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IT’S ALL OPEN AT FALLS FALLS Creek opened all its skiable terrain at the resort from last Saturday, much to the enjoyment of thousands of visitors over the weekend.

The resort has had more than 140cms of snow and fresh snowfalls are forecast each day into next week, which hopes to see the current snow depth of 80cms move back up to the magical metre.

Hotham has most if its skiable terrain open and is also expecting fresh snowfalls into next week.

Both resorts are expecting bumper school holiday crowds from this weekend.

For the latest snow conditions, reports and mountain updates visit the resorts’ respective websites.

PHOTO: Falls Creek Resort Management

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Wage rise welcome BUSINESS leaders in the Alpine region say the minimum wage increase is a fair response to rising costs of living, but is yet another pressure on local business.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its decision in the annual wage review last Wednesday, granting a 5.2 per cent increase to the national minimum wage.

Minimum award wages will increase by 4.6 per cent, which is subject to a minimum increase for award classifications of $40 per week, based on a

Business leaders varyy on impact p of minimum increase

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38-hour week for a full-time employee.

President of the Mt Beauty and District Chamber of Commerce, Glenys Peacock, suggested the increase could boost the economy, by increasing discretionary spending, and assist people with living costs.

“I’m not surprised there

is an increase, it’s difficult to live on the minimum wage,” she said.

But Ms Peacock, who also runs a ski hire, bike shop and cafe, was concerned the minimum wage increase was more pressure on business, amid growing supply costs.

“Every time we get stock, prices seem to have gone up,” she said.

“It boils down to how much businesses can absorb the cost.”

“It’ll be interesting to see what impact it really has - I

don’t think it’s going to be all that much.”

While most minimum awards will increase from July 1, the FWC ruled that awards in hospitality, aviation and tourism will increase from October 1, due to ‘exceptional circumstances’ in those industries.

Greg Schultz, co-owner of the Riverdeck Kitchen in Bright, said he doesn’t employ anyone on the minimum wage, but suggested the increase will impact the hospitality industry and in-

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crease costs for customers.

“It will have a significant impact on costs to the hospitality industry because labour is such a big part of our cost structure,” he said.

Tim Chapman, owner of the Myrtleford Hotel, said that while he pays higher than the minimum wage, he will probably increase his wages to remain a competitive employer.

“I’ve probably got to go up another $5 per hour to be at the same level that I am now because I want to be an em-

ployer of choice,” he said.

Mr Chapman said he was supportive of the increase because he knows his staff are doing it tough, but suggested other ways to ease the burden.

“My staff members need it, but reduce my taxes so I can pay for it,” he said.

Jim van Geet, president of the Myrtleford Chamber of Commerce, suggested the impact from the minimum wage increase would be insignificant.

“Virtually everybody’s paying well above award rates, because it’s very difficult to get employees,” he said.

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FOX FAMILY FUN MARIAN College’s production of ‘Fantastic Mister Fox’ last week entertained many hundreds of people, and helped showcase the talents of students such as (from left) Davide Genero, Lily Houston, Frankie Carroll and Lulu Laird.

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Wage rise welcome BUSINESS leaders in the Alpine region say the minimum wage increase is a fair response to rising costs of living, but is yet another pressure on local business.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its decision in the annual wage review last Wednesday, granting a 5.2 per cent increase to the national minimum wage.

Minimum award wages will increase by 4.6 per cent, which is subject to a minimum increase for award classifications of $40 per week, based on a 38-hour week for a full-time employee.

Tim Chapman, owner of

Business leaders varyy on impact p of minimum increase

BY BRODIE EVERIST beverist@ nemedia.com.au

the Myrtleford Hotel, said that while he pays higher than the minimum wage, he will probably increase his wages to remain a competitive employer.

“I’ve probably got to go up another $5 per hour to be at the same level that I am now because I want to be an employer of choice,” he said.

“I want people to know

that when they work in Myrtleford Hotel they’re getting paid more than what the minimum wage is.”

Mr Chapman said he was supportive of the increase because he knows his staff are doing it tough, but suggested other ways to ease the burden.

“My staff members need it, but reduce my taxes so I can pay for it,” he said.

While most minimum awards will increase from July 1, the FWC ruled that awards in hospitality, aviation and tourism will increase

from October 1, due to ‘exceptional circumstances’ in those industries.

Jim van Geet, president of the Myrtleford Chamber of Commerce, suggested the impact from the minimum wage increase would be insignificant.

“Virtually everybody’s paying well above award rates, because it’s very difficult to get employees,” he said.

President of the Mt Beauty and District Chamber of Commerce, Glenys Peacock, suggested the increase

could boost the economy, by increasing discretionary spending, and assist people with living costs.

“I’m not surprised there is an increase, it’s difficult to live on the minimum wage,” she said.

But Ms Peacock, who also runs a ski hire, bike shop and cafe, was concerned the minimum wage increase was more pressure on business, amid growing supply costs.

“Every time we get stock, prices seem to have gone up,” she said.

“It boils down to how much businesses can absorb the cost.”

It’ll be interesting to see what impact it really has - I don’t think it’s going to be all that much.”

Greg Schultz, co-owner of the Riverdeck Kitchen in Bright, said he doesn’t employ anyone on the minimum wage, but suggested the increase will impact the hospitality industry and increase costs for customers.

“It will have a significant impact on costs to the hospitality industry because labour is such a big part of our cost structure,” he said.

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Smoke sensor rollout in vineyards is a world first

By ANITA McPHERSON A WORLD first to help vineyards throughout the North East detect the impact of smoke from bushfires will be operational ahead of the 2022/23 summer.

The roll out of 100 sensors designed to detect the impact of smoke in vineyards is nearing completion, with the remaining units expected to be in place by the end of June.

The global first in any wine region in the world is all part of a project developed by a team headed by La Trobe University Professor Ian Porter.

Together with a new phone app it will give grape growers the necessary tools to help them make early decisions about their crop during a smoke event.

The sensors have been placed in vineyards from Rutherglen down to Glenrowan and throughout the King and Alpine valleys, with the final sensors heading east in coming days to locations in the Mount Beauty valley.

COVID delays, global materials shortages and severe weather conditions threatened to derail the project but Professor Porter said they have pushed through to meet their June deadline.

“It’s incredibly exciting to get them out but it has been a massive task to do it,” he said.

“A six month delay on parts because of supply chain issues and massive price hikes left us worrying we wouldn’t be able to deliver, but we have managed to get them built, evaluated, accredited and get them out there.”

Professor Porter estimates it has taken over 300 hours to get all the sensors installed on sites, including coordinating remote access and wi-fi connection with growers.

But he said working through the issues will improve communication industry-wide, with the sensor units themselves designed to be durable and resist failure.

“The most important part is to get the hardware out there and fully operational, with training to follow on

ON SITE: Professor Ian Porter with one of the 100 smoke detecting sensors which have been installed at vineyards across North East Victoria in recent weeks. how to utilise the information they collect,” he said.

The Wine Industry Smoke Detectors (known as ‘WISDs’) will do more than detect smoke - the also have the ability to measure air temperature and humidity, with adaptability to connect other sensors to assess such things as soil moisture, soil temperature and solar hours.

Professor Porter said having three weeks of extremely poor weather turned out to be fortuitous, allowing the team to test the capacity of the sensors’ solar panels in limited light.

“We wanted to see if the solar panels would cope in a down period because during catastrophic bushfires there wouldn’t be light either, so we’ve decided to increase the capacity of the solar input - the bad weather turned out to be a blessing,” he said.

“Despite all the constraints we have faced, they will be out by the end of June, allowing a further six

months to train growers on their use before the 2022/23 production season.”

Professor Porter said that although the installation of the hardware was critical to do the job, the major part of the project was compiling all the data into a format to provide accurate real time risk assessment for smoke taint, drawing on factors including grape variety, distance from the burn, smoke exposure time and volume of fresh smoke.

He said those factors were all taken into account in the risk assessment the part that is really powerful - and has taken eight years to put together and continues to be developed.

“In the first instance it will advise whether growers need to worry at all about the level of smoke and in heavy smoke conditions, whether grape testing or some form of wine mitigation method is required,” he said.

“Most importantly, growers will

save money at all times - when there is too little smoke to cause an impact and testing is not needed to the other extreme when predictions from large amounts of smoke will enable growers to make more accurate about decisions about harvesting a crop and whether to invest all the necessary associated costs,” he said.

“It will save a lot of stress and panic in times of both low and extreme smoke.”

The sensor’s development has been funded through grants received by the North East Wine Zone (NEWZ) representing the Alpine Valley, King Valley, Glenrowan, Beechworth and Rutherglen wine regions.

It includes an $870,000 Federal and Victorian Government Regional Economic Stimulus and Resilience Grant received by Wines of the King Valley, following the 2020/2021 bushfires, with co-investment by La Trobe University and Wine Australia.

Still time to save lives by voting for worst road in Victoria THE Great Alpine Road could well be Victoria’s worst, according to voters in a current campaign being run by the state Opposition.

The road, together with the Melbourne-Lancefield Road in central Victoria, are leading the interim results of a safety campaign asking drivers to name Victoria’s most dangerous road.

Shadow Minister for Roads, Steph Ryan, encouraged all Victorians to continue to contribute to the campaign at VicsWorstRoad.vote which will develop a priority list to give to the Roads Minister.

“This campaign is every Victorian driver’s opportunity to contribute to saving lives in a year when the road toll is alarmingly high,” Ms Ryan said.

“Rough, potholed roads are putting Victorian lives at risk every day but the truth is this risk could be avoided if the Andrews Labor Government chose to properly invest in maintaining safe roads.

“But Labor’s deep cuts to road maintenance mean our roads are littered with rough potholes and crumbling road shoulders that, in some instances, have left the road so narrow it’s impossible to safely overtake another car – let alone a truck.

“This road safety campaign hands the power back to the people who are driving our roads every day so we can properly prioritise the roads that are most desperately in need of repair.”

To submit a road visit www.VicsWorstRoad.vote

Myrtleford schools join the #Bekindtoyourmind mental wellbeing Initiative THE Myrtleford Football Netball Club (MFNC) wellbeing team has joined forces with Myrtleford schools to develop a week-long event from July 9 to 15.

The week’s focus is to promote mental wellness through a series of events, guest speakers and school activities.

Alpine Health - which auspices Communities That Care Alpine and is the lead agency for the Local Drug Action Team - has partnered with schools to develop a comprehensive plan through funding

provided by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation Local Drug Action Team program.

CEO Nick Shaw said Alpine Health is proud to support the Myrtleford community throughout the week.

“It’s important to see a focus on prevention that aims to destigmatise mental health issues and provide a support base for people to have confidential conversations with access to other supports and programs that help to build skills that maintain healthy lives,” he said “By focusing on being men-

tally well, we aim to reduce drug and alcohol use by promoting healthy lifestyles and healthy bodies.”

Myrtleford P-12 College, St Mary’s Primary School and Marian College are committed to supporting students, parents and teachers and anticipate this week will become an annual event on the schools’ calendars.

Beginning on Saturday, July 9, the NECC #Bekindtoyourmind mental health round will kick off the week with Wayne Schwass as the keynote speak-

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On Monday and Tuesday, July 11/12, motivational speaker and mental health advocate Luke S. Kennedy will present to Myrtleford students and teachers.

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Local business one step closer for top prize ONE of Myrtleford’s young business owners has been announced as a finalist in the Australian Rural Business Awards.

Elkemi owner Amy Rodgers is one of five finalists vying for the Young Rural Business of the Year Award.

The 20–year–old took over the Myrtleford–based business back in May last year, which she said was a dream come true to own a business in her community.

“I worked here for four years before taking over the business and I absolutely loved it,” she said.

“It was my passion to own a business and since starting when I was 15 it has just grown every year.”

Ms Rodgers said being named a finalist was a significant achievement for her and the company after the last two difficult years.

“I’m very excited and grateful for the nomination and it goes to show that all of my hard work with what I put into the business and the community has been ac-

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YOUNG BUSINESS OWNER: Amy Rodgers is excited for what is ahead after being named a finalist in the ust her nomination for the Australian Rural Business Awards. knowledged,” she said.

Porepunkah business Alpine Valley Fine Foods is also

up for the Australian Rural Business People‘s Choice Award, which will be decided

by a public vote.

The national awards will be held this Friday evening.

Volunteer lifeline to Myrtleford Festival More helping hands ensure annual event to continue over Labour Day weekend

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE THE Myrtleford Festival will go on, much to the delight of locals and existing committee members after 12 new faces joined the ranks to get it up and running.

The event, held each year over the Labour Day long weekend, was in danger of shutting down completely last week after only a small number of people showed up for the annual general meeting, but this Monday night saw a positive turn as 17 people showed their support.

Festival secretary Melanie Dymond said she was “rapt” to have so many people come along.

“It was a very positive meeting; we had 12 new volunteers

Multiple car break–ins in Bright, Porepunkah, $20,000 in tools stolen

for our committee, on top of our existing five people, which is fantastic,” she said yesterday morning.

“I also had multiple people reach out to say they couldn’t come along on the night but are happy to help out which is great.

“It’s a real mix of people too; some who have been in town for just five or so years and others who were born and bred here who moved away and came back in the last few years so it’s good to have a balance.

“Monday night’s meeting was a great round table discussion about the festival, everyone spoke about their own skills sets and what they can bring to the group, we held our AGM and appointed Belinda Ramia

as president and organised our first official meeting.

“I was just rapt with how it went, you can’t imagine how much easier it is to make this festival happen with more people to help out.”

Ms Dymond said she’s looking forward to hearing some fresh ideas and suggestions with the addition of new people.

“We’re trying to push the point that just because we’ve done certain things in the past, they don’t have to be done today; it’s a moving thing,” she said.

“Our key events will remain though, as they’re much loved.

“There was a lot of discussion around the meaning of the festival; in the past it was

the timber, hops and tobacco festival where they celebrated that harvest and I’ve had comments from others about how the festival has no meaning or purpose now.

“So we wanted to give it one and after lots of going around we came up with an idea based on our town logo; love the life.

“We think that’s our biggest thing we offer; that we have an amazing lifestyle here in Myrtleford so we’ll look into ‘Love the Life’ as a potential theme.

“Because the festival hasn’t run for two years it’s a prime opportunity to review what we’ve been doing, what has worked and what we can afford because it really is a lot of money to put festivals on but overall it was a very positive night.”

BRIGHT police are investigating four vehicle break–ins and subsequent theft of around $20,000 worth of tools last week.

The vehicles were parked in Bright and Porepunkah and targeted in the late hours of Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.

Senior Sergeant Doug Incoll of Bright police said the offences come in the wake of multiple vehicles having been stolen recently because people were leaving their keys in the ignition.

He urged motorists to ensure their vehicles are locked at night and if possible, park them under movement–activated lights.

“Tradies and everyone really should be making sure their vehicles are parked in a safe place and locked just like you do with your house so we can try and prevent these thefts,” he said.

“A lot of these opportunistic people will come with torches and if the car or house is locked, they will move on to the next one.”

If anybody has any information on any of these thefts or stolen goods phone Bright Police Station on 5755 1444 or Crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Newlyweds calling Myrtleford home TIA and Matteo Bonacci were married in the Happy Valley Hall at Rosewhite on Saturday, May 14.

Tia is the daughter or Natasha Stone and Brian Taylor of Beechworth, and Matteo is the son of Nellie and Michelle Bonacci of Myrtleford.

Tia was given away by her brother Jesse.

The couple honeymooned in Phillip Island and are making their home in Myrtleford.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR More investment to regional aged care facilities

I RECENTLY spoke in Parliament about the need for more investment in regional aged care facilities in towns like Bright.

Our health services in regional Victoria are being cut left, right and centre.

We need more investment.

Some $20 million to $30 million at the end of the day is a drop in the bucket compared to what is spilt in Melbourne.

The town of Bright for example is one of the largest

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towns in Victoria and it has no aged care facilities.

Yes - Bright has been given $1.5 million to start to do some plans, but this was originally called for in 2014, it’s now 2022.

Here we are now still waiting, waiting and all we have is some money for some draft plans.

Investment in our health and aged care should be our number one priority.

It’s time the Victorian Government put plans into action to enable our health sectors to recover and rebuild.

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Top Aussie Dylan had inspiring words for Alpine residents

INSPIRING VISIT: Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott caught up with Alpine Shire mayor Sarah Nicholas during his visit to Myrtleford last week.

ALPINE Shire residents and school students had the privilege of hearing from 2022 Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott when he visited Myrtleford on Wednesday and Thursday last week.

Dylan wowed community members, council staff and local students alike with his positivity, sense of humour and the important message no matter what, be yourself.

Arriving in the Alpine Shire on Wednesday, he took part in three school sessions, a community presentation and a council staff question and answer session before his departure on Thursday afternoon.

A free community presentation in Myrtleford

on Wednesday night booked out in record time and attracted over 300 attendees.

Dylan’s messages of gratitude, inclusion and having the courage to be yourself inspired many, particularly youth.

“We all, no matter our challenges, experiences or backgrounds, have the ability to become the best possible version of ourselves,” he said.

Council staff took part in a question-and-answer session with Dylan on Thursday, covering diverse topics ranging from holding accessible events to how best include people with a disability in council’s day-today operation.

“In 2021 council adopted an Access and Inclusion Plan, outlining our commitment to support the organisation and broader community to become more inclusive and accessible for people with disability,” said mayor Sarah Nicholas.

“We’re working to factor access and inclusion into our day-to-day operations, capital works and maintenance schedules, ensuring that people with disability are valued and supported.”

Dylan’s visit was jointly funded by the Victorian and Commonwealth government under the CommonwealthState Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Ban helps ‘strike a balance’ ALPINE Shire Council believes alcohol restrictions in public places at Bright’s Iconic Rod Run will help mitigate any risk associated with the event and the expected influx in classic cars and drivers.

As reported in last week’s Alpine Observer, councillors this month unanimously supported restrictions staying in place for the return of the event in November.

“As with all events, we will work with rod run organisers and local businesses to ensure this year’s event is fun, family-friendly and safe for communities and visitors,” mayor Sarah Nicholas said.

In 2021 the footprint for alcohol restrictions was reduced to within the confines of the Bright CBD and Pioneer Park, after a request by the Bright Rod and Kustom Club.

“Council supports the reduced footprint for this year’s event, which strikes a balance between safety and practicality,” Cr Nicholas said.

The mayor said council is looking forward to the first uninterrupted events season since the start of COVID. “Despite the considerable restrictions brought about

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“Bright’s Iconic Rod Run is a premier event for the region, showcasing our fabulous local scenery and bringing in thousands of visitors with their classic cars.”

Alcohol restrictions will be in place in public areas in the Bright township from

10pm on Thursday, November 3 to 7am on Monday, November 7 2022.

The ban will be enforced

by Victoria Police officers for the duration of the event.

“Council officers will work with licensed operators in the designated area about operating responsibly within their area of operation for the consumption of alcohol,” Cr Nicholas said.

Alcohol restrictions are recommended each year by the Events Risk Assessment Panel, which includes representatives from Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, Alpine Health, council and other emergency services.

Alcohol restrictions were first introduced during the rod run event in 2019, in response to safety concerns around vehicles and alcohol consumption.

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Community Accessability seeking volunteer drivers COMMUNITY Accessability is seeking volunteer drivers in the Alpine Shire who are willing to get involved to help support the evolving transport needs of the local community.

Local coordinator Jan Hay said the not-for-profit organisation’s transport service is a volunteer-supported community initiative supporting older people, people living with disabilities, and those who have difficulties accessing other forms of transport.

“Volunteers play a vital role at Community Accessability, and we are always in need of caring, compassionate volunteers to help carry out our mission,” she said.

“We have a pool of accessible vehicles to suit every driver’s preference and our client and participant’s mobility needs.

“Wheelchair accessible vehicles provide a much-needed service within our community, assisting local residents in getting to appointments and commitments both within and outside of the Alpine area and Melbourne, or for rural residents of surrounding communities to come into town for appointments and programs.”

ENJOYING A CUPPA: Socialising at the Porepunkah coffee group were (from left) Joan McKenzie, Yvonne Higgs, Grace Freeman, Henry Sztanski, John Davie and coordinator Jude Hawkins.

Keen for more to join ‘Friendly Visitor’ program

HERE TO HELP: Local resident Lance Symons is one of Community Accessability’s long term volunteers drivers, who enjoys supporting his community.

Ms Hay said the organisation wants more local volunteers to join them, as Victoria moves back to normal after the COVID pandemic.

“Volunteering for Community Accessability is easy and flexible,” she said.

“Anyone with a driver’s licence can volunteer; oppor-

tunities are open to females, males, youths, and adults.

“All volunteers receive induction, training, uniform, and ongoing support.

“We are looking for volunteers who can offer any amount of time; we have opportunities that range from as often as daily to as little as monthly.”

Local resident Lance Symons is a long term volunteer, who said he enjoys the opportunity to give back to his community.

For more details phone Community Accessability on 1300 704 530 or email volunteering@communityaccessability.org.au

GATEWAY Health is hoping to get more people involved in the ‘Friendly Visitor’ program it runs in Bright.

Coordinator Jude Hawkins said the social support program aims to increase the social networks of local residents over 65 years of age.

“Volunteers are matched with a client and catch up either at the client’s home or at a cafe on a weekly or fortnightly basis to provide social companionship by having a chat,” she said.

“If you would feel more comfortable in a group setting there is also a monthly coffee group held at a local cafe.

“This group is about social connection and feeling part of a group.”

The Porepunkah coffee group meets on the first Friday of the month at the Railtrail café in Porepunkah at 10.30am, while the Bright coffee group meets on the second Friday of the month at Riverdeck café in Bright at 10.30am.

Anyone interested in being involved either as a volunteer or be part of the program can contact Ms Hawkins at the Alpine Community Health Centre in Cobden Street, Bright on 5755 0123 or email: jude.hawkins@gatewayhealth. org.au

Breeding success for skink found in Bogong High Plains A NEW breeding program for an endangered alpine skink is celebrating the birth of two hatchlings at Healesville Sanctuary.

The babies were born from breeding between the two Australian populations of Guthega Skink, marking a historic milestone in conservation of the lizard.

The offspring from the female skink from Victoria’s

Alps and a male from Kosciuszko in New South Wales represent a positive step for genetic diversity in the native reptile.

“These offspring provide hope for the future, and will play a key role to inform how we continue our conservation work at Healesville Sanctuary and out in the wild,” Zoos Victoria threatened species keeper Peter Comber said.

The duo’s arrival was late in the typical breeding season, ahead of the species’ winter hibernation.

They are the first instance of breeding between the two isolated skink populations, found only in Bogong High Plains Victoria and Mt Kosciuszko in New South Wales.

The baby skinks are tiny, weighing three grams - about

the same as a small button.

The first ever successful breeding of Guthega Skinks in captivity took place at Healesville Sanctuary in 2017.

The Guthega Skink conservation program has been running for 10 years, and the genetic rescue component began two years ago with knowledge developed by Healesville Sanctuary keepers, which resulted in incremental

changes to husbandry techniques, housing, and hibernation strategies.

The skink is listed as endangered with a decreasing population, and makes its home in alpine tussock grassland, heathland, and snow gum woodlands.

Threats to the species include loss and degradation of habitat, predation, bushfire, and a loss of genetic diversity.

HOPE FOR FUTURE: The successful breeding in captivity of the endangered Guthega Skink, found in the Bogong High Plains, offers hope for the future of the species.

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Petition sparks further round of community engagement

By MARTIN DAVIS ALPINE Shire Council will undertake a further, final round of community consultation as it looks to advance projects to improve public infrastructure and facilities at Harrietville under its Alpine Better Places Harrietville project.

Councillors this month resolved to undertake further engagement after receiving a public petition, with 106 signatories from Harrietville residents, calling for current plans to stop and further community consultation to begin.

“We, the undersigned residents of Harrietville, do not support the current Alpine Better Places plans for Bungalow Spur carpark, Pioneer Park carpark and Tavare Park removal and replacement of rotundas,” the petition said.

“We ask that Alpine Shire Council reverse the decision to accept the current plans and pursue proper community consultation for new plans.”

Councillors noted that there had already been three rounds of extensive community consultation to develop the plans and projects over the past two years, and that council had adopted the final designs for the Harrietville projects last December, with plans being updated to accommodate input from the community.

Council has already secured over $1.09 million through the Australian Government Black Summer Bushfire Fund to develop one of the projects - the Tronoh Dredgehole Precinct with no co-contribution from the council - and is awaiting

FURTHER INPUT: Alpine Shire Council will conduct one final community survey in Harrietville to help tweak plans to improve facilities in the town under its Alpine Better Places Harrietville project. the outcome of an application for a further $2.3 million in federal funding to support the delivery of the project.

Alpine Shire director of assets, Will Jeremy, recommended council look at conducting a final survey with the Harrietville community to refine the designs and reconfirm the concept of works for the detailed design of all three precincts.

It is understood the community will have a couple of weeks for input, with the phase of community engagement having some impact

on proposed timelines for the project - which under funding arrangements council must complete by March 2024.

“We engaged with good faith with the residents of Harrietville and updated the plans on the basis, however we received the petition with 105 signatures, and a letter from the Tronoh Dredge committee,” Mr Jeremy said.

“The next stage will now survey the Harrietville community to ensure they support each of the elements in the project.”

Deputy mayor Katarina Hughes said the council had undertaken a massive amount of community consultation at different stages to complete the Alpine Better Places Harrietville project.

“There has been opportunity (for input), with it being unfortunate to come to the stage where a petition has been submitted due to a level of people feeling unheard,” she said.

“Coming up with a plan on the coming stages is a good active position in which council can take to the Harrietville community.”

NEMA celebrating refugee week with luncheon in Bright today

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE THE North East Multicultural Association (NEMA) is hosting a lunch in Bright today to celebrate migrants.

NEMA president Sue Ingleton said

the migrant lunch during refugee week is a celebration of all who arrived in Australia over the last 75 years, from Europe, Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas and those who have welcomed them.

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The luncheon, at the Pavilion in Bright, will be provided by some of the multicultural restaurants lo-

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A free bus will leave the Mount Beauty Neighborhood Centre at 11am this morning, returning by 3pm for anyone who wishes to travel from Mount Beauty.

Fresh produce on offer during winter market

By MARTIN DAVIS MYRTLEFORD Farmer’s Market is back in the Piazza this Saturday with plenty of farmfresh produce for everyone.

With winter weather here, Heirloom Naturally will have a range of pumpkins and other vegetables on hand for hearty soups.

People are urged to get to the market early, expecting lettuce, rocket and kale to be sold out early.

Market coordinator Lousie Benini said everyone should come prepared with their baskets, shopping list and an umbrella, with the forecast pointing to the chance of rain.

“We will have the Wondermazing Honeybees at the market with their honey, which is a must for the pantry during winter, and some naughty honey fudge,” she said.

“With Patriza Simone being on holiday there won’t be a recipe of the month but instead our hero ingredient is Goulburn Valley Porks’ sausages with samples being available to try throughout the market.”

Ms Benini said she is excited to start the composting initiative for market waste this month after being inspired by what occurred over the La Fiera weekend.

“Although we have only a tiny amount of waste, we will be aiming to eliminate it, so keep an eye out for the extra compost bins, all labelled to make it easy for you,” she said.

“The waste then heads to the Myrtleford Community Garden to assist them in growing more fruit and vegetables for the community.”

Myrtleford Landcare will also attend to collect everyone’s used sports balls.

The market will be held from 9am at the Myrtleford Piazza this Saturday.

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Audiences adored Marian production

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THE return of productions to Marian College was reportedly triumphant, with the ‘Fantastic Mister Fox’ opening last Thursday night at the EMPAC to an excited audience.

More than 500 people were captivated by the one-hour performances which ran over four days, with many bringing their young ones to enjoy the family friendly production.

Producer/director Vicky McGowan said the show was loved by young and old and there was a high level of audience interaction and participation.

“There were more than 20 students from years seven to 12 at Marian College involved in bringing the production to life this year, including the cast and crew who contributed their talents in everything from lighting and sound to backstage work and makeup,” she said.

“The students worked incredibly hard so it was fantastic to have successfully completed the show and had a lot of fun.

“Thank you to everyone who came to support the show and we can’t wait to see you again for next year’s production.”

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North East cattle are part of feedlot growth

By BRODIE EVERIST NORTH East cattle agents agree that Australia’s feedlot industry is growing, although reports are mixed on the reasons behind the increase.

Myrtleford-based cattle agent Dan Ivone, from Nutrien Ivone Agencies, has personally seen an increase in cattle being sent to feedlots, and predicted Victoria’s cattle supply to feedlots will continue to grow.

“There will always be niche markets for grass fed, but I think as time goes on, there’ll be more and more feedlots,” he said.

Mr Ivone said the market for grain-fed beef is growing because it produces a more consistent product.

“Every beast that comes out is pretty much the same consistency, as in meat colour, the cut, the fat depth, all that sort of stuff,” he said.

“The supermarkets are saying ‘we want everything to be consistent’.”

Mr Ivone’s experience reflects recent Australian feedlot data, showing there are now more cattle on feed in Australia than any other time in history.

At the end of March 2022, there were 1,269,927 cattle on feed in Australia, 30,364 head higher than the previous record set in 2019, according to the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA).

While much of this increase is due to feedlot growth in Western Australia and Queensland, Victoria has still seen a 13.1 per cent increase in the number of cattle on feed since December 2021.

ALFA president Barb Madden said the record numbers of cattle on feed have been achieved in a herd rebuild environment when

GOING TO FEED: North East cattle agents agree that Australia’s feedlot industry is growing, but offer varied reasons behind the increase in cattle going to feed.

PHOTO: Martin Davis feeder cattle prices are high and livestock supply is tight.

“Historically, we have seen high cattle on feed numbers coincide with drought periods, however, these latest results indicate that the feedlot industry continues to support beef production despite favourable seasonal conditions experienced across most of Australia,” Ms Madden said.

Corcoran Parker director Justin Keane said he hasn’t personally seen an overall increase in cattle going to feedlots, but heavier cattle are now being sent to feed.

“Typically, when there are plenty of cattle around, 4-500

kilo steers would go to a feedlot, but due to a lack of supply those weight limits have changed,” he said.

“A lot of cattle going to feedlots are in the mid to late 500 kilos - they previously wouldn’t go to feedlots, they’d probably go to kill.”

Mr Keane said the feedlot growth has been driven by drought and floods reducing herd numbers, meaning meat companies are stocking up now to ensure they have a meat supply through winter.

“The major meat companies are buying the feedlot cattle, they’re trying to shore up a sup-

ply of cattle for late winter - July, August, into September - because the availability of fat cattle is less,” he said.

Mr Keane said that Australia’s slaughter numbers show the country’s low cattle supply.

According to Meat and Livestock Australia, calf and cattle slaughter numbers across Australia are the lowest since 1974, with only 1,366,600 cattle and calves slaughtered in the 2022 March quarter, down from about 2 million at the start of 2020.

“There’s more cattle going to feedlot than there is to kill at the moment,” said Mr Keane.

Council plans new footpaths for Mt Beauty

By BRODIE EVERIST ALPINE Shire Council is planning to construct and upgrade footpaths in Mt Beauty next year, according to council director of assets Will Jeremy.

In response to a public question at council’s June meeting, Mr Jeremy said council will upgrade the gravel footpath on Lakeside Avenue to a sealed shared path between Mount Street and Mt Beauty Primary School, and widen the existing path between Mount Street and Reserve Drive.

Council will also construct a footpath on Lakeside Avenue from Pool Road to the Mt Beauty CFA station, improve the safety of the crossing point at the intersection of Lakeside Avenue and Mount Street, and improve the shared path crossing at Embankment Drive.

The question, sent in by a Mt Beauty resident, asked about footpath upgrades in north Mt Beauty, especially around the primary school.

“The only footpath in north Beauty is Lakeside Avenue, but many people with school-aged children live on other streets in this area and have no access to a footpath,” the submission said.

“The streets are particularly narrow with overgrown vegetation and cars are often parked on this area.

“Families and student are forced onto narrow roads to get to their destination and this is a safety issue.”

Mr Jeremy said the council had engaged with the community and established a priority list for Mt Beauty footpaths in 2020, but had failed to adequately communicate its plans to the public.

“We missed that step where we went back to the community and said this is what we learned and this is what we we’re proposing,” he said.

According to Mr Jeremy, 22 per cent of new footpath construction in the Alpine Shire was carried out in Mt Beauty in the last 10 years, including on Kiewa Crescent, Tennis Court Avenue, Tawonga Crescent and Nelse Street.

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PEOPLE AROUND TOWN

AWARDED: Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club president Ewen Silvester (left) presented Rob Boland with the club’s 2021 Birkie Award.

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Ivana Komsic How long have you lived in the area?

A few months short of 13 years.

What do you like about living here?

The glorious ever changing nature, the animals especially cockatoos, and other wildlife, and my many friends.

Would you like to see any changes or additions?

More bridges across the river. I fantasise about a small bridge made of stone in the old European style, with benches either side, a state of the art cheese and wine room that doubles as a late night jazz dive - that would be fabulous.

What are your hobbies and interests?

I work at Honey Bird Nest. I love specially roasted coffee. My greatest interest in the last five months has been ‘How to train your dog’.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

To have fun in the snow in the mountains on a ‘blue bird’ day. Walk and swim deep inside the gorge on a hot summer’s day. Anywhere and everywhere in spring and autumn. A Sunday lunch at Templar Lodge and be at home on the deck enjoying it all.

COLOURFUL: Children loved seeing the fairy lights being turned on permanently in Hydro Park.

News from Upper Kiewa Valley

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

Mt BEAUTY community members braved the cold to witness the official switch-on of the permanent fairy lights in Hydro Park on the evening of Friday, June 10.

Upper Kiewa Valley Lions Mt Beauty had plenty of hot chocolate and chocolate marshmallows on hand to help people mark the completion of their Illumination Project.

A year in the making, the project enhances the ambience of the Mt Beauty business area and parklands, with a warm

and welcoming introduction for visitors to the town.

Funding for the project was provided by the Mt Beauty Community Bank, AGL, and Lions club, with support from the Alpine Shire and local community.

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Collaborative approach to region’s waste management ALPINE Shire Council is among 12 councils and alpine resorts joining forces to address the issue of waste and recycling management for future sustainability and economic growth.

Council is part of The Resource Recovery Collective Hume, a collaborative procurement working group currently seeking requests for tender for long term waste and recycling management contracts.

The tender process aims to secure the Hume region’s capacity to collect and process waste and recyclables, ensuring the region is in line with the requirements of the Victorian Government’s circular economy policy and action plan, Recycling Victoria: a new economy.

Alpine Shire mayor Sarah Nicholas said the initiative is an important example of the positive outcomes that can be achieved when organisations work together towards a common goal.

“It’s essential that we get the management of waste and recycling right, not simply for this generation, but for those who come after us,” she said.

“The Resource Recovery Collective seeks to ensure councils and alpine resorts from across the Hume region continue to lead the state in the diversion of waste from landfill, while supporting sustainable regional

JOINING FORCES: Councils are pooling efforts for long term waste and recycling management contracts in the North East.

PHOTO: AAP circular economy opportunities and economic growth.

“Councils and alpine resorts are coming together and reducing the number of individual procurements in the market, making it more competitive and reducing our reliance on international markets.

“This is a great thing for everyone involved, and for the communities we support.”

The tender covers long term contracts for the collection, transport and processing/disposal of comingled recycling, glass, food and garden organics

(FOGO), and general waste.

Each of the 12 participating councils and alpine resorts have determined the services they require, with not every participant tendering for each waste stream or for every service associated with each stream.

Cr Nicholas said the procurement will help build resilience in the recycling sector and deliver cost effective, safe, innovative and reliable recycling services.

“Collaborative waste management procurements offer significant volumes of recyclables

to the market, delivering economies of scale to councils and alpine resorts - this provides more certainty for industry and attracts more investment in infrastructure,” she said.

“Collaborative waste management procurements offer opportunities for leadership and drives strong environmental outcomes.

“It’s a very exciting step towards securing an economically and environmentally sustainable waste management approach for the North East and Goulburn Valley regions.”

$20,000 state boost for fresh approach to Alpine sustainability

By MARTIN DAVIS ALPINE Shire Council has received a $20,000 State Government grant, which it will match with a $10,000 in-kind contribution, to help boost jobs, reduce waste, increase recycling and discover new economic opportunities.

Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said Alpine Shire is among 30 councils in the state being supported to help with fresh ideas on reducing waste while protecting the environment and creating jobs for the local community.

Alpine Shire mayor Sarah Nicholas said the funding from the government’s Recycling Victoria Councils Fund will be used to carry out a feasibility study into establishing a reuse shop at any or all of its three transfer stations.

“Sustainability comes in many forms, and this is an exciting project that could help our communities divert material from landfill and save money as well as provide an avenue for creativity and innovation,” she said.

Cr Nicholas said reuse shops would help extend the life of products and materials.

“A well-established reuse shop would provide the community and our visitors with a means to breathe new life into suitable items received at our transfer stations - in turn reducing waste to landfill and improving the local circular economy,” she said.

“I have been told that sometimes visitors to our townships go looking for the tip shop, it’s a bit like an opportunity shop, someone’s discard is another’s treasure.

“The funding will allow us to investigate various business models, including the infrastructure required and the ongoing costs of various possibilities.

“It will be fantastic to see what our options are.”

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Changes to pandemic orders THE Victorian Government will make what it says are “modest and sensible” changes to pandemic orders from 11.59pm this Friday, June 24 to allow Victorians to live safely with COVID-19 while reducing transmission and hospitalisations.

Minister for Health, Martin Foley, said advice from the Acting Chief Health Officer will allow some key measures to be safely lifted, but others should remain until the end of winter.

In line with AHPPC statement, masks will no longer be required at airports, but

must be worn on planes.

They must also still be worn in hospitals and care facilities, as well as on public transport, taxis and ride shares.

Positive cases must still isolate for seven days from the day they took their test but may now leave home to drive a household member directly to or from education or work without leaving their vehicle.

They can also leave home to get medical care, a COVID-19 test, or in an emergency.

“To continue to protect the most vulnerable through winter, workers who interact

COVID cases continue to shrink TEN new COVID cases were detected in the Alpine Shire on Monday.

The total active cases in the shire are 65 – down from 84 last week, according to the Victorian Government’s Coronavirus data.

If you have symptoms of COVID, Alpine Health PCR testing clinics are still open from 2.30pm–3.30pm at Mt Beauty Hospital on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Bright Hospital clinics will be testing from 7.30am to 8.30am due to increased demand for testing.

Myrtleford Hospital stopped PCR testing so if you are needing a PCR test, you‘ll be needing to go to either Wangaratta or Bright.

For updated restrictions and close contact rules go to https:// www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/how–we–live and https://www. coronavirus.vic.gov.au/checklist–contacts. with a vulnerable person will still require three COVID-19 vaccine doses,” Mr Foley said.

“This includes residential aged care and disability care, healthcare, and custodial

and emergency services, including police.

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New road safety body to keep rural bikes upright

By RYAN MALCOLM POLICE and local road safety advocates are set to oversee a brand new motorcycle road safety committee, in an effort to gauge community feedback amid a rising serious injury rate among two-wheel road users.

Over the last financial year, Eastern Division police have recorded 79 serious injury collisions on North East roads, 36 of which have involved motorcycles.

Of the region’s eight fatal crashes in the same period, two have involved motorcycles, and one involved a bicycle.

Wangaratta Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Colin Provan said the first meeting of interested parties, slated to take place at Myrtleford’s Savoy Club tomorrow, would then see the formal creation of the committee.

“We’ve had six or seven hits from people wanting to be part of it - people who want to increase motorcycle safety throughout the region,” he said.

“We’re seeing an increase in injury and serious injury incidents, particular among our off-road cohort.

“We’ll be bouncing ideas off each other - if we have a really good initiative we can then put an application in for funding.”

Representatives from

CREATING CHANGE: Senior Sergeant Colin Provan will oversee a road safety committee focused on ensuring safety of two-wheel road users throughout the region.

PHOTO: Ryan Malcolm RoadSafe North East (RSNE) and RideSmart North East are set to play a key role in assisting the committee to affect real change locally, with representatives from both set to attend each meeting in support of senior police staff.

RSNE spokesperson John Weinert said the committee promised to address issues at a grassroots level.

“This one’s going to be ground level stuff - we’ll support and resource it,” he said.

“If we get ideas we’ll act on it - it’s about fixing these things on the ground.

“There must be something we can do to reduce these incidences of road trauma.”

The first meeting of the committee will coincide with a particularly highrisk period on Victorian roads, with 18 lives lost between June 19 and July 4 last year.

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a motor vehicle and a motorcycle, with speed and poor visibility linked to the uptick in fatal crashes.

Despite the committee having a noted focus on motorcycle safety, Snr Sgt Provan said those involved in decision making need not be motorcycle enthusiasts.

“Anyone from the community is capable of coming up with good ideas,” he said.

“We’re happy to consider everyone - once we meet on

Thursday we’ll decide the committee which will be made up of 10 participants.

“We want people who are intelligent, articulate, able to apply common-sense thinking and innovative.”

The inaugural meeting of the region’s road safety committee will be held at the Savoy Club, Myrtleford from 7pm tomorrow.

To register your interest, email Snr Sgt Provan at colin.provan@police.vic. gov.au.

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“Employers will still be able to set their own workplace conditions.”

Mr Foley said visitor caps to care facilities, including residential aged care and disability, are being removed, with residents able to see any number of people as long as they test negative on a rapid antigen test that day.

If a test is unavailable, a person can only be present for limited reasons such as end-of-life visits.

Centres may introduce their own visitor rules to respond to local risk.

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Members share in $338,000 from TAFCO Rural Supplies

By MARTIN DAVIS ANOTHER successful trading year has seen the directors of TAFCO Rural Supplies issue a five per cent dividend on shares and a five per cent rebate on members’ 12 months trading to March 31, 2022.

The Myrtleford-based community co-operative will provide just over $338,000 back to members as a credit on their account this month, taking its return to members and the community to more than $4 million since its formation in 1987 to service tobacco and other farmers of the region.

TACFO general manager Rupert Shaw said the co-operative continues to grow with new members joining each year.

“Anyone who trades is eligible to be a member,” he said.

“It’s not just the farming community who benefit from membership.

“If you shop at TAFCO for pet food, garden supplies or even just salami making supplies, you should consider joining as a member - it’s open to anyone in the community who purchases goods.

“We work on fair competitive pricing and return profits back to members through rebates on trading and dividend on shareholding, with the emphasis on rewarding members on their trade.

“Truly local - every purchase you make at TAFCO is supporting

BIG RETURN: TAFCO is providing $338,000 back to members this year. a locally owned business with 700 shareholder members, employing and training local people and returning profits back to members.”

Community membership has just been launched which works similarly to loyalty clubs offered by some businesses - but if you join TAFCO you become a member of the co-operative.

“TAFCO is about our members and the community, this year we have continued to support Into Our Hands Community Foundation and GROW Myrtleford+ the local philanthropic trust,” said TAFCO chairman Lachlan Campbell.

“Members have the opportunity to make a tax deductible donation

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TAFCO also operates the successful Myrtleford Farmers Market held on the fourth Saturday of the month in the Myrtleford Piazza and also manage a series of local online weather stations giving the region access to real time local weather.

Make smoke alarms a bedroom essential

By MARTIN DAVIS ALPINE Shire residents are being urged to consider smoke alarms as bedroom essentials.

The CFA, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), and the Victorian Government are pushing the potentially ‘life saving’ message after the CFA and FRV found that 72 per cent of fatal house fires begin in bedrooms and living areas, with many people not having working smoke alarms in those areas.

Bright CFA captain is backing the campaign, encouraging people to be prepared with fire plans as most fatal house fires occur between 9pm and 6am.

“Smoke alarms are essential for your house especially as many people have fire places running during this cold winter,” he said.

“Ensuring your smoke alarms are working is critical for the fire prevention of your house as early detection of smoke is also early detection of fire.”

FRV deputy commissioner Michelle Young said you are far more likely to die or be seriously injured if a fire started in your bedroom or living area when you were asleep.

“Within just 60 seconds, a fire can quickly take hold, giving off toxic smoke and spreading rapidly,” she said.

“Having smoke alarms installed in all bedrooms, hallways and living areas are your best line of defence, alerting you promptly and buying you and your family precious time to escape.”

For the latest information on smoke alarms visit cfa.vic.gov.au.

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Porepunkah celebrates biodiversity, book launch

Talent quest at Everton EVERTON Primary School will host an ‘Everton’s Got Talent’ event at the school on Friday, August 19 from 6pm with local individuals or groups invited to take part.

The event is being held as a fun, post–COVID social gathering and also to showcase the school and its extracurricular activities .

Singers, dancers and variety acts can register their interest by calling Linda on 0427 271 294.

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an official celebration.

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

The four co-authors presented their book on behalf of the school to special guests, including Peter Jacobs, feral deer project officer at the Invasive Species Council; deputy mayor Katarina Hughes; and Shannon Evenden from the National Feral Deer Action Plan.

Ms Evenden said it was vital to educate youth on biodiversity and the impacts of invasive species like feral deer, particularly in the context of supporting revegetation projects.

The book was also given to school principal Jill Gillies, School Council president Elita Sams, and Upper Ovens Valley Landcare members Wendy Grant and Yvonne Ward.

Petaurus Education Group, a not-for-profit that travels to rural and remote schools and communities providing free programs, is funded by the National Feral Deer Action Plan to raise awareness about the importance of protecting local flora and fauna from the growing impacts of deer.

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POREPUNKAH Primary School hosted an environmental awareness activity day and book launch on June 10, with a packed schedule of fun activities leading up to the launch of a student-created book, based on six months of immersive learning.

Facilitated by Maddy Shaw from Petaurus Education Group, grade three to six students rotated between different activities set up at the school, including hands-on learning workshops about biodiversity, waterbugs, birds and local Landcare.

Students learnt from environmental experts from Swamps, Rivers and Ranges, Petaurus Education Group, and Upper Ovens Valley and Ovens Landcare groups.

Grade five and six students participated in a series of lessons around these topics leading up to this final activity day, with selected students Esther Ludeman, Laila Spencer, Julian Toy and Kody Watkins collating the key information learnt during the sessions to develop a book.

Titled ‘Invasive Species: A Deeper Look at Feral Deer, A Porepunkah Case Study’, the book was launched at the end of the activity day in

By MARTIN DAVIS BRIGHT P-12 College will open its Dinner Plain campus at the village’s community centre for students relocating or living in Mount Hotham or Dinner Plain over winter.

Bright P-12 College principal Jean Olley said the Dinner Plain campus allows families to work and live in the snow without driving up and down the mountain daily.

“The campus opens to primary aged students from across the country who apply for a place at the school with student num-

bers being capped at 80 students per season,” she said.

“Many children of those who work at Mt Hotham attend the school for the winter.

“Others attending might be regular Mt Hotham visitors and avid skiers/snowboards and other students are from families who seek a one-off winter experience living, working and attending school at Dinner Plain.”

With the size of the building and class numbers, the school operates over two shifts, allowing the students to have a whole day of learning in four hours, then allowing students a day in the snow.

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New federal Independent MPs are learning from Dr Haines’ experience

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

GRIP AND GRIN: It was a case of ‘all’s fair in love and war’ between winning Independent Helen Haines and Liberal candidate Ross Lyman at the declaration of the polls last week.

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By STEVE KELLY A DECLARATION of the polls last week officially named Independent Helen Haines the winner of the 2022 federal election for Indi after she claimed a resounding victory by 17,981 votes over Liberal candidate Ross Lyman in the two-candidate preferred (TCP).

Under the TCP it was a 7.46 per cent swing in favour of Dr Haines who accumulated 59,771 votes to Mr Lyman’s 41,790, and in the first preference count it was Haines with 41,321 votes against Lyman’s 30,990.

Australian Electoral Commission returning officer Jenny Essex made the declaration of the polls in the tiny Ely Street headquarters in Wangaratta on Tuesday.

Ms Essex made note that it was “peaceful and amicable” around polling places this election and she thanked her staff for their efforts with pre-polling, polling booths and post-election activities.

Dr Haines said she was “thrilled and excited” to be returning as the MP for Indi and described it as “an

enormous privilege” and one she takes with great seriousness and sincerity.

“The responsibility is huge and I have a clear sense of what it takes to be a strong and independent representative of the people of Indi and I look forward to the 47th parliament returning for the first sitting day on July 25,” she said.

In accepting the win, Dr Haines spoke of a more challenging election process than “perhaps in any other time in our history” and thanked Ms Essex and her team for their “expertise, grace and good will”.

She acknowledged Mr Lyman for the way he conducted himself throughout the campaign and expressed her commiserations to him and all the other eight candidates.

“It’s not an easy thing to run for a seat in the Federal Parliament, it’s a very big undertaking and candidates don’t do that alone,” she said.

“They do that with the support of a very wide team of volunteers and helpers throughout

what was a long period of time, so I acknowledge those people too and the way they conducted themselves throughout the electoral process.”

Mr Lyman congratulated Dr Haines and he thanked his supporters for their work throughout the campaign.

He turned his focus to the state election saying he will be there to support Coalition MPs Bill Tilley, Cindy McLeish, Tim McCurdy and Steph Ryan.

In her first week after the election, Dr Haines wrote to Labor Minister for Health Mark Butler and Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells, inviting them to the region to see firsthand what’s required to fix the strained health system.

She talked about the chronic workforce shortages across the health system, trying to deal with a backlog of patients, compounded by the pandemic restrictions and staff illnesses.

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“Federal governments have funded new hospitals in the past and we saw an election promise from the Labor Party for a new hospital in South Australia,” she said.

“I’m going for that in the same way I went for the Coalition, I’ll be working and fighting just as hard with Labor to make sure they fulfil their responsibilities around health care here.”

Dr Haines also wrote to Minister for Aged Care, Anika Wells, outlining what’s needed in Indi and mentioned Bright as a priority which needs a high care residential aged care facility.

“I have been campaigning a lot on that for a long time and I outlined to her what we need, all of the work I have done thus far and have invited her to meet with me about that,” she said.

Dr Haines also wrote to the respective ministers for Climate Change and Agriculture some of her ideas around energy use, and bushfire recovery, respectively.

NEWLY elected federal Independent MPs Dr Monique Ryan and Kate Chaney were in Wangaratta last Wednesday to receive mentorship from re-elected Indi MP and “leader of the pack” Helen Haines.

Dr Ryan said the success of Dr Haines and her predecessor Cathy McGowan as Independents in Indi gave her the model for how to succeed in her own electorate of Kooyong, ousting federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg at the May election.

“She (Ms McGowan) has inspired the voices of groups in so many electorates around Australia and that was the case in Kooyong,” she said.

“Cathy’s the godmother and Helen is the current leader of the pack, so we’re all benefiting from their experience and knowledge.”

Ms Chaney, who came from her electorate in Curtin, Western Australia for the tutorage of Dr Haines, said the way the Indi Independents were able to connect with the community inspired her to achieve the same for her electorate.

“It’s been fantastic, really great to hear from someone who has done this successfully and to hear how you retain your connection with community when running an electoral office,” she said.

“Seeing the story here in Indi made it apparent that it is possible to have some impact as an Independent.”

Dr Ryan said being an Independent MP can bring its challenges without the party structure behind her, and learning from Dr Haines has been rewarding as she looks forward to carrying out the responsibility of paying it forward to the next MPs who find themselves in a similar position.

“We’re starting from the beginning, we don’t have any staff, don’t have an office, we don’t know how to organise things,” she said.

“So support from someone like Helen who has been through it, has the experience, has the knowledge and a fantastic group of staff members has been invaluable.

“The job for us in three years time is to pass that on to the next group of people doing similar sorts of things in other electorates.”

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Celebrating Myrtlefrod Golf Club's Centenary June 22,1922 to June 22,2022

Club driving forward to strong future

By MARTIN DAVIS AFTER 100 years of golf being played, many people would think there wasn’t much else other than a small white ball being hit around the well maintained fairways of Myrtleford Golf Club.

But for current members and golf lovers, the club is a special place, with lots happening and a big future ahead.

President of the Myrtleford Golf Club, George Browne, said the club remains an important piece in the sporting and social fabric of the local community.

“I think the future is very strong for the Myrtleford Golf Club,” he said.

“We are in a strong financial position.

“Our club has has been built on very strong grounds of tradition.

“There a lot of people in the past who have been around to build such a great club.

“Myrtleford Golf Club was very fortunate to have people like Bill Newman and John Minning who did all of the ground work in the early years.”

Club fees are now set at $550 full member, $325 country member and $85 for juniors, with green fees costing $25/$35 depending on how many holes you want to play.

The club plays host to the Alpine Classic, which in 2023 will be the 20th running of the event, as well

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READY FOR THE FUTURE: Myrtleford Golf Club president George Browne (left) getting ready to tee off the next 100 years.

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as the annual tournament Torneo di Golf Annuale in conjunction with the La Fiera Festival.

“The Alpine Classic attracts golfers from all across the country,” Mr Browne said.

“This year we had 160 players so in years to come we are hoping it

will continue to grow to over 200 players in 2023 and beyond.”

Mr Browne believes the club is ready for the next 100 years and plans to grow the game to the community’s youth.

“Golf Australia are now encouraging people to play any day

rather than the old format of men on these days and ladies play the other,” he said.

“Every day the world is changing, and we also need to change...so if someone only wants to play five or nine holes, we adapt to it even if someone prefers to play from the

ladies’ tees to gain confidence, it is all about growing.”

The Myrtleford Golf Club is now actively going into the schools around the area to encourage kids who want to give golf a try while giving them a go during their PE lessons on a Wednesday.

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Celebrating Myrtlefrod Golf Club's Centenary June 22,1922 to June 22,2022

From a paddock to the recreation reserve GOLF is a sport played by over 66 million people worldwide and increasing in popularity, with new courses being built every year.

The sport has been part of the Myrtleford community for a century, with the Myrtleford Golf Club celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

The club traces its origins back to Miss Cissie Rothery and friends, who decided to form it, with an initial eight-hole course set out at what was known as Accommodation Paddocks on Mummery Road.

These paddocks, for much of the time, accommodated livestock awaiting sale or were en-route to another destination.

The clubhouse was built with corrugated iron and erected next to the cemetery.

The adjacent creek regularly flooded, making conditions wet and marshy, meaning players would have to use unique balls called floaters.

During tournaments in the early years, one of the members, Aubrey Gale, was known to wear hip-high gumboots, hold a rake and stand at the bottom of the creek waiting for someone to hit one of these balls into the creek.

Maintenance of this course, unlike today, was done by grazing of sheep.

FIRST SHED: The first clubhouse at the the first golf course in Myrtleford at Accommodation Park.

MYRTLEFORD GOLF CLUB LIFE MEMBERS

1960: Mr E G Schlapp, 1965: Mr E I O’May, 1967: Mrs P N Robertson, 1973: Mr J W Disher, Miss M L Sharp, 1975: Mr C F Heather, Mr G J Thompson, 1978: Mrs C J Heather, 1985: Mr W G Newton, 1991: Miss K Jones, Mrs P Cleeland, Mr D H Smith, 1992: Mr P N Robertson, Mrs R Abbott, Mrs M Rowan, 1995: Mr J Cleeland, 1998: Mrs J Phillips, Mrs M Newton, 2001: Mrs J McNamara, 2002: Mr J Minney, 2015: Mrs B Welch.

DOWN THE FAIRWAY: Brad Smith hits the ball down the fairway in the early years of the Myrtleford Golf Club.

This was not without its problem, as the sheep stomped on the sandscapes (putting greens), with the solution being to fence these areas to protect them, with the sheep driven off the course.

With registered horse racing declining on the Myrtleford Racecourse in the late 1920s, a new 18-hole golf course was laid out on the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve during the summer of 1928/29, with the official opening in 1933 by golf club president KT Snowball.

The clubhouse was to follow in 1954.

Membership numbers of the club grew to 50 by 1940, with 30 men and 20 women joining the club.

Fees were only 30 shillings, with club numbers rising to 93 in 1957.

The following year a rise in fees saw members paying four pounds and four shillings,

with juniors paying one pound and one shilling.

Improvements to the course continually happened through the late 1950s and early 1960s, which saw new sand being spread on the greens to improve the quality, new flags and scrapers added, and topdressing of the fairways, with an extensive drainage program.

1960 saw an extension to the clubrooms, including a tractor shed, buggy room, and a secretary office used as a bar when the club could attain a temporary liquor licence.

The cost for the renovations was £475.

Golf was at its peak in the 1960s, which saw membership numbers grow rapidly during the decade’s early years, with the club in a solid financial position.

Still, with the increase in numbers, an extension for the clubrooms was in order, with construction being done by

FIRST RECREATION RESERVE COURSE: The golf club moved to the recreation reserve in 1929 with this layout.

the Heather brothers over the summer of 1964/65.

With memberships at an all-time high, talk started to emerge around the possibility of joining Bright Golf Club, buying land in Eurobin and forming a country club.

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members lost interest, and the golf clubs dropped the idea.

The continual abuse of the course started to become a concern for the club, with patrons from events at the recreation reserve parking their cars on the fairways and people in old beat-up cars churning up the course.

This meant a plan for a new course was needed with half of the reserve to be fenced off purely for golf.

A grant approved to create the course totalled $9000 in 1970, with the funding helping to complete an extensive drainage program on every fairway.

The club in 1976 was thriving with almost 200 members and over $4000 in the bank, with the future of the club looking bright.

The only issue for the course was the sandscape greens compared to the grass, which all the top clubs had.

Grass greens came to the Myrtleford course in 1982, with the 9th hole getting to the surface after the town’s water supply was available at this part of the course.

With the assistance of a $20,800 government grant from the Myrtleford Shire and The Youth Sport and Recreation Grant, the club could install an irrigation system to allow the course to be watered without the need for volunteers.

In the years to come, the club would gain four more greens on the now 2nd ,6th, 7th and 8th holes before all the greens were completed in 1988.

The Myrtleford Golf Club is now considered one of the best country courses in Victoria.

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WE are in the process of planning out a full renovation on our home to transform it from 1970s sad to 2022 fabulous.

We’ve been living in our broken old house for more than two years.

Due to life getting in the way and just the sheer cost of a full scale makeover, we haven’t been ready to take on the full renovation until now.

But as a temporary measure to make our home more livable prior to going into full reno mode, we took on some low-budget jobs to make it more appealing and fresher to live over the past few years.

One of those low-budget refreshers was making the bathrooms less offensive - they were shockers.

So, let’s go through a few low-budget and simple jobs in the bathroom that can take it from drab to fab - but upfront, you’ll need to be prepared to roll up your sleeves.

The areas we are taking into consideration for improvement include - silicon seals, grout, tapware, toilet seats, towel rails, vanity cabinetry and tile colour.

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silicon seals serve a purpose and to be totally honest, whether or not you are making cosmetic improvements, these things need to be maintained.

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you tiles as possible as you don’t want the grout to be the feature. You will need to do the grout before you replace the silicone.

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In a lot of cases, painting the vanity cabinetry will make a huge difference.

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Wangaratta 6 Shadforth Street

838m2

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LEXUS UX250H AWD SPORTS LUXURY

Ŷ NOT QUITE ON SONG: Lexus UX . . . Ticks all the boxes, but?

By CHRIS RILEY IT”S been a couple of years since we last drove the Lexus UX, a compact SUV in name that sits not much higher than the hatch it replaces.

It all looks and feels very familiar which suggests not much has changed in that time, but let’s find out.

Hang on, that’s right there’s now a fully-electric version (but it’s not the one we’re driving here).

STYLING Launched here in 2019, the front of the SUV is dominated by what Lexus calls its prominent ‘spindle’ grille.

At the rear the tail lights are joined like Soobies of old, with a strip of 120 LEDs across the back and there’s the obligatory grey plastic cladding to define its offroad status.

It would look a hell of a lot classier if it was painted.

Prices start from $44,445 for the UX 200, with a 2.0-litre, non-hybrid, two-wheel drive Luxury grade.

The hybrid two-wheel drive starts from $52,025, all-wheel drive hybrid from $63,600 and fully-electric model from $74,000, with a variety of enhancement packs available.

The small difference in price between some grades is a curious thing, particularly the gap between F-Sport and Sport Luxury grades - at only $500.

Standard equipment includes faux leather, twozone climate, power adjustable steering column, leather accented steering

wheel and shift lever, heated front seats with 10-way driver and 8-way passenger power adjustment.

There are 17-inch alloys, smart start, LED head and tail lights, all-speed active cruise control, automatic high beam, road sign assist, an auto-dimming rear view mirror, auto lights and wipers, front and rear parking sensors.

The list continues with 7.0-inch driver information display, tyre pressure monitoring, a rear spoiler and an alarm system.

Sports Luxury adds larger 18.0-inch alloys, leather accented upholstery, ventilation for front seats, tri-beam LED headlights, power tailgate, adaptive high beam and wireless phone charging.

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS It is powered by a mild hybrid setup skewed more towards performance rather than economy, combining a 2.0-litre petrol engine with an electric motor with a combined output of 131kW. The CVT style transmission offers six steps or gears and even in top gear has plenty of poke - but in this model you don’t get gear change paddles.

Top speed of the UX is 177km/h and it does the dash from 0-100km/h in a reasonably quick 8.7 seconds.

The electric motor is used to boost performance which is surprisingly good.

SAFETY Lexus Safety Sense + is standard, including a pre-

collision system with pedestrian detection, all-speed active cruise control, lane trace assist, traffic sign recognition, auto high beam, blind-spot monitor and rear cross-traffic alert.

Additional safety features include eight airbags, reversing camera, parking sensors, tyre inflation warning, vehicle speed-limit warning and an anti-theft system.

Sports Luxury adds cornering lights, adaptive high beam and panoramic view monitor.

DRIVING Lexus UX has smooth gear shifts and acceleration that is quite responsive.

At a minimum 1635kg, we weren’t expecting big things from the performance department, but the hybrid is surprisingly fun to drive.

In the all-wheel drive, the E-Four electric all-wheel drive system provides electric drive to the rear axle, automatically providing extra grip in slippery conditions. It also compensates for oversteer or understeer when pushing the car hard.

The system uses a separate, dedicated 5.3kW electric motor-generator integrated into the rear differential.

Power distribution between the front and rear axles is automatically optimised by the vehicle stability system when accelerating, cornering, or driving on slippery surfaces.

Maximum speed at which the car can operate in pure electric mode is 115 km/h, but you’ll probably only reach this speed on a

downhill run.

Drive modes include Normal, Eco, and Sport.

Normal mode provides an optimal balance between driving performance and fuel efficiency.

Eco mode maximises fuel savings across all driving conditions by smoothing the throttle response and by moderating air-conditioning operation.

Sport Mode delivers quicker throttle response and increased power steering feel.

The cabin offers comfy seats and a dash with a large infotainment screen, analogue clock, and configurable instruments that change colour.

It is not a touchscreen and is controlled from a fingeroperated touchpad located between the seats.

It works okay when you’re parked and sitting still, but is next to useless once the car is underway.

Little knobs, like stubby handlebars protrude from the top of the dash, providing access to different drive modes and the ability to turn off traction control - the latter not advised.

On the road the Lexus UX is quiet inside, at least on smooth bitumen.

It’s reasonably smooth and can be pushed hard without biting back.

Switching to manual mode and changing gears using the shift lever, produces the most satisfying results.

Shuffling between 3rd, 4th and 5th gears keeps the engine in the power zone where you want it.

Handling is neutral, thanks to a low centre of gravity, with progressive breakaway, controlled with some steering input, but some tyre squeal is evident during tight cornering.The brakes are aggressive, at just about any speed.

Rear seat passengers get air vents, but the back is tight and lacks legroom, and the boot is small and shallow.

Rated at 4.7L/100km, the 43-litre tank takes standard 91 unleaded. We clocked up 330km at a rate of 6.0L/100km.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE UX 200 2WD LUXURY,

$44,445 UX 200 2WD SPORTS LUXURY, $55,250 UX 200 2WD F SPORT,

$55,750 UX 250H 2WD LUXURY,

$52,025 UX 250H 2WD SPORTS LUXURY, $59,100 UX 250H 2WD F SPORT,

$59,600 UX 250H AWD SPORTS LUXURY, $63,600 UX 250H AWD F SPORT,

$64,100 SUMMING UP The Lexus UX ticks all the right boxes, but it’s a big ask for a smallish car.

Since introduction the company has cut prices in a bid to ignite sales, but a quick look at the figures shows they are down 36 per cent year to date, with 370 sold this year compared to 580 for the same period in 2021.

That’s not sustainable.

UX 300E LUXURY,

$74,000 UX 300E SPORTS LUXURY, $81,000 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges.

Contact your local Lexus dealer for drive-away prices.

SPECIFICATIONS (UX 250h AWD Sports Luxury, small hybrid five-door SUV)

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10 long years.

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By MARTIN DAVIS MANY Australian racers have jumped from karts to cars, with Supercars driver Cam Waters and Formula One drivers Daniel Riccardo and Oscar Piastri reaching the top racing flight at a young age.

Bright teenager Jackson Griffith has recently jumped to racing cars in the Hyundai Excel Series with Harrietville-based Loc Autosports.

Griffith, who graduated from Wangaratta’s Cathedral College in 2021 and is only 19, has been racing since he was 11 after a visit to his dentist piqued his interest in the entry-level motorsport of go-karting.

“When I was nine my dentist had pictures of go-karts on the roof and I asked him what it was about, and he told me that he ran the go-kart club in Wodonga and

MOTHER AND SON: Jackson Griffith with his biggest supporter his Mum Kim. PHOTO: Jackson Griffith Motorsport I’d have to come back in two years and he’d give me a go,” he said.

“In karts it is so much fun, but you are in something small and no one will take you seriously,” he said “As soon as you jump into the car people start taking notice.”

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Borsi, H. McIntyre, O. Hunkin, Z. Hazeldine, J. Allan. TIGERS: R. Webb, M. Togolo Hill, T. Jones, T. Tilbrook, H. Sharp, M. Simpson.

UNDER 14 Bright Myrtleford

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MYRTLEFORD: B. McMasters 2, S. Muraca 2, Z. Menz 1, B. Robb 1.

BEST: BRIGHT: D. Hika, A. Hargreaves, J. Thomson, F. Stephens, L. Russell, O. Dalbosco. MYRTLEFORD: J. Novak, S. Muraca, O. Benson, L. McManus, B. Robb, A. Morgan.

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BEST: MYRTLEFORD BLACK: S. Lupo, C.

VALLEY SHOWDOWN: Kade Morgan (centre) and the rest of the Myrtleford Red under 12 side had a tough match against Bright on Saturday.

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where he qualified in 8th before finishing three out of the four races in the top 10.

Griffith is now focused on ensuring he has a backup in case motorsport doesn’t work out for him.

“I finished year 12 in a high standard, so I’m wanting to have something to fall back on if my racing doesn’t take off, signing myself up for electrical engineering IT next year,” he said.

“But all in all, I would love go to the next step and work my way up to a Formula 3 or Supercar Series 2 with the hope to one day, reach Formula 1 or Supercars.”

Griffith will be looking at his next meeting in August when he goes to Sandown, intending to continue his form and finish in the top 10 with the hope by the end of the racing season to take his place back on the podium.

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Wandi Cross runners helped raise over $10,000 for school

By MARTIN DAVIS

AFTER several years of cancellations due to COVID, the Wandi Cross made its triumphant return over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, and helped raise more than $10,000 for Wandiligong Primary School.

Around 200 runners took on either the two, five, 21 or 42km courses with up to 3850m of elevation change at Wandiligong’s Alpine Park.

Event organiser Matt Cooper said it was great to get the successful event back again and the forced hiatus.

“Everyone who came across the line had a massive smile on their face even though they were puffed,” he said.

The 2022 edition presented some extra obstacles, with runners being impacted by the wintry conditions, with snow seen during the race at the top of one of the mountains.

“In previous years we haven’t had snow sit around for the race, so having runners going through snow in Mount Ebenezer was definitely an added challenge,” Mr Cooper said.

The event raised more than $10,000 to support the Wandiligong Primary School with its outdoor education program.

“The main aim for these funds is to send the whole school to a couple of days at

Mount Buffalo with guides,” Mr Cooper said.

“We use the money specifically for outdoor education and to teach the kids about the outdoors and the experiences.”

RACE RESULTS: 42km: Men - 1st Piotr Babis (4:48:33); 2nd Jim Kato (5:49:27); 3rd Luke Barrett (6:01:08) - 17 finishers 42km: Women - 1st Narelle Crozier (6:11:10); 2nd Jessica Short (6:41:12); 3rd Kelley

Conroy (7:29:29) - 7 finishers 21km: Men - 1st Charles Hamilton (2:20:46); 2nd Joseph Dorph (2:25:33); 3rd Max Taylor (2:26:22) - 62 finishers 21km: Women - 1st Elizabeth Humphries (3:22:34); 2nd Jacinta Trevena (3:37:19); 3rd Sarah Tapp (3:43:13) - 22 finishers 5km: Men - 1st Tim Slater (53:26); 2nd Oscar Dickeson (54:58); 3rd Peter Evans (1:0519) - 19 finishers

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Winning with 36 points was Stephen Short, showing some form recently, from Taff Sullivan with 33 points.

Short also received the tatts ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office with a nearest to the pin (NTP) on the 7th.

NTP on the 9th was Macca Deans while on the 17th was Roger Church with the club winning on the 18th hole.

Last Saturday 15 players headed out on a beautiful afternoon to contend for the 4BBB Multiplier.

The final result was the team of Peter Johns/Peter Partington (61 points) successfully held off rivals Don Mason/Alan Retallick (58 points).

NTPs were handed out to Peter Hertzog on the 7th, along with the tatts ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office.

The 9th went to the club, the 17th to Peter Dilley and the 18th, along with the money, to Don Mason.

A pleasant day was enjoyed by all.

WINNER: Marnie Broz won of the June Monthly Medal, collecting her prize of a towel and voucher.

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With the course currently being classified as composite, golfers have had to adapt there games with only eight holes being able to be played.

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MOVE IT ON: Vincenzo Paglia (right) blocks for Brenton Cook (#2) while Connor Caponecchia lies in wait.

A GOAL scoring frenzy within the first 10 minutes of play secured Myrtleford a 2-0 win over Albury City on Sunday at Myrtleford.

The home side found the back of the net after less than 200 seconds from the start of the match, courtesy of a penalty put away by Connor Caponecchia, before James Pursell made it 2-0 in the fifth minute.

Savoy coach Rob Caponecchia said the drive and intensity his side showed early was incredible.

“It was the first time for a long time this year that we came out of the blocks very quickly,” he said.

“We’ve been speaking about it for the last couple of weeks, where our starts haven’t been very good and our intensity hasn’t been good early, and it seems other teams get on top of us at the start of the game.

“We tried to rectify that and we spoke about it pre-game, but to the boys’ credit they came out with all guns blazing.”

Caponecchia said the 2-0 scoreline could’ve been a much larger win, but gave credit to Albury City goalkeeper Lachlan James.

“To be fair, their goalkeeper had a really good game as well, he had some really good saves, so the 2-0 scoreline probably didn’t reflect the game,” he said.

“I think we deserved a good five or six nil win but if it wasn’t for their goalkeeper, I think the

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score would’ve been a lot higher.

“Out of the 90 minutes there, I think we controlled the game for a good period of 80 minutes I think there was only a 10-minute lapse in the second half where they started getting the ball a little bit, but they didn’t look threatening.

“Every time we had the ball, we looked quite threatening and that was the pleasing thing.

“The teamwork was really good, structures were really good, the boys felt after the game they knew they had a good game.”

Myrtleford face one of their biggest challenges this weekend when they take on Wangaratta City, the Devils coming off of a bitter loss in the FA Cup final over the weekend.

Caponecchia said his hope was for the Savoy to come out strong and quick, and to stand up to the formidable Wangaratta side, who sit third on the ladder.

OTHER SAVOY TEAM RESULTS Division 1 Women: Bye. Division 2 Men: Savoy 1 def

by Albury City 4.

Over 35’s: Savoy 2 def by Albury City 4.

U17 Girls: Bye. U16 Boys: Savoy 5 def Albury City 2.

U14 Girls: Savoy 2 def by Albury Hotspurs 3.

U13 Boys: Savoy 4 def Albury City 0.

U12 Boys: Savoy 1 def by Wodonga Diamonds White 2.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 25 LAVINGTON V YARRAWONGA WODONGA RAIDERS V WANG ROVERS WANGARATTA V WODONGA

BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Rhiannon McIlroy 3, Saige Broz 2, Tina Way 1.

COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Sophie Hanrahan 3, Grace Senior 2, Jennifer Vine 1.

GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Rebecca Piazza 21, Sally Botter 11.

COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Grace Senior 41, Chloe Senior 19.

Yarrawonga 50 def Wangaratta 40; Wangaratta Rovers 36 def by Albury 48; Myrtleford 32 def by Corowa-Rutherglen 60; Wodonga 37 def by North Albury 54; Lavington 55 def Wodonga Raiders 33.

B GRADE: Yarrawonga 50 def Wangaratta 43; Lavington 49 def Wodonga Raiders 38; Wodonga 53 def North Albury 43; Myrtleford 39 def Corowa-Rutherglen 37; Wang Rover 34 def by Albury 50.

C GRADE: Yarrawonga 50 def Wangaratta 33; Lavington 38 def Wodonga Raiders 29; Wodonga 33 def by North Albury 43; Wang Rovers 31 def by Albury 35; Myrtleford 28 def by Corowa-Rutherglen 57.

17 & UNDER: Lavington 27 def by Wodonga Raiders 53; Myrtleford 55 def Corowa-Rutherglen 34; Wodonga 55 def North Albury 54; Wang Rovers 42 def Albury 28; Yarrawonga 46 def Wangaratta 45.

SATURDAY, JULY 2 ALBURY V COROWA-RUTHERGLEN NORTH ALBURY V MYRTLEFORD

THIRDS RESULTS

BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Thomas Sutherland, Mikka Paulsen, Jackson Masin, Joshua Jones, Jake Hood, Toby Cossor.

COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Justin Lewis, Nash Lavis, Riley Allan, Tommy Allison, Jesse Johnstone, Matthew Bush.

GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Mikka Paulsen 3, Addison Bedendo 1.

COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Ryan Beveridge 4, Matthew Halton 1.

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GOALS: YARRAWONGA: Leigh Williams 5; Bailey Frauenfelder 4; Nicholas Fothergill 1; Mark Whiley 1. WANGARATTA: Ben Reid 2; Abraham Ankers 1; Fraser Holland-Dean 1; Liam McVeigh 1; Michael Newton 1; Joe Richards 1. BEST: YARRAWONGA: Lach Howe, Harrison Wheeler, Bailey Frauenfelder, Leigh Masters, Michael Gibbons, Matthew Holgate.

WANGARATTA: Jackson Clarke, Liam Mcveigh, Daine Porter, Matthew Hedin, Daniel Sharrock, Michael Bordignon.

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GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alexander Marklew 3; Jake McQueen 2; Lukas Webb 2; Dylan Wilson 2; Sam Allen 2; Mackenzie Bristow 1; Jack Gerrish 1; Ben Timms 1. ALBURY: Jacob Conlan 4; William Blomeley 2; Isaac McGrath 2; Riley Bice 1; Jeff Garlett 1; Brydan Hodgson 1; Alex Jones 1; Anthony Miles 1. BEST: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Raven Jolliffe, Cody Schutt, Jake McQueen, Sam Carpenter, Michael Clark, Will Nolan. ALBURY: Anthony Miles, Lucas Conlan, Riley Bice, Shaun Daly, Isaac McGrath, Jacob Conlan.

WODONGA NORTH ALBURY

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8.12 14.13.97 4.9 6.9.45

GOALS: WODONGA: Angus Baker 6; Ethan Redcliffe 3; Samuel Jewell 2; Kade Mimmo 1; Alex Smout 1; Noah Spiteri 1. NORTH ALBURY: Tim Broomhead 3; Carter Norman 2; Doulton Langlands 1. BEST: WODONGA: Angus Baker, Thomas Johnson, Josh Clayton, Alex Smout, Gus Jones, Adam Jorgensen. NORTH ALBURY: Archer Gardiner, Tim Broomhead, Sam Azzi, Jesse Kennett, Zac Bonetti, Doulton Langlands.

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GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Declan Bren 4; Ryley Sharp 4; Callum Crisp 2; Mitch Dalbosco 2; Nicholas Warnock 2; Ryan Griffen 2; Kurt Aylett 1; Matthew Munro 1; Murray Waite 1. COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Hayden Filliponi 5; Kaelan Bradtke 3; Jarred Lane 1. BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Declan Bren, Mitch Dalbosco, Matthew Munro, Ryley Sharp, Simon Curtis, Brady Sharp. COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Hayden Filliponi, Cameron Wilson, Cody Howard, Jy Lane, Cameron Barrett, William Robinson.

Yarrawonga 7.4.46 def by Wangaratta 13.7.85; Wangaratta Rovers 3.7.25 def by Albury 9.8.62 ; Lavington 4.7.31 def by Wodonga Raiders 14.6.90; Wodonga 10.6.66 def North Albury 7.5.47.

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GOALS: LAVINGTON: Shaun Driscoll 4; Jake O’Brien 4; Darcy Smith 4; Myles Aalbers 2; Benjamin Ashley-Cooper 2; Aidan Cook 2; Darcy Hennessy 2; Brant Dickson 1; Sam Hopper 1; Jack Kirley 1.

WODONGA RAIDERS: Mark Whitehead 3; Jake Hodgkin 2; Jason Burke 1; Isaac Muller 1; Bradley St John 1; Charlie St John 1. BEST: LAVINGTON: Benjamin Ashley-Cooper, Shaun Driscoll, Jake O’Brien, Darcy Smith, Tom Hargreave, Sam Hopper. WODONGA RAIDERS: Bradley St John, Isaac Muller, Max Glass, Jason Burke, Mark Whitehead, Charlie St John.

MYRTLEFORD COROWA R’GLEN

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LAVINGTON WODONGA RAIDERS

RESERVES RESULTS Lavington ............. 25.15.165 Wodonga Raiders ......... 0.1.1 GOALS: LAVINGTON: Kade Garland 7; Charlie Sanson 4; John Hunt 3; Bailey Phillips 3; Harry Plunkett 2; Todd Lunn 1; Judd Mcleod 1; Alex McMaster 1; Jake Nicholson 1; Adam Schneider 1; Jack Costello 1.

Yarrawonga ............18.6.114 Wangaratta................ 6.3.39 GOALS: YARRAWONGA: Xavier Leslie 3; Craig Frauenfelder 2; Matthew Grinter 2; Matt McCabe 2; Ross Mulquiney 2; Brandon Symes 2; Jacob Adkins 1; Hayden Cartwright 1; Reid Clarke 1; Max Hemphill 1; Scott Oswald 1. WANGARATTA: Kent Braden 3; Jesse Bianco 1; Zackery Leitch 1; Luke Shepherd 1.

Wangaratta Rovers ..14.15.99 Albury ....................... 4.3.27 GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alex Dowsley 5; Cameron Nottle 4; Brodie Filo 2; Mitch Booth 1; Sam Henderson 1; Josh O’Donohue 1. ALBURY: Austin Longfield 1; Mitchell Scott 1; Zach Sears 1; Will Unthank 1.

Wodonga ............. 23.11.149 North Albury................ 1.2.8 GOALS: WODONGA: Oscar Willding 11; Jett Cassidy 5; Darcy Norman 2; Private player 2; Gabriel Crothers 1; Harry Kitching 1, Private player 1. NORTH ALBURY: Clinton Gilson 1.

Myrtleford ............ 23.16.154 Corowa Rutherglen .... 2.2.14 GOALS: MYRTELFORD: Jye Gribbin 5; Jarryd Wallace 4; Degan Dolny 3; Anthony Laspina 2; Kane Michelini 2; Shane Laracy 2; Liam Byrne 1; Mitchell Botter 1; Ryley Bouker 1; Samuel Byrne 1; Jai Dylan Dykstra 1. COROWARUTHERGLEN: Jed Ansell 1; Matthew Gould 1.

WINNERS AND LOSERS

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

P 11 11 10 11 10 11

W 10 9 8 7 6 6

L 1 2 2 4 2 4

D 0 0 0 0 1 1

B 1 1 2 1 2 1

% 300.42 180.63 143.28 163.76 131.08 111.17

PTS 40 36 32 28 28 26

7 8 9 10 11

11 11 11 10 11

4 3 2 1 1

6 8 9 9 10

0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 2 1

94.24 51.59 33.13 67.74 57.50

18 12 8 4 4

TARRAWINGEE KING VALLEY MOYHU WHOROULY NORTH WANGARATTA

*Ladder correct at time of print from Ovens and King website.

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A GRADE: Bright 35 def by Bonnie Doon 43; Whorouly 39 def

by Goorambat 42; Tarrawingee 21 def by Greta 67; Moyhu 54 def King Valley 36; Nth Wang 28 def by Benalla 78.

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B GRADE: Bright 41 def by Bonnie Doon 50; Whorouly 42 def

by Goorambat 45; Tarrawingee 47 def Greta 33; Moyhu 60 def King Valley 23; Nth Wang 52 def Benalla 46.

B RESERVE: Bright 35 def by Bonnie Doon 51; Whorouly 59 def Goorambat 17; Tarrawingee 35 def Greta 24; Moyhu 31 def

by King Valley 39; Nth Wang 37 def Benalla 34.

C GRADE: Bright 21 def by Bonnie Doon 60; Tarrawingee 36 def Greta 29; Moyhu 30 def King Valley 32; Nth Wang 38 drew with Benalla 38.

U15s: Bright 11 def by Bonnie Doon 37; North Wang 28 def Benalla 19; Tarrawingee 21 def by Greta 22; Whorouly 48 def Goorambat 21; Moyhu 22 def King Valley 11.

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

BRIGHT BONNIE DOON

4.2 5.2 3.0 6.2

8.4 8.6

11.6.72 8.9.57

GOALS: BRIGHT: Nathan Lyons 3, Cooper Thomason3, Clay Cambridge-Dillon 1, Nick Howell 1, Sam Buckley 1, Felix Blazek 1, Paul Harrison 1. BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett 2, Will Goonan 2, Jayjay Curtin 1, Ben Hedin 1, James Law 1, Joel Sanford 1. BEST: BRIGHT: Cooper Thomson, Clay Cambridge-Dillon, Paul Harrison, Nick Lebish, Alexander Dalbosco, Nathan Lyons. BONNIE DOON: will goonan, Guy Murray, Sean Campitelli, Jackson Sole, Al Bennett, Lachlan Mahon.

WHOROULY GOORAMBAT

2.2 3.5 2.4 3.6

5.6 6.8

7.7.49 9.11.65

GOALS: WHOROULY: Adam Harris 3; Eddie Betts 1; Max Bramich 1; Xavier Cannizzaro 1; Lachlan Moore 1. GOORAMBAT: Aaron Blackburn 3; Toby Feehan 3; Nathan Hill 1; Sally Malay 1; Thomas Ryan 1. BEST: WHOROULY: Xavier Cannizzaro, Hamish McLeod, Riley Calvene, Max Grant, Glenn White, Adam Harris. GOORAMBAT: Samuel Gladstone, Benjamin Reaburn, Private player, Sally Malay, Perry Knox, Jamie Dunne.

NTH WANGARATTA BENALLA

5.2 6.2 6.3 8.4.52 3.2 7.9 12.13 17.15.117

GOALS: NORTH WANGARATTA: Jamie Berry 2; Brock Kusen 2; Taylor Obrien 1; Tyler Nanson 1; Kevin Clarke 1; Mitchell Sayers 1. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Lachlan Thompson 6; Harry Ellis 4; Sam Newton 2; Regan Williams 2; Jacob Donlon 1; Riley Moran 1; Jesse Walker 1. BEST: NORTH WANGARATTA: Taylor Obrien, Kevin Clarke, Matthew Fischer, Flynn Butterworth, Baxter Lane Gee, Samuel Shanley. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Riley Moran, Harry Ellis, Jordan Smith, Michael Ryan, Jake Jones, Lochie Morrison.

MOYHU KING VALLEY

3.4 5.5 8.7 11.7.73 4.4 8.10 12.11 18.11.119

GOALS: MOYHU: Thomas Gorman 4; Xavier Wales 3; Jacob Beattie 1; Harrison McCarthy 1; Matthew Thrum 1; Anthony Welsh 1. KING VALLEY: William Davies 7; Ryan Wait 3; Jack Davies 2; Sam Evans 2; Aaron Cheong 1; Anthony Ciancio 1; Charlie Davies 1; Mackenzie Hughes 1. BEST: MOYHU: Thomas Gorman, Xavier Wales, Matthew Thrum, Nick Stewart, Thomas Stone-Berry, David McDonald. KING VALLEY: William Davies, Sam Evans, Beau Wheeler, Jack Davies, Connor Shanley, Brett Sessions.

TARRAWINGEE GRETA

3.2 6.2 4.1 7.5

10.2 11.3.69 10.6 12.11.83

GOALS: TARRAWINGEE: Lachlan Hansen 4; Austin Amery 2; Scott Thompson 2; Danyon Hearne 1; Hayden Johnston 1; Gavin Urquhart 1. GRETA: Daniel Cassidy 3; Brenton Newbold 3; Tyler Arrowsmith 2; Thomas Rosser 2; Luke Arrowsmith 1; Stuart McCauley 1. BEST: TARRAWINGEE: Danyon Hearne, Jason Cook, Patrick Byrne, Daniel Everitt, Daniel Witham, Brandon Igri. GRETA: Thomas Rosser, Mark Wettern, Bryce Ralph, Tom Fursdon, Tyler Arrowsmith, Paul Fruzynski.

RESERVES RESULTS Bright ....................14.14.98 Bonnie Doon .............. 3.0.18 GOALS: BRIGHT: Marcus Kinthari 4, Darcy Martin 3, Jack Dalbosco 2, Conner Forde 2, Daniel Saville 2, Nathan Smith 1. BONNIE DOON: Patrick Revell 1, Mark Evans 1, Andrew Rabson 1.

Whorouly .................8.16.64 Goorambat ................ 9.6.60 GOALS: WHOROULY: Simon Chalmers 4; Ryan Harris 1; Patrick Milner 1; Jon Pethybridge 1; Peter Sang 1.

GOORAMBAT: Matthew Priest 4; Dylan Bell 2; Sean McDonald 1; Jack Trevena 1; Jack Williams 1.

North Wangaratta ...... 4.9.33 Benalla All Blacks . 29.10.184 GOALS: NORTH WANGARATTA: Cameron McCormack 3; Jack Brown 1. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Harry Moran 13; Liam Sinclair 8; Brock Bate 2; Tom Levy 2; Dean Bradshaw 1; Ahren McNab 1; Dylan Sinclair 1; Waylon Walker 1.

Moyhu......................13.9.87 King Valley ................ 7.3.45 GOALS: MOYHU: Fraser Landgren 5; Michael Walker 4; Jonathan Hyde 1; Matt Milner 1; Aaron Thrum 1; Lochie Watson 1. KING VALLEY: Zachary Blackshaw 3; Jarrod Branson 1; David Gallo 1; David Lang 1; Bradley McPoyle 1.

Tarrawingee .............. 5.9.39 Greta .....................10.14.74 GOALS: TARRAWINGEE: Dylan Gephart 2; Harrison Colville 1; Henry Howard 1; Tennessee Younger 1. GRETA: Tom Webster 4; Craig Coad 1; Osbert Ramage 1; James Sutton 1; Mitchell Wheelens 1.

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BIG MONTH: The next four weeks will have a big impact on Bright’s finals fixture. PHOTO: Charlotte Kilner

Bright prepare for big month of matches

By NATHAN DE VRIES AFTER the weekend away from play, Bright’s footballers and netballers are making preparations to pull off some big wins before their next bye in four weeks’ time.

The Mountain Men sit second on the senior football ladder, and on top of the reserves’, and with a block of games against increasingly more difficult opponents ahead of them, the time has come for Bright to build into their finals campaign.

Bright head to Moyhu (ninth in seniors) this weekend, before playing Greta (sixth), Goorambat (fifth), and Milawa (third) before the bye on July 23.

For senior coach Paul Harrison, the Mountain Men need to pull off at least three wins in order to be best placed for a run at the flag.

“We’ve been taking our season in blocks at the moment, just working four weeks at a time,” he said.

“We’ve spoken about our next four weeks already, and we think we can come out with a minimum 3-1 out of the next four weeks, and that’ll set us up really nicely going into our last couple of games before finals.

“Dylan Bursill will be back available, James O’Shea and TM-G (Tom Mullane-Grant) will probably be another two weeks, so we’ll almost be at full strength bar those two who are both big outs.

“We’ve got (Daniel) Saville and Jack Dalbosco, there are a lot of blokes in the twos who are still pushing for senior selection which really helps us.

“We’re ticking along nicely.”

This week’s opponents, the Hoppers, have only a pair of wins to their name, but Harrison said his side will be confident, but cautious.

“We’re confident, but we won’t be taking them lightly - they beat us last year on their home ground so we’ll definitely be showing them the respect they deserve and then trying to build from that after the first quarter,” he said.

“We always like to start off just going man-on-man until we get the game in our hands and therefore start attacking a lot harder.”

In the netball, Bright’s A grade side face a Moyhu side sitting higher on the ladder, with the Hoppers boasting youth and drive, but with experience and hunger on their side, Bright will be aiming for a massive win to send a statement to the rest of the competition.

REBOUND: Grace Way wins the defensive rebound and looks for an option.

Victory snatched from Lions

TALL DEFENCE: Co-coach Ebony Allen works to block Goorambat goal shooter Ella Sheehan.

WHOROULY’S A grade netball side will be kicking themselves after Saturday’s match with Goorambat which saw the Lions squander an early lead to be defeated 42-39 at home.

A five goal margin at quarter time was pared back by a goal at the half, as Whorouly’s minor errors began to build up.

The physical Bats line-up kept the pressure on the Lions, which caused more and more small faults which Goorambat capitalised on, leading by two goals heading into the final term.

Whorouly just couldn’t grab the momentum, which co-coach Ebony Allen said was extremely disappointing.

“We just made too many silly errors that ended up costing us the game, unfortunately,” she said.

“Goorambat are a very strong, physical side but that didn’t seem to worry us too much, we held our own pretty well.

“It was more so our own mistakes that we can’t afford to make against sides like Goorambat which cost us the game.”

Allen said while the defenders

QUICK MOVE: Sally Wood brings the ball through the mid-court in the Lions narrow loss to Goorambat on Saturday. PHOTOS: Nathan de Vries

FRESH START: Jane-Maree Fitzpatrick begins a new passage of play from the centre circle.

BY NATHAN DE VRIES ndevries@ nemedia.com.au

worked hard all day, mid-courters Bec Allen and co-coach Jane-Maree Fitzpatrick really shone, while Katie Ivone was consistent as ever in the shooting circle.

The loss to the Bats sees the Lions drop to fifth on the ladder, equal on points with the Bats (fourth) and this Saturday’s opponents Bonnie Doon (sixth).

“It’ll be a tough game travelling to Bonnie Doon, but I’m confident with a strong week of training, the girls will be back to full strength,” Allen said.

“I think we’re just going back to basics this week, working hard at training and making sure we’re working as a team and playing the style of netball we do best.”

The B grade Lions were also narrowly defeated by the Bats 42-45, while the B reserve and under 15 squads belted Goorambat by 42 and 27 goals, respectively.

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INTENSITY: Goorambat’s Sally Malay was among the best on for the Bats, providing plenty of drive and pressure from the centre.

EDDIE THE EAGLE: Eddie Betts showed the crowd a thing or two with his high-flyng antics in Whorouly’s 16 point loss to Goorambat on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Nathan de Vries

FAN FAVOURITE: The second the final siren sounded, Betts was mobbed by young fans, and took the time to sign autographs and get a picture with all of them.

Betts unable to get Lions home over Bats FORMER AFL superstar Eddie Betts brought the crowds down to the Whorouly Recreation Reserve on Saturday to witness a hard-fought match with finals-like intensity, but unfortunately for the home team they were unable to get the win, downed by Goorambat 9.11 (65) to 7.7 (49).

Following a nail-biting four-point win in the reserves, the senior Lions took to the field with Betts starting in his trademark forward pocket position, with the 1500 strong crowd going up with excitement anytime the ball went near him.

Betts hit the scoreboard early in the first term, kicking a banana running to-

BY NATHAN DE VRIES ndevries@ nemedia.com.au

wards the boundary which bounced through the big sticks in a display of vintageEddie showmanship.

Goorambat refused to be outclassed, with the Bats up by a point coming into half-time.

A run of forward entries by the visitors put Goorambat ahead by eight points coming into the final term, with Betts entertaining the crowd with high-flying attempts and having a multitude of score involvements up the other end of the ground.

WISDOM: Eddie Betts was happy to share his knowledge of the game with his teammates, pictured at the quartertime huddle with (from left) Darcy O’Shannessy and Jake Riley.

In the end, Whorouly were just outmatched, with Goorambat taking the win by 16 points.

Whorouly coach Riley Calvene said it was a phenomenal experience to play alongside one of the game’s greats and in front of a massive crowd.

“Eddie’s played a lot of footy at a high level so when he spoke, everyone listened,” Calvene said.

“He’s played a lot of good footy so he helped our forwards out with where to go, where to set up - he was brilliant, he spoke at half time and gave his input which we really valued.

“Small forwards, their

craft isn’t always to kick three or four goals, sometimes it’s just to set the team up, and on Saturday he obviously would’ve likes to kick a few more, but his score involvements was huge, even his pressure around the ground in the forward half was huge.

“He definitely gave the boys a bit of an extra buzz, and we really embraced that.”

Calvene said the effect having Betts in the side filtered through the entire list, with Whorouly’s back six standing up all day.

“It was definitely a different feel to what we’re used to, especially when Eddie got the ball or did a smother or

tackle, the crowd would just really lifted us,” he said.

“It was just a really great experience, a lot of the boys haven’t experienced that before so it’s definitely one to remember.

“I think our back six were really good on Saturday - Max Grant, Cam Wood, Glenn White, Xav (Cannizzaro) were really really, good, they defended really well and rebounded the ball excellently.

“I think that’s one of the key reasons we were so close in that game.”

Whorouly president Eddie Costenaro said the whole day was an amazing achievement for the club, and wished to thank all the helpers and vol-

unteers for their hard work.

“It was great, fantastic day - obviously not the result but I think it was a really good game of footy played in great spirits,” he said.

“We were able to auction off his boots, match-worn jersey and a footy, and all the money raised went back to the club which was really good - he answered a few questions, told a few stories.

“Hopefully we’ll get him back next year - you never know.”

The Lions make the long trek down to Bonnie Doon this weekend to take on the fourth placed Bombers, with Calvene confident his side will put up a strong fight.

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Table tops too tough for Saints

By NATHAN DE VRIES IT was always going to be a tall order for Myrtleford’s A grade netball squad to pull off a win over the undefeated Corowa-Rutherglen, but the Saints availed themselves well, fighting out a 32-60 loss on the court at McNamara Reserve on Saturday.

Myrtleford kept up with the Roos through the first term, only trailing by seven at the break, but the visitors’ class shone through as the gap continued to widen.

Saints’ coach Tina Way said her girls did their best in tough circumstances.

“We were playing the top of the table, and they are a very well-oiled machine who have played together for quite some time and are quite experienced,” she said.

“We started off well, and then every quarter they just extended their lead on us.

“We just approached the match trying to do the things that we thought would be good for our side to be as strong as we could be.

“We just wanted to play our channels and direct lines, and keeping positive, and defending our space and man-on-man.”

Myrtleford did their best to stem the flow of goals sunk by the Roos, but Corowa-

Rutherglen’s height at both ends of the court proved too much to overcome.

“Height was a factor in them being able to turn the ball over and read the play,” Way said.

“Due to their height, your vision isn’t as clear down the court, and they were able to expose any longer or higher balls that were passed, they were able to anticipate and intercept.

“Rhiannon McIlroy had her hands full with Grace Senior but she did a good job and turned a fair bit of ball, and Saige Broz was dynamic through the mid-court, taking a lot of possession and feeding into the goalies.

“I said to the girls after the game I was happy with how we went, we worked hard, they are on top, they are formidable, and we would keep pushing and use Saturday to guide us to wins we want to have over teams over the next five weeks.”

Myrtleford next play North Albury on July 2, in what Way called a “mustwin” match for the squad.

In other matches, the B grade Saints handed the Roos their first loss of the season, and the 17 and under squad took the win 5534, while the C grade went down 28-57.

HERE IF YOU NEED: Sally Botter calls for the ball while Saige Broz moves it in.

TALL TASK: Rhiannon McIlroy had a tough job tring to shut down Grace Senior in the Saints’ 32-60 loss on Saturday. PHOTOS: Janet Watt

MOVE IT UP: Tara Breen passes the ball off to the wing.

Dominant Saints’ win comes at a cost ■

MAN DOWN: Co-coach Jake Sharp had to be stretchered from the ground in the early minutes of the third term against Corowa-Rutherglen with a knee injury, the Saints eventually running out 70 point winners.

BACK IN ACTION: Declan Bren continued his run of senior form following a number of weeks in the reserves, kicking four goals.

PHOTOS: Janet Watt

From back page “It was a really upsetting moment for the whole team, it certainly rattled the boys - he’s an extremely important player for us but obviously the path that his football career’s been on has been really difficult for him at times.

“We’re really hoping it’s not too bad, but at the moment we’re not sure where it sits, we’ll just have to wait and see.”

Corowa-Rutherglen used the momentum pause to attack, staging a slight comeback before the Saints reasserted themselves, limiting the Roos to just two minor scores in the final term.

Declan Bren and Ryley Sharp kicked four majors each, while former Western Bulldogs and GWS Giants star Ryan Griffen performed well in his first game for Myrtleford, finishing with two goals and 19 disposals.

“It was ‘Grif’s first game for us - he had a baby three weeks ago so he was taking a few weeks to settle into life at home as you do,” Simpson said.

“Everyone was super excited to play with ‘Grif’, we’ve been talking about it for a number of weeks so the excitement was there and he came in and just wanted to enjoy playing a bit of footy again.

“The boys love playing with him, he’s a great fella and obviously a great footballer.”

The reserves side absolutely crushed the Roos in their match 23.16 (154) to 2.2 (14), while the thirds pulled off a one point win.

Myrtleford will take the weekend off, as the split round 11 gets underway - the Saints next play North Albury on the road on July 2.

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IT was a fantastic showing at the McNamara Reserve on Saturday when the Saints’ senior footballers belted Corowa Rutherglen 19.14 (128) to 9.4 (58), but with co-coach Jake Sharp going down with an injury in the third quarter, the points come at a hefty price.

The Saints came out of the blocks firing, eager to display their best footy after last week’s loss to Lavington, and stunned the Roos with a 10.8 first half to lead by 42 points at the long break.

Co-coach Dawson Simpson said the effort displayed in the first half was pleasing.

“We had to respond from how we played last week - we were well beaten in contested football against Lavington, and we wanted to rectify that because it’s not what we stand for,” he said.

“We wanted to come out, get down and dirty and win the hard ball, and get our game going from there.

“That was our first priority, to win the contested footy and then we wanted to deny Corowa’s handball game, because they’re quite a slick handball team.

“They’re very capable once you give them some time, so we wanted to shut them down.”

Just when momentum was going their way, Sharp was on the receiving end of a fair tackle, but the incident aggravated his previous knee issues, causing him to be stretchered from the ground.

“We’re not really sure how bad it is at the moment, he’s trying to get an MRI done early this week and we’ll find out from there,” Simpson said.

“He was tackled when he had the footy - nothing out of the ordinary but there was a bit of a twist and his knee buckled.

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GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Declan Bren 4; Ryley Sharp 4; Callum Crisp 2; Mitch Dalbosco 2; Nicholas Warnock 2; Ryan Griffen 2; Kurt Aylett 1; Matthew Munro 1; Murray Waite 1. COROWARUTHERGLEN: Hayden Filliponi 5; Kaelan Bradtke 3; Jarred Lane 1.

BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Declan Bren, Mitch Dalbosco, Matthew Munro, Ryley Sharp, Simon Curtis, Brady Sharp. COROWARUTHERGLEN: Hayden Filliponi, Cameron Wilson, Cody Howard, Jy Lane, Cameron Barrett, William Robinson.

Bombers grounded, Swans take flight

By BRODIE EVERIST THE Dederang-Mt Beauty Bombers were utterly trounced at the Chiltern Sporting Complex on Saturday, losing 1.1 (7) to 21.12 (138) to the Chiltern Swans in their biggest loss of the season.

The Bombers were left scoreless in the first half, with the Swans taking five goals and 4 behinds in the first quarter, and then a further 39 points in the second quarter, giving the home team a commanding 73-point lead going to the second half.

A single behind in the third term managed to get Dederang-Mt Beauty on the scoreboard, while the Swans continued their unassailable journey towards victory, booting another 27 points.

One goal from the Bombers’ Jordan Harrington in the last quarter was a small consolation for the side, but did little to stop Chiltern’s domination.

The Bombers’ loss last Saturday continues this year’s trend of high scoring games in the Tallangatta and District seniors’ league.

Dederang-Mt Beauty captain Elliot Powell was named best on ground, with special mentions for Nicholas Hynes, Connor Brodie, Phil Bellingham, Luke Powell, Joshua Kable.

Despite the loss, Dederang-Mt Beauty remain sixth on the ladder behind Yackandandah.

They will face the Rutherglen Cats next week at Barkly Park where they hope to regain some form against the ninth-placed team.

The Dederang-Mt Beauty reserves endured a similar drubbing on Saturday, going down 1.1 (7) to Chiltern’s 18.15 (123).

In netball, the Dederang-Mount Beauty A grade team couldn’t keep pace with the Swans, losing 39 goals to Chiltern’s 51.

The Bombers’ Jessica Richardson was named best on court, while Alysha de Koeyer held the team afloat, scoring an impressive 32 goals.

Dederang-Mt Beauty are now placed ninth on the ladder behind the Wodonga Saints.

Dederang Mount Beauty were also outclassed in the netball B Grade, losing 19 to the Swans’ 40 goals, while the C grade team held the Swans to a 32 goal draw.

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