The Euroa Gazette 100523

PROUD MUM

ASHLEIGH Malone (left), who has been selected to compete in the first ever Australian women’s blind cricket team, at Mely & Me with her mum Christine Malone from Euroa.

■ See story page 3

Budget rates relief

STRATHBOGIE Shire

councillors have endorsed a draft budget for 2023/24 that includes a rate rise of 3 per cent, 0.5pc below the recommended rate cap.

Deputy Mayor Paul Murray, who seconded Cr Kirsty Hourigan’s motion to accept the draft budget, said many councils across the state will adopt the full 3.5pc rate increase allowed by the State Government under its Fair Go Rates system.

Local government areas

Council proposes 3% rate rise, 0.5% below Fair Go Rate Cap pp,p

BY DARREN CHAITMAN dchaitman@ nemedia.com.au

in North East Victoria to have proposed a 3.5pc increase in their draft budgets include City of Greater Shepparton and Alpine Shire, although Rural City of Wangaratta proposed a rate rise of 2.9pc.

Strathbogie Shire Council

last year raised rates by 1.75pc under the Fair Go rate cap.

Cr Hourigan said the council worked hard to create a draft budget that reflects the needs and the priorities of the community.

“We are well aware that this may not be the most exciting news, but it’s essential to keep our essential services and our infrastructure

Your Local Real Estate Specialists

maintained,” she said.

“Overall this draft budget reflects our commitment to maintaining and improving our community’s essential services and infrastructure while keeping costs under control.”

Mayor Laura Binks echoed Cr Hourigan’s message in a written note introducing the draft budget, noting council “have worked hard to

minimise the increase to the overall rate base in recognition of the pressures faced by our community”.

“We recognise that inflation remains high, materials and labour remain in short supply and that there is still much to do to rebuild our infrastructure and buildings following the October 2022 flood,” she wrote.

■ Continued page 2

Land

VIOLET TOWN| 7 Caulfield St

1/2 Acre on the Edge of Violet Town

Ready

EUROA | 106 Moglonemby Rd

Self Sufficient Lifestyle—Kiss the power bills goodbye!

Developed with passion & perfection and constructed with self-sufficiency in mind.

Open plan living, dining & kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

Flexible floorplan can easily convert to Air BnB accommodation

Solar System 17.9 KW approx, 54 solar panels, 22 KWH batteries & 2inverters

Raised garden beds, irrigated glasshouse, enclosed orchard/ poultry run

FOR SALE $1,100,000

Sarah Jenkins Forge 0487 223 979 Russell Mawson 0428 576 197

(03) 5795 2868 | www.nutrienharcourts.com.au | 13 Binney Street, Euroa

48.64 ha—120 acres approx EUROA | 646 Sheans Creek Road

Amazing Equine Facilities on 120 acres

Double frontage to Faithful Creek 18 paddocks, laneways, water to all paddocks 2 Round Yards and 2 Dressage Arenas, 2 stables Impressive residence 4 BRM’s, 2 bathrooms

Studio/workshop/shed, 4 x 25 L rainwater tanks

FOR SALE $1,850,000

John Stringer 0418 575 156 e: john.stringer@nh.com.au

View by appointment Nutrienharcourts.com.au

PHOTO: Darren Chaitman

Strathbogie Shire to receive funding boost for road projects

AN additional $830,375 of funding will be provided to Strathbogie Shire Council by the Federal Government to improve local roads.

The funding is part of an extra $250 million to be shared by 466 of Australia’s 550 councils for road projects in rural, regional and outerurban areas under phase 4 of the Local Roads and

Community Infrastructure Program.

Infrastructure Minister Catherine King said the extra $250 million delivered on an election commitment.

“We know many councils across the country are struggling to maintain and improve their local road networks, especially following repeated flooding and other

natural disasters in recent times,” she said.

The additional funding is on top of $500 million provided to councils in the initial stage of phase 4, of which Strathbogie Shire received $1,439,568.

Shire councils in Alpine, Indigo, Mansfield, Moira and Towong, together with Wangaratta, Benalla and

Wodonga councils will collectively share in an additional $5,278,931 for local road projects.

Councils will be able to access their phase 4 funding allocations from July 2023, with projects to be delivered by June 2025.

Rural Councils Victoria chair Cr Mary-Ann Brown said the funding will help

councils provide better road infrastructure for rural communities, tourists, farmers, transportation, and other businesses that provide the food and other goods needed by those living in our cities.

In addition to extra funding, the Federal Government has also extended project

Wild weather hits Violet Town

By DARREN CHAITMAN

WILD weather hit Violet Town on Tuesday last week, with massive rainfall and large hailstones showering down over a period of about 10 minutes.

Recent rainfall data from the Bureau of Meteorology is not available for Violet Town, but Violet Town’s James Howden measured 40mm at his property, Kirsty Harris measured 26mm and Gary Moore measured 16.55mm, all over the same 10-minute period.

Mr Moore said it was the most extreme weather Violet Town has seen in a few years - even during the October 2022 floods, the town did not receive so much rain over such a short period.

Ms Harris said all the gutters in town overflowed and water entered her house.

Local businesses temporarily closed due to water entering and damaging their buildings, including Milner & Co hairdresser, Violet Town Corner Store and the Ellen Frances Hotel pub, which was forced to cancel Tuesday’s trivia night.

Ms Harris said all the town’s gutters were overflowing and there were “massive” hailstones about the size of her little finger.

The presence of hailstones around the town led locals to joke it had “snowed” in Violet Town, and many hailstones were

still visible the next morning.

Violet Town’s weather was reported on by 7News, but much to the amusement of locals, 7News meteorologist Jane Bunn said the town was near Wangaratta.

“There was hail covering the post office in Violet Town, near Wangaratta,” Ms Bunn said as a picture of Violet Town Post Office

appeared behind her.

Large hailstones also showered Nagambie but the downfall was over an even shorter period, with one Facebook user reporting it only lasted for about 10 seconds.

The wild weather was part of a cold front Victoria experienced last week, including one of the coldest May weekends in three years.

Your financial wellbeing is important

construction timelines for phases 1-3 of the program, so councils now have until June 30, 2024 to complete works for funded road and infrastructure projects.

Strathbogie Shire Council received funding of $5,561,814 under phases 1-3 for road and infrastructure projects, with more than $40 million shared by North East councils.

Council proposes 3% rate rise, 0.5% below Fair Go Rate Cap

■ From page 1

The draft budget notes the 3pc rate rise will generate an extra $868,000 compared to the previous financial year.

The draft budget’s written introduction states an operating expenditure of $34.2 million will be put towards initiatives such as road, bridge and culvert repairs following the October 2022 floods; scoping for traffic and parking management options in Nagambie’s Buckley Park precinct; and continued investment in streetscape improvement programs.

The draft budget also proposes a 3pc increase in waste collection and disposal charges.

The May 2 extraordinary council meeting agenda stated these costs have been impacted by increases in the State Government landfill levy and increases in fuel prices.

Councillors are calling on community members to provide feedback on the draft budget through council’s online platform at http://www.share. strathbogie.vic.gov.au/.

“We’ve had a go and the officers have had their input, and it’s time to turn it over to the community to give you a chance to talk to us about whether we’ve got it right,” Cr Murray said.

NAGAMBIE NUGGETS: Large hailstones also showered Nagambie on Tuesday but the downfall was over an even shorter period.

PHOTO: Paul List

AUTUMN SNOW: There was a massive downpour of large hailstones in Violet Town over the 10-minute burst of wild weather, creating the appearance it had “snowed”.

PHOTO: Kirsty Harris

OVERFLOWING: Gutters were overflowing through Violet Town on Tuesday thanks to massive rainfall sustained over a period of about 10 minutes.

PHOTO: Sue Miller

AUTUMN SNOW: There was a massive downpour of large hailstones in Violet Town over the 10-minute burst of wild weather, creating the appearance it had “snowed”.

PHOTO: Kirsty Harris

LOCAL landholders are being invited to join a webinar on May 16 from 7pm-8pm that will discuss how a coordinated and prioritised approach can treat invasive weeds and pest animals on public land, where it adjoins private land.

The Good Neighbour Program is run by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) and Parks Victoria (PV), seeking to help reduce the impacts invasive weeds and animals have on Victoria's natural environment. Register at https://www.trybooking. com/CHVNU by Monday, May 15.

For further information contact Gervaise Gaunt 0409 027 115 or email healthyhectaresne@wodongalandcare. org.au.

Rainfall (Euroa Township)

Rainfall in Euroa for the week until 10am Monday was 8.6mm. This included 0.4mm on May 1, 3.4mm on May 2, 1.2mm on May 4, 3.2mm on May 6, and 0.4mm on May 7.

Ashleigh Malone to play blind cricket for Australia

By DARREN CHAITMAN

ASHLEIGH Malone, the daughter of Euroa’s Christine and Peter Malone, has been selected to compete in the first ever Australian women’s blind cricket team.

She got the exciting news earlier this month that she and 13 teammates will head to Birmingham, England in August to compete against the English and Indian women’s blind cricket teams in the International Blind Sporting Association (IBSA) World Games.

Last week she met The Euroa Gazette for an interview at Mely & Me, where locals stopped by our table to say hello and congratulate her on making the team.

She explained she visits Euroa regularly, taking the train from Melbourne to visit her parents and grandma Shirley, making her a familiar face to many in town.

“I’m super excited,” she said about her appointment to the team.

“A little bit nervous - it’s international cricket and there is an element of nerves there, but it’s so lovely that a lot of the women in the squad are really good friends of mine.

“Not only being able to play high level sport but being able to do it with some of your best mates - I mean, how could you not be excited about that.”

Ashleigh has been playing cricket for about 12 years and in 2014 played an international tour in India and Sri Lanka in a mixed gender team, making her the second ever woman to play blind cricket for Australia.

“I kind of thought I was done - I’m 32, I’m not that young,” she said.

“And then I heard the words

‘women’s blind cricket’ in November last year and I went ‘where do I sign up?’”

She attended a development training camp in Adelaide later that month, then a selection camp in Brisbane in April shortly before the team was announced.

Players on her team have different levels of sight, ranging from completely blind like Ashleigh to partially sighted, but are all considered legally blind.

Ashleigh explained blind cricketers bowl underarm, not overarm, using a hard plastic ball that does not bounce like a regular cricket ball - this makes sweeping a bigger part of the game.

She said communication is even more important in blind cricket than in regular cricket.

“You’re communicating with each other, you’re communicating with your keeper and about

what the batter is doing - whether they’re taking a run, whether there’s an opportunity to run out,” she said.

A blind cricket ball also has bearings inside that make a rattling sound, allowing players to hear where it is.

In the lead-up to the tournament, Ashleigh and five other Victorian women will train by competing against the men’s blind team or a sighted team, whose players will wear blackout goggles to simulate blindness.

Although Ashleigh’s life is “kind of being overtaken by cricket at the moment”, she has achieved a lot in her 32 years. She lives alone in an apartment in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick and she owns and operates a small business consulting on issues affecting people with disabilities, especially women.

“I have a real passion for

Off Grid Systems

All types supplied locally

Solar Pumps

(03) 5821 0783

MOVED TO SHEPPARTON

www.commodoreaustralia.com.au

Euroa Community Cinema

working with young people who are blind or have low vision on developing independence skills and empowering them to have whatever kind of life they choose to have,” she said.

She is also a singer and is part of a small team that helps run the National Braille Music Camp, where every year blind students learn braille music in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales.

Another of Ashleigh’s hobbies is sailing, although she said she is “fairly beginner at that”.

Her proud mother Christine said she is “absolutely thrilled” about her daughter’s appointment to the national women’s blind cricket team and plans to travel to Birmingham with her husband Peter to attend the tournament.

“She works very hard at everything she does,” Christine said.

“She’s a woman of the world and nothing fazes her.”

$10

Preschool free Tickets

Location: 1B Bury St, Euroa View program & buy tickets online: www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au

Telephone: 1800 065 993

Children under 13yrs must be with an adult

Allelujah

Sat 13 May, 7:30pm & Sun 14 May, 4pm

ALLELUJAH is a warm and deeply moving story about old age. When the geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure, the hospital decides to Comedy/ Drama 99 mins

AIR

Sat 20 May, 7:30pm & Sun 21 May, 4pm

Follows the history of shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of sports: Michael Jordan. Drama 112 mins

PROUD GRANDMA: Ashleigh Malone (left) sharing the news with her grandma Shirley Armstrong she would try out for the Australian women’s blind cricket team. Shirley is a resident of Euroa’s aged care facility GraniteHill.

PHOTO: Christine Malone

LONGTIME CRICKETER: Ashleigh in India in 2014, where she played for Australia in the mixed gender blind cricket team. She was the second ever woman to play blind cricket for Australia.

Community Information

Historic tank erected in Longwood thanks to Council grant

A Council grant has enabled the Longwood community to restore a unique piece of its history.

The Longwood Action Group received a 2021-2022

Community Planning

Funding program grant for

$9,600 for the relocation of an old water tank.

The eight-metre-high structure was located at a farm in Locksley for a long time when it was kindly donated by the owners to the Longwood Action Group. The tank is estimated to have been situated in Longwood during from 1880 to the mid-1960s where steam-trains would stop and refill with water.

Strathbogie Shire Council Mayor Cr

Laura Binks said Council was pleased to fund this project which was incredibly important to the community.

“The Longwood community are incredibly passionate, and it is rewarding to be able to fund the tank’s relocation to enable the community and visitors alike to appreciate the historic structure,” she said.

2023/24 Draft Budget and Pitch My Project

Strathbogie Shire residents – it’s time to have your say on your favourite community projects!

Strathbogie Shire

Council released its Draft 2023/24 Budget to public consultation and is now calling on the community to have its say on its favourite projects in the Pitch My Project initiative. This is the third year Council has run Pitch My Project – which aims to make sure Council is funding the projects and initiatives that matter to the community. We encourage people to head to www. share.strathbogie.vic.gov.au to share their views on their favourite projects or visit a survey station in their township. Survey stations can be found in Avenel, Euroa, Strathbogie, Ruffy, Nagambie, Violet Town, Longwood, and Graytown.

Strathbogie Shire residents can also have their say on Council’s Draft 2023/24 Budget.

Reminder for dog owners

Council is reminding dog owners there is a zero-tolerance policy for dogs being off-leash and unrestrained.

All dog owners must ensure their dogs are on a leash when being walked, or they are confined to their property at all times. Not only are these important responsibilities to ensure safety for all, but they are also a requirement under section 45 of the Domestic Animals Act.

Artists encouraged to apply for ARTBOX

We’re calling for expressions of interest from artists, curators, arts groups and organisations to take part in ARTBOX.

The exciting new arts space will launch this July with a

1800 065 993

series of rotating exhibitions, expected to last about four-five weeks each, in various locations throughout the Shire.

The aim of the travelling exhibition space is to promote professional and emerging artists and makers, providing opportunities for regional and remote communities in the Shire to create, experience and engage with arts and culture.

To express your interest, visit www. strathbogie.vic.gov.au/arts-and-culture and fill out the ARTBOX EOI application form.

Electrical line clearing

Council will carry out tree trimming around electric lines in the townships of Avenel and Euroa. The works are scheduled (weather pending) to start on May 1 and be completed by May 31, this year.

Cloth Nappy Reimbursement Program returns

Our Cloth Nappy Reimbursement Program is on again. Until the end of June this year local families can apply for 50 per cent off the purchase price of cloth nappies and accessories.

It’s a wonderful project created to encourage local families to reduce waste produced by disposable nappies. We offer 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. For more information visit our website at www.strathbogie.vic. gov.au or click the QR code.

Share your ideas on activities to support flood recovery

We’re asking our community for ideas on the potential projects and activities that will support our region’s recovery.

Head to www.share. strathbogie.vic.gov.au to share your thoughts or scan the QR code.

Tenders now advertised

We’re inviting expressions of interest for the following projects:

quotations from Printers to provide printing services across all areas of Council (Contract Number 22/23-77). Quotations will be received until 4pm on Friday, May 12, 2023.

the Euroa Streetscape (Stage 2)

Construction (Contract Number 22/2381). Tenders will be received until 4pm on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

EOI documents can be viewed online at www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au or scan the QR code. Tenders and Expression of Interests can only be lodged online through the Tendersearch portal.

Work with us

We’re looking for talented people to join our team:

Maternal & Child Health Nurse . Part Time permanent opportunity – up to 22 hours per week. Casual opportunities also available. $49.09 to $52.75 per hour based on qualifications and experience plus 10.5% superannuation.

Applications close 9am, 22 May 2023

For more information and position descriptions visit our website at www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au

www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au

info@strathbogie.vic.gov.au

Follow us for regular updates @strathbogieshire

John Sanderson celebrates 95th birthday with family

By DIANE GRANT

REACHING the milestone of 95 years of age was Nagambie’s John Sanderson on April 22.

John’s partner Margaret Rea, his friends, family members and six children, as well as some of his 22 grandchildren and his 43 great grandchildren, helped him celebrate this special milestone at a birthday lunch overlooking Lake Nagambie at the Nagambie Rowing Club last month.

John was born in Broadford on 22 April 1928 to parents Jean and Fred Sanderson and was the eldest of their three children.

He went to Tallarook Primary School then St Mary’s in Seymour.

In 1952 he met Margaret Clifton at Broadford and they were married on August 122, 1953 at the little

wooden Catholic Our Lady Help of Christian Church.

They were blessed with nine children.

Sadly their first child John only lived 10 hours.

But then along came Maree, Bernadette, John, June, Jillian, David and Damian (his twin Veronica died at birth.)

John’s family lived at Springvale at Tallarook until 1963 before moving to Nagambie.

He worked for Bruce Forbes in his mechanical garage until 1988, then he started his own Massey Ferguson and another machines business in town.

John was a successful businessman and has been a popular and respected man in Nagambie and the wider district all his life.

For many years he won the top salesperson in Australia award, as well as an international award for his salesmanship with his ag-

ricultural business.

He retired about 10 years ago and sold his business to his son Damian.

John moved into Kelvin Grove Village over five years ago and gets on well with everyone there.

John’s wife Margaret died in December 2008 and John said he has terrific memories of her.

“She was a wonderful person and wife for over 50 years,” he said.

“Now I thank my carer and partner Marg Rea for caring for me so well at Kelvin Grove and the friends I have made there that share our retirement years together.”

When asked what did he feel kept him going pretty well and reaching ninety five, he replied, “Plenty of work, no smoking and he only had a can or two occasionally.”

“Do things in moderation,” he said.

Public art votes to go before council following controversy

FOLLOWING the closing last week of votes on sculpture options to be displayed in Euroa’s Seven Creeks Park, the voting tally will go before Strathbogie Shire Council at next week’s ordinary council meeting.

The voting process through council’s Share Strathbogie platform had been controversial, with several community members on Facebook raising concerns certain sculptures had received a suspiciously high number of votes.

“We will always do these processes in an open, honest and transparent way and that’s why we’ll be presenting the public art results in a variety of formats in an engagement report,” Mayor Laura Binks said.

“The engagement report will be presented to councillors at this month’s ordinary council meeting on Tuesday, May 16.

“Following this, council will work to commission the sculpture.”

Following the concerns

WHO WILL WIN?: Following the closing of votes on sculpture options to appear in Sevens Creek Park, the voting tally will go before council at next week’s ordinary council meeting.

raised by community members during the voting process, council posted an update on Facebook late last month regarding changes to the Share Strathbogie voting page.

“Unfortunately we have experienced some issues with the voting process and consequently we have made some updates to this page,” read the post.

“If you have already submitted your vote, you must vote again, however, we’ll be asking you to register this time to ensure a fair and equitable

voting process.”

In a later Facebook post, council said it had hidden the vote count and reminded voters to “play fair”.

“We’ve also turned off the live tally results,” read the post.

“We’ve done this because we think it will help us achieve a fairer process.

“We would like to remind everyone to play fair.

“When we present the results, we will look at them as they came in, along with the results from a single IP address.”

Strathbogie Shire

CELEBRATING 95: John Sanderson and his grandchildren at his 95th birthday party at the Nagambie Rowing Club last month.

Healthy grass helped along by arboretum traditional burns

By CATH OLIVE

TO keep our grassland healthy and to control annual weedy grasses, autumn is the season for cool burning.

You will find little burnt patches scattered around the Euroa Arboretum - targeted specifically to improve the health of our grassland.

We have been assisted with our burning program by Taungurung

Traditional Owners - including the first all women’s team to burn together on Taungurung country.

It is an honour to work together, learning fire practices and tweaking a traditional technique to target the modern challenge of weeds.

Bringing the right fire to country brings healing to country.

Diamond Firetail Finches, rare little birds classified as vulnerable in Victoria, have made the Arb their home and are settling in for the cooler months.

The diversity of our grassland and presence of Firetail Finches is a direct result of traditional burning practices.

In fact, there are many Aboriginal stories associating Firetail Finches with bringing fire.

So while some patches look a little charred currently, keep a watch over the next few weeks as the grass tussocks start to shoot and green up again.

I would like to sincerely thank Phil Hawkey for his mentoring and support during burning activities.

Councils to collaborate on Goulburn region tourism

THE Victorian Government is supporting Greater Shepparton City, Mitchell Shire and Strathbogie Shire Councils to come together to deliver the Goulburn Region Tourism Partnership project.

This collaborative project aims to grow the visitor economy offering of the region.

The Goulburn region welcomes over two million visitors annually and holds many events and attractions which attract visitors.

The Goulburn Region Tourism Partnership project will engage community members in the creation of a regional destination management plan, as well as the delivery of an industry skills building program.

Across other regions in Victoria, regional tourism boards act as the peak body who support a destination’s local tourism businesses, deliver tourism initiatives and drive visitation to a region.

The Goulburn region is currently not serviced by such an entity.

Tourism industry, local businesses and community members are encouraged to be involved in the project to provide their local knowledge and expertise of tourism within the region.

Stay up to date on the project and future engagement sessions by registering your interest at www.share.strathbogie.vic.gov. au/goulburn-region-tourismpartnership.

TRADITIONAL BURNS: Euroa Arboretum CEO Cath Olive (left) and Cheikh Diange (right) undertaking traditional burns.

PHOTO: Jason Schaefer

The confidence he instils and depth of knowledge he brings make our burns great learning experiences.

LETTERS to the editor must be signed with the full name, address and contact telephone number of the author provided. Letters under 250 words are preferred and we reserve the right to edit letters to fit available space. Nom de plumes will only be published at the editor’s discretion. Opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by this newspaper.

Email editor@euroa-gazette.com.au

Post

Got News? Let us know about it!

Contact The Euroa Gazette on (03) 5795 3041 or e-mail editor@euroa-gazette.com.au

Est. 1897

45-47 Railway Street, Euroa VIC 3666

Classifieds: 5723 0101 Ext 1 or classifieds@nemedia.com.au

General Advertising: 5795 3041 Ext 3

Editorial: 5795 3041 Ext 2 or editor@euroa-gazette.com.au www.euroagazette.com.au www.nemedia.com.au

NEWSPAPER DEADLINES:

Display ads - 3pm Thursday

Classifieds - 3pm Monday

Sports results - 10am Monday General news - 12 noon Friday Letters - 10am Monday

Published by Hartley Higgins for North East Media Pty Ltd, 45-47 Railway Street, Euroa, 3666.

Responsibility for election comment is accepted by Editor Jeff Zeuschner.

Copyright: All advertising and editorial content of this issue is the copyright of North East Media Pty Ltd and cannot be used without the company’s permission.

YOUR GAZETTE TEAM

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Nagambie road upgrades unsatisfactory

IN The Euroa Gazette on April 19, we read shire news of a special meeting decision regarding the sealing of 2.7km of Weir and Reedy Lake roads, west of Kirwans Bridge, in the hope that the roads “can withstand the effects of major flooding events into the future”.

Having attended the extraordinary meeting of the shire on April 11, it became apparent that councillors were confused whether they were to vote on an expense to achieve a sealed surface 300mm thick at the same level as at present, or a surface to be 300mm above the October 2022 high flood level.

Readers can see this for themselves by watching the recording of the meeting.

An article from the mayor in the same edition refers to $738,070 already contracted out from a previous decision, “plus some added projected costs”.

During the meeting, it was made clear council plans to dip into “forward estimates”, meaning the 2023-2024 budget or budgets beyond.

A figure mentioned in the meeting to facilitate the new amended contract decision was $1,822,870, which equated to a 147 per cent increase to the original contract price.

The meeting was also told that the planned roadworks will not commence until after the winter period, and that to maintain the unsealed roads in the meantime, staff will hire a grader dedicated solely for the

purposes of instant standby use until major works begin.

The additional cost will be $105,709 for what might turn out to be six or eight gradings.

With these figures (actual in terms of the existing contract), plus the increase of $1,090,800 to the original contract, plus grader hire, the two projected added expenses total around $1,196,507.

Wouldn’t it be more sensible and responsible to ratepayers to spend this sum repairing and re-opening the bridge?

Des Mason, Kirwans Bridge

Cheaper regional fares saving Vics millions

VICTORIANS saved millions of dollars on public transport fares last month after the Andrews Labor Government’s regional fare cap came into effect, transforming the way people travel across the state.

Passengers have saved more than $4 million since the cheaper fares were introduced on March 31, with the average V/Line passengers paying 50 per cent less for their trip.

More than 1.5 million people took a trip on public transport across regional Victoria in the first month of the new fairer fares.

The first week alone saw more than 420, 000 passengers travel across the state, making it the busiest week on the network since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

V/Line patronage data shows more passengers are taking advantage of cheaper fares to travel to and from major events like

the Grand Prix, AFL matches and Groovin’ the Moo, as well as tourism destinations across Victoria, with an uplift in patronage on weekend and special services.

By making regional travel cheaper, families and commuters are getting money back in their pockets.

Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes

Full funding need for Neighbourhood Houses

WITH the Victorian state budget due to be handed down later this month, the Andrews Government must guarantee full funding for Neighbourhood Houses across the region.

Our region is home to many incredible Neighbourhood House organisations, but the reality is many of their budgets are incredibly stretched with the increase in cost-of-living amplifying demand for support.

The strain of keeping communities connected and supporting vulnerable people when demand is regularly outstripping supply is extremely concerning.

The number of people experiencing food insecurity or requiring assistance with cooking and nutrition, finance, personal care, literacy, and skill development has compounded.

Full funding for all Neighbourhood Houses across our region will ensure locals can receive support when they need it.

Member for Euroa, Annabelle Cleeland

Mann

ON SALE AT:

Euroa: Euroa Newsagency

Violet Town: Violet Town Corner Store

Avenel: Avenel Newsagency

Benalla: Benalla Newsagency

Strathbogie: Strathbogie Store

Nagambie: Nagambie Newsagency

Longwood: Longwood Newsagency

Merton: Merton General Store

Seymour: Seymour Newsagency

Shepparton: Lovell’s Newsagency

Wangaratta: Edgar’s Newsagency

The Gazette is bound by the Standards of Practice of the Australian Press Council.

If you believe the standards may have been breached, you may approach the Gazette itself or contact the council by email at info@presscouncil.org.au or by phone on (02) 9261 1930.

Member

Windmill concerns aired by Ruffy community

ON Saturday, 60 residents of Ruffy and the Tablelands region met to discuss and learn about a windfarm proposed by FERA Australia to extend between Seymour, Ruffy and Euroa.

The meeting was organised by the Strathbogie Responsible Renewables Community Group (SRRCG), whose members are concerned the construction would be unsuited to the area’s local environment.

The proposed windmills could have a tip height of up to 290 metres, making them higher than Melbourne’s 251m Rialto building and only slighter shorter than the 297m Eureka Tower.

SRRCG member Robert Jamieson said his group is supportive of renewable energy, but does not believe the area is suited to largescale industrial windmills.

“The environmental impact

could be far greater than the gains in terms of the electricity generated by the turbines,” he said.

He said the windmills could disrupt an important natural water source for the area that sits atop the granite Strathbogie ranges and services the Hughes’ Creek catchment area, which supplies creeks all the way down to the Goulburn River.

He said he believes negative

implications of the project could include biosecurity problems, the destruction of natural habitats and other issues.

Mr Jamieson said he wants community members to know they are a part of the planning process and have every right to respond to the proposed development.

FERA Australia has not yet put in a planning permit for the proposed development.

Edward Higgins DIRECTOR Darren Chaitman JOURNALIST Lorraine Millard ADVERTISING ACCOUNTS MANAGER

Dale

PHOTOGRAPHER Nick McCabe SPORT EDITORIAL

CONCERNED: Greg Pritchard speaks to 60 community members gathered at Ruffy Hall in Ruffy about FERA Australia’s proposed windmills.

How podcasting helped Lizzie find her way in career

EUROA’S Lizzie Halliday, a 24-year-old neuroscience graduate, knew she wanted to work in the pharmaceutical industry, but without direct experience she was struggling to find that first job - so she decided to start a podcast.

“A lot of the recruitment’s done internally, and it’s about finding that one company that will give you a chance and that does see your potential,” she said.

“One of the annoying things with this industry is they might say ‘entry level role’, but they still ask you to have two years’ experience in the industry and you think, ‘well, I don’t have two years’ experience, and how am I going to get it if you won’t give me a chance?’”

It was a frustrating situation faced by many young graduates like her, so Lizzie made this a focus of a podcast she named “Cracking the code: pharmaceutical industry careers”.

She interviewed well-known industry figures like Riaz Abbaz and Matthew Britland and asked them, “What advice can you give to graduates to try get in?”

Many of her interviewees sympathised with the tricky situation faced by new graduates - there were no easy answers, but Lizzie found the podcast a way to network and learn more about the industry.

Meanwhile, the newly minted podcaster spent most of her time working with horses at Leneva Park in Longwood East.

Lizzie grew up on a farm in New South Wales, attended a French high school in Canberra and after graduating, moved to France to study science at University of Bordeaux and then neuroscience at University of Poitier.

Her parents moved to Euroa in 2017 and Lizzie would stay with them for two to three months eve-

Pitch My Project to run for third year

FOLLOWING the release of the 2023/24 draft budget, Strathbogie Shire Council is calling on the community to have its say on its favourite projects in the Pitch My Project initiative.

This is the third year council has run Pitch My Project, which allows community members to vote on projects they believe deserve funding.

“This year we’ve taken it a step further and we’re asking for the community to help us decide the projects that will be included in the final 2023/24 Budget,” Mayor, Cr Laura Binks, said.

“We want our community to be involved in every step of the development of our 2023/24 Budget.

“Through the Pitch My Project initiative we have funded more than 20 community projects, and this year we’ve allocated $300,000 to projects across the shire.” Cr Binks encouraged people to head to www. share.strathbogie.vic.gov. au to share their views on their favourite projects or visit a survey station in their township.

ry year during summer holidays, while also working at Leneva Park.

She realised while at university a career in scientific research was not for her - it can take up to 20 years for a molecule being researched to end up in a drug, and the faster, more social and more dynamic environment of the pharmaceutical industry appealed to her.

She left France in June 2022 and has since been living in Euroa.

In March, Lizzie finally cracked

the code and got her first role in the pharmaceutical industry as a GP sales representative representing an AstraZeneca product.

To her surprise, the job she found was in Euroa - her employer had for years been looking for someone to visit GPs throughout North East Victoria.

She is enjoying the job and being “constantly on the go”, driving long distances to visit GPs around Shepparton, Benalla and Kyabram, as

Euroa Museum “joins 21st century” with new website

THE Euroa Museum has “joined the 21st century” with its recent launch of its own website, according to Euroa Historical and Genealogical Society vice president Helen Gilbert.

As well as launching www.euroamuseum.org. au, the museum has created a Facebook page named Euroa Museum and Genealogical Society Inc.

Ms Gilbert said the museum is aware “you need to have an internet presence” these days and she is hoping the new website will help with “getting people through the door”.

She said president of the Euroa Historical and Genealogical Society, John Campbell, who works in information technology (IT) and is “ITsavvy”, provided some guidance to volunteers who worked on launching the website over a period

of about nine months.

The Euroa Museum is encouraging interested people to visit its new website and Facebook page, where participants are free to post historical photos of Euroa and district.

The museum is open Wednesdays and Sundays from 1pm to 4pm - entry is $5 for adults and $1 for children aged five to 16 years old.

well as Albury-Wodonga and Wangaratta.

She is continuing to work on her podcast, but now she is busier she uploads episodes less frequently.

Her advice to young people who are not sure what career path to take is to stay open-minded.

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to have a set idea of where you want to go and what you want to do - explore your options,” she said.

Survey stations can be found in Avenel, Euroa, Strathbogie, Ruffy, Nagambie, Violet Town, Longwood, and Graytown.

OLD TREASURES: The old Longwood National Bank on the grounds of the Euroa Museum.

PODCASTER: Struggling to break into the pharmaceutical industry, Euroa’s Lizzie Halliday started a podcast named “Cracking the code: pharmaceutical industry careers”. PHOTOS: Darren Chaitman

THROUGH THE DOOR: Euroa Museum is hoping its new website will get more people through the door.

PHOTOS: Darren Chaitman

ON THE GO: In Lizzie’s new role as a GP sales representative she is constantly on the go, driving long distances to visit GPs around Shepparton, Benalla and Kyabram, as well as Albury- Wodonga and Wangaratta.

June

25 Robyn Gleeson with supporting act Jimmy and Jarrod Davidson at the Longwood Community Centre from 12 noon to 5pm. Live band: The Night Owls. $15 per head. Bookings essential contact Jimmy on 0412 723 356 BYO drinks and nibbles – tea & coffee available. Barbecue lunch available for purchase.

26 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.

July

24 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.

August

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

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

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.

Celebrating International Red Cross Day in Euroa

By DENISE HOLT

THE Euroa Red Cross Branch enjoyed a “bring and share” lunch following their April meeting to celebrate International Red Cross day.

Every year World Red Cross day is celebrated on May 8.

This special day marks the birthday of International Committee of the Red Cross founder Jean Henry Dunart (18281910).

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day highlights the principles of the Red Cross movement to make humanitarian work a priority for all.

Diseases, economic disparity and similar causes lead to a great deal of suffering in the world, and the Red Cross is dedicated to helping those in need through humanitarian acts.

World Red Cross Day also highlights the impact of kindness and compassion in the world.

Going just a little out of your way to help those in need can

make a big difference in the world.

This year the theme focuses on foregrounding the volunteers of Red Cross and their con-

tribution to society.

The Euroa branch meets every month and works to raise funds for Red Cross projects in Australia and across the world.

The Euroa community is always very generous in supporting Red Cross and the Euroa branch is one of the most successful in the area.

Way Back Wednesday - a look back at what was making news 20 years ago this week.

“His mate being a fitter type of fellow went looking for the ducks and when he came back he found his friend fast asleep with his gun pointing upwards.”

No matter was too minor to escape Snoopy’s notice, with the columnist reporting one man in Violet Town put on his wrong suit the other day.

ON this week 50 years ago, The Euroa Gazette’s anonymous weekly gossip columnist Snoopy had plenty to report.

“A certain gentleman in Violet Town does not know the difference between Nuptial and Requiem,” Snoopy wrote on May 9, 1973.

“It is to be hoped that his spouse has cooled off by now.”

Snoopy also told a tale about a young Euroa man who thoroughly enjoyed himself at the Sportman’s Ball till the early hours of the morning.

“After the ball he went duck shooting with his mate,” Snoopy wrote.

“Nearly cost him a new one when his wife caught up with him,” Snoopy wrote.

Snoopy also complained the lights in Brock St “are still not working” and said a certain Euroa footballer eats roses “as if it was a health food”.

Vandalism in the region is nothing new, with Snoopy reporting that “irresponsible ‘nuts’” had wrecked the facilities and monuments at the Violet Town Recreation Reserve.

Snoopy also said a local fireman is said to be still waiting for his wedding present, while another local man had trouble finding his car on Friday night and still does not recall who drove him home.

Morning tea highlights work of unpaid carers

FAMILYCARE recently held a morning tea at Violet Town Café for carers, including those who provide unpaid care, to provide them an opportunity to socialise and ask questions about Familycare services.

Susan Fitzgerald, 65, who cares for her 72-year-old husband Ron, said while it was disappointing only a few people attended, she got a lot out of the morning tea.

“It was nice to go out and relax a bit and talk to other people,” she said.

“Sometimes you need to speak to other people who are not your loved ones.”

Mrs Fitzgerald also found it helpful to ask questions to the Familycare staff who attended.

“[Familycare’s] carer support are good because you can call up and get advice and they listen to you,” she said.

Mrs Fitzgerald has cared for her unwell husband since 2018 and said if he was by himself he would only eat vegemite sandwiches.

Familycare Carer Support Services team leader Jason Watts said being a carer can be “challenging, rewarding, frus-

trating, confusing and overwhelming, sometimes all in the one day”.

“Familycare’s Carer Support

Team are here to listen, empathise and seek to understand the needs and aspirations of carers,” he said.

RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS: From left to right are Euroa Red Cross branch members Helen Dewan, Barbera Kruse, Pam Case, Beryl Harris, Christine John and Annette Cocking.

CARING TOGETHER: Ron Fitzgerald (left), Susan Fitzgerald and Brenda Hoare enjoyed the carers’ morning tea in Violet Town organised by Carer Gateway.

Volunteers go on free tour of art museum

TO celebrate Volunteers Week, Strathbogie Shire Council is inviting volunteers on a free guided tour of the Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) on Wednesday, May 17.

Any volunteer can register for the tour and transport will be available from both Nagambie and Euroa at 9.30am.

The tour begins at 11am and guests will also have time to explore the museum’s exhibitions at their own leisure before departing at 1.30pm.

Don’t rule yourself out of donating blood or plasma

MORE than 40 per cent of people in Australia are ruling themselves out of donating blood or plasma when they may be eligible.

An Australian Red Cross Lifeblood survey found people do not donate blood or plasma for reasons including having tattoos or piercings, travel history, smoking, medications and relying on others to donate.

With only 3.7 per cent of Australians maintaining the blood and plasma sup-

ply for a population of 26 million, Lifeblood is urging people to learn more about their eligibility and to donate if they are able.

Lifeblood executive director of donor experience Cath Stone said one in three people will need donated blood or blood products in their lifetime.

“More than 13 million additional Australians may be eligible to donate,” she said.

“Eligibility rules are reg-

ularly reviewed to reflect medical developments.

“Barriers that may have prevented people from donating in the past may not be an issue today.

“We need a new donor every four minutes, and each donation can save up to three lives,” Ms Stone said.

To check your eligibility to donate blood, visit https://www.lifeblood.com. au/blood/eligibility/startquiz.

Strathbogie Shire Council Mayor Cr Laura Binks said volunteering was a crucial part of community spirit and areas within our shire could only flourish with the hard work of volunteers.

“There is a volunteering opportunity for everyone; volunteering comes in all shapes and sizes,” she said.

“There are so many great benefits from taking a few moments out of your week, month or year to put towards making a real impact on the people and world around you.”

The theme for this year’s Volunteer’s Week (May 1521) is ‘The Change Makers’.

The week-long event recognises the support that millions of volunteers in

Australia provide to their communities and encourages people to consider volunteering.

To attend, bookings are required via https://events. humanitix.com/volunteersweek-sam-tour.

Agents Choice | property guide

Appealing Residential Allotment1,656 m2 approx

Excludes already reduced items ON SALE 5.05.23 - 13.05.23 ON SALE 8.05.23 -

With frontage to both Bury Street and Palmer Avenue this appealing residential allotment of 1,656 m2 approx offers endless opportunities to build a large home with plenty of room for a shed (STCA). This prime block of land has many beautiful mature trees, grassy areas and beautiful views. All town services are available to this larger than normal residential block which is within walking distance to swimming pool, schools, shops, the Sevens Creek parklands and walking tracks. To arrange an inspection call John Stringer on 0418 575 156.

FOR SALE: $300,000

Land Size: 1,656 m2 approx

Agent Contact: John Stringer 0418 575 156 john.stringer@nh.com.au

Property Location: Lot 1, 41 Bury St, Euroa

SAM AT SUNSET: Shepparton Art Museum at sunset in 2021.

PHOTO: John Gollings

INSIDE: Dance Me to the End of Love: Journeys from birth to death in the SAM Collection, installation view, Shepparton Art Museum, 2023.

PHOTO: Leon Schoots

ELIGIBLE DONOR: Wangaratta Lifeblood nurse Vanessa Manning and donor Michael Fitzsimons are encouraging others to check if they are eligible to donate.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Church Services

ANGLICAN CHURCH

Holy Eucharist

Saturday May 13, 5.30pm

St Dunstan’s Violet Town

Enq: 5704 0330

www.anglicaneuroa.org.au

All welcome

BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday May 14, 10am

31 Kennedy Street, Euroa Pastor John O’Ring

Enq: 0421 233 251

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 May 14 10.30am Morning Worship

Pastor: Murray Broughton 5795 1950

Everyone welcome

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 TownMass 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 at 11am.

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

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

Hargrave entertains Probus

By ELLEN DOYLE

CLUB president Fred Jungwirth opened the meeting late last month and welcomed members to a meeting where Bruce Hargrave was our guest speaker.

After our morning cuppa, Fred introduced Bruce, who is an author, penny farthing cyclist, poet, guitarist and well-known watercolour artist.

Bruce entertained us, read poetry, sang Mulga Bill from Eaglehawk by Banjo Patterson, displayed his penny farthing bicycle and paintings, mentioned events he had taken part in and played his guitar while singing.

With a career in educational television, teaching and vintage cycle incursions, Bruce has settled on watercolour painting and has recently had his 11th major solo exhibition.

He has received awards in Melbourne and regional Victoria.

“It is the excitement of water colour which I love - the challenge of the delicious mixes and subtleties of colour,” Bruce said.

“The apparent simplicity of materials, which given the appropriate hand, has infinite complexity.

“Depth, distance and drama of watercolour is a compelling addiction.

“The immense aesthetic appeal and capacity to transport the mind of the viewer is elating.”

Member Audrey McIntosh gave Bruce a small thank you gift

The next monthly club lunch is at 12pm on Wednesday, May 10 at the Euroa Ho-

Victorian Early Year Awards are now open

WITH the Victorian Early Years Awards approaching, Victorians are being encouraged to nominate their most inspiring and dedicated early childhood teachers, educators, organisations and programs.

Early childhood professionals and services, parents and carers, and the broader community are all encouraged to nominate those who they believe deserve to be recognised in any of the nine categories.

Now in its 18th year, the Victorian Early Years Awards celebrates the outstanding work of our early childhood sector.

In 2023, the awards will celebrate the leadership, outstanding achievement, dedication and innovation of early childhood professionals in several categories, including improving access and participation, promoting children’s health and wellbeing, supporting parents, and continuity of learning.

The importance of Aboriginal inclusion and perspectives in ensuring all early childhood services are accessible to Koorie children and families will also be recognised, with a newly dedicated award commemorating the life and legacy of Yorta Yorta, Wiradjuri woman Aunty Rose Bamblett (1947 to 2022).

Outstanding individual contributions to early childhood outcomes will be recognised through the prestigious Early Childhood Teacher of the Year award and another new award - Educator of the Year - which recognises the vital contribution educators make to early childhood services and children.

tel. Please ring Bernie on 5795 2867 to book and if you need transport.

The next club outing is on Thursday, May 18 and includes lunch at the Trawool Shed and a chance to see places of interest in Seymour. Meet at the Uniting Church at 10am and pay as you go.

The next Probus meeting is at 10am on Monday, May 22 in the Uniting Church Hall.

The guest speaker will be Jo Hoare, who will inform members of support available to seniors and how to access these benefits.

Subscriptions of $40 are now due - please pay Bernie as soon as possible.

All award winners will receive $15,000 to support their professional development or to further develop their program or initiative.

All finalists will be considered for the prestigious Minister’s Award, selected by Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep Ingrid Stitt.

Nominations for the Victorian Early Years Awards close on June 14. For more information or to submit a nomination, visit vic.gov.au/victorianearly-years-awards.

Learning to plant around farm dams

By SUSAN SLEIGH

ON 20 April, a glorious autumn afternoon, 18 people gathered for a field event hosted by Rhonda Robinson at her property east of Nagambie to learn about planting a farm dam.

Native vegetation in and around a farm dam has many benefits for water quality, farm productivity and biodiversity.

Rhonda’s farm dam was part of a project that began in 2015 when Rhonda, and seven other landholders, received Victorian Government funding to fence and hand plant 10 farm dams.

The project involved three stages.

The first stage was the development of a practical guide for what to plant in and around farm dams to assist landholders in selecting the right plants for the different situations.

The second stage was a visit to the Euroa Arboretum with Cath Olive - landholders were able to see the plants in different situations and create their own plant lists for their dam sites.

The final stage involved fencing the dam sites and handplanting them in spring 2015.

As the facilitator of the Longwood Plains Conservation Man-

agement Network, I wanted to know seven years on how the dam sites had progressed - what worked, what didn’t and lessons learned.

After recently visiting the dam sites and talking with the landholders, I organised this field afternoon to share the results of the farm dams project and to hear from Rhonda about her own experiences.

Rhonda led the group into one of her dam sites before sharing her stories of planting her two farm dams including difficulties in the first two drought years of keeping plants alive, followed by a very wet year where plants died.

Through re-plantings over the years and the natural processes returning with destocking, the group were able to witness the changes at her dam and small watercourse site.

The diversity of plants is evidence of the successful restoration of this area which now contains wattles, eucalypts, river bottlebrushes, bulokes and more.

Rhonda talked about the emergence of pond weed, the increase in rushes and sedges as well as the natural regeneration of eucalypts and wattles.

An information sheet on “Les-

sons learned from planting farm dams” has been created and is available on longwoodplains. org under “Resources”.

Some of these lessons are: know your high watermark as wattles will not survive in water; control annual grasses and weeds (three-step program) and

kill phalaris; use local indigenous plants; make sure your plants go into the correct situation; and water plants may be hard to source.

Always a highlight of a field day is the food, hot drinks and conversation that follows the main event.

NICE BIKE: Bruce Hargrave’s penny farthing bicycle, as shared during last month’s Probus meeting.

SPECIAL GUEST: Euroa Probus Club member Audrey McIntosh (left) with guest speaker Bruce Hargrave.

HERE TO LEARN: 18 people gathered for a field event hosted by Rhonda Robinson at her property east of Nagambie to learn about planting a farm dam.

My lifelong loyalty to our Sovereign

By DIANE GRANT

MY father Les Turnbull and mother Florence Fitzpatrick were married on November 27, 1947, one week after Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip were married on 20 November 1947.

I was born in June 1948 and Prince Charles in November 1948.

I remember that each Monday morning at assembly we all stated the oath, “I love God and my country, I will honour the flag, I will serve the Queen and cheerfully obey my parents, teachers and the laws”.

And I have tried to do that all my life.

In February 1954, I remember the school children of Victoria going down to St Kilda Road to see the new Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip drive past in front of thousands of people lining the road.

It was the newly crowned Queen’s first parade in Victoria, Australia and it was when I commenced school.

I remember the red, white and blue bunting, the flags, and streamers everywhere.

On this special occasion, my sister Wendy and I and friends Junie and Julie Thompson dressed in red, white and blue with rosettes on our chests to represent the colours of the flag.

We stood on St Kilda Road to see our new Queen and Prince Philip go by, which was a very impressive sight for such small children.

The memory has stayed with me all my life.

After the parade, one of the Victorian mounted policemen was standing near me and I fed his horse an apple I had with me.

The excitement and patriotism was high everywhere.

LONGWOOD LOOKOUT

By LONGWOOD ACTION GROUP

NAGAMBIE NOTES

with Di Grant

P: 5794 1720

It was what Australians needed to lift them out of the post war depression; the after affects of war and loyalty to something, unlike fickle politicians.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were very honoured to be in our country, and I know they fulfilled their monarchal roles admirably for all the years of her reign until his death in 2021 and hers in 2022.

They were married for close to 73 and a half years.

I visited Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle a couple of times on overseas trips to the United Kingdom.

The 1954 Queen’s visit was such a great occasion for me, my first real spectacle.

I became a royalist and follower of the monarchy and the Queen in particular from then onwards and still to this day.

Even to the point that in April 2021, I compiled a Queen’s condolence book for the Nagambie community to sign and sent it to the Queen at Buckingham Palace with over 1200 signatures and 80 photos in it following Prince Philip’s death on April 9, 2021.

Then when my beloved Queen passed away in August 2022 I compiled another condolence book on behalf of the Nagambie Community and sent it with photos to King Charles at Buckingham Palace and included a letter to him and to Prince William and Princess Cate.

Last week, I received a thank you card from the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Princess Cate thanking the Nagambie community for their condolences.

It featured a beautiful photo of Queen Elizabeth II on the left side and a poignant message on the right side.

On the front were two crowns, with W and C printed under them.

Come and try yoga in Longwood.

To engage our community and promote well-being the Action Group have secured the skills of Ingrid Hansson from Custom Yoga for 4 sessions of yoga over the month of May.

All you need to do is bring along a yoga mat, water bottle, wear something comfortable and relax and enjoy on behalf of the Longwood Action Group.

The sessions are at no cost for the Longwood community and will be held Tuesday May 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 6.157.15pm at the Longwood Community Centre.

The lessons will be focused on all ages/ stages of fitness.

Individuals can liaise with Ingrid after the completion of the complimentary sessions if they wish to engage her for further lessons at her normal fee.

It’s not necessary but strongly encouraged for RSVPs to be sent to longwoodlookout@ gmail.com or any Longwood Action Group member or just come along.

If you have a child starting primary school in 2024, it’s time to enrol.

Make sure to submit your enrolment application by Friday, July 28.

If you are enrolling the sibling of a student at Longwood Primary School for Foundation in 2024, and both children will be attending our school at the same time, your child is prioritised for a place at our school as per the department’s placement policy.

For more information, please read

I will watch King Charles’ coronation with enthusiasm and pledge my allegiance to him and loyalty as I did to his dear mother for over 70 years. I wish him well and know it

District News

about when and how to enrol your child in Foundation at vic.gov.au/enrollingfoundation-prep.

If you are seeking to enrol your child into Foundation next year, please contact our school office on 5798 5386 or email longwood.ps@education.vic.gov.au to request an enrolment application form or an enrolment form.

The 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.

Playgroup is on Tuesdays at 9.30am at the Longwood Primary school.

Songs, play and morning tea are provided.

We are so looking forward to seeing how much everyone has grown and welcoming our new members.

In the meantime you can like our Facebook page for all further updates.

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

Inclusions are at the editor’s discretion.

AVENEL ACTIVITIES

Avenel’s special Mother’s Day Market is on

is his time to fulfill his destiny. I hope to compile a congratulatory message on behalf of the Nagambie community and send it to him soon. God save the King.

Sunday, May 14 from 9am-1pm at Jubilee Park.

It will be a fun morning and wonderful opportunity to find a perfect gift.

The Avenel WWI History Home and Away Booklet (1914-1919 and after) is available at Avenel Pharmacy, Post Office and Avenel Meats for $15.

Mail order including postage and handling $20 - enquire by calling 5796 2414.

The Avenel session at Avenel Library (HUB) is on Wednesday, May 17 at 2pm at Queens Street, Jubliee Park.

The event is part of Goulburn Valley Libraries’ “Victorian Law Week” free information sessions.

Avenel’s topic is “Disagree with a Centrelink decision?” and everyone is most welcome.

Winter temperatures are with us and Avenel plans for some all-round warming events.

Coming up is the Avenel Primary School’s “Stampede” from 6pm on Saturday, June 17.

Early bird tickets for the night of music and entertainment are $70 per person.

The July treat on Saturday, May 22 is the Avenel Golf Club’s Midyear Ball at Bank Street, Avenel - doors open at 6pm, meals served at 7pm.

Tickets are $66 per person including a twocourse meal.

Dress code is 1930s formal with a prize for best dressed.

To book (18 years and over), contact Rachel Smith on 0409 508 099.

E: stardust2011@bigpond.com

THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK: Change isn’t by chance, it’s by choice.

PERSONALS: Birthday greetings go this week to Emily Luff, Katherine Bruce, Charley Cubbin, Fr Norm Hart, Tony Barnes, Louis Perry, Janice Betson, Chris Ball, Karyn Cox, Rebecca Sidebottom, Terry White, Kathryn Burns and Daniel Quinlivan.

Anniversary wishes go to Len and Lyn Tanner and Happy 58th anniversary wishes go to heather and Ron Bryant.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY: Happy Mother’s Day wishes to all mothers past and present for next Sunday.

My kids live interstate, so John is taking me to the Euroa Cinema to see the film “Allelujah”, then to the Euroa Hotel for dinner.

I am looking forward to it.

CONGRATULATIONS FLYNN BUSH: Nagambie Primary School’s 11 year-old student Flynn has been chosen as one of 13 boys to represent Victoria in the School Sports Victoria (SSSV) in Darwin in June.

The (SSV) Team Vic representative program provides a development platform for Victoria’s emerging student athletes to take part in the School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships.

Congratulations on being selected Flynn, and good luck to you and your fellow team members in Darwin.

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK: This year, National Volunteer Week is being held May 15-21.

This year’s theme is “The Change Makers.”

Many organisations make our country a better place because of volunteers.

To name just a few - our school and sports groups, local church groups, CFA brigades, community and neighbourhood houses, SES, senior citizens clubs, RSL sub-branches, historical societies and museums, libraries and information centres, op shops, mechanics institutes committees, scouts, cubs, guides and brownies, lions, apex and rotary clubs.

Many of these groups would not be able to operate without the hard work of volunteers who give not only their time and effort but funds as well.

The community benefits so much from volunteers and the volunteer gains so much by helping their community too.

If you are not one, have you considered becoming one and helping out your community in this way?

SAILING AND KAYAKING CLUB: At 12.30pm on Saturday, May 21 at the Sailing Clubhouse, Nagambie Regatta Centre, a club social picnic lunch will be held.

There will be a sausage sizzle and members are asked to take along a salad or sweet to share, their own drinks and a chair.

Please bring a two dollar donation for the community house.

RSVP to Bev at bevgsoz@gmail.com.

SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB EVENTS: On Monday, May 15, there will be a trip to the Rivers of Yarrambat café and garden centre.

There will be a movie day on Tuesday, May 23.

There will be another another bus trip to Echuca on June 20, travelling to Tongala to see the street art, then off to the Echuca Workers Club for lunch.

For more details contact Jill on 0419 567 580.

CHURCH NEWS: ANGLICAN: At 12.30pm on May 31, there will be a Central Goulburn Mother’s Union gathering at St John’s Nagambie - BYO lunch.

The meeting is to discuss and plan September’s “Morning Melodies” fundraiser.

Parish centres Christ Church Seymour, St John’s Nagambie and St Paul’s Avenel.

Contact Rev R Pennington on 0477 921 111.

CATHOLIC: St Malachy’s Nagambie, contact W Keenan on 0459 595 908.

St Mary’s Avenel, contact G Kenworthy on 0405 125 963.

Euroa, contact Fr A Hill on 0439 033 029.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Nagambie St Andrew’s, contact W Day on 0429 933 116.

UNITING: Seymour & Avenel Uniting Church contact Rev J Payne on 0408 176 754.

NAGAMBIE CONNECT FAITH COMMUNITY: Contact R Close on 0402 286 277.

LETTER FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE: Nagambie’s community condolences were acknowledged by the royal family. Diane Grant pictured with a thank you card from the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Princess Cate.

Mixed results, but 1350 head at last week’s Euroa cattle sale

ABOUT 1350 cows could be found at Euroa’s monthly cattle sale last week.

Nutrien Harcourts Euroa branch manager Russell Mawson was surprised by this figure, saying he had expected around 400-500.

Mr Mawson said he is expecting around 3000 calves at a large sale on June 7 at the end of the financial year.

Mr Mawson said the yarding comprised 850 steers at last week’s sale, most of which were steer weaners.

There was not one pen of joined females, which Mr Mawson found “very surprising”.

“That’s showing possibly a shortage in that or a lack of confidence,” he said.

Heavy steers sold from

$3.80-$4.10 per kilogram, with limited demand.

Steer weaners sold better, for about $5.

There were few calves at 350kg but plenty in the 280-340kg range, as well as calves in the 210-230kg range.

Unjoined heifers, comprised mostly of weaners with joinable heifers, were

making around $1400$1450.

Low weight weaners from 220-270kg were received for around $4/kg, being around the $800 to $1050 bracket.

Mixed bred or lightweight made from $400$600.

Usual buyers from local areas were in attendance, but bought with caution.

Locals celebrate coronation of the King

AT least two coronation parties in Euroa, and a display of royal literature in the window of Euroa’s Already Read Bookshop, marked the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday.

On Friday, in anticipation of the coronation the following day, seven ladies living at Euroa’s Halsall Court wore gold crowns to a coronation morning tea where they dined on scones, cakes and other goodies.

One the ladies, Robyn O’Meara, said the coronation was an important historical event.

“Also it’s a happy event, and there’s a lot of unhappiness in the world at the moment - just want to celebrate the good things,” Ms O’Meara said.

She said she had been the only one in her family to vote for a republic in the 1999 Australian republic referendum, but if she were to vote again she would probably vote to stick with the monarchy because she “hasn’t been very happy with what’s going around the world”.

The following day, on the evening of the coronation, local artist Bruce Hargrave hosted about 12 people at his home to celebrate the historic occasion.

One of the attendees, Judy Marshall, planted a Cecil Brunner rose in Mr Hargrave’s garden to commemorate the coronation.

In a note written to The Euroa Gazette, Mr Hargrave said the rooms of his home were “festooned with flags” and “orations were a speciality”.

He said guests enjoyed a “sumptuous royal feast” before retiring to the television room to watch the broadcast of the coronation.

1350 COWS: Nutrien Harcourts Euroa branch manager Russell Mawson was surprised by the presence of about 1350 cows, saying he had expected around 400-500.

NEW STALLS: An area of the Euroa Saleyard that was previously used for sheep and now only accomodates smaller cattle is being upgraded. Pictured are new yards installed two weeks ago, which will be ready to hold larger cattle by the June sale.

GOOD EFFORT: Leila Leigh, Charlie Thomson, Rosemary Cameron and Richard Cameron were at the saleyard selling steak sandwiches and other goodies to raise funds for Euroa Primary School. Their stall is open to the public during every cattle sale.

PHOTOS: Darren Chaitman

VIEWING GALLERY: (Pictured left) Following the royal feast, partygoers retired to the television room to watch the live broadcast of the coronation.

PHOTO: Dale Mann

ROYAL ROSE: Judy Marshall (left) plants a Cecile Brunner rose to commemorate the coronation at a party hosted by Bruce Hargrave (right).

REGAL DISPLAY: The window display at Euroa’s Already Read Bookshop showcased royal literature ahead of the weekend’s coronation.

SUMPTUOUS SPREAD: The Halsall Court ladies, including Win Piper (left) and Marg Broadhurst, arranged a sumptuous spread of cakes and goodies for the celebration.

GOOD FUN: Pam Breen (left) and Yvonne Hargreaves enjoyed their morning tea in anticipation of the next day’s coronation.

ROYALIST: Margaret Andersson (left) with 99-year-old Jean Davidson, who calls herself a royalist.

A TOAST TO THE KING: Halsall Court Euroa residents Robyn O’Meara (left), Win Piper, Marg Broadhurst, Margaret Andersson, Jean Davidson, Pam Breen and Yvonne Hargraves celebrating the coronation with a morning tea on Friday. PHOTOS: Darren Chaitman

Tally scores the win over Towners

VTFNC - SENIOR FOOTBALL

TALLYGAROOPNA turned a 12-point lead at quarter time into a game winning confident margin of 36 points to lead at half time.

With no bench left again through injuries the towners again were up against it.

Tally continued to put the foot on the throat kicking 12 goals to five in the second half to run out comfortable winners by 78 points.

To think after kicking the first 2 goals in the third, and a shot at goal to reduce the margin to 18 points that missed the game could slip so easily was disappointing.

The away team, Violet Town were gallant despite everything going against them, Andrew Padbury kicked three goals from his 22 possessions and was strong and influential in his best game for the year, Jordan Lampi collected 37 possessions to be well and truly among the game’s best.

Luie Greenwood played his heart out despite being injured for most of the second half and kicked truly in the second half twice to bring the crowd something to cheer about.

Hard nuts Riley Dowell and Cam burden were tough, unrelenting and at their best never giving the opposition any leeway.

Anthony Moleta looked all class, had 22 touches a few shots at goal and in his first game this livewire will cause some headaches to

the opposition going forward. years ahead.

This week we enjoy the bye, then get set for flag favourites Nagambie the following week, not an easy proposition but usually it doesn’t matter where the sides are on the ladder it turns into a cracker of the game, it’s at home and will be worth a look with hopefully an upset on the cards.

Violet Town: 9.9.63

Tallygaroopna: 22.9.141

Best: J.Lampi, A.Padbury, R.Dowell, C.Burden, L.Greenwood and A.Moleta A GRADE NETBALL

THE first quarter saw VT with some great defensive pressure.

However, struggled to get the ball into the attacking goal ring.

Passes were uneasy and missing the leads. Kolby was finding space to help bring the ball down.

Scores 4 to 13 Tally’s way.

The second quarter, VT started to get some momentum in attack, but the goals didn’t stick.

Defensive pressure was good, Kolby got taps and intercepts.

Brooke found space to help bring the ball down the court.

Passes still inaccurate.

Scores 9 to 30 Tally’s way.

Third quarter, changes made to the line-up, Jayde on, to change up the dynamic.

Shooters moving better and got a few more goals in.

Defensive pressure was still good.

The sun came out towards the end of the quarter, made shooting a little difficult.

Scores now 19 to 45 Tal-

ly’s way.

The final quarter saw some more silly passes leading to these being intercepted or tapped by Tally.

Kolby pulled off several beautiful intercepts as GK.

In the end Tally was too strong, final scores 25 to 55.

Scores:

Tally 55 defeated VT 25

Awards:

Best on: Steph Hayes

2nd Best: Kolby Wild

MINE: Violet Town falls to Tallygaroopna despite some solid passages of play.

N J Todd Funeral Directors

Member AFDA

Servicing Euroa & District since 1937

DOXEY, Ian (Dox).

A sincere thank-you to the wonderful community of Euroa for your messages of concern and support following the passing of “our Dox”. We miss him terribly but the love and support of family and friends will help us

~Ros, Andrew and Jess, Jane and Jason, Ash and Tam, Guy and Emma, Oscar, Harry, Digby and Daisy.

WE WANT YOU!

The Australian National Show and Shine are seeking new members. Do you love cars, motorbikes or anything automotive we need your help to make the 2023 show greater than ever.

For Information contact: President: Ian on 0415 763 978

Vice President: Peter on 0466 318 393

TOYOTA Hilux SR5, 4WD, petrol, tray, 1981, reg (BBO864), excellent farm vehicle, no RWC, $4100. Call Rod 0439 839 228.

2016 Ford Territory, titanium, diesel, auto, 7 seater, RWC, full service history, 60,000km, REG (1IR4EG), $32,000 ono. Ph 0427 595 561.

WM Statesman (1OJ9OS), immaculate condition, 229,000km, new timing chains, p lugs, tyres, battery, Rego till April 2024, RWC, $13,000 ONO. Ph 0438 217 103.

2003 Ford Falcon XT BA Fairmont, only 170,000km, RWC, 5 month reg, (IJQ405), $5,500. Ph 0499 992 860. Bright.

2008 Prado GXL, auto, 3.00l diesel, 7 seater, very clean and tidy, 349,000km, drives well, serviced regularly, RWC, rego (SIR327), $22,500. pH 0417 561 585.

2000 silver Commodore Executive, low kilometers, one owner, reg (QMC201), $2500 ono. Ph 5721 6078.

2009 Jayco Sterling Caravan 21ft, very little u se, locally on

GOLF AVENEL GOLF CLUB

FRIDAY, we had 12 players take on 9 holes of Stableford from the white tees, newly minted member Danny Neville shot the lights out with 23 points to be the runaway winner.

Great to see Danny at the club and clearly playing good golf with 40 off the stick.

Must have been a good night for golf as there were also three scores of 20 points with Ollie Aitken, Mark Hannigan and Andy Green among these.

Blue Tee stroke was Saturday ‘s competition and after a bleak start to the day the weather was fine, and a decent field turned out to play.

After a stellar front nine and a driving clinic all day, Shane Black held it together on the back nine to card a fine 88 (16) 72 to take the $45 dollar club voucher with a one stroke victory over the man with the broken finger Dale Smith in his second round back after an injury enforced lay off

75 nett was required for a ball, Campbell Smith, Jed Smith and Dave Fullager collecting.

Nearest to the pin on the 5th was Campbell, 14th and 18th was Hudson Black with the 5th staying with the club.

Drive & Pitch on the 7th was Mark Hannigan, the birdie hole was the 4th and with a stiff head wind it stayed with the club.

Fantastic to see Max and Steve Harding in the field and they ‘ll be better for the round.

Sunday, we had 9 players travel to our Neighbours at Nagambie to play in their Goulburn Cup 4bbb.

Mark Hannigan & Jed Smith teamed up to come in a respectable 4th with +5 in windy and cold conditions.

Next week Friday is Stableford on the back nine.

Saturday is Par choose your tee with any of the three tees available, should be a

fun round.

Congratulations to all the winners from the pennant final on Sunday.

EUROA GOLF CLUB

EUROA Golf Club played host to 80 of Dalhousie Districts best golfers when it hosted the finals of the 2023 Pennant season.

The course was presented in beautiful condition on Sunday May 7th.

The Pennant finals capped off a big week at the club.

Monday saw the John Dewan Euroa Seniors Tournament with a field of 59 players from eleven different clubs.

The Ladies event was won by Euroa’s Marion McMartin and Mandy Edwards with 46 points, with Bev Jungwirth and Ros Doxey runners up.

The Men ‘s Event was taken out by Bill Wright and Ken Miller with 47 points.

Tournament organiser ‘s Brian Rosenbrook and Mandy Edwards were assisted by a band of volunteers to present a most successful event.

Wednesday saw small fields, but excellent results.

Gaz Ritchie had a day out with 40 points from his bag full of new gear for the narrowest countback win over Bill Wright also on 40 points.

Charlie Walker and Dav Mackrell also had impressive 38-point rounds.

Ros Doxey won the Ladies Event with 36 points from Rachel Ritchie on 34.

Rachel took both Drive & Pitches and both Nearest the Pins in a very good round.

Saturday saw Rachel again in form to claim the Drummond Golf Monthly medal with a Net 70 to top off a great week’s golf.

Runners up were Sarah Bullen and Dee McMartin on 74.

In the Men ‘s Josh Bell parred the course from his handicap of 2 to card a Net 70 and claim the Men’s Monthly Medal while his early morning playing partner Richard Johnson won B Grade with a Net 72.

Keith Seeber again showed

ROUND RESULTS:

NORTH East Bushrangers

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

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

1 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.

he is a very reliable putter with just 23 putts to claim the putts.

Balls down the line went to Frank O ‘Connor 71, the Langland brothers Rick and Glen both had 72 as did Big Dav Mackrell and Owen Robertson and Gaz Ritchie both shot Net 74.

Next Saturday is a par event for the qualifying rounds in the Lewis Family match play.

GOLF CLUB

NAGAMBIE

THE 2022 Goulburn Cup was a wash out due to the heavy spring rain late last year, but some rescheduling and a commitment from the local golfers meant there was plenty of enthusiasm to contest the time-honored event through the autumn.

Cold and windy conditions were the theme of the day with patience and good ball striking required to post a score, the winning pair were Kal Winnell and Jeremy Ezard combining for +9 a great score in easier conditions let alone what the players faced on Sunday, it’s the second win in the event for both so jobs well done.

The runners up with +8 went to John James and Phil Neville, they can consider themselves unlucky because that returned score would win the event most years.

Defending title holder and club president Jeff Lodding partnered the local ‘wild

thing’ Rhys Shepherd and finished with a commendable +6, other notable scores on a tough day for golfers were visiting Avenel pair Jared Smith and Mark Hannigan +5 and Steve Donnison and Alby Seenan +4.

The women’s event was a hard fought out affair with only one Stableford point separating the top three pairings, a count back was needed to find the winners Andrea Richards and Tina Gribbin putting together a solid 38 points in the demanding conditions.

Beating home, the always competitive Irene Keogh and Karyn Thompson, rounding out the top three were Ronda Richards and Moz Fowler on 37 points.

Many thanks go to our days sponsor the Nagambie Rowing club as well as the catering crew and all the volunteers that make days like the Goulburn Cup work.

Next week’s golf will be a stroke - monthly medal, also after the day’s presentation a calcutta will be held for the following week’s Finnigan four ball, on office duty is G.Bow and in the bar P. Neville.

HOCKEY

EUROA HOCKEY CLUB

EUROA’S B Women have again come together with a mix of age (juniors to mas-

ters), though predominantly under 18s, and experience but all with lots of enthusiasm.

Never before has this side so well demonstrated the value of the word TEAMTogether Everyone Achieves More - than in their game on Saturday when they took on last year’s B women’s Runners Up, Strikers.

This was always going to be a very hard game, but every Euroa player stepped up to play what many described as the best game for each individual and the entire team as a unit, an achievement that is a rarity but extremely special in any team sport.

The first quarter saw both teams driving the ball into their attacking circles only to be denied scoring opportunities by strong defence.

The second quarter was again closely fought but this time each side had penalty corners awarded.

Euroa defended well to keep Strikers scoreless. The deadlock was broken when Euroa was awarded a penalty corner and were able to break through the strong Strikers corner defensive setup to score.

While Euroa had played well to this point they then stepped it up to another level and the talk at half time was very determined and positive.

The second half was even

more half fought with the ball being played over all areas of the field and all players fully involved.

It was their pressure, second efforts and support that allowed Euroa, as a team and individuals, to keep Strikers scoreless throughout the third and fourth quarters, even as Strikers fought harder and harder, resulting in a one nil victory to Euroa in their second game of the season.

It was truly a total and top team effort by everyone -Chris and Sarah Chittick, Elise Durkin, Lucy Foster, Chloe, Kim and Kira Hamill, Stella Keramaris, Ada McKeachie, Stacey Moore, Evie and Mika Stefanos under the guidance and encouragement of coach Brody Hannan.

It was also lovely to have Carmel Moore back on the sidelines supporting while carrying out grandmother duties with Blake Foster to allow mother and aunt to concentrate on their game.

Tania Durkin and Juana McKeachie will be hearing lots about the game as they visually missed quite a bit covering a busy canteen duty although they report hearing what must have been an exciting game.

This was the second game of the season, the first being the Hume Highway Derby against Benalla which as always was hard and closely fought but in very good spirit.

At the end of this game Benalla took the points with a 1-0 win from a very well direct post glancing goal but the Euroa team came away knowing that they had all stepped up and played a very good game.

This week’s game was a further step up. While everyone is looking forward to their next match they will now have to wait three weeks as Euroa have the bye in Round 3 followed by a general bye for the Junior Country Championships before they get to play again.

U14 Boys 1 50 def Altona 1 45

(Top Scorers: Keoni Anderson 24, Charlie Voss 8, Connah Hart 5)

U14 Boys 2 29 def by Keilor 5 48

(Top Scorers: Brock Buckland 10, Joseph Milton 6, William McKenzie 3)

U14 Girls 1 40 def McKinnon 1 29

(Top Scorers: Ella Mercieca 23, Lily Purss 6, Maisy Moscrop 6)

U14 Girls 2 38 def Surfcoast 1 22

(Top Scorers: Kaity Ford 15, Maria Hanley 9, Winnie Heffernan 6)

U16 Boys 1 50 def by Chelsea 1 54

(Top Scorers: Dashiell Smith 12, Jett Milligan 10, Blake Newton 9)

U16 Boys 2 31 def by Ballarat 3 41

(Top Scorers: Joshua Vearing 8, Samuel Kain 6, Aaron Hamill 4 )

U16 Girls 1 39 def by Diamond Valley 1 45

(Top Scorers: Mekenzie Wood 13, Lily-Anne McClure 9, Charlotte Woosnam 8)

U16 Girls 2 31 def Wallan 1 29

(Top Scorers: Ebony Chapman 11, Sophia Kotzur 9, Elliana Gray 6 )

U18 Boys 1 55 def by Dandenong 158

(Top Scorers: Coen Ainsworth 16, Frank Oguche 13, Jobe Shanahan 11)

U18 Boys 2 44 def Diamond Valley 3 26

(Top Scorers: Harry Stripeikis 21, James Frazer 6, Nic Watson 4)

U18 Girls Postponed Camberwell 1

YLM 54 def by Melton 98

(Top Scorers: Hugo Cusack 15, Jesse King 14, Samuel Gebauer 8)

NEBB U14 Girls 1 team mates representing their home associations at the recent U14 State Championships

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK: Euroa’s B grade women’s hockey team although defeated played a stellar team game worth celebrating.

FOOTBALL UNDER 14 EUROA

By TROY VAN DE-BERGH

THE conditions were good on wintery day however, there was still a heavy dew on the ground for the early part.

Hosting the Shepparton Swans this week, was to be another big task for Euroa.

The Swans had the first centre clearance and the backline with Will Davey and Ollie Robertson were immediately under pressure.

From here it was a tight arm wrestle, with the Swans gaining 2 more goals in the quarter.

First break Swans 2. 2. 14 Euroa 0.2.2

The second quarter was all the Swans.

Hard work in the middle by Ethan, Aaron, Ollie Wilson and Jackson proved not enough as the Swans kicked away.

Will Davey, Ben Creevy were hitting every contest with fierce determination.

The backline held on remarkably well considering it spent most of the quarter in there.

Main break Swans 5.5.35 Euroa 0.3.3

The third quarter Coach Saxon asked his players to apply pressure.

Everyone must tackle were the words that Echoed around the ground.

Euroa did just what he asked and with Kody Ross & Aaron VDB starting to get on top in the middle, the forward line with Ethan Saxon started to look dangerous.

Koby Ross was marking everything that came his way.

He converted from a great mark to kick truly for a major.

Euroa’s hard work started to pay off, Haimi, Ethan, Koby were working well together in the forward line.

Swans 43 Euroa 15

The last quarter was a tight contest, no team giving up.

Euroa were starting to tackle hard and apply pressure. It was working well, and they kept the scoreboard ticking over.

there were a few minutes of panic by the opposition when Euroa kept coming at them, but eventually the Swans ran out winners, 7.10.52 Euroa 4. 4.28.

It was a great effort by the kids, the fought it out all day long.

Less numbers and bigger bodies, clearly showed in the end.

Thanks to all the helpers. If we don’t have help our kids cannot take the field.

NETBALL UNDER 9S EUROA

By RAELEE JAGER

THE under 9s already had a tough game ahead, letter lone without the added wind and rain which came along to play as well.

Beside the weather conditions Euroa was excited for their second game as a team. Holly, Lily and Scarlett

ran the mid court the whole game, they did a fabulous job trying to get the ball down to shooters, Ella and Georgia.

Our defence end played by Paige and Matilda both had an amazing game, stopping Kyabram from shooting a lot of goals.

Unfortunately, Kyabram was just a little too strong for us today with the final score being 3-0.

The Girls should be incredibly proud of themselves and each other, as they have only just started playing, they are learning lots and they all have a very bright future in netball.

EUROA BLACK 11 AND UNDER EUROA

By SOPHIE HILL

WET courts and an icecold wind set the scene for round 2 netball of the SNA competition.

Crystal Lispcombe captained the team, and the girls had a great first quarter.

Isla Moore and Leila Thompson worked hard in defense with lots of intercepts and rebounds.

Centre court play flowed nicely with Evie Buchanan, Chloe Squires and Jessica Lipscombe combining well.

Tully Watson and Zara Hill shot 5 goals between them, with Mooroopna scoring 3 goals.

Second quarter saw Lylah Hamill come into C and Crystal supporting from WD.

All the girls settled nicely with some exciting passages of play and lots of cheering from the sidelines.

The score at half time was 8 goals Euroa to 7 goals Mooroopna.

A fabulous first half by the little Magpies.

On the court for the third quarter Chloe GS and Evie GA, midcourt with Zara WA, Jessica C and Crystal WD, and Isla GD and Lylah GK.

Again, the girls worked well all over the court, demonstrating all the skills they learn each week at training.

Mooroopna played well and introduced a new shooter who was super accurate with the goal ring.

A few changes by coach Beck for the final quarter.

Leila and Evie in goals supported by Lylah in WA and Crystal in C and Jessica in WD and Isla and Tully in defense.

The girls all worked tirelessly and should be very proud of themselves as they never gave up trying right until the final siren.

Unfortunately, Mooroopna were too strong in the second half and ran away with the win.

Final score Euroa 8 goals to Mooroopna Cats 19 goals.

Award winners this week are Zara Hill and Tully Watson.

UNDER 11 WHITE EUROA

THE Euroa girls were keen to get on the courts for their second game and were feeling more confident knowing what to expect, it was a cold and cloudy start to the first quarter in Shepparton.

Euroa were up against Orrvale this week.

Olivia taking on captain.

With a new coach stepping in for the season Vicki H.

Amelia S played exceptionally well in GK, getting those rebounds, Millie B in C covered the court well and was passing strong in the first quarter.

The second Quarter Ella T displayed some great intercepting and Zoe preforming strong in getting those rebounds.

Orrvale was proving to be quite strong, but the Euroa girls fought hard for that ball.

By the third quarter the temperture was getting fresh but the girls kept it together, with Harper T kicking off the third quarter with an exceptional pass, working well beside her was team captain Olivia who was really upping her defending skills.

Lil H worked well in WD with some great passing.

The last quarter the girls were still performing strong, with Orrvale shooting majority of goals throughout the game this didn’t stop the Euroa girls, kicking off the first pass in the quarter was Sky who was achieving those big passes.

The Euroa girls really stepped up this week, although Orrvale proved to be strong our girls kept up and played exceptionally well, well done girls.

UNDER 13 SECONDARY

By CAROLINE KEENAN

AFTER scoring a comfortable win the opening round of the season last week, the 13/U Euroa secondary side faced much tougher competition in the Tatura Hurricane side on Saturday at Shepparton.

The Euroa girls were caught off-guard by the skilful Tatura outfit, which piled on 10 goals in the opening term to Euroa’s two.

The Magpies struggled again in the second quarter despite consistent efforts from Maisy Wilson in the centre and Ella Marie Kearns at GD.

They failed to drive forward from the centre pass, with footwork violations proving costly.

Euroa rallied in the third term with a move of Grace Hill to GK, who worked well with the other defender Ellie Robinson.

The pair turned the ball over a number of times and helped produce the Magpies best quarter.

Zahara Johns’ work-rate at GA was eye-catching. She worked effectively through the mid-court and combined well with GS Grace McKellar to score seven goalls for the quarter.

Willow Hamill impressed at WA, managing to elude her opponent to make herself an option for the centre pass.

WD Heidi Taresch is continuing to grow in confidence and GK Shelby Baker produced another solid effort on what a busy afternoon for the defenders was.

The Magpies went down 40-16.

Awards went to Zahara Johns and Willow Hamill.

A WET morning and a slippery ball had Coach Saxon re-assessing her attacking options for the talented group.

Euroa started well in the 1st quarter but struggled to capitalise, Daisy was giving the opposition grief in the centre, Adelaide strong in defence and Molly was everywhere creating lots of opportunities for Lara and Asha up forward.

Euroa lead at quarter time 1-0.

The 2nd quarter saw Grace move into the centre with great passing to Bethan

up forward. Sissy, Adelaide and Daisy forming a strong defence making it extremely difficult for St Brendans to score.

Half time score Euroa 3 to St Brendans 1.

The third quarter saw Euroa put the foot down.

Bethan and Lara dominating up forward, Molly using her speed in the centre to combine with Daisy.

The defensive end Grace, Sissy and Adelaide continually repelled the St Brendans advances.

Euroa ended up scoring 11 pts in the quarter to lead 144 at 3 quarter time.

The 4th qurter saw more

changes as Coach Saxon continually asks her players to keep learning.

Molly our smallest player was sent forward and scored from a great rebound, Grace playing in the centre was creating many opportunities for her forwards.

Adelaide and Daisy combining well moving the ball swiftly through the middle. Asha and Sissy holding up the back end.

Euroa won 15 to 6.

Player awards went to Daisy Cameron and Sissy Davey. Euroa’s President said after the game “very well coached, very well organised and a great team spirit.”

BIG GRAB: Zarah Johns reaches for the ball.

PHOTO: Caroline Keenan

AWARD WINNERS: Sissy Davey and Daisy Cameron played superb games in the wet.

EUROA U13 BLACK VS ST BRENDANS LIGHTING

Milestone matches galore for Euroa

By SALLY REDFERN

EFNC - A GRADE NETBALL

IT was a tough start to the game with goal for goal play from both sides for most of the 1st quarter.

It wasn’t until late in the quarter when Euroa were able to capitalise on a few turnovers caused by great defensive pressure from Tylah Marchbank and Grace Warnock to give the Magpies a 2-goal lead at the first break.

The 2nd quarter saw accurate shooting from Mia Sudomirski and a strong running game in the centre from Kellie Davidson which steadied the ship for Euroa.

The Euroa girls all combined well and took control of the 2nd quarter to go into the half time break leading 26 to 20.

Sophie Owen came on at WD for the 3rd quarter and made an immediate impact with some great defensive pressure and intercepts.

Tylah Marchbank continued to impress and showcase her skills causing havoc in the circle for the Swans goalers; while up the other end of the court, Mia Sudomirski and Bree Poole were combining well in goals for the Magpies.

Mia Sudomirski was having a day out converting most of her shots from all over the circle which contributed to a 17-goal lead to Euroa at three quarter time.

Relentless pressure from the Magpies caused the Swans to make some mistakes during the last quarter and Euroa continued to capitalise and looked very steady and in control of the game.

It was a great team effort to come away with a 22-goal win against a tough Swans team and without their new star recruit Olivia Morris.

Best wishes from the whole netball family to Liv for her recovery.

Final Scores: Euroa 61 to Shepp Swans 39

Best Players: Kellie Davidson, Mia Sudomirski & Tylah Marchbank

B GRADE

Another week and it was another milestone for Euroa’s B grade team- actually another two.

In a team bursting with experienced players, this week Caitlyn Elliott celebrated 100 games for Euroa, and Kelly Hill a monumental 300 GVFNL games.

Caitlyn is well known for her ‘tough as nails’ approach to netball, boasting a supreme level of fitness that her opponents can rarely match, and Kelly is simply the consummate professional- adding a high level of skill and determination to any team lucky enough to count her in their numbers.

So it was with hopeful hearts that the Magpies travelled to flood ravaged Princess Park on Saturday, keen to recognize two significant sporting achievements with a win.

The game started at fire-

cracker pace, both teams matching scores and intensity for the first quarter.

Molly Redfern and Sarah Ternes were on song in the Magpie attack, their goaling accuracy bringing a smile to their coaches’ faces.

Rhi Teichert and Kelly Hill were desperate in their efforts in the Magpie defence, using all their combined energy to thwart the Swan’s tall goaling duo.

Strong support from Millie Watson and Sienna Trotter on the wing, and Caitlyn Elliott in the centre, saw the ball turned over a number of times and sent back into attack.

At half time the Magpies were only four goals down against one of the powerhouse teams of the competition.

Megan O’Bree, herself no stranger to sporting milestones, was playing a strong game in the centre, as well as providing constant advice and encouragement to her teammates, whilst Abbie Ellis and Cass Payne sharing wing attack duties, led strongly at centre passes and fed into the goalers with alacrity.

However, despite the Magpie’s best intentions, in the third quarter the Swans started to pull away, establishing a lead that they did not relinquish until the final whistle.

It was a disappointing end to what could have been a magical moment, but unfortunately the Swans did not seem as invested in providing Kelly and Caitlyn with a win as the Magpies were.

Next week Euroa play host to Kyabram and will be keen to get back onto the winners’ list and cement their place in the top six.

Shepparton Swans 47 Euroa 36

Best players as awarded by the coach: Rhi Teichert, Molly Redfern, Kelly Hill UNDER 17S

Euroa’s under 17 girls had a difficult task this week, they were undermanned and playing the top of the ladder, Shepparton Swans at the Swans home ground.

The Euroa girls started strong, scoring the first goal of the match.

However, the Swans soon showed why they are on the top of the ladder, barely putting a foot wrong for the remaining four quarters.

Magpie defenders Tess Walker and Maggie Pittock had a difficult day against quality opposition, fighting hard in the Swans goal ring.

Tess Walker and Bella Van der Schoor proved their versatility, adapting quickly to positional changes with Tess stepping into the goal ring, and Bella moving from goals and onto the wing in the final quarter.

In the end the Euroa girls went down 21 goals to 76.

Maggie Pittock was best for the Magpies, with Lily Meehan and Ruby Watson also playing strong games.

Shepp Swans 76 Euroa 21

DYNAMIC DUO: Goalers Mia Sudomorski and Bree Poole lead the way for Euroa setting up an emphatic victory.

300 OF THE BEST: GVFNL and Euroa stalwart Kelly Hill celebrated her 300th game of Goulburn Valley Netball in Saturday’s clash with Shepparton.

FAMILY AFFAIR: Caitlyn Elliot was embraced by friends and family before hitting the court ahead of her 100th match for Euroa. PHOTOS: Raelee Jager

SPORT

Reserves win, under 18s battle

By TONY BRODIE

WITH the goal umpire delayed in arriving for the commencement of the reserves game, thanks go out to Brenton Hoare who filled in for the club until the scribe arrived to take up his position.

It appeared that as the first quarter opened, our reserves team were beginning to take control of the game, being able to win the ball and move it into our forward line.

It was here where the strength of Brendan Allen allowed him the win the ball, becoming a major stumbling block for the opposition.

With Robbie Wilson and his footy smarts causing many headaches for the Swans, our boys were able to break away with a good lead on the scoreboard.

The game during the second quarter was comfortably in the control of our reserves, but near the end of the second quarter, a large melee broke out which took much effort for the umpires to gain control of the game.

When all seemed okay, the melee again commenced with the incident being near the boundary where the teams go into the change rooms.

Linc McKernan showed good common sense taking his players away to another part of the ground with the opposition going into their rooms.

The crowd was very nervous as to what could happen during the third quarter, luckily for the game both teams settled down with players working hard to win the ball, not worrying about each other.

Our reserves team had many chances during this quarter to score goals, but they amassed a number of points which stopped them from breaking away with a big lead on the scoreboard.

Going into the last quarter our supporters would have thought they would continue to run away with a big win, this was not to be the case as the Swans players started to win and run the ball into their forward line, giving themselves opportunities to place pressure on our team and score goals.

They failed to capitalize on this domination with the Magpies securing a big win come the end of the game.

The reserves team was again led by the experienced group who gave great leadership to our young players.

It was good to see Brendan

ROUND

[AFL]

TIPSTER: Tim Bickerton

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney

Port Adelaide

Melbourne

Brisbane

Western Bulldogs

Adelaide

Collingwood

P. 5795 2332 F. 4400 1555 18 Clifton Street, Euroa VIC 3666 info@bogiephysio.com.au

Last week: 9

TOTAL: 50

TIPSTER: Jacqui Thomson

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney

Port Adelaide Melbourne

Brisbane

Western Bulldogs

Adelaide

Collingwood

Choices Flooring by Thomsons 5795 1211

80 Binney Street, Euroa

Last week: 8

TOTAL: 49

UNDER PRESSURE: Jack Mckernan looks to break a heavy tackle from Sheppaton’s Steele Simpson.

Allen in the Magpies jumper as he gives much confidence and strength to the group.

The younger group again worked hard and are slowly developing their skills and footy smarts.

Next week will be tough day as we come up against a

2023

Richmond vs. Geelong Cats (MCG) (N)

West Coast Eagles vs. Gold Coast SUNS (OS) (N)

Saturday, May 13

Sydney Swans vs. Fremantle (SCG)

North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (BA)

Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (MCG) (T)

Brisbane Lions vs. Essendon (G) (N)

Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs (MRVL) (N)

Sunday, May 14

Adelaide Crows vs. St Kilda (AO)

Collingwood vs. GWS GIANTS (MCG) (T)

TIPSTER: Noel O’Meara

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney

Port Adelaide

Melbourne

Brisbane

Western Bulldogs St Kilda

Collingwood

NOEL G. O’MEARA & ASSOCIATES PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

2 Binney Street, Euroa Phone (03) 5795 2783

Last week: 5

TOTAL: 46

TIPSTER: Damien Murphy

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney Port Adelaide

Melbourne

Brisbane

Western Bulldogs St Kilda

Collingwood

Murphy’s Motors and Tyres

1 Tarcombe Street, Euroa

Ph: 5795 2702

www.murphymotors.repcoservice.net

Last week: 8

powerful reserves team from Kyabram.

So, to all our supporters, please get down to the Memorial Oval to support our reserves team.

Euroa 9-11-65 defeated Swans 3-7-25

Goal Kickers Euroa: Nick

Hill (2), Josh Robertson (1), Keily Jager (1), Jack Tossol (1), Brendan Allen (1), Robbie Wilson (1), Michael Watson (1), Declan Redfern (1)

Best Players: Keily Jager, Declan Redfern, Craig Bamford, Jack Frewen, Linc McKernan, Heath Downie

Under 18s

SATURDAY morning saw the Euroa U18s travel to Princess Park Shepparton to take on the Shepparton Swans.

With several players unavailable and Cohen Paul making his senior debut this left the Pies light on for players.

Subsequently, several Swans Under 16 players who had the bye this weekend, stepped in to help out.

This was greatly appreciated by our boys and indeed our coach!

The first quarter was an even affair, Caid Miller was strong in the ruck, Ned Ivill started the game well and Brodie Hamill kicked a behind.

Euroa finished the quarter strongly, full of run.

The second quarter was again an even contest although the Swans were able to kick three goals to Euroa’s one point kicked by Rory Duffy.

The backline was holding up under immense pressure.

TIPSTER: Travis Mee

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney

Port Adelaide

Melbourne

Brisbane

Western Bulldogs

Adelaide

Collingwood

Bus Lines

Ph: 5762 6566

Last week: 8

TOTAL: 47

TIPSTER: Glen Burton

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney

Port Adelaide

Melbourne

Brisbane

Carlton

Adelaide

Collingwood

75 Binney Street, Euroa Phone: 5795 2004

Last week: 8

TOTAL: 48

TIPSTER: Darren Chaitman

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney

Port Adelaide

Melbourne

Brisbane

Western Bulldogs St Kilda

Collingwood

45-47 Railway Street, Euroa (03) 5795 3041

Ed Tilton tackled strongly several times and halved many contests.

His inspiring efforts led the likes of Ned Ivill to also throw himself into the fray, tackling strongly and ensuring his side fought the quarter out.

When your chasing, second halves can be tough on the scoreboard, but the boys are sticking to the task.

Dublin Anderson, Mitchell Walters and Will Creevey continued to try hard with some excellent individual efforts displaying wonderful skill and fitness.

Flynn Grumley had played well all day.

The Pies continued to show positives in the final quarter, Kusuma Wolfenden took his strongest mark of the year and followed up with a number of second efforts. Euroa were able to win several centre clearances which resulted in a behind to Tynan Cummins and a goal to Will Creevey.

Euroa 1-3-9 defeated by Shepparton Swans 22-16-148

Best players: Caid Miller, Mitchell Walters, Will Creevey, Dublin Anderson, Ned Ivill, Kusuma Wolfenden Goal Kickers Will Creevey 1

TIPSTER: Tony Rogers

Geelong Gold Coast

Fremantle

Port Adelaide Melbourne

Brisbane

Western Bulldogs

Adelaide

Collingwood

8 EUROA- SHEPPARTON ROAD, EUROA (03) 5795 3618 www.wbhunter.com.au

Last week: 6

TOTAL: 38

TIPSTER: Kelly Hill

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney

Port Adelaide

Melbourne

Brisbane

Western Bulldogs St Kilda

Collingwood

Last week: 8

TOTAL: 50

TIPSTER: Ryan Carpenter

Geelong Gold Coast

Sydney

Port Adelaide

Melbourne

Brisbane Carlton St Kilda

Collingwood

TOTAL: 49

Last week: 8

TOTAL: 43

NUTRIEN

A

Last week: 9

EUROA NETBALLERS CELEBRATE MILESTONES

Magpies prevail in seesaw contest

By SCOTT WATSON

A GREAT start by the Shepparton Swans last Saturday sent a clear message the home side were keen to take it right up to the Magpies in a clash of vital importance to both teams.

Captain Jacob Gleeson became a dad during the week in the lead up to this match, congratulations to Jacob and his partner Chanelle in welcoming a healthy baby girl into the world.

We know Lottie will be much loved.

Jacob’s determination to lead his team to victory was unwavering.

Ruckman Andrew Smith was superb throughout the match, particularly in the last quarter as he shouldered the load to drag his team over the line.

The side welcomed back Nate Trotter in for his first game for 2023, his presence was excellent, acquitting himself very well in a fine game first up game.

Andrew Bell was also returning to the team having missed round four with wedding commitments in Singapore.

The third inclusion for the match was young gun Cohen Paul who made his senior debut for the Pies, booting two goals along the way and certainly underlining his status as one of the more polished players to have come through Euroa junior football in recent times.

Speaking of Euroa junior footballers, Will Hayes was once again outstanding in his

willingness to get to the contest, repeatedly.

His professional level of fitness is un-matched across the league and is certainly making him a target of opposition clubs, week in week out.

Hayes has risen to the challenge thus far, much to the pleasure of his teammates.

Another consistent performance from Jack McKernan, Ryan Pendlebury and Adam Giobbi meant the fleetfooted Swans outfit were up against a coordinated team who were defending all over the ground with great intensity.

The club welcomes Kyabram to Memorial Oval next weekend with a home game prior to the interleague bye.

Interleague football is against the Ovens Murray league again this year, to be played in Lavington.

At this stage Adam Giobbi, Jett Trotter, Lachie Hill and Andrew Smith have been invited to take part in the Goulburn Valley League squad.

Euroa 11.10.76 defeated Shepparton Swans 9.2.56

Best players: Andrew Smith, Will Hayes, Adam Giobbi, Ryan Pendlebury, Jayden Gleeson, Max Gleeson.

Goal kickers: Zac Gleeson (2), Will Hayes (2), Cohen Paul (2), Matthew Ivill (1), Jett Trotter (1), Nathan Stewart (1), Jayden Gleeson (1), Erish Uthayakumar (1).

SMOOTH OPERATOR: Ryan Pendlbury’s silky skills were a standout in Euroa’s win.

NORTH EASTERN COUNTRY REAL ESTATE

VIOLET TOWN HOMES - OPEN FOR INSPECTION - SATURDAY 13TH MAY COME AND SEE OUR FAMOUS MONTHLY COMMUNITY MARKET ON THIS DAY!

HOME - 2041M2 BLOCK

3BR

FEATURES: - Terrific 4 car secured concreted garage. 18 panel solar to the grid. All bedrooms carpeted. Most family areas have timber look floating floors.

There are 2 R/C Air Cond - Stand alone combustion wood fire and open fire place. Attractive salmon brick home with colonial style windows including 2 bay windows. Verandahs on 2.5 sides. Walk through wardrobe to ensuite. With BIR in other bedrooms.

Bright attractive kitchen with gas stove and walk in pantry.

Spacious home with many living entertaining areas.

$640,000 1 HURT ST - 10. AM - 11. AM

FEATURES: - IMMACULATE INTERIOR

Quality Built - attractive BV with colonial style windows.

Master bedroom has triple built robes and double built in other bedrooms. Open plan kitchen dinning area.

Ducted evap cooling to all main rooms and reverse cycle air conditioner in lounge, ceiling fans and free standing combustion wood heater. Mainly near new carpets. Appealing views to garden areas especially from dining room.

Under cover entertaining - BBQ area.

Steel lockup garage - workshop with 2 adjoining open bays. Town water and 45,000 lt underground storage.

$588,000 6 HURT ST

FEATURES: - Set in attractive lawn areas, on large corner position, in popular street. The home has formal lounge, second lounge-TV room adjoining 3rd bedroom. Open plan kitchen. Built in robes in 2 rooms. Disabled railing areas. Ducted evap cooling, a split system and stand alone combustion wood heater. Home has concrete stumps, lovely surrounding gardens, established shade trees, shrubs and plants. Double drive through car port, single garage, garden shed and poultry enclosure. Solar hot water and 7 panels to grid. Stand Alone studio, previously used for business. Attached undercover rear decking great for entertaining.

$560,000 73 TULIP ST - 1 M - 1 .5 M

FEATURES: - Spacious modernised master bedroom - walk in robes - good shelf storage. Has inverter AC, is carpeted, with access to large bathroom with spa bath.

Original part of home has 2 bedrooms and passage with ornate entrance and polished red gum flooring & fire place with mantels. Wonderful large dining room with mantled fireplace - floating timber flooring. Modernised kitchen with some original timber along with modern cabinetry. Has elec stove and dishwasher. There is a wonderful large lounge / family space with combustion wood heater - inverter split system. Views to garden through large windows. Has easy care tiled flooring which flows to kitchen. EOI

4 BEDROOM HOME - 2039M2 BLOCK 3 BEDROOM HOME - 1719M2 BLOCK3 BEDROOM

VICTORIAN REFURBISHED HOME (CIRCA 1870’S) ON 1158M2 BLOCK

SOLID CONTEST: Jayden Gleeson absorbs a heavy bump as he gives the handball to Lachie Hill.

COMPOSED IN DEFENCE: Matt Ivill calmy transitions the ball out of the defensive half for Euroa.

PHOTOS: Raelee Jager