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BRIGHTER DAYS FESTIVAL RAISES A WHOPPING $825,000 TO AID THREE CHARITIES

By MARTIN DAVIS THE Brighter Days festival, held in Bright over the March Labour Day weekend, raised a record amount of $825,000 for charities.

Thousands of people booked the town out for the three-day festival, which featured performances from X Factor winner

Reece Mastin, Thirsty Merc and APRA award winner Vanessa Amorosi.

Brighter Days festival vice president Jason Reid said an anonymous $250,000 donation had helped reach the monster amount raised, which will see around $275,000 donated to the three charities of DEBRA Australia, EB Research Partnership (Australia)

and The Cooper Trewin Memorial SUDC Research Fund.

DEBRA Aus and EB Research Partnership (Australia) are volunteer-based organisations that work to support those who suffer from the rare skin disease Epidermolysis Bullosa with medical supplies, aids, equipment and assistance with the transition to independent living

and research focusing on the different aspects of the disease.

“These funds will help a lot of on the ground nursing staff and more bandages for people suffering with EB and also with lots of the money going into research to find a cure for the disease,” Mr Reid said.

He is looking forward to future festivals, with the Alpine Shire recently announcing the Bright-

er Days festival will continue on the Labour Day weekend.

“We are locked in for the long term and we are going to aiming for the magic million, which is our goal from now on to donate that amount every year,” Mr Reid said.

“This amount is a massive achievement for a small country town, we are extremely proud of what we have achieved.”

CROWD FUNDING: Brighter Days patrons helped raise $825,000 for charities. PHOTO: Brighter Days

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GROWING supportt att all ll voting booths throughout the Alpine Shire has helped re–elect Independent incumbent Helen Haines for a second term as Indi‘s federal MP. Dr Haines enjoyed significant swings across the electorate, which helped increase the two candidate preferred vote against Liberal candidate Ross Lyman to around a 59/41 split.

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In Bright, 51.43 per cent of voters gave their first preference to Dr Haines and she saw a +12.12 swing, compared to only 20.84 per cent of voters giving their first preference to Mr Lyman who saw a –12.64 swing.

In I Mt Beauty, B t 50.52 50 52 per cent of voters gave Dr Haines their first preference with a +6.32 swing, while Mr Lyman only saw 20.33 per cent and a –7.89 swing.

In Myrtleford, Dr Haines received 43.31 per cent of first preference votes and a +9.35 swing, with Mr Lyman only receiving 28.25 per cent and a –10.33 swing.

At Dederang, Dr Haines

received i d 41.55 41 55 per centt of first preference votes, whereas Mr Lyman received 38.73 per cent.

At Gapsted 44.31 per cent of voters gave their first preference to Dr Haines, compared to only 27.84 per cent of voters backing Mr Lyman.

Dr Haines gained a substantial 65.31 per cent of first preference votes at Wandiligong, compared to 14.29 per

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At Mudgegonga Dr Haines again gained the largest number of first preference votes, with 46.63 per cent compared to Mr Lyman’s 37.82 per cent, and this town saw the largest positive swing with 13.69 per cent.

At Harrietville the Independent incumbent received 54.49 per cent of the first preference votes compared to Mr Lyman’s 22.75 per cent.

At the th prepolling lli station t ti at Porepunkah Public Hall Dr Haines received 53.71 per cent of the first preference vote, compared to Mr Lyman’s 26.48 per cent.

On election day this booth saw 54.23 per cent of voters give their first preference to Dr Haines, compared to 23.85 of voters give their first preference to Mr Lyman.

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CCTV CAMERAS INSTALLED TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT MYRTLEFORD RECREATION RESERVE SAFETY FIRST: Alan Johnstone (left) and Allan McGuffie stand next to the new sign warning people about the new CCTV cameras.

PHOTO: Martin Davis

By MARTIN DAVIS CCTV cameras have been installed at Myrtleford Recreation Reserve to help stem an increase in illegal dumping and theft of water.

And they are making a difference, according to reserve committee president-elect Allan McGuffie.

He said since the installation of cameras six weeks ago, the committee has noticed a significant change in how the reserve is being used, with dumping and water theft “under control”.

Mr McGuffie said rubbish bins have been put in the reserve for events and community groups who use the reserve and not for the public to dump their rubbish in.

“We know the world is continually changing and with the CCTV installed we believe the grounds are safer for the public to use day and night,” he said.

Further upgrades to the reserve, including street lights, will be made to ensure the users of the reserve are safe.

“We know all the light towers along the roads in the reserve are needing to be upgraded which will be our next point of call,” Mr McGuffie said.

“By getting the lights upgraded it will increase the safety of the Myrtleford public while at the reserve.”

Mr McGuffie said the majority of the users of the recreation reserve have now got sheds for their equipment, so CCTV surveillance was a good “next level of protection”.

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GROWING supportt att all ll voting booths throughout the Alpine Shire has helped re– elect Independent incumbent Helen Haines for a second term as Indi’s federal MP. Dr Haines enjoyed significant swings across the electorate, which helped increase the two candidate preferred vote against Liberal candidate Ross Lyman to around a 59/41 split.

In Myrtleford, Dr Haines

BY LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE landersonbyrne@ nemedia.com.au

received 43.31 per cent of first preference votes and a +9.35 swing, with Mr Lyman only receiving 28.25 per cent and a –10.33 swing.

In Bright, 51.43 per cent of voters gave their first preference to Dr Haines and she

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saw a +12 +12.12 com12 swing, i pared to only 20.84 per cent of voters giving their first preference to Mr Lyman who saw a –12.64 swing.

In Mt Beauty, 50.52 per cent of voters gave Dr Haines their first preference with a +6.32 swing, while Mr Lyman only saw 20.33 per cent and a –7.89 swing.

At Dederang, Dr Haines received 41.55 per cent of first preference votes,

whereas Mr received h M Lyman L i d 38.73 per cent.

At Gapsted 44.31 per cent of voters gave their first preference to Dr Haines, compared to only 27.84 per cent of voters backing Mr Lyman.

Dr Haines gained a substantial 65.31 per cent of first preference votes at Wandiligong, compared to 14.29 per cent for Mr Lyman.

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At Mudgegonga Dr H Haines M d D i again gained the largest number of first preference votes, with 46.63 per cent compared to Mr Lyman‘s 37.82 per cent, and this town saw the largest positive swing with 13.69 per cent.

At Harrietville the Independent incumbent received 54.49 per cent of the first preference votes compared to Mr Lyman’s 22.75 per cent.

At the th prepolling lli station t ti at Porepunkah Public Hall Dr Haines received 53.71 per cent of the first preference vote, compared to Mr Lyman’s 26.48 per cent.

On election day this booth saw 54.23 per cent of voters give their first preference to Dr Haines, compared to 23.85 of voters give their first preference to Mr Lyman.

■ Further Indi election coverage pages 6, 7.

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Pests are making local landowners pay deer-ly

By NATHAN DE VRIES

FRONT LINES: Eurobin’s Peter Jacobs is leading the fight against the feral deer menace plaguing the state, and is hoping for a good turnout on Saturday. INSET: PROBLEM: A sambar deer. troduced as a game species and they existed at low populations for decades when they were valued by hunters,” he said.

“They’re a real pest, but under the Wildlife Act they’re a protected species.

“The Wildlife Act was written back in 1975 and 50 years later we’ve got to come up to the reality that deer are an invasive species, they’re a pest and they need to be considered a pest species now.

“It doesn’t mean they can’t still be hunted, they’re still there for recreational purposes, but we need to get serious about controlling them.”

HVP Plantations project coordinator - animal damage and con-

trol, Amy Kirk, said the damage caused to trees by feral deer could not be dismissed.

“HVP has conducted damage assessments to over 13,500ha (approx. 162,000 trees) in the last two years to help quantify the financial impact associated with animal damage,” she said.

“Once a tree has been damaged, there is likely to be a substantial reduction in tree growth, increase in susceptibility to pest and diseases and when harvested, a product downgrade.

“HVP recently appointed a dedicated role to establish and foster working relationships across government, community, research and conservation stakeholder

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groups to build knowledge relating to deer behaviour, population dynamics, control and monitoring.

“The key to success is collaborative engagement and on ground action across land tenures with open, clear lines of communication and aligned objectives.”

Such communication is fostered around forums like the one Mr Jacobs and Upper Ovens Valley Landcare will be running this Saturday at the Pioneer Park pavilion in Bright from 10.30am, with experts in the field to talk about the problems facing concerned locals, as well as potential solutions.

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VIRTUAL deer fencing is proving successful to reduce the risk to motorists near Harrietville as part of a joint program between the Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) and Regional Roads Victoria (RRV).

The virtual fence, which has been installed along The Great Alpine Road, is activated by car headlights to deter deer and other native wildlife from crossing roads at night.

“We know deer and other native wildlife can cause a significant risk to motorists, so we are pleased that this trial project is proving successful,” said David Pasztaleniec, FFMVic Hume planning manager for invasive species said.

“The virtual fence is activated by car headlights, and the device emits an ultrasonic sound and flashes a blue light into the vegetation beside the road.

“The audible and visual disturbance deters deer and other wildlife from crossing the road, which reduces the potential for collisions with vehicles.”

RRV regional director Hume, Steve Bowmaker, said the number one priority is the safety of the community.

“The virtual fence runs along a four kilometre stretch of the road and it was selected based on evidence from the community and stakeholders where deer are known to cross,” he said.

“Initial results show a decrease in reports of collisions between animals and vehicles at the location.”

This project is being delivered

by FFMVic, in partnership with RRV, and is funded through the Victorian Deer Control Strategy which was released by the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio on October 30, 2020.

For more information on how FFMVic is reducing the impacts of deer in Victoria visit: www. environment.vic.gov.au/invasiveplants-and-animals/deer-controlstrategy

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THE problem of feral deer in the alpine area has been a longstanding one, with local landowners and businesses forced to take matters into their own hands to stave off the brunt of the impact.

An introduced species, feral deer have a history of damaging highly sensitive environmental ecosystems as well as agricultural and horticultural set ups right throughout North East Victoria.

Upper Ovens Valley Landcare will be running a ‘Living with Deer’ forum this Saturday in Bright, with president Peter Jacobs describing the Alpine Valleys as ground zero for Victoria’s deer population.

“Deer are a big problem around here, they’re right through the foothill country even up to the highest mountains here, around Mount Bogong,” he said.

“The concern is they’re growing in number, the population across Victoria is thought to be around one million, and we’ve seen a massive increase in the distribution and number of deer over the last 20-30 years in North East Victoria.

“They are becoming a real problem, and they’ve certainly been described as one of Australia’s most concerning invasive species that’s emerging right across Australia.”

Despite thousands of deer impacting local ecosystems, hobby gardens and commercial businesses, Mr Jacobs said communities were still unsure of how deer numbers can be handled and by whom.

“Part of the problem is deer are still considered to be protected wildlife under the Wildlife Act in Victoria, because when they were first introduced to the country back in the 1860s, they were in-

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Why not pump track and building for Tawonga site

By MARTIN DAVIS TAWONGA residents have asked Alpine Shire Council to consider two combined future uses of the site where the Tawonga Scout Hall will soon be demolished.

Around 20 people attended a session with council last Thursday to discuss the merits of four options the shire has presented, following earlier discussions with the community.

The four options are for: parkland, revegetation and car-

parking; a new building and carparking; relocation of multipurpose playing courts to this area; and a cycle pump track.

The two most popular options supported at the session were for a new building and pump track.

President of the Kiewa Valley Historical Society, Barbara Pyle, was among those keen for a new building, believing it would be perfect for a museum.

“One of the mothers who was representing quite a few families voiced her opinion for the pump track, which evolved

into creating a new option ‘2b’ for people to consider,” Ms Pyle said.

“This option merges the idea for the historical building and the pump track.

“Once this idea was suggested many people turned to this option as it gets the best out of the two suggestions.”

Alpine Shire mayor Sarah Nicholas said the council would use the feedback from the meeting and its online survey results to refine the final proposed concept and make

any changes to the plans.

“We will return to the community in July to confirm that those changes meet their needs,” Cr Nicholas said.

“We’re committed to providing as many opportunities as possible for the community to have their say, to ensure the final result is something we can all be proud of.”

Alpine Shire Councils’ survey for the Tawonga Scout Hall will close tomorrow at 5pm and can be completed at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ABPTawonga.

COVID cases continue to rise

By MARTIN DAVIS ACTIVE COVID cases have been rising over the last week and exceed 150 in the Alpine Shire.

Some 18 new COVID cases were detected in the 24 hours on Monday, with total active cases in the shire at 169, up from the previous week’s 142, according to the Victorian Government’s Coronavirus data.

If you have symptoms of COVID, Alpine Health PCR testing clinics are still open from 2.30pm3.30pm at Mt Beauty Hospital on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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

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

VOLUNTEERS GALORE: People from services clubs around Myrtleford came to help get wood for those in need.

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Service clubs combine for those in need

By MARTIN DAVIS MORE than 30 volunteers from the Lions Club of Myrtleford, Myrtleford Rotary Club, Myrtleford RSL and Myrtleford Alpine Football Netball Club joined forces for the annual firewood day to help members within the community.

Once again, Lions club member Colin Taylor donated the wood from his Buffalo Creek Road property.

Fellow Lions club members Tom White and Paul Tanner recovered unusable hardwood from Carter Holt Harvey forests during harvest over the past two years, using a loader and truck loaned

from green freight Logging Operations Myrtleford.

Myrtleford RSL secretary John Twyford said the combined service club wood splitter was one of the four used throughout the day.

“With no less than 10 chainsaws and trailers being provided by volunteers, everyone was able to get involved throughout the day,” Mr Twyford said.

“Thankfully the weather gods were good to all this year with the first three trailer loads of sawn and split wood being delivered to local widows and the needy by 9.30am.”

Overall, volunteers delivered 12

trailer loads throughout the day, with additional wood reserved for any requests from local families in need throughout the year.

“This important community event was started many years ago by returned servicemen from our local RSL in support of widows and soldiers injured and maimed in the service of our country,” Mr Twyford said.

“The Myrtleford Combined Services Club is proud to part of this day and its perpetuation.

“Everyone who was involved are invited to the RSL this Friday evening, where their volunteer efforts will be formally acknowledged.”

Search scaled back for missing man VICTORIA Police have wound back and shifted focus in their search for a 70-yearold man missing from Dinner Plain since May 13.

Hundreds of police and other emergency service crews have been searching for ‘Christos’ since he failed to return from a walk in the area surrounding the village.

Extreme weather last Friday saw the search numbers scaled back, with extra attention applied to an aerial search using drones and the police helicopter.

A Victoria Police spokesperson said more than 400 searchers have been involved since Christos went missing including members from the mounted branch, search and rescue, airwing and local members, as well as BSAR, Ambulance Victoria, Parks Victoria, SES, Resort and Ski Lift staff along with local volunteers.

“Police will continue to assess all possibilities whilst maintaining smaller-scale searches, and should new information come to light the search will escalate accordingly,” the spokesperson said.

“We will continue to support and ensure ongoing welfare is provided to Christos’ family during this difficult time.”

Police are urging anyone who sights Christos or discovers any items or evidence that may support or assist them to call Triple-Zero (000), without delay.

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Gala Day a shadow of its former self MY husband and I have been coming to the Bright Autumn Festival for more than 40 years from Sydney, and the Gala Day is one of the high points of our visit.

But this year we were so disappointed, the whole day was so disjointed, and I’m afraid we can no longer call this a Gala Day. It’s just a market in one place and a parade in another.

The fun, relaxing atmosphere of the day was lost.

To have that very successful special day (that Rotary has been so good at organising) you need three things together in the same place - the stalls, the cafes and shops, and the parade.

I’m afraid the people who travel to Bright for the day or the weekend might not think it’s worth it any more.

With the huge amount of cars in town that day it’s hard to find parking and we usually have to walk a fair way, but to have to do this twice is a hassle and it’s wasting time we should be enjoying ourselves.

And what about the people who don’t have cars and people arriving on tourist buses who can’t walk that far?

We know the cafes and shops in town are always overflowing with customers but they were missing out on business because people were at the market.

And when people left the market to go to the parade, the stallholders were losing customers.

We spoke to three stallholders and they want the stalls back in the centre of town.

We love Rotary for all the good they do for the community, but I’m afraid some people might think it’s not worth travelling to Bright for the Gala Day - it’s just not the same.

Please, please restore our wonderful Gala Day back to the way it was.

Thank you so much.

PS: Loved the tribute to Big Al Christine Ashby, Bangor

Rotary responds: we want street back too I HAVE on numerous occasions been approached by various members of the public and local traders as to why we don’t have the street markets.

I have to answer that it was not our decision but that of the Alpine Shire Council, and that we would love to be back in town again.

We are well aware that it is a lot more work for us to get everything set up, but that is what the visitors, local traders and stall holders have been asking for.

Having the markets at Pioneer Park has reduced our income by a considerable amount, which in turn governs how much we can donate back to the community.

For many decades Rotary has been a major sponsor to both the Autumn and Spring festivals, donating $10,000 to

each, but now that has had to be reduced to $5000 for each per year.

We don’t know why we can’t have the street market back, particularly as other events such as La Fiera with a crowd in excess of 5000 and closing Great Alpine Road, still go ahead in the middle of Myrtleford.

Terry Gibbons, president of the Rotary Club of Bright

Help support the cancer fight Tomorrow (May 26) we will have the Biggest Morning Tea in Bright, at the Bright Senior Citizens Hall from 9.30am to 12pm..

It is necessary to yearly fundraise for cancer research, and entry to the event is a donation of $7.

The simple act of attending contributes to the cause.

A cup of tea and a plate of goodies will be served.

The sale of the final raffle tickets will take place and the raffle will be drawn after 11am.

The first and second prizes consist of two very generous hampers.

The lucky door prize will be drawn, consisting of a beautiful flowering pot plant.

Alpine Health CEO Nick Shaw will give a brief talk on Alpine Health and cancer.

Gerard Gray will auction a few items.

Tony Strachan will donate his hair and beard to the cause.

In all, it is a good and fun event.

Please participate.

Love to see you there.

Lory Torriero, Bright

CFA station misses out on funds THE CFA station at Myrtleford was among those to miss out on upgrades this year, while the Labor Government rakes in $800 million from the fees you pay to the fire services property levy.

Analysis of the State Budget papers confirm that just $7.6 million will be spent on new asset infrastructure for Victoria’s Country Fire Authority in 2022-23 (State Capital Program, p27).

It is scraps off the table for country fire brigades, too many of which will now spend at least another 12 months battling substandard facilities that aren’t fit-for-purpose.

Labor’s under-investment in the volunteer fire services shows its priorities are all wrong.

It risks leaving our country communities exposed and under-prepared at our time of greatest need.

The kicker is that while CFA volunteers miss out, the Andrews Labor Government has been forced to admit cost blowouts on its mismanaged major projects have now increased to $28.1 billion.

Imagine what those funds could have done for our country fire brigades.

Under-investing in country emergency services puts country lives at risk.

Only a change in State Government in November will ensure regional Victoria gets our fair share.

Peter Walsh, Leader of The Nationals

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BACK ON THE HORSE: 92-year-old Murmungee resident Bruce Witherow made a triumphant return to horse riding last Friday.

IT’S taken 30 years, but retired Murmungee cattle farmer Bruce Witherow has ticked an item off his bucket list with a return to horse riding.

Last Friday the 92-year-old rode Oliver the chestnut cob, a type of shortlegged riding horse, at the Kurrajong Park Equestrian Centre at South Wangaratta.

Bruce started to ride when he was six years old, but the last time he was on horse was in 1989.

When he was young his family would farm dairy cows, but he even-

tually moved to beef cattle and sheep.

He remembers from an early age standing on a box to put harnesses on the Clydesdales they would use for ploughing and seeding paddocks.

Each morning he would wake up at 4.30am to milk 51 cows, but this would often result in him falling asleep at school, only to be woken by the teacher hitting his desk with a cane.

Bruce still lives in Murmungee with his beagle, where he cooks what he likes, including steak, lamb and trifle, and definitely no rice or spaghetti.

He has made his own red-painted coffin out of plyboard and is adamant he won’t enter a retirement village.

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Alpine volunteers the life of the community

By MARTIN DAVIS

KICKING AUSKICK GOALS: Steve McLean with Myrtleford Auskicker Cameron Bonacci after last week’s Auskick session.

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VOLUNTEERS are the community’s lifeblood and deserve all the recognition they receive.

Over the last week, organisations across the country have highlighted the great work these people do for their communities.

Throughout the Alpine Shire, many people volunteer their time in one or more organisations to ensure others can be involved in social activities, sports or emergency services.

In Myrtleford, someone who shows commitment to their volunteering is Steve McLean, who has been the Auskick coordinator for the last three years.

“After moving to the area 15 years ago I

thought it would be a good way to get involved with the community so I’ve been doing stuff with the RSL and also being the clerk of course for the Alpine Motorcycle Club,” he said.

“Volunteers are integral to our community and if the community is able to give so much to us, we should give back to it.”

In Bright, CFA captain Brett Michie has been part of the brigade for 18 years, assisting and keeping his community safe from fires of various sizes.

“I have been involved with the fire brigade since 2004 and enjoy helping the community and protecting them from fire,” he said.

“Another reason is it’s a great place to volunteer, with lots of

like-minded people at the fire brigade.”

Mount Beauty local Helen L’Huillier puts her hand up for everything happening in the Kiewa Valley, from volunteering with the primary breakfast program to working with the Red Cross.

“I started volunteering around 1977 when myself and my husband decided we needed a cross country ski group in Mount Beauty...we hosted the first meeting in our lounge room and Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club was born,” she said.

“The reason I volunteer with so many different community groups is because I enjoy being amongst the community and like helping and meeting other people.”

Prices stay strong at sale

By BRODIE EVERIST BUYERS from across Victoria and New South Wales converged at Friday’s Myrtleford Cattle Sale, where around 2000 cattle went under the hammer, fetching around $5 million.

After a season of buoyant cattle sales, prices remained firm - almost a thousand steers sold for an average of $2145 per head, heifers and calves averaged $3994 per head and heifers topped at $2510 a head.

The 54 pregnancy-tested in-calf heifers averaged $2145

per head, while the 48 cows and calves sold averaged $3288 per head.

Dan Ivone from Nutrien Ivone Agencies said prices were within expectations, leaving both vendors and buyers happy with the sales.

“It was very solid,” he said.

“About what we expected on the weaners, and the cows and calves were about the same.”

Mr Ivone said that prices remained firm throughout the sale, despite a strong supply of cattle in southern Victoria.

“That puts a little pressure on us,” he said.

“People can buy them cheaper down there they than they can here.”

Mr Ivone said most of the heifers at the sale were purchased for feedlots, rather than for breeding, suggesting that prices will remain strong, because it shows beef demand is high and breeding stock won’t flood the market.

Murmungee cattle farmer Scott Witherow sold a mix of 64 straight-bred Angus and Shorthorn Angus cross weaner cattle at an average of $1915 a head.

He said he was happy with the sale and attributed its

success to the quality of their bulls.

“We’re using the Black Aqua Angus bulls - we’ve got a really good result in the saleyards with them,” he said.

“We’re very happy with the way they’ve performed for us.”

Mr Witherow said heifer prices seemed a little down, but otherwise prices were on par with previous sales.

He said he will invest the money from the sale back into his farm, including into biological fertilisers for pasture growth, improvements to the cattle yards and a possibly a new shed.

READY FOR SALE: Cattle of all shapes, size and colours were on sale at Myrtleford on Friday.

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FEDERAL ELECTION

Liberal candidate campaigning for 2025, others aren’t so sure

BY JEFF ZEUSCHNER jzeuschner@ nemedia.com.au

LIBERAL candidate Ross Lyman was back out in the community on Sunday, starting his campaign to re-contest the seat of Indi in 2025.

Mr Lyman, who rang Independent incumbent Helen Haines on Saturday evening to congratulate her on her win, said he was disappointed to a see a four per cent primary vote swing against his party in Indi - with the two party preferred difference roughly 60/40 favouring the incumbent - although he does expect the 17,000 postal votes yet to be counted to help reduce that divide.

Acknowledging the “bloodbath” at the national level, the former Army commando now Wahgunyah viticulture manager said his team would analyse what factors - local and national - had impacted on his ballot result.

“I began my campaign this election in January and the feedback we’ve got is that I need to be out there sooner, so I’m starting today for 2025,” he said, noting that working with the private sector and business community to get the economy firing would be a big part of his expected broad platform again.

“Obviously there has been a shift in society...it’s something the Liberal Party has to look at nationally.

“If people want to get to net zero (emissions) quicker than 2050...are happy to see taxes rise to get more

BACK IN 2025: Liberal candidate Ross Lyman, pictured casting his vote at the polling centre at Wangaratta High School on Saturday, has confirmed he will run again in 2025.

PHOTO: Jeff Zeuschner renewables now.”

Mr Lyman said it would be a challenging environment for any government this term at the macro level, and whether Labor governed in its own right or in a minority government, it was likely to look after its own marginal seats, ahead of electorates such as Indi.

“We’ll see what focus Indi gets...Independents can’t deliver, that is what governments do,” he said.

Fellow Coalition candidate, Nationals’ Liz Fisher, she was “devastated” to see traditional National voters support the incumbent and also One Nation candidate, eroding her party’s primary Indi vote to below four per cent.

“I think there were some big picture issues at play... some Nationals may not like

MY VOTE: Nationals candidate Liz Fisher was “devastated” her primary vote was only around four per cent.

Barnaby Joyce or the pro mining policies,” she said.

“The Independent ran a very well funded campaign.

“I really see the Nationals as a party for rural and regional development, but clearly that is not resonating with people in towns.”

Ms Fisher said her candidacy since January had been a “very positive experience meeting so many good people”, she was looking forward to refocusing on ‘mum’ and farm duties, and was still keen to play her part of the party in the future, although that may not be as a candidate.

A 3.6 per cent swing against Labor to reduce its primary vote to 8.5 per cent in Indi was personally disappointing for candidate Nadia David, but she was excited by the national result which will

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GOOD SUPPORT: Labor candidate Nadi David (right) was happy to get a “Democracy snag” for only $2.50 from Wangaratta High School students while campaigning at the voting centre on Saturday with Wangaratta Labor co– ordinator Angela Killingsworth.

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see her party back in government after almost a decade.

“After all the months of work by myself and our small team of volunteers it is disappointing, but the Liberals and Nationals also suffered a backlash here,” the Beechworth academic said .

“I can see that a lot of our support went to Helen (Haines), who ran a much larger campaign and is a quality local member and I wish her all the best....I’m happy for her and for Indi.

“Potentially she could play a bigger part (if Labor in minor government)...she is a progressive and we’ve seen a progressive vote in Indi on matters of climate change, as well as an integrity commission which Labor has committed to get in place by Christmas.”

Ms David said she was open to the idea of running again at the next federal election.

“I’ve had a lot of positive feedback but for now I’ll have a break and focus on getting my PHD,” she said.

First time Greens candidate Benjamin Gilbert said he was delighted with the outcome in Indi, and nationally, believing the results pointed to Australians’ desire to see more action on climate change.

“This has been a climate change election,” he said, “and Indi has been part of that progressive vote.

“People understood what Helen stood for.

“You can’t call Indi a conservative seat anymore.

“Helen and Cathy (McGowan) have shown

that safe doesn’t exist if you are not on topic.”

The Yackandandah sculptor was delighted to see his party’s primary vote double in his hometown, and said an electorate-wide swing of around one per cent away from the Greens had been support for the incumbent’s shared vision on climate policies.

“I’ve really enjoyed the whole experience...it’s been very positive and for me it’s about doing what is right for the kids,” he said.

“I’d be happy to run again, unless someone younger than myself wanted to do it.”

Liberal Democrats candidate Julian Fidge said he was reasonably content with his support at the ballot box.

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FEDERAL ELECTION

Indi stays Independent seat First preference count for the division of Indi (VIC)

Helen Haines re-elected with big swing

77 of 78 polling places returned (excludes postal votes) Candidate ALEKSOV, Angel HAINES, Helen O'CONNELL, Lachlan WILLIAMS, Stephen STEVENS, Beth GILBERT, Benjamin FISHER, Liz DAVID, Nadia FIDGE, Julian LYMAN, Ross Formal Informal Total

BY BRODIE EVERIST beverist@ nemedia.com.au

HELEN Haines has been returned as the Independent member for Indi, receiving a resounding swing of 7.41 per cent of the two candidate preferred vote, as of yesterday morning.

Dr Haines’ vote increased to 58.7 per cent of the two candidate preferred vote, from 51.39 per cent in 2019, according to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).

“I’m truly grateful to the people of Indi for putting their trust in me to represent them again into this next parliament,” Dr Haines said.

“It’s been a really tumultuous three years for our electorate, and I’ve been proud to serve as the member for Indi and I’m ready to serve again.

“I’m absolutely overjoyed and thrilled to not only win, but to have such an increased majority on many, many booths.”

CAMPAIGN CELEBRATION: Independent member for Indi Helen Haines (centre front) celebrated her re-election to federal parliament with family and campaign volunteers on Saturday night.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist The member for Indi received 40.99 per cent of the first preference vote, significantly outpolling Liberal Party challenger Ross Lyman, who received 30.91 per cent.

She received swings across almost all polling booths in Indi, including doublefigure percentage swings in regional centre booths like Yea, Wodonga Central, and Mansfield.

As of yesterday morning, Indi postal votes and votes from the AEC mobile team had not been counted.

Dr Haines put the success-

ful result down to Indi voters valuing strong Independent representation.

“The people of Indi know that an Independent speaks for the people, that I am not a rubber stamp, that I’ll stick up for them every single time, that I don’t take orders from party bosses,” she said.

“I know the people of Indi well because I’m out amongst them.

“They’ve seen how I work and they've seen the results in this community.”

Dr Haines said she would continue to push for a federal

Party Animal Justice Party 1,311 Independent Derryn Hinch's Justice Party United Australia Party 1,940 Pauline Hanson's One Nation The Greens 2,587 The Nationals Australian Labor Party 6,848 Liberal Democrats Liberal

Two candidate preferred (TCP) for Indi (VIC) Candidate Party Votes HAINES, Helen Independent 47,592 LYMAN, Ross Liberal 33,343

integrity commission and action on climate change, and particularly highlighted the need for greater health infrastructure in the North East.

“I want to see us on the border get what we need, get the funding from the Federal Government and our two State Governments on a new hospital - a single site hospital on the border,” she said.

“I want to see our small rural hospitals get the funding that they need.

“They’re the things that I’ve always fought for - I always will.”

Margin 14,249 -14,249

Dr Haines declined to comment on any agreement with the Labor Party in the event of a hung parliament, saying it was too early to discuss with votes still being counted.

When her win was called around 9:30 on Saturday night, Dr Haines spoke to a room filled with orange-clad volunteers at the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, thanking them for their work.

“To win a seat as an Independent in the House of Representatives, it takes hope, it takes skill, it takes clever, brave people doing the work

Votes 1.62 33,172 800 2.40 4,280 3.20 3,151 8.46 1,827 25,019 80,935 4,738 85,673

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in their community,” she said.

“It takes moving out of your comfort zone and having the conversation, it takes knocking on a door when you’ve never knocked on those doors before.”

According to Dr Haines, their campaign had 1845 signed-up volunteers, 559 volunteers handed out how-tovote cards on election day, and they had knocked every door in Wodonga and Wangaratta.

She said her campaign had 1251 donors, and they sold $37,000 worth of merchandise, most of it made by volunteers.

Liberal candidate campaigning for 2025, others aren’t so sure ■

From page 6 The Wangaratta GP had over two per cent of the primary vote counted, which was an improvement on his vote as an Australian Country Party candidate at the 2016 federal election.

He believed the party’s support was borne from its policies to stop lockdowns and vaccine mandates, and protect personal freedoms.

“These messages resonated with the electorate, I think you also saw that with the support for One Nation and the United Australia Party,” Dr Fidge said.

“I think the increased support for the incumbent comes from her stance on climate change and the integrity commission.”

Dr Fidge, who was wearing his

cowboy hat giving out how to vote cards on polling day, said this this election wouldn’t be his last rodeo.

“Liberal Democrats are a great party and I’d be keen to run again for them, if they’ll have me,” he said.

For United Australia Party candidate Stephen Williams, this was his first and last foray into politics.

The Tawonga business owner

said he was “very disappointed” to see his party’s primary vote, under his candidacy, drop from around four per cent to around 2.5 per cent of the vote.

“I think the support we did get was on the back of our opposition to all mandates and the madness of the last two years,” he said.

“I didn’t expect to get elected,

but I thought we’d have a stronger showing than that.

“I’m retiring from politics...time to go fishing.”

Candidates Beth Stevens (Pauline Hanson’s One Nation), Angel Aleksov (Animal Justice Party) and Lachlan O’Connell (Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party) could not be contacted for comment.

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News from Upper Kiewa Valley GET THE CHAINS: Hotham Resort Management is wanting visitors to make sure they have their chains ready for the snow season.

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It’s time to check your chains

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

FOLLOWING consultations late last year between Mt Beauty Emergency Relief, Anglicare Victoria and the Mt Beauty Neighbourhood Centre, they would like to advise the community that the Mt Beauty Emergency Relief has changed its name to Upper Kiewa Valley Support Service.

This change came into effect on Friday, April 29.

Upper Kiewa Valley Support Service is supported by the Neighbourhood Centre, and will continue to provide the same assistance that it has always done - with supermarket and fuel cards, information and referrals to other services.

They would like to advise the new phone number is 0493 418 598.

This number is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, so please do not hesitate to call one of their volunteers between these hours should you require assistance, and a confidential appointment will be arranged for you.

By MARTIN DAVIS

PUMPKIN JOY: Penny Goebel and Ian Cohn were among those to enjoy the ‘pumpkin’ event at the Mt Beauty Neightbourhood Centre last Saturday.

LOCAL teenager Axel Mero is thrilled to announce his acceptance into the Royal Ballet School’s Upper School.

He will begin training in September in Covent Garden, London.

He will be training six days a week, starting at 8.30am and finishing around 6pm.

This new level of training will be much more intense but Axel said it will be really exciting.

His course lasts two years, after which he may be invited to join the third year program which will hopefully lead to an offer with a

place at the Royal Ballet Company.

I’m sure the community wishes Axel luck with this wonderful opportunity.

THE Mt Beauty Neighbourhood Centre is always coming up with ideas to promote community activity, and last Saturday was no exception, with a really novel idea.

It was all things ‘pumpkin’ scones, pies and soup.

There was a prize for the biggest locally grown pumpkin, and kids could participate with pumpkin sculpturing.

EXCITING TIMES: Local teenager Alex Mero will pursue his ballet dreams with London’s Royal Ballet School.

On hearing of this Ian Cohn raced home to fetch one of his pumpkins to enter the competition, and he won with a rather smallish one.

It was a free event which included the delicious food - a favourite being the pumpkin pies which are a specialty dish orginating in Canada.

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The road between Harrietville and Hotham Heights is when chains are required due to fresh snowfall.

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GROW Myrtleford+ to officially launch fund GROW Myrtleford+ will officially launch the fund with the community at the Myrtleford Chamber of Commerce Special Business Networking Dinner tomorrow evening, and will be at the Myrtleford Farmers’ Market this Saturday.

The Grow Myrtleford+ community fund was established late last year as a charitable fund to support Myrtleford and district communities, looking to foster growth through its grants program.

The Grow Myrtleford+ advisory committee was quick to hold its first fundraiser, which raised over $16,000 at the Nutrien Ivone Agencies super cattle sale in December 2021.

This early enthusiasm has stimulated additional donations from local community members, providing GROW Myrtleford+ with a healthy beginning to support future grantmaking.

Advisory committee chair, Fiona Nicholls, said committee members are looking forward to sharing the vision for the fund with community members and to hear how the fund can best work to support Myrtleford and surrounding communities at tomorrow evening’s launch, and at Saturday’s Myrtleford Farmers’ Market.

New Jackets incoming for Bright P12

By MARTIN DAVIS BRIGHT P12 College has raised a staggering $4260 from its second-hand ski gear sale held on Saturday, May 14.

The sale was used as a fundraiser to support the Bright College Snowsports Team program and help fund the replacement of jackets to help identify students as part of the program.

Sale organiser Julie Blake said she was delighted with how the sale went, with plenty of gear on offer for people to buy.

“The sale was much bigger than previous years, which made for lots of happy vendors and shoppers who were getting ready for the snow season,” she said.

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JOIN US: Grow Myrtleford+ community fund advisory committee members (from left) Mick Clarke, Ron Janas, Alan McGuffie, Jim van Geet, Lisa Shute, Clive Walker and Fiona Nicholls are looking forward to engaging with the community.

PHOTO: Martin Davis “Everyone is encouraged to stop by, to talk with the committee, learn about the fund, and its principles to support the community,” she said.

“We are also seeking ideas and energy from community members for fundraising, so we can grow it quickly and support ongoing grants for our community”.

GROW Myrtleford+ is one of the many community focused subfunds overseen by the Into Our Hands Community Foundation.

The foundation supports communities across the Alpine, Wangaratta, Indigo and Mansfield local council areas to grow their community capacity and raise funds for community needs and priorities - having donated more

than $1 million to local projects over the past decade.

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MYRTLEFORD SES held a special event last week for Cub Scouts who wanted to get their SES badge, with various activities designed to challenge the Scouts in an emergency.

Myrtleford Scout’s leader Bernadette Hayes said the SES badge is designed to increase youth members’ awareness and disaster resilience, encouraging the development of practical skills in natural emergencies and the badge is recognised at the highest levels around Australia.

“This is the first year we are actually going for the SES badge with 10 kids eager to learn about different emergency scenarios,” she said.

“We are very lucky in Myrtleford to have great connections with all of our emergency services, having visits to all the various stations.

“It opens up to the kids all the different volunteer organisations which they are able to pursue.”

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Waitey’s Butchery is changing hands HIGH ANTICIPATION: Mountains full of snow is what we want to see for the ski season kicking off next month.

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New owners Kyle & Lexie Arter wth children Sam & Willow and Angela & Gary Waite.

AFTER 45 years, local butcher Gary Waite will hang up his apron and hand over the knives and keys to his business; Waitey’s Butchery.

The new owners, co-worker Kyle Arter and his wife Lexie, will follow the long legacy being left behind by Gary.

Waitey, as most locals know, has been the face of many local butcheries over the years; starting his apprenticeship with McGeehans before working at Masciarelli’s, Hepburns Butchers in Bright and then his own business for the last 14 years with his wife Angela and sons.

Gary and Angela were ”very pleased” they are leaving the business in the safe hands of Kyle and Lexie.

“We know they will continue to run the business with the same family feel and traditional butchering methods Waitey’s had prided its business on,” Gary said.

“All the beef and most other meats are sourced locally from farmers in the area and are then processed fully on the premises.

“This old style of butchering is not very common anymore.”

“We’ve loved every moment of running our own business and thank the community and all our valued customers for their ongoing support over the years.”

Gary will be on hand during the changeover for a few more weeks so customers can come in and wish him well with some friendly banter.

Kyle and Lexie have been working with Gary for eight months now and will keep up the traditions of butchering Gary has brought his customers and will also introduce a few new products lines.

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Businesses across the resort are looking forward to welcoming their loyal visitors back to the lodges after the last two interrupted years due to the COVID pandemic.

Mt Hotham Resort Management said visitors to Mt Hotham would notice changes around the resort.

“The new Whiskey Flat recreational facility, affec-

tionately known as ‘The Moth’, will be open and available for use as a day shelter for guests ready to explore Hotham’s XC and shared use trails,” a resort management spokesperson said.

“In addition, resort partners the Australian Biathlon Association will now have a comfortable, modern facility to use when holding their training and events at the biathlon range.”

With the anticipation of many people to arrive over the snow season, Mt Hotham resort management is providing a new entry point in Harrietville, just before the trip up the

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“Our friendly staff will be on hand to provide information to people not familiar with Mt Hotham, check they’ve got chains and resort entry permits, and just generally be a reassuring presence,” said visitor experience senior manager for Mt Hotham Resort Management, Stuart Stevens.

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Clubs present bursary in memory of ‘Big Al’ THE Rotary Club of Bright and the Bright Lions Club held a joint meeting at the Lions’ home base on Tuesday night, where they announced this year’s winner of the Allan J Findlay Memorial Bursary.

Rotary club president Terry Gibbons and Lions club president Brian Kelly presented the bursary to Myrtleford P12 year nine student Alexander Cameron.

Alexander received a $1000 cheque, a certificate and a letter of commendation so he could make waves in pursuing his goals.

Both clubs instigated the bursary in memory

 WELL DONE: Alexander Cameron was presented the bursary by Bright Rotary Club president Terry Gibbons (right) and Bright Lions Club president Brian Kelly.  FULL HOUSE: Both Rotarians and Lions enjoyed an evening together to witness the presentation to the winner of the A J Findlay Bursary last week.

of Allan - affectionately known as ‘Big Al’.

He was heavily involved in the local community - including as Bright’s celebrated ‘Town Crier’ at major festivals - for many years prior to his passing in 2019.

“Big Al was a great inspiration to the youth of this town and was always willing to assist both Rotary and Lions whenever needed,” Mr Gibbons said.

Lions Club of Bright youth chairperson, Jenni Sgambelloni, said it is hoped the annual bursary reminds the community of Allan’s extraordinary community spirit and the

importance of engaging with others and supporting communities.

Both clubs considered it appropriate to provide runner’s up cheques and certificates, which have been awarded to Fox Williams (Bright P-12) and Maddison Pasqualotto (Marian College).

“By all accounts these two applicants presented excellent interviews and applications and are to be commended for their efforts,” Ms Sgambelloni said.

The bursary is open to all students from years 9 to 12 to help support them to reach their goals and/or to further their studies.

Councils’ unity secures funding A COLLABORATION between Alpine, Indigo and Towong shire councils has secured State Government funding to streamline and transform core business systems.

The councils have collectively received $750,000 through the Rural Councils Transformation Program (Round 2) for ‘Project Pinnacle’, a cloud-based project aimed at delivering key im-

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Chimney check crucial for your winter safety CFA is urging residents to keep themselves safe by checking and maintaining their fireplaces, chimneys, fireboxes and flues.

CFA firefighters last year responded to 130 chimney fires, almost half of which occurred during the winter months.

CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan is urging local households to have chimneys professionally cleaned annually to avoid the build-up of creosote - a highly flammable black tarlike residue - that could clog chimneys.

“Winter is the perfect time to curl up in front of a warm fire, but chimney fires can quickly turn into house fires,” Mr Heffernan said.

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to check your chimney could be one of the most important fire safety actions you take this season, and you can easily check for creosote build-up or obstructions by simply using a torch before lighting a fire.

“Creosote is caused by general use but can also build up faster if you are using incorrect fuels such as green wood or treated timbers, so make sure you only burn dry, clean wood to reduce the risk of fire starting from a fireplace or wood heater.

“We also urge everyone to always extinguish their fire before going to bed or leaving the house.”

Mr Heffernan said it is also important to ensure gas heaters are being used safely and correctly, and urged people to have

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• A secure guard or fireproof screen should always be used to prevent sparks and wood from falling out of the fireplace and causing a fire or burn injury.

• Never dry clothes or have flammable items such as curtains close to a heater or open fire make sure they are positioned at least one metre away and constantly monitored to reduce risk of a fire.

• Children and pets must be supervised near all types of heating.

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• Always extinguish any open flames, and turn off heaters before going to bed or leaving the house.

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their gas heaters inspected and serviced by a qualified technician every two years to avoid a fire or carbon monoxide poisoning.

“The colder months are some of the riskiest times of the year for fires in the home, and most of these fires can be prevented,” he said.

“Taking a few moments to check your heaters and fireplaces before winter sets in could mean the difference between life and death for your family.

“It’s important to remember that no matter the season, having interconnected smoke alarms in all bedrooms and living areas can provide vital seconds to allow you and your family to escape in case of a fire.”

BE CAREFUL: CFA are urging caution over burn-offs.

CFA officials are urging local residents to exercise extreme caution when burning off, with local crews responding to several out of control burn-offs since the end of the fire danger period in the Alpine Shire in midMarch.

With fire restrictions officially lifted across Victoria, state officials have called on property owners to ensure they utilise appropriate fire breaks and assess conditions before lighting a burn, after responding to more than 120 escaped blazes across the state since March 15.

Crews were also called to 35 reignitions from burnoffs which were not extinguished adequately.

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officer Jason Heffernan, it was important Victorians did everything they could to avoid the need for an emergency CFA response.

“We are seeing a large number of escaped burnoffs across the state which could have been avoided,” he said.

“Despite restrictions ending, it is still important for residents to check local conditions on the day of any burn-off they are considering undertaking.

“It is also vital that people register their burn-offs as they can get out of control easily with a simple wind change.

“Make sure the fire is extinguished with water before you leave it and never leave a

fire unattended.”

According to Mr Heffernan, it was important local residents registered their burn-offs by visiting firepermits.vic.gov.au or notifying the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority by calling 1800 668 511 or emailing burnoffs@esta.vic. gov.au.

“We ask that landowners register burn-offs to help reduce the risk of CFA brigades being called out unnecessarily if a member of the public calls about smoke or a fire in the area,” he said.

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Have enjoy a cuppa for cancer research in Bright

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GRAB A CUPPA: Bright Biggest Morning Tea organiser Lory Torriero (right) with wife Norma.

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FOR almost 30 years, people have been coming together to share a cuppa and raise donations for cancer research, and tomorrow, it’s Bright’s turn.

Bright’s 2022 Cancer Council Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser will be held tomorrow from 9am-12pm at the Bright Senior Citizens’ Centre on Cobden Street, with a warm drink, food and more to help locals raise money for something which touches the lives of millions of Australians.

Organiser Lory Torriero has been the man behind Bright’s fundraiser for around eight years, and said the community has always rallied behind the cause.

“Cancer is such a serious thing - one of the members of the committee’s husband, he’s got cancer and it’s very serious,” Mr Torriero said.

“About 80 per cent of the money

coming out of the Biggest Morning Tea goes to research and support for cancer patients.

“Last year we raised $3400 - that’s an approximate figure - and this year, the way things are going, we’re going to raise more.

“We work pretty hard every year for it.”

The organisers have been hitting the street, selling tickets for a raffle drawn on the day, which includes such goodies as a bottle of wine and vouchers for local businesses.

Plenty of other entertaining donation opportunities will be at the morning tea, including local Tony Strachan shaving his beard and hair for charity - “He could get good money as Father Christmas” - and a talk on cancer from Alpine Health chief executive officer Nick Shaw.

You can join the fundraiser tomorrow - admission costs $7, which will net a cup of tea, and biscuits.

Salvos call for community support THE Salvation Army is asking for more community involvement throughout the Alpine Shire during this year’s Red Shield Appeal, starting this Saturday, May 28.

The Beechworth based Salvos - which covers the communities of Beechworth, Mount Beauty, Bright, Myrtleford, Yackandandah, Wandiligong and surrounds - has been supporting locals

in need since 1884.

After a tough few years, Salvation Army officer Pauline Middleton said many are still feeling the impacts of COVID-19, rental stress, mental health, and cost of living pressure.

“We’re so grateful to the community in the North East who have always rallied together and supported the Red Shield Appeal

every year,” she said.

“This year is no different - we need the help of community members more than ever as we continue to support those who are experiencing great need, isolation, or mental health crises.”

The local funds from the 2021 Red Shield Appeal were used to help support a winter school program and help struggling families send

young people on school excursions.

“The needs are far greater to what we can meet, and the support from anyone in the community who can help,” Ms Middleton said.

According to the 2021 Salvation Army annual report, approximately 887,500 crisis beds are provided to people experiencing homelessness, while three people are sup-

ported by the Salvos every minute.

To support The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal locally, contact pauline.middleton@salvationarmy.org. au; and look out for some collectors in local supermarkets (variable times).

You can also donate at: https://digitaldoorknock.salvationarmy.org.au/t/beechworth-salvos.

HELP US: Beechworth Salvation Army officer Pauline Middleton is asking the Alpine Shire community to support the Red Shield Appeal.

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of campers, a snow capped Bogong. I love the way it is, and as we grow I just hope it never loses that feeling.

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I have too many to be honest. I wish to experience and try as many things as I can in this life. I do very much have an artistic streak, that includes film making, drawing and miniature modelling.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

It depends, if they’re up for a big adventure it’s always Bogong for one of the best views in Victoria. For those not up to the challenge, the Gorge Walk is always nice, or often overlooked is Tree Fern Glen Track off Vales Road - it’s short but magical with its cute little creek.

Gemma Ivey How long have you lived here?

We came here from Perth eight years ago for a skiing holiday and stayed.

What do you like about the area?

The visual beauty, wide open spaces, the definite seasons, particularly autumn and spring.

Would you like to see any changes or additions?

Yes, a French Patisserie and a 50 metre swimming pool.

What do you do - your hobbies and interests?

Spending time with my labrador Lucy, skiing ( badly), and baking. I own and operate a store called The Bright Table.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

Up to Mt Buffalo as it’s so special, and to historic Wandiligong.

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Marian College sharing the good news with community

By MICHAELA BOURKE, Marian College

 SUNFLOWERS FOR ALL: Students enjoy many activities outside the classroom. Jack Byrne is pictured picking sunflowers out at Pepo Farms.

 STUDY HARD: Maddison Pasqualotto is studying hard at Marian College.

‘SHARE the Good News’ is the Marian College theme for 2022, and as a school community of great faith, hope and optimism, it’s been wonderful to live out that message this year.

The Marian school calendar is already full of highlights - with many more to come - and with students joining us from across the region, it is our pleasure to share our highly regarded learning and teaching culture with so many new families.

Marian College is a welcoming school where it’s ‘Open Day, Every Day’.

We love to show visitors and the families of prospective students around our beautifully kept

campus and for everyone to enjoy the friendly atmosphere for which Marian is noted.

A smaller school, Marian is also an excellent school where students are valued individually, and outstanding academic results are achieved.

Education Week is the perfect time for grade six students and their families to start planning with Marian College.

We’ve even had grade five students getting in early for a tour!

Marian College itself is putting its new strategic plan in place for the next five years, and we envisage a bright future for our community-centred school.

We would be delighted to include you in our future.

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Education Week 2022 22-28 May

St Mary’s PS is kicking goals!

By KITTY HANCOCK, St Mary’s Primary School principal ST MARY’S is enjoying the return to regular schooling.

The staff have missed all the parents on-site, and it has been a joy seeing parents back at assemblies and helping in classrooms.

We place very high importance on family connections and working together as a team to support our children so they flourish into the best people they can be.

The staff continue to work as a team, supporting each other and continually developing our knowledge and skills, including expert knowledge and evidence-based teaching strategies to enhance our children’s learning.

Recent years has seen development in the teaching of writing and spelling, and our NAPLAN data from 2021 shows significant growth with our students in grades three and five.

Their results are above other schools in Australia with a similar background and well above the national standard.

While we strive for every child to obtain the benchmark or above, we also realise that no two children are the same, and children learn at different rates and have various talents.

Our job as teachers is to enhance these talents and encourage all children to be their best.

Children who find learning in

particular areas difficult are well catered for with education support officers in each learning area and regular meetings held with parents to ensure a true partnership in each child’s learning.

At St Mary’s, a very high priority is placed on professional learning, where all teachers this year continue to participate in developing expert skills in spelling and writing.

There is an optimistic approach to school improvement and an apparent belief that further development is always possible.

Teachers take responsibility for changes in practice to achieve school targets for our children.

Special attention is given to the core learning priorities of literacy and numeracy.

St Mary’s prides itself on the school ethos of high expectations and a commitment to excellence.

All teachers believe every student will learn and achieve positive outcomes.

A happy and optimistic environment is our aim for our students and teachers.

As a principal of St Mary’s, I am so excited and proud about the collegiality and trust staff have and the dedication these teachers and staff have in their commitment to teaching the beautiful children of Myrtleford.

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Art, music, Italian and physical education are specialist subjects offered throughout all the year levels.

St Mary’s fosters student voice and develops leadership skills for our older children through leadership teams. Here children can learn to problem solve, develop empathy and skills in collaboration.

We welcome all to visit our The dedicated team of school and see all that we teachers are committed have to offer. to pursuing excellence in teaching and learning to continually develop better outcomes for our students.

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Education Week 2022 22-28 May

Myrtleford P12 bring a new approach to the science of reading EDUCATION Week presents a fantastic opportunity to reflect upon the learning journey and celebrate together the achievements of Myrtleford P12 students and the wider school community.

A most noticeable change to the teaching practice has been a deliberate transition to structured literacy.

Teachers have been involved in the latest professional learning during the past year, which has helped the school better understand how our brain learns to read and ensure all students become competent readers.

Myrtleford P12 College is committed to having

all students reading at or above expected levels.

Literacy lessons are thoughtfully prepared with this in mind.

Students practise their Jolly Phonics and Heggerty phonemic awareness skills regularly.

The school’s improved assessment techniques ensure that teachers know the children as learners and that students requiring interventions are quickly identified.

The following is typical of the feedback from students: “It has helped me learn more, I know how to read and spell better and love reading my Ninja Kids books.” - Jhett.

“I am better at sounding out my words so that my reading is getting faster.

I’m a better reader now than I was before.” - Logan.

The school is so excited to see the impact of this carefully considered curriculum change.

It looks forward to seeing students develop new skills as they continue to grow in confidence.

 READING UP A STORM: Kherson and Logan are loving the new reading program at Myrtleford P12 College.

PHOTO: Myrtleford P12

Myrtleford P12 College Inspirational At Myrtleford P12 College we recognise that an orderly learning environment, high expectations and a strong home-school relationship are essential elements in ensuring that all our students learn and reach their full potential. Our college is a busy place with excellent numeracy and literacy results.

We have high expectations of staff, students and parents. As a member of the college community you will have clearly defined and understood rights and responsibilities. We are both passionate and determined to teach our students the necessary skills, discipline and values needed to become successful 21st century learners and responsible members of the community.

The College offers our students O Small class sizes O Stand-alone Prep classes O A strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy skills O A growing school with excellent facilities O Teachers who know their students and how they learn O Access to the latest technology and software O Career pathways to cater for student needs and interests O Large school options with small school advantages O Involvement in the arts, sporting, community and leadership activities

Myrtleford P12 College students experience a sense of belonging and enjoy learning in a safe, disciplined and well organised environment.

For a tour of the college or further information regarding what the college can offer your child please contact the College Principal, Mr Zlatko Pear.

5752 1174

Phone Email: myrtleford.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Education Week 2022 22-28 May

 RIDING FOR WELLBEING: Kids at Whorouly Primary School are enjoying their bike ed program.

PHOTO: Whorouly PS

Whorouly PS is riding for better health and wellbeing

BEING active is an essential part of Whorouly Primary School’s health and wellbeing focus, and this term it has the annual Bike Ed program for the whole school.

Last week all students participated in school’s program using the bike trailer provided by Road Safe North East to create a skills course on the basketball court.

Grades four to six students practice riding safely on local roads and will finish with a bike ride on the bike trail from Eurobin to Myrtleford over the next three weeks.

During the second half of the term, sporting schools funding will allow all students to participate in AFL and netball sessions led by expert coaches to develop

skills and enjoy significant games.

Smiling Minds Education is part of the school’s classroom program, practising mindfulness so children develop an awareness of themselves, others, and the world around them.

Mindfulness helps students to be calm and focused and regulate their emotions.

YOU are invited to the

BRIGHT P-12 COLLEGE

OPEN DAY TOUR Wednesday 1st June Invitation to families to find out more about our excellent education at Bright P-12 College.

Come along to an Open Day tour and experience Bright P-12 College in action. Interact with current students and staff, view classes and experience our positive learning environment.

For further Information call the office on 5755 1166

 FRANKIE FOR SUPPORT: Bright P12 principal Jean Olley with the school’s support dog Frankie.

On the Bright track 2022 has been a great year so far at Bright P-12 College, with a range of academic and sporting activities the students are feeling proud of.

The college expanded its connection to the broader school community by launching an official Facebook page which has been a useful way to keep parents, prospective parents and other interested people updated.

One of the highlights of the school year was the Bright Autumn Festival Gala Day when the Bright P-12 College float wound through the streets in full glorious colour to celebrate this year’s theme of ‘Olympic Spirit’.

Other community engagement activities include student fundraising

drives which have supported Team Seas, the Amy Gillet Foundation and Do It For Dolly Day. Staff and students at the college have conducted school tours of the secondary area for primary school-aged students and their parents.

Prospective students have been impressed to learn about the range of secondary subjects on offer, discovering some subjects unfamiliar to them including digital technology, outdoor education, food and product design & technology.

The most popular areas to visit on the tours were the impressive woodwork/ metalwork room and science laboratories.

The Bright P-12 College

wellbeing dog, Frankie, has settled into school life very well.

Staff and students have been taking turns walking her during recess when she’s not working hard in the classroom or the wellbeing area.

Frankie joins principal Jean Olley at the front gates each morning to welcome students to school.

“Our school wellbeing dog, Frankie, supports the mental health of all our students and staff,” Ms Olley said.

“We have seen a significant improvement in anxiety levels amongst students and having Frankie at school helps build confidence in students who, for various reasons, can find school stressful at times.”

Open Days Wednesday 24th May and Friday 27th May The Open Day Tour starts at 9.30am on Wednesday 1st June.

If you are unavailable on this day, contact the office to arrange an alternative.

Bright P-12 College, Bakers Gully Rd BRIGHT 3741 www.brightp12.vic.edu.au Ph: 03 5755 1166 email: bright.p12@education.vic.gov.au

Our mission: Our mission is to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment for our students to become the best version of themselves socially, emotionally and academically.

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Enrolment forms are also available.

Open Day Friday 27th May. Learning,

Our values: Relationships, Persistence, Respect, Teamwork

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Desirable family home LOCATED in a quiet court in the sought after Collyn-Dale Estate and close to schools, child care services and walking tracks, this four bedroom brick veneer family home is neat, spacious and inviting.

Featuring a walk-in robe and ensuite to the master bedroom, the large open plan formal lounge room

offers plenty of space to relax while the functional open plan kitchen, meals/dining area and family living area provides plenty of room for the family to congregate.

The natural gas heating, evaporative cooling and reverse cycle split system provide year round comfort indoors.

For alf resco entertaining there is the wonderful paved undercover entertaining area overlooking the secure yard and established gardens.

A double carport plus a generous 7x6m (approx.) workshop complete this outstanding home.

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Laceby Clearing Sale Saturday 11th June, commencing 9.00am A/c G & S McIntyre (Property Sold) – “Kingswell Park” 531 Snow Road, Laceby Farm Plant & Machinery; Deutz-Fahr M600 130/143hp 6 cylinder 4 wheel assist Trima Loader 1300 hours 4in1 bucket, New Holland TM150 150hp 4 wheel assist Kerfab loader 8ft bucket, Valtra N82 82hp 4 wheel assist Valtra loader 6ft bucket 3403hrs, Landaco Spreader T60 with scales(as new), Vicon RV 1601 bale pack(bale/ wrapper) 4000ltr 40ft Gold Acres boom spray , Kverneland Centre pull 12ft mower Conditioner(Taarup 4.232CT) contractors model, 1967 Oshkosh Prime Mover with hydraulic pack(Excellent condition), Vermeer Twin Roller Bar V Rake, Connor Shea Napier Seeder 18 Tyne with disc coulter super & seed box loading platform, Yamaha Kodiak 450 4WD 419hrs , Honda Bison 500cc side by side recently rebuilt, Bedford Isuzu 2m tipper (unregistered), Vaughan travelling irrigator 8m boom, 1961 9G Chamberlin, 20ft Einbock PneumaticBox air seeder, Lely Roterra 350-35(3.5 mt), loader mount trencher & auger hydraulically driven, home made super spreader hydraulic spinners, Keltec Bale Slicer, Knucky round bale feed out cart with rear loader, As new Farm Force post driver with linkage side shift,12ft pasture harrows, PTO rear mount post hole borer, diesel tank on stand, Nelson silo rust damage, 12ft diamond harrows, set big bale forks, 3pin standard forks, 8inch flume pump rear mount PTO, 6ft heavy duty slasher, Superior 8ft slasher, 2x set Uni grip silage grabs, 40th tri-axel trailer McGraw steel floor, 28 ft non-bruise cattle crate(with horse side door & ramp), 14mtr bogy aluminium tipper with load protection cover, 7ft Rock Bucket (new),Honda Beef Steel post driver, 34ft+ Alum Ext Ladder, Walters hand wire winder, 4 Screw Jacks (16mmHex) 500mm stroke, various different size farm gates, various farming tools, wire

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1947 Mk IV Jaguar completely refurbished in excellent condition running/registered.

An outstanding reputation of quality products and service with great local support and growing tourist following. Also outstanding online presence with No. 1 reviews.

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Genuine vendors, happy to assist in transition, closing submissions 31 May 2022.

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CLEARING SALE a/c:

Browns Wangaratta Master Builders 3-9 Dobbyn Street Closure of business (75 years)

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PROPERTY SOLD

Commences 12 Noon Fri 20th May. Closing from 12 Noon Thurs 26th May

OVER 590+ LOTS MAJOR PLANT: McFarlane 55KVA silenced diesel generator (Exe. condition); Mercedes Benz Actros 2644” 26t 440HP 10m3 tipper (Good condition); Manitou 2012 Telehandler MT1840A, 1,435 hours registered; Manitou 2013 Man Basket (Suits Telehandler); Volvo Smooth Drum 7 Ton Roller; 2011 Prose Plant Trailer ATM 24.6 Ton (Exe. condition) registered; 2001 Kobello Excavator (Mod SKI300R) 5961 hours c/w a range of buckets; Large quantity H/D Quick Stage Scaffolding; 1 - Genie Knucklelift; 1 - Plant Trailer; 3 - Scissor Lifts; Site Sheds; Toilet Block; Approx 1km of Temporary Fencing; a large quantity of electrical tools & equipment & sundry items too numerous to list. BUYERS: The above is only a sample of the quality items being sold. As you can appreciate after 75 years in business there is a lot on offer.

Inspection dates:

Friday 13th & Saturday 14th May - 9.30am - 3.30pm Saturday 21st May - 9.30am - 3.30pm

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For Sale $498,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24253 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $545,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24258 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

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Opportunity to purchase in the King Valley

For Sale $589,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24325 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $650,000-$700,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24293 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $735,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/LWR24283 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

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

Paul Reid M 0417 537 520

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MANUAL LABOUR DOWN MEMORY LANE

Ŷ OLD SCHOOL: The Yaris Ascent Sport manual is not geared up for an easy drive around town.

By DEREK OGDEN REMEMBER when car ignition keys alone turned the engine on and off, gearboxes were manually operated, clutch pedals were prodded and windows wound up and down by hand?

I recently did a spot of travel back in time in the Yaris Ascent Sport, the compact hatchback from Toyota.

With its eschewing of such modern automated aids, the Yaris Ascent Sport manual, I presume for economic advantages, really is a handson vehicle.

At $22,130, plus on-road costs, the car is the entry level to the Yaris line and the only variant featuring a sixspeed manual transmission.

The others have a direct shift CVT, which adds just $1500.

A CVT-equipped hybrid on SX and ZR attracts a further $2000 over their equivalent petrol variants.

Ownership costs include a five-year warranty, extendable to seven years, up to 10 years on the hybrid battery and five annual services capped at $195 each.

Standard equipment on Ascent Sport includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, LED daytime running lamps, tail and stop lights; auto retractable door mirrors with LED turn signals; and power windows.

For the first time on a Toyota vehicle in Australia are ground-breaking safety features, designed to make Yaris the world’s

safest compact car.

They include front-centre airbags, sensors that can detect vehicles or pedestrians at intersections when making turns and a secondary collision brake.

STYLING The all-new Yaris is shorter and lower than its predecessor, with a longer wheelbase (40 mm) for maximum interior space and stability.

Despite the lower roofline, interior headroom is not compromised, the driver and passengers sitting lower thanks to the new Toyota Bplatform.

A sporty exterior boasts a stand-out cascading grille, longer bonnet, sculpted door panels, dynamic character lines and a shorter rear overhang.

There are 12 exterior colours.

INTERIOR Ascent Sport has an allblack interior, offering an open, spacious and comfortable cabin with ample headroom and an up-market ambience with high-quality seat fabrics.

Despite a wider centre console, there is no room for an armrest, hence no leaning post for the driver.

Gearshift and cup holders take up the space.

However, the new platform allows the driver’s seat to be set lower and further back towards the centre of the car, creating an appealing driving position and helping to lower the vehicle’s centre of gravity

by around 15mm.

The steering wheel is set closer to the driver, with wider tilt and telescopic adjustments. Electric steering is tuned for a light feel at low speed and responsive feeling at high speed.

INFOTAINMENT Driver information is sourced through a 7-inch touchscreen and a 4.2-inch multi-information display in the instrument cluster.

Bluetooth connectivity includes phone and music.

With enhanced voice recognition, there’s access to Sir, Eyes Free, Google Now voice commands. AM / FM / DAB+ digital radio are in the hands of six speakers, while USB video playback is on offer when the vehicle is stationary.

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS The new direct-injection three-cylinder 1.5-litre petrol engine’s 88 kW and 145 Nm forge gains of 10 per cent and 2.7 per cent over the previous 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine, the result of a lighter block and crankshaft, reduced frictional losses and high-speed combustion technology.

SAFETY Eight airbags include driver, front passenger, two front centre, two front side, two curtain shield.

The new front-row centre airbags - a first in class - are designed to offer additional protection in a

range of accidents.

They can act as energyabsorbing cushions between the driver and front passenger in side crashes, or in passenger-side crashes when the driver is the only occupant. They can also provide safety benefits in rollover accidents.

DRIVING The new 1.5-litre petrol engine produces more power and torque - while using less fuel - than the 1.3 and 1.5-litre four-cylinder engines it replaces.

Tagged with the ‘Sport’, engine performance is not all that impressive.

High revs are the key otherwise stalling is the downfall.

Toyota claims the new Yaris manual uses just 5.4 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres on the combined cycle.

The test car clocked 7.9 litres per 100 kilometres while flitting around town and 3.7

litres per 100 kilometres on a motorway run.

The little motor was quiet enough at low revs but let out a raspy reply when urged to work higher up the scale.

The manual gear shift at times was not of Toyota’s usual high standards and needed firm handling to avoid connecting with the wrong gear.

On the upside, the new platform underpins a significant increase in body rigidity, which contributes to agility, stable handling, ride comfort and lower noise and vibration.

SUMMARY Having generally left manual motors behind to the ascendancy of the so smooth automatic transmission, it is interesting to be reminded just how inconvenient shifting gears by hand is in heavy stop/start city traffic. Spare the gear(rod) and spoil the child, it would seem.

AT A GLANCE MODEL LINE-UP YARIS ASCENT SPORT MANUAL $22,130 YARIS ASCENT SPORT CVT $23,630 YARIS SX CVT $27,020 YARIS ZR CVT $30,100 YARIS SX HYBRID CVT $29,020 YARIS ZR HYBRID CVT $32,100 PREMIUM PAINT: $500 TWO-TONE PAINT: $450 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges.

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One has a single electric motor, the other comes with two of them -- or ‘twin’ motors as they are known.

STYLING Volvo XC40’s exterior styling is chunky, compact and functional. The wheels are standouts.

A blanked-out radiator grille signifies this is the fully electric version of the small SUV, in other words - no cooling required.

Although designed to seat five, the EV seats four comfortably -- five at a stretch.

The batteries eat into boot and legroom and with large rear pillars and darkened glass, there’s not much over the shoulder vision.

Prices start from $72,990 for the single motor, or $79,990 for the twin (plus onroads).

You can still get petrol and even plug-in hybrid versions, but their days are strictly numbered. Volvo is planning to be fully electric by 2030 and EVs are expected to account for 50 per cent of sales by 2025 just three years from now.

They’re confronting figures, but hardly surprising given demand for EVs is growing faster than any other section of the market.

Standard equipment includes the Dynamic Chassis, 20-inch alloys, leather upholstery, R-Design highlights, two-zone climate air, heated steering wheel, heated front and rear seats, plus power folding rear headrests.

There’s also follow-theroad LED headlights, adaptive cruise control, 360-degree camera, wireless phone charging, auto lights and wipers, auto dimming internal and external mirrors, front and rear parking sensors, a panoramic sunroof and hands-free tailgate.

Recharge is covered by a five-year unlimited kilometre warranty, eight-year battery warranty and comes with

eight-year roadside assistance.

Servicing is free for three years or 100,000km, with a service interval of 30,000km or two years. It covers vehicle safety, air filter and tyre sealant checks and, if needed, one tyre sealant replacement.

In addition, annual wiper blade replacement and a brake fluid check is offered free through dealers.

INFOTAINMENT Not only is this Volvo’s first electric vehicle, it is also the first vehicle in Australia to come with a fully integrated Google Android operating system, with Google Assistant, Google Maps and Google Play Store built in.

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS The XC40 Twin has 150kW electric motors, one at the front axle, the other at the rear axle.

So, it’s driven by all four wheels. Power comes from a 78kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

The Twin, the one we’ve been driving, pumps out 300kW of power and an astonishing 660Nm of torque, and will physically thrust you back in the seat when you punch the throttle.

With an impressive 300kW of combined power and 660Nm of torque, it dispatches the dash from zero to 100 km/h in just 4.9 seconds, making it one of Volvo’s most powerful cars ever.

SAFETY Volvo XC40 scored a fivestar safety rating, with seven airbags, autonomous emergency braking, lane support systems and speed assist systems.

DRIVING This car adds new meaning to the words keyless start.

You’re not even required to push a start button. Put your foot on the brake, put it into gear and away you go -- that’s it.

It’s indecently quick, for a car not billed or marketed as a sports model.

Weighing in at almost 2160kg, courtesy of the heavy batteries, it’s no lightweight

either and this is apparent as it jounces over speed humps and the like.

One pedal driving, when activated, brakes the car as soon as you lift off the accelerator, sending regenerative power back to the battery.

On long, downhill runs it’s amazing, at other times it’s intrusive. It’s a matter of experimentation.

When fully charged, XC40 Recharge Pure Electric Twin has a claimed range of up to 418km.

It’s designed for fast charging from zero to 80 per cent in around 40 minutes, but this depends on the type of charging available.

A commonly available 50kW DC charger takes about 68 minutes.

A 10A household power point needs an exhausting 40 hours from empty.

Volvo XC40 can be charged via a Type 2 CCS connection rather than CHAdeMO, so be sure to check ahead. Note that a fast-charging cable is not provided with the car.

Buy the car and you’ll want to invest in a wall charger.

Inside, the decor is straight out of the Scandinavian playbook with aluminium accents and contrast stitching for the leather accented seats.

The fully digital instrument cluster can be customised and is able to project navigation between the dials.

Underfloor battery requirements eat into leg and boot space, with a transmission tunnel remaining but not required.

The EV has 418 litres of space, 42 litres less than the petrol model, while the ‘frunk’ up front offers another 31 litres (handy for storing charge cable).

With power consumption rated at 25.5kWh/100km, it’s no fuel miser, but in a rain challenged week we managed to clock up 365km behind the wheel -- at a rate of 21.7kWh/100km.

Driving steadily on the motorway, this figure dropped back to 19.8kWh over a distance of 70 kilometres.

The good thing is that it has sufficient range to not need charging every day.

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Bright tennis players contest club championships THE Bright Tennis Club recently held its annual senior and junior club championships under chilly autumn conditions.

Four divisions were contested in the junior club championships - a special mention to Ian Ellen (past president) who attended the day and presented the Gwen Jameson Award to a very deserving recipient in Elliot Ford.

The club is very fortunate to have Elliot as a member and to guide the younger players.

Girls 10 and under winner Ingrid Barnard was too strong for her opponents, winning all three matches in the round robin format with Lizzie Day coming in as runner-up, with two match wins.

The boys 10 and under division was the largest division of the day and well done to the round robin finalists Leo Johnston, Lincoln Hughes, Nicky Herschell and Heath Hughes.

Leo and Nicky went on to play in the final with Leo defeating Nicky in a very close hard fought battle which was agreed by all in attendance as the match of the day.

The girls 14 and under champion was Amelie Kerr who defeated Sienna Baudry - Amelie won all three sets in the round robin format with Sienna winning two sets for the day.

Boys 16 and under champion was Nic Carey managed three sets, 18 games followed very closely by Bodie McCabe with two sets, 17 games.

A smaller field contested the men’s singles competition than previous years, with a round robin competition seeing long time club champion David Chlebna

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Bright Tennis Club’s (back, from left) Elliot Ford, Amelie Kerr, Sienna Baudry, Brodie McCabe, Nic Carey, (front, from left) Lizzie Day, Ingrid Barnard, Nicky Herschell and Leo Johnston with their awards.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Tracy Carey and David Chlebna took out the mixed doubles championship. reclaim his title 6-0 against runner-up Craig Thompson.

David went on to win the mixed doubles competition with partner Tracy Carey in the round robin format over runner-ups Craig Thompson and Cathy Lennon 6-2.

Unfortunately, bad weather has seen the ladies and men’s doubles and the ladies singles events being rescheduled to October 15, which will now coincide with the Bright Tennis Club’s celebration/reunion event of 31 years at Pioneer Park, having relocated from the centre of town near the community centre.

For further enquiries regarding this event please contact Tracy Carey on (03) 5755 1688 or email brighttennisclub@gmail.com.

RESULTS Girls 10 years and under winner: Ingrid Barnard; R/up: Lizzie Day. Boys 10 years and under winner: Leo Johnston; R/up: Nicky Herschell.

Girls 14 years and under winner: Amelie Kerr; R/up: Sienna Baudry.

Boys 16 years and under winner: Nic Carey; R/up: Bodie McCabe.

Men’s singles winner: David Chlebna; R/up: Craig Thompson.

Mixed doubles winners: David Chlebna and Tracy Carey; R/ up: Craig Thompson and Cathy Lennon.

Ladies’ and men’s doubles: rescheduled to Saturday, October 15, 2022.

Ladies’ singles: rescheduled to Saturday, October 15, 2022.

Local crew take Australian Rally Championship podium MYRTLEFORD driver Jason Lennane and Wangaratta co-driver, Matt Whitten, have finished on the podium in the last round of the Australian Rally Championship.

Competing in the championship’s two-wheel drive category, the duo finished in second place in the Forest Rally in Western Australia.

Driving a Proton Satria, Lennane drove a steady event over the three days of competition, ensuring that his 4000km trek across the Nullarbor Plain wasn’t in vain.

Based in Nannup, three hours south of Perth, the Forest Rally was held on gravel stages that have been a part of the Australian Rally

PODIUM FINISH: Myrtleford driver Jason Lennane and codriver Matt Whitten podiumed at the weekend’s round of the Australian Rally Championship.

Championship for over 20 years.

Weather conditions were fine and sunny for the rally, and Lennane and Whitten had an almost trouble free run over the weekend.

A blocked fuel injector slowed their progress on the final day, but they were able

to maintain their second place ahead of local driver Garry Mills in a Ford Fiesta, and Tasmania’s Aidan Peterson in a Daihatsu Charade.

The result puts Lennane and Whitten equal second in the 2WD Cup, with the next event to be held in Tasmania next month.

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Annual Mount Beauty Running Festival a crowd pleaser for all ages

FUN FOR ALL AGES: Juniors and experienced runners alike had an absolute blast at the annual Mount Beauty Running Festival over the weekend.

AROUND 250 runners enjoyed fabulous autumn weather on Saturday as they participated in the annual Mount Beauty Running Festival.

Comprising four separate events, the festival caters for all ages and abilities with a variety of distances and terrain.

The flagship event is the 14km trail run which takes runners on a journey out of town and then up into the Alpine National Park.

As well as sections of delightful single trail and 4WD management tracks, the trail run has steep climbs and descents, river crossings and rock scrambling to keep competitors on their toes.

The trail run attracted the most interest, but road runners were catered for by the traditional 10km event which follows an undulating out-and-back course past farms and vineyards.

This year the event was conducted with the magnificent backdrop

of a dusting of snow on the peak of Mt Bogong.

Catering for youngsters, walkers and those who are happy with a shorter distance was the 3km event comprising one lap of the Mount Beauty Pondage.

And for the very young, and to add to the carnival atmosphere on the day, there was a casually organized sprint race on the oval towards the end of the festivities.

Festival organisers Kangaroo Hoppet Inc. acknowledge that the event is made possible by the financial support provided by the Mount Beauty Community Bank they would also like to thank Mount Beauty Foodworks for generously supplying the food and drink for the food stations.

This year’s event attracted a field of quality runners - full results may be found on the website of Alpine Timing, but the placegetters were as follows: 14km (M) Jesse Featonby (56:11),

Alec Franzke, Finn Walsh.

14km (W) Tory Thomas (65:30), Laura Gillard, Sarah-Jayne Miller.

10km (M) Will Atkinson (31:23), Adam Fleming, Jeremy Rae. 10km (W) Eilidh Grigg (44:53), Rachel Biggs, Kate Parris.

3km (M) Eddy Franzke (11:29), Blake Morgan, Eric Wood.

3km (W) Freya Rae (13:02), Belle Rae, Bethany Franzke.

This was the 41st year of the event, which began as the Mount Beauty Marathon - after nearly four decades of organising the event, committee chair and trail run instigator, Bob Flower, will be retiring from this year.

Any local interested in joining the small vibrant committee that keeps the event running is invited to contact Bob or Kangaroo Hoppet.

Organisers thank locals for their support of the event and look forward to seeing you all again next year.

Senior Panthers record maiden win In the fourth, both teams scored three runs, but in the next it was the Panthers who maintained this run rate with Quinton and Paul Meddings leading off with hits, and scoring on Damon Barker’s hit, to level the score at 11 all.

The sixth innings was scoreless for both teams, before the Panthers broke out again with three runs, on hits by the Anders pair and Barker.

Wodonga were held to just two runs, with Barker striking out two batters.

The ability of this side to focus on what was necessary to win the match was evident, both with the bat and in the field.

The B grade Panthers, playing at Wangaratta, started with two runs in the open-

ing innings - a walk, an error and a mighty double by Cam Alexander, but throwing errors allowed Wangaratta Orange to take a four run lead.

It could have been worse if Alexander at shortstop had not run into shallow leftfield to take a well-judged catch.

Michael Balfour led off the second innings with a single, followed by four walks, a double by Jarrod McCormack and a single by Ollie Chambers, to put Punkah’ up by a run.

Kaleb Hoare continued with his steady pitching, striking out a batter and then picking off two runners, one at second base and the other requiring a further throw for the tag at third base.

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In the third, singles by Makiah McCallum and Anders put runners in scoring positions, but only one could be brought in.

Unfortunately, the home side had another two big innings to win by a big margin.

However, it was great to see the Porepunkah batters being selective in their pitches, and Wade Pronk and Rayne Skippen, swinging the bat for contact on strikes.

Next week, all Porepunkah matches are at Targoora Reserve again - A grade and Under 11 to play the North Albury Bears, and the B grade and Under 15 to play Benalla.

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Wodonga 3-5-0-3-0-0-2=13 runs, 0 errors and 8 safe hits.

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Wang Orange 6-1-2-4=13 runs, 2 errors and 7 safe hits.

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Porepunkah went scoreless in the third, against a new pitcher, while Wangaratta scored two on a double and two walks.

McCormack again led off with a single, followed by a triple by Jamie Jellef, a walk, a wild throw and another single by Chambers, to push three runs home and take a one run lead.

Wangaratta were able to bat in four runs and win the match.

The Under 15 match, at Wangaratta, saw both teams score five runs in their first innings.

Porepunkah’s runs coming from Liam Quinton’s single, which was errored, and four free passes.

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Playing at Wodonga under clear skies, the side began with singles by the Anders brothers, who were able to score.

Wodonga’s reply was three unearned runs, although pitcher, Adrian Quinton struck out three batters.

Wodonga extended their lead in the second innings with five runs.

In the third, Dean Anders again started the run rally, supported by Rian Banks, Adam Rosser and Stephen Johnstone, to tack on three runs, as well seeing the starting pitcher for Wodonga be ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.

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Wannabees are North East pennant champs

FOR the second year in a row, the Myrtleford Golf Club are North East District Handicap Pennant champions, following their 3 1/2 to 1 1/2 win over Thurgoona at Wodonga.

The contingent, called The Wannabees, consists of Pieter Veldman, Tristan Purss, Brad Carroll, David Clark and Paul Green - captain Karl O’Shaughnessy, who played in last year’s winning team, chose not to play, enabling one other player to play in a winning side.

The club also saw some fantastic golf played on the lush course at Myrtleford over the week.

Saturday, May 21 MYRTLEFORD HOTEL STABLEFORD AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Karl O’Shaughnessy (12) 39 pts.

A Grade Runner Up: Brendon Huggard (8) 35 pts.

B Grade Winner: Jye Cunneen (18) 35 pts.

B Grade Runner Up: Spider Hancock (15) 34 pts.

Ball Winners: B Huggard 35, C Piazza 34, S Hancock 34, P Stewart 32, S Graham 32 c/b.

Foodworks NTPs - first: Jim Martin, second shot fourth: Craig Piazza, 14th: Craig Piazza, 16th: John Chatfield.

Raffle Winner: Andrew Williams.

Thursday, May 19

CHAMPIONS: Myrtleford’s winning pennant team, The Wannabees, with (from left) Pieter Veldman, captain Karl O’Shaughnessy, Tristan Purss, Brad Carroll, David Clark and Paul Green.

Myrtleford Hotel - Stableford AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Lyn Dwyer (45) 30pts c/b. A Grade Runner Up: Kerry Newton (22) 30pts. 9 Hole Winner: Suzette Kelly (47) 15 pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Robyn Ternes (20) 14 pts. Foodworks NTPs - 14th: Barb Welch.

Wednesday, May 18

MYRTLEFORD HOTEL STABLEFORD AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Andrew Roseby (18) 35 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Peter ternes (15) 31 pts. Ball Winners: P Ternes 31. Foodworks NTPs - 16th: Andrew Corcoran.

Tuesday, May 17 Myrtleford Hotel - STROKE AMCR 74

A Grade Winner: Barb Welch (21) 99/78. A Grade Runner Up: Debbie Taylor (28) 107/79. 9 Hole Winner: Penny Dawkins (38) 23pts. Ball Winners: Kerry Newton, Carol Ames.

Foodworks NTPs - second shot fourth: Liz Orton, 14th: Sandra Piazza.

Putting Competition: Kerry Newton 25 putts.

PACK PLAY: Bright’s under 14 squad squared off against Kangaroos in the only junior footy match over the weekend.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Lone juniors match a blowout for Bright IN the only game of junior football played over the weekend, the under 14 clash between Bright and Kangaroos saw a 140 point margin, with Bright going down 0.5 (5) to 22.13 (145) at Wareena Park.

The league had originally booked this weekend for a junior interleague carnival, but this ultimately didn’t eventuate.

Clubs were given the option to play an alternate game, a choice only Bright and

Kangaroos took up.

Regular play will resume this weekend with the round eight fixture.

Myrtleford’s two under 12 sides are currently ranked ninth and tenth on the ladder, while Bright sits at fourth.

Both Myrtleford and Bright are on the lower end of the under 14 ladder, while Myrtleford’s top age juniors are yet to drop a game in the under 17s.

Under 14 Kangaroos 5.2, 9.6, 16.9, 22.13 (145) Bright 0.2, 0.2, 0.5, 0.5 (5) GOALS, Kangaroos: W. Graham 11, E. Clayton 2, K. Jackson 2, H. Laverty 2. J. Coleman 1, A. Hines 1, T. Hunter 1, S. McCormack 1, E. Mullins 1. BEST, Kangaroos: J. Coleman, W. Graham, L. Pizzini, E. Clayton, B. Hiskins, H. Jacka. Bright: J. Thomson, E. Lodge, T. Heuperman, A. Grasser, A. Hargreaves, F. Stephens.

Mount Beauty golfers hit the course A SMALL field of 18 contested the Saturday Stableford event at Mount Beauty golf course, with Roger Church and Jim Crebbin both scoring 35 points, with Church winning on the count back.

Balls were also given out to Stephen Short and Dave Browning, both on 34 points.

NTP ball winners: seventh: Dave Browning (along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency and Post Office), ninth: Stephen Short, 17th: Roger Church, 18th: Trevor English, with the money going to Macca Deans.

Wednesday, May 11, 12 holes Stableford Winner: Lynda Barter 21 points on countback from Liz Harvey.

NTP - Liz Harvey.

Saturday, May 14, 9 holes Stableford Winner: Julie Chapman 17 points.

R/U: Liz Harvey 16 points.

NTP - Julie Chapman.

Saturday, May 21, 18 holes Stroke Winner: Liz Harvey 99/21/78.

R/U: Leesa Bevan 85/5/80.

Alpine golfers thrive in sunny weather THE pristine golfing weather over the past week saw droves of players hit the course down at the Bright Golf Club, with spectacular results being recorded.

Vets, Monday, May 16, Stableford A grade winner: Ray Ousley (7) 35 points.

B grade winner: Andy Armstrong (22) 32 points.

NTPs - sixth: Colin Richardson, 16th: Linda Loftus.

Ladies, Wednesday, May 18, Stableford A grade winner: Heather Thompson (27) 37 points.

NTPs - third: Carol Burgess, 11th: Robyn Poyner, 16th: Jill Taberner.

Men, Thursday, May 19, Stableford A grade winner: Jake Woods (7) 40 points.

B grade winner: Guy Pachham (19) 40 points.

NTPs - third: John Forbes, sixth: Guy Packham, 11th: Stuart Carlisle, 16th: Michael O’Shea.

Men, Saturday, May 21, Stroke Monthly Medal A grade winner: Jason Filippi (12) 70 nett.

B grade winner: Mick Dunne (18) 67 nett, Monthly Medal Winner.

C grade winner: Ross Heydon (28) 76 nett c/b.

NTPs - third: Cameron Wickes, sixth: Hamish McPhee, 10th second shot: Chris Oswin, 16th: Rodney Pack.

Ladies, Saturday, May 21, Stroke A grade winner: Bernie Wickes (12) 75 nett.

NTPs - sixth: Allison Gilbert, 11th: Frances Bentley, 16th: Bernie Wickes.

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WINNERS AND LOSERS

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Myrtleford 52 def Wodonga 31 GOALS: MYRTLEFORD:Rebecca Piazza 38 Sally Botter 14. WODONGA: Cassi Mathey 17 Hannah Pole 14. BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Saige Broz 3, Amber Quirk 2, Rebecca Piazza 1.

WODONGA: Ellie Ainsworth 3, Ella Dickins 2, Leah Mathey 1.

Wang Rovers 32 def by Corowa-Rutherglen 58; Wodonga Raiders 46 def Wangaratta 38; Yarrawonga 61 def North Albury 38; Lavington 35 def Albury 34 B GRADE: Lavington 45 def Albury 34, Wang Rovers B Grade 36 def by Corowa-Rutherglen 45, Myrtleford 57 def Wodonga 46, Yarrawonga 55 def North Albury 21, Wodonga Raiders 41 def Wangaratta 40 C GRADE: Lavington 24 def by Albury 50, Wang Rovers 37 def Corowa-Rutherglen 34, Myrtleford 35 def by Wodonga 39, Yarrawonga 53 def North Albury 49, Wodonga Raiders 39 def Wangaratta 37.

17 & UNDER: Wodonga Raiders 64 def Wangaratta 31, Myrtleford 0 def by Wodonga 54, Wang Rovers 54 def Corowa-Rutherglen 37, Yarrawonga 48 def North Albury 38, Lavington 35 def Albury 20

ROUND 8 SATURDAY, JUNE 4 WANGARATTA VS LAVINGTON RAIDERS VS MYRTLEFORD NORTH ALBURY VS WANG ROVERS ALBURY VS YARRAWONGA COROWA-RUTHERGLEN VS WODONGA

Myrtleford 20.16.136 def Wodonga 1.3.9 GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Joshua Jones 5, Addison Bedendo 4, Joseph Crawley 2, Toby Cossor 2, Damon Harrington 1, Ashton McPherson 1, Kaidan McPherson 1, Lachlan Miotto 1, Liam Morgan 1, Luke Nannipieri 1, Levi Young 1. WODONGA: Noah Ritchie 1. BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Lachlan Miotto, Toby Cossor, Joseph Crawley, Ashton McPherson, Elijah MORGAN, Addison Bedendo. WODONGA: Riley Gill, Jack Mathey, Hugh Venturoni, Noah Ritchie, Logan Oates, Tyler Sexton.

Wangaratta Rovers 8.15.63 def Corowa Rutherglen 3.8.26; Wodonga Raiders 5.5.35 def Wangaratta 4.9.33; Lavington 6.3.39 def by Albury 15.10.100; Yarrawonga 17.14.116 def North Albury 3.3.21.

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GOALS: LAVINGTON: Myles Aalbers 3, Sam Hopper 2, Jake O’Brien 1, Darcy Smith 1, Kade Garland 1. ALBURY: Mat Walker 6, Fletcher Carroll 3, Jeff Garlett 3, Riley Bice 2, Jacob Conlan 1, Anthony Miles 1, Jacob Page 1. BEST: LAVINGTON: Jack Harland, Tom Hargreave, Myles Aalbers, Nicholas Newton, Jake O’Brien, Benjamin Ashley-Cooper. ALBURY: Fletcher Carroll, Mat Walker, Brayden O’hara, Riley Bice, Jake Gaynor, Brydan Hodgson.

WODONGA RAIDERS 2.2 3.6 3.7 4.10.34 10.4 18.9 24.14 30.15.195 WANGARATTA GOALS: WODONGA RAIDERS: Jake Hodgkin 2, Nathan Clarke 1, Samuel McKenzie 1.

WANGARATTA: Ben Reid 9, Callum Moore 5, Jackson Clarke 4, Michael Newton 4, Joe Richards 2, Jessie Smith 2, Abraham Ankers 1, Fraser Holland-Dean 1, Luke Saunders 1, Patrick Warner 1. BEST: WODONGA RAIDERS: Angus Sinclair, Cooper Daly, Brendan Kantilla, Jake Twycross, Max Beattie, Isaac Muller. WANGARATTA: Daine Porter, Ben Reid, Abraham Ankers, Callum Moore, Joe Richards, Jessie Smith.

YARRAWONGA NORTH ALBURY

7.3 13.10 20.15 25.17.167 0.0 2.0 3.1 7.1.43

WANGARATTA ROVERS 3.3 5.7 10.11 18.11.119 3.3 6.7 8.10 11.15.81 COROWA R’GLEN GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alexander Marklew 4, Thomas Boyd 3, Jack Gerrish 3, Todd Bryant 2, Raven Jolliffe 1, Jace Mcquade 1, Jake McQueen 1, Samuel Murray 1, Dylan Stone 1, Regan Gorman 1. COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Jy Lane 3, Charlie Nastasi 2, Oliver Struve 2, Hayden Filliponi 1, Jarred Lane 1, William Robinson 1, Cameron Wilson 1.

BEST: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Shane Gaston, Dylan Stone, Raven Jolliffe, Cody Schutt, Alexander Marklew, Jack Gerrish. COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Cameron Wilson, Jy Lane, Cody Howard, Darcy Melksham, Jarred Lane, Bailey Pirnag.

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THIRDS RESULTS

ROUND

1.2 2.4 5.3 9.6

GOALS: YARRAWONGA: Leigh Williams 15, Ned Pendergast 4, Nicholas Fothergill 1, Jess Koopman 1, Tim Lawrence 1, Jackson Meade 1, Kyal Tyson 1, William Wheeler 1. NORTH ALBURY: Doulton Langland 3, Carter Norman 2, Callum Pattinson 1, Ryan Polkinghorne 1.

BEST: YARRAWONGA: Leigh Williams, William Wheeler, Beau Seymour, Mark Whiley, Ryan Einsporn, Jackson Meade. NORTH ALBURY: George Godde, Clay Thomas, Fletcher Ramage, Ryan Polkinghorne, Hayden Cooper, Jack Penny.

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LAVINGTON ALBURY

2.4 4.5 6.0 9.2

5.9 14.13.97 10.4 12.5.77

GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Josh Muraca 2, Brody Ricardi 2, Jake Sharp 2, Ryley Sharp 2, Callum Crisp 1, Simon Curtis 1, Lachlan P Hourigan 1, Benjamin Paul 1, Brady Sharp 1, Dawson Simpson 1. WODONGA: Alex Smout 3, Jayse Brown 2, Reed Jackson 1, Thomas Johnson 1, Joshua Mathey 1, Ethan Redcliffe 1, Noah Spiteri 1, Oscar Willding 1, Matthew Wilson 1.

BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Sam Martyn, Murray Waite, Dawson Simpson, Simon Curtis, Lachlan P Hourigan, Brody Ricardi. WODONGA: Harry Jones, Josh Clayton, Joshua Mathey, Samuel Jewell, Angus Baker, Ollie Greenhill.

RESERVES RESULTS Lavington .................. 3.8.26 Albury ....................20.5.125 GOALS: LAVINGTON: Judd Mcleod 1, Jim Waters 1, Henry Waters 1. ALBURY: Harry Cameron 6, Zach Bye 2, Sam Cross 2, Jamarl O’Sullivan 2, Sebastian Sproule 2, Lachlan Taylor-Nugent 2, Darcy Harrington 1, ben harvey 1, Christopher Lockhart 1, Will Unthank 1.

Wodonga Raiders ....... 3.3.21 Wangaratta........... 30.16.196 GOALS: WODONGA RAIDERS: Angus Eberle 1, Joel Price 1, Lachie Mackley 1.

WANGARATTA: Lachlan Bray 6, Daniel Tidball 5, Lachlan Canning 4, James McClounan 4, Jesse Bianco 2, Kent Braden 2, Harrison Smart 2, Zackery Leitch 1, Josh Nanson 1, Dominic Walker 1.

Yarrawonga .......... 26.16.172 North Albury................ 1.2.8 GOALS: YARRAWONGA: Jacob Adkins 9, Ross Mulquiney 4, Craig Frauenfelder 2, Matthew Grinter 2, Matt McCabe 2, Tanner Nyholm 2, Benjamin Radford 2, Reed Bonat 1, Xavier Leslie 1, Hunter Surrey 1.

NORTH ALBURY: Jackson Carey 1.

Wang Rovers ......... 30.16.196 Corowa R’Glen ............. 1.2.8 GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Josh O’Donohue 6, Sean O’Keeffe 6, Sam Allen 4, Alex Dowsley 4, Jayden Bear 2, Coen Hennessy 2, Jack Nolan 2, Noah Amery 1, Alex McCarthy 1, Joshua Newton 1, Ky Williamson 1.

COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Jamie Seymour 1.

Myrtleford ................. 5.4.34 Wodonga ................17.9.111 GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Jye Gribbin 4, Will Quirk 1.

WODONGA: Myles Jewell 5, Brett Doswell 3, Jack Stefani 2, Rhys Venturoni 2, Will Bradshaw 1, Jett Cassidy 1, Darcy Norman 1, Ethan Ritchie 1, Dylan Bramble 1.

WINNERS AND LOSERS

OVENS AND KING SENIORS LADDER

SCOREBOARD

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

P 8 8 8 8 8 8

W 7 6 6 5 6 4

L 1 2 2 1 2 3

D 0 0 0 1 0 1

B 1 1 1 1 1 1

% 380.67 175.79 174.90 146.54 131.87 110.07

PTS 28 24 24 24 24 18

7 8 9 10 11

7 8 8 7 8

2 2 1 1 1

4 6 7 6 7

0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1

84.12 48.21 70.47 52.71 27.54

10 8 4 4 4

TARRAWINGEE KING VALLEY WHOROULY NORTH WANGARATTA MOYHU

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

NETBALL SCORES

ROUND 10

A GRADE: Bright 33 drew Benalla All Blacks 33; Tarrawingee 54 def North Wangaratta 35; Greta 57 def Whorouly 31; Goorambat 60 def King Valley 38; Milawa 62 def Bonnie Doon 35.

B GRADE: Bright 44 def Benalla All Blacks 43; Tarrawingee 45 def by North Wangaratta 49; Greta 44 def by Whorouly 51; Milawa 61 def Bonnie Doon 43; Goorambat 53 def King Valley 12.

B RESERVE: Bright 62 def Benalla All Blacks 30; Tarrawingee 54 def North Wangaratta 40; Greta 35 def by Whorouly 38; Milawa 29 def by Bonnie Doon 41; Goorambat 50 def King Valley 21.

C GRADE: Bright 31 def Benalla All Blacks 24; Tarrawingee 31 def by North Wangaratta 36; Greta 25 def Whorouly 20; Milawa 37 def Bonnie Doon 31.

U15s: Bright 5 def by Benalla All Blacks 24; Tarrawingee 20 drew North Wangaratta 20; Greta 17 def by Whorouly 34; Goorambat 50 def King Valley 9.

SATURDAY, MAY 28 GOORAMBAT VS BRIGHT BONNIE DOON VS KING VALLEY BENALLA ALL BLACKS VS GRETA NORTH WANGARATTA VS MILAWA MOYHU VS TARRAWINGEE WHOROULY - BYE

MILAWA BONNIE DOON

2.0 4.1 7.2 13.4

4.5 5.6.36 15.9 19.11.125

GOALS: MILAWA: Daniel Bihun 1, Aaron Braden 1, Tim Leslie 1, Luke Toohey 1, Zachary Wallace 1. BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett 6, James Law 3, Will Goonan 2, Ben Hedin 2, Joel Sanford 2, Beau Smith 2, Lachlan Mahon 1, Hayden Watkins 1. BEST: MILAWA: Ben Clarke, Aiden Bihun, Nick Giggins, Daniel Bihun, Lachlan Sykes, Nic Bonwick. BONNIE DOON: Campbell Smedley, Hayden Watkins, Beau Smith, Joel Sanford, Guy Murray, Zak Bailey.

GOORAMBAT KING VALLEY

0.5 5.7 0.5 1.5

6.10 13.14.92 5.7 5.7.37

GOALS: GOORAMBAT: Jamie Dunne 3, Ryan Burns 2, Thomas Ryan 2, Blake Uebergang 2, Dylan Beavis 1, Aaron Blackburn 1, Marcus Obrien 1, Player 1. KING VALLEY: Hayden Sims 2, Jack Davies 1, Jack Sloan 1, Ryan Wait 1. BEST: GOORAMBAT: Jamie Dunne, Thomas Ryan, Marcus Obrien, Campbell Mccoy, Alexander Moloney, Ethan Cooke. KING VALLEY: Beau Wheeler, Dylan Barr, Connor Shanley, Jack Sloan, Anthony Ciancio, Jack Davies.

BRIGHT BENALLA

1.2 3.4 3.1 5.3

4.5 5.6.36 8.6 14.10.94

GOALS: BRIGHT: Rodrigo Arguello 1, Felix Blazek 1, Clay Cambridge-Dillon 1, Nick Howell 1, Thomas Mullane-Grant 1. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Lachlan Thompson 4, Jake Jones 3, Riley Moran 3, Jackson Hourigan 2, Alistair Jacka 2. BEST: BRIGHT: Samuel Dalbosco, Rodrigo Arguello, Jake Woods, Nick Lebish, Clay Cambridge-Dillon, Patrick Bren. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Cody Crawford, Jake Jones, Lochie Morrison, Michael Ryan, Alistair Jacka, Chelton Orchard.

NED ABANDOTARRAWINGEE NTH WANGARATTA

5.3 11.3 7.2 12.3

15.5 16.6.102 13.4 15.4.94

GOALS: TARRAWINGEE: Lachlan Hansen 7, Frazer Judd 4, Austin Amery 1, Will Creed 1, Thomas Deans 1, Louis Sacco 1, Nick Sartori 1. NORTH WANGARATTA: Jamie Berry 5, Kevin Clarke 3, Jack Brown 2, Brock Kusen 2, Daniel Knihinizkij 1, Benjamin McDermott 1, Samuel Shanley 1. BEST: TARRAWINGEE: William Sharp, Patrick Byrne, Will Creed, Frazer Judd, Player, Danyon Hearne. NORTH WANGARATTA: Andrew Knights, Baxter Lane-Gee, Matthew Fischer, Taylor O’Brien, Luke Brown, Samuel Shanley.

GRETA WHOROULY

1.6 3.9 2.1 4.3

9.15 13.18.96 7.3 8.4.52

GOALS: GRETA: Tyler Arrowsmith 2, Daniel Cassidy 2, Stewart McLeod 2, Brenton Newbold 2, Luke Minogue 1, Cameron Newbold 1, Ned Rohrt 1, Tom Webster 1, Bradley Whinray 1. WHOROULY: Riley Calvene 3, Paul Glanville 2, Lachlan Moore 2, William Allen 1, Simon Chalmers 1, Samuel Ferguson 1. BEST: GRETA: Luke Minogue, Aaron Morham, Bryce Ralph, Nicholas Pell, Tom Fursdon, Jarrod Morham. WHOROULY: Xavier Cannizzaro, Hamish McLeod, Riley Calvene, Cameron Wood, Max Grant, William Allen.

RESERVES RESULTS Milawa .....................8.13.61 Bonnie Doon .............10.6.66 GOALS: MILAWA: Nic Bonwick 3, Nathan Hooper 2, Jordan Friend 1, Jack Stevenson 1, Zachary Wallace 1. BONNIE DOON: Luke Jenkins 3, Archie Smith 2, Hamish Dunsford 2, Lachlan Pinder 2, Luke Berriman 1.

Goorambat ........... 15.17.107 King Valley ................ 2.9.21 GOALS: GOORAMBAT: Sean McDonald 4, Bailey Ward 3, Simon Briggs 2, Jordan Dux 2, Shaun Lemmer 2, Declan Lawford 1, Jack Trevena 1. KING VALLEY: Zachary Blackshaw 1, Billy Hogan 1.

Bright ....................13.15.93 Benalla All Blacks ....... 7.4.46 GOALS: BRIGHT: Tom Buckley 5, Darcy Martin 3, Jack Dalbosco 3, Jack Banks 1, Ryan Peace 1. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Jacob Donlon 2, Ayden Amos 1, Liam Sinclair 1, Jesse Walker 1.

Tarrawingee .............13.7.85 Nth Wangaratta.........11.4.70 GOALS: TARRAWINGEE: Henry Howard 4, Luke Dinsdale 3, Charlie Eames 3, Chris Penney 2. NORTH WANGARATTA: Cameron McCormack 7, Blake Marlborough 2, Ridge Lepenik 1, Dylan Fischer 1.

Greta ......................8.1.1.59 Whorouly .................12.6.78 GOALS: GRETA: Osbert Ramage 3, Shane Graham 2, Luke Arrowsmith 1, Stuart McCauley 1, Zack Watson 1. WHOROULY: Gene Marek 4, Joshua Ramsay 3, Adam Harris 2, Martin Davis 1, Nathan de Vries 1, Patrick Milner 1.

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HEAD TO HEAD: Alain Mubali battles it out against his Melrose opponent.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

Savoys smash Melrose in powerhouse display

By NATHAN DE VRIES MYRTLEFORD’S division one men sent a strong message to the rest of the competition following their comprehensive victory over Melrose FC 6-2 in an away game on Sunday.

Paul Mazambi struck early for the Savoys, and with the exception of a soft goal scored against them in the fourth minute, Myrtleford were in control of the match.

Coach Rob Caponecchia said the final scoreline was a surprise, but a welcome one.

“I didn’t think we’d score that many goals but we’ll take that win for sure,” he said.

“Once we got our second goal and our third goal, we felt we completely dominated the match.

“To be fair, their goalkeeper made some really good saves.

“The message was at half time there were a lot more goals in this game for us.

“We just felt that their defenders weren’t only getting tired, we felt our strikers were getting in behind them a lot and creating a lot of chances, and we just had to convert.

“We just got in behind them and scored another few, then we were completely on top.

“Their keeper made some good saves which kept them in the game a bit but overall I thought that besides their equaliser we were fairly on top of the game for the full 90 minutes.”

Myrtleford product Jack Milford bagged a trio of goals, with Connor Caponecchia picking up two of his own.

The Savoys have another match on the road this weekend, up against Albury City, a match which Caponecchia sees as a real challenge.

“They (Albury City) played Cobram who are equal top and at one stage there, Cobram were losing 3-1 to Albury City,” he said.

“If they took it to Cobram at 3-1, they must have some sort of ability.

“That’s another danger game for us, 100 per cent. “ It was a reality check for the senior women’s side, downed 3-2

by Wodonga Diamonds.

Coach Gabrielle Paglia said the end result was a frustrating one for the side, given their momen-

tous 6-2 win the week before.

“We had a few opportunities on goal that couldn’t quite find the back of the net, and we held possession for the majority of the game but became too flustered and congested at times, allowing them to sneak through,” she said.

“I think it was a game that we will learn from and approach differently.

“It was definitely a learning curve as coach to navigate that type of game, but we’re definitely moving forward now, thinking of the next game and FA Cup match (tonight).”

OTHER SAVOY TEAM RESULTS Division 1 Women: Savoys 2 def

by Wodonga Diamonds 3. GOALS: S. Caponecchia 2.

Division 2 Men: Savoys 3 def Melrose FC 1. GOALS: Z. Vardanega 1, H. Mckerral 1, S. Zamperoni 1.

Over 35’s: BYE. U17 Girls: Savoys 0 def by Albury United 2.

U16 Boys: Savoys 1 def Melrose FC 5.

U14 Girls: results unavailable.

U13 Boys: results unavailable.

U12 Boys: Savoys 4 def Melrose FC 1.

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SLIDER: Tuhina Morton drops to the knee in a last ditch effort to get the ball past Diamonds’ goalkeeper Sonia Sullivan.

THE Myrtleford Bowls Club played in beautiful sunshine last Saturday on the Milawa greens, sneaking home by just one shot overall in the early rounds of the XXXX Cup. The clubs participating the competition in between pennant seasons are Bright, Yackandandah, Beechworth, Chiltern, Milawa and Myrtleford, aimed at six smaller clubs supporting each other.

The format is two bowl triples over 21 ends played straight through, and commencing at 12.30pm each Saturday, finishing about 3.45pm, thus providing time for a little socialising after the games and for the away teams to safely travel home before darkness sets in.

Both Milawa and Myrtleford won two rinks in what was a great opportunity to give some newer bowlers much needed experience at a competitive level.

Milawa’s hospitality was very much appreciated and lots of fun enjoyed by all.

Only two of the 12 Myrtleford bowlers on the day were from the A1 side of last season so it certainly will benefit those who played.

Winning was not the key objective with all six clubs in the competition each week enjoying great comradery, playing the game they love, generating a little cash over the Winter months (when many clubs are closed) and benefiting both physically and mentally from their chosen outdoor sporting activity.

Any lady or man in the reading area who wishes to have a go at lawn bowls is invited to contact any of the above clubs.

Combined training day brings riders closer together

By MARTIN DAVIS MYRTLEFORD Pony Club combined with Bright and Wangaratta last Saturday for the first-time post-COVID for a Combined Training Day at Oxley Recreation Reserve.

The day was an excellent chance for the pony clubs to get together as a larger group to learn and have fun with the ponies.

Combined Training Day (CTD) coordinator Renae Walsh said the day was a fantastic opportunity for the kids to learn from various instructors from all the clubs.

“The CTD rally format also allows the older pony club kids to experience judging by instructors to prepare them for pony club competitions,” she said.

“They’ll be split into groups based on ability levels for rotating lessons related to flat work (dressage), jumping, horsemanship, theory, and navigate the cross-country course at Oxley.”

The youngest group on the training day, the Ready 2 Ride kids are under 10, was involved with a modified program tailored to their ability to incorporate game-based learning.

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Saints’ shooters obliterate Bulldogs

By NATHAN DE VRIES MYRTLEFORD’S A grade squad returned to their winning ways on Saturday with a massive 52-31 win over Wodonga Bulldogs at home.

Their first win since the season opener against Wangaratta Rovers, the Saints kept ahead for the majority of the game, fending off any advances from the Bulldogs while sinking goal after goal.

A six goal margin at half time ballooned out to 10 at the start of the final term, which saw Myrtleford sink 15 goals to secure the victory and the precious premiership points.

Coach Tina Way said she was very happy with the win, in particular the defensive pressure her team applied.

“It was a solid win, we were just trying to stick to the things we worked on at training,” she said.

“I know that the team has been building over the last few weeks, and it’s starting to gel them all together.

“I felt that we maintained a lead the whole time - there was a stage where the lead didn’t stretch out as such, but it didn’t feel like Wodonga were able to grapple too much on us.

“The defensive pressure from everybody on the court was great, not just the defence end but everybody turning the ball through the midcourt a lot.”

The side’s highest total so far, shooting duo Rebecca Piazza and Sally Botter got the job done under the goal.

“The combo of Rebecca Piazza and Sally Botter shot over 50 goals which is a lot,” Way said.

“The speed and consistency of our attackers, they’re very quick and they’re able to move the ball quickly and were able to penetrate through the Wodonga defence.”

Way said the Saints will use the time afforded by the O&M’s interleague bye to rest weary bodies and recuperate ahead of their round eight meeting with Wodonga Raiders.

TRIUMPHANT: A massive final quarter from Myrtleford flipped the script on Wodonga Bulldogs. PHOTOS: Janet Watt

Volunteer shortage continues to bite ■

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Rebecca Piazza lines up the shot while Sally Botter prepares for a rebound.

PHOTOS: Janet Watt

DEFEND: Amber Quirk moves the ball out of the defensive end.

NIMBLE: Myrtleford’s Josh Muraca dodges around Wodonga’s Jacob Barber.

9.4 final term keeps Saints out of doghouse ■

From back page “Sammy’s just a wonderful stoppage player, he’s tough, he’s clean, he knows where to run and where to kick, and he really starts us up.

“He’s put together a fantastic season, and Simon was equally

important to us.

“His run and link up through the middle of the ground, he’s able to run with the footy and he’s a beautiful kick.

“It really shores us up having those two boys around the ball, I couldn’t be happier with how they played.”

Four Saints registered multiple goals, with a total of 10 scorers helping the home side get over the line for their fourth win to sit comfortably in the top five.

Myrtleford’s reserves outfit had a rough day on the park with a 77 point loss, while the Thirds

dominated 20.16 (136) to 1.3 (9).

The O&M will enjoy a leaguewide bye this weekend to allow for the interleague clash against Goulburn Valley FNL - the Saints will be back in action on Saturday, June 4 with an away game against Wodonga Raiders.

From back page “There’s a couple of games that require boundary umpires or goal umpires each week, just because we don’t have the numbers,” he said.

Last year the Australian Sports Foundation published a survey showing 42 per cent of sports clubs have reported a decline in volunteering, partly due to the increase in workload, pressures and responsibilities of implementing COVID-19 protocols.

Similarly, a report by Sport North East released in January said the COVID-19 pandemic had negatively impacted volunteer retention, although a majority of clubs in the survey did not report a change in the number of volunteers between 2019 and 2021.

Mt Beauty United Cricket Club president Ross Wilson said finding volunteers has been difficult for a number of years, and worries about his club’s small team that do most of the work.

“If they get to a point where they can’t do it anymore it’s gonna be very difficult to replace them,” he said.

According to Wilson, his club’s volunteers do a range of jobs, including maintaining the grounds, stocking the bar, maintaining the training nets, coaching the junior cricket players, and doing administrative tasks.

Dederang Mt Beauty Football and Netball Club president Richie Kreuzer said his club is struggling because they couldn’t field a team of under17 AFL players this season, meaning they have less parents that volunteer.

Although he said his club has a good team of volunteers, he is concerned about burnout.

“Instead of just one job on the day, they take on two or three jobs on a home game day, and activities outside of the home game,” Kreuzer said.

“So that puts a bit of pressure on people.”

Both Wilson and Kreuzer pointed to larger trends impacting volunteer numbers, instead of COVID. “Priorities have changed,” Wilson said.

“Young dads, especially, are spending more time with their young families.”

Kreuzer said that parents have less time for volunteering.

“The parents are both earning a wage, so it gets harder to get flexibility because they want time off to spend with their kids,” he said.

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Whorouly outpaced by Blues

By NATHAN DE VRIES AFTER tasting victory last week, Whorouly’s senior footballers fell victim to Greta on Saturday, after keeping pace with the Blues until half time.

With the scores level at the long break Whorouly faltered through the third term, with the final margin an unfortunate 13.18 (96) to 8.4 (54).

Lions’ co-coach Jack Reiter said given how strong the side has been at times throughout the season so far, a result like this was disappointing.

“We stuck with them right until half time, then after-

wards they kicked a couple of quick goals and a few blokes dropped their heads,” he said.

“They still tried their heart out but we just fell away from the team structures we want to play and our Whorouly brand of footy, and it went to show on the scoreboard.

“Can’t really fault the effort, we just had a few blokes expect it was going to get handed to them, blokes weren’t chasing when they should’ve been chasing.

“We just didn’t play good, team footy like we did the week before against North Wangaratta.

“We’ve shown all year we can match it with the best sides - our only big losing margin has been against Benalla who are an absolute top side.

“The rest of the field we’ve been with them or beaten them in quarters or been with them for half a game, it wasn’t until last weekend we put that full four quarter effort in that we came away with a win.

“If we do that more often, 100 per cent we can match with the best of them.”

Xavier Cannizzaro, Hamish McLeod and Cameron Wood were among the best

for the defeated Lions, and with the bye this weekend, Reiter said the side will be right to go against Tarrawingee in round 11.

The Lions reserves outfit had a better result, coming in 12.6 (78) to the Blues’ 8.11 (59).

Multiple players found their way onto the scoreboard with a goal, including a nifty little banana from deep in the pocket courtesy of the Myrtleford Times/Alpine Observer’s own Martin Davis.

Gene Marek and Josh Ramsay were the pick of the forwards, kicking seven majors between them.

OUTMATCHED: Whorouly’s senior squad, including Daniel Harris, will take the bye this weekend following their 42 point loss to Greta.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

BRING IT ON: Whorouly co-coach Ebony Allen said her side will tackle the next 10 matches after their bye with high intensity.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

Lions unsuccessful on court

By NATHAN DE VRIES WHOROULY’S A grade netballers were unable to hand Greta their first loss of the season, defeated by the Blues 57-31 at Greta on Saturday.

The Blues’ class and teamwork pushed Whorouly all day, with the Lions unable to get their noses in front.

From a 26-15 margin at half time, Whorouly kept the score from blowing out disastrously to head into three quarter time trailing by 21 goals.

Whorouly co-coach Ebony Allen said there were definite positives to take out of a match against arguably one of the best squads in the competition.

“We were pretty happy with our first half of netball - the score might not have reflected the game but we felt like we really pushed Greta to work hard, so we were pretty happy with that,” she said.

“We knew it was going to be a very high intensity, tough match against a very experienced side like Greta.

“We just tried to stick to our own game plan and not worry too much about what we were up against, but unfortunately Greta were just too good.”

With two players sidelined due to COVID, Allen said the performances from her side were incredible.

“Sally Wood and myself combined well in defence to put as much pressure on the Greta shooters as we could and get our team some turnovers and scoring opportunities,” she said.

“Tayla Allen had a tough match in the shooting circle, but her workload outside of the ring and her defensive pressure were great.

“We unfortunately had Katie Allen and Jane-Maree (Fitzpatrick) out of the side due to COVID, but Ange Godley and Claire Turnbull stepped up and helped us out this week.”

With the Lions taking their second bye for the season, Allen said her side was up to the challenge and physically ready to back up the final 10 rounds before finals.

ALL THE LIONS: The whole of Whorouly FNC enjoyed listening to the stories from the dual premiership player Corey McKernan.

PHOTOS: Martin Davis

HELPING COLLEEN: Corey McKernan joined the Whorouly FNC after the club helped Colleen Kinderis after the February storms.

ROO FANS WERE HAPPY: Lochie O’Brien was happy to meet North Melbourne champion Corey McKernan.

McKernan shares knowledge at Lions’ den

By MARTIN DAVIS DUAL AFL premiership player Corey McKernan graced Whorouly Recreation Reserve last Thursday, assisting with the Lions’ senior football training.

McKernan came to say thank you to the club for helping out Colleen Kinderis when she needed help cleaning her fence

lines after the storms in February this year.

Using his knowledge of over 230 games in the AFL, he guided reserve and senior players before joining the netball and football club for pasta and a talk to everyone who attended.

“This all came about because I am best mates with Colleen’s son Adrien and he mentioned what the club did for her and

I wanted to say thank you,” he said.

“Community sports are extremely important for communities and everyone who is connected to club...from the people working in the kitchen and the bar to the general supporters of the club.

“It’s always a great spot to go, as it’s a place where people who are having a bad day

can forget about everything which has happened at work and be around people who are connected due to the same thing.”

WFNC president Eddie Costenaro said it was great to have an ex-AFL player donate his time to help out with training and donate some items to auction off at later events throughout the year.

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Mountain Men punished by Panthers

By NATHAN DE VRIES

BRIGHT’S senior football side was brought down to earth at Pioneer Park on Saturday, trounced by Benalla All Blacks 14.10 (94) to 5.6 (36).

The Mountain Men kept within striking distance for the majority of the match, trailing the Panthers by just 25 points heading into the final term.

However, Bright would go on to concede 6.4 in the final term with little left in the tank to mount a response.

Bright coach Paul Harrison said too many little errors amounted to a larger issue with the side.

“It’s not a great result from us,” he said.

“Our entries were very shallow, and they had a few blokes across half back that really made us pay.

“In that last 15 minutes of the game, they just had a lot more run in their legs, they were still moving the ball really well and just made us pay, in the end.

“There’s a lot to work on, out of that.”

The result marks Bright’s second loss for the year, but the side has more to offer players like Sam Dalbosco, Rodrigo Arguello and Nick Lebish have been consistent

BRING HIM DOWN: Brodie Brain drags Benalla’s Jackson Hourigan to the deck. in their effort and performance.

“Now that we’ve seen the likes of Benalla, Milawa and that, if you have one off day a team’s going to make you pay,” Harrison said.

“The last month before that we’ve been playing really good footy and really consistent footy, but we were just a bit off.

“I think we started well, our first half was good but I think they boys ran out of options.

“We were doing a lot of hard work to get it forward and then I think we went a bit tall, in hindsight, in the forward half and it probably hurt us a little bit.”

The Mountain Men are on the road to the Bat Cave this

weekend, facing off against Goorambat in what Harrison describes as the last week of a challenging block of matches.

“We had this four week block set out - before we went into it we said we wanted to be 3-1 after these four weeks, and we’re 2-1 at the moment,” he said.

“It’s going to be another big challenge for us, but something we’ll look forward to.

“If we get that next one, we come out of our hardest four weeks of the season 3-1, and I’d be happy with that.”

Bright’s reserves fared much better, maintaining their top spot with a 13.15 (93) to 7.4 (46) win, with Bright’s Tom Buckley picking up a five goal haul.

BIG AIR: Bright’s Joe Gray hangs on to a ripper of a mark in Bright’s 58 point loss to Benalla All Blacks on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Garry Jones

Mountain Maids battle to a draw

By NATHAN DE VRIES

ENERGETIC: Monique Martin is up and about in the Mountain Maids’ draw with Benalla.

PHOTOS: Garry Jones

TOUGH CONTEST: Bright’s Charlotte Paton maintains possession against Benalla’s Alex Keast.

FOR the third time this year, an A grade O&K netball match ended in a draw, when Bright and Benalla All Blacks ended their tussle with the scoreline at 33-33 at Pioneer Park on Saturday.

The Panthers had the early edge with a two goal lead at quarter time, but the home side evened the scores by the half.

The Mountain Maids pushed through the third term, up by three goals at the start of the final term, but weren’t able to take the win.

Bright coach Bridget FlintChapman said after the pervious unfortunate results, it was heartening to see the Mountain Maids take it up to a strong foe.

“It was great to see we are

competitive against the top teams,” she said.

“It was a strong defensive game with very low scores for both teams.

“We went into the game very calm and just wanted to play strong netball and enjoy it - it was a fantastic game by all the girls.”

The fantastic effort against one of the top two sides gives Bright confidence heading into their round 10 match against Goorambat this weekend.

“We had lots of rotations which meant we did lose our flow at times, but we were able to regather and adjust and not let them get a jump on us,” Flint-Chapman said.

“It gives us a lot of confidence going into our next game, but it will be a tough one.”

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Interleague selection cherry on top for Jackson “We respect his footy journey is his own, our club was Whorouly but Jackson’s home is the Myrtleford footy club so we are now involved with them,” he said.

That said, Jackson did make his senior debut for Whorouly, playing against Bonnie Doon earlier this season.

He said it was a great cameo.

“Being able to debut for Whorouly where Dad played his footy was fantastic,” Jackson said.

“The team got around me, I loved it.. the support

was phenomenal.

“It was difficult going into a team which I haven’t trained with but having the support of the team was fantastic.”

The future for Jackson is looking bright.

He wants to take that next step on his football journey while also keeping with his community club.

“I’m happy playing for Myrtleford at this stage,” he said.

“I love the community which Myrtleford offers so hopefully I can keep playing with them.”

 MASIN LOVING FOOTY: Jackson Masin is loving playing footy this season and has been selected for U18 O&M interleague team this Saturday.

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Jackson Masin has been having a big season with the Saints U18 side, so it was no surprise when he was selected in the Ovens and Murray’s U18 interleague squad to take on the Goulburn Valley at Mooroopna Recreation Reserve this Saturday.

“Being part of the interleague squad is a bit different as I’m running around with the boys who I don’t normally get along with when they are wearing the opposing colours,” he said.

“I love playing footy.

“I’m finding it to be a good way to make friends and stay fit while also being a part of the community which I have grown up in.”

Jackson’s Dad and Myrtleford third’s coach Steve said he and his wife Trish are proud of what Jackson has achieved in his football journey so far.

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 GETTING UP THERE: He may be a Saints U18 player, but Jackson Masin also made his senior debut for Whorouly against Bonnie Doon this season.

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IN one of the greatest finalquarter efforts in recent O&M memory, Myrtleford’s senior footballers turned around a 25 point deficit at three quarter time to run out 20 point winners, 14.13 (97) to Wodonga Bulldogs’ 12.5 (77) at McNamara Reserve on Saturday.

The Saints trailed for the first three quarters, with Wodonga’s pressure forcing error after error from the home side, which the Bulldogs capitalised on.

Myrtleford was down 5.9 (39) to 10.4 (64) at the beginning of the final term, which saw the Saints get their act together to slot nine goals four, in a come-from-behind victory for the ages.

Saints’ co-coach Dawson Simpson said while the effort was incredible, early mistakes put the side in a tough position.

“It was a really good last quarter, but unfortunately in the first three quarters we couldn’t get the game on our terms,” he said.

“We were fumbling, we were missing kicks - Wodonga’s pressure was fantastic and they were able to generate a couple of spares behind the ball and that started up their offensive run.

“To their credit, they did it very well.

“It was a bit of a predicament in the final quarter, we had a lot of belief that we hadn’t played our best footy yet but we weren’t far off it.

“We had enough of the footy to turn it round - we just clicked into gear, really got the momentum on our side, and capitalised on that.

“It was a really pleasing and mature last quarter.”

High-profile signings Simon Curtis and Sam Martyn shone through the midfield for the Saints, their determination and speed key factors in clinching a victory.

“Sam Martyn and Simon Curtis were fantastic through the midfield, they gave us a lot of drive from stoppages,” Simpson said.

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STANDING UP FOR VOLUNTEERS: Cam Green, manager of the Ovens and King Football and Netball League, said it’s getting harder for clubs to find volunteers.

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GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Josh Muraca 2, Brody Ricardi 2, Jake Sharp 2, Ryley Sharp 2, Callum Crisp 1, Simon Curtis 1, Lachlan P Hourigan 1, Benjamin Paul 1, Brady Sharp 1, Dawson Simpson 1.

WODONGA: Alex Smout 3, Jayse Brown 2, Reed Jackson 1, Thomas Johnson 1, Joshua Mathey 1, Ethan Redcliffe 1, Noah Spiteri 1, Oscar Willding 1, Matthew Wilson 1. BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Sam Martyn, Murray Waite, Dawson Simpson, Simon Curtis, Lachlan P Hourigan, Brody Ricardi. WODONGA: Harry Jones, Josh Clayton, Joshua Mathey, Samuel Jewell, Angus Baker, Ollie Greenhill.

SPORTS clubs in the North East continue to report a shortage of volunteers, but despite surveys reporting the impact of COVID-19, clubs point to a wide range of causes for the lack of volunteers.

Cam Green, manager of the Ovens and King Football and Netball League, said all the clubs in their league are experiencing some volunteer shortages, and while volunteer numbers were dropping before the pandemic, COVID-19 had revealed the extent of the problem.

“It’s just harder and harder to get new volunteers and new people to put their hands up,” he said.

“Clubs have been struggling with that well before COVID, but on top of that, COVID is affecting them as well.”

Green also highlighted another pressure on volunteers - a lack of umpires.

While the netball league and reserves football competition run regularly with volunteer umpires in the Ovens and King League, this year even the senior football grade has needed volunteers, Green said.

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