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ART TRAIL THE Mansfield Open Studio Trail drew crowds of appreciative locals and visitors over the long weekend.

With events cancelled across the region due to weather concerns, indoor pursuits proved a popular alternative.

Photographer and ceramicist Emily McCormack welcomed art lovers into her Scullys Lane studio, a converted shearing shed on the family farm.

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FEDERAL BUDGET OUTCOMES

Sport

RACES RAINED OUT

Cup weekend cancelled HEAVY rainfall continues to wreak havoc, with the biggest weekend on Mansfield’s calendar largely cancelled due to wet weather.

A number of events at last weekend’s High Country Festival, including The Bush Market, Martin’s Garage Grand Parade, and the Cup Day Picnic Races, made the difficult decision to cancel late last week, with the forecast providing little hope of a change in the sodden conditions around town.

Not all was lost, with a number of events still able to go ahead or relocate to alternative locations.

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and the Art Exhibition all forged ahead, as did a couple of book sales.

But the sting was felt around town, with retailers and organisers saddened at the missed opportunity which usually brings so much to Mansfield.

“We are terribly disappointed that the rain has affected the delivery of some of the events during the High Country

Festival,” said Mansfield Shire Mayor James Tehan.

“This is the biggest event on our calendar and we know it is enjoyed by our community and is a major drawcard attracting a huge amount of visitation to the area.

“We were able to move a number of events to more suitable locations that can accommodate a large number of participants safely and comfortably,” added Mayor Tehan.

Many contingency plans were considered and progressively ruled out as being unsuitable for safety

reasons, vehicle access and space requirements.

Local makers and producers who had already invested in their stalls were able to relocate to sites within the Sporting Complex for a small local market on Saturday.

The catalytic downpour last Wednesday created a number of road hazards, with flash flooding and fallen trees around the district.

Ford Creek next to the Mansfield Botanic Park was inundated, flowing fast and almost at road level.

The annual Mansfield

Autism Statewide Services Breakfast on the Lawn, a festival tradition of more than 30 years, cancelled late Wednesday.

And the Mansfield District Racing Club regretfully announced that the Marks IGA Melbourne Cup Day Picnic Races had been cancelled due to the wet conditions.

The race club thanked patrons who had purchased tickets and packages and asked for patience as it coordinated a refund system.

The list of cancellations was growing by Thursday

with the festival opening events of the Torch Light Parade, the youth FReeZA gig and the much anticipated fireworks all cancelled.

The Saturday morning Martin’s Garage Grand Parade was the next victim, its cancellation disappointing a large number of entrants and expectant spectators.

“Council is assessing the financial impact on business and community and partnering with others to assess the regional impact as our neighbouring shires have also had significant events cancelled this long weekend,” Mayor Tehan said.

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Dr Haines also welcomed:  Funding for the National Anti-Corruption Commission at $262 million over the next four years.  The Housing Accord, an agreement between all levels of government, institutional investors, and the construction sector to address housing supply with the goal to build one million new homes over five years from 2024, including in regional areas.  Commitment to regional community energy projects, including 400 community batteries for household solar to assist up to 100,000 households.  New programs to support 10,000 people to complete a New Energy Apprenticeship.  Significant funding for improving phone and internet coverage, including $400 million for improving mobile reception, $200 million for further rounds of the Regional Connectivity Program and $30 million for farmers to improve connectivity on their properties.  A $185 million program to increase the rural health workforce, including incentives to attract, retain and support doctors and allied health professionals.  A commitment of $22.6 million over four years to start tackling skyrocketing insurance premiums for protection against natural disasters.  Rebadging the Disaster Ready Fund which promised up to $1 billion over four years to mitigate disaster loss and damage.  $50 million TAFE Technology Fund to modernise IT infrastructure, workshops, laboratories, telehealth simulators, and other facilities.  Expansion of the aged care skills pilot programs under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme to deliver 500 additional aged care workers under the PALM scheme in 2023.

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INDEPENDENT Federal MP for Indi Helen Haines has welcomed the retention of previously announced funding for Mansfield projects in last week’s Federal Budget.

This included $9.8 million for road upgrades in Mansfield, promised by the former government.

“Federal funding for road upgrades on Highton Lane, Rifle Butts Road and Chapel Hill Road promised during the election campaign will go ahead after receiving funding in the Federal Budget,” Dr Haines said.

“This funding was promised by the former government and not guaranteed by the new government, but I have met with Infrastructure Minister Catherine King to multiple times since the election to ensure this funding was not scrapped.

“I am very pleased that these conversations have delivered for Mansfield.”

But Dr Haines said the budget fell short when it came to funding for regional hospitals, including Mansfield District Hospital.

“I am disappointed in the measures for regional health in the budget, which do not go far enough to help regional hospitals like Mansfield District Hospital,” Dr Haines said.

“There are measures designed to attract and retain doctors and allied health professionals to regional areas and I will be seeking more information from the Government about how these programs will function to ensure we are able to take full advantage of them.”

Dr Haines added that she had recently facilitated a meeting between Mansfield Shire representatives and Minister King to ensure she understands the deteriorating situation across many roads in our region; however, the budget lacked new funding for roads, especially in the aftermath of the floods experienced across the North East.

Two new funding streams were announced for regional Australia, which Dr Haines wel-

BUDGET: Independent MP for Indi Helen Haines welcomed many aspects of the Labor Government’s federal budget, but was disappointed in the measures for regional health to help regional hospitals like Mansfield District Hospital. comed while also criticising the government for reducing the amount of money available through the new funds compared to previous regional development funds, instead funding election promises through closed grant programs.

“The bulk of new regional funding is confined to closed grants programs which will be used to fund Labor’s election promises,” she said.

“Labor criticised the previous Government for similar noncompetitive grant processes and has talked a big game on bringing integrity and transparency to funding for the regions.

“It’s not good enough to just do the same thing again.”

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“I look forward to speaking more with Infrastructure Minister Catherine King about how Indi can benefit from this fund,” she said.

There was no specific Federal commitment on the The Lords Reserve Community Hub project and Resilience and Recovery Hub/Emergency Service Precinct, both detailed in Dr Haines budget submission to Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers in July this year; however, it’s hoped the latter will be possible under the Government’s new Precincts and Partnership Program.

Dr Haines said despite the billions of dollars earned from commodity exports providing some relief for the budget, the switch to renewables was also proving itself a benefit already.

“The move to renewables is already a boon for the Australian economy, and has the potential to be an even bigger part of the economy, especially for regional Australia,” she said.

Dr Haines expressed disappointment though at the lack of direct relief for household rising living costs.

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How Federal Budget g will affect the everyday y y Mansfield resident

By SHAUN McMAHON TREASURER Jim Chalmers last week delivered Labor’s first budget in 10 years since the party was elected to government in May this year.

But what does it mean for Mansfield residents?

Families are set to benefit, with Labor pumping 4.7 billion into childcare, increasing the subsidy rate cap to ninety per cent.

They’re also bumping up paid parental leave to 26 weeks by 2026 and giving two parents households the choice on how to split that leave.

These will change gradually from July 2024.

Taxes on electric vehicles will

be cut and an improved charging network delivered.

NBN fibre will be run to an extra 1.5 million Australian homes.

And a new national housing accord is expected to see an additional one million homes constructed in the next five years, which sounds significant, but is effectively the same amount of homes built in the past five years anyway.

Women’s safety will see a big cash injection, with $1.7 billion going towards an increasing Escaping Violence Payment and other initiatives, including crisis housing and additional frontline support workers.

Frontline services, however, have said the funding falls short

of what they need when factoring the increased demand for these services.

TAFE and universities are set to benefit, with 480,000 fee-free TAFE places opening up in areas with skills shortages, $50 million going towards facility improvements, and $485.5 million for 20,000 more Commonwealth supported university places.

Wages are expected to lag behind inflation, however, turning the screws on the everyday worker who is bearing the brunt of a presently 6.1 per cent increase in the cost of living.

And Mansfield residents aren’t expected to gain a whole lot - at least at a Federal level when it comes to support for mental health.

$24.3 million has gone to the sector, which is nowhere near enough according to many experts, considering the tumultuous couple of years Australians have experienced.

Other health care outcomes appear more positive, with PBS medicines prices dropping significantly and more funding going to autism and cancer research and services, while rural healthcare workforces are hopeful that $185.3 million spend in their sector will attract more doctors and health professionals.

Aged care services will see $2.5 billion over four years, aimed at improving the quality of care and increasing daily care minutes.

Mayor Tehan reflects on Federal Budget MANSFIELD Shire Mayor James Tehan said there are some positives for Mansfield Shire in the Federal Budget handed down last week.

“There are some opportunities to tap into existing programs that will assist with funding improvements to our road network,” said Mayor Tehan.

“The $9.8m promised by the former Government for the IMPACT route under the Remote Roads Upgrade Pilot Program has been included.

“The funds will assist with the delivery of considerable upgrades to Highton Lane, Rifle Butts Road and the Boorolite-Chapel Hill Road.

“We have advocated for the continuation of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) program.

“The funding is important in regional areas, where the vast

road network is supported by fewer ratepayers.

“Safe, efficient roads have been a focus for this council and we are pleased that the Federal Government has heard our plea for the continuation of this funding program, which has been allocated in this budget for four years.”

Mayor Tehan also thanked Minister Catherine King (Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government) for listening to council and Federal Member Helen Haines for her strong advocacy to government on the retention of this funding.

“The LCRI program has been used to fund priority roads as well as other major projects, such as the Mansfield Heritage Museum as part of the Station Precinct

Masterplan,” added Mayor Tehan.

“The Federal Government has announced the new Precincts and Partnership Program.

“This is an exciting opportunity as we continue to advocate and progress the Mansfield Emergency Services Precinct.

“Flood waters have impacted many communities and while we are grateful that our community has been safe, there is a lot of work to be done to clean up and repair infrastructure.

“We are grateful to have been allocated $500k from the Victorian Government last week to assist with flood damage repairs and clean-up.

“We would have liked to have seen more funding made available in this Federal budget for affected communities,” the mayor concluded.

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MODERN ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL: Rick Lindsay is the force behind the construction of the Moroccan Pavilion at Expo 2020 which was held in the United Arab Emirate.

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By EMMA OLIVER B IN a desert in the United Arab Emirates, between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, a great city has risen out of the sand.

Each building is an architectural triumph - a nod to the cultural achievement, tradition and history of each one of the 192 countries that participated at Expo 2020.

Transitioning into District 2020, the site was designed to become a sustainable smart city when the expo ended in March 2022, with 80 per cent of the Expo-built infrastructure repurposed to form an entirely new metropolis.

The vision is grand, and with such ambition comes a hefty price tag, which was paid for substantially by the country’s government.

Participating countries were P ti i ti t i allocated a budget - a cool $60 million USD - to design and build their pavilions with the brief that the legacy stage of the architecture was more important that the novelty expo stage.

The buildings needed to have longevity, and be able to be repurposed.

With the expo gates closing for the last time earlier this year, the site is set to come to life as a new community hub.

The Australian pavilion will become a primary school.

The Brazillian pavilion will be offices.

And the Moroccan pavilion - initially intended to be a bespoke hotel - will become upmarket residential.

The Moroccan pavilion is touted as a modern architectural

marvel, by ttraditional l iinspired i d b diti l earthen construction methods, and it is here that Mansfield businessman and founder of the Earth Structures Group, Rick Lindsay, became involved.

Now every week Rick fields an enquiry from somebody overseas enquiring about building with rammed earth.

He typically tries to help, and though sometimes the project will be a small domestic build and his advice is all that is sought, there are times when his skill is required for a bigger project.

This time the project was commissioned by the Moroccan government, working with French Moroccan architect Tarik Oualalou, and the initial 2017 communication was a simple query.

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“It was to be the largest modern construction of its kind in the world using the technique, and Tarik Oualalou and his design team and engineers wanted to know if it was possible.”

From the outset, Rick knew that they wouldn’t be able to build on the site employing the usual methods.

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Coombs Hill Barn takes top honours MERRIJIG’S Coombs Hill Barn Airbnb has been voted Australia’s Best Designed Stay in Airbnb’s second annual Hot Awards.

The Airbnb Host Awards aim to shine a spotlight on hosts for the incredible work they do for guests and the wider community.

Announced on Wednesday, October 12, the property operated by Katherine and Wade Harris gained the prize for their 160-year-old barn imported from America.

Wade’s father purchased the barn in the USA, helped in dismantling it and then transported it to Merrijig where it was painstakingly rebuilt.

Katherine and Wade, working alongside the father, spent three years establishing the special Airbnb accommodation on the family property.

Wade said construction started in early 2018 and it opened for business in 2021.

“This is actually a family project, owned by my dad, who did most of the rebuilding and then Katherine and I took over the running as an Airbnb,” Wade said.

“It has been really popular, especially over winter with people visiting Buller, that’s been our busiest period.

“We were quite busy last summer with the mountain biking up on Buller, we have Eildon, camping and four wheel driving enthusiasts, there is something for everyone up around the Mansfield region.

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“It was a real honor to receive the award, it’s great for the family to receive this award as a family.

“We have all played our part in putting it together, in making it what it is.”

Coombs Hill Barn, set on 100 acres of farming land, is described as being perfect for couples, groups and families alike, is ideal for a family birthday, anniversary celebration, group getaway, small event or elopement.

Katherine described the aesthetic of the barn as a perfect combination of traditional, rustic and industrial.

“The natural palette is inspired by the surrounding mountains which highlight the barns raw beauty,” Katherine said.

“You will have frequent visits from local wildlife and plenty of space for picturesque walks.

“The barn truly is a story of craftmanship.

“From the soaring, quadruple height vaulted ceilings, to the steel frame windows which perfectly picture frame Buller, Timbertop and valley views, and the 12m high stone fireplace (each piece of which was collected by hand from the surrounding paddocks), the Great Room is a very special place to unwind and soak in the history with family and friends.”

Outside is an elevated

large timber deck with stunning valley and mountain vistas, an ideal place to enjoy some of the area’s best sunsets.

Accommodation comprises of four king rooms (three of which have individual ensuites and one with direct bathroom access) and one three-person bunk room, all with reverse cycle heating/ cooling and large, openable steel framed windows which make the most of the surrounding landscape.

And another Airbnb within the Mansfield district has also been recognised at the awards.

Burrowe’s Rest at Cheshunt, near Whitfield, was nominated and was named as a finalist in the awards under the category of Best Unique Stays.

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EVERYONE was well and truly in festival mode as the first corks were popped to open the autistic centre’s champagne breakfast early Friday morning.

And the pace didn’t slow down on the weekend during the Mansfield Mountain Country Festival.

Mansfield district voters will go to the polls on November 30 with the battle for Benalla expected to the one of the hardest fought contests in the state election.

In sport, the annual Mansfield Tennis Open is on again next month with prize money and trophies to the value of $7500 up for grabs.

Mansfield Golf Club’s tradie golf day hit off on Friday with all proceeds going to Mansfield Pre-School.

And Matt Storer and Dion Sheahan propelled Mansfield A grade cricketers to a strong win over Violent Town on Saturday.

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Bus stop win for Merton MERTON bus stop is set for an upgrade, with the aim to make the area safer for passengers.

State Liberal Member for Eildon, Cindy McLeish, said this is a great win for the community.

“At the most recent community meeting, Merton residents told me that the bus stop on Maroondah Highway, opposite the service station, is inadequate for passengers,” she said.

Action was needed, and on the community’s behalf Ms McLeish lobbied for improvements to be made.

Safety was a concern at the bus stop.

“Passengers waiting for the bus are required to stand on the road shoulder, next to a deep ditch, as there is no other safe spot or shelter available,” said Ms McLeish.

“Passengers getting off the bus are forced to step in the ditch which fills with water after heavy rain.”

The Minister’s response to Ms McLeish’s request was that in the coming months, the Department of Transport (DoT) will upgrade the requested bus stop.

“As part of the work, light-

ing requirements will also be evaluated, and if required, DoT will install a solar sensor light at this bus stop,” the response read.

Ms McLeish believes that too often small regional towns can be put at the bottom of the priority list.

“It is a win for the Merton community to finally have this bus stop improved for the safety of all commuters,” she said.

“The bus route is the only form of public transport available in Merton.

“It is important to ensure it is easily accessible and safe for travellers.”

NEED FOR CHANGE: (From left) Annette Neish, David Neish, Cindy McLeish MP, Jim Sayers, Jenny Brown and Marg Sayers draw attention to safety concerns regarding the current Merton bus stop.

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Cloudy with a chance of flooding: SES crews busy SES Mansfield unit controller Tom Thoburne said the crew had been busy with a variety of callouts.

The majority of the work was related to tree removal, with some blocking major highways and local roads; however, following Wednesday’s deluge, the SES did get called out to a couple of cases of flooding within the township.

“One was residential and another a business, and we just went and secured the properties for the owners,” said Mr Thoburne.

“We also used the opportunity to fill up 120 sandbags in preparation, which we have set aside.”

Wednesday also saw Ford Creek break its banks inundating the Botanic Park and surrounds.

“Ford Creek was up a long way and has historically been something of flash point,” said Mr Thoburne.

“However the work that council has done over the years cleaning out the waterway has proven to be beneficial, with water able to drain away a lot quicker.

“Both the road and gutters along Dead Horse Lane flooded.

AFTER the widespread rainfall of last week’s low pressure system, the weekend had the local SES gearing up for more wet weather with updates predicting a four day period of rain and high winds.

Mt Buller copped the brunt of last week’s low, recording the isolated highest rainfall total for the Goulburn Murray catchment.

Over 180 millimetres of rain fell across a 48 hour period from Wednesday to Friday.

The system also brought a blast of cold weather with temperatures plummeting before the weekend, bringing a combination of strong winds and showers, with the mercury dropping below zero on the mountain accompanied by snow.

By Friday morning Mansfield had also recorded over 62 millimetres of rain and river levels across the shire were elevated, with conditions set to deteriorate over the coming days.

This luckily did not eventuate over the weekend, with some sunny weather bringing a welcome reprieve both in town, surrounding communities and on the mountain.

“Mt Battery was in a bad way, as was Greenvale Lane.”

Friday morning saw the SES attend a landslide at Sawmill Settlement.

“It was on private land and had slipped about three metres away from the back of the residence on to Mt Buller Road, and into the Delatite,” said Mr Thoburne.

“This is a concern that needs to be monitored.”

Major campsites like Sheepyard remain a concern for the SES. “There is the very real possibility that some of the big trees will go down, and that concern remains months after the tree may have been compromised,” added Mr Thoburne.

With the closure of 4WD tracks extended across the region, the SES are also in talks with both DELWP and Parks Victoria to determine the condition of these areas.

Mr Thoburne said that the local SES had also been fielding numerous requests to assist impacted communities and units in the region, who had been severely impacted by current weather conditions.

INUNDATED: Ford Creek was a rushing torrent on Wednesday afternoon.

HAZARDOUS: Water over the road near the Botanic Park.

PHOTOS: Lynn Elder

Volunteers under the pump EIGHT volunteers from the Mansfield Fire Brigades Group along with a further four from the Benalla Fire Brigades Group recently travelled to Shepparton to assist during the flood emergency.

The ‘strike team’ of 12 volunteers reported to the Shepparton Search and Rescue Depot to provide assistance, with

Local CFA members deployed p y to assist flood-stricken Shepparton pp hundreds of homes in Mooroopna and Shepparton suffering significant damage following major flooding along the Goulburn and Broken rivers.

Brigade members from Glenrowan, Wangaratta North, Tarrawingee, Everton and Killawarra joined our lo-

cal group responders, delivering sandbags and food parcels to residents stuck in homes and assisting clean up works following the flood’s peak.

First Lieutenant David Mims was amongst the local volunteers and said that though various jobs were al-

located, one of their main tasks was to deliver the food parcels.

Another important task was to act as an escort for vehicles to travel into areas where they would not be allowed to travel without permission.

“I helped escort a family from Shepparton across the causeway to Mooroopna,” said David.

He said only registered emergency workers are allowed to provide an escort.

Other local volunteers were tasked with pumping

water out of a carpark.

David was impressed with how well organised the relief centre was and how well the volunteers were looked after.

He did mention that the smell from the flooded areas was overwhelming and the number of mosquitos especially late afternoon was significant.

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Council Meetings

Getting Fire Ready in 2022/23

The upcoming Council meeting is Tuesday 22 November 2022 at 5pm.

Go to the events section on our website for information about how to observe.

With all this rain and the sunny days in between, grass will be higher than ever. When it’s dry, this will present a fire risk to our community. Make sure your grass is kept low as we advance into warmer weather. Even though it’s been wet, grass fires are still a concern.

Customer Service Hours

Council will shortly begin issuing Fire Prevention Notices as we commence annual fire hazard property inspections.

Council's municipal office at 33 Highett Street, Mansfield, is open from 8.30am-4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Council Meeting November 2022 Notice is hereby given that the November 2022 Council Meeting, originally scheduled for 15 November, will now be held on Tuesday 22 November 2022.

Work with Us Council currently has the following employment opportunities available.

For full details please visit Council's website mansfield.vic.gov.au Statutory Planner, Fixed Term, Full Time Early Years Community Project Officer, Fixed Term, Part Time Customer Service and Administration Support – Capital Works , Permanent, Part Time Project Officer, Fixed Term, Full Time

Where are our tulips?

Have you ever wondered where our wonderful tulips went after they were displayed at our central roundabout a few years ago?

Fire hazards may include: Grass and undergrowth greater than 10cm Trees and shrubs close to buildings Green waste piles and flammable items near buildings 0ƏȸǼɵ zȒɮƺȅƫƺȸ Property inspections start and fire prevention notices issued.

‫ ב‬ɯƺƺǸɀ ƏǔɎƺȸ ǣɀɀɖƺ Fire Prevention Notice works deadline.

Getting Fire Ready Flyer Download our 'Getting Fire Ready 2022/23' flyer via the QR code or visit mansfield.vic.gov.au

nƏɎƺ zȒɮƺȅƫƺȸ Property re-inspections commence and continue over the fire danger period.

Nominations Open for 2023 Citizen Awards Nominations are open for the 2023 Mansfield Shire Citizen Awards and Council are calling for nominations from organisations and individuals in the following categories: Citizen of the Year Senior Citizen of the Year Young Citizen of the Year Community Event of the Year Community Group or Organisation Nomination forms can be obtained via the QR code, from Council’s website mshire.co/CitizenAwards2023, by contacting Council’s EA Mayor & CEO, Chelsea Young, on 5775 8516 or can be collected from the Municipal office at 33 Highett Street, Mansfield.

Nominations close 5.00pm on Monday 28 November 2023.

Mansfield Library is Open!

Despite how it may look, our Library is still open. Entry is now via the back door though the carpark between Collopy Street and Chenery Street.

The after-hours return chute is not available for the duration of the refurbishment. Items can be returned to the Library during opening hours or to the Shire Office at 33 Highett Street, Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm.

After selecting a more sustainable planting option at the roundabout, the tulips have found their forever home at the Mansfield cemetery where they will continue to bloom year in, year out!

Opening Hours: Tuesday 9.30am – 1.00pm, 2.30pm – 4.30pm Wednesday 9.30am – 1.00pm Thursday 9.30am – 1.00pm, 2.30pm – 4.30pm Friday 9.30am – 1.00pm, 2.30pm – 4.30pm Saturday 10.00am – 12noon

We were disappointed last week to have to cancel many of the flagship events of our annual High Country Festival due to the ongoing rain event.

Our wonderful community have been very understanding and supportive of our decision to cancel – thank you!

We have already begun to explore opportunities to schedule activities and events for our community over the summer period.

Watch this space.

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Elephant Man nominated for Georgy Awards

By LYNN ELDER FOLLOWING on from the successful season of “The Elephant Man” is the announcement of nominations for MMuDs cast and crew in the 2022 Georgy Awards.

The awards are held annually in the northern Victorian region to recognise theatrical excellence since 1973.

The MMuDs’ committee was delighted to inform its members and supporters of the latest nominees as follows: Achievement in Wardrobe - Karen Pirie, Best Performance in a Play Jack Arrowsmith and Sandy Mackinnon, and confirmation of the Judge Award for Excellence with Mansfield Musical & Dramatic Society one of three theatre companies to be recognised.

Karen Pirie, who was also director, is especially delighted with the news.

She said the play was “tricky” because many of the cast members contracted

COVID during the 16-week rehearsal period which was post lockdowns.

“We had a cast of 12 rehearsing one day a week, then nearly every week someone had to go out with COVID,” she recalled.

“The first time we had a full cast on stage was on the opening night of The Elephant Man.” Despite the challenges and a short season over five days from August 27, more than 900 people attended the play.

The two actors nominated for their lead roles are Sandy Mckinnon playing Fredrick Treves and Jack Arrowsmith for his portrayal of John Merricks, the Elephant Man. “It is great that Sandy and Jack got nominated,” said Karen.

“They had a significant amount of stage time together and were well balanced against each other’s character.”

Karen believes for a small-

er theatre group like MMuDs with fewer resources and finances, the recognition is fabulous for everyone involved.

The Judge Award for Excellence according to Karen is significant because it tells her that the whole show was good and agreed it was “absolutely” a team effort.

“As a director I know the beauty is not just what’s happening on the stage, but off the stage as well,” she said.

Karen Pirie was the 2021 Georgy Award winner of Achievement in Wardrobe Design for her work on the play Black Adder II. The costume requirements for the Elephant Man were quite different because the lead character was severely deformed and was treated as an oddity because of his disability.

As Karen said, “It’s about the man, not the disability.”

The play managed to use clever data projection and created a credible illusion

AWARD NOMINEES: Jack Arrowsmith (left) playing the Elephant Man and Sandy Mckinnon as Fredrick Treves.

PHOTOS: Daryl Hunt for the audience to relate to.

Last year’s Georgy Awards were conducted online because of COVID but thankfully this year nominees and their peers will gather on November 12 at the Riverlinks venue in Mooroopna.

Karen is extremely excited to be attending in person for the awards night this year and looks forward to joining her fellow cast and crew.

Not one to sit on her laurels too long, Karen will return in June as a producer working alongside Will Twycross, the director and writer of “The Kastle” which was put on hold at the start of the COVID Pandemic in March 2020.

WARDROBE: Karen Pirie has been nominated for the Achievement in Wardrobe at this year’s Georgy Awards.

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Carers afternoon tea in Rosehaven gardens

SMILES APLENTY: (From left) Toni Appleby, Joyce Bennett and Debbie Mims, enjoyed a rare bit of sunshine at the Rosehaven carers afternoon tea.

NATIONAL Carers Week celebrate its 30th year last month.

This year’s theme was ‘Millions of Reasons to Care’.

Carer Gateway in conjunction with Familycare funded an afternoon tea held in Rosehaven gardens on Wednesday October 19 to celebrate and acknowledge Mansfield’s carers.

With the sun shining for the event, carers and their people came to Rosehaven and enjoyed an afternoon of pampering, food and entertainment all whilst sitting in the beautiful established gardens.

There were facility tours and plenty of opportunity for carers to ask questions and learn more about the services available in our community.

Naturally Kerley played for two and half hours and got the crowd up dancing, receiving multiple applause.

The Mansfield Produce Store were the caterers providing food galore, both savoury and sweet.

Helen Haines provided a beautiful hamper filled with

local produce for a lucky carer, with the winner drawn out of a hat.

Dr Helen Haines, federal member for Indi said, “Unpaid care is not always properly acknowledged, but it truly is an extraordinary contribution to provide care and support to those who have a disability, mental health condition, chronic condition or terminal illness.

“Australia has 2.65 million people who provide care and support to a family member or friend.”

One of the aims of this year’s celebrations was to broaden community understanding of the caring role, increase carer identification and provide the community with more reasons to care about carers.

Jason Watts, Team Leader Carer Support Services said, “Carer Gateway provides information and advice on the supports available to carers across Australia and has a great range of online resources to help promote carer wellbeing.

Grants to help prepare for future drought GRANTS to help regional communities protect themselves against future droughts are now open for applications.

Minister for Emergency Management, Murray Watt, said the Community Impact Program under the Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought Initiative, provides community-based organisations grants of between $200,000 and $500,000 to

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COLOURFUL: Don Cummins, Mayor of Mansfield at the time of deamalgamation from the old Delatite Shire, gives a colourful account of the long fight to regain the shire at last week’s 20th anniversary celebration.

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“Familycare are based in Shepparton, with additional offices in Cobram, Seymour and Wallan.

“Familycare have been providing supports to carers across the Goulburn Valley for over 30 years.

“Today we are also the provider of the National Carer Gateway program into Mansfield and surrounding districts.”

Rosehaven would like to extend a big thank you to all the volunteers on the day, including Kerrie Dowling, Jill Blunt and Michelle Spierings who provided the pampering of pedicures, massage, reflexology and pedicures.

“Rosehaven is proud of the work we are doing in supporting carers in our community, providing advocacy, respite and our community outreach program are just some of the ways we are working with carers to help them provide care to their person, to assist in, reducing carer burn out,” said Rosehaven manager Bianca Hurle.

Remembering the reestablishment of Mansfield Shire A CELEBRATION to remember the reestablishment of the Shire of Mansfield after the de-amalgamation from the old Delatite Shire was held at the shire chambers last Saturday morning.

This significant milestone in Mansfield’s history was indeed cause for the community to come together to celebrate our independence.

Various speakers mentioned that the eight years of the Delatite Shire deeply affected the Mansfield area with a loss of services and little public works or road maintenance during this time.

Speakers Don Cummins and Will Twycross gave a colourful and amusing account of the long fight to regain the shire after the amalgamation with Benalla, which was forced on the shire by the Kennett government.

Mr Cummins was one of the main players in bringing about unanimous agreement from Benalla and Mansfield Shire representatives to separate.

“I recall the massive public effort over a number of

years that was required to overcome the disastrous amalgamation forced on the Mansfield community in 1994,” he said.

“Due to a very hard-working group of passionate people and with the overwhelming support of the community, the shared objective of independence was achieved.

“The benefits were instantaneous and it’s a lesson not to be forgotten.”

Also present on the day were the four councillors who were elected to regain the shire: Jessica Graves, Steve Junghenn, Will Twycross and Don Cummins, as well as the present mayor James Tehan, who related his wife’s problems getting to hospital while in labour over the poor roads of that time.

Mayor Tehan said that it was an incredible achievement to have gained independence as Mansfield Shire following the State Government reforms of 1994 which saw the amalgamation of 210 local government areas in Victoria to 78.

“Mansfield is the only council to have ever success-

fully de-amalgamated,” he said.

“Since that time, Mansfield Shire Council has continued to grow and prosper with continual investment in infrastructure and services to ensure our community remains sustainable, healthy and connected.

“This anniversary gives us with an opportunity to share our history and to acknowledge what was achieved, and the importance of continuing to protect what we have.”

Also there on the day were current councillors Steve Rabie and Mark Holcombe and past members of the Mansfield and District Residents and Ratepayers Association - Peter Howarth, Joan and Tony Tehan.

Many of the people in the room on Saturday played a large part in organising the massive meetings that convinced the government of the time that Mansfield was serious about getting its own shire back.

The event coincided with the release of an update of The 79th Shire - the book telling how this unique shire separation took place in 2002.

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Council releases annual report THE annual report of Mansfield Shire Council has been endorsed and is available to read online on council’s website.

Mayor Cr James Tehan said the report was designed to be easy to read so that ratepayers could understand how their rates were being spent to achieve outcomes across the Shire.

“We had a high performing year

despite a challenging operating environment,” said Cr Tehan.

“Our performance was aligned with the community’s expectations and this was reflected in the strong results from the community survey.

“We delivered $9.5 million of capital works projects supported by significant funding from State and Federal Government.

“We have advocated strongly to highlight the needs of our community, and we are very happy that these efforts have been successful.

“This is the first year that we’re reporting against the outcomes we set out to achieve in our Council Plan 2021-25.

“Initiatives included in the plan will strengthen our community and enhance council’s long-term

sustainability and we are pleased with the progress made over the last year.

“Council achieved a surplus of $4.5 million for the year.

“This demonstrates that we are continuing to meet our strategic objective to build financial sustainability and offer value for money.”

Council said the annual report highlights their significant chal-

lenges and achievements over the 2021-22 year, such as the review of aged care services, which resulted in Mansfield District Hospital becoming the main provider of home and community care services from 1 July 2022.

The annual report is available for downloaded only (no hard copies) at mansfield.vic.gov.au/AnnualReport2021-22.

Goughs Bay festival is a goer

A COMMITTED COMMITTEE: Merrijig Hall Committee members (from left) Eliza Foster, Adrian Lawrence, Barb Jones, Peter Howarth, Mary Dunn, Noel Willaton, Robert Reeve, Laurie Jacob, Des Dunn and Louise Jacob. Absent: Georgie Deyell, Kerrie Purcell, Myra Knox, Kaye Dyson.

New president for Merrijig Hall committee MR Adrian Lawrence of Merrijig has been elected to the position of president of the Merrjig Hall committee.

Adrian was vice president last year and happily accepted the nomination with the retirement of Des Dunn who held the position for three years.

New secretary elected is Kaye Dyson, who replaces retiring secretary of 15 years, Louise Jacob, plus new general committee members, Eliza Foster and Myra Knox.

In presenting his annual report to the meeting of about 25 people, outgoing president Des Dunn, said that despite the issues around COVID protocols they had still been able to successfully complete a number of events, including trivia night in February, assisting the Merrijig Rodeo in March, the High Country

Halls Music Festival in April, a Trash 2 Treasure followed by the ANZAC Day service, a pre-election meeting for candidate, Helen Haines in May, and another Trivia night in July.

“All these events assisted in raising the funds that allow the hall to continue, as bank balances were depleted over the previous two years due to COVID restrictions,” said Mr Dunn.

“Thanks to those who assisted at the working bees at the hall over the last year, including working towards connecting the solar battery, setting up for the music festival, re-fencing of the boundary fence between the hall and the adjoining site and the need to work around this, a great working bee at the power substation site at the corner of School Lane, clearing the site and removing fencing.

“This was a great community effort.

“Needless to say the weather hasn’t been conducive to allowing much work to be done outside.”

In conclusion Mr Dunn thanked all of the volunteers.

“You all do what you have to do on a purely voluntary basis to assist the Merrijig and wider communities,” he said.

“Thank you for your support.

“And thank you for making my role as president over the last few years an enjoyable one.”

Hall treasurer, Mary Dunn, reported that the hall had been able to accumulate some funds again through fundraising activities throughout the year.

And the grants account has been active since the grants officer, Georgie Deyell, was successful in obtaining three grants for a solar battery, a defibrillator and volunteer training.

You all do what you have to do on a purely voluntary basis to assist the Merrijig and wider communities.

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FIRE up your summer with fun by the lake at the Goughs Bay Festival, on November 19, 2022, between 10.30am - 4.30pm at the Goughs Bay Boat Ramp foreshore on Bayside Boulevard.

Together with the Goughs Bay Area Progress Association and Goughs Bay Boat Sport and Recreation Club, Mansfield Shire Council has been working to present a family friendly day of music, food, activities and boats by the foreshore.

Also featuring on the day will be the Ramsay boat owner’s reunion show-n-shine and a boat ‘Run to the Wall’ component which will see the boats making the most of the fabulous conditions by heading to the Eildon wall and back.

Mayor Cr James Tehan said council was pleased to see a lake-based event at Goughs Bay. “The Goughs Bay community is very active in promoting their town and this event will be a perfect way to showcase the lake lifestyle,” said Cr Tehan.

“The Festival promises to be a lot of fun for both the community and visitors to the area.”

Food vans, local musicians, children’s activities and more will add to the festival atmosphere at the family friendly event.

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Telstra in town to support locals RECOGNISING a serious gap in customer service since Mansfield’s only Telstra agency closed down in June last year, the telecommunications company is bringing its staff and Telstra Experience Van Tour to town once a month to address the needs of local customers.

According to the Regional General Manager for Eastern Victoria, Jenny Gray, the monthly visits to Mansfield had been delayed because of COVID but the intention is to be here once a month from October to December with dates in the new year to be confirmed with the Mansfield Council.

“It is our intention to be doing monthly visits

until we can find a more permanent solution,” Ms Gray said.

Despite the rain last Thursday there was a steady stream of people taking advantage of the drop in service, with six Telstra staff on hand to handle any enquiries at the van set up in the High St carpark opposite Foodworks.

Ms Gray stressed that the company had a commitment to follow up any concerns unable to be resolved on the day.

She also added that since July this year, that there was no off-shoring of customer service call centres with all calls dealt within Australia.

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Mansfield’s Ros Cole (left) with Telstra’s regional general manager for Eastern Victoria, Jenny Gray.

Speed reductions on the way THE speed limit on five local roads will be reduced in coming weeks which council says is in response to community feedback.

Mayor Cr James Tehan said council worked with the Department of Transport to ensure safe roads for the community.

“As our population grows the volume of traffic on the road increases,” said Cr Tehan.

“This isn’t just cars, it’s also pedes-

trians, cyclists and horse riders.

“We have a vast network of roads to maintain and regularly consider how road movements change as our community changes.

“Safety is our primary concern when considering speed limits.

“We consider how traffic needs to move through the area to support our community and our economy.”

The following roads will see speed reductions:

 Maintongoon Road, Bonnie Doon: Speed reduction from 80km/h to 60km/h from Maroondah Highway intersection to the existing 60km/h zone  Barnetts Road, Howqua Inlet: Speed reduction from 100km/h to 50km/h on the entire length of the road from the Mansfield-Woods Point Road intersection  Crosbys Lane, Mansfield: Speed reduction from 80km/h to 50km/h

from Mt Buller Road to Ogilvies Road  Old Tolmie Road, Tolmie: Speed reduction from 100km/h to 80km/h from Mansfield-Whitfield Road intersection to the Broken River.  Withers Lane, Mansfield: Speed reduction from 80km/h to 50 km/h from Maroondah Highway to Dead Horse Lane. (Dead Horse Lane will remain 60km/h).

Implementation of these speed

reductions and signage updates will occur over the coming weeks.

Upon announcement via council’s Facebook page, a number of community members expressed their concerns around the speed reductions.

Many suggested they were a band aid fix for a lack of road repairs; a perpetual and presently trending topic with the impending state election.

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Shed holds open day and donates to charity MANSFIELD Men’s Shed recently held their open day, which went off without a hitch, the shed proudly reporting $3.5K in funds raised on the day.

“It’s a great reflection on the community support for the shed and our endeavours,” said Men’s Shed president Bill Copley.

“One of our founding members, who’s in Bindaree, was able to attend.

“We were pleased to see him and his wife, who’s a member of our quilters group.

“And we’re proud that we can return that community support by turning those funds back into other charities.”

The Shed have recently donated $400 to ovarian cancer research and to Shake It Up - an Australian non-for-profit partnered with the Michael J. Fox Foundation that promotes and funds Parkinson’s disease research in Australia.

“One of our members, his partner passed away recently from ovarian cancer, so we’re supporting him through that,” said Mr Copley.

Mr Copley also noted that the Shed - like many in the

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GIVING BACK: Mansfield Men’s Shed President Bill Copley (left) and member Brian Taylor (right) with cheques for their recent donations to ovarian cancer and Parkinson’s disease research. community - had members and their families who had been affected by Parkinson’s disease, something they were also keen to support through the donation to research.

“Sometimes it can be nine or ten years before someone is diagnosed with Parkinson’s; it can go unnoticed until there’s a cluster of symptoms together,” said Mr Copley.

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The Mansfield Men’s Shed have also been busy recently putting together Queen Wasp traps, something they also did last year, and the kits have been flying out the door.

MANSFIELD has a very proud young man who has taken out a top prize through the K-Mart annual awards for employees.

Sixteen-year-old Julian Bruno was announced as Northern Victoria’s best in customer service for putting customers at the heart of everything.

Julian has been working for K-Mart Mansfield for the past 14 months starting as an after-school hours customer service officer.

He was one of 12,000 KMart employees from across Victoria to be nominated and down to the final 35 for the

‘Think Customer’ award division - with a total of six only being announced as winners.

Julian was also mentioned as being the youngest ever to take out the state award.

Usually full time people who have worked for K-mart for many years win these awards.

The awards presentations took place at the Jam Factory in South Yarra where Julian and his mother, Lisa attended Wednesday before last.

Lisa said she was so excited and proud of Julian, and looked forward to telling everyone in Mansfield how wonderful this was.

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North East regional news in brief

Beechworth local to lead state market entity

FARMERS’ markets across the state are set to be hit by a North East flavour, with Beechworth resident Peter Kenyon named the Victorian Farmers’ Markets Association’s new executive officer.

Having joined the organisation in May last year as the VFMA’s new field officer, Mr Kenyon will take on the top role, building on a wealth of experience in both the agricultural and political spheres in recent years.

Currently operating 33 accredited markets in regional and metropolitan Victoria, VFMA president Chris Hain said Mr Kenyon’s appointment would be key to further growth into the future.

Police defence lawyer questions driving charges DEFENCE counsel have labelled charges against a Benalla Highway Patrol officer “remarkable,”

had been made by the public, and the Senior Constable travelling with the accused had not faulted his decision to breach 200kph.

Mr Anderson noted high speeds were a regular occurrence in the event of a highway pursuit, particularly if a police vehicle is undertaking stationary speed camera work and needs to catch up to an offender.

charge, and is yet to file an application for bail.

It’s believed the pair were known to each other.

During a directions hearing on Monday, a 15day Supreme Court trial was provisionally set for July 31 next year, with the matter to return before the court for further directions on December 5.

Euroa Football Netball Club Provisional date suffers facility set for murder flood damage THE high of a successful trial

SPORTING GROUNDS UNDER: The recent floods covered the sporting facilities at Euroa’s Memorial Oval, with the cricket nets and netball courts needing particular attention. after the Leading Senior Constable was accused of driving dangerously to respond to a crash scene near Euroa.

It is alleged that the officer reached speeds of up to 230kph when responding to a Hume Highway crash on March 21 last year.

The accused is the holder of a police gold licence making him among the

most highly trained drivers in the state’s police force.

The 47-year-old accused was said to have been behind the wheel of a highway patrol vehicle with a fellow Senior Constable when they engaged their lights and sirens in an attempt to be the first on scene to a collision between a police vehicle and another car near Euroa.

He understood two police officers had been critically injured in the crash.

He said there had not since been a directive by Victoria Police denouncing driving behaviour similar to the accused, and that his client had been “acting in accordance with his training”.

Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court heard no complaints

A PROVISIONAL trial date for an Everton man charged with murdering Wangaratta woman Carmen Niklaus during an assault last year has been set, with as many as 15 days initially set aside for proceedings.

Ricky John Williams, 43, was arrested on December 6 last year, after he was alleged to have fatally assaulted Ms Niklaus during an altercation at Everton Caravan Park.

Emergency service crews attended the scene around 7pm but were unable to revive the victim.

Williams, who has remained in custody since, previously pleaded not guilty to a single murder

football and netball season for Euroa Football Netball Club has been washed away by even higher raging floodwater, which inundated the club’s facilities during the town flood on Thursday, October 13.

Luckily, no functional damage was done and aside from the gifts of debris and mud, the facilities are now once again in pristine condition thanks to the banding together of club members, players, committee members and proud townsfolk.

Unfortunately the bridge crossing between the football oval and the tennis courts was also severely damaged by the fast flowing water.

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THE Melbourne Food and Wine Festival’s Regional Edition is celebrating the best in culinary talent and local produce while attracting thousands of visitors to regions across the state.

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos recently joined Food and Drink Victoria CEO Anthea Loucas Bosha to unveil the program and encourage Victorian and interstate tourists to get along to the festival.

“We’re backing Melbourne’s most celebrated culinary event to bring the fun regional, drawing thousands more visitors to destinations across the state to indulge in some of the best dining and drinking Victoria has to offer,” Mr Dimpolulos said.

“Victoria is well known as Australia’s ultimate dining destination, now the regions that grow and create some of the most coveted produce in the world will be showcased alongside some of the best culinary talent.”

One of the Festival’s muchloved traditions, Crawl and Bite, will take small groups of diners on progressive din-

ners through venues in Victoria’s High Country towns including Alexandra, Bright, Beechworth, Milawa, Mansfield and Rutherglen.

Framed by rolling golden plains and with Mount Buller off yonder, Mansfield makes for the perfect setting for a morning moveable feast.

Crawl and Bite tours come to Mansfield on November 25, taking intimate groups of food lovers between a handful of great venues at a time, stopping for a bite, drink or taste at each.

Kick off with a cup of joe at Mansfield Coffee Merchants, drinking a flight of coffees from the Merchants’ own roastery just a few clicks down the road, while savouring housemade doughnuts glazed with locally grown fruits.

A leisurely stroll down the oak-lined High Street avenue leads us to the Mansfield Produce Store, where you can stock up on jams, jellies and pantry essentials before sitting down for a spot of morning tea and a board of the finest High Country produce.

The tour then hits The

Fields, the breakout star of Mansfield’s dining scene, for a Peachy Keen cocktail and some crisp dumplings.

Think of this tour as a progressive food adventure - the equivalent of a full meal with drinks spread over three or four venues, each led by an MFWF host, with a couple of small walks in the neighbourhood between spots.

The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival has been a mainstay of Melbourne’s major events calendar for three decades, contributing to Victoria’s reputation as Australia’s premier food and wine destination.

Food and Drink Victoria CEO Anthea Loucas Bosha said, “We’re thrilled to be back in regional Victoria as we continue to celebrate 30 years of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

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Wet weather dampens long journey

FOUR SEASONS: Mansfield Steiner students had to contend with a variety of weather conditions on their long journey, with snow just another challenge to overcome.

PHOTOS: Tim Cook

KAYAKING ADVENTURE: Water on the lake was significantly up, with trees along the shoreline flooded.

ON THEIR BIKES: The final leg of the journey had the year nine students from Mansfield’s Steiner School take the rail tride to ride home.

REFUGE FROM THE STORM: Students had to bunker down in the GGS Hut for a couple of days as the weather rolled in.

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AFTER a year of embracing the great outdoors, the Mansfield Steiner year nine students set out on their final outdoor experience - a 14-day long journey.

This year they had planned bike riding from Mansfield Steiner School to the base of Mount No 3 on the first day.

Day two to nine was to be hiking from Mount No 3 to Mt Stirling, down into the Howqua valley, and out to Lake Eildon via the Howqua feeder trail.

Day 10 to 11 was to be canoeing across Lake Eildon to the township of Eildon.

Day 12 to14 had students planning to use roads and the rail trail to ride back to Mansfield Steiner school.

The weather had other ideas.

At Mt Stirling the group was forced to shelter in the GGS Hut after 80 millimetres of rain and 80 kilometre per hour winds forced them inside.

Students learnt first-hand the importance of emergency huts in our alpine regions and spent 36 hours together in a confined space.

With emergency services already overwhelmed due to state-wide floods, an emergency response to the situation could not be guaranteed.

It was then decided to bring the group home for the weekend.

The journey then begun as a truncated version of the original plan.

Starting again, with an amended day one to three, the students set off canoeing on Lake Eildon along the Delatite arm, over to Bonnie Doon, finally riding back to the Mansfield Steiner School on day four.

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Sculpture is the winner on long weekend IMPRESSIVE BIRD: Michael Chambeyron with his timber sculpture, The Eagle has Landed.

AUSTRALIAN NATIVE: Forged and welded from farm machinery, Echidna Mother and Puggle was just one of Catherine Sonnemann’s sculptures on display.

TRADITIONALLY held on the median strip across from the Post Office, Mansfield’s annual sculpture exhibition Median to Rare moved to the Delatite Hotel’s beer garden on the Saturday as part of shire-wide wet weather contingency plans.

A veritable pop-up with 23 sculptures bumped in on the morning of the event, the competition and exhibition has an ‘anything goes’ ethos with the $3200 in prize mon-

RECYCLED METAL: Shiny Owls was a collaboration by the Yooralla Artists.

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Sculptor Michael Chambeyron took out the $2,000 popular choice award with his delicate wood eagle while Colin Robson secured runner-up with a piece titled Bush Plumbin’.

With both senior and junior categories, all the works - apart from student entries were available for sale at the exhibition.

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Presented by Arts Mansfield the exhibition has been running for 26 years, which Gill Bell from Arts Mansfield attributes to the ongoing support of the sponsors.

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44th art exhibition was huge success for MDH THE Mansfield District Hospital Auxiliary 44th Art Exhibition went ahead as planned, with strong visitor attendance for this wet weather alternative on what turned out to be a long weekend of cancellations.

Marion Mitchell one of the organisers said the committee was incredibly pleased with the turnout.

“After a two year hiatus, we weren’t sure how well we would be supported, so to have it back to normal was absolutely thrilling,” she said.

“We always have between 170 and 200 works entered, and this year we had close to 180 on display.

“There were unfortunately a few late withdrawals, with artists impacted by the recent weather conditions; however,

it was lovely to see the walls at the Masonic Hall once again covered in such a glorious exhibition of art.”

The opening night saw Drew Gregory awarded the Mansfield Rotary Club Prize for his piece titled The Haycart, a gloriously sun-kissed oil painting.

Deemed the best in show, this was the first time the Longwood-based artist had entered the exhibition.

The Harry and Clare Friday Foundation for the best local artist went to Tony Pridham for his charcoal sketch titled Carlotta -The Floozy, depicting Tony’ s dog, who’s a little partial to a belly rub.

Both Drew and Tony are renowned artists, with their artwork held in both local and overseas collections.

EYE CANDY: The quality of artwork on display was of its usual high standard with a variety of mediums embraced and a diversity of subject matter.

The quality of artworks on display was of its usual incredibly high standard, which Marion said was not surprising considering the amount of talent in the Mansfield Shire alone.

“There were about 70 artists represented at the exhibition,” said Marion.

“And over 30 per cent of those would have been locally-based, and those numbers have been steadily increasing over the years.”

Highly commended was awarded to eight artists.

Local artists who took

out the accolade were Lisa O’Dwyer, Jenny Gibney, Glenn Hoyle and Anton Costantino.

Both Jenny and Anton have also taken out the top award in previous years for their artwork.

Well known artist and art consultant Richard Watson was the judge on the evening, with a Packing Room prize also awarded on the night.

Packing Room prize went to Vanessa Kelly, with the People’s Choice yet to be announced at the time of going to print.

BLUE SKIES: Drew Gregory’s The Haystack took out the Mansfield Rotary Club Prize.

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ALL IN THE GLAZES: Clarissa Leatham is a ceramicist with a love of colour and texture. PHOTO: Emma Oliver

GLORIOUS CREATIONS: Chris Sullivan is a drawer and painter, who creates joyous riots of colour.

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HAPPY PLACE: Helen Clark embraced felting during one of the lengthy lockdowns, and practises the craft purely for the joy it brings her. PHOTO: Emma Oliver

Making the MOST of a long weekend AFTER a concerted media campaign in the build-up to the event, the Mansfield Open Studio Trail (MOST) stunned organisers with above anticipated numbers, with all creatives reporting strong visitor turnout and sales.

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previous year, when a number of artists sold out over the long weekend, the event had 36 artists register for this year’s trail.

With close to 25 destinations on the MOST map, from Tolmie to Maindample and Howes

SCENE SET: Emily McCormack’s studio in the farm’s shearing shed was the perfect backdrop to exhibit her stunning photography.

PHOTO: Emma Oliver

Creek, Merrijig to Goughs Bay and Mountain Bay, Jamieson and the Mansfield township and surrounds, the trail had visitors enjoying all that the shire had to offer.

A full report of the event will be in the next edition of the Mansfield Courier.

MANSFIELD INSPIRATION: Wendy Jagger is a ceramacist and painter, and also the driving force behind MOST. PHOTO: Emma Oliver

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Jamieson folk ‘have their say’ on community hub JAMIESON ON THE LINE with Carmel Dixon

THE Jamieson community were invited to attend a meeting last Wednesday, October 26 in the Memorial Hall.

The meeting was well attended with members of the Mansfield Shire council, Chris Badrock President of the Jamieson community group, Janene Ridley CFA representative and local police officer George Crawford addressing over 50 attendees.

The proposed Community Hub was the subject presented to the local residents and attendees to ‘Have Your Say’.

The audience was addressed by Chris Badrock who explained the reason for the meeting.

The Mansfield Shire are presenting the Jamieson community with the rights to create a community hub on land adjacent to the Jamieson CFA station, the police station and the historic police stables.

A conceptual floor plan map was produced, and Janene Ridley presented a concise description of the proposed concept and encouraged discussion.

George Crawford addressed the questions and suggestions from the audience, with members of the Shire taking note.

The ideal plan could provide SES and council storage area, CFA storage area, an indoor open space for indoor sport and social events, storage for the historic

FUNDRAISING EFFORT: (From left) student Harry Berg, CFA captain Chris Badrock, student Steve Ciszewski and CFA member Janene Ridley, at the Jamieson CFA open day last Saturday. society and an Ambulance Vic certified driveway.

A public meeting room for various groups, a medical consulting room for visiting practitioners, a commercial kitchen and a foyer waiting room and display area for the historical centre were all of importance.

A created garden walkway for access to the historic police stables was another suggestion.

The successful meeting gave the community a say, with many and varied ideas, thus presenting an overall vision of what could be achieved.

THE Jamieson CFA open day was a great success; Jess Bolwell Community liaison officer co-ordinated the event.

There were CFA members

from various local groups, and Andy Arnold the community safety officer from Wangaratta provided a safety demonstration, which included putting out a kitchen stove fire with a retardant blanket.

Work prior to the open day event had members explaining the workings of the brigade.

There were videos of events the Jamieson Brigade members had taken part in, as well as the beautifully created restorations of the building, making the job at hand much easier.

The CFA members thanked the local community for helping with the fundraising for the amenities to be created.

Two students from Jamieson primary school

presented $100 to the CFA. The school students were involved in the Social Enterprise Day at Beechworth recently.

As part of their study, students made decorative candles and sold them at the event, with money raised going to the CFA. JAMIESON Artisans Diana Kilford, Julie Guppy, Rosemary Lloyd and Freddie Leon all participated in the Mansfield Open Studios Trail on the weekend.

The foursome were delighted with the number of visitors who travelled from distant towns to enjoy the cultural event.

This was the second studio opening for the group with MOST and all enjoyed the experience.

JAMIESON primary school students recently held a debate at school.

The topic was ‘To Stay on Earth or Leave’.

It was a heated debate with the two teams enthusiastic with their reasoning.

Finally there was a general consensus no matter how different and exciting leaving may be, who could live without chocolate?

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What’s On Calendar  NOVEMBER 4: Clare Owen book launch, Produce Store 5.30 - 6pm - book ‘Someone’s Daughter’.  NOVEMBER 7: U3A members will be celebrating ‘cuisines of the world’ with a shared lunch at Elaine’s home. Details will be published in the newsletter, or phone Trish 0437 357 829.  NOVEMBER 11: MDBA hosts Melbourne United NBL coach Dean Vickerman, 5:30pm at the Mansfield Football Club rooms. All MDBA members are free and tickets for non-members are $5 at the door on the night.  NOVEMBER 15: High Country Movie Night with guest speaker Gerald Egan, master trainer of Melbourne Cup winning jockey Jye McNeil.

Special screening of ‘Ride Like A Girl’. at Mansfield Armchair Cinema.  NOVEMBER 21: U3A Meeting - The Delatite Hotel Meeting Room. Join at 10:00am for morning tea. Activity to be decided. New members always welcome. For details phone Trish 0437 357 829.  NOVEMBER 24: Vintage Emporium Twilight Market 4.30pm to 8.30pm.  NOVEMBER 26: High Country Ball - Live five piece band, three course dinner with a welcome drink. Dress to impress with a twist of country.  NOVEMBER 30: Retired police Christmas function, 12 noon at the Mansfield Golf Club.

For details phone Kevin Jacobs 0427 321 185.  DECEMBER 7: Mansfield Maker’s Market Produce Store. 4pm to 7pm REGULAR EVENTS:  CWA Monthly meetings: 4th Wednesday Evening or Sunday afternoon (alternating each month: March -Wed).  CWA Craft Days: Wednesday’s 10am and last Thursday evening of the month at 6pm.  CWA Op shop open: most days from 10am to 2pm.  JUSTICE of the Peace Services - Every Thursday, Mansfield Police Station. 10am to 1pm for witnessing and signing of documents.  Lima South Old Time Dance: At Lima South Hall the second Sunday of each month between 1pm and 5pm. Entry $10. Music provided by The Ramblers. Please bring a plate of afternoon tea to share. All welcome. Contact: 0425868277.  Mansfield Multicultural Group - Every second Tuesday of the month at 6pm at MACE.  Monday Mingle - Every Monday - organised by the Bonnie Doon Community Centre - chat and make new friends - new theme each week. BYO ideas for activities - all ages and abilities  Mansfield support group for carers and people with special needs - morning coffee, third Tuesday of the month, 9.30am The Witches Brew  Probus meetings are held every second Wednesday for monthly meetings, and then activities/outings are held on the last Wednesday of each month.  Rotary meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at the Delatite Hotel. 6.30 for a 7pm start.  Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) meet every fourth Monday of the month at 6pm in the library (rear entrance)  U3A meeting are held on 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 10am in The Delatite Hotel Meeting Room.

START OF THE RIDEATHON: Last year there were big smiles and sunny skies for the Honour Ride, with the event having to be cancelled this year due to ongoing wet conditions.

Wash out of events, but more on in November

THE weather may not have played nicely with either Mansfield Autism’s Breakfast on the Lawn or the Honour Ride to launch Mansfield Autism’s Rideathon, however organisers are adamant that the rain won’t put a dampener on their November calendar of fundraising and events.

A much loved annual event, Breakfast on the Lawn has kicked off the High Country Festival for over 30 years.

COVID forced a break and now the unseasonal rain has done the same, but organisers are positive that it will be back bigger and yummier than ever next year.

Chief executive officer Simone Reeves said, “The breakfast is a terrific way for the not-for-profit to thank the community of Mansfield for the amazing support they show for both our autistic children and adults, and for our service.

“There’s no doubt that the success of Mansfield Autism (MASS) is intrinsically tied to the acceptance and understand-

ing of the Mansfield people.

“We’ve grown together and we are very grateful,” she said.

Wendy Lindbom has been working in administration for Mansfield Autism for almost as long as Simone Reeves has been the CEO. “We have people who come to the breakfast every year,” said Wendy.

“I’ve even seen whole generations of families come through.

“Kids that came with their parents are now bringing their children along.

“It’s a great social catch-up and we love hosting such a lovely community event.”

The Honour Ride which was planned for the Friday also unfortunately had to be cancelled.

Scheduled to depart from the Delatite Winery atop the Hidden Trails by Horseback horses, the ride was make its way to the MASS farm, which is under construction on Ogilvies Road.

The Honour Ride traditionally features special guests who have made significant contributions over the course of Mans-

field Autism’s 50 plus year history, with Hon Jaclyn Symes and Cr James Tehan just a couple of the names who had planned to participate in this year’s event.

However with the cancellations also comes the commitment to put on a great month of events during the month of November.

Master Trainer Gerald Egan is guest speaker at ‘High Country Movie Night’ at the Mansfield Armchair Cinema on November 15, with a special screening of ‘Ride Like A Girl’.

‘High Country Ball’ is back to ‘dress to impress with a twist of country’ on November 26, with live music from local band High Rotation and a three course dinner catered for by the Produce Store.

There will be Delatite bubbles on arrival with a live auction part of the entertainment.

And Saddle up for Autism, the annual rideathon is still very much on the agenda.

The Mansfield Rideathon encourages riders from anywhere in Australia to saddle up for

autism in November and invite donations.

“You can ride anytime, anywhere, on your own horse, a friend’s or sign up with a trail ride operator,” said Simone Reeves The rideathon raises vital funds for Mansfield Autism’s $50m Operation Gamechanger expansion on their new farm, that will be a centre of excellence therapeutic care farm.

“Mansfield’s High Country has some of the best riding in the world and some of the finest operators and we encourage anyone looking to take part, to ride with any of our four trail riding businesses,” Ms Reeves said.

Local trail ride operators Hidden Trails by Horseback, McCormack’s Mountain Valley Trail Rides, Watson’s Mountain Country Trail Rides and Buckle Up Bushrides are all major supporters with teams registered.

Guests can sign up and put their high country kilometres to great purpose raising funds for autism. https://mansfieldrideathon.org.au/

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DEVELOPING PASSION FOR THE INDUSTRY: Julie Aldous is a firm believer in a school to industry program to inspire a career in agriculture for the youth of today.

Shining a light on labour shortages in agriculture

By LYNN ELDER MANSFIELD educator and farmer Julie Aldous, recently nominated for the “The Weekly Times” 2022 Shine Awards which recognises achievements of rural women, welcomes the opportunity to shine a light on the need for an ongoing sustainable and cost effective school-to-industry program that includes agriculture.

An acute awareness of a need for skilled workers on farms across the state prompted Julie to introduce and start teaching a TAFE Certificate II in Agriculture to Year 9 and 10 students as an elective in 2009.

This enabled students to complete a vocational qualification that would also count towards their VCE. Julie spent 25 years as a food and fibre teacher at Mansfield Secondary College and this was one of the first schools to benefit from this program.

She explained the Mansfield model was different because it did not have a school farm but had partnerships with the local community.

Julie is enthusiastic about the varied activities her students engaged with ranging from vaccinating animals, working in yards, planting trees, learning about hydroponics and alterative farming operations on one day per week involving 90 participating farmers and businesses.

Students learned about advances in technology and how they are integrated into working on the land.

Other visits with students included dairy farms where tracking collars are used to monitor an animal’s welfare.

They were also exposed to careers in dealing with invasive species through plant and animal control.

“It is when students need programs ‘beyond the desk’ that this program gives them experiences to choose either further certificates or university,” said Julie.

“The real difference with this program is all students can enjoy some level of industry experience.”

According to Julie the first year of TAFE results spoke for themselves.

“By completing a Certificate II in Agriculture parents could see students had a recognised VCE subject in Year 9/10 or saw their

children more engaged in learning,” she said.

“Agricultural experiences encourage students to enjoy work and it forms good relationships with local employers.”

She explains it is a multi-faceted approach to a problem that has existed for a long time.

“As an example, for every dairy farm, 40 people are employed and if we are relying on our own kids it won’t happen,” said Julie.

Julie is passionate about the potential her school industry program has to deliver training and a career path for younger secondary students within their own rural communities.

However, she stresses the need for ongoing government funding to ensure a future viable workforce in rural areas.

According to Julie from the multiple government enquiries looking into how to attract students into agriculture, the consistent feedback about program delivery was that it was dependent on one passionate teacher to drive it and when that teacher retired or left, the program folded.

Julie was a member of the National Agricultural Labour Advisory Committee which provided feedback to government.

In 2014 Julie was the recipient of the Victorian RIRDC Rural Women’s Award with a $10,000 bursary which she used to promote her model to schools without the resources to run their own farms.

She retired from teaching at Mansfield Secondary College in 2016, in the knowledge that other rural schools would adopt the model, and with the belief that for it to be successful you must be able to walk away and let other people run it.

Other schools have taken up the program and various farmers have contacted Julie about being involved.

Julie advocates for this program to be implemented at Year 9 when there is room in in the curriculum but because of a lack of funding this is not happening.

Speaking in March at the 2022 School to Work Summit she urged everyone in education not to underestimate students.

“Success at the critical Year 9 age stimulates engagement, improves retention, nurtures relationships with local industry (critical) and directs future steps,” said Julie.

“They just need the opportunity to experience.”

Julie said funding which comes from the education department is being directed towards Year 10.

Post-teaching Julie is busy catching up on farm maintenance and enjoying seven grandchildren under seven, and spending time with family in western Victoria.

But her passion for education and agriculture has not waned, with Julie offering support and advice to those in rural communities who wish to implement her sustainable school to industry program.

“One thing about being nominated for this award is that it can be used to promote a program that has a proven track record,” said Julie.

APPLICATIONS are now open for almost $25 million in grants under the Victorian Forestry Plan, aimed at supporting local jobs in timber communities.

Minister for Agriculture Gayle Tierney announced the opening of three grant programs - the $22 million Community Development Fund, the $2.5 million second round of the Victorian Timber Innovation Fund and the $250,000 second round of the Forestry Business Transition Voucher program.

The fund will support 11 priority communities to deliver projects and opportunities identified through local transition strategies.

Neighbouring communities of Murrindindi and Benalla, along with Orbost, Nowa Nowa, Swifts Creek, Yarram, Heyfield, Noojee, Yarra Ranges, Corryong and Koondrook will be able to access the fund over the next four years as their individual strategies progress.

“Native timber businesses and communities are already thinking innovatively about their future and these funds will help harness those opportunities and build solid footings for Victoria’s forestry industry,” said Minister Tierney.

The program’s eligibility has been expanded to include sub-contractors linked to a business with a VicForests contract.

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All Earthmoving and Civil Works

BILLY MAHONEY ELECTRICAL

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Walshy’s Wiring

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All types of Electrical Installations “Success through Service”

Andrew Folk 0410 651 204

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ALL TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WORK

Call Tony Watson on 0412583370

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Specialising in architectural windows & glazing

Haymes Quality assured systems

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Commercial, Residential, Agriculture

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FREE QUOTES

0400 791 727

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Commercial Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mansfield and surrounding areas Call Justin on 0455 736 557

REMOVALS

PLUMBER

Treatment of Spiders, Termites and other Pests.

MANSFIELD 0427 665 672

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HIRE EQUIPMENT

Rob - 0409 448 977

Domestic & Commercial Painting Contractors peterpezzimenti67@hotmail.com

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STORAGE

SEPTIC CLEANING

TREE CARE

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TOWING

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WOOD HEATERS

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Spraying, Mulching and Slashing Service Pete Hocking

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High Country Parts & 4x4

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Glen Creek Road, Bonnie Doon.

Lovely 2 bed, fully furnished cottage nestled in quiet garden corner of our farm.

Only 20 min from Mansfield town, close to Lake Eildon and Mt. Strathbogie. Total serenity, with walking tracks in the adjoining State Forest. Ideally suit person or couple, as permanent or weekenders.

Internet and mobile phone available. $425 per week.

Phone David 0418 360 417.

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NOW HIRING Alpine Garden Supplies is looking for weekend staff to work alternate Saturday’s.

Loader Driver - Loading trailers Sales/Shop – Customer service and sales.

Co-ordinating deliveries.

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2023 MUSIC TEACHERS Contemporary Guitar Teacher 0.2 & Violin/ Viola 0.2

Mansfield Steiner School is seeking to appoint dynamic, suitably qualified musicians to the positions of: Contemporary Guitar Teacher, Year 7 - 12 Violin/ Viola Teacher, Class 3 - Year 12.

Both positions are fixed-term for the 2023 school year.

For a full position description please see: mansfieldsteiner.vic.edu.au/career Applications to principal Glenn Hood: admin@mrssk.vic.edu.au Applications close 30th November 2022

(Payroll, Accounts payable/receivable) 2 to 3 days a week This is an excellent opportunity to utilise your accounts and bookkeeping skills. f³ËÀ À³¨ Ü ¨¨ ® ¨Ë v vâ ȳ vâ ï®v® v¨ ÀË®® ® of the business such as invoicing, bill paying, payÀ³¨¨Ɯ À ³À ® v® ÈÀv § ® ï®v® v¨ ÈÀv®Ãv È ³®ÃƜ À ³® ¨ vÈ ³®Ɯ ½À ½vÀ ® ï®v® v¨ ÃÈvÈ ­ ®ÈÃ È ƛ Please forward your resume to accounts@hcp4x4.com.au or phone Darren on 5779 1900.

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Buller Ski Lifts is looking to fulfil several positions as we ramp up to renovate and maintain our diverse range of properties and assets on Mount Buller, Mount Stirling, Mirrimbah and Merrijig.

Positions Available

Qualified Carpenter Groundskeeper Skilled Labourers Full time/part time positions available.

Call Timothy Meier on 0417 926 752 to apply now.

DELATITE ETERINARY SERVICES MANSFIELD

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VETERINARY NURSE ĞůĂƟƚĞ sĞƚĞƌŝŶĂƌLJ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝƐ Ă ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ͕ ĨĂŵŝůLJͲŽǁŶĞĚ͕ ŵŝdžĞĚ ĂŶŝŵĂů ǀĞƚĞƌŝŶĂƌLJ ĐůŝŶŝĐ ǁŝƚŚ ϴ ǀĞƚƐ͘ tĞ ƐƚƌŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ŐŽůĚ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ ůĞǀĞů ŽĨ ĐĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ŽƵƌ ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ĐůŝŶŝĐ ŚĂƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŶĞ Ă ĨƵůů ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘ tĞ ĂůƐŽ ŽīĞƌ ŐƌŽŽŵŝŶŐ͖ ƉĞƚ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ŝŶͲŚŽƵƐĞ ĂŶŝŶĞ WŚLJƐŝĐĂů dŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚ͘ We are looking for a ͻ YƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ǀĞƚĞƌŝŶĂƌLJ ŶƵƌƐĞ ͻ DŝŶŝŵƵŵ Ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ ĐůŝŶŝĐĂů ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ͻ 'ŽŽĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƐŬŝůůƐ ͻ <ĞĞŶ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƚĞĂŵ͘ ͻ ,ŽƵƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŶĞŐŽƟĂďůĞ͘ For more details please contact Anna on ĂŶŶĂΛĚĞůĂƟƚĞǀĞƚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Looking forward to hearing from you.

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EMPLOYMENT

DEATH NOTICES Incorporating

CANAVAN, Daniel.

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IT’S beginning to look (and feel) a lot like winter lately, especially on Mt Buller with early snow falls already happening and more expected this week.

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Passed away in Queensland.

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Safe and high-quality healthcare for all Victorians is a priority of the ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͘ ƉƉůŝĐĂŶƚƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĞLJ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ŝƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ďŽĂƌĚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞƐ͕ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝĐŚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ tĞ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ Ăůů ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶ by midnight Monday 21 November 2022. &Žƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůLJ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ǀŝƐŝƚ ǁǁǁ͘ŚĞĂůƚŚ͘ ǀŝĐ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵͬďŽĂƌĚͲĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ &Žƌ Ăůů ĞŶƋƵŝƌŝĞƐ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďŽĂƌĚ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ DƐ dƌĂĐLJ ZĞŬĞƌƐ ŽŶ telephone (03)5775 8805.

EMPLOYMENT

HIGH COUNTRY PARTS & 4X4 Currently has a position available for a Auto Spare Parts Sales Consultant.

Initially a part time position with the potential to become full time in the future.

Some knowledge of the automotive industry would be beneficial.

If you are reliable, self-motivated and are willing to work in a team environment, email your resume to: accounts@hcp4x4.com.au

SUZUKI Jimny 2004, 1.3 petrol, manual, 4x4, 11 months rego (YAG448), 220,000km, excellent condition, amazing 4 wheel drive capacity, front airbags, aircon, $10,000 with RWC, $9000 without.

Ph 0490 342 590.

Proud and loving dad of Jack and Tilly, Ever grateful to Sharon, mother of his two beautiful children.

Wild son of John and Jenny.

Brother to Brendan, Peter, Ann, Patricia, Kathleen (dec), John and Gerard.

Our wild Aussie boy. Times we were angry at the silly things you did.

But you were always there for us and our love was mutual.

A big gap in our hearts - but many funny memories.

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“This project is a testament to the Mansfield community working together to achieve such a fantastic project - the Mansfield Historical Society, the Mansfield Shire, the Mansfield Cultural Heritage and Arts Centre (MCHAC), Community Bank Mansfield and District, Taungurung Land and Waters Council and the Gadhaba Local Aboriginal Network are all to be congratulated,” she said.

A NEW state-of-theart museum is to be constructed at the Mansfield Station Precinct.

The ‘Mansfield Heritage Museum’ will showcase Mansfield’s history, inviting visitors and community members to explore and learn about local history throughout the ages.

The Mansfield Historical Society has raised approximately $90,000 through community donations for this project, which in turn has attracted over $1.18 million in funding from the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program.

“The heritage museum will be a valuable addition to the tourist offering in Mansfield, as well as giving locals the ability to learn more about their local history.”

The Community Bank Mansfield and District provided seed funding for the initial concept and will cover the final project shortfall.

Mayor James Tehan said the museum would be a fantastic addition to the Mansfield Station Precinct.

“Mansfield residents have been calling for the establishment of a museum for more than 40 years in order to preserve our proud history before it is lost in time.

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MAXTON (nee Mills), Jennifer Catherine (Jedda).

11/5/1953 – 24/10/2022 Passed away peacefully at home in Whitfield, just as she wanted.

Beloved wife of Ian, mother of Rilla and Sally, grandma to Angus, Florence and Luna.

Renowned for her market garden, show winning preserves and spring flowers.

She will be so missed.

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MAXTON The celebration for the life of Jennifer Maxton (Jedda) will be held at the family home, 215 Whitty Lane, Whitfield, on Monday, November 14, 2022, commencing at 2pm.

A private cremation will follow.

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All roads within the reserve were closed late last week, after torrential rain caused rapid river rises and water to branch over roadways throughout the North East.

According to a wetlands spokesperson, the heavy rainfall had come at an opportune time for the area’s growth, but had unfortunately restricted visitor access.

The spokesperson said road access would be available as soon as it is safe to do so.

%RJRQJ ODQGVOLGH EHLQJ PRQLWRUHG A LANDSLIDE on the Bogong High Plains Road is still being monitored, according to Steve Bowmaker, Director of the Hume Region at the Department of Transport. “he road remains closed to the public but limited access has been made available to Falls Creek residents, emergency and essential services workers only.

Even though weather conditions have improved, landslips can be unpredictable.

The slip is near the junction between Bogong High Plains Road and the main road into Bogong Village.

The road was closed last Wednesday between Mt Beauty and Falls Creek to all traffic, except emergency vehicles, and essential services.

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Eagles hold presentation night THE Mansfield Football Netball Club recently held their Presentation Night for Season 2022 at the Mansfield Golf Club.

Players Coaches Club Officials together with partners, friends and families took the opportunity to farewell season 2022 by coming together to celebrate the individual achievements of their team mates.

Award winners were: FOOTBALL Seniors Best and Fairest: Brett Mahoney Runner Up: Ben Christopher Most Consistent: Cam Arnold Best 1st Player: Sam Thomson Coaches Trophy: Jayden Howes Leading Goal Kicker: Ben Christopher Hard Hat: Lachie Christopher Best in Finals Player: Jimmy Herridge Reserves Best and Fairest: Tom Sheahan Runner Up: Will Christopher Most Consistent: Jack Christopher Most Determined: Flynn Harding Coaches Trophy: Will Christopher Leading Goal Kicker: Ben Christopher Hard Hat: Tom Sheahan

SENIORS WINNERS: (from left) Brett Mahoney, Ben Christopher, Jayden Howes, Jimmy Herridge, Sam Thomson, Cam Arnold, and Jack Hutchins.

PLAYER VOTED: Lachie Christopher and Isabella Riley.

Under 18s Best and Fairest: Nathan Buchanan Runner Up: Ben Les Most Consistent: Max Mahoney Most Determined: Billy Dunstan Coaches Trophy: Paddy Dunstan Leading Goal Kicker: Oliver Sestan Hard Hat: Blake Leenen Best in Finals Player: Oliver Sestan Other Awards King-Poole Memorial Trophy: Jack Hutchins Tony Purcell Memorial Trophy: Colby Croxford-Demasi Best Club Person: Cath Mahoney

A GRADE WINNERS: (from left) Dempsey Parsons, Nelle Cousins, and Isabella Riley.

B GRADE WINNERS: (from left) Bianna Kelly, Molly Rekers, and Alicia Foster.

RESERVES WINNERS: (from left) Will Christopher, Tom Sheahan and Flynn Harding.

SUPER SEASON: Mansfield Eagles U15s team with coach Leonie Berry.

GRAND FINALISTS: Mansfield Eagles B Reserve team.

NETBALL A Grade Best and Fairest: Nelle Cousins Runner Up: Isabella Riley Coaches Award: Dempsey Parsons B Grade Best and Fairest: Alicia Foster Runner Up: Molly Rekers Coaches Award: Molly Rekers B Reserve Best and Fairest: Leonie Berry Runner Up: Sue Dolling & Isobel Anderson Coaches Award: Caroline Trenfield

B RESERVE WINNERS: (from left) Sarah Anderson, Isobel Anderson, Sue Dolling, Michelle Kain, Leonie Berry, and Caroline Trenfield.

Under 17s Best and Fairest: Jessica Dolling Runner Up: Mia Ciarma Coaches Award: Molly Dunn Most Improved: Jamie Davis Under 15s Best and Fairest: Jasper Robinson Runner Up: Amelia Clydesdale Coaches Award: Annie Thomson Most Improved: Emma Witkiss Others Awards Irene Poole Memorial Award: Bianna Kelly Netballer of the Year 2022: Dempsey Parsons The Club wishes to thank their generous trophy donors: Byrne Family, Mansfield Printing, Sheahan Family, Mahoney Family, Alliance, Marks IGA, Chalk Family, Poole Family, Foodworks, Billy Mahoney Electrical, Robbo’s Glass, Alpine Civil, Byrne Seeds, Parkridge Ag, Mansfield Uniforms.

U18 WINNERS: (from left) Paddy Dunstan, Nathan Buchanan, Ben Les, Max Mahoney, Blake Leenen, and Billy Dunstan.

U17 WINNERS: (from left) Molly Dunn, Jamie Davis, and Jessica Dolling.

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Fiftieth anniversary of athletics feat FOR decades Mansfield has sent many students to Assumption College in Kilmore.

This country boarding school has always been a force in the sports of football and cricket, winning many titles in each sport in the strong Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria competition.

The Grammar Schools are all located in Melbourne, Kilmore being the odd one out, a regional based school, and smaller than the others for most of its history.

However, in the 63 years since 1959 when Kilmore joined the Grammar Schools competition, it has won only one title in athletics against the powerful Melbourne schools, that being on 27 October 1972, 50 years ago, at Melbourne’s Olympic Park.

The captain of that victorious team was Mansfield boy, Kevin Hogarth, the senior sprinter that year and now living in Merrijig.

Kevin, who also played in the 1st XVIII football team, is proud of the achievement all those years ago.

“It was a real team effort in a sport that consists primarily of individual events,” he said.

“Several weeks prior to the Grammar Schools meeting we had convincingly won the Victorian Country Catholic Colleges Shield also at Olympic Park.

“We felt that the senior team had the talent to do reasonably well at the Grammars, but we knew that the junior team (under 15s and below) could do with further development which had probably had been overlooked a little in previous years.

It was well drilled into the team that if they didn’t win an event, they still had to work hard to help accumulate points; even fourth in an event earned a point for the team “fight all the way to the line, never just give in.”

“We didn’t have the access to all weather tracks to train on, like the Melbourne schools and relatively poor facilities, but we did have the advantage of being a close knit school community, and a great team approach that paid dividends,” said Kevin.

When the final result was announced at the end of the meeting, the whole Assumption school community burst out of the stands and converged on the Olympic Park arena, dancing up and down the track, singing the school song.

It was a wild but controlled celebration which was unpreceded at that time.

Each of the nine schools was represented by hundreds of students packing the stadium stands which added to the excitement of the day.

“It was a fantastic achievement by the athletic ‘minnow’ of the Grammar Schools and over the years I’ve enjoyed the memory of that day,” reflected Kevin.

“It’s just a shame there has not been another Assumption Athletics team to emulate that feat.”

FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY: It was well drilled into the team that if they didn’t win an event, they still had to work hard to help accumulate points; even fourth in an event earned a point for the team.

VICTORIOUS: The captain of the victorious Assumption College team was Mansfield boy, Kevin Hogarth, the senior sprinter that year and now living in Merrijig.

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Serves up - Spring 2022, Round 12 BENALLA SQUASH CLUB RESULTS Section One played October 26: Barkly Street Vets defeated Caslek Computing and Cabling, three rubbers to one.

Greg Murphy defeated Rod Firmer 3-0, Josh McNair lost to Chris McNair 2-3, Bechy Pastuszka defeated Liam Margat 3-0, Anakin Pastuszka defeated Ben Flynn 3-0.

Over on the other court, Benalla Bobcat defeated Dr Stuart Jones Dentist, four to one.

Wally Pastuszka defeated Stuart Jones 3-2, Paul O’Brien defeated Treena McNair 3-2, Ross Marchant defeated Tim Leenan 3-0, Jye Pastuszka defeated Ray Moulday 3-0.

Smith Dosser Accountants had the bye.

Section Two, played October 24: Steph Ryan MP defeated HP Excavations with 2 rubbers apiece, eight games to six.

Kyle Margat lost to Greg Cornell 2-3, Damian Gilbert defeated Lucas Ham 3-0, Heidi Margat lost to Jo Henderson 0-3, Alex Briggs defeated Jacinta Woodward 3-0.

On the other side of the draw, Roweanne Builders Pty Ltd defeated Custom Squash, three rubbers to one.

Toby Currie defeated Dee Manning 3-0, Andrew Ross-Costello defeated Ryder Levy 3-0, Addison Pastuszka defeated Alex Briggs(F/I) 3-2, Caleb McDiarmid lost to Sarah McDonald 0-3.

Hollywood Pizzas was the bye team this round.

‘Big wet’ brings unwelcome record in golf

By LAURIE HARCUS ANOTHER first has been etched into the Mansfield golfing record book.

An unwelcome one at that.

It is the first time that players can recall all three of our regular competitions being abandoned due to ‘the big wet’.

Last week and this coming week two golfing trips were and are organised.

This week a large contingent of players undertake the annual ‘Murray Downs’ trip to Swan Hill.

I am sure that we will hear an edited edition of their exploits soon (provided that the roads are not closed).

This is an elite group with many others waiting in the wings for an opportunity to join.

Maybe there should be an entry fee; a carton of good red wine would be appropriate.

Last week a group of eleven travelled south to King Island to support the local economy and play golf.

Leaving Essendon in the early morning in the cigar like turbo prop aeroplane was a blessing.

Not long after we landed the airport was closed.

The reason that the airport was closed is also the reason that there was no golf that day and schedules had to be rearranged.

Under the jurisprudence and guidance of tour leader David Joyce, who is our club assistant manager and overseer of golf operations, an exceptionally good trip was had.

Two courses were played: Ocean Breeze and Cape Wickham.

The latter being ranked number two in Australia a couple of years ago, very much a links course with a casual 144 slope rating.

The gang consisted of Alan Parrott and Colleen Leeds, Tess and Daryl Horwood, Kerri and Tom Nicoll, Michael and Ruth (friends from Melbourne) plus Ann Jaggard and myself.

We had two excellent days

weatherwise (whilst Mansfield was being inundated); wind and sunburn were prominent.

The golf was quite daunting with large expanses of dense bush before one reached the great fairways prior to reaching the challenging greens which were up to 50m long with dips and swales to confuse the best.

About one dozen balls being lost to the snake gods was about normal.

The winner on the first day with 36 pts was my wife Ann who had a day out.

Second day, a two-person ambrose also won by Ann who had the onerous task of carrying myself.

Of course, evenings were a series of good food and wine, dancing and singing, with large slathers of humour and one liners thrown in.

If you have the opportunity to join any trip away with Dave, take it; he is a treasure.

The Island being 60k long and 25k wide is a food bowl which punches well above its weight.

The cheeses speak for themselves winning many awards.

The locals produce and ship out WEEKLY 500 tonne of kelp and 1500 tonne of beef.

Wow. As Donald Duck says, “that’s all folks.”

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Cricketers waiting out the rain DELATITE Cricket Club president, Peter Scales, said it’s certainly been a very strange start to the cricket season.

And unfortunately it’ll probably continue with more significant rain forecast for this week.

“It may be several weeks before we can play at Lords Reserve,” said Scales.

“Curator Ken Cousins has done his best to prepare the turf wicket area; however, the outfield is a swamp.

“It lacks proper drainage like the Rec Reserve and the College Park, so it just hasn’t

been able to cope with the rain we’ve had.

“Hopefully this is something that can be looked at in the near future as it is the most heavily utilised facility in Mansfield, yet is in the poorest condition.”

Scales said the other two grounds are actually in very good condition despite the rain (not that cricket is played at College Park).

“At the Rec Reserve the problem is that we can’t get heavy equipment on there to install the concrete slabs for the dropin wicket,” added Scales.

“If we had a permanent

pitch like in the past we could play there.

“This is something we will need to look at as the drop-in pitch ‘experiment’ hasn’t really worked.”

The Wangaratta District Cricket Association is currently canvassing views from all clubs as to whether the draw should be redone, as many towns are in the same boat.

“We have been able to train about half a dozen times over the last month, so we are ready to play when the conditions allow it,” concluded Scales.

PREMIERS: Mansfield Eagles U17s team have received the third quarter nomination for Rotary’s Sports Team of the Year award following their premiership win this season.

Eagles Under 17s premiers nominated A new door opens WORKING IN THE WET: Steve and Markus in action cutting wood for MTA’s storage renovation.

IT was a great day for footy on Sunday August 4 when the Eagles U17s played Myrtleford in the Grand Final.

It was a tough ask: the Eagles had played Myrtleford twice this season and the record stood at one all.

The boys got their running game going and lead by 21 points at half time.

Myrtleford came out hard in the third and their big bodies started

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The crowd went quiet as the ball was spending plenty of time in the Saints forward line but fortunately they missed a number of shots and the Eagles held a 25

point lead at three quarter time.

The ball was travelling from end to end with the Saints kicking three goals four points for the final quarter and getting within two goals, but the Eagles put the game beyond doubt with only a few minutes to go.

What a fantastic win and it earns the Eagles U17s team the third quarter nomination for Rotary’s Sports Team of the Year award.

By RHONDA CARPENTER WHEN the rain bucketed down last week, MTA was able to employ the expert services of local builder Steve Micallef and his capable assistant Markus Kostroa to create a club storage area.

The existing storage space was split into two areas with an internal wall and a new access door incorporated into the brick wall.

Coaching equipment and club supplies will be more easily accessed and tennis materials, such as Hot Shot racquets and balls, cleared from the clubhouse.

Maintenance equipment now has its own separate storage space.

Further, Steve has taken up a sponsorship to support MTA promote tennis in our community.

Maintenance manager

Bob Carpenter was delighted with the renovation and said, “Members will admire the quality of Steve’s work and will, no doubt, employ Steve in the future.”

The club’s new online payment system for memberships is up and running and the courts can be accessed by scanning a QR code to book either at the gate or online via the club website.

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The club reports that Michael took on the role as the U10 and U13 junior football coordinator this season and was outstanding.

His ability to organise and communicate to parents, players and coaches was fantastic and is one of the main reasons junior football in Mansfield is continuing to grow in number participation.

The one thing that Michael is big on is that at this level it is about teaching kids how to play football and more importantly have fun doing it.

Michael has also provided regular, high quality NOMINATED: Michael Bretherton reports to the Courier throughout the year, covering has earned the third quarter nomination for this year’s Sports the games with amazing detail and spreading the praise between the young players.

Club Person of the Year award Mansfield Junior Football will always be moving after a number of people at the club have been singing his praises forward with people like Michael involved, making him a worthy nominee for this quarter. post-season.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Due to the high number of registrations this season, Mansfield Junior Football Club is aiming for two teams in Under 14s and two teams in Under 17s to play in the Wangaratta Junior Football League.

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Booroolite local heading to the National Finals BOOROOLITE cowboy and 2022 APRA Pro Tour Bull Ride Champion, Will Purcell, is off to this year’s Ariat Australian Professional Rodeo Association National Finals Rodeo.

After starting the season with uncertainty around his future as a professional bull rider, Will rediscovered his passion for the sport and he’s now about to go up against the country’s Top 15 competitors to battle it out for an Australian Champion title and a Bob Berg designed gold buckle in November.

“It was a rough start to the season, I didn’t know if I wanted to be riding, I just didn’t know if I loved it anymore - but as I got going I rediscovered my passion,” said Will.

“It’s all I think about now, I’m obsessed again.”

Will heads to CQLX, Gracemere, to go up against Australia’s best from November 10 to12.

ON TORO: Shire local Will Purcell is off to this year’s Ariat Australian Professional Rodeo Association National Finals Rodeo.

Bowls season in full swing

By LYN FOOTS LAST week’s bowls saw Home Pennant on Tuesday with the Blue team of Tom Tomic, Glenda Revell, Gwen Gray and Howard James having an exciting draw against the Yellow team of Dizzy, Peter McNeil, John Lobbe and Cathy Johnson 18 all and the Orange team of Mingo, Colleen Christopher, Anne Wileman and Doug Morley took an easy win over the Lime team of Winston Taylor, Ross Parsons, Coral Taylor and Theo Scheltinga 21/5.

In the other games the Green team of Nikko, Sid Revell, Yvonne Robinson and Ida Rachele took the points over the Red team of Mick Walsh, Belinda Snider, Ian Morley and Mark Bettany 25/19 and the Pink team of Marco Bohren, Kathleen Bock, Gregg Snider and Denis Sharpe had a nice win over the Gold team of Nick Klein, Steve Lewis, Chris Edward and Philip Jenson 29/19.

The ladder sees Orange

on top with eight pts +23 followed by the Pink team on 8pts +16.

Next up is the Yellow team on six pts +12 followed by the Blue team on 6pts +6.

The Blue team is next on six pts +6 followed by the Green team on 4 -6.

The Red team is next with no wins -12 followed by the Gold team on no wins -17 and last of all is the Lime team on no wins -22pts.

Also on Tuesday the O&M Pennant side played Myrtleford at home recording a great percentage boosting win 98 shots to 32.

Lyn Foots, Noel Jackson, Ray Close and Jenny Walsh flew out of the blocks and kept the pressure up all day allowing Myrtleford wins on only six ends taking the win 33 shots to eight.

George Peterson, Elaine Peterson, Irene Fuller and Lyn Holland were brilliant from the get go leading 23 shots to nil after seven ends and continued on their winning way to record a fantastic win 38 shots to eight.

The final rink of John Foots, Marian Ryan, Chris Lewis and Enid Smith had a close game early leading by just one shot after the 7th end seven shots to six.

From that moment on they took control of the game having an impressive win over Myrtelford 27 shots to 16.

At this early stage of the season the ladder sees Mansfield on top and will travel to Milawa on Wednesday this week, not Tuesday, due to the Melbourne Cup holiday.

Thursday saw the start of the Ladies Handicap Pairs with round one played in steady light showers with winners being Lyn Foots and Lyn Holland over Marian Ryan and Vicki Klein 4/0, Elaine Peterson and Kathleen Bock over Belinda Snider and Colleen Christopher 14/-1, Enid Smith and Gwen Gray over Irene Fuller and Anne Wileman 6/2 and in the final game Glenda Revell and Yvonne Robinson took the win over Jenny Walsh and Denise Storer 13/1.

The second round was called off due to consistent rain and will be played this Thursday, weather permitting.

Saturday’s Pennant saw the A2s away playing Corowa RSL and the A4s were at home against Yarrawonga.

The A2s battled hard all day but Corowa RSL were too strong on the day winning 77 shots to 67.

George Peterson, Elaine Peterson, Ross Parsons and Marian Ryan had a close game early with the score five all after the 8th end but Corowa RSL began to take control winning well 24 shots to eight.

Graeme Tyers, Mark Bettany, Alex Clarke and Chris Laws had a solid start and held the lead after the 8th end eight shots to six but the home team took control of the game taking an easy win 25 shots to 14.

Ray Robinson, Peter Roberts, Kevin Nikkelson and Ray Close were behind from the start but with determination the levelled the game up 13 all by the 16th end.

Unfortunately, Corowa RSL finished the strongest to take the win 20 shots to 15.

The final rink of John Foots, Noel Jackson, Mike Harrison and Sid Revell lost the first two ends, but they kicked into gear to take total control of the game with an impressive win 30 shots to eight.

At this early stage of the season Mansfield now sits in 6th spot on the ladder and plays Benalla away this weekend.

The A4s played at home and after the allotted ends they came away with the win against Yarrawonga 81 shots to 64.

Winston Taylor, Gary Fuller, Doug Morley and Tom Tomic had a real battle with their opponents early and by the 12th end the scores were level on 11 all.

Mansfield picked 10 shots in four ends to take control taking a great win 23 shots to 14.

Graham Smith, Mick Walsh, Denise Storer and Enid Smith had a close game all day but had the lead on

the 16th end 15 shots to 11.

Yarrawonga managed to finish the game the strongest winning four of the last five ends to take the win by just one shot 18 shots to 17.

Irene Fuller, Vicki Klein, Nick Klein and Shane O’Brien started well and had the lead nine shots to five after the 7th end.

Yarrawonga dug in and had levelled the game by the 14th end on 12 all but Mansfield finished really strong winning six of the last seven ends to take a great win 26 shots 16.

The final rink of Rick Nichols, Graeme Clements, Don Cameron and Lyn Holland had a real ding dong battle with their opponents with the score being level on multiple ends.

Mansfield led by one shot on the penultimate end 15 shots to 14 but Yarrawonga managed to pick up two shots on the last end to take a close win 16 shots to 15.

Mansfield sits on top of the ladder and will play YMGCR at home this weekend.

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CANCELLED: Mansfield’s Cup Day Picnic Races, one of the biggest and most anticipated events on the High Country sporting calendar, was cancelled late last week due to the persistent rainfall and soaking conditions.

Races rained out MANSFIELD’S Cup Day Picnic Races, one of the biggest and most anticipated events on the High Country sporting calendar, was cancelled late last week.

Another victim of the persistent rainfall and soaking conditions, the day of racing, fashions, punting and festivities was cancelled last Thursday following days of speculation that it and a number of other big events around town wouldn’t go ahead.

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This year’s races were expected to be bigger and better than ever, after a two year hiatus due to COVID restrictions.

The race field was anticipated to host six main races on the day with horses coming from far and wide around the country.

It’s a day where the Mansfield Race Club grounds usually come alive with marquees, bookmakers, food stalls, fashions on the field competitions, from the young to the seniors, lots of horse racing and wandering entertainers.

Fashion Ambassadors Adrianne Moore and Tess Southgate were set to welcome contestants and spectators to the Fashion Marquee, where MC Sarah Duffy planned to introduce

contestants and announce the winners.

Sadly, none of those planned festivities went ahead.

Club President Leanne Backwell stated that although the decision was greatly disappointing, the safety and comfort of both the racing industry and patrons was paramount.

With continual rain leading into Tuesday there was no alternative but to cancel.

“The club is disappointed that the large number of families and groups who booked tickets and packages will not have the opportunity to enjoy a great day of picnic racing,” said Mrs Backwell.

“The support from our local community has been outstanding, both in patronage and sponsorship from local businesses.”

The Mansfield District Racing Club has advised that all ticket holders will receive

information on ticket refunds in the following days.

The Mansfield Picnic Races will return on January 8 2023 with the 168th running of the Mansfield Cup. There will be a six race card, fashions on the field, music, food, bars, and hopefully, much more amenable conditions for people to enjoy.

Ticketing and package information for the January races will soon be available via www.country.racing.com

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