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WANDI THE DINGO RETURNS HOME WANDI, Australia’s most famous dingo, returned home to Wandiligong last week with Australian Dingo Foundations’ Kevin Newman, much to the delight of Wandiligong Primary School students such as Leeroy Green.  Full story page 2 PHOTO: Nathan de Vries

Momentum building to make $40m Bright g Health Precinct into a realityy

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE FEDERAL Rural Health Minister David Gillespie said Bright made a “compelling case” for funding for the Bright aged care redevelopment, but no commitment has yet been made.

The campaign to redevelop the Bright Hospital and build a new aged care facility as part of a new $40 Bright Health Precinct is gaining momentum, after the state opposition backed the project and Federal Government also laid out pathways to provide funding.

The commitments came at a roundtable forum last week hosted by Indi independent federal MP Helen Haines, and local state MPs Tania Maxwell (MLC, Northern Victoria) and Tim McCurdy (MLA, Ovens Valley), attended by seven members of the federal and Victorian parliaments.

Victorian Shadow Treasurer, David Davis, told the roundtable the Victorian Opposition committed $15 million to redevelop the Bright Hospital in 2014 and remained committed to the project.

Mr Gillespie said that while he could not give specific commitments of funding, the Federal Government will soon open applications for some $80 million in grants for aged care facilities.

“Representatives of the Bright community have developed a compelling case for a high-care aged care facility, and I appreciated the opportunity to hear about it in more detail,” he told the Alpine Observer.

“As part of the reforms to the aged

care sector, the government is providing additional support to ensure people in regional and rural Australia can access high quality aged care services as well as infrastructure upgrades.

“Over $396.9 million over five years will be made available for capital investment to enable aged care providers to make needed improvements including building new services.”

A representative of Greg Hunt, the Federal Minister for Health, said that new funding models being developed in the wake of the Aged Care Royal Commission also opened up “new possibilities” to fund Bright’s proposed redevelopment.

Dr Haines commended the commitment of the Victorian opposition and called on their federal Liberal counterparts to follow suit.

“There is an opportunity for the Federal Government to make this a dedicated line item in the Budget they are preparing for March,” she said.

“The people of Bright and surrounds want to see governments working together to find solutions, and we started that on Tuesday.”

While state Labor MP Jaclyn Symes was unable to attend, she said she would “continue advocating to the Federal Government to give this project the certainty the Bright community needs, and commit that it’s eligible for Commonwealth support”.

“I know just how important the future aged care needs of Bright are and have been working with Alpine Health to plan for these.”

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WELL DONE WELL DONE: Marian College Year 12 student Monique Martin has been named the school‘s dux this year, after much anticipated VEC results were released across the state last Thursday. Monique plans to help people through a career in sport and exercise science.

Read her full story, along with other VCE results from around the Alpine Shire on page 7.

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Beefing up our fund GENEROUS local beef producers, cashing in on the best ever cattle market seen in Myrtleford last Friday, have donated at least $12,000 to help kick-start a new community fund in Myrtleford.

GROW Myrtleford was recently established as a charitable community fund to support Myrtleford and district communities, looking to foster growth through its grants program.

It began with a $10,000 donation from a local family.

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agent Wade Ivone said five cattle were donated by local producers to the fund on Friday.

“Their collective sale prices, together with some other cash donations from other producers, saw $12,000 raised for GROW Myrtleford,” he said.

“It’s a fantastic result

and we’ll be looking into it becoming an annual fundraiser to back a fund that is focused on supporting our community.”

Mudgegonga cattle producer Loretta Carroll, who is one of eight people on the GROW Myrtleford Advisory Group, said the first fundraiser had been a wonderful success.

“It was a tremendous sale and just terrific to get farmers involved and help lead the giving,” she told the Myrtleford Times.

Ms Carroll said a $2000 donation from Nutrien Ivone Agencies and another donation associated with the cattle sale added to the momentum for GROW Myrtleford.

She said the group, which has former Alpine Shire mayors Ron Janas and John Forsyth on board, has met three times and is starting to build ideas for fund development and a grant strategy, as it plans to begin granting funds as early as next year.

“We’re not being too

specific on where the grants will be spent as yet,” Ms Carroll said.

“We’ll be looking to get behind projects that benefit the local area and its people.”

GROW Myrtleford is a sub-fund of Into Our Hands Community Foundation and it aims to grow community capacity and empowerment by generating local funds to support local projects.

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Police increase road presence to ensure Christmas safety

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE POLICE are lifting their presence on local roads throughout the Alpine Shire as part of a Christmas policing campaign to curtail the impacts of road trauma around the holiday season.

Operation Roadwise

commenced last Friday and will run until 11.59pm on Boxing Day. Senior Sergeant Doug Incoll of Bright police said all available general duties and traffic police personnel would be monitoring local roads.

“We’ll be targeting speed, driver distraction, fatigue

and alcohol and drug use,” he said.

“Our main message to everyone is to be patient when heading up to our area; there's not a lot of overtaking opportunities on regional roads and they’re much narrower than highways so just adapt your driving behav-

iour with the roadway and number of vehicles on the road.

“Maintain a safe distance and be alert to what is around you.

“We want you to get to your holiday destination safe and would much rather you be late than end up in an accident.

“Be patient and be courteous.”

Assistant commissioner road policing Glenn Weir said there was no room for complacency on Victorian roads during the Christmas period.

“For most of us, this is an exciting time of year with holidays fast approaching

and festive cheer in full swing,” he said.

“But for the families of the 226 people who've died on the roads this year it's a sobering reminder that their loved one will not be with them.

“Road safety is everyone’s responsibility - it's up to all of us to ensure we reach our destination safely.”

Andrews ‘treason’ court case turns into debacle Others took phone calls while in court, or attempted to share their screen with supporters to inform them of how to mute their microphones, leaving criminal matters set to be heard before the court to suffer from significant delays.

Some attendees expressed their concerns the video link was a fake, designed to distract from the actual hearing, after proceedings had yet to begin shortly after 9.30am, despite the matter being listed for 10am.

“Is this a decoy? Where is the judge,” someone with the username Sovereignlaw posted in the video link’s chat function.

Despite his best efforts to quiet the crowd, Magistrate Peter Dunn was forced to stand down from the bench shortly

AN application to prosecute Premier Daniel Andrews was thrown out at Myrtleford Magistrate’s Court last Friday morning.

Approximately 950 people joined the court’s WebeX link, with Mr Andrews scheduled to be personally prosecuted by local man Anthony Herman under charges Mr Andrews was “concealing an overt act of treason” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the majority of attendees online appeared to be supporters of Mr Herman, the influx of support posed significant technical difficulties for the court, with proceedings descending into chaos as many were unable to mute their microphones.

after 10am, with the online hearing cut before the matter could be formally heard.

The Myrtleford Times/Alpine Observer confirmed with the court the matter had been struck out.

Outside, a crowd of people gathered to protest against the Victorian premier, with one local stirring onlookers into a light frenzy as he led chants of “re-instate the crown”.

Members of Myrtleford, Bright and Wangaratta police were on hand to oversee the peaceful protests, which a police spokesperson said had attracted almost 100 attendees.

A 51-year-old Myrtleford man was arrested at the scene on unrelated matters.

Does this purse and photos belong to you?

LEADING THE CALL: Protestors gathered outside Myrtleford Magistrates Court on Friday, as an application to prosecute Premier Daniel Andrews on charges of concealing an act of treason were struck out.

MYRTLEFORD police are seeking the owner of a purse (pictured) and several photos.

It was found on the Great Alpine Road at Smoko over two months ago but was only recently handed in to Myrtleford police.

If you believe they are your property contact the Myrtleford property officer on (03) 5752 1003 and quote reference no.

202112-E-1143.

Proof of ownership must be provided.

Wandi the dingo returns home, and he’s not alone

By NATHAN DE VRIES A PUREBRED Alpine dingo which fell from the sky two years ago has made his return to where he was found, and this time, he’s not alone.

Wandi the dingo was the guest of the Wandiligong Primary School last Wednesday accompanied by his partner Hermione, and two of their cubs Harriet and Jirrikit, courtesy of the Australian Dingo Foundation.

The foundation took Wandi in after he was found as an orphan cub in a backyard in Wandiligong in 2019, with the prevailing theory being he was picked up by a bird of prey in the bush and dropped in town.

Now, two years later, Wandi is the world’s most famous dingo, with more than 59,000 followers on Instagram, and even a children’s book published about him.

Lyn Watson of the Australian Dingo Foundation said Wandi’s fame was an excellent way to educate people

CROWD PLEASER: Harriet the dingo with the Wandiligong PS students.

PHOTOS: Nathan de Vries about some of the misconceptions around Australian dingoes.

“It’s very important to us that people understand that these are not dogs,” she said.

“They may look like them but they’re much more close to a cat in a dog suit.

“It’s the way they act as well, they’re really independent, never come when

you call them - if you can train a cat, you can train a dingo, that’s what we tell people.”

Despite being native animals, alpine dingoes like Wandi are currently listed as pests and are regularly targeted with meat baits laced with a poison known as 1080.

Ms Watson said the dam-

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HUGS: Jirrikit holds on tightly to Favel Parrett, dingo volunteer and author of the Wandi children’s book. age to dingo numbers was having an impact on the biodiversity of the natural ecosystem.

“There’s just been a parliamentary inquiry into biodiversity loss in Victoria, and the review has just been published a week or so ago,” she said.

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dingoes: one, that they stop poisoning and killing them, and two, that they be rereleased in Victoria to look after the ecosystem.

“They love rabbits, but they hate foxes eating their rabbits, and they hate cats eating anything of theirs in their territory.

“They really are good, but they don’t like anything with

fat - that’s a myth that they like sheep but I can assure you they do not like lamb or sheep.”

Students of Wandiligong Primary School were overjoyed by their furry visitors, enjoying patting them, feeding them treats, and learning more about dingoes from their handlers.

According to principal Bob Clyne, all the kids were thrilled to meet such a famous dingo and his family.

“It’s such a great story, and the kids are super pumped,” he said.

“Jacquie (Walpole), one of our classroom teachers, contacted Lyn and sort of said ‘with all the restrictions of the last two years, can we try and get Wandi out here?’

“A lot of the classes read the book about Wandi, and they all know the story because they all know Jane (Guiney) who found Wandi.”

To cap off the visit, some students performed a song about Wandi’s journey to the tune of ‘Waltzing Matilda’.

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Hundreds lost power, as SES responded to storm call-outs HUNDREDS of Alpine Shire residences lost power and Bright SES volunteers attended to multiple call-outs to downed trees as storms struck the region on Sunday.

Power company AusNet Services said up to 20 homes in Harrietville and several hundred in the Buffalo River region were without electric-

ity for several hours, among thousands across the North East impacted by unplanned outages believed caused by lightning.

Bright SES had 22 call outs following the strong winds and rain but fortunately no major damage was seen.

Unit controller Roy Kennedy said while “there was

nothing major”, there were a lot of trees down, with some of the larger ones requiring the Alpine Shire to get involved with their equipment.

“There was no major damage to anything; one tree came down on a fence and took out a few gas bottles so the CFA helped us with

that as there was a small gas leak,” he said.

“Two involved power lines and some were on properties and roads.

“It was a big several hours for us, I think the most we’ve had in one day in a long while.

“We had full crews out on Sunday; three vehicles and

three crews that travelled as far as Kiewa Valley.

“Our advice for future storm events is don’t go outside, don’t go sight seeing and please call us if you need to.

“Trees coming down restricting access to properties or damage is our job - if a tree comes down on a

Independent assessment of NEW water site sought NOT HAPPY: Mt Beauty locals and Nationals MP for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy are fighting the decision made by North East Water.

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE CONCERNED Mt Beauty residents will seek an independent review and assessment, following North East Water’s decision to stick to its original site on Embankment Drive to locate a new raw water offtake planned for the town.

The corporation paused the project in September following community concerns - reflected in a petition with almost 1000 signatures - surrounding the preferred site of the offtake.

NEW acting managing director, Anthony Hernan, announced earlier this month that an assessment concluded the original site remained the most suitable.

“The assessment included several additional locations identified by the community, on top of the five sites initially considered,” he said.

“Its location was deemed the highest ranked based on social, environmental, technical and economic factors.”

But local GP Damian Heman, who initiated the original petition, said the company’s report showed a “fundamental lack of understanding” of the issues.

“It completely disregards the more than 1000 people who signed the petition,” he said.

“Their assessment of social cost is grossly misaligned with community sentiment.

“They have also lobbed the report onto the community with a few days’ notice for community meetings at the busiest time of the year.

“It is true they have some supporters, but it is mostly

property and doesn’t affect anything that’s the owner’s responsibility.”

Storms over the weekend provided welcome rainfall to the region with Harrietville getting 65mm, Mt Hotham Airport 58mm, Upper Buckland 49mm, Mt Buffalo 43mm, Eurobin 33mm and Bright 30mm.

Firebombing aircraft now based at Ovens A LARGE fleet of firefighting aircraft has arrived in North East Victoria in preparation for summer to help protect communities and the environment from bushfires.

The aircraft will be used throughout the bushfire season by Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic), Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) to respond to fires.

DEWLP Ovens’ depot will be the base for two aircraft - a Helitack 332, Bell 412 (firebombing helicopter used also as a rappel platform for the rappel firefighting crews, able to carry up to 10 passengers); and a Firebird 303 Airbus AS350 B3 Squirrel (a single turbine helicopter used for air attack supervision, aerial ignition and reconnaissance).

A further eight aircraft will be at Albury, Benalla, Mangalore, Mansfield and Shepparton.

NEW welcomes “strong interest” from community NORTH East Water’s face to face drop in consultations last week attracted up to 50 attendees and NEW executive of planning and infrastructure, Rebecca Johnston, welcomed the “strong interest”.

“We welcomed the community’s strong interest and discussion about the recently completed multi-criteria assessment, which outlined the site chosen for the new raw water offtake,” she said.

“Questions were also raised about river access and safety at the location; we explained access to the river will be enhanced with improvements to nearby river banks, while design features of the weir will ensure the safety of swimmers related to from people who are attracted to their promise of improvements which they can’t guarantee they can deliver.

“There is serious ongoing concern about safety, environmental and aesthetic issues relating to the proposed weir, not to mention the size and scale of this industrial construction on our river’s edge.

“Stakeholders who have met with NEW are also not confident that any community input regarding design is actually going to be considered.

“We are seeking an independent review and assess-

the operations of the offtake.

“Several people were also concerned about the wildlife at the chosen site on Embankment Drive and we have committed to consulting an expert to advise us in regards to all listed species.

“Due to the ongoing interest in the site selection process, we will hold a further information session in mid-January.

“The date and venue will be confirmed and communicated with the community as soon as possible.”

The multi-criteria assessment is available to view at www.newater.com.au/mtbeauty.

ment; there is an extremely strong and motivated push to ensure that the community’s voice is heard.”

Ovens Valley state MP Tim McCurdy met with concerned Mt Beauty residents on Friday and is prepared to advocate for their stance.

“I will write to the Minister for Water and chief executive officer of North East Water to have an on-site meeting so we can have a fair dinkum consultation about what’s going on,” he said.

“It’s a pristine spot; you don’t want a concrete jungle there, and it’s where the locals go to

swim and fish so surely, out of nine sites, there’s another that will be more appropriate.

“I’m disappointed in the sneaky consultation they’ve done; just advertising in their own newsletter and holding consultation leading up to Christmas.

“North East Water told me they’re meant to go to tender in early February; if that’s the case we need to throw a spanner in that works so they back off to look at it again,” he said.

“This area will be joining the Ovens Valley coverage which is why I’m passionate about joining this project.”

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Think of others this Christmas AS you all make your Christmas plans and look forward to catching up with family and special friends in places that have special meaning and personal connections, I ask you to pause for thought for others less fortunate.

That special joy of togetherness that we feel at Christmas is not experienced by our elderly in residential care.

Residents who are mobility compromised and confined to a wheelchair are unable to leave the facility, even at Christmas.

Without disability transport, and due to the steepness of the hill where Barwidgee is located, it is unsafe to try to push residents on the steep roadway out into the community to visit a restaurant or coffee shop.

So as you look around your Xmas table know and understand that there are elderly local Bright residents in high care in Myrtleford who will not be home for Christmas.

It is therefore incredibly important that this situation is addressed.

Not just with the completion of stage one 35 funded high care beds we have been promised.

Unfortunately that number will mean that people like my Mum will never have the opportunity to be home here in Bright for Christmas or any other time.

We know from our past experiences that unfunded plans and unfunded staged developments do not deliver services we desperately need.

As a community we need to keep lobbying for funding assurances that when Hawthorn Village is closed and a new high care facility is full to capacity, that the next stages are actually funded.

Otherwise for all the aged care residents like my mother nothing will have changed, nothing will have improved their current situation and the future for other families in the future will be as bleak as ours .

So enjoy your Christmas, count your blessings and understand what a privilege it is to be with family at this time of year.

Life changes suddenly and, what you think is a right, can suddenly be a privilege that may or may not be granted to you.

Julie Smith, Myrtleford

GREAT NIGHT: More than 300 people enjoyed this year’s Christmas farmer’s market in Myrtleford which saw a jam packed Piazza full of food, product, creations and more stalls on Friday evening. The next farmer’s market will be held on Saturday, January 22 with next year’s dates as follows; Saturday, February 26, Saturday, March 26, Saturday, March 23, Saturday, May 28 and Saturday, June 25 with an extra market as part of the La Fiera Italian Festival on Sunday, May 15.

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Climate emergency declaration welcomed I WOULD like to congratulate Cr Sarah Nicholas on last month being elected and taking on the demanding position as mayor of Alpine Shire.

The council also unanimously voted to declare a climate emergency.

Much of our shire is particularly vulnerable to the threat of devastating bushfires.

This declaration follows the excellent work the shire has been doing to reduce its carbon footprint - putting solar on all its buildings and buying green energy.

Work in action includes converting street lighting to LED and converting its fleet to electric vehicles.

We are leading with just a handful of other Victorian shires that have made similar declarations - well done guys!

Sustainable Upper Ovens is contributing by pursuing projects to install solar panels both on Bright Railway Museum and the Court House Community Theatre Public Car Park - both providing electric vehicle charging points.

A big day is coming up

- March 22, 2022 - when a community inclusive field day will show and explore all the things we can do to reduce our personal carbon footprint whilst saving a great deal of money.

There will be talks and demonstrations given by experts from all over Victoria and beyond.

It will be a fun day with coach trips for people who want to see the devastation caused by recent bushfires.

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Police school program can make a difference THE return to primary and secondary schools of the Victoria Police ‘Schools Engagement Model’ program is a great decision by Chief Commissioner Shane Patton.

The program has in the past informed young people about risks and responsibility and helped to build strong and

positive relationships with police.

We don’t want a young person’s first interaction with police to be when they’re in trouble.

The program builds rapport, trust and a stronger understanding that police are here to help and it delivered fantastic outcomes in regional Victoria when it was running as the ‘Police in Schools’ program.

I’ve heard many stories of how engagement with the local police changed perceptions, educated young people about important safety precautions to protect themselves, and was fun.

The program also helps young people to handle dangerous or delicate situations, such as family violence issues and cyber safety, encourages trust between young people who have experienced sexual or physical assault and helps them to approach and report such experiences to police.

The prevalence of online grooming and other cyber safety issues is an increasing worry for parents and school teachers.

It can often be best to learn of these potential dangers and how to deal with them from those who are responsible with catching the predators.

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Have your say on proposed speed reductions in Bright ALPINE Shire Council is seeking community feedback on two proposals aimed at improving driver and pedestrian safety in Bright.

Council is proposing to reduce the speed from 80kph to 60kph along Coronation Avenue and through to the southern end of the Mystic Park Landing Area on Morses Creek Road.

Alpine Shire Mayor Sarah Nicholas said council is also proposing to install flipdown signage at appropriate locations on Coronation Avenue and Morses Creek Road to facilitate a temporary reduction in speed to 40kph during specific events and other busy periods.

“Given the proximity to cycling and sporting infrastructure and the regular

use of the road and nearby Pioneer Park by families, riders and sporting clubs, this proposal aims to improve the safety of Coronation Avenue for all community members and visitors,” she said.

“With an increase in visitors over summer and more young riders making the most of our trails, jumps park and pump track, there

are some safety concerns around the speed limit on Coronation Avenue as vehicles pass Pioneer Park.”

Earlier in the year council sought community feedback on a proposal to reduce the speed limit on three sections of Morses Creek Road.

The majority of the community who completed the survey were not supportive of the proposals.

Cr Nicholas said these new proposals recognise this feedback and offer a different solution to address key safety concerns.

“We encourage all community members who drive, walk and ride along Coronation Avenue, and make use of the Pioneer Park sporting precinct, to share their view on the proposals,” she said.

Grant supports burgeoning live arts platform in Bright

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE BRIGHT Courthouse Theatre is among 79 community-led projects boosting remote, rural and regional communities across the country sharing in $809,234 in funding, thanks to FRRR’s Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program.

The committee of management received $9970 for an auditorium upgrade; installing live streaming cameras to “encourage people to come together and strengthen connections to arts and culture in a community affected by natural disasters”.

Recently elected committee president Gayle Incoll said local artists had gathered together to figure out a way to keep the local arts industry alive and be able to keep performing through COVID restrictions.

“The whole point of this grant was, because of COVID, artists didn’t have a platform to perform so last year local artists gathered together and found a way to keep that reach to audiences; live streaming cameras seemed to be the way to go,” she said.

“The introduction of a live streaming platform would play a pivotal role in rebuilding the arts and entertainment sector within our community.

“Attracting diverse audiences and performers, the Bright Courthouse has great potential to become a prolific small capacity venue on the Australian touring circuit.

“Live streaming cameras will ensure visually engaging performances whilst gaining a wider audience reach for users within and outside our region.

“We just had an LED lighting up-

GREAT SPOT: The Bright Courthouse is a great spot for performers in Bright. grade so, once we get cameras in, our next big task is for new auditorium audio and just bringing things up to industry standard and making sure they’re compliant.

“We’ll then look at approaching Creative Victoria about getting on the Australian Touring Circuit so artists can just come plug into equipment and perform; it will be more attractive to a wider audience.

“Through COVID we established an outside garden and pathways and put in signage for the history of the building, which used to be the old courthouse and police station.

“We’re making it a bit of an arts precinct; we would love to see more outside art installations as we’re building a new purpose and more functionality.

“It’s a great little atmosphere; a lot of local theatre groups use it for their plays and a cabaret festival comes every mothers day.

“At the moment we’re using this time to focus on grants and get ting things up to speed.”

Funded by generous contributions from a number of donors, the SRC program offers two streams of funding.

The Small and Vital Stream offers grants of up to $10,000 for locallyled initiatives that strengthen community resilience and capacity, while the Bushfire Recovery Stream offers grants of up to $25,000 to support recovery from the Black Summer bushfires in 2020/21.

In this round of funding, $446,638 will support 55 Small and Vital projects, while $312,596 will be shared across 22 bushfire recovery initiatives.

To support grants like this through FRRR, make a tax-deductible donation at frrr.org.au/giving/.

“Your voice is important to us.

“Please complete a very quick survey to ensure your opinion is heard.”

Complete the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/CoronationSpeedRestrictions.

The survey will close at 5pm Sunday, January 9.

Cr Nicholas said council will keep the community informed of the outcome.

COVID19 testing clinic changes, vaccinations on holidays ALPINE Health’s COVID19 testing clinics at Mt Beauty hospital and Bright hospital have changed their hours of operation.

Mt Beauty is now operating from 9am to 10.30am from Monday to Saturday, while Bright is opening daily from 7.30am to 9.30am - no appointment is needed for either clinic.

Pre-register before attending the clinics at http://testtracker.covid19.dhhs.vic.gov. au/citizen-prefill.

Both clinics will be closed on December 25/26 and January 1/2.

Myrtleford’s testing clinic has closed and people can either go to Bright or Mt Beauty, or larger testing facilities in Wangaratta and Wodonga.

For up to date testing clinic information visit https://www. alpinehealth.org.au/covid-19/ testing-clinics.

Meanwhile, Alpine Health’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Bright (Mondays), Myrtleford (Tuesdays) and Mt Beauty (Wednesdays) will be closing tomorrow for the Christmas and New Year break and will reopen again in January.

Many GP clinics are also delivering the vaccines.

For more information and updates go to https://www. alpinehealth.org.au/covid-19.

According to the latest Victorian Government data on its health website, no new cases of COVID have been detected in recent days and there are only three active cases in the shire.

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LOOKING AT OUR PAST

Early Bakers, Bootmakers & Saddlers

By JOHN TAYLOR OAM, Myrtleford and District Historical Society Inc. FROM the latter decades of the 19th century businesses had begun congregating at the eastern approaches to Myrtleford.

Among them were bakehouses, boot and shoe retailers and those servicing the needs of the horse and cart era.

Thomas Quinlivan arrived in Australia from Ireland as a 30 year old in 1879 and was apprenticed to McNamara the Saddler at Beechworth.

He then came to Myrtleford in 1885 and started his own saddlery and harness making business.

Tom married Margaret Annie Green and had 10 children when tragedy struck on September 16, 1912.

Thomas drowned as a result of exposure in a major flood; he had ridden his horse into swirling waters with John “Bushy” Fearn and Patrick Duane on the north side of town and was swept away.

Efforts by several men, particularly Walter Mummery, proved unsuccessful.

Thomas was aged 73.

Margaret would establish a confectionery store in the “east end” with the support of family members and eventually move to Yanco, NSW where she died in February, 1925.

Like Thomas Quinlivan, several other small businesses were meeting needs in the horsedrawn era - firms such as wheelwrights, carriage makers, rope makers, tanners, boot and shoe

AT HOME: Arthur Croucher’s saddlery and home in Myrtleford.

BAKERY VAN: Myrtleford baker Percy Rayner outside his bakery in 1929. retailers and blacksmiths.

A number were located in the eastern end of town.

Another prominent harness and saddle maker was Arthur John Croucher.

Born in Myrtleford in 1861 he was the son of George Croucher, a “ticket of leave” man and Eliza Gray.

Arthur established his own business in 1882, opposite the then Methodist Church and adjacent to the Happy Valley Creek.

He married Margaret Emiline Gerry in 1888.

He was assisted by his son Edward William (Ted) until his enlistment in the 8th Lighthorse Regiment on September 9, 1914.

Ted was wounded at the Dardenelles then served in France.

He returned to Australia in 1920 after spending time learning more of the saddlery trade in Scotland.

In 1922, Ted successfully acquired a Soldier Settler Block in the “Merriang Estate” and established a dairy and tobacco farm.

Arthur then constructed

ON THE MOVE: Eddie Moore’s Bakery in 1917.

a new shop and a home a few doors from his old store in 1925, where a furniture store stands today.

In the same vicinity were “Eric Sumsion’s Bootery” and Harold Clemens’ “Practical Bootery”.

He would continue trading there until the 1930s and died in February, 1940 aged 78.

Edward Abraham Moore arrived in Myrtleford as a young man in 1903 and

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took over a bakery business formerly owned by the Hughes family in the east end of town.

It was located on the site of the tyre and battery service centre of today.

“Eddie” Moore hailed from Yackandandah, where his family were well known in the bakery trade.

He married a local lady, Laura May Ablett, and established a horse-drawn bread delivery service

around town and the district until his untimely death on July 19, 1919 at the age of 42 years.

He was survived by his wife and four young children.

Laura would live for another 40 years.

Eddie Moore’s Bakery was purchased by Percy Rayner, and another page in bread baking history began.

Percy had worked as a baker’s apprentice at Sharp’s Bakery in Bright.

He married Eliza Alice Jackson and lived at the Buckland, but as the gold mining activity declined, the young family moved to Myrtleford in 1919, where Percy bought Moore’s Bakery.

On reaching school leaving age, his daughters worked in the shop and three sons learnt the bakery trade from their father and delivered bread by horse and cart around the town and to nearby settlements.

Over time, regular flooding had damaged the bakery ovens, so the building was demolished and rebuilt on the opposite side of the street in 1924.

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Eventually, a fleet of Dodge delivery vans, then Chevrolets, would service rural areas.

This included supplying bread to camps of sustenance workers clearing hillsides for the planting of pines during the Great Depression and to far-away road building crews at Whitfield.

Gas-fired lighting and power was required until electricity arrived in 1934, followed by a town water supply.

Rayner’s Bakery would continue to bake bread and cakes for many years.

A second retail premises was opened in the heart of Clyde Street during the 1930s, next door to the newsagents; it would be demolished in a revitalisation of the streetscape in 1982, 30 years after P.F.Rayner & Sons Pty.Ltd. had ceased baking bread.

Like founding businesses in the “east end” previously recorded, these saddlers and bakers also left a mark on the development of Myrtleford, located where the CBD once was in those early days.

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Proud of all our year 12s

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

BRIGHT: Bright P-12 dux Lachlan Hore. did go badly, learnt from the difficult areas of the year and celebrated my successes.”

Lachlan studied maths methods, specialist maths, English, product design and technology and chemistry this year and hopes to study engineering at university.

“Maths is my biggest strength and also what I enjoy learning the most,” he said.

“I think it’s a really rewarding area of study and a way of describing how the world works in quite a beautiful way.

“I’m looking at doing a bachelor of engineering at either Monash or RMIT next year and, after my score, I’m pretty confident about getting into that now.

“It was a big relief to know it’s all set and I can head into the big world.

“My tips for VCE students of next year is to just do your best; you can’t ask yourselves for anything more than that.

“Students should really just focus on celebrating the good times and turning all the hard experiences into learning experiences.”

Myrtleford’s Marian Col-

MYRTLEFORD: Myrtleford P-12 dux James Whitford.

lege principal Kath Watter said she was equally proud of all students who made it through the year, scored or not.

“While we’re celebrating students VCE results with their ATARs, we’re proud of all our students; many of whom didn’t do scored assessments,” she said.

“Many who are already in their apprenticeships or other pathways.

“With out VCE students, when you consider the circumstances they completed schooling in over the last two years, we couldn’t be prouder.

“Their teachers and families have supported them every step of the way and goes to show in the results they’ve got.”

Marian College dux Monique Martin, 18, said she was “stoked” to receive her score of 90.5.

“I wasn’t expecting it but I was pretty happy with how I went during exams,” she said.

“This year I did maths methods, chemistry, English, Italian and PE, and psychology in year 11.

“It wasn’t easy with lock-

WELL DONE: Mt Beauty Secondary College dux Grace Walkley with VCE/ VCAL coordinator Carolyn Trott.

down especially with self motivation but I got through it.

“I just had to try to stay on top of it and get it done.”

Monique will be taking a gap year and working at Flex Out Physiotherapy as a receptionist next year before heading down to Melbourne to study sport and exercise science.

“I have to wait for January offers but with my score I’m fairly confident,” she said.

“In the career I want I’ll be able to help athletes, the elderly and NDIS patients so just helping people is the goal.

“My advice for upcoming year 12 students is to try your hardest, give yourself time for a break and then get back into it when you’re ready.”

Myrtleford P-12 student James Whitford, 19, said he was expecting to receive a high score, but also tried to keep expectations low so he was excited to hear he duxed with a score of 91.75.

“I did put in a lot of hard work this year so it’s great to see it paid off,” he said.

“Last year I did VCE Japanese and biology and this year I did physics chemistry,

maths methods and English.

“I really love physics so I’m thinking of a career around that.

“I just love science, the natural world, a bit of space; I find it interesting and I like knowing what’s going on.

“The plan is to go straight to Monash to do research science.”

James said despite his great score, he did procrastinate a little this year and then overworked himself to the point of burn out.

“My advice to others if to make a schedule and stick to it, put in the hours; there’s no substitute for hard work and practice,” he said.

“I procrastinated a lot but I had creative outlets like music; I think if you’re going to procrastinate do something you enjoy.

“Having a work life balance is so important as well; getting out and exercising because you don’t want to immerse yourself completely in study otherwise you’ll burn out.

“I did burn out a couple times so I did some bush walks and tennis helped me get back on track.

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ALPINE Shire’s year 12 cohort were among almost 65,000 VCE and VCAL students who received their final exam results last Thursday.

Minister for Education James Merlino last week celebrated students’ results and achievements; completing their final years of schooling amidst the challenges of a global pandemic and remote learning.

This year, 50,723 students will graduate with their VCE; a completion rate of 98 per cent of students, while another 14,066 students will receive their VCAL. Bright P-12 College Year 12 coordinator Darren Ferrier said the school congratulated each of the students.

“Several superlatives apply to this group of young adults,” he said.

“The students have our utmost admiration and respect and they have also brought uplifting smiles to our faces.”

Dux student Lachlan Hore, 18, said it felt “pretty incredible” to receive the highest score of the year level.

“I’m pretty happy and amazed that my hard work paid off; especially given the challenging COVID pandemic and doing school remotely,” he said.

“It was a bit of a shock but it really made all of the work I put in worth while.

“For me, I kept self motivated by mainly focused on big picture; what all my hard work now would mean for my life later on and the benefits it could have.

“I also tried to make sure I didn’t get too upset if things

“Although I did well, the ATAR isn’t the be all and end all so just work hard and do your best.”

At Mt Beauty Secondary College, hard work and perseverance paid off for VCE and VCAL students with final year results.

College VCE/VCAL coordinator Carolyn Trott said overall the school was very pleased with the results achieved by the 15 VCE and three VCAL students.

She said it had been a very tough two years for students with the pandemic impacting study and learning environments, but many students did better than expected and the school was proud of all their efforts.

Grace Walkley was announced dux of the college, delighted with her results in English, maths methods, global politics, chemistry and visual communication and design.

Ms Trott said Grace was hoping to pursue studies at Melbourne University next year.

She said one of the college’s VCAL students had also done extremely well.

The release of VCE and VCAL results and ATARs means Year 12 students can plan their next step - whether it’s university study, TAFE or further training, or getting straight into the workforce.

In recognition of the unique - and in many cases profound - impact coronavirus has had on schools and individual VCE students across Victoria, the Consideration of Educational Disadvantage process has run as it did in 2020, making sure the only thing that counts towards students’ scores is their effort and hard work.

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BUSHFIRE RECOVERY

BULLETIN

This regular bulletin provides recovery updates following the the 2019–20 Victorian bushfires.

Bushfire Recovery Victoria proudly works in partnership with council and the local community to support bushfire recovery.

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For the past two years the Alpine CRC has worked to build resilience in the community and lead recovery efforts following the 2019-20 Eastern Victorian bushfires. Made up of representatives from across the Alpine Shire and Alpine Resorts, the CRC helps give a voice to the broad views and recovery goals of local communities.

Thank you for your huge contribution, you have achieved so much.

Your work is integral to the region’s recovery.

a variety of feelings and emotions reminding you of the bushfires.

This is normal.

Dr Rob Gordon, clinical psychologist, reminds us that healing takes time.

You can read some of Dr Gordon’s tips

Alpine CRC recovery highlights

at www.brv.vic.gov.au

The Alpine CRC works to understand the needs of community, focusing on advocacy.

If you would like to talk to someone,

Since the 2019-20 bushfires, they have advocated so the Alpine Resort communities were included in BRV and NRRA grant processes and have played a key role in the review of our early LER rounds.

Recovery Support Workers are here to

They’ve presented local priorities at several significant forums including IGEM, Legislative Assembly and the Senate enquiry.

The CRC identified community needs after bushfires and COVID-19 through a survey.

Over 320 surveys were completed.

listen and link you to experts who can help.

Visit your local Recovery Hub or call

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The CRC has launched a project to identify opportunities to improve local disaster preparedness and recovery communications, due at the end of 2021 and are currently investigating how to improve access and implementation of fire readiness information.

Recently, Alpine Shire Council committed $80,000 to Alpine Community Recovery Committee programs and projects. To keep up to date with the Alpine CRC visit www.alpineshire.vic.gov.au/bushfire-recovery

AN UPDATE FROM ALPINE SHIRE COUNCIL Improving internet and communications in the Alpine Shire was the second highest priority identified by our communities in the Alpine CRC survey undertaken in September 2020.

Alpine and Towong Shire Councils worked collaboratively to engage a telecommunications consultant to develop a strategy for the Alpine Shire, Alpine Resorts, and Towong Shire.

The strategies will look at issues across the region and recommend solutions that may be used to advocate for future improvements.

Alpine Shire Council and Gravelroad Group are looking for up to 15 community representatives from across the region to be involved in a targeted stakeholder engagement session with Matt from Gravelroad Group. The session will only take 2-3 hours online early December.

NAVSPACE NavSpace is a new online guide to mental health and wellbeing support services in the North East region of Victoria. BRV provided funding to develop navspace.org.au to support ongoing community recovery and service response particularly relating to local disasters and COVID-19.

NavSpace will support residents of Alpine, Wodonga, Indigo, Wangaratta, Mansfield & Towong Shires to find local services to support your physical and emotional wellbeing. The BRV people and wellbeing team have been instrumental in getting this project underway and partnering with APMHA HealthCare to create this valuable resource.

The Navspace app can be saved as an app to your smart phone or accessed online from the website.

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Alternatively, Gravelroad Group will be conducting onsite testing across the Alpine Shire and Alpine Resorts in mid-December, and Matt is more than happy to meet with you while in region.

If you are interested in learning more or taking part in the project. Please email bushfirerecovery@alpineshire.vic.gov.au

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Almost $5m worth of cattle sold at Myrtleford market

By JEFF ZEUSCHNER

CATTLE SALE RESULTS:

A LARGER than expected yarding of 2201 cattle, coupled with strong interstate demand and ongoing record prices saw almost $5 million generated at last Friday’s special cattle sale in Myrtleford.

The steers, heifers and cows at calf were predominantly offered by producers from across the Alpine valleys and attracted buyers from as far afield as Lightning Ridge in northern NSW to Naracoorte in South Australia.

“It was our biggest sale for the year with fantastic results for local producers,” enthused Nutrien Ivone Agencies agent Dan Ivone.

“The yarding of 2201 head made an average of $2358 (per head) with a total value of $4,956,040.”

Mr Ivone said the majority of the pens were Angus, predominantly autumn drop weaners of nine to 10 months of age.

He said some of the steers made over $7.40 a kilo, which was unprecedented.

In fact, steers and heifers were on average $2 a kilo (25 to 30 per cent) up on prices paid 12 months ago.

Barwidgee Creek cattle producer Peter Morrison said the market was, in a word, “unbelievable”.

He runs a couple of hundred cows on his property and sold 76 steers and 20 heifers last Friday, with his top pen bought by Hopkins

 M P & S Antonello of Merriang sold 101 Angus weaner steers (314kg) averaging $2339 ($7.45kg)  J & SA Carroll of Mudgegonga sold 81 Angus weaner steers (348kg) averaging $2395 ($6.88kg); and 23 Angus weaner heifers (298kg) averaging $2200 ($7.38kg)  Dalbosco Investments of Murmungee sold 59 Angus weaner steers (349kg) averaging $2424 ($6.94kg); and 37 Angus weaner heifers (326kg) averaging $2213 ($6.78kg)  B & C O’Callaghan of Mudgegonga sold 54 Angus weaner steers (323kg) averaging $2355 ($7.29kg); and 44 Angus weaner heifers (311kg) averaging $2036 ($6.54kg)  P Morrison & Son of Barwidgee Creek sold 76 Angus weaner steers (353kg) averaging $2380 ($6.74kg); and 20 Angus weaner heifers (313kg) averaging $2040 ($6.51kg)

PLENTY OF INTEREST: Friday’s cattle sale in Myrtleford drew a large crowd.

River - a feedlot operation at Tatong which sells into the hospitality/restaurant trade in Melbourne.

“At the sale two years the weaners averaged $1195, last year they averaged $1800 and on Friday they averaged $2310,” he said.

“I’ve been cattle farming all my working life and this is the best I’ve seen it.

“We’ve had the best spring ever, with hay paddocks producing about a third more than last year.”

Tarrawingee cattle producer Craig Ellis was another vendor very

happy with the prices achieved.

Most of the 32 Angus cows with calves at foot and another nine Angus heifers he sold as part of a herd dispersal went to Gippsland buyers.

“We were expecting high prices, which is what we got,” he said.

“Our cows and calves topped out at $4300 each with the average being $3950 while our heifers average around $3500 each.

“Prices are probably $500 to $1000 more than 12 months ago... they’re the best we’ve seen.”

Mr Ellis said the sale was a great

PHOTO: Leah Anderson-Byrne return for what’d been a terrific year, even after an “ordinary autumn”.

“We’ve had plenty of grass to feed the cattle...a great winter and spring into early summer,” he said.

Friday was the first sale since the rebranding of Nutrien Ivone Agencies and Mr Ivone believes the nest weaner sale in early March will again see strong numbers of local cattle come forward.

“Certainly with the rains up north providing plenty of feed we would expect buyers’ interest and prices to remain strong,” he said.

2021 sale averages: 1151 steers (346kg) $2320 ($6.70kg); 697 heifers (329kg) $2054 ($6.24kg); 178 cows and calves at $3820; and 71 PTIC at $2984.

2020 sale averages: 1124 steers (356kg) $1649.92 ($4.63kg); 426 heifers (315kg) $1363 ($4.32/ kg); 58 cows and calves at $3289; and 39 PTIC females at $2645.

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Funds to fix Mt Beauty Secondary’s roof MOUNT Beauty Secondary College is to receive more than $140,000 from the State Government to repair a section of its roof.

Northern Victorian MP Jaclyn Symes said last

week that the college had been granted $143,153 through the government’s Minor Capital Works Fund.

College principal Simone Roy said the funding was appreciated and would be used to repair a section

of the roof which leaked in the school’s main corridor.

Ms Symes said Mt Beauty Secondary College was among 63 schools across the state to share in $18.6m to fast-track their highest priority projects.

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How long have you lived in the Kiewa Valley?

I was born in the old Tawonga Hospital in 1958 and grew up in Mount Beauty. I finished Mount Beauty High School in the mid 70s to become a ski patroller at Falls Creek for over a decade. My career path then led me to New Zealand and Queensland.

We visited the valley regularly to see family and friends, and my wife and I moved back to this wonderful place in 2017.

What do you like about living here?

The natural environment and all that it has to offer, in tandem with the sense of community, the gratitude that exists, and the benefits of living in ‘country time’. I admire the genuine interest in, and care for each other which has been a longstanding community value.

Would you like to see any changes or additions to the place?

The community is changing, as is society. We are becoming a more diverse

KIEWA VALLEY demographic, and with diversity comes a diversity of opinion. I believe we as a community have the potential to be innovative through creating opportunity awareness with a collective versus individual focus. I welcome change for the greater good, and see social equality, environmental stewardship in protecting our intrinsic values, accessible housing, measured and sustainable planning practices as being paramount. I passionately believe that

no-one should be left behind through these challenging and changing times.

What do you do, plus your hobbies and interests?

I am self employed as a leadership and organisational coach, and continue to be rewarded seeing leaders, their teams and their organisations realise their potential. Outside of work, I replenish through the restorative elements of nature, a walk or ski in the high country, camping, a swim in the Kiewa River, gardening, and beekeeping.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

There is a myriad of places, hence visitors need to stay for a while! A regular go to place is the Pebble Beach walk, as it symbolises the restorative power of nature, provides the opportunity for a walk and talk and checking in with fellow community members.

It also highlights how the motivation and commitment from our local volunteer community groups has benefited the community and our visitors in the realisation of this project.

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Bogong moths on global red list of threatened species THE ongoing decline of Australia’s Bogong moth populations has been officially recognised by world authorities, with the species now listed as endangered on the global red list of threatened species.

The moths were among 124 new entries for Australian wildlife added to the list this month by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Once in their billions arriving in the alpine environment during spring, researchers began to notice a fall in populations as early as the 1980s.

However, numbers became almost untraceable in 2017 and

2018, with a study revealing the decline being as high as 99.5 per cent.

The moths are not only important in their own right, but a critical food source to animals such as the mountain pygmy possum which are themselves trying to come back from the brinks in the Victorian alps.

Australia’s droughts in 2017, 18 and 19 were thought to have played a major role in the sudden decline, with other factors including pesticides and urban light pollution.

In 2019 a website dubbed Moth Tracker was co-developed with the Centre for eResearch

and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at FedUni and allows users to upload sightings of the Bogong Moth and mark their locations.

Bev Lawrence is the environment officer at Mount Hotham resort and is among those participating on the website.

The Moth Tracker can be found via State Wide Integrated Flora and Fauna Teams (SWIFFT) website at https://www.swifft.net. au/mothtracker/.

HUDDLED AWAY: A cluster of Bogong Moths take warmth under the glow of lights at Mount Hotham Resort last November.

PHOTO: Bev Lawrence

Services grow to meet needs

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE ALPINE Health’s breadth of service to communities throughout the Alpine Shire continued to grow during the 2020/21 financial year, despite the challenges of the COVID pandemic.

Detailing achievements in the annual Alpine Health Quality Account report, board chair Donovan Jacka said mental health services, maternity services and home based aged care services were all successfully expanded, whilst sustaining the quality of current programs and services despite

the challenges posed by COVID-19.

“The quality of Alpine Health’s services were reinforced in 2020/21 through the successful accreditation of a number of community service programs, including our accreditation as an NDIS service provider; a wonderful achievement for our community team,” Mr Jacka said.

“We are proud to have continued our focus on a series of important social and community themes, including Aboriginal reconciliation and gender equity and we further progressed our work

on the Strengthening Health Service Response to Family Violence initiative.

“This has built our capacity to support staff and members of our community who may be experiencing family violence.

“Our strong focus on this issue will continue through the application of the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework.

“In 2020/21 we focused on the work of The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and received with interest the report’s recommendations.

“In reviewing the recommendations, we recognise the quality of Alpine Health’s aged care services - both residential and community and equally acknowledge our desire to continue to improve these services for our community.”

In 2020/21 residential aged care numbers from Hawthorn Village, Kiewa Valley House and Barwidgee Lodge were at 76 residents.

There were 380 at home clients in the Alpine Shire and 323 in Indigo Shire which includes 130 home package clients, 62 district nursing clients, 68 activity group clients,

24 NDIS clients, 20 HACC-PYP clients and 13 DVA clients.

Within hospital and urgent care between Bright, Mt Beauty and Myrtleford there were 6240 presentations, 6036 hospital bed days and 628 dialysis sessions.

Consumer participation was at three Community and Health Advisory Groups and 265 volunteers and in education and training there were 13 Certificate III students (Individual Support or Health Services Administration), eight Certificate IV students (Health Administration), 27 Diploma of Nursing students and 272 First Aid

and CPR participants.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/21, Alpine Health saw testing at each Alpine Health site, a surge testing response to COVID-19 escalation, expanding its COVID-19 testing clinics into the alpine resorts of Fall Creek and Mt Hotham for the snow season and successfully launched three vaccination clinics at the Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford sites.

Between June 2020 and July 20201 there were 5356 tests done.

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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS CRISPYS HARDWARE

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As we celebrate the end of 2021 and welcome in a new year, I would like to recognise our communities, and the resilience, grace, generosity and thoughtfulness you have all shown over the past year.

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Thank you to every member of our community who has chosen kindness and patience in difficult circumstances.

Thank you to our amazing teachers and school staff who have helped our children learn and grow through such a challenging time.

Thank you to our incredible doctors and nurses for keeping us safe, and to our business community for taking on each challenge with a smile.

You all inspire me to see each new day as an opportunity to celebrate the small wins and to look to the future with hope and enthusiasm.

Thank you to our visitors - we hope our hospitality helps you unwind and enjoy the simple joys of clean rivers, fresh air, spectacular mountains and slow days completed with great food.

I wish everyone a relaxing and peaceful holiday season, with plenty of time with family and friends. Please stay safe on our roads, tracks and trails and around water, and, as always, be kind.

I look forward to a constructive and positive 2022, working with you, our communities, to recognise and celebrate new opportunities. Together, we will grow stronger as we shape our future.

Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!

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School Principal 2021 REPORT YO U R

WANDILIGONG PRIMARY SCHOOL

BOB CLYNE

JEAN OLLEY What a year it’s been! Despite some significant challenges, we have shown incredible tenacity and triumphed as a strong school community.

After the year that was 2020, 2021 has thrown up its fair share of challenges for our community to

I reflect on 2021 with an incredible pride seeing our College values shining through.

the school and put the needs of our students first, and all of us here at Wandiligong PS couldn’t be more

Our value of Respect is demonstrated in the positive relationships our students and staff have with each other. The abundance of diverse projects we engage in, both in and outside the school, proves our deeply held respect for our broader community.

Effort is in abundance too, as none of us were born with incredible maths skills, wonderful English creative writing expertise or a fine sense of what makes an inspiring piece of art. These things come with good old-fashioned hard work.

Collaboration is evident in our sporting efforts and team challenges, our fantastic language programs, indigenous education incursions, camps and group work from Prep to Year 12 which all showcase what a high regard we have for collaboration. Coming together to support each other during periods of remote learning was the ultimate test of our teamwork.

respond to. True to form the Wandiligong community came together to support each other, to support grateful.

Wandi students are ‘Respectful, Responsible & Resilient’, traits that they continued to demonstrate throughout this year. Our students never gave up, never stopped trying and on many occasions took their learning to the next level regardless of the environment they were in.

This year, despite the interruptions and the constant distracting noise of external events our school continued to achieve outstanding academic results and support the wellbeing of all students. Through a range of self-funded programs including school-based therapists, extra tutoring staff and small classes our inclusive school environment will continue to support, challenge and teach so that all our students are successful. Our students will always remain at the centre of everything we do at Wandiligong Primary.

I find it particularly rewarding to reflect on the life cycle of this school and watch those first tentative (and sometimes not-so-tentative!) steps of the Preps on their first day of school. And, at the other end of their school lives, it is fantastic to share the experience of leaving school with those students who have completed their education at Bright P-12 College and make their way in the world. It takes a huge team effort to make this happen and every member of the school staff and broader community plays a key part in the success of our school.

Thankyou again to the parent community for your unwavering support and understanding this year. We

We have risen to the challenge of 2021 admirably and I look forward to 2022 with great enthusiasm.

Bob Clyne

BRIGHT P-12 COLLEGE Cnr Park Street and Bakers Gully Road, Bright Vic 3741 Phone (03) 5755 1166 www.brightp12.vic.edu.au

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are so grateful for the partnership we have with you all.

As we head into 2022 we will have a strong focus on reengaging with our local community and making sure that learning happens in a real-life context, so get ready, Wandi students are coming to a site near you!

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School Principal 2021 REPORT YO U R

ZLATKO PEAR

PAULINE McPHERSON We welcomed four new Foundation students to our school in 2021 for what turned out to be another year impacted by everchanging rules and policies and many weeks of Remote and Flexible Learning.

Thankyou to our parents and families who once again were required to continue with home learning during the year. It is important to acknowledge how challenging this has been for families throughout the last two years. Our amazing students have learnt to adapt to the constant changes that have been forced upon them and they are to be congratulated for their resilience.

Our dedicated staff have also worked tirelessly to provide the best teaching and learning opportunities whether onsite or during home learning and this has included the continuation of all our specialist programs of Art, Library, Italian, Music, Science and Bluearth. Our whole school focus on wellbeing will continue to be a priority next year. Unfortunately, we farewell our chaplain Glenn, who has been a wonderful support to our school community but we look forward to welcoming a new chaplain next year to continue this role.

Thankyou to School Council who pushed through more WebEx meetings and our fundraising committee who still managed to find ways to fundraise, significantly we were able to add shade sails to cover our playground equipment this year.

Our major building project to re-roof our school is almost complete and we have received funding for Outside School Hours Care in 2022 and beyond, two very important additions to our school.

As we farewell our Grade 6 students and welcome our new Foundation students, we hope for a much more predictable year for us all in 2022.

Thankyou to everyone who has supported our school in 2021, from the Whorouly and wider community, to the many local businesses and community groups who provide donations to our school.

Have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.

Pauline McPherson

WHOROULY PRIMARY SCHOOL 18 Church Street, Whorouly Phone (03) 5727 1363

www.whorouly.vic.edu.au/

KATHERINE HANDCOCK Although another year of Covid restrictions and Remote Learning the school year of 2021 progressed as normally as possible. We were fortunate enough to be able to attend all school camps and excursions. The Senior school enjoyed three days at Sovereign Hill between lock downs and our middle school students managed to attend their camp in Harrietville.

It has been a lovely end to the year, being able to run the swimming carnival with parents able to come along and support their children. Hopefully this is the way forward as we all learn to live with Covid.

Unfortunately, our long-awaited play, ‘Peter Pan’ was not able to go ahead with an audience, due to the restrictions in place at the time. The children were disappointed but did perform to each other. Hopefully in 2022 we will be able to perform again to our school and the wider community.

As a staff we have continued to learn and develop our teaching skills, this year particularly around the delivery of the writing and spelling curriculum. The strategy of explicit and direct instruction has seen an increase in writing skills across the school.

We farewell our grade six students who have been wonderful role models for our younger children. We wish them all the best as they begin their next phase in learning. I thank the many families who are also leaving as their children transition across to secondary school. We welcome our 18 new Foundation students in 2022.

At the end of this year, we farewell our Administration Officer, Jo Cox who we will miss greatly. We also see two of our teachers, Julie Humphreys and Ruth Lamb take a year away from St Mary’s to experience new opportunities but they both will return in 2023.

We look forward to 2022, with some new building and refurbishment happening for the three and four units, an emphasis on teaching and learning and supporting all children as the year progresses, hopefully with all on-site learning.

Have a great Christmas, enjoy the holidays, and stay safe.

Kitty

ST MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL 43 O’Donnell Avenue Myrtleford Phone (03) 5752 1808 www3.smmyrtleford.catholic.edu.au

I continue to be proud of our school and community. I am proud of our student’s resilience, ability to remain engaged in school and their learning. I am proud of our families for their patience and hard work supporting the school and their children during the remote learning periods. I am also very proud of our teachers and support staff for their professionalism and their dedication to our students. We are very fortunate to have such a great team looking after our children and help them to achieve their best and to become responsible community members.

These two years have reminded us how important it is to care for each other, in particular the more vulnerable members of our community. At Myrtleford P12 College our core responsibility will always be to improve the reading, writing and mathematics skills of our students. However, this period has underlined the role we as a school play in providing a safe environment for our students. I am proud that our school is an inclusive school where all students feel welcome, where they know that people will care about them in an environment where they can experience success, a sense of belonging and acceptance.

We are very fortunate to have excellent education options in Myrtleford. NAPLAN and VCE results show that students who stay in our community, attending local schools with small class sizes, taught by teachers who know them and their families well, achieved better results than students who travel hours each day.

We are all looking forward to a return to more predictability and an uninterrupted school year in 2022. We are also excited about our building works due to begin in the first half of next year. Please have a safe Christmas holiday period.

MYRTLEFORD P-12 COLLEGE Prince St Myrtleford Phone (03) 5752 1174

www.myrtlefordp12.vic.edu.au

CATH WATTER Everyone at Marian College extends to all readers our best wishes for the coming year and all the blessings of the Christmas season. It is with a strong sense of purpose that we look back over the events of the last two years and look forward to meeting the challenges that lie ahead.

On behalf of my colleagues I wish to thank and express my admiration for our students and their families. The resilience and unhesitating support for one another that our school community demonstrated are the qualities that enabled Marian College to continue pursuing the very best educational outcomes in an often uncertain environment. I am profoundly aware of what a special place our school has repeatedly proven itself to be.

I would like to extend my special thanks to Marian staff for their unwavering efforts once again thins year. Their dedication, commitment and genuine concern for every student in their care is why so many families are choosing Marian for their child’s education. As we bid farewell to Jane Dean after 45 years’ service, Deputy Principal Stuart Thompson, Ian Pendlebury and Louisa Watter, we wish them all the very best for the future. We hope they remember their time with us fondly.

Finally, for our Year 12 class of 2021 we all wish you nothing but the best. It has been our pleasure to have shared your journey since Grade 7. We are immensely proud of you. Good luck and God bless!

MARIAN COLLEGE Prince Street Myrtleford Phone (03) 5752 1596

www.mcm.vic.edu.au

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A high honour for Kevin Pitts

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

MUCH LOVED: Kevin was joined by his children, grandchildren and other family, although his son Gavin and his family were unable to make it from Queensland, on the day.

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THE Myrtleford community rallied around highly regarded local Kevin Pitts last week as the RSL life member was celebrated for his contribution to the Victorian branch.

Family, friends and RSL members applauded as Mr Pitts received the Meritorious Service Medal of The Returned and Services League of Australia, by the national board “in appreciation of 25 years outstanding service to the league as a member of the Victorian branch”.

Mr Pitts stood down as president of the local branch in February after 10 years of sterling service to veterans, their families and the community.

His wife, Judy, spoke on his behalf from a written speech and said he was “humbled” to receive the award.

“It really is an award for the Myrtleford RSL,” he wrote.

“I was just part of a great team of people such as Trevor Isherwood, Bev Cunningham, Bryan Meehan and all the other members who contributed to the running of the club.

“I will always remember the happy times we had together here at the RSL while I was president; we have

HUMBLED: Kevin Pitts received the Meritorious Service Medal of The Returned and Services League of Australia, by the national board “in appreciation of 25 years outstanding service to the league as a member of the Victorian branch.

PHOTOS: Leah Anderson-Byrne made some wonderful supportive friends through the club and many of them are here today.

“It is great to see some of my fellow Rotarians here as well; they work hard for the community and I’m lucky to be a part of that great team also.

“There are also Legatees

from our area here, some from Wangaratta and Bright; together we have supported man local Legacy ladies.

“We live in a wonderful community which offers so much and I have been pleased to be able to give back a little.

“Thank you everyone.”

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Summer/Festive Season 2021-2022

Shakespeare in the Vines is back - As You Like It

COME ENJOY THE SHOW: Shakespeare in the Vines is back at Gapsted Wines next year.

GAPSTED Wines is proud to present Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy, As You Like It, bringing all of Shakespeare’s best ideas together in one masterful play of love, betrayal, mischief, and foolery.

The live performance will be held at Gapsted Wine’s natural grass amphitheatre at the vineyard on Saturday, March 26, with tickets currently on sale for $50, which includes a souvenir wine glass.

The show features some of the most iconic and memorable

Shakespearean lines ever spoken.

Settle in for an evening of laughter and, of course, great wine.

Performed by the Melbourne based Essential Theatre Company for their 20th anniversary season, this national theatre group is recognised for its professional and creative presentation of Shakespeare in the Vines.

Gapsted Wines is delighted to again host this popular event for the 17th year after not being able to proceed with the event in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic.

The vents tells the tale of Rosalind.

She’s seen her first wrestling match, fallen in love with the winner - who is then banished from court - and then her jealous uncle, Duke Frederick, banishes her from court too!

Disguised as a boy, she sets forth into exile with her best friend, Celia, to find her father, the former Duke, and her new love, Orlando, in the wild and wondrous Forest of Arden.

Along the way, they meet a

motley crew of characters and use the freedom of disguise to test the strength of “love at first sight”.

With the lush vines of the vineyard and rolling hills of the Alpine Valleys as the perfect backdrop, top up your glass, enjoy a delicious picnic hamper and sit back and relax as this entertaining tale unfolds before you.

Be quick to book, as numbers are strictly limited.

You can phone Gapsted Wines on (03) 5751 9101 or book online at www.gapstedwines.com.au

Gates will open at 5pm with the performance to start at 7pm sharp.

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Plenty of market fun over summer holidays in shire THERE are markets galore for locals and visitors alike to enjoy over the holiday season.

The Mount Beauty Community Market gets things rolling from 9am on New Year’s Day (Saturday, January 1) at the corner of Hollonds Street and Kiewa Crescent.

The Bright Rotary Twilight Market will be held on Thursday, January 6 from 5.30pm to 9.30pm amid the shady trees at the Pioneer Park Recreation Reserve.

The Myrtleford Flea Market will be held from 8am on Saturday, January 8 at the Old School Museum in Elgin Street.

The Harrietville Bush Market will be held on Sunday, January 9 from 8am to 1pm at Tavare Park in Harrietville, on the banks of the Ovens River.

The Bright Make It Bake It Grow It Market kicks off at 9am on Saturday, January 15 on the banks of the Ovens River in Howitt Park.

The Myrtleford Farmer’s Market will be held on Saturday, January 22 from 8am to 12noon at the Piazza in the heart of town.or chairs on the lawn and enjoy the evening supporting the local entertainment and hospitality industries.

MARKET RETURNS: There’s something for everyone at next month’s Myrtleford Bush Market.

Bush market to return

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

THE annual Myrtleford Bush Market, a major drawcard for regional visitors who often flock to the town for the first Friday in January, will return next month.

Stallholders from throughout the region will offer a variety of wares and produce.

Market organiser Kerry Murphy said there would be something for everyone with bargains galore.

“Everything from locally grown produce to Nepalese clothing and jewellery, sunglasses, socks and jocks, bush hats, toys and pets products, essential oils, packages teas, liqueurs and wine or mobile phone accessories; its all at the Myrtleford Bush Market,” she said.

“Fresh fruit and vegetables are always winner with a choice

of local grower stalls.

“Turkish pastries are a great lunch option.”

Gamila of Beechworth, Ovens River Nuts, Torcaso Produce, Powells cherries, KNM Berries, Verduci Produce, Wondermazing Honeybees, Elbe & Co Candles, Coloured Wool and Fibre are some of the locals attending.

To ensure everyone’s safety, a stallholders have covidsafe plans and patrons are asked to use QR codes on day.

Lots of stall and plenty of on site car parking.

Those interested in having a stall at the Myrtleford Bush Market, can download an application from www. visitmyrtleford.com go to the events page.

The market will be held on Friday, January 7 from 9am until 2:30pm at the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve.

MYRTLEFORD BUSH MARKET Friday 7th January 2022 9.00am to 2.30pm Myrtleford Recreation Reserve 109 O’Donnell Ave

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Myrtleford Summer Series returns after the New Year

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE MYRTLEFORD’S Summer Series is pausing for the Christmas and New Year period but will return with some incredible performers in mid-January.

Coordinator Joe Davis said the first three weekends have been amazing, with a big range of local talent and good turnout from the community at the free events in the Piazza.

“We’re super excited to continue the series after the holiday period,” he said.

“The long term goal is to hold events over every holiday period, except winter, so that tourists, locals and our musicians have something regular.

“But for now we’ll have a break and continue the good tunes next year.”

Next year, the likes of ‘JD and the Cat’ featuring Joe Davis and Rudi Katterl who recently moved to Myrtleford, the trio from Red Brick Radio, Chloe Jade, Zoe Mortella and more will all perform.

The events will be held on Saturday, January 15, 22 and 29, all from 6pm to 8.30pm at Myrtleford’s Piazza.

Chairs and umbrellas are provided with a gold coin donation appreciated.

To keep up to date, go to the Facebook page myrtlefordsummerseries.

LOCAL TALENT: Performer Chloe Jade will feature at one of the Myrtleford Summer Series events next year.

Be bowled over at Bright IT’S not quite ‘Crackerjack’, but Bright Bowls Club is sure to entertain with its community bowls experience.

Starting every Wednesday evening from January 19, the club is running a community bowls event for 10 weeks to encourage more people to come and enjoy the game.

“The main objective to playing in this competition is to have fun,” said club spokesperson Cheryl Raduczic.

“The competition is open to all ages, young and old, novices and experienced bowlers.”

Cheryl said the event has attracted up to 20 teams, with each team allowed to have up to five players.

Players can be interchangeable at any time.

Teams have three players per end (only one registered player per end) and each player has two bowls, with a game consisting of 10 ends.

All games will commence at 7pm, except on the first, fifth and last night when there is a barbecue and things kick off at 6pm.

To comply with current regulations, all players and spectators must sign in using the QR code and show double vaccination certificate to a COVID marshal on entry to the bowling club grounds.

For more details contact the club at brightbowl@bigpond.com

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Start the new year well

By LEAH ANDERSONBYRNE STRETCH into the new year with some local yoga, coming to you free over Christmas and early January.

Bright Yoga Space are holding daily morning yoga sessions from 8-9am from Tuesday, December 28 to Monday, January 3 to give you some ‘me time’ and surround yourself with nature in Sommer Park.

The classes are based on traditional Tantrik Hatha Yoga with a focus on alignment, embodied mindfulness and breath.

All are welcome.

People need to bring their own yoga props, blankets, bug spray, sunscreen/ protection and water bottle.

To find the group, from the roundabout at the junction of Ireland Street,

Railway Avenue and Baker’s Gully Road, head up Baker’s Gully Road until you reach Sommer Park (opposite the Bright P-12 College) at the corner of Bakers Gully Road and Park Street - you can park your car here if driving.

Walk over the bridge across the small creek and head towards the shady trees.

The group also have some free, scholarship-funded spots for locals who may not be able to afford some classes.

The aim is to bring in the new year period with “fresh energy, powerful intentions and a full cup”.

You can book individual classes or a week pass and get one class free, to book go to https://www. brightyogaspace.com/events/ new-year-yoga-in-thepark-21-22.

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Jade makes final to perform at the Tamworth Country Music Festival

By CALLUM McNAUGHT LOCAL musician Jade Gibson is not just a rising star in the North East, but also on her way to national superstar status after securing a position in the top 10 of the Tamworth Star Maker Competition.

The Star Maker Competition runs each year and aims to find the best country singers in the

country and this year Jade is Victoria’s sole finalist.

The top 10 will perform two of their songs on stage at the Star Maker Grand Final on the opening weekend of the Toyota Country Music Festival in Tamworth on Sunday, January 16.

Jade started her musical career at the age of 14 and in the years since she has performed at numerous

gigs around the North East region as well as interstate and overseas and has published a number of recordings including ‘Soundtracks’ released this year.

“It’s a level up, and it finally feels like my work is paying off,” said the 23-year-old, who moved from Wangaratta to live in Myrtleford earlier this year.

The competition has

included the likes of Keith Urban and Lee Kernaghan in the past, propelling them into a world of fame.

“Keith Urban was my biggest idol, I even namedropped him in one of my songs,” said Jade.

She is a first-time entry for the competition, with her application in last year’s competition unfortunately knocked back when the festival was can-

celled due to the COVID pandemic.

To practise Jade has been watching previous competitions for inspiration.

Prizes in previous events have included a brand new car to a return trip to Nashville, but Jade says it’s not the car or holiday she cares about.

“I’ve been to Nashville before and I hope to be

back again, but the real prize is that you get to produce and release an album if you win,” she said.

For Jade a self-published album would be a dream come true and even her position among the other finalists has made her ecstatic.

“Top 10 feels like a breaking point for me, I just feel really grateful,” she said.

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Mytleford Ski Club looks to future, all year round THE snow may be gone, but Myrtleford Ski Club still expects to be busy at its lodge in Falls Creek this summer.

Newly elected president Alistair Browne said while the club remains committed to its founding purpose of promoting snow sports to the Myrtleford community, the committee believes this extends to ‘Green Season’ activities including mountain bike riding, cycling and hiking.

It supports the ongoing efforts of Falls Creek to promote itself as a yearround resort, capitalising on a cooler environment to enjoy summer pursuits throughout the high country, including at Rocky Valley Dam. “I encourage anyone who would like to discover or rediscover the joys of Falls Creek over summer to contact our managers Sharyn and Scott to make a booking, on 0484004331,” Alistair said.

He said that with the club having just secured a new lease for its lodge at the resort, it is looking at renovations to increase bed numbers and improve amenities.

Alistair said the club is looking ahead after having endured the economic impacts COVID had on the Alpine region.

“Our club has had two of the most challenging years financially in our history,” he said.

“Dealing with the rising costs in insurance and other fixed costs, have unfortunately been met with lock-

TEAM EFFORT: Myrtleford Ski Club members (from left) Alistair Browne (president), Sharyn (lodge manager), Brett Dobson (outgoing president), Andrew Robertson, Kevin Raven, Andrew Milford and Scott (lodge manager).

Committee members missing from the photo are Scott Sanderson, Nell Showers and Steph Wood. downs resulting in refunds to our visitors,” he said.

“We did receive some government support, though unfortunately not enough to post a profit.

“Although we did not accept any new members at our last AGM, we encourage any locals who are interested in joining to contact our club secretary via myrtsec@gmail.com.

“There are requirements to fulfill before being invited to join the club, including nomination by two club members and staying at the lodge as a guest.”

Alistair said his election as president - filling the shoes of long-term

president Brett Dobson who is staying on on the committee - was a way to give back.

“I have been a member of the Myrtleford Ski Club since I was a teenager, and the role of president will allow me to put some energy into a place that I enjoy so much, for the benefit of our members and their guests,” he said.

Also elected was the AGM was Stephanie Wood to the role of secretary - replacing Chris Bacon, who dedicated so much time and effort in the role for which the club thanks him.

Steph is another Myrtleford person with a long history at the club.

Her father Kevin is a life member and contributed so much to make the club what it is today.

Myrtleford Ski Club is a non-commercial, family oriented club that was one of the earliest formed at Falls Creek and celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2018.

The lodge is situated in Falls Creek Road (opposite Slalom Street) and next to The Hub approximately 500 metres from the Accommodation Transfer Service Terminal (formerly the Oversnow Transport terminal).

For more details go to http://www. myrtlefordskiclub.com or visit the club’s Facebook page.

Mt Beauty college captains, vice captains announced MT BEAUTY Secondary College has postponed its 2021 Presentation Evening until Monday, February 7 next year, due in part to VCE results only being released last Thursday, a day before the school year ended.

While the handover of the school captaincy to the incoming school captains will also not happen until then, the school has announced that Genevieve Bowditch and Ruby Riley will be the new captains.

A new initiative for 2022 to assist with the development and promotion of student voice will be the appointment of vice captains, with Callum Bowring and Ellie Wiseman to be the first.

The college is going to a BYOD (bring your own device - laptop) for all students next year.

Preparations are also in hand for the 2022 Upper Kiewa Valley Deb Ball.

An information evening earlier this month was well attended and dance practices are due to start on February 1, ahead of the ball on Saturday, April 2.

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NEW ATTRACTION: Admiring the new Whistling Snow Poles outside the Mt Beauty Information Centre are (from left) Ian Howley, Barb Kiek, Helen Howley, Barb Pyle and Noel Mc Dougall.

WATER WORDS: Local resident Ian Smith (left) discusses the new water pump station with North East Water representative Shane Sykes.

CONCERNED: Jo Ingram is concerned about the new facilities’ potential impact on platypus habitat.

News from Upper Kiewa Valley ON December 8 the Kiewa Valley Historical Society (KVHS) was happy to see the Whistling Snow Poles panel put in place at the Mt Beauty Information Centre.

The disused snow poles were discovered by Paul Howley when he was walking on top of Mt Bogong.

Paul recognised that the poles had historical significance, so he took a photo and passed it on to his mother Helen.

The committee of the KVHS loved the idea of preserving them, so they contacted Kevin Cosgriff at Parks Victoria, who is a keen history buff, and he took up the challenge.

In his own quiet way Kevin worked on the idea and eventually retrieved the poles.

With the committee’s blessing,

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Ian Howley came up with the idea to put the poles on display at the information centre in Mt Beauty.

Helping make it happen were Alpine Shire which provided a grant, Mt Beauty and District Men’s Shed members working on the project, particularly Henry and Noel who erected the poles; and Kevin Cosgriff and National Parks - without them this

piece of history may have been lost.

The historical significance of the Whistling Snow Pokes is interpreted on an information board at the site.

The KVHS invites you to come to the centre to see these poles.

The centre is open every day over the holidays, except Christmas Day. It’s a great place to take visitors.

The KVHS would like to wish the community a safe and happy Christmas.

THERE was a good turn out last Thursday at the Mt Beauty auditorium to meet with North East Water representatives to discuss the proposed new raw water offtake for Mt Beauty on Embankment Drive.

Some were for, and others

against the site.

Ian Smith met with NEW and recognises we need the pump station for the future essential water supply for Mt Beauty, and he thinks the proposed site is the best take off point.

Jo Ingram, from Mt Beauty Wildlife Rescue, said there are quite a few platypus near the proposed pump station and it will affect their habitat, and believes a better position would be at the old up take at the top of Simmonds Creek Road, favouring the existing station being refurbished.

THE Mt Beauty and District Men’s Shed has put out their operating hours for the following weeks.

They are currently closed until

Tuesday, January 11 next year.

The usual opening hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9.30am 3.30pm, morning tea at 10.30am.

The shed was officially opened on Friday, February 19, 2016.

It’s a great place for men to meet others who have an interest in all things that men like to do, or would like to learn how to do, and master various skills.

TUNE into the Brunch program on Alpine Radio today when the David Vigo Music Scholarship Giant Christmas Stocking raffle will be drawn at 9.30am.

At 10.40am, I will be talking with our local federal MP Dr Helen Haines to sum up the year in politics.

I wish everyone a merry Christmas.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From all of us at AGL, we wish you a safe

Christmas Day brings together families that may not see each other any other time of the year. In many circumstances this is not always so, but there is a get together on Christmas Day that those singles and couples alone can join in.

Combined Churches of Bright celebrate on Christmas Day by providing a free lunch and good company to all who would like to partake. Christmas Day is a day that no one should spend alone, so come one come all and join us at the Uniting Church Community Centre and meet new friends and old.

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and happy festive season.

To support our Mount Beauty and Upper Kiewa Valley community, AGL has donated over $50,000 toward local community -run initiatives through our AGL Hydro Community Fund.

We're proud to support initiatives such as the purchase of a sit-ski for Disability Wintersports Australia, the Mount Beauty Illumination Project, a new composter for Outdoor School Bogong, an Outdoor Education Program for the secondary college, and a roof upgrade at the Neighbourhood Centre.

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Entrepreneurs doing business

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MYRTLEFORD P-12 College held their school achievement and academic awards assembly last week to acknowledge the great efforts of students from prep through to year six. Â A highlight of the assembly was the presentation of the Year 6 Social Enterprise Schools certificates. Â Peter Sacco from the Social Enterprise Academy presented students with their certificates recognising their achievements as ‘social entrepreneurs’. Â He explained that the students were the academy’s “social enterprise rockstars” this year.

“Despite such a disrupted year they still managed to achieve some amazing results with their social enterprises, raising $1165 for their chosen causes,” he said.

“Social Enterprise Schools is a student led, hands-on program that empowers young people across the globe to make a difference to causes they care about through running their own social enterprise.

“Social enterprises are businesses that trade to intentionally tackle social

YOUNG LEADERS: Peter Sacco (bottom, left) from the Social Enterprise Academy presented year six Myrtleford P-12 students with certificates for their entrepreneurship.

OUTSTANDING: Year six teacher Donna Bigger was awarded the Social Enterprise Academy’s ‘Outstanding Teacher of the Year’, presented by Peter Sacco. problems, improve communities, provide people access to employment and training, or help the environment. “As part of the Social Enterprise Schools Program, students are asked what positive difference they would like to make in the world.Â

“They then design, develop and launch a business and begin to trade to their community and all their profits are donated to their chosen charity.”

Mr Sacco said he was “really chuffed” to have been invited in by the students to

be a part of their awards assembly.

“They have done a brilliant job creating their social enterprises this year,” he said.

“It is exciting to see our future leaders making such a positive contribution to

community while leading their own learning.”

The social enterprises included Big Boy Boards selling handmade cheese and salami boards, Groovey Tie Dye which made tie dye tshirts and socks, Body Bomz that made bath bombs and

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Assistant principal, Adam Lindsay, praised the students for their hard work and tenacity throughout the year.

“The school has been involved with the Social Enterprise Schools program for three years and there is now a really positive culture of entrepreneurship and working for social purpose embedded in the school,” he said.

Year six teacher, Donna Bigger, was also awarded with the academy’s ‘Outstanding Teacher Award’ for her excellent work throughout the year.

“Each year the Social Enterprise Academy recognises one teacher from across the country to receive the award and there was no doubt that for 2021 Donna was the standout teacher for the program,” Mr Sacco said.

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are ideal plant selections that require minimal maintenance.

A common misconception about Australian native plants is they’re low maintenance.

While there are many that fall into the low-maintenance category, there are just as many that do not. Fastgrowing plant species such as grevilleas, particularly the tropical brush variƺɎǣƺɀً Əȸƺ ɀȵƺƬɎƏƬɖǼƏȸ ˢȒɯƺȸǣȇǕ ȵǼƏȇɎɀً but their vigour requires regular pruning to curtail exuberant growth.

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Selecting a succulent for your garden to compliment its surroundings.

range of environments and soil conditions but require regular pruning.

Most low-maintenance plant species are evergreens that produce minimal amounts of litter. Evergreens will drop foliage over a longer period than deciduous trees and shrubs.

The volume of leaf litter is more manageable, but maintenance is spread over a longer duration. nƺƏɮƺɀً ˢȒɯƺȸɀ ƏȇƳ ǔȸɖǣɎɀ Əȸƺ ȇȒȸȅƏǼ plant litter, but some species produce more litter than others and some litter more frequently.

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A minimalist approach to plant selection will result in low maintenance, as management for mass plantings of a limited number of species contains maintenance to one area, not individual plants.

This technique is used effectively in many commercial landscapes and is ƫƺȇƺˡƬǣƏǼ ǣȇ ǔȒȸȅƏǼ ǕƏȸƳƺȇ ƳƺɀǣǕȇɀِ Keep in mind maintenance will increase if more plant species are added.

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Presenting ‘Happy Valley’, approximately 40.67 hectares (100 acres) of quality, well maintained farmland in the beautiful Rosewhite Valley with spectacular views.

Set back off the Happy Valley Road and adjoining State Forest, the undulating grazing land includes a set of cattle yards and an open bay hayshed. Good open country with tree lined drive, shelter belts and a small section of natural bush providing extra shelter. Positioned in a high rainfall area; stock water from a dam. Located approximately 11km from Myrtleford in a very tightly held area of the Rosewhite Valley, handy to the snowfields and tourist areas of North East Victoria.

‘Happy Valley’ would make a handy acquisition to expand on a current grazing operation or a great lifestyle property with some excellent home sites (STCA) to take in the views.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

CLOSE THURSDAY 20 JANUARY 2022 Contact: Bernard Ivone 0428 522 572, Property ID 2158 Please note: Covid regulations apply.

593 MACAULEY STREET ALBURY

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Horses – Cattle – Diversity - Water – Substantial Improvements • Melbourne 262km, Wangaratta 46km, Mansfield 65km • Magnificent valley setting • Outstanding rolling to hilly terrain • Exceptional horse & cattle facilities • Quality water supply & systems • Boggy Creek frontage plus 40Ac ft dam, springs

• Contemporary & impressive open plan 4 bedroom home • Brick stables, machinery sheds & workshop • 6 titles – 2 road frontages • Inspections & purchase highly advised • Secure purchase of this property prior to Christmas • Information Memorandum, Contract of Sale, Vendor Statement.

FOR SALE BY SET DATE: Monday 20th December @ 12noon PRICE RANGE: Around $6,000,000 Terms: 10% deposit. Residue within 90 days

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Graham Dinning 0418 574 466 or 5721 7480 Reg. Building Practitioner Registration no. DB-U 1514, HIA Qualified Carpenter and Joiner, Assoc. Dip Build. Insp.

Location and lifestyle LOCATED on 7 acres of land in one of the area’s most desirable locations, this stone and cedar clad house with stone features has everything you would want or need.

Surrounded by bushland and well established trees, this property not only gives you the privacy but also the views.

Constructed in true “alpine” style, this four bedroom, two bathroom home ɯǣɎǝ ɀɎƺƺȵ ȵǣɎƬǝ ȸȒȒˢǣȇƺ ǣɀ Ə ȅɖɀɎ ɎȒ ɀƺƺِ The use of stone and cedar together is amazing.

The sunken lounge area features a ɀɎȒȇƺ ˡȸƺȵǼƏƬƺ ƏȇƳ ǼƏȸǕƺ ǔƺƏɎɖȸƺ ɯǣȇdow which shows the wonderful views to the north.

There is a formal dining area which then takes you into the large country kitchen with ample space including a meals and living area.

The property boasts two large outdoor deck entertainment areas with exceptional views, a large three car carport and separate two car garage with

workshop and a sizeable industrial shed at 24m x 14m x 4.4m.

There is also a heated swimming pool and spa with fully equipped pool room including kitchen.

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Palisade offers chance to size up lifestyle

Ŷ NOT SO BULKY: Hyundai Palisade is long on space and versatility

BELIEVE it or not, there are some people who wish to maximise vehicle seating capacity without being held hostage to the LCV-like people mover or rugged offroader.

These folk need look no farther than the Hyundai Palisade, a sports utility vehicle capable of carrying up to seven or eight people.

Now, with a name in the origins of a paling fence or line of lofty cliffs, the Palisade, for 2022, is taking up more ground by the addition of a third variant - the Elite - dividing the entry-level Palisade from the rangetopping Palisade Highlander. All siblings come with petrol, or diesel power in two- or all-wheel drive.

Available as a seven- or eight-seater, the Elite features a 10.25-inch touchscreen multimedia unit with satellite navigation and 12-speaker Infinity Premium sound, heated front seats a single panel glass sunroof, rear privacy glass, a

By DEREK OGDEN power tailgate and wireless smart phone charging. LED lights are positioned front and rear and 20-inch alloy wheels complete the look.

The entry-level Palisade 3.8 GDi petrol 2WD is priced at $55,000, plus on-road costs, the similar Elite chipping in at $61,500, while the range-topping Highlander 2.2 CRDi diesel AWD sells for $75,000.

On test was the Palisade Highlander 3.8-litre GDi, four-cylinder petrol, eightspeed automatic, frontwheel drive, eight-seater SUV. STYLING Despite old-style design, side on, the Palisade carries its almost five-metre length well, with wagon-like proportions doing nothing to trouble, or excite, the discerning eye.

New to the big SUV are body-coloured bumpers, with 20-inch so-called Calligraphy alloy wheels fitting

in nicely. Oh, and there is a full-size spare under the rear.

INTERIOR In eight-seat configuration, the Palisade has plenty of room up front. While the third row, which is sold as a three-seater, falls short of adult dimensions, it is relatively easy to gain access, the second row sliding forward up to 220 mm.

Boot volume is 311 litres with all three rows in position, which increases to 704 litres with two rows in use.

Towing capacity of 2200 kg is nothing to write home about.

Seven USB ports, four 12V sockets and up to 16 cup holders, including four in each of the second and third rows, are conveniently at hand.

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS The Palisade upgrade continues with the choice of a 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine, with two-wheel drive, or 2.2-litre turbo-diesel, with

all-wheel drive. Both are mated with an eight-speed automatic.

DRIVING With such a big vehicle, fuel consumption becomes increasingly linked to the loads being carried. Hyundai says 10.7 litres per 100 kilometres is the average for the Palisade in the combined urban / highway cycle.

With all eight seating positions taken, the test vehicle tipped petrol consumption over 12 litres per 100 kilometres in a mix of town and country conditions.

While other eight-seat SUVs are based on a heavyduty four-wheel-drive ‘ladder frame’ chassis, the Hyundai Palisade is built like a car.

That means its centre of gravity is lower and steering and suspension should be more like the average passenger vehicle. Travelling in stop-start city low-speed conditions, this is the case.

Sharp cornering at speed

is a different matter. The big unit needs a deal of due care and attention to keep it on the not-so straight and narrow. A lesson soon learnt.

Turning circle, at 11.8 metres, for a vehicle of this length, is surprisingly taut and the width (a tad under two metres) means the car can handle the average shopping centre parking spot with room to spare.

The backside, however, does tend to stick out into the aisle.

Drive modes - Comfort, day-to-day driving, eco fuel saver, sport spices up things, and smart switches on to algorithms turned to the driver’s most recent behaviour patterns.

All Palisades are covered

by Hyundai iCare, the company’s leading customer care program, offering owners a lifetime service plan, five-year unlimited kilometre warranty, complimentary roadside assist for 12 months on new vehicles,

1500 km complimentary first service, a dedicated Customer Care Centre and myHyundai, an exclusive website.

Customers using Hyundai servicing also receive roadside assistance for up to 10 years, 10 years of sat nav updates and more.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE PALISADE 3.8 GDI 2WD: $55,000 PALISADE 2.2 CRDI AWD: $59,000 PALISADE ELITE 3.8 GDI 2WD: $61,500 PALISADE ELITE 2.2 CRDI AWD: $65,500 PALISADE HIGHLANDER 3.8 GDI 2WD: $71,000 PALISADE HIGHLANDER 2.2 CRDI AWD: $75,000 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges.

Contact your local Hyundai dealer for drive-away prices.

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2022 KIA Sportage GT-Line

By EWAN KENNEDY KIA Sportage is almost an ‘oldtimer’ in this day and age, having been around since 1993. It’s undergone quite a few upgrades and changes in almost 30 years on the market.

The fifth generation is built on a new architecture and has fascinating styling. It’s no longer aimed at buyers who simply want to move people, it’s designed to be stylish and even slightly upmarket in people’s minds.

STYLING The classic Kia Tiger Nose grille and boomerangshaped daytime running lamps make a real styling statement. At the rear it has what you could call a swooping fastback design.

The fifth-generation Sportage has boomerangshaped LEDs, razor rear lamps and a swooping curved roof that gives it a look that almost leans in the direction of a coupe. The Snow While Pearl on our test car tied in beautifully with the large black sunroof and the black wheels.

The dual aero spoilers, one above the rear window the other below add to the sporting looks.

The bold arrow-like shape of the daytime run-

ning lights certainly says they are there for more than providing visibility for other road users.

INTERIOR Can’t say the blackon-black interior is to our tastes, but it’s the trendy thing these days so it will help to sell more Sportages.

The latest Sportage has a wheelbase of 2755mm, a length of 4660mm, width of 1865mm and height of 1660mm. There’s 1050mm legroom for second-row passengers and 1000mm headroom. This is noticeably better than the outgoing model. This means someone of my size and build can get comfortable in the rear without having to ask the driver to share space with me.

Three abreast in the rear seat is pretty good in this latest generation if the occupants are of normal width, if one or more are on the tubby side it does get less comfortable. The centre tunnel is low and doesn’t force the person in the centre seat to sit with their feet beside it.

INFOTAINMENT Inside there’s a curved 12.3-inch digital cluster, and a 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen in the GT-Line we tested. It’s easy to see at a quick glance, thus mini-

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mising the time the driver takes their eyes off the road.

The sound system is by harman/kardon and could be easily adjusted to produce the sort of outputs we like.

DRIVING Kia Sportage has been the subject of Kia Australia’s Local Ride and Handling Program, the Sportage is designed to cater to Australian roads and the style of driving Australians prefer. it’s no sports machine but comes closer than we anticipated in the way it turns in promptly and is happy to change direction if the road tightens or loosens.

Debuting in the Sportage GT-Line is a 3D surround view monitor which optimises images from four cameras (front, side mirrors and rear) to provide a 360-degree view in various modes.

It allows the user to easily zoom and drag the camera view to suit their needs.

This is particularly useful when squeezing backwards into a tight spot in a carpark, especially an underground one with poor lighting.

SUMMING UP Kia’s latest Sportage is a solid reworking of the models before it and it looks certain to continue the sales successes of its four ancestors.

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Ŷ SOLID EFFORT: Fascinating design of the Kia Sportage GT-Line makes it more than a people mover.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE S 2.0-LITRE PETROL: $34,690 (SIX-SPEED MANUAL), $35,690 (SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC) S 2.0-LITRE TURBO-DIESEL: $42,690 (EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC) SX 2.0-LITRE PETROL: $37,490 (SIX-SPEED MANUAL), $38,490 (SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC) SX 2.0-LITRE TURBO-DIESEL: $45,490 (EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC) SX+ 2.0-LITRE PETROL: $44,490 (SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC) SX+ 2.0-LITRE TURBO-DIESEL: $49,990 (EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC) SX+ 1.6-LITRE TURBO-PETROL: $46,990 (SEVEN-SPEED DCT AUTOMATIC) GT-LINE 1.6-LITRE TURBO-PETROL: $51,990 (SEVEN-SPEED DCT AUTOMATIC) GT-LINE 2.0-LITRE TURBO-DIESEL: $54,990 (EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC) Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Kia dealer for drive-away prices.

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2015 Mazda BT 50 4x2, champagne gold (1CF3TX), with lockable canopy, ARB bull bar, tow bar, roof racks, electric brakes, approx 89,500km, immaculate condition, $28,000. Contact Kris on 0402 506 099 after 5pm.

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WDCA SCOREBOARD WANGARATTA MAGPIES DEF DELATITIE

YARRAWONGA MULWALA DEF BENALLA BUSHRANGERS

ROVERS UNITED BRUCK DEF OVENS VALLEY UNITED

CITY COLTS DEF BEECHWORTH WANDERERS

WANGARATTA MAGPIES 1ST INNINGS J Thewlis c AS Mahoney b M Sampson........................60 RA Malcolm c MA Copey b M Sampson........................64 P Menon not out .............................................................33 N Bonwick c NJ Scales b M Sampson ............................0 *J Davies not out.............................................................15 MD Gathercole dnb NJ Pell dnb RB Grant dnb T Rosser dnb +CD Matheson dnb A Nunn dnb Extras (nb 1, w 16, b 0, lb 2) ............................................19 Total..................................................................3/191 (cc) Overs 40.0 FOW: 111 (RA Malcolm) 145 (J Thewlis) 151 (N Bonwick).

Bowling: LJ Scales 8/1/0/32, M Sampson 8/0/3/54, PM Scales 6/0/0/22, MR Purcell 8/0/0/35, NJ Scales 4/1/0/11, AS Mahoney 3/0/0/15, SA Bell 3/0/0/19.

BENALLA BUSHRANGERS 1ST INNINGS J Carboon c R Clarke b M McCabe ................................16 M Honman lbw b R Bartlett .............................................0 J Fullager b R Bartlett .......................................................0 +G Priest b MT Casey ......................................................17 O Ramage c MT Casey b B McCabe ................................4 C Williams c AT McMillan b MT Casey ...........................18 T Webster c R Clarke b H Wheeler.................................11 *CJ Brodie not out ..........................................................19 C Bull not out.....................................................................7 S Briggs dnb M Knight dnb LP Curtis dnb Extras (nb 1, w 3, b 0, lb 2) ................................................6 Total.....................................................................7/98 (cc) Overs 40.0 FOW: 10 (M Honman) 12 (J Fullager) 22 (J Carboon) 28 (O Ramage) 46 (G Priest) 65 (C Williams) 71 (T Webster).

Bowling: AT McMillan 8/4/0/6, R Bartlett 6/3/2/7, B McCabe 8/0/1/23, M McCabe 8/2/1/12, MT Casey 6/0/2/34, H Wheeler 4/1/1/14.

OVENS VALLEY UNITED 1ST INNINGS *DL Bursill b J Wilson .....................................................27 K Fitzpatrick b D Wilson ...................................................7 J Newton c J Rigoni b B Bartlett ...................................49 J Jones b PJ McNamara .................................................15 D Walker c A McCarthy b PJ McNamara .........................2 J Riley run out (D Wilson).................................................5 C Southern c ? b PJ McNamara .......................................8 S Phillips lbw b D Wilson..................................................8 C Thomason c D Wilson b JA Schonafinger ..................3 J Neary c J Rigoni b JA Schonafinger...........................13 +NP Impink not out ..........................................................1 Extras (nb 2, w 4, b 0, lb 2) ................................................8 Total..............................................................................146 Overs 37.4 FOW: 19 (K Fitzpatrick) 62 (DL Bursill) 101 (J Jones) 105 (J Newton) 105 (D Walker) 117 (J Riley) 128 (S Phillips) 130 (C Southern) 145 (C Thomason) 146 (J Neary).

Bowling: JA Schonafinger 6.4/0/2/21, PJ McNamara 8/1/3/29, D Wilson 5/0/2/25, W O’Keefe 3/0/0/17, J Wilson 7/0/1/27, B Bartlett 8/1/1/25.

BEECHWORTH WANDERERS 1ST INNINGS M Ryan c & b KM Braden ................................................61 K Surrey lbw b JA Nanson .............................................16 *B Surrey c JD Smith b A Crispin...................................10 C Ellett c TM Nanson b A Crispin .....................................6 M Woodburne c KM Braden b MJ Lister .........................0 D Cogger c N Crispin b JD Smith...................................14 R Ellett lbw b JD Smith.....................................................5 H Malsem b JD Smith .....................................................14 H North c MJ Lister b JA Nanson ....................................1 T Cogger not out ...............................................................0 R Worcester not out ........................................................12 Extras (nb 4, w 5, b 0, lb 4) ..............................................13 Total.................................................................. 9/152 (cc) Overs 40.0 FOW: 32 (K Surrey) 74 (B Surrey) 95 (C Ellett) 102 (M Ryan) 102 (M Woodburne) 124 (R Ellett) 124 (D Cogger) 125 (H North) 139 (H Malsem).

Bowling: Results unavailable.

DELATITE 1ST INNINGS +E Ree-Goodings b NJ Pell ..............................................0 NJ Scales b N Bonwick...................................................34 MA Copey c J Davies b RB Grant .....................................8 MR Purcell c J Thewlis b P Menon ................................22 *CG Anderson c A Nunn b RB Grant..............................17 AS Mahoney b NJ Pell ....................................................26 LJ Scales b MD Gathercole ............................................17 PT Smith run out (N Bonwick) ........................................2 PM Scales not out .............................................................3 M Sampson not out ..........................................................7 SA Bell dnb Extras (nb 1, w 26, b 4, lb 2) ............................................33 Total.................................................................. 8/169 (cc) Overs 40.0 FOW: 2 (E Ree-Goodings) 37 (MA Copey) 64 (NJ Scales) 100 (CG Anderson) 125 (MR Purcell) 152 (AS Mahoney) 158 (LJ Scales) 159 (PT Smith).

Bowling: MD Gathercole 8/2/1/26, NJ Pell 8/0/2/25, RB Grant 6/0/2/27, T Rosser 6/2/0/24, N Bonwick 3/0/1/22, P Menon 8/0/1/32, J Thewlis 1/0/0/7.

YARRAWONGA MULWALA 1ST INNINGS J Lawrence c ? b C Bull ...................................................26 B Irvine c ? b LP Curtis ....................................................21 H Wheeler c ? b T Webster .............................................20 MT Casey not out ............................................................19 Z Moore c ? b M Knight .....................................................1 *+R Clarke not out ............................................................9 R Bartlett dnb AT McMillan dnb B McCabe dnb M McCabe dnb C Mitchell dnb Extras (nb 0, w 5, b 0, lb 0) ................................................5 Total......................................................................... 4/101 Overs 31.5 FOW: 48 (B Irvine) 49 (J Lawrence) 78 (H Wheeler) 80 (Z Moore).

Bowling: CJ Brodie 5/0/0/21, S Briggs 6.5/1/0/26, LP Curtis 3/0/1/17, C Bull 6/1/1/16, T Webster 8/2/1/9, M Knight 3/1/1/12.

ROVERS UNITED BRUCK 1ST INNINGS L Whitten c J Jones b C Thomason ..............................24 B Dale run out (C Thomason)........................................74 J Rigoni run out (K Fitzpatrick) .......................................2 GL Shantha c K Fitzpatrick b S Phillips ..........................5 JA Schonafinger b C Southern......................................41 +A McCarthy c S Phillips b C Southern ...........................0 J Wilson not out ................................................................9 W O’Keefe c DL Bursill b C Southern ..............................1 D Wilson not out ...............................................................1 *PJ McNamara dnb B Bartlett dnb Extras (nb 2, w 8, b 1, lb 5) ..............................................16 Total.................................................................. 7/173 (cc) Overs 40.0 FOW: 36 (L Whitten) 54 (J Rigoni) 72 (GL Shantha) 152 (JA Schonafinger) 161 (B Dale) 164 (A McCarthy) 172 (W O’Keefe).

Bowling: D Walker 8/0/0/24, J Neary 7/0/0/33, C Southern 8/2/3/35, C Thomason 2/0/1/10, J Newton 8/1/0/30, S Phillips 7/0/1/35.

CITY COLTS 1ST INNINGS Individual scores not available.

Extras (nb 3, w 26, b 0, lb 3) ............................................32 Total.................................................................. 7/209 (cc) Overs 40.0 FOW not available.

Bowling: R Ellett 8/0/1/58, M Ryan 5/0/1/21, H Malsem 8/0/4/37, D Cogger 4/1/0/20, K Surrey 8/0/1/26, C Ellett 3/0/0/23, T Cogger 4/0/0/21.

A RESERVE: Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 89 def by Rutherglen United C.C. 8/134 S Thompson 5/21 D Smith 2/21. Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 8/88(cc) J Bartlett 3/28 B Frauenfelder 2/11 J House 2/13 def by Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 3/93 B Welsh 45* FD Smart 26 M Priest 2/36. Delatite C.C. 10/133(cc) JL Mahoney 42 def by Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 7/137(cc) AC Ritchie 3/19 A Storer 3/22. Ovens Valley United C.C. 9/113(cc) S McNamara 25 J Hyde 2/16 J Haddrick 2/16 H Jones 2/29 def by Rovers United Bruck C.C. 2/198 R Cobain 95 M Whitten 75*.

B GRADE: Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 109 D Barber 25 J Peters 4/20 H Barker 3/20 def by Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 6/194(cc) R Peters 59 J Bozzola 43 G Montgomery 31 J Peters 28 R Martin 3/30. Rutherglen United C.C. 94 R Pantam 31 D Martin 3/8 def by Ovens Valley United C.C. 7/142(cc) T Cuskelly 50 B Reddy 3/21. Delatite C.C. 10/77 B Chisholm 31 M Drage 6/18 HR Nolan 3/8 def by Rovers United Bruck C.C. 120 C McNamara 35 J Marks 4/16 B Elliott 2/18 S Couzens 2/21. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 129 L Corker 52 P Smithwick 34 CR Lovett 3/21 JS Bradley 3/32 TW Stewart 2/18 def City Colts C.C. 75 SA Clayton 52 L Corker 5/22 A Kanaskar 3/26.

Greta C.C. 9/114 L Alexander 32 D Allen 27* N Ferguson 2/11 A Bartlett 2/20 W Graham 2/30 def by Milawa C.C. 3/174(cc) C Oates 66 N De Vries 46 J Connor 26.

C GRADE: Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 8/167(cc) JL Triffitt 86* A Lockhart 2/37 J Lerch-MacKinnon 2/47 def by Merton C.C. 5/217 J Lerch-MacKinnon 108 D King 41*. Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 94 R McNamara 3/5 B Pellegrino 3/8 P Coleman 3/15 def Rovers United Bruck C.C. 74 D Pool 3/13 Z Percy 2/10 W O’Connor 2/14. Ovens Valley United C.C. 76 R Arguello 41 J Bozzola 4/19 T Graham 3/14 A Willett 2/19 def by Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 107 J Bozzola 53 C Martin 4/23 S Buckley 2/10 PK Katta 2/16. Rutherglen United C.C. 8/135(cc) P Beattie 38 A Holmes 26 C Reid 2/17 D Simpson 2/18 def City Colts C.C. 134 R Miller 40 I Bush 3/13 H Holmes 2/29.

UNDER 16: Rutherglen United C.C. 6/97(cc) R Beattie 31* F Jackson 27* N O’Kane 2/7 def Rovers United Bruck C.C. Yellow 9/59 T Ford 2/2 A Jackson 2/5. Delatite C.C. 5/71(cc) def Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 7/68(cc) C Ellett 37*. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 62 T Docking 4/9 O Cope 2/1 J Fraser 2/6 def Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 54 T Clayton 3/6 M Prestianni 2/8 N Gorman 2/9. Rovers United Bruck C.C. Green 6/84(cc) S Arnold 3/4 def Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 6/73 MH Cullen 30*. Ovens Valley United C.C. 7/99(cc) F Jones 32* T Thomason 31* J Miller 3/7 M Lovett 2/4 def City Colts C.C. 4/95(cc) B Power 2/4.

UNDER 14: Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 4/77(cc) R Pfahlert 34* E Saunders 33 def by City Colts C.C. 4/115(cc) J Long 36* M Feldtmann 27* R Pfahlert 2/10. Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 4/122 M Cooney 29* J Priest 26* def Rovers United Bruck C.C. Green 5/121 C Haring 28* J Hart 2/17. Delatite C.C. 2/107(cc) def Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 48 NH Hoskin 2/7 J Benton 2/10. Rutherglen United C.C. 4/88(cc) A Colvin 30* def Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 4/62.

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2022 FIXTURE

ROUND 1, MARCH 26

ROUND 7, MAY 7 (Mother’s Day)

ROUND 14, JULY 2

Milawa vs Greta Whorouly vs Bright North Wangaratta vs Goorambat @ Tarrawingee King Valley vs Tarrawingee Benalla All Blacks vs Moyhu Bonnie Doon- Bye

Moyhu vs North Wangaratta Milawa vs Bright King Valley vs Benalla All Blacks Whorouly vs Bonnie Doon Tarrawingee vs Goorambat Greta - Bye

Whorouly vs Benalla All Blacks Milawa vs Tarrawingee Bonnie Doon vs North Wangaratta Greta vs Bright King Valley vs Goorambat Moyhu - Bye

ROUND 2, APRIL 2

ROUND 8, MAY 14

ROUND 15, JULY 9

Whorouly vs King Valley North Wangaratta vs Bright @ WJ Findlay Greta vs Bonnie Doon Goorambat vs Moyhu Tarrawingee vs Milawa - Sunday match Benalla All Blacks- Bye

Bonnie Doon vs Moyhu North Wangaratta vs Whorouly Bright vs Greta Benalla All Blacks vs Tarrawingee Goorambat vs Milawa King Valley - Bye

Bright vs Goorambat North Wangaratta vs Greta King Valley vs Bonnie Doon Tarrawingee vs Moyhu Milawa vs Whorouly Benalla All Blacks- Bye

ROUND 3, APRIL 9

ROUND 9, MAY 21

ROUND 16, JULY 16

Milawa vs King Valley Bonnie Doon vs Goorambat Greta vs Tarrawingee Benalla All Blacks vs North Wangaratta Moyhu vs Whorouly Bright- Bye

Milawa vs Bonnie Doon Goorambat vs King Valley Bright vs Benalla All Blacks Tarrawingee vs North Wangaratta Greta vs Whorouly Moyhu - Bye

Bright vs Milawa Whorouly vs Greta Moyhu vs Benalla All Blacks North Wangaratta vs King Valley Goorambat vs Tarrawingee Bonnie Doon - Bye

ROUND 4, APRIL 16 (Easter Round)

ROUND 10, MAY 28

ROUND 17, JULY 23

Moyhu vs Greta - Good Friday Bonnie Doon vs Benalla All Blacks - Good Friday King Valley vs North Wangaratta - Easter Saturday Bright vs Tarrawingee - Easter Saturday Milawa, Whorouly, Goorambat - Bye

Goorambat vs Bright Bonnie Doon vs King Valley Benalla All Blacks vs Greta North Wangaratta vs Milawa Moyhu vs Tarrawingee Whorouly - Bye

Bonnie Doon vs Tarrawingee North Wangaratta vs Moyhu Greta vs King Valley Goorambat vs Whorouly Milawa vs Benalla All Blacks Bright - Bye

ROUND 5, APRIL 23

ROUND 11, JUNE 4

ROUND 18, JULY 30

Benalla All Blacks vs Whorouly Tarrawingee vs Bonnie Doon Greta vs Goorambat Bright vs King Valley Moyhu vs Milawa North Wangaratta - Bye

Milawa vs Moyhu Greta vs North Wangaratta Tarrawingee vs Whorouly King Valley vs Bright Benalla All Blacks vs Bonnie Doon Goorambat - Bye

Benalla All Blacks vs Bright Moyhu vs Goorambat Bonnie Doon vs Greta Milawa vs North Wangaratta King Valley vs Whorouly Tarrawingee - Bye

ROUND 6, APRIL 30

ROUND 12, JUN JUNE 11/18

ROUND 19, AUGUST 6

Goorambat vs Benalla All Blacks Bright vs Moyhu Whorouly vs Milawa North Wangaratta vs Bonnie Doon King Valley vs Greta Tarrawingee- Bye

(Queen’s Birthday - Split Round) Bright vs Bonnie Do Doon (June 11) Whorouly vs Goora Goorambat at North Wangaratta vvs Benalla enallaa A Al Allll Bl B Blacks a kkss ac Moyhu vs King Valle Valley Tarrawingee vs Gret Greta Milawa- Bye

Bright vs North Wangaratta Goorambat vs Bonnie Doon Tarrawingee vvs Benalla All Blacks Greta vs Milaw Milawa Whorouly vs Moyhu King Valley - Bye

ROUND 13, JUN JUNE 25

ROUND 20, AUGUST 13 ROUN

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Be Benalla vs Goorambat King Valley vs Milawa Ki Bonnie Doon vs Bright Bo Greta vs Moyhu G Whorouly vs Tarrawingee W North Wangaratta - Bye No

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December golf action heats up

THE lead-up to the Christmas break was filled with some fantastic gold results, with the finalists for the Ian O’May Shield decided at Myrtleford Golf Club.

SATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER PLANTATION HARVESTING STABLEFORD AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Karl O’Shaughnessy (12) 39 pts.

A Grade Runner Up: Brad Carroll (13) 36 pts c/b.

B Grade Winner: Trout Batt (24) 40 pts.

B Grade Runner Up: Geoff Veldman (22) 39 pts.

Ball Winners: G Veldman 39, B Carroll 36, D Matthews 36, A Roseby 36, A McKerral 36, P Evans 35 Foodworks NTP’s - first: Alan Rockliff, second shot fourth: Brad Carroll, eighth: Andrew McKerral, 14th: Jon Harrington, 16th: Craig Piazza.

Raffle Winner: Andrew McKerral.

Ian O’May Shield semi finals results: T Batt def K O’Shuaghnessy 3/2, D Matthews def P Evans 3/2.

The final between T Batt Vs D Matthews is to be competed on or before 16/1/2022.

WEDNESDAY, 15th DECEMBER PLANTATION HARVESTING STABLEFORD AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Andrew Roseby (18) 38 pts c/b.

A Grade Runner Up: John Costello (21) 38 pts.

Ball Winners: J Costello 38, P Ternes 37, K O’Shaughnessy 35 c/b.

Foodworks NTP’s - first: Karl O’Shaughnessy, second shot fourth: Pieter Veldman, eighth: Pieter Veldman, 16th: David Clark.

TUESDAY, 14th DECEMBER PLANTATION HARVESTING STABLEFORD AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Marnie Broz (21) 41 points.

A Grade Runner Up: Carolyn Prowse (31) 39 points.

Ball Winners: Faye McLees (32) 38 points.

Foodworks NTP’s - first: Judy Bynon, eighth: Marnie Broz, 14th: Carolyn Prowse, 16th: Jan Roseby.

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CYCLE STARS: A group of Alpine Cycling Club juniors raced at the AusCycling Gravity Enduro National Championships over the weekend at Green Valleys Mountain Bike Park near Tongarra, NSW. The juniors raced on Saturday under extreme heat conditions and all faced fierce competition from junior riders from all over Australia, completing either four or five stages depending on their category. The stages were designed to test the riders’ speed, technical ability and stamina across a variety of tracks.

Pictured are (from left) Cooper Northey who took out the National U15 male title, with Jake Grayson (12th, U19 male), Lachie Forbes (eighth, U19 male), Sam Northey (11th, U17 male), Claire Davey (fifth, U17 female) and Erin Forbes (sixth, U17 female) also doing extremely well at a national level.

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IN their last pennant match before the Christmas break, Bright’s A3 side played at home against Wangaratta.

The game was fairly close all day, the final score Bright 74 def by Wangaratta 85.

RESULTS • Cheryl Raduczic, Peter Raduczic, Greg Pepyat, Steve Jenvey: 20/14 • Patrick O’Shea, Elaine O’Shea, Bev Griffith, Trevor Poyner: 20/20 • Martin Kupferle, Ernie Vanderwert, Rob Ryan, Otto Kupferle: 16/21 • John Pryor, Terry Gibbons, Wayne Curtis, Libby Barker: 18/30 B3 had a bye.

In other club news, the Community Bowls experience is on again in 2022 - get your entry in, you’re sure to have a great time.

The competition is open to all ages of all abilities; young, old, novices or experienced bowlers.

Commencing on January 19th 2022, the casual, fun forma will be played Wednesday evenings at 7pm.

For further information and to enter, email the club at brightbowls@bigpond.com, Steve Jenvey at jenveys@bigpond.com or Otto Kepferle at kepferle@bigpond.com.

Myrtleford bowlers break for Christmas MYRTLEFORD’S midweek pennant bowlers slumped into the Christmas break after going down in the A1 division to Club Mulwala 51 (2pts) to 67 (12 pts).

Well done to Wayne Bunge’s team with third Wally Dunstone, second Cheryl Lewis and lead Les Brown for their four shot win, 20 - 16.

Other scores were: Lance Symons’ team with third Bob Shooter, second Jeff Stagg and lead Norm Bussell, went down by two shots, 19 - 21; and Mick Dwyer’s team with third Noel Newton, second Tom MullaneGrant and lead Deni Piazza went down by 18 shots, 12 - 30.

In the B1 match, Myrtleford 53 (12 pts) defeated Wareena

Park 52 (2 pts) in a narrow, but well deserved win for Myrtleford with two out of three winning rinks.

Well done to Graham Burrington’s team with third Graeme Attwood, second Peter Sharkey and lead Noel Rowe for their 14 shot win, 26 - 12; and also to Col Byrne’s team with third Kath Wood, second Barry Rowe and lead Jack Lillis for their three shot win, 18 - 15.

Janice Shooter’s team with third Annie Dunstone, second Janine Powell and lead Kevin Wood went down by 16 shots, 9 - 25.

In the weekend competition, Myrtleford had a great win in the A2, coming in 104 (17 pts) to YMGCR 54 (1 pt).

Well done to Mick Dwyer’s team with third Bob Shooter, second Royston Smith and lead Norm Bussell for their 28 shot win, 31 - 3; and also to Lance Symon’s team with third Noel Newton, second Jeff Stagg and lead Lou Frizzo, for their 19 shot win, 34 - 15.

Greg Robbins’ team with third Marino Candusio, second Wally Dunstone and lead Deni Piazza had a three shot win, 21 - 18; while Attila Litkei’s team with third Skeeta Keat, second Cheryl Lewis and lead Les Brown, drew 18 all.

Swanpool forfeited to Myrtleford in the B1 grade.

In B3 Corowa Civic 68 (14 pts) defeated Myrtleford 50 (0 pts).

Results were: Gareth Williams’ team with third Mark Simpson, second Gerry Green and lead Noel Rowe went down by two shots, 18 - 20; Barry Morey’s team with third Wally Langton, second Barry Rowe and lead Ray Blewett went down by eight shots, 14 - 22; and Casey Vanderpol’s team with third Peter Sharkey, second Janice Shooter and lead Robyn Byrne also went down by eight shots, 18 - 26.

Midweek pennant resumes for on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 with Saturday, January 15 the return date for weekend pennant.

The Myrtleford Bowls Club wishes everyone a good break and happy Christmas.

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Saints claim two on the court before Christmas

By NATHAN DE VRIES MYRTLEFORD Saints claimed their first win of the 2021/22 Country Basketball League (CBL) North East men’s comp on the weekend, with victories coming from both of their matches.

The Saints took on league newcomers Mansfield, also without a win, on the Saturday and claimed their maiden win 67-61 despite some third quarter hiccups.

Leading by just 11 points after half time, Mansfield outscored the Saints by 10 points to drag themselves back into the match.

Myrtleford men’s CBL coach Brendan Cusack said a third quarter slump was something the side had struggled with this season.

“The third quarter was horrible on the Saturday, and the third quar-

ter for us has been a problem, sort of switching on after half time,” he said.

“So that happened to us again on Saturday, so it was really good to be able to, in the fourth quarter, push it back out, get on top, and grind out the win.

“Mansfield are a new team in the competition, so they were sort of an unknown.

“I’m really proud of how they played and how they stepped in and had a real crack.

“Mansfield were hungry, really hungry for that win, and we knew, fourth quarter-wise, because it was fairly even leading into the fourth, it was going to be whoever wanted the game more was going to win it.

“We just sort of had to really switch on and grind it out, it was good.”

Their first win in the bag, Myrtleford took on Benalla on the Sunday with confidence in their game.

“That first win, it just gets the monkey off the back and you’re ready to go,” Cusack said.

“The boys were all keen and didn’t want to lose that feeling either.

“Going into Christmas knowing we were either going to be one and four, or two and three, I think we were just hungry.”

The Saints took the game on with both hands, breaking out to a 10 point lead by half time.

The confidence from Saturday’s match seemed to have an effect on Myrtleford, only being outscored by three points heading into the final term.

“We knew Benalla were going to be really tough and they came back at us in the third, but we didn’t go to

sleep, and pushed through the third and fourth quarter,” Cusack said.

“Everyone was on the same page, everyone was keen as, and we got it done.

“Tyler obviously had an amazing game, Marcus La Spina was superb, and Charlie Crisp the same.

“When either one of those three wanted to do something, they went out and did it, and to have the guys around them that they trusted.

“Our ball movement on Sunday was amazing, because we just trusted each other and we know what each other can do.

“It was just fantastic, the team spirit is right up.

“We’ve got a bit of a break now, we’ve got three weeks, then we get back into it with Mansfield again - fingers crossed we can keep at them.”

Storm weather result goes against Mt Beauty ■

From back page “We missed a few chances in the field which would’ve pegged it back.

“They were probably always ahead of the rate - we were never quite able to bring it back enough, they were either just slightly ahead or going with the rate.

“Like last week, too many four balls, some inconsistencies with the bowling.

“It didn’t quite go to plan with the ball once again, which is disappointing.”

Despite the loss, the Power are sitting fourth on the Cricket Albury Wodonga district A grade ladder, with play resuming back on January 8, 2022.

“We’ll enjoy the break, and get back into training and work really hard on the things we have to fix,” Saville said.

“There are plenty of things that are going well for us and things we can take into the new year.”

OTHER RESULTS District second grade: Dederang 8/120(cc) def by Mt Beauty 5/296(cc) A Randell 109 C Derrick 60 K Moorman 50 AJ Brewergray 36* J McNeill 3/41.

C grade division 3: Mt Beauty 8/137(cc) H Metcalfe 34 T Kiffen 3/5 drew Albury Umpires Blue 1/74 N Britton 49*.

Under 14: Mt Beauty 6/214(cc) M Flay 50* S Begg 39 A McLennan 31 E Niedzwiedzki 29* M Elston 2/19 def New City Gold 8/145(cc) B Powell 58* L Wilson 2/8 W Lutter-Wood 2/15.

Under 12: Mt Beauty 4/141(cc) def Eskdale 6/107(cc) M Perri 3/2.

NEW SURFACE: Dedrang/Mt Beauty FNC’s netball courts got a long-overdue upgrade, thanks in part to funding from Bendigo Bank and Saputo Dairy Australia.

Refurbished courts come up a treat ALPINE netballers will play on some premium surfaces next Tallangatta and District Netball Association season, with Dederang/ Mt Beauty Football Netball Club recently completing restoration works on the club’s old courts.

A combined effort between the club’s internal fundraising group ‘The Cattle Club’, Bendigo Bank and Saputo Dairy Australia, $38,000 was raised to revive the aged courts.

Dederang/Mt Beauty FNC president Richie Kreuzer said the works were well overdue.

“This area was in a terrible condition and unsafe for anyone to use,” he said.

“Hallmark Coatings undertook the works on the old courts to grind, cut and refill cracks, level the surface and then recoat it to now have a dual netball/tennis court.

“The initial work was to be finished by October 2020 but COVID-19 put a stop to that.

“This is now an area that is open not only for club usage but also to the public if they have an urge to have a hit of tennis or throw a few hoops.”

Kreuzer said without the support of companies like Saputo Dairy Australia and the Bendigo Bank to supply the majority of funds, the project would still be in the pipeline.

“We started planning for this refurbishment two years ago, with the support of local farmers donating calves to help with fundraising,” he said.

“To get the project up and running we also needed the support of local businesses, such as Saputo to help us to create this fantastic facility for the whole community to use and enjoy.

“We take pride in being a family club, so are really pleased to be able to give not only our members, but all users a high quality, safe court to play and practice on.”

The courts will be actively used by the community before the TDNA season kicks off next year.

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Narrow loss and huge win for women Saints

By NATHAN DE VRIES MYRTLEFORD’S CBL women have ended the first half of their season with a mixed bag of a round, with one win from their two matches played over the weekend.

After a tight 15 point loss to Seymour (78-63) on Saturday, the squad rallied and annihilated Benalla Lady Breakers at home 93-46 on the Sunday.

The match against Seymour started strong, with the Saints breaking out to an early one point lead over the Blasters after the first quarter.

The Saints faltered through the next two periods of play, getting outscored by the powerhouse Seymour outfit, with Myrtleford trailing by 10 points heading into the final quarter.

Despite their best efforts, the Saints couldn’t make up the deficit, going down by 15 points.

Abbey Zamperoni had the biggest impact on the scoreboard with 15 points, supported by Paige Zamperoni’s 12 points.

Backing up after a tough game to play the very next day is never easy, but the Saints were determined to get the points over Benalla at the Myrtleford Indoor Sports Stadium.

Myrtleford hit the ground running against a young Benalla squad, breaking away to a 23-12 lead after the first quarter.

The wave of momentum carried the Saints forward, demolishing the competition through the middle quarters to have a commanding 29 point lead by three quarter time.

The final quarter was a bloodbath, the Saints outscoring Benalla 27-9 to secure the win.

Paige Zamperoni top scored for the Saints with 26 points.

The one-from-two result from the round sees the Saints sit at fourth on the North East Women’s CBL ladder at the halfway point in the season, with round five set to resume on Saturday, January 8 in the new year.

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Storm weather result goes against Mt Beauty

By NATHAN DE VRIES A WET and stormy day out at Mt Beauty has prevented the home side coming home with a win before the Christmas break, the Power going down by four wickets in a rain-shortened match against Dederang last Saturday.

Mt Beauty won the toss and elected to bat before the rain descended, belting 6/228 from their 40 overs, including some lynchpin innings from the Power.

Skipper Daniel Saville said he was very impressed by his squad’s consistent efforts with the bat.

“We’re happy, we made the exact same score as last week, possibly even the same amount of wickets, so the batting’s going pretty well,” he said.

“Patty Dodd (86) was the standout with a quicker than a run-a-ball knock, he was hitting them everywhere.

“Will Betheras (42 not out) and Frank Iaria (31) batted really well toward the end as well.

“Happy with 228 but we couldn’t defend it, once again.”

As clouds looked more threatening over the innings break, the Mt Beauty bowlers barely had time to find their length before the heavens opened.

“We had a bit of a storm roll through at about 4.30pm - rain interrupted play, with lightning and thunder, for about an hour,” Saville said.

“We lost 15 overs.

“We stopped in about the third over, so they needed 166 from 25 and they did that, they chased that down with about a ball to spare.”

Saville said some lax fielding as well as some aggressive batting from Dederang was the differentiating factor between the sides.

“With 25 overs to bat, they had a bit of a license to hit, and it looked like they were playing with a ‘nothing to lose’ attitude and they played really well - their batters set them up,” he said.

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POWER PLAYER TYLER Barker was instrumental in Myrtleford winning both their matches over the weekend, scoring 44 points across the two encounters. Men’s and women’s basketball reports on page 35.

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Tigers slump with loss before the break

By NATHAN DE VRIES

OVENS Valley United cricketers will be licking their wounds after another loss in the A grade, going down to Rovers United Bruck (RUB) by 27 runs on Saturday.

Despite some strong performances from several top order batsmen, a middle order collapse had the Tigers claw their way to be all out for 146 after 37.4 overs.

A problem area in recent weeks, Tigers skipper Dylan Bursill said the work with the bat was an improvement on previous innings.

“After the last two weeks, we actually batted a little bit better,

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“We had a real positive start, but we went from 2/100 to 6/115 and then we ended up making 146 which we thought was still a defensible target.

“We did change the order slightly with putting Josh Newton at number three.

“I thought he was really positive when he came out - I think the first ball, the young bowler from Rovers (Darcy Wilson) bowled him a ripping bouncer and he just rocked back and hit it almost for six.

“They were positive but just couldn’t stick around for that long.

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bowled well to restrict us after we had a really good start.”

Newton’s 49 run knock, supported by Bursill’s own 27 and 15 from young gun Josh Jones, meant the slightly-below-par 146 total would need to be backed up by some tight bowling and early wickets.

“We just couldn’t get early wickets, we couldn’t get the breakthrough early,” Bursill said.

“They got a pretty good start and then young ‘Coops’ (Cooper Thomason) came on and finally got the breakthrough, and then we got a run out after that to have them 2/54.

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“They batted well, but we just couldn’t get a wicket there for a little bit.

“We just couldn’t get six balls in a row to dot them up.”

Returning bowler Corey Southern was the pick of the Tigers’ attack, claiming 3/35 from his full eight overs.

Ovens Valley will need to refocus over the Christmas break to address batting issues, before they take on Beechworth when the season resumes on Saturday, January 8, 2022.

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