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KRISTY Hourigan has resigned from her role as a Strathbogie Shire councillor, citing “in-house political bureaucracy”, gender bias and newly increased work commitments as contributing to her decision.

The Seven Creeks ward councillor’s resignation comes just over two months after former Lake Nagambie ward councillor David Andrews resigned.

It comes weeks before August 15, when municipal monitor Peter Stephenson is expected to deliver a report to the Minister for Local

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YEAR 10 STUDENTS HIT THE WORKFORCE

LAST week, Euroa Secondary College year 10 students were dispatched to workplaces across the shire and beyond for work experience. Ella Swain (pictured) spent the week at Avenel Equine Hospital.

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Kristy Hourigan cites “in-house political bureaucracy” and gender bias for her decision to leave her role immediately gy

referring to problems that contributed to her decision.

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In a public statement, Ms Hourigan said it was with mixed emotions that she has resigned, listing achievements made by council she was “incredibly proud of” but also

“Being a councillor can be a thankless task – both inside and outside the chamber – and more recently the in-house political bureaucracy has taken its toll,” Ms Hourigan said.

“We are a small rural shire with many challenges – this isn’t a secret – but we need to work together, to respect each other, to ensure we

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“I hope council can create a respectful and inclusive environment where all voices are heard, and concerns are addressed constructively.

“We cannot continue to feel the gender bias that sadly still exists. “

In an interview with The Euroa Gazette, Ms Hourigan, who is a mother of two, said her commitment as a councillor was publicly

questioned after she missed an extraordinary council meeting due to childcare commitments.

“I think questioning my commitment as a councillor for missing a meeting during school holidays was nothing other than gender bias –I’d never heard any other councillor in a public setting be questioned about missing a date or a meeting,” she said.

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Seven Violet Town projects listed for Keep Australia Beautiful awards

VIOLET Town has come out strong in Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria’s shortlist for the 2023 Tidy Towns and Cities Sustainability Awards, earning seven nominations.

Violet Town is the only locality in the Strathbogie Shire to have been recognised in this year’s shortlist.

Euroa last year won the Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) Victorian Sustainable Community Tidy Town award and won several awards in this year’s national competition.

Now in its 41st year, the awards recognise environmental achievements and strong community spirit across Victoria.

With a total of 132 entries, 70 projects made the 2023 Victorian shortlist, with Violet Town projects making up 10 per cent of the list.

The shortlisting process was conducted by a panel of 10 independent judges who reviewed each entry in their assigned category, considering environmental impact, innovation, and community involvement.

“This year’s submissions have blown our sustainable socks off,” Olivia Lynch, CEO of Keep Australia Beau-

tiful Victoria, said. “From creative community gardens that could make veggies tap dance to waste reduction initiatives that could convince the fussiest koala to compost, these projects have left us in awe.

“So, let’s give a round of applause to all the dedicated

communities who poured their hearts and souls into these transformative sustainability projects.”

Shortlisted participants will be invited to present their projects to a panel of judges at a judging interview.

These interviews allow

shortlisted candidates to showcase their accomplishments, share insights and engage in enlightening discussions.

Finalists in each category will be revealed on September 13, 2023, and the winners announced at the prestigious Tidy Towns and

Cities Awards Ceremony, to held at ZINC at Federation Square, Melbourne on October 23, 2023.

Tickets to the ceremony go on sale September 13.

The winner of the Victorian Tidy Towns Award will automatically be entered into the National Keep Aus-

tralia Beautiful Tidy Towns – Sustainability Awards held in Western Australia in May 2024.

Violet Town’s shortlisted projects include:

• Southern Auroa Memorial Committee – Interpreting Violet Town’s unique stories using art and design;

• Violet Town Community Market – Supporting Community;

• Violet Town Community Market – Waste Wise Event;

• Violet Town Jack Attack –Violet Town Jack Attack;

• St Dunstan’s Hall Film Society – Celebrating NAIDOC Week Violet Town;

• Strathbogie Shire Council – Strathbogie Shire Council Climate Change Action Plan; and

• Elliette Jeffery – Young Leader Violet Town, Elliette Jeffery.

Bruce Cumming, who describes himself as the “unofficial historian” of the Southern Aurora Memorial, said it was exciting to be up there with other good projects.

“To be in the category of culture and heritage is appropriate - it’s a lot of what the memorial is about,” he said.

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Ms Hourigan declined to identify who questioned her commitment on this occasion.

She said the meeting was scheduled outside of council’s normal meeting schedule and kindergarten had been cancelled that day, which “wasn’t my fault”.

“I should feel safe in the workplace,” she said.

“I spoke about it in my first five months with the Victorian Local Government Association.

“I said, ‘if you’re a working mum with children – or a dad, or caregiver – you can’t do it’.

“You go in there and you say, ‘look, unfortunately I’ve got work today, I can’t attend that’, you’re looked down upon”.

Asked to further describe the “in-house political bureaucracy” mentioned in her statement, Ms Hourigan pointed to Minister for Local Government Melissa Horne’s letter sent in May to Mayor Laura Binks.

Minister Horne’s letter outlined the reasons for the State Government’s decision to appoint a second municipal monitor to the council, citing concerns about governance, conduct and “serious risks impacting the

functioning of the council and the health and wellbeing of its members”, but did not provide details of specific incidents.

Ms Hourigan said the impending delivery of the monitor’s report, expected in mid-August, did not contribute to her decision, despite other councillors having recently speculated it is likely the monitor could recommend terminating the employment of councillors.

Further contributing to her decision, she said, was her recent acquisition of two caravan parks in the Loddon Shire – Wedderburn Caravan Park and Bridgewater Caravan Park – adding onto her work commitments as the owner of Euroa Caravan Park.

Ms Hourigan last year nominated for the State Government seat of Euroa as a Nationals candidate, but she said for now, she does not see her future in politics.

“Not in the current gender bias conditions, absolutely not,” she said.

“It’s not a spot for females at the moment.”

The only remaining 2020 election candidate for Seven Creeks ward is well-known local business owner and environmentalist Shirley Saywell.

Ms Saywell is expected to be asked by the Victorian Electoral Commission to fill the extraordinary vacancy that now exists for Seven Creeks Ward.

Ms Saywell told The Euroa Gazette she is currently considering her options.

A spokesperson for the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) said as there is only eligible candidate, the VEC will write to the remaining candidate inviting them to complete and return a written declaration within 14 days of the date of the written invitation, specifying they are still qualified to be a councillor.

If the candidate does not return a written declaration, a by-election will be held, in accordance with the Local Government Act 2020.

Mayor Laura Binks thanked Ms Hourigan for her service as a councillor and the work she undertook in the community.

“I look forward to continue to work with her as a proud and passionate community member,” Cr Binks said.

Municipal monitor Peter Stephenson declined to comment for this story.

You can read Ms Hourigan’s full resignation statement here: https://www. strathbogie.vic.gov.au/kristyhourigan-resignation/.

RESIGNED: Kristy Hourigan has resigned from her role as a Strathbogie Shire councillor, citing “in-house political bureaucracy”, gender bias and newly increased work commitments as contributing to her decision.

ON THE SHORTLIST: Violet Town’s Southern Aurora Memorial made the Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria 2023 shortlist for interpreting Violet Town’s unique stories using art and design.

Kristy Hourigan cites “in-house political bureaucracy” and gender bias for her decision to leave her role immediately

Community to use good old-fashioned blackboard for announcements

COMMUNITY

noticeboards are

increasingly going online these days, but Ruffy is bucking the trend and taking things back to basics.

Community members have erected a new, physical chalk noticeboard on Nolans Road to display announcements relevant to the community, after the idea was raised in a Ruffy Community Action Group (RCAG) meeting.

While Ruffy has a community noticeboard Facebook page, RCAG member Rob Jamieson said some community members including older residents may not use the internet or are unable to get a connection due to Ruffy’s poor reception.

“The old game plan where people used to print off and drive around and put it in mailboxes, that’s declined because it’s pretty expensive to do that these

days,” Mr Jamieson said.

“So, we’ve kind of dropped back to the old, old thing –‘well, let’s put a blackboard up there’.

“It’s an open blackboard where people can go and grab the chalk, which happens to sit on top of the defibrillator unit on the side of the fire station.

“There’s a bit of a message there that if they know where the chalk is, they know where the defibrillator is, which is a good thing for everybody to know.”

RCAG, who had the noticeboard produced by Burgess Signs in Seymour, was inspired by a similar noticeboard in Creighton’s Creek.

Mr Jamieson said he expects it to be used to announce anything of interest to the community, including yoga classes, neighbourhood watch meetings, CFA meetings, recreation reserve meetings and maybe even birthday parties.

NEW IN RUFFY: The new blackboard in Ruffy advertising a neighbourhood watch meeting.

New Euroa ambulance station on the way

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A NEW ambulance station is set to be built on Weir Street in Euroa, located adjacent to Euroa Health.

The station will be built at the site of the Euroaville building and adjacent house on Weir Street, following Euroa Health’s sale of these buildings to the Victorian Health Building Authority.

Designed with a three-bay garage for ambulances, the purpose-built facility will be better equipped to meet the needs of the Euroa ambulance branch, which moved from single to

dual paramedic crewing in October last year.

A State Government spokesperson said the station will feature training facilities, relievers’ quarters, a fully equipped kitchen, two rest and recline areas, and improved security and car parking.

A Euroa Health spokesperson said upon the opening of the GraniteHill aged care facility, Euroaville had been left vacant while the hospital continued to maintain the buildings physically and financially, with costs in excess of tens of thousands of

dollars annually.

The spokesperson said Euroa Health will undertake further development of the remaining site to include car parking for staff, a goods delivery entrance and an environmentally friendly waste area.

Euroa Health CEO Melissa Seymour said the new ambulance station would help the hospital provide quality care.

“The Euroa community should be pleased with this investment from the State Government and the co-location of Ambulance Victoria adjacent to our

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The announcement comes while Euroa Health is in the process of considering alternative operating models to address the hospital’s declining revenue.

“The hospital part of Euroa Health has been losing money in recent years and, as a result, we are working closely with GV Health to explore more viable service delivery options,” Ms Seymour said.

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Come celebrate our Tank and Tobin magpie sculpture!

Are you ready to celebrate?

Because we are too!

On Friday, August 11 our giant Tank and Tobin magpie sculpture is being installed and we want you all there for the unveiling.

Head to the Seven Creeks Park from 4pm to 5pm for the official opening, followed by the Euroa Chamber of Business and Commerce’s party from 5pm to 7pm. There will be food trucks, music, drinks vendors and more.

Read more in today’s Gazette or head to our website.

$10K community grants close soon

Don’t forget our $10,000 Community Strengthening Grants close on August

7. The grants have doubled in $$$ and we have simplified processes for application and administration.

The $1000 Quick Response Grants will be open year-round, and approval is by the CEO ensuring they are quick and accessible. While the funding pool for Event Grants has increased from $30,000 annually to $50,000, with event organiser able to apply for up to $5000.

For more information head to our website.

New ARTBOX exhibition coming to Euroa

A new exhibition is set to launch in ARTBOX

– Council’s travelling exhibition space –featuring artist Ann Cremean’s ‘Open Space’. It is the second artist to exhibit in the space after it was launched last month.

Open Space is a series of works created in 2022/23 in response to the natural environment. It will show at ARTBOX in the Seven Creeks Park, Euroa which can be viewed by the public 24/7 through the glass pane windows. The exhibition’s soundtrack loop will be accessible by QR code on a window decal, so viewers will be able to interact by playing this through their own device.

To find out more about ARTBOX or to express your interest in using the space, visit https://www. strathbogie.vic.gov.au/community/ arts-and-culture/artbox/

ARTBOX is being brought to Strathbogie Shire with Creative Victoria grant funding.

New Emergency Management Plan

A new Municipal Emergency Management Plan was approved for Strathbogie Shire by the Hume Regional Emergency Management Planning Committee.

The plan provides an overview of previous emergencies that have taken place in the shire and sets

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out Council’s role at the local level in the context of regional and state emergency management planning.

A copy of the plan can be found at www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au

Jubilee Park Play Equipment –Official Opening

You’re invited to join us for the official opening of new play equipment at Jubilee Park in Avenel. It’s our opportunity to thanks the local community and children for their help in choosing the best equipment for our community. We’re grateful for the positive community input that has ensured better outcomes for the Avenel playground and community. Join us to celebrate on Thursday, August 10 at 12.30pm.

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Strathbogie Shire Council is an equal opportunity employer and a Child Safe organisation. We value diversity in our workplace and will consider flexible working arrangements.

Tenders now open

The following tenders are now open at Strathbogie

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Request for quotation provision of (Used) 5T mass minimum excavator. Lump sum (Contract Number 23/2409 ). Closing: 16/08/2023

Request for tender consultancy for the delivery of Municipal Settlement Plan (Contract Number 23/2404). Closing: 09/08/2023.

Request for tender roads reseal program (contract number 23/2402). Closing 23/08/2023).

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Government seeking feedback on the draft of Victoria’s Bushfire Management Strategy

THE State Government is seeking community feedback on the draft of Victoria’s Bushfire Management Strategy - setting the 10-year vision for bushfire management in Victoria, with consultation closing on August 20.

Victorians live in one of the most bushfire-prone regions in the world and while fire is a natural part of many Victorian environments, major bushfire events have had devastating impacts and climate change is increasing their

severity and frequency.

“We need to remain bushfire ready, and this strategy will make sure Victoria improves our fire management activities for the next decade,” Minister for Emergency Services Jaclyn Symes said.

The draft strategy focuses on the shared responsibility of government, land and fire agencies, the community and Traditional Owners to protect the things Victorians value most from bushfire.

It will help communities

develop a common understanding of bushfire risk and determine the right actions to reduce that risk.

Feedback from the Victorian community will ensure the document properly reflects Victoria’s collective goals for bushfire management, creating more resilient communities.

To have your say and to help shape the direction of bushfire management in Victoria over the next 10 years, visit engage.vic.gov. au/victorias-bushfire-management-strategy.

Magpie sculpture to be installed next week

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AFTER many months of anticipation, the Tank and Tobin magpie sculpture is set to be installed in the Seven Creeks Park on Friday, August 11.

Strathbogie Shire Council, the Euroa Chamber of Commerce and local artists are inviting the community to help celebrate.

Strathbogie Shire Council Mayor Laura Binks said the long-awaited installation of the magpie sculpture was cause for celebration.

“Council is hosting the official opening from 4pm to 5pm,” Cr Binks said.

“After this the Euroa Chamber of Commerce is taking over to have some fun.

“The event is open to everyone, and we hope to see as many people as possible in the park.”

Euroa residents may have noticed council has been doing some work to a garden bed near the bridge at the corner of Kirkland Avenue and Clifton Street.

This is where the 3.5m high magpie will be installed.

Chamber of Commerce president Stephanie Swift said the launch party would include music, food trucks and drinks vendors.

“We’re inviting the community to come and join in the fun,” Ms Swift said.

“We’re proud to see the installation of this sculpture.

“It was initiated by a joint submission by the chamber and the Euroa Community Action Group to council’s Pitch My Project initiative in the 2022/23 budget.

“It received significant community support, and we can’t wait to see this support come to fruition.”

Cr Binks said it represented a wonderful story of a community led project.

“It’s fantastic to see what

COMING NEXT WEEK: After many months of anticipation, the

we can achieve by working together,” she said.

Artist and Longwood resident Steve Tobin said he and fellow artist Tank had not held back when they created the biggest magpie sculpture in the country.

“Move over the big banana, Euroa and Strathbogie Shire has something better,” he joked.

“On a serious note, we

can’t wait to celebrate with all the people who have shown their support through this process.

“Let’s get together and plan what we can do next.”

The official council opening will be held on Friday, March 11 from 4pm to 5pm, with the chamber’s celebration following from 5pm to 7pm in the Seven Creeks Park.

Tank and Tobin magpie sculpture is set to be installed in the Seven Creeks Park on Friday, August 11.

Truck fire closes Hume Freeway

CFA crews called to scene found B-double truck trailer “well ablaze” upon their arrival CFA

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A TRUCK trailer set ablaze in Violet Town on Friday last week saw part of the Hume Freeway closed for several hours.

Eight CFA units from Violet Town, Boho, Benalla, Euroa, Wangaratta and

Baddaginnie brigades attended the scene after reports of the fire at around 10.44am.

Boho CFA brigade captain Gary Washusen said on arriving, crews found the B-double truck trailer “well ablaze” and separated from the prime mover.

Crews put the fire out and the incident was deemed under control at 12.26pm, with no injuries recorded.

Mr Washusen said he believed the fire was caused by overheated bearings.

“There were no hazardous chemicals on

there, so that probably reduced some of the risk we potentially exposed to,” he said.

“Then it became just a clean-up operation and traffic management through VicRoads and Victoria Police.”

A Shepparton contractor

was engaged to remove the debris and burnt vehicle, but according to Mr Washusen, the clean-up was significantly delayed after the contractor’s excavator blew a hydraulic hose, which then had to be repaired by a specialist.

The incident was deemed

safe at 3.32pm.

“The CFA and Victoria Police worked very well together and managed the situation,” Mr Washusen said.

“It all went sort of according to plan, except for the breakdown of the clean-up machinery.”

Euroa Little Theatre to return with Seaside Rendezvous

By DARREN CHAITMAN

EUROA Little Theatre is back with a new play, Seaside Rendezvous, opening next week.

The production, directed by Alison Hayes and written by Susan Bennett, will show at the Euroa Schoolhouse Theatre on Clifton Street on Friday, August 11 (7pm), Saturday, August 12 (7pm) and Sunday, August 13 (2pm).

Ms Hayes, who is also the theatre group’s president, said the comedy production is “like a who-dunnit except without the murder” – that is, instead of a murderer being revealed, the relationship between the characters is gradually revealed.

“It’s set in the 1930s in a sort of seaside English town and the main characters are a family that come to the hotel where all the action happens,” she said.

She said the story involves a young couple, who are always trying to sneak off, plan to elope, and the hotel guests gradually come to realise what they share in common.

Euroa Little Theatre was founded in 1956.

Ms Hayes, a 32-year-old

who works as an occupational therapist, joined Euroa Little Theatre after moving to Euroa 10 years ago and looking for a club to join.

“It’s a bit of fun – you get to sort of be a bit silly and have a good time with each other,” she said.

“I sort of always look for theatre things because I’m not very sporty myself – so I find it’s good to have that other option of being able to go and do theatre stuff.”

Most of the actors in Seaside Rendezvous are schoolaged local kids, while locals of all ages are involved in other aspects of the production.

Tickets for Seaside Rendezvous are available for $10 at the door (cash only).

WE CAN HELP WITH THAT: Pictured rehearsing for the play are Audrey Leech (left), Alina Lester and Indigo Holloway. Two young gentlemen help a woman with a broken suitcase.

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ALISON: Alison Hayes is the director of Euroa Little Theatre’s new play, Seaside Rendezvous, opening next week.

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EXCITED FOR FLASH: Pictured rehearsing for the play are Isla Hahnel (left), Stella Scelera, Leila Thompson, Jemima Stuart and Alison Hayes. A group of friends is excited to see the next installment of Flash Gordon.

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Rainfall (Euroa Township)

RAINFALL for Euroa in the week until 9am Monday, July 31 included 6.8mm on July 28, 0.2mm on July 29 and 0.02mm on July 31, totaling 7.2mm.

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Another slap in the face for regional Victoria

WITH the Commonwealth Games being cancelled, the Labor Government has made a vague, “patch-up” commitment to address the ongoing regional housing crisis.

Previous efforts to improve this housing crisis have been much like Labor’s handling of the Commonwealth Games, filled with blown out costs before ultimately failing to deliver what was promised.

This latest commitment is set to cost $770,000 per home plus land and will build just 1300 homes.

The so called “big build” has failed to address housing shortages in our community, with waitlists for housing continuing to grow, and

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more and more regional Victorians applying for some form of housing or homelessness support.

After years of neglecting our regional communities, this announcement and the Labor Government’s inability to manage costs to deliver the Commonwealth Games is a slap in the face.

We’ve already seen broken promises at the expense of regional Victorians, so what’s to say this latest “commitment” will be anything different.

Annabelle Cleeland, MP for Euroa

Yes to cat curfew as they’re a danger to birds

THE shire should definitely have a cat curfew.

These stray roaming cats are a danger to all bird life and small animals as well.

There should also be a hefty fine too.

Leonard Robson, Euroa

Good use for Binney Street seats

I WOULD like to thank the workers in Binney Street for delivering seats to St Paul’s church.

A special thank you to Indika at the shire, for granting permission for those seats to be put to good use.

They will be such an asset for parishioners and visitors to the memorial garden, the church and the op shop.

Nola Caines, Euroa

Well-attended July gathering for Euroa Garden Club

Guest speaker Angela

presented to 50 interested members pgyp

By DENISE HOLT

THE Euroa Garden Club met in the Euroa Lawn Tennis Clubrooms for their July meeting.

This was a special mid-winter event with a soup and sandwich lunch.

Generous club members provided delicious soups and there was a wonderful choice of sandwiches.

It was lovely to gather in warm comfortable surroundings to enjoy a relaxed lunch and chat before the meeting.

Some 50 members attended and there was lots of talk and laughter.

President Rosalie Wrest welcomed members and guests and introduced guest speaker Angela Berry.

Angela spoke about the establishment, maintenance and future plans for the Community Garden.

al competition for blooms from members’ gardens.

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There were many questions for Angela who had really provoked much interest in this project.

President Rosalie thanked Angela for her presentation and presented her with a small gift

The meeting included the usu-

Winners on the day were Christine John and Barbara Porter, who were congratulated on their entries.

The new judging system where members vote for their choice of entry is proving a success.

It has caused lots of interest and discussion.

The club was asked for as-

sistance from the Violet Town Kindergarten and Childcare to improve their garden to make it a more suitable space for the children.

The club was keen to support this initiative and a sub-committee was established to follow up the ideas and needs of the centre.

The meeting closed with a generous afternoon tea.

Rosalie Wrest thanked the members for providing such a sumptuous lunch and afternoon tea.

The next meeting will be in the showgrounds pavilion on Friday, August 18 at 1.30pm. The guest speaker will be Des Nicel, who will talk about beekeeping. New members or guests are very welcome.

Lorraine

Dale Mann PHOTOGRAPHER Nick McCabe SPORT EDITORIAL

SOUP LADIES: Sandra Cooper, Mandy Dixey, Dianna Langlands and Coral Cox.

COMPETITION

TABLE: Mandy Dixey and Jim Brook at the competition table.

TRADING TABLE: Beryl Harris and Coral Cox at the trading table.

GUEST SPEAKER AND PRESIDENT: Angela Berry and Rosalie Wrest. PHOTOS: Denise Holt

Berry

Portraits and landscapes line the walls of libary

Ruffy artist Andrew Bond featured at event R ffy i A d B d f d

By DARREN CHAITMAN

A SERIES of portraits and landscapes by Ruffy artist Andrew Bond are now on show at Euroa Library.

Mr Bond said the exhibition came about after he received a phone call from Mary Deane, who is a member of a group named Friends of the Euroa Library along with Leanne Baker.

“Mary just rang up and said, look, we would like to display your paintings and things like that, what have

you got?” he said.

“I then sent them the catalogue and they said, ‘Oh, all of them’.

“So, it’s become a bit of a retrospective from 2012 through to the present day.”

Mr Bond, who draws and paints acrylic, took up art later in life following a past career as a graphic designer.

He gravitated towards landscapes, but more recently also became interested in portraits after working on a series of portraits of a lady named Gina from Bendigo,

who was his father’s carer.

“It just clicked in the sense the person was quite vivacious and quite happy to have photographs taken and portraits done,” he said.

“And from that sparked the interest in portraits.

“What I like about doing portraits is that you’ve got to match the person’s selfperception with your perception.

“There’s no point in painting something which they don’t want to put on the wall.”

JIM’S FIND: Euroa’s Jim Brook last week found something curious while searching through his records. It is a four-page special feature in The Age in March 1988 all about climate change, before climate science was well-known. “The greenhouse effect is real,” wrote Graeme O’Neil in one article. “It is not something conjured up by a fertile Hollywood imagination – there is solid scientific evidence that the Earth’s atmosphere is undergoing rapid changes.”

Volunteer grants now open

THE 2023-24 Volunteer Grants program is now open for expressions of interest.

Grants of between $1000 and $5000 are available to assist eligible not-for-profit community organisations support the efforts of their volunteers.

Independent member for Indi Dr Helen Haines said there is always strong interest in these grants and she receives many applications from community-focused organisations.

“I am always inspired by the dedication of volunteer groups that I meet with as I travel across Indi, and grants such as this go a long way in supporting volunteers to continue their important work,” Dr Haines said.

The grants funding is available for uses including:

• Purchasing eligible small equipment for volunteer use

• Contributing to volunteer transport costs

• Training courses for volunteers

• Adapting practices to support volunteers’ safety

• Costs of background screening checks for volunteers

• Activities that promote awareness of or increase participation in volunteering

“In previous years, recipients of these grants have invested in first aid training, purchased iPads and sound equipment, and covered the costs of promoting and recruiting new volunteers,” Dr Haines said.

Community organisations are able to put in an expression of interest, which will be assessed by a panel of community members.

Successful applicants are then invited to apply to the Department of Social Services for a grant.

More details can be found at: helenhaines.org/resources/grants/volunteergrants-2023-24/.

INSPIRED BY

FIRE: This work was inspired by the 2014 Creightons Creek fires, which Mr Bond attended as a CFA member.

BARB: Mr Bond’s partner Barb Trainor (left), a library assistant at Euroa Library, is the subject of one of the portraits on display.

OLGA: Andrew Bond with a portrait of Olga Yastrubetskaya, a Ukrainian migrant who now lives in Longwood. A book written by Ms Yastrubetskaya, “Visa without a country” is also available at Euroa Library.

PHOTOS: Darren Chaitman

MORE TO BE DONE: State member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland, is pictured at St John’s Primary School with brothers Tom, Jock and Jimmy Macdermid. Ms Cleeland said it is a relief the State Government stepped in to fund school crossing supervision for St John’s and other schools in the Strathbogie Shire, after council withdrew from the program. But she has called for the State Government to also fund supervision for the Nagambie Primary School crossing, which is on a council managed road. “The next step is ensuring that Nagambie Primary School gets the same treatment,” she said.

August

7 Longwood Senior’s monthly two course luncheon held at Longwood Community Centre at $12.30pm - all seniors welcome. Cost per head $16.

9 wawa biik tour is on, offering Taungurung-led cultural experiences in Euroa and Nagambie. We’ll yarn, we’ll walk, we’ll laugh, we’ll listen, we’ll learn and we’ll reflect. Call 03 5784 1466 or book via www.wawabiik.com.au

11-13

Euroa Little Theatre presents ‘Seaside Rendezvous’ at The School House, Clifton Street, Euroa on Friday and Saturday August

11 and 12 at 7pm and Sunday, August 13 at 2pm. Tickets $10 cash at the door. Enq. Mary 5795 2545.

23 Longwood Seniors Adventure by bus to the Yarra Glen Chocolate Factory. All welcome. Enq: Margaret 0407 529 991.

27 Jimmy and Jarrod’s Country and Rock n Roll Show. Featuring Sandi Dodd with supporting act Jimmy and Jarrod and live band: The Night Owls. Sunday 27 August

12 noon to 5pm at Longwood Community Centre. $15.00 per head, bookings essential. BYO drinks and nibbles – tea & coffee available. BBQ lunch available for purchase. Contact Jimmy on 0412 723 356.

28 Euroa Probus Club provides you with the opportunity to join a social club in your local community to meet retirees on a regular basis, listen to interesting speakers and join together in activities. Meetings are held 4th

Monday of each month, 10am at Uniting Church Hall, Kirkland Ave Euroa. Enq: Fred 0408 443 288 or Stan 0427 884 075.

September

4 Longwood Senior’s monthly two course luncheon held at Longwood Community Centre at $12.30pm - all seniors welcome.

Cost per head $16. Enq: Margaret 0407 529 991.

25 Euroa Probus Club provides you with the opportunity to join a social club in your local community to meet retirees on a regular basis, listen to interesting speakers and join together in activities. Meetings are held 4th

Monday of each month, 10am at Uniting

Church Hall, Kirkland Ave Euroa. Enq: Fred 0408 443 288 or Stan 0427 884 075.

October

2 Longwood Senior’s monthly two course luncheon held at Longwood Community Centre at $12.30pm - all seniors welcome.

Cost per head $16. Enq: Margaret 0407 529 991.

20-22

Euroa Golf Club are hosting the Power Industry association (PIA) Golf State Championships for 150 golfers. This event was washed out last year. The golf course will be closed to members and green fee players on these days.

23 Euroa Probus Club provides you with the opportunity to join a social club in your local community to meet retirees on a regular basis, listen to interesting speakers and join together in activities. Meetings are held 4th

Monday of each month, 10am at Uniting

Church Hall, Kirkland Ave Euroa. Enq: Fred 0408 443 288 or Stan 0427 884 075.

28-29

Euroa Agricultural Society Inc will hold the 131st Euroa Agricultural Show.

November

6 Longwood Senior’s monthly two course luncheon held at Longwood Community Centre at $12.30pm - all seniors welcome. Cost per head $16. Enq: Margaret 0407 529 991.

December

4 Longwood Senior’s Christmas Luncheon which is fantastic, held at the Longwood Community Centre. All seniors welcome. Enq: Margaret 0407 529 991.

Euroa Third Age club shares August update

By EUROA THIRD AGE CLUB

THE committee and members are greatly saddened at the recent passing of a long time member, Len Fischer, and extend our deepest sympathy to Lyn and family.

Len has been a huge help at the club assisting in helping to decorate the hall for Christmas and other occasions, and if anything went wrong Len was the

one who was asked to help sort it, and he always did.

We will miss him greatly.

The August lunch will be held at Flam Shan on Thursday, August 10 at 12pm.

The cost will $16.50 for a two course meal and all members and seniors are welcome to attend.

Please book your place by calling Pam Vaughan on 0400 593 773 by Monday, August 7.

The club has organised a bus trip to Murchison on Wednesday, September 13 for a guided tour by the Murchison and District Historical Society.

The club will cover the cost of the bus hire, but the cost for members will be $30 to cover the cost of the tours of the cemetery, Camp 13 where prisoners of war were housed during WWII, plus a PowerPoint presentation highlight-

ing an overview of local history.

Upon arrival, a light morning tea is provided, but members will need to take or buy their own lunches at the Murchison Hotel or local bakery.

Please contact Pam Vaughan to book a seat on the bus.

The Third Age Club is still unavailable as no work has commenced on repairing the flood damage caused last October.

Ray Thomas talks nature at Euroa Probus Club

By ELLEN DOYLE

PRESIDENT Fred Jungwirth opened the Euroa Probus Club meeting on Monday, July 24, welcoming members present.

The guest speaker was Ray Thomas, who is a passionate environmentalist working to regenerate our creek side with silver banksia, which when it flowers will help feed native birds.

He is also working with children from the two Euroa primary schools to provide habitats for small native animals by building and placing nest boxes in stands of forest nearby.

This also encourages the children and staff members to develop their understanding of the fauna and flora in which endangered species can live, reproduce, find food and shelter.

Ray has two projects, “Important Things in Nature” and “Building Nesting Boxes” for brushtail possums and phascogale marsupial carnivores, who are related to quolls.

Unfortunately, due to a problem with the computer system, Ray wasn’t able to show his pho-

tos on overhead to compliment his talk.

It was agreed he will return to talk in the future.

Members were disappointed and we look forward to him returning.

Rays final words were: “the more nature is balanced, the

better life is for all”.

The next club lunch will be on Wednesday, August 9 at 12pm at Seven Creeks Hotel.

Please ring Bernie on 5795 2867 or 0417 599 630 to book or if you need transport.

Outings are to be held over till the warmer weather.

The next Probus meeting is on Monday, August 28 at 10am in Uniting Church Hall, Kirkland Avenue, Euroa.

The guest speaker will be well-known and respected local Kevin McFarlane, who will talk about organ and tissue donations and other subjects.

THANKS FROM PROBUS: Euroa Probus Club president Fred Jungwirth (left) giving a small thank you gift to guest speaker Ray Thomas.

CLOTH NAPPY WORKSHOP: Emma Avery (pictured) last month hosted a free cloth nappy workshop for parents in Avenel, supported by Strathbogie Shire Council. Council offers a maximum of $150, or 50 per cent off the purchase price, to shire residents to purchase cloth and swim nappies, reusable liners for nappies, reusable wipes, wet bags and reusable nursing breast pads.

IN TOUCH WITH OUR COMMUNITY

Stay well this winter

Winter is here, and the Goulburn Valley Public Health Unit is urging the community to keep protecting themselves and their families from flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19.

Now is not the time to be complacent, with cases of Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV continuing to be recorded across the Goulburn Valley region, particularly in children under five.

Goulburn Valley Public Health Unit Clinical Director Will Cross said good hygiene is key when it comes to protection against these viruses.

“The best way to help stop viruses spreading is for everyone to always practice good hygiene, especially if you have flu-like symptoms,” Dr Cross said.

“You can help stop the spread by staying at home if you don‘t feel well, covering your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing and wearing a mask in crowded places or if you are visiting high-risk settings that have vulnerable people, such as aged care facilities or hospitals.

“Where you can, avoid contact with people who are at higher risk of getting sick, such as infants, older people and those who are immunocompromised until you feel better.”

Viral infections like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for most people, causes nothing more than cold-like virus symptoms, such as a runny nose and cough. However, it can cause serious lung infections in babies (especially those born premature), young children with certain medical conditions, older people, or people with pre-existing lung or heart disease.

There is currently no vaccination for RSV available in Australia but staying up to date with your influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations can reduce the risk.

WHAT IS RSV?

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that affects the lungs and airways.

It is mostly seasonal, occurring more frequently in autumn and winter and can affect people of all ages.

Common symptoms include a runny nose, sore throat, cough, sneezing, fever, body pains, headache, and/or loss of appetite.

Symptoms can last up to 1-2 weeks.

Reduce your risk

You can also help reduce the spread of viruses like flu, RSV and COVID-19 by:

• Coughing or sneezing into your elbow;

• Washing your hands regularly with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser;

• Letting fresh air in by opening doors and windows where possible; and

• Staying home if you are unwell. Get

WHAT IS INFLUENZA (FLU)?

It’s a contagious viral infection of the respiratory tract which is spread by breathing in droplets from coughs or sneezes containing the bacteria.

It’s a seasonal infection that occurs usually from April to September.

Common symptoms include the sudden appearance of high fever, dry cough, body aches and fatigue.

Symptoms can last for several weeks.

WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, SO REMEMBER IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO VACCINATE  YOU CAN GET YOUR INFLUENZA VACCINATION AND COVID19 BOOSTER ON THE SAME DAY FROM YOUR TRUSTED GP, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OR PHARMACIST.

 DR WILL CROSS, CLINICAL DIRECTOR, GV PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.

Cleeland launches petition to address V/Line service concerns

TO address the ongoing concerns of local train passengers on the V/Line services between Albury and Melbourne, state member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has launched a petition calling for more services.

V/Line passengers using the Albury line, which stops at local towns Benalla, Euroa, Violet Town, Avenel, and Seymour, are still struggling to find seats for the trips to and from Melbourne, with locals at times forced to stand or sit on the floor.

Ms Cleeland said a petition would allow the community to have their say about the issues and continue to put pressure on the State Government to increase the number of services.

“Every day my office is dealing with more and more concerns from frus-

trated passengers about this particular train line,” Ms Cleeland said.

“By establishing this petition, members of our community can show just how many people have been impacted by this issue.

“Together we can show the Minister for Public Transport and the Labor Government just how serious this issue is.

“They cannot ignore the concerns of regional passengers any longer.”

She said the issues range from overcrowded trains, passengers sitting on the floor or standing for entire trips, and an inability to guarantee a seat despite booking reserved seats well in advance of the trip.

More trips each day would help alleviate many of these issues, Ms Cleeland believes.

“Overcrowding is a serious issue on our trains and

I am hearing genuine horror stories from constituents.

“We should not have any passengers on floors, let alone those that are elderly or have medical conditions.

“Just last week, I had a resident say they were unable to get seats for them and their terminally ill partner who were travelling for a medical appointment, despite looking to book them two weeks in advance.”

The petition is available to sign online at http:// www.annabellecleeland. com.au/petitions/ .

CALLING

Way Back Wednesday - a look back at what was making news 10 years ago this week.

ON this week 10 years ago, Strathbogie Shire ratepayers were hit hard with a 7 per cent rate rise.

The front page story of the Euroa Gazette’s July 31, 2013 issue reported that the adoption of the year’s budget was narrowly passed by council with four councilors voting in support, including present day councillor Robin Weatherald, and three voting against.

Euroa Secondary College student Lewis Meeny penned a piece in this edition about a 10-day school trip to Central Australia.

“So many experiences were shared and enjoyed including thrift shopping, helicopter rides, the walk at Stanley Chasm, camel rides, the fireworks display on Northern Territory Day and Damin’s tea parties,” he wrote.

In an accompanying photo, students Max Smith and Clare Kelly were pictured riding camels.

According to Lewis’ article, the school principal wore a tie during the trip that read, “I’M 2 SEXY”.

Euroa Gazette journalist Anthony Cini wrote that locals were excited by the birth of Prince George, the newborn child of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Several Longwood Primary students

shared their thoughts on the prince’s birth, including 10-year-old April Thackeray who said the boy would “take after his father William” and “make a good prince and become a great king”.

In present times, the Prince and Princess of Wales recently posted a picture of Prince George on Twitter, wishing him a happy 10th birthday.

A visit to Shepparton was just around the corner for Euroa’s Third Age Club.

In a letter to the editor, a reader from Avenel, Robert Gardner, shared how poor the internet was in his area – a problem that persists in present times.

In another letter, Euroa’s Dot Derwentsmith questioned Strathbogie Shire Council’s decision to erect a state of Black Caviar on the Uniting Church site in Nagambie, stating 230 signatures of protest were ignored and “it seems the councillors had made their minds up before the meeting”.

In present times, Ms Derwentsmith was mentioned in The Euroa Gazette just last week as the second prize winner of a raffle supporting Ashleigh Malone’s upcoming trip to Birmingham to play blind cricket for Australia.

GOTAFE to host open days in August and September

VOCATIONAL education opportunities will be on show at GOTAFE’s open days in August and September in Wangaratta, Shepparton and Seymour.

The open days are an opportunity for community members to consider GOTAFE’s education pathways.

GOTAFE’s careers advisors and industry trainers will be attending the three open days and sharing information regarding careers in regional Victoria.

Euroa’s Hannah Turnbull, the executive director growth and engagement at

GOTAFE, has encouraged locals to attend the open days.

“Open days give people a chance to take the first step in exploring their study options and finding out what careers their study can lead to,” Ms Turnbull said.

“There will also be the chance to hear from current students about how studying is helping them achieve their career goals.”

In addition to the three open days being held, GOTAFE will also host open month throughout September, with free tours and information sessions.

To register for open Days, or for more information, visit: https://www.gotafe.vic. edu.au/open-days-2023.

HANNAH’S MESSAGE: Euroa’s Hannah Turnbull, the executive director growth and engagement at GOTAFE, has encouraged locals to attend TAFE’s upcoming open days.

FOR MORE SERVICES: State member for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has launched a petition calling for more services on the Albury line.

Year 10s get a taste of workplace life EXPERIENCE

Last week 43 students were placed at Thomson’s Betta Home Living, Nagambie Primary, BD North East, Victorian Central Vet Group Mawson’s Bakery, Hauser Carpentry, Euroa Kindergarten, Defence Force, Karah Buckley Hairdressing, ACE Vets, Euroa Arboretum, Euroa Guitars, Catherine The Jeweller, 2D Constructions, Strathbogie Shire Council, Lindsay Park, Euroa Primary School, Tractor Thompson, Curry Park, St Josephs Nagambie, P-12 Benalla, Violet Town Kinder, Stik It Bespoke Design, Kilmore Wellness Centre, Avenel Equine Hospital, Phil Mance Motors, Franz Kloft Mechanical, Goodstart Euroa and St John’s Euroa.

Euroa Secondary College students share their work experience stories

Bridget Rowe chose graphic design agency Stik It Bespoke Designs in Mansfield because she is keen to pursue a career in graphic design.

Bridget said designer Tarryn Bradsworth, who mentored her during the placement, had taught her “all about sign making and all the different types of vinyl and stuff you can do on the computer and then print out to make signs”.

ALISTER

Kubeil undertook his work experience at Catherine the Jeweller in Euroa, the shop of jewellery-maker Catherine Mosely.

When he spoke to The Euroa Gazette on Wednesday, Alister had already created his own rings and a necklace charm.

“I like playing with metals and all sorts of stuff, so it’s a bit interesting,” he said.

He has also worked with sheet metal in his plumbing apprenticeship, building dustpans and toolboxes.

He said he would “definitely recommend” work experience at Catherine the Jeweller and Ms Mosely was a “lovely person to work with”.

Ms Mosely said Alister was her second work experience student over the years and she thought it was good to offer students a chance to try something “not standard”.

She is pictured designing a mock logo for an ice cream shop, a brief given to her by designer Tarryn.

Bridget said one of the highlights of the week had been designing a sticker with a graphic of a moose on it, which she put on her laptop.

Declan Antonis said he chose Thomson’s Betta Home Living in Euroa because he has a decent relationship with manager Tyson Thomson and he may be interested in working in retail.

Declan is pictured consulting the product “bible” with Tyson.

Bailey Thomson chose Phil Mance Motors in Melton because he wanted to undertake work experience in a car-yard and he was able to stay with his grandfather in Taylor’s Lake, near Melton.

Bailey said he has “always been interested in cars” and his placement at Phil Mance Motors was in the showroom, focusing on sales.

Some of his tasks included putting price stickers on cars, cleaning cars, tagging cars and helping customers.

“I’ve gone to school with [Tyson’s] son since we were in year two, and both him and my father are in the CFA together,” he said.

“And retail has been one of the things that I’ve been wanting to try, just to dip my toes in the water a bit, just to know what exactly the field entails and what I might need to do to get prepared for a career in retail.”

Some of his tasks included helping Tyson with deliveries, unboxing and cleaning up.

Ruby Hullet said she chose work experience at ACE Vets in Euroa because she loves animals and wants to study biology at university.

Her tasks included walking animals, cleaning cages, filling syringes with sodium chloride and watching surgeries, which she found particularly interesting.

“It’s very interesting and pretty cool to see how the vets work with animals and stuff,” she said.

“They are very professional – I mean, it’d be bad if they weren’t.”

As a music lover and guitar lover, Euroa Guitars in Euroa was the obvious work experience choice for Tyler Kipping.

“I love music, I love guitars –it’s my favourite instrument, I’ve been playing it since I was quite young,” Tyler said.

“And this is really the only music place in town, so I thought, ‘yeah, it’ll be fun’.”

Tyler owns a Squier Stratocaster and is a guitarist in two bands, YNOT and Ungraded, as well as drummer for The Viceroys.

He is pictured at Euroa Guitars in protective gear, removing the paint from a guitar’s neck to restore the instrument.

Christopher Davies, who is pictured with head baker Phil Kennedy, chose work experience at Mawson’s Bakery in Euroa because he “felt like making stuff for people was fun”.

When he spoke to The Euroa Gazette on Wednesday, he had already helped make pies, small cakes, doughnuts and sausage rolls.

He said the highlight had been “being able to make food for people and making them happy” and he would consider a future career in baking.

ALISTER KUBEIL, CATHERINE THE JEWELLER

BAILEY THOMSON, PHIL MANCE MOTORS

BRIDGET ROWE, STIK IT BESPOKE DESIGN

DECLAN ANTONIS, THOMSON’S BETTA HOME LIVING

TYLER KIPPING, EUROA GUITARS

RUBY HULLET, ACE VETS

CHRISTOPHER DAVIES, MAWSON’S BAKERY

ACROSS

4 Name the Michigan city, once the centre of the US car industry (7)

8 What was the family name of the royal family of Britain and Ireland 1714-1917 (7)

9 To have adjusted to a new situation, is to have done what (7)

10 What supports a rider’s foot in mounting and riding a horse (7)

11 Name a particular brightly coloured butterfly (7)

12 What is a private of the Royal Engineers (6)

14 Who are employed to take care of horses (6)

18 Name a member of the upper house of parliament (7)

21 To have multiplied by three, is to have done what (7)

22 Name a system of writing and printing for the blind (7)

23 What is a system of therapy (7)

24 On which day is the Melbourne Cup run (7)

DOWN

1 What is the steel frame that holds the body and engine of a motor vehicle (7)

2 Name the heavy metal block on which metals are shaped by hammering (5)

3 What is an extreme desire to amass wealth (7)

4 Who deals in clothing and haberdashery (6)

5 Name an alternative term for a vagrant (5)

6 Name the smallest of the Great Lakes (7)

7 What was the family name of the English royal family from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (5)

13 Name another term for a flapjack (7)

15 Who introduced tobacco and the potato to Europe, Sir Walter ... (7)

E-QUATIONS

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

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD QUICK

16 Which small edible fish is frequently canned in oil (7)

17 Which tube carries blood away from the heart (6)

18 What is a shoe carved from a single piece of wood (5)

19 To be covered in thin flat slabs of baked clay, is to be what (5)

20 What are edible burrowing marine bivalve molluscs (5)

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

WHICH WORDS

BIYWORD

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

CLUES:

DAus sack: ...-bag (5)

Beer (3)

Extreme (7)

Largest ape (7)

Minutes of use (3)

Non-flowering plants (5)

Passing trend (3)

Press, radio, TV (5)

Relative (5)

Utter (3)

SOLUTIONS SUDOKU

THINK

Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.

Residents at GraniteHill get the inside news on Euroa Magpies

Assistant coach Neale Poole visits residents with weekly update

RESIDENTS of GraniteHill

Aged Care Euroa have been watching the Euroa Football Netball Club (EFNC) this year with a new insight into the games each week.

Catie Hill of Euroa Health sought the assistance of EFNC senior assistant coach Neale Poole to visit on a Friday afternoon to provide a club update and also arranged a special delivery each week of copies of the Weekender magazine through Goulburn Valley League (GVL) board chair Jacqui Hudgson.

“Both Neale and Jacqui jumped at the chance to help connect our Residents to the local football and netball club when I asked them and the response has been wonderful,” Ms Hill said.

“Residents read the Weekender and ask questions trying to connect the names of the players to families they know in the area.”

Neale Poole, a passionate local EFNC stalwart, said he had enjoyed spending time with the residents.

“It’s been a pleasure spending

time with the GraniteHill residents each week and updating them on the fortunes of the local club football and netball teams and also discuss AFL, cricket, golf and tennis,” Mr Poole said.

“I felt is it also a great way for the residents to get to know each other a little better through their present or past links to EFNC as well as neighbouring clubs like Violet Town, Avenel and Seymour.

“Unbelievably, residents share their stories with me of playing for Strathbogie, Miepoll and even in a women’s footy team for Avenel in the 50s.

“But above all, on a personal note, having the opportunity to spend some extra time with my parents, who are both GraniteHill residents is an absolute bonus and spending “Friday afternoons is truly an enjoyable and rewarding experience for me every week.”

Ms Hudgudon said country football and netball is an integral part of local communities.

“It is rewarding to see our relationship grow from seeing the residents enjoying the livestream during COVID, to this year

providing the Weekender each week for Neale’s updates, which ensures all members of our lo-

cal communities young and old feel a part of our league,” she said.

Church Services

ANGLICAN CHURCH

Sunday 6th August

8am St Andrew’s Longwood

9.15am St Paul’s Euroa

Wednesday 9th August

10am Eucharist St Paul’s Euroa

Enq: 5704 0330 www.anglicaneuroa.org.au

All welcome

BAPTIST CHURCH

31 Kennedy Street, Euroa

Sunday August 6th, 10am

Tuesday: 9.30am Prayer, 10.30am Bible Study.

Listen to Vision Radio 88.4 FM

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

Services at Kelvin View Hall

Sunday August 6th

10.30am Morning Worship

Everyone welcome

Pastor: Murray Broughton 5795 1950

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Balmattum

Every Sunday 3pm Worship

Enq: Rev. Stephen McDonald 5762 6275 Yea Presbyterian Church, 9am St Andrew’s Seymour, 11.15am Nagambie inquiries to: Bonnie Purbrick 5794 2544 or Bill Day 5794 2070

CATHOLIC CHURCH

St John’s, Euroa

Friday 12.30pm Mass

Saturday 6pm Vigil Mass in St. John’s Church

St Malachy’s, Nagambie

Monday 10.30am Rosary

Wednesday 12.30pm Mass

Mass on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 9am

Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion on the 2nd, 4th and 5th

Sunday of the month at 9am

St Attracta’s, Violet Town Mass on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at 11am Mass on the 5th Sunday at 10am

Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 11am

St Mary’s, Avenel Mass on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 11am

Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion on the 2nd, 4th and 5th

Sunday of the month at11am. St Patrick’s, Longwood Mass on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at 9am

Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion on the 1st, 3rd and 5th

Sunday of the month at 9am

Enquiries: Fr Tony Hill 5795 3048

UNITING CHURCH

St Andrew’s, Euroa

Regular Sunday Service at 9.30am

Everyone Welcome

Enq: Robyn Burke 5795 3103

Judi Ward 0437 686 072

New Municipal Emergency Management Plan approved

A NEW Municipal Emergency Management Plan (MEMP) has been approved for Strathbogie Shire.

The plan was approved in May by the Hume Regional Emergency Management planning committee, setting out the local arrangements for emergency management.

Strathbogie Shire Council Mayor Laura Binks said every-

one in the community had a part to play during emergencies.

“The MEMP assists council to meet its emergency management obligations to Strathbogie Shire residents,” she said.

“It provides an overview of previous emergencies that have taken place in the shire and sets out council’s role at the local level in the context of regional and state emergency management

planning.

“The MEMP identifies legislated emergency management roles of council officers and the establishment of council’s critical incident management team, which will be set up to coordinate recovery efforts.”

The next major review of the plan is scheduled for 2026.

The MEMP was prepared by the Municipal Emergency Man-

agement planning committee, which is made up of a cross section of agencies, including response, relief and recovery.

A copy of the plan can be found at: https://www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au/wp-content/ uploads/2023/05/20230504Strathbogie-Shire-CouncilMEMP-2023-2026.pdf

St Andrew’s, Strathbogie Service on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month at 11am All Welcome

Enq: Joan Wood 5790 5297

St Andrew’s Violet Town

Regular Sunday Service at 9.30am

All welcome

Enq: John Dunn 0419 362 866

EUROA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Old School House, Clifton St Euroa

Every Sunday Meeting at 9.45am for prayer requests.

10am Service

Enquiries: Aaron 0493 101 663

GETTING THE INSIDE SCOOP: Beth Poole (Neale’s mum, left), EFNC senior assistant coach Neale Poole, Joyce White, and Dennis Earl at GraniteHill.

SUPPORTING THE YES VOTE: A group of locals supporting the “yes” vote in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum have been gathering at Sheila Gallery on Binney Street on Saturday mornings. Pictured at the gallery, in the back row, are Leo (left), Ariadne and David Macara, Sally Hayes, Kynan Pell, Laura Baker, Joann Resing, Hannah Turnbull, Geoff McLean, Adrian Seildler and Mary Bourke. In the front row are Owen, Guy and Arthur Ortlipp.

NAGAMBIE NOTES

with Di Grant

P: 5794 1720

E: stardust2011@bigpond.com

THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK: Recipe for happiness: always have someone to love, always have some thing to do, always have some thing to plan for, and always have some thought for others.

PERSONALS: Birthday greetings go this week to Sandra Speck, Sheena Love, Shania Shepherd, Luellen Burns, Travis McKenzie, Raelene Sidebottom, Steven Coll, William O’Connor, Susan Fullerton and Nathan Fothergill.

Anniversary wishes to Max and Heather Hammond.

MEET NEW COUNCILLOR: Robin Weatherald is not a stranger to Euroa and district folk.

He was a councillor a few times and is now the Nagambie ward’s councillor after a countback recently when Cr David Andrews resigned.

Cr Weatherald told me that he would be in Nagambie each Thursday at the Nagambie Rowing Club to meet locals from 10am-noon.

Not everyone is able to go to the local hotel to see our shire representative, so I hope that he makes the effort to also go out in our community and meet the everyday folk of our ward to hear their concerns and needs.

We have over 100 groups in our town.

He needs to associate himself with the people of our ward personally.

NAGAMBIE LIBRARY CLOSED: The mobile van library will visit Nagambie (near Black Caviar statue) and a temporary building will be leased to house the library until repairs are carried out to the building in Vale Street..

QUEEN’S MEMORIAL ROSE GARDEN: So far 13 donors have signed up to donate a rose for the Queen Elizabeth II memorial rose garden to be placed in the nature strip in Nagambie in August.

I have been advised the park workers will have dug the bed in the next few weeks and I have called upon some volunteers from these donor groups to see if they may be able to plant them starting August 18.

It will require planting the roses and staking them to the metal stakes for support.

I would like to have a dedication on the anniversary week commemorating Her Majesty’s death in September 2022.

SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB: The Senior Citizens Club will hold their annual meeting on coming up on August 11 at 1pm at the club rooms.

Movie day is the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 1pm.

Table tennis is also held on Wednesday evenings at 7pm.

The club holds other activities during the week also.

For more details contact Jill Branagan on 0419 567 580.

WHAT’S ON: The Avenel Make It, Bake It or Grow It market is on the second Sunday of each month.

August 22: the annual meeting of the Nagambie Recreation Reserve Committee of Management will be at 6pm at the Recreation Reserve.

August 27: Nagambie Farmer’s market will be from 10am-2pm at Tahbilk Winery.

CHURCH NEWS: POUR AND PRAYER AND FELLOWSHIP: Most of the Nagambie Connect Faith group are away during August so they have arranged a swap with St Malachy’s who will lead the POUR service at noon on August 4 at St Malachy’s. BYO lunch to share.

Nagambie Connect Faith will lead the service on October 6 at the tennis club rooms.

ANGLICAN: Wednesday, August 9: Mother’s Union, Mary Sumner day, Holy Trinity Cathedral Wangaratta.

10am Eucharist, 11am morning tea, 11.30am meeting.

BYO lunch and RSVP by August 5 to 0438 254 198.

Thursday, August 24: Central Goulburn Mother’s Union Mary Sumner Day and Wave of Prayer Service, St John’s Nagambie 1.30 pm, BYO lunch.

CATHOLIC: Wednesday, August 2: Parish council at St Malachy’s at 4.45pm.

District News

Activities in Avenel

By LYNJ JAMES

YOU are invited to the grand opening for the new Avenel Jubilee Park play equipment on Friday, August 11 at 12.30pm.

Join Mayor Binks as she opens the new play space.

Join in creating your own cupcake to enjoy.

A topic will be debated – “Australia Day –should it be on January 26?” – by Seymour College students on Sunday, August 20, 2pm at Avenel Memorial Hall.

Have a chat and a cuppa afterwards – everyone is most welcome.

A community survey about the future of Avenel’s Australia Day event will be distributed to all households in the 3664 postcode the following week.

Avenel Primary School welcomes toy donations, books and games to sell at our school fete on November 18.

Drop off donations (in excellent but used condition) at the school office.

Longwood lookout

By LONGWOOD ACTION GROUP

The next meeting of the Longwood Action Group will take place Wednesday, October 4, 7pm at the community centre meeting room.

A working bee has nominated for Sunday, September 10 at 10am.

Please bring along the usual tools, trailers, etc that may be of use and a barbecue will follow the morning’s work.

Anyone is very welcome to attend the meeting and the working bee, especially if you have some great ideas for upcoming projects for the action group.

The Coburg Terrace, a supporter’s arm of the Coburg Football Club, are sponsoring the ball at the Longwood footy match this Saturday, August 5 in memory of their dear mate and life member, Chris “Narra” Lalor.

Come along to the match and support the Redlegs.

The Longwood Primary School need helpers to sell raffle tickets for the meat tray at the White Hart Hotel on September 22 and November 17.

Proceeds from these raffles go towards educational programs that benefit all students

during the year.

If you can help on any of these dates, please contact Rose or Travis.

The Longwood Primary School transition program for 2024 foundation students will commence on Tuesday, August 29 from 2.30pm-3.15pm and will continue on September 5, 12 and 19.

In term 4, sessions will be at the same time on October 10, 17, 24 and 31.

Sessions on November 14 and 21 will be half day sessions and November 28 and December 5 will be full day sessions leading up to the statewide transition day on Tuesday, December 12.

Longwood Primary School are again participating in the Wonder recycling bread bag rewards program.

Please save your bread bags (any kind) and place them in the box located in the passageway at school.

The more bags we collect the more play equipment we get for the school, so ask your friends/neighbours to save them as well.

The last day for collection is Friday, August 4.

Please forward any information you would like included to longwoodlookout@ gmail.com.

Inclusions are at the editor’s discretion.

More than $2m in unclaimed cash

NORTH East residents and businesses are being encouraged to go online to find out if they are among thousands of people with a claim on a pool of unclaimed money topping $109 million in Victoria.

The State Revenue Office (SRO) holds records of money that remain unclaimed after 12 months including refunds, rents and bonds, share dividends, salaries and wages, debentures, interest and proceeds from sales.

The majority of entitlements have been held by the SRO for

less than 10 years. According to the SRO, there are more than 1300 entitlements worth almost $241,000 to be claimed within the Strathbogie

Shire. Across the nine Local Government Areas within the North East the SRO says there are 16,137 entitlements totaling $2,215,786.

To search for unclaimed money, visit sro.vic.gov.au/unclaimedmoney.

You will need your name or company name, and the address that you believe the unclaimed money lodging organisation would have had on file.

All Victorian businesses and trustees holding $20 or more in unclaimed money are reminded they must record and keep the money for at least 12 months, then lodge it with the SRO.

Lodgements can be made via the SRO website.

NATURE PRESENTATIONS: Ruadh Caelli (5) with Euroa Arboretum’s Charlotte Langman at the Euroa Kindergarten last week. Charlotte talked to students as part of a series of presentations at kindergartens and childcare centres across the shire, funded by Strathbogie Shire Council.

Dairy industry collaborates to halve national food waste

THE Australian dairy industry has published a sector-wide action plan to reduce food waste, setting a goal to halve food waste by 2030.

Dairy Australia managing director Dr David Nation said food waste from the dairy supply chain has previously been identified as one of the six highest Australian food waste sources.

The Dairy Sector Food Waste Action Plan was developed by Dairy Australia in collaboration with the Australian Dairy Products Federation and Stop Food Waste Australia, with input from dairy businesses across the country.

Janine Waller, executive director of the Australian Dairy Products Federation, said that sustainability and good practices are important for dairy farms, dairy manufacturers, and for the future of the planet.

“Together, we have identified 10 key actions to reduce waste – from investing in R&D and technical solutions, to effective inventory management systems to monitor and report on waste, partnering with food rescue organisations, promoting sustainable packaging solutions, and educating consumers through product labelling and storage advice,” she said.

The Dairy Sector Food Waste Action Plan aligns with the goal of the Australian government and Australian Dairy Industry Council to halve food waste by 2030. The plan’s 10 key actions to reduce waste are:

• Monitor dairy food waste across the supply chain.

• Implement practices that prevent process waste.

• Investigate technology solutions that turn processing waste and packaged goods into animal feed.

• Increase options for more DAF sludge to be composted.

Exhibition weaves together stories of country and culture

A NEW exhibition called Interwoven: Stories of Country from North and South is open at the Benalla Art Gallery.

The show draws together artworks from north Queensland and North East Victorian artists to tell stories of community, environment, and connection to Country.

Benalla-based artist and local elder, Aunty Desiree Walker, presents new work woven from natural fibres.

Aunty Desiree’s work includes a large-scale eel trap, woven using traditional methods she reinterprets through her art practice, and passes on to future generations through workshops.

Complementing Aunty Desiree’s works is an immer-

STORIES OF COUNTRY: The exhibition includes woven works such as Aunty Desiree Walker’s “Eel trap”.

sive installation of works by artists from Erub Arts and Ghost Net Collective.

All works are created from various plastic polymers (ghost nets and rope) recovered from the environment.

Interwoven: Stories of Country from North and South culminates with a three-metre, suspended coral bommie, circled by woven stingrays, bait fish

and a shark.

Benalla Art Gallery director Eric Nash said the exhibition was a wonderful celebration of various approaches to fibre arts from our own region, and northern Australia.

Interwoven: Stories of Country from North and South will be presented at Benalla Art Gallery until September 3.

• Increase awareness for more edible dairy food to go to food rescue sector

• Assess commercial feasibility of diverting excess whey to third-party processors.

• Promote value if improving labelling and storage advice of dairy food products.

• Investigate technology platforms that can help reduce dairy waste.

• Behavior change programs to support households minimise dairy food waste.

• Investigate technology platforms that can help reduce dairy food waste.

Regional young people called

on

to share their regional stories

THE ABC is calling on young people living in regional communities to tell their stories as part of the 2024 ABC Heywire competition, with entries closing on September 1.

The national broadcaster is asking young people aged 16-22 to share their experiences of living outside the capital cities for the opportunity to have their stories featured on the ABC.

Entries can be submitted at abc.net.au/ heywire/competition in any format including writing, video, photos and audio.

Minister for Skills and Training The Hon Brendan O’Connor encouraged young rural and regional Australians to get involved and enter the competition.

“Young people in rural and regional Australia have stories to tell that will shape our nation for decades to come,” Minister O’Connor said.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to empower the next generation of young Australians, to give them a voice about issues that are important to us all.”

Director of ABC News, Justin Stevens, said Heywire celebrates the voices of young Australians from regional communities.

“Heywire continues to be an exciting way for the ABC to connect with the firsthand perspectives and storytelling skills of young Australians in communities around the country,” Mr Stevens said.

THE FUTURE: Good dairy practices are important for dairy farms, dairy manufacturers, and for the future of the planet.

PHONE

BY EMAIL

Railway Street, Euroa, Victoria 3666

FISCHER,

Leonard Henry “Len”

Passed away suddenly at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Aged 82 years.

Loved and loving husband of Lyn (married 62 years).

Loved and adored father and father-in-law of Alan (dec), Leonie and Tim, Ian and Pat. Treasured Pa of Katie, Joel, Amy (dec), Ned, Unya and Great Grandfather of Leon and Layken.

Loved and remembered always.

FISCHER, Leonard “Len”.

Len, you were a loving husband and my best friend.

FISCHER, Len.

Members of the Euroa Bowls Club send our deepest condolences to Lyn and family on the passing of Len.

Len was a true gentleman and a much-loved member of our club.

He will be sadly missed. Rest in peace Lenny.

Always there for me and I never thought there would be a time when you wouldn’t be here with me.

I cannot imagine my life without you.

JOHNSON, Judith.

All members of the Euroa Red Cross Unit were saddened to hear of the passing of our esteemed and long serving colleague. Judith served as treasurer for many years. Condolences to her family. She will be sadly missed. Vale Judith.

POPPLE, Roy. Deepest sympathy to Elaine and family on the sad passing of Roy. ~Balmattum Fire Brigade Members.

SHAW

A Funeral service celebrating the life of Jenni will be held at the Uniting Church, Alexandra on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, commencing at 11am. Followed by Private Cremation.

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FUNERAL DIRECTORS

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Servicing Euroa & District since 1937

BARNS, Jennifer.

The family of the late Jen Barns wish to thank everyone who sent condolences.

~ From Damien, Mathew, Shane and families.

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JOHNSON (née Littlewood), Judith Elizabeth

14/6/1934 – 25/7/2023

Formerly of Delatite Court, latterly of GraniteHill.

Proud elder of her family, Judith’s wish to become a great-grandmother came true in her final days. Thank you to the warm-hearted people of Euroa who embraced Judith as part of their community for the past 22 years.

Very special thanks to the staff at Euroa Health whose care and compassion will always be remembered. In keeping with Judith’s wishes, there will be no funeral service and her ashes will be scattered in Canberra during a private family gathering.

MINCHINTON (Cann), Beryl Lynette. July 24, 2023.

Dearly loved sister and sister-in-law of Noel and Carol.

Treasured Aunt of Richard and Beth, Hayden and Ashlee and Great Aunt to Rachel and Alicia, Addison, Stevie and Indi. We sadly say farewell to a very special person, but take comfort in knowing that Beryl is at peace and free to join Ross (dec) to travel once more.

Always held with love and respect in our hearts and memories. We will miss your humour and tales.

A celebration of Beryls life will be announced.

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14/8/1946 – 28/7/2023

Passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Wife of Mervyn (dec) Beloved mother of Elissa and Paul, mother-in-law of Andy and Lisa. Nonna of Noah, Ash, Faith and Grace. An amazing strong and independent woman. A great Life well lived.

TROTTER, Ray.

Faye would like to sincerely thank her family for their love and support following the death of their father.

The family would like to thank everyone for their condolences.

Special thanks to Kevin McFarlane and Chubb Ellis.

Personal Notices

FISCHER

The funeral service to celebrate the life of Mr Leonard Henry Fischer will be held at the Euroa Baptist Church, 29 -31 Kennedy Street, Euroa TODAY Wednesday, August 2, 2023, commencing at 11am. Private Cremation

Video recording of the service will be available from 2pm, please go to the N J Todd website and follow the livestream link.

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Mixed results for Euroa’s junior netball teams

NETBALL UNDER 11 WHITE

EUROA V ST BRENDANS

FIREBIRDS

IT Was a cold and foggy morning,

Euroa had the first center pass to kick off the first quarter, Chloe in WD showed some excellent defending in the first quarter.

Ella Torr getting in for those rebounds in GD.

Euroa girls were playing strong in the first quarter, Piper and Zoe working well together in the goal circle scoring the first goal.

The second quarter kicked off with Euroa scoring the first goal, Olivia in C was covering the court well and applied great pressure, Millie B WA excellent attacking and getting into those open spaces.

Skye GA shot some outstanding goals, was another strong quarter.

Third quarter, Haper played an amazing quarter, leading for that ball, Amelia GD excellent defending and kept pressure on her player throughout the quarter, the girls confidence were shining as they held the lead.

The final quarter the girls continued to play strong and kept the pressure on their players through the game, they finished with big smile and a massive boost in confidence, the girls have really come along way and deserved the win, well done girls.

Awards for the week went to Olivia and Chloe, Final score Euroa -12 St Brendans - 6

UNDER 11 BLACK EUROA VS KYABRAM

By MELISSA COSSAR

THE under 11s Euroa Black versed the top placed team Kyabram Suns with foggy and slippery conditions.

All girls came out strong with renewed confidence following two previous wins.

The first quarter saw great passages of play between the centre third and goals with Evie Buchanan GS firing 3 quick goals early on.

Lylah Hamill GA was a valuable asset again with her fast pace and moves throughout the court, assisting Evie with clever ball work under the ring.

Crystal Lipscombe played her best game of the season, going from strength to strength and dominated the ball as C, opening the court up for her team mates to move with ease from end to end.

The 2nd quarter saw a much tougher game, although despite some great

goals from the opposition, Leila Thompson GK and Tully Watson GD worked well together to put up a fight with outstanding defence and intercepts reducing scoring opportunities of the Suns.

The second half was again challenging, Chloe Squires displayed great teamwork holding strong as WD, finding open areas of the court to move the ball from the oppositions goals through the centre third finding a partnership with Jessica Lipscombe WA on many occasions. Jessica has also proven her versatility throughout all areas of the court this season.

Isla Moore had her work cut out, having two opponents target her most of the game and some tough umpire decisions, although she held her head high and proved her resilience on the court.

Assisted by some amazing foot work of Zara Hill GS, Isla was able to add to the goal tally with another 3 goals before the final whistle. All girls fought well, although went down with the final score 6-26. Special mention to Crystal Lipscombe and Isla Moore who were this week’s award winners.

Thank you to the under 11s Black coach, Bec Squires for supporting and inspiring all players.

A FOGGY and drizzly morning against Kyabram Green had the Magpies securing the first centre ball with Ivy Burden (C) demonstrating her pace, consistency and determination.

Great communication and quick decisions had the ball in the Euroa ring within minutes.

Charlotte Burden (GA) accurately scoring the first goal.

The precision continued with goals from Grace Burden (GS) throughout the first quarter, with Euroa scoring 4 goals.

Brianna Maher (GK) kept Kyabram on their toes, with a scoreless quarter. Well done Brianna for defending well.

The second quarter saw quick thinking and great defence from Bridie Simpson (WD)her swift and accurate passes were well demonstrated.

Fancy footwork and good court coverage from Captain for the match, Audrey Anderson (WA). As the Magpies continued to cover the court well, it kept Kyabram wondering what Euroa’s next moves were going to be. Kyabram strengthened throughout Q2 and scored 6 goals.

Mia Holmes (GD), the

strong reliable defender kept the ball in play and continued to intercept Kyabram.

The team consistently supported each other with good communication and strategic passing shots.

The determination to gain possession of the ball in the slippery conditions was evident in several ball ups.

Both sides were giving it their all until the final siren. Despite Euroa’s drive, determination, hard work, outstanding communication and quick thinking, the final score was Kyabram 13, Euroa 8.

Awards Mia Holmes & Audrey Anderson

UNDER 13 BLACK

THE Euroa under 13 Black team took to the court in Shepparton against the Bourchier St Eagles.

Molly Fowler was excited to captain the team, mixing up the warmup for the girls, winning the toss and choosing to take the centre pass.

The game got off to an impressive start with Bethan Burton quick to shoot the first goal.

The midcourt of Molly, Daisy Cameron, Adelaide Downie & Grace Eddy continued to move quickly during the first half feeding the ball into goalers Bethan and Sissy Davey. Both goalers working

well together to extending Euroa’s scoreline.

As the game continued during the first half, both teams showed remarkable defence, keeping the scoreline tight.

Lara Saxon & Asha Embling making interceptions and showing great defence skills, working hard to send the ball back down to Euroa’s goalers. At half time, the scoreboard displayed a narrow margin, with Euroa trailing behind 10-12.

The third quarter seen Bourchier St pull away, leaving Euroa struggling to get the ball into the goalers, resulting in no goals scored for Euroa and Bourchier St extending their lead significantly by 9 goals.

During the last half of the game Coach Kim Saxon moved the girls into various positions, showing the girls adaptability by transitioning them between attacking and defending positions on the court.

During the final quarter. the girls matched it with Bourchier St responding well to the pressure being applied.

The goaling duo of Bethan and Lara, with the help of Sissy in centre and Molly, Adelaide & Grace in the midcourt intercepting and feeding the ball into the goalers.

Daisy, Asha & Adelaide

held strong in defence fighting hard and never giving up.

Despite putting up a tough fight, the Euroa girls couldn’t quite secure the win, ultimately going down 14-26.

Coach Saxon said there was plenty learnt from the game, which are good lessons to learn.

Award winners today were Daisy Cameron & Sissy Davey UNDER 17S

EUROA’S under 17 team travelled to Echuca for their match against the Murray Bombers.

Echuca came out strong from the start, however they were matched with fantastic defensive pressure from Euroa for the entirety of the game. Whilst Echuca’s lead built in the second half, Euroa still had plenty of turnovers, but just couldn’t convert on the scoreboard.

The Euroa girls didn’t give up, and were very pleased that they had scored 2 more goals than the last time they played Echuca.

A definite sign of improvement against top quality opposition.

The final scores didn’t reflect how hard the young Magpies played.

Awards: Tess Walker, Lily Meehan, Chloe Salter. Echuca 72, Euroa 25

13 AND UNDER WHITE EUROA WHITE VS KYABRAM

UNDER 11 WHITE: Thoroughly enjoyed their weekends victory.

PHOTO: EJFNC

Violet Town A graders fight hard for top win

A GRADE

A GRADE came out fighting.

It was a hard quarter with accurate shooting from both teams.

Jo and Teagan fed well into the ring.

Towners up by 3 at the end of the first quarter.

Undera came out firing to start the second quarter.

Some injury time and a switch up in shooters saw Teagan fill the GS role for the last part of the quarter.

Undera outscored VT this quarter.

Leaving Towners 1 goal down at half time.

The girls started off slow in the third quarter with Undera taking a four-goal lead.

Changes saw Kolby go into defence and Teagan move into the ring.

An intense fourth quarter saw both teams go goal for goal.

The girls played a ripper last 5 minutes and were able to come away with the win.

Final Scores – Violet Town 67 defeated Undera 59

Best: Teagan Kubeil

2nd Best: Brooke Wooden

B GRADE VIOLET Town came out strong in the first quarter, with good passages of play and accurate shooting.

They remained strong in the second quarter with defence turning over lots of missed goals by the opposition.

They remained extremely consistent, shooting another 17 goals, leading by 24 goals at half time.

In the third quarter our defence put on a lot of pressure in the ring forcing the opposition shooters to shoot from a great distance.

All players remained consistent keeping tight on their player, finishing strong with another 16 goals shot in the last quarter.

Final Scores – Violet Town 62 defeated Undera 17

Best: Prue Holmes

2nd Best: Millie Elliston

C GRADE

THE girls started out well, some great passages of play resulting in 7 goals, some errors in the second quarter-

sawn Undera take control.

The girls stayed positive and worked hard to convert some more goals in the third quarter.

The girls worked hard, never gave up playing a solid last quarter with good passing all the way through each third and scoring another 8 goals, well done to all.

Final Scores – Undera 67 defeated Violet Town 23 Best: Tilly Ellis

2nd Best: Kayla Jones

UNDER 15s

Final Scores – Violet Town 38 defeated Undera 19 Best: Izzy Wellington

2nd Best: Mischa Boyd.

UNDER 13s IN the first quarter Maddi had some great intercepts in

GD in the centre third.

First goal for VT was scored by Sophie in GA.

Lovely holding by Aggy in the goal ring.

Girls were down by 3 goals at the end of the first quarter.

Great tips by Penny.

Nice driving and leading by Sophia.

Good rebounding by the goalers, Sophie and Aggy.

Some missed goal opportunities and at half time Undera lead by 7 goals.

Amazing defensive pressure by Maddi and Abi throughout the whole third quarter, Undera scored only 1 goal for the quarter, and it was in the last minute of the quarter.

Final Scores – Undera 20 defeated Violet Town 11

Best: Aggy Georgiadis

2nd Best: Sophia Williams.

UNDER 11s

EACH week the girls come out and try their very best.

Heidi did an amazing job in GK and managed to get some intercepts! Sophie applied strong defensive pressure in GD.

Bella moved beautifully creating space when she played Centre. Summer moved well in WA. Riley shot the team’s first goal in the final quarter!

Final Scores – Undera 27 defeated Violet Town 1 Best: Riley Bamford 2nd Best: Isla North.

Winter sun shines for Round 9 tennis

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By RHONDA CARPENTER

ANOTHER magnificent day dawned for Round 9 of the Euroa and District Ladies Winter Tennis competition last week.

Mansfield Red travelled to play Moglonemby along with Mansfield Black who played Seven Creeks in Euroa’s glorious sunshine. Mansfield Blue took the trip to Terip and Benalla hosted Euroa.

Moglonemby’s Judy Sands and Marlene Hanrahan began with their usual class taking the opener 8-2 against Red’s Carolyn Murray and Jo O’Brien.

Alongside them Mary Kelly and Kerryn Keir were up against Red’s two fill-ins Margaret Howlett and Di Bergelin.

The visitors finally took the lengthy set in a tiebreak

with scoring support from the Moglonemby captain.

The home side were convincing in all the remaining sets, winning 5/47 to 1/22.

Seven Creeks’ Rowena Ellis and Rosie Cameron overcame Black’s Anna Speirs and Liza Karras 8-4 in their opener, while Jenny Bell and Rhonda Carpenter combined strongly to win 8-0 against Kerry Hewlett and Jill Hayes in theirs.

In lengthy battles, scores not indicative of the contest, Black took the remaining sets.

Speirs and Carpenter trailed then matched their opponents’ game for game in a strategic struggle.

The visitors broke them in the 13th game and served out the set to win 8-6.

Mansfield Black 5/44 defeated Seven Creeks 1/21.

Terip’s Cindy Hayes, Bec Lyttle, Phoebe McDermid

and Jenny Martin took every set against Blue’s Michelle Pigdon, Sophie Yencken, Clare Beecham, and Jill Breadon.

Pigdon and Beecham put up a challenge in their pairing ultimately losing 6-8. Terip won 6/48 to 0/17 affirming their top of the table status.

Benalla had a much closer tussle with Euroa in their match on the lawn.

Benalla’s Kate Campbell, Bev Gill and Maureen Jewell welcomed Terip’s Frances Lawrence into their side for the day.

Euroa’s Sue Vaughan and Lyndall Bigland won their opener 8-6, while Gill and Jewell won 8-4 against Julie Brook and Ruth Nolan.

Vaughan combined well with Nolan to win 8-3. Benalla won 4/41 to Euroa’s 2/29 in a great contest.

SEVEN CREEKS: Rosie Cameron, Kerry Hewlett, Rowena Ellis, and Jill Hayes.

PHOTO: Rhonda Carpenter

MANSFIELD RED: Carolyn Murray, Di Bergelin, Jo O’Brien, and Margaret Howlett.

PHOTO: Marlene Hanrahan

MOGLONEMBY: Mary Kelly, Marlene Hanrahan, Kerryn Keir and Judy Sands.

PHOTO: Carolyn Murray

MANSFIELD BLACK: Jenny Bell, Anna Speirs, Liza Karras, and Rhonda Carpenter.

PHOTO: Rowena Ellis

Under 17s win headlines Longwood trip to Gigarre

By IAN SHINER

THE story of the weekend for the Longwood Redlegs is our juniors with the Redleg under 14 footballers recording an excellent win over Shepparton East 6 .16 (52) to 1.1 (7).

Jayden Franklin and Blake Carson both with 2 goals the major scorers.

Every team member contributed at some stage to the win including the birthday boy Coen Allison who kicked a nice goal on his birthday.

Likewise, the under 17 netball team recorded an impressive 12 goal win to go ahead of Gigarre on the points ladder.

Shooter Bella Trait and mid court specialist Ebony Harper led the way with all of their teammates working well together to achieve the win.

No joy in any of the other netball games with Gigarre being too strong on the day.

A memorable feature of the netball this week was the 300th club game milestone recorded by club life member

SCOREBOARD

AVENEL GOLF CLUB

COOL winds and overcast skies greeted golfers last Saturday but conditions improved during the afternoon.

and C grade best on court Michelle Groom.

A fantastic achievement.

No success this round for the older footballers with better players Harry Shiner 3 goals Jackson Davies Connor Peterson and Kurt Shiner leading the way for the under 18’s.

The reserves a tight knit bunch caught short with numbers doubled some under 18s up to represent their club.

Cooper Gilder Daniel McCrimmon Harry Shiner and coach Brendan Brewer the top ball winners.

A disappointing day for the senior side going down by 13 points in a very scrappy game.

Defender Dillon Hardy a standout with strong running a feature and support from hard at it captain Reece Dimech and the 3 J. Formosa’s one of whom suffered a worrying knee injury.

Lack of size and lack of depth are making life difficult for the coaching team, but we never lack effort.

On to round 14, Lancaster at Redlegs stadium next week.

winner’s voucher.

Runner-up was President Dale with 35 points and Tim Batten was a few points back on 33.

and 9th of September, meaning players won’t have to play 4 stroke rounds in a row.

a par 4 or par 5, (but if there’s more than one, the prize is to be shared).

The Juniors probably copped the worst of the day playing in the morning, but it didn’t deter Kevin Traynor who won with 25 nett.

Rayden Hannigan was second with 28 nett and Owen Smith was next in line with 32 nett.

Rayden collected the Bank Street Wood Fired Pizza award for knocking in two 14-foot putts during his round, one of which was for a birdie.

Nine players ventured out in the afternoon to play a stableford round off the white tees.

It was good to see Shane Black back and he blitzed the field scoring 41 points to collect to the

NORTH East Bushrangers

Basketball (NEBB) is a collaboration between local North East basketball associations with the commitment of “Creating Realistic Pathways for all North East Athletes”

Eleven NEBB junior teams compete in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) - the highest level junior competition in Victoria.

One NEBB Youth League Men’s (YLM) team competes in the semi-professional Big V competition.

Big V & VJBL consist of teams from both metropolitan and regional Victoria.

NTP’s were won by Campbell Smith on the 8th, Mark Hannigan on the 14th and Dale Smith on the 18th. The D & P ball was unclaimed.

This Saturday is the first round of the Club Championships and as usual, the Club Championship will be determined by the best 3 of 4 rounds played, which gives everyone a chance to turf out a bad one, or if you happen to miss one of the designated rounds, you’ll still be in the mix.

Grades will be determined by the number of participants.

At this stage, the Championships rounds are on the 5th and 12th of August and the 2nd

ROUND RESULTS:

Also, an early reminder of our upcoming annual tournament on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of August with the Pioneer Park 4BBB for Men and Ladies on Saturday the 19th and the Men’s Open Championship on Sunday August 20, with in excess of $1000 in trophies to be won over both days.

This year, on the Men’s Day, and courtesy of BEER AUTO GROUP, SEYMOUR, we are extremely fortunate to be able to offer the fabulous prize of a BRAND-NEW MITSUBISHI ASX GS SEDAN, to the first person to score a hole in one on the 5th hole.

How good is that.

We also have a $500 prize for anyone who scores an eagle on

U14 Boys 1 37 def by Keilor 2 50

(Top Scorers: Keoni Anderson 12, Sam Lupo 9, Harris Kain 4)

U14 Boys 2 37 def by Macedon Rangers 47

(Top Scorers: Brock Buckland 17, Thomas Waite 7, Michael Moylan 6)

U14 Girls 1 34 def  Nunawading 2 32

(Top Scorers: Ella Mercieca 12, Annaliese Gray 9, Maisy Moscrop 7)

U14 Girls 2 39 def Keilor 4 33

(Top Scorers: Ruby Pickles 12, Maria Hanley 9, Kaity Ford 8)

U16 Boys 1 60 def by Keilor 2 62

(Top Scorers: Dashiell Smith 15, Jett Milligan 14, Cooper Clark 13)

U16 Boys 2 47 def Westgate 2 46

(Top Scorers: Harry Pople 16, Sam Kain 12, Lenny Lonergan 7)

U16 Girls 1 59 def Waverly 1 54

(Top Scorers: Molly Moylan 22, Mekenzie Wood 10, Indianna Phillips 9)

U16 Girls 2 42 def Wyndham 29

(Top Scorers: Lexus Flower 15, Lily Moffatt 9, Ebony Chapman 6)

U18 Boys 1 66 def Waverly 1 49

(Top Scorers: Lochie Harvey 20, Caleb Wharepapa 15, Frank Oguche 14)

U18 Boys 2 45 def by Keilor 5 53

(Top Scorers: Zach Schluter 12, James Frazer 10, Jac Green 6)

U18 Girls 36 def by Diamond Valley 2 48

(Top Scorers: Montanna Burke 14, Jess Freeman 11,

If these prizes aren’t a great incentive to come to our tournament, then I don’t know what is.

NB: Players must hold a valid Australian handicap to enter the tournament.

Please direct entries or enquiries to Jared Smith (0407 546 917, email: jcs@iinet.net.au) or Lyn Carracher (0427 985 268, email: lycarracher@bigpond.com).

NAGAMBIE GOLF CLUB

THE Nagambie golf course once again kept the fields scoring average to not equaling handicap or worse, early morning dew and mist were maybe excuses for the poor scoring early on, but other than that conditions were mild and

comfortable for the time of year. \ rThe winning Stableford score on the day went to visiting golfer Mark Wurston with 35 points.

Job well done, showing the regulars how it is done.

Dean Brown was runner up producing his usual high level of consistency on 34 points followed by Michael ‘Spike’ Nolan with 33.

The nearest the pin prizes were celebrated by Dean Brown pulling off both the 3rd and the 13th with two high quality iron shots and Wayne ‘the bullet’ Le Cerf zeroing in on the 16th with a beautifully guided crisp strike.

Next week’s golf will be a stroke monthly medal as well as the 4th round of the social club trophy a big field of players is expected, on office duty is B. Leviston and in the bar P. Neville.

Niamh Moylan 9)

side showing their support of the recent Mental Health round.

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS:Longwood’s under 17 netball team celebrate the win.

PHOTO: LFNC

Under 14s manage emphatic victory

FOOTBALL UNDER 14

EUROA VERSUS ST AUGUSTINE’S

By ALLISON MURPHY

THE last Sunday in July saw Euroa U14s footballers travelled to Kyabram to play St Augustine’s U14s blue team.

Prime footy conditions greeted us; a sunny day with a considerable south westerly breeze across a nicely groomed Northern Oval.

The Euroa boys sprang into action with Ruckman Aaron Van Den Berghe winning the first bounce.

The opposition responded with strong tackles throughout.

Will Davey and Ryder McClure kept the ball headed in the right direction, with a big kick from Jack Sheridan and outstanding marks from Jackson Walker and Jack Sheridan.

Euroa dominated the first quarter with goals from Ollie Spike Wilson, Ethan Saxon and Ollie Swain.

The second quarter saw St Augustines coming back with super strong defence, taking the Euroa boys by surprise.

Nonetheless, Euroa responded with vigour.

Ollie Robertson was outstanding in the ruck, followed on with marks from Blade Johns and Will Davey.

Sam Mills and Will Creevey booted impressive kicks towards the goals,

supported by marks from Jackson and Ollie Swain.

The Half time score saw Euroa with a score of 33 to 0.

Third quarter saw Dougie Kipping and Tom McDiarmaid grace the wing.

St Augustines rose to the occasion with strong, sharp play. Olllie Rozema defended with a great smother, Jack Sheridan was super speedy on the wing and Paddy Holden scored

his first goal for the year in magnificent style.

Third quarter score – Euroa 75, St Augustines 13.

A worthwhile spray from Coach Saxon ensured the Euroa boys approached play more united than the previous quarter.

Haimi Wolfenden and Patrick Murphy got right amongst play, keeping the ball on the move with a great hand ball from Tom McDarmaid.

2023 squash season commences

THE spring 2023 season kicked off last week with Section 2 teams playing on Monday, July 24 and Section 1 playing on Wednesday, July 26.

With several new faces in both sections, competition was brisk and hard fought.

Ryder McClure kicked 2 goals this quarter, with spectators declaring this his best play this year.

Blade Johns set up a nice goal for star player Ethan Saxon.

Final score: Euroa 109 , St Augustines 19

Special thanks to Coach Saxon, Manager Van Den Berghe, Trainer Mick Johns, Sal Sheridan, Layla Creevey, Tristan Rozema and all who helped out on the day.

MATCH REVIEWS

GOULBURN VALLEY SENIORS LADDER

SENIORS SCOREBOARD

SHEPP UNITED 5.2 6.7 6.7 7.7.49

SHEPPARTON 2.3 2.7 6.13 9.16.70

GOALS: SHEPPARTON UNITED: Jayden Magro 2, Kaedyn Napier 2, Mitchell Black 1, Lewis Stanton 1, Marcus Wattie 1. SHEPPARTON: Edward Lindon 3, Jacob Watts 3, Tyron Baden 1, Trent Herbert 1, Xavier Stevenson 1. BEST: SHEPPARTON UNITED: Marcus Wattie, Damien Pigatto, Adam Pigatto, Kyle Clarke, Mitchell Roche. SHEPPARTON: Edward Lindon, Jacob Watts, Izac Artavilla, Tyron Baden, Jonty Wardle.

SEYMOUR 0.0 5.2 7.3 11.5.71

MOOROOPNA 4.4 4.5 7.11

7.12.54

GOALS: SEYMOUR: Nathan Fowler 3, Michael Hartley 3, Riley Mason 1, Tom O’sullivan 1, Ricky Schraven 1, Rory Scopel 1, Chayse Thomson 1. MOOROOPNA: Christopher Nield 2, Ethan Hunt

1, Daniel Johnston 1, Darcy Russell 1, Bryce Rutherford 1, Jackson Trengove 1. BEST: SEYMOUR: Joshua Alford, Jack O’Sullivan, Ricky Schraven, Ben Cooney, Rory Scopel. MOOROOPNA: Bryce Rutherford, Matt Deane, Jed Woods, Daniel Johnston, Ethan Hunt.

KYABRAM 7.1 12.4 18.8 20.12.132

TATURA 0.0 4.0 6.3 10.6.66

NETBALL SCORES

A Grade

Shepp United 37 def by Shepparton 43

Seymour 35 def Mooroopna 29

Mansfield 35 def Shepp Swans 61

Echuca 32 def by Euroa 34

Rochester 56 def Benalla 36

B Grade

Shepp Untied 37 def by Shepparton 62

Seymour 44 def Mooroopna 39

Mansfield 21 def by Shepp Swans 74

Echuca 64 def Euroa 33

Rochester 58 def Benalla

B Reserve

Shepp United 28 def by Shepparton 43

Seymour 48 def Mooroopna 46

Mansfield 28 def by Shepp Swans 53

Echuca 53 def Euroa 28

Rochester 51 def Benalla 36 17 & Under

Kyabram 63 def Tatura 34

Shepp United 27 def by Shepparton 59

Seymour 28 def by Mooroopna 54

Mansfield 30 def by Shepp Swans 56

Echuca 72 def Euroa 25

Rochester 46 def Benalla 17 15 & Under

Shepp United 11 def by Shepparton 35

Seymour 27 def by Mooroopna 40

Mansfield 35 drew with Shepp Swans 35

Echuca 76 def Euroa 21 Kyabram 51 def Tatura

ROUND 16

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5

Benalla v Echuca

Shepparton v Mansfield

Euroa v Rochester

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12

Mooroopna v Kyabram

Swans v Seymour

Tatura v United -

GOALS: KYABRAM: Bradley Mangan 5, Kayne Pettifer 4, Anthony DePasquale 2, Kyle Mueller 2, Thomas Burnett 1, Rhys Clark 1, Joshua Dillon 1, Mitchell Dodos 1, Thomas Holman 1, Zachary Norris 1, Liam Ogden 1. TATURA: Chaz Sargeant 3, James Bennett 2, Brayden Hall 2, Brodie Meyers

1, Will Russell 1, Ryan Young 1. BEST: KYABRAM: Kaine Herbert, Liam Ogden, Jason Morgan, Charlie Barnett, Bradley Mangan. TATURA: Comanche Walls, Michael Archer, Brayden Hall, James Bennett, Ryan Young.

MANSFIELD 3.0 11.7 18.10 18.10.118

SHEPP SWANS 2.1 4.2 11.10 11.10.76

GOALS: MANSFIELD: Cameron Arnold 5, Ben Christopher 4, Sam Lynch 2, Nathan Buchanan 1, James Herridge 1, Jayden Howes 1, Dylan Lowry 1, Brett Mahoney 1, Harry Mahoney 1, Lachlan Murphy-Dale 1. HEPPARTON SWANS: James Auld 5, Steele Simpson 3, Nathan Hrovat 1, Lucas Rachele 1, Nathan Rachele 1. BEST: MANSFIELD: Ben Christopher, Lachlan Murphy-Dale, Dylan Lowry, Cameron Arnold, Tom Dunstan. SHEPPARTON SWANS: Max Clohesy, Quade Johnstone, James Auld, Steele Simpson, Will Dwyer.

GOALS: ROCHESTER: Mitch Cricelli 1, Wil Hamilton 1, Darby Wileman 1. BENALLA: Wade King 3, Jarrad Waite 3, Blake Uebergang 1. BEST: ROCHESTER: Hamish Hooppell, Dylan Gordon, Blake Evans, Nathan McCarty, Grant Fuller. BENALLA: Christopher Welsh, Jordan Wolff, Joshua Marchbank, Henry Hill, Wade King.

ECHUCA

EUROA

GOALS: ECHUCA: Liam Tenace 3, Corbin Anderson 2, Noah Langborne 2, Will Monahan 2, Hugh Byrne 1, Jack Mchale 1, Callum Parsons 1, Jackson Stewart 1, Cameron Valentine 1, Mitchell Wales 1, Sam Willoughby 1. EUROA: Nathan Stewart 2, Craig Bamford 1, Andrew Bell 1, Peter Cairns 1, Jayden Gleeson 1, Ben Harrison 1, Will Hayes 1, Jett Trotter 1, Erishmiilan Uthayakumar 1, Robert Wilson 1.

BEST: ECHUCA: Matthew Lias, Cameron Valentine, Sam Willoughby, Jack Evans, Noah Langborne. EUROA: Jacob Gleeson, Max Gleeson, Nathan Stewart, Lincoln Mckernan, Jake Penman.

Section 1 - July 26: Barkly Street Vets comprising; Greg Murphy (Capt.), Shane Richardson, Paul O’Brien and Toby Currie, lost to Caslek Computing; Josh McNair, Rod Firmer (Capt.), Treena McNair and Zac McNair, the result was 1 rubber to 3. Detailed results were, Greg Murphy lost to Josh McNair 0-3, Shane Richardson lost to Rod Firmer 2-3, Paul O’Brien defeated Treena McNair 3-0 and Toby Currie lost to Zac McNair 0-3. Stuart Jones Dentist: Stuart Jones (Capt.), Ross Marchant, Lance Carroll and Ron Evans lost to Benalla Bobcats; Wally Pastuszka (Capt.), Chris McNair, Les Firmer and Andrew Ham, the result decided on points, 85-95. In detail, Stuart Jones def. Wally Pastuszka 3-0, Ross Marchant defeated Chris McNair 3-1, Lance Carroll lost to Les Firmer 0-3 and rounding out Section 1, Angus Woodward (F/I for Ron Evans) lost to Andrew Ham 1-3.

Section 2 - July 24: Annabelle Cleeland

MP: Angus Woodward, Andrew Ross-Costello (Capt.), Steph Brophy and Anika Wilmont lost to Hollywood Pizza; Damien Gilbert (Capt.), Lucas Ham, Angus McCarthy and Emily Neilson, the result decided on points 62-67.

Angus Woodward defeated Damien Gilbert 3-0, Andrew Ross-Costello lost to Lucas Ham 0-3, Steph Brophy defeated Angus McCarthy 3-0 and Anika Wilmont lost to Emily Neilson 0-3.

Custom Squash: Ray Moulday (Capt.), Vicky Randi, Graeme Williams and Xavier Kerr Lost to Smith & Dosser Accountants; Kyle Margat (Capt.), Sarah McDonald, Jack Lemega and Jacinta Woodward, 1 rubber to 3.

In detail, Ray Moulday lost to Kyle Margat 2-3, Lucas Ham (F/I for Vicky Randi) defeated Sarah McDonald 3-0, Graeme Williams lost to Jack Lemega 0-3, and Emily Neilson (F/I for Xavier Kerr) lost to Jacinta Woodward 2-3.

PERFECT PREPARTION: Euroa Junior football and netballers were well fueled for the weeeknds game with thanks to sponsor Stasia’s Place and U Called a Plumber for feeding over 100 of the towns up and coming athletes. PHOTO EJFNC

A combative effort on the road

EFNC - SENIOR FOOTBALL

By SCOTT WATSON

WITH a number of players unavailable to take the field in this clash against Echuca, the depth of the club was certainly tested.

Coming into the team were in form players Joshua Robertson (his first senior game for the club), Robbie Wilson, Peter Cairns and James Ivill.

Returning to the side were Andrew Bell and Marcus Varley.

The team hit the ground running with some excellent high-quality pressure on the ladder leaders on their home deck.

Nathan Stewart was giving his all in the ruck with the likes of Jacob Gleeson and Max Gleeson taking advantage by getting their hands on the ball frequently.

The backline was under siege throughout the afternoon with Linc McKernan holding steady time and again.

The pace of Jake Penman was there for all to see as he managed to clear the ball out of the backline with much determination.

The run-and-carry game of the Magpies meant there

Euroa loses by 32 points in tough contest against Echuca E l b 32 i t i t h t t i t E h

were a number of players who were presented the opportunity to score a goal throughout the afternoon –none less than 10 players in a wonderful team effort.

The Magpies were in the lead at half-time and buoyed by their prospects at knocking off the top side away from Memorial Oval.

The second half panned out in the favor of the Echuca team as they gradually asserted their ascendancy on the contest - eventually running out victors by 5 goals.

The club hosts Rochester next weekend in Euroa, this team will be looking to bounce back into the winner’s circle with three games to go before the finals series begins.

Euroa 11.5.71 defeated by Echuca 16.7.103

Best players: Jacob Gleeson, Max Gleeson, Nathan Stewart, Linc McKernan, Jake Penman

Goal kickers: Nathan Stewart (2), Craig Bamford (1), Andrew Bell (1), Peter Cairns (1), Jayden Gleeson (1), Ben Harrison (1), Will Hayes (1), Jett Trotter (1), Erish Uthayakumar (1), Robbie Wilson (1)

RESERVE XVIII REPORT

By TONY BRODIE

OUR reserves team could not match their opponents on Saturday.

From late in the week, it was going to be a hard slog for both our teams, lack of numbers due to injuries and unavailable players.

To the credit of our reserve’s players, they took to the field trying their hardest but just could not match the Echuca reserves team.

The group worked very hard, encouraging each other with many supporters giving them encouragement at the half time break to keep trying.

The team was best served by Harrison Jarvie who played a great game helping his teammates during the course of the game.

Harrison continued to win the ball at the contest giving much needed run, it should help him to be ready for senior games in the near future after missing games due to a hand injury.

Isaiah Trotter - acting captain for the game - worked hard in defence and in an on-ball role to help the team.

Nicholas Hill tried hard in his on-ball role which will give him confidence going forward.

Lachie Cooke worked hard running the ball across the ground trying to get it into our forward line.

In the ruck Heath Downie, as always, tried his heart out against the opposition ruckman.

Heath continues to improve his skills which will help him and the team going forward.

Not much more can be said but they tried they’re hardest giving their all.

We have to hope that players who have been unavailable and injured will quickly return strengthening both our senior and reserves team.

Euroa 3.1.19 defeated by Echuca 18.8.117

Goal Kickers Euroa: JD Hayes (1), Nicholas Hill (1), Kieran Robertson (1)

Best Players: Harrison Jarvie, Lachie Cooke, Isaiah Trotter, Nicholas Hill, Heath Downie

THIRD XVIII REPORT

By ANGELA WOLFENDEN

ROUND 15 the lads head-

ed north for an away game hosted by Echuca.

It was a foggy start but there was promise of sunshine later in the morning.

A little short of players this week with a few called up for the seniors and Bushrangers but not short on spirit.

First quarter there wasn’t much football sunshine for the Euroa boys.

With part of their side made up by Echuca’s bench it was not going to be an easy game.

Brodie Hamill, Dublin Anderson and Ed Ivill play ed with heart and kept Echuca at a 30pt lead. Euroa 0.0.0 Echuca 4.6.30.

In the second quarter it was looking like we might still not get on the scoreboard until Kusuma Wolfenden took possession of the ball right in front of goal.

Keeping a cool head, he booted it through for a goal and finally Euroa had something to celebrate. Euroa 1.0.6 Echuca 9.8.62

Echuca was only able to put another 20 points

on the scoreboard in the third.

Caid Miller once again was persistent and brave in the backline against the relentless Echuca.

In the last Echuca really got away on the lads.

Ed Tilton, Robert Lawrence tried to work the ball down to Euroa’s end, but it was all Echuca unfortunately. Final score Euroa 1.1.7 Echuca 21.14.140

Credit to these boys though.

They have shown a lot of grit and a positive and persistent attitude throughout a difficult season.

What a great bunch of lads.

Thanks to Echuca for putting on a ripper day and letting us borrow some players.

Thanks to all the parents and volunteers that make it possible.

Next week home game against Rochester at Memorial Oval Euroa 1.1.7 defeated by Echuca 10.18.78

Best players: Brodie Hamill, Dublin Anderson, Kusuma Wolfenden, Caid Miller, Ed Tilton, Ned Ivill Goal kicker: Kusuma Wolfenden (1)

ON THE BOOT: Jye Bjorksten moves the ball for Euroa.

BIG HIT: Heath Downie sheppards Nic Hill as he gets the kick away.

PHOTOS: Raelee Jager

TOILING AWAY: Stand in Ruckman Nathan Stewart played a starring in giving Euroa their chnaces against the ladder leaders.

Scholarships set female leaders up for success in sport

THE State Government is helping level the playing field for women leaders in sport and recreation, with a professional development scholarship program creating more opportunities for women’s development and training across the sector.

Minister for Community Sport Ros

Spence officially opened the latest round of the Change Our Game Professional Development Scholarships Program, encouraging women working in sport across Victoria to apply.

The Professional Development Scholarship Program supports women to take on and succeed in leadership

roles in the sport and recreation sector no matter their career stage – from joining the workforce, returning from a career break, current senior executives and new or aspiring board members.

The program offers several development opportunities including grants of up to $5000 and $10,000 to complete professional development courses through the Learning and Executive streams.

A Next Generation Leaders stream offers career coaching to help aspiring executives map their career paths and the skills needed, while participants in a Governance stream can complete a

specialised sports governance course.

Successful applicant Shenae Keleher took part in the Next Generation Leaders Stream in last year’s 2022-23 Change Our Game Professional Development Scholarships Program and has since been promoted to chief executive officer at FedUni WestVic Academy of Sport.

Since 2018, the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation has supported 553 participants through Change Our Game professional development programs, including 97 participants in last year’s inaugural Professional Development Scholarships Program.

Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence said this program supports women to thrive in leadership roles –backing them with skills and training, no matter what stage they are in their lives and careers.”

Director of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation Sarah Styles said they know women remain under-represented in sports leadership roles, and through this program they are helping remove barriers to opportunities and success for women.”

A 2022-23 Professional Development Scholarship Program participant Shenae Keleher said, “The time spent

working with my career coach has been immediately impactful, empowering and supportive, which I feel has provided me with the skills for swift professional growth”.

’I’ve described the program to peers as ‘a psychologist for your career, a really great guiding hand’,” she said.

“Connecting with fellow women in our local sporting industry has been invaluable and created a supportive network.”

Applications close on Monday, August 28 and for more information and details on eligibility, visit changeourgame.vic.gov.au.

2023

Friday, August 4

Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond (MRVL) (N)

Saturday, August 5

Essendon vs. West Coast Eagles (MRVL)

Adelaide Crows vs. Gold Coast SUNS (AO)

Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (MCG) (T)

Geelong Cats vs. Port Adelaide (GMHBA) (N)

GWS GIANTS vs. Sydney Swans (GS) (N)

Sunday, August 6

North Melbourne vs. Melbourne (BA)

St Kilda vs. Carlton (MRVL)

Fremantle vs. Brisbane Lions (OS) (T)

FOOTY TIPPING COMPETITION [AFL] ROUND 21

Western Bulldogs Essendon

Adelaide Collingwood

Port Adelaide GWS

Melbourne

Carlton

Brisbane

Ph: 5795 2702

Last week: 2

TOTAL: 108

E U R O A F I F T H EUROA FIFTH

A F T E R L O S S AFTER LOSS TO L A D D E R LADDER

L E A D E R LEADER

Euroa fends off Echuca in vital premiership contenders clash

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EFNC - NETBALL A GRADE

By SALLY REDFERN

AFTER travelling through fog, Echuca put on a beautiful day perfect for netball.

It was promising to be a competitive game with 2nd playing 3rd on the A grade ladder and a lot on the line closing in on finals.

Euroa had Mia Sudomirski out and an unknown to the team Sammy Kreltszhein, came into the team as goaler.

This seemed to take a bit of adjusting in the Euroa’s attack end and goals did not come easy for the Magpies.

Despite the defensive pressure by the team being relentless, Euroa finished the quarter with a 4-goal deficit.

In the second quarter the intensity continued with a fast-paced game and every player on the cour t playing their role.

With defenders Tylah Marchbank, Ellie Warnock and Sophie Owen not letting Echuca Bombers have one easy ball and creating turnovers to keep chipping away at the deficit, Euroa were able to finish the quarter with just one goal between them.

The third quarter was just a great game of netball to watch, both teams fighting for every ball, pressure on every pass and the lead changed a couple of times but the Murray Bombers still maintained a one goal lead going into the last quarter.

In the 4th quarter it was obvious that neither team was going to leave anything on the court.

Kellie Davidson never stopped running, her presence felt in both defence and the attack end, and with Sarah Ternes and Sammy doing an impressive job against a very seasoned defence, Euroa finished the game with a 2-goal win.

This put the Euroa Magpies back on top the ladder and hopefully we can expect the great crowd support to grow as they prepare to embark on a finals campaign.

Euroa 34 defeated Echuca 32

Coaches’ best players were – Kellie Davidson, Ty-

lah Marcbank and Sophie Owen.

B GRADE

IN the B grade clash

Marnie Burton took on the key shooting role with poise and composure, sinking the majority of her shots with a confidence that experience brings. Marnie led strongly and moved cleverly, was a vital link in getting the ball into the goaling ring, and then finished off with precision.

Grace Warnock joined the team for her first game in B Grade this season and had an immediate impact with her height and ability to read the play.

Grace played one quarter at goal attack before finding her groove in defence, combining effortlessly with teammates and causing no end of trouble for the Echuca goalers.

Caitlyn Elliott was strong in the centre, hitting the circle edge and feeding into the goalers with ease, whilst also applying plenty of defensive pressure when the Bombers had the ball.

After four quarters of fairly fast netball in the sun, plus a disappointing loss, the Euroa team would have been glad to bid goodbye to Echuca.

Best players: Marnie Burton, Grace Warnock, Caitlyn Elliott Echuca 64- Euroa 33. B RESERVE Euroa’s B Reserve team had a tough time of it eventually losing 53-28.

The team kept their heads up, and had a strong third quarter, coming back to only a 10-goal difference, but struggled to hold on in the fourth quarter.

Other than a few silly mistakes, overall, the team had a good game.

Millie Watson had an extraordinary game, playing all over the court from defence to centre.

Millie’s numerous turnovers down the court kept the team in the game.

The impeccable shooting and movement from Molly Redfern was evident throughout the game.

She maintained a high shooting accuracy from all positions in the ring.

Laura Frewen also had a strong game at wing defence, celebrating her

50-game milestone with enthusiasm, intercepting frequently and directing play down the court.

Laura’s defensive skills, combined with Demi Walker’s hard work at goalkeeper, formed a tight defensive unit that kept the scores relatively close for the first

part of the game.

Unfortunately, the strength of the Echuca team was unrelenting, and saw the scores balloon by the final whistle.

Awards: Millie Watson, Molly Redfern, Laura Frewen Echuca 53. Euroa 28

UNDER PRESSURE: Molly Redfern and Caitlyn Eliior worked overtime in the B grade clash to keep their side in the contest.

COOL, CALM AND COLLECTED: Eliza Hoare surveys the court before giving off her pass.

NOT GIVING AN INCH: Defenders Tylah Marchbank (left) and Elle Warnock (centre) kept the Echcua offense tightly restricted playing an integrul role in the teams win.

PHOTOS: Raelee Jager