... 0 M Hodoras not out .................................. 31 Extras ........................................................ 8 Total .....................................8/125 (cc) Bowling: J. Leach 1-20, N. Leach 3-6, T. Kairn 1-8, L. DeJong 0-26, B. Welsh 0-16, M. Rowe 1-6, K. Simpson1-41.

C. Dale lbw B. Hann .................................. 2 C. Anderson c O. McKinley b J. Burke .... 22 R. Metelmann c T. McKinley b Naughton.... 92 HR McCullough c O. McKinley b D. Wood. 6 P. Scholes not out .................................... 29 Extras ...................................................... 10 Total ........................................... 4/160 BOWLING: B. Hann 1-19, J. Burke 1-12, D. Smyth 0-29, H. McKinley 0-23, T. McKinley 0-39, D. Wood 1-35, T. Naughton 1-2.

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WEDDERBURN B. Holt c E. Collins b T. Fitzallen .............. 18 O. Lockhart c & b T. Fitzallen ..................... 1 L. Holt c M. Rogers b E. Collins ................. 3 L. Ritchie c J. johnson b M. Rogers ........ 33 W. Holt c J. johnson b M. Rogers............. 11 J. Hargreaves b T. Fitzallen ....................... 2 S. Giorlando lbw T. Fitzallen ...................... 7 A. Postle c T. Fitzallen b E. Collins ............ 9 N. Holt not out ........................................... 6 F. Turnbull not out ...................................... 0 Extras ...................................................... 11 Total .....................................8/101 (cc) BOWLING: E. Collins 2-16, T. Fitzallen 3-18,

B. Welsh c M. Hodoras b H. Weaver ....... 51 M. Rowe b M. Hodoras ........................... 52 J. Leach b D. Crilly .................................. 10 N. Leach retired ...................................... 64 L. DeJong c E. Lade b G. Zanker ............... 1 W. Deason not out ..................................... 4 T. Kairn b M. Hodoras ............................... 0 J. Essex not out ......................................... 0 Extras ........................................................ 5 Total .....................................6/187 (cc) BOWLING: H. Weaver 1-41, J. Hodoras 0-29, D. Crilly 1-13, B. Minogue 0-12, M. Ho-

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NEWBRIDGE M. Rogers b LD Peters ............................ 16 D. Staniforth c S. Giorlando b W. Holt ....... 2 T. Fitzallen c A. Postle b W. Holt .............. 14 TM Staniforth c L. Holt b J. Hargreaves .... 1 J. Johnson b LD Peters ............................. 0 T. Fitzallen b LD Peters .............................. 0 L. Cassells lbw LD Peters ........................ 17 M. Storey c A. Postle b W. Holt .................. 0 J. Cassells c A. Postle b LD Peters ........... 0 J. Brohan c L. Ritchie b N. Holt .................. 1 E. Collins not out ....................................... 0 BOWLING: A. Postle 0-28, W. Holt 3-10, J. Hargreaves 1-4, LD Peters 5-9, N. Holt 1-1.

NORTHERN UNITED GRAND FINAL ELMORE M. Gilmour c & b A. lawry......................... 45 JD Harney c S. Lawry b D. Whitfield ........ 84 B. Boyack c A. lawry b D. Whitfield ......... 22 T. Oliver run out ......................................... 4 L. Price not out ........................................ 12 AT Juffs run out ......................................... 0 Extras ........................................................ 8 Total .....................................5/175 (cc) BOWLING: D. Whitfield 2-51, M. Hind 0-11, S. King 0-53, N. Balic 0-15, A. Lawry 1-21, A. Nisbet 0-23. DINGEE M. Hind b M. Gilmour ................................ 7 A. Baird c JJ Harney b T. Oliver ............... 58 S. King c JJ Harney b J. Grogan ............... 2 N. Balic b J. Bannon ................................ 43 S. Lawry c C. Beckmans b JD Harney ...... 9 J. Hill run out ............................................. 3 J. Webster lbw T. Oliver ............................. 0 D. Whitfield c T. Oliver b JD Harney .......... 1 A. Lawry not out ........................................ 3 D. Lawry b T. Oliver ................................... 0 B. Westly not out ....................................... 0 Extras ...................................................... 10 Total ........................................... 9/136 BOWLING: J. Grogan 1-15, M. Gilmour 1-7, L. Price 0-29, T. Oliver 3-12, S. Goel 0-30, J. Bannon 1-17, JD Harney 2-21

ANSWERS 1 Don Bradman. 2 Banjo Paterson. 3 A bundle of belongings or sleeping equipment. 4 Dawn FraseR. 5 Dingoes. 6 Piper Lawrie. 7 34 million. 8 St Christopher. 9 New South Wales. 10 Opal. 11 A sheep. 12 Townsville. 13 Rugby union. 14 Queensland. 15 Sons and Daughters. 16 Murray River. 17 Four. 18 Glenrowan. 19 The date. 20. John Flynn

F. Bear c W, Stringer b T. Naughton ........ 11 F. Holland c H. McKinley b T. Naughton .. 12 W. Toose c D. Wood b K. Lister ................. 8 J. Mulquiny c&b K. Lister .......................... 4 T. Potter b H. McKinley .............................. 6 N. Scott b D. Wood ................................... 1 J. Hird b D. Wood ...................................... 0 J. Potter b D. Wood ................................... 0 S. Barraclough b H. McKinley ................... 1 L. Hall not out ............................................ 1 S. Toose c H. McKinley b D. Stringer ........ 1

M. Rogers 2-23, L. Cassells 0-13, T. Fitzallen 1-17, D. Staniforth 0-10.

PREMIERS AGAIN: Bridgewater juniors who took out the flag last weekend. LH PHOTO

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Young athletes qualify for Victorian championships THREE young Loddon athletes have qualified for the Little Athletics Victorian championships in Melbourne. Brady Gilmore, Finlay Arnold and Sophie Gilmore will compete in the titles on March 13 and 14 against the top 24 competitors in their sections. They are members of the Cohuna Little Athletics Centre and earned qualification through the Western Country Little Athletics Regional Championships over the weekend in Ballarat Brady, in the under 9 boys, achieved firsts in the 70-metre run - 12.23 sec (personal best) and 60-metre hurdles 12.88 sec (PB) . He was first in the shot putt and third in the discus. Sophie, in the under 11 girls, was sec-

ond in the javelin - 8.09m (PB), fourth in shot putt - 5.09m (PB) and sixth in the discus. Finlay, in under 11 boys, was first in the 400 metres in 78.87 sec with second places in the high jump and Sophie Barraclough 200-metre run and was third in the 800 metres. Sophie Barraclough, who competes with the Kerang centre, was first in the under 12 girls’ shot putt - 8.71m (PB).

Teal tinge in Kate’s purple patch win KATE HARGREAVES’ purple patch landed at Boort on Sunday The Shelbourne trainer achieved the quinella in the Peter Walsh Trotters’ Cup, a century after Grand Voyage took out the first cup victory. It was race favourite Well Defined with Ellen Tormey in the sulky who finished 6.5 metres in front of Downunder Barkers to give Kate a training one-two as women drivers donned the teal raising funds for ovarian

cancer research. After the race, Kate said Tormey and Well Defined “fit each other so well”. Well Defined set a new track record at Ararat three starts back and now has three runs on the trot. Third was winner of the recent Wedderburn Cup, Travel Bug, where he set a track record. In the Beattie Family Pacing Cup, Greg Sugars drove the second leg of his day’s trifecta when favourite Im Another-

masterpiece finished 2.7 metres clear. Sugar had to go wide early and he later said it took longer to settle than expected. But once in position, Im Anothermasterpiece was set for race honours. Wedderburn Pacing Cup winner Pembroke Charlie was fourth. Sunday’s meeting marked 100 years since Grand Voyage won the first trotting and pacing cups at Boort.

ABOVE: Loddon Mayor Neil Beattie with cup-winning driver Greg Sugars and Im Anothermasterpiece. BELOW LEFT: Trotters’ Cup winning trainer Kate Hargreaves and driver Ellen Tormey with Peter Walsh after the victory. BELOW RIGHT: Winner of the Pony Trot Cup Bella Mason. LH PHOTOS

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One-shot heartbreak INGLEWOOD this week missed advancing to the Bendigo Division One grand final by a mere single shot. The Woodies went down to Bendigo East, battling all day. The best rink was skippered by Bev Taig, finishing 13 up. Meanwhile, Inglewood’s Division Five team is through to next Thursday’s grand final against White Hills. The season decider will be played at South Bendigo. Saturday pennant - Division 1: Inglewood 89 Golden Square 61. Division 3: Serptentine 67 Marong 82. Division 5: Kangaroo Flat 74 Calivil 96. Division 6: South Bendigo 100 Bridgewater 72. Midweek preliminary finals - Division 1: Bendigo East 59 Inglewood 58. Division 4: Bendigo East d CalivilSerpentine. Division 5: Inglewood 48 Eaglehawk 20. For Pyramid Hill in the Northern District Division, midweek pennant started off causing agony but, at the end of all matches played across the District, it turned to ecstasy. With great determination to produce the very best, Division 1 headed to Kerang to confront the challenge of trying to defeat the team who were second on the ladder. Any score would be better than no score as Pyramid Hill precariously clung onto the fourth position on the ladder going into the final home and away match to be played. Despite good best efforts, Pyramid Hill were not able to better their opponents and lost the match by 10 points; but did manage a win on one rink which registered two points on the ladder. JM.

LODDON football coaches have applauded AFL Central Victoria for last week’s 2021 I’m Committed tournament. Wedderburn and Bridgewater were among six clubs in the tournament over two nights. Bridgewater co-coach Dale Cameron said: “It was just a joy to have footy back ... it’s been a while”. He said local players Pete Rothacker and Jack Symons together with recruits Cal Beady and Josh Martyn were among standouts on the night. “AFL Central Victoria should do this every year. The tournament had a great spirit,” he said. Redbacks’ co-coach Danny Benaim

said the pre-season tournament was “really good, to actually just play some football and be in the team environment again”. “Every community and team has probably been craving for it, so to get something in early was enjoyable,” he said. “We had good numbers considering a fair few were unavailable because of the date so that is promising going forward. The boys got a good hit out and to get some actual game time in this early after such a large break from it was a bonus.” Benaim said standout players for the Redbacks included Jordan Rosengren and Jackson Guan.

Scott, T. Cantwell, M. Noelker and D. Manners kept focussed and managed to manufacture a lead by the tail end of the game. They compiled a rink winning score 18-13. There lay the agony. All looked lost until results from other matches in the District filtered through and it was announced that Pyramid Hill had done enough to maintain standing in the finals. Division 2 played their final match for the season against Cohuna Blue, finishing their year with a mixed bag of results. D. Miller, R. Harris, N. Newstead and A. Fidler had a nine-shot win in the overall loss to Cohuna. In Saturday pennant, Division 2 approached the first semi-final with that feeling of ecstatic expectation against Barham Green. The rink skippered by F. Schmidt, with M. Scott, M.Noelker and T. Carmody got off to a shaky start giving away six shots on the first end but by the 17th end finally drew level with their opponents at 18 shots apiece. Once they had gained this momentum there was no looking back and they completed the match with a six-shot victory (25-19). The low scores were indicative of the tightness of the competition with neither side gaining an unassailable lead. The ultimate tally illustrated that Pyramid Hill Division 2, were just seven shots shy of that ecstatic winning feeling. Pyramid Hill club is currently raffling an embroidered quilt courtesy of R. Harris with second prize a meat tray.

Local riders find the zone RIDERS from Loddon Pony Club are competing this weekend in the Midland zone championships at Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showgrounds. Five members will be part of events over the two days. Club president Rachael Taylor said members were excited to be taking part in

Let’s do this again! Coaches enjoy first matches in a year

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the championships. “We are based at Powlett Plains and have around 12 riding members ranging from six to 60 plus,” she said. “We are a small fun grassroots group that formed only around eight years ago with the aim to let our kids have a fun day with their horses and learn a thing or two.”

sport FINAL’S PITCH Loddon HERALD

Thursday March 4 2021

FINALS fever has arrived across the Loddon with summer sport seasons at the business end of play.

At the weekend, Bridgewater convincingly claimed back-toback Upper Loddon Cricket Association junior flags. But the fairytale rebirth of Dingee in the Northern United Association stumbled in the grand final. Dingee had come out of recess to be ultra-competitive, making the grand final against Elmore who won by 39 runs. Bridgewater’s convincing 97run victory over Boort-Yando in the Upper Loddon juniors has given them the association’s first back-to-back flags since Wedderburn in 2014-15 and 2015-16. Play commenced on Saturday at the Newbridge Recreation Reserve in cool conditions with Bridgewater electing to bat after winning the toss. Harry McKinley and Toby Naughton set the innings up with a second wicket partnership of 93. Although the going was slow early, the runs flowed more freely following the lunch break. Naughton made 45 before being caught while McKinley compiled 50 in a patient knock. Will Stringer kept the scoreboard ticking over in scoring 22 to push Bridgewater’s total out to seven for 154 at stumps. The Boort-Yando bowlers were hampered by a dew-affected ball with Fraser Holland and Jacob Mulquiny the most successful with two wickets

LEFT: Daniel Whitfield opens the bowling for Dingee in the grand final, ending the day with two wickets. BELOW: Toby Naughton on his way to 45 for Bridgedwater in the junior final. LH PHOTOS

apiece. A scoreline of 33 extras an indication of bowling challenges on the first morning. Boort-Yando’s chase on Sunday never really got going after losing their first wicket with their score on 23, which proved to be the best partnership of the innings.

No batsman was able to get on top of the Bridgewater bowlers and wickets fell at regular intervals. The innings ended with the score on 57. Naughton removed both openers caught behind while Darcy Wood with three wick-

ets, Kai Lister and McKinley two each shared the spoils for Bridgewater. Immediately following the game, Bridgewater captain Darcy Wood was presented with the Les and Margaret Miller Premiership Shield, The Inglewood and Districts Com-

munity Bank awards were also presented to their respective recipients - Wedderburn’s Isaac Holt won the player of the year and bowling awards while Gabe Nevins (Arnold) accepted the batting award. Meanwhile, in North Cetral Bowls Division grand finals, Korong Vale has taken out the Division 2 pennant with a twoshot victory over Wycheproof at Wedderburn on Saturday. John Gibson’s rink including Joan Earl, Dorothy Gibson and Wayne Keenan set up the win. And last Thursday in the mid-week pennant finals, Korong Vale had a 76-52 win over Boort. KITTY CORNER - PAGE 11