Loddon Herald 8 June 2023

DJAARA CONFIRMS GUYURA UPGRADE PLANS

PARK DATE SET

THE long-awaited upgrade of facilities at Guyura State Park will start this month.

Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation on Tuesday announced what its CEO Rodney Carter said would be positive changes at the park.

Construction will begin with a new shelter at the Melville Caves lookout car park, followed by an upgrade to the Melville Caves picnic area.

Work had been planned to start last July after concept plans were unveiled to Friends of Kooyoora in December 2021.

DJAARA had earlier agreed to retain historic Catto Lodge after talks with family descendants and the community following local criticism of plans to demolish the 1950s structure erected by the community.

Mr Carter said: “This project aligns with our vision of creating a welcoming space for all to enjoy, while fostering a deep appreciation for the land, cultural heritage, and ecological diversity.

DJAARA said that upgraded walking tracks and signage would improve access, navigation, and safety in the park now badged with the more traditional and accurate Aboriginal name, allowing visitors to fully explore and appreciate the park’s natural beauty.

It said Dja Dja Wurrung language, cultural signage, and interpretation elements would enable visitors to learn more about Dja Dja Wurrung People and their history and develop a stronger connection to the land.

The project embraced sustainable design, seamlessly integrating Dja Dja Wurrung-style furniture while minimising environmental impact, Mr Carter’s announcement said.

Parks Victoria northern regional director Chris Corbell said: “This upgrade project reflects our commitment to the park’s preservation and the enrichment of visitor experiences.”

Works at the park also known as Kooyoora would start from mid-June, DJAARA said.

We snatch biggest cup in land

ONE of the sporting world’s biggest prizes has been landed for Loddon communities.

Mayor Dan Straub was at Flemington racecourse on Tuesday when the Victorian Racing Club announced Boort had been included in the 2023 tour of the famous Melbourne Cup.

The cup, created from 34 gold pieces hand-beaten for more than 200 hours and valued at $600,000, will spend two days at Boort in October.

From this weekend, the cup begins

its international and national tour in the countdown to race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday in November.

Boort was selected as one of 24 country stops in Australia where communities will be part of a national sweep and the chance to win $50,000 for a local project.

The first call for the cup tour is Tokyo this weekend and there will be stops in Britain, Ireland, France, Hong Kong and New Zealand over 150 days.

Cr Straub said: “The past few years have been very difficult for the Loddon Shire community, and the town of Boort in particular, which suffered significant flooding in October 2022.

So, we are very much looking forward to coming together in recovery and welcoming the Cup when it attends our 135th annual Boort Agricultural Show.”

The cup has travelled more than 900,000km since the first pre-race tour in 2003.

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DJAARA’S picnic area concept design for Guyura State Park.

Mayor Dan Straub with the famous cup on Tuesday.

BAROMETERS are broken for Bradley of Boort with his latest Treemendous Sign. Is this a sign of trusty indicator devices going on the blink across the Loddon?

WE HAVE been told from a very regal source that the compass of a neighbour has been heading in erroneous directions, heralding the debut appearance in OTF of a chap we will simply refer to as SoJ. The King tells us that SoJ, car packed complete with scones for nourishment after exercising voicebox from the bench, overshot the official northern destination for a recent football match. Luckily, he didn’t have to travel back south too far from the Major’s Hill to meet up with the team.

AT ONE football match on Saturday, an eager young bloke was persistent in telling us about some auto-electrical issues experienced after the recent heritage game between Calivil and Maiden Gully at Raywood. He revealed the bemusement of occasional bowling comrade who returned to his trusty farm ute in the non-members’ carpark to find wipers swishing when blinkers should have been flashing ... and for good measure, some kind soul also reversed the seat belts. Wouldn’t happen on the tractor out Bridgewater North way.

ONE really doesn’t have to guess that the language drawn a voluminous consumption of Funk and Wagnalls would have been even more colourful than the rainbow. And while on descriptive language, OTF had a brilliant response last week from a regular contributor of information for columns of the Loddon Herald. When reminded that attachment was missing from weekly email, quicker than flash came the response: “Oh mmmm. Yep”. Okay, we’ve sanitised the reply for reasons of being proper and polite.

TOASTMASTERS, the organisation for public speaking, offers ways to get around embarrassing moments. Here’s a few of its tips - Respond to the incident with self-deprecating humour. For example: “Oh, oh. I wonder what else I can do wrong today.” The benefit: You’re demonstrating genuine humility. And while humility may be good for the soul, it also builds respect from the people around you. Use the occasion to offer a compliment. For example: “You’re always so careful about things like this. You’d never make such an embarrassing mistake and I hope I won’t ever make it again, either.” The benefit: You’re offering two universally appreciated qualities - praise and warmth. Excuse yourself. For example: “I’m really sorry...I’ve been racing around for the past few hours, and I just don’t feel like myself today.” The benefit: You’re reminding others that you - and they - are human.

AND finally this week, kicking off the dew in junior football can be a slippery exercise for players and umpires ... hard to keep the footing!

MEN’S Health Week starts on Monday and Inglewood and District Health Service nurse unit manager Reece Carroll has had a head start attending weekly bootcamp sessions where he has lost 12kg in recent weeks. Reece, pictured with IDHS Strength trainer Karen Mc Crann-Peters, is encouraging Loddon men and youngsters to embrace this year’s healthy habits theme.

Summer fire season could start early: report

EMERGENCY services are monitoring winter conditions amid concern of a potential earlier start to the summer bushfire season.

Fire chiefs last week said reduced rainfall and above average temperatures over the next three

months could result in drier than average soil by late winter.

Country Fire Authority Acting Chief Officer Garry Cook said: “Despite years of wetter than average weather, Victoria is still one of the most bushfire-prone areas in the world.”

Appeal for fire family

COMMUNITY is rallying around a Korong Vale family whose home was destroyed in a fire on Saturday afternoon.

A gofundme online appeal page has been launched and had raised more than $2000 for the Hendy family by yesterday morning.

Fire brigades were called to the century-old weatherboard property about 1.40pm Saturday and took more than two hours to extinguish the blaze that claimed

two family dogs and a litter of four greyhound pups.

Cole Hendy said he had been in Bendigo with father Mick when they were told their Vernon Street home was alight.

By the time they arrived back in Korong Vale, fire had totally destroyed their house.

However, volunteer firemen from Korong Vale, Wedderburn, Mysia Woosang and Buckranbanyule managed to save other

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buildings on the property while neighbours and friends took greyhounds raced by the family to safety.

Fireman said exploding gas bottles had added to the challenge of bringing the fire under control and breathing apparatus was used.

A caravan was also partly damaged in the blaze.

Country Fire Authority investigators inspected the ruined home

on Sunday morning. It is believed the fire was not suspicious.

The appeal to support the Hendy family is being organised by Sharon King who has told donors: “Due to the rising costs of living and mortgage payments their home insurance had lapsed so they are left with nothing.

“They are now homeless with a mortgage still to pay and nothing but the shirts on their backs,” she said.

NEW COVID-19 cases in Loddon communities have hit double digits for a fourth week. Reported cases are at their highest since double digit weeks between early December and mid-January. There were 11 cases recorded last week, taking the pandemic total to 2235.

Speaker’s new role

GAVIN Freeman has been appointed as the permanent Commissioner of Fire Rescue Victoria. Mr Freeman was previously deputy commissioner – operations and a former deputy chief officer with the Country Fire Authority. He was guest speaker at this year’s Australia Day celebrations in Jarklin.

Memorial centenary

REPRESENTATIVES of Loddon RSL sub-branches are expected to attend this month’s centenary of the Charlton war memorial. The centenary will include a pleasant Sunday afternoon at the adjoining Elliott Gardens. Charlton Wycheproof Community Brass Band and a centenary booklet will be produced for the ceremony on June 23.

King’s Birthday

ADVERTISING deadlines for next week’s edition of the Loddon Herald remain unchanged with the King’s Birthday holiday on Monday.

Police want tractor, car crash witnesses

POLICE are investigating a crash between a car and tractor at Mysia last Friday afternoon.

Wedderburn police say they believe speed may have been a factor in the late afternoon crash.

“Luckily the (car) driver of this vehicle was conveyed to hospital with only a scratch.

“The damage caused to both vehicles is extensive,” they said.

“Police believe speed is a contributing factor and are appealing for witnesses and or dash cam footage leading up to the collision.”

Witnesses have been asked to contact Sergeant Ben Huismann of Wedderburn Police on 5494 3300.

CFA investigators and volunteers assess the ruins of a weatherboard house in Korong Vale on Sunday morning. LH PHOTO

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‘Bonanza hits’ hint at tunnel for five sites

STACKED, repetitive mineralisation had the potential to enhance project economics and could eventually all be mined from the one access tunnel, according to Catalyst Metals.

The mining company says latest assay results from the Iris Zone, near Mitiamo, showed what is called “bonanza hits”.

Results show drilling intersected gold in a further seven holes at the zone.

Catalyst told the Australian Stock Exchange last week: “This takes the total number of holes reporting gold to 14 and extends the strike length of the known mineralisation from 350 metres to 500 metres.

“The Iris Zone sits about 150 metres below the shallow mineralisation at Boyd’s Dam, within a near-vertical shear zone striking almost north south and containing abundant quartz, often laminated with arsenopyrite and native gold.

“Iris Zone presents first clear ‘proof of concept’ that Four Eagles contains the same structural style as the historical 22-million-ounce Bendigo Goldfield, where high-grade mineralised zones repeated at depth.

“Numerous high-grade mineralised intercepts still lie within close proximity to the proposed tunnel, further supporting the concept of multiple high-grade veins in the Four Eagles area

Catalyst has prepared initial plans for State Government approval to construct a $20 million exploration tunnel near Mitiamo.

Catalyst Technical Director Bruce Kay said: “The Iris Zone is proving to be a very

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strong structure with quartz veining up to 8 metres thick and often showing visible gold.

“It now extends over a strike length of about 500 metres with potential to the north and south.

“It is exciting to see so many intersections with values greater than 50g/t gold, indicating that high-grade underground mining should be possible.”

Diamond drilling has been completed at the Four Eagles Gold Project with a focus now on 50-metre infill drilling and extending the Iris Zone mineralisation along strike and a potential new discovery hole into Pickles North.

Catalyst said the structure of mineralisa-

tion at Boyd’s Dam was related to a westdipping ‘reverse’ fault, which had focussed and introduced gold-bearing fluids into receptive locations along a shallow horizon of the host anticline.

“This structure (the “Western Shear”) is but one of an array of structures, and to date, multiple parallel faults have been identified with multiple diamond drill hole intersections bearing quartz significant, and in parts anomalous to significant gold grades.

“The newly discovered Iris Zone lies on one of these steep west-dipping shear zones and seems to mostly occupy the western limb of the Boyd’s Dam anticline.” Catalyst said.

Community remembers early playground tribute

THE first of 12 special signs has been erected at Little Lake Boort telling the story of Stan Salter.

Boort Tourism Development Committee is erecting the signs after the recent upgrades of Nolens Park discussed the future of a granite rock bearing the ‘AS Salter Memorial Playground’ plaque.

Stan Salter was unknown to committee members and Paul Haw researched his history.

“Stan joined the army in 1916, served in France as a gunner in the artillery. He was seriously wounded and had his left leg amputated. On return to civilian life he became the manager of the Bank of New South Wales in Boort. Unfortunately, Stan died of a stroke in 1939 at the age of 50,” he said.

“The Boort Standard reported his death under the heading Whole Town Mourns“Easily the most popular and likeable citi-

Late rains fall short of average

MOST Loddon towns received half their monthly rainfall on one day last month. But good rain on May 26 was not enough to bring gauge readings for the month up to median figures.

Wedderburn received 25.6mm for the month with 10.4mm the highest single daily fall. The town’s mean rainfall for May is 42.8mm

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At Inglewood 15.8mm was recorded on May 26 as a total of 25.6mm was recorded while Dunolly’s May monthly reading was half its mean - 20mm with just 7mm recorded on the one day.

Charlton tipped 21.2mm from the gauge with 9.4mm on May 26, compared with a mean of 33.7mm.

And at Prairie West and Mincha, the monthly total was 19mm, about twothirds the normal fall.

zen in our town, the place which Stan had filled in our midst will indeed be hard to fill. Besides being secretary to the Boort Masonic Lodge, the deceased was also connected with every public and sporting body in the district. President of the golf club, vice-president of the RSL, treasurer of the trotting club and auditor to numerous other bodies”.”

Paul said that after his death, the Community raised funds for a playground in Nolens Park so he would never be forgotten.

Double swings, double see-saws, slides and a large sand pit were opened in 1939.

Paul said that while the playground had been replaced the plaque would link today’s fun and exercise equipment with the original playground named in honour of Stan Salter. The photograph used on the plaque was first presented to the local RSL when Stan died.

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Paul Haw with the first plaque to be installed at Little Lake Boort.

Staff focus of new building

IMPROVED staff recruitment and retention will be benefits of a $2.4 million building project at Inglewood and District Health Service.

Chief executive officer Dallas Coghill said part of the existing building was being converted into staff accommodation that would be used by allied health students on placement at Inglewood.

“This will help with our future recruitment and retention of allied health staff and show the great opportunities that exist to work in health services in rural communities,” he said.

“The accommodation wing will also provide flexibility for staff who do not wish to work

locally but want to work a succession of evening, afternoon and day shifts.

“Students will be able to live on site and the two projects will add greatly to the hospital precinct by creating more easily accessible facilities for the community, and enhancing learning opportunities for students of allied health disciplines.”

A gymnasium is part of the building project that will include allied health treatment rooms and a large space for rehabilitation and exercise programmes.

Mr Coghill said work on both parts of the project was scheduled to be finished in November.

“We expect to be ready to move straight in,” he said.

Survey will be duck evidence

REGIONAL Victorians Opposed to Duck Shooting says results from its survey of 821 people will be part of its evidence to a Victorian Parliament inquiry.

“Residents are suffering from adverse impacts on mental health and income, children and animals are traumatised. Farmers are on edge,” said the group’s project officer Sue Williams.

“These are folks paying significant rates, with a legal right to peaceful enjoyment of their properties. They’re suffering for

the whims of less than half of one per cent of the population who choose to fire shotguns at native birds for recreation.”

According to RVOTDS, more than half respondents said they had concerns for safety and had suffered stress or anxiety due to bird shooting nearby. Most (89 per cent) said they had made reports to authorities about what they believed to be illegal hunter behavior with just 18 per cent were satisfied with how their reports were managed.

Meet TCV

Short for Transmission Company Victoria, TCV is a new company created by AEMO Victorian Planning (AVP).

The TCV team is already busy with the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West (VNI West), an essential transmission project to carry clean, a ordable renewable electricity to towns and cities around Victoria.

AVP has set up TCV to make sure that important commitments made in the early stages of VNI West are captured and honoured across the life of the project.

TCV will play a big role in consulting with communities, landholders and Traditional Owners in this next stage of the project, the work to refine the route.

TCV is committed to working closely with all our stakeholders and the new TCV website will provide regular project updates and details of upcoming community events or opportunities for input.

For more information visit: transmissionvictoria.com.au

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SKIN CANCER SCREENING ALMOST one third of people screened for skin cancer in Dingee last week have been referred to their doctor to check suspect lessions. Lions V District Cancer Foundation caravan was based at Dingee Bush Nursing Centre for two days where (above) volunteer Julianne Clift checked 50 local residents including Kaye Leech while administrative work before screening was completed by East Loddon Lions Club members with secretary Jo Guthrie (left) assisting Neil Lister complete paperwork.

VNI West – Have your say

VNI West is an essential infrastructure project to build a vital new transmission line between Victoria and NSW.

It will harness clean, low-cost electricity from renewable energy zones in both states and improve the reliability and security of our electricity supply, as ageing coal-fired power stations retire.

Upcoming community events

Transmission Company Victoria (TCV) is committed to working closely with communities throughout the project. We are currently seeking feedback to help refine the transmission line route. Come along to one of our community events to meet the VNI West team, find out more about the project and share your local knowledge.

• Monday 3 July, 4–7 pm, Boort Memorial Hall

• Tuesday 4 July, 4–7 pm, Kerang Memorial Hall

• Wednesday 5 July, 4-7 pm, Charlton Park Complex

• Wednesday 12 July, 4–7 pm, Navarre Football and Netball Club

• Saturday 15 July, 1-4 pm, St Arnaud Town Hall, Stewart Hall

You can also visit our website to provide feedback using our interactive map, register your interest to join the Community Reference Group and find out more about landowner engagement.

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Compensation cloud

RELEASE of the landholder compensation formula would improve transparency and integrity of the VNI West project, Loddon Mayor Dan Straub said on Tuesday,

Cr Straub made the call after councillors met with Australian Energy Market Operator officials in Wedderburn.

The Mayor had also been in talks with the State Government as part of a Murray River Group of Councils delegation to Melbourne last week.

He said talks with the Government and AEMO on the latest preferred transmission route through the Loddon Shire had not revealed compensation details and community benefits.

“The formula for compensation should be revealed. Otherwise, willing landholders may get a minimum amount compared

with squeaky wheels,” Cr Straub said. “Not on a case-by-case basis as they say it will be.”

Transmission Company Victoria, formed by AEMO to deliver the line strung from 80-metretall towers between Bulgana and Kerang, says landholders who host the infrastructure “will receive compensation for any loss of land value and productivity from the VNI West project, including payments for professional services, disturbance, and land valuations”.

“In addition to compensation, landholders hosting the transmission will benefit from the Victorian government’s commitment to pay them $8000 per linear kilometre per annum for 25 years.” The Loddon Herald has not had a response to a request to AEMO for detail on the compensation package.

What the neighbours say ...

Cr Straub said Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio had initially told the council group that VNI West consultations “had gone well”.

“I think she was quite unaware of the situation on the ground,” he said. “She was quickly informed that it had been anything but smooth.

“The social licence in Loddon quickly went south and people lost an appetite for the project.”

Cr Straub said Loddon communities needed to leverage benefits from VNI West and be told how much “is in the bucket for legacy improvements ... better roads, better digital connectivity, community projects”.

AEMO representatives had given council hope that the next phase of community consultation would be more robust, Cr Straub said.

Three hours for next community talks

LODDON communities will be given three hours to ask questions on VNI West.

Transmission Company Victoria, the new AEMO entity formed for the renewable energy transmission line project, has announced the first of five community consultation sessions will be in Boort early next month, The session will come as TCV moves from the current Option

5A area of interest up to 50km wide is to be narrowed to preferred corridor of 500 metres to 1000 metres by July.

“Information from environmental surveys will help to further refine the route to an easement of around 70 to 120 metres by 2025.”

Other consultation sessions will be in Kerang, Charlton, Navarre and St Arnaud.

Outcomes of May meeting

Quarterly reports for Local Laws and Planning Compliance and Road Management Plan Defect Recti cation Compliance were received and noted by Council at its May Council meeting.

As outlined in the Road Management Plan (RMP) Defect Recti cation Compliance report, Council’s road network is continuing to be assessed for ood damage with two roads still closed.

In accordance with Council’s RMP, on 18 October 2022 the Plan was suspended under the exceptional circumstances clause as it was it taking longer than usual for issues to be xed on Council’s road network due to the ood damage.

Routine maintenance inspections, previously on hold so sta could gather information for ood

damage repair funding, have now resumed. The extent of the impact on Council’s ability to return to normal levels of road maintenance is still being assessed. In the meantime Council will maintain the network as safe as reasonably possible given the circumstances. At the meeting, Council also:

z Approved the Audit and Risk Committee Charter 2023-2025.

z Authorised the Chief Executive O cer to enter into a new Service and Funding Agreement with the Gold elds Library Corporation.

z Received and noted three Audit and Risk Committee documentsAnnual Performance Assessment (Survey) Report 2022-2023, Biannual Report May 2023, and 1 May 2023 meeting Minutes.

“A series of booths will provide information on a range of key topics such as farming and bushfire risk,” says TCV. z More than 500 submissions received by AEMO to the previous Option 5 consultation have been released on its website. Among local groups to make submissions were Loddon Shire, Loddon Plains Landcare and Wedderburn Conservation Management.

VNI West could run through three adjoining shires. This has been their reaction since release of the new Option 5A route

Northern Grampians: Council says it is appalled that widespread community opposition has had no material impact on AEMO final preferred route.

Mayor Kevin Erwin said he was astonished at the brazen disregard for community views following the publication over the weekend of the preferred corridor for the project.

“This community have spoken up often and spoken up loudly since the proposal was first announced in February,” Cr Erwin said.

“AEMO’s own report notes that 53 per cent of the total individual submissions received were from farming communities within the Northern Grampians Shire.

“Of those submissions, the majority are outright opposed to the project on the basis it will have an irreversible and detrimental impact on their homes and businesses and this cost will be generational.

Gannawarra: Council has welcomed a proposed realignment of the VNI West route, which would involve constructing new high capacity electricity transmission lines that will pass through the Gannawarra.

“Council, along with the Murray River Group of Councils, has been advocating for VNI West to

pass through the Gannawarra, and we have been promoting the benefits of these works to our residents for the past six years,” Mayor Charlie Gillingham said.

“VNI West will set up Northern Victoria as the nation’s largest renewable energy zone and will secure the Gannawarra’s economic sustainability.

“VNI West is also important to Victoria’s energy network. With coal-fired electricity sources to be phased out by 2035, renewable energy projects and connecting eastern Australia’s electricity networks will be key to Victorian homes and businesses being able to access electricity.”

“Council has worked with landowners and investors during the past decade regarding renewable energy projects within the Gannawarra, many of which cannot proceed without the development of VNI West.

“There are many landowners around Kerang and the western part of the Gannawarra Shire who are working on developing renewable energy projects, as they realise that energy infrastructure and agricultural practices can co-exist,” Council’s Executive Manager Economic Development, Roger Griffiths said.

Buloke: No statement has been issued by the shire council and it did not make a submission during consultation. Buloke has previously criticised the consultation process.

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Gambling ad ban bid to Parliament

JASMINE Twigg wants a limit on gambling advertising and will take her push to State Parliament.

The Year 10 Pyramid Hill College student is a member of this year’s Loddon Buloke Youth Parliament team.

Jasmine has workshopped the Bill for debate when members of the Youth Parliament from across Victoria assemble in Melbourne later this month.

She said that exposure to gambling advertisements shown on television had potential dangers for children.

Fellow team member Julia Hunt said: “Children as young as four and five are

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“We can’t ban gambling, but we can reduce the level of gambling advertising and exposure on television,” she said.

Jasmine said she was encouraged to be part of the region’s 2023 Youth Parliament team by Mia Braun who was part of the 2022 group along with current Loddon Young Citizen of the Year Jake Murphy

“I’ve also been encouraged by teachers at school and am excited to have been accepted into the program and the opportunities to meet other young people,” she said. “I am really looking forward to presenting our Bill to other members of the Youth Parliament for debate.”

Julie said she was keen to use the sittings of Youth Parliament to learning about the processes of Parliament and how issues were debated.

Last year’s local team gained the support of other young students when passing the Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality in Mining Bill 2022.

Youth Parliament is an initiative of the YMCA supporting people aged 16 to 25 to speak up and be heard on issues that they are passionate about.

Park roads will be closed for winter

FIVE roads in Kooyoora State Park will close from next Thursday until November, the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action said.

Aldridges Track, Back Road, Breakneck Road, Cemetery Road and Kirwans Road will re-open on November 2.

Mount Korong Firebreak Track is also on the closure list as are Chimney Track and Fisherman Hill Track in Kara Kara National Park.

DEECA said that as rain softened the tracks, making them vulnerable to damage, they would be closed to vehicles for visitor safety, to maintain water quality and prevent erosion during the wetter months.

“Seasonal road closures generally operate from after the King’s Birthday long weekend in June through to the end of October, but the closures may be extended if conditions are not suitable to safely re-open the roads.”

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APPRENTICES will become eligible for free vehicle registration from next month.

Premier Daniel Andrews said eligible apprentices would save $865 every year under the State Budget initiative.

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TYSON TAKES ANOTHER STEP Tyson Woodman (left) on Monday had his first day back at work as rehabilitation continues from his New Year’s Day asthma attrak that left him dead for 12 minutes and spending three months in hospital. The Korong Vale teenager is working one day week and was out with Wedderburn’s Swift Pest Control’s Owen Lockhart. INSET: Last month’s Loddon Herald front page telling Tyson’s story of hope.

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Partnership explores land culture

CULTURAL burning and women’s digging stick farming practices have been explored in a partnership between Mount-Korong EcoWatch and Dja Dja Wurrung.

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (is supporting the project to build relationship between the groups that was first planned two years ago.

However, COVID followed by last October’s flood emergency delayed a start on the project being led by Djarra women aunty Marilyne Nicholls and Bec Phillips.

Djarra cultural burners and their families also joined Aunty Marilyne and Bec on country for the burn.

Eco-watch shair Sally Gardner was involved from the beginning and said that the delays were actually quite beneficial.

“It gave us time to build trust and to develop and sustain the relationship and commitment to Djarra getting onto the land to heal country,” she said.

The project took place at two properties around Mount Korong.

At one site, the focus was on Djarra women’s digging stick farming lead by aunty Marilyne,

“Under the guidance of Aunty

Marilyne and Bec, we were welcomed onto country and inducted into the cultural and ecological setting of Djarra women’s farming practices,” Sally said.

“Volunteer participants planted kangaroo grasses around the inflow zone of a dam using the extraordinarily well-designed traditional digging sticks.”

A cultural burn took place at the second site on an area of

grassland with Aunty Marilyne and Bec and Djarra Cultural Burners with their families. Volunteers from Landcare Networks in the area were also present.

“There was much anticipation within both the Djarra group and amongst the non-Indigenous participants leading up to this event,” Sally said.

“The weather forecast was looking good for the designated

day. “There was also a great sense of the potential for this event to have an historic significance, with Djarra women leading the first cultural burn on that part of country in more than 150 years.

“We were not disappointed. It was clear that for Djarra this slow, cool burn, taking place as a peaceful family occasion different from the burns normally undertaken by government agen-

cies, was indeed a healing event. Those of us watching from a respectful distance understood our great privilege in being witness to gestures of deep spiritual significance.”

Sally said she hoped that ecowatch could be involved in helping to develop new frameworks of ongoing generational access by Djarra to undertake cultural and healing practices on country.

Eco-watch members join with indigenous leaders to explore cultural burning practices.

Lushness, moonscapes on flood recovery land

LAND along the Serpentine Creek is having a patchy return to growth since last October’s flood emergency.

Willera Merino’s manager Simon Coutts said land between the creek and the Loddon River had been turned into a moonscape late last year.

And while some land had already returned to growing lush lucerne, some areas were still to recover.

“Some parts of the property are still looking like a moonscape and then metres away, there’s lucerne growing a metre high,” said Simon.

“At the moment though, we could do with a little more rain to help growth and regeneration after a very light autumn.”

Simon said lucerne planted at

Easter had germinated well. And the flood produced other challenges at Willera in the months after the near-record floods.

A water-ruined vetch crop helped with feed for sheep and bare-shorn lambs.

But that also unleashed an animal husbandry issue that Simon had not experienced before. The young animals were eating vetch plants that had developed mould

SHEEP

THERE was a smaller yarding of 8600 lambs and just 1700 sheep at Bendigo on Monday, influenced by the cheaper prices of the past week and also impending rain.

ries recording averages below the $6kg mark.

Light lambs showing reasonable quality $50 to $110, with the most secondary below $20 at times.

after weeks submerged in flood and rain waters.

“We discovered some were going blind … one day alone there were 50 found,” he said. “We have vets check the lambs and the mouldy vetch plants had been the cause, something I had never heard of before.

“We put more hay into the paddocks to manage this new challenge along with wet and sore feet as the sheep were constantly kept on the driest ground we could find.

“We didn’t lose a lot of stock and that came down to being as prepared as possible as more rain fell and you knew flood levels would keep rising. Moving stock to higher ground with shelter and hay – managing and adjusting animal husbandry.”

Rhinehart appointed rural charity patron

MAJOR Australian pastoralist and partner in the joint venture mining exploration across the Loddon, Gina Rhinehart, has been named patron of national charity Rural Aid.

Mrs Rinehart said the mining and agricultural industries were the backbone of our country.

“They not only provide thousands and thousands of jobs, but

they present billions of dollars of taxes for governments to build such things as hospitals, schools and roads and pay for our much needed police, security and defence forces,” she said.

“Preserving the agricultural and mining industry’s future is in the interests of not only all the businesses that the primary industries support, but every

Australian. “It is critical that our governments realise these essential industries must keep cost competitive internationally, to be able to continue to earn export income, and thrive, and not burden them with regulations and other onerous government burdens,”

Rural Aid was founded in the 2015 drought,

Bendigo Sheep & Lamb Market Report

The Bendigo market is slightly cheaper for the best quality heavy lambs. Other categories are trending firm.

Quality was plainer with not as much weight or finish available in the lamb run. Once again not all domestic and export buyers were fully active.

Heavy lambs with weight hit a dull market, with prices for lambs over 26kg cwt falling by $5 to $20/head.

The neatest trade lambs, 2224kg cwt, were firm to $4 dearer, however secondary lots lacking fat cover or in long untidy skins were cheaper.

Light lambs under 20kg cwt often recorded stronger c/kg averages as the market for these types held up reasonably well considering the price cuts for heavier types.

There was a significant cut in export lamb supply to less than 500 head however this still couldn’t support the market.

Lambs over 30kg cwt $176 to a top of $206, the price spread influenced by when one export buyer could operate.

The heavy 26-30kg cwt lambs $159 to $185. Best trade lambs, 22-24kg cwt, $133 to $159, but plainer types lacking fat cover down to $112.

The estimated cost for trade and heavy lambs to processors was 530c to 620c/kg cwt, with most weight and grade catego-

The Merino lambs penned were mostly trade and light types which went from $30 to $118, just a few sales of heavier types to $163. Sheep were cheaper on limited quotes.

CROSSBRED LAMBS

RW & AL Baker Dingee (103) $206, SN & DA Collins Bridgewater Nth (46) $205, DJ & ED Lees Rochester (96) $196, GK & TA Turnbull Bridgewater (95) $193, CN & DW Slatter Boort (61) $176, Martin Borger Colbinabbin (72) $170, B & M Barlow Murchison (52) $170, M Borger Colbinabbin (51) $169, GD & DG Freemantle Eddington (31) $168, T Barry Culgoa (34) $167, R Fiscaro Warragoon (114) $164, M Borger, Colbinabbin (66) $160, R Fiscaro Warragoon (91) $160.

MERINO LAMBS

SN & DA Collins Bridgewater (27) $163, Watershed West Watchem (41) $108.

MERINO WETHERS

Gredgwin Ridge Boort (76) $117.

CROSSBRED EWES

MW & DA Kelly Pental Island (37) $106, Penstock Past Acheron (72) $87.

MERINO EWES

L Hocking Dingee (17) $139, M & B Naudel Mallan (31) $110.

GRAIN

Boort Grain Co-op prices

Tuesday. Wheat – ASW $332 FIS. AGP1 $332 FIS. SFW1 $332 FIS. FED1 $310 FIS. BarleyBar1 $295 FIS. Bar2 $277 FIS. Bar3 $257 FIS. Bar4 $237 FIS. Faba1 $380 FIS. Faba2 $380 FIS.

To discuss the marketing opportunities available for your livestock, contact the McKean McGregor team.

Simon Coutts

AROUND THE SCHOOLS

Lukas crafts stunning mural

HIS art may be on walls in Los Angeles and Vancouver but Boort last week unveiled the latest mural designed by Lukas Kasper.

Lukas worked with Boort District School students to complete the colourful mural on a wall at the town’s resource and information centre.

The project funded through Northern District Community Health brought Lukas to Boort for three days, working with students to bring his water creature-theme mural to life.

Lukas is known for murals and creating artworks out of recycled or carved skateboards.

“My interest in creating art began around 2009 in Queensland Australia through the influences of street art, graffiti and skateboarding,” he said.

“The motive behind my work has matured over time focusing primarily on mental health, animals and environment,” said Lukas giving his latest creation the thumbs up.

Early offers come way of four

AN EAST Loddon P12 VCE quartet has received early offers to study at Charles Sturt University. Tom Harcourt, Libby Clymo, Gemma Maxted and Josh Diss now have at least one option for tertiary study next year.

Senior sub-school leader Sarah Krahe said the four had used the online application process to express their passion for chosen career pathways.

“They also had to outline situations where they had showed

resilience and empathy.” she said. Libby hopes to study a Bachelor of Physiotherapy while Josh and Tom have plans for a Bachelor of Agriculture and Gemma a Bachelor of Environmental Science.

“Whilst students are required to accept the offers, there is no immediate commitment required,” said Sarah.

“They are able to apply for other courses and also decline or defer their offer later in the year,” Sarah said.

Police officers join ‘classroom huddles’

POLICE have been in the classrooms of Wedderburn College.

Leading Senior Constable Joy Jenkins last week spoke with students in Years 3 and 4 about

community policing during the “classroom huddle” And Sgt Ben Huisman discussed the legal side of vaping and the health impacts of vaping with senior students.

Students create Boort’s new mural with the approval of artist Lukas.

East Loddon P12 College students receive early university offers.

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Hyperbole in warnings

By CHRIS EARL

EMERGENCY warnings are issued by government authorities to keep people alert to possible danger but a bit like weather forecasts from the Bureau of Meteorology, they can at times be seen as being more than a little overdone, wrapped in hyperbole. So often in summer, there are fire alerts and warnings issued that capture multiple communities, many well away for a blaze being tackled by our great volunteer firefighters. A compass placed on the central dot to draw a circle?

This week, the bureau and government agencies issued flood watch alerts for the multiple areas, including the Loddon River. Expect minor and isolated moderate flooding as heavy rains were forecast but no detail.

In an region impacted by last October’s flood emergency, awareness is everything and the Loddon Herald, like all media, reported online that the alert was in place.

YOUR ONLINE WORDS

LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

But missing from the advice was context. That came for locals who quickly calmed people who became anxious - yes rain and lots of it had been forecast but unlike last year, there has not been weeks of unrelenting drops from the sky. It raises a question that perhaps will be addressed during a Parliamentary inquiry: How can emergency alerts issued by CFA, SES, the Bureau of Meteor

ology be improved?

These alerts need to be more than a ping on a map and generic information. To have total credibility and integrity, context is required.

That’s something so often missing and as a result, can contribute to anxious moments, sometimes unnecessarily.

We must always be alert and vigilant. Wrapping official advice with context would be a good step towards being that way with calm confidence.

NEW ROUTE FOR AEMO TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND CALLS FOR PREMIER TO VISIT THE LODDON

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Ned finds his corner

By CHRIS EARL

BUSHRANGER Ned Kelly knew a thing or two about being in a corner.

As a pugilist, he fought he way out of one corner to win a bareknuckle boxing match at the Imperial Hotel in Beechworth in 1874 and settle a score over ownership of a horse.

He and his gang robbed banks in the north-east of Victoria and even into New South Wales before again being cornered and caught by police in Glenrowan after a hotel siege in June 1880.

In between, Kelly was either loved or hated, certainly No 1 on the wanted list after the shooting of police at Stringybark Creek.

There’s also a chance he may have wandered through the Loddon at one stage. Folklore has it they was spotted on the outskirts of Maryborough between skirmishes and battles with police leading up that fateful night in Glenrowan that led to him being hanged at the Old Melbourne Gaol.

And while there was not a warm welcome at every house for Ned, he would feel right at home in the 100-plus-year-old Wedderburn house where Marilyn Platt has lived since 2015.

The daughter of £10 Poms who arrived by boat from Manchester in 1961 has made a room in the home transported from Kingower and rebuilt in Wedderburn by John and Mary Hannah into a museum to Australia’s most infamous bushranger.

Marilyn says she became fascinated with the Kelly legend after watching the 1980 television mini-series The Last Outlaw starring John Jarratt in the title role.

She has made countless trips to Glenrowan, collecting memorabilia and establishing her minimuseum.

Pride and joy is a model of Glenrowan township made over eight months.

Skills first learnt sewing fabric into women’s underwear at a Melbourne factory after leaving school helped with crafting buildings, people and the landscape.

“When we moved into the house ... it was termite-ridden at the time, there was this big room and I thought it would be the place to put my collection of Ned Kelly items,” Marilyn said point-

ing out where each item in the collection came from.

“I’ve been collecting things ever since the first trip to Glenrowan in 1981 and have had many Christmas and birthday gifts in the theme from family over the years.

“My son Robbie even made Ned-themed gifts when he was in school in Year 7.”

And Marilyn says: “It’s like a museum. It’s my room.”

Even the decor has a Ned theme, even if initially unintentional. Skirting boards are painted green, Glenrowan green.

‘Marilyn is a member of the Best Bloody Man group that honours the legend of Kelly.

She believes Ned had a compassionate side and citing from one of the many books collected and read on the bushranger, believes Kelly had been pushed into life as a bushranger by some police in the 1870s.

Marilyn believes Kelly’s use of armour may have been inspired by a passage in his favourite book Lorna Doone.

“Heavy men, and large of stat ure, reckless how they bore their guns, or how they sat their hors es, with leather jerkins and long boots, and iron plates on breast and head,” it is written in the book.

Marilyn has also turned her hand to prose, penning the Ode to Ned Kelly.

Beautifully framed, her poem sits on the wall above a cabinet that has a story of its own too.

Now beautifully restored, it was brought around to Marilyn and partner Mark Greer soon af ter they arrived in Wedderburn.

John and Mary Hannah’s great-grand-daughter Ruth Max well wanted the dark-strained piece of carpentry to be back in its home.

It sits surrounded by pho tos, posters and recreations of the helmet that has become the Kelly icon since Ned’s hanging on November 11, 1880. Marilyn’s fascination with the man and the legend has, she says, only grown since watching the mini-series more than 40 years ago.

Marilyn Platt has turned the front room of her Wedderburn home into a mini-museum to the life of bushranger Ned Kelly. LH PHOTOS

Ned Kelly fan Marilyn Platt still collecting more than 40 years after watching TV mini-series.

LH PHOTO

BRAMLEY (nee Kewming)

Margaret Louise 18/08/1949 – 06/06/2023

Passed away peacefully at Bendigo Hospice

Dearly loved Wife of George Mother of Rachel, Sean and Megan, Damian and Suzy Stepmother to Jason Grandma to Callum, Adeline, Emmeline and Amelia

“Forever loved by all”

A Thanksgiving Service to celebrate Margaret’s life will be held at St Mary’s Anglican Church, 193-195 High Street, Kangaroo Flat, on FRIDAY (June 16th) at 1:00pm.

A private cremation will precede the above. A Livestream of the Service will be available to view at www.napierpark.com.au

HORSFIELD, Graham

The Chairman, Board, Management, members of CFA North West Region and District 20 regret the passing of their colleague and offer their deepest sympathy to his family.

James Leach

06/11/1945 - 30/05/2023

To all that knew and loved Jim. It is with great sorrow, we are letting you know that he passed away peacefully Tuesday night.

For those who wish to say goodbye, a gathering will be held at a future date.

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the residents of Inglewood and surrounding area a free pick up/ drop off service for bicycle repairs. Basic services $65.00. Also buying and selling vintage bicycles

Our workshop is located at 4/8 High Street Maldon.

Phone or text Glen 0499 876 594

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Careers at Loddon Shire

Loddon Shire Council is seeking applications for the following position from highly motivated, enthusiastic, energetic and outcome focused individuals who want to make a di erence and help shape our future.

Major Projects Program Manager –ref.J/222

 Full-time, permanent position

 Based at our Wedderburn O ce with exible work location options available

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Applications for the position above will close on Monday 12 June 2023 at 5pm.

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Home Care Support Worker (HCW)

An exciting opportunity for Home Care Support Workers (HCW) to join Boort District Health in a vibrant and supportive team.

About BDH

Boort District Health is located in Northern Victoria (75 minutes from the centre of Bendigo). We serve a diverse community in and around the district. We provide a range of services including residential aged care, acute inpatient care, transitional care, community and allied health services and home support program. We live by our Values: Integrity, Respect, Inclusivity and Collaboration. We care about our consumers and our sta members.

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 Certi cate III in Aged Care, Disability or Home and Community Care or equivalent

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 Experience in providing personal care and high-quality domestic assistance

 Good communication skills and high level of customer service

 Understanding of the needs of older people, carers and people with disabilities

 Ability to engage clients and work in partnership with them to achieve their goals

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 Immunization requirement as per BDH sta immunization policy

Applications closes COB Monday 19 June 2023

To apply please submit your resume and cover letter addressing key selection criteria to employment@bdh.vic.gov.au

For further information please call Mubarak Meera Sahib, Director of Clinical Services on 5451 5200 or email Mohammed.MeeraSahib@bdh.vic.gov.au or visit www.bdh.vic.gov.au

BDH is an equal opportunity employer. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Police and Working with Children Check. www.bdh.vic.gov.au

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Course tests in opening round

TWELVE players participated in the first round of the Boort men’s club championships but the course and conditions proved to be quite a test for virtually everyone.

Leading the way though with a solid 37 stableford points was the ever-consistent Kevin Linehan, who not only picked up the winning voucher, but also managed to retain his monthly Privilege Cup as well.

Coming in as runner-up with his best result for a long time was Alan Stringer on 34, while three players tied for the remaining two balls in the ball run, and it was the luckless president Stuart Tweddle who missed out in the countback to

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A supply of free test kits can be collected at the below locations – we encourage you to collect some to have at home to use when you need them.

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Wedderburn Post O ce 70 High Street

Inglewood Post O ce 85 Grant Street Nth

Bridgewater Post O ce 4 Main Street

Boort Post O ce 75 Godfrey Street

Pyramid Hill Post O ce 12-14 Kelly Street

Tarnagulla Post O ce 101 Commercial Rd

Newbridge Post O ce 36 Lyons Street

Dingee Post O ce 18 Mack Street

Mitiamo General Store 5 Jo re Street

Serpentine Post O ce 15 Peppercorn Way

give Craig Allison and Andrew Kane the final prizes. Nearest the pins were shared around with Andrew, Kevin, Damien and Grant all picking up one each.

In the championships, Andrew’s 73 off the stick gives him a six-shot buffer on Craig Allison and Stuart in A Grade event, while Kevin’s 86 puts him nine ahead of Alister McDougal in B Grade.

In the Weaver Cup, Kevin sits three ahead of Alan, with Craig, Stuart and Andrew all four behind.

The next three weeks will now run as stroke events as the championship rounds continue.

INGLEWOOD

Ladies golf last week saw mild but pleasant weather and course conditions. The channel and well-treed fairways provided a challenge at times, but with good humour and company, these things were quickly forgotten.

Winner for the day was Carol Canfield continuing a good run of form with 7025-45 and runner up Helen Ward 59-1247.

Sunday’s competition saw a small group of four players in the stroke event.

Club legend David Vanston and the crisp striking Rob Stranger left the higher handicappers gasping as they engaged in an enthralling shootout on the back nine.

With the course in tip top shape, both

players were able to display power and precision from tee to scrape. Ultimately, it was David’s clinical putting giving him the edge, shooting 77-10-67 to Rob’s 8314-69 in a terrific day on the course.

WEDDERBURN

Graham Nesbit took first hound honours in the Wedderburn club championships on Saturday.

He finished with 77-9-68, two shots better than Byron Bird 79-9-70 on a countback from Keith Bird 85-15-70.

Six players took part in the opening round in A Grade with eight in B Grade where the top score was Keith Lewis 8515-70 from John Donaldson 85-14-71.

PYRAMID HILL

The first round of Pyranid Hill club championships and the 2023 junior program were conducted on Sunday.

It was excellent to see a large field for the championships that will continue after the King’s Birthday weekend with the best three scores out of four rounds counted.

Sunday was also the second monthly medal round and the winner was Jed Stewart with 101-36-65. Runner up was John Kennedy with 92-24-68.

Twelve youngsters took part in the junior program which will continue for four weeks.

Wedderburn

Inglewood

Bridgewater

Boort

Pyramid Hill

Tarnagulla

Newbridge

Dingee

Mitiamo

Serpentine

Everyone can get up to 10 tests per person at a time. People with a disability and their carers can get 20 free tests at a time.

You can collect free test kits as many times as you need. If you run out of test kits, you can collect more to make sure you are prepared.

For more information visit the Victorian Government’s Coronavirus website: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/

League names junior representative side

NORTH Central Football League has announced its under 16 academy side for tomorrow night’s interleague clash against Central Murray in Boort.

The team is:

B. Hamish Pickering Jack Potter Joe Monaghan

HB. Ryan Bigmore Charlie Frank Kynan Torney

C. Travis Lowe Lachlan Hall Max Beattie

HF. Sam Toose Jackson Needs Austin Dean

F. Michael Olive Les Cooper Jeswin Daniel

Fols: Harry Cook Owen Lowe (Capt) Frankie Donald

Int. Locke Coles Jye Roberts

NORTH CENTRAL HOCKEY

Under 12: Birchip Watchem d Boort 4-1, Sea Lake Nandaly lost to Wycheproof Narraport 0-1, St Arnaud d Wedderburn Redbacks 11-0.

Ladder: St Arnaud 100, Wycheproof Narraport 83, Charlton 80, Birchip Watchem 67, Donald 40, Sea Lake Nandaly 20, Wedderburn 17, Boort 0.

Under 15: Birchip Watchem d Boort 3-0, Sea Lake Nandaly d WycheproofNarraport 1-0, St Arnaud d Wedderburn Redbacks 15-0.

Ladder: Sea Lake Nandaly 100, Birchip Watchem 83, St Arnaud 80, Boort 50, Charlton 40, Donald 40, Wycheproof Narraport 17, Wedderburn 0.

Women: Birchip Watchem d Boort 3-1, Sea Lake Nandaly lost to WycheproofNarraport 1-3, St Arnaud d Wedderburn Redbacks 13-0.

Ladder: Charlton 100, Wycheproof Narraport 89, St Arnaud 67, Birchip Watchem 67, Boort 39, Wedderburn 17, Sea Lake Nandaly 7, Donald 0.

Men: Birchip Watchem lost to Boort 1-6, Sea Lake Nandaly lost to Wycheproof Narraport 1-3.

Ladder: Boort 100, Wycheproof Narraport 80, St Arnaud 75, Sea Lake Nandaly 40, Donald 25, Charlton 25, Birchip Watchem 0.

Don Stewart at Pyramid Hill on Sunday.

North Central’s Jye Roberts breaks the tackle in Sunday’s gala day match. LH PHOTO

Steady final term gains points

JO ISAAC and Grace Hosking spearheaded Boort to a 12-goal win over top four aspirant Birchip Watchem in Saturday’s North Central netball.

The Bulls matched Boort around the court in the first term before a super 16-goal second quarter haul put the Pies firmly in control.

Birchip turned the tables in the third quarter before Boort consolidated and retained its unbeaten position at the top of the ladder.

Wedderburn jumped back to second spot with a 44-goal victory over St Arnaud.

The Redbacks were rarely troubled at the Saints’ headquarters.

NORTH CENTRAL

Caitlyn Hocking was later praised for her work in defence.

Four sit undefeated

LODDON Valley netball has arrived at the half-way mark of the season with four sides undefeated.

Calivil is yet to lower its colours in the 13 and under competition while Marong has achieved a similar start to the start in B and C Grades and Maiden Gully in C Reserve.

In A Grade, reigning premiers Maiden Gully has suffered just the one defeat but has Mitiamo, Pyramid Hill and Marong all pushing for a top three finish.

The Panthers had been in strong form until Saturday’s clash against competition yardstick Mitiamo.

The Superoos started strongly and held an edge for most of the match before being nine-goal winners on the siren.

Standout for the Superoos was Amelia Ludeman in the centre as the team held firm in the final term when Marong made a lastditch effort to snatch the points.

LODDON VALLEY

13 AND UNDER

Mitiamo 0, 3, 10, 11, (11) lost Marong 13, 19, 25, 31, (31). Maiden Gully 14, 23, 31, 31, (31) d Bears Lagoon Serpentine 1, 3, 6, 9, (9). Inglewood 2, 7, 13, 13, (13) lost to Calivil United 7, 12, 22, 32, (32).

15 AND UNDER

Maiden Gully 7, 13, 20, 24, (24) lost to Bears Lagoon Serpentine 6, 16, 23, 27, (27).

Inglewood 4, 13, 24, 33, (33) lost to Calivil 12, 24, 37, 53, (53). Mitiamo 0, 3, 6, 6, (6) lost

Marong 9, 17, 35, 48, (48).

NETBALL | SPORT

Maiden Gully 9, 16, 29, 40, (40) lost to

Silent tribute as boots remember life of Dallas

FOOTBALL grounds and netball courts fell silent on Saturday afternoon when Loddon Valley and North Central club remembered the life of Dallas KeoghFrankling.

The 17-year-old Castlemaine junior footballer collapsed after a Bendigo league game the previous week and later died.

Boots were placed outside changerooms and at the side of netball courts during the day at local matches.

Inglewood and Calivil reserves players removed their boots and placed

them in a circle before forming a circle with umpires and senior players in silent tribute.

Blues’ president Chris Cohalan spoke of the tragedy and the bond shared by all players across the region.

The tributes came following talks between the Castlemaine club and Dallas’ family.

The #putyourbootsoutfordallas social media campaign was “to create a movement to honour Dal and show his family that we are thinking of them,” the club said.

Madalyn Lourie sends Calivil into attack in the C Reserve match against Inglewood. LH PHOTO

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NORTH CENTRAL JUNIOR FOOTBALL

GOALS - St Arnaud: A. Reyne 4, C. Hendy 3, C. Baldwin, J. Batters 2, H. Tannock, A. Lowe, O. Hand, I. Johns, M. Ezard. Wedderburn: Not supplied.

BEST - St Arnaud: F. Green, M. Ezard, A. Reyne, H. Tannock, C. Hendy, F. Evans. Wedderburn: F. Guzzo, B. Mansell, J. Baltas-Brew, L. Martin, B. Noordennen. Birchip

GOALS - Boort: D. Perryman, F. Arnold, D. King

A. Lee, O. Byrne, S. Muller, J. Malone, C. McNally, B. McPherson.

BEST - Birchip Watchem: J. McAuliffe, R. Ryan, G. Kilroy. Boort: D. Perryman, O. Byrne, L. King, S. McClelland.

Cleansweep clinches cup

UNDEFEATED North Central netballers have claimed the AFL Central Victoria Cup in Sunday’s gala day.

North Central junior netballers beat off Loddon Valley and Heathcote league teams.

And in the football, Inglewood’s Gabe Nevins was awarded his second consecutive gala day most valuable player award.

Nevins received the award last year as a member of the Loddon Valley representative side.

This year, Loddon Valley junior clubs played for the first time wearing AFL

Central Victoria colours. AFL Central Victoria defeated Maryborough Castlemaine but went down to Heathcote in the two-halves round robin for players 17 and under.

North Central defeated Maryborough Castlemaine in their high-scoring under 16 football clash.

Netball - 13 and under: HDFNL d LVFNL 238. HDFNL lost to NCNA 19-32.LVFNL lost to NCNA 11-29. Most valuable players - HDFNL: Taya Tamblyn. LVFNL: Imogen Brown. NCNA: Milla Adams. 15 and under: NCNA d HDFNL 28-16. NCNA

d LVFNL 34-22. HDFNL d LVFNL 30-24. Most valuable players - HDFNL: Kasey Stone. LVFNL: Sophie Tyrrell. NCNA: Libby Thompson. 17 and under: LVFNL lost to NCNA 22-43. LVFNL lost to HDFNL 27-35, NCNA d HDFNL 32-15. Most valuable players - HDFNL: Telani Bibby. LVFNL: Kaitlin Broad. NCNA: Macie Mortlock. Under 15 football: NCFL 14.15.99 d MCDFNL 8.12.60. Most valuable playersMCDFNL: Sam Ross. NCFL – Frankie Donald. Under 18 - CVFL 6.7 (43) d MCDFNL 1.3 (9), HDFNL 7.8 (50) d CVFL 1.3 (9). MCDFNL 1.2 (8)8 lost to HDFNL 13.8 (86). Most valuable players - CVFL: Gabe Nevins. HDFNL: Jude Ryan. MCDFNL: Jovian Goulton.

LADDER: Sea Lake Nandaly 24, Donald 24, Boort 16, Charlton 16, St Arnaud 12, Birchip Watchem 12, Nullawil 4, Wycheproof Narraport 4, Wedderburn 0.

Birchip W

GOALS - Birchip Watchem: C. Frank 2, H. Cook, J. Knights, A Dean. Boort: S. Toose, M. Beattie 2, N. Scott, A. Chamberlain, L. Hall.

BEST - Birchip Watchem: R. Hogan, C. Frank, C. Lee. Boort: L. Hall, B. Aarnold, B. Herrington, M. Beattie.

St Arnaud 5.3 10.7 17.12 22.19 (151)

Wedderburn 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 (1)

GOALS - St Arnaud: O. Lowe 6, S. Bridgeman, T Berryman, A. Wickham 2, H. Meagher, T. Funston, B. Greenaway, H. Darby, F. Donald, R. Bigmore, K. Torney, B. Piper, F. Burke, J. Needs.

BEST - St Arnaud: F. Donald, J. Needs, T. Funston, O. Lowe, K. Torney, J. Hilton. Wedderburn: W. Cunningham, M. Punguika, F. Lock, D. Tansley.

Ladder: St Arnaud 24, Boort 22, Birchip Watchem 22, Sea Lake Nandaly 14, Wycheproof Narraport 12, Donald 8, Nullawil 6, Charlton 4, Wedderburn 0.

CENTRAL VICTORIA

GOALS - Inglewood: G. Nevins, E. McCoy, J. Luckman 2, T. Murphy. East Loddon: J. Addlem, F. Clymo, A. Addlem 2, M. Hocking, T. Rasmussen.

BEST - Inglewood: G. Nevins, H. Noble, R. Murphy, J. Luckman, J. Wendels, T. Murphy. East Loddon: J. Addlem, T. Rasmussen, T. Harcourt, J. Rasmussen.

Pyramid Hill 3.1 4.1 6.2 6.2 (38)

Marong 9.2 18.4 23.9 33.13 (211)

GOALS - Pyramid Hill: X. Emmerson, T. Fernandez 2, B. Gibson, H. Goodes. Marong: Z. Conroy 7, S. Taylor 5, L. Hale 4, K. Thomson, H. Bourke 3, K. McCaig, D. Packer 2, D. Tannock, K. Terrill, Z. Justice, J. Hall, R. Kerr, L. Rielley, H. Mannix.

BEST - Pyramid Hill: H. Goodes, B. Gibson, X. Emmerson, J. Gould, R. Hutton, L. Stubbs. Marong: L. Rielley, R. Kerr, H. Bourke, H. Mannix, F. Waters, F. Burkhalter.

In front of goal: 26 (7) Zachary Conroy (Marong), 26 (0) Lachlan Harris (Inglewood), 14 (5) Spencer Taylor (Marong), 14 (1) Mason Hocking (East

Loddon),13 (1) Zac Justice (Marong), 12 (2) Kobe

McCaig (Marong),12 (0) Zachary Rowe (Marong), 12 (4) Lochie Hale (Marong), 10 (3) Hudson Bourke (Marong) 9 (2) Jackson Luckman (Inglewood) 9 (1) Tyler Murphy (Inglewood), 8 (2) Jaxon Addlem (East Loddon), 8 (0) Lachlan James ( East Loddon), 8 (0) Lewis Stubbs (Pyramid Hill).

AFL Central Victoria’s most valuable player Gabe Nevins goes the spoil in Sunday’s gala dayh match. LH PHOTOS

North Central’s Max Fawcett handballs ahead of the tackle.

AFL Central Victoria’s Hudson Bourke breaks clear.

North Central’s Chase Zander (centre) tries to open up play in the match against Maryborough Castlemaine.

FOOTBALL AND NETBALL GALA DAY TEAM PHOTOS

North Central under 16 footballers

AFL Central Victoria under 18 representative side

Loddon Valley 13 and under netballers

North Central 15 and under netballers

North Central 13 and under netballers

North Central 17 and under netballers

Loddon Valley 17 and under netballers

Loddon Valley 15 and under netballers

LH PHOTOS

Third quarter sinners

SENIORS

LATE-INCLUSION

Robert Whyman brought excitement to Wedderburn’s final quarter against St Arnaud in North Central league on Saturday.

Whyman, in his first senior game of the season after Jake Hernan became unavailable, kicked three goals from the forward pocket.

The first came with a snap under pressure on the top of the square and then minutes came a second, bustling through opponents to boot the ball truly from 30 metres out.

Whyman kicked three of the final term goals after the Redbacks were held to just one behind in the third term.

The Saints had played well in patches, applying pressure to the Redbacks who became complacent in the third quarter.

Turnovers were not effective, Redbacks were being caught out and St Arnaud scored three goals with ease in the term.

Wedderburn had used the ball better in the first half and put six goals on the scoreboard in the opening term.

St Arnaud had its opportunities in that first 30 minutes but the pressure of Wedderburn’s defence frustrated Saints’ accuracy and they finished with five behinds for the quarter.

Hamish Lockhart spent the day roaming the wing for what turned out to be his best game of the year. He teamed well with Darcy Jackson on the opposite side

of the ground in pushing the Redbacks forward.

Jordan Hargreaves, straight off the plane from his overseas trip, was made general of the half-back line and soon dusted off the cobwebs.

And Adam Postle was relentless in the ruck all day, feeding the midfield well from multiple centre bounces to thrust the Redbacks forward. Coach Sam Barnes

moved out to half-forward and Tommy Campbell at full forward both kicked four majors for the day.

But it was the constant wizardry of Luke Holt around the ground that earned him best-on-ground for the second time this season.

Three dominant quarters meant the Redbacks had picked up the points and some valuable percentage.

Rotations benched as injuries take toll

MATCH injuries to Matthew Chisari and Harry Weaver cruelled Boort’s game plan in Saturday’s clash against Birchip Watchem.

Chisari, just back from hamstring injury, left the ground early in the first quarter after being tackled. He is expected to be out for several weeks with the shoulder injury.

And when Weaver hobbled from the ground about 15 minutes later, coach Dale Cameron was rejigging the player board as Birchip capitalised on the disruption with several easy goals.

But Boort clawed its way back into the game throughout the second quarter to be just two goals down at the main break.

The visiting Pies continued momentum into the third term. Ruckman Nathan Twigg was on his way to another best-on-ground performance this year and Boort’s defence was coping under

the intense pressure of the Bulls. Then the Bulls came charging, finding ways to goal as Boort was reduced to just one player on the bench, rotations difficult to implement and the Pies’ forward structure unable to convert.

Gordon, Rippon and Castellano showed how potent the Bulls are up forward. Gordon would be named their best in what finally became a 51-point win.

The magnititude of victory, however, was only achieved in the final term when the Bulls piled on five goals and held Boort to a single behind.

Pies’ coach Dale Cameron later rated Birchip as the best side they’ve played so far this season.

While the reigning premiers had a sluggish start, Cameron says the Bulls are back on the rise. “We keep showing we can match other sides but on Saturday we just ran out of puff”

League newcomers will encounter red hot welcome

NULLAWIL has had pretty much a dream start to its debut North Central League season.

The Maroons jumped premiers Birchip Watchem in the opening round and sit second on the ladder with their only losses to Donald and Sea Lake Nandaly.

That second loss came against the Navies last Saturday and in the King’s Birthday weekend round travel to Donaldson Park to tackle Wedderburn.

The Redbacks have had some bright

SENIORS

29 - (4) - Sam Dunstan - Donald

patches amid team injuries and absences. The return of ruckman Jordan Hargreaves has already elevated optimism for the second half of the season.

Sam Barnes’ big challenge will be to have his charges minimising effectiveness of Nullawil’s Thomson and Farmer around goals while across the midfield, creating an open and direct style to feed the ball forward to himself and Danny Benaim.

The Redbacks, if they can muster four

IN FRONT OF GOAL

27 - (0) - Ben Edwards - Birchip Watchem

22 - (2) - Billy Mcinnes - Sea Lake Nandaly

19 - (1) - Gedd Hommelhoff - Wycheproof N

19 - (1) - Adam Thomson - Nullawil

19 - (4) - Mitch Farmer - Nullawil

18 - (4) - Sam Barnes - Wedderburn

17 - (4) - Nathan Gordon - Birchip Watchem

17 - (3) - Daniel Castellano - Birchip Watchem

16 - (4) - Tom Campbell - Wedderburn

14 - (1) - Cody Green - Wycheproof Narraport RESERVES

21 - (10) - Billy Poulton - Sea Lake Nandaly

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- (2) - Callum Goode - Birchip Watchem

18 - (6) - Sam Goldsmith - Nullawil

16 - (0) - Ben Brennan - Wycheproof- N

15 - (3) - Gerald Riley - Wedderburn

13 - (1) - Patrick O’Rourke - Boort

consistent quarters, could pull off an upset. A win would draw Wedderburn level on points with the Maroons.

Meanwhile, a strengthened Boort should have a percentage booster against St Arnaud.

Shane Biggs and Jono Lanyon are expected to be in the line-up and give coach Dale Cameron the chance to develop a better forward structure.

St Arnaud will keep coming hard but the Pies will be in a different class.

THIS SATURDAY

LODDON HERALD TIPS

Boort v St Arnaud

Wedderburn v Nullawil

Donald v Sea Lake Nandaly

Wycheproof Narraport v Charlton

Birchip Watchem bye

GOALS - Nullawil: M. Farmer 4, A. Casey, L. Caccaviello, A. Thomson, D. Putt. Donald: S. Dunstan 4, R. Bath, B. Grant, H. Geddes, R. Barrack, K. Bell.

BEST - Nullawil: P. Kelly, L. Caccaviello, B. Forrester, D. Putt, J. Humphreys, A. Casey. Donald: R. Barrack, J. Wallin, J. Potter, J. Wall, R. O’Shannessy, R. Bath.

GOALS - Birchip Watchem: N. Gordon 4, N. Rippon, D. Castellano 3, L. Foott 2, P. Sheahan. Boort: B. Aitken, E. Coleman 2, J. Fitzpatrick.

BEST - Birchip Watchem: N. Gordon, J. Builder, P. Sheahan, L. Ryan, D. Castellano, S. Simmons. Boort: N. Twigg, K. Wilson, R. McGhie, J. Starr, K. Padula, E. Coleman.

GOALS - Sea Lake Nandaly: B. McInnes, T. McKenzie 2, J. Summerhayes, W. Simpson, L. McClelland, A. Mertz, C. Cox. Wycheproof Narraport: G. Hommelhoff, A. Bateson, C. Green, M. Beckmans, H. Connolly.

BEST - Sea Lake Nandaly: J. Poulton, T. Donnan, R. Osullivan, L. Martin, K. Donnan, J. Wright. Wycheproof Narraport: G. Hommelhoff, D. Horbury, J. Bateson, A. Bateson, J. Bish, H. Connolly.

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GOALS - St Arnaud: J. Hicks 2, B. Organ, N. Coghlan, J. Male. Wedderburn: S. Barnes, T. Campbell 4, R. Whyman 3, D. Benaim 2, D. Jackson, H. Lockhart. BEST - St Arnaud: H. Durward, W. Bertalli, M. Goode, S. Male, B. Organ, M. Birthisel. Wedderburn: L. Holt, H. Lockhart, S. Lockhart, D. Jackson, A. Postle, S.

RESERVES

GOALS - Birchip Watchem: C. Goode 2, B. Baxter. Boort: W. Toose 3, N. McNally, F. Holland 2, P. O’Rourke, D. Hatcher, J. Mulquiny, C. O’Rourke, N. Gooding.

BEST - Birchip Watchem: J. Noonan, J. Liston, J. Goldsmith, A. Samuels, L. Randall. Boort: M. Hodoras, J. Hall, M. Kane, C. Ross, F. Holland, N. McNally.

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- St Arnaud: W. Jackson, R. Kirk 3, J. Kell, Z. Notting, H. McNally 2, K. Torney. Wedderburn: G. Riley 3, J. Hayes, C. Lang, J. Piccoli, M. Lockhart.

- St Arnaud: W. Jackson, J. Kell, R. Kirk, S. Elliott, Z. Notting, Z. MacDonald. Wedderburn: F. Turnbull, M. Smith, M. Lockhart, J. Hayes, J. Falconer, C. Cunningham.

Nullawil 7.3 9.5 14.10 16.12 (108)

Donald 0.4 0.5 0.5 3.6 (24)

GOALS - Nullawil: S. Goldsmith 6, J. Taylor 5, N. Williams 3, J. Bowyer, J. Perry. Donald: K. Green 2, G. Pearse.

BEST - Nullawil: J. Taylor, D. Kelly, J. Bowyer, S. Goldsmith, L. Braine, J. Perry. Donald: K. Green, G. Beckham, J. Talty, B. Griffiths, J. Heslop, N. Berry.

Sea Lake N 5.2 8.5 12.8 17.12 (114)

Wycheproof N 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (0)

GOALS - Sea Lake Nandaly: B. Poulton 10, B. Crowe 3, D. Bailey, R. McGarry, N. Wight, J. Clohesy.

BEST - Sea Lake Nandaly: B. Poulton, C. Roberts, C. Tait, M. Cahoon, B. Crowe, D. Hickey. Wycheproof Narraport: J. Caulfield, K. Henshaw, . , X. McKersie, T. Metcalf, M. Hall.

Nathan Twigg ... stellar season continues with Boort

Late call-up ... Robert Whyman kicks three goals in fourth quarter

SENIORS

GOALS - Maiden Gully: C. Walsh 2, H. McCartney, T. Birch, T. Miles, C. Hale, D. Wust. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: R. Prendergast, D. Poulter, H. Gadsden 2, C. Draper, J. Bailey, N. Kemp.

BEST - Maiden Gully: J. McDonald, T. Miles, C. Walsh, J. Magnusson, D. Wust, W. Noden. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: D. Poulter, J. Laird, J. Hancock, C. Gadsden, J. Taig, O. Downing.

GOALS - Mitiamo: L. Lougoon, R. Varcoe. Marong: B. Grenfell 9, M. Riordan, K. Robins 4, R. Taylor 3, K. Manley 2, N. Devanny, W. Gadsden, J. McCaig, M. Bradbury, N. McCaig, J. Gadsden.

BEST - Mitiamo: L. Lougoon, R. Turner, E. Spiers, z. Tuohey, D. Clohesy, W. Draper. Marong: K. Manley, N. Devanny, M. Bradbury, N. McCaig, J. Gadsden, L. Lee.

Hill 3.6 6.17 9.21 16.26 (122) Newbridge 0.0 1.0 2.1 4.1 (25)

GOALS - Pyramid Hill: M. Dingwall 4, W. Perryman, B. George 3, Z. Alford 2, R. Delamare, J. Sheahan, J. Woodward, S. Relouw. Newbridge: C. Sanders 2, D. Romer, S. Gale.

Goals are the real McGaw

CHARLIE McGaw set the goal square abuzz for Inglewood in the first half of the Blues’ encounter with Calivil on Saturday.

He kicked the first of five majors within minutes of the opening bounce, capping off some great bustling work by Sam Dorevitch in the midfield.

McGaw had the scoreboard ticking over soon after when Jaspa Wendels cut off a Calivil attack, slotted the ball to Dorovitch who found McGaw positioned to finish off the turnover.

There was a lapse mid-quarter in Inglewood’s A game. Calivil coach Ant Dennis, Rhys Lourie triggered an early revival that had the Demons scoring quick

goals before Wendels again turned the fortunes back into the Blues’ attacking zone where Keelan Payne and Dan Polack helped Inglewood to some breathing space.

Calivil challenged Inglewood hard in the opening minutes of the second term - again it was Dennis and Lourie at the fore - until McGaw, Dorevitch and Polack helped the Blues kick to a five-goal term.

Nevins was crucial whether in defence or up forward, outgunning opponents and on his way to another week in the Blues’ best. McGaw was off the field from late in the second quarter with a hamstring injury.

The second half was a dourer affair

with both sides scoring five goals. Ben Baker, who had been sterling in the first 60 minutes for Calivil, continued to command respect across the forward line and would finish the day with four goals and be named the Demons’ best.

For Inglewood, Bregon Cotchett was again influential to pick up the club’s top votes while Jayden Leach was solid all day as he rotated into play. Inglewood’s victory keeps the Blues in the hunt for the all-important third spot as the club has its best start to a season in two decades.

A defining game will come after the break with a return encounter against Bears Lagoon Serpentine.

Bulldogs whip up strong winning winds

PYRAMID Hill claimed wins over Newbridge in windy conditions at Mitchell Park on Saturday.

The Bulldog Reserves were eventually able to post a handy victory but were made to earn it by a Newbridge outfit that was prepared to run and take on the game at all costs.

Great kicking by both teams in the opening term was a highlight, with the Dogs leading by a goal at the first change. Great work in the goal square by Rowan Pollock saw him capitalise on the great supply that was generated further afield by Tom Nunn, Tom Walker, Connor Gib-

bons and Dylan Lovell. Seven goals moves Rowan to 32 on the goalkicking table. The Bulldogs kept the visitors goalless in the “premiership quarter” and with two goals of their own, were able to take a 33-point lead into the final stanza.

Unlike the reserves, the Bulldogs Seniors found trouble converting their excellent defensive and midfield efforts, because despite having 42 scoring shots, they finished the day with just 16 goals. The positives were an additional 16 per cent, the low score by the opposition, and the fact that again there was a good spread of goal kickers.

The Bulldogs kept the visitors goalless in the opening term, who despite the widening margin, continually pressed and challenged under great leadership from Will Daly, Sam Gale and Dylan Lloyd. For the Dogs, Will Perryman and Scott Mann were clear winners in their respective positions, but they had great support from Seb Relouw (goal of the day), Bailey George, Tom Hetherington, “Dutchy” Holland, Mitch Dingwall (four goals), Gav James and Declan Slingo. Players and coaches from both grades will welcome the two-week break.

- GEOFF HICKMOTT

Successful day out but not very pretty

BEARS Lagoon Serpentine has become the latest top Loddon Valley side to squeeze ahead of the indirect playing style being unleased this season by Maiden Gully.

The Bears won by 25 points on Saturday but only after seeing off a mid-final term roll of the ball by home team Eagles that brought them back to within two goals.

Jay McDonald’s Eagles have been frustrating better teams with the criss-cross backwards style. Whether deliberate or through

IN FRONT OF GOAL

SENIORS

49 - (9) - Brandyn Grenfell - Marong

37 - (0) - Joshua Martyn - Bridgewater

29 - (4) - Kain Robins - Marong

28 - (5) - Charlie McGaw - Inglewood

22 - (4) - Matthew Riordan - Marong

20 - (3) - Ryley Taylor - Marong

19 - (3) - Bailey George - Pyramid Hill

17 - (0) - Justin Laird - BL Serpentine

16 - (2) - Sam Dorevitch - Inglewood

16 - (2) - Zach Alford - Pyramid Hill

16 - (0) - Jay Reynolds - Mitiamo

15 - (1) - Jack McCaig - Marong

15 - (1) - Keelan Payne - Inglewood

15 - (0) - Thomas Brennan - Pyramid Hill

RESERVES

indecision, the game plan makes for ugly football and explains why the Eagles can get close but miss out on the premiership points. On Saturday, the Bears added five points in the final term as the Eagles also tried to bottle up play with pressure in the last line of defence.

‘Darcy Poulter was best for the Bears while Orion Dowling is back and also in the top players. Poulter and coach Justin Laird each kicked two goals.

NEXT ROUND

JUNE 17

Newbridge v Calivil

Bears Lagoon Serpentine v Inglewood

Marong v Maiden Gully

BEST - Pyramid Hill: W. Perryman, S. Mann, S. Relouw, T. Hetherington, B. George, G. James. Newbridge: D. Lloyd, W. Daly, S. Gale, C. Sanders, A. Fortune, B. Harris.

GOALS - Inglewood: C. McGaw 5,

Polack 4, B. Cotchett, S. Dorevitch 2, K. Payne, F. Payne. Calivil: B. Baker 4, E. Ritchie 2, R. Lourie, A. Dennis, L. Brook. BEST - Inglewood: B. Cotchett, G. Nevins, D. Polack, S. Dorevitch, F. Payne, J. Leach. Calivil: B. Baker, L. Brook, C. Thompson, J. Hynes, H. Miller, M. Avard.

RESERVES

GOALS - Maiden Gully: C. Sungalis, J. Doolan 2, H. McCauley, W. Donaczy. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: J. Gladman 3, C. O’Shannessy, Z. Hollis, K. Paxton, C. Davies.

BEST - Maiden Gully: J. Carmichael, D. Bice, M. Clark, M. Dean, T. Hudson, B. Watson. Bears Lagoon Serpentine: A. Edwards, O. Amy, M. Hancock, J. Wingrave, T. Quinn, K. Paxton.

(44) GOALS - Pyramid Hill: R. Pollock 7, N. Moon, D. Lovell, D. Mann. Newbridge: O. Gordon 3, D. Whan, C. Grant, N. Gray, L. Oberin.

BEST - Pyramid Hill: T. Walker, D. Lovell, R. Pollock, C. Gibbins, N. Moon, D. Mann. Newbridge: O. Gordon, O. Friswell, N. Dempster, T. Wilson, C. Grant, D. Whan.

Inglewood 5.6 11.13 16.19 20.25 (145) Calivil 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 (3)

GOALS - Inglewood: Not supplied.

BEST - Inglewood: K. Ngawati, C. Wright, C. Martin, K. Simpson, D. Gorrie, D. Mackay. Calivil: S. Fawcett, B. Coates, J. Manderson, D. Sullivan, B. Pinch.

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GOALS - Mitiamo: K. Pentreath. Marong: Z. Turnbull 5, J. Cummins, R. Hender, A. Collins, T. Grant 3, C. Thiesz 2, J. Evenden, R. Gretgrix.

BEST - Mitiamo: D. Saliba, A. Mckean, T. Fitzallen, C.

Pearson, K. Pentreath, J. Rawlings. Marong: J. Harris, T. Grant, F. Stewart, C. Ling, C. Thiesz, A. Collins.

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(7) - Rowan Pollock - Pyramid Hill 23

(0) - Bradley Matthews - Marong 14

(3) - Jayden Gladman - BL Serpentine 14

- Clay Anstee - BL Serpentine

Bridgewater v Mitiamo

Pyramid Hill bye

Bregon Cotchett puts in a super game for the Blues. LH PHOTO Darcy Poulter

sport

Thursday June 8, 2023

North Central undefeated at gala day

TIERNEY TAKES LEAD

also those clubs that are so important in country towns,” she said.

“We have to make sure all bowlers are looked after.

summer included sessions at Inglewood with local school students, was playing an important role introducing young people to the sport.

local clubs, among them Inglewood’s Geoff Wilson who last year was in the state side that won gold at the national arm bowling championships.

Vicky had been treasurer of the regional board since it was created two years ago.

She told the Loddon Herald following Sunday’s election that she hoped to be a leader and voice for all clubs across the region.

“It’s not just about big clubs but

“And bowls is more than just a game, it’s good for people and for mental health.”

Vicky said lawn bowls, like all sports post-COVID, was facing the challenge of attracting more players.

She believes the region’s strong junior program, that last

While the Bendigo competition will be one club down in 2023-2024 season - Bendigo VRI has disbanded - Vicky said the area remained one of country Victoria’s strongest for participation and standard.

She said there were multiple state representative players in

“I am honoured to have been elected president for the next two years,” she said.

“There are challenges, including working through what promotion and relegation will look like, but we’ll keep talking to the clubs as that is very important,” Vicky said.

Boort’s Pheobe Henderson and fellow North Central 15 and under representative side member Libby Thompson edge out Loddon Valley’s Arabella Brennan in Sunday’s AFL Central Victoria gala day. North Central went through the round robin competition undefeated.

STORY, PHOTOS

PAGES 20 & 21

INGLEWOOD’S Vicky Tierney is the new president of Bendigo Campaspe Goldfields bowls region.

Vicky Tierney