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Drop in migration to region

A WHIZ IN THE KITCHEN BRIGHT Brewery’s apprentice chef Tayah Jack has won a silver medal in Victoria’s Aus Tafe Commercial Cooking Championships. Full story page 7.

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Towns get bigger

By BRODIE EVERIST MT BEAUTY and Bright’s populations are growing faster than the Australian average, according to the latest Census.

Bright’s population has increased by 8.9 per cent, or 214 people, to 2620, while Mt Beauty’s population has grown by 10.4 per cent (86 people) to 910 since 2016.

This is above the Australian average of 8.6 per cent population growth since 2016, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The latest data reveals

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But in Mt Beauty and Bright, Boomers remain the most populous generation by far, with 29.2 per cent of Bright residents and 31.2 per cent of Mt Beauty residents aged between 55 and 74.

Meanwhile, Millennials only make up 15 and 16 percent of Bright and Mt

Beauty residents, respectively.

Over a quarter of tenants are experiencing rental stress in both towns - 26 per cent of renters in Bright and 27.1 per cent in Mt Beauty have rent payments greater than 30 per cent of household income.

However, this remains lower than the 30.9 per cent of renters experiencing rental stress across Victoria.

Mortgage stress is also lower than the Victorian average, with only 10.7 per

cent of Bright household owners and 14.3 per cent of Mt Beauty owners spending more than 30 per cent of their income on mortgage repayments.

In Bright, median weekly rent costs $300, while in Mt Beauty median weekly rent costs $270, however, according to the ABS, 2021 data is not comparable to 2016 because calculations now exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

2021 is the first time the

Census collected information on diagnosed longterm health conditions.

Mental health conditions, arthritis and asthma were the most common long-term ailments, with over two million people across Australia reporting having at least one of those health issues.

Mt Beauty and Bright were no different, with 12.5 per cent of Mt Beauty resident s and 10.3 per cent of Bright residents living with arthritis - greater than the

Victorian average of eight per cent.

In Bright, asthma sits just above the state average at 8.5 per cent of the population, while Mt Beauty residents can breathe easy with only 7.5 per cent of residents with asthma.

Bright and Mt Beauty have also seen a leap in residents reporting they follow no religion.

In Mt Beauty, 55.4 per cent of residents reported having no religion, as did 53.6 of Bright residents compared to 38.8 per cent across Victoria.

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AFTER ALMOST FOLDING, PROBUS LOOKS TO FUTURE THINGS are looking up for Myrtleford Probus Club.

After almost folding earlier this year. the club is positive about the

future, and laid out future plans at its annual general meeting on Monday.

New committee members pictured at the meeting are (from left) Monika

Grimm, Coral Newlands, Mary Masin, Joan Delarue, Barry Morey, Yvonne Allen and Barbara Briggs.

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Population growth

By MARTIN DAVIS MYRTLEFORD’S population has grown 2.3 per cent over the past five years, according to the 2021 Census figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The area's population is now at 4745 compared to 4634 in 2016, with families rising by eight per cent to 1342, compared to 1237 in 2016.

Myrtleford’s Generation X - those aged 43 to 57 - make up 17.5 per cent of the

Census reveals C l 2.3 2 3 per p cent rise i iin My Myrtleford l f d over past p five yyears population while Generation Z - aged 10 to 27 years - make up 18.47 per cent.

The Census also found that rental prices in Myrtleford are $80 cheaper than the state's average, even though renters are paying $55 more than five years ago.

In contrast, the average mortgage repayments for people in the area are up $100 from five years ago to $459, but this is still well below the average of other

people across the country are paying.

The Census also found that 10.7 per cent (233) of local dwellings are unoccupied, and the remaining 89.2 per cent (1938) are privately occupied.

Of these privately occupied homes, under 20 per cent (383) are rented, while 107 of these dwellings are classified as either not stated or other tenure types, with the remaining

1447 homes owned either owned outright or with a mortgage.

One of the significant changes from the 2021 Census is religion, with a significant rise in the number of people with no affiliation rising to 1165 (36.2 per cent), while Catholic (1112 people) remains the most populous.

The 2021 Census also included for the first time long-term health condi-

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tions, with 55.2 per cent of Myrtleford’s population stating they did not have a long-term condition.

Of those that did list a health condition, the most common were arthritis (12.1 per cent), mental health (10.2 per cent), heart disease (5.6 per cent) and diabetes (5.5 per cent).

Some 8.8 per cent of the state and the nation have reported having a mental health condition, a decrease

from the 2017-18 National Health Survey, which stated one in 10 Australians had depression or feelings of depression.

Myrtleford’s community has recognised the prevalence of mental health, with the Myrtleford Football Netball Club working with local schools and the wider community to run a number of wellbeing events in coming days.

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Saints and schools working together on mental health

By MARTIN DAVIS MYRTLEFORD Football and Netball Club’s (MFNC) wellbeing team has joined forces with the town’s schools to develop a whole week of events during the club’s mental health round, which starts this Saturday.

The week’s focus is to promote mental wellness through various events, guest speakers and activities across all three schools in Myrtleford.

As part of the Mental Wellbeing Week, it will feature two presentations by Stabbed Ego author and resilience and mental health speaker Luke S. Kennedy, with sessions explicitly directed to students from year four to year 12, teachers, carers, parents and the community.

Mr Kennedy will be providing a teacher wellbeing session on Monday, July 11, with a community session on Tuesday, July 12, for parents and the community over 16 years of age.

Through stories which are fun, engaging and at moments a little sad, he will speak about selfbullying and negative self-talk, which are the leading cause of bullying and self-doubt.

While talking about how this results in social awkwardness, anxiety, and unhappiness, Mr Kennedy helps students stop worrying about what people think, become resilient, be themselves, and focus on happiness.

MFNC vice president and wellbeing chair, John Pryor, said getting the schools involved in a crucial week is fantastic.

“Mental health is an issue within our community...the census data released last week showed 483 people in our community are suffering with a long-term mental health illness,” Mr Pryor said.

SCHOOLS THE FOCUS FOR MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: Myrtleford P-12 principal Zlatko Pear (left) and Marian College representative Megan Fullwood with MFNC vice president and wellbeing chair John Pryor are looking forward to the Mental Wellbeing Week.

PHOTO: Martin Davis “We are very keen to get the message out of it being a treatable disease and we as a community can make a difference.

“Glen from NECC is throwing out the challenge to other business around the community to come on board and be part of this.”

With mental health becoming more of a talking point throughout the years, Mr Pryor believes that getting the schools on board will hopefully encourage more of the community’s youth to go and seek help if something is wrong.

community and this week will be the start of this journey,” Mr Pryor said.

“Part of the schools reaching out to MFNC was on the basis of all three schools recognising that a community response is important...the footy netball club is a bit of a hub for young men and women playing sport and provides a different form of communication.”

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According Beyond Blue, only 31 per cent of females and 13 per cent of males sought to seek help across the country.

Suicide continues to be the leading cause of death in young people, with 40 per cent of deaths of people aged 15 to 17 and 36 per cent of 18 to 24-year old’s dying from suicide, which is mainly caused by mental health conditions.

“MFNC are wanting to not just be a footy netball club doing some work with mental health but somebody who can spread the message through the broader

Housing shortage driving exorbitant bed costs for staff on the mountains

By BRODIE EVERIST BUSINESSES and staff on the snowfields are paying upwards of $3000 for beds across the snow season, according to Falls Creek Chamber of Commerce president Lisa Logan.

“The average price we’ve estimated for a staff bed, and that could be a bed in a four-share room, is between three to four thousand dollars, maybe even more for the season,” she said.

Across a 16-week season, that equates to between $187.50 and $250 a week for a bed.

Ms Logan, who also owns a Falls Creek hotel, said not all businesses provide employee accommodation, meaning some staff are paying high room costs themselves.

“We provide staff accommodation for our people, but that’s often not an ideal setup,” she said.

According to Ms Logan, the lack of quality of accommodation in the area impacts businesses’ ability to find and keep staff.

“You’re only going to get young, inexperienced people who are happy to have that kind of environment because they know it’s short term,” she said.

“We want to attract and keep our workforce, but we can’t offer them a decent standard and quality of accommodation.

“In the past we’ve had senior staff able to rent an apartment for the season and they can have their family in it and live there for the season.”

According to Ms Logan, the accommodation shortage on the snowfield is being driven by a rise in short-term holiday lets across the region.

“There’s been so much interest in purchasing property, and people are turning it into short term holiday rentals, so there’s even less available for staff,” she said.

Snow business trial of students seeks to tackle labour challenge

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THE snowfields’ staff shortage is leading to some creative solutions to find workers this season, including a two-week work experience trial that may lay the groundwork for a larger trial next year.

Two 17-year-old students from Myrtleford have been engaged in a wide range of work at Mt Hotham’s Snow Stuff Park, including supervising kids on snowmobiles, hiring out toboggans and scooters, food service, retail work and cleaning.

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“They’ve really taken to it like a duck to water, and they’re getting paid well above award rates,” said business owner Steve Belli.

“We’re ticking boxes for their work experience and we’re happy to give the school a report - and they’re helping us out in a peak period where we're short on staff,” he said.

Mr Belli, who is also president of the Mt Hotham Chamber of Commerce, hopes the trial will provide a model to ease staff shortages across the mountains.

“We’re looking to try and

expand it next year to the mountain and cycle students through different businesses,” he said.

“The issue is accommodation, but we’re thinking of a lodge or a central area, and get teachers up here to look after the kids.”

The students are currently staying at accommodation on Dinner Plain.

The trial came out of discussions between Mr Belli and Chris Bonacci, managing director of Alpine Spirit Coaches, as a way to weather the current staffing shortage at the snowfields.

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Flu on track to break record

By BRODIE EVERIST

CONFIRMED cases of influenza (the flu) in the Alpine Shire had risen to 57 last Monday, with statistics showing cases are on track to exceed the shire‘s record of 143 cases in 2019.

Year to date (YTD) statistics show there were 35 cases in the Alpine Shire at this time in 2019, with zero cases in 2021 and three in 2020.

A Department of Health

spokesperson said it is likely more people are getting tested for influenza this year due to COVID–19.

The spokesperson also said travel restrictions and COVID–safe measures in 2020 and 2021, including physical distancing and face masks, contributed to the low influenza cases in those years.

YTD statistics across the North East show the Rural City of Wangaratta has recorded 160 cases so far this year, compared to one

in 2021, 11 in 2020, and 107 in 2019.

In the Indigo Shire, 47 cases have been confirmed this year, compared to zero at this stage in 2021, 10 in 2020 and 48 in 2019.

Kelly Barton, infection prevention and control officer at Alpine Health said they don‘t usually see many flu inpatients because cases that need hospitalisation are often sent to bigger regional hospitals.

However, she noted an increase in flu cases

amongst Alpine Health staff and their families.

“The flu season has kicked in early this year, which is adding insult to injury for the healthcare systems that are already under stress,” she said.

“Flu is known to be severe in all age groups, and can take out young, fit, healthy people for weeks.

“The best protection against flu is a flu vaccination.”

The Alpine Shire is running an outreach COVID–19

vaccination bus, administering both flu and COVID–19 vaccinations.

The next outreach vaccination clinic will be in Bright on July 25.

Influenza is a highly contagious virus, usually prevented by vaccination and treated by managing symptoms.

Spread by body fluids from infected people, symptoms include a runny nose and sore throat.

If you have the flu, you can be infectious to oth-

Less people moving to Apline region, but young boosting regional growth

By BRODIE EVERIST THERE has been a 20 per cent decrease in people moving to the Alpine Shire in the first three months of 2022 compared to the previous quarter, based on the latest Commonwealth Bank and Regional Australia Institute’s Regional Movers Index.

There was a seven per cent decrease in people moving to the Alpine Shire when comparing year to date 2021 and 2022, and a 30 per cent decrease when comparing the 2021 and 2022 March quarters.

Regan Alexander, sales manager at Alexander’s First National Real Estate in Bright, attributed the drop to inflated movement numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, which have now subsided as metropolitan areas have returned to more normal operations.

Mr Alexander also said the local housing market had cooled, suggesting a drop in people moving to the alpine region.

“We’re still achieving prices and sales are still happening, it’s just that we're not seeing that influx of buyers competing for one particular property,” he said.

“During that COVID period, there was a lot of competition for properties, which pushed prices up.”

According to the report, regional migration is at a five-year high across Australia, driven by Millennials and Gen-Xers mov-

ers from 24 hours before symptoms start until one week after the onset of symptoms.

You can help stop the disease spreading by covering your coughs and sneezes, washing your hands often, and staying away from childcare, school, work or other places where the infection could spread.

For more information on the Alpine Shire‘s vaccination clinics visit www.alpinehealth.org.au/covid–19/ vaccination–clinics.

Decision time for council ALPINE Shire councillors were last night to decide whether to approve a development plan for land on the western edge of Bright township.

The land for the residential development known as “Tower Hill Village” forms part of the future Bright Western Gateway Development.

Also on council's monthly meeting agenda last night was a petition calling for more works at Mystic Park and Mystic Lane.

Coverage of last night’s meeting - held after we’d gone to press - is in next week’s edition.

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REGIONAL MOVERS: Regan Alexander, sales manager at Alexander’s First National Real Estate in Bright, said less people were moving to the Alpine Shire after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ritchie said Millennials and Gen-Xers were welcome additions to any regional community as they often bring with them business skills to grow the local community, as well as families who integrate into the local school system and community sporting activities.

“Regional living is attracting more young people and particularly younger families who are looking for bigger living spaces at a cheaper cost,” Ms Ritchie said.

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Young people accounted for the largest proportion of movers to the highest growth regional areas, boosting an overall migration trend from capital cities to regional areas, in the 12 months to March 2022.

The number of people moving to regional areas rose by 16.6 per cent to reach a new five-year high in the March quarter, almost doubling prepandemic levels.

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“Regional Australia is thriving, fuelled by strong investment across a broad range of industries including agriculture, manufacturing, retail and hospitality,” Mr Fowler said.

“There are labour shortages in many parts of regional Australia and local businesses are attracting skilled and unskilled workers to increase capacity and serve growing demand for products and services.”

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Nationals to lift country spend OVENS Valley MP Tim McCurdy said the state Coalition’s commitment to spend 25 per cent of all state capital investment in regional areas, primarily focusing on our neglected regional roads, can help bolster infrastructure in the Alpine Shire.

Mr McCurdy said the promise, ahead of the November state election, comes after the State Budget delivered another $24 million dollar reduction for Road Asset Maintenance.

“Over the last couple of years the capital expenditure in the country has been 13 per cent and and 11 per cent respec-

tively, and this is despite the regions having 25 per cent of the population of the state,” he said.

“All one has to do is drive from Melbourne to our smaller country towns to see the inequality in our roads and lack of investment.

“The current condition of our regional roads is not an ‘imagined fantasy’ as the citybased Labor MP’s may think, instead it’s an ongoing reality for our regional communities.

“This is just not good enough...it’s time we give our regional towns the opportunity to rebuild and recover.”

POOR STATE: Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy says a commitment for more capital investment in the regions can help fix rural roads in the Alpine Shire.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Restore our main street markets AS a resident of Bright and Porepunkah for 60 years and having seen most of the autumn gala days, I can honestly say it was the worst.

The parade was fine, but because the market wasn‘t in the main street, there was no atmosphere.

I work in the Bright Hospital Op Shop and 90 per cent of the tourists were disgusted that the market wasn‘t in the main street and it spoilt the day.

They also said there was no atmosphere.

Since the markets haven‘t been in the town our takings have been well down.

This is a shame as we support the hospital and emergency services.

I hope that the markets will return to the town where people don‘t have to wade through mud and wet ground if it rains.

Give our lovely town the markets where they should be and restore the atmosphere which has been missing.

Barbara Davie, Porepunkah

Keeping youth safe from vaping A LIBERALS and Nationals government will immediately crack down on the selling of e– cigarettes from Victorian retailers and individuals to children.

The State Government has done nothing to crack down on the illegal selling of e–cigarettes to children, posing a great risk to the health and wellbeing of youth.

Increased policing will work to monitor and restrict the selling of vapes to Victorians without a prescription, with a heavy

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focus on preventing children and adolescents from e–cigarette purchase and use.

Additionally, the Liberals and Nationals will launch an information campaign to increase education in Victorian schools on the dangers of vaping on our health to children and young adults.

Children as young as 12– years–old have no idea they are being exposed to highly toxic, addictive and harmful chemicals in e–cigarettes with potentially deadly long–term health effects.

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Pump track, community building top future picks for scout hall site

By MARTIN DAVIS AFTER months of community consultation and almost 300 people surveyed, Alpine Shire Council says it now has a clearer idea of what the Tawonga community wants in place of the former Tawonga Scout Hall.

The survey presented four different options: a pump track, relocated playing courts, shaded parklands or a new community building.

The most popular choices

were a pump track (49 per cent) or a new community building (31 per cent).

Anonymous survey respondents supporting the pumps track said there were “very few places in Tawonga for the youth of the area to either skate, scoot or ride”.

Respondents said the pump track would benefit future generations, and also provide a safe place for children to play close to their homes, noting an increase of families living in the area immediately surrounding the site.

Anonymous respondents supporting a new community building expressed support for a static museum exhibiting historical pieces, telling the story of Tawonga.

“Extra parking will benefit park users, museum visitors and overflow parking for the hall as some parking will be lost when the new toilet /shower block is added to the hall,” one respondent offered.

Another said, “There is no museum in the whole of the Kiewa Valley, and it would

Beauty has a vibrant history.

“Tawonga has a wonderful history and was once the most important town at the end of the valley.

“I think to be able to show history where it has happened would be ideal and the UKHS would love to put their collection on display..”

Among UKHS’s collection is a 1923 Helford truck (owned by the Fisher family, Mongans Bridge) which was the first cream truck, taking cream from Tawonga to the creameries throughout the 1920s.

sultation by community members was having both a pump track and historical museum building on the site.

Upper Kiewa Historical Society president Barbara Pyle said she thinks there is room for both.

“As a Tawonga community I think there is possibility we could have both the facilities with plenty of room in the park,” she said.

“History is very important and Tawonga is quite often missed out in the historical context because Mount

be terrific if council, in conjunction with the Kiewa Valley Historical Society, could develop the old Scout Hall site as a museum”.

Alpine Shire mayor Sarah Nicholas said the response to the survey was fantastic and she thanked everyone who participated.

“These survey results will help inform the concept designs for this space - keep your eyes out for updates on this exciting project,” she said.

One of the suggestions mooted late in the con-

Fond memories of Kevin Pitts OAM

By MARTIN DAVIS ONE of Myrtleford's wellknown volunteers is being fondly remembered following his passing at Alpine Health, with his family by his side, on Monday, June 27.

Kevin Pitts was a tireless community servant and was last month awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia during the Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his long service to the Myrtleford RSL sub-branch, including 12 years as president.

Judy Pitts said her husband loved the Myrtleford community, and it has shown over the last week.

“I have had so many lovely people calling and supporting me at this very difficult time,” she said.

“I am quite overwhelmed with the beautiful flowers and cards.

“Kevin always put his family

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first, he was a loving husband and father and he adored his grandchildren and supported them in many ways.

“He was at their concerts, sports and grandparents' days at kindergarten and school whenever he could.

“His grandchildren loved him dearly too.

“He would make them laugh often with his funny antics like dressing up in scary costumes on Halloween or making up silly songs...he was a fun Poppie!”

Mr Pitts will be remembered for his great sense of humour, how he got along well with people and how he was always ready to help others when needed.

ALMOST a dozen cars were broken into and one car stolen during a spate of thefts at Mount Beauty last week.

According to Detective Senior Constable Neal Thompson of Wangaratta Crime Investigation Unit, 11 vehicles in close vicinity to each other were targeted on Tuesday night, many of which are believed to have been left unlocked.

DSC Thompson said he anticipated the thieves had come from out of town and had been opportunistic in nature.

Anyone who noticed suspicious activity in the township on Tuesday night is urged to contact Wangaratta police on 5723 0888 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

SADLY MISSED: The late Kevin Pitts OAM, pictured at the Myrtleford Anzac Day parade this year with his sons Steven and Gavin and grandson Baxter.

After almost folding, Myrtleford Probus Club elects new committee, looks to bright future

By BRODIE EVERIST ALMOST 30 people attended the Myrtleford Probus Club's Annual General Meeting at the Myrtleford Bowls Club on Monday this week to elect their new committee.

New president Barry Morey said the club would be having lunch after every second

meeting to give members more opportunity NEWS FROM to socialise MYRTLEFORD PROBUS CLUB with the club.

“There wasn’t enough communication for friendship, fellowship and fun - which is the aim of the

Probus club,” he said.

The club has a series of monthly events planned this year, including a Christmas lunch on July 21, an August outing to Eurobin and a trip to the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre to see singer Denis Walter in October.

Mr Morey said the growing age of club members

remains an issue and guessed that most members are around 75 years old.

“That’s where we had trouble getting a secretary because nobody in our age group is computer literate, and everything today is online,” he said.

Earlier this year the club was at risk of fold-

anyone who is retired or semi-retired.

Mr Morey said any retirees are welcome to visit and can call him on 0438 572 712 to enquire.

The Myrtleford Probus Club meets at the Myrtleford Bowls Club, 6 Lewis Avenue, Myrtleford, the first Monday of every month at 10am.

ing because it couldn't find a secretary, but only a week before their closing meeting a volunteer came forward to fill the role.

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Landcare, school team up with restoration project

By MARTIN DAVIS UPPER Ovens Valley Landcare Group (UOVLG) has planted almost 8000 trees through its Riparian restoration projects over the last four years, aided by intense weed control in conjunction with North East Catchment Management Authority (NECMA).

Around 2400 trees have already been planted this year and UOVLG president Peter Jacobs said there is enormous opportunity for the community to be involved in further plantings this winter and spring.

“These projects are focusing on fixing the riparian areas along the river and on the banks, as they have been left for many years going back to the gold mining days,” Mr Jacobs said.

“These areas are so important when it comes to the health and biodiversity of the river and also the quality of the water.

“The main area in which we have been focusing on is where the Buckland and the Ovens rivers meet.

“This area is heavily weed infested but it is important as it creates a linkage of where vegetation grows from one side of the valley to another.”

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READY TO PLANT: Invasive weeds have been removed from a section of river frontage at Porepunkah, ready for the planting of Indigenous plants.

Porepunkah for planting 1000 trees, with 250 already planted.

Invasive weeds like willow and blackberry have been removed and the project sets out to increase recreation access to the river and increase the biodiversity of the riparian zone vegetation by re-establishing Indigenous plants.

Porepunkah Primary School students are going to help do

some of the plantings and learn about junior Landcare.

“The school will help us plant some of these trees in August, alongside a program we have been running around Landcare to help the kids learn more about the environment and the land,” Mr Jacobs said.

“This is a really good opportunity to teach the kids about the en-

vironment as they are at that learning age where they want to learn about these things.

“Planting is a fantastic learning experience for the kids rather then telling them about it in a classroom.”

The project has received biodiversity funding from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).

Business fined $5000 for child employment breaches A BRIGHT hospitality business was fined $5000 last week in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to nine charges related to the illegal employment of children.

Charges related to the employment of two children under the age of 15 without a permit between April and August last year.

In sentencing, Magistrate Reynolds decided not to impose a conviction, noting the business’s cooperation with the investigation, its early admission and plea, and the good character of the owners.

Commissioner of Wage Inspectorate Victoria, Robert Hortle, said the fine was a cautionary tale for any business that overlooks child employment laws.

“The safety of kids in the workplace is paramount, not something that can be delayed or ignored,” he said.

“The Wage Inspectorate is here to help people employ kids under 15 safely, because we know they can be an asset to a business and that they’ll benefit from the experience.

“If employers fail to apply for permits, we’re unable to assess the risk of employment to a child and check that their health, safety and welfare will be protected, potentially putting the child at risk.”

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Group narrows it to two sites for Mt Beauty water project

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE AWARD WINNER: Tayah Jack with Bright Brewery head chef Alan Davison.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist

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By MARTIN DAVIS

new, and lucky I did because COVID hit soon after and I was able to be paid throughout that period.

“I told Al (Davidson, head chef) when I signed on I ‘would do this well or not do it all’ and this is the mentality the whole way through.”

Tayah describes herself as a competitive person and she enjoys the cooking championships, comparing them to MasterChef where you have criteria, and everything else is very formal.

Once her apprenticeship is completed she wants to travel to Canada and have a working visa, to gain more experience.

BRIGHT Brewery’s apprentice chef Tayah Jack has won a silver medal in Victoria’s Aus Tafe Commercial Cooking Championships.

Tayah started her apprenticeship in 2019 after leaving school midway through year 11.

“Initially this wasn’t the direction I wanted to go,” she said, admitting she had hoped to work a winter at the alpine resorts.

“Eventually the thought went through my head of I love working here and I’ll dive into something

NORTH East Water’s (NEW) community and key stakeholder reference group has recommended two sites for the Mt Beauty Raw Water Offtake project.

Following five reference group meetings, two technical meetings and site visits, members recently provided their final advice to the corporation about potential locations for this crucial new water infrastructure to supply the town’s domestic water.

NEW managing director Jo Murdoch said the group has asked the board to consider Embankment Drive near the outflow of the pondage, as well as a location near the top of tail race pumping from the West Kiewa and the tail race.

Ms Murdoch said NEW directors will now visit each of these preferred sites and meet with reference group members for

further discussion, before making a final location decision during the July board meeting.

“I want to sincerely thank each of the community members and stakeholders who volunteered their time and commitment to be a part of this important group,” she said.

“Together they developed criteria that they felt was important to them including water security, maintenance safety, aesthetics, amenity, managing risk, water quality, cost, and waterway health.”

Ms Murdoch said the reference group also discussed other things like weir and river safety, river access, flood zones, bushfire impacts, environmental regulation and AGL operations.

“In addition, a working group made-up of five reference group members with specialised water and/or engineering expertise, analysed each of the nine original potential sites,

along with several other possibilities, in greater technical detail,” she said.

“We also completed a poll at the completion of the reference group where nine people supported Embankment Drive (site two) and eight people supported the top of the tail race (sites 9A+B).

“The poll also showed that most people thought it was worth the effort being involved, they learned useful information during the meetings, the process highlighted the complexities of choosing a site, and the meetings were facilitated fairly.

“On behalf of the Board, we are extremely grateful for their participation and we look forward to announcing the location decision in coming weeks.”

Project information including results of the reference group poll, is located on the corporation’s website at www. newater.com.au/mtbeauty.

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Hikers warned amid wet winter

By RYAN MALCOLM

TREACHEROUS TRAVEL: Mt Buffalo’s Eurobin Falls was named as one of the most regular rescue hot spots in the North East.

PHOTO: Ryan Malcolm

DANGEROUS conditions could greet hikers travelling to the North East over the coming weeks, with recent downpours rendering many existing tracks treacherous and slippery.

Following a spike in rescue responses across the state since the start of May, the State Emergency Service (SES) issued a warning to hikers travelling over the school holidays, with Mt Buffalo’s Eurobin Falls and Beechworth’s Woolshed Falls pinpointed as key focus areas for the North East.

According to Beechworth SES controller Charles Dean, hikers had largely

been deterred from the area due to the wintry conditions, but the popular tourist space continued to pose danger to those who didn’t take the necessary precautions when visiting.

“Because the weather has been so wet and cold it’s been a little quieter this year,” he said.

“Normally the time where the risk is greatest is leading into the summer.

“There’s that combination of smooth rock and water we have lots of people getting to the edge and having a look, or sliding down the rock and realising it’s not as forgiving as a waterslide.”

In the event of a rescue in hard-to-reach areas of bush-

land, SES crews ordinarily deploy a high-angle rescue, utilising technical rope rescue skills to extract an incapacitated or unreachable individual on a slope of more than 60 degrees.

Mr Dean said these highly-technical endeavours required a considerable resource investment to complete.

“A high-angle rescue requires a specialised crew and specialised equipment,” he said.

“Usually you’ll have CFA, Ambulance Victoria and specialised high-angle rescue teams attend - we usually send two vehicles and as many people as we can get from SES.

“You could easily end up with 20 to 30 people on scene - it’s a very significant investment in resources.”

Hikers are urged to plan their trips based on their proficiency and fitness in accordance to the Parks Victoria website, and ensure they wear the correct clothes and have a charged smartphone, torch and map, as well as a first aid kit.

With wet weather set to continue over the coming weeks, would-be hikers are also encouraged to check the weather forecast and endeavour to complete their hike in daylight, while ensuring they walk with a partner or inform someone of their expected return

time before departing.

Mr Dean said this was particularly important due to the chance of flooding through the region over winter, and urged those driving in the area not to drive through floodwaters if they presented.

“Everything is so saturated,” he said.

“The water height could rise quite suddenly if we have a downpour.

“We don’t have a history of flash flooding but, being so saturated, the water will just run-off.”

For emergency assistance in the event of a life-threatening incident, call Triple Zero (000) or SES on 132 500 for less urgent matters.

Bright newcomer recalls life at NEMA’s migrants’ lunch

By BRODIE EVERIST AT a time of life when most people have settled down, 91-year old Steve Adamec only moved to Bright last year, from Frankston South in Melbourne.

He enjoys the distinct seasons in the Alpine region, especially compared to Melbourne’s changeable weather.

“It reminds me very much of my home,” he said.

But Mr Adamec is accustomed to travel.

He was a Czechoslovakian political refugee who migrated to Australia in 1949 after spending around nine months in Germany and two years in Italy.

At the North East Multicultural Association lunch in Bright last month,

Mr Adamec recalled his attempts to foil government bureaucracy after leaving the Bonegilla migrant camp in Albury.

Under contract to work as directed by the government, he was sent to a farm in Strath Creek, near Broadford in Victoria, but he left after nine months.

“It was very lonely, I couldn’t speak very well English in those days - I’d only learned English from a dictionary,” he said.

He worked for a canning company in Melbourne for six months before the Immigration Department tracked him down.

“The Immigration Department found out that I left the farm, so I had to leave,” he said.

“I crossed the road and got a job with United Woolen Mills.”

The department found that out too.

“They were going to send me back to Europe, and I said, ‘Well, it’s up to you. If you want to send me back I go back’,” he said.

“But they didn’t, they just left me there.”

In the years afterwards Mr Adamec became a carpenter, fitting out shops across Australia for clothing company Fletcher Jones for 12 years, and then working independently.

He has eight greatgrandchildren, with one born two weeks ago to his granddaughter who lives in Porepunkah.

“So we’re increasing from nothing to a big family,” he said.

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Film’s reconciliation message sparks passion for local teacher

By BRODIE EVERIST BRIGHT’S Sun Cinema will show a documentary about one of Victoria’s hidden Indigenous secrets this week and next, thanks to one passionate alpine local.

‘The Lake of Scars’ follows a historian’s work to establish a ‘keeping place’ for the hundreds of Indigenous artefacts he has collected and stored in his shed, and his close work with the Yung Balug clan of the Dja Dja Wurrung to highlight and conserve the largest collection of scar trees in the world at Lake Boort in Northern Victoria.

When Harrietville teacher Mica Corscadden saw the film, she knew it should be screened locally.

Ms Corscadden teaches the Dhudhuroa language at Harrietville Bush Kinder and Harrietville Primary School, and knew that many locals would be interested in the film, so she asked the Sun Cinema to show it.

“A lot of people in our local area need be exposed more to movies like this to help us understand and work towards reconciliation,” she said.

The film is hosted by Dja Dja Wurrung actor Uncle Jack Charles in a unique ‘in-cinema’ role, and also stars Jida Gulpilil, son of late actor David Gulpilil.

According to director Bill Code, a former Al Jazeera and Guardian Australia journalist, the film has received a fantastic reception from audiences across Australia - including a four star review from awardwinning film critic David Stratton.

“People are hungry for a film which not only discusses heritage preservation, but also reconciliation and some of the challenges that come with reconciliation,” he said.

Part-owner of the Bright Sun Cinema, Anne Smith, said that films like ‘The Lake of Scars’ were critically important for garnering awareness of Australian First Nations history.

Ms Smith admitted she wasn’t aware of scar trees until watching the film, but realised she had seen them on her farm in Little River, near Geelong.

“I realised I’ve seen that, I’ve seen that on my property,” she said.

Mr Code said that experience is quite common, and there isn’t enough awareness of scar trees or resources for people to learn more about them.

To raise awareness the filmmakers are fundraising for educational resources so the film can be used in school and universities for teaching.

Ms Corscadden will be taking a group of grade five and six stu-

Active COVID cases are under 50 ACTIVE COVID cases in the Alpine Shire have stayed in double digits after only eight new COVID cases were detected on Monday.

These recent cases bring the total active cases in the shire to 47, which is a decrease of 18 cases from the previous week, according to the Victorian Government’s Coronavirus data.

With a majority of the region having their second or third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Alpine Health has ceased doing

PCR tests - they can still be done at the drive-thru centre off Vincent Road in Wangaratta.

For those still wanting to get the COVID-19 vaccine Albury Wodonga Health will be doing outreach services in Bright on Thursday, July 28 and in Myrtleford on Tuesday, August 2.

For updated restrictions and close contact rules go to https://www.coronavirus. vic.gov.au/how-we-live and https://www.coronavirus.vic. gov.au/checklist-contacts.

CINEMA MAGIC: Harrietville teacher Mica Corscadden will be taking grade five and six students to see ‘The Lake of Scars’. dents from Harrietville Primary School to the cinema next Thursday to watch the documentary.

Lake of Scars is showing at the Sun Cinema in Bright on Sunday, July 10 at 2:30pm and Thursday, July 14 at 12pm.

Book now to desex your pet: $50 subsidy available DESEX your pet month is back this July, with Alpine Shire joining with local vets to offer subsidised desexing for dogs and cats.

Council will be working with Alpine Animal Doctors and Ovens & Kiewa Veterinary Hospital to support the national event.

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The first 80 Alpine Shire residents to desex their cat or dog at either vet will receive a $50 subsidy from council.

The offer is available for all Alpine Shire residents, but only for pets registered with Alpine Shire Council.

Bookings must be made through Alpine Animal Doctors on 5756 2444 or Ovens & Kiewa Veterinary Hospital on 5752 1235.

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE BRIGHT Library is among several state facilities which will display a new exhibition of recent natural disasters and their impact.

State Library Victoria last week announced that a selection of photographs from its collection depicting the impact of COVID-19 and the 201920 bushfires in regional Victoria will tour the state throughout the remainder of 2022 and into 2023.

State of Change; Rural and regional stories from 2020 will be on display in regional libraries in locations around the state, including Bright from July 11 to October 10.

The series of images was captured as part of a pilot documentary photography project undertaken by the library’s collection team and proposed by photographer John Rodsted, to capture the huge impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and 2019-2020 bushfires on Victoria's rural and regional communities.

Photographers Tiffany Garvie, Fabiana Guerreiro, Aldona Kmieć and James Wiltshire worked with their own regional Victorian communities in East Gippsland, High Country and along the Great Ocean Road to portray the unique issues they faced and the experiences they shared throughout 2020.

State Library Victoria acting head of collection development and description, Toni Burton, said these photographs are an important addition to the state’s collection.

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News from Upper Kiewa Valley THE Mt Beauty Rotary Club has celebrated the beginning of a new Rotary year by welcoming incoming presidents Sue Randell and Bob Flower.

Members were joined at the meeting by District Governor Richard Lovett and his wife Jeanette.

Richard thanked the club for its work in the local community and for financially supporting Rotary International projects.

Retiring president Maria Pantling steered the club through two years of COVID upheavals, during this time the club continued to run some fundraisers like the bush dance and the Easter barbecue.

Visiting Rotarian dignitary PDG Ivan Mackay from Yarraville Rotary Club congratulated the members for their contribution to the work of Rotary, a global network of 1.4 million friends, leaders and problem solvers, who see a world where people unite and take action for lasting change.

Outlining plans for the year ahead Sue and Bob spoke of making the club an attractive proposition for a new generation of members, increasing the number and variety of social events.

Included in their plans is the reintroduction of the Rotary Youth Exchange, a program aimed at expanding the options of local teenagers.

There are plans to sponsor a local student to spend 2023 in Italy and in return accept a student from Italy in exchange.

By FAY MASON, Kiewa Valley Correspondent Fay, who is also a regular host on Alpine Radio, can be contactedon 0410 738 266, or email faymariemason@gmail.com

THE Mt Beauty Neighbourhood Centre is holding a ‘Christmas in July’ dinner at the centre on Tuesday, July 19 July starting at 6 pm.

This will be a fun night to celebrate Christmas in the colder weather adhering to the traditional fare.

Drink on arrival followed by a three course meal.

Tickets are $65 pp and bookings can be made by contacting the neighbourhood centre via email on info@mountbeauty.org.au or by calling the centre on 0357541166 - RSVP by Monday, July 11.

PLANS are well under way for the Mt Beauty Writers Festival to held from October 14 to 16.

More than 20 authors, actors and artists taking part, including: celebrity chef Christine Manfield speaking about her amazing career and showcasing her latest book ‘Indian Cooking Class’ (check out the July issue of Gourmet Traveller);

NEW YEAR: Enjoying the Mt Beauty Rotary Club changeover dinner were (from left) Cheryl Clutterbuck, Jan Mullaly, Lin Hall, Bob Flower, Maria Pantling, Sue Randell, Kim McDonald, Mark Zagorski, Andrew Randell and Barb Pyle. prolific author Roland Perry speaking about his book ‘Bradman vs Bodyline’; and award winning actor Gary Sweet, who played Bradman on the TV series.

On Friday, October 14 there will be a free kids day with lots of fun entertainment .

Keep an eye out in the coming months for details on booking and the festival program.

THE annual Comedy Cup will take place on Thursday, July 14 from 7pm at West Peak Hotel in Mt Beauty.

Tickets are available at the Mt Beauty Hardware and Drapery Store - $25 includes supper.

The night will feature Peter Denahy, Richie Kruezer and many more.

All proceeds to go to the David Vigo Youth Music Scholarship.

THERE seems to be a little friendly rivalry going on in the district re: who can grow the best Native Sturt Desert Peas in this most unlikely climate.

Rod Hyde, described as gardener extraordinaire, has successfully grown this beautiful specimen (pictured above) after receiving seeds from his friendly rival Ken Halse.

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Community grants for fire affected communities THANKS to a community partnership with international development funder, Global Giving, funding is now available through Into Our Hands Community Foundation for small projects that support communities that were affected and impacted by the Black Summer fires in 2020/2021 in North East Victoria.

“We are excited to launch this grant round and partnership with Global Giving,” Into Our Hands executive officer Sarah Thompson said.

“We are inviting local organisations to submit an application for short, sharp projects that will assist with community recovery, fire preparedness, community strengthening and resilience.”

Grants between $500 and $2000 are available and are designed for low-cost projects, community ideas or material needs for communities and community groups affected by the fire event.

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Community groups, non-profits, volunteer organisations and clubs are all welcome to apply.

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Staffing cut “incredibly disappointing” says Haines

Local trout stocks replenished for school holidays

By BRODIE EVERIST INDEPENDENT MP for Indi Helen Haines has labelled the federal crossbench staffing cut “incredibly disappointing” and said it will damage her ability to represent Indi.

According to Dr Haines, she received a letter from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday, June 24 informing her that he proposed to allocate her office only two adviser staff members, down from four in the previous parliament.

“This proposal by the Prime Minister is incredibly disappointing and is damaging for my ability to represent the people of Indi,” she said.

“I am in discussions with the government about the number of staff allocated to my office and I am working with my staff to support them in this uncertain time.

“As an Independent member representing a large rural elector-

STAFF CUT: Under a proposal by the Prime Minister, Independent MP for Indi Helen Haines will lose two staff.

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“All but one are based here in Indi.

“They are members of our community, who care deeply about improving life in our region.”

According to a spokesperson for Dr Haines, five electorate staff are allocated to the seat of Indi due to the large geographical size of the electorate.

Parliamentary advisers assist MPs to examine bills before parliament, help them develop legislation, write speeches and deal with media enquiries.

Dr Haines’ comments come after anger at the staffing cut from many federal crossbenchers, including newly elected Independent Senator David Pocock and Independent MP for Warringah Zali Stegall.

“After all the talk of a renewed ‘respectfu’l’ and ‘collaborative’ parliament, Prime Minister Albanese endangers his potentially productive relationships with the crossbenchers by proposing to limit their ability to represent their communities and hold the government to account,” Ms Stegall said in a Twitter post last week.

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ALMOST 9000 catchable-sized rainbow trout have been stocked into 20 lakes across the North East, including Harrietville’s Tronoh Dredge Hole.

Other North East waterways stocked include Merriwa Park at Wangaratta, Glenrowan Recreation Reserve, Allans Flat Dredge Hole, Anderson Lake at Chiltern, Euroa Arboretum Dam, Lake Sambell at Beechworth and Stanley Ditch Dam. The stocked rainbow trout have been grown by the Victorian Fisheries Authority at the Snobs Creek hatchery near Eildon.

A daily bag limit of five trout applies in lakes, of which only two trout can exceed 35 centimetres.

The stockings have been funded by recreational fishing licence fees and form part of the State Government’s $35 million Go Fishing Victoria plan to encourage fishing.

“Stocking our waters with rainbow trout provides the perfect opportunity for families and kids to get outdoors and try their luck casting a line these school holidays,” Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes said.

“Rainbow trout are ideal for fishers of all ages and skill levels as they’re relatively easy to catch - making it a great day out on the water.”

According to the state government, the stocked lakes also feature fishing platforms, bankside tracks and picnic areas for safe and convenient access.

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Local students shine in pest deer discussion

By BRODIE EVERIST POREPUNKAH Primary School grade five and six students Julian Toy, Laila Spencer, Esther Ludeman and Kody Watkins are the co-authors of a book about the environmental impacts of feral deer.

Titled ‘Invasive Species: A Deeper Look at Feral Deer, A Porepunkah Case Study’, the book was a result of six months of immersive learning about invasive species and strategies to lessen the impact of feral deer.

The book investigated Porepunkah’s natural habitat, invasive species and why they were introduced, the negative impacts of feral deer, and what communities can do to help.

Grade six students Laila and Esther said that writing a book helped them further understand the problems posed by the feral species.

“It helped us to think deeper about the problems,” said Laila.

“When you hear about it in class it makes sense, but when you work on it as a project it sinks in more.”

Esther agreed.

“You learn about the problem and get to talk about it,” she said.

“We also learnt about trees that are affected.”

Grade five and six students at the school participated in a series of lessons on environmental issues leading up to a final activity day

SENSATIONAL STUDENTS: Porepunkah Primary School students Julian Toy and Esther Ludeman were proud to co-write a case study about feral deer in the local environment. on June 10, with the four selected students collating the key information learnt during the sessions to develop a book.

The four students worked with program coordinator Maddy Shaw, from the Petaurus Education Group.

According to Ms Shaw, the book stemmed from six months of lessons, field trips and consultation and was a reflection of the students’ journey and what they’ve learnt.

Julian said he hoped farmers would change their fencing to prevent native wildlife getting hurt.

“If farmers use barbed wire to stop deer other native animals, like sugar gliders, can get caught and this can be fatal,” he said.

School principal Jill Gillies said she was excited that the school was working with organisations like the Upper Ovens Landcare group to make a difference in our local environment.

“The next part of the project will be working with the Upper Ovens Landcare group to plant out the riparian area behind the school’s pine plantation,” she said.

“This means our students have the opportunity to play a major role in protecting and enhancing their own environment.

“Watch this space for more exciting projects to come.”

Water tariffs set to increase NORTH East Water (NEW) prices are set to rise on average by around $42.11 this financial year, an increase of 4.6 per cent on current costs.

NEW corporate services executive Anthony Hernan said the 2022/23 tariffs are expected to support water and sewerage delivery to 110,000 North East residents across 39 towns.

He said the corporation acknowledged some customers will require assistance with their bills.

“North East Water has a dedicated support team ready to help customers experiencing financial difficulty paying their bill, especially those who may be experiencing financial hardship for the first time,” Mr Hernan said.

“We have a range of easy to access programs and support services that can ease the pressure and stress for customers having difficulty paying their bill - this includes help with concession card discounts, access to government relief and rebate schemes, payment extensions and payment plans and referral to financial counselling.

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Festival of Light to shine all season long THE season-long Festival of Light has begun at Falls Creek to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first lodge being built in the alpine village.

Falls Creek Resort Management will present a series of spectacular installations across the village, creating a variety of features for Falls Creek visitors to explore.

FCRM director of marketing and communications, Sarah Watt, said the 2022 snow season was “lining up to be a big one”.

“Our village already offers a diverse range of restaurants,

bars, activities and unique snow experiences, and this year we are thrilled to add another enlightening experience for our visitors,” she said.

“This wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the Victorian and Federal governments, with funding from the Alpine Business Support grant contributing to this initiative.”

FCRM director of economic development and land management, Elise Armitage, said the festival “brilliantly complements” the existing number of arts and cultural events happening at Falls Creek in both winter and summer.

“This includes live music, artist residencies, photography workshops, film festivals and public art installations,” she said.

“These initiatives all form part of our long-term arts and culture strategy for nurturing creative cultural events in our alpine village.”

Falls Creek visitors can make their own way around the village, seeking out the eight locations and stumbling upon some incredible activations, or follow the dedicated Festival of Light map.

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Or, on Wednesday and Saturday nights, visitors can begin their journey with some laps of Wombat’s Ramble as part of Falls Creek’s famous Night Skiing, before exploring the different locations on their way back to their lodge.

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Working together to help protect Taungurung Country

By BRODIE EVERIST THE North East Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has partnered with Parks Victoria and Taungurung traditional owners to protect and manage Taungurung Country.

The project included three days of targeted training on alpine ecology and on-ground weed control on alpine peatland complexes across Mt Buffalo National Park.

The project aims to build capacity for managing these sensitive areas, foster partnerships, increase opportunities to connect with Country, and discuss cultural knowledge and values that have shaped these environments for thousands of years.

“We are land managers. This is what we do,” Taungurung Elder Corrie Leatham said.

The training covered topics including the unique features of the Australian Alps and native fauna and flora, as well as discussions on legacy impacts, ongoing threats, and future challenges.

A key focus was the alpine peatlands; the Mountain Pygmypossum; weeds and exotic grasses that threaten Mt Buffalo; and rehabilitation of alpine environments - including best practices and inspiring stories of success.

“Building up knowledge on these aspects complements the

CONNECT WITH COUNTRY: Botanist John Morgan and Taungurung people at Mt Buffalo earlier this year. concept of reading Country, which combines the traditional cultural knowledge and western science to implement effective management,” project officer at Bilik Environmental Ryan Markwick said.

“The skills and knowledge built for Taungurung’s NRM programs is not only a building process to create a professional and high-quality land management service - it creates the ability for Taungurung young people to continually engage with ancestrally significant areas of land,” he said.

Biik field officers have worked with Parks Victoria on the ground to survey and control invasive weeds in remote areas of Mt Buffalo.

“We are aware of the willows’ ability to spread seed across larger distances, and finding wellestablished plants that may be responsible for the presence of newer shoots in other parts of the park catchment was very satisfying,” Mr Markwick said.

“Caring for Country is all-encompassing, not just the treatment of invasive species, but moving through Country and

PEOPLE AROUND TOWN

Brian Kelly How long have you lived in the area?

We moved here in 1988 and worked in the Alpine Resorts Commission regional office, which was based here in Bright in the building now occupied by the Star of the Elms.

What do you do?

I am now retired after working for 32 years for the Victorian Government in the rural water and ski industries What are your hobbies and interests?

I am a keen follower of sport and my main hobby is cooking. I am president of the local Lions club which takes up a deal of my time but I enjoy its contribution to the community.

BRIGHT What do you like about the area?

The town we have now is very different to the town we moved into in 1988. For us some of the changes haven’t all been for the better. I still enjoy the surrounding areas

and their abundant natural beauty.

Where would you take visitors coming here?

An exhibition at the Bright Art Gallery would be high on the list. These are usually high in quality and are always beautifully presented - we are so lucky to have this facility in our town. I would also take them walking along the many purpose-built walking trails close by.

Is there anything you would change about the area?

To see so many houses either vacant or used infrequently when so many families are looking for accommodation is disappointing and frustrating, and must be more so for those seeking staff for their businesses.

Vivek Sharma How long have you lived in the area?

I’ve lived in Myrtleford for the last 12 to 13 years.

What do you do?

I’m a coffee wholesale roaster.

We supply to a few cafes around here. We’re planning to open an espresso bar in a couple of months.

We also want to start a barista school so young people have something to do in their spare time.

What are your

hobbies and interests?

Riding motorbikes, especially HarleyDavidsons.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

I would take them along the mosaic walk along the river. We have a diverse cafe culture in Myrtleford - I would show them all the good, lesser-known cafes and wineries, they need more exposure. You name what you’re into it’s here.

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reading what makes it healthy - how the movement of plants and animals work, reading the landscape for geomorphological processes and re-establishing connections to and continuation of ancestral custodianship of Country.

“We left with a sense of further optimism that momentum can be built upon to allow traditional owners to actively manage Country under the ethos of caring for Country.”

The project is supported by the North East CMA through funding from the Australian Government.

Wandi author tells story of adventurous ride

By MARTIN DAVIS WANDI local and author Leonie Katekar will be visiting libraries across the Alpine region to talk about her popular book, ‘When We’re Not Afraid’ (pictured).

Ms Katekar’s book tells the story of her 12,000 km bikepacking journey across South America in 2019, leaving behind her past and confronting her fears by embarking on this monster journey.

The story is about being brave, stepping out and finding out how we can pursue more profound happiness.

During her journey, Ms Katekar overcame overwhelming mental and physical challenges while experiencing the beauty of South America.

“I wrote this book to share my adventurous story but to also raise money for children with cancer and their families,” she said.

The funds were raised throughout Ms Katekars’ trip by writing blogs and allocating royalties from the book’s publication to the same fund.

Ms Katekar will be visiting Alpine Shire libraries on Wednesday, July 13, when she will be in Myrtleford at 11am; and the following day visiting Mount Beauty at 10:30am and Bright at 2:30pm .

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Restoring habitat for the Mountain Pygmy-possum MOUNT Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board has been busy expanding and improving habitat for the critically endangered Mountain Pygmy-possum.

A few years ago, the Tunnel of Love was constructed to safely link possum populations above and below the Great Alpine Road at Mount Higginbotham.

Now, the habitat restoration at Mt Little Higginbotham has further increased habitat and connectivity to support the local Mountain Pygmy-possum populations.

Mt Little Higginbotham’s boulder field was historically quarried, with the rocks mainly used for road and building materials.

While the quarry operations ceased before the 1980s, gaps in what would have likely been Mountain Pygmy-possum habitat have remained.

In 2019, alpine resorts, environmental organisations, and leading researchers, with the support of the North East Catchment Management Authority, developed a plan to restore the quarry.

The plan considered the needs, opportunities, and challenges to restore the site – how to bring tonnes of rocks back up the mountain without causing more damage than good?

The construction of new access tracks would disturb remnant vegetation wellestablished at the site and increase landslide risks.

The successful operation called for an innovative ap-

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED: A Mountain Pygmy-possum from Mt Hotham. PHOTOS: NECMA proach: a 130-tonne crane, which would be established on the Great Alpine Road and be able to place the boulders at the site without disturbances.

Trucks transported the rocks for the crane loads up to Mt Little Higginbotham from a local source to avoid contamination risks, including introducing weeds or pathogens like the Chytrid fungus, a severe threat to frog populations.

The operation included multiple loads, with 600 tonnes of rocks carried over five days.

The habitat restoration, however, involved more than the additional boulder placement.

First, the site required preparation by removing willows, a weed species that threaten alpine environments and compete with possum’s critical native plant food resources.

And once the boulders were added, the next step for the habitat restoration was to boost the vegetation

HEAVY LIFTING: A 130 tonne crane parked on the Great Alpine Road helped lift 600 tonnes of boulders into place without disturbing the local environment.

HOME SWEET HOME: The boulder field on Mt Higginbotham provides new habitat for the pygmy possums. at the site, complementing the connectivity of the new boulders by providing shelter and more food resources for the Mountain Pygmy-possum population, including Mountain plumpine fruits.

While the main components of the possum’s diet are known, there is still a lot to learn about the topic.

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The habitat restoration works at little Higginbotham Quarry will support possums in utilising their surroundings and allow them to spread out and find

more food collectively.

Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board also works hard to eliminate pest predators that may otherwise threaten the Mountain Pygmy-possums.

Consistent pest control of foxes and cats for the past four years has shown positive results.

The combination of management actions to control threats, improve habitat quality and connectivity, and the ongoing research

and monitoring of Mountain pygmy-possum populations is part of a joint commitment to the species recovery.

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For Sale Auction 2nd July 2022, 11:00am onsite View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/ LWR23759

For Sale $430,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/ LWR24323

Paul Reid M 0417 537 520

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For Sale $265,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24344 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $350,000-$380,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR23849 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $360,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24323 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $429,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR23975 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

Paul Reid M 0417 537 520

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For Sale $560,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR23833 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $640,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24293 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $940,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR22867 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

Paul Reid M 0417 537 520

Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179

Harcourts Wangaratta

Paul Reid M 0417 537 520

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For Sale $915,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24348 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale Auction 24 June 2022, 1:00pm onsite View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24298 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

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44 Ryley Street, Wangaratta 03 5722 9444 admin.wang@nh.com.au www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au

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CITROEN C4 SHINE

Ŷ WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE? C4 . . . it’s fun, stylish and doesn’t cost a bomb.

THE Citroen C4 may look like an SUV, Citroen describes it as a blend of car, hatch and a coupe.

Whatever floats your boat.

There’s just the one model coming Downunder, the C4 Shine, priced from $37,990 plus on-roads.

STYLING It sits high enough to be an SUV and has, lower protective plastic cladding, and it’s categorised as an SUV for statistical purposes.

But the rear hatch and steeply sloping rear roof line lend an athletic, coupe-look to the profile.

The front with its slimline lights’ highlights “Citroën LED Vision” technology, with daytime running lights, headlights with three elements and LED fog lights with static corner lighting.

The interior features a wide, minimalist dashboard, bookended by large air vents, with easy-to-use controls that does away with unnecessary clutter.

It has a minimalist 5.5-inch digital instrument panel.

You won’t find any cool navigation graphics here.

In fact, cycling through the small screen and its retro graphics produces hardly any visual change at all.

A flip-up style, head-up information panel is standard.

It’s visible through polarised sunglasses. Excellent!

It does the job, but is a little large and intrusive.

Rear seat comfort was given plenty of attention during the design process, but legroom still feels a little tight.

Advanced Comfort seats, designed for long distances, incorporate a high-density layer covered by 15mm-thick

textured surface foam, providing a padded effect.

Standard kit includes 18inch alloys, keyless entry and start, dual climate air conditioning, partial leather upholstery, leather-wrapped steering wheel, heated front seats, and a four-way power driver’s seat with massaging.

There’s also automatic lights and wipers, automatic high-beam, dimming rearview mirror, LED headlights, daytime running lights and fog lights, static cornering lights, along with front, rear and side parking sensors, electric parking brake, rear privacy glass and heated, power-folding exterior mirrors.

Curiously, the physical volume control for audio is located on the furthest side from the driver, whether it’s the right or left-hand drive model.

There’s one 12V power outlet in front, along with one USB Type-A socket for charging and one USB TypeC socket for data.

The second row has just the one USB Type-A socket for charging.

Citroen C4 is covered by a five-year unlimited kilometre warranty, with service due every 12 months or 15,000km.

INFOTAINMENT Infotainment comes in the form of a frameless, ultra-thin, borderless 10.0inch touchscreen together with six-speaker audio, built-in satellite navigation, voice recognition, Bluetooth phone and audio streaming, DAB digital radio and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto -with the support of high-level acoustic insulation.

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS Power comes from a perky 1.2-litre, three-cylinder, turbopetrol engine that delivers 114kW of power at 5500 revs and 240Nm of torque from 1750 revs.

Driving the front wheels is an eight-speed auto, with paddle shifters. The engine stop-start that delivers excellent fuel consumption.

SAFETY Safety is disappointingly rated at four stars, narrowly falling short in some areas.

It extends to six airbags, forward collision warning and autonomous emergency braking with low light pedestrian and cyclist detection.

There’s also blind spot monitoring, active lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control with stop and go, driver attention alert, colour head-up display and a reversing camera with topdown 360-degree image.

DRIVING The sloping roofline, although it looks terrific, makes backseat entry and exit more difficult and reduces rear headroom.

The cabin features a hollow form dash and soft touch armrest trim, with high-gloss black accents for the air vents, steering wheel, instrument panel, air conditioning fascia, infotainment controls and centre console.

The centre console offers plenty of storage space with lots of other storage available around the cabin.

The front seats are comfy, a good size and heated too.

The driver’s seat features four-way electric adjustment but manual fore and

aft adjustment as well as a massage function. The passengers’ seat has multi-way manual adjustment with electric lumbar adjustment.

The rear seat has a split/ fold backrest. Its rear area has rear air vents and USB charging.

The doors feature a curious, angled strip of cloth trim as ornamentation.

Doubling as a rear-view camera, the screen offers poor vision when it comes to reversing in low light at night.

Turbocharging the car basically brings performance up to the level of a 2.0-litre engine. It also delivers maximum torque earlier in the rev range, giving it more thrust, especially away from the line.

Being a three-cylinder engine, it adds a thrummy feel and note to proceedings.

Gear selection is accomplished via a fingertip type push-pull toggle, with separate buttons for park and manual mode and another switch for drive modes.

The toggle works okay, but is virtually invisible at night and can be challenging

as your fingers search for it, with backlighting for only the park and manual buttons.

Gear change paddles are fun for more spirited driving.

The three-cylinder turbo delivers a surprising amount of punch for its size, zipping away from the lights and developing a healthy rasp under hard acceleration.

The eight-speed auto is often jerky in execution and reminds us of the dead but not forgotten robotised manual the company once offered.

The brakes are grabby too.

Much is made of the ride quality which is enhanced by pressurised hydraulic shock absorbers with progressive damping front and rear.

The resulting ride is firmish and not altogether unpleasant, but nothing special otherwise.

Over the shoulder vision is compromised by the roof structure and rear pillars.

Rated at 6.1L/100km, we were getting 6.7 from the 50-litre tank after 720km of road testing.

SUMMING UP I worry for the future of Citroen in this country.

Although it makes some fun and sometimes exciting cars, for some reason no one wants to buy them.

I guess it can be compared to GM trying to sell Holdens to the French. They’d be suspicious at least.

I’m not saying the C4 is a great car, but it offers plenty for the price.

It’s fun, super stylish and is an interesting alternative to the lookalike, drive-alike competition.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE CITROEN C4 SHINE:

$37,990 (automatic) Note: This price does not include government or dealer delivery charges.

Contact your local Citroen dealer for drive-away prices.

SPECIFICATIONS: Citroen C4 Shine 1.2-litre turbo-petrol five-door wagon

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NORTH EAST WATER REGION WATER CORPORATION (NORTH EAST WATER) Water Restriction By-law 1/2022

PITTS, KEVIN (OAM).

Lions Club of Myrtleford pass our deepest condolences to Judy and families.

North East Water revokes Water Restriction By-law 1/2012 In accordance with section 287ZC of the Water Act 1989, North East Water hereby gives notice that it has made a by-law, titled ‘Water Restriction By-law 1/2022’, pursuant to sections 171 and 160 of the Water Act 1989.

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KERBSIDE PRUNING COLLECTION

Council offers an annual collection of garden prunings from residents’ naturestrips.

Collection will take place at: Myrtleford: Monday 11 – Friday 15 July 2022 Mount Beauty and Tawonga: Monday 18 – Friday 22 July 2022 Bright, Porepunkah and Wandiligong: Monday 25 – Friday 29 July 2022 Prunings will only be collected once per household on or near the GDWH VSHFL²HG IRU HDFK WRZQVKLS Households placing unacceptable material or not abiding by the timetable will be responsible for removing these items from the road reserve.

Prunings placed on a nature strip too early will constitute a local law infringement i.e. no more than one week prior to the collection week.

This collection program is for PRIVATE TREE PRUNINGS ONLY. Pruning of Council owned trees will constitute a local law infringement. Residents will be responsible for the removal of Council-owned trees in this instance.

Prunings must be: ° Neatly stacked with ends facing the kerbside on the nature strip, not obstructing vehicular or pedestrian WUDI²F ° Have a minimum diameter of 20mm for each pruning ° Have a maximum diameter of 200mm for each pruning ° Be maximum three cubic metres total loose volume ° 2Q WKH QDWXUH VWULS E\ WKH VSHFL²HG date ° Not bound by wire The following materials WILL NOT be collected or chipped: Vines and creepers %ODFNEHUULHV URVHV EDPERR ³D[ and palms Tree stumps, and tree roots Spiky citrus varieties Wire, string, metal, plastics etc.

For more information, please visit www. alpineshire.vic.gov.au/residents/wasteand-recycling/kerbside-pruning-collection

POREPUNKAH Primary School wood raffle drawn Monday, June 20, 2022 winner was ticket number 0025, Gemma De Campo.

FREE RANGE HENS ISA Brown Pullets, POL $27ea.

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Becky & Hugh (03) 5798 1868 freerangehens.com.au

M E R C E D E S Vi t o Compact 109CD1, 2008, manual, 2.2ltr turbo diesel, roof basket, tow ball, solar panel, new tyres, well serviced, country use, drives well, rego (1DM4QA), $8000.

Ph 0428 575 010.

KIA Carnival MY16 update, 8 seats, leather, sat nav, 18 inch alloys, reversing camera, 198,000km, RWC, rego (1VS60B), $27,950ono.

Ph 0478 162 069.

CARAVANS & CAMPERS 2009 BA Ford Station Wagon, ex-taxi, well maintained vehicle, unregistered, needs for little RWC, has 24 valve barra six, auto, engine number: JGWA9G64270, $3000 firm, Myrtleford. Ph 2015 Jayco Starcraft 0403 425 593.

Pop-Top, as new, reverse 2004 Toyota Hilux, cycle aircon, full ensuite, 3.0 td, single cab tray, annexe, solar panel – 314,260km, silver-grey house battery, 2 single colour, bullbar, UHF beds, numerous extras, radio, dual batteries, $36,500 ono. Contact r e g o t i l l A u g u s t Barry 0457 229 419.

(SZB358), $12,500. Ph C A R AVA N s i t e s 0428 350 525. available long-term/ permanent. Sites come CARAVANS & with power, ensuite, CAMPERS u n d e r c o v e r. Q u i e t North East location.

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POREPUNKAH for sale and removal, $5000, caravan 1900 Viscount Supreme, year 1978, TA I L G AT E s l i d e - 23ft 7 berth, attached on camper, excellent annex 1996, 6m x 2.8m, condition, $32,000. Call air conditioner working, Jill 0409 827 240. full size gas cooker, full size refrigerator, caravan interior showing some wear and tear in keeping with its age, annex floor needs replacing, caravan would make a great spare room or man cave. Phone Lois 0407 FRANKLIN aliminium 801 566. caravan, 16ft (4.85) 8ft (2.44), stripped, renovated, rewired, ideal spare room, computer TV den, brakes, towable, not registerable, $1500. Ph Phone: 5721 6231.

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Personal Notices DEATH NOTICES WAGSTAFF (Hajak), Judith Clare.

Passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

Beloved wife of Paul (dec) and Keith (dec).

Mother and mother-in-law of Nancy and Andy, Tina and John, Charles and Kerry, and Robyn. *UDQGPD RI ,DQ DQG +DQQDK 7L൵DQ\ Lizzie, Mel, Jo, Darren and April, Paul and Samantha, Lyle, Caleb, Sienna and Bethany.

Great grandmother of Violet, Leo, George and Ted. Stepmother to Bridget and Keld, and Julie-Ann and Steven.

Step grandmother to Jakob, Matilda, Scott, Toni-Marie, Alex, Stephenie and Keith (dec).

Deeply loved by all her family.

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Gone from our sight But never from our hearts.

Enjoying a coldie with George, Peter and John once again.

A most respected member of our club and community.

Rest in peace.

COLLS (Davie), Merissa.

1970 - 2015 As the years roll by, to have lost you isn’t any easier.

I hide my tears and heartache when your name is spoken.

To me you were like a rare diamond, precious and irreplaceable.

The world is a lesser place without you in it. ~ Mum.

KEYTE, Wesley.

11/8/1981-5/7/2000 May the winds of Heaven blow softly And whisper in your ear How much we love and miss you And wish you were here. ~ Love Mum and Jim, Phoenix and the Keyte, Batrim, Song and Taylor families.

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COSGRIFF, Bryan.

Loved brother-in-law of Therese and George (dec).

Cherished Uncle of Nat, Gino, Loretta and families.

Club President in 1987 and Club Treasurer in 1980.

PITTS, Kevin OAM. 2/8/1944 – 27/6/2022 The Wangaratta/ Myrtleford/Bright Legacy Group members extend our deepest sympathies to Judy, Steven, Tanya, Gavin and families on Kevin’s passing.

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Highs and lows for junior footy teams MYRTLEFORD and Bright junior footballers took advantage of the sunny winter days over the weekend to notch up some big wins, and also suffer bitter losses.

The inter-valley derby between Bright and Myrtleford Black in the under 12 fixture produced a big win for Bright, while Imperials had to forfeit their under 17 match against Myrtleford.

Under 12 Imperials 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 (6) Myrtleford Red 1.0, 3.4, 7.9, 10.11 (71) GOALS, Imperials: I. Robinson 1. Myrtleford Red: M. McMahon 3, M. Morgan 2, H. Durling 1, N. Harris 1, A. McManus 1, B. Parolin 1, A. Robb 1.

BEST, Imperials: J. Irvine, F. Hughes, T. Koop, R. Newton. Myrtleford Red: M. McMahon, G. Corcoran, B. Montgomery, M. Morgan, T. McDonald.

Bright 1.1, 2.3, 7.6, 13.7 (85) Myrtleford Black 2.0, 2.3, 2.3, 3.4 (22) GOALS, Bright: unavailable. Myrtleford Black: W. Koers 1, S. Lupo 1, M. McKeone 1.

BEST, Bright: unavailable. Myrtleford Black:

C. Borsi, S. Barnik, J. Jennings, T. McPherson, W. Lamperd, S. Lupo.

Under 14 CAUGHT: Gemma Corcoran lands a big Imperials 4.4, 6.9, 7.19, 12.25 (97) tackle on her Imperials opponent in Myrtleford 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0 (6) Myrtleford Red’s 65 point win on Saturday.

GOALS, Imperials: B. Benton 4, R. Canning 2, PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling A. Direen 1, C. Flynn 1, J. Long 1, C. Maher 1, M. Marek 1, B. McMonigle 1. Myrtleford: B. Robb 1.

BEST, Imperials: M. Semmens, J. Marek, N. Kjar, B. Benton, H. O’Brien, R. Canning.

Myrtleford: J. Novak, J. Notarianni, L. Masin, J. Bruneau, unknown, A. Morgan.

Mansfield 5.2, 9.4, 15.7, 18.12 (120) Bright 1.0, 2.2, 2.2, 5.2 (32) GOALS, Mansfield: A. Browning 7, J. Benton 3, L. Smith 2, H. Yencken 2, C. Caminos 1, J. Day 1, E. Pigdon 1, T. Polkinghorne 1. Bright: T. Brierty 2, L. Carey 1, D. Hika 1, E. Lodge 1.

BEST, Mansfield: J. Benton, A. Browning, L. Smith, W. Northcott, H. Yencken, C. Purday.

Bright: T. Heuperman, F. Stephens, D. Hika, E. Lodge, L. Samarasinghe, T. Brierty.

Under 17 Imperials v Myrtleford: Imperials forfeit.

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AS the weather has started to improve, so too have the scores at the Myrtleford Golf Course, with Jim Martin taking out the Drummond Monthly Medal, and club handicapper David Matthews on a hot streak with two competition wins in a row.

Saturday, July 2 DRUMMOND GOLF ALBURY STROKE MONTHLY MEDAL AMCR 73 A Grade & Medal Winner: Jim Martin (25) 96/71 c/b.

A Grade Runner Up: Alan Rockliff (15) 86/71.

Ball Winners: A Rockliff 71, G Browne 74, Z Cunneen 74, I Wales 75 c/b.

Foodworks NTPs - 10th: George Browne, 14th: Ian Wales.

Raffle Winner: Ian Wales.

Thursday, June 30 Alpine Valley Homes AMCR 73 AWCR 76 A Grade Winner, Men: David Matthews, 13/36 Pts. A Grade Runner up, Men: Ian

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9 Holes Winner, Ladies: Lesley Browne, 36/10 Pts. 9 Holes Runner Up, Ladies: Suzette Kelly, 52/9 Pts. Ball Winners: I Wales 30, C Prouse 26.

NTPs - first: David Matthews, 14th: Ian Wales.

Tuesday, June 28 ALPINE VALLEY HOMESSTABLEFORD AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Barb Welch (24) 30 pts.

A Grade Runner Up: Judy Bynon (24) 29pts c/b.

9 Hole Winner: P Dawkins (40) 13pts c/b.

9 Hole Runner Up: Liz Orton (37) 13pts.

Ball Winners: Judy Bynon, Carolyn Prowse, Liz Orton.

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THREE ON ONE: A trio of Myrtleford players swamp the ball.

Eagles soaring at Mount Beauty golf course MT BEAUTY Golf Club’s July Monthly Medal game on Saturday, July 2 attracted 16 players, with the eventual victory going to Tony Campen with a net 72 from Stephen Short (73), Victor Selway (74), and Peter Partington with 76 net.

NTPs went to Tony Campen on the 7th, along with the Tatts ticket from the Tawonga South Newagency and Post Office, ninth went to Syd Thomas, 17th to Peter Partington and the 18th, along with the money, went to Don Mason.

The Wednesday before, June 29, Peter Johns raided the Ridgeline Landscaping Eagles’ Nest with an Eagle on the Par 4, 8th hole.

In the ladies’ 9 holes stableford, Julie Chapman won with 19 points, runner up Liz Harvey with 15 points.

In the 18 holes stableford on Saturday, the winner was Leesa Bevan 28 points, runner-up Liz Harvey 23 points, and NTP on the seventh went to Leesa Bevan.

The shot of the day went to Leesa Bevan who scored an Eagle 3 on the par 5 first hole - good on you Leesa, it’s an amazing effort on a wet course.

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EAGLE: Peter Johns managed an eagle on the par 4 eighth hole.

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HOT STREAK: David Matthews has taken out two competitions in a row.

MEDAL WINNER: Jim Martin took out this month’s Drummond Monthly Medal on Saturday.

AS June turned into July, the third round of the Bright Golf Club’s Winter Cup was contested, with Bill Stonnill taking the top honours.

Veterans, Monday, June 27, Stableford A grade winner: Heather Thompson (28) 34 points.

NTPs - third: Andy Armstrong, 11th: Mick Dunne.

Ladies, Wednesday, June 29, Stroke Draw For Partners 2 Person Ambrose Winners: Tina Cook and Jane Canning.

Men, Thursday, June 30, Stableford A grade winner: Cameron Wickes (+1) 36 points.

B grade winner: Mark Frost (20) 40 points.

NTPs - third: Cameron Wickes, sixth: Peter Malkin, 11th: Mark Frost, 16th: Cameron Wickes.

Men, Saturday, July 2, Winter Cup, round three A grade winner: Bill Stonnill (17) 35 points.

B grade winner: Mark Frost (20) 35 points.

C grade winner: Neville Blewitt (26) 32 points c/b.

NTPs - third: Mathew Ellis, 11th: Guy Packham.

Ladies, Saturday, July 2, Stableford A grade winner: Jac Jac Colbert (12) 35 points.

B grade winner: Jane Canning (41) 32 points.

NTPs - third: Allison Gilbert, sixth: Jac Jac Colbert.

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Bedendo’s dream comes true Teen impresses p in his AFL debut for Bulldogs g

By WILLSON MACK DOM Bedendo’s AFL dream came true on Thursday night when he donned his number 26 Western Bulldogs jumper for the first time.

The Bulldogs came up against Brisbane at the GABBA and although they couldn’t come away with a win, Myrtleford’s Bedendo family had a memorable night that will never be forgotten.

The Western Bulldogs announced on Tuesday that Bedendo would make his highly anticipated debut and he more than held his own playing across the wing under the lights.

The 19-year-old nearly took a spectacular mark with what would’ve been his first touch in league football, while he booted his maiden career goal from 50 metres out on a 45 degree angle in the first quarter.

Along with his goal, the Murray Bushrangers product ended up with 11 touches, two marks and two tackles in a solid debut performance.

“We’re all just really excited for him,” Bedendo’s mother Jeniah Munroe said after

attending the match.

“We’re just so proud of him, it goes to show that if you put your focus and everything into something it can take you wherever you want to go.

“His hard work and good work ethic has got him to where he’s wanted to be his whole life.”

From a young age, all Bedendo wanted to do was play AFL football.

“Forever everyone that knows him knew he just wanted to play AFL footy,” Munroe said.

“As far back as his junior footy days at Appin Park (Primary School) where it was Yarrunga versus Appin, everyone knew what Dom wanted to do.

“He’s been so focused on getting there and his determination has just been admirable.”

Munroe said her son couldn’t be playing at a better football club.

“The club is just fantastic,” she said.

“All the boys at the club are great, they’re great teammates and great mentors.

FUTURE STAR: Dom Bedendo in action for Western Bulldogs on Thursday night.

PHOTO: AAP “Watching the video the Bulldogs posted where they all got around Dom when they announced his debut brought tears to my eyes.

“It was just amazing.”

As for his goal on debut?

“I just started crying,” Munroe said.

“Everyone there was just

jumping up and down and even the Brisbane supporters were yelling out and cheering for him.

“I just couldn’t believe how calm he was for the whole match, even after the game he was so calm.

“It was just a great moment for all of us.”

PROUD AS PUNCH: Dom Bedendo with proud mum Jeniah Munroe after his debut on Thursday night.

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THE future of the Whorouly football sides has been secured already, with both senior and reserves coaches locked in.

Riley Calvene will stay in the top job at the Den until at least the end of the 2024 season, while Matt and Daniel Harris will remain to head the reserves outfit.

A first-year coach, Calvene said the two year deal gives him a chance to further develop his coaching style to start to build longterm success for the Lions.

“I’m really excited, it’s a good opportunity to build something special and have a good run at it this time around,” he said.

“They (the club) came to me and offered two years straight away, it gives a bit more stability in the role.

“I thought about it and coaching is something I really want to do and I want to get good at, so I think doing the two years was a good suit for me.

“I’m really eager to learn and to grow, so two years works really well for us and gives me a bit of security knowing I’ve got time to work into.

“Hopefully we can continue to build that good culture and that good system that players can buy into.”

The news comes following Whorouly’s defeat at the hands of Benalla on the weekend, downed at home 5.4 (34) to 14.14 (158), but

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there were positives to take from the match.

“I think our pressure around the ball was pretty good all day - we’ve been practicing that over the past few weeks and we know if we do it well, it gives us a good opportunity to score,” Calvene said.

“A lot of our guys, especially our midfielders, were really good around the contest, our ability to hit those 45s and hit-ups through the middle worked well, they were composed with the footy.

“Our back six worked well as a defensive unit as they have been this whole year.”

The Lions will be angling for a massive scalp this weekend, when they take on the once-untouchable Milawa Demons.

“They’re not what they once were, but they’re a good quality team, they’ve still got good players across the board,” Calvene said.

“Like anyone else you’ve got prepare well, and we’re really keen for this weekend.

“I know me, personally, I’ve never beaten them, and there are a few other guys who are the same so there’s a lot of motivation there for us.”

ONE ON ONE: Matt Harris works to keep Benalla’s Sam Newton away from the ball.

PHOTO: Garry Jones

LION HEART: Riley Calvene has signed on to coach Whorouly for the next two years.

PHOTO: Nathan de Vries

ON THE HUNT: Glenn White chases down Lochy Sinclair.

PHOTO: Garry Jones

Lions belt Panthers on court in massive turnaround win

By NATHAN DE VRIES

AGRESSIVE FEEDING: Jane-Maree Fitzpatrick gets the ball into the shooting circle, while Bec Allen (right) repositions.

GOAL: Tayla Allen puts the ball up in Whorouly’s big win over Benalla on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Nathan de Vries

WHOROULY’S A grade netballers produced the goods in their rematch against Benalla All Blacks at Whorouly on Saturday, avenging their early loss to the Panthers with a 51-31 masterclass.

THE Lions kept their noses in front for the entire match, with goalers Katie Ivone and Tayla Allen shooting the margin out further and further each quarter, never adding less than 11 goals per term.

THE defenders also had a stellar day keeping pressure on Benalla to have the home side 22-15 up by half-time.

WHOROULY surged through the second half, knocking back any attempt of Benalla to try and claw their way back into the match.

LIONS’ co-coach Ebony Allen said the result was a testament to her squad’s work

ethic and drive.

“TO come out and play how we did, it was something we were really proud of,” she said.

“WE were able to get the early lead and were able to maintain and build on that for the rest of the game.

“AT half time, we were happy with how things were going but we knew we could still give a bit more so we just wanted everyone to go back out after the break and take it up a notch, tidy up a few little errors that started to creep in and just maintain the intensity.

“THE first time we met Benalla we lost by 17, so to get the win by 20 shows just how hard the girls have been working and how we have come along nicely as a team.”

ALLEN said the effort across the court was phenomenal, with the entire team coming

together to get the result.

“THE defenders worked hard the entire game winning a lot of ball for our attackers,” she said.

“SALLY Wood had an outstanding game in GK, her pressure and rebounding earned her a best on court performance.

“TAYLA and Katie have really stepped up the last few weeks - their shooting has been great and they are very strong at getting the rebounds of the shots they do miss.

“THEY have gelled very nicely together this year which is great to see.”

THE win gives Whorouly a massive confidence boost, with the Lions looking like a legitimate threat to the number two side, Milawa, when they go head to head this weekend at the Milawa Recreation Reserve.

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Savoy started off slowly, a departure from their recent efforts, and conceded a goal in the 13th minute before finding their feet and applying pressure on the Boomers’ defensive structure.

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Savoy coach Rob Caponnechia said the message to his side was to persist with the game plan and the goals would come.

“Probably during the first 25 minutes, they were probably a little bit better than us, they started off really well, Boomers,” he said.

“They scored, we were 1-0 down, but we had ample opportunities to equalise and get in front in that first half, but it just wasn’t falling our way.

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However, minor errors were costly for Savoy, as Boomers pipped two goals back of their own to go 3-2 up with just over 10 minutes to go.

“We scored, we were really on top, and we scored again and we looked comfortable,” Caponecchia said.

“We made a couple of little, silly errors, which cost us a couple of goals, then right at the end, Lewis Holloway, the sub, came on and scored the equaliser for us so we came away with a point.

“I felt like we should’ve come home with the points, to be fair, just because of the numerous chances we did have to score but

at the end it was an entertaining game, played in the right spirit - it’s a bit unfortunate that we didn’t get the three points, but we’ll take one point away from home against a quality team like Boomers.

“It was very much an open game, going from their side to our side, but we felt like we had the most clear-cut chances but we just couldn’t put the ball in the net this time.”

Myrtleford will be angling for a big win over Melrose FC this weekend at home, with the side bolstered by the return of Alain Mubali from a four-week suspension, while Jesse Stephens will be hoping to make a return to the senior list from an injury.

The division one women had another rough day on the field,

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Sloppy Bright outfit undone by Blues

By NATHAN DE VRIES BRIGHT’S dominance of the senior football competition was questioned by Greta on Saturday, with the Blues handing the Mountain Men just their third defeat for the season, 6.11 (47) to 8.9 (57).

The Mountain Men weren’t on their game, as they let the Blues out to an early lead from which they couldn’t recover.

Errors in front of goal didn’t help either, with Bright sitting at 1.6 by half-time.

Coach Paul Harrison said his boys were disappointed at the shoddy performances they served up.

“It’s just an off day, I haven’t seen us play like that for a while,” he said.

“It was probably the best weather we’ve had in the last six weeks but the style of game was very heavily contested, stoppage after stoppage game.

“We just didn’t get the start that we needed, we were very slow to start.

“To be honest, I don’t think we won a clearance all day, we definitely lost the midfield battle.

“To Greta’s credit they played a good press and didn’t allow us to get our running game going.

“They were better on the day.”

The Blues outmaneuvered Bright around the stoppage, holding their position to funnel the ball out to their advantage.

“Our most disappointing thing was our defensive side of our game on the weekend, it was very poor,” Harrison said.

“I think stoppage play is something we need to work on.

“We did it a little bit earlier in the year where we would all fold in on the contest

GET OVER HERE: Sam Dalbosco works to bring down his Greta opponent. and not hold our width.

“Since earlier in the year, we’ve been really good at it, but it was one of those games on the weekend where we started poorly in that area and really couldn’t get it together.”

The loss sees Benalla move two games clear of Bright on the top of the ladder, with this weekend’s match against Goorambat at Pioneer Park the perfect chance for the Mountain Men to regain some form.

“As I said to the boys after the game, we’re lucky we’ve put in the hard work this year and we were able to have a two game break in second position, and we still hold that one game break on Bonnie Doon,” Harrison said.

“We had a four week block - we’re two weeks into it and we’re one and one, and our aim was to be three and one so unfortunately we’ve got to win the two harder games.

“We’ll bounce back, we’ll be right - sometimes, as hard as it is, it helps the boys readjust a bit and get their focus back.”

DOWNED: Bright’s senior side struggled through the midfield despite some strong rucking from Joe Gray.

PHOTOS: Charlotte Kilner

BIG HIT: Clay Dillon lays a massive tackle.

Bright netballers work hard against top side

By NATHAN DE VRIES NO one claimed going up against the number one team in the A grade netball competition was going to be an easy endeavour, but Bright’s netballers availed themselves well in their match on Saturday, competing hard in their 31-54 loss to Greta.

The Blues remain undefeated this year, but Bright put up a good show, fighting hard to not let the margin blow out.

Despite the unfavourable result, coach Bridget Flint-Chapman said she was proud of how her side played the game.

“It was a tough game, but it was a very clean, competitive game,” she said.

“They are a very good team and we had to play our best to keep with them.

“We settled into our game and the second half was very competitive.

“We were happy how the game ended - we were able to keep the margin smaller than other teams have in the past five weeks.”

Bright will front up again this week against Goorambat on the court at Pioneer Park, with a win over the Bats throwing a serious wrench in their push for finals.

The B grade netballers put up a strong showing, taking the points over Greta 53-40, while the B reserve (28-38), under 17 (9-47) and under 15 sides (13-37) all registered losses.

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Nail biting win for Saints on court

By NATHAN DE VRIES FOR the second time this year, Myrtleford’s A grade netballers pulled off a onegoal victory on Saturday, taking the points over fifth ranked North Albury by the slimmest of margins, winning 49-48 at Bunton Park.

The Saints came out strong, pushing a two goal lead at quarter time to an eight goal margin by the half, with goal pair Rebecca Piazza and Sally Botter dominant.

However, the Hoppers hit back hard, overcoming the deficit and pushing out four goals ahead through the third and almost all the way through to the end of the match.

Coach Tina Way said the closing minutes of the match were as tense as any final.

“We’ve been building in continuity and strength,

and the girls had a great first half, and we were up by four goals, then North Albury had some other ideas and they were up by four goals towards the end of the match,” she said.

“With three minutes to go, we closed a four goal deficit and won by one goal - it was sensational.

“I think our defensive pressure was applied, and forced them to make errors.

“We capitalised on those errors, there was quick ball movement from Ellie Cooper, Sophie Cappellari and Saige Broz through the centre-court, then feeding into Sally Botter and Rebecca Piazza who were able to convert in those last three minutes really quickly which gave us the win.

“We played them in the Easter round and we lost that game, and that was very frustrating - I think that was

still in the memory bank for the girls.”

Way said while the crowd may love a down-to-the-wire finish, she would prefer a more clear-cut result.

“It’s good for the crowd, not good on the court,” Way joked.

“It was a great game, the crowd were very vocal, they want the win as much as we do - it was so good to be able to reward ourselves and have so many people come up to all of us after the game and say ‘well done, what a heart-stopper’.

“They’re as happy to get the win as we are.

“Sally Botter needs an extra little mention for her performance in goal attack, she really stood up and helped the goal circle dominate.

“She assisted positional and sunk goals when they were needed, she really stood up when she was needed.

“She shot 17 goals for the game which is a good volume for a goal attack she’s going from strength to strength every week. “ Myrtleford’s B grade also pulled off a win 47-38, while the C grade side went down 33-49, and the 17 and under side fought out a 47-47 draw.

The win in the A grade gives the side some confidence for this weekend against Yarrawonga, hoping to rectify a big loss from round three.

“Last time we played them, there’s no other way to put it, we were poor - we shot 16 goals for the whole game,” Way said.

“We’ve definitely been building on our consistency and our continuity and scoring more goals, and we will hope that we go out and make a vast improvement on the last time we played them.”

OUTPLAYED: Myrtleford’s shooting duo of Sally Botter and Rebecca Piazza, pictured, proved too good for the North Albury defence.

PHOTO: Janet Watt

Saints and Pigeons team up for mental health round

By NATHAN DE VRIES MENTAL health takes centre stage this Saturday, as the second annual Mental Health round between Myrtleford and Yarrawonga brings the community together to promote mental wellness and normalise having conversations around mental health.

An initiative of the Myrtleford Football Netball Club’s wellbeing team, round sees the two clubs compete for the #bekindtoyourmind Shield, with whichever club ends the day with more victories across all football and netball grades claiming the shield.

Wellbeing team chair John Pryor said while it was all well and good to have a name on a shield, the true goal of the weekend was far more important.

“This is more than just competition, this is about making sure our people are safe and well,” he said.

“From the Census, over two million people in this country have a long term mental health illness, it’s the biggest long-term illness in the country.

“Although those stats may not have been known to all at the time we started meeting, but it was cerw

LETS TALK: Former AFL star and now mental health advocate, Wayne Schwass, will be the special guest speaker at Myrtleford Football Netball Club’s luncheon for the second annual Mental Health round.

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The centrepiece of the day will take place off-field, where ex-AFL

star and mental health advocate Wayne Schwass will speak at a luncheon with strong messages around mental health and suicide prevention.

“We were lucky enough to get onto Wayne Schwass through Gary Ablett Jnr - a couple of years ago Gary Ablett came and spoke to our people, and his management put us onto Wayne and said he might be appropriate for the function,” Pryor said.

“Wayne has had his own mental health issues which he’s dealt with, but then become a strong mental health advocate.

“He launched an organisation called Puka Up, and that was around mental health and emotional wellbeing, and he’s got some really strong messages around suicide prevention.

“He’s all about that messaging, about reaching out and saying ‘I need help’.”

The luncheon begins from 12pm, and will wrap up before the senior match between Myrtleford and Yarrawonga gets underway from 2pm.

The wellbeing team will also hold activities around mental health at local schools throughout the week - for more information - see page 2.

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#

TEAM

P

W

L

D

%

PTS

1

WANGARATTA

11

10

1

0

260.04

40

2

YARRAWONGA

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9

2

0

158.11

36

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ALBURY

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8

3

0

137.82

32

4

MYRTLEFORD

11

7

4

0

130.16

28

5

WANGARATTA ROVERS

11

7

4

0

108.86

28

6

COROWA RUTHERGLEN

11

5

6

0

92.36

20

7

LAVINGTON

11

5

6

0

88.94

20

8

WODONGA

11

3

8

0

80.43

12

9

NORTH ALBURY

11

1

10

0

38.28

4

10 WODONGA RAIDERS

11

0

11

0

46.23

0

NETBALL SCORES

ROUND 12

A GRADE: North Albury 48 def by Myrtleford 49 BEST: NORTH ALBURY: Nat Heagney 3, Sophia Kohlhagen 2, Niamh Boyer 1.

MYRTLEFORD: Saige Broz 3, Tina Way 2, Ellie Cooper 1. GOALS: NORTH ALBURY: Nat Heagney 33, Sophia Kohlhagen 15. MYRTLEFORD: Rebecca Piazza 32, Sally Botter 17.

SATURDAY, JULY 9 WANG ROVERS VS LAVINGTON COROWA-RUTHERGLEN VS WANGARATTA

Wodonga Raiders 52 def Wang Rovers 37; Wangaratta 45 def Wodonga 30; Lavington 50 def Yarrawonga 48; Albury 36 vs Corowa-R’glen 50.

C GRADE: Lavington 38 def Yarrawonga 34; Wodonga Raiders 39 def Wang Rovers 30; Wangaratta 44 def Wodonga 30; North Albury 49 def Myrtelford 33; Albury 30 def by Corowa-Rutherglen 32.

WODONGA VS RAIDERS

THIRDS RESULTS

BEST: NORTH ALBURY: Luke Kirk, Alexander Tremonti, Ethan Hunt, Jackson Carey, Aiden Heinrich, Lenny Foard MYRTLEFORD: Lachlan Miotto, Jackson Masin, Zach Allan, Josh Jones, Elijah MORGAN, Jonah McIntosh.

GOALS: NORTH ALBURY: Cooper Taylor 3; Jackson Carey 1; Angus Maclean 1. MYRTLEFORD: Zach Allan 3; Jonah McIntosh 3; Lachlan Miotto 3; Addison Bedendo 1; Levi Young 1; Josh Jones 1; Jackson Masin 1; Mikka Paulsen 1.

Wodonga Raiders 4.5.29 def by Wangaratta Rovers 5.13.43; Wangaratta 22.15.147 def Wodonga 1.0.6 ; Lavington 4.10.34 def by Yarrawonga 5.6.36; Albury 116.12.08 def Corowa-Rutherglen 8.7.55

WANGARATTA WODONGA

3.4 6.5 7.7 8.10.58 1.5 5.10 12.12 16.14.110

4.3 8.4 4.0 4.4

10.9 16.14.110 6.4 10.5.65

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Ben Reid 8; Michael Newton 3; Jackson Clarke 1; Matthew Kelly 1; Braeden Marjanovic 1; James McClounan 1; Joe Richards 1. WODONGA: Matthew Wilson 3; Thomas Johnson 1; Adam Jorgensen 1; Casey Marr 1; Oscar Willding 1; Ethan Ritchie 1; Myles Jewell 1; Noah Spiteri 1. WODONGA: Matthew Wilson 3; Thomas Johnson 1; Adam Jorgensen 1; Casey Marr 1; Oscar Willding 1; Ethan Ritchie 1; Myles Jewell 1; Noah Spiteri 1.

BEST: WANGARATTA: Ben Reid, Zackery Leitch, Matthew Kelly, Abraham Ankers, Jackson Clarke, Michael Newton WODONGA: Matthew Wilson, Ollie Greenhill, Jacob Barber, Adam Jorgensen, Thomas Johnson, Joshua Mathey.

SCOREBOARD - SPLIT RD - JULY 2 3.5 6.8 10.12 16.12.108 2.2 5.2 5.3 8.7.55

GOALS: ALBURY: Jacob Conlan 3; Jeff Garlett 3; Riley Bice 2; Connor O’Sullivan 2; William Blomeley 1; Fletcher Carroll 1; Jake Gaynor 1; Jim Grills 1; Ben Kelly 1; Brayden McMenamin 1. COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Jy Lane 2; Kaelan Bradtke 1; Tom Goodwin 1; Jedd Longmire 1; William Robinson 1; Oliver Struve 1; Cameron Wilson 1. BEST: unavailable.

3.4 3.7 4.9 7.3 11.7 13.10

7.13.55 17.11

GOALS: NORTH ALBURY: Flynn Gardiner 2; Carter Norman 2; Doulton Langlands 1; Ryan Polkinghorne 1. MYRTLEFORD: Nicholas Warnock 3; Tom Cappellari 3; Kurt Aylett 2; Ryley Sharp 2; Murray Waite 2; Ryan Griffen 2; Declan Bren 1; Ryan Crisp 1; Josh Muraca 1.

BEST: NORTH ALBURY: Doulton Langlands, Foster Gardiner, Carter Norman, George Godde, Jack Penny, Ryan Polkinghorne. MYRTLEFORD: Murray Waite, Ryan Griffen, Kurt Aylett, Simon Curtis, Declan Bren, Josh Muraca.

Lavington .................. 4.7.31 Yarrawonga ..............14.9.93 GOALS: LAVINGTON: Kade Garland 4. YARRAWONGA: Tyler Lovell 4; Matthew Grinter 2; Max Hemphill 2; Xavier Leslie 2; Brandon Symes 2; Ross Mulquiney 1.

Wodonga Raiders ......... 1.0.6 Wangaratta Rovers 35.14.224 GOALS: WODONGA RAIDERS: Baylee Jerram 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Tristan Lenaz 7; Joe Allen 4; Alex Dowsley 4; Kyle Smith 4; Sam Henderson 3; Joshua Newton 3; Regan Gorman 2; Cameron Nottle 2; Josh O’Donohue 2; Noah Amery 1; Stuart Booth 1; Coen Hennessy 1; Cameron Ramsay 1.

Wangaratta ............... 7.7.49 Wodonga ................... 9.6.60 GOALS: WANGARATTA: Tim Aumann 2; Brennan Jenvey 2; Jesse Bianco 1; Josh Nanson 1; Waitai Tua 1. WODONGA: Jett Cassidy 3; Private player 2; Kade Brown 1; Dylan Bramble 1; Private player 1.

Albury ................. 19.11.125 Corowa-R’glen ........... 4.1.25 GOALS: ALBURY: Campbell O’Brien 5; Tom O’Brien 4; Zach Sears 3; Jake McGrath 2; Mitchell Scott 2; Harry Cameron 1; Connor Lindegreen 1; Hogan Quinn 1. COROWARUTHERGLEN: George Sandral 1; Kade Kuschert 1; Luke Backhouse 1; Deaken Clancy 1.

Nth Albury ...............1.10.16 Myrtleford ............ 20.14.134 GOALS: NTH ALBURY: Murray Leahy 1. MYRTLEFORD: Malachi Owers 4; Jye Gribbin 3; Jarryd Wallace 3; Ryley Bouker 2; Degan Dolny 2; Liam Byrne 1; Tyler Harrington 1; Tex McIntosh 1; Kane Michelini 1; Corey Southern 1.

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TEAM 1 BENALLA ALL BLACKS 2 BRIGHT 3 BONNIE DOON 4 GOORAMBAT 5 MILAWA 6 GRETA

P 13 13 13 12 12 12

W 12 10 9 8 8 7

L 1 3 4 2 3 4

D 0 0 0 1 1 1

B 1 1 1 2 2 2

% 315.19 179.82 161.41 145.94 120.26 111.74

PTS 48 40 36 36 34 30

7 8 9 10 11

13 13 12 12 13

5 3 2 1 1

6 10 10 11 12

1 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 2 1

96.69 57.49 33.19 61.99 53.15

24 12 8 4 4

TARRAWINGEE KING VALLEY MOYHU WHOROULY NORTH WANGARATTA

10.7 10.7.67 12.2 17.5.107

GOALS: WODONGA RAIDERS: Jake Bradshaw 3; Thomas Gibbs 2; Mark Whitehead 2; Jake Twycross 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Jake McQueen 6; Alexander Marklew 4; Sam Allen 2; Mackenzie Bristow 1; Shane Gaston 1; Jack Gerrish 1; Ryan Stone 1. BEST: WODONGA RAIDERS: Jarrod Hodgkin, Isaac Muller, Max Beattie, Max Glass, Bradley St John, Cooper Smith WANGARATTA ROVERS: Brodie Filo, Jake McQueen, Raven Jolliffe, Cody Schutt, Alexander Marklew, Michael Clark.

NORTH ALBURY MYRTLEFORD

North Albury 3.5.23 def by Myrtleford 18.16. 124

14

WODONGA RAIDERS WANG ROVERS

ALBURY COROWA R’GLEN

MYRTLEFORD VS YARRAWONGA

17 & UNDER: Wodonga Raiders 52 def Wang Rovers 18; Wangaratta 35 def by Wodonga 48; Lavington 29 def by Yarrawonga 37; Albury 25 Def by Corowa-Rutherglen 43; North Albury 47 drew with Myrtleford 47 .

2.2 7.5 3.1 9.2

GOALS: LAVINGTON: Myles Aalbers 4; Jack Driscoll 2; Shaun Driscoll 1; Tom Hargreave 1; Jack Harland 1; Darcy Hennessy 1. YARRAWONGA: Leigh Williams 5; Jess Koopman 3; Nicholas Fothergill 2; Bailey Frauenfelder 2; Harrison Wheeler 2; Tim Lawrence 1; Ned Pendergast 1; Mark Whiley 1. BEST: LAVINGTON: Jack Harland, Myles Aalbers, Luke Garland, Benjamin Ashley-Cooper, Nick Brennan, William Glanvill. YARRAWONGA: Lach Howe, Nicholas Fothergill, Harrison Wheeler, Leigh Williams, Ryan Einsporn, Mark Whiley.

NORTH ALBURY VS ALBURY

B GRADE: Lavington 58 def Yarrawonga 48; Wangaratta 46 def Wodonga 44; Wodonga Raiders 44 def Wang Rovers 43; North Albury 38 def by Myrtleford 47; Albury 40 def by Corowa-Rutherglen 41.

ROUND

LAVINGTON YARRAWONGA

RESERVES RESULTS

WHOROULY BENALLA MILAWA TARRAWINGEE

11.5.71 10.11.71

BONNIE DOON NORTH WANG

12.9.81 6.10.46

GRETA BRIGHT

8.9.57 6.11.47

KING VALLEY GOORAMBAT

NETBALL SCORES A GRADE: Whorouly 51 def Benalla All Blacks 31; Milawa 51 def by Tarrawingee 53; Bonnie Doon 78 def North Wangaratta 32; Bright 31 def by Greta 54. B GRADE: Whorouly 51 def Benalla All Blacks 41; Milawa 59 def Tarrawingee 27; Bonnie Doon 62 def North Wangaratta 35; Bright 53 def Greta 40. B RESERVE: Whorouly 45 def Benalla All Blacks 24; Milawa 37 def by Tarrawingee 40; Bonnie Doon 56 def North Wangaratta 44; Bright 28 def by Greta 38 C GRADE: Whorouly 38 def Benalla All Blacks 24; Milawa 35 def Tarrawingee 23; Bonnie Doon 47 def North Wangartta 30; Bright 9 def by Greta 47. U15s: Whorouly 23 def Benalla All Blacks 13; Milawa 20 def by Tarrawingee 22; Bonnie Doon 37 def North Wangaratta 14; Bright 13 def by Greta 37. * King Valley v Goorambat scores not available at time of print

5.4.34 24.14.158

14.6.90 15.10.100

RESERVES RESULTS Whorouly 3.0.18 defeated by Benalla All Blacks 31.11.197 Milawa 13.12.90 defeated Tarrawingee 5.5.35 Bonnie Doon 12.10.82 defeated North Wang 5.5.35 Greta 4.4.28 defeated by Bright 10.12.72 King Valley 5.8.38 defeated by Goorambat 14.14.98

ROUND 15 SATURDAY, JULY 9

BRIGHT VS GOORAMBAT NORTH WANGARATTA VS GRETA KING VALLEY VS BONNIE DOON TARRAWINGEE VS MOYHU MILAWA VS WHOROULY BENALLA ALL BLACKS - BYE

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SO LONG: Saints’ mainstay Matt Munro (centre) played his last game for the Saints on the weekend, registering a 58 point victory over North Albury.

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By NATHAN DE VRIES MYRTLEFORD’S senior footballers picked up a handy percentageboosting win over North Albury at Bunton Park on Saturday, coming home 58 point winners, 17.11 (113) to 7.13 (55).

The Saints made their case early, booting seven goals in the first term before adding another four to their account by half-time, while the tireless backs kept the Hoppers to just 25 points.

Another five scoring shots increased the margin to 55 points by the end of the third quarter, with a strong finish cementing the win.

Co-coach Dawson Simpson said the performance was heartening, with the entire squad working well together.

“We played well early in the game and were able to score really well in

the first quarter and get the game going on our terms,” he said.

“In the second quarter we played some good footy - we were a lot more patient with the ball, when we were a bit rushed at times in the first quarter.

“North Albury certainly were a strong side in their own regard, they had a good midfield in, they were quick and hard to match up on.

“They had some free-flowing footy happening at times but we were able to shut it down with our defensive model, which was pleasing.

“It’s all starting to come together in the forward line - over the last few weeks they’ve really gelled together, they’re a very selfless group at the moment, they’re not taking shots from places they shouldn’t, they’re using each other and looking for each other and converting well.”

Tom Cappellari and Nick Warnock led the way on the scoreboard with three majors each, with a healthy spread of forwards picking up a pair of goals as well.

Simon Curtis was massive through the midfield, racking up 33 disposals, with Murray Waite, Kurt Aylett and Ryan Griffen among the best on ground.

It was a bittersweet victory for the Saints, with Matt Munro jetting off overseas with his partner for the foreseeable future.

“He (Munro) was playing his last game for us, unfortunately, but he was stellar again, like he has been all year, he’s been fantastic for us,” Simpson said.

“When he comes back, we’ll be in touch, but at the moment we’re not putting any timeframe on him.

“Ryan Griffen in his second game was fantastic again - for a player

who hasn’t played much football at all in the last three years, he’s certainly still got the class and ability that we’ve all known him for, he was important for us on the weekend.

“He certainly makes it a tough match up for the opposition, so we’re lucky to have him.”

The reserves also made out like bandits from Bunton Park, coming away with a 121 win over the Hoppers’ twos, while the thirds got home comfortably by 101 points.

The victories give the entire club a massive confidence boost heading into this weekend’s home game against Yarrawonga in the Mental Health round, with the #bekindtoyourmind Shield going to the club which wins the most matches across all grades of football and netball.

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THE Dederang-Mt Beauty Bombers senior footballers came out on top in a close game against Yackandandah last Saturday, defeating the Roos 12.2 (74) to 8.15 (63) at Dederang Reserve.

The Bombers kept pace with the Roos in the opening quarter, with both teams booting two goals, but the Roos managed to stay two points ahead.

In the second quarter, Dederang-Mt Beauty took four goals to Yackandandah’s three, ending the first half three points ahead.

Yackandandah only kicked one goal in the third term, despite many attempts to score, but nine behinds allowed them to take the lead going into the last quarter.

However, the Bombers finally managed to pull ahead in the fourth term, scoring five goals to the Roos’ two.

Dederang-Mt Beauty co-captain Elliott Powell was named best on ground, with special mentions for Joshua Kable, Jordan Harrington, Connor Brodie, Jaydn Chalmers and Charlie Connors.

The sixth-placed Bombers remain one rung behind the Roos on the ladder, but the teams are equal on points.

The reserves outfit dominated the competition in their match, defeating the Roos 14.12 (96) to 4.6 (30).

On the netball courts, the Dederang-Mt Beauty A grade team suffered a close loss, going down to Yackandandah 49 points to 58.

Goal scorer Alysha de Koeyer continues to shine, scoring 35 goals throughout the match; however, Tessa Walsh also took a respectable 14 goals.

The loss sees the Bombers drop to ninth on the ladder.

The B and C grades also faced defeat on Saturday, with the B grade team losing 27 goals to Yackandandah’s 62, while the C grade team went down 27 to 49.

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