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CHANGES FOR MYSTIC PARK HARVESTING of pine plantation timber from next month will bring about some changes at Mystic Park at Bright. Some of the trails will be closed, others will disappear and new ones will be developed. Discussing some of the plans are Alpine Community Plantation chair Anne Partridge and Alpine Cycling Club member Ash Gray. Read the full story on page 13.

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By MARTIN DAVIS mdavis@nemedia.com.au BRIGHTER days are ahead with the Brighter Days Festival looking to again deliver three days of entertainment at Pioneer Park in Bright next month.

Festival vice president Jason Reid is excited about the event going ahead, with some big artists set to play when the event kicks off on March 11.

Everything y g on track for return of major j festival in March “We are very happy to be busy organising our event once again after our disappointing cancellation due to COVID last year,” he said.

“We will be having all the usual family fun at our new facility at Pioneer Park this year with an exciting lineup of artists and the array of other activities

that combine to make the festival what it has become renowned for.”

Vanessa Amorosi, Screamin’ Eagles and 2011 X Factor winner Reece Mastin are among the artists set to perform.

Many different events are happening throughout the weekend for people of all ages, with a kids zone to

offer pony and amusement rides and a circus.

There will be a car and bike show, a Babes longest lunch for the ladies, and an ‘Amazing Chase’ where teams go around Bright completing puzzles and challenges.

Mr Reid said the Brighter Days Festival will be raising money for the Brighter

Days foundation which will be able to support various children’s charities.

There is still time to purchase raffle tickets to win a Ford Mustang Mach-1 fastback, with all proceeds going to the Brighter Days foundation.

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LOOKING AT OUR PAST

Evolution of “The Times”: recording Myrtleford’s story PLEDGE: Indi independent federal MP Helen Haines has committed to pursuing more mobile phone towers, and NBN improvements, if re-elected. PHOTO: Leah Anderson-Byrne

By JOHN TAYLOR OAM, Myrtleford and District Historical Society Inc. UNTIL January 4, 1911 when George Hopkins began publishing the “Myrtleford Mail & Whorouly Witness”, local newspaper readers relied on the “Ovens & Murray Advertiser” from as early as 1855 and the Bright “Alpine Observer” from 1882.

Occasionally, some advertisements and news articles with the byline “From Our Myrtleford Correspondent” would appear in these newspapers.

The “Mail” was printed in small premises in Albert Street using elementary machinery.

A scan of these early four-page editions feature reports on mining, the butter factory, various sports, “gleanings” and “whispers” from rural communities, illness and accidents and deliberations of the Shire of Bright.

Advertisements for the family butcher, economy stores, emporiums, carriers and boot repairers filled the classifieds.

On January 10, 1913 George Hopkins advised readers that the newspaper had been sold to Albury man Duncan McDonald on January 1, and urged those with outstanding accounts to settle promptly.

On Mr McDonald’s retirement, Hopkins returned as proprietor until he sold the newspaper to the publishers of the “Wangaratta Chronicle” in 1925.

Printed in Wangaratta, little local content in the “Mail” was evident, except for a column provided by the local newsagent, George H. Smith.

Circulation stagnated, and on October 1, 1932 Hanley G. Harris announced that he had been appointed by Mr. L.H. Sambell to print a new newspaper, the “Myrtleford Times & Ovens Valley Advertiser” at a premises in Clyde Street.

Harris bought the naming rights to the old “Mail” from the “Chronicle” and the old newspaper ceased publication.

Harris’ time at the new newspaper was brief.

He declared he would “build this journal into a real live paper, giving the latest news....and advance the interests of the progressive town of Myrtleford and district”.

In March, 1933 the position of proprietor of the “Times” became vacant and from a field of 26 applicants Mr Edward M.G. Dean was selected to print the news.

OLD PRINTING OFFICE, ALBERT STREET: Roofing iron removed and shingles revealed: the home of Myrtleford’s first newspaper, “The Myrtleford Mail & Whorouly Witness” is demolished 1980.

AGRICULTURAL SHOW COMMITTEE, 1959: Fresh from work at the “Times”, Eddie Dean and Jack Garoni (back row, left hand side) join fellow committee members for a “Weekly Times” photograph in front of the Masonic Hall.

Commencing as an apprentice printer with the “Werribee Banner”, followed by a stint with the “Riverine Herald” and two city printing presses, and then a return to manage where his career began, Eddie Dean had extensive experience.

He leased the business at 57 Clyde Street from Mr Sambell and began publishing on May 1, 1933.

The local paper had not been printed for five weeks.

The building was originally a boarding house; the front was occupied by a bicycle shop and the “Times” occupied a small section at the rear.

Original equipment comprised an old flatbed printing press and platen machinery.

Early copies of the “Times” were set in metal on a linotype machine at Benalla on Mondays and then returned in time for printing on the flatbed, then folded by hand and distributed on Tuesday.

Circulation of the “Times” improved dramatically and in 1936 Eddie Dean became proprietor and printer of the paper.

John J. (“Jack”) Garoni joined the “Times” as a 14 year-old apprentice in that year, but his service to the paper was interrupted by war service during World War 2.

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OLD MYRTLEFORD TIMES OFFICE ON CLYDE STREET, 1980: Between the Buffalo Hotel and Adriano’s Butchery the old timber “Times” office, once a boarding house, is open for business in 1980.

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Myrtleford in 1949 and 1951.

Eventually, rebuilding of the old weatherboard premises with a doorway and two large windows either side would house the “Times” office and an array of more modern printing machinery.

Regular appearance of photographs would wait until the 1970s.

Jack’s commitment to the paper saw him become Eddie Dean’s business partner in October, 1951.

The “Times” was expanding: one third of news content came with the support of community correspondents, the remainder from the editors and reporters.

Advertising space by department stores and then self service groceries was increasing.

In 1958, the “Alpine Observer & Hydro Courier” was purchased and printed in the Myrtleford offices.

Until his untimely death aged 58, in 1961, Eddie Dean’s reputation as a newspaper editor and his involvement in activities from his arrival in the town brought him close to many who participated in community life, including those involved in various sporting clubs, the Progress Association, the tobacco industry, urban fire brigade and agricultural show society.

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with Eddie’s widow, Mrs. Ivy Dean until 1974, when he bought the entire business.

A commercial printing department managed by Denis Garoni, Jack’s brother and second apprentice at the “Times”, was expanding.

Over almost three decades, newspaper circulation grew strongly; staff numbers at 57 Clyde Street reached nine, a far cry from the three immediately after World War 2.

Greatest interest was shown in reports on sport, council affairs, personalities and events, which connected the editor and staff to the readership.

Jack Garoni’s reputation as editor corresponded with his community profile, which included his membership of the RSL subbranch and Rotary, the fire brigade, agricultural show committee and an abiding interest in municipal affairs.

The last edition of Jack Garoni’s “Myrtleford Times” was July 13, 1987.

In an article headed “MY LAST EDITION”, he thanked his family and his loyal staff at Myrtleford, Bright and Mt Beauty and the regular correspondents, readers and advertisers of the “Times” and “Observer”.

New editor Colin Wiltshire was wished well in management of the changes which lay ahead.

Porepunkah, Tawonga mobile towers a priority

By JEFF ZEUSCHNER NEW mobile phone towers at Porepunkah and Tawonga to overcome black spot connectivity issues will be continued to be pursued by Indi independent federal MP Helen Haines, if re-elected at this year’s federal election.

The two towers are among 20 priority locations across the electorate the incumbent outlined in her ‘Connecting Indi’ report, launched last Friday as part of her campaign commitments.

The report found that since 2013 - when the electorate elected its first federal independent MP - more than 65 new towers have been built across Indi through the Mobile Black Spot Program.

“That makes Indi the most successful electorate in Victoria, and the fourth most successful nationwide, when it comes to securing federal funding for new mobile phone towers,” Dr Haines said.

“If elected, I am committing to securing even more funding to fix the remaining black spot and connectivity issues across the electorate.”

Dr Haines said she would push for funding allocations of $500,000 per tower to be increased to $1 million.

Earlier in the week Dr Haines committed to pursue $300 million in federal funds needed to complete the NBN build in regional Australia.

She said the Federal Government’s stance that the NBN was completed and that councils will need to help fund any further “improvements” was wrong.

“The NBN build was never complete....it is unacceptable that local councils in country areas are being asked to stump up the cash, passing the cost on to their ratepayers, when councils and ratepayers in the city have no such expectation,” Dr Haines said.

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Almost $1M for local Landcare project MUDGEGONGA and District Landcare Group Inc is among 18 recipients across the Indi electorate that will share in $3.667 million in federal funding to support on-ground action and care for local waterways across the region.

The group’s grant of $990,100 will back community led landscape restoration in the Ovens and Kiewa rivers catchment.

The funding is part of the government’s $20 million Murray-Darling Healthy Rivers Program, and Minister for Resources and Water,

Keith Pitt, said the grants were a win for communities across North East Victoria and the Murray-Darling Basin as a whole.

Minister Pitt said all 18 funded community-led projects will help on-ground works improve the health of Basin rivers and wetlands.

“These grants will inject over $3.6 million in funding into communities across the region, supporting local businesses and jobs and building on the $410,000 already provided to local communities in the first round of Healthy Rivers Program

MORE TREES: Around 58,000 seedlings will be planted throughout Indi as part of 18 projects being backed by $3.6m in federal funding. grants,” he said.

“Not only are these grants fantastic for the environment, grant funding spent in regional communities will also support small businesses, generate economic

activity and create jobs.

“Importantly, these projects will boost the economy across the North East, and aim to employ 36 local people, including 15 young people, helping our communi-

nationally important lower Ovens River wetland complex;  $190,163 to Growling Grass Frog Inc for re-snagging and aquatic habitat creation in the lower Ovens River;  $54,536 to Indigo Creek Landcare Group Inc to help build community capacity to protect and restore the ecological health of a section of the Indigo Valley; and  $97,781 to Kiewa Catchment Landcare Groups Inc to help protect and restore Kiewa River drainage lines and wetlands.

ties recover from COVID-19, drought and bushfires.”

Wodonga-based Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, said the successful Healthy Rivers grants projects will help plant more than 58,000 seedlings, and minimise erosion over 30 hectares of river and creek bank, while aiming to protect 22 threatened animal species.

Some of the funded projects include:  $588,880 to North East Catchment Management Authority to enhance native fish habitat and protect the

Drainage works to improve pedestrian safety for students

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By NATHAN DE VRIES BRIGHT P-12 students are one step closer to a safer roadfront to their school following Alpine Shire Council advancing plans for drainage and safety improvements to Bakers Gully Road.

Council met last week and moved to award a $372,000 contract to upgrade drainage, pedestrian safety, traffic calming and parking along Bakers Gully Road between Park Street and Faulkner Rise.

Alpine Shire director of assets, Will Jeremy, said residents who live along the road, as well as Bright P-12 College, had been very vocal in providing council with feedback for a raft of improvements.

“The scope of the project is to wrap up all of the issues, and to address those issues as a single project,” he said.

Cr Katarina Hughes moved to adopt the recommendation to award the works to Stadelmann Enterprises, and said the works were long overdue.

“This is just one of the ones

WELCOME WORKS: Bright P-12 principal Jean Olley said the works to Bakers Gully Road (pictured) were long overdue.

PHOTO: Martin Davis that has lingered for a while,” she said.

“With the feedback that has been given and the process involved, it’s much needed, and most people are aware of that, especially when you’ve got summers like this that are giving us some extra rain that we don’t anticipate.

“I’m sure that this is very much appreciated.”

Cr Tony Keeble said the project could be seen as a legacy from previous councils. “(The issues around) Bakers Gully has been around for a long time,” he said.

“If you had a water slide business, you’d probably start one at the top and go all the way down to the river and you’d have a pretty good ride.

“There is a bit of a drainage issue in the area, so it’s good to see this work’s getting done - I know the residents in the area would be very grateful.”

Bright P-12 principal Jean Olley said the works to improve safety were exceptionally welcome.

“The work planned for Bakers Gully Road to improve drainage, pedestrian safety,

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“There will be significant improvements to road safety adjacent to the College which include issues the College and community have identified.

“Bright P-12 College will be liaising with The Alpine Shire Council and Bright P12 College community as the works occur to minimise the impact for student drop off and pick up.”

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Nom de plumes will only be published at the editor’s discretion. Opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by this newspaper.

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Slow down in school zones WITH students back to school, I want to remind all motorists to be extra cautious and slow down around our schools zones this 2022.

Slowing down and reducing your speed to 40km is a simple step you can take to help ensure our kids are safe.

I encourage all regional community members to be alert, particularly during school drop off and pick up times and make sure they are complying with the reduced speed areas.

The school zones operate between 8- 9.30am and 2.30-4pm.

I also wanted to mention how

great it is to see our kids back at school again.

I wish all our students, teachers, and parents a great schooling year ahead.

Tim McCurdy, (MLA, Ovens Valley)

More support for school workforce THE Andrews Labor Government has landed a fouryear agreement with Victoria’s government school workforce, giving them more time and support to focus on quality teaching and learning in the classroom.

The proposed new Schools Enterprise Bargaining

Agreement includes better pay and conditions for teachers, education support staff and better recognition of the crucial leadership roles principals play in their school communities.

The four-year deal, once approved, will cut the maximum number of weekly face-to-face learning hours for every teacher, giving them more time to prepare lessons, plan, and mark assessments.

The agreement also includes salary increases in line with the government’s public sector wages policy - with staff receiving a one per cent pay rise every six months up to and including 1 July 2025, with the first raise backdated to January 1, 2022.

In addition to this:  a new allowance will be paid to all teachers and other eligible employees;  there will be better reward for principals and assistant principals;  pay classifications will be lifted for entry-level teaching graduates;  starting salaries will be lifted for education support staff; and  parental leave will be increased from 14 to 16 weeks and there will be superannuation contributions for the first 12 months of unpaid parental leave.

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NATIONALS CANDIDATE: Elizabeth Fisher will contest the seat of Indi for The Nationals at this year’s federal election.

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THE Nationals have confirmed Browns Plains farmer Elizabeth Fisher as their party’s preselected candidate to contest the seat of Indi at this year’s federal election.

Speaking to the Myrtleford Times/Alpine Observer, the mother of three who has been “deeply invested” in her rural community between Rutherglen and Wodonga for the last two decades, said she was looking forward to her first foray into politics.

“I’m someone always prepared to put up my hand to get stuff done...that’s been my prime motivation to stand,” Mrs Fisher said.

“While I understand some key issues, I’m am looking forward to getting around the electorate, meeting and listening to people to find out what is

important to them.

“My goal is to make sure our leaders in Canberra not only listen but make the decisions for the benefit of Indi.

“The trend to Independents concerns me.

“I know from experience that making decisions is the only way to get things done.

“Being part of a Coalition team is the best way to achieve this to ensure our region gets its fair share of funding.

“Indi will not be taken for granted if I have the honour of representing the electorate.”

Mrs Fisher joins incumbent independent Helen Haines, the Liberal’s Ross Lyman, Labor’s Nadia David and the Green’s Benjamin Gilbert as confirmed candidates to contest the seat at the federal election, which must take place before May 21.

Together with husband Neil - a sixth generation Browns Plains farmer - Mrs Fisher works full-time on their expansive broadacre cropping and prime lamb farming operation, while raising their three children - aged 12 to 15 - and volunteering across a range of local community organisations.

“I grew up at Inverloch, where I enjoyed volunteering and being part of a community,” she said.

“I love living and working here with my family and feel grateful to call the Indi region home.”

Mrs Fisher has previously worked in business management roles in major companies and also worked in regional development as a project manager, where she assisted seven LGAs across both sides of the border gain collaborative funding.

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Contract given for road upgrade at Tawonga

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LONGER RUNWAY: Council will pay almost $230,000 more to complete an upgrade of the Mt Beauty Airport.

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Council to pay almost $230,000 more to deliver Mt Beauty Airport upgrade

By MARTIN DAVIS ALPINE Shire Council will fork out almost an extra $230,000 to complete the multi-million dollar upgrade of Mount Beauty Airport.

Councillors last week agreed to vary two contracts with Winslow Constructors to overcome issues discovered during construction, and accommodate additional works requested by the Mount Beauty Airport Management Association (MBAMA).

The variations aren’t expected to impact the project’s completion by the end of April this year.

In a report to councillors, shire director of assets, Will Jeremy, said Winslow Constructors had commenced physical work on November 22 to extend the runway from 930 metres to 1540 metres and widen it from 10 metres to 18 metres.

He said during the stripping of top soil and excavation they discovered that the

subgrade of the proposed runway extension would require stabilising treatment in order to meet the specification requirements.

The additional cost would be $440,227.

Mr Jeremy said that without the stabilising treatment, “over time you will have a runway that will subside and won’t sustain the weight of the aircraft and the operations that are carried out on it”.

“If we don’t go forward with the strengthening works, we would carry forward problems into the future that we will need to address,” he said.

Stabilising works will include using river gravel located next to the site to bridge the mattress underneath the runway “which is the best value for money solution” Mr Jeremy said.

Councillors were also informed that the MBAMA had requested council consider additional works involving the enlargement of the

apron and widening of the runway at the southern end to further improve the serviceability and safety of the airport operations.

This additional cost was $169,961.

Mr Jeremy said the the original contract awarded for construction of the upgrade was $1,865,795 (GST exclusive), and that the overall budget for the project is $3,111,820 (GST exclusive) which is 50 per cent funded by council and 50 per cent by the Federal Government through the Regional Airport Program (RAP).

He said approving the two variations would increase council’s contribution by $228,408 (GST exclusive) above its total original commitment of $1,555,910 (GST exclusive).

Councillors agreed to the two variations, with Cr John Forsyth saying that to avoid having issues with the runway into the future it’s important to get everything done correctly.

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ALPINE Shire Council will move forward with upgrading a Tawonga-area road, after awarding the contract at last week’s ordinary council meeting.

Kergunyah-based contractors Richardson Earthworks and Maintenance were awarded the $242,522.12 contract to improve Toms Road, which runs for over a kilometre along the Kiewa River in Tawonga.

Alpine Shire director of assets, Will Jeremy, outlined the litany of defects of the road during the council meeting.

“It’s got a very narrow carriageway, it’s poorly formed,” he said.

“It’s got poor drainage as a result of it having a very limited reserve between the two fence lines.

“It’s located out of road reserve in some cases, so it runs across private land.

“It’s got tight corners which limits our ability to maintain it, and it’s got private infrastructure which has been constructed along the road reserve.”

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ROAD UPGRADE: Alpine Shire Council has awarded a contract for $242,522 to improve the one kilometre Toms Road at Tawonga.

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Council voted unanimously in favour of the recommendation to award the contract to Richardson Earthworks and Maintenance, with councillors praising the work which had gone into getting the project to this stage and just how necessary the improvements were.

“If you’ve ever driven Toms Road in winter time

you’d know that it can be a little bit boggy and messed up,” Cr Tony Keeble said.

“This is a shire road, it goes through some properties and accesses properties at the end - it’s important to get this road to a level where it’s more passable.

“It’s been in the pipeline for a few years, so it’s good to see we’ve got to this stage.”

Council was yet to set a date for works to commence at the time of print.

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How long have you been in the area?

My husband and I moved here from Melbourne just before Christmas 2021, but we grew up in Albury/Wodonga so are happy to be back in the area.

What do you do?

I am a physiotherapist at Ovens Valley Ohysio and Pilates.

What are your hobbies and interests?

I love running in my spare time and usually am working towards a goal or a race. I’m currently training for Challenge Shepparton Triathlon in March. I otherwise love spending time adventuring with my husband Bill and our eight month old puppy Milk.

What do you like about the area?

I love all the different things nature has to offer here, as well as the abundance of

Rai Gusti How long have you lived in the area?

I came here five years ago from Bali in Indonesia to join my partner.

What do you like about living here?

The mountains and the rivers and the quiet, along with the friendly people. I do miss my family in Bali, and haven’t been able to travel back to see them since the pandemic began.

What do you do, and what are your hobbies?

I am a landscape gardener, working in Mt Beauty, Tawonga and Beechworth. I like to fish. I love seeing the snow at Falls Creek in the winter time.

Would you like to see any changes?

I would like to see more accommodation available for people who come here to work.

Where would you take visitors to showcase the area?

Fishing in the beautiful river, and up to Falls Creek, especially in the winter to see the snow.

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Myrtleford itself is nice and small but busy and full of friendly people! Also the food and coffee here is very high quality and there are a lot of great options for the size of the town.

Where would you take visitor’s coming here?

Reform Hill, Lake Buffalo, the Ovens River, and to Tomahawks and Reed and Co in Bright. We’d visit the Ladies Bath Falls (I got married there so it’s a must).

Is there anything you would change about the area? Honestly?

I would open a ramen shop - a staple food for me that I’m missing having nearby in Melbourne. I’d also drop the price on houses and land in the area if I could so I can buy some land and build a house!!

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How long have you lived in the area?

Just over two years. I moved up at the end of 2019, right in time for the pandemic!

What do you do?

I’m a physiotherapist. In the past seven years or so I have mostly worked in the area of paediatrics (kids) and disability. For the past 18 months I have also been working at Ovens Valley Physio and Pilates (both in Myrtleford and in Bright) doing pilates classes, including a Mums and Bubs pilates class. As of this year I am starting to see kids at OVPP too as I realised this valley didn’t really have any Paeds Physios.

What are your hobbies and interests?

I love food and have an interest in

sustainability and the environment, so have been enjoying trying to eat more seasonally which has meant having to sometimes get creative! But its also meant I have had lots of things to keep me busy during lockdowns with planting a vegie garden, getting chickens and learning about preserving food.

I also love the outdoors - skiing, rock climbing, hiking and camping (especially snow camping!).

Living in Ovens has meant much easier access to do more of those activities.

What do you like about the area?

I love the mountains and hills being everywhere you go - there is never a dull view! I also have really enjoyed all the good food up here - the wineries, breweries

and local produce is just brilliant.

Where would you take visitors coming here?

We often take people up Mt Buffalo for snow play or to any of the waterfalls. At this time of year we do lots of trips to swim in the river at Porepunkah, sometimes combining that with a barbecue in the park. And in winter its often trips up to the snow or finding a table by the fire at one of the pubs.

Is there anything you would change about the area?

Coming from working in the disability sector and being someone that loves river swimming, I would love to see more accessible entry to the rivers for people who might use wheelchairs or walking frames.

Otherwise, there isn’t much I don’t love about this area.

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BUSHFIRE RECOVERY

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These grants are funded under the Local Economic Recovery Program.

Grants are available for projects in business, economy and tourism, Aboriginal community recovery, wellbeing, environmental and infrastructure recovery.

Successful projects will build a sense of community pride and connectedness, achieving the aspirations and priorities of local communities.

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Local Community Project Grants at work in Victoria’s North East Cudgewa School Park Committee of Management was awarded funding for their Cudgewa School Park upgrade under the second round of the Local Community Project Grants program. This project joins 23 other projects part of the Australian and Victorian governments’ $68.6 million Local Economic Recovery (LER) program.

The funding upgraded Cudgewa School Park with new all-abilities play equipment and soft fall, construction of a gentle skills bike path and pump track, bike repair stand and drinking water refill station, as well as the installation of barbecues, seating and shade, and toilet facilities.

OUR RECOVERY PLATFORM After the 2019-20 bushfires, Community Recovery Committees (CRCs) were established to keep local voices, know-how and expertise front and centre during recovery planning and delivery.

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COVID cases soar above 100 across shire

By MARTIN DAVIS COVID active case numbers have been like a roller-coaster over the last week in the Alpine Shire, getting to as low as 42, but on the back of the first week of school returning active cases have risen back over 100.

According to State Govern-

ment data on Monday, the current number of active cases was 108, with 24 cases detected in the 24 hours to noon Monday.

‘Reggie’, the mobile vaccination bus from Albury Wodonga Health, was back in Mt Beauty last Friday, with 17 brave kids getting vaccinated.

Reggie will be at the

Mount Beauty Neighborhood Centre this Friday for one last visit.

Walk-ins are available but it is recommended that you book by calling 1800 675 398.

Alpine Shire’s rate of third dose COVID vaccinations is almost at 35 per cent, while the second dose is almost at 85 per cent.

Alpine Health’s COVID vaccination clinic at the Alpine Community Health Centre in Bright is opened on Mondays, the clinic at Myrtleford Hospital MultiPurpose Room is opened Tuesdays, and the clinic at the Lakeside Community Centre in Mt Beauty is opened Wednesdays.

They are all available by

appointment only due to the limited space and demand for vaccines.

If you have symptoms of COVID, Alpine Health testing clinics are still open from 9am-3pm at Mt Beauty Hospital on Monday to Saturday and at Bright Hospital on Monday to Friday, while Myrtleford Hospital is open on Wednesday to Sunday.

You can make a booking for the Alpine Community COVID-19 vaccination clinics by calling the COVID-19 hotline on 1800 675 398.

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.

Smooth sailing for local schools

By MARTIN DAVIS HUNDREDS of excited preps have started their learning journey with local schools starting back over the last week.

St Mary’s principal Katherine Hancock said the children had a good first week, being able to meet new friends and enjoying the classroom setting.

“It’s been an absolute beautiful start... the preps started on Thursday and it has been as smooth as anything,” Ms Hancock said.

“We have got lots of tools in place to ensure the kids know what they are doing and we aren’t wasting any time getting them into learning.”

With the last two school years being interrupted with online learning due to the COVID pandemic, Ms Hancock understands that some children have been left behind due to the difficulties of off-campus learning.

She said St Mary’s is employing more aids to assist kids and are also having a tutor in for an extra day a week to assist those kids that might need more

assistance with certain areas.

The return to school has seen the introduction of rapid antigen tests twice weekly for students and teachers.

Bright P-12 principal Jean Olley said the RATs introduction had been smooth with many parents happy they, and purifiers in schools, are in place.

“Having the measures that the Department of Education and Training has implemented has given us the sense of comfort and a sense of understanding of where we are in the context of 2022,” Ms Olley said.

Mt Beauty Secondary College principal Simone Roy is hopeful that this year’s cohort of year 12s will be able to complete their final year of secondary education without disruption, after the last two years of interrupted learning due to COVID. “The year 12s have come back quite motivated and keen and are happy to be back,” she said.

“They seem to have their mojo back and know what they are after, as they are eager to get through the year and get into the next part of their life.”

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Locals apprehensive about further consultation on site

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE MT BEAUTY community members have again welcomed further consultation with North East Water (NEW) on a proposed raw water offtake infrastructure to secure the town’s water supply, but remain concerned over the outcome.

NEW’s newly appointed managing director, Jo Murdoch, last week said she was open to discussing all options with the community to find the “right solution”, ahead of a final decision on the location being made around the middle of 2022.

The corporation needs to build a new raw water offtake to replace an ageing pipeline that is located in a hazardous area, at risk of bushfires and rockslides.

NEW had previously announced that after evaluating several sites, it would build the new facility on an area of Embankment Drive - a move that continues to raise concerns among some within the community and saw more than 1000 people sign a petition opposing the move.

Local doctor, Damian Heman, who launched the online petition when the site was first announced, said there was “understandably” considerable concern in the community.

“That concern is also shared by our elected members,” he said.

“We have received great support from Tim McCurdy MP and our Alpine Shire councillors.

“We had hoped that the Water Minister, Lisa Neville MP, would have responded to community concerns, but to date not a single response has been received.

“We have worked really hard to try and have the Embankment Drive sites excluded from the process going forward.

“This is based on significant environmental, social, economic and safety concerns and 1500 signatures on a petition.

Water offtake proposed sites

SITE LOCATIONS: Proposed locations for the raw water offtake site, as seen on the project’s multi criteria assessment document.

“Unfortunately this wasn’t agreed to.

“This is NEW’s third attempt at consultation and the community is rightly concerned that the outcome will be the same, especially seeing as the NEW board has the final decision.”

Despite concerns, Dr Heman said the community welcomed Ms Murdoch to her new role.

“Having said that, we have had productive discussions with Ms Murdoch,” he said.

“We welcome her to her new role

and we welcome her and the board’s decision to re-open discussions for more appropriate up-stream and down-stream solutions.

“This community should not have to pay such a heavy price for this project.

“We support the outcomes but not at the expense of our very limited river recreation reserve.

“This area should be off limits to protect it for current and future generations.

“If we don’t protect it, then who will?”

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Proposed sites for the new water offtake facility include: Site 1 Tawonga South - a weir structure across the river just downstream of the confluence of the regulating pondage outlet and the West Kiewa River. The pump station would be located on the Tawonga South side of the river.

Site 2 Embankment Drive - same as above, with the pumping station located adjacent to Embankment Drive (river side).

Site 3 West Bank Caravan Park - a weir structure across the river just downstream of the Tawonga South Caravan Park with the pump station located adjacent to the caravan park.

Site 4 Downstream Old Mill - a weir structure across the river with pump station located on the river trail walking track.

Site 5 Marums Lane - a weir structure further down the floodplain with a pump station on the western side of the river.

Site 6 Embankment Drive - Relocate Pump Shed - similar to Site 2, with the pumping station adjacent to Embankment Drive (pondage side).

Site 7 Old Mill Site Upstream - is largely the same as Site 4, located closer to the river trail car park area.

Site 8 West Kiewa Offtake - represents an upgrade to one of the current offtake sites.

Site 9 AGL Tip Site - involves a weir structure downstream of Site 8 with a pump station located on the western side of the river.

Site 10 (West Kiewa Offtake) and Site 9 (AGL Tip Site) originally failed to pass the hurdle criteria on uninterrupted access to water independent of hydro-electricity generation operations.

To achieve a pass for these sites it would require the construction of a second pumping station to enable water to be extracted from the tailrace.

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NEW is currently seeking expressions of interest for the reference group with the aim of having a cross section of residents, business and community groups make up 10 community positions.

In addition, key agencies such as Alpine Shire, CFA, North East Catchment Management Authority and Department of Health will also be invited to participate.

The community can lodge an expression of interest to join the reference group via www.newater.com. au/mtbeauty.

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ALPINE Shire councillors voiced their support for community consultation on the Mt Beauty Raw Water Offtake project at last week’s council meeting.

Councillors Kelli Prime and Tony Keeble reminded the community that they’re listening.

“We’re very aware of the project and the community concern around it,” Cr Prime said.

“I’ve received many emails about it and I know Cr Keeble has been stopped in the street and I appreciate how polite everyone has been when contacting us.

“I know there’s concern; we’re trying to stay across it and keep in touch with all involved.

“It’s great how the community has come together over it; we attended the community meeting (last month) and there was a massive turnout with close to 100 people.

“It was really well run and respectful and we just want to remind the community we’re across the issue.”

Cr Keeble mirrored Cr Prime’s comments.

“We’re in regular contact with the Mt Beauty committee running it, as well as North East Water and will keep abreast of the consultation and go from there,” he said.

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By MARTIN DAVIS MYRTLEFORD volunteers were recognised for their outstanding contribution to the community at the Victorian Tourism Awards last Thursday.

The volunteers of the Myrtleford Visitor Information Centre won the Outstanding Contribution by Volunteers category as part of the annual tourism awards.

Many of the volunteers have

been involved with the information centre since the service began over 15 years ago.

The centre is open seven days a week and 363 days throughout the year by the volunteers, who love the area and are passionate about sharing knowledge with visitors to the region.

Mt Hotham-based tourism business, Alpine Nature Experience, also was lauded at the awards, picking up two silvers for eco-tourism and unique ac-

commodation, as well as a certificate for resilience after three difficult years due to the COVID pandemic and the 2019/20 bushfires.

Alpine Nature Experience owner Jean Francois Rupp said the awards were “more than a trophy”.

Falls Creek Alpine Resort Management was also a finalist of the Major Tourist Attraction category where they went up against some of Victoria’s major

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Harvest to see changes at Bright’s Mystic Park MYSTIC Park (MP) trail network at Bright, which falls within Hancock Victorian Plantations (HVP) land, is currently humming with activity, with harvest planning well underway.

HVP foresters, contractors, and mountain bike trail builders are preparing to harvest a section of the pine plantation in the coming months.

Anne Partridge is chair of Alpine Community Plantation Inc. which is the independent community based organisation responsible for the recreational, educational and community use of almost 20,000 hectares of HVP Plantations land within the Alpine Shire.

She said planning for this harvest is a team effort with the community.

“We are working together so timber can be safely harvested and replanted while making sure Mystic Park’s trail network stays connected and can continue to be safely accessed outside of harvest worksites,” Ms Partridge said.

Harvest worksites will be established as part of the planned activities.

These areas will be closed to the public for around three months after the March Labour Day long weekend, reopening after replanting in winter around the end of June.

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By RYAN MALCOLM WHOROULY sustained the brunt of a severe supercell thunderstorm which left at least nine residents requiring emergency assistance last week.

The weather pattern moved through the North East on Tuesday afternoon, with torrential rain and damaging winds lashing Whorouly and causing widespread damage throughout the township.

Whorouly resident Jen Garrett travelled home from Wangaratta after the storm had passed, and said the effects of the supercell were immediately noticeable.

“There were a lot of trees down, quite large trees,” she said.

“One very large tree fell on top of a house, while the tin roof was lifted on another house.

“The rain was coming in pretty much horizontally and then it flipped, it started going the other way.

“It was pretty scary from all accounts, there was next to no visibility.”

A number of trees fell along the Great Alpine Road between Everton and Bowman’s Forest, while traffic was also impacted along Snow Road between Markwood and Rocky Point Bridge.

Locals were out in force in the wake of the storm, as part of a collaborative effort to clear fallen debris from the area according to Ms Garrett.

“SES crews and CFA were all out and about on Tuesday night as well,” she said.

Ms Garrett said the storm, and the 40mms plus of rain that fell in 15 minutes had brought one positive to the people of Whorouly.

“The water tanks are full,” she said.

PREPARING FOR CHANGES: Alpine Community Plantation chair Anne Partridge and Alpine Cycling Club member Ash Gray discuss changes at Mystic Park to cater for harvesting of pine plantation timber from next month. ority, so it is essential that all recreation users stay outside of the closed harvest worksites,” Ms Partridge said.

“We are asking all users including riders, runners and walkers to do the right thing, follow safety signs, remain outside of barriers and always follow directions of forest workers and HVP staff.

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The 2022 harvest means Mystic Park continues to evolve, with a number of well-loved trails, such as the original Mystic Downhill alignment, to disappear, but new riding experiences - including new and re-routed trails around Emily’s Spur - to be developed.

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Peter Berlowitz, president of Alpine Cycling Club (ACC) agrees.

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News from Upper Kiewa Valley

By FAY MASON, Kiewa Valley Correspondent Fay, who is also a regular host on Alpine Radio, can be contactedon

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ALPINE U3A had their first coffee morning for some time, last Friday.

There was a good turn out to hear Leading Constable Peter Johns speak about home security, and crime in general, specifically in the area.

One of the suggestions he mentioned was to take photographs and serial numbers of belongings, particularly of items kept in sheds and garages.

It was a very helpful session.

Currently the Alpine U3A have 64 members so far who have enrolled this year.

There are a variety of courses and activities available.

These can be reviewed on the website at www.alpineu3a.org.au.

New members can enrol via the website.

The annual membership fee is $25 per person and be paid over the counter at the Bendigo Bank or on line.

Any member of the community who would like to conduct a class, please contact the course coordinator via email at members@ alpineu3a.org.au.

Everyone who is retired or semiretired and is aged 45 and over is welcome to join.

TALKING TOPICS: Tawonga and District Community Association president Mark Redmond (standing) and secretary Sue Ryder at the meeting last Friday with Alpine Shire guest speakers (from left) Alan Rees, Paul Costa and Tony Wright.

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THANKYOU to Tawonga and District Community Association (TDCA) secretary Sue Ryder for the following report.

The association hosted 40 plus members and visitors at its quarterly meeting on Friday night last week to listen to Alpine Shire Council representatives Alan Rees, Tony Wright and Paul Costa speak about three Tawonga projects.

Mr Rees spoke of council’s acquisition of the old Tawonga Scout Hall and the overwhelming interest in the building being converted into a static museum, and how a museum could be incorporated into the redevelopment of Pioneer Park under the ABP program.

Mr Costa provided details on the upgrades to the Tawonga Caravan Park including the start and finish dates for the sewerage installation.

He also advised that the

consultants assisting with the design elements had suggested that the office, store and café would be located between the Kiewa River and the road entrance to the park with Cedar Cottage to become the new manager’s residence.

The shower/toilet block will be refurbished and a question from the floor about public use of the park toilets elicited the response that council was considering the possibility of erecting a public toilet in the vicinity.

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Mr Wright has taken on the BRV funding grant for the Tawonga Hall upgrade and spoke about the two concept plans presented to the community on Friday night.

The Alpine Shire wish to see the upgrades become the first project to meet the council’s Environmentally Sustainable Design criteria and to this end, the treatment of black, grey and storm water are a major consideration especially as the Hall will have showers and extra toilets installed.

Solar panels on the roof, doors and windows to be double glazed, air-conditioners to be upgraded to reverse split systems, ceiling fans, electrical and lighting upgrades, media connections, disabled access upgrades are amongst the host of other improvements being considered.

TDCA president Mark Redmond President of the TDCA asked all present to carefully consider both concept plans and advise both the TDCA and council of their opinion.

TDCA looks forward to the next consultative meeting with council and the Tawonga community.

THIS morning on Alpine Radio I will be speaking with Alpine Shire mayor Sarah Nicholas, then with best selling author Lee Christine on her new book Dead Horse Gap. I will also speak with Michael Collins, who is an expert on the benefits of double glazing.

The Talking Heads segment will have Ian and Nick Cohn as guests, speaking about lifestyle differences, sustainability and much more.

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Fists, snowboard used in alpine assault A SEASONAL worker who assaulted two fellow employees at Falls Creek with a snowboard in an alcoholinduced fury last year has been fined $1500 and ordered to undergo anger management and alcohol abuse treatment.

The 27-year-old South Australian man faced Wangaratta Magistrates Court last week and pleaded guilty to one count of theft and two counts of intentionally cause injury after he found a woman with whom he had

become infatuated in bed with another man.

Crown prosecutor Angela Liantzakis said the accused and a female victim had commenced a one-month relationship after beginning lift work together in early June, before the victim attempted to gently distance herself from the accused.

On the night of July 12, the female and a co-worker left a Falls Creek nightspot, before a mutual friend suggested the accused check on the female at her accommodation.

Ms Liantzakis said the accused had located the pair in bed, punching them repeatedly with a clenched fist before picking up a snowboard and continuing to land blows.

He then stole two snowboards from the room, before returning to the hotel, where his friends noticed his knuckles were bloodied.

Upon his arrest the following morning, the accused told police he had “acted in a way I wouldn’t usually”.

Defence lawyer Geoff Clancy said the altercation

had been “an instant reputation destroyer” for his client, who had immediately left the mountain and ultimately moved back to his home state of South Australia.

He said his client did not have any prior criminal history and said COVID impacts on the alpine community had meant workers had increased their alcohol intake as a result of increased down-time on the mountain.

Magistrate Ian Watkins said it was rare for someone accused of being “vicious

towards a woman” came before the court with no prior history.

“Men are a little slower at picking up a relationship breakdown than women that’s a fact of life,” he said.

“You didn’t cope with that particularly well - you should have turned on your heels and got out of there.

“You have now been essentially ostracised from the Victorian alpine community.”

Mr Watkins said the accused would have been assessed for a community cor-

rections order had he still been living in Victoria, however, there were significant challenges with transferring such an order interstate.

He summated a 12-month adjourned undertaking with conviction would address his concerns, and ordered the accused to undergo treatment for anger and alcohol abuse.

He was also ordered to contribute $1500 to the court fund, and pay $500 in restitution after one of the stolen snowboards that was not recovered.

New exhibition to hit Bright Art Gallery

By ANNEMARIE WIEGERINCK, Bright Art Gallery

PAINTING HISTORY:The Bristol Royal Infirmary by Norma Bull will be shown at the Bright Art Gallery this February.

PHOTO: Bright Art Gallery

BRIGHT Art Gallery will present a new exhibition from February 10 to 28 titled ‘Norma Bull & The Alpine Artists’.

It will feature works from the Bright Art Gallery’s permanent collection of 31 historic Norma Bull paintings.

Norma had strong links to Bright, and spent six weeks in the town every year.

In March 1962 she won the inaugural Bright Art and Photographic Competition with a painting entitled “Rock Cathedral, Taggerty”.

Unfortunately, this painting along with 18 other prize-winning paintings was destroyed by fire in 1982.

When Norma died in 1980, the trustees bequeathed many of her paintings to Bright Art Gallery.

The gallery is fortunate to have 31 examples of her work including many from her work as a wartime artist in England.

The most well-known is “The Madonna of the Blitz” which was considered to have captured the stoic and serene nature of the British women during wartime.

The focus of this month’s exhibition will be a newly acquired oil painting by Norma.

It is called ‘The BRI’, and it is an important part of her war works.

The BRI stands for The Bristol Royal Infirmary and shows the bomb damage inflicted on the hospital in 1944.

Norma painted it while she was acting as an official wartime artist in the Bristol area.

It is a welcome addition to our permanent collection.

About 200 of her etchings and paintings of war-torn Britain were exhibited at Australia House in 1947.

Norma returned to Australia after the war and for 12 months followed Wirth’s Circus around painting circus scenes and people.

She then settled in Victoria painting landscapes and seascapes.

The Alpine Artists, artist members of the Bright Art Gallery will exhibit paintings, photographs, ceramics and some fine examples of glass art from the Glass Adicts Support Program, based in Melbourne.

The 60th Annual Autumn Art Exhibition promises to be a very special event this year.

More to come on autumn.

The exhibition will open five days a week, from Thursday to Monday, 10am to 4pm.

Lower speed limit sought for Mt Beauty CBD

By MARTIN DAVIS THE Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association (UKVCA) has proposed that the Mount Beauty CBD speed limit should be reduced to 30/40km per hour.

It presented a petition with over 250 signatures supporting the change to the Alpine Shire

Council last week.

Secretary of the UKVCA, Mary Pike, said that the CBD speed limit should be reduced as there are concerns around people’s safety along Holland Street.

She said that motorists reversing out with traffic that is still travelling at 60km/h because there is no clear

signage between the Kiewa Valley Highway and the CBD area is dangerous.

“I know that the shire is talking about lowering the speed limits at several other locations around the Alpine Shire so this ties into all-round speed regulations,” Ms Pike said.

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Spartan army to descend on Bright

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE AFTER a two year break, the spartan army is returning to Bright this weekend to undertake the gruelling Ultra races.

The event, which has seen a roughly $5 million boost to the town in past years, is set to see the return of thousands of competitors attempt the various endurance courses, according to managing director Chris Heverin.

“We’re so excited to be back; it’s our favourite event,” he told the Alpine Observer/ Myrtleford Times.

“We love coming to Bright as it’s such a brilliant location and the entrants love travelling here too because they know the course up through Mystic Valley is fantastic and they just love being in the mountains.

“Numbers are already strong this year with more than 4000 entries so far and lots of last minute kids race entries coming in now.

“We’re expecting it to be at about 3/4 of the size of previous years so still a huge positive impact for the community.

“Pre-COVID the event would boost the local economy by around $5 million because everyone loves the facilities, restaurants, bars, accommodation; everything is first class.

“The fact we can walk across town to the venue is a massive bonus and working with the council has been brilliant; they’re fantastic partners.”

Mr Heverin said this weekend will see all the “true spartans” come out for the 50km ultra, 21km beast and 5km sprint.

“We’ll get all the hard core spartans this year; we’re actually sold out and have record numbers for the ultra and fantastic numbers for the beast as well,” he said.

“The kids race has been popular too and what we’re doing for the first time is modifying the adult obstacles for kids level which will be spectacular.

“Our one area of need is volunteers from the community on the day, “We have a serious shortage of volunteers for the event and we really need help to secure 50 people to help us on Satur-

day, February 12 at Pioneer Park.

“In order to ensure we deliver a safe event we need volunteers on all obstacles and in the festival.

“The volunteer role is not onerous, anyone can do the job and they get great benefits including a t-shirt and cap, lunch and water, points for a volunteer race you can use or pass on to a family member or friend and it’s the best vantage point to watch the spartan event.

“Due to the shortage of volunteers and the subsequent issues that brings to our event, we are now offering to pay people who are prepared to work a minimum of six hours on the Saturday.”

For more details on people wishing to sign up to volunteer for the course marshall positions go to https://ticketsau.spartan.com/event/vicvols-2021 Organisers are offering to pay people (COVID vaccinated) $100 for a six hour shift, for help setup, assisting at obstacles, handing out finisher medals or racer packs, helping with bag check or helping the Spartan staff pack up.

Alpine Shire mayor Sarah Nicholas said it was “excellent” to see events like this return to the region.

“The economic value of this event is around $3 million, which is highly significant and provides a much-welcome boost to our local businesses, who have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and bushfires,” she said. Â “Prior to 2019, the shire had a strong and popular events sector, averaging 107 tourism and community events per annum, attracting around 170,000 attendees.

“We have been working closely with spartan organisers on this event, recognising it is important for our shire and our recovery from the past few years, as well as ensuring it is conducted in a COVID-safe manner and provides a great experience for the community and participants.”

The Spartan Ultra Bright will be held this Saturday and Sunday at Pioneer Park from 6am.

For more information go to https://www.spartanrace.com. au/.

TOUGH: A competitor from the 2019 Spartan Bright Ultra takes on an obstacle.

Locals of all ages to take on the challenge

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE

TEAMWORK: Alpine Shire locals Thomas MullaneGrant, 7 from Myrtleford, and Tyler Zboinski, 7 from Porepunkah, are competing in this year’s Spartan kids race in Bright.

FOR Bright resident of almost two years, Fabian Giuliano, this weekend’s Bright Spartan event will be his first, although athletic competition isn’t new for him.

“I entered just for a new challenge,” he said.

“I was an avid CrossFitter back in Melbourne for over 10 years and this probably scratches an itch since there is not CrossFit locally available in Bright.

“These events are great because they have a real sense of community and it’s great to see other people get in amongst it and have a crack.

“I’m most looking forward to really challenging myself for the first time in a while.”

Also competing in the Spartan kids race are Thomas Mullane-Grant, 7 from Myrtleford, and Tyler Zboinski, 7 from Porepunkah.

Both are entering the kids open race on Sunday.

Thomas said he has raced

before and had a lot of fun.

“I really enjoy going through all the obstacles,” he said.

“I’ve been running before and do lots of other sports like tennis, cricket, footy and soccer.

“Before my first race I just saw the spartan tent and it looked fun so I entered, my Dad did the adult course too.”

Tyler will be entering for the first time this year.

“I really wanted to have a go and being super quick over all the obstacles,” he said.

“I’m looking forward to climbing things, running heaps and getting muddy.

“I’ve only done a running race once at school last year for cross country; I’m usually a mountain bike and motocross racer.

“I entered because my friend Thomas is doing it, we are in a team together this year.

“I am looking forward to having lots of fun, I hope we win.”

Myrtleford Pony Club nominated for Club of the Year

By MARTIN DAVIS

LEARNING TO RIDE: Myrtleford Pony Club instructor Bridie Armstrong (left), Ready to Ride member Billie May on ‘Mr Ed’ with her mum Niki May, with Tia Barnes of R2R on her little pony Harley and Mum Kaelah Barnes.

PHOTO: Myrtleford Pony Club

MYRTLEFORD Pony Club is one of six clubs to be nominated for Pony Club Victoria’s inaugural Club of the Year award for 2021 out of over 200 pony clubs throughout the state.

After a tough couple of years the 58th year of the pony club - started off with a shaky start with only six riders involved in the club.

But multiple come and try days and starting up the Ready 2 Ride Program to encourage young children to get an introduction into pony club helped grow the

club to almost 50 members in 2021.

Club president Elisha Hazeldine said that getting this nomination is a good recognition for all the hard work people had done to promote the club in the riding community.

“We are very excited and honoured to be nominated for this award,” she said.

“The club has put in a lot of work to build up our membership and get new instructors, apply for grants, and work with other user groups out there to try and develop the recreation reserve to make it more horse friendly.”

Generous grants have helped the club get new uniforms and improve the club’s storage shed.

The pony club is now working with multiple local horse groups to be able to use, improve and expand the club grounds at the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve.

Myrtleford Pony Club offers multiple disciplines and activities under the guidance of volunteers and instructors.

The Club of the Year award will be announced at the Pony Club Victoria’s AGM and annual awards on Wednesday, February 23.

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Ŷ RAMPED UP: Take a family hatchback add sporting looks more power, and you get the Hyundai i20 N. THE i20 N is Hyundai’s first light hot hatch. We are assured it can run with its N stablemates, “delivering its speed and performance with a fun personality that turns every trip into a Special Stage” according to Hyundai (note that ‘light’ means ‘small’ in this category of vehicles).

At this stage the i20 N is offered in a single grade, we have queried the Australian importer about other grades, but were told that’s all they will divulge at this time. In any case the single grade is well specified and the major emphasis is on high performance - which is exactly what lovers of hot cars are looking for.

Important features include Launch Control, an auto revmatching function for the manual transmission, and a three-mode stability control system as is used in other Hyundai N cars.

By the way the ‘N’ designation indicates both Hyundai’s Namyang Research and Development Centre in South Korea. It was also the famed Nurburgring in Germany where many cars are unofficially tested to their limit in a wide variety of road conditions.

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The lower areas are finished in red. The 18-inch alloys are in grey matte with N-branded centre caps.

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INTERIOR Performance Blue highlights throughout the cabin make a statement. The interior plastics and surfaces are rather hard to the touch, but keep in mind this isn’t a luxury car. A variety of textures visually make it look more a

little further upmarket.

A leather/cloth combination upholstery that’s of a reasonable quality. Keep in mind that this is a budget priced car. But may we suggest you check this for yourself when doing your checks on which car you’re considering buying.

A cubby under the centre stack is big enough to hold a large phone. There are cupholders between the front seats and a small cubby under the front-centre armrest.

There are bottle holders in the front and rear doors.

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS The Hyundai i20 N is powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol.

Power is 150kW between 5500 and 6000rpm. Peak torque is 275Nm from 1750 to 4500rpm. An overboost

function increases maximum torque to 304Nm under full throttle between 2000 and 4000rpm.

The only transmission is a six-speed manual transmission - Yippee it’s set up for real drivers. It powers the front wheels by way of a sporting Torsen mechanical limited-slip diff.

Upgrades to handle the extra power and torque of the ‘N’ include a reinforced clutch, improved friction materials and redesigned synchros.

SAFETY As we went to press the latest Hyundai i20 range hadn’t been crash tested by either ANCAP or Euro NCAP. Standard safety equipment includes: Front, front-side and curtain airbags Automatic emergency

braking with pedestrian detection Driver inattention monitoring Lane-keep assist Lane following assist Blind-spot monitoring Rear cross-traffic alert Automatic high-beam Assist Rear occupant alert Speed sign recognition Intelligent speed limit assist DRIVING It’s all about fun, and plenty of it. Though based on a standard city and suburban car the guys and gals at Namyang and at Hyundai Australia have done an excellent job of giving the i20 N a genuinely sporting flair.

The firmer ride and tyre noise on coarse-chip roads are certainly what you expect in a sporting car, which is fine for the driver but may not appeal to passengers, especially during long trips.

The six-speed manual is easy to use. In our test car the clutch didn’t start to engage till the pedal was almost all the way up. After a while this was no longer an irritation.

Gearing is low and at 110km/h in sixth in top gear the engine is at nearly 3000rpm.

It doesn’t sound overly busy even though it is.

On typical European motorway speeds of 140 to 160km/h it’s going to sound very busy.

And if you’re lucky enough to be driving on unrestricted sections of German autobahnen

the engine is going to spend a lot of time at 6000rpm. Don’t know if that would be doing the fuel consumption at lot of good. But who cares, smile and enjoy the ride.

The i20 N’s powertrain is Euro 6-certified and has fuelsaving idle stop/start technology. Fuel use is quoted as 6.9L/100km on the combined cycle. During our test period covering over 450 kilometres we used nine to eleven litres per hundred around town, dropping to six to seven litres on the open road.

The 2022 Hyundai i20 N is covered by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.

Servicing is required every 12 months or 10,000km, whichever comes first.

SUMMING UP You get a lot of sporty driving in this highly modified Hyundai i20 N and those who need/want a family car with plenty of get up and go at a relatively modest price should certainly add it to their shopping list.

AT A GLANCE HYUNDAI I20 N: $32,490 SPECIFICATIONS: (HYUNDAI I20 N 1.6-LITRE TURBO-PETROL FIVEDOOR HATCH) Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges.

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By EWAN KENNEDY POLESTAR, the premium Swedish electric vehicle brand, says it’s channelling the spirit of past Aussie pioneers by trialling a worldfirst fast-charging system for electric vehicles on Australia’s Nullarbor Plain.

Covering more than 700 kilometres between the West Australian towns of Caiguna and Southern Cross, the allelectric Polestar 2 is powered up at the fully off-grid, and self-contained BiØfil fast chargers en-route to Perth.

The chargers are entirely powered using waste ‘chip fat’ (vegetable) oil from the Caiguna roadhouse.

The BiØfil fast-charging system is the brainchild of retired engineer, Jon Edwards, who identified that the proposed electric vehicle highway in Western Australia left a gap on the Nullarbor Plain, and with it, the ability to drive

an electric vehicle all the way around Australia.

Connecting Western Australia to South Australia, the Caiguna Roadhouse charging point is positioned 370km east of Norseman and 370km west of the South Australian border.

This halfway point offers sustainable charging that effectively plugs the gap to allow EV owners to traverse the Nullarbor.

BiØfil extracts energy from waste oil using a generator, but is an entirely net-zero exercise, with no incremental impact on the environment.

The vegetable oil for the fryers comes from seed crops, such as canola and sunflower, which absorb CO2 and sunlight, and the CO2 produced to power the charge system is the equivalent to CO2 absorbed.

“Polestar is thrilled to share its passion for innovation and sustainability with vi-

sionaries like Jon Edwards,” says Samantha Johnson the managing director of Polestar Australia.

“To turn a waste product into a CO2-neutral charging solution, which connects Australian EV owners from the east with the west, is the sort of ingenuity that has led to so many Australian innovations.”

Jon Edwards, inventor of BiØfil, adds: “The cost of installing an equivalent solarpowered EV fast charger is over five times the cost of building the BiØfil fast charging unit. Solar energy would not have been economically feasible for such a low traffic location, making BiØfil the environmentally friendly interim solution for EVs driving across the Nullarbor right now.”

Polestar 2 goes on-sale in Australia in February. Reservations can be made at www.polestar.com/au.

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Myrtleford lawn bowlers in pennants and regional finals

MYRTLEFORD 69 (14pts) defeated Benalla 37 (0 pts) in the latest round of the A1 midweek pennant season.

Myrtleford lawn bowlers managed a fantastic upset win against a side two spots ahead of them on the ladder - congratulations to all three winning teams.

Results were: Mick Dwyer’s team with lead Deni Piazza, second Rod Mitchell and third Noel Newton won by 16 shots, 27 to 11; Wayne Bunge’s team with lead Les Brown, second Cheryl Lewis and third Wally Dunstone won by 12 shots, 24 to 12, and Lance Symons’ team with lead Norm Bussell, second Tom Mullane-Grant and

third Jeff Stagg won by four shots, 18 to 14.

Myrtleford 67 (12 pts) defeated Corowa Civic 45 (2 pts) in the B1, in a great win for Myrtleford.

Well done to Graham Burrington’s team with lead Noel Rowe, second Peter Sharkey and third Graeme Attwood who won by 30 shots, 38 to 8, also Sam Bonacci’s team with lead Kath Wood, second Annie Dunstone and thirrd Pippa La Spina won by three shots, 17 to 14.

Col Byrne’s team with lead Barry Rowe, second Barry Morey and third Janice shooter went down by 11 shots, 12 to 23.

In the A2 weekend pen-

nant, Myrtleford 77 (14 pts) defeated Mansfield 62 (4 pts).

Myrtleford fantastic run of form continued, the team have now won eight out of the 10 games played and remain on top of the ladder.

Well done to Mick Dwyer’s team for setting up the win, with lead Norm Bussell, second Rod Mitchell and third Bob Shooter for their 17 shot win, 30 to 13.

There were two draws, Lance Symons’ team with lead Lou Frizzo, second Jeff Stagg and third Noel Newton, 17 all, and Greg Robbins’ team with lead Deni Piazza, second Wally Dunstone and third Marino Candusio, 16 all.

Attila Litkei’s team with lead Adrian Villella, second Cheryl Lewis and third Wayne Bunge went down by two shots, 14 to 16.

In the B1 Benalla 70 (12 pts) defeated Myrtleford 64 (2 pts) - well done to Col Byrne’s team with lead Annie Dunstone, second Janice Shooter and third Maria Duic for their 13 shot win, 27 to 14.

Other results were: Graham Burrington’s team with lead Glenys Pepyat, second Noel Rowe and third Graeme Attwood went down by six shots, 22 to 28 and Sam Bonacci’s team with lead Ray Blewett, second Les Brown and third Neil Jensen went down by 13 shots, 15 to 28.

It was a close game all day in the B3 with Mulwala 64 (10 pts) defeated Myrtleford 63 (4 pts) by one point overall.

Well done to Gareth Williams’ team with lead Kevin Wood, second Janine Powell and third Mark Simpson for their 12 shot win, 25 to 13, also to Casey Vanderpol’s team, with lead Robyn Byrne, second Peter Sharkey and third Barry Rowe for their eight shot win, 26 to 18.

Wally Langton’s team with lead Deanne Wise, second Barry Morey and third Jill Bates went down by 21 points, 12 to 33.

Myrtleford bowlers also had a presence in the Ovens and Murray 60 and over

men’s pairs semi-finals and finals last week.

Lancy Symons and Greg Robbins competed for the chance to represent the Ovens and Murray bowls region at the state titles in Bendigo in a few weeks’ time.

After a narrow 15/13 victory over Chris Langdon and Ian Baskett from Rutherglen, the Myrtleford pair were 0-12 down against Peter McLarty (Wodonga Bowls Club) and Gary Sanders (YMGCR).

After staging a monumental fightback to 13-15, an errant final shot from Symons handed their opponents the win and a ticket to the state titles.

Undermanned Bright bowlers still fighting strong IN the latest round of A3 weekend pennant bowling, Bright hosted Beechworth in ideal playing conditions, which were not enough for Bright to secure a victory to Beechworth.

The final score ended as Bright 71 (2 points) defeated by Beechworth 86 (16 points).

Patrick O’Shea’s team with lead Ernie Vanderwert, second Bev Griffith and third Elaine O’Shea won by five shots 26/21, while Peter Raduczic’s team with lead Linda Vanderwert, second Greg Pepyat and third Steve Jenvey, lost by six shots 18 to 24.

John Pryor’s team with lead Libby Barker, second Julie Ellis and third Bill Hayes lost by six shots 13/19, and Otto Kupferle team with lead Rob Ryan, second Trevor Barker, third Trevor Poyner lost by eight shots 14 to 22.

The B3 weekend pennant team travelled to Beechworth, but Bright once again struggled to field a full team this week due to COVID regulations.

However, Beechworth kindly provided three substitute players to enable the game to go ahead - Bright Bowls Club would like to thank Beechworth Bowls Club for this sporting gesture.

The final score was Bright 41 (0 points) defeated by Beechworth 90 (14 points).

Ken Lewis’ team with one loan player, one player short and lead Bill Connelly lost 16/26, while Terry Gibbons’ team with one loan player, one player short and lead Michael Clayton lost 9/29.

Wayne Curtis’ team with third Linda Hayes, one loan player and lead Phyllis Swindley also lost 16/35.

Social bowls is played on Tuesdays at 1.30pm (weather permitting) - for further information call Bright Bowls Club on (03) 5755 1236.

BATTING CHANGE: Josh Newton (pictured) and the rest of the Ovens Valley bats will need to make some changes to be more competitive with the bat.

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Improvements needed with the bat

Fron back page “They’re (Yarrawonga Mulwala) a very experienced team, they just bowled really tight, and they just clog it up,” Bursill said.

“It’s really hard to score and you can see by some of our batters, they were out there but they just couldn’t rotate the strike without taking risks.

“It was hard going once they were bowling.

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“Even their spinner, young Brock McCabe, he gave us nothing as well, he bowled his eight overs straight for seven bowling leg spin.”

With three batters sharing the top score of 11 runs, Bursill said changes were needed to be more competitive with the bat.

“I think we’re just going to mix up the batting line-up, because whatever we’re doing is not

working,” he said.

“Myself and Dan had a bit of a chat about it - we’re out there but we just can’t score. Maybe we just change the batting order up completely and just go with it.

“There’s nothing wrong with our bowling and fielding, we’ve been pretty good - haven’t dropped many catches in the field - it’s just our batting that needs to improve big time.

“We’ve got a tough run home and it would be a miracle to make finals from now, but in saying that, we still could if we won all five - but that’s not going to happen unless our batting improves greatly.”

The Tigers are sitting sixth on the A grade ladder, with each of their five remaining matches set to be played against teams currently in the top four.

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WDCA SCOREBOARD FROM LAST SATURDAY’S MATCHES

BEECHWORTH WANDERERS DEF BENALLA BUSHRANGERS

CITY COLTS DEF BY WANGARATTA MAGPIES

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BENALLA BUSHRANGERS 1ST INNINGS M Honman c B Surrey b K Surrey....................................8 GA Hoysted run out (R Worcester, M Ryan)..................10 J Carboon st B Surrey b S Francis .................................18 C Bull b H Malsem ...........................................................25 *CJ Brodie run out (M Ryan, B Surrey) ...........................5 T Webster c B Surrey b K Surrey......................................2 S Briggs b M Ryan..............................................................0 +G Priest not out ...............................................................3 R James b K Surrey...........................................................0 LP Curtis b K Surrey ..........................................................0 DJ Stratton not out ...........................................................4 Extras (nb 2, w 13, b 0, lb 1) ............................................16 Total...................................................................9/91 (cc) Overs .............................................................................40.0 FOW: 27 (M Honman) 32 (GA Hoysted) 72 (J Carboon) 76 (C Bull) 81 (T Webster) 82 (S Briggs) 83 (CJ Brodie) 83 (R James) 87 (LP Curtis).

Bowling: H Malsem 8/2/1/11, R Worcester 5/0/0/12, K Surrey 8/3/4/14, M Ryan 8/2/1/9, C Ellett 5/0/0/28, S Francis 6/0/1/16.

WANGARATTA MAGPIES 1ST INNINGS J Thewlis c MJ Lister b MJ Clayton .................................2 J Wallace c KM Braden b MJ Lister ...............................50 P Menon c JA Nanson b MJ Lister .................................73 +CD Matheson c TM Nanson b MJ Lister........................8 N Bonwick lbw b MJ Lister.............................................16 *J Davies b MJ Lister.........................................................7 RA Malcolm not out ..........................................................9 NJ Pell b JD Smith ..........................................................11 T Rosser run out (MA Giggins) .........................................3 RB Grant dnb MD Gathercole dnb Extras (nb 5, w 4, b 0, lb 3) ..............................................12 Total................................................................8/191 (cc) Overs .............................................................................40.0 FOW: 12 (J Thewlis) 126 (P Menon) 138 (J Wallace) 156 (CD Matheson) 156 (N Bonwick) 167 (J Davies) 185 (NJ Pell) 191 (T Rosser).

Bowling: JA Nanson 5/0/0/15, MJ Clayton 4/1/1/14, TW Stewart 3/0/0/10, JD Smith 8/1/1/53, MJ Lister 8/0/5/39, KM Braden 8/0/0/44, AW Crispin 4/0/0/13.

DELATITE 1ST INNINGS JB Sanford c A McCarthy b JA Schonafinger.................2 AS Mahoney c & b JA Schonafinger................................3 MA Copey b J Hyde.........................................................28 *CG Anderson c A McCarthy b M Winter.........................6 AC Ritchie c A McCarthy b M Winter..............................11 LJ Scales not out.............................................................22 JL Mahoney b PJ McNamara .........................................17 MR Purcell c ? b JA Schonafinger....................................8 MW Stevenson c & b JA Schonafinger..........................12 PM Scales not out .............................................................4 M Sampson dnb Extras (nb 3, w 10, b 0, lb 3) ............................................16 Total................................................................8/129 (cc) Overs .............................................................................40.0 FOW: 2 (JB Sanford) 10 (AS Mahoney) 24 (CG Anderson) 59 (MA Copey) 59 (AC Ritchie) 87 (JL Mahoney) 101 (MR Purcell) 114 (MW Stevenson).

Bowling: JA Schonafinger 8/2/4/22, PJ McNamara 8/2/1/17, B Bartlett 8/3/0/35, M Winter 6/0/2/17, J Beattie 2/0/0/14, J Hyde 8/0/1/21.

YARRAWONGA MULWALA 1ST INNINGS J Lawrence lbw b M Paulsen ...........................................0 MT Casey c D Walker b J Neary .....................................23 M Knight c J Neary b N Bleeser .....................................49 B McCabe b J Neary........................................................21 H Wheeler b D Walker.....................................................11 B Irvine b C Southern .......................................................5 AT McMillan c J Newton b C Southern ...........................5 B Radford not out .............................................................5 M McCabe not out.............................................................2 *+R Clarke dnb R Bartlett dnb C Mitchell dnb Extras (nb 0, w 6, b 0, lb 3) ................................................9 Total................................................................7/130 (cc) Overs .............................................................................40.0 FOW: 10 (J Lawrence) 33 (MT Casey) 82 (M Knight) 108 (H Wheeler) 112 (B McCabe) 122 (AT McMillan) 123 (B Irvine).

Bowling: D Walker 7/2/1/17, M Paulsen 5/1/1/18, J Neary 8/1/2/20, J Newton 8/2/0/12, C Southern 6/0/2/26, N Bleeser 6/1/1/34.

BEECHWORTH WANDERERS 1ST INNINGS CITY COLTS 1ST INNINGS ROVERS UNITED BRUCK 1ST INNINGS OVENS VALLEY UNITED 1ST INNINGS M Ryan b T Webster ........................................................45 TM Nanson c CD Matheson b MD Gathercole ...............0 B Dale st MA Copey b JB Sanford..................................45 *DL Bursill c R Clarke b AT McMillan ...............................0 K Surrey b LP Curtis ........................................................46 JA Nanson c P Menon b NJ Pell ....................................13 L Whitten c MA Copey b JB Sanford .............................42 J Jones run out (M McCabe)............................................9 C Ellett c & b T Webster ..................................................14 JD Smith c RA Malcolm b NJ Pell ..................................11 M Whitten c JL Mahoney b JB Sanford ..........................8 J Newton c R Clarke b B Radford ....................................6 T Cogger c G Priest b C Bull..............................................1 KM Braden c & b RB Grant .............................................13 JA Schonafinger b MW Stevenson................................21 +DL Jenvey run out (M McCabe) .....................................0 M Hicks b T Webster .........................................................1 NJ Crispin c MD Gathercole b RB Grant .......................43 J Beattie c AS Mahoney b M Sampson.........................61 K Fitzpatrick lbw b M McCabe .........................................2 S Francis run out (J Carboon, G Priest) ..........................0 J Solimo not out .............................................................21 +A McCarthy c JB Sanford b M Sampson ....................10 D Walker c B McCabe b H Wheeler................................11 D Cogger c & b T Webster.................................................0 C Petersen not out ............................................................0 W McCarthy not out........................................................10 A Newton c R Bartlett b B McCabe..................................6 H Malsem not out .............................................................1 MJ Lister dnb *PJ McNamara not out .....................................................7 N Bleeser b AT McMillan.................................................11 M Woodburne not out......................................................0 *+MA Giggins dnb J Hyde dnb C Southern b M McCabe ................................................11 R Worcester dnb TW Stewart dnb B Bartlett dnb J Neary not out .................................................................0 *+B Surrey dnb MJ Clayton dnb M Winter dnb M Paulsen not out .............................................................0 Extras (nb 3, w 4, b 0, lb 0) ................................................7 AW Crispin dnb Extras (nb 0, w 7, b 4, lb 0) ..............................................11 Extras (nb 2, w 8, b 1, lb 2) ..............................................13 Total......................................................................... 7/115 Extras (nb 2, w 10, b 0, lb 0) ............................................12 Total......................................................................... 6/215 Total...................................................................9/69 (cc) Overs .............................................................................32.2 Total................................................................5/113 (cc) Overs .............................................................................40.0 Overs .............................................................................40.0 FOW: 86 (K Surrey) 103 (M Ryan) 106 (T Cogger) 107 (M Overs .............................................................................40.0 FOW: 75 (B Dale) 102 (L Whitten) 102 (M Whitten) 187 (J FOW: 1 (DL Bursill) 11 (J Newton) 11 (DL Jenvey) 20 (J Hicks) 109 (S Francis) 110 (D Cogger) 115 (C Ellett).

Jones) 22 (K Fitzpatrick) 43 (A Newton) 44 (D Walker) 66 FOW: 0 (TM Nanson) 26 (JA Nanson) 30 (JD Smith) 58 Beattie) 190 (JA Schonafinger) 204 (A McCarthy).

Bowling: CJ Brodie 6/1/0/20, DJ Stratton 4/1/0/10, (KM Braden) 113 (NJ Crispin).

Bowling: LJ Scales 5/0/0/28, M Sampson 6/0/2/34, (N Bleeser) 68 (C Southern).

S Briggs 4.5/0/0/19, R James 3/0/0/19, M Honman Bowling: MD Gathercole 4/2/1/4, P Menon 4/3/0/3, RB MR Purcell 6/1/0/39, JB Sanford 8/1/3/23, AC Ritchie Bowling: AT McMillan 8/2/2/15, R Bartlett 8/1/0/16, 0.1/0/0/0, T Webster 7.2/2/4/19, LP Curtis 4/0/1/22, C Grant 8/1/2/27, J Thewlis 8/3/0/17, NJ Pell 6/1/2/19, N 8/0/0/51, MW Stevenson 6/1/1/26, JL Mahoney B Radford 5/1/1/13, M McCabe 8/3/2/10, B McCabe Bull 3/0/1/6.

1/0/0/10.

8/4/1/6, H Wheeler 3/0/1/6.

Bonwick 5/0/0/18, T Rosser 5/0/0/25.

A RESERVE: Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 5/172(cc) J Fullager 70 T Simpson 32 C Williams 25 S Thompson 2/22 def Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 74 S McLeod 3/2 M Priest 3/27 H Sadaya 2/9 J Fullager 2/17. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 9/128(cc) L Hadden 41 D Simmons 4/30 L Hocking 2/16 def by Rutherglen United C.C. 7/144(cc) L Conboy 44 D Simmons 36 ST Jennings 30 B Cleaver 3/27 SA Williamson 2/9. Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 7/165(cc) FD Smart 54 B Frauenfelder 33* B Welsh 25 C Thomason 4/32 def Ovens Valley United C.C. 63 B Frauenfelder 3/6 Z Moore 2/5 L Phillips 2/12. Rovers United Bruck C.C. 9/199(cc) GL Shantha 104 A Balfour 26 TA Berry 3/29 BN Chandler 2/36 def Delatite C.C. 27 B Nixon 5/12 S Godfrey 5/13.

B GRADE: Rutherglen United C.C. 9/70(cc) S Lakmal 4/11 R Gill 3/9 def by Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 4/171 M Botten 39 B Duncombe 37*. Milawa C.C. 3/246(cc) J Connor 97 C Honey 91 def Delatite C.C. 82 AM Scott 30 A Graham 3/11 N Ferguson 2/10 M Hardy 2/18. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 9/137(cc) P Smithwick 57* D Corcoran 28 S Bokhari 4/39 G Elliott 3/16 def by Rovers United Bruck C.C. 3/159(cc) CT Norman 84 C McNamara 51* L Corker 2/25. Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 10/97 P Martin 37 G White 3/22 T Thomason 2/10 AW Brown 2/28 def by Ovens Valley United C.C. 5/114(cc) G White 71. Greta C.C. 80 JS Bradley 2/6 CR Lovett 2/15 TK Moore 2/18 def by City Colts C.C. 7/146(cc) NM Norris 56 TK Moore 26. C GRADE: Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 6/167(cc) C O’Connor 36 L Ham 26 JL Triffitt 25 MH Cullen 25* A Warner 3/26 def Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 94 MH Cullen 3/16 A Crook 2/3 N Jacobs 2/9 S Cullen 2/22. Ovens Valley United C.C. 6/107(cc) N Cooke 31 D Martin 28* RA MacKinnon 3/16 A Lockhart 2/20 def Merton C.C. 53 S Buckley 3/17 PK Katta 2/9. Rovers United Bruck C.C. 6/144 B Allan 40 E Benton 25 W Creed 3/35 S Wheeler 2/34 def by Gapsted C.C. 6/177 W Creed 68 W Hodgetts 49* E Jones 2/23.

City Colts C.C. 6/103(cc) SA Clayton 37 S Lappin 4/15 def by Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 5/146(cc) B Pickering 28* S Mitchell 2/13 A Thompson 2/23. UNDER 16: Rutherglen United C.C. 5/83 R Beattie 35* A Mapson 3/5 v Ovens Valley United C.C. 2/110 T Thomason 45* F Jones 43*. Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 2/48 v Rovers United Bruck C.C. Gold 6/45. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 5/92 J Thewlis 52* v Delatite C.C. 5/51 M Prestianni 2/7. Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 132 L Phillips 47 G Montgomery 28 C Petersen 3/11 M Lovett 2/11 v City Colts C.C. Rovers United Bruck C.C. Green 4/58 S Francis 2/11 v Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 4/38 B Pellegrino 2/0. UNDER 14: Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 5/49 R Levy 2/2 v Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 2/97 J Priest 50*. Rutherglen United C.C. 3/65 v Rovers United Bruck C.C. Green 1/96. Rovers United Bruck C.C. - Gold 2/124 W Graham 50* M Correll 25 v Delatite C.C. 1/64 NH Hoskin 44*. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 3/95 v Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 5/60 E Mullins 2/3 L Webb 2/10. UNDR 12: Benalla Bushrangers C.C. Red 4/62(cc) def by Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. - BLACK 4/74(cc) C Nolen 2/10. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. - GOLD 24 N Allan 2/0 S Elkington 2/4 def by Rovers United Bruck C.C. Gold 5/108(cc) C O’Brien 32* S Elkington 26*. Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 8/90 N Leith 2/5 def Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C.Bulls 4/80. Greta C.C. 7/39(cc) J Pell 2/7 def by City Colts C.C. 3/102(cc) G Marek 32* J Morris 2/13. Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. Rams 4/96(cc) def Rovers United Bruck C.C. Green 87 H Gibb 25 B Wollington 3/3. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. - WHITE 72 S Bourne 2/10 def by Ovens Valley United C.C. Black 4/153(cc) NR White 75* G Banks 35*. Ovens Valley United C.C. Orange 6/108 H Bruneau 30* def Rutherglen United C.C. 48 M McMahon 2/6 H Bruneau 2/10.

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Bright golfers hit links PLENTY of golfing action got underway at the Bright Golf Course over the week, with players flocking from the region to play on some pristine greens.

Vets, Monday, January 31, stableford A grade winner: Jenny Richter (17) 34 points.

B grade winner: Bruno Spiller (19) 34 points.

NTP - third: Jenny Ritcher, 11th: Bruno Spiller.

Ladies, Wednesday, February 2, stableford A grade winner: Robyn McGrath (15) 35 points.

NTP - third: Penny White.

Men’s, Thursday, February 3, stableford A grade winner: Ray Ousley (4) 35 points.

B grade winner: Wayne Curtis (25) 44 points.

Men’s, Saturday, February 5, stroke A grade winner: Peter McGrath (11) 71 net.

B grade winner: Bernard Neville (20) 67 net.

C grade winner: Steven Thompson (22) 69 net.

Ladies, Saturday, February 5, stableford A grade winner: Charlotte Paton (13) 37 points.

B grade winner: Suzette Heydon (27) 35 points.

NTP - third: Jenny Ritcher, sixth: Charlotte Paton, 11th: Allison Gilbert, 16th: Tina Cook.

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WINNER: Pieter Veldman took the top prize in last Wednesday’s compeition.

TWO OF THE BEST: Craig Piazza (left) and Aaron Jose took out the Scratch event in Sunday’s John Wilson Two Person Ambrose.

Myrtleford golfers out in force for ambrose DESPITE some wild and wet weather last week, golfers have been out in force on the Myrtleford Golf Course, and returning some great results.

On Sunday, 92 players from all over the North East played in the John Wilson Two Person Ambrose, named after a man who died in the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfire after playing golf that day.

Sunday, February 6 SAVOY CLUB JOHN AND SUE WILSON TWO PERSON AMBROSE Mixed Handicap Winners: Ian and Rhonda Gross (11.75) 63.25.

Mixed Handicap Runners Up: Carolyn and Kenneth Bailey (10.75) 66.25.

Men’s Scratch Winners: Craig Piazza and Aaron Jose 71.

Men’s Scratch Runners Up: Karl O’Shaughnessy and David Clark 73 c/b.

Men’s Handicap Winners: Martin Brown and John Costello (7.28) 64.75.

Men’s Handicap Runners Up: Da-

vid Matthews and Trout Batt (9) 65.

Ball Winners Mixed: C and P White 66.75, K and I Currie 67.5, I Huisman and A Lankford 69.25.

Men’s: M Ellis and K Grummisch 65.25, A Vaskovic and P Auel 66.25, N Farrugia and R Williams 66.75, B and T Glass 67, S Reynolds and T Cundy 67, A McKerral and I Wales 67.75, J and M O’Shea 67.75.

Foodworks NTPs - first: Leo Glass, fourth second shot: Sarah Deas and Matthew Ellis, 14th: Carolyn Bailey and Dallas Clavan, 16th: Carolyn Bailey and Jonathan Mercuri.

Saturday, January 5 DRUMMOND GOLF JOHN WILSON MONTHLY MEDAL STABLEFORD AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Spider Hancock (16) 38 pts.

A Grade Runner Up: Brad Carroll (13) 37 pts.

B Grade Winner and Medal: Geoff Veldman (22) 41 pts.

B Grade Runner Up: George Browne (25) 38 pts.

Ball Winners: G Browne 38, B Carroll 37, I Wales 35, D Matthews 35, D Rossato 33, T Batt 33, C McKerral 32 c/b.

Foodworks NTP’s - first: Craig Piazza, fourth second shot: David Rowe, eighth: Ian Wales 14th: Brad Carroll, 16th: David Matthews.

Raffle Winner: David Rowe.

Thursday, February 3 COFFEE CHAKRA STABLEFORD - AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Jan Harper (27) 36pts.

A Grade Runner Up: Sandra Piazza (17) 35pts.

9 Hole Winner: Barb Welch (22) 16 pts.

9 Hole Runner Up: May Newton (30) 12pts.

Ball Winners: Judy Bynon, Penny Dawkins, Margaret Fitridge.

Foodworks NTP’s - first: Judy Bynon, 14th: Jan Harper.

Wednesday, February 2 COFFEE CHAKRA STABLEFORD AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: P Veldman (22) 36 pts.

Foodworks NTP’s - first: David Clark, fourth David Clark, eighth Evan Jones.

Tuesday, February 1 DRUMMOND GOLF MONTHLY MEDAL AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Carolyn Prowse (30) 98/68 40pts.

A Grade Runner Up: Lesley Browne (34) 107/73 36pts.

9 Hole Winner: Kaye Holmes (39) 13pts c/b.

9 Hole Runner Up: Carol Ames (44) 13pts.

Ball Winners: Sarah Deas107/73, Judy Bynon 97/77.

Putting Winner: Lesley Browne 25 putts.

Foodworks NTPs - eighth: Marnie Broz, 14th: Sandra Piazza, 16th: Sarah Deas.

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Power grind out narrow win

By NATHAN DE VRIES MT BEAUTY’S first XI continued their winning form over the weekend, taking a much-needed victory over Bethanga by just seven runs on their home wicket.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, skipper Daniel Saville and opener Greg McLennan got the Power off to a handy start, putting 45 runs on the board before McLennan was run out for 23.

Frank Iaria took up the mantle and, together with Saville, put together a 111 run partnership.

Both batters cruised past their half centuries before Iaria was dismissed for a solid 65 and, in a mini-collapse,

Saville was trapped LBW two overs later for 77.

At 3/170 with nine overs remaining, new bats Paddy Dodd and Todd Jeanes worked the Power into an even more dominant position, hitting 37 and 35 not out to get Mt Beauty to a formidable 4/243 total after their 40 overs.

Saville said maintaining wickets and batting in partnerships were crucial in posting such a good score.

“Frank (Iaria) has had a really great season, he’s done the job in the middle order for us closing out the innings most weeks and we gave him the chance up the top of the order and he delivered once again,” he said.

“It’s super pleasing to be

able to put on partnerships, and it gave us a chance to attack at the end with wickets in hand.

“In the last couple of weeks we’ve probably lost early wickets and we haven’t been able to build from there.

“We had the platform to launch into the back half of the innings, and to get 243 runs is probably proof of what we can do when we are able to build an innings.”

The Power set about bowling a tight line and length to build pressure on Bethanga, with the first wicket falling in the seventh over.

Aggressive batting from Luke Raffertty (73) and Tom Henderson (34) brought Bethanga back into the

match, with the run chase coming down to the final overs.

“They needed 30 off the last two overs and it was looking pretty good with eight balls to go until Luke Rafferty who made a quickfire 73, he hit a four and a six off Paddy Dodd’s last over,” Saville said.

“That made things interesting, they needed just 15 to win off the last over - Nathan Iaria was awesome in that last over.

“He went for eight off the over which you’d think is quite expensive but the way Luke was hitting them and hitting it to one of the shorter boundaries which we stacked on the leg side we had four back on the leg

BJ Dalbosco 26 AJ Brewergray 2/39 A Ranaweera 2/48 PR Dodd 2/61.

District Second Grade: Bethanga 1/62 M Trafford 38* def Mt Beauty 58 KJ Jahne 3/7 C Mack 2/4 C Sirl 2/9 TJ Bridgman 2/18.

C Grade Division 3: Mt Beauty 4/234(cc) A Sullivan 85 L Powell 76* A LutterWood 34 def Albury Umpires White 9/114(cc) D Sutton 52 A Waite 35 J Guerin 3/14 G Potts 2/15.

CAW U14 - DIV 2: Belvoir 135 T Dean 39 C Dickson 3/10 W Lutter-Wood 2/2 def Mt Beauty 41 T Lockhart 2/7 A Avery 2/8 and 5/34.

CAW U12 Div 2 - Gold: Kiewa Sky Blue 10/44(cc) L Wilson 3/2 def by Mt Beauty 2/95(cc).

Cox sheds tears of joy as Jakara wins gold

Saints bow out in basketball semis

From back page Anthony said she couldn’t wait to celebrate with her Australian teammate.

“I’m so stoked for Tess - I was trying not to get too caught up in the hype because I had my own competition but I will definitely be hanging out with her,” she said.

Anthony is only the sixth Australian Winter Olympics gold medallist, with the others being: The others are: • 2002 Salt Lake City: Steven Bradbury - men’s 1000m short track speed skating and Alisa Camplin women’ aerials; • 2006 Turin: Dale BeggSmith - men’s moguls; and • 2010 Vancouver: Torah Bright - women’s snowboard halfpipe and Lydia Lassila women’s aerials.

OTHER LOCAL OLYMPIANS Mt Beauty cross country skier and Australian Winter Olympic team member PHIL BELLINGHAM, together with teammate Seve de Campo, competed in the 30km Skiathlon on Sunday, but were lapped.

Russian Alexander ■

By NATHAN DE VRIES MYRTLEFORD’S women basketballers have been unsuccessful in their bid for a place in the grand final after being defeated by Seymour Blasters 62-56.

The Saints were outclassed early on in the match, despite having defeated the Blasters only the week before.

Consistent offensive pressure from the Blasters had the Saints down by eight at the half.

Myrtleford worked to claw themselves back into the game, but the margin kept growing to nine points heading into the final term.

An explosive fourth quarter from the Saints showed signs of a revival but the clock ran out before they could get within six points of victory.

Paige Zamperoni was the standout for the Saints, sinking 15 points including two three-pointers.

Seymour will face Wallan in the grand final this weekend, following the Panthers’ victory over Wodonga Lady Wolves in their semi.

side strictly trying to defend the boundary, almost giving them ones and twos if they wanted it.

“Nathan was awesome in the last over, he held his nerve really well, he conceded two twos and four ones in an over where they’re trying to launch every ball for four or six.”

The win sees the Power move to fourth on the ladder with just three matches remaining before the qualifying finals - Mt Beauty play top ranked Yackandandah on the road this weekend.

RESULTS District First Grade: Mt Beauty 4/243(cc) D Saville 77 FA Iaria 65 PR Dodd 37 TT Jeanes 33* def Bethanga 8/236 LB Rafferty 73* MB Dalbosco 34 T Henderson 34

SEASON OVER: Georgia Clark and the rest of the Saints squad will have to wait until next season to contest the CBL title.

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Bolshunov won the gold in a time of 1:16:09.8, finishing well ahead of compatriot Denis Spitsov who took the silver medal, with Finland’s Iivo Niskanen, rated as the best classic skier in the world, taking the bronze.

Bellingham was competing in the Individual Sprint Freestyle last night and has the 15km Classic event from 6pm tomorrow night, with the 50km Freestyle from 5pm next Saturday, February 19.

Fellow Birkenbeiner Nordic Ski Club member and Aussie team colleague CASEY WRIGHT has the 10km Classic from 6pm tomorrow, Team Sprint Classic from 8pm next Wednesday, February 16, and 30km Freestyle from 5.30pm on Saturday, February 20.

Meanwhile, Porepunkah based Aussie alpine skier GRETA SMALL will compete in the women’s Super-G from 2pm this Friday, the women’s Downhill from 2pm on Tuesday, February 15, and the women’s Combined (Downhill/ Slalom) from 1pm on Thursday, February 17.

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Improvements needed with the bat

By NATHAN DE VRIES PERFORMANCE with the willow has once again proved to be the A grade Ovens Valley United squad’s undoing, after only making 9/69 chasing Yarrawonga Mulwala’s 131 target at Whorouly.

The Tigers won the toss and elected to bowl, a decision which proved fruitful early with dismissal of Josh Lawrence for a duck, trapped LBW by Mikka Paulsen.

However, a 49-run knock from Matthew Knight, as well as good starts from Matt Casey (23) and Brock McCabe (21) put the Tigers on the back foot.

The Tigers limited leaking runs thanks to tight line and length bowling for entire overs, keeping pressure on while taking a few handy wickets.

Yarrawonga Mulwala ended their innings at 7/130, a very realistic target for the Tigers to chase down.

James Neary was the pick of the bowlers with his 2/20, with Corey Southern (2/26), Nick Bleeser (1/34) and Dan Walker (1/17) each picking up some poles.

Skipper Dylan Bursill said his team has performed well with ball in hand in the past, and this match was no exception.

“Our bowling has been pretty good, really - on the weekend I think we took seven wickets and they’re one of the best teams in the comp,” he said.

“Nick was a bit unlucky, and his figures didn’t really show how well he bowled.

“In his first game, he could’ve had Matt Knight out for 20 but the dropped catch was off his bowling.

“Our bowlers were on - Dan was very economical, and James Neary and Corey Southern, they’re pretty experienced players.”

With their target well within the Tigers’ batting ability, the stage was set for a thrilling run chase but the wheels came off almost immediately with Bursill given out caught behind off his very first ball.

Runs were few and far between, with every dot ball from the Lakers building the pressure for Ovens Valley.

Wickets fell, with the home side sitting at 5/28 half way through their chase.

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DOING US PROUD: Mount Beauty’s Britt Cox competes in the moguls qualifying final, placing 14th in the women’s moguls at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday.

PHOTO: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Cox sheds tears of joy as Jakara wins gold

By JEFF ZEUSCHNER and AAP SHE may have missed a medal herself, but Mt Beauty’s Britt Cox was shedding tears of joy nonetheless as she hugged teammate and close friend Jakara Anthony after the 23-year old crushed the competition to end Australia’s 12year Winter Olympics gold-medal drought at Beijing on Sunday night.

Cox finished 14th in her fourth successive Olympic Games, and said she was unsure if she would ski on or look to retire.

Setting aside that decision, there was no shortage of social media messages of support for the Falls Creek regular.

Her influence in Australia’s rise in women’s moguls has been enormous, with Anthony saying

she started to dream of Olympic gold after watching Cox debut as a 15 year old at the Vancouver Games in 2010.

Anthony said Cox had guided her to gold.

“To have Britt as a teammate, she’s truly a phenomenal athlete and phenomenal person and I’m so proud of what she’s been able to achieve over her career and to share that with her has been so incredible,” she said.

Anthony’s victory to take gold was emphatic.

She led the two-day competition through every round and then scored 83.09 points to comfortably win the six-woman super final to earn gold on Sunday.

American Jaelin Kauf (80.28) was a surprise second while Russian Anastasiia Smirnova (77.72)

collected bronze ahead of defending Olympic champion Perrine Laffont.

After finishing fourth on her Olympic debut four years ago in PyeongChang, Anthony identified the air component as the weakness in the women’s competition.

Through Beijing, she was the only skier - and the first women in Olympic competition - to include a ‘cork 720 mute’ jump, with the higher degree of difficulty giving her an edge on her rivals.

She completed the jump around 2000 times in practice at the newly-built water ramp training facility in Brisbane before using it in her competition run.

“My top air jump is called a cork 720 mute,” she said, explaining that the cork is the off-axis rotation, 720 is two rotations and

the mute is the way she grabbed her skis.

“I started competing that just the season.

“That’s my highest degree of difficulty and it’s pretty special and I think I might be the first girl at the Olympics to have competed one so that’s pretty special.

“The women’s aerial packages have progressed so much since PyeongChang - it’s like night and day - and I will definitely be looking to continue to progress my own and keep pushing everyone else.”

Sunday marked the first time in Winter Olympics history that Australia had won more than one medal on a single day after Tess Coady claimed bronze in the women’s snowboard slopestyle earlier.

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Co-coaching is encouraged to ensure our coaching staff perform to the best of their ability.

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