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Giving back to community and value for money

NICK and Karen Cook have been operating FoodWorks Supermarkets in the Alpine Shire since 2000 when they purchased Mount Beauty FoodWorks, growing the business and sponsoring a wide range of community organisations.

Myrtleford FoodWorks was acquired with their partner Andrew Reid in 2014 as well as stores further afield in the Indigo Shire.

The stores now operate under the newly formed Retail Management Group, with outlets in Baranduda, Wodonga, Indigo Shire and southern New South Wales.

According to Mr Cook, the larger company means they can compete on value for customers.

“Retail Management Group and FoodWorks are all about locallyowned stores run by locals to support locals,” he said.

“Having grown the business considerably they have the buying power and support of FoodWorks to be able to match the major chains on price, offering exceptional value when you shop in their stores.”

Mr Cook said FoodWorks reinvests directly into their local communities to support local clubs and not-for-profit organisations.

“FoodWorks sponsor their local sporting teams and donate

constantly back to local groups, organisations and charities,” he said.

“By shopping locally in your local FoodWorks you are not just getting great value you are supporting local jobs and the local community.”

Mount Beauty FoodWorks also gives back to the local area through their ‘Spirit of the Community’ initiative, where the store donates a percentage of their

profits to community groups based on where customers allocate their points when they shop in store, so the customer decides where the donations go.

Mr Cook reminded shoppers they can also go online and find the same great prices for groceries at foodworks.com.au.

“Today’s shopper is constantly looking for more convenience in how they buy their groceries,” he said.

“When you shop online with FoodWorks their prices are the same as in store and offer the same great value, and the groceries are picked by locals that live locally so ensure great quality.”

“Everyone at FoodWorks would like to thank their loyal customers for shopping locally and look forward to their ongoing support, ensuring we can serve our communities for many years to come.”

COMMUNITY-MINDED: Mount Beauty FoodWorks co-owner Nick Cook (right) with (from left) liquor manager Angelina Perri, store manager Brent Robison, and assistant store manager Kylie Payne enjoy giving back to the community.

SERVING BRIGHT, POREPUNKAH, MT BEAUTY, TAWONGA, TAWONGA SOUTH AND DISTRICTS

Another year down and another busy year.

It is so nice to see so many locals and tourists supporting local businesses in our community. The snow season is still hanging in and people from far and wide are enjoying our winter wonderland. This means that we have had tremendous support from the Hotham Dinner Plain businesses and holiday accommodation. Stock supplies of electrical appliances is mostly settled though some items are still scarce.

Who would have thought there would be a shortage of toasters! There is a good stock of clothes dryers this year, unlike last year. Jindara, Coonara, Heatcharm and Arrow brand wood heaters are available, with a wait time of about two weeks. As always, we are still doing free delivery locally and for a small fee to Harrietville, MtHotham, Dinner Plain, Mt Beauty, Tawonga and Myrtleford and surrounds.

There is a Bi-Rite Electrical sale catalogue every month with great deals on fridges, TV’s, vacuum cleaners, microwaves and the ever popular air fryers. A delivery of remote control toys in in December, ready for Christmas.

There is an extensive selection of mobile phone chargers and cables, Bluetooth speakers and CD/Radios. Fridges and freezers, washing machines and vented and heat pump dryers, dishwashers, cookers, small appliances and vacuum cleaner bags, and Bissell cleaning products are available instore.

A furniture catalogue is out now, with lots of home furnishings to brighten your home. The Manchester department has quilts, sheets, quilt covers, pillows, mattress protectors, mattress toppers and towels. The new season’s quilt covers are

due in very soon.

There is a large range of mattresses in stock. All mattresses are made in Melbourne, from all Australian products. Not to forget SodaStream. We have SodaStream machines, exchange your gas cylinders, many syrup flavours and extra drink bottles.

Drop in to see Kerrie, and Donna-Maree for all your needs, big and small. If what

you are looking for is not in stock, it can be ordered in, it’s just a phone call away. John, and his supervisor Daisy, can deliver your items.

You can still drop off your plastic bread tags off. These are collected on behalf of Rotary, which aids the supply of wheelchairs to Africa.

It has been 6 years since Kerrie and John took on Alpine Furniture and Appliances. A

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time they have enjoyed.

You may have seen or heard that the business is on the market, as it is time to spend more time with their grandchildren and each other.

Covers in stock!

forget Christmas. Be ready early this year. If we don’t have what you want in store, why not order it in now at:

Owners Kerrie and John Fleming with Donna- Maree and grandson Tate and Daisy (John’s supervisor).

Blue Pillow is a soft, comfortable, and supportive option for our environmentally conscious customers. Made from recycled PET plastic Waste from the ocean

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70 years of Real Estate, Service & Community Commitment

BEING dedicated to the community is in the DNA of the owners and staff at Dickens Real Estate. Dickens Real Estate is family owned and operated employing 13 local staff members - we are the largest local agency providing the highest level of care for our owners, buyers and renters. We have a long history of always being here for our community – in good times and in tough times.

This is real estate to a tee of course. We are often dealing with heightened emotions, difficult situations, multiple people wishing to purchase or lease the same property and their highs of being successful and the lows of missing out all at the same time. Not that we would have it any other way! That is why we offer experienced professionals dealing with what is often the most valuable asset you will ever own.

We use the SMART SALE METHOD when selling real estate. This doesn’t mean that that we don’t adapt to change or have a “one size fits all” approach. It’s just that we have a set of principles that underpin making excellent decisions at the right time through the process.

We have a team of 4 in our sales department

our services:

which means that we are ALWAYS available and are prepared to give our clients a written guarantee for the service we provide and best of all we offer our owners complete peace of mind with our “No Sale No Fee” agreement - where you pay nothing at all unless we get you a sale.

Hint! - do not list your property with an agent who won’t guarantee their service and never pay an agent any money upfront for advertising!

Dickens Real Estate consistently sell the most properties, for the highest prices, have the highest number of buyers to deal with and continue to be the market leaders through their incredible hard work and devotion to getting the very best for our clients.

But we don’t just sell. We also have the largest property rental portfolio in town as well encompassing permanent, holiday and commercial rentals.

So when it comes to renting your home, why would you use anyone else. In July according to domain.com.au we held a 67% market share of available rental properties and were ranked as

the number 1 agency for both new rental listings and for also total leased properties compared to all other local agencies. So why have your home empty, when you could be using the services of a dedicated team of 5 to make sure you property is rented at all times and managed as if it’s our own home.

When you need to sell or rent your home think Dickens Real Estate. The company that is synonymous with real estate in our beautiful part of the world.

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A New Beginning

We are proud to announce the start of a new and exciting chapter in our story. Going forward we will be branded and trade as Gapsted Estate.

We have always kept an eye on the horizon at the Victorian Alps Wine Company. This visionary outlook along with an entrepreneurial spirit, instilled by the founding families of the Victorian Alps Wine Company has allowed us to put down strong roots in the Alpine Valleys.

Gapsted Estate will focus on emerging varieties such as Tempranillo, Saperavi, Albarino, Grand Manseng and Prosecco while respecting and celebrating the classic varieties of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. These varieties thrive in the cool climate of Victoria’s Alpine region while allowing the expression of our authentic personality through joyful discovery.  Our ongoing commitment to wine excellence has allowed our winemaking philosophy to evolve. We tell an honest and true story of place and time as we thoughtfully craft wines that are harmonious, elegant and age-worthy.

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Thoughtfully crafted, our wines are harmonious, age-worthy and a pure expression of the Victorian High Country.

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BankWAW has been offering modern banking services in Myrtleford for more than 30 years. As a proudly local bank, BankWAW services the communities of north-east Victoria and southern New South Wales. BankWAW is the new name of WAW Credit Union, which merged with the Beechworth and Ovens Credit Union in 1989. We have had an active presence in Myrtleford ever since. At the time of the rebrand, CEO Michael Mack said, “The organisation will continue to be 100% customer-owned, run by the same local people, delivering great customer service, and supporting our regional communities.”

BankWAW is passionate about giving back to our communities. One way we offer support to Myrtleford and other regions, is through our Sponsorship program. Each year, we give a large part of our profits to clubs and community groups to address local issues and make positive changes in the community. We are committed to supporting initiatives that help local communities and make our region a great place to live, work and visit. Sponsorship is part of our drive to be a community-based organisation, and to maintain or develop further relationships within communities. So far, this Financial Year we have been approached and supported Mitta Valley Landcare, the Myrtleford Show Art Prize, and the King Valley Arts Show and we are happy to hear from other locals who need sponsorship support for a communitybeneficial initiative or event through their club or organisation.

If you pop into the BankWAW Myrtleford Service Centre on Clyde Street, you will see familiar faces and a few new ones too. Amanda is a new face at BankWAW and works as a Customer Support Officer. Amanda has been in her current role for just over 3 months, and she

is loving every minute of it. When asked what she loves most about working at BankWAW in Myrtleford, Amanda said, “Being born and bred in Myrtleford makes my job so much easier, knowing 99% of the customers that walk in the door personally. I love customer interaction and helping people which is what my role mainly consists of.”

Another relatively new face is Kathryn who is also a Customer Support Officer in Myrtleford. Kathryn moved to Myrtleford in 2022 and has been working with BankWAW for almost a year. Kathryn says that what she enjoys about living in Myrtleford and working at BankWAW is, “the beautiful alpine area. I have enjoyed meeting our many staff that come to help us out.”

Kathryn is referring to our reliever employees who live in the region and work at any number of our service centres. Dulanga is one of our relievers, who works part-time in Myrtleford. Born in southern Sri Lanka, working in Myrtleford is quite a different experience for Dulanga, but one she is thoroughly enjoying. She says, “I was lucky enough to get to work in a place like this surrounded by friendly and supportive colleagues.”

Whether you speak with Renata, who is our Senior Customer Service Officer and has worked with BankWAW for almost 20 years, or if you speak with Amanda, Kathryn, Dulanga or any of our relievers who also live in the region, you will receive the same exceptional,

personalised service.

BankWAW services more than 25,000 customers across the region. We are proud to have a service centre in Myrtleford as well as in Albury, Wodonga, Lavington, Beechworth, Yackandandah, Chiltern, Wangaratta, Tallangatta, Corryong, Walla Walla, Walwa and Moulamein.

BankWAW strives to support our community with a range of programs and initiatives that align with our values as an organisation. Our purpose is bigger than being a communityowned bank. We want to create a positive social impact by putting customers and community at the centre of everything we do.

BankWAW Myrtleford team members Amanda, Dulanga and Kathy.

Branch Manager Renata Rizzi

Myrtleford Furnishings & Floors is a locally owned and operated business for over 40 years. They have been operating from their premises at 93 Myrtle Street, Myrtleford since 1984. A bit of history for those that can remember the building was formally Alan Capp Holden Sales & Motor Mechanic.

They often get people in who remember where the car hoist was! The business was first established by Alan Heberle then purchased by the Hill Family and was originally located across the road in Clyde Street. Sandro and Janine Botter have owned the business for over 15 years with Sandro working in the shop for nearly 25 years before buying into the business.

Rob and Sheridan Hill are co-owners of the business since 2020 with Rob also working in the shop for several years before also buying into the business. Sandro, Janine, Rob and Sheridan as well as their staff all live locally and pride themselves on being here to help and support the local community. They continue to make improvements to the shop including the recent addition of heating!

They love that Customers can come in and see, try, touch and feel the

Furniture, Bedding, Blinds and Flooring. If they don’t have what you want in stock, they will always try and order it in for you.

They are part of the Homemakers Furniture and Flooring Xtra buying groups and offer a wide selection of products.

Recently they introduced more variety of linen to assist locals who cannot go out of town.

Stocking quality sheets, pillows, doonas, doona covers, mattress protectors, blankets, and electric blankets.

The friendly team are there to support and help with product purchases,

delivery, and installation as well as after sales assistance, when needed. If you have any questions or need help they are conveniently located in Myrtleford. Offering obligation free measure and quote for all flooring and blinds and free delivery to local area. Come in and say hello and support your local business.

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BILLY BUTTON WINEMAKERS SOIREE

Saturday 16th September 6pm

We’re throwing a soiree at our Myrtleford cellar door filled with endless delectable canapes, utilising locally grown produce, matched with our award winning wines. Meet our fantastic winemakers and enjoy a taste bud extravaganza, as each food item pairs magically with a carefully selected varietal.

Ticket numbers are extremely limited. $95 per person, general admission. $75 per ticket for Wine Club Members. Includes canapes with matching wines. To book, please contact our Myrtleford cellar door.

BILLY BUTTON AND BUSH TRACK WINES IN MYRTLEFORD

A partnership between two local friends, our Myrtleford Cellar Door is something special. Located in the heart of Myrtleford, it’s the place to sit back and enjoy gourmet toasties, fine food and produce. Book in for a group tasting, relax and enjoy the newly renovated space. Taste your way through our seasonal produce platters, the ideal way to enjoy the best of our region.

We passed this gem on the road and had to pull over and explore! We were not let down. The owner was friendly, welcoming and made us feel right at home. We tasted a number of wines, all of which were delicious and explained with expertise. We look forward to returning. Olivia, TripAdvisor

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AWARD-WINNING BRIGHT CELLAR DOOR

Come and discover something different. Our award-winning Billy Button wines are showcased in our Bright Cellar Door, with the opportunity to taste many interesting and alternative varieties sourced from local vineyards. Come in and enjoy our tastings or takeaway a bottle of wine to pair with the range of artisan cheese and smallgoods from our deli. There’s something new and interesting for even the most discerning of wine palates to explore!

Not a winery as such, a cellar door only - but a great one, possibly the best I’ve experienced either in this country or Europe. The tasting card lists dozens of labels, many of them interesting, unfamiliar European varieties grown locally. An absolute must-visit. Ron, TripAdvisor

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Community Home Support

Our services

As you get older, everyday tasks can become more difficult. Even though you need help, you may still want to live at home. Asking for help doesn’t mean losing your independence or moving out of home.

We can help you or your loved ones remain independent at home with our quality community home support services.

What community home support services are available?

Meals on Wheels

To help you continue to eat well.

Personal Care Assistance

To help you maintain your personal hygiene and grooming standards, and food preparation.

Nursing Services

To help you treat and monitor medical conditions at home.

Domestic Assistance

To help you keep your home clean and livable, and to help with shopping.

Garden Maintenance & Home Modifications

To help you keep your home and garden in a safe condition for you to enjoy.

Aids to stay independent

To help you with mobility, communication, reading and personal care limitations.

Costs

Services may be funded privately or by the Australian Government depending on your needs and circumstances.

My Aged Care is the starting point for accessing all Australian Government funded services.

Talk to us about an assessment and find out how government funding may apply to you!

Transport

To help you get to appointments and community activities.

Alpine Leisure Groups (ALG)

To help you remain social and interact with the community through group activities and outings.

Respite

To support you and your carer by giving you both a break.

Why choose Alpine Health?

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Clothing store’s a fashion adventure for Rachel

FASHIONISTAS have surely noticed the new store in town, but for everyone else –

Welcome to Catani Clothing, a new addition on Bright’s Gavan Street.

Owner Rachel Flack opened the store in late July, and is excited for what the future will hold for her clothing business. First on the agenda is establishing an online store for the outlet, and expanding the range of clothes and accessories, including more local brands.

While running a clothing store is a leap for the 20-year-old, she has enjoyed pursuing various business ventures for several years, starting with selling her own hand-sewn accessories at local markets and, and having an online store during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Flack has lived in Myrtleford for around eight years, with a short move to Melbourne to pursue tertiary education.

While in Melbourne she worked for a fashion company, but found she wanted a role closer to home where she could engage with customers. “I wanted to do something back in my hometown, closer to my family and friends,” she said. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise) at RMIT, and she said she is taking all the opportunities she can get to

learn about the industry to help her run the store better. The degree is a complement to her business, she said, but there’s nothing like doing the real thing, where she can talk to customers,

and pick her own stock. “I definitely enjoy the freedom of owning my own business and getting to choose what I do, and doing something I’m passionate about,” she said.

FASHION FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

The store stocks a wide range of men’s, women’s and kids clothing, as well as jewellery, hats and other accessories. So why not pop into Catani Clothing and say hello next time you’re in town?

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Come see Rachel and the team now for all your fashion now at:

THE LATEST TRENDS: Rachel Flack has big plans for her clothing store Catani Clothing.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist

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Margaret’s here for your local craft and textile needs

It was a dream of Margaret Phillips’ to open a craft shop.

She’d been selling textile products for around 12 years online and at craft shows, but in January this year she opened Creature Crafts at Shop 4, 68 Myrtle Street, Myrtleford, allowing her to cater to locals who might’ve otherwise made the long trip to Wangaratta or Albury for their textile needs.

The store offers a wide range of products, especially textiles, material for patchwork, quilting and embroidery, but being a local store, Ms Phillips said they try and cater to all craft enthusiasts.

Creature Crafts also supply wool, paper and cardmaking supplies, as well a limited range of art supplies.

“If I’ve got customers coming in and wanting something specific, I’ll try and get it in for them,” Ms Phillips said.

She can also do clothing repairs and alterations, and basic sewing machine repairs – saving locals a lengthy trip for what could be

a simple fix.

“If people aren’t sure, bring it in, I can have a look,” she said.

Ms Phillips also supports local makers and Australian designers.

“99 per cent of my patterns are all by Australian designers because we’ve got enough fantastic Aussie ones here - we don’t need to be buying in from overseas,” she said.

Meanwhile, other products, like embroidered tea towels, knitted products, cushion covers and bags come from makers in the North East.

When the store first opened Ms Phillips ran kids sewing classes during the school holidays, and due to their success they ran again the next holidays and more are planned this September.

“They’re loving it,” she said.

“They’re saying now they want a regular after school sewing session.”

The craft bug hit early for Ms Phillips - she’s been making craft items since she was eight years old, when she

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made pom-pom creatures to sell at a local market.

In fact, those pompom creatures were the inspiration for the name of her business name –Creature Crafts.

Over time Ms Phillips’ skills

Masterclass Sit & Sew

Introducing our soon to be launched Masterclass Sit & Sew day! These will run on the 1st Thursday of the month, in the shop, from 10am-2pm. Bring your lunch, favourite mug and your current project or something that you need a bit of advice or help with.

$10 per attendance

(first one is free!).

We kick off in September on the 7th.

Opening hours: Tue - Thurs 9:30am - 3pm Friday - 9:30 - 2:30 & 3:30-5:30pm Sat 10am - 2pm Sun/Mon - Closed

with a needle and all forms of textiles only grew – as did her business acumen.

“At uni I got into knitting baby clothes and things like that and selling them at markets for extra money,” she said.

“Then it evolved into selling

the supplies, not just the ready-made stuff.

“I just have a passion for all things fabric and thread.”

Ms Phillips also wanted to acknowledge the support of her family in starting the business.

“Without the support of my kids and my mum and dad, I couldn’t have got it up and running,” she said.

“And thanks to the community for welcoming me and continuing to support me.”

Kids Holiday Sewing Classes

Tuesday 19th

September 10am-12pm

Simple Tote Bag $35 & 2pm-4pm Pencil Case $35

Thursday 28th

September 10am-12pm

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Pencil Case $35 & 2pm-4pm Simple Tote Bag $35

Does your child want to learn how to sew with a sewing machine or increase their current skill? Do you want to find them something to do on the school holidays? Then sign them up for one or both of the classes.

Head to www.creaturecrafts.net.au/ collections/classes

We also close on occasion for CraftAlive shows and Retreats. Find these closure dates on our website, front door and the socials.

FABRIC FANATIC: Margaret Phillips’ new store Creature Crafts is a dream come true.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist

LOCALWEEKLY

Site holders up in arms

By BRODIE EVERIST

VISITING residents of Bright’s NRMA caravan park are up in arms over the alleged removal of annual sites, fee increases and a lack of maintenance at the park.

According to site holders, more than 30 have received notices that their leases will end next year, potentially ending decades-long associations with the caravan park.

Montrose resident David Fisher, who regularly travels to his caravan site at the park, said he has had an association with the park for 57 years.

But according to a letter he received on July 27, the park is installing new tourist accommodation, meaning it will no longer renew his site

from September next year.

The letter says he can enter a ballot for relocation in the park, but the park cannot guarantee a site.

“It’s gutting - it keeps people awake,” Mr Fisher said.

“People are so sad that their association with Bright is going to be destroyed.”

Meanwhile, site holders allege fees to rent caravan sites will increase by just over 25 per cent under new rates proposed this year.

According to one site holder, annual fees for sites have increased from $3780 in 2019 to $4881 in 2022, and the park is proposing to increase annual rates to $6108.

Mr Fisher confirmed those numbers were correct, and said maintenance

at the park is lacking, and some site holders are seeing a fee increase even though they don’t particularly use park facilities as they have their our own showers and toilets, and pay for electricity.

Mr Fisher said the caravan park is on crown land which is leased by council.

“It’s crown land, and it’s meant to be managed by the council for the good of Victorians as a cheap holi-

day place for camping and caravanning,” he said.

“I think most people’s feeling is that they’re just trying to change it from a caravan park to a cabin park which definitely isn’t in the town’s interest, or even part of what the crown land was set aside for.”

In a statement provided to the Alpine Observer, NRMA Parks and Resorts said changes to the NRMA Bright holiday park - to see more visitors welcomed to the region each year - will some annual van sites transitioned to short term accommodation from October 2024.

“We understand it is disappointing to our guests to not see their annual holiday agreements renewed; and

have offered an extended transition period, so guests can enjoy holidays at the site for another 12 months,” the statement said.

“We hope to continue to welcome these guests to the park and have invited annual guests to submit an expression of interest to relocate their caravan to a number of available sites within the park.

“Additionally these guests have been offered a number of free nights at the park on powered caravan or camping sites and a 25 per cent discount for bookings on other sites at the Bright Park until September 2026.”

Alpine Shire Council was contacted for comment but had not responded before deadline.

CARAVAN CONSTERNATION: Annual site holders at Bright NRMA (from left) David Fisher, Terry Newton, Noel McKay and David Kramer have received notices their lease won’t be renewed.

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IN REMEMBRANCE

$268k down the drain

DRAINAGE issues at Myrtleford Recreation Reserve will soon be solved with a $268,000 Commonwealth and State Disaster Recovery grant to support construction of infrastructure at the reserve, including on the golf course boundary.

Myrtleford Recreation Reserve (MRR) committee of management secretary Mike Clarke said the developments will happen in two stages.

“The Alpine Shire has agreed to the discharge points from this crown land, being three locations on the southern boundary into the drainage line

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descending along the residential boundary down to the Barwidgee Creek and a main discharge point that is the existing outflow from the drainage line that runs along the golf course boundary with the showgrounds from the golf course maintenance sheds,” he said.

“North East Catchment Management Authority (NECMA) supports these

discharge points and will require water sensitive urban design principles to be applied for high flows that will not cause riverbank erosion, as it does today, and for low flows that can be directed through a winding route of reed beds for filtering out high nutrient and toxin loads prior to entering the creek.

“This will require a hydrological design.”

Mr Clarke said NECMA also supports plans for rainwater capture and retention from all major roofs and any new construction on the

showgrounds site.

“The new amenities block, being completed this year, has a grant from Grow Myrtleford+ for installation of water tanks and pressure pump for supply to the toilets,” he said.

“The recently completed refurbishment of the Richardson Pavilion has included spoutings around the roof perimeter for future installation of water tanks when funding is available.

“The same will be implemented for the large cattle pavilion refurbishment, when funding is available for that.

“Lions club and Rotary will be encouraged to add spoutings to their buildings and link them to water tanks and discharge points.”

MRR committee of management anticipate the design and works will require two stages.

Stage A will include key drainage infrastructure focussed on the outflows and damage protection and stage B will include storm water retention from major roofs and regular rainwater capture for reuse.

Mr Clarke said the DEECA flood recovery grant application was lodged in

May this year for funding to cover costs incurred since the October 2022 flooding and the future short-term development planned for the major outflows to minimise further degradation during the next wet season of 2023 - this will go towards stage A.

For stage B, a large 200,000litre storm water tank storage facility is planned for the basketball stadium’s outflow point with slow release to 50 per cent full for local water supply and protection of the golf course from storm surges. The golf course is currently suffering hole closures during wet conditions.

BRIGHT RSL vice president Judy Moore (left), Bright RSL president Philip Keeghan, Wangaratta RSL vice president John Bailey, Beechworth RSL president John Eldrid, Myrtleford RSL president Bryan Meehan, Kiewa RSL president Colin McMahon, Mount Beauty RSL president Les Jordan, Kiewa RSL secretary Damian Ley and Kiewa RSL committee member Brian Nevin after the Vietnam Veterans Day service in Myrtleford last Friday.

Coverage of the service and keynote address on page 3.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist

Three new trails to arrive in time for this Christmas

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

CONSTRUCTION on three new trails in Mystic Park’s Emily Spur in Bright could start as early as midSeptember with Trailscapes currently in the final stages of trail design.

Following a public tender and competitive evaluation process, Alpine Community Plantation’s (ACP) appointed Trailscapes as the successful candidate and announced the new Emily Spur trails last month.

According to a Mystic Park spokesperson, Trailscapes is currently in the last stages of trail design which involves on-site inspections to finalise the trail course and construction plans.

“Once the final trail design is approved by all Mystic stakeholders, Trailscape’s construction crew can start as early as midSeptember,” the spokesperson said.

“Depending on weather, ground conditions and both riders and runners

respecting the closed off construction area, ACP and Trailscapes hope to have a climbing trail, a flow trail and tech trail ready by Christmas/summer holidays.”

The stakeholders include Alpine Community Plantation, including volunteer board members from Alpine Cycling Club, Bright Chamber of Commerce and Alpine Shire Council.

“Trailscapes is the same

Schools combine for Feast of Assumption

MARIAN College, St Mary’s Primary School and St Mary’s Myrtleford parishioners joined together for a day of festivities to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption this week.

According to Marian College principal Cath Watter, the day began with a combined schools Mass which included readings, prayers and sacred music in Italian language as well as a procession of flag bearers acknowledging the Italian tradition of ‘The Palio’ in honour of Mary.

Free dental is coming to Bright

THE Flying Doctor Dental Clinic will be providing free dental exams and treatment to eligible members of the community from September 5 to October 5 at Alpine Health, 1 Rotary Drive, Bright.

Concept of the new Emily Spur trails were part of the ideas proposed in ACP/Mystic’s Master Plan back in 2020/21.

The 2020/21 masterplan consultation process involved Alpine Shire residents, local businesses, park users and other stakeholders.

The trails are financially funded from both the Australian Government’s Black Summer Bushfire Recovery (BSBR) Grants Program and Mystic Park membership.

trails around Emily Spur helps disburse riders evenly around the park, instead of concentrating traffic along Hero and Shred Kelly,” Ms Short said.

trail designers and builders of Mystic’s Shred Kelly’s Last Stand in 2018,” the spokesperson said.

“They are also responsible for the Indigo Epic Trail from Beechworth to Yackandandah which opened earlier this year.

“Another stakeholder is Blue Dirt; the current contractors responsible for Mystic’s trail maintenance and up-lift shuttles.”

Rupert Shaw, former volunteer ACP board member representing Bright and District Chamber of Commerce, and Nick Gall, former ACP executive officer, were responsible for the successful BSBR application.

ACP executive officer Jessica Short said the new trails are a massive benefit for Mystic MTB riders and MTB community.

“The new trails replace a set of lost trails due to HVP harvesting, the new

“The diversity of the trails will target all riding styles, experience and physical abilities, attracting a wider range of MTB riders to Mystic Park and they address safety concerns by providing better trail difficulty range to give riders the opportunity to practice their MTB skill progression at Mystic Park.

“Having these new trails solidifies Bright’s position as Australia’s top cycling destination which benefits both the tourism and cycling businesses in town.

“The Mystic Park team is very excited this three year project is starting construction next month.

“We are confident our partners at Trailscapes will deliver another set of world class trails that attract riders of all skills and experiences to visit.”

The service is provided to children under 17 years, all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, refugees and asylum seekers, DVA card holders, and adults who have Health Care or Pension Concession Card as well as their dependants.

Community members must also be permanent residents who live within a 30 minute drive from Bright.

To find out more, or to book an appointment, call 03 8412 0444.

Market and repair cafe this weekend

THE Myrtleford Farmers Market is on this Saturday from 8:30am-12:30pm at the Myrtleford Piazza, featuring a range of local food producers and stalls.

The Myrtleford Repair Cafe is also returning to the Myrtleford Neighbourhood Centre this Saturday between 10am-1pm.

The repair cafe can assist with a range of repairs, including household appliances and damaged clothes.

UKV community health session

Father Tony Shallue presided, sharing words of hope and optimism.

Stella-scuola provided engaging live entertainment with ‘Musica Maestro!’ before staff and students from both schools enjoyed a traditional pasta lunch catered by St Mary’s parish ladies.

“It was a delight to see students from prep to Year 12 sharing hospitality, music and some perfect Myrtleford weather on this very special day of celebrations,” Ms Watter said.

Morses Creek swing bridge supported by $14k grant

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

WANDILIGONG Preservation Society will finally see the Morses Creek swing bridge back to its former glory with a $14,140 flood recovery grant from the Commonwealth and State Flood Recovery assistance.

Wandiligong Preservation Society president Robyn Wood said the money will go towards repairs and reinstating support around the

bridge at the Wandiligong Preservation Reserve.

“During the flooding in October 2022, the creek water was rushing very fast and washed away some of the bank and rocks near the swing bridge on Diggings Walk track and exposed part of the bridge footings,” she said.

“This left the bridge vulnerable if further erosion occurred and the integrity of the engineering would be damaged.

“We need some more big rocks under the bridge to replace those that washed away and we did have a quote for that but wasn’t able to start work yet due to the water still being too high.

“We had nearly 300ml of rain in June so we’ll be beginning works when they can get the machinery in the area.

“We’re very grateful to have that work done and to receive this funding help.

“This was the first major bridge that the preservation society, as a volunteer management body of the Diggings, put in around 1980 and it was at the start of our major walking track work so it was a big pretty project at the time.

“It’s a lovely sport to walk and the school kids last week planted some red gum trees along the bank to stabilise it.

“We hope it will survive the next big flood.”

KIEWA Valley residents are invited to a session facilitated by Alpine Health, Gateway Health and Alpine Shire Council to share ideas on what we can do as a community to make an impact community health and wellbeing.

The workshop runs from 9:45am to 1pm on Tuesday, September 5 at The Auditorium, 31 Bogong High Plains Rd, Mount Beauty. Morning tea and lunch is provided.

Correction

CORRECTION: It has come to the attention of the Alpine Observer and Myrtleford Times that a number of captions were incorrect in last week’s edition.

Last week our publication printed various photos from the Dinner Plain Sled Dog Sprint, with incorrect names in the captions.

The correct names are as follows:

E’vette Burrows with a pair of Alaskan Malamutes competing in the two dog bikejoring.

Molly Hodgson also competing in the two dog bikejoring.

Vanessa Kydd with her Alaskan Malamutes in the three dog race.

WORKS STARTING SOON: Trailscapes project manager Joe Pentaluma and volunteer ACP board members Andrew Geekie (Bright Chamber of Commerce) and Ash Gray (Alpine Cycling Club) scoping out the new Emily Spurs trails.

GETTING TOGETHER: Marian College student Lily Cuskelly serves traditional pasta lunch to St Mary’s students.

Audiences hold out for hero in action-packed production

By FAY MASON

TAWONGA Primary School last week presented the play ‘ Superman and the seven apprentices’, with the entire school of 45 students taking part in the production.

The play was written by teachers, with students making all the scenery and props.

Leading the cast was Superman played by Harry Svarc, and Robin played by Reagan Selsby, with a great supporting cast, including Mrs Miyagi.

At the matinee on Tuesday, there was a large audience of locals, including students, grandparents and little kindy brothers and sisters of the cast.

One grandmother, Margaret Mills, had her hands full with grandchildren, preps Amelia and Aiden, and Harper who is in grade two.

The Wednesday evening performance was standing room only.

To begin the show student Tommy did a fine presentation of Welcome to Country.

Principal Kim Franzke said the school had only been rehearsing for six weeks.

“It was important to ensure every student was involved in all aspects of the production,” she said.

There was lots of singing

and dancing on stage.

The villain, The Joker, and his four henchman, definitely were scene stealers who took possession of the key to the city, only to be foiled by Superman and the seven apprentices.

You could tell the children

were having so much fun, some budding professional performers among them - what a great way to build confidence, resilience and teamwork in a child.

The audience joined in with clapping along to the songs, but stopped at joining in the fi-

RSLs come together for Vietnam vets’ service

By BRODIE EVERIST

RETURNED and Services League (RSL) representatives from across the region met in Myrtleford to mark Vietnam Veterans’ Day last Friday, with a moving address from Myrtleford RSL president Bryan Meehan after the service.

The service began at 11am at the Myrtleford cenotaph, with wreaths laid by several representatives of the RSLs, as well as the Wangaratta- Myrtleford-Bright Legacy group.

After the service the group returned to the Myrtleford RSL, where Mr Meehan recounted his experiences in the Battle of Coral-Balmoral in 1968, considered Australia’s most costly engagement in the Vietnam War.

After the address, attendees enjoyed refreshments at the RSL bar.

While folk singer Lazy Harry was planned to entertain the guests, the recording artist was unable to make the event due to illness.

Myrtleford RSL secretary John Twyford said he was pleased to see good representation from RSLs across the alpine region, as well as a number of Vietnam veterans and their family members.

“We’re very happy to be able to have the opportunity to host them,” he said.

Each year the Beechworth, Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford RSL sub-branches rotate the hosting of the Vietnam Veterans Day service and address.

Next year the Bright RSL will host the event.

nale of ‘Nut Bush City Limits’ . Tawonga Primary School is more than 150 years old, a small delightful school with a dedicated staff.

I’m sure past students would have been so proud of this special performance.

RSL president makes Veterans’ Day address

By BRODIE EVERIST

FOLLOWING the Vietnam Veterans Day service in Myrtleford last Friday, Myrtleford RSL president Bryan Meehan made the keynote address at the Myrtleford RSL, detailing his experience in the Battle of CoralBalmoral as a private in the First Battalion of the Royal Australian regiment.

On 12 May, 1968, Australian and New Zealand forces set up Fire Support Base (FSB) Coral north of Tan Uyen in South Vietnam, planning to disrupt enemy forces approaching or withdrawing from Saigon.

Mr Meehan recounted arriving in late the afternoon by Chinook helicopter and commenced to dig a shell scrape,

a shallow hole to protect a soldier lying down, into the baked hard ground to hold him and his tracking dog Tiber.

That night the North Vietnamese Army attacked, targeting the battalion’s artillery.

“The noise is overwhelming,” Mr Meehan said.

“It soon becomes clear the enemy was attacking the mortar pits and artillery and is quickly overrunning them.”

Through the intense fighting, the quick-thinking of the troops was clear.

The NVA overran a mortar platoon position, taking a 105 millimetre howitzer, and according to Mr Meehan, they trained it on the Australians’ position, but a member of the platoon had removed the fir-

ing mechanism before they left, rendering it non-operational.

Mr Meehan also recounted that at another point in the battle, Lieutenant Tony Jensen ordered for splintex – a round of steel darts - to be fired on his position.

To escape the splintex the mortar platoon troops pressed themselves against the earth while the darts tore through the NVA soldiers.

With aerial support and artillery from neighbouring batteries the Australians repulsed the attack by around 6am.

Mr Meehan also detailed a further attack on FSB Coral on May 16, this time aimed at the infantry companies.

According to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, 25 Austral-

ian lives were lost, with many more wounded, during the fighting at FSB Coral and FSB Balmoral between 12 May and 6 June, 1968.

Mr Meehan’s tracker dog, Tiber, survived the fighting, though perhaps not without his own scars.

According to Mr Meehan, and also recounted in the Australian War Memorial website, the dog broke away and escaped during the second assault on the base.

The black Labrador returned the following morning, but was so distressed he was retired back to Nui Dat, a base for the Australian and New Zealand forces. After 18 months he went to live with an Australian diplomat and his wife.

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SUPERHEROES ON STAGE: Tawonga Primary School students Harry Svarc and Reagan Selsby took leading roles as Superman and Robin, respectively, in the school’s production of Superman and the Seven Apprentices.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Tree planting efforts part of school’s long-term goal

WANDILIGONG Primary School students embarked on a tree-planting mission at The Diggings in Wandiligong last week as part of the school’s ‘Sustainable Wandi’ educational program.

According to principal Bob Clyne, students successfully planted a total of 82 trees on the day with the help of volunteers and parent helpers.

“This effort demonstrates their dedication to environmental conservation and their commitment to making a posi-

tive impact on our local ecosystem and also the importance of working together with our local community,” he said.

“Our students have a deep understanding of the environmental benefits associated with tree planting.

“They recognise that these trees play a crucial role in preventing erosion along the creek, creating habitats for native animals, and ensuring a beautiful natural environment for generations to come.”

According to Mr Clyne,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Regional roads remain ‘uncarworthy’

ROAD resurfacing and maintenance activities have virtually been abandoned by the Andrews Labor Government as Victoria’s financial woes worsen.

Road’s performance measures in the 2023-2024

over the past three years students have planted a total of 192 trees as part of their ongoing goal to plant 1000 trees within a decade.

“We believe that involving our students in hands-on activities like tree planting not only enhances their education but also instils in them a sense of responsibility for the world around them,” he said.

“We are incredibly proud of their achievements and look forward to seeing their efforts continue to blossom.”

budget continue “to be confirmed”, with Labor refusing to divulge the actual target.

The state is broke and those of us in regional Victoria are left to pay the price.

We cannot afford to continue to neglect and cut funding to regional roads – the cost far more than just money.

TAC statistics show lives lost in 2023 is already up 25 per cent,

with a whopping 60 per cent of these deaths occurring outside of Melbourne in provincial towns and on rural roads.

Our cars have to be roadworthy, yet our regional roads are neither safe nor car worthy, and sadly this is confirmed in road crash statistics.

It’s a shocking indictment that Labor is budgeting less

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on our road maintenance now than 10 years ago – when you factor in inflation, it’s track record is a disgrace.

Labor must immediately reverse this terrible decision to slash the road resurfacing program.

Just fix our roads and make them safe.

Tim McCurdy, Nationals’ MP for Ovens Valley

Email: edit.timesobserver@nemedia.com.au

Post: North East Media 76 Standish Street, Myrtleford, Vic 3737

PROPER PLANTINGS: Wandiligong Primary School students Harlow Cooper and Layla Snowden at the tree planting last week.

National award for Mieke

By BRODIE EVERIST

BRIGHT landscape photographer

Mieke Boynton has once again been recognised for her craft, this time awarded Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) in this year’s Iris Awards.

Ms Boynton entered five photographs each in the landscape and landscape open categories, which are defined by the amount of postproduction that can be used on the images, and she was selected as a finalist in both.

In the final round of the landscape category, judges appraised the finalists’ top three images, which for Ms Boynton consisted of two aerial photographs and one black-andwhite image of a tree silhouetted against a giant waterfall.

Of the waterfall image, titled ‘Winter Cascades,’ judge Kaye Davis said they loved the beautiful, ethereal peacefulness to the image.

“The detail that’s created by the snow is delightful,” they said.

“It’s beautifully seen.”

The two aerial images were of salt lakes in South Australia and Western Australia, taken looking straight down, creating abstract, seemingly flat images of the land.

Ms Boynton said she specialises in these types of images, often chartering planes and helicopters to travel over the landscape and directing the pilot to turn and angle the plane when she sees features that pique her interest.

“Particularly with aerials, the more people can connect with it, the better,” she said.

“Whether they see exactly the same as what you see is irrelevant,

in my opinion, because abstracts will always speak differently to different people.”

Ms Boynton said she was particularly proud of the waterfall image, taken in New Zealand.

“It really looked black and white because of the snow and the rocksI probably spent 40 minutes before I got this angle,” she said.

Ms Boynton said she and her partner Matt Palmer, who was also a finalist in the Iris Awards, were watching the Matildas women’s soccer team play against France when the news of her big win came in.

“It was the penalty shootout,” she said.

“I think we’d watched five shots on goal and then I started getting messages on my phone.

“So we had to ignore the Matildas so that I could find out what was going on.”

HVP plant 600 trees in recent riverbank restoration

STAFF at HVP Plantations have continued their commitment to restore and protect a special area next to the Racecourse Plantation in Bright by planting 600 trees of local species at a recent field day.

This builds on several years of effort to rehabilitate the five hectare avulsion site, which was created when the Ovens River changed its path during the 2010 Victorian floods.

As part of a long-term partnership between HVP and the

North East Catchment Management Authority, the site is being restored with native endemic species.

HVP Plantations general manager for the northern region, Mick Evans, said the tree-planting efforts were part of HVP’s sustained commitment to rehabilitate and protect the site.

“We set out with the ambition to regenerate an entire section of the site and it was fantastic to set aside a day with

our broader HVP team to boost progress,” Mr Evans said.

“Staff had a great day away from their usual day-to-day tasks to get the trees in the ground – there was plenty to catch up on across the region, and smiles all round.

“There’s a range of native species involved and the support from Park Lane Nursery, Wangaratta and Dahlsens Myrtleford has been instrumental in ensuring we sourced the correct species to

allow the area to flourish for years to come.

“We’re committed to the long-term future of these sites, and we know that the work to date in our 10-year program here is about much more than just the immediate act of planting trees.

“This is about fencing, guarding, weed management, expert hydrogeological advice, and ongoing monitoring to create an environment that will ensure that

these areas can recover.

“We need to protect our progress from deer damage and invasive weeds that had become prevalent in the site.”

The HVP and North East Catchment Management Authority partnership continues, with an integrated weed management program in development to provide an optimal environment for the growth of these indigenous species to promote the long-term future of the site.

PERFECT PLANTING: Staff at HVP Plantations planted 600 trees of local species near Racecourse Plantation on a recent field day.

AWARD WINNER: Mieke Boynton with her photograph ‘Winter Cascades’ (right), one of the images that saw her awarded Australian Lanscape Photographer of the Year by the NZIPP.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist

Rotary

radios

in with donation

By BRODIE EVERIST

THE Rotary Club of Myrtleford donated two two-way radios to the Myrtleford CFA last week, in a move to improve safety for the town’s firefighting volunteers.

The club donated two handheld radio twin packs, equating to four five watt radios in total (with built-in LED torch), four battery packs, two charging stations and other accessories, at a price tag of around $1000.

Myrtleford CFA captain Gloria Pizzolitto thanked the Rotary club and said the radios would better protect CFA members and assist with communication on the fire ground when members are out of the fire trucks.

“When we’ve got fires out in the bush, and we’re away from the fire trucks, we can communicate one one-on-one to relay messages whilst firefighting or from the trucks,” she said.

Alpine Health announces new service and corporate plans

By BRODIE EVERIST

ALPINE Health has announced its new Strategic Service Plan 20232028 and Corporate Plan for 20232024, outlining strategic goals over the next five years and setting out priorities over the next year.

According to the health service, it will lead key initiatives that contribute to system wide reforms that improve the responsiveness of healthcare services to consumers, deliver safe and high quality services closer to home and leverage new technologies and best practice models of care delivered through an integrated service system.

The Strategic Service Plan 20232028 sets out three broad strategic goals: to improve access to health

Online bookings now available for immunisations

ALPINE Shire Council has introduced a online booking system for its monthly community immunisations session in Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford following an increase in attendance for the service.

Council provides free immunisation appointments to all members of the public for the National Immunisation Schedule for Infants and Children, influenza for adults over 65-years-old and children under five-years-old, and any catch- up immunisations for the secondary school program.

The immunisation sessions have historically been walkin sessions with no bookings required, but council’s director customer and community, Helen Havercroft, said council has recently had a significant increase in attendance and the new online booking system would help reduce wait times and assist staff.

“Implementing a booking system will not only reduce waiting times for those attending the sessions, but help our immunisation nurses manage their workload and ensure no one misses out,” she said.

services, including home-based services, same day procedural services and primary mental healthcare; to deliver integrated care by “seamless care across the consumer journey”, the enabling of ageing in place, and ensuring inclusive, safe and responsive health services; and improved sustainability of the health service through increasing service efficiency, diversifying revenue streams and promoting environmental sustainability.

According to the strategic plan, these three goals are supported by strategic “enablers” to underpin achieving each goal.

These include supporting the existing workforce, strengthening partnerships with GPs, enhancing

access to specialist medical practitioners, supporting the implementation of a digital systems, and advocating for a 42-bed aged care facility.

According to Alpine Health, the plan aligns health service delivery with community needs, which have been determined through community engagement, stakeholder consultation and environmental analyses.

It also aligns the health service with state and federal health priorities.

The corporate plan, which outlines more detailed objectives to support the goals in the strategic plan, says Alpine Health plans to finalise the business case for a new residential aged care facility in

Bright to enable consideration by the Victorian Government for the 2024 Budget.

“To be successful, our strategic and corporate plans rely on having a strong base, with workforce, partnerships, digital transformation, and infrastructure important enablers to the progression of our goal to deliver integrated high quality and accessible care responsive to the needs of our local population,” Alpine Health chief executive officer Nick Shaw said.

“Thank you to all staff, stakeholders, volunteers and community members who have contributed their ideas and participated in community consultation to help shape the future direction of Alpine Health services.”

The new online system is a statewide Central Immunisation Records Victoria software program, with the ability for appointments to be made up to eight weeks in advance.

Bookings can be made by visiting: https://portal.cirv.vic. gov.au/

Council advises those wishing to attend that booking is not mandatory.

Appointments can only be made via the online portal.

For those experiencing difficulties booking or getting internet access, visit council’s Customer Service Centre in Bright, or one of the libraries in Bright, Mount Beauty and Myrtleford for assistance.

TWO-WAY TALKING: (From left) Rotarian Alan Garside, CFA member Ray Gaylard, Rotarian Alma Adams, CFA members Mike McGurgan, Noel Thatcher, Paul Pizzolitto, Captain Gloria Pizzolitto, with Rotarian John Forsyth and (below) CFA member Sam Paglia at Myrtleford CFA headquarters last Tuesday.

Ski hires report good business from Falls Creek visitors

By BRODIE EVERIST

SKI hire businesses in Tawonga South are reporting a good winter trade from visitors to Falls Creek, despite concerns over cost of living and less consistent snowfall than in previous years.

Co-owner of a snowsport hire and retail store, Simon Rawlings, said he felt more people were travelling to Falls Creek this season either because of unreliable snow at Mount Buller or they were seeking a less populated resort than Perisher in NSW.

“There’s a lot of people that go to Perisher and it gets pretty crowded, so there’s been people coming up here,” he said.

“They’re always amazed at how uncrowded Falls Creek is.”

Despite reports of a warm end to winter, Mr Rawlings wasn’t concerned because of the resort’s significant snowmaking facilities.

“We can make a lot of snow when the temps are good,” he said.

“It has gotten warm, but to be honest, I’m pretty happy with how things are going.”

Mr Rawlings said their store supply mainly high-end skiing and snowboarding equipment,

and suggested their clientele may be less impacted by cost of living pressures.

At another ski supply store next door, manager Elissa Seymour said they have had a fantastic season so far, comparable to last year’s post-COVID visitation.

“We’ve been super busy,” she said.

“It’s probably only just dropped off in the last few days.”

Meanwhile, at the Bogong Ski Centre manager Ben Cinatl estimated equipment hire was on par with pre-COVID years, though

retail sales were down, which he attributed to cost of living pressures and higher interest rates.

Speaking on Tuesday last week, Mr Cinatl said snow fall had been “pretty mediocre” this season, but he was on hopeful for more snow in the coming week and into September.

His hopes were fulfilled last Thursday, with 7cm of snow falling that night and more falling on Friday.

According to the resort’s snow report, Falls Creek had an average snow depth of 61cm across the

Change to 60-day prescriptions has a side effect

By STEVE KELLY

PEOPLE accessing prescription medications are expected to be $180 better off each year depending on the quantity of medicines they receive under 60-day medicine dispending reforms that have come into effect immediately for vulnerable people and for others from September 1.

Along with the cost savings to the consumer, the change will lessen the need for people to make as many trips to GPs and pharmacies.

However, it isn’t all good news for the people who operate pharmacies, with a Pharmacy Guild of Australia survey showing hundreds of pharmacies are reducing opening hours, cutting staff and increasing fees for services as a result.

The nationwide survey of 1000 community pharmacies, conducted by the Pharmacy Guild, shows almost one in four (23 per cent) have reduced opening hours, more than half (54pc) have increased fees for services, and 250 pharmacy workers have also been made redundant.

$250,000 football and netball grants open

FOOTBALL and netball grants of up to $250,000 are now open for regional clubs to apply for.

The 2023/24 Country Football and Netball Program grants scheme will support infrastructure developments, including court and oval lighting upgrades, change room developments and new pavilions for local clubs and communities.

Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy urged local groups to apply.

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with our elderly residents.

“I wrote to Health Minister Mark Butler to outline their concerns and made sure they were understood.”

Dr Haines said she was pleased the minister listened to the input of Indi’s pharmacists.

resort on Monday, up from 52cm last Tuesday, and more snow was predicted to fall yesterday.

At Mount Hotham, the resort recorded around 50cm of snow depth on Monday, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting more snow to fall on Monday and Tuesday.

Mr Cinatl also said the singlelane section of the Bogong High Plains Road was causing no problems with his customers.

“You wouldn’t even know there’s an issue, going off clients coming through here,” he said.

“Local footy and netball play such an important part of life in the Ovens Valley, with many families being involved in their local club in various capacities,” he said.

“There are many clubs in need of lighting and clubroom upgrades and this funding will give them an opportunity to complete these upgrades and attract new talents to the club.” Applications close on October 9.

For more information and to apply, visit https:// sport.vic.gov.au/grants-andfunding/our-grants/countryfootball-and-netballprogram.

Indi Independent federal MP Helen Haines met with pharmacists from across Indi to listen to their concerns about the change to 60-day dispensing for some medications.

“They brought a variety of perspectives on how the changes would affect their businesses and their customers,” Dr Haines said.

“It was a constructive discussion about the ways in which policies around pharmacy and medication dispensing generally affect the valuable community work pharmacists do, especially

“Their feedback was essential to the development of the $148.2 million Regional Pharmacy Transition Allowance (RPTA), a new fund that will allow pharmacy owners in regional, rural, and remote Australia to transition business arrangements to 60-day prescriptions from September 1, 2023,” she said.

The change brings Australia into line with other high-income countries like New Zealand, the USA and Canada, where people already have access to multiple months of medication on a single prescription.

RENT-A-SKI: Ben Cinatl, manager of a Tawonga South ski hire and retail business, estimated equipment hire at his store was on par with pre-COVID years, though retail sales were down this snow season.

New $500m housing program must accommodate for our regions: MP

By STEVE KELLY

ALPINE Shire’s federal MP says a Federal Government commitment to fund critical enabling infrastructure to boost housing supply must guarantee a fair share of investment to regional Australia.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced additional funding to address Australia’s affordable housing supply crisis following National Cabinet last Wednesday, including a $500 million funding program for local and state governments to invest in the critical infrastructure that enables housing development to get started.

The new Housing Support Program will offer ‘targeted activation payments’ for the connection of essential services and amenities needed

to support new housing developments, such as sewerage, water and power.

Indi Independent federal MP Helen Haines met with Mr Albanese earlier this month to discuss the housing issues faced in regional Australia, and how the problems and solutions are different than those in the cities.

Dr Haines said it was now critical that the government “ensure this funding goes to regional and rural Australia, where these funds are needed the most”.

“I will work constructively with the government to ensure we receive our fair share of the funding in the regions, and I am committed to holding this government accountable on behalf of our community in Indi and regional Australia more broadly.

PEOPLE AROUND TOWN

Owen Stickels

How long have you lived in the area?

The first time was in 2001 for 10 years, then I came back in 2016 after a five year stint in Melbourne. I grew up on a farm in Baranduda.

What do you like about living here?

Essentially I’m a country boy, but living here I have the best of both worlds, being able to have a full professional life working from home while living in this beautiful environment.

Would you like to see any changes or additions?

No, I like it just the way it is.

What do you do?

I am a professional writer, including screen plays, advertising and more.

Being an actor, I teach public speaking and presentation.

What are your hobbies and interests?

I volunteer at the Alpine FM radio. Having some former experience at ABC radio in Adelaide, it was a good fit.

I am a jazz drummer, but

“I will look closely at the detail of the Housing Support Program when it becomes available and I will push the government to ensure it works for us in Indi and across rural areas like ours.”

Dr Haines has long called for federal investment and recently presented the PM with her proposal for a dedicated Regional Housing Infrastructure Fund that would invest in critical enabling infrastructure for regional housing developments.

“This is why it is so important to have a strong regional Independent voice in parliament,” she said.

“I have listened to my community in Indi about the problems we face, worked with them to develop those solutions and bring them to government.

“It’s clear the government has listened and now I will make sure this announcement is actually delivered and results in more houses built in our towns.”

Such a fund could unlock social and affordable housing projects.

“I have spoken to not-forprofit housing providers who say they face costs to developing housing in regional Australia that they wouldn’t face in the big cities, that’s why we need this funding to kickstart other investment,” Dr Haines reported.

“There is no silver bullet to solve the housing crisis, but funding for critical enabling infrastructure is a major handbrake on housing supply right now, and this funding program could go a long way to addressing the problem.”

Kacey Lees

How long have you lived in the area?

I’ve been in the North East since 2017. I grew up in Melbourne, in Point Cook.

What do you do for a living?

I work here at Crispy’s Hardware, before that, Mitre 10, and I’ve done some dabbling in some building as well.

What are your hobbies and interests?

I like making stuff and helping people, listening to music, hanging out with friends, and playing with my dog.

What do you like about the area?

TAWONGA SOUTH

not working in that field anymore. I spent 12 years in the airforce as a fighter pilot.

I like to exercise, and try to stick to a vegetarian diet.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

To the Pebble Beach walk, and to see the view from Mount Hotham.

I like the people. It’s friendly - you know the people you walk past, compared to Melbourne where you’re just ignoring strangers.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

Lady Bath Falls – I love Lady Bath Falls. I also love Harrietville, it has beautiful views.

Is there anything you would change about the area?

If we’re going to be doing these new houses, maybe improving infrastructure to help support it.

Do you have any ambitions for the future?

Live my best life. Whatever comes with that, comes with that.

I just look forward to living life to fullest.

Acclaimed chef to visit Mount Beauty, students attend model conference

By FAY MASON,

YEAR 12 students from the Mount Beauty Secondary College took part in the Indonesian Language UN Model Conference (MUNC).

This year’s focus was on “Sustainable Cities and Communities Towards a Resilient Future”.

The students represented Germany, with the dedicated team comprising Kai Docherty, Taylah Gardiner, Nicolas George and Elizabeth Rose.

Good to see such initiative being taken up at the MBSC.

THE Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre wants to let the community know that every Victorian household, including rental properties, are eligible to claim a $250 Power Saving Bonus.

The current round started on March 24 and is due to

finish on Thursday, August 31.

All you need to do is bring a current or recent electricity bill to the Mt Beauty Neighbourhood Centre between 10am and 3pm along with you bank account details (BSB and account number).

For every claim made through the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre, they receive $10 from Neighbourhood Houses Victoria.

Should you have any

queries please call the centre on (03) 5754 1166.

It’s a worthwhile trip to the neighbourhood centre.

THE Alpine U3A is very excited about having well known TV chef Gabriel Gate as special guest coming to Mount Beauty.

Gabriel trained as a chef with several of the best French chefs of his generation in restaurants in France and England.

Arriving in Australia in 1977,

he became a freelance writer and broadcaster.

His best selling 24 cookbooks have sold more than a million copies, his latest being ‘ So French So Sweet’.

His most recent television presentation has been ‘Taste Le Tour with Gabriel’ for the SBS network, which was shown in conjunction with the Tour De France road bike racing.

Gabriel has been honoured with the French Government’s

award, Chevalier dans l’ordre du merite Agricola medal.

You can hear Gabriel speak of his gastronomic journey through regional France, describing the landscape that inspires and offers some of the most delectable ingredients, at the Senior Citizens Hall at 3pm on Saturday, September 9.

Light refreshments will be served following Gabriel’s talk.

Capacity at the Senior Citizens hall is limited so

contact the secretary@ alpineu3a.org.au for ticket availability as there are only a few left.

ON the Alpine FM Brunch program today I will be speaking at 9:30 am with author Kirsty Jagger on her new book Roseghetto., then with chef Gabriel Gate at 10:10 am, and Kangaroo Hoppet organiser Allan Marsland at 10:40am.

Lots of interesting chats this morning.

MOUNT BEAUTY VOICE: Year 12 students from Mount Beauty Secondary College took part in the Indonesian Language UN Model Conference.

TRES BON: Acclaimed chef Gabriel Gate will be speaking at The Auditorium at Mount Beauty on September 9.

‘Malko’s’ ski run to honour pioneer

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

FAMILY of Hotham local Peter Malkin will see his legacy continue with Vail Resorts and Alpine Resorts Victoria committing to naming a ski run ‘Malko’s’ on the mountain after the avid skier.

Peter’s son, Nick Malkin, said his father was a founding member of the Pegasus Ski Club in 1972, was integral to the building of three lodges, including the commercial building Jack Frost in 1981, and was president of the chamber of commerce for 12 years.

“My late father was a pioneer of Mount Hotham and was instrumental in the establishment of significant infrastructure on the mountain going back to the early 1970s,” he said.

“This included connecting Hotham to the electrical grid, sealing the Great Alpine Road, and the construction of three lodges.

“He was born in the golden triangle; Maryborough, however he used to explore the area as a gold prospector with his father who invested in gold mines in the high country.

“Peter was introduced to skiing in 1969 by a friend and soon became involved in a ski outfitting business with two Norwegian partners that was called Nordic Ski and Backpacking.

“During this time he invested in property at Falls Creek and became a founding member of Pegasus Ski Club at Hotham in 1972.

“Peter and four of his school mates from Pegasus built Jack Frost in 1980 and opened for the famous bumper 1981 snow season.

“Because the resort needed critical infrastructure; mains power, gas reticulation, a school and a sealed road, the chamber of commerce was the advocating

body representing private businesses and worked closely with the (then) Lands Department to deliver much of what we benefit from today at Hotham.”

Nick said his father had a varied career, starting off in freight transport before turning his attention to skiing.

“He also began to establish a life for his family in the North East through tourism and property development,” he said.

“During the ‘off-seasons’ Peter worked in the resources sector as a ‘powder monkey’ or blast engineer blasting quarries and as well as numerous gold mining ventures in the area, the latest being a director of the Mt Wills Gold Mining Company on the other side of Falls Creek.

“He supported my engineering consultancies as a surveyor and mining specialist up until he passed away.

“He remained involved with Hotham right until the end.

“He talked fondly of strong friendships with Jack Frost staff and customers, and the camaraderie necessary to keep the resort going in the 80s and 90s.

“He was very proud of donating accommodation and ski adventures to children with cancer via Camp Quality for many years at Jack Frost.”

Since his love of skiing began, Peter skied all over the world and also had a commercial lodge in Hakuba, Japan, but seeing the naming of ‘Malko’s’ ski run will be

special for his family to see here.

“It’s a great feeling to see his legacy continued and we as a family are grateful to Alpine Resorts Victoria’s Helen Moran and Hotham operations manager Len Dobell for acknowledging Peter’s contribution to the Hotham community.

“Peter’s legacy will continue through his children; I continue to be involved with gold mining and resource development in the north east, and grandchildren who are keen skiers with Amelia skiing competitively with Team Hotham at present.”

LEGACY: Peter’s legacy will continue after Hotham operations manager Len Dobell committed to naming ‘Malko’s’ ski run.

FOND MEMORIES: Peter Malkin (second from right) with his family in the 1980s.

Productive river lifestyle at edge of town

A RARE opportunity presents itself to secure a unique parcel of land on the banks of the Ovens River, no more than 8km from the Rural City of Wangaratta.

Offered for sale by the Fithall family estate who have owned the property for 30 years, this 118ha allotment is offered for sale by private treaty.

Located on the Wangaratta-Yarrawonthe northern boundary by the spectacular Ovens River, the property offers secure water supply and a combination of carrying country.

This property presents a great opportunity to attract a wide range of buyers from

If

primary producers to lifestyle enthusiasts.

This parcel of land would be ideal for buyers looking to secure agricultural land with privacy and good access to water.

The property offers approximately 5-6km of pristine river country and frontage to the very clean Ovens River.

Whether you are seeking an idyllic lifestyle with the opportunity to build your dream home (STCA), or looking to obtain a secure productive grazing block.

The property comprises 54ha of cleared land and 60ha of native bush, plus a further 12ha of leasehold land.

Water provisions include a 24ML high security irrigation licence, extensive Ovens River frontage, frontage to Three Mile

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Creek, multiple billabongs and is connected to Wangaratta city water supply. mented by an elevated portion of the property, suitable for carrying livestock during wetter periods, or perhaps as a desirable home site.

Located on a sealed road with power and ample water, this rural allotment lends itself to any number of possibilities.

Existing infrastructure includes machinery shedding, a disused shearing shed, steel stockyards and combined steel-timber stockyards and a crush.

To arrange an inspection, please contact Garry Nash at Garry Nash & Co Real Estate.

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Land 118 hectares / 291 acres

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• Long lease. Extensive plant & equipment

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• Current net rent approx. $74,877 p.a. plus GST

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• In Wangaratta’s ‘Health Precinct’ and close to North East Health Wangaratta

TENANTED INVESTMENT FOR SALE $990,000

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ACROSS

1 What do we call one engaged in literary work (6)

7 What must one switch on to start a car (8)

8 Which ancient structure consists of two spaced upright stones capped with a horizontal stone (6)

9 Name the bundle of nerve-cells outside the brain and spinal cord (8)

10 Name a US actor, producer, and film director, Orson ... (6)

11 What is commonly known as the Net (8)

14 To be deprived of the sense of hearing is called what (8)

18 Name another term for a woodlouse (6)

19 Which aircraft resembled a helicopter (8)

21 What is a short light doze (6)

22 What is an indication of the reaction of a recipient (8)

23 Name a freshwater food fish (6)

DOWN

1 Name a type of artistic pottery (8)

2 Who was a US child film star, and later a diplomat, Shirley ... (6)

3 Name the “best seats in the house”, perhaps (8)

4 Which archaic term means in a short time, or soon (4)

5 To be more vapid or flat, is to be what (6)

6 What is a prairie wolf known as (6)

12 What are tufts or clumps of growing grass (8)

13 Name an edible North American turtle (8)

15 Which musical compositions are intended mainly for the practice of some technique (6)

E-QUATIONS

Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

16 What are finely divided leaves, as applied to ferns and their like (6)

17 What is a collusive syndicate called (6)

20 Name a period of twelve months (4)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD QUICK THINK

Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.

WHICH WORDS

BIYWORD

Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.

CLUES:

Aus native carnivore (5)

Devotees of surfing (coll) (7)

Donkey (3)

Equivalent (5)

Lower exposure limit (3)

Muslim: full body cover (5)

Plentiful (7)

Pseudonym (5)

Song: ... sera, sera

Undergarment

SOLUTIONS SUDOKU

Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.

TENDERS

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PUBLIC NOTICES

BY

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NOVAK, Mark Anthony.

13/6/1970 – 6/8/2023

SENIORS FESTIVAL EVENT CALL OUT

Learn, Love, Live - your best life and come join the fun at the 2023 Victorian Seniors Festival this October! We are looking for community groups, organisations and businesses in the Alpine Shire who might like to host a free or low-cost event or activity for seniors during the month of October. Whether it is a concert, morning tea, open-day, or outdoor recreation activity (abseiling at Mount Buffalo anyone?!) – we want to hear from you by Friday, 25 August. If you have an event planned or need some help getting one off the ground, get in touch! Email communities@alpineshire.vic.gov.au or call (03) 5755 0555.

AUGUST ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING

PUBLIC NOTICES

SUMMER PLANTATION WORKERS

Alexandra, Benalla, Myrtleford & Shelley

Applications are sought for Summer Plantation Workers for the 2023/24 fire season. The limited tenure positions will run from early November 2023 to late March 2023 and will include physical outdoor work and firefighting. The successful applicants:

The next Ordinary Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 29 August, 2023 at the Bright Council Chambers from 5pm. The meeting will be live-streamed. Community members are invited to attend in person or view online. The agenda will be available on the Friday prior to the Council meeting on Council’s website https://www.alpineshire.vic.gov.au/ council-meetings-2023. Please submit any questions on notice in writing to info@ alpineshire.vic.gov.au by 5pm on Monday, 28 August, 2023.

MYRTLEFORD FLOOD STUDY SURVEY

HOLDEN Colorado, 2014, auto, 124,000km, dual cab, 4x4, (1EF3ZE), bull bar, UHF, tonneau and tub rack, tow bar, RWC, A/T tyres, side steps, good condition in and out, $28,900 inspection welcome. Ph 0482 586 700.

HARLEY Davidson 2006, 1200c xl 1200r sportster roadster cruiser, 5 spd manual, 7640km, p ristine condition, V IN 5HD1CLP186K 455114, plus leathe r jacket, helmet, gloves and backpack, $11,500. Ph 0412 874 585.

Passed away August 6, 2023, at Toowoomba Base Hospital after illness. Dearly loved son of Mark and Nola Novak and brother of Michelle Novak.

Father to Brittney and Breanna and partner of Glenys.

A memorial service will be held later in the year to celebrate Mark’s life.

NOVAK,

Mark.

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CLASSIFIEDS - 5723 0101

HVP Plantations is an organisation where diversity of thought, experience and background is acknowledged and celebrated. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. For a copy of the job description, general enquires and applications please contact: careers@hvp.com.au

Applications close: Sunday 10th September

Scan the QR code to download the form - Summer Plantation Worker Skills Summary. Attach the form + your CV/ Cover Letter and send to our careers email

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In conjunction with Northeast Catchment Management Authority (NECMA), the Myrtleford Flood Study will assess the impacts of a breakaway event that may involve surrounding rivers and creeks. The information collected throughout this study will be used to inform planning decisions and emergency response. If you live or work in Myrtleford, have the area, or could be directly impacted by in Myrtleford, please submit your feedback and knowledge through our online survey. Scan the QR code to take the survey.

EMPLOYMENT

Alpine School Dinner Plain Campus

Groundskeeper/Maintenance/Cleaner .07 FTE

Please apply through DET Recruitment Online website www.education.vic.gov.au/schooljobs

Reference Number 1360463 or phone 03 5150 8100. Applications close 8/9/2023.

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DEATH NOTICES

TAYLOR, George.

29/4/1931-18/8/2008

Our dear Dad, Dad-in-law and Pa, you are missed so very much. ~ Love always Jenni, Joe, Daniel, Joel and Adam xxx.

Cherished Memories

SOLD MATTHEWS, Ronald ‘Darby’.

BARNARD, Warren. 19/7/1945-16/8/2023

Dearly loved husband of Robyn. Father of James, Charles, Anthony, Aaron and Thomas. Father in-law of Kerry, Jessica, Esther and Taylah. Grandfather of Seren, Scarlett, Ryan, Rose, William, Astrid, Emily, Daisy and Alexis.

Safely tucked within our hearts, your life will always shine. A glowing ember never still, throughout the end of time. No matter what the future brings, or what may lie ahead, we know that you will walk with us, along the path we tread. Go rest our son, go be at peace and let yourself fly free, one day we will join you, for all eternity.

~ Love Mum and Dad.

BARNARD

A funeral service to honour the life of Warren will be held at the Bright Football and Netball Club on Monday, August 28, 2023, commencing at 1.30pm. Warren’s service can be viewed via live stream at www.notrtheastfunerals.com.au/livestream. A private cremation will follow the service.

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Our photographer, Melissa Beattie, made her way to Wangaratta & District Junior Football finals to capture some action shots from the under 14s Bright vs Centrals match on Sunday.

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Second chance for Bright juniors

BRIGHT’S under 14 footballers will have another shot at making the grand final after losing 6.8 (44) to Centrals’ 7.5 (47) in their qualifying final on Sunday.

After a fairly even first half, Bright exploded, heading into the final term leading by 16 points before Centrals shot back and kept them goalless. Bright faces Imperials in the first semi-final in Wangaratta this weekend to keep their finals dreams alive.

Scores:

Bright U14 1.3 3.4 6.7 6.8.44

Centrals U14 1.0 4.2 4.3 7.5.47

BEST: Bright: Noah White, Oscar Lewis, Lachlan Russell, Luke Carey, Lakitha Samarasinghe, Fraser Stephens. Centrals: Connor Ormond, Beau Johns, Kaiden Wohlers, Reid McNamara, Cooper Grimshaw, Austin Morris. GOALS: Bright: Otis Dalbosco

2, Alex Tanaskovic 2, Darcy Andersen

1, Stefan Murdzevski 1. Centrals: Cooper Grimshaw 2, Ryan Parsons 2, Dean Balfour 1, Andrew Fraser 1, Reid McNamara 1.

Panthers thrive in baseball finals

THE under 12 Porepunkah Panthers were away against the Wangaratta Rangers in an elimination final to see who would advance to the decider on the weekend.

The Panthers had one of their best games of the season in the field and continued to throw the opposition out when given the chance.

The first innings had the perfect start, with twin aces Heath Hughes and first baseman brother Lincoln taking down the first three batters faced.

The Panthers then went into bat and put six runs across the plate, Eamon Thompson led off with a safe hit, and some big hits to Nate Iles, Rory Clarke, and Cohen GuestSmith getting the runs across the plate.

The second innings was a mirror of the first, with the Panthers throwing the first three Ranger batters out.

Monthly Medal contested at Bright

BRIGHT Golf Club’s August Monthly Medal was taken out by Adam Benincasa on Saturday.

Veterans, Monday, August 14, Stableford

A grade winner: Mark Zwiersen (20) 35 points. B grade winner: Graham Barrow (26) 37 points.

NTPs – third: Ray Borschmann, sixth: Ray Ousley, 11th: Graham Barrow.

WEDNESDAY LADIES

STABLEFORD MULTIPLYER

AUGUST 16th

Ladies, Wednesday, August 16, Stableford

Multiplyer

Winners: Tina Cook, Suzette Heydon 50 points.

NTPs – third: Bernie Wicks, sixth: Allison Gilbert, 11th: Allison Gilbert, 16th: Tina Cook.

Men, Thursday, August 17, Stableford

The Panthers’ baseball smarts were on display, with fielders Wez Booth, Rory Clarke, and Cohen- Guest smith also getting outs throughout the day.

The second batting innings had the younger brigade all impressing and getting safe hits as well, with Mina Meddings, Yuna Meddings, and Steph Alexander all getting on base.

Nice hits by Jackson Millander and Uriah Iles and crowd man Harvey Hughes had a maximum seven runs cross the plate.

With the Panthers 13-0 in front at the halfway point it the game, the tone was set.

The Panthers did everything right and then some, running away 24-7 winners.

The skill improvement in such a young team this year is unbelievable, knowing when to run, hold up on a

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base and rolling double plays are now understood and happening.

The Panthers will go into the under 12 grand final this Sunday against the Albury Bears on a high.

Porepunkah’s C grade team has finished on top of the ladder and already secured a spot in the grand final, in two weeks.

This week against the Albury Bears the Panthers lost the lead early.

Jarrod McCormack was the only Panther to cross the plate in the first innings, stealing two bases in the process with his pace between bases causing headaches for the Albury Bears.

Trailing 3-1, the Bears then managed only one run in their next at bat.

With the Porepunkah team now down 4-1 and batting they battled away to tie up the game, with Ethan Edwards hitting safely and stealing

two bases, then Luca Barthelmez and Jarrod McCormack hitting nice line drives to get on base and score.

The Albury Bears were able to score two more runs in their last dig to take the lead 6-4.

The Panthers team knew that the bats had to run hot to win and saved their best till last.

Leadoff batter Ollie Chambers got himself another safe hit, Lachie Rosser showed off his iron mike skills and hit a big triple baser, Liam ‘wild thing’ Quinton then followed up with a two base bomb. The Panthers were putting on the pressure and further safe hits to Eathen Edward and Luca Barthelmez secured the win for the Panthers.

The final score was Porepunkah 9 def Albury 6.

The C graders have a week off and will enter the grand final as red hot favourites.

A grade winner: Hugh Kirk (16) 36 points c/b. B grade winner: Robert Davey (21) 34 points.

NTPs – third: Brian Thomas, sixth: Hugh Kirk, 11th: Graham Barrow, 16th: Steve O’Reilly.

Men, Saturday, August 19, Stroke Monthly Medal

A grade winner: Adam Benincasa (11) 70 nett. B grade winner: Andrew Cook (28) 74 nett.

NTPs – third: John O’Shea, 11th: Adam Benincasa, 16th: Craig Williamson.

Medal Winner: Adam Benincasa.

Ladies, Saturday, August 19, Stableford Winner: Carolyn Bailey 37 points c/b.

NTPs – third: Tina Cook, sixth: Tina Cook, 16th: Carolyn Bailey.

YOU’RE CLEAR: Fraser Stephen bursts through the pack in Bright’s loss to Centrals in the under 14 qualifying final.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

Narrow defeat for Bombers in netball swansong

By DANIEL SAVILLE

A SPIRITED effort by Dederang-Mount Beauty’s A grade netball side wasn’t quite enough to notch up their 10th and final win of the season against a finals-bound Chiltern on Saturday afternoon.

At the end of a competitive 60 minutes of netball, the scoreboard read 47-36 in favour of the Swans at home over the visiting Bombers.

Junior Bombers enter the finals undefeated

By BRAD REDMOND, DMB U14 football coach

WE were back to wintery conditions at Chiltern on Saturday, with the temperature feeling like it was dropping by the hour and a light misting shower, just enough to keep you cold.

The boys were told that the Swans have it all to play for and nothing to lose in this last game of the home and away season, and like we predicted they came out strong.

Our centres have been our generator all year and Saturday was no exception.

They gave us first use of the ball and penetrated deep into our forward line on many occasions.

The backline were given a

goal to play tight and defend to the last, which they did.

‘Ferg’ (Fergus Gardiner) singlehandedly stopped two probes with his high marking skills.

Our forwards worked hard with Zelk (Shuttleworth) and Mark (Flay) hitting the scoreboard.

In saying all that, the boys were still a little flat and at quarter time, the Swans were still keeping us honest with the scores DMB 2.2.14 to no score.

At quarter time, the instruction was to talk, have fun, and don’t bounce the ball on a wet day.

The second quarter was much like the first with the boys doing what needed to be done just to get the job done.

Jack (Coulston) was the work-

man-like - busting packs and kicking goals with his punchy left foot, he was the inspiration we needed, and at half time, we were up 27-1. But we still needed a lift moreenter Hudson ‘Showtime’ Grundy. No person can spark a team like Hudson, and with his first goal, the flood gates opened and the centres had no option but to keep feeding the beast that is the forward line.

We showed dash, high marking, strong defending, piling on seven goals two in 15 minutes of football to lead at three quarter time by 69 points.

In the last address of the home and away season, the boys were told to hold this form, keep up the momentum

and carry it into the first week of the finals, which is what we did, having another seven scoring shots (2.5).

In the end, we completed part one of our 2023 mission: to go through the year undefeated.

Finals are now here - this is where ‘reward for effort’ comes in.

Next Saturday is at Sandy Creek against Yackandandah.

Final scores: DMB 2.2 4.3

11.5 13.10.88 def Chiltern 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2.2

DMB Best: Jack Coulston, Tully Duggan, Beau Duggan, Jacob Cooper, Darcy Fallon, Thomas Docherty.

DMB Goals: Jack Coulston 3, Mark Flay 3, Darcy Fallon 2, Hudson Laidlaw-Grundy 2, Jai Redmond 2, Zelk Shuttleworth 1.

Visitors welcomed to Mount Beauty Golf Club

WEDNESDAY, August 16 saw only eight men take on the front nine at the Mount Beauty Golf Club, when Ron Gallagher scored 16 points to take home the ball from Allan Retallick and Ross Rynehart with 15 apiece.

NTP on the ninth was Ross

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Rynehart, while the club kept the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office on the seventh.

Saturday, August 19 was a stableford comp with a better field of 16 showing up, including a visitor from Longford GC, Jared East.

RESULTS:

ELIMINATION FINAL

Ross Rynehart was victorious on this occasion with 36 points.

Stephen Short took second on a countback from Victor Selway with their 33 points each. The final ball was handed to Don Mason with his 32 points.

U14 Boys 2 49 def by Coburg 3 52 Brock Buckland 18, Joseph Milton 13, Michael Moylan 9)

QUALIFYING FINAL

U14 Girls 1 38 def by Bulleen 2 48

(Top Scorers: Ella Mercieca 20, Lily Purss 8, Maisy Moscrop 6)

ELIMINATION FINAL

U14 Girls 2 28 def by Eltham 5 29

(Top Scorers: Maria Hanley 10, Kaity Ford 7, Winnie Heffernan 7)

FINALS WEEK 1 - BYE

U16 Boys 1

QUALIFYING FINAL

U16 Boys 2 40 def by Melton 2 54

(Top Scorers: Seth Graham 10, Sam Kain 6, Josh Vearing 6)

FINAL ROUND OF THE REGULAR SEASON

U16 Girls 1 38 def by Bulleen 1 64

(Top Scorers: Molly Moylan 13, Mekenzie Wood 8, Kiera Freeman 4)

FINALS WEEK 1 - BYE

U16 Girls 2

FINAL ROUND OF THE REGULAR SEASON

U18 Boys 1 70 def Nunawading 1 63

(Top Scorers: Lochie Harvey 19, Frank Oguche 19, Caleb Wharepapa 10)

NTPs went to Dave Browning on the seventh, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office, the ninth went to Roger Church and Allan Retallick took home the ball on the 17th and the money on the 18th.

Chiltern edged ahead in the first quarter to be three goals up at the first break, then doubled their advantage at half-time to be leading by six goals (24-18).

The A grade Bombers have made a habit of being fast starters in third quarter netball but couldn’t wrestle back the momentum in their favour, with the margin sliding to 10 goals with a quarter to play.

Despite being the closest of the four quarters, Dederang-Mount Beauty lost the quarter narrowly to eventually be defeated by 11 goals.

In a game where the Bombers were playing for pride, Chiltern found themselves in a must-win scenario if they wanted to play finals netball, so you knew they were going to be giving their very best efforts.

Caitlin Grambau (16 goals) and captain Alysha de Koeyer (14 goals) shared goal shooter duties, while Keely Bullivant filled in for Alex Novak at wing attack.

Dederang-Mount Beauty concluded the season in seventh position on the Tallangatta & District Netball Association ladder with a 50 per cent winning record, courtesy of nine wins and nine losses.

Even though fifth-placed Chiltern were two wins and percentage ahead by the end of Round 18, the Bombers were realistically in the finals mix until only two weeks ago, and it was only a couple of close losses that stopped them from seeing finals action.

Dederang-Mount Beauty’s B grade side finished the season in the best possible way with a hard-fought 10-goal win against Chiltern.

The Bombers, who jumped into eighth position on the ladder after Saturday’s win, held a four-point lead at the first break and managed to hold on to complete the 47-37 victory, with Emma Cardwell shooting 29 goals at 94 per cent.

DMB’s C grade team couldn’t quite get over the line in their 22-65 away loss, which means that they have ended the 2023 season with five wins to finish in ninth place.

Junior Bushies U14 girls teams together before their VJBL finals

CLEARNACE: Fergus Gardiner slams the ball onto his boot and sends it downfield.

CHARGE: Darcy Fallon takes on the defender in the Bombers’ final home and away game of the season. PHOTOS: Sharon Coulston

Rivalry to heat up in finals

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

AFTER successive bye rounds, the division two Savoy women are primed for finals action as they take on rivals Wangaratta this Sunday.

An immensely close league title race came to an end on Sunday with Wodonga Heart’s 5-0 win over Boomers last Sunday enough to claim the title over the Savoys by a solitary point on the standings.

Placing second and with just two losses on the season, the Savoy women will come in as favourites but the seventh placed Lady Devils head into finals coming off two straight wins, including a 2-1 win over Albury United last week, knocking them out of third.

Savoys coach Gabby Paglia said having finished in a scoreless draw in their last encounter, the team is fully aware of the challenge their rivals present.

“We’re a little bit nervous with Wangaratta, not too sure how we’re going to go,” she said.

“We beat them 8-0 the first

time around and drawing with them the next time was a bit of a daunting one and a game changer for us ladder wise as well.

“We’ll hopefully take the right precautions and come out with a good result.”

Win, draw or go home

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The re-scheduled match was set to take place last week, but a Football Federation Australia ban on all matches coinciding with Australia’s World Cup semi-final meant the match will now be played tonight, as a standalone finale before finals on the weekend.

If Myrtleford are able to at least score a point tonight they will play either Albury United or Cobram in their first final this Sunday at Albury - top teams the Savoys have now beaten in both of their most recent encounters.

But a loss will see their season end, stranded one point behind Albury City in ninth.

Morgan said while the re-scheduling has made for a tricky situation, he is confident his team can do enough to salvage at least a point tonight and have an impact in finals.

“If we get through Wednesday, there’s no one to fear,” he said.

“It’s really about getting

through, grabbing a point, preferably three, and looking onto the weekend.

“Everyone starts equal whether you finish first or whether you finish eighth; it will make an interesting first game of finals if we get through.”

The Savoys are expected to have a near full strength side available tonight, with midfielder Jack Milford the only change with Nathan Mirt expected to take his place in the starting eleven.

OTHER SAVOY TEAM RESULTS

Division 2 Men: Myrtleford 0 def by Cobram 3.

Division 3 Men: Myrtleford 3 def Cobram 1.

Over 35: Myrtleford 1 def by Cobram 4.

U17 Girls: Myrtleford 0 def by Albury Hotspurs 12.

U16 Boys: Myrtleford 1 def by Cobram 6.

U14 Boys: Myrtleford 6 def Cobram 1.

U13 Boys: Myrtleford 0 def by Cobram 2.

U12 Boys: Myrtleford 2 drew with Cobram 2.

Since their 2-0 win against Wodonga Diamonds the team has used a week of rest and a full week of training to fill in their bye rounds, including a practice match against the over 35s last Thursday night.

Paglia said the girls are eager to rejoin the pitch after coming off a successful regular season leading into finals.

“I’m really proud of how far the girls have come, whatever happens in finals, we’ve had a lot of improvement within ourselves to get to second place on the ladder,” she said.

“We’re definitely trying to focus on the small things and we’re working on the positives.

“You can tell through training how Sunday is going to go and they were both good training sessions,” she said.

“Hopefully we can continue to build on that and be able to explode come Sunday.”

Keeper Jess Stringer will be unavailable on the weekend which will bring Annabel Iaria back into the gloves.

Other Savoy teams to be competing in finals this weekend will be the under 13 boys, under 16 boys, under 17 girls and division three men, despite only joining the competition six games into the season.

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Weather troubles Myrtleford golfers

THE weekend’s soggy weather didn’t keep everyone off the course, with a field taking to the Myrtleford Golf Club fairways on Saturday, with Jade Galvan taking the win.

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Saturday, August 19

Myrtleford Bake House Stableford AMCR 73

A grade winner: Jade Galvan (14) 33 pts. A grade runner up: Pieter Veldman (27) 32 pts.

Ball winners: A Rockliff 30, S Hancock 32 c/b.

Foodworks NTPs - first: Spider Hancock, fifth: Aaron Jose, 10th: Spider Hancock, 14th: Karl O’Shaughnessy.

Matthews Cleaning encouragement award: Karl O’Shaughnessy 19 pts.

Raffle winner: Spider Hancock.

Disc draw: first - David Clarke, Karl O’Shaughnessy, Craig Piazza. Second: David Clarke, Karl O’Shaughnessy, Jon Harrington.

Thursday, August 17

Myrtleford Bake House - Stableford AMCR 76

A grade winner: Marnie Broz (25) 36 pts. A grade runner up: Sandie Church (35) 29 pts.

9 hole winner: Denise O’Donohue (51) 15 pts.

Wednesday, August 16

Myrtleford Bake House - Stableford AMCR 73

A grade winner: Aaron Jose (10) 39 pts. A grade runner up: Geoff Veldman (22) 37 pts.

Ball winners: I Wales 36, J Galvan 35.

Foodworks NTPs - first: Geoff Veldman, 10th: Matt Versteegen, 14th: Geoffery Coughlan.

Tuesday, August 15

Myrtleford Bake House - Stableford AMCR 76

A grade winner: Sarah Deas (33) 29pts C/b. A grade runner up: Angela O’Shaugnessy (20) 29pts.

9 hole winner: Marg Fitridge (38) 14pts.

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WINNER: Aaron Jose took the win in Wednesday’s stableford with 39 points.

HIGH HOPES: The Savoy women will have to start their finals campaign without regular goal keeper Jess Stringer this Sunday, with Annabel Iaria stepping in and taking the gloves. PHOTO: Janet Watt

REACHING OUT: Josh Zito intercepts Cobram captain Bill Puckett to regain posession.

GET IN: Lewis Holloway celebrates his goal on Sunday with Tom Caplin, Will Osborne and Jack Milford as the Savoy men stunned championship contenders Cobram 4-1.

PHOTOS: Janet Watt

WINNERS AND LOSERS

OVENS AND MURRAY SENIORS LADDER

SCOREBOARD RESERVES RESULTS

YARRAWONGA 7.3 13.4 18.8 20.17.137

WANGARATTA ROVERS 3.1 5.1 8.2 9.3.57

GOALS: YARRAWONGA: Matthew Casey 5, Leigh Williams 4, Nicholas Fothergill 3, Dylan Conway 2, William Wheeler 2, Ryan Bruce 1, Michael Gibbons 1, Lach Howe 1, Jordan Urquhart 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alexander Marklew 4, Thomas Boyd 2, Sam Allen 1, Alex McCarthy 1, Ky Williamson 1. BEST: YARRAWONGA: William Wheeler, Matthew Casey, Brayden Coburn, Ryan Bruce, Leigh Williams, Lach Howe. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Thomas Boyd, Cody Schutt, Alexander Marklew, Toby Murray, Alex McCarthy.

GOALS: ALBURY: Jacob Conlan 6, Riley Bice 2, Kolby Heiner-Hennessy 2, Jacob Page 2, Jessy Wilson 2, Rhys King 1, Isaac Muller 1. WODONGA: Oscar Willding 2, Jett Cassidy 1, Noah Spiteri 1. BEST: ALBURY: Jake Gaynor, Jacob Page, Riley Bice, Elliott Powell, Jacob Conlan, Michael Duncan. WODONGA: Adam Jorgensen, Joshua Mathey, Matthew Wilson, Rhys Venturoni, Matthew Soroczynski, Ollie Greenhill.

NETBALL SCORES THIRDS RESULTS

A GRADE

Wangaratta 38 def Myrtleford 29

BEST: WANGARATTA: Brooke Pryse 3, Issy Newton 2, Kellie Keen 1

MYRTLEFORD: Hidden Player 3, Olivia Sinclair, Georgia Ryan 1 .

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Amanda Umanski 14, Georgia Clark 14, Kellie Keen 9, Amy Byrne 1. MYRTLEFORD: Rebecca Piazza 20, Sally Botter 9. Yarrawonga 76 def Wangaratta Rovers 35

GOALS: YARRAWONGA: Madeleine Allan 35, Kaleisha Pell 21, Hidden Player 20.

WANGARATTA ROVERS: Samantha Kreltszheim 18, Rebecca Kreltszheim 17.

Wodonga Raiders 49 def by Lavington 54

Albury 55 def Wodonga 37

B GRADE: Yarrwaonga 60 def Wangaratta Rovers 28;

Wangaratta 40 def Myrtleford 24; Wodonga Raiders 47 def Lavington 43;

Albury 44 def by Wodonga 64.

C GRADE: North Albury 39 def Corowa-Rutherglen 33;

Wangaratta 42 def Myrtleford 35;

Yarrawonga 46 def Wangaratta Rovers 24;

Wodonga Raiders 27 by Lavington 55; Albury 33 def by Wodonga 47.

17 & UNDER: North Albury 55 def Corowa-Rutherglen 38;

Wodonga Raiders 75 def Lavington 29; Albury 46 def by Wodonga 74;

Yarrawonga 39 def by Wangaratta Rovers 69;

Wangaratta 67 def Myrtleford 22.

15 & UNDER: North Albury 35 def Corowa-Rutherglen 16;

Wangaratta 30 def by Myrtleford 38; Wodonga Raiders 38 def Lavington 27;

Albury 12 def by Wodonga 47;

Yarrawonga 15 def by Wangaratta Rovers 58.

Yarrawonga 4.5.29 def by Wangaratta Rovers 17.5.107 Albury 7.13.55 def Wodonga 7.4.46 Wangaratta 10.9.69 def

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Callum Moore 8, Joe Berry 3, Liam Mcveigh 2, Ben Reid 2, Patrick Warner 2, Fraser Ellis 1, Fraser Holland-Dean 1, Jessie Smith 1, Murray Waite 1. MYRTLEFORD: Simon Curtis 1, Ryley Sharp 1. BEST: WANGARATTA: Callum Moore, Hunter Gottschling, Liam Mcveigh, Dylan Van Berlo, Cameron Barrett, Joe Berry. MYRTLEFORD: Kyle Winter-Irving, Rhys Grant, Mitch Dalbosco, William McKerral, Ashton McPherson, Simon Curtis.

Wodonga Raiders .........0.6.6 Lavington .............15.18.108

BEST: Wodonga Raiders: Kieran Jones, Declan Rochow, Ben Lawson, Baylee Jerram, Beau Packer, Wade Knights. Lavington: Bailey Pirnag, Josh Roscarel, Neil Smith, Matt Pendergast, Reece Brennan, Hunter Galvin.

Wangaratta...........17.21.123

Myrtleford .................2.1.13

BEST: WANGARATTA: Will O’keefe, Daniel Saunders, Joshua Hedin, Lachlan Bray, Brandon Fitzpatrick, Josh Tweedale. MYRTLEFORD: Nicholas Ferguson, Corey Southern, Tyler Barker, Josh Jones, Jedd Bynon, Tim Ruaro. Albury ....................10.10.70 Wodonga ...................3.5.23

BEST: ALBURY: Cooper Page, William Blomeley, Max Diffey, Jacob Brunner, Zachary Gigliotti, Oliver Hayes. WODONGA: Casey Marr, Kade Brown, Will Julian, Daniel Finnimore, Will Bradshaw. Yarrawonga ..............10.9.69 Wangaratta Rovers .....7.8.50 BEST: No best players have been selected.

GOALS: WODONGA RAIDERS: Tom Bracher 2, Nick Bracher 1, William Donaghey 1, Indhi Kotzur 1. LAVINGTON: Shaun Driscoll 3, Tim Hanna 3, Ethan DePaoli 2, Judd Mcleod 2, Myles Aalbers 1, Jack Costello 1, Jack Driscoll 1, Tom Hargreave 1, Darcy Hennessy 1, Ewan Mackinlay 1, Jake O’Brien 1, Charlie Sanson 1. BEST: WODONGA RAIDERS: Hayden Clarke, Nick Bracher, Nelson Bowey, Cooper Daly, Indhi Kotzur, Bradley St John. LAVINGTON: Shaun Driscoll, Tom Hargreave, Ewan Mackinlay, Joe Hansen, William Glanvill, Samuel Hopper.

ROUND 18 - AUGUST 26

WODONGA V YARRAWONGA

WANGARATTA ROVERS V NORTH ALBURY

MYRTLEFORD

WINNERS AND LOSERS

OVENS AND KING SENIORS LADDER

SCOREBOARD RESERVES RESULTS

GOALS: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Jayden Brady 2, Finn Cherry 1, Kyle Collisson 1, Michael Ryan 1, Dylan Sinclair 1. GOORAMBAT: Charles Hunter 2, Sully Malay 2, Travers Nolan 2, Kobe Black 1, Simon Briggs 1, Ryan Burns 1, Charlie Campbell 1, Jamie Dunne 1, Jim Taylor 1, Robert Wilson 1, Private player 1. BEST: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Jesse Walker, Joshua HYLAND, Kyle Collisson, David Button, Chelton Orchard, Michael Ryan. GOORAMBAT: Jamie Dunne, Ryan Burns, Dylan Beavis, Charles Hunter, Sully Malay, Jim Taylor.

BRIGHT

MILAWA

GOALS: BRIGHT: Riley O’Shea 4, Riley Bacon 1, Dylan Bursill 1, Jonah McIntosh 1, Darcy Sholl 1, Cooper Thomason 1. MILAWA: Sebastian De Napoli 3, Harry Allan 2, Ben Clarke 1, Xavier Ham 1, Steven Williamson 1. BEST: BRIGHT: Rodrigo Arguello, Darcy Sholl, Jonah McIntosh, Riley O’Shea, Dylan Bursill, Joe Gray. MILAWA: Xavier Ham, Sebastian De Napoli, Josh Owen, Ricky Petts, Aiden Bihun, Brent Newton.

NORTH WANGARATTA 2.4 2.6 4.9 6.10.46

KING VALLEY 1.0 3.2 5.2 6.4.40

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

FINALS NETBALL SCORES

A GRADE: Benalla All Blacks 32 def by Goorambat 58

Bright 15 def by Milawa 92

North Wangaratta 28 def by King Valley 58

Whorouly 23 def by Greta 49

Bonnie Doon 64 def Tarrawingee 48

B GRADE: Bright 14 def by Milawa 78

North Wangaratta 28 def by King Valley 57

Whorouly 44 def Greta 43

Bonnie Doon 69 def Tarrawingee 26

B RESERVE: Benalla All Blacks 75 def Goorambat 10

Bright 35 def by Milawa 52

North Wangaratta 25 def King Valley 13

Whorouly 39 def Greta 33

Bonnie Doon 67 def Tarrawingee 18

17 & UNDER: Benalla All Blacks 28 def Goorambat 26

North Wangaratta 46 def King Valley 21

Whorouly 37 def by Greta 41

Bonnie Doon 50 def Tarrawingee 29

15 & UNDER: Benalla All Blacks 38 def Goorambat 9

Bright 25 def Milawa 16

North Wangaratta 24 def by King Valley 34

Whorouly 25 def by Greta 26

Bonnie Doon 39 def Tarrawingee 10

ELIMINATION FINALS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27

SEMI FINALS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

PRELIMINARY FINAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

GRAND FINAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

GOALS: NORTH WANGARATTA: Patrick Killen 3, Jack Brown 1, Adam Enever 1, Tyler Schulze

1 KING VALLEY: Anthony Ciancio 3, Charlie Arthur 1, Tom Davies 1, Nick Stebnyckyj 1

BEST: NORTH WANGARATTA: Tyler Schulze, Patrick Kelly, Adam Enever, Patrick Killen, Kyle McQuade, Jhye Devine. KING VALLEY: Jack Davies, Charlie Davies, Anthony Ciancio, Sam Evans, Bradley Collihole, Nick Stebnyckyj.

WHOROULY 1.1 2.3 4.3 4.5.29

GRETA 6.3 10.5 12.9 15.12.102

GOALS: WHOROULY: Simon Chalmers 2, Riley Calvene1, Adam Harris 1. GRETA: Frazer Judd 5, Nicholas Pell 3, Joshua Bell 1, Lachie Kennett 1, James McClounan 1, Brenton Newbold 1, Bryce Ralph 1, Thomas Rosser 1, Bradley Whinray 1. BEST: WHOROULY: Andrew Newton, Riley Calvene, Edward Bramich, Paul Glanville, Darcy O’Shannessy, William Allen. GRETA: James McClounan, Thomas Rosser, Jarrod Morham, Zac Northey, Brenton Newbold, Lachie Kennett.

BONNIE DOON 41.20.266

TARRAWINGEE 3.2.20

GOALS: BONNIE DOON: Will Foster 11, Luke Murray 10, Al Bennett 5, Campbell Smedley 3, Jayjay Curtin 2, Matthew Hedin 2, James Law 2, Joel Sanford 2, Beau Smith 2, Luke Berriman 1, Sean Campitelli 1. TARRAWINGEE: Patrick Byrne 2, Sam Peters 1. BEST: No best players have been selected

Benalla All Blacks ..16.12.108

Goorambat .................1.0.6

BEST: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Joshua Kotvas, Thomas Grimes, Michael Kelly, Mark Mc Dermott, Ciaran Wallace, Karl Mullins. GOORAMBAT: Dallas Spencer, Peter Cochrane, Wil Hoskins, Gary Priest, Todd Haslam, Shaun Lemmer. North Wangaratta .20.10.130 King Valley ................4.2.26

BEST: NORTH WANGARATTA: Cameron McCormack, Blake Marlborough, Luke Brown, Dylan Fischer, Corey Dagoli, Joshua Ismale. KING VALLEY: Angus Thorne, Aaron Hammond, Edward Maclean, Tate Evans, Tennyson Bell, Grant Rumble. Whorouly ..................3.0.18 Greta .....................12.14.86

BEST: WHOROULY: Chas Pianegonda, Jed Marek, Marc Costenaro, Peter Gilbert, Nathan de Vries, Luke Griffiths. GRETA: Acadian Vearing, James Sutton, Chris Sherratt, Charlie Garoni, Campbell McClounan, Stewart McLeod. Bonnie Doon ........23.14.152 Tarrawingee ..............4.1.25

BEST: BONNIE DOON: Jackson Sole, Wayne Lockhart, Felix Johnson, Earl Ree-Goodings. TARRAWINGEE: Tyler Heywood, Dan Hogarth, Jack Sorrensen, Ged Hogarth. Bright ..................15.17.107

Milawa .....................2.4.16

BEST: BRIGHT: Joseph Crawley, Sam Buckley, Regan Alexander, Max Stevens, Jed Pryor, Callum Smith. MILAWA: Jordan Friend, Tim Leslie, Brenton Gray, Jonathon Campbell, Hamish Falla, Braydon Jones.

Lions round out 2023 footy season

By NATHAN DE VRIES

WHOROULY’S football sides played their final matches of the 2023 Ovens and King season at home against Greta on Saturday.

The seniors fought hard against their top two opposition on a muddy deck, going down 4.5 (29) to 15.12 (102).

Despite the levelling effect of a wet day, Greta proved too clean by hand and foot, spreading well from the contest and giving their forwards great look on goal.

Whorouly trailed by eight goals

by half-time, but Greta kept pressing their offence to run out 73 point winners.

Outgoing coach Riley Calvene said the opposition was simply too good to handle.

“It was a tough match against a good opponent in Greta, but the scoreboard didn’t reflect how well we played,” he said.

“I think the boys put up a really good fight all day, the effort was consistent for four quarters.

“There were things Greta did really well like their spread from stoppage, which is something

Whorouly need to work on going forward to be a top six side.

“Greta’s power is through their midfield so if we could try and limit their ball use and get the game on our terms, then we could limit their scoring opportunities.”

It was a special day for the club, with full forward Simon Chalmers booting two goals in his 350th outing for Whorouly.

“I was really happy to see the club and ‘George’ (Simon Chalmers) be able to celebrate his 350 games,” Calvene said.

“He’s a great person, and with

the work he does on and off the field, having him around the group has been awesome

“As someone who wasn’t going to play footy at all, to be playing senior footy at his age and having the impact he has, it’s just been awesome, I’m really happy for him.”

Calvene said the club has immense potential, and looked forward to seeing how they build in season 2024.

“They’re a great group, the club’s in a great place,” he said.

“The foundations are there, there’s

A graders see standard ahead of finals

By NATHAN DE VRIES

WHOROULY’S A grade netballers were given a taste of what the finals will be like with a 23-49 loss to reigning O&K premiers Greta on Saturday.

The Blues set the tone early, taking a seven goal lead at quarter time with the Lions unable to pare it back, trailing by 15 at half-time.

Whorouly worked hard to shut down Greta’s star performers across the court, but the Blues had all the answers.

A 15 goal to four final term put the last nail in the Lions’ coffins.

Coach Ebony Allen said her side played well despite the result.

“Despite the score, we were still happy with our performance,” she said.

“We always knew it was going to be a tough match against Greta, they are a very strong side and have been for so long.

“There were still some great passages of play and compared to first time we matched up against them, you could see massive improvements in our game which is definitely a positive.

“We have been working on putting out a solid four quarter performance and while we did have some great moments, we weren’t consistent enough throughout the entire match which you can’t afford to do especially against sides like Greta.”

Defender Sally Wood played her 250th A grade match for the Lions and performed well against Greta’s dynamic shooting duo of

Taylah Reidy and Lindsey Humphries, while Tayla Allen also played a milestone match, running out for her 50th senior game.

“Sally had a cracker of a game in defence, she put a lot of pressure on the Greta attackers and caused some turnovers which was pleasing to see,” Allen said.

“Sarah Primerano had another solid match.

“She has been very consistent for us throughout the whole year which has shown as she was awarded runners up best and fairest for the club for this season, which was great in her first year at the club.”

The A grade Lions finish the year in fifth spot on the ladder,

The Lions will be well represented in the finals series with

all five sides making the cut.

“We are so excited to be playing finals again this year, especially having all five netball teams in, so everyone is super pumped and ready to take on the weekend coming up,” Allen said.

“We will face off against Bonnie Doon who have had a great season this year.

“They have the upper hand on us from the home and away matches, but finals is always a completely different ball game so we are just keen to get out there and hopefully get the win and push further ahead into finals.”

The other netball grades played to mixed results, with the B grade (44-43) and B reserve (39-33) sides taking wins, while the C grade (3741) and 15 and under (25-26) teams were dealt losses.

some really great young talent at the club, so for whoever does take over, there’s some great foundations to build off

“If they can recruit four or five senior players, it just changes the whole side up.

“The depth is there, unfortunately with the injuries we had that really tested that - I think the club’s just four or five quality players away from really going to that next step.”

The reserves played out their season with great pressure but fell 3.0 (18) to 12.14 (86).

COMPOSED: Tayla Allen aims

Greta’s defenders.

MILESTONE: Sally Wood played well in her 250th senior match for Whorouly, causing Greta’s shooters no end of trouble.

PHOTOS: Nathan de Vries

POWERHOUSE: Andy Newton thrived through the midfield in a best on ground performance.

AIRBORNE: Ed Bramich and Greta’s Nick Pell go aerial in the ruck.

350 FOR ‘GEORGE’: Simon Chalmers kicked two goals agaisnt Greta in his 350th club game on Saturday. PHOTOS: Nathan de Vries

OVENS & KING

Dees downed by Bright

By NATHAN DE VRIES

BRIGHT’S senior football side overcame an uncharacteristically poor first half to take a 9.13 (67) to 8.6 (54) win over a charging Milawa squad at Pioneer Park on Saturday. Inaccuracies by the Mountain Men early held the door open for the Demons, as Milawa’s outside players controlled the pace of the game and delivered cleanly to their forwards.

The Demons were up by 21 points by the half, with Bright only managing one goal with seven minor scores.

The home side regained their edge in the third term, with Bright’s midfielders attacking the contest and winning the ball.

The Demons’ lead was whittled away to just eight points heading into the final term, and with momentum

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Mountain Men recovers from sloppy first half to defeat Milawa by 13 points in potential semi-final preview

flowing their way and a strong zone locking the ball forward, Bright produced a stunning five goal to two term to take the win by 13 points.

Bright coach Paul Harrison said he was proud of how his side rallied from a disappointing first half.

“Our first half was pretty poor –our first quarter, we probably had the majority of the play, just didn’t take our opportunities,” he said.

“The second quarter was pretty average, our skills were terrible, we turned the footy over a lot and were really fumbly.

“We just weren’t working hard enough, so there were a few stern words at half-time – we knew that wasn’t anywhere near our best footy,

we had plenty to improve, and to the boys’ credit the second half was much better.

“We stripped it right back to basics and went man on man and built from there - we started winning our stoppages and clearances more, and started getting on top.

“At times in the past, I think we would’ve possibly fallen away, but it showed good character.”

Rodrigo Arguello was impressive at the contest for Bright and Riley O’Shea (four goals) provided an option up forward, while Milawa’s Seb De Napoli and Brent Newton featured in the Demons’ best on ground.

“Rod is just a workhorse, he does

all the grunt work for those guys so we can get numbers on the outside and we can win the footy on the outside,” Harrison said.

“Every team needs one like Rod, and he’s hitting good form.

“Riley’s (O’Shea) last few weeks of footy have been terrific.

“Resting Guy Campbell on the weekend, he (O’Shea) went forward and he did a job for us - it’s good to be able to have players like him and Dylan Bursill who can play back or forward whenever for me.”

The Mountain Men finish the home and away season two wins outside the top two, and will take on Moyhu in the first week of finals this coming weekend.

Three Bright netball squads into finals

By NATHAN DE VRIES

DESPITE the losses in the A and B grade on the weekend, Bright will be well represented in the Ovens and King netball finals thanks to strong performances in B reserve, C grade and 15 and under competitions.

The A and B sides played their last match of the year at home to Milawa on Saturday, suffering hefty losses against strong Demons sides.

The A grade went down 15-92 while B grade lost 14-78.

Coach Marlene Steiner said the effort and growth her team showed this year was second to none.

“They got out there and gave it their best,” she said.

“All in all, I think the midcourt defence was particularly improved over the year.

“We had a few weeks there where we had our attack system working pretty well, but I really think the defensive play from everybody was much improved.

ARM IN ARM: Bright’s Joe Gray (left) and Cooper Thomason shared the league’s Rising Star Award at Sunday’s presentation night.

PHOTOS: Nathan de Vries

SCORE MACHINE: Thomas Mullane-Grant averaged more than 10 goals a game from 13 appearances to comfortably win the reserves goal kicking award.

STRONG CONTENDER: Taykea Boogard finished second in both the B reserve vote count and goal shooting awards after an incredible season for Bright.

Stars awarded at O&K presentation night

SUNDAY’S Ovens and King league medal count was an opportunity for footballers and netballers to come together and celebrate the standout players in the region.

Bright’s Cooper Thomason collected the senior goal kicking award after a terrific year up forward, booting 81 majors from 17 games.

It was a close finish in the race, with Thomason’s solitary goal on

the weekend the only thing separating him from Greta’s Frazer Judd (80 goals).

Bright reserves player Thomas Mullane-Grant received the honour in the seconds, blowing the competition away with 133 goals from just 13 matches.

Thomason and teammate Joe Gray shared the league’s Rising Star award, given to the player(s) under 21 years of age who accrued the

most votes in the Clyde Baker Medal count.

The senior football ‘Team of the Year’ featured three Bright players, with Thomason, Michael Elliott and Samuel Dalbosco all recognised for their incredible work this season.

On the netball court, it was a tight finish in the B reserve awards, with Bright shooter Taykea Boogaard finishing second in the goal shooting award and the best and fairest count.

Whorouly’s Claire McDonald finished second in the 15 and under goal shooting tally with 245 goals, behind Moyhu’s Anastasia Ford.

Greta’s James McClounan soundly took out the Clyde Baker Medal with 30 votes ahead of Goorambat’s Jamie Dunne, while the Fay Morgan Medal was shared between last year’s winner Tegan White from Tarrawingee and Bonnie Doon’s Mia Tanner with 33 votes apiece.

“We were able to get it out of defence pretty easily and not be worries by the centre court press a lot of teams put on.

“Our defence has always been strong in the goal ring, but I think the midcourt players have been our standouts this year.”

Bright’s B reserve had a difficult match against the Demons, downed 3552 after a slow start.

The C grade squad took a massive win in their match 49-11, while the 15 and under side snuck into the finals series with a 25-16 victory.

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Saints looking to end season on a high MATCH REVIEWS

By NATHAN DE VRIES

THIS Saturday’s home game against Wodonga Raiders will be the last time the Saints’ senior footballers run out in 2023, and they’re keen to get one more win on the board.

Myrtleford’s match against Wangaratta was largely onesided, with the Saints going down 2.11 (23) to 21.14 (140) at Norm Minns Oval on the weekend.

The Saints only managed one goal by quarter time, before the Magpies put the game out of reach with an eight goal to zero second term.

With nine minor scores at three quarter time, Myrtleford had issues capitalising when going forward, while an ankle injury to Toby Cossor put the Saints’ midfield on the back foot and left defenders with a mountain of work to do.

Coach Craig Millar said his side had put the game

Magpies too strong for finals bound Saints’ netballers

By NATHAN DE VRIES

MYRTLEFORD’S A grade netball squad will look to take the positives from their 29-38 loss to Wangaratta Magpies ahead of the final home and away match of the year this weekend.

The Magpies took an early lead on the rain-slicked court, with Myrtleford trailing by three goals by halftime.

Wangaratta continued to accelerate after the half, forcing turnovers and capitalising on them while the Saints struggled to penetrate the Magpies’ defensive set up.

Co-coach Tina Way said it was a great calibre of netball in difficult conditions.

“Magpies have a really strong defensive unit, they apply somewhat of a press

across the goal circle and we had trouble at times navigating that,” she said.

“However, the persistence from all the players was brilliant, they worked really hard to beat their defence, but Wangaratta forced more turnovers and capitalised on them.

“It was very different netball due to the rain that both sides played in.

“It was a shorter ball game, any long balls usually were eaten up by the opposition, so we had to work hard to keep it small and short, and we could not manage that all the time, unfortunately.”

The challenge will be on for the Saints at home this weekend to Wodonga Raiders to close out the home and away season, with a rematch against Raiders in

the elimination final all but guaranteed.

“I think Raiders play very similarly to Wangaratta, so we’ll be looking to move the ball cleanly with skill, capitalising when we can and defensively continue to apply that pressure that we’ve been trying to work on,” Way said.

“At this stage, we will play Raiders two weeks in a row.

“We’d love to go out and play really well and get the win, but if we don’t hopefully we can find some points to work on, and take them on in the elimination final.”

In other netball matches from the weekend, the 15 and under squad pulled off a great 38-30 win over the Magpies, while the B grade (24-40), C grade (35-42), and 17 and under (22-67) teams were all handed defeats.

behind them and were focussing on finishing their season on a high note.

“We told the players at the end of the game to move on, we got convincingly beaten but now we focus our energy on the next game and our last game for the year,” he said.

“We didn’t start well, we were a bit undisciplined at times which led to free kicks which hurt us against North Albury too – that’s an area we need to tighten up.

“We didn’t make the most of opportunities when we did go inside 50, we kicked 2.11 and I think only one of those was rushed.

“We had a bit of bad luck, I think Simon Curtis hit the post at least three times, but they totally outplayed us and deserved to win the match.”

With an extensive injury list and some difficult games, Millar said it was important to run out the season in good form, and attack preseason with the right attitude.

“We haven’t had our fair

share of luck (with injuries) but that’s footy, isn’t it,” he said.

“You’d be pretty lucky to get through a season with no injuries and unfortunately with our group, we’ve just got some injuries to key players at times.

“We want to finish on a high note, it hasn’t been the season we would’ve wanted in terms of wins and losses but there’s been a huge upside in development of individuals.

“Hopefully this week we can bring a more consistent four quarter effort and try and redeem ourselves from the round one loss to them (Raiders).

“That’s important, trying to get momentum going into your preseason - I’m sure the players will bring a lot of enthusiasm and motivation this week.”

In other matches from Saturday, the reserves side went down 2.1 (13) to 17.21 (123) while the thirds lost 3.4 (22) to 10.9 (69).

MOVEMENT: Georgia Ryan fires off a quick pass.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

TACKLED: Elijah Wales tries to break the tackle in the Saints’ loss to Wangaratta.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Sam’s star on the rise

FUTURE

Myrtleford’s Sam Lupo has been taking giant strides with his sport, recently representing Victoria in the under 12s School Sport Australia canival while also juggling representative basketball ommitments.

BETWEEN making buckets on the basketball court and kicking goals on the footy field, Sam Lupo can’t decide what he loves more.

The Myrtleford junior is a highly talented prospect in both sports, representing Victoria recently in the under 12s School Sport Australia Football Championships and coming close to doing the same in the round ball game.

Sam said while he loves both sports the same, he came to learn to love them in different ways.

“I’ve had an interest in footy all my life, kicking the ball outside with

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Dad from a young age,” he said.

“What I love about footy is the physicality, making friends and being part of a team.

“When Auskick finished, I had to wait until I could play for Myrtleford under 12s.

“Mum and Dad realised I wasn’t going to have any sport in my life for a couple of years, so they dragged me onto the basketball

court and from that moment I started playing basketball and loved it.”

Sam is coming off what he said was the best week of his young life in the national football championships earlier this month, where he helped Victoria go undefeated to win gold up against some of the best young stars of the game across Australia.

The year six student said the experience of the carnival and the rigorous training leading up to it will hold him in great stead in future seasons going forward.

“I will use the experience to share what I learned with other people as well as using it to get better myself and to improve how I play,” he said.

“I will definitely be doing ice baths in the future because when you get out your body feels like brand new; it showed me how important a proper recovery is.”

On the court, Sam just finished a season with the North East Bushrangers in the under 14s on Friday nights and will be playing representative basketball with the Wodonga Wolves this season, which will start in September.

Sam said while he couldn’t choose a favourite sport out of basketball and football at the moment, with the help of supporting parents Ermanno and Michelle, he will continue to work hard and be the best he can be in both,

“I think if I keep training in both sports I could have a good chance of making it further; my dad always says to dream big and believe in myself,” he said.

“When I grow up I definitely want to be an AFL star or an NBA star but if I don’t make it in sports I want to be like a physio and help the players out.”

STAR:

PHOTO: Brodie Everist

Round 18

Saturday 26th August

Wodonga v Yarrawonga

businesstipping footy

Wang Rovers v Nth Albury Myrtleford v Wodonga Raiders

Myrtleford: 97 Myrtle Street, Myrtleford Vic 3737 PH: 03 57522874

Beechworth: ‘Gaolers Building’ Old Beechworth Gaol, Corner Ford and William St, Beechworth. Yackandandah: 32 High

Finals

Saturday 26th August

Bright v Moyhu At Tarrawingee

Sunday 27th August

Milawa v Nth Wang

Finals

Saturday 26th August

Yackandandah v Beechworth

Sunday

FOOTY

TIPSTER TOTAL: Jimmy Thomas ..........................140

Alanna McLees ...........................133

Kyle Arter ...................................133

Rebecca Healy ............................131

Gerard Gray ................................131

Regan Alexander .......................130

Amanda Toner ............................129

Geoff Zach..................................129

Cesare Rizzi ...............................128

Katie Ivone .................................127

Jo Ross-Jackson ........................125

Tracey Grenfell ...........................123

Mark Ditcham .............................123

Paul Maskell ...............................123

Helen Haines ..............................112

Friday, Aug 25

Essendon vs. Collingwood

Saturday, Aug 26

Hawthorn vs. Fremantle

Nth Melbourne vs. Gold Coast

Brisbane vs. St Kilda

Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs

West Coast vs. Adelaide

Sunday, Aug 27

Port Adelaide vs. Richmond

Sydney vs. Melbourne

Carlton vs. GWS Giants

BRIGHT FOOTBALL AND NETBALL REPORTS -

Bombers brave in final-round defeat

By DANIEL SAVILLE

GAMES of footy are never won on paper, but an away trip to Chiltern on Saturday was always going to be a tough way to finish the season for DederangMount Beauty’s senior players.

Despite the daunting task that awaited them, the Bombers were able to match it with last year’s premiers across the field for much of the game, but were ultimately outclassed by 52 points – 14.13 (97) to 7.3 (45).

A low-scoring first half saw the Swans lead the Bombers by 16 points at quarter-time and 23 points at the main break, with only nine goals shared in a half of football.

Chiltern accelerated the scoring rate in the third quarter to score six goals to two and increased the margin beyond DMB’s reach.

To the visitors’ credit, both teams could only muster two goals each in the final quarter and the Swans were kept to under 100 points, which was a pleasing way for the Bombers to finish their season.

Nick Iaria and senior debutant Ryan Barker were the multiple goalkickers for Dederang-Mount Beauty, with Cody Hewat, Matt Lee and captain Josh Kable also managing to hit the scoreboard.

Nathan Martin, Iaria and Kable were the Bombers’ best, while Tom McGhee, Brady Johnson and the ultra-consistent Jordan Harrington were able to find plenty of the ball.

In their final game of 2023, Dederang-Mount Beauty’s reserves side went down to a strong Chiltern side who finished the home and away season with the minor premiership and only one loss to their name.

The Bombers, led admirably by Nick Goznik, were defeated by 132 points –21.13 (139) to 1.1 (7), and finished with four wins for the season to finish in 10th position on the ladder.

Despite both open-age football teams not making the final five in their respective divisions, DMB’s under 14 football program is gearing up for a finals series to remember.

The ‘baby Bombers’ finished the regular season in second spot on the ladder after a comfortable 86-point victory and will start their finals campaign with a qualifying final against Yackandandah on Saturday.

FLYING

JOSH Muraca gets taken off his feet after booting the ball clear in Myrtleford’s 117 point loss to Wangaratta on Saturday. The Saints will face Wodonga Raiders at home this weekend in their last match for the year.

Win, draw or go home

A WIN or a draw against Wodonga Diamonds tonight will be enough to see Myrtleford’s division one men’s soccer team into finals.

The Savoys stunned the competition on Sunday with an emphatic 4-1 home win over second placed Cobram, who were in the fight for the league title before Albury United sealed it with a win against Wangaratta on Saturday night.

A Lewis Holloway stunner in the eighth minute opened proceedings for the Savoys who didn’t look back from there, scoring an additional two goals to hold an assertive half time advantage.

Striker Matt Richardson completed his brace shortly after the break, and a late

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Wangaratta to host first week of O&M finals

THE Ovens and Murray Football Netball League will kick-start its finals series with a “festival of football and netball” in Wangaratta over the first weekend of September.

The league’s qualifying final will be held at WJ Findlay Oval on Saturday, September 2, while Norm Minns Oval will host the elimination final the following day.

OMFNL chairman David Sinclair said the first week of the league’s finals series coincided with the AFL’s pre-finals bye round.

“With no AFL fixtured on the first weekend of September, the SS&A OMFNL are delighted to kick off this year’s finals series with a ‘festival of football and netball’ in Wangaratta,” he said.

“With both the Magpies and Rovers senior football teams set to feature, along with the return of the Wodonga Bulldogs to finals action in well over a decade, a carnival atmosphere is anticipated across both days.”

Lavington Sports Ground will host the grand final on Sunday, September 24, with semi final and preliminary final weekends also to take place on the border.

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84th minute penalty from captain Bill Puckett was all the consolation the Roar could muster.

Savoys co-coach Richard Morgan said his team came to play when it mattered most, putting in one of its most complete performances all season.

“The boys played an amazing game, I don’t think we had a bad player anywhere which is fantastic,” he said.

“Everybody’s work rate was up, everybody’s touch was going fairly well and

realistically we could have scored a few more goals in that first half.

“Lew’s first goal was a cracker, and it was just a show of what was going to come for the rest of the day.”

Anything other than a win would have seen the Savoys needing to win against Wodonga tonight to make finals, with Albury City smashing Melrose 6-0 to maintain their spot in the eight for now.

The Diamonds match at Kelly Park has been through a number of postponements, after their original fixture three weeks ago was called off mid game due to an injury, with the Savoys 4-1 up at the time.

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TIM

McCURDY,

NATIONALS MEMBER FOR OVENS VALLEY, YOUR LOCAL VOICE.

Tim McCurdy, Nationals Member for Ovens Valley, is your local voice.

Mr McCurdy said, “We’ve all had a tough few years in regional Victoria, and I know just how much our small local businesses have been affected by the uncertain conditions.

“They have worked hard to stay open, often at huge expense, to continue to provide for the community.

“We need to keep shopping locally and continue to support our local businesses, many of them run by families, and help get them back up and running.”

Mr McCurdy has been a fierce advocate for local business in the Victorian Parliament, lobbying to ensure that local businesses have had their voices heard.

“We know in regional Victoria that sometimes we can be forgotten, and that is why I am here as your local member. I am here to support local business, I support shopping locally, and ensuring that you have a voice.

Business is booming right across the Ovens Valley, with plenty of tourists coming to the region to enjoy the local produce. I am pleased to see our communities putting their best foot forward and providing quality local service that you cannot get anywhere else.

“Everyone is working incredibly hard, and they deserve our full support as we see out the snow season and beyond”

Mr McCurdy reminds residents that local business is the backbone of our communities.

“The work that all the staff and owners are putting in has been incredible. The money they earn often goes back into the local economy and into other businesses and services. They truly are the backbone of our communities.

“I urge everyone to shop local and ensure that we continue to support our local community and local businesses going forward.”

The AGL Hydro Community Support Fund Program is now open

Through our involvement in and support of local community initiatives, projects and events, AGL aims to deliver community wide benefits, encourage innovation in and support for issues of community significance, and build and maintain strong relationships throughout the communities in which we operate.

Support can be provided through sponsorships, donations and grants for projects that will benefit the community and align with AGL’s values.

The AGL Hydro Community Support Fund Applications are advised for up to a maximum of $5,000.00 each, however AGL has the discretion to increase that amount where it sees fit.

How to apply

To find out if you are eligible for one of our grants, download our guidelines at agl.com.au or email us, and submit your application before 30 September 2023.

If you would like to know more about the program you can contact Belinda Young AGLCommunity@agl.com.au

Your local Club for 70 years

From its humble beginnings in the 1950’s, Club Savoy has now grown to be a business synonymous with Myrtleford.

Having originally been established as a place for the local Italian Community to meet, Club Savoy is now open to the whole community.

Offering an extensive menu from Italian favourites such as Home-made Lasagne, Home-made Gnocchi and Pasta with Traditional Pasta sauces to Steaks, Schnitzels and Roasts. Gluten Free, Vegetarian and Vegan Options available. Club Savoy caters for all tastes and requirements.

Our newly refurbished dining room provides a relaxed, comfortable area to enjoy a meal with friends and family. Our dedicated staff will make sure your time here is a great experience.

Whether you’re organising a professional conference, a milestone birthday party, a cherished christening ceremony, a heart-warming family of life we have three well-appointed function rooms, each exuding its own unique ambiance, as well as two main bars. We offer versatile spaces tailored to accommodate any type of occasion, no matter the size or style.

We strongly believe in supporting and nurturing the growth of our community through sponsorships and donations by offering a Community Donation Night Smorgasbord on the last Sunday of each month where a percentage of sales is given to a nominated group.

We are proud Sponsors of local sporting clubs, such as Myrtleford Savoy Soccer Club, Myrtleford Basketball Club, Myrtleford Golf Club

and Myrtleford Bowls Club.

As a prominent local business, we pride ourselves on how we support Myrtleford and other Alpine Shire communities. Many young people have begun their careers with Club Savoy and we continue to offer these opportunities.

Join us at Club Savoy to experience the epitome of hospitality in Myrtleford.

Our team of dedicated staff, with their extensive experience and unwavering passion, work tirelessly to deliver an unforgettable experience to each and every guest. From the warm welcome at the entrance to the culinary creations prepared by our talented chefs, every moment spent at Club Savoy is meticulously crafted to exceed expectations.

Club Manager Paul with Assistant Manager Jodie and Chef Paul

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17-19 Myrtle Street Myrtleford

Merchandise

We are now operating at our new location with the addition of our Merchandise store. We stock a wide variety of animal health products

Cattle crush/yard supplies

chemicals

fencing supplies

fertilizer - Spreading options available with Sam @ High country spreading

Contact Bernard on 0428 522 572 or Gretal on 0409 505 276 for all merchandise enquiries

Livestock

For all your Livestock needs…… Need some advice or direction about your livestock business?

We are always here to assist in growing & getting the most out of your business. For friendly, local, experienced Livestock expertise, give one of our Livestock agents a call:

Dan Ivone 0427 480 548

Wade Ivone 0487 233 208

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Save the dates:

Alpine Angus Stud Bull sale-

Wednesday 20th September at 1pm

Myrtleford Store Cattle Sale-

Wednesday 18th October at 11am

Real Estate

Your Local Specialists

Trust our team with local knowledge to assist facilitate the sale and management of large agricultural holdings, lifestyle, residential properties, and commercial businesses.

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Free community membership is a win-win for the community.

You can now become a member without purchasing shares in the Cooperative.

TAFCO has been serving the local community for over 30 years. TAFCO Rural Supplies is a successful cooperative based in Myrtleford with some 700 Shareholding members living throughout the Ovens, King, Beechworth and Kiewa Valleys. Profits are returned to members or invested in the local community.

Last year shareholder members received $338,000 in combined rebates and dividends. TAFCO also runs the Myrtleford Farmers Market and a network of local weather stations.

In 2022 the cooperative opened a community membership scheme for anyone who purchases products from TAFCO with over 300 taking up this offer it has proven popular. It’s free and works similar to loyalty programs but with a big difference - you are joining the cooperative as a member

and will share in the success of the business. Every time you make a purchase you will earn points that will be converted into cash to spend

in store. There is no change to the existing shareholding member arrangements which require customers to invest $250 in TAFCO shares.

The benefits of membership are not just profit sharing but knowing you are part of supporting a truly local business and

employer that is committed to helping customers and other members community succeed.

General Manager, Rupert

Shaw said “TAFCO is well known for supplying regional farmers with their animal health, irrigation, fencing, feed, fertiliser and chemical needs. Less well known, is that we also supply a large range products for the lifestyle property owners and local residents”

We have an extensive range of food for dogs, cats, chickens, goats, horses and birds. Many products are available in 20kg bags.”

“If you have a garden we supply seed and fertiliser as well as a comprehensive range of herbicide and pesticides to solve your pest problems.

If you have a pool drop in for all your testing and treatment needs.

“TAFCO is great local business that everyone should be a part of, whether a shareholder or a community member”

Membership forms are available in store or can be downloaded from the website www.tafco.com.au

Some of the friendly TAFCO team Rupert, Ron, Tracey, Glenn and Mitch.

So much

Myrtleford’s Future Steel has been operating since 2010 with owner Richard bringing with him his extensive experience in the industry with over 26 years under his belt. They supply concrete reinforcing products, structural steel, roofing needs, sheds, carports patios and fencing just to name a few.

In 2022 they expanded their product range and are now BOC Gas Agent and Equipment Partners. BOC’s comprehensive range of gas products meet the

demands of customers across multiple industries involved in gas applications.

Richard has more recently built a display area for his various products including BOC welding products with everything you need for your welding including Raptor portable welders and so much more. Customer’s can now come and browse and see exactly what they need on display.

Future steel stock and

deliver a range of gases including balloon, LPG, medical, industrial plus food and beverage gases. Terry is available to deliver locally with contactless delivery within the Alpine, Indigo, Wangaratta and shire areas and beyond every Wednesday Thursday & Friday. If you call the office Vanessa the office administrator can help you with any enquirers and accounts. They are open every Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm.

Left to right: Richard, Vanessa and Terry of Future Steel.

important it is to have a hardworking Real Estate Agent you can rely on and trust. We as Agents are here to assist you every step of the way through your Real Estate journey.

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Although it may appear unpleasant to some, ear wax serves a vital purpose in protecting and maintaining the health of our ears.

WHAT IS IT?

It’s called wax, but it’s not wax at all. Unlike Shrek, we can’t make candles from our ear wax! The name comes from the waxy texture. Earwax is made up of a combination of skin cells and secretions from glands located in the ear canal.

It can vary in colour from yellow to dark brown, can range from dry and crumbly to moist and sticky, depending on factors such as climate, genetics, and individual circumstances. The consistency and composition of ear wax plays a vital role in its protective function.

FUN EAR WAX FACTS:

The primary role of earwax is to protect the skin inside the ear canal. The strange texture of the earwax lubricates this skin , preventing dryness and itchiness. It’s also a natural antimicrobial, so it stops bacterial infections before they can start.

Earwax is similar to other protective elements of the body like nose hairs or tears. You don’t think much about them, but they are an important part of preventing infection.

Ear Wax is a bug repellent. It prevents bugs from wanting to enter the ear

Ear Wax cleans your ears! It’s true! Think of a conveyor belt like you see in the supermarket. Dirt, dead skin and bacteria get stuck in the earwax to cre-

ate the belt. When the eardrum beats or the jaw moves, it loosens the wax from the walls of the ear canal, then the belt goes towards the opening, taking all that debris with it.

Impacted ear wax occurs when the natural self-cleaning mechanism fails, causing wax to accumulate and harden within the ear canal.

When left untreated, impacted wax can cause a range of uncomfortable symptoms, including hearing loss, tinnitus(ringing in the ears), dizziness and a feeling of fullness or blockage in the ears. These symptoms can significantly affect a person’s quality of life and should not be ignored.

NOTHING SMALLER THAN YOUR ELBOW IN YOUR EAR

Attempting to remove the wax at home with cotton buds, car keys or other objects only pushes the wax deeper into the ear which can result in infection or worse – perforation of the eardrum.

Understanding the texture of earwax and its purpose helps us appreciate its significance in maintaining ear health. Removing impacted wax should be done by a trained professional. Our team here at Jo Ross Jackson Hearing have the expertise and proper tools to safely and effectively remove the excess wax, ensuring the well-being of your ears.

Bookings are essential. Phone 1300 92 82 13

Our newest team member Poppy with Kris, Jo and Narelle

Dawn explores unheard voices in the community

By CHLOE JAENICKE

DAWN Mauldon explored how language and social history can greatly inform who we are in her recently published book ‘Unheard Voices’.

The book was released on August 1 and explored her life growing up with deaf parents as well as delving into her family history through comparing her own childhood to her mother’s.

“I really just wanted to show the contrast in language and belonging between the first six years of my mother’s life and the first six years of my life,” she said.

“I also wanted to explore how in the first six years of my mother’s life what a nurturing and loving and tactile mothering instinct she always had.”

Ms Mauldon’s book has strong historical connections to the North East through exploring her mother’s childhood.

“My grandfather and my great grandfather were some of the first settlers with the farmers out in Bobinawarrah,” she said.

“They had the farms there, in Bobinawarrah and Wangaratta, like the Lloyd family farm where my mother grew up.”

Ms Mauldon said the stories and anecdotes to write the book had always been there, and it was more of a matter of figuring out how to tell the story in a way that did it justice.

“The book idea was always in the background of my teaching life, it waited patiently for me to have enough distance and opportunity to approach writing it, I just didn’t quite know how I’d go about that,” she said.

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Big week for snow events

IT’S getting competitive on the slopes and cross country trails with three diff erent competitions this week at Falls Creek.

Whatever floats your goat

MINIATURE goats are smart, friendly and make fantastic pets due to their small size and big personalities.

Goats are browsers, meaning they need bushes and shrubs to eat, not just grass, and often get into trouble for pruning plants in the garden.

Avoid feeding grain and be careful when feeding pellets.

Goats are also very good at escaping and good fencing is a must.

Goats require vaccination every six months with sheep vaccine, and worming needs to be performed using an oral drench.

Not many products are registered for use in goats so check with your vet.

Many goats are born with horns which are burnt off when they are young to prevent them growing.

Goats with horns can be a danger to other goats, humans and can get caught and cause injuries once they are fully grown.

Sometimes part of the horns will continue to grow and this is called a scur.

Scurs can be surgically removed or trimmed by your vet.

Miniature goats should be disbudded as soon as the horn buds can be felt (four to seven days old) otherwise if done later they are likely to grow scurs.

Feet also need to be trimmed one to two times per year.

When sourcing goats, try to purchase from a reputable breeder who has already vaccinated, wormed and disbudded them.

They are also less likely to have the major infectious goat diseases.

There will be the Rudi Pendl Cup on Thursday, August 24, The Oakley Slopestyle on Friday, August 25 and the Kangaroo Hoppet on Saturday, August 26.

Falls Creek started the week with an average snow depth of 61cm with sunny days and little snowfall forecast throughout the week.

Ten out of the 15 ski lifts and all snow activities except tobogganing at Windy Corner are open.

Mt Buller began the week with an average natural snow depth of 24cm and nine lifts open, servicing a range of skiable terrain.

Mt Hotham is reporting an av-

erage of 50cm across the mountain with little snowfall expected this week.

The fireworks show will also be on once again tonight for all to enjoy.

Night skiing and snowboarding will also be taking place every Wednesday and Saturday.

Please note that guests are not allowed in the ski fi eld after 5pm under any circumstances.

Both the Cobrunga Ski Slope and Peashooter Toboggan slope are currently closed at Dinner Plain as they await more snow.

The Howling Huskies tours sled dog tours are also available, but bookings are required. There is currently no snow at Mt Buff alo.

Dingo Dell Café is open for food and beverage everyday on the school holidays from 10am to 4pm.

There will be no toboggan rental at Mt Hotham this year with rental instead available in Porepunkah, Myrtleford and Ovens.

Chains are required to be carried for all resorts and fitted where instructed.

For the latest information on the mountains visit:

Dinner Plain: visitdinnerplain.com.

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Falls Creek: fallscreek.com.au

Mt Hotham: hotham.com.au

Mt Buffalo: visitmountbuffalo.com.

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Mt Buller: mtbuller.com.au.

This Day in History, 1867

IN a spectacular fire while she was moored overnight above Moama the ‘Lady Darling’ was burnt, with her cargo, on this day in 1867.

Although only three years old, her short career had been packed with incidents.

She had been so many times submerged in the weeks before her burning that she seems to have had the instincts of a submarine rather than a riverboat.

Bits and pieces salvaged from the ‘Lady Darling’ are said to have been used in the construction of Corowa.

◆ LIGHT SNOW: There was light snow at Falls Creek (pictured) and other resorts over the weekend.

with Ovens and Kiewa Veterinary Hospital

◆ CARING FOR GOATS: Due to their small size and big personalities miniature goats can make great pets,if you know how to care for them properly.

Celebrate Father’s Day with Beechworth Bakeries jam donuts

MAKE your Dad something special this Father’s Day with Beechworth Bakeries delicious jam donut recipe.

You can also buy a Dad’s Day Pack to make his day extra special.

The Dad’s Day Pack include four jam donuts, four Beechworth steak pies, a stubby holder plus a bonus can of Bridge Road Brewery ‘Free Time’ alcohol free Pale Ale and is currently available online now.

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups plain flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon Improver

3 teaspoons caster sugar

2 ½ teaspoons yeast

¾ cup water (warm)

3 teaspoons butter (soft)

Method:

1. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.

2. Add soft butter and warm water and mix to form a dough.

3. Turn out onto lightly floured table or board and knead to form a smooth dough for 3–5 minutes.

4. Place into lightly floured bowl and place in prover for 15–20 minutes.

5. Remove from prover, divide dough into 8 even pieces. Mould into balls or roll into logs, 10cm long.

6. Place on lightly greased tray and reprove for half an hour.

7. Pre-heat deep fryer or large saucepan with 6cm depth of oil or fat.

8. Gently place spatula or pallet knife under Donut and place in deep fryer gently, flat side up.

9. Turn after 30 seconds. Do not overcrowd deep fryer. Cook each side for 2 minutes, until golden brown.

10. Lift out with slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper. Allow to cool.

11. Roll donuts in caster sugar and have a hole placed in them and filled with jam.

Makes eight donuts

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Baking time: 5 minutes

Oven temperature: 190 C

Dawn explores unheard voices in the community

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How difference in language both when her mother is a child and now was heavily explored throughout the book, including how it was perceived both within the family and from the outside world.

Through her mother’s childhood, Ms Mauldon wanted to explore what it was like for families and communities to have a child of difference in their midst who they didn’t share a language with.

“Particularly I wanted to explore how a mother is impacted when she is has no informational time to process the situation and how the guilt of sending the child away from Wangaratta to an institution never goes away from her and the loss for the child and their family,” she said.

This is contrasted through the lens of her own upbringing and life, where Ms Mauldon showed how parents she didn’t share a language with impacted who she is today.

As well as this, she sought to show her audience that despite her parents being deaf, it wasn’t a hindrance to ei-

ther herself or their parenting.

“Growing up people would say to me and my four siblings how lucky we were that we could hear, but in fact we were lucky that we had parents who were gentle, kind, funny, loving, brave, creative and open minded but they just happened to be deaf,” she said.

“It gave me a strong sense of responsibility, creativity, adventure, storytelling and a fierce independence and often vulnerability as well.”

In the book she also made comparisons between the deaf and hearing world in how they cope with communicating with people who they don’t share a language with.

“I would like the readers to see how the deaf world had such a strong sense of belonging and that it was a very inclusive world it was the hearing world questioning and coming to terms with difference,” she said.

Ms Mauldon hoped that the book can resonate with a wide audience through exploring universal topics such as language, social history and expression.

“I suspect we’re all looking for our own words and voices and full expression and that is often found by reconnecting on how our past impacted our lives today and also people who are interested in social history of particular places and people,” she said.

Ms Mauldon aimed for her perspective in the book to give a new point of view on the deaf world.

“This book also offers an insight into deaf lives from my point of view and how it felt to cross between those worlds because there’s never been an intention to speak for the deaf but only as a lived experience,” she said.

Ms Mauldon will have local book launches at Wangaratta Library on October 12 and at Milawa Hall on October 14.

◆ LOCAL CONNECTIONS: ‘Unheard Voices’ has connections to the North East through exploring Dawn Mauldon’s grandparents Josephine Wellington and Arthur LLoyd.

MANSFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL IS LOOKING FOR PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS TO JOIN OUR TEAM IN 2024.

Located in the growing, dynamic, vibrant community of Mansfield at the foothills of Mt Buller, our school is a wonderful place to further your career.

With easy access to waters ports, snow sports, hiking and camping, our school offers the perfect backdrop for an enviable lifestyle for both work and play. We have a variety of positions available for school leaders, teachers and support staff in 2024.

We invite you to visit our school, meet with the Principal and take a tour.

Visit our website for more information www.mansfieldps.vic.edu.au

Interested applicants should apply via Recruitment Online: www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/careers.

Contact our Principal, Tom MacMunn on (03) 5775 2325 to schedule a visit or enquire about positions available.

GREAT

JOBS

FOR GREAT PEOPLE

The following opportunities now exist for enthusiastic, safety focused people with suitable experience and qualifications. Please visit our website to find out more about current positions available across Mawsons business divisions.

Deniliquin – Concrete Cartage Services – CCSDENI02

Shepparton – B Double Cement Tanker Driver – BUCC003

Heathcote – Concrete Truck Driver – HEAT003

Wangaratta – Concrete Truck Driver – WACC001

www.mawsons.com.au/careers/join-us

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Nursery Assistant

Part time (30 – 38 hours per week)

The Victorian Alps Nursery is managed by Mt Hotham Alpine Resort, located in Ovens between the picturesque townships of Bright and Myrtleford.

The Nursery is a specialist Australian alpine plant producer and provides a wide variety of high quality indigenous alpine, subalpine and lowland tubestock to a variety of land managers and Alpine Resorts to support environmental restoration programs.

As a Nursery Assistant, you will have the opportunity immerse yourself in the propagation of flora that is unique to the alpine region and assist the Nursery Manager to deliver day to day tasks across all areas of nursery operations. This position offers fantastic opportunities to learn and progress in a unique environment.

The successful candidate will ideally have trade qualifications in Horticulture or a similar equivalent field, however support to the correct candidate to undertake training to support the role will be considered.

Further information about the role can be obtained through seek.com.

For a copy of the position description or any questions relating to the role, please email: rebeccaread@mthotham.com.au.

Vineyard Machine/Tractor Operator Casual

About us: Brown Family Wine Group, an innovative family-owned multi brand wine business, is one of Australia’s most loved and trusted wine companies. We have evolved from a single brand to a family of brands that now includes Brown Brothers, Devil’s Corner, Pirie, Tamar Ridge and Innocent Bystander.  We are a proud and passionate business who are strong on values and culture. Most recently we have been certified as “A Great Place to Work” and are committed to honouring this recognition throughout all aspects of the business.

About the Vineyard: The spectacular 118 ha Banksdale Vineyard site growing predominantly the Prosecco variety is in the King Valley, Northeast Victoria, and situated at an elevation of 450 metres. It’s located approximately 35 km south of Wangaratta and 40 km east of Benalla. We constantly strive for continued improvement in quality, value and the long-term health of the vineyard.

About the Role: As a machine operator, tasks will vary daily and include all general vineyard maintenance (trellis & irrigation) as well as the operation of vineyard equipment for the purposes of slashing, spraying, fertilising and chemical application and canopy management.

About the person: Armed with a “can-do” attitude and a current driver’s licence and own transport, your previous experience in viticulture/agriculture/horticulture would be a bonus. Ideally you will have machine/tractor operation experience and the flexibility to undertake a variety of general vineyard duties as and when required.

Head Chef

Wangaratta, Yarra Valley and High Country VIC Chefs/Cooks (Hospitality and Tourism)

Full time

$80,000 – $95,000 per year

The Pinsent Hotel is a busy pub with an abundance of history attached to it, located in the beautiful regional city of Wangaratta. Our historical Hotel has 11 rooms, large bistro, sports bar and gaming. Being right in the heart of the High Country region of Victoria, we are fortunate to have so many opportunities to source and incorporate local product into our dishes.

We are looking for an excited and passionate Head Chef to lead and to continue to encourage our team of professionals to work to their full potential. This role will have you working in conjunction with our Executive Chef to oversee all kitchen operations and become an integral part of our professional and hard-working kitchen team. Benefits include:

Ideally, you will have:

Head Chef high volume environment your team

Please submit your current resume and cover letter outlining your interest for this role via SEEK or rebeccaread@mthotham.com.au.

Applications close 5pm, Friday, August 25.

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What’s on Offer:

Above award wages

An “office” with a view!

Generous product discounts

Be part of a passionate and dedicated team

If you have a good level of physical fitness and prepared to work outside in varying weather conditions, we would love to hear from you. Apply now by sending your application to careers@brownfwg.com.au prior to close of business on 25 August 2023.

Cookery Qualification

run a busy service with both kitchen and front of house staff of initiative can assist in growing the business

Applications to phemployment@southfork.com.au.

◆ HOME LOAN HEALTH CHECK: Getting your home loan checked can help you save thousands and helps you ensure you’re only paying for what you need.

When was your last home loan health check done?

CIRCUMSTANCES can change, leaving your home loan less suitable than it was originally.

A home loan health check can reveal if you’re paying too much.

What’s involved?

Your finance broker can do a full home loan health check for you either in person or over the phone.

They will check if your loan is still competitive and still suited to your individual needs.

Having an expert do this for you can also take the stress out of the process for you.

It is advisable to get this check done at least once a year, or if your circumstances change.

Questions to ask

Be aware of what you want checked.

Think about the following when you speak to your broker:

• Am I paying an unreasonably high interest rate?

• Am I paying high fees?

• Am I happy with the service I receive?

Let’s talk about hearing aids

• Does my loan give me the features I need?

• Am I paying for features I don’t use?

• Have my financial circumstances changed?

Benefits

A home loan health check will generally cost you nothing and could save you thousands.

Your home loan features could be improved, or you could find yourself with a lower interest rate.

A better payment structure could also be introduced, making your repayments more manageable.

Checking the state of your current loan could uncover the possibility of taking out additional finance, which can consolidate any other debt you may have, or help you purchase an investment property.

Speak to your local home loan Broker Winsec Savings & Loans, 43 Reid Street, Wangaratta (phone 5721 5200) about a home loan health check.

AS audiologists, we are passionate about breaking down the stigma surrounding hearing aids.

Let us break down useless stigma which only delays the process of getting hearing help.

Research in 2019 showed that the average time it takes between having a hearing difficulty and doing something about it is about nine years.

That is nine years of struggling in communication and connection with loved ones and of frustration at not getting the message clearly.

People do not need embarrassment in their lives about their health conditions.

Having hearing aids if you have a hearing loss is just the same as having glasses if you have vision problems.

It is a normal thing to have and there is absolutely no shame in it.

If there are people who struggle to hear in your life, be supportive and encourage them to get hearing help.

Hearing help has advanced as time moves on, and hearing aid manufacturers work hard at providing the best hearing aids that current technologies can offer.

When you come to our clinic, you will see antique hearing aids and old technology such as ear trumpets which people used to try to overcome their hearing loss in times past.

These days, with digital hearing aids, devices are more sophisticated and much better at providing the right sounds that you need to hear at specific frequencies and volumes to suit your hearing loss.

If you are a pensioner, you can get very reasonable hearing aids at a low cost, through the government’s Hearing Services Program.

Or you can choose to pay a bit extra for additional features such as rechargeability or better sound quality.

Even if you do not feel you have a hearing problem now, it is useful having a hearing test to provide a baseline of where your hearing is now.

If you start experiencing trouble hearing down the track, changes in your hearing can be seen between the tests.

If you would like to make an appointment to have a hearing test, please call Wangaratta Audiology on (03) 5722 4433.

Everyone deserves to communicate.

◆ COMMUNICATING EFFCIENTLY: Breaking the stigma surrounding hearing aids can lead to more people getting the help they need to hear their loved ones.

with Emma Rayner WANGARATTA AUDIOLOGY