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OPEN SEASON

THERE were heavy snowfalls to welcome in winter last week. Now everyone on mountain is waiting in anticipation for Friday and the official opening of the ski season on Mt Buller.

Buller winter ready

EXCITEMENT is building and so are the towering stockpiles of snow at Mt Buller as Victoria’s premier alpine resort celebrates the first day of winter today.

“The snowmaking team and our snow factories have been hard at work since the start of May producing these ‘mini-mountains’ of snow along Bourke Street,” explains Buller Ski Lifts General Manager Noel Landry.

“It’s been promising to have weekly snowfalls dusting the resort and

setting the tone for what we hope is a great season ahead - it all officially kicks off in just two days, so we’re all hands on deck.”

Mt Buller has been at the forefront of snowmaking technology and investment with a collaborative approach between the lift company and the resort management underpinning the essential infrastructure.

“Our shared commitment to snowmaking is so important for the resort and gives our guests the confidence to lock in a snow

holiday, and for businesses on the mountain to get the doors open at the start of each season,” added Mark Bennetts from the Mt Buller Mt Stirling Resort Management.

While rental stores rack their skis and boards, baristas are dialling in their lattes and every hotel and lodge is scaling up quickly to be ready for the influx of visitors ready to celebrate the newly named King’s Birthday long weekend and toast to the season.

An interesting side-note

to the new name for the June long weekend is that King Charles III, back when he was a young Prince, skied at Mt Buller as part of his schooling at nearby Timbertop.

The local newspapers at the time took delight in sharing photos of the Prince skiing around the summit area and looking happy and at home on the snow.

The long weekend festivities at Mt Buller will include beginner ski and snowboard lessons, skiing and boarding on Bourke

Street, toboggan park sliding in the village park, sightseeing chairlift rides on the Northside Express, fireworks, meet and greets with winter Olympians including local gold medallist mogul champion Jakara Anthony, and plenty of excuses to share a gluhwein or schnapps with friends.

Legendary local Hans Grimus is being honoured on Sunday, June 11 with a sculpture commissioned in his memory being unveiled for the public.

The piece features Hans and his trusty dog Captain sitting on a chairlift together - with space for guests to sit next to the happy pair for a photo.

Bookings for accommodation, lift passes and lessons are all in demand from eager snowholiday makers, with midweek stays offering the best value and visitors already booking ahead to secure popular spring snow stays.

The Mt Buller snow season runs from June 10 to early October.

PHOTO: Tony Harrington

New electric vehicle charger coming now

ELECTRIC vehicle drivers will have more reasons to visit Mansfield Shire with the installation of a new public EV fast charger in the Mansfield township.

Council supported Evie Networks’ successful funding bid for $2.9 million through the Victorian Government’s Destination Charging Across Victoria Program, which will see a new 50Kw charger installed in town over the coming months.

The charger will come at no cost to ratepayers, representing a cost-effective opportunity to bring this infrastructure to Mansfield Shire.

Mayor Cr James Tehan said Council understands the need for this technology in a public space to meet the demands of both residents and tourists.

“The addition of this charger will make Mansfield Shire a more attractive proposition for the increasing numbers of electric vehicle owners, making it easier for them to drive or stay in our region,” he said.

“This new installation will complement the current offerings from businesses in the area and also encourage more locals to make the switch to EVs.”

The new charger will be installed in the car park on Early Street, Mansfield, behind FoodWorks supermarket.

This location was governed by factors including the high costs associated with upgrading power infrastructure in other locations and being on Councilowned land.

Locations on state government-controlled roads were outside the scope of grant funding, and Council officers worked with Evie Networks to consider

multiple sites around Mansfield.

Evie is entering a 10-year lease with Council to provide the EV charger, and all of the Evie network is powered by 100 per cent renewable energy.

Users will be charged 45 cents per kilowatt hour for power consumed.

Construction is expected to commence in late June/early

July, with construction taking approximately one week.

The charger will then be operational within several weeks once energised, which is dependent on the power authority. Traffic management and signage will be on display during this time, and drivers are asked to please observe and adhere to the safety messaging.

RECHARGE: A Council supported Evie Networks car charger will be installed soon in Mansfield.

Site walk and review for station precinct

MANSFIELD Shire Council is calling all community members to take part in the review of the Mansfield Station Precinct Masterplan.

Residents can have their say on Engage Mansfield and suggest ideas and enhancements, and provide feedback on the current plan.

Mayor Cr James Tehan said this historic precinct forms a key gateway to the Mansfield township for visitors and acts as an important community meeting space for events and activities associated with the Rail Trail and Mullum wetlands.

“I encourage all community members to review and have their say on this masterplan,” he said.

“Council has been working closely with Station Precinct stakeholders including the Mansfield Historical Society

and the Gadhaba Local Aboriginal Network to deliver key components of the existing masterplan through the creation of the Mansfield Heritage Museum and Gadhaba Gathering Place.

“We will be expanding the existing Masterplan to include

the area up to Withers Lane and look forward hearing from and engaging with local residents and visitors to help us further enhance and build a public space that reflects the creativity, energy and aspirations of our community.”

BEFORE: The timber posts supporting the concrete wall had rotted, causing sections of the

to fall.

AFTER: Mayor Cr Tehan says he hopes the platform will last another hundred years.

To facilitate the activation of the heritage Goods Shed and provide opportunities for community or commercial use of this space, Council is also proposing to enter into a licence with the Mansfield Historical Society to use the Fertiliser Shed for storage of historical items, many of which are currently located in the Goods Shed.

“Council will be hosting public meetings and site walks to bring the community together and explore possibilities in person,” added Mayor Tehan.

The next site walk will take place on Tuesday, June 13 from 3 - 4pm, starting from the Visitor Information Centre.

Following this Council will also host an online information session on Tuesday, June 13 from 6 - 7pm, which community members are invited to attend.

Station’s historic loading platform restored

MANSFIELD Shire Council recently renewed the original railway loading platform at the start of the Great Victorian Rail Trail near the Visitor Information Centre in the Station Precinct.

The platform, which was an operational part of the original railway line, was estimated to be constructed in the early 1900s.

Over time the timber posts supporting the concrete retaining walls of the loading platform had rotted, causing sections of the wall to fail.

Council engaged Taylor Consulting Engineers to design the new retaining wall and have awarded a contract to RBR Civil & Hire for $31,230 to renew the loading platform.

Construction commenced in mid-April and was completed at the beginning of May.

Mayor Cr James Tehan said the result would not only improve safety but add to the aesthetic of the area while preserving its history.

“We would like to thank those involved in renewing the loading platform for their hard work

and dedication in completing this project,” he said.

“The renewed platform looks great and I’m sure it will stand the test of time, hopefully for another hundred years.”

Temporary fencing will remain in place for approximately two more weeks to protect new grass seed that was placed during construction.

PHOTO: Samuel O’Brien

Wednesday: Showers

Temperature: 9-17

Thursday: Rain heavy falls

Temperature: 10-15

Friday: Showers

Temperature: 5-11

Saturday: Shower or two

Temperature: 2-12

Sunday: Possible shower

Temperature: 1-13

Monday: Shower or two

Temperature: 4-13

Tuesday: Showers

Temperature: 6-11

Week to 9am Monday–5.7mm

Month Total (June 2023) –4.5mm

Month Total (June 2022) –88.8mm

YTD Total – 227.1mm

Total (2022) - 977.20mm

Total (2021) – 789.9mm

Total (2020) – 746.6mm

of capacity 1.61m below full supply level

Inflow: 2,500 megalitres per day

Release: 1,000 megalitres per day

Details courtesy of Goulburn Murray Water

Merton farm hijinks video goes viral via CNN in USA

By EMMA OLIVER

FOX Pastoral in Merton recently went viral when a Today Show segment filmed at the property garnered a fair bit of international interest.

Within 24 hours the footage, filmed in covered stock yards at the property on the morning of April 23, had become an internet sensation.

Footage of weatherman Tim Davies in amongst some calves looking decidedly uncomfortable and struggling not to gag, was picked up by CNN and before the end of the week the clip had generated well over 200,000 views.

“I’m such a city slicker,” Davies commented, whilst trying to regain his composure.

It could have been the early morning wake-up call, or the near freezing temperatures in Merton, that had him not feeling his best.

Or it could have been the combination of cow manure, and farmhand Emma Tadday regaling the crew with stories about all the calves featured in the live-to-air cross.

Before being miked up, Emma - who appears in the viral clip - had been discussing and describing prolapses in cattle in-depth.

“Before we went to air, I’d also been talking about my calf named Scouza,” said Emma.

“He had the scours when he was young, and he was always doing runny poos.”

Having done an impressive job of warming up the crowd it was not surprising that when they came to filming, Tim Davies’ gag reflex was somewhat triggered, exacerbated by the sensory overload.

What initially started off as

plug for the 2023 Cobber Challenge, showcasing the importance of working dogs on farms, rapidly became a viral sensation.

In the Cobber Challenge competing dogs are given a GPS collar that tracks their distance, working distance and speed over a three week period, with dogs ranked at the end of the trial and a champion awarded.

Local shearing contractor and kelpie breeder and trainer, Aoidh Doyle along with his dog

Cash are ambassadors for the challenge, having won numerous awards in recent years in different trials and championships.

It was through Aoidh’s collaboration with Cobber, and his connection to the Foxes in Merton, that the Today team made the early morning pilgrimage to the North East, to film working dogs in a farm environment and promote the challenge.

The calves were just one of the live crosses.

“The calves are my pets and they also are the training calves for my own working dogs,” said Emma, who breeds border collies.

“The clip was supposed to celebrate working dogs in a yard environment, and acknowledge the contribution that Cobber makes on-farm through balanced and nutritious feed for these vital members of our farm workforce.

“It didn’t go as planned,” Emma said with a laugh.

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FARMING LIFE: Emma Tadday alongside Aoidh Doyle on the shears, in one of the live crosses for the Today Show which aired on Tuesday May 23.

No rest for the renters

Stakeholders say the state government’s new land tax will tighten an impossible rental market S k h ld y h g ’ l d ill igh i p ibl l k

By SAMUEL O’BRIEN

EXPERTS are concerned rents are about to get higher again.

According to some, the lowering of the tax-free threshold for land tax to $50,000 will mean that renters will be forced to fork out more to cover their landlords’ bills.

A $975 fixed charge will now apply to all properties valued above $100,000 ($500 for properties valued at $50,000 to $100,000), and the tax rate for properties valued above $300,000 will increase by 0.1 percentage points.

An initiative of the 202324 Victorian State Budget, the tax was designed to raise revenue to help recover spiralling debt picked up from a variety of projects, COVID-19 and natural disasters.

The government estimates about 380,000 more property owners will now pay land tax on their second home, holiday home or investment property.

With Mansfield’s rental market one of the worst in the state, the busy winter season already makes it even harder to find a property, let alone pay for it.

The Community Housing Industry Association Victoria expressed its frustration to no real increase in support for renters, calling for investment in social and affordable housing.

“It’s disappointing there’s no long-term funding pipeline for social and affordable housing beyond the Big Housing Build,” she said.

“Having a safe, decent home is the foundation of opportunity and stability to maintain employment, improve health, and participate in society and the economy.

“Housing stress and homelessness puts pressure on other human services including justice, mental health, and emergency departments.

“Without continued, long-term funding in social

Midland Highway - Carlisle Hill intersection rut still awaiting repairs

A RUT at the intersection of the Midland Highway and Carlisle Hill Road in Mansfield has not been repaired for months, causing concern in the community.

A spokesperson for the Department of Transport and Planning said their crews had attended and assessed the rut, deeming it non-hazardous.

“Keeping everyone safe on our roads is always our highest priority,” the statement said.

“Our crews are out every day inspecting, assessing, and maintaining the Hume Region road network to ensure it is safe for all road users.

housing, Victoria risks falling further behind on social housing provision.

“Victoria is already the state with the lowest proportion of social housing in the country, and this looks set to worsen over time without action.

“A 10-year plan to repay the debt from Victoria’s pandemic response is central to this budget, however, the same consideration and long-term thinking is not applied to our state’s housing crisis.”

Everybody’s Home spokesperson Maiy Azize said building more houses is not fixing the problem, arguing that structural change needs to be made.

“The reality is that record numbers of homes have been built over the last 10 years,” she said.

“Our system allows some people to hoard those homes, keep houses empty, and profit from record-high rents.”

Elsewhere in the North East, Falls Creek Chamber

of Commerce president Lisa Logan said surges in rents are doing damage to the essential winter tourism season.

“We know there are some larger employers on the mountain struggling to house all their staffing needs and part of that is also rental prices going up exponentially following COVID,” she said.

“It’s now around $7000 a bed per person, just for renting for 16 weeks; a couple of years ago that was $5000 and only $3500 before that.

“Ironically this has been an issue for a number of years before COVID; we’ve been looking at a number of options in terms of building key worker housing on the mountain, both year round and seasonal, but because of the limited availability of sites or just time and cost of building, nothing will be a quick solution.

“We also want to appeal to property owners to consider

providing rental accommodation for staff so we can keep providing services people are used to.”

Tenants Victoria has urged landlords and property owners to not pass the cost on to tenants, who have already seen price increases as well as further cost of living pressures from other essential commodities.

Director of Community Engagement Farah Farouque said it is not clear if these cost will be passed on.

“Just because there is a revenue measure that is applied to land, it doesn’t mean that such measure needs to be passed on to renter,” she said.

“A reliable renter is worth their weight in gold.

“We urge landlords to be careful about passing on costs to renters willy nilly.

“There is only so much renters can take.”

Tenants Victoria has continued to argue for further protections for renters such as rental increase limits and

a “fairness formula” should be introduced to protect renters as taxes increase.

They point to legislation already implemented in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) which makes it harder for rents to be raised and tenants to be evicted.

The legislation outlaws ‘no cause’ evictions as well as rent bidding, halting predatory practices that often make it harder for those on lower income brackets to secure housing.

ACT rents are also not to be increased more than once every 12 months and can only go up 10 per cent at a time.

The Victorian State Government has indicated they will deliver a housing statement within the year designed to put forward solutions to pressures tenants are facing as rents continue to rise.

Ms Farouque said, “Housing is a human right and people need homes.”

“We will continue to monitor the site at the intersection of Midland Highway and Carlisle Hill Road until repairs are made.”

Despite being deemed as non-hazardous, VicRoads said hazard signs have been placed around the site for additional precaution for road users.

There are also roadworks signs instructing drivers to slow to 40 km/h from a previous 100 km/h zone.

According to VicRoads, the rut is scheduled to be repaired “as soon as possible”, although the roadworks signs have already been in place for several months.

BUMPY RIDE: A rut on the Midland highway is still awaiting repairs.

PHOTO: Hannah Kennelly

SLOW DOWN: VicRoads have reduced the speed limit near the rut as an additional precuation for drivers.

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Logging questions still unanswered

By SAMUEL O’BRIEN

LAST week’s announcement by the Victorian State Government to end native logging raised concerns from the logging industry, however ecologists are also concerned.

While they welcomed the decision, many groups including The Friends of Mount Stirling raised concerns about the future of designated logging coupes.

In the short term, they raised concerns about increased logging as well as long term protections for forests in the state.

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Charles Street from The Friends of Mount Stirling noted the announcement did not come from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), suggesting the decision was not made for environmental reasons.

“Until we have clarification, this suggests to me that almost anything is possible in the dying days,” he said.

He explained that other organisations including Friends of the Earth were worried that logging rates would increase for the rest of the year.

Similar concerns were also raised in Western Australia last year, where native logging has also been banned from 2024.

About 220,000 hectares of forest could be still eligible for logging in the state due to exceptions for

ecological thinning, clearing for approved mining operations and infrastructure maintenance.

A similar issue has been posed in the Strathbogie Ranges, where Fera Australia is proposing to set up a 600 megawatt wind farm.

Residents are concerned that there would be a wide range of ecological consequences, including the loss of habitat for endangered species.

While the proposed development is not within the Strathbogie Forest, Save Our Strathbogie Forest President Bertram Lobert said questions still remained about how the region would be managed.

“In 2019 the government stopped all logging in the Strathbogie Forest,” he said.

“The government declared it an Immediate Protection Area which meant all the logging stopped.

“The conversation shifted to what we do with the forest.

“A panel came up with a recommendation about a year ago to manage the forest as a cultural reserve with the Taungurung Land and Waters Council being the committee of management.

“The current government hasn’t acted on that recommendation.”

Mr Lobert said the million dollar question was whether the Victorian government will have solutions finalised by the start of 2024.

“The devil is in the detail,” he said.

COUNCIL rates will rise by eight per cent in the new financial year - but Mansfield Shire Council says residents will get plenty of bang for their extra bucks.

Promises of $3.8 million in capital works and an unprecedented focus on road and bridge repairs underpin a 2003-04 shire budget council mayor Don Cummins declared was a vindication of Mansfield’s historic split from Benalla.

In sport, Mansfield continued its stellar season on Saturday with a emphatic 66-point victory over Shepparton United.

The victory was sweet revenge for the Eagles, who have been on the receiving end of numerous hiding from United over the past five seasons.

FIRST FULL BUDGET: This budget was the first budget to cover a complete financial year.

CLIMBING THE LADDER: After a twoweek break the Eagles were in fine form.

FOREST FUTURE IN QUESTION: The state government has not announce what will happen to logging coupes near Mount Stirling and in the Strathbogie Forest after native logging ceases in the state in 2024.

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

Vinnies Mansfield celebrate Volunteer Week

By HANNAH KENNELLY

MEMEBERS of Mansfield’s St Vincent de Paul Conference Centre gathered last week to celebrate National Volunteer Week.

Past and present members shared a delicious assortment of red velvet cupcakes, lamingtons, sausage rolls and

tea at St Mary’s Hall.

Conference President Rosemary Badrock said the event was a huge success.

“It’s really lovely to see everybody come together,” she said.

“We haven’t seen certain people in a while, so it was a wonderful opportunity to catch up and chat.”

Many long-serving members were at the event including Liz Bell, Jill Hannaker, and previous president Stephen Cherubin.

The St Vincent de Paul Conference Centre recently changed their opening hours and is now available on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.

Quilt honours service of veteran

SEVERAL Mansfield RSL members gathered at the sub-branch to receive the gift of a quilt from Mrs Sue Wilson in recognition of her son David a veteran and former Mansfield resident, on Friday night, May 19.

According to Mrs Wilson, David Wilson Junior, who now lives in New Zealand with his family, served with the Australian Army on two tours of duty in Afghanistan and was a member of the Mansfield RSL.

She was incredibly proud of his service, and the quilt was a personal way of acknowledging her son’s contribution.

The eye-catching black and yellow machine embroidered quilt also includes a purple poppy to remember the service of animals during wars and the familiar red poppy for service personnel.

The design is from a

website that Mrs Wilson belongs to.

On the back of the quilt is David’s rank and service number.

She has also made an ANZAC Day quilt which won first prize in its category at the 2019 Mansfield Show and was gifted to David.

The latest quilt made in the last seven months will be displayed at the Mansfield RSL.

The evening also provided an opportunity to thank local businesses that supported the RSL’s open garden fundraiser earlier this year.

Certificates of appreciation were presented to various representatives.

HONOURING SERVICE: Sue Wilson presenting the quilt made on behalf of her son to Mansfield RSL President Tom Ingpen.

INDIGO Marli Birgitt McLean was born on Wednesday, May 31 at 5.00am and weighed

(6lb 14oz). She is the daughter of Sammi Moore and Simon McLean of Tolmie.

CHEERS: Mansfield’s St Vincent de Paul Conference Centre members gather for morning tea.

PHOTO: Hannah Kennelly

PHOTO: Lynn Elder

Indigo Marli Birgitt McLean

Willows get the chop

A TEAM of workers have been removing willow trees, including the highly invasive pussy willow, from streams in Mt Buller and Mt Stirling earlier this month.

The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GBCMA) engaged Biik Environmental to undertake invasive willow control in headwater streams of the Goulburn Broken Catchment.

Biik Environmental is a works crew established by the Taungurung Land and Water Council to provide cultural and natural

resource management services across Taungurung country.

The work is part of the Victorian Government’s Headwater Willows Project, which has catchment management authorities working together to control the spread of invasive willows in streams along the Great Dividing Range.

The GBCMA’s Jim Castles said it was crucial work because the pussy willow was the most invasive willow in Australia.

“It’s a real problem because the pussy willow re-

produces from small pieces of the plant or cuttings travelling downstream and by dispersing fluffy seeds via wind and water,” he said.

“That’s why it’s important to control pussy willows in headwater streams to reduce the amount of seed dispersal into streams and wetlands.

“Pussy willow seeds can spread up to 100 kilometres via water.”

He said it was great to see the Biik Environmental crew working on country to remove willows from high up in the catchment, to help avoid fur-

ther spread downstream.

“It’s a shame to see the prevalence of the willows in what is otherwise a pristine natural environment,” Mr Castles said.

“The crew is doing a terrific job removing them.

“The workers used hand saws and pruners to remove the stems which were then carted out of the treatment area to avoid resprouting.”

The works crew also mapped willow infestations in the Bluff, Mt Eadley Stoney and Mt Lovick areas in preparation for willow control work later this year.

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Council Meetings

The upcoming scheduled Council meeting is Tuesday 27 June 2023 at 5pm and will be held online. Go to the events section on our website for information about how to observe the meeting or contact Customer Service on 5775 8555.

Customer Service Hours

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

Community Consultation

Botanic Park & Station Precinct Masterplan

Council has released the updated Mansfield Botanic Park and Mansfield Station Precinct Masterplans for community review and feedback.

Public meetings and site walks with Council officers will be held to give the community an opportunity to explore the sites, provide input, and discuss any concerns or ideas.

Community Consultation Sessions

Upgrade Works

Rec Reserve Playground Toilets

Upgrades to the playground toilet at the Mansfield Recreation Reserve are planned to commence on Monday 5 June. Works will include improvements to the external and internal amenities are expected to be complete by the end of June. The toilets will be closed for the duration of the works. Access to the playground will not be effected and toilet facilities next to the main High Street – Highett St roundabout will be the closest available during this time.

Work with Us

Full advertisements and position descriptions are available on our website.

Project Officer - Capital Works, Fixed Term, Full Time Resilience Project Development Officer, Fixed Term, Part Time

For more information on either of the Masterplans visit engage.mansfield.vic.gov.au

Companion Animal Desexing Program

Council has received funding through the Victorian State Government Animal Welfare Fund Grants Program to provide free desexing and microchipping for pets owned by vulnerable or disadvantaged families and individuals.

The program is available to Mansfield Shire residents who hold a Pension, Health Care, Commonwealth Seniors Health, Low Income Health Care or Veterans Affairs card, or are referred by a Mansfield Community Pet Package project partner. Funding is also available for one year of Council registration fees to be waived for unregistered pets accepted into the program.

To see if you are eligible, or for more information visit mansfield.vic.gov.au/desexing or call (03) 5775 8555.

Picnic Table Upgrades Complete

The Bonnie Doon Community Centre picnic table upgrades are now complete for locals and visitors to enjoy. The works were completed by Endgrain Industries and included the replacement of the old timber picnic settings with new recycled plastic settings from Landmark Products.

Councillors: Cr James Tehan (Mayor), Cr Steve Rabie (Deputy Mayor), Cr Paul Sladdin, Cr Mark Holcombe, Cr Rohan Webb

Kirsten Alexander, Chief Executive Officer

REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES: Darren Detez and Cheikh Diagne from Biik Environmental services (left) with GB CMA Project Officer Jim Castles in a Mt Stirling wetland.

Keep your recycling loose.

By putting your recycling in the bin loose and not in a plastic bag, it can be turned into new things like park benches and tables.

A small act makes a big impact. Find out how at sustainability.vic.gov.au

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70 years of service to firefighting recognised

SEVENTY years of service to one organisation within the Mansfield Shire is somewhat a record in anyone’s eyes.

Maindample resident and member of the Maindample CFA, Joe Hutchinson has been recognised as perhaps one the longest serving member of the firefighting service, if not the longest, and has been presented with a special medal in acknowledgement.

CFA District 23 representative, Paul Scraggs, made the ‘very special’ presentation to Joe and asked what were the fire trucks like back in 1953 to which Joe replied: “We didn’t have any CFA trucks then, we just used to put a water tank on the back of one of our member’s farm trucks and used that.”

Other recipients of awards presented on the night were: Ryan Cowley 5 years; Simon Clapham 10 years; Geoff Marum 15 years; Maggie Breadon 20 years; Russ Breadon 20 years; Rod Kilpatrick 20 years; Bruce Hutchinson 25 years; Graham McKergow 25 years.

Mr Scraggs then went on to conduct the election of office bearers who will hold

their positions for the next two years.

Elected were: Captain, Vaughan Semler (returned); 1st Lieutenant, Simon Clapham, 2nd Lieutenant, John Warne; 3rd Lieutenant, Chris Fauvel; 4th Lieutenant, Peter Button; Secretary, Ros Fauvel, Treasurer, Ker-

rie Heine; Training, Simon Warne; Health & Safety, Chris Fauvel, Assets & facitilities, Chris Fauvel; Community Safety, Mary Anne Egan, VFBV representatives, Mary Anne Egan and Chris Fauvel; Group Delegates, Vaughan Semler and Simon Clapham; Communications,

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Following the election Captain Semler then thanked everyone for their work, contributions and attendances over the past 12 months.

Among the reports received was one from VFBV representative and executive

officer, Ian Murray, who attended from Essendon CFA.

Mr Murray updated everyone on where VFBV stood in regards to several issues arising on behalf of all volunteer firefighters.

In general business two events to be held by the Maindample brigade were

AWARD RECIPIENTS:

Maindample

CFA members to receive service awards recently were: (from left) District 23 representative Paul Scraggs, Simon Clapham, Graham McKergow, Geoff Marum, Joe Hutchinson (front), Simon Cowley, Maggie Breadon, RSuss Breadon and Rod Kilpatrick.

discussed; first the upcoming bush market in June at which members will hold a wood raffle and second was the August annual plant sale to be held on the last Saturday of that month.

The meeting closed and a supper was enjoyed by all in attendance.

WELL DONE: Presented with a 70 Year service award, Maindample CFA’s Joe Hutchinson (left) is congratulated by district 23 representative Paul Scraggs.

PHOTO: Pam Zierk-Mahoney

From little things big things grow

By NICKY SANDERS, Mansfield Rudolph Steiner School

RECONCILIATION Week

highlights the need for ongoing efforts to bridge the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

During this week, our school comes together to raise awareness and encourage our students to get involved in initiatives and activities.

This year’s Reconciliation

Week at Mansfield Steiner School was a myriad of activities that weaved Indigenous language, culture and song into the curriculum from kinder to year 12.

Using the resources from Annette Sax from Yarn Strong Sista, the kinder and prep students learnt to make necklaces from indigenous flora such as flowering

gums, leaves and gum nuts.

The Aboriginal people of Victoria crafted beautiful necklaces that were offered as gifts when visiting other camps.

Working with this tradition, the kinder and prep students created necklaces, joining them together with yarn.

In the tradition of the Tangurung people of this land, the prep students visited’ the ‘camp’ of the Morning Star Kinder students and exchanged their handmade necklaces.

The primary school students prepared wattle seed cakes, counted animals in the language of the local Tangurung people, sang songs and read local stories.

Year one students can use the local language to name around 30 animals, includ-

ing their classroom NGARRART (Frog) and the year two classroom DADJERRI (Brushtail Phascogale (tuan).

All our school classrooms have Tangurung names, a legacy from our immediate past principal, Fran Cummins, a heartfelt way to keep the Indigenous language alive and spoken every day.

For 25 years, the sea of hands has been a symbol of solidarity with First Nations People, starting on Oct 12 in 1997, out the front of Parliament House, Canberra.

The hands now symbolise community support for Reconciliation rights and respect.

Planting a sea of hands is an act of recognition - of identity, culture, and history.

All primary and secondary students have been cre-

ating hands and learning the song From Little Things Big Things Grow by Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly.

The cumulation of all the songs, words, discussions, traditions, creations and stories from this week was the planting of the sea of hands at the front of the school while the school community came together at assembly on Friday afternoon and sang the song, they had been practising all week.

The year 11 IB students also had the opportunity to read a poem they wrote for Reconciliation Week, when looking at language and how it defines culture.

Ladies and gentlemen, students young and old, Today I bring a tale, a story to unfold.

In the land of Mansfield,

where nature sings, We explore language, identity, and beautiful things.

Once upon a time, in this wondrous place, Lived the Tangurung people with elegance and grace.

Their language echoed through the hills and the glen, But soon, their words were lost, never heard again.

In this same land, a school did rise, Steiner Education is a gift to our young, soon-to-be wise.

The children gathered, their hearts full of light, Eager to learn, to understand, to unite.

A wise young teacher with twinkling eyes, Whispered, “Language is a bridge, don’t you realise?

It links hearts and minds, transcending all strife, And in that unity, we find true life.”

I like to put a face to a name “ “

TRADITIONAL GIFT: Shane Jensen wearing his yarn and native flora necklace as par of Steiner’s Reconciliation Week activities. SCHOOL ACTIVITY: Kyrie Herridge with necklaces created by the kinder and prep students.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT: The sea of hands is a symbol of solidarity with First Nations People, with both primary and secondary students from Mansfield Steiner creating hands in the buildup to Reconciliation Week.

Illegal firearms holders under the gun in court

MULTIPLE people have been reprimanded and fined for incorrectly storing their firearms at Mansfield Magistrates Court.

Police searched a Chelsea Heights man’s property on November 7 last year and found several firearms and photographs “related to hunting endeavours”.

Police also found a gun safe in the 59-year-old’s bedroom containing firearms “belonging to his son and others”.

They also located a gun barrel in the cupboard of the accused’s rear shed, which does not comply with firearm storage requirements.

The accused does not hold a current or valid shooter’s license.

Defence argued the barrel had no trigger mechanism and was in a locked cupboard.

The accused claimed he bought the barrel “from a gunsmith many years ago and forgot about it”.

The magistrate imposed a penalty without conviction and issued a $750 fine.

Another man was issued with a 12 month good behaviour period for violating firearm storage requirements.

On April 6 2022, police attended a carpark in Alexandra after reports of a suspicious vehicle.

While questioning the 24-year-old driver, police noticed a bulge in his jumper.

The accused emptied his pockets and produced a glasses case with a small amount of methamphetamine.

Police subsequently searched the man’s vehicle and observed an unloaded firearm and an unsecured magazine cartridge on the car seat.

Defence argued there was no ammunition in the firearm and said their client had

held a firearm license since he was 15 years old.

However, prosecution argued the accused should have already understood firearm storage requirements.

The magistrate issued a 12 month good behaviour period without conviction and said the accused did not have to forfeit the firearm.

“I’m quite sure you have learned a valuable lesson from this,” the magistrate said.

“I’m satisfied this is a wakeup call for you, but I often say to people that their guns can be used against them.

“Follow the firearms rules

and you won’t have an issue.”

The magistrate also issued a 12 month good behaviour period to a 69-year-old man for incorrectly storing a firearm.

Police were called to a property in March last year after a reported altercation between the accused and his son.

While speaking with the accused, police noticed a firearm lying on the bed which contained live ammunition.

The man told police he had retrieved the gun from his safe to “protect himself from actions his son might take”.

Stolen car set alight in Kevington

A MANSFIELD resident’s car was stolen and set on fire near the Blue Hole Camping Reserve in Kevington on May 27.

Jamieson CFA members were called out to Mansfield Woods Point Road at 11:50 pm following reports of a blaze from locals.

Mansfield and Woods Point police officers and State Emergency Service workers also attended the wreckage to assist with removal and lighting.

Defence argued the man’s actions were “entirely out of character” and asked the magistrate to take their client’s history of “no priors and remorse” into account.

The magistrate issued a 12 month good behaviour period without conviction.

“I understand the threat was real and you have admitted you overreacted,” the magistrate said.

“It was a silly decision to get the weapon out, but I understand it, but no one can excuse it.

“I’m satisfied you are a person I will never see again in court.”

A spokesperson from Victoria Police said the white Mitsubishi Triton was stolen from a Mansfield address between 9:15 pm and 10:45pm.

Police confirmed they are treating the fire as suspicious and the investigation remains ongoing.

The car theft follows a recent string of attempted robberies around Mansfield.

Footage posted to a community Facebook page shows an individual checking car doors to see if they were locked.

YOUR GUNS CAN BE USED AGAINST YOU: Magistrate reminds people to follow firearm storage laws.

North East MPs differencing views on budget

ONE Nation MP Rikki Lee Tyrrell has heavily canned the 2023/24 State Budget, labelling more taxes on mum and dad investors as “punishment”.

The member for Northern Victoria believes property tax will inevitably have a knock on effect to renters who will end up wearing further rental price hikes in the future.

“The release of the 2023 budget has further reinforced how short-sighted, unimaginative, and incapable the Labor Government is at managing an economy,” she said.

“The city centric budget does very little for our regions.

“What Andrews is calling a ‘covid debt levy’ is nothing more than an effort to justify further harming hard working, tax payers in an effort to recuperate the losses sustained by his own governments reckless spending.

“More tax on business and mum/dad investors who worked hard to get ahead and purchase an investment property.

“Now they will be slugged with additional, annual property tax as punishment.

“As a matter of necessity

this will be passed on to consumers, ie tenants, therefore further exacerbating the rental crises.”

Mrs Tyrrell also claimed the contribution to road maintenance was half of that committed to previous years.

She said this was already insufficient as is reflected by the state of our roads.

“Half the expenditure means we can expect roads to deteriorate twice as much in the coming years,” she said.

“The most evident indicator that the premier has very little understanding of economics is the early closure of the timber milling industry in Victoria.

“It’s heartbreaking to see so many loose their livelihoods in an industry that when regulated/managed properly is renewable, sustainable profitable.

“All to appease a few city centred, vitriol spitting, green voters whom have no idea about the flow on implications of these decisions on our state and national economy.”

“Over $16 million dollars was dedicated to animal protection in the State Budget. To

have companion animals and wildlife recognised as deserving of such support is a huge win.”

Meanwhile, Upper House Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell had different take on the budget, noting funding for animal rescue and cheaper vet care.

“Acknowledging the fact the budget on covid debt recovery, this is a win that demonstrates animals are being heard and considered in Victoria,” Ms Purcell said.

“The Animal Justice Party as animal advocates in parliament, can create a kinder state - this budget is evidence of that.

“Protection of wildlife is one of my highest priorities.

“$6.4 million dollars will go a long way to contribute to rescue and rehabilitation, and supporting our hardworking volunteer carers.

“I am especially grateful that Regional Community Vet Clinic will have a permanent home here in Northern Victoria - in line with my work to make veterinary care more affordable and accessible across the state.”

WHAT ABOUT US: MP Rikki-Lee Tyrrell spoken out about her perceived lack of funding for regional Victoria in the state budget.

A farewell to Maurie Stinchcombe

By RICK LINDSAY

DRIVING down Dead Horse Lane in Mansfield isn’t quite the same knowing there’s not a bloke with a big white moustache there with the ideas to resolve your troubles.

Not your every-day troubles; it was your busted out trailer axle, your saggy cattle grid, your situation of the stock crate hinge that has a way of jamming...

Maurie Stinchcombe is gone, but his legacy is one that will be around us for ages yet.

Maurie was born in 1940 into a Tolmie family who ran a small farm made viable by the good potato-growing soil of that area.

For younger readers of this, imagine the coldest camping trip ever but it’s permanent.

No internet or aircon, but instead a big wood stove, a relentlessly bossy mother and kids running about doing jobs like feeding chooks, milking the cow, splitting firewood, fixing things and doing homework on the kitchen table (the only warm place in the house).

In the evenings there would be music in that kitchen because without a telly it was what you did.

You sang songs together and each kid would play an instrument.

Maurie learned the saxophone and the ukulele. His brother was on the

OBITUARY Maurie Stinchcombe 1940-2023

sticks (drums) and most houses had an old piano.

This homegrown music was a part of family life in Mansfield until not long ago.

Ask a Kirley, a Purcell, a Brond, a Stoney and heaps of others about their music and they will tell you.

Later, in their twenties, the ‘Musical Maurie’ and a few mates started the Tolmie Rhythm Boys.

It was a band that played dance music at local town halls around North East Victoria on Saturday nights.

Life wasn’t all fun and music, though.

Potato crops are notoriously unreliable and Maurie’s father was often away doing other work to keep the money coming in for the family.

One year when his dad was working away, Maurie was told he would be responsible for bringing in the farm’s potato harvest.

When his father returned, only a portion of the harvest had been made; but young Maurie was standing beside an ingenious homemade potato harvesting machine that he had built using bits of steel lying about the place.

I’m told that there are ideas that went into this harvester that are still used today in modern harvesting equipment.

It was clear he was perpetually an ‘ideas man’, bringing on-the-spot ingenuity to fixing mechanical and structural hassles and getting the show back on the road.

He must have made a name for himself in this line of work, because it wasn’t long before he started Stinchcombe Engineering in Dead Horse Lane.

Maurie landed on his feet.

And he stayed right there on his feet for decades.

Mauries brain became available to the Mansfield community.

He put together a decent fabrication workshop with teams of enthusiastic staff Who amongst us didn’t love going in there and bothering them?

Stinchcombes became the place in the shire synonymous with simple but clever mechanical and structural solutions for agricultural, construction, civil work, ac-

cess equipment and no end of other applications.

It was spoken at his funeral that Stinchcombes added more productivity to the Mansfield area than we can ever give credit for.

Urgent repairs to farm equipment, fabrication of some of the largest steel structures in the shire, ideas to create more efficient scaffolding, stockyards and a host of other stuff

Everyone has their favour-

ite ‘Maurie Stinchcome ingenuity’ story.

His famous Stinchcombe toolboxes - that’s another story.

They made tens of thousands of them.

Someone at his funeral said he saw two on the back of a ute in the Pilbara in Western Australia recently.

I saw one on a ute in Brisbane a few years years ago.

They’re everywhere.

The iconic toolboxes are heavy but they are watertight, incredibly strong, and for steel to weight ratio incredibly efficient.

Someone at his funeral said they are now heirlooms, to be handed down for generations.

That is some legacy, Maurie.

Another legacy is the people Maurie worked closely with who have risen in his wake to build their own engineering and fabrication businesses in this town.

Again, as a community, we are lucky to have them.

And to his best mate Beverly, who misses him like mad.

Thank you for keeping him on the road all those years.

It was for all of our benefit.

He loved you to bits.

So Maurie, we say thank you for your life here in Mansfield.

Thank you for your friendship, your effort, your contribution and your incredible mind.

Survey says family violence must be better addressed

By PAM ZIERK-MAHONEY

THE results of a recent survey on attitudes towards violence against women and gender equality show that Australians still have a significant way to go in improving understandings of domestic, family and sexual violence.

Monash University expert Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon is the Director of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre and last week released the results of a nationwide survey.

Mansfield Shire recorded some 112 sexual abuse incidents over the past year from January to December 2022.

Across the state the majority of family members affected by these incidents were female and age brackets ranged from 20 years of age to 50 years - these age sections recorded the highest figures.

The top age range for females affected by family violence recorded was the 30 to 34 age bracket with some 9414 incidents recorded (statewide).

Others includesd 35-39 years - 9204; 25-29 years 8399; and 20-24 years - 6193.

Alleged offender incidents increased 7.0 per cent to 162,750 in the year to December 31, 2022, up from 152,139.

Family incidents increased in the year to December 31, 2022, up 1.3 per cent from 91,139 to 92,296.

In response to COVID-19 Victoria Police commenced Operation Ribbon on April 13, 2020, this operation was active until December 2020.

Operation Ribbon focused

specifically on active engagement with victim-survivors and known perpetrators of family violence.

These figures were reported from the Crime Statistics Agency in March 2023.

Ms Fitz-Gibbon said the latest National Community Attitude Survey (NCAS) results covered a period time where there had been significant conversations nationally on women’s safety and sexual violence.

“The survey findings illustrate that Australians do not yet consistently understand

the gendered nature and impacts of domestic, family and sexual violence,” Prof Fitz-Gibbon said.

“Attitudinal change takes time and requires substantial federal and state investment.

“There is an ongoing need to continue to invest in community awareness and education initiatives in all settings and communities across Australia.”

Despite significant coverage on the issue in recent years this survey evidences the depth of problematic

views held across the Australian community.

“Educating all Australians on consent is critical,” Prof Fitz-Gibbon said.

“We must also tackle the excuses that arise in attempts to explain away a failure to gain consent.

“This survey provides a stark reminder that Australia is not immune from this global movement backwards and that we must work very hard to ensure that the attitudes and the beliefs that Australians hold do not slip backwards.”

RIP Maurie Stinchcombe

Mansfield filmmakers encouraged to enter Benalla Shorts

ENTRIES are open for the ninth annual national and international Benalla Short Film Festival; a celebration of short story-telling using the medium of film.

With films already entered this year from as far away as Brazil, United Kingdom, USA, Spain, Australia and Germany, local Mansfield filmmakers, and others within a 100 kilometre radius, are being encouraged to get their entries in and be in the running for a cash prize.

Last year, filmmakers Tim Brown (from Shepparton) and Michael Portway took our major prizes, with their film “The Sanctuary” winning both

Best Documentary and Best Local Film.

All short films must be original works, produced within the last five years and suitable for screening up to a MA15+ classification, but they can be in wide variety of genres including animation, documentary, drama and comedy.

The duration of submitted films must not be longer than 15 minutes (including the title and credit sequence).

Judges include wellknown Australian actors Tony Bonner AM and Krista Vendy, who will announce the winners in person during a gala screening later this year.

Prizes will be awarded in categories including Best Australian and Best International Films, along with a Local Encouragement Award, People’s Choice, Student Award and Best Documentary.

Festival director Anna Smith said while entries are steadily coming in, they would like to see more local North East filmmakers get involved and share their talent with a wider audience.

To find out more or to enter see Benalla Shorts on Facebook or go to https://filmfreeway.com/ BenallaShorts with entries closing on June 30.

Mansfield supports motion to protect councillors

OVER 100 representatives from councils across Victoria gathered to discuss the rising levels of disruptive and abusive behavior at council meetings.

Mansfield Mayor Cr James Tehan attended the Municipal Association of Victoria (MVA) State Council on May 18 and confirmed Mansfield Shire Council voted in favour of a motion to protect coun-

cillors, staff and meetings

“At the MVA State Council last week, Mansfield Shire Council supported a motion that was unanimously passed, asking the state government to look at different measures to protect councillors and council staff in council meetings,” Mayor Tehan said.

During the meeting, council representatives heard from Victoria

Police and mayors who have been impacted by council disruptions.

Municipal Association of Victoria President Cr David Clark said councils “were right to take a zero tolerance approach”.

“The ongoing behaviour we have seen at council meetings is threatening and unpredictable and it has no place in our communities,” he said.

“It shouldn’t be accepted at

any level of government.”

President Clark said many councils were working closely with Victoria Police to “ensure appropriate security measures are in place when needed”.

“Today all councils got the chance to hear VicPol’s perspective on the issues and the work it is doing to ensure the safety of our communities, councillors, and council staff,” he said.

“A key take-out from the meeting was to ensure councils clearly understood the issues they are facing and the need to provide a safe workplace for those working within their organisations.”

At this stage, Mayor Tehan said Mansfield Shire Council does not intend on implementing any more security measures when they return to in-person meetings.

IN FOCUS: Tim Brown (from Shepparton) and Michael Portway were among the winners at last year’s Benalla Short Film Festival for their short film called “The Sanctuary”.

North East regional news in brief

Cop to face hearing over high-speed incident

A FOUR-day criminal hearing against a Highway Patrol officer alleged to have driven recklessly at speeds of up to 230kph in order to provide an emergency response has been green-lit for next month.

The Benalla Leading Senior Constable, in his late 40s, allegedly travelled at high speed to respond to a road crash near Euroa in early 2021, and now faces charges he engaged in reckless conduct endangering serious injury.

A final mention of the matter before Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court confirmed at least two Victoria Police witnesses would be unavailable to provide evidence during the hearing.

Lawyers for the defence and prosecution agreed the evidence could be introduced by another available witness.

A subpoena was granted by Magistrate Alexandra Burt ordering Victoria Police to disclose materials relevant to the case.

The court heard the state’s chief police commissioner (Shane Patton) is expected to provide his expert opinion as part of the hearing, and is set to be represented by specialist lawyers within the State Government.

The court previously heard the accused had activated his lights and sirens as a first responder, in an effort to support emergency services at

a Hume Freeway crash reported to have critically injured two police officers near Euroa.

The holder of a ‘gold licence’ only given to the Highway Patrol’s most experienced drivers, the accused, and a 45-year veteran Senior Constable who was in the vehicle’s passenger seat during the March 21 incident, are said to have deemed the highspeed response appropriate.

The hearing is set to commence on June 26.

Missing rifle mystery at Strathbogie deepens

THE discovery of previously unreported damage to the WWI memorial at Strathbogie has raised questions about who is responsible for the

16 September 2021 (right). An astute reader has noticed the bayonet was already damaged in the January photo, suggesting earlier additional vandalism.

statue’s maintenance.

Earlier this month, it was reported a rifle had been missing from the Strathbogie War Memorial statue for at least 18 months and that its absence went largely unnoticed by the community.

A reader contacted Euroa RSL president Phil Munt to say he had discovered the statue’s broken-off bayonet two years ago while gardening in Strathbogie.

The reader, who wished to remain anonymous, gave the broken-off bayonet to an associate to report the matter to council, but it is not clear if his associate ever followed through with the report.

While the Euroa RSL will likely apply for a grant to repair the statue on this occasion, representatives of Euroa RSL and Violet Town RSL both said their groups are not responsible for the statue.

There is no Strathbogie RSL sub-branch. A spokesperson for Strathbogie Shire Council said the statue is not a council asset.

Strathbogie Memorial Hall committee member Henry O’Connor said his committee is not responsible for the statue.

The statue is over a century old and its history is described in a 2013 Strathbogie Shire Council heritage study.

The Strathbogie community raised funds in 1919 for the memorial to honour those who served in World War One and the statue was unveiled in 1920.

The heritage study describes the memorial as “historically and socially significant”.

The stonework and sculpting were undertaken by Benalla stonemasons Messrs Talochino and Son.

Theft of firearms from Samaria property

BENALLA Crime Investigation Unit detectives are seeking public assistance following an alleged break-in which saw five firearms stolen from a Samaria Road property at the weekend.

Detectives believe the people involved entered a shed on the rural property between 5pm on Friday and 1.30pm on Monday, and used an angle grinder and sledge hammer to gain access to a gun safe.

Four high-powered rifles and a long arm shotgun were allegedly stolen, and police remain unsure as to how many people were involved, or how they entered and exited the property.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit crimestoppersvic.com. au.

New school to open in Shepparton

THE brand new All Saints Anglican School is preparing to open its doors for the upcoming academic year in Verney Rd in North Shepparton.

Principal Jim Laussen has shared the progress made so far, leaving no doubt that the institution is on track to meet its scheduled opening.

“The slabs have been poured for the administration building,” Mr Laussen said.

“The first half of the junior school building slab has been poured, and they’re expecting to pour the second half of that later this week, weather permitting.

“But it is absolutely on track.

“In fact, the slabs are ahead of schedule.”

He said with this assurance, parents and students can expect the school to be fully operational from day one.

While the initial student enrolment is expected to be around 250, the number of staff members is estimated to be between 18 and 20 in the first year.

However, as the school grows, the staff count will increase to meet demand.

Mr Laussen said he had been actively engaging with families interested in joining the school, personally meeting with 40 new families in the past week alone.

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BEFORE AND AFTER: These images show the Strathbogie War Memorial with the rifle on January 25, 2021 (left) and missing on

PHOTO: Sean Matthews

BROKEN OFF: Euroa RSL president Phil Munt with a broken-off piece of the Strathbogie War Memorial rifle. The piece was given to him by an anonymous source who discovered it two years ago while gardening in Strathbogie.

PHOTO: Darren Chaitman

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 What is the vital principle in humans (6)

8 Name a French Protestant (8)

9 Which tablet of metal is set on a wall for ornamentation (6)

10 What is another name for an arthropod (8)

11 What is a formal opinion given (6)

12 Name the capital of Fiji (4)

13 Name one of the species of diminutive beings said to inhabit the interior of the earth (5)

16 What is a long lock of hair (5)

19 Asana is a pose in what (4)

21 What is an Australian banded anteater (6)

22 Name the 2011 Brownlow Medal winner (4,4)

23 Which term describes resources available (6)

24 A chipmunk is a type of what (8)

25 What is a set of correlated members (6)

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3 Name a celebration of a particular mass (7)

4 What are subjects of discourse, discussion, etc (6)

5 Name a small roundish citrus fruit used chiefly for preserves (7)

6 To belong to former times, is to be what (7)

7 What are sudden interruptions to the supply of blood to the brain (7)

13 Name a branch of applied mathematics (7)

14 That which is inauspicious or threatening, is what (7)

E-QUATIONS

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SUDOKU

15 What is something unpleasant to look at (7)

17 Which were the names of twelve kings of ancient Egypt (7)

18 To disturb or agitate suddenly by surprise, is to do what (7)

20 What describes historical records, generally (6)

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

WHICH WORDS

BIYWORD

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

CLUES:

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Arrangement (5)

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Cattle crash another close call

By DARREN CHAITMAN

FOLLOWING an accident on EuroaMansfield Road in which two cows were hit and killed by a vehicle recently, the farm to which the cattle belonged has begun to be destocked.

The male driver who struck the two Angus heifers was not injured, but his Volkswagen Amok was totaled.

A CFA spokesperson said the driver was “very shaken up” and spent 20-30 minutes being assessed in an ambulance.

Leading Senior Constable Jarrod

Toomer confirmed that due to an ongoing issue with loose cattle and a failure to improve inadequate fencing, the farm begun the process of destocking last week.

LSC Toomer said the farm would likely be leased again next year, but the fences would need to be redone if the farm were to be restocked with cattle.

The same CFA spokesperson said loose cattle just south of the Longwood-Mansfield Rd intersection

Free open day at Snobs Creek fish hatchery

THE Victorian Fisheries Authority will host a free open day on June 25 at Snobs Creek fish hatchery near Eildon.

The open day will provide die-hard recreational fishers, tourists, and locals with the perfect opportunity to see how millions of fish are grown every year and stocked into waterways to improve freshwater fisheries.

Victorian Fisheries Authority Chief Executive Officer, Travis Dowling said fish stocking is funded by recreational fishing licence fees and the State Govern-

ment’s $96 million investment to improve fishing, boating, piers, and aquaculture.

“Snobs Creek has a long history of producing brown trout, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon, and Murray cod and has expanded to include threatened species too, such as trout cod and Macquarie perch to aid their recovery in the wild,” Mr Dowling said.

The open day and hatchery tours will provide a rare, behind-the-scenes look into daily operations - where visitors can connect and learn directly from Snobs staff

In 2022, almost 10 million fish were stocked into lakes and rivers across Victoria.

This record stocking was made possible by the work of VFA’s two hatcheries at Snobs Creek and Arcadia with support from privately run hatcheries too.

Open day visitors will hear from experts from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action on the work being done to protect threatened native fish.

These speakers will share how research, habitat improvement, and translocations are making a positive difference.

FRRR grants open

COMMUNITY organisations impacted by the 20222023 floods are encouraged to apply for a new round of Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR) grants of up to $20,000 to support continued recovery.

In partnership with Suncorp and AAMI, FRRR is offering $300,000 for initiatives that build resilience and support medium to longterm recovery of communities affected by the flooding and storms that occurred in specified LGA’s, including Mansfield, between October 6 2022 and January 13 2023.

Funded through the Rebuilding Futures program, these responsive grants are available for proactive initiatives that are communityled.

Nina O’Brien, FRRR’s Disaster Resilience & Recovery Lead, said that extreme weather events, like the flooding and storms experienced by rural Victorian regions late last year, affect

every community member, especially those who are most vulnerable and rely on community organisations for support.

“We encourage community groups to be inclusive with their initiative ideas and consider how their project can support community members from all nationalities, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds,” she said.

“We also encourage community groups to think outside the box when it comes to infrastructure and equipment projects by considering resilient materials and harnessing clever use of design to decrease future impacts of natural disasters.”

Suncorp’s Group Executive People, Culture & Advocacy, Fiona Thompson, said that natural disasters such as the Victorian floods have devastating impacts that are complex, context-driven and long lasting.

“This is the third disaster-

affected region that we’ve supported through this program over the last couple of years, so we know that the impacts in each place are different,” she said.

“One thing is always the same though; local people are best placed to know the needs and priorities of their community, especially following a natural disaster event.

“Thanks to our partnership with FRRR, we’re pleased to be able to provide flexible funding that means communities can determine how best to address the medium to long-term recovery, resilience and preparedness needs and priorities for their region.”

A grantseeker workshop, including a Q&A, on the Rebuilding Future’s grant program will be held online from 12 - 1pm AEST Wednesday, June 7 2023.

Applications close July 6 2023.

had been an issue for years.

“I know of concerned community people that ring daily to report the cattle are out,” the spokesperson said.

“They’ll either ring the shire, VicRoads or the police.

“There’s been a lot of accidents because of these stock and a lot of close calls and someone’s going to get killed.”

On learning the property would be destocked, the spokesperson said this was for the best, but the problem had gone on for too long.

A Department of Transport and Planning spokesperson responding on behalf of VicRoads urged motorists to stay vigilant and said loose livestock are the property owner’s responsibility.

“We urge everyone to be vigilant on our roads and to be aware of potential oncoming hazards,” the spokesperson said.

“Livestock on roads can represent a significant danger to motorists, and it is the responsibility of a landowner to prevent livestock escaping their property.”

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TRIMMING a horse’s feet to what is now called a Barefoot Trim, differs from that of a trim in preparation for a horse shoe.

A Barefoot trim is focussed on creating a heel first landing and eliminating damaging flare on the hoof, thus allowing energy to disperse and blood and lymphatic fluids to flow. This allows the leg to operate with the shock absorbing ability it was designed to have.

Coming from a professional farrier background with over forty years of experience, I only now feel I have acquired the knowledge of the true function of a horse’s foot.

I am offering Barefoot Trimming to those horse owners interested.

TOTALED: A Volkswagen Amok was totaled after crashing into two cows on Euroa-Mansfield Rd last week. Fortunately the driver was unharmed. ON THE LOOSE: One of two black Angus heifers killed in last week’s crash.

BEHIND THE SCENES: Snobs Creek open day in 2021.

Regular Events:

JUNE 10-12

King’s Birthday Weekend Celebrations

June

 JUNE 9: Fungi in Focus with Alison Pouliot presented by Up2Us Landcare Alliance - Merrijig Hall and Carters Mill Reserve: 11am - 3pm. An introduction to photographing fungi. Tickets $25pp including lunch: www.trybooking. com/CHJUZ

 JUNE 10: Mansfield Bush Market: 8am - 2pm - Highett Street.

 JUNE 10 - 12: King’s Birthday Weekend Celebrations - Mount Buller. A weekend full of activities and events to celebrate the 2023 season. Guaranteed skiing on Mt Buller from this weekend.

 JUNE 16 - 18: Mansfield Lantern Festival - Erril Street.

 JUNE 17: Merton Hall 100 year celebrations Gala Dinner: 6pm11pm - Merton Memorial Hall. A celebration of a century of history at Merton Hall with live music by The Washboards. Tickets $25 via www.trybooking.com/1053658

 JUNE 19: U3A South American shared lunch: 12pm - Libby’s Home. Details in June newsletter.

 JUNE 22: Feast for Freedom: 6:30pm - 10pm - Uniting Church

JUNE 10

Refugees Mansfield presents a dinner featuring Myanmar culture and food. Tickets $40 via www.trybooking.com/events/ landing/1056354

 JUNE 26 - 30: Kids Week - Mount Buller. Kid-friendly activities on offer each day of the week at Mount Buller.

July

 JULY 2 - 9: NAIDOC Week. A free week long program packed full with activities, movies, art and

JUNE 16-18

more presented in collaboration with the Taungurung Land & Waters Council and Gadhaba Local Aboriginal Network.

 JULY 8: Shred for Chumpy - Mount Buller. The Mt Buller community comes together for a shred to remember Chumpy.

 JULY 13: Adams Ski and Golf Day - Mount Buller. An event for teams of four to enjoy the sporting attributes of skiing at Buller and playing golf in Mansfield whilst raising money for a worthy cause.

 JULY 19 - 20: Cattleman’s

Cup - Mount Buller. Celebration of snowboarding including a Cattleman’s inspired Rail Plaza Jam, Hip Contest and Race-YourMate Slalom Course.

 JULY 30: Aequales Chamber

Music Quintet: 4 - 5:30pmMansfield Performing Arts Centre.

Performing Brahms Piano Quintet in F Minor Opus 34 and Mozart Piano Concerto No 14 in E Flat K 449 as well as presenting the New Horizons Art and Poetry Awards for students. Tickets support Rural Australians for Refugees: www. trybooking.com/1062229

MANSFIELD ARMCHAIR CINEMA

 CWA Monthly meetings: 4th Wednesday Evening or Sunday afternoon (alternating each month: March -Wed).

 CWA Craft Days: Wednesday’s 10am and last Thursday evening of the month at 6pm.

 CWA Op shop open: most days from 10am to 2pm.

 JUSTICE of the Peace Services - Every Thursday, Mansfield Police Station. 10am to 1pm for witnessing and signing of documents.

 Lima South Old Time

Dance: At Lima South Hall the second Sunday of each month between 1pm and 5pm. Entry $10. Music provided by The Ramblers. Please bring a plate of afternoon tea to share. All welcome. Contact: 0425868277.

 Mansfield Croquet ClubMonday and Wednesday mornings from 9am till 12 noon, Lord’s Reserve, Cnr Victoria and Apollo Streets. Playing equipment available, $2 per session.

 Mansfield Multicultural Group - Every second Tuesday of the month at 6pm at MACE.

 Monday Mingle - Every Monday - organised by the Bonnie Doon Community Centre - chat and make new friends - new theme each week. BYO ideas for activities - all ages and abilities

 Mansfield support group for carers and people with special needs - morning coffee, third Tuesday of the month, 9.30am The Witches Brew

 Men’s Probus meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday for monthly meetings, and then activities/outings are held on the last Wednesday of each month - or as organised.

 Ladies Probus meets every second Monday of each month at Delatite Hotel for meetings and 4th Monday for social or as organised.

 Rotary meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at the Delatite Hotel. 6.30 for a 7pm start.

 Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) meet every fourth Monday of the month at 6pm in the library (rear entrance)

 U3A meetings are held on 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 10am at the Library.

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Mansfield Bush Market

Mansfield Lantern Festival

Lights, camera, action in Jamieson

THE Jamieson community and traders have enjoyed a month of ‘Hollywood’; the film crew from the High Country production: casting, wardrobe, acting and coordinating the extras, needed for various action scenes were professional and inspiring, creating a comfortable and happy environment.

Local residents were amazed at the technical capacities of the film makers.

The local extras were keen to work with the filming crew and were on set for many hours daily.

From police Senior Constables to dancers at the Kevington Hotel.

Conversations with actors and various crew members were all in a day’s work.

In wardrobe each extra was asked to bring spare clothing, having been advised to follow the wardrobe suggestions.

Local resident Wendy Blackledge arrived at the set with her suitcase of alternative costumes and was delighted

JAMIESON ON THE LINE with Carmel Dixon

not to have to change.

The Jamieson Rec Reserve was abuzz at 4:30am every day, with all of the gear used for that day’s shoot to be transported in trucks to the location.

As part of it all, a memorial service was staged in Saint John the Apostle church in Jamieson for a deceased nineyear-old boy, a few alterations were successfully created and the filming went to schedule.

Albeit the sun was shining and the scene was held up until the light was correct.

Following the service, an evening vigil was staged, with over 50 extras and actors holding candles at the intersection of Nash and Perkins Streets.

A number of private homes were used in the production, with the owners taking a small break, all in the name of show biz.

The Kevington Hotel was a buzz with 100 dancers, enjoying a social event in the riverside garden, when the formalities commenced some of the extras were invited to be on stage for the filming, adding some lively glamour.

The Courthouse Hotel was the venue for another extras experience, talking to the actors while ‘enjoying’ a stubby filled with water, much to the horror of one chap who didn’t realise it wasn’t beer.

Another time local resident Wendy Blackledge was talking to actor Arron Pederson while filming was taking place in the Courthouse Hotel, Wendy was supposed to be enjoying a glass of red wine, but it was raspberry cordial Wendy.

Local resident Franzi Weiss was dressed as a Senior Constable looking every bit the part, as was the former Jamieson Brewery owner James Nelson.

The Jamieson Post Office facade was moved across the

street to the general store, the post office became the police station.

There were a couple of days when the Jamieson Cafe was seconded for a very attractive shoot.

One accidental meeting was when a group of friends attended the Courthouse Hotel for a birthday party and Irish Actor Ian McElhinney came over for a chat.

Ian stared in ‘Game of Thrones’ - he had a lovely time at the Courthouse Hotel, even joined in the pool competition, much to the delight of the hotel guests.

Local residents were called to drive cast members and crew to various destinations, keeping the show on the road with a minimum of fuss.

The eight part series was shot at Mt Buller, Merrijig, Mansfield, Jamieson and Kevington: the final filming will be in Melbourne.

The script writers and scene creators have woven a tale of mystery, intrigue and

probability in the beauty of the mountainous terrain.

LAST week the Jamieson Brewery and Grill changed hands - Shelley and James Nelson and partner Tim Arandt have sold the freehold to a Melbourne family.

Patricia and Cameron Storie are the new licensees.

Cameron is a chef, their son Daniel is an apprentice chef and his younger brother Rex is studying at Mansfield primary school.

The family are enjoying life in Jamieson and are meeting the locals.

During the last few weeks Cameron has been working with Shelly and James Nelson during the filming of High Country.

James was cast as a policeman he enjoyed the role.

Patricia and Cameron are keeping the same hours of trading, Wednesday to Sunday, with the menu unchanged

over the next few months.

They are delighted with the staff who are remaining, who are familiar faces to the clientele.

They also are looking forward to the King’s Birthday weekend as the bookings are building.

We wish them welcome and great success.

A GROUP of a Melbourne four wheel driving club members stayed at the Courthouse Hotel over the weekend and enjoyed a fabulous drive.

They dined in-house and enjoyed the superb menu.

Daryl and Stacey have been enjoying the visitors and local patronage, since they became licensees of the hotel late December 2022.

FR GEORGE Feliciouz will celebrate Mass on Sunday, June 11 at 11:00am at St John the Apostle Church in Jamieson. All welcome.

Information

PUBLIC NOTICES

LIFE DRAWING

A Life Drawing group is held at “Killara Studio”

Bonnie Doon

Thursdays from 10am - 12noon

Enquiries: Pam 0419 434 560

ART CLASSES

Watercolour lessons are held at “Killara Studio”

Bonnie Doon

Mondays 10am - 12noon

Enquiries: Pam 0419 434 560

5 DAY WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP

July 3 - July 7, 2023

Mondays from 10am-12.30pm

This workshop will cover: Still Life, Clothed model, Landscape, Interior and Life Drawing/Painting.

Venue:

“Killara Studio”, Bonnie Doon Enquiries: Pam 0419 434 560

GARAGE SALE

Mature aged male looking for a HOUSEMATE

Prefer non-smoker Mansfield Township

Phone Jason 0427 502 953

EMPLOYMENT

85 Deadhorse Lane, Mansfield.

10am Saturday, June 10

Various household and garden items.

CreditCard& Eftposfacilities

Why not charge your advertisement to Mastercard or Visa? 5723 0101

EMPLOYMENT

Vacuum Truck Supplies

Business Closure

MANSFIELD DRY CLEANERS is no longer open for business, as the shop has sold.

I would like to thank all the people who have supported

If anyone has garments to be collected, please call 0419 589 077. Regards, Bruce.

CAR ADVERTISERS

Private vendors of motor cars advertised for sale must include in their advertisement

PHOTOGRAPHS

FOUND ADVERTISEMENTS

All found advertisements are

PERSONAL ADVERTISERS

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS

School Hours

9am-3pm, Mon-Fri (or job share)

Seeking a kind-hearted, child-focused person to join our team as an educator.

Email CV to: kim@thefarmhouse.net.au

Or call Kim to discuss – 0417 503 000

Now Hiring

Tip Truck Driver/Yard Duties

Mansfield Gardens Supplies are looking for energetic self-driven employee to join our team.

Tip Tuck Driving: MR Licence and some experience would be an advantage.

Loader Driver: Licence and experience would be an advantage.

Email resume to: info@mansfieldgardensupplies.com.au or mail to 175 Mt Buller Rd Mansfield Vic 3722 by June 16, 2023

info@vacuumtrucks.com.au

Due to the King’s Birthday public holiday, the classified advertising deadline for Wednesday, June 14 edition will be Friday, June 9 at 4pm.

Phone: 5723 0101

Email: classifieds@nemedia.com.au

Will begin on Sunday June 11, beginning at 1pm. Names in by 12.30 and please bring a plate to share. Everyone is welcome being a member or not. $7.00 per player.

Names on the list on the outside notice board or phone the club and leave a message.

ADDITIONS

INTERNET

Get your names in the RADIO MANSFIELD and MANSFIELD COURIER birthday book.

Win Bertalli’s birthday goodies on Radio Mansfield 99.7 FM’s “Anything Goes” Birthday Wheel Thursdays from 2-4pm

This week’s winner is: ROGER NOLAN

To enter call Radio Mansfield on 5775 2333

Hours worked:

Manager (Full-Time)

Beolite Village Ltd is seeking a full-time manager for its Not-for-Profit Retirement Village.

The successful applicant will be able to: oversee ongoing construction of homes, roads and infrastructure as well as the refurbishment of previously occupied homes Village Board residents

Residents Services Manager (Part-Time) Beolite Village Ltd is seeking a part-time

The hours are negotiable for up to three days per week

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate: to our residents

To apply for either position, you must submit a letter of application, including an up-to-date Resume listing the names of two professional referees. Applications marked "Private & Confidential' should be addressed to:

Applications close by 5pm - June 16, 2023.

Find the widest range of jobs in the North East at

Staff wanted Delatite Steel and Industrial Hardware are seeking a steel worker for immediate start.

Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday work. Must be strong, fit and reliable with the ability to work in a fun and fast paced environment. Training will be provided.

If you feel you may suit this position, pop into store and have a chat or email a resume to kate@yenckens.com.au

Don’t leave money lying around the house

PHONE

Courier 5723 0101

Digital editions have just got better

HAMSTEAD, Scott. 19/9/1968-24/5/2023

Oats and Hay Rolls for sale

Good quality

Can deliver

Ph 0427 989 524

VOLKSWAGON Polo

2019, comfortine auto, service history, seven speed, professionally detailed, REG (BCE513), under w arranty, one owner, $22,500, 62,346km.

Ph 0458 585 349.

My heart is heavy and will forever follow you hammy. Thanks for all the memories and for loving me unconditionally. Rest easy Scoot. Love you. ~ Love always Krystal.

LANG, Jean.

15/4/1939 – 3/6/2023

Passed away peacefully.

Much loved sister to John, Ethleen (dec), and Margaret.

Loved Aunt to Julie, Andrew (dec), Margaret, Lisa, Jenny and Geoff.

A remarkable woman who will be sadly missed.

HAMSTEAD

The funeral service to celebrate the life of Scott Hamstead will be held on

INTER CD 1840 single axel articulated tipper grain truck in working order, 6-1970 UD4 engine, 15spd g-box, as normal tipper, suit on farm work or restore, no reg or RWC, chassy number: CD247398, $8900. Ph 0417 377 391.

Thursday, June 8 at McCormack Chapel, 11 Highett St, commencing at 11am. Following the service the cortege will proceed to the

LANG

ONE owner, 2012 Toyota Camry Altise sedan,(YXX911), travelled 91,749km, part of a deceased estate, in very good condition, one or two mino r scratches. All books and records, will supply reliable second family car, inspection will not disappoint, $15,500.

Contact Stretch 0488 444 650.

The funeral service to celebrate the life of Jean Lang will be held on

Friday, June 9 at 3pm at the Uniting Church Mansfield. Private Cremation.

Brilliant Brook takes monthly medal

BY Marion Mitchell

THEY say playing golf in winter is a challenge, but there are some lady golfers who don’t seem to mind the conditions.

Our Vice Captain, Linda Brook, not only won the May monthly medal, but also won the Veteran’s at Corowa on the Monday with a lovely 36 points.

She also came second in the Veteran’s finals championships

Wind and rain makes tennis one to watch

TENNIS

By RHONDA CARPENTER

AFTER a wet weekend teams checked the courts early for Round 4 matches last Monday.

Rain in Terip deemed their courts unplayable and the match with Benalla a washout.

Mansfield Blue were forced to forfeit against Moglonemby before players had left hometowns.

Seven Creeks hosted Euroa on their home courts in Euroa, and Mansfield Black hosted Mansfield Red for their home match on somewhat soggy synthetic courts.

The sensible decision to use dry balls each set was made.

Seven Creeks’ Rowena Ellis, Kerry Hewlett, Jill Hayes, and Nicola Enright were right amongst it against the strong Euroa side getting five games in three of the six sets.

Euroa’s Sue Vaughan, Lyndall Bigland, Julie Harrington, Lyn

Great gentsomes for men’s golf

BY TOM SWAN

finishing on that day.

Well played Linda.

At home on the Monday, Robyn Baker and Shelly Comerford played off in the Bill Reardon Match Play final over 27 holes.

Robyn finally triumphed winning 2/1.

Certainly a close match.

Well done to both for qualifying and to Robyn now with her name on the board.

Tuesday was a small field of four

Johnston and Mary Dewis combined superbly to take every set for the ladder leader.

Lyndall and Julie were emphatic in the final set, winning 8-0.

Euroa won 6/48 to 0/21 and shot ahead on top spot with 39 points.

Mansfield Black’s Liza Karras and Jenny Bell began with confidence and determination against Red’s Karyn Fraser and Carolyn Murray while Jenny Smith and Di Bergelin began their contest against Mansfield Red only to be struck by injury in the fourth game.

From the sidelines Rhonda Carpenter replaced Smith and the set could continue with Red’s Jo O’Brien and Deb McCormack playing the better tennis.

Eventually players warmed up and the contest became an arm wrestle.

Red settled the result winning the tiebreaker 7-3.

When Karyn Fraser and Jo O’Brien found fabulous form in their contest against Liza and Rhonda to win 8-5, Jenny Bell and Di won 8-3 and again the sets were split.

The wind had picked up, the sun began to peek through, and players were having fun, enjoying the opportunity to be on court after all.

Players joked, laughed, and applauded great shot making and

ladies for the stableford event.

Good to see Wendy Hunt with a win.

Wednesday was a par competition with 13 ladies braving the weather.

Par can be a challenge but you supposedly only have to play close to your handicap.

Only a few were able to.

Lyn Poulson won with plus one with Kylie Egan second on a count back to Sheryl Sargent both with minus 2.

Linda Brook came in 4th.

Nearest the pins were Sheryl Sargent on 7th, Marion Mitchell on 9th, and Sam Bailey showing how to hit the green with both the 17th and 18th.

Saturday’s stableford competition finished off the golf week with seven ladies playing.

The ever consistent Kylie Egan won with 36 points from Pauline Ahola on 30 points and Sheryl Sargent on 29 points.

LAST week saw three stableford competitions played, including a two person gentsomes round on Tuesday.

A strong field turned up on Tuesday for the gentsomes which is a team event where all players tee off and one drive is chosen.

Then the players play their own ball, playing individual stableford from that point.

The scores are then added to make up the team’s score.

The winners on the day were Rob Healy and Geoff Morris on 72 points.

Jarrod Heath and Josh Foots came in on 71 points and Geoff Brown and Gary Johnson finished third with 70 points.

On Thursday, a field of 51 played in terrific conditions with the sun shining and little or no wind.

Although only two managed to beat their handicaps, the scores were very tight with a number of the placings being determined on count backs.

A Grade

1st: Brad Grant, 37 points (h/c 10); 2nd: John Saggers, 35 points (h/c 17) on a countback; 3rd: Bob Cullen, 35 points (h/c 15) on a countback.

B Grade

crafty placement.

Scoring became a challenge in the lengthy final sets, especially when it seemed one player had served twice in a row.

Consultation ensued and common sense was the winner. Both sets went Black’s way and

the team won 4/44 to 2/27.

On the ladder Black switched places with Seven Creeks to move into 5th spot on 18 points.

Ladder: Euroa 39, Terip 31, Moglonemby 29, Benalla 24, Mansfield Black 18, Seven Creeks 15, Mansfield Red 2, Mansfield Blue 2.

From ‘Budget Beginnings’ to ‘Event Winnings’, Mansfield’s little Hyundai Excel cars are ready to race

MOTORSPORT

MANSFIELD is well known for its car enthusiasts and car clubs

For the budget racer however, there is Motor Events Racing - Australia’s largest cheap car endurance circuit racing events.

Motor Events Racing dubs their events as “Not all that serious, and a hell of a lot of fun”.

“Motor Events Racing gives you and your mates the ability to compete in social, no pressure motor racing at an affordable level,” a statement from their website said.

“Our events range from four plus hours, up to 25 plus hours in length over single or multiple days.

“Some events run into the night and some have multiple track layouts during the course of the event.”

Mansfield has two teal coloured, Captain Underpants logoed, superfast HyUndies Race Cars.

Car 68’s four drivers are: Stuart Wadsworth from Amongst the Sticks Catering and Breathtaker,

Brett Smith from Buller Ski Lifts, Tony Browne formally Black Cat Engineering, and Brett Stevens from Mansfield Hire.

The fantastic Mia Wadsworth also drives in Car 68 giving the men the much needed female flare on track.

Car 78’s four drivers are: Paul Allen, your local RACV man and AudioVisual guru formally of Bi-Rite, Kit Rundle from High Country Scaffold-

ing, Steve Ward our local Mansfield Gym owner and fitness Mentor, and Aaron Trecento, the junior driver keeping the old fellas on schedule.

In the pits you will find Steve Trecento from Delatite Mowers and Chainsaws, fixing everything the drivers break, and Michelle Tremellen of Mansfield Mobile Phone Repairs on the headset communicating with the drivers and trying to

make sure everything runs to schedule.

These mates self-fund everything they do including entrance and accommodation fees, food, and fuel.

They also pay for the maintenance, tyres, brake pads, spare parts, and race fuel for the cars.

There is no prize money for the competition but drivers get a very nice trophy from Motor Events Racing.

So why do people compete if there is no prize money?

Motor Events raise funds to help support people and families living with Rare Cancers through Rare Cancers Australia.

Racing teams rely on locals supporting locals and their followers on social media.

HyUndies Racing team has an official Page on Facebook, and also a HyUndies Racing Group open to the public for support and comments.

Our next events are the Winton Rumble at Winton Raceway in June 2023, and then the MelonAid at The Bend in November 2023.

1st: Col Whytcross, 40 points (h/c 24); 2nd: Les Kerr, 32 points (h/c 33) on a countback; 3rd: Paul Norris, 32 points (h/c 23) on a countback.

Well done to Col with a great round and Brad being the other to break his handicap.

Brad was really on song on Thursday also having two nearest the pins on the 7th and 16th holes.

Hopefully the good numbers competing will continue.

For a change Maurice Walsh wasn’t in the place getters, but was one of the rabbits along with Adrian Smith.

Saturday’s stableford competition had 29 play in what started off in tough conditions that certainly improved throughout the day.

The winner for the day was Peter Barnes with a score of 38 points (h/c 15) , with Alex Scherini finishing second with a score of 37 points (h/c 7).

Shaun Wade came in third with 36 points (h/c 6).

A reminder that on the King’s Birthday we will be having a four club stableford competition that will be a shotgun start at 9:30am.

NEED FOR SPEED: Mansfield’s Hyundai Excel cars.

PHOTO: Michelle Tremellen

GREY SKIES AND ALL SMILES: Black Magic’s Jenny Bell, Di Bergelin, Liza Karras, Jenny Smith, and Rhonda Carpenter were enjoying the wonderful playing.

PHOTO: Carolyn Murray

Tarago rallies to raise funds for cancer

By LYNN ELDER

GETTING to embark on the adventure of a lifetime all in the name of a good cause once is incredible, but the opportunity to do it a second time was too good to give up for Maindample’s Luke Trewarn, who took to the roads in a 1996 Toyota Tarago affectionately nicknamed Tara Junior to participate in the annual Shitbox Rally held last month covering a round trip of 7500 km and raising more than $6,00 for cancer.

The first time in 2021, Luke, a mechanic by trade, had his younger brother Ben make up the “2 Warn Out” team in Tara Senior, a 1985 Tarago rescued from a paddock at Adele McCormack’s Merrijig property.

One of the conditions of entering the rally, which began in 2009 as a significant fundraiser for the Cancer Council of Australia, is that any vehicle being entered

must not be worth more than $1000.

According to Luke, this figure was changed to $1500 in 2023.

Each team is made up of two drivers and one car, and then makeup part of a seven-car buddy group to support one another.

It was no surprise that Luke had the role of mechanic in the group.

All teams must raise a minimum of $5000 to participate in the rally, or $2500 per driver.

Luke explained that the number of cars participating is capped at 250 per rally.

Back in 2021, it was only 125 cars due to COVID restrictions.

Tara Junior took to the road with new team member Stacey Bass, Luke’s partner, for the epic trip, which began in Newcastle, NSW, on May 12 and finished in Townsville in Queensland on May 20.

“Stacey was apprehensive

at first but she loved it,” said Luke.

The 2023 autumn route took in outback destinations such as Betoota and Innamincka providing some tricky driving conditions.

But Luke insists every day was good and talks enthusiastically about the friendships formed en route.

One of the common bonds that unify people involved in the rally, said Luke, “...was that we are all touched by cancer.”

Stacey and Luke have family members and friends who have died from cancer or been impacted.

“The founder of the rally lost a mother and father to cancer,” said Luke.

James Freeman, who lost his parents 12 months apart and nursed them both on their final days with his brother, began the rally as something positive but fun to raise money for cancer research.

“I find if you are entertaining”, then people will

happily hand over money to be entertained,” says James.

The organisers describe the rally not as a race but rather as a challenge to achieve the unthinkable... to drive cars worth just $1500 across Australia via some of its most formidable roads, all in the name of charity.

Luke and Stacey embraced the fun philosophy of the rally.

They entered the event’s spirit, with the organisers providing activities along the way guaranteed to put a smile on everyone’s faces.

“There were dress-up days, one with a circus theme, and princess day when Stacey and I wore tiaras and frocks,” Luke recalls.

When the rally crossed the finish line in Townsville, Luke said it was an emotional feeling for both of them.

This year’s autumn rally has raised more than $2.2 million, which Luke and Stacey are proud to be part of.

However, Luke quickly

points out that this is only possible because of the generosity of the Mansfield community and beyond.

“We raised more than $3000 from old car batteries donated by the community, which were then recycled for valuable components such as lead,” he said.

Luke said this equated to six tonnes of material, all sourced within the Mansfield district.

He also wants to thank many other supporters who donated money, goods and services to make the trip possible.

His employer Koala Cherries at Yarck, Luke Purcell’s Mobile Mechanical Repairs and West Lake Performance Tires, Mansfield Floats and Trailers, Mansfield CWA, of which his grandmother Joy Trewarn is a member, the Delatite District Car Club for payment of the registration for Tara, Repco Benalla and many others who got on board.

Tara Senior has been retired to the paddock with more than 500 000 km on the clock.

Still, Luke is rather attached to the old girl, the vehicle he completed his first rally with, to want to part with it.

As for Tara Junior, with more than 360 000 km on the dial, there may be another rally in her yet, Luke muses.

At the end of each rally, drivers can buy their vehicles or put them up for auction, further boosting fundraising efforts.

On both occasions, Luke decided both Taragos were reliable enough to get them back home to Maindample, which proved the case.

Now back at work and busy with his young family, Luke is looking towards another Shitbox Rally in 2025 with a break in between.

The rally webpage outlines all the vital cancer research projects it has funded since its inception.

CELEBRATION: Completing the 2023 rally was emotional for Luke Trewarn and his partner Stacey Bass.

DUST BUSTER: Tackling one of the challenges on the 2023 rally.

SOFT SPOT: Luke Trewarn is attached to the two Taragos, Tara Junior and Senior, who have particpated in the rally in 2023 and 2021 respectively. PHOTO: Lynn Elder

TARAGOS RULE: Luke Trewarn at home with the two vehicles that have survived the rally to raise funds for cancer.

PHOTO: Lynn Elder

Juniors turn up the heat in the cold of night

JUNIOR FOOTBALL

By MICHAEL BRETHERTON

MOTHER nature turned on the coldest evening yet for the last occasion of Friday night football for the Mansfield Juniors.

The under 10’s hit the park first and with the Demons putting in a great four quarter effort despite missing a few players.

Beau Anstee played a great game off half back as did usual suspects in Noah and Xavier Heaysman.

Parker Darby and Cody Place also had terrific games with ongoing improvement each week.

For the Hawks, Jude Hams and Ben Hewitt were everywhere, taking strong marks and instigating many forward attacks in addition to registering majors themselves.

While for the Eagles, Mason McKenzie had his best game for the year well supported by Finley Curnow who got plenty of the ball.

In the under 12’s, the Eagles had an all round great team game with all players heavily involved.

Nixen Martin put in a great four quarter effort, Miller McCormack continued his good form from last week with some big barrels and huge marks.

Eli Kain, Angus Vasey and Levi McCoombe also had great games

with Hudson George putting his hand up for mark of the year.

Saxon Daykin tackled players twice his size in a solid performance, while Jay Kynnersley and Cooper Martin continued to lead from the front for the blue and gold.

The Bombers had another great night out led again by Jack Clydesdale.

Tyson Parks was again impressive as was Axel Anstee who was strong down back.

Heath Martin and Heath Shevlin were also terrific contributors and

Upcoming sporting events at Mt Buller

GRAB your skis and snowboards, because Mount Buller’s annual sporting events have finally arrived.

From June 26 to June 30, Mt Buller’s smallest guests can enjoy fun activities during Kids’ Week.

Kids can practice doing a snow report, see a magic show, go twilight skiing, and enjoy movies at Mt Buller cinema.

Mt Buller mascots Blake the Flake and Barry the Pygmy Possum will be out, so make sure you say hello.

Close friends, family, colleagues, fans, and those showing their respect can spend July 8 celebrating Alex Chumpy’s life in the way his friends believed he would love the most - riding and surfing.

Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin represented Australia in 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross, becoming a two-time world champion.

He also competed in the Winter X Games, the FIS Snowboarding World Championships for many years, and the New Zealand Winter Games.

Aside from snowboarding, Chumpy was remembered by friends as a great musician, ocean lover, and all-around generous human.

His life inspired many to live out their dream of snowboarding, and his passion for encouraging

Benalla squash round 14 results

SQUASH

SECTION 1 played May 31: Dr. Stuart Jones Dentist won over Caslek Computing & Cabling, 3 rubbers to 1: Stuart Jones defeated Rod Firmer 3-0, Paul O’Brien lost to Chris McNair 1-3, Andrew Ham defeated Lez Firmer 3-2, and Gary Manning defeated Sharon Watkins 3-1. Barkly Street Vets played Benalla Bobcats, with Barkly Street Vets losing 7 games to 9: Greg Murphy defeated Wally Pastuszka 3-2, Ross Marchant lost to Josh McNair 1-3, Treena McNair defeated Lance Carroll 3-1, and Toby Currie lost to Zac McNair 0-3. Section 2, played May 29: Hollywoods Pizza defeated Custom Squash, 8 games to 3: Greg Cornell lost to Ray Moulday 2-3, Damien Gilbert defeated Andrew RossCostello 3-0, and Vicky Randi defeated Jacinta Woodward 3-0.

continue to grow in skill and confidence each week.

Ben Bruce turned in his best performance for the year providing plenty of run and carry and Henry Yencken was solid, taking some good marks and getting involved in play.

The Blues continued their good brand of football following last Friday nights game and are really starting to gel and practice good team habits that brings all players into the play

Dean Mercieca had a great game

along with Mac Watson , Archie Van Clute and Angus Parsons but it was the small brigade that also stood up.

Tom Dowell was everywhere and provided many one per cent acts that didn’t go unnoticed.

Jack Forrest backed up again this week and had his best game for the Blues.

The juniors will have a week off next week to celebrate the Kings birthday but will be back in action at the Lords Oval on Saturday, June 17 from 9.00am.

In a reversal from the previous round, Annabelle Cleeland MP defeated Smith Dosser Accountants 6 games to 5: Kyle Margat defeated Jo Henderson 3-2, Angus Woodward lost to Lucas Ham 0-3, and Sarah McDonald defeated Xavier Kerr 3-0. The next round is the last round before the final series in 2 weeks. Until next time, hand out.

the younger generation was unrivalled.

This year, the Mount Buller community will celebrate his life on July 8, riding the chair, swapping some stories, sharing a lap and remembering the impact he had on the region.

The annual Adams Ski & Golf Day is held in early July at Mt Buller and the Mansfield Golf Course on July 13 and 14, combining two very popular sports in the region.

This long-standing local event attracts a loyal following of local skiers and businesses keen to support the local schools snowsports program.

Last year, $32,500 was raised, an incredible effort following two very challenging COVID years for local businesses.

The line-up included local business people, Olympians, resort staff and the focus was firmly on who could have the most fun on the ski race course and the golf course.

Avid snowboarders are also welcome to sign up for the 2023 Cattleman’s Cup on July 19 to July 20.

The Cattleman’s Cup is a two-day celebration of snowboarding, open to riders of all ages and abilities.

The event includes a Cattleman’s inspired Rail Plaza Jam, Hip Contest and Race-Your-Mate Slalom Course, with many cash and prizes on offer.

KEEPING WARM AND TOASTY: Kids’ Week at Mt Buller in 2022.

GRAND CHAMPIONS: Valentino Guseli and Georgia Nicholls-Austin at the 2022 Cattlemans’s Cup day. PHOTO: Andrew Bibby

SHRED FOR CHUMPY: Crowds gather to celebrate Chumpy’s legacy.

PHOTO: Tony Harrington.

SEE THE BOMBERS FLY UP: MJFC Bombers under 12 team with goal umpire James Vasey. Volunteers, no matter how old, make it all happen.

PHOTO: Michael Bretherton

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ANOTHER WIN FOR BONNIE DOON

REACHING TO THE TOP: The Bombers have improved their stamina and consistency with the likes of Luke Murray (pictured) making sure there is no room for their opponents to make a lead against them.

KICKING GOALS: Alastair Bennett (pictured) had a hand at furthering the Bombers’ lead, scoring two goals for the side.

PHOTOS: Rohan Berriman Story back page

MATCH RESULTS

Mansfield Yellow jumped by Kangaroos

WDJFL FOOTBALL

By NICK DUNN

WE rolled out against the undefeated Kangas on Sunday with a simple plan - to be harder and more physical than the mob we were playing, and for the most part I thought we executed that plan really well.

We came out hard in the first, aiming to kill off their outside run, and managed to do so, containing them to just one goal, through great

pressure and composure in the backline lead once again by Benny Baklis, with Noah Langlands and Harry Theodosi providing their usual solid dependability.

The second quarter we lost our way a bit.

The pressure and aggression were still there but were misdirected, leading to ill disciplined free kicks resulting in goals.

So the challenge was set at half time for the guys to find a way to get themselves back

into the game.

They came out in the third and were brilliant.

The pressure on the Kangas was back to its best, and resulted in us hitting the scoreboard as well, ultimately winning the quarter.

The mids got right on top in the third led by Andy Friday, whilst Lenny Gardner’s role was performed brilliantly.

Sam Kain moved back to centre half back and was the

difference for us with his ability to read the play and intercept mark a real highlight.

Reggy Watts stepped up into the ruck position and was great in there. We came out in the fourth kicking the first two, and it was back to a three goal game with all the momentum going our way.

Unfortunately we weren’t able to get the job done and a couple of late goals to them saw them skip away

again right at the end.

All in all that’s the second week in a row the guys have played the exact way that we have set ourselves to play against the top two teams, and done a great job without getting the result.

Obviously there is room for us to improve and tidy up in a couple of areas, but the ability to play as a team and play the way we want to play our footy is really showing out, and we’ve set the foundation for a really solid back

half of the season.

Well done Yellow mob.

The Mansfield Eagles Yellow 4.2 (26) were defeated by the Wangaratta Kangaroos 10.12 (72).

Captains’ Choice awards: Mansfield FNC - Josh Taylor; O’Malleys Pizza - Josh Howe.

Coaches Awards: Adrian Caminos Paint and CreateBen Baklis.

Best: Baklis, Friday, Kain, Gardner, Turner

Goals: Maroney 2, Howe, Haslau

Eagles Blue swoop Tigers in thrilling home clash

By CHRIS ANDERSON

THIS week the u14 Eagles Blue team enjoyed another home match, this time against the highly ranked Wangaratta Tigers, which was played in ideal conditions for football.

With the Tigers sitting a game clear above the Eagles on the ladder, the boys were preparing themselves for a tough game of football, and that’s exactly what they got.

Both teams started the game strongly and it was the Eagles who scored the first goal through some terrific team play and a well finished kick off by Cruz Purday who was switched to a forward

role after playing in the midfield for the past few games.

There was a lot of high pressure contested football being played, with both teams taking turns in controlling the play.

After an even first quarter, the home team come into the break holding a slight lead.

In the second term the Eagles continued where they left off with some terrific running play and thanks to a really well executed block, provided Sam Kynnersley to score his first goal for the game.

The boys continued to try hard to repel the Tigers forward entries, with Orlando Miller playing a strong running role off half back, and

some great efforts shows by Logan Kent and Max Payne saw the Eagles head into the long break with a handy ten point lead.

With the job only half completed, the boys were called upon to dig deep and play out a strong second half.

Toby Gerrans and Darcy Leenan were in amongst everything in the middle, as was Liam Smith who again played a terrific captains game.

Sam Stoney - playing his first match for the Eaglesand Will Anderson paired up well to rebound the ball back into the Eagles forward territory, allowing goals to be scored by Alex Kipping which was followed up by another great running goal

to Cruz Purday and a terrific snap by Liam Smith and another to Mitch Storer.

This all saw the Eagles out score their opponents to extend their lead to 30 points at the final change.

The boys knew the Tigers weren’t done yet, and it called for one last big effort in the final quarter if they were to have any chance of winning the game.

The Tigers midfield took total control of the ball in the final term, kicking two quick goals to put the home team under pressure.

After they scored another goal with still ten minutes left on the clock, the Tigers had reeled in the lead to only trail by just 10 points.

The final ten minutes were played under extreme pressure, with the Eagles having their chances to seal the game, but with some inaccurate and undisciplined kicking gave the Tigers one last sniff of victory.

Another goal was kicked by the Tigers which made it a one kick ball game, and, if not for some steely defence from Sam Hough and the midfield boys pressing deep into the backline, the game may have slipped away.

However, despite not kicking a goal at all in the final quarter, when the final siren sounded, it was the Eagles who were still out in front and who took out the win.

The boys set themselves

up for the win by playing their hard running and rebound style of football, especially in the second and third terms, and they can stand proud having taken on a top team to hand the Tigers just their third loss for the year.

Final Scores: Eagles 8.9 (57) def Tigers 7.11 (54)

Goals: Cruz Purday 2, Liam Smith, Alex Kipping, Sam Kynnersley, Mitch Storer, Mitch Rossiter, William Benton

Awards: Darcy Leenan, Sam Kynnersley, Alex Kipping

Best: Liam Smith, Alex Kipping, Darcy Leenan, Orlando Miller, Cruz Purday, Sam Kynnersley

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MATCH REVIEWS

Bombers strong against North Wangaratta

O&K NETBALL

UNDER 15S

By CHARLI PURCELL

Bonnie Doon 36 def

North Wangaratta 14

Best on court - sponsored by Bowser Bean: Maya Rhodes. Coaches Award - sponsored by Mansfield Holiday Letting: Charli Purcell

THIS Saturday the under 15s played a great game against North Wangaratta.

We started off strong.

We had Gemma Revell, Bella Neale, Tayla Maher and Sadie Brakels working hard in defence, reducing North Wangaratta’s opportunity to score.

We had Amy Cash, and Maya Rhodes in C and WA moving the ball smoothly down the court to our goalers.

The sharp shooting of Tilly Thornton, Charli Purcell, and Keira Thornton converted these opportunities into goals to keep Bonnie Doon in the lead in every quarter, resulting in a great win. Well done to Maya Rhodes for winning best on court.

UNDER 17S

By CHARLOTTE ATHERTON

Bonnie Doon 56 def North Wangaratta 34

Best on court - sponsored by Bowser Bean: Stella Brakels, Coaches Award - sponsored by David Walsh Gas: Charlotte Atherton

WITH the weather being far

from perfect the under 17s team took to the court with great team spirit.

Knowing that North Wang were a strong team from our previous encounters, we knew we had to play at the top of our game.

At the end of the first quarter it was close with Bonnie Doon only in front by one.

The girls rallied in the second quarter and started strong with Demi Murray in centre and our attackers Stella Brakels in GA and Chloe Cash in WA getting the ball into the ring for Cobie McCormack GS to start getting more goals.

The defenders Grace Timmers WD, Charlotte Atherton GK and Emmaline Evans GD worked together brilliantly to get intercepts and keeping the North Wang score to a minimum.

By half time we had pulled away and were eight in front.

The third and fourth quarters saw some changes with Casey Hearmon having a crack at centre and Maddi Maher coming into WD.

The game was one our best this year and we look forward to working hard and playing hard in our future games.

B RESERVE

By NARELLE SEYMOUR

Bonnie Doon 67 def North Wangaratta 20

Best on court - sponsored by Bonnie Doon Pub: Hannah Sheahan Coaches Award - sponsored by Shell Bonnie Doon: Amy Clapham

THE rain subsided and the B Reserve girls were ready to play

some fun netball, while fine tuning their skills and systems, and work on their individual goals.

Zoe Files led the way in GK using her long arms and big smile to put the Nth Wang goalie off her shot, gaining tips and intercepts to turn play around.

Cass Turnermator started in GD giving her all to the GA blocking and defending the ball, doing some ripper intercepts and showing her reliable strength and skill.

Narelle Seymour had some big shoes to fill in WD, as superstar WD Maddie Cooksey was unavailable to play this week.

Narelle worked tirelessly to cover her opponent and be ready to bring the ball down from the defence end.

Amy Clapham in Centre never disappoints with her consistent speedy play both in attack and defence.

Her passes into the goal ring were perfect.

Madi Hearman, in her secured position as WA, played a sensational game getting out for the centre passes and feeding the goalies.

So graceful yet on fire.

Chrissy Blunt just did her thing in GA.

This legend plays a strong, fierce and accurate game, nailing a goal at every attempt.

Is there nothing that girl can’t do?

Michelle Tanner took the court displaying her amazing skills and leadership and reminded us to play our game our way, the best way.

She’s a true leader, always bringing out the best in each individual member of the team.

A couple of changes in the defence end saw Hannah Sheahan

OVENS AND KING SENIORS LADDER

join the team on court, to smash out some awesome intercepts and feed the ball back to the Doon goal end.

Hannah’s speed and agility earnt her best on and so well deserved.

Wishing our Gracie a quick recovery.

B GRADE

By JO SHERIDAN

Bonnie Doon 75 def

North Wangaratta 40

Best on Court - sponsored by Bowser Bean: Stephanie Evans

Coaches Award - sponsored by Greenway Lane: Jo Sheridan

B GRADE made the game count this week with a 35 goal lead over 8th placed North Wangaratta.

The Hawks came out strong and kept the score line close for the first half of the first quarter but the defenders talk and hands over ball pressure gave us a nine goal lead at the first break.

The Hawks make a few changes in the second term and it proved to be their best quarter with a goal for goal effort.

Meagan Doeven was welcomed back after a short break and, together with Steph Evans, helped the Bombers keep their composure, maintaining momentum through smart and patient play through the midcourt.

The third quarter saw u17 player Chloe Cash make her debut in senior netball and had no trouble getting off the line and bringing the ball through to the attack end.

In the fourth, the Bombers put the foot down and the Hawks

seemed to run out of legs with the pace of the game intensifying.

The Doon defenders stole 17 scoring opportunities from the Hawks over the game and the shooters conversion rate sealed a convincing win 75 to 40.

A GRADE

By ANNA MANNING

Bonnie Doon 54 def North Wangaratta 30

Best on Court - sponsored by Foodworks: Annie Byrnes

Coaches Award - sponsored by Alpine at Home: Anna Manning

Fan Favourite: Mia Tanner

THE rain stopped and the sun came out while A grade played a fun home match against North Wang. Annie Byrnes was back for another cracking game, dominating the centre position. The fast speed and endless work between Mia (WA) and Annie allowed excellent feeding to the shooters.

Steph Ward and Portia Keatch had a tough game with physical defenders but by half time we were in solid lead of 15 goals. Our half time focus was to play our game and keep up the work rate.

A few changes were made; Mia went into goals supported by Tahlia Browning in WA.

Defensively, Shannon Cameron, Erin Brond and Anna Manning worked hard to create many turnovers and apply endless pressure to the North Wang Attackers.

A great result to finish on before a double bye.

SCOREBOARD RESERVES RESULTS

GOALS: WHOROULY: Riley Calvene 3, Luke Zanin 3, Simon Chalmers 2, Oliver Dixon 2, Kane Fitzpatrick 2, Jake Riley 2, William Allen 1, Paul Glanville 1, Andrew Newton 1, Samuel Piazza 1. TARRAWINGEE: Danyon Hearne 2, Lewis Sharrock 2, Hugh Amery 1, Patrick Byrne 1, Joel Cain 1, Matt Seymour 1, Private player 1. BEST: WHOROULY: William Allen, Riley Calvene, Luke Zanin, Matthew Vescio, Oliver Dixon, Andrew Newton. TARRAWINGEE: Patrick Byrne, Harry Askew, Sam Peters, Lewis Sharrock, Thomas Salmon, Seth Coonan.

BONNIE DOON

NORTH WANGARATTA 1.1 1.1 3.2 3.5.23

GOALS: BONNIE DOON: Luke Murray 5, Will Foster 4, Al Bennett 2, Jayjay Curtin 2, Matthew Hedin 1, Patrick Revell 1, Joel Sanford 1. NORTH WANGARATTA: Tyler Nanson 1, Taylor O’Brien 1, Tyler Schulze 1. BEST: BONNIE DOON: No best players have been selected. NORTH WANGARATTA No best players have been selected.

BRIGHT 5.5 8.7 11.10 13.13.91

MOYHU 1.0 2.1 3.4 4.9.33

Whorouly .............20.10.130

Tarrawingee ..............3.6.24

BEST: WHOROULY: Ned Pascoe, Aiden Giovannoni, Gene Marek, Adam Harris, Adam Pascoe, Ryan Harris. TARRAWINGEE: Tyler Heywood, Jordan Stana, Seth Turla, Jacob Lowe, Ethan Ryan, Spencer Jones. Bonnie Doon ..............8.9.57 North Wangaratta ......5.4.34

BEST: BONNIE DOON: Luke Jenkins, Earl Ree-Goodings, Patrick Kelleher, Shane Polkinghorne. NORTH WANGARATTA: Chase Jackson, Fraser White, Samuel Shanley, Luke Brown, Joshua Ismale, Dylan Fischer. Bright ..................18.12.120 Moyhu.......................3.2.20

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

NETBALL SCORES

A GRADE:

Whorouly 29 def by Tarrawingee 54

Bonnie Doon 54 def North Wangaratta 30

Milawa 59 def Goorambat 36

B GRADE:

Whorouly 52 def Tarrawingee 42

Bonnie Doon 75 def North Wangaratta 40

Milawa 66 def Goorambat 36

B RESERVE:

Whorouly 44 def Tarrawingee 20

Bonnie Doon 67 def North Wangaratta 20

Milawa 77 def Goorambat 20

C GRADE:

Whorouly 28 def Tarrawingee 24

Bonnie Doon 56 def North Wangaratta 34

Bright 56 def Moyhu 15

UNDER 15s:

Whorouly 20 def Tarrawingee 6

Bonnie Doon 36 def North Wangaratta 14

Bright 14 def by Moyhu 22 *no

KING’S BIRTHDAY

LEAGUE BYE - JUNE 10

ROUND 11

SATURDAY, JUNE 17

BENALLA ALL BLACKS VS MILAWA

KING VALLEY VS TARRAWINGEE

GOORAMBAT VS BRIGHT MOYHU VS GRETA

NORTH WANGARATTA V WHOROULY

BONNIE DOON - BYE

GOALS: BRIGHT: Cooper Thomason 6, Jack Dalbosco 2, Reuben Jamieson 2, Dylan Bursill 1, Joseph Crawley 1, Darcy Sholl 1. MOYHU: Jared Lea 2, James Kelly 1, Charlie West 1. BEST: BRIGHT : Michael Elliott, Darcy Sholl, Patrick Bren, Cooper Thomason, Nick Lebish, Chad Martin. MOYHU: Liam Cook, Dylan Carmody, George Hearn, Josh Coonan, Harrison Grant, Bailey Zimmermann.

GRETA 5.4 11.7 17.11 21.15.141

KING VALLEY 0.1 1.2 1.4 1.6.12

GOALS: GRETA: Frazer Judd 7, Bryce Hooper 2, Lachie Kennett 2, Stuart Mccauley 2, James Mcclounan 2, Mark Wettern 2, Joshua Bell 1, Nicholas Pell 1, Thomas Rosser 1, Bradley Whinray 1. KING VALLEY: William Davies 1. BEST: GRETA: Bryce Hooper, Bryce Ralph, Frazer Judd, Bradley Whinray, Thomas Rosser, Mark Wettern. KING VALLEY: Charlie Davies, Tim Roman, Jack Davies, Bradley Collihole, Ryan Wait, Sam Evans.

MILAWA 4.5 8.8 11.14 16.17.113

GOORAMBAT 1.1 3.1

4.1 4.2.26

GOALS: MILAWA: Luke Toohey 3, Jarryd Wallace 3, Harry Allan 2, Sebastian De Napoli 2, Jack Bussell 1, Liam Byrne 1, Ben Clarke 1, Declan Joyce-Lawford 1, Brent Newton 1, Steven Williamson 1. GOORAMBAT: Matthew Priest 2, Robert Wilson 1. BEST: MILAWA: Ben Clarke, Liam Byrne, Harry Allan, Aiden Bihun, xavier Ham, Daniel Bihu. GOORAMBAT: Jamie Dunne, Samuel Gladstone, John House, Kobe Black, Benjamin Reaburn, Robert Wilson.

BEST: BRIGHT: Thomas Mullane-Grant, Felix Blazek, Mason Cracknall, Thomas Gray, Bradley Nightingale, aidan parmesan. MOYHU: kiangkai Douangphosay, Darby West, Ryan Hargreaves, Will Johnson, Aaron Thrum, Leroy Dowling. Greta .....................26.4.160 King Valley ..................1.1.7

BEST: GRETA: Trent Whitecross, Osbert Ramage, Stewart McLeod, Tom Webster, Chris Dube, Zeb Griffin. KING

VALLEY: Will Graham, Luca Pizzini, David Lang, Harry White, Cohan Vincent, Nick Stebnyckyj. Milawa .................18.16.124 Goorambat ................4.3.27

BEST: MILAWA: James Peck, Jack Stevenson, Kheda Stevenson, Daniel Bryant, Callum Honey, Michael Walker. GOORAMBAT: Todd Haslam, Aiden Phillips, Daniel Hooper, Todd Wapling, Peter Cochrane, Jack Trevena.

Mansfield loses to Wangaratta in hot competition

WDJFL FOOTBALL

By CHRIS STONEY

IT was simply a magnificent day for footy that greeted the under 17 Eagles at home against the Wangaratta Tigers on Sunday.

A big crowd was in attendance to watch the previous two under 14 games, the smell of BBQ cooking and the noise of ACDC coming from the rooms set the scene for a great afternoon of football.

It was the Tigers that drew first blood, kicking the first goal to the Highett Street end and dominating play for the first five minutes.

However a chain of possession up the ground re-

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sulted in a James Benton scoring a goal for our first.

Not to be outdone, the Tigers kicked the next two in quick succession and were able to hold the ball in their forward line for a long period of time.

Against the flow of play, captain Jack Marks was able to break the lines and kick to Astin Browning who kicked a great goal on the run.

Not to be outdone, the Tigers kicked another, giving them a 13 point lead at the first change.

Coach Matt Storer pleaded with the boys to get the game back on our terms and the boys did as he asked and wrestled the momentum back.

James Benton finished off a great pass from Dobbo who kicked truly and then Adam Storer back in the forward line in the second kicked one and a handball to Caminos who also kicked the first of two in two minutes as Gupps centered the ball as he was slung across the boundary line and kicked to Caminos for his second .

As the second quarter wore on unfortunately we squandered many opportunities kicking six points for the quarter even though we dominated the play.

At half time we only led by two points.

Donga’s half time address was all about the boys em-

bracing this challenge and enjoying it, winning by 10 goals means nothing but winning a tough contest like this is what it’s all about.

The third was tough football; we kicked another two behinds and then they answered with 2 goals.

The Eagles’ back six were under enormous pressure and the likes of Dan Bruno, Eddy Morphet and Jack Stoney kept repelling the ball.

It was like we could not find our mojo and we kept missing simple targets and getting caught behind the contest.

It was a game of momentum swings as the Tigers piled on another, putting them 16 points up well into

the third quarter.

However a couple of classic Jack Marks clearances, Adam Storer kicking a goal from a strong contested mark and the other a crumb off the pack had us four points down at three quarter time.

True to how the whole game was played, the momentum came back our way early in the last and a great kick from Dessie found Adam who kicked his fourth.

A Dan Bruno to Adam to Gupps got another and it felt like we had it.

The Tigers to their credit kept fighting and a few disappointing contests from our boys saw the scores come back to level with us

MATCH REVIEWS

Cats claw through Eagles

■ From back page

“People just didn’t do their jobs and played individual footy instead.”

Coach Owens commended Gus Van Der Heyden for his debut goal and also highlighted Dirk Koenen’s efforts in the back.

“We had some good moments, but overall need to be playing more consistent footy,” he said.

“It’s okay to be outclassed in a

game, but you should never be outworked.”

Saturday’s loss has dropped the Eagles to sixth place on the ladder.

The Mansfield seniors will hope to redeem themselves on their home ground this Saturday against Shepparton United.

However it was not a complete loss for Mansfield, the Eagles reserves triumphed to win 11.12

(79) over the Cats 8.11 (59). Mansfield’s Joshua Stefanutti was responsible for three goals, cementing the Eagles’ second place on the ladder.

CONTESTS AND CONTACT: Mansfield’s Harrison Sier goes in for a tackle for Mansfield, up against the Cats on Saturday.

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having 22 scoring shots to their 17 and the momentum was all their way.

Despite the tireless efforts of Jack Marks , Dan Bruno and Sam Guppy, the Tigers gained the ascendency and kicked the last three goals of the game running out winners by 18 points; Tigers 14.6 (90) to Mansfield u17s 10.12 (72).

Best: Reece Plumbing Sportsfirst - Dan Bruno, Jack Marks, Sam Guppy; Adrian Caminos awardSath Kancheria; Other Best - Adam Storer, Hayden Desmond, James Benton.

Goals: Adam Storer 4, James Benton 2, Christopher Caminos 2, Astin Browning, Samuel Guppy.

NETBALL SCORES

A Grade

Benalla 33 def by Rochester 48

Shepparton United 54 def Kyabram 33

Seymour 73 def Shepparton 58

Mooroopna 33 def Mansfield 28

Shepparton Swans 34 def by Tatura 40

Euroa 65 def Echuca 46

B Grade

Benalla 27 def by Rochester 53

Shepparton United 30 def by Kyabram 33

Seymour 39 def by Shepparton 45

Mooroopna 67 def Mansfield 16

Shepparton Swans 53 def Tatura 31

Euroa 38 def by Echuca54

B Reserve

Benalla 38 def by Rochester 39

Shepparton United 30 def by Kyabram 42

Seymour 40 def Shepparton 32

Euroa 34 def by Echuca 65

Mooroopna 44 def Mansfield 32

Shepparton Swans 61 def Tatura 14 17 & Under

Benalla 36 def by Rochester 44

Shepparton United 33 Kyabram 50

Seymour 23 def by Shepparton 55

Euroa 23 def by Echuca 53

Mooroopna 67 def Mansfield 23

Shepparton Swans 52 def Tatura 31 15 & Under

Euroa 20 def by Echuca 63

Benalla vs Rochester

Shepparton United 28 def by Kyabram 33

Seymour 12 def by Shepparton 53

Mooroopna 35 def Mansfield 27

Shepparton Swans 35 def Tatura

ROUND 9

SATURDAY, JUNE 10

SHEPPARTON vs BENALLA

KYABRAM vs SWANS

MANSFIELD vs UNITED

ROCHESTER vs EUROA

TATURA vs SEYMOUR

ECHUCA vs MOOROOPNA

BENALLA

ROCHESTER 4.3 9.3 11.7 12.14.86

GOALS: BENALLA: Jarrad Waite 8, Tom O’Brien 3, Jack Frampton 1, Wade King 1, Christopher Welsh 1. ROCHESTER: Sean Williams 6, James McPhee 4, Dylan Cuttriss 1, Kyle Waters 1. BEST: BENALLA: Jarrad Waite, Jordan Wolff, Tom O’Brien, David Mennen, Colby Mathieson. ROCHESTER: Joseph Atley, Mitch Cricelli, Sean Williams, Bailey Wileman, Nathan McCarty.

SHEPP UNITED 1.4

KYABRAM

GOALS: SHEPPARTON UNITED: Liam Serra 4, Ryan Calogero 1, Mitchell Trevaskis 1. KYABRAM: Bradley Mangan 6, Will Golds 4, Thomas Holman 4, Anthony DePasquale 2, Reuben Rode 2, Toby Wooller 2, Hayden Gemmill 1, Kaine Herbert 1. BEST: SHEPPARTON UNITED: Mitchell Roche, Harry Smith, Liam Serra, Marcus Wattie, Fergus Pinnuck. KYABRAM: Thomas Holman, Will Golds, Lachlan Smith, Zachary Norris, Toby Wooller.

SEYMOUR

SHEPPARTON

3.4 4.7 5.8.38

GOALS: SEYMOUR: No goal scorers have been selected. SHEPPARTON: No goal scorers have been selected.

BEST: SEYMOUR: No best players have been selected. SHEPPARTON: No best players have been selected.

EUROA 2.4 2.6 4.6 5.8.38

ECHUCA 2.1 2.5 4.7 6.11.47

GOALS: EUROA: Tristan Davies 1, Will Hayes 1, Lachlan Hill 1, Jett Trotter 1, Erishmiilan Uthayakumar 1. ECHUCA: Corbin Anderson 2, Cooper Barber 1, Samuel Reid 1, Liam Tenace 1, Sam Willoughby 1. BEST: EUROA: Ryan Pendlebury, Tristan Davies, Andrew Bell, Jacob Gleeson, Will Hayes.. ECHUCA: Cameron Valentine, Mitchell Kemp, Corbin Anderson, Sam Willoughby, Cooper Barber.

MOOROOPNA

GOALS: MOOROOPNA: Jackson Trengove 6, Keelin Betson 2, Mackenzie Cowley 2, Daniel Johnston 2, Christopher Nield 2, Darcy Russell 1. MANSFIELD: Ari Croxford-Demasi 1, Frazer Dale 1, James Herridge 1, Max Mahoney 1, Gus van der Heyden 1. BEST: MOOROOPNA: Liam Betson, rory huggard, Ethan Hunt, Jack Hunt, Jackson Trengove. MANSFIELD: Dirk Koenen, Tom Dunstan, Daniel Leggett, Frazer Dale, Sam Lynch.

SHEPP SWANS 1.2 2.7 3.9 8.11.59

TATURA 5.3 9.6 10.7 13.7.85

GOALS: SHEPPARTON SWANS: James Auld 2, Tyreece Collison 2, Quade Johnstone 2, Nathan Hrovat 1, Samuel Wright 1. TATURA: Brodie Meyers 4, Blake Armstrong 2, James Bennett 2, Sean McAllister 1, Harry Murdoch 1, Ethan Penrith 1, Ash Quinn 1, Will Russell 1. BEST: SHEPPARTON

SWANS: Nathan Hrovat, Isaiah Jones, Tom Preece, Andrew Riordan, James Auld. TATURA: Chris Ryan, Brodie Meyers, Matt Rennie, Michael Archer, Ethan Penrith.

RESERVES RESULTS

Mooroopna

8 11 59 def by Mansfield

11 12 78

BEST: MOOROOPNA: Ash Hockey, lincoln bedwell, Broady Dow, Kane Atkinson, Fraser McElhinney.

MANSFIELD: Joshua Stefanutti, Brad Whelan, William Dunstan, Jacob Howes, Matthew Storer.

GOALS: MOOROOPNA: Kane Atkinson 3, Broady Dow 1, Kailem Harrison 1, Ash Hockey 1, Triphet Phetsuwan 1, Will Wood 1. MANSFIELD: Joshua Stefanutti 3, Flynn Harding 2, Tristan Agius 1, Justin Hotton 1, Matthew Storer 1, Brad Whelan 1.

UNDER

18s

RESULTS

Mooroopna

8 7 55 def

Mansfield

6 8 44

BEST: MOOROOPNA:

Toby Williams, Liam Adams, Damon Moloney, Caden Ratcliffe, Patrick Perry-Karaitiana. MANSFIELD: Oscar Clelland, Dylan Lowry, Lachlan Pentony, Ashton Dean, Charlie Payne.

GOALS: MOOROOPNA: Liam Adams 3, Joshua Reid 2, Cole Freeman 1, Tasman Hall 1, Ryan Hallum 1. MANSFIELD: Archie Storer 3, Riley Northcott 2, Adam Storer 1.

PHOTO: Paul Martin

Mansfield falls to top-place Mooroopna

GVL NETBALL

UNDER 15S

By AVA MAHONEY

Mansfield 27 def by Mooroopna 35

Best on Court - sponsored by O’Malleys Pizza: Sienna Kynnersley Coaches Award - sponsored by Mansfield Subway: Ava Mahoney

IT was a tough game this week against the might Mooroopna.

The girls were keen to get another win on the board but unfortunately didn’t get up.

We started the game off well, a couple of goals ahead in the first quarter before the Cats caught up and lifted the intensity.

Our hard work made the scores closer but not close enough.

UNDER 17S

Mansfield 23 def by Mooroopna 67

Best on Court - sponsored by Mansfield Armchair Cinema: Jessica Dolling

Coaches Award - sponsored by Café

41: Brianna Weight

B RESERVE

By SARAH WHITE

Mansfield 32 def by Mooroopna 44

Best on Court - sponsored by Casfe

41: Cassie Dolling

Coaches Award - sponsored by Luna Bar: Sarah White

WITH a break in the weather, Mansfield took on Mooroopna with a great first quarter.

Solid defence and attacking left Mansfield within four goals to take the lead.

Mooroopna were a speedy side, leading the way through the second quarter.

After a well needed pep talk

from Coach Loz, Nelle and Captain Grace, Mansfield took the court winning most of the play in the third quarter.

However despite their best efforts, Mooroopna took home the win.

B GRADE

By ALICIA FOSTER

Mansfield 16 def by Mooroopna 67

Best on Court - sponsored by Alpine Home: Becca Sanderson Coaches Award - sponsored by Joanne Holt: Alicia Foster

THE B grade ladies started off strong in the first quarter against Mooroopna.

Midcourters Latoya, Alice and Alicia provided strong drives and good options to get the ball down the court to the shooters TeAna and Molly who worked well to read off each other in the ring and proved their accuracy of their goals.

Down the other end of the court, Matisse and Becca showed tight defence and strong hands

ROUND RESULTS:

NORTH East

Bushrangers

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

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

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

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

Mansfield found themselves in a position of power and had the Mooroopna supporters getting restless.

Dixon-Rielly and Anderson were brilliant off the line at centre passes and were feeding Dolling in goals well.

Even though the very physical defending off Mooroopna, the goals were still dropping.

Mansfield went in at half time 18 to 15 up.

The third quarter saw Mooroopna forced to make changes both in their attack and in defence.

The quarter saw sides trade goals throughout.

Croxford-Demasi continued to run non-stop in a great battle with the Cats opposing centre.

Things unfortunately took a turn when Sarah Anderson limped from the court halfway through the quarter.

over but Mooroopnas accuracy made it hard for rebounds and the score slowly got away.

With a few players away this week some changes saw our lovely u17s girls, Molly Dunn, Harper Anderson and Mia Ciarma stepping up and providing the fresh legs we needed - big thank you.

A GRADE

By JESSICA DOLLING

Mansfield 28 def by Mooroopna 33

Best on Court - sponsored by Mansfield Foodworks: Emily Hutchins Coaches Award - sponsored by Simpsons Fuel: Jessica Dolling

MANSFIELD travelled to Mooroopna on Saturday to take on the daunting task of trying to beat the top of the table Cats.

If this wasn’t challenging enough, they went in without regulars.

Meg Mahoney and Joey Bailey were both unavailable.

Jess Dolling came in for her first

U14 Boys 1 40 def by Casey 2 43

(Top Scorers: Keoni Anderson 15, Charlie Voss 10, Sam Lupo 7)

U14 Boys 2 37 def by Coburg 3 40

(Top Scorers: Brock Buckland 15, Michael Moylan 7, Thomas Waite 5)

U14 Girls 1 52 def   Darebin 2 46

(Top Scorers: Ella Mercieca 23, Lily Purss 12, Maisey Moscrop 9)

U14 Girls 2 32 def Darebin 2 27

(Top Scorers: N/A)

U16 Boys 1 55 def by Gippsland 1 60

(Top Scorers: Connor Breheny 17, Blake Newton 10, Dashiell Smith 7)

U16 Boys 2 43 def Bellarine 2 42

(Top Scorers: Josh Vearing 12, Sam Kain 11, Lenny Lonergan 9)

U16 Girls 1 38 def by Melbourne 2 50

(Top Scorers: Molly Moylan 11, Lily-Anne McClure 10, Indianna Phillips 5)

U16 Girls 2 46 def Bulleen 4 31

(Top Scorers: Sophia Kotzur 12, Ebony Chapman 11, Lily Moffatt 8)

U18 Boys 1 62 def Diamond Valley 1 58

(Top Scorers: Lochie Harvey 22, Frank Oguche 11, Ben Skalic 10)

U18 Boys 2 38 def Melbourne 4 33

(Top Scorers: Bailey Allen 9, Zach Schluter 9, Jac Green 8)

U18 Girls 39 def by Eltham 1 41

(Top Scorers: Jess Freeman 10, Elley Donelan 8, Elyssa Cole 6)

YLM 48 def by Sunbury 137

(Top Scorers: Jesse King 15, Isaac Plummer 13, Jordan Birch 8)

starting game in A grade in GS and Becca Sanderson was on the bench for her first A grade game along with Alicia Foster.

While on paper this looked like it would be a one-sided affair, someone forgot to tell Mansfield.

Straight from the get go their defensive pressure was elite.

The defensive combination of Nelle Cousins, Emily Hutchins and Sarah Anderson were proving too good for Mooroopna, forcing a number of turnovers.

Through the hard running of Croxford-Demasi in centre and Dixon-Rielly in wing attack, Mansfield was able to provide plenty of opportunities for Isso Anderson and Jess Dolling to get the scoreboard turning over.

The goalers were doing a fantastic job being paired against much taller defenders.

Much to Mooroopna’s surprise, Mansfield was level with them at quarter time.

If Mansfield pressure was good in the first quarter, it went through the roof in the second quarter.

Inspired by the efforts of Cousins and Hutchins in defence,

This saw Rebecca Sanderson come onto the court in wing defence, and even though making her name as a goal keeper, she slotted in well and looked right at home.

Mooroopna finished the quarter one goal up.

The 3/4 time break saw coach Cousins implore her players to not stop and to keep working for the whole game.

The girls started the last quarter off well and went goal for goal early in the peace.

Unfortunately Mansfield began to tire late in the game which enabled Mooroopna to get a mini break that Mansfield was just unable to reel in.

The final score saw Mooroopna winning 33-28.

While it was disappointing for the girls and the large group of supporters watching on not to get the win they can certainly be proud of their efforts.

This will hopefully build their confidence and show them what they are capable of and give them a great launching pad for the remainder of the season.

STRONG START: Emily Hutchins (pictured) helped fend off an early advance from Mooroopna. PHOTO: Paul Martin

U14 BOYS 1 TEAM: (L-R) Rohan Cassidy (Team Manager), Cooper Cassidy, Harris Kain, Patrick Oliver, Harper Spierings, Sam Lupo, Connoah Hart, Sam Oguche, Keonie Anderson, Kaine Anderson (Coach).

MANSFIELD’s star-shooter and Rio Olympic gold medalist Catherine Skinner has won bronze in the Women’s Trap event at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in Almaty.

Skinner, who missed a finals berth in Cairo by four targets, spent some time training in Italy and Finland before her arrival into Almaty in May.

“I’ve been doing a European training tour for about five days in Italy and then I joined the Finish team in Helsinki for about two weeks where I shot the Polar [Trap] Grand Prix,” she explained.

“I then flew into Almaty where I shot a big 120 [out of 125].”

Skinner, who was the equal top qualifier with Italy’s Silvana Stanco, entered

a shoot off to determine who would progress to the final wearing the highly sought after bib number one.

In the final , Skinner shot 28 out of 40 targets, three targets behind silver medalist Fatima Galvez of Spain and six targets behind gold medalist Mar Molne Magrina.

Skinner said she preferred the finals format

used in Almaty.

“You get a rhythm...and it just seems fair because everyone is head to head from the very beginning,” she said.

Skinner’s mum Anne was very happy and watched the competition from Mansfield.

“After a very solid performance it was great to see her back on the podium,” Anne said.

F TY TIPPING COMPETITION

2023

St Kilda

Port Adelaide

Brisbane Lions

Adelaide Crows

Fremantle North Melbourne Essendon Collingwood

TIPSTER: Kate Armstrong

INDEPENDENT

T SPORT

Cindy McLeish MP State Member for Eildon (03) 9730 1066

Hawthorn Adelaide Crows Fremantle North Melbourne Carlton Melbourne

BRONZE MEADALIST: Catherine Skinner claimed a podium at the ISSF World Cup.

ROUND 13

Sydney

Adelaide

Fremantle

North

Melbourne vs. Collingwood

Byes: Geelong Cats, Gold Coast SUNS

Sydney Swans Port Adelaide

Brisbane Lions

Adelaide Crows

Fremantle GWS GIANTS

Carlton Collingwood

TIPSTER: Sam O’Brien

TIPSTER: Steve (Groucho) Marks

Open 7 Days

47-51 High Street, Mansfield Ph 5775 2014

Last Week: 6 TOTAL: 73

St Kilda Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions Adelaide Crows

Fremantle North Melbourne Essendon Collingwood

TIPSTER: Dion Theodossi

3775 cindy.mcleish@parliament.vic.gov.au Last Week: 5

Last Week: 5 TOTAL: 69

5

Sydney Swans Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions Adelaide Crows Fremantle

GWS GIANTS Carlton Collingwood

TIPSTER: Sam McDougall

McGrath Mansfield 03 5775 2437

FOOTY TIPSTER LADDER

TIPSTER

TOTAL:

Stephen Marks ...........................73

Cameron Hotton .........................72

Cindy McLeish............................70

Sam O’Brien ..............................70

Dion Theodossi ..........................69

Andrew Marshall ........................69

Kate Armstrong..........................66

Sam McDougall ..........................65

Jenny Gould ...............................62

Pat (Bull) Smith .........................59

Helen Haines ..............................58

PHOTO: Shooting Australia

On target- Mansfield’s Catherine Skinner scores bronze medal

AFL announces new role for Goulburn Murray Region

THE AFL has announced the creation of a newly funded role to help support club volunteers from affiliated leagues across the Goulburn Murray Region.

The new Club Development Lead is a jointly funded initiative between AFL Goulburn Murray, AFL Victoria, and the AFL.

In 2022, the AFL announced an increased minimum level of funding to go towards community football, resulting in immediate uplift from $50 million to $67 million in the grassroots game in 2023.

The Club Development Lead role aims to provide on-theground support to affiliated club volunteers across AFL Goulburn Murray.

Duties include working with clubs, leagues, and volunteers to drive capacity building of volunteerism and assist them in performing key duties, whilst building self-sufficiency in clubs and associations.

For more information on the position please visit the AFL Goulburn Murray website.

Bonnie Doon Football and Netball Club gets grant

Mansfield Marathon a run-away success

thon in 1:24:12 and Somalian Abdi Rhoble now based in Melbourne and coached by race director Liam Delany made the Half Marathon look easy in a slick time 1:12:23.

“Mansfield’s athletes of the future also charged home in the primary two kilometre dash with Lexie Meek in 9:29 and Angus Vasey 8:29 taking the win.”

event possible,” he said.

MEMBER for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes announced that the Bonnie Doon Football and Netball Club will receive $4178 for its website

It’s a share in more than $16,000 from the State Government as part of the latest round of the Sporting Club Grants Program, of which four grassroots sport and active recreation organisations in the North East are set to benefit from.

Bendigo’s Virginia McCormick took out the women’s Marathon in an elite time of 2:43:35, Melbourne’s Shane Grund won the men’s Marathon in 2:38:11, a solid time for the 40 plus age group win too!

Wodonga’s Kaitlin McIntosh came in first for the Half Mara-

Wangaratta’s Penny Townshend won the ten kilometre in 39:45 and Mt Beauty’s Ryan Blackwell who is competing with the Mansfield Athletics club this year took out the race in 33:58.

“It was great to have Mansfield Athletics young gun Charlie Watts win the five kilometre in a personal best time of 17:47 and Wangaratta’s Amy Ledger beat a trio of Mansfield ladies home in the women’s,” said Delany.

With the cost of organising events constantly rising race director Liam Delany was pleased with how the event went and with good potential to grow but said we will need to build the numbers to over 500 people to make the event sustainable.

“The local support from the Mansfield Shire and our major sponsors Mansfield Constructions, Proactive Tax, The Delatite Hotel and Sportsfirst makes the

“The volunteers from Mansfield Athletics and The Friends of the Great Victorian Rail Trail and our stall holders Mansfield Scouts and the Coffee Merchant ensured all participants had a great day.”

Full results for the event can be viewed on the Mansfield Marathon website.

If anyone would like to connect with the Mansfield running community Mansfield Athletics is keen to build the regular training groups and help you prepare for your next race, you can get in touch via mansfieldathleticsclub@gmail.com

The funding is designed to bolster their coaching skills, administration expertise, or score new sports equipment.

The grants provide clubs up to $1000 for new uniforms and equipment, up to $2000 for training coaches, officials and volunteers, and up to $5000 to improve club operational effectiveness.

Ms Symes said, “The Sporting Club Grants Program is giving grassroots sports clubs the support they need to grow their ranks and help more people than ever play the sports they love.”

Great Northern Super Crisp SPORT

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each

ON YOUR MARKS,GET SET, GO: Mansfield runners get ready for the race.

HELPING HANDS: Skye helped the start the race.

OVER THE FINISH LINE: Mansfield runners competed across two, five, ten, 21.1 and 42.2 km races.

THE Mansfield Marathon was a huge success, with 300 runners enjoying the Great Victorian Rail Trail over two, five, ten, 21.1 and 42.2 kilometres.

People travelled from all over Australia for the event confirming Mansfield has what it takes to hold a major running event.

Another win for Bonnie Doon

O&K FOOTBALL

By SAMUEL O’BRIEN

THE Bombers have continued their strong performance for another week at a home game against North Wangaratta, improving their consistence through the game.

They started the game strong, scoring 29 points to the Hawk’s seven in the first quarter.

The home side continued their dominance into the second, not letting the visitors make any movement while adding another four goals and three points to the total.

In the second half, the Bombers continued to consistently score with their defence faltering slightly, letting a few more goals in for the Hawks.

As the game eneterd its final quarter, the men from Bonnie Doon shored up their defences, locking in another win.

The Bonnie Doon Bombers 16.12 (108) defeated the North Wangaratta Hawks 3.5 (23).

Best: Matthew Hedin, Jackson Sole, Joel Sanford, Luke Murray, Sean Campitelli, Morgan Evans.

Goals: Luke Murray 5, Will Foster 4, Al Bennett 2, Jayjay Curtin 2, Matthew Hedin, Patrick Revell, Joel Sanford.

The reserves side had a successful time, with the Bombers 8.9 (57) winning over the Hawks 5.4 (34).

The first half was stronger for the home team, with the North Wangaratta side slipping though their defences to score some goals.

Best: Luke Jenkins, Earl ReeGoodings, Patrick Kelleher, Shane Polkinghorne, Samuel Bennett, Andrew Marshall.

Goals: Lachlan Pinder 3, Geordie Mclennan 2, James Bertalli, Earl Ree-Goodings, Hayden Watkins.

■ Photos page 38

EARLY START

Cats claw through Eagles

ANY promise of a consistent season for the Eagles seniors quickly evaporated on Saturday, after the Mansfield team suffered a blistering 58-point loss to Mooroopna.

The Eagles were unsteady from the first siren, losing the opening goal to Cats powerhouse Daniel Johnston.

Mansfield’s always reliable Frazer Dale answered with a rocket goal, a hopeful sign the Eagles could match their fiery opponents.

However, the Eagles could barely produce a spark and failed

BY HANNAH KENNELLY hkennelly@ nemedia.com.au

to kick another goal until the third quarter.

The Cats clawed their way through Mansfield’s defence, made worse by the omission of key Eagles’ players Patrick Marks, Tom McDonagh, Cam Arnold, Jack Hutchins, and Sam Thomson.

The Cats marked the midfield as their territory, dominating nearly every stoppage battle and contest.

Mooroopna’s Chris Neild and Ethan Hunt were effortlessly efficient, putting the hosts 51-9 up by half-time.

Mansfield’s saviour finally arrived in the form of Gus Van Der Heyden, who kicked his debut senior goal in the third quarter.

Van Der Heyden’s efforts briefly shifted momentum, and the Eagles were able to boot three more goals in the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately, Mansfield’s lastminute resurgence was in vain, with their hosts powering home to win 15.7 (97) to 5.9 (39).

Finest on the field for Mansfield

were Dirk Koenen, Tom Dunstan, Daniel Leggett, Frazer Dale, and Sam Lynch.

Mooroopna’s stand-outs included Liam Betson, Rory Huggard, Ethan Hunt, Jack Hunt, and Jackson Trengove.

Eagles seniors coach Chad Owens was frustrated with the result, describing the game as “individual footy”.

“It’s disappointing, but at the end of the day we didn’t play well enough to be in the game,” Coach Owens admitted.

■ Continued page 40

■ GV Scoreboard page 40

THREE hundred runners braved a chilly morning to race in the Mansfield Marathon.

PHOTO: Hannah Kennelly