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NEWLY elected president of the Bright and District Chamber of Commerce, Scott Brandon, said the chamber is focused on developing yearround visitation to stop problematic peaks and troughs for local business.

According to Mr Brandon, the chamber is planning to further encourage year-round activities such as mountain biking, cycling, trail running and paragliding.

“A key focus for us is getting a sustainable tourism business model where the town's not inundated too often, but it's consistently busy on a regular basis,” he said.

“Businesses can plan for that and staff accordingly.

“It’s a much more sustainable model than having crazy busy weekends, where the town is inundated one day and it's empty the next...that's the last thing we want.”

Mr Brandon is the owner of the Bright Brewery, and has previously served as president of the chamber.

He said the chamber is developing strategies to deal with the key issues affecting business in the town, including staffing

JOHN and Elaine Harris have been awarded the Max McGillivray Award for their decades of volunteer work in the Bright community.

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He also said the Mystic Mountain Bike Park is a key asset for Bright and wants the park to continue to operate.

At the chamber’s annual general meeting in August members voted to elect Mr Brandon as president.

Marcus Warner, from Pepo Farms, was elected as deputy president, while Ally Wilson, director of a local accounting firm, was re-elected as treasurer.

Newly elected secretary Juliana Thompson, co-owner of an accommodation property in Porepunkah, said she stood for the role because she wanted to be more active in the community after recently purchasing her business.

Outgoing acting president David Chitty said the new board will bring new ideas and opportunities for the community, while former members of the executive will remain active in the chamber.

He said Bright Chamber of Commerce is assisted by a paid administrative officer, helping make it a particularly professional organisation and one of the most effective in regional Victoria.

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Bell tolls for Queen Elizabeth II

WHAT A BEAUTY PAUL and Kim Williams and their 1911 Wolseley certainly got the attention of those in Mytleford on Saturday, as the Veteran Car Club of Australia visited town.  Full story, more photos page 8.

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Savoy development planned for end of next season

By BRODIE EVERIST Beverist@nemedia.com.au A MULTI-MILLION dollar redevelopment of the Myrtleford Savoy Soccer Club facilities is predicted to start in August next year, near the end of the soccer season.

According to Peter Sacco, vice president of the Myrtleford Savoy Soccer Club, the building will be completely refurbished, with new changerooms and redesigned bathrooms, and a larger canteen.

He said the refurbishment will work within the existing footprint and walls of the building, but all parts of the

clubrooms will be renovated.

“It’s not an expansion of the club room, it’s a refurbishment and a realignment of the facilities within the footprint,” Mr Sacco said.

He also said the design of changerooms will be more inclusive, with an emphasis on improved privacy.

According to Mr Sacco, the club has received positive feedback on the designs over the past two months during an informal consultation period.

He said around 200 people attend the club’s recent junior presentation, with many enthusiastic about the redevelopment.

“There was a really positive vibe about the future everyone’s excited about next year,” he said.

Mr Sacco said people from across the region play with the club, including from Harrietville, Bright, Porepunkah, Mount Beauty, Stanley and Beechworth, meaning the refurbishment will service residents across the shire.

Club committee member Charlie Showers said it was an exciting time for the club and the community.

“The soccer club’s got a very long and proud history in Myrtleford and this is the next evolution of that,” he said.

Mr Showers said other local groups use the clubrooms, meaning they will also benefit from the refurbishment.

According to an Alpine Shire Council spokesperson, council has engaged Avor Architects to work with the Myrtleford Savoy Soccer Club, relevant stakeholders and council to finalise the detailed design of the pavilion prior to the commencement of construction.

In February the Federal Government granted $1.99 million for the upgrades as part of its Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.

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READY TO PLAY: Myrtleford Savoy Soccer Club players (from left) George Whitford, Harry McKerral and Kaden Saric and club vice president Peter Saric are looking forward to seeing the redevelopment start next year.

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Satisfaction scores slightly down for Alpine Shire

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE VALUE for money and sealed local roads were identified as Alpine Shire’s top performing areas in this year’s Community Satisfaction Survey results, but overall scores were lower than the previous three years.

Up to 400 residents were surveyed via phone by JWS Research, on behalf of Local Government Victoria and Alpine Shire Council, to gather the data.

Alpine Shire’s results are comparable with small rural councils and statewide averages for all results, with most categories performing significantly better than average but customer service performing significantly worse than average.

Council’s index score of 61 for sealed local roads remains significantly higher than both the small rural and statewide averages (50 and 53 respectively) and the category continues to be an area where council consistently performs well.

Introduced as a measure in 2021, council’s index score of 56 for value for money is significantly higher than both the small rural and statewide averages (51 and 53 respectively).

Council’s index score of 53 for overall council direction is significantly higher than the statewide average (50), but council’s index score of 63 for customer service was significantly lower than the small rural and statewide aver-

ages (67 and 68 respectively).

This result is also significantly lower than council’s result of 70 in 2021.

Residents in Lower Ovens had significantly less contact (48 per cent) with council than the Alpine average (60 per cent).

Residents aged 35-49 had significantly more contact with council (73 per cent) than the Alpine average.

Fifty-five per cent of all residents surveyed rate Alpine Shire’s customer service as ‘very good’ or ‘good’, a decrease from 69 per cent in 2021, and compared to 63 per cent for small rural and 65 per cent for statewide averages in 2022.

In 2022, council elected to in-

clude two open response questions to gauge residents’ views regarding what they considered council does well, compared to areas that they considered Council needs to improve. • Parks and gardens, customer service and tourism were areas that were highlighted that council did well.

A request that ‘all areas be treated the same’ and community consultation were the highest results where respondents considered council needed to improve.

The report suggests that the following areas should be a focus in 2022; customer service, community decisions and consultation and engagement.

SHORT-STAY SCEPTICISM: Local busines leaders are not convinced an advertising cap on short-stay properties would solve the region’s workforce shortage.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist INSET: ACCOMMODATION CONVERSATION: Chief executive officer of the Victorian Tourism Industry Council Felicia Mariana said a conversation is needed on regulating short-term accommodation in regional Victoria.

Tourism body calling for short-stay advertising cap

By BRODIE EVERIST A PEAK industry body for Victorian tourism is calling for a limit on short-stay accommodation advertising to ease workforce shortages in regional Victoria, but locals aren’t sure it will fix the region’s accommodation problems.

The Victorian Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) released its election priorities list last week, calling for a cap on the number of days properties can be listed on short stay websites each year, and regulation requirements for commercial accommodation, similar to other states.

The VTIC doesn’t have specifications for the cap on advertising short-stay properties, but chief executive officer Felicia Mariana said

there “needs to be a conversation started now”.

“The impact this is having on regional communities is profound,” she said.

According to the VTIC’s fivepoint plan, New South Wales and Tasmania have regulations that treat short-term accommodation as commercial accommodation.

The plan also encourages local councils to intervene, pointing out that Queensland’s Noosa Council recently introduced a rate levy on short-stay properties in their jurisdiction.

Noosa Council recently introduced two levies on short-term rental properties - one for properties that let for less than 90 consecutive days, and another for homes with short-term rented rooms but the

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Currently the Alpine Shire Council classifies short-term accommodation properties as ‘commercial’, meaning they pay the same rate as other commercial businesses at 1.43 times the general residential rates.

Newly elected president of the Bright and District Chamber of Commerce, Scott Brandon, felt the accommodation shortfall was too complicated to be solved by a cap on advertising and said any policy would need to consider business impacts.

“If we don’t have holiday rental places, then we have less business, so there does need to be a balance,” he said.

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“The number of beds are reduced so the number of tourists are reduced, then we don’t need the staff because we’re not as busy,” she said.

Meanwhile, a recent report from Airbnb said the hosting service is becoming more popular in regional Australia, citing an increase in regional hosting and regional destination searches on the website.

According to the report, Australia recorded an increase of 60 per cent in non-urban nights booked on the service when comparing the second quarter of 2022 with the same period in 2019.

Lions recognise community couple BRIGHT residents John and Elaine Harris have been awarded the Max McGillivray Award for their years of volunteer work in the local community.

On Tuesday, September 6 the Lions Club of Bright, Lions Ladies, guests and representatives of the McGillivray family gathered at the Bright Chalet for the presentation of the award to the couple.

According to committee member Jennifer Sgambelloni, the selection panel unanimously agreed for the first time in the award’s history it should be presented to a couple, and Jacko and Elaine Harris were the stand-outs for all their selfless work in their community.

“This wonderful, hardworking couple have dedicated their lives to assisting others less fortunate around them,” she said.

“It shows their love of life and the love for the community in which they live that they have done this so freely and generously.”

Mr Harris, affectionately known as Jacko, has been a member of many volunteer groups, including the Porepunkah Fire Brigade for 25 years, the Porepunkah Hall committee, the committee of management of the Bright Bush Nursing Hospital, the SES and St John’s Ambulance, and the Porepunkah Union Church.

He regularly volunteered for Alpine Health at Alpine Leisure Group and has been involved with the Community Christmas Lunch, the Cemetery Trust, Meals on Wheels, and Apex.

Mr Harris’s membership with the Lions started in 1975, just prior to the Bright club being chartered in 1976, making him a charter member.

He was president of the club between 1980 and 1982 and club property officer for many years.

Ms Harris is known for working side by side with her husband and is involved with the Uniting church, Lions Ladies Auxiliary, Meals on Wheels, and the Alpine Leisure Group.

The Max McGillivray Award was established by the Lions Club of Bright to recognise and celebrate the exceptional humanitarian contribution of an individual within the community.

The award was first presented in 2009 in memory of Max McGillivray, a longserving shire councillor and community member.

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Bell rings for Queen’s passing

By BRODIE EVERIST

IN MEMORIAM: Myrtleford resident Alan Garside rang the St Paul’s Church bell 96 times to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. He was assisted by the Reverend Moira Evers and the Reverend Jane Trigg.

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AT noon on Saturday Myrtleford’s Saint Paul’s church bell rang 96 times to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. At 12pm Myrtleford resident Alan Garside began ringing the bell at 10-second intervals, with assistance from the Reverend Moira Evers, who kept time, and the Reverend Jane Trigg, who counted the peals.

Before the bell-ringing began they offered a prayer, giving thanks for the life of Queen Elizabeth II, and once the ringing was over they gave a prayer for King Charles III. “We are saddened by the death of her majesty,” Mother Moira told the Myrtleford Times/Alpine Observer.

“She was the defender of the faith, and for Anglicans and members of the Church of England she was our sovereign lady.

“She promised when she was crowned that she would serve her nation, the realm and her people faithfully and I think she did that for all those years.

“She was receiving the new Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss, just a couple

of days ago - she was working right up to the last minute.

“I think she epitomised Christianity - love and devotion to her people and to her god.”

After the bell-ringing Mr Garside recalled when was at Castlemaine to attend the Queen travelling through the town during the 1954 Royal Tour.

“I can remember standing on Castlemaine station as the train went, it slowed down but it didn’t stop,” he said.

“I was one of hundreds of kids.”

Mr Garside said his family had left the UK only a year earlier, missing the coronation by a month.

“We left England in May and the coronation was on the second of June,” he said.

“My mother always said (the Queen) was so disappointed we couldn’t make it she came out the next year to see us.”

Messages of condolence for the Royal Family can be left at the Bright Council Office and libraries at Mount Beauty, Myrtleford and Bright.

The condolence book will remain open for 14 days, after which time the Alpine Shire Council will send it to Buckingham Palace via the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Tawonga draft plans open for submissions

By BRODIE EVERIST ALPINE Shire Council is inviting public submissions on the draft Alpine Better Places Tawonga concept plans.

At a meeting last week councillors unanimously agreed to place the plans on public exhibition for 28 days, inviting submissions and confirming they will consider any submission received.

Councillors Kelli Prime and Tony Keeble encouraged members of the Alpine Shire to give feedback on the concept plans.

“I know everyone’s really invested in this,” Cr Prime said.

“Tawonga is growing, there’s new houses going up, there’s young families, there’s a real big mix of people.

“I’ll be doing my best to encourage people to have a good peruse of these plans, put forward their opinions - what they like, what they don’t like and go from there.”

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According to council, consultation with the community, especially parents with young children, identified pedestrians were most likely to cross the Kiewa Valley Highway at the Old Tawonga Store, pro-

viding the shortest and most direct route into Pioneer Park.

This project has now reached the detailed design stage, after five community meetings and a survey which attracted 280 responses.

Council will be sending another survey to Tawonga residents on the detailed designs for a last round of community feedback, before the final design is adopted by council at a future meeting.

Residents can complete the survey online or complete a hard copy of the survey and return it to the Mount Beauty Library or council’s Bright office before October 19.

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Well done to Victorian Backcountry Festival CONGRATULATIONS to the organisers and supporters of a hugely successful Victorian Backcountry Festival at Mt Hotham over the first weekend of September.

After a two-year break for all the usual reasons, I’d say it takes twice as much work to get an on-snow event up running again.

As a 100 per cent volunteerrun event focused on safety and education in the Vic Alps, it truly does make it’s own tracks on all things alpine.

This even included a session on bushfire risk in the region.

The line-up of expert speakers from a number of key government agencies challenged us all to rethink how we best respond to fire.

Our region’s risk profile is changing.

I learnt that the higher frequency of fires over the last four decades has permanently changed the landscape and this new landscape combined with forecasted climate change will make fire intensity greater in the future.

The importance of improved response times to fires and building new capability for such response was a key takeaway.

REACHING MILESTONE: Maria Torcaso celebrated her 90th birthday at the Myrtleford Savoy Club with her family on Sunday. There were 23 people at the event, including her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, along with her sisters and brother.

Maria was very happy and had a wonderful day.

The other big takeaway for me was the opportunity to pursue development in our region that is ready for the changing risk profile.

Well done to the Victorian Backcountry Festival of 2022.

Simon Kelley, Alpine Shire councillor

Move P-12 stadium funds to Myrtleford pool IN an earlier submission to the paper I questioned the expenditure of taxpayer funds on a stadium at the Myrtleford P-12 College.

Since then a push to update swimming facilities in Myrtleford has been started, long overdue!!

The favoured position of said pool would ideally be the showground reserve where our existing stadiums are located.

With an election looming it is prime time for this project.

So imagine the funding for the ‘excess’ stadium be repurposed as the ‘seed’ for the pool project - after all it is all taxpayer funds.

The result is a pool suitable for the community and located within easy walking distance for P-12 College use, along with two indoor stadiums.

Makes sense?

Col Byrne, Myrtleford Editor’s note: This letter was posted before last week’s edition was published and is not a response to our front page story on the approval of building works at Myrtleford P-12 College.

A little support makes big difference THE number of Australians living with dementia is close to half a million - a number that is set to double in the next 25 years.

There are also an estimated 1.6 million people involved in their care.

Many people living with dementia can continue to live well after their diagnosis, but often feel isolated because of the stigma and discrimination associated with dementia.

That’s why the theme for Dementia Action Week 2022, September 19 - 25, is ‘A little support makes a big difference’.

This year, we encourage communities to come together and learn more about how they can support people living with dementia.

By everyone having a better understanding of dementia and seeing that a purposeful life can continue after diagnosis, we will eliminate discrimination and its impacts.

There are seven small but practical ways you can make a difference in your community.

To find out more please visit https://discrimination. dementia.org.au/ A little support can make a big difference.

Maree McCabe AM, CEO Dementia Australia

Students, Landcare join forces to help protect the riverbanks AROUND 50 Porepunkah Primary School students attended the final planting session at the junction of the Ovens and Buckland rivers last Wednesday, in a partnership between the school and Upper Ovens Landcare to tackle weed and degradation problems along the river.

Peter Jacobs, from the Landcare group, said the river bank zone - known as the riparian - was crucial to preserving the quality of any river system.

“Having a healthy forest next to our rivers is vitally important to support clean water, protect the unique biodiversity and provide a pleasant setting for people to enjoy the area,” he said.

“This is particularly impor-

tant as the environment recovers from bushfires.”

Much of the riparian ecosystem in the Upper Ovens has been disturbed by dredging for gold last century, gravel extraction, and clearing for grazing.

The planting of willow trees for erosion control resulted in further weed invasion.

Many of the weeds include other large invasive trees such as poplars, sycamores, and elms.

“These trees, along with blackberries, have degraded these environmentally significant areas,” Mr Jacobs said.

The work started with a presentation from Landcare to the students earlier in the year and

was followed up last week with the 50 students planting trees around the junction of the two rivers.

This brought the organisation’s total number of established trees at the junction to over 6000.

Yvonne Ward, from the Landcare group, takes an active part in teaching students how to plant trees.

“We expect the kids will take this experience with them though life as their awareness of global environmental issues grows,” she said.

For more information on Upper Ovens Landcare email secretaryuovlg@gmail.com or call Mr Jacobs on 0487 295 198.

TREE PLANTING: Yvonne Ward of Upper Ovens Valley Landcare shows Porepunkah Primary School students how to plant trees along the Ovens River.

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Still no commitment

Latest ABS figures show cattle on top in Alpine Shire

MP keeps p p pressure on state,, with his party p y yet y to pledge p g fundingg

By BRODIE EVERIST

By BRODIE EVERIST OVENS Valley state MP Tim McCurdy will continue to pressure the State Government to fund the Bright Health Precinct, but concedes his party has not yet committed to funding the development if it wins government in November.

“I’m still trying to get the money out of the current government, and if they still refuse by October we may have to do something ourselves,” the Nationals’ MP told the Myrtleford Times/Alpine Observer last Friday.

Last month the Liberal/Nationals, as part of their state election pitch, committed to investing $8 billion into regional healthcare by shelving the Suburban Rail Loop project in Melbourne.

Mr McCurdy, who is Oppositions assistant minister for regional health, said the government continues “to ignore the demand on Bright’s health and aged care services and refuse to put the money in the budget year after year”.

“We need $26 million to get the ball rolling on upgrading the Residential Aged Care facilities,” Mr McCurdy said.

“Those who visit Bright cannot help but be impressed by the beauty and splendour - a tourism destination that other towns can only dream of - however, health and aged care is fading fast.

“The Victorian Government must invest in growth towns and support regional Victorians before it is too late.”

A spokesperson for the state Department of Health said they welcome ongoing discussions with Alpine Health to meet the needs and requirements of the Bright community.

“We know how important it is for all Victorians to have access to high-quality health services no matter where they live and we have

HOSPITAL VISIT: Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy said he will continue to pressure the Victorian Government to fund the Bright Health Precinct, but the Nationals have not yet committed to funding the development. a strong history of investing in regional health services, including Alpine Health,” the spokesperson said.

“The $790 million Regional Health Infrastructure Fund has funded more than 480 health infrastructure projects across regional and rural health services since 2016, with more than $1.92 million for a number of projects at Alpine Health.”

According to the department, a series of upgrades have been granted to Alpine Health at Myrtleford and Bright Health Services through the Regional Health Infrastructure Fund since 2018-19, including upgrades and replacements of key assets (hot water boilers, generators, water filtration systems, fire and safety and nurse call systems).

This is in addition to an upgraded day surgery facility and the introduction of enhanced infection prevention measures.

The Victorian Health Building Authority, responsible for the planning and delivery of the Victorian Government’s health infrastructure program, is currently working with Alpine Health in continued planning for the Bright Health Precinct, with $1.5 million having been invested by the government for planning the site.

The Bright Health Precinct development - with an estimated $40 price tag - seeks to co-locate hospital, aged care, medical and allied health services, and health education services in Bright and surrounds.

It currently calls for a new 35 bed

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CATTLE and calves are the highest value-producing agricultural commodity in the Alpine Shire, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Alpine beef farmers netted more than $34 million in gross revenue in the 2020-21 financial year, far outweighing other agricultural commodities produced in the shire.

Milk comes a far second, with dairy farmers producing almost $18m in gross revenue in 2020-21.

In horticulture, cultivated turf is the highest value crop in the shire, producing more than $2.4 million in gross value.

Gross value is the value of production at the point of sale, where it passes out of the agricultural sector of the economy.

It includes costs in moving products to the point of sale, which are added to their total price.

Across Australia, agriculture had a 17 per cent increase in value to $70.9 billion.

Dan Ivone, from Nutrien Ivone Agencies in Myrtleford, said the cattle business in North East Victoria had grown in the past two years, although the market had seen a slight downturn in the past few weeks.

According to Mr Ivone, the high price of cattle was hurting meat processors and wasn’t sustainable.

“It was probably a bit unbalanced, whether the market could sustain at that level,” he said.

He said most herd rebuilding had occurred in northern New South Wales due to droughts and floods.

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It also include refurbishment of the existing hospital bed-based services and nursing facilities with provision of an expanded range of allied and specialist services.

The existing Hawthorn Village will be adapted for re-use as Alpine Institute’s health education facility, and accommodation centre to support the provision of international nurse education and health worker accommodation.

Alpine Health is encouraging the community to show its support for the project to help move it to the next stage of development, either by signing a petition or writing to Members of Parliament or relevant ministers.

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Tawonga Gap tidy-up tackles roadside trash

By BRODIE EVERIST DESPITE the cold weather on Monday morning, eight intrepid volunteers cleaned around 14 kilometres of the Tawonga Gap Road, retrieving rubbish from the sides of the road.

According to organiser Marthijs Heuperman, the volunteers found an eclectic mix of litter, both thrown from cars and what appeared to be dumped.

“A G-string, a bumper bar someone found a $50 note,” he said.

The group also found a television and car parts, as well as bottles, glass, plastic and vomit bags.

The group met at around 9am and had finished bagging the rubbish along the 14-kilometre stretch between the Great Alpine Road and Tawonga Gap by around 12pm.

Mr Heuperman collected the bags, took them to the Bright Brewery and sorted them into waste and recycling.

This was the third annual Tawonga Gap Clean-Up and Mr Heuperman said he was a little surprised at the amount of rubbish they had found after three years of the event.

“It would appear that volume of rubbish is being thrown out

every year,” he said.

However, he also said that events like these illustrate the community’s commitment to keeping their natural environment free of pollution.

“It’s about connecting with

the people in the community to let them know that dumping rubbish isn’t great, to show that we care about where we live, and that we want it to look clean, not polluted with waste,” he said.

TRASH TALK: (From left) Marthijs Heuperman, Rod Browning, Sascha Russell, Libby Owen-Jones, Alan Owen-Jones, Diane Skahill, Daryl Skahill and Leah Williams braved the cold to clean up the Tawonga Gap roadside.

Maxwell backs Fiskville fund

By RYAN MALCOLM A $57 million redress scheme supporting firefighters exposed to toxic chemicals while training should represent a step towards expanding emergency worker compensation entitlements, according to Wangarattabased state MP Tania Maxwell.

Announced last month, the initiative comes six years after a parliamentary inquiry found Country Fire Authority (CFA) fire officials had knowingly and negligently exposed volunteers and other attendees to hazardous toxic chemicals at its Fiskville training base, which was formally closed in 2015.

Several attendees have since reported the onset of cancer diagnoses, which have been directly linked to their exposure to chemicals at the site.

Ms Maxwell said the “proper time” to further expand a presumptive rights scheme which entitled emergency services workers to compensation had now arrived.

“The Volunteer Fire Brigades of Victoria strongly support this move, as do members of Fire Services Victoria, Country Fire Authority and the United Firefighters Union,” she said.

The Fiskville Redress Scheme will not restrict claimants from pursuing other forms of state compensation.

Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy, who served as deputy chair on the Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Committee charged with investigating the Fiskville Training College in 2016, declined to comment on the new redress scheme.

To register for compensation, visit www.vic.gov.au/redress-fiskville from September 5.

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Gardner to lead Alpine Resorts Victoria FORMER Tourism North East CEO Amber Gardner will shoulder the responsibility of guiding the most significant restructure of Victoria’s alpine resorts in decades.

Ms Gardner has been announced the inaugural CEO of Alpine Resorts Victoria (ARV).

ARV is the new centralised body set to takeover

governance from the current boards at each of Victoria’s alpine resorts from October 1.

Ms Gardner is currently CEO of the Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board and has spent the last 16 years of her career in leadership roles within Victoria’s alpine and tourism sector, including roles at Mount

Buller and Mount Stirling.

She is currently chair of the Ovens Murray Regional Partnership and a member of the regional development advisory committee and Victoria’s Economic Restart & Recovery Committee, as well as a director of Outdoors Victoria and of Tourism North East.

ARV board chair, Ali Wastie, said Ms Gardner

will, from October 1, “be instrumental in realising the benefits of this reform, bringing a strategic and coordinated approach to planning for the future and responding to the impacts of climate change, supporting the growth and diversification of Victoria’s alpine tourism sector”.

Ms Gardner said she was delighted to be CEO and

looked forward to working with the alpine industry to build the economic resilience of the sector and lead the resorts through their next phase of strategic growth.

“Victoria’s alpine resorts are unique nature-based tourism destinations and significant contributors to the state’s visitor economy,” she said.

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Have your say on Falls to Hotham Alpine crossing

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

NEW PLANS: Public comment is being sought on draft designs for the extended Falls to Mt Hotham Alpine Crossing.

HIKERS will soon have more options to cross from Mount Hotham to Falls Creek, with draft designs for the extended Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing track released for consultation last week.

The State Government is investing $15 million towards stage one of the 57-kilometre multi-day walk, the designs come after architects were appointed in July this year.

The designs include track upgrades and two campgrounds that will feature camping platforms, small basic huts and toilets.

The trail will be extended from its current 37km length to 57km by connecting a network of existing tracks and creating up to three kilometres of new track, which will

also connect to the new overnight campground and protect sensitive environmental areas.

The facilities will form part of the five-day, four-night route, but will also be available for shorter overnight walks.

This new extended route will take in Diamantina Spur and Razorback with an optional to climb Mount Feathertop, Victoria’s second-highest peak.

Minister for Environment and Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio said designated walking tracks will make it easier for hikers to navigate the trail and help protect the sensitive Alpine eco-systems.

“The Alpine landscape is truly unique - and by managing the impact of visitors and allowing a broader range of people to enjoy walking here, we encourage people to love

and further protect this important landscape,” she said.

The huts and facilities are being designed in a way that will minimise the visual impact on the landscape, by locating them in carefully considered locations and using cladding and finishes that blend in with their surroundings.

A range of independent environmental, visual impact and cultural heritage assessments and a full business case have been undertaken.

Further assessments will continue as the project progresses to ensure it is done in the most environmentally sensitive way.

Stage one is expected to be completed in 2024.

To see the draft plans and have your say visit engage.vic. gov.au/falls-to-hotham.

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International hops crops below average NORTHERN Hemisphere growers are gearing up for the annual hop harvest and things aren‘t looking as good as usual.

Hops Products Australia (HPA) recently released a Northern Hemisphere Crop update which revealed the US is expecting an average crop, while Europe is preparing for a short crop.

European growing conditions have been characterised by above average temperatures and below average precipitation, with the official crop estimate coming in 18 per cent below average.

The effects of drought are much greater in Europe compared to other growing regions around the world, as growers are prevented from irrigating their crop by law.

Luckily, this does little to indicate the conditions for the local crop, according to Hops Products Australia head of sales and marketing, Owen Johnston.

"HPA has been moving to offer unique and impactful varieties for the last 10 or more years," he said.

"This has allowed us to carve out a niche in the industry, presenting hops that have characteristics brewers value.

"In doing so, the connection to the global hop production has been somewhat lessened.

"For example, if hops for bittering beer are in short supply, it won‘t readily translate to demand for a flavour–impact hop like our Galaxy.

"They are for different brewing purposes and not closely related.

"Zoom out far enough, and yes, the short crop in Europe will help to support current pricing, but its trickle down to our specific hops is going to be minimal.

"Locally, we have last years‘ newly established garden becoming productive, and we are looking forward to the additional productivity they will yield with their new maturity.

"We‘ll be establishing an additional 30ha of hop garden this year, as we bring this phase of the farm expansion to a conclusion.

"Our attention will move to the reinvigoration of the TCV building."

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Car club’s joyride through Myrtleford and surrounds

By BRODIE EVERIST “THEY don’t go very fast, they don’t stop well, they’re not very comfortable to drive in,” Staghorn Flats resident Paul Williams said.

But he owns two pre-1919 veteran cars anyway.

He was one of the members of the Veteran Car Club of Australia passing through Myrtleford on Saturday during their four-day rally based in Beechworth, enjoying a morning

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Mr Williams owns a French single cylinder De Dion-Boutin and a four-cylinder 1911 Wolseley, which he and his wife had driven to Myrtleford.

He had restored the cars himself, and said many other members had done similar restorations.

“It’s really interesting to see cars are that are brought back to life,” he said.

“These sort of cars, if they

don’t have spark or don’t have fuel, they’re not going to go - it’s only a couple of things that are going to be wrong with them.”

Event organiser David Boyd said the four-day rally had gone well despite a little inclement weather, with members enduring sporadic showers over the previous two days.

The club members were visiting a local motor museum near Chiltern on Sunday, before finishing their four-day rally with lunch in Barnawatha.

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Wet August marks end of winter

By BRODIE EVERIST

SEEKING A NEW RECORD: Dan Ivone, Chris Oswin and Mick Curtis hope to break last autumn’s record of $90,000.

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RAINFALL in August was well above average this year in the Alpine region, according to local weather stations.

Some 283mm of rain was recorded at the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) station in Falls Creek across August - more than 2.5 times the 106mm average for the area.

At Falls Creek only 110.6mm was recorded in June, lower than the 141.7 average for the month, while July only saw 74.4mm of rainfall, lower than the 94.6 average.

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Spring bulls boast fine genes

By ANDY WILSON FINE breeding has always been the mainstay for cattle production at Alpine Angus.

This year’s spring bull sale will be no different for the quality of the 65 bulls on offer to cattle farmers across the country on Wednesday, September 21 at their Rosewhite headquarters.

Manager of Alpine Angus, Chris Oswin, is confident the condition and lineage of the bulls will be excellent for any breeding requirements needed by cattle producers.

He said this year’s winter rainfall has not affected the company’s management strategy nor reduced feed on the properties.

“Winter is always harder and the June rainfall came a bit early this year,” Mr Oswin said.

“But it’s the nature of the beast, really.

“If it’s wet here, then it’s dry elsewhere on another of our grazing sites...it is what it is.”

The condition of the bulls at present is excellent and the hope is the spring sale will match the one in autumn where all 109 cattle were sold at an average price of $16,000 and a record-breaking top price of $90,000.

“We have lots of support from local farmers ranging from near Wangaratta right over to Omeo, who normally want bulls for putting in with their cows,” Mr Oswin said.

“There are some studs that would use them for artificial insemination and a couple bought for embryo transfer.

“One customer brought an embryo in from America to improve his blood line with one of our bulls.”

Popularity of the autumn and spring sales has seen some customers travel more than 1400 kilometres.

“A breeder from Mitchell in Queensland bought one, and another bull went all the way out to a property east of Perth,” Mr Oswin said.

Angus cattle have been bred since the early 19th century and, originally from Scotland, are much valued in cooler climates due to their adaptability to cold, gentle nature, good milk production for calves and ease of calving.

The breed is also popular due to its carcass size and quality, and the level of intramuscular fat (IMF) that results in the marbling effect seen in the meat.

Dan Ivone from Nutrien Ivone Agencies in Myrtleford said that local producers usu-

ally want a bull with good structure.

“Usually, they just want them to stand up and work,” he said.

“There’s a few people now diving into the IMF side of production.

“And Chris is now breeding them to get a bit more IMF into the bull.”

Mick Curtis from Rodwells Livestock Agency in Euroa said that the choice of bull depended largely on what direction a commercial producer wanted to take.

“It could be growth, IMF, high or low birth rate,” he said.

“The customers basically want to see a bit of variety for sale...to see what they like and then buy it.

“But generally re-stockers just want a bull that breeds good wiener cattle to sell at early wiener sales.”

There will be a display day with barbecue at the Rosewhite sales complex, 1138 Happy Valley Road this Sunday, September 18 between 11am and 3pm.

The sale is on Wednesday, 21 September from 1pm.

All cattle will be penned by 11am.

For more information visit: https://www.alpineangus. com.au/.

monitor recorded 178.8mm of rain in Myrtleford and 280.2mm in Porepunkah across August, far greater than a relatively dry July.

Myrtleford recorded 151.2mm in June and 49.2mm of rain in July, while Porepunkah recorded 73.4mm in July and 184.4mm in June.

The BOM is predicting a wet spring for the east of Australia influenced by a negative Indian Ocean Dipole event to the west and a high chance of a La Niña returning this spring.

The BOM predicts October to December rainfall is likely to be above median for the eastern half of Australia,

while rainfall between September 12-25 is likely to be above median for the eastern mainland states.

The bureau has warned in areas where catchments are nearly full and streamflows are high, further rainfall this spring will increase the risk of flooding for eastern Australia.

Rainfall throughout the past week in the Alpine Shire has certainly reflected predictions of a wet spring.

According to BOM, rainfall between 9am Wednesday to 9am Sunday totalled 55.6mm at Mt Buffalo, 37.4mm at Falls Creek, 10.8mm at Mt Hotham, 31.8mm at Bright and 29.6mm at Harrietville.

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Addressing health of our waterways

Gabriel Warnir

Gabriel Warnir is a director of the Thamurrurr Youth Corporation, which partners with Bright’s Dumu Balcony Cafe to provide training for youth from Thamarrurr, in the Northern Territory.

He is currently doing a traineeship at the cafe as he is thinking about getting a job in Victoria and bringing his family from the Northern Territory.

He recently returned to Bright in July.

How long have you lived in the area?

I was here in 2010 and then I went back home. I came here first to do my education. I did a bit of a school and working with youth doing a leadership group program.

When you went back home,

where was that?

The Northern Territory. We live on the coast, southwest of Darwin, near the border of WA. When did you come back to Bright?

I came back in 2015. I was still involved in working with this program as a director.

What are your hobbies and interests?

I love singing - music is a part of us. I’m a great singer too - I used to run a band. Also movies, reading, culture and sports - all sorts of sports.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

I would love to take them here to show them us working with this program in this cafe.

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How often do you visit?

Quite frequently, actually. I have spent a bit of time up here since the early 1990s working with the local vineyards and wineries around the place as a viticulturist as well as being an agribusiness land valuer.

What are your hobbies and interests?

Wine-making, naturally, and growing grapes, but mountain biking is great up around this way as well. I have been up to Bright and Porepunkah many times. The mountain biking is awesome.

What do you like about the area?

The climate and the people.

Myrtleford I sometimes think is the forgotten town, with tourists heading straight to Bright. But there is just so much going on here.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

I would definitely show them one of the larger wineries such as Gapsted Wines on the way through.

They have good facilities and a good restaurant out there. Around Myrtleford I’d stop in at some of the smaller wineries as well and show them off. I would also visit the artisan berry and fruit places, as I think they’re really important to local agriculture.

A NEW incentives scheme for landholders and community groups along the Lower Kiewa River will aim to support the long-term health of the catchment and its waterways.

As part of the North East Catchment Management Authority’s (NECMA) Lower Kiewa Catchment Stewardship Project focused around connecting people and landscape, landholders whose properties include streams, creeks or rivers downstream of Gundowring can apply for funding for initiatives to support revegetation, fencing and weed control works over the next 12 months.

Courtesy of $21.75m in State Government funding, the initiative aims to support landholders in improving the condition and extent of riparian land along waterways and wetlands through improving stock management, increasing the structure of native riparian vegetation, and reducing the impact of invasive pest plants.

Landholders and community groups can apply to manage specific sites which are either privately owned or for which they have management rights (such as a crown land licence holder or a committee of management on public land), with priority given to those with riparian lands or land adjacent to priority waterways.

Successful applicants would be expected to complete all planned works by November 1, 2023, however, additional projects may be selected to be funded in subsequent years.

Expressions of interest are set to remain open until September 30.

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Alpine COVID cases continue to fall

By BRODIE EVERIST THE Alpine Shire recorded 23 new cases of COVID-19 in the previous seven days from Thursday, September 8, bringing the total number of active cases to 15 - 18 less than the previous week.

According to coronavirus. vic.gov.au, government data released on Friday, surrounding municipalities recorded varying levels of case numbers.

As of Thursday the Rural City of Wangaratta had 67 active cases, down from 73 on September 4, with 81 new cases recorded the week before last Friday.

Benalla Rural City had 46 active cases, down from 82 the week before, with 51 recorded in the last seven days.

Indigo Shire had 43 active cases last week, with 44 recorded in the previous seven days from last Thursday.

This is up from 37 active cases the week before.

Wodonga City has recorded a small drop, with 104 active cases last week, down from 107 the week prior.

Mansfield has seen an uptick in cases.

From only one active case as of Sunday, September 4, the shire has now recorded 13 cases over the week from last Thursday, bringing their total number of active cases to 13.

Finally, Moira Shire had 45 active cases, down from 69 cases the week before, with 53 new cases recorded over the preceding seven days from last Thursday.

Since last week the Victorian Government has moved to weekly reporting of COVID-19 data every Friday.

GEARING UP: Ben Dittmer (sitting) with local skateboarders, BMX and scooter riders who will show off their skills at a friendly competition this weekend.

Skate park series returns

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE THE North East Skate Park Series is returning to the Alpine Shire this week, with the Myrtleford event set to kick off Sunday morning.

Local skateboarder and creator of the Alpine Shire Skateboarding Community Facebook group, Ben Dittmer, has been helping to coordinate the series in the area.

“I was approached by one of the event partners, YMCA, through the Alpine Shire Council, to work on delivering some local competitions,” he said.

“I have linked up with council to

judge, commentate and network with the skate, BMX and scooter community to help its growth and development in the region.

“With this series I’m most looking forward to the local competitors showing off their skills and being able to showcase the amazing talent in the area.

“The competitors have put a lot of time, effort and energy into their sports and this is a great run of events for them to showcase that to the public and encourage others to get involved in a rapidly growing scene in the area.

“I think it is important to have

Keeping the Ovens sustainable ENVIRONMENTAL group Sustainable Upper Ovens (SUO) is seeking new members to become involved in sustainable projects that the community–based group organises.

SUO covers a considerable part of the upper catchment of the Ovens River and works with other community groups in the region including the Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group.

The group‘s AGM will be held this Sunday, September 18 at 4pm at the Pavilion, Pioneer Park, Bright.

More information go to www.sustainableupperovens.org.au.

events like these in regional areas because it gives an opportunity for people to showcase their skills, learn off each other, ride different parks and have a great time together.”

Ben has continued to fundraise for an upgrade to the Bright Skate Park and his Monday night lessons will be returning soon with the warmer weather and lighter evenings.

The Myrtleford event will begin at 11am this Sunday, September 18 with the skating category.

If you’ve enrolled in any past event you don’t need to enrol again but any newcomers need to enrol at https:// bit.ly/SkateParkLeagues-Enrol.

Helmets must be worn be all competitors, please bring your own.

Heat times with male and female divisions for each are: Skate 11am (10 and Under, 13 and Under, 16 and Under, opens); BMX 12:30pm (13 and Under, opens); Scooter 1:30pm (10 and Under, 13 and Under, 16 and Under, opens).

All presentations and prizes will be done at the end of the day.

For event guidelines, scoring criteria and policies go to http:// skateparkleagues.com/guidelines/.

There will be another event on November 13, in Bright.

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UPPER KIEWA VALLEY NEWS

The dragon awakes at Mt Beauty

MT BEAUTY Dragon Boat Club held the ‘Waking the Dragon’ ceremony at the Mt Beauty pondage last Sunday.

Alpine Shire Councillor Kelli Prime took part in the ceremony along with past and present club members.

One of the club’s initiators, Christine Gabriel, conducted the ceremony for the opening of the season, explaining the significance of the ‘Waking the Dragon’ and what is entailed.

The dragon’s eyes must be painted red, to awaken it to protect paddlers, volunteers and spectators for the rest of the season.

A bunch of spring onions is then dipped into the water and splashed over the dragon as a blessing, before placing the onions in the dragon’s mouth, signifying the possibility that it may be hungry.

This ritual dates back 2000 years, celebrating the life and death of fisherman Qu Yuan, who was thought to have drowned - boats were launched by local fishermen in a race to be the first to save Qu Yuan or recover his body, thus Dragon Boating was born.

Mt Beauty club team manager Jenny McFadyen from Bright, said the sport was a family affair, with up to three generations taking part at times.

It is great exercise for the whole body, and has a spiritual element to the sport as well.

The Mt Beauty Dragon Boat Club is now in its seventh year.

It originally had only10 members, but now has more than 30 taking part, coming from all over the North East.

The club encourages all members of the community to join in.

At the ceremony on Sunday the Progressive Pride Banner was on display, symbolising and celebrating the diversity of the LGBTQ community, calling for a more inclusive society.

The club is now looking for a permanent home to store the dragon boats and equipment

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

near the pondage for easy access to the water.

For information on joining the club, or any other queries please call club president Cathy Young on 0407 401 457.

CELEBRATION: Mt Beauty Dragon Boat club members celebrated the ‘Waking the Dragon’ ceremony to kick off their season at the Mt Beauty pondage on Sunday.

TICKETS for the Mt Beauty Writers Festival, to be held on October 14 and 15, are selling well To buy your tickets go to www. mountbeautywritersfestival.com or the Bright Bookshop and Mt Beauty Drapery and Hardware store.

The festival’s first day is for kids, while the second day features a great line-up of authors and personalities, from 9am to 5.30pm at West Peak Hotel in Mt Beauty.

THE Mount Beauty and District Men’s Shed was donated a trailer that needed to be refurbished and this has been completed.

Added was a jockey wheel, hitch, lights and electrical connections and it has been painted.

The men’s shed boys did a great job.

The shed has donated the trailer to the Mt Beauty Neighbourhood Centre and in particular the Green Thumbs Gardening Group.

It replaces the old rusted out one that is now at the tip.

The ‘official’ hand-over was done recently as can be seen in the photo.

TERRIFIC TRAILER: The Mount Beauty and District Men’s Shed recently donated a refurbished trailer to the Mt Beauty Neighbourhood Centre. Pictured are (from left) Marie Lucas-Gear*, Kathleen Jones*, Trish Dixon (NHC manager), Bronwyn Barry*, Penny Goebel (office manager), Helen L’Huillier*, Henry Ziemnicki, Dick Puttyfoot (men’s shed president), Shane Clooney and Mal Darwent. *Green Thumbs Gardening Group members.

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Snakes out and about as the weather warms up WITH spring weather warming up, snakes are starting to emerge from their winter brumation throughout the Alpine Shire to bask in the sun and search for food and a mate.

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) senior wildlife officer, Therese Davis, said sunny weather also means it’s more likely people will encounter a snake.

“It’s not uncommon to find snakes warming themselves on a rock or in a clearing during early spring, particularly on a sunnier day, so it’s important we’re mindful that they can be out and about earlier than normally expected,” she said.

“Snakes are generally shy and prefer to keep away from people and often when a snake is found in a backyard it’s because it’s moving through the area to another habitat.

“Snake species found in North East Victoria include the red-bellied black snake, eastern brown, tiger snake and copperheads “These four species are venomous, but it is rare for them to bite people.

“Most snake bites occur when people try to capture or kill a snake.

“Being aware that snakes may be around and being in-

LOCAL RESIDENT: The eastern brown snake is among the venomous species found through the Alpine Shire. formed about how to react to them is important at this time of year.”

If you live in an area with snakes, please remember:  When left alone, snakes present little or no danger to people.  If you see a snake, keep calm and move yourself and anyone with you (including pets) away from the area.  Don’t attempt to capture or harm snakes. Instead call

DELWP on 136 186 for further advice.  Maintain lawns and clean up around your house, as snakes are attracted to shelter such as piles of rocks and timber, chook sheds, sheets of metal, and building materials.  Undertake first aid training and ensure your first aid kit contains several compression bandages, and if someone is bitten, call 000 immediately.

Snakes are protected under

the Wildlife Act 1975 and it is illegal to capture, harm, or kill them.

If you have information about people wilfully destroying protected wildlife, please contact Crime Stoppers Victoria on 1800 333 000.

Brumation is the term used to describe the hibernation of cold-blooded animals, namely reptiles and amphibians who rely on the surrounding environment to regulate their body temperature.

New home builds can access solar rebate from state NEW homes under construction will be eligible for the State Government’s Solar Homes program, which has already helped more than 195,000 households lower their energy bills.

The changes will save homeowners up to $800 on installation costs by fitting panels as they wire the electricity to their new homes, as well as an average of $1073 each year in energy costs.

The expansion paves the way for the increasing electrification of homes, while opening the program to tens of thousands of additional households each year - with around 40,000 new homes built in Victoria annually.

Under the changes, eligible Victorians building homes will be able to apply for a rebate of $1400 as well as being able to access a $1400 interest free loan to install solar panels during construction.

Minister for Solar Homes, Lily D’Ambrosio, said energy prices are putting pressure on households, and expanding Solar Homes to new builds will help tens of thousands of Victorians save thousands on electricity costs and help us cut emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.

“We’re putting power back into the hands of Victorian households - driving down energy costs and boosting supply, creating thousands of jobs and cutting solar installation costs for new builds by hundreds,” she said.

This investment has already cut Victoria’s carbon emissions by 1.6 million tonnes - equivalent to the emissions produced by 500,000 cars each year - while supporting 5500 clean energy jobs.

Household solar is expected to generate 12.5 per cent of Victoria’s 40 per cent renewable energy target by 2025.

This financial year, there are 64,000 government rebates available for solar PV systems.

Applicants must use a Solar Victoria authorised retailer and install a product included on the approved products list to qualify for the rebate.

For further information, including eligibility criteria, visit solar.vic.gov.au.

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The women at Mt Hotham’s heart

By ANDY WILSON IF 20 years guarding the ski fields of Mount Hotham has taught Fran Richards about the rigours of being a master ski patroller, stopping to reflect on her experience must wait until season’s end.

“With nine-hour days and up to 40 incidents each day, it can be very demanding,” she said.

“And after four months of the skiing season, I get to reinvent myself for the summer and then feel renewed when the next season begins.”

Ms Richards is just one of 10 women in a larger team of about 40 patrollers keeping Mount Hotham’s slopes safe for skiers each year and believes the secret to the longevity of the patrollers involvement is the comradery they share.

“It’s a great team to work with, and we are very tight knit,” she said.

“The paid employees and the volunteers working seamlessly together.”

The two decades spent patrolling the slopes are founded on Ms Richards having a tangible link to the heritage of the mountain; her

The motivation is to get women out and get them fit.

- SHANNON DUNBAR grandparents helped erect the University Ski Club in the 1950s.

But many other women also share a soul-deep connection with Mount Hotham.

Coordinators at the Mount Hotham Skiing Company, Nicky Kuppers and Casey Jones, play a crucial role in keeping the mountain operating and safe for all users.

The duo is responsible for radio coordination, staffing, and, most importantly, calls for the ski patrol.

“We have to be across multiple procedures and have a deep understanding of different actions to take when certain situations arise,” said Ms Kuppers.

After eight years on the mountain, their biggest challenges have been high winds, lightning storms, extreme rain events, and missing persons.

“Regardless of how many seasons you do, you will always be faced with new experiences, and no two years are the same,” said Ms Kuppers.

Also living and breathing the high-altitude life each winter is Liz Hoy, who is the third generation of a family that has operated several resorts and ski services between Harrietville and Omeo since the 1930s.

“Hotham is in our blood,” she said.

“My favourite thing about the mountain is being on top of the ridge line.

“It can be so wild and extreme one minute and then serenely beautiful the next.”

At a different pace there is Shannon Dunbar, who offers guided fitness experiences for women at Hotham, with trail expeditions all year round.

Ms Dunbar made the lifechanging decision five years ago to pursue a fitter future.

“I simply woke up one morning and wanted to get fit and healthy,” she said.

“I challenged myself to run 50 kilometres, which I finally achieved in March this year in the annual Razorback Run which starts and finishes in Harrietville.”

Ms Dunbar has now developed her own business, Alpine Running, designed to invite women to enjoy snowshoe trekking in winter and mountain running in summer.

“The motivation is to get women out and get them fit,” she said.

Women of all ages and levels of fitness have responded enthusiastically to her new, all-inclusive guided walks.

“It takes a full morning to snowshoe the 10 kilometre return trip to Derrick’s Hut and the recent conditions have been fantastic,” Ms Dunbar said.

“It’s just so beautiful out there.”

FROSTY SUNRISE GLORY: Shannon Dunbar starts out on a mid-November run at dawn.

PHOTO: Alpine Running

PUPPET TO LIFE: Jasper Foley brings the tale of Pinocchio to the stage for St Mary’s Primary School and Marian College students through creative use of masks.

PHOTO: Andy Wilson

One day I’ll be a little boy!  Grant brings Italian classic back to life

By ANDY WILSON IF Carlo Collodi could have seen the reaction to a stage adaptation of his 140-year-old story of “Pinocchio” as it was played out before 230 students from Marian College and St Mary’s Primary School last Friday at the EMPAC, he would have enjoyed the choice of interpretation.

A grant from Regional Arts Victoria (RAV) allowed students from both the primary and secondary campuses to enjoy a performance of ‘Pinocchio’ presented by Melbourne-based company Make A Scene.

The company specialises in commedia dell’arte drama which is a 16th century ‘comedy of the profession’ originating from northern Italy.

The style uses masks and improvisation to tell a story.

Paris-based actor Jasper Foley used this style to write the play in 2018 with Christian Bagin and the company’s director Rosa Campagnaro, using the concept of “lazzi” to perfect his one-man show.

“There’s lots of lazzi in this improvisation,” Mr Foley said.

“The word means ‘to play’ and the writers would leave huge gaps in the script where the actors could simply just play with the story,” he said.

“It’s so free for an actor.

“It’s so much fun.”

Mr Foley said he originally brought together ideas to improvise a three-hour version of the story and then condensed it down to a snappy 50-minute show.

Ms Campagnaro said this reimagining of Collodi’s story about the little wooden puppet who wants to become a real boy has many cautionary lessons to teach.

The RAV grant secured by the school subsidised 40 per cent of the cost of the presentation.

Drama teacher Vicki McGowan said this kind of high-quality production was a necessary coup.

“The grant was secured on the basis that regional children don’t get to see a lot of theatre and are restricted by the costs of travelling to Melbourne to see shows,” she said.

“The grant allowed students from grades seven to nine and any senior language students to be included in the audience along with our primary kids.”

Normally an annual event, this year’s visiting production breaks the two-year COVID drought for the school.

Make A Scene has a long-standing relationship with the region and is pleased to see the return of their tours.

Ms Campagnaro, who founded the company in 2010, said the return from lockdowns was a relief for all.

“COVID was devastating for us and with our history of coming to the region for other contributions as well as touring for several years, we are grateful for the support from RAV,” she said.

This was the final performance of a sixweek tour.

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LIBRARY FUNDS: Alpine Shire public libraries will receive $162,050 in annual funding from the State Government through the Public Libraries Funding Program.

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SAVAGE RIVER: Katherine Langford as Miki Anderson in ‘Savage River’.

Local interest in ABC drama: Savage River ABC’s new drama series, Savage River, was partly filmed in the Alpine Shire. Our journalist Nathan de Vries is reviewing each episode.

SPARKS FLY: Miki (left) and Joel chat it up at the pub, with the Myrtleford Hotel serving as the pub’s exterior.

SAVAGE RIVER EPISODE 1 REVIEW - SLOW SERIES PREMIERE TESTS THE WATERS TO build anything worthwhile, you’ve got to lay a strong foundation, and that’s precisely what the first episode of the new ABC drama series ‘Savage River’ does.

After serving jail time for manslaughter, Miki Anderson (Katherine Langford) returns to her small regional Victorian town of Savage River, looking to start a new life.

She reconnects with her fraternal twin Terry (Cooper Van Grootel) and his four-year-old daughter Ocean (Hannah Bickerton), and the audience is taken on a whirlwind tour of the small town, which introduces all the key players, from incumbent mayor Max Englert (Richard Piper) to the migrant workers at the abbatoirs.

After Miki gets a job at the local meat processing factory she finds the murdered body of Hugh Lang (Andrew Gilbert), the father of the girl she was imprisoned for killing, and with literal blood on her hands, Miki attempts to clean herself up, only to run into her mother who she hasn’t seen in years.

There is a lot going on in just this first episode - as with any series premiere of this scale, the audience needs to have the scene set for them, and be aware of who our characters are.

At times, there was too much going on, but it isn’t impossible to follow - just utilise those brain cells used when watching ‘Game of Thrones’ and you’ll remember who is married to who and who does what.

Due to the world building does take centre stage, the episode does play a little slow, with pacing a slight concern, but the series is sure to pick

up as the murder plot steps into the limelight.

As the lead, it should come as no surprise that Katherine Langford is phenomenal as Miki, playing her as a truly damaged young woman who is angry at the world, but more so at herself.

While she attempts to forge any sort of friendly connection with the townspeople who know what she did, Langford conveys a façade of jovial sarcasm hiding real hurt and anger.

Although Miki has a quick fling with local meat worker and love interest Joel (Mark Coles Smith), the scenes between her and her brother Terry are the most enjoyable to watch, as the two play brother-sister with such a connection and conviction.

The scenery on display is gorgeous, truly capturing the beauty of our area we sometimes may not fully appreciate until it’s on the screen.

Local landmarks also feature, with the Myrtleford Op Shop, piazza, and Myrtleford Hotel all making appearances - there’s plenty here for locals to enjoy in addition to the plot.

While somewhat weak dialogue may let the episode down in parts, and the characters of Nick and Kevin will make any sensible viewer wish for their bodies to show up next, there’s not much to dislike about the show so far.

‘Savage River’ builds a believable

world in what could be the town just up the road, with great character work, acting, and direction.

If you’re interested in character driven stories, with a healthy splash of murder mystery thrown in, ‘Savage River’ is right up your ally.

‘Savage River’ airs Sundays at 8.30pm on ABC and any time on ABC IView.

SAVAGE RIVER EPISODE 2 REVIEW - LAZY RIVER HITS THE RAPIDS OK mystery fans, we’ve got a case on our hands, because the second episode of ‘Savage River’ not only kick-starts the mystery plot, but also introduces our main foil opposite Miki Anderson in a really clever way.

A quick episode recap - Miki’s mum Lynne (Nadine Garner) is burning all evidence of Miki’s run-in with the body of Hugh Lang from the previous episode, while the town prepares for the ‘annual celebration of Savage River’, the show’s equivalent of an agricultural show or the like, something to bring the town together for a BBQ and music.

It’s at this event that Hugh’s body is discovered, and the town immediately suspect Miki, not the least of which is Rachel Kennedy (Virginia Gay), a police officer with ties to Savage River brought in on the case.

I hesitate to call Rachel an antagonist to Miki’s protagonist - a

protagonist moves the story forward and advances the story’s goals, which exemplify Rachel’s police work, but with Miki on the defensive, it’s hard to pick which of the two to root for.

Not only is the law officer Rachel a perfect foil for convicted criminal Miki - both of whom are equally forthright and proactive - but the choice to have two returning daughters to the town, one on the right of the law and one on the wrong, is a very clever narrative device.

The scenery as always is great, with the Myrtleford Op Shop on Clyde Street of significant prominence, but some scenes were also shot in pine plantations - whether they were shot in the HVP plantations near town, only the crew could say.

It’s in these plantations where a group of teenagers find an abandoned car stained with blood - the plot thickens.

Katherine Langford again shines as Miki, but it’s Gay’s shrewd Rachel character and Jaqueline McKenzie’s grieving wife Colleen which demand the audience’s attention.

With more characters introduced again this episode, the show can feel a bit bloated - there are so many characters, it’s hard for any screenwriter to make all of them feel useful or indeed necessary.

The meat worker Nick is still the worst, and also definitely someone you went to high school with, but factory owner Kevin gets a brief shine of humanity when his dealings with the corrupt mayor Max (Richard Piper) are shown.

The second episode of ‘Savage River’ builds a strong frame on last episode’s foundation, with people around the fictional town of Savage River, and those in the town where it was shot, beginning to ask.... Whodunnit?

‘Savage River’ airs Sundays at 8.30pm on ABC and any time on ABC IView.

ALPINE Shire Council public libraries in Myrtleford, Mt Beauty and Bright will receive $162,050 in annual funding from the State Government through the Public Libraries Funding Program.

Councils across North East Victoria have received library funding, including $254,283 for the Rural City of Wangaratta, $161,012 for Benalla Rural City Council, $266,224 for Moira Shire, and 175,738 for Indigo Shire.

The Public Libraries Funding Program provides annual funding for public libraries across Victoria to help provide library services.

According to the State Government, the funding will expand library collections, boost online services and provide library and outreach programs.

The Public Libraries Funding Program has been allocated $48.1 million in funding for the 2022-2023 financial year.

Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, said the funding continues to support councils and regional library corporations to deliver high-quality resources for the community.

“As our community grows, so do their needs,” Ms Symes said.

“This funding will provide Northern Victorians to have improved access to digital technology and resources, literacy support services, traditional collections, event spaces and workstations.”

Alpine Shire director of corporate performance, Helen Havercroft, said council receives funding through the program each year.

“This important annual funding supports our libraries to run programs that facilitates life-long learning, including the development and maintenance of reading, digital, information and literacy skills,” she said.

“Over 2021 and 2022 council held events across our three libraries ranging from Story Time, to author talks and book week celebrations.

“Much of this is enhanced and expanded as a result of this funding program.”

Alpine Shire libraries form part of the High Country Library Network, which includes libraries in Wangaratta, Mansfield and Benalla.

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WHEELY GOOD: More than 300 riders from around Victoria and interstate descended on Bright for round four of the Victorian Enduro Tour mountain bike race last weekend.

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“We were very excited to welcome so many keen riders - from juniors to super masters and everyone in between - to beautiful Bright on the weekend,” he said.

Gravity Enduro racing is a hugely popular mountain biking discipline - the Bright round of the series sold out in just seven minutes of entries becoming available.

“It’s been great to see so much growth in the sport, especially amongst junior riders,” Gray said.

“We also love seeing our local riders succeed, and a huge number of ACC members achieved great results this weekend with many taking podiums places in their categories.”

The fifth and final round of the Enduro series will take place in Mansfield in November.

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MORE than 300 riders from around Victoria and interstate descended on Bright for round four of the Victorian Enduro Tour mountain bike race last weekend.

The Bright Gravity Enduro was hosted and run by the Alpine Cycling Club (ACC) in Mystic Park, Bright, and was presented

by All Terrain Cycles.

Racers competed in six stages of racing over two days, which included roughly 25km and more than 1000 metres of vertical climbing.

The Alpine Cycling Club has a long history of delivering successful cycling events in the region, and race director Ash Gray said the weekend’s race was a huge community effort with more than 90 volunteers turning out to

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By NATHAN DE VRIES AS football finals wind down over the next few weeks, cricketers across the region are starting to roll the arm over ahead of the start of the Wangaratta and District Cricket Association season, but without umpires, the season will be a tough one.

The number of umpires in the WDCA is far below what the association would prefer, leading to all clubs agreeing to a pay increase for umpires to attract more people to the role.

“We would like to get to the point where we have enough umpires for two in each A grade match then one in every other match, but at this stage it looks like there won’t be any umpires in B or C grade - we’re probably 10 short,” WDCA secretary Wayne Cooper said.

“There’s been a major pay

increase, the WDCA and the clubs have realised that no one wants to do it, and increased the payment to $200 for an A grade match.

“The uniforms would be supplied by the league.

“There’d be some online training courses they could potentially complete, then they’d just have to manage the match and follow the rules.”

The prospect of getting paid up to $200 for spending a Saturday afternoon enjoying a game of cricket would no doubt be appealing to many, with the role seemingly perfect as a parttime summer gig for young people with an interest in the sport.

“Obviously they should be someone who knows the rules of cricket and has an interest in cricket,” Cooper said.

“They might be a retired player, they might be a parent, they might just be

someone from your club that doesn’t play anymore and wants to do something.

“Only if they’re new to the game, we’d try and make sure that they’re rostered on with someone in their first few games.

“Another thing we’d be looking into is potentially doing a junior development program - it might be someone who’s finished under 16s and is not playing but still wants to stay in the game.

“An example of that was Rory Harvey, he injured himself and couldn’t play and he took it up (last season).”

Cooper said anyone with an interest in cricket was welcome to apply, regardless of gender or age, and said the role of umpire coordinator was also available, to assign umpires to matches and manage their training.

OVUCC president

Thomas Chettleburgh said the financial benefit was a huge selling point for those interested in cricket.

“I’m almost thinking of doing it instead of playing,” he said.

“We were one of the massive advocates for the pay to go up, and I think that if someone was sitting on the fence, wondering what to do with their spare time or wanting to get involved in cricket but not at a playing level, I think umpiring is very lucrative now with the financial side of things.

“I think if there was ever a time to join up and get on board with umpiring, I think from here on in, it’s going to be well worth the time.”

Anyone interested in earning some money as a WDCA umpire or umpire coordinator for the 2022/23 season can contact WDCA secretary Wayne Cooper on 0439 494 027.

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Mount Beauty golfers hit the course WEDNESDAY, September 7 saw 14 players venture out to Mt Beauty golf course’s back nine on a reasonably nice day, with Dave Browning successful on 21 points.

Don Mason and Peter Hertzog both had 19 points to fill out the podium.

NTPs went to Don Mason on the 17th, while Alan Retallick put his ball closest on the 18th.

On Saturday, September 10 only 13 golfers turned out for the 2 Ball Ambrose with one player playing in two groups.

The successful pair was Victor Selway and Tony Campen coming in with a respectful 66.75 net, considering the dampness of the course.

The runners-up were Peter Hertzog & Stephen Short with a 68 net.

NTPs went to Ron Gallagher on the seventh along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office, ninth to Tony Campen, 17th to Alan Retallick with no-one able to get on the 18th on the day.

Strong showing at Myrtleford golf course DESPITE the wet conditions over the week, the Myrtleford golf course was still frequented by eager golfers with some great results recorded.

Saturday, September 10 RAY WHITE REAL ESTARE PAR COMPOSITE AMCR 73 A Grade Winner: David Clark (17) +2 c/b.

A Grade Runner Up: Jonathan Mercuri (15) +2.

Ball Winners: J Mercuri +2, J Martin -1, B Carroll -1.

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Wednesday, September 7 RAY WHITE REAL ESTATE STABLEFORD AMCR COMPOSITE 73 A Grade Winner: David Clark (17) 38 pts.

A Grade Runner Up: Pieter Veldman (26) 36 pts.

Ball Winners: P Veldman 36, G Veldman 33.

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Basketball camps call up two youngsters

By NATHAN DE VRIES TWO Myrtleford and District Basketball Association players have received invitations to further their paying careers by attending Basketball Victoria camps over the coming school holidays.

Myrtleford’s Sam Lupo was one of 240 players selected for the Country Under 12 Jamboree, while Lily Purss was one of 233 players picked for the Under 14 Gold Nugget Camp.

Lupo, 11, was invited to the camp following an annual Under 12 skills days

events held throughout country Victoria, and will head to Echuca for the fourday camp from this Saturday, September 17.

“I feel happy and excited to be selected for Jamboree - to be able to get to play a high level of basketball in my age group is exciting and nerve racking at the same time,” he said.

“My goals are to work hard to be the best I can I be and to have fun while I’m doing it.

“I’m looking forward to making new friends and meeting and experiencing new coaches.”

Purss, an under 14 player, will head to her camp in Ballarat on September 21 and 22.

As the next step on her basketball pathway, all in attendance will be looking to impress, with the best set for selection to the 2023 Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup (ACJBC) and Southern Cross Challenge (SCC).

“I was ecstatic when I found out, and maybe a little bit nervous, but so happy and excited to give it a crack and test myself,” Purss said.

“Long term I want to play college basketball

for UConn in the USA, but short term I’d love to play state basketball and keep getting better and enjoy the Gold Nugget experience.

“I’m looking forward to getting input from different coaches and different opinions, and meeting new people and challenging myself against other girls that are my age from around the state.”

The two will be looking to take the most out of the experience they can, with the start of the Myrtleford and District Basketball Association just a few weeks away.

FUTURE STARS: Lily Purss (left) and Sam Lupo are preparing to head off to some Basketball Victoria camps in the coming weeks.

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Saints netballers vanquished in semi

RACE FOR THE BALL: Tara Breen works to get possession of the ball.

EAGLE EYE: Morgan Byrne lines up the shot.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

READY TO GO: Shanae Gribbin prepares to move the ball into the Saints’ attacking end in their seven goal loss to Corowa-Rutherglen.

MYRTLEFORD’S B grade netballers’ finals campaign came to an end on Sunday after going down 47-40 against Corowa-Rutherglen.

The lead changed several times throughout the game, and the Saints trailed by just one goal at three-quarter time.

Corowa continued to increase their physical presence on the court and were able to finish the game with a seven goal lead.

Morgan Byrne was in excellent form in the goal circle, scoring 37 goals from 40 attempts for the Saints.

The Saints rotated defenders throughout the game, with Amber Quirk stepping into goal defence, and alongside Rhiannon McIlroy and Tara Breen the Saints threw everything they had to minimise Corowa’s scoring opportunities.

Jaclyn McAlpine and Shanae Gribbin provided an excellent combination in the centre court with plenty of drive onto the goal circle.

Corowa-Rutherglen will play Albury in the B grade preliminary final, with the winner to play Lavington in the grand final.

Myrtleford junior netball season over THE sun was shining for the 2022 Myrtleford junior netball season grand final between Vixens and Swifts at the start of the month.

It was a great game with every player on the court giving it their all.

Vixens managed to edge away each quarter to take out the win 15-8.

Best on court was awarded to Elyssa Williamson from Vixens.

The season’s best and fairest was also presented on the night and was a sensational three-way tie.

Gemma Corcoran, Zahra Hazeldine and Tiahna Patten all tallied 19 votes each

from the umpires over the course of the season.

The junior umpire award was presented to Gemma Bodsworth for her efforts and development as an umpire - it’s been great to see some of the girls in the teens team step up and take a whistle this season.

The club wishes to send a thank you to Jayne Pozzan for leading the mentorship of these young umpires, as well as a thank you to everyone who has helped make the 2022 season a successful one - to all committee members, coaches, umpires and families, the competition couldn’t happen without you all.

BEST AND FAIREST: (from left) Tiahna Patten, Gemma Corcoran and Zahra Hazeldine all polled 19 votes through the season, splitting the best and fairest award three ways.

WINNERS: The victorious Vixens (from left) Elyssa Williamson, Lily Humphries, Daisy Faccin, Ella McMasters, Billie Prestage, Luela Robb and Willow Szaraszek (Charlotte Koers absent).

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FINALS SCOREBOARD

SECOND SEMI-FINAL WANGARATTA YARRAWONGA

3.1 4.3 3.2 6.4

10.3 13.5.83 8.7 11.12.78

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Joe Richards 3; Jessie Smith 3; Fraser Ellis 2; Ben Reid 2; Callum Moore 1; Michael Newton 1; Patrick Warner 1. YARRAWONGA: Leigh Williams 3; Nicholas Fothergill 2; Leigh Masters 2; Ryan Bruce 1; Tim Lawrence 1; Logan Morey 1; Will Sexton 1.

BEST: WANGARATTA: Luke Saunders, Joe Richards, Callum Moore, Jackson Clarke, Michael Bordignon, Daine Porter. YARRAWONGA: Lach Howe, Leigh Masters, Mark Whiley, Nicholas Fothergill, Jack Sexton, William Wheeler.

RESERVES RESULTS

NETBALL SCORES SECOND SEMI-FINAL - SAT, SEPT 10

SECOND SEMI-FINAL - SAT, SEPT 10

SECOND SEMI-FINAL- SEPT 10

Albury 6.3.39 def by Wangaratta 8.8.56

GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alex Dowsley 4; Tyson Hartwig 2; Regan Gorman 1; Cameron Nottle 1. YARRAWONGA: Jacob Adkins 2; Zechariah Cuppens 2; Douglas Arnold 1; Max Hemphill 1; Xavier Leslie 1; Ross Mulquiney 1; Ned Pendergast 1.

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Xavier Laverty 3; Max Bihun 2; Jayden Adamo 1; Charley HollandDean 1; Harry McMonigle 1. ALBURY: Luke Lowry 3; Caleb Clemson 2; Charlie McGrath 1.

FIRST SEMI-FINAL ALBURY 5.5 9.8 WANGARATTA ROVERS 1.4 3.9

THIRDS RESULTS

Wangaratta Rovers 8.9.57 def by Yarrawonga 9.9.63

A GRADE:

11.9 12.15.87 7.15 12.20.92

GOALS: ALBURY: Jeff garlett 4, Luke Daly 3, Brayden O’Hara 2, Jacob Conlan 1, Shaun Daly 1, Jake Page 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Tom Boyd 3, Brodie Filo 3, Alex Marklew 2, Ryan Stone 2, Sam Allen 1, Darcy Wilson 1.

BEST: ALBURY: Brayden O’Hara, Fletcher Carroll, Jeff Garlett, Luke Daly, Riley Bice, Lucas Conlan. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Brodie Filo, Jayden Bear, Raven Jolliffe, Samuel Murray, Todd Bryant, Ryan Stone.

Corowa-R’glen 36 def by Yarrawonga 47 B GRADE: Lavington 66 def Albury 43 C GRADE: Lavington 32 def by Albury 37

FIRST SEMI-FINAL - SUN, SEPT 11 FIRST SEMI-FINAL - SUN, SEPT 11

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17 & UNDER: Wodonga Raiders 54 def Wodonga 52

Wangaratta Rovers 4.6.30 def by Corowa-R’glen 11.8.74

Wodonga 8.12.60 def Albury 4.9.33 GOALS: WODONDA: Jack Stefani 2; Brad Thompson 2; Kade Brown 1; Brett Doswell 1; Casey Marr 1; Darcy Norman 1. ALBURY: Zach Sears 2; Darcy Harrington 1; Oscar Hayes 1.

GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Ned Turner 3; Charlie Naish 1. COROWA-R’GLEN: Patrick Lavis 5; Ryan Beveridge 2; Justin Kewis 1; Jedd Longmire 1; Finn Osborne 1; Marcus Reid 1.

PRELIMINARY FINAL - SUN, SEPT 18

PRELIMINARY FINAL - SUN, SEPT 18

Wangaratta Rovers vs Wodonga 11:45am @Bunton Park, North Albury

Albury vs Corowa-R’glen 9.30am @Bunton Park, North Albury

SENIORS PRELIM. FINAL

FIRST SEMI-FINAL - SUN, SEPT 11 A GRADE:

Lavington 45 def by Wangaratta 49 B GRADE: Corowa-R’glen 47 def Myrtleford 40 C GRADE: Yarrawonga 54 def Corowa-R’glen 31 17 & UNDER: Yarrawonga 47 def North Albury 46

A GRADE PRELIM. FINAL

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 @ 2PM BUNTON PARK, NORTH ALBURY

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 @ 12.15PM BUNTON PARK, NORTH ALBURY

YARRAWONGA VS WANGARATTA ROVERS

COROWA-RUTHERGLEN VS WANGARATTA

FINALS SCOREBOARD SENIORS FOOTBALL BRIGHT BONNIE DOON

RESERVES FOOTBALL

Bright 12.12.84 def Greta 6.4.40 BEST: BRIGHT: Bailey Jennings-Allen, Felix Blazek, Max Stevens, Brodie Brain, Thomas Mullane-Grant, Bradley Nightingale GRETA: Damiun Cassidy, Alex Fitzpatrick, Osbert Ramage, Mathew Vernon, Zack Watson, Jason Humphries.

GOALS: BRIGHT: Thomas Mullane-Grant 6; Sam Buckley 2; Felix Blazek 1; Brodie Brain 1; Leon Hughes 1; Don Paolone 1. GRETA: Osbert Ramage 2; Tom Webster 2; Luke Vogels 1; Zack Watson 1.

NETBALL RESULTS A GRADE: Milawa 54 def Tarrawingee 46

47 56 7.5 8.8

B GRADE: Bonnie Doon 50 def Bright 33 B RESERVE: Milawa 48 def North Wangaratta 36

GOALS: BRIGHT: Cooper Thomason 2; Samuel Dalbosco 1; Paul Harrison 1; Nick Howell 1; Nick Lebish 1; Nathan Lyons 1. BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett 3; James Law 2; Will Goonan 1; Ben Hedin 1; Joel Sanford 1.BEST: BRIGHT: Nathan Lyons, Michael Elliott, Myles Jamieson, Alexander Dalbosco, Cooper Thomson, Paul Harrison. BONNIE DOON: Patrick Smith, Zac Tanner, Andrew Hill, Will Goonan, Al Bennett, Beau Smith.

C GRADE: Bonnie Doon 35 def Tarrawingee 33 UNDER 15s: Whorouly 19 def Nortyh Wangaratta 13

SENIORS FOOTBALL GRAND FINAL

A GRADE NETBALL GRAND FINAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 @ 2.15PM S WJ FINDLAY OVAL (WANGARATTA ROVERS FNC)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 @ 2.45PM WJ FINDLAY OVAL (WANGARATTA ROVERS FNC)

BENALLA ALL BLACKS VS BONNIE DOON

GRETA VS MILAWA

RESERVES FOOTBALL GRAND FINAL

B GRADE MILAWA VS BONNIE DOON @ 1.10PM B RESERVE BONNIE DOON VS MILAWA @ 11.50AM UNDER 17s MILAWA VS BONNIE DOON @ 10.30AM UNDER 15s BONNIE DOON VS WHOROULY @ 9.30AM

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FINALS REVIEWS Bright reserves through to grand final

By NATHAN DE VRIES BRIGHT’S reserve footballers booked their place in this weekend’s O&K grand final, following a comprehensive preliminary final victory over Greta 12.12 (84) to 6.4 (40) at Tarrawingee on Saturday.

The Mountain Men missed opportunities to take the game on early, with Greta up by four points at quarter time, but Bright found their way as the game wore on.

A four goal to two second term handed Bright an 11 point lead heading into the second half, which saw the Mountain Men slot another four goals.

The consistent onslaught continued in the final term, with some slightly off goal kicking from Bright the only thing saving Greta from a mammoth loss.

Ruckman Bailey Jennings-Allen was best on for the second final in a row, with Tom Mullane-Grant showing his class with six majors.

Reserves co-coach Darcy Martin said his side made the most of the slightly slippery conditions to record a great win for the club.

“I’d say it was a little bit slippery with the rain, I think people just took a while to adapt to the conditions,” he said.

“It was the intensity at

the start of a final, everyone wants to get their hands on the ball and everyone wants to get that first kick or handball away as soon as they’ve got it.

“Pretty much the whole game our midfield was on top.

“Our ruckman, Bailey Jennings-Allen was best on ground, he was giving us first use every time.

“It gave us some confidence having some pretty handy forwards, knowing that if we get it in there, they should be able to get the job done.”

The second half surge is a stable of the Bright game plan, and will potentially play a crucial role in

this weekend’s grand final match against Benalla All Blacks.

“We seem to play a lot better in the second half every week,” Martin said.

“We just stop, re-assess and have a think about what each individual player can do to improve those one or two things to come out in the second half.

“If everyone’s improved a little bit, then the whole team will improve.

“We could’ve put them away pretty early, but we spoke about it at half time, just playing the conditions and playing our normal game.

“Things seemed to come together in the second half.”

FIRST USE: Bailey Jennings-Allen wins the tap in a best on ground performance on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

Bright B graders overcome in prelim

By NATHAN DE VRIES

QUICK PASS: An airborne Chloe Pasquinelli sends the ball across to Marni Witts.

GOING UP: Mia Lynch puts the shot up, which Charlotte Paton waits for the rebound.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

REBOUND DRIVE: Beth Pearse moves the ball out of Bright’s defensive end in their preliminary final loss to Bonnie Doon on Saturday.

SATURDAY marked the end of the road for Bright’s B grade netball side, going down 33-50 against a strong Bonnie Doon squad.

Bright started off well, breaking out to a five goal lead before the Bombers surged, claiming the lead and never backing down.

A seven goal lead to Bonnie Doon at half time got worse for Bright, as they failed to capitalise on the amazing work done by their defensive unit.

A 10 goal to 15 final term was enough to end Bright’s season, with the Bombers advancing to play Milawa for the flag.

Co-coach Sarah Hourigan said just to make it to the prelim was an achievement, but small errors meant the team couldn’t make it further.

“It was an amazing effort for the girls to get to the

prelim with so many team interruptions and changes throughout the year, so we are all still in high spirits and super keen for 2023 season,” she said.

“I think most of our team are keen on sticking around next year and giving it another shot.

“Bonnie Doon were playing a very fast game, and our defenders Kristi Hacket, Amy Ford and Beth Pearse were picking off a lot of their mistakes which was amazing to see.

“Unfortunately we bought the ball back down to our attacking end at Bonnie Doon’s pace and couldn’t get it to our goals.

“We needed to settle the play and control the ball at our own speed.

“I think it’s a common thing in finals, everyone’s excited and wants fast goals but it just isn’t us and that’s what resulted in the loss at the end of the day.”

Bright seniors pushed out of finals by Bombers ■

From back page “It was hard going through the best players, but we had a lot of good players who didn’t play well, and that hurt us.

“I thought our best players were Nathan Lyons, Michael Elliot, and Rod Arguello gives it everything week in, week out.”

The flag hopes for the club now rest on the shoulders of the reserves side, who are sure to get all the support they need from their senior compatriots.

“Everyone will be supporting them and getting right behind them - everyone’s still got to train this week to make sure the ressies boys still have numbers on the track so they can get a good session in,” Harrison said.

“I think we’ve definitely had a good year, it’s still a bit raw and disappointing at the moment but overall, across the board, seniors and reserves, it’s been a good year.

“We’ve been able to have 60 people play through the club, and I think the club’s in a very strong position on and off field.

“We’ve just got to keep the group together and keep building from there.”

SLICK: Cooper Thomason tries to weave his way through the play during Bright’s nine point preliminary final loss.

CAUGHT: Bright’s Joe Gray chases down Jordan Davey.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

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Preview Message from United Bright FNC president, Kristi Hacket

KRISTI HACKET

FOLLOWING their coaching debut season, the club was extremely fortunate to have secured Darcy Martin and Matt Brierty for the role in 2022.

After finishing the 2021 season third on the ladder, storming home with 10 wins in a row, everyone was excited at the prospect of what a whole season could bring.

The start of 2022 proved that the glimmer of potential was alive as the boys won their first five games convincingly.

The effort on the field was surpassed by the effort off-field and it’s fair to say that one of the hardest jobs around any football club is without a doubt that of the reserves coach.

Getting players to commit, particularly following the interruptions of the previous season, was always going to be

difficult and the work that Darcy did in this area was phenomenal, leading to a total of 77 players (and 60 individual goal kickers) forming the team and contributing to its success.

Following interruptions to the team through injury and work commitments, it has been pleasing to see the numbers at training steadily growing each week and causing some selection headaches.

Amongst this, there have been some star performances, with Darcy Martin being recognised for his on-field efforts by winning runner up MVP and runner up best and fairest at the OKFNL awards last month.

The fact that the team has managed to fight their way to the grand final is something that the club is extremely proud of.

A win on Saturday would be an amazing finish to an incredible

season and a fitting reward for the amount of hard work that has gone into putting a team on the ground every week, and the efforts of the individual players who have run out each week.

Making it this far is an achievement in itself, and regardless of what happens Saturday, the club is proud of the effort that the team has put in over the course of the season.

On behalf of the committee and the rest of the club, we wish the reserves all the best in their game on Saturday and look forward to watching a cracker game and hopefully the trophy being lifted by a team that truly deserves it.

Everyone is welcome to join us back at Pioneer Park after the game from 5pm to celebrate the season.

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Preview Bright reserves are one game from glory

By NATHAN DE VRIES

IT all comes down to this after six months of training, games and difficulty, Bright’s reserve’s side are just four quarters away from being the 2022 Ovens and King FNL reserves premiers, but it won’t be easy.

Up against them is one of the true powerhouses of community footy, Benalla All Blacks, who most recently handed the Mountain Men a surprise loss in the semifinal, sending them to the grand final the long way around.

Bright co-coach Darcy Martin said the upcoming match would be a great final test for a side who went the entire home and away season only dropping a single match.

“There’s a pretty good buzz - the boys were pretty disappointed that we weren’t able to have two teams in but just the fact that we’ve made it there is a success,” he said.

“Nine teams haven’t made it, so we’re giving ourselves a 50/50 chance to take it out.

“After the other week we would go in as underdogs after the (semi-final) loss, but we just have to see what happens on the day.

“If we play the way we want to and play how we have in the second half, I don’t doubt we’ll be able to get the job done.”

Bright won’t be lacking in experience on the day, with the side boasting several players who fronted up in the 2019 grand final, as well as some reserves premiership players from 2017.

Despite having seven players from the weekend

2022 O&K RESERVES GRAND FINALISTS

 Back row: Adam Whelan, Darcy Martin (coach), Don Paolone (captain), Tom Mullane-Grant, Matt Brierty (co-coach), Bailey Jennings-Allen, Michael Bunn, Mason Cracknall, Brad Nightingale, Mitch Tesoriero, Ryan Manning, Jack Dalbosco, Brodie Brain, Jack Fraser, Leon Hughes, Will Redden, Aidan Hoare, Callum Smith.

Front row (kneeling): Max Stevens, Brendan Jenvey, Connor Dale, Felix Blazek, Patrick Harris, Hayden Williams, TJ Kinthari. who miss the grand final, Martin said he was confident the side could get the win.

“There will be a lot of people who doubt us now that we’ve lost seven players,” he said.

“I just really want to emphasise we’re back to the list that won 17 out of 18 games throughout the year.

“Benalla are dangerous,

once they get on the outside they can move the ball quickly and before you know it, it’s inside 50.

“We’re definitely confident in backing in all 22 blokes who take the field.”

Bright take on Benalla All Blacks in the reserves grand final on Saturday at WJ Findlay Oval in Wangaratta, with the first bounce set for 11.45am.

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GRAND FINAL BOUND BRIGHT reserves co-coach Darcy Martin, seen tackling Greta’s Stuart McCauley, and the rest of the side will play in this Saturday’s the O&K grand final, after dismantling Greta by 44 points last Saturday.

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Bright seniors pushed out of finals by Bombers

By NATHAN DE VRIES BRIGHT’s senior footballers had their season ended in Saturday’s preliminary final against Bonnie Doon, with the Mountain Men vanquished 7.5 (47) to 8.8 (56).

A somewhat lethargic Bright outfit took a while to really hit their stride, as their forwards failed to convert early chances in

front of goal.

The Mountain Men trailed by less than a goal at the first change, but the margin started to push out before half-time, as the Bonnie Doon midfield kicked into high gear.

Bright were never pushed out of the game, with the 14-point margin at threequarter time the largest gap at any of the breaks.

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their kicking shoes through the second half, and came within two points of the Bombers through the final term, but they couldn’t seal the deal.

Coach Paul Harrison said the poor first half went a long way in spelling their defeat.

“We didn’t get off to the best of starts, we missed our first four shots which made it even harder,” he said.

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“(There was) a lack of intensity, and our endeavour around the ball was just off, our work rate wasn’t there early - maybe a few of the boys thought it was just going to happen, but we didn’t get off to a great start.

“It was a high-pressure game and really contested game - they were better in the contest in the first half, and I think that for the last

quarter and a half we were probably better.

“We got within two points in the last quarter and I thought we were going to get over the top of them but then they slowed the game up again.

“They got one later in the game themselves and we were lining up for a shot when the siren went, we just couldn’t peg them back.”

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scoring with two majors, with a supporting cast of five others registering a goal.

Nathan Lyons was named best on ground for the Mountain Men, but Harrison said not enough players stood up in the vital game.

“We had a lot of players that didn’t play well on the day,” he said.

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