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Craig and Mary purchased the Grand Central Hotel in order to bring back the pub to its true country essence - quality food, friendly service and welcoming atmosphere. They have transformed the old drive-in bottle shop to Mumma Molly’s Cafe which is all about home style cooking
MUSIC AT THE MIDDLE We are having Live Music return to the Middle Pub. We have already got these dates booked in:
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Murrindindi Business Awards return Black Saturday 10th Anniversary Souvenir on Wed., Feb. 6 in The Local Paper. To advertise, phone 5797 2656.
■ Business excellence will be celebrated with the Murrindindi Business Awards in 2019. Local businesses welcomed the return of the Awards in 2017, designed to acknowledge leading businesses in the Murrindindi region. The Awards program falls under the leadership of Murrindindi Incorporated, a collaboration of local business and tourism associations and industry incorporations. Murrindindi Incorporated is about doing business better.
Spokesman Don Knight said that enhancing the skills of local business operators, attracting new investment, strengthening local business and industry associations, and advocating on issues that are important to local businesses are all part of Murrindindi Inc’s remit. Mike Dalmau, Chair of Murrindindi Inc., commented: “2017 attracted a high calibre of entries in each award category. “The peer recognition and continual striving for excellence of the 2017 award winners are a great inspiration to other business operators. “Murrindindi Shire Council was a strong supporter of the 2017 Murrindindi Business Awards and in the interests of fostering a culture of business development and innovation have once again committed to supporting the 2019 awards.” Murrindindi Inc will announce the award categories, entry open and closing dates, and the date of the Gala Presentation Dinner in January.
Extra race idea ■ For a brief time, there was a thought that there might a replacement Sister Olive Handicap race meeting at Yea, after last Saturday’s meeting was abandone because of weather. However, Race Club organisers soon discovered that there were other plans for the Racecourse/Golf Course for the pre-Christmas weekend. The Yea Race Club focus is on the Rodwells Yea Picinic Cup meeting to be held on Sunday, January 27. Bookings are now being taken at the website: yearacingclub.com.au Admission on the day will for $12 for adults, $7 for aged pensioners, with children aged 16 admitted free. There will be free face painting, free pony rides, and free Kelly Sports activtities. A new Wild Action Zoo will be a major attraction.
Mernda case move ■ Mernda Sexual Offences and ChildAbuse Investigation Team detectives have this week released sections of a letter in the hope the pubKELLOCK LODGE FUNDRAISING APPEAL 2018-2020 Do you remember that letter and leaflet you received a week or two ago, seeking help for Kellock Lodge, have you sent it back? If not, do you remember where it is? We would appreciate you sending it back, a lot of people have, with a donation to the Appeal. The Appeal total has reached $231,629, which is good progress, but we are still seeking at least $500,000. We are receiving some very good donations of $10,000 and more, but it is the $50 to $500 donations, from all our supporters which will make the difference. Can I remind you that all donations are Tax deductible, you can leave a donation as a bequest and if you are really feeling the urge to keep your name relevant after your death, you can name a Wing at Kellock Lodge, or a Courtyard and there are several Dining Rooms which would benefit from a name. Our very pleasant staff at Kellock Lodge are waiting to hear from you and will issue you with a receipt for your donation on the spot, or you can use the information on the leaflet to deposit your donation direct to the Bank. The Kellock Lodge Annual Meeting was held last week, presided over by new Chairman, Larry Fallon, and this made us all remember the need to replace some of the payment to the Diocese when that is made, which will not be until the Provider Licence for Kellock is obtained. Events for next year include: • the Gala Ball on May 11 • An Open Day at Kellock for Friends of Kellock • A Garden Party, possibly as part of the Open Garden Weekend. For information or questions contact Maurie Pawsey 5772 2157 or Kellock Lodge on 5770 2100. And a Merry Christmas to All - Maurie Pawsey
lic can identify the unknown author as the investigation into an incident in Mernda in November continues. Investigators have been told a nine-year-old girl had been riding her bike to school along Skeeter Dr about 8.30am on November 14 when she was confronted by a man. The man grabbed hold of the handlebars of the girl’s bike before convincing her to walk alongside him. The girl managed to run away from the man, who then dropped the bike and fled the scene on foot. The girl did not suffer any injuries. No arrests have been made. Investigators received the anonymous letter which they believe may have been written by the offender. Detectives have released the below images of sections of the letter and appeal for the author or anyone who recognises the handwriting to come forward and contact police. Police continue to appeal for any witnesses and have released further CCTV footage of a man who they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries. The unknown man was wearing a blue coat or jacket. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
EXHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN CAREY & WILLIAMSONS ROAD, YEA
Land: North eastern edge of Yea abutting Carey Road and Williamsons Road (45 Carey Road). Proposal: A draft development plan has been prepared for land zoned Rural Living on Carey Road and Williamsons Road to the north east of Yea. The plan has been prepared to indicate the site assessment, layout, servicing and conditions for the future use and development of this land. Applicant: Ellen Hogan & Associates Pty Ltd on behalf of Kinglake Produce Pty Ltd. Planning controls: Zoning: Rural Living Zone. Overlays: Development Plan Overlay Schedule 3. The Development Plan Overlay requires that Murrindindi Shire Council approve a development plan before any planning permit is granted for any use, development or subdivision. While there are no formal third party and appeal rights in relation to approval of development plans the plan must be approved by Council and all submissions will be taken into account when making a decision in relation to this matter. Where the development plan is available for inspection: The draft development plan is on display at Murrindindi Shire Council offices in The Semi Circle, Yea and can be viewed online at www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au. Any submission to the draft development plan must be sent by email to planning@murrindindi.voc.gov.au or by mail to Murrindindi Shire Council, PO Box 138, Alexandra, 3714 by 25 January 2019. Enquiries: Planning Department, Murrindindi Shire Council (5772 0317) or by email to planning@murrindindi.vic.gov.au.
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DOG ATTACK: $9157 FINE Eildon land move
■ Murrindindi Council will tonight (Wed.) consider a request by Dreyfus pty Ltd to buy an unused road at 18 Main St, Eildon, to allow for the expansion of the supermarket. The company has paid $7245 in upfront non-refundable costs to cover Council’s legal, advertising and valuation costs.
Electricity deal ■ A package deal to buy rfetail electricity for Council’s small sites, under the Victoria State Purchase Contract, will be considered at the Murrindindi Shire meeting to be held tonight (Wed.) at Alexandra.
Flowerdale licence ■ A document for the Flowerdale Pre-School sub-licence between the Murrindindi Shire Council, and the Mitchell Shire Council (preschool operator), was signed last week by Crs Sandice McAulay and Leigh Dunscombe.
Races abandoned ■ Last Saturday’s Sister Olive Handicap meeting of the Yea Race Club was abandoned due to the state of the track. A large crowd had been anticipated. Last year’s December meeting was also abandoned.
■ A YEA MAN has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling $9157, after pleading guilty, following a dog attack which caused the death of another dog. The prosecution took place in the Seymour Magistrates’ Court on November 29. Murrindindi Shire Chief Executive Officer Craig Lloyd declined to name the person who the Council prosecuted, despite several requests by The Local Paper. “Murrindindi Shire Council's Community Safety Officers' responded to a report of a dog attack in August this year, and found that a dog had been attacked and killed by two others dogs in Craigie St, Yea,” said a Council statement. Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay said Council is serious about ensuring dog owners are held accountable for any injury their dog causes to a person or animal. "In this instance, we saw the worst possible outcome for the attacked dog - a family pet of eight years - who had to be put down due to fatal injuries sustained during the attack. It's terribly upsetting for everybody involved," Cr McAulay said. "Council is in the process of declaring the offending dogs as 'dangerous' under the Domestic Animal Act 1994. “If a dog is declared 'dangerous', Council impose a number of conditions on the owner to manage the risk posed to other animals and people by the dog. “These conditions include keeping the dog muzzled and on a lead in public. A 'dangerous dog' must also wear an identification collar (these have orange and yellow fluorescent stripes) at all times to alert people to the dog's 'dangerous' status.
Council refuses to name Yea guilty resident
Christmas Eve Mkt ■ The Whittlesea Monday Market will be open from 8am-1pm on Christmas Eve (Mon., Dec. 24) at the Showgrounds. There will be an animal farm, pony rides, a special visitor (Guess who?), plus food, drinks and shopping. The Market will be closed on New Year’s Eve (Mon., Dec. 31). The Market returns on Monday, January 7.
Free C’mas lunch
● Cr Sandice McAulay, Mayor "In the event of a serious dog attack, our Community Safety Officers may seize a dog for the duration of their investigation. “In this scenario, the dog's owners can be held responsible for the costs of Council having to hold the dog. "I reckon we can all agree that preventative measures are the best course of action, especially if your dog doesn't play well with other dogs or people. “Easy steps you can take include making sure your yard is secure enough to keep your dog in and using a muzzle and/or short lead when you're out in public with your pet,” Cr McAulay said.
■ Oasis Community Church, Alexandra, is offering a free Christmas Day Lunch from 12 Noon at 118 Grant St, Alexandra. Transportation can be arranged if needed. To apply to attend, please contact Dennis Callanan by Friday (Dec. 21), phone 0427 722 366.
$231,629 raised
■ Friends of Kellock have so far raised $231,629 in their bid to raise $500,000. More details on Page 8
Marysville on radio
■ Highlights from the Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend are being made available to more than 200 community radio stations around Australia this month in three 30-minutes instalments via the Community Radio Network.
Ambulance supporters celebrate DALMAU RE-ELECTED TO
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● At the Alexandra District Ambulance Support Inc Christmas get-together were (from left): Natasha Canny, David Alleway, Graeme Robb, Julie Schachner, Leigh Munro and Mike Dalmau. Report on Page 10.
■ Mike Dalmau has been re-elected as President of Murrindindi Inc. At the annual general meeting held at the Y Water Discovery Centre, other executive members to be elected included: ■ Vice-President: Don Knight (Y Water Discovery Centre) ■ Secretary: Caolan O’Connor (Alexandra Events) ■ Treasurer: Kim Rycroft (Marysville Triangle Business & Tourism Association) Representatives from member organisations will fill committee positions. The annual report thanked sponsors MCEL Pty Ltd, operators of the Yea and District Community Bank. Appreciation was recorded for Teena Wait’s contribution in providing administrative support. Murrindindi Inc provided support to local businesses through the Doing Business Better networking and workshop events. Thanks were offered to Brad Quilliam and Bob Elkington.
Murrindindi Inc belives that a continuing association with Murrindindi Shire Council and Small Business Victoria will assist it best in developing professionally presented networking functions. The organisation has settled on meeting on the first Monday of every second month, with venues alternated between both sides of the Murrindindi Shire. Murrindindi Inc sees its advocacy role as being important, and an example of this was voicing business concerns with the Shire regarding the support for regional tourism. Murrindindi Inc says that it has worked positively with the Shire CEO Craig Lloyd. It sees a growing relationship with Goulburn River Valley Tourism. It values the work of the Murrindindi Food and Wine Group and Murrindindi Winemakers Group. Murrindindi Inc says ‘social capital’ is needed to attract families to live locally, and jobs “for them to pay the bills”.
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■ Alexandra’s Freemasons are mouring the untimely loss of Alan Hollis, who was a member of the Albert Edward Lodge No 59 and the Alexandra Mark Lodge No 129. Alan was known by the pre-nominal of ‘Very Worshipful Brother’, and held the rank of Past Grand Inspector of Workings. Colleague Bob Hocking said Alan had been Lodge organist for both the Craft and Mark Lodges for more than 30 years. “Although he never went through the Chair in the Mark he received the Grand Master's Order of Service Medal for his service to Mark Masonry,” Mr Hocking said. He was born as David ‘Alan’ Hollis on May 20, 1924, and was 98 at the time of his death on November 10. Alan joined Alexandra’s Albert Edward Lodge on November 21, 1981, after having first joined Citziens Lodge No 166 in 1951. He was a member of Robinvale Lodge from 1959 until 1986, and was ‘Worshipful Master’ there in 197172. Alan was accorded Grand Rank with honours conferred as Past Grand Standard Bearer and Past Junior Grand Deacon. He received a 50year jewel in 2001, followed by a 60-year bar, said Lodge Secretary Stuart Dale. Alan Hollis had worked as a Laboratory Assistant in Geelong Rd, West Footscray, when he joined Freemasonry at age 27. Alan was married to June Patricia Hollis. now deceased. They had four children: David, Jan, Rodney and Greg. There are 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Alan and June had moved from Melbourne to Robinvale, having received a Government Grant Soldier Settlement of 30 acres, and establishing a vineyard. They planted 8000 vines in the first year, growing sultanas for export to England. The first crop was harvested three years later, with the major crop in the following year. They later ran a music shop, and moved to Alexandra
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● Alan Hollis. Photo by Ash Long
Christmas feeling at Buxton
● The Buxton CFA shed has caught the eye of passing Maroondah Hwy motorists. The Christmas decorations include an illuminated Santa with sleigh, as well as decorative lighting at the station entrance.
Award for Brittney Thomas ■ The Alexandra, Eildon and Marysville communities have a long combined history of providing their own emergency care, formerly through the Alexandra District Ambulance Service which was a local volunteer based organisation. Around 10 years ago ADAS was combined into the new organisation called Ambulance Victoria. Emergency care in this district is today provided by AV. However, it still has a strong connection to this community through the support of Alexandra District Ambulance Support Inc (ADAS Inc). In many ways ADAS Inc is like an Auxiliary Support Group. It is much more; in certain ways similar to support for the CFA. In providing emergency care for Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville and surrounds AV has Paramedics stationed locally and this service is complemented with ACO’s. (Ambulance Community Officers). ACOs are highly trained and respected volunteers. Every year ADAS Inc supports one of the ACOs with the ‘Peter Savage Memorial Scholarship’. This year it was awarded to Brittney Thomas in her role as a ACO and in her training to become
a Paramedic. ADAS Inc believes the best way to ensure we have qualified professionals in the future is to support local young people, and when fully trained they will want to come back to their home towns. Local AV staff and ADAS Inc attended their Annual Christmas Get Together at the Grant Street Grocer. President of ADAS Inc, Mike Dalmau, thanked the AV Paramedics and ACOs for their invaluable service, especially when community members are most vulnerable. Recognition of some outstanding contributions were made to some quiet achievers who have made enormous contributions to our community. The following Service Awards were presented: Leigh Munro, 15 years; David Alleway, 25 years; Julie Schachner, 25 years; and Graeme Robb; an incredible 45 years. Julie Schachner has recently retired and was presented with a AV plaque and was awarded Life Membership of ADAS Inc to acknowledge her tremendous service to our community. - Contributed
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Rain caused the cancellation of last Thursday’s ‘Carols In The Park’ at the Yea Railway Reserve. An alternative venue at the Yea Shire Hall was briefly considered but then rejected. The popular Carols and barbecue are organised by the Rotary Club of Yea.
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Local Briefs Races at Merton
■ The 154th meeting of the Merton Amateur Turf Club will take place on New Year’s Day (Tues., Jan. 1). The century-old elm trees will provide shade for the adults, and the children will be well entertained with activities. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own picnic hampers, deck chairs and throw out a picnic rug.
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Elves have been busy around the Murrindindi region ... but particularly at Middle Kinglake Primary School. This Elf was disguised as a Christmas present on the tree at MKPS.
A large family of Sugar Gliders has been discovered in one of the nest ing boxes built by the Kinglake Scouts that were installed along the Yea River as part of a Communities for Nature project of the Yea River Catchment Landcare Group. The Warrandyte bridge is used by many throughout the region. The Warrandyte Diary says the December Bridge Update Bulletin from VicRoads has uietly announcesd a further major slip to the completion date, which is now listed as “late-February”.
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● Warrandyte Bridge. Photo: Warrandyte Diary Coldstream Football and Netball Club will be fielding a veterans team in 2019 for Over 35s. Under 19s is also going ahead. The Black Saturday Remembrance Cruise, in memory of Kate Ansett, will take place on Saturday, February 9. Departing Yarra Glen Recreation Reserve at 1pm, it will arrive at the Healesville Railway Precinct at 2pm, with a Rembrance Ceremony at 3pm. All funds raised will be donated to local CFA. A $10 charge will be made per cehicle.
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There was a minor accident between a bus and car at the Downey St-Grant St intersection in Alexandra on Friday afternoon. And a near miss straight after it.
● Latoya Wards and Billie Cvijetic Biljana (Billie) Cvijetic, 181 cms (6ft), has been signed as Kinglake as the 2019 Assistant Netball coach. She has represented multiple clubs from Diamond Creek Force, Jika and state titles to Blaze in the VNL as well as playing Mixed in M League. Currently Billie is playing with St Mary's Firsts in the NNL whilst she aims to further her experience. For the first time in six years, Murrindindi Shire Council might be soon putting its local newspaper advertising business out to tender.
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● Sally ● Ken Deacon, ● Cindy ● Michelle Brennan, Labor Greens Dunscombe, Ind. McLeish, Liberal ■ The four candidates who polled 5.46 per cent of the vote, preference votes (48.35 percontested the Eildon seat in last stands to receive $3697.75, for cent). The money is intended month’s State Election are set her 2113 votes. to compensate for the cost of to receive a financial windfall. Australian Greens candi- campaigning and blunt the Now that votes have been date Ken Deacon, who re- power of donations to influence finalised with the Victorian ceived 4035 votes (10.42 per independents and political parElectoral Commission, hun- cent) will receive a cheque for ties. dreds of thousands of dollars to $7061.25 for his party. Under legislation passed all four contenders. Australian Labor Party earlier this year, the amounts Candidates who poll more candidate Sally Brennan, who will more than triple to $6 per than four per cent receive $1.75 collected 13,850 votes (35.77 vote at the next Victorian state for every first preference vote per cent) will receive election. they received, with all four $24,237.50. The Electoral Legislation Eildon candidates polling The winning candidate, Amendment Bill 2018 also conabove the threshold. Cindy McLeish (Liberal), tains new funding to contribute Independent candidate stands to receive $32,754.75, to the running of a member of Michelle Dunscombe, who after she claimed 18,717 first Parliament’s office.
9 teams in Division 2 ■ Nine teams will compete in the Division 2 competition of AFL Yarra Ranges, now changed to AFL Outer East. The nine teams are: Alexandra, Gembrook-Cockatoo, Kinglake, Powelltown, Seville, Thornton-Eildon, Yarra Glen andYea. A reformed league is expected in the following year, 2020. The AFL Outer East competition has expanded to have three divisions. The Premium League comprises nine teams: Beaconsfield, Berwick, Cranbourne, Healesville, Narre Warren, Olinda-Ferny Creek, UpweyTecoma, Wandin and Woori Yallock. Division One has eight teams: Belgrave, Doveton, Emerald, Monbulk, Mt Evelyn, Officer/ROC (Rythdale/Officer/Cardinia), Pakenham and WarburtonMillgrove. The Division 2 competition starts on Saturday, April 13. Round 1. Saturday, April 13. Thornton-Eildon v Yarra Glen. Yea v Seville. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Kinglake. Powelltown v Yarra Junction. Alexandra: Bye. Round 2. Thursday, April 25. Kinglake v Yea. Saturday, April 27. Alexandra v Thornton-Eildon. Seville v Powelltown. Yarra junction v Gembrook-Cockatoo. Yarra Glen: Bye. Round 3. Saturday, May 4. Yea v Yarra Junction. Thornton-Eildon v Powelltown. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Alexandra. Sunday, May 5. Yarra Glen v Seville. Kinglake: Bye. Round 4. Saturday, May 11. Kinglake v Yarra Glen. Powelltown v GembrookCockatoo. Seville v ThorntonEildon. Alexandra v Yea. Yarra Junction: Bye. Round 5. Saturday, May 18. Powelltown v Alexandra.
Yarra Junction v Seville. Thornton-Eildon v Kinglake. Yea v Yarra Glen. GembrookCockatoo: Bye. Round 6. Saturday, May 25. Yarra Glen v Yarra junction. Kinglake v Powelltown. Seville v Alexandra. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Yea. Thornton-Eildon: Bye. Round 7. Saturday, June 1 (Indigenous Round). Yarra Glen v Powelltown. Yarra Junction v Thornton-Eildon. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Seville. Kinglake v Alexandra. Yea: Bye. Round 8. Saturday, June 8. Thornton-Eildon v Gembrook-Cockatoo. Powelltown v Yea. Yarra junction v Kinglake. Alexandra v Yarra Glen. Seville: Bye. Round 9. Saturday, June 15. Yarra glen v GembrookCockatoo. Seville v Kinglake. Alexandra v Yarra Junction. Yea v Thornton-Eildon. Powelltown: Bye. Round 10. Saturday, June 22. Yarra Glen v ThorntonEildon. Seville v Yea. Kinglake v Gembrook-Cockatoo. Yarra Junction v Powelltown. Alexandra: Bye. Round 11. Saturday, June 29. Yea v Kinglake. ThorntonEildon v Alexandra. Powelltown v Seville. GembrookCockatoo v Yarra Junction. Yarra Glen: Bye. Round 12. Saturday, July 6. Yarra Junction v Yea.
Powelltown v Thornton-Eildon. Alexandra v GembrookCockatoo. Seville v Yarra Glen. Kinglake: Bye. Round 13. Saturday, July 13. Yarra glen v Kinglake. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Powelltown. Thornton-Eildon v Seville. Yea v Alexandra. Yarra Junction: Bye. Round 14. Saturday, July 20. Alexandra v Powelltown. Seville v Yarra Junction. Kinglake v Thornton-Eildon. Yarra Glen v Yea. GembrookCockatoo: Bye. Round 15. Saturday, July 27. Yarra Junction v Yarra Glen. Powelltown v Kinglake. Alexandra v Seville. Yea v Gembrook-Cockatoo. Thornton-Eildon: Bye. Round 16. Saturday, August 3. Powelltown v Yarra Glen. Thornton-Eildon v Yarra Junction. Seville v GembrookCockatoo. Alexandra v Kinglake. Yea: Bye. Round 17. Saturday, August 10. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Thornton-Eildon. Yea v Powelltown. Kinglake v Yarra Junction. Yarra Glen v Alexandra. Seville: Bye. Round 18. Saturday, August 17. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Yarra Glen. Kinglake v Seville. Yarra Junction v Alexandra. Thornton-Eildon v Yea. Powelltown: Bye. Saturday, August 24. Elimination/Qualifying Finals. Saturday, August 31. SemiFinals. Saturday, September 7. Preliminary Final. Saturday, September 14. Grand Final.
Press days ■ This is the final issue of The Local Paper for 2018. Our office re-opens on Tuesday, January 29. Our first 2019 issue will be published on Wednesday, February 6.
■ Steels Creek Tennis Club will stage an Open Day on Sunday, January 27. This will include a barbecue lunch at 12 Noon, open tennis with prizes and give-aways for the kids, as well as a good social time.
Council salute
■ Normal procedure will be suspended at the Murrindindi Council meeting tonight (Wed., Dec. 19) at Alexandra so that community achivements can be recognised for: ■ Beggs family - Scouts award; and ■ Kate Hill, fundraising efforts.
Narbethong sign
■ Plans for a billboard to be erected at the Narbethong mill site on Maroondah Hwy, atthe Anderson Lane corner, look likely to be defeated at tonight’s Murrindindi Council meeting. A double-sided promotional sign has been proposed, but was met with 21 objections, and a 237-signature petition.
Basin ‘win’: MP
■ Senator Bridget McKenzie says that the agreement reached by Federal and State Governments on Friday (Dec. 14) on environmental water flows is a win for local communities. Senator McKenzie said that local communities needed certainty to manage their water entitlements and that the figure of 450 gigalitres agreed to was common sense. "It has been a very tough few years for some communities and now, finally, they have a commitment that their livelihoods will not be further impacted by water recovery projects.”
Grab bags on sale
■ Grab Bags, school holiday packages for young people who are aged 12-17 and living in the City of Whittlesea, will be on sale for $21 each today (Wed.) from 4.30pm-6.30pm at the Whittlesea Community Activity Centre. The Grab Bag includes a Funfields All Day pass, a Readings Cinema pass, an AMF Bowling pass (Keon Park), a TRAC Centre teen gym one month membership, one La Trobe Mini Golf ticket, and assorted discounts and vouchers.
Poll finalised
■ The 2018 State election has officially drawn to a close with the return of the writs to the Governor of Victoria last Friday (Dec. 14). Cindy McLeish was returned as MLA for Eildon. The five Northern Victoria MLCs are Mark Gepp (ALP), Wendy Lovell (Liberal), Tim Quilty (Liberal Democrats), Tania Maxwell (Derryn Hinch Justice Party) and Jaclyn Symes (ALP).
Park with tram
■ A state-of-the-art playground is being constructed in Diamond Creek Reserve, complete with an historic Melbourne tram which will be transformed into a community facility. The Growing Suburbs Fund allocated $2.5 million for the playground, which will enable the construction of the large Diamond Creek Regional Park.
Local weather
■ Wed. 16°-30°. Partly cloudy. Thurs. 12°24°. Partly cloudy. Fri. 9°-21°. Partly cloudy. Sat. 10°-22°. Sunny.
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■ Cr Betty Wood mad e a plea to Road Construction Authority Regional Manager Bruce Cochrane for warning signs on the “horror stretch” of Melba Hwy at Murrindindi. Advice was given that a realignment at Murrindindi Station could take three years. “That could be 15 lives,” said Cr Dougal Drysdale.
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Sub-standard units ■ Elderly people’s units in Francis St, Yea, were sub-standard, Cr David Lawson told the December 1988 meeting of Yea Shire Council. “We did inspect them and they really are dog boxes (in which) to live. I wonder whether we’re not burying in the sand.”
Explosion risk ■ Cr Dougal Drysdale warned of the danger of an explosion if the Flowerdale Tip was left open at all hours.
Telephone joke ■ An amount of $15,000 was to be spent on telephone lines at the Yea Shire Council offices. “We don’t want inward ones,” joked Shire Engineer Stan Kisler.
No cash for tyres
■ The Kinglake Unit of the State Emergency Unit was using a truck with a hairline fracture on one of its rear tyres, but there was no money available for a replacement tyre, we reported 30 years ago.
Dieldrin land ■ Yea Council might take over Dieldrinaffected land and use it for foresty purposes, we reported in 1988. Under the proposal, owners would receive a “worthwhile payment” to help them set up elsewhere.
Free barbecue ■ The idea of a free barbecue in the High St plantation in Yea on Australia day (Jan. 26, 1989) was mooted by Shire CEO Peter Mangan. A bush band was engaged for the day, and the idea of awards presentations was discussed.
Extra pay declined ■ Yea Shire Manager - Administration and Finance, Garry Cecil, declined extra salary for the additional responsibilities of being Acting Shire Secretary whilst Peter Mangan was on leave. Mr Cecil was a qualified municipal clerk.
Border discussions
Local Phone Numbers FIRE BRIGADES (fire only) ............ 000 Local Brigades ............................... 000 POLICE (emergencies only) ............ 000 Alexandra ................................ 5772 1040 Kinglake ............................... 5786 1333 Seymour ............................... 5735 0200 Whittlesea ............................ 9716 2102 7 9 7 26 30 Yea ....................................... 5 57 263 AMBULANCE .................................... 000 Alexandra Hospital ............. 5772 0900 Northern Hospital, Epping .. 8405 8000 Seymour Hospital ................ 5793 6100 Yea Hospital ........................... 5 736 0400 STATE EMERGENC Y SER VICE ......... 13 25 00 EMERGENCY
Out-of-hours care ■ An out-of-hours care committee was formed at Kinglake West Primary School, under the chairmanship od David Holcombe, who sought Yea Council advice regarding funding and donations.
■ Journalist Peter Macgeorge wrote that border discussions c ontinued between representatives of Whittlesea and Yea municipalities. Whittlesea Mayor Cr David Kerr said the discussions were held at Kinglake.
Hopes ill based ● This photo, sourced by Alan Thorley of the yea and District Historical Pages, is captioned ‘Muddy Creek Sawmill’. Muddy Creek was the name of Yea around the 1870s. The location of the sawmill is unknown.
■ Hopes that more timber would be allocated for cutting at the Murrindindi Mill were ill based, said Lands Department executive Gus Geary.
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‘Council stole my Christmas’: Jack Russell ■ Yea senior citizen Jack Russell, 80, says he is about to deliver a new writ against Murrindindi Shire Council. Mr Russell of Francis St, says he was denied access to the Yea Senior Citizens’ Christmas Party staged at Yea Shire Hall by the Rotary Club of Yea. Mr Russell says that a threeyear ban imposed by the Council was lifted by Shire CEO Craig Lloyd on December 1, yet he was unable to attend the Christmas party open to all other local senior citizens. Mr Russell has called on Murrindindi Shire Council to place public notices in The Local Paper and Standard/ Chronicle newspapers, so the public can be advised of the lifting on the bans. Mr Russell says Mr Lloyd sent a letter on November 9, advising that Mr Russell would be allowed access to the Yea Library during certain hours, and that access restrictions to Council premises would be lifted “in full” from December 1. A ban on Mr Russell attending Council meetings was withdrawn, and Mr Lloyd says that in six months he will review Mr Russell’s participation in Open Forums at Shire meetings.
● Jack Russell Mr Russell has called on Mr Lloyd to release the advice he provided to community organisations from his November 9 decision to lift the bans on Mr Russell from December 1. The bans were first placed upon Mr Russell 2½-years ago by then Shire CEO Margaret Abbey. Mr Russell says he wants to know what advice was circulated, and to whom. Mr Russell wrote to Mr Lloyd on Monday last week (Dec. 10) calling for an advertisement with black border to be published , with details of the ban being lifted. Mr Russell said that publication of the advertisement was only fair given that Coun-
cil had previously sought to take content to the press on numerous previous occasions to publicise the bans. Mr Russell said that Council should pay for the public notices. Legal expenses of the Council’s defence against other writs brought by Mr Russell are understood to total between $80,000 and $100,000. “Should you not co-operate fully and in good faith, then I will not be adverse to yet further litigation and until the record is set straight,” Mr Russell wrote. Mr Russell says that Mr Lloyd has delegated management of resolution of some remaining issues to Michael Chesworth, Council’s Director Corporate Services. “It is unfortunate that you appear to have now stepped back from your earlier commitments made to myself and as also specific to our conference on November 12 and for which it is important that we revisit,” Mr Russell wrote to Mr Lloyd. Mr Russell said the Council should refrain from making public reference to an incident in May 2016, which is the subject of a Supreme Court judicial review.
Local businesses embrace bank’s Gold Card drive ■ Yea and District Community Bank has written to some 40 community groups, each with five $10 Community Gold reward cards. It is a small measure of the Bank Directors and Branch staff appreciation for the work their volunteer members have done for their communities and the region during 2018. The cardfs have gone to kindergartens and schools from Flowerdale and Strath Creek, throughYea, Glenburn and Highlands, to Yarck and Fawcett and to Alexandra, Eildon and Taggerty. "It's great for the town, spread the word,” said Gidget Knight of CWA, Yea) . "What a wonderful initiative, it encourages people to shop local. Thank you Yea Community Bank,” said Natalie Fulford of Yea Community House. "The Community Gold Card was introduced by our Branch to promote and stimulate the local economy by encouraging our community to 'Shop Local / Buy Local / Support Local',” said Bank chairman Gary Pollard. The list of 'Gold Loving' businesses is growing rapidly. "Our Board's decision to share an initial allocation of cards (value $2000) with 40 community organisations reflects a key plank in Bendigo Bank's highly successful Community Bank branch model. "As we grow the amount of business transactions at our Branch, Alexandra Agency and Eildon ATM the more we can put back into supporting our community. “As volunteer Directors of Murrindindi Community Enterprise Limited with 190 shareholders, which holds the franchise with Bendigo Bank to operate Yea & District Community Bank branch, that is our simple, and we believe very worthwhile objective." Mr Pollard said. Businesses not yet part of the scheme can call Lyn Southurst, Branch Manager, 5797 2188.
GOLD LOVING BUSINESSES Yea Newsagency. 74 High St, Yea. 5797 2196 Provender, Yea. 56 High St, Yea. 5797 3155 Flowers by Nici Thompson. 34 High St, Yea. 0400 154 047 Foodworks, Yea. 10 High St, Yea. 5797 2611 YEAya's. 36 High St, Yea. 0459 432 037 Country Club Hotel, Yea. 18 High St, Yea. 5797 2440 Nice Shop, Yea. 25 High St, Yea. 0429 884 429 Grant Street Grocer. 100 Grant St, Alexandra. 5772 1526 Provender, Alexandra. 35 Grant St, Alexandra. 5772 3167 Y Water Discovery Centre. 2 Hood St, Yea. 5797 2663 Alexandra V.I.C. 36 Grant St,Alexandra. 5772 Alexandra Newsagency & Lotto. 82-84 Grant St, Alexandra. 5772 1025 Alexandra Newspapers. 43 Grant St,Alexandra. 5772 1002 Yea Peppercorn. 21A Station Street, Yea. 5797 2000 Mumma Molly's Cafe. 64 High St, Yea. 5797 2513 Yea Automotive Service Centre. 102 High St, Yea. 5797 2562 Just Great Coffee. 38 High St, Yea Caroline’s House of Chicken. 40 High St,Yea. 0403 648 677 Ulysees Beauty. 60a High St, Yea. 5797 2213 Royal Mail Hotel. 88 High St, Yea. 57 972515
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UT Creek works
● Works on the bed and banks of UT Creek near Jack Shiel's garden were completed on Wednesday (Dec. 12) ■ Works around Alexandra’s UT Creek were completed last week. A Council press statement said: “The township of Alexandra was built around Ultima Thule (UT) Creek. “In Latin, Ultima Thule translates to something like 'the very limit of civilisation'. “Our history books tell us that it was named as such by local pastoralist William Leyden Ker in the 1800s because that is what the creek symbolised for him. “Today, UT Creek is bounded on either side by houses, recreational tracks and park space. Though it typically only runs after a heavy rainfall, the creek is a key feature of the town's landscape. “Following the heavy rainfall event late last year, UT Creek was inundated with woody debris, sediment and gravel. “UT Creek is particularly vulnerable to sediment build-up today because of gold mining and sluicing which happened during the gold rush, as well as the subsequent land clearing and the development of the catchment. “Redgate Ward Councillor Margaret Rae said Council is pleased to have completed repair works on the bed and banks of UT Creek near Jack Shiel's garden. "These works couldn't have happened without generous support from the Department of Environment Land Waterand Planning. “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority for their advice and guidance on the project," Cr Rae said. "The works included repairing the rock wall gabion adjacent to the historic miner's cottage and removing the excess gravel and debris between the Jack Shiel's footbridge and the Grant St bridge. “We also cleared some weed species and saplings which were growing in the creek bed. While the creek bed looks a bit bare at the moment, vegetation will naturally re-establish itself in due course. "To care for UT Creek into the future, we need to work together to reduce weeds and rubbish getting into the creek through our storm water system. “Putting rubbish in the bin rather than littering, managing our garden waste and making sure that we do not wash detergents or other chemicals into the stormwater system is a great start," Cr Rae said.
Local Briefs More phone scams ■ A number of phone scams, with callers pretending to be from banks, Telstra and the Australian Taxation Office, have been prevalent in the pre-Christmas period. Callers assert that money is owed, and require people to pay with gift cards. Authorities advise to hang up on the fraudsters.
Truck rollover ■ Healesville-Kinglake Rd, between Myers Creek Rd and Heath Rd, near Toolangi, was closed on Thursday (Dec. 13) after a truck rollover on the previous day. The road is now re-opened.
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What The Papers Say Bunnings barbecue
■ Steels Creek has been fortunate enough to be allocated not one but two dates for a Bunnings Sausage Sizzle at Chirnside Park. The first is a Landcare fundraiser on Saturday, January 5, and the second is for the Community Centre on Sunday, January 13. - Steel’s Creek Grapevine
Masons Rd alert
■ More than 80 per cent of motorists are flouting the 50kmh speed limit along Masons Rd, shocking new data from Whittlesea Police has revealed. The alarming data recorded by police , showed 15 per cent of vehicles — about 100 a day — travelled 25kmh or more over the speed limit, while 10 cars a day went more than 45kmh or more over the limit. Whittlesea Police Sergeant Steve Cuxson said one motorist was clocked going almost three times the speed limit. A “ridiculous amount” of cars sped on the road, Sgt Cuxson said. “Bar a very small percentage, they are all speeding. It’s crazy,” he said. - Whittlesea Leader
No opposition
■ The Montmorency-Eltham RSL subbranch will not oppose the proposed redevelopment of the Eltham War Memorial buildings complex. Sub-branch president Duncan Duke said initially that he was concerned about the impact of the redevelopment on the war memorial and cenotaph area. However, Mr Duke said the RSL had since been assured by Nillumbik Council they would be consulted about any such changes, and he could see no problem with the development proposed. “The buildings have served their purpose,” he said. “They really need upgrading to be brought into (line with) current standards.” - Diamond Valley Leader
W’dyte richer
■ With $400,000 returned to the community this year through grants and sponsorship for a vast array of community projects, Warrandyte Community Bank has now returned a mammoth $3.2million back to the community as it enters its 15th year of operation. - Warrandyte Diary
Aboriginal day
■ The Gadhaba Local Aboriginal Network conducted its end-of-year gathering at Mansfield Botanic Park. ‘Gadhaba’ is a Taungurung word which means ‘together’ and was adopted as the traditional name of Mansfield's Local Aboriginal Network , which was established in 2012. The celebration included a barbecue dinner and presentations by Chris Thorne and Vern Simsen around Aboriginal artefacts and uses of native and introduced species of plants growing in the local area. - Mansfield Courier
Streets decorated
■ A drive along the Warburton Highway is notable for the absence of Christmas decorations and without the tireless efforts of three locals Healesville’s streets could well look the same. In a joint Rotary and Lions Club project, the old decorations have been rescued from a shed, restored and now are resplendent sitting atop the freshly painted Collins Street light poles. - Mountain Views Mail
Mini bus effort
■ Staff, parents and children from Diamond Valley Special Developmental School Whittlesea Campus have been working hard to raise money for a mini bus to transport students. The new bus will require modifications to allow the transportation of students in wheelchairs. - Whittlesea Review
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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Thursday, January 10 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division. Victoria Police - Mackey, A (42625) v King, Ashleigh. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Grant, B (28598) v Stoneman, Mark. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Wright, Joanne. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Hewet, T (32655) v Wass, Rhyce. State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police - Alexander, J (38787)v Bryant, Finn. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Davies, T (36906) v Jones, Ronald. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Cunningham, B (37768) v Williams, Toby James. Solo Unit Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Jones, Daniel Ryder. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Hall, Neil Russell. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Varnam, H (41854) v Biddlestone, Jake. Ciu-Banyule Victoria Police - Ellis, J (40810) v Paton, Jade. UniKilmore Victoria Police - David, J (43488) v Spencer, Andrew. Uni-Avondale Heights Victoria Police - Bending, S (39833) v Springall, David. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Wilson, Matthew. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Welsh, Dylan Luke. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Jones, Daniel Ryder. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Trewin, S (40500) v Humphries, Simon. Uni-Shepparton Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Dellaway, Christopher John. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Groves, Wayne. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Barras, W (33870) v Hopkins Talty, Matthew Ross. State Hwy PatrolVictoria Police - Costa, C (28340) v Ferguson, Tiffany. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Chalmers, Nicholas. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Barclay, J (36190) v Brothers, Christopher. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Loukas, Maria. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Loukas, Dimitrios. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Laurie, Z (42443) v Jones, Ronald. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Barclay, J (36190) v Higgins, Scott. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Bending, S (39833) v Jones, Daniel Ryder. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Jackson, Jessica. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Bell, Brodie. UniYea Victoria Police - Costa, C (28340) v Chalmers, Nicholas
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Victoria Police - Costa, C (28340) v Gargan, Chloe. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Hopkins-Talty, Matthew Ross. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Rickard, L (43425) v Bin Razak, Aizat Hakimin. Uni-Epping Victoria Police - Bortolotto, C (40740) v Mann, Jessica. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Pearce, M (40490) v Chamberlain, Paul. Uni-Heidelberg Victoria Police - Nash, S (40358) v Stevens, Thomas Ernest. Uni-Euroa Victoria Police - Fabbo, D (42701) v Willis, Benjamin. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Chamberlain, Paul. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Bending, S (39833) v Mackenzie, Kathryn. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Malignaggi, L (41482) v Stoneman, Mark Frances. Operations Response Team Two Victoria Police - Binns Saxby, M (38713) v Stoneman, Mark. Uni-Kyneton Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008)v Orr, Meaghan. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Lehrer, Shawn Edward. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Stoneman, Mark. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Binns Saxby, M (38713) v Turner, Taylah. Uni-Kyneton Victoria Police - Schimizzi, S (35961) v Stoneman, Mark Frances. Echo Taskforce Victoria Police - Davidge, K (37856) v Stoneman, Mark. Ciu-Casey Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Frazier, Vicki Maud. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Egan, Luke. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Sheehy, M (33737) v Brennan, Jackson. Uni-Reservoir Victoria Police - Carlton, K (38440) v Stoneman, Mark. Highway Patrol-Westgate Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (18457)v Mccann, Ronald David. Victoria Police Executive Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Collins, Robert. Office Of The Chief Commissioner. Friday, January 11 Victoria Police - Simpson, D (31501) v Lomas, Janet. UniEchuca Victoria Police - Castano, R (31789) v Lomas, Janet. State Hwy Patrol-West Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Byriell, Geoffrey. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Smith, J (38635) v Lomas, Janet. UniBendigo Victoria Police - Weeks, S
(29668) v Lomas, Janet. UniRochester Victoria Police - Weeks, S (29668) v Lomas, Janet. UniRochester Victoria Police - Carfoot, I (39734) v Lomas, Janet. UniEchuca Victoria Police - Alexander, J (38787)v Lane, Dylan. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Mcdonald, Colin. Uni-Yea Community Corrections Centre - Davidson, Av Pantiano, Sebastian. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - Gacevski, D (40470) v Pantiano, Sebastian. Uni-Moonee Ponds Victoria Police - Taylor, M v Loder, Glenn. Shepparton Victoria Police - Bennett, N v De Graaf, Kevin. Seymour Mansfield Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, January 16 Victoria Police - Jones, A (23285) v Leeves, Taleah Jane. Highway Patrol-Maroondah Victoria Police - Mcdonald, G (40664) v Hearty, Joshua. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Cusack, S (28652) v Dearing, Daniel James. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police - Scannell, M (35182) v Fassoulis, Alex. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Carroll, T (35729) v Purcell, Branden John. Ciu-Benalla Victoria Police - Nolan, M (31536) v Ingpen, David Thomas. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Walsh, M (38049) v Shackelton, Adam. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Woodstock, S (39399) v Vo, Khai. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Newbury, D (22528) v Iezzi, Luciano. Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police - Nolan, M (31536) v Buxton, Stephen James. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Davey, F (34875) v Spits, John. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police - Gipp, I (31043) v Elias, Stacey Lee. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Cameron, R (30078) v Zerbato, Kristy Jane. Uni-Mansfield Goulburn-Murray Water Cameron, J v Ritter, David William. Goulburn-Murray Water Victoria Police - Pierce, D (33954) v Halbish, Warren James. Uni-Bellarine Victoria Police - Scannell, M (35182) v Walsh, Mark. UniMansfield Victoria Police - Walsh, M (38049) v Jackson, Biame. UniMarysville Victoria Police - Debernardi, T (40503) v Chapman, Stephanie. Eastern Region Crime Squad Victoria Police - Thompson, I (32126)v Zechner, Bradley. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Simmons, D (39325) v Sousa, Humberto. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police - Brodley, P (32351) v Burke, Cobin Collin. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Walsh, M (38049) v Guilfoyle, Jacob. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Fielding, N (41549) v Chow, Roger. CiuWyndham Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Deleo, Rebecca. Office Of The Chief Commissioner
From Our 1938 Files
New tourist road
■ The President of the Eltham Shire (Cr. Hewitt) Cr. Irvine, and Messrs E. Haughton and R. J. Lithgow on Tuesday went over a suggested new tourist road from the Henley road across Christmas Hills and Mt. Misery to the south-east corner of the Kinglake National Park. The object of the trip was to examine the possibilities of the route as a tourist road to the Jehosophat Valley. The scenery was magnificent, and in the New Year the secretary of. the Public Works Department will be invited to go over the route with the object of getting a grant from the vote of £100,000 for developing roads to tourist resorts.
Call to service
■ In the Diamond Valley towns - Eltham, Diamond Creek, Hurstbridge, etc - a detachment of the 57/60th Battalion already exists but there is no detachment in. the Whittlesea district. Lt. Col Stevens, O.C. of this Battalion, is investigatitig the possibility of opening a training centre in the Epping Whittlesea district and he visited the area on Wednesday to discuss the project with leading citizens. As a result the Shire President (Cr. R. J. Smith) is calling a .public meeting to be held in the Mernda Mechanics' Hall on the night of Tuesday, January 10 to see if a centre can he formed.
Water shortage
■ There is a serious shortage of water in Arthur's Creek where the stream is lower than it has ever been known to be before. The creek stopped running some time ago and many of thewaterholes have dried up. Some of the farmers have to cart water for considerable distances.
KG fatality
■ Mr. T. Bovill, an elderly visitor to the Kangaroo Ground Memorial Park, after climbing to the summit of the Tower about 4 p.m. on Sunday, suddenly collapsed and dropped dead. Mr. Bovill, who lived at Balwyn, was aged 78 years and had been advised by his friends, who were with him not to attempt the climb. The Eltham police and Dr. Sinclair (Diamond Creek) were hastily summoned by phone. On arrival the doctor pronounced life extinct. With the aid of ropes the body was lowered down the several stairways to the ground. Local residents, Messrs. Buckley, A. Stingell and W. Noble assisting.
Stole hotel fowls
■ How three men, when their supply of beer ran out, went to the Belmont Hotel, Thomastown, with the intention of getting nine bottles, and though unsuccessful in this direction, did not leave the hotel with empty hands, was told at the Preston Court on December 14, when the trio were charged with stealing five fowls, valued at 12/6.
Sports meeting
■ Kinglake does not appear to be running many entertainments during the holiday season. so far, the only notification to reach The Advertiser is a sports meeting at the Kinglake West sports grotnd on Boxing Day (Monday, December 26); when some excellen t ,woodchoppiing events will be staged, £14 being offered in prizes.
Alex. Police Court
■ Mr. Leckie, for the legal profession, extended the season's greetings to the bench and officers. Mr. Lade returned thanks for the expressions of goodwill, and said he had a very good opinion of the local police - they were most courteous, and went about their duties in a very cajlable manner. First-Con. Rawson returned greetings and thanked Mr Leckie and Mr Lade for their kind remarks.
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News Briefs Emissions reduced
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■ Upgrading major road lights from incandescent to LED over the next 18 months will save Yarra Ranges Council $346,000 per year. Council will transfer $2.3 million from the capital expenditure program – community futures fund to a new major road lights replacement program over the 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years.
Mining history
■ Nillumbik Shire Council has informed Diamond Creek property owners that 75-79 Collard Drive, and 81-93 Collard Drive, was used as part of the Nillumbik Mine operations. Property owners within the mining lease should engage a suitably qualified environmental professional to undertake an Environmental Site Assessment to ascertain whether there is any evidence of mining contamination.
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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood
West Hollywood meetsVictoria ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.
Billions back to the US
WeHo-Melb. connection n It's not every day that international film director Rod Hardy and international hotelier Alan Johnson find themselves back in their hometown of Melbourne together. The two gentlemen spend most of the year at their respective West Hollywood offices. Alan Johnson is Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites in West Hollywood. and Rod Hardy could be anywhere in the world directing movies. Here they are lunching at the Botanical Hotel in South Yarra.
Goodbye Matt Lauer ■ All Matt Lauer-linked talent is being axed at Today in the wake of the disgraced anchor's departure, including his favourite producer and contributors possibly including chef Giada De Laurentiis. While trumpeting that Katie Couric is returning to NBC to co-host the Olympics opening, the network quietly announced that Lauer's top producer, Don Nash, "has decided to step away from his executive producer role at Today" after nearly 30 years at the show.
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Radio at its silliest ■ Hugh Wilson, who created the CBS comedy WKRP In Cincinnati and directed the raucous hit film Police Academy in 1984, died at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 74. Hill & Wood Funeral Services of Charlottesville announced the death. No cause was given.
House of Horrors ■ The 13 siblings imprisoned by their parents in a California "horror house" were given just one meal a day and only allowed to shower twice a year, according to a horrific new report. A law enforcement source told NBC that rooms in the fourbedroom house were found soaked with urine. The news comes as investigators try to obtain statements from the adult children, who are being treated in Corona Regional Medical Centre while doctors are treating their underage siblings at a separate facility. Their parents, David and Louise Turpin, were arrested after their 17-year-old daughter escaped the house where three children were later found shackled to furniture and alerted police they were being held against their will. The couple faces nine counts of torture and 10 counts of child endangerment. The victims' ages range from 2 to 29, but investigators say they all look much younger, likely from stunted growth due to malnourishment.
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■ Amazon said that it had whittled the list of possible homes for its second headquarters to 20, including centres of technology like Boston and some surprise locations like Columbus, Ohio. The full list of finalists leans toward locations in the Midwest and South and on the East Coast, and away from the tech-saturated hubs of the West Coast. Many of the finalists, including Dallas, Denver, Raleigh and Washington, were considered shoo-ins from the moment Amazon announced the search, largely because of the attributes that the company said it was seeking for its second home. Those criteria included a metropolitan area with a population of greater than one million and the ability to attract and keep strong technical talent. More unexpected was Amazon's selection of locations not typically thought of as tech centers, such as Columbus, Indianapolis, Miamiand Nashville. Los Angeles was the sole city from the West Coast to make the cut. Just as surprising was Amazon's rejection of applications from Detroit, Phoenix and San Diego. Although it received bids from regions in Mexico, Amazon narrowed its finalists to just American locations and one city in Canada: Toronto.
Weinstein wound up ■ While disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is reportedly running low on cash, his former company has managed to keep paying its employees in the wake of the scandal that rocked the company. Final details are being hammered out in a sale of the Weinstein Co. that is expected to be announced soon. The film firm's being bought by a group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, whose offer reportedly includes renaming the company and installing a women-led board.
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Out and About ■ Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus enjoyed S.Y. Kitchen in Santa Ynez. Jon Hamm stopped by Trois Familia. Music Producer Jerry Moss sat with Richard Donner at Mr. Chow. Ty Burrell checked out Eataly in Century City. Jaclyn Smith had dinner at Farmstop. Arianna Huffington shared the room with Howard Kurtzman for dinner at Toscana in Brentwood. Patrick Wachsbergerand Rob Reiner also were in, separately. Charo had lunch at Il Fornaio in Beverly Hills. Riley Keough was at Deliah. Larry Flynt enjoyed dinner at Lawry's in Beverly Hills. Kristen Stewart checked in at Mary Coffee. Zoey Deutch lunched with family at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Adam Levine helped celebrate Chloe Bridges' birthday at Cleo Third Street in LA. It wasn't easy to command the spotlight at Stella McCartney's starry fall 2018 fashion show in Los Angeles, but new couple Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson turned many heads. While Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Quincy Jones, Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson held court at Tuesday's event in Hollywood, the Coldplay front man was seen massaging the Fifty Shades Darker star's neck as they took in performances by Leon Bridges, Grimes, St. Vincent and Beck. Meanwhile, Sir Paul jumped onstage to sing Beatles songs Helter Skelter and I Saw Her Standing There with a cover band as the crowd went wild.
■ Apple, which had long deferred paying taxes on its foreign earnings and had become synonymous with hoarding money overseas, unveiled plans that would bring back the vast majority of the $252 billion in cash that it held abroad and said it would make a sizable investment in the United States. With the moves, Apple took advantage of the new tax code that President Trump signed into law. A provision allows for a one-time repatriation of corporate cash held abroad at a lower tax rate than what would have been paid under the previous tax plan. Apple, which has 94 per cent of its total cash of $269 billion outside the United States, said it would make a one-time tax payment of $38 billion on the repatriated cash. For years,Apple had said it would not bring its foreign earnings back to the United States until the corporate tax code changed, because such a move would be too costly. Now Apple's bet to hold back on paying such taxes is reapingrewards under the Trump administration.
■ Britney Spears has reportedly signed a deal for a new Las Vegas residency in 2019 just weeks after completing her last run in the city. The 36-year-old pop star is said to be returning to the stage for a new residency at Las Vegas' Park Theatre, inside the Monte Carlo resort, shortly after Lady Gaga completes her residency there. John Fogerty says he's annoyed that Taraji P. Henson's new film, Proud Mary, borrows from his popular song's name without his involvement. Fogerty does not own the rights to his infamous song. In a statement, he says "it irks me when people seek to capitalise on the popularity of my music" for their own financial gain. Henson plays a hit woman in Proud Mary. Its trailer uses Tina Turner's version of Fogerty's 1969 song. ● Matt Lauer
Nightstick to the knee ■ Tonya Harding's comeback tour just took a nightstick to the knee over her own greed and denial. The disgraced figure skater was dumped by her own publicist/agent for demanding that journalists pay fines if they dare ask about the kneecapping Nancy Kerrigan suffered ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Michael A. Rosenberg, who represented Harding during the I, Tonya promotional tour, revealed the demand in a Facebook post
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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs
Rourke’s Reviews
FILM: CRAZY RICH ASIANS: Genre: Comedy/Romance. Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Lisa Lu. Year: 2018. Rating: PG. Length: 120 Minutes. Stars: ***½ Review: Delightfully engaging and entertaining romantic-comedy-drama of a lower class American-born Chinese economics professor who travels with her boyfriend to his hometown of Singapore for his best friend's wedding, and before long, his secret is out, that he is from a family that is impossibly wealthy, and he's perhaps the most eligible bachelor in Asia, and soon ripples appear with-in the family. A blend of "Arthur," "Cinderella" and even "Crocodile Dundee," among others, the "beautiful people" here are so rich they make James Packer and "The Great Gatsby" seem like paupers by comparison, as they parade and flaunt their wealth with all the happiness, as well as problems, it can bring, a fantasy lifestyle that all of can only imagine in our wildest dreams. Filled with wonderfully quirky characters, most of whom speak with near perfect American accents, the cast are superb, most notably Constance Wu as the girlfriend (Rachel) and the legendary Michelle Yeoh as the domineering Mother, but it must also be noted that other standouts here are in the supporting cast, especially the infectious Awkwafina as the girlfriends delightfully wacky Singaporean best friend, Goh Peik Lin. Based on the best-selling novel by Kevin Kwan with an intelligently well written screenplay by Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli, directed with great care and attention to detail by Jon M. Chu, and excelled by exemplary production design and cinematography, what lies beneath in the more finely woven threads of "Crazy Rich Asians" is a rich and darkly textured pattern of devotion, betrayal, arrogance, cynicism, bias and devilish satire. With its sense of déjà,vu, something old and something borrowed it may be, but overall, this is a well executed, emotionally satisfying, multi-layered, culturally grounded, crowd pleasing journey of the exploration of family, borders, culture and head-spinning, a broad, fun-filled, laugh-out-loud rom-com that delivers an abundance of charm overflowing with likeable characters, all of whom we have not seen the last of.
■ Yes, it's that time again, where we all look at what we've watched during the year, embracing those which we felt hit a bullseye, while trying to forget the ones that missed the target by a mile. Here are the top ten films which, for me, did everything right, followed by a list of movies which deserve to be sought out and seen. I would like to thank my tireless editor Ash Long, my fellow film-nerd colleague James Sherlock, all the other contributors, and to you the readers, who continue to support The Melbourne Observer. May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and here's to a cinematically triumphant 2019. 1) Shoplifters. Hirokazu Kore'eda delivers yet another realistic, affecting drama, scrutinising what family truly means. Full of terrific characters and superb performances, and de- ● The tender and humane servedly won the top prize at drama Shoplifters, winner of this year's Palme d'Or, was my Cannes this year. favourite film for 2018. There 2) Phantom Thread. Paul Thomas Anderson's exquisite were a number of great movlove letter to cinema, meticulously ies this year though. crafted and totally absorbing, with a committed central performance. flawless acting which helps the film 10) Dear Etranger. soar even higher. Was robbed at this Director Yukiko Mishima beautifully looks at a family trying to year's Oscars. come together as one, with past and 3) Side Job. Low-key but heartbreaking look at present problems causing a ripple various townsfolk who have been effect between them. Naturalistic unable to get over the earthquake and believable throughout, enand tsunami that hit Japan on hanced by a gallery of fine perforMarch 11. First-rate performances. mances. Honourable Mentions. 4) Leave No Trace. Director Debra Granik's first film You Were Never Really Here; since Winter's Bone in 2010 is an Eighth Grade; Custody; Climax; outstanding look at a father and Lucky; The Guilty; The Whiskey daughter living off the grid, and the Robber; One Cut Of The Dead; The bureaucracy that threatens to de- Old Man & The Gun; The Breadstroy their way of life. Measured winner; BPM; Blackkklansman; and heartfelt, with award-calibre City Of Ghosts; Widows; The Shape Of Water; A Ghost Story; acting. Dragged Across Concrete; Molly's 5) Call Me By Your Name. This coming-of-age drama, influ- Game; The Spy Gone North; Lost enced by the work of the late In London; On Body And Soul; The Bernardo Bertolucci, deserved all Ravenous; Annihilation; The Surthe praise heaped upon it, and looks vival Family; Psychokinesis; at its subject matter in a sensitive, Pyewacket; Foreboding; The Table; non-exploitative manner. Oscar Voyage Of Time : Life's Journey; winner for best adapted screenplay Somewhere Beyond The Mist; My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday; My earlier this year. Friend Dahmer; 1987 : When The 6) Loveless. Searing Russian drama about a Day Comes; Gonjiam : Haunted young child who simply disappears Asylum; Lean On Pete; In The during his parents' vicious divorce, Fade; What A Man Wants; Disobeand the slow, soul-draining search dience; Thoroughbreds; Incredibles that follows. From the director of 2; Inuyashiki; Believer; The Last Leviathan, and should have won the Recipe; Tremble All You Want; The Nile Hilton Incident; Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Sekigahara; Ghost Stories; Animal 7) Burning. Unusual, unsettling examination of World; The Last Shot In The Bar; image, identity, and human connec- Angels Wear White; Wrath Of Sition, and how they are all distorted lence; Under The Tree; See You and complicated in the modern Up There; Oh Lucy!; Mission Image. Another intelligent, fascinat- possible : Fallout; Dark River; First ing and highly relevant film from Reformed; Blindspotting; Mirai; Heavy Trip; Won't You Be My Lee Chang-dong. 8) Wilderness (Part One and Two) Neighbour?; Dark Figure Of Hugely ambitious drama (304 min- Crime; The 8 Year Engagement; utes, split into two parts), centring Mandy; The Death Of Stalin; around two youths who take up box- River's Edge; Zama; A Prayer Being for different reasons, and be- fore Dawn; Hold The Dark; Black come close friends in the process. Panther; Private Life; Shadow; Numerous characters, plot threads, Beautiful Boy; Suspiria; The Night and themes fill this challenging Comes For Us; The Blood Of Wolves; The Scythian Lamb; My film(s). Friend 'A'; Penguin Highway; They 9) Revenge. Brutal thriller effectively subverts Shall Not Grow Old; Sorry To the rape/revenge formula, sym- Bother You; The Witch Part 1 : The bolically working in numerous Subversion; Wonderstruck; The feminist themes and imagery. Con- Square; The Outlaws; Forgotten; fidently and stylishly directed by Professor Marston And The Wonder Women; Journeyman.
FILM: LADIES IN BL ACK: Genre: Comedy/Drama. Cast: Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond, Angourie Rice, Suzie Porter, Nicholas Hammond, Ryan Coor, Noni Hazlehurst, Shane Jacobson. Year: 2018. Rating: PG. Length: 109 Minutes. Stars: **** Review: Set in Sydney in the summer of 1959, when the impact of European migration and the rise of women's liberation is soon to rise in Australia, a young sixteen year old Lisa takes a job at the prestigious Goode's department store, and there she meets "The Ladies in Black,' who will help shape her life, and others, forever. Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Madeleine St. John, Oscar nominated director Bruce Beresford has created a simple, lyrically immersive and heart-warming character driven coming-of-age story driven by engaging performances, everything moving supremely throughout with a polish, assurance and a hugely enjoyable genuineness and ingenuity. Co-writer (with Sue Milliken) and Director Beresford drives the source material with a firm grip, great respect, sublime intelligence and delicate tenderness, and in doing so, manages to capture the very essence and heart-beat of the soul a nation and country on the brink of a cultural awakening, an exciting change, a masterful reflection of a period, people and innocence which we will never see or experience again. Beautifully photographed by Peter James, striking period costume and production design, and capped off with a period soundtrack of songs of the era and music score by Tim Finn and Kate Miller-Heidke, Angourie Rice gives a superb performance as the young teen on the verge of change, as do all the cast including Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond, Nicholas Hammond, Noni Hazlehurst, Suzie Porter and Shane Jacobson. "Ladies in Black" is a welcome breath of fresh air, a tale that effortlessly blends the sweetness, joy, drama and poignancy of both a nation and people on the edge of forging a new frontier, a thoroughly invigorating, funny, flawless and unique impression filled with wit, charm and innocence, a valentine of more than satisfying fashion for those prepared to experience its most honourable, enchanting, sweeping and unforgettable intentions .... an Unmissable Gem! FILM: A SIMPLE FA VOUR: Genre: Crime/Drama/Mystery. Cast: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Ian Ho. Year: 2018. Rating: MA15+ Length: 117 Minutes. Stars: ***½ Review: A mommy vlogger seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend's sudden disappearance from their small town. and is joined by the missing woman's husband, and as the search, the mystery deepens. From the opening animated titles credit sequence to the closing animated title credit sequence, this, devilishly beguiling and darkly comic crime-mystery-drama from "Bridesmaids" (2011), "The Heat" (2013) and "Spy" director Paul Feig is a richly textured tapestry delicately woven together from a bevy of U.S. classics as well as heavy European influences of 1950s and 1960s cinema, all capped off by a deliciously rich soundtrack that keeps the comic elements in tune and the heartbeat of the unfolding mystery pounding. Based on the novel by Darcy Bell, from a screenplay by Jessica Sharzer, Paul Feig centres more on a "homage" to the whole cinematic universe of the darkly-comicmystery-thriller-genre, which Alfred Hitchcock excelled in, and with obvious inspirations from such legendary filmmakers as Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, JeanPierre Melville, Roman Polanski, Stanley Donan, and most significantly, HenriGeorges Clouzot. There's nothing new here, not an original bone in its body, but it all comes together nicely thanks to the direction of Paul Fieg, a sparkling performances from Anna Kendrick as the small town Mother and vlogger, Stephanie, and most notably, a startling multi-layered performance by the beautiful and talented Blake Lively as the mysterious Emily, as well as "Crazy Rich Asians" star Henry Golding as the tormented husband and father. Along with vivacious cinematography by John Schwartzman and meticulous pacing, this all adds up to a stylish, colourful, witty, brisk, dark, sexy, quirky and delightfully wicked mystery-thriller, a recipe of delicacies that the great Hitchcock continued to serve up time and time again, and even though it breathes familiarity, its tangled web of twists and turns will hold you in its grip. - James Sherlock
To our wonderful Editor-in-Chief Ash Long and to all our most cherished readers: whatever to you is truly beautiful, whatever to you truly meaningful and whatever gives you true happiness, may all this and good health be yours this festive season, Through 2019 and beyond. Thank you for your marvellous support! With sincere wishes, always, James Sherlock.
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DECEMBER 16-22 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. THE GRINCH. 2. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. 3. CREED II. 4. MORTAL ENGINES. 5. FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD. 6. SECOND ACT. 7. A STAR IS BORN. 8. OVERLORD. 9. THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS. 10. WIDOWS. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: DECEMBER 13: BLACK '47, ONCE UPON A DEADPOOL, PEPPERMINT, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE. DECEMBER 20: BUMBLEBEE, COLETTE. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. CRAZY RICH ASIANS [Comedy/ Romance/Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding]. 2. A SIMPLE FAVOUR [Crime/Drama/ Comedy/Thriller/Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick]. 3. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN [Family/ Animation/Adventure/Comedy/Ewan McGregor]. 4. THE PREDATOR [Action/Sci-Fi/jacob Tremblay, Boyd Holbrook]. 5. THE WIFE [Drama/Glenn Close, Elizabeth McGovern, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons]. 6. BLACKkKLANSMAN [Biography/Crime/ Drama/John Washington, Adam Driver]. 7. BOOK CLUB [Comedy/Romance/Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen]. 8. YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE [Thriller/Joaquin Phoenix]. 9. INCREDIBLES 2 [Animated/Action/ Adventure/Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson]. Also: MANDY, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, MILE 22, THE MEG, DARKEST MINDS, THE FLIP SIDE, LUIS AND THE ALIENS, THE EQUALIZER 2, SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO, MARY SHELLEY. NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN [Spy/ Adventure/Comedy/Rowan Atkinson]. LADIES IN BLACK [Comedy/Romance/ Drama/Angourie Rice, Ryan Corr, Rachael Taylor]. THE NUN [Horror/Mystery/Thriller/Taissa Farmiga, Demian Bichir, Bonnie Aarons]. SMALLFOOT [Animated/Adventure/ Comedy/Channing Tatum, Zendaya, James Corden]. SEARCHING [Drama/Mystery/Thriller/ Debra Messing, John Cho, Sara Sohn]. DEAR DICTATOR [Comedy/Michael Caine, Seth Green, Katie Holmes]. DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE [1946/Drama/ Family/Fantasy/James Stewart, Donna Reed]. NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: EMERALD CITY: Season 1. THE GOOD PLACE: Season 2. AMERICAN VANDAL: Season 1. ADVENTURE TIME: Season 9.
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Exceptional Lifestyle Property This unique lifestyle property blends a serene private country lifestyle with the breathtaking views of the Gippsland Lakes. Situated on the Great Alpine Road, just five minutes from Bairnsdale, the property is accessed by a long tree-lined drive. The current owners have maintained the property at the highest level. The modern very open plan design is perfect for entertaining and takes advantage of the 300-degree vista with expansive terraces overlooking rolling lawns and sweeping views of the Gippsland Lakes to the south and snow-topped mountains to the west. Immaculately maintained park-like gardens surround the home, providing a peaceful environment to spend time watching the sunset, and enjoying a wine by the campfire. There are six well-fenced paddocks, two dams, town water, solar power and on-the-grid power. Ample shedding with bathroom and toilet enclosed. The residence is approx. 42 sq., four large bedrooms, main with walk-in robe and ensuite, office and large main room, open plan design for entertaining. Picture windows to enjoy the views of the Gippsland Lakes. There is also a country shack with kitchen, barbecue, and toilet faciolities for real country cook-outs. Five minutes drive from Bairnsdale CBD, train station, easily accessible to buses, an abundance of cafes and restaurants, supermarkets, boutique shops, hospital, quality schools and the beauty of the Gippsland Lakes close by. The only way to fully appreciate what this property has to offer is by “having a look yourself” The owners will make you most welcome for any viewing. Contact: Kim Ashwood, 0421 868 147; Greg Carter, 0409 418 332.
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The café and whisky bar wil be open each day from 11am between Wednesday December 26 and Sunday January 13 Today’s Menu Charcuterie Boards: Your choice of a meat platter, cheese platter, terrine platter or fish platter all accompanied with fresh home grown and made produce, for example, vegetables, gluten free pesto’s, chutneys, nuts, etc,
Fresh Gourmet Pizzas Fresh Homemade Pies Dessert: As per display cabinet Teas/Coffee: Assortment of Herbal Teas and classic Teas & Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte Mug Short/Long Black or Plunger Coffee
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Local company chosen as best in the world
For many years Deck-Doc has been supplying retailers throughout Australia with their premium range of timber and decking oils. For the past three years, Deck-Doc has been predominantly selling their products online to service the whole of Australia as well as international customers.
Deck-Doc was recently chosen over other companies to supply their oils to an international company and is in the process of sealing an agency agreement for exclusive distribution and selling rights in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Deck-Doc timber oil is environmentally friendly and the business has been manufacturing unique, lanolin-based timber oil in Geelong for 15 years. The formula was developed by Robert Hylands to preserve the natural oils and tannins in the timber. The timbers oils and tannins determine the colour of the timber. If the tannins dry out, the timber will lose its own natural colour. The formula is made up of many different plant oils, waxes and lanolin and designed to stay soft and pliable when absorbed into the surface layers of the timber, therefore will not solidify and form a hard membrane of the surface. It will move with the timber during all weather conditions preventing water absorption and drying out of the tannins. Mr Hylands first developed the timber oil when he noticed there was nothing on the market that preserved the timber and protected the timber’s natural colour. Before his time at Deck-Doc, he gained experience when he owned a factory making hand carved, handpainted wooden decoy ducks for duck hunters. The timber used for the ducks had to maintain its natural colour and stay on the water without absorbing moisture. After extensive research, he found lanolin (wool grease) gave excellent water repellency as well as UV protection. Mr Hylands developed lanolin-based timber protection oil and found the water-repellent protection and preservative way far superior and says lanolin is “Nature’s natural UV protection”. Lanolin comes from the wool of sheep and is extracted from the fleece. It is a substance that waterproofs, insulates, and protects sheep from the cold, wind, rain and harmful CV sun rays. Deck-Doc uses the best merino wool to extract lanolin. Throughout history ancient mariners such as the Vikings used lanolin to protect, waterproof and preserve the wooden boards on their ships. Many of the ships were away from their home bases for many years and their ships were subjected to wild storms at sea. They survived thanks to the protection of Lanolin. Deck-Doc invites all to visit their showroom in Moolap for free advice in a number of important issues concerning timber care. There is a large selection of timber types that have been exposed to severe weather conditions, enabling people to understand the importance of choosing a suitable timber type. for the right application. Also know what happens to the different types of decking stains and coatings, how they weather, and the maintenance required. The friendly staff have useful hints for anyone preparing to build a new deck.
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■ The list of entertainment legends Geoff Manion interviewed in his long, successful radio career reads like a who's who of the 1960s and 1970s. Sammy Davis Jr, Jack Benny, Dudley Moore, Spike Milligan, Charlton Heston, Debbie Reynolds and Peggy Lee are some of the stars with whom Geoff shared a room and a chat as part of his shows. Throw in Ken Rosewall and Lew Hoad, Nat King Cole, Henry Mancini, Barry Manilow and Diana Trask, and there are few radio comperes who could boast such celebrity interviewing experience. Geoff grew up in Melbourne and was educated at Christian Brothers College in St. Kilda, leaving at 15 but not before making an impact. On leaving school Geoff was noted for his gentlemanly conduct, his manliness, his regularity, his attention to his studies, his scrupulous honesty, and his bright disposition. They were qualities he would carry throughout his life. They would lead to success in all his pursuits. His radio career began in 1937 when he worked at 7EX in Tasmania with John Devine, selecting music and writing copy for the sixday-a-week breakfast show. He moved to Perth with his family a year later and joined 6PM, again on the breakfast show. He also wrote and directed children's plays for the show.
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By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM
He then moved to 6PR where he took on the Sunday morning music show, compered the Jazz Jamboree, and also helped with cricket and football broadcasts. When World War II broke out he served with the RAAF as a navigator from 1941 - 1944. He returned to radio with 6PR and a highlight of his second stint there was calling the first subfour-minute mile run on grass, a feat achieved by Herb Elliott. He moved to Melbourne and joined 3AW before the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He stayed with the station until his retirement. He took over the 4.30am breakfast show from its previous host ‘Happy Hammond’ and his cronies.
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Geoff also hosted a Sunday at One show. I was in that capacity that he scored interview with some of the greats of entertainment, hi crowning glories in an illustrious career. He retired from radio in 1985 but continued working, touring Australia as the MC with the Torville and Dean ice-skating show. Geoff was also the courtside announcer a the Australian Tennis Open and the in-house announcer at the MCG during test cricke matches. His later years were spent enjoying life in Melbourne's bayside suburbs with regular golf games at Woodlands in Mordialloc. Geoff was injured in a car accident. He appeared to have recovered but his health then deteriorated and he died soon after in June 2002 Geoff Manion, a well known, loved, and respected member of Melbourne, and Australian radio is survived by his wife Rosemary, sons Douglas and Michael, seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - on Nightline - Thursdays at 10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens. ● Geoff Manion Mike Till Midnight - Saturday nights at The always popular show included the long 9pm with Mike Brady and Chris Ryan. And on 96.5 FM running Biggles serial as well as guests, music, That's Entertainment - Sundays and what has now become a radio staple, the at 12 Noon for two hours. secret sound.
Way to go for high-flying execs OK. With John O’Keefe The Brady Bunch grows
■ The Melbourne clan of the Brady Bunch has grown on numbers with the arrival of a grandson for Mike Brady (pictured), born in Ireland and celebrated worldwide . The clan also celebrated the website of Michael Brady – son of Mike – going live. Michael is a talented artist and his claim to fame is drawing ships that travelled to Australia transporting English immigrants. Michael’s drawings are so authentic they already hang in a few board rooms. Visit his webpage - linerdesigns. com.au - it is time well spent, check it out.
Day in the life of Spice Girls
■ Rumour appears fact the Spice Girls - minus Posh - are being paid $3 million each for six shows for their return appearances in the UK. The girls could trouser even more if ticket sales exceed certain forecasts. Time will tell.
Runaway to the circus
● Airacrft maker Boeing’s ultimate in indulgence for the business person who has everything – a Boeing 777 passenger jet that normally carries up to 400 passengers, revamped to fly a mere handful to maybe 50 or so business executives, 5-star-hotel-like half-way around the world. ■ Aircraft maker Boeing has remeeting rooms, to lounges, sleeping leased details of the latest in its ultiareas with king- or queen-size beds, mate indulgences for the business dining alcoves serviced from the best person who has everything. of airborne kitchens, possibly games It’s a version of its 777 passenger rooms, cinemas and even Turkish jet that normally carries close to 400 steam-baths, plus any possibilities in passengers in three classes, but as the personal foibles from the weird to the company’s now-newest in top-of-thewondrous. range Business Jets, this one will more And it will have the longest range likely fly anything from a mere handof any executive jet flying, something ful to fifty or so, in an ambience more like 21,600km without stopping akin to a 5-star hotel suite. (Sydney to New York, as a compariAnd up to half-way around the son, is around 16,000km, and Sydney world, non-stop. to London a touch over 17,000km.) The BBJ 777-8 (Boeing Business To keep it in the air over such vast Jet 777-8) as it will be known when it distances, this new Boeing BBJ 777-8 goes to its first new owners in 2020 will fill-up with 180,000 litres of fuel, will cost around US$450m and will have fridge, freezer and pan(AU$623m), the buyer then turning it try space for enough of the best in food over to a specialist aircraft detailer and beverages to keep passengers who will outfit it at a cost of tens of and crew generously slaked from go millions more. to whoa no matter where they are flyAnd such outfitting could include ing. with David Ellis everything from work places and - David Ellis
Struth
■ The cream of Australia's best comedians are expected to be cast in a doco film about Sorlies Travelling Circus that toured provincial Victoria, Riverina and Queensland in the period 1940 -60s. Playing one night stands the acts included numerous big names from overseas who wanted to see the Aussie outback. Sorlies lost favour with audiences when TV arrived as many of the actors signed on with variety programs on the fledgling TVstations. Marty Fields is writing the doco that includes sketches once performed by his parents, Maurie and Val. Doco is due for cinema release mid-2019. Shane Jacobson is rumoured to be interested in a lead role.
Glenn Shorrock sings LRB
■ The bad blood battle as to who owns the name Little River Band takes another turn with Glenn Shorrock – now 72 - re-entering the recording studio to put down his latest EP titled Glenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band. Glenn reckons the record name is legal and it is sure to give the Yank nightmares as he legally owns the band name . New release contains most of Shorrock's best sellers and goes on sale March, 2019.
Surprise, surprise
■ Aussie man on hols with his son was strolling downtown in Hawaii. Dad was a tragic about basket baller Dennis Rodman and on this occasion was spotting wearing a jersey same as Rodman wore when playing for Chicago Bulls. Spotting got back to Rodman, the Melbourne man was tracked down and Rodman presented him with two new jerseys plus a chin wag with the man who counts Kim Jong-un as a pal . - John O’Keefe
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1. Load completely 2. Actor, ... Baldwin 3. Encourage (3,2) 4. Skips 5. Lock openers 6. Movie star, ... L Jackson 7. Join 8. Set fire to 9. Big Apple resident, New ... 10. Engross 11. Maximum 12. Estate agent 13. Lance 14. Expressed as 15. Yank 16. Personal 17. Eskimo shelter 18. Mongolian desert 19. Rhyme 24. Picnic blankets 28. Taj Mahal city 30. Had to repay 31. Philosopher, ... Marx 33. Atomic devices (1-5) 35. Most likely to win (4-2) 37. Brisk pace 38. Filter 40. Natives of Lhasa 42. Hag 44. Church corridors 45. Gold ore lump 47. Foolish 48. Cosmetic pencil 49. Most conceited 50. Opinion column 53. Narrowed 54. Volcanic (rock) 57. African anteaters 58. Dissolved (ties) 60. Tag for future use 63. Similar-meaning word 65. ... Sea Scrolls 66. Golfer, ... Ballesteros 68. Edible flesh 69. Front 76. Forth 79. Woman's title 80. Yawning gulf 81. Satirical play 83. Pop song's flip (1-4) 84. Sharpshooter, ... Oakley 85. Pig's home 88. Of beauty 90. Wanes 91. Interested in 93. Sheepishly 95. Amongst 97. Medieval farm labourer 99. Actor, ... Banderas 100. Indecent material 102. US Rockies state 104. Loft 107. Request from menu 109. Composer, Andrew ... Webber 110. Broad smile 111. Engage (with) 113. Thinks logically 115. Author's alias (3,4) 117. Snake-like fish 118. Point of perfection 121. Splendid clothes 122. Play piano, tinkle the ... 127. Liver or spleen 128. Stretch (of land) 129. Family-tree specialist 132. Varieties 133. Altogether (2,3) 134. Burn (hair) 135. Enlightenment 136. Gandhi's garment 137. ... & weaknesses 138. Fulfil expectations (7,2) 140. Bulkiness 141. Crystal brandy bottles 142. Verbally attacks (6,3) 143. Items of stage scenery (3,6)
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Country Crossroads
‘Mr Mick’ leaves his legacy
By Rob Foenander info@country crossroads com.au
Destiny changes ■ Gippsland band Destiny has launched its new album, Changes. It's been a big year for the group headed up by husband and wife team Thomas and Tessa Libreri with many awards and accolades from around the world coming their way. They'll be playing out the year with a show at the Morwell Club on Monday, December 31.o
Band O’ Gold ■ Band O' Gold will rock the Noble Park RSL on New Years Eve with their standard fare of country, easy listening and popular dance tunes. Guests can expect a great night of fun and a friendly atmosphere from 8.45pm till 12.45am. Bookings at the club.
Lake Charlegrark ■ The 28th Annual Lake Charlegrark Country Music Marathon is set for February 16-17 with an A-list of performers. Lee Kernaghan, Adam Harvey and the Wolfe Bros head up the artist list along with a number other well known acts also scheduled to take the stage. More info https://www.lccmm.com.au/ - Rob Foenander
■ Many years ago, when Tim Adams was studying winemaking at Riverina College of Advanced Education - not Charles Sturt University - he was working at the Clare Valley's large Leasingham operation, where the legendary Mick Knappstein was Chief Winemaker. The late 'Mr Mick' always described Adams as his 'last apprenctice' and obviously had a profound influence on his charge. So when Adams, who had since established a very successful eponymous Clare winery, took over the Leasingham winery and vineyards in 2009 and 2010 it was something of a homecoming. In some ways nothing had changed for Adams over the years. Whenever he was about to release a new wine, he still asked himself whether Mr Mick would have approved and only went ahead if he could answer the question in the affirmative. And it was hardly a surprise that his new label - Mr Mick - celebrated his mentor nor that the new restaurant and cellar door carried the same title. The wines were quite different, though, to those that Adams produced for his own label. They were clearly intended for immediate consumption rather than cellaring, and for drinking rather than contemplation. With the Mr Mick wines the only question that Adams and his wife
● The Mr Mick restaurant: something of a homecoming for Tim Adams. The base gin is high quality and Pam Goldsack - who is very DRINKS REVIEWS much part a partner in business as Xanadu 2017 Chardonnay the plum and honey flavours quite well as in life - wanted people to ($39): This cool-climate dry white subtle and certainly not overdone. ask was whether they needed an- from West Australia's Margaret It is versatile in uses - make up your other bottle. River is very much in the modern own cocktail, use for a quite exotiThe range - Mr Mick Rosé, Pi- style, showing plenty of fruit and cally flavoured G&T, or just splash ice and enjoy it on the rocks. not Grigio, Vermentino, Riesling, only restrained oak. The fruit over WINE OF THE WEEK Tempranillo, Cabernet Merlot, flavours are predominantly pear Mr Mick 2018 Grenache ($17): Shiraz, Late Harvest Riesling, and stonefruit, and they have been This medium-bodied red is unoaked Tawny and an NV Brut named af- enhanced by barrel fermentation so dependent on fresh fruit flavour ter Mr Mick's wife, Gela - has re- and aging on yeast lees. It's a com- for its appeal. And it has an abuncently been boosted by the addition plex wine that deserves complex dance of juicy, red-berry flavours of a Grenache, reviewed today as food such as quite richly sauced that quickly take to the fore. Asimple Wine of the Week. seafood. wine demands simple food, and this Mick Knappstein always beThe West Winds Wild Plum is an ideal pizza wine. Or just relax lieved that the primary purpose of Gin ($85 for 700ml): This full- with a glass on the deck after work wine was to give drinkers pleasure strength spirit comes in at 39 per … and don't be apologetic about and I'm sure he'd be chuffed at the cent alcohol by volume so is not be tossing in an ice cube or two if the range that carries his name. toyed with. weather gets hot.
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DEATHS LUCKMAN Luckman, Una May 24.05.1927 – 13.12.2018 Formerly of Fawcett Beloved wife of Frank (dec.), loved mother of Bruce, Alan, Judith, Lynette and their families. Loved Nana and Great Nana. Forever loved. LUCKMAN. The Funeral celebrating Una’s life will be held on Thursday Dec. 20, 2018 at 11.00am in the Murrindindi Chapel, 2 Johnston St, Alexandra.
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Local Briefs Mental Health Expo
■ AMental Health and Wellbeing Expo will be held at Kinglake this Saturday (Dec. 22). The Expo will be held from 9am-12 Noon at the Nexus Kinglake Ranges Health Centre, 19-Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd, Kinglake,. There will guest speakers and workshops, and a community barbecue. This is a free event. More deatils are available from 1300 77 3352.
BBQ at Alexandra ■ Albert Edward Lodge will hold a barbecue for its members, ladies and guests at the Alexandra Masonic Centre, at the 7.30pm meeting on Thursday, January 17, Secretary Stuart Dale advises.
Bad first impression ■ They say that we only have chance to make a good first impression. Yea Shire Hall’s clock is ‘behind the times’ in the impression that it is giving to visitors and tourists. For months, the Yea Shire Hall clockfaces have been at least 30 minutes behind time. Something that was easily repaired in the previous century, now takes months. Murrindindi Shire Council has been delaying important refubishment works at the Shire Hall for several years. In two weeks’ time, the uncompleted works will enter yet another year.
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Ambulance membership important ■ Paramedics are called to treat people injured in boating, water skiing and jet skiing accidents not to mention near drownings, dehydration and over doing alcohol during the summer holiday season. Under any of these circumstances having an Ambulance Victoria membership is important. Treatment or a trip in an ambulance can be expensive and increase the shock of a difficult situation. Ambulance Victoria membership covers road or air ambulances and all treatment by Paramedics. Mike Dalmau, President of Alexandra District Ambulance Support Inc. (ADAS Inc)said Ambulance Victoria service to the Lake Eildon area included a fully staffed Ambulance Station in Alexandra and a smaller station in Eildon that is predominately staffed by Ambulance Community Officers. The ACOs are supported from Alexandra and the state-wide resources of Ambulance Victoria. "ACOs are Ambulance Victoria trained volunteers within the local community. "With a small permanent population in this area the ACOs provide an important service and are highly valued members of our community," he said. "This area has a long history of the emergency care being provided by trained volunteers, similar to the CFA. "Over the peak of the summer holiday period extra AV staff are assigned to support the Eildon Station," he said. "Locally we have two great hospitals at Alexandra and Mansfield. Both Hospitals pro-
vide a great service and are highly valued by their communities. “While they are not funded to provide emergency care they will provide 'urgent care'," Mr Dalmau said. In the event of an accident, the first step is to call Triple Zero (000) immediately and ask for Ambulance. Quick response to an emergency is vital in saving lives. Once they are at the scene a Paramedic or ACO will assess the patient. Transport by helicopter or road Aambulance to the nearest Emergency Care Hospital, either locally or to the Maroondah Hospital in Ringwood, may be required. If you have AV. Membership then all of your costs will be covered. If not, you may receive a bill for the services and you could face a significant fee. "As a long-term Member of ADAS Inc. I value the emergency services in this area and I am amazed at the high level of training, skills and dedication Paramedics have. Their knowledge and technology has advanced rapidly in a short time. "ADAS Inc. raises money to help support our local ACO's, Paramedics and for the provision of extra equipment for our local area. "We want people to enjoy their stay at Lake Eildon," said Mr Dalmau Before summer please check your Ambulance Victoria membership or join up now by going to www.ambulance.vic.gov.au For more information on ADAS Inc. or ways to support its work contact Mike Dalmau on 0417 588 455. - Contributed
Catch up with Santa at Buxton
● Photo taken at 2.10pm of the Yea Shire Hall clocks.
Letters to the Editor From Cathy McGowan MHR Sir, It has been another great year of community action for the Murrindindi Shire and Indi. Among the highlights were a $4.63m Financial Assistance Grant for the shire; $150,600 to expand the Kinglake Distillery; and Local Sporting Champion Grant for Pheasant Creek’s Charlotte Wright. Communities celebrated new mobile phone towers and improved coverage at Ancona, Highlands, Kanumbra, Yea South and Kinglake West. We’ve also secured $235m to upgrade the North East Rail Line. The improvements will bring safe, reliable and comfortable train travel. The Indi case studies, available at www.cathymcgowan.com.au/reports, provide some good summer reading, showing how we get things done, the Indi way. Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2019. - Cathy McGowan AO MP Independent Member for Indi
■ Santa will have a busy time on Christmas Eve (Monday, Dec. 24) at Buxton. Santa will make a special early visit to local streets. Starting at 5 pm, the Fire Brigade will transport Santa around the township so the children can say hello before he heads of around the world. The route this year will again be: From the station to Dyers Lane down to Aroona Drive
then walking across the bridge to the Meeting of the Waters Reserve, then along Mareeba Avenue to Buxton Recreation Reserve, then along Maroondah Highway to Church Lane and Patagorang Place by 6pm, Up to Cerberus Lane before returning to Seal Rock Road about 6:40pm, Back past the Buxton Hall to Buxton Rise, followed by Ismay Wynd around 7:30pm, Then down the Marysville
Road to finish in Mount Margret Road by 7:45pm. Details of Santa’s progress,, with some photographs, will be posted on the Buxton CFA Facebook page On the way he will hand out some lollies to the children. Email SantaRun@ BuxtonCFA.com to help the brigade know how many children and adults might like to meet up with Santa. - Paul Denham
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■ The East Central District Rifle Association Inc. ChristmasSshoot on Saturday (Dec. 15) attracted shooters from Nagambie and Karramomus Rifle Clubs as well other friends of the ECDRA. The shoot planned by David Wallace was focused on the 500 yard shooting mound so that the members could shoot full bore in the morning and small bore in the afternoonin the shade of the old gum trees. The challenge in the morning was for shooters to shoot the best 5 shot group. Two sighters were allowed and then 5 scoring shots, this was shot twice. We have often referred to a "shooting group" in this column and this is an occasion when we can explain why it is important. The group is where the consecutive shots from a rifle fall when the rifle is aimed at the same spot. Sight adjustment is allowed for the wind. The “group" may be anywhere on the target but it has to be the same target. Neal Hambridge found out the hard way when he had a good group developing only to place a shot on the wrong target. In a perfect world the shots would go down the same hole in the target. If we were shooting at 25m the variation encountered in groups from the members target rifles would almost do that as we strive to have a group of about 35mm in diameter at 500 yards. The smaller the 5 shot group is, the easier it is to centre the shots in the maximum scoring zone. David’s plans for the day were almost thwarted when the electronic target system started to play up. It was not long before the computer and WiFi “nuts” had worked out a solution. Using the electronic target it is possible to measure to the nearest 1/10mm the size of any group and it was this feature that David relied on to manage the competition. It was great to see that the best group shot by Des Coulter, the group was 46.9 mm in diameter, Graeme Kerr was second with 48.2 and John third with 77.7. Other group sizes were: Kris 78.5mm, Andrew Braden 85.2mm, Neal Hambridge 90.8, Geoff James 95.7, Rodger King 106.2, Kevin Epps 113.1, Richard Godden 116.8mm, Rosco Davis 126.5 mm, Kris 132.2mm, Brendon 169.3mm, Glen 173.8mm, Fred Guyatt 212.4mm, David Wallace 217.3mm and Yowie 342mm. Time for lunch and Rosco Davis had been busy as he served hamburgers and sausages hot off the barbecue combined with fresh bread rolls and tomato sauce, a feast fit for the season. Well done Rosco there was plenty for seconds and that always goes down well. For a change a long cold drink was appreciated, as the time in the sun was dehydrating. A long chat about loads and projectiles combined with catching up on family and friends making lunch was the social highlight of the day. Rob Chaffe, ECDRA president, welcomed everyone to the range and then wished everyone a very happy Christmas. It was great too see Rob on the range because it has been many months since he has been there during a scheduled shoot due to his battle with cancer and its associated impacts on his life. Rob also announced the fun part of the day shooting with the low recoil and noise small bore rifles. First straight-out target shooting at 100 m then, using Norm Lienhan’s target machine, an olympic style shoot where the target is exposed for a limited time (only seconds) and the shooter is expected to complete the shoot while the target is exposed. Needless to say there were quite a few side bets on the fist stage of the shoot. The Olympic style shooting proved to be a heap of fun and of course many complaints to the range officer about firing too soon or too late. All done in the best of fun. The day concluded with afternoon tea and the presentation of prizes and best of all it seems that Santa made an early call leaving gifts for the young people present. Can't get much better than that. Shooting will now focus on small bore over the summer plus some working bees to service the electronic targets so shooters should keep an eye of the ECDRA web site (ecdra.com.au) for the latest news and shooting schedule . There will be no shooting next week. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
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Kinglake was named after author The next morning old Shereef was brought across. It was a strange sight to see this solemn old Mussulman, with his shaven head and his sacred beard, sprawling and puffing upon the surface of the water. When at last he reached the bank the people told him that by his baptism in Jordan he had surely become a mere Christian. Poor Shereef! — the holy man! the descendant of the Prophet! — he was sadly hurt by the taunt, and the more so as he seemed to feel that there was some foundation for it, and that he really might have absorbed some Christian errors. When all was ready for departure I wrote the teskeri in French and delivered it to Sheik Ali Djoubran, together with the promised baksheish; he was exceedingly grateful, and I parted in a very friendly way from this ragged tribe. In two or three hours I gained Rihah, a village said to occupy the site of ancient Jericho. There was one building there which I observed with some emotion, for although it may not have been actually standing in the days of Jericho, it contained at this day a most interesting collection of — modern loaves. Some hours after sunset I reached the convent of Santa Saba, and there remained for the night. Chapter XVI Terra Santa The enthusiasm that had glowed, or seemed to glow, within me for one blessed moment when I knelt by the shrine of the Virgin at Nazareth, was not rekindled at Jerusalem. In the stead of the solemn gloom and the deep stillness that of right belonged to the Holy City, there was the hum and the bustle of active life. It was the “height of the season.” The Easter ceremonies drew near. The pilgrims were flocking in from all quarters; and although their objects were partly at least of a religious character, yet their “arrivals” brought as much stir and liveliness to the city as if they had come up to marry their daughters. The votaries who every year crowd to the Holy Sepulchre are chiefly of the Greek and Armenian Churches. They are not drawn into Palestine by a mere sentimental longing to stand upon the ground trodden by our Saviour, but rather they perform the pilgrimage as a plain duty strongly inculcated by their religion. A very great proportion of those who belong to the Greek Church contrive at some time or other in the course of their lives to achieve the enterprise. Many in their infancy and childhood are brought to the holy sites by their parents, but those who have not had this advantage will often make it the main object of their lives to save money enough for this holy undertaking. The pilgrims begin to arrive in Palestine some weeks before the Easter festival of the Greek Church. They come from Egypt, from all parts of Syria, from Armenia and Asia Minor, from Stamboul, from Roumelia, from the provinces of the Danube, and from all the Russias. Most of these people bring with them some articles of merchandise, but I myself believe (notwithstanding the common taunt against pilgrims) that they do this rather as a mode of paying the expenses of their journey, than from a spirit of mercenary speculation. They generally travel in families, for the women are of course more ardent than their husbands in
● Alexander William Kinglake. Portrait by Harriet M. Haviland (1863) undertaking these pious enterprises, seamen, but also by their endless and they take care to bring with them schemes and speculations, which are all their children, however young; for for ever tempting them to touch at the efficacy of the rites does not de- the nearest port. The voyage too must pend upon the age of the votary, so be made in winter, in order that that people whose careful mothers Jerusalem may be reached some have obtained for them the benefit weeks before the Greek Easter, and of the pilgrimage in early life, are thus by the time they attain to the saved from the expense and trouble holy shrines the pilgrims have really of undertaking the journey at a later and truly undergone a very respectage. The superior veneration so of- able quantity of suffering. I once saw ten excited by objects that are dis- one of these pious cargoes put ashore tant and unknown shows not perhaps on the coast of Cyprus, where they the wrongheadedness of a man, but had touched for the purpose of visitrather the transcendent power of his ing (not Paphos, but) some Christian imagination. However this may be, sanctuary. I never saw (no, never and whether it is by mere obstinacy even in the most horridly stuffy ballthat they poke their way through in- room) such a discomfortable collectervening distance, or whether they tion of human beings. Long huddled come by the winged strength of fancy, together in a pitching and rolling quite certainly the pilgrims who flock prison, fed on beans, exposed to to Palestine from the most remote some real danger and to terrors withhomes are the people most eager in out end, they had been tumbled about the enterprise, and in number too for many wintry weeks in the chopthey bear a very high proportion to ping seas of the Mediterranean. As the whole mass. soon as they landed they stood upon The great bulk of the pilgrims make the beach and chanted a hymn of their way by sea to the port of Jaffa. thanks; the chant was morne and A number of families will charter a doleful, but really the poor people vessel amongst them, all bringing were looking so miserable, that one their own provisions, which are of could not fairly expect from them the simplest and cheapest kind. On any lively outpouring of gratitude. board every vessel thus freighted When the pilgrims have landed at there is, I believe, a priest, who helps Jaffa they hire camels, horses, the people in their religious exer- mules, or donkeys, and make their cises, and tries (and fails) to main- way as well as they can to the Holy tain something like order and har- City. The space fronting the Church mony. The vessels employed in this of the Holy Sepulchre soon becomes service are usually Greek brigs or a kind of bazaar, or rather, perhaps, brigantines and schooners, and the reminds you of an English fair. On number of passengers stowed in this spot the pilgrims display their them is almost always horribly ex- merchandise, and there too the tradcessive. The voyages are sadly pro- ing residents of the place offer their tracted, not only by the land-seek- goods for sale. I have never, I think, ing, storm-flying habits of the Greek seen elsewhere in Asia so much com-
mercial animation as upon this square of ground by the church door; the “money-changers” seemed to be almost as brisk and lively as if they had been WITHIN the temple. When I entered the church I found a babel of worshippers. Greek, Roman, and Armenian priests were performing their different rites in various nooks and corners, and crowds of disciples were rushing about in all directions, some laughing and talking, some begging, but most of them going round in a regular and methodical way to kiss the sanctified spots, and speak the appointed syllables, and lay down the accustomed coin. If this kissing of the shrines had seemed as though it were done at the bidding of enthusiasm, or of any poor sentiment even feebly approaching to it, the sight would have been less odd to English eyes; but as it was, I stared to see grown men thus steadily and carefully embracing the sticks and the stones, not from love or from zeal (else God forbid that I should have stared!), but from a calm sense of duty; they seemed to be not “working out,” but TRANSACTING the great business of salvation. Dthemetri, however, who generally came with me when I went out, in order to do duty as interpreter, really had in him some enthusiasm. He was a zealous and almost fanatical member of the Greek Church, and had long since performed the pilgrimage, so now great indeed was the pride and delight with which he guided me from one holy spot to another. Every now and then, when he came to an unoccupied shrine, he fell down on his knees and performed devotion; he was almost distracted by the temptations that surrounded him; there were so many stones absolutely requiring to be kissed, that he rushed about happily puzzled and sweetly teased, like “Jack among the maidens.” A Protestant, familiar with the Holy Scriptures, but ignorant of tradition and the geography of modern Jerusalem, finds himself a good deal “mazed” when he first looks for the sacred sites. The Holy Sepulchre is not in a field without the walls, but in the midst, and in the best part of the town, under the roof of the great church which I have been talking about. It is a handsome tomb of oblong form, partly subterranean and partly above ground, and closed in on all sides except the one by which it is entered. You descend into the interior by a few steps, and there find an altar with burning tapers. This is the spot which is held in greater sanctity than any other at Jerusalem. When you have seen enough of it you feel perhaps weary of the busy crowd, and inclined for a gallop; you ask your dragoman whether there will be time before sunset to procure horses and take a ride to Mount Calvary. Mount Calvary, signor? — eccolo! it is UPSTAIRS— ON THE FIRST FLOOR. In effect you ascend, if I remember rightly, just thirteen steps, and then you are shown the now golden sockets in which the crosses of our Lord and the two thieves were fixed. All this is startling, but the truth is, that the city having gathered round the Sepulchre, which is the main point of interest, has crept northward, and thus in great measure are occasioned the many geographical surprises that puzzle the “Bible Christian.”
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre comprises very compendiously almost all the spots associated with the closing career of our Lord. Just there, on your right, He stood and wept; by the pillar, on your left, He was scourged; on the spot, just before you, He was crowned with the crown of thorns; up there He was crucified, and down here He was buried. A locality is assigned to every, the minutest, event connected with the recorded history of our Saviour; even the spot where the cock crew when Peter denied his Master is ascertained, and surrounded by the walls of an Armenian convent. Many Protestants are wont to treat these traditions contemptuously, and those who distinguish themselves from their brethren by the appellation of “Bible Christians” are almost fierce in their denunciation of these supposed errors. It is admitted, I believe, by everybody that the formal sanctification of these spots was the act of the Empress Helena, the mother of Constantine, but I think it is fair to suppose that she was guided by a careful regard to the then prevailing traditions. Now the nature of the ground upon which Jerusalem stands is such, that the localities belonging to the events there enacted might have been more easily, and permanently, ascertained by tradition than those of any city that I know of. Jerusalem, whether ancient or modern, was built upon and surrounded by sharp, salient rocks intersected by deep ravines. Up to the time of the siege Mount Calvary of course must have been well enough known to the people of Jerusalem; the destruction of the mere buildings could not have obliterated from any man’s memory the names of those steep rocks and narrow ravines in the midst of which the city had stood. It seems to me, therefore, highly probable that in fixing the site of Calvary the Empress was rightly guided. Recollect, too, that the voice of tradition at Jerusalem is quite unanimous, and that Romans, Greeks, Armenians, and Jews, all hating each other sincerely, concur in assigning the same localities to the events told in the Gospel. I concede, however, that the attempt of the Empress to ascertain the sites of the minor events cannot be safely relied upon. With respect, for instance, to the certainty of the spot where the cock crew, I am far from being convinced. Supposing that the Empress acted arbitrarily in fixing the holy sites, it would seem that she followed the Gospel of St. John, and that the geography sanctioned by her can be more easily reconciled with that history than with the accounts of the other Evangelists. The authority exercised by the Mussulman Government in relation to the holy sites is in one view somewhat humbling to the Christians, for it is almost as an arbitrator between the contending sects (this always, of course, for the sake of pecuniary advantage) that the Mussulman lends his contemptuous aid; he not only grants, but enforces toleration. All persons, of whatever religion, are allowed to go as they will into every part of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but in order to prevent indecent contests, and also from motives arising out of money payments, the Turkish Government assigns the peculiar care of each sacred spot to one of the ecclesiastic bodies.
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History From Previous Page Since this guardianship carries with it the receipt of the coins which the pilgrims leave upon the shrines, it is strenuously fought for by all the rival Churches, and the artifices of intrigue are busily exerted at Stamboul in order to procure the issue or revocation of the firmans by which the coveted privilege is granted. In this strife the Greek Church has of late years signally triumphed, and the most famous of the shrines are committed to the care of their priesthood. They possess the golden socket in which stood the cross of our Lord whilst the Latins are obliged to content themselves with the apertures in which were inserted the crosses of the two thieves. They are naturally discontented with that poor privilege, and sorrowfully look back to the days of their former glory — the days when Napoleon was Emperor, and Sebastiani ambassador at the Porte. It seems that the “citizen” sultan, old Louis Philippe, has done very little indeed for Holy Church in Palestine. Although the pilgrims perform their devotions at the several shrines with so little apparent enthusiasm, they are driven to the verge of madness by the miracle displayed before them on Easter Saturday. Then it is that the Heaven-sent fire issues from the Holy Sepulchre. The pilgrims all assemble in the great church, and already, long before the wonder is worked, they are wrought by anticipation of God’s sign, as well as by their struggles for room and breathing space, to a most frightful state of excitement. At length the chief priest of the Greeks, accompanied (of all people in the world) by the Turkish Governor, enters the tomb. After this, there is a long pause, and then suddenly from out of the small apertures on either side of the sepulchre there issue long, shining flames. The pilgrims now rush forward, madly struggling to light their tapers at the holy fire. This is the dangerous moment, and many lives are often lost. The year before that of my going to Jerusalem, Ibrahim Pasha, from some whim, or motive of policy, chose to witness the miracle. The vast church was of course thronged, as it always is on that awful day. It seems that the appearance of the fire was delayed for a very long time, and that the growing frenzy of the people was heightened by suspense. Many, too, had already sunk under the effect of the heat and the stifling atmosphere, when at last the fire flashed from the sepulchre. Then a terrible struggle ensued; many sunk and were crushed. Ibrahim had taken his station in one of the galleries, but now, feeling perhaps his brave blood warmed by the sight and sound of such strife, he took upon himself to quiet the people by his personal presence, and descended into the body of the church with only a few guards. He had forced his way into the midst of the dense crowd, when unhappily he fainted away; his guards shrieked out, and the event instantly became known.A body of soldiers recklessly forced their way through the crowd, trampling over every obstacle that they might save the life of their general. Nearly two hundred people were killed in the struggle. The following year, however, the Government took better measures for the prevention of these calamities. I was not present at the ceremony, having gone away from Jerusalem some time before, but I afterwards returned into Palestine, and I then learned that the day had passed off without any disturbance of a fatal kind. It is, however, almost too much to expect that so many ministers of peace can assemble
without finding some occasion for strife, and in that year a tribe of wild Bedouins became the subject of discord. These men, it seems, led an Arab life in some of the desert tracts bordering on the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, but were not connected with any of the great ruling tribes. Some whim or notion of policy had induced them to embrace Christianity; but they were grossly ignorant of the rudiments of their adopted faith, and having no priest with them in their desert, they had as little knowledge of religious ceremonies as of religion itself. They were not even capable of conducting themselves in a place of worship with ordinary decorum, but would interrupt the service with scandalous cries and warlike shouts. Such is the account the Latins give of them, but I have never heard the other side of the question. These wild fellows, notwithstanding their entire ignorance of all religion, are yet claimed by the Greeks, not only as proselytes who have embraced Christianity generally, but as converts to the particular doctrines and practice of their Church. The people thus alleged to have concurred in the great schism of the Eastern Empire are never, I believe, within the walls of a church, or even of any building at all, except upon this occasion of Easter; and as they then never fail to find a row of some kind going on by the side of the sepulchre, they fancy, it seems, that the ceremonies there enacted are funeral games of a martial character, held in honour of a deceased chieftain, and that a Christian festival is a peculiar kind of battle, fought between walls, and without cavalry. It does not appear, however, that these men are guilty of any ferocious acts, or that they attempt to commit depredations. The charge against them is merely that by their way of applauding the performance, by their horrible cries and frightful gestures, they destroy the solemnity of divine service, and upon this ground the Franciscans obtained a firman for the exclusion of such tumultuous worshippers. The Greeks, however, did not choose to lose the aid of their wild converts merely because they were a little backward in their religious education, and they therefore persuaded them to defy the firman by entering the city en masse and overawing their enemies. The Franciscans, as well as the Government authorities, were obliged to give way, and the Arabs triumphantly marched into the church. The festival, however, must have seemed to them rather flat, for although there may have been some “casualties” in the way of eyes black and noses bloody, and women “missing,” there was no return of “killed.” Formerly the Latin Catholics concurred in acknowledging (but not, I hope, in working) the annual miracle of the heavenly fire, but they have for many years withdrawn their countenance from this exhibition, and they now repudiate it as a trick of the Greek Church. Thus of course the violence of feeling with which the rival Churches meet at the Holy Sepulchre on Easter Saturday is greatly increased, and a disturbance of some kind is certain. In the year I speak of, though no lives were lost, there was, as it seems, a tough struggle in the church. I was amused at hearing of a taunt that was thrown that day upon an English traveller. He had taken his station in a convenient part of the church, and was no doubt displaying that peculiar air of serenity and gratification with which an English gentleman usually looks on at a row, when one of the Franciscans came by, all reeking from the fight, and was so
disgusted at the coolness and placid contentment of the Englishman (who was a guest at the convent), that he forgot his monkish humility as well as the duties of hospitality, and plainly said, “You sleep under our roof, you eat our bread, you drink our wine, and then when Easter Saturday comes you don’t fight for us!” Yet these rival Churches go on quietly enough till their blood is up. The terms on which they live remind one of the peculiar relation subsisting at Cambridge between “town and gown.” These contests and disturbances certainly do not originate with the laypilgrims, the great body of whom are, as I believe, quiet and inoffensive people. It is true, however, that their pious enterprise is believed by them to operate as a counterpoise for a multitude of sins, whether past or future, and perhaps they exert themselves in after life to restore the balance of good and evil. The Turks have a maxim which, like most cynical apophthegms, carries with it the buzzing trumpet of falsehood as well as the small, fine “sting of truth.” “If your friend has made the pilgrimage once, distrust him; if he has made the pilgrimage twice, cut him dead!” The caution is said to be as applicable to the visitants of Jerusalem as to those of Mecca, but I cannot help believing that the frailties of all the hadjis, 28 whether Christian or Mahometan, are greatly exaggerated. I certainly regarded the pilgrims to Palestine as a well-disposed orderly body of people, not strongly enthusiastic, but desirous to comply with the ordinances of their religion, and to attain the great end of salvation as quietly and economically as possible. When the solemnities of Easter are concluded the pilgrims move off in a body to complete their good work by visiting the sacred scenes in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, including the wilderness of John the Baptist, Bethlehem, and above all, the Jordan, for to bathe in those sacred waters is one of the chief objects of the expedition. All the pilgrims — men, women, and children — are submerged en chemise, and the saturated linen is carefully wrapped up and preserved as a burial-dress that shall enure for salvation in the realms of death. I saw the burial of a pilgrim. He was a Greek, miserably poor, and very old; he had just crawled into the Holy City, and had reached at once the goal of his pious journey and the end of his sufferings upon earth. There was no coffin nor wrapper, and as I looked full upon the face of the dead I saw how deeply it was rutted with the ruts of age and misery. The priest, strong and portly, fresh, fat, and alive with the life of the animal kingdom, unpaid, or ill paid for his work, would scarcely deign to mutter out his forms, but out impatiently, “Yalla! Goor!” (Come! look sharp!), and then the dead Greek was seized. His limbs yielded inertly to the rude men that handled them, and down he went into his grave, so roughly bundled in that his neck was twisted by the fall, so twisted, that if the sharp malady of life were still upon him the old man would have shrieked and groaned, and the lines of his face would have quivered with pain. The lines of his face were not moved, and the old man lay still and heedless, so well cured of that tedious life-ache, that nothing could hurt him now. His clay was ITSELF AGAIN— cool, firm, and tough. The pilgrim had found great rest. I threw the accustomed handful of the holy soil upon his patient face, and then, and in less than
a minute, the earth closed coldly round him. hurried over the words with shocking haste. Presently he called I did not say “alas!” (nobody ever does that I know of, though the word is so frequently written). I thought the old man had got rather well out of the scrape of being alive, and poor. The destruction of the mere buildings in such a place as Jerusalem would not involve the permanent dispersion of the inhabitants, for the rocky neighbourhood in which the town is situate abounds in caves, which would give an easy refuge to the people until they gained an opportunity of rebuilding their dwellings; therefore I could not help looking upon the Jews of Jerusalem as being in some sort the representatives, if not the actual descendants, of the rascals who crucified our Saviour. Supposing this to be the case, I felt that there would be some interest in knowing how the events of the Gospel history were regarded by the Israelites of modern Jerusalem. The result of my inquiry upon this subject was, so far as it went, entirely favourable to the truth of Christianity. I understood that THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MIRACLES WAS NOT DOUBTED BY ANY OF THE JEWS IN THE PLACE. All of them concurred in attributing the works of our Lord to the influence of magic, but they were divided as to the species of enchantment from which the power proceeded. The great mass of the Jewish people believe, I fancy, that the miracles had been wrought by aid of the powers of darkness, but many, and those the more enlightened, would call Jesus “the good Magician.” To Europeans repudiating the notion of all magic, good or bad, the opinion of the Jews as to the agency by which the miracles were worked is a matter of no importance; but the circumstance of their admitting that those miracles WERE IN FACT PERFORMED, is certainly curious, and perhaps not quite immaterial. If you stay in the Holy City long enough to fall into anything like regular habits of amusement and occupation, and to become, in short, for the time “a man about town” at Jerusalem, you will necessarily lose the enthusiasm which you may have felt when you trod the sacred soil for the first time, and it will then seem almost strange to you to find yourself so entirely surrounded in all your daily pursuits by the designs and sounds of religion. Your hotel is a monastery, your rooms are cells, the landlord is a stately abbot, and the waiters are hooded monks. If you walk out of the town you find yourself on the Mount of Olives, or in the Valley of Jehoshaphat, or on the Hill of Evil Counsel. If you mount your horse and extend your rambles you will be guided to the wilderness of St. John, or the birthplace of our Saviour. Your club is the great Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where everybody meets everybody every day. If you lounge through the town, your Bond Street is the Via Dolorosa, and the object of your hopeless affections is some maid or matron all forlorn, and sadly shrouded in her pilgrim’s robe. If you would hear music, it must be the chanting of friars; if you look at pictures, you see virgins with misfore-shortened arms, or devils out of drawing, or angels tumbling up the skies in impious perspective. If you would make any purchases, you must go again to the church doors, and when you inquire for the manufactures of the place, you find that they consist of double-blessed beads and sanctified shells. These last are the favourite tokens which the pil-
grims carry off with them. The shell is graven, or rather scratched, on the white side with a rude drawing of the Blessed Virgin or of the Crucifixion or some other scriptural subject. Having passed this stage it goes into the hands of a priest. By him it is subjected to some process for rendering it efficacious against the schemes of our ghostly enemy. The manufacture is then complete, and is deemed to be fit for use. The village of Bethlehem lies prettily couched on the slope of a hill. The sanctuary is a subterranean grotto, and is committed to the jointguardianship of the Romans, Greeks, and Armenians, who vie with each other in adorning it. Beneath an altar gorgeously decorated, and lit with everlasting fires, there stands the low slab of stone which marks the holy site of the Nativity; and near to this is a hollow scooped out of the living rock. Here the infant Jesus was laid. Near the spot of the Nativity is the rock against which the Blessed Virgin was leaning when she presented her babe to the adoring shepherds. Many of those Protestants who are accustomed to despise tradition consider that this sanctuary is altogether unscriptural, that a grotto is not a stable, and that mangers are made of wood. It is perfectly true, however, that the many grottos and caves which are found among the rocks of Judea were formerly used for the reception of cattle. They are so used at this day. I have myself seen grottos appropriated to this purpose. You know what a sad and sombre decorum it is that outwardly reigns through the lands oppressed by Moslem sway. The Mahometans make beauty their prisoner, and enforce such a stern and gloomy morality, or at all events, such a frightfully close semblance of it, that far and long the wearied traveller may go without catching one glimpse of outward happiness. By a strange chance in these latter days it happened that, alone of all the places in the land, this Bethlehem, the native village of our Lord, escaped the moral yoke of the Mussulmans, and heard again, after ages of dull oppression, the cheering clatter of social freedom, and the voices of laughing girls. It was after an insurrection, which had been raised against the authority of Mehemet Ali, that Bethlehem was freed from the hateful laws of Asiatic decorum. The Mussulmans of the village had taken an active part in the movement, and when Ibrahim had quelled it, his wrath was still so hot, that he put to death every one of the few Mahometans of Bethlehem who had not already fled. The effect produced upon the Christian inhabitants by the sudden removal of this restraint was immense. The village smiled once more. It is true that such sweet freedom could not long endure. Even if the population of the place should continue to be entirely Christian, the sad decorum of the Mussulmans, or rather of the Asiatics, would sooner or later be restored by the force of opinion and custom. But for a while the sunshine would last, and when I was at Bethlehem, though long after the flight of the Mussulmans, the cloud of Moslem propriety had not yet come back to cast its cold shadow upon life. When you reach that gladsome village, pray Heaven there still may be heard there the voice of free, innocent girls. It will sound so dearly welcome! To Be Continued Next Issue
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Lake Eildon Houseboat Industry grows ■ Mike Dalmau has delivered the President’s Report for the Lake Eildon Houseboat Industry Association. “When you reflect back over the previous 12 months it becomes clear a lot has happened and many things have been achieved by LEHIA on behalf of its members. “Back in January we were involved with meetings regarding the future of GWTSon Houseboats with Jacobs Consulting. “LEHIA made submissions to this Review on behalf of its members. “When the report was handed down a lot of what LEHIA had been advocating for was included in this document. “LEHIA then made a submission to DELWPon this report. “Significantly, LEHIA then facilitated a joint letter of all Marinas on the Lake to the Minister for Water on this issue. “The first time all organisations had come together to sign a joint letter. The response from the Minister, via her department, has been encouraging and the views of LEHIA have been respected. We look forward to further outcomes. “In what has been a long-standing project of LEHIA to advocate for improved infrastructure to move houseboats of all sizes from the Lake Eildon Marina Ramp to the Lake Eildon Services Yard resulted in a visit by Jaala Pulford , Minister for Regional Development, earlier this year. “This resulted in the Minister returning in early October to make an announcement of funding to see this important infrastructure happen. “It was a pleasure to represent LEHIA and to thank the Minister for her strong support. “Minister Pulford announced the Floating City grant of $500,000 through Regional Development Victoria, together with $175,000 from Goulburn Murray Water; $50,000 from Murrindindi Shire Council and $50,000 from the Houseboat Industry through LEHIA. Thank you Minister. “This Floating City grant will enable a significant powerline to be placed underground and an upgrade to the road exit from the Lake Eildon Marina Launching Ramp. “This project will do four things: ■ Ensure a far safer work environment for all the people working on the houseboats. ■ Allow the more productive use of time with more work being undertaken at the factories and less work on the Lake with the cost advantages of this to houseboat owners. ■ Increase the competitive advantage of the local houseboat industry businesses; to encourage the Cluster Development advantages; to grow the industry and jobs here at Eildon. ■ This grant will help create the positive environment for confidence for more Investment in this Industrial area with more new factories and the resultant local jobs. “A special thank you for the work behind the scenes to enable this Floating City grant go to Stuart McConnell at Murrindindi Shire Council; Kim Chadband at RDV; Luke McNamara at GMW and the LEHIA Executive. “It just shows when there is collaboration and respect great things can be achieved to deliver local jobs. “After meetings with
Murrindindi Shire the works are expected to commence early next year. “The grant was not dependent on the Victorian State Election. “This Floating City grant has been the first that I can remember specifically for the houseboat industry (upgrades to the Point Worner Pumping Station have been paid for from Houseboat Fees). “This grant is different to recreational boating grants. It is significant that Government of both sides and the different levels of Government now appreciate the importance of the houseboat industry and the local jobs it provides. “It does demonstrate when you have an industry that maybe in competition with each other, but with ethics, you work together, you can achieve results where everyone wins. “Associated with the Infrastructure Grant, LEHIA applied to the Murrindindi Shire Council for a Innovation Program Grant to remove the Powerlines Section of the Infrastructure Grant. “LEHIA was successful with this application and the outcome was this was to be rolled into and part of the Infrastructure Grant Project. “We thank Murrindindi Shire Council for their support. “LEHIA also facilitated a photo shoot of houseboats on Lake Eildon with Murrindindi Shire Council. “This updated photography in their library to promote Lake Eildon and ensuring the houseboat industry is promoted. “Thanks to LEHIA member, Status Luxury Houseboats, in providing the houseboat for the photo shoot. “An issue arose with the removal of some of the bulk garbage bins assigned for domestic garbage for houseboats, before a long weekend. “These actions by GMW staff raised significant concern with affected members. “As some members are lessees of GMW they were uncomfortable in how to handle this situation. “As a result of this feedback, LEHIA took a leadership advocacy role and the LEHIA Executive wrote a letter to the relevant Ministers. “There is now a process in place
to work with the Marinas to find solutions to this issue. “During the year, LEHIA’s relationship with the State’s peak recreational boating body, BIA Vic, has continued to strengthen. “Steve Walker took over the role of CEO and an old friend returned in Ben Scullin. “The BIA Vic has supported initiatives of LEHIA as well as advocating for the whole industry with the recent very successful Ramp Rage campaign. “At a visit by BIA Vic, Steve and Ben, the issue of acquiring qualified staff and training staff was raised. “From meetings LEHIA representatives have had with people in the training industry at Lake Eildon, we were able to provide contacts to BIA Vic. “BIA Vic is now working with training organisations to help find solutions for the boating industry and our area. “One of the issues confronting the local houseboat industry is the availability of new houseboat licences. “This issue was raised with Minister Pulford and her advisor and the positive response was this issue should be considered as part of the “Activating Lake Eildon Project”. “LEHIA will continue to provide input into this extremely important project. The “Activating Lake Eildon Project” will be most important to the future of recreation at Lake Eildon and the potential it has to create many local jobs in a regional area that desperately needs them. “The success of the houseboat industry in providing local jobs and significant private investment has highlighted the opportunities available in this area. “The new Goulburn River Valley Tourism (GRVT) Destination Management Plan makes specific recommendations for Lake Eildon waterfront development. “This document feeds into the “Activating Lake Eildon Project”. “As a result of advocacy Lake Eildon is certainly on the radar with the Regional Tourism Body for this area. We thank GRVT for their support. “LEHIA is a member of
Murrindindi Inc and being part of this group has permitted LEHIA to have a voice with significant decision makers at Local Government and State Government level. “Further Murrindindi Inc has provided workshops and networking events to assist our member businesses. “It has been pleasing to see some members take advantage of these opportunities and attend some of these events. “The Murrindindi Shire Council is undertaking a review of its Tourism and Events Plan. “LEHIA is providing input to ensure the needs of the houseboat industry are considered as part of this Plan. “Members of LEHIA sit on the GMW Lake Eildon Land and On Water Management Plan Implementation Group. “Outcomes from this work recently have seen commitments to upgrades at three launching ramps on Lake Eildon. “Any issues confronting the houseboat industry are given a hearing at these important meetings. “GMW is a major player in the management of recreation on Lake Eildon. “The Victorian State Government policy of recognising the recreational value of waterways without impinging on or affecting water rights is significant. “The led to changes to the GMW Strategic Plan where one item in this Plan now states GMW will embrace recreation. “Also, the Minister for Water, Minister Neville, instigated the Strategic Advisory Panel Review of GMW. “This Review came up with 30 recommendations which were adopted by the Board of GMW. “This Review called for four separate distinct Business Units within GMW. One of these was for NonCore Business which effectively covers recreation. “LEHIA is very supportive of this SAP Review recommendations and looks forward to this being fully implemented.
“Interestingly after the recent Victorian State Election, Minister Neville is still the Minister for Water and she instigated this Review. “The state of the houseboat industry at Lake Eildon has never been better with now five significant houseboat businesses building and maintaining houseboats and a number of new smaller businesses all being kept busy. “The houseboatindustry is not all about the new larger houseboats, but they have been significant in revitalising the industry. “From my estimate we are getting very close to seeing 30 new large houseboats coming onto the Lake with many forward orders for next year and beyond. “This equates to around $40 million in private investment in new houseboats alone since the introduction of the new permitted sizes. This is significant in a rural area. “Then we can add on the investment in infrastructure like new marinas, etc. This figure does not take into account all the work on extensions, refurbishment and maintenance of existing houseboats. These works have been extensive as well. “Lake Eildon is currently at around 58 per cent of capacity or 3½ Sydney Harbours. “Worst case scenario for end of Irrigation Season in the middle of May 2019 is low 40 per cent or around 2½ Sydney Harbours. “From a recreation perspective we do not have a water supply problem, we might have access issues from time to time and technology can assist in overcoming them. Keep talking positively about the Lake. “During the year we engaged Teena Wait to provide admin support services. After coming to terms with the idiosyncrasies of the industry Teena has provided great support to LEHIA. Thanks Teena. “In concluding this report, the Lake Eildon Houseboat Industry is vibrant and thriving. It has never been busier. New local small businesses have commenced this year. “The industry is providing jobs. It is on the radar of decision makers and influencers at all levels of Government, be they politicians or bureaucrats. “Why is it so? It is because we are working together as an industry with a collective positive voice and we are producing jobs, jobs and more jobs. “It is extremely important that we as an Industry never forget that simple message. “Sometimes, it is important that older members remind some of the new players what it was like some eight years ago and they are benefiting from a lot of hard work that has been put in by the industry under the umbrella of LEHIA over these years. “As President of LEHIA I would like to thank the members for their support and more importantly the members of the Executive for their counsel, wisdom and advice. “We look forward to another exciting year for the houseboat industry and Lake Eildon in 2019. “Remember our motto is ‘we respect we are in competition with each other and at times we may have differences but working together we all win and this is evidenced by the houseboat industry having never been busier,” Mr Dalmau said.
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SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD A-GRADE
■ Results. Round 9. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. Kilmore 215 S Topham 79 M Rose 47 J Walton 30 B Tarran 7/54 C Armstrong 2/41 v Yea Tigers. Avenel 3/30 A Dundon 3/12 drew Tallarook 124 L Irving 42 M Lawrence 4/34 KD Hippisley 3/18 RM Brown 2/19. Broadford 7/136 TJ Dunne 36 A Wood 26 EW Mills 25 F Lewis 3/26 D Bergowicz 2/9 def Eastern Hill 83 S Hanley 51 J Connell 5/33 N Woods 2/24.
B-GRADE
■ Results. Round 11. Saturday, December 15. Eastern Hill v Royals. Alexandra v Avenel. Tallarook v Pyalong. Yea Tigers v Broadford. Seymour v Kilmore.
C-GRADE
■ Results. Round 10. Saturday, December 15. Broadford Black 1/7 drew Seymour. Pyalong v Kilmore. Eastern Hill v Puckapunyal Nomads. Alexandra v Puckapunyal Wanderers. Royals v Broadford Red.
UNDER 14
■ Results. Round 10. Saturday, December 15. Kilmore Blue v Alexandra. Eastern Hill v Kilmore White. Broadford v Avenel.
DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD BARCLAY SHIELD
■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. Macleod 9/181 R Wise 81 R Siede 4/22 T Taylor 2/20 drew Montmorency 9/189(cc) J Taylor 61 D Leahy 28 R Shaman 28 D Falcke 3/23 R Brandt 2/32. Plenty 251 G Zull 64 JA Sacchetta 44 DL Connelley 37 D Cocking 29 K Peters 29 N Carlton 3/35 S Dunbar 2/25 S Shelton 2/43 J Wolczko 2/58drew Rosanna. Lower Eltham 137 A Hone 36 J Curtis 31 A Villani 6/32 TJ Knox 2/38 drew Riverside 2/19 L Burgoyne 2/7. Diamond Creek 3/247(cc) TN McLean 114* J Adams 43* C Dean 32 drew Epping. Bundoora 8/205(cc) N Sharma 81 MB Kodamullage 35 JC Young 2/28 LS Anderson 2/50 ATsapatsaris 2/55 def North Eltham Wanderers 69 N McGovern 27 N Sharma 5/17 H Pal 2/8 J Kaminski 2/14.
MONEY SHIELD
■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. Mill Park 101 J Lyon 45 J Henkel 5/18 NM Rowe 3/27 and 2/63 L Castle 33* J Lyon 26 J Henkel 2/20 def by Lower Plenty 5/314(dec) J Henkel 93* NJ Gardiner 81 D Fielding 76 H Castle 2/65 D Yakupiti 2/73. Mernda 8/113 DB McAuley 28* D Earp 27 P Higgins 3/31 JW Scott 2/22 J Steele 2/31 drew Lalor Stars 8/ 298(cc) J Steele 75 R Mittica 66* S Kemp 56 W Dow 46 D Earp 5/81 ME Komen 2/66. Eltham 0/56 G Turner 30* drew Banyule 187 AS Clapton 73 DA Campbell 38 L Wilson 5/35 G Turner 2/30 LB Waldron 2/64. Heidelberg 134 B Nihill 44 H Frazer 42 SC Barnett 4/44 M Zealley 2/27 def by Bundoora United 0/135 M Ross 68* C Cogan 66*. Greensborough 153 MJ Lower 44 S Salpigtidis 34 UJ Ranasinghe 5/43 RD Thomas 4/28 def by Old Paradians 4/156 JD Berthet 51 H Samarasinghe 47 M Crawford 2/40.
MASH SHIELD
■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. South Morang 9/134 SJ Bathman 51 SM Fitzgerald 3/32 R Hobbs 3/38 R Ford 2/25 def by Panton Hill 9/182(cc) M Selleck 32 A McCrabb 29 J Barton 26 KS Heckmann 3/16 R Bonnici 3/55 M Jones 2/39. Thomastown United 57 SR Velagala 5/10 A Cooper 3/3 J Turner 2/19 def by Research Eltham Collegians 5/171 B Timewell 83* SJ Malone 55* N Singh 3/21 S Apostola 2/19. Laurimar 3/185(dec) J Zerella 47 RJ Boddy 46* AJ Nicholls 39* AN Williams 37 YA De Silva 2/29 and 1/7 def Whittlesea 134 C Baker 37 JA Jerabek 25 JD Deans-Draper
DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD 3/38 S Mitchell 2/37 C Marienfeld 2/42 and 57 S Mitchell 5/28 JD Deans-Draper 4/27. Hurstbridge 279 K Edussooriya 109 J McCarthy 43 S Wijesiri 38 JR Lovett 26 K Nawagamuwa 5/54 SS Kethbevilage 2/16 drew Thomastown. 8/118 K Nawagamuwa 37 D Sadowy 3/21 M Berry 2/7.
B-GRADE
■ Results. Round 7. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. Montmorency 1/21 drew Bundoora 218 NC Kiriwendala 60 N Caracella 48 C Dunning 41 C Jones 40 C Daw 3/39 L Snelson 2/29 M Rodger 2/37. Riverside 252 S Edward 69 M Brooker 53 B Jurkovic 48* R Gleeson 26 D Bainbridge 4/67 A Ward 3/47 drew Mernda 1/ 30. Epping 157 G Stevanov 75 LK Sewell 4/32 BJ Shallard 3/26 A McCormick 2/35 def by Diamond Creek 195 H Smith 88 JT Watson 30 G Stevanov 5/35 A Fletcher 2/25 R Sequeira 2/41. Rosanna 277 J Langford 100* D Spokes 70 MW Jackson 37 R O'Sullivan 28 T McKinlay 6/90 drew Macleod 0/63 L O'Leary 30*.
C-GRADE
■ Results. Round 7. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. Lalor Stars 7/292(cc) M Marshall 113* C Higgins 76* J Gammino 35 J Abbas 27 T Balcombe 4/97 D Gattuso 2/84 drew Heidelberg. Bundoora United 0/27 drew Mill Park 9/ 249(cc) J Jhala 53 A Mangrolia 49 M Zivanovic 32 R Knee 30 BJ Giarrusso 2/60 S Peat 2/70. North Eltham Wanderers 1/15 drew Eltham 211 K Sheehan 60 T Centorino 2/5 C Mackay 2/23 R O'Donnell 2/39. Old Paradians 101 DT McGinty 36 S Cullen 5/12 C McEvoy 2/10 def by Plenty 7/240(cc) SR Daly 96* S Cullen 50 RJ Mifsud 3/50 BP Campbell 2/81.
D-GRADE
■ Results. Round 7. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. Lower Plenty 0/43 drew Riverside 9/ 288(cc) KJ Mahony 62 H Ellks 61 A Merrifield 44 J Dhillon 37 KD Pike 3/47 W Addison 3/67 J Meekins 2/51. Research Eltham Collegians drew North Eltham Wanderers 88 J Corbin 30 B Jones 5/11 C Blewett 5/26. Banyule 2/32 T Folvig 2/14 drew Greensborough 158 JL Marenos 40 C Kalogiannis 26 TD Elmer 2/11 JC Mahar 2/13 JN Wilson 2/32 SR Place 2/33 OA McGillion 2/39. Hurstbridge 9/126(dec) E Dixon 38 N Lambert 2/3 K Richards 2/46 def by Lower Eltham 7/129 J Caldarelli 35 J Whitcher 34 M Ward 3/43 E Dixon 3/47.
E-GRADE
■ Results. Round 7. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. Banyule 175 SM Pinner 40 SJ Veal 27 J Carruthers 5/52 JD Hodgskiss 2/14 B Eastaway 2/24 def by Laurimar Cricket Club 189 J Hadjiloukas 41 J Kendall 37 JD Hodgskiss 26 PJ Barnes 2/21 SJ Veal 2/22 PA Davis 2/32 MW Johnson 2/32. Thomastown 120 C Mamidanna 51 G Greenough 4/15 AL Davies 4/30 def by Mernda 2/123 S Sivagnanasundram 51 S Singh 49. Panton Hill 195 J Harding 41 J Loudovaris 30 M Doyle 4/31 C Bragg 3/23 TE Money 2/49 drew Riverside 2/77 M Doyle 41. Montmorency 1/37 drew Thomastown United 228 G Patterson 75 G Steinmann 36 S Lucca 28 S Mitreski 27* RJ Cotterill 3/30 FJ Pendlebury 2/51 S O'Brien 2/64.
F1-GRADE
■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, December 8 and 15. Diamond Creek 9/205(cc) I Rutt Acc 64 JM Stephen 57 S Woolcock 4/26 D Tropea 3/30 drew South Morang. Bundoora 8/308(dec) D Meehan 81 C Wills 50* D Mills 38 AJ White 31 R Nair 31 T Ciarlo 3/68 D Love 3/72 drew Macleod 6/120 D Love 47 D Meehan 2/26. Old Paradians 4/279(dec) S Panchal 90* NM McGinty 78* DS Leslie 32 N James 29 C Stevens 3/53 def Heidelberg 89 H Woodhouse 39 N Kandathil 4/8 N James 3/8 and 81 B Grindal 28. Rosanna 95 DC Marsh 28 HT Sparks 4/12 D Knight 3/17 J McEntee 2/8 def by Eltham 8/202(cc) L Rushton-McCoach 56 JC Kammerhofer 28 D Knight 25 J Potenza 3/23 DC Marsh 3/24 M Van Poeteren 2/31.
DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD F2-GRADE
YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT
wonderful hospitality from the locals. Winner by one point was Alan Pell (13) with 32 points ■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, December 8 from Greg Clements (16) and Michael Spagnolo and 15. North Eltham Wanderers drew Mill Park (8). 3/314(cc) B Harris 141* T Johnson 101 RM The men are playing at Heathcote GC on Gaylard 31 A Dave 26 BATemple 2/25. Rosanna Thursday this week for their Christmas golf. 8/131(cc) C York 29 J Vasilev 5/36 P Grech 2/ - Alan Pell 10 def byLalor Stars 6/262(cc) J Vasilev 87 B Carroll 59 L Marshall 29 L Miranda 27 N Prince NORTHERN METRO 2/47. Whittlesea 0/50 drew Lower Plenty 3/ 245(cc) B Sims 117* JB O'Connor 44 D MANION SHIELD Arrowsmith 32*. Riverside 1/45 drew L o w e r SCOREBOARD Eltham 9/231(dec) W Richards 90 M Williamson 49 CD Drake 5/29 A Poloniato 2/60. ■ Results. Round 6. Saturday, December 15. F3-GRADE Strathewen 3rd XI def by Rivergum 4th XI. ■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, December 8 Preston YCW District 3rd XI 0/61 drew Kinglake. and 15. Bundoora United 3/117 P Rawady 63* Reservoir Mayston 2nd XI def Lalor Warriors CW Rathnayake 2/32 def Old Paradians 113 2nd XI. AM Suraweera 30 C Webb 4/11 M Busse 4/53 CENTRAL DIVISION I Jinadasa 2/31. Mernda 62 K Marshall 26 T Fletcher 5/10 P Ratnakumar 2/13 and 102 P BOWLS Ratnakumar 3/13 N Bagai 3/15 def byEpping SCOREBOARD 1/67(dec) N Xavier 28* and 2/95 R Fletcher 51* AJ Xavier 30. Plenty 128 C Guy 3/27 DS Ramsey 2/19 CJ Merrett 2/27 def by Diamond MIDWEEK Creek 2/135 TT Bedurke 64 A Pendry 34*. ■ Results. Round 8. Tuesday, December 11. Banyule 1/141(dec) AR Brown 54* GF Melton Eildon 70, 14 d Alexandra 65, 2. Eildon: Steve 50* and 1/20 def Thomastown United 112 J Matcham 28, 2. Steven Hall 23, 2. Lenonado Main 29 AD Howell 4/18 LG Russell 2/5 and Di-Bella 19, 0. Match Total 70, 4. Side Points 48 C Lennox 4/12. 10. Totals 70, 14. Alexandra: Robert Benghamy G1-GRADE 21, 0. Greg Gilmore 21, 0. Neil Rieschieck 23, ■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, December 8 2. Totals 65, 2. Kilmore 59, 12 d Wallan 57, 4. and 15. South Morang 6/233(dec) D Luke 72 D Wallan: William Hanna 20, 0. Kevin Mayberry Bathman 49 J Hoar 32 GS Rai 2/42 M Schlenzka 22, 2. John Reimann 17, 0. Match Total 59, 2. 2/66 def Thomastown 125 P Richardson 31 J Side Points 10. Totals 59, 12. Wallan: Paul WarCugnetto 25* D Luke 3/29 P Philp 2/25. Mont- ren 21, 2. Stephen Duncan 12, 0. Peter Glass morency 9/380(cc) C Snelson 180 S Siede 75 M 24, 2. Totals 57, 4. Seymour 0, 8 v Seymour Siede 44 D Snelson 28 D Jenkins 3/94 D VRI 0, 8. Yea 0, 8 v Broadford 0, 8. Palladino 2/42 C Head 2/51 drew Laurimar 2/66 SAT. DIVISION 1 D Williams 34. Lalor Stars 9/229(cc) B Watson ■ Results. Round 10. Saturday, December 15. 57 C Darmody 50 J Brown 3/71 A Cunningham Alexandra: Bye. Kilmore 71, 12 d Wallan 59, 2/22 R Young 2/27 drew Research Eltham Col- 4. Kilmore: David Taffe 18, 0. Kenneth Campbell legians. Macleod 54 E MacPherson 4/4 A Hay 34, 2. Peter Wood 34, 2. Match Total 71, 2. Side 2/4 PN Jory 2/24 def by Diamond Creek 9/ Points 10. Totals 71, 12. Wallan: Mark Sims 21, 245(dec) C Gleeson 55 SA Hay 52 G Shallard 2. Paul Delnegro 20, 2. Peggy Bell 18, 0. Totals 45 S MacPherson 34 N Kovac 3/79 F Ellis 2/18 59, 4. SeymourVRI 75, 14 d Seymour. Seymour N Kramer 2/48. VRI: Moreno Puppa 32, 2. Peter Stevens 19, 0. G2-GRADE Ian Cahill 24, 2. Match Total 75, 4. Side Points ■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, December 8 10. Totals 75, 14. Seymour: Jim Stephen 14, 0. and 15. Laurimar Black 7/162 M Stoneham 50 Dorothy Malin 20,2. Greg Quillinan 22, 0. ToD Fox 40 AA Elward 3/40 E Michael 2/31 def tals 56, 2. Broadford 15, 16 d Yea -15, 0 FA. Diamond Creek 157 W Jones 62 P Ritchie 31 S SAT. DIVISION 2 Whitehead 4/24 D Fox 3/23. Greensborough 9/ ■ Results. Round 10. Saturday, December 15. 276(cc) L Davies 48* A Middleton 46 N Hewage Broadford 66, 14 d Seymour 55, 2. Broadford: 41 J Aird 27 S Rana 4/55 N Bharti 2/43 def Denise Hogan 29, 2. Pamela Duerkop 14, 0. Ian Laurimar Teal 163 R Joon 60 N Bharti 25 T Mumford 23, 2. Match Total 66, 4. Side Points Hawking 3/43 L Davies 2/32. Riverside 6/122 C 10. Totals 66, 14. Seymour: Margaret Locke 10, Sullivan 29 LA Robertson 3/17 JW Mash 2/8 0. Ian Eochfuss 23, 2. Donald Lawton 22, 0. def Lower Plenty 101 A Pershin 5/18 M Coates Totals 55, 2. Kilmore 81, 16 d Eildon 68, 0. 2/15 C Sullivan 2/17. Lower Eltham 4/24 drew Kilmore: Kevin Mayberry 29, 2. Joan grindaly Epping 219 P Kang 52* A Sharma 37 J Musgrove 26, 2. Daniel Brown 26, 2. Match Total 81, 6. 31 T Kunelius 27 X Rimmer 5/39 H Collis 2/42 Side Points 10. Totals 81, 16. Eildon: Steve L Agius 2/93. Matcham 28, 0. Sharon Hall 15, 0. Rodney McGowan 25, 0. Totals 68, 0. Wallan 79, 16 d YEA Yea 61, 0. Wallan: Peter Glass 22, 2. Brian Smethurst 30, 2. Barry Lingham 27, 2. Match GOLF CLUB Total 79, 6. Side Points 10. Totals 79, 16. Yea: REPORT Team 1 21,0. Team 2 16, 0. Team 3 24, 0. Totals 61, 0. SeymourVRI 84, 15 d Alexandra 55, 1. Seymour VRI: Mario Furletti 30, 2. Joseph G2-GRADE ■ Wednesday saw the Gender Competition put Purcell 23, 1. William Dawe 31, 2. Match Total aside as seven teams contested a Three-Person 84, 5. Side Points 10. Totals 84, 15. Alexandra: Ambrose for the Christmas Breakup at Yea Margaret Legge 17, 0. Robert Benghamy 23, 1. Terence Livy 15, 0. Totals 55, 1. Golf Club. Winners with 72 off the stick were Bob Glenister, Russell Wealands and Margie Wright Thanks to all with nett 61 5/6 and second were Alan Pell, Di Sports Club contributors Holdsworth and Jan Wealands with 74 off the ■ This is the final issue of The Local Paper stick, nett 63. Kris Kringle and a lovely lunch for 2018. Our first issue for 2019 will be pubfollowed the golf. lished on Wednesday, February 6. Our office Saturday saw the club travel to Strathbogie is now closed for the summer break, and will GC for golf as Yea was supposed to have races. re-open at 9am on Tuesday, January 29. 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