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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER AFTER several COVID-imposed postponements, last week saw St Mary’s hall finally transformed into the Debutante Ball for last year’s cohort of debutantes. The ball was coordinated by Sue Dolling and Cath Mahoney, who re-organised the event a total of five times from the original 2021 timeslot. In the end, the night proved to be a huge success, with 235 guests attending the event to celebrate the debut of the 13 young ladies and their partners. (From back left) Ben Les, Gus Vanderheyden, Mitch Roberts, Will King, Dane Roberts, Blake Leeman, Conor Reeves, Sam Bell, Billy Revell, Micky Burrows, Jimmy Payne Seth Dean, Ty Stower, Kara Alexander, Lily Christopher, Verity Hore, Tiffany Ryan, Kayla Carter, Tyla Ciarma, Kara Dolling, Meg Mahoney, Matisse Gardiner, Molly Rekers, Ashlee Macphee, Bella Cervi-Bolwell and Chloe Rekers.

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Fairy tale home race Mansfield horse racing g returned to the shire on the weekend,, serving g as a fitting g tribute to Noel Egan g HORSE racing returned to Mansfield on the weekend in noble fashion.

There were many highlights for the large crowd in attendance on Saturday for the official Mansfield Autumn Races.

Mansfield District Racing Club (MDRC) president Leanne Backwell deemed the additional picnic race meeting on Mansfield’s calendar a success and thanked the hard-working

MDRC committee for their efforts to make it happen.

“The aim of racing in April was to assist Country Racing Victoria to complete a full fixture of racing for 2021/2022,” she said.

“COVID restrictions and storm damage to some southern tracks had prevented some meetings from going ahead in 2021.

“It enabled trainers, jockeys and horses to gain points towards end of year awards.

“The benefit to the club and patrons was high quality fields and thrilling racing.”

Especially notable was Race 3 - The Noel Egan Memorial, honouring the renowned local horseman and former race club committee member who passed away recently, provided a fairy tale scenario.

Racehorse So You Shop, trained by Noel’s son Gerald

and ridden by his long-time friend Ray Douglas - and owned by MDRC committee members Phillip Corr and Lyn Wright, who share a long association with the Egan family - swooped in the straight to snatch victory in the last few strides.

It was an emotional win for all connections and the three generations of the Egan family in attendance.

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ambassadors Adrianne Moore and Tess Southgate enjoyed greeting visitors to the course and rewarding the best dressed with sashes and prizes.

Children were entertained with giant games on the lawn, face painting and Easter egg hunts, while adults enjoyed music from DK Wunderkind and cocktails mixed by the staff of the Mansfield Hotel.

The next race meeting

at Mansfield is the Marks Supa IGA Melbourne Cup Picnic Races on Tuesday, November 1 - traditionally an annual highlight for the local community.

After two years of cancellation due to COVID restrictions, the MDRC said they are excited that the event will return with its traditional glamour, and also promised some new innovations.

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Pay rise for councillors Mayor y and deputy p y to receive $ $12k and $ $16k more respectively p y

By SHAUN M B McMAHON MAHON THE Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal has determined an increase in the allowance payable to mayors, deputy mayors and councillors across the state.

The pay rise is intended to attract a higher calibre of candidate in years to come and will be backdated to December 18, 2021.

Deputy mayors lead the way, with maximum allowances almost doubling in some categories.

Mansfield Shire’s Category One allowance increase will lift deputy mayor Mark Holcombe’s pay from $21,409 to $37,353 per annum, an increase of approximately 75 per cent.

The deputy mayor used to get the same allowance as other councillors, however, the increase is presumably designed to com-

pensate t for f attending tt di extra t events t when the mayor cannot.

Mayor James Tehan’s current $62,884 per annum will increase to $74,706, just shy of $12,000 and 20 per cent more.

Councillors Paul Sladdin, Rohan Webb and Steve Rabie will receive an extra $2671 per annum, bumping their current $21,409 allowances just over 10 per cent higher to $24,080.

All councillors will also receive their incremental percentage increase on wage every December.

The determination, although effecting Mansfield Shire councillors, was reached independently.

Changes were made under the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019 following a review.

The came about Th review i b t aft fter mayors across the state were quizzed by Minister for Local Government Shaun Leane on how a wider range of people could be attracted to the role of councillor and according to Wangaratta mayor Dean Rees, the resounding answer was higher wages.

The 2019 Local Government Inspectorate survey found that most councillors and mayors received an allowance at, or near, the top of the range for their allowance category.

The survey also suggested that a high proportion of respondents were dissatisfied with the value of the allowance received.

Of those that responded 44 per cent of mayors and 59 per cent of councillors agreed with the statement ‘I do not get paid enough’, however, 50 per cent of

mayors and d 27 per centt off councillors agreed with the statement ‘I am paid an appropriate amount’.

Cr Rees said the review of councillor allowances is likely to draw out more of the right people to run for council who are prepared to work after hours.

“If the pay rates aren’t good enough, many people would say as a second job, ‘I don’t really need it considering the small amount of money’,” Cr Rees said.

“I believe it will open the door to a lot more skilled people and varied people with different opinions.

“Rather than just getting retired people who can spend a bit of time doing it, we need business people who can really develop things in a positive way.”

Mansfield Shire Council declined to comment on the matter.

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MANSFIELD AUTUMN RACES RESULTS: Horse - Trainer - Jockey

Race 1 - Mansfield Hire Trophy Flatley - Jason Bridgman - Ms Marie-Melodie Pomarede Another PluckSharyn Trolove - Mr Jack Virgona Aladdin Sane - Don Dwyer - Mr Shaun Cooper

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Race 2 - Canary Capital Trophy Royal Deel - Dan Mccarthy - Mr Jack Virgona Beauweevil - Dwayne Reid - Ms Caitlin King Tyrannto - Sharyn Trolove - Mr Shaun Cooper

Race 3 - Noel Egan Memorial Open

OFF AND RACING: The horses returned to Mansfield on the weekend in a big way.

So You Shop - Gerald Egan - Mr Raymond Douglas All Brown - Troy Kilgower - Mr Grant Seccombe Dishy’s - Don Dwyer - Mr Shaun Cooper

Race 4 - Alpine Civil Maiden Shakenboom - Steven Noble - Ms Dani Walker Tommy’s Boy - Steve Cunningham - Mr Jack Virgona Mr Zhivago - Aileen Vanderfeen - Mr Craig Kirkpatrick

Race 5 - Marks Iga Trophy Calypso Rich - Troy Kilgower - Mr Grant Seccombe Lustful Lass - Christopher Davis - Ms Chelsea Heard (A3/56kg) Bimmies Twin - Brenda Bamford - Ms Caitlin King

Race 6 - Foodworks Open Peggy Rose - Don Dwyer - Mr Shaun Cooper Fullforward - Charmaine Barnes - Ms Dani Walker Magic Ticket - Aileen Vanderfeen - Mr Craig Kirkpatrick

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Tax cuts lead way in budget ELIGIBLE low and middle income working Australians will receive a one off $420 payment, while pensioners will get $250 to offset the cost of living - two of the 2022/23 federal budget measures announced last Tuesday night.

The $420 payment will be on top of the $1080 tax cut that people earning $48,001 to $90,000 can claim, a move to bring relief to household budgets.

Indi incumbent Helen Haines welcomed the short term measures but did hold reservations, as the tax cuts will end after this year’s tax return period.

“I welcome the measures included in this budget to alleviate cost of living pressures for people in Indi, but I am concerned that these measures are short term and don’t address rising inflation,” Dr Haines said.

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fuel prices have skyrocketed and the budget will reduce fuel excise by half for six months, however, Dr Haines was wary about whether the savings will be passed on to consumers.

“The vast majority of people in Indi will benefit from the enhanced Low and Middle Income Tax Offset, the one-off payments to pensioners and low income earners and the fuel tax reduction,” she said.

“Now the government must ensure this reduction is passed onto consumers at the petrol pump.”

Dr Haines also welcomed programs to incentivise small business investment in training and digital innovation, as well as incentives for taking on apprentices.

“Housing affordability is a huge issue across Indi. And while saving for a deposit is one part of the problem, we know there is a desperate need for measures to increase the supply of affordable housing,” Dr Haines said.

Dr Haines celebrated the investment of $84 million in community microgrid projects in re-

EMBRACE: Prime Minister Scott Morrison hugs Treasurer Josh Frydenberg after he handed down his fourth budget in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra last Tuesday.

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gional and rural Australia.

“I have been strongly advocating for locally-owned renewable energy projects throughout this term of Parliament,” she said.

“This investment is welcome, but it’s nowhere near what is needed.

“Indi has led the way in community energy, and feasibility studies into microgrids are already under way.”

Dr Haines said the government had failed to invest in hospitals in regional Australia, while limited investment in some areas of the health workforce were a welcome first step.

“There is no transformational investment in rural hospitals or workforce,” Dr Haines said.

The number of Commonwealth Supported Places for medical students at rural university campuses will increase by 80, following increased investment in the budget.

“We know young people who grow up in the regions, who want to become doctors and

serve their communities, want to get their education closer to home,” she said.

“That is why I am calling for an extra 30 places for medical students to be funded at La Trobe University in Wodonga as part of the Murray Darling Medical School Network.

“These budgeted places are a welcome inclusion, and I will work with our local universities to make sure some of these places are at campuses in Indi.”

The government announced more than $500 million in additional mental health funding, which Dr Haines welcomed.

“Everywhere I go in Indi, people talk to me about how desperate the need is for more mental health support,” Dr Haines said.

“There are good measures in this budget, but more action is needed to increase the number of mental health professionals in regional Australia, and to assist those living with eating disorders.”

The budget would make no

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difference on the long waiting list for home care packages in Indi, Dr Haines said.

“This budget has no new home care packages and no investment in regional aged care infrastructure,” she said.

Indi will benefit from increased funding for regional mobile coverage, Dr Haines said, after the government announced $811 million to extend the Mobile Black Spot and Regional Connectivity Programs for another five years.

“Indi is the most successful electorate in Victoria under the Mobile Black Spot Program since I was elected,” Dr Haines said.

“By working with the community to advocate effectively, we have had significant success in fixing mobile black spots. I will continue this work to ensure Indi gets the funding we need to fix remaining mobile black spots in our region.”

Dr Haines revealed there was once again no funding or jobs allocated for the government’s Commonwealth Integrity Commission.

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Contact us on 5775 2115 or edit.mcourier @nemedia.com.au CHANGES AFOOT: Victoria’s alpine resorts, including Mt Buller (pictured) will be governed by one centralised board, instead of boards on each mountain, from October 1 this year.

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Resorts’ merger continues Centralised board for all resorts will start October 1

THE Victorian Government is pressing ahead with its restructure of management and governance of the state’s alpine resorts, but it won’t be in place for this winter.

A year ago the government announced it will abolish the current system of management boards at each of the state’s alpine resorts and place governance under a new, centralised entity - Alpine Resorts Victoria.

It said the changes were the result of “government reforms to make alpine boards more efficient”, and followed consultation with the industry, local government and resort management boards.

The new entity governing Falls Creek, Mt Hotham, Mt Buller, Mt Stirling, Lake Mountain and Mt Baw Baw alpine resorts was originally to commence in July this year.

However, that has now been postponed until the end of winter, according to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).

“Alpine Resorts Victoria will replace the four exist-

ing alpine resort management boards and the Alpine Resorts Co-ordinating Council from October 1, 2022,” a DELWP spokesperson said.

“To minimise any disruption to the 2022 snow season and allow sufficient time for the new board to be appointed, alpine resort management boards and the Alpine Resorts Co-ordinating Council will continue to operate until that time.

“As part of this transition Alpine Resorts Victoria must establish ‘stakeholder consultative committees’ at each resort within 12 months of coming into operation to ensure the unique characteristics of each resort and the views of resort stakeholders are considered in decision making.”

Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, said last year that there is “broad support for the creation of a single entity”.

She said it was to “ensure long term sustainability of the alpine industry and tourism while making sure the resorts are operating in a financially sustainable way”, noting the alpine sector con-

tributes almost $1.1 billion to the Victorian economy each winter.

Ms D’Ambrosio is currently seeking expressions of interest for up to nine directors, including the chairperson and deputy chairperson, for the board of the new Alpine Resorts Victoria, with appointments to commence on October 1.

Applicants will be shortlisted based on their skills, qualifications, knowledge, and experience in relation to: alpine environments, activities and tourism; financial management, commercial acumen or economic development; natural resources management; cultural knowledge and authority arising from experience as a Traditional Owner of land in alpine resorts; environmental conservation; and public administration or governance.

Expressions of Interest close midnight on Monday, April 18.

Visit www.boards.vic.gov. au to register an account, apply online or get further information about the roles including a position description.

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At Buxton Trout Farm you'll catch your own fish to take home for dinner TUE 12th April - Exploring our mountains and tunnels Walk through Tunnel Bend and also Sheepyard to Fry's Hut for marshmallows around a camp fire WED 13th April - Yarra Valley Chocolaterie You. Love. This. So. Do. We. There's no better way to do Easter !

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TUE 19th April - Spanish Games Day From silly sports to races and games, this day is packed with fun and a Spanish twist WED 20th April - Pool Party & Rocket Park We'll head to the Benalla Pool and lunch at the Rocket Park is mandatory !

THU 21st April - Mansfield Survivor @ Camp Howqua It's new and different - flying fox, ropes courses and The Survivor Course !

FRI 22nd April - Bush walk, sports & chill We'll hang and chill since it's the last day of the hols. We'll fit in a bush walk at Loyola Reserve & some sports in town - footy, netball, soccer etc.

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Avenue of Honour THE community in and around Mansfield always bat above their weight.

I am impressed with the creativity of the Jamieson Community Group in establishing the World War I Avenue of Honour.

In a clever move, local children were integrated into the project by handwriting the name of soldiers and nurses on plaques.

It is a memorial families will revisit, look at the plaques and remember our Anzacs.

I received a message from former Premier Ted Baillieu, who was equally impressed.

It was one of Ted’s goals to ensure the Anzac story would be passed down through generations.

The unique way the Jamieson Community Group included students is certainly a wonderful way to do it.

Cindy McLeish, State Member for Eildon

Is this our future...

GOOD on you Carol Lowden for your thought provoking letter in the Mansfield Courier,

in relation to development.

No one expects that Mansfield will not grow or that new housing will not occur.

But lets ensure that all developments in and around Mansfield are approved with careful consideration for the rural aspect of this wonderful town.

After all, the rural look and feel of the town is what attracts visitors to the area.

It is precisely why we all love to live here.

Tourists don’t travel here to see suburbia.

Our attraction is the visual beauty of the area.

The mountains, the huge old gums, the rivers and the open farm land.

Every time we allow dense housing areas to be established we move further from rural and closer to suburban.

Don’t take for granted that we live in a town without traffic lights or parking meters and where locals will smile and greet one another in the main street.

These are the benefits of living in a regional town.

I wonder what it will feel like to live in Mansfield if big developments are approved and large numbers of people rush to take up residence.

Are we resourced to

accommodate this growth in population?

Growth will happen and areas will undergo change.

That is accepted.

But my plea to the council is that they carefully review all requests for future development and consider the impact on the things that make Mansfield, so Mansfield.

Ian Nelson, Mountain Bay

Holding the reins SINCE when did we change from rural to unrestrained high density planning approvals?

In 10 years time what are we going to look like and how will we be coping?

What are the plans for sewerage, roads, public transport and our precious water?

Is there any cap for our future population or not?

Why are people asking these questions and not getting any answers?

Wangaratta has frozen all subdivision - wise heads are saying do no harm.

Who is holding our reins?

Michael Harrison, Mansfield

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Lowell Hunter The Salty One Warrnambool, Great Ocean Road Going back to the ocean can really fill you up.

When I’m out on the beaches, I feel my ancestors and elders looking down on me. Creating my sand artworks, there are elements I feel like dancing out, and it’s as if the birds and animals are talking back to me.

I WRITE to express my despair at the recent announcement that the NBN and our Labor Government will be spending up big to improve internet services in a number of areas of Victoria.

The phone and internet service failure at the Merrijig Rodeo recently highlights the ongoing shortcomings of the service into the Mansfield area.

The highest internet speeds we’ve seen at our property near Maindample are only about 11 MBPS. On holiday weekends the speed falls to as low as 0.05 MBPS (50 kBPS).

Sometimes the system is so slow the speed test app will not complete a download.

As a Telstra friend tells me, the “pipe” coming into Mansfield area is just not big enough for the volume of traffic.

Surely it’s time for money to be spent to improve the service.

And please don’t snow us with tales of how many towers have been installed etc.

They are valued works but the overall performance of the system is seriously poor.

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GREAT EVENT: The school community was a technicolour vision, as students and staff raised funds for St Mary’s.

CRAZY COLOUR: Teacher Laura Revell fully embraced the experience, demonstrating the characteristic enthusiasm that the students have come to expect frrom the day.

FUN IN THE SUN: (Left to right) Willow Brakels, Olive Armsden and Holly Klingsporn all had a great day.

RUNNING THE GAUNTLET: (Left to right) Teacher Tracey Webb took the task seriously ensuring Halli Herridge and Maja Jakovljevic were both covered in slime.

Explosion of colour a fundraising success

BY Kate Bolton, St Mary’s ON Friday, March 25, St Mary’s Primary School exploded in colour for the bi-annual Colour Run Fundraiser.

This event is highly anticipated by the St Mary’s staff and students alike and once again it lived up to the hype.

St Mary’s was fortunate to be able to invite family and friends into the school to join in the fun and frivolity allowing them to blow off some steam after two years of being in and out of lockdowns and home learning with the staff and students.

The St Mary’s students ran the course that included a giant slip and slide (drenched with water provided by the Mansfield Fire Brigade), hay bale obstacles, a hanging pool noodle tent, hurdles and a slalom pole run, all while being slimed and painted by a rainbow of coloured chalk and being shot at by staff wielding water pistols.

The students and teachers enjoyed the opportunity to get a little payback with lots of stealth and surprise attacks throughout the event.

The Colour Run is one of St Mary’s largest fundraisers and

this year the unofficial tally is over $7000.

St Mary’s would like to congratulate all of the students for their efforts.

A big shout out goes to the biggest fundraisers Cooper, Nixon and Laila Martin, with special mentions to Flynn Agius and Mia Kipping.

This event was once again a roaring success organised by Laura Revell with help from her band of merry helpers, Mrs Sloan, Mrs MacPhee, Mrs Longstaff, Mrs Zammit and Mrs Bolton.

A big thank you to all of the St Mary’s teachers for bringing the

enthusiasm that is expected by the students at this event.

St Mary’s would also like to thank the Mansfield Fire Brigade for providing the truck and water for our slip and slide and members Scott Killen, Matt Leggett and Kevin Clay for manning the truck.

A big thank you to all of the family and friends that sponsored the St Mary’s students and those that came along to support students and staff.

By all of the smiles, colour, fun and laughter that were seen throughout the event, the Colour Run was an absolute success.

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Haines hits back over voting claims INDEPENDENT INDI MP Helen Haines has hit back over paid political advertisements in local newspapers claiming she voted with Labor and the Greens 80 per cent of the time in 2021.

The advertisements identified Parliament of Australia as the source of the information and were authorised

by Liberal Senator for Victoria Jane Hume.

“Three years ago, I ran for parliament to try and bring integrity back to politics and to model a better way of representing our community than that offered by the ma-

STANDING BY HER RECORD: Independent MP Helen Haines has rejected claims made by the Liberal Party she voted 80 per cent of the time with the ALP and the Greens.

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jor parties,” Dr Haines said.

“And I’m proud of my work in parliament as the Independent federal member for Indi.

“That’s why it is so disappointing to see that the Liberal Party has yet again stooped to gutter politics in the campaign for the seat of Indi, using taxpayer funds to spread blatant misinformation about my voting record in local media.

“I am upfront about how I vote and the claims made

by Melbourne-based Liberal

Party Senator Jane Hume are a total distortion of the truth.

“As an Independent, I vote for Indi 100 per cent of the time.

“I review each new law on its merits, and work with our communities and all sides of politics to get the best outcomes for us every time.

“I update my website after every sitting period with the real facts on how I vote.

“That record is independently verified by the Parliamentary Library.”

Dr Haines said since she has been in parliament she has

voted 285 times on new laws.

“I’ve voted with the Coalition 48 per cent of the time...

I’ve voted with Labor 48 per cent of the time... and I’ve voted with neither of the major parties four per cent of the time.”

She said, as an independent, she was free to support “good policies” from the government, and to oppose or amend bad policies from the government.

“Right now, we have no truth in political advertising laws at the federal lev-

el,” Dr Haines said.

“I back calls to make it illegal to lie in political advertising and I call on all other candidates in Indi to vow not to spread misinformation this election campaign.”

Senator Hume stuck by her claim saying all her figures were accurately sourced from parliament.

“Unlike Ms Haines, we are very transparent about her vote record, with information sourced from the Parliament of Australia,” she said.

“For full transparency, we count all votes (divisions).

“Every single time the bells

ring and Ms Haines has to make a decision about who to side with, we count it.

“It does not matter if it is legislation, amendments, or a suspension of standing orders, we count all the votes, every single one.

“The truth is, in 2021 Helen Haines chose to side with Labor and the Greens on 80 per-cent of the votes before the house.

“For comparison, using the same metric, in 2018 Cathy McGowan’s votes in parliament were 50-50, demonstrating balance in her approach.”

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A perennial garden in autumn LOCATED in Barwite on the banks of the Broken River, on the way to Tolmie, is Ralph Bristow’s horticultural masterpiece, the Barwitian Garden.

Ralph is an artist - both on canvas and in his gardens.

Ralph works with unusual colour combinations and expressions in both mediums.

His garden in Barwite is teeming with colour and life, with many species of bees and birds.

It is a large garden with perennials, grasses and natives.

The garden will be open as part of Open Garden Victoria to share the beauty of this garden in autumn.

Ralph and partner Nicky Sanders live in a stunningly positioned owner-builder straw bale home overlooking a seasonal waterfall and shallow escarpment with a stretch of native habitat on the Broken River.

Nicky bought the land 15 years ago and built a passive solar, straw bale house designed to keep warm in the cold winters and cool in the hot summers.

It provided an amazing home to raise her two daughters overlooking the seasonal waterfall of the moody Broken River.

Funnily enough, Ralph and Nicky met around 10

PAINTBOX OF COLOURS: Ralph Bristow in his Barwitian garden of flowering perennials. years ago though friends and a garden consultation.

“We spoke about retainer walls for about 10 minutes and then talked about everything else in life for the evening,” said Ralph.

“Kismet over landscape and design and art - love at first sight,” he said.

The girls welcomed Ralph wholeheartedly into the Barwite fold.

About five years ago, both their working and personal relationship moved into the next stage, and they took the plunge to extend the property by incorporating a purposebuilt studio into this creative sanctuary.

The studio gives Ralph the space he needs for garden design and painting large canvases and for Nicky

it’s ideal for her ceramics, graphic design, and fine art photography.

“I paint with paint or plants, the process is the same for me,” Ralph said.

“My approach is based in feeling, thought, experience, knowledge and applied with free will and personal truth, spontaneity trumps tradition.

“I visualise the colours,

flowers, the attributes of plants at all times, seasons, textures, contrast and heights all being deeply considered in the moment.”

The garden started very tentatively by installing a retainer wall around the small gravel courtyard at the house.

“I then cultivated a strip of land about two measly metres wide along the south

side of the house,” he said.

It was here that he got some perennials on the move.

Ralph admits that there really wasn’t any great intention until he found himself looking down the length of the bed a couple of months later.

He realised that the garden had to fan out around the house and studio to be able to create the beautiful depth that he saw in that moment.

“From that moment I was possessed,” Ralph said.

The result is a garden that offers a sense of beauty, detail, and depth from almost any and every place, creating a feeling of being wholly immersed but very much a part of the landscape.

The home and studio are beautifully nestled into the landscaped garden, gently emerging, while quietly revealing architectural design elements around every bend and turn.

“You really must come and see it for yourself,” said Ralph.

Ralph and Nicky are inviting visitors into the garden on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24 as part of Open Gardens Victoria.

Tickets are available from trybooking.

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Family violence spike reflected at court Perjurer’s street stoush AN accused has been given a two year good behaviour bond after an altercation with two people outside a hardware store in Eildon in 2020.

Prosecutors outlined a series of relevant preceding events in the matter, which painted a picture of a bitter separation, ongoing domestic violence and protective orders in place at the time of the incident.

In October 2020, prosecutors alleged that the accused drove past her ex-partner and his new female partner and gave them the middle finger, before returning to the location shortly after and directing several verbal insults at the female.

The male refused to engage and returned to his nearby workplace, but the accused allegedly returned to the area a third time soon after, yelling at the female that she was a “slut”, “homewrecker”, and if she reported the incident to police, “she was gonna get it”.

The female took this as a threat and reported the incident to police, who subsequently attended the scene.

The accused arrived once again and sounded the vehicle horn in full view of police.

She then got out of the vehicle and unleashed another verbal tirade containing similar foul language.

The accused was later

hospitalised due to having suicidal thoughts, and upon release attended Mansfield Magistrates Court to apply for an intervention order against the female.

In the application the accused said she only wanted to talk to her ex-partner about his cancer - it was her only chance to ask him, alleging that his new partner answered his phone and responded to his texts.

She was later arrested for committing perjury by way of omitting the earlier confrontation from her application, made a no comment interview and provided no admissions to police.

Defence noted the accused was now in a better place, having acknowledged her actions and had sought psychological help for her outbursts and dealing with the separation.

She’s since been working on mindfulness, spending time with her son, and has respected the current order in place.

Defence submitted for an undertaking of good behaviour to continue these treatments, while the prosecution noted the seriousness of perjury, requesting the consideration of a corrections order.

The magistrate said perjury, albeit serious, was on the grounds of omission in this case.

Her outburst at the time was unreasonable.

But taking into account her circumstances and the pressure she felt at the time, the magistrate was prepared to allow

her to enter two year undertaking of good behavior and continue treatment without conviction.

Stalker assessed for corrections order A MAN accused of stalking his ex-partner following their relationship ending will be assessed for a community corrections order after appearing in the Mansfield Magistrates Court last week.

A police prosecutor outlined a series of events between the accused and victim that occurred between late 2020 until early 2021.

In September 2020 the pair met through Tinder and began an onand-off again relationship.

During this time the accused worked away and sent messages to the victim saying he “wasn’t good enough” compared to her former partners and said that he couldn’t make her as happy as they did.

The victim felt emotionally manipulated by these ongoing comments and in time, ceased responding to the accused’s continual contact.

The accused showed up at the victim’s house one day and she told him that she wasn’t interested and didn’t want to continue with their relationship.

The accused attempted to grab her and pull her in towards him, she pulled away and the incident culminated with the accused

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screaming and punching the carport.

The victim ran inside terrified.

In the time following this, the accused made continual visits and contact attempts, calling and messaging the victim, asking who she was sleeping with and leaving unwanted gifts of chocolate, food, a roof rack, drawers and other items.

He also transferred large sums of cash to her on several occasions, up to $10,000 at a time, with transaction descriptions noting “I’ve changed”, “I can spare this”, and “house”.

The victim returned these deposits each time.

The victim’s neighbour and housemate reported seeing the accused hiding behind the victim’s car one time, and watched as he ran off.

The accused said he had left a package for her, and in the time after this, continued to make repeated contact, saying that he loved her and wanted to make love one last time.

The victim said in her impact statement that she can’t sleep properly, can’t go home unless her housemate’s there, always sees the accused in her window, and work colleagues felt they needed to escort her home.

She was scared the accused would show up unannounced at any moment and felt nauseous at the sound of a text or phone call, constantly living in fear and having night terrors in which she envisioned the accused at her window.

She’d since been unable to meet or trust anyone new, was previously bubbly but was now depressed, anxious and scared.

The accused was arrested in March 2021, interviewed and issued a family violence safety notice, and bailed to appear in court.

He made admissions in the interview and was visibly upset by his actions and apologised for the conduct.

In court his defence said it was understandable the victim felt as she did but noted last contact was around a year ago.

They noted that it wasn’t a lengthy relationship, but a complicated one with a pregnancy involved that didn’t “pan out”.

They’d had a number of reconciliations and the accused has since expressed remorse and pulled back after being bailed, focusing on his work as a diesel mechanic.

The accused had priors involving burglary (stealing alcohol from a pub) and assault (grabbing bar staff ) noting he’s had a problem with alcohol, accepts the seriousness of the charges, and requested consideration of a corrections order to assist with his mental health and alcohol related issues.

The presiding magistrate emphasised the seriousness of the offending and how the victim felt, took into account the recent conduct and said the accused could be assessed for a community corrections order.

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Snip goes the Shears

By SHAUN McMAHON SURGEON Matthew Shears is bringing his expertise in minimally invasive surgery to Mansfield District Hospital (MDH), with plans afoot for him to begin performing minimally invasive laparoscopic hernia repairs.

Dr Shears commenced at MDH in June 2021, providing a general surgical and consulting service to the local community and was a welcome addition to an already robust surgical team.

Ten months on and Dr Shears has performed a vast number of general surgeries, including carpal tunnel repairs, vasectomies, hernia repairs, removal of skin lesions, varicose veins, biopsies and endoscopies.

Based in Wangaratta, Dr Shears is passionate about training the next generation of surgeons and occupies the role of training supervisor for Northeast Health Wangaratta.

Dr Shears completed his Bachelor of Biomedical Science at the University of Melbourne before commencing medicine, completing his additional medical degree in 2011.

This followed three years at Royal Melbourne Hospital and 12 months at Ballarat Hospital.

In 2015 Dr Shears commenced surgical training, rotating through the south-

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SKILLED: Dr Matthew Shears will soon be performing minimally invasive laparoscopic hernia repairs at Mansfield District Hospital for the benefit of locals requiring hernia surgery. west region of Victoria, including Geelong, Ballarat and Colac.

Following an advanced fellowship at Geelong hospital, Dr Shears commenced appointments at Wangaratta Private Hospital, Alpine Health and MDH in 2021.

His keen interest in minimally invasive surgery will see his knowledge and expertise deployed for the benefit of Mansfield locals at MDH.

Together with the support of the hospital Dr Shears will soon be performing laparoscopic hernia repairs as opposed to the more traditional open method.

MDH said this will provide many benefits to locals requiring hernia surgery, including faster recovery and return to work times, likely lower chronic pain rates, and lower re-occurrence rates for bilateral hernia.

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Bonnie Doon church for sale

FOR SALE: Bonnie Doon’s Uniting Church is up for sale with an indicative selling price of $695,000.

The Uniting Church sits on land donated by the late Ann Bonn of Wappan Station and was the first public building in the British Empire dedicated to Queen Victoria after her death, but it’s since been declared unsafe and hasn’t been used for approximately 10 years according to local sources.

Repairs required include drainage, damp issues and foundation underpinning, and the half-acre block has power but no water or sewerage.

The listing is live on realestate.com and notes an indica-

BONNIE Doon’s Uniting Church is up for sale.

The building is one of three in a row alongside the Catholic and Anglican parishes in Church St, with a vista of Lake Eildon across the road.

The decision to sell the property was relayed to community residents during a meeting at the Bonnie Doon Community Centre in December last year.

Plans for the sale of the church, and the neighbouring Anglican Church, were covered in The Courier in January this year.

UNIQUE: The Uniting Church was the first public building in the British Empire dedicated to Queen Victoria after her death.

tive selling price of $695,000.

It’s open for inspection over the next three Saturdays between 11am and 12pm.

Agent Dean Shipley from Elders said the listing provided a unique real estate opportunity.

“It’s a quiet and unique spot,” he said.

“The community are certainly keen to have it stay; weddings would be great, funerals, if they wanted to use it as a conference place.

“A museum’s even been floated in the past.”

Expressions of interest close on April 21 unless sold prior.

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LOOKING AFTER FARMERS: Agriculture Victoria is investing in more health checks and referrals for farmers.

More health checks for farmers AGRICULTURE Victoria is investing to improve the health of farmers and their families across the region.

Health checks and referrals are being increased to encourage farmers and their families to prioritise their health and wellbeing.

Injuries and poor health can impact the whole family, and can cause issues to the productivity and profitability of farms.

The Victorian Government will follow-up their commitment to improve farmer health by investing

$400,000 to deliver more health checks and improve referrals for farmers.

The project is being implemented across Victoria by health clinicians from the National Centre for Farmer Health (the Centre) and its partners.

The program began in 2020 and has resulted in almost 200 health checks taking place at field days, community events, and at selected health services.

The continued investment will be put towards increasing the number of clinics and services available across

Victoria, training more health clinicians, developing protocols to support the expansion of existing effective health programs, and identifying locally accessible referral pathways.

Agriculture Victoria’s acting executive director for agriculture policy, Dr Julie Simons, recognised the importance of health and how it impacts rural communities and economies.

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Alley Arts a huge success WANGARATTA-based artist Ronan Holdsworth brought colour and vibrancy to the walls of Bank Place for Mansfield’s first Alley Arts on Friday evening.

Although Ronan has predominantly worked in Wangaratta and Rutherglen, he would love to create a more permanent mural for the Mansfield community in the future.

Colouring in the top half of the mural as inspiration, Ronan left the remainder of the metreslong art work for the community to colour in.

“As long as they stay between the lines,” he said, with a laugh.

“Come and colour in a section, grab something to eat, listen to some music and enjoy all the festivities along the laneways.”

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Happiness at the end of a rainbow

SPREADING THE JOY: Local Alice Johnstone recently married her partner Kyle Pickett in a celebration of colour at the Daylesford convent.

SHARING THE MOMENT: Caitlyn Smethurst (holding William), Rachel O’Halloran, Mallory Darragh, Maggie Leach, Alice Johnstone, Alex Beckingsale, Noni Cleeland, Ash Lovick and Claire Pirie all attended the wedding..

RAINBOW DELIGHT: Charlotte Lindsay created a culinary masterpiece for the wedding.

ON a balmy summer evening on January 22, Alice Johnstone from Mansfield married Kyle Pickett from Anglesea.

The ceremony took place in the Daylesford convent with an explosion of colour.

Many of Alice’s close Mansfield mates and their partners attended.

The multicolored two-tiered cake was made by Ink Bookshop proprietor Charlotte Lindsay, and the stunning dress weighing 15 kilograms was designed

by Alice and made by a talented local seamstress.

Over 100 family and friends, all dressed in an array of stunning colours, were treated to a delicious meal made

by Gill, Jenny and the team from the Mansfield Produce Store.

A memorable night was enjoyed by all guests with many dancing and partying until the early hours of Sunday morning.

Showcasing the Merton Rail Trail Reserve ON Saturday, March 26, Merton Landcare had its first gathering since the COVID-19 restraints of the past couple of years.

Just over 20 people gathered at the Railway and Cemetery Walk at Merton to join Upper Goulburn Landcare Network facilitator, Chris Coburn, for a guided walk along the track.

This section of the rail trail is comprised of significant remnant grassy woodland habitat.

Chris was able to identify many of the plants growing alongside the rail trail.

He also described the best process for installing nest boxes suitable for marsupials, such as Sugar Gliders and Brush-tailed Phascogales, as well as mediumsized birds.

Five nest boxes were installed along the rail trail, which will augment the number of suitable, natural nesting-hollows found in mature trees in the area.

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Big wireless NBN boost for North East Lyman y says y we could see wireless coverage g increase byy 50 p per cent IT is hoped that Mansfield and the North East will have access to a significantly more capable wireless NBN network following an announcement our region will share in a $480 million investment by the Morrison Government in the 2022-23 federal budget.

Ross Lyman, Liberal candidate for Indi, welcomed the Morrison Liberal Government’s announcement last week, saying the funding will significantly improve the quality of services being provided over the NBN fixed wireless and satellite networks.

“One of the most frequent things I hear as I move around the North East is that

we need more wireless internet coverage and increased bandwidth,” said Mr Lyman.

“Being a Liberal candidate, I have direct access to the Minister for Communications, and have been able to champion the communication needs of our region directly to government.”

The announcement highlighted that upgrades will extend the coverage range from a tower, and allow higher speed services to everyone served by the tower.

This should mean more people can be served by NBN fixed wireless internet, plus higher speed services on the NBN fixed wireless network, and higher amounts of data

can be used by households and business customers wirelessly.

It is expected the upgrade will expand the fixed wireless footprint coverage by as much as 50 per cent, enabling 30,050 additional premises across the North East to access fixed wireless services instead of Sky Muster satellite services.

“This means people who rely on wireless internet, who operate things like regional businesses, market stalls and farming operations, can use technology like EFTPOS, or fly drones across their farms, with the knowledge the internet coverage and bandwidth will be there to support

them,” Mr Lyman said.

“This announcement builds on the Morrison Government’s significant local investment in the Mobile Black Spot Program, with over 50 black spot towers built in the North East since the Liberals came to government in 2013, providing internet to some of the most remote locations across the North East.”

ON THE GROUND: (From left) Cr Steve Rabie, Jane Freemantle, Ros Ritchie, Liberal candidate Ross Lyman and Susan Kinloch at an informal ‘Meet the Candidate’ morning tea last month in Mansfield.

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Unemployment hits record low in regional Victoria DATA from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown Victoria’s regional unemployment rate has dropped to a record low.

The figure has dropped to three per cent, the lowest of all the states and the lowest ever recorded for regional Victoria.

The national regional unemployment rate stands at four per cent.

In the year leading to February, Victoria’s regional youth unemployment was the lowest of all the states at eight per cent.

Treasurer Tim Pallas insists industries are surging back to life due to the investment of more than $13 billion in government funding.

“Our ongoing investment in regional Victoria is creating more jobs and helping businesses and families bounce back from the effects of the pandemic, delivering economic benefits across the state,” he said.

“This means that businesses and households across Victoria can feel increasingly confident and secure about their future and the economy as we move forwards.”

Minister for Regional Development, Mary-Anne Thomas, recognised the impact that regional Victoria had on the economy.

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Information sought on crash

THE driver of a vehicle which damaged a pay phone beyond repair is being sought by police, following a collision in Whitfield on Labour Day. The vehicle, believed to be a 1980s model Land Rover Defender 110 County, is believed to have reversed into the Telstra pay phone on the morning of March 14, causing damage which will ultimately see the phone replaced by the service provider.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Leading Senior Constable Guy at Whitfield Police Station on (03) 5729 8282, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Rail fatality non-suspicious POLICE are treating a fatality early on Wednesday morning as non-suspicious, following the death of a woman near the Shanley Street rail crossing In Wangaratta.

Sergeant Brian McCormick said the fatality, which involved a goods train which had been travelling southbound at approximately 4am, had subsequently seen rail crossings at Shanley

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Street and Sandford Road closed for up to four hours.

A replacement driver was said to have travelled from Melbourne to complete the train’s journey.

Hunt for new CEO ALPINE Shire is on the hunt for a new chief executive officer, with incumbent Charlie Bird to leave council when his contract ends in July.

Mr Bird, who was appointed to the role in August 2017 on a five year contract, confirmed last week that he will not be seeking a contract extension.

“Personal events over the last few years have highlighted to me how quickly life can change and the importance of valuing the time we have with family and friends,” he said.

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“I look forward to reestablishing my successful consulting business and enjoying a different work-life balance.”

Mr Bird almost left his role in early 2020, notifying council in mid-December 2019 of his intention to leave the shire, but reversing that

decision two months later, after the devastating summer bushfires, “to help lead the Alpine Shire through a challenging period of recovery”.

Police minister snubs Euroa police station ACCORDING to Euroa MP Steph Ryan, the Police Minister Lisa Neville has

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Ms Ryan said she formally invited the minister to town last month, after locals raised concerns about the inadequacies of the town’s police station.

Earlier this month, Ms Ryan was joined at the station by shadow minister for police Brad Battin who agreed that there was a pressing need to upgrade the facilities.

Following the rebuff from the police minister, Ms Ryan said she was concerned Ms Neville was not witnessing firsthand the needs of frontline police officers.

“I cordially invited the minister to visit the Euroa police station to see exactly what is required to allow police to do their jobs safely and efficiently,” she said.

“Despite the minister’s current refusal to meet I want her to know the invite is always on the table.

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Ms Ryan added that she was concerned by the reluctance of Labor ministers to visit regional areas.

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Time to check your smoke alarms THE Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) are encouraging Victorians to turn their clocks back and to check their fire alarms.

Daylight saving officially ended at 3am on Sunday, April 3 and while it does mean Victorians will get an extra hour of sleep, it also comes with a timely reminder to check your smoke alarms too.

Checking your smoke alarm involves pressing the ‘test’ button to ensure it’s in working order, and cleaning it with a duster, vacuum cleaner or gentle wipe to re-

move particles that could impact its performance.

CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said it is vital for families to conduct this life-saving check because only working smoke alarms save lives.

“If there is a fire in your home, a working smoke alarm can allow you to evacuate early and survive,” he said.

“We know that many fatal fires start at night and the smell of smoke won’t wake you up - so ensuring your smoke alarms are working is crucial to protecting you and your family.”

Fire Rescue Commissioner Ken Block said it was important to regularly clean smoke alarms.

“There’s no point having a smoke alarm installed if it isn’t working - a smoke alarm that is properly maintained can save your life if there is a fire,” he said.

“It will only take a few minutes to clean and then test your smoke alarm by pushing the test button.

“It’s a small step you can take to ensure your smoke alarms will work when you need them most.

“Regardless of the type of

smoke alarm you have, all smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years.”

When checking, installing or replacing your smoke alarms, FRV and CFA suggest:  Smoke alarms should be installed in every living area, hallway and bedroom.  Test your smoke alarm every month by pressing and holding the test button until the smoke alarm beeps three times.  Clean your smoke alarms every year by dusting, vacuuming or gently wiping around the cover to clean it so it will sound if there is smoke.

 All smoke alarm units (including those attached to mains power) should be replaced every 10 years, and it is best to replace with hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms. Otherwise, replace your smoke alarms with a unit that has a 10-year lithium battery in a tamper proof chamber.  Smoke alarms should be interconnected so that when any alarm activates, all smoke alarms will sound.  If you have 9-volt batteries in smoke alarms, the batteries must be replaced every year.

CHECK YOUR SMOKE ALARMS: The CFA has recommended that all Victorians check their smoke alarms now.

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Mansfield woman assaulted ARMED Crime Squad detectives have charged a 27-year-old man following incidents in Sunshine and Benalla on March 23, 2022.

He has been charged with false imprisonment and other assault-related offences.

The Benalla man has been remanded to appear at Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on March 31, 2022.

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POLICE continue to investigate an affray at a licensed premises in the Mansfield CBD on Friday, March 18.

Further reports indicated the affray led to another related incident at a residential property in the Redgum Drive/Cambridge Drive vicinity in Mansfield.

Benalla Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating this as a home invasion.

Detectives executed search warrants in Mansfield on Friday, March 25.

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MANSFIELD RSL Sub-branch this year will invite all those who attend the dawn service at the Menin Gates to a gunfire breakfast following the activity.

Sub-branch president Tom Ingpen said in conjunction with the Mansfield CFA and the Rotary Club a gunfire breakfast will be offered starting at approximately 6.15am.

The breakfast will be held on the apron (car park) of the CFA complex with a barbecue, tea and coffee.

The annual mid-morning commemoration service will commence at 10.55am.

Taking part in the service will be members of the local Guides, Scouts, clergyman, the Mansfield District Orchestra under the guidance of Monica Sketcher, a bagpipe and marching band which will lead the preservice march.

The annual march for ex-service personnel and current serving armed force members, and community groups will start at 10.45am sharp - gathering first outside the RSL clubrooms in Highett Street from 10.30am.

It is again hoped that horses can also lead the march representing the WWI Light Horse Brigade.

RSL members and visiting guests will then be invited to a morning tea/lunch back at the RSL following the morning service.

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Donations fund new breathing apparatus GENEROUS community donations following the 2019/20 bushfires will fund more than 200 breathing apparatus (BA) sets to CFA brigades across the state - some receiving the capability for the first time.

Thanks to the donations, the CFA and Brigades Donations Trust is allocating $2.25m to purchase this important equipment which improves our capability and protects the health and safety of our firefighters at incidents.

The overall project cost $2.75m, with some brigades choosing to co-fund the project, expanding the program by nearly 20 per cent.

CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said the pro-

ject funded one BA set and in some cases the brigade funded the second set.

“The additional funding support from brigades allowed us to extend the scope from 200 BA sets to a total of 234 BA sets and 468 BA cylinders,” he said.

“These are currently being delivered to 116 brigades across the state which will then be installed into their fire trucks.

“At the end of the rollout, 514 brigades will have BA with 43 of those brigades receiving the capability for the first time.

“BA provides important protection to our firefighters’ airways from harmful products at fires and other

incidents,” he said.

“This is critically important for their wellbeing and safety and I thank the community for their generosity.”

Chair of the CFA and Brigades Donations Fund Graeme Jilbert said it’s great to see the community donations going towards such an important project which focuses on increasing the safety of our firefighters.

“The project also funds a newly developed BA cylinder exchange system which will improve operational efficiencies and save time for our volunteers,” he said.

The rollout of the new BA sets is expected to be complete in the next couple of months.

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Modifying the misnamed Mamieson JAMIESON is being petitioned to be renamed to its technically and historically correct name of Mamieson.

The petition at mamieson. org , beginning with a beautiful autumn shot of a treelined street in Jamieson, explains: “Nestled on the northern edge of the Great Dividing Range in the Victorian shire of Mansfield lies a picturesque town, properly known as Mamieson.

“But through accidents of history, and mistakes in word-of-mouth, some think of it today as Jamieson.

“When you travel from Melbourne to Mansfield and Mt Buller, you come through the larger towns all consistently named beginning ‘M’, except a very few which for historical reasons were permitted to start with ‘Y’.

“Melbourne, Yea, Molesworth, Yarck, Merton, Motor Inn, Maindample, Mansfield, and on through to Merrijig, Mirimbah and Mount Buller.

“But why has Jamieson decided to cause trouble?

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supposed to be named Mamieson.

“Perhaps someone drank too much Jamieson and got confused.”

The petition, strangely devoid of any contact details, goes on to explain that their point is further proven when looking at the road sign on Mt Buller Road leaving Mansfield, which shows suburbs in order of distance, all beginning with M: Merrijig, Mirimbah, Mt Stirling, Mt Buller.

This is evidence, apparently, that the town should be named Mamieson.

The wheels really start to come off when, approaching the end of the case to change the town’s name, it says: “The town of Motor Inn saw the sense of falling into line with the naming convention, and is phasing out its former name of Bonnie Doon.”

A picture of the Bonnie Doon Motor Inn accompanies the assertion, which then leads to the culmination.

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the name of our town?

“Click here to go to our petition.”

The ‘Members for modifying the misnamed Mamieson’ page then comes up, seemingly allowing those wishing to support the cause to fill in their name and contact information.

But then a pop-up suddenly appears, saying “we’re sorry, the petition has been very popular, so it is now closed.

“The Committee will submit it to the shire at the start of April,” before redirecting back to the home page, leaving visitors with an overwhelming sense of disappointment.

Results of the petition are eagerly awaited in the next council meeting.

But if this all sounds like an April Fool’s joke, that’s because it is.

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QUAIL SEASON: This season electronic callers will be banned.

Quail hunting season opens JUSTICE: Driving offences dominated in the Mansfield Magistrates Court last week.

PHOTO: Bekti Mulatiningsih

Driving offences dominate court Rum drunk driver loses licence

AN accused has had her licence suspended for 11 months following her hearing in the Mansfield Magistrates Court last week.

The accused was answering to charges of drunk driving, with prosecutors outlining events in which she was intercepted by police in Benalla in the early hours of one morning in 2019.

She underwent a preliminary breath test, which indicated to police that alcohol was in her system.

A further test at the station indicated a BAC of .115.

The accused admitted to drinking about five cans of 375ml Bundaberg Rum cans the previous evening, replying to police when asked about her reason for driving, “clearly I can’t count”.

Defence noted that the accused was a fire management forester, managing an area from Kinglake to Corryong, and had been honest with police about her consumption.

She conceded that it was reckless and that her job would be significantly impacted by a loss of licence.

“It’s an unfortunate brush with the law,” said the presiding magistrate, acknowledging the accused’s clean record.

“But the most important aspect of this is road safety.

“It’s a minimum 11 month mandatory suspension, nothing I can do about that, but I will only issue a $400 fine without conviction.”

Truckie gets lucky A TRUCK driver caught speeding through Bonnie Doon has been is-

sued a small fine, without a loss of licence or conviction recorded.

Prosecutors alleged that on Friday, June 5, 2020 at approximately 2:30pm the accused was driving a silver Ford Ranger east along Maroondah Highway in Bonnie Doon, when police observed the accused overtaking another vehicle.

They measured his speed with their radar device at 124kmph in the 100kph zone.

Police intercepted the accused and issued an infringement notice.

When asked for the reason he was speeding, the accused said, “I was overtaking.

“I apologise for my stupidity, I should’ve known better.”

The accused accepted the summary and other relevant prior matters were brought to the court’s attention, including in 2014 disobeying a traffic signal, and three traffic infringements before that.

The magistrate noticed that offence was not in a mandatory category.

“I don’t intend to make any order against your licence, even though you have a few speeding offences there.

“I will issue a fine of $200 with no conviction.

“Be careful, it’s difficult to overtake without speeding, I’m aware of that, but none of us have that right to speed to do it.”

Meth recidivist cops conviction A REPEAT offender has had her licence disqualified and a conviction recorded for drug driving.

Prosecutors alleged that in Sep-

tember 2020 the accused was driving a black BMW sedan north along the Maroondah Highway in Buxton.

Police monitoring traffic in the area intercepted the accused after the vehicle pinged as having an expired registration.

They then administered an oral fluid test to the accused, which indicated a positive result.

Further testing confirmed the presence of methamphetamine in the accused’s system.

Police asked the accused if she’d consumed drugs recently.

“No, not really recently, on the weekend maybe,” she said.

“Ice on Sunday, two to three points of it.”

The accused had three prior matters of the same nature, one in Albury in 2017, and another two on the same day in 2016.

The accused explained she was going through a personal struggle at the time after having a miscarriage, and simply made a stupid mistake.

She’s since sought help from a counsellor and had been clean since the incident.

The accused further noted a loss of licence would mean she’d lose her job, and requested consideration of a non-conviction disposition.

“It’s unfortunate but there are consequences,” said the magistrate.

“This is all about road safety, and all the medicos say driving with meth in your system is recipe for disaster.

“It impairs judgement and puts people at risk.

“I’m not prepared to give a nonconviction order on your third time around in court for the same thing.

“Your licence is disqualified 12 months, and I’m issuing a fine of $600, which I consider lenient by virtue of fact that this is your fourth offence.

“Make sure you don’t drive from midnight tonight.”

Mobile vendor without a licence A MAN has been convicted and given a fine for unlicened driving after police nabbed him in High St, Mansfield, in September 2021.

Bizarrely, the man, who said he was selling his mobile vending business, had been driving without a licence for several years after repeat offending across all four eastern states had rendered him unable to obtain one.

The accused’s history included several disqualifications in Tasmania while on probation, and matters in Queensland and New South Wales, with the latter jurisdiction having disqualified him from driving until 2056.

“I clearly made a poor decision on the day,” the accused said.

“I’ve moved to Mansfield to try and turn my life around, but it’s a little bit hard in a country town without a licence.”

“Doesn’t seem to have bothered you in three different states,” the magistrate said, before imposing a fine of $900 with conviction.

“You can’t expect leniency if you keep doing this,” the magistrate added.

“Go and see a lawyer, lodge a late appeal in New South Wales perhaps, it’s worth doing otherwise you’re just going to keep bumping heads with police in every state.”

THE Game Management Authority last week announced that the use of electronic quail callers will be prohibited during the 2022 Stubble Quail hunting season.

‘Quail callers’ are electronic acoustic lures that emit the calls of Stubble Quail to attract and concentrate the birds into an area so they can be hunted.

After concerns were raised by the hunting community over the ethics of using quail callers, the GMA partnered with Deakin University to investigate the efficacy of the devices.

The research found that quail callers significantly increased the number of quail in the vicinity of the activated caller and concentrated the birds into a very localised area around it, making it easier for hunters to harvest the quail.

GMA chief executive officer Graeme Ford said the results of this research show the effectiveness of electronic quail callers and the need to suspend the use of quail callers for the 2022 quail season.

“We now have evidence that using electronic quail callers significantly increases the number of quail in the vicinity of the caller,” Mr Ford said.

“As the popularity of these devices is increasing, we need to put their use on hold until the costs and benefits of their use can be fully explored during the review of the Wildlife Game Regulations.

“The results of the research show there is a very real risk that widespread use of quail callers could result in overharvesting.”

The use of quail callers when hunting game is already prohibited in many parts of the world.

Stubble Quail season opened Saturday and will end Thursday, June 30.

If hunting on private property, make sure you have permission from the landowner or manager.

The GMA will be patrolling both public lands and private properties across Victoria throughout the 2022 Stubble Quail season to ensure compliance with hunting laws.

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WHAT’S ON

Buller is your entertainment destination IN a fitting finale to a summer of long and legendary lunches, the Moosehead on Mt Buller hosted Smokey Mountain Sunsets, a night of live music, craft beers and barbecue.

With inclement weather forecast for the Saturday, the Long Lunch Series crew quickly pivoted, bringing the outdoor event inside, to the comfy and cosy climes of the bar.

“It was a toast to summer in the mountains, a final hurrah before we moved on to our Easter calendar of activities,” said Cath Reilly, hospitality business manager.

And what an excellent way to farewell daylight savings, with band Blues Roulette keeping the crowd entertained as they filled up

on chef Ross O’Meara’s tasty fare.

Smokey Mountain Sunsets was just one of a series of events, with Buller fast becoming the go-to destination for great food, great entertainment and great times.

The Easter weekend is already shaping up to be an absolute cracker with a Seafood and Champagne Soiree planned for the Saturday afternoon, transforming Buller’s Bourke Street into a scenic garden party complete with live music, Moet and Chandon and tantalising seafood canapes.

“You’ll feel like you’ve wandered into a fabulous country wedding,” said Cath.

The festivities then continue on

into the evening on April 16 with renowned Australian guitarist Lloyd Speigel taking to the stage at the Moosehead, with whiskey the order of the day and blues the religion.

Blues Roulette, as part of their residency, will also take to the stage on the evening, heralding a season of Saturday Sessions not to be missed.

It might be worth booking accommodation on the mountain for this weekend of great events, which will culminate in the everpopular RT Edgar Easter Egg Hunt on the Sunday.

If you’re feeling a bit dusty after an afternoon of champagne, and a night of whiskey and blues, taking part in the family fun of a giant

What’s On Calendar

 SMOKEY BLUES: Originally planned for the Spurs deck with its amazing views of Buller and beyond, the evening was moved to the Moosehead as the weekend threw a wintry blast at the region, hopefully in anticipation of an amazing snow season.

Easter egg hunt is sure to quickly brush away those cobwebs.

And strolling through the Easter market sampling the best of the region’s local produce and taking in the mountain air, will definitely make you feel brand new.

It’s about enjoying everything that our region has to offer, especially with Mt Buller literally just up the road.

Open day at Snobs Creek SNOBS Creek hatchery, near Eildon, will open its doors these school holidays and welcome visitors to a free open day on Sunday, April 10.

Victorian Fisheries Authority chief executive officer, Travis Dowling, said the open day would provide keen recreational fishers, locals and tourists with the perfect opportunity to learn how stocked fish are produced.

“The team at Snobs grew a record number of Macquarie perch fingerlings recently to help this threatened species recover in our waterways,” Mr Dowling said.

“Murray cod, brown and rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and trout cod are also grown at Snobs and released into lakes and rivers as part of the state-wide stocking program.

“The hatchery is playing a huge part in stocking a record 10 million fish this season and is now supported by Fisheries’ new native fish hatchery at Arcadia on the banks of the Goulburn River.”

Mr Dowling said the open day

FISH IN A BARREL: Snobs Creek will be having open days again these holidays. and tours provide a rare, behindthe-scenes view into the hatchery, where visitors can talk directly with expert staff about the process of growing their trout, salmon and native fish.

“Come along to see first-hand how fish are bred, fed, sorted and loaded into customised stocking trucks for release to make your fishing even better,” he said.

Attendees will be greeted by

staff who can answer any of their questions before going on a selfguided tour.

There will also be a free sausage sizzle, local Lions Club providing tea and coffee, an educational trailer and stocking trucks on show.

Visitors can also get a selfie with the giant fish sculptures at the front gates.

Mr Dowling encouraged families to make a long weekend

of it, combining a visit to the hatchery with wetting a line in the picturesque pondage, stunning Goulburn River or trying their luck in the deeper waters of Lake Eildon.

The open day will have one hour tour time slots at 10am, 11am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm.

Bookings are essential and can be made at www.vfa.vic.gov.au/ snobsopenday.

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 APRIL 6: Nextwave’s National Youth Film Festival at the Mansfield Armchair Cinema.  APRIL 7: Small Halls Festival, Merton Hall  APRIL 9: High Country Halls Music Festival featuring Headphone Jones at the Tolmie Hall (3.30pm - 10pm).  APRIL 16: The Golf Ball Drop will happen on at Mansfield Recreation Reserve at the half time break of the Eagles versus Seymour on Easter Saturday.  APRIL 16: Mt Buller High Fun Run  APRIL 16: Mt Buller champagne & seafood & live music featuring Lloyd Spiegel.  APRIL 17: Mt Buller Easter Village market  APRIL 17: Mt Buller Rt Edgar giant Easter egg hunt  APRIL 18: U3A Mansfield - NO MEETING (Easter Monday) For membership information phone Trish 0437 357 829.  APRIL 30 - May 1: Emerging Sounds. Free workshop for young musicians and producers.  MAY 8: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. Booking essential: trybooking.com/866650 REGULAR EVENTS:  JUSTICE of the Peace Services - Every Thursday, Mansfield Police Station. 10am to 1pm for witnessing and signing of documents.  U3A meetings are held on 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 10am in the Library Meeting Room.  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.  Probus meetings are held every second Wednesday for monthly meetings, and then activities/outings are held on the last Wednesday of each month.  Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) meet every fourth Monday of the month at 6pm in the library (rear entrance)  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

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ON THE WAY: Numerous stages of the construction build are close to completion, with Mansfield Autism hoping to fundraise the additional funds to realise the entire Operation Gamechanger vision.

FROM LAYING THE FIRST SLAB: It was only two years ago that Mansfield Autism took posession of their 100 acre property, with the not-for-profit organisation making significant headway in that time towards delivering a therapeutic care farm.

Half way mark on World Autism Day ‘HALF way there’ is a superb result for Mansfield Autism’s $40 million plus Operation Gamechanger expansion project.

Saturday marked World Autism Day, and at a local level, the date was also a poignant one.

It was just two years ago that Mansfield Autism signed on the bottom line for their 100 acre farm.

One of the largest notfor-profit infrastructure investment projects in regional Victoria (with a heavy emphasis on job creation and development), the expansion project has seen $10.945m in state funding, $4.54m in federal funding, $200k from philanthropists and $8.675m from the notfor-profit Mansfield Autism Statewide Services (MASS).

To date a total of $16 million has been raised in external funding alongside the service’s own significant

contribution, with about $22 million yet to raise for completion.

“We are incredibly proud of how far we’ve come in realising our vision for a world standard centre of excellence therapeutic care farm, that will radically increase our capacity to provide early intervention and wrap-around services for Victorian autistic children and their families,” MASS chief executive Simone Reeves said.

“While we’re thrilled at our progress, on World Autism Day we want to highlight the significant need for additional investment to achieve completion.”

Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes congratulated Mansfield Autism on their progress in such a short time.

“I’ve been very proud to work with Mansfield Autism over the last two years to help them get the funding they

EVENT April 1, 2022 Fun Friday for World Autism Day on the farm.

128 Ogilvies Road, Mansfield 10.30am.  Students get together to socialise with a range of activities and games to assist with social skills and independence.

Photos / vision permissions in place.  Opportunity to interview.  Tour of farm construction build stage progress. deserve for this lifechanging project - I’m so happy to see them hit the halfway mark already,” she said.

“While it’s an incredibly positive milestone, the hard work doesn’t stop here.

“I’m determined to help Mansfield Autism get the rest of the funding needed to help more families access the amazing, dedicated services they’ve been providing the Mansfield and Victorian community for 50 years.”

Funding to date provides the on-farm student and client residences -12 self contained, accessible family cabins; a multi purpose activity centre; meeting

place and stage one of a new school campus for therapeutic term placement students.

“Operation Gamechanger delivers 86 new full time and stable jobs in regional Victoria, helps diversify and build the resilience of Mansfield’s local economy, while expanding much needed services for autistic children and their families,” Ms Reeves said.

“Our cabins and recreation facilities will cater for family camps, respite and farm stay breaks for the significant yet under-supplied accessible visitor market.

“This is estimated to be about 10 per cent of total

domestic tourism spend in Victoria.”

Additional funding is required to complete the school campus, a bespoke conference and training centre, inground learn-toswim, hydrotherapy and splash park centre, extensive revegetation and sensory garden, hard courts, extended equine facilitated learning facilities, administration centre and walking paths.

Once complete, the added boost of Operation Gamechanger is the hundreds of industry training placements Mansfield Autism will offer, that will assist TAFE and university students to qualify with their degrees or certificates, enabling them to take up jobs currently available across the disability sector.

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Mansfield Autism employs about 140 people with a full time equivalent of 86 and this is set to double with the expansion.

Their model of wraparound care is unique in Australia and is underpinned by key principles that centre on the importance of family and an emphasis on nature, outside exercise and healthy eating.

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Power down in Jamieson

LAST week the Russell family from Jamieson starred at their sporting achievements with year 10 student Quinn at Mansfield Secondary College named club champion at the recent school sports event.

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weekends with numbers of travellers stopping to visit.

The museum will be open at weekends on Saturday and Sunday until Easter weekend.

The Gallery on Nash is also providing excellent service to the visiting clientele and will also be trading over Easter.

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year 8 student Harper, had a stellar week competing at the school sports and though she broke her thumb, the same week she won her age group competition at Little Athletics competition.

Harper followed on the next day at the Mansfield Pony Club Trials riding her horse Ella and won the event.

Young brother Banjo, grade 5 student at Mansfield Primary School, won his age group competition at Little Athletics.

Congratulations.

THE annual Little Athletics sporting competition was a great success in Mansfield, with congratulations going to another Jamieson resident Michelle Leitch, who was presented with the Irene Poole Perpetual Trophy.

Each year this trophy is presented to a member for their tireless contribution to the Little Athletics sporting events.

So many workers behind the scenes give generously of their time, so the events are held within the safety and sporting regulations.

Kevington resident Irene

GIDDY UP: Local Jamieson resident Harper Russell on her horse Ella, winning first place in her division at the Mansfield Pony Club Trials recently.

Poole was a tireless worker for the Little Athletics and various sporting clubs in Mansfield, prior to her passing.

Her achievements and generosity for years, will long be remembered.

PALM Sunday celebrations will be held at St John the Apostle church on Sunday at 11am.

This service is an annual event and ecumenical attendance is offered to all.

Father George Feliciouz will conduct the service, prior to Mass the blessing of Palms will take place.

During the service members of the

congregation are invited to take part in the readings.

All welcome.

GOOD Friday service will be held on Friday, April 15 at Saint John the Apostle church at 3pm.

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A SURVEY was sent to the Jamieson community, addressing the interests, wishes and priorities of the community.

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LOCAL resident Des Pettitt is a delighted new grandfather, with his first grandchild born two weeks ago.

Baby Bielle is the first child to mum Rhennon and dad Ben Pettitt.

Des enjoyed a very special holiday meeting baby Bielle enjoying hugs and smiles.

Mother and baby are well.

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This sport is very popular and many families have come to the area for the annual event period.

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LAST week Jamieson and the district, from Woods Point, Howqua, Delatite, Goughs Bay, Mac’s Cove and Piries, succumbed to an electrical blackout at 5pm.

It was discovered a tree had fallen onto power lines at Mac’s Cove.

The electrical team had a challenging job, as the fault was not found for some hours.

Once the area was defined the team worked diligently and the power was restored at 10:30pm.

The Courthouse Hotel closed as the patrons could not be serviced.

There is no town water supply in Jamieson or in most of the local district area.

Most homes are reliant on power to flush toilet systems and household water requirements.

Many households were able to cook a barbecue meal to satisfy the family dinner requirements, albeit by candlelight.

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Mansfield Autism

Statewide Services

Edition after Easter

Mansfield Autism Statewide Services 40th AGM Join us for Mansfield Autism Statewide Services’ 40th Annual General Meeting, to be held at 5:30pm on Thursday 7 April 2022 at the Farm (128 Ogilvies Road).

All members and friends are welcome to hear about our achievements and plans for the future. Drinks and nibbles provided.

Please register at autismmansfield.org.au/AGM

TERMINATION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2022 Classifieds Cut Off: 12noon, Thursday, April 14

Wishing all our advertisers and readers a safe Easter Break EMPLOYMENT

Fire Restrictions Seeking Junior/Senior Sandwich Artists

A reminder that CFA and Forest Fire Management Vic fire restrictions (Fire Danger Period and Prohibited Period, respectively) are scheduled to cease.

Subway Mansfield is currently seeking some creative minded junior and senior members to join our team. We have after school hours and weekend shifts available for junior members, all we need is you and a positive can-do attitude. Whether you’re looking for a change in scenery, or just some extra hours; we’ve got them here waiting for you.

We have both weekday and weekend shifts available, an assortment of day and night shifts- with up to 38 hours a week.

Please drop by the shop at 6/30 High Street, or simply apply online at https://www.mysubwaycareer.com.au/ Alternatively, call Maeley on 0499021969.

We look forward to hearing from you!

The Fire Restriction Period will terminate at 0100 hours on the dates shown..

Municipality Date of Commencement Benalla Rural Council 28/03/2022 Mansfield Shire Council

28/03/2022

Mount Buller and Mount Stirling Resort

28/03/2022

Management Board

28/03/2022

Wangaratta Rural City Council

28/03/2022

Certain restrictions on the lighting of fires are in force during the Fire Restriction Period. Information about fire restrictions within the Country Area of Victoria can be obtained from www.cfa.vic.gov.au, your local CFA District Office or Municipal Fire Prevention Officer.

REGISTERED and ENROLLED NURSES AGED CARE MANSFIELD DISTRICT HOSPITAL WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ƉĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ Žƌ ĐĂƐƵĂů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ

Chris Hardman Chief Fire Officer – Forest Fire Management Victoria

EMPLOYMENT

CURRY GARDEN @ MANSFIELD is looking for a Chef.

Salary $60,000 + superannuation.

Experience and knowledge in Modern Indian cuisine is essential.

Send your resume Inamulhaq1972@gmail.com or phone 0478 810 071

Maintenance/Handyman & Groundsman We are looking for a reliable, ‘allrounder’ handyman who will be responsible for performing multiple repair and maintenance tasks throughout the day. Duties will include, but not limited to, maintaining all grounds on site including mowing lawns, hedge trimming, weeding gardens, sweeping (indoor/outdoor), emptying of bins, hosing/cleaning forecourts, as well as general resort property maintenance. t $BTVBM SPMF PS EBZT B XFFL t .VTU CF BWBJMBCMF EVSJOH XFFLFOE PDDBTJPOBMMZ especially during peak period) t 1SFWJPVT HSPVOETNBO PS MBOETDBQJOH FYQFSJFODF preferred. t 1SFWJPVT IBOET PO FYQFSJFODF JO SFQBJS BOE property maintenance t 1SPWFO BCJMJUZ UP NBOBHF BOE DPNQMFUF KPCT JO a set period t #F DPNQFUFOU JO UIF VTF PG CBTJD IBOE BOE power tools t &OKPZ XPSLJOH PVUEPPST t "CJMJUZ UP XPSL VOTVQFSWJTFE BT XFMM BT QBSU PG a team t " DPNNJUNFOU UP DVTUPNFS TFSWJDF t .VTU IBWF HPPE PSHBOJTBUJPOBM BOE communication skills t )BWF B DMFBS VOEFSTUBOEJOH PG TBGF 8PSL )FBMUI 4BGFUZ 1SBDUJDFT t 5FBN QMBZFS DPOUSJCVUPS BOE FYDFMMFOU communicator t &YQFSJFODF XPSLJOH XJUIJO B )PUFM 4LJ )JSF JOEVTUSZ JT IJHIMZ BEWBOUBHFPVT "MM FORVJSJFT BOE SFTVNF DBO CF GPSXBSEFE UP General Manager – Ramesh Edumban &NBJM o ramesh@alzburg.com.au

FOOD SERVICES ASSISTANTS

Information about fire restrictions within the Fire Protected Area can be obtained from www.ffm.vic.gov.au, or your local Forest Fire Management Victoria Fire District Officer.

Jason Heffernan Chief Officer – CFA

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ĂƐƵĂů ͬ WĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ƉĂƌƚͲƟŵĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ DĂŶƐĮĞůĚ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ,ŽƐƉŝƚĂů ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ Ă &ŽŽĚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ hŶŝƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŵĞĂůƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĞĚ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͘ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ǁĞůů ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ŽƵƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞ ƚĞĂŵ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚůLJ ĂŶĚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ĞLJĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ŵĞĂůƐ͘ ,ĞĂůƚŚ Θ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ &ŽŽĚ ^ĂĨĞƚLJ WƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ŝƐ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů͘ WĂƐƚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ Ă ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƌŽůĞ ŝƐ ƉƌĞĨĞƌĂďůĞ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĨƵůů ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ũŽď ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ͘ CLEANERS

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5/5/1928 - 3/4/2022

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SPORT

WILD THINGS: Liam Wilson and Rohan West with teammates Shane Hutchinson and Greg McDermott. PHOTO: Brendan Grant

NIGHT LIGHTS: Carolyn Murray, Loretta Armitage, Lisa Morgan and Angus Bolitho.

PHOTO: Belinda Cipa

DUNDAS: Courtney O’Loughlan, Dan Dundas, Loretta Armitage and Angus Bolitho .

PHOTO: Belinda Cipa

Tennis semi-finals in full swing

By RHONDA CARPENTER SEMI final tennis matches were impacted with players isolating and scrambling for eligible replacements.

On Tuesday night the top team Sweet Spot included Justin Odd to replace their captain, his team Hustlers having been narrowly knocked out the week before.

Justin was on fire with all angles at the net, and Dion Theodossi remained calm and collected, playing with great precision, in their opening set to win 6-2.

Justin again paired strongly with partner Paul Bell who served with consistent power to win 6-2.

Max Ree-Goodings served up some serious slice and played a few fantastically wide shots to stretch his opponents.

He won a tiebreaker with Paul and won his two other sets 6-4 with partners Dion and Justin.

Wild Card included Rohan West and Liam Wilson into their line-up and the pair, who gave it their all, took their set to a tiebreak.

Rohan played all sides of the court with confidence coming in for several smashes, and Liam played consistent tennis with some great shots down the doubles alleys.

Greg McDermott’s superb backhand and quick net play kept them in it, and Shane Hutchinson was playing a clean forehand all night with a variety of trick shots.

Shane and Liam were determined to not let Sweet Spot have it all their own way though and took the last set 6-4.

Sweet Spot won 6/34 to 1/23 and secured their place in the grand final on Tuesday night.

The other semi-final between Cannonballs and Scramblers was a much tighter match with some strategic positioning of players and lop-sided scores on the scorecard.

Scramblers’ Dan Robertson won two of his sets 6-1 with partners Matt Bennett and Karyn Fraser while Cannonballs’ Sabastian Blac

GONE DEES: Lisa Morgan and David Mims - how good was that?

PHOTO: Belinda Cipa won his sets with partners Chris Kerr, Jaden Findlay and Michelle Pigdon.

Jaden and Michelle took their opener 6-4 so it all came down to games.

Both teams were level with 20 games each going into the final set.

Cannonballs took the last by three games to win 4/26 to 2/23 and meet Sweet Spot for a grand finale to season 2021-2022.

Wednesday night

By BELINDA CIPA THE anticipated David and Goliath encounter for GoDees team of David Mims and Lisa Morgan with fillins Carolyn Murray and Belinda Cipa had its moments against top team Dundas, fielding Dan Dundas, Angus Bolitho, Loretta Armitage and Courtney O’Loughlan.

A huge moment and highlight of the match and season for GoDees was David and Lisa’s 6 - 0 win in the first set against Dan and Loretta.

David Mims was so elated; he couldn’t dwell on the 0 - 6 outcome of the second set.

This was a sprint for Angus and Courtney who served, volleyed, and placed ground strokes with precision and power.

Carolyn Murray was able to force some great rallies in this set, but ultimately, with partner Belinda, unable to win a game.

Carolyn and Lisa fought hard to take two games against Angus and Loretta, and David and Carolyn put on a strong performance to take three games from Dan and Angus in the fifth set.

Belinda, scoreless almost to the end, had Lisa to thank for the one game taken in the final set against Loretta and Courtney. Courtney was the champion for Dundas on the night, conceding this one and only game.

Unfortunately, Crocketts had to forfeit their chance of a grand final berth, with their semi-final match against Leprechauns cancelled due to COVID.

BELLISSIMO: Bowed out in a cracking contest on Thursday night: Bob and Rhonda Carpenter, Jenny Bell and Ben Nally.

PHOTO: Liam Wilson

MTA wishes all members a speedy recovery and return to tennis.

Congratulations to Dundas who will contest the grand final on Tuesday, April 5.

Thursday night

By RHONDA CARPENTER SEMI-finalists were treated to bitter cold and excruciating wind gusts for their sudden death contests last Thursday night.

Pro Bonos Matt Johnston and Bianna Kelly were rattled and down 0-4 against Shane Richards and fill in Matt Boon but steadied to take the set 6-4.

Callum Bono and Di Bergelin took theirs 6-3 against the consistent play of Kathy Brinkley and Catherine Spencer for King Richards.

Shane and Catherine dug in to win their set 6-4 but the top side were too strong winning the next two.

Matt and Catherine took the last 6-1 but it was end of season for King Richards with Pro Bonos getting the grand final gig by winning 4/29 to 2/23.

In an epic encounter Bellissimo began well against a full-strength Goannas side.

Jenny Bell and Ben Nally took their opener in a tie break and Bob and Rhonda Carpenter took theirs 6-4.

Goannas bounced back and Anna Manning and Jo O’Brien took their set 9-7 in a tiebreaker while teammates Geoff Hutchison and Judy Dixon won theirs 6-4.

Team scores were an identical twenty-one games.

The other players, having finished for the night, left the courts.

It would be a long night.

The rallies were lengthy, and most games had multiple deuces with serving made difficult in the swirling wind.

Goannas handled the conditions better with Geoff and Judy down 1-4 coming back to win 6-4, then Geoff and

Anna doing the same thing.

Every player was determined, and Goannas made the most of their opportunities on the net for some classy put-aways.

Ben and Bob extended their court time taking the last to yet another tiebreaker, but Judy and Jo out lasted and outclassed them.

Only three games separated the teams when final scores were tallied, and with three tiebreakers the result was always in the balance.

Bellissimo could only rue their lost chances and congratulate Goannas on a fantastic win.

Both teams had supported their opponents with cheers of encouragement for great shot making throughout the nail-biting contest.

Jo O’Brien having joined the team late in the season loved her taste of Thursday night competition, showed skin in the game, and now has an exciting grand final appearance with Anna, Geoff and Judy against Pro Bonos.

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Bonnie Doon netball returns A Grade

Tahlia feeding the ball into Grace and Chloe and they just didn’t miss.

In the second quarter Emmeline came into goals and was extremely accurate.

The third quarter the defence was unstoppable with Charlotte in the ring rebounding.

While Erin, Tara and Poppy worked amazingly bringing the ball out of defence into the attacking end.

In the last quarter Casey used the ball well flicking it into the shooters.

Looking forward to seeing what the girls are going to achieve this year.

By STEPH EVANS

Bonnie Doon 25 defeated by Greta 41 Best on court Anna Manning (sponsored by BP) Coaches Award Steph Evans (sponsored by Bonnie Doon Pub) ALTHOUGH starting with players missing, sick and injured, how exciting to be back on court playing netball.

We came out ready to play our game, which we did from the start.

Shannon Cameron and Sarah Fox provided plenty of movement in attack working the ball down to Mia Tanner and Liza Hearmon who worked tirelessly against very physical defenders in the goal ring, keeping their head from the first whistle.

The defence end saw a few changes throughout the game, however, anchored

by Anna Manning in GK she provided direction and encouragement the whole game as well as many tips and intercepts, combining well with both Cass Turner and Erin Brond in GD and Steph Evans in WD. Down by only six at half time Portia Keatch came on into GS in the third quarter providing plenty of height and something new for the Greta defenders to think about.

The team held our own for most of the game, however, Greta ran away at the end to a 16 goal win.

Considering the majority of the team was recovering from various ailments, we will certainly have a different result when we play them next time.

B Grade

By MEAGAN DOEVEN

Bonnie Doon 50 defeated Greta 30 Best on court Cass McCormack (sponsored by Foodworks) Coaches Award Meagan Doeven (sponsored by BP) OUR first game was finally here and it was great to get our first win on the board.

A new look B grade team from last year with new recruit Alicia Rowe and Portia Keatch stepping up into senior netball.

The B grade girls started the game well with an intercept from Cass McCormack in GK from the first minute of the game gave the girls confidence.

Under 15s

By EMERSON KEATCH Bonnie Doon 33 defeated Greta 15 Best on court Demi Murray (sponsored by MMVTR) Coaches Award Emerson Keatch (sponsored by Roundabout Cafe)

CLOSE GAME: The Bombers A grade side held their own for most of the game, however, Greta ran away at the end to a 16 goal win.

Defence end transition was the focus at training this week and this helped Jess Harris (C), Alison Howie (WD) and Meagan Doeven (GD) to bring the ball out with ease.

The attack end worked well, with nice flow through to the strong holding Keatch.

Jess Armstrong played a consistent game as the sweeping goaler.

Tahlia Browning (WA) played her first game up in the seniors providing speed and the ability to play a calm, steady game.

Rowe moved into WD for the second half and read the play well, attacked the ball to come away with many turnovers from the centre pass.

It was great to come away with the win but we need to work on consistency in each quarter if we are to beat the stronger teams.

B Reserve

By MADDIE COOKSEY

Bonnie Doon 64 defeated Greta 32 Best on court Leith Mounsey (sponsored by BP) Coaches Award Maddie Cooksey (sponsored by Bonnie Doon Pub) WHAT a day in Greta.

With lots of sickness around we had a few girls out, moved up and some new ones in.

Teamwork makes the

BOMBERS: Shannon Cameron and Sarah Fox provided plenty of movement in attack working the ball down to Mia Tanner and Liza Hearmon at the weekend. dream work and that is what Bonnie Doon is, one big team.

Michelle Tanner and Chrissy Hamilton were always strong in attack with the support of our legend captain Leith on the ring.

Very smooth play with those girls transitioning throughout the day.

Our rocket Ace Clapham was always there for back up and moving the ball up and down court beautifully.

We had Tara Murray up from 17s to help out and what a great job she did.

New to Doon this year we have Madi Hearmon who

slotted in perfectly doing a superb job in WD and it felt like she has been with us for years.

Defence end was strong and not much getting past these girls with Zoe Files, Hannah Sheahan and Maddie Cooksey interchanging and managing to keep Greta’s score low and transition the ball back down to our attack end.

First game back for us definitely showed where we can improve on and what works well.

We look forward to increasing our pace and skills in the coming weeks.

Under 17s

By TARA MURRAY

Bonnie Doon 48 defeated Greta 22 Best on court Erin Brond (sponsored by Mansfield Holiday Letting) Coaches Award Tara Murray (sponsored by Omalleys) AWESOME start to the year for the Under 17 Bombers.

Greta struggled to keep up from the start because of the fast pace of the game.

The girls came out firing in the first quarter with

WITH our u15 girls excited to get back out on court, nothing could stop them, not even the bad weather forecast.

The first quarter saw some exceptional play with everyone sticking tight to their players and driving hard at the ball.

With Cobie McCormack in GS and Stella Brakels in GA, we had the perfect shooting duo for guaranteed goals.

Demi Murray in C and Tilly Thornton in WA took the time to work the ball onto the ring, which enabled them to do exceptional passes into our shooters.

Into the defensive end, we had Torie Morgan in WD, Gemma Revell in GD and Emerson Keatch in GK who worked tirelessly all game to get many intercepts and rebounds which resulted in multiple goals for us.

Going into the third quarter, everyone was putting in their all to keep the ball down our end of the court as much as possible.

There were some minor position changes which saw Maddie Maher come on into WA and Amy Cash into WD. These changes did not effect the dynamic of the team, as the girls (Maddie and Amy) adjusted really well.

When the opposition had the ball, all girls stuck tightly to their players making it hard for them to score.

The enthusiasm continued into the final quarter, the defenders keeping Greta under 20 goals and the attackers working very hard to get the ball into the ring.

After the final buzzer, the score was 33-15.

What a great way to start off the season. Go Bombers.

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Bombers back in flight

THE Bonnie Doon Bombers footy sides were back in action this past weekend, with the seniors side putting a solid win on the board.

There were no fools to be had on the second day of April, as the Bombers took on Greta at the Greta Recreation Reserve last Saturday.

The intermittent drizzle made for somewhat slick conditions which led to a sluggish start from the seniors.

But after a bye in the opening round, the team regrouped and looked refreshed on their way to a lopsided nine goal victory.

Al Bennett and Morgan

Singles went to Curtain, Mahon, Campitelli, Smith, Sanford and Smedley.

The Reserves had a less favourable day out, going down in a hard fought contest after a solid first three quarters of footy.

In the 39 point loss, it was Greta’s Tom Webster who did the damage in the forward line, snaring six goals which put The Doon on the back foot.

Singles from Revell, Rowe, Murray and Berriman weren’t enough to hold off the Blues Reserves, a further three goals from Osbert Ramage all but sealing the

BY SHAUN McMAHON smcmahon@ nemedia.com.au

Evans split the big sticks five and four times respectively in a dominant goal kicking display that left the home side in tatters.

Daniel Cassidy and Luke Minogue put through a pair each for the Blues, matched

by Guy Murray for the Bombers who slotted two of his own.

But the resistance wasn’t enough, as Bonnie Doon powered through to win 17.6-108 to 8.5-53.

BIG TARGET: Bright’s Tom Mullane-Grant was brutal up forward, kicking another seven goals.

HEAD TO HEAD: North Wangaratta’s Dylan Fischer and Bright’s Daniel Saville go one on one to chase down the ball.

OVENS AND KING SENIORS LADDER TEAM

deal for Greta.

Additional goal scorers for the home side were Whitecross, Arrowsmith, Humphries and Duffield.

Final scores Greta defeated Bonnie Doon 13.8-86 to 7.5-47.

“In the reserves Shane Polkinghorne took home the Foodworks Coaches Cup with a typical game full of heart,” said seniors coach, Ken Murray.

“Timmy Finger had a ripper game and was awarded the club award after having a great game in the ruck.

“The Bonnie Doon Hotel BOG award went to Andy

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Marshall who had plenty of work to do in the back half and stood tall all day.

“In the seniors the club uncovered some new talent with Jordy Davey showing plenty of grunt in the back half to secure the Foodworks Coaches Cup award.

“The Bonnie Doon BOG award went to Silky Sanford in his debut for the Bombers.

“The Mansfield Pizza award went to Al Bennett who cracked the game open with five first half snags.

“Honourable mentions were deserved to many others who could consider

themselves a bit stiff missing out on an award in a great team effort.

“Huge thank you to our club volunteers on the day with a special mention to Hannah Berriman (eight quarters of running water), Emma Tadday (reserves runner) and Xavier Fox (senior runner after playing a full game in the reserves).

“All the best for Benny and Hammer to have a speedy recovery from some heavy knocks on the day.”

The Bombers play Goorambat at home next week in their first home game of the season.

DIVE: Brad Nightingale goes full stretch to grab North Wangaratta’s Jack Brown.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

SCOREBOARD % PTS

1

GOORAMBAT FNC SENIORS

2

2

0

0

1

209.62

8

2

MILAWA FNC SENIORS

2

2

0

0

1

173.39

4

3

BRIGHT FNC SENIORS

2

2

0

0

0

150.00

8

4

BENALLA ALL BLACKS FNC SENIORS

1

1

0

0

1

652.94

4

5

BONNIE DOON FNC SENIORS

1

1

0

0

1

203.77

4

6

TARRAWINGEE

2

1

1

0

0

112.99

4

7

KING VALLEY

2

1

1

0

0

77.6

4

8

WHOROULY

2

0

2

0

1

81.18

0

9

GRETA

2

0

2

0

0

56.00

0

10 NORTH WANGARATTA

2

0

2

0

0

36.91

0

11 MOYHU

2

0

2

0

0

32.00

0

WHOROULY KING VALLEY

1.6 3.10 2.1 5.2

4.14 7.5

9.14.68 14.8.92

GOALS: WHOROULY: Riley Calvene 4; Adam Harris 2; Hamish McLeod 2; Aaron Cooke 1.

KING VALLEY: Thomas Stewart 3; William Davies 2; Max Glass 2; Jack Sloan 2; Anthony Ciancio 1; Sam Evans 1; Nic Nugent 1; Joel Price 1; Beau Wheeler 1. BEST: WHOROULY: Edward Bramich, Riley Calvene, William Allen, Max Grant, Hamish McLeod, Aaron Cooke. KING VALLEY: Max Glass, Sam Evans, Thomas Stewart, Beau Wheeler, Joel Price, Brett Sessions.

NTH WANGARATTA BRIGHT

0.2 4.2 5.2 8.4

4.4 12.5

6.8.44 14.9.93

GOALS: NTH WANG: Jamie Berry 2; Jack Brown 1; Kevin Clarke1; Tyler Schulze1; Tyler Nanson 1. BRIGHT: Thomas Mullane-Grant 7; Sam Buckley 4; Jack Dalbosco 2; Damien Jenvey1. BEST: NTH WANG: Dylan Fischer, Tana Freeman, Cooper Matheson, David Killen, Kevin Clarke, Brandon Fitzpatrick. BRIGHT: Fletcher Rosser, Samuel Dalbosco, Thomas Mullane-Grant, Dylan Bursill, Sam Buckley, Nick Howell.

GRETA BONNIE DOON

4.1 5.3 4.2 10.4

8.3 8.5.53 13.5 17.6.108

GOALS: GRETA: Daniel Cassidy 2; Luke Minogue 2; Tyler Arrowsmith 1; Stewart McLeod 1; Ned Rohrt 1; Liam White 1. BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett 5; Morgan Evans 4; Guy Murray 2; Sean Campetelli 1; Jayjay Curtin 1; Lachlan Mahon 1; Joel Sanford 1; Campbell Smedley 1; Beau Smith 1. BEST: GRETA: Aaron Morham, Ned Rohrt, Thomas Rosser, Lachlan Hadden, Bradley Whinray, Tom Baker. BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett, Joel Sanford, Guy Murray, Jayjay Curtin, Campbell Smedley, Beau Smith.

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

NETBALL SCORES

A GRADE: Moyhu 33 def by Goorambat 60; Nth Wang 48 def Bright 29; Whorouly 55 def King Valley 29. Greta 41 def Bonnie Doon 25; Tarrawingee 52 def milawa 42.

B GRADE: Moyhu 32 def by Goorambat 44; Nth Wang 49 def Bright 39; Whorouly 65 def King Valley 23; Greta 30 def

by Bonnie Doon 50; Tarrawingee 15 def by Milawa 49.

B RESERVE: Moyhu 18 def by Goorambat 37; Nth Wang 54 def Bright 41; Greta 32 def by Boonie Doon 64; Whorouly 57 def King Valley 10; Tarrawingee 28 def by Milawa 45.

C GRADE: Nth Wang 34 def Bright 22; Greta 22 def

by Bonnie Doon 47; Whorouly 76 def King Valley 74; Tarrawingee 91 def Milawa 36.

U15s: Greta 32 def by Bonnie Doon 66; Moyhu 14 def by Goorambat 21; Nth Wang 46 def Bright 7; Whorouly 51 def King Valley 0; Tarrawingee 30 def Milawa 18.

ROUND 3 SATURDAY, APRIL 9 MILAWA VS KING VALLEY BONNIE DOON VS GOORAMBAT GRETA VS TARRAWINGEE BENALLA ALL BLACKS VS NORTH WANGARATTA MOYHU VS WHOROULY BRIGHT - BYE

GOORAMBAT MOYHU

3.1 5.7 3.0 5.1

8.9 11.12.78 7.1 10.2.62

GOALS: GOORAMBAT: Dylan Beavis 4; Jack Spinks 3; Ryan Burns 1; Jamie Dunne 1 Toby Feehan 1; Marcus O’Brien 1. MOYHU: Thomas Gorman 2; Anthony Welsh 2; Jack Aumont 1; Zachary Howard 1; Daniel Maples 1; David McDonald 1; Ethan Rooney 1; Xavier Wales 1. BEST: GOORAMBAT: Jack Spinks, Samuel Gladstone, Charlie Campbell, Player, Thomas Ryan, Ryan Burns. MOYHU: Brady Bartlett, Thomas Gorman, David McDonald, Matthew Thrum, Xavier Wales, Dylan Carmody..

TARRAWINGEE MILAWA

1.1 3.3 5.5 7.8.50 3.4 6.5 14.13 13.13.91

GOALS: TARRAWINGEE: Austin Amery 2; Lachlan Hansen 2; Frazer Judd 2; Jeremy Lawford 1. MILAWA: Tim Leslie 5; Aiden Bihun 2; Brent newton 2; Daniel Bihun 1; Cheyne Gilmore 1; Xavier Ham 1; Lachlan Sykes 1; Luke Toohey 1. BEST: TARRAWINGEE: Danyon Hearne, Dylan Gephart, Damon Hansen, Brandon Igri, Austin Amery, Will Creed. MILAWA: Simon Pane, Nick Giggins, Ben Clarke, Brent newton, Aiden Bihun, Xavier Ham.

RESERVES RESULTS Whorouly .....................19.10. 124 King Valley ........................ 6.2. 38 GOALS: WHOROULY: Ian Maiden 8; Jakeb Meyer 5; Simon Chalmers 4; Shane Moore 2; Jarrod Lewin 1; Matt Lewin 1; Lochie O’Brien 1.

KING VALLEY: Michael Blackshaw 1; Jarrod Branson 1; Tomas Newton 1; Luke Simian 1; Stuart Smith 1.

BEST: WHOROULY: Will Corscadden, Lochlan Eaton, Jakeb Meyer, Thomas Chettleburgh, Peter Sang, Marc Costenaro. KING VALLEY: Adam Evans, Brendan Tyrrell, Blade Cleaver, Ethan McDonald.

North Wangaratta...............8.4.52 Bright ..........................16.11. 107 BEST: NORTH WANGARATTA: Corey Bradley, Matthew Humpherys, Matthew Fischer, Blake Marlborough, Player, Zack Holmes.

BRIGHT: Callum Smith, Don Paolone, Beau Whitely, Darcy Martin, Ben Bond, Will Redden.

Greta ...............................13.8.86 Bonnie Doon ......................7.5.47 BEST: GRETA: Tom Webster, Trent Whitecross, Jason Humphries, Samuel Monaghan, Luke Arrowsmith, James Sutton. BONNIE DOON: Andrew Marshall, Hamish Dunsford, Shane Polkinghorne, Robert Rowe, Patrick Revell, James White.

Goorambat.......................9.11.65 Moyhu ...............................4.2.26 BEST: GOORAMBAT: Jim Taylor, Dylan Norman, Zeb Griffin, Kobe Black, Dylan Bell, Andy Ellis. MOYHU: Joshua Campbell, Matthew Dean, kiangkai Douangphosay, Ryan McNeilly, Cameron Paterson, Matthew Winter.

Tarrawingee.....................12.8.80 Milawa ............................. 7.6. 48 BEST: TARRAWINGEE: Daniel Everitt, Jake Mountney, Angus Beck, Harrison Colville, Chris Penney. MILAWA: Brenton Gray, Jed Scammell, Tom Davies, Edward Dunstan, Tim Mortimer, James Peck.

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Young Eagles sharp in first game back

By BRENDAN PIGDON CONDITIONS were perfect in Milawa for the first match of the season for the U14 Eagles football match.

All 22 boys were very pumped to take on the Bright boys and it showed from the first bounce, and they didn’t let Bright get a look in all day.

Tyler Polkinghorn putting the first major on the board, followed by Hayden Desmond then Astin Browning, the boys were on their way.

James Benton combined with fast runners Liam Smith, Alex Kipping and Orlando Miller to keep the ball flowing into the forward line for the boys to keep the scoreboard ticking over.

The first quarter was 36-0 a very handy lead for the boys to build on.

Oscar Guppy, Chris Caminos, Cruz Purday, Max Payne and Koby Middleton kept tight on their players to only let Bright score one goal in the second term.

The Pigdon and Yencken boys ran around all day with some great passages of play that set Ethan Pigdon up to snag a couple of goals.

At half time the 64-6 lead had the boys feeling like it was all going their way.

The young Eagles went out in the second half much the same as the first, with great passages of play showing the Bright boys how they can play

four quarters of football.

Three quarter time score was 74-14.

Jaxon McCormack had a field day in the ruck with accurate tapping to Will Northcote, Hayden Desmond and Harry Craddock.

Final score for the match was Mansfield 13.21.99 to Bright 4.3.27.

O’Malley’s Pizza Award went to Liam Smith.

Ben Purday Brick Laying award went to Astin Browning.

Mansfield Football and Netball Club award went to James Benton.

Next week’s match Mansfield Eagles play Wangaratta Centrals at Mansfield Recreation Reserve on Sunday starting at 11:55am.

SHARP: Mansfield’s U14 Eagles side were sharp in the first game back at the weekend, with a 10 goal win over Bright.

ROUND 4 Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne

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Geelong Cats vs. Brisbane Lions

TY TIPPING

Sydney Swans vs. North Melbourne Collingwood vs. West Coast Eagles

COMPETITION

Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs Fremantle vs. GWS GIANTS Essendon vs. Adelaide Crows

2 0 2 2

Hawthorn vs. St Kilda Gold Coast SUNS vs. Carlton

Port Adelaide Geelong Sydney Collingwood Richmond Fremantle Essendon Hawthorn Gold Coast

Tipster:

Melbourne Geelong Sydney Collingwood Western Bulldogs Fremantle Essendon Hawthorn Carlton

Jenny Gould

TIPSTER:

Sam McDougall

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TOTAL: 15

Melbourne Brisbane Sydney Collingwood Western Bulldogs Fremantle Adelaide Hawthorn Carlton

TIPSTER:

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TOTAL: 14

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Tammy Purcell

Andrew Marshall

TIPSTER:

3 Chenery St, Mansfield Phone: 5775 1992 Last Week: 6

TOTAL: 19

Melbourne Brisbane Sydney Collingwood Western Bulldogs Fremantle Essendon St Kilda Carlton

Melbourne Geelong Sydney Collingwood Western Bulldogs Fremantle Adelaide Hawthorn Carlton

Melbourne Geelong Sydney Collingwood Western Bulldogs Fremantle Essendon St Kilda Carlton

Dion Theodossi

TIPSTER:

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7 Days a Week

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Helen Haines

INDEPENDENT FEDERAL MEMBER FOR INDI

5775 1118 DISTRICT PROPERTY GROUP www.mansfieldDPG.com.au

Melbourne Brisbane Sydney Collingwood Western Bulldogs Fremantle Essendon St Kilda Carlton

Melbourne Geelong Sydney Collingwood Richmond Fremantle Adelaide Hawthorn Carlton

Katie Lockey

TIPSTER:

Cameron Hotton

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TOTAL: 13

TOTAL: 15

Matt Caleo

TIPSTER:

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TOTAL: 13

Melbourne Geelong Sydney Collingwood Western Bulldogs GWS Essendon St Kilda Carlton

Melbourne Brisbane Sydney Collingwood Richmond GWS Essendon Hawthorn Carlton

Melbourne Geelong North Melbourne Collingwood Richmond Fremantle Essendon Hawthorn Carlton

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TOTAL: 20

Melbourne Geelong Sydney Collingwood Western Bulldogs GWS Essendon St Kilda Carlton

Cindy McLeish

Cindy McLeish MP

TIPSTER:

Steve (Groucho) Marks

State Member for Eildon

Highett Street, Mansfield (03) 5775 2688 Last Week: 7

TOTAL: 16

5762 6822 admin@dosserpanels.com.au 90 Bridge St, Benalla

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TOTAL: 15

(03) 9730 1066 PO Box 128 Yarra Glen 3775 cindy.mcleish@parliament.vic.gov.au

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TOTAL: 18

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TOTAL: 18

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The Colt wins Sawpit Gully Showdown

By Chris Miller WORD had spread that ‘The Colt’ from Buttercup Lane was back in town.

With Dan ‘The Colt’ Purcell lining up to show the club how it’s done in the big smoke, the best of the club wanted to be in the mix for the Sawpit Gully Showdown.

Josh ‘Legs and Lungs’ Hopwood fresh from last weekend’s Mansfield Tour even traded in his marshalling duties to be a part of the now legendary Colt lead-out train and record breaking ride.

Again near perfect race conditions met the gathering field on Thursday with another still magic autumn evening.

The Sawpit Gully Showdown kicked off with welcoming back Tony Morris to join David ‘Bockie’ Bock with a 15.30m head start, followed by Dave Jagger and Craig ‘The Beacon’ Wilson with a three min handicap.

John Findlay and Ian Conrick had a 1.30min gap to fill before Steve Curnow and Janine ‘She’s Apples’ Appleton headed out with another 3.00min margin to chase.

Rob Skinner and Mike Pearce had agreed to work together in the handicap with the club crack sprinters Darren ‘Cannon Ball’ Bakker, Tim Ross and Steve ‘The Cobbler’ Duke rolling out next.

Second last off was the famous Wolf Pack of Dave ‘Eats Gravel’ Moore, Steve ‘Everyone knows Brownie’ Brown, Chris ‘I just had Baby’ Miller and club legend Bruce ‘The Don’ Halket.

While the Wolf Pack waited and sniffed the air with their 14.30min deficit they queried The Don’s selection of a steel steed for the ride which mirrored a Ger-

LEGS AND LUNGS: Josh Hopwood leads the pack fresh from last weekend’s Mansfield Tour. man tank in that it was a 1980s Pinnarello frame which he kept in the back paddock for years.

Last off was the line was champion-bred Josh Hopwood and the big show in town of Dan Purcell.

Rumour had it that The Colt was getting married on the weekend and was using the race as part of his final weight shred for the wedding suit.

Brownie led out the Wolf Pack with his usual selfless huge initial turn and taking on the first long hill.

This set up a cracking pace as we took on the rolling climbs north on Mansfield- Whitfield Rd. I don’t think we were far past Barwite Rd before the scratch crew were upon us.

The Colt and Hopwood were grinding at a phenomenal speed as the Wolf Pack joined and tried to hang on.

At this point Halket was questioning his selection of the Italian steed as he was running out of gears at such a high pace.

Brownie was in great form but

had burnt a few too many matches early on.

Moore was holding his own putting in big turns on the front and before we knew it, we were at the turnaround point near Sawpit Gully.

Thanks as always to the safety marshals making the local traffic aware of our presence.

The mob had still managed to stay away out front as the scratch crew took the speed up another notch on the descent from the turnaround point.

Looking at the speedo we were well into the mid to high 40s with Hopwood and The Colt keeping the speed, instructions and wattage high.

We had sighted the mob on the flats and were at full gallop to bridge the gap sharing time on the front to our lungs capacity.

Maintaining the high pace we noted that much of the mid handicap group had formed into a larger mob of 8-10 rides including Bakker, Duke, Ross, Skinner and Pearce.

With momentum on our side

the scratch crew passed them at full whack with only a few managing to jump on the freight train.

As the rolling hills back to town returned to view we knew that there were still 3-6 race horses up the road.

We managed to catch Curnow, Findlay and Conrick with Janine doing the work on the front.

The handicapper had done another fantastic job because as we crested the last of the rollers we sighted Blockie, Jagger and Craig Wilson on the final descent and we only just caught him before the final turn into Mt Battery Road.

We knew it was going to be a high-speed sprint to the end at which point The Colt sniffed the finish line and prepared to launch.

With Hopwood setting up the lead-out train and with Miller on his wheel, The Colt jumped with 150m to go and galloped past the final two to take the win with a crack of his stockwhip overhead.

Miller second and Josh stoically third with Wilson and Jagger again holding off the rest of the field with fourth and fifth respectively.

The remainder of the mob coming home in a full lather with the uphill finish line exhausting the last of their energy.

Given Hopwood’s negotiated exchange of marshalling duties to assist The Colt’s masterly leadout train he generously gave his race points to Bockie with a respectful nod.

The Colt was delighted with his win and was confident he had shed any final kgs for the wedding suit - hope the wedding was a blast mate.

Benalla junior squash players star at Albury tournament

By GREG MURPHY RECENTLY the first of many junior squash tournaments for the year was held at the Commercial Club in Albury.

Of the 38 entries, nine were from Benalla - a tremendous turn out.

It was the first time competing at a tournament for most of the kids.

As a bonus Raj Nanda, the current National Junior Pathways coach was there to help them along and give coaching sessions.

The star of the day was Ryder Levy who won the A Grade event, a terrific effort at his first tournament and only taking up squash a year or so ago.

Chloe Jacobs was the winner in C Grade.

Runner up positions were won

by Alex Briggs in B Grade and Tyler Vaughan in D Grade.

Third position in B Grade was taken out by Addison Pastuszka with Xavier Kerr winning the C Grade Plate event.

Madalyn Jacobs won most improved player and Yahkirah Kerr, after coming fourth in B Grade also won the Sportsperson

JUNIOR CONTINGENT: (Back,from left) Xavier Kerr, Ryder Levy, Tyler Vaughan, Chloe Jacobs, Yahkira Kerr and Addison Pastuszka. (Front, from left) Alex Briggs, Angus Woodward, Raj Nanda and Madalyn Jacobs.

Award.

It was the first tournament for eight of the nine Benalla entrants, with Alex Briggs being the ‘veteran’ of junior tournaments, after taking out D Grade in Wodonga last December, this was his second tournament.

These tournaments are aimed at beginner juniors and cater for different levels of ability.

The kids have a great deal

of fun; playing, meeting new friends, getting coached by a squash legend and watching their peers and cheering them on.

The next junior tournament is on at Shepparton on April 24, sure to be every bit as much fun.

Once again Raj Nanda will be at the tournament giving free coaching to all entrants.

Here are the results of Round

7 of the autumn season competition: Section 1: Unfortunately the results for Section 1 were not finalised by the duty team on the night and so there are no results to publish for Section 1 this week.

Section 2: Smith Dosser Accountants Team defeated Custom Squash Team 3 rubbers to 1: Gary Manning defeated Liam Margat 3/1, Dee Manning defeated Tiffany Levesque 3/0, Kyle Margat defeated Damien Gilbert 3/0 and Alex Briggs lost to Heidi McVicar 0/3.

HP Excavations Team defeated Steph Ryan MP Team 3 rubbers to 1: Gerry Margat defeated Greg Cornell 3/0, Jye Pastuszka lost to Toby Currie 0/3, Anakin Pastuszka defeated Andrew Costello 3/0 and Addison Pastuszka defeated Sally Doody 3/0.

And don’t forget that the junior’s session is now on 4pm to 5pm on Sundays.

Give Vicki a call on 0439 822 207 if you or your friends would like to be involved.

Look for Benalla Squash Club on FaceBook and let us know if you want to join in.

2022/135th Tolmie Sports Day Results ■

From back page Junior Musical Chairs (riders 11 -14) Clara McCormack and Flicka; Evie Bertnhuis and Roxy Open Musical Chairs (riders 15 and over) Asha Foubister and Sunny; Kelly Lovick and Flicka; Sarah Wallis and Roxy Children’s races Places noted respectively Girls under 5: Sophie Gaudion; Emily White; Olivia White Boys under 5: Jimmy Desmond; Hudson Croft; Charlie Desmond Girls 6 and 7: Ella Murphy; Lacey Murphy; Arliah Walker Boys 6 and 7: Paddy Palrick; Harley Lindemann; Hamish Curly Girls 8 and 9: Omelia Sambrook; Matilda Donnelly; Harriet Donnelly Boys 8 and 9: Asher Meev; Roy Mercieca; Jamie Ceravoloi Girls 10 and 11: Rachel Mercieca; Annella Williams; Rowena Creighton Boys 10 and 11: Olly Peace; Callum Williams; Isaac Slurjs Girls 12 and 13: Laia Peace; Zahra Hussaini; Basira Bakhtyari Boys 12 and 13: Danny Miles; Mehuv Hassni; Astin Bradley Girls 14 and 17: Lily Weibigen; Hajar Bakhtyari; Ruby Godbehere Boys 14 and 17: Sam Miles; Harry Guilline; Mitch Adams ADULT RACES Belles 18-34y: Tahlia Browning; Kelly Binzer Bucks 18-34y: Jared Williams; Galen Sullivan Jills 35 and over: Hanna Kerber; Kat Mew Jacks 35 and over: Fred Saladin; Justin Nelson Novelty Events Gumboot Toss Jack and Jill tots (under 5y): River Sophie Jack and Jill (5-12y): Harry Howard Jills and Jacks 13-17y: Tahlia Saskia Jills 18 and over: Kate Hannah Jacks 18 and over: Toby Jim Egg Toss Jack and Jill (6-12y): Howard and Ollie; Henry and Lilly Jills and Jacks 13-17y: Not recorded.

Not recorded Adult (18 and over) and Child (6-17y): Elinor and Galen; Shiragha and Ali Egg and Spoon Jack and Jill (6-10y): Jack Not recorded Jills and Jacks 11-13y: Shiragh and Harry Jills and Jacks 14-17y: Basira and Hajar Cross Cut Saw Jack and Jill juniors (12-17y): Fared and Ali 24.91sec; Riley and Brandon 33.25sec Jack and Jill Seniors (18y and over): Olivia and Sandra 17.41sec; Kim and Andrew 18.16sec Adult (18 and over) and Child (6-17y): Andrew and Kurt 18.32sec; Sam and Louis 20.75sec Axemen events proudly sponsored by Whitlands Engineering and Val Kirley NE Championship 300mm Standing Block: Blake Meyer, David Reumer, Laurence O’Toole Mr Walsh Perpetual Handicap: Kyal Meyer, Laurence O’Toole, Josh Lane John Kirley Memorial: Simon Kirley, Blake Meyer, Laurence O’Toole Hugh Monroe Memorial: Dale Hansford, Dennis Williams snr, James Saunders Doug Cleeland Memorial: Mitch Kirley, James Saunders, Dean Lindner Hard Hitting Standing Block Contest: Laurence O’Toole, David Reumer, Blake Meyer Butcher’s Block/Two Man Relay: Dean Lindner and Simon Kirley, David Reumer and Blake Meyer, Josh Lane and Alan Spencer Hard Hitting Standing Block Contest: Lily Harding, Zeke Harding

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Rogers holes out in victorious round MANY people would remember the film “Force 10 from Navarone”.

Thursday’s comp had its own Force 10; this one wasn’t from Navarone but directly from the south via Melbourne, 65kmph winds to test the skills and patience of all players.

It was remiss of me to not acknowledge that last Saturday’s monthly medal was also sponsored by John Perks for the best net score.

Thank you John.

Tuesday’s par event had a good showing of 35 contestants.

Paul Bell won and shot +4 playing off 22.

Second went to Peter Dolling with +2 off 25.

And third was Glen Doug-

las +1 on a countback playing off 16.

Well done.

Having a plus score is meritorious, plus four is an exceptional good one Paul.

Thursday’s Stableford saw a sound field of 58 players.

In A grade Taki Murakami took out first place with 35pts playing off 10 on a countback to second Shane O’Brien 35pts off 14.

Third place was taken out by Guy Barbuto 34 on a countback, playing off 8.

Taki is in good space at the moment featuring in the prizes regularly recently.

Taki is the creator of very nice Sushi sold in Marks IGA. Shane also is trundling along nicely.

In B grade and Peter Dolling’s 35pts playing off 25

took first place (h/c 25).

Second went to Ross Vaughan 34 off 24, followed

by Bob Speed in third with 33pts playing off 22.

Peter, in the prizemoney two weeks in a row - nice just nudging out Ross and Bob. Saturday’s Stableford saw one division in a small field of 40.

Fred Rogers had the winning 39pts playing off 22, Peter Barnes a close second with 37pts playing off 17, and Adrian Smith third with 35pts playing off 22.

There may have been a storm on Thursday but this was overshadowed by the storm created by former champion Fred Rogers with his 39pts win.

To cap off a perfect day for

Fred he was able to achieve a hole in one on the tricky sixteenth green.

This rare achievement is added to the other three or four that Fred has landed.

Peter Barnes was in a fine mood after his second prizewinning in two weeks; this also applies to the lovable Peter Dolling.

The photo of Brad Grant, former club president and captain, shows his set up which helped him to a victory in handicap pennant last week.

The team went on to win 4:1 against neighbours Benalla at the beautiful Corowa course. Thanks to the Commercial Hotel for the use of their courtesy bus, it was very much appreciated.

Stay well, stay happy.

CAPTAIN: Brad Grant, leader of Mansfield’s handicap pennant team, won 4:1 against neighbours Benalla at Corowa on the weekend.

Ladies’ golf bowl a great success

By LINDA TERRY THE week just gone saw the staging of the Mansfield Ladies Golf Annual Bowl sponsored by Mansfield Betta Home Living.

All who attended went home slightly wind-battered, but with smiles all over.

With 65 attending, numbers were a little lower than usual, but everyone is finding golfers throughout the North East are still a little reluctant to get out and travel.

Nevertheless, we had 16 clubs represented from as far afield as Melbourne and NSW and the delighted winners of the Bowl were the team from Thurgoona of Denise Sellwood, Ruth Nugent and Vicky Kirby.

At times the wind was howling and it was hard to keep the balls on line, but the weather was otherwise kind and the course was picture perfect, with many a compliment coming in for our greenkeeping team.

The Mansfield team led by captain Sheryl Sargent did a fantastic job of running the event which went very smoothly and as always, the

WINNERS: Shepparton Bowl Winners (from left) Lyn Poulson, Margie FrankeWilliams and Patsy Smiles. girls’ efforts with raffle prizes and desserts was second to none.

Grade winners went to Judy Langford (Wodonga) A grade, Linda Terry B Grade, Jenn Younie (Wodonga) C Grade and Jenny Koraus D Grade.

Thanks go to Bill and Lauren Lyons from Betta Home Living for their generous sponsorship and also to Elders Insurance who also sponsored all the minor prizes.

Ashleigh Barri from Elders was in attendance to

help with the presentations.

Meanwhile on the same day, we also had a team playing over at Shepparton in their annual Bowl and we were delighted to get the phone call saying that the team of Lyn Poulson, Margie Franke-Williams and Patsy Smiles had come away with the silverware.

In other travels further afield last week, Millie Cumming, Sam Bailey and Lesley Anderson headed off to Loch Sport for the Golf Victoria

GRINNERS: Winners of the Mansfield Bowl were the team from Thurgoona (from left) Ruth Nugent, Denise Sellwood and Vicky Kirby.

Sandscrape Championships.

Once again Mansfield flew the flag with Sam coming home scratch runner-up over the two days and Millie the A Grade nett winner on day one, while Lesley picked up a NTP on day two.

Back at home, on Tuesday only five ladies played and once again it was Chris Sullivan who took the money, winning with a lovely 20 points.

On Wednesday, it was the Royal Women’s Hospital 4BBB GA event which proved

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Winners were Lyn Poulson and Jackie Smithwick with 45 points, just one shot ahead of Sam Bailey and Millie Cumming, who in turn were one ahead of third place Lorraine Cullen and Kylie Egan.

With quite a few ladies tired from their efforts on Friday for our Bowl, it was a smaller field on Saturday of just 8 for a stableford round. Winner was Marion Sargeant with a cracker

score of 37 points who took the win.

Runner-up was Marion Foster with 35 and third, Shelly Comerford with 34.

No pennant this coming week while Golf Australia hold the Autumn Tournament at Bright and Myrtleford on Monday and Tuesday, which seven of our ladies are playing in.

Then Wednesday is our Opening Day where we welcome a great bunch of newer golfers to join us.

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2022/135th Tolmie Sports Day Results THE Tolmie Sports Day returned to the shire last week in strong fashion.

Here are the full results from the day of competitions: Equestrian events proudly supported by the Davies and Dowell Families, Val Kirley (Memorial trophies) and Rob and Kerry Broek.

First, second, and third places respectively Jan Purcell Memorial Handicap Trot Dallas Ring and Mack; Grace Saunders and Fugs; Evie Bertenhuis and Roxy Junior Bending Race (riders 10 and under) Mathilda Wallis and Comet; Poppy Warnock and Starlight; Riley Hilton and Aussie Intermediate Bending Races (riders 11 to 14) Clara McCormack and Flicka; Evie Bertnhuis and Roxy; Grace Saunders and Fugs Andrew Dowell Memorial Bending Race (riders 15 and over) Ant Foubister and Sunny; Wendy Henshaw and Buddy; Asha Foubister and Major Tom Junior Flag Races (riders 11 to 14) Clara McCormack and Flicka; Lara Hunter-Boyd and Star; Kelsie Bungers and Tiger Kevin Stewart Memorial Open Flag Races Kylie Hunter-Boyd and Heza; Wendy Henshaw and Happy; Asha Foubister and Major Tom Junior Musical Mats (riders 10 and under) Amber Dennehy and Lady; Billy Warnock and Dusty; Mathilda Wallis and Comet Senior Musical Mats (riders 45 and over) Ant Foubister and Sunny; Bec Hilton and Kelly; Hayley Bungers and Fugs ■ Continued page 46

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Buller bike trails get top marks A MASSIVE summer of works on the Mt Buller bike trail network is nearly complete, and feedback from riders is a resounding thumbs up for the improvements.

A $1.25m investment and months of sweat, digging and dirt has delivered a dramatic transformation across approximately 70km of XC, gravity and flow trails at Mt Buller.

Trails stemming from the village, around Corn Hill, along the Delatite River and down the gravity network have been expertly restored over the summer.

The refurbishment has produced a more modern and exciting trail network for the resort, while improving the resilience of the trails themselves through functional design updates.

The recent re-opening of Stonefly - 10km of beautiful, alpine single track - puts this popular trail

back on the menu this autumn.

The XC trails’ restoration schedule is in the capable hands of Evan and Ryan from Contour Works who can take much of the credit for the superior experience riders are already savouring on trails including Gang Gangs, Soul Revival, Clancy’s Run, Split Rock, One Tree Hill, Wombat, Medusa, Misty Twist and Woolly Butt.

Contour Works’ efforts are currently focused on finessing the downhill section of the legendary Australian Alpine Epic Trail, with hopes to have it back open for Easter riders if possible.

“It’s wonderful to hear the buzz up here as riders come off the shuttles and are genuinely excited about what they’ve just ridden,” said resort chief executive officer Mark Bennetts.

“This funding from the Regional

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Cleaner of: Septic tanks, treatment plants, grease traps, oil interceptors and sludge pits NEW AND IMPROVED: The Copperhead Trail at Mount Buller has had major improvements to the middle section and riders will find more jump features in the mix. Pictured is MTB champion Paul van der Ploeg, who holds the fastest Strava time on the Copperhead trail.

Picture courtesy of ID Collective/Trail Towns.

Tourism Infrastructure Fund has enabled us to update the network and uplift the offering for riders.

“Mt Buller/Mt Stirling can now confidently reclaim its status as a ‘must ride’ Australian MTB destination.

“The feedback from participants in recent events such as the Alpenflow Epic and Vic Downhill Series has been overwhelmingly positive.

“After a few difficult years for our community this is a much-needed boost.

“We are delighted the refurb is enticing riders to come back to Mt Buller again - and to hear they love the changes.”

There is still a month in the autumn season to get up to Mt Buller and test the freshly minted trails with more eagerly awaited trails coming online soon including

Outlaw.

David McCoombe from the resort environmental services team has been working with the trail construction crews and is thrilled with the transformation.

“We’re ahead of schedule and the rains this summer have worked for us to get trails compacted and ready to ride sooner than expected,” said Mr McCoombe.

“It’s been great to get them open for everyone to enjoy what Contour Works, Trailscapes and James Civil have been working so hard on.

“There’s no question the ride experience has stepped up to a new level. All the trails, for all levels are a whole lot more fun to ride.”

Trails are open until the end of April and this Easter is set to be a busy one with riders booking stays to make the most of the autumn weather.